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As we begin to prepare for our journey to SXSW, we wanted to get you acquainted with some of the artist that will be performing at our Boomtown Backyard Showcase on March 12 and 14th.
Sarah & The Meanies
Hands off the ground and buried in a lifetime of musical obsession, Meanies front-woman, Sarah Angela, has roots that run wide. You might reference the styles of Otis Redding, Citizen Cope, or Sia; but despite some of her influences, she's got her own unique sound. One thing's for sure, she sings bigger and louder than her five foot frame would have you assume.
Sarah Angela (better known as S.A.) is a Pacific NorthWest transplant and just as her lifestyle is that of a rolling stone, so have her songs portrayed a pattern of revolving relationships & independent journeys. Angela spent the beginning of the 2000's honing in her sound across the country. Having spent time in Seattle, Portland, the Dirty South, and now Colorado, S.A.'s unique music has become a melting pot of the sounds across America. Life, love, anger, and desire are all themes described in her honest lyrics, as experienced through moving from city to city. Her style has matured thus so into an urban, slightly southern, and painfully earnest soulful sound. She is, in fact, a song bird who never wants to be caged, and never wants to be classified.
2013 has brought the formation of 'Sarah & The Meanies", which kicked off the year with a feature at Austin's South by Southwest, a headlining gig at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the release of their music video 'Slam Pam Suno' (Directed by Drai Lloyd). The video premiered on the jumbotron of 1st Bank Arena and was invited to join the "Best Music Video" category at the Starz Film Festival, in company with MGMT and Nine Inch Nails.
Onward bound, The Meanies have just wrapped a recording session at The Blasting Room. The studio is known for churning out hits from acts like Rise Against, The Gaslight Anthem, Lydia, The Flobots, Less Than Jake, + more. The new single "DOWN DEEP DOWN", produced by Jason Livermore & Bill Stevenson (Black Flag/The Descendants) is a powerhouse rock anthem that will surely leave you thirsty for more.
The Spring Standards
The Spring Standards could very well be an ongoing science experiment in addition to being a band. A study in the limits of the human body - just how many things can one person do simultaneously while singing 3-part harmony?
In their case, the answer is: a lot. A band of three multi-instrumentalists and songwriters, The Spring Standards bring creativity and innovation to every aspect of their genre-defying music. Their live shows are positively electric - from small towns to big cities, they explode on stage with spirit, spontaneity, and a style all their own.
James, Heather and James first discovered their shared love of music as teenagers, singing '70s rock in the car driving around on back roads along the Delaware/Pennsylvania border. That connection has carried them through ups and downs, in and out of one another's lives over the years and miles, to their current home of Brooklyn, NY.
The Spring Standards have been winning over audiences nationwide since their debut EP in 2008, a collaboration with Old '97s frontman Rhett Miller. Three fan-funded independent releases later they are going stronger than ever, attracting attention from NPR, Spin, Paste, New York Magazine and an ever-growing fanbase all over the world. Following their 2012 release, yellow//gold, they had the privilege of performing on Conan O'Brien, a feat nearly unheard of for an unsigned band. Appropriately, they were also named one of Pure Volume's 10 Best Unsigned Artists of 2012.
In May 2013 The Spring Standards released Live From Delaware, their first live album. They are currently working on an accompanying DVD which is due out in early 2014.
Daniel Ellworth & The Great Lakes
They never look the same at the end of their set; a pair of hip horn-rimmed glasses breaks in half, buttons become undone, and their once slicked-back hair is simply not anymore. But they wouldn't be themselves if it were any other way; they thrive when they render themselves void of energy, and humbly hope it rubs off on the kids in the crowd, too.
They are Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes. To see them live is to experience the crux of who they are: A high-energy indie rock band dead set on producing the best live sound they know how. And boy, do they know how.
After well-deserved accolades from music blog 'Consequence of Sound' for their 2012 CMJ showcases, DE&TGL are gaining momentum as a band you should go to bat for. "Even at two in the morning, on guitarist Timon Lance's birthday, during their fifth CMJ showcase [in three days], they played their hearts out in pure joy," says Ben Kaye of Consequence of Sound.
From the source, their songs are: "rock songs, heavy and dark, light-hearted and danceable, observational and introspective," says guitarist Timon Lance. "We thrive on our songs sounding like DE&TGL," says bassist Marshall Skinner. And just so you get how much emotional, mental and physical energy spent in one set, drummer Joel Wren points out, "There's a point in the middle of every show when one of us turns to someone else and says, 'I think I might die'," and there you have it.
Formed in 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee, the group released their first full-length studio album, Civilized Man, in 2011. Recorded and co-produced with Mark Nevers (Andrew Bird, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Lambchop), Civilized Man was listed in the top 100 albums of 2011 by Amazon, with the pop-rock single "Shoe Fits" debuting at number seven on Amazon's top 100 songs of 2011.
"Apparently nobody told Daniel Ellsworth that when you drop your first full-length, it's not supposed to be a greatest hits record... this sounds like a cross between Jack White and M. Ward, and those guys are about three sips of absinthe away from total wizardry. Seriously, this will be my highest rated review. Go. Buy. The. Record." says Wells Adams of Brite Revolution.
With performances at CMJ Music Fest, Daytrotter, Audiotree Live, OurVinyl, and just being named Deli Magazine's Top Emerging Band In Nashville - DE&TGL are spreading their brand of genre-spanning rock with love and care, and a cannonball of sound… all resulting in broken eyeglasses, unkempt hair, and a damn good time.
Rob Drabkin
Blending elements of rock, improvisation and folk, Rob Drabkin's new album "Little Steps," has exceeded all expectations. Channeling the some of the best artists of Triple A Radio, this Denver, CO native has become a powerful mainstay alongside his formidable band in the live music scene. Together, they've succeeded in national appearances supporting Trevor Hall, G- Love & Special Sauce, The Wood Brothers, and Big Head Todd and The Monsters.
Rob has made impressive creative strides in the past few years, and the new nine-track album shows just how far he's come. With earnestness and originality, Drabkin thrives within stylistic excursions that range from driving folk rock to understated experiments with classical musicians. His powerful vocals and syncopated guitar drive the soaring opener, "For You I Would Die" and his strumming complements top-notch keyboard and percussion work. "Little Steps," the title track, takes the listener from zero to 60 on the first downbeat as a lively horn section heralds a sophisticated, feel good rock song that would make rob a natural to join Dave Matthews or Paul Simon on stage in the drop of hat.
In 2012 Rob released one of the most unique live albums to come out of Colorado, "Live At The Bluebird Theater 1.19.12" On this particular night, the band released a brand new set of original material as well as a cover of the legendary Paul Simon album, "Graceland" in it's entirety. The sold-out show generated so much buzz world-renowned Boulder Theater and clubs around the country immediately solicited Rob to headline. Theaters, festivals and Triple A radio stations around the country have caught onto Rob making him a staple in the national scene. Yes his '70's style fro might be unavoidable as his ubiquitous grin. But it's his music that got Drabkin on national tours, landed him the opening slot at sold out Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and charted his first album to #12 on CMJ charts. His presence in Triple A Radio is remarkable. He has received multiple invitations to perform live in KBCO Studio C along with serious airplay on KINK, KCSN and Sirius XM.
Rob's life was not always that of a full time touring and recording musician. He attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas where he studied Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Spanish in hopes of achieving an MD/PhD. Music had officially been sidelined until he took a life-changing trip to New York with his family. "My Dad played Jazz for over 30 years before he got into medicine. We re-connected with his old Berklee Music of School friends in New York and it was inspiring to see these musicians playing their hearts out and who have dedicated their whole lives to music. I decided that night to drop science and find my own voice in music and become a singer. I never sang a note till later that night (22 years old). I moved in with my parents and spent every working hour practicing singing and honing all songwriting skills I could."
