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1 pound fresh green beans
1 sweet red pepper, julienned
(or use roasted red peppers from a jar, cut into strips)
1 Tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Clean and julienne sweet red pepper and saute' in olive oil until al dente'. Meanwhile, cook or steam green beans to al dente' and drain. Place hot beans in the skillet with sweet red pepper, add a little salt and pepper, sprinkle with balsamic vinegar, tasting once or twice adding olive oil if needed. What you want is to just barely taste the balsamic vinegar, more so that it brings out the flavor of the beans and doesn't dominate the dish. Stir until coated. Serve warm or at room temperature.
This is one of my favorite, go-to recipes. It is suitable for any season of the year. I usually use fresh green beans, but in the winter, if you can't get good ones, you can do this with frozen (or even canned) green beans.


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I'm a Sundays In My City participant and a follower of Ina's blog-- perhaps that is how we connected. Regardless, I'm glad we did. I' your follower #90 and I'll be back again soon.
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It's horrible. I think the only explanation is that evil truly does exist. I also agree with whomever it was that said we need to address the way we treat the marginalized folks in our society; social alienation has to play a role,and that's a simple think to address, for starters.ReplyDelete

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Goodbye, Session 1! It was a full week of campers at McGovern and the entire staff is still buzzing with energy from all the fun we had. Pterodactyl had a line of flower crown donned campers following her everywhere and I'm sure Acyrlic still has paint all over her (I know I do!). After a year, our ropes team finally got to run the amazing challenges that everyone always talks about.
Our good friends Nightwing and Strum showed up, and there was an uproar in the Hallman with both their arrivals. How do you stop a talent show? Unveil a Strum. Nightwing will be with us for the summer, settling back into her kitchen domain and cooking up a storm. Get ready to lick your plates clean, McGovern Family, if you haven't been already with Coach and Graphic's delicious entrees. Saturday's danishes and croissants left us all drooling.
The Space Chickens landed once again, surfing down in their canoes — I mean spaceships — and causing a ruckus. You think paint in your hair is bad, try special Space Chicken fuel. Who knew jello, flour, and water could carry you away to the stars? I'm sure Crispy and Spicy are back at home in the Big Dipper, safe and sound. Polaris can probably point them out if you can't see them twinkling up there.
There were many a campfire this week and Acoustic finally got to put herself to work, singing and playing her guitar. My one-on-one camper was in Guitar this week and all of us in her class had a great time learning a handful of chords, strumming patterns, and clapping a thunderstorm with different rhythms. I've been playing piano for ten years but I still found myself stumbling on those sixteenth notes, so have no fear if you're a beginner, Acoustic's got you. If guitar isn't your thing, join Ohana and pluck away with her on the ukulele. She taught me how to make a chord progression and I even wrote a song! Creativity flows in the back room of the Hallman, McGovern Family.
Urb worked hard all week to craft the legend of the Goat Man, and while the fire was burning low he became McGovern's own bard and weaved the tale through the campfire smoke.
This week's Stick It to the Pie results ended in a tie with Spinach and Linoleum both facing off in the hopes of receiving a whipped cream delight to the face and not a mouthful of mayonnaise. It got a little out of hand as they gave each other new hairstyles with their pies, but both campers and staff were on the floor laughing at Linoleum's reactions. I'm sure that will end up in his next comedy routine.
We wrapped up the week with a One Utensil Meal, a scrumptious spaghetti dinner attempted to be consumed by the staff, who wielded different strange cooking utensils. I got lucky with a pair of tongs, but Boost and Greyjoy were struggling with mammoth sized whisks. The Greyjoys do not sow, but they absolutely do whisk!
After a long night of sleep, the McGovern staff is ready for our Session 2 campers to come. They're a couple of hours away but it's like we can already hear them sailing down the hill in the bus. I'm going to go dig into some leftover pasta salad, but I'll see you all again soon.
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Here at Impark, our success is defined by our corporate culture and the associated values inside our corporate culture. These unique values are exemplified in our day to day business and in lives of our employees. Here at Impark we…
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Alisha Mahajan is teaching live on Unacademy Plus
1. Anatomy of a Digital Computer 1.1 Introduction We should keep in mind that a computer is a programmable machine. The two main characteristics of a computer are (i) it responds to a specific set of instructions in a well- defined manner. (ii) It can execute a pre-recorded list of instructions (a program). Modern computers are electronic and digital. The actual machinery - wires, transistors and circuits is called hardware; the instructions and data are called software.
All general purpose computers require the following hardware components: (i) Central Processing Unit (CPU): The 'brain' of the computer, the component that actually executes instructions. (ii) Memory : It enables a computer to store, at least temporarily, data and programs. (ii) Input device : Usually a keyboard or mouse is used to read data and programs into the computer.
(iv) Output device: A display screen, printer, etc. that lets you see what the computer has accomplished (v) Mass storage device: It allows a computer to permanently store large amounts of data. Common mass storage devices include disk drive and tape drive. In addition to these components, many others make it possible for the basic components of a computer to worlk together efficiently
1.2 Objectives After going through this lesson, you will be in a position to: identify the basic components of a computer and their working .explain the importance of various units of a computer learn how these units work together to accomplish a given job
1.3 Functions and Components of a Computer To function properly, the computer needs both hardware and software. Hardware consists of the mechanical and electronic devices, which we can see and touch. The software consists of programs, the operating system and the data that reside in the memory and storage devices. A computer does mainly the following four functions: Receive input -Accept data/information from outside through various input devices like the keyboard, mouse, scanner, etc. Process information-Perform arithmetic or logical operations on data/information.
. Produce output-Communicate information to the outside world through output devices like monitor, printer, etc. .Store information-Store the information in storage devices like hard disk, floppy disks, CD, etc These four basic functions are responsible for everything that computers do. The hardware components of the computer specialize in any one of these functions.
