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In losing this quarter-final there was still vindication of all that Manchester United have stood for down the decades. In the closing moments, even the Real Madrid players seemed to believe that Sir Alex Ferguson's side were capable of the two further goals required.
Despite being 3-1 down from the first leg and behind by the same margin here, conviction and flair carried United to a 4-3 victory on their own ground, with David Beckham emerging to score twice as a substitute. The English club, however, could never curb Real Madrid and Ronaldo's hat-trick was decisive.
With an excited purposefulness, United sought an early goal but conceded one instead. Although the drastic damage of the first leg weighed on the players' minds, the thoughts of any impartial spectator lingered on the beauty with which Real had met the challenge. In a normal side, everyone is instructed to clump the ball away from the corner of their own area, but these visitors are licensed to caress it.
In the 12th minute, Steve McManaman, Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane created a little triangle of movement before the latter, with a perfectly weighted pass, picked out Guti in the centre. His through ball released Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand, who had left him in too much space, could not make up ground before the Brazilian lashed a low drive that beat Fabien Barthez at his near post.
It is testimony to United's indefatigable nature that they ended the first-half with a barrage that included an equaliser. This was a match with no compromises. Ferguson, did not shirk his duty picking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has been in telling form, even if Beckham had to be demoted to the substitutes.
His opposite number had novel views of his own. The cat-calls in Madrid had their effect at last as Vicente del Bosque dropped Flavio Conceicao. In a search for a replacement to join Claude Makelele in constructing a midfield barrier McManaman might have been ruled out by most coaches. If the Englishman were a bricklayer he would set about his work with a golden trowel.
Del Bosque had redesigned the formation slightly to take account of the absence of the appendicitis-stricken Raul. Real were as dangerous as ever. A dipping cross by Roberto Carlos, a lay-off from Zidane and a volleyed lob by Luis Figo might have had them 2-0 in front if Barthez had not stretched to put the ball over the bar.
United harassed Real and were bold on the attack, with the excellent Ryan Giggs raising Old Trafford spirits by nutmegging Figo, but it took a while for them to prise open fully the cracks they faced.
For a while they had to cling to the recollection of Ruud van Nistelrooy's effort in the fourth minute. The Dutchman will always bet that his shot is faster than the goalkeeper's reflexes and his wager was close to succeeding as Iker Casillas just raised his fists to turn the angled drive for a corner.
Gradually, though, United found that they could make space for their elan. Despite being out injured for seven weeks, Juan Sebastian Veron had the strength to make a perceptive contribution. Real were flustered enough for Zidane to head weakly to Giggs, who had been shuffled into the middle of the attack after the opening goal, and he fired wide.
Two minutes from half-time, the Welshman played an excellent pass to Solskjaer and the Norwegian forced the ball across the six-yard box for Van Nistelrooy to record his 14th Champions League goal of the season. Before the interval, the endlessly menacing Dutchman was close to adding to that total.
Even with willpower such as his in the ranks, United's ambitions could not take precedence. Real have too much skill to be quelled for long and Figo, as if in rebuke to those who thought his goal at the Bernabeu a fluke, tricked a defender as he doubled back on the left and aimed for the far top corner with his right foot, only to hit the bar on this occasion
When Ronaldo recorded the second part of his hat-trick, after 51 minutes, little delicacy was required. Zidane set Roberto Carlos running free and his careful cut-back was turned in from close range. United knew then that the tie was beyond them and Casillas made expert saves before a Veron drive was turned past him by a deflection off Ivan Helguera.
Real still trusted in their ebullience and there was no trace of self-doubt in Ronaldo as he ran, steadied himself and crashed a 25-yarder high beyond Barthez. If he has had any need to vindicate himself to suspicious Real fans, he has rehabilitated himself now.
The reaction to his substitution reflects gloriously on United's supporters. They watched a man who had dashed their dreams yet the crowd rose to surround his exit with a standing ovation.
The team also rose to meet the stature of this tie. With 19 minutes left, Beckham, on for Veron, bent one of his imperious free-kicks past the left-hand of Casillas. The semi-jocular chant was for the six goals that would put United through. The team strove for that tally, especially once Beckham had jabbed home Van Nistelrooy's shot with six minutes left.
This was a night that testified to United powers and, above all, to the glory of football in its ideal state.
Manchester United (4-3-3): Barthez; Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre (P Neville, 79), O'Shea; Veron (Beckham, 63), Keane (Fortune, 82), Butt; Solskjaer, Van Nistelrooy, Giggs
Real Madrid (4-3-2-1): Casillas; Salgado, Hierro, Helguera, Roberto Carlos; Makelele, Guti, McManaman (Portillo, 69); Figo (Pavon, 88), Zidane; Ronaldo (Solari, 67)
Booked: Figo
Referee: P Collina (Italy)


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The phrase back to the drawing board is used to indicate that an idea, scheme or proposal has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised.
The New Yorker of 1st March 1941 published a cartoon by Peter Arno (Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr – 1904-68), showing a smouldering airplane which has just crashed head first into the ground. In the background, the pilot is coming down by parachute. Service personnel are looking on in horror or rushing forward while a civilian designer, a rolled-up engineering plan under his arm, is walking away, saying:
Well, back to the old drawing board.
The following cartoons were also published in The New Yorker during the same period:
Now that's enough! Run along!
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Barcelona Police Department started to use BMW C evolution scooters in order to not pollute the environment.
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I'm pretty sure that some of you might know the fact that Barcelona's local authorities collaborate with BMW.
A few monthes ago BMW AG and Spanish government made an agreement about the purchase of the BMW C evolution scooters for Barcelona Police Department.
Some of them have already been delivered to the Barcelona City Hall for use by the local police and it's awesome fact to notice that the local police use clean transportation.
BMW C evolution
The C evolution is a respectable 11kW, 120km/hr(75mph) top speed maxi-scooter that's enjoyed fairly widespread use in a few major cities in Europe.
The BMW C evolution is BMW Motorrad's answer to zero-emissions urban mobility. With a continuous output of 11KW and a maximum output of 35 KW, the scooter is homologated to be ridden with an A1 or B licence. The BMW electric scooter combines sheer electric riding pleasure with excellent dynamic qualities as well as the advantages of a zero emission vehicle, thereby providing a whole new riding experience.
With its high performance, the BMW C evolution was a perfect choice for Barcelona - a pioneering city in the use of environment-friendly vehicles. The model purchased by the city authorities is identical to the regular version but with modifications to adapt it to police use. These include a raised screen for protection purposes and a public address and signalling system.
Highlighting the importance of the delivery of this fleet for BMW, Guenther Seemann, President of BMW Group Spain, was there to hand over the scooter keys to mayor Xavier Trias. Seemann said: "The delivery of this fleet is a special achievement for the BMW Group for two main reasons: it is the first fleet of electric maxi scooters worldwide to be supplied and secondly the recipient is the city of Barcelona - a role model in Europe when it comes to two-wheel mobility. At the BMW Group we believe strongly that the future of urban mobility will be shaped in the next few years by cities with minimum emissions."
Alphabet, leasing multi-brand company of the BMW Group, participates as administrator of the motorcycle fleet. Rocio Carrascosa, CEO of Alphabet Spain, said "With this project we show once again our commitment to promote a more sustainable mobility in our cities."
Alphabet offers innovative solutions such as AlphaCity, which offers its customers the possibility to rent vehicles incorporating technology developed for shared use by multiple users and also billing for private use use. AlphaElectric offers also rentals of electric vehicles, with solutions for the installation of charging points and tools to determine the possibilities to electrify a fleet in the optimal way.
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The country of Norway has a plan for the future, and a big part of that plan are electric vehicles. Through a variety of incentives, Norway has managed to put nearly 50,000 electric vehicles on roads in very short order, with EVs and other plug-in cars making up a huge percentage of new car sales. This brief video explains those incentives, and how it has kickstarted Norway's green revolution, especially around the Capital of Oslo.
Thanks to an abundance of hydroelectric power, Norway is one of the few countries in the world powered entirely by clean, sustainable energy. Yet it is also a major oil producer, and most people still rely on petrol or diesel cars to get around. Still, the government has imposed onerous taxes on the purchase of cars based on engine size, as well as the price of fuel, both of which buyers of electric vehicles are exempt from. That results in tens of thousands of dollars of savings, right up front.
Then there's incentives of convenience, like access to bus lanes, free parking, free ferry and toll bridge access, as well ample no-cost charging stations. This has compelled several industrious people to launch all-electric taxi services, and while there's already talk of reining in some of the incentives, most officials and taxpayers seem pleased with how well the plan has worked out.
While there may be more plug-in cars on California's roads, Norway has made owning electric cars easier and cheaper than anyplace else on the planet. Maybe the Golden State should consult with Norway about how to get more people into plug-in cars.