After writing enough songs for an open mic set, Rob stormed onto Denver's music scene, frequenting jams wherever possible and setting his career into full motion. He assembled quite possibly a dream powerhouse band; featuring Brian McRae on drums, Bijoux Barbosa on bass, Eric Moon on keys and Dave Preston on electric guitar. His full band shows are high-energy blending improvisation and rock while still retaining an earnest singer/songwriter background. Rob Drabkin's career is in full motion as his latest release prepares him for his next national tour.
No matter where they go in the world, people tell the sisters that they've never heard or seen anything like it, that they have a completely unique sound and perform with what seems to be an inexhaustible energy. That's Baskery's aim, to never stop surprising. Baskery is a band built on what three people can do together. The music is not to be confused with country or bluegrass just because the instrumentation involves a double bass, a six string banjo and acoustic guitar.
The trio is not bound to any genre and this is what makes Baskery a little hard to figure out just by listening to their albums. It's all there in the live act, cause it is real. The three sisters can't recall when or why they started playing, the music's always just been there. "Performing live has become the most natural thing to us". That's where the high energy level on stage hails from, a pure and reckless love to the art of performing music.
In their late teens the sisters joined forces with their dad, who had been a one man band as long as the girls can recall it, playing old blues and country tunes for a living. They got introduced to the music business in a quite unglamorous way: "We played cover songs in pubs and bars, still we never played songs we didn't like just to please the crowd". This foundation of classic "roots music and Americana" settled in their hearts, but also awoke the urge of breaking the rules of traditional music.
Baskery is all about turning the music on its head, blending the straightforwardness of punk with the subtlety of singer/songwriting. Baskery has successfully toured all over the world, performing at festivals such as Glastonbury (UK), Woodford (AUS), SXSW (US), Portland Waterfront Blues Festival (US), Calgary Folk (CAN), California World Fest (US), Lowlands (NL), Azkena Rock (ES), Storsjöyran (SWE), Bergen Fest (NOR), Toender (DK) Shrewsbury Folk Festival (UK), Four Corners Folk Festival, (US), Sisters Folk Festival, (US) and many more.
The Epilogues
The Epilogues are a commanding indie/synth/rock outfit hailing from Denver, Colorado. Combining pristine melodies, meaningful lyrics, and dynamic keyboards, the band delivers polished and danceworthy tunes that carry a kick. After their hit single "Hunting Season" became a staple on the radio in Denver, The Epilogues gained explosive momentum with dazzling live shows, popular headlining tours, and enchanting music videos. From SXSW in Austin to The Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, and CMJ in New York City the band has played with a plethora of incredible acts and taken the stage at some of the most exciting events across the country. The passionate urgency with which they play each show leaves fans both elated and yearning for more.


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Commentary by Charity Apple
Teens & Twenties has moved from Sunday's to Monday's Times-News and we have a new look and a website, too.
The section, which has been various names throughout the last 20-plus years, is still produced by students — high school and college photographers and writers. We're writing stories and shooting photos about things that interest teens and twentysomethings.
And we're always looking for more participants in public, private and home schools. Our annual orientation party, including free pizza and drinks, is planned for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Times-News breakroom.
If you'd like to find out more about this award-winning youth section, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (336) 506-3057. You can find us on Twitter, too!

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Language-Only Communication Skills Test (LO-CST)
Assesses: Ability to effectively communicate with speakers in both English and the target language. Does not include evaluation of industry related terminology.
For admissions to "The Community Interpreter" (TCI) training program
Please use the form below to request your LO-CST for TCI admissions. If you prefer to make your appointment over the phone you can also call (678)540-6394.
After you submit your information, you will be contacted with scheduling information within two business days (usually same day). Within the body of your scheduling and confirmation emails, you will find a link to more information about the test as well as examples of the different types of exercises.
Once you have scheduled a time, you will need to make your payment online or over the phone at (678)540-6394 to confirm the appointment. If payment is not received within 24 hours, the appointment time may be offered to other candidates. You will receive a discount over standard pricing when ordering through the TCI program.
Results will be sent to the TCI program, to the local admissions officer or coordinator, and to the candidate. If you have any questions about admissions or program information, please contact your local coordinator. For questions about testing and test scheduling, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or (678)540-6394.


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Under the year-end 2015 Omnibus Tax Bill, parking and transit benefits were increased retroactively. The monthly tax-free limit on transit/van pool benefits has increased for 2015 from $130.00 per month to $250.00 per month.
To address employers' questions regarding the retroactive application of the increased exclusion for 2015 and to reduce filing and reporting burdens, the Internal Revenue Service is clarifying how the increase applies for 2015 and providing a special administrative procedure for employers to use in filing Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return, for the fourth quarter of 2015 to reflect changes in the excludable amount for transit benefits provided in all quarters of 2015 and in filing Forms W-2, Wage and Tax Statement.
To make employment tax corrections for overpayments (that is, to make adjustments or to claim refunds), an employer uses the "X" form that corresponds to the return being corrected. Thus, an employer corrects overreported taxes on a previously filed Form 941 by filing Form 941-X, Adjusted Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund.
Employers that originally reported excess transit benefits as includible in gross income and wages and withheld income taxes and FICA taxes would normally be required to file Form 941-X for each quarter to make corrections.
Special Administrative Procedure For Employers That Desire To Make Adjustments for 2015 On The Form 941 Filed For The Fourth Quarter of 2015
In view of the timing of the statutory change and the due dates for Forms 941 for the fourth quarter of 2015 and Forms W-2, and in order to reduce administrative burden, the IRS is providing a special administrative procedure for employers that treated excess transit benefits as wages and that have not yet filed their fourth quarter Form 941 for 2015.
Employers desiring to use this special administrative procedure must repay or reimburse their employees for the over-collected FICA tax (including any Additional Medicare Tax) on the excess transit benefits for all four quarters of 2015 upon or before filing the fourth quarter Form 941. The employer, in reporting amounts on its fourth quarter Form 941, may reduce the fourth quarter Wages, tips and compensation reported on line 2, Taxable social security wages reported on line 5a, Taxable Medicare wages and tips reported on line 5c, and Taxable wages & tips subject to Additional Medicare Tax withholding reported on line 5d by the excess transit benefits for all four quarters of 2015.
By taking advantage of this special administrative procedure, employers will avoid having to file Forms 941-X, and will also avoid having to file Forms W-2c.
Paylocity clients should work with their Account Managers to provide any adjustments as soon as possible to allow enough to include any adjustments in their year-end tax filings.
Similar to prior years, late-breaking tax changes have been announced with little time to react. Many changes require employers to make adjustments at an already very busy and hectic time of year. At Paylocity, we work to keep you informed of late breaking changes. Our staff of account managers and trained tax professionals can assist you in understanding how these changes impact your business and most importantly, your employees.
Thank you for choosing Paylocity as your Payroll Tax partner. Should you have any questions please contact your Paylocity Account Manager.
This information is provided as a courtesy, may change and is not intended as legal or tax guidance. Employers with questions or concerns outside the scope of a Payroll Service Provider are encouraged to seek the advice of a qualified CPA, Tax Attorney or Advisor.


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Breastmilk: Nutrient-Rich and Baby-Approved
Tuesday, 3/6/2018
March is a time to welcome the coming spring, and according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, it's also a time to recognize healthy eating. This month is National Nutrition Month, a campaign that focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. While much of the month focuses on adult nutrition, it also creates an opportunity to celebrate the nutritional value of breastmilk.
Breastmilk contains a wide variety of nutrients that are beneficial for babies. It contains many proteins, such as secretory IgA, which protects babies from viruses and bacteria, and lysozyme, which promotes healthy intestinal growth.
Fats are found in breastmilk as well, which aid in brain and eye development. Fat is a significant source of calories and is necessary for the absorption of Vitamins A, D, E and K. The principal carbohydrate in breastmilk is lactose, a vital source of energy. It also promotes the growth of healthy bacteria in the stomach.
