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OK…is it fair that Dave Hansen Whitewater's first big group of the year on the whitewater section could also be our best group of the year? Not only was the average age of this group 68 years old. Not only did this group of adventurous seniors want to go on a whitewater trip rather than a scenic float trip. But they wanted to go on a whitewater trip that left town at 8 am…when the temperature in the morning was 32 degrees and the high for the day was going to be 42 degrees! We were half expecting a call at 7:15 from the group leader after they stepped out of their hotel that they had decided to switch to a scenic trip.
But no, this group was ready to go on a whitewater trip down the Snake River. We picked them up at their hotel at 7:15 and took them to our office to get outfitted with wetsuits and booties. Our guides had donated all of their extra fleece to this group and they were ready to go to the river.
Though there were flurries of snow throughout the trip, this group had a great time laughing and paddling through the waves. One of the adventurous rafters, Patty (age 72) even declared after getting soaked by a big wave at lunch counter and laughing it up with her other mates, "I think this is the most I have ever laughed in my life." Our guide Matt Lynn, said it was one of the most memorable trips that he has ever been on. It definitely make us feel lucky to be apart of a company that allows us to interact with spirited people like this.


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The Quilt Scout
by Mary Fons
Column #48
A Weekend By The Lake: Making a "Little Boathouse" Quilt
Column 88: Going Global - Japan
Column 87: Going Global - Pakistan & West India
Column 86: Going Global - A Quilt Scout Series Examining Quilts Not Made In America
Column 85: The Quilt Scout: Mary Goes Global!
Column 84: Have You Hugged a Folklorist Lately?
Column 83: The Quilter as 'Idiot-Genius'
Column 82: On Writing and Publishing Quilt Content
Column 81: Quilts In the Library
Column 80: Where Quilting Meets Fashion
Column 77: Panic at the Quilt Shop!
Column 76: Free Quilt: A Manifesto
Column 75: The Scoop on Selvage!
Column 74: Statue of Liberty Banner
Column 73: Tips On Quilt Photography
Column 72: 'Zines' of the Quilt World
Column 71: The San Jose Museum
of Quilts and Textiles
Column 70: Looking at a Problematic Article in The Smithsonian Magazine
Column 69: Why Don't Quilters Talk About Feminism?
Column 68: The Iowa Quilt Museum
Column 67: A Brief History of Scissors
Column 66: Springtime Quilting Tips
Column 65: A Quiltmaker's Style Guide
Column 64: Quilt Teacher Tips
from the Road
Column 62: The AIDS Quilt Part 2
Column 61: The AIDS Quilt Part 1
Column 60: A Google Doodle Campaign!
Column 59: Open House: The James
Family Quilts
Column 58: A Brief History of Irons
Column 57: Quilting into History
Column 55: Figures In Cloth: Pictorial
Quilts (Sort Of)
Column 54: Raining On My Quilt Parade (Is a Good Thing, Darn It)
Column 53: Swami Scout Reveals Your Quilting Horoscope
My mom and two of my cousins, Corrina and Shammond,
in the Little Boathouse.Someone told me once that summer days are supposed to be "hazy" and "lazy." I hope they didn't mean all of them. If so, I am not doing summer very well.
But if it's okay to have just a handful of languid, easy days in the summer months, it's not so hopeless for me: This month, I get to spend a few precious days at my family's summer place in Wisconsin, making a "Little Boathouse" quilt.
First, let me set the scene for you.
When I was a kid, summer meant one thing: Washington Island. Located off the tip of the Green Bay Peninsula, Washington Island is part of idyllic Door County, the land of boat mechanics, do-it-yourself cherry picking, and a lot of homemade fudge and frozen custard. (Perhaps the Door County Chamber of Commerce should print bumper stickers that say, "Door County: Where diets go to die.")
My family's connection to "the Island," as we call it, runs deep. My great-grandparents lived most of their lives on the Island; consequently, my father, my three aunts, and their parents (aka, my Gram and Gramps) spent most of their summers there, too. Great-grandpa Jack and great-grandma Thelma are buried there, now; my grandparents, Lloyd and Venita, are buried there, too. My aunt Valerie, uncle Joe, and my six cousins have lived on a farm there for many years. The year-round population hovers around 500, total.
But in the summer, of course, the Island gets a lot busier. Daytrippers and "summer people" come over from the mainland for a slice of heaven. The beaches come alive with families and couples. The ice cream shop opens for the season. Canoes are available for rental. Smiling birders and hikers abound.
And this week, in a cozy, converted boathouse on the family property, yours truly will be making a baby quilt with her favorite sewing buddy: her mom.
When my mom and stepdad, Mark, bought the house we have up there, there were two boathouses on the property: a big one and a little one, which we very creatively named "The Big Boathouse" and "The Little Boathouse," respectively. The Big Boathouse was made to contain, you know, kayaks and stuff. It's right there on the water—so close, that when my sister Rebecca married Jack on our beach two years ago, the wedding party waited inside the Big Boathouse for the procession. I tried not to get cobwebs in my (fabulous!) hair.
But the Little Boathouse is my favorite of the two. When the property was acquired, I could hardly believe there was any discussion of what we'd do with it: Obviously—obviously, people—it needed to be a sewing studio. I'm pretty sure I remember my mother clapping her hands with delight.
My mom and her longtime friend Jan, who got a private lesson in the early
(and not quite fully-rehabbed) days of the Little Boathouse.
And indeed, the Little Boathouse is a sewing studio so perfect, I almost chose to not write about it at all for outing myself as Possibly The Luckiest Gal On Earth. It's a little boathouse! On the water! With a sewing machine and a design wall! And several drawers full of notions, organized by the one-and-only (and very-organized) Marianne Fons! And you can open the sliding door and look out at Lake Michigan, knowing later that night you will likely eat s'mores and bratwurst.
It might make you feel better to know that the Little Boathouse is...tiny. It's maybe 600 square feet, though that could be a little off. (I'm basing that estimate on an apartment I lived in for six months in Manhattan which was 800 square feet. You do not want to know how much I paid in rent — and I would like to forget.) But though the Little Boathouse is close quarters, there's enough room to cut, sew, and press patchwork with a friend (or two), enough room for a radio playing softly in the background, and more than enough room for a plate of homemade cookies.
Truly, I ask: What more do you need?
Any quilt made in the Little Boathouse is officially labeled on the back as "A Little Boathouse Quilt." Indeed, many quilts have come from that "wee nook," a good deal of them made not by me or Mom, but friends, family, and neighbors. The Little Boathouse is a popular place, for all the reasons I have shared above. It's also kinda cool there are two experienced quilt teachers to help anyone making a quilt for the first time.
Some recent pics of the Little Boathouse (inside and out) courtesy of my mom (a.k.a Marianne Fons).
I may not have many "hazy, lazy" days of summer, but trust me, one Little Boathouse sewing day provides enough contentment to get me through a whole lot of days far less pleasant. I practically float home after a spell on the Island, and I always make huge progress on my "latest greatest" quilt. Sometimes, I even finish one.
So here I come, Little Boathouse. Mom, better get started those cookies.
*In case you were counting, I made no fewer than eight (8) references to food in this column. I have a thing for summer cuisine.


