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Switzerland awards first fintech banking license
YAPEAL has become the first financial institution in Switzerland to receive a fintech banking license. The new digital bank plans to challenge the traditional retail banking sector with personalized accounts tailored to individual clients.
The bank is building a community-style customer base known as "Yapsters" who will be among the first to try out its services based around their own needs.
This might include a new style of account for customers' children or a robo-advisory service that balances income, fixed household costs and a client's desire for different goods.
YAPEALExternal link says it will charge simple flat fees rather than the complex system of opaque fees that high street banks typically charge clients. It also pledges not to lend out customer's money unless they first give approval. YAPEAL also stated on Friday that it intends to launch a Visa debit card.
"YAPEAL is very pleased to have reached this fundamentally important milestone," co-founder Andy Waar said in a statement. "We are working with high intensity to achieve market entry."
"We are introducing a completely different style of banking," Waar told swissinfo.ch in 2018. "I'm not even sure if you would call it banking – we don't want to be put in the same frame as traditional banks. We will provide intelligent financial services that fit in with clients' lifestyles."
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Fintech licensesExternal link were launched in Switzerland at the start of 2019, but it has taken well over a year for the first one to be awarded. Banks with this type of license are restricted to taking deposits of no more than CHF100 million ($106 million). The bank is not allowed to invest client assets or charge interest on them.
The license category was designed to cater to a growing number of so-called "challenger" banks, start-ups operating mainly in the digital space that offer customers a different array of services. While the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) demands such banks to comply with certain strict criteria, the new license category is designed to be easier to obtain in other respects.
For example, fintech license banks only need a capital of at least CHF2 million compared to the minimum amount of CHF10 million typically demanded for a full banking license. The fintech license is envisaged by FINMA to be a stepping stone to a full banking license.
Lawyers contacted by swissinfo.ch in recent weeks said that only a handful of other financial firms have also applied for such a license. FINMA, which last year awarded full banking licenses to two banks offering crypto asset services, would not reveal how many fintech license applications it has received.
But lawyers also reported that a number of other firms are taking advice but are holding back to see how the front-runners fare in the application process. They speculate that the time delay in issuing the first fintech license may be down to the process being new to both start-ups and regulators.
This may result in the early applications taking more time and costing a bit more than for companies that apply later.
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The very HANGRY caterpillar: Monarch butterfly caterpillars head-butt rivals out of the way when food is scarce, study finds
- Monarch butterfly caterpillar goes from docile to aggressive when food is scarce
- Scientists filmed it headbutting its peers in final stages before metamorphosis
- Video shows the species scrapping when supplies of its favourite food are low
A species of caterpillar gets 'hangry' – angry due to hunger – when food is scarce, a new study reveals.
Monarch butterfly caterpillars (danaus plexippus) become aggressive fighters in their quest to eat milkweed – a herbaceous plant that's toxic to most animals and their favourite food.
US researchers found that monarch caterpillars with less access to milkweed were more likely to lunge at others to knock them aside.Caterpillars were most aggressive during the final all-important stages before metamorphosis – the transformation into an exquisite butterfly.
A lack of nutrition during these larval stages can delay development as well as reduce body size, reproductive performance and lifespan after metamorphosis.
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When food is scarce, monarch butterfly caterpillars go from docile to domineering. Pictured, the species in a bucket in a lab scrapping for a scarce form of their favourite food - milkweed'I decided to investigate monarch caterpillars because I was intrigued by their combative behaviour, which I observed first-hand in my own garden,' said study author Alex Keene at Florida Atlantic University in the US.
'They are large and easily recognisable compared to many other insects.
'These are charismatic animals that everyone loves, and there's a growing appreciation for their potential to tell us about how the brain controls behaviour.'
Monarchs turn from yellowy-green-striped caterpillars to wonderful orange and black butterflies.
The species, which is a native of the US, is one of the largest butterflies in the British Isles with a wingspan somewhere between 3.7 to 3.9 inches (95-100mm).
'These are charismatic animals that everyone loves, and there's a growing appreciation for their potential to tell us about how the brain controls behaviour,' said Keene.
Monarch caterpillars predominantly feed on milkweed and often strip entire plants bare of leaves over a two-week period.
In many locations, milkweed is only available for part of the year, placing a significant constraint on monarch development.
Pictured, Danaus plexippus as a caterpillar. This species is a rare migrant to the British Isles. The first record of this species in the British Isles, by a schoolboy, was in September 1876 in Neath in south Wales, according to ukbutterflies.co.uk
And as a butterfly. It's known for its ability to migrate across large distances. The migrations in north America are one of the greatest natural phenomena in the world
At their largest and hungriest phase, a single caterpillar may eat an entire milkweed leaf in under five minutes.
'If you compare that to a fruit fly where there are lot of larvae on one piece of rotting fruit, there is less competition there,' said Keene.
'But each of these caterpillars will at some point in their developmental cycle encounter resource limitation.'
For their study, Keene and his team built an open milkweed garden behind their lab in Boca Raton in Florida to entice caterpillars.
'We found that almost every nursery sells their milkweed with pesticides so, we ended up having to grow our own.'
Back in the lab, the researchers placed the caterpillars into groups with different amounts of milkweed and observed their levels of aggression.
The number of lunges toward another caterpillar was significantly increased under conditions of low food availability, they found, suggesting a link between 'resource defence' and aggression.
Researchers found an increase in aggressive behaviour - in the form of 'headbutts' - when food sources were scarce
Researchers hope to learn more about what drives this response in their brains, which is important for learning more about how these responses work outside the lab.
'One of the fundamental problems with work like this is that we're testing animals in a very derived setting and that's not what brains evolved to do,' Keene said.
'So now that we have this invertebrate model in a relatively controlled setting but doing an ecologically relevant behaviour, that becomes important in terms of looking at the mechanism and function of this behaviour in more complex organisms.'
The study has been published in iScience.
The monarch butterfly (danaus plexippus) is a native of the US but is one of the largest butterflies seen in the British Isles.
It is well known for its ability to travel great distances.
Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies migrate 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds in northeastern North America.
Monarch butterflies must migrate because they cannot survive long cold northern winters.
The first record of this species in the British Isles, by a schoolboy, was on September 6, 1876 in Neath in south Wales.
Although initial records were thought to be the result of accidental transportation by ship, subsequent years, such as 1933 when 40 individuals were caught, meant that this theory was dismissed and that the most-likely cause was a genuine immigration.
This butterfly is also very occasionally recorded from the British Isles, making it our largest and rarest migrant butterfly.
The monarch caterpillars feed solely on Milkweed plants - which is toxic to most animals.
Monarchs have evolved to tolerate it and use it to their advantage, storing the toxins in their bodies and making themselves poisonous to predators.
The total number of records for the British Isles is less than 500.
In August 1981, a Monarch that had escaped from a nearby butterfly farm was seen to lay on Milkweeds in Kew Gardens.
Some of the eggs were collected and reared indoors, where the first adult emerged just one month after the egg had been laid.

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Photos of Lake Geneva Covered With Ice
VHere is another aspect of Lake Geneva. These photos, taken on January 20, 2005, show the area around the lake after 6 days of freezing winds, blowing with gusts at 100 km/h, with temperatures not exceeding -4 °C and sometimes -10 °C.
The spray rising from the crests of the waves turns into ice and covers all that they touch. Many boats moored to exposed locations were sent from the bottom under the weight of the accumulated ice.
The icy shores of Geneva and Versoix, real skating rinks, as well as sidewalks, turned into a gallery of somewhat unusual sculptures.
Some photos of Geneva and Versoix under the ice can be seen below.
Photos of Lake Geneva covered with ice (20th of January 2005)
Same story in 2012: as in January 2005, the cold spell that took place in Europe in early February 2012, helped by strong gusts, again transformed the shores of Lake Geneva into rinks. The urban furniture, captive of the ice, has endowed with an ephemeral aesthetic dimension as it looked like a sculpture or unusual work of art.
