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"'Special Times' is a lovely, gentle, slow-moving piano album that will melt your worries away with the start of each piece.
Originally released in 2005, this was Jason's first official CD release. The new 2011 album has been completely remastered and contains a new track: "The Enchantment", as well as a cinematic mix of "Summer in Athens, OH". Track 11 "A New Beginning" has also been reworked, now as a straight piano solo. The CD sleeve design is also brand new, with fresh Springlike colors and family-themed imagery. The album has a similar feel to the instrumental piano music of the 1990s Wyndham Hill label, but with more classical nuances. Additionally, each piece on the album was composed using a cinematic approach, reminiscent of a film score, rather than all the tracks simply blending together as 'background music'. As a result, each track is its own entity, with a unique theme independent from the next.
Jason has the ability to constantly reinvent himself and create an entirely new sound that's refreshing and engaging. His enigmatic presence makes him an original in this day and age of copy-cats and one-hit wonders. Thanks to his well written pieces and inimitable stage presence, Jason is a breath of fresh air in a smog infested LA and for this, we can all have a big sigh of relief knowing Jason Farnham is an artist who respects and maintains his artistic integrity, continuing to push boundaries and find a voice that is unique and a feverish delight to the ears of music enthusiasts everywhere."
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Doryn recently did something I have wanted to do for awhile now, she took classes at Jemma Kidd Make Up School. Since I won't be able to make it to London in the near future, playing with Jemma Kidd Make Up School products will do for now.
I have to admit, I was impressed with this product's packaging. It suggests how to apply the colors by labeling them as highlight, accent, define and mid shades. If nothing else, Jemma seems to want to ensure her customers are educated, this guide and her line's name says it all. The Eye Wardrobe Eyeshadow Quartets come in 5 different shades, each quartet features carefully selected shades that can help you easily change your look from day to night. I tried this product in Plum and was happy to find it could do more than just give me a gorgeous smokey eye, I have been using the mid and highlighting colors quite a bit for a neutral look. When put to the test, this eyeshadow blends very well and has everything I love in an eyeshadow: texture, pigmentation and lasting power.
I have been having fun playing with the other products from Jemma's line like the Contour & Flush Creme Blush Duo and the Eye Define Stay Put Eye Liner. These reviews are coming soon but in the meantime, those of us in the US can find these products at Neiman Marcus.


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The Stochastic Oscillator is one of the most popular indicators among the array of technical analysis tools
Rule of thumb
The main line of the Stochastic oscillator is marked as %K, and the signal line is labelled %D
One of the methods of interpretation assumes that a bullish signal is generated, once the oscillator line %K crosses the signal line %D from below – consequently bearish interpretation would be assigned to the crossing of the %D line from above
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The Stochastic Oscillator was created by dr. George C. Lane, and it reflects the current market speed in respect to price action in the past. It compares the current market price with extreme levels observed in a recent period.
The Stochastic oscillator values are standardised in a way that always assumes values in the range of 0 and 100. Its construction also includes a signal line, a simple moving average of the main indicator.
As the most important signals provided by the Stochastic oscillator are considered divergences with a market price, where the Stochastic is assumed to act as a leading indicator. Moreover, the oscillator moves within a fixed range, and the interpretation may include the identification of overbought/oversold market conditions. Typically, as key levels in this respect, values 20 and 80 are assumed.
Signals of trend reversal occur where an indicator is increasing from values below 20 – bullish trend reversal - or decreasing from values above 80 – bearish trend reversal.
How to use it with MetaTrader 5:
- Select a chart where the Stochastic Oscillator should be added.
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The label I'm co-signed to is starting a Live Podcast starting this Thursday on Mixlr. It occurred to me to ask and see if anyone would be interested in having their track played, during my 2hr set or maybe being the host for a future episode.
Every week we will have a different DJ from somewhere in the world. Broadcasting from 10PM-12PM CET / 4PM-6PM EST (do the math if you live in a different time zone).
If you're interested in an opportunity to spin for us for a future episode; send a soundcloud link of a 30min-1hr mix with your DJ name, Genre (optional) and titled Mix eg. "Alestry-Deep/Minimal-Mix" to the email below.
If you're interested in having your track played for this Thursday's upcoming Podcast; send a private soundcloud link to the email below with your DJ/Producer name, Genre and titled Promo eg. "Alestry-Techno-Promo"
Send Promo's and Mix's to:
Oblivio Records Facebook
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Two days of kiln firings/openings, seminars
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new exhibition space at the Whichford Pottery.
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Guy Garvey releasing debut solo LP Courting The Squall
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- 16 September 2015
Guy Garvey is launching a solo career and is gearing up to release his debut LP 'Courting The Squall' in October
Guy Garvey is releasing his debut solo LP 'Courting The Squall'.
The Elbow frontman has taken time away from his bandmates - Craig Potter, Richard Jupp, Mark Potter, Pete Turner - to write an LP entirely himself with the help of his "favourite" musicians outside of his group.
He said: "Elbow graciously gave me some time to write a solo album. I've wanted to try for years and I'm really proud of it. 'Solo' because I wrote everything but I was far from alone. I invited my favourite players outside of Elbow (many of them also my favourite people) and we moved fast, drank a lot and had what can only be described as a massive laugh along the way."
The 41-year-old Mancunian loves fronting Elbow but admitted he would like to be the "boss" for a while.
He added: "I love being in the honest and even-handed democracy that is Elbow, but I fancy being the boss for a bit, so I'm going to do a side-project. It will either be great, and a right laugh, or a disaster, and a right laugh. I don't know what to call it. I don't like the term 'solo project', because it won't be that - I'll be inviting friends to play on it. I'll let the name pick itself as it progresses."
'Courting The Squall' features members of I Am Kloot and The Whip and will be released on October 30.
Guy will head out on a small run of UK tour dates in support of his solo effort.
Guy Garvey's December UK tour dates:
Tue December 01 2015 - LONDON O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Wed December 02 2015 - LONDON O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Fri December 04 2015 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Sat December 05 2015 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
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A practice that helps you understand what it means to not resist your life, but to build a mind that loves regardless of what is going on. Move away from getting lost in "what if" and learn to appreciate and accept things are they are.
Boost empathy and self love in this guided loving kindness practice.
Start your day with a strong intention in order to live a life you feel good about.
A meditation using the breath as a healing force to focus and channel strong emotions.


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King Louie & Baby James CDs - Recorded live at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival and @ Jimmy Mak's
Live At the Waterfront Blues Festival, recorded at King Louie & Baby James' third gig together, captures an electrifying, soulful, and spontaneous performance before a large, enthusiastic crowd. The Oregonian's CD review, written by Marty Hughley, bore the headline, "Come and Get It." Hughley knows his music; you might want to heed his advice!
Around the World, recorded at Jimmy Mak's (Portland, Oregon's top blues/jazz nightclub), captures the band in a more intimate atmosphere, with Sweet Baby James at his soulful, humorous best! As The Oregonian's Marty Hughley wrote in the liner notes, "Travel around the world and you won't find many musical experiences that can make you feel like this!"


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Ornaments Of Sin has been created in june 2001 by Svardath (Guitar, bass) and
Wolfnacht (Lyrics & Vocals).
One song were recorded during the summer 2001 Anno Bastardi, with the help of Arnorth from band Helgrindr, as session drummer. The song « de Cendres et dOs Cramés » is appearing on the compilation entitled French Integrist Black Metal with Elite bands like, Malesanctus, Griffar, Black Dementia, Kristallnacht, Seigneur Voland, Helgrindr & Blessed In Sin, ltd in a 300 handnumbered Cdr Version. This one were produced by Wolfnacht
Ornaments Of Sin is now working on new material to record a Mcd wich contains probably 3 new songs, the song from the compilation an perhaps a Burzum cover called War.
We are also working on another Cover for an Official Tribute Compilation to Graveland the song is Black Metal War from the album Thousand Swords.
The band evolves in a raw & grim, fast Black Metal style the lyrics are written in French for the first title and will be also written in English & German for the next ones
Ornaments Of Sin spreads through his lyrics & music philosophical & misanthropic ideologies about Elitism & War


