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Dueling Antitrust Complaints
A decade ago, Cato scholars argued that the Justice Department's antitrust case against Microsoft was a witch hunt instigated at the behest of Microsoft's competitors. They also warned about the inevitably harmful consequences of the politicization of the technology industry. Once technology firms succeed in hobbling a competitor using antitrust law, other companies are likely to respond in kind, leading to a never‐ending stream of antitrust litigation.
That prediction has been borne out in spades, as Microsoft, once a principled critic of antitrust law, has discovered the joys of using antitrust as a competitive weapon. This week we learn that Microsoft has enlisted the assistance of a public relations firm to build support for blocking Google's acquisition of DoubleClick on antitrust grounds. Never mind that there are dozens of firms in the highly competitive online advertising industry, including aQuantive, a company Microsoft snapped up for $6 billion back in May.
Of course, Google's hands aren't clean either. In June, we learned that Google has asked the Justice Department to investigate Microsoft for "bundling" a search functionality with its operating system, despite the fact that desktop search has been a standard feature of operating systems for decades.
Unfortunately, we seem to have opened a Pandora's Box that will be difficult to close. It's a shame that Microsoft has backed down from its former, principled stance on antitrust, but it's hardly surprising. Filing frivolous antitrust complaints is now just a part of doing business in the software industry. That's great for antitrust lawyers, but it's hard to see how anyone else benefits.


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Duke of York insists he never suspected paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
Andrew also expressed 'tremendous sympathy for victims of the banker.
The Duke of York has denied he ever suspected "any behaviour of the sort" from convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Breaking his silence following a string of media reports about his alleged links to the financier, who killed himself in prison two weeks ago, Andrew released a statement expressing "tremendous sympathy" for Epstein's victims.
He also reiterated that it was a "mistake" seeing Epstein, 66, after the American's release from an 18-month prison term in 2010 for prostituting minors.
In a statement, Andrew said: "It is apparent to me since the suicide of Mr Epstein that there has been an immense amount of media speculation about so much in his life.
"This is particularly the case in relation to my former association or friendship with Mr Epstein.
"Therefore I am eager to clarify the facts to avoid further speculation.
"I met Mr Epstein in 1999. During the time I knew him, I saw him infrequently and probably no more than only once or twice a year. I have stayed in a number of his residences.
"At no stage during the limited time I spent with him did I see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction."
Epstein was found dead on August 10 in his prison cell in New York, where he was being held on sex trafficking charges.
Since his death, there have been a number of reports about his relationship with Andrew, including that the pair travelled together on Epstein's private jet with teenager Virginia Roberts.
Ms Roberts has claimed in court papers in Florida that she was forced to have sex with Andrew when she was aged 17, under the state's age of consent.
Her allegations, which Andrew denies, were struck from US civil court records in 2015 after a judge said they were "immaterial and impertinent".
Buckingham Palace has contested recent reports about Andrew's links to Epstein, including the private jet flights, over "a number of inconsistencies".
Andrew's statement added: "I have said previously that it was a mistake and an error to see him after his release in 2010 and I can only reiterate my regret that I was mistaken to think that what I thought I knew of him was evidently not the real person, given what we now know.
"I have tremendous sympathy for all those affected by his actions and behaviour.
"His suicide has left many unanswered questions and I acknowledge and sympathise with everyone who has been affected and wants some form of closure.
"This is a difficult time for everyone involved and I am at a loss to be able to understand or explain Mr Epstein's lifestyle.
"I deplore the exploitation of any human being and would not condone, participate in, or encourage any such behaviour."
Andrew quit his role as UK trade envoy in 2011 after the fallout from pictures which showed him with Epstein in New York's Central Park.
The statement has been released several days after Andrew was seen in Spain, and as other members of the royal family, including the Queen, take their annual break at Balmoral.
It is the first time Andrew himself has spoken publicly about the matter since 2015.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman previously said after Epstein's 2019 arrest that "the suggestion he (Andrew) would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent".
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Boston Globe Endorses Adult-Use LegalizationGage PeakeOctober 27, 2016
Those opponents, which include political heavy hitters like Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, have refused to consider legalizing and regulating cannabis through legislative action, and came out early against Question 4. Their opposition drove early negative opinion on the measure, but voters have swung the other way since early September. The most recent poll released on Oct. 19 has Question 4 leading 55 percent to 40 percent, with five percent undecided.
The Globe editorial board wrote that Question 4 could have been "better-crafted," but the current initiative is all they've got to work with. And it's a good start:
"The Globe endorses the yes campaign, despite the proposal's many flaws, because the harm stemming from continued inaction on marijuana would be even greater."
Massachusetts decriminalized cannabis possession in 2008, but state law left cannabis in a kind of "legal netherworld," the Globe wrote, as it was legal to possess up to one ounce, but no one could legally sell it.
The newspaper isn't exactly thrilled with the idea of legal cannabis. But its editorial board concluded that the harms of prohibition far outweigh the uncertain outcomes of regulated legalization:
"Using marijuana isn't completely safe, and it isn't completely harmless to others when users drive. But a social consensus is clearly emerging that pot's real dangers just aren't great enough to merit outlawing it anymore. While the authors of Question 4 could have written a much better law, they at least got the big picture right. Legal marijuana is coming. Let's get on with it."
Question 4 would create a legal marketplace for cannabis, creating thousands of jobs, and if done right, could end the illicit market. As the Globe mentions, the referendum calls for an unusually low 3.75 percent tax, on top of the normal state sales tax. The state's legislature, the Globe argues, should look into raising the tax if the initiative passes.
Washington State's cannabis excise tax is 37 percent; Colorado's is 29 percent. California is proposing a 15 percent excise tax on adult-use cannabis in its Proposition 64.
The Globe noted that Massachusetts lawmakers have complained that improving the legal language in Question 4 would require them to clear time in their busy schedules. "Respectfully, today's Legislature is by and large the same group of lawmakers who somehow found the time to write legislation for the horse-racing industry," the paper responded. "They can survive the inconvenience that their constituents may impose on their calendars."


text: The day Anjelica Huston was born, her father, John Huston, was deep in the Belgian Congo directing 1951's The African Queen with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Anjelica, the daughter of Huston's fourth wife, the dancer Enrica "Ricki" Soma, was raised with her brother Tony on a remote estate in Ireland, where her father returned after frequent absences, often with famous friends. In her affecting memoir, A Story Lately Told (Scribner), out this month, Huston recounts how Peter O'Toole was on hand for her childhood acting debut in the family living room (she played a witch in Macbeth), how Marlon Brando's lips curled when she met him, and how distressed Montgomery Clift became on the set of her father's 1962 film Freud. With glimpses of her erratic schooling in Swinging London, where her exotic mother relocated after her parents' separation, and her forays into acting—as Marianne Faithfull's understudy in a 1969 staging of Hamlet, and then in one of her father's films—Huston's account is candid and laced with longing. She both feared and adored her father, and she moved to New York soon after her mother died in a car accident, landing shoots with fashion greats Richard Avedon and Bob Richardson. Huston acted as muse and lover to the much older, troubled Richardson (father of the photographer Terry), even as his zeal to control her became unbearable. The book ends with her heading to Hollywood, where we know a love affair with Jack Nicholson and a movie career lie in store. But for that tale, you will have to wait until 2014, when Huston publishes the next installment of her compelling saga.


