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WWW FEATURE: Gwen Frey
Womenize! Wednesday Weekly is our weekly series featuring inspirational women from games and tech. For this edition we talked to Gwen Frey, Founder and Primary Developer at Chump Squad. Read more about Gwen in this interview:
Hi Gwen! You are the Founder and Primary Developer at Chump Squad. Before creating your own studio, you've already worked on games like Bioshock Infinite and The Flame in the Flood. What made you decide to start developing games on your own?
My very first job was working at a startup in San Francisco. From the moment I took that job I knew I wanted to run a company. Some of this was hubris, but I looked around at all of the tech companies in Silicon Valley and starting a company just seemed so easy and fun! I was watching venture capitalists give millions to either highly disorganized "idea" people or to men in suits from Harvard, and neither one of those was working out for these investors. The startup I worked at shut down 6 months after I took the job, and I spent the next 6 years working in online games, and then in AAA, but I never forgot about my time in San Francisco. I always knew I'd start my own company one day.
My first opportunity came after Irrational Games closed. I was suddenly jobless again, but this time I had experience making successful games. I also had a large number of talented developers that had lost their jobs at the same time. I banded together with 5 other people and co-founded The Molasses Flood. In under 3 years we founded the studio, lined up some funding, and shipped The Flame in The Flood. This was not easy and there were a lot of ups and down, but I am insanely proud that we pulled this off. The Flame in The Flood is on every console and has been played by millions of people around the world. I love The Molasses Flood and honestly had no intention of ever leaving… but then I did.
After The Flame in The Flood launched I had started a game at home in my free time, and I absolutely fell in love with it. Unfortunately, the game I was making was a narrative puzzle game. I adore single player games, puzzle games, and rpgs, but what I was making was is in a genre that tends to lose money. Financially successful indie games are usually highly-systemic, roguelikes, or multiplayer games. Publishers and business people generally aren't interested in puzzle games, and even now I have difficulty getting certain deals because of the genre. "Is the game replayable" is the first thing someone asks when I email them about the game. Back when I had started development on this game we were looking to grow The Molasses Flood, and we could not take the risk of investing in a puzzle game. It was especially risky because the person that wanted to design the game was me, and I've never been involved in game design before. I was always focused on the art, or on the business of game development. There was just no way to make this game at the company I co-founded.
But I strongly felt that I needed to make this game, so slowly over the course of a year I wound down my role at The Molasses Flood and I formed my own studio, Chump Squad. This way I could take on the risk, and have fun making exactly what I wanted to make. It was difficult to do this, but I'm extremely happy that I decided to go it alone. I'm proud to say that I completed and launched that narrative puzzle game, Kine, in October last year. You can play it on the Epic Game Store, any console, and on Google Stadia. Please check it out!
You began your games career as a technical artist and technical animator. Where are the differences compared to "usual" artists and animators, and why did you specify in these areas?
Everyone in my family is a programmer. I wanted to be an animator, but I never thought I would pull it off. I actually went to the school of Film and Animation at RIT (a programming school.) I always assumed that I would give up on art, switch my major to programming, and then go get a real job. Halfway through college I met a group of aspiring game developers and we made games together in our free time. I loved doing this. In fact I spent so much time making games at college I couldn't keep up with my animation classes. In order to make my workload more manageable I convinced my professors to let me focus on character rigging. I would rig characters for other students so that they could focus on animation and I could focus on just rigging. I really enjoyed setting up characters, and knew I could do this significantly faster than the other students because I had written a bunch of tools in Python to automate the process. This worked out extremely well, and led to my first job being a "tech art" job rigging characters in video games. As soon as I got that job I spent a lot of time writing tools to automate the art processes at that studio… and this pattern just sort of continued throughout my career. I tend to get to a place, find there is something that no one is doing that should really get done, and then I do that thing. Sometimes it is a system that people know they need (someone has to figure out how real time cloth works in UE3) sometimes it is a tool that people don't realize they badly need, and sometimes I just make art. I love having a very undefined job, it gives me a lot of freedom.
Chump Squad's first title, Kine, was released last year. What is some useful advice you would like to share with people who are also interested in developing games on their own?
This is a very difficult question. Different people need completely different advice, and giving the wrong advice is often dangerous. For example, if someone says they can't seem to focus on their work then that could mean they haven't formed solid work habits and they need to set a time to start and stop working each day. On the other hand it could also mean that this person is burned out and they need to step away from work for a while. If you don't know that person you could give them the wrong advice, and the wrong advice could hurt them. This effect is amplified because as humans we often seek out the wrong advice! We look for advice that confirms what we want to believe rather than what we need to hear.
Going further, business advice is often regional (going to GDC is easy if you are American, and harder/pointless if you are South African), and design advice is only useful if it plays into your specific advantages and disadvantages as a designer. I'm not kidding when I say this: There is no universally "useful" advice. I wish there was, it would make questions like this easier 🙂
Thank you for your time Gwen!
Gwen's Links:
Gwen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/direGoldfish
Kine's Website: https://www.kinegame.com/
The Dialog Box's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dialogBoxCast
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Listen: Amy Mahala, Cleveland, Murder discussed on Bill Handel
"A 10 year old girl went to school in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, went to class, talked and laughed with friends. She was in the room when a police officer told her about stranger danger. But she never came home that day. Amy Mahala. Vic never came home at all. You know, she was learned to base square basically to be abducted since Amy disappeared. These streets normally filled with Children playing have been strangely quiet 30 years later, her murder remains one of the nation's most high profile, kidnapping and killing cases. But could three strands of decades old evidence lead police to a killer. This lead will sell the case or well. Amy's murder remain unsolved. Amy should be 40, a new podcast from three news in Cleveland and vaults Studios. Listen and follow this podcast for free on the I Heart Radio Act number one for music, radio and podcasts, all in one How are you? Do you want? Have a good day today. That's right. Yeah. This is a handle on the law. Marginal legal advice, right? Tell you you have no case call it said 88 to handle 8882 h a n d l. That's 888 to 4 to 6335.."
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A 10 year old girl went to school in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, went to class, talked and laughed with friends. She was in the room when a police officer told her about stranger danger. But she never came home that day. Amy Mahala. Vic never came home at all. You know, she was learned to base square basically to be abducted since Amy disappeared. These streets normally filled with Children playing have been strangely quiet 30 years later, her murder remains one of the nation's most high profile, kidnapping and killing cases. But could three strands of decades old evidence lead police to a killer. This lead will sell the case or well. Amy's murder remain unsolved. Amy should be 40, a new podcast from three news in Cleveland and vaults Studios. Listen and follow this podcast for free on the I Heart Radio Act number one for music, radio and podcasts, all in one How are you? Do you want? Have a good day today. That's right. Yeah. This is a handle on the law. Marginal legal advice, right? Tell you you have no case call it said 88 to handle 8882 h a n d l. That's 888 to 4 to 6335..