In addition to these nutrients, breastmilk also contains many important cells, such as macrophages, T cells and leukocytes. These are all part of the immune system, keeping babies healthy and protecting them from disease.
These are just some of the many beneficial components of human milk. It truly is liquid gold, nourishing and protecting babies through their first phase of life.


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Bijnor municipal council has found a place among the four civic bodies of Uttar Pradesh which have been chosen for the Centre's ambitious 'Clean Ganga Mission'.
Bijnor municipal council has found a place among the four civic bodies of Uttar Pradesh which have been chosen for the Centre's ambitious 'Clean Ganga Mission'.
The other three civic bodies which have been included in the project are Mirzapur, Unnao and Ram Nagar in Varanasi.
Bijnor is situated on the left bank of the Ganga and the dirty and unclean water which is discharged into the river will be recycled, while the drainage system will be improved and sewerage will be introduced as part of the project, an official said.
Indra Pal Singh, the local Executive Officer of the project, said garbage and other waste will be hygienically disposed off through a plant and the municipal council area will be made pollution free.
Afforestation will also be undertaken under the project, he said.
The executive officers and other authorities of the four municipal bodies have been asked to start working in this direction, Singh said, adding that an expert team of this central project will visit Bijnor soon.
Cleaning of river Ganga and its tributaries is being undertaken by the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under the 'Namami Gange programme'.
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Riots and arson attacks have broke in several parts of northern India following a verdict of court convicting a flamboyant spiritual leader, Ram Rahim Singh, of raping tow of his female followers. Until now 25 people have lost their lives and tons of others injured. The toll may rise.
The self-styled "godman" and chief of Dera Sacha Sauda runs the 69-year-old sect from his headquarters on 1,000-acre property in the Indian state of Haryana that includes a cricket stadium, schools, cinema and hotel.
India's elite Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) accused Ram Rahim, who claims to have 60 million followers worldwide, of sexually assaulting tow of the female members of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect.
The rape allegations were first surfaced in 2002 through an anonymous letter sent to the then prime minister of the country. In the same year a investigating journalist was shot dead while his headquarters was scrutinized.
The United States embassy in Indian capital New Delhi has released a travel advisory for its citizens in India to remain away from affected areas.
Curfew has been imposed in several parts of the affected areas following reports of hundreds of violence incidence, particularly in Panchkula and Sirsa towns where the sect is headquarters, that injured media crew and damaged dozens of vehicles too.
Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi are now on high alert.
Ahead of the verdict elaborate security arrangements was seen near to the court equipped with police and paramilitary forces. Several army trucks had taken charge of securing the court complex.


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We came with the cold. It was a 55 mile, FULL FRONTAL southern slugfest to Bryce Canyon National Park from the humble 168 population town of Antimony, Utah. With severe headwinds, long ascents, and sub-freezing temperatures at 8,000 feet elevation we struggled separately to our campground. Never have I suffered so on the bike.
But, perhaps, I might rethink our approach. We came with the cold. It was a 55 smile, FULL FUN-TAL southern hugfest to Bryce Canyon National Park from the lovely 168 population town of Antimony, Utah. With humbling headwinds, beautiful summits, and eye-watering temperatures at 8,000 feet elevation we pedaled independently to our campground. It was a day for growth.
I left Otter Creek State Park alone. It was going to be a short ride day but with the cold front that had moved in overnight - casting the mountains rising up from our Antimony valley in a white layer of soft snow – had wrought a massive headwind. I wanted to have camp set up and relax by a fire before sunset.
So I went. And fought the cold and wet and wind up out of the valley. It was, by all accounts, a tough day to be on the bike. Having eaten all my food and drunken all my water in the slow views that passed at six miles per hour I was reaching an emotional trough.
Knowing little of Bryce Canyon before the trip I did not know that there was going to be a small city before our campground. Nor did I realize that our friend, that man with the van, a Mr. Dakota Gale of traipsingabout.com, had already reserved us a campground and bought us wood for that night within the park at Sunset Campground. But wham! Bam! Thank you Uncle Sam! Bryce City and Ruby's complex were glittering waves of scrolling neon on my horizon.
Life was looking up. I ate two cheesy sausage roller dogs from Ruby's Grocery Store, the first real grocery I'd seen in over 100 miles, and bought enough dinner to feed a small platoon of overindulged cyclists. When I walked out of the grocery to behold a frightful flurry of sleet and ice and snow the decision was made to eat another roller dog and call ones whom I'd missed during our cellphone servicelessness stint through eastern Utah.
Dakota was waiting for me at Sunset. We set up camp and wondered about the rest of the group. With his Sprinter van our decision was made easy. Back out on the road via vehicular locomotion. Brady and Rachel were eating hot beans and soup at Ruby's. Tyler had been holed up two miles away at Subway for an hour, waiting for the weather to pass. Megan and George had made it five miles that day and, feeling an oncoming sickness, opted for a room at a motel in Antimony.
We were five. Dakota took us out to dinner at a buffet, an amazing and appreciated experience that left my belly bulging over the seam of my once-loose travel pants. My legs now look like sausages in them, my stomach some slab of poodge poking out from the navel.
There was no sense in exploring the canyon that night … the weather and accompanying fog rendered outdoor activity hazardous and generally unrewarding. It was still icing and snowing when we left dinner, anyways, and we'd had enough of the outdoors for this one long and cold day.
Instead we watched The Prestige and farted all up in Dakota's van. It smelled so bad that, even though the temperature dropped to 25 degrees that night, he had to sleep with a window open to allow some of the bad air to escape.
When I woke it was cold. Spring elevated in Utah is unlike any Appalachian April I'd experienced. Snow and ice littered the ground. My tent was one big stiff sheet of freeze. What's a guy to do but sit in the bathroom and drink coffee?
As the day grew the sun came and warmed the landscape. It was clear and so we took a hike down from Sunset Point over to Sunrise Point and back, a four mile hike through the hoodoos of Bryce. What an amazing landscape. What an incredible canyon. I felt like a small stick of a human set against the vast and sprawling butterscotch spires of sand and stone. We gooshed and mooshed our way along the trail, taking our time with the scenery. I'd never seen such a variety in similar structures … there seemed to be no uniform hoodoo formation. The wind and ice had their own and unique ways of sculpting these sentinels of the canyon.
It was a rewarding hike, a reminder of why we ride for the national parks. Without the protection of these landscapes the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon might have been removed for mining purposes back in the early 1900s. Imagine – no accessible canyon, only the scars of our exploitation upon the rock? It was a reminder of our mission, of what we're trying to accomplish with Keys to Freeze. Yet I have to see them first to understand them, to feel their impact upon my eyes and body, recognize their beauty and power in our age of growth and progress, to allow myself to slow and think and believe in the silence of the hills and the meaning of the canyon below. These are the moments that we must treasure and share, and so I am happy to tell you here – Bryce Canyon is an amazing place, one I must recommend. If you do go the Sunset Campground is rife with trees and shaded places, perfect for comfortable camping and making new friends by the fire, like we did with our new friend Bret.
Bret was on a ride-about. Having quit his job in Portland he bought a motorcycle and is exploring the southern parks before returning to work in Washington in June. We shared fire and s'mores with Bret, he gave us chipotle popcorn and bourbon. A worthy trade. Food and stories and smoke, the defining moments of our second and final night in Bryce. For when we woke it was on to Zion.


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Hello week 5... The colors in my weekly pages don't often coordinate because I try to capture real life in whatever color it comes in. But this week was different and I ended up with a pretty page of greens and one filled with blues.
This week's photos were a mix of my iPhone photos and a few shot with my "big" camera (my Nikon D300). I also included quite a few drawings that the boys made. The easiest way to get these in my pages is to take photos of them with my iPhone, so that is what I did. Snap and save.
