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Sweaters and Pearls Records, a label that specializes mostly in 7" single and EPs. This specific area of interest connects directly to Deagan's other passion, which is his 7 Inches [Every Day] blog that reviews new 7" releases daily.
The contents of the package were as follows with a few words regarding each release:
Harpoon Forever
American Flag EP
While I found American Flag mostly emulative, this release is a couple years old and it's very possible that Harpoon Forever's grown creatively. I haven't yet heard the band's newest LP, A Prince For All Seasons, which just came out in February.
Black vinyl 7;" 4 tracks.
Soccer Mom
You Are Not Going to Heaven
Though structurally there's not much new to hear, Soccer Mom works in some ethereal melodies that are distinct enough to latch onto and the band manages to attach some of its own signature to the idiom, songs like "(A) Natural History" and "American Flag (Eagle Flag 911)" reason enough to keep the record on rotation. I found myself putting this on a lot, actually. I'm not naive enough to think that some part of the brain engaged by nostalgia wasn't partly to blame, but You Are Not Going to Heaven is a well-crafted pop-fueled listen.
R. Stevie Moore
I Missed July 7"
With a considerable leap in time from the A-side to the flip side, Moore's humorous disposition remains consistent. Since recording methodology had time to evolve, the less refined and shaky psych-pop of "I Missed July" sounds more lo-fi than the much later composed "Traded My Heart For Your Parts," though it's more of a complete entity, certainly indicative of the era but also hook-driven. "Traded My Hearts For Your Parts" is more of a folky goof, amusing content put into motion by acoustic chords that bounce from ear to ear and a bass tone that yearns to lounge. It's an interesting selection of tracks and it could possibly be a good introduction to Moore's music, two artful approaches certainly inspired and enabled by time, place and the means with which to create.
Red vinyl 7;" 2 tracks.
Fat History Month
A Gorilla 7"
The band works in nuance, engaging in sonic tangents that resemble jams at points ("B") or falling hard on the notes generating a post-hardcore haze ("Heart Takes A Beating"). The opening track, "Gorilla," narrates death at the hands of its namesake, hard luck addressed in an almost joking manner till the outro seems to communicate some spiritual ascendency. They go out on a lonely instrumental called "()," a picked guitar melody strolling over top a percussive skip.
I liked this one a lot.
Yellow vinyl 7;" 4-tracks.
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"I have no use for God / God has no use for me / When there's nothing to lose / Then you are finally free…" Good to know. N...
New Selections — Tera Melos, Wume, Zealotry, Under, Daniel Carter-Patrick Holmes-Matthew Putman-Hilliard Greene-Federico Ughi, Mackenzie Davis-Carrie Coon-Andrew BrassellSome songs to end the week. Enjoy! Tera Melos : "Lemon Grove" ft. Rob Crow (via Us-Them Group / Sargent House / YouTube) ...
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Horror and Genre Favorites Pull Big Wins at 2018 Academy Awards
The 2018 Academy Awards have come and gone and fans of horror and genre film have something to smile about this morning as there were big wins, and nominations, for genre films.
Jordan Peele's Get Out was the winner in the Best Original Screenplay category and had nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Daniel Kaluuya) and Best Director (Peele).
Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water was the biggest winner though with wins for Best Picture, Best Director (del Toro), Best Original Score (Alexandre Desplat) and Best Production Design (Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin and Shane Vieau). Shape also had nominations in Best Actress (Sally Hawkins), Best Cinematography (Dan Laustsen), Original Screenplay (del Toro and Vanessa Taylor), Best Film Editing (Sidney Wolinsky), Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Best Sound Mixing (Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern), Best Sound Editing (Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira), Best Costume Design (Luis Sequeira) and Best Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins).

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'Once bitten, Twice Shy' by Alia Bastamam
I couldn't think of anything catchy for this blog post headline hence the title. Initially, I wanted to put 'How I Was 'Cheated' by Alia Bastamam' but I might end up with a lawsuit instead. And no, this is not a gimmick neither does this a review for Alia Bastamam. None of those. It's just my sharing on..
..go ahead. Read the paragraph below to find out.
I'm a very simple person.
Simple as in everything be it in my lifestyle and in my way of thinking (of which why my sister labelled me as 'unadventurous' person). I like to see myself as a 'late bloomer' instead. Yes, I liked to keep it that way.
On my recent '36th' birthday (yeahhh right!), my girlfriends gave me a baby basta runaway edition handbag designed by Alia Bastamam as a birthday gift. I was over the moon. Super excited as I've been longing to have one Basta bag for myself. Prior to that, I bought a Basta Maxi bag as a birthday gift for my sister.
Loved the Basta bag design as it was simple. Minimalist.
By the way, I've just get to know about this designer brand last year.
Well, long story cut short, I recently purchased a Basta Regular via Sometime By Asian Designers website. Typical blogger, I uploaded a video of me collecting the parcel at my Instagram.
Then I saw Alia Bastamam, the Basta bag designer herself liked my post on the Baby Basta in my Instagram. Again, I was over the moon! Although, it is just a 'like', it was such a big deal for me. How often does a designer browse through your Instagram post or read your blog? How many? None, right? I think.
Untill last night, I received this..
… that explained the 'like'. *deep sigh*
Such as bummer. I hate my girlfriends.
Yet, I love them to bits too.
But that's what friend are for. You've just got to hate 'em or love 'em.
Anyway, although the blog post heading is written 'once bitten, twice shy', I'll write my take on my recent purchase of Basta Regular bag soon.
So, stay tuned folks. Errr..I'll write about it probably after the Raya holidays. 😉
Fun Fact
Alia Bastamam is an aspiring and talented Malaysian fashion designer and entrepreneur. Her forte is in bridal and evening wear. Basta Bag is her first designed bag and her handbag are made available for purchase at Sometime By Asian Designer (a bag specialist company) website. The company produces semi handmade designer bags and co-design the bag with Asian designers and icons. What makes Sometime By Asian Designers unique is it's exclusivity through the limited distribution. All of the designer bags are produced in a predetermined quantity.
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Alyssa J15 June, 2017 at 2:58 pm
Hahaha! Too cute! I actually quite like Alia's clothes (especially her wedding collections. Swoob). I didn't know she have bags collection at Sometimes, now you got me itching to check it out.


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The Research Institute for Consumer Affairs (RICA) has a set of online resources about easy to use appliances. While this information is great for consumers, it also highlights the factors industrial designers should consider when designing kitchen appliances. Using information from Which magazine in the UK and Choice magazine in Australia they provide a good overview on appliances such as kettles, washing machines and microwaves.
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The links below take you directly to some of the appliances reviewed by Which and Choice:
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With 2011 coming to a close we are thankful and grateful to those who have been with us from the good old days of 2009 when we launched out on director Tracy J Trost's dream of making family friendly inspirational films and we are thankful for all the new friends we have met since then. It is your support that makes it possible for us to keep going in 2012.
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As I mentioned above, TMP Studios got its start with Tracy J Trost who has an extensive background in television. We are hoping to get back to that history and we've got some exciting options for this fun medium. These options are in such an early stage that I can't even share what they are about, but we are excited to get them moving and share them with you!