Computer hardware falls into two categories: processing hardware and the peripheral devices. The Processing hardware consists of the Central Processing Unit (CPU), and as its name implies, is where the data processing is done. Peripheral devices allow people to interact with the CPU. Together, they make it possible to use the computer for a variety of task
Central Processing Unit (CPU) This part of the computer that executes program instructions is known as the processor or Central Processing Unit (CPU). In a microcomputer, the CPU is based on a single electronic component, the microprocessor chip, within the system unit or system cabinet. The system unit also includes circuit boards, memory chips, ports and other components. A microcomputer's system cabinet will also house disk drives, hard disks, etc., but these are considered separate from the CPU. The CPU has two parts -The Control Unit (CU) and the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU). In a microcomputer, both are on a single microprocessor chip
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Arithmetic Logic Unit, usually called the ALU, performs two types of operations arithmetical and logical. Arithmetical operations are the fundamental mathematical operations consisting of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Logical operations consist of comparisons. That is two pieces of data are compared to see whether one is equal to, less than, or greater than the other.
Memory Memory - also known as the primary storage or main memory - is a part of the Micro computer that holds data and instructions. Part of the contents of the memory is held only temporarily, that is, it is stored only as long as the micro computer is turned on. When you turn the machine off, the contents are lost. The capacity of the memory to hold data and program instructions varies in different computers. The original IBM PC could hold approximately several thousand characters of data or instructions only. But modern microcomputers can hold millions or even billions of characters in their memory.
Registers Computers also have several additional storage locations called registers. These appear in the Control Unit and ALU and make processing more efficient. Registers are a sort of special hi-speed storage areas that hold data and instructions temporarily during processing. They are parts of the Control Unit and ALU rather than the memory. Their contents can, therefore be handled much faster than the contents of the memory.
Addresses To locate the characters of data or instructions in the main memory, the computer stores them in locations known as addresses. A unique number designates each address. Addresses can be compared to post office mailboxes. Their numbers remain the same, but contents continuously change.
4. The control unit recognizes this signal and routes the signal to an address in memory - say address 7. 5. After completing the above instruction, the next instruction tells the user, "Enter 2nd Number." 6. The user types the number 4 on the keyboard. An electronic signal is sent to the CPU 7. The control unit recognizes this signal and routes it to memory address 8. 8. The next program instruction is executed - "Multiply 1st and 2nd Numbers."
1.4.1 Key board The keyboard is very much like a standard typewriter keyboard with a few additional keys. The basic QWERTY layout of characters is maintained to make it easy for the trained typist to use the system. The additional keys are included to perform certain special functions such as loading a program, edition a text, etc. These are knowrn as function keys that vary in number from system to system.
1.4.5 Bar Code Reader These devices are generally available in super markets, bookshops, etc. Bar-code readers are photoelectric scanners that read the bar codes or vertical zebra striped marks, printed on product containers. Supermarkets use a bar code system called the Universal Product Code (UPC). The bar code identifies the product to the supermarket's computer which has a description and the latest price of the product. The computer automatically tells the Point of Sales (POS) terminal what the price is.
1.4.6 Digitiging Tablet This is an input device that enables you to enter drawings and sketches into a computer. A digitiging tablet consists of an electronic tablet and a cursor or pen. A cursor (also called a puck) is similar to a mouse, except that it has a window with cross hairs for pinpoint placement, and it can have as many as 16 buttons. A pen (also called a stylus) looks like a simple ballpoint pen but uses an electronic head instead of ink. Thee tablet contains electronic field that enables it to detect movement of the cursor or pen and translate the movements into digital signals that it sends to the computer. Digitiging tables are also called digitizers, graphics tables, touch tables or simply tables.
1.4.7 Scanner Scanner is an input device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and translate the information into a form that the computer can use. A scanner works by digitizing an image dividing it into a grid of boxes and representing each box with either a zero or a one, depending on whether the box is filled in The resulting matrix of bits, called a bit map, can then be stored in a file, displayed on a screen and manipulated by programs. Optical scanners do not distinguish text from illustrations, they represent all images as bit maps. Therefore, you cannot directly edit text that has been scanned. To edit text read by an optical scanner, you need an optical character recognition (OCR) system to translate the image into ASCII characters. Most optical scanners sold today come with OCR packages.
1.4.9 Light Pen Light pen is an input device that utilizes a light-sensitive detector to select objects on a display screen. 1.4.10 Speech input devices Speech or voice input devices convert a person's speech into digital form. These input devices, when combined with appropriate software, form voice recognition systems. These systems enable users to operate microcomputers using voice commands.
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Explain 2. What is a scanner briefly.
3. Choose the correct answer: (a) The task of performing arithmetic and logical operations is performed by. (i) ALU (ii) Editor (ii) storage (iv) output
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(c) The process of producing results from the data for getting useful information is called (i) output (ii) input (iii) processing (iv) storage
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Windows 7 has got a feature called Aero Peek which is enabled when the Aero desktop experience or theme is used. The Aero Peek is used to view the Desktop temporarily without minimizing all open windows or applications, this is particularly useful when we just want to have a quick look at the Desktop and are too lazy to minimize all the windows. Below is the screenshot of Windows Aero Peek feature.
Before Aero Peek is Enabled: (click to enlarge)
After Aero Peek is Enabled: (click to enlarge)
How to use Windows 7 Aero Peek Feature
The Aero Peek can be activated using keyboard shortcut Windows Key + spacebar and if you point your mouse to the extreme right hand side of the taskbar you can find the show Aero Peek button. (refer to the screenshot below)
How to Preview a Open file or Window using Aero Peek
Using Aero Peek you can preview or peek at a open file or open window quickly. Point your mouse pointer to the program or open window icon in the task bar and then point to the thumbnail that pops up. Now all other open windows or files will fade only the program or file that you selected will be displayed. In below screenshot see it in action: (click to enlarge)
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A 6.4-magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest in recent years, struck off the coast of Hualien City, Taiwan, at 11:50 p.m. the night of 6 February 2018.
