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A senior U.S. diplomat said earlier this week that Washington was ready to restart the talks, a day after U.S. and South Korean militaries ended their regular drills that Pyongyang called an invasion rehearsal. North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho made the comments to protest Pompeo's remarks in an interview in which he said that Washington will maintain crippling sanctions on North Korea unless it denuclearizes. Ri said he couldn't just let the "reckless remarks" by Pompeo pass by him because they came amid a possible restart of the nuclear talks.
ATLANTA – The ex-wife and two adult children of a prominent Atlanta surgeon and housing chairman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. The shooting victims were identified as Dr. Marsha Edwards, 58; Christopher Edwards Jr., 24; and Erin Edwards, 20, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Authorities say they believe Marsha Edwards shot both of her children before turning the gun on herself.
A Chinese survey vessel on Saturday extended its activities to an area closer to Vietnam's coastline, ship tracking data showed, after the United States and Australia expressed concern about China's actions in the disputed waterways. The Haiyang Dizhi 8 vessel first entered Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) early last month where it began a weeks-long seismic survey, triggering a tense standoff between military and coastguard vessels from Vietnam and China. The Chinese vessel continued to survey Vietnam's EEZ on Saturday under escort from at least four ships and was around 102 kilometres (63 miles) southeast of Vietnam's Phu Quy island and 185 kilometres (115 miles) from the beaches of the southern city of Phan Thiet, according to data from Marine Traffic, a website that tracks vessel movements.
Hong Kong's rolling political turmoil could prove a tipping point for the world economy, Harvard University economist Carmen Reinhart said. Noting an incidence of shocks that have rattled global growth, including the intensifying U.S.-China trade war, Reinhart cited Hong Kong as among her main concerns. "One shock that is concerning me a great deal at the moment is the turmoil in Hong Kong," which could impact growth in China and Asia generally, Reinhart said in an interview with Bloomberg Television's Kathleen Hays.
The chief executive of the e-commerce firm Overstock.com stepped down Thursday over his relationship with an alleged Russian intelligence operative jailed for meddling in US politics. Patrick Byrne only recently admitted that he had a close relationship with Maria Butina for three years, during the period when she beguiled top Republican and National Rifle Association officials with talk of strengthening Moscow-Washington relations and her flair with guns. He said in an eccentric company statement last week that he had been pulled into the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election by the deep state and men in black , charging that the FBI probe was political ...
And it may represent the first time in decades that the majority of Americans will get any real representation in the gun control debate in Washington. March for Our Lives' young activists endorsed an Australia-style mandatory government buyback and destruction of "assault weapons". They want to decrease the number of guns in circulation by 30% – which would mean roughly 100m fewer firearms in American hands.
Inslee and Moulton follow former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who announced Thursday he was dropping his presidential bid to run for the Senate. Incumbent Sen. Cory Gardner is seen as one of the most vulnerable Republican targets in the 2020 cycle. Debate field expands — for now After earning 2 percent in a CNN national poll released earlier this week, former Housing Secretary Julián Castro became the 10th Democratic to qualify for next month's debates, joining: Joe Biden Cory Booker Pete Buttigieg Kamala Harris Amy Klobuchar Beto O'Rourke Bernie Sanders Elizabeth Warren Andrew Yang If billionaire Tom Steyer reaches 2 percent in one more poll, or Rep. Tulsi Gabbard hits that mark in two ...
This is a fight between the 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and the 2020 Toyota GR Supra. Carroll Shelby's first Mustang GT350 was built in 1965, constructed in a small industrial building in Venice, California. Now, with the return of the Supra for 2020—albeit with more than a little help from BMW—these two legends are finally rolling off assembly lines at the same time.
Leon Haughton told The Washington Post that he was stopped at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on December 29. Haughton, a Jamaican native and green card holder with no prior convictions, told The Post that this was the first time he had been stopped by customs in the 10 years he had been traveling back and forth to visit his mother. A Maryland man spent nearly three months in jail after US Customs and Border Protection agents at Baltimore's airport thought honey he had brought back from a trip to Jamaica was liquid meth.
Bradley Moss and John Yoo weigh in on a federal court ruling in Colorado on the Electoral College that could make its way to the Supreme Court.
An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the U.S. amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington changed its listed destination to a port in Turkey Saturday after Greece said it wouldn't risk its relations with America by aiding it. The crew of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, updated its listed destination in its Automatic Identification System to Mersin, Turkey, a port city in the country's south and home to an oil terminal. However, mariners can input any destination into the AIS, so Turkey may not be its true destination.
China will impose an extra 5% tariff on imports of copper scrap and aluminium scrap from the United States from Dec. 15, according to a list of retaliatory tariffs published by the Ministry of Finance late on Friday. Beijing had already levied a 25% tariff on copper scrap from the United States, one of its biggest suppliers, in a previous round of duties and twice hit U.S. scrap aluminium with a 25% tariff in 2018. The tariffs saw China's copper scrap imports from the United States fall by 80% year-on-year in the first half of 2019 to around 52,022 tonnes, customs data show, while aluminium scrap imports were down 16% to 229,837 tonnes.
Gear up for colder weather with jackets, fleece sweaters, boots, and more. From Popular Mechanics
Russia will launch the world's first floating nuclear reactor and send it on an epic journey across the Arctic on Friday, despite environmentalists warning of serious risks to the region. Loaded with nuclear fuel, the Akademik Lomonosov will leave the Arctic port of Murmansk to begin its 5,000 kilometre (3,000-mile) voyage to northeastern Siberia. Nuclear agency Rosatom says the reactor is a simpler alternative to building a conventional plant on ground that is frozen all year round, and it intends to sell such reactors abroad.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Thursday that Pierre Cleveland, 33, will face charges of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and having a dangerous animal causing death. Cleveland was arrested Monday and arraigned in Detroit's 36th District Court. According to the prosecutor, Cleveland allegedly left his three dogs in his backyard Monday behind a fence that was damaged and not secure.
Senator Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) said Friday that he believes President Trump may still try to get Republicans on board with legislative efforts to tighten background checks for gun purchasers, although he admitted he is still unsure of how hard Trump is willing to push. Murphy, who has been a prominent gun-control advocate since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, met with White House staffers and spoke to Trump personally on the phone about the issue earlier this month.
Next week, Tilmon Golphin, a black man who had already proved that his murder trial was tainted by racial discrimination, will be forced to fight for his life before the North Carolina Supreme Court — yet again. Golphin was just 19 in 1997 when he was charged with capital murder. During jury selection, a black man in the jury pool reported that he overheard two white jurors remarking that Golphin "never should have made it out of the woods" where he and his brother fled.
Iceland' prime minister is open to a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence during his trip to the Nordic island, should the visit be extended. The option was discussed during a pre-scheduled meeting on Friday between Katrin Jakobsdottir and ambassador Jeffrey Gunter, a government spokesman told Bloomberg. Jakobsdottir, a left-of-center feminist and LGBT advocate, is due to attend a conference by Nordic trade union leaders in Sweden on Sept.
The campaign manager for Bernie Sanders emphasized Thursday that New Hampshire is a critical presidential primary state he expects Sanders to win, but he's leaving room for a scenario in which Sanders falls short. Faiz Shakir said he doesn't "like the language of must-win," though he does believe it is an important early voting state. But he said he still thinks Sanders could win the Democratic nomination without taking New Hampshire, though he acknowledges that the path to victory would be more difficult if Sanders doesn't.