You might have noticed that I'm posting my pages out of order. That is because real life happens and I am behind. So I'm going to post whatever I'm working on whenever it is finished. I'll get caught up someday...
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Flame-powered WiFi router in 1.5 ton boulder hides survival guide library
In an increasingly digital world where it seems like you can connect to the Internet almost everywhere, the only place where you can get a digital detox is in nature. Or is it? Not if Berlin-based media artist Aram Bartholl has his way. Best known for works like "Dead Drops", which involves a public file-sharing network of USB flash drives embedded in innocuous crannies all over the world, Bartholl recently debuted a rather curious work: a 1.5-ton rock that doubles as a WiFi router and is powered by fire.
Located in a forested spot by a river at the Springhornhof outdoor museum, the "Keepalive" rock requires that visitors brush up on their survival skills to build a fire in order to activate its thermoelectric generator, which powers the router. As long as the fire is hot enough, the router will keep running. Says Bartholl on Hyperallergic:
It's not about easy access. It has a whole dystopian idea to it, like, will we need something like this in the future? Or somebody finding this in a hundred years – is it still working and they figure something out and they make a fire, or is there going to be a moment where we're going to need to make fire again to get access to the data?
The rock router is built on the Piratebox platform, which allows people to create DIY offline wireless networks. Though the Keepalive rock doesn't connect to the wider Internet per se, when it is on it does permit users to upload and download files via their smartphones into this stone database. What's even more quirky is the fact that the rock stores a library of survival guides, in PDF format -- some of them relevant to wilderness survival and some not. It's perhaps a darkly ironic nudge at the current state of humanity's evolution; eons of hard-learned human survival skills have come to this strange intersection of technology and nature. In a way, the stone is also a kind of survival grail, a destination in of itself:
In 'Keepalive' the stone itself becomes the data medium. In a very archaic, but at the same time clandestine manner, information can be exchanged only locally - in contrast to networked servers, services and clouds worldwide, this rock is not connected to the internet. You have to get close to nature in the countryside, find the stone and make a fire to activate the data source.
According to Bartholl, the idea for Keepalive came from images he saw of people firing up BioLite stoves to charge their phones during the 2012 Hurricane Sandy disaster. "It was funny — the power goes out, and people would buy these little stoves and make a fire to charge their phone," he says.
For now, the rock remains in place, waiting for intrepid data explorers to discover it, and perhaps contribute to its hidden library about the future survival of our species. More over at Hyperallergic and Aram Bartholl.


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Some Of The Facts That You Must Be Aware About Moving Companies
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MADRID, March 16 (Reuters) - After a topsy-turvy campaign and a "tragic" week which saw their hopes of any silverware disappear, Real Madrid were all smiles again at the Bernabeu after Zinedine Zidane's return as coach was celebrated with a 2-0 victory over Celta Vigo on Saturday.
"Happiness has returned to the dressing room and that's the most important thing," Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas told reporters.
"The past is the past, the group is working well. I don't know if we needed a change or not but the club thought it was necessary.
"Zidane has spoken to each one of individually and now we need to be professionals and work hard."
Isco gave Real a deserved lead in the second half in the Madrid sunshine and Gareth Bale further raised spirits by sealing victory later in the game.
Along with Isco and defender Marcelo, the Costa Rican Navas was one of the main beneficiaries of Zidane's return 10 months after the Frenchman had walked out on the club having won an unprecedented three consecutive Champions League crowns.
Navas, Real's number one in each of those triumphs, had been relegated to second choice with the signing of Thibaut Courtois and had only made three league starts before getting the nod ahead of the Belgian against Celta.
"I had not played for a very long time so I'm happy, we'll see what happens in the future," Navas added.
"The most important thing is I worked very hard to get an opportunity and today I got one."
Real defender Alvaro Odriozola also spoke of a change in atmosphere with the return of Zidane, who is Real's third coach Real of the season after the sacking of Julen Lopetegui in October and Santiago Solari last Monday.
Solari won his final game in charge of Real last week at Valladolid but his fate had already been sealed by two defeats to Barcelona and the humiliating 4-1 loss to Ajax Amsterdam which ended the team's iron grip on the Champions League.
"We are all very excited, we have renewed hope after that tragic week," said Odriozola.
"We have to look to the future, end this season with honour and try to win the remaining 10 games. We have to stay focused on competing and not thinking about who is playing or who isn't. Instead, we all need to give 100 percent."
Midfielder Dani Ceballos added: "It looks like us changing our coach worked. We have recovered some sensations we had lost and we have got the three points. Now our objective is to win all the games left and finish the season as well as possible." (Reporting by Richard Martin Editing by Ian Chadband)


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Meeting/Conference > Maryland Meeting/Conference
Evaluating Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Projects.
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety. November 18-20, 2019; Constellation Energy Building, Baltimore, MD.
This course will educate participants about developing and implementing safety improvement projects, including how to determine benefits and drawbacks during testing phases and ways to collect and analyze data. Prof. Jill Marsteller is the featured instructor.
Meeting/Conference > California Meeting/Conference
2019 Hospital Quality Institute Conference.
Hospital Quality Institute. October 14-15, 2019. Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA.
Quality improvement efforts built on respect, reliability, and resilience can enhance the safety of care delivery. This annual conference will present strategies and posters associated with these concepts and host a speaker roster that includes Dr. Tim McDonald and Dr. Alisa Khan.
Meeting/Conference > Asia Meeting/Conference
International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare: Taipei.
British Medical Journal, Institute for Healthcare Improvement. September 18–20, 2019; Taipei City, Taiwan.
This program will explore health care quality and safety and focus on the theme "Transforming Quality for Tomorrow." Topics covered will include enhancing patient- and family-centered care, promoting joy in practice, and building leadership capacity. Featured speakers include Dr. Donald Berwick and Derek Feeley.
Meeting/Conference > United States Meeting/Conference
Better Maternal Outcomes Rapid Improvement Network: Community and Safety-Net Hospitals.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. September 2019–February 2020.
Maternal harm in the United States is gaining increased attention as a patient safety concern. This collaborative network will help build participants' skills to implement best practices and improve care delivery for women and newborns. A recent WebM&M commentary discussed an incident involving maternal harm.
Newspaper/Magazine Article
IV Push Gap Analysis Tool (GAT) helps uncover national priorities for safe injection practices.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 29, 2019;24.
Mistakes in the administration of intravenous (IV) medications can result in patient harm. Analyzing data from 243 health care facilities regarding the quality of IV push practices in the field, this newsletter article reports adoption of practices such as the use of a new syringe and needle for every IV push injection and outlines 10 best practices to consider for improvement, including the routine supply of IV push medications in ready-to-administer containers and reporting to external bodies to enhance learning.
Newspaper/Magazine Article
PC standards for maternal safety.
R3 Report. August 21, 2019;24:1-6.
Maternal safety in the United States is gaining momentum as a system-level patient safety concern. This report reviews the new Joint Commission Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC) standards developed to improve the reliability of maternal care. Actions for improvement include patient risk assessment for conditions at admission and role-specific education for staff and providers who treat maternal patients regarding hemorrhage processes and procedures.
Press Release/Announcement
Reducing Diagnostic Error: Measurement Considerations.
National Quality Forum.
This website tracks the progress of a project focused on the development and review of measures to enhance viability, reporting, accountability, and impact of health care organization efforts to reduce diagnostic error. The deadline for submitting project committee nominations is August 30, 2019.
Journal Article > Study
Prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable patient harm across medical care settings: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Panagioti M, Khan K, Keers RN, et al. BMJ. 2019;366:l4185.
The extent of harm due to patient safety problems varies across studies. This systematic review sought to estimate the prevalence of preventable harm in medical care overall. Researchers synthesized data from 70 studies and estimated that 6% of patients receiving medical care experience preventable harm. Harm related to medications, diagnosis, health care–associated infections, and procedures accounted for significant proportions of preventable harm. The authors conclude that focusing on evidenced-based strategies to address preventable patient harm would improve health care quality and subsequently reduce costs. A related editorial calls for improving measurement of preventable harm. Another editorial spotlights the importance of understanding the causes of preventable harm in health care.
