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Stories for May 24, 2019
Igor Levit draws a throaty collective bark of appreciation from Wigmore Hall audience / theartsdeskPosted At : May 23, 2019 8:54 AM
You seldom hear a Champions League-level roar of approval at the Wigmore Hall. Last night, though, Igor Levit drew a throaty collective bark of appreciation from the audience after (for once) an awed hush had followed the final dying cadences of the aria's return in Bach's Goldberg Variations. Had he earned it? Absolutely. This recital was first of three devoted to the idea of Variations. Friday will see Levit play Beethoven's Diabelli set, and Frederic Rzewski's mighty deconstruction of the revolutionary anthem "The People United Will Never Be Defeated". On 27 May, the Russian-born Berlin pianist will take his regular explorations of lesser-known music further with the enormous, post-Shostakovich Passacaglia on DSCH composed by the Scottish-Welsh Lancastrian Ronald Stevenson in the early Sixties. Yesterday, though, the universally acclaimed Levit showed his paces at the familar core of the modern piano repertoire (albeit with a work that Bach conceived in 1741 as exercises for the two-manual harpsichord). READ THE FULL artsdesk REVIEW
Bill Frisell to perform in Vietnam for first time / Vietnam +Posted At : May 23, 2019 8:34 AM
Guitarist Bill Frisell, widely known as one of the most versatile players in jazz history, will perform for the first time in Vietnam at the "Bill Frisell: Summer on Guitar" concert which will take place on May 26 at the Soul Live Project Complex in Ho Chi Minh City's district 3. The concert features Thomas Morgan on bass, Rudy Royston on drums, and Bill Frisell on guitar. The audience will experience a musical space of jazz full of improvisation and romance, as natural as breathing. They will be treated to an interesting conversation of the three instruments on stage, as well as the creative musical approach and expression of the trio. Frisell said: "I'm very excited to come to Vietnam. Music is such a mysterious, magical and wonderful thing. Music has the most extraordinary power to connect and bring people together." READ THE FULL Vietnam + ARTICLE
On this episode of Performance Today, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and the Rochester Philharmonic play Jennifer Higdon's Harp ConcertoPosted At : May 22, 2019 4:28 PM
American composer Jennifer Higdon won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for her Violin Concerto. Now she's written a new piece for solo harp and orchestra. On this episode ( MAY 22, 2019 ) of Performance Today, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and the Rochester Philharmonic play Jennifer Higdon's Harp Concerto. The Higdon's Harp Concerto is the centerpiece to the Azica Records release; American Rapture and was written for and dedicated to Yolanda Kondonassis. Featuring the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Ward Stare, the album also includes; Samuel Barber's Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, Op. 9; and the world premiere recording of Patrick Harlin's Rapture. The album is designed to highlight three generations of American composition and, as defined by Harlin in the context of his work, to depict rapture not as a religious event, but as an experience of extreme human emotion.
Ten reasons why you shouldn't miss Yo-Yo Ma's Athens Festival concert / tornosNewsPosted At : May 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Athens is but one of 36 cities in Yo-Yo Ma's Bach Project world tour. The internationally acclaimed cellist will perform The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites at the Odeon for a single spellbinding evening on 30 June, in his first ever appearance in Greece. Why is this concert one of the unmissable music events of the summer? Read here everything you should know about Yo-Yo Ma, and his rich body of work as an artist and an activist. "Bach's cello suites have been my constant musical companions," says Yo-Yo. "For almost six decades, they have given me sustenance, comfort, and joy during times of stress, celebration, and loss. What power does this music possess that even today, after three hundred years, it continues to help us navigate through troubled times?" The Athens Festival audiences will have the chance to answer this question in a single, spellbinding, unforgettable evening. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} SEE THE 10 REASONS via tornosNews
Bach and The Beatles go hand-in-hand on Janoska Ensemble's 'Revolution' / New Classical TracksPosted At : May 22, 2019 12:00 AM
"Where is your personality inside the piece? Can I create my own music? And yes you can, of course you can. Every human being is a unique one. Everybody has another fingerprint. And you have to show the world who you are and where you come from." Sage advice from Julius Darvas, double bassist of the four-member Janoska Ensemble. Ondrej and Roman Janoska are the group's violinists, and Frantisek Janoska is the pianist. Here's how Frantisek and Julius describe the Janoska style, which is imprinted on their new recording, Revolution. Frantisek: "You know, before in Baroque times, but also later, big musicians like Bach, Mozart, Paganini and Liszt, they can all improvise, and this is, I think, lost in classical music, and we want to bring it back. In the same time, we make all our arrangements by ourselves, and we compose also new pieces." Julius: "And it's of course based on classical music, but we play every genre of music. There is Latin American music. There is tango music. Pop, rock, jazz - everything." LISTEN TO New Classical Tracks SEGMENT New Classical Tracks is a Syndicated feature that airs nationally on Classical 24 and statewide on Minnesota Public Radio
Crouch End Festival Chorus helps fuel soundtrack to Elton John 'Rocketman' biopic / itvPosted At : May 22, 2019 12:00 AM
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} Rocketman is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of musician Elton John. Directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall, it stars Taron Egerton as John, with Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film follows John's early days as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music up to his eventual musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. The film is titled after John's 1972 song "Rocket Man". The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 16 May, released in the United Kingdom on 22 May and is set to open in the United States on 31 May 2019, by Paramount Pictures. But, Sir Elton John is not the only musician to feature in the film. The Crouch End Festival Chorus have a part to play too. Their backing vocals are fuelling the the soundtrack. Coincidentally, director Dexter Fletcher went to Fortismere School where they rehearse. SEE THE itv PAGE & WATCH THE VIDEO
Terry Riley, Laurie Anderson, and John Zorn hit it off at the chapel on Valencia Street / San Francisco Classical VoicePosted At : May 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Terry Riley, Laurie Anderson, and John Zorn - three towering figures in U.S. experimentalism - don't immediately spark an association among them. Before their latest two-night, four-shows residency of a sort at the Chapel on Valencia Street. they had collaborated exactly once, coming together on the occasion of Zorn's 65th-birthday celebrations at the same venue in September 2018. The trio hit it off, and if the opening set from their current revival is any indication, we may not have heard the last from them. The atmosphere at the Chapel - a hip venue, both intimate and airy with its vaulted ceilings - was one of vibrant expectancy as the sold-out audience assembled, a terse spring evening light lingering outside. And then it was music. The trio took the small stage, Zorn's horn in the middle, flanked by electronic setups for Riley and Anderson on either side. Riley set things off on synth, carving out an idiomatically ambiguous space somewhere between a bolero and a prelude, highlighting his exploratory runs with sly smiles aimed at his conspirators. He was soon joined by Zorn's plaintive saxophone lines, with Anderson providing textural support on electric violin. The smiling persisted, and as the group warmed up they began traversing a vast musical landscape, skirting around the edges rather than fully embracing any particular style or tradition. Commenting on their return to the stage as a trio, Zorn mentioned their enjoyment of the Chapel as a setting, and their desire to blow the roof off the place. As the three locked into the occasional groove, relentlessly attacking it with ever-increasing intensity, the swelling sound mass threatened to make good on the promise. I looked around to a crowd of ecstatic stares and swaying abandon. I wasn't sure when we were or where, anymore, but one thing I can say: it was good. PHOTO: Geoffrey Smith II READ THE FULL San Francisco Classical Voice REVIEW
Top 10 for May
Angelique Kidjo :
CeliaOn April 19, Angélique Kidjo will release Celia (Verve/Universal Music France), an album that honors Celia Cruz, widely known as "the Queen of Salsa" and the most popular Latin artist of the 20thcentury.
Luciano Pavarotti :
PAVAROTTI OMPFrom the filmmaking team behind the highly-acclaimed documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years, PAVAROTTI is a riveting film that lifts the curtain on the icon who brought opera to the people.
Seth MacFarlane :
Once In A WhileSeth MacFarlane will release his fifth album Once In A While (Verve and Republic) digitally, and the physical CD will be available on April 26th.
Radical Face :
Therapy"Hello, Hope, it's been a while," go the opening lines of "Dead Ends", the centerpiece of Ben Cooper's latest EP as Radical Face.
Philip Bailey :
Billy Jack from 'Love Will Find A Way'For over 50 years, Earth Wind and Fire provided the soundtrack to the lives of many.
The Stan Getz Quartet :
Getz at The GateOn November 26, 1961, saxophonist Stan Getz and his relatively new quartet of Steve Kuhn, John Neves, and Roy Haynes performed at New York's Village Gate.
Sarah McKenzie :
Secrets of My HeartAfter the great success of Sarah McKenzie's 2017 disc, Paris in the Rain(Impulse! Records), the 31-year-old pianist, singer, and composer returns with the poignant, Secrets of My Heart, reuniting with noted Australian composer, arranger, and events music director, Chong Lim, who produced her first two discs – Don't Tempt Me and Close Your Eyes.
Vikingur Olafsson :
Bach - ReworksFollowing his critically-acclaimed Johann Sebastian Bach album, pianist Vikingur Ólafsson releases a double LP of Bach Reworks, featuring new arrangements of his Bach transcriptions from electronic artists such as Valgeir Sigurðsson and Ben Frost (Prelude BWV 855a), Peter Gregson (Above and Below, B Minor), and Ryuichi Sakamoto (BWV 974 – II Adagio – Rework).
Ilan Eshkeri :
The White Crow OMPS w/Lisa BatiashviliHalf-hearted concessions to freedom of expression were not enough to hold Rudolf Nureyev in the Soviet Union.
Ludovico Einaudi :
Seven Days Walking - Day 1Ludovico Einaudi has played piano on an Arctic glacier, performed at huge pop music festivals, and become the most-streamed classical artist in the world, but the composer and pianist's new album may be his most ambitious project yet.
CAA Signs 2CELLOS / VarietyPosted: May 10, 2019 12:00 AM | By: Admin
2CELLOS, the Croatian duo of cellists Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser, has signed with CAA for representation worldwide. Widely known in Asia and Europe, their repertoire includes classical music, film music pop and rock. In the U.S., they have appeared on "Glee," where they performed Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal," "The Bachelor" and the 2013 Emmy Awards. Signed to Sony Masterworks, 2CELLOS boast a co-sign from Elton John, with whom they toured performing at such venues as Madison Square Garden and the Paris Olympia. Other high profile gigs include the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the 2013 Emmy Awards.
Watch their "Game of Thrones" medley with the London Symphony Orchestra which racked up more than 33 million views on YouTube.
Crossover Media Projects with 2CELLOS
Let There Be Cello
The Croatian duo of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, better known as 2CELLOS, today release their much-anticipated new album, Let There Be Cello, via Sony Music Masterworks – available everywhere now. A follow-up to the 2017 release of Score, Let There Be Cello finds the pair exploring a diverse catalogue with their signature boundary-breaking playing style. Known for their electric live performances, 2CELLOS now gear up to take their newest album on the road for their first-ever U.S. arena tour, which is set to kick off February 2019.
2CELLOS, music's most electric and dynamic instrumental duo, go to the movies for their new Portrait/Sony Music Masterworks album Score, available March 17, 2017. Bringing 2CELLOS' game-changing sound and style to the most popular melodies ever written for classic and contemporary movies and television, Score will be supported by a world tour, kicking off with its U.S. leg this summer. The new video for "Game of Thrones" is out now. "We love movie music! This album represents some of our favorite pieces of music by our favorite film composers. Having the opportunity to arrange them for cello whilst working with the world class London Symphony Orchestra has been a dream come true," says Stjepan.
Direct: SiriusXM, MOOD, AccuRadio
Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, New Orleans, Baltimore, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Berkeley, Columbus OH, Santa fe, Hartford CT, Ft. Wayne IN, Madison WI, Hawaii, VT(Statewide), NE(Statewide)
INTER: Canada, UK, Spain
Online: Musicas Imaginadas, Musicas Imaginadas, Journeyscapes, Lost Frontier, Retailing Insight
All Press Secured by Angi Barkan, Larissa Slezak, Sony Masterworks
Whole Lotta Love
2CELLOS, music's most thrilling and progressive instrumental duo, release a new music video for "Whole Lotta Love." The new track combines Led Zeppelin's classic song with Beethoven's 5th Symphony. In the new video, Luka and Stjepan show what 2CELLOS are all about – breaking musical boundaries! Check it out here. Of making the video, Luka says, "It was a lot of fun – we wanted to incorporate two different time periods to showcase that our music is timeless and for everyone! It was a dynamic filming situation since we had to clone ourselves from 2 cellists to 4 cellists – talk about being in two places at once!
2CELLOS, music's most electric and dynamic instrumental duo, return with their new album Celloverse (Portrait/Sony Music Masterworks). 2CELLOS latest music video is their take on Avicii's hit "Wake Me Up," Propelled into international fame in 2011 after their version of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" went viral with 20 million-plus YouTube views, Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser return to their rock roots on their third album, Celloverse.Self-produced by Sulic and Hauser, Celloverse showcases 2CELLOS' unique ability to reinvent current and classic rock/pop songs, starting with "The Trooper Overture," a metal-meets-classical mash up of Iron Maiden's hit and Rossini's "William Tell Overture." The album includes their take on AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" (the video has 31 million views), "I Will Wait" by Mumford & Sons, "Shape of My Heart" by Sting and Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us." Rounding out Celloverse is the Paul McCartney classic "Live and Let Die," with special guest Lang Lang and the title track, an original song penned and arranged by 2CELLOS.
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Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, known as 2Cellos are back with a new album IN2ITION. Produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, the album is released through Sony MASTERWORKS. The label released 2CELLOS' self-titled debut album last year, establishing Sulic and Hauser as an innovative classical-pop/rock duo who took their classical instrument to the contemporary repertoire. On IN2ITION, 2CELLOS take their original concept even further by including guest artists like Elton John, guitarist Steve Vai, Glee's Naya Rivera, classical superstar Lang Lang, legendary Italian vocalist Zucchero and pop artist Sky Ferreira. IN2ITION was recorded in Zagreb, Rome, Nashville, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
15 New 'ON' this week: 104 Total
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Living in a small town in Croatia, 24-year-old music students, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, are living a dream come true and quickly! After posting a self-made music video of them performing Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" on their cellos, the longtime friends received more attention than they ever expected. Within days, the video became a viral sensation and received millions of views. It got the attention of Sony Masterworks who signed them to a record deal. Concurrently, they received a phone call from legend Elton John who invited them to join him on his European tour this Summer and Fall. They recently made their U.S. TV debut on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where they performed "Smooth Criminal."8 New 'ON' this week: 222 TotalSynd: NPR/Morning Edition, Fresh Air, PRI/Echoes, Sixty Second CD, The Paul Leslie Hour, The Romantic Hour, Galaxy, UnderCurrents, Dial-Global, WoodsongsDirect: SiriusXM
Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Wash DC, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Portland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Baltimore, Berkeley CA, Nashville, Indianapolis, Orlando, Albuquerque, Salt Lake, El Paso, San Antonio, Columbus OH, Honolulu, CanadaOnline: Jazzweekly.com, Taintradio, Muruch, M3, Live 365, BBS Radio, New World Buzz, RadioIO, worlbeatcanada, soulandjazz.com, The Jazz Intersection