Several people were killed and dozens remain missing as extensive damage was reported throughout the area. About 40,000 homes are without water, and many highways and bridges are closed. More than 100 aftershocks have been recorded since the earthquake, while 90 weaker earthquakes happened along Taiwan's east coast in the week prior to the quake.
Tan Beng-Chi, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT), and Lyim Hong-Tiong, PCT general secretary, have said in a statement, "As is the norm in disaster response the initial critical focus is on the rescue efforts and care of the victims. In the coming days as thorough assessments are carried out it will become clearer as to the full extent of the damage."
The PCT is coordinating its relief teams through denominational offices, and a response and rescue centre was immediately established at Hualien Kang Presbyterian Church.
The statement issued calls for prayer and support:
Please pray for the victims and their families and the rescue workers especially their health and wellbeing; our country is experiencing a very cold spell and rain fall in many areas the recent weeks. Currently Taiwan's educational institutions are on winter vacation and the major Lunar New Year national holidays is fast approaching (15-20 February); the current disaster inevitably is impacting the tourists and hospitality industries in the affected area.
Please join us in praying for those impacted by the earthquake, both immediately and into the future. Please pray for those responding to the needs, especially those putting themselves in harms' way as the search for survivors continues.
An earthquake disaster response fund is already established. Donations can be made through the PCT website on this page: english.pct.org.tw/enGnS.htm
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DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, July 29, 2015 morning
— a nation discrminates against its sports hero
Years ago Baba Sidhaye, who was deaf, was lauded as
one of the best cricket players in India. He broke
three cricket records and played 51 matches with
the national Indian cricket team. A movie was
made after him. He passed away in 2002, and
his son said that no one with the Indian
cricket administrative board is willing
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to the cricket administrative board.
— minimum accommodation and the deaf
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It is movie theater portable captioning device, and is not
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Low-Altitude Operation of Unmanned RotorcraftSebastian Scherer
PhD Thesis, Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-11-03, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2011
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Currently deployed unmanned rotorcraft rely on preplanned missions or teleoperation and do not actively incorporate information about obstacles, landing sites, wind, position uncertainty, and other aerial vehicles during online motion planning. Prior work has successfully addressed some tasks such as obstacle avoidance at slow speeds, or landing at known to be good locations. However, to enable autonomous missions in cluttered environments, the vehicle has to react quickly to previously unknown obstacles, respond to changing environmental conditions, and find unknown landing sites. We consider the problem of enabling autonomous operation at low-altitude with contributions to four problems. First we address the problem of fast obstacle avoidance for a small aerial vehicle and present results from over a 1000 runs at speeds up to 10 m/s. Fast response is achieved through a reactive algorithm whose response is learned based on observing a pilot. Second, we show an algorithm to update the obstacle cost expansion for path planning quickly and demonstrate it on a micro aerial vehicle, and an autonomous helicopter avoiding obstacles. Next, we examine the mission of finding a place to land near a ground goal. Good landing sites need to be detected and found and the final touch down goal is unknown. To detect the landing sites we convey a model based algorithm for landing sites that incorporates many helicopter relevant constraints such as landing sites, approach, abort, and ground paths in 3D range data. The landing site evaluation algorithm uses a patch-based coarse evaluation for slope and roughness, and a fine evaluation that fits a 3D model of the helicopter and landing gear to calculate a goodness measure. The data are evaluated in real-time to enable the helicopter to decide on a place to land. We show results from urban, vegetated, and desert environments, and demonstrate the first autonomous helicopter that selects its own landing sites. We present a generalized planning framework that enables reaching a goal point, searching for unknown landing sites, and approaching a landing zone. In the framework, sub-objective functions, constraints, and a state machine define the mission and behavior of an UAV. As the vehicle gathers information by moving through the environment, the objective functions account for this new information. The operator in this framework can directly specify his intent as an objective function that defines the mission rather than giving a sequence of pre-specified goal points. This allows the robot to react to new information received and adjust its path accordingly. The objective is used in a combined coarse planning and trajectory optimization algorithm to determine the best path the robot should take. We show simulated results for several different missions and in particular focus on active landing zone search. We presented several effective approaches for perception and action for low-altitude flight and demonstrated their effectiveness in field experiments on three autonomous aerial vehicles: a 1m quadrocopter, a 3.6m helicopter, and a full-size helicopter. These techniques permit rotorcraft to operate where they have their greatest advantage: In unstructured, unknown environments at low-altitude.
author = {Sebastian Scherer},
title = {Low-Altitude Operation of Unmanned Rotorcraft},
year = {2011},
month = {May},
school = {Carnegie Mellon University},
address = {Pittsburgh, PA},
number = {CMU-RI-TR-11-03},
keywords = {UAV, UAS, MAV, Obstacle Avoidance, Collision Avoidance, Landing Zone Selection, Search},
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Former vice president Vincent Siew (蕭萬長) told a packed audience at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Wednesday that the fundamental purpose of his current visit to the US was to "bring Taiwan back to Washington's attention."
"To say that Taiwan has been the staunchest ally of the US in East Asia is an understatement," he said.
However, he questioned whether the US still "cherished" its "loyal and faithful friend."
Siew is heading a large delegation of Taiwanese business leaders on a lobbying mission to persuade the US to support Taiwan's membership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations.
He said that doubts about the US' commitment to Taipei had emerged as the US had slipped behind China and Japan in importance as a major trading partner.
"I must ask frankly, does the US care about the state of affairs in US-Taiwan relations?" he asked.
Taiwan cares "gravely" about its links with the US, he said.
"Our goal is simple, but significant: We wish to rekindle economic relations by demonstrating our long standing dedication and ties to the US," he said.
Siew said he wanted to "ensure" Taiwan's inclusion in Washington's policy debates at a time when the nation was facing "very difficult economic and strategic challenges."
Taiwan was being "economically marginalized" by being excluded from major trade agreements in Asia, he said.
Shortly before Siew's keynote address at a half-day conference titled "Taiwan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Issues and Opportunities," US National Security Adviser Susan Rice delivered a major address at Georgetown University in Washington on "America's Future in Asia."
