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The Hewson's house is where the Hewson family lives. It is in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon.
West Park High School
West Park High School is the high school that the students attend.
Radio station KWST 88.1
Radio station KWST 88.1 is the high school radio station where Cappie is one of the DJs.
Skate park
Skate park is where Blake went with his friends and forgot to call Shannon.
Washington Park
Washington Park is where Blake and Marissa went last year and timidly took photos of each other for photography class.
Flink's is a club in Old Town.
Old Town
Old Town is where there are a lot of drugs deals. Dr. Hewson calls it "Tweaker Town" because at least once a month a person dies from a drug overdose there.
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Here are three lectures delivered by Harvey, a geographer by trade, in 2004. In the first he analyses neoliberalism in what is a finely composed exposition of its meaning: the restoration of ruling class power. The second is focused on uneven geographical development and Harvey masterfully employs his Marxian analytical toolbox to demonstrate how this unevenness is inherent to the system via processes of primitive accumulation, competing capitals and commodity fetishism. Finally, for the specialist Harvey tackles the notion of 'space', producing a nine-coordinate 'matrix' of different conceptions which we are asked to consider simultaneously and dialectically; it's challenging stuff. SS
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Lady Ranger Volleyball team
May 25, 2017
Recently the Lady ranger volleyball team had help try outs in the boys gym. The lady rangers have already started practicing a little bit. The practices will be picked up on the second week in June.
Normally no one can come and watch the practices. Little brothers and sisters. If anyone wants to come and watch they have to talk to the coach, Mrs. Peer, ahead of time. The practices will be here at Darby 1 pm-3 pm. On Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays.
Mrs. Cassie Peer, the coach of the lady ranger volleyball team says the worst part of being a coach is "Cutting good kids from the team. Its hard and not fun at all." Coach peers favorite part of being a coach is "Proably the team spirit and getting to see the girls grow over the years!"
Mrs. Peer feels that the team could really work on the fundamentals. Such as passing and serving. She feels that the team mostly has down the family atmosphere. "They all work really well together," coach peer says she will not be picking a team captain. All though, she believes one may take the roll as leader of the team.
"My favorite part of being on the team is working together with my teammates. " Caroline Elizabeth King, a volleyball player on the team says. "Volleyball has always been a 'family sport' so I decided to give it a try,"
She looks forward to there team treating each other like a family. All though, she hates how bad the competition can get."we could work on work on thinking on the same level. and working on technique," Caroline also believes that they are great at being like a family. They can work easily together.
"My favorite part of being on the team is being able to laugh with the girls on the team." Faith Allison, A volleyball player, on the team says. " I wanted to join the team because I love to play the sport and you get to meet new people."
Faith is looking forward to being a family with a team. "Even if we don't get a win, we learn something," She believers the team needs to stay more positive and not talk about each other. Faith feels the team needs to improve on talking and attitude. She feels the team mostly has hitting and serving down.
The list of names below are girls who made the team for next year.
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With the arrival of the cool weather this weekend ( I turned on our gas fireplace to stay warm for the first time in many months), change is in the air.
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The pool is closed. The towels put away. And although I can't store the outdoor furniture just yet, I am ready to pull out my cozy throws ( maybe it's because my husband won't turn on the heat yet).
Life can't sit still for me. I need to keep things moving. I am always moving the furniture around and often remember my childhood days when I would switch up my bedroom furniture. It was always exciting to wake up the next morning to something new.
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And is't it strange how the change of seasons can spur other life changes -subconsciously?
So now after 20 years of employment with the same company, I found myself handing in my resignation last week, ready to move on to a new exciting opportunity.
I will be sad to say good bye to my long time friends and coworkers. And the comfort and familiarity of my office will be replaced with a new found energy. Change will push me out of my comfort zone and will be the start of an inspiring and fascinating journey. This change makes me feel excited, sad, nervous, happy, confident, scattered, well regarded, loved and energized. And it's all good!
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Following up with the clients and customers is one of the most vital business strategies a sales or marketing person can follow. It is now an established fact in sales and marketing sector. The follow-ups add value to the product or service and helps to build a long term relationship with the customer.
If you meet a really good prospect today, how long would you wait to follow-up with the client?
If you have no standardized plan to make follow-up calls or emails, let us show you some facts first. It will help clarify the entire scenario.
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- Generally, it takes around 8 call attempts to reach a prospect. Whereas, most of the salespersons only make 2 attempts to reach a prospect.
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While engaging in an initial selling process, reasonable frequent calls can add value to your service or product. Even if the deal appears to be closed, a follow-up call can help to express the you are interested in building long-term relationships.
When you have nothing to gain after you've made the sale, the client gradually trusts that you were telling the truth.
This kind of trust ensures not only customer satisfaction, but also the recommendations or referrals. Even the trust in a single product may turn into loyalty towards the entire brand. This can influence the future purchase decisions as well.
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You can easily imagine from your own purchasing experience. What are the most influencing factors behind a purchase? When you feel appreciated by the shop assistant, you are more likely to purchase more than one product from that shop.
Besides, follow-up call works as a reminder as well. It also helps to reach busy buyers and increase sales.
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Now, how to manage customer contact details easily? This is obviously a huge question. Besides, it is not just the question of managing contact details, a salesperson needs to remember a plenty of things- status of the deal, enquiry details, when to call the customer, the last conversation details, the background of the client, and many others.
One of the basic advantages of CRM is to leverage the access and management of entire customer support system, along with other necessary information. Below are the advantages you can get from a mobile Customer Relationship Management application:
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In a nutshell, a salesperson should aim for a long term relationship with the customers, in spite of looking for the short-time profits. Hence, if you want to retain your customers for a long duration, you have to recognize the importance of following-up with the prospect. The CRM software enhances the sales possibilities with its call management facilities that boosts the entire selling process.
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Let Team USA Smoke! Why We Are Sending Our Second Best To London
By Kaliko Castille, National Cannabis Radio
We are one day away from the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet. The airwaves are becoming saturated with stories of Olympic hopefuls preparing to compete on the world's biggest stage, for the chance to be named the best in their sport.
In my hometown of Milwaukie, Oregon we are ecstatic about my fellow Milwaukie Mustang, Kelsey Campbell competing for the gold medal in the Women's Wrestling 59 kg weight class. Kelsey started wrestling her senior year at MHS on a bet that she couldn't last two weeks, and ended up going on to Arizona State as their first female wrestler ever. After winning several national titles, she went on to upset top-seeded Helen Maroulis in the 2012 Iowa City trials for a spot on Team USA.
I'm ecstatic for Kelsey for her amazing accomplishment. I know it is a product of years of dedication and perseverance to be able to call herself an Olympian. Despite being considered the underdog in Iowa, she left it all on the mat and proved herself to be the best female wrestler in the nation at 59 kg. She proved she was the best by beating the best.
In order for Team USA to stay atop the medal count in the London games we must showcase the best athletes the United States has to offer. So why is it that we are sending our second best competitor in the women's 72 kg weight class?
Allow me to explain. On June 28th, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) handed down a one year suspension for Olympic hopeful Stephany Lee. Lee had earned her place on Team USA at the May trials in Iowa City, by destroying top seeded Ali Bernard, who will now replace her in the London games. According to the USADA, Lee tested positive for THC metabolites on April 21st, while in Iowa competing at the Olympic trials. For her part, Stephany has owned up to using cannabis, saying she is a medical marijuana patient in Colorado, but that shethought she had abstained long enough prior to competition to not test positive.
In my completely unprofessional opinion, THC should not be a banned substance in the first place. According to the USADA's website:
Typically, a substance or method will be considered for the WADA Prohibited List if the substance or method meets any two of the following three criteria:
1) It has the potential to enhance or enhances sport performance
2) It represents an actual or potential health risk to the athlete
3) It violates the spirit of sport
Let's address these three points. First off, if marijuana were legal we could commission studies; but so far there is no evidence that THC enhances sport performance. Secondly, Cannabis has never killed anyone in 7000 years of use, leading Judge Francis Young to rule that, "Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man". It is certainly safer than alcohol, which kills tens of thousands of people each year (yet still proudly sponsors Team USA). In fact, Jordan Burroughs one of Team USA's hot-shot male wrestlers is one of four American athletes singled out for a sponsorship by Budweiser. Lastly, using marijuana in an athlete's down time in no way violates the spirit of sport, which the USADA defines as, "respect for one's competitor and respect for the fundamental fairness of competition". It is for these reasons that the USADA should remove THC from its list of banned substances before the next Olympics.
This isn't the first time that marijuana has caused an Olympian some troubles. Ross Rebagliati, the first Olympic snowboarding gold medalist was stripped of his medal for a while, after testing positive for THC. Plus, who could forget after all his glory in Beijing, Michael Phelps' infamous photo of him hitting the bong like a champ? Let's face it, even our best and most famous athletes like getting high; which is okay with the USADA, as long as it is with alcohol. In a recent ESPN story about the exclusive partying that goes on in Olympic Village, women's soccer star Hope Solo remarked, "Athletes are extremists…When they're training, it's laser focus. When they go out for a drink, it's 20 drinks".
In response, some might say that athletes only drink during their off time; after they've competed. Considering these athletes have worked their entire lives for the honor, it is probably a safe assumption. It is worth noting though, that according to the World Anti-Doping Code, participants could compete legally drunk (too impaired to drive). The anti-doping code states that alcohol is prohibited "in-competition only"; meaning that they only test before an event. However, not only can an athlete drink in season, they could literally stumble out to the starting blocks hammered. Only six sports actually prohibit being too drunk while competing: Aeronautic, Archery, Automobile, Karate, Motorcycling, and Powerboating. These sports even have a threshold of 0.10 g/l, slightly higher than the legal limit to drive where I'm from.
If alcohol is directly responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. per year, and we'd allow our athletes to perform drunk (or at least celebrate with alcohol), why can't Stephany Lee smoke a joint to relax after beasting on her competition? This inane double standard has cost one Olympic hopeful her hopes of competing in London, hopefully it won't cost Team USA the gold. I wish Ali Bernard, Kelsey Campbell, and the rest of the American athletes the best of luck in London. Obviously, they have nothing to do with USADA policies, and are put in an awkward place; between supporting their friend and teammate, and steering clear of controversy.
This is why I have a simple two-part take away: 1) Talent should speak for itself. As long as someone is not trying to get the upper hand, the best should represent the us. 2) We've got to implore upon the United States Anti Doping Agency* that marijuana is safer than alcohol, and that they should "Let Team USA smoke!"
*It sure would help if the United States Congress would lead the way.
This article first appeared on Kaliko's blog. Check it out – he's a very talented writer!


