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Early January: Turin, Basel
"Mit Nietzsche ist es aus!"
January 3-6: FN sends the so-called "Wahnbriefe" [lit., madness letters]. 6 Jan: Jacob Burckhardt visits Overbeck, showing him a letter and expressing concern. Overbeck writes to FN in Turin, asking FN to come to Basel at once. 7 Jan: Overbeck receives another Wahnbrief and consults Dr. Ludwig Wille, director of the Psychiatric Clinic in Basel. They agree that FN must be brought back to Basel at once; Overbeck undertakes a trip to Turin. Overbeck arrives to find FN in the full grip of his insanity, sitting on a sofa and reading the proofs for Nietzsche contra Wagner.
Overbeck arranges to have a Dr. Bettmann, a dentist, help him bring FN to Basel. 10 Jan: FN is brought to Basel and delivered to Wille's clinic. 13 Jan: Franziska Nietzsche arrives in Basel and stays at the Overbecks' residence. Within a week's time (on January 17), FN is transferred to Binswanger's clinic in Jena. FN will remain in the Jena clinic until 24 March 1890. Overbeck is clear about the finality of FN's insanity, writing in a letter "Mit Nietzsche ist es aus!" [Nietzsche is finished!]
Mid-January through December: Jena
Overbeck and Köselitz debate the question of what to do with FN's late writings. On 19 January they agree that Götzendämmerung, already printed and bound, should released (which takes place on January 22). They decide not to publish Nietzsche contra Wagner, fearing, among other things, prosecution due to Majestätsbeleidigung (lese-majesté). Puzzled by the shrill tone of some of the passages, they also agree to delay the publication of Ecce homo and Der Antichrist.
February: Nietzsche contra Wagner is issued as a private edition, although the publisher (C. G. Naumann) secretly prints 100 copies instead of 50.
Over the next months, FN's condition improves slightly, although the doctors remain pessimistic about recovery. On 23 September Binswanger reports to Overbeck: "...als er zusammenhängender spricht und Erregung mit Schreien etc. seltener sind. Wechselnde Wahnideen treten noch immer auf, auch Gehörshalluzinationen bestehen noch... Seine Umgebung erkennt er nur zum Teil, s. z. B. bezeichnet er den Oberwärter als Fürst Bismarck etc. Er weiß nicht genau, wo er ist... Die Aussichten auf Genesung sind allerdings gering, aber noch nicht völlig zu verneinen." [that he (FN) speaks more coherently and that the episodes with screaming are more seldom. Different delirious notions appear continually, and auditory hallucinations still occur... he recognizes his environment only partially, e.g., he calls the chief orderly Prince Bismarck etc. He does not know exactly where he is... The prospects for recovery are certainly minimal, but cannot yet be fully ruled out.]
April: Rohde visits Overbeck in Basel. He will visit again in late August.
May: Helen Watterson publishes translations of 12 of FN's aphorisms in the New York Century Magazine under the heading "Paragraphs from the German of Friedrich Netzsche [sic]." (Thatcher, p. 22 [N])
June 3: Bernhard Förster kills himself in the Hotel del Lago, taking a poison consisting of strychnine and morphine. Elisabeth contrives to have a local doctor write a false death certificate, which cites heart attack, brought on by nervous exhaustion, as the cause of death. [Janz, III, p. 127-128]
In November the eccentric Julius Langbehn arrives on the scene. In the following year, Langbehn will anonymously publish his book Rembrandt als Erzieher ["Rembrandt as Educator," a title deliberately chosen after FN's work on Schopenhauer], a book that in a single year's time goes through 25 editions and sells over 66,000 copies. Claiming that FN is not really sick but is just neglected by the doctors, he offers to cure FN, offering Franziska hope when all other doctors could only be pessimistic. He begins by taking FN out for walks and FN seems to respond favorably. Langbehn demands, however, complete authority over FN. He begins to discredit himself through his own eccentric behavior. While visiting in late February 1890, Overbeck finally convinces Franziska that Langbehn cannot cure her son, and Langbehn returns to Dresden.
In late 1889, Julius Klingbeil, a disgruntled colonist, writes a book called Enthüllungen über die Dr. Bernhard Förstersche Ansiedelung Neu-Germanien in Paraguay [Revelations Concerning Bernhard Föster's Colony New Germany in Paraguay], a damning expose of the true conditions of the colony in Paraguay. Klingbeil writes: "Einen widerwärtigen Eindruck machte es, Zeug zu sein, wie er [Förster] die Domination seiner herrsüchtigen Frau erträgt... Überdies hört man vom Dr. [Förster] jedesmal, wenn man etwas mit diesem überlegen will: 'Sprechen Sie mit meiner Frau.'" [It made an bad impression to have to witness how much he [Förster] suffers the domination of his power-addicted wife... on top of that one heard from the Dr. everytime, when one wanted to consider or debate something with him: 'speak to my wife.']


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Carl Pope was a keynote speaker of the Saint Louis Climate Summit. He spoke at Chaifetz Arena on April 23, 2018.
Carl Pope worked at the Sierra Club for nearly 30 years before stepping down as its Executive Director in 2012. More recently, he is better known for having written the insightful book, Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet, which was co-authored by Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City. Climate of Hope resonates with the message that even though we are "in a time when national leadership seems bent on denying the facts of climate change, and has failed to plan for its likely consequences, smaller-scale efforts will achieve the desired results, by empowering cities, regions, businesses, and citizens to accelerate the progress they are already making on their own."


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In turbulent contemporary times, investors tend to be more and more conscious of the fact that times of inspiration, speculation, feeling in the financial markets have passed. And if not passed, at least changed. You buy today, you sell tomorrow. Or you buy now, and sell later. It's crazy! You can barely think about long-term investments. I mean building a portfolio as a wedding gift for your children. Unless you are a genius…but who believes in geniuses of financial markets? Oh, yes. There is a group of so-called geniuses of the 2001.
I'm sure that the first thing you must be thinking of is the real estate. And yet, compared to the real estate, gold has been going way above imagination! I think the most appropriate approach is history-connected. I mean...ok, these guys might as well have been geniuses, but even if so, there must have been a "flashing star" , a divine source of inspiration, something.
In every pre-recession period, there is this longtime myth of gold saying that "gold did not fall during the Great Depression". True indeed, just that the 1930s experience is economically irrelevant for our times. What happened next? Well, gold fell in the 1974/75 recession. Began to rise by almost 50%, and again fell in the 1974/75 recession. Again fell in 2000 prior to the 2001 recession. It was high time people knew how it worked! And there arrived the geniuses investors! In the 2001s they bet on gold. And they did right. After 20 years of undervaluation, gold got back on its track. And in the last 7 years, we have assisted to remarkable changes, exhibiting any expectations. $268 in February 2001 to $960 in February 2008.
What should we learn from that now? Well, it's quite clear: on one hand, in the recession time, price tends to fall. Why? Because people are desperate for cash. They fear. The marginal sellers become more active than the marginal buyers, and, like for every market that responds to supply and demand, the asset holders see their assets going down. On the other hand, in times of high price inflation gold is bought as a store of value, naturally leading to a support for the price of gold.
There's just one "detail" to clarify. What are we heading to? Analysts see different messages from the Fed, trying to choose the most relevant between recession and accelerating price inflation. Looking back, it makes sense now. I think it won't be the case about talking of a new generation of geniuses. We just have to stay posted, there's one way or the other.
