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Nevermind that the person was a diabetic who had lost control of their faculties.
Nevermind that it was a FAMILY MEMBER who called 911 (thus resulting in his death).
Nevermind that even deliberate drunk driving is not a capitol offense that can receive the death penalty.
Nevermind that the victim did not resist.
Nope. Cops can simply shoot you to death if they feel like it.
Want to bet there will be zero discipline of the public servant (Officer Louis "Law" Jones) who shot this man to death?
Pretty similar to my experiences.
Ubuntu in 2005 couldn't recognize a card from a 1999 computer? They had 6 years to come up with a driver!
Another unix fanboy informed me that my hardware was *TOO OLD*, and the linux community votes on which drivers to stop supporting in order to keep kernel size down.
If I wanted a group of people voting on what I can support with my software — then I'd buy an Apple, lol.
Who's left? Windows.
Friday, March 25th, 2011
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This is my first proper blog post for a while. Apologies for the gap. I have been busy with visits from three of my favourite colleagues (Kevin Knuth, Daniela Huppenkothen, and Dan Foreman-Mackey), followed by teaching an undergraduate course for which I had to learn HTML+CSS, XML, and databases (aside: SQL is cool and I wish I had learned it earlier). Somewhere in there, Lianne and I managed to buy our first house as well. Hopefully that's enough excuses!
Earlier this year, the physics department had a visit from prominent astrostatistician Daniel Mortlock, who gave a good introductory talk about "Bayesian model selection". He gave the standard version of the story where the goal is to calculate posterior model probabilities (as opposed to a literal selection of a model, which is a decision theory problem). During the presentation, he claimed that you shouldn't use this theory to calculate the posterior probability of a hypothesis you only thought of because of the data. I thought this was a weird claim, so I disputed it, which was fun, but didn't resolve the issue on the spot.
Here's why I think Mortlock's advice is wrong. Probabilities measure how plausible a proposition is, in the context of another proposition being known. Equivalently, they measure the degree to which one proposition implies another. For example, a posterior probability is the probability of statement given and , or the degree to which implies in the context of . To calculate it, you use Bayes' rule. The posterior probability of equals the prior times the likelihood divided by the marginal likelihood. There's no term in the equation for when or why you thought of .
Still, I can see why Mortlock would have given his recommendation; it was a warning against the Bayesian equivalent of "p-hacking". Every dataset will contain some meaningless anomalies, and it's possible to construct an analysis that makes an anomaly appear meaningful when it isn't.
A super-simple example will help here (I've used this example before, and it's basically Ed Jaynes' "sure thing hypothesis"). Consider a lottery with a million tickets. Consider the hypotheses : The lottery was fair, and : the lottery was rigged to make ticket number 227, 354 win. And let be the proposition that 227, 354 indeed won. The likelihoods are and . Wow! A strong likelihood ratio in favour of . With prior probabilities of 0.5 each, the posterior probabilities of and are 1/1,000,001 and 1,000,000/1,000,001 respectively. Whoa. The lottery was almost certainly rigged!
Common sense says this conclusion is silly, and Mortlock's warning would have prevented it. Okay, but is there a better way to prevent it? There is. We can assign more sensible prior probabilities. is silly because it would have implied , i.e. that we had some reason to suspect ticket number 227, 354 (and assign a 50% probability to it winning) before we knew that was the outcome. If, for example, we had considered a set of "rigged lottery" hypotheses , one for each ticket, and divided half the prior probability among them, then we'd have gotten the "obvious" result, that is uninformative about whether the lottery was fair or not.
The take home message here is that you can use Bayesian inference to calculate the plausibility of whatever hypotheses you want, no matter when you thought of them. The only risk is that you might be inclined to assign bad prior probabilities that sneakily include information from the data. The prior probabilities describe the extent to which hypotheses are implied by the prior information. If they do that, you'll be fine.

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The world's 'quietest' room opened its doors for the study of nanotechnology in Bristol. Dr David Carberry prepares an experiment in the new Bristol University building which is the 'quietest' in the world Photo: SWNS The "ultra-low vibration suite", which cost £11 million, allows scientists to manipulate atoms and molecules without the interference of environmental vibrations interrupting their work. There is virtually no air movement inside the cutting edge laboratory, which is anchored to the rock foundation in the basement of the Nanoscience and Quantum Information Centre in Bristol."
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A massive rehabilitation and restructuring of the Kingston Metropolitan Area's (KMA) water supply system has begun, says Water and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
This will see a number of communities in West Rural St. Andrew, long plagued by water shortage, receiving supply within the next 12 – 24 months.
The Water Minister told residents of Stony Hill, and other surrounding areas, during a community meeting at the St. Jude's Anglican Church Wednesday (March 3), that the project will cost US$85 million and is part of three major rehabilitation programmes to be undertaken by the Government.
"The three components of the water programme in the Corporate Area – the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project, the KMA project and the Kingston Water and Sanitation Project- are very ambitious because of the scope of it .but we have in fact committed ourselves to investing in infrastructure," he said.
"I have been assured this (rehabilitation) will correct the problem. The contract has been signed, the money is in the bank, the Government guarantees are in place, we have a commitment and the work technically has started," he stated.
He also noted that the KMA project will see a significant improvement in the system, including the wells, production, reducing energy costs as well as bringing new production on line, which will see an increase in water supply to about five million gallons per day.
Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew and State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, speaking with residents during a community meeting at the St. Jude's Anglican Church, Stony Hill, St. Andrew on Wednesday (March 3).
Dr. Chang further said specifically, for the community of Stony Hill, two new wells will be built in Halls Green, which will provide an additional two million gallons of water per day.
"We are also rehabilitating the Seaview Treatment plant to make it reliable in productivity, quality and volume. It's an old plant and it needs rehabilitation to make it more reliable to keep production where it should be," he told community members.
He said that the Ministry is looking at some of the network in Stony Hill, so the old pipe mains can be taken out and replaced.
Residents in areas such as Diamond Road will, for the first time, receive water.
"We are (also) rehabilitating the Constant Spring plant. It's the largest water plant in Jamaica and maybe the Caribbean, its built capacity was 18 million gallons per day, it's now down to between 12 and 14 and many times we have to close it. We are going to improve the capacity," he promised.
Senior Projects Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Garth Jackson, said the Commission is working assiduously to put measures in place to mitigate the current drought situation.
He said that the NWC is putting in place a number of medium term measures to address the problems. This includes rehabilitating some wells in Kingston to produce between two and three million gallons per day, plus trying to fast track a number of other supplies, mainly out of Halls Green.
The minister also said the government was taking steps to reduce the about of water that is lost after production. Noting that about 60 per cent of all water that is produced is lost because of inefficient infrastructure.
"When we talk about capacity if we correct much of the technical leaks we would in fact have the water we need. We don't have to start thinking about dams or reservoir yet, just stop the leaking. The programme is called the Reduction of Non-Revenue Water and we're taking major steps to do that."
"We have also taken some urgent measures in restoring some of our production facilities which were lying fallow in the corporate area," he said. "We should begin producing from a well at Hamstead Park in Mountain View within the course of the next week we should get a million and half gallon."
He said this will have a positive impact on other areas as once that well is in production there would be no need to send water to that community from Mona or Constant Spring.
He further said the NWC was also in the process of activating about four wells in the planes of St. Catherine that would supply water to Portmore.


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Isis, mistress of magic - part. 2
Even though she was a goddess, and a great magician, she still had to leave the safety of the thickets to beg for food. On one of her trips, Set found out where the mother and child were hiding. Knowing that Isis would be gone for a while, he transformed himself into a snake and reached the child unseen. Biting the young god, shooting poison through his body, Set then made a quick getaway.


