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ANDREW NEILSON was born in Edinburgh in 1975. His poems have recently appeared in The Dark Horse and he has reviewed for journals including The Poetry Review and Magma. Andrew has also published short stories in Short Fiction 8 and 10. He lives in London.
GEORGE J. FARRAH has been published widely in journals across the U.S. and internationally. He is the author of The Low Pouring Stars, and the chapbook, Insomniac Plum, both from Ravenna Press. He is also an artist regularly exhibiting his paintings nationally and received an MFA from Bard College NY. He lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Ever felt like this? You've gatecrashed yourself
in the manner of Banquo's ghost,
now shaking thy gory locks at thyself
even as you open the post,
or brew a coffee or take a meeting
(in body if not quite in mind),
or any of a million other things
you do for no reason, resigned
to do it this way because that's the way
you have always gone and done it.
Now as Shakespeare says in the Scottish play
and within his fifteenth sonnet
Life's but a walking shadow—by shadow
the Bard here is talking 'actor'—
that this huge stage presenteth nought but shows:
fine Shakespearian metaphor
but one too neat (and too stagey) to serve.
My friends, let's shake our bloodied maws
and advance this queasy alternative:
we are casualties, risen raw
and we shall totter, rotten, to the feast,
standing gawping at our own selves
and feeling it—the fear, the mounting beast,
the panic no curtain can solve.
Suited, alone, the man is crying.
Seeing him, a wee girl stops and smiles.
She can't know why the man is crying,
suited, alone. The man is crying
because he thinks of a friend's dying
and friends scattered by more than miles.
Suited, alone, the man is crying,
seeing him. A wee girl stops and smiles.
Andrew Neilson
Preferring Others
In the theater of desire
and the arrival of another
makes us look on the parameter
which is anywhere
that becomes a needle
as a cell of a crow
or a lion
so (to speak
(I speak to you
as I rest
I remember a time where
it might seem
that someone
cares about you here
(furious pursuit
of a self dressed
& not
at the edge of mountain
a liking a lighting a hiking
a clear stretch of someone speaking
this is a hunger
(a satisfaction
for any amount)
preferring others
not to notice
not caring
hoping they will
such temporary
sadness (he tells me)
if alone one hand out hadn't
the ridge
high above
( to be all windows
and hate it)
he says, you or I have become
so unbearably stretched
by our habits.
I am amid the snow moving steel and prices
who's and should i be and who was I?
crags of talk with our over it laugh and you slip asleep
- absence contrivance fullbendbowedkissing
2. at
111111 (1,0)
hover lover.
I am with shirts like autumn room
my fingers are
where would find me leaving and having left for so long
would I be a sweet thought an old boot root a lawn gone crazy
would you let me be in you at rest in you
would you move slowly and happily through the room?
would you let me tell you how you made me do that.
George J. Farrah
All works published by the Glasgow Review of Books are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License and the journal reserves the right to be named as place of first publication in any citation. Copyright remains with the poet. http://www.glasgowreviewofbooks.com

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Learn : Food Types, Treats & Supplements
Dog Food Types & Cost Comparison
The Basics: Food Types
Before looking at all the various factors you may want to consider when choosing a dog food, it is important to understand what we mean when we refer to fresh, dry, wet, and raw food.
Fresh foods use quality ingredients, including whole cuts of meats, vegetables, and grains. Most have lower or no preservatives, and commercial varieties are usually fortified with essential oils and nutrient blends.
Kibble is made by blending and cooking large batches of grains, proteins, vitamins, fiber
* Kibble - Dense disks or balls in large bags
Compared to dry food,
* Meaty moisture rich chunks - Single serve to a few portions in cans or pouches
* Ground ingredients - Frozen packages or dehydrated contents in room temperature bags
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Fresh (and homemade)
Prior to commercial food production, dogs were often fed table scraps and leftovers. Today, commercially-produced fresh foods have entered the market as a new alternative to traditional wet and dry foods. Though processing levels and ingredient quality vary among brands, fresh foods are cooked but are not typically processed into a uniform format like dry and wet foods.
Some fresh foods use visible, quality ingredients, including whole cuts of meats, vegetables, and grains. Most have lower or no preservatives compared to dry and wet foods, and commercial varieties are usually fortified with needed essential oils and nutrient blends. Fresh foods must be refrigerated or frozen and are not designed to be stored as long as other food types. Homemade foods (whether specifically prepared for dogs or leftovers) are considered fresh foods.
Dry (kibble)
Dry dog food, also known as kibble, is the most common form of food on the market. Available at virtually any price point from the ultra affordable to premium organic foods, kibble's primary distinction is in how it is produced and how that process affects shelf life. Typical kibble is made by blending and cooking large batches of grains, proteins, vitamins, fiber, and other ingredients together at extremely high pressure and temperature to form a uniform mixture. That mixture is then extruded or pressed and cut into individual pieces before being baked further to lower the moisture content to 8-12%.
Wet (Cans or Pouches)
Wet food is also widely available at a range of prices. Compared to dry food,
Raw foods are another relative newcomer to the dog food market that looks back to try to recreate diets similar to what dogs ate in the wild. Raw foods are just that: raw, uncooked ingredients, usually meat, edible bones, and organs. Because the food is raw, care must be taken to avoid bacterial contamination in the household. Raw diets are either homemade or commercially-produced and must be frozen if not made daily.
Pet Parents Daily Spend On Pet Food
Pet food cost is an important factor and varies wildly within and between types of food. Because container sizes range from individual serving packs to 50lb bags of dry dog food, the best comparison is the cost per day based on manufacturer feeding guidelines.
Additional cost-related factors to consider are:
- Shipping and storage costs. Raw foods are usually frozen and can last several months properly stored. If you have to purchase an extra freezer to store the food,
factorthat into your comparison.
- Your time required to obtain the food. For example, if you purchase your food locally, consider the cost of gas or public transportation and the time required to purchase it and bring it home. A large bag of dry food may last you a couple of months and can be stored in a dry cabinet, whereas fresh foods have a shorter shelf life, requiring more frequent purchases. But if those purchases are online with delivery to your doorstep, the effort and time required are minimal.
Cost ranges for a 30 lb dog by food type.
$0.20 - $13 per day
Pros: Locally available with many options available (most are below average in affordability)
Cons: Highly processed and calorically dense (can lead to quick weight gain)
For our hypothetical 30 lb dog, dry foods offer the widest range of costs, from around $1.40 per week for the cheapest store-brand kibble to more than $13 per day for specialty foods that are only available online. Dry food usually requires no specialized storage that would affect cost, but if purchased locally in large bags, the food can be heavy to handle.
$1 - $6 per day
Pros: Locally available and moisture-rich
Cons: Large number of cans to store and portioning per meal is difficult
Wet foods are not quite as cheap at the low end as dry foods, but a recent market survey also shows the high-end cost ceiling to be substantially lower. Foods range from a little over $1 per day to over $6 per day. Note that wet foods, with their significantly higher moisture content, are relatively heavy to transport. In our higher-end example, approximately 21 cans of food are required per week (3 cans per day) for a 30 lb dog.
Fresh & Delivered
$5 - $6.50 per day
Pros: Formulated by experts, delivered in temperature controlled packages and pre-portioned (Check out Nom Nom Dog Food Recipes)
Cons: Above average in affordability
In part because of their relative newcomer status in the pet food industry, fresh foods have a smaller range of costs. In our research foods varied from approximately $5 per day to about $6.50 per day for our 30 lb dog. Fresh foods will require refrigeration and are typically purchased or shipped in smaller amounts at more frequent intervals.
$3+ per day (will vary based on where and which ingredients are purchased)
Pros: Fresh food with controlled ingredients made by pet parents
Cons: Highly time-consuming
While the cost of making dog food at home may seem appealing at first, there are several factors to consider that complicate the issue. Most important: to ensure the recipe is nutritionally complete and balanced, you have to use a recipe developed by a veterinary nutritionist, and that is not cheap (cost to develop a recipe is usually around $500).
Raw food materials to make enough fresh food for our 30 lb dog cost a little over $23 (a little over $3 per day), but that does not include your time and effort required to go to the store, select and purchase the ingredients, transport them home, prep the ingredients, cook the food, portion it into meal packs, and clean up your kitchen and cooking gear. Given the nature of fresh food, this process will happen no less than once per week and can take several hours from start to finish.
$6.30 - $6.50 per day
Pros: High in protein
Cons: Contain ground bone and organ meats which will have calcium and nutrient variations
In our research, raw food diets had the least variance in cost between high end and low-end options and overall were roughly equivalent to the upper end of wet and fresh food costs at approximately $6.30 to 6.50 per day. Again, these figures are based on commercially-produced raw foods that are nutritionally complete and balanced.
*costs do not reflect shipping and storage costs, which are variable
Visit Complete Guide to Comparing Dog Food Prices for more information.


