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When was the last time a salad stopped you in your tracks? One that you ate because you loved it, not because it was the healthy-thing-you-eat-alongside-something-less-healthy-to-feel-better-about-yourself option?
Sure, salad can be good. Of-the-moment produce, a killer dressing, and herbed croutons aren't ever bad by any measure. But what does it take for a pile of produce to go from merely good to unquestionably awesome?
In a word, can salad ever be great?
That's the question associate food editor Anna Stockwell and I tackled recently within the walls of the Epicurious Test Kitchen. And the answer was simple. The best salads are the ones that combine the flavors, textures, and techniques that makes all food great: Fat, acid, spice, and crunch, with a combination of flavors: raw, pickled, creamy, nutty, etc.
The three summer salads we came up with personify three of our favorite salad-making strategies. They're recipes you'll want to make over and over again, for sure (at least we hope so). But you can also think of them as ideas to riff off all summer long.
GO WITH THE GRILL (and the Grains)
We all know the charcoal grill is the centerpiece of summertime cooking. But you don't need to swear off your Weber just because you're having salad for dinner. Toss fennel, cherry tomatoes, scallions, and a slab of cumin-rubbed skirt steak on the grill so they all pick up that unmistakable charred, smoky flavor we crave as soon as the thermostat hits 75 degrees.
Then, swap out romaine—steak salad's usual partner in crime—for a mix of cooked quinoa and French lentils, which won't wilt under the warm, grilled ingredients toppings.
For a dressing, head towards the Mediterranean by marrying thick, tangy Greek yogurt with tahini, the thick Middle Eastern sesame paste that tastes especially great with grains and legumes.
Don't get us wrong—we're big fans of classic bean salad. It's the easiest, cheapest way to get protein in a salad on those nights when we either don't feel like eating meat or just don't have it around. But the mild flavors do seem to need a bit of a wake-up call. Don't worry, we fixed that problem.
Our upgraded take on the classic pairs kidney, pinto, white, green, and yellow wax beans with a rich, Spanish-influenced olive oil spiked with smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. And, because it's summer, the whole thing gets lightened up with fresh parsley and ribbons of celery.
This last one's downright addictive. Take a creamy, mayo-based dressing and fortify it with fresh lime juice and horseradish, which adds a spicy bite to anything it comes across. (If you can find it fresh, grate up a bit less than a half the amount of the bottled stuff in the recipe.) The zesty bite of this dressing is as refreshing on a hot day as an ice-cold beer.
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The EVPN in the Data Center book by Dinesh Dutt, the author of EVPN Technical Deep Dive webinar and member of ipSpace.net ExpertExpress team has finally been published. It's currently kept safe behind Cumulus Networks regwall, but as O'Reilly published it, I would expect it to be available through other channels in the future.
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WASHINGTON — The prosecutor in the CIA leak case has sparked another fight with the news media, this time over access to material prosecutors will turn over to defense lawyers for I. Lewis Libby.
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald is seeking a protective court order that would bar Libby and his legal team from publicly disclosing "all materials produced by the government."
Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, went to court Monday to fight the proposal.
"As the Supreme Court has recognized," Dow Jones said in court papers, "'The criminal justice system exists in a larger context of a government ultimately of the people, who wish to be informed about happenings in the criminal justice system."'
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton has not yet ruled.
Dow Jones cited a civil case in which a judge entered a similar, broadly worded protective order which was subsequently overturned by a federal appeals court as unjustified.
"The fact that ... this is a criminal case heightens the public interest in disclosure," Dow Jones argued in court papers. "The need for openness is heightened in cases such as this one, which involve issues of great national importance that have already generated considerable media coverage."
Dow Jones: Fitzgerald undercut need for secrecy
The news organization said any asserted need for secrecy in the Libby case is further undercut by the fact that Fitzgerald conducted a news conference to discuss the facts in the case.
"Moreover, many of the likely witnesses in the case have already disclosed the substance of their grand jury testimony to the public," lawyers for Dow Jones argued.
Dow Jones referred to first-person accounts of testimony in the investigation by Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper, former New York Times reporter Judith Miller; Tim Russert, moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" ; and Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus.
Denying a blanket protective order does not necessarily mean that documents produced by prosecutors will be publicly disclosed, nor does it prevent prosecutors or defense lawyers from seeking more limited protection regarding documents "for which there is a legitimate need for secrecy," Dow Jones said.
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Brentwood, located in scenic Williamson County, is considered one of the most desirable suburban locations in Tennessee. Home to one of Livability.com's Top 10 Libraries for Children, the city is also known for its strong business community and high standard of living. Residents enjoy quality schools, abundant recreational amenities, and easy access to all the sights and sounds of next-door Nashville.
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Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee
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Like others, Snohomish PUD is focused on minimizing their vulnerability related to cyber security. Benjamin Beberness, Snohomish PUD CIO, will join the Board with his recount of the PUD's recent experience following testing of their security measures, and share his perspective on security issues facing the industry.
From Bonneville Power, Carrie Cobb, Market Research Lead, will share with the Board how the agency is tallying the indirect savings (a.k.a. momentum savings) being accrued in the region as a result of the utilities' energy efficiency programs. She will help us understand how these savings are stacked up with other types of savings.
The final draft of the PNUCC Value of Hydropower Paper is being fine-tuned with the goal of getting the System Planning Committee's final thumbs up at their mid-October meeting. In the interim the Board will be briefed on the findings of the report to get their input on the completeness and accuracy of the top take aways.


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For this week's "I'm So Sexy" theme, I'm sharing a 7-sentence snippet from my recent M/M paranormal romance, High Voltage. In this scene, Heath finally gets the man of his dreams to bed for the first time, but he also realizes his attraction to his teacher might lead to his undoing.
With each damning thrust, Heath knew he was losing his sense of self. Little by little, he was giving in to Volt's claiming, and he wasn't certain he could find his way out.
"May I come, master?" Heath managed. He wanted to say more, but Volt's mouth descended viciously on his.
Heat leaped from him to Volt, but a part of Heath knew the heat that came from their passion wasn't a fire that could burn for a long time. It was electricity- sharp, brief, and more damaging.
Volt's mouth consumed him, eager to reach for his soul.
Blurb: There's a new player in Lyon City powerful enough to shut down the city's electric lines and the job is right up Volt's alley. Volt isn't always the easiest man or wizard to deal with. The only person sane enough to put up with his bullshit is his apprentice, tabby shifter Heath Bones, but even Heath's patience is running out.
He wants Volt badly, but the elemental only cares about his work and his brothers at Havoc's Crew. Quitting his job and leaving Volt is the best decision he's ever made, right until he's taken hostage by a major league demon.
Vanquishing demons, rescuing damsels and ravishing them after is all part and parcel of being a member of Havoc's Crew, but Heath isn't just any damsel. The more Volt tries to sizzle his desire for his apprentice into nothing, the more it threatens to explode into high voltage.
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Getting to Continuous Delivery
If you can do continuous delivery (CD), you should do continuous delivery. Anyone want to argue with that? This is the Internet, so yes.
Smart choice, Internet. Cargo cult programming is dangerous. Take a moment and read a bit about CD if CD isn't already familiar to you. Sounds neat, right? Great, read on.
When you do CD, your engineers need to maintain a fluid and fast testing process. If you already do this effectively, then this article is over for you. Your company is ahead of 99% of the folks out there.
More likely, your company is just like the rest of us. Maybe it's already been suggested that engineers write tests. Maybe the engineers have already told you to get bent. Or, statistically more likely, they've rationalized that the unit test coverage is already pretty good and it's probably safe to deploy multiple times a day.
All of the above works fine. That is, until one day your sort-of-but-not-really-CD process smashes into a headline case.
What's a headline case? It's a human-resources-friendly way to put a name on your "oh shit" moment, as in "Oh shit, no one can access the login page on production?!" The word "headline" refers to newspaper headlines — that's where you'll find your foibles documented if a poor release manages to crap things up badly enough.
Most folks are fine running some version of almost-but-not-really-CD until the "oh shit" moment occurs. When it does, you might start fielding CxO questions like "How the hell did this make it through QA?"
Then, unsurprisingly, you're no longer CD. Or someone takes the blame, gets fired, and the not-quite-but-sort-of-kind-of-CD process ambles on. Either way, the first headline case triggers process changes.
First, the release process slows down. In the worst case, the company visits an old friend: the two-week release. Why? A headline case means there's no way the app has sufficient test coverage. Who knows what's really going to happen on a deploy? Every release results in an inordinate amount of sweating and swearing.
This is where most would-be-CD solutions run afoul. Caution leads to a decision like, "We should slow down." The sagacious Martin Fowler weighs in: "[In CD,] your team prioritizes keeping the software deployable over working on new features."
