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Fin Kennedy is an award-winning playwright, freelance dramaturg and producer and Co-Artistic Director of Tamasha. In the UK he has written for Soho Theatre, Sheffield Crucible, Southwark Playhouse, Half Moon, The Red Room and BBC Radio 4. His plays are also produced internationally. Since 2007 Fin has been writer-in-residence at Mulberry School in East London, for whom he has co-founded a theatre company and written seven plays. In 2009 they won a Scotsman Fringe First, the first time a school has received one. Fin is the founder of Schoolwrights, the UK's first playwrights-in-schools training scheme. www.finkennedy.co.uk
What first attracted you to the theatre?
It was joining a youth theatre, aged about 11. I went along because a friend was in it, but I soon got the bug. I acted in all sorts of shows then started to take an interest in directing and design. It wasn't long before playwriting followed after that. I stayed a member until I was 17, then went off to do Drama and English at University. At Uni I got a runners-up prize in one of the Royal Court's playwriting competitions. It was then that I thought 'I wonder if I could do this for a living?'. I still wonder that sometimes – it isn't easy making a living as a playwright!
What inspired you to become involved in working with schools?
One of my first jobs when I moved to London was working in the offices of Half Moon Young People's Theatre, where I first came into contact with all the great youth theatre work taking place in East London. After I went off to do an MA in Playwriting I returned to Half Moon as their writer-on-attachment. They ended up producing my first two teenage plays and touring them nationally (Locked In and We Are Shadows in 2006 and 2008). That led to contact with Mulberry School for Girls who invited me to become their writer-in-residence. I initially signed up for one term but nearly ten years later I am still working with them! We've created seven plays together, been to the Edinburgh Fringe three times, won a Scotsman Fringe First and had all our plays published by Nick Hern Books. Along the way we've given voice to a group of East London Bangladeshi teenagers you rarely hear from in the mainstream. I'm hugely proud of that strand of my work. Schoolwrights is the latest phase – opening Mulberry up as a training base for other writers seeking education experience.
How did Schoolwrights evolve and why did you think it important to start now?
Schoolwrights was an attempt to create a legacy and ongoing life for the work I started at Mulberry – by bringing the school into contact with a new generation of playwrights who they can develop work with. But it also fulfils a demand among playwrights for managed and quality-controlled education training (education work can be very ad hoc and the quality of the experience can vary hugely). Schoolwrights also builds in professional development for teachers – they are asked to direct the plays and receive a masterclass from a professional director to support them in doing so. The principle of Schoolwrights is parity of esteem: the teachers, writers and students are all creative equals and all learn from one another. There is also parity among the venues – the plays are showcased in schools but also at professional venues on their main stages. So it's very much a hybrid project, aimed at bringing young people's work into the mainstream on an equal footing. The timing is important too – cuts to the arts mean more unemployed writers, while attacks on arts subjects in schools mean Drama teachers are under pressure and need some support from the professional theatre industry to champion their subject. Schoolwrights aims to capitalise on this by bringing the sectors together to celebrate what can be achieved when theatre and education work together as equal partners.
Is it different from other schools projects?
Yes, Schoolwrights is a playwright-led project. The kids don't write the plays – other schemes exist to do that. In Schoolwrights the students contribute closely to the creation of the plays by taking part in workshops with the writers, but the writers write the final scripts. I train the writers as workshop leaders, something writers are rarely asked to do but which can really sustain a freelance career. So the resulting plays are a genuine synthesis of professional polish and raw teenage energy. The young people also perform the plays. The process they have been through means they take real ownership of them from the start.
What do you find most interesting about the process?
This is the first full pilot year of the scheme and we have learned a lot! It has been interesting to see the very different energy each writer brings to the process and how that impacts on the ideas generated. We've got a hugely diverse bunch of plays and I can't wait to show them off. All are very different to how I write for young people – but that has been the whole point! Longer term I want Schoolwrights to generate a new movement of playwrights working in schools, with all the glorious diversity of processes, forms and content which that entails. Playwrights and young people get a lot out of working together in this way, but what they can come up with together is infinitely varied, and differs each time you put them together. That's hugely exciting to me.
Did anything surprise you?
The quality of the work across the board has been outstanding. I thought there might have been one or two duff plays but there really hasn't been. I'm thrilled – because we want to explore digital publishing opportunities too, so that other schools can benefit. What was a bit of a shock was the insanely complicated logistics of getting seven short plays across five schools rehearsed up and programmed across three venues – but then perhaps I should have foreseen that! Luckily I have an excellent stage manager. A good stage manager is worth their weight in gold.
How did you fundraise?
OffWestEnd.com's very own Sofie Mason was instrumental in the fundraising. I certainly couldn't have done it on my own. Sofie got us started by securing an initial gift from a private donor – whose house I had to visit to clinch the deal! But that was an essential kick-start because then we had an amount in the bank which we could ask trusts and foundations to match. It took two years but we got there in the end with a patchwork approach, including the Writers' Guild Foundation, the Mackintosh Foundation, the Herbert Smith Trust, Tamasha and Arts Council England. Some of OWE's other loyal supporters like Bill and Nini Aldridge and Steven Prevezer also made generous donations. In future, we hope to grow the scheme by getting a three-year commitment from a larger trust – with probably some private donors in the mix. Watch this space…
What are you the most proud of in your first year of Schoolwrights?
I'm proud to have got the scheme up and running at all in the middle of a recession. We know now that it works. The model I spent years dreaming up and then refining is now up on its feet and generating great plays and great experiences for the young people involved. That's a great start and we can grow it in all sorts of exciting ways, such as expanding it to schools outside London.
What has been the response from the students and school teachers?
They've loved it – can you imagine having a professional playwright come into your school and write a play specially for you and your friends to perform, and get a say in the characters and story? They're all so excited about the performances coming up at Rich Mix and Soho Theatre. The teachers have had a blast too. It's a busy time of year for them with exams but they've never given less than 100%. There's a huge appetite for this sort of crossover work among Drama teachers, and for meaningful contact with the professional theatre industry.
Do you hope to continue the project?
Definitely. We're taking a break for the next school year because I want to properly evaluate this year's scheme, plus we need to do a whole load more fundraising. But from September 2015 we will be starting it again – probably outside of London too. We're in discussion with a consortium of theatres in the north-west who are keen to run a Manchester-based version. I've also had interest from getting a Scottish version off the ground… We will basically do it as often as we can afford to. I'd also like to multiply myself, by having writers who have been through the scheme once project manage future versions. My ambition is for Schoolwrights to become Tamasha's flagship education programme.
During the launch year of Schoolwrights, you were appointed co-director of Tamasha – congratulations! Can you tell our readers a bit about your plans for the company?
Tamasha is at a really exciting moment in its history. We're a national touring company with a 25-year history telling stories and nurturing artists overlooked by the mainstream – historically from the British Asian diaspora. Tamasha commissioned and toured the original production of East Is East and more recently has launched the careers of writers like Ishy Din whose play Snookered we toured nationally in 2012. The British Asian focus had already started to widen prior to my arrival, and while that will always be the bedrock of the company, the focus will continue to broaden.
We're interested in making work located along what I call the 'cultural fault lines' of contemporary society; new plays of social significance which chart the great tectonic forces of our time, and how they impact individual lives. Culture is the buzz-word because everything and everyone has a culture, from ethnic groups, to social classes, to UK regions, to powerful institutions. We've just had a clutch of rave reviews for My Name Is, a powerful verbatim play by my co-Artistic Director Sudha Bhuchar about the real-life Molly Campbell case. That will be touring nationally in September and October.
Our projects for 2015-18 haven't been announced yet but there's a lot been going on behind the scenes. I'm incredibly excited with how my first season is shaping up. Watch this space for an announcement – OffWestEnd.com will be the first to know!
TO BOOK TICKETS FOR SCHOOLWRIGHTS please go to:
Rich Mix 2.30pm amd 7.30pm Saturday 21 June:
http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/event/schoolwrights-a-festival-of-short-plays-from-east-london and 020 7613 7498
Soho 7.30pm Monday 23 June:
http://sohotheatre.com/whats-on/schoolwrights and 020 7478 0100
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Top 10 mobile messaging campaigns of Q2
Mobile messaging moved to the forefront of marketing in the second quarter of 2016 via tactics meant to connect with users in a more organic manner by being cognizant of how they are already behaving.
Chatbots and artificial intelligence are quickly becoming disruptive and pervasive. Marketers are tapping third-party apps and live chats within their own platforms to engage with consumers at multiple touch points.
Kik, Facebook Messenger and WeChat are becoming increasingly popular with brands, especially now that platforms such as Kik have a chatbot store for users to browse marketers they can connect with. Meanwhile, other marketers are creating content such as emojis for users to share with friends and family.
Here are the top 10 mobile messaging stories from the second quarter of 2016, in alphabetical order.
American Express members are now managing credit accounts and customer service via a Facebook Messenger chatbot for a convenient experience in a conversational manner for those on the go.
Cardholders are now able to get real-time messages and answers to questions for everything related to their credit with American Express. Chatbots are so pervasive that they are now being adopted by financial brands.
The chatbot will notify users regarding purchases made on their Amex cards to Facebook Messenger users that opt in.
Comedy Central?s Broad City took to mobile messaging by providing users with a keyboard to trade content in relation to the show such as GIFs, stickers, show clips and emojis of the cast and show themes.
The keyboard, developed by Snaps, is focusing more on GIFs after the developer entered into a partnership with Giphy. The Snaps platform solidifies long-lasting relationships with fans by adding GIFs into their keyboards, which is resonating highly with millennials.
Fans of Broad City are able to share up-to-date GIFs and emojis that stay current with new episodes of the show.
Staples, Fandango, 1800Flowers and CNN were some of the first brands to tap Facebook Messenger?s large audience as part of a chatbot push that came in April.
Consumers are looking for a more intimate and convenient interaction with brands, which Facebook?s launch provides. Users are now able to complete a wide range of tasks such as purchasing flowers, finding films playing nearby and receiving customer service without having to leave the app.
For instance, gift retailer 1800Flowers mixed its chatbot with live customer service support in a bid to answer customers? questions, make gifting suggestions, process orders, send shipping updates and provide gift reminders.
Another huge push for chatbots this quarter was H&M, Sephora and Weather Channel?s quick adoption of Kik?s Bot Shop that created more visibility for users to find their messaging accounts.
The brands were among a number of brands that appeared in the Bot Shop marketplace, which drives discovery and use as chatbots gain steam. Kik launched its Bot Shop in April, which takes the form of an app store for users to better find chatbot offerings from official marketers and was created in partnership with Imperson,
H&M, Sephora and Weather Channel were a few of the big-name marketers that have existing chatbots on Kik and chose to gain more followers through the Bot Shop, a smart move considering comedy brand Funny or Die saw 1.5 million Kik users interact with its chatbot within its first three months in 2014.
The Limited garnered 7,840 chats per month through its live chat feature on its mobile and desktop Web site, of which 19.2 percent came from mobile.
As customer service lines become outdated, The Limited is maintaining a positive relationship with customers by giving them a more modern and easier method of connecting. The experience is indicative of how users are already interacting and removes the need for consumers to interrupt their day to complete a customer service action.
The Limited?s chat saw positive results by creating an experience that does force consumers to change their behavior. Order values averaging at $133 from customers interacting via chat, compared to an average of $106 for those who did not.
Meredith?s user-generated food content platform Allrecipes sent messages to Marc?s grocery stores shoppers with a beacon campaign that shared recipe ideas when users were likely looking for dinner ideas.
Allrecipes Dinner Spinner app users who were shopping at Marc?s received push notifications while in its bricks-and-mortar locations in Ohio. The campaign targeted consumers at a time when they were more likely to engage by sharing relevant recipes that were trending to help decide on grocery lists and purchases.
The messages pinged users who entered beacon-equipped Marc?s stores and shared recipes and ingredients with users that were trending at that moment.
Pepsi recently made a move to target modern consumers with a campaign centric to mobile messaging and valuing emojis that boast its iconic brand colors.
The soda brand designed a series of emojis for users to share on social media and messaging apps but also modeled them on the soda?s packaging, Instagram photography and in a series of seven-second clips on social media that celebrated cultural events. The PepsiMoji content rollout is one level of its summer campaign, which it promoted through an installation at Milan Fashion Week that featured the emojis and an onsite photo booth for social sharing.
Mobile messaging users and fans of Pepsi were able to share messages that featured the emoji keyboard. The new icons feature the iconic Pepsi colors, blue, red and white.
Along with the Bot Shop, Sephora made a big push to drive users to the mobile messaging platform Kik with a contest that asked users three questions to garner shopper insights.
The retailer was able to grab a wide range of information from shoppers through the contest to help tailor future services. Sephora was able to promote the contest through its social media accounts to attract more users on its chatbot platform.
Participants were entered for a chance to win a $100 gift card by answering three questions in regards to their in-store shopping habits.
TD Bank also took to Facebook Messenger for customer service by allowing users to ask questions for any banking need.
During work hours on Facebook Messenger, customers can contact that bank for customer service instead of having to call a customer service line. The chat experience allows users to receive speedy responses and personalized experience.
The program operates the same as a customer service phone line, but users do not have to stop what they are doing or be put on hold to ask a quick question.
Disney created an interactive dialogue with fans of animated film Zootopia, also on Facebook Messenger, by having solve crimes in a short game while to promote the film's DVD release.
The Zootopia fan page on Facebook chatted with users and brought them into the storyline of the film through a subplots in a game-like experience. The experience was geared towards children and boasts well with them, which is the main audience of the film.
The Facebook Messenger chat had users talk with an automated version of Zootopia?s main character Judy Hopps, a police officer in the fictional town. The chatbot game made users a part of the story by having them solve small cases based on clues given by Judy.


