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Until I was invited to a party where high heels were obligatory, I had never confronted the problem of walking in those "foot-traps"! Quite a lot of girls like wearing them because they make them look taller and slimmer, but although I like seeing them on others, I don't really fancy wearing them myself. So, now that my turn has come, I can't help but ask myself: who was the misogynistic idiot that invented them?
As weird as it may sound, originally high heels were an essential accessory for men and they weren't even designed for walking. The first high-heeled shoes were worn by Persian knights, because they would help them keep their balance whenever they needed to stand up in the stirrups to shoot their arrows on horseback.
At the end of the 16th Century, Persia had the largest cavalry in the world and its king was very interested in forging links with Western European rulers that could have helped him defeat the Ottoman Empire. When the first Persian ambassadors arrived in Europe, a wave of interest arose in Persian culture and society and, as a consequence, Europeans began to absorb some of their traditions, including the new shoe style. This time high heels were not used for battling; they were adopted by the European aristocracy of the 1600s as a signal of status. High heels symbolized masculinity, virility and also the logic was that only someone who didn't have to work could possibly go around in such impractical footwear.
Eventually, high heels were also used by lower ranks of society and by women who wanted to gain masculine power. In response to this, aristocracy had to increase the height of their heels and they differentiated them into two types: fat heels for men and skinny for women.
One of the most popular high heel wearers during the 17th century was Louis XIV, who had a personal shoemaker that designed heels that were up to five inches in height and were decorated with patterns of battle scenes. Louis XIV also declared that red high heels could only be worn by nobility and that no one could wear high heels that were higher than his (so now you know where Louboutin's red soles come from!).
Things changed during the Enlightenment. This cultural movement brought a new sense of trust in rationality, utility and education, rather than emotions and privilege. As a result, men switched from a pompous, flashy look to a more sober and homogeneous one. But unfortunately this time women did not copy them; because women were seen as emotional, sentimental and ineducable, irrational fashion and impractical clothing, such as high heels, began to be associated with them.
Eventually, after the French Revolution, flat came back into fashion and women stopped wearing high heels, but this beautiful trend was only going to last until the 19th century. From then on, high heels evolved into monstrous, torture machines
and then they took on a more reasonable and humane line
So the moral of the story is, if you're not an archer on horseback going into battle, don't wear them 🙂


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Friday, April 15, 2011
Posted: 9:21 p.m.
By Patrick Mooney
DENVER Others in the organization have more power and make more money. But no one who works for the Cubs will talk to the media as much as Mike Quade, and its not even close.
The manager understands that he has to manage the narrative what he says publicly matters in the clubhouse, fans want to know what he thinks and words have consequences.
From high up in the Minute Maid Park press box on Wednesday night, this looked like a serious breach of baseball protocol: Carlos Zambrano walking off the mound before Quade could even get there, then handing off the ball on the infield grass, about halfway toward the third-base line.
Less than 48 hours later, Quade stuck to his story and downplayed the incident, even though Zambrano was compelled to go to the managers office and say sorry immediately after a 9-5 win over the Houston Astros.
If that act offended Quades sensibilities as an old-school baseball guy, he didnt let it show.
I dont really think my ego is so big, Quade said Friday at Coors Field. If hes upset, just dont drop the thing, and I meant (that). I appreciate the apology, but I just didnt think it was that big a deal.
Thats it. I didnt need an apology to make this thing right.
The Cubs knew that Kerry Wood would pay dividends beyond the eighth inning. In this situation the veteran reliever should be credited with a hold or a save. Zambrano had hit his 22nd career homer in the sixth and then watched his five shutout innings evaporate.
When I came in, Woody told me to talk to Quade, Zambrano said. If Woody didnt say anything to me
Zambrano is almost 30 years old and has pitched in nearly 300 major-leagues games. But he sounded genuine when he admitted his mistake and said he didnt realize how far he had wandered off the mound.
There was no hint of Zambrano being defensive, making excuses or pointing fingers.
As a veteran pitcher, I have to be able to command more of myself and command the pitches, Zambrano said. I started the inning aggressive. Thats unacceptable.
To create that culture of accountability, you need guys like Wood, a beat cop patrolling the clubhouse.
Good for them, Quade said. I think those guys can police that kind of stuff more than I have to. Im not going to stomp around. Thats just not what I do.
Heres what Quade has to do: Before every game, there is a media briefing and a separate one-on-one interview with the teams flagship radio station. Postgame, 162 times a year, the manager has to sit there and answer questions and explain what just happened.
Factor in seven weeks of spring training and appearances on local and national radio and television outlets, Quades approaching 1,000 encounters with a microphone in his face.
The reporters come at Quade from all angles. They ask for updates on Kosuke Fukudomes strained hamstring, reactions to the Barry Bonds trial and opinions on instant replay.
Baseball culture doesnt allow Quade to dismiss it as a lower-body injury like Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville. Quade has to account for essentially double the number of players and games as Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. Quade cant help himself hell never be as boring as Lovie Smith at the Halas Hall podium.
Quade genuinely enjoys the give-and-take with reporters. He watches college basketball and wonders what the hell the coach is thinking, so he figures he cant be exempt from that second-guessing.
But there are limits. Picking a fight with Zambrano in the second week of the season probably isnt worth it. There will no doubt be other fires to put out.
In 17 years as a minor-league manager, and seven more as a big-league coach, Quade developed a thick skin. In this job, hes going to need it.
Patrick Mooney is CSNChicago.com's Cubs beat writer. Follow Patrick on Twitter @CSNMooney for up-to-the-minute Cubs news and views.


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By Marty Schillaci, CEO of The Resource Group
Since I started The Resource Group in 1988, I have seen four major changes in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, which has caused clients to change their solutions.
The first major change occurred in the late '80s. During that time, the computer revolution had just started and personal computers (PCs) became readily available for small and mid-sized businesses. With PCs, businesses were finally able to move away from paper.
Second game changer was when two software vendors – Great Plains and Platinum for Windows products – became available for Windows. So, there was a large migration from DOS ERP applications to Windows ERP applications.
Fast forward a few more years and we had Y2K. With Y2K, an issue arose regarding coding, which had been done in legacy systems with only two digits for the year. So when you went to a two digit year for 2000, the system thought it was 1900. As such, a lot of applications were replaced during the Y2K era.
The ERP world was pretty quiet for the next decade or so, until cloud accounting became something of interest. Today, we're seeing a movement from on-premises to cloud applications for ERP.
Cloud-based ERP solutions are much more nimble and innovative and can provide more functional improvements over their updates than on-premises systems.
The reason for this is on-premises applications have to be compatible with many older versions of hardware and software. For example, Microsoft Dynamics GP has to be compatible with multiple versions of Windows, SQL Server, and Windows Desktop. So a large percentage of time is spent on an update is about regression testing for backward compatibility.
Compare that to a true multi-tenant application like Sage Intacct – which has one hardware platform and one software version – many more hours can be spent on coding for improvements instead of doing regression testing.
In addition, cloud-based applications are using more recent toolsets.
These solutions are designed to be browser based and can do tasks like multi-entity, so they actually have the ability to keep up with today's requirements.
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The first time I met Raj, I remember feeling completely helpless in what to offer him. A middle-aged South Asian man with a wife and two kids, Raj had moved to Canada looking for a better life 7 years ago. He came to the clinic looking for help, but what ailed him was more complicated than a headache or a twisted ankle. Raj told me that although he had previously held a "good job" in his home country, he was unable to find similar work in Canada. Instead, he took work wherever he could find it but his paycheck just wasn't cutting it. Raj found himself stuck between his family in Canada that needed to survive, and extended family back home expecting him to send them money.
Soon after arriving, Raj started having difficulty coping with the stress of it all. As a result, the relationship with his wife slowly started to break down. Eventually his wife asked for a divorce, telling him that he had failed in his role to provide for the family. With nowhere to go, Raj turned to a shelter, where he stayed for almost a year, while continuing to work full time making poverty level wages. The stigma of poverty, homelessness and the breakdown of his marriage was so great that Raj felt unable to reach out to family members back home for support. He avoided socializing with community members in Canada who may have had links to his relatives, in the event that they would learn of his situation.
Raj was having difficulty sleeping, carrying intense feelings of hopelessness and worrying constantly. He came to me to find answers, to feel better, to be cured. By all definitions of the term, Raj was experiencing clinical depression. It would have been easy to give him this diagnosis, prescribe him an antidepressant, and hope that his problems would be solved. But having heard Raj's story, I knew that his feelings were a consequence of his social situation, and anything I could offer would be a band-aid solution. The underlying problem was that he was living in poverty.
This story is unfortunately a common one. In 2008, 400,000 Canadian adults found themselves below the poverty line, even while working full-time, because they made less than $10/hour. For the past three years, the minimum wage in Ontario has been frozen at $10.25/hour, putting full time minimum wage workers 19% below the poverty line. Recently, rising income inequality has become a mainstream topic of discussion. Since the 1980s, workers' wages have stayed almost the same while incomes in the top 1% have grown by 71%. When it comes to income inequality, Canada is ranked 12th out of the 17th richest countries of the world. We have a long way to go.
We also know that living in poverty is not just an economic and political issue, but fundamentally an issue of human health. Income is the strongest determinant of health. How much you make is more important than what you eat, how much you exercise, or even your genetic make-up. A recent series of articles in the Ontario Medical Review highlights the fact that poverty is a medical problem, and healthcare providers are seeing the impacts on the front lines. We know that people on social assistance have a suicide rate 18 times higher than those in the highest income bracket. We know that people living in poverty have higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and even cancers. Worst of all, we know that the rate of death among infants is 60% higher in our lowest income neighbourhoods.
Do we want to live in a society where we accept that people living in poverty will have a higher risk of losing their children, getting cancer and taking their own lives than those who have more? It seems to me, when thinking of Raj and so many others I have met just like him, that raising the minimum wage enough so that no one working full time would have to live below the poverty line is a basic first step. Perhaps in this situation, Raj would have been able to better support his family and avoid slipping into depression. With a higher income, he could be healthier overall.
People are coming together all across Ontario to raise the minimum wage to $14/hour, with actions happening on the 14th of each month. Try as I might, I know that what I have to offer as a doctor is a small piece of the puzzle. Comforting words and prescriptions might help, but at the end of the day, what we need is systemic change. It's time to prescribe something that works: an increase in the minimum wage.
Ritika Goel is a family physician and public health professional working with marginalized populations in Toronto. Follow Ritika on Twitter @RitikaGoelTO.