A fast-moving wildfire that broke out on Thursday in northern California has forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 residents, racing across at least 600 acres within just a few hours, officials say. The Mountain fire, which erupted on the outskirts of a national forest in northern California, has threatened 1,110 homes and structures. Photos of the blaze posted on Twitter by the Shasta county sheriff's office showed thick black and gray smoke billowing into the area over a highway near the Shasta-Trinity national forest.
A British consulate employee in Hong Kong has been freed by China after being detained for 15 days on the mainland amid rising tensions between the former British colony and Beijing. Simon Cheng, 28, a trade and investment officer at the Hong Kong consulate's Scottish Development International section, went missing on August 8 on his way back from a work trip in Shenzhen, a neighbouring Chinese city. It was not until after the UK expressed "extreme concern" about his disappearance that China's foreign ministry broke its silence, confirming Mr Cheng had been detained without releasing further details.
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes sank more than expected in July, a sign that the housing market continued in low gear despite lower mortgage rates and a strong labor market. The Commerce Department said on Friday new home sales dropped 12.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 635,000 units last month. Economists had expected a sales pace of 649,000 units.
Zach Friend and David Bahnsen weigh in on controversial comments made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Ilhan Omar and President Trump.
Bangladesh police said they had shot dead two Rohingya refugees during a gunfight in a refugee camp on Saturday after the pair were accused of killing a ruling party official. Nearly a million Rohingya live in squalid camps in southeast Bangladesh, 740,000 of whom fled a 2017 military offensive against the Muslim minority in Myanmar. The incident comes two days after a second failed attempt to repatriate the refugees, which saw not a single Rohingya turn up to return across the border to conflict-scarred Rakhine state.
President Donald Trump said he was being sarcastic when he raised eyebrows earlier this week by referring to himself as "the chosen one" amid his ongoing trade war with China. "You know exactly what I meant," Trump told reporters at the White House Friday before departing to the G-7 summit in France. "It was sarcasm.


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This monumental overture one of four Beethoven wrote for Fidelio is more like a symphonic synthesis of the operas dramatic content, and Gatti brought a sense of theatrical flair to bear, with judicious tempi and an ear for instrumental detail and balance. Starting with a unanimous first chord (not so frequent an occurrence as it ought to be), there was an apt sense of expectation in the opening section, and the spacious tempo contributed to the theatrical atmosphere. Bassoons were suitably creepy and dynamics were scrupulously observed and made their point tellingly. A proper allegro speed (rather than so fast that instruments cannot play properly) for the main body of the overture allowed phrases to be articulated clearly. Climaxes were powerful with brass predominating but without overwhelming or becoming coarse in tone.
The two off-stage trumpet calls came from different directions left and right which was extremely effective. Prior to these, Gatti did not make an unwritten or unwanted ritardando, so their sound was as unexpected as Beethoven must have intended. The final presto, launched by some stunning rapid string playing, was truly exhilarating and the whole performance was a summation of the journey from darkness to light, which Beethoven traverses during his opera.
After this magnificent start, things became decidedly less impressive in the concerto. A weighty orchestral introduction, full of potency and portent, promised much, but with the arrival of the soloist, the musical argument was hampered by some flawed and unsubtle execution. Freddy Kempf is a fluent and demonstrative player although his habit of thumping the floor when using the sustaining pedal is not an attractive characteristic but his interpretative ideas concerning this concerto are not, as yet, fully formed. There were many slips and fluffs, from his initial scales onwards, and the performance as a whole had a sense of unease and uncertainty.
In fact, from time to time, there was an impression of two performances going on, with Kempf wanting to press ahead in the outer movements from the sensible tempos Gatti had established. The first movement cadenza was blown out of proportion, sounding like a transcendental Liszt study, whilst the opening of the second movement was much too loud for Beethovens prescribed pianissimo. In that slow movement, there was compensation from some exquisitely moulded wind phrasing, but a necessary feeling of tranquillity was absent. In the Finale, which darted along, wit and caprice were lacking and this was altogether an unconvincing performance. It was, however, greeted with considerable enthusiasm by the audience.
Rapturous applause also followed the Seventh Symphony, which convinced only in the Finale. The first three movements were too quick for comfort certainly for mine and, I think, for Beethovens. The Poco sostenuto direction for the introduction is, admittedly, ambiguous, but surely suggests a degree of spaciousness. This performance was pretty rapid, and so solos from the oboe, and others, were hustled rather than elastic. The subsequent Vivace was extremely fast and, inevitably, the rhythms were not able to be articulated clearly or, indeed, as the movement progressed, accurately.
The Allegretto second movement also tripped by, with very mannered emphasis on the crotchets. With all repeats taken, the Presto Scherzo seemed a more substantial movement than it can when they are omitted, and with barely a slowing up for the contrasting Trio there was a sense of breathlessness, but the virtuosity of the orchestral playing, with attacks and entries scrupulously together, was indeed impressive.
For the fourth movement, Gatti found the ideal tempo for Beethovens Allegro con brio marking. From swirling strings and superbly pointed rhythms to the cascading conclusion, this was music-making of a very high order. If only the earlier movements had been on this level or that of the overture this could have been a remarkable performance of this extraordinary symphony.
- RPO/Gatti Beethoven 25 March
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Your child's dental health is important and all the necessary precautions should be taken to ensure that everything is in great shape. Like most people, however, you may not know the right time to take your kid to a dentist in Seattle.
The first visit to a dentist should be arranged as soon as the first tooth is visible. The dentist will be able to address any concerns and advice on what you should do to ensure that your child's dental health is good. After this, there should be regular checkups after 6 months so that any dental problem can be handled before it gets worse.
Besides the regular checkups, here are the other signs that indicate that your kid should go to a dentist:
- Toothache: Whenever your kid complains of having pain in his mouth, you should book an appointment with a Seattle dentist. The doctor will carry out the necessary examination and handle the issue that is causing the pain.
- Irritation of the gums: whenever your kid complains of feeling pain or irritation especially after brushing, there will be a need to visit a dentist. The dentist will examine any swelling or bleeding and provide the needed treatment to avert the situation.
- Tooth sensitivity: if your child experiences pain in the teeth whenever he takes hot or cold substances, it is time to take him to a dentist so that he can provide the right treatment for the sensitivity.
- Sensitive teeth: AS your kid grows up, the baby teeth will fall out so that they can give way to permanent teeth. There are other times when your child may be hit by an object making the teeth wobble or you notice the teeth have begun to wobble without a valid reason. If this happens, an arrangement should be made to visit a dentist.
Some children will have their baby teeth in place and at the same time, have the adult teeth forcing themselves out. In such situations, you should book an appointment with a dentist for the safe removal of the baby teeth.


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De Pere, WI - The Sheboygan A's and De Pere Dodgers were both strong on the pitcher's mound Monday night, but it was the Dodgers who left with a 2-1 victory, sending the A's home disappointed.
De Pere jumped out to an early lead when Hunter Staniske's sac fly scored one run for De Pere.
The A's tied it up in the fourth with a Ryan Fields double, scoring TD Walker. However the tie game wouldn't last long, as De Pere pushed across what would be the game-winning run in the bottom half of the inning.