As you know, 2011 marked our first foray onto the stage with A Christmas Snow Live! and we loved it. You can rest assure that at some time and in some fashion TMP Studios will be back on the stage and as soon as we have all the details and dates locked down we'll let you know so you can join us for this incredibly powerful experience.
With bestselling author Jim Stovall and award-winning director Tracy J Trost continuing to join forces in 2012, you know there will be more great books from both of them. So clear some space on your shelves or in your favorite tablet device for ebooks and get ready for more inspiration and adventure in 2012.
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Finally, I want to thank you once again for your support. It is what keeps us going when we launch out to chase our dreams of creating projects that will leave a lasting impact on our communities and our world. Because of your support you are just as much a part of the difference that is being made as we are. Thank you for a great 2011 and we can't wait to continue the adventure in 2012 with you by our side!
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|About this Recording
8.570113-14 - HANDEL: Tobit
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
An Oratorio in Three Parts compiled by John Christopher Smith (1712-1795)
Anna - Maya Boog (soprano)
Chorus of Ninevites, Chorus of Israelites - Junge Kantorei
Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra
Georg Friedrich Händel, later more generally known under the English forms of name that he assumed in London, George Frideric Handel, was born in Halle in 1685, the son of a successful barber-surgeon and his much younger, second wife. His father opposed his son's early musical ambitions and after his father's death Handel duly entered the University in Halle in 1702 as a student of law, as his father had insisted. He was able to seize the chance of employment as organist at the Calvinist Cathedral the following month, holding the position for a year, until his departure for Hamburg, to work there at the opera, at first as a violinist and then as harpsichordist and composer, contributing in the latter capacity to the Italian operatic repertoire of the house. At the invitation of the son of the Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany, he travelled, in 1706, to Italy, where he won considerable success during the next four years. Connections he had made in Venice, brought appointment in 1710 as Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover. From here he was granted immediate leave to fulfil a commission in London.
Handel's first opera for London was Rinaldo, with which he won general acclaim, and after little over a year in Hanover, he returned to England. It was here that he now established himself as a composer of Italian opera and of other forms of vocal and instrumental music, for which there was an eager audience, gradually achieving a dominant position in the musical life of the English capital. His involvement with Italian opera as a composer and organizer continued, eventually under the royal patronage of George I, Elector of Hanover, who had succeeded to the English throne in 1715, on the death of Queen Anne, but by 1733, with the establishment of a rival opera company under the patronage of the Prince of Wales, there were obvious commercial difficulties.
While Handel's work in Italian opera continued, with a final opera to be staged in 1741, he increasingly turned his attention to a new English form, that of the oratorio. This had certain very practical advantages, in language, lack of the need for expensive spectacle and the increasing employment of native singers. The content of oratorios appealed to English Protestant susceptibilities, providing a winning synthesis of religion and entertainment, and offering no offence to those who had found operatic conventions ridiculous in a city with strong pre-existent dramatic traditions. Handel's first English oratorio, in 1732, was Esther, with a libretto based on Racine, followed, in 1733, by the biblical Deborah in March and in July Athalia, with a libretto by Samuel Humphreys, his earlier collaborator, derived from Racine and biblical sources. The next English oratorio relying on biblical sources was Saul, first performed at the King's Theatre in London on 16 January 1739 and revived on a number of subsequent occasions.
During the following years Handel continued to develop the form of the oratorio, chiefly on biblical subjects but with an occasional excursion into the mythological. These works, with their Italianate melodies, strong choral writing and demonstrable dramatic sense, ensured their composer's continued popularity and dominance, particularly, after his death, with the wider development of choral singing in the nineteenth century. Handel's most famous oratorio, Messiah, was first performed in 1742, his last, Jephtha, ten years later. While Messiah may be exceptional in its ambitious subject, most of his oratorios treat narratives derived from the Old Testament, well characterized by the composer's own descriptive title of them as sacred dramas.
Handel died in London in April 1759 and was buried, as he had requested, in Westminster Abbey, to be commemorated there three years later by an imaginative and slightly improbable monument by Louis François Roubiliac, who had provided, thirty years before, a statue of the composer, in his night-cap and slippers, as Apollo, for the pleasure gardens at Vauxhall, an indication of his popular reputation. His funeral drew a crowd of some three thousand mourners, while posthumous Handel celebrations could muster a similar audience in the Abbey, with a proportionate number of performers.
Tobit and John Christopher Smith
The performances dates of the oratorio Tobit are unknown, but the work has been conjecturally dated to 1764, when Smith's other Handelian pasticcio Nabal was first given. Pencil markings in the surviving score indicate that there was at least one performance. The work re-appeared in 1856 in the catalogue of the Bristol bookseller Thomas Kerslake, to be bought, among other items that had belonged to John Christopher Smith the younger, by Victor Schoelcher. The collection included Handel's conducting scores, which Schoelcher sold, together with some of Smith's own work, to the city of Hamburg, keeping some of Smith's compositions for himself. These last were included in Schoelcher's gift to the Paris Conservatoire, and came into the possession of the Bibliothèque Nationale in 1964. Included were manuscripts of four oratorios by Smith, Redemption, Tobit, Gideon and Nabal, subsequently rediscovered and brought to wider attention by the scholar Richard G. King (qv. Music and Letters, Vol.79, No.2, 1998).
Johann Christoph Schmidt the elder was born in Kitzingen in 1683, the son of a respected tradesman and town councillor, and may, perhaps, have met Handel at the University in Halle, during the latter's brief period as a student there. At all events, with the death of his father in 1704 Schmidt moved the following year to Nuremberg and shortly afterwards to Ansbach, where he married, and after the death of his wife in childbirth in 1708 took a second wife, the mother of his four children. In 1716 he accepted an invitation from Handel, who was visiting Ansbach, to work with him in London, later to be joined there by his wife and three surviving children. His first son and second child, given the same name as his father, to the confusion of later writers, also followed his father in changing his name to the English John Christopher Smith.
John Christopher Smith the elder served Handel as a principal copyist and assistant until the composer's death in 1759, and thereupon received as a bequest Handel's manuscripts, a collection that passed to his son after his own death in 1763. The Handel autographs were bequeathed in 1795 to King George III and are now, with the rest of the Royal Music Library, held by the British Library, while the conducting scores were left to the younger Smith's stepdaughter, eventually to be auctioned in 1851.
The younger John Christopher Smith, born in Ansbach in 1712, had his schooling in London. At the age of thirteen he had keyboard lessons from Handel and studied composition with Thomas Roseingrave and Johann Christoph Pepusch, winning an early reputation as a music teacher and, to a lesser extent, as a composer. In the 1750s he helped Handel in the performance of oratorios, particularly after the latter's blindness, and served as unpaid organist and choirmaster at the Foundling Hospital, where he conducted regular annual performances of Messiah for a number of years after Handel's death. He also collaborated with David Garrick in three operas. From 1762 he was Master of Music to the Princess of Wales, serving in this capacity until the latter's death in 1772. Two years later he retired to Bath, where he died in 1795.
