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A Description of the Landscape, February 15, 1736
These Spaniards form a real threat to our livelihood and well being, as do those brigands commonly called pirates. As a preventive of pugilistic attack, General Oglethorpe has selected St. Simons Island for a new fortification, this being 60 miles south of Savannah. We are currently building Fort Frederica, named for the honorable Prince of Wales, Frederick Louis. We are building fortifications on either side of the water out of a native substance we call "Tabby." Eventually we will have both an earthen wall and a Tabby wall, with a moat. These walls will be nigh unto a statute mile in their diameter. The fortifications will have three bastions, two storehouse, a guardhouse, a stockade, a spur battery and God willing a separate church for the use of all. These fortifications are around a bend in the river to best control the approach of ships.
We will continue in prayer and encouragement for this small settlement of God's people.
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- Joseph said...
Dear John Wesley,
I am sorry that i did not pay attention at all in my Methodist History and Doctrine class. we were supposed to read your sermons, but i skimmed through them and knew just enough to write decent papers and score decently on exams. i mean, it's not that your sermons were boring, but really, it was me. not you. i hope you understand.
and i hope that when it comes time for me to write my papers and go through the BOM, you won't come back to haunt me. Also, you know, i think you made this whole ordination thing a lot harder and difficult than it should be. You should really do something about it.
But yea, if i could take the class all over again, i'd pay more attention. Actually i probably wouldn't, but i'd try harder.
- February 15, 2007 at 2:30 AM
JW, it is interesting that you are concerned about Spaniards and state that they are "a real threat to our livelihood." This is something that we deal with in our little village to your north. Those 'invading' our good little village aren't necessarily Spaniards but they do share the same language. They make us uncomfortable. They do things differently and most of us cannot understand them. There has been talk of adding fortification to keep 'Spaniards' out here as well. Please let me know how your walls and moat work, I may bring this up at our next city council meeting.
- February 15, 2007 at 4:33 AM


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Lesley Krueger's Mad Richard opens in Bedlam. Also known as the Bethlem Royal Hospital for the mentally ill, it houses artist Richard Dadd, who we learn in the book's first paragraph is a murderer. A celebrated painter before and after his incarceration, Dadd is visited by novelist Charlotte Brontë, who is considering him as inspiration for a novel about social issues as she fumbles her way toward her next artistic project.
Dadd and Brontë are both historical figures, though they never actually met. Dadd is a distant relative of Krueger, a Toronto-based filmmaker and the author of several novels; her imagining of the two cultural figures briefly coming together forms the basis of Mad Richard, which alternates chapters between the events of Brontë's life after meeting Dadd, and those of Dadd leading up to his placement in the asylum.
The stories of Brontë and Dadd are intertwined in the novel's structure, though the characters' paths never cross again. But Krueger suggests thematic resonances between their lives as working artists in Victorian England, using the opportunity to pose interesting questions about art, commerce, and class. Krueger's research is evident in every paragraph: from the use of authentic slang to richly sketched portraits of the lives of the era's rich and poor, the book confidently transports the reader to another time.
But the explication comes at a cost. While Mad Richard is pleasingly constructed at the sentence level, the urge to include so much detail slows the plot to a frustrating slog. If Krueger had felt less of a duty to historical accuracy and paid more attention to pacing, she could have cut plenty of extraneous scenes.
Krueger's portrayal of Brontë's romantic and artistic struggles is thought-provoking, but it could have been dramatized much more economically. For instance, a superfluous dream sequence takes up three paragraphs. And the book's ending – which depicts the brutal act that gets Dadd committed – feels anti-climactic and unearned. His descent into madness has little foreshadowing or emotional preparation: in the final chapters, it simply happens.

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"The Family Activity Center is a place kids can go and get their prayer on."Anonymous
The Lord's Gym Family Activity Center in Price Hill is designed to attract at-risk youth, and their parents, to become involved in healthy activities that promote positive life skills at school and at home while nurturing their relationship with God if they choose. Our objectives are to see improved performance in school, respect of authority, and appreciation for other cultures and communities while learning to minimize or avoid destructive situations.
From leading and operating the Nicholas Hoyer SportsCenter for 20 years, before spinning it off, FOCAS Ministries learned that youth are more likely to graduate from high school, go to college or find meaningful employment IF they stay connected to our programs. They are less likely to have a record, get pregnant, or get someone pregnant. They benefit by having a safe place to hang out, build relationships with God, staff, volunteers, and each other while participating in sports and other activities. Helping these children develop positive life skills indirectly benefits the schools they attend and lessens their chances of burdening the judicial system.
The Center collaborates with other organizations to include BLOC Ministries, City Gospel Mission's Whiz Kid, CityLink, and other organizations that promote sports (i.e. Cincinnati Spikes, Don Jones Wrestling), education, and the arts.
Please consider volunteering for this very high energy and frontlines ministry.


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Eight Family Resource Centres are to receive over €82,000 in funding to allow for small works to go ahead before the end of the year, according to Independent Minister Katherine Zappone.
Centres in Ballyboden, Killinarden, Kilnamanagh, Balally, Ballyfermot, Cherry Orchard and Quarryvale will benefit from the grants announced by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
The funding marks the start of a 12-month period which will see an extra €5m pumped into such centres across the country.
Announcing the grant, Minister Zappone said:
"Family Resource Centres are the very hub of community life. I have seen their impact in Kilnamanagh, Ballyboden, Kilinarden and across South and West Dublin.
"As an Independent Minister with a background in community work I firmly believe that Government has a duty to support the work with children, families and older people on the ground in local areas.
"A whole range of services are provided through the centres, often they work with people from the cradle to the grave. They are where people gather to socialise, can receive vital supports and information on how to improve their lives."
The Minister added that supporting Family Resource Centres was one of her top priorities in the recent Budget and we are beginning to see the start of the extra €5m secured being invested.
"These small grants will allow for improvements before the end of the year.
"In the New Year it will be followed by further funding and also investments to allow for the opening of eleven new centres."


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So, I got this and I tried it and I wasn't sure at first - but now I really like it. So, the first time I used it I hadn't moisturised first and it clung on to every tiny dry patch I had on my face (not too many!) .. However, after moisturiser I don't have that problem. I always use my fingers, because this is so runny and I suspect a brush would just soak it up. It recommends you use them too.
So I dot it on and blend.. It blends effortlessly and looks so nice as it smooths everything in it's path, my pores look a little smaller and everything just looks more fresh. It sets to a velvet soft powdery finish, but I always add a little more because I'm oily skinned anyway. The finish is so natural looking and weightless, it doesn't give major coverage, but for me it evens my skin out and makes me feel better about it.
Another thing to note (if it matters to you) is that it photographs well too. The picture above isn't to show this point, that is just to show how it evens out my skin. But I can tell you that with a flash it looks great and so natural. So, I love this! It's going to be a part of my collection for a long time to come, I am sure of it. Oh, I love the packaging too, I heard people complain about the non pump bottle, so you had to pour it, but it's such a runny foundation so I don't think it makes a difference if you have a pump or not.. Just my thoughts!
