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When construction began on the Bethesda Metro station in the early 1980s, local blogger Robert Dyer was a young boy. "My sense was that we were giving up the old to become the city of the future," Dyer recalls. "But we went off-track after the 1990s. I had imagined more signature high-rise buildings, a more impressive skyline, more energy and events, more Fortune 500 corporate logos." Now, more than 30 years after the Bethesda Metro station brought its own modest wave of development, Dyer's about to get the first of what may be many more corporate logos to come – this one in the form of a giant red "M." In 2022, Marriott, the world's largest hotel company, will move its corporate headquarters to downtown Bethesda, bringing with it over 3,000 employees, 22 stories of office space, an additional hotel with more than 200 rooms, and 800 onsite parking spaces. What it's also bringing: renewed excitement over a wave of development designed to transform the Maryland neighborhood. "Marriott will be a huge boost for downtown Bethesda," Dyer told UrbanTurf. "The county was desperate to keep Marriott, and we need them, as no major corporation has moved to Montgomery County in two decades." Granted, Marriott is just moving its headquarters from one part of Bethesda (10400 Fernwood Road) to another (7750 Wisconsin Avenue). But it's a five-mile move that could have big ramifications for the area. "Marriott's employees are going to inject a tremendous amount of cash into the shops and restaurants downtown," Dyer says.
Rendering of the new Marriott headquarters
Rebecca Ross Hess, a resident of a small colonial home in East Bethesda since 2009, shares Dyer's sentiment. "We're hopeful the new Marriott headquarters will be good for the neighborhood," the mother of two says. "We were looking for a more urban feel when we first moved here from U Street, so I think we may be happier about the new development than some of our neighbors, who first moved here when Bethesda had a much more suburban feel." In addition to the Marriott move, there's what developers expect to be Bethesda's tallest building at 7272 Wisconsin Avenue. Currently home to the Apex building, the site, as currently envisioned, will stretch nearly 300 feet off the ground and include two massive towers linked by a glass-enclosed skywalk. The proposed project will bring with it 360,000 square feet of office space, 7,000 square feet of public space, more than 14,000 square feet of retail space, and over 450 residential units. The site will also be home to the Bethesda station of the region's proposed Purple Line project. Of course, with new development comes change. And with change comes loss. Current downtown institutions that, as of this writing, may be on the chopping block in the near future include the Tastee Diner, Bethesda Farm Women's Market (whose roots go back to the Great Depression), and Bethesda Row's three-story Barnes & Noble. The potential loss of these institutions, and the dawn of taller buildings and more corporate logos, has Bethesda residents taking a more active role in the planning process for future development. "Most are not opposed to development per se but think it's important to have infrastructure in place to make sure all the new residential space is balanced by appropriate improvements to things like parks and schools," says Hess.
A home for sale in Bethesda.
Swelling schools, in fact, are one of her chief concerns. "Our older daughter has one more year before she starts kindergarten, so I'm just starting to try to learn more about the school overcrowding issues, which seem to be significant," she says. The "city of the future" Dyer dreamed of all those decades ago – playing with G.I. Joes purchased from Lowen's Toy Store and eating at the Hot Shoppes at the corner of East-West Highway and Wisconsin Avenue (both businesses now just a memory) – may soon be here. But it's not arriving without taking a piece of the past with it.
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More Than Just Bethesda Row
Most of what visitors think of as Bethesda – the crowded intersection of East-West Highway, Georgetown Road, and Wisconsin Avenue or the shopping area near Woodmont Triangle – is actually only a small part of the neighborhood. Much of Bethesda proper is devoted to residential developments including Woodburn, Whitehall Manor, and Woodhaven. Bethesda is bounded on the north by I-495 and on the south by the District/Maryland line at Western Avenue. Generally speaking, the western boundaries of the neighborhood follow the curve of I-495 and Cabin John Parkway, Massachusetts Avenue, and Sagamore Road. The eastern side of the neighborhood is a bit more jagged, with boundaries following I-495 and Rockville Pike (excluding Chevy Chase).
Moving on Up
Throughout its history, Bethesda's development has been inextricably linked with transportation. Up through the 19th century, the neighborhood was little more than a small way station, named in 1871 in honor of the nearby Bethesda Meeting House. All that changed in the last 10 years of the century, when the new electric trolley began to connect Bethesda with other parts of Maryland and downtown DC. Fast forward another few decades and the dawn of the automobile age helped extend Bethesda further west, planting the seeds for more suburban developments outside the main business corridor. While the neighborhood continued to grow and develop (becoming home to the National Institutes of Health and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center complex in the 1930s), 1984 was a major year for the neighborhood. It was then that the Bethesda Metro station opened, bringing with it the spark for new development in the form of entertainment districts like Bethesda Row and Woodmont Triangle.
A rendering of the living room space at Cheval.
Changing Demographics
Much of Bethesda is home to winding streets lined with grand manors and single-family homes in developments noted for their good schools (such as Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School and Walt Whitman High School). Whether you live in east or west Bethesda, however, home prices are skyrocketing, which may impact some residents' future plans. "In the last year alone, four houses on our block have been torn down and replaced with new builds selling for between $1.7 and $2 million," says Hess. "On the one hand, I guess that's good for our property value, but we worry that we don't be able to stay in the neighborhood when we need a bigger house." Local real estate agent Jane Fairweather chalks it up to changing demographics. "The more you provide a lifestyle that young people and old people want with limited supply, the more prices are going to go up," she told UrbanTurf. "If you want to live on the edge of the central business district, the west side is extremely expensive. You can spend up to $2 million just for the dirt. On the east side of the downtown market, you can get in between $700,000 and $1 million." What's big now in Bethesda: multifamily rentals. "In 2013, we started to see the multifamily buildings coming online," Fairweather said. "Since then, I think we've filled almost 1,900 multifamily rental units." The median rent for Class A buildings in Bethesda currently is about $2,640 a month. The slew of rentals doesn't mean that high-end condos aren't on the boards as well. When completed early next year, Cheval will feature 71 luxury residences in what will be the tallest condo building in Bethesda at 7006 Woodmont Avenue. Stonehall Bethesda will deliver 46 high-end residences at the corner of Battery Lane and Woodmont Avenue this summer.
Tastee Diner
Five Things to Do
- Hang out at Woodmont Triangle. One of the neighborhood's two entertainment areas, Woodmont Triangle is home to family-friendly theater at Imagination Stage, Big Planet Comics, as well as an assortment of hip bars and restaurants.