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Updated. After being nagged about it for years by Wall Street, Apple (s AAPL) on Monday said it has decided to cut into its significant cash reserves by offering a dividend to stockholders. A dividend of $2.65 per share will be distributed each quarter, starting with the company's fourth fiscal quarter of 2012, which begins July 1.
Apple will also spend $10 billion of its nearly $100 billion in cash to repurchase shares of its stock over a period of three years, which is currently priced at $585.57 per share. That will begin with the company's 2013 fiscal year, which is September 30, 2012. The purpose of that is to, neutralize "the impact of dilution from future employee equity grants and employee stock purchase programs," Apple said in a press release Monday morning.
All told, the company will spend $45 billion over the course of the next three years.
We have used some of our cash to make great investments in our business through increased research and development, acquisitions, new retail store openings, strategic prepayments and capital expenditures in our supply chain, and building out our infrastructure. You'll see more of all of these in the future. Even with these investments, we can maintain a war chest for strategic opportunities and have plenty of cash to run our business. So we are going to initiate a dividend and share repurchase program.
Apple is holding a conference call with investors to discuss the dividend and buyback at 6 a.m. PDT. We'll be updating this post throughout the event.
Update: On a conference call Monday morning, Cook said that despite spending a large amount of cash on dividends and repurchasing stock, the company will continue to use its cash on the same things it has up til now, including research and development, retail store openings and strategic capital expenditures in the supply chain. "There will be more of all of this in the future," he said.
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Even with these investments we can mainstain a war chest for strategic opportunities and have plenty of cash. We have thought very deeply and very carefully about our cash balance. We will continue to invest in the business … these decisions will not close any doors for us.
Other topics discussed:
- Cook said that Apple's board of directors considered other scenarios, including a stock split. But he said that they ultimately decided against it because they saw "little support that it helps the stock." He did say that Apple is "in a unique position at a unique point in time" so that a split is something they would "continue to look at."
- As of the end of December 2011, $64 billion of Apple's $98 billion in cash was held in accounts outside the U.S. The cash being used to pay for the dividend and buyback is coming from the cash Apple currently has in U.S.-based accounts. CFO Peter Oppenheimer repeated what he's said before, that "repatriating the cash from offshore would result in significant tax consequences."
- They had no interest in talking about anything other than cash, but in response to an analyst's question about whether Apple planned to release sales figures for the new iPad, which went on sale this weekend, Cook said that the tablet had a "record weekend and we're thrilled with it."


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Hailing from Aberdeen, Cast of the Capital can best be described as a sugary indie pop that just makes you want smile. Their recent EP contains 5 tracks, which were recorded and mixed in July 2009 by Robin Sutherland, (Dundee, UK) who has worked with the likes of Stapleton, Tellison and Jacob's Stories. The tracks were then mastered by Dave Collins in Los Angeles. Steve from the band recetnly took some time out to answer a few questions for me...
Would you care to introduce yourselves?
Yeah, sure! My name is Steve Morris and I play bass guitar for Cast Of The Capital – an Aberdeen bases Indie Rock Band. Or maybe it is more Indie Pop, I don't know! Somewhere between the two I think. I play alongside my brother Matt who writes the songs, sings and plays the guitar. We are joined by Ally Naylor who plays drums, and Jamie Watt on guitar. We're all from Aberdeen and continue to live here, as it is rather nice!
How did you come up with the band name?
I am going to have to be clichéd here and say 'it's a secret'. The question is: why is it a secret?! I guess I don't want to spoil the sense of mystery, ha!
What artists would you say have had the biggest influence on the band?
A good mix of Scottish and American bands. The Shins, Frightened Rabbit, Death Cab For Cutie, Stapleton and Rogue Wave have all been a huge inspiration. Not only their music, but they all seem like such nice people, and we dream of having a career similar to theirs! Each one of us is really into at least one of those bands. It's pretty cool as we all have similar-ish tastes in music, but still different enough to make writing songs interesting.
Favourite venue (played/would like to play)?
I have had really fun gigs in Snafu (Aberdeen) and The Room (Inverness). The Dirty Hearts Club, which is held in Snafu in Aberdeen, always has a great vibe and usually gets great bands. I would love to play at the Barrowlands in Glasgow. Since we saw The Shins and Death Cab play there a number of years ago, it has been one of our all time ambitions to play there!!
Have you any plans to go ahead and make a full album?
We are starting to think about writing for an album. We are taking a little break from touring during the winter to focus on writing some new songs. Matt has some really exciting ideas for different types of songs – poppy ones, darker and more obscure ones. I think it will be difficult to decide on which songs to include and which direction to take the record, as a whole, in. But I am looking forward to it so much.
If the answer to the above is yes...Then would you be looking at doing this with Kittiwake?
It is genuinely really hard to answer that question! The chaps from Kittiwake are among the friendliest, most committed and enthusiastic people we have ever met. To have them show such a keen interest in our band is really great. The plan for the moment is to see how the EP gets on over the next wee while, and to see where next year takes us. But anything is possible!!
If you could support one band living/dead who it would be?
Living – I am not going to beat around the bush here. Death Cab For Cutie. I could mention other bands to try and disguise my obsession with them, but I don't think it'd be right to hide the truth!!
Dead – Johnny Cash. I have only really begun to take a real interest in his music and career. But I definitely find him inspiring. I love reading about the old times – hitting the road in an old beat up van, finding little towns to play a rock show in, dressing in your finest dark and moody attire and taking to the town hall stage at night.
Are there any local bands you would recommend I check out?
Yeah sure! Local to Aberdeen – Indian Red Lopez. Those are some talented fellows indeed! Remind me a little of Radiohead. Local to Scotland – Trapped In Kansas, Pensioner and Barn Owl. We have been lucky enough to tour with a couple of them, and really hope to organise something with the others.
Where and when can we next see you playing live?
In Scotland you can catch us playing in Stirling Uni at night on the 5th November then in Snafu in Aberdeen on the 12th November. We are then hoping to add a couple more English shows to our schedule, around them time of our gig in Buffalo Bar in London.
A massive thank you goes out to Steve for taking the time out to answer my rambling questions, you have a listen the lead track on their EP below, then go and buy it here.
Cast of the Capital have are on tour around the country form Thursday, check out their Myspace to see if they're playing anywhere near you. If not then you can always listen to them in session for Stirling Uni's Student Radio show 'Air3' this coming Thursday (5th Nov).


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LOS ANGELES — The World Series left Vin Scully Avenue late Wednesday in an unprecedented torrent of home runs. The Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers combined for eight, the most in a World Series game. Another day of searing heat may not have been the reason.
"I think the balls are juiced, 100 percent," Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel said after his team evened the World Series with a 7-6 victory in 11 rollicking innings of Game 2. "Major League Baseball wants to put on a show. We crushed the home run record this year. Honestly, I think the balls are juiced."
Keuchel, a former Cy Young Award winner who lost Game 1 on a two-run homer by Justin Turner that barely cleared the left-field fence, said he had no doubt. Keuchel relies on precision, not power, to induce weak contact from hitters. His survival depends on reading their swings. He knows what he sees.
"Really powerful guys in this league, they're going to get theirs," Keuchel said. "Where you can tell the difference is the midrange guy, and he's hitting 20-plus homers now. That's not supposed to happen. And it's happening."
Keuchel continued: "That's what Major League Baseball wants. They want that exciting, two-home run lead, and then they come back and hit another home run, and everybody's still watching. That's what they want. That's what they're getting."