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As of Thursday, November 10, 2016
The inaugural ComplexCon event in Long Beach, Calif., mixed fashion trade-show exhibition business with comic-convention fandom during its Nov. 5–6 run, when the novel arrangement made some of the event's vendors wonder if this angle on a trade show could turn into a new revenue center.
It took place at the Long Beach Convention Center, where an estimated 25,000 people bought tickets, which started at $45, to shop the booths of streetwear and high-end sneaker brands, view art, and dine at food trucks, along with catching hip-hop acts and listening to speakers on panels discussing everything from fashion to music, political activism to education.
Prominent and emerging fashion brands took booth space, which ranged from major productions resembling department store windows to simple 10-by-10 booths. Vendors included Nike, Adidas, G-Star, Undefeated, Alpha Industries, Billionaire Boys Club, Staple Pigeon and Surf Is Dead. Retailers such as Pacific Sunwear of California and Urban Outfitters also produced pop-up shops at the event. Musician and fashion influencer Pharrell Williams unveiled his Elwood X25 Collection for G-Star at the show. ComplexCon events took up the entire space of the convention center, show producers said.
Since it was the first run of an event with a unique arrangement, no one knew what to expect or how much inventory to take, many vendors said.
"We don't have anything left," said Matt Waterman, director of Champion Athletics, who was displaying the Spring 2017 looks of the Champion Life brand at ComplexCon. "We could have sold a lot more."
Flagship Agency's Chris Josol represented Surf Is Dead at ComplexCon. "No one questions if it is too expensive," he said of the crowd. The brand was selling $60 T-shirts and $120 jackets.
Many vendors said the event promoted a direct-to-consumer style of business.
"The people engage with the brands. The brands engage with the people," Champion Life's Manny Martinez said. He also noted that nationally known specialty retailers and boutique retailers also visited the booth, and they got to view the brand's new looks in a space patronized by consumers.
Another vendor, Adam Ahdoot of Flagship Agency, said that the show's crowds were a sign that trade shows should pay more attention to consumer business.
"The smartest thing to do is to create a day that is open to the public and engage with your end consumer and bring them into the experience instead of pushing them farther away," Ahdoot said.
Michael Mente, a cofounder of the e-commerce emporium Revolve, walked ComplexCon to see how it could possibly affect retailers. He thought retailers had to think through how they would work at such a unique show.
"As a retailer, you can represent a lot of other brands well, but you have to make sure that you represent your brand well," he said.
Reed Pop, a comic convention–producing division of Reed Exhibitions, put together ComplexCon with Complex, a media platform that runs a print magazine, social media and YouTube channels. Complex was founded by Marc Ecko, who also is well known to fashion people as the founder of Ecko Unltd. Aaron Levant, founder of the Agenda trade show, which is owned by Reed, helped create the show. Axis, a women's trade show created by Agenda, produced a sub-show at ComplexCon.
"This is Art Basel, Agenda and TED," Levant said of the mix of art fair, fashion trade show and panels. He said that the success of ComplexCon would not affect Agenda and that Agenda would remain an event that is open to the trade only. Agenda is an event that runs biannually in Long Beach, Las Vegas and on the East Coast.
Hip-hop performers and dance DJs also took up a huge chunk of the audience's attention. Veteran rapper Snoop Dogg performed at the event on the night of Nov. 6. Grammy award–winning DJ Scrillex headlined ComplexCon's concert on Nov. 5. Hip-hop acts and DJs also performed on the show floors at ComplexCon.
Long lines of art fans queued up for a meet and greet with contemporary artist Takashi Murakami at ComplexCon. The Japanese artist has curated gallery shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and is well known to fashion people for collaborations with Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton.
During the show, Ecko led a panel called "The Future of Our Schools: An Urgency for Change." Laurene Powell Jobs, the wife of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, spoke on the panel along with personalities Vince Staples, Pusha T, Russlyn Ali, Jesse Williams and Hill Harpor.


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(CBS News) Renowned Chef Norman Van Aken is known internationally as "the founding father of new world cuisine" for his celebration of Latin, Caribbean, Asian, African and American flavors.
He also introduced the concept of "fusion" to the culinary world. He is the chef and director of restaurants at the Miami Culinary Institute (including Tuyo), and chef-owner of the fine dining restaurant Norman's at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando in Grande Lakes, Fla.
In 2006 at Madrid Fusion, Spain's annual international gastronomy summit, Van Aken was honored with Alice Waters, Paul Prudhomme and Mark Miller as a "founder of the new American cuisine." Van Aken has written four books: "Feast of Sunlight," "The Exotic Fruit Book," "Norman's New World Cuisine," and "New World Kitchen." His fifth, "My Key West Kitchen," was published in 2012.
He stopped by "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to serve up several recipes, including his ultimate dish: shrimp anato.
Special section: Food and Wine
Shrimp anato with cumin-lime butter
Serves 4
Annatto oil
1 teaspoon annatto seeds
1/2 cup pure olive oil
Cumin-lime butter
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon toasted and ground cumin seeds
1 shallot, sliced
4 black peppercorns, bruised
1 bay leaf, broken
1/4 cup heavy cream
5 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, cold
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons annatto oil (above)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1/2 to 1 serrano chile, stemmed, seeded and minced
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
24 shrimp (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled and deveined
3/4 cup fresh orange juice
1 1/2 cups smokey oven-roasted tomatoes
1. Place the annatto seeds in a clean, dry saucepan and toast over medium-high heat until the seeds are quite warm.
2. Add the olive oil, and when it starts to simmer, remove the pan from the heat and let the oil cool.
3. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve and set the oil aside until needed. It can also be made a week in advance and stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
4. In a heavy-bottomed nonreactive saucepan, combine the orange juice, lime juice, cumin seeds, shallot, peppercorns and bay leaf and reduce over medium-high heat until the mixture becomes light and syrupy, 8 to 10 minutes.
5. Stir in the cream and bring to a boil, letting it reduce just a bit.
6. Whisk in the butter and season with salt and pepper. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and keep warm until needed.
7. Heat a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat.
8. Add the annatto oil and butter and swirl.
9. Stir in the shallot, serrano chile and garlic.
10. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the shallots are softened and lightly golden.
11. Add the shrimp and stir, season with salt and pepper, and cook, turning from time to time to cook evenly. When the shrimp are cooked through, add the orange juice.
12. Using tongs transfer the shrimp one by one to a large bowl and keep warm. Reduce the juice to a syrupy consistency. Pour the reduced liquid through a fine strainer and drizzle it over the finished plate when ready to serve.
13. Dice the smokey tomatoes and place them on a platter in a 350 degrees oven to warm them up.
14. Spoon the warm cumin-lime butter onto 4 warm plates.
15. Distribute the shrimp on top of that and drizzle the warm annatto oil on top of the shrimp for added flavor.
16. Scatter the smoked tomatoes around the shrimp and serve immediately.
Smokey oven-roasted tomatoes
Makes 3 cups
2 1/2 pounds ripe, in-season tomatoes, sliced in half and deseeded
1 tablespoon smoked pimentón
1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
2 1/2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar, for drizzling
1. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
2. Arrange the tomato slices, cut side up, on the prepared pan.
3. In a small bowl, stir together the pimentón, salt and pepper.
4. Season the cut sides of the tomatoes evenly with the spice rub. '
5. Drizzle with the oil and vinegar and roast in the oven until the tomato skins begin to pull away from the tomatoes, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the tomatoes from the oven and let cool.
6. When cool enough to handle, peel away the tomato skins and discard.
7. Smokey tomatoes can be chopped or blended, depending on how you intend to use them. Use immediately or transfer to several airtight containers or zip-tight plastic bags and refrigerate for up to two week or freeze up to three months
Spinach salad
Serves 4 to 6
Piquant dressing
2 cups ketchup
2 cups pure olive oil
1 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup tarragon vinegar
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon Dijon or Creole mustard
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon paprika
1/2 sweet Vidalia onion, diced
6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
Spiced pecans
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon hot paprika
1 teaspoon chile molido or pure red chile powder
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg white
1/4 cup sorghum (or maple) syrup
1 pound raw pecan halves
Spinach salad
6 cups spinach leaves, washed and stems trimmed
1 cup fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbled
1 cup croutons
1. Preheat the oven to 315 degrees.
2. Make the dressing: in a medium bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients except the eggs. Fold in the eggs and set aside. You'll have more than enough for this salad so save some in the refrigerator for another day.
3. Make the spiced pecans: in a small bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients for the spiced pecans in a bowl.
4. In a large bowl, whisk the egg white and maple syrup to loosen the egg white. Toss the pecans in the mixture. Add the dry ingredients and toss until all of the pecans are evenly coated.
5. Spread the pecans out on a sheet pan and roast them, stirring and turning intermittently, until toasted and somewhat dry, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool for 1 to 2 hours, until they become crunchy.
6. Make the spinach salad: in a large bowl, toss the spinach leaves with the dressing, as desired. Toss with the spiced pecans, basil, blue cheese and croutons and serve.
Ingredient note: look for Maytag blue cheese out of Iowa or Asher Blue from sweet grass dairy in Thomasville, Georgia.
They are not salty and appeal to a broad range of tastes.


