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Julius B. Chiller, 83 of Streetsboro died Wednesday, December 26, 2012. He was born May 11, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Julius B. and Carolyn (Shetler) Chiller.
Mr. Chiller was a member of St. Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro, worked at Ohio Crankshaft where he was a millright and worked as a custodian for Streetsboro City Schools.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth C. (McVeigh), daughters, Judith (Tom) Nalepka of Mentor on the Lake, Kathlene (James) Bucceri of Middleburg Hgts., Karen L. (Mike) Alexander of Mantua and Laura (Steve) Shahan of Shalersville, sons, Julius B. (Willow) Chiller, Jr. of Stow, Eric J. (Darlene) Chiller of Brookpark and Kurt E. (Tricia) Chiller of Shalersville, 20 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and sisters, Lillian Gizzi of Parma and Bernice Blinky of Pittsburgh, PA.
Calling hours will be from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 PM Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Shorts Spicer Crislip Funeral Home Streetsboro Chapel. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, December 31, 2012 at St. Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro. Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery in Twinsburg. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials to Robinson Memorial Hospice, 6847 N. Chestnut Street, Ravenna, Ohio 44266. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.sscfuneralhomes.com.
(Shorts-Spicer-Crislip 330-626-4966, RC 12-28-12)SClB


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Fourth Annual Greek Jewish Festival Sets the Date
Posted April 4, 2018 at 5:05 am
The date is now set for the fourth annual celebration of Greek Jewish culture on the Lower East Side, the Greek Jewish Festival. It's scheduled for Sunday, May 6. Kehilia Kedosha Janina, the Broome Street institution behind the festivities, expects attendance to exceed last year's crowd of more than 8,000 people. As in years past, […]
Witnessing the Destruction of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue [PHOTOS]
Posted December 11, 2017 at 5:00 am
Chisel and drill are fully deployed to dispense with one of the oldest synagogues in New York City. Beth Hamedrash Hagadol – constructed in 1850 and hollowed out by three-alarm fire last May – is being demolished as we speak. Literally brick by brick. Each day, the landmarked 167-year-old house of worship (closed and vacant […]
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Artist Milton Resnick's Synagogue Studio at 87 Eldridge Street Revamped for Exhibition Space in February
Posted October 27, 2017 at 5:16 am
Its subtle presence on the block spurred plenty of curiousity over the years. Always appearing empty. Not so. The 100-year-old former synagogue at 87 Eldridge Street – the onetime art studio of Milton Resnick – is undergoing an extensive renovation and will open to the public in four months. The timing is right, too, as […]
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Community Leaders 'Erase the Hate' from Tagged East Broadway Synagogue
Posted August 28, 2017 at 5:07 am
At the end of last week, the historic Beth Hachasidim DePolen synagogue at 233 East Broadway was desecrated with KKK scrawls. The tag was briefly obstructed by paper until yesterday, when an impromptu rally assembled to "erase the hate" from the 113-year-old house of worship. Councilwoman Chin whitewashed the graffiti while a gaggle of press and […]
As the LPC Approves Demolition of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, We Should Get Creative with Preservation [OP-ED]
Posted July 12, 2017 at 9:39 am
Since its tragic fire, the future of the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue has been a topic of much debate. Yesterday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved Rabbi Mendel Greenbaum's push for demolition of heavily damaged portions of the 167-year-old structure. There had been preliminary plans with the Chinese-American Planning Council to erect a new development pre-fire. Prior to yesterday's […]
Historic Clinton Street Synagogue Lists Alley Lot for $5.25M
Posted April 3, 2017 at 5:00 am
Congregation Chasam Sofer is getting into the real estate speculation game on the Lower East Side. The Clinton Street synagogue just listed its adjacent lot for a hefty sum. This 2,000 square-foot gated walkway on its southern flank, which doubles as a landscaped garden complete with fountain, is now on the market for $5.25 million. The […]
What Life was Like at Broome and Allen During the 1930s [PHOTOS]
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With wheels in motion to co-name the corner of Broome and Allen Streets "Hy Genee Way," and the advent of the second annual Greek Jewish Festival this Sunday, it's time for an appreciation. An appreciation of the block through the eyes of the Kehila Kedosha Janina – for which Genee was longtime president and local […]
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'Greek Jewish Festival' to Celebrate Heritage and Community on Broome Street Next Month
Posted April 15, 2015 at 9:31 am
For a neighborhood that figures prominently into the DNA of American Jewry, only pockets of this past remain on the Lower East Side. Yes, there are still a few active synagogues and yeshivas, but Judaica shops and Kosher businesses are pretty much non-existent at this point. So with Lower East Side History Month just two […]
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LPC Calendars Tifereth Israel Town and Village Synagogue on 14th Street (Again)
Posted March 17, 2014 at 6:09 am
The Tifereth Israel Town and Village Synagogue at 334 East 14th Street has been in "landmark limbo" for almost five decades. Apparently the 150-year-old house of worship was calendared and considered for protection back in 1966, but for reasons unknown, the then fledgeling Landmarks Preservation Commission never voted. Only recently has the matter resurfaced, as the […]
For Some Reason, Google Thinks Temple Emanu-El on the UES is a Movie Theater
Posted November 22, 2013 at 5:12 am
Call it a case of mistaken identity. An Upper East Side synagogue branded as a movie theater. While searching theaters across the city for screenings of Bad Grandpa (yeah, yeah), a strange location popped up in Google. Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side appeared as a fully-fledged, seven-screen cineplex. Other showtime listings hubs that […]


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I promised a followup if I found additional information about the CNN media coverage, based on WEF studies, claiming that Bolivia was the nation most unfriendly to tourists (see those posts here: part 1, part 2, and part 3). And here it is – confirmation that this study does not actually measure anything about how tourists interact with Bolivians.
One institution involved in conducting the WEF Executive Opinion Survey for Bolivia was the Latin American business school INCAE, where I worked briefly after college (1995-1997). One of the people involved in that study was my former colleague, Lawrence Pratt, who is Director of INCAE's Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development and has written extensively on tourism in Latin America. So I emailed him to ask his opinion.
It became clear in our email conversation that the data collected by the Executive Opinion Survey does not evaluate the experiences of tourists per se (something I already suspected, as discussed in previous posts, although it's great to have that confirmed). What the study actually evaluates are the perceptions of local businesspeople about the overall business climate. This does explain why so many nations on the "friendly to tourists" list are also first world nations — that is part of what the data is actually measuring. (Unfortunately, the survey questions themselves are proprietary, so I have not seen them and cannot comment on them. It would be interesting to know whether they ask about tourism specifically.)
This data eventually, through what appears to be a game of academic telephone, led to the conclusion that Bolivians were unfriendly to tourists as publicized by CNN. This data nevertheless does shed light on how tourism, and might potentially, function in Bolivia. Lawrence has given permission for me to publish this comment from him:
"The WEF Executive Opinion Survey was designed to provide input into the Global Competitiveness Rankings. That survey is a consistent and reasonable assessment of business leaders´ perceptions of their countries´ business climate as a whole. However, I do not believe that survey is deep enough or precise enough to infer fine grain detail of particular industries. Having studied tourism competitiveness and its role in development for nearly 20 years, I believe there are simply too many other factors that need to be considered, beyond simply "business climate" or "investment attraction" which are the GCR´s focus. Having a good business climate certainly can help tourism-linked development, but it is not a sufficient condition. There is no real evidence that above certain basic competitive conditions in a country, higher rankings in investment attraction or business climate are even that related to tourism. There are many countries with relatively low GCR rankings that have successful tourism industries that create great development opportunities for their citizens . And there are countries with relatively high GCR rankings that do not have interesting tourism sectors. Higher GCR rankings certainly indicate better conditions for tourism investment on a massive scale. However the benefits of tourism for development are more tied to meso and micro linkages, and based more on visitor experience – a country´s assets and how they are presented and shared with tourists, given certain conditions of safety and comfort. Further, the reason tourism is promoted by nearly every developing country in the world is precisely because you do not need to have a great business climate to have a successful tourism sector, and because it is one the most cost-effective businesses in terms of investment per job created.