John VanderPloeg was the tough luck loser, has he pitched six strong innings, striking out nine.
The A's are back home tonight for the first time in nearly a week. Tonight is Midwest Communications Night, and BINGO Tuesday. The radio stations from Midwest Communications will be in the house with prize giveaways and ticket giveaways. Fans can also buy BINGO cards for $1 for a shot at winning half the pot. Game time is 7:30 PM.
The Sheboygan A's are members of the Wisconsin State League and Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball League. The A's have helped develop more than 41 players that have reached professional baseball, including 2002 World Series Champion Jarrod Washburn (Anaheim Angels). All Sheboygan A's home games are played at Wildwood Baseball Park in Sheboygan. Connect with the A's on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.comments powered by Disqus


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It's almost time for the IMSA cars to hit the track for the first time in 2018, with the teams and drivers preparing for the Roar Before The Rolex 24 Test at Daytona International Speedway.
Here's a few snippets from social media, as the on-track action draws every closer.
New look for Alonso and new country for Norris
Up front in the Prototype ranks, Alonso has been pictured in his new United Autosports gear after a test run at Aragon last November with the Anglo-American team.
This weekend you can catch @alo_oficial behind-the-wheel for the #Roar24 at @DISupdates! pic.twitter.com/LGbixvS4zZ
— Daytona International Speedway (@DISupdates) January 3, 2018
In addition to new overalls for the two-time World Champion, as he did for his Indy 500 run, he'll have a fresh look for his helmet. It'll be predominantly white, and feature a large decal on the back, the logo for his karting school, featuring the Daytona Oval.
"It's a true pleasure to go back racing in the States, in front of the US fans," Alonso said after the winter test, looking ahead to this week's test. "In less than a year I will have competed in two legendary races, which makes me very proud. I have always wanted to challenge myself in other categories of motorsport, as this is what you need to become a better driver. Going out of my comfort zone by taking part in such an iconic race as the Daytona 24 Hours is just amazing. I am looking forward to racing for United Autosports, the reigning European LMP3 Champions.
"At the test we had in Spain in November, everyone made me feel extremely welcome and part of the family and I'm happy to be spending more time with the team and my team-mates in a few days, at the Roar. I just cannot wait to jump in the car again and drive on the famous oval. In the last couple of months I have been spending time watching several Daytona 24 Hours, which made me even keener to go out there and try myself. It's going to be fun!"
The 2018 Rolex 24 will also be a big one for the Spaniard's teammate Lando Norris, the up-and-comer, who like Alonso will be making his 24-hour and IMSA debut in Florida, is notably excited. It appears that the Roar will mark his first trip to America, as well as the Daytona banking!
First time out here in 'merica! I'll be in the seat tomorrow 🇺🇸 #Roar24 pic.twitter.com/ZbFAccIKMw
— Lando Norris (@LandoNorris) January 3, 2018
"I'm really looking forward to the Roar and to go and meet all my team mates properly," Norris continued, speaking ahead of the Roar. "I'm looking forward to being back in a car after a bit of a break, which is one of the many things I'm excited about. I'm heading out to America for the first time ever, which will be a new experience for me.
"It will be good to prepare properly with United and my team mates for the 24-hour race and really get to grips with the car and the track. We can start putting everything together as one team so we can try and maximise the test days we have going into Daytona."
M8 Tests at Sebring
Another notable effort out testing in the winter has been BMW Team RLL. The American team, which will debut the M8 GTE/GTLM globally at the Rolex 24, ran the car at Sebring at the end of December, following on from M8's track time at the Winter IMSA test at the 'Speedway'.
Below is some footage of it, courtesy of Lanky Turtle.
Acura's looking 'fine'
In the Acura GTD camp, both HART and Michael Shank Racing's NSX GT3s have been pictured. First, below, is a shot of the orange Shank Acura, which will run a special Rolex 24 livery, pictured by Mario Farnbacher.
She is ready to rock. A few more days to the roar. @MichaelShankRac @AcuraMotrsports @Acura @IMSA @IMSARadio @braineffect @SPECK_Pumpen pic.twitter.com/mOxYYZmmIG
— Mario Farnbacher (@MarioFarnbacher) January 2, 2018
And second up are shots of the HART NSX GT3 being loaded into the team's trailer for its trip to Florida. The Roar will be of particular importance to newly-signed drivers John Falb and Sean Rayhall, who will be getting their first taste of GT machinery at the test.
The car is loaded and ready to head to @DISupdates for the Roar before the #Rolex24! 4 days until cars are on track. pic.twitter.com/9lec6LvpzF
— HART (@HARTracingteam) January 1, 2018
Fresh paint schemes teased
Elsewhere amongst the sprawling GTD paddock, Christina Nielsen has posted a teaser shot of Wright Motorsports' Porsche 911 GT3 R.
First taste of 2018 😈 #Porsche @wrightrac1ng @mathieu_jaminet @plmotorsport @herberthmotorsport pic.twitter.com/sBv9h1diTH
— Christina Nielsen (@ChristinaRacing) January 3, 2018
In addition to that, Action Express' Joao Barbosa has hinted that the team's Mustang Sampling-backed Cadillac DPi-V.R will run with a new set of colours for this year.
Driving down to @DISupdates
2018 @IMSA season about to officially start with the #RoarBeforeThe24
Excited to drive the @CadillacRacing DPi-V.R. again with @mustangsampling @AX_Racing
Our NEW COLORS look great!
Stay tunned 😊😊
— João Barbosa (@barbosaracing) January 3, 2018
AFS/PR1 Ligier ready to roll
And finally, AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports' Ligier JS P217 has had all its decals applied before the Roar, as well as its full colour scheme.
Our #52 is READY! 💥👊🏼 #Roar24 #RoarBeforeThe24 @IMSA pic.twitter.com/NzJWtOD0Qt
— AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports (@PR1Motorsports) January 3, 2018
Needless to say, it looks very striking!
How to follow
On track action at the Roar before the Rolex 24 begins on Friday 5th January with two test sessions. Further test sessions will be held on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th with a 15-minute qualifying shootout being held on Sunday afternoon.
The shootout will determine the garage layout for the Rolex race week.
You can follow the action live with IMSA Radio's free audio stream, on its dedicated online radio player, with channel RS2. IMSA Radio will also be providing commentary, live (with video too) of the IMSA Prototype Challenge race.
Featured image courtesy of United Autosports


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Visiting Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, can empty your wallet quite fast since the hotels and food there can be really pricey. Here are some tips for you if you want to avoid paying more than you have to and still enjoy your trip.
Book a Hotel in Malmö
As you may know, The Øresund Bridge is an almost 8.000 metres long railway and motorway bridge that connects Copenhagen and the third biggest Swedish city Malmö. Paying for a train and sleeping in a hotel in Malmo is still much cheaper than staying in Copenhagen. Also, you get to see two cities during your trip and you are able to discover many differences between those two neighbour Northern countries.
The train departs on each station from every 10 to 20 minutes, the ride lasts for approximately 30 minutes. Its ticket is the cheapest if you buy it just before you want to take a train from those selling machines which you can find all around the stations. Keep in mind that the ticket is valid for 24 hours so you can easily use it even the next day before your time is out.