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Superlotto Numbers for 12-01-2004
These are the Superlotto winning numbers for Wednesday December 1st 2004. The latest results can be found here. Scroll down to see the prize breakdown for this specific draw - you can see how many people were winners in each prize category along with the amounts that they won and what the total prize fund was for that tier.
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Wow, I would love to go back in time and see this.
This postcard shows the bandstand and casino from Wonderland, an amusement park that used to be in Ocean Beach (San Diego), at the beginning of the 20th century.
This postcard is dated 1917.
According to wikipedia, "(Wonderland) opened on July 4, 1913 and was constructed on the sand at Voltaire and Abbott streets. It boasted a large roller coaster, dance pavilion, large menagerie, roller skating rink, merry-go-round, children's playground and 22,000 lights outlining the buildings. Wonderland was a popular attraction until 1916, when most of it was washed away by high tides. Some of the bungalows built as tourist accommodations atop the cliffs on either side of Niagara Avenue are still in use as businesses and homes."
From the historical society website, this lovely image
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Many people think that marriage is a matter of personal right. They feel that the decision is purely that of the couple. So long as they love one another and decide to marry, that's enough. No matter what others may say, no matter what the church may teach, no matter what advice we receive from others, we still insist that we have a right to marry. The Church also recognizes the right of the individual to get married. But the Church also requires that the party who wish to marry understand the implications of marriage.
As a priest in this parish and as a judge in the church's marriage tribunal, I've seen so many marriages fail. Some marriages don't even last for a month. Couples separate weeks, months and just a few years after marriage. When I speak to couples who are separated or who are already divorced, it is always the same story. Many felt that they were not ready for marriage. They had not known each other enough. They had not understood what commitment in marriage is all about. They were more concerned about their own needs and issues. And very often, God was not present in their minds when they decided to get married.
Today's readings may help us to understand what marriage is all about. I truly wish our young people would listen to the message contained within these readings. I also wish that those who are preparing to get married or their family members will also pay attention to the lessons to be learnt from today's mass. For couples that are already married, today's readings will be reminder to you of the commitment you made on the day of your wedding.
First, marriage is not a human institution. Marriage is a divine institution. It is a vocation. Very often, God is forgotten in all the busy-ness of making preparations for marriage. The couples are more concerned with the wedding dress, the dinner, the floral arrangement, the invitation cards and the wedding photos. God and the church is a necessary inconvenience. Many often think that the only reason why they have to see the priest is because they want to get married in church. The only reason why many want a church wedding is because of pressure from family members. In fact, I've seen many couples insisting that they want to get married in church but have never stepped into church for the last 10 years and would most likely not step into church again. The wedding has become a sentimental ceremony rather than a spiritual celebration of Gods' love. I would like to remind everyone here that without God, there cannot be a true union in wedding. It is God who makes marriages possible and lasting. If God is absent from our lives, it would really be very difficult to make the marriage work.
Second, marriage calls for a conversion in the lives of the couples. Conversion must take place because "the two must become one body." Conversion must take place in order for the couples to die to their selfishness. That is why the preparation is so important. I often hear of complaints from young couples who want to have a quick wedding with little fuss. They don't seem to understand why they need to go for marriage preparation. Many who attend, do so out of compulsion because the priest tells them that they cannot get married unless they go through the marriage preparation course. Conversion can never be compelled. It must come freely.
Lastly, marriage is about commitment. A lack of commitment is a sign of immaturity. Love is all about commitment. Love is never about feelings and emotions. Commitment means accepting the whole package and not just the parts which we like – "for better or for worse". Commitment means learning to forgive not only once but again and again. Commitment is more concerned with giving than with taking and receiving. Commitment calls us to change ourselves, not only once, but throughout our whole lives.
Today, family life and married life is under siege. Divorce is becoming a normal everyday occurrence. But the Church's role, the role of every Christian is to continue promoting married life and family life in spite of the many challenges. Married life is a contradiction to the selfish and self-centred lifestyle of today's generation. In such a selfish and self-centered generation, people are seen as objects to be used. When they are no longer seen as useful, they are then discarded. I especially appeal to parents to take up this responsibility. Your children will learn from your behaviour. Your marriage will affect your children and their future. If your marriage is in trouble, I hope that you would do something about it. Seek help. Seek counseling. Get the support of family and friends. Don't wait till it's too late.
Today, let us pray for all marriages and families. Let us pray especially for the marriages that are in trouble and for broken families. Let us pray for ourselves – whether we are still single, married or divorced – that God would continue to bring healing into our lives so that our lives would be marked with selfless love rather than selfishness.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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That Brighton are interested in Karl Toko-Ekambi isn't exactly a secret anymore, considering the Seagulls have now bid for him a handful of times, both last summer and during the January transfer window.
The Cameroon striker revealed that he, personally, had turned down the opportunity to go to Brighton prior to the season starting after Angers had accepted a bid for him, and the very same scenario happened once again a few months ago.
Speaking to Onze Mondial in France, the 25-year-old, who has scored 16 goals in 30 league appearances for the Ligue 1 side this season, opened up about what happened in January, and why he said no to the Premier League.
He said: "Brighton tried to buy me. They made an offer, they were very close to agreeing a fee with the club, and I refused to go. It can seem weird, and a lot of people asked questions, but I'm happy at Angers. I'm already living in football, I live well, I'm happy with my family.
"Money isn't everything. There's different ways of getting money. It's not the start that counts, but the finish. Many footballers have played for every club in France and now are in the regional leagues… If I don't feel something, I prefer to stay in my comfort zone, and the idea of saving Angers from relegation was also in my head. I feel indebted to them. If money comes one day, it'll come".
A rather refreshing take in a world where a lot of players change clubs solely for the money, even if the challenge isn't exactly what they would have wanted.
Of course, there's a very good chance that Toko Ekambi will leave in the summer, but where remains the big question.
Borussia Dortmund have been touted as a potential destination once Michy Batshuayi returns to Chelsea, and that's a problem for Brighton, who aren't exactly safe from relegation themselves.


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Shame on the Washington Post for even letting Marc Thiessen get away with this kind of bullshit:
The law was passed over the objections of a majority of Americans, it is still opposed by a majority of Americans — and their opposition has been vindicated. Last week, UnitedHealth Groupannounced that, after estimated losses of more than $1 billion for 2015 and 2016 under Obamacare, the company was pulling out of most of its ill-fated exchanges.
Thiessen uses a very, very dishonest trick here. He writes "the law was passed over the objections of a majority of Americans, it is still opposed by a majority of Americans--" and then he links to this document [pdf warning].
And what is that document?
It's a CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL of Republican Primary voters, and it is dated January 12, 2016.
Thiessen's "majority of Americans" are, in fact, Republican primary voters, meaning he couldn't find a poll where the numbers matched his agenda so he just made something up. He didn't use a poll of Americans as a whole; he went with something skewed towards his own ideological slant. And this wasn't a blog; it ran as a piece on the "Opinions" page of the Washington Post's website.
Apparently, they don't bother editing that part of the paper's website anymore.
This kind of dishonesty runs in the media all the time. It's pervasive and easy to spot. And it speaks to a larger issue about what kind of race is ahead for the White House. It's a race where telling the truth, using actual facts, and being accurate are not actual standards anymore. The race is going to be about what you can trick people into believing and this is just a small microcosm of what's ahead.


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The day his niece died, David Dunn's world imploded.
On September 18, 2015, David Dunn, who moved to Nashville when his music career gained momentum, was on a rare stop in his hometown of Midland, Texas. But what should have been a joyful and giggle-filled visit with his sister and two young nieces took a tragic turn when they couldn't awaken two-year-old Moriah from her nap.
"I still get choked up talking about Mo's death," Dunn says. "It was completely unexpected and leaves us with heartache and so many questions. She was always healthy. It just seems unreal."
Searching for Hope
Finding God's faithfulness after his niece's death wasn't easy for David. In fact, it was hard for David to see how God could have been there at all.
"She was just beginning to recognize us as her people— to discover the world around her—when her life came to an abrupt end. There's no way to wrap my mind around that. It doesn't make sense," he says.
At Mo's memorial service, the family released yellow balloons in honor and remembrance of Mo's short life.
"Yellow is such a happy color, bright and full of hope. That image stuck with me—the color of those balloons. It was like a search for hope set against grief floating up to the sky," Dunn says.
When he returned to songwriting, David Dunn wanted to capture his niece's exuberance, while still telling the story of his grief at her loss—and his subsequent searching.
Grappling with God
"My music is always about a period of my life—a working through of things," the 32-year-old songwriter says. "And my heart kept returning to my niece and the tragedy my family experienced."
For David, it's usually only a matter of hours to write a song, but this time it was different. The struggle was deeper and the stakes were higher.
David Dunn says he wanted to write a song with a happy ending, but he couldn't. "I wanted to tell the world that everything was okay because God's still in control even when bad—really bad—things happen. But, I couldn't write that song," Dunn recalls.
David tried for more than eight months to pen lyrics as he grappled with God. He couldn't quite understand why a good God would allow terrible things to happen.
Trusting in the Midst of Questions
David flew back to his hometown to see his sister, Mo's mom.
"As an uncle, my grief was different than my sister's, but we shared this heartache. I hoped we could find our way to a shared comfort as well."
He wasn't expecting a joyful visit. But what he discovered there began the healing process and deepened his ability to trust God even in the midst of questions. His sister's attitude had a huge impact on him, David says.
"Her take on the tragedy was this: 'I don't know why this happened, but I do know if God isn't with us, then it's going to be a mountain we can't scale. We won't get through it,'" Dunn remembers. "That's a faith I could live out, and the lyrics just flowed.
Together, David and his sister wrote "Yellow Balloons," and it became the title track for his album.
Yellow Balloons
"We grieved, we questioned, we mourned and we found words for expressing those things to each other. 'Yellow Balloons' is more than a song for me. It's a way to question loss without saying God isn't in control."
David Dunn says the dark and deeply emotional song might not be considered comforting in a traditional sense. He says it's a ballad about the refining process of tragedy, and he believes his faith has been refined after experiencing heart-wrenching loss first-hand.
"God has been with me through every step of grief over this precious little girl's death. And He's okay with my not being okay with this.
Beauty from Ashes
Now, David's family is beginning to see the first remnants of God's faithfulness after this tragedy.
"My sister and brother-in-law recently had a baby, who was conceived shortly before Mo's death. So now we have another beautiful little girl here with us. She's starting to learn who her people are and to discover the world around her," Dunn says. "God's the Master Builder, continually bringing beauty from ashes."
David Dunn's second album, "Yellow Balloons," which includes the hit song: "I Wanna Go Back," was released in February 2017 by BEC Recordings.