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Home prices in Northeast Tennessee during November fell by $3,689 to $169,452 year over year, while sales for the month increased 7.6% to 496 properties.
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NETAR's report partly based its findings on property sales in five counties in Northeast Tennessee. For the first 11 months of 2017, there were 5,777 transactions exchanged possession. This may allow the market to sustain its record from last year, when sales amounted to its $1 billion.
Washington County registered the highest increase in average home prices, which rose by $16,960 to $228,693. In Johnson County, the average home price increased the most by more than $42,900, although prices remained the cheapest among the five counties at $128,244. If you want to buy elsewhere in Tennessee, the market in Nashville may be a good choice coming into 2018.
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Jose Mourinho happy to sing Zlatan Ibrahimovic's praises, which is more than they do in Turkey for Robin van Persie
Swede star's attitude hailed... But Robin van Persie must improve ahead of Old Trafford return with Fenerbahce
JOSE MOURINHO was happy to sing the praises of Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of facing Fenerbahce on Thursday.
You will find nobody in Istanbul willing to do the same for Robin van Persie.
Both are in their thirties but while one is still determined to achieve things in football, the other has "gone fishing", as one Turkish journalist put it.
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Van Persie was mobbed when he arrived at Ataturk Airport after signing for Fener in a £4.7million deal in July 2015.
Those same fans have now turned on him.
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Fed up with his attitude. Fed up with stories of him missing training with various niggles — as he did in his final two seasons at Manchester United.
Simply fed up that somebody who should have been a hero has let them down.
It took a matter of months for him to fall out with then Fenerbahce coach Vitor Pereira, speaking out after finding himself dropped. RVP finished that first season with 16 goals from 43 games, but only 20 of those were starts. Even the presence of fellow Dutchman Dick Advocaat, who replaced Pereira in mid-August, failed to reignite him.
The striker, 33, has scored once this season and made his first start last Sunday in a 1-1 draw against Alanyaspor.
Ahmet Selik Kul, who covers Fenerbahce for Turkish daily paper Haberturk, said: "Van Persie was such a massive signing at the time but the fans are not happy with him. He has gone fishing."
Van Persie is likely to start tonight's Europa League tie in a No 10 role. And he insisted it would be like coming 'home'.
RVP said: "It will be a special occasion and a special game for me.
"I want to do well for my team but, of course, it will be special to play at home in a great stadium with great fans against a great team."
Undoubtedly he will get a hero's welcome from United fans on his first return to Old Trafford.
He deserves it for his first season there when United won the 2012-13 Premier League with his 26 goals.
It has been downhill ever since with 12 and ten goals in the league in the following two seasons.
At international level Van Persie was Louis van Gaal's Holland captain for the 2014 World Cup.
But his incredible flying header against Spain masked an otherwise poor campaign for the striker in Brazil as the Dutch finished third.
It brought criticism, not least from his former Feyenoord team-mate and TV pundit Pierre van Hooijdonk who later called him an 'a******e'.
Van Hooijdonk questioned RVP's commitment. People have been doing that for three years now.
He was part of a Dutch squad that failed to get to this summer's Euros, his own goal helping the Czech Republic to a 3-2 win in their final group game. In the end, even Van Gaal got shot of him from United after just one season together.
He signed for United because of Sir Alex Ferguson but felt let down when he retired — and he virtually downed tools.
His hat-trick against Olympiakos in the Champions League was one of the few highlights under David Moyes.
He frustrated Moyes. The United medical team on occasions told him Van Persie was fit to play, only for the player to claim he was not ready.
And while some fans might have turned on Wayne Rooney of late, he did everything to try and make the Moyes era work and that of Van Gaal. Van Persie simply did not.
Now Fenerbahce cannot wait to get shot of him and his hefty pay packet of around £200,000 a week.
As for 35-year-old Ibrahimovic, Mourinho was gushing in his praise.
The pair teamed up for a season at Inter Milan and Mourinho said yesterday: "He's giving us exactly what we need from him, what we expect from him.
"He is quite beautiful for me, to meet him five or six years later and to find the same professionalism, ambition, desire to play, desire to compete.
"He is really fit, he is always ready to play.
"I couldn't be happier with his influence in the dressing room. The young guys look at him and what they see is great for them."
Not words you will hear coming out of the Fenerbahce dressing room about RVP.


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I have to assume that wave X bottomed on Oct 4 @ 1,074.
And the final wave Z is in progress.
And since the expected price movement is much less, the ECM turn date of June 6, 2012 looks like a good candidate for wave Z to top.
It forms certain Fibonacci time relationships with the Mar 2000 and Oct 2007 tops.
Oct 2012 remains an alternate choice.


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Promises and lies
John Henry sat down with the BBC recently for a one-on-one interview regarding his latest toy, the Liverpool Football Club. It appeared on the BBC web site the same day Henry's Lotsa Love Bear, the Boston Red Sox, lost their switch-hitting free agent catcher, Victor Martinez to the Detroit Tigers, with whom he signed a four-year, $50 million deal, or $32.5 million less than Boston was willing to hand over to John Lackey a year ago.
The two aren't connected, for as anyone who works for the Red Sox will tell you, no decisions regarding the soccer team will affect the Red Sox from a financial standpoint. They are completely separate interests.
And yet, in the navigation bar over on NESN.com, immediately after the Celtics link, there is now one for "LFC," or Liverpool Football Club.
Silly, Boston.com has a soccer link in its nav bar too. For the New England Revolution, who play 3,100 miles closer to Boston than Liverpool does.
Whether or not they want to believe it, the Red Sox have a serious image problem, and though the soccer team may not affect whether or not the Red Sox are willing to spend big dollars on the free agent market, the perception of New England Sports Ventures (or the more traditional name, The Boston Red Sox) diving into the soccer end of the pool does nothing to help them re-gain the trust of the fans who they had in their back pocket not so long ago.
But the "alternative" hats have moved on after three whole years without a parade, and what is left is the hard-core Red Sox fan base ready to pounce, showing the same angst and desire for accountability that it had leading up to 2004. Ratings are down. Interest has faded. And the Red Sox go and buy a soccer team.
It is the ultimate PR nightmare to misread your customer base. Based on their success and can do no wrong in this town over the better part of the decade, the Red Sox have seriously fallen into that category. Tom Werner is belittling Theo Epstein on the radio, Theo is comfortable with Jed Lowrie's WAR over MVP candidate Adrian Beltre, and Red Sox fans are force-fed soccer and racing news they have little-to-no interest in hearing on a daily basis.
The Red Sox can no longer approach business with the understanding that the public will buy whatever they are selling. More people believe in the Tooth Fairy than that stupid sellout streak, a disingenuous boast that makes you wonder about the front office. You know they're lying to about that. Why should we assume they aren't in other areas as well?
That's why when the Red Sox tell me the soccer team has nothing to do with the baseball team, I don't believe it. They refused to do anything last year at the trading deadline, Theo is rightfully pumping up the kids, and they just lost one of the best offensive catchers in baseball for pennies on the dollar. They're willing to award David Ortiz $12.5 million, but not the guy who carried them for stretches last season. Ortiz did the same, of course. As recently as 2007 even.
Epstein's "bridge" comment gets a lot of unwarranted grief but the theory behind it is sound. The Red Sox have a core of farm players they believe in, and based on the careers we've seen from the likes of Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, and Dustin Pedroia, they have every right to feel the next crop of players will serve them well for the long term. But you have to feel for Epstein. Here he is, trying to build this team for the long term, and his owners throw him under the bus for him not saying he'd love to throw $140 million at Carl Crawford or Cliff Lee. You can almost smell another gorilla suit adventure, can't you?
But there's Werner on the radio, promising the fans that the team will sign a "significant free agent." With Martinez gone, it's strike one. Beltre is likely to be strike two.
But who else? Does Epstein really want to give Crawford the kind of deal he's looking for? Does Lee even make any sense on a crowded rotation? Jason Werth? Where would you ever play Mike Cameron, who reportedly signed with the team last season?
Then there's the one guy that would make everybody happy. Yes, Derek Jeter.
In Jeter, Epstein would have the perfect "bridge" player, a guy who would draw limitless interest while the kids grew up. The PR department would have utmost glee in stealing the Yankees' franchise player. The owners, who love to needle the Yankees, would have pulled off the ultimate coup, making Johnny Damon's departure look like Willy Loman moving to Kentucky (would anyone notice?)
Best of all, he's a GOLD GLOVE-WINNING SHORTSTOP.
The Yankees have to believe it's an impossibility, telling Jeter to go find a better offer, daring him to leave his legacy in Favre fashion. If you're the Red Sox, and you have ratings and image problems, how can you not pick up the phone? Three years, $60 million, and Daisuke's jet for Minka should get it done, right?
After all, the Red Sox need something to revive interest in the team. Let Epstein do his job, for tossing money around aimlessly does little in the long term. Building a dependable core of players you can depend on – in any market, small or large – is the correct way to approach the game. It's the in-between part you have to worry about. But when he's got owners making promises and kicking around a soccer ball, it makes his job that more difficult and hurts his perception in the minds of the fans.
Jeter makes everybody happy and the Yankees furious.
In other news, Roy Hodgson was recently scouting Gervinho in France. I have no idea what that means, but hey, somebody around here has to shamelessly shill.