Any developing country developing its tourism sector has to make a very conscious decision that reduces to a simple marketing and investment decision — mass tourism (high volume, low margin, high infrastructure needs) or specialized tourism (lower volume, high margin, reduced infrastructure needs). If the country chooses the former, then business climate and investment attraction plays a more significant role. If the country chooses the latter, business climate and investment attraction are much less critical factors, particularly compared to visitor experience (nature, culture, social interaction)."
I agree with Lawrence on many of these points. Bolivia is positioning itself as a destination in "specialized tourism" focused on ecological and cultural tourism, and is not attempting to become a "mass tourism" destination. That means that the "business climate" measured in the WEF study is less correlated with potential tourism success. The WEF data, contrary to CNN's report, actually shows that Bolivia should be promoting tourism — and it is.
At local levels things can look uneven, however. Tourism is often treated as a cure-all panacea for developing regions, although as Lawrence points out, there is potential for real success. My own experiences in Bolivia have left me ambivalent about the role tourism plays there. Poor Bolivians in the rural altiplano (where I was) often have high hopes that tourism can bring in money and jobs. But there are also many communities in Bolivia that were unable to participate in the tourism industry as fully as they wished, even as they were told that tourism will allow them to benefit from the presence of relatively rich foreigners. I once watched one of these communities (in 2004) receive a delegation of well-meaning outsiders who wished to teach them to cook for tourists, as if this would magically cause foreigners to appear. It was implied that if there were French Fries, they will come.
Who would want to eat French fries when one could eat quinua soup or llama charque?! When I heard about this, my advice to the people of the community I spoke to was this: You know who is a good cook in your community, right? Have them cook what you eat for tourists. It seems that Bolivian food is now becoming the norm in rural tourism, which is a relief. And quinua is being honored this year by the U.N. and heavily promoted by the Bolivian government.
All this falls into the trap of the original CNN article: assuming that how locals treat tourists on an individual level (friendliness, cooking, etc) is a major factor in determining tourist flows. Much of touristic experience is prestructured by industries that determine transportation prices, visa regulations, global reputation of attractions (via UNESCO World Heritage and other honors), and other factors. Tourist decisions about where to travel involve these global linkages long before they consider whether people in the location are perceived as "friendly." And once in the nation, linkages continue to determine where tourist money actually goes. Local transportation infrastructure, marketing of local attractions, and touristic services such as restaurants and hotels are all part of convincing tourists to spend money in particular places (rather than just taking photographs as they drive by).
The mere physical presence of tourists in a community is not the same thing as development. Likewise, confusing the business community's perception of the business climate, with the interactions between foreigners and the people working with them "on the ground," fails to recognize the realities of both these sets of interactions. The WEF data is useful, but not for the purpose to which it was put.
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The Phantom Tollbooth August 2000By Terry Wandtke
The Alarma Chronicles' lack of commercial recognition may puzzle some listening to the collection now; that lack probably has little to do with the sound of the albums. With a combination of earlier influences (such as the Beatles' pop sensibilities and the Beach Boys' harmonies) and cutting edge pop music (such as New Wave, eighties electronica, and alternative guitar rock), Daniel Amos seems in step with the musical pulse of the eighties, both its influences and trends. Unfortunately, Daniel Amos fell victim to a series of problems. Their musical style rapidly evolved from country rock to Beatles-inflected pop to the eclectic sound of The Alarma Chronicles. Their fan base had a difficult time keeping stride with the band (especially since Horrendous Disc, the album immediately preceding The Alarma Chronicles, was kept from release for several years). More importantly, a growing Christian music industry was trying to identify itself to its consumers even though it wasn't quite sure of what that identity would consist. The highly innovative Daniel Amos put out four albums over five years: Alarma, Doppelganger, Vox Humana, and Fearful Symmetry. They linked them conceptually and called them The Alarma Chronicles. They used biting wit and social critique and set it to music that pushed the envelope of Christian music in the eighties. Consequently, the industry and many consumers didn't know what to do with them.
I don't mean to assume a superior attitude and suggest I know what to do with them; I wouldn't want to do that. Their enigmatic quality may make them hard to market, but it also makes their music exceptional. "Central Theme," the first song in The Alarma Chronicles, signals Daniel Amos's move toward modern pop music. Yet, Terry Taylor exposes his debt to Brian Wilson with vocals not just haunting but melodic and sweet. In some ways a worship song placing Jesus in the center of all things, "Central Theme" is immediately followed by the title song of the first album; instead of reassurance, "Alarma" provides the listener with the bad news that people are turning away from God's love and the desperate needs of others. This wake-up-call message is punctuated by fast-paced guitar riffs and post-punk vocals, unadorned and sometimes harsh. This album is filled with similar odd juxtapositions such as "Big Time / Big Deal," a New Wave diatribe on the egotism that drives Christian celebrities in a media-driven age, and "Props," a Beatles send-up that questions having blind faith in the virtue of happy endings. These collisions of style and substance are cleverly orchestrated to create music at once unconventional and perhaps even uncomfortable. In many ways, this is the project behind The Alarma Chronicles--to disorient and to see faith in a new way.
Admittedly, that makes the series an extensive undertaking. Despite the potential for the series to lead to moral pomposity, The Alarma Chronicles maintains a fairly consistent and humble tone throughout. Perhaps the most successful album is the second, Doppelganger. Taylor signals his ambition as lyricist with "Hollow Man" (drawn from the work of T.S. Eliot), and that ambition is matched by the clever construction of each song on the album. Functioning as a sustained exploration of consumer culture, of the rhetoric of contemporary Christianity, and even of human perception, Doppelganger ranges from acerbic satire (in "Mall (All Over the World)" and "New Car") to heart-rending social commentary (in "Youth with a Machine" and "Angels Tuck You In"). The musical experimentation continues on this album and the band's growing maturity is evident. Though their influences are as numerous as on Alarma and are again employed to create a sense of dissonance, the music has a distinctive style which allows it to stand on its own merits. Daniel Amos transcends its musical influences and creates something innovative with the tight arrangements of "The Double" and the manic "I Didn't Build it for Me."
In my estimation, Daniel Amos took a radical step with Doppelganger toward being the exceptional band they would be in the late eighties and early nineties, lyrically sophisticated and musically superior to most of their contemporaries. This makes the third album in The Alarma Chronicles somewhat disappointing. An interesting experiment with being in but not of a technological world, Vox Humana uses eighties synth-pop to scrutinize the role of faith in a time driven by technology. Unfortunately, this approach gives the album an extremely dated sound and limits its general accessibility. However, this deficiency doesn't deny the place of The Alarma Chronicles as a unique happening in the course of CCM. Millennium Eight's deluxe treatment of this collection is justified. The four albums are contained on three compact disks and the accompanying book contains all lyrics, liner notes, and text of radio shows associated with The Alarma Chronicles. In addition, the book includes commentaries on the albums by various critics who have charted the course of alternative CCM. The Alarma Chronicles' mini-novel, written by Taylor in segments accompanying each album as it was originally released, isn't Tolstoy, and Taylor obviously tired of writing it. However, it works well as a connective device between the albums. And Taylor obviously never tired of making the music that comprises The Alarma Chronicles.
