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Singer, comedian, and viral video genius Randy Rainbow (yes, that's his real name) will bring his wit and charm to the McCaw Hall stage next April for Not In Our Town, the special unity concert with Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus.
Single tickets for the concert go on sale September 5th. Subscriptions are available now.
Learn more from this equal opportunity parodist in his recent New York Times profile and check out some of his most popular videos.
About Randy Rainbow
His popular series of political spoofs and musical parodies have garnered international acclaim and hundreds of millions of views. Dan Savage called him "the best thing to come from the GOP race" and his musical tribute to the first presidential debate of 2016 received 28 million views in its first two days. He was subsequently asked by the cast of TV's Will & Grace to parodize a song which they performed during a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton.
Randy has originated and starred in multiple hit web series for BroadwayWorld.com, written for comedian Kathy Griffin, and hosted and performed in numerous theatrical events for the Broadway, cabaret and gay communities, as well as for the Tony Awards and some of New York City's most popular night spots including 54 Below, Birdland Jazz Club and Therapy NYC.
Rainbow can be seen starring opposite Margaret Cho in a new musical ad campaign for Orbitz. He has also been seen on VH1 and Bravo's Watch What Happens Live, and has been heard regularly as both a guest and co-host on Sirius XM Radio.
Not In Our Town
Seattle Men's Chorus & Seattle Women's Chorus
McCaw Hall, April 7 & 8
Standing up and singing out! The combined forces of SWC and SMC's voices share the stage for a special unity concert that confronts the rising tide of intolerance in our country. Featuring a tour-de-force musical theatre piece from the creators of Ragtime about the history of civil rights in America, Not In Our Town is filled with inspiring stories of equality, songs of celebration from Katy Perry and Melissa Etheridge, and a Whitney Houston dance party to bring down McCaw Hall.


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Maruti Suzuki India has reported that it is confident of maintaining its double-digit sales growth for the fiscal year ending March 2017. The company said that its double-digit target can still be achieved, despite production losses of 30,000 units due to fire in one of its major production facilities at Manesar.
"Whatever losses we had we will make up in the next few months as our production engineers are working on how to increase the production," said Mr. R.S. Kalsi, Executive Director (Marketing & Sales) at Maruti Suzuki India. The company is also setting up its third plant in Gujarat with a capacity of 2.5 lakh units.
"The trial run would begin in the period of January-March 2017 and commercial production from next quarter," said Kalsi.
The company has seen a growth of 6.4 percent in retail sales for April-June of the current financial year. The growth in sales was mainly fueled by the compact segment which comprises of the Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Swift Dzire and Baleno, rising 11 percent to 46,554 units as opposed to 41,926 units compared to the same period in May last year. The market share of Maruti Suzuki grew by 1.8 percentage points to 46.8 percent, compared to 45 percent of the previous year.
In the passenger car space, Maruti dominated the competition with a market share of 52.7 percent, up by 1.3 percent over last year. However, sales of Alto and WagonR declined by 5.6% to 33,105 units as compared to 35,062 units in May last year. Sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz grew by 3.5% to 5,188 units in May.
Kalsi seems confident of the company's vision to hit 2 million sales annually. Maruti has two more products lined up for launch this year – Ignis and Baleno RS. The company is also planning to introduce 15 new vehicles in the next few years.

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Dementia patient wrongly receives £29,289 care bill
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A 75-year-old man from Bedfordshire said he "nearly had a heart attack" when he wrongly received a bill from the council for £29,289.
Ken Lynch, from Sandy, said the invoice from Central Bedfordshire Council stated he had 14 days to pay the money for his wife's nursing home care.
"I have been paying the bill each month," he said. "It is absolutely unbelievable and sheer incompetence."
The council has apologised for any "anxiety" caused by the mistake.
The letter was addressed to Mr Lynch's 82-year-old wife, Audrey, who has a form of dementia and has lived in a nursing home since August.
Mr Lynch, a Sandy town councillor, said he had "religiously" settled the monthly bill.
"I spent an hour and a half on the phone trying to get through to someone to find out what was going on," he said.
"When I finally did they told me it had been a mistake.
"Fortunately I knew how to deal with the council, but what if they had sent to somebody else who was frail?
"It could have finished them off. Finances for elderly people is a very big worry."
Mr Lynch said he wanted a "full apology" in writing and an inquiry into how the mistake was made.
A spokesperson for Central Bedfordshire Council said: "We can confirm that the invoice was sent to Councillor Lynch in error and we have since apologised for any anxiety this might have caused to him and his family."


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We're patiently awaiting the arrival of Cyber Monday, and with it, a range of Cyber Monday headphone deals. But if you want to get in on the action early, then there are some deals already available. We've rounded up the best deals on headphones from big brands like Sony, Bose, and Apple, so you can save some cash on a treat for yourself or a holiday gift for someone else. These are just some of the best Cyber Monday deals available, so be sure to check out our roundup for even more killer deals.
Best Cyber Monday headphone deals 2021
Sony WH-CH710N Noise-Canceling Headphones — $78, was $180
Why buy:
- Excellent price
- Good sound quality
- Great battery life
- Choice of voice assistants
Finding a high-quality set of noise-canceling headphones for under $100 can be tricky, which is why this deal is too good to pass up. Sony's WH-CH710N may not offer the company's very best sound quality or active noise cancellation, but they're still an excellent choice for folks who want a reliable set of workhorse headphones. They're supremely comfortable, and their fold-flat design makes them easy to stick in a bag or suitcase.
You'll get 35 hours of playback time with noise canceling on, and 45 hours without it, which is right up there with some of the most high-stamina headphones you can buy. Should that battery ever die on you, you've always got the option of using the included analog cable for plugging into a phone or perhaps an airplane's entertainment system. You can stick with your phone's built-in assistant if you want, or you can swap to using Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, both of which can be triggered from the headphone's physical control buttons.
Apple AirPods Pro — $170, was $249
Why buy:
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Adaptive EQ for better listening
- Spatial audio feature
- Comfy fit
The Apple AirPods Pro remain hugely popular for good reason: They're incredibly simple to use, especially for Apple product owners. These are a great option whether you're looking to use them while running or on your daily commute. They offer active noise cancellation that blocks out outside noise, along with a transparency mode for those times when you do need to listen in on what's going on. A combination of those modes is perfect for your daily commute so you can zone out before taking in what's going on during key moments. Alongside that, the Apple AirPods Pro also offer adaptive EQ. The feature automatically tunes music to your ears so you get a superior and more personalized experience than ever before. That's bolstered by a choice of three silicone tips for your ears so you get a super comfortable fit every time.
There's also spatial audio technology with dynamic head tracking so that music sounds like it's coming from all around you, kind of like in a theater. It's another great way to make you feel more entranced by what you're listening to. Other useful features include sweat and water resistance along with quick access to Siri. Pairing these up with any Apple device takes split seconds, too, which is very convenient. There's also five hours of battery life with up to 24 hours once you include the MagSafe wireless charging case.