There's a bit of subtext to this quote. To release, tests need to be reliable. To release continuously, tests need to be fast. In other words, CD needs CT (continuous testing).
What is testing anyway?
CT is testing that can keep up with CD. It's fast, it's maintainable, and it works.
A lot of testing philosophies can lead to CT: TDD, BDD, ATDD, integration, functional, unit, and the list goes on. Let's simplify with a controversial claim: none of these testing philosophies matter. What matters is the result. What matters is speed and reliability.
Regardless of your strategy's label, it'll need to cover the two most important categories of testing: exploratory and regression.
Exploratory testing is unguided exploration of a part of an app. This primarily helps check new features. Occasionally, it's useful to explore older features as well.
This type of testing is impossible to automate since it requires some combinatorial play. In other words, you need a human being to poke around.
The purpose of exploratory testing is to explore the unknown. Unknowns appear when you build new features. Unknowns might appear in an update to an old feature (when, say, a shared piece of code changes). Exploratory testing covers both well. It's all about discovery.
Unfortunately, it's also manual — painfully slow and manual. In my experience, the length of most exploratory testing is measured in days. This doesn't bode well for CT, since we need speed to get to CD.
Let's look at the usual quick fixes. Services like Testlio reduce some of the pain by providing a crowd of testers. At Rainforest, we like crowds of things. A crowd definitely moves faster than a single in-house resource.
That said, the process is still fundamentally manual. Even with a crowd, tests will take more than a few minutes to run. Usually, it will take on the order of half a day to two days. For most shops, exploratory testing is a crucial step — but it should not be a blocking step for a continuous process.
Regression testing should be more familiar. Do you write unit tests? That's a regression test. Do you add functional or integration tests when you find a bug? That's a regression test. Regression testing ensures everything still works the way it's supposed to.
One way to think of a regression test suite is as a checklist. Naturally, some suites live their lives inside an Excel spreadsheet. A spreadsheet probably also means tests are executed manually. If you're angling for CT, this is the part that you really want automated.
CT enables CD. To get to CD we need fast tests. For speed, you must automate. Easy enough. Most folks believe in automation, right?
This is where most journeys to CD run off the rails. There are a thousand ways to screw it up. The rest of this article is dedicated to what I see as the two most common.
The first is expecting testing to raise quality. The second is understanding why the "throw it over the wall" strategy fails.
Testing raises quality
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
You'd think the more you test, the better off you are. You'd think that, and you'd be wrong. Testing won't fix your quality problems. Testing reveals your quality problems.
Start testing earnestly and you'll find all sorts of ugliness. It's a bit counterintuitive but it's important. A friend, Jeff Ammons, noted that this is similar to the introduction of metal helmets in World War I.
At the outset of WWI, soldiers wore cloth or leather helmets. These were poor protection from shrapnel and other pointy objects so the British (and other combatants) switched to steel helmets. Paradoxically, after the switch, the number of head injuries went up. Why?
Because fewer soldiers died. What once resulted in death instead became a head injury. Head injuries might eventually lead to a death, so the next step is to look at treatment.
Similarly, once you have a decent QA process, expect the number of bugs (paradoxically) to skyrocket. Build a process for organizing and triaging the deluge.
Here are some quick tips to help with bug management:
- It's okay to mark a bug as "will not fix". Just check with PMs to see if they agree. Archive rather than delete, so the bugs are still searchable.
- Track irreproducible bugs. They're important, but they can also clutter bug queues. I like to archive these guys with the heisenbug tag. If a heisenbug appears frequently enough, it's worth spiking on.
- Declare bug bankruptcy! If a bug reaches a certain age, it may no longer be relevant. Check the bug again if it sounds serious. If it doesn't, archive it. A usable bug queue is more important than a comprehensive queue. Talk to your team about what kind of age limit makes sense for bugs.
Throw it over the wall
The "throw it over the wall" strategy is a common way to do QA. It's also astoundingly ineffective.
First, what is the "throw it over the wall" strategy? It's an engineering cycle that looks something like the following:
- Developer builds the thing.
- QA tests it (either manually or through writing scripts).
- Developer releases.
The term "throw it over the wall" comes from steps one and two. Between these steps context is often lost between dev and QA. To complicate things, "build the thing" and "test it" are really a loop. A slew of bugs are almost always found on the first pass. When fixes appear in the next build, the testing cycle begins anew.
The pain multiplies when one considers the effort involved in coordinating releases, resolving merge conflicts, and organizing across teams.
The problem isn't testing. The problem is the handoff of testing responsibilities. In order for testers to write tests or do the manual work, they need context. Transferring context is hard.
Another negative is how this process impacts motivation. The "throw it over the wall" approach encourages the developers to say "That's not my job." When managers ask why a feature hasn't shipped yet, the easy response is "It's testers holding things up." When you ask testers about it, they'll point the finger right back at dev: "They gave us buggy software."
This is a problem that some folks call the "definition of done". It can a appear in any process, but it's grossly exacerbated in the "throw it over the wall" approach.
How do we fix it? Fire all the testers? Yes and no. Testing is important. To work optimally, developers need to own testing.
But if the developers are testing, what are the testers doing?
They should be building tools that empower devs to write faster, better tests. Devs still own testing. The great tooling and infrastructure just makes them a lot more effective.
Everyone wins. From what I've read, this is the approach that a lot of large shops follow. Good infrastructure + dev ownership = high quality.
A lot of folks use the term CD loosely. It's easy to see why. Releasing multiple times a day is seductive. Yet, if the test plan can't keep up, it's dangerous.
Set your priorities accordingly. Fast + reliable tests lead to CD.
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Episode #4 – Maybe Some Pro Tips
This week on The Imposter's Guide to Gaming: Matt gets Romantic, Eric gets Direct, and we both get SUPER Personal about our new favorite game!
This week's topics:
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- The Sexy Brutale
- Nintendo Direct (summary)
- Persona 5
Fallen out of gaming? Just don't have the time? This is the podcast for you! Every other week, we'll be bringing you information and discussions on five topics from the world of gaming, so you can stay up-to-date and hold real conversations with your video-game-loving friends!
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|Tshwane University of Technology Press Release
Open letter to parents, students and other stakeholders
Is free education the answer to the challenges in higher education?
|Issued by: Tshwane University of Technology
[Johannesburg, 18 December 2015]
Prof Lourens van Staden, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Tshwane University of Technology, reflects on some of the events that have changed the South African higher education landscape irrevocably and the impact of these events on TUT specifically.
The national #FeesMustFall campaign and accompanying student demonstrations have proven to be about much more than just the fall of tuition fees; it has in actual fact been an unprecedented movement of student activism across university campuses countrywide.
The violent nature of the protest action at the Soshanguve Campuses compelled the University to make an extremely difficult decision on 23 November 2015 – to postpone the year-end examinations for students at the affected campuses to January 2016. We understand the impact that such a decision will have on our students, especially those in their final year. However, the safety of the staff and non-protesting students at these campuses was our greatest concern and informed the decision.
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The majority of TUT students are young people with lots of potential who have been dealt an unfortunate hand in life – they grew up in disadvantaged communities and circumstances with limited access to opportunities and resources. This often results in them being excluded from accessing important opportunities, such as higher education, due to unaffordable high costs.
This fact has always guided annual student fee consultations. Without compromising the quality of education, fee increases at TUT have, for the past ten years, been among the lowest in the higher education sector. Since the start of the #FeesMustFall campaign, the university has been vocal in its support. In our experience, many students' performance is affected by their constant worry about finding money to pay for their studies. Although students with outstanding debt are not excluded from writing exams, this worry is often compounded by the concern that they will not be able to register for the next study year, or even receive their qualifications upon completion of their studies.
The financial state of TUT and initiatives to assist needy students
Due to a number of factors, TUT is projecting significant financial shortfalls until 2019. These include historical student debt, the impact of ongoing student protest on the image of and subsequent donor funding to the university, a projected shortfall of approximately R200 million in NSFAS funding for the coming year, under-enrolment of students and a fluctuating student throughput rate, which in turn impacts on the subsidies received from government annually. Despite initiatives by the university to raise additional funds and make money available from its own resources to assist students, these efforts seem like drops in the ocean. These initiatives, which include a longer-term initiatives, the TUT Bursary and Scholarship Fund, under the patronage of Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, still only enable the university to assist limited numbers of students who face financial difficulties. It is hoped that the university's ongoing engagement with the Department of Higher Education and Training, Universities-SA, NSFAS and other important stakeholders will bring about substantial interventions, to alleviate the projected budget deficit up to 2019.
