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|The Monkees circa summer 1967
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|art by George Perez
As for the song "Randy Scouse Git" (British slang for "Drunken Horny Idiot"), Micky wasn't really writing about the the Teen Titans, but you probably already guessed that. In the book The Monkees author Andrew Sandoval writes, "Throughout the evening, Michael, Micky, Peter, and Chip (Douglas, the producer) run through a new song of Micky's that was written during and about his recent trip to London. Micky: 'It was the morning after The Beatles had thrown us a party at some club. I had some girl with me and my friend was in the room and we were just sittin' around. I was literally just making it up as I went along. It's not very significant but mentions The Beatles, and it mentions this girl that I was with at the time who later on was to become my first wife. She's the girl in the limousine...Well, I'd written the song in England and when I got back we were just sitting around in the studio doing Headquarters and I started playing it. I don't recall specifically how we managed to get the arrangement together, but it was a pretty collaborative effort at the time with Chip Douglas.'" That girl became Micky's wife, Sarah Juste. So she was his Wonder Girl, for sure.
The video features probably the most famous 2nd season "set piece" of blue lines around various other rainbow lines. Besides being seen here, it was also uased in the "Daydream Believer" video.


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Humanoid (human like)
Boris Yuhvetz and Miriam Yuhvetz
21.07.2016 - 19.08.2016
On Thursday July 21, 2016, Alfred – A Cooperative Institute for Arts and Culture, will open a double exhibition titled 'Humanoid', which will feature the works of Boris Yuhvetz and Miriam Yuhvetz.
This exhibition will be the sixth in the annual theme of 2016 – The Humane. The annual series will be divided into two sequences of exhibitions that attempt to examine the possible content of "the humane" as it is perceived today: 'the relations between the human and the divine' and 'the relations between the personal and the general'. Both sequences attempt to stress the concept of The Humane. All of the exhibitions stand alone, artistic and curatorial, but share a common concept.
Boris and Miriam Yuhvetz, father and daughter, will exhibit new works created especially for the exhibition, mostly gouache (Boris) and acrylic (Miriam) paintings of various sizes, along with an installation composed of small sculptures.
Humanoid is a term derived from biology, and relates to a figure with unique human characteristics. The term refers to creatures from various fields such as robots, hybrid creatures of popular mythologies, aliens in various works of science fiction, and gnomes, trolls and the like in works of fantasy.
The exhibition presents two surprising perspectives on the human image, one personal and the other cosmopolitan. Both attentive forecasts predicting the future, through humor and in search for the humane.
Boris Yuhvetz: "From an early age, I had a feeling that I was surrounded by humanoids. As a small boy, I watched the Soviet Union recovering from World War II. As a young man, as I watched the impossible politics of Europe of the twentieth century, extreme personalities like Hitler and Stalin, seemed like they were not ordinary human beings. I saw them as human-like creatures that influenced the masses, who seemed humanoids as well, capturing them in the enchantment of murderous ideologies.
Then I found interest in science fiction films, which began to be shown in the Soviet Union during the sixties, presenting monsters and other humanoid creatures. The humanoid as a concept grew into more aspects: artistic and literary, at that time I began to think seriously about art."
Miriam Yuhvetz: "The use of the word humanoid produces perhaps an expectation to see something mechanical, technological, cold and aloof. My intention is to create a colorful figurative experience that will primarily cause people to smile. I look for the connection between the computer and its human extension, where I try to identify the elusive boundaries between man and machine. I try to embed relaxing contents into that threatening concept, to treat it as a playful thing and thereby blocking the idea that the world is being taken over by humanoids.
Boris Yuhvetz has a master's degree in Fine Arts of the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, exhibited in museums and galleries in Israel and around the world, his works are in the collections in Israel. He immigrated to Israel in 1974, was a member of the Russian avant-garde group "Leviathan" (whale). lLives and works in south Tel Aviv for over forty years.
Miriam Yuhvetz, born in 1975, graduated "Thelma Yellin" high school for arts, and has bachelor's degree in visual communications from Shenkar College. She has exhibited in group exhibitions in various galleries in the country.


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Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "man is not truly one, but truly two" in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. So it is that I've written about the animals and monsters that inspired two of the characters in my story. But, in a world of binaries, beasts cannot exist without hunters.
In a thriller novel, it's conventional to have the 'good' guy pursue the 'bad' guy, or perhaps they pursue each other in a game of 'cat-and-mouse'. Fair enough, I suppose, but it all seems a little bit boring.
Remember this?
In Christianity, wolves were a threat. Jesus calls upon his disciples and says "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves" (Matthew 10:16). In this verse, as in others, a shepherd warns his flock, the sheep needing protection from wolves which were symbols of greed and destruction, and sometimes Satan himself.
If you've ever pick up the Epic of Gilgamesh, you will find the titular character criticising Ishtar about her habit of betrayal (Tablet VI, Andrew George trans.):
You loved the shepherd, the grazier, the herdsman,
who gave you piles of loaves baked in embers,
and slaughtered kids for you day after day.
You struck him and turned him into a wolf,
now his very own shepherd boys chase him away,
and his dogs take bites at his haunches.
And so the protector can be turned into a predator at the whim of the gods. This is echoed centuries later in Greek mythology.
Artemis (or Diana to the Romans) was the goddess of the hunt, the "queen of beasts" according to Homer's Iliad. One of the myths about Artemis refers to a man called Actaeon. The story exists in fragments, but it is mentioned in The Bacchae by Euripides (ll.336-341):
You saw
that dreadful death your cousin Actaeon died
when those man-eating hounds he had raised himself
savaged him and tore his body limb from limb
because he boasted that his prowess in the hunt surpassed
the skill of Artemis.
It's also interesting that The Bacchae is a play that explores the same duality of man that Stevenson wrote about centuries later.
A decade after The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was published, another book that may be familiar to readers was released: Dracula by Bram Stoker. It is in this story that we find another kind of hunter. Indeed, we find men who are not familiar with the nature of the hunt at all. As Dracula says to Harker (p.25):
"Ah, sir, you dwellers in the city cannot enter into the feeling of the hunter."
This implies that hunting is not for a civilised creature (like Harker): it's more primitive – it's animal.
Van Helsing is the supreme hunter in Dracula (by default, really). He has a moment when he reminds those assembled to fight against Dracula (p. 253) that:
"...to fail here, is not mere life or death. It is that we become as him; that we henceforward become foul things of the night like him – without heart of conscience, preying on the bodies and the souls of those we love best ... We go on for all time abhorred by all; a blot on the face of God's sunshine."
To fail, in this instance, is to be turned: poisoned, changed, altered – monstrous.
I once sat down with a pencil and paper and scrawled out the name 'Van Helsing', soon learning that rearranging the letters gives 'Levan Singh.' Singh is a common name in India, often used by warriors and kings, and is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion'. (Incidentally, 'Levan' is a Georgian form of 'Leon', which means ... lion.) Historically, lions represent courage and strength, though are also guardians (consider the sculpted lions on plinths that flank a temple's entrance).
In Thus Spake Zarathustra, the lion is used as a metaphor by Nietzsche and represents a man who rejects the old ways for a new morality.
For me, there is an echo of disquiet swirling around the morality of the hunter. Yes, the monsters must be defeated but the hunter may, at the whim of the gods (or fate, or nature, or perhaps inevitably) become a monster too. Or, perhaps the hunter needs to be a monster, an animal, to ensure victory.
Consider this: in Book II and III of The Republic, Plato defines a guardian class – those who would protect and also attack when needed. The guardians were to be educated in wisdom and courage, temperance and justice, while also subjected to strict physical training. But there were prohibitions too; for example, the guardians could not own private property. They are considered different, outsiders, their sole focus on attack and defence (Plato admired Sparta, incidentally).
Furthermore, in Ancient Rome, soldiers were restricted from entering the city. They were to remain outside of the pomerium unless on a victory parade through the city. Upon entering, they surrendered certain privileges. They had a job to do, but the citizens blocked out the reality of war by keeping the soldiers outside of the walls. Naturally, because, as Dracula said earlier:
"Ah, sir, you dwellers in the city cannot enter into the feeling of the hunter."
Perhaps a modern example is in order. Check out this scene from Joss Whedon's Serenity.
And check out this from the movie Blood Diamond.
'Good guys' are boring, but stir in a little bit of villainy, add a dash of the monstrous, a dose of the animal, a sprinkling of belief in a cause, and toss the regret in the bin. How much more interesting does that sound?