- Don't forget about Bethesda Row. The more familiar entertainment district in the neighborhood's downtown, Bethesda Row highlights include the Apple Store, the ever-popular Bethesda Bagels, and independent film haven Bethesda Row Cinema.
- See a show at Strathmore. If the variety of shows put on at this north Bethesda venue isn't enough to get you excited, come just to check out the majestic wood-paneled concert hall, one of the more beautiful structures in the Metro area.
- Stroll along the Capital Crescent. As dense as downtown Bethesda is (and will continue to get), it's also a quick walk to the Capital Crescent Trail, where you can find a pleasant path along which to jog, walk, or bike.
- Grab a bite at the Tastee Diner. Open 24 hours, seven days a week, Tastee Diner has been operating in Montgomery County since 1935. With its staying power, it is well worth a visit for breakfast at any time of the day.
Walkable East, Drivable West
Bethesda has not one but two Metro stations to call its own. The first is the eponymous station at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue, East-West Highway, and Old Georgetown Road. The second, Medical Center, is the next stop north. Both are dedicated Red Line stops. If you don't live on the eastern side of the neighborhood, you're more likely to need a car to get around. Parking shouldn't be a problem unless you're visiting Bethesda Row or Woodmont Triangle, in which case you'll be best served by the area's many parking garages. Metrobus routes, including the T2, the 32, and the 39, carry people into the neighborhood's residential quadrants along main thruways like River Road, Whittier Boulevard, and Wilson Lane. And if you're the outdoorsy type of D.C. commuter, you can pick up the Capital Crescent Trail and bike all the way down to Georgetown.
Concert hall at Strathmore. Photo by Strathmore.
The Bottom Line
When it comes to Bethesda's future potential, Dyer asks people to think about a traveling businessperson. "Going around the Outer Loop of the Beltway through Bethesda, that person will see a hotel, a couple of retirement homes, and a lot of trees," he says. "Minutes later, passing through Tysons, that same businessperson will see the most impressive skyline in the DC region." While Bethesda may be a while away from becoming the region's next Tysons Corner, all skylines have to start somewhere. Here, it might just start with Marriott's new headquarters and the building plans on the Apex site. And in a few years, Dyer's hypothetical businessperson, along with a new wave of urbanites and professionals, may be more inclined to stop and stay.
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This is what people tend to ask when they discover that I've attended graduate school in English. In response, I tend to hem and haw awkwardly before answering. I don't do "creative writing" as they are probably thinking about it; I do not write fiction (at least, not intentionally), and I no longer write poetry (at least, not intentionally). Neither do I write much in the way of the genre somewhat confusingly called "creative nonfiction." I do—in my scholarly work, in my personal practice, and hopefully eventually in my professional life—write. But I don't think of myself, primarily, as a writer. I think of myself as a researcher and a problem-solver.
And this is where my hesitation comes in when I'm trying to answer that dang question. Real research, real problem-solving, really good scholarly or professional writing is creative, and its process can resemble the confusing, difficult, twisty-turny process of "creative" work.
Constraints and questions inform the beginning of any written work, but the best writers and researchers are those who can follow the insights they discover in their reading and preliminary writing. The most honest, trustworthy writers are those who can follow their research and its small (and large) epiphanies down dark alleyways and confusing trains of thought, trusting that the result, while less tidy or simple than intended, will be bigger, better, and more effective than they can even conceive of yet. If the process is done right—if the writer or the researcher is fully committed to their work—the results will be deeply creative.
What has me thinking of this now is a book I'm attempting to re-read, with some frustration. It seems to have creativity-as-fundamental-committment-to-researched-truth confused with creativity-as-making-your-research-say-what-you-wanted-it-to. More on that tomorrow. (Yes, tomorrow–not in three months, I promise.)


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Third Age was a rocking, emotive & metallic hardcore band from Rhode Island in the first half of the '90s. After a demo they released 'The Furthest West' 7" in 1993, a self-titled 7" in 1994 and a full-length called 'Super Natural' which was recorded in 1995 but wasn't released until a couple of years later, around the time they split up, in 1997. I managed to get copies of the 7"s on one of my trips to Amherst, MA. I got em at the Mystery Train record store with a bunch of other records in the 2nd hand section. I also ended up spending way too much money at the Newbury Comics in Amherst on those trips... Oh well. Anyways... I enjoyed the EP's and got the CD version of the 2nd 7" soon thereafter, which compiles both 7"s. I got the CD here in the Netherlands oddly enough, tho I don't think too many people over here know this band really. I ripped the CD but also included scans of the 7"s with the download. I was never really into the instrumental track, 'The Time It Takes', but the other tracks are great emotive & rocking hardcore with a metallic edge and with good sung vocals (in that '90s vein, not the current shitty clean vocals that are so popular), especially 'Natural Law' is awesome. Bands like Standpoint and Cross-Section come to mind. Unfortunately I never managed to get my hands on the full-length, so if anybody has a copy they want to get rid of, lemme know.
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I was way late checking this out, but I dig it. I really miss this style of hardcore. It's one of those sounds that's very characteristic of the 90's that sadly hasn't really been carried over by any newer bands.
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years later, but i have a copy of the full length i can rip if you want digital files.
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Steven Yeun who plays the character "Glenn" talks about the conditions of filming in the heat of Atlanta, Georgia. Walking through the set of their shooting you soon find out that they had it pretty rough, almost camping like. The showers were very basic and the stench was something that was very familiar to the people working on The Walking Dead. Glenn remembers the fun of the shooting which was a part where they came out firing several shotguns as the zombies raided their campsite in the episode "Vatos". Steven also talks about how the cast, crew, and workers have bonded in their short time being together, and that they truly are clicking.
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Sorry if I offend anyone with that title, its just a quote. Said about me.
I was asked to come talk to a few classes at a local high school about my experience as a fighter. These classes were with young people that were in danger of not continuing their high school experience. They were not too impressed with me.
It is always interesting to see how people react to what you have to say. In this instance I assumed I would not have a very interested or attentive audience. But the difference from class to class was weird. I told the same stories to each group, two of the groups seemed to be interested a bit, and two were really hard.
I talked about how hard you have to work to get ready for a fight, and then explained that if you want to do what you want, rather than what you have to, it usually takes more work. But in the end its worth it.
