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The Fifa Presidential elections. There almost couldn't be a more contentious or contradictory sentence. One of the most democratic processes took place last week, marred by news that the very heart of the organisation was being torn apart by allegations of serious corruption. This followed a series of dawn raids in hotels in Zurich targeting the organisations most senior officials.
Meanwhile, the incumbent president, Sepp Blatter, continued to lobby on his own behalf Fifa officials to ensure he was elected to serve a fifth term. He did so with at most a tacit acknowledgment that the empire around him was as, what US attorney general Loretta Lynch called international football's "rampant, systemic and deep-rooted" corruption racket imploded.
This is, as the BBC said, the wild west of democracy.
Allegations of kickbacks and bribery have overshadowed the game's organising body for decades, but it has taken the United States investigators to bring these men to book.
No doubt the on-going investigation, charges and a trial will take a long time to complete but finally the corruption is being tackled.
Last week I read about a photo exhibition of young female graduates who revealed the sexist questions they've been asked in job interviews.
On the surface some are so ridiculous they could make you laugh-out-loud but as you read more of them you begin to understand how invasive and offensive they are.
Job interviews are always nerve wracking, even for the most confident of orators and performers, yet women are often judged on so much more than their ability to do the job as these questions reveal, how they can compete against men when they are thrown off course like this during an interview is anyone's guess.
The photos which show women sitting in a chair holding placards with the questions they've been asked show the depths of discrimination in the workplace. The project was commissioned by the employment law firm Thomas Mansfield. Questions include whether they would be willing to flirt with customers as part of the job, if they are planning on having children and intimate details about their periods.
You can read the full list here.
I find it incredibly disturbing that young women, many of whom may be undertaking their first job interview following graduation, are asked such offensive questions. I doubt very much male graduates would be asked anything like these questions.
This form of discrimination should not be taking place in workplaces and I was genuinely shocked to learn such questions are still frequently asked.


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June 2017
A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples
Frederick Hertz
"Provides legal information to help same-sex couples exercise their rights and make sound decisions together."
This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life
Dannielle Owens-Reid
Presents advice to parents of gay children, covering such topics as telling other family members, religious beliefs and sexuality, gender identity, and the importance of emotional support.
History and Politics
Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality
Debbie Cenziper
Documents the inspirational story of the partners, lawyers, judges, and activists behind the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in all fifty states.
Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation
Jim Downs
Re-examines the history of gay life in the 1970s, arguing that gay people developed a national community within the decade that focused on political identity, oppression, and literary achievements as main issues of the gay liberation movement.
Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights
Ann Bausum
The award-winning author of Marching to the Mountaintop presents a history of gay tolerance that traces the progression of civil rights for gay citizens and identifies the prejudices and misconceptions that have criminalized homosexual relationships.
A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity across the World
R. B. Parkinson
Documents the history of homosexuality and its representation in art, using objects from the British Museum's collection that date from 9000 BC to the present to illustrate how same-sex love has always been a part of human history.
The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
Lillian Faderman
A chronicle of the modern struggle for gay, lesbian, and transgender rights draws on interviews with politicians, military figures, legal activists, and members of the LGBT community to document the cause's struggles since the 1950s.
The Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, and Good Intentions are Sabotaging Gay Equality
Suzanna Danuta Walters
Argues that the current climate of tolerance regarding gay rights demeans both homo-and heterosexuals alike, asserting that a too-soon claim of victory undermines full equality and true integration.
Don't Tell Me to Wait: How the Fight for Gay Rights Changed America and Transformed Obama's Presidency
Kerry Eleveld
A award-winning journalist and former reporter for The Advocate tells the dramatic story of the fight for gay rights in America, showing how activists pushed Obama to change his mind, turned the tide of political opinion and ensured that future Democratic presidential nominees would always embrace marriage equality.
Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes are Gaining Their Rightful Place in Sports
Cyd Zeigler
Examines the experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender athletes, coaches, and other sports figures, especially in the United States, including the risks they face, coming out or remaining closeted, and other considerations.
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Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began
Alex Cooper
The author recalls her experiences as a teenager in an unlicensed Mormon treatment program intended to cure her of lesbianism, detailing the beatings, verbal abuse, and cruelty she endured, as well as the historic legal case surrounding it.
My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within
Jon Derek Croteau
The author tells the story of growing up denying his homosexuality in order to earn the love of his abusive father and how he eventually faced his sexual identity and began sorting through years of repressed anger.
American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics
Dan Savage
The sex-advice columnist for "Savage Love" and author of the best-selling Skipping Towards Gomorrah draws on his experience with the Emmy Award-winning It Gets Better campaign to share pithy insights into a range of topics including health care, gun control and marriage equality.
Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Slightly Effeminate, Possibly Gay, Totally Fabulous Son
Lori Duron
Based on her popular blog of the same name, the author presents a brutally honest, laugh-out-loud funny memoir about the joys and challenges of raising a slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son.
The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-again Christians
Kate Fagan
A sportswriter discusses her struggle with her sexual identity while living in an unsupportive environment.
Becoming Who I Am: Young Men on Being Gay
Ritch C Savin-Williams
Savin-Williams's manuscript traces the lives of young gay men as they negotiated the transition from their teen years into adulthood. It focuses on key developmental milestones, including first sexual memories, first crushes, coming out to friends and families, and first adult relationships. The manuscript is drawn from in-depth interviews with 41 individuals from the "millennial" generation; each was interviewed multiple times across their teenage years into their early twenties. The author investigates how their senses of self and their public identities shifted across time, how their sexuality and sexual experiences did--and did not--affect their relationships with family, friends, and peers, how they dealt with new responsibilities, etc. He also uses the stories to shed light on the findings of recent research on gay youth, teenagers, and young adults.
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Birthright for Law Officers
Jewish law enforcement officers ages 22 to 29 are eligible to join Birthright Israel's first Law Enforcement Israel Adventure, a free trip to Israel from May 29 to June 9.
Participants' only financial responsibility is getting to and from New York, the trip departure point.
Jewish National Fund, Shorashim and the National Conference of Shomrim Societies are joining Birthright in sponsoring the program, designed to connect law enforcement officials to their Jewish roots and Israeli counterparts.
"This is a very important mission, and I am extremely pleased that the National Conference of Shomrim Societies can play an active role in it. Members of law enforcement applaud Birthright Israel for taking on this task so that younger officers nationwide will be able to visit Israel and gain a better understanding of its history, their cultural connection and the existing conflicts," said Lawrence Wein, the president of NCSS, an organization dedicated to Jews who work as police, fire and other public safety officers.
NCSS chaplain Rabbi Tzvi Berkowitz came up with the idea for a law enforcement Birthright trip and pushed to raise the age limit to 29 from Birthright's usual 26 to give more officers a chance to be among the 40 Americans participating.
"Now is the perfect opportunity for Jewish law enforcement personnel to experience the aura of Israel," Rabbi Berkowitz said. "It's an experience that will kindle an eternal spark of bonding with the birthplace of one's heritage."
Michael Waitz, the North American director of Shorashim, said the trip will enable Americans to connect with their Israeli counterparts professionally and personally.
Register at IsraelwithIsraelis.com/lawenforcement.
JNF CEO Russell Robinson said: "Our nation's first responders and public safety officers are dedicated, selfless public servants who put their lives on the line each and every day. National Shomrim is to be commended for devising this opportunity so that Jewish police officers can interact with their Israeli partners and have enriched careers as both a Jew and as an officer."


