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Have you ever wondered what good things have been accomplished so far because of your generous donation to the Blue Earth Community Foundation?
|Blue Earth Community Foundation
beautifies Blue Earth yet again
The Blue Earth Community Foundation has partnered with the Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District to create a new pollinator garden for downtown Blue Earth.
At the corner of South Main and East Sixth streets, a small plot of land has been growing green grass for a few summers now. Members of the BECF noticed the plot and made plans to create a rain garden at the location due to its heavy amount of rain it collected.
But, once Blue Earth's Main Street project was completed, the rain run off issue was resolved, giving way to an opportunity for a greater gardenscape.
Lill Robinson, pollinator park subcommittee member for BECF, says the small garden area will feature a few beautiful trees, including a maple tree, some decorative grasses, and plenty of pollinator flowers. The small space on Main Street is also going to feature a permeable paver path as well as some seating options.
Robinson says she, along with other members of the subcommittee have worked diligently with Michelle Wigern of SWCD to create a beautiful and useful landscape for the small Main Street Park.
The excavation and placement of the path will be completed by Schrader Enterprises of Wells.
The park is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2018. Robinson says the hope is to get the path completed this year, as well as tree stocks.
Flowers and trees that will be planted in the garden were actually courtesy of Blue Earth Landscape's leftover inventory after the closing of the business, which Robin son says saves the foundation quite a bit of money.
"We may even be able to sow the seed for our low mow, no mow turf, but that will be decided by the weather," said Robinson.
Courtesy of the Faribault County Register - November 2017
BECF Gala . . .
A night of fine dining
The Blue Earth Community Foundation Gala drew a big crowd on Saturday, April 22, at Riverside Town & Country Club. Three raffle prizes were given out, dinner was served and Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation representatives spoke. More than 100 tickets were sold for the event, which drew county-wide support and was meant as a thank-you event and fundraiser for the community.
- April 2017
Penny challenge happening now
Tim Penny will match one NEW donor's donation of $100, dollar-for-dollar to the Blue Earth Community Foundation. This is a great way to help your community and ...see it get a match up to $100.00.
New donor cannot have given to any fund under our foundations umbrella. People who have not given for three years to be non-donors and are eligible for this match. This o ffer is effective immediately and will expire on December 29, 2016.
If you are interested, please make your check out to Blue Earth Community Foundation, PO Box 390, Blue Earth, MN 56013.
The Blue Earth Community Foundation has only been in existence for three years, but has been able to accomplish quite a bit in that short time, including seed money for the Friends of the Library, commissioning the beautiful Downtown Mural, and serving as one of the non-profit partners of the recent Ag Center Parking Lot reconstruction.
- December 16, 2016
|A Giant Donation
The Blue Earth Community Foundation recently presented a $4,000 check to the Blue Earth Senior Center. The donation is earmarked toward the center's remodeling project. Pictured are representatives from the City of Blue Earth, the Senior Center and the Blue Earth Community Foundation - back row, left to right, City Administrator Tim Ibisch, Tom Juba, Chuck Frundt and Skip Schimek; front row, left to right, Marty Cassem, Lois Wiborg, Sue Cassens, Donna Sohn, Linda, Jahnke, Marily Stensland, Marty Sawyer and Lill Robinson.
- November 4, 2016
Dedication recently held for
Blue Earth's Downtown Mural,
"A Walk into the Future"
A great day was observed Oct. 15 during Blue Earth's Complete Street Fall Festival. BECF board members and the Blue Earth community celebrated the beautiful Downtown Mural Project, "A Walk into the Future" during its dedication. Several dignitaries including Tim Penny, president and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initative Foundation (SMIF) spoke to congratulate the Blue Earth Community Foundaiton on such a successful project. Steve DeLaitsch, the artist who designed/created the mural was also on hand to join in the festivities. Following the formal dedication a small reception was held at the Faribault County Register Professional Office Building.
- October 5, 2016
Holiday Community Appreciation being held Thursday, Dec. 10, 4-7 p.m.
Join us for a Holiday Community Appreciation on Thursday, Dec. 10, 5-7 p.m. at Ankeny's Coffee Shop (downtown Blue Earth). It's our way of thanking those who are intereted in contributing to the foundation and explain what our plans are for the future.
- December 2015
|Downtown Mural Project work continues
Work Day #1 for Steve DeLaitsch as he is seen giving Blue Earth Graphics a fresh coat of paint before he begins the mural design. This is a coop project of the BECF and the Kiwanis and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council.
- September 29, 2015
The Downtown Mural Project has officially begun
Tom Hennis and the STS Crew are power-washing the north wall of the mural site at Blue Earth Graphics.
Tom and artist Steve DeLaitsch are seen conferring on the project.
They're off to a fast, fabulous start —
BECF celebrates great first year with banquet, projects
The Blue Earth Community Foundation has been in existence for one year and they have a lot to celebrate. So, on Sunday night, April 26, the board of directors of the foundation held a thank you dinner for everyone who has contributed to the new organization.
"We are off to a good start," foundation president John Huisman said. "After just one year, we have raised about $130,000 for our endowment fund. And we want to thank everyone who has contributed." Huisman announced the foundation's very first grant was going to the new Friends of the Blue Earth Library group. He presented a check for $3,000 to Sue Ellingsen, chairman of the Friends of the Library on Sunday night at the dinner.
Foundation board member Lill Robinson also revealed an artist drawing of another of the foundation's first projects. "We have received a "Paint the Town" grant from the Valspar Paint Corporation to design and create a mural in downtown Blue Earth," Robinson said. "And we have hired an artist, Steve Delaitsch of Waseca, to create the mural." Delaitsch has created several murals in other towns such as Waseca and Owatonna, and also designs the artwork on tombstones for Blue Earth Monument. Robinson said the mural will go on the north wall of the Blue Earth Graphics building. "Steve is an amazing artist, and he has created a beautiful design for our mural," Robinson added.
The featured speaker at the dinner was Tim Penny, president and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF). Penny explained how SMIF works with communities in 20 southern Minnesota counties, specifically in the three areas of early childhood education, economic development and community investment/ community funds.
"We have partnered with 23 community funds, such as the Blue Earth Community Foundation," Penny explained. "We invest the funds, along with our own, at no fee to the communities." Because the $2.5 to $3 million in community funds are added to the $30 million SMIF has in its endowment fund, foundations like the one in Blue Earth see a very good return on their dollars, Penny said.
Over the past years, SMIF has made some significant investments in Faribault County, to the tune of $1.1 million. They have made 15 loans in the county, totaling $809,000 as well as 69 grants of $341,742.
Schools, libraries and child care organizations have been the major recipients of the financial assistance, as well as seven businesses in the county, including Simplified Ag Technology in Blue Earth and the Kee Kafe and Kiester Market, all in 2014.
Penny, a former U.S. Congressman, is a graduate of Kiester High School. The SMIF president praised the leaders of the new Blue Earth Community Foundation and said out of the seven keys to success for small towns, one of them is forming a community foundation.
"Another one is local leadership, people willing to step forward and give of their time, talent and money," Penny said. "And you have that here. I am sure you will meet your goals, and we are here to help you do it."
- Courtesy of the Faribault County Register, May 4, 2015
Improving the community —
Blue Earth Community Foundation wants to make things happen
What started years ago as the seed of an idea by a former mayor of Blue Earth has now blossomed into full reality.
And, it will soon be ready to bear fruit in the form of funding special projects in the city of Blue Earth.
The newly formed Blue Earth Community Foundation is off and running.
"Our vision is to better our community by connecting people who care with causes that matter," says the new foundation's president, John Huisman. "This is a way to give people meaningful gift-giving opportunities."
Huisman says just the way the Blue Earth Area Schools Foundation has raised thousands of dollars to fund items at the BEA schools, so will the community foundation work to fund special projects in the city of Blue Earth.
"We have partnered with the Southern Minnesota Initiative Fund (SMIF) for our foundation," Huisman says. "There are several benefits to doing this."
Those include having SMIF handle all the financial arrangements and they will train the new Blue Earth Community Foundation Board members.
"They also will be giving us $2,000 seed money and another $5,000 matching grant once we raise $10,000 ourselves," Huisman says. "I think we will be able to do that rather quickly."
In fact, the group will be holding a fundraising activity at the Ag Center in Blue Earth on June 14. SMIF president and CEO Tim Penny will be the guest speaker at the event.
SMIF is partners with 23 other communities in Southern Minnesota, helping them form community foundations. At the June 14 event, Penny will explain just how the foundation will work.
"We just signed the documents with SMIF on April 8," Huisman says. "We also just received our 501-3c tax status from the IRS. So we are now in full operation."
The idea to form a community foundation in Blue Earth was first expressed years ago by former mayor Rob Hammond.
"During my tenure as mayor we had two very generous donations to the city," Hammond recalls. "The money went to the city for a new park (Steinberg) and also to the new pool fund (Bell)."
But, Hammond says when donations are made to the city, issues can arise.
"And people can be nervous about donations to the city itself, because they fear the money could go towards operating expenses," Hammond says. "It is a lot easier and better if there can be a community fund – not connected to the city government."
Hammond worked with then city administrator Ben Martig and then chamber executive Shelly Greimann on trying to form a community foundation, but says "we stumbled along and failed to get the ball rolling."
In the year before he quit being mayor, Hammond says he made one more big push for the idea, and this time it took hold.
In fact, at the farewell "roast" of Mayor Hammond held in December of 2012, he insisted it be turned into the initial fundraiser for the as yet to be formed foundation.
"I have seen the success of other communities with their foundations, cities like Fairmont," Hammond says. "It can be of tremendous benefit to the town to raise funds to help the community. It is a way to look towards the future, and not just react to what is happening now." Foundation president Huisman agrees.
"We modeled our foundation after the one in Spring Valley," he says. "They have really done a terrific job there. We had a person from there come to one of our organizational meetings."
Huisman adds that it really was a 'no-brainer' to partner with SMIF due to that organization's expertise.
"They will form two funds for us," Huisman explains. "One is an endowment fund which we will try to continue to grow. The other is a general fund for specific projects."
Huisman says the gifts made to the city from Vera Steinberg and all the people who donated to the pool project are good examples of why the community foundation is needed.
"Some people are uncomfortable making a gift to a city, but want to give it to the community itself," he says. "And some people want to remain anonymous with their gifts – hard to do with city government."
He hopes people will want to give to the foundation either for the endowment fund or for the general fund.
"They can also designate the gift for a specific project, if they so desire," he says. Hammond agrees, saying the benefits of a foundation include its flexibility.
"This is a way we can reach out to those who love this community, whether they live here or not. Maybe they would love to have stayed here but change came and they had to leave. But, they still want to see it thrive and be better and continue to improve."
Huisman says the foundation is a perfect place for someone to leave a gift in their will or estate planning.
The new foundation has a 12 member board of directors.
Besides Huisman, Hammond is the vice president. Tom Juba is the treasurer and David Frundt is the secretary. Board members are Lill Robinson, Neil Eckles, Jack Heinitz, Deb McDonald, Chuck Frundt, Marty Sawyer, Skip Schimek and Lori Nauman.
"The board members will make the decisions about the foundation," Huisman says. "These will all be local decisions on what things to fund. But, anyone making a donation will be able to specify where the money should go – much like Vera Steinberg with starting the nature park."
Huisman says the hope is to raise the $10,000 in donations at the fundraiser on June 14.
"That will kick in the $5,000 gift from SMIF," he says. "And that will certainly get us off and running."
- Courtesy of the Faribault County Register Community Focus Magazine, April 2014
Valspar Award Grant AwardedThe Blue Earth Community Foundation and the Blue Earth Kiwanis Club recently were awarded a "Paint the Town/Art Walk" grant from the Valspar Coporation. A donation of 70 gallons of paint will be proatvided by Valspar to the two organizations who will choose an appropriate business wall to cree a large, colorful mural depicting the community. This will be one of the initial projects BECF will be working on, kicking off downtown beautification efforts.
John Huisman, BECF chairman, recently accepted the Valspar award at a Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) training session/luncheon held in Owatonna.


