At the end of World War I, numerous experiments were conducted in an attempt to design disposable, thus cheap and reliable, belts for the British Vickers machine guns. Indeed, maintaining and continuously reloading the conventional stripped belts became an extremely difficult task in the tough conditions of trench warfare.
A solution was found with the idea of preloaded disposable belts packet in sealed tin boxes. Consequently, a key feature must be cheap price and ease of manufacture.
Besides the common so-called stripless belts with cartridge pockets obtained either by weaving or by stitching, another, and a considerably scarcer variant, is known as "Mrs. Wardroper's belt." This disposable belt design gets its name from its inventor, Mrs. Annie Emelia Wardroper of London, who patented specific improvements for a machine gun belt in 1919.
The complete British patent specification has been filed under the reference 149,064 on December 4, 1919 and accepted on August 6, 1920. The objective of the claimed improvements is no less to provide a machine gun belt which is cheaper, more easily manufactured, more flexible and more easily filled than those hitherto proposed.
The belt is constructed of two pieces of webbing that are joined together by means of metal eyelets alone, which at the same time form the pocket for the receipt of the ammunition. The eyelet near the upper edge is claimed wider than the others so that the cartridge pocket will be narrower at one end than at the other, and therefore that the cartridge be prevented from cross-feeding. Finally one strip of fabric is claimed wider than the other to facilitate the insertion of the cartridge.
As the author Dolf Goldsmith indicates in his book on Vickers machine guns The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land, the Wardroper's belts underwent official tests in 1920 but were considered unsatisfactory and the project was dropped.
The potential of industrial applications of these improvements might have been considered important as exactly the same patent had been applied for in France on July 6, 1920 and accepted with patent No. 519.038 on January 15, 1921. However, just like in Great Britain, this belt design had no success in France.
The Wardroper's belt is today an extremely scarce collector's item and although some short fragments might surface from time to time, no surviving complete belt has ever been reported so far to the author.


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Super Mario World receives the widescreen emulation mod it deserves
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Some purists might sneer at the idea of playing retro games in anything other than their original 4:3 aspect ratio. But for anyone else, a new widescreen hack for Super Mario World means you can now enjoy the 1990 game on modern displays, without having to put up with black bars or a weirdly stretched image.
Super Mario World Widescreen is the work of ROM hacker Vitor Vilela, and works by modifying the original game's ROM when played through the bsnes_hd emulator. It means the game's original 256×224 internal screen size can be adjusted to 352×224 to give it the correct aspect ratio for a 16:9 display. As well as 16:9, the patch also supports 16:10 resolutions, and ultrawide 21:9 support is planned for the future.
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Schaneman, Officer Albert C.
Agency: Seattle P.D.
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During the evening of Saturday, September 12, 1903, the Villard House Saloon was robbed by three armed males. Officer Albert C. Schaneman, 36, was one of the officers to investigate the robbery. Officer Schaneman believed he had seen the three suspects earlier that evening.
As midnight approached on September 13, 1903, he was walking his beat in what is now the Occidental Park area. Officer Schaneman left the Labor Exchange, a saloon on Washington St. near Railroad Ave. He went to 1st Ave. and turned south. Witnesses reported he was walking quickly with a determined look on his face. He was not stopping to talk to people as was his habit. At Main St., the officer turned east and was walking on the north side of the street. A few moments later, several witnesses heard the sound of two gunshots coming from Main St. between 1st Ave. and Occidental Ave.
Mr. E. J. Hickey heard the gunshots from the doorway of the Touraine Bar at the northeast corner of Occidental Ave. and Main St. He saw Officer Schaneman chasing two men who were running south. Hickey lost sight of the two suspects in the shadows in front of George B. Adair & Sons at 309 Occidental Ave. As the officer approached that spot, he slowed to a walk. Hickey then saw the officer struggling with one male. Almost immediately, he heard two shots, a short pause, and then a third shot. With the third shot, he saw Officer Schaneman throw up his arms and fall to the sidewalk. He had been shot from behind. A .38 caliber bullet entered just behind his left ear. The two suspects ran south.
Within minutes, Officers Hans Damm and E. F. Bryant were at Schaneman's side. He was unconscious and dying. A phone call was made to the police station to have the patrol wagon respond. In the meantime, the suspects had run south to Jackson St. and west to 1st Ave. Officers G.T. Philbrick and John W. Huff had heard the shots and were at 1st Ave. and Jackson St. when they saw two men running south. They ran after the two and ordered them to stop. One of the suspects turned and shot at the officers. The officers shot back. One suspect fell. The other ran away. The captured suspect was William Thomas, who had been released from a Montana penitentiary in April 1903 after serving time for robbery.
Officer Schaneman died at the scene. The place of death on his death record is listed as Occidental Ave. His body was taken to the police station.
The injured William Thomas was also taken to the police station and laid on the floor just feet from the officer's body. An employee of the Villard House came to the police station and identified Thomas as one of the three robbers. Thomas said a friend (who he refused to identify) shot the officer. Thomas was armed with a .44. Schaneman was killed with a .38. The police bullet which hit Thomas had not hit anything vital. He was taken to Providence Hospital and was expected to fully recover. He was recovering until he developed an infection. He died on 9-29-1903.
Officers determined that Thomas was part of a gang of thugs which travelled a circuit between Seattle, Auburn and Centralia committing robberies and other crimes. The Seattle Police Department received information that fellow gang members were going to attempt to rescue Thomas from Providence Hospital. Several gang members were arrested when they returned to Seattle, including Frank Allison. Allison was identified as one of the Villard House robbers. Although nobody was ever tried for Officer Schaneman's murder, police were confident that Allison was the shooter. Allison was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the robbery.
Albert C. Schaneman was born on June 13, 1867 in Sheboygan, WI. He came to Seattle in 1869 at the age of 22.  He had several occupations including laborer and barkeeper at the Storey House in Fremont. Officer Schaneman was buried at Lake View Cemetery.
Officer Schaneman had served with the Seattle Police Department for 7 years. He is survived by his wife and son.