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Tanner Hall
Tanner Hall is one of those movies that probably is autobiographical, and probably would not have been made if the name of the people wasn't fairly well known and fairly well financed. It stars Rooney Mara, who will be the new Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but the movie is really stolen by her co-star, Georgia Kind. The story is that there are three girls who are friends at boarding school, and a fourth girl joins them who is up to no good, even though she seems to be a goodie two shoes. She's kind of the Eddie Hascall (remember Leave It To Beaver?) of the boarding school, in that she appears to be nice but is really a little snot. The problem is that you really don't care very much. Tom Everett Scott kind of steals the movie as a sleazy horn dog, but there really is not much of a movie to steal. Two stars.


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One of our customers is a large public university system that had the challenge of securely connecting BACnet systems in over 500 buildings across the state. Adding to the difficulty, they had an extremely tight 3-month timeline, could add zero headcount and had only a limited budget to work with.
Naturally, their first step was to evaluate standard network security (NetSec) methods, but even a cursory review of the options made it clear that this route was simply not feasible. Traditional NetSec technologies are complex, costly and historically require a new person on the team for every 50 endpoint firewalls you add – in this case that's 10 new people they couldn't hire. In addition, NetSec takes significant time to configure, install and manage.
Then the customer discovered Tempered Networks and was astounded to learn that our more secure solution was a fraction of the cost, could meet their installation timeline and wouldn't require new headcount to manage. A side-by-side comparison looks like this:
The advantages that our solution offered made this a no brainer for the customer. We are more secure, less expensive and require no new personnel. And by pre-provisioning HIPservices for each site, the process of installation was essentially plug-and-play. Once the team was trained, they connected up to 10 buildings a day, despite major construction projects happening in many of them. Often the biggest time constraint was how long it took to travel between buildings, campuses and remote sites. By comparison, traditional NetSec solutions would have taken, on average, 5-days for each building. That's almost 7 man-years, working 365 days a year, and that's ridiculous.
To recap: we have a delighted customer who was able to connect BACnet systems in over 500 buildings for a fraction of the cost of traditional NetSec solutions. Installation took weeks (under three months) instead of years, and the entire deployment can be managed by the existing four-person staff without extensive training or adding new headcount.
Connect 500 buildings in under three months with zero added headcount: That's the 500–three-zero challenge.
Next time you have to connect building automation systems, take your own equivalent of the 500-3-0 challenge, and see how Tempered Networks stacks up against your other options. I look forward to talking with you.


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The first thing I made after my sewing sabbatical (of several years!) was a long-sleeved shift dress from some gorgeous floral vintage silk I bought several years ago on ebay. I have many metres of it, so was planning to use it to reline an old 40s jacket, make a crazy pair of palazzo trousers kind of like these, etc etc. The fabric is rather narrow, though, so those ambitions will have to be curbed.
I digress. Getting back to this make; I have had a McCalls pattern for many years that I've never used. As it's an old pattern, I cut it out thinking it would be good to do so generously (a 16/18 according to my measurements, i.e. a RTW 14). The finished garment was absolutely swimming on me; more like a one-woman tent than a dress:P
So, I took it in an inch or so (several centimetres) either side and tried it on again…. still far too big. I think the main problem was that it's dropped shouldered with batwing sleeves. I took it in another few inches/centimetres and tried it on again – much better this time, and now wearable. This make needs to be photographed whilst being worn. I definitely need to sort out a photographic session!


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A week ago today, I should have been in Fairfax, Virginia, at the bedside of Lorenzo Odone. His father, Augusto, had told me that it was the first time he had agreed to a journalist meeting his son, whose story had so moved audiences in the film Lorenzo's Oil.
Lorenzo was about to turn 30. He was profoundly mentally and physically disabled, but had survived an astonishing 22 years longer than doctors predicted, when he was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease of the nervous system at the age of six. Augusto wanted to mark this birthday, to remind the world that his son was still here and why that was important.
My trip was cancelled at the last minute. We rescheduled it for a few weeks hence, but then Lorenzo died suddenly last week, the day after his 30th birthday.
Augusto's wish had been granted - although not quite in the way he wanted - as a flood of newspaper articles and obituaries was published over the weekend. Fate seemed to have denied me a small journalistic coup - what may have been both a first and last meeting with Lorenzo. But that, I believe now, is entirely as it should be.
Nineteen years have elapsed since a few paragraphs of news agency copy led me to Lorenzo. These detailed the fund-raising efforts of a couple in Stafford on behalf of their two sons, both carriers of a gene that triggered an incurable disease, adreno-leukodystrophy (ALD). It struck down apparently normal boys between the ages of four and eight.
One son had developed ALD. His younger brother had yet to show symptoms. Their parents had learned of a treatment for which they would have to pay. It was known as Lorenzo's Oil and had been developed in America by Augusto and Michaela Odone for their son.
I wrote about Lorenzo many times over the years and became close to his family. Augusto, a pragmatic Italian, was tormented by his son's illness but it fuelled his mission - a continuing one - to find a curative rather than preventative solution to ALD and other related diseases, including MS.
Michaela was no less instrumental in developing the oil, which studies have confirmed is associated with a lower incidence of ALD in pre-symptomatic boys. However, until her death from cancer in 2000, caring for Lorenzo was everything. No tigress could have protected her cub more fiercely.
She welcomed the interest of journalists, while keeping them from him. To have granted access would have meant acknowledging that the implied happy ending of the film would never be a reality for Lorenzo: his disease was too far advanced for the oil to do more than halt its progression.
More importantly, she was desperate to preserve what was left of the dignity of her "brave and brilliant" son. In life, she dedicated herself to that end. The events of last week suggest that, in death, she was watching over him still.