Beats Studio 3 Headphones — $170, was $350
Why Buy:
- Stylish fit
- Active noise cancellation
- Extensive battery life
- Fast charge functionality
The Beats Studio 3 Headphones are $180 off making them one of the most appealing Beats headphones deals at the moment. While they might not be the best headphones out there, they're still very appealing thanks to their stylish fit that promises to be very comfortable. That's helped by soft over-ear cushions that provide extended comfort and added noise isolation on top of the exciting active noise cancellation, which Beats is referring to as Pure Adaptive Noise Cancelling technology. It actively blocks out external noise so you can focus on what you're listening to.
Further functionality comes courtesy of the Beats Studio 3 headphones' use of the Apple W1 chip. It means that Bluetooth dropouts are a thing of the past. It also means far improved battery efficiency than previous Beats headphones. These headphones achieve up to 22 hours of battery life so they're sure to last you all day and beyond unless you don't plan on sleeping. If you switch off ANC, that number improves to a massive 40 hours of battery life, which should keep everyone happy. A fast-charge function called fast fuel means that a 10-minute charge gives back three hours of play, too, which is super useful if you're prone to forgetting to recharge your headphones right before a long commute. Other features include Siri support as well as real-time audio calibration, so you always get to enjoy a premium listening experience at all times.
Sennheiser Momentum 3 — $225, was $400
Why Buy:
- Auto on:off technology
- Active noise cancellation
- Very comfortable
- Simple to operate
Offering much of what you would expect from some of the best headphones, the Sennheiser Momentum 3 are incredibly simple to use as well as highly effective. These headphones sound fantastic, as you would expect from Sennheiser, but they also offer a lot more than that. That's because they're also pretty smart too. They have active noise cancellation that adapts to your surroundings with a transparency mode that's there for when you need to hone in on something occurring nearby. Even better than that is an auto on:off mode and smart pause. That means your headphones know when you've taken them off, adjusting accordingly and pausing what you're listening to. They start playing your music faster than other headphones, too, so you're always ready to get back to action.
Continuing the intelligent design, the Sennheiser Momentum 3 also offer a simple and intuitive three-button interface so you can easily operate them without worrying about digging out a manual to figure things out. It makes everything from pairing to playback super easy to do. Alongside that, the Sennheiser Momentum 3 also promise to be incredibly comfortable. They have soft ear pads and a headband crafted from genuine leather, so these headphones are durable yet incredibly soft to wear. For extended sessions, that's really useful. With up to 20 hours of battery life, you're likely to be wearing them for a while without any bother.
Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones — $248, was $350
Why Buy:
- Fantastic noise cancellation
- Crystal clear call and sound quality
- Excellent battery life
- Alexa, Google Assistant, and hi-res audio support
The Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones are currently at the top of all of our headphone lists. They're the best wireless headphones, the best noise-canceling headphones, and we've even selected them as the best headphones overall. And right now they're among the best Sony headphone deals you can find.
Their standout feature is their industry-leading noise cancellation (ANC). It can bring peace and quiet to almost any location, whether that's sitting in an airplane, walking down a busy street, or simply while you're enjoying a good book while at your local coffee shop. When you need to trade silence for awareness, you can cover one earcup with a hand and ANC will switch to transparency mode instantly for clear conversations. Don't have a hand free? Just start talking and the voice-sensing microphones will automatically pause your music and switch to transparency mode.
When listening to music, you also benefit from exceptional sound quality thanks to the new integrated processor V1 and support for Sony's LDAC Bluetooth codec. This gives the XM4 the ability to handle hi-res audio wirelessly when connected to a compatible phone, or using the included analog cable for wired listening — something very few wireless headphones can claim.
Sony's accompanying app lets you tweak things extensively, too, for just the right EQ, ANC, or transparency settings. Want to explore the world of Sony 360 Reality Audio (360 RA) or Dolby Atmos Music? The XM4 can handle both. In fact, for sheer sound quality, you won't find a better set of headphones unless you're willing to spend four digits or more.
With 30 hours of battery life, you'll be able to get through the longest flight or (perish the thought) Zoom call without needing to recharge. When you do, a quick-charge feature will get you an additional five hours of play time for just 10 minutes of charging time. With more than $100 off, it's the perfect time to pick up this sweet deal on the WH-1000XM4.
Bose QuietComfort 45 — $279, was $329
Why Buy:
- Acoustic Noise Cancelling
- Fantastic audio quality
- Crisp call quality
- Fast charge functionality
The Bose QuietComfort 45 are some fantastic headphones. They offer all the features you could need from some high-end headphones. A particular highlight is its acoustic noise-canceling mode. Able to cancel out noise so it never reaches your ears, it's a far superior form of noise cancellation than you'll see elsewhere. It works for both listening to music and when taking calls so you're always guaranteed crisp call quality at all times. Any time you do want to let the world in, there's Aware mode that brings the outside world back in, picking up the sounds you need to hear and playing them naturally.
The features don't stop there either with volume optimized Active EQ, which maintains balanced performance at any volume. That way, you get consistently powerful bass and clear and crisp mids and trebles no matter what you're listening to. You can tweak many of the functions, too, thanks to the Bose Music app that has a guided set-up, so you can get things just how you want them to be. Throughout, you won't have to worry about battery life either with 24-hour long battery life on a single charge and a quick 15-minute charge giving you back three hours just when you need it. Combined, it makes for a fantastic pair of headphones with all the features you could want at this price.
Apple AirPods Max — $429, was $549
Why Buy:
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Incredibly comfortable
- Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking support
- Very simple setup
The Apple AirPods Max are Apple's most premium headphones right now so a $100+ price cut is quite a big deal. If you're looking to spend a lot on a truly premium pair of cans, this is the way to go with the Apple AirPods Max oozing class at every turn. That's helped by their extensive array of technology. With an Apple-designed dynamic driver under the hood, you get high-fidelity audio with whatever you're listening to. It gets better, though, thanks to spatial audio with dynamic head tracking. Effectively, it provides you with theater-like sound, so you truly feel part of the experience. Want even more? Active noise cancellation means you can block outside noise and truly immerse yourself in the magic of a great music track or album.
While the Apple AirPods Max sound fantastic, they don't stop there. They also have some great features for the sake of convenience. With any Apple device, they take mere moments to connect saving you the effort of doing anything manually. You can easily share audio between two sets of AirPods on your iPhone or iPad, proving super useful when you want to share what you're listening to. The Apple AirPods Max also offer a super comfortable knit-mesh canopy and memory foam ear cushions, so they feel great for extended sessions, tying neatly into the 20 hours of battery life.
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Because there are variables beyond my control (clays, papers, water, mixing errors and etc) always pre test fire what you have before a big project. No guarantee can be offered that 'alternative" commercial paperclays now on the market will meet the all the performance advantages of my high performance trademark P'Clay® brand only available from licensed manufacturers/distributors.