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This German-based company has produced black fortune cookies that contain brutally honest, and sometimes downright depressing, messages. For instance, one reads, "Things will get better. Sometime. Maybe."
The packaging features scratchy black and white illustrations of evil teddy bears and black cats, all to reflect the gothic theme and dark humor.
The cookies come in both English and German, and can be purchased here. [via If it's hip, it's here, images via Pechkeks via design taxi]


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Commercial & Industrial Markets
G&W Electric has been serving the commercial and industrial markets for many years. G&W can work together with the design engineers or with outside contractors and consultants to help determine the best solution to meet the needs for reliable power. Whether the project requires underground electrical switchgear or overhead reclosers; a facility expansion or system upgrade; manual, automatic transfer switch or distribution automation system, G&W can provide a customized solution to meet your requirements.


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|Gamers vs Soldiers event next thursday!
|Written by widow.nl
|Tuesday, 26 October 2010
This thursday, october 28th, Sahrani-Radio and the Royal Dutch Army organize an event called: Gamers vs Soldiers. This evening, gamers and members of the Royal Dutch Army (KL) will meat each other in a virtual combat environment called VBS2. The Royal Dutch Army use this 'virtual battle space' to train theyr personnell when going on missions to Afghanistan etc. VBS2 is the professional version of ArmA2 (Armed Assault 2).
I'll be attending this event as a member of Tangodown.nl. Also attending this event are members of the Project Reality team.
Watch the trailer created by Jerry Hopper for this upcoming event below:
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The following describes how to configure HORTICOPIA® Professional to use a Microsoft SQL Server (2005 or 2008) located on a different computer:
If you are running Version 5.0.450 of HORTICOPIA® Professional, or later and the host computer does not have an SQL Server instance named SQLEXPRESS or HORTPROSQL:
Open the Horticopia Control Panel
On the General tab, check Reinitialize SQL Connection
Click on OK
Start HORTICOPIA® Professional.
You will be prompted to enter information about the remote SQL Server.
If the above conditions do not apply:1. First, install the HORTICOPIA® Professional software. It's not necessary to have an SQL Server accessible at this time. 2. Run the HORTICOPIA® Professional software so it performs its initialization. It will then fail when attempting to establish a connection to the SQL Server. 3. Open the Horticopia Data folder. The default location would be C:\Horticopia\Horticopia Data. You can also open the Horticopia Control panel (Start, All Program, Horticopia Pro V, Horticopia Control Panel.) Click on the Setup tab and then "Open Horticopia Data folder". 4. Copy the files ..\Horticopia Data\Data\HortData.mdf and ..\Horticopia Data\Data\HortData_log.ldf to a folder on the computer running the SQL Server. 5. Open the ..\Horticopia Data\Horticopia.ini file 6. Modify the SQLConnect= line so that Data Source=SQLServer\InstanceName substituting your server and instance names 7. Modify the dbPath= line so it points to the directory address local to the SQL Server computer. If, for example, the target folder for the database file (Step 4) is D:\HortDatabase, then this line should readdbpath= D:\HortDatabase\ 8. Save the Horticopia.ini file.
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PHDM Company Overview
Founded in Harrow in 1978, PHD Mechanical specialises in gas, heating and plumbing while providing design, installation, maintenance and repair services. The company serves both domestic and commercial customers all over London and the surrounding regions.
Our highly trained team are committed to providing you the best service for an affordable price, and are available on a 24/7 emergency basis. Our expertise extend beyond basic repairs and installations as we also cover refrigeration, electrical and remodelling needs as part of our additional building services.
PHD Mechanical has a strong base in bid market projects, negotiated projects as well as commercial/industrial service and maintenance agreements. The company is well thought of by the area's contractors, architects and engineers.
Our Guarantee
Our skilled professionals not only guarantee an impeccable service for all of your boiler breakdown, plumbing and other home necessities, but a genuine interest in our customers' wellbeing. Along with our technical knowledge, we are committed to helping you find the best alternatives for your budget and lifestyle, and we do everything we can to ensure that you are satisfied with our service. Our state of the art network computer system enables us to maintain a smooth, efficient database so we can keep track of our progress and implement ideas effectively.
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Environmental Justice Atlas
Amboseli National Park; downgrading to a game reserve, Kenya
Bedford Biofuels Jatropha, Tana Delta, Kenya
Biofuels plantation farming in Dakatcha, Kenya
Coal Power Plant in Lamu, Kenya
Dakatcha Woodland biofuel project, Kenya
Dandora Landfill in Nairobi, Kenya
Developments along the shores of Lake Elementaita, Kenya
Enchroachment on Mau Forests Complex, Kenya
Exploration of Oil in Block 10BB and Block 13T, Turkana, Kenya
Floriculture on Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Invasive species in Lake Victoria, Kenya
Lake Bogoria Game Reserve evicts Endorois communities, Kenya
Lake Turkana Project in Indigenous Territories, Kenya
Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, Kenya
Lamu Cordisons Wind Power Project, Kenya
Lamu Port and related infrastructure, Kenya
Mining of Rare Earths and Niobium in Mrima Hill, Kwale, Kenya
Nairobi National Park and Southern bypass, Kenya
Nandi Forest Multipurpose Dam on Yalas river, Kenya
Offshore sea sand harvest in Kwale district, south of Mombasa, Kenya
Oil and Gas Exploration in Block L6, Lamu and Tana Delta Districts, Kenya
Oil seed farming project in Tana River Delta, Kenya
Proposed High Grand Falls Multipurpose Dam, Kenya
Proposed Mega Dam on River Ewaso Ng'iro, Kenya
Sand mining and related violence in Makueni County, Kenya
Standard Gauge Railway Project Phase 1 Mombasa to Nairobi, Kenya
Standard Gauge Railway Project Phase 2A Nairobi-Naivasha, Kenya
Tarda agricultural farming in Tana River Delta
Threats facing the Tana River Primate Reserve, Kenya
Titanium Mining in the Kwale District, Kenya


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State College man who raped sleeping woman to serve up to 15 years in prison
A 21-year-old State College man will spend at least five and a half years in state prison for raping a woman in her sleep while she was in the area visiting friends and family for Thanksgiving.
Angel Alvarado was sentenced Thursday by Centre County Judge Pamela Ruest to serve five and a half to 15 years in prison.
He must also register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Prosecutors sought a severe sentence, in the aggravated range, saying in part that Alvarado exhibited predatory behavior, carried out a premeditated act and showed no remorse after his arrest and during his trial.
A Centre County jury convicted Alvarado in June on felony counts of rape of an unconscious victim and sexual assault.
Authorities said Alvarado and the woman were staying at a mutual friend's home when the assault occurred Nov. 25, 2011. The woman had gone shopping early that morning and returned to the home around 12:30 p.m. to sleep.
When she woke, her clothing was partially removed and Alvarado was sitting beside her on the couch with no shirt on. The woman went to Mount Nittany Medical Center for examination and Alvarado's DNA was found, prosecutors said.
"This kind of attacker is every bit as dangerous as one that (SIC) uses overwhelming force because he takes advantage of those who are completely and utterly vulnerable and cannot fight back," Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller said in a statement. "He held a position of friendship and trust with the victim so it was the ultimate betrayal. He will have a very long time in (state prison) to think about it now."


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According to a report by ESPN Chicago's Doug Padilla, outfielder Avisail Garcia and reliever Matt Lindstrom are scheduled join the Knights this Friday to begin injury rehab assignments.
Garcia underwent shoulder surgery this past April and was originally thought to be out for the season, but has progressed faster than the White Sox had expected. According to Padilla, he'll likely start a few games as a designated hitter before playing in the outfield.
"This rehab assignment is the next step in the process," Rick Hahn told Padilla. "Getting (Garcia) in live game action on a consistent basis, not only to get him back to a playing standpoint he's accustomed to, but also a physical standpoint. Making sure that he can withstand it and is physically able to perform at the big league level.
"It certainly is done with the hope that the next stage is activation to the major league roster but, at the same time, as we've done for the past several months with his rehab, we're going to respond to how he feels physically and how he is from a symptomatic standpoint and obviously err on the side of caution."
Lindstrom went under the knife this past May to correct an ankle issue and should only need a few appearances before rejoining the White Sox.
"Part of it is going to be the lateral movement, getting off the mound, a lot of the drills (Lindstrom's) been put through and some of the things that were tested in the two simulated games he had," Hahn told Padilla. "The arm strength, he's been able to maintain that fairly decently through his layoff. But it is a matter of making sure the stuff and the arm strength is at the previous level before he's activated.
"We're just going to have to react to what he shows during the assignment before bringing him back."
Garcia was hitting .267 with two home runs and four RBI at the time of his injury. Lindstrom had six saves and a 3.32 ERA.