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When Portland, Ore. residents Cody and April Goldberg set out to build an inclusive playground for their daughter Harper, they had no idea what they were getting themselves into. Three years later, with the help of a Let's Play Construction grant, their community cut the ribbon for Harper's Playground—a playspace more unique and more beautiful than they ever imagined. The project had come to an end, but a movement was just beginning. Here, Cody shares his story:
Harper Rose Goldberg is the most amazing little girl you'll ever meet. I'm biased as her dad, but it's true. At birth she had a small cyst deep in her throat that was blocking more than 70 percent of her airway. She fought for hours to cling to her life while the doctors worked to get an air tube past the blockage.
They eventually diagnosed her with Emanuel syndrome, which explained some other complications and which had her in the hospital for two months. With less than 200 known cases in the world, the doctors knew very little about the syndrome. They told us, "You should expect her to never walk nor talk in her lifetime." She took her first independent steps at age five. Still, her mobility remains limited and she often uses a walker to get around.
Harper, left, poses in front of her playground construction site with her family.
When Harper was four, my wife and I were at our neighborhood park and realized that her choices were pretty limited. We approached the Portland Parks & Recreation department and asked if they would consider building an inclusive playground. They said they didn't have the budget, but if we could fundraise, they would help facilitate the project.
One of our main motivators was to help Harper get to know her neighbors. We were becoming increasingly frustrated with the status quo of the "disability world" – particularly after we experienced the exclusion of Harper from our neighborhood school. We were forced to enroll her in a school all the way across town. After that happened, it fueled our fire to get this playground built. When we approached our local neighborhood association (Arbor Lodge) and asked for an endorsement, they not only endorsed the project but also wanted to make it a priority for the neighborhood. That gave us a lot of faith that we were actually going to do it.
I know the parks department didn't initially think we were going to follow through to get this playground built. But they realized we were serious, and they told us we could either hand the money over to them and they would manage the build, or we could manage the build ourselves for about a third of the cost. I remember thinking, "You'll let me manage the build? I'm just a dad on a mission."
Harper's Playground 'before.'
The project took a major 180 degree turn in March 2011 when we visited with a design firm called MIG, Inc. They hosted a design charette along with Girvin Associates, Inc. and members of the Portland Parks Department. The research that MIG, Inc. presented about how design impacts a playground, how children interact with space, and how a properly designed space can encourage collaborative play and cognitive development—it completely blew my mind. Lots of people think that playgrounds are important because they help kids move their legs around and get their bodies moving, but it goes so much deeper.
The design that came out of that meeting was so inspirational, so beautiful, and so paradigm-shifting, I think it helped us attract more major donors. They say to catch bigger fish, use a bigger lure. People were inspired to be part of something that was not only about accessibility but also about better design. For example, many inclusive playgrounds use ramps that lead to a structure, but that limits the choices that kids on wheels get to make. Why not eliminate the structure and create a plaza instead? We began to understand how a more open-ended design and a more natural environment would encourage kids of all abilities to use their imaginations more.
Construction on Harper's Playground begins.
The resulting drawing, which was done by my childhood pal, Todd Girvin, helped us not only secure donors, but also a pro-bono developer, Gerding Edlen; a contractor, Walsh Construction; and an all-important pro-bono landscape design firm to take the concept drawing into construction document phase, PLACE studio. The savings to the project represented by all of these generous firms equals approximately $300,000.
I like to call the fundraising and planning process a modern-day stone soup in action. I've always loved that story. We started with nothing, but we had to convince everyone that even if all they had was one carrot, that carrot would help. I had so much passion for the concept, I couldn't stop talking about it. Everyone I spoke to about the why and the what, I had a new believer who was ready to help.
We were adopted by The Timbers Army, the local supporters group of our Major League Soccer team. They raised just shy of $85,000 for the project. We also received a $75,000 grant from a foundation that happened to be run by a couple we were seated next to at a wedding. There were donations that came in from neighborhood kids who had set-up lemonade stands on our behalf. It was truly a humbling experience. In the end, the total project value was $1.2 million dollars.
Neighborhood children break ground at Harper's Playground.
Now, three years later, we have this awesome "soup" in the middle of our community, and everyone threw some ingredients into it. I go at least three times a day—and of course, Harper is a celebrity there. It's very difficult to find the words for how gratifying it is to see the playground in action. It was something I was dreaming about for three years. I would close my eyes and imagine it, and it's actually how I imagined. Because of the new paradigm we established, there's a broader range of age groups. Neighbors say that children at this new playground play more often and longer. And kids are seeing examples of inclusion that could expand into schools and in the workplace.
Families flock to the completed playground.
We hope this project will serve as a Trojan horse for the inclusion concept. We are working on a vision plan for expansion within Portland and beyond—the sky is the limit in terms of the models we could approach. Harper's Playground is just the beginning.
Photos courtesy of Cody Goldberg and Kyer Wiltshire.
"When my son was born sixteen years ago, my life changed. As a new mom of a child with a disability I was quickly realizing how many challenges and hurdles we would both face in the years ahead. But my heart broke when I realized that there were no real playgrounds, or any type of place for my son to play with other children in an unstructured way. Play is a necessity for all children, and especially important for disabled kids. I knew I had to take action.
With the help of four other moms we started the Center for Creative Play, and indoor play space for unstructured play that was accessible for all children. Within 5 years we had over 45,000 visitors a year. We started working on accessible playground across the country and worked with KaBOOM! to make accessible playgrounds a reality."
– Mara Kaplan, Pittsburgh, PA
Mara saw a need and worked to fill it. Her passion for building accessible playgrounds is contagious and her work will continue until all kids have a great place to play.
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In honor of both the National Day of Service and Inspiration Monday, I have a very special story to share with you.
One of the things I like best about KaBOOM! is that no two playgrounds we build are the same. Every one is custom-designed by the kids and families who will use it, tailored to the needs of that specific community.
And for one particular playground build with SUPERVALU in Bakersfield, Calif. on Oct. 29, the community had very specific needs that needed to be met. This playground was built to serve an after-school program for children with autism. And, well, I'll let Ramona Puget, who runs the program, explain what a difference it made:
This playground has been a blessing for this program. Our students did not have an outdoor activity other than riding bikes to play on and dirt to kick a ball on. For autistic children this is not really motivating for them, nor do they have the coordination to do these activities real well. They need to be very active in running, and manipulating objects. With the sensory component of the bells, xylophone, drums, climbing structure and movement of the bus, it helps them to control those areas they have strong points in.
The children who would not play are PLAYING with others on the structure, and not just parallel play. The joy and excitement we see in their overall personalities is priceless. They are happy, elated with a sense of pride that this is their playground and they look forward to coming to "Fun School"! The other day it was a little windy, and started to drizzle, and the children were upset because they did not want to come in because they were having so much fun. So through the wind and drizzle we continued to play and had a day of unexpected play weather. Nothing can stop them from enjoying this playground, not even the elements.
Learn more about playspace needs for children with autism.
Do you have experience working with kids with autism? What would your dream playground for them look like?
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Reminder - Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) will End of Life on August 31st, 2019.
by Scott Dreier
Table of contents
15 October 2013
Prerequisite knowledge
User level: Intermediate
Required products
Additional required other products
Sample files
By downloading software from the Adobe Web site you agree to the terms of our license agreement. Please read it before downloading.
Note: If you have questions about this article, use the DPS forum. Please don't contact technical support with questions about Adobe Developer Connection articles.