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Compound words: Das Fugen-s im Deutschen – The linking "s" in German, part 2 Posted by Sandra Rösner on Feb 24, 2012 in Grammar, Language
The German language is very productive in compounding words. It is virtually possible to great a never-ending word. Of course, Germans do not carry word compounding to extremes, that is, compound words of everyday language do never consist of more than two or three separate words.
Anyway, this characteristic of the German language can be very useful for second language learners because it enables you to gain more communicative competence and you can understand words or "make up" words that you even would not find in any dictionary but still be grammatically correct. Therefore, it might be helpful to know the rules how you can compound words, that is, inserting a linking "s" or not.
In my previous post I told you where and when the linking "s" is used in German, and I already began to talk about compound words in which this "s" is not inserted. In this post I'd like to focus on compound words in which the German Fugen-s or linking "s" is not used.
Before I go on, I want to let you know that the linking "s" is only inserted in some words to contribute to a smooth speech flow. In other words, the "s" is a connector for an easy pronunciation.
1. -er
The linking "s" is not used in German with compound words in which the first word end with –er. Compare:
der Angler – angler -> das Anglerlatein – fish tale
der Bäcker – baker -> die Bäckermütze – baker's cap
die Feier – celebration -> der Feierabend – quitting time; closing time
die Folter – torture -> der Folterknecht – torturer
der Jäger – hunter -> das Jägerschnitzel – escalope chasseur
der Keller – cellar -> die Kellertür – cellar door
der Metzger – butcher -> der Metzgerladen – butcher's shop
Exceptions are: Hungersnot – famine; Henkersmahlzeit – last meal
2. First words of compound words that end with -el
The linking "s" is not used with compound words in which the first word ends with –el.
der Hagel –hail -> der Hagelschauer – hailstorm
der Hebel – lever -> das Hebelgesetz – lever rule
das Kabel – cable -> die Kabeltrommel – cable drum
der Kegel – skittle -> der Kegellklub – skittles club
die Mandel – almond -> die Mandelaugen – almond eyes
das Pendel – pendulum -> die Pendeluhr – pendulum clock
der Nebel – fog -> das Nebelhorn – foghorn
3. First words of compound words that end with -en
The linking "s" is not used with compound words in which the first word ends with –en and in which the first word is not a nominalized verb. – Check my previous post on linking "s".
der Boden – soil, floor, ground -> der Bodensatz – sediment
der Garten – garden -> das Gartentor – garden gate
eben – even, smooth, exactly -> das Ebenbild – likeness
neben – next -> die Nebenstraße – side street
4. First words of compound words that end with sibilants
The linking "s" is not used with compound words in which the first word ends with a sibilant (-sch, -s, -ss, -ß, -st, -tz, -z).
der Preis – price -> die Preisliste – price list
der Gruß – greeting -> die Grußkarte – greeting card
die Last – burden, load -> der Lastwagen – truck
der Sitz – seat -> das Sitzkissen – seat cushion/pad
das Herz – heart -> die Herzkammer – heart chamber
Some first words of compound words can derive from verbs, for example, "waschen" (to wash) and "putzen" (to clean). In these cases, you simply remove the ending from the stem, which results in "wasch-" and "putz-".
der Waschsalon – laundrette
das Waschmittel – washing powder
das Putzmittel – polish, cleaning agent
das Putztuch – cleaning rag
Note: The German word "Putz" does also exist and means: plaster, rendering, grout.
Reference: Sick, Bastian (2004): Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod – Ein Wegweiser durch den Irrgarten der deutschen Sprache, Kiepenheuer & Witsch. (Translation: The dative is the genitive his death – A guide through the labyrinth of the German language)
Your reference to "Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod" made me think about a conversation I was having with some German friends yesterday. They were puzzled about how often Germans themselves get confused between the Dativ and Genitiv, at least here in Berlin. In a way, it's sometimes easer for a foreigner to get that straight than it is for a native German.