That was basically the story of Game 2, when the Astros and the Dodgers combined for five home runs in extra innings — something that had never been done in major league history, even in the regular season.
Major leaguers combined for a record 6,105 homers in 2017, and the postseason has been no different. The very first batter, Minnesota's Brian Dozier, went deep to start the first wild-card game. In their National League Championship Series loss to the Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs scored eight runs on homers, and no runs any other way. Of the 17 runs scored in this World Series, 14 have come on homers.
"Everybody's swinging for the fences," said a weary Ken Giles, the Astros' closer, who served up Yasiel Puig's 10th-inning blast in Game 2. "Home runs this series have been the big play so far. We need to figure out a way to prevent it."
On Friday, the series shifts to Minute Maid Park, where the Astros are 6-0 this postseason. Jose Altuve began the Astros' playoff run with three homers there in the division series opener. The Dodgers also got a three-homer game in the playoffs, by Enrique Hernandez in the N.L.C.S. clincher.
Teams generally must slug to win. The top eight teams in slugging percentage all reached the playoffs this season; the Astros were first, at .478, and the Dodgers were tied for seventh with the Cubs, at .437. If this World Series becomes one big home run derby, the Astros like their chances.
"If it comes down to a slugfest, my money's on us," third baseman Alex Bregman said. "We bang. We're the best-hitting team in baseball. We'll step in that box ready to go every time. It's fun to be a part of an offense like this."
Bregman homered off Clayton Kershaw in Game 1, the only blemish across Kershaw's seven dazzling innings. It was typical of the way opponents have tried to handle Kershaw this month: With little chance of bunching hits together, they simply try to swing big.
The strategy is failing; while Kershaw has allowed all eight of his runs on homers this postseason, he is 3-0 with a 2.96 earned run average. He is scheduled to face Keuchel in Game 5 on Sunday.
As for Keuchel's assertion — widely shared by other pitchers around the league — that the balls have been altered, Commissioner Rob Manfred has consistently denied it. He reiterated that stance before the American League wild-card game this month.
"We're using two different labs that have been looking at the ball on a continuous basis all year," Manfred said. "Balls are within specs; there's been no movement even within the range of the specifications in terms of the baseball. I've said before I think there's other issues causing the home runs other than the baseball — principally, the way the game's being played, the tolerance for strikeouts, power pitching, guys changing their swing."
Manfred added that "fans like home runs," a point that is hard to argue. Excitement surged through Dodger Stadium with each home run on Wednesday night, and the hitters reacted memorably: The Dodgers' Joc Pederson joyously gestured to the crowd; Carlos Correa gleefully flipped his bat toward the Astros' dugout; Puig gently placed his bat on the dirt; Charlie Culberson cavorted as if he were Joe Carter.
"Guys have been superaggressive, trying to get a fastball or attack a first pitch — that's what I've been seeing," said the Astros' Chris Devenski, who gave up Culberson's two-out homer in the 11th but struck out Puig with a changeup to end it. "It's baseball. It goes in streaks; it goes in spurts at times."
The last time the World Series came to Southern California, in 2002, home runs were also the big story. The Angels beat the San Francisco Giants in Game 2 in Anaheim, 11-10, with the teams combining for six home runs, out of a record 21 for the Series. Players openly guessed that the ball was juiced then, too.
Al Levine, a nonroster pitcher for the Angels, actually took a Ginsu knife and sliced open a World Series ball and a regular-season ball in the clubhouse during that game. He concluded that the World Series ball was wound tighter.
"When I cut them open, one was easier, definitely," Levine said then. "The World Series ball was a lot tougher to get through."
Troy Percival, the Angels closer who had given up a towering homer to Barry Bonds, put it this way: "It's like throwing a smooth rock."
Predictably, baseball denied any shenanigans. By then, though, the owners and the players had agreed to implement steroid testing the next season. The program has gradually gotten tougher since then, including a provision that players suspended during the regular season cannot take part in the postseason.
We have been fooled before, of course, but this generation of players seems to want a clean game. A widespread, coordinated cheating epidemic that consistently beats baseball's testing program seems a little hard to fathom.
In any case, this World Series has so far reflected the game in 2017: dinger after dinger after dinger, breaking records and turning most players into awe-struck fans.
"I don't know what to tell you, man," Correa said. "It was so much fun."


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Donut Recipes – Today is National Donut Day
"mmmmmmm. donuts… is there anything they can't do?"
– Homer Simpson
Today is National Donut Day. While many donut shops are celebrating by offering free samples, why not try making your own at home? Whether you call them "donuts" or "doughnuts," they're a great way to get the kids involved in the kitchen helping with toppings.
Check out these awesome recipes from BakeSpace members:
[MAIN PHOTO] Fresh Doughnut Holes with Raspberry Skillet Jam by Piday
TRY: Easy Easy Donuts
by BakeSpace Member Tatt2crazy
My two oldest kids are now in their late teens and still enjoy donuts. I make them every Christmas Eve with hot chocolate.
Any biscuit dough (10 per can)
Cooking oil (enough to float the dough)
A cap from a 2 liter bottle (for making holes)
Warm the cooking oil in a deep frying pan.
Cut out doughnut holes with bottle cap.
Place dough into pan then immediately begin to flip with a spatula.
Once the dough is a light golden brown, remove from pan.
You can roll each donut in a cinnamon & sugar mix. You can also glaze them using powdered sugar or icing, and then let the kids decorate.
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2D Robot Character
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San Francisco pedestrian killed at 'dangerous' intersection
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police are investigating the possible involvement of city transit bus in death of a pedestrian.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a man was struck by a vehicle around 7:30 p.m. Saturday and later died at a hospital.
The victim's name has not been released.
Police say a Golden Gate Transit bus was stopped at the scene.
Police Supervisor Matt Haney says changes are needed at the "incredibly dangerous intersection" in the city's Tenderloin district where the accident occurred.
Haney says the intersection has fast-moving traffic, rapid turns and a large number of pedestrians.
The Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Safe streets program Vision Zero SF says this is the city's eighth pedestrian death this year.
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Alibaba & Equinix announce collaboration
Equinix, Inc. , the global interconnection and data center company, today announced a collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, to provide enterprises with direct, scalable access to Alibaba Cloud via the Equinix Cloud Exchange™ in the company's Hong Kong, Silicon Valley, Sydney, and Washington, D.C., International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers, with the addition of Frankfurt and London available soon.
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How Rio Tinto Stadium, Olympic qualifying host, stays ready in the cold
Dan Farnes has his Kentucky Bluegrass field doing just swell considering the time of year. But the director of fields and grounds for Real Salt Lake has a little help, with an under-field vacuum and heating system at Rio Tinto Stadium offering him an assist to get ready for a slate of October Olympic qualifying games that, fortunately for him and the USA, Mexico, Honduras and Canada players, shouldn't have to endure cold weather. He's ready, though, in the event the forecast turns and for RSL's home stretch and MLS playoff push.
"It all depends on the weather, really," he tells SI.com about fall games. "The last couple of years we have had a pretty mild winter, so it hasn't been an issue. But it looks like everyone is predicting a rough winter."
When the temperature drops, the grass slows its growing. Slower growing grass makes for a longer recovery time between games, not an ideal situation in a fall that can pile on the cleat-tearing stress. That's why Farnes, a member of the Sport Turf Managers Association, fires up his subair system.
The system, which allows Rio Tinto to keep natural turf alive long enough—and early enough in the spring—to retain natural grass instead of artificial turf, sucks air from the outside and heats it in a room at the stadium, forcing the air through a series of tubes and pipes under the field. The warm air warms the soil from underneath.
