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From The Vault: Moby Grape – "Moby Grape" (1967)
San Francisco, 1966, the Summer Of Love … it was all of that, much more and much less. When one thinks of the music scene that flourished during that year, one usually thinks of that the artists were from the Haight Ashbury District, when in fact, most of them, nearly all who became legends, transplanted themselves to The Haight, as it was the new youth and cultural center of the universe. Groups like The Grateful Dead, Steve Miller, Big Brother and The Holding Company, Santana, Canned Heat, and others quickly established themselves and rose to the surface as spokesmen for their generation … but truth be told, for every Jefferson Airplane or Grateful Dead, there were dozens of great bands that made little more then a ripple, like H.P. Lovecraft, Ace Of Cups and the all but forgotten Moby Grape.
The story of Moby Grape is a strange one, one that runs parallel to that of Pink Floyd, and Roky Erickson … filled with love, anger, death, drugs and insanity. Moby Grape was not so much a band that came together out of friendship and the love of music, as they were incorporated, developed and built … but in the case of The Grape, that was not necessarily a bad thing, as they fast became good friends, relentlessly practicing and practicing, playing and playing, and developed the following of a band who would need to be reckoned with. Sadly Columbia, in all of their divine wisdom, put so much hype onto the band from the get go that they were doomed to failure … as hype was considered anti-establishment, needing to be finessed so that the hype was cool rather than a sales pitch. This hype came to a head, and the results can be seen on the cover of their 1967 album, where in true 'prisoner of war' fashion, the finger is given right to the camera … a statement that says, "We don't dig what Columbia's done, and this finger is testament to that!" thus reestablishing the fact that the band was cool and not just corporate puppets.
The music of Moby Grape would fit well with the jam bands of today. Though all of the songs are short, they are exceedingly tight, up tempo, exciting, well thought out and reflected the manic energy of the times … being much more in line with what The Band was working out on the east coast. Every member wrote songs, every member could sing, there was tremendous talent within the ranks and they worked hard for every step they took. All the guys were playing melodies and counter melodies, and all that was balanced by rhythms there to for, unheard of. And yes, Moby Grape gained attention and a following on both coasts, as they toured non stop. I saw Moby Grape perform several times, and there was a magic to the shows that was only equaled by Buffalo Springfield, another group of guys for whom the music was everything. Eric Clapton has cited Jerry Miller as the best guitar player in the world … Led Zeppelin touted Jerry and the band as one of the reasons they came to San Francisco, and have even played Moby Grape songs in concert … Jerry had early work playing guitar on Bobby Fuller's "I Fought The Law" … and still tours as the Jerry Miller Band, playing his and Moby Grape songs.
But there were problems rising in the band, Spence would go insane, and recover enough to crawl into the bottle dying of alcohol related issues, another member, Bob Mosley joined the Marines, hoping to go to Vietnam, but was discharged and diagnosed with schizophrenia, he lived in a box on the streets for nearly thirty five years… no one is sure where he is now.
As they say, a candle that burns so brightly burns half as long … and while Moby Grape never achieved the success of the Quicksilver Messenger Service, they certainly should not be forgotten for the perfect music they laid down that summer in 1967.
Question: Hey!!! What's big and purple and swims in the ocean? Answer: "Moby Grape" … yes, that's where the name came from, but these guys were not joking.
*** The Fun Facts: The album art was photographed in front of Junktiques, and antique store on the main drag at 341 Bolinas Road, Fairfax, California.
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Insecurities? What insecurities?
I have been convicted of a crime: being insecure. Yes, I know. You might ask, "how could this be?" I will just shake my head and answer back, "I know…I know…it's a shame." After a while we might LOL a bit and then pretend that I didn't bring up my own admission of this great flaw. "Like a snake eating it's own tail!" I say: speaking of insecurities only makes me vulnerable and more insecure, which makes me more insecure, which makes me more vulnerable, which…
I don't bring this up to alarm you, but only to come clean with my self. To you. About three years ago before I started studying bass seriously I was practicing on my own. Receiving a piece of music from the only "classical" bass lesson I had taken up to that point (a lesson from my soon to be private instructor at RMC), I tried my luck with Capuzzi's bass concerto (most of the first movement) on my own. I thought I was doing okay with it, and that I would share my progress on my You Tube page. I wasn't feeling too bad about it until I looked at the video and saw an upside down thumb on the page. That thumb meant loser. I know, dramatic, but that is how I felt. Yeah, in retrospect and all honesty, I sucked pretty bad, but it was still all too soon for me to see.
As I started studying I realized how much I couldn't even come close to sounding like the professionals. I was too embarrassed and couldn't share my progress for fear of more ridicule–this is one of our biggest fears, right? Getting up in front of a crowd of people and being laughed off the stage. Now us with this virtual stage, with the potential for millions of strangers at the ready to shoot you down, throw the rotten tomatoes–a cyber Waldorf and Statler berating!
I. Was. Doomed.
First I disabled the comments and then minutes after I took the video down. Erased it. No evidence of my inabilities. Gone. Now I regret that decision because I think it would be great to have that video here to contrast it three years later with a video of me preparing the Prelude from Bach's cello suite in G major for my senior recital. Of course I know the flaws, but none the less I feel I should share. So here's to insecurity, may we drink from it's overflowing cup.

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Hello Salty Running! I'm Rocket: a tasty little salad herb with a spicy kick. I am pumped to be blogging and excited to not only share my experiences, but to learn from yours!
I have two Olympic Trials marathons under my belt already at age 30, but it was a long road to get here. I started running when I was 12. Just like my mom and older sister, I began my love relationship with running at school in a little farming community in Northeast Ohio, called Marlington. In high school, I was a 4-time state qualifier. My times caught the attention of a few college coaches, and in 2002, I took a scholarship to the DI program at the University of Akron.
My time at Akron was riddled with injury. I broke my foot three times, and at some point, got quite out of shape, but I never gave up hope or stopped believing I had more in me. The future proved me right!
My senior year went well, and I finally began to see a little of the athlete I believed I was. Following college, I continued to run with dreams of being a fast miler. After some physiological testing done by my friend Matt (VO2 Max, muscle type, etc.), I was told I had the ability to be a very good runner, but probably would have to move up from the mile. I replied, "OK, I think I can handle 5k-10k." Matt laughed and said, "More like the marathon."
The marathon scared the hell out of me. I had decided a long time ago I would never run one, but Matt pushed me to train for one, and I won my first half marathon, so I couldn't argue. In 2008, I ran my first marathon in Austin. I finished second and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials running 2:43:43. I guess Matt was right! I have since run quite a few marathons, and it is, in fact, my best distance.
Through the years, I've endured nearly 40,000 miles, achieved things I didn't know I was capable of – like breaking 17 minutes for the first time in the 5k, winning marathons, loving the marathon and placing in the top 15 at a USA Championship marathon – and coming back stronger from many injuries and setbacks I feared would ruin me as an athlete. I try to learn from those setbacks as well as my successes.
Lucky for me, I have a great support network to help me along the way, including a fantastic group of ladies, a loving husband, a supportive family and the incredible running community of Northeast Ohio. I am Salty's and Salty Running interviewee Barb Broad's teammate, a proud member of Cleveland Elite Development and coached by Glenn Andrews.
Where the future is concerned, I believe what the Salty Running manifesto says: dream big, then dream bigger! Having two Trials under my belt, I'm working hard to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Trials in the marathon, and plan to share the journey with Salty readers!
As I race though life, I look forward to sharing my perspective through the lens of an elite runner. I am loud, quite fearless, and very open about every aspect of my life. Running has given me more than I could ever give back, but I hope to do my best to give some to this incredible community here on Salty Running! Look for my posts to be candid, honest, and full of my excitement for this sport and the wonderful ladies (and gents) who are a part of it!


