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I am delighted to introduce a new series of columns about nonprofit organizations which will appear monthly in the Mississippi Business Journal. The vision for this column belongs to MBJ publisher Joe D. Jones, who recognized a gap that this column is meant to fill. I wish to give him my personal thanks for his dedication to shedding light on all corners of Mississippi business and for his genuine commitment to community service, of which this is just one example.
The source of these columns will be the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits, a nonprofit management resource center and a statewide association with a membership of about 200 nonprofit organizations in Mississippi. The Center has existed since 1992 with a mission of strengthening the capacity of nonprofits to serve the people and communities of Mississippi.
I will write from my perspective as executive director of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits, and you may see guest columnists representing different voices from the nonprofit sector as well. For most of my life I have studied, worked for or volunteered in nonprofit organizations. I will be glad if this experience can contribute a few new insights to the wealth of information in each issue of the Mississippi Business Journal.
So, why should there be a column about nonprofit organizations in a business journal, anyway? (I'm talking about intentionally nonprofit organizations, of course.) In many ways, nonprofits are businesses, too, facing many of the same issues and some unique ones as well. They buy and sell, succeed and fail. They face a multitude of challenges as they provide goods and services, raise funds and manage both paid employees and volunteers.
The winners or losers in this business are the people and communities these organizations are set up to serve. This means everyone, since what happens to our communities affects us all.
There are already many references to nonprofit organizations in each issue of the Mississippi Business Journal. Nonprofits include everything from colleges, hospitals, museums and churches to soup kitchens, neighborhood associations, youth groups and advocacy coalitions.
In Mississippi alone, there are over 1200 charitable or "501(c)(3)" nonprofit organizations big enough to file annual information returns to the IRS, not including several thousand smaller organizations, churches of all sizes (which are not required to file returns) and other categories of nonprofit organizations.
Even trade associations and chambers of commerce are normally nonprofit in structure, although they usually fall under the "501(c)(6)" IRS classification. It is likely that you are already involved with several charitable nonprofit organizations, whether as a member, board member, donor, volunteer, participant, customer or supplier — or at least as a recipient of fund raising mail!
We really live in a three-sector economy, made up of business, government and the nonprofit sector, each distinct but interconnected. The nonprofit sector is the smallest of the three economically, providing about 7% of national employment, but this does not include the work of over 100 million volunteers every year.
The economic impact of nonprofits can be substantial. For example, the Mississippi Arts Commission recently estimated that nonprofit organizations in the arts generate $55 million in economic impact each year in Mississippi, and this is just one part of the nonprofit sector.
When people around the world look at America and what makes it great, they see our market economy and our system of democracy, and they also see our nonprofit sector. I have been amazed that just in our local office at the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits, we have had visitors from more than a dozen countries in Eastern Europe and around the world who have come specifically to learn about the nonprofit sector in the United States. Sometimes our nonprofit organizations are more visible to others than they are to ourselves. We must be careful not to take for granted the unique social and economic accomplishment that our nonprofit sector represents.
Nonprofits are crucial to our way of life, but they also have their problems and limitations. We have all read about nonprofit scandals in the newspapers and fragmented or inadequate services are too common in many areas.
This column will address both the strengths and the weaknesses of the nonprofit world — or as I sometimes say, the halo and the shadow. It will explore the relationships among nonprofits, business, government, and the people of Mississippi, as well as seeking to provide practical information about the nonprofit corporate structure.
I thank the Mississippi Business Journal for making this space available, and I hope it will prove useful to you. If you have a comment, question, or suggestion related to this column, I may be reached at (601) 968-0061 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. The Web site of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits is www.msnonprofits.org.
Nathan Woodliff-Stanley is the founding executive director of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits, a statewide association which has provided management support to charitable nonprofit organizations since 1992. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Management with a focus on nonprofit management.
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A Gust of Sun Winery & Vineyard - Spencerport is the second location to open from owners Shane & Erik Gustafson on the Niagara Wine Trail, USA. While the wine is produced and bottled at their home location in Ransomville, you can still taste the wide selection of wines at this satellite tasting room.
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How much does it cost to study at university or polytech?
Studying at university or a polytechnic isn't cheap
Courses can cost thousands of dollars each year, and then there are really important things like accommodation, materials and living costs to consider.
Tertiary study can be viewed as an investment in your future, with success in your studies giving you a really strong start to your working career.
- These are charged for each paper you enrol in as part of your degree or your course. They cover your teaching costs, lab costs (if applicable), exam and marking costs each year. You can borrow the money for these through a student loan that will need to be paid back.
- Undergraduate arts and science degrees can cost between $6,000 and $8,000 annually. Each institution has the fees for its courses shown on their websites so you can calculate how much your studies will cost. Some institutions, and particularly the Southern Institute of Technology in Southland, make themselves attractive to students from all over the country by not charging all or some of these fees. Many foundation or similar courses that prepare you for further study are free.
Studying at home
- It is a whole lot cheaper to live at home than anywhere else. A range of your essential costs like rent, food, electricity, maybe even use of a car, are often all sorted by parents.
- Living at home can shave between $13,000 and $16,000 off your costs in your first year of study (compared to living in a hostel).
- Victoria University says studying from home can slash your costs. The university estimates that it costs an estimated $6500 to study in Wellington annually (excluding course fees), while living in a single, catered room in a hall of residence will add approx. $13,500 to that number.
Studying away from home
- The biggest cost you will have if studying away from home is your accommodation costs. Most first year students want to be in a hostel where they can meet new friends and work their way into tertiary life. Fully catered hostels can cost between $13,000 and $16,000 for a year. Other costs if not at home include transport to and from the city where you are studying.
- The University of Auckland reckons studying in the City of Sails requires between $20,000 and $25,000 per year ($380-480 per week) for non-course costs like hostel accommodation, food, transport, and entertainment. The university has a good indication of likely costs student face here.
If you are tossing up whether to study in your home town or to move to another city, cost becomes a very real consideration.
You really need to work this through with your parents and decide what you and your family can afford.
These ebooks can help
The University of Auckland has a good indication of likely costs student face here.
Victoria University made this really helpful financial survival guide for students.
Here's a similar look at costs from the University of Canterbury.
Calculate your own budgets
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Using certain anticancer drugs for years at a time can help keep some types of cancer in remission longer, doctors reported Thursday.
In another finding, researchers said they had made progress on a long-sought goal — developing a way to screen healthy women for ovarian cancer, potentially catching tumors before they become virtually incurable.
The research findings were among more than 4,000 that will be presented next month at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Among the others: a randomized trial showing that twice-a-week yoga sessions can help cancer survivors sleep better and reduce their fatigue.
The studies on longer cancer treatment involve what is called maintenance therapy. It is a strategy for making cancer into a chronic disease like diabetes or hypertension, held in check by continuous use of medicines.
Typically, cancer patients stop taking antitumor drugs once their tumors have shrunk or the disease goes into remission. They do not resume taking drugs until the tumor starts growing again.
In one study of about 600 patients that was made public on Thursday, use of the drug lenalidomide after stem-cell transplant sharply cut the recurrence of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. After three years, 68 percent of the patients who took the drug were free of disease progression, compared with 35 percent of those who got the placebo. "This is of major clinical importance for patients," Michel Attal of Purpan Hospital in Toulouse, France, the lead author of the study, said in a telephone news conference.
Another study found that two years of maintenance therapy with the drug rituximab cut the risk of cancer recurrence in half among patients with follicular lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The trial involved about 1,000 patients who responded to initial treatment with rituximab plus chemotherapy. Those who continued to get an infusion of rituximab every eight weeks had a relapse rate of 18 percent after about two years. Those who stopped taking the drug after the initial response had a relapse rate of 34 percent.
Neither study has shown yet that maintenance therapy allows people to live longer. For both multiple myeloma and lymphoma, people can live a decade or more after diagnosis. Long-term use of the drugs could cause side effects and is expensive. Two years of maintenance therapy with rituximab, which is sold by Genentech as Rituxan, costs about $50,000. Lenalidomide, sold by Celgene as Revlimid, costs more than $6,000 a month.
Regarding ovarian cancer, doctors have long been searching for the ovarian cancer equivalent of mammography — a way to catch tumors early enough that they are treatable. A big challenge is that ovarian cancer is very rare. That raises the risk of false positives, which would subject many women to needless surgery.
Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center say the answer might lie not in some new test but an old one — a test that measures the amount of a protein called CA-125 in the blood. That test is now used to detect recurrence of ovarian cancer but has not been a reliable marker for detecting an initial occurrence of the disease. But the researchers tried to overcome this by following changes in CA-125 over time.
The study involved more than 3,200 healthy, postmenopausal women, who were given a risk score calculated from the CA-125 result and their age.
Those with low risk scores were told to come back a year later for another CA-125 test, and those with intermediate scores were told to come back in three months. Those with the highest risk were referred for transvaginal ultrasound, with possible surgery after that. Over a nine-year period, only eight women underwent surgery. Three were found to have invasive cancers that were caught early enough to treat. Two had borderline cancers, and three did not have cancer.
The researchers said this was encouraging in terms of avoiding unnecessary surgeries. The screening failed to detect two borderline cancers but did not miss any invasive ones.
Still, Dr. Karen Lu, lead author of the study, said the results were "not practice-changing at this time" because it is not known whether the screening strategy would save lives. A study involving more than 200,000 women to answer that question is now under way in Britain, with results expected around 2015.
One of the authors of the study, Dr. Robert Bast, is a co-inventor of the CA-125 test and receives royalties on its use.
The yoga trial, led by researchers at the University of Rochester, randomized 410 survivors of early-stage cancers who reported problems with sleep after their treatment had finished. Half the patients went to a yoga session twice a week for four weeks, and the rest did not. Based on questionnaires, those who did yoga had a bigger improvement in sleep and a reduction in fatigue.