We don't need to tell you that collecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from consumers, like email, name, zip code, etc. is an incredibly important and valuable aspect of consumer marketing. If you sell print based publications, you are probably well versed in doing this. However, with your digital publications, did you know you can do this and more?
Adobe DPS enables you to choose when you collect consumer data; maybe before a customer can download content, after a customer buys a subscription, as a digital blow in, etc. Once you have collected this information it is very easy to then send targeted push and/or email notifications to specific groups of people, and even to individuals.
This article will cover the first phase of this, collecting the data. The second phase, sending the targeted push / emails is covered here.
Adobe DPS enables you to choose when you collect consumer data; maybe before a customer can download content, after a customer buys a subscription, as a digital blow in, etc. Once you have collected this information it is very easy to then send targeted push and/or email notifications to specific groups of people, and even to individuals.
This article will cover the first phase of this, collecting the data. The second phase, sending the targeted push / emails is covered here.
The first step to collecting data, is identifying the device that the user is using, then it becomes easy to associate the collected data with the device. All devices are assigned unique device identifiers. This paper will show how to leverage the Library and Store V2 SDK as well as the Reading SDK to collect data that is associated with unique device identifiers. First, a little background on device identifiers is required.
Adobe DPS applications use Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) to identify applications. This 128bit value is often represented as an ASCII string punctuated by hyphens (eg.
483AE204-2E69-4608-87E6-6E31000321FA). This is not to be confused with the hardware specific UDID which Apple deprecated in iOS5 and which Adobe DPS subsequently discontinued. The UUID is generated by calling the CFUUIDCreate function of the iOS Core Foundation. Each UUID is unique to each application on the device. Therefore, 2 applications on the same device would each have different UUID values. Similarly, the same application on 2 different devices would also have different UUID values.
This UUID value is reported in the "uuid" field of the Direct Entitlement API, the "devId" field of the push notification registration message, the 'deviceId' of the Library/Store/Reading SDK, the 'vid' parameter (Visitor ID) of every Omniture Data Analytics report, and eVar42 of the same Omniture Data Analytics report. Visitor ID (vid) has always been used to correlate all analytics; however, it was obfuscated at the SiteCatalyst reporting stage because of its sensitive nature. As of v27 (July 2013), Adobe DPS bypasses this by also reporting the UUID value as a data parameter (eVar42).
Direct Entitlement API
Push Registration API
Omniture Analytics API
Omniture Analytics API
Library and Store V2 SDK
Reading SDK
The only difference, in some cases, is that the UUID may have had the hyphens "-" stripped, but numerically otherwise it is the same.
With this information, we can now collect whatever we can entice a user to provide, use the JavaScript APIs to access the UUID and report this via AJAX for persistence in a database of our choosing. The remainder of this article will demonstrate this.
Figure 1 - Data Flow
The examples provided with this article have been packaged for usage in a stand-alone LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) environment. It is expected that all of the visual elements for these examples would be customized for your specific requirements, so we have kept them small and simple.
You will need to deploy the samples to a web server (Apache) that supports MySQL and PHP. For MySQL, you will need to create a database and provide its name, username and password within the 'settings.php' file in the root of the examples. The PHP file (database.php) will create the necessary tables if they do not already exist.
Figure 2 – Listing of examples
The Entitlement Banner is displayed at the top of the library within direct entitlement enabled applications. It has full access to the Library and Store V2 API and is a convenient location for active code since it is small and simple and doesn't require the full development of a customized library or storefront.
Our example asks the user to register, validates their input, and posts it to a server database via AJAX. Once registered, an acknowledgement view is displayed. The state of the entitlement banner is tracked within localStorage.
Figure 3 - Entitlement Banner
Figure 4 - Entitlment Banner after registration
In order to add a banner to your application, you must use DPS App Builder to create an entitlement enabled application (eg: App Type either "Multi Folio with Entitlement" or "Multi Folio with Entitlement and iTunes Subscriptions"). Then provide a URL to where you deployed "banner/index.html".
Figure 5 - DPS App Builder Configuration
Typical examples of HTML Web Views are full screen implementations of a custom library and/or storefront. These areas are created using the Library and Store V2 SDK. Registration of personal information is via a Web Form post to a server via AJAX. Our implementation shows this being done within a dialog control. This is not necessary. Simply show/hide of a <div> would suffice. You have complete design control.
Figure 6 - HTML Web View Dialog
This example ('dialog.html') has been created as a <div> that is shown or hidden. For testing purposes only, a click handler has been added to allow a developer to hide|show the dialog.
A underutilized feature of Adobe DPS Applications is the ability to display a transparent and full screen transparent webview immediately following the successful purchase of an Apple subscription. The intent is allow publishers to present an enticement to consumers to provide personalized information. To implement this, simply provide an absolute URL within DPS App Builder.
An example is provided within the distribution at 'post_sub_dialog/index.html'.
Figure 7 - DPS App Builder
Do you remember those pesky (errr…I mean brilliant) 3"x5" cards that used to be inserted in print magazines that contained print subscription offers? It is possible to create a digital equivalent with Adobe DPS. So far, all of our examples have been additions to the application itself. A digital blow-in is added to the folio content.
Again, we are going to present a web form to collect user information that posts the data to a server via an AJAX call. We can put this digital blow-in on as many articles within a folio as we desire. We track whether someone has registered (or not) via HTML localStorage. The effect is that if someone hasn't registered, we can keep prompting them to do so as they navigate the folio. If they have, we can either present nothing OR present a different message.
Figure 8 - Digital Blow-in
The digital blow-in implementation is nearly identical, but you must use the Reading SDK for accessing viewer internals from a folio.
To add a digital blow-in to your article, do the following…
- Create the blow-in using the examples (we have provided one at 'article_blowin/index.html') and the Reading SDK.
- Host it on a server OR embed within the application via the HTMLResources.zip.
- Add a web overlay to your article and configure it.
- You will want to enable 'auto-play' and 'Allow access to entitlement information'. The latter actually means: "Enable Reading SDK" even if that is not exactly what is described.
Figure 9 - Adding a digital blow-in
Our examples all use MySQL and Personal Home Pages (PHP). They also all use an identical 'register_user.php' script. PHP is not required. You could create your own server side implementation with Java Servlet Pages (JSP) or Common Gateway Interface(CGI) scripts. The database must be created by you and its name, username and password provided withint the 'settings.php' file that is included with the distribution. However, every access to the database by the PHP scripts will create the necessary tables, if not already present.
This requires CREATE table privileges and isn't the most efficient – so you may want to modify the scripts and/or user permissions after the tables are created.
The Database device table contains the following columns:
- Index – database index
- appId – The application ID this device was registered from.
- token – A hex/ascii representation of the device token used for push notifications.
- device – The UUID of the device for the reporting application.
- alert – Boolean indicating whether text notifications have been opted into.
- sound – Boolean indicating whether sound notifications have been opted into.
- badge – Boolean indicating whether icon update notifications have been opted into.
- timestamp – The last time the device registered for push notifications
- tag – Indicating whether the device was an iPad, iPhone or iPad3/4.
- email – User provided email address
- firstName – User provided first name
- lastName – User provided last name
- zipCode – User provided zip code.
And can be created by executing the following MySQL code.
