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The NI Grid Automation System is a programmable intelligent electronic device (IED) designed to simplify substation monitoring and upgrades while improving measurement visibility. It does what fixed-function devices on the market can't do because the functionality is defined by software.
The personality that ships with the system makes the device function as a PMU that meets the latest C37.118.1a-2014 standard. Out of the box, the NI Grid Automation System helps bring high speed, high quality phasor data to grid operators.
The NI Grid Automation System is designed to help grid operators better measure the state of the grid
The core technology platform for the NI Grid Automation System is CompactRIO, a high performance embedded controller combined with modular input and output. The rugged, metal enclosure of the NI Grid Automation System houses the CompactRIO chassis, six C Series input modules, a power supply and a touch display. All of the core components are available through the NI catalog or freely available on the open market through 3rd party suppliers. The cRIO-9068 CompactRIO chassis features a dual core 667 MHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor mated to Artix-7 FPGA fabric from Xilinx. The chassis has 8 slots for C Series modules and all of the data from the modules is routed through the FPGA to the ARM processor for high performance signal processing and control signals.
Each NI Grid Automation System is powered by a CompactRIO embedded controller inside
NI has close to 40 years of experience in processor-based measurements and the NI Grid Automation System incorporates this expertise along with some of the latest components in analog signal conversion. Analog inputs on the NI Grid Automation System use 24-bit analog to digital converters that sample at up to 50,000 samples/second. The combination of high resolution with high speed sampling is important for measurements like higher order harmonics. Additionally, sampling data as accurately as possible is good for future analysis needs that are currently unknown.
The NI 9242 module was designed to connect to 120/240 VAC potential transformers
The NI Grid Automation System has 8 channels of high voltage DC for substation binary status inputs. The digital inputs on the device work up to 250VDC and have a ratio-metric crossing threshold set at approximately 2/3 of the supply voltage input.
Digital and GPS Modules:
|The GPS module and onboard FPGA clock help synchronize data to within ±100ns
|The NI 9437 digital module has a ratio-metric crossing threshold to adjust to 48VDC, 110VDC, and 220VDC inputs. (one per bank)
The NI Grid Automation System was designed for software defined functionality and many of its features are fully programmable. The NI PMU personality that ships with the NI Grid Automation System is available as an open LabVIEW project for users to download and customize. The operating system running on the controller is NI Linux Real-Time. This is the same deterministic version of Linux that NI ships on all of the latest CompactRIO and CompactDAQ embedded controllers. Developers have access to the operating system and can install a variety of packages from the Linux community to enhance the functionality of the device.
The NI Linux Real-Time OS enables code integration from the Linux ecosystem
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Learn about the C Series Voltage Input Module, C Series Synchronization Module, and C Series Digital Module, which are all included in the Grid Automation System.


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A Friend of McHenry County Blog, John Pletz, provides the following information about the Crystal Lake High School Board's teachers' contract action last night: 4 to 2, teachers win 12% over 3 year "2019 through 2022 agreement between the board … Continue reading
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Unlike African grey parrots amazons usually retain a little of their own voice in their speech. In other words when they copy a sound you can usually easily identify that it is a parrot making the sound. Whereas an African grey parrot may imitate something so perfectly it is hard to tell which is the bird or the real thing.
Amazon parrots also seem to be inclined to copy singing more so than other species. It is easy to find many video clips of Amazon parrots sounding much like opera singers on the internet.
Aggressive behavior is not necessarily inevitable as a parrot ages. By using positive reinforcement training strategies Amazon parrots can learn to be well behaved for their entire lives.
Amazon parrots are known for choosing food items more likely to contribute to obesity. It is important to monitor your Amazon parrot's diet to make sure it is not contributing to a health problem. It is also helpful to ensure your parrot's daily life includes activity to help prevent obesity problems.
Amazon Parrot Training Examples:Here is young double yellow headed Amazon parrot demonstrating all the behaviors he has learned. You can read more about his training on the Good Bird Inc blog.
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Our Team's goal is to treat each patient as an individual, providing superb clinical treatment, compassionate care, and being available when you need a dentist.
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Swimming figures to once again be one of Team USA's strongest events at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The New York area happens to be very well represented in the sport with six swimmers at the games.
Dana Vollmer (Syracuse, NY)
- 100m butterfly, 800m freestyle relay
- Gold medalist in 4x200m freestyle at 2004 Athen Olympics
Ryan Lochte (Canandaigua, NY)
- 200m backstroke, 200m IM, 400m IM, 200m freestyle, 800m freestyle relay
- Three gold medals, one silver and two bronze at 2004 and 2008 Olympics
Kara Lynn Joyce (Brooklyn, NY)
- 50m freestyle
- Silver medalist in 4x400m freestyle at 2008 Beijing Olympics
Connor Jaeger (Fair Haven, NJ)
- 1500m freestyle
Lia Neal (Brooklyn, NY)
- 400m freestyle relay
- Just the second African-American female Team USA swimmer in history at 17 years old
Cullen Jones (New York, NY)
- 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle relay
- Gold medalist in 4x100m freestyle at 2008 Beijing Olympics
Below are the gold medal dates for all swimming events:
July 28: Men's 400m IM final, men's 400m freestyle final, women's 400m IM final, women's 4x100m freestyle final
July 29: Women's 100m butterfly final, men's 100m breaststroke final, women's 400m freestyle final, men's 4x100m freestyle final
July 30:
Men's 200m freestyle final, women's 100m backstroke final, men's 100m breaststroke final, women's 100m breaststroke final
July 31: Women's 200m freestyle final, men's 200m butterfly final, women's 200m IM final, men's 4x200m freestyle final
Aug. 1: Men's 200m backstroke final, women's 200m butterfly final, men's 100m freestyle final, women's 4x200m freestyle final
Aug. 2: Women's 200m breaststroke final, men's 200m backstroke final, men's 200m IM final, women's 100m freestyle final
Aug. 3: Women's 200m backstroke final, men's 100m butterfly final, women's 800m freestyle final, men's 50m freestyle final
Aug. 4: Women's 50m freestyle final, men's 1500m freestyle final, women's 4x100m medley relay final, men's 4x100m medley relay final
Aug. 9: Women's open water
Aug. 10: Men's open water
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New York Fashion Week's Street Style Will Get You Excited About Fashion All Over Again
Even in the midst of an entirely new way of doing Fashion Week, the smaller crowds of showgoers are turning out a new season of street style. We wondered what we might see from the style set at New York Fashion Week, and as the shows, from Christian Siriano, Rebecca Minkoff, and Jason Wu, drew handfuls of editors and insiders to their catwalks, we got our answer.
Like Copenhagen, the looks are pared down and far more personal rather than trendy. There's an emphasis on casual clothing — though the occasional feathered gown does make an appearance — on sneakers, jeans, and streetwear. And still, don't discount the inspiration you'll find here. From cool takes on fall knits to remixed suiting, these are the looks giving us a reason to get excited about fashion all over again.


