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The six Songs of farewell give us a glimpse of this private man, who sensed that his own life was drawing to a close; of his seventieth birthday he wrote, 'I have reached the last milestone'. One feels that the religious impulse can never have been stronger than at this time, and yet these are not conventionally devotional works, although he called them motets. The sentiments and the mode of expression are, in several of the poems, personal rather than spiritual, and only 'Lord, let me know mine end' has a traditionally sacred text. Taken together, the Songs of farewell are Parry's masterpiece for the choral medium. In them he approached levels of musical expression and sensitivity to textual meaning and inflexion which have rarely been exceeded in English music. All the first performances were directed by Parry's friend Hugh P Allen, who had succeeded him at the Royal College of Music and who did much to foster interest in his music in the early post-war years.
In terms of scoring and treatment the six pieces fall into three groups. 'My soul, there is a country' and 'I know my soul hath power' are written for four voices in a predominantly chordal style. 'Never weather-beaten sail' and 'There is an old belief', for five and six voices respectively, introduce a certain amount of contrapuntal interest. Finally, in 'At the round earth's imagined corners' for seven voices, and 'Lord, let me know mine end', for eight, Parry takes full advantage of the flexibility of treatment available with these scorings in his use of contrasting registers, a variety of contrapuntal techniques, and rich choral sonorities.
from notes by John Heighway © 1988
|Parry: Sacred Choral Music
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|Parry: Songs of Farewell
Composed towards the end of Parry's life, the Songs of Farewell have taken on something of an epithetical interpretation; they are almost a musical summation of his compositional life, reflecting Parry's love of English renaissance madrigals and p ...» More
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Continuing Signum's new partnership with Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort, their latest release is a recording of the groups renowned a cappella programme of music for mourning and consolation. This is a beautifully poignant programme of Bri ...» More
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Founded in 1836, the Huddersfield Choral Society has developed an international reputation as one of the UK's leading choral societies. This new recording features works that remain central to the choir's musical heritage: music by Handel, Elgar, ...» More
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A selection of the best weekly webcasts, as selected by the choir's Director of Music from the recordings made during the preceding academic year.» More
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Exploring the themes associated with human conflict—and the powerful musical responses these have so often elicited—this recording has been made in support of Combat Stress, a charity on whose support traumatized service personnel have been able t ...» More
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'Truly heroic performances from the St Paul's Choir which is on top form. A memorable record' (Organists' Review)» More
|The English Anthem, Vol. 7
'All of the music is of the very highest quality. This disc will offer lasting pleasure and satisfaction to cathedral music enthusiasts and newcomers ...
'Rewarding indeed' (Classic FM Magazine)» More
|The English Anthem, Vol. 8
'The performances are excellent, as are William McVicker's booklet-notes, and the great echo's presence is felt as friend, not foe' (Gramophone)
'If this is Scott's swan song with the St Paul's Choir, it is a brilliant one. The choral tone and discipline are outstanding … the Hyperion engi ...» More
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The private buses that ferry tech-savvy San Francisco workers to firms like Google, Apple and Genetech in Mountain View, Cupertino and beyond block traffic, annoy neighbors and are now under scrutiny from city transit planners.
The buses could have less of an impact if the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which oversees Muni, had a say in how the private shuttles operated -- where they could stop, when they could run, and what routes they were allowed to take, according to the San Francisco Examiner.
"Local residents have no clear way to address the issues of shuttle buses, which is leading to friction," said Tilly Change, deputy planning director for the San Francisco County Transportation Authority.
The shuttles' load has doubled in recent years to 4,000 passengers a day. Apple, Genetech, Google and Yahoo are the four biggest employers who provide shuttles for their urban workforce, the newspaper reported.
Those firms all have offices outside of town, but within San Francisco shuttle service is booming, too. UC-San Francisco's Mission Bay campus sees 17,000 workers commute via shuttle, up from 4,000 in 2010.
Supporters of the private buses point out that the alternative is private automobile trips. The Peninsula would see an additional 327,000 cars every year without them, it's claimed. Moreover, the SFMTA has a tough time running Muni, one shuttle operator said -- so how is the agency going to manage this?

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Tom Watson (April 1859 - May 1915) was an English football manager who managed Sunderland A.F.C. and Liverpool F.C. around the turn of the 20th century.
He was in charge at Sunderland for six seasons from 1889–96. During this time, he led the club into the Football League. Under his guidance, Sunderland won three league championships in 1891–92, 1892–93 and 1894–95, making him the most successful manager in their history.
Watson moved to Liverpool in 1896, and enjoyed further success there until his death in 1915. During his time at Liverpool, he won the league on a further two occasions, in 1900–01 and 1905–06. He also took Liverpool to their first FA Cup Final in 1914, which they lost 1–0 to Burnley F.C.


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skate baked in the bag with artichokes, purple potatoes, capers and crème fraîche
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Potatoes and artichokes are always such a winning combination with fish, so I've put them in this dish, using fantastic purple potatoes which I've seen in the supermarket – if you can't find them, ask your local store to get some in. They're a great colour and, served in this way, might help in getting your kids to eat fish if they're not keen. They're not floury and they're not waxy, just somewhere in the middle, so they're great for baking and boiling. Buy the skate as fresh as you can – it doesn't matter if the pieces are large or small, as you'll want to cut them up anyway. Steaming skate makes it really soft, so it will just fall off the bone when done. This dish is just as good when eaten cold as a salad.
First make your 4 tinfoil or greaseproof paper bags. Do this by taking 4 x A5-sized pieces of foil or greaseproof paper, fold each one in half then fold up the 2 ends tightly, giving you an 'envelope'. Preheat the oven to 250ºC/475ºF/gas 9. Boil your spuds until cooked, then drain and put to one side to cool. Slice them up roughly. Peel back the artichoke leaves, remove the chokes with a teaspoon, then rub the artichokes with lemon juice to stop them discolouring and slice very finely. Put the artichokes and potatoes in a bowl with the melted butter, thyme, parsley and capers and season well. Toss together and divide between the bags. There'll be a little butter left over in the bottom of the bowl, so you can add a little olive oil to it and use this to rub on to the skate pieces.
Season the fish then place on top of the potatoes and artichokes. Add a glass of wine to each bag with a sprig of rosemary, tightly sealing the final side and pulling up the corners so that the liquid is contained. Bake on a roasting tray in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. By this time the bags will be beautifully puffed up. Serve at the table so that your guests can open their bags themselves, leaving a plate of really flavoursome vegetables, fish and juice. Serve with a dollop of crème fraîche, seasoned with a little salt and pepper, and a nice green salad.
• from Jamie's Kitchen
• 1kg purple potatoes, scrubbed
• 5 medium to large globe artichokes
• 1 lemon
• 4 heaped tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 handful of fresh thyme, leaves picked
• 1 large handful of fresh parsley, chopped
• 4 heaped tablespoons capers in oil or brine, drained
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• extra virgin olive oil
• 4 x 225g skate pieces, trimmed and halved
• 4 small wineglasses of white wine
• 4 small sprigs of fresh rosemary
• 4 tablespoons crème fraîche
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Lionel Messi took his senior career goals tally to 301 as he scored twice in Barcelona's 5-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, which put them three points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday.
The World Player of the Year got Barca's second just after halftime and he finished off the rout with another at the end. The 25-year-old has now scored 270 goals for his club and 31 for Argentina.
Spain internationals David Villa, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas scored the other goals as Barcelona continued their unbeaten start under new coach Tito Vilanova and moved on to 25 points from nine games.
