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Retail Look Ahead and Holiday Wishes
By Tom O'Reilly / December 2017Insights
As the year comes to a close and we reflect back on 2017, it was certainly a year of transformation for retail.
Record closings grabbed headlines while some formats, specifically discount, off-price retail, and convenience opened new stores at rapid rates. Amazon made a statement with its acquisition of Whole Foods, a significant investment in both grocery and brick and mortar. E-commerce and digital spend continue to grow at record levels – specifically in mobile, highlighted by a record setting $6.59 billion in sales for Cyber Monday.
As the final holiday shopping push approaches "Super Saturday," roughly 53% of consumers plan on finishing their shopping this weekend in what is expected to be one of the largest increases of foot traffic for brick and mortar retailers this season.
Overall, brick and mortar retailers have been busy this holiday season and seem to have kept up with staffing to meet customer needs. Package delivery on the other hand has struggled to keep up with the holiday volume. UPS ground network on-time delivery rate is currently 91%. Speaking from personal experience, packages seem to be delayed 2-3 days.
It will be interesting to see how online performed compared to brick and mortar sales once the dust settles this holiday shopping season.
Looking ahead to 2018, we can expect many of the same trends to continue:
- E-commerce, specifically in grocery, will continue to experience growth, improvements in "last mile" order fulfillment will be a differentiator
- Technology will continue to shape both the online and in-store experience
- Voice activated search and use of digital personal assistants
- Augmented reality will become a bigger part of the customer experience
- Artificial Intelligence and machine learning will continue to help retailers develop more meaningful customer experiences based on customer preferences
- Expect new strategic partnerships to form and consolidation to continue as new business models attempt to answer customer pain points
Target's recent purchase of on-line grocery delivery company Shipt, is a good example. Should we expect more of an investment in grocery from Target or will they look to expand the delivery service to other categories? It will be interesting to see how this move pans out in the months ahead. One thing remains certain; retailers that don't adopt a true customer-centric strategy simply will not be competitive in today's market.
Finally, 2017 has been a positive year here at Aptaris. I would like to thank all of our customers and partners we work so closely with on a daily basis. I am appreciative of your continued support and belief in us, and the trust that we can impact positive change in the way you do business.
Of course, we couldn't have done it without the great team we have in place, doing great work for each and every one of our clients.
Wishing you all the best this holiday season and in the New Year's ahead. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2018.
Contributed by Tom O'Reilly, President and CEO, Aptaris
Tom has a deep understanding of the retail business from both the store and vendor perspectives. He brings decades of hands-on experience in advertising and promotions including new media innovations. As an entrepreneur, he has transformed each organization he has worked with. Tom is a forward-thinking leader with a history of driving innovation, growth and profitability. As an avid reader, Tom is always enthusiastically sharing cutting-edge ideas with clients and colleagues.


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Tag Archives: Brian Ching
Freeze Frame 9/14/2016
Review of Supergirl #1
by Steve Orlando, Brian Ching & Michael Atiyeh
As the Supergirl series moves past the set up mode it started on Rebirth, the new series creators make a compelling argument for the character in the DC Universe that feel's equal parts modern and honest.
The elevator pitch behind DC's latest iteration of Supergirl is that she is high school aged and only been on earth for a few months. She feel's out of place and awkward while the people in her life struggle to understand her. As anybody whose read writer Steve Orlando's past work should know, he's the perfect guy for that premise. That's because while Orlando's comics writing tends to be exciting for it's bombast and engaging for it's unpredictability; overall it always holds up from his empathy for his subjects and those that surround them. Orlando's Supergirl is misunderstood and questions the wisdom of her authority figures; in other words she's a teenager like you or I was but one with all the same powers as Superman. For readers that are familiar with Orlando from his excellent Midnighter series, that wonderful shit talking bad ass heroism is still here in Supergirl, but it's mitigated by an identity for the main character that feel's not only real and logical, but moreover is an honest representation of a teenager in and of itself in a way that's unique to this particular book instead of trying to just follow the blueprint of similarly themed superhero comics like Ms Marvel, Gotham Academy or The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Like those comics ,it finds profound insights by looking through the eyes of it's protagonist but more importantly, it doesn't try to be like anything else in doing so.
Illustrator Brian Ching and colorist Michael Atiyeh were last seen doing outrageously fun illustrations for Conan The Avenger and they bring a similar aestehtic here, but they make it work for the more measured material. Ching & Atiyeh style is strongly similar to Romita Jr & White in it's boxiness but there is a softening to Ching's line in that style while Atiyeh's colors are a bit more pronounced and defined. It's a visual narration that is certainly cartoonish and similar to other comics but only distinguishable to Ching & Atiyeh and it establishes the books youthful tone quite effectively.
Supergirl stands out for being exceptionally good at being exactly what it is and understanding the depth in that. Nothing is over the top or terribly complex in and of itself but instead, it understands the inherent complexity of life in general and is able to deconstruct that through the perspective of a superhuman. Understanding Superman as a metaphor for the American immigrant experience, Supergirl #1 feel's like it's taken that idea one step further in exploring the character's youth and gender within that concept and ultimately, that elevates it's traditional superhero tropes and redundancy's with Superman by making it's insights more immediate and intimate.

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City Light Tour - Nikka Yuko Winter Light Festival
Dates & Times:
December 6, 6:30-9PM
Experience the lights in style this winter!
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden and California Dream Limousine are partnering to give you a night out on the town. View the spectacular lights at our Winter Light Festival before getting on a bus to tour Lethbridge and see all the amazing residential light displays throughout our city!
California Dream Light Tours are $25 and include admission, hot beverage, and an 1 to 1.5 hour ride around the city. The bus will pick up and drop off in the parking lot outside of Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden.
Bus tours are available each Friday night in December, as well as January 3.
Tickets MUST be purchased in advance for the night of your choosing, tickets will go on sale on November 15!
Itinerary as follows
- 6:30PM: Meet your host/hostess at the Limo Sign located at the Visitor Centre
- 6:45PM: Enter the Garden with your host/hostess and skip the line. Tour the garden on your own and take in the programs that night or just enjoy the garden.
- 7:15PM: Meet your host/hostess at back gate. Grab your hot beverage and cookie and limo will be waiting for you
- 7:30PM: Limo leaves for tour of the lights. 1-1.5 hours


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Genre: Black Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Rating: ****Main Cast: Robert Sheehan, Iwan Rheon, Antonia Thomas, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Lauren Socha
Five young offenders with nothing in common find themselves working together in community service. Soon a strange electrical storm strikes town which gives these five misfits strange superpowers, the socially awkward and strange Simon gains the power to become invisible at will, Kelly who is constantly judged for her background gains telepathy and can read minds, Curtis who is trying to escape past mistakes is able to turn back time, Alisha who is very comfortable with her body and looks gains the power to turn anyone who touches her skin to turn into a uncontrollable frenzy and finally the eccentric but hilarious Nathan who appears unchanged.
This series is by far a joy to watch for the first two season but sadly things go downhill from there, I would still highly recommend these first two seasons and the whole series.
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The Fresh Produce & Floral Council featured a Business Tool Kit panel at its February luncheon in Southern California. A handful of experts gave advice on taxes, insurance, banking, human resources and PACA. The event was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Cerritos on Feb. 6 with about 200 members and guests in attendance.
Blake Lee of Bristol Farms with Dan Acevedo of GreenFruit Avocados.
Doug Hoover of IFCO and Blair Butterworth of Grimmway Farms.
Donald Snyder and Akash Sehgal of Green Hanson Janks.
Mary Fosano of Vision Produce Co. and Julio Alvarado of Coast Tropical.
Gahl Crane of Eco Farms, John Fujii of Bristol Farms and Bruce Flanigan of Advantage Fresh.
Rachelle Schulken of Renaissance Food Group with Megan Stallings and Peter Shore of Calavo Growers.
Maryam Nikkhah of Pete's Living Greens and Amanda Grillo of CMC Sales & Marketing.
Rod Kramer of BCS Packaging Solutions with Steve Hattendorf and Karen Brux of the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association.
Roberta Davis Lewis and Cliff Cherry of ICD/Davis Lewis Orchards.
Nancy Hamilton of Advantage Fresh and Don Gann of Stater Bros. Markets, who served as luncheon emcee.
Mark Aguirre and Jay Helberg of Valley Fruit & Produce.
Kristyn Lawson of Preferred Sales and Brad Martin of Perimeter Sales & Merchandising.
Anthony Shoghi and Kim Manshadi of Moonland Produce with Rob Rasmussen and Esmeralda Mejia of Westlake Produce Co.
Chris Jacoby of Veg-Fresh Farms and Rick Cruz of Pavilions.
Kristin Kvesic of Orange County Food Bank with Ted Kohlenberger of National Resource Management.
Peter Steinbrick of Melissa's Produce and Eric Veltri of Empire Marketing Strategies.
Amanda Nojadera of Quebec Distributing, Craig Smith of Interfresh, Josh Estebane and Susie Rea of West Pak Avocado, Yadira Gonzales of Interfresh, Kellie Weaver of Veg-Fresh Farms, and Brandon Gritters of Interfresh.
Jack Gyben of Progressive Produce, Therese Ferrara of Preferred Sales and Rick Cruz of Pavilions.
Kraig Loomis of GreenFruit Avocados and John Cravens of Yericic Label.
Myisha Nathaniel of Raley's and Terence Billingsley of Mann Packing.
David Hewitt and Mark Munger of 4EARTH Farms.