Temperatures this day did not exceed -8 degrees Celcius.
Below are pictures of the Savonnière beach in Collonges-Bellerive near Geneva, as well as the village of Yvoire. More photos of Yvoire under the ice are available at this link.
Pictures of Lake Geneva covered with ice (6th of February 2012)
Characteristics of Lake Geneva
Crescent shaped, Lake Geneva is a border between France and Switzerland, the northern part of the lake being in Swiss territory and the southern part of French territory. Its main characteristics are:
Area: 582 km2, of which 41% is in France;
Perimeter: 167 km, of which 54 km in France;
Maximum width: 13.6 km, between Amphion and the bay of Morges;
Length: 73 km, from Geneva to Villeneuve;
Average level: 372 m above the sea;
Depth: 310 m, between Evian and Ouchy;
Volume: 89 km3.
Lake Geneva collects the water brought mainly by the Rhone (178 m3 per second).
If the lake were empty, it would take 12 years to fill it.
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Two hours of meetings with the management of the Spinnaker Beach Club left me with no doubt that we have the absolute best Saturday night conclusion to our Panama City Beach Music Festivals. We hit on the smallest of details, like picking music that was appropriate for a school sanctioned trip, yet music that middle school and high school kids enjoy. The menu for the Caribbean meal will again be outstanding. The Spinnaker chefs make that meal gorgeous to look at, and it tastes even better than it looks.
The games are always a riot, and the Spinnaker crew has plans to make the beach party games this year more fun for everyone…except maybe the directors. We'll have some Kodak moments that will have the kids realizing that their directors have a sense of humor, and truly know how to laugh at themselves. Taking directors off their elevated podiums, and making them regular people is a very cool thing to do according to a lot of young directors who came to our festivals when they were students.
We even have judges attend our Saturday night celebration to offer encouragement in support of the important work the directors are doing. Our awards ceremony is all about positive re-enforcement for every program, because we're all about lifting up, not tearing down. We want to make those three hours something really special for every band, choral, and orchestra student who attends our festival. Hope you can join us!


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Whether in person, virtual or a mixture of the two, instruction at the University of Georgia will look a little different in the fall due to the continued impact of the global pandemic, but much work is underway to ensure that high-quality teaching and learning continues. Faculty members and administrators have spent the summer getting ready for students to return to classrooms—both in buildings and online.
In-person instruction will conclude at Thanksgiving break, with all remaining coursework and final exams moving online following Thanksgiving. The calendar for online final exams will remain as previously set, Dec. 11–17.
"We know that the semester will be impacted significantly by the pandemic and will require flexibility from the entire campus community. However, I know that our faculty and staff are putting every effort possible to make this coming fall as safe and productive as possible while providing the best learning environment for our students," said Rahul Shrivastav, vice president for instruction.
That starts with a safe and healthy place to learn.
"We're reviewing all classrooms to meet social distancing recommendations and to accommodate students who cannot be on campus for health reasons," said Fiona Liken, associate vice president for instruction and registrar. "Many classrooms will need to operate with 20%-50% of their normal seating capacity. However, our goal is to have as many face-to-face interactions as possible."
To continue building faculty members' skills with virtual classes, the Office of Online Learning offered a series of workshops for faculty to learn how to share their expertise more effectively to provide better experiences for their students. Workshop topics covered all aspects of online teaching and learning, including creating content and using video, managing productive online discussions and assessments. Since mid-March, more than 780 faculty members have enrolled in one or more workshops.
The Center for Teaching and Learning also is helping faculty members prepare for the coming semester with "Preparing to Pivot," a two-week course to help them create an instructional plan for the upcoming semester.
"Through 'Preparing to Pivot' we are encouraging faculty to pursue one of several possible models of hybrid instruction: face-to-face online, face-to-face remote and hybrid flexible (or 'hyflex')," said Ruth Poproski, associate director for teaching and learning. "In the first two, students rotate between socially distanced face-to-face meetings with their instructor and either online or remote engagement in a course. In the hyflex model, faculty provide face-to-face, online and remote options, and students choose their path through the course based on which engagement method they prefer."
Participants will work through seven modules in eLC and benefit from the support and guidance of CTL and Office of Online Learning experts and colleagues from across campus. The program is offered as a paced, two-week cohort experience with the benefit of peer and expert support or as a self-paced individual course. Some 115 faculty members took part in the first session of the course, with another 300 faculty members signed up for the remaining options.
Sujata Iyengar, a professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences' English department, participated in some of the Office of Online Learning's workshops and has signed up for "Preparing to Pivot." Her hope is to find a balance in her classes.
"The COVID-19 lockdowns offered us an unprecedented opportunity to investigate and improve how we teach particular kinds of content and to build on the changes UGA faculty have made to their curricula and course planning over the past several years," she said. "For example, UGA's Active Learning Initiatives, the Office of Experiential Learning, and Online Learning fellowships have taught teachers how to make the most of fully co-present, synchronous, face-to-face formats, on one hand, and of remote, asynchronous, online formats on the other. Each of these learning environments has different strengths. Our challenge for next semester is taking it to the next level and offering students and faculty a hybrid model that takes advantage of each format while protecting the health of students, staff and faculty by enforcing safer standards for co-present classes, such as a combination of screening, physical distancing, requiring masks and robust testing procedures."
Margaret Christ, associate professor and PwC Faculty Fellow in Terry College's J.M. Tull School of Accounting, also took helpful information from the workshop series.
"I think the most important advice from all of my resources has been to focus on effective communication with students. This includes developing a system for communicating and using it throughout the semester," she said.
Christ intends to use discussion boards from the beginning of the semester, regardless of a face-to-face or virtual classroom, so that everyone in the class can see the answers to questions asked by other students.
As the university changed to remote instruction due to COVID-19, learning services for students outside the classroom offered by the Division of Academic Enhancement were purposefully redesigned, and DAE at a Distance was launched. This online initiative for academic success provides a variety of learning tools and referrals to critical campus resources as well as instructions for students who needed hardware or Wi-Fi accessibility.
Currently, DAE continues to serve students in a virtual setting through peer tutoring, academic coaching, student success workshops, UNIV courses and more. DAE is preparing for both online and physically distanced face-to-face interactions for the fall semester.
All students will have access to DAE at a Distance, including the eLC experience. The eLC experience—a set of online, self-paced learning modules within eLC—is being updated this summer to reflect changes for the fall semester. In addition, the DAE at a Distance webpage will continue to be updated with technology support, tips for success and updates to DAE services. Additionally, working with various campus units, DAE will partner to launch a peer education program called PLaTO (Peer Learning and Teaching Others) to further support students.
Advising and career services support for students are also being adapted in response to the pandemic. Academic Advising Services began offering remote advising during the spring semester. That will continue to be an option for the fall semester, but students will be able to request on-site advising support that follows appropriate health and safety guidelines. Advisors will continue to share notes and plans with their students via email, DegreeWorks planner and/or SAGE notes so that students can reference what they discussed with their advisor at a later date.
The Career Center also moved to virtual formats for its events in the spring semester. All services, resources, programs and events, including six career fairs, will continue to be virtual during the fall semester. During the summer, the Career Center is hosting a Summer Learning Series, which includes timely career programming during the pandemic. The series includes more than 20 programs within four learning "tracks"—Industry Insiders, Careers & Covid-19, Beyond the Basics and Alumni Career Bootcamp. The Arch Ready Professionalism Certificate Series will take its place in the fall semester.


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CONCORD, NH – Today, Cornerstone Action signed onto an amicus brief filed by the Liberty Institute in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the National Day of Prayer in Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Obama. Those represented in the brief alongside Cornerstone Action include Dr. James Dobson, the Family Research Council (FRC), Focus on the Family Action (Citizenlink), the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU), Let Freedom Ring, and Liberty Counsel, along with 27 other family policy councils located in states nationwide.