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Sometimes its is possible to as a part even to wheel thrown fired bisque paperclay with paperclay handles. If you already lost the piece, no harm in trying this. It works often, but not guaranteed.
Tip: To prepare the surface for the additions, be generous when you soak water and inch or two more around the area to be joined as seen above on the left. Excess will just evaporate. This is true on bone dry paperlcay too. At bisque there is no paper in the clay, of course so it had been more fragile. I had bumped the lower handle and broke it off. You see is dark color of fresh wet p'clay I was using. Softest putty P'Clay/P'Slip is better for the repair as fiber ends will hopefully soak in and grip the paperclay bisque.
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Look at Existing House / Floor Plans
One way that you can look at how to design a house is to use plans from existing properties. This will help to give you some home design ideas that you can incorporate into your own plans. You are unlikely to find one plan that meets your exact requirements, but they can be used to pick out individual features that you like. A number of these can then be brought together to create your dream property. Searching through other plans will also give you an idea of how to draw house plans, so that the process of creating your own is easier, all of which is why we offer our 'PlanBank' service.
Employ a Builder
If you really have no idea where to start when it comes to designing a home, it would be beneficial to hire a building contractor who can provide a design and build service. They will work with you to come up with home design ideas that will work, based on your requirements and the space you have available for construction. It's important if you're employing someone to carry out work on your behalf that you feel comfortable with them and can communicate with them effectively. This will ensure that the process is smooth and will mean you're more likely to be happy with the end result, as they will have been responsive to your needs.
Use Home Design Software
If you fancy creating your home design yourself, there is a range of software available that can help you to do so. These can achieve everything from a basic plan with floor plan symbols through to an interactive plan or a 3D model showcasing precisely what the finished property will look like, our £d Floor Plan product is idea for this by the way. Like ours, some of the best home design software even lets you plan out the space inside by dragging and dropping in furniture so that you can decide how the space can best be used.
Hire an Architect
Another option when you're designing your own home is to utilise the services of an architect. They will take you through the entire design process and know how to draw house plans, so it can be a convenient option for homeowners who want a simple and straightforward approach. This might seem like a costly method, but they will have all the best home design software at their disposal, can help you use the space more efficiently and will limit any costly mistakes, so it could be a worthwhile decision in the end.
The Design and Build Process
Once you've decided on the method you'll use to design your home, you can begin thinking about the construction process and how the overall project will come together.
You will likely already have purchased a site or at least have one in mind. Once this is secure, you need to ensure you have the finances in place to see you through to completion. You don't want to have to put the project on hold because of a lack of funds, so it's vital that you have a comprehensive budget that details exactly what you require. This will reduce the likelihood of additional expenses arising that can put a project in jeopardy.
If you're not working with a professional builder or an architect for the design elements, you'll need to put a team in place for some of the construction work. It is possible to manage the project yourself, but this is time-consuming so you need to ensure that you can make this commitment before the work starts. You realistically need to be on site every day to keep an eye on things, ensure that supplies arrive on time and keep the team moving and motivated. It might end up being more efficient to employ a project manager as part of the team. This will reduce the amount of stress you're under and enable you to concentrate on your own day-to-day work.
When the design is finalised, you'll need to apply for planning permission. This generally takes about eight to 12 weeks to be approved, but will depend on the scope of your project and any objections that are received. It can be beneficial to discuss your preliminary ideas with the planning department at your local council before you actually submit plans. By doing so, you can take any potential issues into account before the plans are submitted, and this means there is less likely to be a need to make revisions.
When the plans receive approval, it's time to start work on the site. This is just the next stage in the process of how to design a house, but it does mean that you're one step closer to achieving your dream home.


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So, it's a 1950s walk y'all want. We haven't taken a Saturday morning walk for a while, and although there's frost on the pumpkin as I write, by the time you read this it could be a brilliant fall day. Or the dead of winter…no matter, we'll meet on the lawn at the Lake Mansion on California Avenue and South Virginia and trek south to Mt. Rose Street, and return next weekend. Remember the walk rules: Space doesn't permit including every man, woman, child or business along our path, nor a time span from the Civil War to today. We're in our usual 1955-1960 time warp.
Onward we go across California Avenue with no stoplight, much to the consternation of the firemen in "South" Station across the street. We'll walk by Lyon's Signal service station on the corner (this is an era when almost every corner had one, if not more, service stations, heavy on the service.) Past there, Ham McCaughey's Reno Motors was selling Lincolns and Mercurys, in a showroom that would later serve as Codding & Wetzel's ski shop – Hal and Jerry, great guys – then later to become the casino area for the Ponderosa Hotel that would be built to the west of it.
We pass Reno Motors to Con Priess' Kit Carson Motel and its expanse of lawn second only to the University's Quad – many tiny rooms, stretching west all the way to Forest Street. It would later become the parking lot for the Ponderosa. Southward we pass Royal Tire, to have a few other names in years to follow, to the corner of St. Lawrence Street, and popular Glenn Turner Florist.
We'll look both ways and cross St. Lawrence to what my contemporaries knew best as the Del Mar Station, but on the morning of this walk it was Heric's Café, and would remain so for many years. [We'll learn soon that it was also the Peppermint Lounge.] The Mt. Rose Market, one I wrote about in columns past was in the south end of that same building; a neighborhood grocer, as most were in that period of time. South past another bar that's had a dozen names, to the Penguin Café, a favorite hangout until well into the 1980s, black-and-white checkerboard floor and all, their fare rivaled only by Ramos' Drug around the corner. Now it's Luciano's original location, still great food. [2015 maybe not] Reno Pet Food was the baby of Don Combs, an incredibly funny guy whose [late] widow Rachael charmed all that knew her. Once upon a time a guy could work on his own car and might have gone to Ayres Auto Parts, south of the pet food store, for his plugs, points and condenser. (Do cars still have those gadgets??)
Across Taylor Street, a structure once the Dondero family home, later a laundromat, later still the American Red Cross, still later the KSRN-FM radio studios. South Virginia Street was used-car row in the post-war days, and we'll just stroll past a few car lots now until we get to the corner, once a Richfield service station, later Tom and Suzi Jensen's taco stand.
More car lots as we cross La Rue Street, translating from the French to Street-Street, the most notable lots were Hermann & Wilson's (Chryslers), and Pio's – Pio Mastroianni was an immensely popular Reno businessman whose surname I've never spelled right yet on the first try. At Martin Street, one of the earliest Eagle Thrifty Drugs then the Ox-Bow Motel, Harry's Coffee Shop (later the Olympic) and a Shell Station. (Note the proliferation of great little coffee shops before the fast foods took the viability out of them.) Beyond Mary Street, the Pet Emporium where good ol' Tom Jamison now has [had] his Pro-Serv printery and clock shop (clockery?), the Ho-Hum Motel, then Rauhut's Bakery's final location, now an open shell in the building. Two premium furniture stores: Freemont & Humphries, and Sellman & Gravelle Furniture and Décor a few doors to the south. Harry O'Brien, the Smilin' Irishman was in that block before moving out to Glendale Road, Ma Bell had a phone truck garage there for a time, Nevada Traction sold tractors in this block, and we had two bars, Klub 1091 under the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, and the 1099 Club on the corner, and you don't want to confuse one with the other if you're pub crawling. And, a Wash-a-Mat, when "Laundromat" was a copyrighted term. The 1000 block was a busy one.