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10. SoulCycle Announces Launch of At-Home Bike, Resignation of CEO Melanie Whelan
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On Aug. 7, New York-based SoulCycle announced it intended to introduce an at-home bike to the consumer market by the end of 2019. The Equinox Holdings-owned brand, which has grown to 90 locations since its inception in 2006, will compete directly with Peloton, Flywheel and Echelon Fit for a foothold in an evolving space abundant with innovation, infringement claims and private equity interest. As of Dec. 31, SoulCycle's bike was not yet available for sale.
On Nov. 26, Melanie Whelan announced she was resigning as CEO of SoulCycle effective immediately. Both Wheelan and the company's upper management felt ready for a change in leadership, according to an anonymous source who spoke with CNBC. SoulCycle CFO Sunder Reddy has been named interim CEO while the board searches for Whelan's permanent replacement.
9. Peloton Goes Public
Photo courtesy Peloton.
On June 5, New York-based Peloton confidentially submitted a draft registration statement for its proposed initial public offering (IPO), followed by a formal IPO submission on Aug. 27.
Peloton began publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 26. Its shares began trading around $27 per share, two dollars below its offering price, before hitting a low mark of $21.08 per share on Oct. 23. Peloton's trading price reached a high mark of $36.84 per share on Dec. 2.
The company's recent holiday advertisement became the subject of controversy when it went viral in early December.
8. 24 Hour Fitness Appoints Tony Ueber as New CEO
Photo courtesy 24 Hour Fitness.
In January 2019, Chris Roussos stepped down as CEO of 24 Hour Fitness and was replaced by Tony Ueber, the former president and CEO of Tennessee-based Results Physiotherapy. Ueber has since been overseeing an aggressive growth strategy and what he calls a transformation of the company.
Ueber was interviewed in the April 2019 episode of The Club Industry Podcast.
7. YogaWorks Delists from NASDAQ
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YogaWorks re-privatized its business on July 22 after 23 months of public trading on the NASDAQ Global Market. In a media release, company executives said the decision was based on the company's current financial situation and because its common stock is currently held by a relatively small number of traders.
In November, YogaWorks confirmed the resignation of CEO Rosanna McCollough.
6. CEO Patrick Walsh Addresses Town Sports International's Acquisition Spree and Fluctuating Stock Price
Photo by Scott Eisen / Getty Images for Boston Sports Clubs.
In an April 24 chairman's letter, Town Sports International CEO Patrick Walsh addressed the company's steadily declining stock prices and its aggressive acquisition strategy, which includes expansions to South Florida and Puerto Rico. The letter offered a rare glimpse inside the publicly traded company which, in July 2017, stopped hosting conference calls to discuss its financial results.
TSI's stock value (NYSE: CLUB) has gradually decreased by more than $10 per share since reaching a high mark of $14.75 on July 5, 2018.
Recently, the company has reported consecutive quarters of revenue growth despite increasing operating expenses and fluctuating EBITDA.
"Town's stock has been volatile over the past year, and it is important to remember that good companies are not always good stocks and good stocks are not always good companies," Walsh said in his letter.
5. Equinox, SoulCycle Face Pressure Over Owner Stephen Ross' Support of President Trump
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The negative backlash was palpable when news first surfaced in August that Stephen Ross, chairman of Equinox Holding's parent entity The Related Companies, was hosting a fundraiser for President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. For days, Ross' name dominated headlines from major American media outlets, while the #BoycottEquinox social media hashtag generated thousands of posts and reposts from critics, unhappy club members and celebrities.
Representatives from Equinox and sister brand SoulCycle quickly issued statements that attempted to distance the brands from Ross' political activities. However, protesters gathered outside of Equinox's club in West Hollywood, and New York City Councilman Keith Powers proposed reactive legislation that would allow customers of New York City-based businesses to instantly cancel their memberships online.
Club Industry further explored the lessons health club operators should learn from this controversy in a November feature article that included insights from risk management expert Nir Kossovsky and the marketing staff at Newtown Athletic Club.
4. Adam Zeitsiff Returns to Gold's Gym as CEO
Photo courtesy Gold's Gym International.
In February, TRT Holdings called off the sale of Gold's Gym, decided to reinvest in the company and brought back former CIO Adam Zeitsiff to serve as CEO and lead its planned growth.
Zeitsiff was interviewed in the May 2019 episode of The Club Industry Podcast.
3. Crunch Fitness is Purchased by Management, TPG Growth
Photo courtesy Crunch Fitness.
In July, the management of New York-based Crunch Fitness partnered with TPG Growth to acquire the company from Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP. Crunch CEO Jim Rowley said his team plans to double the size of the Crunch Fitness brand in the next three to five years through domestic and international expansion in corporate and franchised locations.
Crunch Signature CEO Keith Worts discussed the sale in the August episode of The Club Industry Podcast.
2. Planet Fitness Faces 'Debauchery' Lawsuit Amid #MeToo Movement
Photo courtesy Planet Fitness.
One of 2018's most noteworthy stories—the Planet Fitness "debauchery" lawsuit—continued to develop into 2019 amid the backdrop of the #MeToo movement that is aimed at exposing and curbing sexual misconduct.
Casey Willard, a three-year-long former employee at Planet Fitness' headquarters in Hampton, New Hampshire, originally filed a complaint in Rockingham County Superior Court in late 2018 seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages. She claims a hostile and discriminatory environment in the corporate office forced her to quit her job in 2018. Her allegations include workplace drinking, sexual harrassment and rape.
In February, Willard amended her complaint to formally identify as defendants Chris Rondeau, Planet Fitness' CEO; Dorvin Lively, president and chief financial officer; Joshua Beyer, former vice president of real estate and development; and Al Buell, vice president of construction.
In November, a judge ordered Planet Fitness' legal counsel to provide Willard with any internal investigation documents created between 2013 and 2018 that will help her build her case against the health club company.
A trial is slated for June 2020.
Planet Fitness ranked No. 6 on Club Industry's Top 100 Health Clubs of 2019 list with $572.9 million in 2018 revenue from corporate-owned locations and franchisee fees but not individual franchisee revenue.
1. KPS Capital Partners Acquires Life Fitness, Appoints Chris Clawson as CEO
Photo courtesy Life Fitness.
On May 6, Brunswick announced the sale of its fitness portfolio—including Life Fitness, Cybex, Hammer Strength, Indoor Cycling Group, SCIFIT and Brunswick Billiards—to KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS) for $490 million.
In July, KPS announced the appointment of Chris Clawson as CEO of Life Fitness. Clawson has a 25-year history with the brand and most recently was its president from 2010 to 2017.
KPS also appointed Steve Klyn as Life Fitness' chief financial officer and added Life Fitness founder Augie Nieto to its board of directors.
In March 2018, Brunswick announced its board of directors had approved a spin-off of the company's Life Fitness Division into an independent, standalone, publicly traded company, temporarily known as FitnessCo.
Brunswick reported on April 25 that its fitness business had reported a 7.8 decrease in first quarter 2019 net sales ($225.2 million), its second consecutive quarter of revenue decline. It also reported $139.1 million in operating losses. For 2018, Brunswick's fitness business reported virtually flat revenue of $1.03 billion.
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There are a variety of convention hotels throughout Savannah, including The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa (403 rooms); Savannah Marriott Riverfront (383 rooms); Hyatt Regency Savannah (347 rooms); Hotel Indigo (252 rooms); and the Hilton Savannah Desoto (246 rooms). Over 5,000 rooms are available at various hotels in the historic district and there are more than 15,000 total hotel rooms in the greater Savannah area.
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While in town, the low-cost CAT shuttle and DOT shuttle are available for quick travel, including a direct route from the airport to downtown. Many of Savannah's visitors prefer to explore the pedestrian-friendly city on foot for a chance to take in its historic charm and Lowcountry beauty.
The Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, situated on the Savannah River, offers a modern, spacious venue with a total of 330,000 square feet. The facility offers 100,000 square feet of exhibit space and 50,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. Up to 21 breakout rooms are available, including 13 meeting rooms, four executive boardrooms, a 25,000-square-foot grand ballroom and a state-of-the-art auditorium. A 45-by 30-foot hanger door allows for large equipment and displays in the center's exhibit hall. Additional meeting facilities located throughout downtown Savannah include the Coastal Georgia Center and the Savannah Civic Center.