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Analogue Productions has followed up on their highly acclaimed series of 25 RCA Living Stereo SACDs with a smaller group of 9 Decca SACDs. (They are also releasing 25 more RCAs, including the Munch Daphnis and Chloe and Reiner Mahler Fourth Symphony.) Although the generally high sonic quality of Decca recordings (especially operas, such as the Solti Ring) has been noted, Mercury Living Presence and RCA Living Stereo recordings have received more emphasis. That situation has been partially addressed recently with Universal's slow but steady stream of Blu-ray audio releases from Decca's operatic and orchestral catalogs, the remarkable series of Decca operas featuring Mario del Monaco remastered in Blu-ray audio by Victor Suzán Reed for Universal Music Mexico, and now these Analogue Productions Decca SACDs.
The recording sites for the Decca SACDs are the legendary Kingsway Hall in London (La fille mal gardée, Schubert's Ninth Symphony, España), Royce Hall in Los Angeles (The Planets, Mahler's Third Symphony), the Sofiensaal in Vienna ("Trout" Quintet), and Victoria Hall in Geneva (The Three Cornered Hat). Venues for the Bruch Scottish Fantasia/Hindemith Violin Concerto, and Albéniz/Frühbeck de Burgos Suite Española are not listed but since they were recorded in London in the 1960s, chances are they were done in Kingsway Hall.
The infectious melodies and colorful orchestration of La fille mal gardée as conducted and arranged from the music of Ferdinand Hérold by John Lanchberry should be a delight for any music lover with even a remote interest in ballet. This Decca recording is a true audiophile legend, so its appearance on an Analogue Productions SACD should be an important event. It has never sounded better than it does here. Along with the RCA Classic Film Score Series, La fille mal gardée is arguably the best demonstration of the amazing acoustics (for recording) of Kingsway Hall, characterized by its unique combination of silky sweetness, natural instrumental texture, and fine inner detail without ever sounding harsh or edgy.
Recorded in 1958 in Kingsway Hall, Josef Krips' performance of Schubert's Ninth Symphony is not controversial. Tempos are consistently slow to middle of the road, emphasizing Schubert's melodies, which blend gorgeously with the open and airy sound. My one complaint is that the fourth movement pretty much remains earthbound because of the slow tempos. Still, this is a safe bet as a reference recording of Schubert's Ninth Symphony.
The original Decca LP entitled España, which contains Rimsky Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol, Granados' Andalusia, Chabrier's España, and Five Spanish Dances by Moszkowski played by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ataulfo Argenta was designed to be a sonic showpiece. The performances are all excellent, but not at all garish or overdone. In fact, Capriccio Espagnol and España lack sizzle when compared to Antal Doráti and Paul Paray, recorded by Mercury in the same general time period.
David Oistrakh's recording of Bruch's Scottish Fantasia has been well received, but I prefer Heifetz (Analogue Productions RCA) and Kyung Wha Chung (Decca, also recorded in Kingsway Hall). Oistrakh's Hindemith Violin Concerto is a treasure. The sound is good, but not on an audiophile level because of some edgy high frequencies, especially the closely miked violin.
Albéniz's Suite Española has undeservedly stayed under the radar. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos' orchestral transcriptions of Albéniz's captivating melodies are colorful but always tasteful. The recording should be an important discovery for listeners interested in classical Spanish music. The sound serves the music just about perfectly. This SACD is sonically electrifying.
Zubin Mehta's sensational interpretation of The Planets is probably the most famous (among audiophiles) of his excellent series of recordings with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The performance itself is probably as good as any, and the sound, highlighted by a powerful, warm, and deep organ, is magnificent. The pedal effects at the end of "Saturn" are stunning. Mehta has made a specialty out of Mahler's Third Symphony. The massive first movement, with its outstanding inner detail of the lower registers of the orchestra, may be the best ever recorded, especially if you are primarily considering the sound. I was initially captivated by the sound of the sublime final movement, but Mehta's insistence on accelerating the tempo at the climaxes detracts from the performance as a whole. The timpani at the end and the final sumptuous chord have never sounded so good on a recording.
Though Schubert's "Trout" Quintet is obviously not a sonic showpiece, it was probably a good idea to include some well-known chamber music in this group of recordings. The instruments of Clifford Curzon and the Vienna Octet are timbrally correct, but the dynamic range is so wide and the performance so dramatic that, exciting as it may be, this does not really evoke the sonic image of subdued Schubertian lyricism.
Falla's The Three Cornered Hat is not frequently recorded complete, so this sensational performance by Ernest Ansermet conducting L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is special. The music initially explodes out of the speakers and continues unabated to the end, a true and underrated sonic spectacular.
As with other Analogue Productions SACDs, the packaging is bare bones at best, and the recordings contain the original contents of the LPs, which is not very much for $30. The individual recordings are a bit of a mixed bag when you consider the sonic and interpretive merits of Decca's vast catalogue. There are no bad performances here, but the Decca catalogue contains numerous classic performances with great sound if Analogue Productions decides to continue this series as they are doing with their RCA Living Stereos.