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Check out this tooth brush at http://www.reinast.com/. It's made of titanium, comes in four colors, and comes with a lifetime of free replacement heads. As you can see from the photo this brush is really beautiful. Who wouldn't want one? A bargain at any price, right?
How much does it cost? Ten grand would be a good guess, but no. Seventy five hundred would be a heck of a deal, but nope. Six thousand dollars you might guess. Well, only if you get it engraved (an extra $500) and also get the eleven year service plan for an additional $1,600. You see the brush by itself is $4,200.
What I want, way more than I want one of these tooth brushes, is to see a list of the people who have bought this thing, because I have a bridge to sell each and every one of them. The more I think about it the more I think this has got to be a hoax. I mean really, really? There is a person/people who thought of this, invested money in its manufacturing, and marketing, and thought – of course there is a market for a $4200 tooth brush! Did they do market research that indicated that there is a market for this?
I've got an idea – toilet paper made from the finest Egyptian cotton, 5000 thread count, so soft and silky it disintegrates upon hitting the water, and safe for every septic system. I'm going to write up the business plan and see if I can get some investors. I'm guessing that I can get that manufactured and to the discerning consumer for about $150 a roll.
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Is it possible to get a more reliable book recommendation than a staff pick at your local bookstore that's in the NYRB Classics series? The right-wingers may tell you that gold is the only lasting store of value, but I'm putting my money on that combo.
Halfway through Geoffrey Household's brief thriller Rogue Male (1939), it hasn't steered me wrong. The book wastes no time with set-up, plunging us right into a very bad situation, as an unnamed English big game hunter tries to elude capture by Nazi-like thugs; from there, it shifts between spy story, adventure novel, and survival story, calling to mind Graham Greene's entertainments and Conrad's honor-drenched tales.
But what I want to share tonight is an odd little digression that appears right after a ship's cook has responded to a query from the bruised and battered hunter by calling him sir. The hunter thinks,
That "sir" was curious and comforting. In spite of my shabby foreign clothing and filthy shoes, the cook had placed me at a glance in Class X He would undoubtedly describe me as a gent, and Mr Vaner would feel he ought to see me.There seems to be a bit of protesting too much in this account, and I wonder how the narrator's (and presumably Household's) notion of England as not particularly class-conscious might have been altered by the great postwar attempts at redistribution and class leveling. But at the same time, much of what he says rings true, and reminds me of something Paul Fussell wrote in his book on the subject, Class: A Guide through the American Status System (1992):
I say Class X because there is no definition of it. To talk of an upper or ruling class is nonsense. The upper class, if the term has any meaning at all, means landed gentry who probably do belong to Class X but form only a small proportion of it. The ruling class are, I presume, politicians and servants of the State--terms which are self-contradictory.
I wish there were some explanation of Class X. We are politically a democracy--or should I say that we are an oligarchy with its ranks ever open to talent?--and the least class-conscious of nations in a Marxian sense. The only class-conscious people are those who would like to belong to Class X and don't: the suburban old-school-tie brigade and their wives, especially their wives. Yet we have a profound division of classes which defies analysis since it is in a continual state of flux.
Who belongs to Class X? I don't know till I talk to him and then I know at once. It is not, I think, a question of accent, but rather of the gentle voice. It is certainly not a question of clothes. It may be a question of bearing. I am not talking, of course, of provincial society in which the division between gentry and non-gentry is purely and simply a question of education.
I should like some socialist pundit to explain to me why it is that in England a man can be a member of the proletariat by every definition of the proletariat (that is, by the nature of his employment and his poverty) and yet obviously belong to Class X, and why another can be a bulging capitalist or cabinet minister or both and never get nearer to Class X than being directed to the Saloon Bar if he enters the Public.
I worry with this analysis in the hope of hitting on some new method of effacing my identity. When I speak a foreign language I can disguise my class, background, and nationality without effort, but when I speak English to an Englishman I am at once spotted as a member of X. I want to avoid that, and if the class could be defined I might know how.
Actually, you reveal a great deal about your social class by the amount of annoyance or fury you feel when the subject is brought up. A tendency to get very anxious suggests that you are middle-class and nervous about slipping down a run or two. On the other hand, upper-class people love the topic to come up: the more attention paid to the matter the better off they seem to be. Proletarians generally don't mind discussion of the subject because they know they can do little to alter their class identity. Thus the whole class matter is likely to seem like a joke to them--the upper classes fatuous in their empty aristocratic pretentiousness, the middles loathsome in their anxious gentility.I, on the other hand, prefer whenever possible--when not, for example, discussing political or socioeconomic policies or dissecting the subtle shades of privilege found in A Dance to the Music of Time--to reduce class to a simple test, found in Bernard DeVoto's lovely little book The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto (1951). DeVoto writes:
There are only two cocktails. The bar manuals and the women's pages of the daily press, I know, print scores of messes to which they give that honorable and glorious name. They are not cocktails, they are slops. They are fit to be drunk only in the barbarian marches and mostly are drunk there, by the barbarians.Whiskey and martinis, in other words, mark us as belonging; all other drinks and drinkers are beyond the pale. It is a hard rule, worthy of the Old Testament God at his most pestilential and least forgiving, but that is how one holds the line under withering fire; that is how one beats back the forces that attempt to undermine civilization's gains. Had the Romans but known of gin and vermouth, Rome's glory might still stand today.
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The Boonsboro Trolley Museum is located at the intersection of North Main Street and Shafer Park Drive. The original building has been restored and was the Boonsboro Trolley Stations from 1902 to 1938. In its heyday, the trolley ran from Frederick to Middletown, Myersville, Hagerstown, Thurmont, Williamsport and Boonsboro in Maryland and to Shady Grove, Pennsylvania.
The museum was dedicated September 12, 2009 and houses trolley artifacts and photos.
This is The Last Standing Trolley Station in Washington County.
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Jazz Avenues March/April BLOG 2015
By Steve Monroe
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As we prepare to usher out these March winds with woodwinds, saxes, strings, pianos and other instruments, we also prepare for the annual celebration of April as Jazz Appreciation Month; of the art form's continual newness. As Ted Gioia, in his book "The History of Jazz" (Oxford University Press, 1997), said, "Hence the idiom of jazz, after a hundred-year burst of creativity can still be lauded for its (in the words of Whitney Baillett) 'sound of surprise'. Any history of it is, thus, always a work in progress. No closing chapter can be written about with any assurance … It is a chameleon art, delighting us with the ease with which it changes colors and the rapidity of its movements."
The official Jazz Appreciation Month
Poster featuring Billy Strayhorn
Redd, Rittenhouse, Moran, Grubbs, Harrison
play hot sounds to close out March, welcome JAM
Chuck Redd, Kenny Rittenhouse and others help get the weekend kicked off Friday night March 27 along with a Washington Women in Jazz Festival event, then Jason Moran, Carl Grubbs, Joel Harrison, Chelsey Green and Allyn Johnson keep things moving as March takes its leave and opens the way for April "JAMs."