The last class I was waiting in the room for the period to start and one of the students said, "who's this faggot". Now, I could have explained that I was in fact a hetero sexual man. I could have explained that his language was very offensive, and not politically correct. I could have told him that I was not a bundle of wood, or a cigarette. Or I could have walked over and got in his face saying, "who you calling a faggot you little piece of shit?" But instead I acted like I didn't hear.
I would like to say however, that I really appreciated the effort and work the teachers put in. They get disrespected constantly, they are not listened to much at all, and none of the students appear to appreciate them at all. But they work very hard, above and beyond to care for those that most people have already given up on. That sounds like Jesus to me.
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Well maybe this kid has seen you running around Long Beach with a shaved head, tattoos, walking a lil white dog and hanging out in a coffee shop all morning. Have to admit that's kind of suspect...
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Hey John, Its Damian, from Melbourne, just found you!, Any other way to contact you?
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To See the World
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
William Blake, from Auguries of Innocence
written 1803 published 1863
The first four lines of William Blake's poem present physically impossible paradoxes, suggesting the infinite can be witnessed in the finite, that our world – the life within it, space and time – is both too small to observe and too large to comprehend. Either extreme demands a transcendence, the ability to see beyond what is visible in order to embrace faith in an existence that is unknowable and incomprehensible in its vastness, and acceptance that time within time is unending.
I can't help but recognize that Marina DiMaio's works From Caspar to James and Pentimenti – print series developed from her research of the historical and contemporary sublime, augmented by the resonant beauty of her aesthetic – bring us to exactly this cusp between the known and the unknowable, to an immensity of thought, questions and belief contained within a simple, twelve-inch-square copper plate. Her work is saturated with conceptions of the sublime, of faith and spirituality, of inner imagined landscapes and the unending stillness of the natural world, histories of artists grappling with the proposition of transcribing the infinite. Each mark, every layer, all states of what can be seen as one extended print lead us to a further matrix of thought and ever expanding references.
Upon this one copper plate, DiMaio has inscribed multiple references to four artists from across history and the contemporary, artists similarly striving to apprehend the sublime in varied connotations: Caspar David Friedrich's iconic Monk by the Sea, the experience of Mark Rothko's nebulous painted expanses, Wolfgang Laib's installations with the unaltered beauty of pollen, milk and natural material, James Turrell's presentation of light itself. The reference to each artist is, for DiMaio, a means of capturing and absorbing their questions of the sublime, their jousts with infinity. This is not an ersatz intellect of quotation, not a simple appropriation of their work in order to create her own. Rather, the expansive work of each artist – along with the concepts, histories and art histories they contain – becomes inscribed within DiMaio's composite print.
There is almost an incongruous absurdity in rendering such grand ideas on the surface of a modest copper plate, of referencing large-scale paintings and installations within a small, traditional format. Yet DiMaio defies traditional printmaking by using a single plate to create 5 separate print editions plus 20 unique prints – between the two series are 25 distinct images. She applies a host of intaglio techniques, grounds and ink applications to create each state, then erases the plate to create space for the next image. Except the erasure is never complete, all ghosts remain, and even as vast scale is contained within a small format, each layer becomes a physical space burrowed into the skin of the copper plate. We as viewers proceed through one layer into the next, into the next – not expanding in two dimensions beyond the picture plane, but ever deeper into its space. Each physical layer is a unique landscape, a plane to go through.
We are not alone. Figures weave in and out of this space – Friedrich's monk, an image of Laib kneeling in his installation, a woman turned into the space of a Turrell work. Each isolated in their own way, enveloped in contemplation, yet just as they may encounter each other here and there, the figures become known to us. They are sentinels amid the landscapes, fellow wanderers joining us through the layers. The presence of Rothko is not captured in a figure, but in the worlds of colour glowing within each print – adjacent fields of pigment that could reference bars of colour, could just as easily be horizons where sea meets sky, and are somehow understood as both.
I am at a loss to articulate how so many landscapes, so many worlds, can be present in one – or how each subsequent print holds the memory of all that came before. Except, perhaps, to understand that DiMaio's process in this work engages time as a physical presence, a fourth dimension that allows for the coexistence of multiple spaces or realities in one expansive present. It is a way of understanding time and the repetitive nature of printmaking captured by Tiffany Bell, writing on Agnes Martin's silkscreen series On a Clear Day (1973):
Repetition – not within a single image, but throughout a complete body of work – became the point. … The effort and intensity
compressed into a single image, providing the viewer a sublime moment, now would unfold as a sequential experience with infinite potential, as the viewer sees multiple renditions of a similar idea in time and space.[1]
Each print in DiMaio's exhibition From Caspar to James can stand alone as a beautifully resolved landscape – glowing with enveloping colour, leading to vast horizons, the potential of the sublime and all related thoughts we may have. Yet because DiMaio compounds the images, pressing one into the next and into the one beyond that, we are placed within an infinitely expanding matrix of thought, image, space and time. Earth and heaven, infinity and eternity are all present.
Christine Sowiak
Calgary, April 2017
[1] Bell, Tiffany, "Happiness is the Goal," in Agnes Martin edited by Frances Morris and Tiffany Bell (Tate Publishing, 2015) 29.


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Guileless guitarist Richie Bloom has come to Chicago with a dream. He wants to start a band, so he does, with the help of his vocalist Stony Island neighbor Edward "Stoney" Robinson and Percy Price, a beloved tenor sax veteran of the Chicago music scene. Slowly, they piece together a grooving big-funk band, but just as it all starts to click, Price, their spiritual leader, tragically dies. With their first big gig on the horizon, the Stony Island Band must pull together to find a way to give the destitute Price a proper send-off.
Comprised largely of tunes arranged and composed by David Matthews (the CTI Records house arranger), the Stony Island soundtrack should have been more sought after by vinyl hounds. Though ostensibly R&B, the Stony Island Band often plays more in a greasy soul jazz bag, which is very cool. A lot of great musicians' musicians appear in the film, such as Chess Records mainstay Gene Barge, making a strong impression as Price. Those heard but not seen include studio warriors like alto saxophonist David Sanborn (during his groovy CTI, pre-smooth days), guitarist Hiram Bullock, and bassist Mark Egan.