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Find out about how we're expanding to 20. And watch a new video of two teachers talking about their experiences of Ten Town.
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The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb
I really love sushi and I love to watch the sushi chefs in restaurants. Making the rolls looks like an art. Now I'm convinced it is, but definitely one that can be learned.
Henry Nguyen with Genji was my very, very patient instructor tonight at the Whole Foods in Plymouth Meeting. Check out my lesson.
I would say my sushi rolling needs a little work, but it wasn't as hard as I expected. Genji does have sushi lessons and they are the vendor of sushi for most Whole Foods.


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The energy price index for fuel, electricity and petrol jumped by 68% from mid-2003 to mid-2008, compared with 32% in the five years to end-1992 and 24% in 1998-2002. (Commodity prices have eased since August 2008, however.)
Overall consumer price inflation has been modest in the OECD area as a whole. Average monthly price rises eased down from their high of about 0.5% per month in 1987-92 to 0.3% in 1998- 2003 and to 0.2% in the period to 2006. Indeed, as OECD in Figures points out, since 2000 there have been 20 months when prices did not rise at all! But overall price rises accelerated to 0.6% in spring 2008.
Average OECD inflation stood at 4.4% in mid-2008, with Japan at the low end, recording a 2% annual rise in its consumer price index, but Iceland's reaching over 12% in the same month.
OECD in Figures 2008, 20th anniversary edition, is free to OECD Observer subscribers. It can be ordered separately at www.oecd.org/bookshop, ISBN 978-92-64-05563-6
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Before it became a city park and open space, Buffalo Park was a private wildlife park. Flagstaff's most popular urban trail – called Nate Avery Trail – makes a 2-mile loop around this 215-acre park. The park has easily accessible dark night skies and is in the middle of the city of Flagstaff. It also offers picnicking space, wildlife and scenic mountain views. The Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition (www.flagstaffdarkskies.org) said: "We think it is one of the most accessible places to look at the stars because Buffalo Park is near the center of town, surrounded by hotels, restaurants, shopping, etc, but with great night skies." This group also offers a page of info on best places to stargaze around Flagstaff: https://www.flagstaffdarkskies.org/international-dark-sky-city/dark-skies-in-and-around-flagstaff
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.


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- 2 Beds
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Property TypeResidential – Partial Ownership
SubdivisionOne Willow Bridge Condo
Listing Date03/15/20
Year Built2007
Available the week ofwinter and summer / 7 weeks
AreaVail Village
Property Description
MOTIVATED SELLER- Seller will credit half a year's dues to Buyer at closing. Spectacular fractional property located in the heart of Vail Village on Gore Creek across from Solaris - Managed by The Sonnenalp Hotel. Priority Group F. Enjoy year round amenities including infinity pool, hot tubs, Sonnenalp room service, concierge, daily maid service, ski valet and long term storage. 1/7th interest is 7 weeks a year plus space available. 2020 Summer reservations are: 7/3-10; 8/28-9/4; and 10/2-9.
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About Vail Village
Charming, pedestrian friendly Vail Village has everything you could need or want right at your fingertips. The heart of Vail is located at the base of the ski mountain, home to Gondola One, and has undergone a great transformation with the renovation and construction of dozens of properties. The Village, with its heated cobblestone streets and quaint European architecture, invites you to discover world-class fine dining, art galleries, local boutiques and luxury retail. In addition to the tremendous variety of shopping and dining, Vail Village hosts sporting and cultural events, festivals, and concerts year-round. These include the Burton US Open, The GoPro Mountain Games, Gourmet on the Gore, Sunday Summer Farmer's Markets, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Vail International Dance Festival and free winter and summer outdoor concert series at the stunning Solaris Plaza.
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Copyright © 2020 Vail Multi List, Inc. (VMLS). The information displayed herein was derived from sources believed to be accurate, but has not been verified by VMLS. Buyers are cautioned to verify all information to their own satisfaction. This information is exclusively for viewers' personal, non- commercial use. Any republication or reproduction of the information herein without the express permission of the VMLS is strictly prohibited.
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Appraisal of western route options to proceed
Plans to progress the Hereford Bypass were approved at a meeting of Herefordshire Council's cabinet today.
Cabinet approved work to proceed appraisal of western route options, environmental and transport surveys and consultations.
Councillor Philip Price, cabinet member infrastructure said:
"It's great news that the Hereford Bypass is gaining momentum and we are pleased to proceed with the next stage.
This has been an historic month for Hereford's infrastructure plans. The bypass is a clear priority for us. We have also seen the contract being awarded to Alun Griffiths Contractors for the City Link Road and the planning committee's support for the Southern Link Road as part of the South Wye Transport Package.
We have ambitious plans for the city's development. All of these projects are essential for the delivery of jobs, homes and a new University which will make Hereford a vibrant economic centre for businesses and an even better place for those who live and work in the city."
The council is committed to early engagement with stakeholders and residents and consultation events are planned for autumn 2016 and 2017.


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We have over 50 name brand manufacturer partners through the Arkansas State Contracts. If you don't see what you want, call one of our Sales Reps or Designers to explore more selections and discounts on furniture! Want to see the furnishings in person and test out our finest selections? Join us at our showroom at the River Market in Little Rock.
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Uyen Do
REEd Program Manager
Uyen Do is the Program Manager at the University of California, Davis School of Education. Uyen has earned a bachelor's degree in Human Development and Psychology, master's degree in Education, as well as a Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential from the University of California, Davis, and pursuing her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy. She spent five years in the classroom and over 15 years working with administrators, teachers, students, in a variety of educational settings including Expanded Learning Programs.
Selected Publications
- O'Hara, S., Pritchard, R., Pita, D., Newton, R., Sullivan, L., & Do, U. (In press). Academic language and literacy in every setting (ALLIES+) strengthening the STEM learning ecosystem. In ASTE monograph, Science Teacher Preparation in Content-Based Second Language Acquisition.


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On top of it all, you have to actually get some real work done and, if you're lucky, find the time to enjoy some relaxation and downtime with family and friends. Unfortunately, what often falls through the cracks is smart, focused financial planning.
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While everyone's needs are different, here's just a sample of the areas of advice and guidance we provide to high-earning executives as part of their overall wealth management plan:
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Bullock's Custom Steel Strike Furniture
Craftsman Philip Smith started his custom furniture company, Steel Strike, almost three decades ago. His unique leather-tooled and fine wood furniture has a style all its own, taking its inspiration from the Colorado Plateau and high desert. Bullock's carries a large inventory of Steel Strike furnishings and home accessories in its spacious downstairs showroom.
Furnish a room or a whole household. We think it's perfect for the mountain lifestyle. From cozy couches and living room loungers, to a full bedroom set or dining table and chairs, you'll find this singular collection at Bullocks.
What Customers Say
This is a very good quality art, furniture and memorabilia shop in the location of the hotel where Doc Holliday died. The Bullocks started the shop, sold the shop and have repurchased it, and it is beautiful - and features art from local artists and a museum down stairs for Doc Holliday.
We always want to visit the store anytime we are in Glenwood Springs and it is right across the street from our favorite breakfast spot; The Daily Bread. Their owner and employees are very friendly and helpful in every way!
Met Billy Bullock and his staff at his store. Billy gave us a tour of the Doc Holliday museum in his down stairs. Outstanding, a must see!
Best of the west...if you want to be a classy cowgirl this is the place for you to become it!!!
I was shopping for Miss Rodeo America, Lisa Lageschaar, who was appearing at the Beaver Creek Rodeo August 10, 2017. I was looking for Colorado items and purchased a wonderful pair of socks with the Colorado symbol. She loved them and has used the socks already!


