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In order to promote resident engagement and transparency in government, with the help of the Mayor and City Council, we presented an event titled "Coffee with the City Manager" on July 13, 2017 at the Lynwood Union Gallery. This event was created to invite the community to have iced coffee, pastries and with casual conversation, we discovered ways to work together to improve our city. It was a comfortable environment to which residents and business owners could discuss topics of their choice. In addition to topics brought up by residents and business owners, the Mayor, City Council, Directors and I provided updates on key city initiatives such as the annual budget, capital projects, pending issues being discussed by City Council, and a variety of other topics.
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One of the main topics discussed was the parking predicament within the City. In an effort to provide relief for residents whose neighborhoods are impacted by lack of parking and unsafe parking conditions, the City has launched a Residential Parking Permit Program. The Residential Parking Permit Program would restrict parking for certain hours unless a parking permit is displayed. This program allows only residents with the proper parking permit decal on their vehicles, and their guest's vehicles to park on residential streets. The City will provide information regarding the parking permit on the City's website in the coming weeks.
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Another topic was the bulky trash items being left on the curbside on various streets throughout the city. All single-family and multi-family residents living in the City of Lynwood are eligible to request to receive FREE "Bulky Item" collection service, with a limit of 5 free items per collection and unlimited amount of request throughout the year. Bulky items include items such as furniture, appliances, wood waste, large yard waste, and clothing. Bulky items also include electronic waste and universal waste (stereos, televisions, computers and monitors, cell phones, microwaves. and other similar products). Bulky items do not include: car bodies, construction and demolition waste (with the exception of appliances), chemicals, paint, or any hazardous material. For more information please call Waste Resources at (888) 467-7600 for pick-up.
Many concerned residents attended the event and asked questions ranging from community enrichment programs, illegal reworks, kids' safety, and a variety of questions related to improving the quality of life for Lynwood residents and businesses. We appreciate your concerns and look forward to discovering ways to work together to improve our city and enhance the lives of our residents.


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Here we have the Pacific electric ray (Torpedo californica). It's a rather plain looking, flat-bodied fish that lives off the California coast. It's related to sharks and rays, but has only tiny, round teeth (unlike most sharks); and rather large dorsal (back) fins, unlike most rays. One shocking secret of PacRay (as his friends call him), is the ability to generate a strong electrical charge – up to 45 volts which Ray uses to stun and capture his food, smaller fish. It's also enough power to knock down a human, although there are no deaths or serious injuries recorded of Pacific Ray attack. Also, the electric-producing organs of these rays have unusually high concentrations of important nerve cells that doctors are using to help understand and find medical treatments for human illness that previously had been considered virtually incurable.
Of course there are a few other fish that can produce strong electric current (in experiments the South American electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) has even produced enough electric current to light up a Christmas tree!) But no mammals or other animals that we know of can shock – unless you count some reality show celebrities who can't seem to avoid being shocking.
So, because it doesn't stand out as anything exceptional, there's not much interest in PacRay by fishermen or even other fish (shock me once, shame on you!) and the population of this Pacific Ray appears strong. But what about other species that are easily overlooked and under appreciated but could serve an important part in a healthy environment, or hold the cure for disease or vital scientific research? In fact there are already many species that are listed as Threatened or Endangered- but aren't the types of animals most people think about. All species are priceless; but what if any of these could be the key to a scientific breakthrough that is lost forever, if we loose the species tomorrow?
The Purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) may be the last of it's family going back to the time of the dinosaurs. Believed generally unchanged for millions of years, these little guys were just discovered in 2003 and already are officially listed as Endangered. There's so little is known of the species, no specific conservation actions are yet in place.
This isn't a character from the latest Wizard Fantasy movie; it's the Rondo dwarf galago (Galago rondoensis), one of the world's smallest primates, and one of the most Endangered. It only survives in sparse populations, within less than 40 square miles along the East African coast.
It's a worm! It's a centipede! It's a frog! Actually, this worm-like amphibian IS related to frogs and salamanders. The entire known population of the Sagala Caecilian (Boulengerula niedeni) lives in an area less than 12 square miles. Because of unique anatomy and characteristics, it's very possible this species could be an integral link in the story of animal evolution.
So these animals, and more, are probably species you've never heard about and didn't even know existed. Maybe they are just 'one more' frog or antelope or flower or insect and the loss of any would be regrettable, but not necessarily a disaster – it's possible other species could adjust and things would go on as before. But it's just as possible the end of any one species could destroy an irreplaceable link in the environment; or the loss of an unrecoverable piece of scientific research or medical breakthrough. And we think that's a cost, that would be Shocking.
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In honor of pizza's current leadership position in the poll, I thought I'd share a bit of info with Small.To readers.
First, here's an informative link sent to me by markveglia. It's a page of news about pizza.
Second, many of you don't know this, but I've sampled pizza the world around. I've had pizza in at least 10 different states in the USA. I've had pizza in France, Austria, Germany, Mexico, and Canada. I've had Chicago-style stuffed pizza. I've had New York-style thin crust pizza with low salt. I've tried pretty much all of the frozen pizzas, including those with rising crusts. And I'm ready to give you my favorites.