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Bean's Grant, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°15′13″N 71°22′23″W / 44.25361°N 71.37306°W
Bean's Grant is a township located in southern Coos County, New Hampshire, United States, north of Crawford Notch State Park. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited). The population was 0 at the 2010 census.[1]
In 1851, the New Hampshire General Court authorized the governor and council to appoint a land commissioner to sell the public lands, and James Willey of Conway was appointed to that office. Bean's Grant was made by Commissioner Willey to Charles Bean of Maine in 1855, and it contained about 3,300 acres (13 km2).[citation needed]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the location has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25 km2), all land.
Bean's Grant is bordered to the east by Chandler's Purchase, to the southeast by Cutt's Grant, to the southwest by Hart's Location and Carroll, and to the northwest by Crawford's Purchase.
The only roadway in the grant is Base Road, running from the Jefferson Notch Road (a small section of which is also in the Grant) to the nearby Cog Railway at Marshfield Station, to the east.
Many mountains of the Presidential Range are located here, including Mount Pierce, Mount Jackson and Mount Webster, each of which is traversed by the Appalachian Trail. The summit of Mount Pierce is the highest point in Bean's Grant, measuring 4,310 feet (1,310 m) above sea level. Brooks in the grant drain east to the Saco River or west to the Ammonoosuc River. Several popular hiking trails to the Presidential Range traverse the grant, originating near Saco Lake or further south in Crawford Notch.
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|U.S. Decennial Census[3]
As of the census[4] of 2010, there are no people living in the location, although there are seasonal residents at the AMC hut at Mizpah Spring, along the Appalachian Trail.
- ^ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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Let God's Love Pour In
Secrets not only distance us from those we love most, they also distance us from Our Loving Heavenly Father. Finally open those doors in the recesses of your heart and allow God's love to fill those places. The Psalmist says it another way with this verse, "Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors that the King of glory may come in."