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JETHRO TULL INKS NEW DEAL, RELEASING 'THE ZEALOT GENE' IN 2022
Jethro Tull will release its 22nd album, titled The Zealot Gene, in early-2022. The band posted about the new set while announcing they've signed a new contract with InsideOutMusic/Sony Music.
Leader Ian Anderson said of the new recording deal, "After 54 years in the world of music recording, it is with great pleasure that I now sign Jethro Tull to a record company which reminds me, in many ways, of the old Chrysalis label — both as an independent and in its later years in partnership with EMI. Here are real music guys with a passion for the best and most creative in rock music. We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship and more releases to come."
Although it's nearly 55 years since Jethro Tull broke on the UK music scene and carved its own unique niche, Ian Anderson told us he still draws from the same folk and blues roots as the best of band's music: "I think what changes when you get older is not the prime influences that move you to make music, but the way in which you develop those ideas and refine them and perhaps get a different. . . y'know, you're working sometimes with a slightly different palette of colors, really, but the form and the line and the content doesn't change substantially. It's what you do with it that probably changes as you mature and develop more useful ways of dealing with ideas that you've probably had for a long time."


Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is going to conduct civil services preliminary examination (CSE) in the month of June 2017. Every year, CSE Prelims held in the month of August. As per the UPSC official website, the civil services preliminary examination, 2017, is scheduled to be held on June 18.
The CSE exam conduct to select officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS)and various other posts. Every year lakhs of aspirants fill up the application form to take exam. UPSC conducts civil services examination in two phases – preliminary and mains. The mains part is divided into two parts written exam and interview. The final selection will be made on the basis of marks obtained in the main examination and the interview.
The notification released by UPSC states that registrations for UPSC Civil Services 2017 will open from February 22 to March 17, 2017.