"We are delighted for Lionel," Vilanova told a press conference. "He has scored a couple of goals, but I prefer to remember the moment when he ran 30m to help out in defense in the 89th minute. I love the goals, but I like this more."
Malaga are third with 18 points after a disappointing 0-0 draw at struggling RCD Espanyol, while Real Betis Balompie beat Valencia 1-0 to move up to fourth on 16 points thanks to Salva Sevilla's early goal.
Second-placed Atletico Madrid, with 22 points, were due to host bottom club CA Osasuna yesterday, when champions Real Madrid, in fifth with 14 points, were set to travel to RCD Mallorca.
Barca, with midfielder Sergio Busquets and fullback Adriano Correia deputizing in central defense, were under a lot of pressure from hard-running Rayo before taking control at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas.
Former Arsenal captain Fabregas laid on the opener for Villa after 20 minutes, while Martin Montoya pulled the ball back for Messi to strike the second in the 47th.
Rayo continued to hound Barca, but the visitors wrestled the game away from the hosts and Jordi Alba pulled another ball back for Xavi to finish the game as a contest in the 78th minute.
Fabregas volleyed in from Pedro's cross soon afterwards and Messi scampered away to round the goalkeeper in the last minute to pull away at the top of the La Liga scoring charts with 13 goals.
"It's a difficult ground, with spectacular fans," Fabregas told Spanish television. "They pressure you and don't let you breathe, but we played a serious game, perhaps the best of the season so far."
Betis took the lead against inconsistent Valencia when a half-cleared cross fell to midfielder Sevilla after nine minutes at the Estadio Benito Villamarin and his first-time shot was too powerful for visiting goalkeeper Diego Alves.
Valencia, still seeking their first away win this season, improved in the second half when striker Roberto Soldado, who scored a hat-trick against BATE Borisov in the UEFA Champions League last week, twice went close.
Betis goalkeeper Adrian blocked another Soldado effort with his legs in the closing minutes to leave Valencia ninth in the table with 11 points.
Malaga's 1-0 home win over AC Milan in midweek looked to have taken its toll as the UEFA Champions League debutants struggled to create openings against resolute hosts Espanyol.
"A point doesn't seem like much, but it shows we have recovered our confidence, playing like we did against a Champions League team," Espanyol's under-pressure coach Mauricio Pochettino told a press conference.
RC Celta de Vigo are 11th with 10 points after surviving a 51st-minute red card for defender Gustavo Cabral to draw 1-1 at home to regional rivals RC Deportivo de La Coruna in a pulsating Galician derby.


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IMF Survey Vol.33, No.1 January 2004
- Special Summit of the Americas: High levels of public debt may imperil economic recovery in Latin America
- Sugisaki lauds progress made on fortifying global financial system
- IMF Economic Forum: Financial sector checkups: how are they working?
- FSAPs and good regulatory governance
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- IMF Working Paper: Examining crisis-driven and orderly exits from pegged regimes
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- Stand-By, EFF, and PRGF Arrangements as of November 30
- IMF Working Paper: Does greater transparency lead to better-informed markets?
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Catharine Pendrel & Danelle Kabush Join Luna Pro Team
We reported on this a while ago, but it is now official:
The number-one ranked Luna Pro Mountain Bike Team is pleased to announce the addition of Canadian Olympic contender Catharine Pendrel (Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) to its already formidable roster.
Pendrel joins returning Luna Pro athletes Georgia Gould, Katerina Nash, Chloe Forsman, Shonny Vanlandingham, Alison Dunlap, Marla Streb and triathletes Terra Castro, Linda Gallo and Cathy Chesky for 2008.
Despite only racing four years at the elite level, Pendrel had a breakthrough ride at the 2007 World Mountain Bike Championships, finishing sixth on the technically challenging course. Her sights are now set on the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
"Being a part of the Luna Pro Team presents an incredible opportunity to progress as a racer," says Pendrel. "Luna offers excellent team mates and support and yes, lots of Luna Bars. Aside from being an ambassador for women's health and sport, Luna will help me continue to improve and perform as a world class racer. I see this as an exciting challenge and great motivation going into 2008."
Team Manger Waldek Stepniowski notes, "Catharine is one of the most promising athletes on the circuit today and a great addition to the Luna Team. With Luna's support I think we can bring her up another level."
The Luna Pro Team has added 2006 XTERRA World Championship silver medalist, Danelle Kabush. She joins Shonny Vanlandingham, the winningest rider in NORBA National Series history, on the newly-formed Luna Pro XTERRA squad.
Vanlandingham and Kabush will compete on the national and international XTERRA circuits, the Sea Otter Classic and selected National Mountain Bike Series events.
This is the second significant expansion for the all-women's Luna Pro Team, which was founded in 2002 as a professional mountain bike team and now includes pro triathlon and XTERRA squads.
In August of 2007 Vanlandingham approached team owner Gary Erickson proposing a switch to XTERRA racing as her primary focus in 2008. Gary agreed on the new direction and was quickly rewarded when Shonny placed fourth in the 2007 XTERRA World Championships two months later - A result that was the catalyst for Erickson to sign Kabush and form the Luna Pro XTERRA Team.
A former competitive runner and an avid Nordic skier, Kabush scored a silver medal at the 2006 XTERRA World Championships. After completing her doctorate in sports psychology and taking last year off to have her first child, Kabush is focusing on the 2008 XTERRA circuit and World Championships.
"Very few people believe that it is possible to successfully balance an athletic career with full time Doctorate studies, a career as a mental training consultant and raising a child," said Kabush, continuing, "but with the support of the Luna Team I know that I will be able to once again race at the highest level in XTERRA...and I can't wait to hang out with Marla and our kids at the Sea Otter."
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The provocative follow-up to the New York Times best seller Predictably Irrational
- Why can large bonuses make CEOs less productive?
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In his groundbreaking book Predictably Irrational, social scientist Dan Ariely revealed the multiple biases that lead us into making unwise decisions. Now, in The Upside of Irrationality, he exposes the surprising negative and positive effects irrationality can have on our lives. Focusing on our behaviors at work and in relationships, he offers new insights and eye-opening truths about what really motivates us on the job, how one unwise action can become a long-term habit, how we learn to love the ones we're with, and more.
Drawing on the same experimental methods that made Predictably Irrational one of the most talked-about bestsellers of the past few years, Ariely uses data from his own original and entertaining experiments to draw arresting conclusions about how and why we behave the way we do. From our office attitudes, to our romantic relationships, to our search for purpose in life, Ariely explains how to break through our negative patterns of thought and behavior to make better decisions. The Upside of Irrationality will change the way we see ourselves at work and at home and cast our irrational behaviors in a more nuanced light.
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- Stephen
- 20-06-2010
Not as good as the first
I gave 5 stars to Predictably Irrational also by this author. This current book is not nearly as good. The title is somewhat misleading, as after listening, I'm not sure what he believes the upside to irrationality is.
This book is shorter in length and seems to jump from one concept to another without much a clear connection or bridge between the chapters. On the plus side, he develops exceptionally clever experiments to test his theories. the difference between the original book and this, is there is lot more room for alternative explanations in this book.
For instance, he sets up experiments where behavior is measured by the amount of money the subjects keep, give away or are influenced by. However, in my mind, I would have reacted differently to the situations based on thee amount of money involved. For instance, my behavior if sharing parts of $5 would be very different from sharing parts of $5000. Also, in some 'games' he set up it would matter to me if knew we were going to play the game more than once. In some of his games, this would greatly influence my behavior. Last, the source of his subjects may influence the outcome. Many of his experiments involve MIT students, who you could argue are not the 'normal' population of people.
