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Join 92YTribeca for a reading and panel discussion of Handbook for an American Revolutionary, written and performed by actor, playwright, and Puffin Grant recipient Matthew-Lee Erlbach, whose work Rachel Maddow has called "shocking, engaging, funny, and totally original."
HANDBOOK FOR AN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY, written and performed by Matthew-Lee Erlbach and directed by MarK Wing-Davey, will be read May 23, 7:30PM at 92YTribeca, with a panel discussion following the performance, moderated by Allison Kilkenny (Nation Magazine, Citizen Radio).
From coal power to white power, Handbook for an American Revolutionary introduces us to a diverse breadth of ordinary citizens in extraordinary circumstances whose battles are reshaping this nation. From a busker street drummer to a deaf Mennonite girl; from the mountaintop removal activist in West Virginia to the migrant field worker in California; from an energy lobbyist to a white nationalist; and from the banks of Wall Street to the banks of the Persian Gulf, the twelve characters we meet in the play are the face of America's turbulent present and a hand to our hopeful future-the 99%. Inspired by Matthew-Lee's travels around the country, Handbook is a provocative and funny play about the many Davids versus Goliaths in 21st century America.
After the reading, writer performer Matthew-Lee Erlbach will be joined by director MarK Wing-Davey and moderator Allison Kilkenny for a panel conversation.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 on the day of the show. Performance takes place Wednesday, May 23rd at 7:30pm at 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street. For more information go to the 92YTribeca website.
Matthew-Lee Erlbach is writer and actor of Handbook for an American Revolutionary (Puffin Grant recipient). His other writing credits include the plays Eager to Lose, a Farce in Verse directed by Wes Grantom and Portia Krieger (Ars Nova, July 2012); Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower directed by Darren Katz and sponsored by The Onion (Zipper/Ars Nova); and Sex of the Baby directed by David Chapman at Tisch/NYU grad (Juilliard fellowship finalist), among others. His short film Roger, the Chicken won best screenplay at Houston and has been an official selection at film festivals all over the U.S. and Canada. He will work on his new play Kevin Lamb this summer on a fellowship to SPACE on Ryder Farm. He has also written for The Huffington Post, Nickelodeon, NickToons and WWE. Some of his acting credits include the host of MTV's Epic Fail pilot, Another Earth (Sundance 2011/Fox Searchlight), Important Things with Demetri Martin on Comedy Central, Law&Order:SVU, and the world premiere of Till the Break of Dawn written/directed by Danny Hoch Off-Bway, among others Off-Bway and regionally. Additional work has been seen at NYTW, Culture Project, MCC, Ars Nova, The Lark, Utah Shakespeare, SPACE, Judson and Nuyorican. Proud graduate, University of Illinois. Also, Second City, Chicago.
MarK Wing-Davey first came to prominence in the United States with his highly acclaimed 1992 production of Caryl Churchill's Mad Forest at NYTW. Since then he has worked extensively in New York City, for NYTW, Manhattan Theatre Club, Lincoln Center, Playwright's Horizons, and The Public Theater - directing Troilus and Cressida and Henry 5 in Central Park. He directed Passion Play at the Goodman in Chicago, Yale Rep and most recently for Epic Theater in a site-specific production at the Irondale Center in Brooklyn. Additional US and international credits include productions of new and classic plays at ACT, ART, Berkeley, Cincinnati, La Jolla, Mark Taper, McCarter, Milwaukee Rep, Pittsburgh Public, Playmaker's Rep, Seattle Rep; London's Royal Court Theatre, National Theatre, the Edinburgh Festival, and musicals in the West End and Australia.
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The novel: "an epic journey from heartbreak to hope"
"Rosa must carry her suitcase herself. She heaves it up, walks through the doorway, looks back one final time: Papa and Mama are standing arm in arm, they are waving, but their masks have fallen away, they look hopeless, and that is the worst thing of all; Rosa turns her back and they are gone."
The Klein family is slowly but surely losing everything they hold dear – or ever took for granted – as Hitler's anti-Jewish laws take hold in 1930s Berlin. In desperation, fifteen-year-old Rosa is put on a Kindertransport train out of Germany, to begin a new life in England. In a foreign country, barely able to make herself understood, she struggles to find a way to rescue her parents. Overtaken by the war, however, they gradually lose touch. Now Rosa must face the prospect of not only being unable to fulfil her vow to save her family but also of an unknown future, quite alone.
One of Britain's most compelling and original new voices, Jake Wallis Simons blends meticulous research with powerful storytelling in an epic journey from heartbreak to hope. Buy the book
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Memories from the Ayot Books Festival 2011
JWS and Walter Kammerling, a Kindertransport Survivor, at Ayot 2011
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A couple of weeks back, I appeared at a festival at Ayot. (That sounds a bit like I'm a wizard. But I kind of like it.) I read from my new novel, The English German Girl, which is about the Kindertrasport. I've done quite a lot of readings recently while promoting the book. But this one was different. Appearing on the stage alongside me was Walter Kammerling, a Kindertransport survivor whom I interviewed six years ago, when I was just starting to write the novel. Walter was whisked out of Vienna at the age of fifteen, which is the same age as my protagonist, Rosa, leaves Berlin.
Needless to say, it was an honour to share a platform with such a courageous and inspiring man. At one point, the host, Fiona MacIntosh, asked me to read a few paragraphs from the novel. Then she turned to Walter. "Did that extract ring true?" she asked. "Has Jake accurately captured the mood of the period?" There was a long pause. This was, as they say, the 64,000 dollar question. (What does that phrase actually mean? 64,000 dollar question? Should I google it? Can't be bothered.) Anyway, my heart was in my mouth. Walter took a breath. "Yes," he said, decisively. "Jake captured the atmosphere very well." Relief doesn't even begin to describe what I felt at that moment.
At the same time, what I felt was deeper than relief. Walter had brought home to me more vividly than ever before the greater meaning of my novel, which is to keep the memory of the Kindertransport alive in the minds of future generations. Or, on an even more fundamental level, to allow people to empathise with the persecuted and oppressed. Walter had travelled halfway across the country to appear at Ayot, determined – even at the age of 91 – to spread his message of pluralism and tolerance. My book, in some very small (and perhaps incomparable) way, is contributing to this effort.