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Our new 'Je Suis Prest' Signet Ring is the ideal present for the Jamie in your life! This attractive Clan Fraser Ring is inspired by the Outlander series of books, and features the crest of Jamie's Clan Fraser, complete with the Clan slogan - "Je Suis Prest" (I am Ready).
Cast in indestructible stainless steel, it features the Fraser Clan Crest on the top, with a Scottish Thistle on each side shank
This unique Ring will be despatched to you direct from our showroom in the heart of Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile, located right next door to the Old Canongate Tolbooth and the Canongate Kirk, both locations which feature prominently in the Outlander books.
It will make an ideal gift, and a lasting memento, for all lovers of Outlander or for the Jamie in your life!
Outlander (published in the United Kingdom as Cross Stitch) is the first in a series of eight historical romance novels by Diana Gabaldon.
Published in 1991, it focuses on 20th century nurse Claire Randall, who time travels to 18th century Scotland and finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.
The books have sold in their millions, and spawned legions of fans. 'Outlander' is now a major US television series which was filmed in locations throughout Scotland, but particularly at Doune Castle, near Stirling.
We ship our jewellery worldwide with all parcels being shipped airmail by Royal Mail. Prices shown are in British Pounds but you can view the price in different currencies (US & Canadian Dollars, Euro, Australian & New Zealand Dollars and Japanese Yen) by clicking on the 'Currency' tab at the top right hand corner of the page, and selecting one of the currencies shown.
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Happy Good Friday!! My boss was gracious enough to give everyone the day off, so I'm currently writing this post from the comfort of my bed! Anyway, I thought it'd be a great time to introduce you to my absolute favorite colors: black & purple. For as long as I can remember, these two have been in my life. I'm telling you, we go way back. It's amazing how they always seem to find their way into my wardrobe.
More of the black than anything, but who's keeping tabs…
Lace Top : Lush ~ Tank : H&M
Earrings : Forever 21 ~ Hair : La Jay
Pumps : Jessica Simpson
Pants : H&M
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Many of our family vineyards were originally Spanish cattle "rancheros" in the 1800s. Neighbors continue to raise cattle that are fed on our harvested cover crops.
In return, they supply us with Nature's finest fertilizer! We also share a rich cutlural heritage and a commitment to natural, earth-friendly practices
Rutherford Ranch Winery is on the site of the original Round Hill Winery started in the 1970's by Ernie and Virginia Van Asperen and Charlie Abela.


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Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated each year on November 24th. Sarah Joseph Hale was the author of Mary Had a Little Lamb and was considered to be largely responsible for the founding of Thanksgiving as a National Holiday. Interesting enough, Thomas Jefferson himself through the whole concept of Thanksgiving was a ridiculous idea. However, the tradition of eating turkey on Thanksgiving has left to a few places in the United States named Turkey with an additional 16 townships throughout the United States. A selection of Thanksgiving invite wording examples will help inspire you to create your own unique invitation and plan your family gathering during this thankful holiday season.
From our family to your family, we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving this year.
It's time to eat turkey and yams and cranberries too, just like the Pilgrims used to do!
Join us for Thanksgiving dinner To give thanks for the many blessings bestowed on our family.
Please be our guests on Thanksgiving Day for feasting, reminiscing and counting our blessings.
Please join us for a Harvest Dinner as we celebrate this time of year!
Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for all we are blessed with. Please join us for a wonderful holiday meal.
Thanksgiving is a time to surround yourself with good food, good friends and family. Please join us for a Thanksgiving meal.
Thanksgiving is the time of year, when we gather with our friends so dear.
Thanksgiving should be shared with family and friends, because you have given us reasons to give thanks.
Thanksgiving… and we gather together to give thanks with the wonderful friends who have enriched our lives.
The turkey and ham have been laid to rest, so come join the [last name] family's Thanksgiving fest.
The wine has been poured and the table is set for a Thanksgiving dinner you won't soon forget.
There are few things we are more thankful for than having our family in our lives. Help us celebrate Thanksgiving.
There ios fresh pecan pie and cranberry delight, so much to give thanks for on this special night. Please join us for Thanksgiving Dinner.
To family and friends we hold so dear, we want to share our bounty this year.
The below infographic provides a collection of interesting facts about Thanksgiving. An estimated 91% of American's eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day every year. That is enough to line up and go across 5,000 miles from California to France. The first Thanksgiving lasted for three days.
Last month, more than 2 million people visited Brandon's blog. He shares exactly how he took his blog from zero to 1 million monthly visitors here. His path to success was not easy. Brandon had to comeback from being disabled, by a rare health disorder, for most of his thirties. God delivered him from hardship and has blessed his family in so many wonderful ways. You can send Brandon a message here.


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Create your own little tea ceremony, with Urban Nature Culture's Vintage Japanese Mug. In Japan, 'The Way of Tea' is a cultural activity, which requires ceremonial preparation and includes a presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. While a chakai is a simple tea ceremony for friends, involving a light meal, a chaji is a formal gathering that can last up to four hours! It's all up to you which one you're choosing to have – but one thing's for sure…our Vintage Japanese Mug, available in a selection of colors, loves to be part of your tea ritual.


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Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Uptown Campus
City Diner/Der Rathskeller in the LBC
New York-based trumpeter Antoine Drye has been playing professionally for over two decades, and has collaborated with some of the biggest names in jazz including Ellis Marsalis, Brian Blade, the Roy Hargrove Big Band, Mark Whitfield, Helen Sung, and many more.
Jazz at the Rat is a series of live concerts held on selected Thursday evenings at City Diner (a.k.a. Der Rathskeller or "The Rat") at Tulane. Each edition features performances by jazz legends and rising stars, comprising of both visiting artists and outstanding New Orleans-based musicians, accompanied by students and faculty from Tulane's jazz studies program.
Free and open to the public. Presented by the Lagniappe Series of Newcomb-Tulane College. For more information, contact 504-314-2829 or email@example.com, or visit college.tulane.edu/jazz.


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Eugene Gendlin is a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago. For many years he was the editor of Psycho-therapy: Theory, Research, and Practice. In 1970, because of his development of experiential psychology, he was chosen by the Psychotherapy Division of the American Psychological Association for their first Distinguished Professional Psychologist of the Year award.