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At the end of the month, I have to take a two-day business trip: flying in early one morning, flying out the next day. This entails a total of about 8 hours air travel, plus plenty of sitting around in airports and on public transit. Since it's such a short trip, I'll want to pack very light, but I also want to have something to read on the plane. How should I reconcile these warring impulses?
What should I bring to read on the plane?
One of the giant books I'm already reading. It might be heavy, but at least I won't run out!
TWO giant books, just in case!
A bunch of these crumbling Christies I have; they're light and in such bad condition I can just abandon them when I'm done
Just bring a blank notebook, and write your own magical adventure!! (it will probably be lists of things to do when I get home)
Bring nothing, and throw myself on the mercy of the airport bookstore
Something compact that I already know I like
BOOKS ARE FOR THE WEAK; immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the airport instead
Something else (please elaborate in a comment)
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Setting the mobile Chrome toolbar colour
Ever browsed a website on your phone (in Chrome!) and noticed that the toolbar changed colour? If you've never noticed this, or never knew how it was done, it's actually so simple. All you have to do is add the following meta tag, with whatever colour you want.
Thank Google!
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It was a slippery morning that awaited the players. Could Stroud get back to winning ways and remove the bitter taste of defeat after the narrow loss vs Matson last week?
The visitors to Fromehall were our friends from Bredon Star. A team we had lost to last year so would be a tough challenge, but another opportunity to take a step forward against good opposition.
A heavy sticky pitch was going to put pay to fast attacking moves and quick changes of direction. As well as oodles of mud it was decorated with the feathery remains of a bird…possibly a left over from Sauce, Lucas and Jedd's night out at Stroud Goodwill evening on Friday. Was it KFC, a chicken kebab, or a turkey and stuffing roll they had opted for after 3 cans of soda? Either way no goodwill left for the bird involved. More on our avian friend later……
It was a day for forwards to stick the ball up their jumper Berry Hill style and run through and over, but not around, their opposite numbers.
Forwards: Stoner, Orgy, Lucas, Darion, Laurie, Sauce, Euan, Mr T
Backs: Hilly, Will, Dave, Keyan, Billy, Fin, Alex
Subs: Flash, Nibbler, Haydn, Jedd, Callum
Bredon kicked off and Sauce ran the ball back. Good clearout from Orgy and Darion gave clean ball to Hilly who launched an attacking move to the right through all the backs hands. Fin was eventually hauled down but more good play from the forwards gave the backs another attacking opportunity. This time Will went for the kick option and a slippy ball was knocked on by the Bredon full back. Stroud won the resulting scrum and ran right. Dave kicked for the try line but Bredon tracked back well and kicked themselves. Alex controlled the squirming ball and ran down the right wing. The resultant ruck was another opportunity for Lucas and Stoner to knock their opponents into next week. The ball came out left and Will quickly passed onto the rest of the backs giving Billy a chance to scamper down the left wing which he did to repeat his record of last week and score a try with his first touch of the ball. The kick was missed to keep the score at 5-0 but Stroud had started well, led by the forwards.
Bredon kicked off and Sauce was again leading the charge back with a bruising run. The next few phases were typified with ruck, good clear-out and smash-it-up the centre runs by Dave and Keyan. Bredon recovered another Dave gruber kick but knocked on in contact from a Stoner tackle. Mr T bravely dived on the ball to secure possession and setup some Rhino runs from Laurie and Euan. Bredon were up for the challenge though and forced their own turnover which gave their backs chance to shine. They ran out powerfully but Billy put in a great tackle that led to an injury stoppage. Bredon had a scrum restart and attacked left. Fin forced them out of play giving Stroud a lineout. Orgys perfect throw found the jumper and a driving maul gave Hilly good ball to launch the backs again. More quick hands with a perfectly timed offload from Alex to Billy gave Billy another gap down the left wing that he exploited and had enough time to run it under the posts as well for an easy conversion. 12-0 to Stroud. Rugby historian Lucas had pulled out his RFU Xmas Annual and was heard announcing that Billy was in line for a Guinness world record if he could score 4 tries in his first 2 games for a new team. Only Kiwi Jonah Lomu was ahead of him in the list of leading performers from a winger…..
Mr T caught the kick off and ran it back strongly. Sauce secured the ball by taking out the Bredon flanker who was threatening a turnover. The backs attacked again and Will kicked for the gap. Bredon ran it back well until Dave and Fin combined to tackle their big runner. Stroud won the turnover with Orgy snaffling the loose ball. Dave up the right wing threatened to score but Bredon were organised in defense and forced him to check back inside where he was chopped down. This set up a great position for the forwards and they did repeated Rhino calls with Euan, Mr T and Sauce all making good yardage. Stroud closed to within 5 metres of the try line so Hilly saw his chance. He donned his miners helmet, turned on the lamp, dug out the ball and dived for a gap leading underground – beneath 2 strong props framing the mine entrance…. Smash – the tunnel collapsed – just like a North Korean nuclear test. As the fallout settled Hilly spun to the ground and remembered team first mentality and set the ball back over personal body protection. No 9 was the shout. Lucas took the responsibility and did a Rhino call and was close to scoring but the ball squirmed loose and Bredon kicked clear. Finn caught the ball and Stroud attacked again. Now it was Laurie and Euan leading the attacking runs. More Bredon players got sucked into the rucks and this gave Keyan the chance to smash his way over the line for the 3rd try of the game. Good conversion gave Stroud a 19-0 lead.
Keyan was right back in action at the kickoff with a good run back. Mr T again dived on a loose ball at the ruck and this gave Finn an attacking opportunity. He swerved down the right wing at pace. As he got slowed up in contact he passed back inside to Keyan who was running a great supporting line. Bredon were still defending well though and managed to haul him down but it was all in vain as the ball popped out to Stoner who forced his way over the line in the right corner for a great team try and showing the need to support the runners at every opportunity. Kick from wide was missed but Stroud were now leading 24-0.
Hilly did the kickoff runback and Lucas again did the correct Rhino call and made good yardage. A few phases later and Luca took the 'A' ball at pace and smashed over halfway. Bredon were showing great character though with big tackles and combative rucks. They were rewarded with turnover ball and this gave them another chance to attack down the wings. First they came right. Then reset, ruck and go again. Back out to the left. They squeezed down the wing and Alex was waiting to unleash a try saving tackle but Bredon improvised and instead cleverly kicked over his head and chased down the bouncing ball and scored a well deserved try in the corner. The skill to do that at pace was immense and was just like watching our captain doing it to our opponents most weekends. A great kick from out wide closed the score to 24-7 and Bredon went into half time on a high.
Half time: Stroud 24 – 7 Bredon Star
Stroud kicked off and Bredon ran the ball back well but Jedd was waiting with a strong tackle that forced a turnover. Dave and Fin immediately saw it as an opportunity to attack back and were unlucky to be penalised for a forward pass. Bredon won their scrum and attacked right and left. A great move through 5 sets of hands nearly breached the Stroud defense but Flash managed to tackle the big Bredon winger and force him into touch. Bredon were on the ascendency and if they'd scored then it could have made the game very interesting. Stroud won their lineout with Jedd showing great jumping and catching skills. His passion for basketball was helping his Sunday rugby performances no end. Just don't use your tackling skills on the basketball players next match though….
The ball came out to Will and he kicked short over the upcoming defenders. Dave timed his run well to catch the ball. He was soon tackled but the ball was kept alive through Callum and Darion winning the ruck. Nibbler had a strong run on the wing. Next it was Stoners chance to pound through the opposition, followed by Laurie. The ball came out to the backs and Keyan called for a new special move – kick it for the line…. He wellyed it towards the try line and Dave was denied a try by a well positioned Bredon defender touching down first.
Bredon dropped out from the 22. Flash ran the ball back well. Then Darion took the ball on. Good rucking by Callum and Orgy gave Stoner and then Keyan the platform to smash forward for more yards. Stroud were camped on the line and instead of going the ground route with Rhino they took inspiration from the feathers and went airborne with Dave swallow diving into the corner over a desperate tackle and touched down just before his body crashed out of play. The kick was missed but Stroud had re-asserted themselves back into the game at 29-7.
Laurie took the kick off back. Then Darion made a good run. Bredon were tiring under the constant barrage of pounding runs. The ball came out to the left and Keyan turned it up field and scored a try under the posts that was easily converted for a 36-7 lead.
The next phase of the game was quite messy with teams trading runs, tackles, knock-ons and penalties. Haydn and Nibbler did well with their defensive duties and tackling the Bredon runners. Captain Will was leading by example and being quick to put the Bredon backs under pressure when they had attacking scrums or lineouts. Bredon were awarded a penalty and they kicked for touch but missed…..
…..An acrobatic Alex took inspiration from the bird feathers scattered across the pitch and launched himself into the air to keep the ball in play with an acrobatic catch and fly into the opponents half. Just like the poor pigeon that had come to grief courtesy of a fox, Alex too got taken out on the ground and was left to stick himself back together again. While Delia ran onto the pitch to attend to injuries Geoff also saw his opportunity and ran on the pitch to check the remains of the bird plumage and declare that it was in fact a Dodo, Emu or an Albatross and not a common old pigeon from Gloucester docks…. You can't doubt the integrity of these "spotters" – especially professional ones from WWT. It's not like I make any errors in my match reports……
Bredon won their lineout but Darion managed to rip the ball loose and run it back himself. Bredon managed to steal the ball back though in next phase. It was a game of pass-the-parcel though because as Bredon set up for another attack they ran into Keyan and he ripped the ball loose and ran under the posts (kick good) for a 43-7 lead.
The last passage of play was led by Nibbler who ran the kick off back well. Haydn and Lucas won the ruck. Flash passed quickly to Will. He then passed long to Mr T who was pretending to be a centre. He took the ball on and then showed backs prowess with a superb long pass option and found Dave who sprinted down the right wing and scored under the posts for the final try of the game (kick good).
Full time: Stroud 50 – 7 Bredon Star
Both teams formed tunnels and applauded each other off the pitch. Bredon had been a combative team and the score didn't do them justice for the way they played the game offensively and defensively. It was the strong performance from the Stroud forwards that had been the difference which gave the backs good attacking ball to use. And when the forwards kept it in-house with Rhino runs they had made big holes in the Bredon defense that the backs then exploited.
Parents and players then retreated to the clubhouse to enjoy lavish helpings of pasta and sausage. The gourmet option of pigeon, Dodo, albatross or emu was still in negotiation with Geoff so we all gave up, drank beer and went home to reflect on a good team performance.
We look forward to playing Bredon again later on in the season as they are a friendly club with good banter between players, coaches and parents. We even learnt a tip that their man-of-the-match is made to sweep the changing rooms – like that tradition. Their professionalism was displayed again as each player sporting club shirt and tie wolfed down his food and then made a bee-line to say thanks to their coach and ask for tips on how they could improve at training next time. Best of luck for the remainder of the season.