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Roberta Sharp, Radiological Technology
A day in the life
Roberta Sharp, Radiological Technology
This program is what everyone wants in a university education. It consistently allows students to apply what they are learning in the classroom to the real world.
Collaborative education
There's one thing in particular that Roberta Sharp really enjoys about teaching Radiological Technology in Dal's School of Health Sciences: the interaction she has with her students.
"I love working with young people as they usually have a great perspective on life and on the future," she says. "They're optimistic and forward thinking. They're very intelligent and ambitious, and continually impress me at how fast they learn. I never feel like I'm teaching the students—it's more like showing them the path."
The tight-knit, relaxed atmosphere is thanks to the small size of the school. Each year only 13 students are accepted into the Radiological Technology program. Roberta says it allows for a lot of one-on-one instruction with the students in both the classroom and clinical settings.
"They have opportunities to experience all kinds of imaging procedures, see pathologies demonstrated for the first time, work with cutting-edge technology, and be mentored by many different professionals," she says.
A native of Sussex, N.B., Roberta is also a Dal grad with a BSc in Biology and MA in Education. She worked for two years as a radiological technologist in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia before making the switch to teaching. She joined the Victoria General Hospital School in 1994 before Dal and the QEII Health Sciences Centre took over the program and created the School of Health Sciences in 1999.
"I wanted a career that was science based and involved a recognized credential," she says. "But I always thought I'd be a teacher, so teaching in this field was a great fit for me."
Roberta says that Dal has been a good fit for the Radiological Technology program as well. "It draws on other faculties such as Science, Law, and Health Administration to provide expertise in the broad umbrella of health education," she says. "And our students get the benefit of a university education and the university life experience."
Add to that the excellent job prospects after graduation, and Roberta says the program is the perfect choice for the right person.
"This is a growing field due to the increased trend for diagnostic imaging," she says. "It's a great field for people who like action in their job and enjoy working with the public and with technology. Since students are introduced to the clinical environment within weeks of starting the program, they soon realize how much there is to learn and that it won't be easy."


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Bonjour Home, Love & Life friends…..well this morning I'm testing out doing a quick post here on wordpress to see how it goes…..for some reason I feel like I'm betraying blogger by moving across but while wordpress is a little tricky in the beginning I'm getting the hang of it now.
So for those of you who already follow me on blogger I would love for you all to follow me here at wordpress as blogger will be getting closed down though not straight away……I have bought all you lovely ladies over with me so I don't lose your blogs and I'm hoping you don't want to lose mine too….
Well on with some new…..as most of you probably remember I was talking about the dogs the other week and all the trouble we've been having with them since we moved. I've never had this sort of trouble with them before…..killing possums, escaping and running up and down the street barking at night, escaping during the day when no one's home and generally making a big nuisance of themselves. Everything came to a head Tuesday night when they (mostly Molly) went on and on and were out the front barking at all hours……we've tried every sort of discipline you can think of and nothing is working and poor Chris is losing so much sleep because we have to keep getting up in the middle of the night to sort them out…So at my wits end after finding Lady again with another dead possum I thought 'this is it I'm going to have to rehouse them…this can't go on'…….I called the RSPCA to speak to someone about surrendering them so they could be rehoused and after talk to John for a bit he could tell I didn't really want to give the dogs away we just didn't know what to do with them any more…….So John said he'd come out and talk to me and Chris and see how they could help us and the dogs……..apparently when you move house it's not the distance that upsets animals but the sounds and smells around them as it's all new…..
Johns visit was great and he met the dogs and saw that really they are great dogs and that we do love them but just have no idea how to stop Lady killing possums and how to stop all their barking…….John gave us some great ideas, the first being to lock them in the double garage at night so they can't escape any more and the possums will be safe and secondly the RSPCA are going to look at lending us a special type of electric fence…..Now don't freak out no one will be zapped or killed…..it's a piece of wire that runs the fence line and the dogs wear a special collar and as they get close to the fence line it vibrates….and if they keep going it vibrates stronger and then if they still keep going they get a small static shock……..Now we've all had those and we know it's hurts a little but not enough to cause pain…So John is coming back out on the weekend to help us set up the fence and see how we go with that….Last night was their first night locked in the garage all night and while they (mostly Molly again) did bark and carry on a for a while it wasn't for long and didn't go on all night….So we and the neighbours all would have gotten a good nights sleep for the first time in ages……
So all in all it looks like there was a reason I called the RSPCA yesterday morning as rehousing Lady and Molly really was a last resort and not something I really wanted to do…..so if these small steps of change work and they settle then they obviously will be staying with me, Chris and the kids where they belong…..I really do love my crazy dogs…..
So there we have it my first post here at wordpress done and the dogs are still with us hopefully for many more years yet……Well I hope you all enjoyed today's post and I'd love to hear what you think of the format over here…..one thing you'll notice is I had to make the banner smaller as it wouldn't allow the same size banner as what's on blogger…..take care and enjoy the rest of your day….xo


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Jose Canseco continues to shine for the United League Baseball's Laredo Broncos, adding significant power to the team's high-octane offense.
In seven games with the Broncos, Canseco is batting .370 and has blasted four home runs. Canseco has tallied 13 RBIs in those seven games, and has struck out only five times in 27 at-bats.
Canseco's most recent home run came Sunday, a two-run shot against the Edinburg Roadrunners.
The Broncos' offense put up 15 runs on 15 hits Sunday, paced by Canseco, who went 2 for 4 with a double and the two-run homer, with four runs driven in for the Broncos. Canseco also hit a two run double to give the Broncos the early 2-0 lead in the first quarter.
The Broncos started the top of the sixth with a bang, as three straight singles brought a run home after a wild pitch put runners on second and third and Nick Mahin reached on an RBI infield single to make it 6-3, Broncos. With one out, Jason Diaz then brought home both runners with a two run double to make it 8-3, Broncos. Maiko Loyola knocked in Diaz with an RBI triple to add a run and make the score 9-3, Broncos. Road Runners manager Vince Moore went to his bullpen and brought in RHP Evan Cunningham (1-1) who allowed an RBI single to Jonel Pacheco, his fourth RBI of the game, and the score was 10-3, Broncos, Jose Canseco was the next hitter and he hit a towering home run over the Broncos bullpen to make it a 12-3 Broncos lead. The Broncos went on to win the game 15-6.
On Monday, the Broncos rallied from a 5-1 deficit, tying the game in the top of the eighth on a Pacheco solo home run, only to give three runs back to the Rio Grande Valley White Wings in the bottom of the eighth and fall 8-5 in game one of the series.
The Coastal Bend Thunder will have their final home stand of the season this week at Fairgrounds Field, as they take on the San Angelo Colts. The four-game home series began Tuesday and will run through Friday. All games begin at 7 p.m.
The Thunder will finish the season on the road this weekend against the Laredo Broncos.