After the event, there was a signing. A few people asked Walter to sign the novel as well. Before long this became the form; I would sign it, then he would sign below. I was humbled. This seemed to be exactly the right way to end such a very unique event.
War tale breathes new life into familiar story (from the Herald Scotland)
. . . "I didn't know of Simons's work until last month, when the editor of this, his second novel, enthused about it. A few weeks later a copy was pressed into my hands by the publisher, but it's only in the past few days that I have found time to read it.
The English German Girl is a thoroughly researched recreation of the life of a professional Jewish family in Berlin, under the Third Reich. Herr Doktor Klein is an eminent surgeon with three children. As the net begins to tighten on the Jewish community, he refuses to believe it can get any worse. It takes a belated awakening to the brutal truth before he tries to engineer an escape for the whole family. This proves impossible, but he does manage to find a place for his middle child, 15-year-old Rosa, on the Kindertransport, those now famous trains that were allowed to take a limited number of children out of the country. Rosa is despatched to reluctant relatives in England, from where it is hoped she can find work for the rest of the Kleins. Meanwhile, war draws closer, and the prospects of fleeing grow slim.
I'm not usually keen on heavily plotted or highly researched novels. The English German Girl is both, and although its opening pages are well written and atmospheric, it describes a scene many readers – at first glance – will be familiar with: the sinister advance of Nazism across Germany, and the fearfulness of those who are about to be annihilated with appallingly thorough slowness.
I prefer history told lightly, with scant period detail. Yet there is something distinctive about this story that wormed its way past my prejudices. For a start, the faintly old-fashioned simplicity of style nicely complements its characters and their times. Also, there's a powerful sense from the start that this is neither a historical novel nor a romance, nor a mere adventure, although it's all three. Instead, it is an artful fusion of fact and fiction, the author using real events and his own conversations with Holocaust survivors to create a steely, dignified, unvarnished portrait of those times. We might think we've read everything there is to know about this era, but Simons offers fresh details that renew the sense of shock.
Best of all, though, and the most important ingredient for any good novel, is the author's skill with character. He brings a shrewd eye to each, making memorable individuals where it would be easy to rely on circumstances for effect. The result is a story with rough edges and a vital cast which gives it the flavour of real life, creating an emotional pull that relies on the reader's involvement rather than easy sentiment. This may not be the most summery of books, but its success, I predict, will far outlast the season."
"Worth reading just for the strength and truth of Rosa Klein" –Fiction Uncovered review
Holocaust novels, though 'notoriously tricky' to write (as author Jake Wallis Simons notes), are not a new phenomenon. Nor are novels about coming of age, or even novels about cultural adaptation; but again, ones that do the genre justice are 'notoriously tricky' to get right. To write a compelling novel about all three requires the right balance of control over narrative sentimentality and emotionally believable characters. Thankfully, in Simons, we find a writer who is both respectful and affecting, and in The English German Girl, a story that is both accurate and profoundly moving. Central to the book is the theme of journey and growth, represented by the Kindertransport train that takes its main character out of Germany.
This meticulously researched novel – Simons's bibliography is impressively extensive – follows young Rosa Klein, the eldest daughter of a once-prosperous German Jewish family whose lives are being picked apart by the anti-Semitic laws of 1930s Berlin. Rosa's father, Dr Otto Klein, is a secular Jew who staunchly resists being chased out of his homeland by 'popular hysteria' and 'dirty-mouthed' Nazis until the shocking events of Kristallnachtforce his hand. Rosa is sent ahead to England to stay with Dr Klein's rather Orthodox cousins, Gerald and Mimi Kremer and their son Samuel, in order to secure jobs and visas for her parents, her older brother and little sister. Unfortunately, as soon as Rosa sees a glimmer of success, Great Britain declares war on Germany, the borders are closed, and the Kleins are trapped.
The novel remains in England with Rosa, documenting everything from the predictable – Rosa and Samuel fall in love, something the Kremers had done everything to prevent – to the truly startling, including an act of violence in the Kremer household that transforms Rosa's life. Simons's exceptional control of the voices of the characters gives Rosa, Samuel, the Kremers and the Kleins depth and veracity; Rosa's progression from pidgin to fluent English is marvellously captured, and the sharp change between the diction of the Kleins and that of the Kremers emphasizes the culture shock she must feel. Though the prose itself is flowing and highly atmospheric, Simons maintains the right level of restraint in the right places; Rosa's post-war discovery of the fates of various family members is handled with a stunning simplicity that is far more moving than any piece of purple prose.
Various issues are touched upon in The English German Girl, among them the radicalisation of oppressed people, the ease with which prejudice takes hold in the frightened or uneasy, the fetters and virtues of religion, and life on the Home Front of a war, but ultimately this story is about one woman and her emotional and historical place in Germany's persecution of its Jews and England's Second World War, and is worth reading just for the strength and truth of Rosa Klein.
The English German Girl has won Fiction Uncovered 2011!
Damian Barr explains why Jake Wallis Simons won
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Tonight: JWS reading in Winchester
Join Jake Wallis Simons at P&G Wells — the iconic bookshop that nestles snugly between Winchester College and Winchester Cathedral — to celebrate the publication of his new novel, The English German Girl. The evening will feature readings, discussions, and wine flowing like water. An event not to be missed.
6:30pm, May 12 | P&G Wells, 11 College Street, Winchester | 01962 852016 | firstname.lastname@example.com | entry and wine: free
"The tale unfolds to the drumbeat of history . . . Connoisseurs of crystal clear prose will relish this book" –Tom Adair reviews The English German Girl in The Scotsman
It's a tale of two worlds, of everyday lives upended by crisis. Here is a story that treads the edges of the Holocaust, a touching, and touchy and utterly dangerous business for writers of fiction.
Beginning in 1933, much of the tale is concerned with the Nazi persecution of the Jews in that darkening decade, the 1930s, when Rosa Klein is nine years old and Berlin is still a civilised city where Jews can transact their everyday business in relative tolerance and peace.