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The Gambia is the biggest mover by points in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings released by the world football governing body for the month of November.
The country, which occupied position 173 in the October rankings, moved seven places up to lie 166 in the world and 48 in Africa on the latest rankings.
The Gambia, previously with 967 points on the rankings, now has 986 points.
The latest soaring on the rankings can be attributed to the Scorpions' 3-1 home win over Benin in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers last month.
"Second biggest movers in the world on the FIFA rankings, first victory in five years for The Gambia, biggest win in 8 years time and only the second time in history that Gambia still has a chance to qualify for the AFCON," Scorpions gaffer Tom Saintfiet reacted on the rankings via a social media post.
Belgium meanwhile remain top of the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, although the gap between the Red Devils, France (2nd, unchanged) and Brazil (3rd, unchanged) has narrowed over the past month.
The big climbers included the African quintet of Mozambique (117th, up 5), Angola (125th, up 5), Sudan (127th, up 8), Comoros (143rd, up 5) and Gambia (166th, up 7).
The rise of Kosovo (131st, up 6) was also notable as it took them to their highest position Ranking position to date.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 20 December 2018.


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It experied before the sport pilot rules became in effect. I'm going to retire next year and was wondering what would it take to become a CFI sport pilot (CFIS?) I might buy a trike (SLSA) and go that route. I don't have a WSC endorsement. So I get all caught up to speed and get current with a BFR and Medical, Then go and get a WSC endorsement.(two CFI endorsements) After I fly 50 hrs in a WSC then could I get a CFIS ?
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import { normalize } from 'normalizr';
import { takeEvery, apply, put } from 'redux-saga/effects';
import {
  fetchUserMangasSuccess,
  fetchUserMangasFailure,
} from '../actions/userMangas';
import { addError } from '../actions/error';
import pixiv from '../helpers/apiClient';
import { USER_MANGAS } from '../constants/actionTypes';
import Schemas from '../constants/schemas';

export function* handleFetchUserMangas(action) {
  const { userId, nextUrl } = action.payload;
  try {
    let response;
    if (nextUrl) {
      response = yield apply(pixiv, pixiv.requestUrl, [nextUrl]);
    } else {
      const options = { type: 'manga' };
      response = yield apply(pixiv, pixiv.userIllusts, [userId, options]);
    }
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    );
    yield put(
      fetchUserMangasSuccess(
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        normalized.result,
        userId,
        response.next_url,
      ),
    );
  } catch (err) {
    yield put(fetchUserMangasFailure(userId));
    yield put(addError(err));
  }
}

export function* watchFetchUserMangas() {
  yield takeEvery(USER_MANGAS.REQUEST, handleFetchUserMangas);
}

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My guess is this is going to be a tough post to write, but I have to try. I was driving two children to school today and, as they were buckling their seat belts on the school bus I asked if they knew why today was a big day. They both said no. I told them it is Inauguration Day and asked if they know what that means. Another no. I told them Inauguration Day is the day we get a new president. One of the kids then said "Does that mean Donald Trump won't be President?" That, of course, lead to the discussion that until now it was President Elect Trump and that today President Obama would stop being President and Donald Trump would start being President in a few hours.
The next thing one of the children said was I hope my mommy gets to stay. I asked her what she meant. She said that her mommy has darker skin and that kids say people with dark skin are going to have to leave the country. Wow.
Clearly the conversation continued and we discussed how her mommy was born in the United States so she automatically has permission to stay. We talked about how the color of a person's skin does not define who is or is not a citizen and how a person might become a citizen if they are not born here. It was quite a conversation for a short bus ride.
After I dropped the children off at school I had time to ponder. I wonder how long she has been nervous about her mom having to leave the country. Has she discussed this with her family and with her teachers? As adults we often have no idea what children are thinking about. We ask questions and get shoulder shrugs and short answers; but, sometimes we get long answers that give us insight into their thoughts. Sometimes what we learn is wonderful, other times terrifying, and still other times, sad. BUT, our role as adults is to keep asking, keep conversing and, most importantly, to keep caring.