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Medical Statement for Children with Special Dietary Needs
USDA Regulation 7 CFR Part 15b requires substitutions or modifications in school meals for children whose disabilities restrict their diets. A child with a disability must be provided substitutions in foods when that need is supported by a signed statement from a licensed physician.
Each special dietary request must be supported by a statement explaining the requested food substitution and must be signed by a recognized medical authority. The Medical Statement must include:
2017 Procedural Handbook for Students with Allergies
Dear Allergy Committee Members,
I wanted to thank each of you for your hard work and commitment to the Allergy Committee as we collaboratively revised and provided recommendations for the 2017 Procedural Handbook for Students with Allergies. Your input has been very important in this process. During the past month, the handbook has been reviewed by Principals, LCPS Central Office Staff and other stakeholders for additional editing. Building on the committees input and recommendations, and additional input from LCPS staff, the Department of Pupil Services has adopted the attached version. We have already sent the Allergy Aware Flyers to schools and we will have ongoing training with principals to ensure a consistent message. In addition, our training practices will include many of the recommendations put forth by the committee, and allergy awareness training will be made available for LCPS staff. Finally, during our committee meetings, we established how important it is to create a culture that is Allergy Aware. This procedural handbook, training, and a consistent message will establish the foundation to reach that goal.
Please know that the Allergy Procedural Handbook is a fluid document and continues to be a work in progress. Student Health Services will have a full committee review of the handbook annually to ensure our procedures and practices remain current.
Again, thank you for your participation in this process.
Gluten Free Menus
We launched our gluten free menus during the 2015-2016 school year at the request of our parents and students. This menu was developed by one of the Registered Dietitians on our School Nutrition staff. We are actively working to increase the assortment of items served to our students at all grade levels. The gluten free menus have been developed for all grade levels in Loudoun County. If a student requires a gluten free meal, School Nutrition asks that parents and/or students do the following:
Informational Presentation on Celiac Disease from LCPS Supervisor of School Nutrition, Dr. Becky Domokos-Bays.
Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
We offer a number of menu items that meet the needs of a vegetarian and vegan diet. All menu items that meet these dietary preferences are highlighted by the symbols shown below.
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Asia Outdoor 2017: New themes and trends
12th Asia Outdoor ends; 19,373 trade visitors attend - New lifestyle trends - New theme: outdoor tourism
The 12th edition of Asia Outdoor, the Chinese outdoor industry's biggest and most professional trade show, concluded successfully on July 2nd in Nanjing China, after setting new trends and introducing new themes. On the 48,000-square-meter fairgrounds of Nanjing International Expo Center, 617 exhibiting brands (2016: 705) presented their products and innovations. During the four-day show, 19,373 trade visitors (2016: 19,502) from all over the world attended the show. Following his visit to the 12th Asia Outdoor in Nanjing Ludwig Meier, marketing director of Messe Friedrichshafen, remarked: "It's a great show, especially this year. There are new innovative products, and it's clear that outdoor is changing. It's going more urban – getting closer to city living. We're also seeing an interesting side to camping. So, there are some new sectors involved, and I hope they provide a path to future success. I can only say that it's been a perfect show. Next year, everybody has to be part of it."
China's outdoor industry has been coping with a slower rate of domestic economic growth, which has been caused by the global economic downturn. The Asia Outdoor trade show is currently attaching greater importance to identifying and setting new trends for the industry. "Asia Outdoor is not only a platform for products, but also a meeting place for the whole outdoor community, and an opportunity for transferring information and knowledge," said Richard Li, project manager of Asia Outdoor. "To attract more visitors, Asia Outdoor 2017 has developed more themes, and organized more forums and seminars. Asia Outdoor will continue to focus on the outdoor sector, while exploring potential opportunities in outdoor-related fields." Mr. Sheng Faqiang, chairman of the China Outdoor Association (COA) and president of the Toread Holdings Group, added: "Asia Outdoor has an impressive team and has achieved sound results in China. As it has in the past, the COA will be fully supporting the show's development."
On the first day of Asia Outdoor, the COA released its 2016 China Outdoor Industry Report, containing detailed figures and analysis. According to the statistics, the Chinese outdoor industry will recover in 2 or 3 years, and double-digit growth is expected by 2018/2019. From this perspective, the outdoor industry is optimally positioned for a bright future in China.
On June 28, one day prior to the show, the 3rd COA Outdoor China Summit took place in Nanjing, and was very well attended. Its theme was "Innovation and Cooperation." COA members were also very supportive of the summit. Five core topics presented by outdoor industry experts from brands, retailers and digital consultants were very well received. "The good attendance of the COA Outdoor China Summit demonstrates the necessity of marketing. I'm happy to see that the Summit has gained great recognition among the members of the outdoor industry and that they found it informative," said Ms. Zeng Hua, founder of Scaler. Mr. Zhong Chengzhan, vice president of the COA and founder of Kailas, agreed: "The COA Outdoor China Summit is a key communications platform for the outdoor industry. I think it is the most important summit in the outdoor sector in China today."
During Asia Outdoor 2017, the outdoor lifestyle of the future was reflected in exhibitor presentations, as well as the show's supporting program. The outdoor products portrayed a continuing tendency toward light-weight design and a style that incorporates more urban and fashion elements, while fulfilling the original demand for functionality and professional performance.
Another key element of the outdoor lifestyle is outdoor tourism, including camping. The Outdoor Tourism theme in Hall 6, which was perhaps be the biggest highlight of Asia Outdoor 2017, was presented in three parts: brands & products, forums about the connection between the outdoor lifestyle and camping, and business networking, in particular with respect to outdoor tourism. This enabled multiple information resources to be shared and combined, including those on the topics of camping, tourism, outdoor clubs, RVs and self-driving vehicles. This provided an efficient platform for campsite owners, outdoor brands, activity organizers and educational institutions. To promote the camping lifestyle, a demo campsite was set up in Hall 6, featuring all kinds of outdoor equipment and activities for visitors to try out. This allowed them to experience the wide array of campsite possibilities.
Mr. Wang Wanyu, founder of Lehero, was very supportive of the efforts made by Asia Outdoor to promote outdoor tourism: "I very much like Asia Outdoor and its innovative approach to presenting the theme of outdoor tourism. The show is attracting new types of visitors, such as investors from the tourism, sports, outdoor and even agriculture sectors. This will enable them, as well as traditional outdoor-industry insiders, to learn more about the camping culture, while affording us potential cooperation partners." Wowocamp was also very satisfied with the new theme at Asia Outdoor. Mr. Wang Qi, founder and president of Wowocamp, said, " Asia Outdoor has met our expectations. We had in-depth discussions with outdoor companies, as well as during the five-hour camping forum, which we were very inspired by. It provided us with suggestions regarding camp coordination, as well as outdoor activities and education."
Running Village at Asia Outdoor has always been popular with exhibitors and visitors alike. This year, the running-related forums and experience-sharing sessions that were held there were particularly well received. "Running Village is very suitable for branding and marketing premium sports brands. The whole atmosphere is great and the supporting program – including the Top Ten Running Group Award Ceremony, sharing event-organizing experiences, and even product-related training sessions are very practical both for the brands and visitors," said Mr. Shi Weijie, product director of 361°.
Once again, products with the "China Design" designation were a stand-out at the Asia Outdoor Industry Award Ceremony. Altogether, 16 of the 27 products honored were from Chinese brands.
Also popular on the program were experiential activities, such as the COA Cup Kailas Bouldering Competition, the Asia Outdoor Morning Run sponsored by Nathan, slacklining, and kayaking.
To promote outdoor culture and content further, Asia Outdoor introduced more online live broadcasting in cooperation with exhibitors, big names in the outdoor scene, and online media partners. The response from visitors was very positive.
According to those surveyed, 95% of trade visitors were satisfied with Asia Outdoor, and 94% of them confirmed that they would attend Asia Outdoor again, next year.
The 13th Asia Outdoor trade show will take place from June 28 to July 1, 2018, in Nanjing, China. For further details, visit www.asian-outdoor.com.


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Queen Elyssa is the founder of ancient carthage modern Tunisia, in 814 BC.
She made olives and olive oil extraction a part of the local culture.
In examining the historic pieces collected from Carthage we were struck by the similarity in all coins produced in Carthage between 460BC and 100BC: All coins had the head of the queen Ellysa on one side and a horse on the other.
In her honor, we named our olive oil Terra Delyssa, The land of Elyssa and chose the horse, carthage's symbol of fertility and prosperity as our emblem.
The city or Carthage grew in wealth and became the political focus in an extended network of Punic trading bases throughout the western Mediterranean.
Legends later arose about the foundation of this famous city, whose elegance and power were well known among the ancients.
The potency of the Punic presence largely displaced the Berbers. Carthage became the prevailing culture in the region.
Elyssa and her followers arrived on the coast of North Africa where she asked the local inhabitants for a small bit of land for a temporary refuge until she could continue her journeying, only as much land as could be encompassed by an oxhide.
They agreed.
Elissa cut the oxhideinto fine strips so that she had enough to encircle an entire nearby hill, afterwards named Byrsa"hide".
In digging the foundations a horse's head was found, indicating a city that would be wealthy and powerful in war.
After this self-sacrifice Elyssawas deified and was worshipped as long as Carthage endured.
Amphorae : used to ship olive oil and wine
during the punic era from "Tunisia" to the
northern part of the mediterranean 'Europe'.
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Mosaic of an olive tree.
Dido "Elyssa" the queen of carthage was an inspiration to many dramas and musicals.
The king of Tyre made his very beautiful daughter Elyssa and son Pygmalion his joint heirs.
On his death the people took Pygmalion alone as their ruler though Pygmalion was yet still a boy.
Elyssa married Acerbas, her uncle. Acerbaswas believed to have much wealth secretly buried.
King Pygmalion had Acerbas murdered in hopes of gaining this wealth.
Elyssa, desiring to escape Tyre, expressed a wish to move into Pygmalion's palace, but then ordered the attendants whom Pygmalion sent to aid in the move, to throw all Acerbas' bags of gold into the sea as an offering to his spirit. In fact these bags contained only sand.
Elyssa then persuaded the attendants to join her in flight to another land rather than face Pygmalion's anger when he discovered what had supposedly become of Acerbas' wealth.
Elyssa condemned any who would feel that way when they should indeed give their lives for the city if necessary.
Elyssa's envoys then explained that Iarbashad specifically requested Elyssa's wife.
Elyssa was trapped by her words but she preferred to stay faithful to her first husband and after creating a ceremonial funeral pyre and sacrificing many victims to his spirit in pretense that this was a final honoring of her first husband in preparation for marriage to Harbas.
Dido "Elyssa" ascended the pyre, announced that she would go to her husband as they desired, and then slew herself with her sword.
Olive oil mill , believed to date back to early eighth century.
CHO's history goes back to manu generations cultivating olive trees and producing Olive Oil, the traditional way known to the region of Sfax in Tunisia.
CHO, was the first company established in 1996 to mo - dernizethe busniss and has since evolved from a single crushing mill to a fully in - tegrated group of companies.
CHO today, has a storage capacity of 4000 Mt of Olive Oil, 'TotalGroup storage capacity 8500Mt'. It provides the group with storage and analysis services.
Created in 2007, as the strategy of CHO Group and the Tunisian government geared towards breaking into the international market by presenting Tunisian Olive Oil to the final consumers.
CHO Company packages 24 000 bottles per hour with dedicated lines to Organic and Extra Virgin Olive oils.
CHO America is a customer service oriented subcidiary. With two distribution centers in the north, Montreal Quebec and New Jersey, and one in the south, port of Houston Texas.
CHO America serves retailers across the American continent: Brazil . Mexico . Columbia USA and Canada
Créâtes in 2005, IGhuile is an olive pomace oil extraction facility.
Igehuile operates two ex - traction units 'continous and discontinuous'.
IGEhuile performs drying fresh olive pomace with a capacity of 1100 tons of pomace per day.
Olivolio is a pomace oil heat extraction facility and refinery.
Olivolio is one of very few refineries inthe world to be certified NOP Organic, performing bleaching and deodorizing in a fully controled organic process.
Pomace oil extraction at olivolio is done without the use of chemicals , using a heat/ mecanical 2nd press with a capacity of 250 Tons / Day.
Distribution and service for agricultural equipment and olive oil mills.
Production of soap and Olive Oil cosmetics.
Savonerie de Carthage is home for the D'elyssa soaps and cosmetics.