Smith enjoyed a significant reputation in the musical life of London, but preferred the society of leading figures in other professions. His first wife was the sister of the future Lord Longford, and after her death and those of his own children by her, he married the widow of the Royal Physician, Dr Foxe, assuming responsibility for her children. His connection with Handel was an important one and his possession of Handel's conducting scores and autographs put him in an unrivalled position when it came to continuing the regular annual series of oratorios that had been initiated in Handel's lifetime. From 1760 until his retirement he collaborated with the blind organist and composer John Stanley in the provision of oratorios performed in London on Fridays in Lent. He had had his first attempt at the genre with his David's Lamentations over Saul and Jonathan in 1740, followed twenty years later by Paradise Lost, based on Milton, but Handel remained the overwhelmingly popular composer in the form.
The pasticcio, a form of composite work bringing together excerpts from other works, often by different composers, had, by the early eighteenth century, a sound commercial purpose. Employed particularly in opera, it came to offer an equally useful vehicle for new-minted oratorios. Smith had a stock of Handelian material on which to draw, and had offered his first oratorio derived from Handel with his Rebecca on 16 March 1764. The same occasion brought the Handelian pastiche Nabal, with a libretto by Thomas Morell, who had provided Handel with libretti for Judas Maccabaeus, Alexander Balus, Theodora and Jephtha, and probably also for Joshua. For Handel's English version of an earlier work under the new title of The Triumph of Time and Truth he had written a text that fitted the existing music, and for Nabal he performed the same task, as he was to do for Smith's Handelian Tobit and for Gideon, fitting the words to the music. The surviving manuscript wordbook of Part III of Tobit gives some indication of the care Morell took in showing Smith how the text was to be fitted to the music.
Thomas Morell, described by Winton Dean as 'of a convivial and improvident disposition', was an old Etonian and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, through which he held the living of Turnham Green (a living in gift of the college). His association with Handel had come about in 1746 on the recommendation of the Prince of Wales, although his academic, literary and musical interests were not matched by any great skill as a writer. The story of Tobit is taken from the apocryphal book of that name, from the Greek Septuagint and part of the Bible accepted by Catholic and largely by Orthodox Christians, but not part of the Protestant or Jewish biblical canon.
The Book of Tobias tells of the pious and patient Tobias the elder (Tobit), whose steadfastness had earned the favour of King Salmanasar of Nineveh, where the Jews had been carried off into captivity. Tobias had done much to help his compatriots, and had been able to lend ten talents of silver to a fellow-Jew in Media. On the death of the King, Tobias finds himself persecuted by his successor, Sennacherib, not least for his piety in burying the dead. Reproached by his wife Anna, amid the faithlessness of other Jews, Tobias sufferes greatly, finally afflicted in his need and poverty by blindness. He sends his only son, also called Tobias, to collect the money lent in Media, and young Tobias finds a companion to travel with him, Azarias, in fact the angel Raphael in disguise. During the course of their journey Tobias is attacked by a great fish, while bathing in the River Tigris, but is rescued by Azarias, who tells him to keep the liver and the gall of the fish; they eat the rest of it, salting some down for the rest of their journey. In Media they are entertained by a kinsman, Raguel, whose daughter, Sarah has been accused of being a murderess, seven husbands of hers having died on their wedding night, through the intervention of a devil. Tobias, however, marries Sarah and exorcises the demon, on the advice of Azarias, by burning the liver of the fish, and abstaining from intercourse with his wife on the first days of their marriage. He sets out home again, with his wife and the flocks and herds given him by Raguel, and reaching his father's house, cures the old man of his blindness by applying fish-gall to his eyes. All ends happily, with the young Tobias looking after his parents, who enjoy the usual biblical longevity, until their death and then performing the same service for Raguel and his wife, while Nineveh is destroyed. It will be seen that the oratorio expects some previous knowledge of the story, as a number of elements in the original narrative are omitted.
Keith Anderson
Part 1
[CD 1 / Track 1] The oratorio starts with an Overture, replete with slow introduction, fugal Allegro and a final Menuet. [1/2] In a recitative a Ninevite praises the King. [1/3] The people of Nineveh join in praise of Baal and of the King. [1/4] A scene follows with Tobit and the Israelites. In a recitative Tobit tells of the murder of his friend and kinsman Achior, after a meal at Tobit's house, and how he has buried him. [1/5] Tobit laments the circumstances in which the Jews must live, joined in his prayers by the Israelites. [1/6] Tobit's son, Tobias, claims that the Lord has heard his prayer. [1/7] In an air he praises the mercy of God. [1/8] His mother, Anna, urges caution on her husband Tobit, who should not provoke King Sennacherib by burying the dead, but Tobit claims that this was his pious duty. [1/9] In a duet Anna and Tobit dispute the rightness of his action. [1/10] In the following recitative Tobit can see no danger in what he has done. [1/11] Tobias, in an air, sings of the greatness of God. [1/12] The Israelites follow, with their faith in the power of God to defend what is right.
[1/13] A Sinfonia marks a change of scene. [1/14] In the house of Raguel in Media his daughter Sarah laments her fate, regarded as a murderess, her innocence only known to God. [1/15] She prays to God to turn the hearts of the sinful people among whom she lives. [1/16] Raguel tries to comfort her, [1/17] going on, in an air, to praise the justice of God. [1/18] Part 1 ends with a chorus in praise of the power of Heaven.
Part 2
[1/19] Part 2 starts with a Sinfonia. [1/20] Tobit laments his sudden blindness. [1/21] Nevertheless he praises Jehovah. [1/22] He is joined by Tobias and his friend Azarias, who is welcomed by Tobit and charged with accompanying Tobias into Media. [1/23] Azarias declares his faith in God, [1/24] and the people add their blessing for the journey the two young men will undertake. [1/25] In a recitative a Ninevite mocks Tobit, whose piety has been rewarded by blindness. [1/26] The Ninevites follow with praise of their god Baal. [1/27] The scene closes with a Ritornello. [1/28] Tobit feels pain at the boasts of the infidels, but his wife Anna tells him that he should conform to the customs and rites of Nineveh. [1/29] She may now never see her son Tobias again. [1/30] She expresses her sorrow, [1/31] and the following air claims she would prefer death.
[1/32] A Sinfonia marks a change of scene. [1/33] Tobias is grateful to Azarias, who has saved him from a monstrous fish, when he bathed in the Tigris. Azarias claims that the rescue of Tobias was the work of Providence.
[2/1] Azarias praises God. [2/2] In the following duet he comforts Tobias, who joins him in his trust in God. [2/3] The voices of the faithful people bring further comfort to his heart. [2/4] A Sinfonia is heard. [2/5] Raguel tells Sarah of his happiness in their guests, Azarias and their kinsman Tobias. Sarah has been captivated by one of the guests. [2/6] She is resigned, however, to her fate. [2/7] Tobias too has fallen in love with Sarah, distracted from his journey. Azarias suggests they join their host in the banquet he offers. [2/8] Raguel thanks Heaven for their food and welcomes again his guests. [2/9] He celebrates the happy pair, [2/10] echoed by the people, [2/11] who tell of the couple's future happiness, when love is crowned by virtue, a sentiment that ends the second part.