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5/7: Ice Cream Ride for Bike Month
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What: A casual around-town bike ride designed for the whole family with kids and adults alike. Very mellow and gentle ride around town. ALL are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
Where: We'll meet in the parking lot next to Kline's on E. Wolfe St. in Downtown Harrisonburg
When: Sunday, May 7 at 2pm
Bring your helmet and bring your kids! (And if you're under 18, bring a parent or guardian!)
Did we mention that there will be ice cream at the end?
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New Years Resolutions By The Numbers
Three weeks into the new year, many of the resolutions have already fallen by the wayside. And good riddance I say.
Here are some statistics about what type of goals people set.
47% of the goals are for self-improvement: education, quit a bad habit, learn a new language or instrument
38% of the goals set are about weight
34% relate to money
31% are about relationships – be a better spouse, be a better parent, find a better girlfriend, etc.
And, here are a few statistics about how successful people are at achieving their goals, or not.
45% of Americans set resolutions, of that 45%:
- 75% last past week 1
- 71% last past week 2
- 64% last past 1 month
- 46% last past 6 months
Only 39% of people in their 20s achieve their goals.
But even worse, only 15% of people in their 50s achieve their goals.
So I guess the moral is, "Set your goals early in life, because you get less motivated as you get older."
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Jonathan Butler
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Jonathan Kenneth Butler (born 10 October 1961) is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as R&B, jazz fusion or worship music.
Jonathan Butler
Jonathan Butler in 2007
|Background information
|Birth name
|Jonathan Kenneth Butler
|10 October 1961
Athlone, Cape Town South Africa
|Rhythm and blues, jazz fusion, contemporary worship music
|Musician, songwriter
|Vocals, guitar
|Artistry, Mountain, Jive, Rendezvous
|Associated acts
|Pacific Express, Kirk Whalum, Ruby Turner, Boney James, Dave Koz
Born and raised in Athlone, Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, during Apartheid, Butler started singing and playing acoustic guitar as a child. Racial segregation and poverty during Apartheid has been the subject of many of his records.[1] His first single was the first by a black artist played by white radio stations in the racially segregated South Africa and earned a Sarie Award, South Africa's equivalent to the Grammy Awards.
He began touring at the age of seven when he joined a travelling stage show, and was later signed up to perform on a string of hit recordings, turning him into a local teen idol. In 1975 his cover of "Please Stay (song)" by The Drifters reached number 2 in South Africa.[2] The same year his cover of "I Love How You Love Me" by The Paris Sisters reached number 4. "I'll be Home" reached number 16 in 1976.
In 1978 he found the inspiration and encouragement to begin expressing himself as a composer and songwriter when he joined Cape Town's best known jazz/rock outfit, Pacific Express. Two albums were recorded with the Express personnel, and some Pacific Express songs were later released on the 1988 7th Avenue album. All three releases were issued by Mountain Records.
Butler was signed to Jive Records in 1977, and in the early 1980s he moved to the United Kingdom, where he remained for seventeen years. His international breakthrough came in 1987 with his Grammy-nominated hit single, "Lies" which reached #27 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, and his cover version of the Staple Singers song "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)", which he performed with Ruby Turner. His single "Lies", also reached the UK Official Singles Chart, peaking at number 18, spending 12 weeks, in total, in the Top 100.[3]
In 2001, Butler was featured in a compilation album that was a jazz tribute to Bob Marley produced by Lee Ritenour, A Twist of Marley. Butler's contribution to the album was a jazz cover of No Woman No Cry.
Butler maintained a loyal following in the 1980s and 1990s, in South Africa, the United States and Europe.
In 2006, Butler was a featured vocalist on the album Gospel Goes Classical, produced by University of Alabama at Birmingham music professor Henry Panion. This recording, featuring arrangements by Panion, Tommy Stewart, Michael Loveless, and Ray Reach, rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Gospel chart, and No. 3 on the Classical Crossover chart.[4] He was also nominated for a Grammy Award for his single "Going Home".
Also in 2008, Butler guest-starred on George Duke's Album Dukey Treats, alongside the late Teena Marie on the track Sudan, talking about the disasters of Darfur.
From 2005 to 2012 Butler lived in Bell Canyon, California,[5]
- Introducing Jonathan Butler (1985)
- Jonathan Butler (album) (1987)
- Inspirations (1987) [6]
- 7th Avenue (1988)
- More Than Friends (1988)
- Deliverance (1990)
- Heal Our Land (1990)
- Head To Head (1994)
- Do You Love Me? (1997)
- Story Of Life (1999)
- The Source (2000)
- Surrender (2002)
- Worship Project (2004)
- Gospel days (2005) [7]
- Jonathan (2005)
- Brand New Day (2007)
- So Strong (2010)
- Grace and Mercy (2012)
- Merry Christmas to You (2013)
- Living My Dream (2014)
- Free (2015)
- Close To You (2018)
Live Albums
- Live in South Africa
- Best Of Jonathan Butler (1993)
- Ultimate Butler (2002)
- Christmas Goes Gospel: Tis The Season (2014)
- Divine Voices: Pastors of Praise (2015)
- Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story (1997) (Featured soloist - Maria)[8]
- Gospel Goes Classical (2006) (with Juanita Bynum)
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Biography: Jonathan Butler". AMG. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (B)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24394/jonathan-butler/
- ^ [1] Archived 19 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jonathan Butler's House (former) in Bell Canyon, CA (Google Maps) - Virtual Globetrotting Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ vinyl only, http://www.discogs.com/Jonathan-Butler-Inspirations/release/3576859
- ^ http://smile.amazon.com/Gospel-Days-Jonathan-Butler/dp/B004J8GXRS/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1445805316&sr=1-2&keywords=gospel+days+butler
- ^ http://www.grusin.net/west_side_story.htm
External linksEdit
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jonathan Butler.
- Official Website
- Radio interview with Jonathan Butler Part I Part II (Broadcast by NPR)


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Young scientist winner
International Award for Outstanding Contributions to Horse Racing Chemistry goes to Maxxam Analytics' Young Scientist Rong Yi
Maxxam's Rong Yi, has been recognized by the Association of Official Racing Chemists (AORC), with the prestigious Young Scientist Award.
"This is an outstanding achievement and this award clearly distinguishes Rong's contributions to the science of forensic equine drug testing," says Randy Leavitt, Senior VP, Environmental and Specialty Services at Maxxam.
Through this award, Rong's work is being recognized internationally for advancing forensic toxicology knowledge and supporting integrity in the global racing community.
"Equally important, Rong's work supports a long standing tradition of innovative contributions made by Canadian chemists within our company," adds Randy. "For more than 45 years, scientists at Maxxam (and its predecessor companies) have been regarded as some of the finest and most prolific in the industry."
The Young Scientist Award is divided between three sections: AORC America, AORC Europe and AORC Asia. Each section could give up to two awards. Rong won the sole award presented to the AORC America section. The award was presented to Rong by the president of the AORC, during a gala dinner held October 20th.


