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"Keepin' it real'll kill you if you end up lettin' it." – Black Thought, "Star/Pointro"
I submit to you that Atlanta: Robbin' Season could just as easily have been called Atlanta: The Miseducation of Alfred MIles. All season has been a struggle between Alfred and Paper Boi for identity supremacy. This week one side might have gained an upper hand.
It's a late morning for Alfred, still sleeping on his couch when his mom comes in cleaning, complaining and humming hymns. Yet another reminder that not even emerging rap stars are too grown to avoid being fussed at by their mothers. Celebrities … they're just like us!
Finally up and about, Alfred's going out with Sierra … again. Darius suggests that Alfred might be catching a case of Girlfriend. Alfred isn't talking about it. Alfred has to go. Alfred will see you later.
If there was any thought of a budding romance, it certainly didn't look that way in the car. The two rode in silence for a while before Sierra reminisced upon her past as a stripper and wondered if maybe she'd grinded on Paper Boi back when she just thought he was a nobody. Alfred wondered if maybe he didn't think she was busted with stretch marks.
Seems like maybe Paper Boi and Sierra are a match. It's hard work being famous like they are. Him with his music and her with her modeling. She's glad to find "someone who gets it." And she didn't say it ominously at all. Nope. Not one bit.
But it doesn't seem to be all bad. She takes him shopping, hoping to convince him that he's going to have to upgrade his image if he's going to level up. Alfred isn't into all that. He's trying to keep it real. Sierra is just looking out for what's best for Paper Boi. After all, people don't want famous people to look regular.
Anyway, Paper Boi should be getting some of this stuff for free. Isn't his manager hooking him up?
(Well, see … um … Earn isn't really rocking like that.)
Off to the nail shop and Sierra's impressed that Paper Boi would set foot in there, for fear that they'd be considered gay for wanting to groom themselves.
Marcas talking here. Guys, for real … mani-pedis are phenomenal. Get one now. Thank me later.
The conversation devolves from grooming to social media. But not before Sierra embarrasses Alfred by making a scene and berating the nail technicians when they began speaking to each other in another language. As a general rule, I try not to antagonize people working on my food or my feet.
Part of the reason for all of this beautificiation is Sierra's stated paper chase as an Instagram model. Can't be outchea looking bootleg. Especially when so many of these other girls are working with fake tits and spray tans and lip injections. She laments that so many other girls are trying to look black but the actual black girls get no love.
Is this true for Instagram models? I'm really asking. I have no idea how that actually works. I feel old now.
Anyway, it's not that Sierra wants to date Paper Boi. She mostly wants to merge brands with him. Just enough to give people something to talk about. She doesn't want to date Alfred. And Alfred certainly doesn't want to date her. He's not into that "fake shit". He's trying to keep it real.
But what's realer — his "real" dope boy persona? Or her hustle to get money? After all, isn't that part of why Alfred became Paper Boi? All of that can be figured out later. Right now, Alfred's gotta get away from this woman. Doesn't matter if she drove. He'll walk home.
It's not long before that proves to be a bad decision. Walking along a road, Alfred meets up with three teenagers who recognize him … and rob him at gunpoint. After a scuffle, Alfred runs off into the nearby woods with one of the boys following him.
The good news: Alfred was able to hide long enough to lose his pursuer. The bad news: he's lost in the woods.
Things get creepy fast. Strange bugs, strange noises and even stranger voices float through the trees. Alfred passes a deer carcass when a shout behind him makes him jump. It's a vagrant living in the woods. He asks Alfred if he's looking for those bad boys but it's apparent that the old man doesn't have any information on Paper Boi's attackers … or anything else for that matter.
Alfred can't afford to loiter. It's getting dark and he needs to get out of this forest. Which would be easier to do if it wasn't getting darker. Or if he wasn't walking in circles — a thing he found out after passing the same dead deer again. And the same nonsense-spouting hobo.
Or is it all nonsense? Anyone who has ever had a conversation with a person straddling the line between lucidity and the greater cosmos can tell you that the experience is often surreal. This was no different. Pointed, cutting comments followed by red herrings and non-sequiturs. How ever is a dope boy supposed to find his way home?
The old man has a suggestion. Keep moving forward. Make a decision how he's going to get out of here and stop sitting around waiting. Otherwise, the box cutter being thrust underneath Alfred's jaw could kill him and take his shoes, wallet, and shirt. An utterly terrified Alfred bolts from the spot and takes full advantage of the 30 second head start he's given to escape. Never more sure of anything, Alfred bolts straight ahead and before long, stumbles into the parking lot of a gas station convenience store.
Never before has one man openly wept at the sight of moth-attracting fluorescent lights and the pale-blue glow of a mini-mart in the dark. Alfred was also emotional.
Inside the store, Alfred's trying to find something to drink and take the edge off what would easily be the worst day of most people's lives — Alfred is no exception — when a young white kid recognizes him. After a long pause …
Paper Boi mugs for the camera and poses for selfies before offering this warning.
"Be careful out there."
- No matter how much Alfred tries to fight Paper Boi, that is the persona that is currently winning out. This week, Alfred finally, reluctantly, is starting to lean into it. The choice has been made for him He's trying to stay Alfred but the world only sees Paper Boi. Is it better to live as a fake or die keeping it real?
- The old man in the woods felt like a version of the Magical Negro. But only if he had severe mental health issues and had a malevolent streak.
- Alfred and Sierra aren't going to be a thing but she did bring up some very real questions. Earn's professional relationship with his cousin has been on thin ice for some time and multiple times this season, his shortcomings as a manager have been highlighted. It feels like that big talk is coming.
- This isn't Paper Boi's first go-round with an Instagram model. Remember the girl he met at the club in S1? You'd think that would have prepped him a little bit for Sierra.
- Glad to see the occasional slapstick in the show with Darius literally trying to "put his foot in it" while making pasta.
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Kirk Raffield sworn in at Jasper City CouncilNews June 7, 2018
JASPER, Ga. – After May's primary election night, Kirk Raffield pulled out a close victory of 272 votes to his opponents 262. With the 50.94 percent results, Raffield attended the city of Jasper's June council meeting to be officially sworn in as a part of the council.
With it being his first meeting, Raffield swore his oath preceding the official call to order in their council meeting and officially took his seat after this. With many in attendance to watch the ceremony, one citizen, Regina Mosley Camp, took a moment to comment on the event saying she knew Raffield as a younger child. "I am truly excited for him because I know the quality of man he is," said Camp.
Camp volunteered in Raffield's campaign for the council, noting that she was fervent in her support because of what she has seen him do throughout her time with him.
The special election came after former council member Jim Looney stepped down to take the interim city manager position for Jasper. The seat has been empty up to this month.
With such a close race, Raffield moves forward on the council with a question on him constantly asking what he will bring to the council meetings and what he will accomplish for the city. Sitting in his first meeting, Raffield was not shy about his new seat, speaking fervently on an annexation issue specifically. Check out more by reading City Council discusses Sharktop Ridge annexation.
Health benefits discussion ends in Jasper's March meetingNews March 8, 2018
JASPER, Ga. – On the agenda since January, Jasper City Council has been discussing self-funding for medical insurance versus insuring normally as they have been for years. They have had both Matt Bidwell, of MSI Benefits, and Kevin Godfrey, of Godfrey-Downs, looking through their contacts and markets to bring forth proposals to the council for insurance.
The city ultimately went with the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) recommended by Bidwell and MSI Benefits. Though the original recommendation was a $1,500 deductible plan, the council's motion approved an alternate plan with a $1,000 deductible. The new plan's premiums for the city would come to $1,104,163.00, around a $52,000 increase, which is far less than the near $300,000 increase the city was originally looking at during the beginning of the year. According to Bidwell, this plan is just above a 4 percent increase over the $1,500 deductible plan for the city.
The plan also allows, according to Bidwell, for any employee receiving compensation in the form of workman's comp or a salary from the city to be covered under the insurance. This covers the issue the city had with their current insurance preparing to drop an officer from coverage who was injured in the line of duty.