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Another Dire Global Warming Effect: 10 Times As Many Ocean Dead Zones
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We've written about the subject of ocean dead zones on a number of occasions—basically that they're expanding because of human activity, fertilizer run-off, other factors—but new research indicates that we may be writing about them even more. Chalk it up to global warming:
Global Warming-Caused Dead Zones Could Last Thousands of Years
Danish scientists have found that because of unchecked global warming, low-oxygen areas of the ocean could increase 10 times or more. And unlike coastal dead zones caused by human activity, which could recover if the activity that's causing the dead zone is controlled, the dead zones caused by global warming could remain for thousands of years.
Science Codex summed up the implications of this:
Extreme events of ocean oxygen depletion leading to anoxia are thought to be prime candidates for explaining some of the large extinction events in Earth history including the largest such event at the end of the Permian 250 million years ago.
Furthermore, as suboxic zones expand, essential nutrients are stripped from the ocean by the process of denitrification. This in turn would shift biological production in the lighted surface layers of the ocean toward plankton species that are able to fix free dissolved nitrogen. This would then lead to large, unpredictable changes in ocean ecosystem structure and productivity, on top of other large unpredictable changes to be expected from ocean acidification, the other great oceanic consequence of high atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from fossil fuel burning.
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Ocean Dead Zones
Ocean 'Dead Zones' Increasing: 400 Oxygen-Deprived Areas Now Exist
Tropical Dead Zones Set to Expand by 50% Under Climate Change
Corn Ethanol Worsens Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
A Primer of Global Warming-Caused Marine Dead Zones