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Mobile trades colleagues at leading Midlands landlord whg will test smoke alarms at every high-rise home that requires an internal repair or inspection, in order to further reassure customers about fire safety.
Any internal repair or inspection at high-rise homes will not be marked as completed unless colleagues test all smoke alarms in the property.
Where they are found not be working, whg will provide temporary alarms whilst they arrange for them to be permanently fixed.
The move has been supported by West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), who whg have a strong working relationship with to ensure that all of its homes are safe.
Pardeep Raw, Fire Safety Officer from West Midlands Fire Service, said: "We fully endorse whg's stance of regularly testing smoke alarms.
"Smoke alarms have saved lives in the past by giving people audible early warning of fire, which could potentially prove vital. However, such alarms can only be effective if they are regularly serviced and maintained.
"You should have working smoke alarms fitted on every level of your home. They give you vital time to 'get out, stay out and call 999' in the event of a fire."
It also comes in response to a number of fire safety measures that whg have already implemented in its high-rise buildings since the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower.
Following the incident, whg's Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) competent surveyors visited each of whg's 17 high-rise buildings. Meetings were also held by whg and WMFS with customers of high-rise homes.
whg can confirm that its high-rise buildings conform to strict fire safety standards. Where external thermal wrap is used in our high-rise buildings, it is fire resistant and complies with building regulation requirements for fire protection. The external thermal wrap used in any of whg's high-rise buildings is of a mineral material, which is different to the external thermal wrap used at Grenfell Tower, so there has not been a requirement to test this.
Each building is also covered by 24/7 CCTV, meaning that if a fire is to break out, colleagues in whg's CCTV control room will be able to call 999 immediately.
Nigel Harris, whg's Director of Home Maintenance Services, said: "All of whg's high-rise homes have been confirmed as safe to live in but we understand that our customers may have concerns following the tragic incident at Grenfell Tower.
"The safety of our customers is our number one priority at all times so we are taking this step to further ensure that they are safe in their homes in the unlikely event of a fire."
whg is also reminding customers of all of its 20,000 homes to check their smoke alarms regularly. It takes just a few seconds and a working smoke alarm gives vital time for the fire service to attend after calling 999, if a fire breaks out.
In our video below, whg colleague Sarb Singh explains the simple steps to test your smoke alarm.