He also spends a great deal of the book talking about his own horrific experiences as a teen age burn victim. However, I am unsure of the purpose of providing painful, tortuous details of his suffering to the reader of this book.
The most interesting (to me) chapters deal with how long the consequences of emotional irrational decision making can haunt us. Also, he demonstrates how specific stimulus can increase the likelyhood of irrational decisions. I can't help but wonder if the author wasn't try to put us in a certain state of mind with his personal horror stories - perhaps to buy his next book?
You likely find more to like than dislike about this book but it's not as good as the first.
33 of 35 people found this review helpful
- Rand
- 02-07-2010
Great Title!!!
Who cares what the title of the book is with respect to irrationality. The "Upside" is that you will be smarter for having read this book, even if you have already read "Predictably Irrational". (I have)
The point Ariely is trying to make is that the upside to being predictably irrational is that we can recognize and learn to modify our behaviors (to our benefit) if we can learn to question why we make the decisions, at the moment we have to, that we do. So yes, this book is very similar to his last. However, it illuminates how "knowing" that we are predictably irrational can help us recognize the moments at which these behaviors should be called into question. The result of which could be positively life changing.
My only disappointment is that Dan Ariely is not a cognitive behavioral neuroscientist. His experiments seem only to add evidence to the arguments made by Geoff Colvin (Talent is Overrated), Daniel Coyle (The Talent Code), and Winifred Gallagher (Rapt). Aierly implies that our answers to the questions that arise out of life are a result of learned thought processes (reinforced neural pathways) and not necessarily the process of momentarily perfect rational thought.
Dan seems to experimentally demonstrate that "reasoning" is not necessarily an accurate occupation of the brain, yet a result of the combination of previously hardwired pathways that dictate our individual answers. His point, we must overcome this glitch in order to more accurately asses the "real" in our own reality.
19 of 20 people found this review helpful
- G. Tylee
- 21-12-2010
Fairly good
Worth a listen to but not as good as the first book. Do not regret listening to though.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Kakumani
- 22-09-2010
Not as rigorously scientific as the first book
I've read his first book "Predictably Irrational". In that he opens the window to human irrationality and in this book he explores various ways to take advantage of that irrationality. Enjoyable read as well as informative. But this book fell short of my expectations that he set with his first book.
He tried to extrapolate the results to unrelated groups under different conditions. For example, he proved in an experiment that under the "acute stress of high reward" an untrained group of individuals performed poorly compared to a similarly untrained group of people who were not pressured by the high reward. And then he goes on to argue that executives and professionals should be paid less. He in fact asks if you would rather be operated on by a well paid surgeon or less paid surgeon, arguing that a well paid surgeon will underperform because of the pressure of high reward (compensation). I guess I should disclose here that I am a physician. I'm in no way supporting the ridiculous pay of this generation of executives, bankers and even some physicians, but I believe this extrapolation is not scientific. I found a few similar misinterpretations.
At times, he described his ordeal of recovery from extensive burns in gory details. I am very sympathetic to his suffering and there are times I cried reading it (bear in mind that I'm not stranger to suffering). When looked at it objectively, though, the details were a little more than needed for the narrative. I felt that he invoked emotional reactions, unrelated to the book's narrative. Was he trying to harness the irrationality of the readers?
Most observations made in the book appear logical and insightful and his research is commendable. That's all the more reason for him to be as scientifically accurate as possible and not stray. In such a setting, even one unscientific conclusion will cast a shadow of doubt on the validity of the rest. How ever, I do highly recommend, but advise the reader to read it critically.
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
- Chris Reich
- 20-08-2010
Just OK
I might be facing burnout on this type of book but I was not as gripped or stimulated by it as I was Predictably Irrational.
This seemed somewhat like "it worked once, let's put more of the same out there".
I generally like Dan's work but I wouldn't highly recommend this book. Sure, if you can't get enough of this irrational stuff, go for it. I personally think enough has been written on the subject.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
- 12-06-2011
Rationally Irrational
I found myself nodding enthusiastically at the points mentioned in this book. I believe it's a must read for everybody who has ever wondered why "rational" approaches fall short, and what to do about that.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Joshua Kim
- 10-06-2012
So Many Upsides
Great book. Much more personal than his first book, Predictably Irrational, the Upside of Irrationality helps us understand the benefits of our screwed up brains and illogical behaviors. Ariely is one of those truly inspiring people. His story of overcoming pain, of using pain to understand and explain the world, is an amazing motivator to all of us to stop whining about our own obstacles. I think Ariely is a genius in a very particular way - a genius in the construction of experiments to test ideas. A craftsperson of experimentation.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Shir
- 20-10-2019
Great book.
Really enjoyed this one. A worthy sequel - Didn't disappoint at all. I recommend it to anyone who enjoyed predictably irrational.
- Alvaro Casas
- 23-09-2019
A nice introduction
Great book to start with behavioral Psychology.
At times it may seem a bit slow, but its full of experiments and practical wisdom.
- Anonymous User
- 28-02-2019
Classic Ariely
Great book. Humorous, thoughtful...love reading Ariely. He's the perfect balance of intellect and humility. The social experiments are always enlightening...
- John
- 01-12-2013
Warning: Once you start, you can't stop listening
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. This is a fascinating book.
What did you like best about this story?
An unfortunate life experience caused the author to be in a position where he was pretty much forced to observe human interaction as a third party. This led him to a career in behavioural science, and to conducting a series of experiments to understand human behaviour. This is Dan Ariely's first book and it is a fascinating insight into the way the human mind works, and how we appear to be hard wired to make similar mistakes over and over again. This is a bit like the Matrix. When Mr. Ariely's findings are revealed, it is difficult not to see them all around us. So, what's it going to be, the red pill or the blue pill? Go on, you'll enjoy this.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
- Mr. R. D. Cox
- 19-06-2011
Builds on Predictably Irrational
Another winner - this does not repeat Predictably Irrational but adds and enhances.
One criticism is threat the promised 'Upside' is a framed subjectivity as far as humanity goes. But for me it point out my frailties so I can improve making this a real self-improvement book rather than just an interesting knowledge enhancer.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Tytler
- 20-07-2015
Brilliant book
Would you listen to The Upside of Irrationality again? Why?
Dan Ariely is a fatastic writer. This book was every bit as good as predictably irrational.
What does Simon Jones bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you had only read the book?
Simon Jones has a wonderful voice and his emphasis and delivery of humour is perfect. I enjoy his narrating so much I have added almost all the books he has narrated to my wishlist.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Ashish Bagree
- 16-04-2019
Good to understand based on real life situations
Loved it - Good to understand based on real life situations and how they make sense or not.
- Simon F.
- 15-10-2018
Predictably Irrational's junior sibling
Entertaining if rather slight. Unnecessary for anyone who has read Predictably Irrational. Simon Jones excellent.