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Wanting only closure, Bartman deserves ring
One hundred and eight years of not winning a World Series leaves behind a lot of errands to run, and it seems like the Chicago Cubs have spent the entire season running them. Every other day, it seems like they're raising a pennant, visiting the White House, giving out another
One hundred and eight years of not winning a World Series leaves behind a lot of errands to run, and it seems like the Chicago Cubs have spent the entire season running them. Every other day, it seems like they're raising a pennant, visiting the White House, giving out another World Series ring, celebrating anew.
You can't blame them, of course. We all know how many emails pile up when we're on vacation for just a week, so 108 years. ... Yes, there are things to do. Still, time does move on, and even the best parties end, and the Cubs themselves are trying to recapture the magic in a year when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros seem to have snapped up all the good mojo.
On the day of the non-waiver Trade Deadline -- a day when the Dodgers and Yankees got even better -- the Cubs were busy announcing that they had given out another World Series ring.
But this one was different. This ring was for Steve Bartman.
At least once a month for the past 14 years, I have thought about Bartman -- which is strange, because I am not from Chicago, and I certainly did not grow up a Cubs fan. His story haunted me in ways that are hard to describe. Two days after Bartman reached up for a foul ball like anyone would, I wrote one of the angrier columns of my days at The Kansas City Star under the headline: "Cubs fans should be ashamed."
"You would have reached for the ball.
Oh yeah. You can deny it. You can say that you would have thought quick, moved out of the way, sacrificed your body, whatever. You would have reached for the ball. I would have reached for the ball. Everybody would have reached for the ball. The last couple of days, it seems like the sports world has gone mad. Newspapers, broadcasters, fans, talk-show hosts, politicians, everybody goes after one poor lifetime Cubs fan who made the single mistake of being human and reaching up for a baseball hit at him.
What an American disgrace."
That was 2003, a long time ago, but that anger I felt then has never quite faded away. It's difficult to quite recapture the madness of that time. The Cubs were famously five outs away from the World Series when the ball was hit toward Bartman, who was sitting in the stands along the left-field line. Chicago's Moises Alou thought he had a shot at it, he leaped up and Bartman (and really, everyone sitting around him) reached for the ball. Bartman deflected it. Alou was so furious he threw his glove and screamed.
The Cubs fell apart -- errors, intentional walks, terrible pitching, etc.
And everyone blamed Bartman.
It was the nastiest reaction imaginable. The television cameras just hovered around Steve Bartman. Hs supposedly had to stay in a Cubs office for his own safety. And then came the reaction, the deranged reaction. Remember Rod Blagojevich? He was governor of Illinois then -- this was before he was impeached, disbarred, arrested and sentenced to prison -- and he came out with a statement: "Nobody can justify any kind of threat to someone who does something stupid like reach for that ball."
Cubs manager Dusty Baker seemed to blame Bartman after the game ("I've never understood why fans do that, because if you're a fan of a team, you try to get out of the way"). Florida Governor Jeb Bush offered Bartman asylum in Florida. Jimmy Kimmel sent a pizza to Bartman's house. A few sports columnists across America called Bartman the idiot Cubs fan, a goof, a nerd, Captain Oblivious, a meddler, a jerk. Fans were even harsher. People dressed up like Steve for Halloween; and some were booed for doing so. Bartman's address was posted in various places. He and his family were hounded. Threats. Insults. Bartman basically went into hiding.
"I'm heartbroken," Bartman -- a lifelong Cubs fan who had come to the game to see his team finally win, that's all -- wrote in a statement.
But the fury was all-consuming.
The passion we bring to sports is mostly good. These games jolt us out of the dull hum of everyday life, they give us a reason beyond -- outside of our families, our friends, our jobs, our faith, our neighborhoods -- to feel great joy, to connect with the people around us, and sure, to feel relatively harmless rage.
We enjoy throwing our fury into games because we believe that it is benign, safe and there are no consequences -- I don't really hate John Elway for tearing up my Cleveland Browns and my childhood, not really; not in the bold and ugly sense of that word.
But the story of Bartman is a reminder that in sports, the rage, the hunger, the hatred isn't always healthy or fun.
There were occasional efforts after the insanity calmed down to reach out to Bartman, but even these were clunky. Baker gave an interview before the 2004 season; Baker is a good person, and I think he felt badly about what had happened to Bartman. I also think Baker felt remorse for the small role he had played in it. He wanted to make amends.
"I'd like to win and put him in the parade with us," Baker said. "Exonerate him for life."
I feel sure that Baker said that out of kindness ... but it only made things worse. Exonerate him? For what? For being a Cubs fan? For doing what any fan would do when a baseball is hit at them?
But that indeed was one theme of the Cubs' halting effort the past 14 years to finally win a World Series. Winning one, we were assured, would silence the ghosts, it would break the curse, it would satisfy the billy goat and yes, it would exonerate Bartman.
On Monday, Bartman was given a Cubs World Series ring. He did not make a public appearance to accept it. Bartman instead released a beautiful and haunting little statement, one that expressed his gratitude and that also showed the scars of the past 14 years.
"My family and I will cherish it for generations," Bartman wrote of receiving the ring. "Most meaningful is the genuine outreach from the Ricketts family, on behalf of the Cubs' organization and fans, signifying that I am welcomed back into the Cubs' family and have their support going forward. I am relieved and hopeful that the saga of the 2003 foul-ball incident surrounding my family and me is finally over."
That last sentence -- "relieved and hopeful that the saga ... is finally over" -- chill me to the core. You read that statement and you understand just how hard it has been.
You know, in the hours after the Cubs lost that 2003 series, Kerry Wood tried to take the blame. He started Game 7 and he didn't have it. First inning, Wood gave up a triple, a walk and a homer. The Cubs came back to take a 5-3 lead, but in the fifth, he gave up three more runs with a couple of walks and double and a single. In all, Wood gave up seven runs in one of his worst outings of the season.
"I choked," Wood told reporters. "That's the bottom line. I let the team and the organization and the city of Chicago down."
But for some reason, nobody really blamed Wood. No pizzas were sent to his house, no governors talked about him, nobody called him an idiot in the papers, no fans mockingly dressed up like him for Halloween.
I guess maybe this gets at why I think about Bartman so often. Heroes. Goats. Parades. Blame. It's all so capricious. Bartman didn't ask for any of this. He didn't want any of this. He didn't deserve any of this. Sure, Bartman could have cashed in on this moment. He could have written a book or two. He could have made appearances, become a minor celebrity. I think a lot of people would have. But Bartman had no interest in any of that. He just wanted to go on and live a quiet life with his family. And it clearly hasn't been easy.
All because someone hit a foul ball toward him during a game and -- just like I would have -- he reached up to catch it.
Joe Posnanski is an executive columnist for MLB.com.