Yet, even then, as Rosa ventures to a bakery on an errand for Inga, her mother, clear signs of hatred and propaganda, the shutting down of normal decencies, are apparent. Rosa's family belong to the trenchant middle class, with a stay-at-home mother, brother Heinrich and live-in maid. Otto, the father, is a well-regarded surgeon who won the Iron Cross in the First World War. He thinks of his family as staunchly German, only secondly Jewish. But when at work he is removed from contact with patients – "in the hospital we are attempting to create an Aryan atmosphere" – he knows the game is up.
His sense of fairness is affronted, his sense of identity undermined. His pride and stubborness — ingrained character flaws more jingoistically German, perhaps, than Jewish — lead to his downfall. When Wilhelm Krützfeld, a longstanding friend, and now the district chief of police, attempts to ensure that the Kleins receive preferential help to secure their safety in the face of the upsurge of anti-Semitic attacks, Otto refuses the offer of help, despite his wife's pleading. Krützfeld's wife is Inga's best friend.
The tale unfolds to the drumbeat of history. Its dramatis personae feature real figures from the time, including Krützfeld and his wife, and, most importantly, the presence of Norbert Wollheim, the driving force behind the Kindertransport which rescued Jewish children from certain death and brought them to England before the war.
Rosa's removal from her family (she's then 15) is a pragmatic but also sacrificial act of parental love which brings her safely, and as an emissary, to London. It is the turning point in the novel.
Connoiseurs of crystal clear prose will relish this book as artless art.
WINCHESTER: A LAUNCH PARTY May 12, 2011, 6:30pm
Join Jake Wallis Simons at P&G Wells — the iconic bookshop that nestles snugly between Winchester College and Winchester Cathedral — to celebrate the publication of his new novel, The English German Girl. The evening will feature readings, discussions, and wine flowing like water. An event not to be missed.
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The Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation has announced the NY premiere of the critically-acclaimed THEATRE UNCUT, which features an evening of short plays from Neil LaBute , Lena Kitsopoulou, Anders Lustgarten, Marco Canale, and Clara Brennan. THEATRE UNCUT comes to NY as part of the Best of Edinburgh celebration at Theatre Row. Performances of THEATRE UNCUT begin on Tuesday, January 29 for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 3 at The Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7 PM; Wednesday - Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 2 PM and 8PM; Sunday at 3 PM. Please note: there is no performance on Saturday, January 12 at 2 PM. Tickets are $18 ($15 for students) with net proceeds going to charity. For tickets, call Telecharge at 212-239-6200 or online at www.telecharge.com.
In 2012, THEATRE UNCUT asked playwrights from Greece, Syria, Spain, the US, Iceland and the UK to pen short dramatic responses to the political and economic challenges facing their own countries. These plays premiered at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. THEATRE UNCUT in New York features the NY premieres of a selection of these plays that look at how the everyday person deals with the state of global capitalism, the effects of austerity, the Eurozone Crisis and the Occupy movement. Audiences are invited to join in a dialogue about the issues raised by the plays at the end of each performance.
The THEATRE UNCUT plays coming to NY are:
In the Beginning by Neil LaBute (US), directed by Emily ReutingerAs Occupy movements spring up across the globe, one of America's leading playwrights questions our passion for holding on to what we believe in.
The Price by Lena Kitsopoulou (Greece), directed by CressIda BrownA searing Greek comedy set in a world of extreme austerity where absolutely everything has its price.
The Breakout by Anders Lustgarten (UK), directed by Emily ReutingerA brick falls out of a cell wall offering the inmates a view of the great advantages of being on the outside...
The Birth of My Violence by Marco Canale (Spain), directed by CressIda BrownA meditation on theatre's relationship to the burning passion that drives an act of protest
Spine by Clara Brennan (UK), directed by CressIda BrownAs cuts force the closure of libraries across the UK, one playwright considers the high cost for future generations.
THEATRE UNCUT is a UK based activist theater group that was established in 2011 to encourage people to think, talk and take action on injustices that they see happening in the world around them. The company asked leading playwrights to write short plays that are then made available for anyone to perform anywhere rights free (for a limited period) to create mass events of international theatrical action. 2011 saw 87 simultaneous performances of plays written in response to the UK cuts in public spending happening simultaneously across the UK, USA, Germany and Ireland. In 2012, over 200 people downloaded the plays in 17 countries across 4 continents. Performances were held all over the world as far flung as South Africa, the Czech Republic, Egypt and all across the UK and USA.
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"Everyday, millions of innocent children are unwillingly part of a terrible dictatorship. The government takes them away from their families and brings them to cramped, crowded buildings where they are treated as slaves in terrible conditions. For seven hours a day, they are indoctrinated to love their current conditions and support their government and society. As if this was not enough, they are often held for another two hours to exert themselves almost to the point of physical exhaustion, and sometimes injury. Then, when at home, during the short few hours which they are permitted to see their families they are forced to do additional mind-numbing work which they finish and return the following day. This isn't some repressive government in some far-off country. It's happening right here: we call it school."
—When he was in the ninth grade, open-access champion Aaron Swartz, who took his life last month, stood up in front of his school assembly and read this, affirming the need to change educational paradigms away from the factory model of schooling."Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. What people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity."
—Open-access champion Aaron Swartz, who took his own life last month, adds to the ongoing case for the usefulness of useless knowledge."When I was a kid, I thought a lot about what made me different from the other kids. I don't think I was smarter than them and I certainly wasn't more talented. And I definitely can't claim I was a harder worker -- I've never worked particularly hard, I've always just tried doing things I find fun. Instead, what I concluded was that I was more curious -- but not because I had been born that way. If you watch little kids, they are intensely curious, always exploring and trying to figure out how things work. The problem is that school drives all that curiosity out. Instead of letting you explore things for yourself, it tells you that you have to read these particular books and answer these particular questions. And if you try to do something else instead, you'll get in trouble. Very few people's curiosity can survive that. But, due to some accident, mine did. I kept being curious and just followed my curiosity. First I got interested in computers, which led me to get interested in the Internet, which led me to get interested in building online news sites, which led me to get interested in standards (like RSS), which led me to get interested in copyright reform (since Creative Commons wanted to use similar standards). And on and on. Curiosity builds on itself -- each new thing you learn about has all sorts of different parts and connections, which you then want to learn more about. Pretty soon you're interested in more and more and more, until almost everything seems interesting. And when that's the case, learning becomes really easy -- you want to learn about almost everything, since it all seems really interesting. I'm convinced that the people we call smart are just people who somehow got a head start on this process. I fell like the only thing I've really done is followed my curiosity wherever it led, even if that meant crazy things like leaving school or not taking a "real" job. This isn't easy -- my parents are still upset with me that I dropped out of school -- but it's always worked for me."