Some of Island's musician-actors are a bit awkward on-screen, but they always mean well. In contrast Barge gives a fantastically soulful and assured performance as Price, the Obi-Wan Kenobi of funk. Likewise, Ronnie Barron, a onetime sideman to just about everyone from New Orleans, brings the film a fresh jolt of energy as keyboard player Ronnie Roosevelt. His NOLA arrangement of "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is also one of the film's highlights.
Viewers should keep an eye out for jazz vocalist Oscar Brown, Jr. in a nonmusical role as the corrupt Alderman Waller. Ironically, a young Rae Dong Chong has a mostly musical rather than dramatic part, appearing as Janetta, a back-up vocalist. Likewise, Susanna Hoffs, the future Bangle and daughter of co-writer-co-producer Tamar Hoffs, never sings a note as Bloom's girlfriend Lucie.
Even more than his crime dramas like Code of Silence, Davis vividly conveys to viewers of Island a sense of Chicago, soaking up its distinctive sights and sounds. He even uses Daley Sr's real life funeral as a surreal backdrop. Considering the future big name stars appearing here early in their careers (Dennis Franz as a sleazy hustler? You bet) and the highly regarded (if not exactly world famous) musical talent heard throughout, it seems downright bizarre the film was not reissued far earlier. Cheers to Cinema Libre for getting it.


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Subject: Happiness account
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.
His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.
'I love it,' he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
'Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait.'
'That doesn't' have anything to do with it,' he replied.
'Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged, it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it.'
'It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or I can choose to get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.'
'Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away. Just for this time in my life.'
Old age is really like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
If you follow the old man's advise you would be wise to deposit a lot of happiness in your bank account. So, how is your Happiness Account? Is it full of fond recollections of your life experiences or are you emotionally bankrupt? I'd like to think we all need to make more deposits into our own, so that when we need to make withdrawals in the future, there will be a bounty for you to enjoy.
"Happiness is not ready made, it comes from your own actions." – Dalai
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Hello again everyone, thank you so much for your comments! Be assured that I have tried to return the compliment but am currently having a problem with comments on my blog [I can read them but not reply to them]. However, I will endeavour to get this glitch sorted as soon as possible.
In the meantime, in reply to Laura's comment, YES to cute pictures of squirrels [just as soon as I can work out how to upload them]! I have an on-going battle with the Librarian as he favours the beautiful [yet diminutive] red squirrel whilst I favour the noble [yet much maligned] grey. We've had some fun over the years J
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Sounds of the Dolomites (I Suoni delle Dolomiti) is a unique high altitude music festival which brings musicians from across the world to the most beautiful mountains of the Alps. The idea is simple and at the same time fascinating: to combine the passion for music and the mountains, art and the environment, in a concert programme celebrating freedom and nature. Participants set off from the valley floor and head for clearings and hollows near the mountain refuges, natural theatres in which the music is performed in complete harmony with the surroundings. The festival features internationally renowned artists who, instruments on their shoulders, display their shared regard for the environment by joining the public in walking to the concert venues, on what is both an art and a nature trail. It's the outcome of the cooperation between Trentino Marketing and the Val di Fassa Tourist Board.
Sounds of the Dolomites also presents "Dawn in the Dolomites", almost a festival within a festival, an event of words and music performed in the dreamlike atmosphere of the birth of a new day.
Sounds of the Dolomites: special project "Dawn in the Dolomites". A century-long journey: music against war, humanity against brutality. Col Margherita (San Pellegrino Pass - Moena), at 6.00 a.m.
Programme: "meanwhile let's play" is a choral and orchestral narrative, a journey into memory and an close look at our present. The focus is on music, war, peace, silence, great and small forms of resistance against brutality. And defeat and rebirth. It takes us on a journey across the 20th century and up to the present day, through the words that soldier Alessandro Silvestri confided to his diaries. Amid the brutality of the war, music was a lifeline for him and here it is an opportunity to follow personal events, to move between words and sounds and to return, or rather to go, to where the word 'war' is not simply a memory but still a dramatic reality, to where music still mingles with the deafening noise of gunshots and explosions. Making all this possible are an incredible group of famous musicians and actors and extraordinary music, including Giovanni Sollima's "Diaspora", composed specially for this project. After an idea of Mario Brunello and Alessandro Baricco. Original composition by Giovanni Sollima. Music by Malek Yandali, Arisha Samsamina. Texts by Eleonora Sottili e Emiliano Poddi for Scuola Holden.
How to get to Col Margherita: from San Pellegrino Pass to Col Margherita by cable car and then on foot (walking time 20 mins). On the day of the concert it is possible to go on an excursion accompanied by the local Alpine guides (free for the Val di Fassa Card and Trentino Guest Card holders). Info and enrolment within 12.00 p.m. of July 19th: Phone +39 0462 609770 (Tourist Office of Moena), from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. The concerts of Sounds of the Dolomites are free. We therefore suggest to reach the venue at least one hour before the scheduled time. Please dress appropriately to the altitude, remembering wind-cheater, hat, gloves, boots and torch. For the occasion the cable car Col Margherita will run from 3.00 a.m. to 6.00 a.m. (return ticket € 10,00; it can be bought in advance from the ticket office or from the Tourist Office in Moena from July 11th).
In case of bad weather the concert will be held at 5.30 p.m. at the Theatre Navalge in Moena. A limited number of tickets will be available from 3.30 p.m.
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The girls from Bloomington South High School played the girls from Arlington High on Tuesday night in Indianapolis. What happened is the most harrowingly one-sided affair basketball has seen since Michael Jordan practiced with the Looney Tunes in Space Jam.
Bloomington South defeated Arlington 107-2!. Arlington's only two points came on free throws in the second and third quarter. Bloomington coach Larry Winters was dismissive of the accusation that they ran up the score on Arlington:
"I didn't tell my girls to stop shooting because that would have been more embarrassing (to Arlington)," Winters said, telling the Star that Arlington's defense was in an aggressive 2-3 zone. "We were not trying to embarrass them or run up the score."