TUT remains on course
I want to assure all our parents, students and other stakeholders that, although the recurring student protest has dominated the higher education scene in 2015, in the background a dedicated staff corps continued doing what they do well – teach and mentor our students towards career success, as well as conducting research to ensure the university remains relevant in the global arena. Some of TUT's I want to successes in 2015 include:
• TUT is currently the highest ranked University of Technology (UoT) in South Africa in terms of research outputs. This is according to the outcomes of a Biometric Assessment of Research at TUT, conducted by Prof Johann Mouton from the University of Stellenbosch
• Earlier in 2015, TUT's Department of Auditing at the Faculty of Economics and Finance, received accreditation for its programmes from the Institute of Internal Auditors in the United States of America (USA)
• Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, former Deputy Minister of Health and Mayor of the City of Tshwane, pledged to help turn TUT around during her installation as TUT's third Chancellor.
• Seven Arts alumni vie for eight SAFTAs. Alumni from the Faculty of the Arts made their alma mater proud in March 2015, with no fewer than eight nominations for this year's South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs). Four former students from the Department of Entertainment Technology boast with nominations, one of them with two. Three of their counterparts at the Department of Drama and Film were also in the running for the sought-after Golden Horn trophy that winners receive
• In June, TUT hosted President Jacob Zuma when thousands of students, staff and community members turned out at the Soshanguve South Campus to attend a public address by the President. He undertook a highly successful visit to Soshanguve and the University as part of the Presidential Siyahlola Monitoring Programme
• Prof David Katerere and Prof Alvaro Viljoen have once again showed why TUT's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is rated as one of the leading academic departments not only in TUT but also nationally. Prof Katerere was awarded the Capacity Builder award for mentoring students and researchers in the biotechnology sector at the recent Biotech Fundi and Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competitions, hosted at the Innovation Hub. Prof Viljoen, multiple TUT Researcher of the Year award-winner has become TUT's third B-rated scientist joining Prof Felix Dakora and Prof Dimitri Katskov, all in the Faculty of Science, as the three highest rated researchers in TUT.
In conclusion, I would like to thank our parents and students for your support and empathy during this challenging year. Well done to those who have successfully passed their examinations. Good luck to our students who will write their examinations in January, as well as those who will sit for supplementary examinations.
We wish you a happy festive season and a prosperous 2016.


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What a great place to spend Friday (or Saturday) night. It's buzzy and boisterous, and the food is so fresh and intriguing that you will probably cover your table with plates and then need room for more.
This is the Lebanese restaurant Phoenicia in Glendale.
If you make a reservation, you might snag a table in the patio (above), which gets very crowded. Before the food starts coming, order arak, which is said to be good for the digestion. With it, snack on fresh pistachios and Middle Eastern cheeses.
Then ask for cold dishes such as warak enab (rice-stuffed grape leaves) and bastourma, which is thinly sliced cured beef. And don't miss mouhammara, an addictive spicy dip of crushed walnuts, red pepper paste, pomegranate juice and olive oil.
Creamy baba ghanouj (roasted eggplant) is nice and smoky. You can also have eggplant chunks baked with tomato, onion and garlic. In the priest's salad (imam bayildi), the eggplant is stuffed with tomatoes, onions and garlic and simmmered in olive oil.
Of course there is hommos. In the dark you could confuse this creamy dip with labni, drained yogurt that is the Mid-East's answer to sour cream and creme fraiche.
Phoenicia has pickles and salads galore. The tabbouleh is so loaded with parsley you can hardly detect that it contains bulgur.
But there's plenty of bulgur in dishes such as itch, where it's combined with tomatoes in a zesty mixture to spoon up by itself or eat with pita. Still more appears in kibbeh makli, ground beef and pine nut dumplings with a bulgur crust. And a little is mixed into kibbeh nayeh, which is Lebanese beef tartar.
Tiny Lebanese sausages tasting of sweet spices come in a cute little skillet. Balance these with soujouk, spicy air-dried Armenian sausages cooked with tomatoes and onions. Then get san bousek, which are small fried pastries filled with beef and pine nuts.
After all this, who needs lamb chops, kebabs and shawarma? But these are on the menu, just in case. And if you have no idea what to order, ask Ara Kalfayan, Phoenicia's silver-haired owner.
Sitting in the patio won't keep you away from the music in the dining room inside. You can follow what's happening there on a giant screen.
The screen can't capture the belly dancer from head to toe, but soon she's out in the patio, undulating from table to table, folded bills bristling from the top of her low-slung skirt.
That's dessert enough for some, but Phoenicia has wonderful creamy Middle Eastern sweets, like fat mounds of soft milk curd drizzled with honey and topped with strawberries (center, above). Another is kanafeh, a cream mixture combined with kadayif pastry (on the edge of the plate).
Aish al saraya is the Middle Eastern answer to bread pudding. The syrup-soaked bread is layered with thickened cream and topped with crushed pistachios. You can see squares of that on the plate in the photo.
The later it gets, the more lively the hookah traffic in the patio. You'll detect the indulgers by the clouds of smoke rising from their tables.
If you leave through the back parking lot, you can see the hookah staging area. Tobacco aromatic with mint or with fruit is spooned into a hollowed apple, which is then wrapped in foil. Fiercely glowing coals go on top of slits cut in the foil.
The man who prepares the hookahs gets each one started, sending puffs of smoke toward the sky. Then he rushes it to the patio (with a fresh mouthpiece).
Meanwhile, Middle Eastern dancing takes over the dining room. It's noisy and fun. And the exercise is necessary, if you've explored too much of Phoenicia's menu.
Phoenicia Restaurant, 343 North Central Ave., Glendale, CA 91203. Tel: (818) 956-7800.


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The Canterbury Tales
what does Chaucer mean when he states "jealous he was, and heeld hire narwe in a cage"? from the miller's tale
Chaucer is referring to the carpenter's jealousy in regard to his new bride. He loved the girl dearly, and because he was so worried that she was "wilde and yong," (he was older), he kept her locked in the house.
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A three-member delegation from the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, ISSER, led by Dr. Aba Crentsil, Research Fellow attended Southern Voice Conference which was part of the TTIX2018 Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12th to 16th November, 2018.
Other members of the delegation were: Mr. Kwasi Nantwi, Publications Officer and Mr. Evans Otieku.
The conference brought together think tank researchers from the network and other institutions to discuss the network's current and future agenda on policy issues related to sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda. Themes discussed included : Ensuring no one is left behind, Synergies and trade-offs among different policy areas of the 2030 agenda, Exploring the connections between global and national policies, and Promoting effective development cooperation.
In his welcome address to delegates, Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Chair of Southern Voice on Post-MDG Millennium Development Goal International Development Goal, urged researchers to keep up the momentum of previous meetings and work hard on their projects to meet set goals.
This year's conference included a workshop for communication officers from the network who gathered to plan outreach and communication strategies for the flagship initiative - "State of the SDGs". The sessions were on: how to enhance a presentation, creating a storyboard for videos of the projects, training for potential podcasts and discussing how to write powerful blog posts.
During the communications workshop participants learned new tools and improved skills that equipped them for their workplaces and the six projects various countries are handling.
Southern Voice is a vibrant network of 48 think tanks in Africa, Asia and Latin America that serves as an open platform for the discussion of Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, and the 2030 Agenda. It aims to share and discuss Southern Voice's research programmes and emerging findings as well as generate new ideas and policy recommendations based on Southern Voice's research.


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Stained Glass Windows
On Saturday nights, usually pretty late, I like to take a walk through my church building. It's quiet and very peaceful. It gives me a great opportunity to clear my head and think through the service on Sunday. I take the opportunity to pray for our church, the service the following day and for the dear people that make up First Christian Church.
I usually start my Saturday night walk at the church building in the choir loft. I pray for the members of the choir and the special music they provide. I pray for the musicians involved and I make my way to the front few rows of the sanctuary. I pray for our elders and deacons who will serve the communion and elements and then I walk through the rows of our church. I pray for those that would be seating in each of the seats and I ask God to do a work in the hearts. I stand in the sound booth and pray for the volunteers that will give their time to make sure our sound system and digital displays work properly. I walk onto the stage and I pray over the musical instruments and sound systems and then I kneel and pray over the area I normally stand and preach. I pray that God would empty myself and fill me with the Holy Spirit.
A few weeks ago I went through my prayer walk as I do every week and I spent a few moments afterwards sitting on the first row of our church sanctuary. As I sat there I had a perfect view of our two stained glass window displays. They are beautiful. In fact, when I'm telling someone where our church is it usually sounds like this…'First Christian Church, right across the street from the courthouse. You know…the one with the stained glass windows.'
As I sat there a few weeks ago and looked at their beauty I was struck by the two elements that comprised their beauty:
The windows are stained. And they are broken.
And yet, they are used to create a beautiful display.
We are stained, aren't we?
We are stained by our mistakes, our pasts, our guilt, our regrets, our sin.
And we are broken aren't we?
We are broken by the weight of the pressures of our life, the responsibilities that we carry, the promises that we are unable to keep.