Joe Bocci's: I don't think Joe Bocci's is still around. If it is, it probably won't live up to my memories. It was an "American-style" pizza, meaning a thin crust, a big roll of crust at the end, a slightly spicy sauce, and really gooey cheese. Man, it was good, but I think it only existed in Carmichael/Sacramento, California.
Siggy's: Another "American-style" pizza. They turned me on to "Pizza Today" magazine. They had a place in the mountains of Groveland, CA...a small town you passed through on the way to Yosemite. They're gone now, but I've heard they have opened another in Merced or something. I should find out.
Some place in New York. I know, I know, that's weak that I can't remember the name of my #3. I think, having seen a special on the Food Network, that it was Lombardi's in Little Italy.
Zachary's Chicago-style pizza, Oakland (or Berkeley) CA. I don't actually think it's true to the Chicago-style. Sure, it has the right shape and building sequence, but it's crust is more pastry/flaky/floury vs. the real Chicago style pizzas which taste a little of corn meal and being fried. Funny, but I prefer Zachary's stuffed Spinach & Mushroom pizza to the "real thing".
Uno's or Due's in Chicago. I've tried plenty of pizzas from Chicago, and these were the best there.
Rico's Pizza, Sacramento, CA. I believe Rico was Joe Bocci's brother. Once the family fued was settled, Joe shut down his vastly superior place.
Croll's, Alameda, CA. What I like about this place is that it's "American Style", but the crust has a hard shell filled with steaming hot, super-soft dough. Light and fluffy, with a not-too-sweet sauce
Napoli's, Vallejo, CA. My wife grew up in Vallejo, and grew up going to Napoli's. I can see why. It's NY style pizza with no frills.
Artz pizza, Vacaville, CA. Yet another on the list that's no longer in existence. Shame. I think it was run by a Filipino fellow, and it was it's own pizza-like creation. (We called it a pan de pizza.) As I recall, it was like pan de leche dough in a pie tin, filled with veggies of all sorts, sauce, and covered with cheese, more crust, and parmesan. I tried to learn to make pan de leche simply so I could duplicate it at home. It failed pretty quickly, since most folks were looking for a traditional pizza.
Mike's (?) pizza on the way to Kirkwood ski resort. Jackson, CA. What I like about this place is it has multiple sauces (e.g., you can get cajun spicy sauce on your pizza). It makes the list if only because of novelty.
Garlex, mentioned by Norcalfella, is fine. Not great. Not bad. Primo's is pretty good, but I found their crust got too soggy if you got more than one topping.
I will, of course, have to try Lamorinda Pizza, now that he mentions it.
Honorable mentions include: The Cheese Board in Berkeley, CA; Ashland Pizza Company (?) in Ashland, OR; Lou Malnatti's Pizza from Chicago, IL, which can be ordered half-baked, fed-exed, packed in dry ice; De Vino's Pizza in Pleasant Hill, CA conveniently within walking distance of my house


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Our Scripture portion for last week was Numbers 25:10 – 30:1. When I started looking it over my first thought was "Oh boy, another list of names and numbers for a census and a repetition of the sacrifices, what can I learn from it this time?" But, when I started studying, something jumped out at me that I would like to share with you. Something that by itself may not be all that remarkable, but when seen in relation to other Scriptures begins to paint a picture that helps us see God's plan.
The Israelites have arrived at the Jordan River across from Jericho and have setup camp. The first thing I should have realized was that they were again at the border of the Promised Land and this time they are going in, so this passage is probably going to be about their preparation to enter into the Land. But I didn't, all I could see was all the names and numbers and sacrifices and I let it cloud my mind and color my thinking. But after wading through all the names and numbers in Chapter 26 we come to the selection of Joshua as the next leader of Israel in verses 12 – 23 of Chapter 27.
While those verses did get my attention, it was the first 11 verses of Chapter 27 dealing with the "Laws of Inheritance", sandwiched in between the census and Joshua's inauguration as leader, which got me thinking. The purpose of the census was to get a list of names and the sizes of the families so they could properly divide up the Land. So this particular event fits in with the verses that go before it but there just seemed to be something special about it. Whatever it was I felt there was more to it than meets the eye and that it needed some special attention.
A descendent of Joseph, Zelophehad, had five daughters but no sons. Now, since the usual practice at the time was to pass an inheritance on to the eldest son, this meant that he would not be included in the division of the Land. This meant that his family inheritance would be lost and in time so would his name. So his daughters, desiring that they be given their fathers inheritance so their fathers name not be lost, come to Moses and tell him "Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons." (Num 27:3) They go on to ask him, "Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers." (Num 27:4) It was a legitimate question, but a bit out of the ordinary since in that society women generally were not eligible to receive an inheritance. So Moses went to God to ask what should be done. God told Moses that the daughters were right and gave Moses instructions on what is to be done in these kinds of cases so that a man's inheritance is passed on within the family line, so that his inheritance is not lost and that his name will not be forgotten.
On the surface this appears to be just taking care of some housekeeping chores and tying up some loose ends so the division of the Land can go smoothly. But as I read this a Scripture came to mind, "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." (2 Peter 3:9) As I thought about the connection between the two I realized that through these few verses God was revealing another aspect of Himself. Using these events in the lives of His people He is painting a picture for those of us coming many thousands of years later. It starts out with the census, yes, all those names and numbers are important and have eternal value, for each one of them reveals a family and individuals whom God has created and dearly loves. Not just the big names or the important people were listed, for God was concerned and wanted to make sure that down to the last individual they received their promised inheritance, their part of the Land flowing with Milk and Honey. He didn't want anyone to be left out, no one to be lost.