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The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHarM) opens on April 18 in Atlanta. A project of Live Thrive Atlanta, the non-profit Center offers a permanent location to recycle and reuse a variety of materials and products that may otherwise go into the trash, and then the water supply.
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This programme, put together to highlight some of the different trends in Swiss and German church music in the mid to late 19th century groups together four rare musicians who attempted to revive the great Baroque tradition and reconcile it with the new harmonic and expressive style of romanticism.
Forchhammer and Jucker hail from Switzerland while Kirchner and Rheinberger are of German descent. The latter, born in 1839 under the name of Josef Gabriel was a wonder kid being appointed parish church organist in Vaduz at the age of 7. In due course, he became organ professor at the Munich Conservatoire and director of church music at the Bavarian Court. He wrote profusely in practically every genre, but is best remembered for his large organ output. His choral music is also occasionally revived. From the 18 or so masses that he wrote, this recording includes the 1889 Mass in F Major, a lyrical and romantic piece in which the composer achieves both his intensions of clarity and simple technique.
Theophil Forchhammer (1847-1923) is nowadays practically forgotten, but in his heyday he was a very important and influential composer. His family were artists and scholars, so it is no wonder that by the age of 20, he became organist in Thalwil. For nearly 20 years, he travelled through a number of Swiss and German cities before being appointed organist at Magdeburg Cathedral in 1886 where he remained till the end of his life.
A brilliant improviser and virtuoso, his music finds its basis on that of J.S. Bach and Liszt.
The Organ Sonata #2 (for a burial ceremony) is an imposing work based on church chorales, but interspersed with moments of extreme romantic fervour. Neo-baroque passages are also integrated into a wide-ranging stylistic sound world. The 8 choral settings Op. 11 (for church use) combine traditional melodies with modern harmony, and were among Forchammer's most admired works and in this recording we hear #2 and 3.
Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903) was a prodigy, giving his first organ recitals at the age of 8. In 1843, on Mendelssohn's recommendation, he was given the position of organist in Wintherthur, thus marking the beginning of a 30 year story in Switzerland. He was a compulsive gambler and very often had to be assisted by his colleagues who nonetheless respected him to a high degree.
His precocious talent was also very much admired by Mendelssohn, the Schumann's, Brahms and even Grieg. He never composed orchestral works and his chamber output is very lean, on the other hand, apart from his many organ works, he wrote over a thousand short piano pieces and several songs.
This CD includes seven pieces from his 'Organ Compositions', Op. 89, published in Leipzig in 1890. Although these are brief compositions, they are full of contrasting moods. Lyricism and grandeur are balanced by gentleness and meditation. In places, a hint of restlessness is also discernible.
Benedict Jucker (1811-1876) was a student of Johann Rinck and succeeded him as organist at the Basle Cathedral in 1846. The 9 Choral Preludes Op. 7 were composed in 1867 and were dedicated to Johann Topfer, his composer friend, who was also an organist and organ builder. This album incorporates only #2, 7 and 8 but there is enough material here to help us appreciate the polyphonic strength and chromatic element of these pieces.
Ursina Caflisch draws some truly eloquent sounds from the Ilanz organ which though relatively young, is an instrument of incomparable celestial beauty. In the Rheinberger Mass, Cantus Firmus under Clau Scherrer sing with confidence and exuberance, oozing out all the lyrical beauties of this short, but inspired piece. An excellently recorded disc deserving much more than a passing whiff.
Copyright © 2005, Gerald Fenech


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Press & Reviews
tNoise of Art is a cross platform collective that celebrates the convergence of music and other artistic disciplines brought about by the digital age.
"Ben Osborne's Noise Of Art collective has built up an enviable reputation over seven years for putting on cutting-edge club events." Joe Rudkin, Flavourpill
"An Actual Cathedral of Sound " The Guardian, Live Review
"We're in a deep space disco on the banks of the river Thames. Not your average weekend. Noise of Art has seen cutting-edge acts play across the city for the last two days. With its futuristic theme and modernist decor, it couldn't be a better setting…. turning the crowd into a berserk mass. Out of this world." (DJ Mag)
"Noise of Art and Red Gallery present the first exhibition of photographs, film and artwork documenting the story of French electronic music from the start of the 20th century to the present day. The exhibition presents the culture surrounding the music scene and features contributions from members of the public, as well as DJs, artists, photographers and key figures in the story of French electro including Laurent Garnier, Jack de Marseille, Jean Michel Jarre and more. The exhibition is accompanied by a launch party (Mar 17, £5) and various other events on 18, 23, 29, 30, 31 March at various venues." (Time Out London)
"Turning the National Film Theatre into a riverside club and Tate Britain into a two floor dancefloor music venue indicates just how ambitious the organisers are as they seek to represent the clash and synergy of visuals and electronic music, silent films, live bands and whatever interactive artworks are when they're not posing on the dancefloor." Dave Swindells, Time Out
"One of Britain's most innovative art and music collectives" Al Arab
"Any strangers wandering in to the foyer of the Queen Elizabeth Hall would have wondered what planet they were on, then what century they found themselves in… As with all Noise Of Art nights… total artistic freedom, translated completely to the punters – with joyous results." Ben Hogwood, Music OMH
"When it comes to mega multimedia events, promoter-DJ-journalist Ben Osborne and his collective, Noise of Art, are all over it." Kate Hutchinson, Time Out Club Section preview.
"Launched in 2005 to bring together electronic music, film and art in interesting ways, [Noise of Art] have staged events at nightclubs, galleries, cinemas and festivals around Europe. Last year that included a massive event around The Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour' film… and this year they've stepped things up yet again with a series of events to mark the 100th anniversary of electronic music." CMU
"To give you an idea of (Noise of Art precursor club) Train's ethos, the night held the Guinness World Record for the most DJs to play in one set back in 2003. As a special deep house and Balearic Halloween one-off… Train founder Ben Osborne and Ibiza DJ and Train cohort Chris Coco will also be on hand to dish out further fun and frollicks. a guaranteed good night." Time Out London
"Staging music events at unusual venues including The Tate, BFI, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, The National Film Theatre and Glasgow Art School, these ambitious cross-platform projects have involved leading electronic musicians and artists." M Magazine
"A touring exhibition curated by Ben Osborne and Red Gallery traces the history of electronic music in France from the early experimenters up to the present day." (Mixmag)
"Marshalled by London Collective Noise of Art, some of the UK's contemporary innovators are gathering… stick around for sets from legendary underground DJs." Time Out Music Section Preview
"The idea's brilliant" FACT
"The reason why we're excited is there happens to be a whole bunch of gayers DJing" Gay Times
Selected number One club and music events of the week by The Times Culture club section, Guardian Guide and Time Out critics choices on many occasions
"If you only attend one gig this month make it this…" DJ Magazine
"This gets a very big Londonist thumbs up." The Londonist
"You're unlikely to attend another event in London like this, so our advice is to get your ticket sharpish." DJ Magazine.
"Celebrating the convergence of visual and audio in the digital age, independent mini festival Noise of Art sails into its winter session with a series of events in relatively close proximity. For example there's the launch of Cine Lumiere's Paris At The Movies season at the Institute Francais on Friday and next Thursday they put on an event at the Social with the debut performance of Krazy Baldhead from the Ed Banger label in Paris. But first there's the party to kick off 2007 at Bar Music Hall in east London, a night of DJs and visuals featuring Lemon Jelly's Fred Deakin, Sancho Panza's resident hedonist Matt Brown and Noise of Art founder Ben Osborne. It's a combination that's bound to free the crowd from any midweek torpor." Guardian Guide
"Utilising the Front Room as well as the main hall, this mega multi-media event comes courtesy of Noise Of Art, a collective mixing live gigs with arty clubbing. Tonight's cast of musicians and performance artists includes former Six Finger Satellite man John Maclean with his emotive techno project, Parisian house duo CF (performing a live soundtrack to 1915 French film 'Les Vampires'), and DJs playing deep space disco while costumed performers roam free." Time Out Recommended at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank


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If you are looking for ideas as what to do in Pulau Tioman then this wunderlist will certainly help as we have covered best things to do in Tioman Island. Tioman is a small island located in Malaysia that is a very famous spot for tourists to explore providing all the nature and splendid water it Continue reading
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Best Time to Visit Tioman Island in Malaysia
Pulau Tioman is an amazing paradise island located off the East Coast of Malaysia. The island is one of the tourist hubs in Malaysia which gains massive tourist influx from throughout the world. It has tropical weather and great white sandy beaches which provide the relaxing environment you need to calm your stressful nerves down. There Continue reading
Tioman Nightlife – Things to do in Tioman Island at Night
Tioman Island is primarily famous with the name of lonely planet because of its inbuilt peaceful nature and at night the atmosphere of such an island gets enhanced enormously. The Tioman nightlife might not be happening with the likes of Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, but it will certainly give a unique nightlife experience to the Continue reading
Finding the Best Beach in Tioman Island – Tioman Beaches
When in Malaysia beaches are a place which come under the must explore radar and attract not only those who love the sea, but also those with a love for adventure and serene environment. Tioman Island is just the right sort of place that has nature, the serene atmosphere, best beaches, as well as great Continue reading
Eat out at One of the Best Restaurants on Tioman Island
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How to Get to Mersing for a Ferry Ride to Tioman Island
We have discussed in detail ferry ride to Tioman Island as one of the ways to get to the island. You can take a ferry to Tioman Island from Mersing or Tanjung Gemuk. We will discuss in details how you can go to the Mersing first. How to get to Mersing There are plenty of Continue reading
Tioman Diving Packages for Exhilarating Diving Experience
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Mersing Jetty – Gateway to Tioman Island in Malaysia
Small fishing village, Mersing is a stopover for those traveling to the islands of Tioman, Rawa or Besar and for those wishing to explore the national park Endau Rompin. Being the main gateway to the Tioman Island, most of the travelers prefer taking the ferry from the Mersing to Pulau Tioman. Read on to know Continue reading
Mersing Hotels – Best Hotels in Mersing for Affordable Stay
Mersing is a beautiful town that leads to even startling beauty of Tioman Island. People arrive at Mersing for a day or two as they have to go on with their journey to the other Islands nearby. For their stay over, tourists look for cozy and affordable Mersing hotels. Finding out a desired hotel to Continue reading
Visit the Best Bars & Cafes in Tioman Island
Tioman Island is known for not only its exciting activities, attractions and serene beauty, but it has also has so much more to offer its local visitors and tourists. People at large, from all over the world, come here to spend their vacations and return to their home with pleasing memories. Therefore, you shall find Continue reading


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Lena Emmertz is a Swedish contemporary abstract artist who has spent several years in Australia.
She has been involved in creative expressions in art - music, batik, ceramics, woodwork, silver,
collage, concrete - most of her life, now focusing in painting.
Her mediums are acrylic on canvas and concrete.
Her style is largely eclectic and leans towards abstraction.
The works are characterised by their plentiful layers through which she
achieves structure and depth that bring the paintings to life.
Lena combines her interpretation of Australian light and colours with the crisp,
pure qualities of the Scandinavian style.
Lena's paintings have been featured on the covers of
the magazines
Canto Coral, Brazil and Premier Sydney Homes, Australia.
The paintings are in private and corporate collections in Sweden, Norway, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and USA.
You are welcome to view Lena's paintings in her studio in Malmö, Sweden.


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Our first day in placement
01 Nov 2017
My name is Kirsty Gates, I'm an Assistant Manager, amongst other roles, in the Lewisham setting based in greater London. I manage an Under 2's room and have worked closely with Preschool (3-5years) in my previous setting, Greenwich.
When I heard about the opportunity to take part in the Talent Exchange Programme, I immediately set about celebrating my 10-year service with Busy Bees and showcasing my experiences, knowledge and qualifications achieved with Busy Bees to be considered - and quite literally jumped with joy when I was selected! Although, this seems like a lifetime ago, I can't believe I'm here writing this blog on Day 5 from our amazing apartments in this beautiful garden city!
I'm completely in awe of the greenery around the city and I'm eager to visit some rooftop gardens!
I was filled with excitement and also anxiety as the trip commenced from Heathrow as I'd never been on such a long flight, or so far away from home! I'm now even more excited and eager to experience every part of the culture, sights and childcare opportunities our Asian settings offer the families and children of Singapore, as every part so far has exceeded expectations although I never quite decided what I should expect!
The time difference, changing weather and local customs are easier to adjust to on such a well-organised trip surrounded by colleagues from different nurseries and departments of Busy Bees in the UK and from HQ at Busy Bees Asia. Colleagues who are passionate, dedicated and kind enough to accompany us on our first outings to dinner, local MRT stations and some of the city's places of interest like Little India.
After enjoying views of Marina Bay to finish our first weekend, our working week started at HQ and opened up our eyes and minds to new experiences of the working practices of the brands and centres and how different they are in comparison to those in England.
(Right: With the Busy Bees Singapore Childcare team)
Today was our first day in placement and I have been placed in Pat's Schoolhouse Grassroots' Club within Playgroup to explore environments, a subject I am passionate about through my role as Childcare Representative. Playgroup teachers, and children all aged 3 years, warmly welcomed me to their room and activities.
Watching children engaging in English and Mandarin lessons was amazing: they are well behaved, independent and kind little people who reflect the knowledge of their teachers. It was interesting to see how themes are used per term, and how weeks are planned to incorporate different elements of the theme, and activities are carried out indoors and outdoors to cover different areas of the curriculum such as Discovery of the World and Language and Literacy. Elements of the routines are similar and some are very different such as showering the children! I'm excited to see what the days ahead bring and showcase some of my own learning practices to my colleagues.