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Let's help them by buying a glass of lemonade!
Children all across our area face challenges to growing up. Some of those children are involved in the foster care system. And some of those children have been matched to a trained, compassionate CASA, who represents their best interests, working for them to find a safe and successful future. A Court Appointed Special Advocate gives support and guidance to children involved in the abuse and neglect court system through volunteer advocacy.
Join us this month as we host a Virtual Lemonade Stand to support Winnebago County CASA. Our goal is to recruit, train and support Advocates to assist and guide the still 800 children waiting for an advocate to be matched to them. Be a part of our mission and buy a glass of virtual lemonade today! Your tax deductible contribution will be used to help train new advocates to serve our children.
And for a special, refreshing treat, throughout July, caring community members will be hosting an actual Lemonade stand in our area! Be sure to follow our Facebook posts for the exact locations, and stop by to buy a cool, refreshing glass of lemonade!
Thank you in advance for taking these children into your heart!


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Online College Homework Help: Basic Rules To Remember
Seeking online help with your college homework? Follow these simple rules for the best results.
- Consider legal options.
- Be ready to spend your time, or money, or both.
- Check each website's credibility.
- Know your needs.
- Be aware of risks and possible consequences.
If you are concerned about the ethical side of online homework help, there is good news. You can use a service that does not complete your assignments for you, but just explains it. Actually, this is your teacher's job; but when his or her explanations are not enough, this is where online tutors step in. Even your instructor would not blame you if it comes out that you are using tutorship services; he or she would only praise you for the extra effort you put in to improving your knowledge of this subject.
There is free homework help on the Web, there is fast help, and there is expert help. However, there is no way a particular service can combine more than two of these features. If you need free and fast help go to discussion boards, where the correctness of answers there is never guaranteed. Writing services, and online tutors, are experts that can do a great job for your money. Although they might complete part of an assignment for free, as a marketing technique, these responses don't usually come promptly, and you have to opt in well in advance.
The homework help market today, is full of scammers as well as decent helpers. To separate one from the other, you will need to do a bit of research. Check what customer guarantees are offered by the website. Compare their fees with those of their competitors. Look up the service's name on essay scammer lists (they can easily be found with the help of a search engine). Give preference to companies that operate legally, in your country, and have a valid state registration number – it should be mentioned in their contacts section.
Before you start looking for homework help, determine what exactly you want to get. Your assignment completed? A particular theory or concept explained? Your questions answered? By understanding what you want to achieve, you can assess whether the service has met your expectations and whether it makes sense to use it again.
If you use an essay writing service that offers ridiculously low prices, there is a high probability that the paper will be plagiarized or of low quality. If you use such services, on a regular basis, you might fall behind in your studies and show poor results on tests. Anyway, it is your choice, and you are fully responsible for it.


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My name is Angela and I have a 17 month old daughter, Joss, and I blog about our journey through mother/daughter-hood, juggling work with study and family life, and home cooking on a budget.
As the weather is taking a turn back to cold and grey I have two recipes to warm you up, a hearty main course and a good old hot pud, put them together and you have a warming Sunday dinner!
Hearty Chicken Casserole with Herby Dumplings
Ingredients (serves 4)
8 chicken thighs/drumsticks
1 tbsp plain flour
2 carrots, sliced
2 leeks, sliced
2 sweet potatoes sliced
½ turnip, diced
500ml chicken stock
150g self-raising flour
60g shredded suet (beef or vegetable, as preferred)
Dash of cold water
1 tbsp mixed italian herbs
Pinch of salt and pepper to taste
Mix self raising flour with shredded suet and dried herbs, then stir in cold water, a tablespoon at a time, until you get a soft pliable dough, divide into small balls and set aside
Toss the chicken pieces gently in the plain flour. Heat olive oil in a casserole dish and fry the chicken until brown all over. Remove the chicken add your carrots, leeks, sweet potatoes and turnip to the pan. When the veg starts to soften slightly return the chicken to the pan, add the stock and a little salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Once bubbling turn the heat down and simmer for 30 minutes with the lid on.
Remove the casserole dish lid and pop your dumplings on top, cover and simmer for another 20 mins, I like to finish my casserole with a quick bake in the oven as we like crispy dumplings, but you could just serve as it is! I like to have a green veg on the side, usually broccoli.
Spiced Plum, Apple & Blackberry Crumble
Ingredients (serves 4)
4-5 ripe plums stones removed and chopped into small pieces
Two handfuls of blackberries
1 large cooking apple sliced thinly
150g plain flour
150g softened butter
80g brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
50ml water
50g porridge oats if liked
Preheat oven to 180 degrees c
Mix together sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger and vanilla extract. Add the plain flour and butter and rub the butter in until the mixture resembles rough breadcrumbs, add your oats if using and mix roughly. In a buttered dish mix together all of your fruit, I like my crumble with a bit of a bite, but you can sugar your fruit if preferred, add 50 ml water
Top with the crumble mix and bake for one hour or until the fruit bubbles up through the crumble topping, serve alone, with custard or Joss' fave, with vanilla ice-cream