Colourful Nyhavn
One of the most photographed districts of Copenhagen is definitely Nyhavn – a romantic place by the canal with many vividly coloured townhouses. Today in most of them are very expensive bars and restaurants so do not reserve yourself a table there if you want to travel on a budget. Instead, take a walk a bit further down by the water and cross the Inderhavnsbroen – the newest bridge in the city which was opened in July 2016. On your left, you will find so-called Paper Island (Papirøen) which is the new street food market where most of the locals go out in the evening to hang out and eat at reasonable prices.
Post Scriptum: I have just read a very sad news (at least it is a news to me) that Paper Island is permanently closed from the 31st of December 2017 and the food market has moved 40 minutes of walking further from Nyhavn to Refshaleøen.
Let the Locals Tell You the Original Mermaid Story
I hope you did not forget to pack some tissues. The original story is way more heart-breaking than the latest one from Disney. Our guide from the Free Walking Tours has shown us a statue dedicated to her Merman and their seven sons begging her to come home which is hidden in the Slotsholmen Canal.
Visit a Concert
One of my passions besides travelling is going to concerts. I was lucky to get a chance to see a performance of Robbie Williams in Copenhagen which was a part of his The Heavy Entertainment Show stadium tour around Europe.
I Fell in Love with Domino's Pizza in Malmö
When I see a pizza sign, I do not have to think twice about whether I should try it or not – the answer is always yes. I can still recall that delicious taste of Margarita with an American crust. I have ordered a takeaway and enjoyed it on the beach with a view of a Baltic sea. Unfortunately, we do not have Domino's in Slovenia or Croatia so I am not bankrupt yet!
Some Basic Information
My trip to Copenhagen and Malmö lasted for eight days. That was just enough to see all the sights and to get a good impression of the city vibe in both cities. I went there in August 2017 and even when the sun was shining, it felt a bit chilly so take some warm clothes with you while visiting those countries.
Have you ever been there yourself? Tell me about your trip to Denmark or Sweden!
Check out the photos from my trips on my Instagram page @daisydadee. Feel free to follow my blog to get a notification when I publish something new. You can find the subscribe button under the comment section if you are on your phone or on the right side of your computer screen.


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Now retired after 31 years of teaching the visual arts and photography, Paul is pursuing his own artistic career which, understandingly, has developed an educational direction.
In July 2018, his book, Open Aperture: The Evolution Of Photography In An Abstract World, will be released with North American distribution.
See examples of Paul's work on his website: paulmatte.squarespace.com
Paul's creation for the CHAIR-ity Art Auction is titled: A Photographic Journal
As Paul explains: "While studying my large collection of photographic memorabilia, I realized that combining photography's past with the present into a chair could be a good way to help viewers realize how quickly photography has developed (pun intended) and how important the past is to creativity today."
A Photographic Journal is on display at Richard's Coffeehouse until April 13th
ACOTTI's 2nd annual CHAIR-ity Art Auction is Friday, April 20th at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery at St. Lawrence College, Brockville campus.
Space is limited; get your tickets early!
Tickets available through snapd tickets online or at the door.
If you cannot attend the event, please consider purchasing a ticket as a donation to ACOTTI.


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(Newswire.net -- August 9, 2018) -- Social selling is about building and leveraging your social networks to find the right prospects, build trusted relationships, and ultimately, achieve your sales or fund raising goals. This social selling technique enables a better lead generation and forms the basis of a prospecting process that totally eliminates the need for cold calling. People do business with people that they KNOW, LIKE and TRUST. Building relationships with new prospects is the very best way to turn them into new clients or donors. Think about some of the new business, clients, or donors you've recently picked up. Surely some (if not all) of your new business has come from referrals. And, most likely, those successful relationships did not happen overnight, but have probably come from people that you've been in contact with for a number of months, or even years. In a very real way, your network is your net worth. Your valuable relationships are at work for you every day, slowly moving people deeper and deeper into your "know, like and trust circle". Now, what if you could accelerate this process with thousands of new prospects? Online social networks allow you to do just that, but you have to use them correctly.
The 12 Steps of Social Selling
So what is the point of reviewing the steps of personal intimacy? I want you to start thinking about your social networking relationships as things that require an order and a consensual progression in much the same way as your romantic relationships. How many times have you connected with someone on Facebook or LinkedIn only to receive a sales offer from them right away? What was your reaction? I bet you didn't buy. Or how about an unsolicited email from someone you don't know. That is so annoying that we have actually made (ineffective) laws against it. How do you feel when someone unknown to you knocks on your door or rings you on the phone trying to sell you something? Just like in a romantic setting trying to get to the end, to Step 12, without engaging and getting consent at every stepall along the way is not only unlikely to succeed, it is MORE than likely to backfire, and ruin any potential of a relationship. There is a natural order to both personal and online social relationships. Don't take shortcuts. They feel unnatural, they are at best awkward, and will all ultimately fail.
Here are my 12 Steps of Social Selling:
- Establish your professional brand. Just as a glance reveals much about a person in the steps of personal intimacy, you may get no more than a one-chance-glance to attract social connections. You need to make sure that you're easy to find and that all the info you put into your social profiles is both consistent, and representative of the persona that you want to portray. Remember that "like attracts like", which in this context means portray yourself as a peer to the people that you want to connect with. Many people make the same mistakes that prevent them from effectively establishing their brand.
- Refine your profile and Profile image. This is where you "exchange glances". It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words; well I think that number under-sells the importance of putting the right image up on your social profiles. Little things make BIG differences when it comes to your profile images. So you need to split test. Here are two free resources you can use to refine your profile images: snappr.co, and www.photofeeler.com. What a difference a smile makes!! Look at the drastic differences in response that these two virtually identical images illicit when split tested: It should go without saying that you should CAREFULLY monitor all images uploaded onto every social media platform. Never upload a beach, party, or overly personal image onto any social media platform. And tell your kids the same. For help with your headline and other social media page content, check out this article.
- Post on Social Media. As you post, either written or video posts, you will take the next real step in social engagement. Posting is your opportunity to have your voice heard, and demonstrate who you are and what is important to you. Be strategic with your posts. If you are there for business, keep it all business. And just like Thanksgiving Dinner with your family, avoid the topics of politics and religion. I have a friend that lost literally ¼ of his connection network, and an opportunity to be included on an important national advisory committee over a political comment that he made on a post.
- Follow and Connect. Connecting on social media is the first instance of real contact between two people, and is the Social Selling equivalent of "holding hands". Take some time and think about your perfect customer or connection. Where do they live, what job title do they have, etc. You can search for that perfect connection with some great tools for LinkedIn. When you find your "perfect connection", you need to extend a personalized invitation to connect. Connection requests need to include a mention of mutual interests and shared contacts. If you customize your connection requests, you can expect almost 1/3 of your request to result in connections. Check out this post for
- Read and Comment. Now that you have connected with someone that fits your profile of your perfect customer of contact, their postings will come into your feed. As you engage by commenting and liking others posts you are figuratively putting your arm around your new connection, letting them know you are interested.
- Identify and react. Listen for buying signals from prospects in LinkedIn groups or Twitter threads. Is your prospect posting in LinkedIn groups or asking for purchasing advice? If so, that is the right time to jump into the conversation. Since 90% of all B2B buying decisions are influenced by peer recommendations, listening carefully to the chatter on social media can greatly help identify when a prospect is ready to buy.