Commenting on the brief signed by Cornerstone Action, was Executive Director, Kevin Smith:
"In her decision to strike down the National Day of Prayer, Judge Barbara Crabb attempted to undo two hundred years of American history," Smith said. "Her ruling was an attack upon our heritage and the religious freedom upon which our nation was founded. This decision, clearly rooted in judicial activism and radical leftist thinking, must be overturned."
On April 15, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that the federal government's observation of prayer is unconstitutional, despite numerous rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court that protect long-standing traditions of religious invocations. Today's brief argues that not only is the National Day of Prayer constitutional, but that Judge Crabb's ruling establishes active hostility to religion and must be reversed.
CPR-Action is the legislative advocacy arm of Cornerstone Policy Research.
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You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World
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What drives a sixty-four-year-old woman to hurl herself over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Why do we often create bigger risks than the risks we try to avoid? Why are corporate boards newly worried about risky personal behavior by CEOs? Why are some nations quicker than others to recognize and manage risks like pandemics, technological change, and climate crisis?
The answers define each person, organization, and society as distinctively as a fingerprint. Understanding the often-surprising origins of these risk fingerprints can open your eyes, inspire new habits, catalyze innovation and creativity, improve teamwork, and provide a beacon in a world that seems suddenly more uncertain than ever.
How you see risk and what you do about it depend on your personality and experiences. How you make these cost-benefit calculations depend on your culture, your values, the people in the room, and even unexpected things like what you've eaten recently, the temperature, the music playing, or the fragrance in the air. Being alert to these often-unconscious influences will help you to seize opportunity and avoid danger.
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The last thing lead singer Dax Hunter wants when his manager signs him up for a celebrity reality dating show is to find love. It looks like he's about to find it anyway…but with who?
Drummer Brody Jensen falls for back-up dancer Zoey, but mistakes from the past come back to haunt them. Can they overcome it?
Lead guitarist Adam Wilson finds himself married the morning after a pretty crazy night in Vegas…to his little sister's best friend. And now his manager wants them to stay married for publicity. It'll only last six months, though…right?
Keyboardist Will "Rascal" Rascowicz finds himself falling for his best friend's little sister until they get into a massive fight and break up. But now they're obligated to take a road trip together…and they have to pretend to be in love. Can they pull it off for the cameras capturing their every move?
Bassist Kane Keller finds himself in the middle of a love triangle. Does he stay with the woman who has been by his side through his entire rise to fame, or does he take a risk on the songstress who can't stop flirting with him?
When Gage and Lexi meet at the hotel bar, fireworks explode. They spend a hot weekend together, and then they part ways…only to meet up again a few hours later in the biggest competition of their lives. Who will win the open spot in one of the biggest bands in the world?


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|From: Vikram S. Adve <firstname.lastname@example.com>
|To: Chris Lattner <firstname.lastname@example.com>
|Subject: RE: LLVM Concerns...
|> 1. Reference types
|> Right now, I've spec'd out the language to have a pointer type, which
|> works fine for lots of stuff... except that Java really has
|> references: constrained pointers that cannot be manipulated: added and
|> subtracted, moved, etc... Do we want to have a type like this? It
|> could be very nice for analysis (pointer always points to the start of
|> an object, etc...) and more closely matches Java semantics. The
|> pointer type would be kept for C++ like semantics. Through analysis,
|> C++ pointers could be promoted to references in the LLVM
|> representation.
|You're right, having references would be useful. Even for C++ the *static*
|compiler could generate references instead of pointers with fairly
|straightforward analysis. Let's include a reference type for now. But I'm
|also really concerned that LLVM is becoming big and complex and (perhaps)
|too high-level. After we get some initial performance results, we may have
|a clearer idea of what our goals should be and we should revisit this
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|> 2. Our "implicit" memory references in assembly language:
|> After thinking about it, this model has two problems:
|> A. If you do pointer analysis and realize that two stores are
|> independent and can share the same memory source object,
|not sure what you meant by "share the same memory source object"
|> there is
|> no way to represent this in either the bytecode or assembly.
|> B. When parsing assembly/bytecode, we effectively have to do a full
|> SSA generation/PHI node insertion pass to build the dependencies
|> when we don't want the "pinned" representation. This is not
|> cool.
|I understand the concern. But again, let's focus on the performance first
|and then look at the language design issues. E.g., it would be good to know
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Whether you enjoy attending festivals and concerts or composing and performing your own music, your ears play an essential role in doing what you love. But did you know that without the proper precautions, your favorite activities could permanently damage your hearing? Noise induced hearing loss is the second leading cause of hearing loss after age related hearing loss, but unlike age related hearing loss, it is completely preventable (LaDou, 2014). Studies show that long-term exposure to loud noise can lead to permanent hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears) (Pouryaghoub et al., 2017). This can occur from several different types of activities, like years of daily exposure to loud musical instruments, or from just a few exposures to very loud concerts or festivals.
So what are your options? Block your ears with bulky foam earplugs and compromise the quality of the music? Roll the dice and risk developing a permanent hearing impairment? Understandably, most music enthusiasts would rather take the risk than accept a mediocre musical experience. However, what many people don't know is that there is third option. Custom musician earplugs protect your hearing while maintaining the sound quality of the music across the frequency spectrum (Westone.com). They come with several filters that allow you to chose how much attenuation (aka protection) you want depending on the level of noise you will be exposed to. They are discrete, custom made to fit your ear only, and come in a variety of colors. And the best part? If taken care of properly, they can last years! These custom earplugs are not just for music lovers either; they can be used in any noisy situation, like sporting events and even nightclubs.
So how do you go about obtaining a pair of these music plugs? All it takes is a short 15-20 minute appointment with an audiologist in which they will take impressions of your ears and you will choose which style and color(s) you want. You can pick them up two weeks later and then continue doing what you love without having to worry about the negative side effects of noise exposure ever again.
Pouryaghoub, G., Mehrdad, R., & Pourhosein, S. (2017). Noise-Induced hearing loss among professional musicians. Journal of Occupational Health, 59(1), 33–37.
LaDou J. Current occupational & environmental medicine. 5th ed, New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill; 2014.


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United Arab Emirates leads $3bn Middle East spa industry
The spa market in the Middle East and Africa is valued at AED 11 billion this year (US $3 billion), according to a new report.
The leisure market report prepared by Euromonitor International ahead of The Leisure Show 2016 and Piscine Middle East 2016 reveals that the UAE shares over 14 per cent of this market with a value of AED 1.59 billion (US $435 million).
Rabia Yasmeen, research analyst at Euromonitor International, commented: "Hotel and resort spas are most common in this region.
"UAE hotels report 60 per cent of total spa visitors are residents who are not otherwise staying on the property.
"Hotels are now leasing spaces for more spa related services as the demand increases."
Yasmeen continued: "Compared to the US and Asia, current spa market leaders around the world, spas in the Middle East in particular are associated with more luxurious and therapeutic experiences.
"The trend towards health and wellness and medical tourism in this region is expanding.
"Health focused tourists usually spend more than 130 per cent as compared to regular traveller as they seek such experiences as part of leisure activities.
"There is now greater demand for experiences ranged over two to seven nights, health and wellness programmes, meditation, cosmetic treatments, and thematic environments similar to the Asian market."
The Global Wellness Institute has previously identified Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa as the fastest growing spa markets in the world.
Euromonitor forecasts that the Middle East and Africa spa market will grow by 21.6 per cent from 2015 until 2019.
Spa openings across the region in 2016 include: Aurora Spa by Joelle at the Mövenpick Hotel Riyadh; Nikki Spa at the Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai; R Resort & Spa Palm Jumeirah; and The Oberoi, Marrakech.


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Lise Meitner
Jan 6 Lise Meitner, a Jewish woman originally from Vienna, in exile in Sweden, publishes her discovery of nuclear fission, otherwise known as atom splitting.