— Aaron Swartz, in a previously unpublished email exchange with Ronaldo Lemos."Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations. Want to read the papers featuring the most famous results of the sciences? You'll need to send enormous amounts to publishers like Reed Elsevier. There are those struggling to change this. The Open Access Movement has fought valiantly to ensure that scientists do not sign their copyrights away but instead ensure their work is published on the Internet, under terms that allow anyone to access it. But even under the best scenarios, their work will only apply to things published in the future. Everything up until now will have been lost. That is too high a price to pay. Forcing academics to pay money to read the work of their colleagues? Scanning entire libraries but only allowing the folks at Google to read them? Providing scientific articles to those at elite universities in the First World, but not to children in the Global South? It's outrageous and unacceptable. "I agree," many say, "but what can we do? The companies hold the copyrights, they make enormous amounts of money by charging for access, and it's perfectly legal — there's nothing we can do to stop them." But there is something we can, something that's already being done: we can fight back. Those with access to these resources — students, librarians, scientists — you have been given a privilege. You get to feed at this banquet of knowledge while the rest of the world is locked out. But you need not — indeed, morally, you cannot — keep this privilege for yourselves. You have a duty to share it with the world. And you have: trading passwords with colleagues, filling download requests for friends. Meanwhile, those who have been locked out are not standing idly by. You have been sneaking through holes and climbing over fences, liberating the information locked up by the publishers and sharing them with your friends. But all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. It's called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge were the moral equivalent of plundering a ship and murdering its crew. But sharing isn't immoral — it's a moral imperative. Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy. Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it — their shareholders would revolt at anything less. And the politicians they have bought off back them, passing laws giving them the exclusive power to decide who can make copies. There is no justice in following unjust laws. It's time to come into the light and, in the grand tradition of civil disobedience, declare our opposition to this private theft of public culture. We need to take information, wherever it is stored, make our copies and share them with the world. We need to take stuff that's out of copyright and add it to the archive. We need to buy secret databases and put them on the Web. We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file sharing networks. We need to fight for Guerilla Open Access. With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge — we'll make it a thing of the past. Will you join us? "
—Aaron Swartz
July 2008, Eremo, Italy, information being free for all. He actually sounds like an Anarchist in this manifesto, and I enjoy that.


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Sorry, this isn't a witty Internet April Fool's Day prank!
But you can see the new etnies Japan Tour film and lots of other stuff at the new etnies.com…
But you can see the new etnies Japan Tour film and lots of other stuff at the new etnies.com…
Soooooo… I decided to do this thing. Like a "year end wrap-up, best of" thing. Like everyone always does at the end of the year. I think VH1 might do it more than anyone though. They even do it all throughout the entire year.
So yeah, anyway, I scoured all my interviews from 2008 and picked my favorite stories and quotes from them and made a list, post by post, in no particular order. It was gonna be a "top 10″ originally, but then I couldn't figure out what my favorite was. So its a "Top 10, give or take, in no particular order" list.
Since I haven't been rushing to post on Club Mumble for shameless self promotion or linking to my own site as much as I should be, Bob K. was like "Hey man, you should put those quotes on Mumble, it's like, soooooo totally perfect for it."
And I said, "Really? You don't think it's kinda gay?"
And he said something to the effect of, "No." But in more words than that.
So here it is. The first half of my favorite quotes of '08, starting with actress Lizzy Caplan. If you think it's gay, blame Bob. And if you don't like talk of cocks and penises and poop and angry priests and karate kicking mailboxes and stuff like that, then go to some other blog and read about fixed gears or laugh at pictures of celebrities with Photoshopped jizz on their face for the fifth year in a row.


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Location: Vegetable and Forage Crops Production Research
Technical Abstract: Advances in micro irrigation techniques, i.e. drip and under the tree sprinklers, have facilitated greater adoption of fertigation especially for perennial crops including citrus. It is generally believed that fertigation improves nutrient uptake efficiency, and increases the yield as well as crop quality as compared to those with conventional dry fertilizer broadcast application. Fertigation, as compared to the dry fertilizer broadcast application, is expected to minimize leaching of NO3-N below the root zone. The evaluation of tree response to changes in nutrient management requires long term studies because of large nutrient reserve in the woody portion of the trees. In this paper, we summarized the recent fertigation studies on horticultural crops, with main emphasis on citrus. Two year studies on newly planted citrus trees showed no significant difference between the fertigation and dry fertilizer broadcast treatments. This is in part due to relatively low nutrient demand during at least two years after planting. Conditioning the trees with different nutrient management programs since the planting and evaluation done during the seven and eight-year old trees showed significantly greater fruit yield with fertigation as compared to that with dry granular fertilizer broadcast application. The optimum N rate with continuous fertigation treatment was lower by 35 kg.ha-1 as compared with that for the dry fertilizer broadcast treatment. Six year study on twenty-plus year old 'Hamlin' orange trees on 'Cleopatra mandarin' rootstock showed no significant difference between the fertigation and dry fertilizer broadcast treatments. A five-year study on thirty-five plus year old 'Valencia' orange trees on 'Rough lemon' rootstock showed a significant decrease in surficial aquifer NO3-N concentration underneath a grove which received total fertigation as compared to that in a grove which received dry granular broadcast (3 appl/year) of similar N rates. In the former, the groundwater NO3-N concentrations were below the maximum contaminant limit (MCL) for drinking water quality standards of 10 mg.L-1, while those of the latter were above the NO3-N MCL throughout the duration of the study. Despite the positive effects observed on fruit yield of citrus trees in temperate growing conditions, soil acidification and consequently losses of Ca and Mg through the soil profile might be increased in tropical conditions because of localized application of nutrients. Therefore, careful management practice must be observed in order to maintain the sustainability of fertigated groves.