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We are a society obsessed with celebrity, and that is okay, as long as we stay aware who the true heroes are. Celebrities, for most, are a distraction. Not a hero or some icon worth worshiping, but rather, a person who managed to end up with a more interesting job than most of us.
But what people need to truly realize about these super celebrities is that they are human. What that means is, they have no superpowers and are not demi-Gods. They are just regular people, like you and I, who, again, to reiterate, have much cooler and more high profile jobs than most of us. But something else people really need to understand right now is, not all celebrities are the brightest bulb in the box. Some of them grew up on movie sets and their scope of actual life is VERY limited. This can best be witnessed when following some celebrities on Twitter. Sometimes, certain celebrities just constantly spit pure gold (Will Ferrell and Betty White being two examples on the extreme ends of the spectrum), but some celebrity twitter feeds are like:
This dude did NOT just say that, right?
They say stuff so inane and irrational, a normal person would have to be crazy to tweet some of the things these celebrities have said. Here are ten of the most insane, stupid, and illogical things celebrities have tweeted over the years.
For those confused with the lead in quote about blue trees in the header: it's from Jaden Smith, who is the king of insane tweets. But we kept him off the list because that is some low hanging fruit. Go check out his Twitter yourself for hours of enjoyment.
Another side note, take some of these with a grain of salt. We all say stupid stuff from time to time. Everyone is allowed a slip-up here and there (though some of these are just unforgivable).
10 Hulk Hogan Gets Hot Over Own Daughter's Legs
"Brooke's legs"
The photo was of his daughter, Brooke, sitting on a chair. She had her legs crossed in a dress, and Hulk Hogan tweeted a shot of her legs that just said "Brooke's Legs." It was, to put it mildly, creepy.
Any other father posting a pic like that of their daughter would have child services over in a second, even if that daughter was an adult. But people did react rather adversely to that tweet.
Don't ogle your own daughter, dude. That is beyond creepy.
9 Nick Cannon Goes FULL RACIST and Posts A Pic in "Whiteface"
Nick Cannon was doing some dumb publicity thing to supplement his income because Mariah was bolting, and he tweeted a picture of himself as a white guy throwing a peace sign.
We're not sure if you know how racial relations work, but whiteface on a black guy is just as racist as blackface on a white guy. There is a reason people stopped doing this years ago. Well, smart people, anyway.
The good news is, he got as much of a backlash from it as he deserved. Stupid move.
8 Ryan Lochte Can't Spell
"Rocks, paper, siccor........"
Really, dude? REALLY? Even when the spell check on Twitter is underlining the freaking word, you still just decided to go with this? Maybe it was an inside joke with someone? Maybe it's a place he was travelling to and he was being punny?
Or maybe, just maybe, we are giving him way too much credit and the dude just has no clue how to spell scissors? That last one seems most realistic.
7 Skrillex Goes (Semi) Racist
"I wish I was aloud to use the n word sometimes (in a non racist way of course)"
OF COURSE! But let's address a few things. One, allowed. Aloud is when you speak out loud to someone. Right there you already fail. Now onto the N-word thing.
No, no, no, NO. JUST NO. Are you kidding me? The whitest guy ever who makes music white kids dance and take drugs to wishes he could drop the N-bomb in a non-racist way. Wow. Just wow. We have a better idea. Get someone with some social skills to check your tweets before you post them. You're welcome.
Buh buh buh buh buh buh SCROOP BOOM WAAAAAAH. There, have some dubstep so you can feel better.
6 Mary J. Blige Tweets About Her Intelligence... and Proves Haters Right
"Why is it that people always try to understand estimate my intelligents? They should never do that!"
Wow, where do we even start? We think you mean "underestimate" and we also think you must mean "intelligence." Thing is, how can you call people out for underestimating your intelligence when you don't know the word "underestimate" and you don't know how to spell "intelligence"?
You ultimately proved all of them 100% correct. Man, Mary J. Blige can sing, but I bet if you read her notebook of lyrics, it would just be terrifying - grammatically, of course.
5 Darnell Dockett Gives A Girl (and The World) His Phone Number
"(Number excluded) when game over, lets go to wing stop then King of Diamond"
OK, Darnell, that sounds like a great evening. But um, you are fully aware that you just gave out your cellphone number to the entirety of the world, right? Oh, you DIDN'T know? Well, maybe you should do a little Twitter and social media research before "hollerin' at a girl" on Twitter.
By the way, sorry about the 22 calls that night. I was a bit drunk and it seemed like a good idea. I am the person who kept saying "SEVEN DAYS" and hanging up - just like The Ring.
4 Bill Cosby Sets Himself Up and Gets What He Deserves
"Go ahead. Meme Me!"
Yes, that is a great idea. Tell the Internet to use pics of a man who has hundreds of sexual allegations against him and make a meme out of them. There is NO WAY that can end up badly.
Oh wait, it did.
People ended up making hundreds of memes about his accusations and basically calling him out for what he truly is: a predator. You can be sure some PR people lost their jobs for approving that idea. You can also safely assume Bill Cosby wasn't eating pudding that night, but rather, had a nice, huge slice of humble pie.
3 Kourtney Kardashian Thinking Aloud About Bug Privates
"Do ants have d****?"
Um, we have more questions than (the obvious) answer you seek. One, why are you wondering about insect members? Two, why not just actually become smarter and Google insect anatomy or the anatomy of a male ant? Three, how would a species reproduce otherwise? Four, why are you famous? Five, go away.
We realize the last one wasn't so much a question, but rather, a universal statement felt by most of mankind. Your family scares us, and everything they say and do makes us wanna cry. So just stop. Please?
2 Jose Canseco On How Bad His Life Is
"I guess murderers and child m*******s get more chances than I do"
Wow dude. Say how you REALLY feel. Now we could tell you how he was in some legal trouble here and feeling really bad for himself, but slow down the stupid train. Most of his tweets are this dumb, to be honest. "Global warming would have saved the Titanic." WHAT?!
Back to that original tweet, though.
No, a large percentage of murderers and abusers do not have access to Twitter, a large following of fans as well as a professional sports background because they're dead or in jail. So, the simple fact that you're acting like you're more vilified than the most evil aspect of our culture tells us all that you're not the brightest tool in the shed.
1 The Entirety of Amanda Bynes' Tweeting History
To pick just one would be impossible. All ten could have easily been Amanda Bynes herself. We don't want to focus too much on this because MANY people think she was suffering a drug induced mental breakdown in her tweeting period, but regardless, that doesn't make the things she tweeted okay.
At one point, she said Barack and Michelle Obama were ugly. At another point, she asked Drake to do her. Between that and the myriad of twitter flame wars she got into with other celebrities, her Twitter account is the be-all, end-all of stupid twitter accounts, crazy or not. It's just a shame no one loved her enough in that period to unplug her damn computer and help her.
But, to end on a good note, rumor is she has since gotten the help and is doing much better. We are too scared to check her Twitter and confirm or deny this.
Sources: mandatory.com, uproxx.com


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Date of release: Monday, April 25, 2016
The University of Greenwich continues to encourage international and home-grown students to explore any genuine and credible business ideas to develop their business plans. International students are supported by lecturers and given the opportunity of earning a Tier 1 visa for a maximum of two years thanks to their business plans.
This unique opportunity to inspire future entrepreneurs was recently recognised by the Financial Times. The story closely looks at the business plan of Mauritian-born student Disha Chauhan, and how her gluten-free bakery business is competing with other students from all around the world.
The Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa was introduced in April 2012. It allows graduates with innovative business ideas and entrepreneurial skills to stay in the UK to develop their business under the supervision of their academic institution.