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Sounds cool. It really does. But I have some bones to pick with Youtube and I don't know where else to pick them. So here they are. (1) The account drop menus kinda suck. I think they could be displayed more logically. (2) Wrong messages displayed on homepage bug has still not been resolved. (3) Certain account and playlist settings are not saved after logging off. (4) Will there ever be a search feature for custom playlists and favorites? (5) Saved videos descriptions are not as descriptive as they used to be. (i.e.) They don't depict the user who uploaded the video and video unavailable messages anymore. (6) Unable to open saved videos in new tabs. Ok...I'm done typing.ReplyDelete
Sounds cool. It really does. But I have some bones to pick with Youtube and I don't know where else to pick them. So here they are. (1) The account drop menus kinda suck. I think they could be displayed more logically. (2) Wrong messages displayed on homepage bug has still not been resolved. (3) Certain account and playlist settings are not saved after logging off. (4) Will there ever be a search feature for custom playlists and favorites? (5) Saved videos descriptions are not as descriptive as they used to be. i.e. They don't depict the user who uploaded the video and video unavailable messages anymore. (6) Unable to open saved videos in new tabs. Ok...I'm done typing.ReplyDelete
Oh, and when I wrote "how to do this," I meant "how to add captions."ReplyDelete
If anyone needs to learn how to do this, you can always check out the following tutorial: http://www.dcmp.org/caai/nadh204.pdfReplyDelete
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I wish you could add captions to others - but maybe they'll accept my files.
Can you search for videos that have been captioned?
What's weird - I haven't been able to make any of the cc videos play. I see them load completely, see the first caption, and they stop playing.ReplyDelete
Great new feature, hope more and more vids gonna use this for deaf, i8n and people who just want to read :)ReplyDelete
At Tubecaption.com we have been supporting captions and subtitles for youtube videos. You TubeCaption has an editor easy to use for adding your subtitles or you can also import from an srt file.ReplyDelete
You should add the possibility to the people to translate and add captions to the videos of other people, as a Wiki, then it would be helpful. Not all people knows to translate... :/ReplyDelete
congratulations! it's a great feature, to improve the usability of youtube to deafs and foreigners who can't understand some languages!ReplyDelete
Embeds don't seem to work?ReplyDelete
Hey, i'm from Brazil and I subtitle a vídeo from CQC Brazil, a Honesty Test! And I like what i Saw!ReplyDelete
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Hey, i'm from Brazil and I subtitle a vídeo from CQC Brazil, a Honesty Test! And I like what i Saw!ReplyDelete
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Good idea, but doesn't work for me on any of the advertised video. Tried on Windows XP with SeaMonkey 2.0a1pre, Flash 9,0,124,0 Debug and FF 3.0.1, Flash 9,0,45,0.ReplyDelete
AWESOME, that's a great feature, now deaf people can enjoy some videos too.ReplyDelete
Is there any feat that allow any user to contribute to another's video subtitle?, I mean a way to download an specific subtitle so translation could become really easy and fast. That way almost anyone could add another language subtitle or correct an existant one. Of course granted by the owner, that way spam, or other kind of incorrect use could be avoided.
Great improvement! I was using annotations to subtitle my videos, but this new feature will improve traffic for all You Tube Videos.ReplyDelete
Thanks for all the great work!
That's cool, but it still relies on users actually taking the time to caption their videos...ReplyDelete
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Are there any plans to enable this feature in the embedded player as well? As it currently stands, captions can only be seen if you link through to the YouTube page; they don't show up in videos embedded elsewhere.ReplyDelete
Great feature, but why place the subtitles so high in frame?ReplyDelete
This is a great way to bridge the world's countries...I've seen that feature before in google video and it works well even with embed videos you can see samples in my blog at http://blog.radiantguy.com/2008/09/youtube-subtiltes.htmlReplyDelete
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finally...took you long enough to implement it, but how come it doesn't work on high res-vids and only on their low res counterparts??ReplyDelete
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Mac users can download a copy of MovCaptioner to help them easily create the .SRT caption file that they can upload to YouTube. URL is: http://www.synchrimedia.com/ReplyDelete
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I think this will be killer when (not if) you turn on speech recognition and caption everything automatically.
this is helpful to us all who wants to communicate to our friends and relatives even where distant away. thanks to new technologies that keeps on changing and making our life easier.ReplyDelete
i upload my video i don't understand how to add closed caption.ReplyDelete
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I've uploaded some subtitles of a video I made earlier in both original language (which is Arabic) and my translation of it in English but I am not sure how the other languages sounds like because I don't speak any LOLReplyDelete
Subtitles option is great. What YouTube need to do more is to inform viewers better that there are subtitles for choosen video. Small "CC" box shortly appearing in the right corner, at the start of video, is good notification but people don't know what is that "CC"; there should be something more understandable like "Choose Subtitles" or "Choose Captions".ReplyDelete
Also, there should be option that user can translate the video of other users. There are great videos but maybe authors are not interested to upload the subtitles.
Also we need the option to correct "YouTube Translate Beta" translations, like on Google Translate; to have a option to suggest or correct wrong translated words or sentances.
Thanks for the innovations, especially for "Translate Beta" option, it makes life easier now :)
Subtitles option is great. What YouTube need to do more is to inform viewers better that there are subtitles for choosen video. Small "CC" box shortly appearing in the right corner, at the start of video, is good notification but people don't know what is that "CC"; there should be something more understandable like "Choose Subtitles" or "Choose Captions".ReplyDelete
Also, there should be option that user can translate the video of other users. There are great videos but maybe authors are not interested to upload the subtitles.
Also we need the option to correct "YouTube Translate Beta" translations, like on Google Translate; to have a option to suggest or correct wrong translated words or sentances.
Thanks for the innovations, especially for "Translate Beta" option, it makes life easier now :)
thanks for making youtube a more inclusive community!ReplyDelete
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it is not funny nor is it denigrating it is a handicapReplyDelete
Subtitles is a great idea for foreing language speakers, it makes only one copy of a video, but with diferent subtitles =)ReplyDelete
BUT, i'd like them to do not have that black transparent frame... it looks ugly, and other sites already have it without.
Thanks for this ;)
My Video didn't date up ?ReplyDelete
YAY finally get to see a real working one.ReplyDelete
Wow!!! The embedded caption is the feature I desperately been waiting for. Thank you so much!ReplyDelete
Question, how do I search for another caption video on Youtube to test it in my blog?
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I like to really see it in the closed captioned.ReplyDelete
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I'm teaching myself 18.06 linear algebra. and some video lectures were recorded well, the sound quality is poor. You are my life saver !!!! Only a minor glitch is the same videos on Itunes store don't have subtitles, and i'm wondering if i can download these srt subtitles and combine them with the m4a files i subscribed on itunesStore?
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It would be great if the Captions were exposed to assistive technologies through the YouTube Player API.ReplyDelete
Any plans for this?
Sounds like a great update. As always the tube keeps improving an already great service!ReplyDelete
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i have problem struggle with close caption upload. there not work in upload put on hour is not yet suppose get in media through. can you fix this close caption upload new set it up any idea? im tired of now! please fix this! (sightful)ReplyDelete
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YAY finally get to see a real working one.ReplyDelete
I've been working in the subtitling industry for a few years now and I was wondering if YouTube was planning to offer subtitle services. If yes, I'll be glad to offer you my servicesReplyDelete
My YouTube used to come in English, now all of the writing is in Spanish, which I do not understand! How do I get it back to English? Thanks!ReplyDelete
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Embedding a video with CC works great, but when I put together a playlist and then embed the playlist, the CC is no longer available ... is this a bug?ReplyDelete
how can i make my own video clips?ReplyDelete
What's a Closed Caption file or what does it look like?ReplyDelete
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I am currently working on the Color-coded english and spanish interpretation of President Barack Obama's You Tube broadcastings and I need to know when would 3D closed captioning will become available as well as options for colored letters.ReplyDelete
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Your iPad 2 makes a wonderful display for your digital images, pulled from the web or your digital camera. Collect images to the photo library, and browse through them whenever you like. You can even display a slideshow of images pulled from the web, digital camera, or elsewhere on your iPad 2.