Our first inclination is to try to make something beautiful on our own. We try and take our stained, broken pieces and try to make something out them. We use our very best efforts and intentions and yet in the end, all we're left with is…stained, broken pieces.
And in the deepest cavern of our heart, we know we are meant for something more.
We are meant for something that will outlast our own life.
We are meant for something beautiful.
God specializes in stained, broken pieces. He uses our lives and creates masterpieces with our stained brokenness.
He's the Artist.
Give Him your stained brokenness. Give it to Him with a willing and trust heart.
And then we'll see His beautiful work of art come to life.
"He has made everything beautiful in his time…" ~ Ecclesiastes 3:11a
Until next time…
Pastor Daniel


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The Cass Story
In 1999, Steve Cass retired from his career of twenty years at Charles Schwab. Forty-eight at the time, Steve had planned a sailing trip around the world with his wife Alice in order to give some thought as to what to do with their retirement years. After a few weeks on a boat with Steve in the Mediterranean on a stormy test sailing trip, Alice informed Steve that there was no way she was going to participate in this trip!
Thinking about what to do now, Steve knew he wanted to move out of the San Francisco Bay Area. He had visited Paso Robles a few years before and really liked the area and also subsequently heard it was quite the burgeoning wine country. A great place to start a vineyard. He then took on an exploratory trip to find a potential home and vineyard site. He was with a real estate agent and Paso Robles pioneer grape grower Jim Smoot when they came upon the then pastureland of Cass Vineyard. A year later in 2000 the 145 acre Cass Vineyard was established with twelve varieties to be planted. The barn to house all the farming equipment was built at roughly the same time.
In 2002, the man that built the new Cass residence and barn, Ted Plemons, and Steve Cass took a golfing/wine tasting trip to Stellenbosch, South Africa to celebrate the completion of the residence and the establishment of the vineyard. During this trip they fell in love with the South African wine style and the ambiance of the tasting rooms there.
One night during this trip they sat down for dinner at a fancy South African restaurant and were amazed to see how inexpensive their bill was due to the value of the South African rand being so low. So, they ordered another bottle of wine, or two… During the consumption of these Syrahs Steve and Ted agreed to become business partners in starting a winery. Ted is a builder and knew how tough building permits could be to come by in regards to starting a tasting room. He had seen multiple year waiting periods with some Santa Ynez wineries at the time. So they decided to jump at the opportunity because at the time building permits for wineries in Paso Robles were relatively easy to come by.
The next day, they took a trip to the local University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa, and put up a job wanted sign for an assistant winemaker. After a short interview process, Cass found winemaker Lood Kotze who ended up being head winemaker at Cass up until 2014. Once the vineyard began to bear fruit in 2003, the first vintage began. Two years later when the barn was finished being converted into a tasting room and the reds had aged a few years in the barrel, the Cass Winery tasting room opened its doors in May 2005.
Sterling Kragten - Winemaker
Sterling grew up in Southern California with a passion and skill for cooking at a young age. He thought about being a chef and having worked in some kitchens, found out about a major in Food Science. This major focuses on the chemistry, microbiology, safety and innovation of food products; which was definitely more mhis style. Shortly thereafter Sterling moved up to San Luis Obispo to attend Cal Poly and this is when his introduction to wine started. Although he started tasting a large variety of wines at Cal Poly, he did not think most people would have considered him a wine connoisseur since his tasting involved "drinking Franzia straight out of the bag."
His real wine education began when he moved to Newcastle, Australia on a study abroad trip organized through Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He spent a good amount of time on the beach, surfing, mountain biking, legally drinking, and trying to convince his current wife, "a hot American student" that she should date him. The University was located near Hunter Valley, Australia's oldest wine growing region. Here he was of legal age to taste higher quality wines. He was learning about the wine making process while wine tasting and it just clicked; the creation, sensory perception, art and chemistry. Wine encompassed each aspect of what he was most passionate about in life.
After a semester abroad, he returned to Cal Poly and was able to add a Wine and Viticulture minor to complement his Food Science Major. After spending a summer in Costa Rica surfing with that girl from Australia, he graduated from Cal Poly and took an internship at Eagle Castle Winery in Paso Robles. He subsequently quickly moved his way up to Assistant Winemaker. Here, he actually spent time tasting wine in a dignified manner! He was still studying and trying to learn what he could about the science of the wine, and also trying to convince that girl from Australia that she should marry him.
After a few years at Eagle Castle, he decided he needed another wine adventure, so he took a job in Marlborough, New Zealand for Oyster Bay label wines. It was a factory more than a winery, but he learned a lot about large production winemaking. From there he moved onto Justin Vineyard & Winery for the following harvest. It was while working at Justin in 2013 that we asked if he would like to come work for us as our Assistant Winemaker.
He spent the first harvest learning to produce wines in the Cass-style and learning Lood Kotze's (our former winemaker) tips and tricks. He took a few months sabbatical from Cass in order to take a position as Vintage Winemaker in Margaret River, Australia where he helped run a large custom crush winery. There, he produced wines in a variety of qualities- from $100 high-end bottles to wine made for cows in China (you read that right).
After that, he came back to Cass with a few wine making tricks of his own, but not before a short backpacking trip around most of Southeast Asia. He was most of the way through the 2014 harvest when Lood surprised us all by announcing his retirement from the wine industry and Sterling thus became the new Head Winemaker at Cass.
Bryan Cass - General Manager
Bryan's start in the wine business began in High School shortly after his family purchased the property that Cass Winery and Vineyards now sits on. The summer before his junior year of High School, in 1999, he and his friends would work away the days repairing fences, clearing out debris, and avoiding rattlesnakes on the soon-to-be vineyard.
He applied to Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo and got accepted under an Agricultural Business major with a minor in Wine and Viticulture. During his stay at Cal Poly, he spent two vintages, 2003 and 2004, working at Courtside Cellars in San Luis Obispo. This got him acquainted with working on a bottling line, doing pump overs, punch downs, as well as yeast and chemical additions amongst other things. He really enjoyed this experience, not yet being 21, and getting to work with wine and see how it is made.
After graduation from Cal Poly in June 2005, he started working in the Cass tasting room which opened the month before his Cal Poly graduation. Then in February 2006 six months later, he started graduate school at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
He went to school or "uni" there for a year and a half, completing a Master's degree in Wine Business, and worked for a few Australian wineries along the way. Coriole Winery in the McLaren Vale and Abbey Rock winery in the Adelaide Hills. After graduation in June 2007, Bryan moved back to Central California and started working with Cass again. Since then Bryan has worked in the tasting room and managed the wine club, he is currently the General Manager.
Adam Lemon - Wine Club Manager
Adam was introduced to the Central Coast at age 5, when in 1989 his family relocated from Southern California to Paso Robles in search of more acreage for their small army of Thoroughbred race horses, dogs, cats and ducks. He spent the vast majority of his childhood years around the farm; riding horses, feeding horses, taking care of the other various critters, or riding his mountain bike around Paso Robles back country roads.
In the Spring of 2000, Adam's Mother planted 10 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon and 10 acres of Syrah Grapes on their property when he was 15 years old. Through this he learned about the hard work that goes into making an end product. He distinctly remembers helping lay PVC irrigation pipe in triple-digit temperatures by following behind a continuously-moving tractor travelling up a 15 degree slope!
After Adam left Paso Robles to complete his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo, his interest and involvement in the industry had waned to a nearly non-existent state, until he came back to Paso Robles for Summer break in 2007 and got a job working in the Cass tasting room, which happened to be down the street from his Mother's vineyard.
Even though he left in the Fall to complete his studies, through his hard work and dedication, he would still drive him up to Paso Robles on the weekends just so he could work in the tasting room at Cass. When he moved back to Paso Robles on a permanent basis in 2008, he spent more and more hours working in the tasting room, and even spent a good amount of time helping out with events as well. From here, Adam graduated to Wine Club and Shipping Manager. Adam's strong work ethic, experience, and positive demeanor make him the ideal person to fulfill this very important role.
Michelle Curry - Wedding & Private Event Manager
Michelle grew up in Fresno California, where she enjoyed the first 25 years of her life playing sports, traveling California, and discovering her love for the ocean and the great outdoors. After high school, and few years of traveling, she attended CSU Fresno. It wasn't until after dipping her toes in a few different majors; Biology, Animal Science and Criminology, that she would discover the explorative major of Recreation Administration. Within this study, she soon learned that she could enjoy planning fundraisers, student backpacking trips, community youth programs, and environmental beautification projects; all in efforts towards accomplishing a degree she loved.