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Q: Scheduling of tasks with the Android JobScheduler that require network access In my android application i want to update the foreign currency exchange rate in each day when the network is there.I want to update the currency rate only once in each day and repeat the process in next days.Recently I heard about android job scheduler.Is it good to use for my problem? If so how can i use that to update the exchange rate in each day? Please help me.Also what to do in android versions below lollipop?

A: This method start alaram manger at 15:30 every day. add this in your mainActivity:
private void setNotifyAlarm() {
        long _alarm;
        AlarmManager al;
        PendingIntent fintent;
        Intent notif;

        Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
        Calendar wakeupcall = Calendar.getInstance();
        wakeupcall.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
        wakeupcall.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 15);
        wakeupcall.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 30);

        if (wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis() <= now.getTimeInMillis())
            _alarm=wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis() + (AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY+1);
        else
            _alarm=wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis();

        al = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
        notif= new Intent(this,TestNotifyService.class);
        fintent = PendingIntent.getService(this,0,notif,0);

        if (SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
            al.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_alarm, fintent);
            Log.d("lowerMN","hahah");
        }
        else if (Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT <= SDK_INT  && SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
            al.setExact(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_alarm,fintent);
            Log.d("kitkatMN","hahah");
        }
        else if (SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
            al.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_alarm,fintent);
            Log.d("marshmallowMN","hahah");
        }

    }

Now, In TestNotifyService.java class that actually do your work,
public class TestNotifyService extends IntentService {

    PowerManager powerManager;
    PowerManager.WakeLock wakeLock=null;
    private AlarmManager al;
    PendingIntent fintent;
    Intent notif;
    final int SDK_INT = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
    long _alarm;

    public TestNotifyService() {
        super("");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
        powerManager = (PowerManager) getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE);
        wakeLock = powerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, "TRYNOTIFY");
        wakeLock.acquire();
        fetchingDATA();
    }

    private void fetchingDATA() {
        try {

            ........CALL WEBSERVICE TO GET LATEST DATA.......

        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        reSETNOTIFY();
        wakeLock.release();
    }

    private void reSETNOTIFY() {

        Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
        Calendar wakeupcall = Calendar.getInstance();
        wakeupcall.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
        wakeupcall.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 15);
        wakeupcall.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 30);

        if (wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis() <= now.getTimeInMillis())
            _alarm=wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis() + (AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY+1)+25000;
        else
            _alarm=wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis()+25000;

        al = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
        notif= new Intent(this,TestNotifyService.class);
        fintent = PendingIntent.getService(this,0,notif,0);

        if (SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
            al.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_alarm, fintent);
            Log.d("lowerNS","hahah");
        }
        else if (Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT <= SDK_INT  && SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
            al.setExact(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_alarm,fintent);
            Log.d("kitkatNS","hahah");
        }
        else if (SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
            al.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_alarm,fintent);
            Log.d("marshmallowNS","hahah");
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
    }
}

Now, when device restarted you need to reset Alarm using Brodcast Receiver:
public class Nauto extends BroadcastReceiver {
    final int SDK_INT = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;

    public Nauto() {
    }

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        long _Nalarm;
        Log.d("Bootcompleted","starting");
        if (intent.getAction().equals("android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED")){

            AlarmManager alarmMgr = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
            Intent intent1 = new Intent(context, TestNotifyService.class);
            PendingIntent alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, intent1, 0);

            Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
            Calendar wakeupcall = Calendar.getInstance();
            wakeupcall.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
            wakeupcall.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 15);
            wakeupcall.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 30);

            if (wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis() <= now.getTimeInMillis())
                _Nalarm=wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis() + (AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY+1);
            else
                _Nalarm=wakeupcall.getTimeInMillis();

            if (SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
                alarmMgr.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_Nalarm, alarmIntent);
                Log.d("lowerNB","hahah");
            }
            else if (Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT <= SDK_INT  && SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
                alarmMgr.setExact(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_Nalarm,alarmIntent);
                Log.d("kitkatNB","hahah");
            }
            else if (SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
                alarmMgr.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,_Nalarm,alarmIntent);
                Log.d("marshmallowNB","hahah");
            }

        }

    }
}

At last, add this in Manifest file:
<receiver android:name=".Nauto" android:exported="true" android:enabled="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

<service android:name=".TestNotifyService" android:exported="true" android:enabled="true"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>

Let me know if it working or not.

