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The second stage of the public testing is over. The best part of PSOYMP research process is its cyclical structure, which allows us to integrate learning from our experience from each stage. Without it we would have failed miserably. However, we now have – what we believe – a solid choreographic/digital system as a base to continue developing the content.
The entire system that we had build for the first stage was re-worked. The digital became a crucial and functional tool for us to solve problems rather than a decorative or unnecessary gadget.
The audience could favourite their stories and the most favourite stories were selected to be transformed into dance. The dancers responded more flexibly to the stories, creating short sequences based on the characters in the stories or on the active and/or the emotional content suggested by the stories.
This time we focused on talking the audience through short creative processes, developing movement together with sound/lighting/video environment into several mini performances throughout the evening. The audience was offered options choices based on our artistic judgement of the situation what might work. The audience, for example, voted democratically for which dancer's movement material would be developed further, whether they wanted to make the material to travel, add more dancers or structure to it. They decided whether to build lighting for the piece and/or focus on the sound/video environment.
In my opinion, to develop PSOYMP the content and the pace further, it is time to test it with a variety of non-dance audience groups. Based on my observations from the feedback we have gained from the two events, it seems that those who are involved in creative industries prefer slower and deeper engagement with the creative process, whereas first-time attendees find a shorter, snappier pace more engaging. We need to clarify whether the audience's role is to participate in the project or to collaborate with us. It is also time to start focusing outside the theatre space and focus on the public face of the project.


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Americans: Time to demand corporate America to push back!
If you too are inclined to do something similar…may I encourage you to do your own thing.
Comments to a satisfaction survey led to a follow-up call by a corporate customer service representative. To their credit, they did care enough to follow-up. Kudos to the LeDuff America Inc organization.
Working to make America better.
Here is the recorded interview:
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We are strong lovers of Mimi's a Cafe in Grapevine, Texas and just found out they closed that location due to non-agreement of rental costs. My husband and I love this restaurant and the employees associated with this life cation and would appreciate if a better negotiation can be worked out to keep this location open.
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Bob Evans shedding Mimi's to LeDuff America for $50 million
- Dan Eaton
- Staff reporter- Columbus Business First
Bob Evans Farms Inc. found a fitting buyer for Mimi's Cafe.
The Columbus-based restaurant and food products company late Monday disclosed plans to sell its French-styled casual dining chain to LeDuff America Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of a bakery and restaurant operator from France.
Bob Evans (NASDAQ:BOBE) will sell the business for $50 million. The sale is expected to close in the next 45 days.
Mimi's Cafe includes 145 restaurants concentrated in the West and Southwest, though one operates on Polaris Parkway.
Bob Evans CEO Steve Davis said the sale allows the $1.65 billion Ohio company to focus on its core restaurant operations and its growing food products business through initiatives such as its restaurant remodel program, increasing in-sourced foods production and its side dish expansion efforts.
"We are dedicated to continuing to reap benefits from these initiatives as well as to developing future innovations that will be implemented more effectively and rapidly as a result of the tighter focus this transaction enables," he said in a release.
Mimi's Cafe has been a weight on Bob Evans despite management changes, remodeling efforts and menu alterations. Bob Evans last November disclosed its willingness to sell the cafe chain.
Dallas-based LeDuff America's portfolio includes the Francocentric restaurant chains La Madeleine Country French Cafe, Brioche Doree and Michel's Baguette. It also acquired the Bruegger's Bagels chain in 2011. Only Bruegger's operates in Central Ohio.
Davis said there is a strategic fit between LeDuff America and Mimi's Cafe, which will keep its headquarters in Irvine, Calif.
LeDuff America is a subsidiary of Groupe LeDuff SA, which recorded worldwide sales of $1.53 billion from its more than 1,100 restaurants and bakeries.
Dan Eaton covers retailing and restaurants for Columbus Business First.

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Kutna Hora & Ossuary
Culture and History tour in Kutna Hora
Tour Price : 6000 czk (1-2people), 7500 czk(3-6people) or less if driver/guide in one person Duration : 6 hours Languages: English, German, Czech
Prague is not the only city in the Czech Republic, which has a world-wide fame. Kutna Hora is also very popular among the tourists. Each year it attracts millions of tourists and travelers, who are eager to find out something new about their favorite Czech Republic. This place is quite popular among the private tours of Prague. It is a medieval silver-mining city, which is situated not far from Prague.
It will take you no more than an hour to reach this lovely city, that's why those who visit Prague usually leave some time to visit Kutna Hora as well. Excursion with private guide in Prague. It is worth noting that Kutna Hora has brought much profit to the Czech Republic, and nowadays it is one of the most powerful and richest towns in the whole country. The rich heritage of the city is clearly seen from the beautiful Gothic and Italian buildings and fine cobblestone winding streets.
You will definitely need the service of a private guide in Prague, as far as the city is too big, so you can get lost, and there are too many places of interest and you will need someone to tell you which of them are the most worthy ones. Usually guided tours in Prague include visiting the great St. Barbara Cathedral, which was built in Medieval Times. Tour in Prague. We can also take a look at the Sedlec Ossuary – quite a shocking but definitely impressive place. It is estimated that the bones of more than 40000 people were used to decorate and furnish the chapel.
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|Duration: 6 hours
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3300 CZK (130 EUR,175 USD) / 2 People, 3700 CZK (140 EUR,195 USD)/3-4 People
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Prague Old & New Town (Right riverbank)
walking: 2400 czk (1-6 people), driving: 4900 czk (1-2 people)
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Karlstejn Castle & Crystal Glassworks
6700 czk (2 people), 8700 czk (3-6 people),or less if driver/guide in one person
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TRANSCOLOR Invests in More Robe
Poland – TRANSCOLOR Lucjan Siwczyk, one of Poland's major rental companies, is located in greater Warsaw, since 2010 in a substantial purpose-built warehouse and office complex complete with two large studios which are regularly hired out by TV production companies to record a range of series and programmes.
Television is a core market for TRANSCOLOR which also services other studios with lighting and video equipment, together with concert touring, special events and long term installations.
To assist with the busy schedules, there are now over 300 Robe fixtures in the rental inventory including over 200 LEDWash 800s and over 100 Spikies.
The company started looking at Robe in 2012, having been a distributor for a competitor brand for several years and consequently having a big stock of their fixtures, it was a big moment explained technical manager Szymon Kosicki.
Having noticed Robe's star rising for some time, they approached Rafal Rzeczkowski of Robe's hard working and enthusiastic Polish distributor, Prolight, with whom they already enjoyed an excellent relationship. TRANSCOLOR wanted a good quality and powerful LED wash light at this point, and after carefully looking at all the options, decided Robe was the best choice.
The first batch of LEDWash 800s was soon followed by several more. Szymon notes they have been impressed with the continuity of colours, quality and appearance of the LEDs, etc. between batches, an area where they've had real issues with other brands.
"They are small, handy, lightweight and a very universal product that is easy to handle and very reliable," and as a result, their LEDWashes are out all the time on various shows and events, a scenario that's ideal for any rental enterprise!.
The Spikies were purchased in the last year. and in Poland currently seen to be the trending product with top TV lighting designers. "We really like the concept of this fixture," says Szymon, listing some recent Spikie shows including 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' (LD Marcin Michna).
"New technologies are always interesting and we have our 'ears to the ground' constantly to discuss what's good and what's cool," says Szymon.
Talking generally about Robe he likes the ideas and philosophy of CEO Josef Valchar who is extremely approachable and personally in tune with market needs and demands: "We feel that Robe is currently heading at the top of the industry," he concluded.
TRANSCOLOR is owned by Lucjan Siwczyk who founded the company 25 years ago. Previously he was a lighting technician, then a lighting operator and designer in Estrada Śląska and Spodek Arena in Katowice where his passion for the production industry and the technologies that create the magic began. Currently TRANSCOLOR has an optimal group of management and administration staff and around 50 regular full-time freelance technical crew including lighting designers, programmers and operators, several who have been with the company many years. They concentrate on supplying kit with full crew rather than dry hires and provide full technical production to clients using the two studios, the largest of which is 1,500 square metres with a generous 12 metres of headroom to the roof catwalks, and an impressive eight tonnes of weight loading on each of the structural beams.
With business enjoying great buoyancy at the moment, on most days TRANSCOLOR trucks, with their striking black and white livery, can be spotted zooming around the country moving kit between projects.
In picture: Prolight's Rafal Rzeczkowski with TRANSCOLOR's technical manager Szymon Kosicki.
photo: Louise Stickland
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Pesticide Problems
"The use of HR [Herbicide Resistant] crops sometimes initially
correlated with decreases in total amount of herbicide applied per hectare of crop per
year, but the decreases have not generally been
sustained..... Weed
resistance to glyphosate is a problem..."
Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, United States, May 2016
"Genetically modified cotton crops in the United States are becoming useless, as weeds evolve a resistance to the herbicide glyphosate. In the southern cotton crops, mutant weeds are becoming so bad mechanical harvesters are being damaged, and weed control must be done by hand [view ABC News USA video clip here]. A scientific study has found that the herbicide resistant weed population could threaten GM crop technology. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal."
GM cotton crops in US useless
ABC (Australia), 12 January 2010
"The area of U.S. cropland infested with glyphosate-resistant weeds has
expanded to 61.2 million acres in 2012, according to a survey conducted by Stratus
Agri-Marketing. Nearly half (49%) of all U.S. farmers
interviewed reported that glyphosate-resistant weeds were present on their farm in 2012,
up from 34% of farmers in 2011. The survey also indicates
that the rate at which glyphosate-resistant weeds are spreading is gaining momentum,
increasing 25% in 2011 and 51% in 2012. The Stratus
Glyphosate Resistance Tracking study is conducted annually. It's now in its third
year. In 2012, Stratus completed interviews with nearly 3,000 farmers during the summer
and fall. 'We asked farmers to share their experiences with glyphosate resistance on their
farms and we're clearly seeing the problem intensify,' explains Stratus
Agri-Marketing vice president Kent Fraser. Increases were reported in most states but
especially in the Midwest. Not only are
glyphosate-resistant weeds spreading geographically, the problem is also intensifying with
multiple species now resistant on an increasing number of farms. 'There is a very high rate of resistance in the southern states like
Georgia where 92% of growers reported having glyphosate-resistant weeds,' reports Fraser.