Olympic qualifying semi, CONCACAF Cup determines future of U.S. U-23s
"It is not a quick fix," Farnes cautions. "I can't just turn it on, it takes quite a bit of planning. If the weather is forecasting snow for gameday (on a Saturday), I would have to turn it on Monday to get it warmed up enough to be effective."
Farnes fires the system up, usually in October, to warm the air pushed through the popes to between 95 and 100 degrees.
He'll leave it on for a week at a time. Any longer and he'll start to "get nervous" about burning the roots.
"It is really important for us with our climate," Farnes says. "If the team is going to be making the playoffs, they run until November and the finals is in December. The season starts at the end of February and we definitely have snow at the end of February. If we are making the playoffs, there are just a few months off."
Jordan Morris, Jerome Kiesewetter spark USA's shutout over Panama
Over trial and error for the past five years, Farnes has found the right mix of having the system on long enough to keep grass growing without burning it. And he uses grow tarps—clear tarps interwoven to allow water and sunlight through—to help support the system with a greenhouse effect that boosts the turf about 10 degrees. During snow, the system keeps the turf from freezing and can even melt a small amount of the wintry mix as it falls.
"The hope is—and it doesn't always work out this way—to keep it around 60 degrees for the roots," he says. "It is a balancing act to not burn the main pipe areas and still get (hot air) to smaller pipes on the field."
Using all these different tools at Rio Tinto, Farnes and his crew of three other full-time workers keep natural grass growing in Utah. Even if a little turf trickery comes into play.
Tim Newcomb covers stadiums, sneakers and design at Sports Illustrated. Follow him on Twitter at @tdnewcomb.


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Clinical research has shown that scanning impressions is more accurate and has more desirable characteristics than conventional impressions, including potentially lower cost. Are you ready to make digital impressions work in your practice? Making digital impressions for crowns and fixed prostheses has been available for over 30 years, and recently, it has had rapid increase in use as more adequate and less-expensive scanners have become available. Relatively few practitioners use in-office milling, but in-office scanning combined with in-lab milling is growing rapidly and is predicted to dominate procedures in the future.
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Im currently needing some clarification within Sample Ceremony 5, as it is written in 776 1/2, and hopeing Jim and/or others could give me some input.
Its around the section entilted 'DRAW DOWN THE WHITE LIGHT', and where it then sais "Employing the Heirachical Names as you see fit".
Is an approach to VIBRATE the Divine names from each Sephira descending to MALKUTH? With a 'certain' focus through Geburah coressponding to the intent of the Ritual? and even saying the BRIAH and YETZIRAH names through GEBURAH only? Which then would travel down through the rest of the TREE to the ALTER as i complete the VIBRATION of the Divine Names?
Is their something i might not be considering here? and any input on Visualisations, other than LIGHT descending from KETHER and RED through GEBURAH which would then travel mixed with the LIGHT to MALKUTH?
Ive been working towards the perormance of this ceremony for a little while. Doing some study, and inner work to make sure it is in line with my true will. The section i have mentioned above feels like the last thing i need some knowledge and confidence with before it is brought to the Temple.
Looking forward to any coresspondence whatsoever. Certainly if you have performed this and feel it is right for you to speak/write this would be great.
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Democrats are more likely than Republicans and Independents to block or unfriend someone on social media over politics, according to a nonpartisan survey published Monday from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
Twenty-four percent of Democrats unfriended or blocked someone on social media because of political posts, according to the survey results. However, only nine percent of Republicans and nine percent of Independents said they did the same.
"Political liberals are also far more likely than conservatives to say they removed someone from their social media circle due to what they shared online (28% vs. 8%, respectively)," PRRI explains of its survey. "Eleven percent of moderates say they blocked, unfollowed, or unfriended someone due to what they posted online."
The study also found that Democratic women are more likely than Republican women and men from both parties to remove someone from their social media circle over political disagreements.
Thirty percent of female Democrats admitted to removing someone from their social media network, while only eight percent of Republican women admitted to doing the same. Fourteen percent of Democratic men said they did this, while ten percent of Republican men said they unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone based on political posts.
The nonpartisan poll questioned 1,004 adults from Dec. 7 to Dec. 11.


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The NHL rarely makes a big splash on Sunday mornings, but the multi-player, multi-team deals between Calgary and Toronto and Anaheim and Toronto has rocked the puck world.
But in Columbus, the Blue Jackets are enjoying a quiet Sunday. No practice today after a 3-2 overtime win in St. Louis on Saturday. The Blue Jackets will practice on Monday at noon, then fly to Denver in the afternoon.
Only news of the day is a hip injury for defenseman Mike Commodore, suffered late in the win over the Blues when Commodore tried to check St. Louis forward T.J. Oshie into oblivion. After the game, Commodore said he couldn't push off with his leg the rest of that shift, but that it was feeling better.
His status against the Avalanche is up in the air.
Side dishes:
-- You may have read in today's Dispatch that the Penguins have an interest in Blue Jackets forward R.J. Umberger. If I were a Blue Jackets fan, I would not worry about Umberger being traded for a minute. As noted in the NHL Sunday notebook. Umberger's value to the Blue Jackets is beyond his ability on the ice. He's become the conscience of the club, on a club that has too few leaders. The asking price for the Blue Jackets would be too steep. All you Umberger fans, rest easy.
-- Still think Raffi Torres and Fredrik Modin (if they find a suitor) are gone.
-- The Blue Jackets were not part of trade talks involving defeneman Dion Phaneuf. As for the trade, I love it from the Maple Leafs' perspective. Phaneuf can be a one of the top five defensemen in the league, and I think change of scenery will help. However, the kid doesn't like the ever-present Canadian media, and that's going to be a biiiiiig issue in TO. The Leafs gave up four B- and C+ players who will be easily replaceable this summer.
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Back in September I wrote an article for Competition Policy International (CPI) on the FTAIA and the now vacated Motorola Mobility I decision. That article can be read here. I was honored to have that article quoted at length by Judge Posner in the subsequent decision: Motorola Mobility v. AU Optronics Corp, 2015 WL 137907 (7th Cir., decided Nov 26, 2015, amended January 12, 2015). In this decision, the Seventh Circuit held that purchases made by Motorola Mobility's foreign subsidiaries of LCD panels, which the subsidiary then incorporated into products sold to the parent for sale in the U.S., did not give rise to a damage claim under the FTAIA. The Court found that the cartel victims were Motorola Mobility's foreign subsidiaries. The key fact was Motorola Mobility's claim that it purchased more than $5 billion worth of LCD panels from cartel members. The Court responded: "That's a critical misstatement. All but 1 percent of the purchases were made by Motorola's foreign subsidiaries."
Since there is little doubt that the defendants did fix prices, the dismissal of 99% of Motorola's claims seemed like a windfall for the cartelists, and a decision that could lead to under deterrence of global cartel enforcement. Motorola Mobility has expressed its intent to seek review in the United States Supreme Court. Because of the ambiguity of the FTAIA and the myriad fact patterns that can arise, policy consideration will play a large role in ultimately deciding the scope of the FTAIA. I thought Motorola Mobility was rightly decided and that the decision is actually pro-cartel enforcement. I explained why I thought that was so in a recent article CPI published as part of an "Motorola Mobility Redux" issue. My paper is titled: "Why the Motorola Mobility Decision Was Good For Cartel Enforcement and Deterrence" can be found here without charge. (There are other excellent articles in the CPI issue but they require a subscription to view.). Below are excerpts of my thoughts on why I thought the Motorola Mobility decision was good for cartel enforcement.