Vibraphone guru Redd & the Youngbloods, with Mark Meadows, piano and vocals, Eliot Seppa, bass and Ele Rubinstein drums play at Westminster Presbyterian Church Friday March 27, the same night trumpeter Kenny Rittenhouse kicks off a two night stay at Twins Jazz and guitarist Mark Whitfield begins two nights at Bohemian Caverns. After Redd & Co. play at the church, Jazz Night at the Movies at 9:15 p.m. features Coleman Hawkins. Go to http://www.westminsterdc.org/jazz for more information.
Amy K. Bormet's WWJF closes out a well-attended festival month with the saxophonist Gabrielle Murphy's quartet Friday night and the WWJF 2014 Young Artist star, vocalist Taylar Lee with the Savannah Harris Trio Saturday night, both events at Wesley United Methodist Church in Northwest D.C. See http://www.washingtonwomeninjazz.com for details.
Grammy winner Cassandra Wilson, in a tribute to Billie Holiday show, is at the Kennedy Center Friday night, followed on Saturday by pianist Jason Moran's multi-media Thelonious Monk at Town hall show. See http://www.kennedy-center.org for more information.
Then there is the DC Tap Fest, Friday through Monday, presented by Chloe and Maud Productions, with an all-star concert featuring Chloe and Maud Arnold and many tap stars Friday night, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the University of the District of Columbia, and competitions and classes Saturday to Monday. See http://www.dctapfestival.com for ticket information and complete details.
Carl Grubbs leads his ensemble in concert
March 28 at the Eubie Blake Center in Baltimore
Carl Grubbs, saxophonist, composer, educator and recipient of Baltimore's 2014 RUBY's artist award, leads an ensemble for the "Bebop Madness: A Tribute to the Masters" show Saturday March 28 at 5 p.m. at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center in Baltimore, with Eric Byrd, piano, Blake Meister, bass and John Lamkin III, drums. For ticket information go to http://www.instantseats.com/events/contemporaryarts, contact Barbara Harrell Grubbs at 410-944-2909 or email email@example.com.
Also on March 28, Paul Carr, saxophone star and director of the Jazz Academy, will conduct the Maryland All-State Jazz Band at the University of Maryland Baltimore County Concert Hall in the Performing Arts & Humanities Building in Catonsville for a show from 4 to 6 p.m.
After guitarist Joel Harrison plays with Anthony Pirog's Telecaster Tribute Band Saturday March 28 at JV's, 6666 Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church, Va., (www.jvsrestaurant.com), on Sunday, March 29, Transparent Productions (www.transparentproductionsdc.org) presents Harrison's Mother Stump Band, with Michael Bates, bass and Allison Miller, drums, for shows at 7 and 8:30 p.m. at Bohemian Caverns.
Harrison, returning this weekend to his area roots, is the founder and curator of the New York-based Alternative Guitar Summit, an international festival.
According to Cuneiform Records information, the two concerts at Bohemian Caverns spotlight Harrison's trio and feature songs from his new album, Mother Stump, including Harrison originals and his arrangements of tunes by Leonard Cohen, Paul Motian, Luther Vandross, George Russell and others. Michael Bates is an established bassist/composer/bandleader on the New York scene. Drummer Allison Miller, like Harrison, is an area native who's established herself on New York's "avant jazz" scene as both a composer and bandleader.
Photo by Scott Friedlander
Guitarist Joel Harrison appears
at Bohemian Caverns Sunday March 29
Harrison is to be interviewed by WPFW Pacifica Radio's Tom Cole Sunday morning March 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, at 89.3 on your FM dial, or at http://www.wpfwfm.org.
Also Sunday night, violin and viola maestro Chelsey Green plays with The Green Project at a special University of Maryland School of Music and Common Tone show at 7 p.m. at Busboys & Poets in Hyattsville. The show is free, no tickets are required. See http://theclarice.umd.edu/venues/busboys-poets-hyattsville for more information.
Tuesday, March 31, the Allyn Johnson Trio performs at 12:30 pm at the UDC Recital Hall (Performing Arts Bldg. 46-West). Call 202-274-5803 or email email@example.com for more information. Also on March 31, trumpet master of many genres, Roy Hargrove, begins a five-night run at Blues Alley.
Tuneup! JAM at Smithsonian kicks it all off
Jazz Appreciation Month gets underway where it all started in 2002, at the Smithsonian Institution downtown, with a full day of free(!) music, first at the Flag Hall, National Museum of American History, Thursday, April 2 with performances at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (SJMO), under the direction of alto sax guru Charlie Young, performing music by Billy Strayhorn, who is featured on the official 2015 Jazz Appreciation Month poster. Jazz follows there every Thursday the rest of the month by various groups.
The evening of April 2, at the National Portrait Gallery, an Annual Jazz Appreciation Month show begins at 6:30 at McEvoy Auditorium with tributes to masters Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins and Ornette Coleman, by members of the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, pianist Donald Brown and guitarist Mike Stern. The event is free, but RSVP at Events & Programs, for the National Portrait Gallery at http://www.npg.si.edu.
The Airmen of Note perform at the Flag Hall April 9, the same day the SJMO performs at Childers Hall, Howard University. On April 11, Smithsonian Jazz Presents the SJMO in "Lush Life: Billy Strayhorn's Centennial" at 7:30 in Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History. For tickets go to http://www.smithsonianassociates.org.
In other early April events, the Chuck Redd Quartet with Nicki Parrott performs April 2 at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club. The Howard University Jazz Ensemble is at Westminster April 3, the same night sax man Jim Snidero starts a two-night stay at Twins Jazz, and Double Time Jazz returns to THEARC in Southeast DC with Lori Williams and Art Sherrod at 8 p.m. See http://www.thearcdc.org for more information on that show, with charming vocalist Williams and sax man Sherrod.
As part of the East River jazz "Celebrating Strayhorn" program series, with this year the centennial of the legendary pianist and composer Billy Strayhorn's birth, "The Art of Musical Composition" features a conversation led by pianist Sam Prather, percussionist Nasar Abadey, bassist Herman Burney and saxophonist Marshall Keys on Strayhorn. The event is at 2 p.m. April 4 at the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library in Southeast D.C.
The series also features a program April 12 at the library, "Performing Arts and the Queer Aesthetic," dealing with contemporary gay performers, with Strayhorn an openly gay performer throughout his career. See http://www.eastriverjazz.net for more information on the series, which has events through June.
Afro Blue performs with Cyrus Chestnut April 6 at Blues Alley, with Ramsey Lewis performing there April 9-12. At the Kennedy Center, Washington Performing Arts presents Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock April 10, and Dianne Reeves and Friends perform there April 11.
Sharon Clark sings with Chris Grasso and friends
April 8 at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
Sharon Clark performs April 8 at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, with Chris Grasso, piano, Lyle Link, sax, Tommy Cecil, bass and Quincy Phillips, drums. See http://www.bethesdabluesjazz.com for ticket information. Also on April 8, at the Hill Center for the Arts in D.C., acclaimed young drummer Sanah Kadoura leads the Hill Center Jazz Ensemble, with Greg Glassman, trumpet, Davis Whitfield, keyboard, and James Robbins, bass. Pianist Freddy Cole is at the Montpelier Arts Center April 10-11.
The Jazzforum at UDC April 13 highlights "A Celebration of the Life and Music of Shirley Horn" with her daughter Rainy Smith, at the UDC Recital Hall, followed the next day at 12:30 p.m. by the UDC Small Jazz Ensemble in concert, under the direction of Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson.
Nomadic Jazz Coming to Alexandria
A new force for music on the scene, to provide a venue in Northern Virgina, founder Debbie Hodnett says Nomadic Jazz will present its first concert May 2, featuring Inner Urge, with Nasar Abadey on drums, Thad Wilson, trumpet, Fred Foss, alto sax, Elijah Jamal Balbed, tenor sax, Allyn Johnson, piano and Herman Burney, bass. Quite an all-star lineup for a first production.
One of our jazz masters, Fred Foss plays at
the debut Nomadic Jazz event in May in Alexandria
The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. May 2 at the Durant Art Center 1605 Cameron St. Alexandria, Va., two blocks from King Street Metro.
"Come witness a unique opportunity to hear straight ahead jazz on steroids in Alexandria," says Hodnett. "Each artist is a group leader in their own right and all are coming together to perform a unique blend of standards and original composition."