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I have owned a few Apple Watch models since release, mainly to facilitate freelance work, and to date I have been less than impressed by almost everything the device offers.
From the form factor (too square, too thick, too fiddly) to the limited customisation options to the unambitious fitness implementation, it ticks none of the wrist-based boxes for me and falls into a place that just doesn't fit my tastes or my needs.
Throw in a battery that requires a daily charge, even if it is a short one, and I struggle to understand why it is so popular. Indeed, it is the only Apple product that doesn't appeal to me in any way. Apart from the HomePod, AirPods and iPad, but that's another story. For me, Apple is the iPhone and the Mac and that's about it, but boy do I enjoy using both of those products every day.
Because of the above the time had come to try something new and so I was given the opportunity to test the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier watch, which is perfect timing considering that the new Galaxy Watch is imminent?
The testing ended up being cut short sadly due to battery performance that was beyond poor. It moved from 100% at 10pm to 0% at 4am and as such failed to track my sleep. I re-charged it and it was gone again by midday.
The watch was reset and I followed all of the online tips to resolve this issue, but it simply would not improve and the end result was half-day battery life which is of course unmanageable.
Aside from this I genuinely really enjoyed the Frontier when it worked. The faces on offer are visually quite impressive, some of the apps actually make sense on the wrist and there is a sense that this is a 'watch' rather than a small computer.
The debate surrounding what shape a smartwatch should be continues with some saying that square is the way forward because it makes more logical sense to build it this way. You get more real estate to cram small app interfaces into and it just makes things easier all round. However, for some of us a watch should be round if possible to break up the notion that it is in fact a computer.
This simple change of shape actually means a lot to the experience and in my case I found that I much preferred the Frontier to the Apple Watch on the wrist.
Fitness is catered for well with sleep tracking, steps etc and a heartrate sensor, and with Samsung Health you have the ability to track trends and aim for improvements. The main problem I see though is that it is very standalone with no way to import data from other fitness software. So, if you move from a competing product to this you will effectively be starting over, and the solution is not good enough (in my opinion) to allow that.
As I said, my time with the Frontier was cut short, but I do see something here which reinforces my view that the wrist will become smart and that the age of traditional watches, at least those below £500, is time limited. The Apple Watch may well be selling the most, but in my view there is much better out there, if some of the irritations are fixed.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Pete Gugni Wins Big in NYC; Leaves Bedford For Scofflaw
Props go out to Scofflaw bartender Pete Gugni, who won the Plymouth Gin/Liquor.com cocktail contest for the Chicago region in New York over the weekend.
He beat out Sepia's Josh Pearson with The Speedwell Cooler of Plymouth, watermelon, aperol, lemon juice, simple syrup, absinthe and sea salt.
That may sound like an odd combo, but Gugni said it plays with the idea of sprinkling salt and fennel on watermelon—something he did during childhood.
His big win means that he'll join other regional winners (from Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco) for a lavish, weeklong trip to London in June. Gugni's crossing his fingers that it'll happen during the summer Olympics.
A few weeks ago, Gugni left his partnership with The Bedford to go back behind the stick at Logan Square newcomer Scofflaw. Why?!
"I wanted to get back into bartending full time," he told 312DD. He also felt that his depth of knowledge of gin would be an asset to the gin-focused lounge.
Served deliciously by 312 Dining Diva at 3:00 AM
2 comments:
- Danny Shapiro said...
Pete is a great dude and we're lucky to have him. And Audarshia, when are you coming in?!
- May 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM
- 312 Dining Diva said...
It's on my top 5 list, man! :D
- May 14, 2012 at 9:54 AM
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Playing for Keeps
Will the Beijing Olympics ultimately help or hurt the cause of freedom in China? Once one realizes that any expansion of trade—in goods, sports, ideas, or capital—widens the range of individual choice, the answer to this question is obvious. The Olympic Games will link China more closely to the free world, and the millions of people who view the Games will see firsthand the progress China has made since it opened to the outside world 30 years ago.
But the world will also hear the cries of demonstrators who rightly recognize the repression of human rights in China. Those protests, however, should not shut down the Games and deny Chinese and other athletes the opportunity to pursue their dreams of winning Olympic gold.
China has come a long way since Mao Zedong made capitalism a crime and abolished private property, but the CCP has yet to accept the basic principle of freedom. Today, Chinese people are allowed to own their own homes and are free to start their own businesses, to work in the nonstate sector, and to travel and trade.
But the state continues to deny people freedom of expression and to maintain its monopoly on political power. Nonetheless, one should not lose sight of the positive impact of economic liberalization. As Jianying Zha, author of China Pop, has noted, "The economic reforms have created new opportunities, new dreams, and to some extent, a new atmosphere and new mindsets.… There is a growing sense of increased space for personal freedom."
In March 2004, the National People's Congress (NPC) amended the official Chinese constitution, which now proclaims, "The lawful private property of citizens is inviolable." And in 2007, the NPC passed a landmark property law to better protect ownership rights. Such legal changes would have been unthinkable during Mao's reign.
In 1978, China's foreign trade sector barely existed and was dominated by a handful of state trading companies. Today, the foreign trade sector is open to virtually anyone, and China is the world's third‐largest trading nation. The transition from central planning to a "socialist market economy" has allowed millions of people to escape from poverty and has increased the demand for safeguarding newly acquired property.
The Beijing Olympics will allow the Chinese people to take pride in the progress they have made and to show the rest of the world that China is a peaceful rising power, not an inevitable enemy of the West. "Peaceful development" has been the mantra of China's leaders since 1978. Their primary goal has been economic development. Treating China like Cuba or North Korea would be counterproductive.
We should recognize the progress China has made and hope for a peaceful and prosperous China. However, we should not confuse market socialism with market liberalism. More importantly, we should remind the Chinese leadership that official proclamations of human rights must be backed up with institutions that limit the power of government and allow people freedom under a just rule of law.
Brave protesters are reminding the world of what still needs to be done in the cause of Chinese freedom. Their voices should not be shut out in the quest for Olympic gold.