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Delivering Sedation in Dentistry
It has become increasing popular to deliver sedation to patients receiving dental work. Sedation is defined as the deliberate drug-induced depression of consciousness used to reduce anxiety and awareness associated with unpleasant medical procedures. Sedation is used to reduce anxiety. In some cases dentists or oral surgeons deliver both the dental work and the sedation, while in others there is a separate anesthesiologist to do so. One should always verify proper training and license prior to undertaking any sedation from a healthcare professional. Sedation is generally considered very safe as long as it is performed by an appropriately trained practitioner in a monitored environment. Sedation dentistry uses different approaches depending on personal choice and comfort. In the order of increasing anesthesia these are local anesthesia, minimal sedation, nitrous oxide/oxygen, moderate (conscious) sedation, deep sedation, and general anesthesia. A more thorough discussion … Read more


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My pockets of joy this Friday. Better late than never.
Cherry blossoms starting to bloom
Daffodils at the side of the road
Winter nearly over - the mildest we've known in years
Not doing laundry for a week. Hourah. Maybe this strike should last another week.... we certainly have enough clothes!
Finally getting a break in the day to write
My parents having a laugh with new friends, settling into their new lives
A dear friend pregnant after IVF
A new car that's automatic - a revelation in reducing my workload
My 4-year-old boy calming down - suddenly able to concentrate for longer
The full force of my baby needing me to soothe his teeth pain. That boy will never suffer in silence and quite right too (this is not really a Joy but it blows my mind in a good way that my 3rd is so fierce!)


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Sat 25 Oct, 6pm
Phillip Crawford, Matthew Priestly, 52 mins, Australia, 2000, PG
Challenging, haunting and uplifting, this AFI Award-winning docu-drama handed the film making reins to 250 youths from isolated towns in rural Australia, giving them the chance to tell their stories in their own way.
900 Neighbours
Brendan Fletcher, 56 mins, Australia, 2006, PG
This documentary tells the story of a unique collaboration, as residents of Sydney's notorious Northcott public housing estate work together to create a community theatre work, in an effort to change people's perceptions about their home.
Big hART Shorts 1
Various, 55 mins, G
A diverse program of shorts from the Big hART archive.
Program Two
Sun 26 Oct, 3pm
Telen Rodwell/Bronwyn Purvis, 55 mins, Australia, 2010, M
North-west Tasmania has the highest road fatality rate in Australia for under-24 year olds. This documentary, made in collaboration with teens from the region, explores the network of consequences such tragedies leave in their wake.
Nothing Rhymes with Ngapartji
Suzy Bates, 56 mins, Australia, 2010, G
In this fascinating documentary acclaimed Pitjantjatjara actor Trevor Jamieson grapples with his relationship to traditional Aboriginal culture, when he takes his hit theatre show Ngapartji Ngapartji to the remote Aboriginal community of Ernabella, South Australia.
Big hART Shorts 2
Various, 55 mins, G
A diverse program of shorts from the Big hART archive.
Presented by Big hART and ACMI in association with Melbourne Festival
22 Years of Big hART: A Film Retrospective
25 Oct - 26 Oct
There are very few arts companies like Big hART - an organisation that embodies the belief that making great art while also creating social change is not only a possibility, but a vital necessity.
Throughout its 22-year history, Big hART has created a remarkable body of film and documentary works that give voice to our nation's invisible and forgotten.
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Got a friend looking for two tix (preferably to night two). Between all of you and I, these tix would go a long way in a special way. If anyone has any spares, and needs them taken off their hands he would be more than happy to help. If not, see you at the show!


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Half by Eli Lang
Author: Eli Lang
Title: Half
Series: None
Genre: Paranormal Fantasy
Pairing: M/M
Rating: Four Petals
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Living between worlds has never been comfortable, but it's where I've always fit: between human and fey, illness and health, magic and reality.
I've spent the last six years looking for a cure for the nameless sickness eating me up. If I believed there was one out there, I would keep searching. But there isn't, so I've come back home, where my past and present tangle. Come home to live . . . and to die.
But my father insists I meet Kin. He's a healer, and determined to help, even though I'm not so hopeful anymore. But Kin isn't what I expected, in any way. He sees me, not my illness. He reminds me of what it's like to be alive. And I can't help falling for him, even though I know it isn't fair to either of us.
Kin thinks he has the cure I've been looking for, but it's a cure that will change everything: me, my life, my heart. If I refuse, I could lose Kin. But if I take it, I might lose myself.
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I received this book as an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Luca is very sick and he knows he doesn't have long to live. After spending the last few years searching the world for a cure, he returns home without an answer and without hope. Just as depression is fully settling in, Kin walks into Luca's life and everything is set on its head.
The interesting plot, the dynamic romance, and the wonderful world building, while perfectly written, did not matter in any way in this book. Emotion and the pull between hate and love, depression and happiness, and every other feeling in between, were the stars of this book. Luca and Kin's pain, their love, and their sorrow leapt out of the pages and yanked me firmly into their lives and their stories. This is a book that will alternatively have you laughing and crying as the emotion firmly overwhelms you, and that was a truly beautiful thing to read.
My only complaint with this book was it was a bit too long. It dragged in places. Luca spends most of the book stumbling around, trying to overcome the current bombshell that just dropped on his head, which quickly became repetitive. I found that I needed to put this book down and walk away for a bit--I even stopped to read another book for a few days midway through Half--so I could muster up the energy to read Luca's latest round of depression. Yes, some of the emotion was so heavy on my shoulders that I needed to back away to give myself time to breathe and process, but mostly I stepped away to regain my interest in what was overall a very well written story. If I didn't like the book, or if I didn't think it was worthwhile, I wouldn't have returned to it, let alone finished reading it. This book was definitely worth my while.
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The emotion in this book was amazingly written with so many beautiful facets to each bit of drama that cropped up. The story did feel a little repetitive at times, which made it drag a little, but overall this was absolutely a beautifully written book. I do recommend it, however I recommend you read it in privacy because you will start laughing or crying out loud as the emotion begins to seep into you.
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Ya boy Walsh was up at 4am this morning.
Nobody likes to get up at 4am.
What made it worse was that my daughter was practising her 'stealth mode' at 2am by sneaking into our bed.
She's not quite cracked this 'stealth mode' yet!
Anyway, it's safe to say I'm ruddy cream crackered!
Me thinks a little snooze might be in order this afternoon.
How about you?
Whether it's kids, late nights at work or watching back to back episodes of Game Of Thrones a lack of sleep is going to do no favours to your body when it comes to losing the old chuberella.
My little girl is much better nowadays, but I remember that first year walking around like a zombie.
Even saw an increase in the old waistline back then too.
Don't laugh, I'm serious.