The city may be closing down North and South Main street once a month in favor of a recurring Chamber event. Setting the events as May through August, the Chamber is attempting to establish the Saturday Social in the Mountains as a tourism event. The issue came before council to close South and North Main Street for the social events. While representatives had no set point of exactly what every event would entail, they did suggest they could include live music, children's events, food, and other activities. Ultimately approved, the item passed with two votes, as Dr. Sonny Proctor and Anne Sneve abstained due to their involvement with the Chamber.
The council also approved a number of previously budgeted expenses including $14,000 to swap out the Cove Well emergency generator, $11,900 to rebuild pump four across from Shiloh Church, and the previously discussed 3 percent raise for city employees.
Council member resigns to take new positionNews February 6, 2018
JASPER, Ga. – Jasper City Council Member Jim Looney resigned during the Jasper City Council Meeting Monday, Feb. 5.
Resigning so that he may take the interim position of city manager, Looney stated it was due to information advised to him that state law prohibits a councilman from holding another municipal office without resigning from his council seat.
Looney read the state code in the council's meeting: "A councilman or alderman of a municipal corporation shall be ineligible to hold any other municipal office during the term of office for which the councilman or alderman was chosen unless he first resigns as councilman or alderman before entering such other office."
Immediately after his resignation, the city council officially nominated Looney as city manager for Jasper. As part of the motion made, the city manager position was set "until such time as specific duties and powers of the mayor and city manager are clearly delineated by the city council, that the city manager report to the mayor and city council collectively."
Jasper Mayor John Weaver recognized members of the public to speak at the meeting. The council was questioned about the public knowledge of the proceeding involving the transfer of the city manager position from Weaver and now to Looney.
Jasper City Council Member Dr. Sonny Proctor commented saying he had asked about the situation last year and began researching the position and the separation of positions. Having spoken on the topic several times, Proctor confirmed there was closed discussion about personnel issues in executive sessions, but the votes were taken in public.
In addition to this resignation and appointment to the city manager position, Looney's move leaves a city council seat open. During their meeting, the council approved a call for election and set the qualifying fee at $35 for the position. With details still coming about the approval, Jasper will be seeing more details about the election in the coming weeks.
One last comment from Proctor came before the final vote on the issue. "This is a time for us all to come together, and I know it doesn't feel like that is what's going on," Proctor said. "I'm not trying to divide us. I'm trying to bring us together, in a different way I understand that. But I want us to collaborate and work together.
The official vote appointing Looney as city manager came 3-1 with council member Tony Fountain being the dissenting vote.
As the meeting moved through the rest of the agenda items, it came time to adjourn the meeting. However, Mayor John Weaver took time to make one final comment before adjournment saying, "I have been mayor/city manager for 25 years, 5 months, 2 days and 15 minutes, maybe 4 hours and 15 minutes. Anyway, I have enjoyed my stay here and I feel like by being the mayor/city manager, being the evil thing that it is, has allowed the city of Jasper to grow from a $1.6 million budget to over $12 million without raising taxes and with only one water rate increase. I feel like by being the mayor/city manager has given me the opportunity to go visit people, look them in the eye, and argue the case of the city of Jasper better than any city manager that you could possibly have."


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Good day sir.
I write you today with my heart filled with joy because since you retired after serving our dear nation as the officer of the Nigerian police force , You sincerely deserve a big thank you from Nigerians so I see this letter as an opportunity to say thank you for the services rendered.
How is life after retirement sir?
Abubakar Tsav, I have keenly followed all your activities as relating to politics, how you react to issues pertaining governance in Benue state right from the days of senator George Akume when he held sway as Governor, I also saw your conduct during the draconian era of Rt. Hon. Gabriel Suswam and now Samuel Ortom's one year time in office.
Considering your incessant attacks on the personality of Ortom and his administration since the inception of his administration gave me reason to visit the archives, in the archives I read what you wrote about senator George Akume when he held sway as Governor of our state, Benue.
You never saw anything good in senator George Akume's administration even though most of the things you wrote were later found to be false.
I also made spirited efforts to see your behavior during the days of the immediate past Governor, Suswam. I was however surprise to have observed that you were mute throughout Suswam's eight years as Governor.
While I was checking all the records, I was surprised why Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, could be silent for eight years in the face of the following:
1. Illegal Investment and Misappropriation of Primary School teachers' salaries.
Between November 2013 and June 2014, the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs got a total sum of N10.5billion as teachers' salaries.
Rather than paying the teachers, the Bureau deposited the entire amount into a fixed deposit account. However, when the Bureau commenced payments of the arrears in July 2014, only N6, 034,813,349.64 was paid directly to the Local Government
Education Authorities (LGEAs) for salaries, leaving a balance of N4, 482,504,944.56 which was withdrawn in cash from the accounts of the Bureau by its officials. The Accountant, Mr. Ipevnor and the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Asen Sambe could not provide a satisfactory response to the issue.
2. The Special Adviser to Governor Suswam in charge of the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Solomon Wombo found in the Bureau's Accountant, Mr Isaiah Ipevnor a willing collaborator, in the massive looting agenda of Local Government funds by the Suswam Administration.
Rather than release Local Government funds to the Council, the Bureau released just enough to pay salaries and then used the balance for irrelevant purposes.
In spite of the huge sum of over N348billion naira (excluding UBEC funds) that accrued to that tier of government, most local government. councils survived on obtaining illegal loans at exorbitant interest rates or even borrowing from the Bureau itself.
Mr Solomon Wombo was the "Lord of the manor" treating the Local Governments funds like personal cash and even appointing signatories to ALGON accounts.
The Permanent Secretaries and Mr Isaiah Ipevnor totally side-lined financial regulations, due process and even money laundering laws.
3. Receipt and acknowledgement of total cash of N578,000,000.00 (Five hundred and seventy eight million naira) by Hon. Omadachi Oklobia from Ministry of Finance Cashier, Mr. James Gera. The then Honourable Commissioner of Finance of the State, Hon. Omadachi Oklobia acknowledged the receipt in cash the sums of N200million, N128million, N100 million, and N150million on various dates, without stating the purpose of the cash and details of disbursement. There was also no evidence of retirement of these sums from the records of the Ministry of Finance.
It was also found that amounts contained in the monthly JAAC Schedule
of payments for Local Governments were eventually not paid to the Local
Government Councils as there were huge discrepancies between JAACagreed amounts per Local Government Councils as contained in the monthly JAAC payment schedule and the actual amounts which were
paid to the respective accounts of the Local Governments as contained in
the bank payment schedules. This shortfall amounted to N51,559,859,968.40 between January 2010 and May 2015.
Meanwhile, huge cash withdrawals amounting to over N43billion of Local
Government Councils were made from the Local Government Joint
Account (JAAC) 2017241513 domiciled with First Bank almost on a daily
basis. In most of these transactions,
the payee (Detso, Agbo or Ndera) simply endorsed the cheques and
submitted them at the bank as if payment had been made and returned to
their offices without collecting the cash. Thereafter, an unknown person
would come to the Bank and collect the cash at the instruction of the
Accountant, Mr. Isaiah Ipevnor. There is no evidence that these withdrawals were used for Government purposes.
4. Medical students exceeded their six year program and their major problem remained accreditation throughout the days of Suswam as Governor, but he rather compounded the problem by not paying attention to the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery as well as the College of Health Technology Agasha,these three Schools lost accreditation for three consecutive years.
Coupled with the misfortune of the College of Health Sciences, the health sector remained the worst hit during Suswam's tenure.
5.Governor Suswam placed thuggery on top priority. It is on record that serving commissioners were slapped and disgraced by thugs during his reign.
6. Robbery, assassination and kidnapping was on the rise during the administration of Dr. Suswam.
7. Vital decisions of government were made and taken in beer parlors.
8. The former Governor and his cabinet members were always seen drinking alcohol in town while sensitive issues suffer and begs for attention.
Tsav, you were still alive and much around when all the aforementioned took place right under your nose, you never alter a word, the people of Benue and indeed the world wanted to hear you speak out but to no avail.