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Duration of second victim symptoms in the aftermath of a patient safety incident and association with the level of patient harm: a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands.
Vanhaecht K, Seys D, Schouten L, et al; Dutch Peer Support Collaborative Research Group. BMJ Open. 2019;9:e029923.
Clinicians may experience distress after being involved in adverse events. This study of 4369 Dutch providers examined the prevalence and duration of clinicians' symptoms associated with involvement in an adverse event as well as the relationship between the degree of harm and symptom duration. As expected, clinicians reported symptoms such as hypervigilance, self-doubt, and discomfort following adverse events. These symptoms were more severe and long lasting for events with more serious harm to patients, compared to events with less severe harm. The authors call for organizations to provide support for clinicians involved in adverse events. A previous PSNet perspective discussed efforts to ameliorate the impact of errors on providers.
Special or Theme Issue
2018 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45:461-486.
The Eisenberg Award honors individuals and organizations who have made important contributions to patient safety and quality improvement. Spotlighting the accomplishments of the 2018 recipients, this special issue includes an interview with Dr. Brent C. James, as well as articles on programs at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and BJC HealthCare.
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Designing and pilot testing of a leadership intervention to improve quality and safety in nursing homes and home care (the SAFE-LEAD intervention).
Johannessen T, Ree E, Strømme T, Aase I, Bal R, Wiig S. BMJ Open. 2019;9:e027790.
Patients in long-term care are at risk for many types of adverse events. This article describes a leadership development intervention to promote safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes and home care services. A WebM&M commentary reviewed quality and safety issues in nursing homes.
Journal Article > Review
Safety-I, Safety-II and burnout: how complexity science can help clinician wellness.
Smaggus A. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019;28:667-671.
Building on success rather than reacting to failure is an emerging focus of improvement efforts. This review suggests that concentrating on success, known as Safety II, can address challenges associated with the complexities of care delivery, reduce conditions that contribute to clinician burnout, and inform improvement strategies.
Journal Article > Commentary
Can we import improvements from industry to healthcare?
Macrae C, Stewart K. BMJ. 2019;364:l1039.
Principles from high-risk industries can be applied to safety improvement efforts in health care, but complexities unique to medicine can make translating these approaches challenging. This commentary highlights examples from aviation to illustrate both successes and areas where improvement is still elusive.
Journal Article > Commentary
Teaching novice clinicians how to reduce diagnostic waste and errors by applying the Toyota Production System.
Radhakrishnan NS, Singh H, Southwick FS. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019;6:179-185.
The Toyota Production System was designed to support reliable processes that improve value and reduce delays, overuse, and cost. This article describes an initiative to integrate principles of the Toyota Production System into an educational program for improving diagnosis and patient management.
Journal Article > Commentary
Why do hundreds of US women die annually in childbirth?
Slomski A. JAMA. 2019;321:1239-1241.
Maternal mortality is a sentinel event that affects mothers and families across a wide range of socioeconomic characteristics. This commentary explores how data collection gaps, medical errors, ineffective treatments, and care coordination weaknesses contribute to preventable maternal death. The author highlights efforts to improve safety in maternity care such as best practice bundles to ensure teams and clinicians are prepared for certain complications.
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Recommendations from a national panel on quality improvement in obstetrics.
Lefebvre G, Calder LA, De Gorter R, Bowman CL, Bell D, Bow M; National Panel on Quality Improvement in Obstetrics. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019;41:653-659.
Obstetrics is a high-risk practice that concurrently manages the safety of mothers and newborns. This commentary describes the importance of standardization, checklist use, auditing and feedback, peer coaching, and interdisciplinary communication as strategies to reduce risks. The discussion spotlights the need for national guidelines and definitions to reduce variation in auditing and training activities and calls for heightened engagement of health care professionals to improve the safety and quality of obstetric care in Canada. An Annual Perspective reviewed work on improving maternal safety.
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The design and conduct of Project RedDE: a cluster-randomized trial to reduce diagnostic errors in pediatric primary care.
Bundy DG, Singh H, Stein REK, et al. Clin Trials. 2019;16:154-164.
Diagnostic errors in pediatric primary care are common and represent an ongoing patient safety challenge. In this stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial, researchers were able to successfully recruit a diverse group of pediatric primary care practices to participate in virtual quality improvement collaboratives designed to reduce diagnostic error.
Front Line of Defense: The Role of Nurses in Preventing Sentinel Events. Third Edition.
Joint Commission and the American Nurses Association. Oakbrook, IL: Joint Commission Resources, Inc; 2018. ISBN: 9781635850611.
Nurses have an important role in ensuring patient safety on the front line. This book provides strategies for nurses to identify and help prevent sentinel events, with each chapter discussing prevention of a specific type of event.
Journal Article > Commentary
Harveian Oration 2018: improving quality and safety in healthcare.
Dixon-Woods M. Clin Med (Lond). 2019;19:47-56.
The United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) is known for both patient safety achievements and failures. This commentary discusses the unique opportunity the NHS embodies to improve practice. Highlighting system-level challenges due to lack of resources and funding, the author describes the role of health care professions in fostering continued achievements through the application of improvement science.
Patient Safety Primers
Individual Clinician Performance Issues
Most safety improvement efforts justifiably emphasize system performance. A clinician's individual skill level is an important component of the care delivery system that can influence patient safety—both independently and in conjunction with other system components. Emerging evidence examines assessment, monitoring, and improvement of clinicians' competence as a means of addressing this unique component and ensuring patient safety.


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The memoir Wasted is on my mind a lot. One of the biggest things that I noticed was that she used the term anoretic to describe herself as opposed to anorexic. Then I saw the brand name Anoretix for a diet pill. Which really struck me in terms of appropriateness. And then today, going through a March edition of The New York Times, I learned that there are now the terms manorexia (in males), orthorexia (unhealthy obsession with perceived healthy foods), diabulimia (diabetics that avoid insulin to avoid weight gain), Binge Eating Disorder (where there is no compensation of purging calories) and drunkorexia that can describe binging on alcohol only or avoiding the calories from food to offset calories from alcohol. All of it is so much bigger than I ever thought possible. The book has opened up floodgates in my mind.
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11spd: This week's best new bike gear
New gear from Cell, Northwave, VOID and more
As Rebecca Black so famously proclaimed, "It's Friday, Friday. Gotta get down on Friday. Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend." Now to pass the time while you try to get that terrible song out of your head, why not take a gander at the new bits and bobs that have rolled through the door at BikeRadar.
On the tap this week our Queensland and Bristol teams have received some camo mountain bike shoes, a handmade, fully customisable merino road kit, and some neat luggage for action-cam aficionados (or bag obsessives).
New mountain bike gear
Northwave Extreme XC
Northwave's Extreme XC shoes sit firmly at the lairy end of the spectrum. Occupying the top spot in the brand's range of high performance off-road kicks, these get a 100% unidirectional carbon sole, unibody construction upper to minimize excess material and stitching to shed weight and toe studs.
To keep your foot securely planted in the shoe, Northwave has employed two of its SLW2 (Speed Lace Winch) dials and a Velcro strap across the toebox, and lined the heel with silver 'cats tongue' antislip thread. At first glance the SLW2s appear quite similar to Boa dials, but they trade the metal wire for a heat-treated wax nylon thread (technology borrowed from sailing) and a quick-release/microadjust button instead of knobs that turn both ways.
Northwave has also partnered with Michelin to design an extra grippy compound for the lugs, and thermo-welded addtional protection to the front and sides of the shoe to prevent the upper tearing.
If you don't appreciate camouflage the way we do, the shoes are also available in black and green.