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What are the new list of features in Audi A4?
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The Audi A4 is indeed a nice addition to the series of Audi cars. It has got all the new things which had previouslyu beaten it from its German rivals. The cabin has got adequate features in it . The car's slow ride can make it to be opted for good and memorable urban ride. It has got new levels of quickness in it too.Front seats are bigger and accomodating.
Audi A4 is the most successful sedan from Audi's product portfolio. The new Audi A4 has got number of new features that include new 17-inch, 20 spoke sporty alloy wheels, it has a carbon black styling package which includes black colored wing mirrors, window sills, door modeling etc. Though, there are no changes in its technical specifications – it has same capacity petrol and diesel engines.
The petrol version of Audi A4 variant has been equipped with TFSI engine which works by combining economical direct injection and turbocharging. It has also been provided with start-stop system for making them fuel efficient. The diesel version Audi A4 2.0L TDI with a TDI engine that is equipped with common rail injection technology for precise and even fuel distribution. Further, start-stop system and recuperation make the vehicle even more fuel efficient. Drive select efficiency mode has been incorporated in Audi for improving consumption values and helping in balanced driving style. Tire pressure monitoring system, anti slip regulation, 8 airbags and electronic stability control has also been provided in Audi A4 for enhancing the safety and security of the users.
This is the nice addition to the Audi cars, and there are lots of new features available in the car. There are hoards of features that make the car unbeatable. The cabin is where there will be people looking for features, and you will see there are too many there. The quickness of the car too is great, and the car has seats that are big and accommodating.
Audi has come up with a wide range of sedan cars, and has succeeded in the same. When you want to come up with the right car, A4 from Audi can be the right choice. The car has a black styling package, the wing mirrors, 20 spoke sporty alloy wheels, and the door modeling are all in black, which offer a great look to the car. The car has good technical specs, and surely makes heads turn towards you.
The Audi A4 comes in 2 versions, the petrol and the diesel version. The petrol version has a TFSI engine, and this works by economical direct injection technology combined with the turbocharging. The start stop system makes the car fuel efficient. The diesel version comes with the engine of TDI with the common rail injection technology. The car is very fuel efficient, and one can expect a comfy and balanced drive on both the engines.
The Audi A4 is best for driving on all the roads, and there are many features included in the car. The car is fuel efficient, and comes with petrol and diesel engines. The black styling package makes the car more elegant. The seats are spacious and can accommodate many with no troubles. The car has got the quickness too. The riding quality of the car is also excellent.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Johnson came through twice with big shots and helped the Brooklyn Nets end a long losing streak to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Johnson hit a tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter and then his buzzer-beating jumper at the end of overtime lifted the Nets to a 113-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," said Johnson, who finished with 24 points. "Regardless of the situation, whether it's regular season or playoffs, it's always a great feeling. And, just to see everybody kind of explode with excitement is probably the best feeling."
Brook Lopez and Deron Williams added 19 points each as the Nets snapped a 13-game skid against the Bucks dating back to March 30, 2009.
"The first game after (the All-Star break) is usually pretty sloppy," Williams said. "For us to get a win against a team that we lost 13 straight against is a good win for us."
The Nets were aware of their long losing streak but insist they weren't thinking about it during the game.
"(Coach P.J. Carlesimo) mentioned the streak before the game, but I don't think anybody took that out there with that on their mind," Brooklyn's Gerald Wallace said. "It wasn't anything about their streak. It was about us as team. It shows the fight we have."
Brandon Jennings scored 34 points to lead the Bucks. Ersan Ilyasova had 21 points, Monta Ellis added 18 and Larry Sanders 14.
Luc Mbah a Moute had given the Bucks a 111-108 lead with 2:58 left in overtime. The Nets tied the game on Keith Bogans' 3-pointer with 1:02 left.
Jennings, who scored 23 points after halftime, saw his short jumper go in and out with 15 to go. After a Nets timeout, Johnson was intentionally fouled by Mbah a Moute with 5 seconds left. The Nets inbounded again and Johnson won the game with his foul line jumper over Mbah A Moute.
"Joe Johnson makes big shots," Bucks coach Jim Boylan said. "It wasn't a shock that Brooklyn went to him. We knew that's where they'd be looking. Luc played him tough and Joe just made a great shot."
Johnson sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left in regulation.
"Joe has been doing this his whole career," Carlesimo said. "The other guys did a good job with the execution and putting us in a good position, particularly the 3 at the end of regulation."
The Bucks trailed 61-51 at halftime, but outscored the Nets 30-19 in the third quarter to take an 81-80 lead.
Ekpe Udoh gave Milwaukee its biggest lead, 87-82, with 9:57 left in the game. However, Brooklyn's 10-4 run capped by a long jumper from Andre Blatche gave the Nets a 92-91 lead with 6:24 left.
Blatche scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Sanders' tip-in of Jennings' missed layup attempt gave the Bucks a 103-102 lead with 10 seconds left in regulation. After Williams was called for an offensive foul with 7 seconds left, Jennings was fouled and made both free throws.
That set up Johnson's tying 3.
The Nets took a 56-41 lead — their largest of the game — on Lopez's jumper with 2:29 left in the first half.
The Nets led 31-24 after the first quarter, having made 7 of 8 free throws while the Bucks didn't attempt any.
"We've got to turn it on right from the very beginning," Boylan said. "We're not Oklahoma City or Miami or something like that. We've got to play hard for 48 minutes."
C.J. Watson added 11 points for Brooklyn.
NOTES: The Nets had lost seven straight at home to the Bucks. Their last victory on their home floor came on Feb. 3, 2009, by a score of 99-85. … The Nets are 5-0 in overtime this season and are on a NBA-best 10-game winning streak in overtime games. … The Bucks are now 27-17 all-time in games immediately following the All-Star break. … The Nets improved to 18-8 under Carlesimo, the second-best start under any of their previous 21 coaches. Lawrence Frank's team started 19-6 in 2003-04.
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The World's Dumbest Criminals
Author: Daniel Butler and Alan Ray
Page Length: 183
Reading Level: 5
Genre: Non-Fiction
PLOT SUMMARY: This book is 76 crime stories compiled by Daniel Butler and Alan Ray that have occurred around the world. They are based on true stories from law enforcement officers, but the real names of the criminals and victims are not used.
REVIEW: Although the cover of this book indicates the crime reports might be humorous, I did not find anything about them funny. Not only were they not funny, they were not interesting or all that bizarre. The stories I found a little bit humorous or rare were The Stooges Go North, Eh? (p. 21), The World's Fastest Cop (p. 51), The Great Train Robbery (p. 52), Grind This, Pal (p. 61), That's a Spiceeeeey "Meatball"! (p. 79), and Right is Right (p. 52).
While reading this book, I found myself annoyed that I was wasting my time and trying to decide who would enjoy this type of writing. I feel like the authors worked hard in their descriptions of the localities where the crimes took place but wasted their time in the attempt to create interest at the cost of others stupidity.
I would not recommend this book for anyone, but some "redneck" males may enjoy it.
AREAS OF TEACHING: Main Idea, Supporting Details
RELATED BOOKS: America's Dumbest Criminals, Wanted! Dumb or Alive
TELEVISION CONNECTIONS: Syndicated Show-America's Dumbest Criminals
REVIEWED BY: Shirley Wagner