Hodnett, an IT professional and serial entrepreneur, says "The aim of Nomadic Jazz is to put jazz, and I mean straight-ahead real jazz, in people's backyard. No commute over the 14th St. bridge, no long ride to Baltimore. Nomadic Jazz is all about finding spots in your neighborhood or within easy driving or walking distance and giving you an evening of live jazz that shows respect and love for the creativity and dedication of the artists. Our aim is to give the lover of straight-ahead jazz the joys of appreciating the music without being charged more for parking than the show. We've all had that experience."
"Another part of Nomadic Jazz is trying to put the next generation of jazz artists, the students studying music in school, the gifted amateurs working hard on their chops in the basement, an opportunity to come out and network and maybe even jam with those who have already made the leap to being paid performers. We need to make ladders that provide a way for the next generation to rise, and that's something we're very aware of. We're going to work with both today's and tomorrow's artists."
Hodnett says she has "three initial dates booked and we'll be adding more as we gain momentum."
For more information, go to http://www.nomadicjazz.com
DC Jazz Festival News
Tickets went on sale earlier this month for DC JazzFest at The Hamilton Live co-presented by The Washington Post, featuring seven nights of "exciting, eclectic performances" during the festival, which runs June 10-16, according to DC Jazz Festival information. The shows feature The Bad Plus Joshua Redman, Snarky Puppy, Jack DeJohnette Trio featuring Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison, John Scofield Uberjam Band, Paquito D'Rivera, Stanton Moore, Edmar Castenada, and Charlie Hunter.
In addition to concerts at the Hamilton Live, the festival is to feature a diverse selection of "renowned and emerging artists" at many venues around the city. Festival performers include Common, Esperanza Spalding, Sharon Clark, Marshall Keys, Fema Kuti.
New festival lineup additions at press time included guitar maestro John Scofield's Überjam Band; NEA Jazz Master drummer Jack DeJohnette, and New Orleans' Soul Rebels.
For more information, go to http://www.dcjazzfest.org.
InPerson … Women in jazz fest "a blast"
Interviewed at the Washington Women in Jazz Festival event March 18 at the Hill Center for the Arts, festival impresario Amy K. Bormet was smiling and pleased at the overlow turnout for that event, featuring trumpeter Carol Morgan and saxophonist Leigh Pilzer playing a tribute to Gerry Mulligan. "There have been great crowds so far," said Bormet, whose fifth annual festival was highlighted by diverse lineups of young and seasoned performers and also performers from Sweden. "The Sweden shows were a blast."
That night at the Hill Center, Morgan and Pilzer led the way for some straight ahead Mulligan cool jazz of the 1950s, enlivened by Morgan and Pilzer's twists and powered by Karine Chapdelaine's bass with Tina Raymond's efficient drum work and Bormet's fervent melodies on piano. The crowd cheered for tunes like "Walking Shoes," featuring Pilzer's gritty, bluesy baritone sax, "Darn that Dream" highlighted by Morgan's spearing, wistful trumpet lines –and "Bernie's Tune."
Karine Chapdelaine has been one of the stars
during the Fifth Annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival
A few days later another good crowd gathered for Jessica Boykin-Settles' intense, moving, and sometimes chilling tribute tour of the life of Billie Holiday via video and audio clips and photos, and music by the vocalist Boykin-Settles, Bormet on piano, Chapdelaine, bass and Raymond, drums. The group delivered fine readings, with some non-standard arrangements of tunes like "Good Morning Heartache," "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" and "Lover Man."
Bravo, again, Bormet.
InReview … Marcus Miller's "Afrodeezia"
Bassist guru Marcus Miller's "Afrodeezia" recording, released a couple of weeks ago, is a funky, jazzy rocker that delivers on its publicity promises of world music, African, soul and more in a spicy contemporary blending. The CD is his debut for Blue Note Records and was "inspired by Miller's role as a UNESCO Artist For Peace and spokesperson for the organization's Slave Route Project … it was recorded in locations around the world including Morocco, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans and Los Angeles …" with guest artists including "rapper Chuck D., vocalist Lalah Hathaway, keyboardist Robert Glasper, trumpeters Etienne Charles and Ambrose Akinmusire" and others. Miller's core band includes saxophonist Alex Han, trumpeter Lee Hogans, pianist Brett Williams, guitarist Adam Agati, and drummer Louis Cato, according to Blue Note publicity.
One highlight of the recording is "Hylife," a vintage afro rocker with spearing horns and Miller's trademark thumping, grooving bass work. "Preacher's Kid" has soothing vocals over soft piano, then gospel-tinged organ work helping to build areverent tension. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" is a rollicking redo of the soul classic, Miller intensely funky under the sweeping horns in the background, with the tune featuring a sparking interweave of harmonies and melodies and rhythms to take the tune out.
One distinct original highlight is "I Believe I Can Still Here Her," an intriguing waltz of strings with Miller's rumbling bass, accenting guitar and a brightly melodic piano, producing a dramatic mood pushed along by Miller's ever spiraling bass. "The Dancer" is a spicy, fun romp also pushed by Miller's relentless bass. And the concluding "I Can't Breathe" is a topical shout out, funk groove teeming with protest calls and responses.
Miller, a two-time Grammy Award winner, produced the acclaimed "Tutu" album for Miles Davis, and has also worked with varied artists such as "Eric Clapton, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Jay-Z, Wayne Shorter" and many others.
"The power of music has no limits," says Miller. "Through spirituals, jazz and soul we were able to preserve our history, because all the rest had been erased. What I wanted most was to go back to the source of the rhythms that make our musical heritage so rich, to follow them like footprints from their beginnings in Africa all the way to the United States. That journey took us from Mali to Paris, from New Orleans to Sao Paulo and across the Caribbean."
See http://www.marcusmiller.com for more information.
InReview … Anthony Pirog
A belated congrats to guitarist Anthony Pirog on his release in the fall of his debut album, "Palo Colorado Dream," a starkly entertaining blend of music embracing elements of jazz and rock and more, with bassist Michael Formanek and Ches Smith on drums and electronics.
Having heard Pirog perform live at Union Arts, in scintillating fashion, it was impressive that this recording captures almost all of the drama and the soaring, intense flights he engenders in live performances. And he achieved a sterling debut with players brand new to playing with him!
"Mike, Ches and I had never performed together before we met in
the studio," says Pirog in the Cuneiform Records publicity material.
"I had also never performed with either one of them separately in another live situation. I wasn't exactly sure what the final result was going to be but I am a huge fan of their individual work as both bandleaders and sidemen so I knew I wouldn't be disappointed in the slightest. The record exceeded all of my expectations …"
Brought up in Maryland, California and then Northern Virginia, Pirog's guitar heroes included area greats Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan and he studied at Berklee and New York University. In recent years he has performed in many settings with different ensembles, including many with his fiancé, cellist Janel Leppin.
Though some of the recording may be more accessible for those of us who passed through the fusion era and the rock era of the late 1960's and early 70's, "Palo Colorado Dream" is a winner for those who love guitar in all its forms, including the diversity of players like Wes Montgomery, Howard Roberts, Jimi Hendrix and Gene Bertoncini.
It is a sweeping journey, beginning with the title tune, which forms a gentle lead-in to the sometimes fierce travels along the way made by Pirog's searching, searing, sometimes screeching but always melodic and rhythmic guitar, Formanek's throbbing bass and Smith's often explosive percussion. "The Great Northern" builds a winding road of guitar soliloquies by Pirog. "Minimalist" is a deft free form, romping framework for Pirog and Smith's drums and electronics. "Song In 5" is a bright, catchy rocker highlighted by Formanek's running bass lines. "Vicious Cricket" is a witty, ripping, frenetic, and appropriate closer to this five-star travelogue.
For more information see http://www.anthonypirog.com
AND COMING SOON … Jazz Avenues reviews on new CDs by Tim Whalen, "Oblivion: The Music of Bud Powell," and Elijah Jamal Balbed, "Lessons From The Streets."