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The Toyota Camry has been named the most dependable vehicle in America by J.D. Power and Associates.
The Toyota Camry may well be the vehicle with the most mosts. For sure it is the vehicle with most important mosts. For example, the Camry ranks high on lists of the Most American-Made mainstream cars in America. The Camry is also the sedan model with the most sales. This week, J.D. Power and Associates showed us that the Camry is also the most dependable.
The J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study is really the compilation of survey results. So, in essence, it is a report that tells us what actual owners of cars say about the car and its durability in the first full year of ownership. For that reason, the car that the new report is talking about is actually the 2014 model-year Camry. The group has to let the first year pass before compiling the results and that also takes some time.
The survey J.D. Power and Associates sends to owners asks owners about 177 specific problems grouped into eight sections. The data is then presented in the four major groupings shown above. The Camry earned a score of five out of five in every category. Each vehicle also earns a specific score. The folks at J.D. Power and Associates explain the score by saying, "Overall dependability is determined by the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100), with a lower score reflecting higher quality. " The Camry earned a score of just 110 (remember, lower is better). The average of the top-10 best-selling vehicles in America was 134. The overall average is 156.
Our friends at CarComplaints.com have done a different kind of analysis, based on a combination of issues reported to NHTSA, recalls, and most importantly, owner information to determine the most reliable year of Camry. That 2014? Yeah, it did pretty well.
Toyota's brand average is also the highest among all mainstream brands. Its Lexus division tops the premium category and both brands earned the most category wins. Significantly, both also won the categories that produce the most overall vehicles, except one. In the large light truck segment, the Toyota Tundra was just second. Slacker.
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Talking about Migration as a Journey.
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From BREP to CSP
The classic annual maintenance BREP is basically not an option. This is where you could and should start immediately. Today.
You offer your customers the option to pay their BREP on a monthly basis.
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Update on Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Photos: Composite image of ducks in water, barges and machinery, and a wetland. © Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Welcome to ACTION, a series of reports on community-based partnership projects that receive support from the Government of Canada's Great Lakes Sustainability Fund to clean up and restore Areas of Concern.
The Government of Canada is helping to restore water quality and environmental health in Canadian communities and to meet international commitments in the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 2012.
Bay of Quinte Area of Concern
- Helping Shoreline Homeowners Maintain their Septic Systems on the Bay of Quinte
- Protecting and Restoring Habitat and Natural Heritage on the Bay of Quinte
- Bay of Quinte Restoration Council
Detroit River Area of Concern
- Working with Landowners to Reduce Runoff from Farming Operations: Detroit River Watershed
- Creating and Restoring Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Detroit River and Its Tributaries
- Working with Industry to Protect Shorelines: Lafarge Canada Facility, Windsor
- Supporting the Recovery of Lake Sturgeon: Fighting Island, Detroit River
- Detroit River Canadian Cleanup
- Demonstrating Practical Community Approaches to Managing Stormwater Runoff
Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern
- Restoring One of Canada's Biologically Richest Locations: Cootes Paradise Marsh
- Engaging Community Volunteers: Hamilton Harbour Watershed
- Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan Governance
Jackfish Bay Area of Concern
Niagara River Area of Concern
- Reducing Runoff to Improve Water Quality and Protect Habitat: Welland River
- Applying Bioengineering Techniques to Habitat Restoration: Niagara River
Nipigon Bay Area of Concern
St. Clair River Area of Concern
- Showcasing "Natural Options" to Restoring the St. Clair River Shoreline
- Working with Great Lake Interests to Assess Options for Managing Contaminated Sediments: St. Clair River
- Working with the Walpole Island First Nation to Restore Wetlands: Swan Lake Marsh
- Converting Farmland to Habitat in a Rare Canadian Ecosystem: Bowens Creek
- Restoring and Protecting Vital Coastal Wetlands: Eastern Shore, Lake St. Clair
- Supporting the Work of First Nations in Wetland Restoration: Swan Lake Marsh, Walpole Island First Nation
- Canadian Remedial Action Plan Implementation Committee
St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Area of Concern
St. Marys River Area of Concern
Thunder Bay Area of Concern
- Tracking the Seasonal Movements of Walleye: Kaministiquia River, Thunder Bay
- Restoring a More Natural Watercourse for Brook Trout: George Creek, Thunder Bay
- Engaging Students in Environmental Stewardship: McIntyre River, Thunder Bay
Toronto and Region Area of Concern
- Creating a Sustainable "Fish Habitat Bank": the Toronto Harbour and Islands
- Monitoring the Effectiveness of Fish Habitat Restoration: Toronto Harbour
- Promoting the Future of Urban Recreational Fishing: Toronto and Region Waterfront
- Evaluating Sustainable Technologies for a "Living City": Toronto and Region Area of Concern
- Updating the Fish Telemetry Project: Toronto Harbour
- Restoring Degraded Shorelines on the Toronto Islands
- Creating Waterfront Wetlands atop a Former Disposal Site
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Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday night that he would be joining a multi-state lawsuit against President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration. "President Trump, who has been unable to persuade Congress and the country that a wall is necessary, is forcing a constitutional crisis that harms the people of Minnesota.…Read More
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Report: Mueller Has Expanded Investigation of Kushner
by Chuck Ross Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly looking into White House adviser Jared Kushner's business dealings with foreign investors during the presidential transition period. Mueller's investigators have asked witnesses in interviews as recently as this month about Kushner's negotiations for financing for a New York City office…Read More
Poll: US Rural and Urban Political Divisions Also Split Suburbs
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America's First Two Muslim Congresswomen Will Both be Fundraising for Hamas-Linked Organization
by Molly Prince The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced Monday that Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib will be speaking at CAIR-Michigan's annual banquet only days after the Hamas-linked organization revealed that fellow Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota will be speaking at CAIR-LA's annual banquet. CAIR is a…Read More
Analysis: Support for 'Soaking the Rich' Is Rooted in Media Misinformation
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Researchers at the Wyss Center in Geneva and collaborators have developed novel imaging and labeling techniques to view the internal structure of brain spheroids, and observe the morphology of single neurons in 3D. Brain spheroids, which the researchers term "mini brains," are a cluster of different types of brain cells, and are cultured from induced pluripotent stem cells. Used as a research tool, including in drug development, the mini brains will be more useful to researchers if their structure can be accurately assessed without having to cut them into slices for microscopy.
Brain spheroids have a wide array of uses, from testing drugs to studying neurological disease. However, at present, if researchers want to look at their internal structure they typically have to cut them into small sections and place these on microscope slides.
Unfortunately, this makes it very difficult to accurately determine their internal structure or observe the structure of individual neurons. Moreover, the sectioning process can damage the spheroids, making subsequent imaging less valuable and informative.
"Despite advances in growing 'mini-brains', it has been difficult to understand in detail what is going on inside – until now," said Professor Adrien Roux a researcher involved in the study.
"Typically, to look inside a 'mini-brain', we slice it thinly and view it on a slide under a microscope," said Dr Subashika Govindan, another researcher involved in the study. "This is a slow process that can damage the sample. Now, for the first time, we have produced high resolution 3D images of single neurons within intact 'mini-brains', revealing their remarkable complexity."
To address this, these researchers have developed an array of imaging techniques to allow them to peer inside the intact spheroids. These involve a method to make the spheroids completely transparent, so that imaging can take place. The researchers also used viral vectors to label specific neurons, allowing them to create striking 3D images of individual neurons within the spheroids.
"Human 'mini-brains' have a life span of more than a year and, with our new ability to visualize them in more detail, we can envision benefits such as reducing some animal testing," said Dr Laura Batti, another researcher involved in the study.
See a video about the study below:
Study in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology: Mass Generation, Neuron Labeling, and 3D Imaging of Minibrains
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|Velvet clutch bag DIY - Complete tutorial on style.it
Many fall collections are created around the theme of luxury. For Balmain luxury mean heavy embellishments while for Dolce&Gabbana is all about gold embroidery. Designers like Gucci and Lanvin chose velvet. Soft and shiny, velvet feels and looks like one of the most luxurious fabric. Traditionally used by the royalty, velvet will add a touch of elegance to any outfit.
This is not a fleeting trend, Ralph Lauren used velvet again in his fall 2013 collection.
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IE Focus | By Francisco Lopez-Lubian, Professor at IE Business School
We will not start to pull out of the current crisis until investors regain their confidence in banks. That means restructuring not just assets, but also senior management.
The other day I was talking to a friend who knows I teach finance, and he asked me what I really thought about the current financial crisis and when it would be over. I asked him which kind of answer he preferred – the long or the short version.
My comments below are actually an attempt to provide something in between the two. Here goes:
- The liquidity problem facing finance entities, particularly in Spain, is a result of a lack of confidence in the solvency of said entities. This lack of confidence is more than justified, given that ever since the situation arose half way through last year, all the agents who have made announcements and promises related to cleaning up affected assets have systematically failed to deliver.
- In order for the finance system to start working again it is essential that confidence be restored, starting with the Spanish market. The technical solution that is set to be applied – the EU's plan to recapitalize banks, is not guaranteed to reactivate the system, unless plans are drawn up to overhaul (or eliminate in some cases) the banks that partake in the bailout. The lack of coordination among the governments of EU countries is not helping to build the level of confidence that is essential to reactivate Europe's finance markets. Every time an action plan is announced the loose ends that need tying up always get in the way. For example, those little details regarding who is going to finance what, for what reason, and when…
- In any case, in order to maintain levels of confidence in the mid and long-term, it will be necessary to establish supervision mechanisms that prevent the same situation from arising again, or at least make it less likely to happen.
- Perhaps part of the solution should be to focus on demanding that the information these markets provide be more transparent, not just with regard to activities and real profit (economic, risk-adjusted) but also in terms of remuneration systems for administrators, the value they provide and how much their intermediation services cost, etc.
We all know that this crisis will not begin to show signs of easing until investors regain their confidence in banks. In other words, they need to feel that the banks have been sufficiently rationalized, and be able to see that banks are being run by a professional and reliable management team with a plan of action to make them profitable.
I think we are all aware that the current times will go down in history. All this talk of crisis, recession and recovery reminds me of something Ronald Reagan said in 1980 said when he was running against Jimmy Carter for president: "A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his."
It may be necessary for many "Carters" to lose their jobs before the things start to get back to normal.