The final album, Fearful Symmetry, contains some of the best music of The Alarma Chronicles (such as "A Sigh for You" and "Shadow Catcher"), indicating the caliber of the music they had yet to create. Though Daniel Amos's strongest work would follow these four albums, this book set represents a watershed moment more people need to know and experience.
4 1/2 Alarma! clocks out of 5
The Phantom Tollbooth September 2000By Steven S. Baldwin
Looking back almost twenty years to when this song cycle began, some of the music now does have a dated Eighties sound and verges into art rock grandiosity at times; however, there are other musical moments that are purely timeless, extremely well crafted, and as infectiously catchy as the day they were first received by eager fans. There is a wealth of material here, with songs that are more brilliantly written and above average in quality than otherwise and a whole lot of cleverly composed, witty lyrical bits to wrap your head and worshipful heart around. One of the too many to mention highlights is "New Car," with its whimsical yet relevant stab at the health and wealth mentality of many, perhaps well-meaning, but misguided church goers:
I want a miracle, I know what I need...
Give me a Johnny Jacobs (New Car!)
I'm one of the kings's kids
(He wants a blessing!)
Taylor suggests rightly, however, that Doppleganger's "Youth with a Machine," is the lyrical centerpiece of the collection: A future generation of children is in danger. Danger of being tempted by the siren song of technology In danger of dashing itself against the rocks of its own technological revolution. This compelling theme runs throughout the entire collection, particularly in the two middle albums. Nevertheless, it is the very first song of the Alarma! Chronicles, "Central Theme," that, as the title suggests, provides the project's ultimate focus:
Shining in the center, my Lord in the center
Jesus in the center, revolving around Him
Always revolving around Him
Who is on the throne you find, the King of Kings
He's the one I have in mind, the central theme
Lord of Lords...
This focus on our Lord opens, runs through, and closes the collection, being revisited most obviously in the Fearful Symmetry's poetic "The Beautiful One." In the weight of such obvious and impelling evidence, it's hard to imagine now that Christians at the time thought the band had abandoned the faith. Nothing could be further from the Truth.
The complete discs, the stellar content, the pithy articles, the many extras...all of this is well worth the $39.98 asking price, and doesn't begin to touch on the sentimental value that such a collection represents for the fans who've longed to own this collection on CD. The larger question is whether those currently unfamiliar with the chronicle ought to check it out. In the included article "Here I Am...There You Are," Taylor remarks that the core of the Alarma! Chronicles is one of commercialism and consumerism compromising the Church's ability to champion truth and show compassion and love in our modern culture. This message is indeed as powerful and relevant today as it was in the Eighties. More so. And most of these delightful songs are still able to bring a smile to your face, a giggle to your heart, and a whole lot of ecstatic air band action. Consequently, in a crass and ironic endorsement of commercial consumerism, I urge you to purchase this collection. This unpaid advertisement has been brought to you by a devoted fan of the band who believes in both the sheer artistic merits of the work and the power of the Spirit to use this musical collection to inspire your heart again and again.
5 Alarma! clocks out of 5
Crossings Issue 15 August 2000By Jeff Bradshaw
Almost two decades later, all of the behind-the-scenes efforts to bring the four albums out of the "out-of-print" archives of four different record companies and unite them in a "book" set (I'll explain this shortly) have paid off, and now the Alarma! Chronicles come to us in three discs slipped into a 170-page book. The book contains essays on the history and significance of the Chronicles, transcripts of the two Daniel Amos radio shows that heralded the first two Chronicles releases, and the accompanying "vision" narratives that came with the original albums (which of themselves generated numerous discussions, let alone the music), not to mention pictures (and the provocative album art); hence the need for a "book" set, as opposed to the Box Set.
Alarma! is a post-punk, new wave guitar-rock record that is rather stripped-down and has the spontaneity of a live performance. The musical direction was a quantuum leap forward, and the cover art (both front and back cover) was equally innovative and thought-provoking. The lyrics weave a common theme throughout the 16 tracks, which match the cover art and the written narrative--that of self-serving, self-righteous Christians who keep plugging away for their own gain in a serene and affluent culture (and getting into rabid arguments with other Christians over stupid things) while turning a blind eye to people who suffer and die all around the world without Jesus or the compassion that those Christians could provide, and a God who could easily lose patience with us and somehow does not. Great guitar work, excellent vocals, nicely placed keyboards, and production that sounds a lot more expensive than it likely was. Nearly every track is devastating in both its sound and in its lyrical content. It's very hard to single any out, though "Through the Speakers", "Alarma!", "Big Time/Big Deal", and "Cloak & Dagger" seem to really stand out. Very affecting, but just a warm-up to...
Doppelganger follows with quantuum physics, social commentary on spiritual matters, and much fuller, layered music with that same post-punk quirkiness and a big sound. This 1983 release was my first exposure to Daniel Amos. It also took the evolving musical direction to new horizons, incorporating backward masking ("Hollow Man", which is "Ghost of the Heart" from Alarma! run backwards with added lyrics) and sound effects to enhance the punch of the cutting lyrical content. The "big" sound comes at least in part from drummer Ed McTaggart pounding the skins in a warehouse. Very nice effect. The overall effect on individual tracks is that they're more stimulating to the imagination, and help the listener to visualize the powerful concepts in the lyrics. The cover art deals this time with duality, sometimes that of the quantuum physics variety (your "future" or "timeless" self in eternity looking back to your current self--note "The Double"), to more of the self-serving, prosperity-centric Christianity (all the while acting pious and holy) that Alarma! rightly skewered two years before. TV preachers and the whole "prosperity gospel" mentality get their come-uppance in several tracks ("New Car", "Angels Tuck You In", "Little Crosses", "Autographs For the Sick", and "I Didn't Build it For Me"), and they range musically from R&B to new wave to modern/hard rock. Living in the past? You're taking too many trips down "Memory Lane", but at least this is a nice techno tune. Ten years before Bob Briner published his "impact the culture" treatise Roaring Lambs, Terry Taylor had already lambasted modern American Christianity for being out of sync with what's going on in society (or with other believers, for that matter) in "Here I Am". Get these lyrics..."Moving about, in our own exclusive spheres/we touch not, we are not even near". Ouch! Expecting the next album to be called Vox Robottica, we were instead treated to...
Vox Humana was the techno tour-de-force that may have actually been the climax of the Chronicles. The encroachment of technology, and its ability to obscure what is important to humanity motivates the cry of the "voice of the human", to translate the title. To sum it up, this album is probably the best played and best composed of the four. With a few traditional rock instruments, the sound is largely generated by synthesized instruments, with sequencers and keyboards (and drum pads) abounding. And the concepts of the music, cover art, and narratives again strike a common chord--technology is poised to crush us under its weight, and relationships are taking a beating as a result of its allure and isolating tendencies (sounds just a tad prophetic in the Internet age, doesn't it?). Somehow, God manages to get through to us in spite of it all. One of the most passionate (and complex) compositions on the album is a tribute to the 16th(?)-century British poet "William Blake" (certainly a rebellion against the techno 80s, despite the nice techno effects). Beautifully worded, with all sorts of allusions to Blake's work. A likely favorite on this album would be "Dance Stop", the anti-anti-dance tune that was a favorite at DA concerts. Also very noteworthy (and catchy) is "It's the Eighties (So Where's Our Rocket Packs?"), where techno-pop meets Depression-era radio crooning (and possibly Depression-era predictions of how science would radically change our lives by the 1980s) that proves the more things "change", the more they really stay the same, especially in social and religious terms. "Travelog" uses serious wit to decry the pseudo-travels of those who sit in front of the TV. Shallow spirituality is the subject of "Home Permanent", and God's love the subject of "When Worlds Collide". A fitting end to man's search for meaning and assurance in an overwhelming age of technology, God becomes our "Sanctuary", in a tune that is so brooding, yet so moving that the listener can easily slip into "the zone", nearly trance-like, in worship of our Lord.