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Two friends chasing fallen meteors during a mysterious shower find themselves running for their lives from a vicious monster through the twisted labyrinth of an abandoned fort.
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Director Biography - Charlie Losiewicz, Carson Bloomquist
Charlie Losiewicz is a New England based filmmaker, cinematographer, editor, and musician. He attends Connecticut College, where his last film "META" has achieved success at the Alternative Film Festival in Toronto and the Underground filmfest in Germany. He is also the music director for the ICCA recognized a cappella group the Co Co Beaux.
Carson Bloomquist is a New England Emmy nominated filmmaker. This past month he graduated from Connecticut College in New London, CT with a BA in film studies. He has produced, written, and directed a number of shorts. He has also produced a television show entitled "The Cobblestone Corridor" that aired on Connecticut's PBS affiliate in Fall 2016.
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Protesters march against anti-Asian racism in US
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Members and supporters of the Asian-American community attend a 'rally against hate' at Columbus Park in New York City March 21, 2021. — AFP pic
WASHINGTON, March 22 — Thousands of Americans marched at rallies yesterday to denounce anti-Asian racism following the mass shooting last week at Asian-owned spas in the state of Georgia.
Protests took place in major cities including Atlanta, where the shooting occurred, New York and Washington, as well as a protest in Montreal, Canada.
Xin Hua, an Asian-American woman, said she was "really angry" that police in Atlanta have yet to say the shooting was racially motivated.
"The fact is that six Asian women were killed," the 37-year-old told AFP in Washington, where hundreds of protesters had gathered.
The shooter, Robert Aaron Long, was arrested Tuesday after opening fire in three Asian massage parlors in Atlanta and the city suburbs. He admitted to the crime and was charged with murder.
But during his interrogation, Long denied he had been motivated by racial hatred, claiming instead he had a sexual addiction and wanted to "eliminate" a temptation.
"I am not your temptation," read the sign carried by Kat, an Asian-American woman at the Washington protest yesterday.
"I've been approached on dating apps by men saying, 'I need to cure my yellow fever'," the 31-year-old told AFP, pushing back against the sexual fetishisation of Asian women.
In New York, mayoral candidate and former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang invited demonstrators to raise their hand if they had seen a spike in anti-Asian racism since the start of the pandemic — which activists say was fueled by former president Donald Trump repeatedly calling Covid-19 the "China virus."
Hundreds of people also marched in Montreal yesterday, according to an AFP photographer.
"We are protesting against years of anti-Asian racism, fomented by a white supremacist president in the US who insisted on referring to the virus as the 'china virus,' which has encouraged hatred and attacks on all kinds of oppressed minorities," said May Chiu of the group Progressive Chinese of Quebec, one of the groups that organised the march. — AFP
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Saving Truth
Finding Meaning and Clarity in a Post-Truth World
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Increasingly, Western culture embraces confusion as a virtue and decries certainty as a sin. Those who are confused about sexuality and identity are viewed as heroes. Those who are confused about morality are progressive pioneers. Those who are confused about spirituality are praised as tolerant. Conversely, those who express certainty about any of these issues are seen as bigoted, oppressive, arrogant, or intolerant. This cultural phenomenon led the compilers of the Oxford English Dictionary to name "post-truth" their word of the year in 2016. How can Christians offer truth and clarity to a world that shuns both? By accurately describing the Culture of Confusion and how it has affected our society, author Abdu Murray seeks to awaken Westerners to the plight we find ourselves in. He also challenges Christians to consider how they have played a part in fostering the Culture of Confusion through bad arguments, unwise labeling, and emotional attacks. Ultimately, Saving Truth provides arguments from a Christian perspective for the foundations of truth and how those foundations apply to sexuality, identity, morality, and spirituality. For those enmeshed in the culture of confusion, the book offers a way to untangle oneself and find hope in the clarity that Christ offers.
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Most Christians already believe they should be telling others about Jesus, but traditional methods are no longer as effective in today's post-Christian world. Thus, we may become frustrated, blame ourselves, or simply give up. Evangelism in a Skeptical World equips Christians with the principles and skills needed to tell the unbelievable news about Jesus to friends in a skeptical world. Presented by speaker and evangelist Sam Chan, this audiobook combines the theological and biblical insights of classic evangelistic training with the latest insights from missiology on contextualization, cultural hermeneutics, and storytelling. Every session is illustrated with real-world examples drawn from more than 15 years of evangelistic ministry. These are methods that really work - getting past the defensive posture that many people have toward Christianity so they can seriously consider the claims of Jesus Christ.
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New York Times best-selling author Lee Strobel trains his investigative sights on the hot-button issue of whether it's credible to believe God intervenes supernaturally in people's lives today. This provocative book starts with an unlikely interview in which America's foremost skeptic builds a seemingly persuasive case against the miraculous. But then Strobel travels the country to quiz scholars to see whether they can offer solid answers to atheist objections. Along the way, he encounters astounding accounts of healings and other phenomena that simply cannot be explained away by naturalistic causes. The book features the results of exclusive new scientific polling that shows miracle accounts are much more common than people think. What's more, Strobel delves into the most controversial question of all: what about miracles that don't happen? If God can intervene in the world, why doesn't he do it more often to relieve suffering? Many American Christians are embarrassed by the supernatural, not wanting to look odd or extreme to their neighbors. Yet, The Case for Miracles shows not only that the miraculous is possible, but that God still does intervene in our world in awe-inspiring ways. Here's a unique book that examines all sides of this issue and comes away with a passionate defense for God's divine action in lives today.
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Building on the powerful story and arguments he shared in Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, author Nabeel Qureshi takes viewers deeper into apologetics and evangelism among Muslims with this complete audio lecture course. In eight sessions of about 30 minutes each, he explores Muslim culture, the most common Muslim objections to Christianity, and the core doctrines upon which Islam stands or falls. Compassionate and clear, Nabeel's lectures will be a useful training tool for pastors, outreach leaders, and any believers wanting to winsomely engage Muslims in spiritual conversations. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: Audio Lectures develops in further detail the objections to Islam and case for Christianity that Qureshi introduced in Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. When used with the accompanying Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Study Guide, this accessible course is perfect for adult classes, small groups, segments in college or seminary courses, and motivated independent learners alike.
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In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of authority. In the Tactics: Audio Lectures, apologist and radio host Gregory Koukl demonstrates how to get in the driver's seat in discussions about faith, keeping any conversation moving with thoughtful, artful tact. Listeners will learn how to maneuver comfortably and graciously through potential minefields, stop challengers in their tracks, turn the tables, and - most importantly - get people thinking about Jesus with conversations that look more like diplomacy than D-day. Drawing on extensive experience defending Christianity in the public square, Koukl demonstrates how to: Initiate conversations effortlessly Present the truth clearly, cleverly, and persuasively Graciously and effectively expose faulty thinking Skillfully manage the details of dialogue Maintain an engaging, disarming style even under attack Designed to be used alongside the Tactics Study Guide, the Tactics: Audio Lectures provides a game plan for communicating the compelling truth about Christianity with confidence and grace.