South of Caliente, the South Virginia Deli and Liquors owned by the Games family, who would build the new Washoe Market on the other end of the block – (it's now an antique store). In midblock was Sprouse-Reitz, ditto [presently Ace Hardware], and a little building that some say was bootlegged onto Sprouse-Reitz, years ago. In the time of our walk there was a long gap from Arroyo to Pueblo Streets – the El Reno Apartments that once occupied it had all been removed, and the block was vacant for a time before the Sewell family built Sewell's Market and joined the Bates family opening Nevada Bank of Commerce, both in the same building now occupied by Statewide Lighting and more antique dealers.
Another bank across Pueblo was an early First National Bank about which I touched off an e-mail riot sometime back, saying it had the first drive-in window in the state, while even admitting that Joe Sbragia's FNB on Pyramid and Greenbrae, or an FNB in Las Vegas might have preceded this one by a month or two. Touchy, touchy… Rauhut's Bakery occupied the southern part of that building, the best-smelling bank branch in Reno, later moving to their final location to the north, mentioned a paragraph or so above.
I think there was an beauty shop in what is now Miguel's restaurant prior to Miguel Ribero but can't pin that down. Miguel's became a Reno classic, moving to a building across from the Peppermill for a time in the early 1970s, retaining the older location as the "Cove." Before he passed away he beamed back to the old site; the food there better for extraterrestrials and mortals alike. A good hombre, Miguel was. We'll end this tour at the Office Bar, now Mr. O's, and cross Virginia Street next Saturday to Bill Stremmel's new Volkswagen dealership, then catch lunch at Landrum's – the Gazoo's buying.
Have a good week, take a columnist to lunch and the family kayak down to the Truckee's banks and enjoy our new park; congrats to my buddy Skip Hansen, named a Life Member of the Reno/Sparks Board of Realtors, and God bless America.
Strolling the east side of South Virginia
When last we met, we huddled over the shuffleboard table at Paul O'Gorman's public house at South Virginia and Mt. Rose Streets, with a promise of walking north to our cars at California Avenue. I might have stopped too soon last weekend – several readers mentioned the early Safeway superstore in the "Val-U-Mart" Center across Mt. Rose Street, now an auto parts store [even later and presently Fed-Ex Office], and the early Eagle Thrifty Market, later a Raley's, in the present Sports West gym; how could we forget the Cork Room and Spaughi's? and the golf driving range south of Walts Drive bordering the early Vario's, later Cicero's, now Bricks, no apostrophe. Bob Helms and his group attempted for a time to build a hotel-resort on that block-deep site.
Now we can cross South Virginia, near the New York Deli not far from the present IHOP, and Warren's Sav-Mor store, that would later move to Moana West. A slumpstone building next, housing a used-car lot, nearly across from the Continental Lodge, drab now but at one time invisible beneath a façade built around it to replicate a stagecoach, wheels, drover's seat, luggage rack and all – looked like it should have been on the roof of the Liberty Belle. It was a Richard Graves creation, he the son of the Nugget's Dick Graves, opened as a restaurant with chuck wagon vittles, whatever they are. It did well for many a year. Bill Stremmel built his Volkswagen dealership, Bugging out of his original West Second and West Street showroom. [Now, partly Lulou's Restaurant; that cross-street came later.] Walking north across Pueblo Street, we find Applewhite Motors, notable only for their pre-FAirview (32) prefix phone number, 3-0000. We have to remember the late Ted Mattson's little office on our path, Ted a fine Realtor, as were Ted's office neighbors Gene LaTourette and the octogenarian Tom McKeown, now running a golf resort in Maui, the poor soul. The Lord smiles down on a few old Realtors. Walking north, Circus Potato Chip's factory, next to my classmate Roy Walker's Thriftee Seat Covers auto upholstery, and the venerable Landrum's – with only seven stools, we strollers may have to eat our chili cheese omelettes in shifts.
Crossing Arroyo, well-nourished, we find what was once a White Spot grocery, replaced later by an early post-war retail building that housed a number of shops and restaurants – Martin Furs, Ma Rue Beauty Shop, Brookie's Grill, and every guy in Reno's favorite, Builders & Farmers Hardware. Upstairs was the greatest hardware store known to man, downstairs the most intricate model railroad ever built in Reno – few will ever forget the smell of artificial smoke puffing from the O-guage locos' stacks, mixed with ozone from the big Lionel engines' single-pole motors, plodding their cargo around a couple of hundred feet of track. What a store…
We'll walk past Reno Frozen Foods north of the retail shops, later occupied by Flowers Distributing, which distributed not flowers but OJ and other cold stuff to grocers (kind of like Eagle Service a few blocks to the north during this time period, a mortgage broker, not a place to take your eagle every 5,000 miles for a tune-up.) On the corner, a Standard Station, and have I ever written that in our mid-century time period, a Standard Station was owned and operated by Standard Oil, and a Chevron Station a Standard Oil franchise? I didn't think so. Standard closed this station, and did the only logical thing to do: park reefer trailers all over their lot to be used by the meat-packer next door. In a moment of civic pride, they flashed the underpinnings of the trailers, an only-in-Reno neighborhood cleanup display of solidarity.
Crossing Vassar Street, another service station, this a Signal. Further north on the block in a handsome two-story brick building with offices above, the Hansel & Gretel children's apparel shop, I'll write at some peril the largest then in Reno, and one destined to stay in business for many years hence (in Moana West). That South Virginia store became John and Janie Oliver's waterbed store in years to follow and is now an adult bookstore. To the north, a Richfield station through the block to Center Street, later a drive-in, then yet another service station on the corner at Center Street, with a dozen names and operators.
We cross Center Street with some caution, because on this morning of our walk it's still a two-way street with traffic entering from the north toward South Virginia. One of my favorite buildings in Reno was the classy brick Shoshone Coca-Cola bottling plant, the gleaming stainless steel bottling line visible in the huge south windows, a parade of pale green Coke bottles being squirted full and capped right before our eyes, boxed in wooden cases, and loaded onto the yellow, red and white delivery trucks in what's now Restaurant Equipment and Supply Company's parking lot A modern industrial miracle when the Farr family, nice people, opened it right after the war. Down the street across from Martin Street was and is Pangborn (then Pangborn & Douglas) CPAs, now the lair of my buddies David Morgan, Harry Parsons and Roberta, the Grinsell Who Stole Christmas, and onward to the Arctic Circle Drive-in at the corner. Onward to the next corner to the Q-ne-Q Diner – a stainless steel structure right out of a James Dean Hot August Night poster, where I had dozens of those new "hamburger" things with my dad right after the WWII while he met his buddies for coffee on Saturday mornings.