I have few questions for you;
1. Why did you lost your anti crusade voice for eight years amidst massive looting.
2. Why did you lost your voice when workers were owned salaries for months during the time Benue recorded the highest influx of Money received in history from the federal Government?
3. Why were you quiet when thuggery and gangsterism was placed above honourable conducts by the administration of Suswam ?
4. What happened to your voice when high profile and citizens of this state were murdered in cold blood during the era of the former Governor, notable among whom are Pastor Adoor who was murdered just after he preached and mention the pig project, associate professor Gwaza Jande was to become the second professor of law in Tiv land and Charles Ayede. As a senior police officer we were expecting you to speak and ask questions yet you remain quiet, what happened sir?
5. Sure-p funds were misappropriated, figures running into billions of naira, you were quiet my elder, what happened?
6. Church services were interrupted and in some instances burnt down, nobody heard your voice, what happened?
7. State Government shares were sold by the administration of Suswam and proceeds diverted to personal coffers, were you not aware of the development?
8. I have also noticed that you become quiet each time the issue of your son who stole N2 million in Joe Kyaagba's house when he went there for courtship is mentioned, you become silent. That same boy was arrested and detained by EFCC for defrauding people. Why have you never defended the damaging allegation?
Tsav, you would have earned my respect to a fault if only you rose to the ocassion when all these malpractices in governance were going on during the era of Suswam.
It is partinent to note here that, there has never been a time in the history of Benue state were evil of such magnitude was been perpetrated yet you deliberately kept mute.
Abubakar Tsav, the last time I checked, I learnt your silence was as a result of your appointment as the executive chairman, Benue state Islamic pilgrimage board, other incentives from the then Governor, Suswam and a very fat bank account.
As you reflect on the questions penciled for your attention, I sincerely wish you remember that the future belong to the younger generation, and having observed your body language in the immediate past administration and the Government of Ortom,I have been constrained to believe that all your anti corruption fight even before the inception of Ortom's administration are for your personal gains.
Where is your conscience as the supposed leader you are ? Where is the place of the younger generation, when elders like you can't stand for truth?
Thank you sir,and I wish you long life even as I look forward to seeing a response to the questions raised herein.
Yours faithfully
Chir Msugh Iorwase Armstrong
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Author: Chiara Parisio
Title: Ferdinando Quaglia (1780 -1853) from Piacenza to Paris
Language: Italian
Publisher: Starrylink, Brescia, 2012
Format: Bound volume 21x27cm, 104 pages
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This volume is the first monograph on Ferdinando Quaglia, a little known but ingenious Italian artist nowdays underappreciated in his home country, but of international renown during his lifetime.
The miniature portraitist was born in Piacenza in 1780. He completed his initial training at the Istituto Gazzola, and in 1797 he transferred to Parma to study under the famous artist Callani, then he moved to Florence. Quaglia was first documented in Paris in 1805, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.
For the excellence of his work he became the favoured miniaturist of the Empress Josephine, as well as of various members of the Napoleonic court, diplomats and other artists; his success continued throughout the Restoration. From 1808 to 1824 he sporadically exhibited at the Salon; for the period after 1830 all that remain are his lithographs.
Only a few of his works are found in Italy today. These include the portraits of: Giovanni Battista Maggi (Piacenza, Istituto Gazzola), Pietro Cavagnari (Firenze, Uffizi), a Gentleman (Firenze, Pitti), the Grand Duke of Würzburg (private collection), the celebrated opera singer Giuseppina Grassini (Milano, Museo Teatrale alla Scala), as well as a collection of lithographs of the Parisian Cemetery Père La Chaise (Piacenza, Biblioteca Comunale). The majority of Quaglia's works are in the custody of museums around the world or in prestigious private collections in Europe and America.
Contents. Critique. Biographic profile. Artistic commission and production. Monograph. Tables. Le Père La Chaise. Historic register. Documents. Bibliography.
C. Parisio, Ferdinando Quaglia (1780 -1853) da Piacenza a Parigi, Starrylink Editrice, Brescia, 2012 (pp. 104), € 32
Ritratti in miniatura nella Milano neoclassica – Miniaturists in Neoclassical Milan
This study is the culmination of years of research on Neoclassical miniature portraits on ivory by Dr Chiara Parisio. The author provides a classification and schema of the miniaturists working in Milan during the Neoclassical period (1775-1825). The study includes artists who were active for the Napoleonic Court and its aristocratic entourage. During the period, acquisitions of miniature portraits by the bourgeoise became of ever greater importance, bestowing prestige and wealth on the artists, especially during the years of the Austrian Restoration. As well as Milanese artists, many regional artists came to the Ambrosian city in search of work opportunities. The provincial miniaturists represented here include Gigola of Brescia, Boatti of Bergamo, Betoldi of Como, Banchi of Novara and many others.
C. Parisio, Ritratti in miniatura nella Milano neoclassica, Starrylink Editrice, Brescia, 2010 (pp. 112), € 24
Francesco Emanuele Scotto pittore e incisore neoclassico
The subject of this monograph is the painter Francesco Emanuele Scotto (Genoa, 1757-1826) who was active in Genoa and Milan during the Neoclassic period. Highly regarded during his lifetime as a portraitist, with this volume Dr Parisio reintroduces Scotto to the arts community and the general public.
The artist trained in Genoa at the Accademia Ligustica where he went on to become a respected academic and eventually the director of the School of Engraving and Painting. During his career he travelled to Rome to undertake further studies where he drew inspiration from Antiquity, as well as the works of the Italian Masters of the 16th and 17th Centuries. He was also influenced by the works of his contemporaries such as Anton Raphael Mengs and Pompeo Batoni.
In Genoa Scotto worked on large canvases such as the Lesson on the Geography of Astronomy (Accademia Ligustica), the Crucifixion (Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato) and the remarkable portrait of Lilla Cambiaso Giustiniani with her son Nicolò, private collection).
During the Napoleonic era Scotto moved to Milan where he painted miniature portraits of the Aristocracy and the Haute Bourgeoisie while also painting portraits of fellow artists [Giuseppe Longhi ( Pinacoteca di Brera), Alessandro Manzoni (private collection)] and printmaking.
He undertook commissions for the viceroyal court (Napoleon Bonaparte, private collection; Gioacchino Murat, Milan, Civica Raccolta delle Stampe Bertarelli) and for the La Scala theatre (portraits of singers, ballerinas, composers).
During the Italian Restoration he illustrated literary works (Ilyad, Rime by Petrarca).
Scotto died in Genoa in 1826.
C. Parisio, Francesco Emanuele Scotto, pittore e incisore neoclassico, Starrylink Editrice, Brescia, 2009 (pp. 96), € 20
Gaudenzio Botti 1698 – 1775
C. Parisio, Gaudenzio Botti 1698-1775, Starrylink Editrice, Brescia, 2007 (pp. 96), € 38
"Di grande spasso e di certa utilità" Cultura nobiliare e immagine della caccia nel Bresciano
C. Parisio, E. Ferraglio, "Di grande spasso e di certa utilità". Cultura nobiliare e immagine della caccia nel Bresciano, Grafo edizioni, Brescia, 2005 (pp. 122), € 26
Giorgio Duranti e il suo tempo
(a cura di) C. Parisio, Giorgio Duranti e il suo tempo, atti della giornata di studi (Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Palazzo Duranti Marzoli, 22 maggio 2004), Grafo edizioni, Brescia, 2005, € 10
Giorgio Duranti 1687-1753
C. Parisio, Giorgio Duranti 1687-1753, Grafo edizioni, Brescia, 2004 (pp. 120), € 32
Il Decamerone e il Corsaro nelle miniature di Giovanni Battista Gigola
In the frame of the rich artistic production of Giovanni Battista Gigola (1767- 1841) the decoration of classics with illuminated works deserves particular attention.
This volume focuses on the illustration of a copy of the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio for Marquise Trivulzio (1811; Milano, Biblioteca Trivulziana). The painter decided to illustrate ten tales, selected one from each day of the collection, in addition to a portrait of Boccaccio and a scene of the peste in Florence of 1348.