The initial Seventh Circuit Motorola Mobility, holding that the conduct in question did not "have a direct, substantial and reasonably foreseeable effect" on U.S. commerce, could have seriously jeopardized the Antitrust Division's international cartel enforcement efforts. Another possible ruling would have allowed Motorola Mobility to seek damages in U.S. courts for purchases made overseas by a foreign subsidiary, but that decision could have created resentment of foreign governments, including those that filed amicus briefs, for having their companies taken into U.S. court to face treble damage actions for sales made overseas. The actual decision to hold only that Motorola Mobility's claim did not meet the FTAIA's "gives rise to" requirement was a wise compromise from a policy perspective.
The basic premise of my argument is that international governmental prosecutions are the essential component of global cartel enforcement. Governmental cartel enforcement relies to a great degree on cooperation between U.S and global enforcement agencies. This cooperation takes many forms, both seen (coordinated dawn raids, MLAT treaties, extradition) and unseen (sharing of information). In this context the amicus briefs filed by foreign governments in the Motorola Mobility case were not to be taken lightly. The foreign governments did not object the Antitrust Division's prosecution of LCD cartel members. In fact, many foreign governments cooperated in that investigation and also imposed their own penalties. But, the amicus briefs expressed concern that their native businesses could be hauled into U.S. court to face treble damage actions for sales that were not made in the United States. In Motorola Mobility, the Seventh Circuit ruled that the LCD cartel had a "direct, substantial and reasonably foreseeable effect" on U.S. commerce; a decision the Antitrust Division sought to support its cartel program. But the Court also held that if a foreign subsidiary of an American company makes purchases in a foreign country, that country is the place for the purchaser to seek its remedy; a decision foreign governments sought to protect the effectiveness of their own competition regimes.
Will the Motorola Mobility ruling lead to under deterrence by giving foreign companies a "loophole " to fix prices that will harm U.S. consumers? I think it is important to note that international cooperation has led to dramatically increased fines in the past decade. In the LCD cartel prosecution for example, AU Optronics alone was fined $500 million in the United States. LCD cartel enforcement actions have been taken by, among others, the United States, European Union, Canada, Korea, Japan, Brazil, and China, and this is likely not the full list. Global fines for price-fixing reached a record high in 2014 of $5.3 billion, which was a 31 percent increase on 2013's record-breaking total. Fines in Asia were also at a record level of $1.7 billion.
International cartel cooperation has dramatically changed the landscape from the days when a company could fix prices worldwide and face significant sanctions in very few jurisdictions. And, of course, the Antitrust Division has quickly gone from no-jail deal for all foreign conspirators to seeking, and getting, jail sentences for foreign defendants. Deterrence has increased dramatically as a result of close cooperation, respect and trust among competition agencies.
Just as governmental cartel enforcement has proliferated around the world, the idea of collective redress or damage actions for victims has also picked up steam. According to one's sense of fairness, some foreign damage action regimes may be better than the U.S. system, some worse, and—in some jurisdictions—damage claims may still not be allowed at all. But as with cartel enforcement, allowing each jurisdiction to create its own system of enforcement in cooperation, not competition prompted by forum shopping, may be the best long-term way to further increase worldwide cartel deterrence. Comity dictates that a victim be required to pursue a damage action in the country where it has chosen to make purchases.
Do I think that had the sovereignty interests of foreign governments (as expressed in their amicus briefs) been ignored in Motorola Mobility, these and other governments would have stopped cooperating in international cartel investigations? Would we return to the days of "blocking" statutes and "claw back" provisions? Probably not. But cooperation is a matter of degree and requires mutual trust and respect between partners. It is crucial in a number of areas. The timing of dawn raids is currently a subject of effective international cooperation. Assurances of confidentiality of information is key to the proliferation of effective leniency programs. Even small areas of increased friction in these or other areas could help kill the golden goose—the governmental enforcement actions that precede civil damage cases. Optimal continued cooperation sometimes means respecting partners' views and processes, even though you're sure you know best.
The quote below from Tim Worstall of Forbes, while in relation to FCPA enforcement, effectively expresses my concern:
It's most certainly not good economics that one court jurisdiction gets to fine companies from all over the world on fairly tenuous grounds. Who would really like it if Russia's legal system extended all the way around the world? Or North Korea's? And I'm pretty sure that the non-reciprocity isn't good public policy either. Eventually it's going to start getting up peoples' noses and they'll be looking for ways to punish American companies in their own jurisdictions under their own laws. And there won't be all that much that the U.S. can honestly do to complain about, given their previous actions.
Comity and international cooperation are not the only policy considerations that are relevant to determining the extraterritorial reach of the Sherman Act. There is sincere concern by some that there is still an under deterrence of international cartels. But, it may be that the best overall option for continued increased prevention, detection, and prosecution of international cartels is what was held in Motorola Mobility: where U.S. parents have structured themselves to make purchases overseas through subsidiaries, they must pursue antitrust remedies in those countries in which they set up shop.
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Location: Ridge Meadows
Photo Date: May 2016
It was an easy, short and sweet hike (2 Hours). It was really cool to see and feel the mist of the water rushing to the creek as I got closer to the falls. And I had to be careful not to fall!
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Magic & Mystery in Tibet
The Classic Account Of A Woman's Extraordinary Journey To Tibet
by Alexandra David-Néel
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This classic memoir by the remarkable French explorer and Buddhist Alexandra David-Néel is the one of the greatest Buddhist travelogues of the 20th century. She was the first European woman to meet the Dalai Lama (in the 1920s) and in 1924 became the first to enter the forbidden Tibetan capital Lhasa. She had already spent a decade travelling through China, Sikkim, India, lived and meditated in a cave on the Tibetan border – and everywhere learning about Buddhism from hermits, mystics and bandits. She recalls, 'In the course of my travels I witnessed unusual events, met strange people and brushed the threshold of a particular spirituality.' In Magic and Mystery in Tibet, Mme David-Néel records the mysterious, magical world she encountered. Among the extraordinary practices she describes are the Tibetan mystics who could live naked in temperatures below freezing (tumo), monks who covered incredible distances on foot in strange leaps (lung-gom) and others who could seemingly defy gravity. These practices became part of the legends of Tibetan Buddhism as it became better known in the West – but they were first reported, from first-hand experience – by Mme David-Néel. Her writings proved a great influence on figures such as Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Alan Watts. What makes this book a classic is that she was not just an observer or a travel writer, but a meditator and practitioner, respected by the lamas and monks she met. Her descriptions of Tibetan Buddhism, though dating from a century ago, ring true now, even with our greater contemporary awareness and understanding. Despite her decades of life travelling, often in great hardship, across the Far East and Central Asia, she lived until the age of 101, dying in her home country of France.
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And Here We Go Again
- Two Chicago police officers have been relieved from their police powers after Thursday night's shooting that left one man dead, according to the Office of the Police Superintendent.
A suspect behind the wheel of a stolen car was shot and killed by Chicago police Thursday night, officials said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the person shot by officers as [a dead gang banging car thief], of the 1700-block of East 70th Street.
A statement from the Superintendent's Office said while the incident is still under investigation by IPRA, CPD investigators determined three officers discharged their weapons. It appeared that departmental policies may have been violated by at least two of the police officers, the Superintendent's Office said.