'And we're also seeing the problem intensify in the midwest. In Illinois, 43% of
farmers reported having glyphosate-resistant weeds in 2012.' Marestail (horseweed) was the
weed species most commonly reported as resistant to glyphosate herbicides, followed by
Palmer amaranth (pigweed). Other glyphosate-resistant weed species were also tracked in
the study. In 2012, 27% of U.S. farmers reported
multiple glyphosate-resistant weeds on their farm, up from 15% in 2011 and 12% in 2010. For more insights from the Stratus Glyphosate Resistance Tracking study
visit http://www.stratusresearch.com/blog07.htm "
"Farmers in the USA have increased
their use of pesticides since the introduction of genetically modified crops, according to
a new study. Washington State University professor Charles Benbrook has studied the use
of crops that have been genetically modified for resistance to the glyphosate weedkiller,
Roundup, produced by US biotech company Monsanto. Producers of GM crops, such as Monsanto,
claim they require less chemicals as plants are engineered to repel crop pests, such as
aphids. But the study, published in the
peer-reviewed journal Environmental Sciences Europe, found that the use of herbicides in
three GM crops - cotton, soya beans and maize, actually increased in the USA over the past
two decades. Herbicide-tolerant crops worked
extremely well in their early years, the study found. But in recent years, so-called
'superweeds' have become resistant to glyphosate - Roundup's main active ingredient. Superweeds such as horseweed, giant ragweed and pigweed are developing
resistance to Roundup (glyphosate) and taking over millions
of hectares in the USA. Since about the year 2000,
farmers have used increasing amounts of Roundup and 'two or three additional herbicides'
to fend off these resistant weeds, said Prof Benbrook. 'Resistant weeds have become a
major problem for many farmers reliant on GM crops, and are now driving up the volume of
herbicide needed each year by about 25%,' he added. Prof
Benbrook estimated the use of GM
crops had increased herbicide use by 239 million kg between 1996 and 2011. Overall, in this period pesticide use in the USA had increased by an
estimated 183 million kg, equivalent to 7%, the study found. The
research would appear to undermine claims from biotech companies, such as Monsanto, that
GM crops need less chemicals - one of their major selling points. Farmers in the UK are banned from growing GM crops for commercial use,
but two experimental field trials, of GM potatoes and a trial of GM wheat, began in 2012.
GM crops do, however, enter Britain mainly as animal feed. Monsanto has so far not made an
official comment on the findings of the study."
Click Here For Summary Of 2012 Benbrook Findings
Challenges GM Industry Myths
Resistant Crops - Click Here
Herbicide Resistant Crops:
|Palmer amaranth, the king of weeds, cripples new herbicides
Chemical and Engineering News, 3 August 2019
|As Weeds Outsmart The Latest Weedkillers, Farmers Are Running Out Of Easy Options
NPR, 11 April 2019
|Volatile pesticide to be sprayed on soybeans and cotton this season
Investigate Midwest, 26 March 2019
|M.S. Swaminathan calls GM crops a failure; Centre's adviser faults paper
The Hindu, 8 December 2018
Herbicide resistance an increasing phenomenon
|The Rise and Future of Glyphosate and Glyphosate-Resistant
Pest Management Scienc. 2016 Oct 18. doi: 10.1002/ps.4462.
|Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops
New York Times, 29 October 2016
|GM soya growers use nearly 30% more herbicide, research
Farmers Weekly, 23 September 2016
|Herbicide-resistant weed jumps 60 miles in a year
Grand Forks Herald, 4 August 2015
|GMOs, Herbicides, and Public Health
New England Journal Medicine 2015; 373:693-695, August 20, 2015
|Managing Glyphosate Resistant Weeds in Cotton
Delta Farm Press, 20 June 2015
|The Economics of Glyphosate Resistance Management in Corn
and Soybean Production
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Economic Research Report Number 184, April 2015
|EPA will require weed-resistance restrictions on glyphosate
Reuters, 31 March 2015
|Monsanto's Newest GM
Crops May Create More Problems Than They Solve
Wired, 2 February 2015
|USDA approves Monsanto's new
GMO soybeans, cotton
Reuters, 15 January 2015
New Generation of GM Crops Puts Agriculture
in a 'Crisis Situation'
U.S. Midwestern farmers fighting explosion
of 'superweeds'
Charles Benbrook - Will second-generation
herbicide-tolerant crops dominate the weed management toolbox?
The Next Generation of GM Crops Has
Arrived—And So Has the Controversy
'Superweeds' choke farms
Soybean cultivation is no longer easy, says
DuPont Co. Sued for $1 Billion Over Genetic
|Voracious Worm Evolves to Eat Biotech Corn Engineered to
Kill It
Wired, 17 March 2014
Field-evolved resistance by western corn
rootworm to multiple Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in transgenic maize
|Scientists find multiple problems with GMOs
Mail Tribune, 13 April 2014
|U.S. GMO crops show mix of benefits, concerns - USDA report
Reuters, 24 February 2014
Resistant weeds continue devastating march
through Mid-South farmland
Side-by-side trials show heightened
performance of Asgrow® Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans versus LibertyLink®
Advice from weed resistance expert: Try
Diversity helps soybean growers manage
weeds and herbicide resistance
Current weed control programs in cotton
'not sustainable'
|US 'superweeds' epidemic implicates GMOs
News24, 13 January 2014
|Revealed: How Frankenstein 'superweeds' have swamped 60
MILLION acres of US farmland - and can't be killed
Mail, 11 December 2013
2,4-D and dicamba-resistant crops and their
implications for susceptible non-target crops
Learning to live with resistant Palmer
Weed resistance and new technologies
Larry Steckel - 4 reasons pigweeds won this
|Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth on turnrows and
Delta Farm Press, 20 July 2012
|Superweeds: How Biotech Crops Bolster the Pesticide
Food & Water Watch, July 2013
|GMO Crops Mean More Herbicide, Not Less
Forbes, 2 July 2013
Study: no yield advantage with GM crops
|North American crops failing with reliance on GM
biotechnologies: Study
Xinhua, 19 June 2013
|GM a failing biotechnology in modern agro-ecosystems
University of Canterbury press release, 18 Jun 2013
|(2013): Sustainability and innovation in staple crop
production in the US Midwest
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, DOI:10.1080/14735903.2013.806408
|More pests 'resistant to GM crops': study
AFP, 10 June 2013
|A million acres of glyphosate-resistant weeds in Canada?
Manitoba Co-operator, 7 May 2013
Dr Charles Benbrook - GE Crop Risk
Assessment Challenges: An Overview
Milkweed loss in agricultural fields
because of herbicide use: effect on the monarch butterfly population
Expect more soil insecticide used with Bt
|Michael Hart - My War Against GM Crops
Huffington Post, 24 March 2013
|Glyphosate-resistant weed problem extends to more species,
more farms
Farm Industry News, 29 January 2013
|US farmers using more pesticides with GM crops
Farmers Weekly, 23 October 2012
|How GM crops have increased the use of danger pesticides
and created superweeds and toxin-resistant insects
Mail, 3 October 2012
|Pesticide use ramping up as GMO crop technology backfires:
Reuters, 2 October 2012
|'Superweeds' Linked to Rising Herbicide Use in GM Crops,
Study Finds
ScienceDaily, 2 October 2012
|Super weeds no easy fix for US agriculture-experts
Reuters, 10 May 2012
|New GM Crops Could Make Superweeds Even Stronger
Wired News, 1 May 2012
|Genetically modified crops' results raise concern
San Francisco Chronicle, 30 April 2012
As Roundup's effect fades, farming costs
Analysis - Dow's new corn - 'time bomb' or
farmers' dream?
Monsanto Says Weedkiller-Resistant Kochia
Found in Canada
Study ties GMO corn, soybeans to butterfly
Super weeds pose growing threat to US crops
|Monsanto Corn Plant Losing Bug Resistance
Wall St Journal, 29 August 2011
|Resistant weeds leave farmers desperate
St Louis Post-Dispatch, 17 July 2011
Insecticide usage down, herbicides not so
Despite Industry Claims, Herbicide Use
Fails to Decline with GE Crops
|New plant disease linked to GM crops and pesticides
ABC (Australia), 16 June 2011
|Weeds Gone Wild
Farm Journal, 5 January 2011
|Glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed has spread in southern
Digital Journal, 23 November 2010
|Monsanto paying farmers to increase herbicide use
Des Moines Register, 19 October 2010
House hearing focuses on resistant weeds,
technology oversight
Fall residuals for glyphosate-resistant
Italian ryegrass
|Interest up for conventional soybeans
Delta Farm Press, 29 August 2010
|Modified genes found in wild plant, possibly cross between
Kyodo News International, 2 July 2010
|Pigweed threatens Georgia cotton industry
Southeast Farm Press, 6 July 2010
|Alabama cotton growers battling pigweed
Southeast Farm Press, 28 June 2010
|Waterhemp next glyphosate-resistant weed
Delta Farm Press, 22 June 2010
|Resistant giant ragweed
Delta Farm Press, 28 May 2010
|Are green stink bugs a threat to soybeans?