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This year I have booked myself in to take my wares to the Make It Market in Cambridge on March 31st, the Handmade and Vintage Fair on May 26th and 27th in MK- right outside John Lewis and hopefully the Renegade Craft Fair which is coming over again in September. Whoohooo. This is in addition to attending and working at one day events like The Diamond Jubilee picnic in Delepra Park and MK Fringe. This is also in addition to writing and delivering workshops and keeping the stall at Most Marvellous stocked with haberdashery and lovely clothes.
Phew, there's also some other great stuff in the pipeline too. So I've started work in earnest the past fortnight and I have a feeling that this years going to be momentous, yes indeedy.
As a result of all this posivity Ive begun to cut up my vintage fabrics!!! Yikes! And have started to build up my stock in anticipation of a fruitful Spring and Summer.
The dress with the darker green bodice is made from the most gorgeous, very expensive and heavy cotton lace with a cotton lawn skirt. They all have this great scooped back with a tie (so you can still wear a bra).
The orange flowery one is Italian Silk/satin and the one in the middle is turqouise corded lace bodice with contrast skirt this is one of my favourite fabrics from my treasured collection. Its in perfect condition and the print is awesome. Ive put two of these dresses on the rail at The Most Marvellous. Please pop along and say hello to them if you've got the time.


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Nice idea for a spooky evening at the Blackheath Conservatoire:
The Vanishing Point's launch event on Saturday October 29: a seedy evening of suspense at the Bates Motel (19 Lee Road, London, SE3 9RQ) for a pop-up, immersive and interactive screening of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho alongside the most terrifyingly innovative short films from local directors.
Guests are invited to make their reservation online at http://www.thevanishingpoint.org.uk and Reception will be open for checking in at 7.30pm. For guests' enjoyment, the motel will have a FREE BAR for the evening, with our house pianist on the grand piano, and then what? music? whispers?
"We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?"
Probably better than their original plan to screen Ghostbusters, much as I love it.
Hoping that the local film-makers have used the creepy cave-face deep below Blackheath to conjure up something terrifying!


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Difference Between a Capital Lease and an Operating Lease
Options for Leasing Business Equipment
Leasing equipment is a common alternative to purchasing. Of the two kinds of leases - capital leases and operating leases - each is used for different purposes and results in differing treatment on the accounting books of a business.
Leasing traditionally is different from buying. When you buy a business asset like equipment or a vehicle, you are buying an asset. When you lease something, you have an expense for the use, but you don't own the property.
Two terms you need to know when looking at leases: the lessor is the seller, the company offering the lease, and the lessee is the buyer.
Capital Leases
A capital lease is a lease of business equipment which represents ownership and is reflected on the company's balance sheet as an asset. A capital lease, in contrast to an operating lease, is treated as a purchase from the standpoint of the person who is leasing and as a loan from the standpoint of the person who is offering the lease, for accounting purposes.
- Capital leases are used for long-term leases and for items that not become technologically obsolete, such as many kinds of machinery.
- Capital leases give the lessee (the person who is leasing) the benefits and drawbacks of ownership, so they are considered as assets, and they may be depreciated.
- These leases are considered as debts of the lessee.
In order to be considered a capital lease, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requires that at least one of these conditions must be met:
- Title to the equipment passes automatically to the lessee by the end of the lease term
- The lease contains an option to purchase the equipment at the end of the lease for substantially less than fair market value; sometimes this is a $1 purchase
- The term of the lease is greater than 75% of the useful life of the equipment
- The present value of the lease payments is greater than 90% of the fair market value of the equipment.
If one of these conditions is not met, the lease is an operating lease. As you can see, with a capital lease you are in essence paying the cost of the car over the term of the lease.
Operating Leases
Operating leases, sometimes called service leases are used for short-term leasing (less than a year in length) and often for assets that are high-tech or in which the technology changes, like computer and office equipment. The rental cost of an operating lease is considered an operating expense.
The lessee uses the property but does not take on the benefits or drawbacks of ownership, which are retained by the lessor.
Accounting and Taxes for Leases and Lease Payments
Operating lease payments are considered expenses because there is no ownership involved.
Capital lease payments reduce the liability for the lease and interest on lease payments is a deductible business expense. This expense deduction is limited under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
New Accounting Rules for Leases
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new accounting rules in 2016 for leases - both capital and operating. The new rules require that all leases of more than 12 months must be shown on the business balance sheet as both assets and liabilities. That's why operating leases of less than a year are treated as an expense, while longer-term operating leases are treated like buying an asset.
Capital Leases and Depreciation
Because they are considered assets, capital leases may be eligible for depreciation. If you want to lease but want the benefit of depreciating the asset, check with your tax adviser before you enter into a capital lease, to be sure it meets the criteria to be depreciable. Some capital leases may not be eligible for accelerated depreciation (bonus depreciation or Section 179 deductions).
The Bargain Purchase Option in Leases
A capital lease must not include a bargain purchase option while operating leases often include this option. A bargain purchase option is just like it sounds - an option to buy the equipment or vehicle at the end of the lease at a bargain price.
Which is Better, a Capital Lease or an Operating Lease?
As usual, it depends. a capital lease creates a
If you are leasing a high-technology piece of equipment, you will probably have an operating lease. For example, if you are leasing copiers for your office, you probably have an operating lease. If you are leasing a piece of machinery which you intend to use for a long time, you probably have a capital lease.
For car leases, many businesses use operating leases because the cars are being used heavily and they are turned over for new models at the end of the lease. But an operating lease doesn't give you the ability to depreciate the asset.
Benefits and Drawbacks of Equipment Leasing
In general, businesses lease equipment to fund their business without having to finance a purchase of equipment. For example, a business that uses vans or trucks for deliveries can lease those vehicles without having to get a loan or tie up funds for the purchase.
The drawbacks to equipment leasing are that leases are usually more expensive on a monthly basis and some leases are not eligible for tax-saving depreciation allowances.
Read more about benefits and drawbacks of equipment leasing and be sure to talk to your tax advisor before making a decision on leasing or buying equipment and the type of lease.