CREATE TABLE `device` (
`index` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`appId` varchar(50) DEFAULT NULL,
`device` varchar(40) DEFAULT NULL,
`token` varchar(65) DEFAULT NULL,
`alert` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
`sound` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
`badge` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
`timestamp` int(11) DEFAULT '0',
`newsstand` tinyint(1) DEFAULT '0',
`tag` varchar(40) DEFAULT NULL,
`email` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
`firstName` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
`lastName` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
`zipCode` varchar(15) DEFAULT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`index`),
UNIQUE KEY `device_per_app` (`device`,`appId`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=284933 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
All of the above collects personalized information and associates it with a device identifier. To be truly useful, you need to associate this information with a marketing channel – push, email or otherwise.
The deviceID collected will be the same value as reported during push registrations (see this devnet article: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/digitalpublishingsuite/articles/dps-push-notification.html).
You have plenty of options here:
- Write some code to correlate the data yourself (level of effort: hard)
- Extend your push server to support the database and forms discussed in this article (level of effort: a bit easier)
- Leverage a pre-built JSP example implementation of "Notification Station" that has been posted here as an Amazon Managed Instance (AMI). (level of effort: almost turn-key)
- Create a script to export a CSV (comma separated values) of email and/or deviceID and feed this into another system (level of effort: medium)
- Deploy your own solution leveraging a pre-built DPS/JSP example implementation posted as an Amazon Managed Instance (AMI).
- Upload your devices to a Commercial Push Provider (Urban Airship or Push.IO). For more info on how to do this, see:
- Use Omniture Web API or Data Warehouse to create segments, cross reference with your collected data and then send highly personalized push/email messages via the provider of your choice.
See the article Best practices for driving readership with Digital Publishing Suite for an overview of the many approaches you can use, in addition to data collection, to drive readership of your DPS titles.
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2019 Toyota Highlander Changes and Redesign – The approaching 2019 Toyota Highlander is really a one of its sort sports car that the China based Toyota Review firm is going to release. It is awaited to have the extraordinary changes with regards to its exterior and interior seems, a more cost-effective gasoline system and better continue to an incredibly powerful engine.
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2019 Toyota Highlander Changes and Redesign the 2019 Toyota Highlander will probably remain for the most part unaltered we'll refresh this space when we have more data. Supports the new Prius, 2019 Toyota Camry Special Edition Release Date, and Toyota C-HR.
The Toyota Highlander is a three-push moderate size hybrid in Toyota's lineup, opening beneath the bigger, full-estimate Sequoia or more the smaller Toyota RAV4. Front-wheel drive comes standard and all-wheel drive is discretionary. Notwithstanding a gas-controlled variation, Toyota likewise offers the Highlander as a crossover that comes standard with all-wheel drive. The 2019 Toyota Highlander conveys a lot of what families require in a three-push hybrid at a sensible value; the Highlander is great to beat all.
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2019 Toyota Highlander Changes and Redesign underneath the hood, the business offers a process to select from. First of all, it really is a 4-tube engine of 2.7 liters, and also the second will be the V6 3.5-liter engine. Equally, motors are associated with the 6-pace intelligent transmission to get more energy. Further more choices to support the vehicle performance are metallic wheels 18.19 in. All you require is a right choice to address your issues. At this time, we have no information about the acceleration 2019 Toyota Highlander to speak.
Tremendous power-plant will be utilized to make 2019 Toyota Highlander. Toyota has wanted to introduce the capable engine for superior. There will be a V6 sort engine with 3.5-liter fuel limit. This sort of engine will deliver 270 hp with 248 lb-ft torque. Also, this is a front wheel drive choice with 6-speed automatic transmission framework. There are no updates about the hybrid engine for Toyota Highlander.
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2019 Toyota Highlander Changes and Redesign that this was just a first drive as well as not an instrumented test, we'll have to wait to see what does it cost? the new V-6's included muscle improves acceleration times. We can state, nonetheless, that powering the 2019 Toyota Highlander away from a stoplight or overtaking a Winnebago on a country two-lane isn't far more interesting compared to in the past. Velocity is robust otherwise blistering, appropriately fast for an eight-passenger SUV.
The cathedral-grade quietness that envelops the cabin when traveling yields to a somewhat coarse, baritone roll under complete acceleration, similar to the previous V-6. In the hybrid, the engine seemed much quieter during our quick drive, as well as the stop/start system that is currently common on all 2019 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Review is basically undetected.
2019 Toyota Highlander Interior
2019 Toyota Highlander Changes and Redesign interior adjustments are much less apparent. All designs currently have a 4.2-inch color display screen in between the assesses in addition to a slew of USB ports- – three in front and 2 in, sufficiently back to satiate countless smart devices as well as tablets. Be purchased with eight-passenger seats (suggesting a second-row bench); the SE should make do with seven seats, its leather-covered captain's chairs adorned with a striped "bow" in the pillows.
This consists of flexible cruise control, forward-collision caution with pedestrian discovery as well as automated emergency braking, lane-departure alert, lane-keeping assist, and automated high-beams. Blind-spot surveillance begins almost the base LE.
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Finally, the new 2019 Toyota Highlander Changes and Redesign will be accessible available to be purchased amid the finishing up some portion of 2016. In conclusion, the new Toyota Highlander 2019 price should begin from $ 36,000(MSRP) for LE, $3,000 more for XLE and $ 8,000 more for luxury Limited trim. At long last, there is no information about the price for the Platinum trim.


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Horrible St. Louis landlord evicted tenants after they refused sex: DOJ
You've probably had a bad landlord at one time or another, but hopefully none of them were as bad as a landlord in St. Louis who was just sued by the federal government for allegedly evicting tenants who refused to have sex with him.
Per Consumerist, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit this week against Hezekiah Webb and Jameseva Webb, a married couple who live in Illinois but who jointly own properties in St. Louis.
According to the suit, Hezekiah Webb would repeatedly subject his tenants to "severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual harassment." In one case, he offered a female tenant the option to pay lower rent in exchange for sex — and he evicted her four months after she refused.
And she wasn't alone either, as the suit alleges that Webb "initiated eviction proceedings" against multiple female tenants "in an attempt to coerce tenants to grant him sexual favors and in retaliation for refusing his sexual advances."
The suit also alleges that Webb has been behaving this way for years, as "on multiple occasions between, at least, 2009 and 2013, Webb made unwelcome sexual comments and advances to tenants, including unwelcome touching, comments about their bodies, questions about their sexual partners, gestures indicating his sexual arousal."
Although Jameseva Webb isn't named as a harasser in the suit, she is still liable for her husband's discriminatory housing practices since she's the co-owner of the properties.
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JS Bakery on Jeffrey RoadPosted by Kat at 2:59 AM
Happy Birthday Grandma! She is 91 this year and many more blissful years to come! I usually pick up a nice small cake from a Chinese bakery for her. I did take a bunch of pictures in the bakery but they asked that I do not post them on the internet, so I will respect that. The only picture I am going to post up is the stuff I bought.
I usually like to get cakes with mango in them. This was a Mango Angel Food Cake with fresh strawberries and mangoes. They recently must have went up in price, but still good. I love Asian bakeries because you can always get candles and the plastic knife to cut the cake. It was good, but the strawberries were extremely tart. I also got a Chiffon mini-cake. The texture was excellent and moist. There was cream inside the cake that was very light.