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Madison, Wis.-based Baker Tilly Virchow Krause (FY09 net revenue of $207.2 million, 10 offices) and Beers + Cutler (FY08 net revenue of $60.8 million) of Vienna, Va. have announced the merger of the two firms, effective December 1, 2009.
"Merging with B+C, also an independent member of Baker Tilly International will enhance our ability to serve clients and strengthen the brand in the U.S.," says Tim Christen, CEO of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause.
"The merger is about creating opportunities," Beers + Cutler MP Ed Offterdinger added. "In looking out at the next five and ten years, it will become increasingly important to have a national and global platform to maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace."
On June 1, Virchow Krause & Co. re-branded as Baker Tilly Virchow Krause. The agreement gave VK&Co. the exclusivity of being branded Baker Tilly in the U.S. while also working within the Baker Tilly International Network. As for VK&Co., the move was intended to give the firm a chance to vie for the mid-market accounting, tax and business service work the Big Four doesn't touch. "We believe there's a tremendous amount of work that requires a global brand. Our strategy is not to be a Big Four firm. We are looking for the next tier and to compete for a big part of that space," Christen says.
"When we look for merger partners, we focus on the quality of the people and the reputation of the firm. There are many synergies between Baker Tilly and B+C, and we see Washington, D.C. as a critical market as we continue to develop the Baker Tilly brand in the U.S.," says Christen.
"Merging with Baker Tilly will allow us to better serve our clients while providing additional opportunities for our people," says B+C MP, Ed Offterdinger. B+C, will serve as BTVKs east coast hub as Baker Tilly continues its national expansion. The combination of these firms will result in a $250+ million firm with more than 1,400 team members.
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Okay so my wife of about 10 months told me about 3 weeks ago she was unhappy and wanted to separate, we dated for 6 years and lived together for 2 prior to getting married. She told me that she no longer was in love with me, she cares and loves me but she isnt in love with me. After she told me I handled it pretty badly, mainly bc I was in shock, we got into an argument and I gave her an ultimatum. Either marriage or divorce no separation. She chose divorce, I left our apartment. I later came back that night, and told her I was wrong and we could try separating. We agreed on one night I would spend at my parents, the next night I would be with her at the apartment. We did this for about 4 days. On that 4th night, I was suppose to go to my parents, but she had been acting strange through texts, so I decided to go home. I come home to find out that she can been drinking, and hid this from me. Once again I reacted very poorly, bc throughout our relationship we never hid anything from one another. So I felt betrayed and asked her why she was drinking and why she didnt tell me. She proceeded to tell me she was drinking bc I had stressed her out, and she didnt tell me bc she didnt care too.
We had an agrument where things were said, then she attempted to get me to hit her. I remember her saying you just cant accept that I dont want you anymore, I want to be alone. Then I guess she could see I was getting pissed from what she was saying, and she proceeded to say your no man, hit me, hit me, prove your not a man. I have NEVER hit a woman, never will, it was at this point I decided to leave.
The next day she told me she didnt want a separation anymore, she wanted a divorce. She filed on the 10th day after telling me she no longer was in love with me or happy. During this time we were barely communicating, but when we did I asked questions. I asked why she didnt tell me she was unhappy if she had been for a few months like she said, she told me she didnt know, she thought it would just go away. I brought up to her that just a few weeks before she told me all this we were looking to buy a house together, she said she thought that would fix it bc it would be something new. I asked her what she thought happened to cause this, and she said our fights had become toxic, and even though we didnt argue or fight a lot, they always felt like ww3 was going on, she said that I had started to treat her as a friend and not a wife, that I wasnt spending enough quality time with her.
She eventually agreed to go to marriage counseling with me, we went twice before she told me she wasnt going back bc nothing is going to change her mind. She told me she knew that she had problems, but that she would work on them by herself and not with me.
Our last phone conversation was two days ago. She told me I should stop trying to fix things, stop trying to win her over. She told me I would just be wasting my time, energy, and hope. She said we might get back together one day, but it would be years down the road bc she wants to experience life without me. She wants to be independent. She swears up and down there is no one else and that she just wants to figure out life without me. Since that last phone conversation, I havent spoken to her in two days. Should I continue No contact? Is hope lost for us getting back together, Im slowly losing hope.
This is just all so strange to me, I married a woman that told me she didnt believe in divorce. Ive been thrown into chaos and I really jus dont know how to handle it.
Any advice and suggestions would be welcome.