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The Red Peak
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The Red Peak
The Red Peak is a tall mountain located in the middle of The Redwood Forests, south of the Volcano.
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The Red Peak is a tall mountain sourounded by the The Redwood Forests. It's a great place to tame Diplodocus. Metal and Crystal can be found at the peak and around the mountain. Sabers are known to roam the mountainside.
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- Ankylosaurus
- Argentavis
- Compy
- Dimorphodon
- Diplodocus
- Doedicurus
- Gallimimus
- Phiomia
- Pulmonoscorpius
- Purlovia
- Raptor
- Sabertooth
- Terror Bird
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- The temperature often drops below 5 degrees C on a cold night. Fur Armor and Torches are recommended.
- Great area for finding wild Argentavis to tame.
- Its name was Grand Peak before v243.


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– edit Virtual Machine Propertie- provide a new "Provisioned Size"
– open console or RDP to the VM
– open a command prompt
– use folowing commands:
– diskpart
– list volume
– select volume <driveletter>
– extend
-Perform an VM image level backup (saveset *FULL*) with Networker
-Shutdown the VM
-Remove the VM from the inventory of vCenter
-Rename the directory of the VM on the Datastore
-Then on the VADP proxy host, perform a saveset recovery via Networker User (Networker Client)
You'll notice the the recover VM will reappear in vSphere and the directories will be present on the datastore.
** Remember to perform "Add to inventory" via the Datastore Browser using the .vmx file and make sure that you provide another name and disable network perform power-up.
Last week I was performing an EMC² VNX5100 FC Block implementation and ran into a "hidden feature".
The environment was build with 2 VNX5100 storage systems connected to 2 redundant DS-300B FC switches and 5 ESX 4.1 hosts with dual HBA's connect to both FC switches.
3 FC cables were missing to 3 ESX hosts, so they were temporarily connected with a single FC connection.
Zoning was setup and on Unisphere I configured a storage group containing the ESX hosts and LUN's.
On vSphere I performed the necessary rescan for storage and configured the VMFS volumes.
The 3 ESX hosts with the single connection of course was showing less paths to the storage.
Then the Fibre cables were delivered and connected.
We modified the zoning to reflect the WWN's and were expecting that after a rescan on ESX this should have been ok, but in fact the NEW PATHS to the storage were not visible on ESX.
Hmmmm…. what's going on ??????
I doublechecked the zoning, which was ok and Unisphere was also ok.
Anyway, I went into the "Connectivity Status" and the strange thing was the fact that the 3 hosts were not showing up as part of a storage group at all, while before I already added them and they were already using some LUN's.
So this was very weird to see.
Then I went into Storage Groups and enabled "Engineering Mode" which will show you some hidden system storage groups like "~filestorage", "~management" and "~physical".
I looked into my regular Storage Group for the ESX hosts and the hosts are added.
So then I opened the "~management" Storage Group and noticed that the 3 ESX hosts were ALSO members of this group and I could not remove them.
This is a problem, because of course a host can only be member of 1 Storage Group at the time !!!!
The first thing that came to mind was to remove the ESX host from my regular Storage Group, but this would have been disruptive for the production-ESX hosts, so we had to find another option…
Still in "Engineering Mode", to overcome the problem, you need to go into your regular Storage Group, open the "Hosts" tab and in "Engineering Mode" you will have an extra button "Advanced"… click "Advanced"
You will then get a list of the hosts and "Used Host Connection Paths".
I noticed that my 3 hosts were showing the missing paths, but were nog selected.
After I selected the missing paths on the hosts and saved the Storage Group they were automatically removed from the "~management" storage group.
I only had to perform a last Storage Rescan on the VMware Hosts in vCenter and all paths were ok.