In case anyone isn't getting the message here, the community spells it out for you:
- Eric Russell, president of the Tree of Life Justice League of Illinois, said it was not justified.
"So how is it, a chase ends up in a homicide, and our kid, chased a kid down. These kids don't have visas. These kids aren't not going to skip the country. These kids have a small world. If you don't catch them today, you catch them tomorrow," Russell said. "We know that there is a precedence that our children are steadily being shot by the Chicago police and we are just outraged as a community."
Even the "community" is saying, "Stay Fetal." Run no plates, chase no dope, stop and question no one.
And guess who showed up at HQ to talk to Special Ed?
- Lamon Reccord is a friend of O'Neal and a well-known activist.
[...] On Friday, Reccord was escorted into Chicago Police Headquarters by the CAPS coordinator to meet with police executives about the case.
It's over boys and girls. Until there is a wholesale shakeup in the political order, the loud and lawless have won. Let them sort it out.
One day, they'll demand and scream at the police to "do something!" And we'll whisper from our retirement home far away from here, "no."
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Boxed candle with perfumed wax; Scent: Lemon, red berries, damaske rose and leather.
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We recently purchased a 1976 Chrysler Dagger C14 sailboat that we hope to get on the water this summer.
After bringing the boat home we set it up face down on sawhorses in the garage so we could focus on the hull. Since we bought the boat so cheap we didn't inspect the hull when we purchased it, so we had no idea of its condition.
We were glad to find out there were no bad spots or holes. There were a couple of dime size blisters but nothing we felt needed to be repaired at this point.
Using 2000 grit sandpaper we wet sanded the hull and then wiped it clean. After using the sandpaper, we went over the entire hull with rubbing compound and a high speed buffer.
We could quickly see the original blue color coming back.
While I would love to have a bigger boat after this process I was glad this boat is only 14 feet long.
Next up…flip it over and see what we need to fix next.


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Pan Am Season 1 Episode 1: "Pilot" Quotes
See that table over there? That is natural selection at work, my friend. They don't know that they're a new breed of woman. They just had a natural impulse. To take flight.Ted
Laura, you need to decide right now because this is your life. What do you want to do with it?Kate
You better buckle up, adventure calls!Maggie
Ted: Did you Just fly in on a helicopter?
Maggie: Well, I like to make an entrance.
Tower: Clipper 22, Tower. Your special delivery just arrived, Sir.
Dean: Thanks Tower. That's our girl!
Thanks, Ted, but Pan Am wants actual pilots in the left seat.Dean
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Date(s) - Sat, Oct 19 - Sun, Oct 20
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
UBC Farm
Don't miss the only farmers' market in Vancouver located on a working farm! Get your fill of fresh local meats and produce, browse artisan crafts, listen to musicians play while you grab lunch and a coffee, and walk the farm to visit the chickens.
In addition to certified organic and farm-fresh produce, fruits, herbs, flowers and free-range eggs from the UBC Farm, the Saturday Farmers' Market also features a variety of other local vendors selling meat, cheese, mushrooms, fruit, vegetables, nursery plants, baked goods, alcohol, prepared foods, and crafts alongside food and coffee trucks and live musicians.
See our website for details about the Saturday Farmers' Market at UBC Farm.
The Farm Fresh Reference Guide is produced by the Fraser Valley Farm Direct Marketing Association in cooperation with the BC Ministry of Agriculture.
For information on participating in the 2018 – 2019 Farm Fresh Reference Guide or bcfarmfresh.com, contact us at:
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As you may remember, for New Year's of this year I finally got to see The Post-Meridian Radio Players live on First Night, doing one of their originals Red Shift, Interplanetary Do-gooder (a fun spin-off/tribute to campy 50s sci-fi) as well as their rendition of Arch Obeler's classic "Chicken Heart."
To kick off the excitement for their upcoming Halloween show (more on that in a moment), they've launched a YouTube channel with clips from the January show:
For more clips, see their new YouTube channel. In short: they played staggeringly well before a packed house at the Orpheum Theater, and now they're back for their annual Halloween show, which is bigger than ever. In fact, they're calling it "The Big Broadcast of October 30th, 1938."
The show will consist of four performances at the historic Somerville Theatre, and you can bet I'll at one of them. Here is some more info about the show:
THE FRANK CYRANO BYFAR HOUR – A lost classic from Boston's radio history!
Travel back to the Golden Age of Radio, to the Rooftop Gardens Auditorium of the old Putnam-Moore Department Store in downtown Boston, and join Frank, Amelia Adams, Charley Kendall, Jenny Brennan, Lex Concord and the Minutemen and the Chowderhouse Gang for some great music, lots of Halloween fun, and a very special guest star!
Sponsored by Byfar Coffee Syrup: "You'll be a star when you serve Byfar!"
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS – The Mob vs. the Martians & the Fall of Boston!
We all know about the horrific events which began on the night of October 30th, 1938. An invasion force from the planet Mars landed their rocket-cylinders around the world, starting in New Jersey. But what happened in Boston during the so-called "War of the Worlds?"
Now we are able to bring you the true story of the Martian Invasion of Boston, using news bulletins and field reports – as given by the actual announcers, historical figures and military personnel at the time, and dramatic recreations to depict the amazing story of how a North End mobster, an MIT scientist, and the Massachusetts National Guard allied themselves to carry out one final strike against the Martians and drive them from the city!
Original music by Michael J. Veloso, performed by the popular Somerville troupe, Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
Like I said… It oughta be a good time. See you in Boston?


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Have You Heard About the New Vaping Sport?
If you have ever vaped before, you know that vaping can produce a lot of thick, clouds of smoke. This smoke is not like the smoke of a normal cigarette because there is not much chemicals in it. As you were passing this guy on the streets who has vaping, you may have also noticed that the smoke that was produced by his e cig smelled really good and very sweet; this is so because there are actually a lot of flavors that you can choose from when it comes to vaping. If you have never tried vaping before, it can actually be pretty fun and now vaping has a sport which is called cloud chasing. Today, we are going to look at this new sport that is all about e cigarettes and vaping.
How cloud chasing is played is by trying to produce the biggest cloud of smoke with an e cigarette. The winner is crowned if he or she is able to make the biggest smoke cloud; this is how the winner is decided in the cloud chasing sport. If you have vaped before, you probably tried to blow out the biggest cloud form. Maybe you are an expert at blowing out huge forms of clouds, if you are, you should really try competing in this new sport and you may just win it all. This is only a new sport and people are expecting that this sport will become bigger and bigger as more people learn about it and more people try it out. There are many people participating in this sport today and if you are a vaper, you should try to compete, too.
One other thing about this new sport is called the dragon and we are going to look at that now so just continue reading and you will find out what this dragon is all about. The dragon is a vape trick that you blow vapor out of your mouth and you nose at the same time just like how a dragon would blow out fire and smoke out of its nose and mouth. There are also tricks like blowing vapor out of your nose and mouth at the same time; this is called the dragon. You are probably someone who loves watching those videos of people vaping and creating wonderful shows of smoke and clouds and you really wanted to do the same, well, it is not too late, you can always start practicing today and you might get really good at it and you can take your vaping skills to competitions and you might win a trophy or a medal for your skills in vaping so this can be really fun and enjoyable. Now you know new terms today such as cloud chasing and the dragon and if your friends do not know about this yet, you should tell them about it because it is really fun and you can have lots of good times.