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The E3 gaming show is usually about showing off the latest and greatest in gaming, but Hyperkin is sticking to the classics. This company has been working on the mother of all classic consoles, and a playable prototype version is on the floor at E3. Whereas most retro game consoles use hardware to imitate the original system, the Hyperkin Retron 5 is doing it with software emulation based on Android.
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In light of the terrible shootings in Florida yesterday, our staff was on high alert today. This morning a student at Talladega High School was observed exhibiting suspicious behavior. His backpack was searched and a gun was discovered. The police were called and the student was taken into custody. Law enforcement recommended and conducted a thorough search. The appropriate administrative staff was called and remained at the school until law enforcement completed their assessment. All safety procedures were appropriately followed according to the school's safety plan. I want to commend the staff at the high school for their actions and thank the Talladega Police for their quick response and help in ensuring our students' safety.
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In the field of logistics and supply chain management, our team, APTUS Software has won the status of number 1 expert in Romania. This position was acquired following the performance of the most advanced turnkey projects in Romania in the filed.
We provide world-leading solutions, locally customized, but also in-house solutions.
APTUS is always prepared with solutions for the challenges arise along the logistics chain. The proposed solutions have their origins in the demand forecasting, in the warehouse and store replenishment planning, manufacturing planning and operational and sales tasks budgeting. It goes on with the performance part, providing solutions for warehouse management, transportation and truck routing, loading management, manufacturing performance systems. And they reach all the way to monitoring and tracking these processes, video systems synchronized with the events along the logistic chain process, business to business online platforms for the partners and customers of the logistics companies.
The comprehensive and various expertise of APTUS team allows the development of a large solution range, additional modules and multiple application systems within a company.
In what concerns the relationship with our customers, we are focused on logistics consulting, rather than IT consulting, the team members being mainly assessed in this regard.