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Lift Every Voice for Black History Month at Bay Street Theater on Sunday
Stacy Dermont and David Taylor February 22, 2018
Two of the event's speakers and two vintage photos from the Sylvester Manor Collection: Sylvester Manor House circa 1908 and Julia Dydd Havens–Johnson
Before there was a United States of America there was slavery. And, always, there was music. "Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Music, Culture and Tradition," is the title of this year's annual Black History Month event sponsored by the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm in partnership with Eastville Community Historical Society (ECHS) at Bay Street Theater this Sunday, February 25.
The event is named for the "Black National Anthem," the powerful hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing," penned by poet James Weldon Johnson in 1900. This is the song that marched out of churches to inspire protesters during the Civil Rights Movement:
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past,
Till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
The historic Sylvester Manor, Photo: Kelly Laffey
The rich history of local settlements informs the proceedings. Sylvester Manor, the northern provisioning plantation founded on Shelter Island in 1651 was once a Native American hunting and fishing ground. The Manor has been home to 11 generations of its original European settler family. Inhabited by an extended household of Manhanset and Montaukett Native Americans, Europeans and Africans for centuries, Sylvester Manor, over time transformed from a slaveholding-provisioning plantation to an Enlightenment-era farm, then to a pioneering food industrialist's estate and, in 2009, to an organic educational farm. The Eastville Heritage House, located in the Eastville neighborhood of Sag Harbor, commemorates the African American, Native American and European Americans—mainly Irish—who settled the Eastville enclave of Sag Harbor.
This will be the fourth year that Sylvester Manor and the Eastville Historical Society have offered a joint event in honor of Black History Month. Donnamarie Barnes, curator and archivist at the Manor, notes that the musical part of the program will follow a "loose structure, see what happens when we make music and celebrate it."
A panel discussion will be led by Eastville Community Historical Society Executive Director Dr. Georgette Grier-Key and will feature musicians Henry Maxwell Letcher II, an East End Jazz DJ, musician and Jazz historian; Shane Weeks, a member of the Shinnecock Nation, drummer and dancer; Karl Schwarz, a Gospel musician who also performs traditional Blues and is a member of New Moon Acoustic Blues Band. To prepare questions, Grier-Key "looks at current scholarship and the different genres artists bring."
Shane Weeks, Photo: Shane Weeks
How music—traditional and modern—informs and celebrates the East End's diverse cultural heritage is what it's all about. Letcher asserts, "Culture is something you feel; it's not something you can take notes on. Music is in the air; it's not something you can touch and manipulate. The joy of music is there are no real rules, but your sincerity will determine how people value it." Music itself—in both its words and sounds—preserves important cultural information.
East Hamptonite Letcher has had a long and fascinating life in music. Related to music royalty, he grew up in Washington D.C., but summered in Sag Harbor. Letcher used to watch and study the way his cousin, jazz legend Duke Ellington, played piano. Describing it as "spontaneous, never being played in the same way, almost like a football game." Many locals remember Letcher playing steel drum on Sag Harbor's Long Wharf every Sunday as part of a seven-piece band known as the Merrymakers Steel Band.
Henry Maxwell Letcher II, Photo: Peter Hill
Black History Month is every month. Weeks reflects, "we [Native Americans and African Americans] were both oppressed. We're both proud. And we both dealt with a major attempt to eradicate our history and culture from our own recollection. It's a doomful history for colored people. But the fact that it's preserved is important, so the story can be told. We honor our ancestors by acknowledging our history. It would have been illegal in the past to speak openly about our history and culture, but now we can acknowledge who we are without the threat of death."
Sometimes, when the oppressed can't speak openly, their response comes out in music. As Schwarz says, "My heritage is of America, thus singing songs of labor and love in America speaks to the experiences of all my relatives and of my own time here. Singing songs that so emotionally speak to heartache and day-to-day struggles is a form of responding to our society rather then searching, as an escape from it."
Telling the stories of the previously silenced is a big part of Sylvester Manor's mission. As their website declares, "We envision a farm, a community, and a world where people celebrate food, arts, and inventiveness in the everyday, with a spirit of fairness and joy."
On Sunday, the idea of this worldwide spirit of joy will be realized in microcosm, with so many different cultures merging. Schwarz shares that "understanding and sharing knowledge of American history is one of my favorite pastimes. I feel crazy honored to be invited to take part in this event to both open an honest dialogue of our country's past and how it relates to our wealth of cultures, and to celebrate Black History Month with such talented and knowledgeable artists as Henry Maxwell Letcher II and Shane Weeks will be a rare treat. I'm looking forward to learn from these two men and to share our views with our honored guests who come to share their afternoons with us."
Donnamarie Barnes, Photo: Charity Robey
To bring so much history and culture together under one roof echoes what one finds at Sylvester Manor. Similar to the way music talks, Barnes says, "I share the house, I talk to the house, let them [former inhabitants] know what I'm doing. It feels right. I say all the time that the house gives up its secrets at the appropriate time, to fill the holes in history. The day after the 2016 election, I go into the vault [and pick up a] box with a note from Aaron Burr to Ezra L'Hommedieu about the contested election of 1796 and the uproar in Washington because Jefferson won in the electoral college while Adams won the popular vote!"
Bay Street is at the very heart of the matter. As this year's program explores the intersection of music, culture and tradition, it does so in a unique nexus of geographic space and history. Sag Harbor Village, where Bay Street Theater is located, lies between Sylvester Manor to the northwest and the Eastville neighborhood to the south.
Barnes, who, like Letcher, grew up summering in Sag Harbor, says, "the East End is the home of my heart and my soul." In the words of Weeks, music has the power "to bring people together. It's a rhythm that mimics the heartbeat of the people."
Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Music, Culture and Tradition, Sunday, February 25, 2-4 p.m. at Bay Street Theater, 1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor. Tickets $15 in advance/$20 at the door, purchase tickets at sylvestermanor.org.
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Q: Splitting the state vector when solving a series of odes using python odeint scipy I'm converting my code from Matlab to Python and stuck on how to split the state vector such that the result returns the two solution. I have a vector and a single value for the two initial conditions and I expect as the final result a matrix and a vector.
I tried joining the initial conditions (y0 = [c_pt_0, x_0]) in the same manner as the solution (soln = [dfdt,dcdt]) (which is shown below in the code). I also tried a similar approach that is used in matlab, which is concatenating the the initial conditions to one single array and unpacking the results but I think the problem is in the dimensions.
#Basic imports
import numpy as np
import pylab
import matplotlib. pyplot as plt
import scipy
from scipy.integrate import odeint
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# define parameters
pi = 3.14159265
V_m = 9.09
m_V__M_Pt = 1e6/195.084
rho = 21.45
R0 = 10**(-8.19)
k_d = 10**(-13)
k_r = 10**(-5)
S = 0.314   #distribution parameter
M = 0.944   #distribution parameter