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Victory For Sam Toll and The Storey Teller! First District Judge James Wilson issued an order today in Lance Gilman's defamation case against me (The Storey Teller founder Sam Toll). In his ruling, Judge Wilson granted my Anti-SLAPP* motion and ordered Storey County Commissioner and Mustang Ranch Brothel Owner Lance …Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Massive Testing Is The Only Way To Get Out Of The COVID Woods
Cover Image: People waiting to get a COVID-19 test in a drive-thru testing facility in New Mexico. On June 11, Washoe County Reported a new one day record of new COVID cases. According to Washoe County Health Officer Kevin Dick, this is not what they expected. "We're reporting 61 additional …Read More »
Interview With Vanessa Stephens About Mail In Ballot Security
Storey County Clerk/Treasurer Vanessa Stephens explains the process of how her office will handle and count the mail in ballots.Read More »
Virginia City Honors The 8th Grade Class of 2020 the "Quarantine Kids"
Congratulations VCHS Class of 2020! Escorted by the Storey County Fire Department and Sheriff's Office, the Virginia City Middle School Class of 2020 was celebrated with a parade up C Street today. The boardwalk was scattered with proud parents, family members, and town residents cheering the "The Quarantine Kids". The …Read More »
Options Available to Storey County Businesses from the SBA
If you have a business impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Learn about how the SBA may be able to help. Storey County and the Small Business Administration are holding a meeting today, June 3rd. The zoominar meeting will held virtually at 3:00 pm to discuss options available to Small Businesses …Read More »


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Police and Fire Themed Promotional Products
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The word Kafir is inducing many Muslims to not integrate themselves with other non-Muslims.
The word Kafir and justification for punishment for kafirs have been used extensively by various Islamic rulers against non-Muslims during last 1300 or so years of Islamic history. Non-Muslims were levied taxes known as Jizya to force them into submission to Islam, also indescribable violence towards Kafirs and many times justification of violence against non-Muslims or Kafirs were carried out by Islamic invaders. The word Jizya comes from Persia when Arabic Islam invaded the Sassanid empire. Arabic Muslim invaders adopted the Sassanid system of taxes and levied a special tax on those who didn't accept their rule. The people on whom this tax was levied were called dhimmi. The word Kafir thus holds to be the most racist and derogatory term ever used in the history of the world.
Islam makes a very strong distinction between Muslims and non-Muslims. The distinction often creates islands of Muslim communities wherever Islam is practiced. Ultimately the goal of Islamic rulers is to make everyone subservient to Islam. The six principal articles of faith as per Islam are God, His messengers, angels, revealed books, day of resurrection (Kayamat) and destiny. Anyone who doesn't believe in them or has an alternate system of beliefs is called kafir.
Unless the definition of Kafir is resolved there won't be any integration between Muslim and Non-Muslim communities.
The word kafir is a pejorative and derogatory term usually used for non-Muslims. It is almost used as abuse by Muslims. While many educated Muslims also want to remove this term from all Islamic texts, but the extremist Islamic clerics want to continue usage of this term. All Islamic conquests against non-Muslims or Kafirs have been religiously motivated due to hatred spawning from this word. There is another term called 'Mushriq' which means a polytheist. There is another related term used which is known as 'Takfir', which means a person falsely claiming to be a Muslim. Sometimes people use the term 'Kufr' also which is also similar to 'kafir'.
In Quran, the word Kafir or its adjectives or plural terms are used 420 times in total. The first usage of this term was in Mecca when the locals didn't believe in the message of Mohammed. The usage of this term varies in different situations academically. However, the practical application of this term especially against non-Muslims has been consistent throughout the history of political Islam whether it is conquering Levant, Persia, Indian Subcontinent, Far East or anywhere else.
The believers in Islam are called Muminin. Towards the end of the Quran, Muminin are called upon to destroy Kafir. That was the basis of all Islamic conquests in the Middle East and also the Far East. Now the same attitude is seen in Muslims in Europe and also beginning to be seen in the USA and Canada. The people of the book, Jews and Christians are also considered kafirs because it is assumed in the Quran that they are different than Muminin. The theological concepts of Christianity lie in Trinity which is somewhat rejected by the Quran. There are many interpretations by various Islamic scholars, that people of the book are pardoned as long as they pay Jizya. But others were considered heretic and were called Mushriq, which refers to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, and many other communities and as such they have to be punished by sword and death. Even in Islamic countries, anyone who is branded a Kafir is punishable by death. For example, Islamic violence against Hindu, Buddhist, Yezidi, Christians, Ahmadiyya in Islamic countries is barbaric, to say the least, but it's justified.
We see the application of this term used exploitatively against all non-Muslims. But the worst was reserved for Hindus, Buddhists, and other eastern faiths. Most Indonesians were also called Mushriks because they believe in a Hindu text Ramayan. Now in Indonesia also there is a campaign against Hindus as they are branded as Kafirs.
During Mughal times, in India, a tax called Jizya was applied on all non-Muslims. The barbarism of Taimur, Aurangzeb, Akbar, Babur stemmed from the fact that Quranic verses (9.1-15) were used to justify the acts of violence against kafirs until they submitted to Islam. This was the same formula used in all conquests of Islam against Levant, Persia, Afghanistan, Central Asia, India, South East Asia and so on. I have mentioned the Islamic conquest in detail in my first book on Sattology.
This word is inducing many Muslims to, not integrate themselves with other non-Muslims. A small child in a Muslim family is trained to not mix with Kafirs. Therefore, those children when they grow up never integrate with other non-Muslim population in a non-Muslim country. Even though a Muslim family may live in a very safe democratic country but they will always keep themselves aloof from other non-Muslim people because they are trained to fear the loss of identity if they mix too much. Also, a fear of becoming a Mushriq or mixed belief is instilled in them right from childhood.
For democratic societies where people of multiple faiths live, it is highly recommended to take the following steps to ensure the integration of Muslims and Non-Muslims:
- Remove the word Kafir and all its derivatives and references from all Islamic texts
- Change the definition of Kafir to 'Other Bonafide & Recognized Faiths' such as Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Jains
- Ensure that all Muslim children are taught respect for all non-Muslims
- Regulate the course curriculum in Mosques especially related to the term 'kafir'
I will highly recommend Islamic and other religious scholars to think on this topic and come with solutions in conjunction with non-Muslim religious beliefs from Hindu, Buddhist, Christians, Sikhs, and Jews for lasting peace and confidence between different communities. Unless this definition is resolved there won't be any integration between Muslim and Non-Muslim communities. Because there will always be one section that will hate others and another section having no confidence of security.
1. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of PGurus.
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Naomi André, Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Women's studies, and the Residential College, Featured in CNN
On April 9, 1939 the African-American opera singer Marian Anderson made history when she performed outdoors on the National Mall in Washington.
The 42-year-old contralto sang to a crowd of 75,000 people. She performed outside because she had been barred from singing inside one of the more appropriate, and large-enough, venues in the city: Constitution Hall, a segregated building at the time.
Her powerful performance was written into civil rights history. She broke another barrier 16 years later when she became the first black opera singer to sing a role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York (Ulrica in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera"). Anderson helped open a new landscape for black people in the genre -- as well as more generally in arts and culture -- across the world.
Almost 80 years after Anderson's performance in Washington, on April 14, 2018, Beyoncé performed at Coachella music festival in California -- on a stage, outside, to an estimated audience of more than 100,000 people, making history as the first black woman to headline the event.
Her set, lasting more than an hour and half, was long and sprawling; and, while of course, not an opera performance, it was operatic in scope and power. She reinvented the space to create a new world, representing black history through historically black colleges and universities, drum lines, a black orchestra and a tightly choreographed group of black bodies signifyin' in formation.
Since its inception at the end of the 16th century, opera has always been about spectacle, pageantry, and exploding boundaries. Opera is all about soaring and frequently high treble voices. While Beyoncé's voice doesn't do operatic things, there's an incredible virtuosity and an element of acrobatics in her singing.
As a scholar of opera, particularly black opera and blackness in opera, I can see that Beyoncé is doing something interesting and important as it resonates in an unlikely arena. Beyoncé's "Homecoming" live album and documentary reveal a number of parallels to my field of study. She's even doing things the opera world might be able to learn from.