text: PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY CourseCode: 2027Degree: Bachelor's in PodiatryFaculty of MedicineYear: Year 3 of Bachelor's in PodiatrySemester: SpringType: RequiredLanguage: SpanishECTS credits: 4.5Lecture: 3Laboratory: 1.5Hours: 112.5Directed: 112.5Shared: 0Autonomous: 0Subject matter: General PathologyModule: CoreDepartment: Pathology and SurgeryArea: PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMYCourse instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.DescriptionCellular pathology. Cell injury and death. Tissue repair. Alterations in cell growth. Nomenclature and classification of neoplasms.FacultyNameCoordinatorLectureLaboratoryMAYOL BELDA, JOSEFA MARIA■■■ONRUBIA PINTADO, JOSE ANTONIO■■TRIGUEROS MATEOS, MIGUEL■■ANDRADA BECERRA, MARIA ENCARNACION■■Professional interestKnowledge of scientific / morphological bases present in the different lesions field of podiatry.Competencies and learning outcomesGeneral competenciesUnderstand the structure and function of the human body during different stages of development.Hypothesize, assess information, and advocate viable solutions to cases and professional situations.Capacity to analyze, evaluate, and assess individual and collective situations, identify problems, interpret data, and formulate solutions to individual or collective problems.Assess information critically and apply the scientific method to improve professional practice.Be capable of working on multidisciplinary and multicultural teams and leading multidisciplinary teams.Ability to update, consolidate, and integrate new knowledge to improve the profession using continuous self-learning techniques and critical analysis.Specific competenciesKnow and apply the theoretical and methodological fundamentals of podiatry.Recognize the structure and function of the human body and especially that of the lower limbs, semiology, mechanisms, general causes and manifestations of disease, and diagnostic methods in medical and surgical pathological processes, interrelating general pathology with foot pathology.Professional competenciesKnow the anatomical and functional concept about illness and disease classification. Describe the pathology of various organs and body systems. Medical semiology. Dermatology. Rheumatology. Traumatology. Neurology. Endocrinology. Pathological vascular processes. Systematic pathologies affecting the foot.Objectives (Learning outcomes)011. Know the meaning and conceptual evolution of Pathology and hows your relationship with other disciplines Podología.2 grade. Understand the methods of study disciplina.3. understand the structural basis underlying the different lesions in the sick individual as well as its value in the diagnosis and terapeutica.4 attitude. Knowing the cellular and molecular mechanisms that lead to disease development l and / or its complicaciones.5. Know the signs of histopathological evidence as the basis of diagnosis.ContentsLecture topicsTeaching unitsU11.General knowledge cellular and molecular biology, human anatomy, histology, genetics, physiology and pathophysiology of different organs and systemsU2Didactic units Basic Pathology / Pathology I:ScheduleWeekTeaching unitsDirected hoursShared hoursAutonomous hoursTotal hours1700727007360064700757.5007.566.5006.576.5006.58700797.5007.51080081180081270071310.50010.514700715100010Course contentsBasic bibliographyRobbins, Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard) 1915- / Cotran, Ramzi S. 1932-2000 / Kumar, Vinay 1944- / Collins, Tucker / Álvarez Baleriola, Isabel trad. / Sánchez Creus, Pablo , trad. "Manual de patología estructural y funcional". Madrid McGraw-Hill Interamericana de España 2000. Pardo Mindán, F.J. dir. "Anatomía patológica". Barcelona Mosby cop. 1997. Muir, Robert, Sir, 1864-1959. Redondo Vergé, Clara trad. / Rives Ferriol, Antonio trad. / Palacín Forgue, Antonio trad. / Anderson, John Russell. "Patología de Muir compendio de anatomía patológica y patología general". Barcelona Espaxs 1882. Wheater, Paul R. 1951-1989 / Stevens, Alan / Lowe, James S. / Young, Barbara / Deakin, Philip J. il. "Histopatología básica atlas y texto en color". Madrid [etc.] Elsevier D.L. 2003. Complementary bibliographyLinksSoftwareMethodology and gradingGradingcontinuous assessment that encourages students to continue the learning process will be used.A final test was carried out with a multiple-choice test that will involve the final grade. app_Android | app_iOS | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest +34 96 665 8500 | Contact us:info(arroba)umh.es Miguel Hernández University 2020


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The Peabody Memphis is a luxurious, Mobil Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond hotel in the heart of downtown Memphis, blocks from the Rock N' Soul Museum, Beale Street, the Gibson Guitar Factory and the Fed-Ex Forum. The Peabody Memphis hotel is also a popular attraction for the five trained ducks that march through its lobby every day. The guestrooms at this legendary hotel are nothing short of elegant, and the amenities are too numerous to list.Facebook Tweet Linkedin Pinterest Google +
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With a stay at The Peabody Memphis, you'll be centrally located in Memphis, steps from Memphis Music Hall of Fame and AutoZone Park. This 4.5-star hotel is within close proximity of Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art and Center for Southern Folklore.
Make yourself at home in one of the 464 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Pay movies and video-game consoles are provided for your entertainment, while wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
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Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages and body treatments. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a health club, an indoor pool, and a steam room. Additional features include concierge services, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon.
Enjoy a meal at one of the hotel's dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/café. From your room, you can also access 24-hour room service. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
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Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Memphis? This hotel has 80000 square feet (7432 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms.
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The Peabody Memphis Traditional Room, 1 Queen Bed
One queen bed. Approximately 117 square feet. Writing desk and chair. Dual-line phone. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. Nonsmoking. Due to the uniqueness of the hotel, bed types cannot be guaranteed.
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Bathroom - Shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
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The Peabody Memphis Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed
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Tidal Energy Converter
Shakespeare Preston has supplied the Seagen project (a 1.2MW tidal energy converter installed in Strangford Lough) which generates electricity from tidal currents. The casting was designed to carry two 8 metre variable pitch rotors and house the actuation necessary to change the angle of attack of the rotors to take account of tidal velocity and direction. Due to the forces subjected on it, the casting needed to be defect free through-out and carry as little residual stress as possible. It also needed to withstand the stress placed on it during operation at low temperature.
Increasingly SG Iron is being seen as a viable alternative to the traditional materials used in salt water and other corrosive environments. When this is combined with it's higher strengths when compared to cast iron castings, designers are becoming more confident in specifying it's use. The pictures showing SeaGen in it's raised and operating positions clearly demonstrate the load carrying capacity and strength of the castings produced by Shakespeare in environmentally challenging installations.