The Corsair by Lord Byron (1826) was decorated in three copies: the only one known today, formerly in property of Gigola itself, is now belonging to the Ateneo di Scienze, Lettere e Arti in Brescia.
C. Parisio, Il Decamerone e il Corsaro nelle miniature di Giovanni Battista Gigola,Grafo edizioni, Brescia, 2003 (pp. 80), € 28
Giulietta e Romeo nella illustrazione di Giovanni Battista Gigola per Ferdinando III d'Asburgo-Lorena
This work examines one of the most important and popular works of Gigola's career, the decoration of the so-called Giulietta e Romeo or Historia novellamente ritrovata di due nobili amanti by Luigi da Porto, written around 1524. Gigola's work was printed in seven copies on vellum in 1819 and decorated with elaborated illuminations between 1819 and 1825. Only four copies survive: this volume focuses on the copy produced in 1822 for Ferdinand III of Hapsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
A brief account of Gigola's life and work is followed by an examination of the novel of Giulietta e Romeo from a literary and historical perspective. A pictorial analysis of the Giulietta e Romeo is then given followed by a discussion of the historical and cultural context in which the work for Ferdinand III of Hapsburg-Lorraine was conceived.
All the illustrated pages are reproduced and the comments of Alessandro Torri (1826) are reported. The illuminations produced for the copy made for Lord Spencer are also illustrated for comparison, along with the comments of Thomas Frognall Dibdin who was his librarian (1822).
C. Parisio, Giulietta e Romeo nella illustrazione di Giovanni Battista Gigola per Ferdinando III d'Asburgo-Lorena, Grafo edizioni, Brescia, 2002 (pp. 88), € 25
Giovanni Battista Gigola Committenti e opere
This study focuses on the activity of Giovanni Battista Gigola (1767- 1841). The book illustrates the variety of his talents and re-evaluates his reputation, not just as a miniaturist but as a painter. Gigola's career is assessed using documentary evidence and by examining the important contacts he established with influential contemporaries, notably Gian Giacomo Trivulzio and Gian Battista Sommariva. The author traces Gigola's rich career from his largely unknown early training in Lombardy to his long and stimulating stay in Rome, during which the young artist immersed himself in classical culture and made a devoted study of the great masters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Gigola then travelled to Paris and finally settled in Milan. His success culminated in his portraits of the Viceroy of Italy, Eugène de Beauharnais, and of the Emperor Franz I. An important area of his work was also the illuminated decoration of classic literary works.
C. Parisio, Giovanni Battista Gigola. Committenti e opere, Grafo edizioni, Brescia, 2002 (pp. 192), € 38
La pittura bresciana dei secoli XV e XVI negli scritti inediti di Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle
C. Parisio, La pittura bresciana dei secoli XV e XVI negli scritti inediti di Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Quaderni della Biblioteca dei Civici Musei, Brescia, 1999 (pp. 331)
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Hugo Tea Company
They are tea-drinkers- – it's why they do this. Hugo Tea was founded in the fall of 2012 (by a gentleman not at all named Hugo), with the straight-forward belief that the world would be a better place if more people drank more tea. Tea is an all-together miracle drink. It is efficient, healthful, and easy on your pocketbook.
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Hotel ODELYA
- Free WiFi
- Collect nights
Hotel ODELYAfrom £100
- Single Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking
- Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking
- Superior Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen
- Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking
More great choices
What's around Hotel ODELYA
- Heart of Basel
- Spalentor (4-minute walk)
- Basel Town Hall (12-minute walk)
- Basel Historical Museum (15-minute walk)
- Basler Muenster (17-minute walk)
- Basel Zoo (20-minute walk)
- Messeturm Basel (27-minute walk)
- Basel University (7-minute walk)
Getting around
- Basel (BSL-EuroAirport) 11-min drive
- Mulhouse (MLH-EuroAirport) 13-min drive
- Basel St. Johann Station 19-min walk
- Basel SBB Station 23-min walk
- Basel Bad Station 10-min drive
- Marktplatz Tram Stop 11-min walk
- University Tram Stop 12-min walk
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 73 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-in/out
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed (dogs only) *
- Restrictions apply *
- 1 per room
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
Payment types at the property
- Cash
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Room service
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Business centre
- Number of meeting rooms - 18
- Conference centre
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Terrace
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
- Wheelchair-accessible parking
- English
- French
- German
In the room
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Separate sitting area
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 75-cm flat-screen TV
- Cable TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
Also popular with travellers from the UK
Hotel ODELYA's small print
Also known as
- Hotel Bildungszentrum 21 Basel
- Hotel ODELYA Hotel
- Hotel ODELYA Basel
- Hotel ODELYA Hotel Basel
- Hotel Bildungszentrum 21
- Hotel Bildungszentrum 21
- Bildungszentrum 21 Basel
- Bildungszentrum 21
- Hotel ODELYA Hotel
- Hotel ODELYA Basel
- Hotel ODELYA Hotel Basel
- Hotel Bildungszentrum 21
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property on the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 4.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
Optional extras
Parking is available nearby and costs CHF 25 per day
Rollaway beds are available for CHF 35.0 per day
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of CHF 19 per person (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CHF 20 per pet, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
Recent reviews
Superb 9.0 From 184 reviews
Very friendly staff. No wifi however receptionist very friendly and offered a free drink. Good location.
Nice hotel, good location.
Lovely people. Rooms are basic but comfortable. Nice bathrooms. Didn't like the hallway noise or the twin beds in my double room. The gym was closed; they offered use of an outside one nearby but; that gym closed at 6pm. Breakfast was excellent with lots of choices, including soya milk for the cereals
Good location, lovely big room
We thought it was great value with easy access to the town.
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The Heart of Myanmar (Burma)
Yangon to Yangon
Try on a new kind of adventure and immerse yourself in the warm and mysterious culture of Myanmar (Burma). Cruise the mighty Irrawaddy River to the ancient city of Bagan, home to over 2200 beautiful temples and pagodas. Drift to the floating villages on serene Inle Lake. Visit Kyan Sithar Umin monastery to meet a Buddhist monk and climb Mandalay Hill to reflect on lovely views of the surrounding countryside. From its welcoming people to its exceptional sights, the time is right to discover this underexplored destination.
Talk with a monk about Buddhism and daily life | Visit villages helped by the Rural Development Society | Learn the basics of Burmese cuisine with a cooking demonstration from a local chef | Travel past floating villages on tranquil Inle Lake | Explore the pagodas and monasteries of this ancient land
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Matthew is an experienced enterprise performance management consultant, specialising in technologies such as SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC). He has a degree in Economics from the University of Warwick.
He has helped a wide variety of organisations to realise their EPM strategy, through delivering outstanding driver-based planning, financial consolidation and reporting solutions. In 2015-16, Matthew worked as the lead consultant for the first SAP Cloud for Analytics for Planning implementation in the EAME region, working with SAP to recommend new product features and enhancements.


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Keeping Bees as a Hobby
There is an increasing awareness of the importance of beekeeping and the vital part that the honey bees play in the pollination of our food crops as well as our native flora. This has led to a resurgence of the hobby beekeeper.
Feeding in the garden
Many people in the country would often keep a couple of hives at the bottom of the garden and take a bit of honey off for their own use and the bees would largely look after themselves. However with the onset of imported diseases and pests, in particular the varroa mite originally from Asia, there is a need for a little better husbandry than the beekeeper might have practiced in the past.
Firstly it will help you decide if beekeeping is for you. Being a beekeeper might sound very appealing but it is less so when you open up a hive to find 20-30,000 angry bees! How will you react to getting stung, will your life style allow you to give the time required for beekeeping, do you have a suitable location?
A Beginners' Meeting
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4th of July Events
4th of July Events
In case you haven't planned your upcoming holiday weekend, here is a list of local events in and around the Valley of the Sun. My team and I would like to wish all of you a very happy and safe 4th of July!