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Jul 18, 2018
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Welcome to King's Aluminum
At King's Aluminum, we specialize in eavestrough, soffit and fascia and siding installation in Toronto and the GTA.
We strive to maintain high industry standards to deliver a quality service that meets the high standards of our customers. Along with quality, safety is our priority. We are WSIB certified and all crew members are safety-trained. King's Aluminum Inc. is a proud member and consumer of Kaycan, Gentek, Royal Building Products and Alu-Rex.
Our growing company is well established in Toronto and the GTA and relies on an extensive referral program. Along with a free estimate, we provide eavestrough, soffit and fascia and siding services year-round.


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March 13, 2020 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Various start points
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Walk in the Black Mountains!
Crickhowell Walking Festival has 84 different walks to suit all abilities.
9 Days of guided walks and events in and around Crickhowell and the Black Mountains from the 7th – 15th March
New for 2020:
The TM5 – an endurance challenge.
Mindfulness – 3 walks and a workshop.
The Usk Valley Walk over 4 days.
The Beacons Way – 4 days west to east
Talks on the Cambrian Way, Standing Stones, Nature in the Beacons and more.
A great local band to finish the week – The Whiskey River Band!
To find a walk suitable for you go to www.crickhowellfestival.com
The different degrees of fitness can be seen by the greater number of boots shown against each walk (see picture).
Some walks are dog friendly too.
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Peter F. Drucker and The Next Society Part 2: How a New Global Workforce Will Shape Strategy
Politicians who claim they will bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. should read the works of Peter F. Drucker. Keep Drucker's observations of the "Next Society" in mind as they have a direct impact on strategy, innovation and leadership.
This article presents Peter F. Drucker's observations on what he called the "Next Society," as explained in "Managing in the Next Society," (2002) and in an earlier book, "Managing in a Time of Great Change" (1995).
Drucker referred to the "Next Society" as the major social changes that will surely impact and trickle down to all business strategy. These included; The 4th Information Revolution, Changing Demographics, The Steady Decline in Manufacturing, Transformation & Splintering of the Workforce, and Political Instability and Social Unrest.
[Read Part 1 to learn about The 4th Information Revolution and Changing Demographics]
In addition to the rise of the Internet and technology and changing demographics, the decline in manufacturing will play an equal part in posing threats and intensifying competition (as well as creating opportunities) for certain economies. The following outlines the final three social changes from Drucker's "Next Society":
Steady Decline in Manufacturing
Drucker predicted that there will be a steady decline in manufacturing as a provider of wealth and jobs. According to Drucker, economically, manufacturing is becoming marginal in developed countries. This has actually been occurring for the last several decades throughout the world. Politicians who claim they will bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. should read Drucker.
Drucker had observed the following major changes taking place in the manufacturing sectors of developed countries.
First, labor costs as a percent of total manufacturing costs have declined from 30% of total manufacturing costs to 12 to 15% of total manufacturing costs in the last 40 years.
The implication of this, according to Drucker, is that developing countries will no longer be able to compete solely on the basis of cheap labor costs.
Second, manufacturing output will double in developed countries by 2020 but at the same time and due to information technology, manufacturing employment will decrease. As an example, manufacturing employment as a percent of the total workforce in the U.S. has already decreased from 30% to 15% in the last 40 years and manufacturing employment is estimated to comprise less than ten to 12% of the workforce by 2020.
The same trend in decreasing manufacturing employment can also be seen in other developed countries in Europe as well as in China. Government studies on China have reported that since 1995, manufacturing employment has dropped 18%, mining employment has declined 35% and agriculture down 22%. Drucker concluded that the manufacturing sector would be a declining producer of wealth in terms of the percentage of a country's GDP.
This will drive protectionism as countries attempt to protect their domestic manufacturing industries. Was Drucker predicting this topic for the 2016 campaign speeches? How to convince labor unions, anti-globalization activists, and self-serving politicians that this is the real world of the 21st Century needs to be addressed.
Despite China's accession to the WTO in 2001, China continues to experience U.S. protectionism efforts relative to its steel, electronic appliances, furniture, textiles, and other industries through the execution of the "safeguard" provisions agreed to by China as a requirement for its WTO membership.
Subsidies to U.S. domestic impacted industries will also be used to foster protectionism. Some argue that we probably need to exit most of our trade agreements, such as NAFTA, and consider border taxes and other tariffs to protect domestic industries.
Drucker was against such protectionist policies citing the lack of competition, decreased innovation and, as a result, causes the decline of an industry. He cited the machine tool industry which no longer exists in the U.S. as a direct result of such protectionist policies.
Transformation & Splintering of the Workforce
The workforce in developed countries is transforming from manual to knowledge workers, and into two groups: younger and older employees, and then into other groups consisting of full-time employees to outsourced employees and consultants. The need to work beyond normal retirement age is also occurring. Much of this was covered in one of my previous articles on "Leading Millennials."
As a result of changing demographics, workforces will be comprised of young workers and older workers. This is also because people will continue to work beyond the normal retirement age as a result of better healthcare (maybe as Drucker wrote this before the ACA?). Full-time employees of an organization will also change to a combination of full-time employees and outsourced employees who will belong to a human resources staffing company, or they may be independent contractors.
There will also be knowledge workers as discussed in a previous article. This later mobile workforce will present challenges to human resources departments since existing policies presently do not take into consideration the splintering of the workforce as Drucker described.
Managing and leading non-employees will also create the need for creative leadership on the part of management to ensure the retention of these groups, and their motivation, commitment, and performance.
As Drucker pointed out, they will have to be treated as "partners," not employees, and few managers know how to do that today. Once again, refer to my articles on "Leading Millennials" as well as "Leading the Knowledge Worker" which addressed this issue.
Political Instability and Social Unrest
Drucker felt the first several decades of the 21st century would be one of political instability and social unrest. He commented that this would be the norm throughout the world and in fact is occurring now in Europe, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, parts of the old Soviet Union, and even in Hong Kong and on Mainland China, although not covered by the international press.
One need not elaborate on this – just throw a dart on a map of the world.
Keep Drucker's observations of the "Next Society" in mind as they have a direct impact on strategy, innovation and leadership. One of the key "takeaways" (or more simply, "what to understand") here would have to be changing demographics and the opportunities and problems this will create.
Companies will need to really examine changing demographics and their impact on business. This must be done now since as previously mentioned, Drucker observed these changes are taking place now – "The Next Society" is here.
Robert W. Swaim, Ph.D. © 2017
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Dr. Robert W. Swaim was a colleague and personal friend of Drucker's for nearly thirty years and worked with him for five years prior to his death to develop both the Drucker EMBA and Executive Development Programs for China. He spent 10 years living in Beijing and teaching these programs. He is the author of the "Strategic Drucker-Growth Strategies and Marketing Insights from the Works of Peter Drucker," John Wiley & Sons (2009). He was recently recognized by the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration for his lifetime achievements. Dr. Swaim presently resides in Cape Canaveral, Florida.


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For Sale As A Whole Or In Lots
A fantastic opportunity to acquire a superb building site, situated in this stunning rural location with beautiful countryside and lake views, in the heart of Spa and only a short drive from Ballynahinch village. The site extends, in total to approximately 1.76 acres or thereabouts and comprises of the following:
Site 2 - Offers Around £89,950
Full planning permission has been granted under planning application R/2010/0580/F dated 3 June 2011 for the erection of a new single storey dwelling and garage. The site extends to approximately 0.49 of an acre with the property, upon completion extending to approximately 2286 sqft (excluding garage). Plans are available on request.
Foundations for the site has been dug, laid and approved by building control, allowing the purchaser an immediate start to create their ideal family home. The site has direct access to the county road and mains electricity, water and telephone are believed to be convenient to the site. A septic tank will require to be installed for the property by the purchaser.
Spa primary school and golf club are both within a short drive whilst Ballynahinch village boasts an excellent choice of amenities including local boutiques, primary and secondary schools, churches and the local market every Thursday for all to enjoy. Downpatrick, Hillsborough and Saintfield are all within a convenient commute as too are Belfast, Lisburn and the M1 Motorway Network.
Site 2 - £89,950
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Disclaimer: The following calculations act as a guide only, and are based on a typical repayment mortgage model. Financial decisions should not be made based on these calculations and accuracy is not guaranteed. Always seek professional advice before making any financial decisions.