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Re: Help Tasmanian Birth
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Janet Hutchins 8/08/14
I think George is son of William JACKSON and Margaret BRAYSON, but you need to find baptism records......start with St Peters........to confirm this.
Information from the marriage certificate is really important. Catherine cannot read or write, so note her name at daughter's birth registration....and possibly any other occasion when Catherine gives her name.
4 March 1873 St Peters Hamilton C of E
George Thomas JACKSON 18yrs labourer bachelor
Catherine SHAW 21yrs servant(her mark)
Officiating Minister George WRIGHT
witnesses Charles FROST, Selina FINDEN
birth Margaret Eliza JACKSON 25 Nov 1873 registered 11 Dec 1873
Father George JACKSON, shoemaker,
mother Catherine JACKSON formerly THAW, mother is informant.
Cornwall Chronicle 7 Oct 1865
Death of Margaret JACKSON, living with Charles FROST at Hamilton, Constable FINDON investigating. From inquest file TAHO, Margaret is widow.
William JACKSON 50yrs Margaret BRAYSON 21yrs Hamilton 659 / 1843
William James1844Hamilton
Rachel Eliza1847 Hamilton
Samuel1849 Hamilton
male1852 Hamilton
male1854 Hamilton
Your George might be male 1854. You need to look at baptisms St Peters Hamiltonfor these children, and names for two youngest children.
William JACKSON 20 Jul 186076yrsHamilton
Margaret JACKSON24 Sep 186546yrsHamilton
this Margaret could be the widow living with Charles FROST in Hamilton 1865.
See TAHO Permission to Marry file for William JACKSON and Margaret BRAYSON


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Bring it 2016!! I'm ready for ya! This was actually the first New Year's Eve in my life where I haven't been looking back on the year and felt immensely glad to see the back of it. I feel content, and if 2016 is similar, I will still be content! Although 2016 will be a bit of a new adventure, what with me graduating from uni this year.
We had the perfect views of all the fireworks across Portsmouth from their bedroom windows and balcony. After the countdown excitement we scuttled off to get home (and to pick up a pizza). There were no taxis so we walked almost an hour home with our pizzas, which we grated vegan cheese all over at home and re-heated. Very needed to soak up some of the prosecco and whisky.
We spent most of New Year's Day in bed, as I reckon many did, nursing (thankfully very small) hangovers and trying to catch up on some sleep. We eventually surfaced and went for a walk down to the seafront, stared at the crashing sea, and decided it was too fucking windy for a seafront walk so we walked around the rose gardens and Zen garden instead. Then we watched Scream 1 and 2 - good end to the day!
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Bear Valley Mountain Resort is a beloved destination for both Sierra locals and visitors alike. Located in a secluded part of the Stanislaus National Forest along Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway at 7,000 foot elevation, the resort boasts a dramatic view 3,800 feet into the deep, granite cut of the Mokelumne River. Aside from the striking views of the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains and the towering Mokelumne Peak standing just across the river, the resort has a laid-back vibe that can be difficult to find at most quality snow sport facilities.
Bear Valley Resort offers visitors a break from large crowds with space enough for beginners to get on their feet and for experts to indulge uninterrupted. Ease of access make the resort a great day trip and the variety of lodging options allows for an affordable over night stay.The drive to and from the resort provides a rare glimpse into an untouched wilderness, something that is hard to come by in today's day and age.
The pristine expanse of Sierra Nevada wilderness presently referred to as Bear Valley was first sought out in 1967 when there was a heightened awareness and interest towards winter sports. Two companies, Mt. Reba Inc. and the Bear Valley Development Company, purchased the area to meet the growing demand for a winter sport recreation area.The acquired land was first called Mt. Reba Ski Bowl. It was not until 1991 that the management of the Ski Bowl changed hands and was formally named the Bear Valley Ski Company. Family man, ski enthusiast and outdoors man, Jim Bottomley, purchased the property with plans to renovate the resort's infrastructure and amenities, paying increased attention to the experience of its guests.
In 2005, two years after the passing of Jim, the family decided to sell the property to Dundee Corporation, a well known and trusted organization with a positive track record in the snow sport industry. Still Bottomley's sons, Tim and Eric Bottomley have remained the authority on much of the area's management. Even ski pioneer Jon Mahanna was brought on board as Director of Operations, during the 2008 season. Mahanna holds positions with the United States Ski Association and is a certified member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America. "Bear Valley is a sleeping giant... All of our improvements are going to make Bear Valley Mountain the premier destination for skiing and snowboarding in the Central Sierras" , said Mahanna. Bear Valley Resort has remained one of the most prominent ski stops in California, all the while maintaining a lasting investment towards its community and the environment.
Bear Valley Resort is an active member of the National Ski Area Association's Sustainable Slopes program, Renewable Choice Energy and recipient of Green-e Certified Clean Source power.In addition, Bear Valley Mountain continues to set a precedent of environmental stewardship within the snow sport industry through state of the art efficiency practices ranging from their infrastructure to snow making equipment.
Bear Valley is also home to one of the biggest Telemark festival in the country. Every year, from February 10th to 12th, interested participants gather to take part in technical clinics, free-skiing adventures, live music, banquets, demos, back-country skiing, with plenty of prizes and fun to go around.Aside from the mountain resort's world-class winter sports, Bear Valley hosts sensational summers, offering all types of outdoor activities and adventure, annual music festivals and exciting special events, not to mention lots of fresh air, rivers, lakes and streams, towering conifers and dramatic vistas in all directions.