And as if to support Siew's contention that Taiwan was being neglected, she mentioned it only once and then just as a passing reference.
Siew said that the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement had opened the "enormous" Chinese market to Taiwan.
However, without access to other trade agreements, Taiwan's external trade and other economic relations had become highly dependent on China, were "unbalanced" and this had led to diminishing ties with the rest of the world, he said.
"I suggest this trend runs very much counter to US interests in Asia," he said. "Taiwan's marginalization undermines people's confidence in our long-term economic prospects and discourages foreign and direct investment in Taiwan."
If Washington really wanted Taiwan to play a meaningful role in the US "pivot" toward Asia, "it makes perfect sense" to incorporate Taiwan into the TPP because the pact forms the economic center of the rebalancing strategy, Siew said.
"Taiwan's economy is facing a particularly challenging period of transition," he said.
Only by liberalizing its markets and renewing economic confidence could Taiwan attract the investment critical to long-term economic competitiveness.
Taiwan was a highly favorable access point for companies and major trading partners to tap into China's market, he said, adding that this would mean that US companies would gain from Taiwan's membership in the TPP.
At the same time, by including Taiwan in TPP the US would be lending "a helping hand to a friend at a crucial juncture in our economic development," he said.
Incorporating Taiwan into the pact would have the additional benefit of "rejuvenating the strong economic linkage between the US and Taiwan, and enabling Taiwan to maintain a meaningful range of policies in its foreign relations, which have strategic implications for Washington," he said.


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Our children and grandchildren have a lot more literature than we did while growing up. We had all of those scary fairy tales about witches burning children, babies rocking out of trees with their cradles falling and wolves with drooling jowls dressing up like Grandma. I also remember one trouble making little guy called Chicken Little who came around in a near panic exclaiming, "The sky is falling. The sky is falling."
Well, Mr. Little, I have news for you. The figurative sky fell and we survived. I'm not sure if you thought it was just going to fall on you or if it was going to fall on everyone but voila, here we are with dust and debris all over the tops of our heads yet we're still alive. We're fortunate in so many ways. We've had a painful reminder in Haiti of thousands of individuals who did not survive when the earth shook and their cement skies did fall. It's a little difficult to complain our chronic pain in light of such catastrophic devastation. Unfortunately for those of us who feel lousy everyday, we had our skies fall a long time ago or for some, just recently. You can empathize with those who have tragic events befall them, but the only experience you can actually feel is your own. Most of us couldn't possibly go to Haiti and help because we aren't strong enough nor are we well enough to be of any use. We can send money and we can pray for those unfortunates. It's also a fine thing that many fortunate families who have love to give children are taking many Haitian children into their home to raise and to give a life they would not have otherwise have had.
In the meantime, life goes on for most of us as we face our individual challenges. Today I spoke with a dear friend whose grandson went to prison for a few months for drug use, is now out and now desperately needs nose surgery for a nose he abused with snorting and sniffing drugs. He was raised in a middle class home, went to church and as the story goes, fell in with a bad crowd and reacted pathetically to some personal tragedies. This young man in his twenties can't find a job, can't find adequate health insurance and is filled with self-pity and probably self-loathing. That's a tragedy. I have a dear cousin who has a month old granddaughter who was born with difficulties which have required two surgeries and she's yet to leave the hospital and yet to be cuddled and fed by her mother or father. That is a tragedy. What an entrance into this world. The future for each of these young people is uncertain but so are mine and yours.
Everywhere we look we are surrounded by those in need; those who have been struck down by Mother Nature or those who are the innocent victims of fate. We, as humans, always want to find a reason for tragedy or want to blame the victim for the disaster. Sometimes, it isn't anyone's fault. Blame does very little to ease the grief, the hardship and the outcome. Taking responsibility for the tragedy and trying to turn one's life around is totally different than blame. Seeking the best medical care available is prudent and often life saving.
I have another friend who has chosen inferior health care organizations for years and is very defensive about doing so. She is suffering and I have to wonder if her health would be better if she had chosen more wisely. I don't know, but the choice was hers to make and the resulting conditions are now hers to deal with.
Do you think it ever stops, this whole "the sky is falling routine?" Apparently it never does. Tragedy, loss and suffering are part of the human condition. Oh, how I wish it was a primrose path with bunnies hopping all around and the sun shining down through cumulus clouds but alas, that isn't the way of life. It's a rocky road with rabbit poop and a slippery surface and it's often pouring down upon our heads, but alas, it is neither way, all the time. I do hate those depressing, painful days but as long as I know it's not just me who is suffering, I think I can endure. How can you feel sorry, guilty or morose when the rest of the world has to face many of the same or far worse challenges?
Okay, trouble. I see you hiding out there. Bring it on and we'll talk about it, I'll blog about it and we will endure because we are fortunate compared to so many others.


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Last week, a new shopping centre opened in Sadford town. One that has been 10 years in the making.
People took off work to go to the opening. I didn't. Mostly because I've seen a Debenhams before so I'm all good. Then I heard that there was a Taco Bell in the food court and I was like "Woah. Hold the fookin phone. This could be a gamechanger!"
Had I known that in advance, I might well have bunked off and been first in the line.
My daughter visited today, as her school was closed for one of its seemingly twice monthly Meet Your Coach Days (AKA parent/teaching meeting).
She wasn't that impressed. Neither was I. She didn't bring me a taco.
Had quite a comical day today, where if the Benny Hill theme had been playing as I went from room to room, enveloped by mishaps, muddles and miscommunications, I honestly wouldn't have been bloody surprised. So today was a good day. It made me laugh (but probably shouldn't have).
To complete the amusement of my day, I am now watching on Channel 4 catch-up – 'My Psychic Life'. If you can, then I urge you to watch it. If only for the part where a lady talking to a little boy (who we can't see) then gets up and tells him goodbye, turns away and her shopping bag smacks him where he face should've been.
Seemingly it's also compulsory for all male psychic mediums to be as camp as a row of tents!