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Thursday, December 06, 2007
A spiritual intervention
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There are almost no maps or guides for the intrepid urban mermaid. How many have had to fend for themselves going between port cities and getting lost in aqueducts in ditches? I don't claim to have all the answers, but if my journey helps other stalwart explorers, so be it.


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The awful noontide gloom is o'er,
The darkness ebbs away;
The Maries linger to adore:
O, let us with them pray!
Yea, let us linger 'neath the cross
Where hangs the Lord of Life;
Now let us weep their bitter loss,
And mourn our carnal strife.
More calmly now each past offense
May we in grief review,
And weep our vanished innocence,
And feel despair our due.
Yet He upon the cross who lies
For us hath pardon won;
Thence blend we comfort with our sighs,
And laud the glorious Son.
The hours creep on—O rest we here
Beneath the cross' shade!
We'll keep our vigil, sad yet dear,
Till low our Lord is laid.
See! Joseph comes with spices' store;
See Nicodemus aid:
They gaze upon their Lord once more
While daylight's rays do fade.
With pious haste and pious awe
They soon their task complete;
From those blest hands the nails they draw
And free those sacred feet.
Then down the blessèd form they bear
And low on earth to lay,
And weeping bend in silent prayer,
Yet scarce for tears can pray.
Now see that gracious company,
The Maries, true Saint John,
And those twain lords of high degree
Now raise and bear Him on.
They bear Him to the new-hewn tomb,
There down their Lord they set,
And leave Him in the sacred gloom,
Their Lord, and Savior yet.
O silent tears, O sighs of pain,
How flowed ye fast and free!
For them, for us, the Lamb was slain
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Driver from April 27, 2014 Neighborhood ATV Crash Dies
(May 29, 2014)- On May 27, 2014, the driver of Vehicle 1 (Andrew Casey Baldwin, 4-25-81) died at Lee Memorial Hospital due to injuries suffered in the original traffic crash. Toxicology results are still pending from the Medical Examiner's Office, but preliminary medical blood alcohol concentration at the hospital showed 0.340.
***There are 3 traffic fatalities in our city in 2014. (There are 0 fatalities that are ruled "medical" and the cause of death is not related to injuries in the traffic crash. The 0 "medical" fatalities are not included in the number of 3 traffic fatalities).***
Breakdown of the past 5 years:
2014= 3 Traffic fatalities
2013= 18 Traffic fatalities (this number DOES NOT INCLUDE 3 medical ruled deaths)
2012= 10 Traffic fatalities
2011= 11 Traffic fatalities (this number DOES NOT INCLUDE 2 medical and 1 suicide ruled deaths)
2010= 9 Traffic fatalities
Original release after the break.
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Cape Coral Police Work Serious Injury Crash Involving ATV
(April 28, 2014)- Sunday night at around 7:00 PM, Cape Coral Police responded to the 2300 block of SW 50th Ln., Cape Coral, on a serious injury crash. The crash involved a single rider on an ATV who lost control, striking a mailbox and a tree. The rider sustained life-threatening injuries and was air-lifted to Lee Memorial Hospital. Alcohol is a factor in this crash. Due to the severity of the injuries sustained, Cape Coral Police Department Traffic Homicide Investigator (THI), Forensics, and Victims' Advocates responded. Below is the preliminary synopsis of the THI:
DATE: April 27, 2014
TIME: 6:55 pm
LOCATION: 2300 block SW 50 Lane
ASSIGNED OFFICER: M/Cpl. A. Satterlee
VEHICLE 1: Blue Yamaha ATV
DRIVER 1: Andrew Casey Baldwin, 4-25-81, W/M, 2223 SW 50 Lane, Cape Coral, Florida 33914.
DRIVER 1 INJURIES: Baldwin suffered life threatening injuries.
SYNOPSIS: Baldwin traveled West on his ATV in the residential neighborhood on SW 50 Lane. Baldwin accelerated rapidly (at least 30 mph) and lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle veered left, turned sideways, and struck a mailbox. The ATV rolled over and Baldwin struck the driveway of 2316 SW 50 Lane with his head and continued West where he and the ATV struck a palm tree (final rest). Baldwin was located against the tree with the ATV on top of him.
Lee County EMS trauma alerted Baldwin to Lee Memorial Hospital via Medstar helicopter. At Lee Memorial Hospital, staff advised that Baldwin suffered massive head and internal injuries. Baldwin is currently listed in critical condition. Baldwin had a medical blood alcohol level of 0.340.
Baldwin was not wearing any safety gear during the time of the traffic crash. Due to injury severity, THI Satterlee, Forensics, and VA responded to the scene.
Case is pending further investigation. Next-of-kin was on scene and observed the traffic crash.


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I am a 67-year-old woman who has not made enough pension or investment provision to live comfortably in the future although I have equity in my property. Friends have just bought a houseboat moored on the Thames, which appeals to me. How does one go about such a purchase and what other options do I have to ease my situation?
Penelope is active and in good health, enjoying many hobbies. The most conservative of her options are to control her monthly expenditure to match her monthly income or to gain a paid position. However, her questions lead me to assume that neither of these is feasible.
She needs to ensure she is claiming all state benefits. The minimum income guarantee for this year will top up her income to £98.15 a week.
Penelope could move in with family or friends or borrow money from them. Alternatively, she could consider equity release as the schemes available are greatly improved from their predecessors. She will need to speak to her family to ensure they understand that a proportion of her home's value will be given away to secure her financial independence.
A percentage of her property value could be advanced to her to spend as she wishes. Fixed-rate interest can be charged for the term of the loan. Most important, no repayments need to be made during her lifetime as the interest is compounded and is repaid when the property is sold or on her death.
Penelope will maintain ownership of her home so she will benefit from any further increase in property prices. Further loans may be taken out in the future if required. There are, of course, charges for valuation and administration costs, such as a penalty if she sells the property, but equity release is one of her few options if she does not increase her income. The capital released can be used to subsidise her income, enabling her to stay in her home.
She needs to think very carefully before selling her conventional home and buying a floating one. There are over 15,000 people living in houseboats. Location is one of the most important lifestyle decisions to be made but, as Penelope wants to be nearer to London, a houseboat could provide a solution as onshore house prices spiral. However, prime mooring sites can command considerable mooring fees and, as you get near to a major town, sites become less available.
Residential berths have little security of tenure and those featuring a lot of favourable amenities can cost more than £4,000 a year.
Leasehold mooring offers more security but is difficult to obtain in popular areas. Mooring in an unapproved area could breach planning regulations. The boat will require a residential licence if on a British waterways navigation. A 60ft houseboat licence will cost £550 a year. To get the licence, the boat must have a boat safety certificate, which is akin to the MOT for a car. Beware that, if a boat does not have this certificate, expensive works may be required to get the boat up to standard. The boat must be insured and it would be prudent to include contents, which will cost around 1 per cent of insured value.
The internet provides a number of sites with information on static houseboat purchase – www.vcmarine.co.uk may be a good start. As an example, a 60ft houseboat, four/six-berth, built in 1999 with a pump-out toilet, shower, washing machine and diesel central heating, could cost around £50,000. Prices range from £10,000 to £100,000 but less space or fewer amenities may be too restrictive. The initial survey before purchase can cost around £1,000, especially if the houseboat needs to come out of the water.
For a younger person, a houseboat moored in London may be ideal but, as Penelope ages, the cost of houseboat maintenance should not be underestimated. The cold UK winters could be hard for her.
An alternative for Penelope could be to rent out a room in her current home. If the rent is below £4,250 in this tax year, it is exempt from tax under the rent-a-room rules. This scheme does not apply to renting out other property.
The £4,250 limit is gross income and she cannot deduct any expenses. If Penelope charges more rent than this, the excess is taxed as income. However, in such cases, she can choose to either treat it under the normal rules (taxed on the net profit, allowing for expenses) or the rent-a-room rules. A lodger would help with bills and the extra income could help Penelope organise canal boat holidays to part-satisfy her wish to be on the water.