All in all the cakes were good. I always come back to get the mango cake, but now I will definitely add the chiffon cake to my list. Warning though, don't get their Macha (Green Tea) Mousse. It was rancid, my silly sister wanted that as a cake. Be sure to try their egg tart and cream cheese pound cake.
We also got the Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory at Costco. I swore never to go back to Cheesecake Factory, so I haven't had their cheesecake for a while. Oh my goodness! Still good! So tempting having it in my freezer! Their cheesecake is always amazing! The texture is so velvety and smooth. If you freeze it a little and then eat it, it's like ice cream. So good!


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A speech center in Bedford Park that was founded by a group of nuns is closing its doors.
Mount Saint Ursula Speech Center, which treats children with severe- to low-level speech delays, closed its doors Friday.
The center has been part of the Ursuline of the Eastern Province for close to 60 years, and it was founded by the sisterhood. The staff says that several months ago, they were told by the ministry that they had to make room for low-income senior housing.
The 11 employees who are out of a job say they are more concerned about the future of their young clients, some of whom did not speak before coming to the center.
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I unfortunately love Animal Collective. This fact has alienated many of my closest relationships. Some people find my positive opinions on this band insufferable and choose other company. It does not help that I am very adamant regarding my love for this band and their direction through contemporary music. I may even draw comparisons between this band and other greats through music history, occasionally scoffing at other's lack of respect. Yes it is that bad. "Its alright, some people didn't like The Beatles."
I am an asshole.
While I enjoyed Animal Collective's early work, it was not until 2007's Strawberry Jam when things became clear. 2009's Merriweather Post Pavilion was the point when I became a raving lunatic. At the time, Merriweather was an album which not only fit my own personal narrative but offered new possibilities to what an record could be, what it could do, and where it could travel. For as much hype as that record received, I was in the center demanding more be brought forth to be given in tribute. A few years have passed and I feel everyone has calmed down a bit. We may be ready to discuss Centipede Hz.
I apologize. I am talking about this band like everyone should know them and already appreciate their work. Animal Collective is a weirdo group of sound collagists and quasi instrumentalists who weave together manipulated and natural sounds in a tapestry of futuristic proportions. It is pop music for a time decades beyond today. I discuss the merits of this band as I feel Merriweather Post Pavilion was the moment when the band's artistic direction most successfully aligned with audience accessibility leading to one of the most interesting records of recent memory. I say masterpiece while others tell me to shut the fuck up.
Centipede Hz is the band's 11th record and first in their second decade of making music. Centipede Hz follows a trail of offseason experimental projects done in collaboration with other visual artists. Despite my feelings on Animal Collective's periphery work –terrible– Centipede Hz promises to refocus the band in their quest to redefine the parameters of music. I am hesitant about reviewing this album as the amount of lore surrounding my own view of this band can yield nothing less than a stellar opinion. If it is anything less than amazing, my world is going to collapse much to the cheers and jubilation of my friends and loved ones.
Merriweather saw the absence of longtime collaborator Deakin from both touring and recording. Centipede Hz sees the return of Deakin to writing, recording, and vocal duty. This fact most definably aligns Centipede Hz with 2007's Strawberry Jam — the last record with active support from Deakin. Much like Strawberry Jam, Centipede Hz is full of violent undertones but unlike its predecessors, it is somewhat frustrated and less successful. Where once smooth and seamless textures cascaded like brooks, Centipede is jaunting and angular a fact that has yet to make itself clear with a judgment.
The cover for Centipede Hz is horrid. Sorry, album art is something I take very seriously and compared to the exquisite optical illusion of Merriwether and macro photography of Strawberry Jam, Centipede Hz is digital garbage. Both covers. Yes one of them is worse than the other. Even the early art school drawings which used to grace the covers had an aware naivety to them. Centipede Hz's artwork illuminates a critical flaw in judgment — one that may or may not persists throughout the record. `
Musically, Centipede Hz floats between interesting segments and somewhat lackluster compositions. The playfulness of "Applesauce" and the lucid quality of "Pulleys" make for a halfway enjoyable experience. This sentiment is contrasted with nearly an hour long of ruminating indifference. The memorable qualities which used to inhabit tracks like "For Revered Green," and "Summertime Clothes" are gone and painfully missed. I am scared now and looking around for anything familiar. I am sober and terrified. Everything is different and I am 5 years older. I now have a lot of friends to whom I should offer appologies.
I can not fault a record for being different than its predecessor. Animal Collective will always be a group of artists who will make things based on current surroundings. Centipede Hz is a reaction just like previous records. I, personally, just do not get it like I did their previous ones. This fault may be mine or rest entirely with the band for making me look at that cover. Regardless, my opinions on Animal Collective seem to still run deep yielding multiple paragraph reviews that may or may not be made of any logical points. I find it important that after listening to Centipede Hz I went back through Merriweather to see if I was just drunk on my own sense of self worth. Despite my fears and reservations, Merriweather still lives up to one of the best albums in the past three centuries.
Thank god, I am still an asshole.
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Alice Waters' Unsavory Political Agenda
Marian Burros wrote a piece for the Wednesday New York Times food section that expanded on her blog post detailing a meeting between ex-White House Chef Walter Scheib and Alice Waters. Waters just can't let things go:
Ms. Waters suggested they form an advisory group to work on planting gardens, and not just at the White House. "Why couldn't we do this at Monticello and Mount Vernon?" she said. "We have to work closely together to convince Mrs. Obama."
Even after being proved wrong by Scheib that the White House had, in fact, been local and organic for years — even after her suggestions for a replacement White House chef were resoundingly ignored by the Obamas — Waters just won't quit. Sure, being all local and organic is admirable and important. But maybe, just maybe, there are more important things going on — there's a thing called the global economic collapse — has she heard of it?
Guess not, because all she can go on about is how much she wants the Obamas to plant some friggin gardens, which of course she'd gladly advise on. Hoping to latch on to the current state of political goodwill, Waters just can't think bigger picture, and instead only seeks to further her own agenda.
Relatedly, in an interview yesterday with DCist, Anthony Bourdain had this to say about Alice Waters:
Alice Waters annoys the living shit out of me. We're all in the middle of a recession, like we're all going to start buying expensive organic food and running to the green market. There's something very Khmer Rouge about Alice Waters that has become unrealistic. I mean I'm not crazy about our obsession with corn or ethanol and all that, but I'm a little uncomfortable with legislating good eating habits. I'm suspicious of orthodoxy, the kind of orthodoxy when it comes to what you put in your mouth.


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Portsmouth continue their Premier League form in the Championship
Play up, Pompey
Portsmouth might reflect that, given that they are still in business, last week was a successful week. On the pitch it was more of the same for Pompey fans though.
After enduring a miserable relegation season last year they could have been forgiven for thinking that life in the Championship might provide a little respite. But there was little sign of that as the succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Coventry.
One of the most high-profile players last season has left over the summer. But David James also found life in the Championship every bit as tough as the Premier League as he conceded three goals in Bristol City's defeat to Millwall.
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Ecstasy rmx by Francoise Gamma
CERMÂ presents a new exhibition titled What we call sculpture which focuses on the possibilities of sculpture through the use of digital tools in the context of Internet and the exhibition possibilities of the online medium. It features works by Chris Timms, Francoise Gamma, Kareem Lofty and Manuel Fernandez. Check it out through the interactive and virtual walkthrough, here.