I only hope that tomorrow's Goggleboxers watched the same show because I'd love to know what Scarlett would've made of it!
I think our house would be very entertaining if we were on Gogglebox. Although, last night Bman thought it hilarious to pull my pants down while I was washing up then pull my T-Shirt over my face & splash washing up suds on my norks! At which point I did say (from inside my T shirt) "This is why we're not on Gogglebox!" As he stood there laughing like a drain.


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Music Program Presents Vocal Concert at Fisher Center on December 12
Program Features Works by Bach and Vivaldi
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.—Under the direction of James Bagwell, the Bard College Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Singers perform in the acoustically superb Sosnoff Theater of the Fisher Center on Wednesday, December 12. The program begins at 8:00 p.m. and tickets are $5 (free for Bard students and children 12 and under).
The program includes Bach's Cantata 21 ("Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis") and Vivaldi's Gloria in D Major. Featured vocal soloists are tenor Rufus Müller and bass Arthur Burrows. "Both of these fine singers are on the faculty at Bard, and both are distinguished Bach singers. They will be joined by undergraduate soloists as well," explains Maestro Bagwell.
Arthur Burrows, associate professor of music at Bard College, is a member of the Riverside Chamber Singers, Abbey Singers, New York Pro Musica, and has been a guest artist with the Waverly Consort. Burrows has been a guest performer with the American Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Joffrey Ballet, New York Renaissance Band, Robert Shaw Chorale, and Chautauqua Opera Company; and a soloist with Margaret Hillis Concert Choir and Orpheus Orchestra. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from The Juilliard School of Music. He has been an artist in residence at City College of New York; assistant professor at Trenton State University and SUNY at Purchase; instructor at Stanford University; and assistant professor of voice at Boston University.
"Among the soloists, the standout was Rufus Müller, easily the best tenor I have ever heard in a live Messiah" (New York Times). British/German tenor Müller is a leading Evangelist in Bach's Passions, and his unique dramatic interpretation of this role has confirmed his status as one of the world's most sought after performers. He gave the world premiere of Jonathan Miller's acclaimed production of the St. Matthew Passion, which he also recorded for United and which was broadcast on BBC TV; he recently repeated his performance in a revival of the production at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. In demand for oratorio and opera, Müller has worked with many leading conductors including Franz Welser-Möst, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Roger Norrington, Ivor Bolton, Richard Hickox, Nicholas McGegan, Gustav Leonhardt, Frans Brüggen, Trevor Pinnock, Philippe Herreweghe, Joshua Rifkin, Andrew Parrott, Nicholas Kraemer, and Ivan Fischer. He has given solo recitals in the Wigmore Hall and the Barbican Concert Hall in London as well as for BBC Radio, and in Munich, Tokyo, Barcelona, Madrid, Utrecht, Paris, Salzburg, and New York. Müller is visiting assistant professor of music at Bard College.
Conductor James Bagwell maintains an active schedule throughout the United States as a conductor of choral, operatic, and orchestral literature. In December 2006 he made his major orchestra debut, leading the Jerusalem Symphony in two concerts. In March 2007 he led a subscription concert with the Tulsa Symphony (TSO), and in October returned to conduct two concerts with the TSO. In summer 2005 he led six sold-out performances of Copland's The Tender Land as part of Bard SummerScape, which received unanimous praise from the New York Times, New Yorker, and Opera News. He returned to SummerScape in 2006 to conduct three Offenbach operettas, and in 2007 he led a new production of The Sorcerer. Now in his ninth season as music director of Light Opera Oklahoma, he conducted three new productions for the 2007 summer festival season, including the OK Mozart International Music Festival in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Since 2001 Bagwell has conducted numerous concerts with the Bard Festival Chorale and the Bard Chamber Players. In October 2002 he premiered Cinderella's Bad Magic by microtonal composer Kyle Gann as part of the Alternativa Festival in Moscow. In 2005, he was named music director of the Dessoff Choirs in New York City, which, under his leadership, made three appearances at Carnegie Hall, most recently with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic in October 2007.
In 2003 Bagwell was named director of choruses for the Bard Music Festival, conducting and preparing choral works during the summer festival at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard, and at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. Since 2004 he has prepared the Concert Chorale of New York for concerts with the American Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Mostly Mozart Festival, all in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Bagwell has trained choruses for a number of major American and international orchestras, including the San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NHK Symphony (Japan), St. Petersburg Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with such noted conductors as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Michael Tilson Thomas, Louis Langrée, Leon Botstein, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Raymond Leppard, James Conlon, Christof Perick, Jesús López-Cobos, Erich Kunzel, Leon Fleischer, and Robert Shaw. Since 1997 he has been music director of the May Festival Youth Chorus in Cincinnati, conducting regularly during the May Festival, Carolfest, and outreach concerts throughout the Cincinnati area. In addition to his work with the Youth Chorus, he prepared the May Festival Summer Chorus for eight seasons for the Riverbend Summer Festival.
James Bagwell is artistic director for the New York Repertory Singers, and serves as conductor for the Berkshire Bach Society Choruses. From 1998–2001 he was artistic director and conductor of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and the Indianapolis Chamber Singers, a professional ensemble he formed in 1999. In 2000 he joined the faculty of Bard College, where he is director of the Music Program.
Seating for the December 12 concert is on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information, call 845-758-7900.
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This year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has featured diversity in this 50th annual issue. Hannah Davis from the USVI, is one of the four models featured in the popular magazine. Davis grew up in Saint Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. She stated that the best part of growing up there was "the friendly people, great weather and waking up to the sound of the waves on the beach.
At 14 years old, Davis was discovered by family friend and model scout Ginny Edwards Maxwell, of Ginny Edwards Development, who signed her toIMG Models in New York and is still her mother agent.
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What will eclipse the infamous Snooki Halloween costume this year? We've found it.
A DIY Kate Middleton Halloween costume is the way to go–not the one that be found at Ricky's, wrapped in plastic, with a crappy tiara and sapphire ring come October.