- Provide a solution. This is when you come face to face with your new social contact. Share Content that Counts: Let's be honest with ourselves: There is a lot of bad content out there. To make sure you are not contributing to the noise, only share and retweet content that brings value to others. This also means sharing content other than just what your brand publishes. Having a softer sales approach and sharing third-party content is essential to building your brand and demonstrating an unbiased point of view.
- Email. Moving your conversation to email is the next step in escalating your relationship with your connection. Just like putting a hand to face, emailing content is a clear step up from messaging content via a social platform. If you follow the above steps, you will find that almost 50% of your emails are opened and read by your social connections. Contrast that with the (way) less than 1% open rates that unsolicited emails normally get.
- Phone. So here we are ready to try for "1st base". The natural progression of the relationship that you have developed with your contact is to get them on the phone. This is NOT a sales call. You have to have another reason to talk. But once you talk, your relationship will be on a whole new footing.
- The Small Ask. At this point and only at this point in Social Selling is it time to ask for something. Start small. No matter how small the sale, or how insignificant the commitment (time or money) once someone shows up to an appointment or call, or opens their wallet they have made the huge step from being a prospect to becoming a client. In the non-profit world, that first step may be showing up to volunteer for anything, or bidding at a charity auction. In the sales world, it might be purchasing something for less than $100 or meeting for lunch. Either way, your relationship is on a whole new footing after your prospect takes a real action, no matter how small.
- The Close. OK, I bet you thought that the close was going to be Social Selling Step 12, the home run, the BIG finish. Nope. Sure all organizations need the close. But in the big picture, the value of your connection is not the money or time they can give you, but rather the multiplying effect you will enjoy when your new connections begin referring others you to that will give you their money or time. So close the sale or commitment, but always with an eye toward multiplying your effectiveness by getting your connections to recommend you to others and help you close them.
- The Referral. So here we are. A fully mature relationship. Cherish and nurture those that stay with you through all 12 steps. They are your greatest asset, and the real point of social selling.
Remember, your network is your net-worth.
Social Selling Conclusion
Social selling is one of the least time-consuming selling activities out there, with a huge potential for ROI. Of course, adding anything to your daily to-do list requires some planning and a new mindset. After you have invested a little time in your personal brand and images, here's a good formula to start out with, that takes just 90 minutes per week:
30 Minutes: At the beginning of each week, maybe Sunday evening when you are planning your week, take half an hour to tweet and LinkedIn posts about your area of expertise. These can be original ideas, links to branded content, or third-party content about what interests you the most. Search for and find 5 new people that you would like to connect with, and send them personalized invitations.
20 Minutes: Around midweek, take 20 minutes to actively social listen. This means reading LinkedIn group discussions and/or following hashtag conversations on Twitter and jumping in where relevant. Make sure to also share or re-tweet posts from thought leaders or prospects during this time as well.
10 Minutes: Every day, check LinkedIn and Twitter for notifications, connection requests, and direct messages. When you start outbound contributing more, you'll notice an influx of inbound requests, which is exactly what you want. Double-check your settings across your social networks and turn on push notifications on your phone to make sure you aren't missing out on important conversations. Contact us for help implementing your Social Selling program.
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Leica T or Fuji X-E2?/
I've been 'chatting' with Chris Handley and others over at the readers group on Google+ and I thought it would be interesting to post here. I wrote a long rambling reply (so what's new?) and thought I would give you the dubious benefit of reading it here.
Yes, Leica built a business around quality cameras and lenses at a time when there was an advantage to be gained through fine craftsmanship, but the world has moved on and Leica bask in former glory.
I'm more interested in which cameras you put on ebay?
I'm also not convinced that the Leica brand means anything to anybody apart from photographers mainly. Rolex is a universally understood statement of 'look how much I'm worth' but a Leica? Certain circles maybe, but I'm not sure it means that much to your average photographic (or non-photographic) consumer. I think big Nikons and Canons are still the aspirational goal of most hobbyist photographers, at least away from the far east.
Apple? well apart from the iPhone, they can at least claim to have put the terms iPod and iPad into our consciousnesses (is that a word?) and those brand names have achieved the same universality as Biro. And I would argue that Leica with the M series do offer originality and a different way of doing things. Whether it's 'better' or not is a matter of opinion.
What has disappointed me about the Leica T is that it is very much a camera that follows rather than leads. The 'twist' is the design and the construction which is obviously striking, but serious photographers (and yes the well-heeled ones) who I would suggest are still Leica's primary market, can see past the design gloss and come to their own judgement about how it works for them. And again I'm unsure about how the Leica 'faithful' will react to a camera so reliant on touch screen and menu implementation of function. And those 'faithful' are surely still the core market for Leica. At these prices exactly how many new customers will they (or in fact can they) attract?
I would also suggest that the only people who would buy a Leica anyway are those who know a fair amount about photography and they are well able to see what the T actually offers. This is after all Leica's version of the Olympus Pens, The Fuji X's, the Sony NEX's and there is no unique signature here. As I'm arguing in my posts it was Fuji and the other mirrorless manufacturers who were the copycats but with the T it's Leica who are fulfilling that role. And surely that must 'diminish' the brand in the same way that the ridiculous Hassleblad Sony clones have. Interesting that Hassleblad have now got rid of the CEO who thought they were a good idea. Unfortunately since Andreas Kauffman bought and baled out Leica with his billions I can't see him going anywhere soon.
And his hand is all over the T. He's even turning up in their ads (Is that really a good move?) and the sight of him holding out the camera in the 'I've got something nasty in my hands' way is somewhat disconcerting to say the least. The whole thing strikes me in much the same way as Politicians who should know better taking selfies. There is a distinct lack of dignity in the whole thing. And some 'old bloke' with unkempt hair and stubble rambling on about 'essence' or some such nonsense, is I suspect, not going to help sales that much.
Finally I am serious about my contention that others, particularly Fuji, could supersede Leica in terms of the 'must-have' photographic brand. They are consistently delivering the goods and seem to be right on the ball in terms of gauging what the photographers who make the most noise on the photographic internet want. It won't happen overnight, but there seems to be a steady upward curve in terms of sales and market share to go with the disproportionately larger share of internet 'buzz' they create. I'm seriously impressed by the gimmick free designs, the superb handling and the build quality of their stuff. The X100s is almost more Leica than Leica in terms of how it feels and Fuji have the confidence to present that camera with no logo on the front. Very Leica.
Because Fuji with their pricing structure will draw people in, rather than exclude them which is what Leica are doing. We all realise that Leica could have gone mass market years ago if they had wanted too but they decided to stick to the made in Germany, hand checked, best quality components way of working. And there is nothing wrong with that. However Kauffman seems to be pushing for mass market products at niche market prices and I'm not sure that will be successful in the long run. And ultimately, from a personal point of view I'm not bothered. It's fun to write about and discuss but if Leica disappear without trace or become the dominant power player in the photographic market, then it will have little impact on me. I suspect I've already owned the Leicas I'll ever want to own and much as I've enjoyed this latest Leica launch and all it attracts, in the same way as I enjoy all Leica launches, ultimately I think I waved goodbye to the brand when my X-Vario was handed over to the Post Office.
I put the A7 and GM1 on ebay.
I'm constantly surprised by how switched on and product aware people are. I have a watch of which only 500 pcs were made, not expensive, just limited production. I've had strangers comment upon it and know what it is and with regard to Leica I've had office ladies (marketing term) comment on my Leica's and ask why I didn't buy a Hasselblad.