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Welcome to my blog!
My name is Sam, I'm 23 years old, from London, Ontario. Currently, I'm living in Brantford with my boyfriend, Eric, and am enrolled in the Masters Criminology program at Wilfrid Laurier.
I started this blog in July 2012 as a means of sharing my daily life with my friends, family and people who like to talk about food and working out as much as I do. I had been reading healthy living blogs for years – so it felt like time to start my own.
Basically, my blog chronicles some of my daily thoughts and activities – recipes, workouts, food obsessions, thoughts on body image/acceptance, and whatever random thoughts happen to be floating around in my head.
I'm a huge fitness enthusiast. I started by going to the gym my first year of university, pedalling away on the elliptical. Soon, I started to look forward to my gym time and fell in love with the feeling of being active. That's when I started running – it cleared my mind and made me feel on top of the world. I completed my first (and to date, only) race in July 2011 – a 10k with a time of 53:18.
Currently, my workout love is heavy weights. I love how badass I feel when I hit a new PR in the gym, and watching my strength and my muscles grow. My opinion on fitness is that as long as you're moving you're a little bit, than you're golden – so we'll have to wait and see what my next workout obsession is. As it is now, I'm up for pretty much anything and will try any workout at least once.
To put it simply, I adore food. I like cooking it, I like eating it, I like meal planning, I like dreaming up recipes. But of course, eating it tops everything.
After months (years) of trial and error, I'm finally starting to figure out a way of eating that works for me. I listen to my body and give it what it wants – whether that's a big salad loaded with veggies, a huge, juicy steak, or eating ice cream right out of the carton. I eat well, and I'm an absolute dessert-aholic. Chocolate is a must for me daily. of course, even better if I can throw some sprinkles on there.
Unfortunately, my relationship with food was not always as positive as it is now. I spent most of my undergrad suffering from anorexia.
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Adam Sandler's stint on Saturday Night Live began midway through the 1990-91 season, only a few months after my high school friends and I had started watching the show with a fervent intensity. We spent every Monday discussing the highlights of Saturday's episode (which we had usually watched together anyway), followed by repeat viewings enabled by the magic of VHS, followed by constant references in our conversation, followed by none of us ever going on dates, ever.
I was a bigger fan of Chris Farley and David Spade, who were also new that season, but Adam Sandler made me laugh a lot too. It was mostly his "Weekend Update" appearances: Opera Man, Cajun Man, the guy who showed us cheap Halloween costumes, the guy who sang songs about red-hooded sweatshirts and Thanksgiving. Those were funny in short, absurd bursts. When Sandler started making movies, he wisely avoided one-joke characters like those and played people like Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore, guys who weren't "ordinary," but who at least spoke and thought like regular human beings.
Then, for some reason, he reverted back to "Weekend Update" mode, playing characters in The Waterboy and Little Nicky that were nothing more than infantile voices and dumb babbling. The mystery of why he thought such grating, thinly defined characters would be fun to watch for 90 minutes is exceeded only by the mystery of how many people agreed with him. The Waterboy made $161 million! It is the highest-grossing sports comedy of all time!
Little Nicky, released Nov. 10, 2000, was the first Sandler vehicle I reviewed in my official capacity as Grown-Up Movie Critic With A Job And Everything. I, uh, didn't care for it.
What I said then: "Little Nicky is almost 100 percent laugh-free. It's like a frat party where the boys make lots of jokes ... that they think are funny, but only because they're stoned.... There are a number of things that make Little Nicky a painful ordeal. First, it's nearly impossible to even tolerate the title character, let alone like him, with Sandler playing him as a hoarsely whispering simp who elicits no sympathy. Second, many of the gags are old.... Third, the few jokes that are clever, subversive or original are ruined by over-playing them.... What can you say about a movie in which Jon Lovitz actually RAISES the level of class by playing a peeping Tom?... Reese Witherspoon out-performs everyone in her bit part near the end, and I seem to recall Dad's assiduous assistant demon (Salvatore Cavaliere) being amusing. But the rest is just so abominably unfunny and unengaging that I wouldn't be surprised if the movie receives the official endorsement of hell itself. Grade: D- [the complete review]
Though it wasn't a box-office hit (it made less than $40 million), Little Nicky became a treasured gem among Sandler enthusiasts. I've disliked most of what he's done since then -- but not everything. Maybe another visit with Little Nicky, eleven years later, would strike a different chord with me.
The re-viewing: Casting Harvey Keitel as the devil and Rodney Dangerfield as his father is a fine thing to do. The joke with Dan Marino trying to make a deal with Satan to win a championship isn't bad. I chuckled a little when Nicky produced deep-voiced demon sounds in his sleep.
But I cannot overstate how annoying Nicky is. Sandler's breathy, whispery, palsy-faced performance might well have worked in a single five-minute comedy sketch. As the protagonist in a feature-length movie, it's excruciating.
The movie's larger problem is that its screenplay reads like a first draft. The story doesn't make any sense or adhere to its own rules. Worse, the details in the dialogue -- the actual jokes -- are embarrassingly pedestrian. It's like they kept saying, "We need to put a joke here," and then never got around to doing it.
A perfect example of the film's lazy writing is the running joke where Nicky's dirtbag friend thinks Nicky's roommate, Todd, is gay. Here are the lines:
TODD: You guys can crash here if you want. I have an extra futon in the bedroom.
NICKY'S DIRTBAG FRIEND: Uh, that's a big pass, Elton John.
And this:
TODD: Did she hurt you? Do you need to cry on my shoulder?
NICKY'S DIRTBAG FRIEND: Easy, Liberace.
And this:
TODD: I was in love once, but she said I wasn't financially reliable, and she needed that.
NICKY'S DIRTBAG FRIEND: Now, by "she," do you mean "he"?
In other words, the joke consists entirely of saying, "I think you are gay." That's it. Not "I think you are gay, and here are some amusing details that have led me to that conclusion." Not even "I think you are gay, and here's a colorful way of describing how gross I find it." Just: "I think you are gay." Period. Compare that to Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen's "You know how I know you're gay?" routine in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. "I saw you make spinach dip in a loaf of sourdough bread" may not be brilliant, but at least it's an actual joke.
Little Nicky, which Sandler wrote with regular collaborator Tim Herlihy and director Steven Brill, is defined by that level of laziness. After Todd tells Nicky he can't have a dog in the apartment, the dog (who can talk; never mind why) stands on Todd's "I LOVE ACTING" doormat and says, "You love acting? I love pissing," and pees on it. The reason for this, ostensibly, is that the dog is angry at not being allowed inside. But it's clear that the real reason is simply that Sandler and friends think the sight of a dog peeing is funny. It would be a waste to have a dog as a major character and NOT see him urinate! And if you can't come up with a natural way of working that into the story, eh, don't worry about it. Just do it.
Here are the two things that made me laugh out loud during this second viewing:
- When the angels tell Nicky that they can see all of Earth's activities through their magic viewer, and what comes up first is an episode of Felicity. "Oh, that's Felicity. I love that show. Do you watch?" "I haven't seen it, but I hear good things."
- When Nicky's brother demonstrates how evil he is by conjuring a celebrity: "I bring you a dear, sweet man, Mr. Henry Winkler. [pause] Covered in bees." (Like a dog urinating, a person covered in bees is inherently a funny image. The difference is that here, it's supposed to happen out of the blue, for no logical reason.)
That's it. Goodbye, Little Nicky. Back to hell with you!
Do I still hate this movie? Yes. In fact, now that I'm better able to explain the mechanics of why it's not funny, I hate it even more. Grade: F