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Bucket List Item #10…
Eat Tonga Toast at the Kona Cafe
When you think of Walt Disney World and food, there are a few iconic items that might come to mind:
…but if you take it one step further, there is a second level of Disney food items that command cult-like followings, including:
Now, as an avid fan of food, I am almost embarrassed to admit this, but here it is: I have NEVER had Tonga Toast! I mean, c'mon, that Disney Parks blog post even said, "We can't imagine there's any Disney fan who hasn't tasted the indulgent Tonga Toast, on the menu at Disney's Polynesian Resort since 1971." WHOOPS!
So, I plan to remedy that this upcoming vacation with a reservation already placed for the Kona Cafe…I know! Finally! I am incredibly stoked about joining the club – after all, how can you go wrong with cinnamon and sugar?
What's your favorite Disney food/snack?
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Depth of Phil (2010)
- Studio: Independent
- Release: March 15, 2010
- Director: Jack Daniel Stanley
- Writer: Jack Daniel Stanley
- Cast: Gary Chason, Sue Rock, Luis Moncivias, Brandon Boggs, Chris Higgins, Megan Vestal, Parker Danks
Video archive for the film Depth of Phil, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Happy viewing!
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- Endesa, through its renewable energies division, Enel Green Power España (EGPE), has signed the purchase of five wind farms in Galicia and Catalonia from Gestinver for €178 million (including debt repayments).
- This deal brings Endesa's renewable generation capacity to 1,806 MW in Spain, comprising 1,749 MW of wind power, 43 MW of small hydropower, and 14 MW of other renewable energy sources.
Endesa, through its renewable energies division, Enel Green Power España (EGPE), has signed the purchase of 132 MW of wind power capacity through the acquisition of five wind farms located in Galicia and Catalonia.
The deal was agreed with Elawan Energy and Genera Avante for a price of €178 million, including debt repayments, and brings Endesa's share of the Spanish wind power market to almost 8 percent.
According to Endesa CEO, José Bogas, "This latest acquisition reinforces our commitment to renewable energies in Spain, following the two main allocations in last year's auctions. These new, high-quality assets are already operational and therefore have a direct and significant positive impact on out EBITDA".
The two Catalan farms (Les Forques, 30 MW, and Montargull, 44 MW) are located in the Province of Tarragona, and have a combined capacity of 74 MW. The other three Galician farms (Farrapa, 20 MW; Peña Revolta, 14 MW; and Pousadoiro, 23.5 MW) are in the Province of Lugo, and have a combined capacity of 57.5 MW. The average capacity factor for the five plants is above 28%. The closing of this operation is foreseen in the next months, once they fulfill the conditions foreseen in this type of operation.
Endesa will integrate the new plants into its own structure, given that the assets acquired require no additional investment and it is not necessary therefore to increase costs, adding value through economies of scale. Operations and maintenance improvements, as well as the integration in its energy management system, made the deal even more attractive.
Following the sale, Endesa now manages more than 1,806 MW of renewable capacity in Spain: 1,749 MW of wind energy, 43 MW of small hydro, and 14 MW of other renewable energy technologies. EGPE's farms currently generate around 4 TWh of emission-free energy per year.
The new acquisitions
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|#2 plantas – 74 MW
|Two wind farms – 74 MW
Other projects
As well as the wind farms and renewable generation facilities already in operation, a further 879 MW of new renewable capacity will be added, which Endesa was allocated in the two solar and wind capacity auctions held by the government last year, signifying an investment of around €870 million.
The allocation consists of 339 MW of solar capacity in Murcia and Badajoz and 540 MW of wind capacity in Aragon, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, and Galicia.
The new projects under development will come on stream in 2019 and will generate approximately 1,750 GWh from wind and 640 GWh from solar sources.
All will sell their energy on the Spanish market and the government will offer incentives through annual capacity payments, securing ongoing returns over the 25-year working life of the farms.
This deal is part of the 2017-2020 Strategic Plan unveiled by Endesa on 22 November, in which the company reaffirmed its support for full decarbonisation of its mix by 2050 and further investments in renewables, in line with the strategy of the Enel Group to which it belongs.


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It's not often, after a decade in this business, that I can tell you I saw something on a charter yacht that was completely new and interesting. But that's exactly what happened late yesterday afternoon as I sat in the pilothouse of the new Delta motoryacht Katya with her captain. The 151-footer is making her world premiere here […]
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A quick blog post for you all this morning from the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which opens to media and VIPs in a few hours (and to the general public tomorrow). I walked the docks for a few hours last night, talking with charter brokers from various companies as they prepared for today's press events. To […]
The Triton Launches New Website
On October 28, the yacht crew newspaper The Triton launched this groovy new website.
As you read this, I am on a plane bound from New York to Florida for the 50th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. As you can see from the photograph above (which is of last year's sprawling show), I'm going to have more than a few boats to get onboard and tell you about […]
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Visit the Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charter Website Iguana at Allan's Cay In the Exuma Island chain on a small deserted cay called Allan's Cay is a colony of the rare black iguanas, called the Bahamian Rock Iguana, or the Bahamian Dragon. The adults of this iguana subspecies are a dull gray black and can […]
The magnificent motor vessel Outback is considering traveling to the America's Cup in the UAE, starting 08th February 2010. This lovely 58 meter luxury yacht would be the perfect yacht for viewing the action with space and excellent crew. Interested clients wiill need to act soon since Outback will only reposition if there are charters […]
Panthalassa Prepares to Launch
Hot off the digital press from management company Camper & Nicholsons International come these computer-generated renderings of Panthalassa, a 184-foot sailing yacht that is scheduled to launch from Italy's Perini Navi shipyard on November 14. She is being promoted as the only Perini of her size with six guests cabins. Early marketing materials also say […]
10 Must-Visit Caribbean Beaches
On October 26, the blog Afar posted this list of 10 Caribbean beaches that even the locals love.
On October 26, YachtWorldCharters.com posted this article about the Perini Navi sailing yacht Feicita West. (She's one of our all-time favorites on CharterWave. Here's our own review.)