Fearful Symmetry is the final chapter of the Chronicles, with moments of sharp wit in socio-religious commentary, but largely holds the elements of an artfully played worship album. God sings for us, so to speak, in "A Sigh For You", and we respond to the "Beautiful One" (the Lord, of course), at the end, with another call to the Love of our lives in "When The Moonlight Sleeps (On the Frosted Hill)". All things become new in the narrative and the lyrics, as the Creator's love for us is consumated. The mystical interpretations of baptism are explored in "The Pool", with the driving modern rock beat. A few fun tunes hold a serious message--first, the folly of legalistic piety is pitted against what sounds convincingly like those old instructional films that we were shown in schools decades ago in "Instructions Through Film". Impressive. Second, anyone wishing for those old steel guitar days of DA's country rock get one last look with a frantic twist in "Sudden Heaven", dealing with God breaking in on the darkness of our current lives with His glory. Third, "Neverland Ballroom" sounds an awful lot like a dance club take on Revelation. Hmmm...Two tunes get a fair mention for a slightly different reason--"Sleep, Silent Child" and "Shadowcatcher", moreso musically than lyrically, though the lyrics are as haunting as the music. These two tracks stand out in my memory, as at the time I was reading Frank Miller's classic graphic novel on an aging Batman's swan song, The Dark Knight Returns. These tracks became the soundtrack for a dark, brooding comic book, and I will ever see Miller's stark images and stammering prose when I listen to this disc.
Put together, the four Alarma! Chronicles represent the best of Christian music in the 80s. A few typos in the lyric sheets should not make you even the least bit hesitant about trying to get a copy of the new Book Set, but you should be warned that the Book Set is a limited pressing--supposedly only 2,000 copies were published, most of which were sold earlier this summer at the Cornerstone festival. You may have a hard time procuring a copy, but it will be worth the effort if you can still get your hands on this.


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White Pocket
A typically exceptional White Pocket vista…
Mid-March 2015. After a day of hiking around the North Coyote Buttes and the Wave, I decided to break my camp at Stateline Campground on the Arizona / Utah border and strike out for the White Pocket – another stunning and far-flung location in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument…Read More»
Toroweap / Tuweep, AZ
The Colorado River flows west towards Toroweap Overlook…
On my way back to camp after witnessing a sublime sunset from the north rim of the Grand Canyon I heard the distinct slice and crack of a golf ball being hit ahead of me followed by giggling and the murmur of voices. I reached the top of the outcrop I was walking along and in the twilight I could see the shapes of three people, not yet aware of my presence, looking relatively at ease as they hit golf balls into the abyss. They thought this was pretty funny stuff.Read More»
Death Valley November 2013
Overlooking Panamint Valley…
"Don't think I won't knock you out right here, skinny boy!"
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
The Bitterest Fortune Cookie...
I won't lie...I enjoy reading the fortune cookie when I order Chinese take out. And this is the one I received a few nights ago. Umm...that's my fortune? Sounds like the writer of this has some anger issues. And besides that is not the golden rule.
To read about the Golden Rule that touches virtually every religion, click here.
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Hello folks! First of all, I have to say congratulations to the San Francisco 49ers! They're on their way to the Superbowl! Woohoo!
During the game today my coworker Ali (our wine specialist/chef extraordinaire) showed me one of her favorite recipes using Fontina d'Aosta and she gave me permission to share it with you.
First, a few words about Fontina d'Aosta.
Cheese: Fontina d'Aosta
Country of Origin: Italy
Producers: Farmers and cheesemakers in the Aosta region of Italy following the DOP production regulations.
Milk: Raw cow's milk
Aged: 4 months
Rennet: Traditional
This cheese is the real Fontina. You may see other fontinas in stores, but look for the name Fontina d'Aosta and know that you are getting the real deal. I absolutely love this cheese. It is fragrant without being overpowering and tastes creamy, earthy, nutty and fruity all at the same time. I like to pair Fontina d'Aosta with fruits like grapes, apples and pears as well as nice, big red wines like Cabs or Barolos. This cheese is known for being a cooking cheese because it melts so beautifully, but don't let this characteristic cause you to omit it from your cheese plate. You and your guests won't regret it.
Now to Ali's recipe... Here's what you'll need:
(serves 3-4)
A small cast iron skillet or small ceramic dish
1/2 pound Fontina d'Aosta cubed
1 Tbsp fresh thyme
1 Tbsp fresh rosemary
1 garlic clove
1 baguette sliced
1 baguette sliced
|The ingredients...
|This is the little cast iron skillet we used, about 4 inches in diameter
Preheat oven to 375˚. Cube up Fontina d'Aosta.
Finely chop and combine thyme and rosemary
Slice the garlic clove and place in the skillet (or ceramic cookware). Minced garlic can also be used.
Combine cheese cubes and herbs.
Place in skillet and into the oven for 10 minutes (keep an eye on it - every oven is different).
After 10 minutes, remove from oven and serve!
This is a wonderful treat and by using fresh herbs the flavors really pop. The team today devoured the dish in less than 5 minutes. We couldn't get enough! Use this recipe for your upcoming Superbowl party and you won't be disappointed.
As always, come on by the cheese counter for a sample of Fontina d'Aosta to discover how wonderful this cheese is for yourself. I hope to see you soon. Until then, eat, drink and be happy!


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Two items today;
First, Johnie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire has been declared a historic-cultural landmark.
I have two standout memories of Johnie's. The first was in the mid 1970, when I had an hour to kill between job interview downtown. I was lost--the building on Wilshire are nothing if not intimidating to someone who's never worked there. Johnie's was the friendliest looking place around. Big blue and white roof (I didn't know Googie from Gaga back then), totally unsophisticated and unlike all those skyscrapers with their tinted glass windows. I sat at the counter and drank coffee.
The second memory is of the movie Miracle Mile, which I loved. In that film the early morning crowd--really early, like 3 AM --doesn't believe a guy who comes in, all shaken up, saying he just heard that nuclear warheads are heading toward Los Angeles. Until Tasha Yar (well, the actress Denise Crosby who will always be Tasha Yar to me) uses a gigantic cell phone to call her friends in DC, only to hear that they're all getting out of town. And things go downhill from there.
Johnie's has been closed since 2000, but gets leased out for films. I'm told bits of The Big Lebowski and Resevoir Dogs were filmed there as well as several music videos. (Lebowski also filmed at Dinah's in Culver City).
It opened as Romeo's in 1956, but its location was under consideration as a Purple Line Metro Construction staging area, according to the LA TImes. Now, they're talking about it reopening when the Metro Station is up and running.
The second item is a throwback to the previous post about a mosaic sculpture along Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach--the previous post, just last Monday.
Timing is everything, and my timing was off. I drove by the art today and this is what I saw.