Part 3
[2/12] Part 3 opens with a Sinfonia. [2/13] Meanwhile Tobit suffers persecution among the infidel Ninevites. [2/14] He prays that his enemies may turn to God. [2/15] He is supported by his people. [2/16] A Sinfonia is heard. [2/17] Tobit and Anna are joined by Tobias, accompanied home by Azarias (Raphael). In the surviving word-book Raphael goes on to describe the approach of Sarah, her father and her flocks and herds. [2/18] Anna, in an accompanied recitative, praises God for the safe return of her son. [2/19] In an air she expresses her happiness and renewed faith in the Almighty. [2/20] The people remark on the opportune divine intervention. [2/21] Tobit's sight is restored. He greets Raguel. [2/22] Raguel responds. [2/23] In a terzetto Anna and Tobias express their happiness, while Sarah has misgivings. [2/24] She seeks the care of the angels, [2/25] and praises the Lord, [2/26] following her prayer with an Alleluia. [2/27] The people call for blessings on the couple. [2/28] Raphael wants them to make their escape with Raguel to Ecbatana. [2/29] In an accompanied recitative he tells of the destruction of Nineveh, a fate further described only in the surviving word-book. [2/30] Raphael caps this with a declaration of the divine view of tyrants, after which he leaves. [2/31] A Symphony is heard. [2/32] Tobit realises the identity of his son's companion, not Azarias, as they had thought, but an angel, Raphael. [2/33] The people join in praise of the Lord.
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Part 1: The Ninevites
[1/1] Ouverture
[1/2] Recitative: Happy Assyria (A Ninevite)
[1/3] Chorus: Hear us, O Baal (Ninevites)
[1/4] Recitative: How Soon Eclips'd is human joy (Tobit)
[1/5] Solo & Chorus: O Lord, whom we adore (Tobit) - Hear from thy mercies seat (Israelites)
[1/6] Recitative: The Lord hath heard my pray'r (Tobias)
[1/7] Air: Will God, whose mercies ever flow (Tobias)
[1/8] Recitative: But Say, my Rightous Lord (Anna & Tobit)
[1/9] Duet: To Steal a Grave ev'n for a Friend (Anna & Tobit)
[1/10] Recitative: Your Pardon, from a Deed So just humane (Tobias)
[1/11] Air: Boistrous Winds and Billows rolling (Tobias)
[1/12] Chorus: Tyrants may a while presume (Israelites)
[1/13] Sinfonia
[1/14] Accompagnato: Ah, Wretched Sarah! Whither shall I go? (Sarah)
[1/15] Air: Paid be my Adoration (Sarah)
[1/16] Recitative: Be comforted, my Daughter, God is just (Raguel)
[1/17] Air: The Lord Sends his Thunders (Raguel)
[1/18] Chorus: All Pow'r in Heav'n above or Earth beneath (Israelites)
Part 2
[1/19] Sinfonia
[1/20] Accompagnato: Alas! To what Variety of Ills (Tobit)
[1/21] Air: In great Jehovah, Almighty Father (Tobit)
[1/22] Recitative: Happy in thee, my Son (Tobit)
[1/23] Air: Descend, kind Pity, heavnly guest (Azarias)
[1/24] Chorus: Impartial heav'n, whose Hand shall never cease (Israelites)
[1/25] Recitative: If Blindness, Scorn, Contempt and Misery (Ninevite)
[1/26] Chorus: O Baal, Monarch of the Skies! (Ninevites)
[1/27] Ritornello
[1/28] Recitative: Pain'd as I am with one dark constant night (Tobit & Anna)
[1/29] Air: Thy pleasing Face, no more shall I, my Son, behold (Anna)
[1/30] Recitative: O thou bright sun! (Anna)
[1/31] Air : With darkness Deep, as is my woe (Anna)
[1/32] Sinfonia
[1/33] Recitative: What caution is too great for Mortal Man (Tobias & Azarias)
[2/1] Air: Thou, God most high, and Thou alone (Azarias)
[2/2] Duet: Cease thy Anguish, Smile once more (Azarias & Tobias)
[2/3] Chorus: The Clouded Scene begins to clear (Israelites)
[2/4] Sinfonia
[2/5] Recitative: How happy, Daughter (Raguel & Sarah)
[2/6] Air: To nobler Joys aspiring (Sarah)
[2/7] Recitative: O Azarias, I must freely own (Tobias & Azarias)
[2/8] Recitative: The gratefull Tribute of our thanks (Raguel)
[2/9] Air: Let Songs of varied measure (Raguel)
[2/10] Chorus: Now Love, that everlasting Joy (Israelites)
[2/11] Chorus: Happy, happy shall they be (Israelites)
Part 3
[2/12] Sinfonia
[2/13] Accompagnato: Still am I persecuted (Tobit)
[2/14] Air: Cease your Pride, deluded mortals (Tobit)
[2/15] Chorus: Tremble, Guilt, for Thou Shalt find (Israelites)
[2/16] Sinfonia
[2/17] Recitative: Hail, Tobit! Favour'd thou of Heaven (Raphael & Tobit)
[2/18] Accompagnato: Henceforth through all the changing Scenes of Life (Anna)
[2/19] Air: My Son, how happy in this thy Sweet Return (Anna)
[2/20] Chorus: Let none Despair (Israelites)
[2/21] Accompagnato: Blest be the God of Heav'n (Tobit & Raguel)
[2/22] Air: May true Joy and every blessing (Raguel)
[2/23] Terzetto: More chearfull appearing (Anna, Tobias & Sarah)
[2/24] Air: Watchful angels, let me share (Sarah)
[2/25] Recitative: O King of Kings (Sarah)
[2/26] Air: Allelujah (Sarah)
[2/27] Chorus: Swift our numbers, Swiftly roll (Israelites)
[2/28] Recitative: Tis well, but take this caution (Raphael)
[2/29] Accompagnato: O Nineveh! Thy Glory is laid waste (Raphael)
[2/30] Air: In Jehovah's awful sight (Raphael)
[2/31] Symphony
[2/32] Recitative: Saw ye the radiant Streams of Light (Tobit)
[2/33] Chorus: Ye servants of th'eternal King (Anna, Sarah & Israelites)
Note: Many of the unaccompanied and accompanied recitatives are by the younger John Christopher Smith. Additions made to the score by Joachim Carlos Martini are indicated by the initials JCM.
Sung texts can be accessed at www.naxos.com/libretti/570113.htm
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By Kirk Sanderson
A concrete seawall built by two Encinitas property owners to protect their bluff-top homes after a damaging 2010 storm has an expiration date, after all.
The California Supreme Court in July ruled that when homeowners Barbara Lynch and Tom Frick accepted a permit to build a new seawall, they gave up their right to sue over a 20-year limit imposed by the California Coastal Commission.
The 20-year limit doesn't mean the wall must be torn down after 20 years, however. It simply means the homeowners have to apply for a permit all over again, and then abide by the Coastal Commission's decision as to whether the seawall may remain in place or must come down. This condition, homeowners say, reduces the value of their homes.
Legal experts say the ruling could impact landowners throughout the state.