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It seems like it's been forever and a day since I did anything over here. Life has been moving – sometimes at a snail's pace and sometimes going at warp speed through the galaxy.
But I wanted to share some news that's pretty exciting for the bolin girls. The grammy that is often on our adventures with us, if not plotting and planning them for us, has been published! She's been working a trilogy that is for middle grades, but it's enjoyable for anyone.
We're please to announce that it's available in ebook format as well as paperback and hardback. She has a website where you can check out the first book in The Last Crystal trilogy, The Black Alabaster Box, book 1 and where you can find one to add to your bookshelf – actual or virtual.
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Improved pedestrian circulation within the park is proposed, including a walkway from the top of the band shell towards the north as well as stronger connections to the Lion's Den, playground, shelter and Japanese Garden entrances. Terracing and relocation of existing power poles would allow construction of a sidewalk on the north side of West Fourth Street. In general, existing stone walkways are not accessible to those using wheelchairs or strollers and are growing more difficult to maintain as they continue to age. New walkways would be constructed of concrete with salvaged quartzite cobblestones used as a decorative edge along select walks bordering the proposed Flowering Tree Garden.
Condition of existing aging stone stairs on the terraces is worsening, resulting in safety concerns. The proposed plan includes reconstruction of two new 'historic' quartzite stairways; one set between the new and improved picnic shelter and the band shell stage and a second set between the Lion's Den and the Japanese Garden east entrance. These stairways would be constructed with salvaged stone treads and have handrails for improved accessibility while maintaining historical character. New access will be provided via concrete stairs between West Second Street and the north entrance to the Japanese Garden.
All walkways would be lit with historical style light poles, similar to those used throughout the downtown and McKennan Park areas.
Finally, concerns have been raised with pedestrian safety on Grange Avenue between West Third Street and West Second Street. No sidewalk occurs along this stretch of Grange Avenue and many pedestrians walk down the center of the street; including children walking or biking to the pool. The preliminary plan proposes narrowing Grange Avenue from 28 foot wide to 24 foot wide between West Third Street and West Second Street to help lower traffic speeds and accommodate construction of a six foot wide sidewalk on the west side of the road. In this case, all on-street parking would need to be removed from this section of Grange Avenue. Existing quartzite stone curbing would be reinstalled on the west side of the sidewalk.


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Less than 5% of tracker rate mortgages are available on the market, which reflects the current 'lack of appetite' for variable rate mortgages, according to Moneyfacts.
Its UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report revealed that there are currently only 242 tracker rate mortgages on the market, while 92% of all new advances approved during Q1 2019 were fixed rate mortgages.
Meanwhile, the two-year SWAP rate has fallen from 0.82% to 0.65% over the past month, indicating that interest rate markets have already factored in a possible Bank of England base rate cut.
This could, in turn, mean that tracker rate mortgages start to become a more viable option. However, Moneyfacts data shows that 23 products out of 242 trackers available have a rate collar – meaning that the initial rate cannot go below a predetermined floor rate.
Darren Cook, finance expert at Moneyfacts, commented: "It is unclear in which direction the next Bank of England base rate change will be going, but current futures markets indicate that it may be on the way down, so it is surprising that we see so few tracker rate mortgages currently available in the market."
"The tracker rate sector seems to be competing against near rock bottom rates on fixed mortgage deals, and a large majority of borrowers are taking advantage of these low rates."
He concluded: "The choice between opting for a tracker rate mortgage or a fixed rate mortgage is down to the risk appetite of the potential borrower, but with nearly 92% of advances currently being fixed, it seems that nearly all borrowers are choosing to be risk-averse during this period of economic uncertainty and favourable fixed rates," he concluded.


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Kai's Journey To Gold Mountain: An Angel Island Story
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"Kai, 12, is the fourth-generation male in his family to leave China for the U.S. He's on his way to join his father, who is an American citizen in San Francisco. But after the long journey and tense medical examination, Kai is locked up on Angel Island…The character Kai is based on a real person, whose photos, then and now, are part of the historical notes at the back of the book. Opposite each page of the intensely moving, detailed text are beautiful full-page watercolor-and-pencil illustrations that capture the crowded holding place, and, in unforgettable close-ups, the characters' heartbreak and strength." — Booklist
Age Level: 6-9
Publisher: Angel Island Association
Book Theme: Immigrant Stories: Angel Island


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An even quicker blog to round of this week
I updated the blog on Thursday as I went into my partners school in Lewes- to show the children progress on the project. I had been into see them back in October to tell them all about it and show them the concept drawings as they were doing the 'stone age' as a topic - as the Gateways contain carvings inspired by early bronze age rock art.
So to just round off the week I thought I'd add these now. As the photo shows - I've now sanded the slabs - more to remove the cutter marks rather than to smooth the oak - I still want them to have a feel of being hewn quite roughly from the tree - rather than a highly finished piece of modern furniture. That is now done, and they look extremely tactile with the chamfered face and edge. I'm now just cutting the holes through by hand with a gouge - I think this will keep me busy for a day or two yet.
Yet again the sun treated me to a dazzling display, the rich honeyed tones of the oak brought to their best by the setting mid winter sun.
And as the sun faded from view the mist began to build. I love it here!
Sadly I wasn't at the barn early enough to enjoy the frost, however approaching hail showers gave the sky a theatrical foreboding.
I've spent today continuing to clean out the holes (and admiring the sky - splendid hail storm today!)
So this is how I've left them today (Saturday) still lots to do!
Tonight I was treated to stripey skies as I left!
Thank you for reading, hopefully there'll be lots of progress next week with the face side underway - keep checking back here at my journal or follow me on Twitter or Facebook- if you want to see the progression of this sculpture.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A 36-year-old off-duty police officer has been killed in a car crash in Queens.
The 10-year veteran and mother of two, identified as Elisa Toro of the Bronx, was driving home from her shift when her car struck a guard rail and then a cement barrier on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge ramp just before 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.
The car then overturned and slammed into a vacant store on Queens Plaza South in Long Island City, police said. The storefront on Queens Plaza South has been hit before.
As WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly called the accident a tragedy for the NYPD.
"She was ejected from the car and she was pronounced dead at the scene," said Kelly.