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Picture: Natasha Bedingfield BlackBerry Summer Party held at the Roof Gardens London, England - 15.05.07
British singer Natasha Bedingfield refuses to do raunchy photo shoots because she fears she'd be branded a slut.
The SINGLE star agreed to pose for men's fashion magazine ARENA HOMME PLUS because she was allowed to wear tasteful outfits, but she would never allow scantily clad images of herself to be published because it would destroy her sophisticated image.
She explains, "Everyone has got their own idea of what slutty is and I never want to look in the mirror and go, 'You look like a slut.' You can look sexy and be classy at the same time.
"I've done a shoot for Arena Homme Plus but I wore lovely dresses. I wouldn't do underwear shots because I don't go out in underwear. I don't walk round my house in underwear I wear clothes."22/12/2004 09:26


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"We are all different, which is great because we are all unique. Without diversity life would be very boring." — Catherine Pulsifer
In line with our practices to celebrate diversity, 2 lecturers, Siti Sarah and Audrey Linda Fernando and 15 students participated in the 5th Diversity & Inclusion Youth Camp that was held from the 24th – 27th April at UTM, Johor. The camp's main objective was to nurture students into becoming future moderate global citizens by increasing their awareness of diversity, imparting skills to them and providing them with the tools and frameworks in a supportive environment. In order to achieve the goals of diversity and Inclusion, the Camp involved students in processes that helped them examine their own assumptions, stereotypic outlooks, and prejudices, and encouraged the values of mutual acceptance, appreciation, respect, and understanding among the participants with the hope that the message will continue to spread long after the Camp is over. The Diversity & Inclusion Youth Camp hopes to make our youth a generation that promotes diversity, inclusion, and moderation so as to make Malaysia and its neighboring countries in ASEAN region, a warm and understanding society.
The camp saw over 100 participants from Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. It was led by two trainers, Dr. Hamidah Marican and Patricia Rita Nunis from HarmonyWorks Sdn Bhd, and facilitators from various other institutions. Throughout the camp, group discussions, talks, and performances took place, in which students had the opportunity to learn how to work with each other, understand different points of view across different ethnic cultures, overcome prejudices and stereotypes in order to deliver the most feasible solution.
It was a great experience for the students; we are glad to see that they can now see the world from a bigger perspective, as they learned to accept, to embrace and to tolerate the cultural differences that they experience in their daily lives. The students who attended the camp were highly motivated to continue as Ambassadors of Diversity and Inclusion, in which they are now planning to start their own Diversity and Inclusion Club on-campus, in order to narrow the unseen gap among their fellow friends. Kudos to the students for their initiatives!
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Ludwig Zeller // New Needs in an Augmented World
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Ludwig Zeller works and experiments in the fields of interaction design and art. He received his Diploma with distinction at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and is currently enrolled at the MA Design Interactions programme at the Royal College of Art London. His work deals with aspects of cognitivism and information ecology. Topics to which he has contributed on a number of international exhibitions, conferences and workshops.
Here is what Ludwig has to say about his project:
"Being born in the early eighties, my generation can be seen as a linking piece between the analog past and our digital present. We inhabit both eras, and recognise in transition what we have gained and lost.
By contrast, the generation being considered as "Digital Natives", those currently growing up in a completely networked world, do not remember a time before constant cognitive augmentation was common and social interaction was mostly virtual.
What consequences will this increasing cognitive symbioses between humans and digital systems have? The devices and films proposed in these projects explore how information technology not only provides possibilities and knowledge, but also carries a psychoactive effect that leads to unforeseen changes in human interactions and self-conceptions."
In the following three objects are briefly presented: DROMOLUX, OPTOCOUPLER and INTROSPECTRE. They have been realised as functional prototypes and been illustrated in short video scenarios.