The case dates back to 2010, when Lynch and Frick – whose properties are adjacent to each other at Grandview and Neptune streets – went to the Coastal Commission for permission to build a new seawall to replace an old wooden one destroyed by storms.
The commission gave them a permit, but put a 20-year limit on it. The homeowners accepted the permit and built the wall in 2011, but challenged the time limit in court, arguing that it constitutes a "regulatory taking" of their properties.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Earl Maas voted in favor of Lynch and Frick in 2013 and told the Coastal Commission to remove the restriction. But the Commission appealed the ruling and in 2014 the 4th District Court of Appeals reversed Maas' decision, maintaining that the homeowners had tacitly consented to the restriction by accepting the permit.
The homeowners appealed, only to now have the state Supreme Court affirm the appeals court ruling.
According to the Supreme Court, "The crucial point is that they went forward with construction before obtaining a judicial determination on their objections. By accepting the benefits of the permit and building the seawall, plaintiffs effectively forfeited the right to maintain their otherwise timely objections."
The decision by the Supreme Court made headlines throughout the state and even made the national press. According to a story by the Associated Press, "California property owners give up their right to pursue lawsuits challenging restrictions in building permits once they construct the project, the state's high court said … in a victory for California's Coastal Commission, cities and counties. The court's unanimous ruling came in a dispute between coastal homeowners in San Diego County and the Coastal Commission over a 20-year permit for a seawall aimed at guarding against cliff erosion. But lawyers involved in the case say it has implications for landowners throughout the state who may be considering projects such as expanding their homes or putting up a new apartment tower."
"The scope of the court's ruling would not be limited to seawalls," Janis Herbstman, an attorney who filed a brief in the case on behalf of the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties, told the Associated Press. "It would include local land use permits as well."


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This month's feature article presented a tricky problem for Sparksheet's design team: How do you riff on Coca-Cola's iconic brand image without crossing into cliché territory?
Because title images ("hero graphics" for you designers) dominate the page above the fold, they also have to summarize the article for the reader, which in this case, dealt with the brand's content marketing experiment, Coca-Cola Journey.
Here's how Laura Service, Sparksheet's designer, solved the puzzle:
We wanted to convey coke bottles in a graph formation to mimic the "long tail" of content. It suits the article because Journey is producing a lot of posts with only a few hitting big numbers. A grid paper in the background helped reinforce this concept.
For the banner we went with the classic Coca-Cola contour bottle design because it's iconic, and we coupled this with Publico, a typeface that has a slightly retro feel matching the stylized bottles.
We were close, but there was one major setback. Initially, we made the bottles red and it wasn't working. The colour made the image feel too "on brand." We didn't want to make an ad. Someone pointed out the bottles might even be mistaken for ketchup. In the end, we ditched the red and replaced it with the rich brown of the drink itself and our Coca-Cola journey was complete.


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Green Apple Named 'PW' Bookstore of The Year; Kravtin Takes Rep of the Year Award
Green Apple Books in San Francisco is this year's PW Bookstore of the Year. The labyrinthine 47-year-old bookstore has earned a name for itself due to its community involvement; the owners founded the San Francisco Locally Owned Merchants Alliance and are on the boards of the NCIBA and the Clement Street Merchants Association. For 2014, Teresa Rolfe Kravtin of Southern Territory Associates has taken the PW Rep of the Year Award.
BookCon to Make Debut at BEA
Reed Exhibitions announced that it will launch BookCon, a consumer-oriented event, at this year's BookExpo America, on Saturday, May 31, at New York's Javits Center. BookCon will be produced by ReedPOP, which hopes to draw 10,000 book-buying consumers.
Fox Named Phaidon Press CEO
Phaidon Press has named Keith Fox its CEO. He was previously president of McGraw-Hill Financial's Construction division, and has also served as president of McGraw-Hill Professional.
Diesel eBooks To Close
Just ahead of its 10th anniversary, indie e-book retailer Diesel eBooks announced that it will close at the end of March. Company owners said that Diesel may reappear in another incarnation at a later date.
Hodder Buys Quercus
U.K. publisher Hodder & Stoughton is buying Quercus, a London-based independent publisher, in a cash bid of £12.6 million. The price is some way below Quercus's annual turnover (which was £20.4 million in 2012), but represents 144.9% of the value of the company's shares, which were priced at £0.245 each at the close of business on Mar. 24.
Book Comps Fell 10% at Hastings
Comparable store sales of books fell 10.7% at Hastings Entertainment in the most recent fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31, 2014, compared to the previous year's sales. Sales also fell 8.2% in the fourth quarter. The chain had a total loss of $10.2 million in 2013, compared to a loss of $9.3 million in 2012, and sales fell 5.7%, to $436 million.
XanEdu, SharedBook to Merge
In a move that will combine two privately held firms that specialize in creating custom course materials for higher education, XanEdu and SharedBook (which includes AcademicPub, its self-service course pack division) will merge. The deal is expected to be completed in the next 30 days.


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The Darkest ChildBook - 2018
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I enjoyed this book but it was heart wrenching in some ways too because I think that this stuff happened to a lot of black folk back then. The way they were treated was just inhumane...the author did a great job portraying every character, and I wish she had been able to finish her sequel.
Tangy is the daughter of a light-colored mother who has fathered several children, each with a different father. Although no longer wanting to serve as a maid in a white family's house, she forces Tangy and her older sister into prostitution to support their brothers and sisters. Filled with sadness most often caused by the mother's insanity, Tangy still hopes she will graduate from high school and find a peaceful life for her and her younger sisters. Poignantly written, this story shows how determination and stubbornness help people survive in a life in which they have no control.
Another book where the jacket summary was misleading. I thought this book was going to be about a black child trying to make her way through a white school during 1950's integration. Nope, not one bit. Instead, it was a sad and depressing story of 10 dirt poor siblings who were ill cared for and abused by their mentally unstable mother. It is well written so that the reader feels every bit of the cruelty, pain and sadness these children suffer through. There are many colorful and memorable characters that you won't soon forget. But due to what a difficult book this is to read, I can't really recommend it to others.
One word sums this book up-outstanding. A brilliant and at times disturbing read. It is the story of a poor black family in rural Georgia in the fifties, with all the racism and discrimination that prevailed then. It is told through the eyes of Tangy , who is around 14 at the time. She longs to get away from the abusive drunken mother and wants something better for herself but is stymied in her attempts through the families situation.
Ms. Phillips wrote from a place both true and raw. Unbelievable she is a first time writer! Many are longing for the sequel. I will not be surprised to see this book transferred to the big screen.
The author is an excellent writer, however I found the subject matter to be very troubling. It was too graphic, and I honestly had to skim over some of the pages, because I could not allow myself to digest some of the things that were happening in the novel. I only gave it 3 stars, because I was so mad at the book.
Needed an altenative ending. Overall good book. Subject matter was a bit matture and even though targeted to young adults it should be read by older teens.
After I finished I wanted to start over, and hope for an ending with more closure. Excellent read though.
I loved the book even though i felt it moved a bit slow. The story broke my heart because even though it was fictional this very easily could be real. i wish everyone had the ability to fight back.