All those sleepless nights can really have an impact on belly fat…
Even if you're eating 'clean' and super active, you'll have a tough time losing fat from your tum if you're not getting enough shut eye.
Sure, you might lose fat from your thighs, arms and even your face, but it'll be DOUBLE difficult to lose it from your waistline.
The odd late night here and there might be okay, but if you're constantly getting under 7 hours or less beauty sleep each night you're in for a rough ride.
It all adds up, but why does our waistline want to hold on to belly fat so badly?
What gives?
Shoddy kip can cause a huge spike in your stress hormone – cortisol.
And when cortisol is high it stops belly fat leaving, especially around the waistline.
Now, not many peeps associate stress with a lack of sleep, but that's one of the biggest stressors you'll come across, amigo.
So, what can we do about it?
1. Get your assimus to bed early – most of the time the reason you stay up late is because you're watching something on the box, right?
So, set yourself a deadline to get in bed.
I'm not mucking around here.
If you want to lose more lard, you'll do this :)
Plus, most people nowadays have Tivo or Sky+ that has a recording function.
It's a crazy idea, but use the record button so you don't have to stay up late.
2. Read a book – if you struggle with mind chatter at night a good fictional book works a treat.
I have killer mind chatter sometime and unless I read a chapter or two of a fictional book (currently reading the Divergent Trilogy) I can't switch off.
I've learnt that business book or biography don't work, they just get my mind racing more!
You need some light hearted entertainment – Harry Potter or something just as daft.
This will help you forget about all the stuff you need to do and as a delightful consequence, you'll nod off much easier.
3. Have a cuppa – not your regular cuppa, but one called tulsi tea.
Tulsi is an indian herb that helps reduce your stress hormone.
It's not quite a hug in a mug, but if you#re struggling to nod off, this is a good shout.
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4. Supplement – I've used phosphatydlserine (from myprotein.com) to help reduce my stress hormone in the past with much success, but I now favour a tulsi extract, which is often called Holy Basil.
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PKC Construction's commitment to quality customer service is evident through the long-term relationships we have developed with many of our clients over the past three decades. Together with our clients, we work as a team to complete each project on time and on budget. Whether you are expanding to a new location or remodeling an existing one, we bring our expertise and 100 years of combined experience to each project.
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Many restaurants host an evening for friends and family before a formal opening as a dress rehearsal for the real thing. Such was the case on Sept. 16 at the Brooklyn bistro 21 Greenpoint, formerly known as River Styx. It was reopening, under the same owners, with a new menu and a new look.
Most friends-and-family nights are intimate affairs. Not this one. There were camera crews on the sidewalk and a line of people stretching from Greenpoint Avenue nearly to the East River.
The restaurant's co-owner, Homer Murray, had let it be known that there would be a special guest bartender on duty that night: his father, the actor and urban folk hero Bill Murray. But at 7:15 the 65-year-old star of "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day" and "Lost in Translation" had yet to arrive for a shift scheduled to begin at 7.
From inside 21 Greenpoint, the younger Mr. Murray and the restaurant's bar director, Sean Patrick McClure, a veteran of Le Bernardin and Dirty French, kept an eye on the growing crowd. Asked to describe his father's bartending skills, Mr. Murray said: "He just kind of pours Slovenia Vodka into people's glasses when they look thirsty. He's about efficiency. Turn-and-burn."
The throng seemed to press against the doors shortly before 7:30, and the owner decided to open for business, although the main attraction had yet to appear.
At 8:05, Bill Murray stepped in at last. The place lit up with smartphone flashes as he moved toward the bar. Those not occupied with capturing his likeness for their Instagram accounts gave him a round of applause.
His first order of business was to grab a bottle of Slovenia Vodka from behind the bar. He twisted off the square black cap, poured a shot into it, drank it and placed the cap on his head to big cheers. Then he got to work.
People who shouted the names of complicated cocktails got nowhere fast. But when someone said, "Mezcal, rocks," the guest bartender served it up chop chop. Mr. Murray was equally quick with tequila shots, for himself and for anyone who asked.
As he went about his business, he sang along to the music — "Disco Inferno," Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground," The Rolling Stones' "Miss You" and "Street Fighting Man."
One man asked him if he knew how to make a Bellini.
"I know people who do," Mr. Murray said.
He refused another man's order until, at Mr. Murray's request, the guest removed his hat.
Mr. McClure had whipped up a cocktail in honor of the restaurant's reopening, mentioning that he had yet to come up with a name for it. Mr. Murray took a sip of the drink, eyes closed. Then he turned to Mr. McClure and said, "The Depth-Finder." And so it shall be known. (Recipe below.)
The orders kept coming. Smartphones kept flashing. Mr. Murray slid a bourbon shot toward one patron, saying, "Old Grand-Dad will make you feel more intelligent."
When a fellow bartender was in the middle of making a cocktail, Mr. Murray swiped the jigger and drank its contents.
A bit later, he said, half under his breath, "I'm making nothing in tips."
A group of firefighters entered the place, hoping for a photo with the special guest. Mr. Murray took a pineapple from the bar and cradled it like a baby as he posed with them.
As the evening wore on, he left his station briefly and nearly bumped into a young woman. As if to make up for his lapse, he put his hands on her shoulders, kissed her on the nose and told her she was beautiful.
Around 10, the music cut off, and Mr. Murray gestured toward the co-owner with the drink he held in his hand.
"This is my firstborn son, Homer," he said. "And I am so happy for myself, and his brothers and sisters and mom, and all of you, that he has not continued in the family business. Instead, he has taken the joy of the family — to have a drink, and to have a meal, and to have friends together in one place — and made it his life's work. To my son, and his friends, and his work, and all his partners. Homer Murray!"
More cheers from the crowd.
Mr. McClure praised Mr. Murray's performance. "A mixologist simply knows how to mix drinks," he said. "A bartender knows how to run a bar: interact with guests, have fun, have conversations with them. Bill is a bartender."
Mr. Murray looked fatigued toward the end of his shift. When asked what he had learned on the job, he said, "Well, if your barback isn't getting you the right glasses" — he glared at a fellow bartender — "then you're put in an instant of creativity, where you have to make a drink with the glasses you have. And that, to me, is a life of service."
The Depth-Finder
1 1/2 ounces Slovenia Vodka
3/4 ounce Amaro liqueur
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
2 ounce soda water
1 pinch dried rosebuds
Pour the vodka, Amaro and lemon juice into a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, and strain into a highball glass.