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One of the most problematic for web designers are typography. It's related to fonts being used in a website. Different font results in different view and each browser (and also operating system) comes up with different font list, making it harder.
Good for all of us that there are several "safe" fonts. When you use an uncommon font and the client doesn't have that font, the browser will use the closest one available on their list.
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Go for a hike, run, or leisurely stroll with your four-legged friend with this multi-purpose dog leash!
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In response to Pivot Art + Culture's exhibit 'The Figure in Progress', I picked up Umberto's 'On Ugliness', the book that has sat on my shelf or in a box since college when I know I didn't read it well enough. The exhibition provided an excellent proximity to a variety of notions of figure. I stared into the eyes/glasses of a person as though displaced out of a film into a timeless moment. I scanned and lingered on a splattered field of checkered flag-towel bearing figures mounted by beaks and other bosch-like surrealisms with more natural (as I see nature) dissolution and less plastic subjecthood. I struck up against clever surface and surface that sought to provoke a look at something more than process.
We are all material.
In some moments we are reconciled, we are not split from this, it is simply reality. Psychological reality, not acceptance so much as peace.
Sometimes it tears away into us until we feel only anguish, even if tinged with hilarity, these moments have recourse only to a self perpetuating nightmare. It sears with its simple blinding reality: all is this way. A simulacrum of self exposed only to the falseness of itself. Recreated through impossible material.
Sometimes we are at peace but find ourselves victim to another's image. Intellectual acknowledgment becomes concession. We hold the bones of what we supposedly came from. What we did come from, we hold. Privately, indifferently, in offering, pride, or shame-- it is always there, in our bodies.
Our material is as glamorous as it is grotesque-- this is not superficial, it is a triumph. It is a triumph that belongs to no one in particular, and everyone with thin skin over fat layers that never dry and make our cracking inevitable-- every human. Celebration hopefully stems from more than an idea or ideal of beauty-- it blooms in response to reality at peace with it's insane tumultuous self. Reality which sees its own destruction, and not any less invested in life for it.
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VCA workshop 7 april 2016
Ecosystem Management
I was invited by CEM-members Steven de Bie and Frank Vorhies to make a keynote speech at a workshop in The Hague on the VCA initiative. VCA stands for Verified Conservation Areas http://v-c-a.org/. It is a bottom-up approach for land-and water area owners that may get an official recognition for their work in case they effectively manage their land so that ecosystems can be restored and/or their functioning is strengthened. The first VCA's have been registered, and the hope and expectation is that it will be the beginning of a worldwide network of such areas (mostly but not necessarily owned by companies and/or private persons), thereby creating a momentum for a new movement in areabased effective ecosystem management on the ground.
Piet Wit, Chair of CEM
IUCNCEM Chair flash report january-april 2016 , see http://www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/cem/cem_about/cem_chair_updates/
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Contact Campus Dining
Mobile menu
Use our mobile app to view campus dining options, hours of service, menus and nutrition information, or to order ahead at select retail locations.
Add dining dollars
Add Dining Dollars to a cardholder's account, or check balance here as a student or staff or add Dining Dollars as a Guest
Watch the OZZI video
Join the Campus Dining O2GO program
Campus Dining and the Green Fund have partnered together to implement a revolutionary new system in Union Point which eliminates traditional disposable take-out containers. Where food and beverages are served "to-go" in paper, plastic and cardboard containers, the new OZZI system is making a difference…it is a truly amazing system that is changing America from a disposable society into a nation that is devoted to more sustainable and ecologically minded reusable containers.
New this Fall!
O2GO is now offering coffee cups! Your token will work at any location and you do not need a new token to use the coffee cups!
We are in 9 new locations across campus and there is a new OZZI machine on south campus, in The Coupe, to return your containers.
New Locations:
Bean and Beaker
Scholar's Corner
Starbucks (both locations)
Coffee and Bagels
Green Scene
The Coupe
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NAU students, faculty and staff can participate.
How do I start using the Campus Dining O2GO program? Accordion Closed
Go to one of the participating Campus Dining locations to purchase a reusable container with your meal for an extra $5.00 (Dining Dollars and JDE accepted).
Which dining locations are participating in the O2GO program? Accordion Closed
There are 14 Campus Dining locations within the University Union participating in the Campus Dining O2GO reusable container program. Those locations are:
- Denny's Fresh Expres
- Star Ginger
- Cobrizo Mexican Grill
- Turnip the Greens
- G's New York-Style Deli
- Bean and Beaker
- Scholar's Corner
- Einstein's
- Starbucks (both at Union and South)
- Coffee and Bagels
- Jazzman's
- Green Scene
- The Coupe
How do I get a reusable container with my meal? Accordion Closed
When placing your order at any of the participating locations, you may purchase a reusable container for $5 or if you are already participating in the Campus Dining O2GO program, you can redeem your token for a new container.
Where can I take my reusable container when I get food? Accordion Closed
Reusable containers are made to-go. Therefore, you can take the Campus Dining O2GO container with you wherever you go and then return it to the machine in Union Point.
Where do I return my used container? Accordion Closed
Containers need to be returned to an OZZI machine, either in Union Point next to the infused water station or inside The Coupe on south campus.
How do I return the Campus Dining O2GO container when I am done? Accordion Closed
When you are finished with you container, rinse out any remaining food particles then go to the OZZI machine in Union Point. Insert the container into the opening, wait for the machine to scan the container, and then push the container completely into the machine. You will then receive a token to redeem for another container next time you get food at a participating location.
What do I do with the token I get from the OZZI machine? Accordion Closed
The token you receive after returning your used container to the OZZI machine is used to redeem a new container at any of the participating Campus Dining locations. When placing your food order, tell the location representative that you are partaking in the Campus Dining O2GO program and need a new container.
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The OZZI machine has a barcode scanner that scans the container when it is placed in the opening of the machine. Once the machine accepts the container it goes into the machine's cart and NAU Campus Dining employees with collect the returned containers and take them to the dish room to be cleaned.
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You can use the program as many times as you would like. As long as you return the container and receive a token you can continue to use the program.
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If you lose your token you will have to purchase another container at a participating location.
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Campus Dining O2GOcontainers that are broken will be recycled.
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You will not get fined for breaking a container, but in order to re-enter the program you will have to purchase another container at a participating location.
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The Green Fund is funding the program through the $5.00 Green Fee.
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Single use disposables are currently a large part of the NAU community waste system; this program will reduce landfill waste on campus significantly. This is in line with the carbon neutrality goals and climate action plan for NAU. In addition, by supporting this program you will also be supporting future reusable container programs on campus in order to more closer to a zero-waste campus.
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The NAU administration in working closely with OZZI and Blackboard to allow for a card swiping system to replace the tokens as soon as Fall 2018. Until this time the machine will use tokens.
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Railway RRB Exam Analysis – 3rd April 2016 Shift 2
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The Railways RRB exam started on 28th March 2016. The exams are taking place in three shifts (9 am, 12:30 pm, and 4 pm) on multiple dates upto 31st April 2016. This year Railway Recruitment Board is conducting the exam online for all the NTPC (non-technical popular category) posts. The Railway RRB Exam Analysis – 3rd April 2016 Shift 2 is here.
Read this Railway RRB exam analysis to find out more about –
- Overall Paper analysis for 3rd April 2016 Shift 2
- Subject-wise Analysis
- Topics covered
- Weightage & Marks Distribution
- Good attempts
- Examples of GK questions asked in Railway RRB NTPC exam
Keep in mind that the Railways is recruiting 18252 people through vacancies in various posts this year. So competition is going to be tough as there are nearly 100 lakh students taking the exam this year.
The pattern of the exam was according to the Detailed Syllabus for Railways RRB exam as predicted by Testbook experts.
Overall Railway RRB Exam Analysis – 3rd April 2016 Shift 2
According to Railway RRB Exam Analysis for 3rd April 2016 Shift 2, the paper was easy. Focussing on accuracy could easily fetch you marks as most questions were easy and were quick solves.
|No. of Questions
|Difficulty Level
|Good Attempts
|Easy to Moderate
|Easy to Moderate
|General Awareness
|Easy to Moderate
Subject-Wise Analysis
Profit & Loss
Simple & Compound Interest (SI/CI)
Number System
Data Interpretation
Time & Work
Time, Speed & Distance
Geometry & Mensuration
General Intelligence & Reasoning:
Statements & Assumptions
Set Theory
Ordering & Ranking
Coding & Decoding
General Awareness & General Science:
Static GK – 20-25 questions
General Science – ~4-5 questions
Current Affairs – ~10 questions
See GK Questions asked in this slot
See GK questions asked in Railway RRB Exam 2016
See Analysis of all slots of Railway RRB Exam 2016
Overall Analysis
It is clear that with a good strategy and practice you can do well in this exam. This paper would have been extremely easy for students who have solved at least 20 good mock tests. Focussing on accuracy would be a good strategy to proceed with.
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There is a riotous vignette in Mike Leigh's 1983 TV film Meantime where Mark Pollock, a young unemployed Londoner, living in an ugly high-rise East End flat, is signing on at the dole office, and when the harassed woman fronting the desk, asks him if he has done any work recently, he immediately breaks into ranting sarcastic fantasies about baroque and impossible jobs. The dowdy DHSS woman (as they were then called) patiently asks him for her pen back, once he has signed on (interesting postposition that eh, why 'on'?) whereupon Mark aka Phil Daniels (born 1958) counters her 'my pen' with 'OUR pen!' just to show her she is a public servant paid for in theory by such as him. The film is set in 1983, meaning 4 years after Margaret Thatcher had been in power, and had informed the world there was no such thing as 'society'. Other indicators of the time are that these days if you gave any lip in the dole office you would have your money stopped forthwith. Daniels, veteran of the excellent 1979 mods and rockers movie Quadrophenia and sad to say the dolorous and dreary TV series EastEnders, plays the part with great skill, sullenly rhetorical, permanently enraged at his also workless Dad, Frank (gruff and sour Jeffrey Robert on top form) and greeting all statements by everyone with dextrous ironic inversions. The one love in his life is his younger brother Colin who has learning difficulties, though the love is buried in his repetitive taunts of 'Muppet' and 'Kermit'. Colin, permanently clad in a shapeless and depressing anorak, is played by Tim Roth (born 1961) and this is only his second TV appearance. Everyone acts astoundingly in this film but perhaps Roth is the truly shining star, for he sniffs and squints and shuffles and freezes and looks vacant, and stays mute when asked for information, till you almost sympathise with his angry and pitiless Mum, Mavis (Pam Ferris, born 1948 and Darling Buds of May TV star) when she resorts to bawling at and even clouting him.
The film unfolds qua typical early Leigh as a set of uneasy set pieces, and there is much for the viewer to squirm about and reflect on when it comes to acknowledging that some folks' lives are an unmitigated hell and especially if you combine poverty with the extreme dependence of a family member. All three males are unemployed, Mavis being the only Pollock with a job, which perhaps explains her foul temper and permanent resentment at everyone around her. She and Frank are ceaselessly bawling at each other to shut up, and Mark goes ballistic at his Dad when taunted with his unemployment. When Mark points out their common condition, Frank asserts he has done his stint already thank you very much, whereas his idle son hasn't even got started in the honourable world of honest graft (Frank also opines obligatory conscription is a good thing). The dramatic foil to the hopeless Pollock family is Mavis's sister Barbara, married to respectable office manager John and living childless in suburban splendour in Chigwell. Barbara is played with a touching finesse by Marion Bailey (born 1951) a Leigh regular who also portrayed the widowed landlady and lover of the artist in Mr Turner (2014). Barbara has been to college and has trained in office studies, and is proud of the fact, but her self-esteem isn't helped by the fact she is stuck at home in semi-detached boredom and that John (Alfred Molina born 1957) is studiously polite but not remotely passionate, indeed far more like a work colleague than a loving husband. Towards the end of the film she acknowledges as much by getting very drunk, and for the first time in their marriage uttering the unsayable words fuck off to her sanguine and antiseptic husband, who for the first time in his life has nil reply to offer.
Tension between the posh couple and the Pollocks is heightened when Barbara breezes round to ask nephew Colin to come and help her decorate the desirable semi. Frank and Mavis are baffled at first and not pleased to hear the wages offered are a scant £1.20 an hour, plus travel expenses between the East End and Chigwell. Barbara insists it is fair and that she will also give him excellent meals and Colin may choose the menu (burgers, please, Aunty Barbara!) whereupon Mavis gracelessly decides she will take half of every £1.20.This comedy of strained manners is heightened by the fact a council repairs official (Leigh veteran Peter Wight, born 1950) is also present, for the Pollocks' high rise kitchen window is downright dangerous and Frank is worried it might land on someone's head and kill them. Like all Leigh's officials, social workers etc (qv the 2 child welfare idiots in the 1982 Home Sweet Home) he makes entertaining caricature of these token liberals with their God-awful diction
"Money, yeh, money, right? Money yeh is power, right?" burbles silken Wight.
Barbara instantly perks up at that, and preening in the presence of another educated person, tells him straight that everyone needs money. But then she swiftly departs in case Mark should return home, for Mark would surely take angry exception to someone exploiting his defenceless brother for a wage rate appropriate to 1975.
In fact, Mark goes all out to subvert Colin's first ever paid job. Colin is supposed to make his way to Chigwell via a succession of tubes, and predictably gets hopelessly lost. Mark turns up well before him and brushes off Barbara's indignation at the surprise visit, with taunting insinuations about her childlessness and the obvious lovelessness of her marriage. He mockingly addresses her as Aunty Barbara, then insolently asks her what she will make him for lunch, though she bats him off with spirit and orders him into the car to go and find Colin. They cannot spot him anywhere, but when they return to Chigwell he is there in the garden, irritatingly expressionless, unable to explain how he went astray, but possibly unsettled by the presence of his brother. Barbara tries to cajole him into starting the decorating but he stays motionless and mute, and eventually accuses Mark of trying to steal his job. He then stalks off leaving Barbara to do her own decorating and makes his way with a far surer sense of navigation, to what we have earlier seen as his nascent love interest. The girl in question is Hayley who is largely speechless and inarticulate like Colin, but is so by choice rather than genetics or family influence. Played by Tilly Vosburgh (born 1960) who featured in Leigh's 2004 abortion movie Vera Drake, she takes pity on Colin as he tries to use the launderette when deputised to do the family wash by Mavis, and for obscure reasons, even stony Mark flatters Colin that Hayley fancies him. But Hayley's real passion is for a vagabond skinhead in a woolly hat and Doc Martens called Coxy, an acquaintance of Mark's, who also likes to meet a question with a second unnerving question, rather than give a straight answer. Coxy is only Gary Oldman's second TV appearance, and it is indicative of his remarkable versatility that we have also seen him as a blustering inimitable Winston Churchill in the powerful and moving WW2 film Darkest Hour (2017). Oldman (born 1958) plays a jesting antisocial rebel who whiles away his time rolling around in empty barrels on barren deserted streets, or alternatively tolerating Colin in Hayley's flat (he's my mate!) but then shutting him in her wardrobe with his Doc Martens as a wedge (Hayley laughs unkindly at Colin's imprisonment, take note). But Coxy also has a threatening and vicious side, and at one stage starts clambering all over her furniture and offers to do unspecified violence to Hayley, before retracting it and making out it was just a joke. The depiction of terrifying male violence is a sustained thread in Leigh's work and is prominently showcased in Naked (1993) about Johnny/ David Thewlis the feverishly articulate, damaged and very damaging Mancunian loner at large in night time London, as well as via Eddie Marsan's ranting driving instructor in Happy Go Lucky, and even the artist Turner in his regular and loveless borderline rape of his infatuated house servant
Having abandoned his job, Colin turns up hopefully at Hayley's flat, but she refuses entry despite his pleading. Cue then his going home to disclose he did no decorating for Aunty Barbara, and his refusal to explain how and why to incensed Mavis, who true to form tries to clout it out of him. An incendiary row ensues, where Frank accuses Mark of fraternal jealousy and sabotaging his brother's honest work, then Mavis pursuing Colin into his bedroom where for the first time ever he stuns and even silences her, by shouting at her to get out of the room that belongs to him! Later, by way of understated epilogue, Mark steals into Colin's room and as he is sleeping, he lifts up the anorak hood to behold a completely shaved head, which of course his brother does not wish Frank and Mavis to learn about too soon. Colin has evidently decided he needed to look like crazy Coxy to win beautiful Hayley, and had taken appropriate and even you might say craftily intelligent action.
"How much did it cost for the haircut…?"
"What? Oh £1.20…"
The only mystery is where the new East End skinhead got the necessary money from, for of course he did not strike a bat at Aunty Barbara's…