Freedom Wireless Fabulous Phoenix Fourth
Located at Steele Indian Park
300 E Indian School Road, Phoenix
Monday July 4th starting at 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Patriotic Program will include an F-16 flyover, local musical entertainers, water spray zone, inflatable rides, three stages of entertainment and a Classic Car exhibit. The fireworks begin at approximately 9:30 p.m. * Admission is free
Ahwatukee Star Spangled Bicycle Parade
Located at Ahwatukee Park
4700 E Warner Rd, Phoenix
Sunday, July 3rd starting at 5:30pm, parade will begin at 6:00pm
Come enjoy patriotic decorated bicycles, strollers, wagons, skateboards or anything else with wheels (non-motorized). *Admission is free
Light Up the Sky
Located at Maryvale Baseball Park
3600 N 51st Ave, Phoenix
Friday, July 1st starting at 6:30pm, fireworks will begin at 9:10pm
Celebrating for over 20 years, Light Up the Sky offers live mariachis band performances, food and games for the kidos.
Independence Day Fireworks Show and Car Show
Located at Victory Lane Sports Park
22603 N 43rd Ave, Phoenix
Saturday, July 2nd starting at 7:00pm, fireworks will begin at 9:00pm
Art of Noize car show will feature late-model cars and drop-down pickup trucks. Food and beer will be available. Chairs and blankets are welcome. A deck with misters is available at the sports bar. *$4.00 admission
Celebration of Freedom
Located at Heritage Lane
58 W Main St, Mesa
Saturday & Sunday, July 2nd & 3rd starting at 6:00pm
This festival is jam packed with all kind of great ways to celebrate from beer gardens to music to an art walk, games and family activities. Heritage Lane will be filled with inflatable replicas of America's greatest monuments, a 35-foot replica of the USS Arizona, the Veterans Honor Walk and Fallen Heroes Memorial. Saturday the events will include Motorcycles on Main and East Valley Tribute to America. Sunday events include the American Iron (pre-1975) Classic Car Show, Salt River Brass Band performance and the Missing Man Ceremony. The weekend festival will end with a Salute to America program and fireworks display. *Admission is free
Anthem Independence Day Celebration
Located at Anthem Community Park
41703 N Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem
Saturday, July 2nd starting at 6:00pm, fireworks at 9:30pm
Live music including a performance by the "Anthem Idol" Mr. Dave Hatley! Food and beverages available. *Admission is free
Cave Creek's Third of July Fireworks
Located at Harold's Cave Creek Corral
6895 E Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek
Sunday, July 3rd starting at 5:00pm
Cave Creek celebration starts with a BBQ followed by live music with 2 bands, EastonAshe playing outdoors and Young Country playing indoors. Drink specials, prizes, face painting and the Games2UMobile Video Theater. Call for Reservations, 480-488-1906. *Admission is free
Lake Pleasant Fireworks Show
Located at Pleasant Harbor RV Resort
8708 W Harbor Blvd., Peoria
Sunday, July 3rd starting at 5:00pm, fireworks at 9:00pm
Lots of family friendly activities including trackless train rides, bounce houses, water slides and live DJ music. The Perfect Poise Car Club will show off its hot rods and "chopped down" trucks. Food and beverages available. Coolers and lawn chairs are welcome. *Admission is free, parking $10.00
All American Festival
Located at Peoria Sports Complex
16101 N 83rd Ave, Peoria
Monday, July 4th starting at 5:00pm, fireworks 9:15pm
Celebration includes live music, kids zone, water zone, hot-dog eating contest, family activities and an F16 flyover. *Free admission for children under 12 are free and $5.00 for adults.
Fourth of Zoo-Ly
Located at the Phoenix Zoo
455 N Galvin Parkway, Phoenix
Monday, July 4th starting at 6:00pm, fireworks at 9:00pm
Reservations required. Celebration includes a BBQ dinner at the zoo's lakeside lawn, free carousel rides and access to Stingray Bay. Other fun activities are face painting, bounce houses and music. Tempe Town Lake fireworks start at 9:00pm. Beer and wine available. *Admission free for age 2 and under, $35.00 for ages 3 to 12 and $40.00 for all others
Surprise Fourth of July Celebration
Located at Surprise Stadium
15850 N Bullard Ave, Surprise
Monday, July 4th starting at 5:30pm, fireworks approximately 8:30pm
What says American more then a baseball game? Come watch a Rookie League Baseball game featuring the Texas Rangers vs. the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Stadium gates will open at 4:30pm and the game starts at 5:30pm. Food and beverages will be available at the concession stands. Enjoy a firework show with patriotic music following the game at approximately 8:30pm. Tickets are required, with a limit of 6 per family. Early pick up at the Community & Recreations Services Office is recommended. *Admission is free
Tempe Town Lake Festival
Located at Tempe Town Lake
80 W Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
Monday, July 4th starting at 4:00pm
Live music from a variety of bands including rock, folk, pop and country. Lots of kid friendly activities, including bounce houses, rock walls, face painting and relay races. VIP packages include misted seats, BBQ dinner and 2 drink tickets. Enjoy fireworks choreographed to patriotic music! Food and beverages available. Tickets are available at Fry's Food Stores and various Tempe locations. *Admission is free for ages 12 and under and those with current miliarty ID. Call for all other pricing, 480-350-5189


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Ukraine, with its picturesque landscapes and the richest natural resources, occupies the second place in terms of area in Europe and causes great interest among modern historians. This is due to the fact that such cultures and tribes as Trypillian culture, Scythians, Goths, Huns, Kipchaks and many others were represented on the territory of Ukraine.
"History of Ukraine" is a large photo project that shows the history of Ukraine in the form of art photography. In the framework of the photo project, a time period is considered, which begins in the 40th – 15th millennium BC and ends in the Middle Ages (15th century AD). This period includes such epochs as the late Paleolithic, Trypillian culture, the time of prosperity of the nomadic Polovtsy (Kipchaks), the period of formations of the Greek colonies, the domination of the Scythians in the steppe regions, the formation of Kievan Rus and the appearance of the first Cossacks.
The main objective of the project is the visualization of a particular historical era. Under visualization is meant the realization of stories and scenes based on real historical events.
A photograph was chosen as a visualization technique. Collage and photo art are used to achieve the ultimate goal (that is, visualization of a historical event or persona).
Despite the fact that the first evidence of a person's erectus (Homo erectus) on the territory of modern Ukraine dates back to the 900–800th millennium BC, the author reserved the right to limit the time span and begin the story from the 40–15th millennium BC.
Late Stone Age:
– Mezin camp (18 000 BC)
– Murzak-Koba (15 000 BC)
– Stone tomb (15 000 BC)
– Mezhirich Mammoth camp (15 000 BC)
Bronze Age:
– Belogrudovskaya culture (XI-IX centuries BC)
Later Stone Age:
– Trypillian culture (V millennium BC)
Iron Age:
– Cimmerians (IX-VII century BC)
– Scythians (VII century BC – IV century AD)
– Greeks (VII century BC)
– Sarmatians (VI-IV centuries. BC. E.)
– Goths and Huns (3rd century AD)
– Slavs: Antes (or Antae) and Sklavins (VI – the beginning of the VIII century AD)
– Pechenegs tribes (or Patzinaks) (VIII-IX century)
– Oguz tribes (X-XIII century)
– Kipchaks tribes (XI in AD)


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Best of times, worst of times for Rams
ST. LOUIS - For much of the first half of Sunday's Rams-Cowboys game, it was like the good old days the Edward Jones Dome. The Rams were dominating, a new backup-turned-starter quarterback was leading the charge and St. Louis seemed to do no wrong.
The Cowboys rallied from a 21-0 deficit and slipped out of the dome with a 34-31 victory before a stunned crowd of 58,739. And while a portion of that crowd included some Cowboys fans, it was the Rams fans who were doing most of the cheering in the first half.
Not so at the games's end, however. Dallas is 2-1 and the Rams dropped to 1-2.
Dallas quarterback Tony Romo led a comeback that began late in the first half and later included some poorly timed Rams penalties, blown coverage and a Dallas pick-six interception.
"You go up 21-0 and you know you can't ever let up," Rams coach Jeff Fisher said. "That's precisely why I went for it on fourth and less than a yard. We need touchdowns and we needed to execute and we didn't. This is an explosive offense with balance, and based off of our matchups and our history, we needed points."