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Has anyone updated their registration under this new law yet? By "update" I mean that you had a registration through your employer, which used to be legal, then at some point after 7/8/18, you got registered through your landlord (at the place where you actually reside).
I ask because I'm about to go through this myself, and my landlady is already pushing back (her wife is "military," y'know!), so I'd like to find out before hand what ddifferent documents you submitted, if any, and what magic words you used so that the Frontline UFMS worker understood what you were trying to do, and why it was within the law. Thanks


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According to a recent Avon Foundation-funded study "NO MORE Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Survey of Attitudes and Experiences of Teens and Young Adults" although 60% of Americans ages 15-and-older know a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault and 80% believe it is a problem in our society, limited public discussions are taking place about the issues. Seventy-three percent of Americans have not talked about the issues with their children and more than half have never discussed it with their friends; two-thirds say if we talk more about domestic violence and sexual assault, it would be easier for them to help someone and 75% say they would step in to help a stranger.
With this in mind, the Avon Foundation for Women launched See The Signs & Speak Out: Become an Upstander, a series of new employer training programs to educate employees on how to recognize and respond to domestic violence, dating abuse, and sexual assault. The new training programs, funded by a $500,000 Avon Foundation grant and developed in partnership with JWI, Ohio Domestic Violence Network, and The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, will offer free tools for employers to further public conversation about this epidemic and encourage safe and effective bystander interventions to reduce violence and assault.
The quick and accessible online tools that will help bystanders who witness or suspect abuse to take action and safely intervene. Each of the grants will ensure a comprehensive approach for trainings focused on children, teen and adult victims – with the goal that bystanders can become upstanders when armed with the educational tools to do so.
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The outspoken liberal will stay in exile and wait for a miracle
It was exactly a week after he had been ambushed by motorbike riding assailants armed with automatic guns in a posh, built up neighbourhood of Lahore. A few minutes after I had been ushered by a bearer into the living room of his first floor apartment, Rumi walked in, attired in casual clothes showing outward calm while visibly disturbed from inside. He hadn't shaved for a week, his face resembled that of a cerebral scholar with a salt and pepper stubble.
Over tea and cookies he showed me on his Macbook an exchange of direct messages with someone claiming to have inside information. According to the source, he had been attacked by Jundullah, one of the many banned extremist organisations, the message screamed and that he should expect another attempt on his after a month. The exchange had looked all the more chilling when Rumi's pleas to speak to the higher-up had seemed to hit a dead end. His source was not willing to go any further.


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How to Care for an Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple Tree
Inaba-shidare Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) is a deciduous shrub or small tree from the Sapindaceae family. Japanese maples are native to Japan, Korea and China, but grow well in USDA hardiness zones 5 to 9. The mature height reaches from 6 to 10 feet with spreads ranging from 8 to 15 feet. Inaba-shidare Japanese maple trees have lace-like leaves first appearing as a dark purple, which change to a purple-red in summer and then a vivid red in autumn. Caring for Japanese maples requires low maintenance.
Step 1
Using a shovel, plant the Inaba-shidare Japanese maple in an area with full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Protection from the afternoon sun prevents new foliage from becoming scorched in the summer. Select an area that allows enough room for the tree's mature size.
Step 2
Cover the area around the canopy of newly planted Inaba-shidare Japanese maple with 3 to 4 inches of mulch. Keep the mulch at least 6 inches from the base of the trunk. The mulch is vital in keeping the soil moist and prevents weeds from growing. Reapply mulch or well-rotted compost every year.
- Cover the area around the canopy of newly planted Inaba-shidare Japanese maple with 3 to 4 inches of mulch.
Step 3
Supply enough water to the Japanese maple to retain moist soil conditions, but do not let the soil around the tree get soggy. The amount needed varies, depending on location, soil and amount of rainfall. Check the soil below the mulch and water when needed to maintain moist soil.
Step 4
Prune Inaba-shidare Japanese maple trees if you wish to maintain height, as pruning isn't really necessary. However, prune any damaged, broken or diseased branches any time and remove smaller branches crowding (touching or crossing) the center of the tree during the dormant season.
Step 5
Add a balanced fertilizer (as directed on the label) each year in the beginning of spring and reapply in July. Spread the fertilizer around the canopy area of the Japanese maple, but stay clear of the trunk area. Saturate with water to force the fertilizer into the soil.
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Friday, February 5, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the March 1, 2016 Presidential Preferential Primary Election. Delaware County Election Board Secretary Dixie Smith said today.
Smith said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters.
Persons who have never been registered to vote before or who are not currently registered in the county of their residence and persons who are registered but who need to change their registration information may apply by filling out and mailing an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form in time for it to be postmarked no later than midnight Friday, February 5.
Smith explained that applications postmarked after that time still will be accepted and processed; however, the applications will not be approved until after March 1.
The County Election Board responds in writing to every person who submits an application for voter registration. The response is either a voter identification card listing the new voter's precinct number and polling place location or a letter that explains the reason or reasons the application for voter registration was not approved. Smith said that any person who has submitted a voter registration application and who has not received a response within 30 days should contact the County Election Board office.
Oklahoma Voter Registration Application forms are available at the County Election Board office located at 225 S 5th St., Jay, and at most post offices, tag agencies, and public libraries in the county. Smith said that applications also are available at www.elections.ok.gov, and voters can check their registration status at http://www.ok.gov/elections/Voter_Info/Online_Voter_Tool/.


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Katharina concluded her trip by saying in her speech
In the beginning of my time y had a bracelet that gave a friend to me and you asked me about the meaning: "You are a blessing." And it's true everyone of you with your talents and your love you were and you still are a blessing for me. I will never forget this experience and I won't forget anyone of you. I think that one day even with my grandchildren I will tell them about you. … I love you and I hope to see you again one day!!!


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Anna Lena Phillips writes:
I. Many people will not, of their own accord, look at a poem.
II. Millions of people will, of their own accord, spend lots and lots of time looking at photographs of cats.
III. Therefore, earlier this year, I concluded that the best strategy for increasing the number of viewers for poems would be to print them on top of photographs of cats.
IV. I happen to like looking at both poems and cats.
V. So this is, for me, a win-win situation.
VI. Fortunately, my own cat is a patient model, and (if I am to be believed) quite photogenic.
VII. The aforementioned cat is Tisko Tansi, small hero.
VII. Thus I present to you (albeit in digital rather than physical form) an Endearments broadside, featuring a poem that originally appeared in BlazeVOX spring 2011.
VIII. If you want to share a copy of this image, please ask first. If you want a real copy, you can ask about that too.
She follows up with an image of a cat, on which is superimposed a short anagrammatic poem. In deference to item VIII above, I will not reproduce the image; it is here.