Jan 15 Gestapo leader Reinhard Heydrich sets up the Reich Bureau for Jewish Emigration to speed up the expulsion of Jews.
Jan 30 Hitler, speaking at the Reichstag, says that if the "international Jewish financiers" succeed in plunging the world again into another world war, the result will be the "annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe." Reichstag delegates enthusiastically applaud.
Feb 27 Britain and France recognize the Franco regime as Spain's government.
Mar 2 Cardinal Pacelli is selected to succeed Pope Pius XI. He takes the name Pius XII.
Mar 14 Encouraged by Germany, Slovakia declares independence. The Czechs agree to German demands and make the rest of what had been Czechoslovakia, Bohemia and Moravia, a German protectorate.
Mar 15 The German army enters Prague peacefully. Czechoslovakia ceases to exist. The government of Neville Chamberlain is outraged by Hitler having ignored his promise at Munich to respect what remained of Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain now believes that Hitler's word is worthless.
Mar 23 Hitler considers Germany's great challenge to be toward the east. Germans in the city of Memel have been demonstrating their desire to be again a part of Germany. Lithuania has given Memel back to Germany. Hitler makes a triumphant entry into the city, greeted by joyous German crowds.
Mar 28 Franco's forces conquer Spain's capital city, Madrid.
Mar 31 Britain and France sign a treaty with Poland, promising to help defend Poland's western border.
Apr 1 The last of Spain's Republican army surrenders.
Apr 3 Hitler sends a directive to his senior military commanders, demanding that Operation White, the invasion of Poland, be ready for action by 1 September 1939.
Apr 7 To capture some of the glory that he sees in Hitler taking Prague, Mussolini invades and occupies Albania. The king of Albania, Zog the First, is unwilling to become a puppet. He and his family flee to Greece.
Apr 11 In accord with German opinion, Hungary leaves the League of Nations.
Apr 25 A child-refugee bill is making its way through Congress. Its goal is to enable 20,000 German Jewish refugee children to enter the US over a two-year period. Someone from the Allied Patriotic Societies adds his voice to a growing opposition. He complains of immigrants trying "to run the country on different lines from those laid down by the old stock." (Nicholson Baker, Human Smoke, p 120.)
May 7 Spain leaves the League of Nations.
May 17 Britain produces a White Paper on British rule in Palestine. It prohibits Jews from buying more land outside their existing settlements and limits Jews to no more than one-third of the population.
May 20 Italy and Germany begin to withdraw troops from Spain. Germany had around 10,000 military men in Spain.
May 22 Germany and Italy conclude a military and political alliance, the "Pact of Steel."
Jun 2 President Roosevelt chooses not to support the child-refugee bill.
Jun 4 The power of Jewish financiers that Hitler talks about seems to be waning. The SS St. Louis is denied permission to land in Florida after already having been turned away from Cuba. The ship is carrying 907 Jewish refugees and will return to Europe. Most of them will die in concentration camps.
Jun 24 Siam changes its name to Thailand, which means "Free Land."
Jun 29 A referendum orchestrated by French and Turkish authorities results in Turkey annexing Hatay, including the city of Antakya (Antioch). Syrians, ruled by the French, dislike the annexation.
Jul 6 In Germany, the last Jewish enterprises are shut down.
Jul 10 Pope Pius XII reverses Pius XI's ban on Catholic participation in the racist rightwing Action Français. This anger's France's government and some of France's Catholic clergymen.
Jul 18 A Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, stationed in Lithuania is aware of the danger faced by Poles, including Jews. He will soon start surreptitiously helping people with transit visas across the Soviet Union to Japan. It will be estimated that he saved several thousand lives.
Jul 23 Mohandas Gandhi writes a letter to Hitler telling him he is "the one person in the world who can prevent a war which may reduce humanity to the savage state." He ends the letter with "your sincere friend."
Jul 28 Ten days of fierce fighting ends between Soviet and Japanese forces along the border between the Soviet Union and Manchuria. The Japanese declare their own casualties as 18,000 dead and wounded.
Jul 30 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain writes to his sister and describes Germans as jealous of the Jews because Jews are clever. He writes that Jews "aren't a lovable people" and adds that he doesn't "care for them" but sees no reason for a pogrom. (Nicholson Baker, p 128)
Aug 2 Albert Einstein writes President Franklin Roosevelt about developing the Atomic Bomb using Uranium.
Aug 22 At his mountain retreat, Hitler says to his military commanders that it is time for war and to attack Poland. Germany must strike or be destroyed, he says. "We can only hold out for a few more years." None of the commanders complain, but some wonder about Hitler's mental condition. One finds Hitler's bragging repulsive and complains about Hitler making a "leap into the dark." (Nicholson Baker, p129)
Aug 23 To help him prepare for an invasion of Poland, Hitler settles affairs with the Soviet Union. He offers the Soviet Union territory that had been a part of tsarist Russia's empire and territory that Poland had taken during Russia's civil war – territory east of the Curzon Line. The Soviet Union wants some security vis-à-vis Germany and agrees to give Germany a free hand in Poland west of the Curzon Line. It is to be known as the Hitler-Stalin pact. The pact confuses some of Stalin's comrades in various countries, oriented as the have been to struggle against fascism as they great evil. But Stalin is equating fascism with capitalism, and agreement with capitalist powers is for him an acceptable expedient prior to capitalism's eventual collapse.
Aug 23 Hitler's government names Albert Forster Gauleiter of the Free City of Danzig, A German battleship is on its way to the city. Germans are told that Danzig is officially German.
Aug 27 A German, Erich Warsitz, flies the first turbine-equipped jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178.
Aug 30 Poland begins mobilization to defend itself from an attack by Germany.
Sep 1 Hitler believes that Britain and France will not go to war. He invades Poland. He says, "Our opponents are poor creatures. I saw them at Munich."
Sep 2 Off the coast at Tel Aviv, a British patrol boat fires at an old ship carrying more than 1,000 Jewish refugees. Two are killed. Some make it ashore and merge with the Jewish population. Some refugees are captured and put in prison.
Sep 3 Britain and France declare war on Germany, and they are joined by India and New Zealand. The British are not yet ready to make war on Germany, and the French sit on their border rather than invade Germany.
Sep 5 The United States declares its neutrality regarding war in Europe.
Sep 6 The French government begins rounding up German citizens.
Sep 15 The Soviet Union and Japan sign a peace treaty.
Sep 17 In accord with his agreement with Hitler, Stalin invades Poland, planning to establish rule in an area that before 1921 was considered by the Soviet Union to be a part of the Soviet Union. Distressed Poles retreating eastward away from the invading Germans hope at first that the Soviet troops are on their way to helping them against the Germans.
Oct 6 Poland has not surrendered, but the fighting between Germany and Poland has stopped, with the German army (the Wehrmacht) triumphant. The Germans are establishing their civilian occupation authorities, and the German army will continue to kill Poles in repraisal actions.
Oct 19 In Germany, a rightwing opponent of Hitler, Ulrich von Hassell, writes in his diary that Germany's good name is being disgraced.
Oct 24 In the state of Delaware, nylon stockings appear on the market for the first time.
Nov 4 With the outbreak of war in Europe, public opinion has changed in the United States. Americans would like to help Britain. Congress amends the Neutrality Act, allowing supplies to be sold to belligerents.
Nov 30 A border dispute between the Soviet Union and Finland erupts into what will be called the Winter War.
Dec 14 The League of Nations expels the Soviet Union for attacking Finland.
Dec 15 The movie Gone with the Wind premieres in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dec 25 In his Christmas message, Pius XII outlines a five-point program for peace: rights for small nations; the protection of minorities; economic co-operation; disarmament; religion as the only true guarantee of a "just and lasting" peace.
