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The southern Brazil metropolis of Curitiba built its reputation as an urban planning model thanks, in large part, to its innovative transportation system. But in recent years, the system has become overcrowded and expensive, pushing people into their cars.
Curitiba is now the Brazilian state capital with the highest ratio of automobiles per inhabitant, and its bike paths remain largely underused. In early June, news reports revealed that usage of its famous Bus Rapid Transit system has decreased by 14 million rides in the past four years, or 4.3 percent. This followed a series of road accidents involving speeding buses, and complaints about ever-increasing fare prices.
Car culture is growing in all of Brazil's major cities, as the growing middle-class happily gives up inefficient public transportation. But the much-praised BRT, which inspired systems like Bogotá's TransMilenio, wasn't expecting to see its popularity decline. The blame, according to critics, lies with URBS, the city agency in charge of managing the system, which has failed to adapt to changes in usage patterns and evolving demographics.
The misfortune of the BRT speaks to the larger failings of the city governance in Curitiba. Once praised for its impeccable urban planning and innovative interventions – the city pretty much invented the term "urban acupuncture" – Curitiba now seems to be suffering from a certain inertia.
"In the past 15 years Curitiba has rested on its laurels," says Clara Irázabal, an assistant professor of urban planning at Columbia University, who has written at length about the Brazilian metropolis.
The city has failed to integrate its growing suburbs into a coherent regional plan. As a result, most of the planning interventions that Curitiba is known for – public parks and green spaces, pedestrian streets, preservation of the historic district – are not accessible to hundreds of thousands of suburban (and usually lower-income) residents.
Curitiba's planning method also concentrates on the "formal" city, leaving thousands of low-income residents with no choice but to establish illegal settlements due to lack of affordable housing, says José Ricardo Vargas de Faria, an engineer working at Ambiens, a Curitiba-based urban planning studio operating as a cooperative. "The discourse about Curitiba deliberately leaves out certain things, and contributes to build an image of a city that solved all its problems through planning," he says.
An estimated 10 to 15 percent of the population still lives in substandard housing, and 83 percent of the population in the metropolitan area earns a low to moderate income (less than five monthly minimum wages) [PDF]. Crime is high, with 4.7 murders on average each day. That's 56.8 murders per 100,000 inhabitants [PDF], a rate almost as high as New Orleans' (58 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2011.) These figures aren't bad by Brazilian standards. But Curitiba was supposed to be different than a typical BRIC city.
Curitiba's image was largely built around Jaime Lerner, the three-time mayor between 1971 and 1992 and later governor of the state of Paraná. He is credited with launching the BRT, as well as many other innovative measures. An architect and planner, he contributed to the 1965 creation of the city's planning agency, IPPUC.
But his high-profile mayorship sometimes overshadowed the work of the department. As a governor, he adopted a conservative stance against several social issues, and was responsible for a tough repression of the landless movement.
Since the Lerner days, IPPUC has regained its autonomy from the mayor's office, but is still operating in closed circles. "Curitiba is very famous for its urban planning, but the truth is this planning is very authoritarian and technocratic," explains Faria. The latest example of this is the aggressive bid to host four World Cup games in 2014. Drafted by IPPUC, the bid involves a reordering of priorities in city planning, the sale of public assets, the removal of residents without a rehousing plan and a slew of other measures.
For Clara Irázabal, this type of decision marks the entrance of Curitiba into what is sometimes called "neo-liberal urbanism," which implies treating the city as a commodity in order to attract capitals, sometimes at the expense of a large part of the population. In this sense, Curitiba is only guilty of taking part in a global trend in city governance.
Meanwhile, the discrepancy between its flawless image and reality is growing.
"You have to remember at the time all these ideas were very innovative," says Irázabal. "There is a logic of learning from best practices. You can have solutions to problems that are proven to be effective, and this is prevalent in many other disciplines. Those ideas travel around the world." She adds, "Sometimes ideas keep on traveling, even when they're outdated."
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An Apartment List report reveals the cities apartment-hunters are targeting for their next move—and shows that tales of a California exodus may be overstated.
The activist group Moms 4 Housing occupied a vacant home in Oakland to draw attention to the city's affordability crisis. They ended up launching a movement.
Dockless e-scooters swept cities worldwide in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, expect the battery-powered micromobility revolution to take a new direction.
Clear wayfinding displays can help bus riders feel more confident, and give a whole city's public transportation system an air of greater authority.
Decades after federal regulations banned the use of the deadly metal in paint, gasoline, and plumbing, the effects of lead continue to be felt across America's cities.


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1 Cup + 1 T of flour
1 1/3 Cup confectioners' sugar
1/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
9 large egg whites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 Cup + 2 Tablespoon sugar
8 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 Tablespoon light corn syrup
1 Cup heavy cream
Set the oven temperature to 350 and place the oven rack in the center of the oven.
In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, confectioners' sugar, and cocoa powder.
In a separate bowl, whisk together with an electric mixer on medium speed the egg whites, cream of tartar, salt and vanilla until soft peaks begin to form.
Adjust the mixer speed to high and slowly add in one third of the sugar, mixing while you add.
When the sugar is completely incorporated into the mixture slowly add another one third of the sugar mixing as you add.
When that sugar is incorporated into the mixture slowly add the remaining sugar, mixing as you add.
Continue mixing until medium peaks form.
Pour the batter into an ungreased angel food cake mold.
Bake 35 minutes or until the cake springs back easily when touched.
Remove the cake from the oven and invert the pan on a wire rack, leaving the pan over the cake, until cool.
Place the semisweet chocolate into a mixing bowl.
Pour the corn syrup over the chocolate.
Pour the heavy cream into a saucepan and place the pan over medium high heat.
Bring the cream to a steady boil then pour over the chocolate syrup mixture.
Whisk the mixture until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
Run a knife around the edges of the cake and mold.
Invert the cake onto a platter and remove the pan.
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Sutanto, Chris Andre (2007) The Captain's psychological problems and the process of his withdrawal from reality in Strindberg's The Father. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.Full text not available from this repository.
This study reveals the psychological complications of the Captain, the main character of Strindberg?s The Father, which has been hailed as probably the most powerful play of the naturalistic school. Regarding the gruesome tension between the two main characters within the three acts, the Captain exposes much more of his certain fear and paranoid attitude, as the effect of the lack of gratification in his childhood, than the wife, Laura, who is verbally violent and aggressively fighting for her own will over her husband. The tragic ending where the Captain suffers from stroke triggers an intriguing question whether it is related to his fear and paranoid attitude or not. Altogether, the thesis writer is interested in inquiring what kinds of fixation and anxiety that the Captain undergoes and how he finally withdraws from reality. Therefore, psychological approach with Freud?s psychoanalysis is needed in dissecting the complexity of the mental condition of the Captain. The Captain?s lack of gratification in childhood, which is conveyed in his dialogue and regressive attitude, actually matches with one theory of psychoanalysis called fixation. The fixation that the Captain suffers varies from oral, anal, phallic, to Oedipal fixation. Furthermore, the tension that arises during his quarrel with Laura has obstructed his fixations; this initiates the emergence of reality and neurotic anxiety toward the women of the house and the paternity doubt, rendered by Laura, in the Captain?s mind. The women have also blatantly conquered the Captain?s ego by thwarting his ways of solving his anxiety, which are sublimation and defense mechanisms, and setting him up without any choice other than submitting to their will that later restrains the Captain in a straitjacket as a mental patient. Since the Captain?s ego could not survive from the overwhelming tension on the level of consciousness, repression, the last defense mechanism, shuts his consciousness down, saving his ego away from any tension. As a result, the Captain collapses on his nurse?s lap, of which the doctor diagnoses that he has had a stroke.
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Games I am hoping will receive a substantial discount.
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In related news, Valve Ignores the "Game That Deserves A Sequel" Write-in that people had nominated for Half-Life 2 Episode Two. No Surprises there.