## geometry
# Finite Volume Method with equidistant elements
r_max = 30.1e-9                     #maximum value
n = 301                             #number of elements of FVM
dr = r_max/n                        #length of elements, equidistant
ini_r = np.linspace(5e-10,r_max,n+1)    #boundaries of elements
mid_r = ini_r[0:n]+dr/2             #center of elements

## initial conditions
#initial distribution
x0 = 1/(S*np.sqrt(2*pi)*mid_r*1e9)*np.exp((-(np.log(mid_r*1e9)-M)**2)/(2*S**2))
c_pt_0 = 0
y0 = [x0, c_pt_0]

MN_0 = scipy.trapz(np.power(mid_r, 3)*x0,
                        x=mid_r)    # initial mass
M_0 = 4/3*pi*rho*MN_0

def f(y, t):
    r = y[0]
    c_pt = y[1]

    #materials balance
    drdt = V_m * k_r * c_pt * np.exp(-R0/ mid_r) - V_m * k_d * np.exp(R0/ mid_r)
    dmdt = 4*pi*rho*mid_r**2*drdt
    dMdt = np.trapz(r*dmdt, x=mid_r)

    dcdt = m_V__M_Pt*(-dMdt)/M_0
    dfdt = -(np.gradient(r*drdt, dr))

    soln = [dfdt, dcdt]
    return soln

#------------------------------------------------------
#define timespace
time = np.linspace(0, 30, 500)

#solve ode system
sln_1 = odeint (f , y0 , time,
    rtol = 1e-3, atol = 1e-5)

pylab.plot(mid_r, sln_1[1,:], color = 'r', marker = 'o')
pylab.plot(mid_r, sln_1[-1,:], color = 'b', marker = 'o')
plt.show()

Traceback:
ValueError: setting an array element with a sequence.
Any help is much appreciated.
EDIT: ADDED MATLAB CODE
Here is the MATLAB code that works that I want to convert to python where the state vector is split. I have three files (one main, the f function, and the parameters). Please excuse any face palm coding errors but I do appreciate any suggestions even for this.
modified_model.m:
function modified_model

% import parameters
p = cycling_parameters;

% initial conditions
c_pt_0 = 0;
y0 = [p.x0; c_pt_0];

% call integrator
options_ODE=odeset('Stats','on', 'RelTol',1e-3,'AbsTol',1e-5);
[~, y] = ode15s(@(t,y) f(t, y, p), p.time, y0, options_ODE);

%% Post processing
% split state vector
r       = y(:,1:p.n);
c_Pt = y(:,p.n+1);

%% Plot results

figure
hold on;
plot(p.r_m, r(1,:));
plot(p.r_m, r(end,:));
xlabel({'size'},'FontSize',15)
ylabel({'counts'},'FontSize',15)

f.m
function soln = f(~, y, p)

%split state vector
r = y(1:p.n);
c_pt = y(p.n+1);

% materials balance
drdt = p.Vm_Pt.*p.k_rdp.*c_pt.*exp(-p.R0./p.r_m) - p.Vm_Pt.*p.k_dis.*exp(p.R0./p.r_m);
dmdt = 4*pi*p.rho*p.r_m.^2.*drdt;
dMdt = trapz(p.r_m, r.*dmdt);
dcdt = p.I_V*p.m_V__M_Pt*(-dMdt)/p.M_0;
dfdt = - gradient(r.*drdt,p.dr);

soln = [dfdt; dcdt];

and the parameters file: cycling_parameters.m
function p=cycling_parameters

p.M = 195.084;
p.rho = 21.45;
p.time = linspace(0, 30, 500);
p.m_V__M_Pt = 1e6/p.M;

p.Vm_Pt = 9.09;

p.R0_log = -8.1963;
p.k_dis_log = -13;
p.k_rdp_log = -11;

p.R0 = 10^(p.R0_log);
p.k_dis = 10^(p.k_dis_log);
p.k_rdp = 10^(p.k_rdp_log);

%%% geometry %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%% Finite Volume Method with equidistant elements
p.r_max = 10.1e-9;                    % [m] maximum radius of PRD

p.n = 301;                          % number of elements of FVM

p.dr = p.r_max/p.n;                 % [m] length of elements, equidistant
p.r = linspace(5e-10,p.r_max,p.n+1)';   % [m] boundaries of elements
p.r_m = p.r(1:p.n)+p.dr/2;          % [m] center of elements

%log normal initial distribution

S = 0.314;
M = 0.944;
p.x0 = 1./(S.*sqrt(2.*pi).*p.r_m*1e9).*exp((-(log(p.r_m*1e9)-M).^2)./(2.*S.^2));

p.r_squared = p.r_m.^2; % [m^2] squares of the radius (center of elements)
p.r_cubed   = p.r_m.^3; % [m^3] cubes of the radius (center of elements)
p.MN_0 = trapz(p.r_m, p.r_cubed.*p.x0);   % Eq. 2.11 denominator
p.M_0 = 4/3*pi*p.rho*p.MN_0;
p.I_V = 1; %ionomer volume fraction in the catalyst layer

A: After looking at both codes, the issue is that the odeint solver only takes 1D array inputs and your y0 is [int, array(300,)] and odeint can't work with that. However, you can merge the y0 into a 1D array and then split it up in the function you are integrating over to do the calculation then recombine as the output. Here's a working code of that:
import numpy as np
from scipy.integrate import odeint
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

class P:
    def __init__(self, S, M):
        self.M = 195.084
        self.rho = 21.45
        self.m_V__M_Pt = (1*10**6)/self.M
        self.Vm_Pt = 9.09
        self.R0_log = -8.1963
        self.k_dis_log = -13
        self.k_rdp_log = -11
        self.R0 = 10**(self.R0_log)
        self.k_dis = 10**(self.k_dis_log)
        self.k_rdp = 10**(self.k_rdp_log)
        self.r_max = 10.1*10**(-9)
        self.n = 301
        self.dr = self.r_max / self.n
        self.r = np.linspace(5*10**(-10), self.r_max, self.n)
        self.r_m = self.r[0:self.n+1]+self.dr/2
        self.x0 = self.compute_x0(S, M)
        self.r_squared = np.power(self.r_m, 2)
        self.r_cubed = np.power(self.r_m, 3)
        self.MN_0 = np.trapz(self.r_m, np.multiply(self.r_cubed, self.x0))
        self.M_0 = (4 / 3)* np.pi * self.rho * self.MN_0
        self.I_V = 1

    def compute_x0(self, S, M):
        p1 = np.multiply(2, np.power(S, 2))
        p2 = np.multiply(S, np.sqrt(np.multiply(2, np.pi)))
        p3 = np.log(self.r_m*1*10**(9)) - M
        p4 = np.multiply(p2, self.r_m*10**(9))
        p5 = np.power(-p3, 2)
        p6 = np.multiply(p4, np.exp(np.divide(p5,p1)))
        p7 = np.divide(1, p6)
        return p7

def cycling_parameters():
    S = 0.314
    M = 0.944
    p = P(S, M)
    return p