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Appeals court again rejects Jerusalem passport lawsuit
A federal appeals court has again dismissed a lawsuit challenging the State Department's policy of refusing to list Israel as part of the place of birth on U.S. passports for citizens born in Jerursalem.
Acting in a case that has been before the federal courts for a decade and was revived by the Supreme Court last year, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that Congress unconstitutionally intruded on presidential and executive branch powers in 2002 when it passed a bill that required such passports to list Israel when Americans so requested.
In a decision authored by Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, the court found that the power to recognize foreign governments and their control over specific territory is the exclusive province of the executive branch.
"We are not equipped to second-guess the Executive regarding the foreign policy consequences of" the law, Henderson wrote for the unanimous panel in an opinion posted here. "As the Executive—the 'sole organ of the nation in its external relations...' is the one branch of the federal government before us and both the current Executive branch as well as its predecessor believe that [the law] would cause adverse foreign policy consequences (and in fact presented evidence that it had caused foreign policy consequences), that view is conclusive on us."
"The unconstitutional intrusion results from [the law's] attempted alteration of United States policy to require the State Department to take an official and
intentional action to include 'Israel' on the passport of a United States citizen born in Jerusalem. While the fact that legislation merely touches on a policy relating to recognition does not make it unconstitutional, [the law] does not do so; instead the Congress plainly intended to force the State Department to deviate from its decades-long position of neutrality on what nation or government, if any, is sovereign over Jerusalem," Henderson wrote in an opinion joined by judges Judith Rogers and David Tatel.
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled, 8-1, that the D.C. Circuit should not have dismissed the case in 2009 under the so-called "political question doctrine" which counsels that courts should step aside when presented with certain kinds of stark disputes between the executive and legislative branches.
Tuesday's ruling was the D.C. Circuit's third opinion on the longrunning dispute, Zivotofsky v. Department of State. In its first pass, the appeals court overturned a district court order that said the plaintiffs—an American child and his parents—had no standing to sue over the issue.
Both the law Congress passed and the lawsuit seemed aimed at bolstering Israel's claim to Jerusalem as its capital—a claim Palestinians hotly dispute and which U.S. presidents have insisted should be settled in peace talks between the two sides.
Henderson was appointed to the court by President George H.W. Bush. Rogers and Tatel were appointed by President Bill Clinton.


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Yacolt Burn 4x4 Trails Update!
To All Off-Road Enthusiasts:
As you may have heard there is good news brewing in the Yacolt Burn State Forest. After nearly seven years of planning we are finally going to begin building new 4x4, ATV, and Dirt Bike trails as part of the first phase of the DNR's ten year recreation plan for the Yacolt Burn.
Yes, it's true - it's actually going to happen!
Leadership from Pistons Wild Motorsports and the Jones Creek Trail Riders Association (JCTRA) as well as other supporting organizations has already engaged in several meetings with the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to discuss the nuts and bolts of implementing the trail building process.
Throughout the month of May, our groups will be working on the ground with the DNR finalizing trail layout and roughing in the first sections of new trails. Much of the roughing in process will be handled using heavy equipment, so the need for volunteers will be minimal during the month of May.
Once a portion of the trails has been roughed-in, we will need an outpouring of volunteer support to complete the trail building process. Toward the end of May, dates will be announced for work parties in June and beyond and that is when we will need the off-road community to join in and help build the new trails!
To put it simply, Pistons Wild Motorsports will take the lead on building most of the 4X4 trails and JCTRA will take the lead on building most of the ATV and Dirt Bike (single-track) trails. Both groups will be working in cooperation with the DNR and in accordance with the approved plan. In most cases there will be separate operations going on in the forest for these projects although it will not be uncommon to share resources to promote building trails at the least cost and the highest rate of efficiency. In some cases volunteers may be asked to help out with either type of trail building project as the need arises.
Please remember that it is in all of our best interests to see both groups succeed as the trail projects are linked together. If one group falls too far behind, the other will not be allowed to proceed. This will be a team effort to bring additional motorized recreation to the Yacolt Burn!
So how can you help?
The best way to stay informed about the progress of the new trail building and what you can do to help is to register on the www.jctra.org website (ATV/MC) or www.pistonswild.com forum (4x4). Registering on these internet sites will add you to the respective clubs email address list which means you'll get up to date emails letting you know what's is going on, when there are work parties planned, and how you can get involved in the process. It is 100% free and you do not have to join or become a member of either club to be added to the email list(s). Registering is easy and you can have your name removed from the list(s) at any time.
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UBS reports results for first quarter 2001: Net profit after tax CHF 1,579 million.
UBS reports a net profit after tax of CHF 1,579 million for the first quarter 2001, down 29% compared to the first quarter 2000, or 19% excluding the goodwill impact of the PaineWebber merger. Business units performed well, despite less favourable economic and market conditions. Clients invested more than CHF 21 billion in net new money.
In the first quarter 2001, UBS achieved a net profit after tax of CHF 1,579 million. This represents a decline of 29% over the buoyant first quarter 2000, or 19% excluding the goodwill impact of the PaineWebber acquisition, and a decrease of 3% on the preceding quarter, once adjusted for significant financial events*.
"Our businesses performed encouragingly this quarter, with resilient income and well-controlled costs, despite the weakening equity markets and the industry-wide slow down in investment banking, " commented Luqman Arnold, President of the Group Executive Board.
With strong trading performance, and fees and commissions accounting for more than half the Group's revenue, operating income was resilient, up 8% from first quarter 2000.
Tight cost control had a significant influence on the results. Costs in both the Private and Corporate Clients and Private Banking units were lower than for any quarter last year. In UBS Warburg's Corporate and Institutional Clients business unit both the compensation/income ratio and the cost/income ratio were at the same level as the first quarter last year. For the whole Group, non-personnel expenses fell quarter-on-quarter, despite a full quarter's costs from UBS PaineWebber.
Net new money in the private client units (Private Banking and Private Clients) was CHF 11 billion in the quarter, up from CHF 5 billion in fourth quarter 2000. Net new money for the Group was more than CHF 21 billion, the best quarterly result reported since the UBS/SBC merger. All business units posted healthy inflows despite declining markets and weakening investor confidence in the US. Total invested assets decreased by less than 1% during the quarter to CHF 2,438 billion.
In the private equity portfolio, deteriorating asset quality led to write-downs of investments, which combined with poor conditions for divestments to produce a loss of CHF 282 million in UBS Capital. UBS Capital expects to show a profit over the remainder of the year.
Performance against Group Financial Targets:
Pre-goodwill and adjusted for significant financial events:
Annualized return on equity was 17.6%, below the exceptional level of the first quarter of 2000 but within the target range of 15 - 20%.
Basic earnings per share decreased 26% to CHF 4.49 from CHF 6.04.
The cost/income ratio rose to 73.9% from 66.5% in first quarter 2000, and 73.0% in fourth quarter 2000, reflecting the influence of the relatively high cost/income ratio typical of UBS PaineWebber's business.
Strategic Initiatives
Private Banking
Implementation of the new European wealth management strategy is well underway. Integrated management structures are in place for each region, the buildup of client advisor numbers is on track, and the projects to upgrade products, training, marketing and technology for the new businesses are on target, bringing together the expertise of UBS PaineWebber and Private Banking.