Southeast Farm Press, 21 May 2010
* DuPont estimate that glyphosate
resistant weeds will have spread to 40% of the US soya corn acreage by 2015 (Wall
Street Journal, 4 June 2010)
* Roundup Ready GM crops have lead to at least nine species of weed developing resistance to glyphosate to the point where some farmers can no longer control weed infestations (New Scientist, 13 May 2010)
* The widespread use of 'Roundup Ready' crops in the United States has led to the emergence of 10 resistant weed species in at least 22 states affecting millions of acres (New York Times, 3 May 2010)
* Evidence from government funded research in America indicates that the widespread use of Roundup-Ready GM crops is adversely affect root growth and soil microbes (Reuters, 13 April 2010)
* There are now nine weed species in the United States that have developed resistance to glyphosate (AgWeb, 9 April 2010)
* With the spread of Roundup Ready crops the first case of a glyphosate-resistant weed (giant ragweed) in Canada has occurred (Strarphoenix (Canada), 6 April 2010)
* Farmers' uptake of GM crops in the United States has been influenced by powerful marketing, but the spread of the technology is leading to weed resistance (now including giant ragweed), greater costs, and lower yields (Iowa Independent, 11 March 2010)
* About 20 companies are bringing 40-50 products or services to market in Tennessee to try and deal with the rise of glyphosate-resistant weeds (The Commercial Appeal, 26 February 2010)
* Glyphosate resistance has spread to kochia weed populations in Kansas with GM driven glyphosate resistance in general estimated to be affecting nearly 11 million acres in the US (Reuters, 26 February 2010)
* Scientists have voiced support for research which shows rising levels of pesticide applications on GM crops in the United States (Nature Biotechnology, February 2010)
* A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found that the occurrence of glyphosate resistant weeds in America could threaten the sustainable use of GM crop glyphosate herbicide-resistant technology (ABC, Australia, 12 January 2010)
* Glyphosate herbicide resistance in weeds continues to spread in the United States and is now occurring in Iowa (Kansas Farmer, 18 December 2009)
* Herbicide resistant GM crops in the United States are continuing to result in increased usage of herbicide compared to non-GM systems (Reuters, 17 November 2009)
* In some GM crops glyphosate resistance has become so severe that farmers are having to resort to manual weeding (ABC News, 6 October 2009)
* The stacking of GM traits is leading to complications in the control of volunteer plants and increasing risks of insect resistance (AgProfessional, September 2009)
* Gylphosate resistant weeds have become such a problem in genetically engineered crops that some farmers in the US are turning back to using residual herbicides and even hoes, according Ford L. Baldwin of Practical Weed Consultants, LLC (Delta Farm Press, 20 August 2009)
* One of the reasons for the rapid uptake of GM crops is the lack of independent science to give farmers impartial information on their actual performance, and some people are finally beginning to notice (Financial Times, Blog, 11 August 2009)
* Glyphosate resistant pigweed has been confirmed in 21 counties in Arkansas since first confirmed in Mississippi County since 2005 (University of Arkansas, 10 August 2009)
* Resistance to glyphosate has become so prevalent in some parts of the United States because of the introduction of genetically modified crops that some farmers are now resorting to hand weeding and Monsanto are paying farmers to switch to other herbicides (Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 August 2009)
* In Tennessee and Arkansas glyphosate can no longer be considered a pigweed herbicide due to resistance problems (Delta Farm Press, 4 August 2009)
* For the first time since 2000 the share of the US soy crop taken by GM varieties has fallen as the economic reasons for growing them weaken (The Organic & Non-GMO Report July/August 2009)
* Glyphosate resistant weeds are spreading in Argentina with the growing of Roundup Ready soya (Geoforum, Vol. 40, No. 4. (July 2009), pp. 623-633)
* The use of glyphosate in 'Roundup Ready' crops has lead to 15 species of weed being resistant to the herbicide with the problem especially acute in the US (Agweek 8 June 2009)
* Glyphosate-resistant weeds now cover nearly 38 million acres in the United States (Delta Farm Press, 15 May 2009)
* Glyphosate resistant weeds are starting to emerge in Argentina following the introduction of Roundup Ready GM technology (ScienceDirect, 28 April 2009)
The explosion in weeds resistant to the glyphosate herbicide is continuing to spread across millions of acres in the United States causing some farmers to consider moving back to non-GM crops (France 24, 19 April 2009)
The development of glyphosate resistant weeds on US farms is encouraging the search for alterative to Roundup Ready technology. Bayer's Liberty Link soybeans will require multiple applications and/or use with other herbicides (Delta Farm Press, 13 February 2009)
Glyphosate resistance continues to be a problem for American cotton growers to the point where they are having to consider other weed management programmes that do not rely on Roundup Ready GM technology, including use of other herbicides and soil tillage (Delta Farm Press, 6 Feburary 2009)
As glyphosate resistance increases in Roundup Ready soy bean crops more farmers are considering returning to conventional beans and using residual herbicides as an alternative to glyphosate (Delta Farm Press, 5 February 2009)
LibertyLink soybeans introduced to fight glyphosate resistant weeds in 19 US states, but new beans treated with more than one type of herbicide (Delta Farm Press, 22 January 2009)
Glyphosate weed resistance in the US now includes ryegrass (Delta Farm Press, 30 October 2008)
Weed resistance to glyphosate is spreading in GM cotton crops in South Carolina and in Georgia some farms are even being abandoned (The Times and Democrat (South Carolina), 11 August 2008)
Glyphosate resistant horesweed continues to spread in Roundup Ready crops in the United States (Delta Farm Press, 13 August 2008)
Concerns have been growing about the social and environmental effects of growing GM soya in Argentina including the rising of weed resistant to glyphosate (IPS, 29 July 2008)
The Weed Science Scociety of America has issued a warning about the growing problem of glyphosate resistant weeds in the US (Farm Press, 5 June 2008)
Syngenta are trying to help us farmers deal with the growing problem of glyphosate resistant weeds, but there is no 'silver bullet' solution in the offing (Farm Delta Press, 30 May 2008)
GM crops are requiring more applications of Roundup (Delta Farm Press, 19 March 2008)
Glyphosate resistant weeds are becoming a major problem in Arkansas (Delta Farm Press, 13 March 2008)
GM crops have become closely associated with unsustainable monocroping systems and herbicide resistant weeds (Delta Farm Press, 12 February 2008)
Non-GM Cotton Just As Or More Profitable As GM (American Society of Agronomy, 11 February 2008)
Lack of rotation in GM crops giving rise to management problems (Delta Farm Press, 25 January 2008)
High uptake of GM crops in the United States is bringing its own weed and pest problems, (Farmers Weekly 30 October 2007)
GM herbicide resistant corn is causing volunteer control problems in follow-on GM crops (Farm Delta Press, 12 October 2007)
GM herbicide resistant crops need to be used with pre-crop emergence residuals to preserve yield (Delta Farm Press, 28 September 2007)
GM herbicide resistant crops are requiring more applications of Roundup (glyphosate) than originally expected (Delta Farm Press, 17 August 2007)
High uptake of GM crops in the United States is bringing its own weed and pest problems, Farmers Weekly, 30 October 2007
Glyphosate resistant GM cotton volunteers are complicating pest and disease management in Australia, FarmOnline April 2007
Glyphosate resistant weed problems emerge for GM soya growers in Brazil, Rural TV, Brazil, 14 January.2007
Glyphosate resistant pigweed spreads in US GM crops, Farm Press, 27 September 2006
Two glyphosate-resistant weeds associated with GM soya reported in Argentian and Brazil, Agrenco News, August 28, 2006
Weed resistance to Roundup continues to spread following the introduction of GM Roundup-Ready cotton crops - Associated Press, 8 July 2006
Glyphosate resistance spreads with use of Roundup Ready crops
No quick cures for glyphosate-resistant weeds - Delta Farm Press, 27 September 2005
Tennessee Researchers Confirm Glyphosate-Resistant Pigweed - Business Journal, 24 September 2005
Glyphosate-tolerant pigweed confirmed in West Tennessee - Delta Farm Press, 23 September 2005
GM weedkiller use increases - Farmers Weekly, October 2004
US Hits Volunteer RR Corn Problem - Farmers Weekly, September 2004
Argentina's bitter GM harvest, New Scientist 17 April 2004
USDA data shows GM crops generally do not reduce pesticide use
'Glyphosate resistance dominates weed science meetings' - Successful Farming, December 6, 2002
Syngenta web site on GM crop resistance problems - click here
USDA Report Exposes GM Crop Economic Myths
UK Farming Establishment Knowingly Supports Unscientific GM Trials
'Welsh Farmer' - Flaws in GM crop trials - Feb 2002
Herbicide tolerant varieties have modestly increased herbicide use - Royal Society of Chemistry paper
Problems with Canola GE volunteers getting worse each year
'GM volunteer canoloa causes havoc' - Article - Monsanto forced to resort to hand weeding
Roundup Ready corn in the US has lead to an increase in herbicide usage on corn (maize) crops
GM fields spread new superweeds - Sunday Times
Disease and pestlience hits Missouri as GM soy expands
Monsanto gears up for special chemical mixtures against GM 'superweeds'
GM oilseed rape in Canada 'impossible to control' - CBC News report
ISU Weed Science Online - Are RR weeds in your future?
"Herbicide Impact on Fusarium spp. and Soybean Cyst Nematode in Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybean"
Soya realities expose GM hype - yields down, pesticides up
GM rape heading for agronomic scrap heap?
Cross-Pollination Leads to Triple Herbicide Resistance ISB News Report
Pollen flow between herbicide tolerant canola (Brassica napus) is the cause of multiple resistant canola volunteers WSSA Abstracts, 2000 Meeting of the Weed Society of America, Volume 40, 2000
Roundup hits resistant weeds in US
US data reveals UK GM trials unscientific
Glyphosate treated GM soy regime impact on soil micro-organisms
"Weed Shift Worries" - GM farmers trade one weed problem for another - "Progressive Farmer" article
How much do we actually need GMOs? - Meeting of the Association of Formulation Chemists, Orlando, Sept 2000
GM Rape Changes Character - Gene Silencing - herbicide resistance lost
General Agronomic Problems With GM Cotton
GM Weed Shift Worries - Progressive Farmer, June 12, 2000
New Scientist on RR cotton volunteers problem
Sugar beet study exposes media manipulation by GM industry
Back to Back Roundup Ready Threatens Boll Weevil Control
GM Rape fails to perform as study reveals erroneous basis for UK fieldscale trials
First multiple HT GM gene-flow discovered in UK OSR trials
GENETIC ENGINEERING DOES NOT YIELD PESTICIDE REDUCTION - WWF report
NLP commentary on University of Kentucky Study showing no yield or cost benefits from Roundup Ready Corn
No yield or cost benefits from Roundup Ready Corn - University of Kentucky Study
Herbicide applications increase with Roundup Ready soya- Wisconsin study short summary
Complex nine point management plan required for herbicide resistant Canola volunteers
Triple-resistant canola weeds found in Alta., February 10, 2000
Canola - problems with herbicide resistance crop in canada
The failings of herbcide resistant crops
Monsanto approach to sustainability
Biodiversity impact of herbicide resistant crops - Iowa State University0
Briefing paper on agronomic and other problems associated with gm Oilseed Rape
Evidence of 'superweed' persistance
Weed resistance problems in Roundup Ready crops - Iowa State University
More weed resistance problems in Roundup Ready crops - Iowa State University
Promiscuity in transgenic plants - Iowa State University
See photo of surviving volunteer GM canola plants in Canada after spraying with Roundup!