Top with ice, soda water and garnish with dried rosebuds. Serve with a straw.


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The present geographical information system GILES was developed particularly for the assessment of the potential of the land for agriculture and its need for conservation measures to sustain agricultural productivity in developing countries and additionally to establish a land resource database.
There was a pronounced need of a computerized, fast, flexible system, capable of a high level of detail, for multipurpose map retrieval and overlay to fulfill above mentioned requirements.
This led to the development of GILES: GILES now presents an interactive, grid-cell based, low-cost, easy-to-handle GIS system with strong emphasis on map overlay, particularly for agricultural planning purposes, for the output of raster or plot maps and transfer of maps and statistics via translation files into other software systems. Printer for various scales outprint, plotter and digitizing tablet are supported, less attention is given in the present version to automated cartography. It runs on any 'compatible' micro-computer with DOS system and with a harddisk. GILES is completely menu-driven and supported by help menus; queries by users will be responded immediately.
GILES as any GIS is scale independent (see App.10 for areas and scales in Ethiopia where GILES is applied; p.257). But main advantage of GILES is the answer for improvement and sustaining of agricultural productivity, the land evaluation aspects of GILES, which can be carried out better at a medium (detailed or semidetailed) scale than at small scale.
Part of GILES is this Manual with the general description of GILES and its main facilities, a user's manual with a tutorial that leads through the sample evaluation, background information on land evaluation, instructions for installing and for interfacing to commercial databases.
Computer, GIS and land evaluation system brought with them a considerable amount of jargon. For those not familiar with these new technologies, two Glossaries of terms used in this Manual, are given at page 279-289.
GILES facilities consist of two components:
a) 'Geographical Information System component', for thematic map retrieval, entry, modification and (general) manipulation of spatial data. The theoretical background and some technical aspects are discussed in this part (see Section 2.2; p.20).
b) 'Land Evaluation system component', for specific processing of physical environmental maps for the assessment of agricultural suitability and of conservation need for planning the most appropriate land use (see Section 2.3; p.;29).
Before use can be made of the advantage of a computerized geographical information and land evaluation system, some change of the methodology applied and some investment in hardware and training have to be done (see Sections 2.4-2.6; p.33).
Four components make up any kind of computerized processing such as GILES (see App.5; p.203):


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|July 31, 2014
Oil companies forfeit Arctic drilling rights
|Oil companies that locked up more than 1.3 million acres of the Beaufort Sea for drilling in 2007 have since relinquished nearly half that territory.
The industry's appetite for tapping those Arctic waters may be waning even as the Obama administration plans to auction off more of the area.
Oil companies have ceded rights to drill on roughly 584,000 acres, despite paying tens of thousands _ and sometimes much more --- in bonus bids for individual leases in auctions since 2003, according to an analysis of government data by the conservation group Oceana reviewed by FuelFix.
And now, all but seven of the 141 still-active oil and gas leases in the Beaufort Sea along Alaska's northeast coast are partly or completely held by a single firm, Shell Oil Co. The tracts, which generally span about 9 square miles, include territory the company began drilling in 2012.
"Nearly half of the leases purchased in the 2003 to 2007 lease sales have been allowed to expire as company after company decides to forgo or delay activities in the U.S. Arctic Ocean," said Susan Murray, Oceana's Pacific deputy vice president.
Still on Tuesday, the Obama administration took the first formal steps to do precisely that, inviting oil companies, environmentalists, Alaska residents and other stakeholders to weigh in on what parts of the U.S. Beaufort Sea should be open for leasing during a 2017 auction. The Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management also has asked for public input on what coastal waters --- from California and Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico --- should be available for leasing from 2017 to 2022.
A similar appeal for information to plan a 2016 sale of oil leases in the neighboring Chukchi Sea was effectively boycotted by individual oil companies, which objected to the bureau's decision to limit available acreage to areas with fewer environmental risks and other concerns, with tracts nominated by would-be bidders. By contrast, when the government sells oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, it follows an "area-wide leasing" approach that puts most territory up for grabs and is not limited to specific industry nominations.
"With a nomination process, companies wind up providing information that by some way or another, parties interested in opposing or stopping exploration activities can gain advantage from," said Richard Ranger, a senior policy adviser with the American Petroleum Institute.
Balanced approach
Interior Department officials have stressed they want to balance any future oil development in the Arctic with preservation of the area's unique ecosystem and subsistence fishing in the region.
So far, the ocean energy bureau is continuing to work on the Chukchi Sea sale, even without a single specific industry nomination for territory that should be sold off. The agency was flooded with maps and other data suggesting areas that should be off limits from local communities and conservation groups.
Administration officials have suggested they are looking for ways to get more input from oil companies as they decide whether to hold the Chukchi Sea auction or cancel it. It was always cast as a "potential" sale, meaning it could be canceled for scant industry interest or other reasons.
"We're still figuring out how to engage all parties, including industry, around whether, in fact, there actually is any interest in the 2016 sale," Tommy Beaudreau, the former bureau director, told Hearst Newspapers in May. Beaudreau, now chief of staff to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, said she would decide how to proceed with that potential sale.
Baseline requirements: Minimum standards needed for safe Arctic drilling
Bureau spokesmen declined to comment on the planned Beaufort and Chukchi sea lease auctions.
U.S. Arctic waters are estimated to contain 27 billion barrels of oil and 132 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, with much of the prize concentrated in the Chukchi Sea.
But oil companies have struggled to tap the potential lurking under those remote and icy waters --- vividly illustrated by the series of mishaps that befell Shell as it drilled exploratory wells in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas two years ago. A specialized, first-of-its-kind oil spill containment system was not ready on time, engines discharged more air pollution than authorities had permitted to be released and the company's Kulluk drilling unit ended up beached on a rocky Alaskan island's shore on Dec. 31, 2012.
Other oil companies that hold Arctic leases, including Statoil and ConocoPhillips, have put their exploration plans there on hold, while Shell may seek to resume drilling in 2015.
A Shell spokesman declined to comment on its Arctic program or the overall decline in industry holdings in the Beaufort sea, citing the company's second-quarter earnings report on Thursday.
BP has been producing oil from leases in shallow Beaufort Sea waters close to shore, with much of the related infrastructure on land or man-made gravel islands. In April, the company agreed to sell some of those assets to Hilcorp. Those ongoing projects were not reflected in Oceana's analysis.