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A warm welcome awaits you at historic Bencluna, offering indulgent Byron Hinterland accommodation for up to 12 guests. This peaceful hideaway, situated 10 minutes from Bangalow and 20 minutes from Byron Bay, is ideally located whilst providing complete privacy for you and your guests.
Bencluna offers a unique blend of historic charm and modern sophistication on 6 acres of gardens and native rainforest. The original 1893 homestead, built from timbers felled on the property, has been restored with care to honour the building's original hardwood floors, high ceilings and wrap-around verandah. Inside you'll find indulgent accommodation for up to ten guests, with a country style kitchen, luxurious bathroom, private study and lounge areas equipped with a Bose sound system and premium pay TV. In the garden, you'll find a separate cabin available optionally for an additional couple, plus a bathroom and laundry with washer and dryer.
This Byron Hinterland accommodation offers irresistible features for even the youngest members of the family, including a kids' dream retreat upstairs, a king size trampoline and tyre swing hanging from the 100 year old fig tree. Whether you're enjoying a late breakfast, taking a leisurely bath overlooking the gardens or lounging in a hammock as the kids explore the lush surroundings, you will fall head over heels for the delights of this secluded haven. Share meals and conversation around the generous farmhouse-style table, or move outside to enjoy a barbecue complete with an outside fireplace for the cooler months. Your Byron Hinterland accommodation also happens to be within minutes of the best beaches, markets, eating spots and activities of this rich and vibrant region. Book now, and secure your very own rural retreat in the heart of the Byron Hinterland.
All Bencluna main house bedrooms have split system, reverse cycle, air conditioning, as well as the TV/lounge area, ensuring you keep cool in summer and warm in winter.
Staying at Bencluna can include all towels and linen should you wish, for an additional charge - this needs to be ordered at time of booking.
Property Features
- BBQ Area
- Pet friendly
- WiFi Internet
- In House Movies
- Free Parking
- Broadband Internet Access
Accommodation Details
Whole HouseBook
Bencluna offers 4 bedrooms in the main house, and a separate Cabin that sleeps 2 in a double bed. Rooms consist of:
- 1 x King bed
- 1 x Queen Bed
- 1 x 2 King singles OR King
- 2 x Double bunks (sleep 4)
Also includes fully equipped kitchen, 2 bathrooms (cabin has additional bathroom, so a total of 3 bathrooms if that is also rented), 2 x dining tables (inside & outside) that seat up to 12 people. All bedrooms have reverse cycle air conditioning. State of the art TV/AV set up with BOSE surround sound, FOXTEL, Bluetooth audio connectivity.
- 1 Bunk bed
- 1 King bed
- 1 Queen bed
- 1 King / Twin
- Non-smoking
- Desk
- Dishwasher
- Stairs
- Telephone
- Terrace
- Dining Setting
- Balcony
- Internet Access
- Television
- iPod Dock
- Kitchen
- Barbeque
- Stove top
- Oven
- Cots Available
- Shower - separate
- Linen and Towels Provided
- Cable/Satellite TV
- Toaster
- Wireless Internet
- Air conditioned
- Bath
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Bencluna offers 4 bedrooms in the main house, and a separate Cabin that sleeps 2 in a double bed. Rooms consist of:
- 1 x King bed
- 1 x Queen Bed
- 1 x 2 King singles OR King
- 2 x Double bunks (sleep 4)
- 1 x Double Bed in Cabin
- 1 x Attached ensuite (shower/toilet)
Also includes fully equipped kitchen, 2 bathrooms (cabin has additional bathroom, so a total of 3 bathrooms if that is also rented), 2 x dining tables (inside & outside) that seat up to 12 people. All bedrooms have reverse cycle air conditioning. State of the art TV/AV set up with BOSE surround sound, FOXTEL, Bluetooth audio connectivity.
- 1 Bunk bed
- 1 King bed
- 1 Queen bed
- 1 King / Twin
- Non-smoking
- Desk
- Dishwasher
- Stairs
- Telephone
- Terrace
- Dining Setting
- Balcony
- Internet Access
- Television
- iPod Dock
- Kitchen
- Barbeque
- Stove top
- Oven
- Cots Available
- Shower - separate
- Linen and Towels Provided
- Cable/Satellite TV
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- Wireless Internet
- Air conditioned
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By making a booking at this property you agree to the below terms.
All rates quoted on this site are subject to availability. All rates are exclusive of GST and quoted in Australian dollars. By using the rates quoted on this site you agree with and abide by these Terms and Conditions. Rates as quoted are house or house & cabin per night on a house only basis, unless specified. Rates may increase without notice due to any changes in or the imposition of government charges taxes or levies. Guests will be notified where possible of any increases.
Check in time is 2.00pm and check out is 10.00am. We will try our best wherever possible to accommodate early arrival and/or late departure. Please understand this is not always possible.
Full payment is required at time of booking, by credit card
Bencluna Byron Hinterland will accept payment by Credit Card only. Please note we accept Visa and MasterCard credit cards only. We do not accept American Express or Diners Club cards. A valid credit card number is required for security on all bookings made, without exception. A credit card preauthorisation of 50% of the total tariff is required for all reservations prior to arrival. A 2% credit card surcharge applies to all credit card transactions.
Bencluna Byron Hinterland provides guests with free wifi internet, local and STD phone calls. The operation of any internet connection during this reservation is not guaranteed and may be disrupted or not available. Bencluna offers this service on a fair use policy.
We are located in a rural neighbourhood, with close neighbours (even though you cant see them they are there). Please respect our neighbours and keep noise to a minimum. Unreasonable noise will not be tolerated after 10.00pm, i.e. loud music, shouting, screaming etc. A charge of $500 will apply if management deem it necessary to ask guests to cease unreasonable noise after 10.00pm, or if there are any noise complaints from neighbours. Bencluna Byron Hinterland has a "No Party" policy, unless its an event that has been pre arranged and permitted by the owners. We reserve the right to request people who are making too much noise at any time of the day or night to leave. No refunds will be applicable. A security company or police may be called to investigate complaints of excessive noise or anti-social behavior. Any charges incurred by the security company or police will be charged to the credit card provided as security for the booking.
In accordance with the Byron Bay Shire Council's Short Term Rental Accommodation Action Plan there is to be no more than 6 'non staying' guests on the property between the hours 8am and 11pm. No 'non staying' guests are permitted between 11pm and 8am.
Management also reserves the right to charge guests for the following, but not restricted to, all damages and breakages, lost keys, missing items, late departure, extra cleaning and unpaid expenses. Any additional charges will automatically be charged to the credit card provided as security for the booking following at least one attempt to contact the credit card holder.
Bencluna should be left essentially as you found it - we understand that it will be come 'lived in' whilst you are away, but leaving it in an outright mess will incur additional charges. Beds and furniture should NOT be moved from the room you find them in. This includes dirty dishes in the kitchen - there is a dishwasher. We allow 3 hours for a clean after each stay, additional time spent cleaning will be charged at $75 + gst per hour. To help keep to the 3 hour cleaning budget its of great help if all beds are stripped of dirty linen, if that has been provided.
Keys that are not returned will be charged to the credit card supplied.A $25 charge will apply if keys are lost.
All rooms are non-smoking inside, ashtrays are provided for outside use only. Any traces of residual smoke inside will incur an additional cleaning charge of $200. Any additional costs of cleaning soft furnishings may be added as deemed necessary by management.
Pets are welcome, however they are required to be kept outside at all times.
Bencluna Byron Hinterland does not accept schoolies reservations.
No refunds will be given on early departure and any outstanding balance will be deducted from the credit card provided.
Bencluna Byron Hinterland reserves the right to release any booking if payment terms are not met.
Bencluna Byron Hinterland will not be in breach of this agreement, or any way liable to any party, if it is prevented from complying with this agreement by reason of act of God, act of public enemy, act of terrorism, war, earthquake, riot, explosion, compliance with any law or government restraint order, rule regulations, strike, lockout or any other cause not reasonably within the control of Bencluna Byron Hinterland.
Bencluna Byron Hinterland is subject to the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988.We will generally collect personal information about you directly from you when you deal with us over the telephone or by letter or e-mail. Normally, the type of personal information collected by us will include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address.We may use your personal information for some or all of the following purposes:
To provide marketing information to you about our products and services
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If you do not wish to receive these communications from us, you may unsubscribe.If you choose to send email messages to us that contain confidential, private or personal information, you do so entirely at your own risk.
The Law of New South Wales governs your use and occupation of the property during this reservation. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of New South Wales.
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Bencluna Byron Hinterland strives to ensure that the contents of this site are accurate and reliable. However errors and/or omissions may occur, Bencluna Byron Hinterland disclaims any warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, as to any matter whatsoever relating to this website and any links to or from this website, including, without limitation, warranties as to merchantability, non-infringement of intellectual property, or fitness for any particular purpose.
Bencluna Byron Hinterland does not warrant the accuracy, currency or completeness of the contents, including, without limitation, any information relating to prices or availability. Bencluna Byron Hinterland will from time to time revise the contents and/or the products, services and resources described on this site, and reserves the right to make such changes without any obligation to notify past, current or prospective visitors or users of this site.
Bencluna Byron Hinterland shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the use of (or inability to use) the property, this website or its contents.
If you cancel your booking 60 days or more prior to your scheduled arrival at Bencluna Byron Hinterland, there will be no charge except a $100 administration & marketing fee. If cancelled or modified within 60 days the full tariff will be charged. Where a deposit has been paid (over our peak periods) the deposit is non-refundable. Where possible when a cancelation has to be made, management will try and relet the property and if successful then a full refund will be made available.
If you cancel your booking 60 days or more prior to your scheduled arrival at Bencluna Byron Hinterland, there will be no charge except a $100 administration & marketing fee. If cancelled or modified within 60 days the full tariff will be charged. Where a deposit has been paid (over our peak periods) the deposit is non-refundable.