Insecticidal Crops:
cotton that has been genetically modified to poison its main pest can lead to a boom in
the numbers of other insects, a ten-year study in northern China has found. In 1997, the Chinese government approved the commercial cultivation of
cotton plants genetically modified to produce a toxin from the bacteria Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) that is deadly to the bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. Outbreaks of
larvae of the cotton bollworm moth in the early 1990s had hit crop yields and profits, and
the pesticides used to control the bollworm damaged the environment and caused thousands
of deaths from poisoning each year. More than 4 million hectares of Bt cotton are now
grown in China. Since the crop was approved, a team led by Kongming Wu, an entomologist at
the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, has monitored pest populations at
38 locations in northern China, covering 3 million hectares of cotton and 26 million
hectares of various other crops. Numbers of mirid bugs (insects of the Miridae family),
previously only minor pests in northern China, have increased 12-fold since 1997, they
found. 'Mirids are now a main pest in the region,' says Wu. 'Their rise in abundance is
associated with the scale of Bt cotton cultivation.' Wu and his colleagues suspect that
mirid populations increased because less broad-spectrum pesticide was used following the
introduction of Bt cotton. 'Mirids are not susceptible to the Bt toxin, so they started to
thrive when farmers used less pesticide,' says Wu. The study is published in this week's
issue of Science. 'Mirids can reduce cotton yields just as much as bollworms, up to 50%
when not controlled,' Wu adds. The insects are also emerging as a threat to crops such as
green beans, cereals, vegetables and various fruits. The
rise of mirids has driven Chinese farmers back to pesticides — they are currently
using about two-thirds as much as they did before Bt cotton was introduced. As mirids
develop resistance to the pesticides, Wu expects that farmers will soon spray as much as
they ever did. Two years ago, a study led by David
Just, an economist at Cornell University at Ithaca, New York, concluded that the economic
benefits of Bt cotton in China have eroded. The team attributed this to increased
pesticide use to deal with secondary pests. The conclusion was controversial, with critics
of the study focusing on the relatively small sample size and use of economic modelling.
Wu's findings back up the earlier study, says David Andow, an entomologist at the
University of Minnesota in St Paul. 'The finding reminds us yet again that genetic
modified crops are not a magic bullet for pest control,' says Andow. 'They have to be part
of an integrated pest-management system to retain long-term benefits.'.... Wu stresses,
however, that pest control must keep sight of the whole ecosystem."
GM crop use makes minor pests major problem
| Nature |13 May 2010
|European Corn Borer Resistance to Bt Corn Found in Canada
Field Crop News, 10 May 2019
|M.S. Swaminathan calls GM crops a failure; Centre's adviser faults paper
The Hindu, 8 December 2018
|Experts: Cotton farmers may face increased bollworm pressure this season
South West Farm Press, 25 April 2018
|Pest attack has killed crops and hopes of 41 lakh farmers in Maharashtra
Hindustan Times, 14 February 2018
|These two issues could put the brakes on the Bt cotton story
Economic Times, 21 January 2018
|Research Shows Pest Resistance to Biotech Crops Is Surging
University of Arizona News, 11 October 2017
Magnitude and allele frequency of Cry1F resistance in field populations of the fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Brazil
|Bt cotton falling to pest, Maharashtra tensed
Times of India, 5 July 2017
SJM urges ministry to reduce trait value of BT cotton seeds
Field-Evolved Resistance in Corn Earworm to Cry Proteins Expressed by Transgenic Sweet
|The merits of tradition
Dawn, 21 November 2016
Shuffling the Deck
Chairs in Bt Crops
As a GMO Pillar
Wobbles, Biotech Companies Promise New Insect-Killing Genes
|When Pyramids Fall
DTN Progressive Farmer, 10 August 2016
Indian farmers
cotton on to new seed, in blow to Monsanto
|Spain: Farmers abandon
Monsanto's GM maize en masse
GM Watch, 6 July 2016
|Fly in the face of Bt cotton
Hindu Business Line, 6 May 2016
|How Monsanto found an able
adversary in the Sangh parivaar
Economic Times, 29 March 2016
Centre tells Delhi
high court Bt cotton's resistance to pests has waned
KRRS seeks relief
from seed companies for failure of Bt cotton
|Is the Bt trait less effective for
corn earworms?
Dairy Herd Management, 22 May 2015
|Rapid increase in neonicotinoid
insecticides driven by seed treatments
Penn State News, 2 April 2015
|Western corn rootworm is getting
the EPA's attention
CNBC,12 March 2015
seed sales dip as pest gains resistance to GM corn
Agrimoney, 27 January 2015
Efficient Insecticidal Plants Be Created or the Evolution of Phytophage Resistance to
Commercial Transgenic Bt Plants
Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2015, Vol. 62, No. 1: 14–22
resistance to GMO crops seen in U.S. - study
Reuters, 17 November 2014
Monsanto warning
on negative effects of growing its genetically engineered soybean 'Intacta'
Suspected Bt corn
rootworm resistance in Pennsylvania
Brazil farmers say
GMO corn no longer resistant to pests
Bollworms develop
resistance against Bt cotton crop
Pest-resistant Bt
Brinjal comes under pest attack
Severe Corn
Rootworm Injury to Bt Hybrids in First-Year Corn Confirmed
Transgenics are
changing for the worse the Brazilian agricultural reality
As Biotech Seed
Falters, Insecticide Use Surges In Corn Belt
Dr Charles
Benbrook - GE Crop Risk Assessment Challenges: An Overview
|Bigger Refuges Needed to Delay
Pest Resistance to Biotech Corn
University of Arizona News, 4 June 2012
|Bt failure to hit cotton yield by
40%: Govt - Mumbai
DNA (India), 26 November 2012
|'Mounting Evidence' of
Bug-Resistant Corn Seen by EPA
Bloomberg, 5 September 2012
|No more miracles so look after
The Land, 24 August 2012
University study
reveals pest now resistant to genetically modified corn
Corn farmers
struggle to cope with rootworm resistance
Review Bt cotton,
orders state govt
GM crop trouble as
pests adapt
Pests damaging
biotech corn, getting an early start
|Cereals 2012: GM corn - not a
Farmers Weekly, 14 June 2012
|The billion-dollar pest: U.S.
beetle is developing resistance to one of the most widely used genetically modified crops,
say scientists
Mail, 29 December 2011
|Monsanto Corn May Be Failing to
Kill Bugs, EPA Says
Bloomberg, 2 December 2011
Monsanto biotech
corn not killing pests, research finds
|BT gene in GM crops harmful for
Deccan Chronicle (India), 3 June 2011
|Benefits of Bt cotton
counterbalanced by secondary pests? Perceptions of ecological change in China
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Volume 173, Numbers 1-4, 985-994
GM maize crops
declining in Iberian peninsula
Worms eat into GM
crop myth - Insects expected to drop dead thrive on cotton plants
|Cotton insect plan switching gears
Delta Farm Press, 19 July 2010
|Are green stink bugs a threat to
Southeast Farm Press, 21 May 2010
* A ten year study in China has found that GM
Bt cotton can lead to a boom in secondary pests causing insecticide applications to rise
towards their previous levels (|Nature |13 May 2010)
* Scientists are calling for the reassessement of the long-term impact of GM crops at a 'landscape level' as millions of hectares of Bt cotton in China become infested with secondary pests (Guardian, 13 May 2010)
* Cotton growers in Louisiana are finding that Monsanto's second generation Bollgard II Bt cotton is not providing the levels of pest control required and are increasing their pesticide applications in response (Delta Farm Press, 14 April 2010)
* Insecticide applications on Bt cotton crops in Mississippi have been rising over the last five years as secondary pest move into the void vacated by bollworms (Delta Farm Press, 7 April 2010)
* Bollgard II GM cotton in Louisiana is failing to control bollworms properly (AgFax.Com, 28 February 2010)
* Monsanto has acknowledged that pink bollworm resistance has been confirmed in Bt Cotton in India (Times of India, 6 March 2010)
* Pesticide applications on Bt Cotton in India are rising as new pests attack GM varieties (Telegraph (Calcutta) 16 February 2010)
* Although Bt crops in America helped reduce the use of insecticides in cotton crops initially, in Mississippi spraying has begun rising again resulting in total costs to farmers which are increasingly uneconomic (Delta Farm Press, 15 January 2010)
* Data shows Bt resistance is genetically modified corn and cotton crops is more commonplace than many researchers are prepared to acknowledge (Arizona Daily Star, 22 December 2009)
* The stacking of GM traits is leading to complications in the control of volunteer plants and increasing risks of insect resistance (AgProfessional, September 2009)
Farmers who have used Bt cotton varieties to control bollworms are finding that other
pests are now taking over to the point where some growers in Arkansas are giving up
growing the crop (Delta Farm Press, 2 February 2009)
US Bt cotton acreage fell in 2008 and cost of Bt pest control proved greater than spray based methods (Delta Farm Press, 23 January 2009)
Second generation GM cotton in Australia has been suffering from poor pest control in Australia (Stock and Land, Australia, 15 January 2009)
Non-GM Cotton Just As Or More Profitable As GM (American Society of Agronomy, 11 February 2008)
Secondary insect pests are making inroads into Bt Cotton crops (Farm Press, 10 March 2008)
Indications of insect resitance to Bt in cotton crops appears to be emerging in the United States (The Hindu Business Line, 21 Feb 2008)
Insects are beginning to develop resistance to Bt technology in the US (Farmers Guardian, 11 February 2008)Pest develops GM Bt insecticide resistance, Farmers Guardian, 11 February 2008
Bt GM technology is proving ineffective in control root worms in the US, The News-Gazette 13 July 2007
Bollworms feeding on Bt cotton in Arkansas, Delta Farm Press, July 28, 2006
No pesticide savings for Bt cotton as growers in China lose money, Newswise, 25 July 2006
Growth of secondary pests erode benefits of GM Bt cotton in China, Cornell University, July 22-26, 2006
Problems persist with inadequately tested Bt Cotton varieties in India - Financial Express, India, 5 June 2006
Bt Cotton in US fails to improve biodiversity, Scientific American, 2 May 2006
India Government Admits Bt Cotton Crop Failures - The Times of India, 1 December 2005
Scientists Confirm Failures of Bt-Crops - ISIS, September 2005
Problems with GM Bt cotton in China - Reuters June 2004
GM Cotton Damages Environment In China - Xinhuanet report
Crop failure and major husbandry problems with Monsanto's Bt cotton in India
GM crops under fire after Bt cotton venture fails in India
GM plants no panacea - Monsanto Admits to Bt crop problems - New Scientist Report
USDA Report Exposes GM Crop Economic Myths
Australian farmers advised to spray where Bt Cotton fails to control target pest