We should take comfort in this and be encouraged for through the Prophet Malachi God said, "For I the LORD do not change…" (Mal 3:6), and the writer of Hebrews wrote, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." God does not change, what is true in the Old Testament, the Hebrew Scriptures, is true in the New Testament, the Apostolic Scriptures. The Apostle Paul wrote, "But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual." (1 Cor 15:46) So if there is any difference it is that in the Old Testament the principle or concept is often taught through a physical example, while the New Testament teaches the spiritual application of the same principle or concept. For a complete picture and a clear understanding we need both, the Old and the New Testaments, the physical picture and spiritual application. Jesus reminded us of God's care and concern for each of us as individuals when He taught in the Sermon on the Mount that, "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered." (Mt 10:29-30)
God's desire is so strong that no one misses out on their eternal inheritance and their place in that eternal Promised Land that He gave His best to make it possible. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him". (John 3:16-17) Jesus clearly stated His purpose for coming to earth when He told Zacchaeus, "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." (Luke 19:10) Now the choice is up to us. How will we respond to what God has done to make sure we don't miss out on our eternal inheritance? Will we have the courage like Zelophehad's daughters had, who were willing to go to great lengths and go against the norms of the day in order to make sure they got their share of the promised inheritance, their piece of Land flowing with Milk and Honey?


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Outgoing Gorillas Live Longer Than Shy Ones
"These findings highlight how understanding the natural history of personality is vital to ensuring the continued health and well-being of humans, gorillas and other great apes," Weiss said.
Studies of centenarians — people who live to be 100 or more — have found that positive, outgoing people seem more likely to hit the century mark. A study published in May 2012 surveyed 243 centenarians and found most to be outgoing, optimistic and easygoing. These personality traits may arise from underlying genetics, which also influence health, the researchers told LiveScience when the study came out.
The new gorilla study, published today (Dec. 5) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, asked humans who knew the gorillas well to rate the animals' dominance, extroversion, neuroticism (a measure of anxiety that has been linked to shorter lives in humans) and agreeableness. They found that only extroversion was linked to life span.
This extroversion-longer life link wasn't affected by the gorilla's gender, age at assessment or how many times the gorilla had been moved from facility to facility.
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Wonderfest 2004 would see the debut of the Binal Tech Arming sets by TFclub, a Hong Kong based group. TFclub decided to play up the 1 day license concept and how people would dig what was a spin on the axed idea by Takara. Not to mention they also were a cheaper way to get more rocket launchers for your other figures (Seeing how BT-07 Smokescreen GT was the only way to get it). They sold 2 different sets at the show, limited to 300 each for 1500 yen. The left overs ended up all over the internet (Ebay, Tformers Marketplace, TFclub forums, ect)
Both sets came with the same stuff just minor color changes. Each set came with 1 repro Smokescreen GT shoulder rocket launcher (with a chromed tip this time), one repro of Kicker's Energon Saber, and 3 Light Sabers. As you can see in the picture above one set had a grey rocket launcher and chrome silver Energon Saber, one had a black launcher with a chrome gold Saber.
These came out before a time when garage kits and 3rd party TF stuff were a dime a dozen and upgrade sets were made by everyone. One of the first to do it, and now extremely hard to come by cheap. Truly a piece of 3rd party history. Anyhow this weekend is the Montreal Comic-Con, TF related guests like Kirby Marrow (Hot Shot, Rad) and Larry Hama (GI Joe vs. Transformers) will be there. So enjoy the weekend and see ya Monday!


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Samuda urges farmers to re-enter cattle industry
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, has urged farmers in western Jamaica to re-enter the cattle industry, in an effort to reduce imports and improve the country's position in beef and milk production.
Speaking at the relaunch of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Savanna-la-Mar Methodist Church Hall on June 4, Samuda said the fall-off in production has left the beef and dairy sectors in dire need of restoration.
The Minister said there are also opportunities in the value-added dairy and beef market for Jamaica's farmers.
"We have got to restore not only our beef industry, but our dairy industry in this country. We have to produce that which can be grown, nurtured and developed locally and instead of exporting the raw material, we can add value to it and export it, so that we can earn the foreign exchange that we so badly need," Samuda said.
Meanwhile, the Minister is lamenting the fall-off in business for the local dressmakers and tailors due mainly to large imports of clothing.
"That group of highly skilled workers, known as dressmakers and tailors, are almost a dying breed," he said.
He said that Jamaicans, especially the young, must be encouraged to utilise the services of these professionals who have earned the reputation of producing clothing of better value than their overseas counterparts.
"It is only if we inculcate in the minds of the young that whilst your tastes have become very discriminating, we have got to acquire the taste, the desire and the love for those things that are manufactured locally with local hands and with local raw materials," the Minister urged.
Samuda said that while things from abroad might be attractive, "they are sometimes not as good and durable as those we make."


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KW: I was first introduced to your music through Iona's 'Journey into the Morn.' From there I worked both backward and forward, owning all but 'Woven Cord.' 'Veil of Gossamer' quickly became the possessor of my CD player for a time and often finds its way back there.