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WASHINGTON, November 11, 2015 – The Republican 2016 presidential contenders held their fourth debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Unlike previous debates, this time the focus was on the candidates and not the moderators. Fox Business Network hosted this debate, and the moderators made it clear during the week that professionalism would trump sensationalism. The last GOP debate was a debacle due to the wide panned performances of the CNBC moderators. The other extreme came when Democrats participated in a tea and giggle session hosted by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. Candidates and the American public deserve better than moderators who are either hostile or fawning sycophants. With consummate professionals Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo of FBN hosting this debate, the event was as substantive as meaningful as all debates should be. The third moderator was Gerard Baker of the Wall Street Journal.
Cavuto and Bartiromo specialize in business and financial markets. Unlike the MSNBC model of all liberal politics all the time, Fox Business sticks to its name and reports on business and the economy. This debate was what the CNBC debate was supposed to be, a debate about the economy. With so many Americans desperately looking for jobs, inane questions about divisive social issues and other non-business topics would take the day off.
The fourth GOP debate shows consistencies and differences
In an attempt to keep the debate substantive, the field of candidates was winnowed. Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, who was excluded from the previous two GOP debates, would have company on the sideline this time. Former New York Governor George Pataki and South Carolina Lindsey Graham also failed to meet the required 1% threshold. They did not participate in the main debate or the undercard.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal participated in the warmup debate along with two other candidates who have been downgraded. Although New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee were in the top ten, Fox Business was only accepting the top eight candidates. Since Christie and Huckabee had less than 2.5% support, they were removed from the main event and added to the undercard. The undercard was moderated by FBN anchors Sandra Smith and Trish Regan along with Gerald Seib of the Wall Street Journal.
In terms of letter grades, the moderators were the big winners. They asked solid questions. Grade: A
Santorum showed that he can still connect with blue collar America in ways other Republicans struggle. Grade: B+
Christie did not make any mistakes, and prosecuting Hillary Clinton is a great line he has used before. His closing statement was strong. Grade: B
Huckabee tried to be folksy, but the questions were too serious for his humor on this night. He was just there. Grade: C
Jindal: He was too angry and combative. It is one thing to attack the moderators and other candidates when it is deserved. In this debate, he was the only one with a sharp knife. Grade: D
With that, here are the letter grades for the candidates on the main stage.
Retired Neurosurgeon Ben Carson — He was flawless. After a less-than stellar performance at the last debate, he was very well prepared this time. On the economy and foreign policy, he offered a sober, clear-eyed assessment of the challenges and threats ahead. He looked and acted presidential. He is always calm, but this time was less laid back, which was a good thing. He had passion. Grade: A
Businessman Donald Trump — He was very calm and composed. In the last debate he was too subdued. This time he found the right balance. He backed up his views on trade and immigration with substance, not bombast. Ironically, when Kasich attacked him, he took a softer approach and it worked perfectly. Grade: A
Florida Senator Marco Rubio — He was as polished as ever. He normally wins every conflict, but this time Rand Paul almost argued him to a draw on foreign intervention. Rubio did not make any mistakes, but this was the debate where Rubio did not completely wipe away someone coming at him. Grade: A—
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush — After three terrible performance, he finally had a good night. He was in command of the facts, and presented a conservative agenda without sucking up to liberals. He kept the focus on Hillary Clinton and showed more passion and energy than in past debates. Everyone knows he is cerebral. On this night he finally connected. Grade: B+
Scoring the GOP Debate: Why Ted Cruz won in Milwaukee
Former Kentucky Senator Rand Paul — He normally gets his clock cleaned by everyone. On this night he made a forceful case for non-interventionism without looking like a lunatic. He made lucid, fair points. He did not wander off and start talking about marijuana. He was focused and disciplined. Grade: B
Texas Senator Ted Cruz — He is fantastic when taking on demonic liberal moderators. These moderators were fine so early on he had nobody to fight. He got stronger as the night went on but he was off his game early on. He is strong when tangling with others but with fewer conflicts, he was overshadowed on this night. Grade: B—
Former Businesswoman Carly Fiorina — She was terrible on the economic questions and brilliant on the foreign policy questions. She actually bashed supply-side theory, saying that you cannot lower taxes and reduce spending. This is heresy to Wall Street Journal conservatives. She was fantastic in taking a tough line with Russian President Vladimir Putin. She started badly but got better in the middle of the debate. Grade: C+
Ohio Governor John Kasich — He was obnoxious, constantly interrupting and demanding more time to talk. When he finally had time he delivered a rambling soliloquy on everything and nothing. He looked unhinged. He praised Obama once and tried to suck up to the liberal media. Cruz belted him on bailouts. Grade: F
Moderators: Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo were excellent. They pressed the candidates while remaining professional. Grade: A
Gerard Baker asked a couple of inane questions but was far better than anything at any NBC product. Grade: C


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|If the Tacos Oaxaca truck is parked across the street, I can recommend that, too. For Site #3, continue west on Whittier Boulevard. Site #3, Ruben Salazar Park, 3864 Whittier Boulevard, is on the south (left hand) side of the street. It has grass with winos sleeping, municipal pool full of kids having a great time in the summer, and a senior center I never see open. Perhaps the marchers of the Chicano moratorium would have made it to this park for a rally if they had not been attacked by the sheriffs department. The main thing you may find of interest here is the big David Botello mural on the side of the community building, visible from the sidewalk
Paul Botello is the most prolific of the East Los muralists. Los Tigres del Norte commissioned this large mural, I was told, which is why their portrait in the left hand side of the mural is larger in it than everything else. Botello has an aesthetic that operates in similar ways as Bill London's, in that his murals are always full of arcane and esoteric symbols, crowded geometries and ornate ideas. In the center of the mural there is a column of the marching people who will not be detained by the much smaller cadre of sheriffs (one with a death's head) to the right of them. The very small blue portrait---as if shining in some distant TV tube---that one of the sheriff's officers points his rifle at (if you can find it) is Ruben Salazar.
Kitty-corner from the park on the north side of the street at 3903 Whittier Boulevard is a yerba shop, Herbs of Mexico. Where but here can you get your deer tongue, balm of Gilead, ojos de venado, valerian, several kinds of henna, bee pollen, sheep sorrel, nopal, unas de gato, secular and sacred medicinal and practical herbs combining Western traditions with Mexican wisdom going back 500 years? You should at least go in and smell the smells and oggle the little black ojos de venado in the glass jar.


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Musician George Mesterhazy Dies
Sudden death of beloved Cape May pianist and friend of many leaves regional jazz community — and beyond — shocked and deeply saddened.
By Jeff Schwachter - Posted Apr. 12, 2012
George Mesterhazy, one of the finest jazz pianists and arrangers in the Jersey shore area, admired around the world, has died, Atlantic City Weekly learned Thursday evening, April 12.
Mesterhazy, who was about to celebrate the release of his latest recording with singer Paula West, Live at Jazz Standard, with four shows at the Manhattan jazz club scheduled — with West — May 10 to May 13, was nominated for a Grammy for his work as a player and arranger on Shirley Horn's 1997 album Loving You.
The Cape May resident, who played frequently in the resort town, was found dead in his bed earlier Thursday, according to one source close with Mesterhazy.