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Here is what happened in Germany's startup scene this week:
Funding Rounds/Exits/IPOs/That kind of News
Holtzbrinck Ventures Closes $331M Fund To Back More Consumer And E-Commerce Startups
HV (Holtzbrinck Ventures), which opened for business in 2000 as the investment arm of the German media and publishing group but went independent in 2010, is one of the firms leading the VC charge in the tech world. It has also invested in e. g. Rocket Internet.
Kreditech acquires Konotmierz from Poland
Kontomierz from Warsaw, founded in 2009 and employing 16 people, was acquired by Hamburg's most known FinTech startup Kreditech for an undisclosed amount. With Kreditech's help Konotmierz wants to expand to Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and Russia. Kreditech employs over 200 people in nine countries. Last year, it raised a $40 million Series B, which brought the total amount of funding to $70 million.
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Seed Round for CloudRail to help developers solve IoT interoperability problem
The startup from Mannheim just received a €540,000 investment from Leonardo Venture, BWM, and various unnamed angels. CloudRail is working on a technology that enables developers to write to a single API to connect to and handle data translations for an ever growing list of IoT devices and related services.
Berlin-based E-mail Magazine Sugarhigh is bought by a U.S. competitor
Sugarhigh has been bought by Daily Secret, a competitor from the U.S. The E-mail magazine is received by around 50,000 Berliners daily who are keen to know the most interesting and exciting events going on in the city.
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Omnicom Media Group aquires Trakken
After working for Google and being part of the team that introduced Google Analytics, Lennart Paulsen and Timo Aden founded Trakken in 2008. Trakken offers digital analytics and helps to optimize conversion rates. Companies such as Rocket Internet, Beiersdorf, Air Berlin are among Trakken's clients. The company was now acquired by Omnicom Media Group for an undisclosed amount.
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Eventbrite opens office in Berlin and joins the event discovery market in the U.S
The event ticketing platform Eventbrite has been used in Germany's startup and tech industry for a while. However, it didn't take off as quickly into other verticals. To change that, the company will now open an office in Berlin, Renaud Visage, CTO and co-founder at Eventbrite, announced at Bits & Pretzels in Munich on Friday. He also spoke to VentureVillage about the company's goals for 2015, Eventbrite's financial situation, and why the German market is difficult to enter.
Carpooling.com Teams Up With Uber In Germany For First And Last Mile Rides
Carpooling.com, the German ridesharing startup, starts offering customers door-to-door services by way of Uber. Carpooling is operating as "Mitfahrgelegenheit" and is mostly used for long distance rides in Germany. The two transportation apps have already teamed up in the United States.
Rocket Internet is about to launch a regional grocery shopping service
Seems Rocket is continuing going into the household sector: After ShopWings and EatFirst, it now also gets into connecting regional food producers and the end costumers. From what is known until now, it'll be called Bonativo.
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Berlin-based startup SquadMail ends its operations
SquadMail confirmed today that it has ended its operations. The startup that aspired to be the "Dropbox for Emails" had significant support early on. For example, it was the only German startup accepted into Seepcamp's London accelerator for a recent round.
Dubsmatch: Pivot until you make it
Dubsmatch, an app that allows people to record a video that is synced over music or often times a quote, is the newest hit in the App Store. The founders launched their company in mid-2013. The app Dubsmatch is actually their third attempt at a product that could resonate with users.
This Startup gives away 3D-Printed Bitcoin payment terminals
By combining hacked cellphones and 3D-printed casings, a startup called "Edelstall" based in Hanover, Germany, has developed a working bitcoin point-of-sale (POS) terminal called Ate PEY. It's app has been downloaded 150 times last month and is available worldwide, except for China. However, it is only fully functional with the bitcoin payment terminals in Germany.
Atelier Blanche shuts down
Atelier Blanche, a startup from the ProSiebenSat.1 incubator Epic Companies that shut pretty much over night last October, has shut down temporary. Until now, neither a buyer not an investor has been for for the startup that sells oversized clothes.
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Deals.com is closing its Berlin office
Deals.com, the portal that provides coupon codes, is closing its Berlin office at the end of February. The website will now be run from its Amsterdam office. The company says that the move is meant to promote synergies.
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EatFirst delivers dinner in Berlin
Rocket Internet's food delivery service EatFirst launched in Berlin in September 2014. For about €7, it delivers lunch within 15 minutes. The service is available in Berlin's city center as the website describes, which includes Mitte, parts of Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain and Tiergarten. Besides delivering from 11:45 am – 2 pm, EatFirst will now also delivery dinner between 6:30 – 8:30 pm, starting on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015. for €8.
Dinner delivery in London will start in a few weeks, the company stated towards VentureVillage.
Incubators, Accelerators,…
A new entrepreneurship hub planned for Berlin
The opening of the GTEC – German Tech Entrepreneurship Center was announced today. It will be located at the ESMT campus at Schlossplatz 1. Remodeling of the space will kick-off in preparations to host two accelerator programs (Berlin Startup Academy and TechStars).
Learning to Code: How CareerFoundry Educates To Launch Successful Careers
Amongst the largest technology companies in the world, there is also a startup in Berlin that is looking to educate the next generation in computer science. The startup CareerFoundry was launched in mid-2013 by founder Raffaela Rein.
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The first thing people ask me is if I know of a quiet restaurant.
Posted Feb 19, 2013
Saturday was our anniversary, our 33rd. Thirty-three years of marriage to someone with hearing loss is an accomplishment. Kudos to my husband's patience.
We went to a downtown Manhattan restaurant, Lebanese, casual, trendy -- and noisy.
Luckily over those 33 years I've learned to read my husband's speech pretty accurately because the restaurant was typically loud. Between 85 and 90 dBs in fact. (I checked out the DB reader on my IPhone.)
The restaurant was a great space -- a long rectangular room, 40 to 50 foot ceilings. The walls and ceilings were panels of wood and glass, the floor was wood, as were the tables (no tablecloths). All that wood helped keep the sound level "moderate," as Yelp put it. Or at least more moderate than it would have been in a restaurant with chic metal tables and chairs, a tile floor and a pressed-tin ceiling. The bar was separate from the dining room, and the kitchen was not open, helping keep the noise level down. But there was clatter, and music.
Studies have shown that loud, fast music speeds up chewing (and turns tables faster). It also encourages more drinking. A 2008 French study found that turning up the music in a bar resulted in patrons finishing an eight-ounce beer in 11.5 minutes, as opposed to 14.5 minutes at normal sound levels. Restaurants like noise. But not all diners do. The second most frequent complaint about restaurants, according to Zagat, is noise. (The first is bad service.)
When I tell people I've written a book about hearing loss and noise, the first thing they say (after telling me that they or their spouse or their mother or friend or cousin also suffers hearing loss) is how noisy restaurants are. They ask for recommendations for places where they might hear each other speak. Or which table in a specific restaurant is going to be most conducive to conversation.
I don't know of many restaurants that are conducive to conversation. But there are ways to make sure you're maximizing your ability to hear. Sit in a corner, or with your best ear facing a wall. Even better is to sit in a booth, or with your back to a heavy curtain. If you wear a hearing aid or implant in the ear facing the restaurant, turn it down, so that your good ear is doing most of the work.
Never eat in a restaurant with live music. Brunch with a trio playing jazz is guaranteed to leave you with a headache.
Look for a restaurant with lower ceilings, or ask if there's an upstairs or side room. Even if the main space is large and loud, there are often smaller areas with lower ceilings and carpeted floors. What chic diners call Siberia. You do miss some of the ambiance but the food is the same.
If it's warm enough and there's a garden or outdoor space, you'll probably hear better outdoors. In Manhattan those spaces often face the street. That's not much help because the traffic noise will make it as noisy outside as it is inside. If you're in a back garden, make sure there's not a ventilator blasting over your head. Or just go to Rome -- where there are quiet outdoor restaraunts in cul de sacs at every turn.
I love to eat in a good restaurant, despite the noise, but generally only if I'm with a single other person. I can't keep up with a conversation that involves three or four others. At our anniversary dinner, we were surrounded by cheerful, loud Saturday night diners. But we were at a small table, facing each other. There was a wood partition just to my right. I turned down my cochlear implant, in my left ear.
I was able to hear my husband, the food was delicious, the service great. And like almost every other couple, we were out in little more than an hour. (Larger parties tend to stay longer.) We didn't feel rushed, but the excitement and clatter and background music all contributed to a quick turnover of tables. Good for the restaurant, and we had no complaints. The food was superb.
There are of course alternatives to this kind of restaurant. Look for low, textured ceilings, carpeted floors, banquettes or booths, tablecloths, absence of music, a bar that is not part of the dining room. Ask the waiter for a corner table, not too near a large party or the reception desk or the kitchen or anyplace where there's apt to be activity. Weeknights tend to be quieter than weekends. Small restaurants quieter than big ones. Expensive restaurants tend to be either much louder or much quieter than more moderate priced places, depending on the ambiance.
Meanwhile, those who work in noisy restaurants are getting a sustained and potentially dangerous dose of noise exposure.
Update: Shake Shack is looped. Jerry Bergman sent me the following information:
All of Katherine's tips on dining out are right on. I would just add that audiologists say one's ability to hear speech is a factor of distance and noise. The louder the environment and the farther you are from the source, the harder it is to make out what is being said.
We've just learned that Shake Shack has installed hearing loops - a godsend for those of us with t-coils in our hearing devices - in their Upper East Side and Battery Park restaurants, in addition to their first loop at the order counter of their Upper West Side branch. If Shake Shack can accommodate the hearing impaired, why not other restaurants in New York City?