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ST. GEORGE – It was National Letter of Intent signing day for spring sports athletes and several local stars put pen to paper to declare their intentions for playing college sports.
Austin Deming, who has starred for three years for the Snow Canyon Warriors as a shortstop and hot hitter, headlines the group of signees. Deming signed to play for Brigham Young University and former southern Utahn Mike Littlewood.
Deming led Region 9 with a .533 batting average, 45 runs batted in and an on base percentage of .632. He was also the best in the region at slugging percentage (1.033), doubles (14) and walks drawn (22). He was second in the region at runs scored (39) and home runs (9), with all his stats accumulated in 30 games.
As a junior last season, Deming led Snow Canyon all the way to the 3A state championship game.
Deming's teammate, pitcher Breck Eichelberger, also signed an NLI to play college baseball. Eichelberger will continue his baseball career next fall at the University of San Francisco.
Last season, Eichelberger was among the top pitchers in Region 9, recording seven wins and 60 strikeouts for the Warriors. He pitched 57 1/3 innings for coach Reed Secrist, compiling a 3-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio along the way and had an earned run average of 3.30.
Two other Warriors signed NLI's on Wednesday. Tristan Gardner, who was recently crowned as the 4A individual state golf champion, will continue his career at Dixie State University, and Lexi Hamel, who was second in the individual race for the 3A state championship last spring, will swing her clubs for Southern Utah University next year.
Cedar's Dream Weaver has starred on the high school's softball team for a couple of years and next season will stay in town to play softball for Southern Utah University. Weaver batted an amazing .667 last season for the Lady Reds and will be the MVP favorite heading into this spring for Cedar High.
Cedar track star Hannah Sobel, who finished third in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2017 state championships at BYU in May, inked with Utah Valley University.
Sydney McArthur, the star shortstop for Pine View's softball team, has also inked a scholarship and will play for McCook Community College in Nebraska.
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text: Chapter 2 How Music Lives: A Musicultural Approach Music is significant to human life in many ways: what people do who they think they are what they believe and what they value. Music is a phenomenon of culture and is best understood in relation to the cultural context in which it lives. Ethnomusicology is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on musicology, anthropology, and other disciplines in order to study the world's musics. Ethnomusicologists try to understand music as a musicultural phenomenon, or a phenomenon in which music as sound and music as culture are mutually reinforcing and are inseparable from one another. Culture in Music Edward Tylor's 1871 definition of culture: "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man [humankind] as a member of society." This definition implies that the study of culture encompasses everything from religions, political systems, languages, technologies, rituals, dances, modes of work and play, humor, clothing, food, and the music they make and listen to. The communities that define a culture are hard to pinpoint for many reasons: globalization, mass media communications, the Internet, multinational entertainment industry corporations, international travel Example: What is 'the culture' of German residents of Turkish descent who listen and express themselves through an African American-derived style of hip-hop music, with lyrics that alternate between Turkish and German? Despite these complexities, cultures are real. Certain groups behave, think, and believe differently than others on the whole. Examples: tribes, clans, religious sects, ethnic groups, societies, nations. Music is a mode of cultural production and can reveal much about how the culture works. Meaning in Music Music comes into existence when sound and culture align; without meaning, music might just be perceived as a random assortment of sounds. Meaning binds together sound and culture to form music. Musical tones are meaningful in at least two ways: they have meaning relative to one another musical sounds acquire meaning in relation to things beyond themselves Musical meaning is determined as much or more by matters of context as by "the notes" themselves. Identity in Music Conceptions of music are closely tied to conceptions of identity, or people's ideas about who they are and what unites them with or distinguishes them from other people and entities. Music always provides partial answers to two fundamental questions: Who am I? What are we? Also frames identity in terms of two more questions: Who is she (or he)? Who are they? CD ex #1-8 features the opening of a Rabbit Dance song (Native American.) There are no words, only vocables (nonlinguistic syllables). CD ex #1-9 includes the complete Rabbit Dance song. Following the vocables introduction, note the Englishlanguage song text. CD ex. #1-10 is "Dance," by First Nations rock band Eagle & Hawk. It is a powwow song recontextualized in a modern, rock-oriented musical setting. "Dance" expresses the complex multidimensionality of contemporary First Nations identities through blending rock, folk-rock, and traditional First Nations musical elements. Societies Society: a group of persons regarded as forming a single community of related, interdependent individuals. Imagined communities: a group in which the members share a connection through certain ideas and social institutions, rather than face-to-face correspondence. All societies are built around social institutions, governmental, economic, legal, religious, family-centered, activity-based, service-oriented, or social. Societies, continued The study of music and society focuses on how musicians and musical institutions act and function relative to their societies. For example, compare gamelan music from Java (CD ex. #1-7) and gamelan music from Bali (CD ex. #2-12.) They employ similar instruments and are based on related histories and musical principles, but represent different musicultural worlds. Cultures Culture: defined mainly by a collective worldview shared by its members. Societies are rooted in social organization, whereas cultures are rooted in ideas, beliefs, and practices that underscore social organization. Examples: religions, ideologies, philosophies, sciences, moral and ethical principles, artistic creations, ritual performances. Nations and Nation-States Nation-state: one whose members share a national society and culture and a homeland. Canada has a national government, a network of social institutions, shared ideas about Canadian identity, and the geographical landmass of Canada itself. Nation: one who shares a society, a culture, and a strong sense of nationhood, but not a nation-state. Palestine does not have political autonomy over the geographical area it claims as its homeland. Nations and Nation-States Nationalist music is often promoted by governments and other official institutions to symbolize an idealized "national identity." The roots of this music may range from rural folk music forms, contemporary popular music styles, or classical music traditions. Westernization and modernization may be embraced, or outside influences may be rejected. Diasporas and Other Transnational Communities Diaspora refers to an international network of communities linked together by identification with a common ancestral homeland and culture. People in diaspora exist in a condition of living away from their "homeland," often with no guarantee or return. The term comes from the original Diaspora, in which the Jewish people were expelled from present day Israel and began a centuries-long diaspora throughout the world. The African diaspora began with the Euro-American slave trade centuries ago, leading to diasporic communities in the Americas. Diasporas and Other Transnational Communities Diasporic communities can be considered as part of larger transnational communities, which encompass a diverse range of social groups and whose geographical diffusion around the globe defies easy categorization in terms of society, nation, and culture. Virtual communities are communities forged in the electronic sphere of cyberspace rather than more conventional, geographical space. Electronic technologies like the Internet are constantly challenging established notions of what constitutes a community, social group, culture, nation, or diaspora. The Individual in Music Although cultures, societies, communities, and nations provide a framework for understanding music, it is the individuals within these groups that actually make and listen to music and who find meaning and define their identities in relation to it. Any individual could be viewed as a community, since we all constantly evolve our identities and bring these identities to our musical experiences. Tito Puente (CD ex. #4-7) is best understood in relation to the multifaceted identity he brought to his musical career. He identified himself ethnically as Puerto Rican, but was influenced chiefly by Cuban music. This complex blend of identities is an example of musical syncretism, the merging of distinct styles into new forms. Ethnomusicologists have recently been focusing their work on individuals in music rather than communities as a whole. Timothy Rice's May It Fill Your Soul: Experiencing Bulgarian Music (1994) followed two Bulgarian musicians. He also focuses on his own musical and personal experiences while conducting fieldwork, or the experience of living for an extended period of time among the people whose lives and music one researches. Insights and Perspectives Do You Belong to a Virtual Music Community? The Internet has transformed the world of music and musical communities, making the possibility of informal or global networks of people (communities) bound together by their shared musical activities, tastes, interests, and listening experiences. What constitutes belonging to a virtual musical community? Downloading music files, surfing the Web for information about musicians, corresponding about music via e-mail, instant message, or social networking. Spirituality and Transcendence in Music In many world cultures and societies, music plays a key role in worship, religious ritual, and the expression of faith. It can serve as a bridge between the earthly realm and world beyond, bringing people closer to the supernatural. In this way, it can facilitate transcendence. Practitioners of Santería, or Regla de Ocha, use specific drum rhythms as a form of invitation to deities to temporarily descend to the earth. CD ex. #1-11 is a performance of a Christian hymn from the island of Fiji, and captures the spirit of the communal expression of faith with poignancy and power. Music and Dance Music and dance are often regarded as mutual reflections of one another, one expressing itself in organized sound, the other in organized music. See Chapter 9 for Irish dance tunes, Chapter 11 for Latin dance music, and Chapter 12 for traditional women's dance in Egypt and international belly dance. Dance and dance music can be used to study social celebration, community solidarity, the physical expression of culture, performance of identity, and may provide insights as to how people treat each other in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity. Theories of racial inferiority tied to dance and music were used as rationalizations for racism and racist social policies leveled against African peoples and people of African descent in the Americas. The purported "natural rhythm" of Africans and people of the African diaspora, along with their inclusion of dance to express identity and faith, were turned against them. Such stereotypes are still present in our culture today. Music in Ritual Rituals are special events during which communities or individuals enact, through performance, their core beliefs, values, and ideals. They often feature communal performance of music, and include references to myth, epics, legends, or sacred texts central to the culture's identity. Rituals can be sacred or secular, and have many functions. They can mark life-cycle events, challenge or enforce political authority, heal various illnesses, and so on. The Egyptian zaar is performed when a woman has been possessed by a certain supernatural being. She dances along to powerful percussion rhythms in order to convince the possessing being to depart. Music as Commodity and the Patronage of Music Ownership of music is a major factor in how music lives. It might be seen as the property of a family lineage (e.g., in India), belonging to an entire village (e.g., Bali), or not regarded as property at all. In the West, copyrighted songs mark musical compositions as privately owned intellectual property. Music may be sold, marketed, or distributed like other commodities. Private ownership exists in Aboriginal Australia and Amerindian cultures, too. Songs are bequeathed to individuals through dreams or visions, and no one else has the right to perform these songs. When cultures interact, different ownership models must adapt to one another. Listen to CD ex. #1-13: "Ibis," owned by the late Aboriginal Australian singer Alan Maralung. Since Maralung received the song in a dream, in Aboriginal culture, he exclusively owns this song. But now that it is on a CD and he has passed away, who owns it? Smithsonian Folkways, McGraw-Hill? Do they have certain responsibilities in how to handle this music? Patronage is another important factor; it involves the support of musicians and musical institutions. Support may be financial, institutional, educational, social, or other. Patronage in the past has often come from kings, queens, princes, princesses, churches, religious institutions, and even brothel owners and country dance hall proprietors. Today, patronage comes from government arts agencies, university music departments, private arts funding organizations, music industry corporations, Internet music providers, radio and television advertisers, nightclub proprietors, music festival producers, book publishers, and makers of films, television shows, music videos, and more. Technology plays a key role in the patronage of music. Technologies used to produce, record, transmit, and disseminate music helps determine what music is heard, who supports it, and what music sounds like. Technologies from the didgeridoo, to the multitrack recording studio, to the iPod hugely shape musical sound and cultural frameworks that shape the meaning and identity of musical sounds. The Transmission of Music and Musical Knowledge Music is an important part of social life - it moves among people and communities both globally and locally. Music transmission is the process of musical movement from one person to another, one generation to another, one community to another, and potentially throughout the whole world. In addition to direct "face-to-face" transmission, it may also be transmitted via music notation, electronically, and through books, articles, Web sites, documentary films, and other media. Production and Reception All music transmission involves production in reception. Sometimes the music maker and music receiver roles are obviously separate, like during a Western piano recital in which the performer plays someone else's composition for a silent audience. In other situations, the distinctions of roles are less clear. In some African societies, there are no distinctions between "performer" and "audience," at least in some contexts. All community members are expected to participate and encourage others to do the same. Production and Reception The teaching and learning of music is a key method of music transmission. It occurs through a sort of osmosis during normal communal life (as one absorbs one's culture.) Students of Indian music devote themselves to a musical mentor called a guru, and experience total unwavering commitment to them for many years as they learn their art. In the West and Japan, teaching often involves the learning of written musical notation. Music Creation Processes Composition, interpretation, improvisation, and arranging are four key methods of musical creation processes. Composition involves planning out the design of a work prior to its performance. Interpretation is the process through which performers or listeners make an existing composition 'their own' through the experience of performance or listening. Music Creation Processes Improvisation involves composing in the moment of performance. Arranging is the craft of taking an existing musical work and transforming it into something new, while still retaining its core musical identity. Music in the Process of Tradition Through music traditions, musics become culturally meaningful, socially functional, and representative of individual and communal identities at all levels. Tradition is a process - a process of creative transformation whose most remarkable feature is the continuity it nurtures and sustains. Music of traditional always comes out of a particular musical, social, and cultural history that prefigures it and that is at some core level inscribed in the sound and meaning of the music itself. It has the capacity to tell us about not only the community that created the music, but all communities for which is has significance.