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Psychic is the ability to use the power beyond the physical senses to see the past and predict the future and by this, will help prevent evils that may befall you. These are some of the terminologies used in Psychic reading
Clairvoyance is the ability given to some psychic to see the event that happened in the past or those that will happen in the future. Those who have the ability to see beyond human eyes are called clairvoyants, and they can decipher event that happens in the past or predicts the ones to come. Some psychic have the ability to communicate with the dead ones.
This is another term used in Psychic reading and it means the ability to locate treasures based on the geographical alignments of the earth like the metals, oil, groundwater, gemstone and more. A dowser (the one with the dowsing ability) will hold an L- or Y- shaped rod and point it to the earth in an attempt to find the location of the treasure.
ESP is the shortened form for Extra Sensory Perception and it means the ability to sense without the use of the human senses (the eyes, nose, mouth, ears). It includes telepathy between individuals, prediction of the future and an ability to know things about people that cannot be perceived by any other means. Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) became popular when Psychic sources reviews were carried out at Duke University in 1920 on the other ESP ability, which includes telepathy, clairaudience among others.
Holistic Healing
Holistic healing is the ability to heal the whole body, (which includes the body, mind, emotion and spirit) without the use of medication such as the drug, surgery and another form of medication. It is believed by psychic that herbal treatment, diet, and prayers can help improve human health conditions.
This has a connection with Buddhism and Hinduism that whatever you do have repercussions. However, morally it is said that we receive what we deserve by our actions. Psychic Liam said all our action has an implication, and this implication can happen immediately or can be carried to another lifetime. Also, Psychic Shawn explain this by using ripples that are formed when a heavy object is dropped into a water; some ripples goes backward, which means past while some others move forward meaning the future and however the splashes formed when it is dropped means the future.
These are some of the terminology used in psychic reading.


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RT Space Marines army first glimpse.
Under the desk where I earn my living a small army is slowly assembling....
Most of these figures were won on Ebay about 15yrs ago before prices and rarity became what they are today. I didn't really have many space marines as a kid but even then I lusted after these metal men, spending hours pouring over catalogs and saving pocket money. Most of that money got spent on Orks in the end so half my lifetime away here I am living the dream! I reecntly had a mega splurge on ebay so many more figures are sitting in paint stripper as I type. I also have unknown legions in my parent's attic so I will look forwrd to delving through cardboard boxes next time I visit.
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ECN presents high-performance n-type solar cell with polysilicon passivation
At the SiliconPV conference 7-9 March 2016, ECN-researcher Maciej Stodolny will present a high-performance n-type solar cell with rear side passivation by a thin film of polysilicon. The use of polysilicon in solar cell technology has recently been making headlines because of its excellent efficiency-improving characteristics. ECN and Tempress are experts on industrial high-efficiency n-type cell processes—striving continuously for highly efficient, reliable and low-cost solar cells.
This development, in a collaboration between ECN and Tempress, has in a short time resulted in a 6-inch cell efficiency of 20.7%, using Tempress's industrial LPCVD tool for the polysilicon deposition. Additionally, only established PV process steps were used, with a competitive small toolset. The cell is metallized with screen printed grids, and is therefore bifacial.
In a companion paper at the conference, ECN-researcher Yu Wu will present more results for solar cell research with LPCVD polysilicon technology. His work, also in collaboration with Tempress, demonstrates the processing and use of both polarities of polysilicon layers, as required for advanced bifacial and back-contact solar cells.
Maciej Stodolny will give two presentations:
- Tuesday 08/03/2016: PID and UVID Stable n-Type Solar Cells
- Wednesday 09/03/2016: n-Type Polysilicon Passivating Contacts for Industrial Bifacial n-PERT Cells
ECN will also give presentations on the following subjects:
- In-situ Doping and Local Overcompensation of High Performance LPCVD Polysilicon Passivated Contacts as Approach to Industrial IBC Cells - Y. Wu
- High Resolution Sheet Resistance Mapping to Unveil Edge Effects in Industrial IBC Solar Cells - P. Spinelli
- Effects of Hydrogenation in n-Type Wafers with Ring Shaped Defects - P. Manshanden
- Combination of Advanced Optical Modelling with Electrical Simulation for Performance Evaluation of Practical 4-terminal Perovskite/c-Si Tandem Modules - D. Zhang
- Review on n-type Modules - J. Kroon
Take a look at the daily program for more details.
ECN publications on n-type solar cells:
- Selective emitter in n-type c-Si solar cells
- Dutch Technology for high‐efficiency n‐type solar cells (Dutch only, Openbaar eindrapport Dutchness)
- Front side improvements for n-Pasha solar cells
- Improvements in advanced industrial n-type solar cells and modules
What ECN can do for the PV industry
We support industry with the development and implementation of high-efficiency cell and module processes in a variety of ways. In joint development projects as well as technology transfer projects, ECN has successfully introduced new technologies in mass production at tier one producers. Cooperation subjects can be full process flows as well as process modules. ECN is also inviting interested parties to look into opportunities to participate in our shared research programme.
You can read more about ECN's work in our brochure about crystalline silicion and thin-film solar cells:
Want more info?
Are you interested in how ECN can help you, or would you like more information on our products and services? Then please contact us. Or take a look at our Solar Energy expertise page.
If you like to visit the SiliconPV you can register on the site.


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The Great Rescue (Movie)
Da Ying Jiu
Category: Chinese Movie
Status: Completed
Released: 2011
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Itinerary Summary
Day tours to Mkomazi National Park Day tours is situated in the northern part of Tanzania, stuck between Moshi and Tanga. The park finds itself in beautiful surroundings together with the Pare and Usambara mountains soaring above its borders, Day tours, Depends on whether as Mount Kilimanjaro can also be very well observed right from the park. In terms of flora, Mkomazi symbolizes the southern tip of the Sahel zone which resembles of the desert-like landscape. Due to the climate atmosphere the vegetation primarily consists of Acacia-Commiphora woodlands and towards the western mountains, the vegetation varies to dry land forest.
Itinerary Details
Day 1-Moshi-Mkomazi
An early start is very essential picked up from the hotel with parked lunch start a straight drive to mkomazi national park it is approximately 120 km from moshi town about one hour drive, arrive at the park and after registrations you will inter the park and start the game drive expect to see giraffe's, antelopes, Zebras, and if lucky lions and elephants and many more. Although a visit to mkomazi Rhino Sanctuary can also be organized but on extra charges as it is a private sanctuary for the rhino projects so visitors can visit in contributions of the mkomazi rhino project proceed with game drive till very late in the evening start the drive back to moshi where the safari ends by dropping you off at your booked hotel.
Tour Price include
- English speaking guide
- 4WD with pop up roof safari vehicle
- Mineral water
- Lunch
- Park fees
Price Excludes
- Things of personal nature
- Alcohol drinks
- Tips and gratitude's to your guide


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Demo Time | The Charleston Houses 2018
Season 39 Episode 18 | 23m 43s
Demo starts on the Charleston projects. Homeowner Judith discusses planting options with Roger and then Roger visits a nursery that can provide what she needs. Kevin tours the American College of the Building Arts. Richard goes privy diving.
Aired: 04/05/18
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The Netherland is continuing on their fine run in the tournament. One would be surprised if they didn't score in this game as they have scored 10 goals in this tournament and today have added two more to their tally.
The first half of the game was very one sided, Mexico doing majority of the attacking while the Dutch caught themselves on the defensive end. Mexico was great with their passing, making runs but they were having trouble with their final ball. Holland's troubles could be attributed to the forced exit of Nigel De Jong due to injury in the 9th minute, which looked to destabilize the team; they lost control of the midfield, which meant Mexico had time on the ball. The Dutch were denied a clear penalty shout when Robben was brought down in the box in the final minutes of the first half. The referee wasn't impressed and ruled out any chances of a penalty.
The temperature was also a major factor as it looked to have affected the mental and physical state of players on both teams. The heat definitely slowed down the tempo of the game, therefore requiring a cooling break after 30 minutes in both halves.
The second half started from where Mexico left off, with them attacking and they were finally rewarded with a goal by Dos Santos in the 48th minute. Mexico continued threatening in the second half until Holland introduced their super-sub, Memphis Depay. Depay sparked a sense of urgency and the need to score a goal into the Dutch side, they began searching for an equalizer. They got what they were looking for in the 87th minute, with a wonderfully taken and placed shot by Sneijder. Holland kept pushing in search of a winner, which they got from the penalty spot. Robben danced his way into the box, refused to square the ball because he had other plans, he was looking for a touch, which he got, went down so theatrically, sold the referee and was given a penalty. I believe the referee was just making amends for his mistake in the first half. Huntelaar converted the penalty in injury time and the Dutch moves on to the last eight were they would face either Costa Rica or Greece.
Congrats to the Dutch on making the last eight and better luck next time to Mexico.