She has always been the person to plan her loved one's birthdays, vacations, and even a large Portuguese family reunion; she had realized a talent for making these special days perfect! She credits a large portion of her perfectionism and meticulous attention to detail to her father. As a young girl, she can remember helping him create timelines for family vacations to Walt Disney World. Once finished, Michelle would present the family with a packet, including multiple options for each day, and items they would need for each possible scenario! She would say the "event planner seed" had been planted, yet it would not be until many years later that she would be able to grow that passion into a career. In the spring of 2014, an opportunity to merge her passions of event planning and living on the Central Coast presented itself. She took a position at Robert Hall Winery in Paso Robles, assisting in their weddings and events department; and started exploring her new home through kayaking, fishing, hiking, and of course, wine tasting.
Throughout the next 6 months, she fell in love with coordinating weddings and the ability she had to help create lasting memories for those special couples and their families. Fast forward to March, 2015. Michelle started working with Cass Winery as an Event and Wedding Coordinator
Meegan Huff - National Sales Manager
Meegan Huff brings a diverse set of skills and background to the sales team at Cass Winery. From television production to real estate development, event sales and management, Meegan brings a dynamic business sense combined with a knack for organization, concise communication style, sales and marketing experience and relationship building to the winery and the Cass brand.
As National Sales Manager, Meegan intends to grow the Cass brand locally, regionally and nationally. By targeting new markets and building relationships with new and existing distribution partners she aims to grow the brand. Meegan's love and appreciation for fine wine is also an asset.
Brought to the Central Coast in 2010, Meegan fell in love with the Paso area and the lifestyle of the region. Meegan had her baby shower at Cass and welcomed her daughter, Quinci Rose, in December 2013. "I knew then that Cass was a special place and I felt like family. I was thrilled to officially join the Cass team in April of 2015. The wines are exceptional and the experience in the tasting room leaves you feeling truly like a member of the Cass family."
Katie Gebauer - Certified Specialist of Wine and Level II Sommelier
It all began during a mid-winter escape from my frigid hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. I was visiting a friend who brought me to her favorite local winery. As I lounged in the 70 degree weather under the protection of a massive oak tree, sipping a refreshing rose it struck me, "I'm moving here." The town was Paso Robles, the winery was Cass Winery, and nearly five years later there are few things I enjoy more than sitting in that exact spot with a glass of Cass wine.
Since that day my passion for knowledge and curiosity about wine has motivated me to pursue the Certified Specialist of Wine and Certified Sommelier programs. I learned about the many facets of wine from history, culture, geology, geography, viticulture and chemistry, among others. I love that each of these aspects is ever evolving.
I created the Wine Education program at Cass with the goal of sharing my wine appreciation and knowledge with anyone, from the novice to the connoisseur, interested in expanding their understanding of wine. My favorite moments are when I am able to witness an individual's wine "Aha" moment; the second something just clicks – as it did with my experience under Cass's oak tree.
Jacob Bedell - Cellar Master
To say Paso Robles is home to Jake would be an understatement. He was born and raised just a stones-throw away from Cass, right here in the Geneseo district. Agriculture naturally became a way of life, from raising his own animals for 4H and FFA to interning in the fields as a young man. One of those internships just so happened to be working right here in the vineyards at Cass! The industry has always called to him and passion for hard work and agriculture as a boy was only rivaled by his love for soccer. A very promising sports career led to a successful freshman season of Div. II soccer at CSU Easy Bay. However, after a series of unfortunate and rather lengthy injuries his dreams of chasing a soccer career were just about over. It was then that he reverted to his roots and returned to Paso to seek a new purpose and direction.
Regressing to square one isn't always easy and as such Jake leaned on his friends and family to help find a new path. What he rediscovered over the course of the next 5 years was his undeniable adoration for this place he calls home and its highest valued commodity; wine. Starting at a small custom crush facility Jake learned the ins and outs of the wine making process. Soon after that he found a real knack for cellar work and gained employment at Justin Winery. At Justin, he was able to take his hard work and passion and elevate that into a career. Making wine stopped being a process and turned into a devotion. Meticulous attention to detail coupled with a true love for winemaking is what brought Jake back home to be our Cellar Master.
Jennifer Jansen - Tasting Room Manager
Jennifer Jansen was raised on the beautiful Central Coast of California, a stone throw away from (what has become) the famed Paso Robles wine region.
Her wine journey began when a family friend who had purchased a winery said, "you're coming to work for me, and you're going to work in wine!" That leap of faith and drastic career change found her smack dab in the middle of a passion. A calling. A destiny.
As a Wine Industry professional for over a decade, Jennifer has found great fulfillment in learning about, teaching about and training about wine. This paired with her sincere love for others, and helping individuals to carve out their place in the industry, has proven a perfect Management recipe.
Over the years, she had always considered Cass her "home-away-from-home", so when the opportunity to officially join the team arose, she could not have imagined a more gratifying venture. "Cass is a truly remarkable winery, unlike any other. The gorgeous property, incredible wine, delicious food, and the endearing staff have always had a special place in my heart. To be a part of this crew is, quite literally, a dream come true."
When she is not in the Tasting Room, she can be found hiking local trails, tending to her crazy chickens, enjoying the lake with her awesome kiddos, wine tasting with her costar, Jeff and studying for her advanced WSET accolade.
"Next time you're in the Tasting Room, please come say hello and I promise that my awesome team and I will work hard to ensure that your experience is nothing short of exceptional!"


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They Told Me I Had To Write This
"They Told Me I Had To Write This' is the title of my second book.
It's a young adult novel about a teenager in strife and how he starts to deal with the stuff in his life.
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The premiere of the Bengali film Khoj took place at Cinepolis, Acropolis Mall. Director Arka Ganguly along with actor Shataf Figar and Raja Narayan Deb was present at the premiere. Vikram Chatterjee was however not present at the premiere.
The film is a psychological thriller. A policeman on patrolling duty Sayan Bose is called to investigate a doctor's house from where screams of a woman can be heard. The doctor does not allow Sayan to enter his house. He claims that his wife was screaming due to an injection. Is Sayan convinced? What happens next?
The film has won nine major awards at various national and international film festivals. It also has been selected at sixteen national and international film festivals.
Some of the celebrities who came to the premiere include Aparajita Adhya, Rishi Kaushik, Bharat Kaul, Manoj Michigan and others.
The film is running at single screens and multiplexes in the city. Grab your tickets now!!
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# Brainbug :
cool stuff! don't forget the "foot" (Stützschild) though, or it will fall over ;)
I hope you won't have much problems making the bridge actually usable, so that you don't bounce off when you cross it.
I'm eagerly looking forward to take a peak into the config when you are done.


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SEATTLE — In this season of expanding waistlines, even the Coast Guard has been forced to monitor midsections: specifically, the drafts of passenger vessels burdened with transporting an increasingly heavy population.
The Coast Guard in December formally put into effect rules requiring certain passenger vessels to comply with its new Assumed Average Weight per Person. That new weight, 185 pounds, is a full 25 pounds more than the previous average, 160, a figure put in place about half a century ago — after French fries were invented but before billions and billions had been served.
"Are people bigger now?" said Mark Cedergreen, who began running a charter sport fishing boat out of Westport, Wash., in the 1970s, when the salmon population was healthier and people apparently were, too. "Yes."
And so vessel operators across the country have faced a reckoning: shed weight, and potentially revenue, by reducing the number of passengers they carry, or find a way to keep squeezing people on without falling out of compliance with the Coast Guard.
Many bigger boats, including the fleet operated by the Washington State Ferries here, have avoided real practical change by simply revising their vessels' capacity downward. For example, the ferry boat Wenatchee, previously capable of holding 2,000 people, is now said to hold about 1,700. But while the Wenatchee's vehicle hold sometimes fills, its passenger decks virtually never reach capacity. It is one of the largest ferries in the world. So the chance that the lowered capacity will ever mean turning away passengers is very low.
("Some fine examples of what we're talking about just went down the stairs," said William H. Matchett, a retired English professor at the University of Washington, lifting an eye from Henry James's "The Golden Bowl" to nod toward some formidable passengers on the Wenatchee recently. "But this is a big boat.")
Some larger private boats have also avoided real impact. In Savannah, Ga., ferries that cross the Savannah River had to reduce capacity on paper but expect no real impact because they rarely are full. In New York, the World Yacht and Circle Line cruises, which depart from Piers 81 and 83 in Midtown Manhattan, deliberately operate at about 50 percent of capacity, about 300 people, to make for a roomier, more pleasant experience, said Jason Hackett, a spokesman.
The same has been true for the popular Argosy Cruises that operate in the many waterways around Seattle. Argosy had to reduce capacity on four of its boats, said Maureen Black, a spokeswoman for the company, but still had plenty of room to accommodate its usual customer base. Ms. Black also noted that some other details of Argosy boats would allow for bigger bodies.
"Chairs are armless," she said.