Our size 44 samples weigh 714g for the pair.
POC Index Flow Gloves
The Index Flow gloves from POC look to be an ideal trail companion for warmer summer months (our UK team are still waiting on those). It's a slim fitting lightweight glove with ventilation on the palms to help with sweaty hands.
There's a neat little pad to protect your knuckles from any nasty tress, but more importantly they're touchscreen compatible, so you can keep up to date on Instagram.
Ergon GA2 Grips
Designed for all mountain/trail use the GA2 grip uses an ergonomic shape, which is claimed to reduce arm pump and fatigue. Whether the marketing hype rings true, they certainly feel nice in your hand, no doubt helped by the soft rubber compound.
For the weight weenies, we clocked these in at 107grams, not too shabby at all.
Ergon SMA3 Saddle
With enduro on the rise, you need a saddle that offers all day comfort for your all-important bits – enter the SMA3. Boring names aside (we would have preferred 'super happy comfort saddle') it's available in two different widths, with a cutout down the middle to reduce pressure.
It's not the lightest, weighing in at 294g, but it feels tough, so should be reliable on those epic rides.
Lowepro ViewPoint BP 250 AW
As your action camera kit grows for your evolving Sick Edits™, the need for more organised storage grows too and Lowepro has you covered with the snappily named ViewPoint BP 240 AW. Designed for general day use as well as action camera storage, the BP 240 has a convenient 15in laptop sleeve and compartment with a headphone strap and zippered pockets.
External straps allow for bolting on additional cases or securing a small, lightweight tripod. The removable action camera case helps keep your cameras, mounts and batteries organised and easily accessible.
From our initial impressions, the bag seems to hold up well under load but a full day in the field with this bag is due to continue getting all the exciting action camera footage that's so often found on our Youtube channel.
New road bike gear
Cell Bikes Brunswick 2.0
When we reviewed the original Cell Brunswick cyclocross bike we were impressed, so much so it made it into our editors' choice awards in 2014. A couple of years on, the Aussie direct-buy brand has completely overhauled its 'cross machine for 2016.
The redesigned frame includes front and rear 12mm thru-axles, a new top tube profile to sit more comfortably on your shoulder, ovalised butted seatstays, a full carbon fork, BB86 bottom bracket, and claimed clearance for 45mm tyres.
The geometry has also been tweaked, with size specific head angles (our size medium see 71-degrees) and shortened chainstays for more agile cornering and as claimed by Cell, "rad wheelies".
The spec has also received an upgrade with a 1×11 full SRAM Rival groupset and hydraulic disc brakes, a carbon composite seatpost and tubeless-ready AClass CX4 rolling stock.
VOID Cycling Kit
You'd imagine any clothing coming from Sweden to be pretty well designed (well, they got IKEA right for starters) and VOID Cycling doesn't disappoint with a wide range of smart kits from the understated to the fairly lairy. Here, however, we rock the incredibly monochromatic styles of their unofficial Batman range. OK, so we made that bit up but if black is your thing, keep scrolling.
The race cut Limited Jersey packs in a whole bunch of class with the pinstripe design. The low-cut neck and long cut sleeves are personal favourite features. It's also available in burgundy for a dash of extra class, and the designs are complemented by a range of cuts, with the Limited range being the most race-fit while as you'd expect the Endurance jerseys are a bit more forgiving.
The all-black bib short design, with shiny black embossed logo, is very reminiscent of a certain clothing company that rhymes with 'gaffer' – but don't let that put you off. The enormous leg grippers provide more than enough grip to never be worried about the legs slipping but do ensure that sliding them over your newly shaved legs is a bit of an effort.
Light, packable and almost entirely devoid of logos, we're hoping the VOID Wind Vest fits our need to cope with the early morning chill and blustery British weather.
From our brief time with the VOID Wind Vest, we've found it to have enough stretch to accommodate all riding positions without feeling restrictive. Just what we like.
If you're the type that loves to kit out entirely from one brand, VOID also produces numerous accessories including water bottles, socks and various limb warmers.
- Jersey: €110
- Bibs: €160
- Wind vest: €100
Bryton Rider 310
When it comes to functionality for the money, at first glance the Bryton Rider 310 definitely packs quite a punch.
The 56g unit has a claimed battery life of 36 hours, is GPS enabled (no speed and cadence sensor required) and uses ANT+ to connect to external sensors including power meters, and Bluetooth to connect to smartphones and computers (there's a USB port too). As you'd expect, it keeps track of more metrics than you can shake a stick at, allows for custom training plans to be loaded onto the device, and sees an IPX7 waterproof rating. The rider 310 also gets a built-in barometer for accurate altitude readings.
Bryton also has an iPhone / Android app for direct uploads from the device, so you can still be at the end of a ride and have your data online. As the device records FIT files, the data from the Rider 310 can be uploaded either to Bryton's training software or your favorite third-party website like Strava or TrainingPeaks.
Best of all, you get all this for £117 / US$120 / $150
Eleven Velo Women's 99 Jersey and Race Knicks
With so many brands producing cycling clothing these days, it's always a pleasant surprise to stumble onto something genuinely different. Eleven Velo is an Australian company with a long history making merino wares.
Their current men's and women's range offers an interactive purchasing process, where you select the colour of each merino panel from a snazzy online 'builder' that lets you preview how good, or totally off the mark, your bespoke design is going to look. Global shipping is AU$10, or free if you spend over AU$300.
The jersey itself is snug, has a good length at the waist, and two options for sleeve length (although the longer length costs a few dollars extra). The bibs use a fleecy Lycra on the front and back, merino side panels (with 5% spandex) and incorporate a popular CyTech chamois as used by many brands at the moment. The elastic on women's knicks is on the rear of the garment only so they remain soft on the stomach, while the legs use a thick elastic for compression rather than silicone.
We're curious to see how they perform out on the road and how many days in a row we can wear the merino jersey before it smells.
- 99 Jersey: £71 /$103 / AU$135
- 99 Race Knicks: £72/ $104 / AU$137
Lazer Z-LED and Mud Cap
It seems Lazer has designed its Z1, Blade and Magma helmets to be a bit like like Swiss army knives. With things like the brand's Magneto eyewear system, the snap-on Aeroshell, Cappuccinolock and LifeBEAM 2.0 heart rate sensor, the Belgian outfit is putting emphasis on the ability to upgrade without needing to buy an entirely new helmet.
The latest addition to this range of add-ons is the Z-LED. It mounts inside the Mudcap at the back of the helmet and provides additional visibility. Running on coin cell batteries, the light has three flashing modes and a solid always-on mode. There's no claimed battery life or lumen count, but for such a little light it's surprisingly bright.
Unfortunately, if you've got a Z1 you'll have to choose between the Z-LED and LifeBEAM as there's no mudcap at this point that can accomidate both. That said, Lazer tells us the mud cap on the Blade has mounts for both. It also won't work with helmets like the Helium which don't have the rear mudcap.
Butter b2 RAT Chain Keeper
Chain keepers are an oft forgotten tool in a cyclist's toolkit but Butter, based just outside of Boulder (alliteration is great, isn't it?), aims to make cleaning and chain maintenance just that little bit easier with the b2 chain keeper.
Our b2 isn't compatible with just any bike though – this RAT version only works with Focus' Rapid Axle Technology (its proprietary quarter-turn quick-release system). Don't fear if you're not a lucky Focus owner though; Butter also has the b1 for traditional dropouts and a standard b2 for thru axles.


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BLACK Rebel Motorcycle Club, the band, not Marlon Brando's gang in "The Wild One," were like their movie namesakes at their Irving Plaza gig Monday – a study in contrasts.
Side by side with sensitive backwoods gospel-blues were punk anthems. For every twisted guitar distortion, there was a simple strum. Vocals could be clear or wrapped in rasp, and the drumming was sometimes violent and sometimes as gentle as hand claps.