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How do you count words? Ashley Wagner discusses the question as part of our video on the number of words in the English language.
Definition of tesina in Spanish:
feminine noun
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Trabajo escrito de investigación que exigen en algunas facultades para poder acceder a los estudios de doctorado.
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First grade artists compared and contrasted many different types of architecture. We then created our own paper house collages.
On Day 2 of the project, we looked at how many artists have utilized prints in their art! We used stations and had students paint a piece of bubble wrap with white tempera paint. The bubble wrap was taped to a large table so that when students set their artworks on the paint, it printed a fun snow print blizzard onto our homes!
*This project inspired by one found on Pinterest
Learning Goals:
I can identify the art genre of artchitecture.
I can create a print.
I can identify the art technique of printmaking.
I can create an architecture collage.


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Terpenes are essential to the makeup of Cannabis. They're what gives the flower its distinct smell. The aromas range from Lemon and Pine, to Buttery and Garlicky. Terpenes also contain powerful healing agents similar to aromatherapy treatments. Every plant species in the world contains terpenes which help it to give off its distinct smell. THC and and other Cannabanoids have no odor, therefore all of the delicious, skunky smell is solely from the Terpenes. Not unlike other strong-smelling plants and flowers, the development of terpenes in cannabis began for adaptive purposes: to repel predators and lure pollinators. There are many factors that influence a plant's development of terpenes, including climate, weather, age and maturation, fertilizers, soil type, and even the time of day.The diverse palate of cannabis flavors is impressive enough, but arguably the most fascinating characteristic of terpenes is their ability to interact synergistically with other compounds in the plant, like cannabinoids. In the past few decades, most cannabis varieties have been bred to contain high levels of THC, and as a result, other cannabinoids like CBD, CBC, and CBN have fallen to just trace amounts. This has led growers to believe that terpenes help account for the unique effects induced by each cannabis strain.
Some Terpenes are especially successful in relieving stress, while others promote focus and acuity. Myrcene, for example, induces sleep whereas limonene elevates mood. There are also effects that are imperceptible, like the gastroprotective properties of Caryophyllene.
Their differences may be subtle, but terpenes can add great depth to the horticultural art and connoisseurship of cannabis. Most importantly, terpenes may offer incredible medical value as they mediate our body's interaction with therapeutic cannabinoids. Many cannabis analysis labs now test terpene content, so any consumer can have a better idea of what effects their strain might produce. With their unlimited combinations of synergistic effects, terpenes will likely open up new scientific and medical terrains for cannabis research.
Scientists have identified and characterized the molecular structure of some 20,000 terpenes, which compose the largest category of plant chemicals. These can be further broken down into mono-terpenes, diterpenes and sesquiterpenes, depending on the number of repeating units of a five-carbon molecule called isoprene, the structural hallmark of all terpenoid compounds. "The range of flavors expressed by the genus Cannabis is extraordinary – no other plant on the planet can equal the cacophony of smells and tastes available from cannabis," says DJ Short, the breeder-artisan who conjured True Blueberry from several heritage landrace strains. The terpenes in marijuana have given the plant an enduring evolutionary advantage. Some of these essential oils are pungent enough to repel insects and animal grazers; others prevent fungus. To combat plant disease and infestation, organic pot growers spray the terpene-rich essential oils of neem and rosemary onto their crops.
Certain terpenoids dilate capillaries in the lungs, enabling smoked or vaporized THC to enter the bloodstream more easily. Nerolidol, a sedative terpenoid, is a skin penetrant that increases permeability and potentially facilitates cannabinoid absorption when applied topically for pain or skin conditions. Terpenoids and cannabinoids both increase blood flow, enhance cortical activity and kill respiratory pathogens – including MSRA, the antibiotic-resistant bacteria that in recent years has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans. One doctor's article reports that cannabinoid-terpenoid interactions "could produce synergy with respect to treatment of pain, inflammation, depression, anxiety, addiction, epilepsy, cancer, fungal, and bacterial infections.
In the summer of 2011, the Werc Shop in Los Angeles emerged as the first lab to test cannabis strains for terpenes. Since it began providing this service to the medical marijuana community, the Werc Shop has analyzed more than 2,000 bud samples for terpene content. Its analysis has occasionally revealed strains with different names but identical terpene content. "A terpene analysis is like a fingerprint," explains the Werc Shop's president, Jeff Raber. "It can tell you if it's the same strain under different names. We can see strains going by different names that have the same terpene profile. We now know those strains are identical." Terpene testing has enabled the Werc Shop to identify when strains have been misnamed. "We've seen a dozen of samples of Trainwreck, for example, that have a consistent terpene profile," Raber says. "And then we examine some bud purporting to be Trainwreck, but with a terpene content that differs markedly from what we know is Trainwreck. By testing for terpenes, we can often verify if the strain is what the grower or provider says it is."
In the future, when the herb is legal nationwide, it should be possible to access strain-specific cannabis oils, as well as made-to-order marijuana extracts with a full array of terpenes artfully tailored to meet the needs and desires of individual users.
Linalool, a terpenoid prominent in lavender as well as in some cannabis strains, is an anxiolytic compound that counters anxiety and mediates stress. In addition, linalool is a strong anticonvulsant, and it also amplifies serotonin-receptor transmission, conferring an antidepressant effect. Applied topically, linalool can heal acne and skin burns without scarring. It also includes mint, laurel, cinnamon, birch, and some citrus. Linalool is a chiral molecule, meaning that it has two enantiomers, or two isomers that are non-superimposable mirror images.The 'left' enantiomer is known as S-linalool, is found in coriander, palmarosa grass and sweet orange, and has a sweet, floral scent; the 'right' enantiomer is known as R-linalool, is found in lavender, basil and bay laurel, and has a woody, astringent aroma.Linalool's main medicinal function is as an anxiolytic—an anxiety-reducing drug. Lavender has been in use as a calmative for thousands of years, and recent tests on rats have borne out its sedative and motor relaxant effects.
a monoterpenoid, is abundant in nature. As well as in cannabis, it is found in eucalyptus, tea tree, bay leaves, basil and sage; it is well-known for its antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
A monoterpene found in various citrus fruits and herbs such as oregano and marjoram, is known to have antioxidant properties; phytol, a diterpenoid, is used by insects as a deterrent to predators, and is also used in various household products such as detergents and soaps.
A sesquiterpene found in cloves, rosemary and hops, exhibits anti-inflammatory effects and has been demonstrated to act as a selective agonist of the CB₂-receptor (no other terpenes or terpenoids have been found to affect the CB receptors). Caryophyllene oxide is the substance in cannabis that is identifiable by drug-sniffing dogs.
Also found in the essential oils of black pepper, oregano and other edible herbs, as well as in cannabis and many green, leafy vegetables. It is gastro-protective, good for treating certain ulcers, and shows great promise as a therapeutic compound for inflammatory conditions and autoimmune disorders because of its ability to bind directly to the peripheral cannabinoid receptor known as CB2.
THC also activates the CB2 receptor, which regulates immune function and the peripheral nervous system. But this is not the reason people feel stoned when they smoke marijuana; instead, what causes the high is THC binding to the CB1 receptor, which is concentrated in the brain and the central nervous system.
present in neroli, ginger and jasmine, is a sesquiterpenoid with a fresh, woody scent; it is currently being investigated both as a facilitator for transdermal delivery of drugs (due to its ability to penetrate the skin) and as an inhibitor of Leishmania protozoa.
another terpene present in numerous cannabis varietals, is a sedative, a muscle relaxant, a hypnotic, an analgesic (painkiller) and an anti-inflammatory compound. This musky terpene contributes mightily to the infamous "couch-lock" experience
Has been used clinically to dissolve gallstones, improve mood and relieve heartburn and gastrointestinal reflux. Limonene has been shown to destroy breast-cancer cells in lab experiments, and its powerful antimicrobial action can kill pathogenic bacteria. (Lemon Kush, anyone?)
Alpha-pinene (essential pine oil)
The most common terpene in the plant world and one often found in cannabis, is a bronchodilator potentially helpful for asthmatics. Pinene also promotes alertness and memory retention by inhibiting the metabolic breakdown of acetylcholinesterase, a neurotransmitter in the brain that stimulates these cognitive effects.