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This weblog commences the public side of an impromptu commentary that started immediately after 11 September, 2001, when colleagues were asking "What is Islam?" What followed was a brief history of Islam, the schism between Sunni and Shia, moderates and conservatives, and their respective views and responses towards the West.
Our central theme is preemptive risk identification and remediation prior to an attack. To defend, defer or deflect an attack is to prevent loss, the "big hole in the ground." There is a place for forensic, post-attack, risk analysis to close loops and make remedial corrections, but the focus is preemption.
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I subscribe to Sir Harold Nicholson's description of diplomacy as "the understanding that for intractable problems there are only adjustments and not solutions."
Americans are resistant to that idea and too often paint a scenario into black and white, seeking a single, lasting, and implicitly moral solution. Other than by force-of-arms, it's difficult to find such a solution that works for diverse stakeholders, overcomes a history of accumulated slights and resentments, and engenders a negotiation process that's not resented by one or more stakeholders.
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The openssh-askpass dialog appear asking for the remote systems user password. Even when entering the correct password, the password dialog continues to appear.
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How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Left-click on gnome-applet-vm
2. Select connections
3. Select Add
4. Select Driver=QEMU/KVM, check remote connection, enter remote hostname details, username=root, transport=SSH
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6. In connections window, select [X] to enable the new connection.
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As requested on IRC ... the 'ps -ewwwf --forest' output for this is noted below:
root 6813 1 0 07:57 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/vm_applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_VmApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=36
root 6896 6813 0 08:08 ? 00:00:00 \_ ssh -p 22 -l root hp-xw9300.test.redhat.com nc -U /var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock
root 6898 6896 1 08:08 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass email@example.com's password:
Note, this *only* occurs when adding a connection through the gnome-applet-vm connections dialog.
When adding a connection through virt-manager, it works fine.
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Caught Off Guard
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Where is the reality of God in the middle of careers and groceries? Why are so many believers frustrated with the enormous gap between what they know about God and how they actually live? In Caught Off Guard, author William P. Smith graciously addresses these seekers who have become dissatisfied with merely "talking theology" and instead yearn to taste and experience the "real thing"—a God who desperately longs for relationship with them.
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CBN.com Zacchaeus was lost. In his hometown, on a road he knew well, he was desperately lost. He just didn't realize how far gone he was.
He wanted to see Jesus, but so did lots of other people. He couldn't get through the crowd, so he climbed a tree for a better look.
My children love to climb trees and I don't blame them. I did too when I was a boy. But an adult in a tree draws attention. If you drive down a street and see kids playing in a tree, you smile and keep going. But if you noticed a grown man up there, you would probably slow down and wonder what was going on.
There's something about post-adolescents in trees that suggests the dangerous (older bodies don't flex or heal as well as younger ones) and the ridiculous. Zacchaeus, a wealthy, feared government official, set himself up to be ridiculed for the rest of his life. Embarrassing stories tend to develop a life of their own. Even today Sunday school songs immortalize this man's peculiar behavior! So here's this little man, who probably already had endured his share of insults regarding his height, providing raw material for new, embarrassing stories. Why is he doing this?
It could have been simple curiosity that drove him to go looking for Jesus, but curiosity is not enough to drive someone to such desperate behavior. I have never endangered my reputation for the sake of satisfying simple curiosity. Something else drove Zacchaeus. Despite his wealth, his life was not going well. We're not told what was wrong, but as you consider the lengths he went to, you realize he wanted something more – something that even his wealth couldn't give him. He was dissatisfied with his life and his dissatisfaction drove him to seek out Jesus.
Poor Zacchaeus! His money can't give him what he wants so he embarrasses himself to see if Jesus can. Doesn't your heart go out to him as he tries so hard to see the Lord? The crowd apparently didn't feel the same way. No one moved aside so the little guy could see. I wonder why?
Zacchaeus was a tax collector. Today, it's difficult for us to imagine what that meant to people then. I dislike paying taxes as much as (or possibly more than) the next guy, but I don't hate the people who work for the IRS. Nor would I try to keep one out of church or away from a public event.
Tax collectors were not just civil servants, they were also professional thieves. Not only did they collect the tax Rome imposed, they imposed additional levies to feather their own nests. Their job gave them an opportunity to rob people using the weight of Roman authority.
Zacchaeus stole from his own people. When Luke tells you he was a chief collector, and a rich one, he's making it clear that Zacchaeus had stolen a lot of money from a lot of people.
Greed's Reward
He idolized money, but instead of getting what he wanted, he harvested the rotten fruit of the crowd's hatred and his own dissatisfaction. He was getting what he had coming to him. Kind of served him right, didn't it?
Yet out of the entire crowd, Jesus singled him out and chose to go to his home. Why? There must have been more deserving people present. What did Jesus see in the man that drew him – some redeemable trait, some inkling of love for God, or latent drop of humanity? Was that why Jesus moved toward him? If you look for such things in the passage, you'll be disappointed.
Luke 19 notes none of these things as the reason Jesus demanded to eat with him. Many people were seeking Jesus; what made Zacchaeus stand out? Jesus explains his choice simply by saying that he came to seek and to save the lost (v. 10). The quality that drew Jesus to Zacchaeus was the fact that he was a lost man.
In seeking out Zacchaeus, God shows you his heart. So often we talk about what Jesus did or said but ignore his attitude toward us and what drives him. Your God is passionate. He's on a mission. Jesus came to look for those who wander through life dazed and confused, often by their own fault. He searched them out intently, looking beyond those who clamored for his attention to locate those who had no hope. Jesus was not put off by Zacchaeus's despicable sins. He did not recoil from him. Rather, Jesus saw his lostness and found him.
Jesus is the same today. The same grace that moved him to leave heaven and cross time and space to find one pathetic conniver half-hidden in a tree is the same grace that moves him to look for you. He looked for you when you first came to know him and he looks for you even now. Desperate people – lost, confused, frightened – need to know that God searches for them.
Joy Arrives
Being found made Zacchaeus a joyful man. Notice that nothing external about his life had changed. He was still a chief tax collector. He had still ruined people's lives. The crowd still hated him . . . he was still short! Yet suddenly he's joyful because Jesus loved him and had entered his life. Jesus alone produced an explosion of joy in him.
Have you lost your joy? Then you've likely forgotten, or little realized, how dreadfully lost you were. Perhaps you've forgotten how wonderful it is for the God of the universe to want to be your Father, Savior, and friend. Sometimes we treat him as the consolation prize: "Well, I don't have a girlfriend, a job I like, or a BMW, but at least I have Jesus." No wonder we have trouble being joyful! Joyless, dried-up people have forgotten where they've come from, which means they've forgotten how Jesus has treated them. Now they take him for granted.
Zacchaeus points the way for joyless people. Spend some time remembering how badly lost you were. Think back to the time before you knew Jesus and how kind he was in searching you out. Think back to your lostness this morning when you criticized your husband, picked a fight with your roommate, or swore at another driver. Then consider how good Jesus is to keep searching for you, knowing he will find you. When you meditate on the two realities of being lost and having a Savior who doesn't quit until he finds you, you can't help but experience joy.
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Recently Dearest has been there waiting for us as we've walked down the jetty & headed to the phone box. Lucky guess? Nope. Apparently Kirby & Marlow know when we've hit the Ws & go berko. Dearest knows we're on that boat & heads on down. Seriously? We could be on any one of 3 or 4 boats but the cats haven't got it wrong yet! And they know Star & I too ~ though Star & I are generally far more predictable.
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Governor signs spending plan for coming fiscal year
State Rep. Paul Muxlow today applauded Gov. Rick Snyder's signing of the 2014 state budget, which Muxlow says will bring more money to municipalities through revenue sharing increases and to classrooms through boosts in per-pupil spending.
Snyder signed the omnibus budget and school aid budget today.
"By making government more efficient and effective, we were able to increase spending in our classrooms through the school aid fund," said Muxlow, R-Brown City. "Per-pupil funding has gone up $60 per student in our schools. We were able to increase K-12 spending overall by $443.7 million, which is a very good investment in our state's future."
He added that the higher education and community college budgets also received an increase of $31.9 million. Muxlow is chair of the House Community Colleges Appropriations Subcommittee.
Muxlow said counties, cities and villages will see more in their budgets because of the boost in revenue sharing.
"We added $46.6 million to revenue sharing, enabling municipalities to bolster their budgets with more state funding," Muxlow said. "We are prioritizing spending so hard-working taxpayers can get the best return on their investment, and increasing revenue sharing puts that money in local hands."
In addition, the House approved other key spending increases in the general fund budget, including:
- $351 million to improve Michigan roads and infrastructure;
- $75 million for the state's Rainy Day Fund; and
- $20 million in individual tax relief.
"This budget continues to eliminate wasteful spending, making government more efficient and accountable to the people," Muxlow said. "We were able to use those savings to prioritize more funding for schools, roads, local governments, and public safety."