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The Human Zoo exhibition 'Exhibit B' by white South African Brett Bailey is disgusting and dehumanising! As a black woman in the 21st century, my skin colour or body should not be on exhibition for the voyeuristic, closeted pleasure of racist privileged white people. My ancestors already suffered this humiliation, I should not have to watch it happen again under the pathetic excuse of "It is Art".
If the people at the Barbican Centre cannot see why this is racist and dehumanising, they need to raise their social consciousness and awareness.
As for the artist, white South African Brett Bailey, I think he already knows that he is a racist asshole, afterall his reported use of the 'N' words testify to this.
It is not art, it is an outlet for him and his fellow racist, privileged white people to enjoy voyeuristic, closeted racist pleasure at the expense of black people, while they pretend to sympathise with what we suffered and still continue to suffer. Not In my name and not in my colour! Enough is enough!
This is a petition put up by Sara Myers, she has explained perfectly why this is a racist, dehumanising and patronising piece of shit not art.
Petitioning Sir Nicholas Kenyon
Withdraw the racist Exhibition "Exhibit B – The Human Zoo" from showing at the Barbican from 23rd-27th September
Petition by
Sar'z Myers
Birmingham, United Kingdom
A piece of work, 'Exhibit B', by the controversial white South African Brett Bailey is coming to the Barbican Centre in London this September. It is based on the 19th century phenomenon of the human zoo, in which African tribespeople were displayed for the entertainment of European and American audiences. One case describes the Congolese pygmy Ota Benga who, in 1906, was put on display at the Bronx zoo in New York alongside the apes and giraffes. They literally created human zoos at the expense of black people.
This piece of work by Bailey has been toured around Europe sparking protests and outrage by anti-racism campaigners. Now it is coming to London, and I'm calling on the Barbican not to display it.
I'm a Black African mother from Birmingham. I campaign and work with my community to try to breakdown the stereotypes that black people have to struggle against in society on a daily basis. I want my children to grow up in a world where the barbaric things that happened to their ancestors are a thing of the past. We have come a long way since the days of the grotesque human zoo – we should not be taking steps back now.
If Brett Bailey is trying to make a point about slavery this is not the way to do it. The irony gets lost and it's not long before the people behind the cage begin to feel like animals trapped in a zoo. One of the actors in his piece said "How do you know we are not entertaining people the same way the human zoos did?"
Bailey himself sounds unsure as to the impact of this work. In an interview with the Guardian he says: "For all I know, I could look back at Exhibit B in 10 years and say, 'Oh my God, I am doing exactly what they are accusing me of."
Please join me in calling on the Barbican to withdraw the racist Exhibition "Exhibit B – The Human Zoo" from showing at the Barbican from 23rd-27th September.
The important letter you should sign:
Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Jo Daly Executive Assistant to Sir Nicholas Kenyon (Barbican)
It has been brought to our attention by the Guardian newspaper on the 11th August "Edinburgh's most controversial Show Exhibt B- The Human Show", that the Third World Bunfight/ artist Brett Bailey's Exhibit B, is due to be shown in the multi-cultural city of London from the 23rd-27th September at the Barbican.
We wish to register our utmost disgust at what we consider to be an outrageous act of complicit racism with the Barbican agreeing to the housing and display of this production. White South African Brett Bailey claims his human zoo vanity project is "art"; just how are we as Black African's supposed to respond to this? We think the response of several of the participants in his project is telling. This is simply an exercise in white racial privilege – if it isn't, then perhaps Bailey can explain why he didn't use white people in his zoo. After all, wouldn't him doing so be both more striking and send a clearer message?
The attempt to justify it, as Brett Bailey says, on the basis that it is 'challenging' and that "I'm creating a journey that's embracing and immersive, in which you can be delighted and disturbed, but I'd like you to be disturbed more than anything." is nothing more than that of a racist white man taking the opportunity given to him on the platform that the Barbican is providing to repaint a picture that puts Black African people back into a space which we are superficially encouraged to believe we have been 'freed' from.
We as Black African people, do not need to be reminded or re-brainwashed into thinking we are less than. To camouflage this assault behind the mask of a 'respectable' institution such as the Barbican is tantamount to mental terrorism. What Bailey and his ilk (disturbingly many of whom are black) are doing is cynically courting attention to generate attention, thus sales. And they are using black bodies and the bloody history of white supremacism to do so. None of these artists would dare confront, say, Muslims or Jews in this way, because they know the potential ramifications for them. But it seems Black African people, continue to remain fair game, just as we have been for centuries.
We would argue that The Barbican, by default, agrees with Brett Baileys statement; 'What interests me about ¬human zoos is the way people were objectified. Once you objectify people, you can do the most terrible things to them'. The likes of Bailey and his apologists need to think about how it would feel if they had their ancestors and relatives caged in the name of art. Failing this, they should always expect to be seen and shown for what they are: smug, privileged cynics, exploiting Black African lives and history.
This is a statement of fact and when couched in the comfort of the Guardian newspaper it suggests intellectual validity however the rhetoric falls apart when it appears only Black African people can be occupiers of human zoos when in fact as another human, Sir Nicholas Kenyon, you should experience directly what it means to be in these human zoos. For this piece to be truly 'challenging and disturbing" to those who originated and perpetrated these atrocities should be subjects in these human zoos, but that will not happen as it is all too evident that a white supremacist mind-set has come into play here.
We are deeply offended yet not surprised that the colonialism this piece purports to expose does nothing more than reinforce how effective it was and remains as a caging instrument of white supremacists. We charge the Barbican with exhibiting institutional racism for agreeing to stage this poison. We demand you reconsider your decision and choice of material and withdraw it from the programme. If you do not withdraw this exhibition from your programme we intend to protest outside the Barbican on the 23rd September 2014.
[Your name]
I am appalled and disgusted by this exhibition and I hope you are too. Please take action, sign the petition and if possible contact the people at the Barbican Centre to register your disgust at their hosting of such dehumanising piece of vile work in the name of Art.
Petition link- https://www.change.org/p/sir-nicholas-kenyon-withdraw-the-racist-exhibition-exhibit-b-the-human-zoo-from-showing-at-the-barbican-from-23rd-27th-september


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New Latin-Themed Restaurants Debut in Chicago
Restaurants that incorporate Mexican and other Latin fare are heating up the restaurant scene. Two such establishments debuted in the Chicago area in October.
Barbakoa, a modern Latin eatery on the outskirts of Oakbrook, Ill, features Chef Dudley Nieto's farm-to-table cuisine, including the signature Barbakoa Short Rib Taco made with short ribs braised in a blend of Oaxacan chiles; Peruvian-style ceviche. North of downtown in the Ravenswood neighborhood, ARTango South American Bistro (http://artangocenterchicago.com/index.php/restaurant) offers an innovative twist on Latin cuisine, with influences from Argentina, Venezuela and Peru. Featured items include arepas, empanadas, grilled tilapia tacos, and ensalada de quinoa with quinoa risotto, grilled portabella mushrooms.
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The US Department of Agriculture on Sept. 28 estimated Sept. 1 old crop corn stocks at 988 million bushels, down 12 percent from 2011. Pre-report trade estimates averaged 1,126 million bushels.The USDA estimated the June-August corn disappearance at 2.16 billion bushels compared with 2.54 billion bushels during the same span in 2011.
Sept. 1 old crop soybean stocks were estimated at 169 million bushels, down 21 percent from a year ago. The average trade estimate was 132 million bushels. Indicated soybean disappearance in June-August 2012 was 498 million bushels, up 23 percent from the same period a year earlier.


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History has shown that the kickoff to the AMA Pro Flat Track Championship presented by J&P Cycles in Daytona Beach, FL is always full of surprises. This year was no exception. During last night's season opener, Mikey Rush of California won the second national of his career. His first win came at the old Municipal Stadium short track in Daytona in 2007.
Last year, during the 2012 season opener, two first time winners, Johnny Lewis #10 and Matt Weidman #20, both won their very first AMA Grand National Flat Track events.
Defending 2012 AMA Pro Grand National Champion Jared Mees jumped out with the holeshot at the start of the final only to surrender the lead to Brad Baker on lap two. Then the red flags came out with a single file restart. Baker continued out front, but Rush was working his way up from a back row start. On lap 18 he made a great pass for the lead and held it to the finish with Baker and Mees finishing second and third, respectively.
In the AMA Pro J&P Cycles Pro Singles Class, Kyle Johnson took home the victory in his very first professional race. Johnson started the race with the holeshot only to have a complete restart because of a crash by last year's series champion Stephen Vanderkuur. Johnson again nailed the holeshot with Michael Poe right behind him. Poe passed for the lead on lap three but surrendered it back to Johnson on lap 11. After that, Johnson rode like a series veteran and came home with the win. Jason Isennock worked his way into second with Poe coming home third.
Next up? Night two tonight of the AMA Pro Flat Track double header at Daytona Beach, Florida. Stay tuned!