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There's mutiny in the ranks at the Assn. of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour as it's turning into its own soap opera on surfboards.
Dane Reynolds and Bobby Martinez have both dropped out of the upcoming Billabong Pro Tahiti. They have openly dissed the ASP World tour and have taken to Twitter to voice their displeasure, along with Hawaiian standout Fred Patacchia, also known as "Freddy P.", who thankfully will still be competing.
I must admit the new format of the ASP World Tour is hard to understand with the new field of 32 surfers and a mid-year cut-off and reshuffling of surfers.
Also confusing is the different rankings of events with two separate surfing tours that somehow come up with one world tour ranking. That, along with new venues in New York and San Francisco being added to this year's tour, has many of the surfers scratching their heads.
OK, enough of the inner workings of the ASP World Tour.
Here's the good news: The swell forecast for Tahiti looks good with several storms coming together, which should produce a good event.
More good news: After missing the South Africa contest and winning the U.S. Open of Surfing, Kelly Slater will be competing. Slater is on a hot streak going into this event. After putting on one of the best performances of his stellar career, which includes 10 world titles, Slater is my pick to win in Tahiti.
Other strong title contenders include Damien and C.J. Hobgood, local hero Michel Bourez and Adrian Buchan, who I personally like in this lineup.
Luckily for surfing fans, Cory Lopez will be taking Reynolds' place, and if the surf gets big as expected, Lopez will be right at home and capable of serving up some serious upsets along the way. Stay tuned as the tour is only just now beginning to heat up.
JAMES PRIBRAM is a Laguna Beach native, professional surfer and John Kelly Environmental Award winner. He can be reached at Jamo@Aloha SchoolofSurfing.com.


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"Hooker," a slang word for prostitute, was used in an 1845 letter written by a student to a classmate at the University of North Carolina. This is the earliest known written usage of the word in this sense. The letter was found in the university library's Southern Historical Collection by noted UNC professor and philologist Norman E. Eliason. The date of his finding undermines the popular notion that the term came into usage in the Civil War era in "honor" of Union general Joseph Hooker's well-documented personal proclivities.
Norman E. Eliason, Tar Heel Talk: An Historical Study of the English Language in North Carolina to 1860 (1956).
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Joseph Hooker, 1962. Image courtesy of Library of Congress. Available from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008680202/ (accessed July 23, 2012).
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'The Fourth Industrial Revolution – Reshaping Languages in the Media' is the overriding theme of 'Languages and the Media', which will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Berlin from 3rd – 5th October 2018. In its sessions and workshops, the conference will examine in detail the various developments, innovations and changes that are setting the framework for the future of the audiovisual media industry and the role of languages in it.
We are in the midst of a fourth industrial revolution, an age in which the physical, digital and biological worlds are increasingly interlinked by new technologies. This revolution is already having a profound impact on almost all industries and economies.
What will its effect be on the media? How will it transform the use of languages? How will technological innovation lead to change that is "empowering" and "human-centred"?
'Languages and the Media,' the 12th International Conference on Audiovisual Language Transfer in the Media, will examine the ways in which innovative technologies are changing the globalised provision of audiovisual media and the ways we consume it across and within languages. It will consider how audiovisual media is produced, accessed and made accessible to diverse international, national and regional user groups. And it will ask how, to increase their revenue, proliferating transnational distribution channels are able to target diverse multilingual populations with language and accessibility services that are both immediate and disparate.
With an increasing demand for both universal design and personalised user experience, as well as a growing need for trained language professionals, how will the rapidly evolving audiovisual media industry rise to the challenge of the 21st century? As providers of education and entertainment, such as universities, museums and theatres, seek to offer more for their sight and hearing impaired audiences and multilingual patrons, the emergence of new technologies and the breadth of available content are giving rise to increased demands for greater inclusion and accessibility. They are also spurring novel and often spontaneous crowd responses, quick to meet the needs of specific audiences and to exploit the interaction inherent in the new technologies. As machine-to-machine interfaces gain in importance, human and machine interplay within the audiovisual language industry is also set to become a critical factor. How will it affect work processes, training and research?
The need for collaboration between industry, practitioners, researchers and educators is greater than ever before. It is essential if we are to master the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution and understand the importance of the role that languages and accessibility will play in the coming years.
You will find this year's topics for discussion here.
The conference, and its accompanying exhibition, will attract international broadcasters, VoD service providers, media and accessibility managers, language service providers, researchers, trainers, language practitioners, translators and interpreters, software and hardware developers, entrepreneurs, investment analysts and media experts involved in the production, marketing and distribution of audiovisual content for information, entertainment and educational purposes.
Join us at 'Languages and the Media' and make the most of this unique opportunity to discuss the latest trends and emerging developments in one of the future's key industries.
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Update to Benelux Trademark Regulation and Practice as of June 1, 2018
Two very important and most welcome changes to the Benelux Trademark System will take effect on June 1, 2018:
Invalidation and Revocation actions can be brought before the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP)
Up until now these actions had to be brought before the local national Court of Brussels, Luxembourg or The Hague at a great cost. While court actions will still be possible, we are now able to file administrative revocation and invalidation proceedings before the Benelux Office, similar to that for EU trademarks. The main objective is to facilitate access to such actions and to maintain an up-to-date Benelux Register reflecting the reality of the Benelux market.
We anticipate that this will lead to both quicker and (far) less expensive proceedings.
New Appeals procedure for BOIP decisions
Prior to June 1, 2018, appeals to all BOIP decisions (mainly oppositions and refusals) needed to be brought before the relevant national Court in The Hague, Brussels, or Luxembourg.
This was costly, time consuming, and lead to the belief that the different Courts were prejudiced towards one party (towards the BOIP in the case of the Hague and towards the Applicant in case of the Brussels Appeal Court). Harmonization was necessary.
Under the new practice, appeals to BOIP decisions are to be brought before the Second Chamber of the Benelux Court of Justice (BCJ). The new chamber of the BCJ includes judges from the national courts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. With the introduction of this dedicated Court chamber it is believed that the appeals process will both be faster and more consistent.
GEVERS welcomes these changes as we believe they both will lead to a decrease in costs, faster procedures, and an increase in decision consistency. We look forward to assist you in these new and improved Benelux proceedings so do not hesitate to contact us in case of questions.
By Jennifer M Kepler / Marie Calderbank
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Remember Nina and Sam's epic India engagement session? Well, they just tied the knot. We flew to Boston to cover their pre wedding celebrations for a couple days. They had pujas at both their homes along with haldi and mendi and sangeet celebrations. After their pre wedding celebrations were completed we drove down the coast to New Jersey to photograph their wedding and reception. We took an entire day to travel down to New Jersey and took our time exploring Boston, Rhode Island and some other spots on the way. But when we arrived in New Jersey we were laser focused on capturing some great wedding day images for Nina and Sam.
We started off their wedding day morning with getting ready photos. We typically like to start taking photographs once the bride and groom are almost fully dressed and ready with hair and makeup. Its a nice quiet time of day and allows us to get some portraits right before all of their festivities start to take place.
After we took photos of their getting ready we went straight into their first look. Nina and Sam weren't too keen on the typical "tap on the shoulder" for the first look so we had Nina wait under the mandap for Sam and had Sam walk to Nina, it created a dramatic way for them to see one another for the first time. After their first look we took bridal party photos and family photos. I always stress the importance of taking bridal party and family photos as these are the photos that end up in picture frames and hanging on your walls for years to come. So we always try to spend a fair amount of time taking photos like these.
Once the bridal party and family were taken care of we spent a little bit of time taking Nina and Sam's portraits under their mandap. Since their mandap was so beautifully decorated we couldn't think of a better place to take their photos. After their portraits were completed it was time for the baraat. This is one of my favorite times of the day when guests cut loose, dance and have a great time. We captured such fun photos for them. Below are some of our favorite pics from their morning, stay tuned for our next post when we share their ceremony photos.