Insecticides Still Used Despite Biotech
Bt cotton fails in Indonesia
Study Questions Widespread Use of Bt Corn
Integrated Pest Management pays off as GM hits problems - Cotton World
Pupae problems hit Bt cotton in Australia
Early resistance of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) to Bacillus thuringiensis and its relation to the effect of transgenic cotton lines expressing BT toxin on the insect
Development and characterization of diamondback moth resistance to transgenic broccoli expressing high levels of Cry1C
Bt cotton strain loses resistance to other pest - Journal of Cotton Science
Lethal effects of Bt corn on Monarch Butterfly
How much do we actually need GMOs? - Meeting of the Association of Formulation Chemists, Orlando, Sept 2000
Bt cotton pest resistance problems
General Agronomic Problems With GM Cotton
Transgenic Oilseed Rape line unexpectedly increases growth of crop pest
Risks associated with Genetically Modified (GM) Baculovirus Vectors to Control Insect Pests
Bt GM Cotton less profitable than conventional Cotton as 'stink bugs' hit back
EPA Restricts Planting of Biotech Corn - Jan 2000
Novartis GM Bt maize needs additional pesticides
No economic benefit to farmers from Bt corn - University of Purdue
GM pest technology collapsing - BBC (May 99)
Bt corn refuges proposed to increase to minimum 50% in southern US to fight GM pest technology breakdown (April 99)
Problems with Bt corn including up to 40% Non-Bt-Corn Refuges to slow GM technology breakdown - University of Illinois Review
Novartis desperate to prevent GM Bt corn crop obsolescence
Monsanto cuts price of GM cotton seed and withdraws value guarantee after two years of "mixed results"
Nearly 1 million acres of Bt Cotton crop in the U.S. attacked by bollworms
Bt Cotton still needs insecticide applications
Bt-spliced "NatureGuard" potatoes suffer from severe plant virus damage
EPA Requires Large Bt Refuges
Flaws in Bt cotton resistance management programme
Purdue University News on gm generated pesticide failures
Bt gm crops require more complex management from farmers
Problems with GM Bt insect resistance in cotton and maize
Problems with GM Bt insect resistance in maize
Monsanto's complex crop management requirements for growers to try and stop rapid pest resistance build-up in GM cotton
Viral Resistance Crops:
Big Isle virus resistant papaya crops tainted
Risks associated with virus resistant plants as identified by Monsanto and USDA
Special risks with field scale environmental releases of GMOs
Viral risk from GMOs
Viral danger from GM crops confirmed - John Innes Study details
Special risks from the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus promoter in transgenic crops
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Board meeting of Dawood Equities Limited to be held on April 25, 2016
Karachi, Dawood Equities Limited informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that board meeting of the company is scheduled to be held on April 25, 2016 at Karachi. The agenda of the meeting is to consider among other things unaudited financial statements for quarter ended March 31, 2016.
Further, the closed period of the company shall be from April 19, 2016 to April 25, 2016 (both days inclusive).
Dawood Equities Limited is a company incorporated in Pakistan on May 3, 2006 as public limited company. The foundations of the company are laid under the Companies Ordinance, 1984. It is also registered under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan as a broker. The activity of the company includes providing equity trading platforms for the capital markets within the brokerage of listed equities, underwriting and other investments service industry of Pakistan. The company has corporate membership and the sticks are quoted on the Karachi Stock Exchange of Pakistan. The registered office of the company is located in Karachi.
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Many people believe that the writer's life is an enviable one. In some ways it is. In other ways, it is also a bitch. To be able to set your own hours, work at your own pace, answer to no boss but yourself is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing for obvious reasons, but a curse because one must be totally self-motivated. If I linger in bed so that I am not at my desk on time, if I don't work a reasonable number of hours each day, if I am not stern with myself–any of this and the page on my computer stands like an insurmountable white wall. With dismay, I realize that I will never finish whatever is my goal for that day. Total engagement is required and I am the only one who can create that.
And then there is the problem of money. Everyone needs to earn enough to support him or herself. To be paid for all the work one does seems reasonable enough, but these days income is scarce for many writers. For my last memoir, my advance was far less than the one I received for my very first novel, published back in 1979, nearly forty years ago. Even an established writer, (if he or she is not lucky enough to be Stephen King or J.K. Rowling), often works for free–especially for on-line venues like Salon or Lit-Hub or The Huffington Post, where one writes for the dubious privilege of simply being published. And these are the outlets where one is most likely to find acceptance.
If you are lucky enough to get a contract for a novel or a biography or a memoir with a regular publishing house, no longer do they send you on a book tour wherein they pay for the airfare or hotels, taxis or food, or least likely, an escort to guide you from one venue to another. Once, I had a luxury such as this, but now all those expenses come out of my own pocket.
Lest you think that a writer makes money off royalties, consider that the generally accepted royalty rate is 10% of the wholesale cost of the book. If your hardback (difficult to sell in the days of e-books) is published for $28.00, then the publisher receives $14.00, and you are at the tag end of the equation with $1.40 for each book sold. That figure does not take into account some of the deep discounts booksellers also often receive, which could take the writer's net down to a figure as low as $.46 per book. E-book royalties work in a different way, but usually you earn far far less, as the e-book publisher is cut in along the way, before the original publisher. You get to pay the piper twice for an e-book.
If you are fortunate enough even to have a book tour where you hawk your wares–usually arranged for on your own–you must sell at least one hundred hardbacks to make $140.00, a figure which doesn't even begin to cover your city-to-city airfare and other related expenses. Most authors consider it a stroke of good luck to sell fifteen or so books per event, thus netting $21.00.
In any given year, I am "in the red" as far as my writing goes. My income is derived from my consulting work–which I also enjoy tremendously, but which I don't consider to be my main mission. Why am I being so candid? Because a majority of readers think a writer is easily able to earn a living by merely writing to one's heart's content. How inaccurate this is–a mere fantasy that has nothing to do with reality.
But then, of course, there is also the other side of the writing life: the feeling in your gut when you have turned in a good day's work and the page is filled with words. I get to my desk at nine, take a lunch break at noon, and am back to it an hour later, if I am having a good day. I follow inspiration with my nose, pounding out the story, creating and revising and having a wonderful time of it. The tremendous fulfillment that comes from this process makes the business of publishing fade, at least far enough that I can continue to write, despite the drawbacks.
Maya Angelou wrote a poem called "Caged Bird," which is not really about my situation as a writer caught between practicality and pleasure–but rather about a topic more historical and political and, in reality, more important. Still, I find its truths speak to me in my hours of insecurity and need regardless of the meaning she undoubtedly intended. I identify with her birds–both the one who is free to ride the currents and the one who is caged but sings regardless of his clipped wings.
Within "the cage" of my privileged writer's world, I sing too: of the freedom to express myself. I work hard to make this happen, even though there are no guarantees or pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. I am lucky that I have the opportunity to do so, and to recognize that the door to my cage opens occasionally. I can only hope that the song I sing is heard as I ride the currents overhead.


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Banks and other financial institutions make private student loans, which are separate from federal student loans. Private student loans receive no direct benefit from the U.S. Department of Education. (To learn more about the differences between federal and private student loans, see Overview of Student Loans.)
If you have federal student loans, you have access to many different repayment plans and other alternatives—like deferment, forbearance, and cancellation options—but private student loans are a different story. Which options you'll get, if any, depends on the terms of your loan agreement, your lender, and to some extent the law.
Read on to learn about potential repayment options for private student loans.
Before you do anything else, get a copy of your loan agreement. Private loan terms vary widely. If you don't have a copy of your loan agreement, call your servicer and ask for one. Read the contract to determine if it includes repayment options.
Under the terms of the agreement—or based on the lender's policies or the law—you might be eligible for one or more of the following options.
Most private loan agreements include an in-school interest deferment option. This means you can choose to pay the interest as it accrues while you're in school or you can put off paying it and capitalize the accrued interest when you enter repayment. ("Capitalizing" the interest means adding it to the outstanding loan amount.)
You might be eligible to enter into a forbearance for three to nine months. With a forbearance, the lender allows you to stop making payments, or to pay a lesser amount, for a specific period of time.
Lenders used to grant forbearance more liberally, but the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued guidance that forbearances beyond nine months are inappropriate for private student loans.
Private lenders have more flexibility than federal student loan servicers to rework your loan. This flexibility is partly because a borrower can refinance at any time with another private lender and partly because private loans aren't subject to Department of Education regulations restricting what the lender can accept. The FDIC and OCC allow lenders to offer loan modifications, workout plans, and temporary interest rate reductions for private student loans. Private lenders determine each of these options on a case-by-case basis.