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Saturday Kickaround
*As best as I can surmise, the six D.C. United players not on the game-day roster tonight against Chivas USA (11 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) are GK Milos Kocic, D Anthony Peters, D Greg Janicki, MF John DiRaimondo, MF Brandon Barklage and MF Boyzzz Khumalo. Don't be surprised if Janicki, and perhaps Barklage, are in the starting lineup Wednesday vs. New York for the U.S. Open Cup play-in match.
*The life and times of DCU's Serbian-Canadian defender Dejan Jakovic.
*USA goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann is available after being released by Reading. Listen to this radio interview. "I knew it was coming ... but it was still hard to take. ... I'm not done playing in England yet."
*Manchester United is champion again.
*Chicago's Cuauhtemoc Blanco has been recalled by Mexico for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago.
*MLS suspended San Jose defender Aaron Pitchkolan for one game for dragging his boot across fallen Macoumba Kandji's head last week.
*On loan to Crystal Palace Baltimore, New York's Matthew Mbuta scored the lone goal in the 28th minute of a 1-0 USL2 victory over Western Massachusetts.
*Marta scored her fourth goal of the season in the 80th minute as the Los Angeles Sol solidified its hold of first place in WPS with a 1-0 victory over Sky Blue in front of 6,115 at Home Depot Center. Was she offside? Check the video:
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So...when do we sign Hahnemann?
Posted by: jsm3 | May 16, 2009 11:07 AM | Report abuse
She was onside, great run.
How's Janicki's head?
Posted by: boda-united | May 16, 2009 11:34 AM | Report abuse
I'm surprised Janicki isn't along for cover. If Jacovic gets tweaked, I guess McTavish moves to the back line.
And yes, Hahnemann would be great, but it ain't gonna happen.
Posted by: b18bolo | May 16, 2009 11:50 AM | Report abuse
Thanks for the update Steve.
Posted by: DadRyan | May 16, 2009 12:02 PM | Report abuse
I would not be surprised to see Janicki, Barklage, Khumalo and Kocic all in the lineup on Wednesday. I suppose Tommy might want to give Wicks a chance, but the other 3 are probably sure things.
Blanco already retired, and went out with a yellow card for diving. It was a perfect ending. He should not mess with such beautiful symmetry
Posted by: fischy | May 16, 2009 12:07 PM | Report abuse
I don't understand why "Sky Blue" looks so much like "Orange". It is curious that they don't have a replay of the goal in the highlights. That leads me to believe she was offside.
Posted by: fedssocr | May 16, 2009 12:14 PM | Report abuse
Hahnemann to DC would be amazing, but there's no realistic scenario for him coming to DC or MLS. WIth his numbers and no transfer fee involved, he'll get offers in England and wants to stay. Too bad! It's ironic that the top US league can't hang on to good US keepers, partly because of the cap-and-DP system as it is.
Doesn't the league seem thin at the position nowadays? Oh well, let's hope more goals = more fans anyway.
Posted by: Godfather_of_Goals | May 16, 2009 12:24 PM | Report abuse
"Hahnemann to DC would be amazing, but there's no realistic scenario for him coming to DC or MLS. WIth his numbers and no transfer fee involved, he'll get offers in England and wants to stay."
There is no transfer fee when you club releases you. However you are probably right about him staying in England.
Posted by: no_recess | May 16, 2009 12:44 PM | Report abuse
I couldn't find the words for Blanco fischy. I figured that card was the end of his NT career as well...
Posted by: DadRyan | May 16, 2009 12:44 PM | Report abuse
Marta was onside. She could show Chad Barrett a thing or two about finishing.
Posted by: SonicDeathMonkey | May 16, 2009 1:22 PM | Report abuse
I think Marta's onside. And that's saying something because I hate LA teams.
Posted by: KG118 | May 16, 2009 1:45 PM | Report abuse
Onside by a mile. Defender didn't even ask for it.
Posted by: Reignking | May 16, 2009 2:00 PM | Report abuse
Go thru video frame by frame. there is no doubt she is onside when the ball is played forward. None.
Posted by: Ron16 | May 16, 2009 2:48 PM | Report abuse
Interesting BBC video on the ManU link. The last shot is of the team jumping up and down, singing "campeones," and the only player not wearing a team jersey is Tevez.
Posted by: Juan-John | May 16, 2009 4:26 PM | Report abuse
When TFC fans sing their Danny Dichio song in the 28th minute whilst Dichio sits on the bench, how does that make their forwards in the game feel?
Also, totally onside.
Posted by: JacobfromAtlanta-ish | May 16, 2009 4:31 PM | Report abuse
I don't think it is wise to leave Janicki. Do we really think that John gives us enough cover? You need at least one backup, in case something happens to Jakovic.
Blanco for Mexico? Wow. Desperation must be gripping the club.
Man U in a 0-0 draw? How many times do you say that? The fact that it's against Arsenal makes it sound ridiculous.
Vamos United!!! Let's give these goats something to cry about!
Posted by: UnitedDemon | May 16, 2009 5:21 PM | Report abuse
Notice how Hahnemann doesn't have a trace of a foppy English accent even though he has been there for 10 yrs.
Brad, Tim: I'm looking in your general direction.
Posted by: rrp2web | May 16, 2009 5:34 PM | Report abuse
Onside. Fantastic pass.
Posted by: I-270Exit1 | May 16, 2009 5:35 PM | Report abuse
Villarreal just got hosed on an awful RM goal -- 3 players clearly offside. This could cost them the CL. Even the Zooropa League.
Posted by: Reignking | May 16, 2009 5:45 PM | Report abuse
Goal Villarreal!!!!!! in the 90th!
Posted by: Reignking | May 16, 2009 5:45 PM | Report abuse
Raul tried the hand of God. Yellow.
Barca wins La Liga; VCF still has a chance for European play.
Posted by: Reignking | May 16, 2009 5:49 PM | Report abuse
That game was ridiculous. I laughed at Real Madrid.
Also, what was the side ref thinking? That was the most offside allowed goal I've ever seen.
Posted by: UnitedDemon | May 16, 2009 6:39 PM | Report abuse
My only guess is that he thought the deflected off the defender rule was still around.
Bad refs all over the world -- not just MLS.
Posted by: Reignking | May 16, 2009 7:03 PM | Report abuse
7:08 PM Eastern. Where's my damn matchnight TRED?
Posted by: DadRyan | May 16, 2009 7:08 PM | Report abuse
Chivas USA flashback courtesy of Telemundo. Former Goats del Home Depot forward Paco Palencia came on for Pumas on the 64th minutes as they trailed 2-1 overall in the 2nd leg of their home and away series w Tecos.
Palencia scored the crucial series tying goal in the 85th. That gave Pumas the overall lead since in Mexico's playoffs the higher seeded teams wins the tiebreaker if teams are tied on aggregate. Palencia just set up the 3rd goal w a nice pass to his teammate Toledo in stoppage time for a little extra.
Monterrey vs Puebla is about to kick off in the 2nd game. Puebla won their leg at home by 3-1 so Monterrey has to win by 2 to advance.
Posted by: Joel_M_Lane | May 16, 2009 8:03 PM | Report abuse
Last week Gooch Onyewu was named the Jupiler League player of the week in Belgium. On the final game of the season today his Standard Liege team and Anderlecht were tied in the standings.
Anderlecht won 2-0 at mid-table Racing Genk while Standard was having a tougher time hanging on to a 1-0 lead at 4th place Ghent. In the 90th minute the ref awarded Gent a PK as Onyewu was called for a foul. Luckily for Gooch, Sinan Bolat saved it for his teammates and they hung on for the tie.
Now Standard and Liege will have a 2-leg playoff to determine the Belgian Champ.
Posted by: Joel_M_Lane | May 16, 2009 8:28 PM | Report abuse
"In the 90th minute the ref awarded Gent a PK as Onyewu was called for a foul. Luckily for Gooch, Sinan Bolat saved it for his teammates and they hung on for the tie."
Are you sure you didn't read a movie plot? That's incredible.
Posted by: JacobfromAtlanta-ish | May 16, 2009 8:48 PM | Report abuse
"In the 90th minute the ref awarded Gent a PK as Onyewu was called for a foul. Luckily for Gooch, Sinan Bolat saved it for his teammates and they hung on for the tie."
Are you sure you didn't read a movie plot? That's incredible.
Posted by: JacobfromAtlanta-ish | May 16, 2009 8:48 PM
That's the way the matchtrackers say it went although I should have wrote the last minute PK save allowed Standard to hang on to the WIN - which gave them the 3 points they needed to remain tied for 1st place and force a playoff w Anderlecht.
Posted by: Joel_M_Lane | May 16, 2009 9:35 PM | Report abuse
Hey, the, uh, matchnight thread just, uh, disappeared there...?
Posted by: JacobfromAtlanta-ish | May 16, 2009 10:09 PM | Report abuse
yeah, that's weird.
Anyone else watching Seattle suck as bad as Dallas? Ha. Ha.
Posted by: DadRyan | May 16, 2009 10:12 PM | Report abuse
I've been impressed with Shea, other than the header he should have put in.
Posted by: JacobfromAtlanta-ish | May 16, 2009 10:15 PM | Report abuse
This game is worse than the KC/Pink Cows game everyone complained about the other week...Seriously BAD.
Posted by: DadRyan | May 16, 2009 10:27 PM | Report abuse
Obama on the news at his kid's soccer match in a White Sox jacket...Goooooooooooooooooooolll!
Ok. Time to head over to the neighbor's house and wake every one up to watch the match! Vamos United!!!!!
Posted by: DadRyan | May 16, 2009 10:37 PM | Report abuse
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Priced out of much of Los Angeles, young professionals are zeroing on several neighborhoods around USC and to the west, as the expanding Expo light rail line delivers new residents to the area.
Communities such as
The influx comes as the once-struggling communities now see potential for new investment along major boulevards of South Los Angeles such as West Adams, Jefferson and Crenshaw. Prices are shooting up: In the ZIP Codes covering these neighborhoods, the median home price jumped 40.6%, to $450,000, in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, according to San Diego research firm DataQuick.
"There is great potential on a variety of streets," said Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks, whose district includes neighborhoods west and south of USC. "People are finding what fits their pocket book."
Many of the newcomers once lived in the neighborhoods, or their families did, but moved away, Parks said. "Many of them have ties here ... and decided to reconnect."
Real estate professionals are taking notice. Agent Dino Buiatti is opening a West Adams office in June and plans to staff it with 30 agents.
"In the next five, 10, 15 years, the whole neighborhood is going to change," he said. "There is a lot of money being poured in."
A key indicator of residential activity is the amount of house-flipping taking place — investors buying, renovating and reselling properties.
Of all home sales in these neighborhoods during the first three months of this year, 11.5% were flips, according to research firm DataQuick.
The flipping rate surpassed even investor and hipster haven Highland Park.
"There is an awful lot of activity," said Timothy Braseth, who last year rehabbed 15 homes in the area. "It's gotten very competitive."
Developers are scooping up older Craftsman and Spanish-style homes, fixing them up and selling to new arrivals from the Westside, downtown and West Hollywood.
Jillian Dillon bought a Jefferson Park remodel from Braseth last year. The fashion stylist and her music-industry husband came from Venice, where they rented. The couple scooped up a 1908 Craftsman bungalow for $442,000. It's a mile from an Expo light rail stop, which Dillon predicts will boost their property value in years to come.
"Our home in Venice would easily be a $1.5-million home," the 33-year-old mother said, recalling bidding wars they endured before realizing the Westside was out of reach.
Leimert Park, West Adams and Jefferson Park were among Los Angeles' first suburbs. Their demographic shifts reflect immigration waves that swept Los Angeles over the last century.
Racial covenants kept the area predominantly white for decades. But in 1948, the
In the 1970s, jobs moved elsewhere and crime increased. The relatively new 10 Freeway now segregated South L.A. from the rest of the city, even splitting West Adams in two.
After a more recent wave of Latino immigration, only Leimert Park remains majority African American. Many new arrivals are white. The neighborhoods — largely west of USC and south of the 10 Freeway — are distinct.
Stately Victorian and Craftsman mansions of West Adams once housed Los Angeles' white, and later, black elite. It is also home to the well-known First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles.
Farther west, off Crenshaw, Leimert Park Village was a lively hub of African American arts and culture, but less so now.
Jefferson Park, centered along Jefferson Boulevard, is home to smaller Craftsman bungalows, brick warehouses, colorful wall murals and small, aging storefronts. Also there is the upscale restaurant Harold & Belle's, a Jefferson Park institution serving Creole specialties in an area once known as Little New Orleans.
Newcomers are attracted to the historic housing stock, falling crime rate, proximity to a booming downtown and access to the region's growing rail network.
The Expo line, running from downtown to Culver City, cuts through the neighborhoods and eventually will reach Santa Monica. Meanwhile, construction is underway on the Crenshaw line, which in 2019 will link the Jefferson Park area to just outside
In years past, investors shunned South Los Angeles, and residents watched businesses flee. Even now, Councilman Parks expressed dismay that businesses haven't acted on the unmet demand for nicer restaurants and more retail options.
"New residents coming in are going to bring a list of demands," he said. "Then it's up to businesses."
More investments are coming. USC plans to break ground in September on a massive retail and student housing development on Jefferson Boulevard, across from its campus. A contemporary art gallery opened to hundreds in February at Leimert Park Village. And developer Nick Hadim has leased a collection of old brick buildings on Jefferson to artists and plans to fill corner space there with coffee shops and cafes.
That influx has spurred hopes of economic revitalization, but it has also sparked concerns.
"There are those fearful it will push out current business owners and current residents, and there is equally a large number of people that are tired of driving out of their communities to get what they want," Parks said.
Amid fears the USC retail project would spur gentrification and displace residents, activists secured a $20-million investment from the university for affordable housing, up from the $2 million that USC originally proposed.
But some neighborhood residents and business owners welcome the influx of new residents and the potential for more amenities.
"We embrace the change that is coming," said Heather Presha, a Leimert Park resident and real estate agent. "We want a coffee shop.... I want to be able to go, like in Highland Park, and have a wine."
The owner of the new Leimert Park art gallery, Michelle Papillion, doesn't think the community will have to wait long. In particular, she hopes to see a new health-food restaurant, she said. "I am pretty optimistic that we will have something pretty soon."
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BB 09 The Wolfman (1941)
We're throwing it way back to the original universal monsters. Sit back and enjoy a horror classic, which ha inspired many great movies in the present day. Watch to see who the Wolfman is from back in the 40's and enjoy! This week we're drinking Titan IPA from Great Divide Brewing Company in Colorado
BB 08 Let Me In
Let me in follows two young kids who meet each other and start to spend a lot of time together. Being neighbors and the odd ones out, they start to click but something seems a bit off. One of them seems to be hiding something, but what exactly is it? We're throwing it back to the roots and drinking Mango Weizen from northwest brewing company up in Washington state.
DA01- The Nun
The First Bonus episode of Boos and Brewskis- Drinking Alone! Dale dives in the recently released The Nun and lets you know whether to wait fo Netflix, pick it up on Blu-Ray or head down to your local theater tonight! For feedback/discussion please contact us at email@example.com
BB6 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Episode 6: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night We're staying in town for our beer of the week. We're drinking Bosque Brewing Company's IPA. A Girl Walks Home Alone At night is a Persian film set in Iran. It's a story of a women who of course is not any women, she is a vampire! This film presents an interesting twist on the classic vampire story. Listen to see how a few too many brewskis, some subtitles, and Bill drinking the whole time gets him real confused. Reach us at:...
BB5 Paranormal Activity
We're just heading up north a bit for our beer of the week. We'll be drinking Lustgarten by Santa Fe brewing company! Paranormal activity is of course a ghost story, that follows a couple in California. Filmed all on their own personal camera! So be ready for some really shaky footage, and a whole lot of unexplained things happening! Will the couple be able to make it out of the house? As seen on the movie poster, "one of the scariest movies of all time" but really? This could possibly be...
BB1 Cabin in The Woods
We'll be drinking blood and honey from Revolver Brewing down in Texas! Cabin in the woods tells a story of 5 stereotypical teenagers who go on a getaway. Everything is great until they make it into the basement and start playing with different artifacts. What creature will they call upon during their getaway?
BB2 It Follows
Episode 2: It Follows We'll be drinking Red Trolley Ale from Karl Strauss Brewing down in beautiful San Diego! It follows is a film about a disease that spreads through sin. A disease? More like a creepy old lady or whatever it wants to be that follows you, but yeah close enough! This film is from 2014, but is in a 1980's skin. Could you be the next one to catch this terrifying sickness?
BB3 The Conjuring
Episode 3: The Conjuring We'll be drinking Double White, one of our favorite beers from Marble Brewing down in Albuquerque New Mexico! The conjuring follows a family who moves to a new home that they were able to get for cheap. Why was the house so cheap though? Watch as Ed and Lorraine Warren try to put their paranormal investigation skills to the test. Will they be able to get whatever has attached to this family away? Did we mention this is based on a true story, so maybe sometimes a good...
BB4 The House On Sorority Row
Episode 4: The House on Sorority Row We'll be drinking Elephants on Parade from Bosque Brewing here in New Mexico. The House on Sorority Row is about some sorority sisters who decide to stay at college a little longer to throw a graduation party. In the mean time though, Mrs. Slater plans to do her same thing as every summer. So who will the extra visitor be at this party?