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|Event Date/Time: May 25, 2005
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Data Mining is a promising area of current research and development, which can provide important advantages to the users. It can yield substantial knowledge from data primarily gathered for a wide range of quite different applications. Financial institutions have derived considerable benefits from its application, and other industries and disciplines are now applying the methodology to increasing effect.
Data Mining 2005 aims to bring together participants from academia and research, industry and government organisations. The meeting will allow participants to learn about the many different applications of data mining and how the techniques can help in their own field.
Previous conferences in the series were successfully held in Rio (1998), Cambridge (2000), Bologna (2002), Rio (2003) and Malaga (2004).


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Hidden Springs 4th of July Celebration!!
1) Breakfast Buffet at the Merc from 8:00 am until 11:00 pm
2) Parade set-up will take place from 10:30 until 10:55 a.m. Participants should line up according to age in the Merc parking lot. Please decorate bikes, strollers, scooters, floats, motarized vehicles or any other mode of transportation for the parade in red, white and blue.
3) PARADE - from 11:00 am until 11:30 am. The parade will start at the Merc and will head straight down Hidden Springs Drive to the South Meadow Park.
4) CONCERT - South Meadow Park from 11:30 until 3:00 pm! Featuring "Big Wow".
5) Sandwiches at the Merc - BBQ Pork Lunch will be hosted by the Merc, pork sandwiches, corn on the cob, watermelon, beer and wine will available for purchase during the concert, cash only please!
6) Free Lemonade - will be available during the concert and will be hosted by the Hidden Springs Town Association.
7) South Meadow Pool - will be open as well as the clubhouse pool...all day!
8) Volleyball - come down to play!
I'm planning to attend all of the above and am so excited about all of the neighborhood events! Don't forget that an amazing fireworks display will start at 10:30 pm at Julia Davis Park.


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Greater Manchester Police said 19 people were confirmed dead and roughly 50 were injured by the explosion at Manchester Arena. Emergency vehicles were helping the injured and bomb disposal units were later seen outside the venue.
The blast is "being treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise," Manchester police said in a tweet.
The venue, Manchester Arena, tweeted that the incident occurred "outside the venue in a public space."
May 23, 2017
There was mass panic after the explosion at the end of the concert, which was part of Grande's The Dangerous Woman Tour. The singer was not injured, according to a representative.
broken.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.
Britain's terrorist threat level has been set at "severe" in recent years indicating an attack is highly likely. Police said the explosion is being judged a terrorist attack unless new information proves otherwise.
Witnesses reported hearing two loud bangs coming from near the arena's bars at about 10:35 p.m. but there were few further details.
"A huge bomb-like bang went off that hugely panicked everyone and we were all trying to flee the arena," concertgoer Majid Khan, 22, told Britain's Press Association. "It was one bang and essentially everyone from the other side of the arena where the bang was heard from suddenly came running towards us as they were trying to exit."
Added Oliver Jones, 17: "The bang echoed around the foyer of the arena and people started to run."
Video from inside the arena showed concertgoers screaming as they made their way out amid a sea of pink balloons.
Latest statement on incident at Manchester Arena pic.twitter.com/BEpLOan3dY— G M Police (@gmpolice) May 23, 2017
Numerous police cars, ambulances and riot-equipped officers were seen rushing to the arena, which holds 20,000 people.
Grande's "Dangerous Woman" tour was at Chicago's United Center in March. The Manchester appearance was part of her continuing world tour that runs until September.
Twitter users reported they thought it was a "gunshot" or "bomb," but some speculation is the panic may have been a speaker that blew up at the end of the show.
Managers for Grande, 23, said she is OK and unhurt by whatever it was that caused the crowd to panic.
Britain's National Rail Service said that Manchester Victoria Station right next to the arena has been evacuated and that trains are "unable to run."
#ManchesterVic - Manchester Victoria station has been evacuated and trains are unable to run.— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) May 22, 2017
Facebook activated its Safety Check. Chicago police said they are in touch with their federal partners and said, "At this time, there is no nexus or known threat to the Chicago area but as always, we encourage individuals to report any suspicious activity to 911. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected by this horrible tragedy."
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Awards, Reviews, Interviews, Guest Blog Posts, Nominations
Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e. V. (German Academy of Literature for Children and Young Readers) Book of the Month Award (for Die Mitte Von Allem, the German translation of Learning Not to Drown)
ALA Booklist "Readers will be inspired as Clare develops a resilient hold on self-compassion and looks confidently ahead, waving farewell to her Skeleton and all it represents."
Kirkus "A thought-provoker that will leave readers contemplating the line between family loyalty and self-preservation."
Common Sense Media "…a gripping, realistic tale of living with the fallout of a relative's crimes and of the stigma that comes with being associated with a criminal"
Publishers Weekly "With the aim of helping readers similarly burdened by the guilt of putting one's own needs first, Shinoda explores the intricate web of sibling dynamics and the devastation of addiction. Despite the painful subject matter, witnessing Clare's growing sense of self-worth is uplifting."
The Write Teacher(s) "It's an absolutely captivating story. Captivating. For every family has a secret or two, and Learning Not to Drown plunges beneath the surface to reveal it all."
Loveline, March 27, 2014
Loveline High Five, March 27, 2014
Good Day LA, April 1, 2014
Freshman Fifteens April 4, 2014
The Write Teachers May 29, 2014
Artist Direct August 11, 2014 "Anna Shinoda's debut novel Learning Not to Drown is emotional, entrancing, and engaging. It instantly transfixes readers with its dreamy and rapid-fire prose, weaving together an unforgettable tale of a family and its trials and tribulations… Learning Not to Drown also remains one of the best books you'll read all year."
HuffPost Live August 20, 2014
GalleyCat August 22, 2014
DearTeenMe April 22, 2014
Pulseit March 31, 2014
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination June 1, 2014
YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Nomination 2014


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Despite my general aversion to the genre, I'm able to recognize that The Sellout by Paul Beatty is a tremendously inventive racial satire of Swiftian proportions, with perhaps a little Pynchon (my nemesis) and Vonnegut thrown in for good measure. It's crazy and sometimes funny and whenever you think it's going to settle down and behave like a traditional novel, it starts doing handsprings all over the furniture--again!--and you don't know what to think anymore.
I'm not sure why this is hailed as such a breakthrough. Racial conversations are highly charged, and rightfully so, and I recognize that I personally need to do more to escape my lens of white privilege, even as I consider myself a sensitive, open-minded person. Time for more research and expanding my personal horizon.
In the meantime, any decent review will have a summary of the plot and this review from the New York Times is excellent, so I have little to say beyond a recommendation that before undertaking this book you brace yourself for a deluge of the n-word, some flat-out inventive hyperbole that may make you laugh aloud while perhaps also offending you to some degree, and plenty of pop culture and literary inside jokes that are fun if you get them. Mostly you should sit back and try to enjoy the experience, in the same way you might set an intention to enjoy a visit from, say, The Cat in the Hat.
The sirens were half a town away. Even when the county was flush with property tax revenue on overvalued homes, Dickens never received its fair share of civil services. And now with the cutbacks and graft, the response time is measured in eons, the same switchboard operators who took the calls from the Holocaust, Rwanda, Wounded Knee, and Pompeii still at their posts. . . . In clumpy folds, the paint oozed over the left half of [Foy's] face and down the length of that side of his body, until one eye, one nostril, one shirtsleeve, one pant leg, and on Patek Philippe watch were washed completely white. Foy was no Tree of Knowledge, at most he was a Bush of Opinion, but in any case, it was obvious that, publicity stunt or not, he was dying on the inside. I looked down at his roots. One brown shoe splattered with paint from the milky waterfall that sluiced through his goatee and fell from his chin. This time there was no doubt that he'd lost it, because if there's one thing a successful black man like Foy loves more than God, country, and his ham-hock-limbed mama, it's his shoes.
Note: This book counts toward my quest to read all the Man Bookers, the Color Coded Reading Challenge, and the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge. It's also the D location in the Where are You Reading Challenge. Whew!