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15 June 2011
Tucson's sunshine express ~
I love the rotating/revolving selection of mint vintage vehicles that Truly Nolen places all over town. I circled around this old truck and did not see any identifying marks that would tell me the make, model, or year. Curious that it is unmarked - usually the vehicles have info painted on the door. Anyone who can identify this is a hero! Thanks!
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- LucindaJune 15, 2011 at 7:38 PM
From Paul, who drove a 57 GMC for years, this looks like a 1955-57 Chevy...LucindaReplyDelete
Thank you, Lucinda! And tell Paul he is the official TDP hero!! (:ReplyDelete
Have you seen the Transformer movies??,because I think this could be Bumblebee's Great-Great-Uncle Sunshine. **Smiling here**ReplyDelete
YES - you are right!!!ReplyDelete
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Hello dear readership! Thank you kindly for endeavouring to read my first set of reflections on life in Dhaka.
My first post is all about the stresses of sharing my Dhaka experience, and how I might try to mitigate the things that make me uncomfortable. I have always fancied myself a bit of a storyteller, but this facet of my personality has been challenged by a sort of existential 'storyteller's crisis' that I have encountered while going about assembling this first blog.
'Storyteller's crisis' sounds horribly pretentious, and I apologize for that, but it really gets to the heart of the conundrum I have faced in my first twenty three days in Dhaka. The 'crisis' manifests itself in endless questions and self-critiques, largely focused on the absurdity of me, a Canadian newcomer to the city, writing anything worth reading about Dhaka – a vibrant and massively diverse city that is so much more than the little things I observe about it.
How can I write about this city, or its people, without doing it immense injustices? I know so little. My personal methods of understanding, and my ways of explaining, are totally inappropriate to Dhaka's context. I have no background for what I encounter in Dhaka. When I see something, I see the surface of what is going on; the event-moment only, and none of the mechanisms that created that event. Simply put, my brain has little of the contextual tools necessary for understanding the things it receives through the eye sockets.
So how do I communicate my experiences to friends and loved ones back home? If I write a paragraph on pollution in my blog, do I write two more on the beautiful artwork that graces the countless rickshaws that roam Dhaka's streets? If I write one on begging, do I write two more on the wondrous shared laughter and joy that occurs when shopkeepers encounter me trying hard to speak Bangla to them? Even if I were to balance negative and positive stories, the same problem would persist, and it is embedded in the very nature of the story itself. Stories are, of course, subjective and one-dimensional by nature, and this is true even when they attempt to incorporate other voices and perspectives. Selection of quotes, for instance, seemingly gives the writer the ability to make others say what they are needed to say.
I am making this rant as a sort of preamble for the stories I plan to tell in subsequent blogs. It's a disclaimer – if you will – declaring the contents of this blog to be far from a comprehensive account of the stories included in it. Dhaka is a city full of unique and rich perspectives – somewhere upwards of 20 million of them – and there is a sort of tongue-tiedness that results from experiencing this grand diversity on a daily basis, and then contemplating writing a reflection of these experiences.
And here lies the dilemma I have so precociously dubbed the "storyteller's crisis." I am so excited to share in this blog about my experiences working with the amazing team at the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), but I am respectful of the fact that my stories of them cannot do them, or their work, full justice. Likewise, Dhaka city, and the people I encounter within it, cannot be limited to the keyboard at my fingertips. All of which leads me to ask readers – please, take my words here with several massive grains of salt.
I think the reason this blog became so much about a 'crisis' of description is because I am still learning the details of my life here. Everything is still so gestational, and my brain is rushing to keep up with every new development. For these reasons, I worry when I have to share my experiences, because I fear I will miss an important detail and misrepresent a scenario or person. However, maybe by sticking to the basics – and continually referring to those massive grains of salt – I can share a little bit of the very important work that I am so fortunate to be a part of.
RMMRU, as I mentioned before, is up to some really cool things. One focus of their research is the investigation of the relationship between climate change and internal migration within Bangladesh. I have been asked to edit some of these works, and thus have gotten a chance to read the migrant surveys that the organization carries out as one of its primary research methods. The importance of organizations like RMMRU is reinforced for me whenever I read of homes and livelihoods being washed away by typhoons and floods, a bleak reality for many Bangladeshis. On the other hand, the various adaptation practices utilized by these affected peoples highlights their phenomenal agency and endurance in the face of staggering challenges.
Whenever I start wondering about what I am doing in Dhaka, a place so beyond my understanding that I stressfully blog about my inability to describe it, I remind myself that any assistances or partnership that I can provide to RMMRU is, I believe, time and energy very well spent. They are storytellers that matter here – their research tells the stories that will hopefully shift policy – and so my job is to be the best-supporting and most-eager-to-learn intern that I can manage to be. Focusing on that simple fact is currently my most potent antidote for the storyteller's crises that I have come across.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Hacked FB Page
Just to let you know, if you're wondering why all of a sudden the tone of the CvsH FB Page has changed is because it's been hacked. I NEVER ever post work of others without their permission or credit, and I don't share memes.
I'm currently working on FB to retrieve it, and I'm gathering paperwork in the process.
I've kind of disappeared because, well, it's upsetting. Similar things have happened before. When I ran aprintaday, a LOT of my artwork was taken by other companies and used on their merchandise. In this case, the CvsH FB Page was taken from me. But fortunately, FB gave me instructions on how to get it back.
That's what's going on right now. But hey, at least I still have this site and I can still share my comics. And if you're part of my secret cat lady group, that has NOT been hacked. Just the FB Page.
Anyway, thanks for all your support and concerned emails. I really appreciate it as always.
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- AnonymousDecember 12, 2018 at 5:10 PM
Your comic is awesome and its sad to hear that this happened to you, I hope you'll be back real soon ��ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry this happened to you! I've had things like this happen and it feels like a violation.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2018 at 8:31 AM
Sucks to hear. I always come to this site to look at the cats to help me unwind after work. Hope things go better for you! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2018 at 10:50 AM
Okay, can't wait until you get it back. In the meantime, what is your secret cat lady group and how do cat ladies get in?ReplyDeleteReplies
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Crazy cat gentleman here and also very intrigued by this group!Delete
Male crazy cat lady and am also interested!Delete
Someone who also tried to warn people about the theft of the page who was also probably blocked from commenting (one of many) in the comments of the Facebook posts when the thief started posting referenced this group in the comments.
I've been volunteering several days a week for five and a half years at an indoor feral cat colony and have lots of pics and stories.
Please let us know here when you get it back because I had to unsubscribe from the page, it was so spammy. I wanted to report it somehow, but FB wouldn't let me unless I was the owner.ReplyDelete
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Hi Yasmine, This also happened to the most popular French cat page (you can't understand you're not a cat) If you want to contact them https://www.facebook.com/TPPCTPUC2/ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2018 at 5:39 AM
Hackers have a variety of ways to break into social media accounts, but we can use this as a teaching moment.ReplyDelete
Use long, complicated passwords on social media and email accounts. The latter since they are used by hackers to reset your social media passwords.
A password manager helps. Personally, I use LastPass and Bitwarden.
Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). I use a Yubikey on desktop and laptop use, and a TOTP application, e.g., LastPass Authenticator and Bitwrden, for mobile and portable use. Duo and Authy are also good options.
2FA makes logging in more complicated, but if a hacker gets your password, they won't have your Yubikey or your TOTP application to be able to complete the login.
Sending codes via SMS is the least secure method, but it is better than nothing.
Hope our page gets restored soon! I've been reporting posts, and was vocal about the page theft in the comments for the posts until the thief disabled me from posting comments.ReplyDelete
Please keep us updated! Your work is missed!