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The software itself though is pretty good though and I found it easier to use than an OSD, which can be quite obtuse in their designs.
The software enables you to adjust the brightness and sharpness and choose between Movie, Text, Normal and User presets. It also has a full colour calibration routine and you can choose the colour temperature of your choice. You can also use it to turn the ring light permanently on or off, and save your settings to a profile.
For all its high design looks I half expected the image quality to be the weak link on the LG. However, I was pleasantly surprised. In our Display Mate tests the performance was generally good. There was some evidence of compression near peak white and there was some banding in the 256 level colour scale ramp. In the colour scales test, red fades to black early, as it does on many screens. The screen is only a 6-bit screen though offering 16.2m colours – so not one for precise image work due to dithering.
In Windows, the screen is very bright and text sharp and clear. Whites were far truer compared to a Dell 24in and blacks deeper, which in turn helps colours appear far truer. This helped video to look good on this display. In games, colours appeared strong too, while the 4ms grey-to-grey response time, for those that are concerned with this number, is low, and indeed motion was very smooth.
However, I found that to get the best contrast ratio I had to turn down the brightness, but when I did, it gave the display a blue tint. It takes a bit of work, but I found I could make adjustments to get the best picture for the task I was doing, though it meant making regular changes. This is where the profiles came in handy.
Viewing angles when moving horizontally are pretty good, but not great in the vertical plane, with the colours and brightness dramatically reducing. However, this is inherent in the basic TA technology employed.
Overall, for a 6-bit panel I was quite impressed with the image quality from the L1900R, as well as its unique aesthetics. My main concern is that it's not widescreen, which makes it less attractive for serious video or gaming use.
If however, these aren't you're primary concerns, and if you simply want a monitor that will look really good on your desk and delivers a decent picture then the LG 1900R is worth its £209 asking price. If that price can drop below that magic £200 mark, then LG would have a real bargain on its hands. Let's hope LG goes on and produces a 20in, 1,680 x 1,050 version too.
The LG 1900R is one of the boldest looking designs I've seen from a non-Mac product. Its design is great, which boosts its scores despite its lack of connectivity. The only real downer is that it's not widescreen, which means it just misses out on an award. If you're prepared to fiddle with the software you can get excellent results from its image quality too.
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New York – A rare trove of 11,000 Hebrew books and manuscripts went on display at Sotheby's this week as the auction house seeks to find a buyer for what is considered the greatest collection of Judaica in private hands.
The Valmadonna Trust Library includes documents of unparalleled significance including a copy of a 16th-century Hebrew Bible once owned by Westminster Abbey. Some have burn or water marks or other signs of religious persecution.
"I don't know any other collection quite like it in private hands. It even rivals some of the great institutional collections in the world," Arthur Kiron, curator of Judaica collections at the University of Pennsylvania, said. "There are very few cultural moments like this one where a collection of such great significance is made available for sale."
The complete library, valued at more than $40 million, is being shown in its entirety for the first time at Sotheby's Manhattan galleries until Feb. 19. The trust has asked the auction house to facilitate the sale of the complete collection to a public institution or private collector. It will not break up the collection or sell individuals works.
The Valmadonna Library is the lifelong pursuit of Jack Lunzer, an 88-year-old collector from London who was in New York on Monday for the opening of the exhibition.
Lunzer will not benefit from the proceeds of the sale, which is being handled by the trust, which will also decide whether to accept an offer from a collector or an institution.
But Lunzer has made his wishes known. "I would like our library to be acquired by the Library of Congress," he said. "That would be my great joy."
Sharon Mintz, curator of Jewish art at the Jewish Theological Seminary, which owns the largest public collection of Judaica in the United States, said any institution that acquired the library would immediately be catapulted "to one of the top-tier places of study of Hebrew culture."
Lunzer's most prized acquisition – one he pursued for more than 25 years – is a nearly pristine complete edition of the Babylonian Talmud printed in 1519-1523 by Daniel Bomberg, a Christian printer of Hebrew books.
The Talmud is a vast record of Jewish laws and traditions, and the nine-volume, leather-bound Bomberg copy is recognized as one of the most significant texts in the history of Hebrew printing, on which all other Talmud editions are modeled.
Lunzer said he first learned of its existence at the library of Westminster Abbey, where it had resided for four centuries, in 1951. He vowed then that he would own it one day. That dream was realized when he was able to purchase a 900-year-old copy of the Abbey's original charter and offer it in exchange for the Talmud.
"A library of this sort has immense responsibility," he said. "It spans hundreds of years of printing of liturgies, Bibles and above all else, the misery of the plight of Jews."
He was referring to the physical condition of some of the books, including censors' ink and burn and water marks.
"There were book bannings and book burnings and endless efforts to try and destroy the culture of the Jews," Sotheby's vice chairman David Redden said. The books are "important not just because of the information they contain but because of the stories they tell, how difficult life was."
Redden said that from the very beginning, Lunzer set out to assemble a library of early printing from every town and village that had a Hebrew printing press. That included such places as Calcutta and Bombay in India, Cairo and Shanghai, where Jews sought refuge during the Holocaust.
Books from Italy, the cradle of Hebrew printing, dominate the collection. There's also a huge collection of books from Constantinople and Jerusalem, and rare handwritten, illustrated texts and broadsheets dating to the 10th century.
Among the early handwritten books is a 1189 Pentateuch, or Hebrew Bible, known as the Codex Valmadonna I. It is the only dated Hebrew text to survive from medieval England, written before the Jews' expulsion in 1290.
Outside the United States, the great collections of Judaica are found in the British Library, the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, La Bibliotheque Nationale in France and the National Library of Israel.
The collection is displayed in four large rooms at Sotheby's Manhattan galleries.
Before coming to New York, it was housed in Lunzer's home, in "every single corner, nook and cranny, closet and attic," Redden said. Even a garden shed was converted into a repository for the books.
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Date Posted: 30/06/11
Former Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan is taking to the stage and appearing in three different roles when he stars in Betwixt!
The production is coming to the Trafalgar Studios 2 theatre from Thursday July 28th, following previews from Tuesday July 26th.
It is booking until Saturday August 20th for those looking at London theatre breaks.
Duncan will take on three roles - The Great Garbo, Prince Haydn and Haydn Prince - in the play which is directed by Ian McFarlane.
He will join the likes of Ellen Greene, Steven Webb and Benedict Salter who were all previously announced in the cast.
Duncan is no stranger to the stage, having been nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Denry Machin in The Card, while he has also recently appeared in Fantastic Mr Fox at the Open Air theatre.
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Paul Preston, Professor of Contemporary Spanish Studies at LSE, reviews this book, Richard Baxell's second work on the British contribution to the International Brigades, as "the definitive work on the British volunteers" – and I have to agree with him.
The work has as its foundation his 2002 PhD thesis on "The British Battalion of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939" carried out at LSE under Preston's supervision, which looked at "the role, experiences and contribution of the volunteers" and was subsequently published as "British Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War" in 2004 by Routledge as part of their series "the Cañada Blanch Studies on Contemporary Spain". Baxell then revisited the topic in this volume published in hardback in 2012 and then in paperback in 2014 (the edition reviewed here) by Aurum Press Ltd.
With the historiography largely consisting of studies of the International Brigades as a whole, the story relating to the British volunteers relied principally on their own memoirs which started to be published from the 1980s coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the war. An academic treatment was missing until the publication of Baxell's thesis.
"Unlikely Warriors" takes this groundwork and skilfully blends in an engrossing oral historical aspect in the form of the volunteers' own words. Also incorporated are elements of the extensive International Brigade archives sent to Moscow after the war – now available online – together with papers from the British Security Services held in the National Archives. The combination gives an academically sound portrayal of the conflict – yet one which is immensely readable as the volunteers' voices come through illustrating their beliefs, doubts and experiences of the actions and events that the British Battalion were involved in. The volume also covers the experience of the Brigaders who were to languish in Nationalist prisons as well as the much smaller involvement of British individuals who fought on the side of Franco.
The post-war reaction and disappointment after the fall of the Republic of those involved receives good coverage as does the sometimes complicated relationship between the Comintern, the Communist Party and the men who fought for Spain in what they saw, primarily, as an anti-fascist response.
In conclusion, this is highly recommended and is unlikely ever to be surpassed as a sensitive and encompassing review of the idealistic Britons who fought for the liberty of Spain in the Spanish Civil War.
Brian Curragh MA – 20th April 2018
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Patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases who undergo sterotactic radiosurgery plus whole-brain radiation therapy experience significant memory loss; therefore, stereotactic radiosurgery alone is the preferred method of treatment for these patients, according to the results of a study published in the Lancet Oncology.[1]
For decades, whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) has been the standard treatment for patients with brain metastases. However, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a more precise treatment that delivers a high dose of radiation to a highly defined target—in other words, the radiation is delivered directly to the cancer while sparing the healthy surrounding tissues. In recent years, SRS combined with WBRT has shown a survival benefit over WBRT alone. Now, however, researchers are evaluating whether SRS alone can provide the same benefit to patients while subjecting them to fewer side effects.
Researchers from the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center conducted a study that included 58 patients who had one to three brain metastases. The patients were assigned to receive SRS alone (30 patients) or SRS plus WBRT (28 patients). The study was stopped early due to a decline in learning and memory function four months post-treatment in patients receiving SRS plus WBRT—52% of patients receiving SRS plus WBRT were likely to have significant learning and memory decline compared with 24% of those receiving SRS alone.
In addition, there were differences in survival between the two groups, though the reasons for this discrepancy are unclear. One theory is that systemic therapy was postponed during radiation, and this could have contributed to a decrease in survival. The median survival for patients in the SRS group was 15.2 months compared with 5. 7 months in the SRS plus WBRT group. Patients in the SRS plus WBRT group were 2-2.5 times more likely to die of neurologic or systemic complications than patients receiving SRS alone.
The researchers concluded that SRS alone (in addition to close monitoring) is the preferred treatment for this group of patients in order to preserve quality of life, learning, and memory.
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December is a busy month as we prepare for the holiday season. If you are vacationing in Hilton Head then you may want to take a break from this busy season and do something other than shopping. With average highs around 62° and average lows about 42° temperatures are starting to drop this first winter month. Throw on a jacket and head out to explore these December events in Hilton Head while on your vacation.
- Winter Wonderland Festival
- Harbour Town Lights
- Dove Street Festival of Lights
- Hilton Head Choral Society's Christmas Concert
Hilton Head Island Winter Guide
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Population estimates lower than last year – again
Lower number of residents reflects in school district student enrollment
The Valdez City Council will likely adopt the state's population estimate that proclaims that Valdez is the fulltime home to 4,101 people.
In a report to council from the city's Dept. of Economic Development, its executive director, Lisa Von Bargen, recommended that council adopt the state estimate that counts 43 less residents than the 2014 estimate.
"Valdez has the option to challenge," Von Bargen said in the report but did not recommend it saying "but it is Administration's recommendation that we do not based on the number we calculated this year, compared to last year, from our local population count conducted with the energy assistance program."
At the end of 2012, city administration tallied 3,438 residents tallied by number of household members reported by applicants for the citywide energy assistance program. This year it counted only 3,322 residents, 116 less people.
"The state only shows a decline of 43," Von Bargen's report says. "Comparatively, their number is better."
The number of residents counted by city administration using reported numbers from the energy assistance program is incomplete, as residents residing in rental property that include all utilities in monthly rent payments are not eligible for the yearly subsidy. While the program is open to all Valdez residents that have a permanent address and either an electric bill or residential fuel delivery account, not all eligible households apply for the subsidy.
Before the 2010 federal census released its population count for Valdez, city administration routinely challenged state population estimates, which typically upped the city's numbers. In 2012, the US census certified the population of Valdez to be 3,976 people. Valdez argued its population was actually 4,353 people. The city's higher count included workers housed in temporary quarters such as the Valdez Man Camp, on tugs based out of Port Valdez, some fish processing plants and others that work fulltime in Valdez and as such, use fulltime services provided by the city and significantly impact its infrastructure.
Population determinations are used to calculate revenues – big money – Alaska shares with municipalities. It can also create havoc with municipal budgets, as state law limits the amount of tax dollars a municipality is allowed to spend on a per capita basis.
The population estimate imposes a statutory tax limit of $41,044,434 for the city's operating budget.
The formula used by state law in the past has pushed Valdez to accumulate bond debt, as excess tax revenues beyond the cap set by the population count cannot be included in the city's general budget; but excess can be spent to pay off municipal debt.
In 2011 the state's Dept. of Commerce estimated the Valdez population to be 3,992 people, according to past city documents. This contrasts greatly with the city's 2009 estimate of 4,498 people.
The dwindling population numbers are also reflected in the student body population count used by Valdez City Schools and the state to fund education. In November of 2013, Valdez City Schools reported an enrollment of 610.20 students, which is seven students less than were counted in late September of 2013 and almost 21 less student enrolled than the district had projected before the school year began. Midway through the school population count in October of 2012, Valdez City Schools averaged a district-wide enrollment of 635 students, 30 short of its estimate used to figure the budget before that school year started.


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DB2 pureScale now available on System x
August 10th, 2010
At the IBM Smarter Systems Tour in Beijing yesterday IBM announced that DB2 pureScale is now available on System x. This is great news as it will allow DB2 on System x users to benefit from the continuous availability and scale-out capabilities of DB2 pureScale.
DB2 pureScale is supported on the following IBM System x servers:
and also on the POWER6TM and POWER7TM systems.
For more information on DB2 pureScale take a look at our DB2 pureScale blog category, visit our website or download the podcast.