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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in Denver is provided by the Federal Government for claimants who can no longer perform substantial gainful activity (SGA) due to a severe mental or physical health condition which is expected to last for at least 12 continuous months or result in their death.
Social Security Disability Insurance in Denver is financed through Social Security employment taxes paid by employers and employees. Denver SSDI benefits are only paid to claimants who have worked and paid enough taxes to be considered "insured" by the Social Security Administration. The amount of work credits needed to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance in Denver can vary based on the claimant's age at the time of disability. Most full-time workers can earn approximately 4 work credits per year and will need 20-40 work credits to qualify for SSDI.
Social Security Disability Insurance in Denver may also be available for widows, widowers, or dependents of a wage earner who is deceased, retired or disabled and is receiving or has received SSDI benefits.
What if a claimant is not insured and cannot qualify for SSDI in Denver? Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is paid to the aged (65 years or older), blind or disabled who are not considered "insured" by the Federal Government but need cash assistance to meet their minimum monthly expenses. Denver Supplemental Security Income is a "needs" based program and is only provided to claimants who have very limited income and resources and who meet additional non-economic considerations. Claimants who qualify for SSI in Denver may also qualify for Medicaid, in most states.
What will a disability lawyer in Denver do for me?
A disability or impairment that prevents you from working and earning an income for at least twelve months.
It is important to know that seventy percent of the disability claims are rejected by the Social Security Administration; many just on the basis of incorrect or incomplete paperwork, or incomplete procedural formalities. Therefore, although the law allows you to represent yourself, it is advisable to engage the services of a Denver disability attorney or social security benefits advocate to look after your claims.
Denver disability lawyers complete and submit all documentation for all your appeals.
The SSDI or SSI lawyer can also compile a detailed record of your medical history and your present health condition.
Collect expert opinions and make arrangements for medical examinations.
The social security lawyer will also explore all avenues to strengthen your case, represent you in every hearing and also approach the United States Supreme Court, if necessary.
You can depend on our Denver social service disability lawyers to support you all the way, till you get your due.
If you are considering filing a disability claim, remember that time is an important factor. Your case gets weaker with the passage of time, as details and documents get lost. So call our sponsoring Denver social service disability lawyers immediately for a free consultation. We also offer our services in Boulder, Canon City, Colorado Springs, Aspen and Aurora.
Go in person and see try qualifying for disability benefits at the local social security office. Make an appointment to meet with a Denver Social Security Administration Office representative. To locate the nearest office in your area go to the www.socialsecurity.gov website and find the office locator page. Enter your zip code and the nearest Social Security Regional Office in your area will be listed. We have also included a list of local offices on this page for your added convenience.
Your completed Social Security Disability application will be sent to the appropriate SSA Office for processing.
If a claimant's application is denied the claimant has 60 days to file their appeal. There are several steps in the appeal process but if the claimant is at hearing level the hearings are scheduled and managed through the Social Security Administration Office of Disability Adjudication and Review for the Denver Region which services residents of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. You can reach the Denver Regional Office at the address below.
Each request for a hearing is processed by one of the Social Security Administration's 5 hearing offices and 4 satellite offices in the Denver Region. The address and phone number for the Denver ODAR office is listed below.
The Denver ODAR services the following Social Security Field offices in Colorado: Aurora, Denver, Boulder, Englewood, Lakewood, Fort Collins and Greeley.
According to the Social Security Administration, the SSA field offices in Colorado perform a full range of services. Claimants may apply for SSDI or SSI, replace their Social Security cards, make changes to their benefits information or the SSA will help Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and resources apply for extra help with the cost of their prescription drugs under the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program. We have included the Denver social security office below for your reference. It is wise to always call ahead to confirm that the office can handle your situation.