While anybody can rock a long-sleeved lace wedding gown (thanks, Moms of the '80s) and some faux bling to play K. Midds this year, we think the Duchess' engagement photo look, which ran in papers and all over the internet for months before the Royal Wedding, is actually cooler.
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After 12 fun packed years in this beautiful, remote part of the UK, Loopallu as we know it must come to an end. Loopallu has been a resounding success attracting headliners like Paolo Nutini and Franz Ferdinand as well as introducing little known act…More >
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Tuberculosis Films - Be Aware so that you can Educate and Save Lives
TB-Films & Articles: They follow the brief write-up. They are in simple language and will help us to understand the reasons for the fast spreading of TB.
We forget that TB is one of the biggest killer. We seem to think that it affects only the poor, the people living in unhygenic conditions, not so healthy people, etc. But this is no longer true. It would be surprising to note that may be more than 40% of us carry the TB Bacilli !!. It is in Latent form. Ready to strike us when we are defenceless, either partly or fully. This can happen if we were to fall sick and in the process have our immunity reduced. The Latent TB erupts and becomes a disease. If it were normal TB( not drug resistant type) then one can be cured after medication for around 9 months. But if it is the MDR type then the chances of making it through is very very difficult. The authorities may say to the contrary. But I have first hand experience. Even the TB which responds to first line treatment can turn drug resistant while treatment is on through mutation. It is a dangerous situation.
What do we do? The task is enormous indeed. All of us should get educated about the reasons for the spread of TB and why and how does the TB turn Multi Drug Resistant and Extremely Drug Resistant TB. The major reason for the spread of MDR TB is because people with TB do not complete the full course. They feel they are fine and stop the medication. The bacilli left in their system ( may be 1 to 3% of the original ) mutates and turns into Drug Resistant Variety. When such a person coughs he transmits MDR TB bacilli to the persons around!!!
Important to remember : We can catch the disease in a school classroom, in a coaching class, from our drivers and others whom we come in close contact with. Shreeram, a young boy of eighteen, got the dangerous form of TB-the Drug Resistant directly and that too in the brain ( meningitis ). The bacilli were never found in his blood. There was also no delay in diagnosis. Even though he took all the medicines daily without fail and also the injections without fail he couldn't make it. Eighteen months of taking medication ( five to seven medicines and almost daily injections ) did not help unfortunately. MDR TB medicines are deadly but even then he never ever missed a single dose. We can say confidently that MDR TB is worse than even Cancer.
The total amount spent on the treatment was just huge. Thanks to the help extended by Rotarians, some Friends, Relatives, Apeejay Schools Teachers, Dhirubai Ambani Foundation, Shroff Trust, etc, we were able to provide the best possible treatment to our son. But all this was not successful against the deadly bacilli which finally had it's day. How many can afford such expensive treatment ? How many can withstand such nerve racking and nauseating treatment? Few can. The best solution is to prevent the spread of the dreaded disease.
Our Trust is trying to pen down every part of his treatment and what Shreeram's family and all others around him went through during Shreeram's sickness. Once it is ready we will upload it. By understanding the simple films and passing on the information to your servants, drivers, watchmen, etc you will be doing yoemen servive to the community.
Remember - You are safe if they are safe. Not frightening you - Think, what if your driver has MDR TB and both of you are not aware of it!!!!!
The links below provide a lot of information to help us understand TB. However please don't try self medication and it is not the intention of our site. Please immediately visit a good doctor if you find any of the symptoms mentioned herein. The booklet we have brought out is also to make you aware of the menace of TB and to caution you of the need to visit a good doctor without delay.These articles and videos and links do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only.
6) Please visit the following youtube site for a simple educational animated film on TB. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL9PpX25-7I
7) Learn the effects that TB has on the lungs and some important clinical clues. These videos do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. The videos are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or seen in any Khan Academy video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IsxNPQmykI
8) Module1.ppt (2202112) : Self study module on TB
9) TB KeyFactsandConcepts.ppt (625152)
10) TBguidelines_presentation.ppt (1490432)
11) Terberculosis05.ppt (604160)
12) Learn which medications help prevent active TB disease : www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K1ekrZ6ej4
13) GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT arogya.maharashtra.gov.in
14) WHO Site on TB and other Health Topics www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/
15) Simple explanation of Active and Latent form of TB : www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL9PpX25-7I


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Since nothing betters the disposition like hot soup, I put some on the stove in quick order. I mulled my state of affairs over as the brew simmered. I was grounded on the summit in a snowstorm, the extent of which I could only speculate. I had checked the weather forecast before setting out and no storms were imminent. Yet, I harbored no illusions. I realized New England mountain conditions could wax volatile and cruel abruptly. I was in for a doubtful spell of waiting. As this was my first day on a week-long trip, I was provisioned with ample food. I reckoned if the situation turned dire I would break into the summit house, set off the alarm, and precipitate a rescue. Hopefully that would summon help.
The tram cables screeched long into the night and into a foggy Monday morning. The winds wailed and raged but did not diminish. I did a full inventory of my gear, read a book, and ate an early lunch while being entertained by the violin from hell that the White Devil played outside the windows. By late afternoon I became bored and anxious. The storm had not lessened. How long would it last? Having never been stranded on a mountain in a blizzard I realized my options were limited. Was this a brief accumulation of snow or the beginning of a more furious, longer storm? At what point should I send for help?
Monday night the cantata of rattling and sing-song cable screeches moaned on, backed by pounding winds which begged to get in at me. I tossed in my sleeping bag, wishing I had earplugs, and finally resorted to wads of tissue to block out the merciless racket.
Morning came. Silence. Visibility out the windows was mere feet. But sunrise had come. The snow had lessened, but I could not judge its depth by looking out the windows. At least the battering wind was over.
I set to making hot oatmeal and put coffee on. After breakfast, around midmorning, I observed a stirring in the clouds outside. Moments later I was thrilled to see them dissipate enough to show patches of blue sky above. I reined in my elation. This might be the end of the storm — or only a reprieve.