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To monitor your employees, or not to monitor them, that is the topic of this blog post. If you've ever considered checking in on your staff's online activities, you may have hesitated about whether or not it's the right decision. We've listed the pros and cons of monitoring your employees, and some tips to make […]
Should you monitor your employees online?
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When it comes to monitoring your employees online, there are potential positives and negatives for your company. But as a business owner who's never done it before, you may be clueless as to what these are. So to help, we've come up with a list of the pros and cons of employee monitoring.


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An open source software is manipulated by many programmers since it is very free to modify and change it. How can they do this? If programmers use software and they think that there is something lacking, they go to the source code and change it. How come? Are they permitted? Yes because the source code is visible to them. The developers of many open source software intended to make it open do that people who are using it will benefit from it. Well, this is reasonable because the programmers created software not only for themselves but also to all computer users. Examples of open source software are Mozilla, Google, Linux, WordPress, VLC Player, Media Wiki and many more.
Propriety Software is software that does not allow any programmers to be manipulating it. The original programmers or developers of software have the right to touch the codes only. This is why it is called close source since the source codes of software are invisible so that only those who have authorities will do something on it. In case users would like to modify it, they have to contact the software operator for their demand. The disadvantage is that the software will not be used more efficient and effective as the open source. Examples of the close source software are: Adobe Reader and Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Google Earth, Opera and many more.
Of course, the differences would determine which software the customers are closed to. Base on records, customers prefer the open source since they will know how to manage the demands of the customers.


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Christopher Bliss' Literary Salon
What happens when an over-analytical literature graduate inconceivably champions the 2-page novels of a charming misfit from Shropshire?
Serious Literary Salon meets ridiculous character comedy
Charming misfit Christopher Bliss (★★★★ "One of this year's hidden treasures... consistently, pant-wettingly funny" - Fest) writes 2-3 terrible novels a day.
Turtleneck-clad literature clad Luke Courtier (★★★★★ "hilarious" - The Good Review) thinks he's found hidden levels to Bliss' work.
And so Christopher Bliss' Literary Salon was born co-hosted by Courtier and Bliss. The pair of them, operating on opposite ends of the intellectual spectrum, are joined each month by a published novelist. As Bliss metes out totally unwarranted feedback on their work and improves classic literature, Courtier will be on hand with excellent footnotes and a stonking claret.
As a bonus, Bliss will be reading from his new novels and doling out extra advice to anyone who wants it. Probably all of you?
Reviews for Rob Carter is Christopher Bliss:
★★★★★ Fringe Guru
★★★★ Fest
★★★★ Fringe Biscuit
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SHOW - British Comedy Guide
"Simply hilarious and utterly captivating" - Fringe Biscuit
"One of the best character shows we've seen for a long time" - British Comedy Guide
"Rob Carter is Christopher Bliss is a fabulous piece of character storytelling. This is a fresh, original show, and one of the gems of this year's Fringe" - Fringe Guru
Chaired by Luke Courtier:
FINALIST: Musical Comedy Awards 2015
FINALIST: Amused Moose Laugh Off 2015
★★★★★ The Good Review
★★★★ Broadway Baby
"fast-paced and laden with amusing anecdotes" - The List
"A gifted act... his lyrical abilities are a sheer delight" - The Skinny
"A breath of fresh air" - Broadway Baby
"Put simply; he makes musical comedy sexy... And then there's Courtier's stupendous voice, humbly kept up his sleeve for 95% of the show. But the moments he opts to let rip are meticulously chosen to enhance what is, simply put, a hilarious hour of comedy" - The Good Review
Huffington Post's Top Picks of the Fringe 2016
*Dinner & Show packages available: Includes a ticket, A glass of Crémant, a three course menu formule* meal, a glass of wine, coffee and water in Brasserie Zédel pre or post show. Your dinner reservation must be made separately by calling 020 7734 4888 and quoting 'Live At Zédel offer'.


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Donations, for any amount, are always welcome.
TEMS does not receive any on-going grant funding, and we rely on local support to keep us going.
We would be very interested to hear from local businesses or individuals willing to sponsor a concert. We can tailor a concert to reflect your musical preference, and typically receive support varying from £100 to £300. Sponsors receive concert tickets, are mentioned on all promotional material (e.g. press releases, posters, programme, season launch newsletter etc) and can be featured at the concert.
To discuss how you can sponsor or donate and how your donation may be used, please contact Jasper Solomon, on 01803 868883.
Friends and Patrons
As a small society without regular grant funding, we continue to face financial risks every year as we commit to spending more than £6,000 before securing subscriptions and ticket sales.
In 2008, TEMS raised c.£2000 as a one-off 'insurance policy' which is kept in reserve to underwrite any losses. This was made possible by the generosity of members which remains much appreciated. We have not had to draw on this money to date.