Since there was some scaffolding in place on the upper floors of the building as well, I'm assuming the artwork is being protected against stray spritzes from either a texture or paint coat.


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Beautiful place 🙂 loved all photos. Rajasthan is already in my travel wishlist.
I was amazed by the sheer size of the Chittorgarh Fort. The place was immense. I was told the area of the fort is 700 acres and it would take 3 days if I wanted to see it properly. Chittorgarh Fort is also one of the living forts where people have their homes, though no new construction is allowed. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It was a pity that I had so little time to see this majestic monument. The fort's construction is attributed to 7 AD by the Maurya ruler Chitrangada Mori. It then came to the Sisodiya Rulers of Rajasthan.
There are many temples within the fort. There is one devoted to Mira Bai as well, though not the one in picture above. It is so fascinating to go to places and see structures that I previously knew from the history books only. After all the Mira Bai story I think was part of some history lesson for me. It was a Hindi movie from my childhood too.
The other famous spot from my history lessons was the Rani Padmini's palace and the story of Aladuddin Khilji. The legend goes that Khilji was smitten by the queen and he wanted to see her. They show you the mirror in which Khilji was able to see the queen's image. And if you actually turn back and try to see the spot where the queen would have been standing, you cannot see it. It is visible only in the mirror. I have never been a fan of the queens setting themselves on fire if the menfolk lost a battle but then who am I to judge such ancient times.
There is a 9 story structure within the fort called the Vijay Stambh (victory pillar) and you can climb it till 8th floor. The stairs are narrow and dark. But it was fun going up the structure. This was the view of the city from the place. It was totally worth it. I was also so surprised to see all the idols defaced within the structure, I mean there were a lot of statues and all defaced. That would have been a lot of work for some people! But then religion is such a complex thing.
Finally it was time for the light and sound show which told us the history of the fort in an amazing way. Once again I could recognize a story from my history books, that of Panna Dhai who puts her son to be killed in order to save the crown prince!
While reading the books I never imagined the fort to be such a grand place, seeing it was something else. But then I never have had a vivid imagination nor too much of a fascination for history. After a while I tend to forget all the stories.
I visited Chittorgarh Fort from the Lake Palace, Nahargarh which is about 30km from the city.
Beautiful place 🙂 loved all photos. Rajasthan is already in my travel wishlist.
beautiful pics !
Such a majestic fort! Nice captures.
Simply… awesome!!!
There are many haunting stories about this place. Just think the number of jauhar that has taken place here.
So incredible! The next time I visit Rajasthan, I am sure to visit Chittorgarh fort.
Gadhon mein ek gadh Chittod, baaki sab gadhia 🙂
It is a wonderful place ….the historical significance has made it even more interesting..great photographs..
I'd love to climb up that 9-storey building…
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Reverse Biased Diode Current (Junction Leakage)
Parasitic diodes formed between the diffusion region of the transistor and substrate consumes power in the form of reverse bias current which is drawn from the power supply. Junction leakage results from minority carrier diffusion and drift near the edge of depletion regions, and also from generation of electron hole pairs in the depletion regions of reverse-bias junctions. When both n regions and p regions are heavily doped, as is the case for some advanced MOSFETs, there will also be junction leakage due to band-to-band tunneling (BTBT), i.e., electron tunneling from valence band of the p-side to the conduction band of the n-side.
In inverter when input is high NMOS transistor is ON and output voltage is discharged to zero. Now between drain and the n-well a reverse potential difference of Vdd is established which causes diode leakage through the drain junction. The n-well region of the PMOS transistor w.r.to p-type substrate is also reverse biased. This also leads to leakage current at the N-well junction.
The reverse current can be mathematically expressed [2] as,
Vbias-->reverse bias voltage across the junction
Js-->reverse satuartion current density
A-->junction area
Gate Induced Drain Leakage (GIDL)
Gate-induced drain leakage (GIDL) is caused by high field effect in the drain junction of MOS transistors. In an NMOS transistor, when the gate is biased to form accumulation layer in the silicon surface under the gate, the silicon surface has almost the same potential as the p-type substrate, and the surface acts like a p region more heavily doped than the substrate. When the gate is at zero or negative voltage and the drain are at the supply voltage level, there can be a dramatic increase of effects like avalanche multiplication and band-to-band tunneling. Minority carriers underneath the gate are swept to the substrate, completing the GIDL path. Higher supply voltage and thinner oxide increase GIDL.
Response of GIDL with varying drain to bulk and gate voltage [1]
Pedram [1] has studied GIDL and has plotted response curve for GIDL with varying drain to bulk and drain to gate voltages as shown in the above figure. From the plot it can be clearly observed that GIDL increases with the increase in Vdb and Vdg.
Gate Oxide Tunneling
When there is a high electric field across a thin gate oxide layer gate oxide tunneling of electrons can result in leakage. Electrons may tunnel into the conduction band of the oxide layer; this is called Fowler-Nordheim tunneling. There can also be direct tunneling through the silicon oxide layer if it is less than 3–4 nm thick. Mechanisms for direct tunneling include electron tunneling in the conduction band (ECB), electron tunneling in the valence band (EVB), and hole tunneling in the valence band (HVB). The dominant source of leakage here is direct tunneling of electrons through gate oxide. This current depends exponentially on the oxide thickness and the VDD [3]
Gate current components flowing between NMOS terminals [3]
[1] Massoud Pedram, "Leakage Power Modeling and Minimization", University of Southern California, Dept. of EE-Systems, Los Angeles, CA 90089, ICCAD 2004 Tutorial, www.ceng.usc.edu, 10/10/2007
[2] Jan M Rabaey, Anantha Chandrakasan and Borivoje Nikolic, "Digital Integrated Circuits A Design Perspective", 2nd Edition, 2005, Prentice Hall
[3] BSIM4.2.1 MOSFET Model, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California, Berkeley, 2001


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When I left for my study abroad trip in January, I did not think that I was a journalist. I was afraid that my skills would not stack up against the other students that I was headed there with. I had never been off of my own continent and I was just afraid of being away from the safety and security of my own bubble.
When I left for my study abroad trip, I did not think that I would grow to care so much about the group of people that I was with. Strangers at the start of the year and, now, people that I hope to keep in touch with even after the semester has ended. We learned something from each other, and that is what has changed me.
Skyler, a journalism student, that faced her fears and left her comfort of home just as I did. She is brave and can survive any bug bite that she is faced with (at least with an EpiPen in tow). She showed me that I wasn't alone in my fear and discomfort and that I would be okay, just like she was.
Alana, a fellow Public Relations major, showed me what it means to truly care about and have a passion for the field that you are going into. She is passionate about museums, latinx history, art and photography. From her, I learned to find something that I love and never stop chasing that.
Katie, the sassiest and most outspoken of the group, is so involved in reporting news and writing the best stories that she can. She taught me what it really means to be a journalist and helped me gain skills that I didn't know I had–like interviewing, gathering sources and being confident in what you are writing about.
Ashley, the inspiring and resilient nineteen year old, really showed me that even if you have been in the trenches at points in your life, you can rise above and come out on top. We shared our stories of childhood and found many points that we could relate on. She is a strong woman who has set her mind to whatever she wants, and I know that she can achieve her dreams. I wish that I had been more like her when I started off as a student–determined, passionate and hard-working.