One of Disha's competitors, Benshuai Xu (picture above), discusses his business idea and experience at the University of Greenwich:
"My business idea is a one-to-one online English language education class. The company will recruit English language teachers in the UK and provide one to one training to students via video broadcasting software and instant messaging software.
The target audience is students in China who plan to come to the UK or US for university education. This will prepare students to complete an English language exam and studying in a different country. The company will expand to different languages and countries as this service becomes more popular and successful.
The i3 centre has given me so many learning opportunities through workshops, seminars and mentoring. They have helped me to define my business structure, audience and how to market the product in a simpler and more efficient way."


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Saturday, September 12, 2015
Mayor of Venice Argues with Elton
The mayor of Venice has hit back at Sir Elton John after the British celebrity criticised his decision to remove from the lagoon city's public libraries children's books about same-sex parents.
On his Instagram account earlier this week, Sir Elton called Luigi Brugnaro "boorishly bigoted" and "stupid" for his decision to purge books such as "And Tango Makes Three", about a penguin chick in New York's Central Park Zoo which is brought up by two male penguins.
But the indignant mayor said if the British singer really cares about Venice then he should give money to help protect the city's cultural treasures from gradual sinking and rising sea levels.
"Dear Elton, I challenge you to donate resources to save Venice," the mayor wrote on his Twitter account. "You represent the arrogance of those who are rich and can do anything."
In another tweet, he added: "I have no problem with homosexuals...and I have no fear of your insults."
Explaining his decision to remove the books, he wrote: "In Venice we don't want to risk creating confusion among three-year-olds."
Mr Brugnaro, a successful businessman, announced the decision to get rid of the books about gay parenting shortly after he was elected in June as Venice's new, centre-Right mayor.
The 49 titles had been bought and distributed by the previous, centre-Left administration.
Many Venetians expressed solidarity with their mayor on Wednesday. "Don't back down a single millimetre, the silent majority is tired of being silent and is with you," wrote one supporter on social media.
He accused the mayor of having "stupidly chosen to politicise children's books by banning titles that touch on same sex families living happily ever after."
He told his 190,000 Instagram followers: "Beautiful Venice is indeed sinking, but not as fast as the boorishly bigoted Brugnaro."
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Last Monday, the cast of our upcoming dance production: (dis)connect had their first rehearsal, and we think it's about time you met them:
We are very excited to welcome back some Attitude veterans, and are thrilled that we have so many performers undertaking their debut on the ADC stage. They are:
Megan Breguet
Kirby Dewar
Kerry Hobbs
Jana Kolacz
Elyssa Mahr
Kim McConachy
Xavier McGettigan
Monique Powe
Dimi Sunderland
Jacinta Van Etten
Jaime Unmack
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Love, media, work, friendship and life bring us all together yet can tear us apart.
Are we more or less connected now than ever before?
Should we let people in or leave a quiet place for ourselves?
Why do we sometimes fight the human urge to reach out to one another?
How do we navigate a world where we are more connected than ever, yet somehow we are left feeling increasingly isolated?
The cast of ADC's latest work explores these themes through the medium of dance, both dynamic and tender with emotion and humour, featuring the talented youth cast of Attitude's Winter Holiday Workshops after the success of their recent Summer Holiday Workshops culminating in January 2018's On The Move.
(dis)connect confronts our most basic need and common fear, connecting with each other at the beautiful Shenton Performing Arts Centre.


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RetroView – Snow Globed
Snow Globed By Efren Martinez
I was able to hookup with Erasure and their label Mute Records in regards to their new EP Snow Globe. They sent me a digital copy of their new Album Snow Globe and then shortly after a hard copy (CD) by mail. It was the perfect fit for my Holiday Erasure collection that went with my Erasure Crackers Christmas Album from the 1980's. No Modesto View Retro fans, Snow Globe wasn't Erasure's first Christmas EP. The first one came out in 1988 and back then it was all about a cassette tape and if you were lucky enough, you were able to get it on vinyl. For this DJ, there's something good to be said about the snap, crackle and pop on any spin of a record.
Just the same, I was all excited to give a Snow Globe a listen. Honestly, I wasn't too surprised that I enjoyed it, but what did surprise me, was the electronic twist Erasure was successfully able to create with some of these old fashioned Christmas favorites. It was like hearing and enjoying them for the first time. But the fun didn't stop there. Their Christmas CD is filled with new songs too. When I hit the play button on the song Loving Man, the volume went way up and the mirror ball in my studio came on. Suddenly my wife and I started to dance uncontrollably. We were having a synthesized Christmas Blast and Thanksgiving was still weeks away. We didn't care, we where enjoying being Snow Globed by Erasure and loving it. At this point, we were very much excited to move on to the next track with plenty more to enjoy. The song Gaudete took us right back up, it had a great synthesized beat mixed in with lyrics sung in a Latin tongue. Very cool, in fact it was the first song that was released prior to the album making its debut on November 11th. Erasure Snow Globe has 13 tracks, many of them are new songs but quite frankly, being a man of faith, I must say their version of Silent Night really touched me.
Shortly after we received our Snow Globe CD, I had the pleasure on getting Erasures take on what it was like producing this new Christmas CD. According to Andy, he hadn't seen Vince in nearly 2 years and he was a bit nervous and he described it as "It was a bit like seeing your ex-wife, you know you love the person but what's going to happen?' Vince noted that his professional musical relationship with Andy is his longest with anyone. "I get nervous too. It takes us a day or so to feel comfortable again but Andy's so easy-going and such a delight to work with." I guess what they were both most worried about is, would the magic happen here again? Nevertheless, the magic did happen thus Snow Globe was created and released and is currently dominating the Holiday Charts.
Modesto View Retro fans! Electrify and synthesize your Holiday, Erasures Snow Globe is out now for you to enjoy. Another Erasure CD that would make a perfect Holiday gift is "Tomorrows World." It was released in 2011 and not only is this CD amazing, but so was their tour that went along with it.
Retro Newsflash! Most of us know Erasure form the 1980's; but most don't know that they've been putting out new albums with great hits songs since then. Keep your eyes open for these other Erasure CD's you are sure to enjoy.
2011 Erasure's Tomorrow's World 2007 Erasure's Storm Chaser 2007 Erasure's Light at the End of the World 2006 Erasure's Union Street 2005 Erasure's Night Bird


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Hear new version of 'Anti' single
A$AP Ferg has remixed Rihanna's new single 'Work'.
The original single features Drake and was the first track heard from 'Anti', the album Rihanna released last month. The album leaked online ahead of its official release and there have been mixed reports over its sales figures. 'Anti' charted at Number Seven in the Official UK Album Chart after one week of sales.
The new version of the track sees A$AP Mob member Ferg strip it of the Drake verse and replace it with his own lyrics and ad-libs. In his new verse, Ferg praises Serena Williams and ballerinas. He also says he intends "no disrespect" to Drake for taking him off the track.
'Anti' features new single 'Work' as well as a cover of Tame Impala's 'New Person, Same Old Mistakes' (titled 'Same Ol' Mistakes'). Aside from Drake on 'Work', there is just one other featured artist on the record; R&B singer SZA.
2015 singles 'Bitch Better Have My Money' and 'American Oxygen' do not feature on the record, nor does 'FourFiveSeconds', her collaboration with Kanye West and Paul McCartney.
'Anti' tracklist:
'Consideration' feat. SZA
'James Joint'
'Kiss It Better'
'Work' feat. Drake
'Needed Me'
'Yeah I Said It'
'Same Ol' Mistakes'
'Never Ending'
'Love On The Brain'
'Close To You'
Rihanna will tour the UK in the summer. The Weeknd and Big Sean will support Rihanna on all European dates on the Antiworld Tour, which makes it to Britain in June.