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Guest Critics Front PageTHE BAADER-MEINHOF COMPLEXDOUBTTHE DEPARTEDJUNOHAIRSPRAYRAGTIMESWEENEY TODDHOUNDDOGTHE COUNTERFEITERSMOOLAADÉSILVER CITYTHE TWILIGHT SAGATHE VISITOR
Oscar-winning Austrian Holocaust
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Photo caption: Sturmbannführer Herzog (Devid Striesow) threatens master
forger Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics) in THE COUNTERFEITERS
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by Alan Waldman
COUNTERFEITERS, winner of the 2008 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, is a compelling, dramatic movie that relates the true story of a Russian-Jewish forger who was compelled to counterfeit U.S. dollars and British pounds at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, as part of a mad Nazi scheme to flood the market with them and destroy the American and English economies.
Although we have been deeply moved by many movies dealing with the Holocaust during the past 48 years, over time we have tended to avoid those grim ones that primarily dealt with the horrors of the camps. So when we see a film that takes a fresh, unexpected approach to the Holocaust, we usually enjoy it very much.
LIST, a great film which won seven Oscars (including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay) and 63 other major world honors, dealt with Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist/scam artist who saved the lives of more than 1000 Polish Jews during World War II by employing them in his munitions factory. The film does not spare us the horrifying brutality and arbitrary murders in the concentration camps. By the end, we forgive Schindler his collaboration with the Nazis and his womanizing and are grateful to him for saving as many people as he did.
Another wonderfully original movie, LIFE IS
BEAUTIFUL, which was nominated for seven Oscars and won three (including Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actor for brilliant Roberto Benigni), as well as earning 52 other awards in 13 countries, took a highly original approach. In it, Benigni's character, his wife and his little boy are put in a concentration camp, where he hides the child and convinces him that everything that is happening to them is a game/contest, and that the winner will receive a tank. Despite the tragic outcome, this touching film surprisingly contains a lot of great comedy.
COUNTERFEITERS dramatizes the moral choices made by a group of prisoners (professional printers, graphic artists and typographers) who can either decide to save their own lives by participating in the currency-forgery scheme or refuse to do so and face certain death.
The film is based on a memoir by Adolf Burger (now in his 90s and living in Prague) about his 1942-45 involvement with the Nazis in the largest counterfeiting operation in history (in which 8,965,080 banknotes worth £134,610,810 were produced for global distribution. They are considered among the most perfect counterfeit bills ever produced.)
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The character based on Burger chooses to resist the Nazis (risking everyone's life) by continually sabotaging the operation. The central character, Salomon Sorowitsch (very effectively played by Karl Markovics) was based on real-life forger Salomon Smolianoff, who died in Argentina in the 1960s, remaining an art forger (specializing in Old Masters paintings that he "discovered") to the end.
Writer-director Stefan Ruzowitzky
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In addition to its Oscar, THE
COUNTERFEITERS was nominated for seven German Film Awards (best feature film, best screenplay [Stefan Ruzowitzky], cinematography, production design, costume design and actor [Karl Markovics]—winning for supporting actor Devid Striesow (who played Sturmbannführer Friedrich Herzog). Writer-director Ruzowitzky was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. He had also won nine international awards and four other noms for three of his other films
(THE INHERITORS, ANATOMY and TEMPO).
Through August 10, 2008, the film earned $5,480,350 in North America in 25 weeks and had huge foreign boxoffice through July 6: $11,996,841 in 38 countries. Its biggest overseas markets were Spain ($3,806,912), home country Austria ($1,839,503), Australia ($1,341,825), UK/Ireland/Malta ($1,317,395), Mexico ($649,613) and Germany ($575,105).
Audiences loved it. Of 6,693 viewers who rated it at the Internet Movie Database through August 12, 2008, an astonishing 95.7% gave it positive ratings (average 7.7 out of 10) and 11.5% gave it a perfect 10. All demographic groups liked it, rating it 7.5 or better. Girls 17 and younger liked it best, rating it 8.2 out of 10, followed by women 45 and older (7.9) and women 18-29 and (7.8).
The DVD came out in the U.S. on August 5, 2008.
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Early on in the film, we see Salomon, widely considered "king of the forgers," creating an Argentinean passport for a woman who wishes to flee from Nazi Germany. The police, headed by officer Friedrich Herzog, arrest him and put him in prison. Over time, Salomon is sent to Mauthausen concentration camp, where he avoids death by painting flattering portraits of his captors and their families and by creating heroic posters of "proper" Aryans.
The newcomers meet the large team already working on the project (more than 100 specialists), and Salomon is made its leader, in charge of quality control. When the first batch of pound notes in various denominations is shown to Swiss and British bank officials, both declare them to be genuine.
As the dollar forgery is completed, the team is told to pack up all their gear so that they can be moved to safety, ahead of the advancing Allied troops. One morning they awake to find all the German guards are gone. The walls of their compound are knocked down and they are confronted by a threatening mob of prisoners, who do not believe they are concentration camp inmates. To find out what happens next, rent the DVD.
(Alan): I enjoyed THE COUNTERFEITERS
and thought it was very well-directed, -acted and -produced. The characters were interesting, and there was consistent dramatic tension. Markovics was particularly strong as the strange lead counterfeiter. The story had several effective surprises, and there was a strong feeling of reality.
(Sharon): I have a hard time watching films about the Holocaust because they affect me so deeply. I was a teenager when I saw
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, and ever since then, I take the films very, very personally. The cruelty and betrayal in
THE COUNTERFEITERS is upsetting, but the story is so unusual, I was intrigued. You really care for these prisoners in their moral dilemma, and the suspense builds as you wonder what will happen to them.
© Alan and Sharon Waldman (8/12/08)
Alan and Sharon Waldman have written tributes to
Heath Ledger, Robert
Shaw, Deborah Kerr,
Roy Scheider, Sydney Pollack and
Paul Scofield for
FILMS FOR TWO. Alan has written another 20, including salutes to
Peter O'Toole, Alan
Bates, James Coburn,
Gregory Peck, Marlon Brando,
Sidney Lumet, Anne
Bancroft, Martin Scorsese and
Arthur Miller. Sharon wrote FF2's tribute to
Katherine Hepburn. For The Hollywood Reporter, she has interviewed Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer.
Between them, the Waldmans have written more that 2000 articles published in more than 60 newspapers and magazines, including TV Guide, The Hollywood Reporter, Honolulu, Texas Monthly, Los Angeles Times, Houston Business Journal, Fancy Food and Boatmaster, winning five local, state and national awards in the process. Sharon recently copped the "Cutest Wife in Corvallis, Oregon" award. And for two years in succession, Alan won the local "Guess the Age of the Hen" competition—although he admits it was a lot easier the second time.
Back in 1968, Sharon and Alan played the leads in The Taming of the Shrew"—unfortunately, he was in New York City and she was in Minneapolis at the time. Today, they like to practice the "wooing scene" at home.


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I've just cut a 1.6 branch of archgenxml, which will be the next version of archgenxml - 1.5.0 has been released last saturday. Time for some cleanup and modernisation!
Use distutils and easy_install: python setup.py install and easy_install archgenxml. Done :-) Warning: that easy_install one is the version I'm hacking and slashing on now.
Putting zope3 view classes or adapters in front of every code-generating dtml template. I'm expecting a lot from this relatively simple measure.
The reason? It will allow us to extract some functionality out of the dtml templates. That in itself is not such a big deal. The big deal is that we can remove code from the XMIparser and the big ArchetypeGenerator.py file that is there just for presentation. There are a lot of special cases and if..else statements scattered all over the place.
Slowly extracting all the non-core stuff into the view classes and adapters will make the XMI parser and the main generator way more accessible, moldable and improvable.
Deprecating tagged values, stereotypes and commandline options. There are quite a lot of double items, almost unused options and deprecated stereotypes. This time we'll clear them out. This will mean some breakage here and there, but in a limited way that is perfectly acceptable.
Example: cmfmember isn't there anymore in plone 2.5, so we can zap two stereotypes and five tagged values.
Many generation options could be set on the command line, in a config file and in tagged values. We'll restrict many of them to just tagged values, which is logical as they can change throughout the model (like "author"). Work has begun, I've zapped 30% of the tagged values.
Apart from cleanup, some plone2.5 goodies will see the light. View class generation, that sort of thing.
Request for help. Apart from help getting 1.6 off the ground, 1.5.1 will be a bugfix release for 1.5.0. There's a good number of bugs in the issue tracker, I'm slowly working my way through them. Rejecting some, fixing some instantly, slotting some for 1.5.1, some for 1.6. I can't do all that work on my own, neither can Jens or Phil or Godefroid. So: we need more developers and more helpers with the issue tracker.
Fixing bugs is a great way to start contributing! It would help me a lot to have fewer 1.5 bugs to worry about. People are bugged by it. So they should be eradicated, mashed, and exterminated like the misbegotten horse droppings they are!
My name is Reinout van Rees and I work a lot with Python (programming language) and Django (website framework). I live in The Netherlands and I'm happily married to Annie van Rees-Kooiman.
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Meet the Cold Creek herd that calls Return to Freedom home...
Nearly 400 wild horses and burros roamed in the Spring Mountains near the small mountain village of Cold Creek, Nevada, only 40 minutes north of the bustling Las Vegas Strip. This is part of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'s Wheeler Pass Herd Management Area (HMA).
These horses are the descendants of escapees from the 1800s horse trade, horses apparently abandoned by Native Americans, settlers coming to the Las Vegas valley, ranchers, prospectors that originally mined in this region and Native American tribes, and turned loose in the mountains and the valleys of Southern Nevada. Later, ranchers also lost more horses to the wild bands and so those bloodlines have been mixed. The horses are relatively small, but very hardy and have now been habituated to humans by grazing alongside the highway.
The Spring Mountains Recreation Area and the Wheeler Pass HMA are also home to elk, mule deer, coyotes, bobcats, jackrabbits and mountain lions.
How the horses came to Return to Freedom
A photographer and wild horse enthusiast had been photographing the herd. She became very attached to a buckskin colt she named Shiloh, as well as to many others, and became very protective of them. One day she learned that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had already begun removing 236 of the horses from the range.
Why were the horses rounded up? In this case, the local range had been hit extremely hard by the drought, and was not producing enough food. In addition, the eradication of predator coyotes created a population explosion of rabbits and rodents who competed for what was left.
With easy access to the road, and familiar now with food-bearing tourists, the emaciated horses were often found wandering, hungrily looking for handouts. This time, they truly needed help.
The photographer advocate began searching for a way to find these lost horses. After contacting dozens of individuals and groups, she called us at Return to Freedom and said that everyone she had spoken to across the country had recommended RTF as the best ally she could have in her search. We knew we had to help, and we immediately contacted the BLM on her behalf.
Return to Freedom was able to track down the herd, who were being cared for by a kind family on their private ranch. The horses were so depleted, the BLM had partnered with this family to house and feed the horses back to health.
We were able to arrange for her to visit the herd and look for the ten horses she had known for years so intimately through her camera lens. When she asked us if we would help some of the Cold Creek refugees long-term, we were able to say yes to taking in her ten closest horse friends. They have joined 55 other wild horses and 16 burros on 2,000 acres at Return to Freedom's American Wild Horse Sanctuary in California.
Picture Gallery: The Cold Creek Herd
News About the Cold Creek Herd
Picture Gallery: Cold Creek Horses in the Wild
Resources and More Information
Want to See Wild Horses? Wheeler Pass HMA IS the Place!
Unique Photography Concepts Blog
28 Cold Creek horses euthanized by BLM
BLM extends Cold Creek roundup after killing 28 emaciated horses (9/8/15)
Emergency roundup ordered for starving horses near Las Vegas (8/28/15)
Cold Creek Wild Horses BlogSpot (Darcy Grizzle; 2011)