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Deliveries Of Diesel For Refueling Cars Owned By The Purda Commune And Supply Of Heating Oil To Buildings Administered By The Commune Office In Purda In 2023.
Poland has Released a tender for Deliveries Of Diesel For Refueling Cars Owned By The Purda Commune And Supply Of Heating Oil To Buildings Administered By The Commune Office In Purda In 2023. in Oil and Gas Product and Equipment. The tender was released on Dec 08, 2022. The GT reference number for the notice is 481734253. The scope of work comes under Heating oil
Country - Poland
Summary - Deliveries Of Diesel For Refueling Cars Owned By The Purda Commune And Supply Of Heating Oil To Buildings Administered By The Commune Office In Purda In 2023.
Authority Name - GMINA PURDA
Product classification - Heating oil
Address - Poland
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Academic Loaner: Environmental soils in NJ parks with SciAps XRF
Diggity April 4, 2022 Academic, Environmental, Independent Studies, XRF
SciAps most recent Academic Loaner Program story comes from Rutgers University, Newark, where researchers have detected an exceedance of heavy metals in the soil of local parks.
Dr. Ashaki Rouff, an associate professor, and Suah Yekeh, a second year Ph.D. student, in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University, sought a portable XRF to analyze recreational soils in municipal parks for contaminants, a project Yekeh was pursuing for her Ph.D.
SciAps loaned them the X-200 during the summer of 2021 (the instrument has since been superseded by SciAps X-505), and the resulting study, "XRF Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Parks of Newark, New Jersey," detected arsenic, cobalt, and lead in concentrations above New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection limits in those high-contact recreational soils.
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Dr. Ashaki Rouff, associate professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark, is an environmental geochemist studying soil and water contaminants in natural and human-impacted systems with the goal of environmental preservation and sustainability.
Suah Yekeh is a second year Ph.D. student in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark, currently studying environmental science with a concentration in soil and water contaminants.
The findings made their case for further analysis. In summer 2022, the team is going to be working with a brand new One Box system featuring SciAps X-505 XRF and Z-903 LIBS, purchased through a National Science Foundation grant. Last year's work, included in the grant proposal, was instrumental in getting the grant money.
"We can't wait to get back out into the field with our own system in the summer," Rouff says. "We're very excited."
A new tool for community-based research
Rutgers is regarded as an anchor institution in Newark, and a project like this advances their mission of community-based research, learning, and teaching. The handheld XRF was not only critical to the study's scientific validity, but also drew a bit of attention as a public relations tool in the community where Yekeh was raised.
"My favorite part of performing the study was being able to show all the curious kids what I was doing with the analyzer," Yekeh says. "One of the parks is near where a lot of Spanish, Cuban, and Brazilian people live. A 5-year-old boy asked me so many questions and then apologized for bothering me. Of course, it wasn't a bother. I enjoyed it," she says. After learning about the XRF and watching her work (with permission from his parents), she says he told her, "'I want to be a scientist when I grow up. I thought I was going to be a factory worker like my mom, but now I want to be a scientist just like you.' It was so cute," Yekeh says with a big smile.
Engaging the community is an element of the project design. In fact, the project traces its roots back to one of Rouff's earlier student projects and fertilizer development at Rutgers. That study analyzed soils in community gardens and identified a prevalence of lead. When Yekeh, a resident of Newark, joined the program, she knew where she wanted to test further for contaminants: the parks she and her family and friends frequented. She researched when and when the parks were developed, and then she investigated how and where residents are likely to have maximum exposure to soils and potential contaminants.
"Working with soil and water contamination, especially in areas where people are in play, was really important to me. I came from Liberia, so a lot of the soil and water pollution affected me when I was younger. Working on the park project over the summer showed me how important environmental science is. There were a lot of children in the park where I was sampling—a lot of teams on the fields and young children in various activities—and it wasn't just for an hour or so, but consistently throughout the whole day," Yekeh says.
Once the shape of the project was outlined, it became even more evident that they would need a handheld XRF that would allow them to see what metals and metal assemblages were present, automatically. "That allowed us to make really concerted decisions about which soils we wanted to sample for the evaluation," Rouff says.
Critical instrumentation with hXRF
Rouff had discovered two things during the community gardens project: First, just looking at the community garden soils was not going to be enough in a city like Newark that has a record of pollution; second, they wasted a lot of time bringing too many samples back to the lab.
Using the NJDEP limits for residential contact soils as the standard to evaluate the soils, Yekeh and two undergraduate students that she was mentoring used SciAps academic loaner to target and collect samples. Now in the lab, they're adding the arsenic, lead, and cobalt data with GPS coordinates into their GIS to show the concentration and potency from one area to another.
Rouff says SciAps XRF improved the efficiency and user experience of the project. They previously tried working with another company's analyzer, and hadn't received a lot of support or guidance, she says. "SciAps actually came in and did a demo for us, which was quite informative," Rouff says. "When we borrowed the XRF through the Academic Loaner program, we were trained how to use it and collected invaluable data. It solidified the decision to purchase analyzers from SciAps."
For Yekeh, the academic loaner data not only jump started her project, but also will be included in the presentation portion of the qualifier exam for her Ph.D.
"Without the SciAps Academic Loaner Program, I wouldn't be as far ahead as I am currently. I started this journey with a group of students, but now I'm way ahead in my project," says Yekeh. "So, thank you so much for having this program. It's much needed, especially for labs like Dr. Rouff 's and other labs that might need it in the future."
Next steps: Complete analysis, now with carbon included
In the next phase, the researchers will use SciAps X-505 to conduct a complete analysis of the soils to get an assessment of the potential mobility of the contaminants and the potential of the contaminated soils to infiltrate the air. SciAps Z-903 LIBS (laser) will allow them to expand the study to see what's going on with carbon in the soil, too.
"I want to understand how the metal contents and the carbon content correlate. We already know from our speciation analyses that we do have metals bound to a lot of organic material, and so I think it will be interesting and informative to also quantify carbon in the soils and see what the correlations look like," Rouff says.
Expanding the campus experience
On campus, Rouff has already added XRF analysis to soil modules in environmental and geochemistry courses for those students who are not necessarily participating in research but will benefit from the immediate analysis of samples in the classroom. "We are going to be developing and modifying course modules to include the XRF wherever we can," Rouff says.
Rouff will also deploy the XRF and LIBS analyzers on smaller-scale undergraduate research projects that connect to the whole project. "We can engage a broader range of students in this type of public or community-based research. So I can run summer programs with undergraduates, and using the XRF is going to be a lifesaver in terms of doing analysis in the field," Rouff says.
And when Yekeh has the opportunity to talk to high school students about her project, she is able to tell them about the Environmental Science program at Rutgers and how the university offers summer programs for them. "When I tell them I am a Ph.D. candidate in the program, I think it is cool for them to see somebody from their area going farther with education," Yekeh says.
More academic applications
SciAps is expanding the world of handheld LIBS and XRF. Read more about our academic loaners and independent studies.
Quantum RX, a SciAps distributor in France, recently assisted researchers with the handheld LIBS analysis featured in the latest issue of Contrôles Essais Mesures. This is just one in a series of emerging cultural heritage applications made possible by SciAps ...
SciAps Z-903 LIBS in Mars simulation
Mission MDRU Supaero Crew 263 to use SciAps Z-903 for geochemistry analysis A team of French scientists are using SciAps Z-903 LIBS for a Mars exploration simulation. The project takes place this February in a confinement simulation at the Mars ...
Finding a LIBS method for improved plant nutrition in grape production
Assessing plant nutrients, quickly and in the vineyard, would improve fertilization decisions for the table grape industry all over the world. Introduction SciAps handheld LIBS instruments are being used in Germany to investigate critical elemental in-field analysis in agricultural soil ...
Handheld LIBS – The latest success story in portable analytical instrumentation
LIBS technology has migrated from an obscure laboratory analysis method to a mainstream field analytical technique in recent years. Read "Handheld LIBS – The latest success story in portable analytical instrumentation" by Don Sackett, SciAps CEO, in the recent edition ...