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I'm pretty much caught up on my #NGAQB commitments, but I am still WAY behind in blogging about the block I've made for my bee buddies. (For more about the No Girls Allowed Quilting Bee, or #NGAQB, see here.)
July was Ryan Walsh of Ryan Walsh Quilts' month, and he asked us to make him a colorful block using Elizabeth Hartman's fun Knee Socks Block tutorial. I had fun combing through my scrap bucket to piece together this rainbow block for Ryan:
Ryan has been a friend and quilting buddy for years -- so much so, in fact, that I can still remember when he, I, and Scott Hansen were the only manquilters running in the modern quilting blog & Flickr circles. But for those of you unfamiliar with Ryan and his work, here is some more about him:
Ryan Walsh is a self taught quilter and quilt designer who enjoys taking classic quilt designs and updating them with a modern twist. He's employed full time as a NYS Licensed Funeral Director and manages a funeral establishment in his hometown. A busy dad, the majority of his quilting adventures occur in the late hours of the night after his kids are in bed! (Boy, that sounds familiar.)
Ryan uses quilting as a vehicle to satisfy his never ending need to be creative. His work is based around combining traditional piecing methods with free-style construction techniques. As a way to challenge his ability, Ryan participates in several online bees and quilt related swaps every year.
When he's not quilting, Ryan also enjoys photography, embroidery, collage, crocheting, sightseeing and spending time with his family. Ryan currently resides in the Catskill Mountain region of Upstate New York with his children.
Blog: www.ryanwalshquilts.com
Instagram: ryanwalshquilt
Twitter: @ryanwalshquilts
Flickr: ryanwalshquilts
Happy Monday, friends! I hope your week is off to a great start.


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Posted: October 5, 2016
At a political rally on Monday, James M. Hill President Hillary Curtis sent shockwaves through the school after assessing "MVHS has taken advantage of this school for far too long.
"They keep tracking in water from that pool. Unacceptable," she proclaimed, then announcing a plan to build "The biggest stinkin' wall the river has ever seen."
The statements have resulted in both support and infuriation from the JMH populous.
"I like it. I never thought about it before, but man, imagine that. A wall. What's cooler than a wall?" opines a grade 12 student.
"We've got all the best stuff. The coolest stuff. We've got water fountains with bottle refill spouts. We've got a big theatre. A real big theatre. Huge theatre," proclaims Curtis.
The rally has resulted in outcry and a movement at MVHS to "Just Get Along Again".


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Ben Jelloun's La Nuit sacrée won the prix Goncourt in its year of publication, and is the sequel to L'Enfant du sable (The Sand Child) (1985). Both books take place in Morocco, and in the earlier novel the businessman father of the family seeks a family heir, which in this patriarchal society means that it must be a son. However, his wife gives birth to an eighth daughter. Deprived of a maculine descendant and facing humiliation and the future disinheritance of his immediate family in favor of that of his obnoxious elder brother, the father decides effectively to deprive his daughter Zahra of her female identity by concealing her gender from everyone and bringing her up as a son – Ahmed.
La Nuit sacrée continues the story on the father's deathbed, when he reveals Zahra's true sexual identity to her, the night before her twentieth birthday.* As one life ends, so one begins, and her father's death is not one of mourning for Zahra but 'A Very Beautiful Day', as she goes into the world to discover her identity as a woman.
Throughout the novel it is not always entirely clear what is real and what not, as some narrative sequences mix with dream elements, stories, and magic, although the feminist message is always clear.
When she begins her journey she taken by a cavalier to a perfumed garden peopled by children, and later continues through a wood where she undergoes a slightly ambiguous rape, and from there she goes to a hammam (Moorish or Turkish baths) whose attendant L'Assise (or The Seated One) has her stay at her home for some months, where she looks after her blind brother, the Consul.
Eventually Zahra begins a sexual relationship with the Consul, which is a revelation to her, and she comes to love the blind man. She realizes this can't last, and soon L'Assise (jealous and bitter) seeks out Zahar's uncle, who is furious at her deceit and accuses her of stealing his family's inheritance. Zahra thinks nothing of shooting him dead, but she is imprisoned. While in prison, her resentful sisters find her and subject her to clitoridectomy and infibulation.
Among other things, La Nuit sacrée is a dreamlike, poetic coming-of-age novel that is also a love story, a horror story, and feminist tract. And like L'Enfant du sable, it's been translated into English.
*This takes place on the 27th night of the month of Ramadan, or Lailatul Qadr', 'The Night of Destiny' ('La Nuit du destin') as the chapter is entitled, in fact it's the sacred night of the book's title.


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Hi Andre,Rovii wrote:Hey guys,
sorry, I am back now. I am very sad that this happen to my threat but that´s another story.
Also I can not sign in with my old name so I registered now again with a little bit different name.
I restored all of your original posts, and I also investigated your previous user name of "Rovi" but for some reason that username no longer exists. I'm not quite sure what happened.
I am sorry I am not able to help you on that issue. Perhaps one of the other MOds can help. But at least you all can see the original posts again.