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The Confederate Flag- A Diversion from Tragedy
By Joe Wilson
Why is there an American flag and the words, "One Nation Under God" at the beginning of an article about the senseless murder of nine people in Charleston church? Because the reactions to those murders shows that many people have lost sight of the meaning of our our flag and our creed. The reactions of many people are almost as horrible as the crime itself, and are an insult to our nation.
Nine God-fearing people were murdered during a Bible study, by an obviously deranged person, and yet all some people want to do is point fingers and place blame. The confederate flag didn't cause a crazy person to go on a shooting spree. Neither did the city of Charleston.
Charleston is a wonderful city with great people. It's a city with a great heritage and a lot of history. But history is just that. History. Events in a time past that shaped played a part in shaping the future. I lived in Charleston for many years and met many wonderful people. In fact I still have many friends there. The people who supported the displaying of the Confederate flag had nothing to do with this tragedy. The flag had nothing to do with it either. Period.
The Confederate flag is nothing more than a symbol of history. It's understandable that some people are offended by the flag and see it as a symbol of hatred, but it's pretty clear that removing it will not solve the social issues we face today. What will solve those issues is an understanding that the past is history and history is the past. It's what shaped us but, it's not who we are.
We are a nation that cares for everyone and gives everyone opportunity. It's the responsibility of each one of us to use the opportunity we enjoy as Americans to look back at history, learn from our successes and failures, and enhance our future. Removing the flag does not accomplish that and takes focus away from the real task at hand, recognizing and dealing with divisiveness, hatred and all too often, the resulting mental derangement. We as Americans and South Carolinians will come together to face any disaster and any challenge. Regardless of the flag flying in the wind, dealing with hate mongers is one of those challenges.


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Published on Friday, May 13, 2016 by Jennyfer Tucker
The 212 degree award is an award that recognizes employees who go above and beyond their duties. Water is hot at 211 degrees, but at 212 degrees water turns to steam which is powerful enough to move a locomotive. This year head monitor Lester Banks and science teacher Colleen Holmes were two of ten district employees recognized with this honor by superintendent Tommy Wallis.
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Lauren Ambrose is Broadway's new Funny Girl.
It's a huge and legendary role to fill, as Barbra Streisand originated it in the musical's first Broadway run back in 1964. She also starred in the 1968 film adaptation and won the Best Actress Oscar.
"Let's face it, there is obviously more than a lot to live up to playing Fanny Brice, but I am humbled and thrilled by the opportunity to be a part of this revival," Ambrose conceded.
The 32-year-old Ambrose, who played Claire on HBO's Six Feet Under and now appears in Torchwood: Miracle Day, made her Broadway debut in 2006's Awake and Sing! She's also appeared in Exit the King and Shakespeare in the Park's Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Bartlett Sher, a Tony winner who's directing the revival, told Playbill: "It's important that people not see this casting process as trying to find the next Barbra Streisand. She is one of a kind. ... Lauren Ambrose has enormous accomplishments as an actor, especially a truthfulness in her acting that leads to great comedy, as well as a wonderful, rich voice that is fully trained and can genuinely soar."
Funny Girl follows the life and career of Broadway and film star Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur-gambler Nicky Arnstein. The Funny Girl revival will open with a short run in Los Angeles from Jan. 15 to Feb. 26, then move to New York City in the spring.


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Azerbaijani MP urges PACE to take strict steps towards Armenia (PHOTO)
Baku, Azerbaijan, June 26
Azerbaijani MP Ganira Pashayeva spoke about the crimes committed by Armenia against Azerbaijani women and called on PACE to take strict steps in response to these crimes, Trend reports.
Representative of the Azerbaijani delegation to the PACE Ganira Pashayeva delivered speech during the discussions on the draft resolutions "The Istanbul Convention on violence against women: achievements and challenges" and "Towards an ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality".
She said that violence towards women is a violation of human rights and it is necessary to further strengthen the joint fight against that.
"Speaking on behalf of the women who become victims of violence during the armed conflicts, I would like to convey their appeals," Pashayeva said.
She stressed that during the armed conflicts, women become victims of mass acts of severe violence.
"The Azerbaijani people experienced this terrible pain," Pashayeva said. "As a result of Armenia's armed aggression against our country and the occupation of 20 percent of our lands, thousands of Azerbaijani women were injured. Hundreds of Azerbaijani prisoners of war and hostages, including women are kept in unbearable conditions in Armenia."
"Despite the progress in the field of gender equality, the empowerment of women and the fight against violence against women in the PACE member-states, a lot of work must be carried out," she said. "The activity in these issues should be further increased. In particular, more attention should be paid to the role of women in economic life and management."
"We, as representatives of the Azerbaijani people, openly and resolutely condemn any violence against women," Pashayeva added. "I would like to stress that Azerbaijan is one of the countries that actively fights against violence against women and domestic violence. Violence against women, including domestic violence is one of the main issues in our country and many laws have been passed in this sphere."
"Numerous events are held together with international and national partners and special attention is paid to the enlightenment," she said. "We actively cooperate with non-governmental organizations to carry out this work."
Pashayeva also said that it is extremely important to show unshakable political will and maximum attention must be paid to these topics to enhance the role of women in all spheres of society and fight violence against women more effectively.