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Canadian Film Fest 08 Day 1 - March 25/08
(outside the Varsity* cinema)
Even with the cold and wet March weather upon us, the wait is over! The Canadian Film Fest kicked off Tuesday night with a bang. The five day festival focuses exclusively on Canadian film and that is so exciting to see. This year the festival boasts 14 features and 22 shorts of home grown talent. Bring it on!
(Bern Euler, Founder/Festival Director)
We are welcomed to the festival by Bern Euler, Founder/Festival Director at the busy house at the Varsity* before the screening of the evening. There is a great energy in the room with the contagious buzz that comes hand in hand with opening nights. After the crowd is settled and subdued with by a reminder on why Canadian film is great, we get on to the show!
(Bern Euler, Thomas Michael and Matthiew Klinck)
Hank & Mike
Dir: Matthiew Klinck (Greg & Gentillon)
Writers: Thomas Michael and Paolo Mancini
Cast: Thomas Michael, Paolo Mancini, Joe Mantegna, Chris Klein, Tony Nappo
Impressions: A tale of two Easter Bunnies against all odds. Follow the bunnies Hank and Mike as they smoke, drink, binge eat ice cream and spend a surprizing amount of time accidentally or on purpose, in the presence of unclothed women. It ain't your regular Easter tale, that's for sure. This comedy is a creative exploration on bunnies versus the world, and if you like crass humour paired with fun with foul language this film is for you. The two leads Thomas Michael (Hank) and Paolo Mancini (Mike) play very well off each other as long time friends. The performance by Chris Klein (Rollerball) as the evil corporate dude is as dark and twisted as they come. Add to that the hilarious deadpan nature of Easter Bunnies out and about functioning in the everyday world and you've got fascinating film experience.
Highlights from the Q&A with Thomas Michael (writer/actor/producer) and Matthiew Klinck (director):
The characters were initially created through sketch comedy.
The costumes and appearances went though many permutations before the one you see in the film.
Both of the leads had 4 bunny outfits, all other bunnies had 1.
A use for Chunky Soup that you don't really want to know.
The Q&A closed on "It's different, not necessarily for everyone but we hope you liked it." Judging from the reaction of the house, they did.
More Hank & Mike: website, trailer, IMDb page
The Canadian Film Fest runs from March 25-29/08 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
*Please note the majority of the screenings are at the Carlton. Check the film schedule for more info.
Labels: 2008 Film Festivals, Canadian Film Fest 2008
Sounds like a great night. How many people get to say they had 4 bunny suits?
I totally love the poster for the festival. "North of the expected" LOVE IT! Looks like the festival is off to a kicking start.
Indeed a great start and I agree with Jamie...great poster!
Sacred Suzie said...
The bunny movie wouldn't be my cup of tea but I know a lot of people who would get a kick out of it. At first I thought, it must be animated, but to know that guys got dressed up at bunnies is enough to make me curious and potentially watch it. Awesome photos and coverage Shannon!
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The Bank Job
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The Genies are tonight!
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual conference, Friday, May 31, 2019 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
VIDEO: We'll work with cities, even when provinces won't work with Ottawa, Trudeau says
Prime minister pledged government will keep working with municipalities on housing, climate change
Jun. 1, 2019 9:38 a.m.
Even with provinces and Ottawa not always seeing eye-to-eye these days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Friday that his federal Liberal government would keep working with municipalities to deal with the effects of extreme weather, housing shortages and climate change.
In a speech to members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities with an election-style tone, Trudeau also warned those gathered against Conservative policies.
"We are an election away from going back to the days when austerity was the federal government's only policy," Trudeau said. "We've seen conservative politicians do this before, so we can't act surprised when we see them do it again."
His speech came ahead of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's own address to the gathering of mayors and councillors later Friday.
Trudeau said the actions of provincial conservative governments show how far they're willing to go to pursue small-government ideology.
"Over the last year, we've seen Doug Ford's Conservative government withhold federal dollars from their citizens," Trudeau told the municipal politicians in Quebec City, saying that in some Ontario communities, federally funded public construction projects have slowed or stopped completely.
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This week, the Ford government cancelled retroactive funding cuts to municipalities, but Trudeau said he's not convinced the Ontario premier has really heard what local lawmakers are telling him.
In response, Ontario's Infrastructure Minister Monte McNaughton shot back that Trudeau was "dead wrong."
In a statement, McNaughton said 54 projects have been submitted to the federal government — critical work that includes $28.6 billion in road, bridge and transit projects that have yet to be approved by Ottawa.
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He pointed to a one-time measure in the latest federal budget that doubles the federal gas-tax transfer to help municipalities with infrastructure work this year.
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My pc Speakers make a buzzing noise?
My speakers have always made a weird noise it is more of a patting noise. And it really gets on my nerves when I try to listen to music and the noise is louder then my music? I know it is not a louse wire because I opened up the speakers and checked all the wires. But the weirds part is when my cell phone is beside the speakers, if someone sent me a text my speakers will make a loud buzzing noise before my cell phone even rings?
It is the RF interference from your phone (as Burf said and aelias36 and Re-design seconded). You should hear something like "dit di dit dit dit dddddddddddddd" when a call is coming in. This is your cell phone transmitting to the cell tower. You will also hear similar "dit di dit dit dit's" on occasion when the phone checks to see if it is still near a cell tower.
The quickest way to solve the problem is to move the phone away from the computer. You may have to move it to another room.
I have several computers in the same room, and the one with the really cheap speakers is affected the same way. They even buzz when the phone is in an adjacent room.
You can try to shield the speaker's amp section, but my guess is that the cord is also substandard and is susceptible to RF interference also.
If its a constand hum (50 or 60 hz, the sound fluorescent lights or many arc welders make) it's interference from mains voltage. There could be many sources or solutions, but its generally down to how crap the speaker's actual filtering/amplifying circuit is.
The cel phone blip blip blip is indeed the tower saying 'I have a call for you', then the phone handshaking back and forth a bunch of info (not important to this discussion) - but its transmitted at the strongest the little antenna in your phone can transmit, and gsm puts out a frequency that is (either raw or modulated in the audible range) is loud and obnoxious -- since it's being transmitted at the phone's maximum strength it is thus picked up quite well by the wires in audio equipment.
Solutions in almost all of the above: get better speakers.
It may be RF interference. Try moving your speakers to a different location. If that doesn't help you may need to find the offending device and shield it.
Sounds like the answer to me also.