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Infamous Stringdusters: overnight success leads to dealing with soph slump
By Greg Yost, June 2008
"Stylistically we've really broadened the circle that our band encompasses," says Book.
To help bring this unique musical vision to life, the group called on Tim O'Brien, a true luminary of acoustic music, to produce. When asked why O'Brien was selected to produce the record, Book answers. "Tim is probably one of the most consistent across-the-board influences in the band."
"Everybody in the band will cite him as a major influence, and when he agreed to work with us on the record, it was really huge for us."
"Tim O'Brien was perfect for our band. We needed someone who was really focused on the song, focused on an organic approach to making a record," Book says. "The phrase 'dream producer' gets thrown around, and I hate how it sounds, but it's so true in this case. He was great."
Under O'Brien's deft supervision, the group used The Infamous Stringdusters to showcase the individual talents within the band while also displaying the magic that is created when these accomplished musicians click as a unified ensemble.
Even though the members of The Stringdusters have been recognized for their work as a straight bluegrass group, they have also demonstrated a real proclivity for the kind of improvisational jamming commonly associated with bands categorized as newgrass or jamgrass.
"We're still really exploring new sounds, new textures and learning to improvise with each other and trying to take the music farther," says Book.
As displayed on the album, one of the greatest strengths of The Stringdusters is that all six are also accomplished songwriters, thus giving the group a seemingly endless supply of songs reflecting a broad range of voices and styles.
Book says, "We all write songs, and we all bring them to the band, and we play them, and the one's that work we keep playing."
With these many voices contributing to a singular musical statement, it can sometimes be a real balancing act keeping everyone happy and involved in the creative process. "Collaborating as a band, it's not always the easiest thing figuring out what songs are going to work and keeping everybody happy, but for the most part that's really one of the things we are unified on," says Book.
Along with the songs written by members of the band, the album also features contributions from some of the best songwriters in the industry. "Three Days in July," penned by Jon Weisberger and Mark Simos, is a touching Civil War ballad focused on the famous 1863 conflict in Gettysburg, while "Lovin' You" from singer/songwriter Sarah Siskind is a haunting meditation that steadily builds to an improvised instrumental release, resulting in one of the real musical highlights of the album.
"Lovin' You" has a history with the band that predates the recording of the album. Long a fan-favorite in the group's concerts, there was little doubt that the track needed to be included. "People really like that song," says Book. "We just decided we had to put it on there."
By augmenting the band members' best songwriting work with tracks from some of the industry's most talented writers and by combining the stellar musicianship of the band with O'Brien's considerable skills in the studio, the band has created a potent mix that makes The Infamous Stringdusters easily stand out as one of the best bluegrass albums of the year so far.
The immediate future is looking very bright for The Infamous Stringdusters. The band will be touring throughout the remainder of the year. "For the rest of the summer that's what we are doing, we're playing a lot of big festivals, doing a lot of traveling," says Book. "This fall we'll be buckling down and doing some more hard-touring, some big stretches of touring and doing more clubs."
Book also talks about how the band will continue to try and expand its audience base, "We're just really hoping to take our music further, get in front of some more jam band audiences and maybe play some major country festivals, some more folk festivals."
The Infamous Stringdusters' recent success has also created some new and unique opportunities to showcase the band's music. "We're working now with Lionsgate Films. We're working on getting our music placed in some television or movies," explains Book. "There's possibly some scoring opportunities that might come up for doing some full films with them."
Along with the collaborative work of the ensemble, the individual members are also working on plans of their own. "You're going to see a lot more solo projects coming out of the band just because everybody writes so much, and there's only so many tracks on the record," says Book."
Although the band's brief history has been marked by a constant string of successes, Book seems to think that the best may be yet to come for The Infamous Stringdusters, "We're always trying to figure out exactly who we are or what we are as a band at the moment and always experimenting with new sounds and new textures and new ideas," he says. "I think we're feeling good about the way things are heading."
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Vouchers are dead in Utah, for the moment.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports "Vouchers go down in flames":
Voters decisively rejected the will of the Utah Legislature and governor Tuesday, rejecting what would have been the nation's most comprehensive education voucher program in a referendum blowout.
"Tonight, with the eyes of the nation upon us, Utah has rejected this flawed voucher law," said state School Board Chairman Kim Burningham. "We believe this sends a clear message. It sends a message that Utahns believe in, and support, public schools."
More than 60 percent of voters were rejecting vouchers, with about 95 percent of the precincts reporting, according to unofficial results. The referendum failed in every county, including the conservative bastion of Utah County.
In the face of colossal failure, voucher supporters desperately searched for a scapegoat on which to hang it — anything other than the manifold problems of vouchers:
Voucher supporter Overstock.com chief executive Patrick Byrne – who bankrolled the voucher effort – called the referendum a "statewide IQ test" that Utahns failed.
"They don't care enough about their kids. They care an awful lot about this system, this bureaucracy, but they don't care enough about their kids to think outside the box," Byrne said.
Funny, from my conversations with people in Utah, I got the idea they opposed vouchers specifically because the voucher plan would damage schools, and that would in turn hurt the kids.
I suppose it depends on what the definition of "care about kids" is.
Utah, the most conservative state in the nation, has strong teacher organizations, but nothing like a union that leads strikes and is not itself populated with conservative Republicans. Also favorable to vouchers, the Utah legislature is heavily Republican, with voucher supporters in most leadership positions. Millionaire Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr., also pushed for the vouchers, stacking the state's political powers in favor of vouchers. Such facts cannot get in the way of the desperation to deny them voucher supporters show.
Doug Holmes, a key voucher advocate and contributor, said, "We started hugely in the hole and it's always been the case. The unions have done this in four different states, where they take the strategy of confusion to the people."
But Holmes said, "You don't run away from something because the odds are stacked against you."
Odds stacked against vouchers? It's not the voters who are confused, Mr. Holmes.
Voucher supporters blame even their friends and supporters, and offer headline writers the chance to use an avalanche of clichés with a promise that vouchers will rise again, perhaps in the old Confederacy:
Both sides, at one point, embraced the governor, who Byrne blasted Tuesday for his lukewarm backing.
"When he asked for my support [for governor] he told me he is going to be the voucher governor. Not only was it his No. 1 priority, it was what he was going to be all about," Byrne said. "He did, I think, a very tepid job, and then when the polls came out on the referendum, he was pretty much missing in action."
Byrne said the referendum defeat may have killed vouchers in Utah, but "There are other freedom oriented groups in other states – African-Americans in South Carolina are interested in it."
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Safe Demolition Practices
Demolition is an essential part of nearly every home renovation project, even the ones you do yourself. Before you rip out old carpet, tear up old tile, or tear down an existing wall, schedule a dumpster rental delivery in Chicago to help keep your workspace safe and clean. Speaking of safety, here are some essential demo tips and practices that can help you get to the renovation part of the project without any major hiccups or problems.
Rent a Dumpster
We said it before, but it bears repeating: make sure you rent a dumpster before you begin your demolition project. Demo jobs of all sizes create lots of waste and debris, which can quickly build up in your home after your dumpsters fill up—and they will, fast. Having a dumpster on your property allows you to get rid of construction waste so as not to make an unsafe working environment inside the home.
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Before you get to swinging a sledgehammer, make sure all the utilities are shut off. There's always the possibility that you can strike electrical wire, a water pipe, or a gas line behind a wall, so you want to make sure all the utilities are shut off to prevent serious damage (and serious injury) in the event of an accident.
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You need to develop the mindset that the demolition is an entire project unto itself, and not merely the "prelude" to the renovation. This will hopefully make you feel more comfortable taking your time, which is important to avoid mistakes and injuries. Don't rush through the demolition, and be sure to clean as you go to keep the work area clear. Fortunately, it won't be hard to manage all the demolition waste now that you have a rental dumpster right outside your door.