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This product line has been discontinued. The Digital Valve is a unique Mass Flow Control System (MFCS) designed for fast and simultaneous metering and control of fluids. The MFCS consists of a Digital Valve (DV) and a Digital Valve Control Unit (DVCU).
A Digital Valve (DV) is an array of parallel arranged flow restrictors - typically sonic nozzles or orifices - each of which operates in an on/off state (flow, no-flow). With this arrangement the flow rate can be changed by adjusting the combination of opened / closed elements. Each active element allows fluid to flow between the common inlet and outlet chambers (plenums). Since the pressure drop between the plenums is the same for all elements, an active element will flow at a rate proportional to the restrictor area. This results in flow to be "digitized" since each flow restrictor area is a precise fraction of the total flow.
The Digital Valve Control Unit (DVCU) calculates and controls mass flow of a known gas through a Digital Valve (DV). The mass flow calculation is based on sonic flow, using valve inlet pressure and valve inlet temperature. Mass flow control is achieved by selecting an appropriate combination of valve elements to produce the specified flow rate. The calculation and control cycle is adjustable, with a minimum cycle time of 100 ms. An electronics package provides the interface between the sensors, Digital Valve and control computer. The control program runs on a standard Windows based computer. The interface between the computer and the electronics packages is via an RS-485 link or an Ethernet link.
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Housing Expediter Wilson Watkins Wyatt heard the rafters creaking; the roof might cave in on him any day now. The man from Kentucky had tried and was still trying to be optimistic about his sagging emergency housing program. He still insisted that the U.S. could build 1,200,000 new veterans' homes in 1946. But the program's sorry shape was plain to see:
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OKLAHOMA CITY - We're learning more about a deadly officer involved shooting.
Police say it all started with a drug deal at the corner of north Rockwell and Melrose and ended with a Oklahoma City police officer shooting and killing a 19-year-old woman.
Police arrested two suspects for alleged drug possession.
One of the men is also facing a possible charge of felony murder - even though it was a police officer who pulled the trigger.
Police say nine undercover police officers witnessed what appeared to be a drug deal on Wednesday night.
When confronted, the first suspect, Shanderrick Cleveland, surrendered immediately.
Police say the second suspect, Juan Aguilera, got into a car driven by his girlfriend Karen Cifuentes.
That's when the scene took a deadly twist.
Trying to speed away, Cifuentes allegedly hit one of the officers who then opened fire and killed the teen.
From drive-by shootings to domestic assaults, Aguilera does have a criminal past.
"I cannot tell you oh he was a nice man. No. Because I know he has a history," said Aguilera's sister. "We thought he was changing, but apparently not."
Aguilera's sister didn't want to be identified, but she is upset Aguilera is behind bars at the Oklahoma County jail facing a possible charge of felony murder.
"It is controversial and lots of people don't understand it," said attorney Jacqui Ford.
Attorney Ford says according to the law, if someone dies during the commission of a serious crime, their accomplices could be held accountable for the death.
"The idea or theory behind felony murder is if you're engaging in behavior that is inherently dangerous, that you should foresee something like this could happen," said Ford.
As for the driver, 19-year-old Cifuentes did not have a criminal record before her death.
"We are devastated because we know her," said Aguilera's sister. "I wish we can go back and tell them to do better things, but they were old enough."
As for the officer who pulled the trigger, he was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
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The liberated mind in action: from the Enlightenment to the Industrial Revolution
A lecture from Living Freedom 2018, the Academy of Ideas residential school for 18- to 25-year-olds interested in exploring the historical ideas and contemporary debates related to freedom, which took place on 5-7 April 2018 at the Council on International Educational Exchange in central London.
It has been claimed that the Industrial Revolution was the biggest turning point in human history. It was the moment when the creative potential of society was left free to flourish, leading to huge changes from life expectancy to the growth of cities, from wealth production to the establishment of democratic nation states. Yet, in today's climate of pessimism and low expectations, the Industrial Revolution is often either seen with scepticism or as a historical accident, a result of factors such as technology or cheap raw materials from the colonies. The crucial missing link is the relationship between the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. In the former, the mind demands its freedom; in the latter, it shows what it can achieve when it is free to translate its ideas into action.
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Forest fire causes imbalances in nature and endangers biodiversity by reducing fauna and floral wealth. Traditional methods of fire prevention are not proving effective and it is now essential to raise public awareness on the matter, particularly among those people who live close to or in forested areas.
Forest fire causes imbalances in nature and endangers biodiversity by reducing fauna and floral wealth. Traditional methods of fire prevention are not proving effective and it is now essential to raise public awareness on the matter, particularly among those people who live close to or in forested areas.
Traditionally Indian forests have been affected by fires. The menace has been aggravated with rising human and cattle population and the consequent increase in demand for forest products by individuals and communities. Causes of forest fires can be divided into two broad categories: environmental (which are beyond control) and human related (which are controllable).
1. Environmental causes are largely related to climatic conditions such as temperature, wind speed and direction, level of moisture in soil and atmosphere and duration of dry spells. Other natural causes are the friction of bamboos swaying due to high wind velocity and rolling stones that result in sparks setting off fires in highly inflammable leaf litter on the forest floor.
2. Human related causes result from human activity as well as methods of forest management. These can be intentional or unintentional, for example
• Grazers and gatherers of various forest products starting small fires to obtain good grazing grass as well as to facilitate gathering of minor forest produce like flowers of Madhuca indica and leaves of Diospyros melanoxylon
• The centuries old practice of shifting cultivation (especially in the North-Eastern region of India and in parts of the States of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh).
• the use of fires by villagers to ward off wild animals
• fires lit intentionally by people living around forests for recreation
• fires started accidentally by careless visitors to forests who discard cigarette butts.
The causes of forest fire have been increasing rapidly. The problem has been accentuated by the growing human and cattle population. People enter forests ever more frequently to graze cattle, collect fuel wood, timber and other minor forest produce. It has been estimated that 90% of forest fires in India are man-made.
Fires are a major cause of forest degradation and have wide ranging adverse ecological, economic and social impacts, including:
- Loss of valuable timber resources,
- Degradation of catchment areas,
- Loss of biodiversity and extinction of plants and animals,
- Loss of wildlife habitat and depletion of wildlife,
- Loss of natural regeneration and reduction in forest cover,
- Global warming,
- Loss of carbon sink resource and increase in percentage of CO2 in atmosphere,
- Change in the micro climate of the area with unhealthy living conditions,
- Soil erosion affecting productivity of soils and production,
- Ozone layer depletion,
- Health problems leading to diseases,
- Loss of livelihood for tribal people and The rural poor, as approximately 300 million people are directly dependent upon collection of non-timber forest products from forest areas for their livelihood.
As responsible trekkers and nature lovers, we should work towards saving our flora and fauna from wildfire. To start with, we plan to work with kogar range of Sharavathi wildlife sanctuary. Idea is to audit the preparedness for wildfire eventuality by department.
Fallowing is the Itinerary planned.
- Start from Bangalore
- Reach Muppane nature camp. Freshen up and Have breakfast
- Briefing about wildfire survey by Kogar range RFO.
- Farm a subgroup and disperse.
- Return to base camp by evening, have high tea and campfire time
- Interactive session on various issues of forest conservation. session will be moderated by Mr.Imran Patel of Wildlife crime control bureau. This is autonomous body of National Tiger council.
- Have dinner and retire for the day
- Freshen up and have breakfast.
- various water sports activities like kayaking, canoeing and coracle ride in Sharavathi backwater
- Have lunch and visit Jogfalls.
- Start journey towards Bangalore.
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Who should I talk about first? Ryan? Dad? Updates, Updates, Updates.......
Ryan has enjoyed a quiet day at home just continuing his slow recovery progress from the VOD. Not much to report which after the past two weeks is a welcome statement. Ryan will go back to Children's on Thursday for more labs. Hopefully with rest we will get Ryan healthy. And yes, I am still being a strict dad and trying to isolate Ryan so he doesn't end up back at Children's sick. But this time, he is not fighting me.
Now, Dad. Dad was admitted to Mount Carmel West due to a loss of blood and not knowing where it was going. Add on top of that the prior two weeks of Ryan losing blood and the VOD issue and I am sure you can understand our concern for the worst. They did give Dad several bags of blood and a few tests. Luckily, we found that he had a bleeding Ulcer in his stomach area. The doctor says he will be fine with rest, medicine and time. He will be staying another night in the hospital just as a precautionary measure.
Thank you for all your concern, calls and prayers. Please remember the other families on J5. Ryan buddy Joe Friend had surgery on Friday and is doing well. Please keep him and Holly in your prayers as he is facing a long 36 week chemo schedule. Ryan has developed a bond with Joe and he has such a great attitude and outlook. He is a special kid.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Ryan, Dad and the road to Recovery....
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Klehm to supervise nursing team at The Village
Susan Marcoux Klehm has been named supervisor of assisted living services for The Village at Waveny Care Center.
Waveny Care Network's assisted living residence is dedicated to caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of memory impairment.
Klehm, a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in nursing, will be responsible for providing leadership for Waveny's assisted living nursing team and will play an active role on the organization's management team.
"I am extremely pleased to have Susan join us," said Elyse Dent, campus administrator for Waveny Care Network. "With her depth of experience related to older adults and proven record as a team-builder, she will be a strong role model and leader for our assisted living team. I know that our nursing staff, management team and all whom we serve will benefit from her guidance, input and direction."
With more than 30 years of clinical and managerial experience in patient care, Klehm most recently served as nurse coordinator for the Town of New Canaan, where she assessed, coordinated and managed the health-care needs of seniors and worked alongside families, physicians, visiting nurse agencies, hospital discharge planners and social workers to ensure quality care.
Klehm's professional experience also includes serving as staff nurse for three local adult day programs, nurse for St. Luke's Parish Pre-School of Darien and Darien Public Schools, and head nurse at White Plains Hospital Medical Center of White Plains, N.Y.
"I look forward to working with the residents, families and staff throughout Waveny Care Network," said Klehm. "The Village has a tremendous reputation for providing exceptional memory care and my goal is to maintain and enhance that standard. It is a wonderful opportunity to be able to work with such a superb team that shares the same goal of providing exceptional care for the residents at Waveny."