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Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse
500 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
Named for retired U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole, the U.S. Courthouse is a granite-clad, six-story steel building above grade with a ground floor and mezzanine below grade, plus a penthouse at the roof. The building is home to U.S. District Courts and related agencies, as well as offices for the Department of Defense Inspector General. Originally designed as a federal courthouse, it was completed in 1994. It is located in the Central Business District of Kansas City, Kansas, on a 4.76-acre sloped site.
For facility-related questions, concerns or requests, please contact the Kansas Field Office.
General Building Information
Hours of Operation: Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visitors must have a valid ID and register at the security office prior to entry.
Building Amenities
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Students in Mudgeeraba are set to benefit from the second round of Great Results Guarantee funding announced today 24 September.
Member for Mudgeeraba Ros Bates MP welcomed the announcement on behalf of local students.
Ms Bates said that more than $1,674,527 would go directly to Mudgeeraba schools in 2015, $433,897 more than last year's allocation.
"The Queensland Government has a strong plan for the state's future, which is why we are working hard to revitalise frontline services, particularly education," Ms Bates said.
"Local schools have already experienced the benefits of the Great Results Guarantee initiative and this funding boost will continue to improve the literacy and numeracy outcomes of our students."
Ms Bates said the funding would empower principals to invest in programs and initiatives that will make a real difference in their school by targeting areas for improvement.
She praised the community involvement aspect of the Great Results Guarantee.
"Schools are encouraged to involve the community in deciding how to invest the funds, and their guarantees are published on their website," Ms Bates said.
"The more involved a community is with the school the more likely students will enjoy a successful education experience."
A total of $183 million would be provided to all Queensland state schools next year, a $52 million increase on the $131 million provided in 2014, the first year of the Great Results Guarantee.
"This increased investment is taking us one step closer to our vision for Queensland to be among the top performing states in literacy and numeracy by 2020."
Minister for Education, Training and Employment John-Paul Langbroek said the Great Results Guarantee was allowing schools to direct funds where they were most needed.
"Through the Guarantee and the programs it makes possible, primary schools can ensure our youngest learners acquire a solid foundation of literacy and numeracy skills for long term results" Mr Langbroek said.
"The Great Results Guarantee base funding amount for secondary schools has increased in 2015 to $230 per student, which of course includes our Year 7s moving into high school next year."
Mr Langbroek said that on top of per-student funding allocations, additional funding was also allocated to schools with students in Years 3 to 12 who were not demonstrating sound achievement in mathematics and English.
"It's about making sure that every student's needs are recognised and addressed with the learning support they need," Mr Langbroek said.
Mr Langbroek said the Great Results Guarantee investment was the result of the Australian Government's Students First – A fairer funding agreement for schools initiative.
For more information on the Great Results Guarantee, visit www.education.qld.gov.au/resultsguarantee
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South Korean military is reviewing whether to consult with the United States on delaying the annual South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise so that it does not coincide with the PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The annual Key Resolve and Foul Eagle exercises usually begin in the first week of March and last for about a month.
Next year's joint military drill appears to take place in the same period as usual. This means the joint military exercise is likely to coincide with the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, which will be held from Feb. 9 to Feb. 25 and Paralympic Games from March 9 to 18.
The United Nations adopted a resolution on Nov. 13, by a unanimous vote that calls on the world to cease all wars and hostilities from Feb. 7, seven days before the opening of the Olympic Winter Games, to March 25, seven days after the closing of the Paralympic Winter Games. Early in November, the United Nations reportedly asked the South Korean military to reschedule the joint military exercise.
"We will take follow-up measures if the government decides to put off the joint drill," a South Korean military source said. Once the South Korean government makes a decision to delay the drill, it will consult with the United States on the matter.
Some concern that the North could take advantage of the delay, firing nuclear weapons and missiles to throw a wet blanket on the Olympic Games. "We need to make a deliberate decision on whether to delay the drill, as it could lead to another military provocation from the North," the South Korean military source said.