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GUWAHATI: The commercial hub of Nagaland is doing brisk business by smuggling rhino horns to South-East Asian countries. From poachers to forest officials, all fingers unwaveringly point to Dimapur whenever somebody asks "What's going on?"
The horns of majority of rhinos poached in Assam invariably land in Dimapur from where they head for the porous India-Myanmar border. From there, they are smuggled to Myanmar through the border town of Moreh in Manipur. Once in the Junta-ruled country, the valuable organ is transported to China, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries with consummate ease where it is used for making oriental medicines.
With no control over the trade, forest officials in Assam are fighting a losing battle against poachers. "Unless the international demand for rhino horns and criminal networks in Dimapur are taken care of, there's very little that we can do to check poaching," said a Kaziranga National Park official.
Rhinos in the state still remain vulnerable to poaching because of high demand, especially in China and Vietnam. Assam has almost two-third of world's one-horned rhino population spread across Kaziranga, Orang National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. According to an assessment by a wildlife crime watchdog, there are at least four parties involved in horn trade in Dimapur.
The region shares a 1,463-km international border with Myanmar and only 52 km of this stretch is manned by security forces. A poorly manned border, soaring demand for rhino horns in the grey market and proximity of Myanmar to South-East Asian countries have made Dimapur strategically important for carrying out the trade.
According to former poachers, rhino-hunters are mostly sharpshooters from Nagaland and Manipur. There are also some from Karbi Anglong district.
While sharpshooters gun down the pachyderms, locals guide the hunters through rhino-bearing areas. From killing a rhino to selling off horns in Dimapur, it entails a cost of at least Rs 3 lakh, said a former poacher.
Harmuj Ali, a poacher gunned down by Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park officials in 2009, was once caught with a rhino horn while he was on his way to Dimapur. Ali was shot dead while he was trying to kill a rhino in Orang.
Again, insurgency in Nagaland has veritably made arms available in the state. In most cases of rhino poaching, .303 rifles, a prohibited weapon, have been used. The sharpshooters have perfected their art to such an extent that even .303 rifles are conveniently modified with facilities to fit a silencer in it. Many such rifles seized from poachers in Kaziranga and Orang has been found to be fitted with silencers, which were locally made in Dimapur's clandestine arms workshops. ".303 rifles are modified with such dexterity that even locally made silencers fit into them very well. Availability of arms has made poachers bolder to take risks by venturing into protected areas," said a Kaziranga official.
*Reported by Naresh Mitra & Saumyadipta Chatterjee.
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Monday, July 04, 2011
Rita Redshoes – Lights and Darks (Anjo da Guarda)
These past months in the wilderness, I guess I hoped someone might take up the slack. Or even that Rita Redshoes music might percolate beyond her native Portugal. You may recall me raving about her last album and this one has been out a while. I just realised that I hadn't written about it and that's very remiss of me. Better late than never is not an excuse.
We all read acres of press about artists that really don't come anywhere near this girl in terms of scope. Or for that matter sophistication of being able to juggle styles. The fact that she, and Annika Norlin aren't on their way to becoming global household names says much more about the consumer than it does about either songbook.
Always literate and sidestepping any pigeonhole by some considerable distance, there's something about this that reminds me of Cristina. You remember that Ze records artist that covered "Is That all there Is"? I think it's the sonic glamour of the sound. This girl thinks big and across several palettes. "Which One Is The Witch" and "You Should Go" are just two examples of how far ahead of the curve Rita is. This spacious pop that doesn't rely on some recognition with the past. As much as I appreciate being reminded of Dusty Springfield, I'm a little tired of the endless parade that seems to rely on that familiarity.
I guess that an appearance on "Later" might light a fire below her career here. A couple of well-placed shows outside of the conventional bunfight. All I know is that this is a cut above whatever hipster-sanctioned collection that'll be in vogue anytime soon.
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She`s very good!!!!
I love Rita's music. I was in a concert in Vila Real (Portugal) and I love every minute of it. Thank you Rita! kiss
- Torpes said...
Rita is amazing as some of other portuguese artists are too.
Listen to The Legendary Tiger Man (Rita's boyfriend) or to Dead Combo, The Gift, David Fonseca, Blind Zero and Rodrigo Leão, just to mention a few.
The anglo-saxon need to learn that Portuguese music isn't just fado.
Rita is responsible for one of the most gorgeous songs ever written and sang. Listen to "Crash against the cotton" from Rita's first band called Atomic Bees.
- Lindsay Hutton said...
Thanks for all that. I'll check them out. Believe me, the "anglo-saxon" are too busy creating rubbish when the rest of the world - including Portugal - is producing great stuff. But how to educate these people? Hopefully this is a small start.


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The Cowboys did not do what they needed to do after Tony Romo went down with a collarbone injury during the team's week two win against the Eagles. They needed to win at least two of the seven games Romo would end up missing. Even one would have been nice. Nope, didn't happen. They needed to re-establish last year's dominant running game and fashion an explosive pass rush after acquiring three dynamic edge rushers in the last two seasons. Nope and nope. The on-field performance during the seven game losing streak was pathetic and filled with injury — an unmitigated disaster. The team's off-the-field performance was even worse.
Greg Hardy, one of those three edge rushers we mentioned earlier, has been OK on the field — not an All-Pro, but not a chump. Off the field? Chump. The Cowboys signed him knowing Hardy been convicted of battering his ex-girlfriend before seeing the case dropped on appeal after he reached a settlement with the woman. Owner Jerry Jones promised that the team had done its due diligence though, and was sure Hardy would be on his best behavior. On November 6, less than two weeks after Hardy shoved a special teams coach and screamed at Dez Bryant on the Cowboys sideline, Deadspin released police photos of Nicole Holder, Hardy's ex-girlfriend, from the night of the alleged attack. Holder had deep bruises over much of her body, and told police that she'd believed Hardy would kill her. Hardy, who missed the first four games of the season serving an NFL suspension, was not punished by the Cowboys for the shoving on the sideline, and Jones indicated he was interested in signing the defensive end to a long-term contract.
It's essentially impossible to watch the Cowboys without feeling conflicted, but the games are going to go on, and a great number of us are going to be irrationally invested in their outcomes until the final stake gets driven through the heart of a season that started with the promise of a potential Super Bowl. It isn't totally dead yet. If, and this is a big if, Romo immediately starts distributing the ball like he did in 2014, it might stay around for awhile (at least another week).
The Cowboys have the advantage of having picked the right year to go to sleep for almost half a season, if there is such a thing as "the right year" to take seven weeks off. The NFC is terrible. The division isn't as bad as the 2014 NFC South that was won by a 7-8-1 Panthers team, but it is plenty bad enough to be won by a 9-7 or 8-8 Cowboys squad. Each team in the East has at least five losses so far in 2015 and only the Giants have five wins. It will be a shock if the Giants, Eagles or Redskins get to 10 wins. That means the Cowboys, and Romo, still have some control over their destinies.
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The road back starts Sunday, with a winnable road game in Miami. The Dolphins are 4-5. They have been outscored by almost as much as the Cowboys despite having a healthy starting quarterback and have lost two of their three home games this season. If the Cowboys get a good performance from Romo and the emotional boost one would expect from having their best player back on the field, it's a game the team should win. Doing so gets the Cowboys all the way back to 3-7 headed into Thanksgiving.
Turkey Day could be the season's inflection point. The Cowboys, presumably rejuvenated by Romo, will be playing their traditional mid-afternoon tilt against the Panthers. The Panthers are 9-0. Their quarterback, Cam Newton, is having his best season as a pro. They also have a hammerlock on the South, one that could grow tighter this weekend. If any team but the Cowboys were involved, and if it wasn't a nationally televised game on Thanksgiving, one would be tempted to call a match-up between a potentially 10-0 team and an immensely talented, underachieving home underdog a trap game. It is the Cowboys, though, so one would expect the Panthers to be prepared. Still, it's not an unwinnable game for the Cowboys.
So there's a chance, an admittedly small one, that the Cowboys will head into December at 4-7 and very much alive in the NFC East race. Even if they're 3-8, they still won't be dead. Romo has always had the talent to be one of the guys, like Staubach, Smith and Aikman, Cowboys fans remember with a wistful grin. Dragging this sorry mess to the playoffs might be his best chance to make it happen.


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Murder of Cricket
March 1, 2008
This is a busy time for me in view of cricket, as I am a big cricket fan.
Indian team did well in test series against Australian Team. (However, we lost, mostly because of the "great" efforts of umpires)
I'm not hurt to see Indian team defeated because of wrong decisions of umpires.
But I'm hurt to see the murder of Cricket.
Cricket is considered as a gentlemen game. But the recent clashes between Indian and Australian players can't be called gentle, at least.
Sledging has been a weapon for Australian team for a long time. They have used it very cleverly; and probably it has been playing good role in making them World Champion. Braking the concentration of a batsman by throwing abusive words is their old trick.
All teams have been suffering but no one attacks back. But after getting a young captain MS Dhoni, it was time to put some change in instance of Indian team.
After all, today, cricket is heading towards more and more money and most of money in Cricket comes from India. So, a aggressive Team India appeared in the latest tour to Australia. This lead a real horrible clash between the two sides. Australians got mad when they get challenged. (In aggression as well as in game play). It was the Indian team, who defeated World Champion Australia in Twenty20 world cup.
This tour leaps into the list of most controversial tours in cricketing history. A lot of sledging and abusing.
Australians are world champion undoubtedly. They are winner but they are murderer of cricketing spirit. It's too sad that a senior cricketer like Mathew Hayden calls a new comer like Ishant Sharma (age: 19) into ring to have a "fight". And also, Hayden had described Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh as an "obnoxious little weed" in a radio interview.
Here, Indian viewer were found to making "racial" comment on Andrew Symonds.
I wonder that how that can be called a "racial" comment. They turned a less serious thing into a big issue by giving it a racial touch. It's other thing that Australian viewer are very (un)famous for making racial comments on players of other teams.
It should be watched out that Andrew Symonds is the second most costly player in India Premiere League bids. Means, he is famous in India. Most of Indian show affection in him; denying the racial comment charges.
Australian team has nice person like Adam Gilchrist, but whole team need to learn some cricketing manner. Ricky Ponting, the captain, especially needs some tips for better behavior in the field and off the field. They are making themselves unpopular in world cricket. And, more than this, they are drawing a bad image of Australian people on others' minds.
We love cricket. It's more than just a sport and game play for us. Please don't kill it.