Within the hour the cloud cover dissolved completely, revealing the most lavish sky blue I had ever seen. Elation changed to euphoria. I ventured to the door, elbowing against the door hesitantly. It opened with little effort, revealing a half-foot of snow on the ground. I was relieved the exit was unblocked. Tromping out the door, I basked in the rays of sun that blessed Jay Peak. I waded through a knee-deep drift to reach the upper level, which allowed me a more distant view. The area around Jay Peak was mantled in snow for about a mile, but the lowlands seemed snow free.
My journey down the other side of Jay Peak consisted of slippery and slow going through pockets of blown snow, and the repeated need to scout for blazes on tree trunks to confirm I was still on the trail. After a long and anxious hour I emerged from the snowbound region and walked onto bare ground. Hazen's Notch camp was my glorious reward, a fully enclosed cabin with wood stove. A local caretaker had kindly laid in nearly a half cord of firewood. I was giddy. That night, I enjoyed the company of a young married couple hiking to Canada on the Long Trail from Johnson, Vermont. Over hot coffee and tea we traded stories about the trail, the mercurial weather, and our adventures during our journeys.
Past hiking expeditions have had me doing a dance with lightning on Mount Moosilauke on the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire, grappling in a heart-stopping rock climb eighty feet above the ground on Vermont's Mount Mansfield in cold, saturating rain, and dealing with the incapacitating pain of a torn Achilles heel while trekking in remote Maine wilderness. My unplanned delay on Jay Peak may be another chapter to add to my adventure journal, but it's also an important reminder to habitually manage outdoor challenges with practiced knowledge, flexibility, and a good dose of humility.


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4 August 2015
Tēnā koutou katoa
Invitation to attend Special Education Update forum
· 9.30am to 11.30am
· Friday, 28 August 2015
· Ministry of Education office, 19 Home Straight, Te Rapa, Hamilton (opposite Bunnings)
Special Education continues to be a major priority for the Ministry of Education. While much has been achieved in recent years in inclusive education, there is more to be done. We invite you to attend a Special Education Update forum to learn about our direction and discuss improvement ideas.
We want to reduce fragmentation of services, simplify access to extra learning support and increase the consistency of services across the country, so children and young people who need extra support can progress and achieve.
Our Special Education Update is looking at the whole education system including the Ministry's responsibilities - from early childhood, through primary, secondary and tertiary education.
We want a range of views to inform decisions about improvements. So far we've worked with representative groups, professionals and some individuals (including parents) in forums to discuss priority improvements.
We understand more people want to contribute so we've decided to hold extra forums – mainly for parents but others are also welcome.
These additional forums are being held nationally from mid August to 4 September. We are using the same format as earlier forums and will include all contributions into the analysis and decisions about priority improvements.
Please RSVP to email@example.com so we know how many people plan to attend - and let us know if you have any special requirements. If background reading isn't attached to this invitation please be sure to ask for it when you RSVP.
We want all learners to achieve and succeed. Everyone's contribution to this work is important, no matter where you live or work – in schools, kura, early learning centres families/whānau and communities right around New Zealand.
Noho ora mai
Paula Rawiri
Director of Education, Waikato
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The game needs to be more fair, faster, simpler and much less costly. It is a basic formula to get people learning the game and becoming competitive. Accentuate great card play and not intricate bidding methods. I would only allow just about any bidding method at NABC championship level events. Charles Goren made bridge popular over 70 years ago by developing a simple method for hand evaluation and showing those values to are one's partner. We made it rocket science and the game has suffered ever since.
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You may find some of these ideas very helpful.
Whether to speak your mind or not is one of the biggest debates in socialisation history. Some say it's a great idea, while others say that it only sounds good, and in reality, serves no good. In fact, it lands you in trouble, because this world isn't a place where you can actually say what's on your mind.
There are a lot of helpful life hacks out there. But these are the ones that you absolutely have to teach yourself.
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We often get impressed by ability of many celebrities to look significantly younger of their actual age, and as many of them state it: "always looking good is an essential part of their profession". The competitiveness is Hollywood is extremely high, and, of course, it is not surprising why most of the celebrities are obsessed with their appearance and are ready for everything to preserve their popularity and youngness. Here we have gathered the list of some famous personalities and beauty trends they are addicted to.
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner woke up famous after the show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians". Since that time, she became a "youth idol". Kylie is also famous to her addiction to lip injections. As Kylie says herself, for the first time she used lip fillers at the age of 17. Presently, lip augmentation is an extremely popular procedure among the women of all ages. Today, the majority of the procedures are performed using hyaluronic acid, which possesses a number of advantages in comparison with other lip fillers. The main reason is that along with adding additional volume to lips, the hyaluronic acid also hydrates them.
Kim Kardashian West
During her life, another star of the popular the show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" has tried almost all cosmetic procedures suggested by the modern cosmetology, however, according to her, her most favorite beauty procedure, to which she is addicted is PRT (platelet-rich plasma) microneedling treatment. The procedure is aimed at stimulating the production of natural collagen and elastin to preserve the youthfulness of the skin. During the procedure, a patient's own plasma is injected to boost its effectiveness, as it contains a large concentration of stem cells, which encourage cells regeneration.
Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid, who is now one of the most famous highly paid models is also addicted to beauty procedures. In her case, it is face fillers. If we look at her photos before she started her career, we will see that her face has underwent significant changes. For instance, the remarkable change was with her cheeks. Due to dermal fillers, the model was able to reach her "hollow cheekbones" and make her facial features more expressional. These fillers are overwhelmingly popular today, as they enable to reshape a certain face areas with minimally invasive methods. One session will last for maximum thirty minutes and the effect is immediate. The most preferable today are again hyaluronic acid based fillers, as they are universal and can be almost in all face areas.
Along with providing the full anti-ageing care to her face, the pop icon does not forget about the rest of the body. According to Madonna, wrinkles on hands tell about your age as well as ones on the face. In this respect, the singer address to the procedures of Botox and redermalization monotherapy to rejuvenate her hand skin.