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Thank you for visiting the San Clemente Pier. This site is designed and maintained by Ready to Go Information Technologies, a web design and marketing company specializing in blogging, you probably know us as Darin and Lisa McClure. We are local residents now living in an area known as the Trestles Community here in San Clemente. We love our town and this site is where we like to share the great stuff we have come to know and enjoy here.
If you see us around be sure to say "hi." We love to take pictures and video, enjoy good food, music, sunshine and surf.
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AI's next target could be NASA's mission control
mardi 16 mai 2017, 16:26 , par Ars Technica
In the iconic movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, astronaut Dave Bowman must deal with HAL 9000, a sentient artificial intelligence computer that operates his spaceship. The computer is all-knowing and all-controlling, saying at one point, "Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye." It portends a dark future for automated AI and space travel.
No one wants that outcome for real-world spacecraft and computers, but Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is starting to think about how to automate many spacecraft systems and outsource critical decisions to an on-board computer. Presently, with the International Space Station, flight controllers on Earth monitor the spacecraft's overall health continually, and flight directors relay information to astronauts on board when problems occur.
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Spring is Stirring
March is a "transitional" month: cold and windy when it arrives; warmer, with a tinge of mildness—mixed with a feeling of relief at Winter's passing—at its end.
As nature's energies shift from winter to spring, important changes are happening outside—and inside of you—that affect your health.
The Sap Is Rising
As Spring arrives the "sap" begins to rise, and so must the question: "What do I need to do to prepare myself to process the surge of energy that Spring floods through my body?"
The Liver is the primary organ of the body affected during Spring, so it's important to make sure it's strong and balanced. The primary organ system affected during winter was the Kidneys, so now is the right time to help them replenish the energy that was expended throughout the winter.
Oriental Medicine at BIOM combines very effective medical herb formulas, acupuncture, acupressure, and Chi Kung techniques for replenishing the energy of the Kidneys, strengthening and balancing the Liver so that it's ready to spring into action as the Water season turns to Wood, and the Kidneys pass the baton to the Liver.
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Cruise ships today may not be a popular notion for many people since the sinking of the Carnival liner Concordia this past week on January 15, 2012. Staying the course would have prevented the lost of precious lives and valuable cargo, not to mention the ship itself. The captain's leaving the sinking ship before all passengers were safely off cost him the loss of his position and resulted in his being detained; he was placed under Coast Guard arrest.
I recently went on a different Caribbean cruise ship with my daughter, simultaneously to the one that sank. Taking a few minutes of my time to retrieve her sea pass card would have prevented a greater amount of time lost while she had been detained in a foreign country.
We sailed to Cozumel, Mexico, a faraway destination we had been looking forward to since last July. I hadn't yet booked an excursion for the port-of-call. After embarking from Fort Lauderdale, the ship's representative sold us a tour featuring highlights and shopping. It was emphasized to arrive early at the designated site on the Mexican pier. The morning we reached Mexico, I was anxious to depart for the excursion. I protested to the ship's porter who detained us due to leaving my daughter's sea pass card in our stateroom. I carried my sea pass card, my driver's licence and her state ID in addition to both our passports. Shouldn't that be enough identification ?
No! It was enough to get passed the ship's attendant, but not the Mexican Police! I had to leave her at the Mexican gate…in the rain…in a wheelchair! I was thankful a couple of friends were not far behind and willingly stayed detained with her.
I ran 75% of the way to the ship before slowing to a fast walk. I explained the crisis to the ship attendants who commented that she should not have been allowed off the ship without her sea pass card. I waited the slow elevators full of people pouring into the ship from their excursions in Mexico. I obtained her card from our 10th floor stateroom and repeated the patience-assimilator back down to the gangway. No waiting in line to leave the ship. Who in their right mind would get off a ship just about to sail back to the states?
The marvelous tour we'd been on took longer than expected and I feared I would not have ample time to reach the Mexican Police with the sea pass card. So I again ran 75% of the way back to the Mexican gate, breathing heavily as I walked the remaining distance. I could see one of our new friends making her way through the crowd ahead. She met me to say they had kept my daughter distracted. At that moment I was about to cry, she protested. "Don't fall apart now, you'll stress your daughter out and undo all our efforts to keep her happy these past 40 minutes."
The rain increased to a downpour. Could we get any wetter? Some of the other returning passengers may have thought we were having a wheelchair race back to the ship. I know for me, it couldn't be too soon to have both my daughter and I back onboard again.
Though detained a short time before sailing back to the states, I count my blessings for traveling mercies on our first cruise. I also thank God for keeping every one of my steps safe.
Why wasn't two forms of picture official ID acceptable for the Mexican Police? I discovered upon returning to Florida at the Customs check-point that our passports were invalid. I hadn't read the directions to fill in the signatures on the first page of the new passports after receiving them in the mail. There is an old saying that really is a nugget of wisdom: A stitch in time saves nine.
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Categories: Multi-Media, Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra (conducted), Chamber Ensemble (unconducted), Chamber Music (4-6 players), Trio Music, Duo Music, Solo Music
2016, 11 min
Solo Cello with Video and pre-recorded Cello and Bird sounds
Premiere May 14, 2016 by Dan Weinstein of Musica Nova, Tel Aviv-Yafo, ISRAEL
2016, 5 min
Solo Violin and solo Dancer
Collaboration with choreographer Miro Magloire
Premiere February 18, 2016 Periapsis Music and Dance, Brooklyn, NYC
2015, 8 min
Solo Violin and two Dancers
Collaboration with choreographer Miro Magloire and New Chamber Ballet
Premiere November 19, 20, 2015, City Center in NYC
2013, 12 min
Two Flute and Two Clarinet soloists, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano, Electric Guitar
Video Projection of still images
Premiere September 23, 2013 by Hotel Elefant, conducted by Richard Carrick
Stone Guitars / Winter Guitars / etc
Solo Electric Guitar and playback of four electronically processed electric guitars.
Premiere June 2, 2011 by Richard Carrick, The Kitchen, NYC
2007, 12 min
Solo Cello with Video and pre-recorded audio
In three movements: Swedish Water, Franfurt Window, Holland Train
Premiere January 12, 2007 by Michael Finckel, Scarsdale, New York
2005, 30 min
Based on four Italo Calvino Stories
Collaboration with Peter Nigrini - video artist
Male singer/narrator, fl, ob, b.clar, vn, va, vc, tbne, perc, multiple video, electronics
In Four Movements and Three Interludes
Premiere January 12, 2005 by Sequitur Ensemble, Merkin Hall, New York
2005, 9 min
Clarinet, String Quartet, Percussion
Music for a film by Nancy Kiang
The Gold Medal for Excellence at the Park City Film Music Festival 2007.
The Mayor's Award of the Heart of Gold International Film Festival 2006,
2001, 9 min
Violin Duo, video, pre-recorded electronic sounds
Premiere April 2001 by János Négyesy and Päivikki Nykter in San Diego
The Fall
2001, 15 min
tpt, tbn, pno, perc, ob, 2vns, va, vc, db, fl, b.clar, organ, video projection,
three conductors
Commissioned by Sonor
Premiere February 16, 2001 by Sonor Ensemble, San Diego
"Ruby, My Dear"
1997, 8 min
Piano and three TV monitors with pre-recorded and live video and audio
Premiere April 1997 by Richard Carrick, San Diego
2016, 5 min
Excerpt from The Dragon's Fire
Orchestra and piano soloist, 2222 2201 strings perc timpani
Premiere March 31, 2016, Injyanga Orchestra, Lance Gaskill cond, Kigali, RWANDA
2011, 5 min, String orchestra
2011, 5 min, String orchestra
2011, 16 min
String orchestra, in four movements
Premiere June 8, 2013 String Orchestra of Brooklyn
Find the Devil's Lead - orchestral version
2008, 12 min
Orchestra 3333 4221 2perc strings
Two Moments for Orchestra
2005, 9 min
Orchestra 2222 2200 2perc, strings
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - Conducted, 10 or more players
Makhtesh Ramon (1st part of Israeli Trilogy)
2019, 5 min
large ensemble (voices, strings, optional winds percussion, electric guitar, piano)
Premiere February 5, 2019 Neither/Nor Composer Ensemble, R Carrick cond.
Berklee, Boston
Jerusalem (2st part of Israeli Trilogy)
2019, 7 min
large ensemble (voices, strings, optional winds percussion, electric guitar, piano)
Premiere February 5, 2019 Neither/Nor Composer Ensemble, R Carrick cond.
Berklee, Boston
Akko (3rd part of Israeli Trilogy)
2017, 6 min
large ensemble
Premiere September 14, 2017, Hyperion Ensemble, R Carrick cond.
Enescu Festival, Bucharest, ROMANIA
2016, 3 min
large improvising ensemble
Premiere November 26, 2016, Hyperion Ensemble, Iancu Dumitrescu cond.,
London, UK
Rwandan National Athem
New Official arrangement for the Rwandan Military Band
80 players: clars, b clar, sop saxs, alto saxs, tenor saxs, bari saxs, bass saxs, tpts,
flugel horns, horns, tbnes, b tbnes, euphoniums, baritones, tubas, sousaphones,
timpani, bass drum, xylophone, snare drum, crash cym, sus cym.
2014, 5 min
Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Horn, Trombone, Percussion, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass
Premiere May 31, 2014 Merkin Hall, by the New York Philharmonic
and Carrick, conductor
New York Philharmonic Biennial Festival
2013, 12 min
2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano, E Guitar, opt Video
Premiere September 23, 2013 by Hotel Elefant, conducted by Richard Carrick
Cage 100 Party Piece
2012, 1 min
Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Vibraphone, Accordion, Piano, Violin, Viola,
Written for FZML (Leipzig)
Premiere October 17, 2013 in New York City, Miller Theatre
by Either/Or, conducted by Richard Carrick
2008, 13 min
Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Accordion, E Guitar, Trumpet, Perc, Violin,
Viola, Cello.
Commissioned by Wet Ink Ensemble
Premiere May 3, 2008 by the Wet Ink Ensemble, NYC
The Fall
2001, 15 min
tpt, tbn, pno, perc, ob, 2vns, va, vc, db, fl, b.clar, organ, video projection,
three conductors
Commissioned by Sonor
Premiere February 2001 by Sonor Ensemble, San Diego
2000, rev 2013
Commissioned by the Nieuw Ensemble
Selected for the World Music Days, 2004
2000 version for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Piano, Mandolin, Guitar, Harp, Percussion,
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass.
2013 version for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Piano, Cimbalom, Percussion, Violin, Viola,