Fisher elected to go for it on fourth down and inches at the Dallas 15-yard line in the third quarter. Running back Zac Stacy was thrown for a one-yard loss on the play.
"We've still got some work to do," Fisher said. "We've got some time to look at what we're doing and make some adjustments and heal up and we'll go from there. But I'm very disappointed for our players, because they played very, very hard and very smart today."
St. Louis got a 28-yard field goal from Gregg Zuerliein to make it 24-20. But Romo hit Terrance Williams with the winning touchdown pass from 12 yards with 6:13 remaining and the Cowboys' Bruce Carter returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown on the Rams' next play. St. Louis added a late touchdown pass from Austin Davis to Austin Pettis but could get no closer.
The Rams missed a golden scoring opportunity to go up 31-20 on a drive just prior to the Williams touchdown catch. Rams tight end Jared Cook, who was wide open just beyond the goal line, dropped a pass from quarterback Austin Davis that hit him in the hands.
It all amounted to the second-biggest blown lead by the Rams in team history.
After jumping out to the big lead, it started to come apart for the Rams just before halftime. After a pass interference call in the end zone, the Cowboys got a one-yard TD run from DeMarco Murray. Then, on the ensuing Rams possession, a bad snap by center Scott wells was pounced on by the Cowboys.
A controversial roughing-the-passer call against the Rams set up the Cowboys for a Dan Bailey 29-yard field goal that made it 21-10 at halftime.
The Rams scored three unanswered TDs to grab their big lead.
Davis, making his second NFL start, threw a one-yard touchdown pass to Lance Kendricks on the Rams' opening drive.
In the second quarter, Davis threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Brian Quick. Then Janoris Jenkins interception a Romo pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-0 with 6:06 remaining in the first half.
"We came out and the offense was rolling and started with a good drive and then defense made some big plays," Davis said. "Kind of lulled right there before half and they kind of got back in it. And we knew all along they were going to score points, and we didn't do enough to win the ball game."
Davis was 30 of 42 for 327 yards and three touchdowns. Romo was 18 of 23 for 217 yards.
In the third quarter, the wheels continued to wobble for the Rams and the Cowboys got closer to the lead on a 68-yard pass from Romo to a wide open Dez Bryant and a 40-yard field goal by Bailey making it 21-20 heading into the fourth quarter.
For most of the first half, the Rams shut down the Cowboys' Murray, who gained 178 yards against St. Louis last seeason. But he broke out for 100 yards on 24 carries by game's end.
Despite their early success defending Murray, the Rams failed to put pressure on Romo.
"We were rushing three, trying to take some things away," Fisher said. "(Romo) got rid of it when he needed to. We knew we were facing a good offensive line and we've got a deep one-on-one.
"Our defense needs to get better in all areas right now."
The Rams will have their bye next week before facing the Philadelphia Eagles the following week.
"Last week, after the Tampa game in the locker room, I told the guys, 'Hey, we'll take the win, but there's so much room for improvement,'" Fisher said. "Despite the fact that this is a very, very difficult loss for us and the way they're feeling right now, there's a significant improvement in this football team this week and today.
"We can't overcome a mishandled snap and turn the football over to an offense like that or a drop in coverage for a touchdown. Those things against good football teams are hard to overcome, and we nearly overcame those things"


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The objective of this paper is to investigate whether, in a Sidrauski type model with uncertainty, welfare maximization calls for following the famous "Chicago Rule". This question will be answered in the affirmative in this paper, i.e. social welfare optimization calls for a zero nominal interest rate on one-period bonds. The zero nominal interest rate, however, does not imply in an uncertain world that there is no systematic difference between the expected rate of deflation and the rate of time preference in an economy without growth. The magnitude of this difference turns out to be small, however. Numerical welfare comparisons are made between the optimal policy and policies in which the growth rate of money is fixed. The optimal policy requires that the monetary authorities react every period to the available information and they choose a growth level of the money stock that will set the interest rate equal to zero. If we compare the time paths of the real variables under the optimal policy with the time paths if the money supply decreases at a rate equal to the rate of time preference, then we see hardly any differences. The price dynamics can be very different, however. The paper also investigates the issue of superneutrality and finds that the quantitative deviations from superneutrality are substantial if a model with a shopping time technology is used. The neo-classical models in this paper are solved numerically using a technique developed in Marcet (1988).
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|Mohu Leaf Plus
But many people, mostly apartment dwellers, are unable to have an outdoor TV antenna for a variety of reasons. The FCC has issued "Over The Air Reception Device" (OTARD) rules that specify when outdoor antenna installations may be restricted. You can read the FCC OTARD regulations here. If you find that you can't install an outdoor antenna after reading the OTARD rules, then your only option is an indoor antenna.
I recently was provided with a Mohu Leaf Plus amplified indoor antenna for review. I gave the Leaf Plus a spin and put it up against a Eagle Aspen Dtv2B uhf 2 bay outdoor TV antenna. I located both antennas on the top shelf of a bedroom closet and connected them to a 32" Coby TV.
Here's my results.
The Two Bay Antenna:
|DB2 2-Bay Antenna
I've used and recommended the Antennas Direct DB2, or Eagle Aspen Dtv2Buhf 2-Bay Uhf Antenna outdoor antenna as an indoor antenna for years. It's inexpensive, effective, and well made. I also have recommended the new Antennas Direct DB2E. Although designed as short to medium range outdoor antennas, they have been used and recommended by myself and others as an indoor antenna.
I assembled the Eagle Aspen and placed it on the top shelf of a bedroom closet in about 15 minutes and aimed it towards the transmitter towers. I connected my 6 foot coax cable (not included with the DB2, but cheap and easy to find) and did a channel scan: 26 channels. All of them where UHF - it did not receive KUTA-LP on VHF channels 8.1-8.3. I expected as much, since the DB2 was designed for the old pre-digital UHF channels 14-69, and as such is tuned toward the higher frequency range of those channels. I tried moving the antenna but it changed nothing - still no channel 8.
The Mohu Leaf Plus:
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The Mohu Leaf Plus, shown here in the box, is the amplified version of the Mohu Leaf flat antenna. Flat panel indoor antennas are relative newcomers, and there are a number of them now on the market including the WallTenna and the Winegard Flatwave. The Mohu Leaf and Leaf Plus are currently the highest rated indoor TV antennas on Amazon.com.
Out of the box, the Leaf Plus consists of the antenna with attached cable, a USB power supply and USB cable, as well as two velcro "dots" for mounting the antenna. One of the things that I liked about the power supply was that you could plug the USB cable into the USB port on your TV, thus eliminating the need for the always-on "Wall Wart" power supply. When you turn off your TV, you turn off the power to the antenna.
There is really no assembly required for the Leaf. In 5 minutes I plugged the USB cable to my TV and connected the coax to the antenna in, placed the Leaf Plus in the same location that the DB2 was in, and started a scan for channels. I found 26 channels - same as the DB2! But they weren't the same channels. While the Leaf Plus picked up VHF channels 8.1-8.3, it did not get KSL-HD, channels 5.1-5.3, broadcasting from a translator on a much higher UHF frequency.I tried moving and re-aiming, but with no success. Perhaps if I moved it to another room, but then it wouldn't be a fair comparison, would it?
So, 26 channels each. Is it a tie?
Well, yes and no. Sort of. Because each antenna had one channel it just would not receive, no matter how I tweaked them. But different channels. And the Leaf Plus is what it is: you can't put a more powerful amp on it, or modify its design. Perhaps you could get the un-amplified Leaf and add your own, more powerful, amplifier (the built-in amp for the Leaf Plus is 10 db gain). To solve the problem of the DB2, you can use a splitter to add a set of "rabbit ears" for VHF, or add two 30" lengths of metal rod - welding rod works nicely for this - to the center (balun) terminals of the DB2, so it looks like the antenna below:
|It's ugly, but it works.