Modifications. Lenders can permanently modify the principal, interest, or term length on private student loans.
Workout plans. Lenders can allow you to make up missing payments over time without permanently modifying the loan.
Temporary rate reductions. Some lenders will reduce the interest rate, making it easier for you to catch up on payments.
If you're not in default, you might be able to refinance. Private student loans were popular before the 2008 financial crisis. As default rates increased, most financial institutions stopped lending to students. Since 2014, though, private lenders are once again offering private student loans and various refinance options. The terms of these loans vary widely, so it's best to shop around. If you have good credit and income, you could qualify for a lower interest rate or an extended term. If you're in default, you'll need a creditworthy cosigner to refinance.
While you can cancel federal student loans under certain circumstances, private student loan lenders rarely cancel loans. However, in the event of death or permanent disability of the student, it can happen. To find out about cancellation options, contact the servicer to determine if it has a death or disability cancellation policy, especially if the borrower qualifies for a death or disability discharge of a federal loan.
Also, it's rare but possible to discharge (eliminate) student loans in bankruptcy. (For more information, see Student Loan Debt in Bankruptcy.)
If you've defaulted on a private student loan, state law will determine the statute of limitations on the debt. A private lender must file a lawsuit within this period in order to collect the debt through garnishment or attaching to your other assets. You should expect a private lender to file a lawsuit within this period.
Even if the lender hasn't filed a lawsuit yet, you can negotiate a settlement after default. A good tactic could be to figure out how much the lender might be able to collect from you through garnishment and offer a repayment plan in the amount that can be garnished. (To find out about garnishment laws, see If Your Wages Are Garnished: Your Rights.)
Even if the debt is valid, you might have a claim or defense that prevents the lender from recovering the full amount of the debt. Borrowers have rights under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) against private lenders that don't apply to federal loans. The statute of limitations is only one year. So you have a limited time to sue if you lender violates this law.
Also, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) applies to student loan debt collectors, but does not apply to creditors collecting debts they own.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued several for-profit schools in the last few years based on Truth in Lending, unfair and deceptive practices, and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims relating to private student loans. These schools are:
If you attended one of these schools and have a private loan, you should have been notified about these actions and the status of your loans. If you haven't been contacted, you should look into these matters. As of April 2018, the enforcement action against ITT is still ongoing, but some private loans from Corinthian and Bridgepoint have been forgiven. You shouldn't refinance any loans from any of these institutions until you know that the debt is valid and enforceable.
To find out more about available repayment options for your private student loans, ask your servicer.
If you need help interpreting a private student loan agreement, want assistance negotiating a workout or settlement with a private student loan lender, or are having trouble getting a straight answer from your loan servicer about your available options, consider consulting with a student loan attorney or debt negotiation attorney.


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There was this lady who was visiting a church one Sunday. The sermon seemed to go on forever, and many in the congregation fell asleep.
After the service, to be social, she walked up to a very sleepy looking gentleman, extended her hand in greeting, and said, "Hello, I'm Gladys Dunn."
And the gentleman replied, " You're not the only one, I'm glad he's done too!!!"
What do you get when you cross an atheist with a Jehovah's Witness?.... Someone who knocks at your door for no apparent reason.
One day a Pastor, a Vicar and an Atheist go on a fishing trip together. They are in the boat and the Pastor says," Oh! No! I left the paddles on shore!" So he proceeds to get out of the boat and walk on the water to the shore to get them. Once he had gotten back into the boat the Vicar says," Oh! No! I left the bait on shore too!" And like the Pastor the Vicar exits the boat and walks on the water to get the bait. When the Vicar climbs back into the boat the atheist yells," Well if you guys can do it so can I!!!" and proceeds to clim out of the boat, but he falls into the water. At this point the Pastor says," Do you think we should have told him where the rocks are?"
Good King Wenceleslas went out to the pizza parlour and ordered a pizza. The assistant asked Do you want your usual? Deep pan, crisp and even?
Nelson Mandela is sitting at home watching the telly when he hears a knock at the door. When he opens it, he is confronted by a little Chinese man, clutching a clip board and yelling, "You sign! You sign!" Behind him is an enormous truck full of car exhausts. Nelson is standing there in complete amazement, when the Chinese man starts to yell louder. "You sign! You sign!" Nelson says to him, "Look mate, you've obviously got the wrong bloke. Push off", and shuts the door in his face. The next day he hears a knock at the door again. When he opens it the little Chinese man is back with a huge truck of brake pads. He thrusts his clipboard under Nelson's nose, yelling, "You sign! You sign!" Mr Mandela is getting a bit hacked off by now, so he shoves the little Chinese man back, shouting: "Look, push off ! You've got the wrong bloke! I don't want them!" Then he slams the door in his face again. The following day, Nelson is resting, and late in the afternoon, he hears a knock on the door again. On opening the door, there is the same little Chinaman thrusting a clipboard under his nose, shouting "You sign! You sign!" Behind him are TWO very large trucks full of car parts. This time Nelson loses his temper completely, he picks up the little man by his shirt front and yells at him; "Look, I don't want these! Do you understand? You must have the wrong name! Who do you want to give these to?" The little Chinese man looks at him very puzzled, consults his clipboard, and says: "You not Nissan Maindealer?"
Following the death of Quasimodo. the Bishop of the Cathedral Church of Notre Dame sent word throughout the streets of Paris that a new bellringer would need to be appointed. The Bishop decided that he would himself conduct the interviews, and went up into the belfry to interview the candidates. After observing several applicants demonstrate their skills, he decided to call it a day, when an armless man approached him announcing that he was there to apply for the post.. The Bishop, incredulous declared, " My Son, you have no arms!" " No matter" replied the man. He then proceeded to strike the bells with his face, producing the most beautiful melody on the carillon. The Bishop was astonished, believing he had indeed found a suitable replacement for Quasimodo. But in rushing forward to strike a bell, the armless man tripped, and plunged headlong out of the belfry to his death in the street below. The Bishop, stunned rushed to his side. When he reached the street, a crowd had gathered around the fallen figure, drawn by the beauty of the music they had heard, but a moment before. As they parted in silence to allow the Bishop through, one of the number asked " Bishop, who was this man?"
.." I don't know his name" replied the Bishop sadly, " But his face rings a bell."
The following day, despite the sadness that weighed heavily on his heart following the death of the armless campanologist, the Bishop continued his interviews for a bell ringer for Notre Dame. The first man to approach addressed him, "Your Grace, I am the brother of the poor armless wretch who fell to his death from this belfry yesterday. I pray that you will allow me to replace him." The Bishop agreed to an audition, but has the man reached to strike the first bell, he groaned, clutched at his chest, collapsed, and died on the spot. Two monks, hearing the cries of grief from the Bishop at the tragedy, rushed up the stairs...... "What has happened? Who is this man?" they cried. " I don't know his name" exclaimed the distraught Bishop,.......but he's a dead ringer for his brother."
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A study on the commerce, circulation, and consumption of Portuguese cinema (1960–2010).
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
This thesis proposes an articulation between the history of Portuguese contemporary cinema and broader political and social variables. Thus, the main purpose of the present thesis is to follow and understand the evolution of Portuguese cinema in the period between 1960 (the beginning of the decade of the New Cinema movement) and 2010 (the year of the height of the economic crisis that suddenly left the country in a difficult position), from a socio-cultural and economic perspective. Paying especial attention to post-1974 decades, this project provides an overview of the last 40–60 years and looks in depth at the identity of Portuguese cinema and the reality(ies) in which it has been inserted. This is a work on the development of this cinema, within and outside its national borders, in which the object of study is not a corpus of films (when understood as aesthetic objects), but rather its market context, as well as a political and social situation. It falls within the scope of this thesis to look further into the reasons for the real and the symbolic absence of Portuguese cinema from the national and European contexts, along with its commercial problems. Three vectors of analysis will guide this research: relation with audiences; circulation and problems with distribution; and financial struggles. The driving force of this research project is fueled by the interest in addressing the historical difficulties that Portuguese filmmakers faced during this period in order to understand the origin and characteristics of those obstacles. Indeed, this work aims to identify, debate and clarify the reasons that influenced the evolution of aesthetics and determined the precarious situation in which Portuguese cinema found itself during the past decades. This thesis also analyses cases of success, in order to understand the broader frame from a holistic perspective.
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Hey, Millennials, if you think that complaining about movie sequels is something new, you are wrong. Legendary movie reviewers, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, aka Siskel and Ebert, hosted a syndicated movie review show. America movie watchers depended on these two's opinions on the movies that were coming out that weekend. Each year they had the worst-of-the-worst episode. I posted their episode from 1983. What I love most about this is how they are complaining about sequels that are in 3-D!!!
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Dear FriendsI would like to invite you to Circus Between Worlds for Gi2016.I have created a performance especially for the event, and will be performing on the Main Stage on the Friday and Sunday evening. I am also performing in two side show performances; one by Deanna Smith and the other by Adam Hussain.LOCATIONCaledonia Road ChurchCaledonia Road,Glasgow, G5 OSJ0141 552 5300OPENING TIMESFri 8 April Performance 8pm-10pm*Sat 9 April Exhibition & Workshops 10am-5pmSun 10 April Exhibition & Workshops 10am-5pmSun 10 April Performance 8pm-10pm*An Experimental artists' circus emerges out of dramatic ruins of the Greek Thompson Free Church in Glasgow.