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A British-born art world celebrity and provocateur has tagged Detroit — most prominently a crumbling wall at the derelict Packard plant. A stenciled work shows a forlorn boy holding a can of red paint next to the words "I remember when all this was trees."
Artists from the 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios, a feisty grassroots group, quickly excavated the 7-by-8-foot, 1,500-pound cinder block wall with a masonry saw and forklift and moved the piece to their grounds near the foot of the Ambassador Bridge in southwest Detroit. This has sparked an intense debate about the nature of graffiti art, including complicated questions of meaning, legality, value and ownership. Some say the work should be protected and preserved at all costs. Others say that no one had a right to move it — and that the power and meaning of graffiti art is so intrinsic to its location that to relocate it is to kill it.
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SeeBeyond and Siebel demo CRM-BPM integration
SeeBeyond and Siebel are teaming up on a new demonstration center to showcase the combination of the two companies' technologies with legacy IBM OS/390 systems. Could a tighter union be in the works?
Siebel and SeeBeyond are launching a European demonstration center to showcase Siebel's Universal Application Network. The center is designed to let prospective customers view a real-time demonstration running end-to-end business processes across Siebel eBusiness Applications, SAP R/3, custom-built warehouse management systems, Oracle's Transportation Management system and legacy IBM OS/390 systems. The facility is located at SeeBeyond's European headquarters in Bracknell, UK, with additional demonstration centers planned for the second half of the year in Paris and Frankfurt.
Context: SeeBeyond claims it already has a lot of customers in common with Siebel – Kate Mitchell, senior VP of marketing and business development for SeeBeyond, told us they had 40 customers and 60 joint implementations.
The new center is designed to enable existing customers to understand what is compelling about the Universal Application Network in a working environment, and to show CEOs and COOs the benefits to be accrued from business process management. Both Siebel and SeeBeyond are hoping the center will help them more deeply penetrate existing customer accounts and attract new customers.
In the midst of a weak IT spending environment, sales execution is increasingly becoming a key differentiator in a very competitive integration software market. We believe SeeBeyond has one of the more aggressive sales strategies, and the demonstration center is a further example of SeeBeyond's efforts to penetrate vertical markets in the future.
Competition: SeeBeyond faces stiff competition from IBM, Tibco, Vitria and webMethods, all of which are tweaking their own products to cater to the business processes defined in Siebel's library. Siebel says it will take three to six months for up to 200 processes to be defined and built into the various integration servers.
Siebel's Universal Application Network architecture calls for an integration server component that coordinates the communications between Siebel and other applications and systems. Siebel says it is willing to work with all five of the EAI vendors, but privately it has admitted it will actively go to market with offerings from two or maybe three vendors at most.
SeeBeyond's eGate Integrator provides a robust and scalable infrastructure for executing the standards-based business processes delivered by Universal Application Network. The company's software stack also includes some spiffy business process management (BPM) workflow functionality that it hopes with turn existing and prospective customers' heads.
SeeBeyond's stiffest competition will come from IBM. Big Blue is upgrading its CrossWorlds InterChange Server to become the component that links Web services-based business processes that encompass Siebel applications and other external systems. CrossWorlds' presence in SAP accounts, especially within manufacturing industries, will help persuade many Siebel customers that IBM is the best choice as the integration server. IBM is Siebel's largest and most strategic partner, and it is likely that the vast majority of any Universal Application Network customers will be joint IBM-Siebel customers – this would provide the quickest way to demonstrate the initiative's viability.
Business model: In addition to getting paid for server licenses, integration vendors hope that by being part of Siebel's Universal Application Network they can sell additional software components to Siebel customers.
The announcement comes at a time when spending conditions within the enterprise are showing little sign of improvement from Q1, and when the potential recovery in IT spending is looking as though it will come much later in the year (Q4), rather than early in the second half as originally thought.
Integration vendors are finding the environment particularly challenging. The complexity and cost often associated with application integration software means that deals are often larger in size and the technology offers slower return on investment (ROI) than other software sectors.
While the word from enterprises and systems integrators is that EAI software remains a priority and strategic focus for many businesses going forward, it is the technology's complexity and implementation costs that have made it challenging for leading pure-play vendors like Tibco, Vitria, webMethods and SeeBeyond.
Those integration vendors with a diversified customer focus and some new areas of strength, like the government sector, can expect to survive the current downturn.
It is an important point, and one that Mitchell raised. SeeBeyond has been working to make inroads in nontraditional sectors like consumer packaged goods and retail. Retek provides retail application software, including CRM, merchandising, supply chain management and logistics. SeeBeyond has embedded its software in Retek's retail packages. Not only does this help SeeBeyond make progress in vertical markets, it should also help the company leverage those verticals with a more ubiquitous, horizontal software stack in the future.
Conclusion: SeeBeyond is gaining traction and penetration within vertical industries. It has one eye over its shoulder as it prepares for the notion of industry crossover. SeeBeyond thinks we are at the point where large industries want to trade across boundaries. The EAI/B2Bi/BPM software landscape continues to change rapidly. Expect additional vertical industry announcements from SeeBeyond over the coming months.
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Hello Kitty Bluetooth Wireless Speaker System Review
Instead of carrying around a boombox like in the 80's or a cd player in the 90's whenever you wanted to hear some music, kids now have their iPods. I was recently asked to review the awesome Hello Kitty Bluetooth Wireless Speaker System which I knew would be a perfect early Christmas gift for Alana. This speaker works with all Bluetooth-enabled devices by connecting wirelessly and makes for a perfect stocking stuffer this holiday.
Measuring quite small, your tunes can go wherever you choose without taking up much room in a bag or purse. Working with pretty much every smartphone, tablet, music player with Bluetooth capability, smartphone, iPad®/iPod®, mp3 players, notebooks, and eReaders. Use the auxiliary input jack and cable to connect to even more devices.
This little speaker sure packs a punch and the quality is clear as anything. Best part is you can take your music anywhere without restrictions. You will be the life of the party because no matter how many people or how loud the crowd is you will still be able to hear your jams!
I had planned on giving this to Alana as a stocking stuffer but she has officially taken over it. She is able to take it to her friends houses and parties or in the summer even to the beach. My sister even wants one now so you see these are even great for those of all ages.
Cost: $39.99
Recommendation: It seems a little pricy at first when you look at size but in all honesty because it is compatible with just about anything you already have, I'd say the price is worth it. It would definitely make for a great stocking stuff for just about anyone of any age!
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It's not Christmas at Reno Type until Nancy Peppin brings a plate of her (in)famous gingerbread slugs. We've worked with Nancy in many capacities over the years. We do her limited edition giclee prints, we've typeset books and scanned photos. And, we've enjoyed her slugs, too.
Nancy has created a large body of work focusing on Hostess products, most notably the Twinkie. With the demise of the Hostess company in the news recently, it seems her work has attracted national attention. We recently produced another six prints of her piece "The Last Snack." Not surprising after the work was featured in the national media.
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Begin problem solving with precision statements
In an earlier blog (The value of using data) we discussed the importance of using data and the particular methods and types of data that are helpful to school teams to implement SW-PBIS. We pointed out that there are many different types of data available to schools, so we advised teams to focus on data that answer two broad questions:
(1) Are we implementing SWPBIS with fidelity?
(2) Does it make a difference for the students and school climate?
In this blog we are going to discuss how to use "precision statements" as the framework for problem solving and action planning. We plan to illustrate how to develop these statements with student behavior data. In the next blog we will describe the overall problem solving process using these statements.
Readers will understand the difference between Primary and Precision statements and learn how to write a Precision Statement for their school.
Primary versus Precision statements
- Primary Statements tend to be general descriptors of broad problems or status.
- A precision statement is a concise; data based description of an existing problem and current status. Because it is based on objective data, a precision statement moves us away from talking or planning based on subjective, non-measurable problems.
Advantage of Precision Statements
According to the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) approach (University of Oregon) precision statements define the current status of student behavior by answering the questions of what, where, when who and why. The obvious benefits are that we use data and define the problem specifically enough that we can target our actions and resources.
Primary and precision statements apply to student behavioral data (ODR), academic data and implementation data. We will share an example using student office referral data.
Primary Statement
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|There were too many office referrals
|The most frequent referral last year was disruptive behavior (65%) answers (what) 15% of referrals occurred in morning advisory (where) from 8:15-8:45 AM (when), 35% of referrals were 9thgrade male students (who) to gain peer attention (why).
Next steps for teams
When you meet to review progress in student behavior, your team may start with some general descriptions of what's going on in your school. Resist the urge to start planning based on these general perceptions.
Drill down into your school-wide student behavior data and answer the questions:
What (what are the behaviors)
Where (where are the behaviors observed)
When (what time and what day are the behaviors observed)
Who (who are the students exhibiting the behaviors)
Why (what motivation seems associated with the behaviors)
Answering these 5 questions will vastly improve the quality of your planning and the value of your outcomes. Your action plan will target specific, well-defined needs and use staff time efficiently in developing solutions.by