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But passengers rarely return the favor.
"I got injured yesterday three times on the same flight," she added. "I had my hand slammed in the lav door opening it for someone who I suppose had an emergency bathroom issue and could not wait for me to move. Someone rolled over my foot with a rollaboard. And my shoulder is on fire from helping with bags and such during boarding."
Of course, I can't reveal Grace's full name and airline because she's sure the company will fire her for talking to me. But I feel her pain.
She and her colleagues are suffering from low morale, and at no time will it be lower than during the summer, when inexperienced leisure travelers board her flights and treat her and her co-workers like a sky waitress.
"Nice isn't working"
Grace says she's confused. She can't help but notice that colleagues who "bark orders" get results from their passengers. What's more, airline management pats these grouchy crewmembers on the back for being so strict with regulations.
"Nice isn't working," she says. "I'm so confused. What should I do?"
At the beginning of the new year, I urged you to mind your manners on the road. Those of you who already do weren't offended. But those of you who think the Graces of the world are sub-humans who are only there to serve you, were outraged.
Today, with the summer travel season just getting started, I want to talk to those of you who still don't understand. You think your hotel bellman, flight attendant and restaurant server is some kind of indentured servant who is required to smile while you step all over that person like a doormat.
I'm sorry, but you're wrong.
Don't like travel? Get a mirror
When I hear from folks like Grace, it sheds a new light on other complaints I receive from travelers. Like the elderly couple flying from Palm Beach, Fla., to Newark recently — no need to give names, because I don't want to embarrass them — who were kicked off their JetBlue Airways flight.
The reason? They allege a flight attendant "ordered" them to move a jacket into the overhead bin during boarding, and when they balked, they were shown the door. Refusing to comply with a flight attendant's instructions is a violation of federal law, after all.
Now, I know there are flight attendants out there who let this whole "we're-the-law" thing go to their head. But when I hear from employees like Grace, I wonder how many of them are pushed to it by passengers like us.
Are travelers to blame for the demise of politeness? It pains me to write this, but I think the answer is yes, at least partially.
Too many travelers have no concept of good manners. They don't give a rip about civility. I know, because after my previous story about bad manners, they went on the offensive, vandalizing the comments in my blog with angry, ad-hominem attacks.
What's your response to my simple, common-sense suggestion that a positive travel experience starts with you? If it's self-righteous indignation — if you say to yourself, "I paid good money for that ticket, I'm entitled to some respect — then maybe you're part of the problem.
Maybe you're ruining travel for everyone else.
Politeness is a two-way street. When you give, you get. You should try it before you travel.
To all the flight attendants out there like Grace who are considering a career change, or worse, are thinking of turning mean, I honestly hope you don't.
Stay right there, Grace. Please. And don't change a thing.
We need you.
Have travelers lost their manners?
Vote directly on Chris Elliott site. reblogged from: http://elliott.org/what/summer-travel-advice-try-being-nice/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+elliottorg+%28Elliott%29
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A Word from Joe Monroe
Director of "KNIGHTQUEST"
February 2000
Well, we finally finished "trailer B". Like everything else it took a little time. This was not intended to be the second trailer, I wanted to wait until we were finished with the movie before putting it out, but since the film is taking longer than anticipated, I thought we would throw this together to give you something new to look at. So, to answer a question before it's asked, "Yes," Vader's line in the trailer is taken from TESB. But rest assured I am doing this for this trailer only. All of Vader's dialog in Knightquest is original and will be done by an actor. We still have a lot of cool shots and compositing to do. Trust me when I tell you these two trailers won't spoil the movie. Once the film is complete, there might be a "final" trailer. We'll see.
On another note, I think I have finally found someone to do the behind the scenes video. I just don't have the time to do that AND finish the film, so this is good news. We are also toying with the idea of doing 30 second commercials similar to the "One" spots done for Episode 1. The only difference will be ours will comprise footage not in the finished film. I'll send in updates as they happen.
I hope you enjoy the new footage. As always, we love to hear what you think, good or bad, so keep those e-mails coming.
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1. Fibre Bragg Gratings Characterization, Realization and SimulationUniversity dissertation from Stockholm : KTH
Abstract : The main topic of this thesis is realization and characterization of fibre Bragg gratings.A novel versatile grating fabrication technique is developed and a number of gratings are realized, showing the potential of the system. READ MORE
2. Fibre Bragg Grating Components for Filtering, Switching and LasingUniversity dissertation from Stockholm : KTH
Abstract : Fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) are key components for a vast number of applications in optical communication systems, microwave photonics systems, and optical sensors, etc. The main topic of this thesis is fibre Bragg grating fabrication and applications in direct microwave optical filtering, high speed switching and switchable dual-wavelength fibre lasers. READ MORE
3. Tandem optical parametric oscillators using volume Bragg grating spectral controlUniversity dissertation from Stockholm : KTH
Abstract : This thesis describes research on near degenerate quasi phase-matched opticalparametric oscillators (OPO) where volume Bragg gratings (VBG) are used toproduce narrow oscillation bandwidth. These OPOs are then used to pump a secondOPO to generate mid-infrared radiation.The atmospheric transmission windows in the 3. READ MORE
4. Properties of Volume Bragg Gratings and Nonlinear Crystals for Laser EngineeringUniversity dissertation from Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Abstract : This thesis focuses on two topics: thermal limitations of volume Bragg gratings (VBGs) employed as laser-cavity mirrors and formation of color centers in KTiOPO4 and its isomorphs.To explore the mechanisms of the thermal limitations of VBGs in high power lasers, I designed and constructed a diode-pumped, solid‑state laser with a VBG as cavity mirror that had a significantly higher absorption than what is typical. READ MORE
5. Study on electroabsorption modulators and grating couplers for optical interconnectsUniversity dissertation from Stockholm : KTH
Abstract : Decades of efforts have pushed the replacement of electrical interconnects by optical links to the interconnects between computers, racks and circuit boards. It may be expected that optical solutions will further be used for inter-chip and intra-chip interconnects with potential benefits in bandwidth, capacity, delay, power consumption and crosstalk. READ MORE


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New research, reported by Miller-McCune [available at http://www.miller-mccune.com/carousel/for-contemporary-art-context-is-counterproductive-9220/],has discovered that "presenting contextual information alongside a work of modern art may be counterproductive in terms of eliciting enjoyment or appreciation."
This finding supports my contentions in the "Essence of Cow" blog.
The Miller-McCone article sums up the research as follows:
So it appears context does matter — when it is provided via visual imagery rather than words.
In other words, shut up and let the artwork speak for itself—if it can.


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At The Alibi Tent's next engagement, we will be offering games to play and prizes for the winners. Below are 10 potential prize choices.
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In 2004, the Wichita State University (WSU) interlibrary loan services completed a study of currently available interlibrary loan software. Based upon the results of the study, the library chose the Interlibrary Loan Internet Accessible database (ILLiad). After implementation, individual training was offered to patrons. In 2006, staff decided to survey patrons' satisfaction. The general purpose of the survey was to determine whether users had accepted the new system, to measure satisfaction with turnaround time, delivery method and the print quality and usefulness of the received material. This article contains a brief description of interlibrary loan operations at WSU, a review of interlibrary loan satisfaction literature and a discussion of the design, implementation, results and analysis of the survey.


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Air on the G String by Bach (PDF)
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Air on the G String - Arranged for Guitar
by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
(2nd movement in Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Notation + TAB & Notation Only Editions, PDF Download
Level: Easy-Intermediate, Grade 4
Samples: Air - TAB Sample | Air - Notation Sample
This easy arrangement was created for students or guitarists playing gigs such as weddings. It should be pretty easy and sight-readable in general. The original is an orchestral suite so clearly some reduction has taken place. I try to keep the violin melody clear but did away with the octave leaps in the bass for ease of playing. You can also find the tab as a hardcopy in my Classical Guitar Tab book on Amazon.
Also see other gig and wedding classics:
- Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Gr.4, Baroque, Notation or TAB
- Bach: Prelude - Cello Suite BWV 1007, Gr.7, Baroque, Notation or TAB
- Schubert: Ave Maria, Gr.4, Romantic, Notation or TAB
- Pachelbel's Canon in D, Gr. 5, Baroque, Free Notation or TAB


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Hey everyone! I'm writing this on Word in a café right now (Blakes in Newcastle to be precise). The internet isn't working for some raisin but I don't want to waste any time in getting this done gosh darnit. I just ate a very expensive cookie (£1.50) and let me tell you that never again will I buy a cookie while oot and aboot because they are invariably disappointing. But the latte was good. So on we go.
We were bored the other day (as one tends to be in Durham when basically the entire town leaves for break) and went up to the Cathedral. If ever I become disillusioned with university life, the best thing to do is to get out of town for a bit. Hence my going to Newcastle a lot! If this is not an option due to being low on money, the next best thing is to go to the Cathedral. So that we did, and as the light was so nice and I just happened to have my camera with me (ohoho), we took some pictures.
...and also, the bag is from H&M, coat + fur is vintage! Charlie has recently started a Lookbook so click here to see it.
So what else can I ramble on about? WELL. Next week we're going on an Englandy holiday. We're going to London, then Brighton, then back to London, then to Bristol and Bath, and then back to London again. I can't wait! Many photos will be taken. The only downside is that we're going to London by coach which will probably be horrific, but still. I'm also going to Leeds the week after to visit some relatives which will be fun because I haven't been there for... what, 15 years?
New tutorial coming soon though. Yeah.
Also, click here for a little piece about schwurlie on Olivia Swash's blog!
Okay goodbye, I am off to find some dinner!


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