UBS PaineWebber
The early introduction of the UBS PaineWebber brand was made possible by the extremely positive reception for the merger from PaineWebber staff and the smooth progress of integration. The decision to implement the new brand was supported by requests from UBS PaineWebber financial advisors, who wanted to emphasize to their clients the advantages in scope, scale and access to global resources brought by UBS PaineWebber's new place in the UBS Group.
Investment banking
UBS Warburg has enhanced both its capabilities and performance in corporate finance, with involvement in four out of the seven largest global mergers and acquisitions deals announced in the first quarter. The integration of PaineWebber has delivered an outstanding hiring platform in the US, allowing the bank to take selective advantage of hiring opportunities.
Prospects for global economies are uncertain, although conditions in Switzerland continue to be healthy. At Group level, UBS does not see the potential for 2001 to outperform 2000. Nevertheless, the resilience of core businesses so far this year has been encouraging.
"Our businesses are showing themselves to be more and more competitive and are well positioned to respond positively to improving market conditions," commented Luqman Arnold.
Results of the business groups
UBS Switzerland
Private and Corporate Clients recorded its best ever quarter with net profit before tax of CHF 540 million, up 6% from fourth quarter 2000. Revenues were down slightly from fourth quarter, but costs were lower than in any quarter last year, reflecting the continued impact of efficiency projects and the benefits of the UBS/SBC merger. Net new money inflows of CHF 3.2 billion were recorded during the quarter. Private Banking's profits remain healthy, up 14% compared to fourth quarter 2000 at CHF 780 million, with income dropping only marginally and costs at a twelve-month low. Net new money strengthened to CHF 3.9 billion, from CHF 0.2 billion in fourth quarter.
UBS Asset Management
UBS Asset Management's pre-tax profit recovered to CHF 52 million, from CHF 36 million in fourth quarter 2000. Thanks to its successful relative investment performance, the business group attracted net new money of CHF 7.4 billion, the first overall net inflow since 1998. Institutional new money outflows continued to moderate this quarter, totaling CHF 3.3 billion compared to CHF 6.9 billion last quarter. UBS Asset Management recorded net new money inflows in its US institutional business. Phillips and Drew's flagship fund was the only one in its peer group to record a positive return over the last 12 months. Invested assets in mutual funds increased from CHF 319 billion at 31 December 2000 to CHF 332 billion at 31 March 2001. Net new money inflows of CHF 10.7 billion during the first quarter reflected US investors' increased appetite for money market investments provided by Brinson Advisors, and strong net new money growth in European-registered equity funds.
UBS Warburg
UBS Warburg's Corporate and Institutional Clients business unit reported very strong results with a pre-tax profit of CHF 1,325 million, down only 8% from the record results achieved in the exceptional markets of first quarter last year, while increasing 40% from fourth quarter 2000. Market volatility led to strong trading performance, with particularly good returns in fixed income. UBS Warburg's Private Clients business unit, based on the UBS PaineWebber franchise, was relatively unaffected by the continued downturn in US equity markets, with profits and revenues running ahead of the fourth quarter. Pre-tax profit totaled CHF 123 million. Net new money for first quarter 2001 was CHF 6.8 billion, compared to CHF 4.9 billion in fourth quarter 2000.
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Learning about Lie groups
Actually, I'm having the hard time with Serre's book on Lie groups and algebras: the lack of motivation is my biggest problem. So, what would you suggest for a first, illustrative, but systematic and deep course on Lie groups? The lack of good books on Galois theory on my way is a different problem: too much formalism without much of results is what I've seen in Postnikov's "Galois theory" so far
As a little note on preferences: right now I'm enjoying the topology book of Seifert and Threlfall(with its geometric illustrations) and homological algebra by Cartan & Eilenberg(because of the well-understandable language of diagrams).


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For years we are often reminded that houseplants work as a natural purification system for our indoor air. They purify the air by filtering out carbon dioxide, pollutants and other airborne toxins, then replace these contaminants with oxygen. Research conducted by NASA revealed that some houseplants are more effective in filtering out toxins than others.
Andrea Naturally Purified Air Filter is an ecological plant-based air purification system that is the first award-winning air filter capable of absorbing toxic gases, such as formaldehyde from home and office environments through the natural absorptive and metabolic properties of living plants. French designer Mathieu Lehanneur and Harvard professor David Edward, invented this air purification system that transforms any type of household plant into an effective air filtration agent. The Best foliages to use would be Peace Lily, Spider Plant, Aloe Vera, Spath or Red-edged Dragon Tree.
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This plant filtration system is particularly effective where air can become stagnate and harmful gases accumulate in high-use areas such as home offices, kitchens, bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, dorm rooms and family rooms. Its natural purification process draws air with a whisper-quiet fan and propels it through the leaves and root system of the plant. It then passes through water and soil filtration, then back into your room environment.


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I noticed that my last few posts were all sweet stuff, so decided that it has about time to do something savoury. The problem with savoury is that often it's dinner and by the time the cooking is done, it's dark and I've lost any natural lighting. Plus a lot of the time I just want to cook, serve, sit and hoover it all down. It's not until halfway through the meal that I'd go "Awww man! Forgot to take photos"!
I've also been meaning to post up more on the kind of Asian dishes that I'd cook and eat at home - not so much like what you'd get at the cheap and cheerful round the corner. But usually with this kind of cooking, I often just freestyle it because I've been cooking these dishes for years and I suppose I now just do it without much thought. Writing down method and measurements is not anywhere in my thoughts at all...until it's too late.
So when I got my hands on some well priced venison at the Food Show a while ago, I decided that I must remember to jot down notes and take some photos as I go along. Even then, I only ended up with three usable photos! There simply was no time for food styling since our venison dinner would be ruined if it wasn't eaten right away.
I had a very clear idea on what I wanted to do with the venison - flavour but without too much fuss. I've used this marinade succesfully with chicken and pork in the past, so decided to try it with venison. Am glad to say it worked!
You could pair the venison with whatever you like; potatoes, polenta, slaw and even a basmati rice (Ottolenghi-style would suit well here). But I decided to have it with a side of Thai-inspired salad. It is a perfectly light salad but packed with awesome flavour from the dressing, and went well with the lime and honey marinated meat.
Pretty, artful or careful plating is not my forte at all. I haven't got the patience for it and usually whenever I do try it, it would take me so long to get it right that the food would get cold. Perhaps my culinary planets were aligned the day I made this dish, but I was able to do that slant slicing then fan out on the plate perfectly and quickly. Even the small mound of salad stood nicely poised next to venison. Usually it's just plonked down.
Although I don't think anyone should get used to this kind of neat plating from me - I assure you it's an anomaly! Well if it tastes good (I am talking about in a home setting), who cares how it's plated right?
Talking about plates...now that I've got my tickets sorted for Wellington On a Plate, I've also made a wee burger hit list for Burger Wellington. Check 'em out here!
Lime and Honey Venison
220g Venison steaks
Juice of 1 lime
Grated zest of 1 lime
1 tsp honey
1 tsp honey
1 tsp sesame oil
5 tsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
Freshly ground black pepper
5 tsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
Freshly ground black pepper
- Mix all the marinade ingredients together well and marinade the steaks in it for 15mins.
- Keep a plate warm (not hot!) on the side for resting your venison later.