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This Underrated National Park Just Might Be The Most Beautiful Place in Michigan
With Michigan being the size that it is, there are countless underrated gems that you've likely never explored. We know that's the case for us, which is why we're constantly on the hunt for the many hidden treasures that make up the Great Lakes State.
Isle Royale National Park is one such gem that we'd like to talk about. Have a look.
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By KASSI DJEINZOU AUGUSTIN
Prisons are defined as buildings where people are kept as punishment for crime they have committed or while they are waiting for trial. International CURE even believes that prisons are used only for those who absolutely must be incarcerated. From "long walk to freedom" Nelson Mandela states that prisons are designed to break one's spirit and destroy one resolve.
Today, in spite of multiple sensibilizations and efforts made in our countries and all over the world, Human Right advocates still become indignant before the pitiful, inhumane, miserable and infernal conditions related to the prisons. For this reason, a need to carry out adequate and genuine prison reforms is necessary.
In our different countries the prison conditions generally show the same features. The case of Ghana is clear and easy to understand.
Ghana judicial system is run by the Supreme Court. The main department in charge of prison issues is naturally the Ghana Prison Service in cooperation with the ministry of Justice and the ministry of Interior. It's worth mentioning that Ghana is one of the African countries that is a member of some International Treaties on Death Penality and Human Rights such as (OPCAT), Optional Protocol for the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Human or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ( has signed but not yet ratified) and the African Charter on Human and People's Rights.
As in many African countries, it did not escape economic and social poverty. It's naturally one of the grounds that affects the population greatly and leads a large number of people into prison.
The Ghana prison facilities accommodate all varieties of persons. We may find men, old people, and juveniles including foreigners. The majority of detentions derive from stealing, manslaughter, drug, robbery, fraud, murder, assault, threat of death, unlawful entry, conspiracy, rape, causing harm and defilement.
According to United Nations Declaration of Human Rights from Article 7, all are equal before the law and any kind of discrimination is prohibited; we all know that degrading and inhuman treatments are likewise unacceptable by the constitution; however the contrary is practiced within our prison centers.
Many fatal cases in detention centers are really lamentable and pitiful.
In prison, the inmates' living conditions are very harsh. Due to the lack of means and corruption, indigent inmates are faced with unfair justice. Some inmate had been jailed for many years without being on trial. Let's outline that inadequate remuneration of the prison staffs increases unavoidably corruption.
Prison facilities' workshops do not exist. If by any chance we could find some existing workshops there, they are not equipped to reach the outcome of the inmates rehabilitation.
For a long time thousands of detainees have been living in places we may describe as '' forgotten zones'', much of the prison population is held in buildings that are originally colonial; they show an abandoned appearance. In dilapidated construction, the spaces are limited with poor ventilation and sanitation. In addition, medical facilities are inadequate and in most case non-existent.
We also point out that a greater part of inmates did not receive formal education before their incarceration.
As in many countries the issue of overcrowding still remains questionable in Ghana prisons. It is even a relevant issue that should be conscientiously dealt with in our prisons. From the Ghana Prison Service annual report the prison population has doubled from 2008 to 2010 and we presently reach an approximate prison population of 18,000 living in facilities designed to accommodate 4,000.
N'sawam Medium Security prison, the most important prison of Ghana built in 1956 to accommodate 717 inmates now has over 4,000 inmates. In the same way; 55 inmates can share a cell meant for 12.
Overcrowding is really a serious health risk for incarcerated persons.
In our detention centers, this fact of matter contributes to a prevalence of serious and communicable diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, Itch, cholera, cough, asthma and typhoid fever.
It is also regrettable to notice the frequency of suffocation, assaults between inmates themselves, homosexuality, lesbianism and sodomy in the midst of the incarceration areas.
Besides, bedding and clothing worries for prisoners still persist and they also do not eat according to their expectation. The only provided meals and water are of poor quality. On account of food shortages, they are compelled to rely on their families or outside organizations for additional food and other necessities.
For decades our rulers have never been aware of voting that is one of the social rights of incarcerated persons. Unfortunately prisoners voting are a taboo issue in our country and in many countries of our continent.
In view of all those sad realities in the prisons of our country, we have to recognize that many works remain to be done in the field of prison reforms. Therefore some good and efficient measures must be taken to make credible our rehabilitation struggle on behalf of the prisoners. To fulfill this goal, we must all pay heed and be aware of the living condition of the prisoners regardless their social status.
Prison Reforms efforts must be absolutely based on some relevant Human Rights tools such as:
– The ''UN Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment of prisoners
approved 31 July 1957
– The UN Declaration of Human Rights 1948
– The Kampala Declaration on prison Condition in Africa
– International CURE recommendations, March 16 2008, to the
Inter-American Human Rights Commission.
Although the governments have committed themselves to improve prisons' conditions, many things must be done again in several areas: adequate sanitary conditions, nutritional food, drinking water, hygienic facilities, suitable clothing, adequate medical service and education including skills development.
Fighting for the sake of the prisoners is surely a noble work. In the same way, all these recommendations will be more meaningful if existing budget and periodic subsidies are allocated to enhance Rehabilitation and Restoration efforts in our respective countries.
It is a great challenge we should win by all means in our different CURE representations including other concerned Human Rights advocates.
The Mission is very difficult but not impossible
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the other day while I was visiting my folks I had the opportunity to speak with my sister - who lives an ocean and another hemisphere away. she was a bit blue about not having access to a 'traditional' christmas tree. so, to combat her blueness about not having verdant leaves to decorate, she resorted to what some affluent global villagers do. she logged on to her computer and ordered a tree from a cyberstore. unlike her cynical sister, that would be me, she believes that her home isn't complete unless it has a christmas tree (but in full disclosure, this year I am thinking I might see if I can find a nice looking branch on some forest floor to haul in and stick in a corner. I do have some lovely ornaments that haven't see the light of day in at least twelve years). also unlike me, who believes that if I actually resorted to such drastic measures as to order a tree from afar am certain that said tree would arrive sometime around may day, annie is hopeful that her tree will arrive prior to christmas day. 'tis the season of hope - n'est-ce pas?
I wonder if annie remembers that she was a wee lass her 'family of origin' lived in a land with no traditional christmas trees. but, that didn't deter my enterprising parents they fashioned a tree out of a piece of plywood and strung it with lights.
photo: from the family photo vault. 'the kids' photo taken by my dad. agana guam, 1965.
postscript added saturday 12.15 - last night while I was talking with ma she mentioned that unfortunately due to postal regulations (the tree was too big) annie's will not be able to get her mail-order tree. I hope she and her kids aren't too disappointed. but there's ten days left until santa flies in and necessity is the mother of invention - so no need to worry. I bet there may even be a lonely piece of plywood hanging about or what a good opportunity to come up with a totally new 'traditional' tree for the family's xmas in africa!
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Here is a good book on the subject, part of my library:
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Not all graphs, reports, and metrics are created equal…
Often times, we find ourselves in a situation where managment will ask for a report or graph on some specific "information". More often than not, we don't question and create the report. I've made it a personal goal and I still carry this out today, to challenge the person requesting the report.
- Who will be using the report?
- How will this report be used?
- What value will the report bring?
- Can decisions be made with the report?
- Lastly, if the report doesn't convert the data into information, I'll call that out as well and challenge the request.
It's very common for folks to request a report on data, not information, that quantifies something. A report or metric should be something that is meaningful and action can be taken upon. The one thing that bothers me about reports is that they are often created for someone that looks at them and then throws it in the trash can. A report should be something that is compelling, informative, and action can be taken.
Just like goals, reporting should also be SMART.
Specific – target a specific area for improvement.
Measurable – quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress.
Assignable – specify who will do it.
Realistic – state what results can realistically be achieved, given available resources.
Time-related – specify when the result(s) can be achieved.
Furthermore, there is a difference between data and information.
- Data – Data is raw, unorganized facts that need to be processed. Data can be something simple and seemingly random and useless until it is organized.
- Information – When data is processed, organized, structured or presented in a given context so as to make it useful, it is called Information.
Source: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Data_vs_Information
How are you requesting and using reports?
I'm at the end of the post but I should probably describe what a vanity metric is… "Actionable metrics can lead to informed business decisions and subsequent action These are in contrast to 'vanity metrics' – measurements that give "the rosiest picture possible" but do not accurately reflect the key drivers of a business." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_startup"
My ask: before you request a report, please be sure that you can take action upon it.
Lastly, how are you requesting and using reports?