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Posted November 21, 2005 by crp236 in Cuba Politics.
Business Week Online
November 21, 2005
As Venezuela's Hugo Chávez notes, the U.S. can't end poverty on its own soil, so lecturing neighbouring nations reeks of arrogance and hypocrisy
By Geri Smith
"Yankees Go Home!" has long been a rallying cry for Latin Americans who resent the U.S.'s heavy-handed approach to its neighbors in the hemisphere. But anti-American sentiment is worse today than it has been in decades, and that was all too evident at the recent Summit of the Americas in Argentina. Advertisement
Some 25,000 protesters turned out for a rally where President George W. Bush was excoriated as "fascist" and "genocidal," and U.S. flags were burned to protest the U.S. occupation of Iraq and the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuses. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez vowed to scuttle the Free Trade Area of the Americas, claiming it will crush local farmers and industries.
One can hardly blame Latin Americans for such sentiments. When he took office in 2001, Bush announced the "decade of the Americas," and vowed that Latin America would be his top foreign policy priority. But then came 9/11, and since then, security has trumped all other concerns.
BROKEN PROMISES. Latin Americans are accustomed to being an afterthought for Washington. For the past century, they have struggled to reconcile their admiration for the U.S.—that land of opportunity, prosperity, and political stability—with resentment over its big-stick approach to its neighbors to the south. Washington tends to pay attention to Latin America only when drug traffickers or leftist guerrillas are lurking in its jungles, when currencies collapse, or when hurricanes strike.
In the mid-1980s, when communism faded as a threat, Washington urged Latin governments to introduce market reforms, promising that privatizations and free trade would raise millions out of poverty. That hasn't happened, and Latins today, more skeptical of Washington's initiatives, are losing respect for the "colossus of the North."
A recent survey by regional pollster Latinobarometro showed that 61% of Latins have little or no trust in the U.S. government's intentions toward the region. One reason, of course, is that much of Latin America hasn't seen the economic benefits it was promised. But another is that the U.S. isn't seen as the upstanding role model it used to be. Here's a look at how the U.S. has fallen short on some key issues:
Poverty: Hurricane Katrina laid bare the fact that 12.7% of Americans are poor. As Chávez pointed out at the summit, some 37 million U.S. citizens cannot afford to live the American dream. From 1980 to 2003, the wealthiest 20% of Americans saw their share of the economic pie rise from 43.7% to 49.8%, while the poorest fifth saw their share shrink from 4.3% to 3.4%. That's similar to the unequal income distribution in Bolivia.
Democracy: For years, the U.S. urged Latin governments to clean up their electoral systems so that citizens could trust vote counts. Yet in the 2000 Presidential elections, America's own voting system broke down for the world to see.
The Environment: The U.S. Congress demanded that Mexico sign NAFTA "side agreements" to comply with internationally accepted labor and environmental protection standards. Yet the Bush Administration has refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol, aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to slow global warming.
Human Rights: The Bush Administration has refused to ratify the International Criminal Court, which would bring to justice people accused of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity. Worse, it's cutting aid to a dozen Latin American governments that refused to grant a waiver protecting U.S. citizens from prosecution by the court.
Diplomacy: When temporary U.N. Security Council members Chile and Mexico objected to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, they were cold-shouldered by Washington for months.
Trade: The main thing the U.S. has to offer to Latin America—access to its market of 298 million consumers—comes with major strings attached. Washington refuses to eliminate subsidies for agricultural exports and won't remove barriers to the import of Brazilian soybeans and orange juice. At the same time, it demands that Latin countries allow American companies to bid equally for government contracts and insists on expanded intellectual property protection.
BACKYARD BULLY. In a way, Latin America's new assertiveness is a positive change. Yet Washington views it as defiance, as proof that the region is shifting dangerously to the left. If officials looked beyond Cuba and Venezuela, they would note that left-leaning leaders such as Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chile's Ricardo Lagos are fiscal conservatives who have pursued progressive social policies to become the region's new role models.
So what can the U.S. do to improve its ties with Latin America? Washington can offer institution-building expertise to strengthen fragile legs of Latin American democracies, such as the judiciary. More two-way educational exchanges would be welcomed. But above all, the people of Latin America want to be treated as equals. Delegates to the alternative "People's Summit" in Argentina demanded "that the powerful, who normally ignore us, listen to the voice of all of the people of our America."
More listening and less bullying would help. Given that much of the world seems very unfriendly to Americans, it's absurd not to take more care in cultivating friendship and solidarity in our own backyard.
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I love when I find artists through other artists' pages. It just feels right, like I'm really tracing my fingers on a web of music. I walked into this song with a very subtle build-up. You could hear small calls in the background, then the drums hit and front-man Taylor McCleskey grabbed my hand, and took me on a journey. The song just gives off so many good feelings. You will have no choice but to grab a partner and dance, no choice at all.
Formally known as The Tarlatans, Beach Tiger based in Charleston, SC, came together only last year (2015) and has already seen waves of success, with over 150 000 streams on Spotify and Soundcloud for their first two singles "Just Woke Up" and "Mind Make". The change in name also brought a significant change in sound. The group went from their folk-Americana style, to more indie-pop vibe, which I think suits them very well.
"Companion" is a fun song that's easy to move to. Not only does it make you think of (or want) that special person in your life, it makes you want to feel the sun on your skin and dance happily. As mentioned earlier, the build up in the song really sets its stage. You're not sure what you're in for, but you know it's something good. Beach Tiger gives you a catchy melody and impressive guitar effects that you won't forget.
This is a band you want on your radar this summer.
Check out Beach Tiger's latest single, "Companion", below.
Want to see Beach Tiger live? Here are their concert dates.
July 23 – Visulite Theatre, Charlotte, NC
July 28 – Dive 'n' Boar, Greenville, SC
July 29 – Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA
July 30 – The Royal American, Charleston, SC
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