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ROZES Rises Above Relationship Issues On Soaring New Single, 'Canyons'!
Hope y'all haven't forgotten about ROZES!
She's the promising Philadelphia-bred singer-songwriter behind The Chainsmokers breakout smash "Roses" all the way back in 2015, aka the song that kicked off their consistent reign on the Billboard Hot 100. Since then, ROZES has been keeping busy carving out her own niche as a solo musical act with a number of high quality solo tracks and collaborations.
Following the release of her Cash Cash breakup anthem "Matches" back in March, ROZES is ready to move forward all on her own again with her latest single: "Canyons," co-written and produced by ROZES, Patrick J. Mencel aka SSIK, and Ian Walsh.
The track is a satisfying slice of synth-pop that is driven by those tropical-lite beats that have been dominating the singles charts over the last year — but ROZES soaring vocal chops manage to rise above the production, elevating it to a different level than your typical radio-trending anthem.
"My love, a canyon's come between us/ A river tore right through us/ I swear I can't feel you anymore/ Don't you want me anymore?/ My love…," she cries out on the hook. It's a song "about learning that you can disagree with the people you love and still be compatible," ROZES said in a statement. "A healthy relationship of any sort is being able to have your own opinions and maintaining your own identity while still living in harmony with each other."
The end result is something immediately infectious, summer-ready and tenderly crafted – I LOVE!
ROZES' latest single "Canyons" is also available on Apple Music and Spotify!
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Absalom Jones Celebration
Worship service celebrating the life and legacy of the first African-American Episcopal priest.
By Racial Healing, Justice & Reconciliation Network
Sun, Feb 12, 2023, 4:00 PM EST
St. Monica's Episcopal Church 3575 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120
Come join the Racial Healing, Justice, and Reconciliation Ministry, the Hartford and Southern Connecticut Chapters of the Union of Black Episcopalians, and St. Monica's, Hartford for an afternoon of worship to celebrate the life and ministry of the Reverend Absalom Jones, the first African American to be ordained in the Episcopal Church and the founder of St. Thomas African Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.
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Q: After improved a suggested-edit, you are redirected to the question, not back to review tasks I guess it's a regression since yesterday.
When you want to improve a suggested-edit, after hitting Save edits, you are redirected to the question instead of coming back to the review tasks dashboard. This worked yesterday (I mean 13 hours ago).
Sometimes, a popup also says "do you really want to leave this page?". The same popup you got when you want to cancel an edit.
And in the history, you can't see the action "Edit". I guess the improve lead back to a normal edit.
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When the improve edit redirect to the captcha, it then redirect well to the review tasks (and the "Edit" action is recorded in the history).
The problem is also on Low Quality Posts when you edit an answer, you are redirected to the question (and the edit isn't recorded in history).
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As of rev 2012.8.21.3762, this seems to be fixed.