Cello, and Bass.
Two Circles
1994, 17 min
fl, clar, ob, bsn, tpt, hn, 2 vn, va, vc, perc
Premiere September 1994 by the UCSD Ensemble, Harvey Sollberger, cond,
San Diego
LARGE CHAMBER ENSEMBLES 8 to 10 players
2013, 12 min (unconducted)
Violin, Cello, Piano, Cimbalom, Alto Saxophone, Trombone, Acoustic Guitar, and
Commissioned by Musik y Syd and Swedish Arts Council
Premiere on tour October 9, 2013 by Either/Or and Ensemble Son at Roulette, NYC
and on tour in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Malmoe and Stockholm.
2005, 25 min (conducted)
Based on four Italo Calvino Stories
Chamber version for singer and nine players
Male Singer/Narrator, fl, ob, b.clar, vn, va, vc, tbne, perc
In Four Movements
Premiere January 12, 2005 by Sequitur Ensemble, Merkin Hall, New York City
Identities...Graduals 2332 3212
1996, rev. 1999, 7 min, (conducted)
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Contrabass
Premiere July 1999 by the Wellesley Composer's Conference, Efrain Guigui cond.
CHAMBER MUSIC 4 to 6 players
2018, 8 min
ensemble and resonant bells with audience participation
Premiere January 29, 2019, Either/OR, Miller Theatre, NYC
Space-Time - version for Electric Guitar and String Quartet
2014/8, 16 minutes
Fromm Foundation Commission
Premiere October 6, 2018, ISRAEL
MiVOS String Quartet and Nadav Lev
sandstone(s) 사암
2017, 7 min
Haegeum 해금, Gayageum (12 string) 산조 가야금, and Ajaeng (8 string) 아쟁
Violin, Cello, and Flute
Premiere October 27, 2017, Contemporary Gugak Orchestra (Seoul) and
New York New Music Ensemble
Pacific Rim Festival, Santa Cruz, CA
Seoul morning, Kigali morning 서울의 아침, 키 갈리의 아침
a.k.a. Achim (morning)
2016, 10 min
Piri, Haegeum, Daegeum, and Ajaeng
Premiered April 2016 at the Pacific Rim Festival Workshop, Santa Cruz
and Casa Italiana, Columbia University, NYC
String Quartet #2 – Space-Time
2014, 16 minutes
Fromm Foundation Commission
Premiere May 23, 2015, DiMenna Center, NYC
MiVOS String Quartet
2013, 7 minutes
Piano solo, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Horn in F, Bassoon
Premiere January 31, 2013, NYC
Richard Carrick - piano and DZ4 members Brad Balliett, Alicia Lee,
Alma Maria Liebrecht and Arthur Sato
Memory from Time
2012, 11 minutes
Improvising Quartet : Electric Guitar, Geomungo, Viola, Doublebass
Premiere December 22, 2012, NYC by KNOT:
Richard Carrick - Electric Guitar, Jin Hi Kim-Komongo,
David Wallace-Viola, James Ilgenfritz-Doublebass
2012, 11 min
Saxophone Quartet
Commissioned by The New Thread Saxophone Quartet
Premiere March 16, 2012, Tempe, Arizona at the
North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference
2010 7 min
Violin, Cello, Bass Clarinet, Piano, and CD Playback of nature sound recordings
Commissioned by Redshift Ensemble
Premiere June 29 and 30, 2011, New York and San Francisco
2010, 16 min
String Quartet and pre-recorded Electric Guitar Quartet
Premiere September 21, 2010 by MIVOS quartet, New York City
2009/10, 15 min
2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Premiere May 16, 2010 by the Toomai Quintet, Jersey City, NJ
2009, 14 min
String Quartet
Commission for the JACK Quartet
Premiere April 17, 2010 by the JACK Quartet, Carlsbad, CA
2009/18, 8 min
Violin or Flute, Tenor Saxophone or Bass Clarinet, Piano, Cello
Premiere May 23, 2009 by Either/Or, New York City
Revised Premiere February 18, 2018, Either/OR, Library of Congress DC.
2008, 14 min
Flute, Tenor Saxophone (or Bass Clarinet), Violin, Cello, Piano, Vibraphone
Premiere April 4, 2008 by Either/Or at the MATA Festival, Brooklyn
Hamsah "Quartet"
2008, 8 min
String Quartet and offstage Trumpet
Commissioned for the Hoff-Barthelson Contemporary Music Festival
Premiere May 4, 2008 in Scarsdale, NY
2007, 16 min
Violin, Cello, Piano, Vibraphone
Premiere April 7, 207 by Either/Or in New York City
2005, 9 min
Clarinet, String Quartet, Percussion
Music for a film by Nancy Kiang
The Gold Medal for Excellence at the Park City Film Music Festival 2007.
The Mayor's Award of the Heart of Gold International Film Festival 2006,
Snow, Silence, Sleep
2002, 8 min
Piano and String Quartet
Premiere March 2002 by Richard Carrick and The Flinders Quartet
at the Banff Center, Canada
1999, 14 min, in Two Movements
Oboe and Harp soloists, with Violin, Viola, Cello
Commissioned by Ernest Rombout and Ernestine Stoop
Premiere February 2000 in Tillberg, The Netherlands
Linear Intersections
1996, 11 min
Video and up to six improvisers
No score, this work is an edited video work for multiple improvisers
Premiere May 1996 at the Korzo Theatre in Den Haag, The Netherlands
2018, 8 min
ensemble and resonant bells with audience participation
Premiere March 22, 2018, Either/OR, NYC
2009, 12 min
VIolin, Viola, Cello
Premiere March 26, 2009 by Either/Or: Jennifer Choi, Dov Scheindlin,
and Alex Waterman at Merkin Hall, New York City
2007, 15 min
Tenor Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Accordion
Commissioned by Riot
Premiere July 13, 2007 by Michael Ibrahim, Oren Fader, Eric Wubbles in NYC
2005, rev. 2007, 20 min, in four movements
Piano, Violin, Cello
Premiere of 2007 version on January 26, 2007
by Andrea Schultz, Michael Finckel, and Richard Carrick in Scarsdale NY
2004, rev. 2012, 16 min. in five movements
Soprano, Percussion, Piano
Text by Tojun,Bufu, Toko, and the composer
Premiere March 2004 by Either/Or in New York City
Premiere of revised version April 2012 by Tony Arnold and SoundScape in Baltimore
Available on iTunes: Tony Arnold and Soundscape
1997, rev. 2012, 8 min
For Soprano Saxophone, Piano, Percussion
1997 version titled FmlrSmblNcs, for Oboe, Piano, Percussion
Written for Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and Royaumont Voix Nouvelles
Premiere (original Oboe version) September 21, 1997
by Nouvel Ensemble Moderne in Royaumont, France.
Premiere Sax Version, April 14, 2019, Patrick Stadler and WuXian Ensemble,
Sound Now Festival, Singapore
2019, 9 min
solo Bass Clarinet with piano
Premiere January 29, 2019, Vasko Dukovski and Carrick, Miller Theatre, NYC
2018, 5 min
Bass Clarinet and Bells inside Piano
Premiere March 22, 2018, Vasko Dukovski and R Carrick, NYC
2000/17, 3 min
Violin Duo
Premiere October 27, 2017 by String Noise Pauline Kim Harris and Conrad Harris
2017, 1 min
Cello and Piano
Premiere July 18, 2017, by Diana Ligeti and Nathan Brandwein,
Ecoles d'Art Americaines de Fontainebleau, FRANCE
2015, 8 min
Piano Duo
2010, 2 min
Flute and Piano
Commissioned by Calliope Duo - Elizabeth McNutt and Shannon Wettstein
Premiere January 21, 2011 by Calliope Duo, San Diego
2009, 8 min
Piccolo and Cello
Commissioned by Carin Levine and Rohan de Saram
Premiere May 10, 2009 at the Edenkoben Ars Nova Festival
in Baden-Baden, Germany
2007, 12 min
Violin and Cello
Premiere November 7, 2008 by Andrea Schultz and Alex Waterman in NYC
2007, 12 min
Violin and Double Bass, with improvisation
Commissioned by Mary Oliver and Rozmarie Heggen
Premiere Fall 2007 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001, 3 min
Violin Duo
Premiere April 2001 by János Négyesy and Päivikki Nykter in San Diego
Premiere NYC December 2017 by String Noise Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris
Sculpture Idle Ceremony
1997, 8 min
Violin and Percussion
Premiere April 1997 by Vanessa Tomlinson and Päivikki Nykter in San Diego
1996, 9 min
Violin Duo
Released on CD, Au courant Records
Premiere February 1996 by János Négyesy and Päivikki Nykter in San Diego
1995, 3 min
Soprano and Flute
Premiere May 1995 by Virginia Sublett and Elizabeth McNutt in San Diego
2018, 3 min
Piano prelude #6
October 7, 2018,Shira Legmann, Jaffa, ISRAEL
la memoire, carrousel, Aigues Mortes, Pont du Gard
2018, 16 min
Piano preludes #2-5
Pre-premiere March 22, 2018, R Carrick, NYC
Premiere October 11, 2018 Angela Kim, Boston
2018, 8 min
solo bass flute
Premiere March 22, 2018, Margaret Lancaster, NYC
2018, 9 min
solo bass clarinet, or bass clarinet and piano
Premiere March 22, 2018, Vasko Dukovski, NYC
2016, 11 min, collaboration with Dan Weinstein
Solo Cello with Video and pre-recorded Cello and Bird sounds
Premiere May 14, 2016 by Dan Weinstein of Musica Nova, Tel Aviv-Yafo, ISRAEL
2016, 3 min
Piano Prelude #1
Premiere May 19+23, 2016 by Marilyn Nonken in Boston and Roulette NYC
Solo Violin
2016, 5 min
Premiere February 18 and 19, 2016 by Lauren Cauley in NYC
Solo Piano
2015, 8 min
Premiere January 27, 2016 by Marilyn Nonken, U Penn, Philadelphia
Solo Electric Guitar and four pre-recorded electronically processed electric guitars.
2011, 10 min
Premiere June 2, 2011 by Richard Carrick, The Kitchen, NYC
Solo Electric Guitar and four pre-recorded electronically processed electric guitars.
[2011, 10 min]
Premiere June 27, 2014 by Richard Carrick and friends at Either/Or Spring Festival,
2010, 12 min
Pianist and CD playback of pre-recorded piano
Premiere August 4, 2010 by Richard Carrick at The Stone New York City
Stone Organ
2010, 15 min
Pianist and CD playback of pre-recorded organ)
Premiere August 4, 2010 by Richard Carrick at The Stone New York City
2009/10, 12 min
Solo Classical Guitar
Commissioned by Magnus Andersson
Premiere December 3, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden
Moroccan Flow (unfolding from unity)
2008, 10 min
Solo Cello
Premiere February 20, 2008 by Alex Waterman
at the Austrian Cultural Forum, New York City
2007, 10 min
Solo Viola
Premiere September 19, 2007 by Petra Ackermann
at the Austrian Cultural Forum, New York City
2007, 12 min
Solo Cello with Video and pre-recorded audio
In three movements: Swedish Water, Franfurt Window, Holland Train
Premiere January 12, 2007 by Michael Finckel, Scarsdale, New York
2006/7, 9 min
Solo Piano
Premiere April 6, 2007 by Richard Carrick at the Either/Or Spring Festival in NYC
Shadow fragments
2006, 6 min
Solo Viola
Premiere November 2006 by Chi-Chi Lin Bestmann in Scarsdale, New York
2006, 8 min
Solo Violin
Premiere April 7, 2006 by Andrea Schultz in New York City
entre nous
2004, 2 min
Solo Violin with vocal sounds
Commissioned by Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Switzerland
1998, rev. 2004, 11 min
Solo Percussion (small setup)
Premiere of final version on March 2004 by David Shively in New York City
2002, 4 min
Solo Piano
Premiere March 2002 by Luciane Cardassi in Porte Allegre and Sao Paolo, Brazil
2002, 9 min
Solo piano with two pre-recorded piano tracks on CD
Premiere March 2002 by Richard Carrick at the Banff Center, Canada
Containment - 8 Layered Piano Improvisations
2002, 45 min
1. Slow Together 2. The Line, 3. Levity, 4. Lemon, 5. Stereo,
6. 2 and 4, 7. For, 8. Four
CD available from the composer
"Ruby, My Dear"
1997, 8 min
Solo Piano and three TV monitors with pre-recorded and live video and audio
There is no score to this work. The pianist performs Monk's tune alongside
two other performances that have been pre-recorded.
Premiere April 1997 by Richard Carrick at the MATA Festival, New York City
1996, Two separate works, 1 min each
Solo Piano
Premiere 1996 by Guy Livingston in Johannesburg, South Africa
Commercially available on CD
Adventures in the Enchanted Forest: Part One: The Dragon's Fire
2015, 35 min.
Collaboration with Storyteller Bill Gordh
Originally scored for Flute, Violin, Cello, Piano, Percussion, Narrator, Dancer.
Choreography by Lydia Chrisman
Premiere June 6, 2015, by Carrick, Gordh, Chrisman, and Turtle Bay Faculty.
Turtle Bay Music School Production
with support from Exploring the Metropolis.
Manic, Frustration, Music Box, Pinocchio and Fiona, Cabaret
2006, 10 min
Set of Five Piano Duets for young players 9 and up
Premiered July 2006 by Students at Hoff Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale, NY
Four Piano Duos and Solos
Set of Four Piano Duets