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As many of you will have no doubt seen through other media releases, the poorly sun bear that was surrendered to Matang a few weeks ago died. It was quite an ordeal to get her to Matang as she was first sighted in January but not able to be caught until March, and she was in terrible physical condition on arrival – certainly the worst bear that has ended up at this centre in all the years we have worked here.
She was suffering from heavy loads of internal and external parasites, including quite sizeable tapeworms, which were clearly affecting her health and she was seriously anaemic. Many of her claws were broken and her teeth were severely damaged. As was obvious to all, she was also suffering from extreme malnutrition.
We were able to treat the parasite infections and gave her daily vitamin and mineral supplements to help with her general health. Since she appeared close to starvation we fed her small amounts of a wide range of soft food continuously throughout the days. For a short time she seemed to improve – she put on a little weight and muscle tone and there were small tufts of hair attempting to grow back. She was never very comfortable with the presence of people though, and this, along with her general condition, led us to think that perhaps this was an old, wild sun bear.
During the weeks she was with us she remained in the quarantine area of the centre. Other than to eat, we never saw her spending her time on the floor. She was always using the tree structures in the cage and sleeping on these branches or on the small platform. We left her as undisturbed as possible, and during those few weeks she seemed to enjoy all the extra food (soggy dog biscuits and porridge oats being her favourites) and the chance to rest.
Her condition got noticeably worse just a couple of days before she died. She stopped eating food, was resting on the floor rather than the trees or platform and small amounts of vomit were found in her cage. She died very soon thereafter. Autopsy revealed what appeared to be cancerous growths through her digestive system. This further suggests that the bear was overwhelmingly suffering from old age. If this was a wild sun bear as we suspect, succumbing to old age is a fairly lucky way to go. We feel that she was not suffering for those final few weeks and are pleased to have been able to provide heaps of nice food and a safe, calm environment for her to rest.
Thank you for all your comments and concern for this sun bear. Please do continue to follow the plight of this species – sun bears deserve all the help and attention they can get!


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Foundation hands out grants
The Cassville Community Foundation (CCF) handed out grants totalling $3,600 to eight different local organizations on Tuesday.
The grants were made possible through the CCF's Grantmaking Endowment Fund, which now totals over $100,000.
"Our permanent grantmaking fund will be there and will continue to grow, and hopefully, we will be able to keep increasing the grant amounts," said Landon Fletcher, CCF board president. "This fund is due to the tremendous support we receive from local businesses and individuals."
The following organizations were awarded grants from the Cassville Community Grantmaking Endowment Fund:
* Cassville R-4 School District: $2,000 for the Discovery Center program that will provide science instruction to third and fifth grade students as well as professional development opportunities for teachers.
* Barry County Drug Court: $1,000 for the local treatment program.
* Boy Scout Troop #185: $600 for troop programs and summer camp expenses.
* The Cassville Branch of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library: $500 for children's programs.
* Cassville Y: $500 for the Strong Kids campaign.
* Crowder College Cassville Center: $500 for student activities.
* Kornerstone: $250 for breast pump rentals through the Teen Moms program.
* Barry County Genealogical and Historical Society: $250 for Bayless-Salyer House restoration work.