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Come play with us and the shadows!!Your hosts are:
Magical Mystical Teacher
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Gemma Wiseman
Wishing all of you a most wonderful and Happy New Year! Thank you for being a part of my world!!
|Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits. Author Unknown
|A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. Author Unknown


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There should not be any quotas for people based on age for any of the party candidate lists. People have all ages have managed to gain political office over the course of the hundreds of years that elections have happened in the West, and quotas would not be really helpful.
No, there shouldn't be a youth quota at all. Whether or not you want to be part of a party is up to the individual, and there shouldn't be mandates. As soon as you start forcing people to choose, they become resentful and disgruntled. It is never a good idea.
No, there should not be quotas for youth in party candidate lists, because the youth are the future of the party. The youth should be allowed to rise and fall on their merits, like any other politicians. Often, the young people will do an even better job, because they have longer to live in the consequences of their own actions. We should accept their youth and welcome them into politics.
Quotas prevent a fair playing field. Anything that requires a quota will allow a weaker person to be part of a group even though they don't deserve it. Quotas do not work in hiring or in party candidate lists. Quotas should be abolished altogether. They do nothing but denigrate the lives of deserving people.
There should be no limits to the requirements for political candidates. If there is a quota for young people, it would skew the natural order of things. Often, politicians are older because they have more experience. It should not be necessary for young people to participate if they do not want to.


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Enjoy the natural soothing effect of a Pyramid salt lamp, carved and shaped beautifully. This Himalayan salt lamp pyramid comes with the cord and bulb included.
You will notice our pyramid salt lamp comes on a lovely natural onyx crystal base instead of the old-style wooden ones. The onyx base adds to the beauty of the lamp.
Himalayan salt lamps have some fantastic benefits, but the natural salt lamps aren't as appealing to some people. Others love the carved and shaped ones like the Pyramid salt lamp on this page.
Others love the carved and shaped ones like the Pyramid salt lamp on this page.
The Carved Himalayan pyramid lamp is impressive, to say the least. Not only do you get to experience the soothing, positive effects of the rock salt, but it is carved in a beautiful pyramid shape.
Click play on the video below to see the seven main carved salt lamps we stock.
You will notice halfway through the video how our point of difference is our unique and beautiful onyx crystal bases. Instead of the inferior wooden bases, all our salt lamps come on an onyx crystal base.
As a young girl, one of my passions was to visit the great Pyramids of Egypt. They are truly impressive.
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So you can see why I and many others have an affinity for pyramid-shaped objects. Salt lamps are just one of the many pyramid-shaped crystals we have in stock.
Remember, all our Pyramid shaped salt lamps come on a beautiful Onyx crystal base. Not sure why that is important? Check out the image below to see what can happen if your salt lamp is leaking.
You can see the wooden base on the left has leaked and now corroded the wooden base. But the salt lamp on the right has a beautiful onyx crystal base. If your salt lamp leaks, you just wipe it off.
But just to confirm, your lamp should never leak if you follow the simple care instructions here. To keep things simple, you keep it on or cover it up. Easy.
The pyramid rock salt lamps are one of our most popular carved lamps and are certain to be a talking point in any home. As you can appreciate, every rock salt lamp is unique, so sizes and colours will vary.
Here are the specifications for your Pyramid shaped Himalayan Salt Lamp:
Here is what you get when you order a Pyramid salt lamp:
We believe we have the best price Himalayan salt lamps in Australia.
Absolutely. We have shipped our pyramid salt lamps out all over Australia. Postage usually comes in at $12.50 and will be automatically calculated at checkout. If you live in a remote area, it will likely cost us more, so consider it a bargain ;-)
So no matter where you live in Australia, we will send your salt lamp out as fast as possible. We understand many of you are often purchasing as a great gift idea for family or friends, so we'll do our best to ship it fast.
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You will receive one similar to the photograph; however, each Pyramid Salt Lamp is a natural stone and will vary slightly.
Why not check out our intro video below. Press play to get started. Or view our 11 interesting facts about Himalayan salt lamps here.


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"West Coast" arrives as if carried by Blue October, which is our "go to band" when looking for music that can take a listener to a dark place without causing a glooming attitude. We're fans of that band. Then, the vocals arrive as if carried by The Mispers, which is our "go to band" when looking for attractive voice quiver. We're fans of that band too. Just before the one-minute mark of "West Coast," additional voices make their contributions, and still later (at about 2:25), the edgy guitar makes its entrance. "West Coast" is a song by Junior Empire. We're now fans of that band!
Well, that was the thought process as we repeatedly listened to "West Coast." After finishing the paragraph, we hit the Internet search engine and soon recognized the names of members of Junior Empire. This is the Mispers!!! The members are Jack Balfour Scott (lead vocals), Joey Arnold Zapata (rhythm guitar, vocals), Diego Porto Belmonte (lead guitar), Hannah van den Brul (violin, vocals), and Jordan Gaetano Grispino (drums).
In describing the song "West Coast," Junior Empire stated:
"Woooooaaaahhh (life be like crazy) Here's a little taste of Junior Empire!!!!!! We wrote this one about our first time living in LA. Open roads and the underlying feeling that nothing is permanent and a vacuous future of endless opportunity awaits. In other words, when you've just become single (sigh)."
What??? Living in LA? We remember The Mispers' visit to California, when they were forced to cancel their San Francisco performance because the other bands on the bill flaked out (still haven't forgiven those other bands). But these guys have been living in London, right?
Website: http://www.juniorempire.co.uk/


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Ce documentaire profile l'écrivain Marie-Claire Blais.
This quirky documentary looks at the life of the late poet bpNichol.
Voice over spoken work and a simple piano score combine to create a contemplative essay on everyday existence.
Digitally hand-drawn animation in TV Paint portrays the journey of Dan, from his existence as an egg with plans to hatch into a beautiful rooster like all the other eggs only to find out that he was never born to be a rooster.
This documentary film profiles writer Marie-Claire Blais.
This documentary explores the fiction of the Paris-based short story master, Mavis Gallant, considered by both critics and her literary peers to be one of the most talented women writing in the English language.
A young inventor who is deathly afraid of the dark misses the finale late-night bus. Left behind on the edge of the forest, he desperately tries to keep the darkness at bay...but everything goes wrong.
This offbeat documentary profiles Judith Merril--writer, editor and icon of the science fiction literary genre.
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Traditional Step and Morris Dancing
14th October 2019 @ 8:10 pm - 10:15 pm
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An event every week that begins at 8:10 pm on Monday, repeating until 30th March 2020
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Time: 8:10pm - 10:15pm
Traditional Step(Clog) and Morris Dancing practice nights start Monday 6th October 2019 8.10pm – 10.15pm after the open evening on 30 September 2019 and run throughout the winter and spring months, followed by a season of dancing out and about.
Both dancers and musicians welcome. For more information contact the Secretary. Facebook page – Westmorland Step and Garland Dancers
01524 761576