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Marcia, Bob Andy add flavour to Glenmuir brunch
Sunday's downpour did not stop Marcia Griffiths and Bob Andy from shining at Glenmuir High School's fifth annual Fundraising Brunch on the east lawns of Devon House in St Andrew.
"Glenmuir, it's so nice to be here sharing these special moments with you," said Griffiths on stage.
The iconic duo performed their 1970 hit Young, Gifted and Black which attracted loud cheers from the audience.
Griffiths also had the audience grooving to hits like Electric Boogie, I Shall Sing, All My Life, Dreamland, Steppin' Out a Babylon, and Live On with her son, Yohannes Thompson, substituting Beres Hammond's part.
President of the Glenmuir High Past Students' Association Jamaica Chapter, Saundra Bailey, said the event is important because it promotes togetherness.
"It is important because it is an event that is planned by the Glenmuir High School Past Students' Association; the local chapter to just bring alumni everywhere into one space, to fellowship, to have fun with classmates we have not seen for a while. It also provides us with an opportunity to fund-raise for the benefit of the school. This is our fifth staging and we believe that it is significant for the family, and therefore it is important for us to have something like this each year," she told the Jamaica Observer.
The Clarendon-based school continues to celebrate its 60th anniversary, being founded in 1958 by Reverend Bishop Percival Gibson. Proceeds from this year's brunch will go towards infrastructural development of the institution.
Bailey said the brunch has amassed more support over the years.
"It has been going in numbers, it has been growing in sponsorship, it has been growing because we're now having so many of our past students over the world who are now planning to be here on the second Sunday in March for an event like this," she explained.
A cheque for $2,000,000 was presented to the school from the past student association.
The event was nothing short of continuous entertainment as reggae violinist Mark Stephens and saxophonist Daniel Richards complemented the programme.
Stephens said the demand for violinists has been increasing.
"I've been in the business for 36 years; that's basically all my life and when I just started out many people in Jamaica didn't even know what a violin was, but it has started to get more popular," he told the Observer.
The association looks to attract a younger crowd next year.
"The last five years we've been having brunch where we sit down, you know fine dining and entertainment and so on, and I believe that next year we will be focusing on something which will attract the younger past students those in the 90s and in the 2000s," she said.
Alumni including 2007 Rising Star contestant Jodian Pantry took to the stage, followed by Ranice Barrett, Jhenelle Lewis and reggae artiste dBurnz wrapped up the afternoon's soiree.
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
Noble Advice
One thing I would add is something that Charles demonstrates consistently. Being able to express yourself in writing is a very valuable skill for musicians to possess. It is sometimes hard won, but it is a skill worth developing.
It is very easy, in our current lax educational environment, for high school musicians to "get by" on their talent, and make it through high school without understanding the mechanics of grammar. It is very easy for non-musicians to do it as well. Many high school teachers don't realize (like my teachers didn't realize) that making a life in the musical world involves much more than playing well. The advice I would add to Charles' list would be to go out of your way to learn how sentences and paragraphs are put together. Demand as much from your English teachers (in college as well as in high school) as you demand from your music teachers, and repay them for fulfilling your demands by putting serious time into improving the mechanics of your writing.
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1. Practicing isn't a matter of how many hours you put in, but how many good hours you put in.
This is true, albeit some people cheat themselves into thinking things like "I practice efficinetly, so I don't have to waste four hours a day; two will do". Also, I find it a bit stressful to pursue the "maximum momentum" practice time, because it may cause people to worry too much about not being efficient enough. Efficiency has become a burden on many people today. Teaching people striving to become professional musicians, it may be good, once they are well on their way, but perhaps not so much for music-loving amateurs or for children. Of course: the advice is directed to professionals, so maybe this cautionary stance of mine is déplace.
7. In a professional world where competitions foster musicians to compete, a sense of competition is forged among the musicians. Unfortunatelu, these competitions forge musicians also, to the point that they learn how to win competitions but not so much how to evolve musically. Much has been said on this already, but the advice is difficult to take.
- Elaine Fine said...
There is a problem with having so much focus on efficiency. It is like hyper-correction. People with a certain bent towards over-preparing (and stressing out their hands and arms in the process) can really benefit from efficiency, but people who put all of their attention into being efficient with their practice time can forget about the fact that music is fun and can be a source of real personal enjoyment.
It is hard for young people to strike a balance. Developing into a proficient instrumentalist takes a finite amount of time, but developing as a musician takes a lifetime. Sometimes the musical rewards do come from periods of inefficiency, but the technical ones come from efficiency. Unfortunately you can't get to deeper levels of musicianship without the technical means to do so.
True. All of it. I remember now, a British study finding that it takes 10,000 study hours to become a good or great musician. Of course, 10,000 efficient hours is better than 5,000 non-efficient. Still, the study's findings mean that 5,000 efficient hours is not enough to become a very, very good artist. One needs 10,000 hours.