We see, from the Arctic Circle across LaRue Street, the neon "Barnes Radio" sign that would look so good in my backyard; Jim Barnes a radio pioneer in Reno who at one time had blue license plate W1, and also owned Barnes Cash Grocery on West Fourth Street. During the days when few locals had radios, Jim hooked up his set to loudspeakers and broadcast news of the day and prizefights to a crowd that assembled in front of the store on the Lincoln Highway. At the Cheney Street corner, we opine that the Giller family might have named their defunct ambulance service on that corner anything but "Aids Ambulance", and a few steps to the north, the new Caravan Motel and its legendary cocktail lounge where if the walls could talk, I could write another book. And looking across the street, I'm reminded by my childhood friend Bob Busey that post-Heric's Coffee Shop and pre-Delmar Station, was the Peppermint Lounge, where presumably one so inclined could do the Peppermint Twist. (Other landmarks I forgot last week were the El Borracho watering hole and the adjacent El Dorado Motel. Check out the incredible rockwork on both of them. They were all in my notes – who knows why not the column?)
Approaching the end of the walk lays Savage & Son Plumbing, Nevada contractor's license #10, with its basement chock-full of oddball obsolete fittings and parts awaiting those goofy enough to want to buy and remodel old, picturesque homes with hundred-year old plumbing. [Savage is still hard at it on Wrondel Way – no basement anymore but their terrific inventory lives on.] Finally, Dick Dimond Dodge in the attractive, San Francisco-style brick building, [PICTURED ABOVE] later known briefly before its demise as Les Schwimley Motors. And lo, we cross South Virginia Street to the Lake Mansion, our tour completed.
Have a great week, a great Holiday season, and God bless America.
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Ask the Trainer | Chains aren't fun to chew
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — Dear Carla,
Our 1 1/2-year-old dog, Bullet, is absolutely crazy on a leash. He constantly bites and tugs at it and nothing we've ever tried gets him to stop. We bought some Bitter Apple and soaked the leash, but I think he actually liked it! We do walk him off leash, but there are times when he can't be loose. Please help.
The Jensen Family
Dear Jensen Family,
I've walked many dogs like Bullet and it is extremely frustrating. The first thing you must do is get him daily off-leash exercise. He needs to release as much energy as possible every single day.
Currently, everything you do to counteract his biting and tugging is likely encouraging him. When a dog tugs on a leash we naturally tug back in a futile attempt to get him to release it and this is exactly what he wants. You need tools to disengage instead of encourage him.
1. Make the chewing less fun
Use 12-inch pieces of chain and small clips to attach the chain to his harness or collar, then hook the leash to the end of the chain. Chewing on chain is less fun that chewing on a soft leash. Old choke chains are perfect for this since they are of no use in training.
2: Use two leashes
Put a harness on in addition to his collar. Either a back clip or front clip harness will work. The leashes need to be attached at different locations so if you are using a back clip harness, clip one leash there and the other leash to his collar. If you are using a front clip harness, clip one in the front and turn his collar around so you can attach the other leash behind his neck. The instant he starts to bite and tug on one leash, drop it and hold onto the other leash. Continue rotating the leashes until he realizes you aren't going to play his games.
3: Avoid using your hands
When he starts to bite and tug on the leash, immediately put the leash under your foot and continue to hold onto the handle end. You are creating a kind of lever. The leash will be tight between his collar or harness and your foot. Just stand still until he calms down then try to walk. If he starts up again, repeat. You are telling him that his behavior will not pay in any way.
4: Teach him "Drop it" and "Leave it" cues
Drop it means "open your mouth and release whatever you have." Leave it means "don't touch whatever you are about to go for." Once he learns these cues, you can give him instructions instead of physically interacting with him when he starts his leash games.
With any of these methods, you will need to be 100 percent consistent so he learns this behavior does not work. When he does walk nicely on a leash, don't forget to reward him. Dogs repeat behaviors for which they are rewarded.
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"Your lordship wants to know who it was too," Long Feiye admitted. He believed that Tang Li and Chu Xifeng wouldn't be stupid enough to reveal the secret of the person within the hidden chamber, much less the mystery behind them. But he had no reservations whatsoever on sharing everything about the black-robed assassin with Han Yunxi.
"Impossible! That far exceeds the limits of normal human physiology!" Han Yunxi cried out, before she fell deep into thought and rejected her own views. "Your Highness, it's possible that such a man might exist. Isn't Baili Mingxiang one such example of an impossible existence?" Baili Mingxiang's body also defied many of the logical rules for a normal human. There were probably plenty of unexplainable mysteries across Cloud Realm Continent.
"Then what kind of body did he have?" Long Feiye asked mildly.
Han Yunxi had no idea. Instead she answered with a question of her own, "Your Highness, why did that assassin attack you? Is he one of your enemies?"
"Your lordship wants to know that as well. Since he's come once, he'll probably come again."
Long Feiye was very curious about the physiology of the assassin. Of course, he was more keen to know how the man had found about about the person in the secret chamber in the first place. But as long as that person was still there, he was sure the black-robed assassin would show up again.
"It looks like you'll have to add more guards," Han Yunxi said seriously, completely ignorant of the truth.
Long Feiye didn't answer, but instead lightly patted her back. The motion made Han Yunxi aware of their proximity once again. Her face was resting against his chest, making it impossible for her to see his expression. But she imagined that Long Feiye must be quiet and calm right now, since he'd patted her so gently and softly. She dearly wished he could hold her longer so she could enjoy his warmth. But reality proved that cool logic and reason dictated her actions as well. She knew that this wasn't the time to act as a lovestruck fool.
"Your Highness, if you don't let me go now, you'll probably be bedridden for an additional month," Han Yunxi said seriously.
Long Feiye's wound did pain him. He was very clear that worsening the injury would delay a bunch of things he had to do. Despite that, he was reluctant to part with Han Yunxi after seeing her red-rimmed eyes.
When Long Feiye didn't react, Han Yunxi grew stern. "Your Highness, please release me immediately!"
Long Feiye's thoughts didn't wander off. He instantly let go, a faint trace of helplessness about his lips. So, there are times when she's stern with me, too.
Han Yunxi carefully extricated herself from Long Feiye's embrace and immediately went to check his wound. After making sure it hadn't split open, she released a breath of relief.
"Your Highness, how about we let Imperial Physician Gu in for an examination?" she docilely asked first.
Currently, Tang Li and the rest were still waiting with palpitations outside the door. When they saw Han Yunxi walk out, they were nearly scared to death.
"Esteemed wangfei, how is His Highness doing?" Chu Xifeng asked her directly, while Tang Li had long ran straight inside the room.