"Since the advent of video games and the Internet, the notion of actual physical space has been complemented by the existence of virtual spaces, built using code and 3D software where graphics you can see on the screen not only occupy a physical space as storage on a hard disk, but through contemplation or interaction with simulated spaces we can perceive aspects as size, material and volume, all typical of traditional sculpture.
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Our Karl Rove? Pshaw.
Rahm Emanuel continues to amaze and impress. Not content with nearly fucking up the 2006 House races as head of the DCCC with his "don't mention the war" strategy, he's now in the process of bungling immigration.
Jonathan Singer of MyDD was on an immigration conference call with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), who carries the title of Assistant to the Speaker:
While conceding that the current agreement in the Senate was more conservative than the bill passed through the Senate last Congress, Becerra explained that he believed Democrats had to be careful on this issue because it was one that cut both ways; though there were some Democrats who won at least in part because of their moderation on the issue (Gabby Giffords in Arizona and Ed Perlmutter in Colorado being two examples he brought up), others (Tammy Duckworth in Illinois being his prime example) lost at least in part because of being hit for supporting "amnesty". Frankly, this isn't a line of reason that I buy into — that the Democrats left some seats on the table because of their stance on immigration.
This confirms what I've been hearing — that Rahm, in control of "House Messaging" — has bought into the crap "Third Way" polling that suggests the future of the party is with White Men. Which may tell him what he wants to hear, but even if you don't trust your common sense on the matter read Tom Schaller. It's utter crap. And running around telling candidates to STFU about immigration makes about as much sense as telling them to STFU about the war did in the previous election cycle. The GOP knows full well they're up against a Double Edged Wedge and desperately need to be courting Latino voters, but their bigoted base won't let them.
Rahm just does not want to admit that he made a huge mistake with Duckworth (who was wishy-washy on the war just like Rahm at precisely the wrong time), and had the millions he poured into her campaign been devoted to those races that were really close, the charge of "seats left on the table" wouldn't stick in his egotistical craw:
NC-08- Hayes v Kissell (60,926 vs 60,597)
OH-02- Mean Jean v Vic Wulsin (120,112 vs 117,595)
CO-04- Musgrove v Angie Paccione (104,876 vs 97,670)
NY-29- Kuhl v Massa (99,926 vs 93,974)
NY-25- Walsh v Maffei (105,235 vs 101,322)
WA-08- Reichert v Burner (61,921 vs 59,268)
I hope everyone isn't sick of the above video yet because I'm going to keep running it. This man has a whole lot of influence over where the party goes from here and he has one of the biggest political tin ears in creation. I don't want a Democratic Karl Rove to begin with, but if they insist let's at least get a smart one and until ego starts to equal IQ Rahm can lay no claim to brains.
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The holiday season is finally, really, actually upon us.
This time of year means different things to different people, but for most of us, some gifts will be exchanged.
Insider Picks has put together a number of gift guides to help, ranging from the hyper-specific to the vague.
This tech list is more general. Based on what I've used, and what I've heard friends and family asking for this year. These are higher-end gadgets, but if you've got a really special giftee, I can't see them being disappointed.
Having trouble figuring out what to get people for the holidays? You can check out all of Insider Picks' 2016 gift guides here.
Bang & Olufsen headphones
The best headphones — wired or Bluetooth — that I've used come from Beoplay, an offshoot of Bang & Olufsen.
Both provide the music listener with incredibly clear, well-balanced sound. Regardless of what music you listen to, there's a good chance that you'll hear previously unheard subtleties in even your favorite songs. I listen to music for roughly six hours a day, and I couldn't imagine using anything but the H6's (save for when I'm conducting reviews.)
The H8's are similar. They're on-ear headphones rather than over-ear one, and they suffer from some sound degradation compared to their wired sibling. Still, if you want uncompromising sound without wires, the H8 are an excellent choice.
Beoplay H6 Over-Ear Wired Headphones, $278.97
A new MacBook Pro
If I were to recommend one member of the Apple laptop family, it'd be the new Non-Touchbar MacBook Pro.
It has the same, nicer screen and USB-C ports as its older siblings, but it's more sensibly priced. The touchbar is probably going to be useful in a few years — once developers (and Apple for that matter) figure out exactly what it's useful for.
Yes, you'll still have to buy some dongles to get the most out of this machine (if you're a power user.) If you buy a new computer every five years, then by the next time you buy one all Apple laptops will probably have the touchbar. For now, it's a nice-to-have feature, but this computer hits the power and price sweet spot for higher-end laptops.
Apple MacBook Pro 13" (256GB, No Touchbar), $1,374.99, available at Amazon
A Sony turntable
Sony has tried to bridge the analog and digital divide with their new, high-end turntable, which I used this past summer.
It delivered excellent sound, and its built-in USB port proved to be capable of producing nice-sounding needle drops (the audiophile term for digitized records.) I've digitized over 100 albums over the years; its always been an arcane process full of different moving parts. Sony boils it down to one cable.
I won't say the results are as good as the arcane system, but they're excellent and hassle-free. Of course this turntable can also function as a regular music-playing tool; if you hook it up to your stereo, you'll be treated to some smooth ear candy.
Bookshelf speakers
I've owned these speakers before, and if you have the budget for them, I'd say go for them.
Despite their size, Audioengine has made some powerful, powered speakers. I used them with both my phone and a turntable, and both sounded really good.
I appreciated Audioengine building in two sets of inputs, so I could have multiple audio sources connected simultaneously. The benefit of using powered speakers like these is eliminating the need for a stereo receiver, or amplifier.
It's a space-saving measure, but unless you have very high-end equipment, you won't notice any loss of audio quality by switching to these. You could even plug them into a TV's headphone jack and use them as a makeshift home theater system.
The PS4 Slim
If I could only recommend one game console this holiday season, it'd be the PS4 Slim.
Sony has done a fantastic job courting developers, and the PS4 has a well-balanced library because of it. I bought the original PS4 around launch, and haven't experienced a content dry spell yet. If anything, my problem is not having enough time to play.
In addition to PS4 games made by well-known and indie developers, the PS4 has started to accumulate a respectable list of classic games, too. It's not as rich as the PS3's classic game library, but having easy access to well-loved games from the PS2 gives you even more ways to play.
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A home theater projector
I had a projector in college, and while I'm very happy with my current TV, part of me still misses it.
Projectors give you a larger-than-life screen in your own home. Based on my personal experience, I've come to trust Optoma in this space. This model has a native resolution of 1080p, can create a 100+ inch screen (from a distance of 12 feet), and isn't that huge.
This model is significantly newer than the one I used back in college and has two HDMI ports, and more importantly an audio out jack. HDMI is the only way to connect devices to the projector, but it's been the standard video connector for long enough that it shouldn't be a problem.
You'll need the right room for it, but if creating a home theater in your home is on your 2017 to-do list, this is a great place to start.
The Echo Dot
The Echo Dot is the product I most want, but don't own. Yet. I have a full-sized Echo, which is great, but lacks one thing the Dot has: an audio out jack.
Essentially a headphone port, this lets you connect the Echo to any set of speakers (you can also connect to them via Bluetooth) to make a smart stereo system. Even when it's disconnected from speakers, the Dot is just as smart as its bigger siblings.