def f(y, t):
    p = cycling_parameters()
    c_pt = y[0]
    r = np.delete(y, 0)
    p1 = np.multiply(p.Vm_Pt, p.k_rdp)
    p2 = np.multiply(p1, c_pt)
    p3 = np.multiply(p.Vm_Pt, p.k_dis)
    drdt = np.multiply(p2, np.exp(np.divide(-p.R0, p.r_m))) - np.multiply(p3, np.exp(np.divide(p.R0, p.r_m)))
    dmdt = np.multiply(4*np.pi*p.rho*np.power(p.r_m, 2), drdt)
    p4 = np.multiply(r, dmdt)
    dMdt = np.trapz(p.r_m, p4)
    dcdt = p.I_V*p.m_V__M_Pt*(-dMdt)/p.M_0
    p5 = np.multiply(r, drdt)
    dfdt = - np.gradient(p5,p.dr)
    ans = np.insert(dfdt, 0, dcdt)
    return ans

def modified_model():
    p = cycling_parameters()
    c_pt_0 = 0
    y0 = np.insert(p.x0, 0, c_pt_0)
    t = np.linspace(0, 30, 500)
    ans = odeint(f, y0, t, rtol = 1e-3, atol = 1e-5)

    r = ans[:, 1:p.n+1]
    c_Pt = ans[:, 0]
    print(r)
    print(c_Pt)
    plt.plot(p.r_m, r[0, :], color='r', linewidth=0.5)
    plt.plot(p.r_m, r[r.shape[0]-1, :], color='b', linewidth=0.5)
    plt.show()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    modified_model()

Python plot (what this script outputs):

Original Matlab Plot:

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Heinrich August Emil Dohm (27 September 1875, Copenhagen – 28 January 1940, Copenhagen) was a Danish artist who painted portraits and genre works and for a period specialized in religious paintings.

Biography

After serving as a painter's apprentice in 1893, Dohm attended the Danish Academy from 1894 to 1898 where he studied under Otto Bache and Frants Henningsen. He painted mainly portraits, landscapes and genre works but especially from 1900 to 1915 he made many religious paintings. His breakthrough came in 1921 when he painted King Christian X riding his white horse over the border after northern Schleswig rejoined Denmark in 1920. From 1925, he also painted landscapes of Fanø which became increasingly colourful and  Impressionistic. Among his most famous works are the altarpiece in Veirup Church: Abrahams vandring til Moria Bjerg (1899), his wall painting in the chapel in Holmens Cemetery: Den store hvide flok (1908–15) and his portrait of Thorvald Stauning (1929).

Dohm travelled to Germany (1895), Paris (1909), Berlin (1911–12). Holland and Belgium (1925), London (1929), and Italy (1934).

Works

Den store hvide flok (1908–15)
Ribe Amtsråd (1915)
Christian Xs ridt over grænsen (1921)
Fra havnen ved Sønderho
Thorvald Stauning (1929)

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20th-century Danish painters
1875 births
1940 deaths
Artists from Copenhagen
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
Danish portrait painters
19th-century Danish male artists
20th-century Danish male artists