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Plan to participate in a book study sponsored by Cape-Ohio and Public Education Partners
The Testing Charade: Pretending to Make Schools Better by Daniel Kortz, is described by Diane Ravitch in New York Review of Books, as "the best explanation of standardized testing." This book is bound to bring about a lively discussion of testing in our schools.
Watch this space for more information!
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As citizen advocates, we defend the concept of public education as envisioned by the nation's founders. At the same time, we seek the transformation that will improve and advance learning so that all students thrive. (Read more about CAPE Ohio)
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Recent cycles of reform have treated public education as if it were a large manufacturing concern, with controllable inputs and raw materials. Education is different. (Read the CAPE Ohio Vision)
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Any type of major transition from one thing to the next requires adequate planning, troubleshooting, and an allotment of time before the switch is seamlessly made. It goes without saying, then, that this logic also applies to the CPA Exam, and touches on all parties involved, including the AICPA, NASBA, CPA Exam review providers, and of course—CPA Exam candidates.
What has become an area of concern for many candidates is the score release date for the April/May Q2 testing window.
This is denoted in the chart below:
Currently, if candidates take any exam sections between April 1 – May 31, they will not receive their score for those sections until August 16 – August 18th. Normally, candidates receive their scores 1-3 weeks after testing; however, candidates testing in the Q2 will have to wait up to 4 months to receive their scores. The AICPA stated the following:
"There will be a delay in the release of scores with a single score release for all candidates approximately 10 weeks after the close of the Q2 testing window. The delay in score release is necessary to provide sufficient time to statistically validate candidate performance on the new exam."
For those whose 18-month window to pass all the exams will begin in Q2, the delay of this score release isn't so problematic.
However, for candidates whose 18-month window will expire shortly after Q2, the concern is much greater.
So if you're a candidate whose situation is the latter, there's good news.
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has recognized the dilemma for such candidates, and has made it clear that the decision on whether to grant conditional credit until August for candidates who took their final exam during the Q2 testing window is completely up to the individual state boards.
NASBA is recommending that state boards give candidates conditional credit until December 31, 2017; however, each state will determine how they want to handle this unique situation, which could be on a case-by-case basis.
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We highly recommend that if you are in this boat that you contact your State Board of Accountancy since they will have the final authority to grant an extension. They will have access to the national candidate database to pull your records and confirm that your 18-month window is indeed expiring after Q2. As long as you have attendance, they will not run the expiration credit.
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Naturalization is a term that refers to the entire process of becoming a US citizen. There are a number of different pathways that a person can take to qualify for naturalization. The first step is to get a green card, or become a permanent resident of the United States.
Although situations can vary, a person usually needs to be a green card holder for five years prior to qualifying for naturalization. There are different requirement to qualifying for naturalization if you are applying as the spouse or child of a US citizen. Members of the US Armed Forces are qualified for citizenship is many circumstances as well. Some of the other requirements of applying for naturalization include the ability to speak and read English, to have an understanding of how US civics works, and to be of good moral character. The naturalization process includes an interview and a test for sufficient knowledge of English and civics.
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In Episode 024 we discuss a whole bunch of films & video games. We decided to post some trailers and links for them here so interested patrons can check out these good thangs.
Pacific Rim [2013] by Guillermo del Toro
Gravity [2013] by Alfonso Cuarón
Little Inferno [2013] by Tomorrow Corporation
More at Tomorrow Corporation - App Store link
Sword and Sworcery [2011] by Capybara Games
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Having changed his life for the better, Uca Vesikula will be soon releasing his second album titled Uca Vesikula Gospel.
This musical artist is inspired by his life experiences and is able to compose his songs and put it on record.
"I'm doing this out of my passion for music," he told GM.
"Years ago I got in trouble with the law and spent time in jail and so that was the turning point in my life."
Vesikula is currently working on a container ship and normally travels around the world and while tucked in the middle of the ocean he begins to compose his songs.
"I used to be part of the band with Litia Ravoka and Arthur Philitoga and we used to perform at the Mocambo Hotel in Nadi back in those days.
He's currently working on his second album with Exotic Music Fiji featuring 10 i-taukei songs and one is just in time for Easter titled "Mawe ni Kuita".
Vesikula dedicates his achievement to God and is grateful to his family for all their support. His album is all about inspiring others out there to never give-up on themselves. The album will be available at all Exotic Fiji Limited outlets around the country.


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andr0280z posted a topic in Nissan RB ForumMakes backfiring sputter sound on accel and wants to die when moving in neutral. Please give me your suggestions, thanks.
It started lads. I wired both relays to ground. I believe the white/purple wire being switched power helped.
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update: switched wiring -white/purple and red/ black are now switched power (ignition and start) -messed around with green relays, orange grounds. (specifically cut orange wire before ecu ground and cut orange wire to the relay that didn't click so it is no longer grounded removed cas again -unplugged ignitor and listened for injectors -Only half the injectors made noise. it is worth noting I started the car on starting fluid so i haven't addressed the ignition.
RB20 280z swap won't start
andr0280z posted a topic in Nissan RB ForumHello forum members, Im trying to start my rb20 for the first time but it won't fire. It ran briefly with the help of starting fluid which leads me to believe the injectors are not working. I have plenty of fuel pressure at the rail and i have removed the cas sensor and have heard the coil spark. I tried grounding the 2 green fuses with the orange wires near the ecu, which other forums have said might be the solution ( http://forums.nicoclub.com/red-ecu-light-stays-on-t299889.html ). This link posted notes that the rb20 white/purple wire should be switched power but mine is constant and pat1's rb20 guide says it needs constant. Additionally both injector wires read 12v even when the car is off. The ecu reads 55 code so "all is fine". Im losing my mind
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andr0280z posted a topic in Nissan RB ForumHello forum members, I have successfully mounted a rb20 into my 77 280z but the stock trans mount to the body is not working. The alignment of the crossmember is not similar to stock and I believe it to be because the trans is too far back. Additionally, the bolts do not thread in all the way. it is worth noting the trans bushing is busted and has been fabbed into place. Any suggestions or help, please throw it out there. Thanks for your time. -Andrew