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Our expert restaurant review of Gul & Sepoy, a new Shoreditch restaurant that's putting a modern spin on Indian regional cooking.
Gul & Sepoy in a nutshell
An ambitious new restaurant that delivers two different styles of Indian cookery at the same time.
Gul & Sepoy restaurant review
You can't accuse Harneet and Devina Baweja of resting on their laurels – the duo have launched three restaurants in just two years: the much-praised Gunpowder (offering food inspired by Indian home cooking), followed by Madame D – specialising in Himalayan cuisine – earlier this year and, as of this autumn, Gul & Sepoy, within spitting distance of the other two, on Commercial Street in Spitalfields.
This latest venture is possibly the most ambitious. The name Gul & Sepoy refers to the menu's two different menus. The Gul section is all about sumptuous flavours and cooking – from wild prawn kalimirch to whole leg of roast kid goat – inspired by the dishes that would have been served in the royal courts of northern India.
The Sepoy (the term for Indian soldiers who served in the British army) menu is more rustic, with an emphasis on the rural cuisines of the south-west coast: think wild garlic chicken skewers, or burnt achari cauliflower and potatoes. Overseeing it all is executive chef Nirval Save, previously responsible for the fêted food at Gunpowder and Madame D.
Inside, Gul & Sepoy has the kind of spare décor that is de rigueur for this trendy section of East London – bare, unfinished walls (here in soft, earthy hues), an oak-panelled bar and plain wooden tables and chairs. If you're after a long, languorous meal in a plush setting then Gul & Sepoy probably isn't the restaurant for you – it's noisy, hectic, and diners on the ground floor are packed in slightly too close together for the space. You may have more luck upstairs, where the marble-topped tables seem more generously dispersed.
The cooking here is precise, with impressively intense flavours that make up for prices that slightly outstrip portion size. Dabba gosht was all soft, tender chunks of mutton, while yam and paneer kofta chaat was a pleasing play of textures; creamy cheese, surprisingly meaty yam and crunchy sev. Potted pig head with blood masala onions was a luscious example of nose-to-tail cooking, while clams in a dry masala were vibrantly fiery, sprinkled with tiny, whole chillies.
A three-bird awadhi korma was a dainty slice of chicken, pheasant and pigeon ballotine bathing in a delicately spiced, nutty korma, while a morel pulao had a spicy kick that contrasted nicely with buttery, crisp rice.
A dessert of rum-soaked dough pillow was like a cross between a rum baba and a gulab jamun; intensely sweet (and perhaps not as boozy as we'd have liked), it came paired with spiced cream and raspberries that provided a welcome note of tartness.
Drinks-wise, we sampled creations from Gul & Sepoy's concise cocktail menu: an aromatic cardamom and chilli margarita and a passion fruit sour that was beautifully dry and fruity.
Menu must-order at Gul & Sepoy
Don't miss out on the potted pig head with blood masala onions. Intensely spiced, iron-rich caramelised onions mixed with soft, creamy morsels of rich pork, this was a masterclass in how to elevate humble ingredients into something truly memorable.
Not a misfire as such, but by the time we were half way through my meal I longed for something to mop up all of the delicious sauces on our plates – from that delicate korma to the potted pig's head (the few prawn crackers served with the latter were demolished within seconds). Offering roti, chapati or naan alongside the menu would not go amiss.
Price range: Small plates range from £6 to £30. Cocktails start at £10.
Written by Hannah Guinness
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Historically, we have believed that facts are facts and that it doesn't get any simpler than that. In recent years, we have come to realize that facts, like truths, have many versions. This can be confusing and even frustrating when you're trying to accomplish a goal. If one of your goals is to feel more comfortable in your skin, and you wish to do that by contouring your body, there are some fake facts you want to know about CoolSculpting®. Why? So you can leave them behind and move on toward your best self.
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CoolSculpting is an advantageous non-surgical treatment that can help you love your curves.
. . . But it won't replace diet and exercise. In fact, no such treatment exists. Diet and exercise are complementary to CoolSculpting because a healthy lifestyle inhibits fat accumulation. Eating well and staying active doesn't have to mean denying yourself, it just means making smart choices that will support the results achieved through body-contouring.
. . .and you won't see a significant drop in weight after CoolSculpting. That isn't the goal of treatment. The purpose of CoolSculpting (and liposuction, for that matter) is to refine the curves of the body by eliminating fat in areas that it refuses to leave with diet and exercise alone.
. . . And your skin will not tighten from this treatment. CoolSculpting works by freezing fat cells, so their contents turn to crystals. There is no constriction of collagen as a response to freezing. On that note, though, liposuction doesn't tighten skin either.
. . . And you'll need to be patient as you watch for results. CoolSculpting prompts a natural response in the body through which targeted fat cells are processed in the lymphatic system, leading to their elimination. This is not an overnight process by any means. Initial gains (or fat loss) may be noticed after a few weeks and will continue for up to 4 months as subsequent treatments are performed.
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The debate, the second on foreign policy in the last 10 days, featured sharp exchanges on a broad range of issues, including anti-terrorism laws, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Republicans ganged up on Pakistan and questioned whether the United States could trust it. Texas Governor Rick Perry called Pakistan unworthy of U.S. aid because it had not done enough to help fight al Qaeda.
"To write a check to countries that are clearly not representing American interests is nonsensical," said Perry, who has faded in polls after recent debate stumbles but had a stronger performance on Tuesday.
Representative Michele Bachmann, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, called Perry "highly naive" and said the United States should demand more from a "violent and unstable" Pakistan with nuclear weapons.
She called it "a nation that lies, that does everything possible that you could imagine wrong. At the same time they do share intelligence data with us regarding al Qaeda."
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said U.S. aid to Islamabad could help "bring Pakistan into the 21st century, or the 20th century for that matter."
The extensive criticism of Pakistan featured "nasty and provocative language," said Teresita Schaffer, a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution, but she said a Republican president probably would not change Pakistan policy much.
"I suspect that any plausible Republican would have to deal with the complicated reality in about the way the current administration is doing," Schaffer said.
Democrats have criticized the Republican field for a lack of foreign policy knowledge, but the wide-ranging debate was substantive and devoid of major missteps. Jon Huntsman, a former U.S. ambassador to China, is the only candidate with deep foreign policy experience.
In a discussion of ways to halt Iran's nuclear weapons program, Perry and Gingrich backed sanctions on the Iranian central bank. Gingrich called it "a good idea."
"I think replacing the regime before they get a nuclear weapon without a war beats replacing the regime with war, which beats allowing them to have a nuclear weapon," Gingrich said of Iran.
Eight Republicans participated in the debate at Washington's DAR Constitution Hall, which aired live on CNN and was the 11th for Republicans seeking the right to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012.
Gingrich, as the latest in a series of conservatives to challenge the more moderate Romney for the top spot in the Republican race, had the most to lose in the showdown.
A series of recent polls gave Gingrich an edge over Romney, who has hovered near the top of polls all year but failed to win over many conservatives. Gingrich's campaign has soared as rivals like businessman Herman Cain and Perry faltered in the spotlight.
But Gingrich could draw new criticism from conservatives with his support for an immigration overhaul with a guest worker program. If you are an immigrant with children who works, pays taxes and attends church, he said, "I don't think we're going to separate you from your family, uproot you forcefully and kick you out."