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While I'm currently relaxing and enjoying the 2011 holiday season, I thought I'd take a few moments to look at the business analyst job market in the Boulder, Colorado area.
I usually do this by looking at a few different websites, including Dice.com, CareerBuilder.com, Indeed.com, and Monster.com. Just looking for the phrase "business analyst" at each of those websites, here are the number of business analyst jobs I've found:
Just a quick note here today that if you're interested in learning about software cost estimating, I've written several tutorials over on my devdaily.com website.
Here are links to several of those tutorials:
If you're a business analyst that happens to know not only how to write accurate software requirements, but also knows about Function Point Analysis, you have an advantage in that you should know when the process of gathering software requirements is really complete.
In short, for a given, basic set of features, you can know that the software requirements process is complete when you can accurately count the Function Points for the application you're designing.
I've written about this before over on my devdaily.com website, but one software requirement best practice is that all requirements should be testable. In fact, I suggest that whenever you write a software requirement, you should always ask yourself this simple question:
Is this requirement testable?
If you think about it, if a requirement isn't testable, how can it actually be a requirement? How can you prove later that this requirement has been met?
Many people here in Boulder, Colorado ask me, "What is a Business Analyst?"
A simple way to answer this is to say, "Tell me about the software or web application do you want to build?" Usually when I first meet them, most clients know vaguely what type of software application they want to build, but when it comes down to the specifics, they have a hard time knowing specifically what they want the software to do.
While working with a Scala Actor last night, I came across a situation where I wanted to be able to manually tell the Actor to quit/die/terminate.
It looks like the proper way to exit a Scala Actor is pretty simple:
Just a quick note that I've finally started my Hadoop programing project. I actually started this project when I was living in Alaska, but after the move to the Boulder, Colorado area, I haven't had much free time, until now.
I recently moved to the Boulder, Colorado area, and quickly found that there are many "things to do" in Boulder, and in the Colorado area in general.
Without know the area very well yet, here's a short list of things to do in Boulder:
As I've been getting back into Java programming lately, I've been taking a little time each night to read about design patterns, and make notes about each design pattern, especially as it relates to the Java programming language.
Here then are my abridged notes about the most common design patterns, including Java examples as I was able to think of them.
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I just moved to the Boulder, Colorado area, and curious about the local computer programming environment, I decided to perform some searches for Java computer programming jobs near Boulder.
I just looked on the Dice.com website, and found the following number of jobs when searching for the follow Java programming criteria:
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Kamala Harris' Presidential campaign rollout is not going well.
The California Democrat – while being praised by the media – suffered a series of setbacks.
And that was topped off by Donald Trump destroying her with one surprise announcement.
Conservatives panicked when a report surfaced in the Wall Street Journal that the White House counsel's office was going to allow California Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris to pick the nominees to fill vacancies on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trump promised to reshape the courts by nominating strong conservatives, but his administration – without the President's knowledge – was going to pass on that opportunity by allowing radical leftist Senators to pick progressive judicial nominees in exchange for a vague promise to go easy
on the next Supreme Court nominee.
Fortunately, when Trump found out about the administration's backdoor wheeling and dealing, he renominated three conservative candidates without any input from Harris or Feinstein.
Fox News reports:
California Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris lashed out at the White House after President Trump, under pressure from conservative activists, re-nominated two conservative California judges to the 9th Circuit federal appeals court over their opposition.
"We are deeply disappointed that the White House has chosen to re-nominate Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee to the 9th Circuit," Feinstein and Harris said in a joint statement late Wednesday. "We made clear our opposition to these individuals and told the White House we wanted to work together to come to consensus on a new package of nominees."
The White House announced the nomination of Collins and Lee, among other judicial designees. Daniel A. Bress was also nominated to the 9th Circuit.
Reshaping the judiciary will be Donald Trump's longest lasting legacy.
And that court needs retooling more than the Ninth Circuit.
That's the court liberals run to in order to stop any Trump executive actions.
Trump's promise to only nominate conservative judges is what rallied Evangelical Christians to his campaign in 2016.
He must keep faith with that pledge in order to have a repeat of the GOP base turnout that propelled him to victory.
This is a significant defeat for Harris and a win for Trump.
They could very well face off in the 2020 General Election.
And right now the score is Trump 1, Harris 0.
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Halloween festivities continued through the weekend as we enjoyed time at our church's Trunk or Treat and then Halloween Night itself! Perfect weather, fabulous costumes, and tons of candy made for a great time!
Sunday was busy, busy, busy with a tiling project in the laundry room Hubs took on for the weekend, but we finished in time to carve some pretty spectacular pumpkins. {Did you know there was a pumpkin shortage this year? The kids told us all about it!} T adamantly carved his own without help from start to finish this year. He did such a great job, too! I was so proud of his diligence and attention to detail!
Pooks' pumpkin was spectacular (a wicked witch flying over rooftops to go along with her Elphaba costume) - and so was Meiners' [he chose a Ninja in honor of his costume this year :) ]. Mom and Dad helped to varying degrees there.
Then there was my sweet Sashi's pumpkin. I probably haven't shared her love affair with our animals much before, but let me go not a single word further in this blog without telling you that Sara's very, very, very best friends in the whole entire world are a cat named Benn and a dog named Obi. Man does she love those two furries. And they are terrific with her. Benn is 16 years old and, truthfully, is on his deathbed. But she drags him around and forces him onto her bed and into her tea parties and he puts up with it - even purring most of the time.
|The photo quality is poor as I truly thought the next morning the cat wouldn't be with us due to declining health.
<3 Nine lives is accurate with this one. <3
We were off to Trunk or Treat Sunday and a hurried meal and costumes being thrown back on Halloween night on Monday. I was so looking forward to snapping amazing photos of the kids with spectacular sunset lighting but we just weren't quite finished eating dinner as the sun snuck below the trees. Instead we settled for a porch light - and then off they went!
We live in a quiet neighborhood where the closest kids live about two blocks away. Many of our neighbors are retired. Every year Carol drops off big treat bags full of candy and dollar coins for each of our kids before she heads out to their daughter's house to enjoy Trick or Treating with their own grandkids. Lil sends her grown daughter over with treat bags specially made for our kids - this year full of Hot Wheels, Halloween hairbows, snowglobes, and candy. Up the street the kids receive entire candy bars for their jokes. It's a pretty awesome place, and I know they have so much fun! Each year they venture a little farther around the circle of houses that make up our subdivision and return with more candy than ever.
After such an exciting evening and all that sugar, what better way to end all the parties and parades and festivities than back at home by a fire Dad built because the wind wasn't blowing ;) . And Mom toasted marshmallows for dessert! ;)
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Few studies of Gorlin syndrome prevalence exist.
The most quoted prevalence figure 1:57,000 comes from a study of a UK population of four million in North West England (Evan at el. Journal of Medical Genetics 1993).
Since publication of the study, an increased awareness of Gorlin syndrome and consequent diagnosis has lead to a revision of the figure to nearer 1:30,827 (Evans D G R et al. Am J Genet A. 2010: 152A: 327-32). The true figure may be even higher, as milder cases may not be recognised.
Ref: Neviod Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome. Synonyms: Basal Cell Nevus syndrome (BCNS), Gorlin syndrome, NBCCS. D Gareth Evans, MD, FRCP and Peter A Farndon, MD, FRCP Gene Reviews 20301330 Mar 2013
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Melanoma risk for men
Men are more likely than women to die from melanoma – the most malignant form of skin cancer – according to a new study.
Research by the Northern and Yorkshire Cancer Registry and Information Service has found that, despite the disease affecting more women than men, male mortality rates are higher.
Women, the study suggested, are more prepared to come forward for testing than men, meaning tumours are less well advanced when diagnosed.
Cherry juice eases pain
Cherry juice can reduce muscle pain and damage induced by exercise, a study of 14 volunteers published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has concluded.
There was a significant difference in the degree of muscle strength loss and soreness experienced between those drinking a cherry juice blend and those taking a dummy mixture.
Asthma charter backed
A 'charter' developed by the charity Asthma UK to help employers know what to do if someone is having an asthma attack and provide guidelines on making their work environment an asthma-friendly zone has received government backing.
Employment minister Jim Murphy said the workplace charter could help to improve the health and safety of the 4.1 million adults in the UK with asthma.
Regular doses are vital
People who take their medicine regularly, even dummy (placebo) medicine, have a lower risk of death than those with poor adherence, a study in the British Medical Journal has concluded. Adherence to drug treatment could be a marker for overall healthy behaviour, it said.