He was 58.
Mesterhazy had just played with his renowned trio at Sandi Pointe in Somers Point the night before, Wednesday night, April 11.
"It's a huge loss," says Nick Regine, president of the Somers Point Jazz Society, and close friend of Mesterhazy. Regine says he found out around 6pm that Mesterhazy had passed, just about 24 hours after seeing him perform at Sandi Pointe.
"I just saw him last night. I gave him a kiss. Not only from the jazz standpoint is this devastating, but he was just the sweetest individual. I just loved the guy. There is a huge hole."
Dan Anderson, who owns and operates Sandi Pointe with his wife, is stunned.
"It's kind of strange for all of us right now, really bizarre," says Anderson, who recalls Mesterhazy as being his "own self — fun-loving, entertaining, joking with the audience in the dining room, telling stories" and playing his powerful brand of piano per usual Wednesday night.
"I've only gotten to know George over the past few years, but he's become part of the family here," adds Anderson.
"There are a lot of musicians who we get to know through events with the Somers Point Jazz Society, and he got to know everybody here and everybody knew him.
"There are some musicians who people get really, really pumped up [to see perform] and he was certainly one of them."
Bass player and long-time friend and member of Mesterhazy's trio, Tim Lekan, as well as drummer Paul Jost, rounded out the piano man's trio for his final set Wednesday night.
This writer had the opportunity to get to know Mesterhazy over the years and spoke with him last at the Jazz at the Point festival, presented by the Somers Point Jazz Society, in March.
Mesterhazy, with a newly cropped hair-style, faded blue-jean jacket, spectacles and scarf, was in attendance for the Saturday night and Sunday portions of the jazz festival, hanging out at Sandi Pointe with his fellow artists, friends, colleagues and admirers — in good spirits as always, and talking about his always-busy music schedule.
The local jazz community, after losing Hassan Abdullah in 2011, Johnny Andrews the year before, and now Mesterhazy, is in a state of shock.
Regine says the SPJS will pay tribute to the late great Mesterhazy, a dear friend of the organization and its members, in the near future.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
R.I.P.: George Mesterhazy
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How to Choose the Best Personal Injury Lawyer for You
If you have just had an accident and have been injured, you have many concerns. He is emotionally, physically, and mentally in pain. Your injury can affect your life, your career and your family.
It will be tempting to accept the first offer made by the insurance company, but insurance adjusters do not want the best for you. Here are some tips to help you find the right personal injury lawyer.
- Find a lawyer who specializes in personal injury
It is important to find a lawyer who only takes personal injury cases. There are many lawyers who try to take all types of possible cases. A lawyer who specializes in personal injury knows how to negotiate the highest possible compensation for your case. It can also provide you with the additional services you need while your case are being developed, such as: car rental, doctors who do not charge you in advance, and even cash in advance to help you with your daily expenses.
- Find a compassionate lawyer
It is difficult to find a lawyer who is compassionate and understands what you, as a client, need. Many lawyers only look at the money. When speaking with a lawyer, it is important to note if you are asking what you need and how you can help.A good personal injury lawyer will not make you feel rushed or push you to become your client. A good personal injury lawyer practices that branch of the law because his passion is to help people who have been injured.
- Review the reviews that the lawyer has on the internet
There are lawyers who have the gift of speech. They know how to manipulate and make believe that they are their best option. Be sure to check your reviews online to see what other people think about their work. A good personal injury lawyer will have excellent reviews. It is normal to have doubts if a lawyer has bad reviews, or if he does not have reviews. Read each review closely to see if there are cases similar to yours.
- Ask the lawyer about the results of his most recent cases
When you speak with a personal injury lawyer, ask about recent cases and what results you have achieved for your clients. Also compare the circumstances of those cases with yours to see if there are similarities.
Even within the practice of personal injury, there are different specialties such as motorcycle accidents, car accidents or slips and falls. If you have been involved in a car accident and the lawyer's recent agreements are for slip and fall cases, then it is probably best to seek a lawyer who specializes in car accidents.
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Looking for vacant plumbing jobs in Calgary? Here are the top skills and training that employers are looking for when hiring plumbers.
Plumbing is an excellent career choice that allows you to combine knowledge and innovation with the ability to create and build with your hands.
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Modern plumbing is about more than just pipes, clogs and drains. Technology has invaded the industry and today's plumbing jobs require someone who has a unique skill set, as well as the ability to use a pipe snake and plunger.
Here are some of the top skills employers are looking for in any potential plumber:
1. Good Physical Skills
One of the most important skills for a plumbing job is good manual dexterity and coordination. This includes the ability to:
- hold your arm and head steady when supporting a tool or piece of pipe
- use your fingers to manipulate small objects
- coordinate movements of both hands
In addition, plumbers frequently need to climb, lift heavy items, and work in extreme temperatures, so you need to have the physical fitness to be able to perform such tasks quickly and efficiently.
2. Interpersonal Communications Skills
Not only do plumbers need to listen attentively to understand the problem and make a customer feel comfortable, but they must also be able to communicate what the problem is and what are the recommended options.
Good communication will reduce the chances of misunderstandings and personal conflicts.
It is useful for plumbers to have:
- strong verbal skills
- good decision-making ability
- excellent troubleshooting ability
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Seeing AI App is a must have!
The Seeing AI app from Microsoft has been in testing and now released several months. This is a fantastic app that combines several features of some of the most used and popular apps for a person with a visual impairment. This is on my must have list! Link to the app store.


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There are three types of flu vaccinations that are specific for different ages groups. One for 65yrs and over, one for 64yrs and under and Nasal flu for children.
Our clinics are built around the deliveries of our flu vaccinations and this year there has been a manufacturing delay on the flu vaccinations for those aged 64yrs and under. This is because the World Health Organization took a decision to delay the vaccinations by 1 month.
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The Nasal flu will be given to children at school if they are in the school years of Year R - Year 5, this will be given by the school nurse. The school should make you aware of when this will be.
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Argentina, Heineken, international branding, international business, Louis Cheskin, management, marketing, marketing consultant, McDonald, Middle East, MIT Press, Oosthuizen, Saudi Arabia, the core value model, University of Liverpool
I'm going to analyse some examples of international branding using Oosthuizen's " The Core Value Model".
An example of successful international branding is McDonald's and its " Golden Arches"; one immediately pictures fast food and American culture.According to the psychologist Louis Cheskin, the round M represents a mother's breasts.
Breasts can be seen as a symbol of nourishment that connect the individual with his mother at an unconscious level. According to Oosthuizen's Core Value Model, core values are composed by universal symbols that can be understood by everyone.
Those symbols represent innate values and one of them is the procreation factor. Virtually anywhere in the world an individual regardless of language, sex, age, culture, will be able to identify the female breasts as a source of food, universal belonging and family.
When it comes to the other levels of communication presented by Oosthuizen, McDonald's demonstrates efficient marketing since it localizes its strategies respecting and answering to religious demands such as the vegetarian burgers in India, the non pork menu in the Middle East and offering espresso coffee in Argentina and Portugal.
McDonald's, built up a global message and it is being localizing it throughout the years.