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Comic Book Men Season 2 Catch-Up Marathon Airs Thursday Morning
If you missed the first half of Comic Book Men Season 2, you missed a lot, including the guys' hunt for the Jersey Devil, Michael and Ming being chased by zombies, Jason Mewes working security for Kevin Smith's book signing at the Stash, and much, much more. Whether you need to catch up on any episodes you may have missed or just want to watch them all over again, you're in luck: AMC is airing all eight Season 2 episodes so far back-to-back this Thursday morning beginning at 2am/1c.
Click here for a full schedule of Comic Book Men on AMC.
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It's Time for the Independent Physician to Stop Fighting the SystemSeptember 12, 2017
The time has come for the independent physician to stop bucking the system. For better or for worse?
Contact Sport Controversy: Are Our Brains Worth the Risk?September 08, 2017
As a former ice hockey player myself, I know this game, too, needs to change in order to protect the brains of our current and future generations.
Fitting in Time for Exercise When Working a 70-Hour-Week RotationAugust 30, 2017
These are a few simple things every physician can keep in mind when trying to improve their fitness goals.
Improving Physician Nutrition: Hospital Cafeteria Food or Brown Bagging It?August 30, 2017
As physicians, we spend a lot of time talking with our patients about making healthy food choices, but some of us fail to listen to our own advice.
Revisited: You Know What You Don't KnowAugust 21, 2017
Unknown knowns are ideas that we're aware of on some level but, for whatever reason, choose not to admit to ourselves.
Practice What You Preach: How Exercising Can Make You a Better PhysicianAugust 11, 2017
What if setting aside some time for exercise can actually make you a more effective and confident physician?
The Six Lessons My Patients Have Taught Me About MedicineAugust 09, 2017
At the end of the day, I can rest assured that despite my relative ignorance, my patients will teach me everything I need to know.
A Physician Recalls His First Lesson In HumilityAugust 01, 2017
Humility is a lesson we are taught over and over again.
What You Say to Your Patients Could Be VitalAugust 01, 2017
A primary care physician ponders the quality of advice given and forgotten.
The Track Through Residency: Is Running Away From Burnout an Option?July 25, 2017
If medical training isn't a marathon, it's at least a hotly-contested 5K race.
The ENDS are Here: A Closer Look at the Vaping PhenomenonJuly 25, 2017
One thing is for sure: vaping is likely here to stay as this is a rapidly growing market.
Conquistadors of the Operating Room: A Reflection on Medical Mission TripsJuly 19, 2017
The report made me think about things that I could have done to make my visit a win not just for me, but also for the people I was ostensibly trying to help.
Doctors, Horse Traders, and Used Car SalesmenJuly 14, 2017
The profession of medicine — and the delivery of health care in this country — should be free of the same kind of chicanery used to move goods on the open market.
A Closer Look at the Short Life of Bidding Wars for Plastic SurgeriesJuly 14, 2017
The process was a little bit like Uber or Taskrabbit, but for plastic surgery.
You Don't Know What You Don't KnowJuly 13, 2017
I'm talking about the (in)famous press conference in which he declared that there are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns.
Addressing the Fine Line Between Identification and IntimacyJuly 07, 2017
Can we truly build intimacy with our patients if we don't identify with them?
Surviving a Veterans Affairs Hospital Rotation on Bear Claws: A Doctor Recalls the StruggleJuly 07, 2017
The memories of arduous training at a VA hospital come flooding back.
Have You Ever Heard of a Smartphone?June 27, 2017
Having spent a minute or two in the trenches, I can tell you that what we're all criminally under-appreciating is the smartphone.
Guitars, Bars, and Just a Li'l Good Doctorin'June 27, 2017
Most patients want unhurried, nonjudgmental listening — served up with a generous helping of clinical competence and a healthy dollop of empathy.
I Am Not Primary Care: A Surgical Intern's TakeJune 22, 2017
It's higher numbers of primary care doctors in a community — not surgeons — that correlates with milder morbidity and lower rates of overall mortality.
The Hedgehog or the Fox: Which Doctor Are You?June 19, 2017
And what kind of doctor do your patients want you to be?
How Technology Can Actually Help Your PatientsJune 09, 2017
In the past, many providers would have referred the child to an ER or possibly a local walk-in clinic. Instead, here's where modern technology enters.
The Lost Meaning of a Pager's AlarmJune 09, 2017
A doctor experiences the misuse of a hospital pager.
Good Medicine Has Become the ExceptionJune 09, 2017
Why are physicians practicing antiquated medicine without a modicum of evidence or common sense?
Becoming Parents - Part 1: The DecisionJune 05, 2017
The thought of caring for a crying infant wasn't appealing. In fact, it was frightening. We did want to have kids — at some point.
Don't Listen to the Burnout "Experts" — Listen to Your HeartMay 11, 2017
"I know they never taught happiness in medical school, but you deserve happiness just as much as anyone else."
The Association Between Physical Health and the EnvironmentMay 08, 2017
It is certainly clear that alcohol, tobacco products, and fast food don't just harm our physical health.
Sometimes, We're More Than Just a Doctor for Our PatientsMay 04, 2017
A primary care physician reflects on the different roles he plays in his patients' lives.
The Evolution of a Physician's IntentMay 03, 2017
What stands in the way of the doctor-patient relationship?
Why Are We So Afraid of GMOs?May 01, 2017
Farmers have been intentionally changing the genetic makeup of plants for more than 10,000 years.