- Heat a heavy pan, stove top grill or bbq to medium-high heat and cook each side of the venison for 2-3 mins. The meat will darken quite a bit and caramelise because of the honey, but don't worry. Just as long as it's not burnt. I cooked mine on a cast iron pan and made sure not to move the meat when it's cooking until its full 3 mins per side, which prevented the meat from sticking to the pan.
- Once cooked, remove the venison onto the warmed plate, cover with aluminium and rest for 5mins.
- Slice the rested venison on an angle and serve with your favourite sides. If the juices on the plate from the rested venison is still warm, I would normally drizzle it over the sliced meat.
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This year, NDubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos has rocketed into the celebrity stratosphere thanks to her starring role as a judge on the X Factor.
She now has a VIP pass to the hottest parties in town, free designer clothes on tap and a very healthy income.
So what would a fashionable girl-about-town want to find under the Christmas tree?
Here are a few Tulisa-inspired gift suggestions for your daughter.
Tulisa likes to experiment with nail colour. So we're sure she'd love the Nails Inc 'Wonderobe' - a capsule collection of nail polishes displayed in quirky, unique packaging!
If your daughter is a busy professional like the pop star, why not buy her a feminine Filofax, which will allow her to keep track of where to be and who to see.
Each gift set contains a pocket-sized personal organiser and a Filofax Mini pen, in a luxury gift box.
In winter, party girls like to look like they still have a radiant summer glow.
The Bronze Glow self-tanning kit from St Tropez is the next best thing to a salon tan.
Containing lotion, polish, body moisturiser, gold illuminator and gloves, it combines the best ingredients for a natural, golden sheen.
Nail polish set, £35, from www.nailsinc.com
Chameleon Gift Set Personal Organiser, £55, available at www.filofax.co.uk
St Tropez tanning kit, £30, from www.st-tropez.com


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Philanthus sand wasps mating.
California, USA
Eucharitid wasps mating. Insects of this family are parasites of ant brood.
Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Hyalophora cecropia
The feathery antennae of male cecropia moths are so sensitive that they can detect a few molecules of female pheromone.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
A pair of Hyalophora cecropia moths mating on the female's empty cocoon.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Close-up of silkworm moths mating.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Dindymus versicolor
This common southeastern Australian insect is fondly called "the sex beetle" for its conspicuous pairings. Tower Hill Reserve, Victoria, Australia.
In a laboratory cage, two male Rhagoletis walnut flies joust over access to females. University of Arizona.
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Apterobittacus apterus - wingless hangingfly
Courtship in hangingflies involves the male (bottom left) capturing a prey item and presenting it as a gift to the female. Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley, California.
Courtship in hangingflies involves the male (bottom left) capturing a prey item and presenting it as a gift to the female. Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley, California, USA.
Acromyrmex versicolor
Male leaf-cutting ants congregate above the desert floor, awaiting virgin queens who fly into the swarm to mate. This species flies during the Arizona summer monsoon season, early in the morning after a soaking rain.
Tucson, Arizona, USA
A mating ball of desert leaf-cutter ants. These balls form after a young,unmated queen flies to a swarm of male ants and drops to the ground in a competitive frenzy of potential mates.
Tucson, Arizona, USA
A female arboreal camel cricket consumes a male's spermatophore after mating, a resource-rich secretion that helps her create more and healthier eggs. Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley, California, USA.
Cimex lectularius
Bed bugs have an unusual style of mating called traumatic insemination. Males, instead of aiming for the female genital opening, pierce her armor and inject sperm directly into the body cavity. This behavior causes some damage to the females but is thought to help males outcompete each others' sperm. Laboratory culture at the University of Kentucky.
Bed bugs mating. Laboratory culture at the University of Kentucky.
A male and a blood-engorged female bed bug mate in a lab culture at the University of Kentucky.
Loxocera cylindrica
A pair of mating rust flies.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Nephrotoma sp.
A pair of Nephrotoma crane flies (Tipulidae) mating in a midwestern meadow. The female is above.
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Anisomorpha ferruginea
A mating pair of two-lined walking sticks. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Texas, USA.
Diapheromera femorata
Northern Walking Stick, male and female. Note the clasping organs at the tip of the male's abdomen.
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Oct. 9, 2003
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara University men's tennis team will continue fall action this week, while the women's tennis squad will open its fall season.
The Bronco men will compete at the 11th annual Bulldog classic, hosted by Fresno State at the Wathen Tennis Center. Competition will begin on Friday and continue through Sunday.
The women's team will participate in the Arizona State Fall Invitational, hosted by the University at the Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe, Ariz. Competition will begin on Friday and continue through Sunday. Teams from Marquette and New Mexico will also compete.
On Friday and Saturday, the round-robin format will feature one round of pro-set doubles starting at 9 a.m. followed by two rounds of singles. After the singles are completed, each day will end with one more round of pro-set doubles. On Sunday, one round of pro-set doubles will begin at 9 a.m. followed by two more rounds of singles to end the Invitational.
The men's squad will close out the fall at the ITA Regional Championship October 17-20 and the Southern California Intercollegiate November 5-9. The women's team will continue Oct. 17-19 at the Saint Mary's Invitational in Moraga, and conclude the following week at the ITA Regional Championship, hosted by Stanford Oct. 24-26.


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Education is an investment in your future, and we know that the investment can get expensive. But here's the good news: Every year, the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office provides more than $83 billion in assistance to millions of students and their families. This aid can be used to pay for tuition and fees, books, supplies and more.
Better yet, this federal service is provided free of charge. Also, help and guidance is available at the College's financial aid offices at no cost.
You might be eligible for assistance, but you won't know until you apply. It all starts with filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
There are many factors involved in determining eligibility. In general, you must:
State aid deadlines are usually earlier than federal aid deadlines, so it's important to start the process as early as possible. Learn more about deadlines.
In general, scholarships are money for college that you are not expected to pay back.
This year, the College expects to award $7.5 million in scholarships. In addition, Bright Futures Medallion Scholars now receive full tuition at MDC. But identifying other potential scholarship opportunities can involve some digging around. Students who demonstrate high levels of academic, athletic, or artistic performance, enroll in certain majors, or fit certain regional profiles may qualify for certain scholarships. In addition to scholarships offered by the College, you may qualify for awards offered by private or nonprofit organizations for a variety of reasons. Locally, they might be offered by community organizations and clubs, churches, or even your parents' employers.
Your campus financial aid coordinator can help you identify these opportunities. Check with your campus librarian as libraries often carry scholarship guides that can be useful. Internet searches may also yield potential scholarship leads, but be careful: Scholarship scams are unfortunately all-too-common. It is important to research every scholarship that you consider and learn to protect yourself from less-than-reputable offers.
In addition, the College also maintains a list of opportunities and a free scholarship search engine.


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Our experienced staff can help navigate the often difficult task of arranging a
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STONY BROOK, N.Y. – UMBC softball makes its return to the America East Championships for the first time since 2011 and on Wednesday was honored with five players receiving postseason recognition at the conference's award banquet on the campus of Stony Brook University. Junior catcher Taylor Hall (Cosby, Va./Cosby) and sophomore designated player Danielle O'Neill (Lothian, Md./Southern) highlighted the Retrievers' honors, each receiving a spot on the All-Conference First Team.
Senior first baseman Chelsea Bertoglio (Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills/Saddleback College) earned her first America East selection, being named to the second team, while newcomers Kelly Lane (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central) and Jessica Holte (Ashland, Va./Atlee) rounded out the awards, each earning spots on the All-Rookie Team.