The candidates largely agreed on the need to strengthen domestic surveillance and anti-terrorism laws but several warned of the potential threat to civil liberties.
Gingrich said authorities should use "every tool that you can possibly use" to fight terrorism and endorsed strengthening the Patriot Act, the law passed after the September 11, 2001, attacks to expand police powers to battle terrorism.
But libertarian Representative Ron Paul said the law undermined personal liberties. "I would be very careful protecting the rule of law," he said.
Former Senator Rick Santorum said he would back the use of profiling to give heavier airport screenings to Muslims, because they are "the folks who are most likely to commit these crimes."
Cain refused to go that far, but called for "targeted identification" of passengers. He said profiling was "oversimplifying" the issue.
The debate, co-sponsored by conservative think tanks the Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute, is the first presidential debate in Washington since a 1960 face-off between Democrat John Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon that helped launch Kennedy's run to the White House.
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Etienne Venier, Piano teacher recently graduated, plays Liszt as well as heavy metal. He is the second best Meludia gamer of all. He gives us his impressions, tips and tricks to improve your ear.
What are the dimensions where you perform the best on Meludia?
In all modesty, I'm quite balanced between melody/harmony/rhythm/forms. Although one can notice a slight drop in rhythm as I have sometimes issues at isolating the sounds in the last two exercises of the expert level.
What's your favorite exercise?
My favourite exercise is the micro-melody without a doubt ! Except once where I wasn't very focused, I succeeded at them the first time I played even the ones from the expert level ! It's the perfect pitch you develop with time that gives me this confidence every single time. Even if this implies at expert level singing the melody a couple of times in order to memorise it as they get longer.
Which is the exercises you find the most difficult?
The rhythm exercise with 3 voices is one I find to be really difficult even if it can be similar to a micro-melody exercise without notes. One has to sharpen up his ear to find out if one has heard a couple of sounds at the same time. This has proven to get extremely complicated from the advanced level onwards as there are many pulses to be memorized. Even if I keep beatboxing the rhythm, the fact that a couple of sounds are coming in complicates the process.
Do you have any tips and tricks for beginner as well as advanced musicians?
For advanced musicians, the expert level will definitely be of a challenge! They'll probably discover many areas/skills to improve.
For beginner musicians, Meludia is great as it gives them the possibility to work on sensations at home on top of their music classes. I recommend Meludia for beginners as the room for improvement is really important. You can start from nothing, without a single music lesson ever taken and still succeed at the exercises!
What do you like (or don't like) in Meludia?
I love the fact that you don't need background knowledge in music to play Meludia. Consequently, students (That's my teacher side) don't have excuses for not doing their homework. They can work as if they were playing a game, without even thinking about the next lesson. The beautiful graphic design and the levels makes Meludia much more appealing than any other computer game based on music notation.
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I'm all over the place at the moment! Cirencester last week, Ealing this week, Staines next week – three or four days at a time, living out a suitcase, surviving on sushi in my hotel room, collecting mini toiletries bottles… My cat barely recognises me when I get home.
This week I'm back to my roots: training people to write more clearly using plain English. It's a bespoke course designed for the business that booked me, and I love people's reactions when they realise it's not simply a lesson in English grammar or a telling-off for using jargon. The training carries on through to next week, but I'll be heading home on Thursday night in time to cast my vote…
If I'd been born in an earlier century I definitely would have been a suffragette. And it would have been easy enough to get involved, as the suffragette movement was bolstered from a tiny cottage just a couple of miles from my home. There are two influential local women that merit a mention during this politically-charged week: Sylvia Pankhurst and Ethel Haslam.
Sylvia Pankhurst's mum founded the suffragette movement, so she was definitely a lady to be reckoned with. In those days, this was a quiet, rural area and Sylvia Pankhurst's arrival, with an anarchist Italian boyfriend in tow, scandalised the neighbours. While setting up the East London Federation of Suffragettes, their home became described as the 'centre for radical thought.' And as if that wasn't enough for the delicate Essex ladies, the couple shocked the community even further when a baby son arrived and still no wedding ring.
Ethel Haslam was probably considered more respectable, holding the responsible position of branch secretary of the Women's Social and Political Union in Ilford. With her band of 'sisters' she would have campaigned for women's equality in work and politics, handing out leaflets outside the very station I sometimes use for a fast-track ride into Liverpool Street for networking events. If we're connected on LinkedIn, you'll know that, before running my own business, I worked in recruitment for five years. The office where I interviewed people and changed their lives is opposite the station in Cranbrook Road; and, it turns out, Ethel Haslam lived in that same road – in a house that is now (to my delight) a cake shop!
But the story that interests me most concerns the boating lake in Valentines Park, where I can often be found during the summer, floating along pretending to be the Lady of Shalott. It seems that Ethel and her comrades were sailing in the centre of the lake, waving a purple banner emblazoned with their motto: 'Believe and you will conquer!' Their peaceful protest was disturbed by a gang who began throwing – would you believe it – chocolates, at them! Don't think I'd have minded that. Wonder what year Green & Black's butterscotch arrived on the London shelves…
Ethel's purple banner reminds me of The Stroke Association's purple banners to promote National Stroke Month. I currently have one as my Facebook cover pic. They have the less provocative message, 'Make May Purple,' but I can't help thinking that Ethel's believe and conquer slogan is appropriate there too.
Writing this in my hotel room with a slightly fussy wifi connection, I didn't want to spend too long thinking about lyrics. So when these flew into my mind I decided to go with them. "From Kensington to Billingsgate one hears the restless cry; from every corner of the land womankind arise! Political equality and equal rights with men – take heart for Mrs. Pankhurst has been clapped in irons again!"
Although I'm far away this week, I'll be home on Thursday to vote. Wouldn't dream of missing it after the battle those women fought to give me the right to do so. In the meantime you can always find me here: @WeekendWitch. (PS – I'll be listening to Suffragette City as I drive to the polling booth.)
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This morning I rode further than usual to attend a conference. While waiting at a stop light, my friend Elizabeth magically appeared next to me. What a fun surprise! There are few surprises better than meeting a good friend in an unexpected place. Turns out she was on a long morning ride (being much sportier than I). Gotta love the social aspect of bike riding.
Soon afterward, a grouchy guy tried to mar my morning. As I rode 8 mph on the nearly empty bike path (trying not to sweat my ass off before work), he said sarcastically while passing me, "Nice place for your helmet," indicating the helmet hanging from my handlebars.
Why, thank you! I agree; that's a brilliant place for my helmet, as I can easily take it off and put it on as I transition from the streets to the bike path. Perhaps if he slowed down occasionally (to, say, 8 mph), he would notice that riding a bike is not always an extreme sport requiring protective gear. :)
Really, I ride so slowly and cautiously when I take off my helmet on the bike path – if anything, I am safer.
My ride was otherwise nice and relaxing, though almost 90 degrees and humid. Nothing a wet washcloth and deodorant couldn't handle.
And now for something completely different. In one hour (9:00 central) Trisha and I will be interviewed live on Bicycle Radio. You can – and totally should! – listen at http://bicycleradio.com. If you miss the show, you can download the podcast. While you're at it, check out their awesome archives, which include guests such as Ray LaHood and Gary Fisher!