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First, my sister's wedding. More precisely, her wedding cookies! At times while icing the cookies, I felt as though I was in a horrible dream; that the cookies were endless, and I would be painstakingly smoothing icing into the scalloped edges of outlined cookies for eternity. Thankfully, after three straight nights of icing until the wee hours of the morning, all the cookies -- outlined, flooded, and lettered -- were drying on various surfaces in the dining room.
After that point, my greatest fear was that my beloved dog would sneak into the dining room and gobble up the finished products. However, no doubt picking up on her risk of great bodily injury should she so much as shed on one cookie, she gave them a wide berth. The closed doors also helped.
Two batches of mini cream scones the morning after the wedding marked the end of my baking for a week or so, but then I was right back in my apron. :)
I returned home from an unbelievably idyllic week in British Columbia with twenty pounds of peaches and ten pounds of apples. "You are crazy...and that is totally illegal," remarked my friend, Maggie. Turns out it is actually perfectly legal to bring in fruits to the United States, as long as one can prove the fruits were grown in the Okanagan Valley (or, I presume, another region in Canada). My fellow passengers were eyeing my fragrant box of peaches covetously as we boarded the plane; I said I would share, but only if we got stuck waiting on the tarmac for hours, which we thankfully did not.
Then commenced my canning binge.
Summer fruit jam, peach butter, peach sauce, and spiced apples...the jars were intended as Christmas gifts, but I am tempted to hoard them for myself! I will only keep the spiced apples, though, to make apple pies and tarts around Christmas time. The most destructive -- I managed to crack the grating blade -- but definitely the most conducive to future baking projects! There was a good amount left over after I had filled four pint jars for processing, so I rolled out a round of pie dough and made "pocket pies," each containing only a packed tablespoon of the filling.
The canning binge is ongoing; though all the Okanagan fruit is now preserved in jars for future enjoyment, I am sure I will find some tasty inspiration at at least one of the various farmers' markets this week.
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I laugh, but then her cast-mate, Michelle Jenkins, speaks up. "No, she could actually die," she says. "It's a real concern."
Not to play spoiler, but in one of the plays there is violence that could get a little too real. In one of the plays there's also sex. In one there's the end of the world. In the other there are British spies. Between the two productions, you get a little of everything in the human spectrum of acts and emotions, all performed by the same three intrepid, hard working, and maybe a little bit crazy actors.
Jenkins, Hoyle, Collins, and Dragas outside Generic Theater | Promotional consideration for this article provided by Double Dog.
"I'm getting super uncomfortable. Why did I sign up for this?" says Gregory Dragas, who plays Jules in boom and Charles II and William Scot in OR, as they set up for a promotional photo shoot. It's the day of their first run through of both shows in the same day, and everyone is already a little loopy.
"You were a mistake!" Jenkins jokes to a fellow cast member, in the totally cruel way you can only tease someone you care about.
There are bottles of Jim Beam on the shelves of the set of the kitchen. The sound of a never-ending crank is playing from an iPod in the corner. Well under the earth of Scope Plaza, in something of a subterranean laboratory bomb shelter that is both the set of boom and the stage of Generic Theater, a crew member is playing a Buddhist bowl. This group will need all the Zen it can get to make it through what Jenkins calls "extreme sport theater."
"I had never heard of anything like it before," Dragas says of the same cast doing two shows at once. He's not talking about just locally; he means pretty much anywhere, ever. The closest reference points anyone can think of are a production of True West in which Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly alternated roles in the play; and when Ian McCellen and Patrick Stewart did the other swap-aroo in productions of No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot.
"I have to put the shows in two different compartments of my brain," says Collins, whose day job is with the Virginia Stage Company.
"The advantage is, for me, it provides a challenge," says director Brendan Hoyle. "We have enough talent in the local theater scene between designers and actors. It's an opportunity to show how great our people are. I like the idea of doing two shows in tandem anyway. I'm always faced with local vs. touring or farmed-in talent, and I don't like how that ends up over-looking our local talent."
Hoyle had the idea to do two shows at once at the end of the run of Double Dog's first production, Reefer Madness, which played at the Little Theater of Norfolk. The two shows are different enough to be distinct, but have enough to link them to make sense.
"It's like a mix tape," he says. "The best ones have incongruous songs following each other, but they work together. It's like going from Lionel Richie to Metallica."
On the A side of the tape is boom, something of an apocalypse farce about a sexual causal encounter becoming a hook-up with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance. On the B side is OR, which also has a one-night-stand as its setting, but this time it is 1668 Great Britain. boom runs on Fridays and is the early show on Sunday; OR, runs on Saturdays and is the late show on Sunday.
"How do you show how insanely talented our local people are?" Hoyle asks. "You do something insane."
You don't need to see one show to understand the other; the hope is that you're so impressed with one production, you'll come back the next night—or later that day—to see the other.
"It's so fun to sit in a room with people acting in front of you, that energy that anything can happen," Dragas says. "Well, hopefully not anything can happen."
"My philosophy on directing is hire the right people and then have them go as fast possible," Hoyle says. "Speed is energy. Theater is like a shark, it has to keep moving."
Between shows the cast plans on having a snack, running lines and, maybe, laying on the ground for a little while.
"It turned out to be way more fun and way more challenging than we anticipated," says Jenkins, who does graphic design for the City of Norfolk.
The magic of live theater—and something no screen entertainment can compete with—is the way you give yourself to the energy of the world being created in front of you. "It should physically alter your state, it's so visceral," is how Hoyle puts it.
If nothing else, you'll end up a foot and a half from people making out on a couch because the world is going to end. Even on two screens at once, that's the kind of action only live theater can provide.
Promotional consideration for this article provided by Double Dog. The shows run January 30 through February 15. For more info or for tickets, click here.


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(Today we begin a week of articles on Gillo Pontecorvo's film "The Battle for Algiers," a film portraying the battle of French Colonialists against the National Liberation Front (FLN) in Algiera. The preeminent film on counter-insurgency (political war), it is a must watch for all soldiers, diplomats, and any one working on national security or foreign affairs.)
Pontecorvo's The Battle For Algiers is so packed with lessons about counter-insurgency that the Pentagon has put on regular showings of it for the military. Today, I want to take one scene and explain its clear lesson: racial profiling doesn't work.
The scene's dispassionate and straight-forward representation of terrorism shocks the viewer. It begins with three women cutting their hair, putting on make-up, and dressing up to look like classy French women. When they are ready, the leader of the FLN enters and gives each a bomb to hide in their purses.
For the Arabs living in the Casbah at the time, leaving required ID cards and searches by armed French soldiers and police officers. As far as the three women--each armed with a bomb--their only interrogation was mild flirtation on behalf of the guards.
The scene ends brutally, of course. Bombs planted in a bar, a dance hall and an airport detonate, killing dozens of civilians. Bloody bodies litter the wreckage. Store fronts collapse.
Racial profiling is wrong because it is morally wrong, first and foremost. But forget about that. Racial profiling is ineffective because it makes you predictable. If a terrorist knows we won't search an eighty year old woman, a terrorist will find an eighty year old woman. If a terrorist knows our soldiers will flirt with young women instead of searching them, then they will use young women. Most insurgencies receive some positive support from the population. This includes women, children and the elderly; all of whom fought against the French.
And remember the most important lesson of the above scene: it was based on actual events. We've written about the flaws in using the category of "military aged males" to distinguish targets in counter-insurgency before. Similarily, racial profiling, or gender profiling, or any profiling, is bad counter-insurgency.