Hope it's restored to you soon. Thank you for letting us all know; we're rooting for you!ReplyDelete
So sorry about your troubles. I've kept your page on my feed in hopes of seeing this resolved soon, but I don't comment or like. But! I just bought your I See Kitty board book at a store called Tuesday Morning, I hope you get paid for that!ReplyDelete
Is there anything we (your fans) can do to get it back? Like report it or something?ReplyDelete
How do we join the secret cat lady Facebook group? I'm so sad that you got hacked as you did a commission for me that I have hanging up on my wall at home !!ReplyDelete
I am about to unfollow the FB page as it's just not what I want to see. How can I join the secret group as I really enjoy your workReplyDelete
Am also about to unfollow the page because it's obviously hacked, but would like a link to the group. <3ReplyDelete
This pisses me off!ReplyDelete
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Don't unfollow the page! Just hide it from your feed for now and keep your eyes on this web page. I'm sure once this problem is resolved there will be an announcement.ReplyDelete


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The Spotlight Program allows our dancers the first step into a competitive dance environment.
If your child was invited into our Spotlight Program it is because they showed enthusiasm, focus, and skill development in their dance class last season. We wish to offer them a class that has additional performance opportunities as well as a more advanced class format that is still fun!
In addition to their regular dance class (plus RAD Ballet Exam where applicable), dancers will take a Spotlight class, where they will learn an additional dance each season to be performed.
Dancers will have the opportunity to perform their Spotlight dance in full costume in three settings; in one local Competition, the LDA Competitive Showcase, as well as the LDA June Recital.
Requirements: Any Ballet Class & Ballet Exam Class + Spotlight Ballet Class
Ballet Exam: Mandatory
Performances: One competition, The LDA showcase, and The LDA Annual Recital.
Requirements: Any Jazz Class + Spotlight Jazz Class
Performances: One competition, The LDA showcase, and The LDA Annual Recital.
Requirements: Any Hip Hop Class + Spotlight Hip Hop Class
Performances: One competition, The LDA showcase, and The LDA Annual Recital.
Requirements: Any Tap Class + Spotlight Tap Class
Performances: One competition, The LDA showcase, and The LDA Annual Recital.
These classes are by invitation only. Please feel free to email us for more information at email@example.com
The Company program allows our dancers to fully submerse into a competitive dance environment.
If your child was invited into our Company Dance Program it is because they showed enthusiasm, focus, and skill development in their ballet or jazz class last season.
Our Company Program is a committed dance program open to dancers between the ages of 5 and 18 who exhibit a higher level of skill and who are serious about their training and performing.
This program requires a minimum of 6 hours of training a week, including Ballet, Jazz, Rehearsal and optional Tap, Broadway, Contemporary, and Hip Hop Training.
In addition to the Company Program, LDA provides various competitive dance classes to dancers who love to perform and compete in a positive and fun environment. These classes are geared towards children who love the competition life, but may be uncertain about a full time commitment to our Company Program.
These classes also require an audition in the discipline they will be competing under.
A background in dance is required with several years experience in both Ballet and Jazz; additional styles are considered an asset. LDA has many different levels of programs and students will be fit into a group at the discretion of our faculty only. Our basic requirement for a student entering a Competitive Program is that they take Ballet, Jazz Technique and Jazz Choreography. Other genres of dance get added as the level/age increases.
Pearl Company: Ages approximately 5 to 8
Minimum class requirements: Jazz, Ballet and Technique. RAD Ballet examinations are required annually.
Ruby Company: Ages approximately 7 to 11
Minimum class requirements: Jazz, Ballet and Technique. RAD Ballet examinations are required annually.
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Minimum class requirements: Jazz, Ballet and Technique. RAD Ballet examinations are required annually.
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Royal Academy of Dance exams provide the opportunity for dancers to achieve their personal best, have fun, and receive recognition from the world's largest examining organization. The RAD exams preparing dancers for careers in dance, and give dancers the chance and abilities to compete on an international level.
The RAD Exams are meant to provide a structured approach to dance, where one level builds upon another, creating a solid foundation in dance that is applicable to all modern dance genres. The Exams give students a goal to work towards and added motivation while providing a standard that is universal and structured.
For the Pre-School level the Academy's goal is to nurture and help children gain confidence. Their demonstration class is non-graded, hence the child cannot fail. As long as the child is able to demonstrate the work in the presence of the examiner in a formal setting, the child will receive a certificate of achievement for their effort.
Will my child be graded on the exam?
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), stresses that each student should have an achievable goal. This is measured either by an annual RAD Examination/Class Awards.
For the Pre-School level (Pre-Primary Ballet and Primary Ballet), the RAD offers the "Demonstration Class" for students who need the teacher's support to present their work to the RAD Examiner. They will not be graded.
For Grade 1 through 5 students. They have the option to enter as an Exam candidate, which is a graded exam; Pass, Fail, Merit or Distinction OR enter as a "Class Awards" student who needs teacher support to present their work to the RAD Examiner. Subsequently, a ballet instructor will facilitate the session and the student will not be graded.
Who decides the RAD Exam date and time for each student?
All exam scheduling is done by RAD CANADA and approved by RAD, UK. Exam/presentation class dates can occur on a school days. The RAD UK office determines when the examiner arrives, which days the testing will occur, and which times each registered student will be tested.
Exam schedules cannot be changed and students have individual IDs, thus swapping test times with another student is prohibited. Upon request, an excuse note for school attendance can be provided and certified by an RAD Registered Teacher if the student will be missing a portion of their school day. While we cannot guarantee the date of the exam year by year, we have generally had our RAD examination dates in February or March.
What are the possible RAD Exam results? When do we receive the results of the RAD Exams?
For Graded Ballet, RAD Exam results are one of the following: Fail, Pass, Merit, or Distinction.
Dancers are given scores in various areas such as timing, musicality, alignment, etc. Points are added together for a total out of 100.
Grades are as follows:
75-100 points = Distinction (gold)
55-74 points = Merit (silver)
40-54 points = Pass (bronze)
While scores are based on a 100 point system, candidates are scored very differently from standard academic grades— a score of 77 at school may result in a "C" but for a ballet exam, a 77 is a very good score and is considered to be very challenging to achieve. To put it into perspective, distinction scores in the 90's are almost unheard of in RAD examinations.
An individual test score sheet provides details of the RAD Exam. The RAD examiner's evaluations are sent to the RAD for review before they are released and sent to a certified school. RAD sends us a preliminary summary to verify that all student names are spelled correctly before they prepare the actual certificates.
The final test score sheets and RAD certificates are then mailed to our school in the Summer. An email will be sent to all students once the report cards and certificates are received and are ready for pick up at our studio. Students who pass their exams will receive a RAD Exam Certificate along with their test score sheets. Teachers receive a list of scores but scores are never made public. Parents and dancers are discouraged from discussing scores with friends. Exams are not meant to be a competition between dancers but rather to encourage each dancer to strive for his or her personal best.
For the Preschool level, the Academy's and LDA's goal is to nurture and help children gain confidence. Their demonstration class is non graded, hence the child cannot fail. As long as the child is able to demonstrate the work in the presence of the examiner in a formal setting, the child will receive a certificate of achievement for their effort.
Are students guaranteed to pass the RAD Exam? Does the RAD Exam score indicate how well a student is doing in the class?
Attending the required number of classes per week does not guarantee that School Age students will pass the RAD Exams. Vocational examinations are difficult and become even more so with each level. Some vocational students should be satisfied with a "pass" score and not worry about receiving a "distinction."
Our instructors are responsible for students knowing the syllabus work by a certain deadline, and for helping each student achieve the highest RAD Exam score based on their individual potential. Often students question why instructors ask them to do the same exercises repeatedly. It is important to note that knowing the basic movement itself is not enough; repetition brings about subtle changes to refine their movements. We take pride in our efforts in cultivating the best results in each of our students.
RAD Exams provide a standard, but they should not be considered as the only measure of success. Each child's potential is displayed uniquely and in different performance settings. Parents should not judge students solely upon the RAD Exam score as to how well they are doing in class. For example, a student may not have felt well the day of the exam or had some nerves in the exam room. More often what we see is that some students just need more time for their bodies to develop and mature. Periodic growth spurts or weight gain during the middle school years can by especially frustrating for students as they struggle to maintain their current skills while adjusting to their growing bodies. Sometimes those who are slow to develop actually become the strongest dancers.