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If there's a band that's a larger conundrum than Sparks, I challenge you to name them.
There's a reason to say this without equivocation because, honestly, my own experience and grasp of the Mael brothers and their oeuvre has always remained just beyond my reach to express. I've interviewed the gnomic siblings from Los Angeles at least four times, and only once (when commissioned to write the sleeve notes for their third Island label album, Indiscrete) did I feel I got anywhere near the real soul of the pair. Usually the questions which I thought so incisive and understanding of their frankly unclassifiable music, bounced off them like golf balls flung at some cultural Godzilla.
During one email Q&A I was asked whether I'd even unwrapped the new CD and listened to it (I had: about 20 times. And there aren't many bands I would ever do that for). Sent their last album (the live Two Hands One Mouth) I got about two-thirds through a review and just gave up.
The problem is not only that absolutely no one else sounds like Sparks, it's that even they, throughout their 40-year plus career, haven't sounded like themselves, constantly shifting, reinventing and morphing into something entirely different. A bit like David Bowie split into two, and with a better sense of humour.
If you WERE to try and identify their consistent elements it would, of course, be the moustache of Ron Mael, the falsetto of Russell Mael, the sardonic, ironic, witty (no, HILARIOUS) and uber intelligent lyrics… And the great tunes. Beyond that, it all depends on which point of their existence you joined the Sparks train ride: the glam punch of their earliest albums; the proto techno of their Giorgio Moroder phase; the minimal classicism of the last decade? It all bears repeated scrutiny and luckily for me (otherwise why would I even be bothering here) it's all contained in their new compilation, about to be unleashed for the Xmas market: New Music For Amnesiacs.
Following the release of their hefty box of the ENTIRE back catalogue, Music For Amnesiacs, this 'greatest hits' (or, more accurately Biggest Hits from an Alternative Universe) cherry picks obvious highlights (ie: the actual hits – possibly more than you remember or know about) while presenting any listener with the almost impossible job of reconciling such an odd, disjointed collection as coming from the minds of the same two men.
Sure, as stated, we have the wit and that voice to remind us that it could only be Sparks, but still…
So, which Sparks floats your boat? Most people know the timeless classics of their first chart assailment. I was a teenager when I first saw the band (at that point a five piece) destroy all comers on Top Of The Pops with 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us'. In a golden age when most weeks could unwrap some new transgression from the world of pop they still stood out, if only for Ron's Hitleresque upper lip and his creepy stare, counterpointing Russell's curly-headed boyishness.
But that single (and its parent album, Kimono My House) burst at the seams with musical difference. Staccato electric piano that faded in from nowhere, razor sharp timing and lyrics that ran counter to anything offered by Slade or The Sweet. This wasn't androgyny, it was perversion. And the follow–up, 'Amateur Hour,' really spelled that out (if you were grown up enough to work it out. Like Steely Dan, they make you work for your laughs).
Raised in the seedier, more worldly environs of Hollywood, the brothers knew exactly how to be louche and dangerous without ever sacrificing themselves entirely to the heathen god of rock 'n' roll in a way that Bowie or Alice Cooper would. There was something strangely sophisticated and, well, European, about the Mael brothers. Which is why they undoubtedly appealed to the man who first discovered them in their original guides as a band called Halfnelson: Todd Rundgren.
While Todd's efforts to produce the band were not entirely successful, you could tell that his own knowledge of British and European culture allowed him to glimpse their qualities long before the rest of the Western world caught on. In fact, it took a move to England to really see them get their just rewards, being paired first with Muff Winwood and then the great Tony Visconti as the producers who oversaw their maturation.
This doesn't mean that after their shock tactics on TOTP they went on to unmitigated success. Such a rarified treat was always going to keep them at arm's length from the crowd. More hits followed (all here: 'Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth'; 'Something For The Girl With Everything' etc.) but such sardonic smarts made them more cult than teen smashes. For a GREAT example of this I recommend that you check out their Youtube clip of their appearance on the Bay City Rollers Show performing 'Get In The Swing': Russell in the shortest shorts known to man. It's the very definition of incongruous (it looks as if it's been removed, but the clip here of them on TOTP is equally odd). God knows how the Roller's pubescent female fanbase reacted to it. The album that it was taken from (the one I wrote the notes for) is simply stunning. By this point they wrote songs about breasts and betrayal, pineapples, childhood sexuality and terrible pick up lines.
Such intelligence demands change, and the pretence at Glam rock was stripped away to make way for a series of stylistic and locational changes that won them a truly hardcore following but lost them widespread acceptance. And thank God for that… Sparks never really made a terrible album, no matter how badly some of them sold. They just kept working.
It wasn't until the pair teamed with the aforementioned Moroder that they swam back into view. And again, beneath the glorious, dizzy disco electronica of 'The Number One Song In Heaven' and 'Beat The Clock' were dark hearts beating with thoughts of mass consumption and child prodigies (a theme that pops up a LOT in the boys' repertoire – which is hardly surprising).
Fifteen years later and they were now being name-checked by Morrissey (although, to be fair, he'd also written to the NME when 15 to praise Kimono…) and making darker, even MORE sardonic records based on Reichian repetition* and the deconstruction of popular music itself. Songs like 'The Rhythm Thief' (from the utterly brilliant Lil' Beethoven) and 'Perfume' (from its follow-up, Hello Young Lovers) used a wholly unique template of hypnotic loops and classical tropes, while their stage craft now had advanced to an amazing degree. Shows were multimedia extravaganzas that were self-mocking and warm towards their loyal fanbase (how many bands can you name that start their shows with a song about the fact that it's a show by them?). And they were still laugh-your-ass-off funny. Critical plaudits were finally cemented.
And still they continue. They performed all 21 of their albums to date in one residency in London. And following the equally hilarious Exotic Creatures of The Deep they made the typically odd concept album/musical The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman (about the director's adventures in Hollywood). Never let it be said that they lacked ambition.
So here it is: distilled into one baffling smorgasbord of cunning and contradiction. And still I don't feel like I've done them justice.
Sparks, I give up. You just ARE…
*To clarify: In my original review of this album I state that 'The banality of repetition is like Steve Reich in a fever' dream' - I still stand by this statement. It's a remarkable record.
Sparks - New Music For Amnesiacs: The Essential Collection is released on December 2nd.