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I Got Lat Tag
When I was flying back to Kuala Lumpur from Labuan last week, I came across MAS's advertisement in the newspaper while reading it in flight. It was about the cartoonist Lat Tag which is going to be a competition for the tag holder. The tag can be claimed by Enrich members either new applicants or those who is already a member. So upon arrival at KLIA, I proceed to the Encrich counter and claim my tag.
There were four designs altogether and I chose the batik motif. But I wonder is why there no tag that depict the Malay soceity. There is Indian and Chinese culture while the other two design is of a durian and the batik.


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Here are so many applications for noise cancelling headphones that after a point you have to wonder why nobody thought of making them sooner. Sometimes it's the incessant chatter of your co-worker, sometimes it's the construction in the plot next door, and sometimes it's just people, in general.
Enter noise-cancelling headphones, which remove the sound of everything around you, so you can listen to your music at a lower (and safer) volume.
There are large variations in how well this effect is achieved, but even at their worse these headphones are still much better than a traditional pair of headphones in terms of keeping outside sound at bay.
The top picks for the best noise-cancelling headphones include devices that not only effectively eliminate the most amount of background noise, but also make your music sound pretty good in the process.
That said, sometimes the effect isn't completely perfect. They're less effective at cancelling out higher-pitched noises, but most of the high-end sets excel at dealing with low, consistent noises like the hum of a train or plane.
- Check out our guide to the best headphones overall.
How to buy noise-cancelling headphones
So what do you want to look for when looking for a pair of the best noise-cancelling headphones? Look for anything with the words "active noise-cancellation technology" on it.
You see, when it comes to noise-cancelling headphones, there are two types to look out for: active and passive. Passive means that when the headphones are pressed against your head and the sound is cut out in the process of closing your ears off to the world outside. It's not high-tech, it's just isolation.
Lots of headphones claim that this is some sort of advanced technique, but it's nothing more than a few layers of foam trying their darndest to keep sound out.
Active noise cancellation, on the other hand, involves some pretty interesting processes to cancel sound out. Along with the padding which passively blocks sound, microphones planted in the ear wells of headphones actively analyse the ambient noise level and reflect sound waves back into your ear that work to zap the outside noise. The goal is to hear nothing but the music, or whatever it is you're listening to.
Active noise cancelling headphones are more effective at what they do. The downside is that this noise cancellation requires batteries in order to function, so you'll have to keep them charged if you want to keep the noises of the outside world at bay.
Now that you know all that, you're ready to choose a set. Let's take a look at the best noise-cancelling headphones available, starting with a list of our top 10.
1. Sony WH-1000XM3
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 255g | Cable length: 1.2m | Frequency response: 4 Hz-40,000 Hz | Drivers: 40mm | Driver type: Dome | Sensitivity: 104.5 dB/mW | Impedance: 47 ohm | Battery life: 30 hours | Wireless range: 30 ft | NFC: Yes
Sony just updated its WH-1000XM3 wireless noise cancellation headphones with multiple microphones and a USB Type-C port. While these may seem to be minor tweaks, they do affect the overall listening experience. There are some design changes as well with the addition of copper accents. The headphones are powered by Sony's own QN1 chipset which just sets the next benchmark for audio quality.
Read the full review: Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Headphones review
2. Sony WH-1000XM2
Crystal clear noise-cancelling headphones
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 23g | Cable length: N/A | Frequency response: N/A | Drivers: N/A | Driver type: N/A | Sensitivity: N/A | Impedance: N/A | Battery life: 10 hours | Wireless range: 33 ft | NFC: Yes
The Sony WH-1000XM2 are a great pair of wireless headphones which offer excellent audio quality to the listeners. If battery life is one of the major factors that concerns you then fear not, the Sony WH-1000XM2 come with a powerful battery which can serve your needs for up to 30 hours. Yes, you heard it right. 30 hours of continuous playback time.
Apart from this, you will also get to experience hands-free calling which can be easily controlled using the touch panel given on the sides of the headphones.
Read the full review: Sony WH-1000XM2
3. Philips Fidelio NC1
Executive looks and great sound reproduction
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 191g | Cable length: 3.9 feet | Frequency response: 7-25,000Hz | Drivers: Two 1.5" Neodymium drivers | Driver type: Dynamic | Sensitivity: 107 dB | Impedance: 16 ohm | Battery life: 25+ hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: No
Philips presents an elegant noise-cancelling solution with its NC1. These on-ear headphones aren't wireless, but that's hardly a reason to knock them off. In the same price range as the Bose QuietComfort 25, the NC1s' are a more compact set that's high on comfort and battery life, making them perfect for the traveler on-the-go.
You get a lot for your money in this set. The box comes with the headphones, a hard case for storage and the headphones have a rechargeable battery that provides noise cancellation for close to 30 hours. The headphones come with a replaceable cable that's tangle proof.
The only thing to be aware of is that there may be some noise leakage to the people around you and that could prove to be an annoyance.
But best of all, the sound performance is extremely well-balanced and warm.
Read the full review: Philips Fidelio NC1
4. Bose QuietComfort 35
Bose has cut the wires off its flagship noise-cancellers with great success
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 308g | Cable length: 3.94 feet | Frequency response: N/A | Drivers: N/A | Driver type: N/A | Sensitivity: N/A | Impedance: N/A | Battery life: 20+ hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: Yes
They're a little more expensive then the Philips NC1, but the Bose QC35 headphones offer wireless connectivity, so you can be free from cabling as well as background noise.
They're also a much better sounding pair of headphones than Bose's previous (wired) attempt, the Bose QC25s, and their battery life is long enough for all but the longest of flights.
They also come with a cable in case you want to use them with a device that doesn't support Bluetooth.
The QC35s sit firmly at the premium end of the spectrum, but if you want the best noise-cancelling headphones available right now at any price then there are few out there that can compete.
Read the full review: Bose QuietComfort 35
5. Bose QuietComfort 25
Headphones fit for a king and an excellent value for all
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 308g | Cable length: 3.94 feet | Frequency response: N/A | Drivers: N/A | Driver type: N/A | Sensitivity: N/A | Impedance: N/A | Battery life: 20+ hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: Yes
If you want the same level of excellent noise-cancellation as the Bose QC35s but want to save a bit of money, consider the last-generation QC25s.
The biggest sacrifice you'll be making is wireless, but in our opinion the QC35s are also the much better sounding pair of headphones.
Nevertheless, the QC25s represent a great mid-range pick. You're getting a finely-tuned set of headphones that provide over 35 hours of very good noise-cancelling performance with one AAA battery.
Read the full review: Bose QuietComfort 25
6. Bowers and Wilkins PX wireless
Noise-cancelling headphones with a couple of tricks up their sleeve
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 335 grams | Frequency response: 10Hz - 20kHz | Drivers: 40mm | Driver type: Full range | Sensitivity: 111dB | Impedance: 22 Ohms | Battery life: 22 hours | Wireless range: 30 meters | NFC: No
Bowers and Wilkins may not be the most popular name when it comes to headphones, but their devices don't fail to impress.
They do their job of delivering decent sound quality but also come packed with extra features. For instance, they're capable of turning on or off on their own depending on whether on you're wearing them.
You won't have to switch them out any time soon either, since they come with a USB type-C charging port.
Coming back to the audio, it's decent but it's not perfect. It doesn't exhibit the same depth that's seen in flagship models from Bose or Sony. But, they're definitely worth a listen and their features make them a tempting purchase.
Read the full review: Bowers and Wilkins PX Wireless
7. AKG N60NC Wireless
Wireless noise-cancellation from the mid-range master
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 199.4g | Cable length: N/A | Frequency response: 10-22,000Hz | Drivers: N/A | Driver type: N/A | Sensitivity: 111dB SPL/V@1kHz | Impedance: 32 ohms | Battery life: 15 hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: No
Wireless headphones aren't always the cheapest pair to but, but the AKG N60NC do a pretty decent job of offering a mid-range product that's on level with premium models.
The combination of great sound quality, longer than average battery life and noise-cancellation that actually works, the AKG N60NC gives you bang for your buck.
The main hang up with this pair of headphones is the fact that it comes with a 2.5mm jack serving as a charging point as well as the link for a wired connection. In either case, a 3.5mm jack and a USB type-C port would've been preferred.
Read the full review: AKG N60NC Wireless
8. Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC
Noise-cancelling headphones with plenty of features
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 238g | Cable length: N/A | Frequency response: 18 - 22,000Hz | Drivers: N/A | Driver type: Dynamic | Sensitivity: 113dB SPL/V@1kHz | Impedance: 18 ohms | Battery life: 20 hours | Wireless range: N/A | NFC: Yes
The Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC provide a great audio experience to the users. In addition to this, they can also become your ideal travelling partner. Weighing 238g, the headphones are easy to carry and light, compared to their rivals. Despite stiff competition in this category, these headphones hold their own thanks to their pocket-friendly price tag.
These headphones aren't the best in appearance with the aluminium finish looking flimsy but that's also the primary reason that they're so lightweight. The bass isn't very strong and the fall in music quality is noticeable when the NoiseGuard mode is on. But then again, this isn't unusual for headphones using NoiseGuard. It's effective and does what it's supposed to do.
These headphones compare well with others and are optimal for frequent travelers.
Read the full review: Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC
9. Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2
Cheap(er) wireless noise-cancelling headphones
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 0.64 lbs (289g) | Cable length: N/A | Frequency response: N/A | Drivers: 40mm | Driver type: Dynamic | Sensitivity: N/A | Impedance: N/A | Battery life: 24 hours | Wireless range: 100 meters (330 feet) | NFC: No
If you're a frequent traveler then you're probably familiar with headphones that can't hold a charge, can't block out sound and for the most part, don't sound very good.
If you're tired of buying headphones like that, let us introduce you to the Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2, one of the few headphones on the market that can do all of the above and cost half as much as compared to one of the bigger names like Beats, Bose and Sony.
If we had to boil it down to its core, the BackBeat Pro 2 is an excellent travel headphone with incredible battery life, supreme comfort, the ability to pair two devices at once and, most importantly, good sound quality for the cost.
Read the full review: Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2
10. Samsung Level On Pro Wireless Headphones
Samsung crashes the wireless noise-cancelling party
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 318g | Cable length: 3.6 feet | Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz | Drivers: 40mm Dual-Layered Diaphragm | Driver type: Dynamic | Sensitivity: N/A | Impedance: N/A | Battery life: 8 hours | Wireless range: 30 meters (98ft) | NFC: Yes
The Samsung Level On Pro Wireless are one of the few headphones we've tested that feel like they're meant as a package deal for another device. Yes they'll work with every Bluetooth and 3.5mm jack-equipped handset on the market, but you're better off sticking to a Samsung device in order to squeeze every ounce of aural goodness from the UHQ audio codec.
It's one of the comfiest pair of cans on the market, and they're also much cheaper than a lot of the competition. If it had a better sound quality for the vast majority of cell phone users it would be an easy recommendation but, as it stands,it really makes the most sense at checkout when purchased alongside Samsung's Next Big Thing.
Read the full review: Samsung Level On Pro Wireless Headphones
11. Sennheiser PXC 550
Great sound quality and noise-cancellation, but at what cost?
Acoustic design: Closed | Weight: 227g | Cable length: 3.6 feet | Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz | Drivers: 40mm Dual-Layered Diaphragm | Driver type: Dynamic | Sensitivity: N/A | Impedance: N/A | Battery life: 8 hours | Wireless range: 30 meters (98ft) | NFC: Yes
The PXC 550's greatest strength is their sound. Other wireless noise-cancelling headphones might offer a better user interface or better noise-cancellation technology, but ultimately none of the above match up to the sound quality of these Sennheisers.
However, that said, there are a couple of irritations that prevent us from being able to fully and unreservedly recommend them, such as unresponsive touch controls. These annoyances aren't deal-breakers, but there are definitely other noise-cancelling headphones out there that don't suffer from the same issues.
Read the full review: Sennheiser PXC 550
We're constantly reviewing new noise-cancelling headphones, but let us know on Twitter if there is a set that you'd like us to take a look at.