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This summer, Inter has noticeably transformed for the better. The team appointed a new head coach and managed to strengthen qualitatively, which immediately and positively affected its results. All football livescores will be in front of you at a glance if you open the site of sports statistics.
Inter almost entirely started the new season. The team at the start of the championship only once lost to Juventus and tied with Parma, and the rest was only victories. Probably, even the most sincere optimists could not imagine such a result.
The appointment of Antonio Conte now seems to be a strategically right step, because the team has managed to transform and now combines a very reliable defense with a fresh attack, in which Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku shine. They play so that the fans of Inter have already forgotten about Mauro Icardi, who had been the club's top scorer for several seasons in a row.
Of course, the football livescores of the Champions League club could have been better. It can be seen that there the team still lacks experience and a sufficient number of fresh performers.
However, the main goal of the team, and this is no secret to anyone, is successful performance in the domestic arena. Ideally, you can challenge Juventus over a long distance, but the most important thing is to qualify for Champions League next season confidently.
Will Inter fight for victory in Serie A this season?
By considering the progress that the team has already made under the leadership of Antonio Conte, there is no doubt that in the future, it will be able to fight for the Serie A gold medals. However, there are many people, who believe that Nerra Zurri is already able to compete for the title, because in their favor testifies:
- The focus of Juventus on the performance in the Champions League. Because of this, the "old Signora" may not give all the best in every match, which will affect its results.
- The vast experience of Antonio Conte. The mentor won the championships of Italy and England, so he knows how to distribute forces over a long distance properly. From the first matches under his leadership, Inter managed to transform qualitatively.
- Motivation. Inter has not become Serie A champion since Mourinho, and the current season is the best chance for a long time to rectify the situation.
There is still more than half of the championship ahead, so anything can happen, and the first half of the season has demonstrated, that Inter is quite ready to compete even with the recognized local hegemon.


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March 9, 1988
Lord, have You heard? Pater Vassili has changed. Now he says that all this is from the devil. He also says that You only go to souls with a mature faith in You and not to the unworthy.
My child, here is one more who has to learn to believe in My Infinite Mercy and My Infinite Wealth; write My message for him;
why are you treading on My flower? have I not given you eyes to see and ears to hear? do you not perceive? I am the Lord Jesus Christ, Beloved Son of God; it is I, it is I who stunts the tall trees and it is I who lets the low ones grow; cherish My Works of today, believe in My Providential Works; I have given you My child to enlighten you with My Works; I, the Lord, am Infinite Wealth; fear not, how could I see My lambs dispersed? I have come to find them and feed them, I have come to embellish My Garden, I have come to irrigate this Wilderness; do not tread on My flower, come to Me and repent; do not listen to Satan's voice; I love you boundlessly and for this reason I have come to unite you all, creation! walk with Me your God, do not remove nor kick on My bricks which repair My House, this House which today is in ruin; never doubt that it is I, the Lord!
Vassula lean on Me, be near Me, let My Hand clasp your hand; I, the Lord, love you; we, us?
Yes, Lord Jesus.
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The Brookwood Cluster fine arts scene is very active. The high school has multiple bands, orchestras, choirs, etc. This past week, the Crews Middle and Five Forks Middle orchestra combined with the top orchestra at Brookwood to perform. It was amazing how excellent they sounded.
The Crews sixth-grade band also had their concert. More than 100 sixth graders all playing together at once! They sounded way better than my first band concert!
We are fortunate to have amazing teachers in our schools who inspire our kids to greatness!


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An aerial survey of the northern section of the Great Barrier Reef has bleak news: 95 percent of the region is now "severely bleached." The finding comes just weeks after news that worldwide record-breaking temperatures have spurred widespread bleaching of the northern reef. At the time, the severity was not known. Now, a survey team says the situation is critical.
"This will change the Great Barrier Reef forever," Professor Terry Hughes of James Cook University told local ABC radio station 7.30. "We're seeing huge levels of bleaching in the northern 1,000-kilometer (620 miles) stretch of the Great Barrier Reef."
While bleaching can be triggered by a variety of factors, researchers are definitive on the cause for this reef section, which extends from Cairns to the Torres Strait: "What we're seeing now is unequivocally to do with climate change," said Professor Justin Marshall, a reef scientist from the University of Queensland.
Day 2 #coral bleaching surveys. 322 reefs assessed now. Most look like this. Ban #coal mines. pic.twitter.com/Jm9raFppwT
— Terry Hughes (@ProfTerryHughes) March 24, 2016
Hard corals are chemists of simplistic solutions: They combine CO2 with seawater to construct exoskeletons made of calcium carbonate. In doing so, they form finger-like coral, sponge-like coral, tree-like coral – the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, global warming has decimated both hard and soft coral reef communities by raising the temperature of their aquatic habitat, turning them from neon-colored treasures into ghostly white sticks.
Of the 520 reefs the researchers examined, only four remained unbleached. Yet the previous conditions of the once-colorful ribbon reefs – deemed one of the most pristine coral regions in the world – could work to its advantage. If environmental conditions improve and sea temperatures cool (as can happen during winter months), this region has a greater chance of bouncing back. However, it is important to note that with each bleaching event, the overall health of the coral weakens.
"It's important to remember that bleaching doesn't mean a coral dies," Dr. Tyrone Ridgway told IFLScience a few weeks back. "It's only if the heat stress persists that we see mortality." As of now, though, the outlook is not good.
There is some good news, however, for the southern and central regions of the Great Barrier Reef. "The bottom three-quarters of the reef is in strong condition," said Hughes. "[But] as we head north of Lizard Island it becomes increasingly prone to bleaching."
In-water surveys are now planned to gauge the exact extent of bleaching in the northern region.