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2019 Boyertown Blast Tournament
After wrapping up the regular season, the Dragons concluded their Fall Season with the Boyertown Blast tournament. After having not played in two weeks, the Dragons came out sluggish in the opening game vs. Boyertown Union. The host team jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, and just missed a chance to make it 3-0 but the shot went off the post. The Dragons settled in after the early pressure and tied the game 2-2 late in the first half. In the second half, they maintained balanced play and went on to win 7-2, getting goals from 5 different players.
In the second game, the Dragons had a repeat match vs. regular season opponent Harleysville FC Rangers and came away with a similar result. Three players scored two goals apiece as the team earned a 6-2 victory.
In the championship match, the Dragons faced the Parkland Area SC Titans – with both teams coming into the match 2-0, it was sure to be a battle. Parkland applied early pressure but the Dragons utilized a quick counter-attack to go up 1-0. The Titans scored a goal later in the half and the game went into halftime tied 1-1. The teams continued their steady defensive play throughout the second half with neither team getting many scoring chances. Then with about four minutes of play remaining, the Dragons quickly worked the ball from the back and up the sidelines, playing it across for a goal on a great shot and a late 2-1 lead. As the game winded to a close, in the final seconds there was a crowded play in the box, the ball popped out and found its way into the back of the net as the final whistle blew – the game finished in a 2-2 tie. With no extra time or penalty kicks, the teams went to tie-breaker scenarios to determine the winner – the Titans bested the Dragons on goals allowed in group play, earning them the top spot and the Dragons finished as runners up.
A great last game concluded the Fall season and the Dragons finished their opening season across league and tournament play with 16 wins, 2 ties, and just 1 loss.
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SIEBEN - Our Solitary Confinement
22,50 € * | 2LP
label: Dark Vinyl, Januar 2017; lim 250 copies (black vinyl), Gatefoldcover ; Remastered , with... mehr
Produktinformationen "SIEBEN - Our Solitary Confinement"
label: Dark Vinyl, Januar 2017; lim 250 copies (black vinyl), Gatefoldcover ; Remastered , with 20 min unreleased Bonusmaterial ("The Sound of His Horn, Part I - IV")
Label-Info by Matt Howden:
This record was recorded at Redroom Studio, Sheffield, England, during 2002. It was written, performed and produced by Matt Howden. The original CD (TRI 151) came out on the Trisol/Iceflower label.
This was the first Sieben album to be a solo endeavour, but was before the looping phase of my Sieben career. That would come next, with the release of Sex & Wildflowers. Songs on this album were inspired by, or written in conjunction with photographs by Danish photographer Kristine Haffgaard. We inspired each other. This record has been mastered for vinyl by Bobby Bachinger at MAG Studio, Germany. Sleeve design by Martin Bedford.
This vinyl edition runs to two records. All songs from Our Solitary Confinement are included, plus an unreleased work, The Sound Of His Horn. Written at the same time, The Sound Of His Horn was intended to be a book CD release through Tartarus Press. The idea was that it would accompany the book the music takes its name from, by author John William Wall (pen-name Sarban). For some reason this never quite happened. It is possibly one of my most ambient works - though has its scary moments, principally because it was written to accompany a spooky tale. The music to the Sound Of His Horn pinches and intertwines musical lines and beats from Our Solitary Confinement, Voyager (an album released under my own name that I was also working on at the time), and Hellfires (Redroom 002, released 2001). I'm often working on quite a few projects at the same time. With those that aren't central to what I do, as with the Sound Of His Horn, I enjoy being free of 'writing from fresh', and will lift and re-use material. So strange to come back to these pieces I've never re-listened to, and hear echoes of Our Solitary Confinement peek through the soundscape.
Matt Howden – February 2014
- Side A:
Dead Bird
Broken Greenhouse
Harding's Lament
Peterson's Lament
The Mechanics Of Intuition
- Side B:
Picture Of Corridor
Harding's Wish
Tolson's Dream
Factory Floor
Peterson's Seat
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The Sound Of His Horn (part 1)
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Justice issues letter supporting photojournalist arrested for taking pictures of police
The Department of Justice issued a rare letter supporting the constitutional rights of a photojournalist suing Montgomery County, Md., police…
The Department of Justice issued a rare letter supporting the constitutional rights of a photojournalist suing Montgomery County, Md., police officers who arrested him for taking their pictures while on duty.
The Justice's Statement of Interest issued Monday urges the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to uphold citizens' constitutional rights to record police officers in their public capacity without being arrested or having the recordings unlawfully seized.
"The United States urges the Court to find that both the First and Fourth Amendments protect an individual who peacefully photographs police activity on a public street, if officers arrest the individual and seize the camera of that individual for that activity," the letter stated.
"Discretionary charges … are all too easily used to curtail expressive conduct or retaliate against individuals for exercising their First Amendment rights.The derogation of these rights erodes public confidence in our police departments, decreases the accountability of our governmental officers, and conflicts with the liberties that the Constitution was designed to uphold."
Freelance photographer Mannie Garcia was arrested for disorderly conduct in June 2011 after he photographed officers arresting two men "using excessive force," the photographer's complaint stated.
According to Garcia, he identified himself as a member of the press and did not interfere with police activity. Garcia also said he was injured by one of the officers.
After he was released, Garcia's equipment was returned to him, but his camera's video card was missing. The Secret Service also did not renew Garcia's White House press pass because of the pending criminal charges. The charge against him was eventually dropped.
Garcia filed a civil lawsuit against five police officers and Montgomery County in December.
The letter is "an unusual thing to see," said Robert Corn-Revere, Garcia's lawyer. It is the second time the department has issued a statement in support of recording police in public, according to the National Press Photographers Association website.
"The Department of Justice filing shows that this is clearly not an isolated problem," Corn-Revere said in an interview. "It's happened in one other case, and now this one, that they filed statements to indicate why it inherently violates the First Amendment for arresting people for taking photographs in a public place."
The Justice Department spoke up in a similar lawsuit, Sharp v. Baltimore City Police Department, when it filed a Statement of Interest and wrote a letter to the Baltimore Police Department criticizing the department's policy on the video recording of police activity. In that case, a man had his phone confiscated and videos deleted after he recorded the arrest of his friend. The suit is still pending.
Related Reporters Committee resources:
· rcfp.org: https://www.rcfp.org/reporter's-field-guide/public-places
Photojournalist arrested after filming police on public street
Boston police admit arrest for videotaping was wrong
Trespassing charges against Vt. editor will go to trial
New general order by D.C. police follows U.S. justice department guidelines for recording police activity
In letter to New York officials, Reporters Committee denounces police attacks against journalists


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Dendrobium bariense är en orkidéart som beskrevs av Johannes Jacobus Smith. Dendrobium bariense ingår i släktet Dendrobium, och familjen orkidéer. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Wernick Method Jamming Class
2019 Festival Season Begins!
Navigating by double stops
The home away from home
John Treacy is a bluegrass musician who plays mandolin and guitar and sings lead and harmony vocals in several bands. He also gives private mandolin lessons as well as group workshops at music camps. John is a certified teacher of the Wernick Method of teaching bluegrass jamming.
For the last 25 years, he has been performing in one or more bands at a time, playing a mix of old time, bluegrass, and other acoustic music. John offers individual instruction for students of mandolin and has taught workshops on jamming and bluegrass repertoire at Walker Creek Music Camp, California Bluegrass Association's Summer Music Camp, and Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. From 1992 through 2008, John was on the leadership team for California Coast Music Camp and served as site director and president of the board of directors.
He lives in the Pacific Northwest and travels to every music camp and bluegrass festival on the West Coast that he can manage.
"John is not only a fantastic musician, but an incredibly patient teacher whose unflappable nature helps to create a very safe environment in which to learn new skills." — Tom Patterson
http://www.johntreacy.com/testimonials/249/
"John Treacy has a clear, and creative way of teaching that's very accessible. He's an accomplished mandolin player and has a wide repertoire of bluegrass material. His method of demonstrating the ways to hear chord changes is brilliant!
John is patient and thorough and would be a welcome addition to any learning situation.
Also a helluva a dancer!" — Kathy Kallick
"John Treacy has a clear, and creative way of teaching that's very accessible. He's an accomplished mandolin player and has a wide repertoire of bluegrass material. His method of demonstrating the ways to hear chord changes is brilliant! John is patient and thorough and would be a welcome addition to any learning situation. Also a helluva a dancer!" — Kathy Kallick
"John's workshop on common chord changes and patterns in Bluegrass was very well thought through and organized, and accessible to every level of camper. He engaged everyone with humor and warmth, and got the entire circle engaged in playing and singing the songs. His familiarity with a vast range of tunes was clear in his knowledgeable response to more advanced players, and his inviting good nature had beginners singing and playing along." — Richard Brandenburg
"John is relaxed and responsive in bringing forth new material to support and encourage my growth and the current and ongoing challenges I'm working with on the instrument." — Daniel Michael
"I first met John as a fellow camper, rather than instructor. Even then, his breadth of knowledge and comfortable playing style stood out. I've since taken a couple of courses from him, and in each case, I find him a patient, knowing, flexible, instructor with a broad range of information and the willingness to give each student the help they need to succeed. He's calm, reassuring, and encouraging. In other words, a great teacher and a great musician." — Brian Bechtel
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