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THE head of Malaysia's anti-graft agency gave an explosive account on Tuesday of how witnesses disappeared and officers were purged and intimidated after they tried in 2015 to charge ex-premier Najib Razak for siphoning funds from a state fund.
Describing the lengths taken to suppress the earlier investigation, Mohd Shukri Abdull, who was restored to the agency by Malaysia's new government following Mr Najib's election defeat on May 9, said that on one occasion a bullet was sent to his home.
Mr Shukri was addressing a news conference after Mr Najib arrived at the headquarters of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), which has ordered him to explain a suspicious transfer of US$10.6 million into his bank account. Mr Shukri said he had called Mr Najib into the agency to record a statement, not to arrest or charge him.
The MACC action is just the beginning of a new investigation into the alleged theft of billions of dollars from 1MDB, a scandal that dogged the last three years of Mr Najib's near-decade-long rule and was a main reason that voters deserted him.
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Mr Shukri said his agency had been poised to launch a case in 2015 against Mr Najib but had been stopped in its tracks by the sacking of the Attorney-General. Recounting events then, Mr Shukri gave the most revealing account to date of the cover-up. "We had our own intelligence sources, that I would be arrested and locked up, because I was accused of being part of a conspiracy to bring down the government," Mr Shukri said, shedding tears briefly as he made his opening remarks. "I was sent a bullet to my house. I never told my wife or my family. I never even made a police report."
He went on to describe how he got police protection during a visit to the United States after suspecting that he was being followed by Malaysian security officials. "We wanted to bring back money that was stolen, back to our country. Instead we were accused of bringing down the country, we were accused of being traitors," Mr Shukri said.
Several hours later, Mr Najib emerged from the MACC headquarters and spoke briefly to reporters, saying he would be returning to complete his statement on Thursday. Mr Najib said he had amplified on a statement made to the agency in 2015 "with verification of documents and several more complete details".
This month's shock election result upended Malaysia's political order. It was the first defeat for a coalition that had governed the South-east Asian nation since its independence from British colonial rule in 1957. Malaysia's new leader, Mahathir Mohamad, who at the age of 92 came out of political retirement and joined the opposition to topple his former protege, has reopened investigations into 1MDB and has set up a task force to recover funds.
Since losing power, Mr Najib and his allegedly shopaholic wife, Rosmah Mansor, have suffered a series of humiliations, starting with a ban on them leaving the country, and then police searching their home and other properties.
Mr Najib has consistently denied any wrongdoing since the 1MDB scandal erupted in 2015, but he replaced an Attorney-General and several MACC officers to shut down an initial investigation. Mr Najib has said US$681 million of funds deposited in his personal bank account were a donation from a Saudi royal, rebutting reports that the funds came from 1MDB.
The initial focus of the MACC's new investigation is on how 42 million ringgit (S$14.16 million) went from SRC International to Mr Najib's account. SRC was created in 2011 by Mr Najib's government to pursue overseas investments in energy resources, and was a unit of 1MDB until it was moved to the finance ministry in 2012.
MACC has been able to track the money trail from SRC more easily because transactions were made through Malaysian entities, whereas most other transfers of 1MDB funds went through foreign banks and companies. The new 1MDB task force will liaise with enforcement agencies in the US, Switzerland, Singapore, Canada and other countries, which are also looking into the affair.
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Tuesday it would continue to pursue investigations into 1MDB and looked forward to working with Malaysian authorities. "The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that the United States and its financial system are not threatened by corrupt individuals and kleptocrats who seek to hide their ill-gotten wealth," a DoJ spokesman said in an email statement to Reuters. "Whenever possible, recovered assets will be used to benefit the people harmed by these acts of corruption and abuse of office," the department said.
The DoJ filed forfeiture complaints in 2016 and 2017 seeking to recover more than US$1.7 billion in assets traceable to funds allegedly misappropriated from 1MDB. These complaints alleged that more than US$4.5 billion was diverted from 1MDB and laundered through a web of shell companies and bank accounts in the US and elsewhere. REUTERS
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The Quandary is a great everyday raincoat which you're going to want with you when the weather changes! It's perfect for the commuters who are brave enough to challenge the rain head-on. Made from a stretchy H2No® Performance Standard 2-layer shell it is lightweight yet strong and durable it will be your greatest companion in those winter months when the weather is at its worst or those surprise summer showers. A mix of 95% nylon (65% recycled) and 5% spandex with a DWR (durable water repellent) finish make it fast drying, durable and give it increased weather resistance, perfect for everyday use.
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This renovated beauty is located literally a block and a half away from the heritage walking track where you can enjoy an evening stroll by the beach and catch some of the most amazing sunsets Tassie has on offer! A short drive and you are in the main street where you can take advantage of the local Doctor's Surgery, IGA, Butcher, Bakery, Newsagent, hair salon and various other retail stores. Built in the 60's you'll appreciate the hard work that's been done in bringing this home into the modern home it presents today and we think it would be the ideal first home or investment property for those looking to add to their portfolio.
All three bedrooms contain built in robes, you have a separate toilet and the lovely main bathroom features a large vanity and shower over bath to ensure the best of both worlds.
The main living area is the hub of the home with a generous open plan design which incorporates the kitchen, dining, lounge and you have sliding door access out to your fabulous undercover entertaining area out back plus your front sundeck ensuring you can follow the sun all day long!
The kitchen features your hidden European style laundry, Chef oven, Emilia ceramic glass cook top, stainless steel range hood and you have the convenience of a Westinghouse dishwasher.
The living area features a Daikin reverse cycle unit with ducted air vent to transfer the aircon or heat up to the hallway, you have full view of the backyard from here so it's great for the kids & pets plus the well established hedging surrounding the property provides you with even further privacy.
The grounds are low maintenance with manicured gardens and you have a single garage to tuck the car away at night along with a garden shed & utility space for storage. There is room beside the home where you can drive through to the backyard if you have the trailer or boat to tuck away also.
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SportsArt's Energy-Producing Treadmill to Debut at CES
SportsArt, a sustainable fitness equipment maker, is bringing out the Verde G690, an energy-producing, non-motorized treadmill, at CES 2019. The treadmill is SportsArt's latest machine to join its ECO-POWR line; it uses a hybrid electromagnetic and mechanical braking system and generates electricity during a workout.
It harnesses human power to generate up to 200 watt-hours of utility-grade electricity. A patented micro-inverter, similar to those found in solar panels and wind turbines, "cleans" the generated power into a form that is usable by other devices plugged into a facility's electrical grid.
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British Airways has its sights set on introducing mobile payments using popular Chinese platforms WeChat Pay and Alipay within this year.
Describing the introduction of Chinese mobile payment platforms as "a no brainer", British Airways CEO, Alex Cruz, said that the airline's parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), is currently working on ways to bring Alipay and WeChat Pay to its subsidiaries.
"We can't do it fast enough," Cruz said at a roundtable meeting held recently in Hong Kong. "IAG has some central IT, finance and procurement groups that are facilitating a number of initiatives, and one of these we have right now is how we can enable more payment systems – particularly the two biggest ones in China – so that all airlines in the group can benefit from it.
"I sincerely hope that we finally do it this year, because it makes a huge difference."
In August last year, KLM became the first non-Chinese airline to accept ticket and ancillary payments using WeChat Pay.
British Airways has been stepping up its courting of Chinese customers in recent months, notably with the introduction of Mandarin-speaking customer service staff at London Heathrow Terminal 5 last November.
Cruz has also urged the UK government to ease visa restrictions for Chinese travellers visiting the UK, following the unveiling of its new codeshare agreement with Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines.
"I'm upset every day that we don't have the ability to actually facilitate payment for our Chinese customers through these platforms," Cruz added.
"We have to be there. British Airways is not the biggest brand in China, and it never will be. But when Chinese people think about Britain, they need to think about British Airways. We need to be there and we need to be present as a brand."


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01 Sep2016
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Ovarian cancer is particularly difficult to detect. Hidden deep in the abdominal cavity, ovaries are difficult to view or feel; abnormalities are not always found early. Even with the most rigorous surveillance, ovarian cancer is often detected only in its advanced stage. Even when detected early, the disease often requires aggressive treatment such as chemotherapy.


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... is the name of a wonderful book I am reviewing today at Global Comment, but could equally well serve as the hashtag for my family's life at the moment. Hectic would be an understatement of epic proportions. There is barely space to breathe, never mind blog, even though I do have posts I want to write. So while I am constrained from being here, come read with me over there instead.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
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The Montoni's Take on Farm Life
Lily Caplan '22, Staff Writer
October 24, 2019
Farewell to the Farmers
June 14, 2017
By Charlie Colasurdo '18 For the past seven years, Wakeman Town Farm has been my second home. Since its inception, the town farm was viewed as an innovative way to turn a century-old property into an educational hub. At the very forefront of this were Mike and Carrie Aitkenhead, the farm's young...
Isabelle Amlicke takes on EXTRA extracurriculars
June 1, 2017
By Hannah Bolandian and Chelsea Fox '19 While many students participate in multiple extracurricular activities to put on their college resumes, Isabelle Amlicke '19 participates to pursue an array of interests and talents. Amlicke's favorite activity is Builders Beyond Boarders (B3). She has been parti...
High Schoolers Flock to Their Favorite Summer Jobs
March 20, 2017
By: Molly Mahoney '18 For ten months of each year, pupils at Staples learn and study endlessly. Even weekends throughout the school year are spent preparing for the next school week's onslaught of projects and tests. So, when students are released for the better part of June, July and August for...
Wakeman Town Farm celebrates fall with annual Harvest Fest
October 2, 2016
Shaina Selvaraju '17 The Wakeman Town Farm held it's annual fundraising event, Harvest Fest, on September, 2016 at 6 p.m. This fall themed event or "Farm and table sit-down dinner" as Mike Aitkenhead, a teacher at Staples High school and manager of the farm, calls the event, is one of ...
Greenday inspires "green living" throughout Westport
Brett Franklin, Assistant Business Manager
May 17, 2016
On Saturday, May 14, multiple Greenday events were taking place throughout the community. Greenday is an annual event, presented by Staples' Club Green, that celebrates sustainability and promotes numerous causes and organizations through a day long schedule of activities at various locations. Greenday eve...
Wakeman Town Farm celebrates Harvest Festival
Hannah Bjorkman, Staff Writer
September 29, 2015
With rain and gusty winds, the Wakeman Town Farm Harvest Fest took place on Saturday, September 12 on the site of the historic home originally built in 1888. Each year this imposing event raises operational money for the farm. Staples Environmental Science teacher Michael Aitkenhead the farm steward who live...
Westporters show support for Wakeman Town Farm
Kaila Finn, Web News Editor
February 10, 2015
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, Westport Town Hall's auditorium was filled with citizens, students, and many other Wakeman Town Farm supporters to encourage the Board of Finance to vote in favor of a $667,000 appropriation to the community farm. According to the farm's website, the money will be used to "com...
Alpacas settle in at Wakeman Town Farm
Molly Liebergall, Staff Writer
December 16, 2014
On Nov. 8, the Aitkenhead family welcomed a new furry pair to Wakeman Town Farm. LeMay and Autumn Joy are mother-daughter alpacas who are practically inseparable. "They're like twins; when one moves, the other one moves, when one turns its head, the other one turns its head," WTF (Wakeman Town Farm) steward and Staples science teacher Michael Aitkenhead said. One of the W...
Green Day hits Wakeman Town Farm
Ben Goldschlager, Staff Writer
May 4, 2014
Saturday, May 3, Wakeman Town Farm hosted a family-friendly event that lasted from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. It was attended by about 310 people, according to Michael Aitkenhead, Staples' AP environmental science teacher who lives at and runs the farm. The event was meant to promote awareness of the environ...
Builders Beyond Borders volunteers pitch in at Wakeman Town Farm
Rachel Treisman, Staff Writer
November 4, 2013
On the crisp, sunny afternoon of Oct. 27, Wakeman Town Farm was jam-packed with 200 eager high school volunteers shoveling leaves, clearing paths and digging up rocks. Volunteers from Staples and other nearby schools devoted over three hours of their Sunday to various improvement projects at Wakeman a...
Wakeman Town Farm Hosts Successful Fundraiser
Hannah Foley, Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2013
On Saturday, Sept. 21, guests at Wakeman Town Farm's second annual Grassroots Harvest Dinner were greeted with the John Wesley quote "Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long a...