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This is an important month as kids are about to embark on a new school year. For some of you with younger kids it's an all-new experience. For those with older kids, it's almost an annual routine for your family. With a new school year at hand we're jumping into a topic that you've either already experienced with your child or know is on the horizon. We're talking about bullying
If you stop long enough to think about bullying you probably have horrifying flashbacks to something you've experienced. It's one thing for us as adults to remember those difficult encounters, but another one entirely to think about someone picking on our own kid.
When our child experiences bullying, we're ready for the gloves to come off because, let's face it, nobody messes with MY child! We also know fighting our children's battle does not help them in the long run. They need to experience difficulty, so how do we figure out when to step in and when to let them handle it? Check out this incredible video that will equip you to begin the dialogue with your child about bullying.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Poplar Blossom
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great grand daughter came running to show everyone who would look at a complete popular blossom.ReplyDelete
ME? I have been cleaning them out of gutters! LOL
I have never seen a poplar blossom. What a stunner. And congratulations on your new job.ReplyDelete
I never saw a poplar blossom. It's a beautiful flower. Congratulation on your new job.ReplyDelete
I'm sure you'll be good at it.
Hugs, Julia
I think these blooms are pretty. My 6 year old niece picked me a full bouquet once. The problem was she left no stems to place them in the vase so I let her put them in a bowl of water to float.ReplyDelete
I do love to see poplar trees with their leaves fluttering in the wind, but have never seen their blossom. How beautiful. We are just beginning our first round of blossoms here. Forsythia and tulips and daffodils are a very welcome sight.ReplyDelete
Beautiful blossom!ReplyDelete
I'm such a loser. From your description I believed we'd a poplar tree in front ... but no, it's a crepe myrtle.
That is a beautiful flower. Too bad it blew off the tree.ReplyDelete
Love the blossom and we used to have a poplar tree in front of our home when I was growing up.ReplyDelete


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The potential for Greece defaulting on its debt is weighing heavily on the market and while some investors are simply leaving, others are assessing how they can gain from the current state of affairs. The S&P recently reduced Greece's rating to CCC, the lowest of any nation in the world, alongside the reality that a default has become more of a reality than a question at this point. Unemployment is up 40 percent to 16 percent this in the past 52-weeks, proving last years rescue was not enough to help Greece pull itself back up. So what does that mean?
Surely American banks have a degree of involvement in Greek debt, with Bank of America being the institution with the highest exposure at around $450 million. For the most part though American banks interest in Greece is mild enough that the crash would not put a major strain on them.
The same can't be said of French and German banks which can be expected to endure enormous consequences. French banks are especially at risk with around $57 billion in Greek Exposure. Moody's has even considered downgrading the top three French banks on the basis of the potential default. So far; however BNP Paribas (BNP), Societe Generale (CSGLY) and Credit Agricole (ACA) have maintained ratings. German banks have $34 billion in exposure, a factor that could significantly impact German financials.
Beyond Germany and France, there is a potential that other weak nations, like Ireland and Portugal will also be pulled down into a recession by the reverberations of a Greek default, meaning the euro as a whole will endure considerable damage.
This, theoretically, will positively influence the prices of Gold and the dollar
People often pour money into gold whenever another currency is showing weakness and the potential impact of a multi-national European financial struggle and the manner in which that would shake the euro is the most extreme example of this. Many analysts are even predicting the Euro will be eliminated in as little as five years. If that is even half right, a Greek default will mean major gains for the price of Gold. An investment in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) could be wise at this time.
The dollar, having had fewer ties to the Greek default will emerge as the natural victor between the two. A weak euro generally means a stronger dollar. The euro is no longer a contender for a global currency at this point, meaning that investors will recognize its reign will continue atleast for another couple of years. The strength of the dollar will gain on that sentiment.
A stronger dollar also means more European travel. Back when France was still using the Franc, renting a house on French Riveria could be cheaper than a jaunt to the Hamptons. With the dollar exceeding the strength of the euro, traveling will become less pricey, giving northern Europeans and Americans more incentive to head to Western Europe. That will help the tourism industry in those nations.
Airlines that specialize in International travel, aircraft manufacturers like Boeing (BA) and websites like TravelZoo (TZOO) and Expedia (EXPE) will all be given a boost.


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The Cost of The DeLorean From Back To The Future
Although to everyone's sadness, the DeLorean won't help you travel in time, it is finding its way into the future of sports cars without any flux capacitor or other gadgets.
In the present days, a lot of people continue spending thousands of dollars to have their own DeLorean that resembles the detail to the original one from "Back to the Future" a movie from 1985.
One aspect that makes these cars desirable is the fact that in 1981 to 1982 just 9,000 DeLorean DMC-12 cars have been produced before the company went bust and only 6,500 of them are still available worldwide. They aren't too hard to spot out, with their stainless steel body and gullwing doors.
Everything from full reconstructions to a simple oil change is still handled by DeLorean Motor Co. from Huntington Beach, the current brand owner. Although this brand has always received great attention from the public, as the 30th anniversary of "Back to the Future" gets closer, more and more people look to buy a replica of this iconic care, as Orange County Register states.
The general manager of DeLorean Motor Co., Cameron Wynne, explains his emotional connection to the car by saying that he grew up around DeLoreans his entire life. "I was dropped off to kindergarten in the actual `Back to the Future' car. A DeLorean was my first car at age 16,`Back to the Future' has been a huge part of the business. The car is so well known from a 90-year-old person to a 4-year-old because of that movie. That shows how timeless the car and the brand is."
Also Check Out The Price of a Working Batmobile
All kinds of people get DeLorean replicas, from corporate appearances and movie cameos to newlywed couples that use it as their wedding ride.
One of DeLorean Motor Co. mechanics, Danny Botkin, has built 6 movie replica cars till now, just by relying on photos that he took while restoring the original "Back to the Future" car. He says that he still gets a lot of requests for replicas, mainly from people that have seen the movie in 1985, when they were children, and now have enough money to afford this luxury.
So how much will you spend on a DeLorean replica?
If you want your own "time-traveling" DeLorean, where you can push a "destination time" button on the control panel or pull a lever to activate the pulsing lights of the time circuit, be prepared to spend around $45,000 for one piece. Military surplus and other equipment like jet engine oil cooler will be used to recreate the replica.
Botkin also said that they never advertised that they build these kinds of replicas, it was just something that people asked for.
Stephen Wynne, Cameron Wynne's father, was the one that launched the current DeLorean Motor Co.
To do it, he had to buy the remaining parts of the original company. Among these remaining parts were 1,000 gullwing doors, that fill 40,000 square feet of space in a warehouse in Houston, according to Cameron Wynne.
Seven years ago, when DeLorean started to re-build these types of sports cars, they did it by using donor cars that have been stripped and fitted with remanufactured or remaining parts.
Cameron Wynne also said that they get constant requests to take cars from customers that are keeping them in storage for 10, 20, or 30 years and want to get rid of them.
Also Read The Cost of Reupholstering an Old Car
How about the real "Back to the Future" DeLorean? How Much For the Original Car?
Someone already got one of the original DeLoreans used to travel in time in the "Back to the Future" movie trilogy for a whopping $541,000. Yes, that's a lot to pay for a car that "can't even travel in time".
How about our average Joe? Would he afford this luxury?
If you're on an average salary, we wouldn't even think about telling you to get the original. Not even a replica will be worth the hard time you'll face trying to get the necessary funds. If you are a real fanatic and really want a DeLorean of your own, look for a second-hand piece and start rebuilding it yourself. It will be a great experience and will end up costing a lot less. You might have a hard time finding some parts, but in the end, you'll pay a lot less for your desired "time-traveling car".
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Woke shortly after 5 am this morning — and instead of hopping out of bed to do tai chi, I hopped out of bed to load my bags in the car, and drive two hours from my parents' house where I was dropped off after coming back from Chicago… directly to school for a full day of teaching. I'm now at home, returning for the first time since leaving Friday.
One round of tai chi, no more. I'm done for the day.
It's not that I don't want to do more. I do. But today is not going to be that day.


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Band: Ghouli
Album: Nothing
Genre: Metal
Country: USA
Release Date: 22nd of January, 2020
Released via: DAM Recordings
Cover Artwork: © DAM Recordings, 2020
We received a mail from Richmond, Virginia with a link to a short burst of music. Ghouli is a Hardcore Punk Band, influenced by early 80s bands, but also, and that's why I gave them a try, by Death and Goth Rock.
Nothing brings us 6 short songs with a total playtime of about 13 minutes. First of all, this is no happy EP with some funny drinking songs or stuff. Mental illness, death and abuse are the topics of the songs and because of the aggressive way, especially with regards to the vocals, I fell in love with Sam. The first time I heard her voice I thought: powerful and absolutely pissed-off, that's how it should be. Great performance.
I also like the sound of the production, naturally as well powerful, with a great bass sound especially, so it's another part why I like to recommend this EP to you.


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Yet another Year has flashed by, and our local Real Estate Market was a real "rip snorter"!
In 2016, home sales were up 10.7% over 2015 (1607 homes sold in Cache Valley), and sold prices were up 9.6%!! The average sold price per foot in 2016 was $92 and the last 6 months it averaged $95 per foot. Our previous market high (late 2007) was an average price per foot of $88. Please keep in mind, these average prices include new homes, single level, 2 story etc… It's important to have a Real Estate professional or appraiser evaluate your specific home/location to determine your home's value.
Factors contributing to the increased home prices are: low inventory – there has been a 13.1% decrease in the average number of homes available on the market since 2015 (at this moment in time there are just 226 homes on the market in Cache Valley), and increased demand for homes as Utah continues to benefit from an influx of new home buyers. 15,000 people reportedly moved to the state last year, and Utah ranks 2nd in the US in Millennial (those born between 1982 and 2004) home buying.
Prime mortgage interest rates, while up .75-1% the past several months, are still very affordable. According to The Mortgage Report (an unbiased, very useful mortgage news publication) they are expected to hover between 4-4.32% in 2017. Government backed loans (FHA, VA & USDA) actually provide even lower rates currently, but have accompanying mortgage insurance premiums).
All signs point to the Real Estate market remaining strong. Housing appreciation in Utah overall is projected to slow in 2017 to a more sustainable 5-6% as builders continue to add to the home inventory – which is good news for buyers.
Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous 2017!