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Atrial Premature Beats (Premature Atrial Contractions)
An atrial premature beat (atrial ectopic beat), is an abnormal extra beat caused due to the stimulation of the atria by a rogue electrical impulse starting from an abnormal site (other than the normal sinoatrial node) prior to a normal heartbeat.
Atrial premature beats are fairly common occurrence in people who are healthy and these extra beats are often quite harmless. People with disorders of the lungs are more prone to this condition, and incidence is more frequent in older people compared to younger people. This condition can be aggravated by mild stimulants like caffeine in beverages and alcohol. Anti- allergic medications often prescribed for cold and allergic rhinitis (hay fever) as well as some drugs taken for asthma also worsen atrial premature beats.
Atrial premature beats are usually asymptomatic but they may be accidentally detected when a person undergoes a physical examination or when an electrocardiography (ECG) is performed. Treatment is possible but generally unnecessary. Antiarrhythmic drugs are used to treat this condition; only if it is very frequent and patient complains of severely distressing palpitations. Otherwise, patients are advised to avoid drugs and other substances that aggravate the symptoms.
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As I work through the photos for my post on our Little Horse hike in Sedona I've been playing with panoramas.When we got to the plateau I wanted to capture the hoodoos and structure towering over us. I find that panoramas help get across the idea of the big spaces and colors in the red rocks area. But panoramas aren't perfect.
Here is a panorama as taken using that function on my Sony SLT A65
I'm not delighted with this; rather than getting a sense of the size of the rocks I have a scrunched image.
No worries, I knew I could take a group of overlapping images and stitch them together in Photoshop. I had never done it before but I figured a little investigation on Lynda.com would help me out. Here are the images I picked to stitch – moving left to right.
When I pulled them into Photoshop to put them together I got a TIFF file that was over 2 GB in size! Here is a screen shot of the result; the full image was too large to include in a blog post.
You can see the curve at the top of the six individual images. You can also see that I pulled the camera down as I panned to the right; that could be a problem.
I pulled the image back into Lightroom to crop and level.
This is better than the camera panorama in that we can see the base of the rocks better; but it still doesn't capture the grandeur of the real deal.
I think the panoramas work better on distance shots; we were just too close to this to get the effect I wanted.


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Too tired to do anything, to alert to sleep so I sat in front of the TV, hoping to fall asleep last night. I zapping around in a few minutes in anticipation of Seinfeld would start before I turned on "En komikers död" (American the Bill Hicks story) on Svt2. I've never heard of Bill in the past but the little I saw of his shows were accurate, sometimes very dark and brilliant. He was a sober drunk who's not hypocritical in that he liked magic mushrooms and other drugs. Of course, he died prematurely of cancer. Such a waste.
I really like this quote from one of his acts about flags and freedom:
"Our emotions are running wild and our minds have stopped man. That flag burning thing, god did that bring up some retarded emotions... The flag! The flag! They said we can burn the flag!!! they didn't say that, they said if a guy burns a flag he probably doesn't have to go to jail... For a fucking year! People going... "Hey buddy, let me tell you something... My daddy died for that flag!" Really? I bought mine, you know they sell them in K-mart, three bucks. "He died in the Korean war for that flag." Well want a coincidence! Mine was made in Korea! He didn't die for a fucking flag, it's just a piece of cloth, he died for what the flag represents and that is the freedom To Burn The Fucking Flag!"
Anyone who knows where I can find out more about Bill Hicks? Shows, movies, books? If you, like me, didn't know about Bill, wanna get a good laugh or just want to know more then I can highly recommend this documentary to begin with.
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Indian Spiced Salmon with Minty Yoghurt
[dropcap style="font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;"] I[/dropcap]t's asparagus season here! And while my baby asparagus patch has some shoots showing, I'm waiting until next year to start harvesting.
Of course, you don't need to wait until spring to enjoy this crispy spiced salmon with its cooling herby yoghurt. Just substitute in green beans, snow peas or skip the green veg and just serve it all with some cauliflower 'rice'.
enough for: 2
takes: 20 minutes
2 bunches asparagus or 2 handfuls green beans
1 tablespoon garam masala
2 salmon fillets
8 tablespoons Greek yoghurt
1 bunch mint, leaves picked
1. Bring some water (about 2cm / 1in) deep to the boil in a frying pan. Trim asparagus / beans and simmer for 2 minutes or until tender. Drain and discard cooking water.
2. Combine 2 tablespoons oil with the garam masala and a good pinch of salt to make a spicy oil. Pat salmon dry with paper towel and toss in the oil to coat.
3. Return the frying pan to a medium high heat. Cook salmon for 3-4 minutes on each side or until cooked to your liking (I like it still quite pink in the middle and crispy on the outside).
4. While the salmon is cooking finely chop most of the mint, saving some whole leaves to garnish. Stir the chopped mint into the yoghurt with some salt and pepper.
5. To serve, spread minty yoghurt on two dinner plates. Top with salmon, asparagus / beans and reserved mint leaves.
different veg – snow peas, sugar snap peas or even regular frozen peas would all be lovely. Or just use a few handfuls baby spinach instead. In the cooler months some wilted kale, spinach or other greens are a great choice. Grilled summer veg like eggplant, zucchini and bell peppers (capsicum) will also be fab.
different spice – curry powder would work instead of garam masala or just use 1 teaspoon each ground cumin, coriander and smoked paprika.
vegetarian – serve cooked lentils, spiced with some garam masala with the asparagus and minty yoghurt.
carnivore – use lamb or pork chops instead of the salmon.
different fish – feel free to use any fish fillets.
carb-lovers – serve with steamed rice or warm chappatis or other flat bread.
more substantial – serve with a generous handful roast cashews or almonds. Or use larger pieces salmon. Or replace some of all of the yoghurt with mayonnaise.
dairy-free – use coconut yoghurt or replace youhurt with hummus. Or make a minty oil by stirring chopped mint into a few tablespoons extra virgin olive oil.
different herbs – use coriander (cilantro) basil or flat leaf parsley or a combo of any of these.
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On 8 February 2017, the HM Courts & Tribunals Service published a paper outlining how it plans to use a large-scale investment of around £1billion to implement a programme of changes to the justice system in order to improve services for all users.
The purpose behind the programme is to take advantage of the ever-developing world of technology in order to enable justice to be delivered in the most appropriate manner to a variety of different users which might, for example, be online rather than in person.
Key changes set out in the paper include:
- Bringing digital technology to the civil and family courts and tribunals, including a new automated online system to handle the least serious cases.
- Training and developing the staff behind the system and allowing users access to customer service representatives by telephone or online.
- Developing a digital platform which will give users a single point of access to the entire court system and making better use of technology to allow users that access whenever and wherever they need it.
- Reducing the number of court buildings across the country and improving those that remain whilst potentially opening them for longer or at weekends.
- Developing an easy-to-use, streamlined system for probate and simplifying the process for divorce cases.
- Reducing the number of IT platforms currently used by HMCTS in order to create fewer, more streamlined and manageable systems.
- Creating a National Standard to make sure the delivery of justice is consistent across the country.
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After two days of "Biblical" (That's the weatherman's description) rainfall, yesterday broke out sunny with semi-clear skies and a drying northern wind. A lot of folks were out and about to enjoy the respite, their dogs seemed to be especially happy. Jack was away visiting and I was free to stop as often as I wanted to take photos. I pulled over by the Chemainus River bridge to record an image of the river after it had subsided enough to allow the re-opening of the highway. Clunk! The little plastic adjusting device on my camera strap had allowed the whole thing to slip through. The camera landed on the face of the lense. "Shucks! Golly! Oh Goldangit!" Yup that's what I said. Uhuh! The thousand dollar camera is OK, the lens is screwed, gronched, toast. It is not a hopelessly expensive lens although it is the one which is my standard work horse; but, there's no use in crying over dropped lenses.
I took it apart today to see what I could. My career as a camera mechanic concluded briefly. I amassed a mysterious pile of tiny screws and clips which I doubted my banana fingers could ever re-install. However it was the little curly plastic whiskers and chunks which spelled truly "broken" beyond hope. There's only so much I can do with crazy glue. I settled to see inside a sample of modern mass-production wizardry. The engineering is amazing, the assembly is impossibly delicate and accurate. That the whole little zoom lens can be sold affordably to work reliably for capturing crisp, clear images is stunning. And this is just a simple camera lens. I remember a jocular mission statement I coined for a friend's repair business. "If it ain't broke, we can fix that too." I ought to know. You can't take photos with a hammer and you can't pound gravel with a camera. Well, maybe once.
This afternoon the skies are again overcast and lowering as another "Atmospheric River" approaches. That's more weatherperson jargon. In times past, these warm winter North Pacific systems were called "Pineapple Expresses" but I suppose that is just not sophisticated enough. So here we go again, back into our comfort zone. It's what we're used to.
"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."
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text: Another new concept when it comes to creating tourism and products people want to buy on vacation is chocolate. I've added a link below about chocolate tourism in India, but a few quick questions first! Do you buy chocolate when you're on vacation as gifts to take back for friends and family? Do you try and buy or taste local delicacies? For me, all my family and friends adore chocolate. If I'm on vacation and there are special, locally made chocolates or sweets, I almost always pick some up to take back and share with them. The article is below: Tamil Nadu could promote chocolate tourism, delegate at Global Investors Meet says - The Times of India There is a huge potential for developing value added products from cocoa, and Tamil Nadu could promote the concept of "chocolate tourism," said managing director of Lotte India Suresh Iyer on Thursday. "Tamil Nadu could take a leaf out of Karnataka and promote chocolate tourism wherein tourists could visit cocoa farms," Iyer said while speaking at an agro and food processing seminar at the Global Investors Meet (GIM) in Chennai. "In India, lot of cocoa today is consumed in biscuit and cakes. Nearly 60% of the domestic cocoa production is used in ice creams and bakery products. So there are a lot of opportunities for introduction of value added products in that category like selling of chocolate flakes to hotel chains," he said. Iyer said soft drinks could be replaced by chocolates as an impulse category in food and drink. "Chocolate consumption is a guilt- free indulgence for many and categories like dark chocolates which have been positioned on the health platform have done well," he said. Iyer also advocated investment in a cocoa trading platform or spot platform that would help buyers and producers realise good margins.