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STEUBENVILLE — There is a great amount of familiarity between the Indian Creek and Catholic Central girls soccer teams — not only among the players, but also the two head coaches.
The Redskins talented trio up top was too much for the young and inexperienced Crusaders to handle as Indian Creek came away with a 5-0 victory Wednesday evening on the Tony Recinella Soccer Field.
Sloane Lewis tallied a hat trick and an assist, Ally Tweedy delivered two goals and an assist and Rileigh Gualtiere collected three assists for Indian Creek (6-5).
Makenzie Taylor made two saves in goal.
Bailie Murphy — playing in her first game in goal, made five saves for Catholic Central (0-9-1).
Years ago, Jonathan Hoover — Catholic Central's first-year head coach — served as the boys head coach at Indian Creek before current Indian Creek girls head coach Joe Lewis took over the team. Coach Lewis eventually moved over and became the head coach of the girls team, while Chuck Brettell took over as head coach of the boys team.
"It was a good day," Coach Lewis said. "Jonathan inherited a young team, and with that there is going to be a learning curve. We are young too, but we have more experience and more speed. We had a couple of girls get hurt, but any time you win the game you are happy. We did a better job of possessing the ball, and we did a better job of passing the ball."
Indian Creek's talent and speed up top was the difference in the game.
"They have a lot of speed up top," Hoover said. "They had (Gualtiere) playing up top today. They definitely have speed and some talented girls.
"We started a girl in goal today who had never played before in Bailie Murphy. I thought Bailie did a great job only allowing five goals. Give Indian Creek credit. They are a good team."
The Redskins recorded four goals in the first half.
"They were much quicker to the ball than they have been in the past," coach Lewis said about the Crusaders. "They were able to link passes together. Jonathan is an experienced coach. He knows the game really well. They are not going to be inexperienced for long."
Indian Creek tacked on a goal in the second half.
"Knowing coach Lewis, I knew his team was going to be organized, they were going to be fast, they were going to be fundamentally sound and they were going to play hard," Hoover said. "They had a gameplan, and they executed that gameplan well."
The Crusaders had a golden opportunity to strike first early in the game, but the shot bounced off of the crossbar.
"I think the biggest thing for us is we are missing that offensive threat," Hoover said. "We missed that opportunity, but we are starting to improve and we are seeing more chances in games. The girls are listening, and they are better organized. Hopefully, we can pull it all together for the tournament."
Gualtiere had a shot hit off the post for the Redskins.
"We played well defensively," coach Lewis said. "We did a good job of protecting the goal. Makenzie did not have to make many saves.
"We possessed the ball better. We moved the ball better. We have improved. That is what we want to do. We want to keep on improving."
The game was the final one for the teams before the cutoff to qualify for the annual OVAC tournament. The cutoff to qualify for the tournament is today.
"I think we are where I thought we would be," coach Lewis said. "We have played a tough schedule. We have played Wheeling Park, Oak Glen and Beaver Local. Those are tough teams. Weir stepped it up and beat us. We just want to keep improving."
Catholic Central has improved during the course of the season.
"I definitely think we have developed the way I thought," Hoover said. "This is my first year. The players are picking up their new positions. They are understanding what they need to do. The pieces are coming together. Hopefully, we start seeing results."
Indian Creek is scheduled to play John Marshall at 6 p.m. Monday at Kettlewell Stadium.
Catholic Central is slated to play East Liverpool at 11 a.m. Saturday at home.


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Airborne Ranger combat veteran Spencer Coursen has had a colorful career, filled with unexpected plot turns, including an appearance in the movie Zero Dark Thirty. Coursen has since moved on to the OPSEC and PERSEC industry, where he has built his business, Coursen Security Group, as a premier threat management consultant to world leaders, celebrities, Fortune 500 titans, and organizations. Coursen is a strong veteran advocate and mentor. In this article, he fields a common question about books he recommends to read.
Since I began contributing to Military.com, I've started fielding questions from active duty military and veterans. Some filter through my website, some come through LinkedIn, and a few get sent via direct message on my twitter account. Keep your questions coming. I'm here to help.
One of the more frequent questions is, "Hi, Spencer. I was wondering if you could recommend some good reading material? I'm going to be [some variation of] leaving the military, heading out on deployment, laid up for surgery, and I'd like to use the time to further my knowledge. Can you recommend any good reads?"
Since this question comes up so often, I thought it would be easier to share my top five picks with you here. These books are not industry specific. They are just really good books that helped me to learn more about life. My hope is they can do the same for you too,
My Top 5 Book Recommendations
Tools of Titans: Tim Ferris interviewed more than 200 world-class performers for his podcast the The Tim Ferris Show. The book is a compilation of all key takeaways from those sessions. There are some really great insights, life lessons, and success strategies from Navy Seals like Jocko Willink, celebrities like Jamie Foxx and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and guru's like Richard Branson and Tony Robbins. This is a must read book for anyone interested in learning the routines, practices, and mindsets, that empower the most successful leaders of industry today.
Tribe: Sebastian Junger combines history, psychology and anthropology in a page-turning read that helps to answer that singular question asked by everyone who has ever worn a uniform: "Why does conflict feel better than peace." His answers may surprise you. This book explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how we can all learn to be better in today's fractured world.
Good Self, Bad Self: Judy Smith, co-creator of the hit TV Show "Scandal," explains why we must all learn to live with personal screwups. This book helped me to learn how to diffuse, mitigate, and resolve issues -- for both myself and for clients -- before things went spinning out of control. If you have any interest in crisis communications or public relations strategy, this is a great book for you to explore. (Good for helping to resolve those "significant other" conflicts too.)
Rich Dad Poor Dad: Robert Kiyosaki tells his story of growing up with two dads — his real father and the wealthy father of his best friend. One man was a well-educated, but lifelong employee, the other had more of a "street smarts" education which forged an entrepreneurial path. One worked for money. The other made his money work for him. Even if you don't have an entrepreneurial spirit, this book is a must read primer to understanding the now infamous quote by former NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer "The answer to all your questions is money."
Outliers: Malcolm Gladwell tells a fascinating story that weaves its way through the world of "outliers" — the best and the brightest, the famous, and the successful — as he shifts the focus away from who these people are to the underlying causes that helped make these people different. This is an entertaining and enlightening read that will make you see the world as never before.
Pro Tip: As a consultant, I spend a lot of time traveling. This means a lot of time spent in planes, trains and automobiles. I try to knock out a book a week. Audible (not an endorsement, just a great app) makes this easy to do. I can download a book onto my iPhone and listen whenever I have the time. Audiobooks have even replaced my workout playlists. Strong mind. Strong body. Win. Win. Onward / Upward
Spencer Coursen, Airborne Ranger veteran and founder of Coursen Security, is a nationally recognized threat management expert who has an exceptional record of success in the assessment, management, and resolution of threats, domestic and global security operations, investigations, policy authorship, and protective strategy. Follow him on Twitter at @spencercoursen
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Popscene, the club night that started as a celebration of Britpop and became the country's longest-running indie weekly, turns 17 years old this Thursday. Chief organizer and Live 105 music director Aaron Axelsen had been keeping the name of this week's headliner under wraps -- until this weekend, that is. Fresh off of his set at Monterey's First City Festival, and with a new album, Paracosm, out this month on Sub Pop, it's now been revealed that Washed Out will play this week's Popscene.
See also: Bittersweet Symphonies:Popscene's decade of Anglophile adoration
In case you haven't been following Ernest Greene's music as Washed Out, here's a little taste of what he's been up to:
Washed Out plays the Rickshaw Stop, a smaller venue than you'd normally catch the act in, on Thursday with Popscene DJs. Tickets are still available.
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Star Wars Fan Writes Rogue One Text Crawl
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The text crawl is not the only constant element in a Star Wars movie missing in Rogue One; those wiping transitions some fans love and others truly dislike are nowhere to be seen, and there's also a lack of Skywalkers, which might be refreshing for some. The creator of the crawl, Dan Perri, recently said that it is a "huge mistake" not adding it to Rogue One as it's an iconic image that is "so important to tens of millions, hundreds of millions of fans," adding that it's "foolish" to not have it.
It's up to every Star Wars fan if Rogue One needed that classic element at the beginning of the movie or if it's better off without it – truth is that by taking it out the studio made a big difference between the episodes and the first anthology movie, and even though it would have been useful in order to give context to those who are not familiar with the saga or those with slippery memory, the story can hold itself without it.
Source: Reddit (via Star Wars News Net)