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|The doctrines of T'ai Ping Tao derive from its founder, Chang Chueh (d. 184 C.E.), who proclaimed the imminent downfall of the Han dynasty and the subsequent establishment of a utopian society. Chang Chueh's teachings were inspired by a now lost work entitled T'ai Ping Ch'ing Ling Shu (Book of Great Peace or Great Equality), which is attributed to Yu Chi, a magician and healer who lived in Shangtung. Chang Chueh assumed the 'magician-healer' mantle of Yu Chi, and he took the teachings of the Great Peace to the people. Chang taught that the Han mandate symbolised by wood and the 'green heaven' had expired and was to be replaced in the chai-tzu (first year) - i.e. 184 CE - of the next sixty year cycle by earth (symbolising the people) and the Yellow Heaven (symbolising the Great Peace).
Chang Chueh taught that evil was the cause of sickness and that evil was a deviation from the 'Way'. Healing was central to the practice of the T'ai Ping Tao and they built 'pure chambers' (Chih shih) where they carried out healing ceremonies and collective worship. They believed in a close relationship between the health of the individual and the health of society, and sickness was understood in both a moral and physical sense. The principle of suggesting a link between the health of individuals and the health of the larger society was in itself compatible with the tenets of the Han rulers. The moral code was seen as the medicine that brought about the cure, and health implied the rejection of evil and a return to the 'Way'.
|The T'ai Ping Tao sect was founded by Chang Chueh around 170 C.E. in the area around Shangtung. The T'ai Ping Ch'ing Ling Shu was presented at the Han court, but was rejected by the Confucian Officials because of its Taoist emphasis, their principal objection being that it did not observe the hierarchy of relationships so beloved of these officials and that, by advocating a utopian society based on the equality of all people, the text challenged the power and authority of the Emperor.
The members of the sect made their teachings available to the ordinary people and this is one of the first examples of openness in 'religious' teaching in the Chinese tradition. The sect was organised along semi-military lines with the three Chang brothers assuming the position of generals. Chang Chueh was the 'General of Heaven'. Chang Liang 'the General of Earth' and Chang Pao the 'General of Man'. The tripart leadership of the movement indicates that in some respects Chang Chueh was using established tenets of Confucianism. The three generals that headed the movement mirrored the Confucian triad of relationships between heaven, man and earth. The notion of Great Peace was also the state doctrine, though in a hierarchical form, and Confucianism ultimately rested on a Utopian ideal. There must have been enough outward resemblance to the official doctrine of the state for the leaders to have been able to recruit so many followers in such a short time and to organise them in such a military fashion.
In 175 C.E. Chang Chueh sent eight of his followers around the central and eastern provinces to recruit members to the sect. The head of each local community was called its 'General' and from the beginning there was an organisation of the members along military lines. Between 175 and 184 C.E. the movement expanded to the extent that by 184 C.E. it had centres in eight provinces.
A number of factors explain the rapid growth and popularity of the movement. This was the first time that the 'people' were offered an alternative to the status quo. The T'ai Ping Tao generals were not hermit recluses living apart from society; they were married men who fulfilled their family and social responsibilities. In this respect they followed the familiar behaviour of the leaders of Han society and did not greatly change the existing social structures. The strong sense of purpose and a firm belief that the Great Peace would be established gave impetus to the struggle with the corrupt rulers.
When, in 184 C.E., rebellion did occur it was rapidly and brutally put down by the commissioners of the Emperor. The Chang brothers and many local leaders were killed. However, the sect continued to pose a military threat until 205 C.E. This rebellion plus the rise of Chang Lu and the Heavenly Master Sect in Szechwan led to the ultimate downfall of the Han. The Taoist 'religion' developed in these two areas of the empire at the same time, yet despite their similarities they appear to have had no direct connection with each other. The T'ai Ping faded from view until the second T'ai Ping rebellion in the nineteenth century, which aided the downfall of the Chin (Manchu) dynasty.
|In accordance with Chang Chueh's proclamation that the "blue Heaven" of the Han dynasty was to be replaced by the "yellow Heaven" of his perfect society, the followers of the sect wore yellow kerchiefs which led to them be known as the Yellow Turbans.
|The movement has no contemporary adherents.
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|The movement had its origin in Shangtung province.


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A simple sewing project:
How to make circus-y ruffles to dress up your runabout toys!
This hare is ready to join the circus... or just be a show off! Either way, I'm smitten. This ruffle is designed to fit any of my runabout toy designs (including the ones I'm yet to write!), so you can create a whole animal parade if you fancy!


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The movie 8 Mile, which chronicles the rise of aspiring rapper Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith (played by Eminem), has been translated into over 15 languages including Russian, Dutch and Japa- nese. Noticeably absent from this list is Elizabethan- Era English (EEE), the language used by William Shakespeare. From a commercial perspective, this omission is perfectly understandable, as there seems to be few native EEE speakers alive today. How- ever, from an historical and academic perspective, this omission is unfortunate, as Shakespeare's works have often been compared to rap lyrics (Brock 2009, Bradley and duBois 2011, Lars 2012, Akala 2012), and a recent analysis lists Shakespeare as having the 15th most unique vocabulary among rappers (Daniels 2014). Thus it would be interesting to see just how easily 8 Mile translates into EEE.
Shakespearean translation of the last rap battle in 8 Mile, with a subsequent analysis of its quality
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Behold! This knave afore me doth not signal his duty, a spite of his vain attempts to appear so shrewdly. Methinks his rabble hath impressed upon him
a false reckoning of the odor of his bottom.
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino.
Thou a low, He a low, but a Marlowe? No!
This rascal here, he resembleth not a poet.
So stale be his act, e'en the groundlings know't. I am but a peasant swain, I do hath pale skin.
I liveth with my mother in but a small cabin. My coz Future doth act as a vassal.
My boorish friend, Cheddar Bob, hath a pistol, and with great fortune hath missed his missile. 'Gainst thine company, I alone dost battle.
And my once dear Wink didst cuckold me true.
Yet, 'fore you I stand, I still bite my thumb at your crew! Judgeth me not, thou whoreson mountebank.
Thou knowest not my torments and cruel pains. Howbeit of some knowledge, I am privy.
Thou attendeth Cranbrook University.
Lo, how his face changed to a rotten medlar!
His true title is Clarence, not ne'er the Bard.
Thine parents of Clarence his apparent landlords.
But, soft, it that thine tool or thy mother's cord?
Thine eyes betray fear, for near is thine defeat,
'cause there existeth nothing like in-'twixt thieves! Afeard is he, afeard to peep at his life so sweet.
Fie on Cranbrook.


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Fri, 9 May 2014
This is the audio from a recent hangout chat about the common problems we face when trying to assess and manage small children with fever in the ED.
Teething, UTIs,, otitis media, pneumonia and all the ways we can get it wrong are discussed.
Direct download: PAeds_Fever_Hangout.mp3
Category:Audio podcast -- posted at: 8:48am EST


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2331 Lourdes Drive, Appleton, WI 54915 Mass Times / Location / Contact Us 920-739-4157
With enthusiastic spirit and welcoming hearts, we join together in our Catholic Faith to know,
love and serve God through worship, education, service and mission opportunities for all.
Weekend Mass Times
Saturday 4:00pm
Sunday 8:30am & 10:30am
Building & Grounds
Building & Grounds Committee
To plan and get involved with major capital and maintenance projects. Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all St. Bernadette properties.
For more information, contact Jerry Lopas at email@example.com
Building & Grounds (Special Skills)
What special skills do you have to offer our parish?
Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Landscaping, Roofing, Sheet Metal, Welding, etc......