The show opened with Peter Hayes alone onstage working a string of the blues-based songs from the new BRMC release, "Howl." In his new non-scruffy haircut, neat attire and retro country-blues sound, it seemed as if he could have just stepped out of a Sun Studios recording session from the '50s.
New fans who have been lured to the band by the subdued acoustic song treatments of "Howl" shuffled happily to the streamlined melodies. As pleasant as that strumming concert introduction was, had the band pursued that path much longer, they would have had to wake everybody up.
BRMC's strength is in its muscular, revved-up rock featured on earlier albums. Hayes was quite entertaining, but the show didn't start until his bandmates bassist Robert Been and drummer Nick Jago joined him.
That's when the fans stopped their polite swaying and head-nodding and got physical with intense, tightly wound rockers. Early on they clicked with the U2-ish "Weight of the World" and were especially good on the Black Crowes-influenced "Ain't No Easy Way Out."
While the acoustics of the new is at the opposite end of Punk Street, the band's early aggressive songs benefited from this newfound focus on clarity and simplicity. Older material such as "U.S. Government" and "Spread Your Love" pulsed with a lean edge that departed from the band's fatter studio versions. Where that treatment failed was for the fan favorite "As Sure as the Sun," which seemed
maddeningly slow and meandering.
Rather than spreading their top songs throughout the set BRMC chose to save most of the best for last. Among those tunes in the encore was "Whatever Happened to My Rock N' Roll (Punk Song)" where BRMC hit their stride. On this one, a tune that recalled the kind of blues boogies Canned Heat used to cook with, they managed to bridge the roar their name conjures and the new roots-rock road they've turned down.


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According to Wilton City Administrator Chris Ball, the city has put down more than 200 tons of a salt/sand mix on Wilton roads thus far, which constitutes more than half of what the city has for the … more
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State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton) held a listening post in Bennett on Feb. 9. The event was originally set to take place Jan. 19, but winter weather caused it to be rescheduled. Nevertheless, a … more
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Congressman Dave Loebsack will have a member of his staff at Muscatine City Hall, 415 Sycamore Street, from 10 a.m. until noon on Thursday, Feb. 21 for open office hours. Jared Hershberger, … more
WASHINGTON — The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recognized U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa with its 2018 Legislator of the Year award. "We are pleased to honor Senator Chuck … more
Newly elected Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls (D-Coralville) held a listening post at the Wilton Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 9. With a handful of constituents in attendance, Wahls gave an overview of … more
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On yet another snowy night Feb. 11, the Durant city council held a brief meeting with a relatively short agenda. One of the topics discussed was whether or not to enter into an agreement with MSA … more
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The Legislative Committee of the Wilton Chamber of Commerce will host a Legislative forum on Saturday, March 9, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Wilton Community Room at 104 E. Fourth St. in Wilton. … more
DES MOINES — Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the Computer Science is Elementary project is taking a crucial next step by inviting eligible Iowa schools to apply between Jan. 22 and March 29 … more
The Cedar County Assessor's office plans to mail the 2019 property assessment notices to property owners by mid-February. The notices are intended to inform the property owners of the … more
The Durant Chamber of Commerce hosted a political forum Feb. 2 at City Hall. Iowa Representatives Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton), Gary Carlson (R-Muscatine), Ross Paustian (R-Walcott) and Senator Mark … more
Layce DeLong, AN Reporter | 2/6/19
Wilton Police Chief Tim Leathers, Sgt. Dave Clark and officer Todd Johnson were present at the Jan. 28 Wilton city council meeting to request that new body armor and vests be purchased for the … more
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Modern palaeontology increasingly benefits from new and exciting methods. Techniques such as computed tomography have revolutionized our field, providing high-quality, often three-dimensional, images of the fossils in question. Yet I believe there is still a role for old-fashioned drawings; although these days a graphics tablet and associated software offer more comfortable ways of making illustrations than painstakingly inking an image onto tracing paper, shading it dot for tiny dot, and scraping away every minuscule mistake with a scalpel!
But why take the trouble to illustrate fossils at all? Isn't a decent photograph sufficient? It's an old, but true, adage that a picture paints a thousand words, but a good scientific illustration isn't just a pretty picture — it is also part of a hypothesis. Not all fossils are perfectly preserved, and from the mass (or sometimes mess) of lines, scratches, or imperfections in the rock matrix, palaeontologists have to tease out what is biologically relevant — what really belonged to the original organism — and what is unimportant or distracting. These distinctions are often crucial to how the fossil is being interpreted, and are not obvious in a raw photograph.
Taking time to draw a fossil carefully under the microscope helps me better understand the specimen by forcing me to make decisions about what I can really see. Is this a leg I see before me? In the 19th century palaeontologists sometimes employed professional artists who may have spent more time looking at the material than did the scientists themselves. There are animals described as blind, even though the artist clearly put eyes on the accompanying illustration. In my own field of arthropod palaeontology it is important to accurately determine features like the number and boundaries of the body segments, the joints between the limbs or the mouthpart elements, and whether other details (eyes, spines, tubercles, and so on) are really present.
Done well, drawings offer valuable data for subsequent study, possibly years or even decades later. A good drawing outlives its illustrator, and will go beyond the original function of describing how a new species looked. High-quality figures can be used by later workers to recognize characteristics relevant for subjects such as functional morphology, or for determining evolutionary relationships. It is disappointing to receive a new publication about a potentially exciting fossil in which drawings are sketchy, or even absent, as this makes it harder to tell whether the authors have interpreted things correctly. If they claim an arthropod had 10 segments, but I suspect it should have had 11, then a drawing where they offer evidence for their count (and which can be compared directly to a photograph) would be extremely helpful.
Of course different researchers may interpret the same fossil in different ways, and this should be reflected in the relevant illustrations. For example, there is an early arthropod specimen Fuxianhuia in which some workers see extra limbs tucked under the body and others see the same structures as part of the internal digestive system. A drawing alone will not resolve this debate, but it touches on another decision the palaeontologist has to make. How much effort goes into the interpretative drawing? Should I draw the specimen to the best of my ability exactly as it appears in the rock? This is the more time-consuming alternative — which I personally favour — and assumes that all the anatomical features that are really there will emerge through the high-quality illustration. Others take a more schematic approach, and restrict the drawing to only those outline features which they consider relevant and necessary. This is quicker, and admittedly yields a neater picture, but risks overlooking finer details.


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This morning at 10:43 my cell-phone buzzed during class with a 713 number. Since I don't know anyone in 713 outside of work numbers, I had a feeling it was the Law Review people, so I rudely excused myself from class and stepped in the hallway. "Hello, may I speak with John Sharp please?" Woo-hoo! A pleasant, professional-sounding voice on the speaker told me everything I'd been waiting a week to hear. She said I'd written one of the best entries in the competition and that I had a few days to decide if I wanted to commit to Law Review. I told her I didn't need to wait; I was in. I'm supposed to get a confirmation email and there's a reception in three weeks. (Yay!) To celebrate, Sheridan and I watched Teenage Drama Queen and What a Girl Wants while eating spaghetti and chocolate-chip cookies.


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People nowadays really keep track on their weight. Many do it for the looks, and less for the health. Still, it is a good reason anyway to lose weight even for that. We do not have to follow media strictly, but at least we can adjust our habits.
To be fit is really the key for being healthy and attractive. Everyone has different success methods and the natural ones are the best universally.
Do not have yo yo diets or fad crash diets. They bring the weight back and have short term effects.
These are the best items to consider:
- Green tea- this one makes you lose fat tissue and give you antioxidants. Also it is thermo genic and means it makes more heat so the body has faster metabolism. Also makes more fat oxidation and burning of it faster. Have maximum 5 cups daily since it also has caffeine.
- Hibiscus tea- these flowers are diuretics and this means you will urinate more. Dry their petals on paper. Then soak them in 8 cups water for a day. Strain this and refrigerate.