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Foundation 65 is pleased to announce that Alecia Wartowski has been named to the position of Executive Director, effective November 1. Alecia brings more than 20 years of experience working to transform the lives of children through advocacy, education, and engagement. She comes to F65 from Northwestern University, where she was director of programs at the Women's Center. Previously she served as director of youth services at Youth & Opportunity United, and for many years she worked as an attorney in legal aid for children and families.
Alecia will be responsible for fundraising and donor relations, oversight of the implementation of F65-funded programs and the annual responsive grant cycle, as well as day-to-day operations of the organization.
"We are excited for Alecia to join our team at Foundation65. She is incredibly passionate about the Evanston/Skokie community. Alecia's authentic work for equity, commitment to public education, and robust skill set position her well to lead, nurture, and grow the Foundation," said Dr. Keith Robinson, F65 Board President.
Throughout her career, Alecia has worked to make a difference in people's lives. From leading volunteers providing free legal services to creating an innovative program to address inclusion in higher education, she has gained essential on the ground skills in non profit, legal services, and higher education environments. The thread through all of Alecia's work has been advocacy. From child advocacy to racial justice, creating opportunities for real change and impact has been at her core. At Northwestern's Women's Center, she utilized those skills to lead change around equity and inclusion through developing workshops, and creating the Change Makers program. In a short time, she made a significant impact in program development and implementation, leveraging technology for increased efficiency and outcomes measurement, and fostering partnerships and collaborations across campus.
Alecia is looking forward to work that benefits children throughout her community: "Evanston is a unique place where we have a commitment to children across race, income, genders, and national origin, along with the resources to support that commitment. Foundation 65 has such a strong reputation. I am excited to engage with my community in this new way and look forward to joining in with District 65 educators, funders, families, and students in meeting our collective mission to positively impact every child."
Alecia attended the University of Michigan where, as a swimmer, she was a 15-time NCAA All-American, 16-time individual Big Ten Champion, 3-time NCAA Champion, a member of the US National Team, and an Olympic Trials finalist. Alecia also received an EdM from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School.


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Movie Summary:
The supernatural tale of star-crossed lovers continues as the Cullen family flees Forks in order to protect Bella, and the heartbroken high-school senior discovers that vampires aren't the only creatures in town. Realizing that Bella will never be safe as long as he's around, Edward makes the difficult decision to leave his beloved behind shortly after her 18th birthday. Reeling from her loss, Bella embraces self-destruction after being comforted by Edward's image during a moment of mortal peril. But as heavy-hearted as Bella may be, her old friend Jacob distracts her from her sorrows by helping her renovate a weather-beaten motorbike. When Bella encounters a former adversary with a sizable grudge, she's rescued from harm at the last second by pack of enormous, ferocious wolves. Subsequently delving into the history of the Quileutes, Bella discovers the secrets of Jacob's tribe while looking forward to a reunion with Edward that may have deadly consequences.
New Moon movie Cast & Crew:
Kristen Stewart - Bella Swan
Robert Pattinson - Edward Cullen
Taylor Lautner - Jacob Black
Ashley Greene - Alice Cullen
Rachelle Lefevre - Victoria
Billy Burke - Charlie Swan
Peter Facinelli - Carlisle Cullen
Nikki Reed - Rosalie Hale
Kellan Lutz - Emmett Cullen
Jackson Rathbone - Jasper Hale
Michael Sheen - Aro
Dakota Fanning - Jane
Edi Gathegi - Laurent
Graham Greene - Harry Clearwater
Christopher Heverdahl - Marcus
Tinsel Korey - Emily Young
Jamie Campbell Bower - Caius
Cameron Bright - Alec
Noot Seear - Heidi
Elizabeth Reaser - Esme Cullen
Daniel Cudmore - Felix
Chaske Spencer - Sam Uley
Alex Meraz - Paul
Kiowa Gordon - Embry Call
Tyson Houseman - Quil Ateara
Bronson Pelletier - Jared
Gil Birmingham - Billy Black
Justine Wachsherger - Gianna
Anna Kendrick - Jessica Stanley
Christina Jastrzembska - Gran/Bella
Michael Welch - Mike Newton
Justin Chon - Eric Yorkie
Russel J. Roberts - Mr. Berty
Cam Gigandet - James
Charlie Bewley - Demetri
P. Adrien Dorval - Bob Marks (Neighbor)
Michael D. Adamthwaite - Chet
Christian Serratos - Angela Weber
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The ACCC already has 7400 internet users vying for half as many spots on its forthcoming broadband performance monitoring program.
Chairman Rod Sims told an event in Perth that the large number of volunteers suggested "Australians are passionate" about the issue of poor broadband performance.
The watchdog only has spots for 4000 volunteers in the monitoring program, split across "particular categories" of user.
Sims did not say whether there were enough suitable applicants to fill all the required spots.
"To date, more than 7400 households have registered," he said.
The ACCC won't start publishing speed and performance data collected by the volunteers until later this year.
But Sims believes the mere existence of the program is already leading ISPs to change their tune in the hopes of not being publicly shamed for providing poor services.
"We believe the fact that speed performance will be public is already encouraging providers to lift their game and will ensure the market operates effectively by encouraging retailers to compete on performance, as well as price, by provisioning sufficient capacity to meet their consumers' expectations," Sims said.
"The monitoring scheme will highlight, and customers will notice, whether companies are providing a quality service that delivers what they have been promised.
"This will make it easier for consumers to shop around and check that they are receiving what they pay for."
Sims said the program would also "draw out whether issues are being caused by the performance of the NBN, or by ISPs not buying sufficient capacity".
However, that outcome is uncertain: analysis by iTnews a year ago showed the monitoring scheme is more likely to shame ISPs into buying more backhaul, which is likely to lead to higher retail prices.
At the same time as the broadband performance monitoring scheme is enacted, the ACCC has also launched a fresh crackdown on the way NBN retail services are marketed to consumers - again, an initiative aimed at reducing disappointment with the internet services end users receive.


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We've been down this road in St. Thomas with Sterling Trucks, and now Chatham is about to find out there is no turning back when head office wants to shift production to Mexico. Today appears to be the beginning of the end for Navistar in that city as the once bustling plant becomes little more than a kit shop.
TORONTO, June 29 (Reuters) – Navistar International Corp (NAV.N) is set to significantly reduce its presence in Canada as it shifts much of its heavy-duty truck production to more cost-competitive locations in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
The company, which has been producing vehicles in Chatham, Ontario, since 1923, is set to cut its staff there by about 90 percent, the Canadian Auto Workers union said on Monday.
"We're amazed that this company continues to do this," said Sonny Galea, who represents office workers and technicians for the CAW at the International Truck and Engine Corp plant.
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Albert Serra comments the interview with Salvador Dali.
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Pharmaceutical and nutritional companies produce a significant amount of excess gelatin that would normally be disposed of in landfills. LD Davis takes pride in our effort to reduce waste and help the environment by recycling these materials for use in our glue products. In our doing so, we gain a high-quality raw material source and these companies successfully eliminate a waste stream. From this practice, LD Davis has quickly become the largest purchaser of recycled gelatin in the United States. We pride ourselves on manufacturing eco-friendly, non-toxic and recyclable glues and the use of recycled gelatin lets us continue to produce high-quality products that meet these standards.


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Not content with Boyzone and judging on the Australian X Factor, Ronan Keating has now set his sights on storming London's West End.
The Life Is A Rollercoaster hitmaker has signed up to make his stage acting debut in the musical Once.
He received a phone call from Barbara Broccoli, who produces the Bond films and made the movie Once, on her special 007 phone.
Ronan revealed: "I've been offered quite a few theatre roles in the past, but when the call came on her 007 phone, I had to take it seriously."
And while Keating, 37, is intimidated by all the lines he'll have to learn, he feels up to playing the lead role of a Dublin busker.
"I'm a Dublin musician as well , so I think I can do that. It's scary. I never saw myself going into the West End.
"I've always gone to shows and used to see a lot of stuff with Stephen Gately.
"This is like a play with music, and for me it's daunting. I won't pretend that I'm not scared.
"The character is a musician and I've spent 20 years trying to be Ronan Keating the musician, so I guess I can do four months playing another character."
Ronan will take over the lead role from actor David Hunter from 17 November for a limited season through to 21 March.
And industry experts predict that he could pocket 100,000 euro or his four months work.
The original roles in the hit movie were played by Glen Hansard and Czech musician Marketa Irglova.
Hansard was himself a former busker who went on to star in rock comedy The Commitments and later won an Oscar for his song Falling Slowly in Once.
And as early as last year, Ronan gave a hint of what was to come when he duetted on Kimberley Walsh's Centre Stage album on the song Falling Slowly.
He has seen Once several times and admitted that on each occasion he and girlfriend Storm Uechtritz ended up crying their eyes out.
He joked that he's afraid he might start blubbing onstage towards the end of the show.
Ronan is also anxious about how he will be performing eight shows a week in the production.
He said: "I've started to think about my regimen.
"I need to keep my voice healthy and stay in shape. No late nights. I want to be the best I can be."
While he is only contracted for the London production in the Phoenix Theatre, he believes that if all goes well he could even end up in the Broadway run.
He said: "We've been to the Broadway run. I had my notebook in hand. As I said, there's a lot of lines to learn."