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Extend the Life of a Paint Job With Power Washing
The whole idea of power washing simply involves the cleaning of surfaces with the aid of a machine, wand and a high pressured H2O or sometimes chemicals too. This activity is often considered to be very necessary before carrying out any painting work, because failure to do it will result to the inability of the new paint to stick to the surface.
With the application of power washing on the surface that you intend to paint, you are guaranteed of the removal of the dirt, mould, and different pollutants that will hamper the sticking of the new paint. In addition, you can also use the power washing to remove the effect of sunlight ultraviolet rays whose effect on your wall paints is noticed by its breaking down and washing off commonly referred to as Chalking.
The power washing also addresses the problem of cobwebs and wasp nest in your home. Note, your deck and fences are also not left out.
It's important to note that, when power washing your decks, make use of bleach or deck brightener because it has the ability to penetrate the wood fibres. It also does a great job in the elimination of old stains and gives a more radiant look to the grey wood fibers that have been made ugly by foot traffic and other climatic condition. Whereas fences on the other hands are often plagued by mildew which are the results of the wood's closeness to the ground, its soft nature and vegetation. But with power washing you are assured of the removal of the mildew and your fence will wear a new appealing look. A good understanding of the following in power washing is important:
1.The Chemicals: The best chemicals to utilise in the washing of the exterior part of your home is the combination of water, bleach and tri-sodium phosphate. Although there are quite a lot of other chemicals out there but bear in mind that, these ones mentioned above will serve you well in the job. In addition, you might also be thinking, what's the effect of these chemicals on my lawns, flower and plants? You don't need to bother yourself about that fact because, these chemicals are organic and as such not harmful to your plants.
- Dry Time: How long will it take your power washed house to dry off? The fact is, it depends on certain factors like humidity, rain and temperature. Therefore, the is no stipulated time for your home to dry.
- Price: The price for a power washing exercise for your home is often stated by your painter alongside the painting work quotation. Therefore when next you get a quotation for your home painting job ensure that you check to see if power washing cost is included.
In conclusion, a painting job in your home without power washing is a disaster waiting to happen. So ensure that it's made the prerequisite for the painting job.


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Sunamp News
Savings add up with Economy 10 + ASHP + Sunamp
Householders who combine Economy 10, the differential tariff developed to encourage consumers to use energy during off-peak times, with an air source heat pump and Sunamp Stack are making significant savings. Find out how we saved one Borders household £943 a year on...read more
SMILE project set to launch Orkney trial in November
Along with other partners involved in the Smart Islands Energy Systems (SMILE) initiative to show innovative solutions in large-scale smart grid demonstration projects, Sunamp is gearing up for the implementation phase of the Orkney pilot project, starting in...read more
Sunamp expands into new premises
We are pleased to announce our expansion into a second unit at Macmerry Industrial Estate in East Lothian. Sunamp HQ is a convenient five minutes' walk away. At 15,000 sq ft the new factory and warehouse is three times the size of our current production facility, and...read more
Policy initiatives jump start Sunamp Automotive
Sunamp had a major presence at Cenex-LCV 2017 where we showcased our cooling system for refrigerated vans, a project developed with bodybuilder Paneltex, journey optimisation software Routemonkey and Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership. We were delighted to be announced...read more
Sunamp recognised at Ashden Awards for tackling climate change
Sunamp has been named a finalists at the 2017 Ashden Awards. The world's leading green energy awards recognised our non-toxic Heat Battery technology which overcomes the issue of energy wastage by storing excess energy as heat for later use to warm a building or...read more
Sunamp News Update – Issue 1
Welcome to our first newsletter! You can read it here: http://us15.campaign-archive1.com/?u=308556e05d11fd42320a057da&id=895adaa68c&e=c46b478022read more
Sunamp heading to UK Parliament for awards ceremony
A heat storage technology company from East Lothian has fought off competition from across the country to be nominated for a prestigious national innovation award which will see the company heading to UK Parliament later this month. Sunamp is one of just five...read more
Sunamp secures £3.2m in fresh funding round
Sunamp, the heat energy storage leader, has raised £3.2 million in its latest funding round led by an international private investor in the energy market. Sunamp designs and manufactures non-toxic, compact Heat Batteries that store heat from renewable and...read more
Energy storage firm chief is trying to change the world – Herald 11th January 2015
In this week's SME Focus a man who built one of Scotland's most successful medical technology businesses explains why he turned his talents to developing systems that store renewable energy as heat. Name: Andrew Bissell. Age: 50. What is your business called? Sunamp...read more
Fergus Ewing, MSP, Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism
"We discussed extensively with the Minister the importance of energy storage. I was delighted that the Minister repeated his view that Sunamp is the Scottish Tesla. He recognises that Tesla has raised the pubic awareness of energy storage, and that heat storage is a...read more
Sunamp nominated for Deals :Dealmakers awards 2015
The Scottish Business Insider Deals & Dealmakers Awards acknowledge and reward excellence in corporate finance transactions - the bankers, venture capitalists, lawyers and accountants who initiate, structure and negotiate deals for growing organisations. The...read more
Investment of £1.2 million for renewable energy business Sunamp
Sunamp Ltd, the renewable energy and heat storage business, announced today that it has received over £1.2 million of investment from private equity investors, in a two stage round led by Par Equity and Equity Gap. Investors include former SSE Chief Executive, Ian...read more
Sunamp CEO quoted by PV Tech on Tesla Powerwall
Our CEO Andrew Bissell was asked by PV Tech Storage for reaction to Tesla's Powerwall announcement. Find it highlighted in red in this informative article by PV Tech's Andy Colthorpe: Industry praises Tesla for raising the bar but tough questions remain Last week we...read more
Sunamp win ECCI Award
Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI) acknowledges business pioneers in inaugural Low Carbon Innovation Awards Awards mark the conclusion of ECCI's flagship four-year Low Carbon Innovation (LCI) project ECCI's Low Carbon Innovation (LCI) project, specially...read more


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This is a watch I made yesterday for a friend. Her favorite color is lavender and, although, all of the beads in this watch are not exactly lavender, they come close. I hope she likes it. Click on the pictures for a "close-up" view.
I made this watch with the 49 twist wire. Although I thought I would have more flexibility using the 19 twist wire the little crimp tubes slid all over the place. So, it seems I should stick with the 49 twist.
I still need some practice with the half open beads that cover the crimps. Once I am done there are bitty crunch marks on them from the crimping tool. I wonder if there is a way to cushion them while I'm trying to get them closed?
Once again I used the silver filled chain as a safety chain. This is more expensive, but it will not stick to the magnetic clasp. All in all, this watch worked up quickly. I got Phil, my neighbor to come over and help me select the beads. He knows what Suzie likes.