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E Park has recently commissioned three attractions at Jungleland park in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The rides involved are a 12m diameter Jungleland Carousel and two bumper car tracks, one measuring 12m x 24m and the other 7m x 11m.The Carousel includes a total of 50 seats on a variety of animals including ti- gers, lions, leopards, monkeys and giraffes. Each animal holds one rider with the exception of the elephant (three seats), peacock (two seats) and snake (four seats) themed units, and of the total, 27 of the animals move mechanically in an up and down motion while five move manually in a rocking motion.


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However, I know the drive took so long because hubby is not familiar with tatay's motorcycle, ours is an automatic and has no clutch so hubby isn't not as familiar with this bike and it's bigger than ours. Plus it's our first time (and I think the will be the last.) The only road I know going to and from manila is through NLEX and because motorcycles are not allowed there we took the Mc-Arthur Hi-way or the Manila North road which is so unfamiliar too.
I don't advise it to anyone because It doesn't seem safe. We only did it because of our love for the father who wants his motorcycle be brought to Manila and of course he requested for the hubby to do it since he knew we drive a lot with our motorbike.
What can I say? It's a pretty and not so pretty experience. One good side is that I was able to look at the countryside meaning all the beautiful landscape and the air (pero that was when we were still traversing the nueva ecija road pa) hubby loves the smell of the green grass. I got to see also all the commercial real estate and the housing areas that is currently being developed. I saw one big SM being constructed in Bulacan.
Tsk..I should have brought with me the camera, that picture above was during our tagaytay trip.


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Well, here's the deal…
I think (think being the key word)…
I'm done loving you facebook.
Now, you know me. We go way back. I was so excited to sign up way back when. You know this is a big deal for me to say because I absolutely LOVE you! It's true, I think you're awesome. I think you're one of the greatest things ever and I think you're one of the best tools ever created to help GROW the Kingdom of God!!
But, there is quite a bit I don't love about you. Let's start with that. And, some of this is not your fault.
So, here's what I DON'T love about you...
- I don't love the endless mounds of garbage that people post on you. Again, not your fault, but you collect a lot of garbage! A lot of trash!
- I don't love the ridiculous drama that people create on you. Again, not your fault, but for some reason you seem to attract drama.
- I don't love that your presence in some peoples lives, seemingly increases there lack of emotional intelligence. Again, not your fault, but self awareness and relational awareness is at an all time low.
- I don't love how awful Jesus followers treat each other sometimes on your site. Again, not your fault, but my heart has broken hundreds of times reading peoples thoughts that they post in the name of being a Christ follower.
- I don't love how sometimes, you give people a false sense of identity. Ok, maybe this is your fault. That little like button causes havoc in peoples lives. They worry about getting more likes and more comments. I've been there.
- I don't love how people can sometimes feel excluded when they see all their friends partying and hanging out. Again, not your fault, but I've learned to be careful from posting because sometimes my posts attract some passive aggressive comments.
Again, I'm sorry! Most of this isn't your fault! After working with middle school students for 15 years, most of the conversations I've had with adults about their struggles with you, remind me of middle school problems. That's not your fault.
You just seem to amplify problems sometimes.
I've only been off of you for a week, but here's what I've already noticed:
- I'm not as anxious. I'm not a conflict guy. I can deal with it, but I don't go searching for it. For some people, they love the conflict that they can create on Facebook. I don't need that in my life.
- I'm hopefully more present with my family. Countless times over the last few years I have been buried in my phone as we've hung out as a family. Shameful!
- I've spent more time reading and reading things that matter. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE reading peoples thoughts and posts! I love it! But, 75% of those posts are not helpful at all and I don't miss those. I'm reading through the Old Testament and I'm working through my read pile!
- I've noticed how much people are buried in their phones. Outside of my Youversion app, email, text and calls, I don't really have much reason to pick up my phone. I'm not a big video game guy, so I don't even have that. And, I've noticed how much people scroll through you as their hanging out with others. I think that's why I'm going to keep you off my phone for good.
- I'm praying a lot more. Instead of scrolling through your news feeds, I try to talk to Jesus more. That's been really good for my heart, by the way.
I'll be back. Don't worry. I know you miss me. I know your algorythms are wondering why there are no posts on www.facebook.com/jraitz.
Side note: I am still blogging on this social media fast and when I post those, they automatically update to Facebook).
So, you're still getting a few rhythms, but not many.
We'll see how I am in 21 day more days. I think I'll be back. I think.
But, for sure Facebook…
I'm done loving you.


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Tag Archives: evaluation
Evaluating the Impact of Healthcare Information
HIFA ( Healthcare Information for All ) have just announced their new project: Evaluating the Impact of Healthcare Information. Evaluating the impact of healthcare information activities (organisations, services, products, publications ) is challenging but necessary to: -identify what works and … Continue reading
The Value of Library and Information Services in Nursing and Patient care
A free access paper in The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing shows that the availability and use of information resources and services had a positive impact on nursing and patient outcomes. Libraries are a primary resource for evidence based … Continue reading
L'Institut de santé publique et de nutrition clinique à l'Université de Finlande orientale collabore depuis de nombreuses années avec l'Université Ain Shams (Egypte), l'Université catholique de la santé et des sciences annexes (Tanzanie) , et l'Université de l'Afrique de l'Est … Continue reading
"Using Assessment to Drive Change: Demonstrating the Value of Health Information"
Call for papers from the Health and Biosciences Section of IFLA for an Open Session at the Congress in Helsinki, Finland from 11th – 17th August, 2012. This is the challenge: "I hope librarians are not waiting for people to … Continue reading
Training events – sponsored by INASP
If you would like to keep an eye on training events being held in your country, this is a good place to look. I noticed that in December 2011 there will be workshops on: Ghana: Research writing skills, Journals online, … Continue reading
Funding, Evaluation, and Reaching the poorest
Downloads from the 2011 presentations at the THET Conference are now available at http://www.thet.org/uk-health-links-conference-2011/ Funding from DFID/THET for different types of health partnership are explained by Jane Cockrell Director of Programmes at the Tropical and Health Education Trust Monitoring, evaluation … Continue reading
What are we?
This is the analysis of a discussion that took place on the Knowledge Brokers' Forum. Now that governments are so concerned about getting evidence-based research into practice, perhaps we should consider our function in this endeavour if not our job … Continue reading
Monitoring and evaluation -some techniques
I had a brief look at this document which is in English and can be downloaded from here. It is a useful source of advice on the planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation. Different methodologies which could well be … Continue reading


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So, you're bringing programmatic advertising into your business. You've worked with leadership, identified your operators, and established offerings. But, why is it important to take these steps and build out your programmatic plan?
1. It gets everyone on the same page
Following the steps of the Platform Enablement Guide allows everyone within the company to get on the same page regarding this new technique and technology you are bringing in-house. Working programmatic throughout the entire company ensures that knowledge is spread and if turnover happens there will always be someone who knows the processes and offers that have been put in place.
2. Helps Establish Goals
Once everyone is on the same page, establishing the overall goals for campaigns will be a natural next step in your programmatic plan. Understand what the end result should be and how your team can achieve this goal to ensure an efficient and effective campaign. The performance of a campaign will relate directly to the realistic goals that are put in place. Keep in mind, it's unrealistic campaign goals that cause most campaigns to flop before they even begin.
3. Maintains Processes
Working through a programmatic plan not only gets everyone on the same page and establishes the goals for campaigns, but it also helps ensure that the processes your company chooses to place for their digital advertising efforts stay. Think, the way you choose to make money, how optimizations are made, and what reporting needs to be pulled. All of these will play a key roll in the success of bringing programmatic advertising in-house and running successful digital advertising campaigns.
Your programmatic plan doesn't have to be complex outline the major pieces your company wants to align so all those involved in the programmatic process are aware of goals and expectations. This not only brings all minds to think of programmatic in the way your company wants to run it but brings a sense of ease in bringing a new technology in-house.