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|Marantz SA-15S2B Limited Edition SACD Player Review
|Friday, 20 April 2012
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Last month I reviewed a terrific preamp from a small company, and I mentioned that great products can come from small artisans that build per order. I also mentioned that large, multinational companies can also produce great products, with the power of economies of scale and resources that are very difficult to compete with. Marantz is clearly one of those companies. I have yet to evaluate a recent Marantz product that was not built beautifully, and did not offer excellent value. Everything I have heard off their assembly line offered true high-end sound. The most recent review I did was of the $599 PM6004 Integrated Amplifier.
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An easy gourmet dessert! Easy—yet sensational!
2 cups light cream
5 egg yolks
31/2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
Preheat oven to 325°. Heat cream in top of a double boiler until warm. Do not allow water in bottom of double boiler or the cream to boil!
Use electric mixer to beat egg yolks; gradually add sugar. Very slowly add the warm cream to the egg yolk mixture. Allow mixer to run slowly while adding cream; add vanilla, and pour into an uncovered 11/2-quart oven-proof dish. (Do not use a flat dish since the custard will be too thin.) Place dish in a pan of hot water, and bake 40–45 minutes, or until set. Remove baking dish and pan of water from the oven, and sift the brown sugar over the custard immediately; place custard under broiler for 1–2 minutes, or until the sugar melts. Do not scorch! Chill until very cold! Serves 6.
Note: Do not allow sugar to be thicker in some places than in others, or it won't melt completely.
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- Consumers
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Having Power Reconnected
The Ontario Energy Board has issued a Decision and Order banning electricity distributors from disconnecting or threatening to disconnect homes for non-payment from November 15 to April 30 every year.
If a home has been disconnected for more than six months, ESA is required to do an electrical inspection before power can be reconnected by the utility. This is to address electrical safety hazards that may have developed during that time, including serious fire or shock hazards that could seriously injure or kill someone. If you require an electrical inspection before power can be reconnected to your home, please call the Customer Service Centre at 1-877-372-7233 to book an inspection.
Preparing to have your electrical service reconnected
Before your electric utility reconnects power to the home, do the following safety checks:
- Make sure all appliances are turned to the off position. In particular, check stoves and ovens.
- Clear any combustible materials – paper, clothing, plastic bags, blankets, etc – away from electrical outlets and appliances particularly those with elements e.g. ovens, stoves, space heaters, etc.
- Make sure nothing is on the elements of the stove that could burn such as papers, plastic or cloth.
- Make sure baseboard heaters are clear of any household items or debris.
- Turn your furnace and/or central air conditioning system to off and wait until power is restored before turning on.
- Make sure your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms have fresh batteries and test them to ensure they are working.
When Power Has Been Reconnected
Gradually turn on your heating and cooling system, appliances and electronics and monitor them initially. Look for any warning signs of potential problems with your electrical system:
- dim, flickering or surging lights
- fuses that repeatedly blow or breakers that repeatedly trip
- outlets that don't work when the fuse is replaced or breaker is reset
- switches or fuses that are hot to the touch (turn them off immediately)
- a hot, burning smell where you can't find the source
If you have concerns, contact your electrical utility or if you suspect danger call 911.
If Your Electricity Has Been Off for More Than Six Months
If your electricity has been disconnected for more than six months, an inspection by the Electrical Safety Authority is required to make sure your electrical system is safe before power can be reconnected. Please contact ESA at 1-877-372.7233 to arrange your inspection.
Preparing for Your Reconnection Inspection
- The ESA Inspector will need someone to provide access to your home to review potential electrical risks.
- Ensure the inspector can access your electrical panel (make sure there is a clear path to and in front of the panel).
- If the ESA Inspector finds serious electrical hazards in your home, you will need to have them repaired before ESA will authorize your electric utility to reconnect power.]
- Within 24-48 hours of your inspection, ESA will send you a list of any other electrical defects that require repair. Contact a Licensed Electrical Contractor to complete these repairs. You can find Licensed Electrical Contractors here.
Contact a Licensed Electrical Contractor right away to help you identify and repair electrical issues.


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Rebounding provides a low-impact workout on a mini trampoline, with movements like walking, jogging and bouncing. This exercise has been associated with benefits like losing weight, detoxifying the lymphatic system and improving bone strength. In addition, "Fitness Magazine" explains that rebounding can burn 290 calories in an hour. Mainstream rebounding videos are hard to find, but obscure ones are available that will help you get started.
Learn the Basics
"Urban Rebounding System, Compilation 1," released in 2003, provides a first-timer rebounding workout and a basic rebounding workout within its six-video workout system. The first-timer workout helps you get used to the rebounder, which is another term for the mini trampoline, and provides an intro session; the basic workout instructs you on beginner moves like jogging and straddles. This set also includes a low-intensity senior workout, which a beginner could use. Once you are ready, you can progress to the compilation's higher-intensity workouts and to compilations two through five.
Create Your Own Workout
The "Bounce Before You Jump" video features instructor Linda Brooks. This is truly a beginner's video with instructions on basic moves like standing and having correct posture on the rebounder. It shows you the proper way to bounce and perform other movements, with a focus on safety. And it teaches you how to create a rebounding session at your own level.
Learn the Bounce
Instructor Carol Brophy guides you in "Carol's Health Bounce," released in 2003. This video includes a four-minute beginner's section, which focuses on the "health bounce," a simple bouncing exercise. The video website explains that you can perform this bounce two times as a beginner. Then, you can progress to the 12-minute aerobic session, which is at a higher intensity, that is also included on the DVD.
Enjoy a Longer Workout
"Transform Your Life with Rebounding" was released in 2011 by the company Exercell. This video gives a 27-minute beginner rebounding routine, plus a focus on the abdominal muscles and a cool down period. Exercell also offers the 2008 DVD "Rebound for the Health of It," which includes a 10-minute beginner routine along with intermediate and advanced ones.
- FoxNews.com: Rebounding the Pounds Away
- Fitness: How Many Calories Are You Really Burning?
- Urban Rebounding: Urban Rebounding Accessories
- Collage Video: Urban Rebounding Compilation #1
- Rebound Air: Transform Your Life with Rebounding
- Exercell: DVDs
- Carol's Health Bounce: Carol's Health Bounce Workout DVD
- Needak.com: Bounce Before You Jump


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The theatres can be accessed via Parkway (ring road). Look for the turning into Rainsford Road, by the Methodist church and County Hotel or from Broomfield Road. Look for the brown signs around Chelmsford directing you to the theatres.
Ample parking is available in the Fairfield Road car park, (entrance via Coval Lane), weekdays from 5.00pm and all day at weekends. However, parking is limited Monday to Friday before 5.00pm.
We advise you to visit www.chelmsford.gov.uk/car-parks for alternative car parks. Charges apply at all times.
The nearest train station to the theatres is Chelmsford Station.
You can look at Greater Anglia to check which trains stop at Chelmsford Station.
The nearest bus stop to the theatres is the Chelmsford Bus Station in Duke Street.
You can look at First Essex to check which buses stop at the Chelmsford Bus Station.


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2010 Grammy Awards Performance Outfits
2010 Grammy Awards Stage Sirens!
2010 Grammy Awards Stage Sirens!
The Grammy Awards red carpet was fun, but the stage ensembles were equally exciting. While many celebs stayed in their red carpet garb all night, most performers changed into something more snazzy. This year's performers and presenters included Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John, Green Day, The Black Eyed Peas, and Katy Perry. Check out Beyonce striking the fiercest pose on stage. Damn! Click through to see who else stepped onto the 2010 Grammy Awards stage and what they wore.


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''Becoming a man is not by how strong you are ,how rich or how many woman you've had. To Become a man is by the decisions you make and the responsibility you take'' Luis Casillas Lamboy
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