DB: That's great! You should get 'Woven Cord' though - there are some great moments on there! I was very pleased with the reaction to 'Veil'. It seems to be an album that grows on people. I wanted it to be seen as a single piece of work - flowing from track to track, so that the listener could become engrossed in it. This obviously demands that you are able to spend a lot of time with it - something I know people don't seem to be as willing these days to do with music. That was one of the great things about growing up as I did in the 1970's. My friends and I would spend long hours in darkened rooms just listening to the latest album releases - you could really get to know a piece of music that way!
KW: I have to tell you, 'Heaven's Bright Sun' is one of the best, if not THE best, live albums I've ever heard. Having never been a big fan of live albums, generally preferring studio work, this one was a great surprise to. I have recommended this to a number of people as a perfect sampler of the band's range. (Please feel free to share about the process of its recording, if you like.)
DB: Yes, it was a good representation of how the band sounded live at the time. We recorded it over three shows on consecutive nights. I think the band can only be fully experienced when you've heard a live performance. Sadly, due to family constraints we don't play live too often now, but I always love the spontaneity of the live performance - there's nothing like it. When you think about it, it's only been in the last century or so that recording music has been possible - for the several thousand years before that it was always a live experience - something to share with other people. I think it's easy to lose sight of that these days and to treat music as another home accessory, like wallpaper.
KW: Now that you are in the process of preparing to release a live DVD, I'm curious, will the DVD span the entire Iona catalog? In other words, did you perform any of the music from the first few albums or is it predominantly the band's later works? Will it include any solo works, or strictly band material? I must say that being in the center of the US, and sadly unlikely to have the opportunity to experience Iona live, I am very much looking forward to the DVD.
DB: So are we - it's been a long time in coming for various logistical reasons! The DVD (which we're imaginatively calling 'Live in London'!) is to be released early in the new year is a good document of how the current band line up sounds. It was just recorded on one night, but there's some great playing on there, especially on tracks like 'Encircling', 'Flight of the Wild Goose', 'Edge of the World' and a new song called 'Strength', which will be on the new Iona album (but in a much more developed format). The material spans all the Iona albums and has 4 new tracks on there too. There is no material from the solo albums, though in the acoustic set we play a few traditional folk tunes that are also on the new Troy and Dave CD 'When Worlds Collide' (different versions of course!). In fact here is the full track listing:
SET 1 (Acoustic set): 1. Chi-Rho, 2. Greenfields of Canada (traditonal), 3. Edge of the World, 4. Jigs Hansome Young Maiden/ Trip to Athlone (traditonal), 5. Today.
SET 2 (full on set): 1. Woven Cord, 2. Wave After Wave, 3. Inside My Heart, 4. Wind off the Lake (new track), 5. A Dhia Ghleigil (new track), 6. Factory of Magnificent Souls (new track), 7. Encircling, 8. Strength (new track), 9. Treasure, 10. Castlerigg / Reels, 11. Irish Day, 12. Bi-Se I Mo Shuil Part 2, 13. Flight of the Wild Goose, 14. Murlough Bay.
The concert was mixed in 5.1 surround sound by John Kellogg, who is one of the pioneers of surround sound. He's produced 5.1 versions of several classic albums, such as Machine Head by Deep Purple and Brain Salad Surgery by ELP and recently the Black Crowes new album. Listening in surround it really feels as though you're at the concert, sometimes in the audience, sometimes up on stage! The DVD is also going to be released as a double cd, though this will miss off the acoustic set we did on the night.
KW: As a visual artist, myself, I'm often asked to name what inspires me. I find it hard to say, as the sources are so varied. Ultimately, of course, true inspiration comes from the Creator Himself, but He often uses a variety of catalysts that stimulate ideas. Are there any particular sources of inspiration that you draw from with any degree of regularity? Or are your inspirations of a more random nature?
DB: Inspiration as you say can and does come from a variety of sources. I often find it from reading something, or from experiencing a particularly beautiful landscape, sunset or night sky. I have quite a library of books by people like David Adam and Ray Simpson, both people I know and who write beautifully about 'Cetic Christianity', that is the period from around the 4th to the 8th century, when the British Isles was deeply impacted by the living, earthy faith of people such as Columba, Aidan and Cuthbert. It was a time when the church deeply connected to people, had a huge respect for the natural world, and had a humility in its structures and dealings with people. It was also a time of miracles, when the veil between the temporal and eternal seemed particularly thin. There are some very inspiring stories from this period and I believe there is much we as a society can learn that applies to how we live today. If there was more respect for nature, for example, perhaps people would think more about how our lives have an impact on the environment, and perhaps more would be done to combat global warming. I'm quite interested in cosmology too - the more you learn about the universe, the more incredible a place it seems to be and the more humble the human species seems in comparison.
KW: Do you set out with a vision to write a song about thus and such, working from a particular goal of what you wish to communicate, writing perhaps the poetry that are to be the lyrics and then set it to music? Or do you tend to start with a melody, or a musical atmosphere, adding words later?