For Leica to continue it needs to grow and find new customers, brand allies. Traditional users of Leica will die off (literally), so where do the new Leica users come from? It has to be a new generation of camera users who buy into lifestyle products especially when the competition can beat them hands down when it comes to new technology. Lifestyle means brand identity, both the product you own and your own identity, who you are, where you go, what you wear. Have you seen the Leica T video on Vimo? Leica aren't selling a camera, it's a dream rubbed in with 45 mins of "BS", or polishing.
I live in a part of the world which now accounts for 50% of the luxury brand market and this share will increase. To put this into context and what this means below are two quotes.
"The luxury brand cult is so powerful that Asian consumers account for half of the US$80 billion global luxe industry. Europeans have more money and Americans are among the wealthiest consumers in the world, but it is Asians who are the world's biggest consumers of luxury brands".
"The prospect of attracting wealth with a show of wealth is probably more important to younger people. A report on the luxe industry in China by KPMG found that consumers tend to be between 20 and 40, while in western countries, typical luxe consumers are over 40. In 2005, three of the top five richest men in China were still in their 30s. Luxury brands are a modern set of symbols that Asians are wearing to redefine their identity and social position, and signal their readiness to do business. It is a way of doing things that older generations, who may have grown up wearing Mao suits or working hard to provide bare essentials, may not appreciate".
I regularly ask staff at camera shops I frequent what sells - Leica, Leica and Leica. Who buys Leica? Not enthusiasts, just people with money to spend. I think I mentioned previously about the man who bought an M9 and several lenses. When he got home he complained about the autofocus not working. Also After the first Hasselblad/Sony/Frankenstein cameras appeared I was told by one shop they had already sold 25pcs!! I don't think any of these were enthusiasts, just people with an objective to buy a top brand.
So coming back to the T. A company which launches a camera by firstly telling you how long it's taken to polish the casing and very little about the cameras ability to capture images does not really have the likes of you and I in mind even though we like to think they had.
The T, it's not intended for you, I, or the faithful. We're too old, wise and fussy!
Not so long ago Leica were on the brink of failing and by a stroke of luck the success of the M9 became it's savior. Many great brands have seen great success, then fallen from grace due to a lack of foresight and in a world dominated by technology this could happen far quicker than we might think. Motorola and Nokia come to mind.
Incidentally I bought my M9 because I saw some images which were truly inspiring and looked so different to anything I had seen before. Yes, they were taken with an M9/Noctilux, and very creative. I was aware of the Leica brand and had been for years and I also knew Leica's were expensive and out of my budget. Did I aspire to own a Leica? No.'
The brand issue and what constitutes a successful luxury brand must surely have something to back it up. The Leica history, the whole Magnum/Capa/Cartier-Bresson/Social Doc. etc. thing gives it its reputation and without that consistent reinforcement, what do we have? This camera is famous and luxurious because famous people who buy luxury items own them. Now thats a house of cards. And what makes something cool one week is notoriously fickle. There has to be something of substance.
Ferrari and formula 1. Apple and computers, phones and tablets etc. Designer jeans do actually keep your legs warm, Chanel No 5 makes you smell nice. What happens when people buy Leicas and they find that cameras a fraction of their cost take better pictures? Do people still buy them just because they are made by Leica. Surely at some point the charade is exposed. and all the polished aluminium in the world can't make up for a product that doesn't deliver.
Plus I wonder how many people would buy them if they saw some of the depictions of what constitutes a Leica owner on the internet. It may be envy, it may be reverse snobbery, but most of it isn't in any way complementary.
I think Michael Reichmann sums it well - "In its target market – affluent amateurs who want simplicity of operation combined with great image quality, prestigious look, feel, and branding, the Leica T satisfies - to a T"
And do affluent amateurs really want to look like everybody else. Don't forget from a distance it's not that easy to see the red dot and the Leica Logo. Whereas with a D4s.........'
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August 9, 2019, 12:52 pm
Adrian Benjamins and Coach review the results of the brand new Hoop Ball Dynasty League in a frantic back-and-forth that covers the first four rounds and looks deep into the future.
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August 25, 2019, 8:29 pmVictor OladipoSG, Indiana Pacers
Victor Oladipo had little to say about his rehab process (ruptured quad tendon) at his basketball camp in Indiana.
We weren't expecting earth shattering details while Oladipo was busy overseeing his basketball camp, but more information about the Pacer would be most welcome. It is hard to know what you will get from Oladipo on draft day, but you have to figure someone in your league will be interested in taking a gamble on him. He is still not scrimmaging with other players, and whenever he does return to game action this season, it is unlikely he will resume being a top player in the early going.
Source: The Athletic
August 25, 2019, 8:08 pmBriante WeberPG, International
Briante Weber, after spending the end of last season with the Greek club Olympiacos, is joining the Metropolitians 92, based in Boulogne-Levallois, France.
Weber attended free agent mini-camps in June with the Raptors and Wolves, and spent time in the G-League last year, but has never been able to catch on long-term with an NBA team. He has had brief stops with several NBA squads over the years, so it is possible he could return to a roster at some point this season. There is nothing to see here in terms of fantasy though.
Source: BeBasket.com
August 25, 2019, 7:54 pmRui HachimuraPF, Washington Wizards
Rui Hachimura showed off his scoring prowess with 31 points in Japan's comeback victory over Germany on Saturday.
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Source: Mike Schmitz on Twitter
August 25, 2019, 6:50 pmRobert CovingtonSF, Minnesota Timberwolves
Robert Covington (right knee) is not expected to have any limitations heading into training camp.
Covington had arthroscopic surgery in April after missing 47 games last season due to a bone bruise on his right knee.
Source: Chris Hine of the Star Tribune
August 25, 2019, 6:32 pmJeff TeaguePG, Minnesota Timberwolves
Jeff Teague (left ankle) is not expected to have any restrictions for training camp.
Teague had a left ankle debridement procedure in April to help alleviate inflammation. Teague's ankles have given him trouble throughout his career and he only played 42 games last season. With a clean bill of health Teague will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing season.
Source: Chris Hine of the Star Tribune
August 24, 2019, 11:09 pmDerrick WhitePG, San Antonio Spurs
Derrick White has reportedly passed the first concussion test after taking a nasty fall in Team USA's tuneup game vs. the Australian Boomers on Saturday.
This is good news. White has worked hard for his Team USA roster spot and should provide some guard depth for them once he clears concussion protocols. He was an eye-opener last season and should still hold some fantasy value despite the return of a now-healthy Dejounte Murray.
Source: Tom Orsborn on Twitter
August 24, 2019, 10:27 amKyle KuzmaPF, Los Angeles Lakers
Kyle Kuzma (sore left ankle) will not take part in the FIBA World Cup as Team USA announces its final roster.
Kuzma sat out Team USA's final tuneup against Australia on Saturday as Marc Stein reports that he is flying back to Los Angeles to get treatment. We should still expect him to be ready for training and congrats to Mason Plumlee for making the team as many speculated that he would be the final cut.
Source: Marc Stein on Twitter
August 24, 2019, 8:58 amKemba WalkerPG, Boston Celtics
Kemba Walker scored 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting with four rebounds with two assists as USA Basketball had it's 78-game winning streak in tournament and exhibition games snapped on Saturday.