Last, but certainly not least, Holly Lynn Wise. The most inspiring woman that I have met in my college career. Holly pushed me and convinced me to go on the study abroad trip two days before the application was due. I learned how to use my writing skills, thanks to her, and for that I am very grateful. Journalism aside, I am now passionate about finding my place in the world and using my skills to add to it. Holly showed me what it means to be career-driven and to take your life and run with it. She is caring, kind, compassionate, and I am excited to watch how the next chapter of her life unfolds. I hope she knows how much she means to me and that I would not trade the experiences that I had because of her for anything.
I will not view my life in the same way I did before I left on my study abroad trip. I have determination and the drive to use my skills and have an effect on the world around me.
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1. Re: hibernate validation decorators pb in 2.0.0.B1Gavin King Jul 19, 2007 6:30 AM (in response to Zalder R)
I *think* I can guess the cause of this.
But in future you need to provide *much* more information when you submit JIRA issues, not just tiny code fragments and "this doesn't work" if you want to get a speedy response.
Normally I would simply reject an issue report like this as being too vague.
2. Re: hibernate validation decorators pb in 2.0.0.B1Zalder R Jul 19, 2007 1:03 PM (in response to Zalder R)
thanks for the reply ... I'll try to be more precise in the future.


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Hello and welcome to my classroom. This is my 19th year teaching. This my eighteenth year at Cypress Cove Elementary. I love teaching and I especially love teaching the children in St. Tammany!
I graduated from the University of New Orleans in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. I have also attended professional development for Project Read and Kagan Cooperative Learning.
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"We the People of Detroit's work has four focus areas: water testing, story-telling and videography, door-to-door research, and mapping. The MSU team is collaborating with the collective to implement the water testing piece, looking at it from two angles: (1) How does water affordability affect water quality? and (2) How do communities use data and research to promote their own public health or political objectives?
The two-year project has two phases. The first phase involved creating a Community Advisory Board, made up of residents of Detroit, including members of We the People of Detroit. Then the MSU team worked with the Community Advisory Board to design the project, sampling strategy, and survey.
The next phase will involve sampling residents' water for substances such as heavy metals, microorganisms, and disinfection by-products. To preserve anonymity, the MSU team does not go into the homes themselves to take the samples. "We're working with the Community Advisory Board to train field workers to help the residents take their own samples and do some preliminary analysis in their households," said Mitchell. This process also works towards a true citizen science approach. "Community members, via the Community Advisory Board, are engaged in the entire process. So even with developing the training protocols and what things we're going to sample with, all of that is being developed with our community partners.""


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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- A Westlake Village family recalls the terrifying moment a mountain lion tried to get into their home through a back door.
"It was kind of scary because he was kind of not wanting to leave and he charged into the window, what? Four times?" Sammy Kerr-Jarrett said.
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Sammy, 8, and his mother Nadine Young were stunned when the wild cat suddenly appeared on their back patio of their home Sunday night.
"He was going to put the dog out and he freaked out and said, 'Mommy, mommy, mommy, there's a puma! There's a puma!'" Nadine said. "I had no idea what he was talking about. I'd never seen one before. I went to the door and low and behold there's a huge mountain lion right there, trying to get in."
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They said the mountain lion was laser focused on Daisy, their 14-year-old Jack Russell terrier. The big cat tried desperately to get inside.
"He charged four times at the door. It was terrifying. Absolutely terrifying," Nadine said.
She said after several attempts the animal finally gave up and disappeared in the dark. The animal, which appeared to be tagged, is no stranger to the neighborhood.
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Several residents reported losing pets and sightings of the wild animal. But the close call with Nadine and her son was too much. The mother of two is now terrified her young children could be in danger if they are outside playing and the mountain lion returns.
"I would like to see this animal relocated because I've heard from lots of other neighbors that he's been killing animals, all of our neighbors' animals. He's definitely way more brazen in his behavior. He was not scared of us whatsoever," Nadine said.
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By Syed Mohammad Ali
The alternative water sources of poor residents of slums and rural areas are often polluted rivers, lakes and shallow hand-dug wells. Still, middle class consumers, rather than the poor, enjoy subsidised water rates
Despite its essential need, fresh water availability is frighteningly limited. Over a billion people, mostly in developing countries, do not have adequate water supplies. Pakistan, too, is classed as a water-stressed nation in view of the average water availability of its population. Experts gathered some months ago in Islamabad, on the occasion of World Water Day, thought that unless the water resources are better managed Pakistan would slip below the water deficiency level — 1,000 cubic metres per person, per annum — in five years.
The problem of increasing water scarcity in Pakistan is multifaceted. Unlike most developing countries of the world, where 70 to 80 percent of fresh water resources are diverted for agricultural purposes, agriculture in Pakistan uses well over 95 percent of the fresh water resources. While some argue that the pressure to feed the growing population and increase exports is responsible for the large proportion of the country's water resources being allocated to agriculture, others point to the high losses in the sprawling irrigation system. Rapid and unsustainable development, too, has polluted and disturbed some major watersheds and river plains, in turn disrupting natural hydrological cycles.
Yet the incapacity to provide adequate water services remains evident amongst many rural and the ever-mushrooming municipal centres. The government clearly needs to do much more to extend provision of safe drinking water and sanitation services, which are vital to ensuring both health and productivity.
International development agencies also need to promote decisions for the sustainable management of water resources, instead of treating water primarily as an economic commodity. The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are criticised in particular for having encouraged the commoditisation of water across the developing world. Improving water management practices and extending access to clean water to the poor remain main pillars of World Bank and ADB water policies, but the reforms suggested by them do little to address this problem head on.
The World Bank blames public sector providers for massive leaks and theft, due to which they fail to meet demands of a majority of their consumers. As a solution, the Bank recommends instituting higher water rates to give private companies an incentive to extend piped water service to more people. >From an economic perspective, it makes sense that those who can afford the cost of purchasing water, and of putting it to optimal use, should be given priority over those with meagre purchasing power and low productive capacity. This argument impels the ADB to advocate that low value water users trade their rights to high value water users, in order to increase the monetary assets of low end users as well as the overall productivity of water use. This argument ignores the fact that water is also a common good and equitable access to it is a basic human right.
Structural adjustment loans to developing countries have routinely focused on privatisation and increased cost recovery, as the means to improve water provision services. Such policy advice has been given not only to Pakistan but also to Indonesia, Philippines, Bolivia, Ghana, and Argentina. Implementation of this market-oriented paradigm for water management can however exacerbate access inequalities between rich and poor, between the industrial and agricultural sector, and between urban and rural areas.
Pakistan's water resource management strategy is heavily influenced by the market-based logic. It is accepted that a majority of poor villages and urban slums in the country still lack piped water systems. There is also a realisation that the alternative water sources of poor residents of such areas are often polluted rivers, lakes and shallow hand-dug wells. Middle class consumers, rather than the poor, enjoy subsidised water rates. Thus the argument is built for removal of water subsidies, which are viewed as a burden preventing the public sector from investing in expansion of the water infrastructure to reach the poor. Public sector losses are also seen being passed onto the poor due to regressive taxation systems. Instead of focusing directly on better addressing unmet water needs of the poor however, trust is placed in instituting water charges and in involving the private sector for ensuring effective and equitable access to water.