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The Boston Terrier was bred in the Boston, Massachusetts stables after the Civil War to be used as a fighting dog. The ancestor of all Boston Terriers today was an imported dog that a man from Boston bought in 1870. This dog was known as "Hooper's Judge." As such, the Boston Terrier was created in America by crossing a white English Terrier with an English Bulldog. They were given their name in 1891 when it was decided that they should carry the name that they were created.
This is a true All-America dog and is very active, sweet tempered, and intelligent. Compact and short-headed, the Boston Terrier shows strength, determination and movement. They are mostly found in colors of Brindle, Black or Seal with white patterns. They have been called "the America Gentleman" due to their debonair look.
Their appearance is not the only pleasing characteristic about these amazing little dogs, though. They have a disposition that is known as one of the friendliest of all breeds. The Boston terrier is typically gentle in personality, which makes him ideal for a house pet and a companion. They are easily maintained as they require just a small bit of exercise and only minimal grooming. Easily trained, they love to stay with their owners and are some of the most delightful little buddies anyone could ever want. If you are looking for a fantastic friend for you and your family members, have a look at the following Boston Terriers to see if yours might be here.


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Last year, Aaron Bertrand tackled the question, How To Alter User Defined Table Types. Aaron points out that "There is no
ALTER TYPE, and you can't drop and re-create a type that is in use". Aaron's suggestion was to create a new type and then update all procedure to use the new type.
I think I've got a bit of improvement based on
sp_rename and
sp_refreshmodule. Something that works well with
- blue-green deployments,
- both ad-hoc queries and procedures,
- imperfectly understood schemas, like schemas that may have suffered from a little bit of schema drift.
Say I have… I don't know, let's pick an example out of thin air. Say I have a simple table type containing one
BIGINT column that I want to make memory optimized:
What I've Got
CREATE TYPE dbo.BigIntSet AS TABLE ( Value BIGINT NOT NULL INDEX IX_BigIntSet );
What I Want
CREATE TYPE dbo.BigIntSet AS TABLE ( Value BIGINT NOT NULL INDEX IX_BigIntSet ) WITH (MEMORY_OPTIMIZED=ON);
I can't directly ALTER this table type, but I can do this three-card monte trick using
sp_rename to put the
BigIntSet in its place.
The Migration Script
IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM sys.table_types WHERE name = 'BigIntSet' AND is_memory_optimized = 1 ) BEGIN CREATE TYPE dbo.BigIntSet_MO AS TABLE ( Value bigint NOT NULL INDEX IX_BigIntSet ) WITH (MEMORY_OPTIMIZED=ON); -- the switcheroo! EXEC sp_rename 'dbo.BigIntSet', 'zz_BigIntSet'; EXEC sp_rename 'dbo.BigIntSet_MO', 'BigIntSet'; --refresh modules DECLARE @Refreshmodulescripts TABLE (script nvarchar(max)); INSERT @Refreshmodulescripts (script) SELECT 'EXEC sp_refreshsqlmodule ''' + QUOTENAME(referencing_schema_name) + '.' + QUOTENAME(referencing_entity_name) + ''';' FROM sys.dm_sql_referencing_entities('dbo.BigIntSet', 'TYPE'); DECLARE @SQL NVARCHAR(MAX) = N''; SELECT @SQL = @SQL + script FROM @Refreshmodulescripts; EXEC sp_executesql @SQL; END
But Is This Online?
Mostly. All queries that are in progress (whether ad-hoc or via procedures), continue to execute with no issues. However, there may be an issue with other queries that begin their execution during this migration.
If someone sends a query that uses the table type in the split second between the two
sp_rename statements, then the query may fail.
If someone executes a procedure in the time between the first
sp_rename and when
sp_executesql gets around to refreshing that procedure, then the procedure may fail.
In practice, even on a busy server, I saw no such errors the few times I've tried this method, but of course, that's no guarantee. In my case, even when refreshing close to 300 modules, this script takes about one second with no issues.
I actually tried adding a transaction around this whole migration script, and I did in fact see issues on a busy server. The schema modification lock that needs to be taken and held on all 300 objects was too much. It caused excessive blocking and I had to abandon that approach. In practice, I avoided trouble by ditching the explicit transaction.