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It's been the focus of legal battles for several years, but a letter that late rapper Tupac Shakur wrote to Madonna explaining why he ended their relationship is going up for auction next week.
As the New York Post notes, Madonna went to court in July of 2016 to prevent the public sale of the letter, claiming that she had a right to privacy, and that the letter was her "personal property." But the New York Supreme Court ruled that, in fact, she legally transferred the ownership of the letter to Darlene Lutz, her former art consultant, as part of a 2004 settlement.
The auction company Gotta Have It! Collectibles is putting the letter on the block July 17 with a starting bid of $100,000; it could fetch up to $300,000.
Tupac wrote the three-page letter to Madonna in 1995 while in prison, explaining why he broke up with her.
He writes, "I must apologize to you….at the risk of sounding over dramatic, the effects of racism make it difficult for a young black man to properly show affection for an older white woman."
He explains, "For you to be seen with a black man wouldn't in any way jeopardize your career, if anything, it would make you seem that much more open and exciting. But for me at least…I felt due to my 'image' I would be letting down half of the people who made me what I thought I was. I never meant to hurt you."
Eerily, Tupac ends by writing that he wanted to reach out to her "just in case anything happened 2 me." He warns her, "Please be careful Madonna. Everyone is not as honorable as they seem."
In September of 1996, Tupac was shot and killed in Las Vegas.
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The most densely forested countries in Europe, Finland and Sweden—with their ideal growing conditions for conifers, easily workable and valuable tree species, good harvesting conditions and infrastructure and accessibility to major European markets—have a robust and prosperous forest products industry. In 2014, the countries were the largest pulp producers in Europe, representing more than 60 per cent of total European pulp production (36.5 million tonnes) and 13 per cent of global pulp production (173 million tonnes). Sweden is the world's fifth largest pulp producer, and Finland is the sixth. They follow just Brazil, Canada, the United States, Chile and Indonesia. Scandinavia also has a world-class sawn wood industry, which will be the focus of follow-on articles.
Global Competition
Despite being a high production region, Scandinavian countries are facing increasing pressure from global competitors with lower wood costs. The figure below illustrates the relative cost positions of the major pulp producing regions in the world. Coniferous fiber costs in Scandinavian countries are on the higher end of the scale, with both the US South and Southern Brazil being advantaged from this perspective.
Increased Demand Leads to Increased Production Capacity
As competition has grown, however, so has demand. The global increase in demand for conifer pulp has led to a series of announcements for new production capacity. The Metsä Fibre pulp/bioproduct mill scheduled to open in central Finland in 2017 will be the largest ever investment in the forest industry in Finland, at 1.1 billion EUR. With an annual pulp production capacity of 1.3 million tonnes, the mill will increase consumption by 4 million m3 of roundwood on a yearly basis. In addition, a number of other pulp/bioproduct mill projects have been announced, some for the construction of new capacity and others for expanding the capacity of current facilities.
The Effect of New Demand on Timber Supply
On the surface, it appears that Finland's forests are capable of meeting this additional demand. Forest area has remained almost unchanged in Finland over the last 50 years, and the volume of growing stock has increased more than 40 per cent over the same period. In 2013, growing stock volume in Finnish forests was 2,357 million m3 (over bark), and the annual growth rate was approximately 100 million m3 (in 2013: 104 million m3). In addition, 10 million m3 of roundwood was imported in 2013, for a total of 110 million m3. At the same time, industrial roundwood consumption in the country was 64.5 million m3, and fuelwood consumption was 9.4 million m3. With just 74 million m3 of the available 114 million m3 being used in 2013, or 61 per cent, an additional 40 million m3 of over supply was available to the market.
Even though the forest is healthy and growing from an operational and economic perspective, the fact that consumers imported 10 million m3 of roundwood each year points to regional supply deficits, as imports flowing from the Baltics and Russia attest. Logistics are one explanation. Some of these forests are not economically harvestable from a logistics perspective, as individual harvest sizes are small or difficult to log because of swampy terrain. Others are far away from mills, and because of high fuel costs, transporting logs from the forest to the market is not economically feasible. These logistical issues incent forest products companies to import logs from nearby Russia to save on freight costs, and to import inexpensive logs from areas, like the Baltics, with minor pulpwood markets. Logs from these areas are readily available and relatively inexpensive, compensating for higher freight rates.
In this context, an additional 4 million m3 of demand should induce a certain amount of diligence in the industry. This additional capacity will add fiber constraints to the local market regardless of the state of the entire Finnish forest.
- 4 million m3 in a local market is a significant increase in demand.
- It is unlikely that all of the new demand can be sourced from the forest directly, so expect an increase in saw log production in conjunction with pulpwood production and a proportional increase in lumber and chips.
- 4 million m3 represents a 6 per cent increase in roundwood demand and a 10 per cent increase in pulpwood demand; at the same time, forests grow at an average rate of 3 per cent per year.
The Effect of New Demand on Timber Prices
To support this additional demand, markets in Scandinavia are likely to become more dynamic and complicated, and wood will flow more freely across borders. Because mills will need to source wood from further distances, logistics costs will increase, and they become a larger part of overall costs.
Forest2Market's experience with similar situations in North and South American markets suggests that logistics costs go up first and then stumpage prices follow. Currently, real stumpage prices have been following a downward trend in Finland as a result of the oversupply, and prices are lower than they are in key competitor countries as a result. The addition of production capacity will bring supply and demand into greater parity, and—at least in some areas—prices should reverse trend.
Scandinavian forest products markets are approaching a liminal moment. Facing increased competition globally from markets with lower cost positions and the potential for the higher fiber costs associated with more dynamic markets, producers in Scandinavia will be under greater pressure to understand their markets and manage their cost positions not only in regards to other mills in their region, but to other mills across the globe.
Currently, the delivered price data required to evaluate a mill's cost position relative to the market and to optimize the supply chain to reduce costs is unavailable in Europe. A credible benchmark, like the ones Forest2Market has developed in North and South American markets, would provide a level of transparency to the market that would be beneficial in the long term to both Scandinavian markets and support the health and sustainability of forests through better utilization.