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the Big Lottery Funded Target: Wellbeing programme came to an end at the end of May directly benefitting almost 2500 individuals across the North East over the two year period
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Traveling along the "Road of a Thousand Kasbahs" in Morocco gives you an opportunity to see a LOT of Kasbahs. Like there really are thousands of them. After looking at so many you finally have to visit one so we spent an hour or so exploring the UNESCO preserved Glaoui palace at the Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate. Kasbahs were basically citadels built along caravan routes to protect the flow of trade across the Sahara to the seacoast cities of Casablanca and Rabat. Made of adobe, these structures offer exotic architectural detail and a window into a history pretty much unknown to those…
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There's more to Oxnard than you might think. A lot more. Most people the monkey knows actually don't think too much about Oxnard. It's one of those places you drive through on the way to someplace else and if you do think of this coastal city, it's unlikely that heritage and history come to mind. Strawberries and bean fields surround the city. Migrant farm workers earn their living bent over crops on the large agricultural enterprises on the fertile Oxnard Plain. There's an upscale marina district with homes and condos on the ocean but mostly Oxnard's image is a…
Barcelona's Park Güell
Lots of cities have parks. Probably most cities. There are parks and then there is Park Güell in Barcelona. It is more wonderland than park and this is where the famed Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí' let his imagination run wild with fantastical shapes and designs that utilized his use of nature and organic structures to build a unique garden.
Casa Milà
Earlier this week Kongo visited Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera (the quarry) in Barcelona. This home was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi and built in 1910. Kongo–under the guiding instruction of Mrs. Kongo–has become a bit of an architecture groupie and visiting the modernistic creation on the Passeig de Gràcia was a highlight of their stay in Spain.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrast
Two contrasting architectural styles are illustrated in the reflection of an old 20th century building in the glass facade of a modern skyscraper. See more contrasting images at the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge.
Lines and Curves
Kongo spent the morning in Balboa Park, one of his favorite spots, studying lines and curves. He's come to appreciate how verticals add tension and horizontals soothe. Check out these images and see what you think. The image above has strong vertical lines from the palm trees contrasted against the horizontal angles of the building.
Ailsa's Travel Theme: Architecture
This week Ailsa's Travel Theme is architecture. Above is a sunset behind the bell tower of an old Spanish church near Tucson, Arizona. See more architecture themes at Where's My Backpack. Read on to see some more of Kongo's favorite travel architecture.


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ESO's New Very Large Telescope to Receive Upgrade
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), located in Northern Chile, is set to receive an upgrade that will aid in its search for extraterrestrial life. The ESO has partnered with Russian program Breakthrough Initiatives to fund the program, which will search for life in the Alpha Centauri system. The VLT's upgrade will focus on its VSIR instrument, an imaging tool that observes celestial objects in the infrared.
The partnered organizations are optimistic, since scientists discovered a rocky, Earth-sized planet orbiting within Proxima Centauri's habitable zone just last year. The upgrades to the telescope will likely be complete by 2019, and Breakthrough Initiatives hopes to be able to send a spacecraft to the neighboring system within a generation.
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There is no better place to buy your mum a unique handmade treasure this Mother's Day than from the MRAG Shop. And to make choosing even easier we are taking 15% off storewide from Saturday 4 to Friday 10 May. * No further discounts apply.Find out more »
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This afternoon, the lighting is right, there's no pressing jobs to do (I'm not counting the mountain of laundry that needs to be done.........I'm just closing the laundry door so I can't see it!), and I am setting myself up to start working on the supporting videos for the book - super-excited to get onto this next stage :)
This feather is very inspired by Carol Ohl's super magical Christmas tree. I think I'm now done with attempting this pattern for the time being, hopefully at some point there'll be some step-outs posted publicly so I can see where I'm going right/wrong - I still feel like I'm missing something.


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Restaurants Near Me: This location has a lot to offer to its tourists , besides meeting pleasing people located along the riverside. There is really a lot of pleasure for all the travelers , like fishing at the river , relishing wonderful views and other wonderful places to travel to. For food lovers , there is an amazing dining option to relish.
When looking for feasting on the best quality in Sault Ste . Marie , you cant fail to notice the North 82 restaurant. Steak is an extremely well-known local food item at North 82 , however if you like American or Canadian cuisine , then there are a lot of dishes to enjoy. North 82 is a not-to-be-missed dining destination regardless of whether you are seeking noon meal , evening meal or even late night meals.
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Hi! I am Johanna Mangote, digital art director at the tech department at Fred & Farid Paris where I work on many differents kind of projects. What I love the most is to work on beautiful, meaningfull websites. But I also master every common digital and social formats.
In the prolongation of my passion for digital design, and in order to stay aware, I am judge on The FWA.


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, NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 25 – Kenyans are being urged to wear clothes or accessories with colours of the national flag on Friday as a gesture to celebrate their nationhood and honour for the new Constitution.
Brand Kenya Board Chief Executive Officer Mary Kimonye also asked matatu drivers and owners to fly or carry the Kenyan flag on the material day as a symbol of their pride for the nation.
She argued that the country's historical moment which will be witnessed across the globe, also presents an opportunity for Kenya to get a massive image boost.
"Come out with anything that is Kenyan and wear it; we are not demanding but if you can get yourself a T-Shirt please wear it. If you can get a scarf wear it; if you can get a bandana wear it, a cap wear it, a dress wear it…let us dress in the colours of our flag," she told a media conference on Wednesday.
The Matatu Drivers and Conductors Association also promised to exclusively play Kenyan music on that particular day. Chairman Samson Wakabu said the association had already communicated with the over 2,000 members asking them to carry the message.
"We have already started preparing ourselves and our people are aware. We also want to reassure Kenyans that within the next one year they will see a lot of changes in our industry and everyone will be alighting from our matatus with a smile on their face," said Mr Wakabu.
Ms Kimonye added that the board would issue out stickers with short patriotic messages to the matatus drivers: "We will use matatus to help us brand Kenya."
The CEO also announced that Kenya had been rated third among African countries that give the continent a good image. She explained that the country had also improved in the East West Global Index 200 that measures how a nation is perceived by the outside world.
According to Ms Kimonye, the country's current ranking is 126 out of 200 up from position 176 during the last quarter of the year 2009. The ranking is based on quarterly performance.
"The first one was South Africa with 15 percent then Egypt, Morocco and Kenya tied with 12 percent each. So in terms of the brand-nations of Africa Kenya is among the top four and it is therefore important for us as citizens to celebrate that," she said.
She further explained that the review was based on the positive and negative mentions of a country in prominent international media organizations. She observed that the passing of a new Constitution had restored Kenya's image.
"People look at a country's government and ask: "How many policies have the government passed which are perceived to be improving the country's image?" And I can tell for example that the reform policies that the government of Kenya currently has, has done a lot for us," she said.
Ms Kimonye added that the positive image that Kenya currently had would go a long way in encouraging investors. It will also boost the tourism sector which would in turn help the country achieve the Millennium Development Goals as well as Vision 2030.