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If it will help with your project, we'd like to inform you that on Tuesday February 14th, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Jane Pauley will be speaking with 'Your Life Calling' guest Jenny Bowen, winner of the AARP Purpose Prize, and community outreach expert, Barb Quaintance. Jenny Bowen founded "Half the Sky Foundation," a non-profit that helps Chinese orphans overcome the pain of loneliness through foster families. Barb Quaintance is Senior Vice President of AARP's Civic Outreach program, which strives to support non-profits and create meaningful volunteer opportunities. Visit http://www.aarp.org/jane to listen, or call 1-855-444-JANE (5263) to join the conversation. Also tweet questions using #askjane. |
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I like the Habitat for Humanity Charities, especially , Restore, where you can donate home products, from furniture to lumber, and you can help to raise funds for their Habitat for Humanity Homes. It is a great place to find bargains for your own home projects, too! http://www.habitat.org/restores/stories/ReStores_Redesigners.aspx#P0_0 |
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i like My Sister's Place in DC they give shelter to abused women, usually with children; but what i like most about them is that they prepare thesE women to live self-sufficient life http://www.mysistersplacedc.org/ |
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In Response to Re: Your Favorite Charities?: i like My Sister's Place in DC they givee shelter to abused women, usually with children; but what i like most about them is that they prepare thes women to live self-sufficient life http://www.mysistersplacedc.org/ Posted by Astra2012 That is a worthwhile charity. Thanks for sharing it. I have one too, that helps our wounded veterans to live better lives after the loss of limbs: They truly deserve our help and support! And the group Trucking4Troops is helping them do that! http://truckin4troops.com/index2.php#/rgallery1/1/ |


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A tremendous opportunity to harmonize labels on consumer products available in the three nations in the North American Free Trade Agreement is being missed.
That's the opinion of Douglas B. Stewart, president of Sobeys, a diversified food distributor based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. And it's an opinion well worth serious consideration because it involves one of the keys to making a lot more product available across borders of the NAFTA nations: Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Douglas Stewart talked about labeling during the recent annual executive conference of the Grocery Manufacturers of America. GMA is the chief trade association of packaged-goods manufacturers in the United States. He said there's little reason why each nation in the pact should have separate product-labeling requirements. Indeed, the presence of different requirements is a barrier to free trade. How could a product label that would work well on the shelves of supermarkets in each of the signatory nations be developed? Perhaps the nations should adopt the new nutrition label now in use in the United States (or some like approach) and combine it with product descriptors in each of the major languages of the signatory nations, English, Spanish and French.
"We have bilingual labeling in Canada. That makes sense to most of the population in Canada," Douglas Stewart said. "But now that we are in a North American free-trade zone, including Mexico -- and bearing in mind the tremendous growth of the Hispanic population in the United States -- surely it's time for us to get together and come up with a major NAFTA label and design that could be used universally through all of the North American continent." In his talk, Douglas Stewart challenged industry trade associations in each of the three nations to develop a plan for a unified label, and then to press governments involved to make it happen.
Maybe this concept entails too big a bite to be taking at this time, but it's certainly not too early to be talking about it. After all, it's an idea that has the benefit of having huge logic and utility behind it.


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Ewww did Pique really do that?!?
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Read MoreSweaty Spanish Team party in their locker room after winning
It took me awhile to find this video! It's a compilation of images of the team celebrating on the field and having beers in their LOCKER ROOM after they won. Girls enjoy the half-naked pics of Iker Casillas & Sergio Ramos. (Aren't his massive pits at 1:50?)
Read MoreHilarious! Capdevila denies beauty queen an "Iker-Sara kiss"
Wow you gotta admire Joan Capdevila of La Furia Roja (2010 FIFA World Cup champions), for his lightning quick ability to avoid a kiss with a beauty queen! This is an example for all married men! Now I wonder if it would've gone differently if the offer was off-camera? Funny nonetheless!
Read MoreVideo: Pepe Reina & Arbeloa fall during the victory parade!
Poor boys were doing such a good job leading the cheering crowd just a few seconds before the "Splat!" Go to 1:23 if you wanna skip the cheering! Hope they didn't injure any part of their amazing footballers' physiques! I'm guessing their prides may be a little bit bruised from that fall though..
Read MoreVIDEO: Spain parties as champs arrive home
VIDEO: Spain parties as champs arrive home.
I have to say that the kid they interviewed was so eloquent!
Read MoreParty in the Sky Spanish-Style
Okay so I'm still not over football yet. Let's just say there are still more videos and pics I want to add to my blog to remember this great event. I wanna be able to go back to it in 2014 and see all my favorite photos & videos. So indulge me. I guess you can say that after watching footy because of my husband, I've come to love it myself.
Read MorePuyol & Cesc having beers and talking to fans after the game
This is an amusing video of Puyol and Cesc relaxing and having beers in the stadium 2hours after winning the World Cup 2010 finals match.
They sit on the bench and are such great sports when the fans come and talk to them. As the video cam pans out at 0:43 you'll realize that their relaxing session has turned into a "class photo" with so many fans beside them getting pics taken. Hahaha! Puyol is even game to join in on the photo session of Cesc. And the vid end with a fan who wont let go of his arms around Cesc! Funny!
Check out my compilation of funny football- / La Roja-related videos here.
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The FIFA World Cup Trophy awarding and Spanish toreros
So my questions are: Who are those women standing in the back at 0:33? And don't you love how the Spanish players look like toreros when they are excited (check 1:00 of the video), waving one warm sort of like a Price is Right model? You'll see David Villa doing it again and again in the video below (the first one at 0:08) after scoring a goal. So adorably Spanish!
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- The FIFA World Cup Trophy was formerly known as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde then the Jules Rimet Trophy. Now it is simply called the FIFA World Cup Trophy. It is currently held by Spain is made of 18 carat gold with a malachite base, it depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. They will pass it on to the next champions in 2014.
- More information on the Trophy here.
Another funny Camacho video
I swear I thought Camacho and the other announcer were going to have a heart attack! As I said before, you gotta love the Spanish enthusiasm.
View the previous funny Camacho video here during the score against Paraguay.