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on Saturday, Molly Worthen published an op-ed in the New York Times on the value of memorizing poetry. It's hyperlinked in the previous sentence, and printed in its entirety below. There are already 461 comments online, not including my dad's "Did you read this?" as the personal message to his daily NYTimes forward to me. Anyone in this forum who accompanied my family to Ireland in June knows the value of this skill: sometimes you have a bus full of agitated, eager passengers, and you just don't have a wireless connection (but you do have a mic you can commandeer)! And anyone in this forum who went through high school with me knows the aesthetic, emotional rewards of the practice. I am not including Patrick Beidelman, who took a "gentleman's D" on such exercises…
In any case, I'm an advocate of the practice mostly for the same reasons Ms. Worthen is. Also because some of these poems can become part of one's internal storehouse, a reserve to help us navigate the world, much like a favorite song, or album, or favorite piece of wisdom from a loved mentor. "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," which we read together a couple weeks back, is a sanity flotation device that I keep in my back pocket for fun, but also for much-needed occasions. I simply cannot recite it without also lowering my heart rate, relaxing my upper back, and snapping where I am and what I'm doing into a little clearer focus. My goal for the rest of this year is to memorize Stevens' "The Snow Man." Perhaps I'll get it done in time to bore my family at Christmas time.
But the poem is not your feelings, and maybe the factual correlative of the poem is entirely separated from your own circumstances… can the act of recitation be meaningful? My favorite line of the essay is the response of an 18-year-old oratory winner from Atlanta, who said, "That was a hidden part of me that I didn't know I had." But she's got it now, and she's got it forever, cuz it's stuck inside her. Do you buy this? What is your poetry-memorization goal for the year? -ed.
LATE one night this spring, Justin Snider, an assistant dean at Columbia University, was riding the uptown No. 2 in Manhattan when the train ground to a halt. After about 15 minutes — with little information about the delay and no cell service — everyone in the car was getting restless. Suddenly, inspiration struck. "I asked neighboring passengers if they wanted to hear some Shakespeare, and no one objected," Mr. Snider told me.
He had memorized Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech more than 15 years earlier, to pass the time on a cross-country bike trip. "I was definitely nervous because I'd never performed publicly before," he said. Although his jaded audience neglected to clap when he finished — they did applaud when the train started to move again — Mr. Snider was pleased that he didn't forget a line.
The soliloquy was fixed in the architecture of his brain, ready to serve in a moment of boredom or underground anxiety. It's no coincidence that Mr. Snider has asked students to memorize poetry many times in his career in education.
Since ancient times, humans have memorized and recited poetry. Before the invention of writing, the only way to possess a poem was to memorize it. Long after scrolls and folios supplemented our brains, court poets, priests and wandering bards recited poetry in order to entertain and connect with the divine. For individuals, a poem learned by heart could be a lifeline — to grapple with overwhelming emotion or preserve sanity amid the brutalities of prison and warfare.
Yet poetry memorization has become deeply unfashionable, an outmoded practice that many teachers and parents — not to mention students — consider too boring, mindless and just plain difficult for the modern classroom. Besides, who needs to memorize when our smartphones can instantly call up nearly any published poem in the universe?
In fact, the value of learning literature by heart — particularly poetry — has only grown. All of us struggle with shrinking attention spans and a public sphere that is becoming a literary wasteland, bereft of sophisticated language or expressions of empathy beyond one's own Facebook bubble.
For students, who seem to have less and less patience for long reading assignments, perhaps now is the time to bring back poetry memorization. Let's capitalize on their ear for the phony free verse of Twitter and texting and give them better words to make sense of themselves and their world.
Parents have encouraged children to memorize cherished texts — Scripture, nursery rhymes, classical verse — for centuries. After the Civil War, the growth of public schools and the proliferation of textbooks with verse anthologies made poetry memorization a fixture of American elementary and high school education.
In her book "Heart Beats: Everyday Life and the Memorized Poem," Catherine Robson, a professor of English at New York University, explains that poetry recitation was an inexpensive exercise that helped even inexperienced teachers at underfunded schools impart rhetorical skills and nurture moral character. A 1902 handbook called "The Teaching of English" noted that reciting poetry stocked "the mind with the priceless treasure of the noblest thoughts and feelings that have been uttered by the race."
Educators and textbook publishers selected somber poems that modeled Victorian virtues: piety, noble sacrifice and valiant acceptance of mortality. One of the most widely memorized poems in 19th-century classrooms was Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," a lengthy meditation on death: "The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r,/And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave,/Awaits alike th' inevitable hour./The paths of glory lead but to the grave."
By the 1920s, educators increasingly questioned such poetry's "relevance" to students' lives. They began to abandon memorization in favor of teaching methods that emphasized self-expression, although the practice remained popular until about 1960 — and still endures in some foreign language classes (to pass a college Russian course, I had to memorize some Pushkin).
The truth is that memorizing and reciting poetry can be a highly expressive act. And we need not return to the Victorians' narrow idea of the canon to reclaim poetry as one of the cheapest, most durable tools of moral and emotional education — whether you go in for Virgil, Li Po, Rumi or Gwendolyn Brooks (ideally, all four).
How does memorizing and reciting someone else's words help me express myself? I put this question to Samara Huggins, 18, the winner of the 2017 national Poetry Out Loud contest, in which high school students recite poems before a panel of judges. She performed "Novel," by the avant-garde 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud — not an author who, at first glance, has much in common with Ms. Huggins, a teenager from the Atlanta area.
Yet every good poem grapples with some essential piece of human experience. "Rimbaud wrote that poem when he was young, and he was talking about love. I related to him," Ms. Huggins said. (He writes: "We talked a lot and feel a kiss on our lips/Trembling there like a small insect.")
"Reciting a poem will help you express what you're trying to say," she told me. "It's like when I need to pray about something, I'll look into a devotional, and those words can start me off." Ms. Huggins grew up Episcopalian, but even the resolutely secular need to borrow words of supplication, anguish or thanks every now and then.
Susan Wise Bauer, a writer whose best-selling home-school curriculumsare based on classical and medieval models and stress memorization, told me that "you can't express your ineffable yearnings for a world that is not quite what you thought it was going to be until you've memorized three or four poems that give you the words to begin." She learned William Wordsworth's "Ode: Intimations of Immortality From Recollections of Early Childhood" when she was 8. "Every decade I grow older, I understand a little more what he means about that sense of loss of wonder," she said.
Understanding a good poem is hard — all the more reason to memorize it. Ask students to write a paper on Wordsworth, and once they turn it in, they consign the text to oblivion. But if they memorize his lament, years from now — perhaps while they are cleaning up their child's chocolate-smeared face after birthday cake — they may suddenly grasp his nostalgia for "Delight and liberty, the simple creed/Of Childhood" and the bittersweet truth that "Our noisy years seem moments in the being/Of the eternal Silence."
Is it difficult to learn a poem by heart? Of course. But it is mainly a matter of diligent practice, with declaiming to the internet. Do you dread the thought of speaking up spontaneously? You might find a memorized text empowering — as Ms. Huggins, the Poetry Out Loud winner, did. "That was a hidden part of me that I didn't know I had," she said.
The challenge is partly the point. When Jason Jones told students in his survey of British literature at Central Connecticut State University that they would have to memorize three poems of at least 20 lines each, he was prepared for groans and cries of outrage. "I was interested in messing around a little with the mutual nonaggression pact between teachers and students, the one that says, 'As long as you don't expect too much from us beyond a couple of papers, a midterm and a final, we'll perform for you and we'll all get through this,' " he told me. "I was interested in things that will bring students into closer contact with the material in the class."
Colleagues teased Mr. Jones about "how there'd be lines outside my door of students quietly weeping or looking like they were about to vomit," he said. "I'd stare at a copy of the poem to prompt them, or turn and look away if they wanted." In the end, he said, "their worst fears were typically not confirmed."
Mr. Jones didn't try to sell his students on a profound spiritual experience or practice in public speaking. Memorizing a poem is just as valuable as an exercise in close reading, a chance to observe the exertions of our own brains. "When you memorize, you start to notice the things that you notice, your own habits of attention, your habits of reading," said Mr. Jones, who is now the director of educational technology at Trinity College in Hartford.
THAT has been my experience. Ordinarily, I am a terrible reader of poetry. I am impatient; I prefer straightforward prose that tells me what it means. But this summer, I started devoting about 10 minutes a day to memorizing a few poems — one of Shakespeare's sonnets, some Gerard Manley Hopkins, some Longfellow.
Every time I bumbled through a stanza, I ruminated on each word a little more. I played with tone and emphasis. "Poetry needs to be chewed over multiple times before you can begin to get what it is," Justin Snider, the subway Shakespearean, told me.
I occasionally had a glimmer of consolation, too. After a day when my latest writing project felt pointless, I was running a fever and found myself kneeling on the kitchen floor at 9 p.m., scraping at ossified bits of my toddler's morning oatmeal with the edge of a spoon. I was ready to "trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries." Shakespeare just gets me.
It's time for us to show we care about words again, to rebuild our connection to a human civilization so much broader than our Twitter feeds. Start a poetry club with friends and find a few pearls in John Hollander's "Committed to Memory: 100 Best Poems to Memorize." Read Caroline Kennedy's "Poems to Learn by Heart" with your kids.
Memorize a poem. Find your kindred spirits across the centuries so that — as W. H. Auden counseled — you might, "composed like them/Of Eros and of dust,/Beleaguered by the same/Negation and despair,/Show an affirming flame."
Aug. 26, 2017