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Universal Basic Income: A Capitalist Solution to the Evils of Capitalism?
Supporters of universal basic income (UBI) either entertain illusions in a palliative "from above" to the miseries of capitalism, or look for an impossible shortcut for organizing the working class.
August 07, 2018
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Universal basic income (UBI), a guaranteed, no-strings-attached basic income for the entire population, is presented as a progressive solution to the "end of work." But those who propose the UBI do one of two things. They either entertain illusions in a palliative "from above" for the miseries of the capitalist system, or they look for an impossible shortcut to the organizational challenges faced by the working class, the only social force that can overcome these miseries. In either case, any sense of realism is sadly lacking.
The "end of work" narrative
A widely held belief suggests that most jobs today are threatened by the so-called "fourth industrial revolution," which promises to extend robotics throughout production. Unlike previous waves of innovation, according to this line of thought, the fourth revolution will result in fewer replacement jobs. Yet in reality the number of workers exploited by capital around the world has grown as never before.
As Paula Bach points out, talk of the end of work is permeated with a fetishism of robotics. But in the conditions of today's capitalism's secular stagnation, the use of robotics does not produce sufficiently high rates of capital accumulation to warrant a real threat to most people's jobs. More generally, the idea that capitalism can impose generalized robotization clashes with capital's need to ever increasingly exploit the only source that sustains its profits—labor power.
While this supposed end of work has escaped serious analysis, the idea has gained strength that a UBI could secure an income for those who can no longer expect gainful employment. It is not a new idea. But what gives it a new sense of urgency and more adherents is that, as Paul Mason suggests, it could solve the problem of "the disappearance of work itself".
UBI proponents also assume that growing job insecurity and precarity, faced by a large proportion of the world's labor force, are irreversible. It is true that accessing formal employment, participating in the social security system, and so on, are unattainable for an increasing proportion of the working class. In Argentina, over half of those with a job suffer some form of job insecurity (jobs that are unregistered, based on self-employment, changas [temporary jobs] etc.), which has increased among young people and especially women. In some areas, underemployment, self-employment and changas coexist with the overworking of those with formal and informal employment. In Argentina today, a third of the economically active population works more than 45 hours a week. People are working more and earning less than they did decades ago. The length of today's workday is as long, or even longer, than it was 80 years ago, and in the United States, Germany and France it is being lengthened further. Contrary to what John Maynard Keynes imagined when he considered the economic possibilities of his grandchildren's generation, we are not even a fraction closer to 15-hour workweek than we were in the 1930s—even though labor productivity has multiplied threefold. But as Leo Panitch points out, such generalized job insecurity, seen as inescapable by those who propose a UBI, has much more to do with capital's advance against working-class gains than it does with supposedly irreversible changes in capitalism's material processes.
Thirty years ago, the most left-wing proponents of the UBI, Robert J. van der Veen and Philippe Van Parijs, considered it "A Capitalist Road to Communism."(1) But what proponents such as these see as UBI's "progressive" side is in fact a fatal error: taking for granted the premise of the end of work and sidestepping this problem by fighting not for socialism but for a UBI instead. To accept this idea is to accept that the working class has already lost half the battle.
Money for Nothing
Money here and now, because there is no time to wait for great social transformations—that is the slogan of UBI proponents. They want to give every person a sufficient income to acquire the essentials, whether or not they have a job, whether or not they want to work, with no strings attached. Such a decoupling of the income of citizens from the obligation to work seems to some to be the only viable alternative, in a world where the system of production discards growing numbers of the working class by the side of the road. A basic level of economic and social rights would be universally guaranteed—without the need to expropriate the means of production or storm the Winter Palace. Since the state already outlays quite considerable sums, which in some cases are comprehensive and unconditional, like the child allowance in Argentina (received by both employed and unemployed), what major roadblocks could stand in the way of taking one more step, however great, down the same path?
UBI proponents' certainty that it is within reach is reinforced by the growing number of experiments by public agencies and NGOs to test the effects of implementing a basic income. This has occurred even though there is a great abyss separating "progressive" proposals, meant to ensure a "dignified" income, and state practices that aim only to manage poverty without eliminating it.
It is no surprise, then, that Rutger Bregman called his book about the proposal for a UBI Utopia for Realists(2). This book systematizes the experiences from different times and places and also reviews the arguments for and against the UBI.
One of the main objectives of Bregman's book is to demystify the criticism that handing out money for nothing stimulates vagrancy. The author presents the conclusions of a pilot scheme implemented in 2009 in London by the Broadway Cares organization, which delivered 3,000 pounds to 13 homeless people. According to this study, in each case the aid "empowered" the beneficiaries. Utopia also presents the results of a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the performance of the Give Directly NGO, which collects money from donations and delivers it to beneficiaries in poor countries with no strings attached. This study shows a lasting increase in income (on average 38% higher than before the transfer) and an increase in assets and property, including homes (up 58%), as well as a 42% reduction in the number of days that children go hungry.
Other examples abound. According to Bregman, there are different programs based on cash transfers that reach 110 million families in 45 countries ("from Brazil to India, from Mexico to South Africa"), the overwhelming majority of which have been implemented in the last 20 years. Among these we can add the extension of the child allowance to those without formal employment in Argentina.
Focusing on the poorest sectors of society is of course not the same as implementing a UBI sufficient to lift everyone over the poverty line, regardless of their employment status, income and wealth. Bregman does refer to such an experiment that occurred from 1974 to 1978 in the Canadian town of Dauphin and its 13,000 inhabitants. This program secured a basic income for the entire population and ensured that no one fell below the poverty line. Thirty percent of the population (one family in four) received monthly payments that in today's currency amounted to $19,000 a year. With the arrival of a fiscally zealous government, the program was canceled without any investigation of the results. The analysis conducted by a researcher 30 years later, based on the program's impacts on health statistics compared with similar populations that did not receive this benefit, shows that it was a success.
There are currently trials that have been advertised as first steps toward a UBI in Canada, Holland, Scotland, Kenya and India. This proposal is even included in the program of the alliance between the Italian Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S—Five Star Movement) and the xenophobic Lega Nord (LN—Northern League), part of a program that also calls for large company tax reductions. In their current stage, these proposals focus on the poor and the unemployed, just like many of the experiments that Bregman refers to. They also continue to run into similar difficulties over time to survive. Finland announced a few months ago that its two-year program, which saw 2,000 unemployed people between 25 and 28 years old receive 560 euros a month tax-free, would end December 31. The reason for this lies quite simply in the fiscal austerity brought on by a declining economy, and it has nothing to do with the program's results, which, according to those behind it, can be assessed only after six years. The payment amount was also less than half of the 1,200 euros needed to avoid poverty in Finland. This fact shows that the proposals discussed by different nation-states are a long way from the social security paradise of free time without poverty that some leftists like to imagine.
This basic income thus aims to be nothing more than a palliative measure. In Argentina, we have seen this with the universal child allowance. Payments such as this alleviate the situation of the poorest sectors, but they still allow for the unequal distribution of income between capitalists and workers, which in Argentina has been slowly rising since the mid-1970s. It just allows this unequal income distribution to continue but with a bit less tension.(3) Such a basic income that comes "from above" as a public social security policy will hardly be universal. It will be focused only on low-income segments and will not even be basic, but set at levels below the poverty line. This is the only way that a basic income can be compatible with the continued exploitation of labor in the conditions that declining contemporary capitalism needs, especially in backward and dependent countries like Argentina, but also in the richest imperialist economies.
Basic income is a long way from being a progressive reform that ensures an income for all citizens. Public policies, caught between the demand for fiscal austerity and the need to contain discontent and make capitalism's continued social degradation somehow bearable, point only to a managed poverty, poverty that is held at bay through incomes to ensure that people survive conditions of misery.