The UK and Ireland tour dates for 2016 are as follows:
Ricoh Arena, Coventry (June 14)
The Principality Stadium, Cardiff (June 16)
Stadium of Light, Sunderland (June 18)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin (June 21)
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Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
Paramount Theatre
1621 Glenarm Pl.
Denver, CO 80202
Paramount Theatre
1621 Glenarm Pl.
Denver, CO 80202
Experience the music of psychedelic prog-rockers Pink Floyd set to a mind-bending swirl of colorful laser projections. This longtime fan favorite show creates a visual and sonic tribute to one of rock's most respected musical acts. The first half of the spectacle spotlights the entire Dark Side of the Moon album, while the second half takes on hits spanning the band's 30-plus years of records.
- Category:
- Music
- Date:
- Apr 15, 2017 8 p.m.
- Cost:
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NYPA Press Release
New York Power Authority Authorizes Funding for Asset Performance Management Software
For Immediate Release: 12/27/18
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WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced today another major step toward becoming a fully digital utility with the authorization of an additional capital expenditure of $14.7 million to continue implementing Asset Performance Management (APM) software from General Electric International (GE). The NYPA Board of Trustees authorized the expenditure at its December 18 meeting. Once fully-implemented, the APM software platform will enable NYPA to optimize the performance of its power generation and transmission assets using enhanced data analytics to improve reliability, increase availability, minimize costs and reduce operational risk.
"Becoming the nation's first end to end digital utility requires a transformation of the tools and business processes that we use to manage our assets," said Gil C. Quiniones, president and CEO of NYPA. "APM improves our ability to quickly adjust to dynamic conditions through the digitization and near real time monitoring of key performance parameters for NYPA's vast generation and transmission assets. This funding is critical in allowing us to move forward with implementation."
The $14.7 million will be used to develop a detailed implementation plan, including testing and eventual rollout of the APM software to generation and transmission assets. The funding will also cover software licensing fees and support from information technology and program management. It adds to the $2 million previously approved in February 2018 for the implementation of foundational asset monitoring and predictive maintenance software.
NYPA will utilize the APM platform to strategically shift toward a more flexible and resilient energy system that provides increasingly economical, reliable and sustainable power. This operational flexibility will be vital in serving NYPA's customers as the energy market adopts the new sources of energy production and storage outlined in Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) strategy. Additionally, APM supports NYPA's commitment to attaining the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification by embedding asset management best practices and data driven decision making.
About NYPA:
NYPA is the largest state public power organization in the nation, operating 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. More than 70 percent of the electricity NYPA produces is clean renewable hydropower. NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. For more information visit www.nypa.gov and follow us on Twitter @NYPAenergy, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and LinkedIn.
About REV:
Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) is Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's strategy to lead on climate change and grow New York's economy. REV is building a cleaner, more resilient and affordable energy system for all New Yorkers by stimulating investment in clean technologies like solar, wind, and energy efficiency and generating 50 percent of the state's electricity needs from renewable energy by 2030. Already, REV has driven a nearly 800 percent growth in the statewide solar market, enabled over 105,000 low-income households to permanently cut their energy bills with energy efficiency, and created thousands of jobs in manufacturing, engineering, and other clean tech sectors. REV is ensuring New York State reduces statewide greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 and achieves the internationally-recognized target of reducing emissions 80 percent by 2050. To learn more about REV, including the Governor's $5 billion investment in clean energy technology and innovation, please visit rev.ny.gov, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.


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This is the third in a four-part series of top tips from East Riding of Yorkshire Council for families about how to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Keeping a healthy weight as we get older:
It's never too late to think about adopting a healthier lifestyle. That doesn't mean you suddenly have to change your diet and start spending every day at the gym.
Just a few small changes can make a big difference – helping you to feel better, have more energy and sleep more soundly.
Maintaining a healthy weight is important. It's not good for us to be either overweight or underweight.
If you would like advice about how to lose weight, or if you've recently lost weight but aren't sure why, make an appointment to speak to your GP, nurse or one of the health trainers. They can give you advice if you have any concerns about your weight.
Staying active
Regular exercise increases the production of chemicals in the brain that lift your mood and it can give you more energy to do things you enjoy, such as seeing friends and family.
Stamina, strength, flexibility and balance are particularly important as you get older and can help you to do everyday tasks more easily as well as enjoy activities more.
Adults aged 65 or older who are generally fit and have no health conditions that limit their mobility should try to be active daily and should do at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity such as cycling or walking every week and include strength exercises on two or more days a week that work all the major muscles groups.
Healthy eating
No single food contains everything that you need to stay healthy, so the golden rule is to eat a variety of foods each day.
Eating healthily doesn't mean cutting out foods that you enjoy, it just means eating some foods less often or in smaller portions, and eating more of other foods.
Get your five-a-day
Research suggests that people who eat plenty of fruit and vegetables are less likely to develop heart disease and some cancers, such as bowel cancer.
Almost all fruit and vegetables count towards your five-a- day, including those which are frozen, canned and dried.
Cut back on salt, fat and sugar
Many of us eat too much salt, which can increase our risk of high blood pressure and stroke. Always think before you sprinkle salt on your meal.
Foods that are high in fat including cakes, biscuits, sausages, meat pies, fatty meat and cheese, can raise the level of cholesterol in the blood and increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.
In the UK we eat too much sugar. Added sugars, such as table sugar, honey and syrups, shouldn't make up more than 5% of the energy you get from food and drink each day, that's about 30g a day.
Drink plenty of fluid: about six to eight glasses each day
This does not have to be water. Tea, coffee and low-sugar or sugar-free squash are fine.
It's particularly important to drink plenty in hot weather.


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Hong Kong – green city?
Hong Kong really surprised me. I expected a cold jungle of skyscrapers but Hong Kong is a city full of greenery! Luscious greenery grows between skyscrapers, streets are clean and everything works like clockwork. You won't meet a lot of people on the streets because the walkways lead either under or over the city through various tunnels and bridges, surrounded by the most expensive fashion boutiques. Chanel, Chanel, Dior, Lanvin … yes, happily two Chanel stores side by side because…well, why wouldn't you? Moving around Hong Kong is basically a walk through a shopping mall. One luxury mall follows another and you rarely see 'value' brands such as H&M or Zara.
The All Action Chinese
Hong Kong truly is not China. Under each "noodle" text you will find an English translation, meaning orientating yourself here is no problem. Almost every local answered me in decent English and all trains have bilingual annoucements. I expected a humble demeanor from the Chinese but I was surprised by their kindness, friendliness and capacity for action. Nobody said to me: "I will ask the boss." Everybody took responsibility, acted quickly and professionally and were customer focused to the maximum. It is quite scary to see such an activity, drive, education and language skills. Because the question arises – what will happen with us lazy and spoiled westerners?
Homegrown beauties
Public transport operates like clockwork. Every minute a subway train (MTR) arrives and everybody boards in an organized manner, draws out their supersized smart phones and that's it. They are all well groomed and friendly but polyester and catastrophic shoes still abound. I saw it all pretty easily; being a giraffe-like 180 centimeters, I had a clear view over everyone. Despite their short stature it surprised me that ladies have mostly very nice, long fingers and manicured nails. 95% of locals are slim and even the rest don't struggle with bulging tummys and asses.
The Chinese know how to bleach and colour their thick, dark hair so their heads are a riot of colors. I even spotted green hair, worn long to the waist; super shiny and healthy. The biggest fashion craze right now seems to be large spectacle frames worn without lenses. They wore them purely as a fashion accessory, most commonly in a 'John Lennon' style.