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The hustle and bustle of modern society is greatly accommodated by the numerous technological advances that are utilized by millions. The convenience of life now seems a far cry from the daily, primal struggle faced by others in earlier generations. Modern society would find it hard to imagine a life without conveniences such as cars, boats, and airplanes.
Nowadays society, for the most part, no longer has to rely on the strength of their own backs or the use of animals as modes of transport. In fact, modes of transportation such as aircrafts have been the fascination of many for longer than previously imagined. Even ancient civilizations were fascinated by thoughts of flight.
The most recent of these is the airplane, which was invented in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were the first to make flight a reality for the known world. However, recent evidence casts doubt on whether or not these two ambitious brothers were actually the true inventors of the flying machines. In fact, artifacts uncovered in archaeological investigations done in Egypt and the ancient Mayan ruins suggest that these societies,ancient as they may be, had conceived the notion long before the Wright Brothers' existence.
Strikingly accurate metal sculptures in the likeness of aircrafts were found scattered among the area of coastal South America. When evaluated for age, they were estimated to have emerged from somewhere between 500-800 BCE. Because the models had been hewn of gold, an exact date was not possible. However, archaeological evidence surrounding the area served as support that the pieces could be dated at a minimum of 1,000 years in age. The models found bore striking resemblance in craftsmanship to modern airplanes used today.
During an Egyptian expedition in 1898, a team of researchers uncovered a remarkably perfect wooden model airplane in a tomb located in Sakkara. Because it was made of wooden material, it was possible to hone in on a more accurate date. The small plane they discovered that day was dated at having been created around 200 BCE.The piece was then exhibited in the museum at Cairo in a special display. Due to avian facial features depicted on the nose of the airplane, it was mistaken for a sculpture of a bird and was put on display in the gallery of birds.
It remained classified as such until 1969, when Dr. Khalil Messiha took particular interest in the artifact. What he noticed were several discrepancies in the design of the model in comparison to other pieces of Egyptian archaeology and art that were classified as birds. Most notably was the model's intentional omission of avian legs, which were commonplace among other bird artifacts. Also, traditional Egyptian birds had painted feathers, but the model did not. Incredibly, hieroglyphs depicted on the sides of airplane translate to the inscription "Gift of Amon," who was the ancient Egyptian's god of the wind and the air.
No one knows if either of these instruments were small models of airplane technology far ahead of their times, or if they were simply the creation of incredible visionaries. If some concept of flight were not in the works, many wonder how then would a number of artifacts pointing to the airplane with startling accuracy turn up from different areas. How would cultures which had no geographical or societal connection to one another have conceived with such accuracy the same notions? The meaning of the evidence of airplane artifacts remain anyone's guess.
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Like many other educators, P.S. 183 Principal Martin Woodard's decision to become a teacher was influenced heavily by own his teachers. But perhaps unlike many other future educators, Woodard found his least favorite teachers the most instructive for his own career.
"I enjoyed school a lot so when I had a bad teacher or a teacher not giving it their best I felt like I was missing out on something," Woodard said in a recent interview. "I knew there could be a lot better for kids."
After moving from a small town in Ohio, Woodard began his teaching career as a fourth grade teacher at P.S. 158, where he stayed for nearly ten years. From there, he moved on as the assistant principal at the P.S. 151 in Yorkville.
His desire to shape the student experience for kids all the way through elementary school motivated the decision to make the move to administration.
"I realized that as a teacher you could only influence some of the small number of students that were in my class every year," he said. "But as an administrator I can have an influence on the experience for a child kindergarten through fifth grade."
Six years later, Woodard joined the staff of P.S. 183 as principal, where he is now in his second year at the helm.
"One of the things for a new person coming in, I knew nobody here when I started. I didn't know the families. I didn't know the students. I didn't know the staff," he said, "But they were so welcoming."
P.S. 183 has long been known as a high-performing school. In 2018 it was awarded for academic achievement and named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
Achievement Beyond Test ScoresWoodard said the school's success is thanks to the staff at the school and his assistant principal, Kim Banks, who has been at the school for 14 years.
"There's a sense of collectiveness among the staff towards everyone doing well and helping each other out," he said. "And I have a fantastic [assistant principal] in Kim who has been really supportive — and she's a tremendously hard worker."
Banks and Woodard said that the academic success is a big focus for the school's families already, and that it is their job to facilitate the success and to provide a safe and joyful environment.
"At the end of every year, I ask was this a safe year? Was this a year where students were happy?" said Banks. "I think that's one of the things that makes our school stand out is that it's a very comfortable environment."
Woodard agreed, saying test scores were not the only way to measure achievement.
"To me success is when I see kids running in the building because they're so excited to come to school," he said.
One way the administration creates that environment is through programming. This year, kindergarten through second graders are learning to play chess. Third graders are learning the art of ballet through a partnership with the New York City Ballet. They're also getting visits from Fulbright scholars who teach the students about their culture and what it was like growing up in their home country. Fourth graders are learning a unit on art and slavery with the New York Historical Society. And fifth graders just finished a residency with the Justice Resource Center where they researched a First Amendment issue and argued a fictitious case at the Brooklyn Court House.
Woodard said he wants to continue programming at P.S. 183 that helps students identify what it is in the world that interests them."
"Elementary school is all about finding independence and self-confidence," Woodard said. "When our students leave fifth grade, and they go off to the various middle schools, my hope is that they're confident in who they are as a person and they feel that they have developed the emotional ability to lead."