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Hepatitis C - Pipeline Review, H2 2018
Global Markets Direct's latest Pharmaceutical and Healthcare disease pipeline guide Hepatitis C - Pipeline Review, H2 2018, provides an overview of the Hepatitis C (Infectious Disease) pipeline landscape.
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Global Markets Direct's Pharmaceutical and Healthcare latest pipeline guide Hepatitis C - Pipeline Review, H2 2018, provides comprehensive information on the therapeutics under development for Hepatitis C (Infectious Disease), complete with analysis by stage of development, drug target, mechanism of action (MoA), route of administration (RoA) and molecule type. The guide covers the descriptive pharmacological action of the therapeutics, its complete research and development history and latest news and press releases.
The Hepatitis C (Infectious Disease) pipeline guide also reviews of key players involved in therapeutic development for Hepatitis C and features dormant and discontinued projects. The guide covers therapeutics under Development by Companies /Universities /Institutes, the molecules developed by Companies in Pre-Registration, Phase III, Phase II, Phase I, IND/CTA Filed, Preclinical, Discovery and Unknown stages are 2, 10, 13, 11, 2, 47, 33 and 3 respectively. Similarly, the Universities portfolio in Phase II, Phase I, Preclinical and Discovery stages comprises 2, 1, 12 and 18 molecules, respectively.
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EMC adds file-level single instancing, Flash to Celerra
New EMC Celerra NAS series integrates replication with a new failback feature for VMware's Site Recovery Manager, handles file level dedupe and supports Flash solid state.
EMC Corp.'s Celerra is refreshing its multiprotocol arrays today as expected, with a new series of larger systems featuring file-level data reduction, integration with VMware Inc.'s disaster recovery (DR) application and support for Flash drives.
Integrated primary deduplication for files
The Celerra NS-120, NS-480 and NS-960 will replace the previous NS series models, and the new systems include built-in single instancing through code port from EMC Avamar and RecoverPoint. Brad Bunce, EMC's director of IP storage marketing, said a hashing operation was pulled in from Avamar, while a file-system crawler that identifies inactive files was ported from Kashya to provide automatic, file-level single instancing and policy-based compression on inactive files.
"It's not a bolt-on appliance or running in a separate memory space," Bunce said. "It's integrated in the Celerra base code."
Given the code port, it's not clear why Avamar's sub-file-level deduplication algorithms couldn't be pulled across as well. Bunce said there are plans on the roadmap for block-level dedupe in Celerra (EMC CEO Joe Tucci has pledged to add dedupe to all of the company's storage systems). EMC's principal rival in multiprotocol storage, NetApp, offers sub-file-level deduplication on primary storage volumes, but "there's more efficiency in file-level single instancing for general-purpose systems," Bunce said.
One analyst pointed out that there's a tradeoff to be made between data-reduction ratios and system performance. "In the future, both options could be beneficial for customers," said Steven Scully, research manager, disk storage systems at IDC.
Ready for Site Recovery Manager
The new NS series arrays are ready for integration with a new feature coming soon for VMware's Site Recovery Manager (SRM). The new SRM will offer automated failback, as well as failover for disaster recovery and business continuity purposes, which is a feature SRM users have been waiting for. Bunce said Celerra's replication has been certified to work with the automated failback process by letting VMware's vCenter Server execute replication operations through the array.
VMware isn't launching the new feature for SRM at VMworld Europe 2009 this week as EMC executives expected, but it is on the way. With the new Celerras, EMC is joining competitors, including IBM Corp. and 3PAR Inc., in offering native single instancing of VMware View (formerly VMware Desktop Infrastructure [VDI]) virtual workstation images through integration with Celerra's space-efficient snapshots.
EMC is also adding software features for compliance and system management to Celerra. Customers can set policies at the file-system level that will govern how long individual files are to be retained on the system, while a new non-spoofable clock will prevent deletion or modification of files until their retention period ends. A provisioning wizard will now automatically configure capacity added to the system after initial setup. Previously, Celerra offered automatic provisioning only during initial installation.
Bigger drives, more cache, Flash support
Hardware-wise, the new systems are based on the bigger, beefier Clariion CX4 models announced last year. The NS-120 scales to 120 drives and supports up to two NAS interface blades. The NS-480 scales up to 480 drives and four blades, while the NS-960 scales to 960 drives and up to eight blades. The system will be available as a diskless gateway (the NS-8), which supports up to eight blades and can be used to front Symmetrix and Clariion arrays.
Like the Clariion CX4 and DMX before it, the new NS series will support 73 GB and 146 GB Flash drives. Flash drives will begin shipping for the new NS arrays when they become available this week, according to Bunce.
Entry-level list pricing for an NS-120 with six 300 GB 15,000 rpm Fibre Channel drives, snapshot software, CIFS licenses and a single blade is $37,725.
Overlap among EMC storage systems
As with the CX4, overlap among EMC's storage hardware products with this release has become more pronounced. Like the CX4, the new NS capacity points overlap with the low end of the Symmetrix line, and the underlying Clariion hardware has also been given high-end features in recent years such as active-active controllers, quality-of-service controls and persistent write cache.
EMC launched its Atmos clustered system for file data last year, and that system could be seen as competitive with NAS. In addition, Celerra's compliance features move it onto the home turf of EMC's Centera CAS box. However, Bunce said the Celerra compliance features are meant for a low-end, files-only environment, while Centera offers more advanced application integration and support for block data.
EMC's Tucci said on an earnings call last year that he expects multiprotocol or unified storage systems to dominate the market, especially given the global economy.
EMC has already previewed a planned converged backup, replication and archiving box as a platform for its various data protection software titles. Could something similar be happening to primary storage?
David Hill, founder and principal analyst at Mesabi Group, said there will probably always be a need for specialization, at least in some markets.
"Multiprotocol storage is doing very well, especially for midsized environments," Hill said. "But large organizations that have been Fibre Channel-based aren't going to change, at least for the next few years."
Stay tuned, added Bunce. "You can see more evidence of convergence here, which brings great efficiency to our operations and the offering." That's not coincidence, he said, though going forward, "you'll still see finely differentiated products from EMC."