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Hi my friends!
I have had several questions regarding my Tuesday Challenges so I wanted to make a post explaining exactly how it will work. I just started these in May and I am super excited about them, a lot of you have joined in with me and I think its fun to challenge each other and share each others blogs so we can all visit each other as well.
So the challenges are every other tuesday and I started on May 11th. The next one will be this upcoming tuesday and it going to be a color challenge! How fun! As far as the winners go there will be one winner every month. So once the month comes to an end I will get all the entries from that months challenges and choose a winner. If there were 2 and you participated in both then you get 2 chances to win.
I post on my blog often and the challenges begin to get lost, I have created a link at the top for the Tuesday Challenges where you can go straight to the link and post your wonderful creation!
Next weeks will end June 1st but it will count for the May giveaway! I hope this helps and if you need anything else always know that you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com even if just to say hi!
Friday, May 21, 2010
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- liz said...
ok, this time I'm ready for your challenge...I'm not sure what happened to me on the last two. Thanks for reposting how it works!
liz :o)
- May 21, 2010 at 6:06 PM
- Cindy said...
I can't wait for the next Challenge!! :)
Have a great weekend,
- May 21, 2010 at 6:25 PM
Can't wait for your next challenge...fun stuff to look forward to!!!
Mary K
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Graeme Holm has worked with 4 major banks in the country where he learned a lot about all matters that surround the personal financial needs of the people. The reason he left the banking sector to concentrate on his own company is that he saw that many people were struggling in maintaining a healthy financial life despite having the resources. He was also tired of doing the same thing over and over again in the financial sector. With the experience he has acquired in the industry, he is now motivated and committed to helping you make better financial decisions.
Infinity Group Australia is focused on helping its clients make better financial decisions especially on matters of household spending. Most of the time, we use the money on things we do not need. However, being able to keep away from misuse is one of the worrying trends currently. People are spending money on things they do not need and things which they will dispose-off few months down the line. Managing household expenses is one of the best ways of getting financial freedom. According to Infinity Group, they can help clients cut on costs such as fuel, groceries, and travel expenses among others.
Unlike brokers who will help you secure a loan and ones the process is complete they move on to other clients, Infinity Group Australia is different. For them, once you get the loan that is where their main work begins. They will help you manage the funds and ensure that you repay in the quickest time possible. They have a track record of helping one of their clients save up to $96,271 in one year. This is something that is doable if you have a personal financial manager. However, in most cases, people lack the discipline to save such amounts as they engage in unnecessary spending.
Infinity Group normally creates monthly, quarterly and even yearly reports of the spending that clients are making, this enable them to focus on areas that they can improve on. They push clients to ensure that they are able to reduce expenses and ruse most of the income they get on repaying the loan. Learn more: https://www.mpamagazine.com.au/people/profiles/getting-financially-fit-at-infinity-group-australia-244676.aspx
Infinity Group Australia according to Graeme Holm helps clients of all ages. They are mainly interested in the youth who normally make a lot of financial mistakes which end up hurting them later in life.
Infinity Group also discourages improper spending habits such as the use of credit cards. They advocate for people to use cash when buying anything. If you cannot buy something in cash, probably you do not even need it.


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The Moment
Yes, it's time for another YA Highway Road Trip Wednesday!
Mine has to be Hagrid telling Harry Potter that he was a wizard. That moment brings tears to my eyes till this very day.ReplyDelete
Oh, yes! I love that one, too. From Deathly Hallows, I loved Snape's death scene ("Look at me.") and The Prince's Tale.ReplyDelete
Yes, that moment when Tris chooses her faction. Veronica Roth set that moment up well, where you genuinely felt the struggle: stay with her family's faction, or go with what she believes to be right for her? And even if you suspected what she would choose, it's still a *woah* moment.ReplyDelete
I have yet to read any of those but they are on my list and slowly creeping higher with each wonderful thing I read about them.ReplyDelete
I loved those moments in Divergent too. And a MILLION SUNS revelation?...sounds like I need to read that one soon.ReplyDelete
I keep setting down A Million Suns to read other things. Now? Yeah, it just got bumped to the top of my stack again! Thanks!ReplyDelete
I've been trying to find A Million Suns and failing miserably. I'll have to get it off Amazon. I quite enjoyed the twists in the first book.ReplyDelete
This are so good!ReplyDelete
I loved when Four shows Tris his fear landscape. That was a really great moment.ReplyDelete
Great moments from DIVERGENT :DReplyDelete
Oo I forgot the moment where Four shows Tris his fear landscape. Good one!ReplyDelete
Colin, she really did set that moment up perfectly., and the struggle within Tris made for such great reading. I also loved that 'woah' moment when Caleb chose Erudite. It was both "woah" and "I should have seen that one coming."
Eve, they really are fantastic books. Hope they live up to your expectations when you get around to reading them :).
Jennifer, you definitely should! I admittedly got spoiled ahead of time because I found what the revelation was on Goodreads. But it still was a jaw-dropping moment when I get to it..
You're welcome, Daisy! It's totally worth finishing :)
Miss Cole, it's surprising the book is hard to find. I remember going to the Barnes and Noble just after the release, just to see a physical copy (I had it pre ordered to my Kindle, and saw none, so I guess that shouldn't surprise me. Still, it's odd, though. Definitely go the Amazon route if you need to get ahold of one.
Thanks, Liz! Looking forward to reading yours if you put them up on your blog.
Crystal, it really i one of the most touching scenes. To think that he would show Tris something so personal, to reveal who he was that way....very intense!
Thanks, Elodie and Rachael! I am sooo looking forward to May, when we can pick our memorable INSURGENT scenes.
I'm putting A Million Suns on my list. Thank you!ReplyDelete
I still haven't read Revis (I should be ashamed, I know!). I thought Roth did a great job with all the moments of that book-- she's deft with setting up suspense. :0)ReplyDelete
Amber, I think you'll be glad you did! :)
Katharine, hope you get a chance to read Beth Revis if you choose to. I so agree about Veronica Roth. She's incredible at crafting suspense. Can't wait to see what suspense she has in store with Insurgent!


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Like Candy Land, but with animated corpses
AMC's hit horror drama "The Walking Dead" may be shambling back to television tonight, but it's the zombie horde on Peter Trudell's game board that really has him pumped.
That's because Trudell is the brain (go ahead and say it, braaaaaaain) behind Zombie Dash ($24.95), a fast-paced board game in which players outrun the undead and outlast their opponents.
Since its late-September debut, Trudell's tabletop apocalypse has steadily added more warm bodies to its player ranks. Now the game has broken out on ThinkGeek.com, the popular online retailer that specializes in doodads and diversions for tech-heads, geek culture lovers and, of course, zombie fans.
And while Zombie Dash certainly has revenants in common with "Walking Dead," Trudell considers his undead escapade as fun for the entire family.
"We wanted it to be horrific, but without it being terrifying," says Trudell, a San Antonio insurance documenter. "You don't want kids to have bad dreams about your game. You want them to have fun. ... I want it to be available to families, which is why it's more comical and less gory."
Zombie Dash artist Jeremy Dale says the look and tone of the game falls somewhere between the cartoony video game "Plants vs. Zombies" and the horror comedy "Shaun of the Dead." The San Francisco Bay Area artist says the closest Dash comes to bloodshed is the title lettering on the game box.
"It's more lighthearted, more comedy," says Dale, who plays the game with his 4-year-old.
It sure feels like child's play. Players simply race human tokens across a game board that depicts a street in Anywhere, USA, as zombie tokens nip and snarl at their heels. A deck of numbered Human Run and Zombie Chase cards determines who out-dashes whom. The player is out if the zombie in his lane overtakes him.
Zombie Dash speeds up as you get farther down the board, with most games usually lasting 10 to 15 minutes. The winner is the last (living) man standing or the first one to reach the safe zone of tanks at the end of the board.
"You don't have to be the fastest," Trudell says. "You just have to be faster than that (other player)."
Trudell got the idea for Zombie Dash less than a year ago while lying in bed brainstorming game designs. He imagined a giant tidal wave bearing down on frantic surfers. Then the wave became an avalanche, then those pesky animated corpses.
"And I just took it from there," he says.
Trudell took his idea to Inner Kingdom Games, a game publisher best known for its Hong Kong cinematic trading card game Shadowfist. Inner Kingdom co-owner Daniel Griego says Dash is the company's first foray into board game action.
"This is kind of our real dive into legitimizing ourselves as a game company," says Griego, who manages his side of Inner Kingdom out of Austin.
Like Trudell, Griego hopes Dash finds traction outside gaming and comic shops. And for a genre already, well, played to death across pop culture, Trudell and Griego still consider Dash as fresh entertainment for the family as well as the "beer and pretzels" crowd.
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