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Beautiful Chamber Masterpieces
Community Concerts at Epworth
Composed in 1902-03 and first performed in Vienna in 1904, Ernő Dohnányi's Serenade in C Major for violin, viola, and cello is considered to be among the finest of the Hungarian composer's chamber works.
Dohnányi reinterprets the five-part structure of the Classical serenade, exploring the lyrical potential and the technical challenges of each instrument, along with the modernistic harmonies of the early Twentieth Century.
The program concludes with a second chamber music masterpiece, Mozart's String Quintet No. 3 in C Major (K. 515). Here, Mozart explores the possibilities created by adding a fifth voice to the string quartet, along with rhythmic and dramatic surprises that demonstrate the composer at the height of his genius.
We are pleased to welcome musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, Ballet, and Opera orchestras in performance of these great works.
Community Concerts at Epworth brings high quality concerts of diverse styles and genres to the North Berkeley area in an accessible format. The concerts are free of charge so that all can have access to great music. Donations support local organizations and special community performances.
Find more information about Season 4 on our website: www.communityconcertepworth.org/concerts
Epworth United Methodist Church
1953 Hopkins St, Berkeley, CA 94707
- Venue: Epworth United Methodist Church
- Date: Sun March 3, 2019 4:00pm
- City: Berkeley
- Email: [email protected]
- Price Range: Free (Donations Accepted)
Serenade in C Major (Op. 10)
String Quintet No. 3 in C Major (K. 515)


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Make it a Safe and Happy Holiday!Uncategorized Dec 21th, 2016
At FFUN Motor Group, we want to make sure that all of our friends and family have a safe and happy holiday. So if you're out celebrating the holidays and have had a bit too much cheer, play it safe and leave the car where it is. There's always an option for getting home in one piece. Here are some options for you:
Take a Taxi
Lots of people complain about the price of a cab these days, and yeah, sometimes it can get costly. But really, when you stop to think about it, what price would you put on your life? A few extra bucks to make sure you make it home without a scratch is totally worth it.
Zero 8
Found in both Regina and Saskatoon, Zero 8 is a service that will get you and your car home in one piece. Two people will arrive to pick you up — one to drive you and your car home and the other to take the driver back to the office. The average cost for the service ranges between $38 and $50, which isn't that much when you think about your morning after and how nice it will be to not have to go get your car. For those who like to plan ahead, you can even book in advance, which means no waiting around on busy nights (Note: NYE is pre-booked appointments only).
Saskatoon and area: 262-3308
Regina and area: 581-3008
Operation Red Nose
Similar to Zero 8, Operation Red Nose is a service that aims to get you and your car home as safely as possible. This service, which is part of a national organization, is run by volunteers and is only offered between November 25 and December 31. With this group, you'll get three people taking you home: One volunteer drives your vehicle, a second volunteer navigates and a third volunteer follows in an escort vehicle to pick up the first two volunteers once they drop you off. What's neat is that this service is free, although they do accept donations which in turn go towards local youth or amateur sport organizations. So in the end, you get to stay safe and do a little good for your community at the same time. Win/Win, right?
Prince Albert: 306-763-6673
The Battlefords: 306-446-7177 or 306-480-9876
Saskatoon: 639-480-6673
Regina: 306-949-2400


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So picture this. You're driving home on a Friday night. The moon is shining above, the freeway is quiet, almost empty, just a few cars within sight. You're enjoying the silence when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, a motorcycle flies past you. He's going at least 100mph. Then a car flies past you, right on the tail of the motorcyclist. Your first instinct is to stop and pray because you instantly know the motorcyclist is going to end up dead. There is no way a highspeed chase on a freeway at night is going to end well for anyone.
Now reflect on your life. How many times today did you stop and talk to God before making a decision? When was the last time you looked at scripture to give you direction in your life? Is God in the driver seat of your life or are you driving? If you aren't running to God and letting Him lead you in your daily life, big stuff and small stuff, then you are losing the race.
If God isn't the focal point of every moment of every day then you are on the freeway of life with You as the driver and not God. You are the motorcycle driver who is on the freeway heading towards certain death. Your only way of being saved, your only way of avoiding death, is to let go of the wheel and let God take the lead. Lean on Him for everything. He will never leave you, never forsake you. He will never let you go anywhere where He won't be right there with you to walk you through it.
You can rest in the comfort of knowing that you can trust your life to the best driver there ever was, the only true and trustworthy driver there ever will be, your Lord and Savior who loves you and has died for you.
Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Psalm 25:4-5 – Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Proverbs 16:9 – In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps
Psalm 32:8 – I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Isaiah 58:11 – The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Isaiah 30:21 – Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it."


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DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- Dynegy Inc. said it would reduce the financial impact of a tolling arrangement by eliminating about $165 million in fixed payment obligations under a deal announced Thursday with a subsidiary of Constellation Energy.
Houston-based Dynegy
The deal calls for Constellation Energy Commodities Group to assume Dynegy's benefits and obligations related to a tolling contract with LSP-Kendall Energy through November 2008. In exchange, Dynegy will pay Constellation
On that day, Constellation will enter into a wholesale power tolling agreement with Dynegy that mirrors Dynegy's current tolling contract with LSP-Kendall, the company said.
Dynegy said it would continue as a party to the contract but that it would receive offsetting payments from Constellation until 2008.
"The elimination of capacity payments related to the Kendall tolling arrangement will result in stronger free cash flow for the company," said Dynegy Chairman and CEO Bruce Williamson, in a statement. "In addition, we structured the arrangement to capture the power market recovery expected in 2008 and beyond."
Earlier this month, Dynegy announced a plan to buy an Exelon Corp.
Shares of Dynegy closed at $5.25, up 15 cents, or 3 percent, and Constellation stock finished at $43.02, up 25 cents.


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The Upcoming Rise Of CR7?
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I can't help but feel like Cristiano Ronaldo is going to be on the constant up trend with a potential big rise for when he returns after his 5 match ban. He is going to be hungrier than ever with Ballon D'Or right around the corner for which he is 1/33 to win. The Sultan Of The Stepover will certainly get plenty of Media Buzz.
CR7 could also be on his way to a streak of Performance Buzz with his first 6 return matches consisting of: Alaves, Espanyol, Getafe, Eibar, Girona, Las Palmas. For anyone who has shares already in Ronaldo, Congratulations because being valued currently at £4.14 is still surely a bargain for what lies ahead in my opinion.
You trying to sell CR7 shares :-D
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Couldnt agree more with Hybrid.He is out for 5 games due to his red card and he will play for portugal and on his return to madrid there fixtures are made for him to rip it.Buy,Buy,Buy
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Nabbed him at £4.07, and I'm of the same opinion- he's in a similar position to Messi in that he'll probably have a big contribution to a winning team, hence plenty of buzz.
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@NewUser85246 Nah, I invested in him at £4.13. https://gyazo.com/cece4e24ed35022e9df34e304610ba0b
Just trying to drum up some support for him and hopefully we can all profit from him in the long run!
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I completely agree. I've been surprised for weeks how low his price is and the market finally seems to be realising this. Surely he's both a PB and MB magnet when he returns.