Bamboo scaffolding
In a sharp contrast to the jungle of glass skyscrapers is the bamboo scaffolding, bound together by tape alone. No screws or metal. Just bamboo sticks wrapped around a skyscraper and job done.
Hong Kong has 7 million inhabitants and the main districts are Kowloon, Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. Expats are concentrated in Soho on Hong Kong Island; New Territories are on the opposite side of the Pearl River neighboring directly with China.
Apartment for € 6,000
Renting an apartment in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon costs €5,000 to €6,000 per month. This is the largest living expense; other items such as food and transportation are not much more expensive than in Slovakia. However, if you expect a luxury apartment for this price, you will be disappointed. The apartments are very small; the rooms are often no bigger than 2 x 3 meters! Good old Petržalka! All, however, have spectacular views, spacious reception areas, security services and several large common areas. Each residential complex has the amenities of a small town; playgrounds, swimming pool, gym, lounge with massage chairs, even karaoke rooms, or piano rooms for private music lessons for kids living in the complex. Of course, the apartments themselves could barely fit a piano in!
You can find any restaurant possible here – Thai, Philippine, French, Japanese … Most popular seemed various types of noodles eaten with much munching and slurping. They generally use far less sugar in this part of the world. Even foreign confectionery manufacturers alter their recipes for the Asian market. What I was missing in the local diet was a choice of fruit. Growing fruit is probably not their number one priority or they just don't like it that much.
I also found some serious handmade tailoring and domestic fashion designers. So for the next SuperStar or the Voice of CzechoSlovakia that my company, ExtravaDansa styles, you will be able to see some extraordinary pieces from the local makers.
Shark fin as an elixir
I also visited the local markets. Fish are usually sold with a still beating heart! If the heart is not beating, the fish will not be sold. Still alive, they will fillet the poor thing for you. You will also find turtles, snakes and frogs here. Your taste is your taste…
Even more fascinating was the market for Chinese medicines. You arrive there with you prescription and the 'pharmacist' will prepare your crab tails, dried shark fin and snake skin accordingly and off you go with your treatment! The seller will write down nicely how often and what to take and that's it; as good as aspirin back at home.
Hong Kong was for me a really nice surprise. The culture is different, but the decency and willingness of people in many ways is superior to Europe.
The ferry takes you from Hong Kong Island to the mainland for Kowloon and New Territories. It goes back and forth every few minutes.
A delicious dinner for $40 – Hong Kong of course :)
Peking duck is a must :)
Pharmacy with medicines of a "bug type". So, if you have a cough, your doctor will prescribe something like two cockroach feet for breakfast, a bite of a shark fin for lunch and before bedtime crushed millipede :). Well, who wouldn't buy it! Healthy as a fish.
What you see in the picture is a jacket, sown with threads of gold and silver (not real of course). It looks excellently handmade. It was purchased and I believe that we will use it in the SuperStar this year (2015) for some crazy number.
Local trams
Polyester- beloved material. Charming design indeed.
Swimming pool on the hotel roof overlooks my colleague's windows!!! Veronika – Director of ExtravaDansa Asia lives in the house you see in the picture :)
At the airport, a mass of people going crazy. I look around to find out what was happening and it was some Chinese superstars… Guys looked stylish, I must admit.


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Before you watch a YouTube video and set out to grow the next big strain in cannabis, know that best buds are grown by people with decades of experience and research. Here are ten of the most common cannabis growing mistakes out there so that you´ll be aware of not repeating them.
10 Rookie Marijuana Growing Mistakes
1. Growing Outside
Indoor growing offers environmental controls that would be impossible to get outdoors due to mildew, snails, slugs or caterpillars. Indoor growing also allows for four harvests throughout the year instead of one. Visible outdoor plants are also magnets for trouble even though medicinal pot has been legal in states like California since 1996, reports the Los Angeles Times.
2. Relying Only on the Sun
Though the sun is the best source of light for any plant growing indoors, it's different for marijuana. Using sunlight through a window as your only light source is not recommended. Marijuana plants need much more light, so buy lights if you're growing indoors.
3. Over Pruning
Put down those trimmers right now. Though pruning some plants increases their growth, there's no need to prune down your marijuana plant. Instead you'll only end up weakening it and potentially killing it if you prune too much. This is one of the most common cannabis growing mistakes.
4. Not Transplanting
Beginners are usually not aware that marijuana roots grow really fast. If the container is too small, they can get rootbound and die. Make sure you transplant the plants into larger containers after they've exhibited some accelerated growth.
5. Not Managing pH
One of the most common rookie marijuana growing mistakes is not managing the pH properly or ignoring it completely. PH is how acidic or alkaline something is on a 1-14 scale. Poor pH makes for sickly plants that struggle to grow buds. Get yourself a pH testing kit and aim for hydroponics levels between 5.5 – 6.5 and soil levels between 6.0 – 7.0. Cannabis likes only a slightly acidic environment at the roots. In general most nutrient deficiencies are actually pH problems that cause the plant to be unable to absorb certain nutrients.
6. Over Watering
Watering your plants too much can lead to mold buildup and also result in a perfect place for gnats to thrive. How can you tell you've over watered them? Since its leaves are full of all the water you gave it, they will be firm to the touch. Its leaves also tend to curl down from too much water weight.
7. Over Feeding
More nutrients are not better for marijuana plants. Nutrient burn, common to novices, is a type of stress caused by mixing nutrients too strongly. Just like over watering, avoid using high concentrations of bloom boosters or growth stimulants too regularly. Signs that you're overfeeding? Very deep green leaves or fluorescent tips. And stalks and branches deep red or purple in color.
8. Buying Cheap Seeds from Questionable Sources
Aside from good growing conditions, choosing the best source for your cannabis seeds is key to your plant´s success. The genetic makeup contained within the seed is the determining factor behind a plant reaching its full potential. And understanding the strain (indica vs. sativa) you wish to produce and how to specially care for it growth, is also important. Make sure your seeds are bought from a reputable seed bank that stands by their product.
9. Blabbing
Even if you are growing cannabis within the confines of the law, it's best to keep it quiet. Don't show it off because your neighbor to the left or to the right might want to steal it from someone like you who has permission to to grow something that is not legal for others.
10. Wrong Lamp Position
This is another one of the most common marijuana grow room mistakes. Don't position the lamps too close to the plants tops, it will cause the top leaves to dry out and die. Using a thermometer and a flexible hanging device that places the lamps as closely over the plants as possible without exposing the flower tops to a temperature over 28-29°C is best.
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As we all know, October 31, 2017, marks the 500 year anniversary of Martin Luther's posting his 95 Theses against Roman Catholic indulgences on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This article will draw some lessons from Luther's experience that are particularly relevant to Seventh-day Adventists .First,
Luther was the man for his time; through him God accomplished a great work for the reformation of the church and the enlightenment of the world (Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 120).
God has also called Seventh-day Adventists to give a special, end-time message to the world. Through us, He wants to accomplish "a great work." The devil seeks to hinder this work, and he is now using every infernal tool in his satanic tool chest to defeat the Lord's purposes.
In order to give God's message, we must understand God's character. When Luther was young, he was terrified of his Maker. Raised as a strict Roman Catholic by well-meaning parents,
The gloomy, superstitious ideas of religion then prevailing filled him with fear. He would lie down at night with a sorrowful heart, lookingforward with trembling to the dark future and in constant terror at the thought of God as a stern, unrelenting judge, a cruel tyrant, rather a kind heavenly Father (Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 121).