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You walk into an elevator and the only other person is your ideal potential boss, the chief legal officer of a Fortune 500 company.
If you think that being a lawyer means you're not in sales, think again. As Daniel Pink notes in "To Sell is Human," we are all in sales now. Still, when it comes to your career, you are selling yourself, which can feel very awkward. This is especially true for lawyers who are used to being sought out for their expertise. The first thing to understand is that, if you want to make a career move or move up in your current career, you need to learn to sell yourself. Any sales person will tell you that one of the most important items in your tool box is a good elevator pitch.
The term "elevator pitch" started with the idea of stepping into an elevator with someone you need to impress – a potential employer or client or customer – and making that impression before they get off the elevator. Today, you don't need an elevator to feel the time pressure. Networking events, work meetings, social situations or even random encounters may be your opportunity to get in front of the person who can change your career for the better. Most executives can listen faster than you can talk and they aren't interested in long stories. So, how do you make a positive impression fast? How do you develop elevator pitches that you can use anytime you get 60 seconds with a person you need to impress?
First, note that I said "pitches" not "pitch." One size does not fit all when it comes to making an impression. You need to have a few different versions of your pitch depending on who you are talking to and in what context.
Second, we are talking about making a first impression, not making a sale or landing a job. You want to make the other person sufficiently interested that they want to talk with you longer. In the longer conversation, you can share more relevant information and have a more fact-filled, substantive discussion.
I like the Wow, How, Now approach that Brian Walter developed. The Wow is a catchy, quirky statement about what you do. It should be accurate but also a little opaque. You want to intrigue the listener so that they want to know more.
For example, as an in-house legal recruiter, I might say "I help companies increase their profitability."
The How is more straightforward. In a sentence, how do you do your job and what separates you from your competition.
My example: "I find top legal talent in Latin America for multi-national companies by using my extensive network and my knowledge as a former Latin America regional counsel at a Fortune 100 company. Generally, I help my clients hire lawyers to do the job I used to do or to hire lawyers like those who used to report to me."
The Now should be a very short story that will help them remember what you've just said. It often starts with "for example." The Now should be as specific as you can be without revealing any non-public or sensitive information. If you can mention company names that the listener will know, great. If not, just be descriptive and vivid enough that the listener will remember the story.
For example, "a sports apparel company recently hired me to help them find their first Latin American lawyer. They wanted the person to be based in Panama and they didn't know anything about how to find a quality lawyer in Panama. I found several excellent lawyers for them. With the new Latin American counsel they hired, they can embark on an aggressive Latin American expansion with excellent legal guidance in-house. That allows them to minimize their legal risks and their outside counsel bills thereby helping them to grow and maintain their profitability."
To finish up, toss the conversation back to them with a question. "What do you do?" or, if you know what they do, ask them about an aspect of their business that you'd like to help them with.
As you develop your elevator pitches, keep in mind these common mistakes so you can avoid them:
1. Not knowing when to stop talking and show an interest in the other person. Instead of just filling all of the available time with your words, make your pitch and stop talking. Ask the other person what they do or, if you know what they do, ask a question that will get them talking about what you want to talk about. Your goal is to start a conversation, not just deliver a sales pitch.
2. Using too much jargon. Use simple language and short sentences. Avoid acronyms. Make it easier to follow and remember.
3. Sounding too sales-y. You want to sound conversational, not like a salesperson.
4. Lacking confidence. Whatever you say in your elevator pitch, you need to believe it yourself and convey that through your tone of voice and body language. This is not the time for either bravado or for false modesty.
5. No next step. Every elevator pitch should end with an agreed next step. It should be modest – invite the person for coffee or ask if it's ok for you to email them your resume and set up a call. At a minimum, you want to exchange business cards. Without a next step, your elevator pitch is not likely to lead to anything concrete.
If you want this year to be the year you get a new job or make a change in your career, develop some good elevator pitches. Then go out there and press the "up" button.
Barrett S. Avigdor, Esq. is Managing Director for Latin America, a member of Major, Lindsey & Africa's In-House Practice Group, and based in the firm's San Diego office. A certified executive coach and trainer, Barrett has worked with attorneys around the world to help them enhance their professional performance and create a life they enjoy by utilizing emotional intelligence and their individual strengths. She is the co-author of the best-seller "What Happy Working Mothers Know" (Wiley 2009). Barrett can be reached at email@example.com.


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A recently released report by Restrata, a global leader in safety and security consultancy and training services, has warned of the continued need for improved hotel security to protect employees and guests from future terror attacks across the Middle East and North Africa.
RELATED: How Abu Dhabi plans to compete with Dubai as cruise hub
RELATED: Middle East sees exponential growth in cruise tourism
The report released by Restrata deals broadly with the hospitality industry, of which the cruise industry is a part, and with the significant growth in the number of cruise ships visiting the Middle East each year, using Dubai as the homeporting hub, the warnings ring true.
"The hospitality industry should step up its efforts to protect itself against potentially deadly attacks by identifying the steps which must be taken to improve security systems, processes and cultures," the firm said in a release.
"Hotels have been seen as a soft target for terrorist attacks because they tend to have large, open spaces and attract a high number of visitors, many of whom are often foreigners," the warning adds.
There have been more than 160 terror attacks worldwide targeting hotels since 1970, with more than 40 occurring in the last five years alone.
There are no comparative statistics for the cruise industry, but Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, the UK's highest naval officer in Nato, said Islamic State's spread into Libya had cast an 'uncomfortable shadow' over the sea and that cruise ships visiting the area could be vulnerable to attack.
CNN has previously reported that Al Qaeda had planned to hijack a cruise ship and video its militants executing passengers. Gaining access to a cruise ship to carry out such an attack would likely occur in one of the North African ports on the Mediterranean.
One such port was the site of the massacre of more than a dozen cruise passengers last year. A cruise shore excursion was targeted by gunmen in Tunis, who killed 14 passengers who had arrived on MSC and Costa cruise ships.
While cruise ships and hotels in the Arabian Gulf are generally considered to be safe from such events, Restrata calls for major brands to have contingency plans in place.
Botan Osman, Managing Director of Restrata said: "Hospitality targeted attacks may rise unless the industry takes a harder stance. This can be done whilst balancing the business needs of the hotel.
Sadly not all incidents can be prevented. Mr Osman added: "Attempts must be made to prevent terrorist attacks, but operators should also have a plan in place to deal with such events.
"We live in an interactive world, where terrorist attacks quickly gain traction in the media. As a global hotel brand, this level of coverage means that an assault on one property ultimately impacts overall reputation by association, damaging the overall brand image."
Restrata's white paper reports that the challenge for the hotel sector is to strike the right balance between creating a welcoming environment while ensuring the safety and security of visitors, guests and staff.
"We have found that appropriate security measures are often not considered early enough in the design stage of most hotel developments. It's frequently seen as an unnecessary cost and there's a belief that installing CCTV cameras will suffice," explained Jas Jaiya, Technical Design authority at Restrata.
However, Claire McDonald, Senior Security Consultant at Restrata, pointed out in emailed comments to Cruise Arabia & Africa that the cruise industry is generally ahead of the curve in this regard, compared to hotels.
"With a security mind-set, cruise ships are not only 'floating hotels'. In the broadest sense, the cruise ship industry must be able to merge the best of breed of hotel security and a number of other factors," she says.
These include passenger safety, transportation, logistics (people & commodities), Port Authority regulations, immigration controls, counter terror initiatives and many other local and national authority standards to uphold the principles of ensuring a safe and secure experience for paying customers and the staff onboard.
"This goes beyond the provision of on-board security systems and security personnel and encompasses several other necessary security processes and protocols to ensure the security of the vessel and its passengers," McDonald tells Cruise Arabia & Africa.
"On the whole, the regulations and standards applicable to the cruise ship industry are robust and thorough. They encompass all of the above and set out the provision for risk reduction strategies from ensuring contraband is not loaded onto the vessel to ensuring passenger safety both vessel bound and shore-side."
Serving clients across the world from its offices around the globe, and headquartered in the UAE, Restrata provides a range of safety and security services to establish the necessary security and crisis management arrangements to build resilience within organisations, including consultancy, auditing and risk assessments, situational awareness and tracking, training and workforce development, response services in crisis and continuity management, fire and rescue services, safe journey management, and HSE management.
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QQQ made both a lower low and a higher high on Wednesday versus the day before. That is often referred to as an "outside day". Outside days are not terribly unusual. What is unusual is that it happened fort eh 2nd day in a row. In the past the simple fact that range has expanded for the last 2 days has led to a short-term rally. I last showed this in the 8/22/12 blog. Below is an updated results table.
The numbers all appear impressive. I also produced an equity curve that assumed a 1-day holding period.
The persistent upslope is impressive and it serves to confirm the upside edge.