"He's woken up. Imperial Physician Gu, hurry in and take a look," Han Yunxi said, and Chu Xifeng dashed inside as well. On the other hand, Gu Beiyue was quick to notice Han Yunxi's red eyes and knew that she'd been crying. His eyes flickered with distress, before joy replaced the emotion as he followed her inside.
At the sight of Long Feiye, he greeted him respectfully with a bow that was neither haughty nor humble. Then he checked his pulse while asking a few questions. Very soon, his face broke into a smile. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, Heaven helps the fortunate. Your life is already out of danger!"
To Long Feiye, these were superfluous words. Even without Gu Beiyue's diagnosis, he knew. Still, he didn't utter a sound. Gu Beiyue next carefully examined Long Feiye's injury and said, "Your Highness, the injury's only just starting to heal. Because the wound is both deep and grievous, I ask that Your Highness recuperate for a month. By no means should you exercise your right hand, much less use a sword."
A month without using a sword? Chu Xifeng and Tang Li exchanged glances as they grew worried for Long Feiye's sake. For a swordsman, giving up their weapon for an entire month was an extremely troublesome thing. What happens if he met with another assassin? Still, Long Feiye showed no change in his expression as he waited for Gu Beiyue to continue. Gu Beiyue only wrote down a prescription and offered it to Han Yunxi.
"Esteemed wangfei, use this prescription on His Highness for a month. For the first half of the month, change his dressing every day. For the second half, you can change it once every three days. You can make judgments based on his condition."
Han Yunxi took it all down seriously. She didn't take his prescription until she'd looked over the ingredients first. Long Feiye witnessed the entire exchange with his eyes. He might not dare to use Gu Beiyue's prescription directly, but he had no worries after Han Yunxi had reviewed the paper herself.
It was only after Gu Beiyue had cleaned up his things and prepared to leave that Long Feiye spoke up coldly, "Your lordship's injury was so serious that it left my life hanging by a thread. The fact that Imperial Physician Gu could save me is great merit to your position as Head Imperial Physician." His words not only praised Gu Beiyue's medical skills, but called them into question at the same time. Even he himself would've been incapable of saving his own life.
"Your Highness, that's all thanks to esteemed wangfei. She stopped the bleeding in time. Without her help, this official would've been helpless as well," Gu Beiyue said as if that was what had really occurred. At the very least, most of the people present recalled that stopping the bleeding was the hardest part of saving Long Feiye. Han Yunxi thought that treating the wound was much harder, and assumed that Gu Beiyue was being modest again.
"Someone come, award Imperial Physician Gu with 100 taels of gold," Long Feiye was very generous.
"Thanks to Your Highness Duke of Qin," Gu Beiyue didn't refuse the reward, but instructed clearly, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, this month will be critical for healing your wound. By no means should you overdo things. If possible, don't exert yourself at all."
As he spoke, he crept closer and murmured in Long Feiye's ear, "Your Highness, forgive this official for saying too much, but I ask that Your Highness refrain from any sexual intercourse during the month."
If Han Yunxi had heard those words, what would her reaction be? In truth, it was actually quite normal for a doctor like Gu Beiyue to disclose such details when Long Feiye was so seriously hurt. If he didn't remind the man, it'd be a loss of professionalism on his part.
Long Feiye was extremely calm as he replied with perfect self composure, "Mhm, your lordship shall refrain."
The implication of his words meant that… Gu Beiyue stiffened slightly before he recovered his senses. Nobody noticed anything amiss as he smiled gently and left with his medical chest. Now that everything was said and done, there was no need for him to stay any longer.
"Chu Xifeng, accompany Imperial Physician Gu back," Long Feiye ordered, giving Gu Beiyue no more excuse to stay.
Han Yunxi sent them off all the way to the door. "Gu Beiyue, I really have to thank you this time."
"Esteemed wangfei is being too polite. Originally, this official thought that… Heheh, Heaven smiles on the fortunate like His Highness!" Gu Beiyue didn't finish his sentence, but Han Yunxi knew what he meant. According to his previous diagnosis, Long Feiye's condition should've been hopeless after he failed to wake up that night.
"That's right. Heaven favors the fortunate like His Highness!" Long Feiye certainly was lucky to escape death, Han Yunxi mused. Naturally, she had no idea that Gu Beiyue already calculated that the man would actually wake up. But in order to hide his medical skills, he spoke a lie instead. Originally, Gu Beiyue had estimated that Long Feiye would resume consciousness after a month. He never expected the man to wake up so early by so such a large margin.
It had to be said that the man's vitality was strong to the point of being frightening!
While Han Yunxi was sending off Gu Beiyue, Long Feiye got the whole story from Tang Li. "Big bro, that Gu Beiyue shouldn't be an enemy," Tang Li might be impulsive, but he wasn't an idiot. In his eyes, Gu Beiyue was a complicated figure, but he didn't seem to hold nefarious designs against them.
"Those who aren't enemies aren't necessarily friends," Long Feiye had his own considerations. Meanwhile, Han Yunxi had returned immediately after sending Gu Beiyue off, so Tang Li didn't say anything more on the matter.
"Your Highness, no matter what, you have to rest for a month!" Han Yunxi was very earnest. She knew that Long Feiye had tons of things to do, but nothing was more important than his own health. Her wide stare made her eyes seem even more teary.
"You cried!" Tang Li blurted out, finally noticing the state of Han Yunxi's eyes.
Urk… Han Yunxi instantly looked away. Now that she'd regained her cool, she felt it was rather shameful that she wept. She simply pretended she hadn't heard a thing and continued to speak. "Your Highness, why don't you recover here, at the Hidden Pavilion? It's peaceful and quiet here."
Before Long Feiye could answer, Tang Li spoke up again, even scooting closer to Han Yunxi so he could check for himself. "You actually cried?!" In Tang Li's memories, Han Yunxi was a woman with a 'venomous heart and poisonous methods,' a manly woman who would never cry!
Annoyed, Han Yunxi shoved him aside. "So what if I cried? Didn't you go crazy and try to hit people back then?" He actually wanted to beat up Gu Beiyue! How abominable!
"That's because I was made anxious with worry about His Majesty, get it?" Tang Li was usually too stingy to expression his "love" for his most beloved elder cousin.
"Can't I be made anxious with worry, too?" Han Yunxi said in front of Long Feiye's face. Tang Li was surprised. He'd only been gone for awhile, but Han Yunxi now had the guts to say things like that in front of Long Feiye. He glanced towards his cousin, only to see that man smiling slightly without a word.
Why does it feel like these two are making a public display of their affections? Although he knew this woman had a place in Long Feiye's heart, progress like this seems all too fast!
"Sure! Of course you can!" Tang Li laughed and added meaningfully, "You're his woman, after all. If you're not anxious with worry about him, who will?" So speaking, he withdrew with a chuckle, leaving Han Yunxi and Long Feiye alone.
Han Yunxi was brave enough with Tang Li there, but his absence sent the room into silence, making her feel a little awkward. She stole a peek at Long Feiye, only to see him staring at her with amusement. She decided to stay calm and let him stare as he liked. But reality soon proved that Long Feiye was a far more patient man. Soon enough, she was feeling a little unbearable.