Read MoreMethinks Robben protests too much
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Word Wednesday .::164
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
John 16:33 NIV
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
How do we overcome the world? Some defend, protest, argue, fight and even resort to violence. According to Jesus, He's already overcome the world, so let us trust in him and we shall to overcome. Take heart!
What's your Word?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Our Prayer
Monday, September 26, 2011
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sunday Setlist 09.25.11
Setlist with itunes links:
All Creatures of our God and King
Our God
How Great is our God
Our Prayer (not yet recorded)
Flow Sheet from Planning Center
Also part of Sunday Setlist.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Word Wednesday .::163
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
John 12:25 NIV
"Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life."
There's something much bigger and greater that we should be living for, besides "earthly success". We need to be careful not to fall in love with our temporary status, as opposed to our eternal status.
What's your Word?
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Album Review - The Playlist
Integrity Music Description:
Integrity Music announces the September 20 release of The Playlist, the first studio-recorded album from renowned worship leader/songwriter Rita Springer.
Springer, who is known for penning worship songs such as "Make Us a Prayer," "Worth It All," "I Have To Believe" and "Oh How You Love Me," previously released six independent CDs. Her most recent, In This Forever, was recorded live at Gateway Church near Dallas, and is now available through Integrity to all major digital service providers including iTunes and Amazon.
Almost 10 years ago, I was introduced to the music of Rita Springer when I bought her album "Effortless". When I put it in, I could instantly hear and feel the heart and intensity of this artist.
Now, with her new album, The Playlist, I can still hear and feel that heart and intensity. When I think of Rita Springer, I think of Spirit-filled, Spirit-led and gifted. What you'll get with this release is the sounds of a seasoned musician, singer, song writer, and worship leader.
The stand-out tracks for me were "In This Forever", "Made for This" and the haunting "This Blood".
This is a great, solid album for corporate worship or personal worship and meditation.
Great job Integrity and Rita!
Click here for Itunes to purchase "The Playlist" today.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Nicholas Cage is a Vampire?
Apparently a photo has surfaced recently, supposedly from the 1870's, and was pretty popular on Ebay. The seller "believes" it is actually actor Nicholas Cage and that he is a vampire, which would explain how he has lived all these years. This is my wife's favorite actor, so she'll be excited to know that he won't be dying any time soon. Maybe he'll have a shot at a role in a Twilight flick. It's not like he hasn't been in any bad movies lately. Click here to read the article.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Sunday Setlist 09.18.11
Setlist with itunes links:
Today is the Day
Like a Lion
O God our Help (Same God)
You Never Let Go
Flow Sheet from Planning Center
Also part of Sunday Setlist.
Friday, September 16, 2011
"For the Glory of the Father" on CCLITV
One of my new songs, "For the Glory of the Father" is on CCLITV. You can click here and go check it out. It's a video from one of our worship services at Bethany. Let me know what you think of the new tune. It will actually be on my new EP, due out this Spring.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
3:16 THURSDAY::::week twenty-four
Revelation 3:16(niv)
Life is too short to not live on purpose. Let's not mess around with the time we have. Live with passion and faith for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Word Wednesday .::162
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
John 6:44 NIV
"No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day."
The undeniable sovereignty of God.
What's your Word?
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Keep the Faith - Tim Hughes
Click here to get it on Itunes.
So, what song is rocking your church right now?
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Sunday Setlist 09.11.11
Setlist with itunes links:
O Praise Him
Keep the Faith
Mighty to Save
Merciful God (not yet recorded
Flow Sheet from Planning Center
Also part of Sunday Setlist.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
3:16 THURSDAY::::week twenty-three
I John 3:16(niv)
Jesus is love...Christ in us makes us love.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Word Wednesday .::161
Here's the scripture that stuck this week:
John 1:10 NIV
"He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him."
We still don't, sometimes.
What's your Word?
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Album Review/Q&A - The Sounds of Daniel Bashta
Have you heard of Daniel Bashta? If not, you've probably heard one of his songs. If you have heard of him, then you know what that song is…"Like a Lion". What you're getting ready to find out is that this is not another one hit wonder. Today marks the release of his debut album with Integrity Music called, The Sounds of Daniel Bashta.
When you have a moment, go to http://danielbashta.com and read his compelling story. I'm sure you'll find depth there in this artist.
You'll also want to go get his album as well.
The Sounds of Daniel Bashta isn't your average worship album, and that statement is exactly what Daniel wants to hear about his album. He is setting out to bring a fresh, prophetic voice to the Church, and he makes no apologies.
The opening track, "Dreamers", is an appropriate call to worship challenging God's people to awake and dream big. The other song that I just can't seem to shake is "Freedom Calling", which has a raw, gritty drive that doesn't waste a moment beginning with the line, "It's time to let my faith arise", and then continues with lines like, "miracles are coming…"Like John Mark McMillan's version of "How He Loves", Daniel's version of "Like a Lion" far surpasses any other versions out there. It truly is a message for the church to sing and proclaim. Another immediate song for the church that I've used in corporate worship is "Heaven". It's a simple, yet powerful ballad for any corporate worship setting.
The other standouts for me were "With Everything", "It's Happening", and "Awakening".
Daniel was also gracious enough to do a Q&A with me…
Gary: I believe the greatest songs grow on you. "Like a Lion" has definitely grown on me. What's the story behind that song?