Not every boat can handle extra pounds so easily. The Coast Guard inspects about 6,000 passenger vessels across the country, and many owners of smaller boats have been scrambling to comply. Rather than concede any capacity, many have chosen to undergo new stability tests to try to prove that they can meet the new weight rules and still maintain the same number of passengers.
For boats under 65 feet long, the Coast Guard oversees what it calls a simplified stability test, in which owners simulate full capacity by loading 55-gallon drums of water in various locations on board. The test also requires moving all of the drums to one side in an attempt to simulate what might happen in the event of strong waves, a wildlife sighting — or perhaps a rush to watch a fisherman battle a huge tuna.
Some say the test bears little resemblance to real conditions.
"What we're finding out is that the test that was designed in the ivory tower of Washington, D.C., doesn't work in reality, in real water," said Mr. Cedergreen, of the Westport Charterboat Association.
While most of the boats in the Westport fleet operate well below capacity so there is plenty of space for casting and catching, some say the new Coast Guard rules will hurt their bottom line in other ways.
Dave McGowen, who has led charters on his 50-foot boat Ms. Magoo for 30 years, said his capacity had been reduced to 26 passengers from 30 under the new rules. Mr. McGowen, who is 59, said that he hoped to sell his boat to another charter operator within the next few years, but that the new rules would reduce the number of potential buyers. He estimated that his boat would lose more than $100,000 in resale value. "A buyer wants more capacity so they can make more income," he said.
Lt. Cmdr. David Webb, an inspector with the Coast Guard Office of Vessel Activities in Washington, noted that while the new capacity rules were only now taking effect, the Coast Guard had been promoting the 185-pound average weight since at least 2006. Changing the weight capacity had been under discussion for several years before that, but momentum increased quickly after 20 people died on a crowded tour boat on Lake George in New York in 2005.
Commander Webb said the Coast Guard had arrived at the new weight figure by averaging the average male weight (194.7 pounds) and female weight (164.7 pounds), as calculated by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, then adding a few pounds for clothing and personal items.
Boat operators are not typically required to weigh passengers, but Commander Webb emphasized that they could not simply trust that the weights of passengers on a given trip indeed averaged 185 pounds or less. While a group of, say, 100 schoolchildren on a tour of Puget Sound might come in well under a boat's overall capacity, 100 other people could weigh much more.
"Their obligation is really not to exceed overall capacity," Commander Webb said. "If they're going to load the college football team on, they have to give that some consideration."


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Finance / Wallets increasingly lighter thanks to contactless payments
Wallets increasingly lighter thanks to contactless payments
30 August 2016
Nearly one in 10 Britons no longer carry any loose change in their wallet regularly as "tap and go" contactless payments technology has grown in popularity, a survey has found.
Some 9% of people surveyed for Nationwide Current Accounts said they do not carry any coins in their wallet - with one in seven (14%) men saying this compared with one in 25 (4%) women.
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of people said other than their regular bills, they usually pay for items using their card or contactless technology.
In September 2015, the transaction limit for making a single payment using a contactless card was increased by £10 to £30, making it an increasingly handy alternative to cash.
A recent report from Payments UK predicted that debit cards are set to overtake cash to be the UK's most frequently used payment method by 2021.
But despite new ways to pay, Nationwide's survey also found cash is often still the best option in some situations. One in three (33%) people have had to pay with cash on occasion because cards were not accepted or technology was not working.
Asked how often they take cash from an ATM, 40% said they do so weekly, 22% do so fortnightly and 18% do so monthly.
Researchers also found women are more likely to carry reward cards, money off vouchers, receipts and stamps in their wallet than men.
Some 2% of people across the survey also said they carry Pins in their wallet – which could make them an easier target for fraudsters if their Pin and their corresponding card are being kept together.
One in 12 (8%) carry a plaster with them, while one in 20 (5%) keep phone numbers handy in their wallet.
The bulk of people surveyed tend to carry two bank cards in their wallet, with 35% doing so, while 32% carry one card and one in nine (11%) carry four cards or more.
Some 2,000 people from across the UK took part in the survey.
Here are the percentages of people surveyed who said they tend to carry the following items in their purse or wallet, according to Nationwide Building Society. Figures in brackets show the percentages of women who carry particular items, followed by the percentages of men who do so (figures have been rounded):
- Loyalty or reward cards, 74% (women 83%, men 64%)
- Driving licence, 57%
- Money off vouchers, 41% (women 57%, men 23%)
- Receipts, 36% (women, 47%, men 26%)
- Stamps, 29% (women 40%, men 18%)
- Library cards, 29%
- Photographs, 27%
- Rail card or bus pass, 23%
- Pin numbers, 2%
- Phone numbers, 5%
- Condoms, 2% (women 1%, men 4%)
- Plasters, 8%
- Donor card, 19%
- Gift cards, 19%
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Bryan Kennedy
Bryan Kennedy has been a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for 18 years. From 1995-1998, he was Professor of Horn at the University of Michigan School of Music. Kennedy is a member of the DSO Brass Quintet and the Detroit Chamber Winds, an ensemble with which he has soloed and recorded on numerous occasions. He is a two-time prizewinner at the Heldenleben International Horn Competition.
Kennedy has played with the Summit Brass, Richmond Symphony, Michigan Opera Theatre and was the principal horn of the National Symphony of Costa Rica. He recorded the Hindemith Sonata in F and has also been featured in many national and local commercials and film scores.
During the summer, Kennedy's activities include the music festivals of Grand Teton, Great Lakes in Bloomfield Hills, Sunflower in Topeka, and Bellingham in Washington, where he is the principal horn of the American Sinfonietta. He has performed with other internationally known artists in numerous chamber music concerts throughout North and South America, including a Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1986. He has also presented master classes at conservatories and universities across the United States. Kennedy graduated with honors from the University of Michigan School of Music where he studied with Louis Stout. Kennedy was married in March 2000 to Detroit Symphony Orchestra violinist, Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy.


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Marie Arnet in Danish Premiere
Daniel Bjarnason's new opera 'The Brothers' begins rehearsals in July for its première at Den Jyske Opera in August 2017
Lessons in Love and Violence
Peter Hoare will be appearing in the world première of George Benjamin's new opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in Spring 2018
Recording "in the bag"
The Gesualdo Six release their first recording of English renaissance polyphony in late 2017
Madeleine Shaw – In the Recording Studio
Madeleine Shaw has recently recorded the role of Ultrice in Alfred Cellier's two-act comic opera THE MOUNTEBANKS with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John Andrews. Dutton Epoch plan to release the CD in late 2017.
The Tallis Scholars – Josquin Series
The Tallis Scholars are back in the recording studio this January (Merton College Chapel, Oxford) recording their 7th disc in a series of nine, which documents the complete masses of Renaissance master Josquin des Prez. The ensemble embarked upon this unique project in 1986. This month sees them working specifically on Josquin's Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae and his Missa Faisant Regretz.
The 6th disc in the complete Josquin series will be released in 16/17 season.
2017 – 30th Anniversary plans for Bang on a Can
In celebration of their 30 years working together at Bang on a Can, co-artistic directors Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe are collaborating to create Road Trip – an evening-length work with lighting and projections – for the Bang on a Can All-Stars to perform in 2017. The piece will be about journeys and the people who make them. Physical journeys, geographical journeys, emotional journeys and spiritual journeys. There is a road, but it is no simple highway.


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LOUISVILLE- Winners of the National FFA Parliamentary Procedure Career Development Event (CDE) were announced on Friday at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction with the 88th National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Ky. Dr. Daniel Foster with Penn State University served as superintendent of this year\'s event.
The Marysville FFA Chapter earned a gold emblem ranking this year representing the State of Kansas.
The members of the national winning team each received cash awards to recognize their success in the event. The cash awards and the parliamentary procedure event are sponsored by TransCanada as a special project of the National FFA Foundation and the National FFA Organization.
The National FFA Parliamentary Procedure CDE tests students\' ability to effectively communicate ideas during a meeting. Components included a general knowledge exam of parliamentary law, a ten-minute demonstration of parliamentary procedure, oral questions, written minutes of the demonstration as well as a team problem solving activity. Each team competed on local and state levels to earn the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.
The event, held at the Galt House Hotel and Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., is one of many educational activities at the National FFA Convention & Expo in which FFA members practice the lessons taught in agricultural education classes.
Gold Emblem Teams
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SEMPO's local working groups are thriving and expanding! If you weren't aware of the SEMPO local working groups that will continue to expand in 2013, go to SEMPO.org and check out the list under "Local Groups."
These chapters are led by a group of passionate industry leaders, called Chairs, and put on at least 4 events every calendar year in their area.
As a SEMPO member, you can learn about local events in your city by clicking "Join Group". By becoming a part of the distribution list, you'll stay current with event planning.
Member Perks!