Understand that with an indoor or outdoor TV antenna, as in real estate, "location is everything". Before you do anything, go to TVfool and enter your location and the height of your planned antenna. If TVfool tells you that your not going to get much, then you probably won't do well with any indoor antenna. Likewise, if you live in a basement, your odds aren't good. The same warning applies to metal and brick structures: mobile homes, homes metal siding, and also with stucco or brick veneer often have a metal backing or screen that can block signal.
The Leaf Plus is what it is: an amplified indoor only antenna that works well and is unobtrusive, and can even be hidden behind furniture or a picture. It's a fine antenna, and I can - and do - recommend it. If you need more amplification, I would suggest an unamplified Mohu Leaf and a stand-alone amplifier with a gain of 15db or better. For many people, the Leaf or Leaf Plus is the only solution.
If you can find a spot to hide it or can live with it in your living room, then the DB2 is a good choice for you. It's ugly as sin, yea. But it has several advantages if you can live with it: For one, you can add your own amplifier. You can also modify it to get VHF (as above). And if you ever move to a home where an outdoor antenna IS an option, then a 2 bay outdoor antenna is probably best for you.
If you're going to be stuck in a situation where you can't have an outdoor antenna, don't plan on moving to a place where you can have an outdoor antenna, and you can't hide a DB2 or pass it off as an industrial sculpture, then the Mohu Leaf or Leaf Plus is your best free TV solution.


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The manufacturer's assembly instructions are intended for a cycle mechanic or an experienced cycling enthusiast skilled in cycle maintenance and repair. As we want you to fully enjoy the incredible riding experience of an adult tricycle, we recommend that you ask your local bike shop to assemble your Tri-Rider. If you plan to have your local bike shop assemble your tricycle, use your local bike shop as your shipping address.


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Despite the "optimistic or airbrushed predictions" about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, thousands of Americans have died and the battles seem far from over, Marine Corps infantry veteran and writer-at-large C.J. Chivers writes for The New York Times Magazine.
Why it matters: "In early October, the Afghan war will be 17 years old. ... With this anniversary, prospective recruits born after the terrorist attacks of 2001 will be old enough to enlist."


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As the cold and rain settle in here in Santa Barbara, I am thinking of soups, hot apple cider, and warm reading. I have no doubt for most of you it is the same. So enjoy those books.
In The Literary Gift Guide, Part 2, Lauren Roberts shares more of her select gift suggestions for booklovers and readers along with a short reminisce of what her current reading is doing for her.


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Wine-red marsala may have been the color of 2015, but we found one reason to keep on loving the sensual shade. The posh sandals pictured in this edition of street style we love echo all of our summer mule rules: copious amounts of ankle have been flashed, a block-heeled pair has been located, and frontal coverage has been achieved.
The Rolex watch, Ray-Ban aviators, and Chanel Patchwork Denim Classic Flap Bag (browse this iconic bag here and here) combine forces that propel this outfit dangerously close to communicating fussy or labored vibes, but the slip-on/slip-off nature of the mules make the entire outfit look effortless. Snatch a pair of summer sandals that'll make your legs appear longer than summer days on eBay today.


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We have all perhaps come across comments from those who attempted suicide and survived. Those comments go a little bit like this:
"I felt that it would be for the best if I just died."
"It's all my fault; I deserve to die."
"No one is going to miss me anyway."
You get the idea.
Some of these statements are usually borne from frustration, trauma and mental health issues such as depression.
It could be heard from someone who was isolated; someone who did not have any support system to see them through whatever crisis was engulfing their lives.
The statements could be from someone who had given up. Someone who had tried everything to succeed in life but things never worked out as they had been envisioned.
All these thoughts, frustrations, traumas, and mental health diseases lead to this one question: What is the point of living?
What is Really Going On?
All things in life emanate from the cradle of our minds. Our minds are powerful, and we rise and fall depending on whether our thoughts are positive or negative. At the root of all suicides, there is a pattern of negative thoughts that precede them.
Here are some of the thoughts that are prevalent:
- "No one loves me"
We all – in different ways – crave love from those close to our hearts. Unfortunately, sometimes we feel that our love is unrequited. It's such a painful feeling to bear. In turn, we might start harbouring thoughts of how unworthy of love we are. It seems as though we don't exist; we are all alone.
Those who have been in this situation will understand how easy it is to crawl back to the 'safety' of our minds and isolate ourselves from the unloving world. No one is ever wise to the shadows that lurk in the mind though. As much as our mind is a creative force, it can also be an all-consuming power.
As author Christopher Paolini once said, "The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist."
Insidiously, the mind will ravage its victim every waking moment till there is only one possible way out: Suicide.
The Truth: Sometimes people don't know how to express love. Others think it is enough to tell someone that they love them. The reality is that what you do and how someone else feels is always the difference. You can show love to someone but they don't feel it.
There is a saying that "If you want love, then, you should give love." Fight the urge to retreat to the recesses of your mind. Branch out and seek out people you can show love. Tell those around you that you've been feeling unloved and you will see them make attempts to show you love. Give them a chance to love you the way you feel you need to be loved. Love someone else the way you desire to be loved.
In life, the intangible things we yearn for are never given out to us; we learn them. If you want patience, you will have to learn to be patient with someone who makes you want to pull your hair out. If you want love, you will unfortunately have to go through a painful process to learn what love is.
As author and self-help expert, Stephen Richards, once said, "It sometimes takes a state of solitude to bring to mind the real power of companionship."
But when you do learn, you will be better for it. Your life will be better for it. So give love and give life a chance.
- "No one will miss me"
One of the negative thoughts that lead to suicide is based on the idea that no one cares what happens to you. In truth, people spend most of their time dealing with their own struggles to the point that they don't notice what other people are going through.
We are all different. There are those who seem capable of dealing with any problem plaguing their lives. For others, however, the breaking point comes sooner rather than later. What may seem like a minor problem to you can appear to others as an overwhelming mountain of pain. As you know, when you get to that point in life when you can only see obstacles instead of solutions, then you are in big trouble.
This "no one cares" mentality is at the heart of many problems in life. It is the basis for the R U OK? Campaign. The campaign is about asking people to make an effort to listen and share with others in order to establish whether there are those who are not coping well with the pressures of life.
Many people suffer in silence. When suicidal thoughts enter your mind, you look around and think to yourself, "If anyone cared about me, they would know how much pain I've been in recently." Hence it leads to a simplistic portrayal in the mind that: If no one cares then no one will miss me.
The Truth: The saying that, "You don't know what you have until you lose it" applies to not only things, but also to people. In our world today, we are faced with multiple distractions and responsibilities that it gets to the point where we don't give as much time to the people we love as we should.
I'd wager that if everyone was asked, they would probably say that they can do better in terms of spending more quality time with their friends and loved ones. But everyone reverts to the excuse that there is just not enough time.
The pain of losing a loved one takes a great toll on people. Every day, you wish you could get just a few minutes with that person for one last time. The feelings of guilt are overwhelming; you pore over every moment in your life that you could have spent more time with your loved one but didn't.
If you ever get to a point in life where you feel that no one would miss you if you died, then take a moment and rethink it. Then rethink it again and again and again till the only other option you have is to ask those people to their faces whether they would miss you. And, God forbid, if they ever said they would not miss you, then there is someone in your future that you are meant to meet who will have lost the opportunity to know you, to love you and to care for you the way you would want. Your actions now will affect many lives in the future.
You are here in this world for a reason. Everything you do impacts many lives across the world in imperceptible ways. The world is already different because you are here. You the individual. You are IMPORTANT!
Even if the people closest to you don't see your value, you are valuable to the world. You have something to contribute. Even if it takes time for you to discover what that contribution is, eventually you will make a difference to someone's life. The world is already different because you are here. You are important!
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Kiwi, Lemon & Rosemary Shrub (Drinking Vinegar)
1 ½ pounds kiwifruit
2 slices of lemon
1 sprig of rosemary
1 cup sugar
1 cup champagne vinegar
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29 hours, 5 minutes
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- 29 hours
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- Vegetarian
Peel and thinly slice the kiwifruit. I have a How-To on the easiest way to peel kiwifruit without wasting a bunch. It's important, this stuff ain't cheap, mister sister. Oh, and is it just me... or do these things look like balls?