Heineken is an example of international branding that failed one of its projects, due to lack of attention to learned values. Heineken's logos carry universal symbols such as the star and the smile in its 3 Es and those can communicate globally.
However, according to Williamson ( 2013) it failed when trying to launch a featured bottle with the world cup finalists. Heineken designed featured bottles of beer containing the flags of the countries that were in the world cup . Saudi Arabia was featured and the country's flag contains a verse from the Koran.
After the bottles were released, not only Saudi Arabia but all the Arab world were outraged because their religious verse was linked to alcohol. Long story short, Heineken had to recall all the bottles and create a new design.
Although Heineken was not trying to market alcohol to the Arab countries it created social commotion by not paying attention on local religious values.
In conclusion, it is fundamental to align universal elements that can effectively communicate a company's brand and local adaptation of services and products.
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Zara, T. Cenedella P. (2013) ' Citizens all: the rules of corporate citizenship' Interbrand: creating and managing brand value [Online] Available at : http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-brands/2012/articles-and-interviews/citizens-all-the-new-rules-of-corporate-citizen.aspx ( Accessed: August 28 2013)
Williamson, A. (2013) ' Four international branding design failures' Adhere [online] Available at: http://blog.theadhereagency.com/2013/4-international-branding-design-failures/(Accessed: August 28 2013)
E3 Marketing Agency (2009) Defining Cross Cultural Marketing [Online] Available at: http://e3network.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/defining-cross-cultural-marketing/ (Accessed: August 27 2013)
Oosthuizen, T. (2004) 'In marketing across cultures: are you enlightening the world or are you speaking in tongues?', Design Issues, 20 (2), 61–72, MIT Press Journals [Online]..http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=13269965&site=ehost-live&scope=site (Accessed: 21 August 2013).


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Real Estate Property Investment in Thailand
Thailand Investment Property Financing – Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Property Types you Should Invest
- Apartment
- Condominium
- House
- Commercial / Business (Hotel, Bar, Restaurant)
- Land
What are the obstacles of purchasing property in Thailand?
Local laws regarding the ownership of land in Thailand restrict foreign investors on options available, this is a fact.
Many Lawyers and Solicitors agree that there are ways and means to overcome Thai legislation of owning your real estate property and it is recommended to seek advice from a reputable company.
How many options are available to fund a Thailand purchase?
- Local Thai Bank Finance
- Cash
- Asset Finance
- Remortgage of existing property
- Hedge Fund
What is Local Thai Bank Finance?
Visiting a local retail bank in Thailand and requesting a mortgage to purchase a real estate property in Thailand.
What is a Mortgage?
Traditionally a mortgage means the lending of money from a bank, upon transfer of security in the form of property.
What is a Re-Mortgage?
Traditionally a Re-Mortgage is the same as a Mortgage although, the aim is to move from one bank to another in favour of a better interest rate or, allow a release of equity on the property.
What is Asset Finance?
Traditionally Asset Finance means the lending of money from a bank, upon transfer of security in the form of a low risk investment.
What is a Hedge Fund?
A Hedge Fund in this form is a collection of investors who have pooled money together and will lend money back as a normal bank would lend in expectation of a return on investment in the form of a loan margin as a normal bank expect.
What is Equity Release?
Traditionally equity release is when you borrow money from a bank and provide security to a bank in the form of your property. E.g. your house is worth USD500,000 and your outstanding mortgage is USD100,000. You would like a loan of USD150,000, which would allow you to purchase a Thai Property for circa THB5,000,000. You Re-Mortgage your existing property and now your house is worth USD500,000 with a loan of USD250,000 & you now additionally own a Thai property.
What is a Loan to Value or LTV?
A bank when lending money will usually work on a "loan to value" or "LTV" ratio which means they will lend for example, 70% of the purchase price or valuation. This reflects the risk your bank takes in lending you the money so if the bank needs to liquidate the asset, should property prices have fallen since the loan was established, a sale of property would hopefully be enough to pay back the loan.
What does Unencumbered mean?
In terms of finance, this would mean holding a property without a mortgage or debt secured against it. i.e. Property is worth 300,000 and you have no loan to pay off.
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Now that you have seen Melrose's den, don't you think this collection of 4 plates would be perfect to display on the wall and accompany some of the coastal items? I am thinking next to the mantel above the La-Z-Boy (yes, we have a La-Z-Boy). I especially love the knot set.
I all ready have 2 Thomas Paul pillows on the couch - the oblong whale pillow and a square anchor pillow. They aren't the best pillows to lay your head on, but they get the job done. Who knew burlap was not soft to the skin? ;) I got them on sale at Anthro! Check their sale rooms frequently - they are often hiding some exciting items.


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The ECB is upbeat on the growth outlook but considers that inflation remains subdued
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I often hear how the upcoming loss of patent protection for current blockbusters creates an insatiable demand at pharma companies for new pipeline products from biotechs. Here's an example from 2007. Here's one from last week. This is not true. Upcoming loss of patent protection creates an insatiable demand for revenue, but new products are not the only source of new revenue.
Abbott's $3.7 billion deal for a unit of India's Piramal Healthcare last week is a perfect case in point. This deal, which follows Abbott's license of a slew of products from Zydus Cadila, will feed the company's new "established products division." Abbott's purchase of Solvay in February also built its emerging markets revenue, which now accounts for over 20% of the company's business.
Abbott is far from alone: Sanofi is the biggest generics manufacturer in Latin America, Pfizer also has an established products division, Novartis is diversifying into eyecare and has long sold generics, Merck is into follow-on biologics and GSK tapped South Africa's Aspen Pharma for emerging markets growth through branded generics. These alternatives look even better as payors worldwide are setting more demanding standards for reimbursement, the placebo effect is mysteriously strong, and personalized medicine makes clinical trials even more expensive.
My bottom line? Emerging markets and generics opportunities create plenty of growth, thank you very much, with a far lower risk profile than most product in-licenses or biotech acquisitions (even the option deals). As big pharma gets more comfortable with "established products" and biosimilars, biotechs are going to have to demonstrate even higher value. Plenty of companies are being built and funded with that in mind; but anyone counting on pharma's desperation will be disappointed.
Re-posted from the Cross-Border Biotech Blog
Jeremy Grushcow is a Foreign Legal Consultant practising corporate law at Ogilvy Renault LLP. He has a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology. His practice focuses on life science and technology companies.


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Banerjee said she was ready to discuss the issue out of court with the Tatas.
"I am willing to talk. They can set up a plant on 600 acres of land at Singur," she told a vernacular news channel.
Banerjee, whose party rode to success in the 2011 state Assembly elections largely on land acquisition issues at Nandigram and Singur, said she was committed to give back 400 acres of land to unwilling farmers out of the 1,000 acres acquired by the then Left Front government in 2007 for the Tata Motors' Nano car factory.
When asked about the stalled Infosys project at Rajarhat New Town on the outskirts of the city, the West Bengal Chief Minister said "I am against SEZs, but am ready to offer a different package."
Denying that her land policy was being an hindrance to setting up of new industries in the state, Banerjee said "we have 1,05,000 acres of land at our disposal, my government has set up a land bank."