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Going Japanese to Prevent Disease
For many years Japan has surpassed the rest of the world in life expectancy with the average person living to be 83.7 years. Unfortunately, with a life expectancy of 79.3, the US has fallen quite behind most industrialized nations. I became interested in how the state of health between these two nations could be so different when Akina Azama of Life Reset asked me to present on the subject at her retreat center in Japan last June. Here are some of the major differences I discovered which could be a guide to helping you make better health choices.
Go Fish!
If you've ever been to Japan, then you know there is no escaping the "Sakana Song." The lyrics literally translate to "when you eat fish it makes you smart." So it's not rocket science that the rate of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in Japan is about 1/10 of that in the US when the average Japanese person eats twice the amount of fish as we do in the US. The omega-3 fatty acid content in fish plays a large role in maintaining cognitive function as well as decreasing inflammation and improving cardiovascular health. Some studies have correlated low levels of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, with an increased risk of dementia. One study showed by increasing fish consumption, patients over 50 with cognitive impairment showed improvement in 'functional brain age' by 4-13 years! In order to get the most benefit out of fish, evidence supports eating 8 or more ounces per week.
Commute with Your Legs
I remember, when I lived in Japan, being surprised to find everyone on bicycles even business men in suits or how women would walk up temples with 1,015 steps in heels. The Japanese are big movers taking an average of 7,168 steps in comparison to the 1,136 the average American takes. Although Americans tend to hit the gym more then the Japanese, the benefits might fall short of actually walking and standing. The main reason for this is sitting negatively impacts our metabolism. For example, the molecule, lipoprotein lipase that plays an essential role in how our body processes fats is only produced when our muscles are in use. Even in healthy people who exercise regularly, it has been shown that those who sit the most during the day have larger waists and worse blood pressure and blood sugar profiles than those who sit less.
Take the Time to Eat Less
The rate of obesity in Japan is 3.5% while the current rate in the US is 30%. Obesity is related to chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers. Besides moving more the Japanese simply eat less (1000 calories less daily to be exact.) In general, portion sizes are much smaller in Japan. Even though most meals in Japan include soup, salad, entrée and dessert, tourists are often surprised when they are served a thimble full of ice cream at the end of the meal. There is also a lot of attention paid to presentation and incorporation of a wide variety of foods, mostly vegetables. As children, the Japanese are taught to eat until they are only 80 percent full and eating until their stuffed is considered shameful. But probably one factor that is really tipping the scale is that Americans consume 10 times more the amount of sodas and other sweetened beverages than in Japan. This is roughly over 4000 added calories in sugar alone!
More Tea, Please
When dining in Japan, you often have two choices water or tea. Tea is very much a part of Japan both in ceremony and its appearance in practically every type of food item. So it should be of no surprise that the Japanese drink four times the amount of tea as we do in the states. Tea especially green tea is rich in antioxidants known as catechins which play the principle role in its touted health benefits especially in the prevention of certain cancers. Daily green tea drinking has been shown to help increase HDL (aka good cholesterol) while decrease LDL (bad cholesterol) and improve liver function. Also studies have supported the beneficial effects of green tea on brain health and the slowing of the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.