"Your Highness, go rest first. I'll go prepare the prescription and help change your dressing later." Han Yunxi was about to flee when Long Feiye beckoned to her with his right hand.
"Come here."
Seeing this, Han Yunxi panicked. "Your Highness, you can't move your arm like that!"
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I had the great pleasure of spending 24 hours in Zion National Park, as a quick respite from the hustle and bustle of work life and a conference in Las Vegas. (After a brief visit to Zion in 2014, I knew I needed to come back for more!) I arrived at sunset on Monday and left at sunset on Tuesday, with the aim of doing several hikes and making the best of this photographer's paradise. It had snowed over the weekend, so the high cliffs were dusted white, but the weather for my visit portended clear blue skies, a frigid morning, and a warm sunny afternoon. Read on, and check out the photo gallery. The photos are much more beautiful there!
As I drove into the park in the growing twilight, pleased to have arrived just days before the seasonal closure of park roads to personal vehicles, I wound my way north along the Virgin River toward Zion Lodge, in the heart of the canyon. A gray fox scampered across the road – a rare sight, and a sign of good things to come. Mule deer grazed on the grounds of the Lodge as darkness grew and the night's cold settled. Over a hearty dinner and a fine glass of porter, I reviewed my plans for the next day.
Rising at five-dark-thirty I grabbed my camera bag and warm clothes – the starry skies let the temperature drop into the teens – and headed for Canyon Junction, back near the park entrance. Wild turkey calmly stepped aside so I could pass. I parked near the bridge over the Virgin River and watched as the first rays of the sun tickled the peak of the Watchman, a dramatic scene more commonly photographed at sunset. From here I stepped onto the Pa'rus trail, essentially a paved sidewalk that follows the Virgin River downstream toward the park entrance. This trail poses beautiful views of the river, where I watched a great blue heron languidly flap his way downriver in search of breakfast. The canyon walls to the west loomed to my right, with the sunlight creeping quickly down from the snow-dusted peaks toward the canyon floor. The trail led me to the Human History Museum, behind which is a favorite spot for sunrise photographs of these cliffs. A herd of mule deer were the only others there with me to enjoy it on this chilly morning.
In the parking lot, though, I encountered an older man carrying a serious tripod and camera kit, who was packing up after his own sunrise outing. Turns out his name is Dave (!) and he used to live in New Hampshire. He kindly gave me a lift back up to Canyon Junction, where I hopped in my car and headed east, zig-zagging my way up the slopes. The road disappears into the incredible Mount Carmel tunnel, and pops out on the eastern side of the park. From here there is a short — but precipitously exposed — trail to Canyon Overlook. By now it was almost 8am, the sun was starting to illuminate the valley floor, and a few other hikers were on the trail. I spent a happy hour hopping about the rocky overlook, experimenting with various angles and exposures. The strong sunlight provided brilliant, colorful views of some cliffs… and deep shadows on others, a challenge I faced throughout the day.
Back through the tunnel, down the windy road, and up canyon again. I stopped at the Court of the Patriarchs, snooping around the brushy riverbanks for a nice view of these impressive monoliths framed by still-leafless trees and the bubbling Virgin River. The morning sun had painted all of the cliffs, but not yet the canyon floor, leading to interesting contrasts.
After a quick stop at the Lodge to check out, I drove up canyon to Big Bend and the trail to Observation Point. This third hike of the day was the grandest of all: 8 miles (round-trip) and a gain of 2148′ ending at an overlook over 6,000′ elevation. This beautiful trail switch-backs up the eastern slope of the main canyon, then wiggles through a slot canyon to an adjacent valley, where it switch-backs up to the plain above the canyon. The snow, just two or three days old, had been packed firm by prior hikers; although warm sunny afternoons had melted much of the trail dry, there are plenty of spaces where the winter sun never shines… and those sections were treacherously slippery. The edge of the trail had, in places, a precipitous drop hundreds of feet into the valley below; a slip or a trip in these areas would have been a serious bummer. I pressed on, picking my way across the ice. By now it was almost 11am and there were many other hikers on the trail.
This trail is fascinating, with a new view at every turn of the switchback or every bend in the canyon. Extremely well built and maintained, with hand-spread concrete paving sections that are subject to erosion. Eventually it tops out on the red earth of the plateau, winding through a landscape of shrubs and pine trees. Two inches of wet snow covers the shady areas, while sunny areas have turned to red mud.
At the cliff edge, where the trail ends, perhaps two dozen hikers rest and enjoy their lunch. Most appear to be college students, here on spring break. One group breaks out a birthday cake, complete with candles, to the astonishment of the birthday girl. Another man uses a selfie stick and leans precipitously toward the edge, photographing himself with the canyon beyond. It's noon, the view faces the sun, and the canyon is flooded with daylight. Time to head down.
After carefully winding down the trail (very carefully on the icy patches) I get ready for the next hike. I drive just a bit further, to the end of the road, where the parking lot is overflowing. This trailhead leads to The Narrows, where the canyon slims so narrowly that only the river fits at the bottom; the curving, sheer walls on either side illustrate the tremendous power of water and time. Dozens of people are wearing special wetsuits and booties that allow them to walk through the icy water, ankle-deep in most parts but hip-deep in some places. I explored the Narrows in 2014, and have no time or interest today. My interest is in the mile of river before the Narrows, an easy and popular walk. I eschew the trail, though, and follow the riverbank looking for nice shots of the water and surroundings. It's now after 3pm, and the sunshine is already starting to climb the eastern cliff faces. Lots of fun experimenting with exposure bracketing here, too.
By 5pm I'm back in the car heading downriver, back to Canyon Junction to catch sunset from the bridge. Sunset is not until 6:30pm, but I'm set up by 5:30. A crowd has already gathered, and the sun has already left the foreground in twilight while only the cliffs of the Watchman loom bright in the sunlight. At 5:52pm I take the last photos of this scene, figuring I've tried all the permutations. I could work it harder, stick it out until after sunset, but it's been a long day (16+ miles of hiking, 600 photos) and I have three hours of driving ahead.
Such a great day! Lots of experiments with photo bracketing; later, I used Photomatix Pro to blend them into HDR images. (About a third of my final gallery are HDR. ) Amazing tool! I'll have to try it more often. And, I need to get back to Zion, especially to visit the Subway.