As Michel Husson states, "Progressive partisans of an income of 1,000 euros per month may well serve as 'useful idiots' for the establishment of a universal income of 400 euros, for a final settlement that also advantageously reduces the operating costs of the welfare state."(4)
UBI or the Redistribution of Work Hours?
Tens years after the Great Recession, some have proclaimed that the world has turned a corner, even if the turbulence of more recent times discredits such claims. The capitalist class is making a new attack on working-class conditions, which it must do to increase accumulation. A key part of this are the labor and pension (counter) reforms being imposed around the world (from France to Brazil and Argentina). But UBI also has its part to play.
The proposal for a UBI shifts debate from the terrain of class conflict to that of the public policy and the citizenry, and this could be of great service to the capitalist class as it continues its attack on working-class conditions. After all, a dispute about the primary distribution of income always entails the danger that the exploited will question who controls social production and begin to organize. But if the debate is shifted to UBI, it becomes a question of secondary distribution, of income management, social security expenses and how citizens take part in all this.
Some on the Left defend UBI because it will supposedly "empower" the working class in its confrontation with capital. The logic is that an income that can cover the basic cost of living would give the labor force greater bargaining power over capital, since workers would have a credible "exit" strategy. This position is defended by, for example, David Calnitsky in the North American magazine Catalyst ("Debating Basic Income," no. 3).
It is an argument plagued with inconsistencies. All the efforts of capital in recent decades have aimed at producing job insecurity, fragmentation and labor flexibility. So is it really worth waiting for the government and the social security system to come up with a UBI proposal? Doing so would not be utopian but insane. This system has among its fundamental conditions of operation the permanent existence of a reserve army of labor—that is, a portion of the workforce that is unemployed and available not only to work during times of expansion but also to act as a battering ram that limits the aspirations of the rest of the working class. This reserve army allows capital's market mechanisms to operate with respect to salaries in a way that is favorable to it, limiting salary growth in boom times and easing capital's decline in times of crisis.
Of course, the argument of those who propose a basic "dignified" income is not that it will come from state generosity, but that it must be achieved through struggle. But as Alex Gourevitch and Lucas Stanczyk from the United States argue in Catalyst ("The Illusion of Basic Income," No. 4),
"There is consequently no prospect of the hoped for policy coming to pass until there is a working-class constituency that is organized and powerful enough to be able to extract it, in spite of the predictable resistance of superbly organized capital." Accepting the "end of work" and fighting for remuneration outside of employment does not bode well for a working class that aspires to become such a social force. If anything, it contributes to facilitating the new attacks of the ruling class. The "progressive" proponents of UBI are thus caught in a vicious circle.
UBI is not the shortcut to the policy of independent working-class organization that its progressive proponents imagine. Against these illusions, there is only one response to either neoliberal austerity or miserable handouts: the struggle to reduce the workweek to six hours a day, five days a week, and the redistribution of working hours among all those available to work.
Around the world, the workload for those who have a job is increasing, while unemployment and underemployment grow alongside it. Data from the United States show that, even though labor productivity has tripled from 1957 to today, the eight-hour day remains unchanged and businesses have found multiple ways to impose even more hours. In the last decades, the time dedicated to work has increased. The same goes for Europe, and even more so for many dependent countries that have joined the networks of transnational production. Far from being "natural," this is determined by capital's need to improve its appropriation of surplus value at the expense of labor power. What must be proposed, then, is a reduction of the workday by distributing the hours of work among all those who can work, without any loss in salary, thus guaranteeing all employed people an income based on the cost of living. This proposal aims to question the naturalness of the industrial reserve army. The conditions have been created for everyone to work fewer hours. But while capital is in power, this means that some must continue working as many hours as they did decades ago—or even more—while a growing part of the population is transformed into a "relative surplus population." Thus, what must be brought into question is the private monopoly over the means of production.
The IG Metall strike in Germany for the reduction of the working day earlier this year, in which hundreds of thousands of workers took part, showed that this is an idea that can penetrate deeply into important sectors of the working class (even if in this case the fight was called off by the union bureaucracy after it imposed the acceptance of a salary cut, and more hours of work for others, in exchange for a shorter working day).
What is standing in the way of sharing work hours among all those who want to work, which would decrease work hours? Why should there be exhausting workdays on the one hand, and unemployment and underemployment (with or without a UBI) on the other? Why can't we use technological advances to reduce the workday for the whole working class? Why do the workers who produce all the social wealth have to settle for fighting for a bit extra from the capitalist state while eight billionaires have the same wealth as 3.5 billion people?
If capitalism has created the possibilities of reducing the time necessary to ensure that socially necessary goods are produced, this can be carried out only by questioning the mechanisms of exploitation that sustain this mode of production. The only "realistic" thing to do is to fight to abolish the capitalist system. We must open the way to an organization of production that is no longer based on private profit but on serving the social needs of all.
Translation: Sean Robertson
This article was first published at Ideas de Izquierda (IdZ - Ideas of the Left) on July 1, 2018.
(1) "A Capitalist Road to Communism," Theory and Society 15 (5), 1986. This was written before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today, most of its proponents do not think of it as a way out of capitalism, but as a remedy to make capitalism, which is seen as inevitable, a bit more bearable. The most "audacious" suggest that it is part of a combination that will lead towards a "postcapitalism," although they don't make clear just what this "post" world will look like.
(2) Utopía para realistas. A favor de la renta básica universal, la semana laboral de 15 horas y un mundo sin fronteras (Utopia for realists. In favor of universal basic income, the 15-hour work week and a world without borders) (Barcelona: Salamandra, 2017).
(3) See Esteban Mercatante, La economía argentina en su laberinto: Lo que dejan doce años de kirchnerismo (The Argentine economy in its labyrinth: What twelve years of Kirchnerism has left behind) (Buenos Aires, IPS Editions, 2015), chap. 5.
(4) "Le monde merveilleux du revenu universel" ("The wonderful world of universal income"), Révolution Permanente (Permanent Revolution), March 1, 2017.
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Beginning Thursday, the eastern entrance to Niagara Falls State Park from the Robert Moses State Parkway and John B. Daly Boulevard will be closed to all traffic. Motorists will be directed to follow a posted detour directing traffic to Rainbow Boulevard. In addition, the John B. Daly Boulevard ramp to access the Robert Moses State Parkway toward Interstate190 will be closed. Motorists will be directed to follow a posted detour on Buffalo Avenue (Route 384). These closures will remain in effect until further notice.
Motorists are advised the Robert Moses State Parkway ramp to John B. Daly Boulevard toward downtown Niagara Falls will remain open to traffic.
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Mr. Vincent Higgs, the original owner of Abaco Tug and Transport in Marsh Harbour, explained how his company came to be. In the late eighties, he said that he invested in a tug company, then located on Green Turtle Cay because his son Laurence was working there. The company had been founded by Percy Pinder. When Mr. Pinder decided to sell the business, Mr. Higgs thought it was a logical move to buy it since the company offered good basis for improvement. Upon its purchase in 1995, the business was moved to its present location in Calcutta.
While looking at sea, you might see a blue and white tug boat, pushing or pulling a barge or going to the rescue of a boat in need. Abaco Tug & Transport owns three tug boats, two presently in operation and one being repaired.
Mr. Laurence Higgs, the owner / manager of Marsh Harbour Boat Yard, explained that the Boat Yard was created as an extension of Abaco Tug & Transport, some fourteen years ago.
"The resources were in place," he explained, "as we had an under-utilized property with old equipment used for marine construction. We were then able to acquire a hydraulic trailer to haul and block boats." It was the start of the successful Boat Yard presently in existence.
The next step was to order a boat lift able to hoist up to 85 ton and to customize it to fit the Moorings' catamarans. The lift can now haul up a boat up to 25ft wide.
Over the years, more services were added. The company now offers boat painting and mechanical work but storage has become the main source of income. As the demand for storage increased, the storage capability was expanded to accommodate twenty more boats for long term storage. Cradle storage has also helped minimize the possible damage of hurricanes. A marina was also created and the present forty slips will soon be increased by an extra sixteen.
Services that are not provided in- house, such as electronics and canvasses, can be sub-contracted, mentioned Mr. Higgs.
As their father retired, his two sons, Laurence and Jonathan, took over the management of both companies, with Jonathan running Abaco Tug & Transport and Laurence managing the Marsh Harbour Boat Yard.