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Weighing the Pros & Cons of a Business Casual Dress Code
Several issues are attached to implementing a company dress code, including employee satisfaction and productivity, as well as enforcement. A business casual dress code falls between a formal dress code and something more casual -- or even not having one -- but how it is interpreted by employees and management is sometimes vague or confusing. Whether you choose a business casual dress code or another option, clearly explain in writing what your dress code entails.
One of the biggest problems with a business casual dress code is that it has no universal definition. Falling anywhere on the spectrum between suits and jeans, what constitutes business casual is open to interpretation. If you decide to go with a business casual dress code, provide clear examples to employees of what is and is not appropriate. Examples of widely accepted business casual attire include shirts with collars for men and tailored slacks for women. Conversely, Hawaiian shirts for men and capri pants for women often are frowned upon.
A business casual dress code offers employees flexibility and the opportunity to express a personal style. It can boost morale, which in turn aids productivity and creativity. Business casual attire often makes the differences between upper management and rank-and-file employees less obvious, which many employees appreciate. In contrast to a casual or nonexistent dress code, business casual offers more structure while still providing leeway for employees to feel comfortable in less restrictive clothing.
Employees dressed in business casual attire while meeting with clients can give a less professional impression than your company might desire. Executives and employees alike often are resistant to a less professional look, afraid that they won't be taken seriously. Also, some employees prefer having to make fewer choices when dressing for work and appreciate the simplicity of a stricter dress code. Employees often are confused about what clothing is acceptable with a business casual dress code, as standards usually vary among industries and are not well-defined.
Implementing a business casual dress code calls for a clearly written policy that addresses how the code will be enforced, as well what kinds of attire are acceptable. Consider the industry you are working in and the standards of similar companies when making your decision about a dress code. Think about how much client or customer contact your employees have and the kind of image you want them to present.
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Today is a big day on the blog! I'm starting a new series with my sister, Chelsea at Whatcha Makin' Now, and I'm starting a new mini-series this week to help you all transition your clothes from Summer to Fall.
Chelsea and I have so much fun blogging and wanted to come up with a weekly way to collaborate. We came up with this "Take On" series. Each week we will take on a topic, adventure, or holiday that you'll need to dress and prepare food for. This week we're taking on Labor Day. I call this the unofficial end of summer. Whomp, whomp. It's a great opportunity to get together with friends and grill, for sure. The weather starts to change some too, so today I'm showing you how to make shorts last a little while longer, and dress comfortably and stylishly for your Labor Day celebrations.
I think the jean jacket is the perfect addition to many outfits, including this one. This summer I wore these shorts a ton with a simple chambray or tank top; that won't cut it as it begins to cool down. Adding a jean jacket keeps this outfit casual, but will make sure you don't get too cool grilling with friends and family.
Comeback Wednesday for my second tip to making the "Season Switch" with your wardrobe. And make sure to check out my sisters link below for a fabulous Labor Day drink!


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When you see a pretty cover and a title that has the word 'Spells' in it, and the author has three names and the first one is Sarah with an 'H', you know there will be some light magic, some kind of love story, and possibly fireflies.
Well, we lost out on the fireflies, but there was plenty of fanciful stuff going on, and love is definitely in the air.
OK, it's chick lit, but it was lovely, basically about home and what constitutes home, and abandonment and reconciliation. Sounds terribly heavy, but you know how a spoonful of honey etc. etc.
Claire Waverly was pretty much a recluse, a gal in her thirties who lived in the big old house her grandmother left her. It has a bossy apple tree in the garden, which throws apples and demands to be in on everything. If you eat an apple from that tree, you will learn what the biggest event in your life will be. Since one's death is usually the biggest thing in their life, it is not a good thing to know.
Claire has been estranged from her sister Sydney for ten years, ever since Sydney left town and never made contact again. Claire never knew her father, and her wild-living mother came back to town to stay with her mother, (Claire's grandmother) when Claire was 6, because she was going to have another baby. When that baby was six, she left again, and died in a car accident.
There is a wonderful character, a distant relative, Evanelle, who feels a strange compulsion to give people things, and it always turns out the recipient always needed the item in the future. Everyone in town looked forward to seeing Evanelle, and her gifts. Me, too. I wish she lived around here.
After being physically abused by her current boyfriend, but afraid to leave because of their 6 year old daughter, Sydney finally has enough and escapes in the middle of the night with her daughter and comes back to the Waverly house as the only safe place she can think of.
We have the requisite attractive single male next door neighbor, the requisite best guy friend from second grade, now conveniently single and attractive, some snobbish women who look down on the Waverlys, and let me see, what else.
Oh yeah. Claire makes a living baking and catering. What makes her stuff special is that she uses botanical magic in her products, this flower for one thing, this herb for something else. Like that. Her products are in great demand.
Sydney is a hairdresser, and when the town sees the fabulous transformation that Sydney did to Claire's hair, she now realizes she has her own share of the Waverly magic.
Do the Waverlys overcome all obstacles, and find the right guy? Well, of course. It wouldn't be chick lit if they didn't. Do you wish you had a little light magic going on in your life? Well, of course you do. But look closely, maybe you do, and just haven't recognized it.
As you know, I love happy endings. Because being happy is its own sort of magic.