Exam scores reflect a performance on a given day. Exam scores also provide a basis for objectively filling roles in our school production. RAD Exam results are not the only criteria used, as instructor recommendations are also considered along with the commitment of both the student and family.
The mission of RAD is to develop a love and enjoyment of this beautiful art form and to bring out the best in each child regardless of body type and ability. To discourage a child from dancing because their scores are not as high as it's expected to be is to truly defeat the purpose of the school, which is to nurture the individual as a person first.
Very few go on to become professional dancers, but they come away with a body that improves with respect to strength, coordination and balance. They develop self-discipline which benefits them in college and later in the work place. For many, it builds self-esteem and develops a love for the arts that will last a life-time and contribute to many enjoyable hours at the theatre.
If my child has just started ballet and they are invited, should he/she take the exam?
Yes! If he/she gets an invitation, that means the teacher has assessed the consistent attendance and your child's ability as an independent learner. Participating in the RAD exam provides a tremendous sense of accomplishment upon completion. Each participant will receive a certificate for completing the presentation/exam. It is also a great way to get him/her into a performance setting.
Who is conducting the exam?
All exams and awards are assessed externally by a highly qualified RAD trained examiner who follows strict quality assurance procedures. One of the panel of 200 examiners, based in 25 countries around the world who have been appointed, trained and monitored by the RAD, will be flown in from Europe, South Africa, North America, South America, or Asia to conduct the exam.
How long is the exam/demonstration Class?
Depending on your level generally is between 30 – 45 minutes long. However, all dancers must be present 20 minutes prior their scheduled time. Once the examiner rings the bell, no students are allowed into or out of the testing room as it will disrupt the focus of other dancers in the room.
Will my child's teacher be in the room with my child?
Depending on the type of exam. For ages 4 to 5 years old, Miss Lana will be facilitating the session and guiding the students to demonstrate their performance, and they are not graded. Miss Lana will be in the studio with this group of dancers and the format will be just like their regular weekly classes.
Primary Ballet dancers have the option with the dancer to perform in front our examiner without an instructor in the room.
Can parents watch the exam?
The goal of the exam is for the examiner to evaluate the work demonstrated by the children to make sure that the highest classical standard in achieved through the teaching of their teacher. Therefore, it will be a closed door session, and all parents will be asked to wait outside of the studio during presentation/exam times.
During the school year however, parents are welcome to relax in our lobbies and watch their child dance our viewing areas! We also have special viewing weeks where parents are invited into the studio to watch the class and a presentation up close!
Is my child the appropriate age for the exam?
If you child is enrolled in Pre-Primary or Primary ballet or higher, yes! For dancers ages 4-5 the Exam is a demonstration class, no different than what they do every week. Development of their performance aptitude is a big goal of ours, and the exam is a format that will help them excel in their confidence levels to perform in a formal fashion. They will have the security of having Miss Lana or another teacher in the studio with them.
Why take Demonstration Class with the RAD?
RAD examinations provide students with an achievable goal to work towards. The exams also provide recognition from the world's largest ballet examination board who are accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in England. The certificate is globally recognized and is a fantastic component to build up your child's resume and portfolio.
What does my child wear for their RAD examination?
Your child should be dressed in their LDA ballet uniform as if they are coming to a normal ballet class or exam class, with ballet shoes and their hair properly secured in a ballet bun and hairnet.
Make-up, nail polish, jewelry or loose hair is prohibited. Their uniform should be clean and pressed, and tights should not have any visible runs, or rips, or stains. We sell tights and bodysuits at the studio and will have plenty of ballet exam tights available for purchase prior to the exam.
When do students register for the RAD Exams?
If your child is invited to the exam class you will be notified by the beginning of October. After this, we will register your child for another ballet exam class (Once a week) from October – February, in addition to their regular Ballet class. If your child is registered in the Ballet Exam class, they will be automatically submitted by our staff for the ballet examination in Spring.
RAD requires that registration for RAD Examinations and Presentation Classes be submitted in December in order to allow enough time for processing.
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Please feel free to reach out and contact us with any questions you may have about this program!
Adaptive classes are for children who are interested in learning rhythm and basic dance moves, taught in a way to facilitate comprehension and retention based on the unique needs of every dancer.
All of our Adaptive classes are instructed and designed by a certified Special Education Assistant.
Classes include Adaptive Tap, and Adaptive Hip Hop. Both classes emphasize and encourage a positive and fun atmosphere where students can learn and express themselves.
Recital Performance: Recital participation is not mandatory and will be based on the decision of the student and class together.
All abilities are welcome! If you'd like to know if Adaptive Learning classes are right for your child, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Registration for September 2022-2023 is now open! Please click here to view and register for classes!
Langley Dance Academy offers several week-long and single day camps throughout the year. Camps take place during Spring Break, as well as multiple weeks each summer.
Our most popular camp is Fairy Tale Camp for children ages 3 – 6. In this week-long camp, campers participate in a daily craft, story time, dress up, games, and TONS of dancing!
Other camps currently include Popstar & Rockstar Camp, which is a mix of Hip Hop and Acro dance, designed for older students. Campers in this camp also create crafts, play games, and learn lots of new dance moves.
At the end of the week, all campers put on a special performance for their parents/guardians showcasing what they have learned at camp.
Children do not need to be enrolled in regular classes at Langley Dance Academy to attend camps, everyone is welcome to join in the fun!
Click here to register or find out more information on camps.


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Do you have a relationship with a religion, or do you have a real relationship with a real person named Jesus? That really is the question of all eternity.
Many people "go to church", but as the adage goes, "going to church doesn't make you a Christ-follower any more than going to McDonald's makes you a Big Mac" (unless of course you subscribe to the "you are what you eat" theory). Attending church, even faithfully, simply does not guarantee a person a personal relationship Christ.
Understanding a personal relationship with Christ begins with understanding that a real God sent His real Son to die on a real cross for my and your very real sin. Three days later, God raised His real Son from a real death through a real resurrection so that He could be the one and only real Savior of all mankind. A personal relationship with Christ begins with acknowledging your need for a Savior, then verbalizing a real desire and decision to make Jesus your Lord and Savior….your leader and forgiver; then inviting Him to change you from the inside out through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Salvation occurs when the Holy Spirit indwells a person or begins living in a person (Titus 3:3-7, John 7:37-39). Salvation is the result of "believing IN YOUR HEART (not your merely with your head – James 2:19), and confessing or declaring with your mouth that Jesus is Lord" (Romans 10:9-10, 13).
Religion is a relationship with a system of beliefs, rules, and traditions. A personal relationship with Jesus is a life changing interaction through a real relationship with a real Savior named Jesus Christ. The bottom line defining factor is the activity of the Holy Spirit in one's life. Once a person truly has a personal relationship with Jesus, the Holy Spirit indwells them. The Holy Spirit's bottom line delegated task from God is to make a difference in a person so He can make a difference through them. Do you recognize the activity of the Holy Spirit in your life?
2 Timothy 3:1-5 describes people with a "form of godliness", which in the original language indicates a structured religion, "but denying it's power", which in the original language means "the powerful one of God" or the Holy Spirit. The description is not very flattering, but it does clearly describe our culture.
It's all about relationship. Forget religion…it's dead and it leads to spiritual death. Religion does not save…religion does not truly change lives… all religion does is complicate, confuse, and bore. Only a personal relationship with a real Savior changes one's life.
How's your relationship with God? Does it make a difference or is it just what you do because you are suppose to? Are you bored in your spiritual journey? Do yourself a favor, quit chasing "stuff", and start chasing after a life changing relationship with God. He is real, and He really does make a difference! You will never be the same.