Expired leases
Many of the forfeited Beaufort Sea oil leases documented by Oceana may have simply been allowed to expire --- the likely fate for 39 blocks sold for $9 million in a 2003 auction. Others may have been relinquished early.
Industry representatives say the decline in active Beaufort Sea oil leases represents a natural release of acreage based on individual company's decisions about what they believe to be the most promising prospects.
API's Ranger noted that companies may turn over leases or allow them to expire even after paying big bonuses and rental payments to the federal government after further analysis about their potential.
"On a case-by-case basis, some companies have made the decision to relinquish leases in the Beaufort and move somewhere else," Ranger said in an interview. "Companies aren't sitting around accumulating vast amounts of acreage on which they aren't doing anything. They are constantly evaluating and making carefully considered decisions on which acreage to keep and what to let go. At the end of the day, they're interested in production and molecules running through pipelines."
Costly operation
Arctic oil exploration is also an expensive proposition that may be tough for even well-capitalized companies to justify amid an onshore drilling boom. Legal challenges to the government's Arctic leasing decisions and uncertainty about the requirements to operate in the region also have dissuaded some would-be drillers, Ranger said.
Environmentalists say Arctic drilling is too risky for marine life and the subsistence culture of Alaska natives who live in the area. Cold, icy conditions also mean it could take far longer than in the much warmer Gulf for any spilled crude oil to naturally break up in the water.
Shell has 100 percent ownership of 406,283 leased Beaufort Sea acres and 40 percent ownership in an additional 310,573 acres where leases are jointly held with ENI and Repsol. Outside of Shell and BP's close-to-shore operations, ENI and Repsol are the only other companies holding active Beaufort Sea leases, about 23,861 acres' worth.
That's a big contrast from 2007, when seven companies held active leases in the Beaufort Sea, including France's Total, Canada's EnCana Corp., Armstrong Oil and Gas, and Conoco.


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We meet once a week, over a light meal and refreshment, conduct business such as event organisation,
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Academic Experience
Ethical Issues for Online Surveys
While conducting survey research, most academic and private sector organizations will adhere to the code of ethics and practices established by the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). This code calls for honesty, respect, and integrity in dealing with respondents, clients, and the public.
In this code of ethics, respondents should be given the content, sponsorship, and purpose of the survey so that they may make an informed judgment about whether they wish to participate. Any assurances, such as confidentiality or anonymity, must also be kept by the researcher.
Additionally, researchers are called to disclose fully to those who sponsor surveys the limitations and shortcomings of the survey and to avoid use of methods that deliberately introduce bias into the results. A survey report should include information on who sponsored it, who conducted it, exact wording and sequencing of questions, description of the population and how a sample was selected, sample sizes and sampling tolerance, and the method place and dates of data collection.
This information is seldom available in published research reports or media summaries, but should be obtainable with a phone call or letter to the sponsor of the survey. Today, online survey software has made this process of gathering the ethical information extremely easy. With a good survey software program, one can provide the relevant information and adhere to the code of ethics and practices with ease.
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Don't look like spam
A discussion:
"Transactional email can be a website's customer service ambassador, but messages must first survive a ruthless selection process in the user's in-box. Differentiating your message from spam is thus the first duty of email design.
Email is one of a website's most powerful tools for strengthening customer service and increasing users' confidence and trust in the site. Confirmation messages and other automated transactional email can complete the user experience: they reach out to customers in ways that are otherwise impossible for websites, which must sit still and wait for users to approach."
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Forbes – For some, Artificial Intelligence (AI), paints a Hollywood picture of robotic humans that are controlled by and dependent on a range of implantable and wearable technology. Or, of malicious AI taking over and controlling humans. Whatever the case, AI has always had the appeal of a futuristic spectacle; fascinating but not likely to take place in our lifetimes. That image is about to change, particularly in the healthcare industry. Read More.
Will You Trust AI To Be Your New Doctor?
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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth over $50 million to build transmission substations in Brazil. The orders were booked in the first quarter.
ABB will design, supply, install and commission two new 230/69 kV (kilovolt) substations at Miramar and Tucurui and a 230/138 kV substation at Nobres for Eletrobras Eletronorte in the North of the country.
ABB will also construct a new 230/138 kV substation at Umuarama and extend the existing substation Cascavel Oeste for Costa Oeste Transmissora De Energia S.A., a special purpose company of Copel Transmissao and Eletrobras Eletrosul , utilities serving Southern Brazil.
In another two projects awarded by Eletrobras CHESF, ABB will install a new 230/69 kV substation (Teresina III) and extend other existing 230 kV and 500 kV substations in North East Brazil.
Key product supplies for the projects will include air and gas-insulated switchgear, high-voltage transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, auxiliary systems and cables. ABB will also supply the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system and the automation, control and protection equipment. The substations will also be equipped with the IEC 61850 compliant open communication system to enable remote monitoring and control of power assets located at multiple sites. The projects are scheduled for completion by 2013.
?These new substations and extensions will increase capacity and strengthen the country?s transmission and distribution infrastructure to help meet growing electricity demand from residential, industrial and commercial consumers,? said Oleg Aleinikov, head of ABB?s Substations business, a part of the company?s Power Systems division.
Brazil?s economy continues to grow steadily. At the same time population is expected to increase by about 10 per cent to 220 million by 2020. These trends continue to drive the demand for electricity with generation capacity expected to increase by more than 35 per cent to approximately 144 gigawatts by 2020. In addition, the country will require substantial investment in transmission and distribution, both for new facilities and refurbishment of existing infrastructure.
ABB is the world?s leading supplier of turnkey air-insulated, gas-insulated and hybrid substations with voltage levels up to 1,100 kV. These substations facilitate the efficient and reliable transmission and distribution of electricity with minimum environmental impact, serving utility, industry and commercial customers as well as sectors like railways, urban transportation and renewables.


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Their new single 'You Got It All' is heading into the Big Top 40 this weekend, Elliot was joined by JJ and Josh ahead of the release of the single.
Hopefully the single will get to number 1 to cheer Josh up who had a nightmare week leading up to the release.
If you missed the chat you can listen again below!


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Asses your level of readiness for NCLEX!
Now you have an opportunity to check you NCLEX-RN level. Just do 3 simple steps.
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