DB: All of those ways actually! There isn't one method that I always use as a starting point. However, when I'm working on an album, it is crucial for me to have an idea of what I'm trying to communicate. I'm always putting down musical ideas onto tape or disk, but I find it much easier to assemble them into a coherant whole when I know what I'm trying to say with a particular piece. So I'll often write down a title or description of a piece which I can then work to, so I know what kind of atmosphere I want at the beginning, in the middle and at the end. Sort of like a storyboard, to use a film analogy. Sometimes I might come across a poem that I love (as in the case of 'Until the Tide Turns' on my 'Veil of Gossamer' album), and discover that it fits a musical idea I've put down years before, but never used. The feel of the words will usually dictate the feel of the music in this case.
KW: One of the things that I find remarkable, as I listen to the Iona catalog is the consistency or continuity of sound, despite a number of personnel changes, including the departure of one of Iona's founding members, David Fitzgerald. Do you and David stay in touch?
DB: Yes we do, usually via email. David came up here to my studio in May to do some filming for an Iona DVD we're putting together which will be a history of the band. We did some improvising together and played one or two of the Iona tunes from when he was in the band, which was great. All that was filmed and some of it will be on the DVD. David is a great musician and has a fantastic tone, especially on the flute. We're currently looking into re-releasing his first two solo albums (which are now deleted) on the Open Sky label as a compilation - but it all depends on whether this will be financially viable for us. I think right since the beginning of the band I have had an idea of the kind of sounds and atmospheres I wanted Iona's music to incorporate. Within that there is lots of scope, but I've been quite clear about creating an Iona sound and which elements that should include. Although there have been personnel changes over the 16 1/2 years the band's been in existence, there have been some key consistent factors; Jo's voice and songwriting, my keyboard and guitar playing, writing and producing, Troy's pipe and whistle playing (and playing on various other instruments) and, since 1995, his writing contribution. Actually, Frank (drums. percussion and violin) has played either as guest or member on 7 of the band's 10 albums (if you include the new soon to be released studio album and live album / DVD), so that's also quite consistent!
KW: I suppose that question applies to the various alumni, really. Is there something of a fraternal order of Iona? I mean, not to get too sappy, but is there something of a family feel to having been a part of the group?
DB: Well, we've know each other for a long time and basically we get on together pretty well, though like any family we have our different views on things. We always have a great time when we're all together though, but as we live so far apart from each other (apart from Troy and I), that's not often enough. I'm looking forward to next year though, when we'll be doing a few more gigs. It's always great when we spend time together for concerts. We are able to say what we feel within the band, for example about a song's lyrical or musical direction, without becoming too precious about it all. At first when someone else says they don't like something you've written it can be a bit deflating, but you can choose to either get upset about it, or to say 'Well maybe they have a point - let's see if we can make it even better!' I know that we're all aiming for the same thing, ie for any album we're working on to be as good as it possibly can be, and each band member's views are important and shouldn't be discarded. I know on stage too that we're all working together and if anything goes wrong, we'll cover for each other. For example, once my main sound module went haywire, so I had to turn it off and reload all my sound samples - which took about 4 or 5 minutes. So Troy and Frank just played some jigs completely off the cuff - and the audience thought it was great! On another occasion there was a problem with Troy's pickup connection on his pipes. He happened to say over his microphone to the audience that it would be 'all right' soon. This gave me the idea of playing the opening chords of the old Free song 'All Right Now'. To my surprise, Terl the drummer joined in, then Troy (who knows the words to hundreds of songs) started singing it. We ending up playing the whole song (Jo even did backing vocals!) whilst a technician was busy fixing Troy's pipes. Once we'd finished, Troy was able to announce that it was indeed 'All Right Now' as his pipes had been fixed! It was brilliant and couldn't have been scripted any better! In fact I have that on a cassette recorded from the desk that night - perhaps a future Iona official bootleg!
KW: Besides your work together, you did ?Eye of the Eagle,? inspired by David Adam?s book by that name. Are there any plans for future collaborations?
DB: Well I've just done two albums collaborating with Troy (From Silence cd & just released DVD and When Worlds Collide). David Fitzgerald and I have talked about doing something else together and I'd like to do that at some point. If we go ahead with re-releasing a compilation of his first two albums we plan to get together and try and come up with one or two new tracks that could be included to make it a bit more special. Actually we'll be shortly releasing 'The Eye of the Eagle' DVD, which was a film of the world premier plus interviews etc. It's certainly much easier to consider collaborating with other musicians these days, due to the technology around and I've been in email discussions with a few musicians in the US that I know about a possible future collaboration which could be very exciting - but I won't say anymore yet - incase it comes to nothing.
KW: Joanne Hoggs is truly the voice of Iona. Please extend our well wishes to Joanne as she continues to recover from her surgery. It is a great relief to know that the operation did not damage her voice (for hers and the band?s sake)! It is difficult to imagine the songs of Iona being sung by any other. However, were any other vocalists considered before Joanne stepped into her role? Was there ever discussion of using a male lead or was the audio vision you and David had always for the vocals to be done by a female vocalist?
DB: The first ever Iona gig was just the two of us - David and I. It was funny though, when we'd set up our equipment we realized that we'd instinctively left a space in the middle of the stage, which would normally be occupied by whatever singer we'd usually be working with in our other role as supporting musicians for various people. After that first gig we both realized that for our musical vision to be complete we needed a singer. It was always a female voice we had in mind and preferably someone who could also play keyboards. We did audition one other lady - someone who David knew - but she just wasn't right. We'd both been working with Joanne on UK singer songwriter Adrian Snell's 'Alpha and Omega' project a couple of years before and thought it was worth contacting her to see if she caught the vision - which she indeed did. The first gig we did as a three piece (we used sequenced drums and bass on the first few gigs) was on the fringe at a festival called Greenbelt. We'd cobbled together a half hour set and it went down a storm. Jo - who also plays keyboards and guitar - was great as a front person and we immediately knew we had something special. When Jo was on maternity leave the rest of the band did discuss getting someone else in to sing, just to keep things going and rather than have to cancel gigs, but I couldn't really imagine anyone else substituting for Jo, so we just waited until she was ready to play concerts and record again.