Without a doubt, the Echo Dot is the easiest way to start your smart home.
Philips Hue bulbs
If you get the Echo Dot, but want to do something cool and smart home-like with it, buy Philips Hue bulbs.
They started out as a novelty when they were released a few years ago, but thanks to Echo support, they're my favorite smart-home gadget. Being able to control your lights using only your voice is super useful. For me, it's what lets me turn off the overhead light in my apartment (the only source of light.)
For you, it might be turning on the light in a dark basement, or garage, or other inaccessible place. It's almost 2017. There's no reason why we should still be fumbling in the dark looking for a light switch.
A Sonos speaker
I've been hearing a lot of people in my personal life talk about Sonos this holiday season.
Sonos presents an interesting opportunity. Unlike Bluetooth speakers, which are siloed, Sonos speakers are all connected. The more speakers you add to your collection, the more powerful they become. I'm recommending their midrange speaker, the PLAY 3. It's bigger and more expensive than the entry level PLAY 1, but it's a good bet if you're only going to buy one.
Of course, if you buy two, you can use them as a pair of higher-fidelity stereo speakers, which is how the rabbit hole you can fall into starts.
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Spin XXI is a Brazilian band that is rooted in the Seventies and made history in the city Niterói. They played together in schools and amateur rock festivals. Spin (as they were then called) had a very special presentation by giving anthological gigs and sold out the Fluminense University Theater three times. They disbanded but later the members teamed up again some years under the name
Contraponto. To complete the confusion a few years ago they regrouped as Spin XXI. Their debut CD entitled Contraponto was recorded between 2002 and 2006 and released in 2006!
I got in touch with the band and Kakao Figueiredo answered my questions.
Spin XXI began as Contraponto. Please tell us more about its history and why you chose the name of Spin XXI.
Actually the band began in 1972 with the name SPIN ...
We were students of secondary schools and we wanted a name Universal, one of the members suggested SPIN, he had heard in chemistry class, the rotational movement of electrons around themselves, associate with the spin and English with music wanted to do, which turned, walked and not kept quiet ...
In 1979 the band had its third change of training and decided to change the name to Contraponto, then made a series of concerts in Rio de Janeiro and neighboring municipalities and then stopped by personal problems of some members ...
Then we returned to be tested in 2001 and we decided to return to the original name of the band, but now in a new century, the Century XXI, then SPIN XXI ...
You have so far only released one album in 2006 called Contraponto. Please tell us more about this album. Please tell us more about this album.
This first album has four songs, that were born in 70 years, while those for the Conflitantes Paranoias (Conflicting Paranoia), we wrote a second part, a continuation of the story, for the new twenty-first century.
We work on all the songs for a long time, until we get the desired result, seeking to maintain the sound and spirit of the 70s, where music and the band were born.
Ventos do Passado (Winds of the Past), also won an answer to your original idea, developed the music and lyrics in response to the new century ...
In Sensações Diversas ( Others Sensations) and,Buscando Algo de Novo (Seeking Something Different) we worked hard to keep the same spirit and ideas of when they were composed in the 70´s years
The artwork is very special. Please tell us more about it.
For us our music is treated with much care and hard work, hundreds of hours of dedication and attention to detail, we play the songs in full and then burn them, because only after some of the work plays in their total can we have total understanding of it.
Care then adds to details that are reflected in the final result ...
Melody, harmony, rhythm and lyrics are cared for with the same weight, as well as the mix of all elements.
The Graphic art was made By Gustavo Sazes after a lot of brains storms with the band, tring to keep the Spirit of the music and the 70´s
What happened after the release of this album and you so far?
We did some gigs around Brazil with bands like Lotus, Anagram, Tetrioarrigra Griget ', etc ... from there, we started preparing our second album, beginning with a suite of 25 minutes with ideas born in the 70 (Salt, Cynthia).
We had to take a break, for particular problems, now back in full force rehearsing for a great new show that will start at the Teatro Municipal de Niterói on 01/09/2001.
We hope this show becomes a tour of several other ...
Where besides Sal de Cynthia will present a suite of 15 minutes Gargulas XV century. All songs were composed in the '70s and are now being rearranged and tested on average 15 hours per week.
Work is hard, but this having positive results.
How would you describe your music and what bands you compare your music?
Our music is the result of everything we hear and study, mixed Classical Music, Classical, Jazz, Rock, Brazilian Music and Folk ...
Comparing with other bands , we can talk about PFM, YES, Genesis ( 70´s),VDG,
Gentle Giant,Gryphon, Mutantes, Terço and others
What is the pros and cons of relying on Brazil?
I think we have that for Wonderland with year-round sunshine and plenty of friends, we are away from the circuit of international shows and away from the market ...
What is your plan for this year and where you want to take this band?
We are rehearsing a new show with two songs from the new CD, we want to finish the 2007 DVD and burn a new DVD at the Teatro Municipal de Niterói Sept. 1 on 01/09/2001. After that we want to finish our new album, and play a lot in where it´s possible, may be a European Tour
Just to wrap this interview up, you have any regrets in your music career?
The stops that life has forced us to give up the project ...
Without them, we would have evolved much more musically ...
What is your alltime favorite five albums?
Genesis Nursery Crime
Genesis Foxtrot
Yes Album
Yes Close to the Edge
Gentle Giant:
The Power And The Glory
Anything you want to add to this interview?
Our group is more united than ever and we have material for several other works, we are itching to hit the road and show our work to the world, we seek for partnerships, representations, invitations and minimal structures to which the band SPIN XXI may arise.
Anything just contact us. kko.studio @ gmail.com
Thank you to Kakao for this interview
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MultaQa 2011 opened with an invitation to firms to list their business wishes, but what prospects are there for creating a market in Qatar that can fulfil them?
In the opening address at the MultaQa Qatar 2011 event, His Excellency Yousef Hussain Kamal, minister of finance and economy for the state of Qatar, set the scene by urging firms wanting to do business in the state to send wish lists.
"We will study them," he told delegates. "We hope to create a great atmosphere for you here in Qatar."
His comments reflect the aims of the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, as it hopes to forge an attractive operating environment for local and international (re)insurers alike and become a hub for the business, much as Bermuda and London are today.
The challenge of creating a vibrant (re)insurance market in the GCC region was revisited in the final panel session of the MultaQa Qatar event, chaired by Bahraini (re)insurer Arig's chief executive Yassir Albaharna.
Overcoming the obstacles
One challenge the GCC region faces in creating a dynamic marketplace to rival other jurisdictions is that it lacks some of the drivers that stimulated development in other (re)insurance centres.
Bermuda's enviable position, for example, was born out of necessity. The island started life as a captive centre. It then became a primary casualty insurance centre as a shortage of coverage in the USA – driven by heavy asbestos and environmental liability losses – spurred the growth of carriers such as XL and Ace. Later, a shortage of US property-catastrophe capacity after Hurricane Andrew in 1992 led to firms such as PartnerRe, RenaissanceRe, and IPC Re (now part of Validus) taking off.
"At the moment I do not see a similarity of need in the GCC region for the reasons that developed the Bermuda market to what it is today," (re)insurance broker RFIB Middle East director Mark Randall said during the debate.