Bringing together a maverick group of performers this ad-hoc community conflates absurdism, death metal and the village green to enact a free forming learning environment.Friday 8th April - 6.30pmLaunch procession lead by Francis Thorburn's man powered flight simulator machine from King Street 28 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QPFri 8 & Sun 10 April Live Performance 8pm-10pm* at Caledonia Road Church, G5 OSJSat 9 & Sun 10 April Exhibition Open & Workshops 10am-5pmFrancis Thorburn, Maria Fusco, David Sherry, Jedrzej Cichosz, Urara Tsuchiya, Sion Parkinson, Richard Whitby & Sooyon Kim, Emma Finn, Stasis, Edwin Li, Graham Mack, Frankie Burr, Hazel Powell Astrid Newman & Francesca Hawker, Susan Mowatt, La Malle des Indes, Sally Hackett, Peter Jarsdell Ltd, With students from Edinburgh College of Art, Glasgow School of Art & Newcastle University: Fiona Berry, Anna Danielewicz, Martin Darbyshire, Charlie Dearnley, Michael Di Rienzo, Stella Dixon Deanna Smith, Zoe Griffin, Sarah Grundy, Adam Hussain, Aaron Jose, Rachel Lee, Serafima Mehhovits Nuclear Jelly, Maryanne Royale, Helen Shaddock, Ayshia Taskin, Olivia TurnerOn Friday there will be food from special guest Bisan Abu Eisheh, bringing a taste of Palestinian barbecue.FINDING THE CIRCUSCaledonia Rd Church is midway between Modern Institute and Tramway (15 min walk)Subway: Bridge Street (11 minute walk)Caledonia Rd Church has a dramatic tower, it sits on a junction between A730, A728, Cumberland St and Cathcart Rd, Next to the Brazen Head Pub.The circus is hosted by WAVEparticle as part of their Open Spaces project.I hope to see you there!
Monday, 4 April 2016
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A Greek novel about a young girl during the country's 1967 coup will be the focus of a joint Greek-Canadian discussion next week in Vancouver.
The Consulate General of Greece in Vancouver along with European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) Canada-Vancouver, in collaboration with the Hellenic Community of Vancouver, have organized the next EU Book Club Event for March 20 at 6 p.m.
The event will be moderated by Dr Eirini Kotsovili, Professor at the Centre for Hellenic Studies program of Simon Fraser University.
Fool's Gold: by author Maro Douka
The heroine of the Greek novel 'Fool's Gold' by author Maro Douka, is Myrsini Panayotou, an Athenian girl about to start university, who learns of the coup d'etat that brought to power the infamous dictatorship of the 'Colonels' in her country in the early hours of Friday, 21 April 1967.
Myrsini, the child of a well-to-do family, eagerly joins the underground resistance and finds herself having the same interests and causes with characters whose backgrounds are very different to her own.
After a failed love affair she gets engaged to George, a political prisoner, only to find her human instincts increasingly difficult to reconcile with her idealistic philosophy once he is released.
The story moves towards its climax as Myrsini becomes involved in the bloody events of 17 November 1973, when tanks were used to evict students from the Athens Polytechnic.
At the same time the fortunes of Myrsini's family form a backdrop at once touching and bizarre to an impressionable girl's unflinching search for a true identity, both for herself and for her country.
Maro Douka is one of Greece's top-selling novelists. She is member of the Hellenic Authors' Society and has received numerous international prizes in recognition of her works and contribution in literature.
These include the Balkanika Prize of Literature, the Nikos Kazantzakis Prize of the Municipality of Heraklion, the Greek State Prize for Literature, the Kostas and Eleni Ouranis Prize of the Academy of Athens and the Cavafy Prize. Douka studied history and archaeology at the University of Athens.


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Surrounding Area
The area of Boswell, Jenner, Acosta, Ralphton, Morgantown, Randolph, and Gray were once known as the booming coal mining of the area. Lumbering and farming are still very much a part of our economy. Today, Jenner Cross Roads, Jennerstown, and Jenner Township are farming and lumbering towns. We have our own ghost too...Randolph, with its population of two!
Mountain Playhouse & Green Gables
Jennerstown is famous for its Mountain Playhouse, which opens its summer stock theatre in May and runs through October. They have nine shows a season and seating for 444 people. Madrigal Dinners and Singers are featured at Christmas time. The Green Gables restaurant is a spin off of a sandwich stand, which was begun by Louise Stoughton Maust and her brother James Stoughton. They started with a roadside stand in 1927. The Mountain Playhouse was built in 1939.
Jennerstown 1806 House
This house in Jennerstown dates back to the year 1806, and has been a part of our history for over 193 years. It has been referred to as the "John Dennison House" or the "Squire Henry Rauch House"...and at times as the "Griffith House". The history of the house begins with surveyor, James Wells, who was deeded large tract of land from William Penn and later sold to William and Mary Butt, who were the first to build a hotel in Jennerstown. The 109th Regiment "took" dinner here on their initial march from Berlin, Pennsylvania when they joined other companies at Meadville, Pennsylvania to participate in the War of 1812.
Acosta Museum and Ralphton
Each of the towns in this Historic area are unique in their own way. Acosta has a small museum of artifacts pertaining to coal mining and the town of Acosta. It is located on East Street and is operated by Agnes and Melio Zanoni. Ralphton, which is located nearby has a cemetery with several unmarked graves. These graves are of the Afro-Americans who lived in the area and worked in the coal mines. Having no cemetery of their own, they simply buried their dead in a plot of land near the Roman Catholic church.
The Acosta Museum is located at 126 East street, in Acosta, PA 15520. Tel: 814 629-9876
The coal car was donated by Irvin Moore, who operated his own coal mine, and the bathtub came from the old Belmont Inn, and is now used as a flower garden. Pictured is Agnes Tims Zanoni, the curator and founder.
Originally, there were two mines in Jenners; Jenner #1 and Jenner #2. Jenner Mine #1 was located about a mile to the South and East of town, and Mine #2 was located in the town. Because there were two Jenner mines, one in town and the other on the outskirts, the name Jenner was changed to Jenners. Officially, the State of Pennsylvania maps show the name of the town as Jenner.
Jenner Crossroads
What used to be Sipes Hotel, is now Gabo's at Jenners Crossroads. Sipes Hotel was the favorite stopping place for travelers on Route 30, as it was often referred to as the old Lincoln Highway in the early 1900's. St Clair's feed store is still operation and is pretty much the same as when it was first built. The Old Tavern Bar and Restaurant is now Herb's Old Tavern, and is famous for crabs and seafood.
Clinker Park
Located on Route 601 going North from Boswell, is the new historical park now named Orenda park (more later on this topic). It was once overgrown with trees, weeds and undergrowth. Volunteers spent the better part of three years cleaning it out, beginning in 1995, and preparing the way to establish Orenda Park. The park was formally dedicated in the year 2000. This is part of the base of what was once the longest coal tipple in the world, circa 1900.
Boswell Coal Tipple, Merchants Coal Company ca. 1903
The tipple was 1,200 feet long and 120 feet high...or as tall as a ten-story building! The Merchants Coal Company of Baltimore, Maryland employed 900 men, and mined about 3,000 tons of coal daily. The tipple was dismantled in 1940. The abutments and mounds of "clinkers" are still standing. There are now walkways around the park area and a gazebo, and picnic tables available so that people can enjoy the area. The Quemahoning Creek, which played an important role in the mining operation, flows through the park. Efforts have been made to rid the stream of acid mine drainage. At some point in the future, we hope to stock the stream again, and have rafting down the creek to the Quemahoning Dam. We are also planning a walking trail to the Dam. The Historical Society also plans on restoring the pump house, which is located across the stream, as an indoor picnic area that will overlook the park.
As a note, pictures of the historic landmarks of the towns mentioned here, have been made into a coverlet. They are no longer available however, but they were made in Hunter Green and Navy Blue on a Cream-colored background. The Society also have sweatshirts, and T-shirts for sale.
More information about our historic district, the purchase of the Society's newsletter, or joining our Society can be obtained by emailing Phyllis Ickes at email@example.com or Dorothy Ferre at firstname.lastname@example.com .
UAL Flight 93
Just to the East of Boswell, about 11 miles, in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania is the location of the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 on that fateful day of 9-11. Above the actual site is a memorial where thousands of people have come and left mementos...it is a place where extreme reverence is called for, and most often, a dry eye will not be found.
Quecreek Miracle Site
To the South and a little West on Route 985, is Sipesville, about 4.5 miles from Boswell, the location of the Quecreek miners rescue hole. The nine miners were trapped underground for four days, while crews from all over the east coast scrambled to pull off this miracle rescue. Even when the first drill bit broke off, no one gave up hope. All nine miners were rescued from their prison over 200 feet below the surface. There is a large monument and a memorial park just below the roadbed level.
nota bene: There are links for the UAL Flight 93 and Quecreek Miracle Site on the Other Links page.
The Yaste Greenhouse barn was painted by Wayne Fettro. It is located .7 of a mile East of Route 219 in Boswell, on Route 30, the old Lincoln Highway. The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor (LHHC) is commissioning ten such paintings along this route in Pennsylvania.
(Photo courtesy of Dick Hardesty, Tampa)
The three-sided mural at Bison Corral, Schellsburg, Bedford County. Also painted by Wayne Fettro.
(Photo courtesty of Phyllis Ickes)
1927, Bert Koontz designed this Coffee Pot restaurant and had it
placed next to his automobile service station on Route 30. As shown in the
photo, taken some 76 years later, it was badly ravaged by time. Several
agencies got together to save and renovate the structure.
(Photo courtesy of Phyllis Ickes)
On August 6th, 2004, there was a dedication ceremony at it's new location a 1/4th mile east from its original location on a grassy knoll at the entrance of the Bedford County Fairgrounds.
(Photo courtesy of Phyllis Ickes)
For more information on the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, contact Olga A. Herbert, Executive Director, at P.O. Box 52, Ligonier, PA 15658. You will also find a link to their web site under the Links button on our home page.


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A Rememberance
November 16, 2015 was probably my saddest day at the South Pasadena Library. Sorrow enveloped me when I opened an email from S.E. Feinberg, the playwright and script doctor, informing me that the great singer-songwriter and record maker P.F. Sloan had died the night before. The tragic death of P.F. Sloan occurred a mere eight days after he was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At the time of his very untimely passing, Sloan was in the midst of a remarkable comeback and returning to the spotlight after an absence for more than 30 years from the music industry. P.F.'s disappearance from the public eye and ears in 1968 was shrouded in mystery. It was especially surprising, because only a few short years before, he was one of the most prominent figures on the American rock music scene. In 1970 singer-songwriter Jim Webb, the GRAMMY-winning composer of "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," Wichita Lineman," and "MacArthur Park" wrote and recorded a song called "P.F. Sloan" that lamented Sloan's vanishing completely.