As a SEMPO member you get to attend local events Free of charge! (a $25 per event savings).
Get Involved!
Want to be a leader in your Local Chapter? Contact the Chair via the SEMPO Group or contact me, and I can make an introduction.
Want to start a local group in your city? Contact us and we can communicate the process, support you through launch and provide best practices and insight into other local chapter successes.
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Anime Central (ACen) is the largest anime, manga and Japanese popular culture convention in Chicago and the Midwest. ACen happens once a year in the Spring (around April or May) less than 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, in Rosemont, IL.
As part of its mission, ACen brings fans together with guests from the Japanese and US sectors of the anime and manga industry, as well as gaming, cinema, and Asian culture personalities. The event includes a huge exhibit hall, a massive video game room, concerts, dances, educational panels and workshops, premiere screenings, autograph sessions, 24-hour video rooms, tabletop gaming and much, much more!
The purpose of the Midwest Animation Promotion Society is to promote the development of the animation industry in North America and to further the appreciation of anime and manga as valid art forms.
The secondary purpose of the Midwest Animation Promotion Society is to educate people about Asian culture and traditions. Each year, the Midwest Animation Promotion Society sponsors a number of events and gatherings devoted to anime, manga, and Asian culture. Our primary annual event, Anime Central, is held annually for all our members. Anyone who purchases a membership badge for M.A.P.S. is invited to attend Anime Central as a member of the organization.
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ACen is held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
The Hyatt Regency O'Hare is connected by skywalk to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, and offers convenient access to Allstate Arena and Rosemont Theatre. With high-speed Internet across hundreds of thousands of square feet of meeting space, and Wi-Fi high-speed internet access in all over a thousand guestrooms, this O'Hare airport hotel is a standout among Hyatt hotels in Chicago.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center offers 840,000 square feet of configurable exhibition space. With six halls, limitless floor plan options, and great contract services, it provides a stable, full-featured home for Anime Central that attendees, industry, and exhibitors enjoy year after year.
Chicago is currently the third largest city by population in the United States, with a population of over 9 million in the metropolitan area. 34 million tourists visit the city yearly, and it has many sister cities around the world, one of which is Osaka, Japan.
The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago provides travel services and cultural information about Japan, and the Chicago Botanic Gardens has a Japanese garden, Sansho-En, and a renowned Bonsai Collection.
In addition to Japanese cultural outlets, Chicago hosts extremely vibrant theater, music, sports, and food scenes. It is home to the Second City and I.O. comedy troupes; numerous symphonies, jazz ensembles, indie bands, hip-hop groups, and clubs; an array of major league sports teams; and restaurants serving fine cuisine from just about every culture on Earth.


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Without knowing what mother board model and chipset you have, it is difficult to tell you how important the IME software is for your board.
In general, the newer the board/chipset (Intel 7 or 8 series), the more you need the IME software. It's not a Gigabyte driver, it is from Intel and does many underlying things that are difficult to explain. All of the chipset's features may not work until IME is installed. The Device Manager unknown device entry is a sign that IME is not installed.


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Catwoman © DC Comics
Artwork © 2013 Gene Gonzales
More playing with working in a digital medium. This was done completely in Photoshop on my Cintiq 24HD.
No worries about me still working in traditional mediums. Perils On Planet X is being done the good old fashion way: Pencil and ink on board. :) And don't forget to check out this weeks page tomorrow!
Work has been extremely busy lately. Commercial work has started stacking up. That's a good thing. But it has put me behind on a few inked commissions. And they are Legion requests, so you know for me not to get to them is killing me. With any luck I will get a few things under control in the next week or so. Then it will be POPX and commissions for a while.
This was done entirely in Photoshop CS5.
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If you are looking for somewhere to start dance, drama or singing in Bournemouth, Dorset, Hampshire, Weymouth, Dorchester, Winchester and Southampton area, you're in the right place. Take a look at shows and events we've done in the past, our staff, and our past students, then get in touch for your FREE first class.
December 6th 2014 - 4th January 2015
This year's pantomime is not far away and rehearsals are starting soon. Yet again the majority of the Juveniles and all the female dancers have been provided by the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama. Please come along to show your support for what is expected to be another fantastic production.
It's been a busy summer for Stage Door School of Dance & Drama, Pupils young & older have been performing at shows & fetes across the area as well as completing examinations in Modern, Tap, Ballet & Spanish Dance.
First came the show at Key West on Bournemouth Pier - WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS VARIETY NIGHT - where senior pupils danced as Starburst Dancers.
Then more than 40 pupils ranging from 6 years upwards performed at Iford URC Church Fete on a glorious sunny afternoon on Saturday 21st June.
Then came the build up through rehearsals & finally the show - Music 4 Meningitis on Friday 4th July at Bournemouth Pavilion where a broad range of pupils supported Adam Tuffrey whilst he sang & danced & also performed their own presentation of How Long Will I Love You with Jamie-Lee leading as the solo singer.
Saturday 1st March 2014 - The HIGHCLIFF HOTEL
On Saturday night, the Starburst Dancers consisting of 9 Students from the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama performed at a Formal Private Function at the Highcliff Marriot Hotel in Bournemouth. Below are some of the costumes worn for the performance.
December 7th 2013 - 5th January 2014
This year's pantomime has started and yet again the Juveniles and female dancers have been provided by the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama. Please come along to show your support for this fantastic fun filled production.
This summer for the second year running, students of the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama in the guise of the "Starburst Dancers" are appearing weekly, each Wednesday at the Pier Theatre in "Wednesday Night is Variety Night"
8th December 2012 - 6th January 2013
Yet another Pantomime come and gone! Tens of thousands of people came to watch this fantastic Pantomime and a wonderful time was had by all the cast of children and students from the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama. It was an absolute pleasure to work with our Patron - Chris Jarvis - as well as Sue Pollard in a festive, fun packed production. The Stage Door children who appeared in Sleeping Beauty at the Pavilion Theatre, were taken by Chris Jarvis who played Happy Harry in the Pantomime, out to tea with other cast members and their chaperons. As the pictures show a good time was had by all.
On Saturday 29th September 2012
Local boy, Adam Tuffrey presented another of his wonderful shows to raise money for and raise awareness of the Meningitis Trust. 16 Dance Students from the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama joined Adam, Mark, Chris and Swing Unlimited on Stage in what was another amazing event. A great big THANK YOU to all those of you who came to support both us and the Meningitis Trust. Watch this space for details of the sum raised for charity.
He can sing, he can dance and he can raise £8,000 for charity all in one night. Adam Tuffrey's Music 4 Meningitis show on Saturday hit all the right notes in every way!
Although he's only just turned 18, this talented, young, singer songwriter looks very at home on stage.
It's as though he's been performing all his life which he clearly has, as the audience was shown video footage at the start of Adam strutting his stuff as a tot.
But at the age of eight Adam contracted bacterial meningitis and septicaemia.
Fortunately, he made a full recovery and has been raising money for the Meningitis Trust ever since.
And each year M4M gets bigger and better.
What started as a performance in a primary school hall five years ago is now packing out Bournemouth Pavilion theatre.
As with any variety show featuring such a broad mix of music, comedy and dance – some acts worked better than others, depending on your taste!
Highlights for me included Adam's new boy band In Accord who sang in such perfect harmony, it would have even put a smile on Simon Cowell's face.
Adam also convinced some of his fellow students at Bournemouth School to form a choir for the occasion too.
Other key performances included the Stage Door Dance School, Beat Crew, Total Voice, Cantabile and artists Mike Leyton and Anne Batt.
Most of the acts are local and included members of Adam's family.
He performed a touching duet with his father Duncan, his sister Chloe was one of the stage hands and his mum Trudy gave a sign language interpretation for the entire show.
So what's next for "Tuffers" and co is anybody's guess.
Watch this space!
In July 2012 Julie Headford, Co-Principal of the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama, after much hard work, was appointed as an ISTD Examiner in both Modern and Tap. Julie is clearly following in her mother, Maureen's footsteps and this makes the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama the only School in the area to be run by two Examiners and from the same family.
Pier Theatre - Bournemouth
Starburst Dancers, which are the Performer's Group of the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama have been very busy throughout the Summer of 2012 appearing in Wednesday Night is Variety Night at the Pier Theatre, Bournemouth. The show has been extended until 3rd October - so there's still time to see them!
Bournemouth Pantomime at the Pavilion Theatre for UK Productions
Yet another Pantomime come and gone! Over 40,000 people came to watch this record breaking Pantomime and a wonderful time was had by all the cast of children and students from the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama.
Having celebrated their 40th Birthday, the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama donated £1400 to Macmillan Cancer Support in Dorset.