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Mindfulness and self-compassion, a course for quiet time and inner journeys
For everyone who needs a quiet time. We all know how stresses and strains of work and a busy family life can have a negative impact on our resilience and health. That is why I like to offer a tranquil space to find yourself, time to regain strength and exercises to renew your energy. You will be able to build a sanctuary of peace and kindness inside yourself, which will help you to live your life to the full.
A course which offers the time and space to practice mindfulness and self-compassion. You will learn how to be present in the moment. We will explore meditations - sitting or walking, breathing techniques - pranayamas, inner smile, self-massage, mantras and visualisations to facilitate deep relaxation and to uplift your mood.
Hosted by Ute Dorner MBACP, PG Cert Supervision, Exp.Art Therapy & Group Work
I am a professional counsellor working with a variety of therapeutic approaches in my practice in Shropshire and Chester. I am specialised in offering yoga, mindfulness training and expressive art facilitations. I became fascinated by how body and mind working together and engaged in extensive studies of acupressure, yoga, nutrition, meditation.


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I love projects. I love the feeling of a completed objective or a goal reached. I was a force to be reckoned with when it came time to get our house ready to sell. In a matter of weeks I cleaned out the crawl space (which was a feat unto itself), ripped out 6 juniper bushes, painted, landscaped, among various small repair tasks. I also packed up our POD on my own and sold (or gifted) the remaining items in our house when it was time to actually vacate the premises. I was so efficient that I spent the last two nights in the Orcas house in a sleeping bag on the floor.
I thought I'd apply the same work ethic to my art on the road. I had grand plans for making artwork while we were on the move. Nothing necessarily museum worthy but some things, for sure, to be proud of. To facilitate this I bought numerous sketchbooks, pens, and brushes. To be honest I brought with me enough materials to make a small group of artists feel comfortable working for months – I've even got a cool retro case and new leather satchel to put it all in when on the move.
What happened was, well, nothing. Blank pages and unopened sketchbooks. I made a few sketches and doodles while camping in July, but other than that I didn't even crack open my watercolors until September when we were comfortably set up in Boise. Since then a whole month has gone by and I've only produced one more sketch and about eight watercolor pages.
What is going on with me? I used to pine for spare time – any spare time – to work on my paintings when we had a home and I had a studio. I would stay up late after everyone else went to bed so I could have the quiet hours of the night to focus on the painting I was creating. Where exactly did that zeal go?
It went into reading, gaming, and television. That is not to say that we aren't doing things – we are typically in our car, on a mountain, or on a trail with Emmett. When we are not Sarah is working her writing, cooking, or running. I am also helping some with the cooking and cleaning, but I don't help with the writing (well cursorily sometimes, but not much) and I definitely don't run. So when Sarah runs, or leaves to go work in a cafe, I stay home. I could be working on my art (and some would argue I should be), but what I find myself doing instead is playing Marvel's Contest of Champions on my tablet or watching the latest season of Doctor WHO on Netflix. I have sought out art and museums in the various communities we've visited, but ultimately nothing has inspired me that much, or for very long.
I have lost my drive, nay, my desire to do art.
While thinking and writing this blog I believe I have discovered the problem. What helps me to be creative and what ultimately will make me happy, is that when I work creatively I need something to work toward. Vague goals like getting better at this or exploring that just don't cut it for me. When I play Contest of Champions or watch Doctor Who there is an end, an achievement, or a goal to be met. I need to beat this boss and get to the next level or I need to watch the next episode to find out what happens next. What I need to be creative is a project. Without one I flounder and eventually stop even trying.
I am also not so good with conclusions. But this story doesn't have a conclusion, I just haven't figured out how to get the next level. Sarah sits in front of the page blankly for lots of time before she writes; maybe this is my blank page period.


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It's astonishing news that my home city of Newcastle upon Tyne has been voted top travel city in the UK by readers of The Guardian and Observer newspapers.
Many people were shocked that Newcastle beat better known cities like Edinburgh, London and Bath but it's no surprise to locals who know that our city is a great destination.
Newcastle's reputation as a 'party city' is well-known with its boisterous stag and hen parties, famous club nights and the Geordie obsession with having fun 'out on the toon'.
The friendliness and humour of the Geordie 'nation' also go a long way to explaining why this is one of Britain's best cities to visit if you're a stranger.
You're bound to get a warm welcome as the city parties the night away… and there's always some amusing and crazy revellers to raise a smile!
So what's on offer in Newcastle to justify it topping the city travel charts? Here's a few of my personal favourite places to explore if you're on a city break or weekend trip.
Style and fun
Drinking is one of our big hobbies in the North East of England. But despite its image, Newcastle isn't all 'Geordie Shore' raucous and drunken behaviour.
There's plenty of great bars from stylish hang-outs like The Cluny, As You Like It and The Town Wall to cask ale pubs including The Bridge Tavern, The Forth and The Broad Chare off the Quayside.
I also love the historic Crown Posada pub, an old style drinking establishment with striking stained-glass windows, whilst the small but cosy Soho and Ernest bistro bars are quieter, cosy retreats.
Down on the Quayside there are still plenty of noisy bars for party lovers but I prefer to hop into the Red House or The Bridge Tavern for a more authentic experience.
The Quayside is a great spot for people watching. At weekends don't be afraid to rub shoulders with the gaggles of young women wearing matching pink T-shirts and cowboy hats, tottering around in vertiginous heels yelping and partying!
Up the hill there's a couple of older pubs if you're looking for a more sedate experience – The Bridge (opposite the Castle Keep) and the Bacchus (on High Bridge) are recommended.
For a chilled experience, don't forget to walk along the waterfront to the stunning Millennium Bridge, a good starting point for first time visitors to the city with bars like The Pitcher and Piano overlooking the river.
When I first came to Tyneside, the waterfront was full of old warehouses and there was little access to the river front, but the transformation over the last couple of decades has been staggering. Today you're more likely to see performance art and festivals on the river banks than industry and shipping. There's still a few smaller ships moored along the Quayside too.
Walk along the riverfront to the Ouseburn area and check out the shabby but cool Tyne Bar, Cumberland Arms and Free Trade Inn, alternative pubs for a discerning crowd. The Free Trade's beer and quiz are legendary with locals.
Culture explosion
Despite its distance from London, or perhaps because of it, Newcastle boasts a surprisingly good cultural scene with music, the visual arts and film being high on people's entertainment hit list.
Music fans are in for a treat at The Cluny, The Sage in Gateshead (on the opposite side of the River Tyne) and The Academy which are great for touring bands and spotting emerging talent. The Jumpin' Hot Club – which moves between The Cluny and other venues like Live Theatre – is a must for lovers of roots, reggae and alt country.
Those with a passion for art will enjoy a trip over the water to the BALTIC, a gallery housed in a converted flour mill, on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne. In spring you can see the nesting kittiwakes from the gallery's top floor platform which also has fantastic views down the river.
The BALTIC's roof top restaurant offers stunning views down the River Tyne during the day and night.
The Live Theatre is another of Tyneside's best-kept secrets although word has been getting out of late. Their 'Pitmen Painters' play was hailed in London and on Broadway when it toured. It also has a brilliant and civilised bar where you can relax on squishy leather sofas, away from the Quayside's crowds.
At the Theatre Royal the main focus is on touring shows but highlights include some London transfers and the RSC's season of Shakespeare 'up north'. Northern Stage also has a lively programme of theatre including some home-grown productions.
Film heaven
One of my favourite cultural venues in Newcastle is the Tyneside Cinema on Pilgrim Street with its independent attitude and interesting film screenings and cinematic events.