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Singer Timaya who is a year older today shared this adorable photo as he cuddles his son, Emmanuel, he said he is grateful to God for everything he has done for him and for what he has achieved so far.
He wrote:
"GOD I thank u for adding another beautiful year and I appreciate everything u have done in my life…. Had to rush to ATL to spend time with my lil man, I so wish my gals where here EMMA & GRACEY. I'm so Fulfilled that I don't even know what to say. Ogologomma a Jehovah ogologomma a eh ogolgomma ogologomma�������"


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The residents of Springhill have welcomed newcomers for as long as our historic neighborhood has existed. Whether they are purchasing a home, renting, or developing new long-term projects, our community thrives on the vibrancy that newcomers introduce. Like any neighborhood, we look to those newcomers to contribute positively to our little corner of southside. When we see anybody threatening it, whether that's burglarizing homes, littering, or otherwise spoiling the nature of our neighborhood, we stand up and speak out.
Petty crime is something we've been struggling with for some time, but there are other kinds of attacks that can be at least as damaging without being illegal. Because of our central location in the city and our view of the river and skyline, developers have been encroaching on our neighborhood for decades. Sometimes a development contributes to our neighborhood, and we are able to work with the developer to ensure everybody's interests are met. Other times we have had to fight developers who want to shoehorn their fast money projects into the neighborhood.
The pending development of the Richmond Overlook apartment complex on the 600 block of Cowardin Avenue unfortunately falls in the latter category. It is a classic case of tax credit farming to dump yet more dissonant construction on a small neighborhood that is already doing its part to support a diversity of Richmond citizens.


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It was a bittersweet gala signifying the end of an era as the iconic Four Seasons Restaurant hosted its last event forever at its landmark location which will shut its doors on July 16.
The gracious location was befitting of the esteemed Love Heals Gala as guests from the social, financial and fashion world converged on the heels of the met gala the night before as they recounted stories of parties, lunches, and the scene the Four Seasons has played host to over the decades.
Love Heals 2016 Gala: The Season Finale Raises More Than $400,000 and Announces Acquisition by ACRIA
New York, New York, May 4, 2015 – Tuesday evening, May 3rd, Love Heals, the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education held its annual gala event at the Four Seasons Restaurant in Manhattan. In addition to celebrating Love Heals and its honorees, the event served as a grand farewell to the famed restaurant before its closing later this year.
Renowned event designer Bryan Rafanelli of Rafanelli Events honored the historic space's "Season Finale" with extraordinary décor and design, transforming the restaurant like never before. Rafanelli incorporated the Love Heals signature red color throughout the space, in the rich linens and floral accents. He took unique illustrations that illustrator Donald Robertson created for Love Heals and transformed the room with them,accenting the décor and including them on the printed chair covers. As a finishing touch, Rafanelli included a multitude of red floating hearts in the restaurant's well-known indoor pool, reminiscent of the Love Heals logo.
Actor Mark Ruffalo presented an award to Rachelle Hruska MacPherson and Sean MacPherson, thanking them for their continued support of Love Heals. Ruffalo recalled how when he was starving actor and a waiter and at one of MacPherson's LA restaurants at the height of the AIDS epidemic, MacPherson would drive to Mexico to buy AIDS medications for their afflicted friends. Designer Tabitha Simmons presented honoreePeter Davis with his award, and Love Heals co-founders, Dini von Mueffling, Victoria Leacock Hoffman and Stefani Greenfield along with Ali Gertz' mother, Carol Gertz, presented Eric Rudin with his award with a heartfelt speech that highlighted his dedication to Love Heals and its mission since its inception. InStyle Editor-at-Large Hal Rubenstein hosted the night's program, which included a performance by singer Sasha Lazard. Other guests included Frederick Anderson, Paul Arnhold, Liliana Cavendish, Cristina Greeven Cuomo, Wes Gordon, Christian Leone, Michael Lorber, Julie Macklowe, Jennifer Miller, Nicole Miller, Sonja Morgan, Minnie Mortimer Gaghan, Amy Sacco, Jared Seligman, Mary Alice Stephenson, and Ali Wise, among others.
During the program, co-founder Dini von Mueffling took the stage alongside Benjamin Bashein Executive Director of ACRIA, a New York-based international AIDS research and education organization, to announce that ACRIA will expand its work by acquiring Love Heals, and continuing the foundation's mission to improve HIV/AIDS education for New York City youth. "While this may be the end of an era, it's the beginning of a new one, one with strength in numbers and with renewed great might," said von Mueffling during her speech.


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Professor Rob Pike and Dr Lakshmi Wijeyewickrema are working with ASX-listed Anatara Lifesciences to develop a natural treatment for scour, or pre-weaning diarrhoea in piglets. Using an extract found in pineapple stems, DetachTM reduces the use of antibiotics in production animals, and with it, the global problem of bacterial resistance.
Antibiotics and meat production
Pork producers have traditionally relied on antibiotics to treat scour, a common cause of death in piglets. It costs the Australian pig industry more than $7 million each year, but the cost to human health is even greater. The high use of antibiotics in meat production has led to the rise of multi-drug resistant bacteria, known as superbugs, and these superbugs affect humans.
A natural alternative
DetachTM offers pig producers a non-antibiotic alternative for treating scour – and the main active ingredient comes from pineapple stems. "The pineapple extract does not attack the bacteria that cause scour," explains Professor Pike, "but prevents the bacteria from attaching to the cells in the animal's stomach, which leads to diarrhoea."
Anatara Lifesciences recently completed three field trials of DetachTM, with plans to launch the product in Australia in 2017. Professor Pike and Dr Wijeyewickrema will oversee critical research and development work to harness the full potential of the pineapple extract.
"There are three important molecules in the extract, and two are critical to the treatment of scour," said Professor Pike. "Using recombinant DNA technology, we are working to develop methods for testing the components, to isolate and produce the two beneficial proteins, and to learn more about how these molecules interact with gut cells to prevent inflammation and diarrhoea."
Of global importance
It is game-changing research given consumer demand for antibiotic-free products, and worldwide regulatory changes that will restrict the veterinary use of antimicrobial medicines and ban the use of antibiotics to encourage animal growth.
"This research is a wonderful opportunity to treat scour in a way that doesn't cause antibiotic resistance," said Professor Pike. "We hope it will open up new avenues for the treatment of diarrhoea in humans."


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