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Today's guest blogger is Jahna Orzano. Jahna is the Community School Director for the team serving at PS83M in East Harlem.
In September of this school year, the Public School 83 City Year team was excitedly meeting our students, teachers, and administration partners for the very first time. As a brand new Community School in New York City, we were very excited to welcome the possibilities this year would bring us. How could we become part of the Public School 83 family? How could we set ourselves up to fully learn the nuances of the richness in our new school community? What new relationships could we form? What new resources could we bring in? We were excited to get started, but truth be told, we were all a little bit overwhelmed at the frenzied pace found in all schools at the beginning of a brand new year, learning so many new things at the speed of light, with a "to do" list longer than would fit on even a sheet of legal paper, typed in Times New Roman 10 point font!
During exciting yet busy times, anyone in any industry would welcome what I would call "serendipitous wins" - objectively good situations that fall into your lap and naturally come together because the planets align in your favor. That's when we met DISH Network – our serendipitous start of school year win!
Sipping my third coffee, sending my fifteenth email of the day before noon, I suddenly received a note from a fellow City Year AmeriCorps Alum, Danny Stern. Danny and I were AmeriCorps members in the 2011-2012 NYC Corps. Ever since we bonded over our red jackets, Danny has been a constant source of wisdom and guidance in my professional career which has focused on a variety of social issues from education, to workforce development, to benefits access for underserved populations. Back in our AmeriCorps days, Danny was constantly finding ways to bring new resources to his school community. He was strategic and charismatic, a perfect combination that lent itself to his uncanny ability to inspire private sector investment in his school. These days, while simultaneously pursuing his Master's Degree at Feis Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, Danny has put those natural abilities to good use, and is currently the Donor Relations Manager in the Development Department at an incredible organization called Children's Aid that does amazing work for children, youth, and families across New York City. Having discussed this exciting Community School model many times with me as I began my first year as a Community School Director, Danny knew Public School 83 could be a great fit for a partnership with DISH Network, who was looking to partner up with a school who could benefit from a long list of donation items they were looking to reinvest in the community. Danny made the introduction, and we were connected to the wonderful folks at DISH Network.
DISH Network is a wonderful company that cares deeply about investing in their local communities. With an extensive corporate citizenship program, and employees who are truly passionate about giving back to their community, our new friends at DISH Network were incredibly generous in donating nearly $5,000 worth of items to our school. Public School 83 is so excited to use these great donations to help us reach our goals of increasing student attendance, celebrating and encouraging parent and community engagement, and encouraging great citizenship in our students. We are very grateful for these quality items, and for a new relationship with our friends at DISH Network! We truly thank you, DISH Network, for your generous donation, and for becoming a part of our story.
A special thank you to City Year for introducing me to fellow AmeriCorps Members who would one day become colleagues, friends, and great resources many years after graduation. Thank you Danny Stern for the connection and your constant guidance and support. And a huge thank you to Public School 83 for welcoming us to your school community and allowing us to become part of the family!
Collaboration is the foundation of social change. The more we can connect with the private sector and companies like DISH Network, and encourage an open exchange of ideas and resources among the many nonprofits in our city like Children's Aid, the greater the impact will be for our students, families, and communities. We are excited to start the year off nurturing this collaboration, and can't wait to see what's coming further down the road and we move throughout this year.