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If lost or destroyed, a new copy can be obtained from the Terry Balando. After the quest you can also find it in the bookcase in your Player-Owned House made through Construction.
Below is the text you can read from within the book.
This is a rough translation of the stone tablet brought to me by courier earlier today. The cuneiforms of this particular tablet are far different to anything I have previously seen in my career as an archaeological expert.
Where possible I have given as accurate a translation as possible, but some of the words I have attempted to translate hold different meanings depending upon their intonation and context; Due to my unfamiliarity with this language, I have given possible translations for these words wherever I have encountered them. Wherever I have a word in brackets, it is a word which has many meanings depending on the context, although the general meaning should be clear to even a casual study.
Hopefully this translation will help you in your excavations Asgarnia, and as usual I look forward to seeing what relics you bring back to the Museum of Varrock this time! Your friend, as always, Terry Balando
Translation follows:
...the permanent (exile/journey) of the people ended. And so it came to pass, that deep in the (fiery/uncomfortable) desert, the gods (argued/decided) amongst themselves that the (fortress/home) would be the (selected/chosen) place that would (imprison/conceal) the (wealth/power). Thus (guarded/protected) by the (unusually archaic word here, I believe it means either the sick or the dead depending on the context) and (defended/trapped) by the (diamonds/crystals) of (this word is untranslatable). So it was that the gods left the four (diamonds/crystals) as the (key/secret). (Guarded/Protected) by the (again, this word has no modern equivalent) and held by the (worthy/strong) so that the (wealth/power) might forever be (imprisoned/concealed). There seems to be some further missing information continued onto a further tablet, but from this preliminary translation I think you may be onto something very big indeed!
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The Midnight are supremely talented at building entire worlds on a bedrock of universal themes and eminently catchy hooks.
The first time this was wholly realized was the 2018 album Kids, which seemed to conjure memories of childhood innocence amid the dissolution of the American Dream in the 1980s. On new album Monsters (Counter Records) — released nearly six years to the day from their debut LP Days of Thunder — the duo of Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle study the fiery extremes of adolescence through a lens of wistfulness for the early 90s. The result is an extraordinary body of songs and instrumental segments that form a true, full-album experience. With that in mind, Monsters is best heard as a whole.
It's not a stretch to refer to Monsters as The Midnight's Pet Sounds.
From the moment Monsters kicks off with the familiar squawk of a dial-up modem, we're brought into the world of online services, simple website designs, and dilemmas both big and small. "America Online," a single from 2019, is the first full song following the intro. Its Pure Moods-style new age vibe pulsates with a hypnotic catchiness in a dark, monitor-lit bedroom at 3 a.m.
The online services of the late '80s and early '90s, and especially the World Wide Web later on, promised a global interconnectedness that would change humanity forever. However, it wasn't long before it all failed to live up to the promise of that utopian intent. Instead, the Internet has largely connected us on superficial levels at best, or degraded society at worst. With the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet has become our main way to connect with each other even as states and countries start to "open up" again. When Lyle's queries about acceptance and love on "America Online" come into play through some disembodied sound effects, it's a question of both concern and curiosity that he ultimately answers: "We are all one beating heart." Utopia is possible, perhaps!
Zooming in on the teenage experience I had online in the '90s, I'll just say that the unmeasured moods of adolescence didn't completely dissolve even as I went down the information rabbit holes that existed long before Wikipedia. Not sure it was a utopia. On AOL Instant Messenger friendships and even romances would form, because it was easier to deal with crushing rejection online with a username like "IWhoAmUndercover" than it was in person. When you're a teenager, everything feels like high stakes, even if it isn't. Much of rock history centers on this concept, but The Midnight bring the idea to the nostalgia-minded, contemporary-pop realm with much depth and breadth. It's not a stretch to refer to Monsters as The Midnight's Pet Sounds.
The jubilant '80s Phil Collins vibes of "Dance With Somebody" bring you to the high-school dance floor, where merely asking someone to dance, and actually dancing with them if they say "yes," is like solving world peace. This is an especially potent message for those who were like I was my first couple years of high school: A wallflower cynical about the idea of just having a little fun every now and then. ("Look at those suckers smiling and dancing!") The Hughesian pink-hued "Prom Night" ups the stakes even more: "Hold her hand," Lyle sings, "We'll never pass this way again." An overflow of beautiful synths, some glimmering guitars, and a purposeful drum machine reinforce the urgency. If you don't dance now, you never will. It's now or NEVER. The energy required for this much urgency is immense. The festival-ready "Fire in the Sky" has this ferocious energy that only teens have — it practically summons the Four Horsemen with its intensity.
The lo-fi hip-hop-tinged and crystalline "Seventeen," one of my favorite songs on the album, seems to be a brief flash-forward to those teens as adults. Maybe they have adolescents of their own and they're looking back at what seems to them to be easier times. The haze of memory is a great friend to nostalgia, after all. The searing guitar solo is like a chariot of reminiscence, carrying people to a place where the "big decisions" of who to ask to prom retrospectively seem minuscule. Funny how the past always seems simpler, regardless of your age.
A standout artistic choice on Monsters that sets it apart from previous releases from The Midnight is the influence of 90s acts like Deep Forest and Enigma. "America Online" was merely a teaser into this inclination.
The laidback "Dream Away," another of my favorite cuts on the record, embodies a modern-but-nostalgic New Age vibe. One notable element is a pitched-down sample of an Indonesian woman singing and another is the ambient murmurs of the rain forest. Atop are a cadre of mallet stabs and Lyle's reassurances that no matter how lost you feel, there's a community looking for you. There are three instrumental passages situated throughout the album that carry on this atmosphere.
The first is "The Search for Ecco," which follows "Dream Away." It works like an epilogue to the latter. It's a blissed-out, ocean-gaze number akin to the work of Seahawks, another favorite duo of Vehlinggo. It works as a great transition between "Dream Away" and "Prom Night."
Another cut in the New Age vein is "Helvetica," which takes the natural-world elements of "Dream" and "Ecco" and pairs them with some delayed, pitch-shifted synths and house-inflected drums to create the feeling of very late-night YouTube rabbit holes into obscure electronic music. It also serves as a transition point between what's before it — the absolute banger title cut featuring a duet with Lelia Broussard of The Midnight affiliates Jupiter Winter — and what comes after — the subdued and beautifully reflective "Brooklyn."
"City Dreams (interlude)" incorporates parts of "Seventeen" and takes it down a K-hole of vaporwave-induced transcendence. It's a hypnotic number. If you put it on repeat, the endless loops help foster creativity for your writing or artistic projects. Even if you don't put it on repeat and instead let it flow naturally, the New Age tapestry has much to value. Like the other instrumentals above, it also creates a great transition to album closer "Last Train" from the classic sounds of "Deep Blue" and the haunting "Night Skies."
"Last Train" creates a perfect circle for the record — Lyle again declares that we're all one beating heart. But by this point the themes and sentiments are mature and McEwan and Lyle have clearly set the stage for the third album in the Kids trilogy.
Now that The Midnight have contemplated the various monsters that menace developing adolescent brains — adult emotions in a kid's body — they're ready to dive into discussions of our contemporary experience. Your 20s, 30s, and beyond have even grander decisions that carry sometimes everlasting consequences that we wear on our backs like a sack of bricks; but they're also a period of great joy and personal discovery. And, naturally, some of that will still be happening online — utopia or not.
McEwan and Lyle are constantly refining synthwave with their gifted songwriting and ambitious sonic exploration such that they're not really a synthwave act anymore. Their genre is merely The Midnight.
Are you ready for what's next? I sure am.
Monsters is available now via Counter Records, a sublabel of the legendary Ninja Tune. You can buy various manifestations of it and merchandise on Bandcamp and other standard avenues.
Monsters artwork by Aaron Campbell.
Don't forget to listen to "Sometimes She Smiles," the exclusive single The Midnight released last November on Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years. Stream it or buy it here and read the in-depth liner notes.


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