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Here is the scenario.
I work at the UO Cultural Forum as the regional music coordinator. I have a concert booked with the infamous hip-hop group Mobb Deep coming to the W.O.W. Hall Saturday April 19th. As I think about ways to promote this event I can't ignore the fact that posters around the school and community is a must. However, my generation gobbles up social media like starving families on Thanksgiving. That makes social media a must too. Then I read these.
How Could Snapchat Make Money?
Creating a Social Media Strategy for Your Event
6 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Instagram for Fundraising
After reading these three articles, I've come to the conclusion one of the best ways to raise awareness about this event is to create a social media marketing campaign. Even though we might not be there just yet, these three articles make me believe that it is possible to promote an event solely on social media sites. By using the poster created above with a hashtag and with a large enough network, I could potentially share the above poster on Instagram and Snapchat. Creating "Insta-awareness" and "Snap-awareness." After being exposed to the event and with a hashtag to utilize, people can then talk about the event on Twitter and Facebook with other interested publics. This in turn will create further buzz and awareness. The ultimate objective is for word of mouth to help spread the campaign, but also for people to post, comment, and re-tweet the poster.
Like any good PR campaign, you want to be able to measure the success and see how many people it made impressions on. This is somewhat difficult to do except for clicking on the hashtag and seeing who is actually talking about the event.
The only way to know how successful a campaign like this can be is how it affects the bottom line. That is, if people actually buy tickets. Is there enough "call to action" in this campaign? Only the day after the show I will know, because I'm pursuing it.


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The first casting news for Studio Ghibli's upcoming The Wind is Rising film have come to light. In a surprising yet rather exciting turn of events, Hideaki Anno, the creator of the Evangelion franchise, has been cast as the film's lead as Jiro Horikoshi.
This will be Anno's official voice acting debut, despite having voiced brief uncredited cameos for both FLCL and Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi. This is of course his first full-fledged role and he will be starring as the film's protagonist and subject matter, World War II Zero fighter designer Jiro Horikoshi.
I wonder if he can voice act as good as he can direct? Or will his voice acting be a mindfuck of jibberish haha


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Re: 'svn resolved' (past tense) actually performs resolution now?
From: C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:01:51 -0400
Mark Phippard wrote:
The new subcommand should take --accept optionally, just as 'svn update'
'svn resolved' would, of course, go back to *not* taking the --accept option
> I am commenting because I really like the new feature, and like the
I like the new feature, too. But the ability to integrate it into Subclipse
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Bharti considers MTN buyout
India's biggest operator looks to expand operations in emerging markets
Bharti Airtel is considering a bid for MTN, the South Africa-based telecoms group, according to the Financial Times.
"We're always open to opportunities across the globe," Manoj Kohli, CEO, Bharti Airtel, told Bloomberg TV. "We're looking at emerging markets. Of course, the valuations should also suit us."
MTN, along with the likes of Zain and Etisalat, is one of the big regional operators, with operations in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. Any bid from Bharti is likely to attract counter-offers, the FT reported. Sources at India's largest mobile operator reportedly said Bharti was assessing its financing options, in order to acquire a company worth about $35 billion.
One such financing arrangement would involve Bharti buying a 51% controlling stake, thereby reducing the debt it would need to take on, while MTN retains its listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. If Bharti were to purchase the company outright, by offering shareholders cash and shares, it would need to make a secondary listing on the stock exchange.
However, the two companies have since denied the news, saying "there is nothing on the table as of now".


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Intelligent Enterprises of the 21st Century|By Jatinder N. D. Gupta , Sushil Sharma; University of Alabama - Huntsville, USA; Ball State University, USA|Published By Idea-Group Inc.|Ebook|CHM|350 pages|5 Mb|
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Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for managing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP from the command line. Zero in on core command-line tools and techniques—learning timesaving ways to extend your operational efficiency and reach over multiple domains and networks. With its quick-reference tables, lists, and step-by-step instructions, this book delivers the fast, accurate information you need to get the job done—whether you're at your desk or in the field! Get fast facts to: •Create and use command-line scripts •Perform multiple, complex operations by grouping commands •Run commands, scripts, and programs on a scheduled basis •Use event-logging tools to monitor and fine-tune system performance •Gain control over disks beyond what you can do from the GUI •Administer Active Directory users and groups, computer accounts, and domains •Maintain network printers and print services •Configure, manage, and troubleshoot TCP/IP networking services •Get tips for using command-line related Resource Kit tools
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Kelly Falconi is all about exceeding expectations. A meticulous planner and exceptionally resourceful, Kelly delivers on her commitments with unbridled energy and enthusiasm. But it's her authenticity and caring nature that sets Kelly apart. Though formally schooled in marketing, Kelly went on to become one of Calgary's first licensed female associates in a large multi- national firm, and worked the industrial, downtown, and residential markets both as an administrator and licensed commercial real estate associate.
And what does Kelly say is the most satisfying aspect of her work? "I appreciate that I am in a position to help families identify what it is they need and want - to make their lives easier. As a mom myself I know the importance of creating a space that not only reflects your values but is also functional. Checking all the boxes, finding my clients the right fit for them is the most satisfying aspect of my role - being called upon years later to 'right size' them again is the icing on the cake." Born and raised Calgarian and owning homes in the inner city (condominium), suburbs, and more recently an acreage in the country, Kelly has first-hand experience in both the real estate and construction aspects of her work and is very knowledgeable about Calgary and surrounding areas.
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by Tammy Borden
As a person who works full time and often doesn't get home until early evening, I sometimes feel like I'm missing out on the prime hours for enjoying my garden blooms. By the end of the day many flowers can look tired, and some, like morning glories, have already shriveled up in the day's sun and heat. So, when I discovered flowers that saved their best show for the evening hours, it intrigued me. Now, many of these late-day bloomers are on my list of favorites.
Typically, flowers classified as those fitting for a "moon garden" won't open until night or late afternoon. However, there are others that may be open all day, yet release their intoxicating scent as evening approaches. This is one of the main reasons I love to grow some of these beauties in pots or near walkways, so I can enjoy their lovely scent as well.
Why do some flowers wait until darkness approaches to open? Well, there are several night-flying pollinators such as moths that feast on these beauties. It's suspected that the alluring fragrance helps attract insects when low light conditions can make them more difficult to find. This may also explain why these types of flowers are often white. The light color is more likely to reflect the moonlight and advertise their beauty to passing moths and other insects. Personally, I feel white is underutilized in the garden and I love mixing it in with colorful annuals to make them pop. Here are the top five favorite moon garden flowers I've found through the years.
Moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
Moonflowers have large 6" flowers on 8-15' vines that look similar to morning glories, which is understandable since it is a close relative. On a warm summer night you can literally watch the large blooms unfurl from their twisted bud in a matter of minutes. It's often the subject of time-lapse photography for this reason. The blooms open at dusk, but close by noon the next morning. But not to worry, the vine will produce blooms in abundance from day to day. It is a tender perennial vine that is winter hardy to Zones 10-12, but grown as an annual here in full sun. It can grow to 70' in more tropical climates. Start seed indoors about 6-8 weeks before last spring frost date. Starting seeds outdoors delays the onset of blooms until too late in the season to be fully enjoyed.
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris)
I have grown this towering heirloom variety for several years from seed. It's hard to imagine that the dust-like seed can grow to become this stately 5-6' plant. It is often referred to as Woodland Tobacco, and has 3-4″ hanging trumpet-shaped white blossoms. Once again, it is a tender perennial, grown as an annual. The white blooms open towards evening with a delightful light scent. It prefers average to fertile soil and may need staking in windy sites. It may reseed, but I've not had a problem with it becoming invasive. The leaves are very large at the base, forming a rosette of dark green, from which the tall spike of dozens of white trumpets grow. It does well in light shade.
Four o'clocks (Mirabalis)
As their name suggests, these beautiful tender perennials open late in the day on bushy plants with lush, glossy foliage. It is also known as the Marvel of Peru, also a very fitting name, since the Latin definition of its genus name means "amazing, wondrous, or remarkable." A fifitting name for the tubular trumpet-shaped flflowers that just keep coming day after day in abundance. In Wisconsin it is grown as an annual. Even so, the plant grows quickly and can almost appear shrub- like for use as a small hedge, growing to three feet. Unlike many other night bloomers, these trumpet-shaped flowers are available in a number of beautiful colors ranging from red, yellow, pink, blue, white and even some beautiful marbled varieties. They prefer full sun. Their fragrance truly is outstanding. I had a plant in a large pot near my front door and loved sitting on the steps taking in the heady perfume.
Angel's Trumpet (Datura alba)
This plant can become quite large, resembling a small shrub or bush with medium sized leaves having a bluish hue. The flowers are large, facing upright, and opening towards evening. The name Angel Trumpet may refer to the angel of death, however. The plants are poisonous, so care should be taken in handling them. Daturas are so lethal that they have been used throughout history and literature as a means of killing a person. The cosmic-looking 2" seed pods with their bristly shell appear as from another world and have been known to reseed themselves. Despite its obvious faults, it is a beautiful flower, that properly placed, can add interest to your garden.
Casa Blanca Oriental Lily (Lilium Casa Blanca)
Technically not a night bloomer, the Casa Blanca Oriental Lily is readily incorporated into moon gardens because of its fragrance. In fact, it is one of the most fragrant flowers I have ever grown. One need not bend down to smell it, as its scent can be appreciated from yards away. Unlike most moon garden flowers, its blooms can last for more than a week, but each day its fragrance intensifies towards evening. Its immense 10″ flowers are so large that the thick stems may need some staking in windy locations. If you choose to grow one lily, this should be it. In my book, it's a must-have.
Be sure to try some of these beauties in your moon garden and enjoy their intoxicating beauty and fragrance.