KW: Have the guitar pieces you released on Songs for Luca been released anywhere else? What about Frank van Essen's couple of tracks?
DB: The solo acoustic piece 'In the Wake of Columcille' was originally recorded for the cover CD of a US publication called 'Fingerstyle Guitar' and hasn't been on anything else. Frank's tracks that are on there have not been on any other releases either, though he has talked about doing a solo project - but Frank is really busy producing and arranging for various projects so he hasn't got round to it yet.
KW: In compiling the music for Songs for Luca, how did you go about it? Did you have personal contact with the individual artists, or did you work through their labels?
DB: It was all through personal contacts.
KW: Your wife, Debbie, is a pianist.
DB: Yes, in fact Debbie has a music degree and her first instrument was the oboe, but 11 years of a debilitating illness, which has largely cleared up now, left her without enough breath to play it very much, so she tends to play the piano mostly.
KW: Besides what she recorded for Songs for Luca, does she have any additional plans to record, either together or apart?
DB: We've recorded a lot of her songs just very simply at home. She often writes songs for specific people who are going through difficulties. It would be nice to do a whole album of them sometime, but finding the time is always the problem - and somone that could look after the children! Debbie has a very good ear for a nice melody and has written some lovely pieces - both songs and instrumentals. She wrote the melody we based the Brendan pieces on on the Iona 'Beyond these Shores' album.
KW: With music as your livelihood, do you play much at home?
DB: Yes quite a lot. Well my studio is only about 2 metres from our house! We don't have a television so I often play music with Luca and sometimes Evie. Luca loves playing percussion instruments, and when he lets me I'll play along on the piano. We do little 'shows' as well, which Evie (who's 5 but seems more like 25!) usually organizes. The latest is 'Cinderella' (we recently took Luca and Evie to see the ballet). So I have to provide the accompanying music for them and sound like Prokofiev, while they do all the character parts. That in itself is amazing - seeing Luca playing interactively in such a concentrated way - something he never used to do. That's one area in which the Son-Rise program is really helping him. Another is taking him out to something like a ballet and for him to sit and watch it without screaming or wanting to get up and run around like he used to do (though he still screams a bit at home!).
KW: Songs for Luca features a wide variety of musical personalities, including Rick Wakeman, Karnataka, The Flower Kings and Gentle Giant. How did this collection come together? Did people volunteer or were they mostly solicited? And if so, have you had much association with any of these artists or was it mostly a matter of professional courtesy?
DB: On the first Songs for Luca album they were all people we'd had some contact with before, except Julie Tippets, who'd heard about the project through someone we knew and as a result very kindly offered to contribute. I first met Rick in 1997, when he came to our house to discuss the possibility of Iona signing to the label he had then. Unfortunately we were contracted elsewhere at the time, but it was nice to find out that Iona were one of his favourite bands. We were very pleased when he agreed to contribute a track to the album. I met Ian and Rachel from Karnataka at an Iona gig they came to and we stayed in email contact after that. Later of course Rachel sang on 'Veil of Gossamer'. I've known Kerry Minnear from Gentle Giant since 1991 or 92. in fact around that time he came to stay with us for a night and he, David Fitzgerald and I spend a day jamming together with a view to doing something together. That didn't work out at the time but we stay in touch - Luca, Evie and I recently called in to see him when Debbie was on a Son-Rise course not far from his home. I've suggested he should do a solo album, but he seems happy mainly teaching music these days. Roine Stolte is the person I know least. I'd just met him once - at a Flower Kings gig for the Classic Rock Society over here. I just said a brief hello after the gig and gave him an Iona cd (Open Sky -which he said later he really likes). So when I though to contact him regarding a track for the Luca album, I wasn't expecting a response, but in fact I think he responded quicker than anyone else. Not only that, he said he'd remix a Flower Kings track and add a new guitar solo and new keyboards especially for the album! That was really heartwarming. Since then we've had some email correspondance and I sent him 'Veil of Gossamer' which he really likes.
KW: And now, you are putting together Songs for Luca 2; is that correct? Will it be another 2-disk set and will most of the same artists be participating?
DB: Yes it will be a 2-disk album and a lot of the same artists will be contributing, but also some different ones. Rob Ayling from our distributors Voiceprint had the idea of us sending out a letter to all the Voiceprint artists which they'd send out along with their royalty statements (something musicians are always interested in!). We've had a great response back from this mailout and at the moment the provisional artist list is looking like this (though we expect to add a few more soon): Moya Brennan, Joanne Hogg (on a reworking of the Iona track 'Journey into the Morn' featuring: Joanne, Roine Stolte, Rick Wakeman, Heather Findlay, Dave Bainbridge, Frank van Essen), Dave Beegle, Debbie Bainbridge, Donockley / Bainbridge, Soulful Terrain (Featuring: Keyboards: Dave Bainbridge, Cello: Claire Fitch, Violin: Frank Van Essen), Invisible Opera Company of Tibet, Oliver Wakeman & Steve Howe, Richard John Thompson, Nick Fletcher, Kenso, Aradhna, Keith Baker, Nick Fletcher & Dave Bainbridge, Mostly Autumn, Martyn Joseph, Brian Hopper & Robert Fenner, Julianne Regan (from All About Eve), Deborah Martin, Chasing the Monsoon, Mae McKenna. What's great this time is that there will be a lot more tracks that will be unique to the album, and also several collaborative tracks, so it's going to be a very interesting album.