Even specialised bodies, like the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, have confined views concerning how to deal with water related problems. Take for example the issue of drought mitigation. While management of surface- and ground-water for mitigation of drought receives much attention, innovative and sustainable strategies like rainwater harvesting remain largely ignored. Desalination and recycling maybe expensive and high-tech, but collecting rain water for crop production, range improvement, livestock and human consumption in otherwise non-productive areas is not so difficult. A range of means are available for doing so, and are in evident use in countries as diverse as the USA, China, Australia, Mexico, Israel, Syria and Turkey. But Pakistan has yet to commence a serious initiative in this regard, despite the fact that annual rainfall averages indicate potential for water harvesting and run-off agriculture in the country. Keeping in view the increasing population and declining water resource base of the country, our policy makers and planners should give serious consideration to such possibilities. The government of neighbouring India has begun issuing directives to its state and municipal bodies, through its five-year plans, to undertake rooftop rainwater harvesting, and its recycling for domestic purposes and for using this water to recharge groundwater reserves. Yet in Pakistan, even in cities like Karachi, Lahore, Rawapindi and Islamabad, which face serious water shortages, no such attempt is visible. Instead of relying on the commoditisation of water alone, more emphasis must be placed on alternative solutions to conserve, better utilise and distribute more equitably our water resources.
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The Caldita and Barossa fields are located approximately 270 kilometres north-west of Darwin.
A three-well appraisal drilling campaign was completed in the first half of 2015.
The Barossa-2 well was successfully drilled and intersected 88 metres of net pay across a 217-metre gross interval across the Upper Elang, Lower Elang and Plover reservoirs. Barossa 3, appraising upside to the north, intersected 104 metres of net pay across a total gross gas bearing interval of 152 metres. Barossa 4, drilled to the east of the field, further confirmed the resource position.
The results of the appraisal program proved significant upside to the resource position for the Barossa gas field and demonstrates the presence of high permeability sands over an extensive area of the field. The well results strengthen Santos' resource position in the Bonaparte Basin and means the Barossa gas field is well positioned to supply gas for either back-fill or expansion at Darwin LNG.
The Barossa appraisal drilling campaign was funded by joint venture partner, SK E&S, up to a US$260 million cap. Santos holds a 25% interest in the Barossa-Caldita joint venture along with partners ConocoPhillips (37.5% and operator) and SK E&S (37.5%).
Development options for these fields include tie back to the Darwin LNG plant, either as an expansion or as back-fill, as well as floating LNG.


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We arranged the following for LGBT History Month 2010:
This year's novelty was a preview of the exhibition on Tuesday February 16th and to do this we used the Ballroom at the Council House. There was a display in the foyer of the Council House and other displays in the Ballroom. The following things also happened on the night
There was - as usual - (free) food and drink
The awards were presented by the Sheriff of Nottingham
Our LGBT history exhibition was held over five and a half days at the View from the Top gallery. About 200 people attended the launch night at which author Narvel Annable presented certificates to the Lookout Magazine team, a representative from the Chameleon group and - in absentia - to Richard McCance. Richard was able to receive his certificate a few days later. The evening ended in mild hysteria when several people had to be rescued by firemen having got stuck in the Waterstones' lift for 90 minutes.
Nearly 700 people (and a dog) attended the exhibition in total and the comments were extremely favourable along with several useful suggestions for the future.
We wish to thank Nottingham City Council, the Co-op and Nottingham Switchboard for their financial support for the event and to Debbie Law of the New Foresters for providing us with several wine boxes.
Displays were also being organised for:
Nottingham Council House
Arnold Library
Angel Row Library
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Radcliffe on Trent Library
Newark Library
Newark Civic Centre
Mansfield Civic Centre
Mansfield Museum
West Bridgford Library
Beeston Library
Sneinton Library
St Anns Library
Broxtowe Civic Centre
Gedling Civic Centre
The Racial Equality Council
Bassetlaw CVS
Sherwood Lodge Police HQ
Nottingham Register Office
Rushcliffe Register Office
There was the 4th Annual LGBT History Quiz at the Lord Roberts. 55 people attended.
Tony Bilton organised one of his Gay History Tours
Other events were organised by Healthy Gay Nottingham, Castle College, North Notts College, Duncan Macmillan House (NHS) and Trent University.
NRH's resources are also being used during February by organisations in London, Devon, Powys, Ipswich and Loughborough. We hear that our 600 Famous LGBT Faces was used at a major event in London at which Ben Bradshaw MP was one of the speakers. As he got up to speak his "LGBT Face". by remarkable coincidence, appeared simultaneously on the screen behind him
The most important event was the launch of Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage via its exhibition at the View from the Top. Nearly 500 people attended over the 6 days.
Awards were presented by Councillor Leon Unczur to:
We also had a large display at Angel Row Library, an LGBT HIstory Pub Quiz at the Lord Roberts and a talk on Nottingham CHE in the 1970s.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Razor Russet
It coats every part of the apple with a thin golden mustard shell that has some olive-green highlights. Greenish lenticels are prominent and large.
The small blushed area is smooth and tinted orange and brown. There are a few faint longitudinal green stripes beneath the russet.
Razor Russet is firm in my hand and smells of sweet cut hay along with something a little yeastier. There is no ribbing. Razor's stem is long and thin.
Biting in: The flesh has the texture, and some of the other characteristics, of a Bosc pear: slightly fine grained, yielding but with a little crunch, and light yellow.
(That's crisp Bosc, not soft and juicy Bartlett, for you pear fans. Actually Razor is just a little crumbly in spots, compared to a Bosc. Or maybe my Razors have just been off the tree a bit too long, as it's mid-November now.)
Pear is by far the strongest flavor. It's not an uncommon one for a russet but Razor may be the most pear-like of any apple I have ever sampled.
There is also a flash of B-vitamin savory that may lie in the russet itself, and a little enlivening citric acidity. One of the samples had the faint whisper of vanilla, the other did not. (Or maybe my taste buds were slacking off that day.)
Eat this with almost any other variety to prove to your mouth how much variation there is within the vast apple family.
I am surprised to learn from many sources that Razor is a sport—a limb mutation—of Golden Delicious. Qualitatively the Razor is very different! and has more than earned the right to be considered a new breed outright, not just a variation.
So I am down with a name that does not bow to the solo parent (unlike, say, "Royal Gala"). But whose razor is commemorated remains a mystery to me.
Posted by Adam at November 19, 2014
Labels: apple review, Fall, October, Razor Russet, September
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Libyan cities about to witness hell on earth!!
Predator armed with Hellfire Missiles
U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed Predator drones in Libya, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday
The use of drones armed with these missiles has received much criticism in their area of operation. They are normally controlled by the USAF and the CIA and have a very bad track record on grounds of safety. We are told that these will be controlled by the US Defense Department from the West Coast of the US. The operators are professional pilots and fly them just like a computer game.
UAV Control Centre
So what can we expect in Libya after the massive bombardment of depleted uranium weapons……….as I have already indicated a sort of "Hell on Earth with many innocent civilian casualties.
So what are the statistics in Afghanistan:
2009 - Of the 44 Predator strikes carried out by the American drones in the tribal areas of Pakistan in 12 months of 2009, only five were able to hit their actual targets, killing five key Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders, but at the cost of around 700innocent civilian lives.
The article gave a comparison that for every single person taken out it means the death of 140 innocent civilians..
2010 - According to the Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik, U.S. drone strikes killed more than 900 people in Pakistan last year, the vast majority of whom were civilians, often women and children.
2011 - Defense Department officials said that a Hellfire missile killed a Marine and a Navy seaman in Afghanistan. The two U.S. troops were supposedly mistaken for "militants."
The statistics are alarming and in this context Obama is simply adding to the civilian death toll making him guilty of war crimes.
It is interesting to note that British Apache pilots complained that standard Hellfire missiles were going straight through buildings and out of the other side.......once can see that this will clearly increase the number of innocent civilians.