Daniel: Beautiful, I'm really glad you phrased it like that. I think the best stories are those that grow on you, because it means there are new conversations taking place after the first time you have heard it. If a story gave away the plot on the first page it would not be much of a journey. When I write, my mission is to take people on a journey. I've been on a personal journey the last few years, challenging my belief in who my God is and in my love/hate relationship with the church as a whole. A few years ago I had a pastor tell me he felt that I was not called to be a worship leader. I think when God has birthed in you a dreamer, pioneer spirit, there will always be dream killers that will try to curse the dream. Around the same time I had a friend tell me that he didn't know what I was going through, but all he could see was this lion spirit that was caged up. I needed some supernatural healing. I started writing Like a Lion, "My God's not dead He's surely alive, He's living on the inside roaring Like a Lion". It was a breakthrough anthem for me. The healing process had begun. I started working on the verses and the phrase, "my faith is dead I need a resurrection somehow." There's a reason that Jesus said in Matthew 17:20-"Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." This was a very honest line for me. There could never be a resurrection unless there was a death and I really felt that that this line would resonate with this generation. I've heard so many stories of broken dreams and bitterness coming out of the church. We need the God of restoration to awaken our lifeless steeples. This line was not a statement saying my faith in God is dead, but my faith to believe for the impossible had become desolate. In the bridge it says "come shake the ground with the sounds of revival". I used plural sounds for a reason. I truly believe with all my heart that this next great awakening will not just be one sound, but it will be the eclectic explosion of the sounds of this generation. I really felt compelled to use the word revival too. Unfortunately that word has become more of a cliché word in our churches. We throw it out there like it's a normal occurrence and I think that word sums up an image of the old charismatic tent revival where churches would advertise on their billboards revival meetings on this date and time.
The heart of this phrase is that God, in all His power, would roar and revive every dead heart and dead things would begin to dance again. It's an anthem of hope, the roar is alive, and I can see it spreading!Gary: You've been involved in church and worship your whole life. What kind of vision has God given you as a church leader?
Daniel: Wow, I have a buffet of answers for this question.
I would say we have become spoiled as a whole.I think you can look back at history and see how every generation has evolved from the last and how every new generation will always push to see how close we can get to the edge. It's just who we are. The same thing has happened in our worship. 10 years ago to become a wealthy person from writing a worship song for the church was not an easy thing to do. Today it's not that uncommon. We are all such technological junkies. We love the bright lights, the big screens, the sexy Vegas shows. Somehow, our churches now represent all of these things. It also seems like it's a popular demand to always be upgrading. Nothing is ever good enough, spoiled. How many intelligent lights must we have, how many HD projectors and LED walls must we have. How many holograms of preachers can we have? Now don't get me wrong, I am the worst because I really do love all of these things, but my belief is that we love to rely on the glitz and glamour instead of the power and presence of God. We substitute our programs and agendas instead of really allowing the Holy Spirit to be uncontrollable and mess up all of our plans. There are so many incredible gatherings and churches that are learning that this is the key and the truth in seeing a generation unleashed. God is not coming back for a sexy Vegas church, He is returning for a warrior bride, a bride that has been rejected and stained, a bride that is full of broken misfits and dreamers, a bride that was once dead but is now beautiful.My vision for the global church is that we become epicenters of restoration to our communities and see wild, raw transformation spread to every family.I think one of the biggest epidemics right now in the church is lack of true pastors or fathers. There is a dying world searching for their real Jesus in some way. The church needs to wake up and father a generation and launch a movement of sons and daughters that are so creative and full of dreams. I don't think we need to just be trying to change culture but that we should actually be the leading voice of our culture.Gary: You've got a distinct voice. Who were your musical and vocal influences?
Daniel: My belief is that no artist should just blend in. If you look back at history there has never been a revolution that has happened with a group of people that have adapted to culture. God has put in each of us a unique piece of the puzzle of His heart. We were created to stand out. Having a unique voice or distinct voice is not always the easiest thing to accept because it produces a huge spotlight over you. But for me, anytime I hear or see some form of art that stands out, it captures my attention.
If I look back at some of the artists that have shaped me and continue to shape me each of them have such a commanding sound. Keith Green, Kevin Prosch, David Ruis, Martin Smith, Bono. I think the most impacting thing about each of these artists is that their sound continues to spread from one generation to the next. They were/are visionary artists writing songs of Hope that can't be contained. You can hear the emotion and conviction in each of their voices. Conviction for me is the one thing that will set you apart.Gary: You've recently signed with Integrity. Congratulations! How has the transition been from independent artist to major record label?
Daniel: It's been quite the transition indeed. Honestly the music industry as a whole is in such chaos. When it comes to record labels, I had a lot of different voices telling me to run as fast as I could away from the sinking Titanic. When we started the process of talking to a few different labels, it was as if they already had the formula developed and they were just try to fit some new ingredient into their old manufactured stencil. The relationship between an artist and label should be like a marriage. For me, an artist should accomplish what God has called them to do regardless of circumstances. Label or not, it should not stop you from pioneering the unknown. I'm really excited and humbled to be a part of the Integrity family. They get the meaning of this. It's not a dictatorship, it's a partnership. I believe in their mission and they believe in mine. Together we are charging hell, and seeing heaven invade earth.
Gary: I've really enjoyed listening to your new album, "The Sounds of Daniel Bashta". What kind of effect on the Church do you hope to see from this album?
Daniel: I believe God has given us a very prophetic sound. This is another word that the evangelical world has done such a poor job in displaying the true essence of this word.
For me being prophetic means we are speaking undeniable life into dark hopeless places. I love how the Bible talks about when Jesus showed up in a city, he disrupted all forms of normality. My prayer is that when people listen to this project they are taken on a journey and that we stir up a commotion with the spirit behind the songs. My prayer is that when people listen to these songs that something happens suddenly in their lives that dreams come alive again, and that miracles will take place. I believe that dreams were never birthed to just survive; I believe dreams were made to conquer all. During the process of making this record my wife and I were on the most radical adventure of adopting. In the middle of recording the project our son was born and became a Bashta forever. I can still listen back to different tracks and remember where we were on the journey. I pray that this spirit of adoption is translated through different songs and that the story of hope echoes with such fierce passion! I want this record to catapult us as the church to put our worship into motion and see nations shake!Gary: What are some words of wisdom for those who are writing songs for the local church?
Daniel: Art was never meant to be flawless. For me the most beautiful art is dirty and full of guts. Otherwise I would say it is less art and more of a reusable concoction.
I believe that as songwriters we should be prophesying over the church and a generation. I think each songwriter has a specific anointing that they should tap into. For me personally, I don't think God needs me to write a song saying How Great He is, because one is already being sung around the world. As the ultimate Creator I think He loves when He hears poetry that sounds so different and unique describing Him in ways that only we can do. I think this pure, raw worship attracts Him to show up in unlikely places. Stay true to who God has called you to be. Write songs for your gatherings that will impact your community. Write songs that are the heartbeat for what God wants to do and not what he has already done. Don't be typical; do not settle for something average. Write art that is full of conviction and not production. Tell the story of redemption with a fresh perspective of the cross. Be a megaphone to shout anthems of hope to the broken world.Click here to purchase The Sounds of Daniel Bashta today!