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KentFolk News
August 2003
Anyway, August and September calendars are now up, and have a wider and more complete range of Kentish gigs than ever before.
I have updated the Celtic sesion details, and chased up on some of the jazz venues - if anyone can update me regarding the Louis Armstrong in Dover, I would appreciate it.
I have also added some Medway pubs and clubs to the venue and club section - Dartford Folk Club and The Barge at Gillingham were well overdue, and added a mumber of Medway gigs to the calendar - please do tell me if there are any mistakes in these, as I am out of my usual patch.
I have just added and updated a number of links, but they are not all fixed yet.
I have just had the Deal Festival program, see below or on the Festivals
Broadstairs Folk Week - the best I have been to yet - but for me the
enduring image will be of a sound engineer using a paper fan borrowed from the
audience, fanning the amplifier heatsink vigorously, to keep Davey and Christa
on air.
In the sizzling heat sound desks were quitting on more gigs than not, mains power and lighting was tripping out all round town.
But some great music - do catch Legacy (Sussex), who were also at Sweeps, if you get a chance - some wonderous fiddling from Tim Cotterell.
More festivals on the way, see the KentFolk Festivals page for more details.
Canterbury Fayre : Friday 22nd to Monday 24th August. See the bottom of this news section for a line up.
Aug 29-31
Faversham's 13th INTERNATIONAL HOP FESTIVAL
Sep 4-7
MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, Deal, Kent. -
Oct 3-5 TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL, nr Ashford, Kent.
Oct 11-25 CANTERBURY FESTIVAL, Canterbury, Kent.
If you fancy something more traditional than the Canterbyry Fayre, try
The Red Lion at Baddlesmere, all week end, until Monday afternoon
- there are still a few camping spaces available.
It reminds me, last year I heard some of his own songs from Bob Simmons :
Dance to the Possible and Look Now.
At the Hop festival, do not miss Kadril in the Phoenix on Saturday Night.
This is the poster from last year :
Public Entertainment Licence
The new act changing the rules for public entertainment has now been passed, and will come into force over the next year or so - I have put a few personal view points from the web and myself on the KentFolk site:
The Licensing Bill
PEL now to be law
KentFolk viewpoint
and a page with a set of truncated excerpts (14 pages from the vastly longer full official document, plus a bit from the official explanatory notes), that may be of use in finding your way around the new laws.
Wednesday Celtic Session
If you have been looking for the Wednesday Celtic session at the George Inn, Stone St. it has now diversified into a number of pubs on different days of the week:
Wednesday have recently been in the Anchor in Wingham, where they have had
a very warm welcome;
Kunlie at the
George Inn, Stone St., has just invited the Celtic
session back for a trial month in September - please do support this -
lets pack the pub so that we re-gain this as a regular venue !
on Thurday there is the Three Tuns, 16 Tannery St., Faversham;
on the 1st Sunday there is a Celtic session at the Shipwrights Arms, Faversham;
on the 2nd Sunday there is the White Horse, Chilham, which is a mixed Blues / Celtic / Country evening;
and on the last Sunday the Deal Celtic session is now in the Ship.
- please do support them and the pubs.
For those of you that know the excellent Irish storyteller
Adrian O,
he will be in the Hare and Hounds, Blean, Canterbury,
on Saturday 13th September.
Part of the evening will be recorded for Adrian's latest CD - "Barely Rhyme or Reason". For further info, Tel. 01304 615079
The next Cajun event is a Cajun dance with Cajunologie at the Faversham Hop Festival, Alexander Centre, 29th August, 7.30pm,
Tickets: £7, Siesta, Palace St. Canterbury; Gatefields Sounds, High St. Whitstable; Alexander Centre, Preston St., Faversham; or ring 01227 731549.
There is also a Cajun dance with Cajunologie as part of the Deal Festival, 12:30, Saturday 6th September, Kings Head, Beach St., Deal.
There is a Cajun dance workshop with Wild Turkey (Yves and Chris from Cajunologie). The workshop is led by Kay Anderson, 2:30pm - 4pm on 21st September at Star Hill Function Rooms, Star Hill, Rochester. £3.50, ring Ann on 01634 405 840.
then :
Cajun Dance Night with Cajunologie October 11th, Star Hill Function Rooms, Star Hill, Rochester. £6.50, ring Ann on 01634 405 840.
Check the calendar for Jazz - You will find Andy Maclean regularly in the Rose & Crown, Stelling Minnis, on a Wednesday, and the George Inn, Stone St. is now having Jazz on a Sunday, starting 2pm.
The Tiger at Stowting have just celebrated 20 years of Jazz on a Monday with Ian Shawcross, without a break, and have a beer festival until Monday 25th, with folk on Friday 22nd.
From: Roger Diamond
Bullet - Hi-calibre Rhythm & Blues
Sun 24 Aug Chilham Steam Fair, Evening.
Fri 29 Aug The Happy Frenchman, Folkestone.
Sat 30 Aug Faversham Beer Festival, Preston St. 14:00.
Sun 31 Aug Faversham Beer Festival, Market Place 13:30.
Sat 13 Sept Churchill's, The Paragon, Ramsgate.
Sun 14 Sept The Anchor, Faversham.
Cheers... Roger The Drummer
Traditional tunes from Ireland, Scotland and beyond
Compiled by
Andy Renshaw
has a new book
out, a collection of over forty traditional
tunes, plus extensive
notes collected over the twenty five years or so
he has been playing traditional music.
From: Wendy Harris
To: beau_at_kentfolk_dot_com
Subject: Hythe Festival 2004
Is there anywhere you could advertise this for us???
We are looking for FOLK performers to take part in a Folk Day - Saturday July 10th 2004 as part of the Hythe Festival. We are particularly looking for the interesting/ unusual!!! Please look at the website for more details www.hythe-festival.co.uk but email me direct if you would like to take part.
Thank you
From: Alan Castle - Folk Spots
Subject: Tenterden Folk Festival - News
Tenterden Folk Festival
More events and guests added on Sunday
The programme for this year's Tenterden Folk Festival, which runs from 3rd to 5th October, includes more guests and events throughout the day on the Sunday from 10 a.m to 11.00 p.m.
The list of Sunday events already includes the following;
* Craft fair and folk sales in the Assembly Rooms of the Town Hall from 10 a.m.
* More stalls in the High Street also from 10 a.m.
* Informal dance displays by the remaining Morris sides
* An acoustic folk club upstairs in the Eight Bells in the morning
* Music session in the White Lion at lunchtime
* A sacred heart workshop in the Zion Baptist Church in the afternoon
* The Homewood Concert in the new Community Theatre at Homewood School from 5.00 p.m.
* The final sing-a-round in the bar of the Eight Bells in the evening
* There may well be other events the details of which have not yet been finalised.
The acoustic folk club will again be run by Kathy and Bob Drage and will feature festival guests including Pete Castle, Johnny Collins, Graeme, Knights, Bing Lyle, Women in Harmony and as many floor singers as can possibly be fitted into the time and space! This event is extremely popular and attracts a wide variety of floor sings, musicians, storytellers and other folk performers.
The Sacred Heart workshop is a new event to the festival and will be lead by Tony Singleton and members of the group, The Marsh Warblers. The workshop is based on songs from the book, The Sacred Harp. The songs are sung in four-part harmony and have been described as "White Spirituals". Sung for over two centuries in the States, they are gaining an increasing following in this country. With their driving rhythms and folk harmonies, they attracted the attention of the Young Tradition (Wondrous Love) and the Watersons (Idumea). Beginners and experienced singers are all welcome to come along and join in this workshop, but it would be helpful to have a moderate music reading ability or to be able to pick up a tune quickly by ear. All music will be provided and the workshop will be illustrated with recordings.
The Homewood Concert will be one of the highlights of the Festival. The traditional Romanian brass band, Fanfare Ciocărlia, will be headlining in this special concert. The band will be touring the UK at that time and were keen to include an appearance at an English folk festival. This unique concert will be held in the new Community Theatre at Homewood School and has been made possible by generous sponsorship from Homewood School to whom we are extremely grateful.
Hailing from the secluded village of Zece Prajini in mountainous eastern Romania, near the Moldovan border, Fanfare Ciocărlia embodies all the bravura and vertiginous speed of Roman Gypsy brass band music. The band has become an international sensation since the world music network first caught wind of their hyper horn hoe downs, typically clocking in at a feverish 150 beats per minute. Playing a mixture of styles from the Balkans, the band plays with demonic speed. Their high-spirited music comprises a lively blend of traditional dances from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey played on horns, trumpets, clarinets and timpani. As well as from their own traditional music, the group take up current melodies from movies between Bollywood and Hollywood as well as adapting international radio hits to Fanfare Ciocărlia's very own style.