On September 18, 1945 Philip Gary Schlein was born in New York City. In the 1950s he and his family moved to Los Angeles and changed their last name to Sloan when his pharmacist father experienced anti-Semitism when trying to purchase pharmaceuticals for his drug store. Phil's sister had called him Flip and his nickname later became P.F., shorthand for "Philip Flip." At age 12, P.F.'s father bought him a guitar, and it led to a chance music lesson with none other than Elvis Presley that same year at Wallach's Music City in Hollywood. By age 14, Phil Sloan signed with Aladdin Records and when he was 15 his song Kick That Little Foot, Sally Ann was recorded by Harry Belafonte. By his mid-teens P.F. was writing polished songs and he was teamed up with Steve Barri, an older music industry professional who would remain his co-writer for more than a decade, often in name only. With Barri he attempted to score a hit single under such names as "Philip and Stephan," "The Rally Packs," and "The Lifeguards" before finally breaking through.
In the 1960s P.F. Sloan wrote a flood of topnotch songs, including such hits as You Baby and Let Me Be by the Turtles, Take Me For What I'm Worth by The Searchers, A Must to Avoid, by Herman's Hermits, Another Day, Another Heartache by the Fifth Dimension, and Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers. On that track he played the unforgettable opening guitar riff. Sloan also played the iconic acoustic guitar refrain on California Dreamin' by the Mamas & the Papas and ghosted the falsetto vocal for Jan and Dean's Little Old Lady from Pasadena. P.F. Sloan was a highly accomplished musical jack- of- all trades whose name and distinctive stylistic stamp could be found on some of the most popular records of the day.
Some of Sloan's other numerous music industry triumphs include bringing an unknown British group named The Beatles to the attention of tiny Vee Jay Records in Chicago, and producing "Paint It Black," a landmark record by the Rolling Stones. P.F. Sloan is probably most well known for writing Eve of Destruction in 1965 for Barry McGuire. The groundbreaking song was extremely controversial at the time because it referenced the Vietnam War and civil rights and depicted a world of injustices and impending doom. Politicians decried the catchy song and some stations even banned it, but that didn't stop it from becoming a Number 1 hit around the country. Eve of Destruction also is credited with lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 because of its searing line, "You're old enough to kill, but not for votin'" which led to the introduction of the 26th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
P.F. Sloan also experienced extraordinary career and personal heartaches, like having a knife drawn on him by Papa John Phillips backstage at the Monterey Pop Festival and confrontations with record mogul Lou Adler. In June 2014 he returned from a tour of England where he was enthusiastically received by capacity audiences.
In 1966 P.F. Sloan also recorded the album Where Were You When I Needed You? by the Grass Roots, even though the group did not yet exist. When the title song became a hit, members for the group were recruited and the Grass Roots went on to record eight Top 40 hits including Midnight Confessions, and Let's Live For Today which are still frequently played on oldies stations around the country. In their prime the Grass Roots appeared on more than 50 TV shows and sold more than 20 million records.
Two of the recruits for the original Grass Roots were Warren Entner and Creed Bratton and they teamed up with P.F. Sloan for his 2014 concert at the South Pasadena Library. Iit was the first time they'd performed together in 45 years! Their musical simpatico was immediately evident, not only because of their former association, but also because they'd been recently rehearsing vigorously. Warren Entner was the unannounced surprise guest for the concert along with Creed Bratton, a fellow original member of The Grass Roots. Bratton is now also known for his stellar work in the long-running hit ABC TV series, "The Office."
More than 200 enthusiastic audience members attended the Library's P.F. Sloan concert and it was there I met John York, formerly of The Byrds, who was later one of the headliners for the Library's May 3, 2015 Eclectic Music Festival concert. P.F., Warren, and Creed were in fine form that night and received several standing ovations, including one for Eve of Destruction. My friend Carol Schofield, owner of Ms. Music Productions, deserves much of the credit for initially obtaining P.F. for his appearance here. Her company had just released "My Beethoven," P.F. Sloan's first new album in ages and his wonderful autobiography, "What's Exactly The Matter With Me?: Memoirs Of A Life In Music," co-written with Feinberg, had just been published. The riveting book revealed a wealth of highly personal, fascinating background details about the major inspirations, successes, and frustrations of one of the most prolific and influential musical geniuses to emerge in the 60s.The book also explained the shocking reasons for Sloan's 30 year retreat from the music industry after he had already rapidly scaled its heights while still in his early 20s.
I'd been staying in touch with P.F. since his magnificent performance at the Library in October 2014. In an email to me around that time, P.F. revealed that the Library's "Carnegie Stage" was among his favorite venues. He was already practicing for a return engagement to the South Pasadena Library in the spring of 2016 and for the first time before a live audience he would be playing the wonderful songs from his brilliant 2014 album, the classical "popera" "My Beethoven," on which he combined his sterling vocals and piano playing with a string section to provide an intimate portrayal of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of his heroes. During a radio interview with me and standup comic and writer Carl Kozlowski 's "Kozversations" podcast show that can still be heard here, P.F. revealed that he didn't like to go a single day without listening to Beethoven. I'd told him on the show that I thought his autobiography made Bob Dylan's "Chronicles Volume 1" seem like a rough draft by comparison.
P.F. Sloan was clearly in fine spirits the last year and working hard to try to make up for some of the time he'd lost. Despite his decades-long absence from the music industry, during which he'd been spent time selling insurance and making a spiritual pilgrimage to India, his singing voice had astonishingly remained strong and clear.
During my 9+ years as the Director of the South Pasadena Public Library I've coordinated more than 250+ events consisting of Author Nights, concerts, film screenings, plays, and living history performances. The P.F. Sloan concert was easily one of my favorites, not only because of his prodigious talents, but especially because he was so friendly, personable and approachable. These qualities are not always seen in persons blessed with such great talents.
In March my wife Peggy and I had attended a terrific concert in the Masonic Hall of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery where P.F. had opened for Rumer, the female British singing sensation. After parking next to Mel Blanc's gravestone with its famous "That's All, Folks" epitaph, we entered the beautiful hall and witnessed an intimate, unforgettable concert. P.F. Sloan played a brief opening set, accompanying himself on guitar. His set may have been short but it was unforgettable and for the first time I really heard the Elvis influence. Afterwards he signed my poster confirming again that he would be making an encore performance at the South Pasadena Library in 2016. Sadly,, that now won't be happening, but I'm extremely grateful that the Library was able to present him when we did. P.F. Sloan will be missed for a long time by many, although at least the world will still have lots of great music that he left behind.
Reprinted with permission of Steve Fjeldsted, South Pasadena Library


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FIRST in Louisiana is doing amazing things! Starting this Fall, FIRST Robotics I, II, III, & IV will be available elective course codes accepted into most State of Louisiana approved pathways! Contact Eric Smith, our curriculum specialist and FIRST Senior Mentor, with questions or for more details on how you can make these course codes work for you!
If you missed our conference call, when we introduced these codes and did an in-depth Q&A, don't worry! We will be sending out a document soon that will cover what you missed.


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Project: Extensions and Alterations, Hampton Park Road
Duration: 8 months
Client: Private Client
Architect: Axys Design, Tim Ford
Structural Engineer: Martin Peters Associates
Over-looking the River Wye, this property is set in an idyllic location. This project was aimed to make the most of the views by constructing an open-feel single storey sun room to the rear, utilising large glazed areas allowing the occupants to enjoy their surroundings. However, the location presented a problem with severe changes in ground levels making the foundation design highly complicated
and to hinder further the access to the site was very limited.
In addition to the sun room, the project involved the construction of a two storey extension to the side of the property to provide a new garage at ground floor level and a bedroom with en-suite to the first floor.
On top of all of this, there was also major internal alterations to the existing house including a new kitchen and utility area and a new ground floor WC and the associated works with the electrical installation, plumbing installation and decorations.
The materials used during the construction combined traditional elements such as bricks, blocks and tiles with more recent items like the aluminium double-glazed bi-folding doors to give a crisp, clean lines throughout to provide the project with a modern feel.


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T-Bones Clinch Playoff Spot; Defeat Gary in 16 Innings
09/02/2018 11:55 PM - GARY, Ind. The Kansas City T-Bones have clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2010 and will take on the Sioux City Explorers at T-Bones Stadium Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7:05. Tickets are available for $8.00 at tbonesbaseball.com or by visiting the Box Office, which will be open special hours on Labor Day 10:00 am 2:00 pm. On Sunday, Kansas City trailed most of the ball game against the Gary SouthShore RailCats, but came back victorious 3-2 in 16 innings. Gary started it off in the bottom of the second, when Tilman Pugh smashed a solo home run to left-center field to give Gary a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the third, the RailCats added to their lead as Randy Santiesteban doubled off the center field wall and was pushed home by a Tilman Pugh RBI double. Gary maintained the 2-0 lead until the sixth when Mason Davis doubled to center and scored on a Noah Perio Jr. sac fly. In the eighth, Ryan Brett got aboard with a single, then moved to third on a single by Mason Davis. Noah Perio Jr. then hit an infield single that scored Brett and evened up the game 2-2. Gary threatened to take the lead a couple of times in extra innings but was shut down by T-Bones reliever Pasquale Mazzoccoli. In the 14th, the RailCats had the bases loaded with two out when Mazzoccoli struck out Cole Fabio. In the 15th, Gary led off with a triple by Ronnie Mitchell, but Mazzoccoli struck out two other batters and Andy Paz lined to right field for the third out. The T-Bones took advantage of that good fortune in the 16th when Mason Davis crushed a go-ahead solo home run down the right field line to put Kansas City up 3-2. The RailCats were unable to rally a run in the bottom of the 16th and the T-Bones chalked up their 62nd win of the season 3-2 over Gary. The two teams are back at it again Monday at 1:10. You can listen to all of the action with the voice of the T-Bones, Dan Vaughan Jr., at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/. Box Score