KW: I know that you worked with Rachel of Karnataka on Veil of Gossamer. Are there any other collaborative efforts in the works? Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant, for instance, is there any likelihood that you and he would work together on any future projects?
DB: Well I've suggested that to him and it would be great as he's such a unique musician and composer, but as I said earlier, he's pretty busy with teaching these days. He and his wife Leslie are still involved in various Gentle Giant archive releases too, such as the excellent Giant on the Box DVD of various TV performances. So we'll see...
KW: The music of Iona, the themes of your songs reflect your (and the band's) faith and Christian heritage, with strong reference to Celtic Christianity. Would you mind sharing your feelings about how God is working in your life at this time (through music and otherwise)?
DB: Four of the band (Troy being the exception) are Christians, and I think it's been unfortunate that sometimes we're referred to as a 'Christian' band as I'm sure this label immediately brings false pre-conceptions to people's minds and may even alienate those who don't adhere to the Christian faith. I think what has been great about Iona is that our music has been able to break down so many barriers. There is something within the music that often deeply touches people regardless of their beliefs, which is how it should be. There is nothing at all 'preachy' about Iona's music, we just write passionately about the things that affect us deeply with a sense of wonder and honesty. The new album, which is to be titled 'The Circling Hour', is really about the preciousness of this life that we all share. When you look at the incredible things in the universe, how amazing it is that human life sprang up at all, how fragile the balance of life is, then perhaps you can approach it with a renewed sense of humility. That is one of the aspects that the Celtic Christians understood deeply. Without that humility the human race won't last much longer. For me music is so much more than entertainment or art. I believe that great music can open us up to experience a part of our lives that is often suppressed by the materialism, hedonism and cynicism of our age. It can open up the spiritual side of our existence, and bring about a shared experience that perhaps touches upon the reason that we're actually here. Stylistic differences play no part in this. For example, whenever I hear a really great black gospel choir, for some reason it touches me in such a deep way that I always well up inside and feel the tears coming! I know it is because of this connection - almost like a door being opened - to another realm - another plain of existence, which is just as real and tangible as the physical things we see around us, but of which we are so often unaware. One of David Adam's poems that was key to the 'Eye of the Eagle' project sums this up well:
"Open my eyes that I may see,
The Presence that is all about me,
Open my ears that I may hear,
The voice that is quiet yet ever near,
Open my heart that I may feel.
The love of God close and real,
Open each sense, make me aware,
Of the power and peace
Always there.
(David Adam - The Eye of the Eagle)
Unless we begin to see life as more that just the physical world which is to be exploited and used up to keep us in increasing prosperity, we will not be able to reverse the tremendous damage that's being done to the environment - and as a result to the poorest people in society.
KW: Given the changing seasons of life for the band members and the logistics of touring, what are your thoughts about the future of Iona?
DB: Well, Joanne now has 2 young children, so as far as touring, we have to work around her family commitments. So we'll continue to do some live work, but not a great deal. Jo doesn't want to be away for more than 3 or 4 nights at a time at the moment, which is understandable. I also need to be at home as much as I can so that we can continue Luca's Son-Rise program, certainly over the next year or two. However, the new album has really given us all a renewed enthusiasm for the band and what we still feel we can achieve. I'm really excited about the material and think it will be one of the best Iona albums to date. In fact we all feel that. So we will certainly continue with the band for as long as we possibly can, with a few gigs here and there. One of the good things about this recent period of creativity is that we already have more than enough material for the new album, so already have tracks on the go that can be used on another studio album - so hopefully there won't be such a long gap between albums next time round! In fact we're regarding 2006 as something of a re-launch for the band, what with the new album, live DVD, releases on 5.1 surround on DVD and dual disk, and a history of IONA DVD to be released later next year. We have a big concert in Holland on 28th April, which will be a sort of launch for the new album and live DVD. That's something we're really looking forward to. For all the latest info on the band (and our secure store), visit our website.
KW: Dave, thank you so much for taking time to answer our questions. I wish we could have sat down and had tea or coffee together to have just let the conversation flow, but am thankful for the opportunity to 'talk' with you through the internet. I wish you and the band much continued creativity and longevity in your collaborations. Now, if we can just figure out how to get you to come and play in the heartland of the US, where I'm located!
DB: That would be great someday!
KW: January 2, 2006
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In summer there's nothing quite as nice as a warm liver salad…. absolutely delicious.
This is such a warm and comforting dish, as always made even nicer when you know precisely where the meat has come from! Our own bacon and our neighbours, lamb – what could be better?
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Melt 1 tablespoons of butter and fry onion gently until translucent – about 10 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.
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Briskly stir fry the liver pieces adding plenty of black pepper – set aside and keep warm.