- Ginseng tea- this is traditional in China for energy boost and stamina too. Also for weight loss. Get 4 tbsp dry ginseng and add to 4 cups boiled water. Let it simmer and after an hour strain it. Drink during the day.
- Guggul herb-the guggul gum comes from Commiphoramukul and is known like myrrh. It helps with the thyroid work and weight loss. Get 75 mg extract and divide in doses of 25 each.
- Grapefruit- this fruit levels the blood sugar and stops metabolic issues. Also it can prevent diabetes. Have a glass of this juice before eating. In the morning, this refreshes the liver.
- Prickly pear- this looks like basic pear except is a cactus plant. It was used in tradition for obesity, cholesterol, diabetes…since it lowers the sugar, also bad cholesterol is lowered with it and bowels are improved. Remove its ends and slice in half. Peel it and blend. Then strain and drink the juice. For a glass you need 4 pears.
- Yerba mate- this one has mateine in it. Mateine speeds metabolism and gives energy too. Get 1 tbsp yerba in the coffee press. Then add 2 cups hot water and stir. The press helps in infusion and leaves extracting. After 5minutes, strain and drink.
- Gurmar leaves- this was known to aid in diabetes, enlarged liver, spleen, obesity and kidney stones. Also it manages the blood sugar and triglycerides, also the high cholesterol. Take 12 g maximum per day or reduce in case of diabetes.
- Pu-erh tea- this is from China and soothes the spleen, improves digestion, and removes extra fluids. It also speeds metabolism. Place the leaves in teapot and put hot water. Throw that water and do this 2 times. In the end, add hot water and let it sit before consuming.
- Coleus forskohlii- this one is known as Indian coleus, of the mint herbs and is found in Southeast Asia. It is used mostly by vegetarians, but it is great for weight loss since it melts the fat and makes more lean mass. Lifters add this in their regimes.
Do not risk the health. Always check everything before eating or drinking. Never trust the media with the fast result diets. Get healthy foods, and natural herbs it is safer and better. Also, workout!
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By Order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Stremmel Auctions will be conducting the sale of the framing store, Fast Frame. On Thursday, December 14th at 10 am PT, a live public oral auction will be conducted with no minimums and no reserves.
Location: Fast Frame. 940 W. Moana Lane Ste. 103. Reno, NV 89509
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Preview: Wednesday, December 14th 10am –5pm
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Latest Clash Royale updates have added better features, new troops, a Tournament mode and more. Read more from https://clashroyale.com/blog/release-notes/update-new-tournament-mode-cards-chests. There are two new chests and shops offer. One of them is an Epic Chest.
Epic Chest:
- It contains only Epics. If you buy an Epic chest in Arena 7, it contains only Epics from Arena 7 and below.
- It costs Gold to buy the Epic Chest.
- Drop rates are higher than the Legendary Chest.
The question I have been asking myself, is it worth spending 10k for an Epic Chest?
From the clip above, my answer is no. Because I don't use any of those Epic cards 🙁 It's too random. Maybe it will be useful in the future. But for now it's better off to save the $$$ for upgrades unless you have nothing else to upgrade 🙂
Yes it's totally worth purchasing the 10k Epic Chest. After purchasing the Epic Chest, I was given a Legendary Chest (my first Legendary Chest!) and an Epic Chest. Few days later I was given a Magical Chest and Giant Chest. Let me know in the comments below if this happened to you after purchasing an Epic Chest.
Check out my Legendary + Epic + Magical + Giant Chest opening.
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Clients buy legal services from lawyers, not law firms. Firms invest heavily in their brands, but primarily for the purpose of empowering their attorneys to develop business themselves. Law firms lay the foundation. Individual lawyers need to build.
Selling legal services is relational not transactional. It takes time. It requires consistency. Unless you're selling a commodity, which means you're competing on price, you need to invest in relationships to attract and keep clients.
In their book, The Go-Giver, Bob Burg and John David Mann explain that, "All things being equal people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like, and trust."
Building a personal brand that allows prospective clients to know, like, and trust you is particularly important when it comes to selling legal services. The attorney/client relationship is an intimate one. Lawyers are often privy to a client's darkest secrets, biggest fears, and most important aspirations. If there are not high levels of trust, respect, and rapport between attorney and client, then it's tough for the lawyer to do their job, for the client to get the result they desire.
Think about your own past experiences trying to hire someone to help out with an issue. It's hard, right? Hiring a service provider, be it a carpenter or a lawyer, is difficult because, as the buyer, you're forced to make a commitment in advance based on someone's promise to deliver a result in the future. It's not like "kicking the tires" on a product prior to a purchase.
Before committing to someone, therefore, you probably felt a certain level of unease. You asked yourself: "Does this person know what they are doing? Is the price fair? Will they do what they say? Will they complete the task on time and on budget?" Anxiety is heightened when the service provider starts using platitudes to describe their alleged expertise, and making vague claims and using jargon to describe the problem and potential solution. This is meant to impress you, but it only frustrates and confuses you.
On the other hand, a service provider who communicates a calm and measured description of expertise, experience, and the approach to addressing the problem increases your own confidence that you are speaking to the right person. You focus less on price than you would if you still felt unsure about the person's abilities. After all, you likely care more about the outcome than you do the price, and you're probably willing to pay a bit more if you trust that the problem will be addressed correctly the first time, without having to go through the process again.
New business engagements of any variety that begin well, with high levels of mutual trust and respect, tend to end well. A clear and compelling personal brand, therefore, helps to overcome buyer's remorse. A personal brand that allows a prospective client to know you, like you, and trust you helps them to take the leap of faith required to hire you and move forward with a higher level of confidence.
Here are some ways to build a "know, like, and trust" personal brand:
Know: Have an active presence on social media. Connect with people, share valuable content, and engage with other people's content on platforms like LinkedIn. Write and publish thought leadership articles about topics of interest to your audience.
Consumers of legal services desire, above all else, expertise. Unless and until expertise can be conveyed and validated through referral or reputation, one of the best and only ways that it can be demonstrated is through written thought leadership expressed in the marketplace of ideas. Generating and disseminating compelling content builds awareness, and positions the content creator as an expert. It's a long-game tactic with a focus on relationship building, not the hard sell. But while it's not the hard sell, content marketing is selling in the sense that it attracts people to you.
Like: Clients don't buy legal services, they buy the lawyer who provides them. Before you'll ever have the chance to show that you're a good lawyer, you need to demonstrate that you're a good person. Speak in a way that clients can understand. Don't use legal jargon to try to appear smart; it will just make the client feel uninformed and turn them off.
Show some personality and vulnerability. Clients want to hire a lawyer who understands and empathizes with them. If you can communicate in a way that makes clear that you know what it's like to walk in your clients' shoes, they'll feel understood and trust you to solve their problems. In every interaction, lead with understanding and empathy. This will put the client at ease. Then you'll be in a position to demonstrate expertise and authority.
Trust: Once the client is comfortable with you as a person, you'll then have the opportunity to build trust that you're the right person for the job. Trust is established by making commitments and then fulfilling them. Say you'll get the draft done by Tuesday, get it done by Tuesday. Establish a budget, stick to the budget. Doing what you say you'll do builds trust; failing to do so erodes it.
The same is true when it comes to business development. A prospective client is apprehensive, and is taking her prospective lawyer for a "test drive" before an engagement. Accordingly, "little things" that a lawyers does or doesn't do during this courtship phase matter greatly. Show up two minutes late to the conference call, send the proposal a day later than you said you would, spell the client's name wrong in an engagement letter, or fumble through your notes during a meeting, and you'll erode trust. Fulfill every commitment you make with a sense of urgency and you'll establish trust and confidence that you're the right lawyer for the job.
Could you use a bit of help in defining your target market, and positioning yourself as an expert with clients, potential clients and referral sources within a niche?
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