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We're committed to getting a refreshed, slightly redesigned Library Gateway out there in time for returning students. Sometimes that feels like it is beginning of October, but then you remember that the Education students start in September, and we need to prepare teaching material. So it actually needs to be ready by August. <gulp>.
There are a few reasons why we're dissatisfied with the current Library Gateway (60 links!!), which effectively acts as our library website. There are a tone of interesting people writing useful and knowledgeable stuff about library websites and design at the moment, and we're hoping to capture some of that expertise in our refresh.
Initially, we've been looking at new tools, and revisiting tools that we've not used for a while. We've been doing a series of usability testing, based largely on the work that Matt Reidsma has carried out at Grand Valley State University. Usability testing is awesome! We've found out so much from the first few that we've done.
We're trying to follow Matthew's advice and do this monthly. We don't have people watching the tests as they happen, but we will present something at our next seminar. I think the chellenge here for us is to make sure that we make gradual, iterative changes, rather than a fully fledged redesign. Oh, and politics!
We've also been using Google Analytics and ClickTale. ClickTale allows us to see where people are clicking on the Gateway, and we use analytics primarily to see what tech people are using to get to the Gateway – operating system, screen resolution and browser type and version. This has been really useful recently. We need to migrate from the template we used for the initial version of the Gateway, and I have been exploring other options. I was quite far down the line in researching one option, when I realised that it wouldn't support IE6. Never mind! I thought. No one is really using IE6 anymore. Even Microsoft have a campaign to stop people using IE6! However, we're in a position where we simply can't ignore that some of our users are still on IE6, so have to make accommodations.
The University is also undergoing a brand refresh at the moment – so we'll have to accommodate that in the next version.
At the same time, we're also working on an updated version of re: Search, our online information literacy tool, and I need to update the mobile optimised version of the Library Gateway (it still lacks a "view desktop" mode and doesn't work on Windows phone 7 OS).