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Sunday Setlist 09.04.11
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Glory to God Forever
I Am Free
Flow Sheet from Planning Center
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I Peter 3:16(niv)
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FALSE ADVERTISING AND DOWNRIGHT UN-AMERICAN. I visited the Round Table Soquel location with a coupon from my ticket stub for this year's 4th of July fireworks show in Scotts Valley which entitled me to a $3 discount off ANY Large Pizza. The only stipulation listed was that there was one coupon per order; however, the manager, David, would not honor my coupon for my pizza of choice because he said that it was already on promotion. This explanation would be understandable if there was a disclaimer that stated that the offer isn't valid with any other discounts or promotions, but there wasn't. I've seen these disclaimers included on other Round Table offers similar to this in the paper, but it was no where to be found on my coupon. When I brought this to the manager's attention, he said that he wasn't sure why it wasn't printed on the coupon, perhaps there wasn't enough room??, but he was not going to honor my coupon and said his boss would tell me the same thing. He provided me with the contact information for the local business office for me to express my feelings and I certainly will. I realize its only $3, but its just the principal of the matter...false advertising by not honoring your coupons from your home town's 4th of July fundraiser is despicable, illegal, and as I mentioned in my opening, DOWNRIGHT UN-AMERICAN. Please if you read this review and have had the same experience trying to use this coupon, I encourage you to contact their local business office at 831-637-8277 and voice your complaint to Chris, Jeff, or Cheryl.
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Brothers and Sisters, It is my great joy to be one of the first to welcome you to the Florida Christian College family! You are getting ready to undergo a dramatic transition and I feel truly blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of it. I have no doubt that God has a plan for each and every one of you, and Florida Christian College is the perfect tool to help you find and follow your calling. This time of spiritual and intellectual growth is going to encourage you, stretch you, and challenge you. It will be fun, but it will also be difficult. My name is Brad Warren and I am privileged to be the President of the Student Council for the 2012-2013 school year. The other officers are Council Vice President Kelsey Whitlow, Council Secretary Kate Bowers, and Council Treasurer Tyler Olender. Our role this school year is to make sure that Florida Christian College provides an atmosphere that is a catalyst for your individual spiritual growth and the unity of the student body. Student council will host many events to this end. One of your first days on campus we will be providing what every college kid really wants… free food! The Student Council Cookout is on Thursday, August 23rd at 4:00 PM and I am eager to see you there! Also, almost every Thursday Student Council will host Coffee Shop, which is a venue where students can fellowship and be encouraged through worship and biblical teaching by your peers. Many current and former students have acknowledged the impact of these events on their time at Florida Christian College and we hope that you will come be a part of them! If you take anything from this letter, let it be this: we are here to serve you! If there is something about the school that concerns you, we are here to give you the proper steps to take action. If you want to see an event take place to help edify or unify the student body, we can help you make it happen. We want your Florida Christian College experience to be as excellent as possible, so please recognize that we are in the positions that we are in because we want to serve you! Many people – myself included – have been praying for you as you begin your journey here at Florida Christian College. I pray that you are strengthened, stretched, encouraged, challenged, and edified in your time here. I know that God has a specific plan for you, and I look forward to walking beside you as you discover that plan! See you soon! Brad Warren, 2012-2013 Student Council President |


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EVEN under pressure and in decline, manufacturing continues to be a key employer and an important contributor to our state's economy.
With increased competition throughout a globalised economy and the proliferation of free trade agreements, it is essential that our manufacturing sector maintains focus on high value products for a wide range of markets, both domestically and overseas.
We simply cannot compete on a price or cost basis. It has got to be on a premium, value-added basis. This requires innovation across the whole value chain from research, to cutting-edge technology, to branding and pathways to market.
News throughout the year of job losses and businesses closing continue to highlight that it is an industry under serious strain. Expectations are that the strain will remain on local manufacturers for the foreseeable future, including predictions of significant job losses in the next five years.
The high Australian dollar, combined with overseas competitors utilising cheap labour in lower cost environments means that Australian manufacturers are at a significant disadvantage.
This is the "dutch disease" of the 21st century: high commodity prices driving a high dollar that hollows out the manufacturing and other sectors.
Add pressures around labour costs, inflexibility, high compliance costs and relatively low productivity, and the seriousness and urgency of this problem comes into sharp focus.
We welcome recent initiatives announced by the State Government to assist local businesses, including a 10-year strategy to reform the state's manufacturing sector. This builds on a recent manufacturing green paper and comes on top of the establishment of the Advanced Manufacturing Council.
References to skills development, building industry clusters, funding research and connecting industries are key components for the sector's long-term future.
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A common reference to Australian manufacturing has been "innovate or die". But the problem, especially for smaller manufacturers already under pressure, is lack of access to capital to fund innovation in order to be viable in an intensely competitive global marketplace.
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Krystale & Kaytradamus - The Good Fight
Artist: Krystale & Kaytradamus
Producer: Krystale & Kaytradamus
Album: The Good Fight EP
Label: Rumors Group
The only fight worth fighting is The Good Fight, and if that's true, than Krystale and Kaytradamus are fighters of the first degree. For their first DJBooth feature the international duo rely on an instrumental from group producer Kaytradamus that puts a twist on jazz standards, lightly distorting a piano line and adding clipped percussion. It's a template that Krystale follows perfectly, delivering passionately understated lyrics that speak deeply to the pain of a relationship caught in a cycle of conflict. It's hard to use a phrase like "breath of fresh air" without sounding cliche, but that's exactly what The Good Fight is. Frankly, I suggest you take a couple more breaths and then pick up Krystale & Kaytradamus' The Good Fight EP, available now on iTunes.
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Nice mellow tune....I can see it in rotation in my playlist
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Whoever is singing the vocals sounded pretty good to me.
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3.5* from me, liked the production and the vocals.
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This is a good track for this Sunday... Nice and mellow. Good production and overall sound by Krystale & Kaytradamus.
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