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Technical analysis for EURUSD: 28th November – 2nd December
The EURUSD pair was falling sharply after the selection of the newly elected U.S president Donald Trump. Sellers took the full control of the pair after Donald Trump gave his victory speech on 9th November. The surprised bearish move of the market was not anticipated at all by the investors since the dollar was most likely to weaken due to Mr. Trump anti-social mentality. But surprisingly the dollar found immense strength in the market in the event of the newly elected president. The recent ongoing issue of the pending interest rate hike decision is also causing a great deal of fear into the mind of investors. If the FED hike their interest rate during their FOMC meeting in the month of December then the dollar will be refueled with fresh buying pressure in the market. According to the FED interest rate hike monitor tools, there is 91.3% chance that the FED will hike their interest rate in the month of December. The last two-month performance of the U.S economy strongly favors the rate hike decision in the month of December. To be precise the EURUSD pair has very little room for correction in this year since all the major economic events are going to favor the green bucks in this year. However, if ECB president Mario Draghi comes with a hawkish speech in the ECB press conference in the upcoming week we might see some retracement in the EURUSD pair. The upcoming is also packed with the U.S non-firm payroll data and a strong positive news release will make the dollar broadly stronger against its all major rivals in the market. Since the EURUSD pair is testing the critical support level which is the low of December 2015, investors are staying on the sideline until the market clearly states its next move.
Daily chart analysis for the EURUSD pair
Figure: Technical parameter in the EURUSD pair
Last week the EURUSD pair exhibited a decent bounce after hitting the critical support level at 1.05181.This level is going to play a significant role in the next move of the EURUSD pair since this point has previously been tested on 3rd December 2015.After hitting the critical support level the market formed an indecision candle in the daily and later on the next day a strong bullish candle was printed. The bullish morning star pattern at the key support level is definitely a bullish reversal signal for the EURUSD pair but fundamentally the pair has no scope for the bullish correction unless ECB president Mario Draghi comes out with an extreme hawkish speech. The daily stochastic indicator is also in the oversold region which gives strong support to the bullish price action confirmation signal. The first bullish target for the EURUSD pair would be critical resistance level at 1.07069.If the pair manages to breach that level then we will see some fresh buying pressure in the market which will lead the pair towards the next critical resistance level at 1.08476.This level is going to provide a significant amount of selling pressure to the EURUSD pair and professional price action trader will be cautiously waiting for bearish confirmation signal to enter short in this pair at that level. On the contrary, if the pair breaks the current support level then the next target for the EURUSD pair would be the key support level at 1.04521.If the pair manages to breach that level then we will see another sharp fall in the EURUSD pair for a prolonged period of time.
Weekly chart analysis for the EURUSD pair
Figure: Weekly chart analysis for the EURUSD pair
The EURUSD pair has formed an indecision candle on the weekly chart at the critical support level at 1.05181.Though the EURO has very little room to move in the upside direction but technically the pair is forming bullish reversal pattern on the weekly chart. If the pair manages to find fresh buying pressure in the market then we might see some bullish retracement in the EURUSD pair. In order to see a bullish move in the EURUSD pair ECB president Mario Draghi must come with a solution to strengthen the EURO against its all major rivals. The daily RSI indicator in the weekly chart still needs to move further south to be in the oversold region perfectly which strongly suggest that the fall is not yet completed in the weekly chart. If we see a bullish price action confirmation signal in the weekly chart then the first bullish target for the EURUSD pair would be the next critical resistance level at 1.08498.But professional traders strongly suggest not to enter long in this upcoming week since there is no bullish reversal confirmation signal on the weekly chart.
Summary: The EURUSD pair is currently trading above the critical support level at 1.05181.In the daily chart, we are seeing clear bullish reversal signal but the weekly chart still suggest bearish momentum in the market. This week is going to play important for the EURUSD pair because if the weekend up with the bullish move then we will have bullish price action confirmation signal in the daily and weekly chart. Considering all the parameters the overall bias for the EURUSD pair still remains slightly bearish. But if ECB president initiates QE program then the pair will find some solid foundation to build bullish momentum. On the contrary, the ADP non-firm data is also going to be the price driving catalyst for this pair in the upcoming week.


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text: I did some searching and found this http://www.crosswire.org/forums/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=33#74 , from there it was easy to create a custom search myself with the strongs number the user provided. Still got some work to do though, I need to show the numbers in the search window instead of just text which is a little confusing. Another thing about sword is that I vastly improved startup times by cutting out the locale loading, I moved some code in localemgr into a separate method to add swlocales. Then I just find the one I want by file name and only load that and add it to the mgr myself. This cuts start times by about 5-10 seconds to just one or two on my computer. Loading the config files takes a long time, there is a lot of attributes in those locale files. I thought about loading them only when needed but the name is stored in them, if we enforced a naming scheme for the file name, then the localemgr could only load each as needed. At the moment I assume a good naming scheme, and work round it. Also is anyone working on utf-8 locale support, I would like to be able to just use utf8 locales and support languages like chinese. What needs doing to support this? thanks --Will On 24 Nov 2004, at 10:18 pm, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: > Will, > Excited to find a Mac somewhere and try it out! I have a few friends > at school who use MacSword and will pass along the update information. > Thanks! > > You're actually the first frontend to use the new EntryAttributes > search type. I'm surprised you figured out the syntax! I couldn't > even > remember what it was without playing around. > > Regarding multithreadedness, for the Windows code, we have 2 SWMgr > instances that we keep around. One is for display and one is for > searching. Our searches are done in a separate thread. I think there > might also be a .clone method on SWModule that we added to help with > multithreaded app. Just before spawning a thread which will operate on > a module, you can send mod.clone() to the thread. Be sure to delete it > when done. > > PS. .clone() might be a figment of my imagination, but I think it's > there. > > Again, excited about the new release! > > -Troy. > > > > On Tue, 2004-11-23 at 20:14 +0000, Will Thimbleby wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I have just released MacSword 1.1.3, a much improved version, faster >> and more stable. I finally tracked down the major crashing bug that >> was >> causing problems MacSword's multithreaded-ness was wreaking havoc with >> the sword library. Which explains why it took so long to find, I made >> my interface code mutually exclusive and it works! Finally. >> >> The major new features are: >> Fixed major crashing bug >> Vastly improved startup times >> New search option — that allows you to search for Strong's numbers >> (cheers Troy -- just stuck with strongs numbers at the moment no >> interface concerns and the most useful) >> Improved rendering of verses on one line >> Drag and drop for bookmarks and find results, better supported >> >> Download and enjoy, this version is far more stable. This is a great >> release! I have also updated the source code online for those that are >> interested. >> >> God Bless, >> --Will >> www.macsword.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list >> sword-devel at crosswire.org >> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list > sword-devel at crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >


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Following my earlier long series on the paintings of Pierre Bonnard, and a brief look at those of Ker-Xavier Roussel, I seem to have accidentally started to look at the Nabis. Continuing this trend, this article and the next provide a short account of Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940), known to the group as Le Nabi Zouave.
Vuillard was born in 1868, in the town of Cuiseaux in eastern France, close to the border with Switzerland. His father was a retired Captain in the Army, which may have partly inspired his nickname. The Zouaves were crack infantry regiments first raised in North Africa, and before choosing to be an artist, Vuillard turned down a military career.
When he was ten years old, Vuillard and his family moved to Paris, and his father died six years later. His education was then funded by scholarship to the Lycée Condorcet, where he made…
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