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Parting The Waters is authored by Jeanne Damoff. This is a great, heart-wrenching story about a family tragedy and the miraculous ripples that flowed from these events.
I was amazed at the openness of the author concerning her family's experiences. This is an in depth look at what a family goes through in times of tragedy and how God continues to work his purpose through tragedy.
This is also a book about miraculous healing. What medical doctors believe to be impossible, God turns to good for his own purpose.
In the end, in Parting The Waters, we have a family tragedy, God's provision and miraculous healing and how God used this tragedy to affect so many others.
This is a very good book. It will remind you that God is indeed in charge and that we need to lean on him through all of our struggles.
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Business formation isn't always about creating a brand new business. Sometimes, Business formation and planning is required when expanding a business or franchise into a new location where business regulations and legal matters may differ from those in its current location. In many cases, the new location will welcome a business that brings revenue and jobs, but owners and operators must still understand where liabilities and issues could hide.
Steak 'n Shake, which is known for its milkshakes and hamburgers across the country, is planning to open 10 locations in Maryland. The growth plans for the franchise begins with a single location opening in the fall. The restaurant plans to bring in 140 to 160 jobs.
Each restaurant costs around $3 million to open, says the franchise-rights owner for Maryland. He says that cost includes a $40,000 fee for each location that must be paid to the Steak 'n Shake franchise. It sounds like a large expense, but the location should pay for itself quickly. The franchise-owner says that the locations are projected to create revenues of $5 to $6 million each year.
According to the owner, the 10 restaurants that are currently planned are a stepping stone to bigger things. He says he hopes to own 22 Steak 'n Shake locations across the state by the year 2022. Not only are the plans good for the owner's success. He points out that the growing number of restaurants he opens will create additional jobs and revenues in various cities throughout the state.
Every business type has different challenges as they start out and later as they expand. From family businesses to franchises, the challenges can include legal issues, compliance with regulations and financing. Having a strong team of advisors can prevent trouble later on.
Source: Baltimore Business Journal, "Steak 'n Shake entering into Maryland with 10 planned locations" Brittany Cheng, Jul. 18, 2014


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Realtime cell phone GPS tracking of a fugitive for 7+ hours was not a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, following United States v. Skinner, 690 F.3d 772, 781 (6th Cir. 2012). United States v. Riley, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9900 (6th Cir. June 5, 2017):
This case calls upon us to clarify the rules by which police may seek to find miscreants: When a fugitive subject to an arrest warrant for armed robbery hides in a motel, may the government track his cell phone's GPS coordinates to locate and arrest him?
Yes, the district court held—and we affirm, holding that the government's detection of Montai Riley's whereabouts in this case, which included tracking Riley's real-time GPS location data for approximately seven hours preceding his arrest, did not amount to a Fourth Amendment search under our precedent in United States v. Skinner, 690 F.3d 772, 781 (6th Cir. 2012). The government used Riley's GPS location data to learn that Riley was hiding out at the Airport Inn in Memphis, Tennessee—but only after inquiring of the front-desk clerk did the government ascertain Riley's specific room number in order to arrest him. The GPS tracking thus provided no greater insight into Riley's whereabouts than what Riley exposed to public view as he traveled "along public thoroughfares," id. at 774, to the hotel lobby. Therefore, under Skinner, Riley has no reasonable expectation of privacy against such tracking, and the district court properly denied Riley's motion to suppress evidence found upon Riley's arrest.
techdirt: Sixth Circuit Appeals Court Latest To Say Real-Time Cellphone Location Tracking Not A Fourth Amendment Issue by Tim Cushing


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Since the technology has developed in the shape of cell phones, the new term of bullying has been introduced to as online bullying or cyber bullying. It is no longer limited on the roads, in school yards, university campuses and even not to street corners. Bullying can happen anywhere, even at home, on text messages, phone calls, and social media websites and on the contemporary instant messaging application along with the possibility of plenty of people's involvement. Online bullying is an illegal and unethical activity to do; its effects can be disastrous, leads a victim teens to depression, anxiety, fear, anger and sometimes to suicide.
What should teens do?
What is online bullying?
The online bullying means an activity done by someone by using the cell phone service or internet service and threatens you, humiliate you and used harsh and naked language online. It is opposite to the traditional bullying, online bullying doesn't need physical access to someone. It can be done through cell phone and on the internet by using the social media tools. Online bullies tease their victim all day long and night even at home victim cannot feel safe. Mostly young teens and kids become victims of online bullying.
Effects of online bullying on Teens:
When teens are online bullied, they hurt, angry, helpless, isolated, depressed and sometimes plenty of cases have been revealed on the news that most young teens do suicide when bullied. Some bullies don't reveal their identity and the victim teens and kids got so scared and refused to go outside without their parents even at their schools. Online bullies harass the young kids and teens by using cell phone and internet via social media platforms.
How should teen deal with the online bullying?
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Mission and vision
Slovak Lines´s corporate mission is to provide customer services of high quality, to approach actively to resolution of any customer needs, to face any challenges within bus and coach transport in Slovakia and abroad, as well as to increase efficiency and effectiveness of all activities performed in favour of fulfilment of common goals set by our shareholders, management and employees.
We want to be a dynamic, modern and reputable transport company with an increasing share in the transport market, ensuring constant customer satisfaction and performance improvement with respect to our environment and safety while delivering our services. Our corporate vision is to become the best company providing services of regional and domestic passenger road transport in Slovakia.
All our employees also follow our corporate values stated as Service – Activity – Performance.
We want to care about our customers. Travelling by bus or coach is not only a transportation service but it is also a way to our customer and his/her needs. We do our best to make your travelling more comfortable and more enjoyable. We want to be partners to our customers.
We keep our customers informed and work hard in order to know each other. We listen to your comments and suggestions, dealing with them actively. We improve our quality standards. We invest in new vehicles, prepare a new central bus station and implement new products. Change and development is what characterizes our work. We do not stand still, we just want to go forward. We want to lead the competition along with our customers.
Our 250 vehicles are operated by more then 340 professional drivers to serve our customers. Annualy we carry around 15 million passengers and run more than 15 million kilometres. Our high performance affects reduction of our transport costs and helps us keep a favourable fare level. We want to be efficient and effective because of you, our customers.


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Why do we need to sleep? What happens inside the human body while we sleep? How important is Sleep in our daily activities? Why do we dream and what is the meaning of dreams? These questions often leave us wanting to learn more about. These questions become of paramount importance when in today's society, we can see the quality and quantity of Sleep worsen.
However, while there is much uncertainty surrounding this particular topic, there is also much certainty. Nowadays, it is believed that reducing the number of sleep hours has consequences over the physical and mental health. Sleeping badly can be associated to an increased risk of hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, depression and other pathologies. On the other hand, lack of sleep is also responsible for work and traffic related accidents.
It is unquestionable that sleep plays an important role in balancing our physical, emotional and social development. So, the creation of this space for awareness, education and sharing of doubts regarding this subject is to be commended. I am sure that the blog "In Search of Lost Sleep" will help us to sleep more, to sleep better and to have sweet dreams.
My blessings to Professor Teresa Paiva,
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Build a more robust business for 2018 Whatever the eventual structure of the Brexit deal there's one thing for sure, Read More »January 10, 2018
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26th November 9.30am – 1.30pm Wombourne, Wolverhampton. Following the success of every seminar from the first one in July, the Read More »November 15, 2017
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Sunday 24th September 2017 10.00am to 1.00pm Wombourne, Wolverhampton 95% of the population at any one time are actually in Read More »September 9, 2017
'A Song For Lizzie' at Burton Town Hall.
Spirit of John Lennon helps music event in honour of newlywed cancer sufferer Lizzie Brown and husband Rob being held Read More »August 21, 2017
GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
Andy Hughes of Soapbox 65 Marketing has provided a pdf document which gives an overview of the new legislation which Read More »August 17, 2017
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Two young Melbourne tech entrepreneurs have tapped into one of the most potentially valuable markets in the online world – all because of their love of footy. Charles Noble and Bao-Minh Tran-Vo, both 27, are the creators of BigFooty Coach – the first AFL game to be available on Facebook


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- Date & Time:
12th December 2017 | 6.00 pm
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Baan Amata, 6th floor,Kromadit Building, New Petchburi Road, Bangkapi, HuayKwang, Bangkok
- Ticket Price: 500 baht
5.30 pm : Registration
6.00 pm : Dinner
7.00 pm : Talk
8.00 pm : Question & Answer followed by Networking Party
Dress Code: Smart Casual (Polite)
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PhotoRec is a free utility to recover data from damaged or formatted disk partitions, devices, flash memory media, SD cards, digital photo and video camera memory. Due to the File carver data recovery method, PhotoRec searches and recovers what other utilities overlook. The app ignores the file system and scans for deleted files by signature.
By the way, PhotoRec utility is part of several LiveCDs; so if you your OS is down, you can run it from a LiveCD and utilize PhotoRec during recovery process without installing Windows.
Which data types are recovered by PhotoRec
PhotoRec can find and restore deleted documents, images, archives – all in all about 500 file extensions. The range of file types is unlimited and an experienced user can create their own signature to scan for particular data types.
Note. PhotoRec is often mentioned as one of the best free recovery apps for video, images and photos. HowtoRecover provides lessons on how to recover using this app.
The application can be installed on DOS, Windows, Mac OS and other platforms, which makes it a universal solution for users. Windows has both console and graphic versions of PhotoRec. The package also includes TestDisk – partition recovery utility.
If you want PhotoRec to work without any restrictions (to have full access to media sources) it needs administrator rights.
Supported storage devices
PhotoRec works with the following systems: (ex)FAT, NTFS, ext2, 3, 4, HFS+. SSD, HDD and CD/DVD, memory cards such as Memory Stick, SD, etc., as well as USB flash drives. It also supports memory from Canon, Casio, Fujifilm, HP, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Pentax and other digital cameras.
How to use PhotoRec
Recovery options
In the available media list in the main window you can select the disk, medium and file volume.
Paranoid is a recovery method which retrieves only correct files and disregards the corrupted ones (the Keep corrupted files option enables saving all the found files with no exceptions).
The Expert mode allows you to change file system block size and the offset. It helps to find files on reformatted sectors and in other more technically tricky situations.
Scan options
In the PhotoRec main window the file type, if supported by the app, is specified (see above).
During the scanning process restrict file formats so you won't have to save the whole volume of data on the disk. PhotoRec recognizes formats by header perfectly well and skips it if the format was added to exceptions by the user.
There's another useful option – restriction of the search range enabling a user to narrow it down to not just hard drive or its sector but to unallocated space.
Save options
While saving files you need to define the destination drive.
Results can be filtered by extension, date and time, which speeds up the search of particular files for you to look through them. However, PhotoRec may fail to save metadata such as file name; a recovered image can miss the date taken. That's why filtering isn't always possible but if EXIF data doesn't get corrupted, these details are recoverable and you'll get your date and time.
Where to download PhotoRec
PhotoRec is part of the TestDisk software package. The archive can be downloaded for free here. The latest version is TestDisk & PhotoRec 7.1. No installation is needed.