To the same pan – add the passata and wine, scaping up any crusty bits! Bring to the boil and boil rapidly for a few minutes. Add in lemon juice (about 1 tablespoon) and the Worcestershire sauce. Continue to cook for a few minutes.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named 70 employees to join its so-called partnership, the fewest in the firms 13 years as a public company, as sluggish revenue growth pressures expenses.
The promotions to partner, which take place every two years, are down from 110 in 2010 and 94 in 2008. Partners, known as participating managing directors, typically receive a $900,000 salary, up from $600,000 two years ago, and a cut of a special bonus pool thats awarded primarily in stock, according to a person with knowledge of the firms policies.
Goldman Sachs, the fifth-biggest U.S. bank by assets, confers the status on a group of employees to continue a tradition from the firms 130 years as a private partnership, which ended with a 1999 public offering. The designation places an employee among an elite at a company whose alumni include two former U.S. Treasury secretaries and the president of the European Central Bank.
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When it's warm out you will not find me in the gym- I'm either out putting miles on the road or getting in a good old-fashioned driveway workout. My neighbors probably think I'm crazy and I have caught them staring a time or two. I just can't force myself to workout inside when it's beautiful out. I do live in the Mid-west so it's not always beautiful out so when it is I want to SOAK-IT-IN. This love is what helped me to create the driveway workout.
Basically I just grab my home workout equipment- dumbbells, jump rope, medicine ball, and my sneakers, then I'm headed out to the driveway to get a little exercise in. The driveway workout I'm sharing today is in honor of my favorite lower body exercise- the lunge! I don't know why I love lunges so much, maybe because it starts with "L" and so does my first name or maybe it's the burn I feel the next day.
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In this workout there are 3 rounds complete all exercises in the first round 2-3 times before moving onto the next. To keep that heart rate elevated even longer add in 5-10 minutes of cardio between each round! For the weighted exercise I used my 10 pound dumbbells but please use a weight that is comfortable for your own body.
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In this game, Students are going to try to outlast their opponents to be the final player on the board. This is a great game for small or large groups, best played in a large flat area. With a large group, it is ideally played in teams, but it can be played as individuals. This game will get players moving around, interacting with each other, and you'll probably see some strategic thinkers emerge!
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Over the years, I have been involved with very large enterprise digital engagements and more and more IT professionals have been embracing agile methods to make accelerated progress, in shorter amounts of time, to maximize diminishing resources.
It seems as if the term "agile" is permeating more and more content. Usually the term implies "fast" and "simple" without further definition. Many companies think they are agile, when in reality the term becomes a euphemism for repackaging the waterfall status-quo.
Agile has an admirable goal: to break down complex systems to more digestible parts and maximize communications and outputs with a limited set of people. This increases accountability and closes broken communication loops. However, agile methods are driven by IT (developers) and user experience / design resources are unevenly integrated or design is considered outside agile activities.
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That would be a good argument if irbitessirle impulse were the standard in Gotham, but it's very much a minority position.The somewhat more common substantial capacity test might work too. Although Two Face can appreciate the criminality of his conduct, it's arguable that as a result of mental disease or defect he lacks substantial capacity to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law. That is, he knows that obeying the coin is wrong, but he lacks the capacity to do otherwise. This is suggested in stories in which Two Face cannot make decisions without the coin and will obey it even to his own detriment.Under the M'Naghten test, though, he fails both options, since he knows the nature and quality of his acts and he knows that what he's doing is wrong.
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In May 2001, a group of leading North American Daoist practitioners and academics convened at a secluded retreat center on Vashon Island in the Puget Sound, off the coast of Seattle. The conference was organized by Louis Komjathy and Livia Kohn from Boston University, and was groundbreaking not only in the recent history of Western Daoism but also methodologically within Daoist Studies.
Traditionally, Daoism has been understood as a Chinese religion, and has been studied in the west by sinologists who have focused on classical texts and ideas, or by anthropologists who focus on popular religion in China and Taiwan. But as Daoist Studies develops in the west and evolves in new directions, it has begun to be studied as a modern Western religious phenomenon in its own right. This new phase in the transformation of Daoist cultivation has been fostered by the expansion of Chinese cultural space throughout the word, and by the fascination of Westerners with the "orient," frequently as the negative or inverse image of Western civilization.
The conference was groundbreaking for a second reason. Rarely do academics and practitioners get together to discuss the same topics. Often when academics and practitioners get together, the relationship is that of subject and object: practioners provide data to be interpreted by academics in the way that they see fit. In this way academics maintain power over the interpretive discourse. In this case, however, academics and practitioners met as equals, with both sides presuming that they could learn from each other. Moreover by combining academic conversation and experiential practice, the cultivation practices were treated as modes of knowledge as well as things to be known.
On this website you can meet contemporary North American Daoist practitioners and see them recount their experiences as practitioners, popularizers and healers in 21st century North America. Accompanying the video clips are commentary and questions. The object of the commentary is to help you understand the important features of contemporary North American Daoism. The object of the questions is to facilitate an online discussion about the representation, tradition and transmission of Daoism in the West. The questions will ask you to consider:
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- From where do these practitioners derive their authority?
If you haven't read the teachers' guide or the students' guide, now would be a good time to do so, or else go to the first section of the website, all about healing.