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Generously coat a 9 x 13- inch baking dish with nonstick spray or butter. Arrange the bread in the dish in overlapping slices.
In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, half- and- half, vanilla, and cinnamon. Pour this egg mixture evenly over the bread slices. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap or foil, and refrigerate overnight or for at least 3 hours.
The next morning, remove the baking dish from the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
To make the topping, combine the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the mixture begins to bubble and foam. Once the butter has melted, slowly pour the mixture over the bread and in between the slices.
Bake, uncovered, for 40 to 45 minutes, until golden on top. Remove the baking dish from the oven. Baste the top of the casserole with the maple syrup sauce and top with the chopped pecans before serving.
For grown-ups only: I like to add 2 tablespoons of bourbon (whiskey) when cooking the maple syrup sauce to make this breakfast really special.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Heat the sugar and 2 tablespoons of water in a small nonstick saucepan over medium- high heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until the sugar has dissolved. Watch attentively while the sugar syrup gently bubbles and changes from clear to a honey color. Once the syrup has changed color, add the pecans and salt. Stir for 1 minute, until the nuts are coated with syrup.
Immediately spread the pecans out in a single layer on the baking sheet. Separate the pecans as best you can with 2 forks, but don't worry if a few of them are clustered. Allow the pecans to cool completely before storing them in an airtight container. They will keep for up to 2 weeks
Variations: Add 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper along with the pecans for a spicier kick.
Reprinted with permission from Savory Sweet Life by Alice Currah, William Morrow Cookbooks copyright (c) 2012


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New Prints by Monkey Ink Design (Onsale Info)
Monkey Ink Design will release a new poster for Ray LaMontagne today, plus an art print version. The poster is an 18″ x 24″ glow in the dark screenprint, has an edition of 180, and will cost $45. The art print has an edition of 52 and will cost $50. These go up today (Monday, July 28th) at 3pm Central Time. Visit their shop.


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Bismarck, N.D. -- The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced today it has renewed the Renaissance Zone Program for the city of Wahpeton for five additional years. The Renaissance Zone Program is a tool for community redevelopment and economic investment that incorporates tax incentives to business and residential properties.
Wahpeton started utilizing the Renaissance Zone Program in 2003 and has had 55 approved projects. Recent projects include Tractor Supply Company in 2017, Brew 2 Inc. in 2017, Grippers Sports in 2017 and Dakota Coffee Company in 2016.
"Wahpeton has used the Renaissance Zone Program to encourage reinvestment and redevelopment in their downtown area to enhance business and improve housing," Rikki Roehrich, program coordinator at the North Dakota Department of Commerce said. "The program is often used in smaller rural communities to attract businesses that provide vital services to their population."
The Renaissance Zone Program currently includes 58 cities across North Dakota. Since 1999, over 1,600 projects have been approved and over 1,300 have been completed.
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While political leaders debate the pros and cons of austerity, David Levenstein believes things are going to get worse before they get any better.
Author: David Levenstein
Posted: Wednesday , 09 May 2012
In a trading pattern that has become all too familiar, almost the minute the US session began on Comex Tuesday, the price of gold was sold down by almost $40 an ounce to trade at a five month low of around the $1600 an ounce. Yet the fundamentals for gold remain extremely bullish and there were two new major pieces of market news that investors would normally consider as rather bullish. And, this is in addition to the deteriorating crisis in the Eurozone that should have seen a flight out of capital into gold. And, contrary to what one may expect, the US dollar rallied-on the back of a faltering euro- and gold was sold off sharply. But, gold was not alone. Global equities and most commodities got hit in this broad-based sell-off.
One of the articles released Tuesday was about the Indian government's decision to rescind the doubling of duty on gold jewellery which was introduced on March 16 by the Finance Minister, Mr. Mukherjee, causing imports of gold to plunge.Imports in April had plunged to 30 tons to 35 tons from 90 tons a year earlier, according to the Bombay Bullion Association. While the new taxes were aimed at increasing the cost of gold purchases and curbing its consumption, they caused a country-wide strike by jewellers which lasted for around 6 weeks.
The removal of the excise duty is positive news for India's jewellery industry and will probably revive demand for gold in India, the world's largest gold consumer.
"Gold demand will likely improve. It's a good decision," Prithviraj Kothari, president of the Bombay Bullion Association, said of the scrapping of the excise tax.
The other piece of bullish news was about Chinese demand for gold. According to news article published by Bloomberg, China's gold imports from Hong Kong surged more than six-fold in the first quarter of this year. Imports from Hong Kong were 135,529 kilograms (135.53 metric tons) between January and March, from 19,729 kilograms in the year-earlier period, according to data from the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong government. Shipments in March rose 59% from February.
Demand has climbed in the world's second-largest economy and China may overtake India this year to become the biggest user of gold, according to a forecast from the producer-funded World Gold Council. Last year, total Indian demand including for jewellery and investment was 933.4 tons compared to China's 769.8 tons.
To me, these two events are bullish for gold, and I also maintain that the problems in the Eurozone are extremely bullish for gold. Since this global financial crisis began in 2008, things have not improved, and today the risk of a collapse in the monetary system is looking more imminent. And, a loss of confidence in fiat currencies will lead to a massive flight to hard assets especially gold and silver.
While there are many who have confidence in our global leaders, I am one who does not. Therefore I continue to urge individuals to own some gold, and the price should not be the determining factor---possession should be.
It is obvious that current policies of EU leaders are flawed and are not doing anything to reverse the downward spiral of falling growth, rising unemployment and weakening banking systems. One thing that it has done though is that it has caused mounting social, economic and political turmoil
While these leaders debate the pros and cons of austerity and growth or whether sound finances will generate growth through structural reform, one thing I am sure of, is that things are going to get worse before they get any better.
Right now Greece is collapsing and moving rapidly into further political turmoil. For once I agree with well-known economist, Nouriel Roubini, who said. "Greek membership of the Euro zone is now at risk with serious contagion risks for the rest of the periphery." He also added that the "result of Greek elections is much more serious than the French one as the former leads to chaos while Hollande will turn out to be a moderate."
While Hollande has pledged to "finish with austerity," Merkel has cautioned against hopes that the austerity measures already agreed by European leaders could now be renegotiated. "We in Germany, and I personally, believe the fiscal pact is not up for negotiation," she said.
It seems that EU financial leaders are going to have to rethink their plans of austerity measures to control their spiraling debt and runaway government spending. But, if they are to spend more money, just how are European governments going to pay for it all? If the ECB dishes out more money to their banks so that they may buy more sovereign bonds, ultimately this will exacerbate the European banking and debt crisis.
Meanwhile, the latest employment figures released by the US Department of Labour on Friday showed that non-farm payrolls rose by only 115,000 in April, which was well below market expectations of plus 160,000. At the same the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1%, its lowest level in three years. Investors are now worried that a slower than expected recovery in the economy will impact negatively on hiring which in turn will curtail consumer spending which accounts for about 70% of the economy. This may be the catalyst to prompt the US Fed from another round of monetary easing which may be introduced under a new term instead of "quantitative easing."
The latest unemployment figures from the Eurozone were not all that encouraging either. In March the unemployment in the Eurozone jumped to a record 10.9%.
The figures coincided with a survey showing manufacturing in the 17-nation Eurozone stumbling to near three-year low levels as spending cuts and tax rises push the bloc towards recession. Almost 17.37 million men and women, 169,000 more than in February, were out of work in March, according to the Eurostat data agency. Even though the data showed that the southern Eurozone countries were worst affected -- with Spain's jobless rate 24.1% according to Eurostat -- there were signs of stronger states such as Germany coming under pressure too. Germany had a jobless rate of 5.6% in March, and although there was a headline increase of 19,000 it was only the second rise in 25 months.
While these leaders debate the pros and cons of austerity and growth or whether sound finances will generate growth through structural reform, one thing I am sure of, is that things are going to get worse before they get any better. And, as the bullion banks continue with their surreptitious interventions in the gold markets, I am not going to be duped by any political rhetoric that things are improving.
Minutes before the opening of the US session, the price of gold gets sold off. I believe it will rebound from $1600/oz level.
About the author
David Levenstein began trading silver through the LME in 1980, over the years he has dealt with gold, silver, platinum and palladium. He has traded and invested in bullion, bullion coins, mining shares, exchange traded funds, as well as futures for his personal account as well as for clients.