Pictured below are:- Chrissie Wathen-Neal, Fundraising Manager for Macmillan Cancer Support accepting the cheque from Maureen Headford, Principal of the Stage Door School along with Julie Headford and some pupils who took part in the show.
The Stage Door School of Dance celebrated their 40th Anniversary with a production at the De La Salle Theatre, "A Time To Celebrate". It was in 1971 that Maureen Headford opened the Bournemouth based School and since then assisted by her daughter, Julie it has expanded and today has branches in Bransgore, Sopley and Stanpit.
235 performers aged from 3 years to over seventy dazzled an audience of over 900 people with their talent, professionalism and diversity of training. From the spectacle of 80 ballerinas dressed in tutus, all mainly aged 5 and under presenting "It's a Small World After All" to excerpts from "Lion King", "Wicked", "The Wizard of Oz" and presentations in song and dance including Ballet, Tap, Flamenco, Irish and Bollywood - there was something to entertain everyone. It was a professionally staged, well rehearsed and beautifully costumed show and a credit to all those involved. Special thanks must go to David Morgan from Michael Rose Productions, an ex-student of the Stage Door, who took time out of his busy schedule with "White Christmas" and "Peter Pan" in Southampton, to act as Compere for the show.
In the evening show the cast were thrilled when local celebrity, Chris Jarvis, who is Patron of the Stage Door School of Dance & Drama, rushed back from his own show in Guildford to watch and join the cast on stage to offer his congratulations to everyone for a wonderful performance. Donations of £1400.00 have been made to the Macmillan Support and MND Awareness Society.
"I can't believe it's 40 years since the first dance class was held at the The Stage Door School of Dance & Drama at our Holdenhurst Road premises, where we still are today. I can still remember it - six little 3 year olds learning baby ballet - all of them the children of friends of mine! Since then thousands of children have come to us, some for a short time, but many for much longer periods and then gone on to fulfil their career ambitions with the skills that they have learnt with us. Hopefully, all of them will have benefited from their time with us and enjoyed the wonderful experiences dance can offer.
What better way to celebrate this landmark event by giving all our pupils, young and old, the opportunity to appear in "A Time To Celebrate".
Maureen Headford
December 2015 - January 2016
Juveniles and Dancers who appeared in pantomime this year - were all trained at The Stage Door School of Dance & Drama. Well done to all - it was a fantastic pantomime and broke box office records, seen by over 40,000 people!
Friday 25th September 2015
30 performers aged from 8-18 years travelled to Weymouth to raise awareness and money for Meningitis Trust. What a lovely experience it was!
Friday 2nd October 2015
Dancers waiting in dressing room to start the second half of an amazing show - what a way to raise money for Charity!
Congratulations to all of our students who took modern and tap examinations in March ranging from Pre-Primary to Intermediate. What an amazing set of results - 37 students - 3 Merits and 34 Distinctions - with many attaining 90 marks and above including an outstanding 99!!
Well done everyone - you should feel very proud of what you all achieved - we are
On the 18th June the Stage Door Performers made their way to Bromley in Kent to perform at a Moulin Rouge Evening in aid of Charity. A receptive audience gave them a standing ovation, Brilliant show and a great experience for our students.
Well done to everyone involved in this year's summer school production of "Oliver!" Everyone was fantastic and so professional - even with only 4.5 days of rehearsal. A huge thank you to our helpers, Megan, Amy and Sophie and special thanks to Corinne Rigler, our musical director, and our brilliant Fagin, Mark Osmond. We were all thrilled to have you back working with us and so pleased your lovely wife, Sandra Dickinson, was able to come along and join the audience having recently finished starring as Lucille Ball in New York. Below are some of the photo's of the performance which was staged at Bournemouth School for Girl's main Drama studio.What a fabulous performance space, having lighting and scenery makes such a difference.
It's great to see everyone back at classes and we welcome all the new students who have joined us.
A special CONGRATULATIONS go to all those who took examinations at the end of last term in ISTD Ballet, Tap & Modern Primary - Advanced 1.
In all 75 Examinations were taken!!!!
In Ballet - 23 Distinctions & 13 Merits were awarded
In Modern & Tap 33 Distictions & 6 Merits were awarded.
We are delighted to release our photograph of The Stage Door School of Dance & Drama's youngsters who, with our older dancers have started rehearsals this Monday (21st November) for this years Pantomime "CINDERELLA" at the Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth.
We hope you will come along and support the Show which will run from 3rd December until 2nd January
We would like to thank UK Productions for once again giving our school this opportunity.
Yet another Pantomime come and gone! Yet again - Juveniles and Dancers who appeared in pantomime this year - were all trained at The Stage Door School of Dance & Drama and a wonderful time was had by all the cast of children and students. Happy New Year.
What a fantastic weekend! Both shows were absolutely brilliant and all the performers from the very youngest to the most senior should all feel incredibly proud of what they have achieved. We would like to - once again - thank all of you who were involved with helping to make Time To Shine such a success, including our teaching staff, our chaperones, our caterers, our wonderful technical team and the outstanding staff at QE's school. We look forward to seeing you in classes until we close on 22nd July.
The new term starts on SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER.
We hope you have all had a great summer and we look forward to seeing you all back at class.
The new timetable for MONDAYS starts on 9 September and is as follows:
4.00-5.00 NEW CLASS -Primary Modern
4.30-5.00 - Grade 2 Tap
5.00-6.00 - Grade 3 Modern
5.30-6.00 - Grade 3 Tap
6.00-7.00 - Grade 4 Modern
6.30-7.00 - Grade 4 Tap
7.00-8.00 - Grade 4 Ballet
7.00-8.00 - Grade 6 Tap
8.00-9.00 - Grade 6 Ballet
9.00-10.00 - Spanish
See you soon!
The 1st day of Summer School was focussed teaching the children Salsa in the morning, followed by lots of hard work learning an Irish Riverdance, the following day Aden Dzuda spent the morning teaching hip-hop and street dance, the children loved it. Followed by an afternoon of National dance including dances from; England, Austria, Romania and Ireland.
On the 3rd day we immersed ourselves in Spanish Dance. Some very impressive performances today and the children looked wonderful. Then the next day in the morning having a drama workshop and afternoon was spent learning some Bollywood dance, again lots of fun.
The last day was spent being coached on a song from Grease and finished with a huge rock and roll number, we hope you all had fun. Enjoy your summer holidays and we'll see you in September!
Yet another Pantomime come and gone! So once more - Juveniles and Dancers who appeared in pantomime this year - were all trained at The Stage Door School of Dance & Drama and a wonderful time was had by all the cast of children and students. Happy New Year. We would like to thank UK Productions for once again giving our school this fantastic opportunity.


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Have you been on a jet ski tour with Captain Erik? Captain Erik started as a jet ski tour guide in 2004 at the Adventures at Sea marina. After 5 years on a jet ski, Captain Erik took a year off to obtain a USCG 50-Ton Master Captain's License and has been running dolphin tours on a boat with Sunshine Water Sports since 2010.
Captain Erik is no longer with Adventures at Sea. He is running a the nicest dolphin tour boat in Panama City Beach, Florida. The dolphin tour boat is located at the Pirates Cove Marina on Thomas Drive. If you have been on a jet ski tour or boat tour with Captain Erik, then you know his knowledge and easy going disposition makes for an enjoyable tour every time. Don't waste your time and money with companies that are only after your wallet. Captain Erik takes pride in providing the most enjoyable and educational dolphin tours in Panama City Beach at the best price.


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Ballet BC and The Social Concierge come together for a second time for Babylon, an enchanted garden dance performance at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza.
A celebration of nature's beauty and the universal language of dance, Babylon will feature landscapers, event designers and floral artists from across the Lower Mainland (Flower Factory, Our Little Flower Company, Nicola Adams Floral and Fiorre Fosalba Florist) who will transform the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Lobby and Plaza into a contemporary interpretation of the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Adding to the lush setting, guests will be tempted by floral cocktails in full bloom and a VIP Mezzanine ticket option including delectable bites by Hawksworth.
This glorious botanical backdrop — in the heart of the city and under the stars — will serve as the stage for Ballet BC 's world-class dancers, who will engage in improvised movement and site-specific choreography inspired by the evening's verdant theme. They will also perform highlights of upcoming works on an outdoor stage beneath the midsummer night's sky featuring work from resident choreographer Cayetano Soto.
"This annual celebration provides a unique opportunity for our dancers to explore movement out of the studio and into the gardens of Babylon," says Ballet BC Artistic Director Emily Molnar. "A contemporary expression reimagined amongst guests and friends."
What: Babylon
Who: Ballet BC and The Social Concierge
Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Plaza (West Georgia St. at Hamilton)
When: Saturday, August 12, 6-10pm
Info: Garden passes to Babylon are $55 (includes a welcome cocktail) and VIP Mezzanine passes are $120. Buy here.