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I posted this to my Facebook wall on Saturday morning: I think I may have just had my best night's sleep ever! I've been missing that feeling for most of my adult life. Of all of the benefits of being retired, getting adequate sleep is the one that matters most to me.
I lived on not much more than 5 hours of sleep each night when I was working, oftentimes less and although I made it work, it couldn't have been good for me. I'm averaging around 8 hours of sleep each night now with an occasional afternoon nap and it feels so good. What's most noticeable about my sleep-filled nights are the dreams I'm having. They're bizarre and so full of detail and usually bear little resemblance to my real life. I go to bed each night wondering where they'll take me.
As reluctant as I was, it's nice to have stepped off the treadmill that was my career. Sometimes I'll think about the current day of the week and imagine how rushed I'd be if I was still in my old life, hurrying to get a workout in or taking care of whatever needed attention around our home before packing my lunch and heading off to the salt mine. It's then that I'll often breathe a sigh and give whatever pup is in my lap (Toby more often than not) a hug.
Where keeping traffic separated used to be my main concern, it was replaced by having to remember to take the trash out to the curb on Monday nights. I became tired of having to remember what day of the week it was so I made a recurring notification on my phone to relieve me of even that responsibility.
Speaking of work: I've been getting together with some retired and current controllers at Celts Pub in Farmington at 2:30 on Wednesdays for what's fondly referred to as a "team meeting" and a couple beers. It's nice. I wasn't one to spend any amount of time in the bar when I was working so this is a nice change for me. They're a good group of guys.
Stained glass projects have been occupying much of my time these past two weeks. I finished the one to the right a few nights ago as a gift for a friend. I used to entertain the idea of making these sorts of sun-catchers and selling them but I'm not sure that will ever happen because I'm just not motivated that way although Foci (where we'll hopefully soon resume our glassblowing) has a gallery where I can display them for sale. I may do that but I don't think I'll let them go cheaply. If I do this for money, I want to make sure it's worth whatever effort goes into them, otherwise, I'd rather just give them away to friends.
This next part may not be of much interest unless you worked with me so feel free to skip the italicized text and resume this post with the last paragraph.
A retired friend from work (Bruce Steeples, now working as a controller in Bahrain) recently made what is probably one of the most interesting Facebook posts I've ever read. It's gone through several edits since his initial post as people have chimed in with additions to the list. It's a lot of fun to read.
Bruce wrote:
Nicknames of the Air Traffic Controllers at Minneapolis Center starting from 1981. Thanks for all who have helped refresh our collective memories.
Management tried to have a crackdown on the use of nicknames a few years back, along with attendant sensitivity training. I think the names being broadcast loudly over the outside paging system might have had something to do with it.
I have yet to find another profession where the use of nicknames is as widespread, or creative.
Everyone was referred to by their operator's initials as well, so I didn't include those unless they were modified to some extent; such as a perennial favorite, "Jizz."
Any "offensive" nickname that was NOT used to directly address the individual noted with an *.
Unknown =?
Aluminum Mike---- Mike Donelly
Angry---Hank Tetreault
The Angry Dwarf*
The Axe---Jack Huber
Baa --- Brian Barnes
Bakes --- Tim Baker
Bang'in ---Jim Wangen
Barely White--- Barry White
Beagle ---Tim Legel
Bear---Gary Davis
Beez--- Bruce Steeples
Big Chief Run 'Em Together ---?
Benny ---Steve Bennett
The Bicycle*
Big Al--- Al Matakovich
Big Belly --- Jim ? Our old manager who went to ZDV
Big Dog --- Big Dog, I mean Roger Thompson
Big Ike---Ike Brown
The Big Fella*
Big Horse---Brad Hultquist
Billy---Mark Warren
Bird Dog---Mark Berdahl
Bolhunk --- Kevin Bolhouse
Boom Boom---Bob Kuh
Boy --- Roy Sullivan
Brannif Bob---Bob Uhlenhoff
Brizzenbanger ---Dave Brisendine
Brother Free Love---Rod Carey
Buck---Mike Buckingham
Buccaneer---John Barganier
Bud (Big, Ugly, and Dumb) ---Dean Rickles
Buddha ---Bud Raiter
Buffalo Head--- Dennys Peck
Bull --- Durwin Jones
Bunny ---Pat Taylor
Burger King*
Burnsie---Bobby Burns
Butt Vapor---Brian Vance
Cabbage Patch*
Cajun F***er---Dave Murphy
Captain Fear*
Captain Hate ---Butch Carrick
Chewbacca---Jim Mihalek
Chic --- Charles Williams
Chirp---Robin Thompson
Clueless---Tom Kloos
Cobra--- Dave Celski
Coldspot--- Paul Codispoti
Convict*---Jim Dillon
Country Joe--- Joe Konietzko
Cowkiller --- Durwin Jones
Cozy--- Dean Kosen
Cobb ---Jim Kobe
Crazy Echo ---Jon Cech
Creeper --- Tom Barnes
the Crumpler*--- Sheila Radke
Cub Bear---Kevin DeGarmo
Daddy Mac---Jerry McCarthy
Daffy---Dave Peterson
Death Bunny--- Pat Taylor
Dewey ---Paul Duschane
Dickhead --- Rich Green
Digger---Tom Barnes
Donna-Wanna--- Donna Nordstrom?
Doo-Dah --- Mike Day
Dough--- Chris Howard
Doughboy--- Chris Howard
Dragon --- Elliot Dallavalle
Dude ---Todd Sjostrand
Duh --- Dave Ritter
Dust Bunny---Bruce Wagnoner
Eddie the Fork---Ed Asbury
E.G. Honey---Ed Whitman
Ewok---Jerry Dehmer
Fido --- Dan Fitas
Flatliner* --- ?
Flounder --- Tim Erickson
Foghorn --- Jerry McCarthy
Fowerty Forbord---Jarred Forbord
Fritz the Crime Dog---Ralph Fee
Fubar---Dan Callahan
Foxy --- Ron Fox
Gerbil ---Jim Maness
Ghandi ---John DiRico
Goat Eyes--- Eric Hall
German --- Jeff St Germaine
Giz---Davey Johnson
the Gizzard---Davey Johnson
Gomez---Brad Adams
Grandma*---Karen Watland
Grandpa Death--- Pat Taylor
the Greek --- Dale Kellerman
Grievance Queen*
Guido---Pat Guider
Gumper --- Larry Roche
Gunner --- Glen Wiebel
Hat Trick---Bob Doyle
the Hawk --- Karen Zibolski
Helmet--- Paul Hughes
Hendu--- Greg Henderson
Hendy---Kris Henderson
High Plains Drifter---Todd Sjostrand
Hippity---Greg Haupt
The Hobbit*
Hooter---Jim Hutha
Houdini---Dan Abbene
Hubby--- Dan Hubbartt
Huggy Bear--- Mike Coulter
Hum Billy---Bill Szydlo
Humdinger--- Denny Hunsinger
Hurricane --- Kristina Schaff
Hutch--- Jerry Hutchinson
Igor --- Jim Bradach
The Indian ---Jim Maness
Indiana Dakins --- Dave Dakins
Iron Mike --- Mike Cincianelli
Jabba the Hut*---Mike Renner
JayBall --- Jay Erickson
Jer-Man --- Jerry Hutchinson
Jizz --- Jim Claseman
the Jockey*--- Paul Heitzinger
Jonesey --- Brian Jones
Jugbutt--- Butch Carrick
Juggy ---Butch Carrick
Junior ---John Weiderholt
Kahuna---Mike Koch
Karbo--- Kathy Karbowski
Kato---Shawn MAdera
Kazoo---Carl Wicklund
Kid Curry --- Mike Curry
Killer---Dale Willer
Kitten ---Kathy Regan
Koko---Randy Johnson
Koko the Gorilla---Randy Johnson
Land Pirhana---Steve Bennett
Lapper ---Mark Lapham
Larry, Bro & Curly* --- 3 Area 1 wash-outs
Librarian*---Grievance Queen*
Lightning --- Larry Swanson
The Little General---Jeff Eggers
Lobo---Jim McDonald
Loin Lick*
Love Barge*
Lugo---Jim Lugowski
Lugnuts---Jim Lugowski
Lunchbox---Lee Larson
Lurch--- Bruce Kleven
Lutefisk---Mel Ludvigson
Mach One--- Mike Renner
Mach Speed---Chris Mauk
Marlborough Man---Rick Nielsen
Mayor MacCheese---Kevan Soderberg
Mister Spacely---Bruce Wagoner
Mrs. Doubtfire*
Maukarena---Chris Mauk
Mel --- Rick Melhorn
Moe---Doug Miller
Mongoose*---See "Cobra"
Monsignor--- Dave Loible
Moose--- Eldon Miller, and Jim Rud
Mr. Happy---Jeff Eggers
Muskrat --- Mark Moskal
Nat-Man --- Craig Natvig
Nord --- Deron Hoffmeier
Norwegian Mine Sweeper*--- Gordy Henrickson
North Dakota Gump---Ricky Weinand
The Odor Lady*
Old Hickory--- Roy Sullivan
Ox --- Doug Syrstad
Peh Ewwahs---Pat Edwards
Pedwahs --- Pat Edwards
The Penguin---Bob Ethier
the Perfect Storm* ---Vicki Rolf
The Pervert*--- Dave Dakins
Pit Head---Terry Pitts
Pitthead --- Terry Pitts
Plantman --- Randy Beck
Pop Tart---Shawn Madera
Portland---Bob Smith
Post --- Tony Postiglione
Prarie Dog--- Mark Prarie
Pretty ---Leon Stebbins
Pretty Mouth--- Leon Stebbins
Punkin--- Vern Anderson
Purvy ---Scott Purvis
Pusswa --- Mark Puhl
Pussette --- Jewel Puhl
Radar--- Paul Heitzman
Rambo---Dan Pederson
Ramboette-Julie Damico
Rat --- Doug Ratfield
Razz---Tony Rasmussen
Redeye --- Loren Markuson
Rhino ---Jay Nankivell
Ric-O-Shea---Bob Shea
Ringer---Steve Ring
Rock ---Glen Hudson
Rollerball---Mel Roller
Rotater ---Jerry Howland
Rug Man --- Randy Beck
Rugrat ---Jack Rugroden
S-Nine ---Jerry Schiltgen
S-Twelve---Mark Schermeister
the Sampler--- Mark "Harry" Harris
Sarge--- Jim Bedient
Saxophone---Sith Vixavong
Scammer --- Camille Hughes
Schmoopy---Paul Lindstrom
Schultsie --- Paul Shultz
Schwack --- David Schweitz
Senor Smoke*---Rolando Galvez
Sergeant Slaughter--- Jim Bedient
Senator --- ? Trombley
Shaggy---Steve Soler
Shanker --- John Shanks
Sheep---- Tim Johnson
Skid---Doug Mark
Skippy--- Glen Hansmann
Smurf--- Ethan "Danny" Piche
Snake--- Ed Nobach
Sniff --- Gary Spickler
Soda Pop---Kevan Soderberg
Sooner Tuner ---Larry CArter
Spanky ---Gary Spickler
Spongebob--- Bob Jacobowski
Squarehead--- Tom Kloos
Squeech --- George Skvicalo
Sterno---Garry Sternitzky
Stickman---Bart Guderian
Stinky---Steve Bennett
Stone Clone ---Jim Bradach
Strat --- Mark Stratmann
Stu Ball-Stu Workwman
Stu Daddy---Stu Workman
Sully --- Pat Sullivan
Super Dave ---Super Dave Leske
Swanny---Chris Swanson, Larry Swanson
Sweet Joe---Joe Schrodt
Sweet Lips---Davey Johnson
Sweetness---Joe Schrodt
Tank--- Kenneth Kamrath
Tatoo---Bob Tatosian
Ten Feet of Terror---Smurf and Brian Rich
Tex---John Gillespie
Three Dollar--- Tim Deer
Thomps --- Mike Thompson
Thunder --- Terry Eliason
Thundercock ---Terry Eliason
Thunder Kitty---Todd Martenson
The Tick*
Tin Man---Jim Kobe
Toad---Todd Martenson
Torgy--- Jeff Torgeson
Trip --- Tim Triplett
Trout Lick --- Richard Trauernicht
Trouser Snake ---Richard Trauernicht
Turkish --- Brian Turck
Tonga--- Mike Leong
Two Trips --- ?
Turbo---Tom Kloos
Turbo Jaws---Randy Beck
Turbo Whiner----Tom Kloos
20-20--- Joe Bishop
Uff-Da--- Lane Efta
Uncle Barnsie ---Brian Barnes
Uncle Bob---Bob Ethier
Untraina Bill---Bill Ward
Vapor Lock---Rich Breuing
Vinny--- Greg Vincent
Whacko Willy--- Bill Gephart
Whip It Out Charlie---Ken Fix
Whitewash ---Willy Frederick
Whitey ---Joe Hertzog
Windchill --- Greg Henderson
Weedy ---Steve Weidner
Weeds--- Steve Weidner
Wolf Head ---Steve Curry
Woody---Craig Wood
Wonderdog--- Eric Greer
Wookie---Jim Mihalek
Wrench --- John Turnquist
Whoopie --- Wayne Goldberg
Xylophone---Sith Vixavong
Yabut---Brett Larson
Yak --- Mark Yakich
Yellow Elk*
Zee --- Mark Zwolenski
Notorious Z.I.B.---Kraig Zibolski
Zibby--- Kraig Zibolski
Nope, no nickname for me. Over the years I answered to "Kilo Gram" from Ed Whitman, "KG Guy" from a few and "Happy" from a few others but mostly I simply answered to Kay-Gee (my initials) which for this list didn't count.
The mountain bike trails are all still closed due to above freezing temps so I've been content to confine my workouts to our home gym. I climbed aboard my CompuTrainer the other day intending to do maybe 30 miles of the Oceanside Triathlon bike course. It had been a while since I'd done this course and I found myself enjoying it so much that decided to stay for all 56 miles. I needed that!