Walker continues to assert himself as the team's best player but USA losing to Australia was the much bigger story in this one. Harrison Barnes also played well as he chipped in 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting to go with six rebounds. USA will take on Canada on Monday in their last exhibition before taking on the Czech Republic in the first official match of the tournament on September 1.
Source: USAB.com
August 24, 2019, 8:44 amDerrick WhitePG, San Antonio Spurs
Derrick White left Saturday's game after tripping and hitting his head on the floor.
White left without help but there is no word yet on whether he is dealing with a concussion. He finished with eight points, hitting 6-of-7 three throws in nine minutes with another update sure to come. The third-year guard put up top-125 per-game value, playing 25.8 minutes in his second season. Even with the return of Dejounte Murray, White should still be worth a roster spot in most standard leagues.
Source: Jeff Garcia on Twitter
August 24, 2019, 8:42 amMarcus SmartPG, Boston Celtics
Marcus Smart, sidelined for almost three weeks with calf tightness, returned to action on Saturday as USA lost to Australia in their exhibition.
Smart only played nine minutes in this one but still managed to score 7 points with three assists days after being named one of the team's co-captains. Coming off an NBA All-Defensive First Team selection, he produced top-100 per game fantasy value as it seems he may have finally fixed his shot after shooting under 40 percent from the field in his first four seasons. He also produced a career-high in both steals and triples with 1.8 and 1.6 respectively as his career seems to be on the up and up.
Source: USAB.com


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I'm not sure how long I'll still be able to get away with doing bare legs this season…but considering that we're already into the second half of November, I certainly can't complain if today was the last time!!
Topping off this denim skirt and turtleneck combo with my super-snuggly "teddybear" bomber did manage to ward off a good bit of the autumn chill, though; I've had this little jacket in fairly regular rotation recently…so don't be surprised if it pops up in another blog post very soon!! And my edgy new laceup booties, too; I just debuted them here last Thursday and – surprise! – they're already on my feet again!! 😄
But let's get back to the season for a moment, shall we?? Isn't it crazy that Christmas and the New Year are once more right around the corner?? I'll be honest – November is a month that I'm always happy to have in my rearview mirror (to my mind, it's kind of the "no man's land" of the calendar!) but I still can't believe that 2016 is this close to being over!!
Is the holiday spirit finding its way to you yet, dear readers?? And are you sartorially ready for winter…or are you – like me! – desperately squeezing a few more fall-inspired ensembles out of your wardrobe before "warm woollen mittens" take over?? As always, I'm looking forward to your comments!!


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My little part time job with UTMB has kicked in so that gives me something to do. I have been training once a week for a few hours. They are preparing me for the exam. I have to know what to say and most of what Not to say. They dont want me helping the student out any. Next month is the exam. I will go in twice a week for half days. I believe I will have six to eight students a day. Dress rehersal is next week, nervous.
The dinghy should be in next week. Steve will be busy rebuilding the boom gallo with my son. That will be a nice treat for me. I will get to see my son in action. He is back to welding now that he is out of the military. I will enjoy seeing him being a man. I know most men dont realize that their mothers go through an adjustment time in their lives when they go from a teenager to a man, but we do. Well I am. I think it is taking me longer because I havent gotten to watch it on a daily basis so it puts me into a some what shock everytime I see him. Things just stand out to me, like the size and shape of his hands. Amazing! He use to be inside me!
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So the first week of May was Frühlings Fest in my beautiful little city of Deggendorf. Basically, it's a Spring Festival... German style. That means that there was a small "Oktoberfest-like" party throughout the city for 10 days. While the München Oktoberfest has dozens of tents, Deggendorf had two, but this was more than enough for this small town of 38,000. Everyone who owned it, dressed up in their traditional Bavarian attire. That is a Lederhose for the man and Drindl for the woman. Of course, to get the full Bavarian experience, and to have a permanent costume for Halloweens to come when I'm back in the U.S., I purchased myself a Lederhose. The festival was kicked off by a parade that went through downtown Deggendorf which started out a sunny, beautiful day, and was ended with a freak hail storm.
For the following 10 days, you could go down to the festival and participate in the beer tents. Which was great becuase I got to experience it with my International friends and my baseball team both on separate occasions.
Ages are 16 and up believe it or not. That's right, 16 year olds in Germany can go out to these drinking festivals and are served beer. This would blow away many conservative parents back in the U.S. but in Germany it's part of the culture. German kids grow up learning how to drink beer responsibly, instead for the first time at a high school party with teenagers, which is all too much the case in America. Beer is actually considered a food, not a drink, in all legal aspects including its tax. It's legal to drink in public and you commonly see people drinking beer on the train, at the university, and in all parts of daily life.
Every night there was a new band playing. As the night grows later, we all stand on the tables and sing to both Bavarian folk music, classic American songs from the 80's, and modern German songs. All and all, Frühlingsfest was quite the treat for myself and my fellow international students.


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Declaring that the Allies must now begin to bear their fair share of NATO's common defense, Melvyn Krauss argues the time has come to begin the phase-out of U.S. forces in Europe. Pointing out that compromised intelligence has already squandered away much of our technological advantage vis-a-vis the USSR and put us at nuclear risk, Arnold Beichman demands that top priority be given to the establishment of an effective, sophisticated intelligence network, free from congressional hindrance. Showing how detente-inspired build-down has already put NATO forces in a no-options posture with respect to tactical nuclear weapons, H. Joachim Maitre explores the function of a variety of weapons systems in achieving true mutual deterrence.
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We've Only Just Begun
Can California Taxpayers Dodge the Bullet Train?
A lawsuit may derail a project that was suppposed to cost $45 billion and is now $70 billion and counting.
By ALLYSIA FINLEY
California's bullet train was conceived 20 years ago from Quentin Kopp's infatuation with European high-speed rail. His beautiful brainchild, however, has since morphed into a monstrosity. Mr. Kopp seems more and more like the protagonist Victor Frankenstein of literary lore, disillusioned by what his ambitions have wrought.
Testifying in a lawsuit filed by Kings County, the 84-year-old retired judge of San Mateo County Superior Court says that California's present high-speed rail plan violates the ballot measure that he helped craft and voters approved in November 2008. In essence, he argues, the state pulled a bait-and-switch on voters.
Kings County wants the court to enjoin the release of state bond funds until the rail authority's plan adheres to the letter of the initiative. The lawsuit is scheduled for trial in May. If it succeeds, state taxpayers may finally dodge the bullet train. Without state bond money, the rail authority has no fuel to burn. So the good news for California—finally—is that compliance with the initiative's original terms is unlikely if not impossible.
Still, killing the project outright is not Mr. Kopp's desire. "I have not changed my position or enthusiasm for high-speed rail in California," he tells me. On the contrary, the San Franciscan bursts with paternal pride. In 1994 he sponsored legislation in the state Senate to study high-speed rail's "desirability and feasibility." Two years later he introduced the bill establishing the California High-Speed Rail Authority to design an 800-mile, zigzagging bullet-train route from San Diego to Sacramento.
From 2006 to 2011, the judge served on the authority's board of directors, during which time he helped lead the campaign for the ballot measure that authorized $9 billion in bonds to build the train project. The initiative mandated that electric trains run every five minutes at peak speeds that exceed 200 miles per hour; zip between Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2 hours and 40 minutes; and operate without a subsidy.