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By : Chha
Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera, 升旗山) is one of those famous tourist spot here in Penang. There are a few ways that you can go up to Penang Hill. One is by using the most famous transport known for Penang Hill, which is the Train. The ticket price for the train is a below.
The second way to get up to Penang Hill is by driving up. It is not recommended for tourist to drive up there as the road is a 5km steep up hill road. If you would still love to drive up there, you will have to go to Penang Botanical Garden as the up hill road to Penang Hill starts there. Third method on how to get to Penang Hill is by hiking ! There are a few route that you can use to hike up Penang Hill but do get someone who is familiar with hiking up Penang Hill to lead the hike and also take all precaution as you normally would during a hiking.
There are few things you can do when you are up in Penang Hill, there is a Love Lock area where couples lock their love at a designated area on Penang Hill.
If you are there early in the morning you can see sunrise. From the top of Penang Hill, you can actually see part of Penang and the view is nice.
There is a David Brown's Restaurant & Tea Terrace up on Penang Hill which serve Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner. There is other hawker stall that is selling food on Penang Hill.
Easy Bite Stall At Penang Hill
The bread and half boiled egg from Easy Bite Stall is selling at RM5 for 1 set.
Cendol RM4.00
The hawker stalls area are divided into two level, the upper level is selling food while the lower level is selling drinks, in doing that, it allows more stalls to be open there on Penang Hill.
Other than those mention, the Owl Museum is also situated on top of Penang Hill. The air quality on top of Penang Hill is much better compare to town, the environment on Penang Hill is nice and clean with flowers everywhere. It is nice to take a short trip up to Penang Hill with family and friends for a relaxing walk or dinner to escape the everyday hassle of city life.
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To conclude our video series covering right-hand technique development in Heitor Villa-Lobos' Etude N°1, I'll explore how to use the concept of bursts (another rhythmic manipulation) to develop speed and further strengthen right-hand rhythmic precision, right-hand preparation, control, and clarity.
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New Publication
I've just released the first edition of my new book! Over the next few weeks, I will post a few excerpts or ideas from the book for Six String Journal readers. If you can't wait, order a copy (and leave a review!). : )
Mastering Diatonic Scale Forms represents a book I wish I had had 35 years ago. Here is the description of the book from the inside cover:
Scale mastery is absolutely essential for the ambitious and serious guitarist. Touted as the single most effective way to solve technical problems by the most distinguished pedagogues and professionals, developing a scale practice and understanding the most useful way to develop it will lead to breakthroughs and improvement in your technique. Mastering Diatonic Scale Forms is geared towards the advancing guitarist and offers a practical approach for understanding the various necessary scale forms and some insightful methods to supercharge the results of your study.
From the Archives: Miracle Right Hand Warm Up Sequence
Here is a warm up sequence that I used to do every morning. It is useful for building right hand endurance, finger alternation, speed, pulse, rhythm, and legato. The idea behind it is simple. Set the metronome to a very slow beat, somewhere (50-70). Throughout the whole sequence, the beat remains constant but with very slight and precise increments we increase the number of notes between the beats.
I would go through all 13 steps (using free stroke) and then go through the whole thing two more times using different right hand fingerings am and ai. So, that's 39 steps. I actually would go all the way up to fret 12 (3 cycles) and often would use a diminished 7th chord or some left hand variation to keep it interesting. Vary what you need. As you will notice, I've been more detailed in the first 3 steps and little by little have resorted to short hand as the basic sequence becomes evident.
Give it a whirl and let me know what you think.
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Phew! Go back for more. You know it's good for you.
Technique Practice on Albéniz's Sevilla
So you've practiced the passages using the tried and true metronome crawl up to tempo, you've done your visualizing, you've done your right hand and left hand alone, and you're searching for yet another way to work on a troublesome passage or to give yourself an iron-clad safety net? Search no further!
I'm going to use a passage from Isaac Albéniz's Sevilla to illustrate a very effective way to break down a trouble spot. This method is particularly great for passages with rhythmically equal notes. In the following example, you have a continuous string of 16th notes.
Provided you have arrived at your fingering of choice for both hands, practice the passage by playing the first group of 4 16ths, then pause AND prepare/plant the next right and left hand fingers on the upcoming note. Enjoy the notion that theoretically it will be impossible to miss this next note if both left and right hand fingers are prepared.
Play the same group of notes with the same pause and preparation. When your fingers feel confident (I aim for 3-5 well executed and focused repetitions), proceed to the next group of four notes. During the pause, visualize the group of notes you are about to perform before playing them.
Play the same group of notes with the same pause and preparation. When your fingers feel confident, proceed to the next group of four notes until you have gone through the entire passage.
Now go through the passage in the same manner with the pause and preparation. Visualize the next group of 4 16th and play them. Pause, prepare, visualize though the passage. Move forward without repetitions.
Now play through the passage without pause to assess your work. It has to feel good. Now that you are pumped, the fun can begin.
This time notice we are working with a new group of sixteenths displaced by one note.
Hope this helps. Challenge yourself with groupings of 6 or 8 16ths or if you really have a lot of time and the passage is particularly troublesome, groups of 3 or 5 16ths. If you listen with focus and observe the behavior of your fingers with curiosity you will improve!
David Russell Interview
Marcelo Kayath's project, The Guitar Coop, once again publishes a wonderful interview in two parts. This time with guitar hero, David Russell. They talk technique, transcriptions, interpretations, ornamentation, guitars, and more.
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Villa Lobos Prelude Nº2 Arpeggios
Aside from the lush harmonies and hauntingly evocative melodies of Heitor Villa-Lobos' music, the physicality of strumming or arpeggiating through all six strings, of sinking a fat thumb rest-stroke into a deep melody, of sliding all four left-hand fingers across the fretboard through diminished 7th chords produces a visceral joy unlike any other I experience when playing the guitar.
One great example of a passage providing this physical joy is the arpeggio section of Prelude Nº2. While there are a few tricks for making the left hand slide around with more facility, I'm going to focus on some possible right hand fingering solutions that have helped my students over the years.
There are three patterns to master with the first offering most possibilities. Try to work on all patterns carefully until they all feel fluid. The thumb should play through both the 6th and 5th strings. I prefer using a light rest stroke so that I land on string 4 and am ready to proceed from there.
Pattern 1
ppimamip – This fingering seems to be the favorite for most of my students. Thumb gets overworked a bit and when it is next to other patterns the right hand has to shift its position across the strings increasing the margin for error.
pimaiiip or pimaiiii or ppimaaaa – These options work well but require careful practice to sound precise. I prefer the first for clarity and I cannot get the last to work for me but have seen other guitarists use it successfully.
pimamami – This fingering can work well as m is the longer finger and can reach out of a stable hand position for the first string.
Pattern 2
pimapima – This one is pretty straight forward but requires a clear movement from the thumb to move through two strings as if it were one.
Pattern 3
mipmipmi or aipaipai or amiamiam – The favorite is the first option. While the last option (no thumb) works well to keep the hand in place, I find that involving the thumb allows faster speeds. I prefer the second pattern.
Once you've determined which patterns feel right to your hand, work them up and then work on mastering them back to back with the other patterns.
Pattern 1 + 2
Pattern 1 + 3
Hope this helps!
Precise Left Hand Finger Placement
The ability to place the left hand in a position to give equal opportunity for each and every finger to fret precisely is essential for playing well. Pinching a fret precisely means pinching a fret while avoiding contact with any adjacent string/s.
There are many instances where the ringing of adjacent strings is necessary. Think of your Bach fugues!
So here are two exercises I like to show students who are struggling with placing left hand fingers precisely. Some things to keep in mind:
- Listen! Keep your ear on the open string to make sure it rings continuously while you play the chromatic notes around it.
- Play really slowly to insure absolute legato.
- Keep right hand fingerings simple. Try using p and i or m for the open string.
- Pay attention to your wrist placement. It should remain relatively flat. Do not push your wrist out in front of the guitar. To create a tunnel for the open string take the bend across the joints in the finger. Think of creating a semi-circle with the finger.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Hope this helps clean up those sloppy pinches! : )
Francisco Tárrega's Technical Studies
My usual morning consists of a good warm-up (a combination of left hand movements and slurs, right hand alternation movements and arpeggios, and scales), before moving on to practicing spots in pieces, and finally playing through pieces and working on new pieces. However, there are periods of the year where I have more time to extend my technique practice and to learn new pieces. I'm approaching that period now (yeah!) so I'm experimenting with new finger gymnastics to address weaknesses in my technique and building a hearty list of new repertoire to absorb over the summer.
To this end, I was rummaging through my boxes and shelves of music and found a well-worn copy of Francisco Tárrega's Complete Technical Studies. I pulled it out and went through it again for fun. If you're looking to shake up your routine, I highly recommend some of his studies.
Below are two of Tárrega's left-hand exercises that will surely make your left hand sweat. Tárrega notates using im alternation for the right hand but I prefer to simply assign i, m, and a, to strings 3, 2, and 1, and have p play all the bass strings to preserve my nails.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Try going from 1st position all the way to 9th and back. Also, try the same concept with other sets of left hand pairs: 14 and 23 or 13 and 24.
Hope that gets your left hand going!
Want Speedy Scales?
Want to feel more accurate when playing through your pieces? Want speedy scales? Want fluid arpeggios? Want to be a guitar superhero? Work on basic movements. Hard work on the very basic movements of technique allows an inner exploration of our limits and abilities while giving us a bit of a roadmap for quantifiable and steady improvement.
Below are some very basic right hand drills that find their way back into my warm-up and finger routines often. It's not that I need to practice them much anymore but rather they allow me to continually refine the most important movements necessary for pleasurable music making. They also allow me to set both short and long term tempo and endurance goals.
Try going through each of these three drills with the suggested fingerings. If you are more of a beginner, spend time on the bold faced fingerings, if you are more advanced, go through all fingerings in search for what does not work well, then focus your energy there. Don't neglect the basics, though!
Follow these guidelines:
- Use a metronome and start slowly (quarter = 50-60).
- Go through each drill at least 3 times (I do 5 if I have time) with each fingering. Increase tempo slightly for each one.
- Do not sacrifice clarity and movement efficiency.
- Focus on the quality of the movements and the sound.
Rest-stroke fingerings: im, mi, am, ma, ai, ia, ami, ima, imam
Free-stroke fingerings: im, mi, am, ma, pi, pm, ai, ia, ami, ima, imam, pa, pami, pmi
For patterns involving three fingers play three repeats to hit all permutations.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Play the following drills using free-stroke and by relegating each right hand finger group across the three strings (for example, with ima, place i on string 3, m on string 2, and a on string 1).
Play each of the seven movements for at least 4+ repetitions or set a timer for 30-45 seconds.
All free-stroke: ima, pim, pma, pia
Exercise 3
Try dedicating 60 days in a row (or with as much consistency as possible) to these movements and you will see results. Also, if you want a simple goal. Try to get each movement up to quarter = 126 over the course of the 60 days. Or, shoot higher! Why not?
Motivation from David Russell
Though the following video is in Spanish, David Russell offers a bit of an intimate motivational talk after a festival in Ecuador.
What I love hearing from him and what I hope students take away from this is the key and central point of hard work. As David says, "There are no shortcuts."
Other bits of wisdom from the talk:
"Demand the most from yourself without losing sight of why you started in the first place."
"Like compound interest, the hard work you do now will pay you back many times over in the future."
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Bishop Irinej of the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand writes to Foreign Ministers Julia Bishop of Australia and Murray McCully of New Zealand on preventing admission of "Kosovo" to UNESCO membership On 30th October 2015, writing on behalf of the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand of the Serbian Orthodox Church and their substantial Serbian communities, especially in Australia ... Read More »
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By Rod Dreher • May 9, 2013, 11:32 AM Two weeks after the Bush-Laghi meeting, on March 19, 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom commenced. Shortly after combat operations concluded on May 1, the real conflict began. Amid the chaos and sectarian violence that followed, Iraq's Christians suffered severe persecution. Neither the military nor the State Department took action to protect them. ... Read More »