Over the last four years Fanfare Ciocărlia have released three CDs, entered music charts and received excellent reviews for their CDs and live performances. The band has toured incessantly around the world, playing in major cities like Tokyo, London, Amsterdam, Moscow, Montreal and New York. They have performed in festivals such as WOMAD, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and at Cartagena's Mar de M�sica, just to name a few. And now they are to appear in Tenterden at this year's Tenterden Folk Festival!
Representing the English tradition at this concert will be Derby based folk singer and storyteller, Pete Castle who is celebrating 25 years as a full time professional folk musician this year. Pete originates from Ashford and played with local "pop" groups in the 1960's. Pete is ably suited to open this concert as besides being a well known and respected exponent of the English tradition he has also played with the Anglo-Romanian folk group Popeluc in both England and Romania so listen carefully for one or two surprises.
FULL WEEKEND TICKETS admit holders to all events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. COST: Before 1st Sept. £15.00 (under 16's £8.00). After 1st Sept. £17.00 (under 16's £9.00).
INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS will also be available in advance, and, space permitting, may be available on the door of the event. Enquire for details in September. tff_at_Folkspots_dot_btinternet_dot_co_dot_uk or visit www.folkspots.btinternet.co.uk. If you intend coming to more than one event it is often best to buy the full weekend ticket as this can work out cheaper, will offer a 50% discount on the K&ES steam railway and numbers of single event tickets will be limited.
Make cheque payable to; "Tenterden Folk Day Trust" and send with two large s.a.e to; Tenterden Folk Festival, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA
The latest details of the Festival will be posted on our web page at www.folkspots.btinternet.co.uk
To receive our regular email updates send an email to
tff_at_Folkspots_dot_btinternet_dot_co_dot_uk with "add to festival news list" in the subject box.
Join the mailing list by sending a s.a.e. to Tenterden Folk Festival (mailing list)
Alan Castle, Tenterden Folk Day Trust, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA
Press release - August 2003
Alan Castle
Folk Spots:
Email: alan_at_Folkspots_dot_btinternet_dot_co_dot_uk
Home page: www.folkspots.btinternet.co.uk
Tenterden Folk Festival and
Tenterden Folk Day Trust (Registered charity No. 1038663);
Promoting folk song, music and dance:
Email: tff_at_Folkspots_dot_btinternet_dot_co_dot_uk
Home page: www.folkspots.btinternet.co.uk
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From: Vic & Tina Smith tinvic_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk
Subject: Six items of Folk News from Sussex
1] FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK, LEWES, THURSDAYS AT 8pm.
Station Street, Lewes
Enquiries:- (01273) 478124 or 881416
Email tinvic_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk
We are closed during August, but start the new season with a bang. Here is our programme for the rest of 2003:-
Sept 4th * £5.00 * JAMES FAGAN & NANCY KERR
Winners of Best Duo, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2003. Great entertainers and always a great hit at the Royal Oak
Sept 11th * £3.00 * KEVIN BARBER & MARK TAYLOR
Two of the best and most popular of local performers. Two fine singers and guitarist with an eclectic choice of songs
Sept 18th * £3.00 * THE OTHER BAND
Three fine talents in Marilyn Bennett, Iris Bishop & Garry Holder make a welcome return and will launch their CD tonight
Sept 25th * £4.00 * JEFF DAVIS
The hugely talented American is on tour again and his fine old time music on guitar, banjo and fiddle is a delight
Oct 2nd * £3.00 * JOY LEWIS & DERRICK HUGHES
A very warm entertaining evening with songs and tunes played on Northumbrian pipes, whistles, hammer dulcimer and guitar
Oct 9th * £4.00 * A BAND LIKE ALICE
Bob Winquist, Richard Collins, Serryl Payne, Gary Payne, Alan Ward combine their considerable talents in the best of bluegrass.
Oct 16th * £5.00 * LEON ROSSELSON
The leading songwriter makes a very welcome return visit. Spirited singing of remarkable songs to polished guitar
Oct 23rd * £4.00 * TIM LAYCOCK
This will be the first solo appearance by this talented, long established performer who delighted us with his New Scorpion Band
Oct 30th * £4.00 * GINA LE FAUX
A great all-round performer- fine singer and sensitive guitar player and the best English fiddler around.
Nov 6th * collection * POST BONFIRE OPEN NIGHT
Nov 13th * £4.00 * BRYAN PETERS
Traditional songs unaccompanied and to guitar and tunes played on melodeon and ango-concertina. A fine entertainer.
Nov 20th * £4.00 * DAVE ARTHUR, PETE COOPER & CHRIS MORETON Dave brings along the musicians who played on his excellent recent album "Return Journey" Songs and tunes from Britain and The States
Nov 27th * £4.00 * JANE & AMANDA THRELFALL, ROGER EDWARDS & MARTIN ELLISON The sisters sing beautifully together and receive wonderful accompaniments on guitar, melodeon and concertina.
Dec 4th * collection * LATE NIGHT SHOPPING OPEN NIGHT
Dec 11th * £5.00 * THE JOHN KIRKPATRICK CHRISTMAS SHOW
A sort of one-man version on the famed "Wassail" tour.
Dec 18th * CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT
Dec 25th * CLOSED
We start 2004 with Bob Copper's Birthday Celebrations (Jan 8th). Other guests in the new year will include Martin Carthy & Norma Waterson, Martyn Wyndham-Read and No Man's Band, Judy Cook.
Our website is at www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic
Those of you with listings/ gig guides etc. are asked kindly to include these dates amongst them.
The Sussex Folk Guide Website has just been updated with listings of many folk song and dance events in and around Sussex between now and the end of August . There are around 100 folk song and dance events listed on the site. You can find it at whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk
Most of the listings on the Sussex Folk Guide website are taken from the paper magazine, THE FOLK DIARY Issue no 202 covers the months of August and September. It also has adverts for various folk festivals, folk music record companies, specialist shops, instrument makers and other services. There are four pages of reviews of new folk music CDs and books. To obtain copies of this free magazine as it is published, please send SAE's to Vic Smith at the address below. It is also the address to send review copies to. The copy date for the October / November 2003 issue has just passed. The copy date for the December / January issue will be October 31st. Potential advertisers are also asked to contact Vic for a statement of our advertising rates. ************
The new free newspaper covering the Mid-Sussex area has a weekly column giving details of events in the area contributed by Vic Smith. Any organiser of events in this area are invited to send photos/biogs/details of events for Vic to include in the column.
Valmai Goodyear - valmaigoodyear_at_aol_dot_com - continues to organise some really useful Saturday daytime instrumental work shops in Lewes. The next ones are:-
Oct 11th MOIRA CRAIG & SARAH MORGAN: VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP
Nov 22nd B�RA GR�MSD�TTIR - ICELANDIC HARMONY SINGING WORKSHOP Nov 22nd CHRIS FOSTER - GUITAR WORKSHOP
Dec 6th KEITH KENDRICK
Dec 13th NANCY KERR - FIDDLE WORKSHOP
Dec 13th JAMES FAGAN - BOUZOUKI WORKSHOP
Rocket Radio will be back in the Lewes area for a three-week period in late October and early November. It will include a 2 hour folk music programme on Wednesday evenings and a 2 hour world music programme on Sunday evenings. Both programmes will be presented by Vic Smith. Information/ gig details/ CDs for inclusion in the programmes to Vic at the address below. +++++++++++++++++++++++
...And if you are ever looking for a good barn dance band, look no further than THE SUSSEX PISTOLS - though you should get in quickly - available dates for 2003 are being snapped up quickly. Website at
Vic & Tina Smith
26 Ferrers Road
East Sussex
Tel & Fax:- 01273 478124
Canterbury Fayre Line Up
Friday 22nd August 2003
Inspiral Carpets - 9pm
Shed Seven - 7.15pm
Ian McNabb - 5.45pm
Adom - 4.45pm
Byrne - 4pm
Space Ritual - 9pm
Tractor - 7.30pm
Guitar George Borowski - 6pm
The Theory - 4.30pm
Eat Static - 9pm
Loop Guru - 7pm
OTT - 5.30pm
Saturday 23rd August 2003
Robert Plant - 9pm
Roy Harper - 7.15pm
Incredible String Band - 5.30pm
Deborah Bonham - 4pm
John Otway Big Band - 2.45pm
Theo Travis - 2pm
Willard Grant Conspiracy - 9.30pm
Jackie Leven - 8pm
Nick Harper - 6pm
Eva Abraham - 4.30pm
Alasdair Roberts - 3pm
Dreadzone - 8pm
State of Bengal - 6.15pm
The Kumba Mela Experiment - 4.30pm
Le Cod Afrique - 3pm
Sunday 24th August 2003
Love with Arthur Lee - 9pm
Buzzcocks - 7pm
Bob Weir's Ratdog - 4.30pm
Cosmic Rough Riders - 3pm
The Yards - 2pm
Horace X - 9.30pm
Karnataka - 7.30pm
Richard Kid Strange - 6pm
Moses - 4pm
Richard Sinclair and Theo Travis - 2pm
Banco de Gaia - 9.15pm
Momo - 7.30pm
Kamel Nitrate - 6pm
Love Grocer - 4.30pm
Seize The Day - 3pm