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Lunch for Lives
On 15 December 2018, over 200 people gathered at the Easts Rugby Club for the "Lunch for Lives".
Lunch for Lives is the initiative of a group of thirteen friends (Mary-Anne, Lucia, Daisy, Olivia, Georgie, Lizzie, Bailey, Louise, Lizzie, Claudia, Gemma, Harriet and Kate) who wanted to give back to society and decided to host a lunch to raise funds for Mary's House.
And what an amazing lunch it was – speakers included Emma Rossi (one of the founders of Mary's House) and Kara Dempsey, who generously shared her story. Lunch was enjoyed by all and with raffle sales and silent auctions over $13,000 was raised for Mary's House.
Thanks so much to the organising committee and all who attended the lunch. This money will help a family stay in Mary's House and start a new safe life.


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Finding beauty and function all with a 1 year old can be tricky.
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Overview WVPC's sanctuary is equipped to show slides and videos as well as audio files during a service or presentation.
There is a main projection screen in the front and two side monitors for the congregation. For presenters there is a rear screen as well as two monitors in front of the pews.
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Seth Munsey
- DVRT Master Instructor
- Original Strength Instructor
- Functional Movement Screen Specialist
- Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certification (RKC)
- USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
- Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Fitness Instructor
1. Show up and commit fully!
2. Don't take certifications just for the sake of taking a certification. Find things that will help you better your clients and help them achieve results.
3. Remember how important taking care of your MENTAL health is!
In this episode we talk with Seth Munsey, owner of Iron Republic, founder of Disc Golf Strong and Master Trainer for DVRT and Original Strength. Seth reminds us of the importance of committing 100% to what we are doing and not just showing up to be there, but really showing up with intent and purpose. Seth shares some great stories about how connecting and making learning a priority helped him build his business.
Seth also not only gives some great business advice to trainers starting out, but reminds us that training and being a coach isn't about your love for working out, but instead about your client and their goals. He reminds us that we not only have to pay attention to our clients physical health, but also their mental health as well!
Q: What's your favorite exercise?
Single Leg Deadlift
Q: What exercise do you hate…but love at the same time?
Kettlebell Snatch
Q: What is the best book you've ever read?
Legacy: 15 Lessons In Leadership
Q: What is your favorite Pump Up Song?
Q: If you could train with one person (alive or dead) who would it be?
Dan John
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CrowdMaster is a free, open-source crowd simulation add-on for Blender 3D. It was created by Peter Noble and John Roper. The software provides a node-based workflow for setting up crowd agents. These agents can be anything from simple primitives to rigged characters. It then assigns basic properties governing their behavior.
Learn more and download CrowdMaster here: http://jmroper.com/crowdmaster/index.html
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Every day more and more people are choosing alternative options for birthday, holiday, memorial and tribute gifts. Any gift to Ancient Oaks can be made as a memorial, honor or tribute gift. Your gift helps us achieve lasting results providing funding for habitat restoration projects in our local community.
You will receive a tax receipt and benefit. Ancient Oaks will gratefully acknowledge your gift by notify the person or family member you designate with a special card. For more information about making a memorial, tribute or honor gift contact Ancient Oaks at (224) 286-1312.
Memorials Dedicated To:
- In Memory of Patricia McGuinness from her daughter Mary Kozub
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Is It Time Yet
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Five or six scouts sit as if on a bench, with legs outstretched, right leg over left, arms folded across chest, eyes closed, heads nodding.
The six scouts are seated side by side on a bench, and appear to be dozing. The scout at one end has a watch. The scout at the opposite end "awakens", leans over to the scout next to him and asks, "Is it tahm, yet?" The second scout leans to the next scout and asks him, "Is it tahm, yet?". This continues to the last scout, who spits, and says, "nope". The "nope" is passed down the line to the first scout. They all return to dozing. The same question is repeated down the line a few more times, with the same "spit, nope" response. Finally, the scouts spits and says "yup". After the "yup" is passed back up the line, they all look at each other, yawn, and lift their right legs off their left, and switch, placing left over right. Then they all doze off again.
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You have the right under Ohio law to designate one person to have authority to make the decision of what to do with your body at the time of death. Why would you even need such a document?
- Your children disagree among themselves about the "proper" way to take care of you
- You are estranged from your family but have close friends who you trust;
- You are gay/lesbian and want your partner to manage your memorial and affairs after your death; or
- Your sister is living in China and can't be reached quickly but you trust your best friend.
Copies of this form for yourself and family will be available at the annual meeting, or you can call the office. Please fill one out now and keep it with your final papers.


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Shining Waters Family Fun Park
– 5 minute drive from Cavendish Bosom Buddies
Begin your adventure at the Lighthouse on the Wharf, a tribute to PEI's Seafaring History. Start your quest as you cross the ponds and enter into an enchanted land of excitement and adventure. Take an excursion through Adventure Woods: who knows what you may discover? Let your imagination take flight at the Out of This World Children's Disco in the UFO. If you dare, enter into the frightening unknown at the Haunted House. Search the Mirror Maze for someone other than yourself. Escape into the Storybook Forest, and explore the Witches' Cave. Cool off as you voyage into Shining Springs, PEI's premiere Waterslide Complex. Join the kids and splash your way through Turtle Cove. Journey over into Chester's Farmyard and experience the Cackle Revue, hayride and many small farm animals. Travel to Buccaneer Bay and attempt a mutiny on the always rockin' Renegade Pirate Ship. Experience the swashbuckling life of a pirate on a real Spanish galleon of your own. Be amused with the live entertainment in our outdoor theatre. Food and gifts are available throughout your journey. Let your imagination run wild and enjoy a full day of fun as a family, all at Shining Waters in Cavendish. Open July 1 – Labour Day.
Website: www.shiningwaterspei.com
Sandspit Cavendish Beach
– 5 minute drive from Cavendish Bosom Buddies
In the heart of Prince Edward Island, Sandspit Cavendish Beach is an exciting day of fun for all ages. Sandspit was opened in 1984 in the hopes of providing a high quality professionally operated family attractions for visitors of Prince Edward Island. Since then, Sandspit has expanded into the largest Amusement Park in Prince Edward Island. Boasting over 18 attractions, Sandspit features a huge rollercoaster, Can-AM go-kart track, many classic family rides, and so much more! Admission and parking are free of charge and great group rates are available. Everyday is bracelet day at Sandspit, the County Fair Bracelet gives riders unlimited, all day use of all park attractions except the go-karts and games. Sandspit is also a proud member of the MaritimeFun.com family of top attractions. Open June 17 – September 4.
Website: www.sandspit.com
Brackley Beach Drive In
– 20 minute drive from Cavendish Bosom Buddies
When was the last time you went to a drive in? Probably can't remember. Take the kids, some pillows and a sleeping bag and enjoy this classic. Show starts at 9:05 pm. Schedule offers tons of family films featuring new movies that change every week. The Brackley Drive-in generally opens for the season in mid-May and closes for the season in mid-September. They may, however, stay open one or two more weeks into the fall, depending on what movies are available. The picture is best viewed when parked at an angle to the screen, not too close to the canteen. Enjoy the show. Visit the website to check out the show schedule.
Website: drivein.ca/index.php3
Burlington Amusement Park
– 15 minute drive from Cavendish Bosom Buddies
Burlington Amusement park is Atlantic Canada's Premier Go-Kart Facility, featuring THREE tracks, and go-karts for all ages. We also offer many more attractions for the whole family. Our feature attractions are Thunderbolt Go-Karts racing on the longest track in Atlantic Canada, NASKARTS, racing on a fast oval. We are located in the heart of PEI's scenic North Shore, just minutes from Cavendish, Kensington and many of the island's top beaches. Admission and parking are free, and there is a canteen on site. Great group rates are available and we would be happy to help arrange your special events. Burlington Amusement Park is host to the Island Kart Club Racing Series, and the MPK Pro Kart Maritime Championship. We are also a proud member of the MaritimeFun.com family of top attractions.
Santa's Woods
Great for small children, we return every summer to see Santa, play backlit golf, go on the electric cars and play in the many play areas, decorate gingerbread cookies, view the bunnies, kitties, goats and chickens, play in the caged in Balls, jump on of one of many giant trampolines, fish in the mini-fish pond, stroll through the woods on a hot day, and parent's can relax while the kids are entertained. You can also return a second day free at any time during the summer. It's totally non-commercialized and not usually too busy. Bring your own hot dogs to BBQ!
Ripley's Believe it or not!
Do something extraordinary…Visit Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum and go on an unprecedented journey around the world. Touch a 20 foot section of the Berlin Wall and view a Jurassic sized Stegosaurus skeleton. Gaze at an exciting collection of wonders and curiosities, from the 4 foot jade carved ship, to the painted bat. This museum features over 200 exhibits in 12 galleries with 10 video screens. See us on TV. Meet the challenge on the 23 foot Rock Climbing Wall. Super savings on Miniature Golf combo tickets. Bring your camera and have fun in our climate controlled museum. Family, Group and Combo rates available. Open from May 23rd to September 28th.
Website: www.ripleys.com
Wax World of the Stars
Wax World of the Stars is the most unique House of Wax in Eastern Canada. Featuring realistic wax figures crafted by the world's top artisans. Come face to face with some of the most recognised stars in movies and television such as; Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Michael Jordan. Experience children's classics old and new – Shrek, Mike & Sully, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dorothy and the characters of Oz. Displayed in themed settings. You will be immersed in the lives of the rich and famous. Encounter interactives, innovative illusions, movie props, sound effects, videos and artefacts. Admire costume displays from the TV and movies….it's an adventure! Open from June 12th to September 18th.
Website: www.waxworldpei.com