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First off, yes: the Sean Spicer thing sucked. When the former White House press secretary came shambling out on stage behind a Saturday Night Live-referencing moving podium to do a bit about the crowd size at Sunday night's Emmys, it wasn't the edgy, funny moment the producers—and host Stephen Colbert—were likely hoping for. It was instead a gross act of normalizing, of genially forgiving a guy who willingly acted as a mouthpiece for Donald Trump's perfidious and dangerous administration. Making affable yuks with a man who saw his own political ambition as a reasonable enough excuse to routinely lie to the American public about matters both petty and profound was a clubby, obnoxious misstep on the part of the Emmys.
That it came right after a song-and-dance opening number that involved a plainspoken Chance the Rapper making pointed comments about police brutality, women's rights, and the proposed ban on transgender soldiers put it in even starker relief. The whiplash was gnarly. Was this a cheeky night of skewering Trump (while celebrating television's best and brightest), or was it an ugly opportunity to say, "Aw, shucks, you're all right," to the most prominent spokesperson for the Trump presidency in its harrowing first months?
So, that was a major miscalculation, one that tainted the rest of the show with its blithe downplaying of Spicer's role in advancing an insidious agenda. But! That said, there was a lot about the Emmys this year that was admirable, worth celebrating. A historic win for Master of None actress-writer Lena Waithe—the first black woman to earn an Emmy for comedy-series writing—was a high point, as was The Handmaid's Tale director Reed Morano becoming the first woman in 22 years to pick up a drama directing trophy. This Is Us favorite Sterling K. Brown became the first black man to win a drama acting prize since Andre Braugher in 1998. And Donald Glover's pair of wins—for his acting and directing on FX's lauded Atlanta—proved that Emmy voters can be hip to alternative comedy that is artful, but not coy, about its social messaging.
In some ways, this year's Emmys could serve as an example to the Oscars of how to reward a diverse array of creative talent in a way that seems earnest, thorough, and without too much self-congratulating. Sure, there was a somewhat ham-handed "salute to diversity" sizzle reel that clunkily played at one point, and Colbert made a joke about the audience somehow both simultaneously applauding and patting itself on the back. But for the most part, the Emmys' recognition of work done beyond the straight, white, male sphere was a refreshing rebuke of an American ethos that, lately, seems to be regressing from the nominal gains made in recent years.
On the whole, this year's Emmys broadcast aimed for a brightness, a cheery hopefulness, that was often a pleasant counterbalance to the darkness of the world surrounding it. The opening number, a kicky and reference-y song about how everything is better on TV, saw Colbert at peak slick, wry showman, a mode he works adeptly. He knows when to wink, when to fawn, and, most important for a host, when to get out of the way. The broadcast was a trim three hours, not laden with indulgent bits or tiresome homages. I suppose those are best (or worst) left to the Oscars.
Part of the show's efforts to liven things up came in the form of announcer Jermaine Fowler, a star of CBS's Superior Donuts. (Synergy!) He gave spirited introductions to presenters and winners, a novel idea that started off bumpy—he had a lot to say in a little bit of time—but got ironed out as the night wore on. I like the idea of infusing those bland, "She was previously nominated for . . ." voice-of-God interludes; hopefully some negative reaction to Fowler on Twitter won't squash the idea for future broadcasts.
Winners-wise, Hulu had much to celebrate on Sunday night. Its series The Handmaid's Tale won awards for its writing and directing, three acting prizes (two on Sunday, including a surprise supporting win for the great Ann Dowd, and one earlier in the week for Alexis Bledel), and best drama, upsetting NBC's This Is Us. Though This Is Us did get a win for Brown's performance, many in the industry had hoped that the show would be a nice, perhaps needed broadcast network win in the era of cable and streaming's dominance. But it was not meant to be. Something about The Handmaid's Tale's depiction of a repressive, radical, conservative regime grinding America into fear, despair, and resistance spoke to voters this year. Wonder why that might have been? Maybe someone should ask Sean Spicer. Or, actually, no, they shouldn't. No one should ask him anything ever again.
Regardless of This Is Us's bitter defeat, television's ascendancy as the premier medium for filmed entertainment was made abundantly clear on Sunday night, with cable and streaming and, yes, network reveling in all the glowing adulation for its vast array of beloved products. There was even a bevy of film stars there to pick up prizes, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, and Nicole Kidman basking in the love for their Big Little Lies. They didn't seem so much slumming as, well, colonizing, thanking the television community for all that they've built, before saying, "We'll take it from here."
As they have done increasingly over the past few years, Sunday night's Emmys augured a time when television usurps film as the go-to place for daring, innovative, and inclusive scripted projects to find funding and attention. The Academy Awards may have their Moonlight moments, and a push to diversify their voting body. But the Emmys have that venerable ceremony easily beat by sheer volume. And the future looks ever more promising.
RuPaul did a fun segment with Colbert in which he played an anthropomorphized Emmy award, sitting down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Colbert and revealing herself to be a sassy, dishy good time. Though not all the jokes in the little filmed bit landed quite right, it was a pretty good audition tape for RuPaul to host the show next year. That'd be another feather in the Emmys' progressive cap.
Now if only RuPaul's Drag Race—a cult phenomenon, with growing "mainstream" appeal, perhaps like no other show on television at the moment—could have won for best-competition series instead of tired old The Voice. But, nope. The Emmys may be making big strides toward recognizing the truly deserving, but they're not quite all the way there yet. Still, they seem to be getting there a lot faster than the Oscars.


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Tourism, Accommodation and Historical Attractions in Natal, South Africa
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The Jacobs camp was erected approximately three kilometres north of Merebank during February 1902.
Jacobs was the final Natal concentration camp to close during February 1903 when the last inhabitant, Heila de Beer, aged 15, passed away. During its existence 47 people died and were buried in the Jacobs concentration camp cemetery.
The Wentworth concentration camp opened during March 1902, about 1 kilometre from the Jacobs camp. This camp was one of the first camps to close down during September 1902. Only 17 inhabitants died in the Wentworth camp.
Each of these two camps housed 3,000 people. The Jacobs and Wentworth concentration camps were the closest to the ideal concentration camps for the British authorities and reflected all the lessons learned from the camps in the Transvaal and Free State.
They were preplanned in totality as small towns with decent housing, schools, hospitals as well as enough equipment and supplies and competent superintendents. This kind of planning made life more bearable for the inhabitants and easier for administration.
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