How about us? Do we see God "as a stern, unrelenting judge, a cruel tyrant, rather than a kind heavenly Father"? If so, we are being deceived by our cruel enemy, just as many struggling Catholics are being deceived today. After surviving a fierce lightning storm, Luther committed his life to God's service and entered a monastery, yet his gloomy ideas of God's character and requirements remained. As a monk,
… his convictions of sin deepened, [and] he sought by his own works to obtain pardon and peace. He led a most rigorous life, endeavoring by fasting, vigils, and scourgings to subdue the evils of his nature, from which the monastic life had brought no release. He shrank from no sacrifice by which he might attain to that purity of heart which would enable him to stand approved before God.
"I was indeed a pious monk," he afterward said, "and followed the rules of order more strictly than I can express. If ever monk could obtain heaven by his monkish works, I should certainly have been entitled to it. . . . If it had continued much longer, I should have carried my mortifications even to death."--Ibid., b. 2, ch. 3. As the result of this discipline he lost strength and suffered from fainting spasms, the effects of which he never fully recovered. But with all this his his burdened soul found no relief. He was at last driven to the verge of despair (Ibid., p. 123).
I doubt any of us have attempted such extreme monkish rigors, but I dare say that many still struggle seeking by our "own works to obtain pardon and peace" with God. Even for enlightened Adventists, how often our sin-burdened souls have still "found no relief." As you read this, you may even be on "the verge of despair," just like Luther was. If so, don't give up. Light cometh. Inside the monastery,
When it appeared to Luther that all was lost, God raised up a friend helper for him. The pious Staupitz opened the word of God to mind and bade him look away from himself, cease the contemplation of infinite punishment for the violation of God's Law, and look to Jesus, his sin-pardoning Saviour. "Instead of torturing yourself on account of your sins, throw yourself into the Redeemer's arms. Trust in Him, in the righteousness of His life, in the atonement His death. . . . Listen to the Son of God. He became man to give you the assurance of divine favor." "Love Him who first loved you."-- Ibid., b. 2, ch. 4. Thus spoke this messenger of mercy. His words made a deep impression upon Luther's mind. After many a struggle with long-cherished errors, he was enabled to grasp the truth, and peace came to his troubled soul (Ibid., p. 123, italics added).
There is Hope
Praise the Lord! "After many a struggle with long-cherished errors" about his Maker's character and plan of salvation, Luther began "to grasp the truth, and peace came to his troubled soul." Don't miss this point. This "truth" was the realization that he must not trust at all in his own works of keeping God's law to earn His acceptance. Instead, he should trust fully "in the righteousness" of Jesus Christ alone for salvation (see Jer. 23:5,6; Eph. 2:8,9). This is a pillar truth of the Protestant Reformation, and one which we all need today.
The message of Christ our Righteousness became Luther's lifeblood. At the heart of everything was his growing awareness that Jesus really did love him, even though he was a poor sinner. This love changed Luther's life. As he preached this message to his parishioners, hope sprang up in their hearts too:
The glad tidings of a Saviour's love, the assurance of pardon and peace through His atoning blood, rejoiced their hearts and inspired in them an immortal hope. At Wittenberg a light was kindled whose rays should extend to the uttermost parts of the earth, which was to increase in brightness to the close of time (Ibid., p. , italics added).
The Everlasting Gospel
How marvelous! This statement connects Martin Luther's basic message with the message of Seventh-day Adventists at "the close of time." We must preach the same "glad tidings" of Jesus' love, and offer the same "assurance of pardon and peace through His atoning blood." Such rays are to "increase in brightness" as we near the end. In these troublous end-times, we are to preach the same "everlasting gospel" in the context of the three angels' messages, during this present hour of judgment, coupled with earnest warnings about the beast and his deadly mark.
In the 1500s, Roman Catholicism taught many errors (as it does today), not just salvation by works. Another error was that after purchasing so-called "indulgences," a person can go on sinning without consequences. Specifically, it was this papal practice of issuing certificates of indulgence that led Luther, 500 years ago, to post his 95 propositions on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, which sparked the glorious Reformation.
The message of an indulgence is basically this: Pay money, then do as you please. Luther's message was two-fold: 1) He opposed salvation by works (which appeals to human pride, distorts God's unselfish character of love, and often leads to discouragement and despair), and 2) He opposed indulgences (which deceives those who purchase them into thinking that ongoing sinning isn't important, and that they can now live as they please). Both extremes, countered by Luther, should serve as beacons of warning to Seventh-day Adventists today.
Indulgent Adventism
I fear that too many of us today have adopted an indulgence form of Adventism. Essentially, such thinking is, "Since I'm not saved by works, but by faith alone, committing sins and breaking God's law doesn't matter. I'm covered by the blood." But really, this smacks of Roman Catholicism, and essentially makes Christ an Indulgence Grantor. At Wittenberg:
Luther, though still [at this early time] a papist of the straitest sort, was filled with horror at the blasphemous assumptions of the indulgence mongers. Many of his own congregation had purchased certificates of pardon, and they soon began to come to their pastor, confessing their various sins, and expecting absolution, not because they were penitent and wished to reform, but on the ground of the indulgence. Luther refused them absolution, and warned them that unless they should repent and reform their lives, they must perish in their sins (Ibid., p. 128,129, italics added).
Thus the true Reformation message of Martin Luther 500 years ago counters two unbiblical forms of Adventism that often appear today: 1) A "salvation by works/God is severe and stern Adventism," and 2) A false "Indulgence Adventism" where anything goes because we simply "believe in Jesus." Both are wrong. The balanced, biblical truth is that all sins of breaking God's law are deadly, and because Jesus Christ loves lost sinners so much, He consented to suffer an excruciating death to pay the full price for these very sins. The message of His kindness, love, and free, forgiving grace should lead to repentance and an utter renunciation of all sin, to a grace-transformed heart, and to loving obedience. During these end-times, building on Luther's core message, Adventists are now called to preach the third angel's message which adds Sabbath-keeping to our obedience, in response to God's grace.
The Pope condemned Luther's 95 theses, his doctrines, and books, and eventually issued a papal bull that essentially commanded the reformer to "Retract, or be burnt!"
When the papal bull reached Luther, he said: "I despise and attack it, as impious, false. . . . It is Christ Himself who is condemned therein. . . . I rejoice in having to bear such ills for the best of causes. Already I feel greater liberty in my heart; for at last I know that the pope is antichrist, and that his throne is that of Satan himself." -- D'Aubigne, b. 6, ch. 9 (Ibid., p. 141, italics added).
Do we still believe this today? Most Protestants don't, which is one reason why major Protestant organizations — such as the Lutheran World Federation — have signed agreements with the Pope. To most, the Reformation is over. Yet the solemn fact remains that 500 years post-Luther, God's Word has not changed, and the beast is still the beast. As friendly as Pope Francis appears, his glistening white throne flanked by two golden cherubim inside the Vatican is still "that of Satan himself" and counterfeits the throne of King Jesus whose kingdom is "not of this world." As Pope Francis gains increasing popularity with Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Orthodox, Jews, homosexuals, Protestants, secularists, kings, presidents, politicians, media, and fortune 500 CEOs, we are surely seeing the fulfillment of this prophecy: "his deadly wound was healed, and all the world wondered after the beast" (Revelation 13:3).
Here are a few concluding thoughts. At Wittenberg,
He [Luther] firmly declared that Christians should receive no other doctrines than those which rest on the authority of the Sacred Scriptures. These words struck at the very foundation of papal supremacy. They contained the vital principle of the Reformation (Ibid., p. 125, italics added).