Buy a seat to the Classic Cinema's circle which boasts giant leather armchairs where you can relax with a bottle of wine whilst enjoying your film.
I love the Tyneside's wonderful Art Deco interior from the late 1920s which was influenced by Persian palaces. The original golds, greens and purples can still be seen, thanks to a recent restoration project.
The original News Theatre, now the Classic, still shows free newsreels every day.
Don't miss the new gallery space which has intriguing art shows and film screenings, free of charge.
The cinema's street-level cafe and bar is a great pre-show hang-out which also hosts film quizzes, cult movies and DJs.
For something completely different, go along to Steve Drayton's Record Player – a musical vinyl extravaganza – or drop in on the Good Yarn Knitting Club whilst they crochet whilst watching a movie!
Food feast
What I love about Newcastle is the recent upsurge in great restaurants.
Propelled by Terry Laybourne's growing empire of eateries from the high-end Jesmond Dene House to the bistro- style Caffe Vivo and Number 21, the choice of restaurants has improved dramatically since I arrived in the city 30 years ago.
One of my personal favourites is David Kennedy's Artisan at the Biscuit Factory in Shieldfield which offers contemporary cuisine using locally sourced ingredients, some from the owner's excellent Vallum Farm.
During the day pop into the Biscuit Factory (next door), a stylish contemporary gallery selling paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glassware and jewellery. Shop for art or simply browse. For eclectic style you can't beat the great, new gastro-pub The Earl of Pitt Street near the football ground.
Over in nearby Jesmond, Peace and Loaf is a top foodies' choice. Fronted by former Masterchef finalist, Dave Coulson, it's great value when you consider the quality of the food which is essentially 'European contemporary meets Northumbrian'.
The 'deconstructed' turkey pie is one of the restaurant's star turns with its gorgeous presentation and yummy fusion of ingredients.
The free amuse bouche and in-between courses are also a great touch, guaranteed to get those taste buds singing!
On the luxury end of the dining spectrum, The House of Tides on Newcastle's Quayside has a fabulous tasting menu at around £65 per head which includes nine courses of culinary magic.
Owner Kenny Atkinson is aiming for the stars – of the Michelin variety. It's not cheap but it is a showstopping culinary experience for a special occasion.
My favourite dish is their signature appetizer – line caught mackerel in filo pastry with gooseberries, lemon and mustard. Unusual ingredients but a brilliant blending of flavours.
The presentation is also breathtaking. My Lindisfarne oysters with ginger and lime were served in a glass bowl with pebbles and sea shells accompanied by dry ice and a seaside odour, conjuring up the sights and smells of the beach on Holy Island. A shellfish delight in 3-D and smell-o-vision!
Alternatively, take a trip to the fabulous Electric East near the Central Station, a stylish pan-Asian restaurant which does everything from Vietnamese tapas (great value at £12 for three) to posh dinners.
There's also a lively eating scene along Stowell Street, Newcastle's very own Chinatown which is the place to be on Chinese New Year.
Heritage hotspots
Go back in time to Newcastle's Victorian heyday at the Literary and Philosophical Society and Miners' Institute, close to the Central Station.
The Lit & Phil is a library where you can also wander in and lounge around in a leather armchair, drinking tea and gazing at the ornate wood interiors.
The Miners' Insitute (next door) is another hidden gem from the city's industrial age. This intriguing building hosts events and open days so check their website if you want to peek inside.
Nearby is the Discovery Museum with relics from Tyneside's industrial past. Although not my favourite museum in the UK (it could do with modernisation), there's enough to entertain families with kids.
The Turbinia boat, the first vessel to be powered by steam turbine, and Joseph Swan's historic lightbulbs are the star turns.
If you're looking for medieval history, Newcastle's Castle Keep is worth a look but it's not one of the North East's best. Squashed by Victorian developers between the railway and the High Level Bridge, it's a slightly underwhelming experience. But I can strongly recommend the fantastic panoramic views from the top of the tower.
In the evening, head to the Boiler Shop Steamer behind the Central Station, which hosts DJs, food & drink events and festivals.
Astonishingly, this was the place where Robert Stephenson built his world-famous steam trains including The Rocket. Just being inside the shed is a spine-tingling experience because of its history.
For heritage walks, put on your walking shoes and get yourself down to the Quayside which boasts a variety of old buildings from the medieval to the modern.
With its steep banks and chares (stairs) cascading down to the river, there are plenty of hidden places to explore. Don't miss All Saints Church, an 18th century elliptical church, at the top of Dog Bank stairs. Its graveyard is destined to bring out the Gothic dark side in visitors.
Back in the city centre, head to the Grainger Town with its grand Georgian buildings radiating from Grey Street, dubbed by critics as the finest street in Britain. Look out for small specialist shops along its many side streets including High Bridge.
Pride of place
One of the things that makes Newcastle so special is its strong identity. Although I was born in Liverpool, I've become an adopted Geordie and love the city's unique character.
I haven't been converted to supporting its football team though. Football is a huge passion in the city so a trip to 'the toon' wouldn't be complete without seeing Newcastle United at St James' Park.
The roar of the Newcastle crowd is one of the loudest in the Premiership, whether they're playing well or not. Don't miss a trip to the Strawberry (opposite the ground) before the game to soak up the pre-match atmosphere. Here's my long-suffering partner Tony hoping for a rare Magpies win.
So what's not to like about Newcastle? It's fun and fabulous – a true party city. It's also compact and easy to get around if you're looking for an action-packed weekend break.
And it's a great base for exploring the beautiful Northumberland coast and countryside with its castles, superb beaches and country houses.
I love living here – and hope you'll pay a visit soon. Number one city? Why aye man!
Geordie dictionary – Why aye man = Yes, that's cool!
Tammy's travel tips – Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is located in North East England, a three-hour train journey from London and two hours from Edinburgh. Newcastle Airport has direct flights to London and key European airports.
Read the The Guardian article about Newcastle upon Tyne being voted the best city destination in the UK. For a full range of information about Newcastle and where to stay, check out the Visit Newcastle website
Discover Newcastle's best pubs and bars in this article. If you've looking for something on the non-alcoholic side here are Tammy's top tips for coffee and tea shops with a bit of character and quality beverages.
Here's Tammy's guide to some of the best places to go for a night out in Newcastle upon Tyne…
My top tip is to start off near the Monument (you can't miss Earl Grey on top of his column) and work your way down Grey Street to the Quayside and Ouseburn.
Those with a passion for castles should head to the Northumberland coast which boasts Alnwick Castle (home to Harry Potter movies) and Bamburgh (dramatically perched on the beach) as well as Dunstanburgh's coastal ruins. Pop into Craster for lunchtime kippers or crab sandwiches at the Jolly Fisherman pub or the Smoke House.
Don't miss a quick trip to Gateshead where Antony Gormley's impressive Angel of the North, one of my favourite iconic landmarks, dominates the A1 into Newcastle.
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In this video I show you a very quick way to use a couple of useful apps to download those SOTA contacts into the SOTA database to secure your hard earned points.
APRS-2-SOTA with Yaesu FT2DR HT
I take you step by step on how to send a spot via APRS using the APRS2SOTA gateway.
You must register your callsign with Stewart Wilkinson G0LGS at firstname.lastname@example.com so he can add your call sign to the database FIRST!
Use this link https://www.sotaspots.co.uk/Aprs2Sota_Info.php to see the full instruction sheet on the APRS2SOTA gateway.