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This is often the case when the dynamics on it are chaotic, but strange nonchaotic attractors also exist. If a strange attractor is chaotic, exhibiting sensitive dependence on initial conditions, then any two arbitrarily close alternative initial points on the attractor, after any of various numbers of iterations, will lead to points that are arbitrarily far apart (subject to the confines of the attractor), and after any of various other numbers of iterations will lead to points that are arbitrarily close together. Thus a dynamic system with a chaotic attractor is locally unstable yet globally stable: once some sequences have entered the attractor, nearby points diverge from one another but never depart from the attractor.
All tracks written & produced by Nicholas Murray.
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Last week, police urged caution after two separate attacks on gay men in Sydney. One of them was particularly savage, with the man beaten twice in a day.
On the same day, Malcolm Turnbull ordered a review of the Safe Schools program.
Safe Schools is an opt-in program that serves as an anti-bullying initiative for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) students. So far it's been taken up by 500 schools and around 15,000 teachers have accessed its resources.
These teachers aren't trying to indoctrinate kids with "Marxist cultural relativism", as suggested by Cory Bernardi. They've seen a real problem in their schools and, as responsible educators, have tried to address it.
As a former high school teacher, I can attest to homophobia being rife in schools. Casual use of the word 'gay' as a derogatory term is an hourly occurrence. Very few of these words are motivated by pure hate, but, as Macklemore says, "gay is synonymous with the lesser".
More worryingly, LGBTI students are the targets of cyber bullying, exclusion and harassment. I know LGBTI teachers who live in fear of being 'found out'. Violence still occurs against 18 percent of queer teens. This all leads to higher drop-out rates and alarming rates of depression, anxiety and suicide.
The Safe Schools program addresses all of this, while simultaneously working to prevent the horrific outcomes of homophobia, such as the attacks seen on Sydney streets last week. Safe Schools isn't just for LGBTI students. Students who don't fit traditional masculine and feminine roles, or those who deviate from the norm, are often called "gay" or "faggot", regardless of their orientation. While Cory Bernardi claims Safe Schools isn't age appropriate, teachers will tell you the dangers are real and they are happening in our schools, regardless of students' age.
This is why it's disappointing to see Turnbull, a supposedly progressive Liberal who supports marriage equality, giving in to party pressure in order to appease forces on the right.
It's beyond comprehension that in 2016, in one of the most LGBTI-friendly cities in the world, gay bashings still occur. But I march at Mardi Gras every year and we're always warned of a rise in hate crimes around the time of the parade.
This, for me, is a reminder of why we march.
For the last 11 years, I've choreographed a float for an amazing support group, Free, Gay n Happy, which was born out of an extraordinary story of love and acceptance. We theme our float every year to highlight a LGBTI issue. This year, we're highlighting unequal ages of consent laws around Australia with our float "Heavenly Encounters, Legal Hell". We'll be dressed as angels and devils.
People often ask why I march. I'm in a heterosexual marriage; Mardi Gras doesn't happen for me. A lot of people assume I go for the costumes and glitter. I'll admit I love the glamour and excitement, and a lot of political movements can learn from this style of activism.
But I march every year because our streets are still unsafe for LGBTI people. Discrimination is still rife. No Australian government has managed to treat homosexual love as equal to heterosexual relationships, no matter how much they decry homophobia. And the rates of depression and suicide among LGBTI youth are too high.
This year at Mardi Gras, by all means enjoy the show. But look behind the glitter to see the hurt, violence and inequality that still exist.
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Blessed Be! In this generation, people are more tolerant, open minded, and self conscious. But at what cost? Let's ask the church. It's hard when all of the things that have been crafted into the mind and spirit are realized as gimmick and game. Maybe people will throw things at me and boo me. I don't know. But, the history of the Christian church has it's own jihad repeating through out the years. I don't want to be a part of this history. So, what will this generation generate? I creep along the earth with other wondering souls searching for truth, but, again, what cost? I don't think we know or care. Hm. Anyway, I will whip my hands into the breeze tonight and seek which craft rings true.
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City Council Public Hearing Meeting
|City Council Public Hearing Meeting
|Date & Time:
|Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
|City Hall, Council Chamber, 301 King St. (Map This)
Council Chamber is located on the second floor of City Hall.
|Event Details:
|Monthly Public Hearing Meeting
|Anyone may attend
|Cablecast, City Council, City Council Calendar, City Council Public Comment Opportunity, City Hall, Council Meeting, Live Closed Captioning, Public Hearing, Webcast
For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/27664
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