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We salute the outstanding people and programs working to enhance Jewish life in all facets of our community.
Through the many awards we grant each year, the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund recognizes some of these exemplary people and programs. We are extremely proud of the recipients and place a great value on their contributions.
See a complete list of past recipients or read more about previous winners on our blog.
Awards distributed annually are:
Robert Sinton Award for Distinguished Leadership
In honor of Robert Sinton, a businessman and community leader whose dedication to the Federation and other Bay Area organizations spanned more than five decades, this leadership award embodies his passion for Jewish communal volunteerism and includes a financial stipend to a Jewish agency or organization chosen by the recipient. For more information, contact us.
Judith Chapman Memorial Women's Leadership Award
In memory of Judith Chapman, an esteemed volunteer leader, friend, and member of our Jewish community, this award honors a woman from the Federation's service area who exemplifies significant and sustained volunteer leadership, and who values her Jewish identity and the importance of tzedakah in her life. For more information, contact us.
Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award
Honoring the first president of the Jewish Community Federation, the annual Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Young Leadership, inaugurated in October of 1959, recognizes an outstanding young leader in the local Jewish community. For more information, contact us.
Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards
These awards recognize teens who are exceptional role models in their communities. Each year, up to 15 selected teens, five from California and ten from other communities across the country, are awarded $36,000 for community service and for demonstrating exemplary leadership and commitment to improving the world around them. For more information, contact us.
Helen Diller Family Award for
Excellence in Jewish Education
Established in January 2001, this award recognizes and honors educational professionals engaged with pre-collegiate Jewish learning who have made an extraordinary impact on the youth of our community. Award categories include early childhood, day school, congregational and supplementary, and Jewish communal and experiential. Read personal stories of past recipients, and see the nomination process. For more information contact us.
Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award
This national award, based on significant contributions to classroom teaching, is presented to up to 65 teachers throughout the United States and carries with it funds for professional development and a cash award. For more information, contact us.
Haas/Koshland Memorial Award
Each year students apply for the annual Haas/Koshland Memorial Award. The grant, which is given by the descendants of Walter A. Haas, Sr. and Daniel E. Koshland, Sr., funds a year of personal exploration and development in Israel. See a list of past winners. For more information, contact us.
The Anne and Robert Cowan Writer's Prize
Established at the Federation in 2004, this award recognizes writers who have made an exceptional impact in the Bay Area through their uniquely Jewish perspective. Awardees must be emerging published Jewish writers who live in the Bay Area, are considered exceptionally gifted by their peers and readers, write with a high degree of creativity and intelligence, and engage thoughtfully with Jewish themes in their work. The Cowan Writer's Prize includes a grant of $5,000.
Nominations are now closed for the 2020 Cowan Prize. A winner will be announced in June. For more information, contact us.


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Medicina Clinic was established in 1990. Today, it is a multidisciplinary medical center that includes an outpatient department, an inpatient department, a 24-hour ambulance and a state-of-the-art Sofia oncology center. More than 300 doctors of 67 medical specialties work at the Medicina Clinic
Medicina Clinic provides a full range of medical aid in 69 medical disciplines including diagnosis, therapy, pediatrics, outpatient gynecology and gynecologic surgery, assisted reproductive technologies, including IVF, cardiology and cardiac surgery, otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology and ophthalmologic surgery, urology, andrology and nephrology, endocrinology and dietology, traumatology and orthopedics , oncology (diagnosis, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery), dermatology, cosmetology, dentistry, rehabilitation and non-pharmacological therapy, medical check-ups and preventive care, neurology, neurology, neurosurgery, neurorehabilitation, emergency medical care, family medicine and many others.
Medicina JSC has been recognized with the Quality Award of the Russian Government; and it is the first clinic in Russia accredited for compliance with the international standards of quality of medical care by the Joint Commission International (JCI). It is a prestigious international accreditation in the field of healthcare, which is considered to be the "gold standard" of quality.
Medicina Clinic is certified for compliance with ISO 9001:2008 standards, has Excellence 5* Award of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), winner of the quality competition EFQM Awards 2012.
Medicina Clinic guarantees all patients to conduct an examination in full compliance with medical standards, assign them a personal supervising doctor, accompany them within the clinic, provide written recommendations, offer a queue-free experience, provide all examination results and a video recording on a disc, consider any appeals to the clinic's administration and give a guaranteed response and provide financial compensation for any valid claims.
University Clinic
Medicina JSC is used as a clinical facility by the Department of Therapy and Family Medicine of the N.I.Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU) and is included in the list of innovation-active healthcare institutions of Moscow. Academicians, corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professors and leading experts in various medical specialties offer their consultations here.