At his best, Luther based his doctrines and practices solely on the Holy Bible — not on tradition, or culture. He "preach[ed] the Word" (2 Timothy 4:2). So should we. He was bold. So must we be. He was willing to be burned at the stake for his faith. So should we. Above all, he lifted up Jesus Christ as our Supreme and only Savior. Before answering for his faith at the Diet of Worms, Luther prayed,
O Lord, help me! Faithful and unchangeable God, in no man do I place my trust. . . . All that is of man is uncertain; all that cometh of man fails. . . . Thou hast chosen me for this work. . . Stand at my side, for the sake of Thy well-beloved Jesus Christ, who is my defense, my shield, and my strong tower."--Ibid., b. 7, ch. 8 (Ibid., p. 156).
The signs of the times reveal that Adventism will soon meet its final showdown with the Roman Catholic beast, its American image, and enforced Sunday-keeping as its mark. Additionally, Adventism itself is in crisis over righteousness-by-works Adventism, Indulgence Adventism, over the authority of the Bible, and over submission to legitimate authority within God's church.
In these closing moments, the Lord is now calling for end-time Luthers through whom He will again accomplish "a great work for the reformation of the church and the enlightenment of the world." After spending much time on our knees in heart-searching repentance and faith in the merits of Jesus Christ alone, let's go forward upholding the authority of God's Word, boldly preaching the three angels messages, and keeping the Ten Commandments through His love and grace. As it is written,
Here is the patience of the saints, here are they that keep the Commandments of God and the faith of Jesus (Revelation 14:12).
With Luther, let's fearlessly say, "Here I stand, I can do no other; may God help me. Amen." --Ibid., b. 7, ch. 8 (Ibid., p. 160).
Seventh-day Adventist pastor Steve Wohlberg is the Speaker/Director of White Horse Media based in Priest River, Idaho. He is a graduate of La Sierra University and Andrews Seminary, has authored numerous books, has appeared as a special guest on many radio and television shows, and has conducted Bible prophecy seminars throughout North America and overseas. His ministry website is www.whitehorsemedia.com.


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Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
|Oh, shut up- you already know what he looks like. Besides, doesn't the background in this photo of Kathryn Stott by Lorenzo Cicconi look like a Gerhard Richter painting?
A couple of weeks ago I saw Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott perform together in UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. I can't decide if being Yo-Yo Ma would be a wonderful or terrible thing. I do know it sort of sucks to write about one of his performances. What can one say that hasn't been said already? Is possible to separate the man's abilities on a given night from his aura and reasonably critique his performance at this point in his career? To say something negative, anything at all, would make one appear petty, spiteful and small, because not only is Ma such an extraordinarily gifted performer, but his spirit and sense of generosity toward the audience, and his fellow artists, pervades every moment he's onstage.
Even if it were true there would be very few people who would even believe you if you ever said, "Yo-Yo Ma? He was just okay." I wonder when the last time was when that was actually true. He's gotta have an off night too, right?
Maybe. Maybe not. Because Yo-Yo Ma is just a little bit different that you, I or your everyday classical musician. I suspect he knows this to some extent, and it's how he wears this knowledge like a loose garment that is so incredibly damn flattering. What I find complelling about the world's most famous and recognizable classical musician is he is always willing to share the spotlight. He knows he can't avoid it, he can't escape it, so he might as well share it. And that's the mark of a uniquely confident and generous soul. And a class act.
Because Stott and Ma have a long history together, she seemed as comfortable as one could be for being in the decidedly unenvious role of the musician no one is paying to hear. However once the music started none of that really mattered and if one couldn't quite view them as equals on the stage, they were certainly peers and partners, which yielded a number of rewards since it never felt like "The Yo-Yo Ma show, accompanied by Kathryin Stott." Credit the canny selections performed by the duo, beginning with Stravinsky's Suite Italienne, which allowed Stott ample time to ingratiate herself with the audience before Ma tore into the Tarantella and reminded everyone who they came to see.
Of the three pieces which followed, all from the Latin world, only Piazolla's Oblivion stood out to me as particularly noteworthy, perhaps because none were originally scored for the cello, though the mournful craving of Piazolla's tango-infected music is perfectly suited for the instrument's voice.
That same lack of conviction was felt in Manuel de Falla's "Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas," but only when it came to the cello. Stott was fantastic with these songs, especially in Seguidilla Murciana and the Albeniz-flavored Asturiana. Ma appeared to become almost giddy as he watched her dominate the songs- not ceding the stage to her, but happy to let her take the wheel and drive the performance.
After the intermission came what was for me the highlight of the scheduled programming, Louange al'Eternite de Jesus from Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time (Quatuor pour la fin du Temps), which was followed by the evening's most traditional selection, a Brahms sonata (No. 3 in D Minor for those of you keeping score). There's not much to say about either except they were exceptionally played. If you thought my earlier comments were some sort of intimation on my part that Ma was "just okay," well, no- he was as wonderful as we all expect him to be.
Yet for all that, the best part of the concert was still to come during three generous encores. The first was "The Last Song" by Clarice Assad, whose father was in the audience and graciously introduced by the star. Next came Ma's own Cristal, which felt like straight-up Brubeck and found him fiendishly following Stott's own alternating lead hands on the piano's keys like a leopard chasing down a gazelle.
The final piece of the evening was Saint Saen's The Swan, and even this familiar, gorgeously decadent piece, which the pair have performed numerous times together, had an air of freshness and possibility. The sold-out house departed happy, dazzled and delighted once again by the classiest man in the business. The concert was presented by Cal Performances, who have a number of noteworthy concerts coming up, including a recital by the magnificent bass Eric Owens this coming Sunday, and especially the upcoming solo recital next Tuesday by the white-hot violinist Christian Tetzlaff, which promises to be a highlight of the year.


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King's Daughters kick off donation drive
The Wide Awake Circe of the King's Daughters in Sidney, founded in 1891, is preparing for it's annual donation drive.
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The assistance varies on the needs of individuals and circumstances. The King's Daughters have contributed to rent, utilities and medical bills to assist a family through tough periods.
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I don't believe in hangover cures. After all, if a hangover cure existed, then nobody would be hungover, right? However, I'm always open to hangover prevention techniques, and after hearing my friend rave about her magical activated charcoal pills, I decided to try them out for myself (less than $7 for 100 pills on Amazon, people)!
Activated charcoal pills absorb toxins and other impurities in drinks, which is why college kids may find them especially effective. I mean, the liquid inside a bottle of Burnett's can only really be described as toxic, making charcoal pills seem like a promising solution.
My Experience
The first night, I came back to my room feeling not so hot. I had left the pill bottle on my pillow to remind myself to take them, and I swallowed two, thinking to myself, There's no way this will do anything. It's too late. Tomorrow morning is going to be ROUGH.
I was wrong.
I usually don't get unbearable hangovers, but I almost always feel sluggish and stupid the next morning—my body feels drained and my brain can't fully process anything. I also occasionally get headaches. When I woke up in the morning after taking the pills, I felt sharp and alert. Instead of lying in bed for hours watching Netflix or catching up on my reality tv, I did work and went to Yates.
The other three nights that I took the pills, I had similar results. During my two week experiment, I forgot to take the pills one night and woke up the next morning non-functional and mad at myself for forgetting. I always took the pills after going out because my friend had told me that taking them before would reduce the effects of alcohol throughout the night (which was not what I wanted to test).
The following Saturday, I gave the pills to my friends to try and told them to update me in the morning. Here are some texts I received…
Friend A
"Also not hungover at all due to charcoal pills. GENIUS!"