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|The marine hydraulic cylinders are designed for use in the marine industry, ideal for the movement of open / close, rolling, swaying and walkways.
All models are made of stainless steel with screwed heads and are fully available for inspection.
Draghetti Marine Division as well as providing several standard models, manufactures cylinders of various shapes and sizes, even on customers specifications and with the possibility of internal transducer installation for position reading.


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Sacred geometrical Indian pattern with a bear icon. Geometric indian pattern and elements - AI, EPS 10, JPG ( 250 dpi). Separate elements are in lines - you can change thickness and a feather of an inking according to your desire.Ready patterns on the first 2 pages aren't edited.
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I really enjoyed it thank you very much – Martin and I both did. We have a feast waiting at home for this evening. I will remember to wear flat shoes and bring Tupperware next time – towards the end my feet were weighing me down.
Thank you – I will be telling everyone about Chez Gourmet – it's a great product and I love the fact that you are in tune with the environment and community. I have a couple of foodie friends / colleagues in the office who have been waiting for my feedback so I hope you will get more business as a result.
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Not sure where to post this since I am not selling/associated with any product/service in this post. It's more of a source than a review.
If you are like me, doing a lot of mods and searching home improvement and hardware store for a single m3 bolt. You'll find they have very limited supply, they are out of stock and when they are in stock, it cost $1 for 2 screws as 'specialty' hardware.
I ran across an unexpected source at my local Fry's Electronics and for $4.50! It comes with 300pcs m2, m3, m4 size nuts, bolts and washers. The real surprise is it comes from Velleman. They are philips screws (I prefer the allen wrench sockets) but there are plenty to keep you going for a while. They don't have them listed for sale on their site, but there are lots of distributors online. The link does show the exact parts list.
Now if I can find a similar deal for m3-25mm and 35mm bolts!
Hope this helps with your builds!


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The new Macon-Bibb County consolidated government was sworn in today.
The new Macon-Bibb County consolidated government was sworn in Tuesday, and quickly passed a long list of essential items in a ceremony and meeting lasting just an hour.
Mayor Robert Reichert and the eight commissioners took oaths from Judge Tilman Self; the ninth commission seat, for District 2, will be decided in a Jan. 14 election. For more coverage of this historic event go to:
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program in the executive branch of the American government, allows the children (who are not American citizens) of illegal aliens to legally reside and work in the the United States. According to data provided by the Pew Research Center, Hispanics (from Latin America) constitute approximately 98% of the participants in DACA. According to a report by "National Review", 72% of them have lived in the United States for 10 years.
While Hispanic illegal aliens were helping their children to illegally enjoy the privilege of living for 10+ years in the United States, many faceless and nameless children in, say, Vietnam were languishing in poverty and overall misery during the same 10+ years because their Vietnamese parents respect American laws and were waiting in line to enter the United States.
The ill-gotten privilege of living in this country for 10+ years is not enough for these Hispanics. They want even more preferential treatment. They now loudly demand a path to American citizenship, according to a report by Politico and a report by "The Washington Post". Yielding to this demand for preferential treatment, many politicians support legislation which gives American citizenship to Hispanic participants in DACA, according to a report by "The Economist".
Allowing the children of Hispanic illegal aliens to permanently stay in the United States is grossly unfair to Asians (and Europeans). Millions of impoverished people in Vietnam (and Eastern Europe), for example, want to bring their children to the United States but wait in line for years.
Hispanics cut in front of the immigration line, shoving Asians to the end of the line.
Furthermore, Hispanics receive preferential treatment via affirmative action (AA) in education and employment. According to a report by CNN, an American of Asian ancestry must score roughly 270 points higher than a Hispanic, on the Scholastic Aptitude Test, in order for the admissions committee (of Princeton University) to give the Asian equal consideration with the Hispanic.
Hispanics cut in front of the education line, shoving Asian-Americans to the end of the line.
Hispanics expect, demand, and receive preferential treatment from most politicians. Why are Hispanics so bigoted?
In New York City, the Specialized High School Institute (SHSI) prepares economically disadvantaged children to take the admissions test for entering specialized high schools (SHS) like the Bronx High School of Science. According to a report by the "New York Times" and a report by the "New York Post", the city government had prohibited the admission of Asian-Americans or European-Americans into SHSI in order to give preferential treatment to Africans and Hispanics. Assisted by a public-interest law firm, some Asian-American parents successfully used a lawsuit to force the government to open SHSI admissions to Asians and Europeans in 2008. Afterwards, Africans, Hispanics, and their political accomplices began scheming to reduce Asian and European enrollment in SHS, according to a report by the "New York Post".


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A collection of my writings from long ago to present day prompts. Thank you for stopping by.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Journal Junkie
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One of my favourite places to visit is a nice stationery store. Books, notebooks, journals, pens, sticky-notes, cards... mmmmm.... delicious fun. Not to mention all those writing utensils.ReplyDeleteReplies
Stationery stores are wonderful....:-)Delete
Love the photo in your header... it truly conveys the theme of your blog.ReplyDelete
I LOVE journals too and often make my own.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thats cool....I could never make my own...I am all thumbs! :-)Delete
Holy moly, girlReplyDelete
You're yer own library!
If i did that, i'd be in prison (jk)
I love music, but i need silence to write.Replies
I guess I do almost have my own library...your right. :-) and yes silence is helpful for me to....but believe me the library is not quiet these days. :-)Delete
Love your post. And yes, I like to write with a razorpoint pen on a yellow legal pad. It's funny how these things matter to us.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Magnolia....you are right those things do matter to us. :-)Delete
Just today I was in a store and looking at journals, but then I realized that (perhaps unfortunately) now most of my writing is done on the computer and I really don' need those wonderful and beautiful journals anymore. Sad, but true. I used to love them!ReplyDeleteReplies
You are right....none of us in bloggerland really need one....i just had so many before I ever started a blog. :-)Delete
ha. i like journals as well..and put them to good use...all my writing starts in one....my wife steals all my pens though...ReplyDeleteReplies
Pens are like lighters....people always seem to walk away with them...:-)Delete


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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- SAP SAP, +0.83% SAP, +0.07% Chief Executive Henning Kagermann said the software giant was able to lift 2005 forecasts on a combination of better underlying performance as well as a stronger dollar. In an interview with CNBC Europe television, Kagermann said margin improvement in 2006 and 2007 would come from less research and development investment. Though the business spending environment is better, he said average spending per client is lower. Kagermann added that the company sees new competitors rising from China and India, while taking the competitive threat from Oracle Corp. ORCL, +0.47% and Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +1.23% "seriously."
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Cote has been a professional musician for nearly 20 years, and has played with such musicians and ensembles as the Bernard Primeau Jazz Ensemble, Le Band and Alain Caron Big Band, The Orkestre of Lost , Guy Nadon and the band of the King of Drum, Montreal Jazz Big Band, Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, Lauraine Desmarais Big Band, Normand Guilbault, Vic Vogel Big Band Jazz , Felix Stussi and Ray Anderson, Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble, Denny Christianson Big Band , Jazz Lab, No Name Jazz Sextet , and the Jean-Nicolas Trottier Quartet and Big Band.
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27/09/2018 - 28/09/2018 All day
ELIXIR-EXCELERATE in collaboration with ELIXIR-IIB is pleased to announce a Train the Trainer (TtT) event. We will accept a maximum of 20 participants. Priority will be given to candidates from Elixir-IIB and ELIXIR nodes. Notifications of acceptance will be sent shortly after the application, which will remain open until we reach 20 participants. Fee There is no course attendance fee. The participants will need to bear their travel, hotel (if any) and meal costs. Candidates from ELIXIR nodes might apply for an ELIXIR Staff Exchange Programme Travel Grant when they fill their application form. Instructors Allegra Via (Training Coordinator Elixir-IIB, IBPM-CNR) Patricia Palagi (Training Coordinator Elixir-Switzerland, SIB)
Place: Italian National Research Council (CNR), p.le Aldo Moro 7, 00185 Roma, Italy
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