Hall becomes just the fourth Retriever to earn All-Conference First Team recognition in three straight seasons, after leading the league in hits, home runs, runs batted in and slugging percentage. The junior also ranks nationally in toughest batter to strikeout (29.4), slugging percentage (.777) and home runs (14). Hall posted UMBC single-season marks in eight categories and continued to move up on the Retrievers' career record list.
O'Neill earns firs team recognition after being a second team honoree a season ago. The sophomore joined Hall to become the first UMBC 10-plus home run duo since 2006. O'Neill earned her first America East Player of the Week honor on April 14 after posting a 1.375 slugging percentage. She reached base safely in a team-best 18 straight games, posted the fourth highest single-season walk total for a Retriever (33) and ranked second on the team with a .445 on-base percentage.
Bertoglio receives her first America East postseason honor, despite missing time due to injury. The first baseman ranked second on the team in runs batted in (28) and posted 11 extra-base hits. She earned her first-career America East Player of the Week honor on March 11, after driving in six runs in four games and posting a league-best .600 on-base percentage. That same afternoon she hit three home runs and drove in seven runs in a doubleheader against Rhode Island.
Lane registered the program's first perfect game on with a season-best 10 strikeouts in a 13-0 victory against UMES en route to being named the America East Rookie of the Week. The Albany, N.Y., native recorded a 7-7 record on the season with two shutouts and four complete games. She held opponents to a .280 batting average and struck out 51 batters.
Holte matched the program's highest win total for a freshman and ranked third in a single-season with 18 victories on the year. Her 2.24 ERA was third in the conference and ranks seventh in a single-season at UMBC. The rookie pitcher threw a conference-most 181.1 innings of work and posted 22 complete games. She shutout four teams and eclipsed the 100-strikeout plateau, fanning 103 batters. Holte entered the week ranked second in the nation in walks per seven innings (0.73).
The fourth-seeded Retrievers open tournament action on Thursday, May 8 against top-seeded Stony Brook at 1 p.m. at University Field.


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With GPS jamming a growing worry for UK shipping, engineers have successfully demonstrated the first system that can counter the navigational menace by switching seamlessly to a new type of shore-based 'eLoran' system.
In development since 2005, the ACCSEAS project used a system on the vessel THV Galatea in the seas off Harwich to show that the PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) technology was resilient enough to withstand the worst case scenario of a ship suddenly losing all GPS signals.
In theory it would be possible to simply turn off a GPS system and switch on the powerful, longwave eLoran (eLOng RAnge Navigation), but in the middle of a busy shipping lane sea captains don't necessarily realise what is happening to them quickly enough.
That delay can be dangerous not to mention troublesome for a shipping industry increasingly conscious of safety and the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) e-Navigation initiative. The new system switches automatically.
Until recently, problems with GPS were caused by natural phenomena such as solar interference or weather but recently GPS jamming from cheap devices sold from the Internet has become a major issue.
"If someone wanted to jam the Dover Strait they could do it," comments Martin Bransby, Research & Radionavigation Manager at the General Lighthouse Authorities government agency.
According to Bransby, a major culprit was probably Bulgarian and Romanian truck drivers who used jammers to foil road toll systems in their home countries.
After loading their trucks to cross the channel they forget to turn the jammers off, causing potential problems for GPS in busy shipping lanes.
Given the number of foreign delivery trucks now on UK roads, this could also explain the surge in GPS jamming incidents along major motorways noted by surveys such as the Technology Strategy Board's Sentinel Project.
"The more dependent we become on electronic systems, the more resilient they must be. Otherwise, we face a scenario where technology is actually reducing safety rather than enhancing it," said Bransby.
"Demands on marine navigation are only getting tighter, yet electronic systems at sea are primitive compared to those used in air travel. This needs to change."
The eLoran technology is a modern form of an old system, Loran-c (LOng RAnge Navigation), which has found a new lease of life after being seen as obsolete. Aircraft also used the older Loran.
The Dover area became the first in the world to start using eLoran for GPS backup, which will be extended to UK ports by 2019.


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Battleground: Alexander vs. Persia Reinforcements is a game for 2 players.Game info on BoardGameGeek.com
Game info on BoardGameGeek.com
This form will move this price for this item to a new item. Search for the item you want to move to below, then submit.
You can find a BGG ID for a game by visiting it's game page on BGG's website. Then copy/paste the ID found in the URL. Below is a screenshot of where to find the ID.
During our Wingspan giveaway , we asked for your go-to game for 3-5 players. More than 2,500 of you responded. Let's look at the top games, each mentioned 30 times or more.
Wingspan has a player count (1-5) and a playing time (40-70 mins)...
In this episode Phil and Trent talk about Hasbro's New Monopoly game, how both Catan and Wingspan are getting the Pokemon Go treatment, and a few great games......
Deal of the Day Sale: December 6, 2019>
Unboxing Wingspan European Expansion>
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Grapes have been taken off the menu at Pizza Hut restaurants across the country following the tragic death of Hartlepool toddler Jacob Jenkins.
The two-year-old died on Wednesday, five days after choking on a grape at the Hartlepool branch of the pizza chain.
A Pizza Hut spokesperson said: "As a mark of respect, and in light of the tragic death of Jacob Jenkins, we have removed grapes from our menu with immediate effect.
"The well-being of our guests is always our number one priority, and our hearts go out to his family."
What to do if the child is unconscious
If the child is unconscious put them on a firm, flat surface and shout for help.
Call 999 and put the phone on loudspeaker so your hands are free.
Again don't leave the child at any stage.
Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The 999 operator will give you details of how to give CPR to a child.
More official information on how to resucitate a child at nhs.co.uk.
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How would you rate your experience with Starbucks ?
Starbucks Corporate Office AddressStarbucks Corporation
Seattle, Washington 98134
Contact StarbucksPhone Number: (206) 447-1575
Fax Number: (206) 682-7570
Website: http://www.Starbucks.com
Email: Email Starbucks
Starbucks FactsFounder: Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker, and Zev Siegl.
Date Founded: 1971
Founding Location: Seattle, Washington
Number of Employees: 238000
Starbucks ExecutivesCEO: Howard D. Schultz
CFO: Troy Alstead
COO: Arthur I. Rubinfeld
Starbucks History
The first Starbucks coffee shop was opened in Seattle, Washington, in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker, and Zev Siegl.
In 1988, current CEO Howard Schultz bought the small chain and expanded it quickly.
By 1992, there were 165 locations. The company went public the same year.
In 1996, the first non-US store was opened in Tokyo. A UK location was opened in 1998.
In 2003, Starbucks acquired Seattle's Best Coffee, which brought the total number of locations to over 28,00 In 2017, the company had annual revenue of $22.368 billion yet in November of 2018, the company cut its workforce by 5%.
In early 2019, owner and CEO Howard Schultz stated that he was running for president in 2020 as an independent.
The company received criticism in early July 2019, after one barista in Tempe, Arizona, asked a group of police officers to move out of sight or leave entirely because a customer complained that they did not feel safe.
There are currently more than 28,000 locations in 61 countries worldwide. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse in the world.
Starbucks FAQs
Question 1: What is the phone number for Starbucks?
Answer 1: The phone number for Starbucks is (206) 447-1575.
Question 2: Who is the CEO of Starbucks?
Answer 2: The CEO of Starbucks is Howard D. Schultz.
Question 3: Who founded Starbucks?
Answer 3: Starbucks was founded by Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker, and Zev Siegl. in 1971.