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Currently I am employed by Corrib Oil Co Ltd., a position I have held since 2007. Due to the down turn in the oil business, all employees are now on short-time and as a result of this I am seeking full time work elsewhere. I enjoy my current position which is challenging and rewarding but I also need job security.
I have experience in the field of office administration, training and classroom assistant.
I work in a very busy office taking orders, dealing with customers, in this business we have to be highly organised and be customer orientated. We use internet all day as our office is linked into a network. I have excellent IT skills.
I consider myself to be a cheerful, honest, trustworthy and a dependable person. I work well under pressure and can work to deadlines. I'm a good team player but can also work on my own initiative. I enjoy a challenge and can always rise to it.
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Dokuz Eylul Technology Transfer Office | premium
An organization of Dokuz Eylul University (DEU) and Dokuz Eylul Technology Development Inc. (DEPARK)
Main Strategy
By developing Industry-University, R&D collaboration and social interaction in Izmir (becoming at regional as well as national levels):
• Improving value-added products & innovation
• Competitiveness at different levels and perspectives
• Having a key role as national and international INFORMATION MULTIPLIER and INNOVATION TRANSFER SYSTEM campus.
Location: Turkey
Main Industry: Technology Transfer
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OUR SERVICES SPONSORED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: • Promoting support programmes and calls (TUBITAK, SAN-TEZ, EU H2020, etc.) related with R&D and innovation activities • Trainings about project cycle management and consultancy about project management UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION ACTIVITIES: • Project Fairs and Project Competitions • Matchmaking Researchers and Industrialists • University-industry collaboration projects • Clustering activities INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LICENSING ACTIVITIES: • Providing liaison between patent attorney and inventors • Marketing research activities • Invention management (technology assessment, patent and marketing) • Consultancy and support for licensing/commercialization ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIVITIES: • Trainings for raising awareness on "Entrepreneurship" • Dokuz Eylul Academy for Entrepreneurship (DEGA) • Preincubation and Incubation supports • Mentorship support • Collaboration with DEBAN (Homeros Innovation Investment Association) SERVICES FOR THE RESEARCHERS • Training and support for project development-project management • Matchmaking Researchers and Industrialists • Supporting researchers to engage with business and project development networks • Informing and promoting relevant project calls according to their interests • Providing support for patent application and commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) • Supporting business development for spin-off companies SERVICES FOR THE INDUSTRY: • Supporting to establish systematic R&D approach • Innovation analysis • "Industrial Labs" support • Project development supports and trainings • Internationalization workshops • Consultancy for managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) SERVICES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURS: • DEGA - Dokuz Eylul Academy for Entrepreneurship • FabLab • Preincubation and incubation supports • Supporting access to financial resources • Consultacy for project preparation • Business Accelerator support • Mentorship support • Consultancy for business development SERVICES FOR THE STUDENTS: • Creativity development activities and supporting international student mobility • Innovation trainings for students and student clubs • Dokuz Eylul Academy for Entrepreneurship (DEGA) • Preincubation supports • Idea generation competitions • IdeaLab Express (Student Activity Centre-DEU Tinaztepe Campus)
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Hailey and Robin are working towards becoming accredited babysitters one day. They can hold a baby's soother in, make him giggle, pat his head gently and alert the authorities when he cries. In all seriousness, it is so heart-warming to see them act so maternally and gently with baby W. They transform from tornado-ing balls of high-kicking energy to baby whisperers. True, they have a little sister, but she is more of an up-and-coming prospect in this game. The baby? He poses no threat, and so Hailey and Robin are lured in by his cuteness.
The weather is playing games with my heart (hey-o BSB reference), as it usually does in March: It warms up, I dream of gardening, and then a snowfall. I put the girls in rain boots to allow for prime splashing, then deal with soaking wet snow pants afterwards. That just means we get to really fly by the seat of our pants and plan our days according to what the weather forecast reads that day.
Enjoy spring break-- I am totally going to soak it up, literally and figuratively.


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Brain Waves Weekender
March 2013, Barbican Centre, London
We were hired by the Barbican, Europe's largest multi-arts venue, to produce a range of activities for the Brain Wave Weekender, a series of free public events that brought together neuroscience and the arts. Guerilla Science created three bespoke events that set out to explore the human brain in new and unprecedented ways…
For those with an appetite for something sweet and wobbly, we served up plates of delicious brained-shaped jellies. Neuroscientists Zarinah Agnew, Ed Bracey, and neurosurgeon Arnab Ghosh dissected our edible brains and explained the function of each anatomical portion.
In a tasty treat for the ears, we devised an auditory guide to the mind: the 'Sonic Tour of the Brain', a 20-minute exploration of the sounds of the brain. Listened to on wireless headphones, this audio journey features phantom words, infinite scales, and the unforgettable sound of a cranial drill.
In the 'Memory Clinic', we collaborated with artist Evy Jokhova to create a wooden maze that was built to represent the process of memory formation. The audience consulted with our "memory archivist" to learn how several key regions in the brain – the hippocampus, amygdala and cortex – combine to inscribe experiences in the mind. With pen and paper, anyone could donate a memory to the branching collection of treasured experiences, before traveling through the maze to explore what others had left behind.
From there, many of our guests went on a 'Memory Walk', a guided tour around the central London arts complex, to explore the capacity of their own ability to store information with grandmaster of memory, Ed Cooke.


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I've been away for quite some time. I had thought that the summer would mean that I would have more time than ever to write but as it turned out, the summer had other plans. It was the busiest summer I've had to date and there are only three weeks left until I return to work.
The summer holidays haven't always been the easiest for me. I'm not the kind of person that likes to be alone for too long, or sitting around and doing nothing. I get restless and impatient. This year however I've not had the chance to sit still and chill out too often! I've travelled to America and Canada for a few weeks and between weddings, engagements, christenings, and minding smallies, it's been a busy one.
With all of this time off comes a lot of time to think, and my brain has been on overload. I found my mental health was a bit of an issue for me at times. There were days when I couldn't stop crying, days when I didn't want to leave the house, and days when I worried about why my anxiety was acting up so much. I got very confused and was a little bit unsure as to what to do. However, in the last few days I've really picked myself back up and have done my absolute best to reframe my thinking and to feel more like me.
I've restarted my Miracle Morning practice but haven't been extremely strict on myself for timings or getting it all done within the first hour of the day. I've also started reading The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner and have been listening to Operation Self Reset on iTunes. On top of all this I've been doing journaling each night and going to Yoga every day and, even though I know that some people find it very boring, it totally centres my mind. Doing yoga each day in a yoga centre makes me take it more seriously and I have noticed huge benefits. I feel like my whole energy has been readjusted and that I am looking at the world with a more positive outlook as a result. If it's something that you've been thinking of trying I urge you to give it a go.
Obviously I've still been reading. I've read a good few books over the summer and hope that I will be able to post some reviews in the coming weeks. However I have a shocking memory and so I might have completely forgotten what the books were about! I need to get my ass in gear and return to the blog properly so that I can continue doing what I love; writing. Even if people never read this I don't think it would bother me. I write for me and it is one of my main passions in life, so much so that I am hoping to start putting my thoughts down on paper soon and starting to write more fiction. It is something that terrifies me, writing. Funny how something you love can bring so much fear. I think that writing and allowing people to read what you've created exposes you to a certain amount of vulnerability. There's a lot of fear there for me with regards to criticism, and also with putting myself out there, but I need to get over that and start doing it because if I continue to think like that then I'll never go for it!
So that's my mini game plan; get back to my blog, live my best life, start following my passion and writing fiction. Sounds simple doesn't it?!
So when I'm getting this back up and running I'd love to hear what you guys would like to see more of? It may involve a bit of redecorating in order to get my head in the game! Leave a comment below and I'll take everything into consideration when I'm writing!
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Matt Mitchell's name began popping up on jazz radar screens around three years ago. His sideman work is distinctive and strong on notable records like Tim Berne's Snakeoil and Dave Douglas' Be Still. In 2011, the New York Times named him one of "Four Young Pianists on the Rise in the Jazz Scene."
It is therefore surprising that Mitchell's debut as a leader is spectacularly unattractive. When Fiction opens with the hammering, amusical cycles of "Veins," you feel like you are being beaten over the head with something narrow and hard. You hope that "Veins" is only a confrontational prologue, intentionally annoying to get your attention. It isn't. The whole record is knotty, dense, obsessive, noisy, relentless and cold as mathematics.
The press notes (to which consumers will not have access) explain the origins of this project: Mitchell conceived the 15 pieces on Fiction as "etudes" for practicing, "little musical puzzles … to test the technical limits of his pianistic abilities." He started using them on tour with Tim Berne to warm up. Ches Smith, Berne's drummer, joined in. The two began to integrate improvisation into Mitchell's notated "puzzles."
This duo album is the outcome, and it is mechanically formidable. Mitchell and Smith improvise while negotiating huge intervallic leaps and hairpin turns within schizophrenic tempo shifts. There are counterpoint networks like mazes. Sometimes, like on "Singe," Mitchell's two hands live in separate worlds, harmonically and metrically. Mitchell has said that he wants "to play things that have not been played before." He succeeds. One of many unique qualities of Fiction is how it juxtaposes Mitchell's classical severity with Smith's impulsive punk nastiness.
But it is rarely fun to listen to practice exercises, even when they are clever and challenging. This record never entirely transcends its origins. Fiction is easy to admire and hard to love.