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Promotional photoshoot for CLAЯITY album
|Artist: sifow
Product Code: AVCD-23025/6
Release date: 2006.09.13
Debut Ranking: #299
First Press: Fragrance
Label: avex trax
Since her debut with avex trax, sifow has definitely been working hard to promote herself and release quality music for her fans. After less than a year after her debut mini album, "& YOU REVOLUTION", sifow released her first studio album titled "CLAЯITY" in September.
Unfortunately this young artist didn't get much promotion for her album and thus it came as no surprise that her debut album ranked so poorly on the Oricon charts. Sifow didn't appear on a lot of magazines or variety shows to promote her album. Despite the abysmal sales in Japan, this album seems to be quite popular overseas, especially with the Western audience. In the Yesasia Topseller Charts, it's been ranking at #7, which is pretty good for a debut album.
This album had two versions, which were a CD-only and a CD+DVD version. The cover for both versions was quite similar, except for the difference in colour of the cover art. The CD+DVD version also contained a first press edition, which was a fragrance self produced by sifow herself. This really gave this album a unique touch and complimented extremely well with it's theme. In her Oricon interview, sifow mentioned how the theme of the music "CLAЯITY", which also became the title of the album is "the scent of recollections." Since the mind has the ability to use scent to remember memories vividly, sifow created these beads of fragrance and called them CLAЯITY.
"If the people remember my songs from my album in their memory when they smell this scent, I'm glad", she smiled.
Filled with techo-pop infused with fantasy themes, this album is guaranteed to charm you and transport you to a glittery fantasy world.
This song is a definite favourite of mine. It has a very distinct style and a lot of character. It starts off quite slowly with an ethnic hint. Bagpipes are used but certain instrumentals are blended along with the bagpipes. These slowly build up, heightening the anticipation until the song transforms completely into an upbeat techno song with the use of an electric guitar.
This song's tempo alternates a lot between the verses and chorus at a rapid rate. Somehow this song miraculously manages to balance the chaotic instrumentals in the chorus with the mellow and delicate ones in the verses to the point that in the end they merge together. Sifow's vocals are quite at their best within this song. They manage to create a melancholic and moody atmosphere, which really fits well within the mood of this song. It's simply amazing how it fell together in such a perfect manner and how intriguing this song can be. Despite of being an upbeat song, this song has a rather sad feel to it. I really loved the hybrid of ethnic and techno style. It's really one of the most beautiful and unique tracks I've ever heard.
If you're feeling melancholic after "CLAЯITY", your mood will soon liven up after listening to "LOVE & PEACE". It starts off with slow electronical instrumentals, which rapidly blend within a mid-tempo funky melody which fade in with sifow's vocals. These gradually build up to the energetic chorus, which is extremely similar to a lively chant. Sifow's vocals are quite enjoyable within this song. They seem to contain a hint of amusement and mischief, which is quite different from her more soothing vocals. Nonetheless she still seems to need other backing vocalists to aid her create a more dramatic chorus since her voice is not so powerful.
This song has a lot of charisma within it, making it a firm favourite amongst many of her fans. It makes use of a lot of modern and electronic instrumentals which are inserted within the song to create more spice and energy. It's also interesting to note that there's a prevailing use of the electrical guitar in between the chorus. "LOVE & PEACE" also happens to be the ending theme song for a show called 'スポんちゅ'.
3. with you
This song has a really interesting arrangement and melody. The melody is an intriguing blend of ethereal, magical and Arabic beats. It starts off in a fast techno-arabic instrumental which gradually slows down to a mid-tempo melody as the song progresses until the chorus breaks in. When the chorus breaks in, the melody transforms itself into a europop one. The tempo of this song is quite similar to "CLAЯITY", in the sense that it's quite unpredictable and it alternates a lot. It's interesting how it alternates between europop and dramatic Arabic beats and how they seem to blend together and separate throughout the song.
The whole song has a very dreamy feel to it and the instrumentals are kept at a low volume which gives the listener a chance to listen to her vocals more. Her vocals shine within the chorus. They seem to flow quite naturally and have a lot of clarity within them, which is a nice change to her usual songs which rarely showcase her vocal abilities. She also experiments a lot with her vocals instead of keeping them in one tone. I find this track a very beautiful and expressive one.
4. image
This song starts off quite slowly with fragile tinkling sounds, like a music box. The tempo rapidly builds up with underlying girlish techno-pop melodies which take over. However this song remains a mid-tempo track. Basically this song is a blend of techno-pop and soft and soothing instrumentals.
The song not exactly what you'd call interesting as the melody is quite repetitive and bland. I felt the arrangement was more of a haphazard one. It takes quite a while to break in the chorus and then the melody is somehow too 'cute' for words. I suppose it's not so bad, but it's not exactly my cup of tea. The chorus somehow manages to save this song though it also tends to get repetitive. Also sifow's vocals sound strained within the chorus. It's an okay song, but after three excellent songs "image" sounds bland. Personally I felt that this song was more of a filler.
5. Chain
"Chain" has a more aggressive mood to it. It starts off with futuristic-techno instrumentals which blend with an electric guitar to give it a slightly rockish edge. Throughout the song the tone rarely changes and remains mid-tempo and mellow.
I find this song extremely bland. The melody seems to lead to no direction, till a reluctant chorus breaks in. Sifow's vocals are kind of flat within this track, even though there's a clear attempt of her giving it a more emotional twist. However I fail to enjoy this track and feel it's another filler.
6. Don't Stop
"Don't Stop" seems to continue off from where "Chain" begins. It has an even more aggressive and raw mood to it. This time the rockish genre is even more prevalent within the techno instrumentals and they seem to clash together. It's slightly better than "Chain", because it manages to keep the listener interested, however I found the clashing instrumentals quite distasteful and not pleasing at all to listen to. Also I really hated how abruptly it ended, it sounded as if the song was cut in the middle of the recording.
The best part of this track is the chorus which gives it a certain amount of appeal but I personally didn't like all those loud instrumentals while she was singing. It really made me feel likes she was straining to outsing the background instrumentals.
"CLOVER" was sifow's debut single. Despite being the first single, I felt it had a lot of charm and a fresh aura. Sifow's vocals contain a hint of positive emotion and blend in seamlessly with the background music. It's also interesting to note that "CLOVER" is the theme song to the racing film "Drift". The simplistic tone seems to work perfectly within this song. With a europop hint and an energetic tone, this song is definitely a relaxing and enjoyable track.
8. Shinkokyuu
"Shinkokyuu" is a fast europop track with a mellow tone which slows down the tone of the album. It has a relatively plain melody which somehow feels it's too long. It makes use of an electric guitar and europop beats. It's one of those less impressive tracks, with a relaxing melody. Basically this song is another filler.
9. tell me love!!
This song has a similar feel to "image", with girlish instrumentals mixed with eurobeat. However it's got a more interesting arrangement which makes it much more enjoyable. It starts off very slowly, like those 90's arcade games, in a very electronic manner. Amusingly enough sifow's vocals also sound 'electronic' and with a higher pitch.
When the chorus will break in, I assure you that you'll fall hopelessly in love with this song. The chorus is quite hyper and cute and you'll soon find yourself singing along with sifow, despite her engrish. It's definitely one of her most original and amusing songs.
10. Rainbow's
"Rainbow's" is a slow and mellow song. It starts off very slowly and the tempo only increases slightly within this song. The arrangement is quite simple but it works perfectly with this song.
This soothing ballad, with techno elements inserted is quite enjoyable to listen to. I really loved how her vocals are so clear and positive within this song and I enjoyed the soft backing vocals. The instrumentals are quite relaxing and they seem personify this feeling of transparency and clarity; like flowing water. It's a very beautiful song with a magical melody.
11. Kimi to sora
"Kimi to sora" has a more dramatic and emotional tone, when compared to her other songs. It starts off like a song of Ayumi Hamasaki which I cannot put my finger on. It definitely has a similar feel to Ayumi Hamasaki's older releases. The slow and melancholic melody slowly builds up into a europop song with a powerful chorus.
12. My Dear
"My Dear" is a ballad which closes off this album perfectly. It starts off slowly with a piano and a few orchestral instruments. Her vocals are soft until the chorus suddenly breaks in and they become more passionate and raw. Sifow's vocals work really well with this song.
Something very beautiful within this song is that it sounds a lot like a musical box at certain parts, with the tinkling and delicate instrumentals and at other moments it sounds extremely dramatic and passionate with the orchestral and electronic elements. I really loved this ballad because I felt she really did manage to reach her full potentials with this ballad, while maintaining her style.
13. Jewel (Cyber NATION remix Album ver.)
This is a remix of the song "Jewel", which was released in her debut mini album, "& YOU REVOLUTION". It was included as a bonus track to this album. The original song was quite excellent, nonetheless this remix managed to be excellent in its' own way too. It's quite enjoyable to listen to, especially if you enjoy trance. This song was also featured in the remix album "Erokawa Trance", which contains a compilation of trance remixes from various female artists.
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To conclude I will mention various factors I have carefully evaluated from this album. First of all the presentation and package of this album wasn't entirely satisfactory. I felt this is the most visible flaw. The CD plastic case was thin and compact, yet it was also quite fragile to handle. Also the manner the fragrance was included made it extremely difficult to open the CD case and get it out. I had to remove the fragrance from the jewel case, because I had a problem with opening the case. It took me quite a while to struggle with the case and try not to damage it. I admit I was fairly disappointed with this factor. I feel this is quite cheap of avex to release an album with this kind of packaging. The fragrance was packaged in a small perfume tube. Despite the fact that it was closed, you could still smell it. I really enjoyed it's scent, because it's so aromatic. Personally I feel it's one of the most tasteful and unique extras I ever got with an album.
The artwork was quite nice. I really enjoyed the smart use of colour co-ordination within this booklet. The whole booklet had a really ethereal and magical theme with a lot of crystals involved. In fact avex used crystals from Swarovski Japan LTD. There was a recurring 'rainbow' theme inserted quite discreetly which gave the dreamy and fantasy themed background some spice. It goes without saying that sifow looked absolutely stunning in the photoshoot. My only gripe was that the booklet didn't have a lot of photos of sifow, which disappointed me.
The genre of music was predominantly techo-pop mixed with fantasy themed instrumentals. Most of the songs were upbeat and energetic. I really enjoyed the 'magical' feel to this album, because it's quite rare to hear something like this. I feel some of her tracks fit perfectly as theme songs for fantasy video games since they have such a fantastic feel to them. Sometimes I felt some her songs sounded like something you'd expect from Spyro the Dragon.
At first, the album might feel too much at one go, since it has only one genre and style. Most songs have a very similar feel to them, which sometimes isn't quite a good thing. Although the album does manage to flow quite well and the tracks blend well with each other, few tracks seem to stand out as a result. Thus one would get the feeling that most tracks are simply fillers at the first listen. However, after a couple of listens, one will get to appreciate and notice the interesting melodies and unusual instrumentals which give this album such an exotic mood. Another flaw I noticed is that sifow's vocals also tend to sound too flat and homogeneous. They seem to flow well with the background instrumentals yet, I would have enjoyed some creativity within the vocals.
Overall I have to say "CLAЯITY" is a pretty good album. Despite its' minor flaws, this album still pulls it off as being interesting, fresh and exciting. I think one can easily close an eye to these flaws and still enjoy this album. For a debut album it's certainly excellent and quite original. The unusual themes and exotic melodies are more than enough to raise your curiosity. I personally do not regret buying "CLAЯITY" and I highly recommend it to any techno-pop fan. In the end, this album certainly had a lot of potential to sell well if avex has spent more budgets on this album. I wholeheartedly do hope that sifow shall keep her unique style, because it's definitely one of a kind.
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CD Only version
CD & DVD version
CD Tracklist
- with you
- image
- Chain
- Don't stop
- Shinkokyuu
- tell me love!!
- Rainbow's
- Kimi to Sora
- My Dear
- Jewel (Cyber NATION remix Album ver.)
DVD Tracklist
- Jewel music clip
- CLOVER music clip
- LOVE & PEACE music clip
- Jewel TV SPOT
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