The rail authority's campaign literature promised that the train would cost $45 billion and be financed primarily by the feds and private investors. Mr. Kopp insists that the rail authority rigorously studied the plan before presenting it to voters. The initiative passed by a five-point margin in November 2008.
Over the next two years, the Obama administration gave California $3.5 billion in grants tied to matching state funds on the condition that the state build the first segment in the sparsely populated Central Valley.
Mr. Kopp says the Central Valley was chosen because the flat, open expanse was the best place to test trains to ensure they were "technologically sufficient." The Central Valley also happens to be represented by Democratic Rep. Jim Costa, whose vote was crucial for passing ObamaCare in March 2010. Mr. Costa campaigned for re-election later that year by trumpeting the thousands of jobs high-speed rail would create in his district, where the unemployment rate exceeded 17%.
Meanwhile—in response to mounting criticism from the state legislative analyst's office and others that the business plan was unrealistic—the rail authority produced a revised plan in November 2011 that raised the train's price tag to $100 billion.
Golden State voters were incensed. To mollify them, Gov. Jerry Brown instructed the authority to whittle the cost down to roughly $70 billion by developing a plan for a "blended system." This new plan, adopted in April 2012, would electrify commuter rail in the Bay Area—which had long been on the wish-list of local politicians and transit agencies—in lieu of building dedicated tracks for high-speed trains.
Mr. Kopp says that such a system "bastardizes" high-speed rail. Passengers traveling between San Francisco and Anaheim would have to change trains twice—once in San Jose and again in Los Angeles—which violates the letter of the ballot initiative. Trains would also run at most every 15 minutes, not every five minutes as required by the initiative.
According to Mr. Kopp, 10 trains must run per hour during peak times to support the authority's ridership forecasts and operate without a subsidy. He insists that "the money will come," but only if the train is built according to the original plan.
Right now, however, the state doesn't have enough money on hand even to electrify the first 130 miles of tracks from Madera to Bakersfield. Private firms have refused to invest in the project without a subsidy or revenue guarantee, both prohibited by the initiative.
There's also some not trivial concerns about safety. To meet the law's required 2 hours and 40 minutes travel time, the rail authority intends for the train to barrel through the Central Valley and Tehachapi Mountains, which are transversed by a fault line, at 220 mph.
Mr. Kopp believes that these speeds are feasible. But the fastest train in the world, which runs between Paris and Strasbourg, France, tops out at just under 200 mph. The Chinese reduced their bullet trains' maximum speeds to about 190 mph after a train going 217 mph crashed in Wenzhou two years ago. Forty passengers were killed, and hundreds were injured.
According to a recent study by the Reason Foundation, if the California authority assumed top speeds of 200 mph, averaging 150 mph through rural areas—as is consistent with the National Research Council's safety recommendations—the bullet train's travel time would increase to between 3 hours and 50 minutes and 6 hours. It takes about six hours to drive and an hour to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
Even so, Mr. Kopp insists that the bullet train could make the L.A. to San Francisco trip in 2 hours and 40 minutes and operate without a subsidy—but only if the state sticks to the plan approved by voters in November 2008. And what about studies that have found only two high-speed rail lines in the world break even?
"I've heard that," he says. "But I don't believe it."


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By Christopher Mims, Amanda Schupak, Michael Moyer, Sarah Simpson, John Pavlus, Gregory Mone, Melinda Wenner and Katherine Harmon | November 23, 2009 |27
What would happen if solar panels were free? What if it were possible to know everything about the world—not the Internet, but the living, physical world—in real time? What if doctors could forecast a disease years before it strikes? This is the promise of the World Changing Idea: a vision so simple yet so ambitious that its full impact is impossible to predict. Scientific American's editorial and advisory boards have chosen projects in five general categories—Energy, Transportation, Environment, Electronics and Robotics, and Health and Medicine—that highlight the power of science and technology to improve the world. Some are in use now; others are emerging from the lab. But all of them show that innovation is the most promising elixir for what ails us. —The Editors
The No-Money-Down Solar Plan
A new wave of start-ups wants to install rooftop solar panels on your house. Upfront cost: nothing
By Christopher Mims
The biggest thing stopping the sun is money. Installing a rooftop array of solar panels large enough to produce all of the energy required by a building is the equivalent of prepaying its electricity bill for the next seven to 10 years—and that's after federal and state incentives. A new innovation in financing, however, has opened up an additional possibility for homeowners who want to reduce their carbon footprint and lower their electric bills: get the panels for free, then pay for the power as you go.
The system works something like a home mortgage. Organizations and individuals looking for a steady return on their investment, typically banks or municipal bond holders, use a pool of cash to pay for the solar panels. Directly or indirectly, homeowners buy the electricity produced by their own rooftop at a rate that is less, per kilowatt-hour, than they would pay for electricity from the grid. Investors get a safe investment—the latest generation of solar-panel technology works dependably for years—and homeowners get a break on their monthly bills, not to mention the satisfaction of significantly reducing their carbon footprint. "This is a way to get solar without putting any money down and to start saving money from day one. That's a first," says SolarCity co-founder Peter Rive.
SolarCity is the largest installer of household solar panels to have adopted this strategy. Founded in 2006 by two brothers who are also Silicon Valley–based serial entrepreneurs, SolarCity leases its panels to homeowners but gives the electricity away for free. The net effect is a much reduced utility bill (customers still need utility-delivered power when the sun isn't out) plus a monthly SolarCity bill. The total for both comes out to less than the old bill. SunRun in San Francisco offers consumers a similar package, except that the company sells customers the electricity instead of leasing them the panels.
Cities such as Berkeley and Boulder are pioneering their own version of solar-panel financing by loaning individuals the entire amount required to pay for solar panels and installation. The project is paid for by municipal bonds, and the homeowner pays back the loan over 20 years as a part of the property tax bill. The effect is the same whichever route a consumer takes: the new obligation, in the form of taxes, a lease or a long-term contract for electricity, ends up costing less than the existing utility bill.
"What we're really seeing is a transition in how we think about buying energy goods and services," says Daniel M. Kammen, director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. Kammen, who did the initial analysis on Berkeley's financing model, believes that by turning to financing, consumers can overcome the inherent disadvantage renewables have when compared with existing energy sources: the infrastructure for power from the grid has already been paid for and, in many cases, has been subsidized for decades.
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Thursday 1st November 7:00pm
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By Alan Bennett
'Leaves you bobbing on a wave of happiness' Independent
Alan Bennett's sharp and hilarious new play is 'just what the doctor ordered' (Daily Telegraph). Filmed live at London's Bridge Theatre during its limited run, don't miss this 'rousing chorus line for the NHS' (Observer) in your local cinema.
The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town on the edge of the Pennines, is threatened with closure as part of an efficiency drive. A documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, and the triumphs of the old people's choir.
Alan Bennett's celebrated plays include The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Madness of George III, all of which were also seen on film. Allelujah! is his tenth collaboration with award-winning director Nicholas Hytner.
★★★★ 'Generosity, passion and a good heart. Hugely enjoyable' WhatsOnStage
Contains strong language throughout
Cert: 15
Duration: 2 hours 52 mins (including interval)
Tickets: £10 / £5 EHU Students
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