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The auto insurance industry consider it or not as we speak is affected by certain monetary depression, on account of lack of know-how and administration points. The auto insurance scores replicate average consumer perceptions of the auto insurance coverage firm and its service, not assurances of any type. I'm sure in relation to offering good services to customers, experience does count, which is why this firm has made it to this record of high auto insurance coverage corporations.
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Started the day by watching "Aarakshan". Amitabh and Manoj Bajpai are such amazing actors and Saif too. It's a treat to hear Amitabh speak Hindi and ofcourse his English is impeccable. And Manoj Bajpai becomes the character !!
On reservation, the Brahmin community created the differences …. For their own benefit and need to make way for the backward community to have similar opportunities and also help prepare them for the opportunities.
The big thought running through my head all of today has been "what have I contributed today ?" I want to ask that question everyday so each day will be a day of contribution…
After Aarakshan was checking all the recorded program's and found that Markhazi Mahotsavam had been recorded. It was Visakha Hari's katha kaalakshepam. There is something about this woman – am seeing her for the first time and something very arresting … A software engineer and wearing a 9 yards silk sari … Explaining Ramayana and Sabari's moksha scene. Something magical and she sings so well. Will find her dvd's just to watch. Someone doing something they love is always divine.
In the evening we went to get Vikesh's marriage gift. Got a Ganesha from Belirams. Vikesh's has a lot of guts .. Following his dream of being in the movies while many of us are just earning a living.
Now watching Karate Kid.. Kung Fu and all the martial arts are so amazing. I wish we can find a good replacement for George Thomas who can teach me Karate. It want to learn. And Krishnan needs to go back to it. "your focus needs more focus !"
At the mall, every store has a sale on … How much will we buy ? If you buy everything, where will you keep it ? We fill our lives with so much junk just so we dont have to confront ourselves.


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Delray Medical Center Achieves Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical ExcellenceMar 9, 2018
Delray Medical Center received the 2018 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ from Healthgrades. Delray Medical Center is one of just four hospitals in the country that have achieved this clinical excellence for 16 straight years. The distinction places Delray Medical Center in the top 5% for clinical performance among nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide.
"People in our community have a choice as to where they will go for their care, and this recognition is confirmation that our hospital has proven to be one of the best in our area when it comes to clinical excellence," said Mark Bryan, CEO at Delray Medical Center. "Accolades such as this make us unique to our patients."
From 2014-2016, patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence had, on average, a 26.3% lower risk of dying (across 19 procedures and conditions where mortality is the clinical outcome) than if they were treated in hospitals that did not achieve this distinction. During this same period, if all other hospitals, as a group, performed at the level of Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence across these 19 procedures and conditions, on average 159,924 lives could potentially have been saved. For example, patients treated for respiratory failure at a hospital that achieved the Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award had, on average, a 24.5% lower risk of dying than if treated at a hospital that did not achieve this distinction.
"We commend hospitals that have achieved Healthgrades 2018 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to high quality care for their patients," said Brad Bowman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Healthgrades. "Hospitals that meet these high-quality standards will continue to distinguish themselves with consumers making decisions about where to receive care."Click here to view full article


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Architects: Joly&Loiret
- Area: 2 Landscaping
- Year: 2012
Text description provided by the architects. A competition to redevelop the 'Grand Parquet', a 25-hectare site for equestrian eventing at the heart of the forest of Fontainebleau, France. To design a grandstand and spectator seating, accommodate a new restaurant, an administrative area and competition event facilities, additional stabling and spaces for temporary horseboxes for visiting competitors, parking.
The forest of Fontainebleau, 60km south of Paris, is a remarkable expanse of 25,000 hectares of mixed deciduous and pine forest and sandy heathland peppered with extraordinary rock formations. Considered to be one of the most beautiful forests in Europe, it is a very popular destination for walkers and climbers.
This exceptional location coupled with the very particular requirements of an eventing arena provided the inspiration for a project that desires almost to disappear into its surroundings.
The existing site has been 'gently' re-landscaped, blurring its edges with the surrounding forest. A key element of the new project design is the creation of a pedestrian walkway that invites the visitor to explore the site. The path forms a loop around the venue taking in highlights of the grand parquet course and offering views of the forest setting before gently climbing up onto the roof of the grandstand where a large boardwalk area offers visitors a breathtaking panorama of the arena below. This path draws a symbolic line around the competition arena (sand and grass), grouping them together at the heart of the venue.
This is the most visible part of the project's overriding aim to more logically organize and define the various areas of the site. Visitors and competitors are directed around the venue in a way that creates plenty of opportunity for visual encounter whilst keeping access routes for pedestrians, vehicles and riders separate wherever possible.
The new building on this site has also been designed with the landscape in mind. Its shape is low and sloped, a continuation of the grassy bank that marks the edge of the grass arena.
On the north side, the building is a grandstand, with simple wooden terraces for seating stepping down towards the arena below. In the centre, a glazed room for event competition officials projects forward, giving judges a privileged view.
From the south side the building presents a giant sloping trellis of wood and climbing plants, a screen that has the visual objective of bedding the building into the landscape and the functional aim of providing natural seasonal solar shading for the building behind.
This south side houses the three 'functional' areas requested by the project brief. These are:
1-A public area comprising restaurant, kitchen and public toilets;
2-An area for competition event officials and organizers (meeting rooms, judges area, press room);
3-Grand Parquet administrative/management offices and workshop
In the interests of simplicity, accessibility and legibility, the three functional areas are kept separate. They are physically divided from one another by open passageways running through the building, giving access from the entrance on the south side to the stands to the north. At the same time, they are visually joined by the continuous wall of trellis and the covered walkway this creates along the length of the south side of the building.
The use of materials is fundamental to the blurring of building and landscape. Wood dominates. Wooden decking and slatted boarding constitute the main material for the building, and wood punctuates the 'Grand Parquet' landscape in the form of tiered seating, footbridges, terracing and steps, and boardwalk. The wooden terraced seating for spectators continues beyond the confines of the covered grandstand, a strong horizontal presence hugging the curves of the main arena, diminishing gradually the further it progresses.
Elsewhere on the site, the location of permanent stable blocks has been rationalized to align it with the existing perimeter wall and the large areas of hard standing to accommodate visiting competitors horse boxes have been interspersed with pockets of woodland like those of the surrounding forest.
- Re-use of excavated material to create terraced areas
- Installation of stormwater infiltration basins
- Off-site prefabrication of structural frame for main building, to hold pre-fabricated standardised panels wood/glass
- Choice of naturally durable woods for structure, boarding and floor/decking. Interior structure : White spruce glued laminate / Exterior structure : Larch glued laminate / Decking and risers: black locust wood, (naturally class 4 equivalent, untreated) / Boarding : Larch (naturally class 3 equivalent, untreated) / Exterior woodwork: Larch.
- Use of planted trellis as solar protection for south facing façade. The design of the screen and the choice of plants (evergreen or deciduous) creates natural solar shading in summer and allows the penetration of sunshine in winter.
- Summer temperature control : Use of thermal inertia and a double skin ventilated façade (tiered seating on the roof and façade) to keep the building cool in summer, with additional natural ventilation
- Installation of a geothermal heat pump (3100ml) over an area of 1550m2, plus a heat pump water/water to power reversible underfloor heating
- Installation of energy recovery ventilation
- Good insulation
- Building climate control system
- Motion and light detection controlled lighting


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In Conversation
Lumberjack Alchemy: Richard ForemanBy David Kilpatrick
Just as the first servings of this years mental stew were being offered at the Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, word spread that The Gods Are Pounding My Head! (AKA Lumberjack Messiah) might well be a last supper at the table of legendary writer-director-designer Richard Foreman.
The Gallery Players: Brooklyn Theater Grows a HybridBy Gary Winter
Community theater has a long history in America, nurturing local talent and bringing tried and true fare to communities outside the reach of first-run plays. But what happens when the community is Brooklyns Park Slope, whose stone-skipping distance from Manhattan has transformed it into a kind of residential boom-town over the past twenty years for working professionals, many of whom are active in the professional theater world?
In Dialogue
The Sick, Ugly Brilliance of Gina GionfriddoBy Rob Handel
Paula Vogel has been teaching playwriting at Brown University since 1985, so if you go to the theater anywhere in America these days, theres a good chance youre seeing the work of one of her students. One of her aphorisms (which are legion) is Time works backwards in the theater. This is a key element in the nuanced understanding of structure that is The Way of Paula.