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EU regulations 'do not cover Sharia law divorces'
The European Union's top court has ruled that the bloc's divorce regulations do not cover private agreements, meaning a Munich court has to decide whether to recognise a divorce granted under Sharia law.
Raja Mamisch and Soha Sahyouni, who married in Syria and live in Germany, had been granted a divorce in 2013 in Syria in an Islamic Sharia law proceeding.
The case came to Europe when Mr Mamisch applied to have the divorce recognised in Germany, and the Munich state court ruled the EU's "Rome III" regulation applied, and granted his application.
However, Ms Sahyouni appealed to the Munich court, which asked for the European Court of Justice's opinion, which in turn ruled that Rome III does not apply to such "private" divorces.
The court sent the case back to Munich, saying it needs to decide under national law.
The Munich court said it could not comment on what might happen next in the case until it receives the full European Court of Justice decision.
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Our friendly, knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you with anything you may need. Whether you're new to diving in general, need further training, new dive equipment, service for your current gear, tanks filled, or just want to chew the fat about the best diving in the area, Cave Country is the place to go!
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Emily Badger is a former staff writer at CityLab. Her work has previously appeared in Pacific Standard, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
If you were quick to click for an invite to the new Google Maps two weeks ago, when the tech giant first announced a major overhaul of the eight-year-old service, you're probably in by now, wandering around for transit directions and restaurant reviews, and giving Google an ever-wider window into your personal preferences in the process.
As we've previously written, the new platform differs dramatically from the old one in that Google is using everything it learns about you to build you dynamically customizable maps – an idea that we're not entirely sold on. If you're poking around, though, it may be a little hard to appreciate exactly what this means in practice (by definition, it's impossible to see what's not being shown to you).
As a start, we tried a small experiment in our office. Here is my search for "restaurants" near the Atlantic Cities office in Northwest Washington (I have starred a few of the results):
Here are the results of the same query for Henry Grabar, who sits a few feet away from me:
And for Sara Johnson:
The exercise of comparing these maps is a particularly painful form of photo hunt. But some inexplicable differences do appear: Henry never learns about Bertucci's (in real life, in fact, he has no idea what that is). Sara and I aren't told about the fancy Italian place just downstairs from our office, Ancora. Henry gets a Peruvian place known for its pisco sours, while Sara (a vegetarian) gets some extra tips about the butternut squash soup at Notti Bianche for her pre-theater dinner.
These imperceptible differences may eventually funnel us each into different experiences of the same neighborhood (at least, that is, until we all bump into each other at the Panda Cafe). Yesterday, Evgeny Morozov wrote a provocative piece over at Slate pushing our own suspicions even further as to why all of this might be a bad thing.
Google's vision of infinite customization, Morozov writes, "doesn't acknowledge the vital role that disorder, chaos, and novelty play in shaping the urban experience." Even worse, it threatens to relegate to obscurity those places right in our midst that aren't monetized and advertized and rated: public spaces. Writes Morovoz:
Google's urbanism, on the other hand, is that of someone who is trying to get to a shopping mall in their self-driving car. It's profoundly utilitarian, even selfish in character, with little to no concern for how public space is experienced. In Google's world, public space is just something that stands between your house and the well-reviewed restaurant that you are dying to get to. Since no one formally reviews public space or mentions it in their emails, it might as well disappear from Google's highly personalized maps.
Morozov, known for his darker takes on technology, casts a particularly depressing picture here where public space itself fades into the background just as a diner of little note inevitably will. That prediction sounds extreme, but it's certainly worth thinking about the question of what will happen to the spaces in between all of those red dots pictured above.
This argument from Morozov against customized maps is particularly relevant to anyone invested in those spaces:
It's quite simple, really: When you and I look at the same map, there's a good chance that we might strike a conversation about how to enrich the space that the map represents—perhaps plant more trees or build a sidewalk or install some benches.
PIRG's annual list of "highway boondoggles" includes nine transportation projects that will cost a total of $25 billion while driving up emissions.
Google sibling company Sidewalk Labs has revealed its master plan for the controversial Quayside waterfront development—and it's a lot bigger.
A conversation with the trio of authors behind a new book about the Steel City's mid-20th-century transformation.
Americans have fewer and fewer spaces to gather. That's where nuggets come in.
What does it really mean when certain kinds of cities keep getting ranked as the world's "most livable"?


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3 Jun, 2016
Education Jobs in Nigeria, Graduate Jobs in Nigeria, Training
An Early Years Center in Maitama, Abuja requires candidates to fill the positions below:
1) Class Teacher
2) Class Assistant
3) Caregivers
Requirements, Skills and Experience For Class Teacher and Class Assistant
Requirements for Caregivers
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send their detailed CVs with a cover letter to:
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Note: Please make sure you meet the necessary requirements before applying for these positions. Only Applicants who have met the requirements would be considered via email or sms.
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From 1 September 2013 the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 come into force.
The amendments to the 2006 regulations mean that is only permissible to remove your child from school during term time due to exceptional circumstances.
The amendments make clear that headteachers may not grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. Headteachers should determine the number of school days a child can be away from school if the leave is granted.
The following are NOT classed as exceptional circumstances:
• Family holiday
• Any type of shopping
• Looking after siblings or unwell parents
• Minding the house
• Birthday or other celebrations
• Resting after a late night
• Relatives visiting or visiting relatives