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Black Magic to Control Your Mom | Mother
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Black Magic to Control Your Mom | Mother
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BAS Return Lodgements from $100* per BAS.
Lodgements are submitted electronically via Xero Tax portal. All BAS lodgements are checked and prepared by Denise Twigger, BAS Agent.


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Saturday, June 8th, 2018, 2:00 – 5:00 pm
meetup in front of the Bryant Park Fountain
Enter the Park up the stairs on 6th Ave. — aka Avenue of the Americas — between 40th and 42 streets.
FREE, of course. But please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-day-a-global-celebration-of-great-talk-tickets-43804841460
For further information: Ron Gross at firstname.lastname@example.com
Conversation Day is a global celebration of the joys and power of Great Talk! Help us join with our friends in London, Paris, Tokyo, and Kuala Lampur — by talking the talk here in the Big Apple! This annual gathering has been hailed as "one of the most exhilarating events of the summer" by The Successful Traveler
You'll have a choice of topics for discussion (or you can propose your own!), and join a table of 6-15 other lively-minded New Yorkers to share your thoughts, experiences, ideas, insights, and imaginings.
Directions: Take the B, D, F, or M train to 42nd Street/Bryant Park, or the 7 train to 5th Avenue.
This outdoor event is weather contingent: please check the website above http://www.conversationsnewyork.com at 8 a.m. on June 9th for final confirmation if conditions are problematical.


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CMchat Hosts the 1st Ever Live and Interactive Country Music Showcase at the Ryman via Google+!
As part of the annual Country Radio Seminar 2013, CMchat has teamed up with the historic Ryman Auditorium to host a special and unprecedented LIVE and interactive interview series! Via Google + hangouts CMchat's Jessica Northey will be hosting the country music artist showcase straight from the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, February 27th, and she'll be checking in with some really amazing folks like Jerrod Niemann, JT Hodges, Sunny Sweeney, Rose Falcon, Tyler Farr and many more! CMNB's MissMolly will be joining in from Fayetteville, AR as part of the twangout panel, and fans can get involved by submitting questions through Google +, Twitter, and Facebook! The live video will stream right here, and you can find complete details below!
CMchat LIVE Country Music Artist Showcase from the Ryman Auditorium.
About CMchat.
CMchat is the largest country music centric social media community, and its growing! Follow #CMchat on Twitter to stay up to speed on all things country, and tune in to Google+ every Monday night for special exclusive interviews with country stars, industry folks, and more!
Find the most current tour dates from our partners at Country Music On Tour, your trusted country concert ticket source!


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Russian Women Make Life More Interesting
Tired of the mediocre? Tired of settling for the mundane? Do you want a change in your life to make it more exciting? Well, dating a Russian woman is certain to guarantee you a change in your life. Now you might wonder where you can find such women. Where you find most of life's greatest treats, which is the Internet. Now before you go rushing over to your computer, remember that this may not always be easy sailing. Most of these Russian women may view you suspiciously initially. In fact, most of the women on Russian dating sites use it as an escape route to move away from an oppressive culture. Also, several of these websites host women criminals and are scams. Returning to the positive aspect of dating Russian women, you'll find most of them are not only beautiful but are also educated, open-minded, and do not mind living modestly. You may wonder why then, do these women not settle for men from their own country. Well, the answer to that is that Russian women are outnumbered by about 12 million.


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Jom Alpha Day 1
Sony organized an event for sony alpha users, here i am at the JOM ALPHA event.
everyone waiting at the cafeteria and enjoying refreshment while waiting for the event to start
it's begins with the speach and some seminar of photography
starting by the National Geography photographer. Michael Yamashita
Michael Yamashita photo sharing session.
look at the sony users.
i managed to take a photo with Michael Yamashita.
and follow by fashion show.. of practise shooting .
photoshooting event. oh, can participate on the competition too.
it's GUESS fashion show...
and this is the new beast just released from sony cage. the sony 500mm f4.0 G lens. it set to be the most expensive sony alpha lenses at the moment.
of couse, there is series of sony equipment on display.. hmph.. wait a minutes... is that...
yes it is!!! it's the up coming zeiss lens. the latest Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.4
when you come to out door. there is model and luxury car for you to photograph
Harley-Davidson make their way to here too
they also managed to invite Wing Chun to perform martial arts on stage.
wing chun in action.
another photo sharing session.
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text: Theatre Please note this event has already taken place and you are viewing an archived page of the Lakeside website.For a list of current events, exhibitions and workshops, please click on 'What's On' in the menu above Ancient Glass Professor Julian Henderson, Department of Archaeology at The University of Nottingham and specialist in ancient glass will discuss ancient glass and technology. Following this Mike Poole from Tillerman Beads will speak about about his experimental work in which he replicates ancient glass beads. Afterwards there will be the opportunity to examine glass from the Museum's collection. Talks are FREE and very popular. Please book your place in advance at the Box Office on 0115 846 7777


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By Wally Larson, originally posted at the Center for Faith and Work.
I'm a lawyer, but that's just the start of what God has called me to at work.
In May I graduated from the Center for Faith and Work's Gotham Fellowship program. Paul writes in Romans that "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." I think the Lord used the Gotham Fellowship to help me see how short I fall of God's glory in my work.
Before Gotham I relied upon God for "the big work things" — to have a job and keep a job. But it did not occur to me that every moment and thought and interaction at work should be subject to His reign. That's when I began to glimpse how short I was falling for how Jesus wanted me to approach my work.
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