Alternating between the 1 cup of sugar and the sliced kiwifruit, add both ingredients to a quart-sized mason jar. Seal and let stand for 5 hours. The sugar will pull the moisture from the kiwi, creating a rich syrup.
Add the 2 lemon slices, sprig of rosemary, and the 1 cup of vinegar to the same mason jar. Seal and let stand for 24 hours, shaking every now and then to fully dissolve the sugar.
Strain the mixture through a sieve and store in a clean mason jar.
Shrubs can be served in a variety ways. You can drink them straight or even use them in cocktails, like I did in my new cookbook, Holidazed. I served this shrub with some club soda. Using a highball glass filled with ice cubes, add 2 ounces of shrub syrup and top off with club soda. Garnish with a slice of lemon, slice of kiwi and a sprig of rosemary. Enjoy!
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March 2013
It was a long cold winter here in East Tennessee, so we headed off on an adventure in March, looking for some sunshine and hot weather. We found the sun, but the weather was a bit on the chilly side around sixty degrees most of the week. Sorry, peeps, no bikini shots from this trip (or ever).
The cheap flight to Clearwater from Knoxville was fine, although we left during a heavy rain just after a storm had passed. Our Mustang GT convertible rental car was waiting for us when we arrived. I had reserved a convertible with visions of driving down the freeway with my hair blowing in the wind and the hot sun beaming down upon us. This wasn't exactly the way it worked out, but he was a good sport as usual and pulled over to put the top down for those last few cloudy miles. That was the only time it was down all week.
In hind sight, we didnt even need a car, but since we had it we did venture away from our immediate area a couple of times.
Apparently the Mustang GT Convertible is the official car of southern Florida. The parking lots were full of these.
We stayed at the Wyndham Garden Resort at the southern end of "the strip." If you see the small bridge in the bottom of the photo above, we were just to the left of it where you see the small patch of white sand. That was the hotel's private beach. It was an older hotel (with new hotel prices) that has been redone and we were impressed with how nice they have been able to make the rooms. It was bay-front but not exactly ocean front. If you look to the right in some of our photos from the balcony you will see where the ocean joins the bay.
Don't get too excited about the Starbucks located inside this hotel. A small cup of coffee was five bucks. Of course they had the mini coffee pots in the room that always make me wonder what bodily fluid has been poured in the top of them. Yes, I've watched too many 20/20's and 60 Minutes episodes.
This was our view. Not half bad, and a little more interesting that straight on ocean front. But I missed the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. That little strip of land you see across the way is a public beach which looks really nice.
This was the first night when we walked to the pier area to eat and watch the sunset. As you can see, the streets and sidewalks are super clean, lined with lights and felt pretty safe. The ocean is just behind the cute guy in the photo.
Again, nice sidewalks, and the turtle on the pole is actually a shower to wash the sand off as you leave. Kids were loving this of course. And again, that hot dude keeps showing up in the pics.
Thank goodness for hats at the beach!
Suggestions for future travel:
Stay at the Sandpearl or the Hilton, or any of the hotels at the central beach area. This puts you at easy walking distance to all the shopping and restaurants.
Use YELP to pick restaurants. We didn't have a bad meal all week (and we had a lot of meals)!
If you near the middle of the beach/strip, you won't need a car.
Flights from Knoxville are cheap!


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Upgrade to Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3 (126.96.36.199)
Just a quick wrap up on EM12cR3 upgrade. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised that everything went so smooth. I didn't expected anything else, but with so how many products and components we have there I got few things in mind. The version I got was already upgraded to 18.104.22.168 so it was really easy for me to run the upgrade.
Things to watch out for:
– You need to be already running OEM version 184.108.40.206 to be able to upgrade to 184.108.40.206. If not you must apply BP1 to your 184.108.40.206 installation and then patch to 220.127.116.11. Remember to patch the agents as well.
– The upgrade to 18.104.22.168 is out-of-place upgrade, so you need to point out to new middleware home and you'll need additional 15 GB for the installation.
– The installation takes between 1-2 hours to complete depending on you machine power.
– I didn't stopped any of the agents during the upgrade.
– After the upgrade all OMS components were started automatically.
Here is what I've done:
1. Definitely take backup of the middleware home and database as well. You don't want to end up removing the agents and reinstalling the OMS. I had 400+ targets and failure wasn't an option. For the middleware home I used simple tar and RMAN for the repository database.
2. Stop the OMS and other components:
cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin/ cd bin ./emctl stop oms -all
3. It's required that the EMKey be copied to the repository prior upgrade, if you miss that the installer will kindly remind you. There is also note in the documentation:
$OMS_HOME/bin/emctl config emkey -copy_to_repos_from_file -repos_host [repository_host] -repos_port [port] -repos_sid [sid] -repos_user [username] -emkey_file $OMS_HOME/sysman/config/emkey.ora
4. The only command I run during the upgrade was a simple grant, everything else was done by the installer:
SQL> grant execute on dbms_random to dbsnmp; Grant succeeded.
5. Once the upgrade is complete:
– upgrade all the agents from the console:
Setup -> Manage Cloud Control -> Upgrade agents
– as a post upgrade step the old agent homes should be deleted:
Setup -> Manage Cloud Control -> Upgrade agents -> Post Agent Upgrade Tasks
– and secure the EMKey:
emctl config emkey -remove_from_repos
The upgrade guide is very useful, consider it before doing the upgrade.
Also have a look on New Features In Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 220.127.116.11 where the most notable thing is support of Oracle Database 12c and its new features, but there are plenty of other new features and improvements as well.


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Turbans are dope! I wish that I was better at styling them on my head. They make great accessories and they also cover up bad hair days. I wanted to share this quick pictorial that I created to show how to tie a turban in less than 5 minutes. The scarf I purchased a while ago, but any scarf around this size will work.
- Fold the scarf in half horizontally
- Place it at the back of the head and bring the ends forward
- Cross the ends at the front
- Make a 2 strand twist with the ends
- Wrap the twist around itself
- You're done!
Hope this helps!
Until next time… xoxo


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Pulled Chicken Gorditas
Makes 5 gorditas
Ingredients for Gorditas:
¼ cup Wheat-Free Market All-Purpose Baking Mix
¼ teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 tablespoon melted butter plus extra 1 tablespoon for pan
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon finely chopped bell pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
In a medium bowl blend baking mix, chili powder, cumin, and salt. Stir in the egg, butter, water, bell pepper, and onion.
Heat frying pan over medium heat and add butter to pan. Using a 1-1/2 tablespoon measurement, scoop batter onto hot pan, flattening out the batter slightly (approximately 3 inches wide). Fry for 3-4 minutes before flipping. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes or until browned. Set aside.
Building your Gorditas:
Heat leftover rotisserie chicken or pulled pork in a skillet with a few dashes of chile powder, salt, and pepper. Build your gorditas by adding a dollop of sour cream to them, then add the chicken or pork and top with salsa or pico de gallo, cilantro, and a dash of lime juice.


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Being a Phi Mu, a member has many different opportunities to learn and grow but the most important aspect is the bond we have with our sisters. Sisterhood in Phi Mu is at the top of our importance list. Without sisterhood and our bond, Phi Mu here at USCA would not be so strong. We pride ourselves in knowing that no matter what, no matter where, and no matter the time, there will always be someone to share the ups and downs with.
Phi Mu sisters have the opportunity to become closer and strengthen their bonds during sisterhood retreats every semester as well as weekly activities available to have fun and relax with sisters.
Some of the weekly sisterhood events our chapter does are things such as: Mi Rancho dinners, Cupcake Wars, Froyo Nights, movies, games, and much more.
In the fall of 2016 the Lambda Delta chapter was supposed to visit Myrtle Beach for our sisterhood retreat. Like most things in life, the weather did not permit this trip but with our excellent sisterhood chair, we had an amazing retreat here in Aiken. Where we had Big Little Reveal and got to grow closer with the all of our sisters through games and just being with one another.