While the region has low insurance penetration numbers compared with the rest of the globe, making it appear ripe for further expansion, the numbers may not tell the whole story. "There is low penetration because there are high GDPs and very few people, so the figures are distorted," said Bahrain-based Islamic reinsurer ACR ReTakaful chief operating officer Peter Koerner.
Furthermore, retention levels among local insurers are low, meaning that a great deal of risk gets passed outside the market to international reinsurers.
However, no on was in doubt that the GCC has many ingredients for a lively (re)insurance marketplace, despite some hurdles, Equally, some perceived drawbacks are starting to fall away.
Tackling the point about low retention levels, Aspen Re head of international property facultative business Heather Goodhew said: "External drivers could come from the reinsurance market itself, such as a hardening in capacity, pricing or commission levels, which would force companies to rethink the retention level," she said.
Internal impetus for change, argued Goodhew, could come from firms improving risk management capabilities, although she added that this would need sophisticated pricing models and extra actuarial and underwriting staff. "There are signs of change," she said. "We do see some companies restructuring what they do. I think it will be a slow path but the signs are potentially there."
Economic factors could also play in the region's favour. Commodities are said to be enjoying a 'super-cycle' – a period of extended growth. As a region rich in natural resources, such as oil and gas, the GCC could benefit from this, which will in turn spur more demand for insurance and reinsurance products.
"Higher commodity prices will result in higher cargo values and so insurance will increase," said ACR ReTakaful's Koerner. "Trade will increase. Expanded travel capacities mean more planes will come, and that will be beneficial for aviation insurance."
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The many infrastructure projects under way in the Gulf region should also present international and local (re)insurers with ample opportunities.
Speaking earlier on the second day of the conference, Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry honorary treasurer Ali Bin Abdulatif Al Misnad outlined projects in Qatar alone, estimated to be worth $100bn. These include stadium development for the country's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
"On the commercial side I can almost say that, without our own doing, there will be tremendous growth we can look forward to," Koerner said.
A further positive for the region is the rise of financial centres. Three jurisdictions in the GCC – Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain – have developed such centres to attract a broad range of firms. While there is debate about whether the region needs three financial centres, they are clearly welcome.
"They are an opportunity," said Aspen Re's Goodhew. "By being explicitly committed to developing insurance markets, they raise the profile and interest. They are doing positive work."
As the development of the financial centres highlights, there is fragmentation in the region as individual countries carve their own path. However, there is talk about greater co-operation between the GCC members, which could one day turn into action and boost growth in the region's (re)insurance market.
"Harmonisation or a common market throughout the GCC is a laudable dream and a goal that hopefully all regulators have in mind," said law firm Clyde & Co partner Wayne Jones. He acknowledges that such an achievement may be a long time coming, particularly as regulators are minded to tackle challenges in their home markets before thinking about collaborating with others.
However, he adds: "Initiatives by organisations like the IAIS [International Association of Insurance Supervisors] and the buy-in of some local regulators into that are going to be absolutely key in moving that forward. If you sign up to the IAIS's principles, you are all moving towards a similar goal. It becomes that much easier to speak to each other and work things out." GR


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How to Rent a Big Screen for the Super Bowl. People love to get together for Super Bowl parties and watch the game with friends. Big screen televisions are very popular for making a Super Bowl party one to remember. If you don't own a big screen, however, you don't shell out big bucks for a television that otherwise might take up too much space or not get enough use to be worth the price tag. Instead, rent a big screen for the big game.
Measure the area in which the big screen will be located at the party to assure you rent one the appropriate size. Also, be sure it's going to fit through all doorways into the room where the party will be held. You don't want to watch the game on the front porch, because the television is too big to fit inside the house.
Estimate the number of visitors that will be watching the Super Bowl on the big screen to be sure it will be large enough for everyone to see. The larger the television, the more people can easily see the game, but keep in mind, the bigger you go, the higher the price goes as well. Thus, you not only want to pick that will fit and easy to see, but also fits in your budget.
Contact a television or electronics rental store near the location where you will hold the Super Bowl party. Ask the store representative which models are available in your price, and size range, and how long the rental is available for, so you can return it on time. You might find a good size big screen for as little as a few hundred dollars, but they can go up to over $1,000. Popular sizes include 42, 50 and 61 inch models.
Find out if the price includes delivery and setup. Many rental companies take this chore out of your hands, especially with a high ticket item that can be easily damaged during transport. Some may offer it either way with a reduced price if you pick it up yourself, however, not lugging around a heavy television and the added stress of worrying about breaking it, might make the extra money you spend to have it delivered and picked up well worth it.
Book your television rental early. You're probably not the only one who wants to through a big bash for the Super Bowl complete with monster television. A good rule of thumb is to reserve the television a minimum of two weeks prior to the event and before you start inviting people over.
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- If picking up the big screen, be sure to have a large enough vehicle to do the job right and a safe way to secure it for the ride.
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orophias replied to a topic in Members Pictures - Speakers, Electronics, etc.Nice find! I have a pair of them myself. Best of luck finding the OEM drivers-they are out there. Best regards, Jeff
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orophias replied to orophias's topic in Acoustic ResearchMany thanks guys. The wife put mayonnaise on the stains (maybe old redneck wives' tale?) and that was a waste of mayonnaise. I'll try the AR guy on ebay and see what he has for connectors. I also need the flat circular foam that lays directly outside the surrounds as that has started to fall off. Is there a good product that will remove it entirely? The woofers and lower midrange drivers have had the surrounds replaced at some point. I suspect it was done in the not too distant past as they still look brand new. Whoever undertook the job did an AA++ job. I have the brochures and some other literature from my original speakers in a box somewhere. Is anyone interested in a copy of the material once I find it? No problem on my end to mail it out. Thanks again, Jeff
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orophias posted a topic in Acoustic ResearchHi everyone, Maybe some background info is in order: I purchased a pair of AR-9s while stationed in West Berlin in 1979-1980. I carried them with me everywhere I was assigned for the next 20 years. I kept very good care of them and, as happens, the surrounds dry rotted on me. I put the speakers in the basement until I could find the time and energy to research, find and order everything I needed to repair them. Enter the sister-in-law.... Unbeknownst to me she and the wife manhandled my speakers into my truck and took them to the local land fill (about 3 years ago). A week later I inquired as to the whereabouts of my speakers as I wanted to start my restoration project. When the wife begrudgingly told me where my speakers were a small nuclear cloud enveloped the house. I think I am am over it since, after searching for 3 years, I found another pair in Atlanta, Ga. I drove down several weeks ago and brought them back. While they are not "MY" speakers, they are in remarkable condition with the exception of coffee or beer receptacle stains on the tops of the speakers. I spent 3 days cleaning them as they were filthy and, I am guessing, nicotine stained. My apologies for the rambling-here are my 2 questions. 1-Does anyone know of a method to remove the stains? 2-The subwoofer posts are connected to the speaker posts with bent paperclips. Does anyone know where I can purchase the real connectors, or an after market substitute? That is really all that is wrong with these beauties. I listened to them at the point of sale and they sound just as good now as they did 30 years ago. I may have to dig out my JVC power amp and JVC pre-amp (1979-1980) if my Harmon Kardon does not do them justice. Speaking of amps, I have not seen them in some time. I hope they are still there..... Thanks in advance for any and all help. Best regards, Jeff I have 2 questions