"The next day I felt clear headed, like I had gotten a good night's sleep and energized. I woke up at 10 AM, I usually sleep until 11:30/12 after going out but that morning I had brunch plans and was able to wake up on time. I normally feel really sluggish and have a pounding headache after going out, but not that time!"
Friend B
"i woke up totally fine, and i drank a lot."
I then asked Friend B how she normally felt for comparison.
"hmm it depends if i drink a lot a lot really nauseous for like 4 hours till i finally vom, if i drink a lot (like the amount i did the night i took them) usually a little nauseous and maybe a bit of a headache, and if i drink a decent amount i feel fine"
Friend C
"I don't usually get all of the effects of getting hungover, but every time I go out I am always super dehydrated the next day. This time, however, when I woke up I felt replenished as if waking up on a normal day from a full night sleep. My day was so much better after that and I was more then able to be productive and hang out with my friends without any physical barriers brought on by fun evening."
Final Remarks
This was (obviously) not a formal experiment—just a few college kids trying to alleviate the effects of their bad decisions. Of course, there are many other factors that influence hangovers, such as hydration, food intake, how much you drink, what you drink, when you drink, etc.
Perhaps we should attribute the success of the pills to the placebo effect, but the bottom line is that we woke up feeling refreshed and not hungover, and that was enough for us! As for me, I'll definitely order more of these magical pills in the future.
CALLIE KIM is an Econ major in the College. When she's not making acai bowls at Hilltoss, you can find Callie watching Friends (or one of her many favorite reality tv shows), and playing Candy Crush.


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Parks Forward initiative is a step backward
The California Department of Parks and Recreation will soon decide how to implement the Parks Forward initiative, which recommended creation of a state-sponsored nonprofit to raise private money to support state parks. Though well intentioned, the initiative fails to consider two popular and successful alternatives for management of California's state park system.
One alternative, currently trending across the country, is a public-private partnership where the state retains ownership but lets a company or nonprofit trust manage the land. For example, New York City manages Central Park this way, with nonprofit organizations handling general operations, providing the majority of operating funds and investing in capital projects. Moreover, in California there are already more than 400 parks privately managed to some degree using variations of the public-private partnership model.
The second option is to cede state parks to land trusts, organizations dedicated to land preservation and conservation. There are more than 150 land trusts in California preserving more than 2.5 million acres. Land trusts already manage an area larger than the size of California's state park system of 1.6 million acres.
The final report from the Parks Forward initiative acknowledges the efficiency of land trusts as successful models for park support, particularly the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the Yosemite Conservancy and the Anza-Borrego Foundation in Southern California.
In both approaches, an independent entity does what the state has failed to do – account for funds and balance an operating budget. Californians might recall that in 2012, as the Department of Parks and Recreation prepared to close 70 state parks, the department suddenly discovered $58 million in a hidden account. That sort of fiscal misconduct is obviously unacceptable.
Land trusts provide management and conservation services for a lower cost to the public, raising money voluntarily through foundation support and private individuals. Between both public-private partnerships and land trusts there is a large body of evidence to suggest a viable alternative to California's Department of Parks and Recreation and the proposed nonprofit.
The Parks Forward initiative also does not adequately account for environmental impacts. The Department of Parks and Recreation currently reports 70 million visits to state parks each year. The Parks Forward initiative recommends increasing this number. Increased traffic may be good for the department, but it has yet to be determined if it is good for wildlife.
Increased foot and bike traffic in state parks can lead to soil loss, which, as Jeffrey Marion, a recreation ecologist at Virginia Tech, writes in Park Science, is "the most significant and irreversible form of trail impact."
Many conservation land trusts combine volunteerism with restoration ecology, which builds awareness and support in their local communities. For example, the Mojave Desert Land Trust, headquartered in Joshua Tree, offers land stewardship, land restoration and land monitoring programs to engage their community and teach volunteers in a hands-on outdoors capacity.
These programs enabled the land trust to restore more than 1,300 acres of desert lands, an area larger than Golden Gate Park. The local nature of many land trusts combined with their activities can accommodate increased park visits without environmental damage. But Parks Forward did not examine this.
The Parks Forward initiative is flawed on fiscal and environmental grounds and should not be implemented. Instead, California should expand public-private partnerships and land trusts to include every state park. That is a better way to expand accountability, environmental quality and recreation for all Californians.
Aaron L. White is a policy research fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland.


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World Relief Golf Tournament: May 14th at Deerwood Country Club, 7:30am registration and 9am Shotgun start. Proceeds will benefit World Relief Jacksonville, the largest refugee resettlement agency in North Florida. Participants will be given an opportunity to learn about World Relief's mission and ministry during the lunch banquet following the tournament. Click here to register and find out more.
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Ticket to fly
I wrote to my friend in St. Lucia to ask her what she was doing for New Years, etc. We are 'fellow Librans' and have known each other for over a decade. There are some people in life that you can 'know' within days or weeks of meeting them and continue to know them for all of life. The good friends I have now are like that. Quality does not need quantity when it comes to kindred spirits.
M wrote back and said she was just on the verge of calling me to find out what I was doing and if I would come. The fact that we had both had the same idea around the same time was good confirmation.
I hesitated a bit because of the unexpectedly high fare, but knowing that it would be worth it and that I deserve it, I went ahead and booked my flight online. As I pressed the "Confirm" button I felt myself get light and I knew it was the right thing.
My flight is at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, 27th December.
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WHO: ArronOberholser
WHAT: 108-yard sand wedge to eight feet to set up a birdie
WHERE: 397-yard par-4 15th hole at Pebble Beach
WHEN: Final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Oberholser proved that you don't have to be a monster blaster to dominate.Despite a piddling 259.9-yard driving average (64th best), he won by fivestrokes because he played within himself. During a shaky final nine hemaintained his rhythm and preshot routine, which helped him overcome a poordrive at 15 with a gorgeous wedge. Oberholser's cool mien is ideal for U.SOpens: He tied for ninth last year and will contend at Winged Foot in June.
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BACK AND BETTERThis season has the potential to be the LPGA's most exciting ever. AnnikaSorenstam, 35, (left) continues her assault on the record books (66 wins in 12seasons). Young guns Paula Creamer, Christina Kim and Lorena Ochoa have figuredout that winning is very cool. Veterans such as Cristie Kerr and Juli Inksteraren't ready to concede. And the rookies, including Morgan Pressel, Ai Miyazatoand Julieta Granada are good-looking, fearless, hungry and may be the bestclass ever.
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My sleeper pick isLouise Stahle (right) of Sweden. Last year's college player of the year, she'sa two-time Ladies British Open Amateur champion who tied for eighth at the '05Women's British Open. She's under the radar now but won't be for long.
BITING THE HANDMichelle Wie (right) has entered the new LPGA event on Oahu, the Fields Open,next week but not the season-opening SBS Open, also on Oahu. Michelle's father,B.J., said it would be "awkward for [Michelle and me]" not to supportthe Fields Open. Let's see: Michelle is a Hawaii resident, SBS gave her asponsor's exemption in '05, and SBS has ties to the PGA Tour's Sony Open, whereshe's received three exemptions. Skipping the SBS may not be awkward, but itdoes show poor decision-making and lack of appreciation.
DICK HARMON Golflost a great man last Friday when Dick Harmon (below), the son of 1948 Masterschampion Claude Harmon and brother to PGA pros Butch, Billy and Craig, diedunexpectedly at 58 at Eisenhower Medical Center near Palm Springs, Calif., dueto complications from pneumonia. A devoted family man, Dick was a phenomenalteacher who embodied everything that is great about the sport.
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