The missiles themselves are horrendous to say the least and are described as follows:
The missile creates a pressure wave which sucks the air out of victims, shreds their internal organs and crushes their bodies. The explosion is described as "Thermobaric" and is known to contain depleted uranium.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted to the use of the weapons, condemned by human rights groups as "brutal."
Hellfire missile on Predator (inscription "In Memory of Honorable Ronald Reagan) - What a fitting tribute to such a bad President don't you think?
I was shocked to hear experts talking about these drones and their missiles as being perfectly suitable for suburban warfare and yet statistics and figures do not agree with their comments!!.......the drones and missiles will certainly add to the civilian causalities.
We are now getting regular updates from senior US military staff and also from other political figures in Europe that the situation in Libya is at a standstill and indications are that some of them are pushing for ground troops, which is totally against the UN Resolution remit.
It should also be noted that we are now getting condemnation from the US and UK on the situation that is ongoing in Syria. We have to remember that the US has made it clear in past discussions that Syria is certainly the possible next target, followed by Iran.
Hellfire Missile hits it target (depleted uranium)
I have noticed over the last week or so that many pro depleted uranium supporters are saying that depleted uranium is not only safe but it is also a weapon that is so vital for coalition forces. This is also the stance of our own MoD Dr.Liam Fox……..they are certainly poorly advised and one will soon see the results of this war within the next 6 months or so as a dramatic rise in cancer takes over and gross birth defects. Misarata could well turn into another Falujah!
Peter Eyre – Middle East Consultant – 22/4/2011 www.eyreinternational.com
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Domestic Flights
Domestic Flights
Over 50 of Japan's 90 or so airports offer domestic flights. In the last few years, many domestic budget airlines have sprung up in Japan offering competitive fares and no frills services. As a result, domestic airfares have dropped considerably, and on many routes air now offers a more economical way to travel than the bullet train.
Airports that international travellers to Japan are most likely to use for convenient domestic flights include Shin-Chitose Airport (CTS), which serves the city of Sapporo, the home of the annual Sapporo Snow Festival, on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido.
Other popular domestic airports include those on sunny southern Kyushu such as Kagoshima (KOJ), Kumamoto (KMJ), Nagasaki (NGS) and Miyazaki Airports (KMI). A short domestic flight is the only way to reach destinations in the subtropical southern Okinawan islands chain including Naha (OKA) and Ishigaki (ISG) from mainland Japan.
Domestic air travel is dominated by national carriers Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA). Both airlines offer air passes for foreign tourists, which allow holders to use any domestic flight at a fixed cost of slightly over 10,000 yen (£70) per flight. You can read more about the various air passes on offer here.
For details of the various other airline companies serving destinations within in Japan (plus a limited number of international destinations), please see below.
Other popular domestic airlines include the following companies:
Skymark Airlines maintains an extensive network of flights from its main bases of Tokyo Haneda and Kobe airports to domestic airports including Sapporo, Nagoya, airports in Kyushu, and Okinawa.
Based in Osaka Kansai (KIX) and Okinawa Naha (OKA) Airports, Peach Aviation serves Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Okinawa and airports in Kyushu, as well as a few international destinations such as Korea, China and Taiwan.
Jetstar Japan offers flights from Tokyo Narita, Osaka Kansai (KIX) and Nagoya Centrair airports to domestic destinations such as Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Okinawa as well as many nearby international destinations such as Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Vanilla Air fly routes from Tokyo Narita to domestic destinations such as Sapporo, Osaka and Okinawa, as well as several Asian destinations.
Air Do fly from Tokyo Haneda to various cities in Hokkaido, including Sapporo.
Starflyer have a route network centred around destinations in western Japan: Kita-kyushu, Fukuoka and Yamaguchi.


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Why Did My New Hard Drive Work One Minute, But Not The Other?
So I followed the steps that were laid out to install a new hard drive in my mid 2010 MacBook... took out the stock 320GB Seagate drive, running at 5400 rpms, and replaced it with a 750GB Hitachi , running 7200.
I was going to get the the 7200 rpm drive offered by iFixit, but the one I got had a higher rating, plus was cheater, on Tiger Direct.
Anyhow, I reinstalled everything via Time Machine and EVERYTHING was working perfectly! Until I decided to restart the machine. After being black, I'd get the Apple logo, plus the spinning thing, and then... the Apple logo would vanish, but the spinning thing would return, then disappear, and then reappear. Over and over again.
I tried booting into Lion's built in recovery drive, but nothing. Same with booting off a CD. And when I swapped back in the original drive. everything's back to normal.
Huh? I doubt iFixit would sell a 7200 rpm drive for the machine if there was a capability issue. A friend stated that maybe the Mac doesn't have enough juice the operate the drive, but it was running flawlessly when I installed the OS and test drove the machine. Do I have a bad drive or something? I'm super confused!
Bu iyi bir soru mu?


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Other Uses for Phosphoric Acid
- Along with the establishment of phosphate fertilizers and phosphorous from mined phosphate rock, two new product streams were beginning to develop based on pure phosphoric acid. The first was phosphoric acid as a metal treatment and the second was food phosphates.
- William A. Ross, a captain in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, discovered that phosphoric acid applied to a clean surface of iron produced a coating that would "preserve the iron, steel or metal so treated from the injurious action (in the shape of rust or other oxide) of water or damp air or perspiration" and was granted a patent in 1869.
- Baking powders were developed in the mid 19th century to provide carbon dioxide to aerate the dough making it rise on both mixing and baking; this function has been carried out for thousands of years by yeast. Early baking powders were based on sodium bicarbonate and potassium bitartratate (cream of tartar, a by-product of brewing or sour milk) and were later reformulated using monocalcium phosphate which was made by reacting charred bones with sulfuric acid.
- Among the pioneers in wet-process phosphoric acid was the Stauffer Chemical Company, where a process was developed in 1897 for acidulating bones from the Chicago stockyards to make acid for use in the manufacture of calcium leavening agents.
Ref: R. Gilmour – Phosphoric Acid, Purification, Uses, Technology & Economics (Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, 2014)Next: Phosphorous Production – 20th Century »


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If your answer to the question in the title was around 100 years old, you'll be interested to know that an Austrian Castle may have proven us all wrong. A garment that resembles the modern day bra has been discovered and dates back to the 15th century! As a history and lingerie nerd this brings joy to my heart.
There is a new full bust brand coming out in August! Curveturiere Intimates will start with band sizes 32 through 50 and cup sizes D through K. I was lucky enough to talk with the founders of the brand earlier this week and I will post the full interview next week. In the meantime, here are some preview pictures to whet your appetite. The bra in the second pictures is actually a camisole bra! To get updates on this brand new line, check out their Facebook page here.
Speaking of bras, are women really this desperate to get rid of theirs at the end of the day? I'm tempted to say that if you feel like that you must be wearing the wrong size, but I also realize that not every woman gets as excited about lingerie as I do. Where do you fall on the bra loving/hating scale?
This piece on quirky style basics really spoke to me. How do you show your personality with your clothing? I realize that I mostly use accessories, although they aren't as flashy as some of the ones featured in this article. Also, if anyone wants to send me that typeface inspired Kate Spade bag they should feel free to do so. It's amazing.
If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that I'm kind of tea obsessed. I love this super sophisticated travel thermos from DavidsTea. My only concern is that the largest size it comes in is 16 ounces, which seems small when I think about the giant soup mug of tea I drink in the morning.