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More than 300 exhibitions on site and off, 90 artist residencies, 80 festivals and public events and more than 1,000 tours for over 15,000 students in K-12 and secondary art classes... For more than two decades, Zygote Press has served the community as the region's premier printmaking nonprofit organization.
Zygote Press was founded by four artists (Liz Maugans, Kelly Novak, Bellamy Printz and Joe Sroka) in 1995. Between their main space on E. 30th Street and satellite Ink House location in Waterloo, Zygote Press provides exhibition space, equipment, studio space and technical assistance to both resident artists and artist-members. Zygote also hosts numerous workshops for members of the community with any level of experience. Being a resource for the community isn't cheap, so they're asking for support this Thursday evening.
This year's benefit theme was inspired by Zygote Press' current exhibition, Chido Johnson's Love Library, a group exhibition of artwork by local artists inspired by classic romance novels. Let's Make, With Love takes place on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Admission for members is $20 per person ($34 per couple) and $28 per non-member ($50 per non-member couple), and includes a box of candy hearts, a Love Library bookmark and a drink ticket.
Zygote Press invites guests to join in the love-making with opportunities to support the organization by purchasing experiences at the event, such as hand henna design by Alexis Hedderson, 10-minute massages by Gina Matteucci, as well as a chance to write sonnets with Cleveland Arts Prize award-winning poet Dave Lucas. Additional activities include printing t-shirts, Valentine's Day cards, coasters and more. Music for the evening is provided by artist and DJ Marcus Brathwaite, as well as a guest harpist to set the mood.
"Let's Make, with Love is a benefit party with all funds going to support Zygote's general operations and free educational programs, such as Free Tour Wednesdays," says Zygote Press Director of Operations Stephanie Kluk." There will be a variety of activities happening during the evening, including a silkscreen Valentine's Day cards making station, a liquid nitrogen chocolate making demo and great music provided by DJs and a special guest harpist."
"The Love Library was planned a year in advance but ended up being a perfect exhibition to kick off our 2017 year of events," Kluk says. "The theme of the show is timely, and the artists' responses were encouraging. Each book in the library is unique and often very personal. With the Love Library on the schedule we knew it would be a great opportunity to connect a benefit party that supports and encourages love, especially around Valentine's Day."
Inspired by the romance novels of his childhood library in rural Zimbabwe, Chido Johnson's Love Library is an ongoing, collaborative art project that has travelled to venues in Rochester, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Indianapolis and Lawrence, Kansas, as well as Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. In each city, Johnson collaborates with a local "Love Librarian" who selects the artists to create original works of art by altering books using the traditional Harlequin Romance Novel as a template. Johnson's latest Love Library is hosted by Zygote Press and co-curated by local "Love Librarians" Sarah Kabot and Liz Maugans.
"Zygote is proud to present, Zimbabwe born artist Chido Johnson's, Love Library: Let's Talk about Love Baby," Kluk says. "This traveling exhibition began as a tribute to Chido's mother, who learned English by reading Harlequin Romance novels. As the show traveled to Cleveland, Zygote invited several artists to create their own books that would be added to the library and sent along to the exhibition's next home. The Cleveland Chapter includes 20 local artists. The response from Cleveland artists was exciting! The books reflected a variety of opinions and views on love and what makes a love story. Artists interpreted their views into books that are meant for guests to sit and read in the gallery. There are currently over 250 books in the library and growing."
Participating artists include: Rian Brown, Kristen Cliffel, Hadley Conner, Dana Depew, Amber Esner, Evan Fusco, John G, Val Grossman, Jake Hatmaker, James Klein & David Reid, Sarah Rose Lejeune, Dave Lucas, Anthony Mastromatteo, Liz Maugans, Loren Naji, Sarah Paul, Jessica Pinsky, Matt Rowe, Corrie Slawson & Ira Lefkowitz, Breanne Tramell, Nanette Yannuzzi, Justin Will and Nikki Woods. Additionally, library archives featuring the work of artists from other "chapters" (cities) will be on view as well.
The Love Library remains on view at Zygote Press through Feb. 25 during regular business hours: Wednesday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m., or by appointment. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, Zygote Press hosts a small Soup and Share Potluck closing event with artist from the Cleveland Chapter of the Love Library, who will be discussing their work in the gallery.
(Zygote Press) 1410 E. 30th St., 216-621-2900, zygotepress.com


This is just the book to beat those winter blues. A book full to the rim with mouth-watering, tummy warming dishes, from snacks and drinks, homely breakfasts and slow cooked dishes to the luxurious. Jane Lawson is not as one might think from some chilly European country but is in fact Australian. At an early age she became fascinated with Europe when she learned of her mythological Great Grandfather, a German sea captain (it wasn't until she was 30 that she discovered he never existed and it was a story that her grandfather started and her father continued). This obsession resulted in subsequent travels throughout Northern, Central and Eastern Europe and a passion for these countries and their cuisine. The recipes within this book have an ongoing winter theme with her interpretation and adaption of traditional cold-climate dishes, giving them a compelling modern touch.
This book is separated into four themes. The first Small Bites, Soups and Drinks tempts you with dishes such as Doughnut Balls and Mocha Soup, and of course the ultimate christmas drink Mulled Wine. This is followed by Home Style Food, this chapter has plenty to offer, start a chilly day with Creamed Polenta with Cinnamon and Prunes, then come out of the cold to a Nordic Seafood Hotpot, and then to comfort you to bed an Apple Loganberry Crisps. The third theme is Luxury, those dishes perfect for special dinners and entertaining, including contemporary Beef with Foie Gras, Spiced Cocoa Sauce and Vanilla-Scented Beans, and Molten Black Forest Puddings with Cherry Compote and Kirsch Cream. The final chapter deals with the ultimate of winter feast Christmas, a celebration Australians still try to follow traditionally even with sweltering heat. She intices us with Gingerbread Spice Glazed Ham with Cherry Relish, Roast Turkey with Chestnut Stuffing and Vin Santo Grape Sauce, and of course the French classic Buche de Noel with Chestnut Cream.
As you can see from the above recipe selection there is no end to ideas and styles, there is a dish for every chilly occasion. This book has a lovely feel about it, with easy to follow recipes and plenty of photos. My only criticism is the lack of any introduction to the dishes, it would be nice to have a little background to their origins and ingredients within. This put aside this is a fabulous cookbook and would make an amazing christmas or winter gift to lovers of good food no matter what part of the world you live in.


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Another step towards our community library
On Friday last week, the next heavy lifting job on the route to creating our community library at Marley Hill Community Centre was carried out. I took my land rover and trailer to Gateshead Civic Centre to collect 3 wardrobe sized cupboards to take to the community centre. Today, after a meeting about Gateshead Council's budget, I picked up the shelves and brackets. The next job is to bolt the cupboards to the wall and then put the shelves in. And once that is done, I will be able to get the huge pile of books stored under the stage into the cupboards and at last, our community library will be open for business.
My latest email newsletter to constituents is now available by clicking here. Enjoy!
I had a site visit today to Washingwell Woods, in my ward of Whickham South and Sunniside in Gateshead with a member of the Sunniside History Society (of which I am a member). I have an ambitious agenda of promoting the history of the woods and developing further its use as a recreational area. The site visit today was to stimulate ideas and look at possibilities. So for 2 hours we plodded through mud and streams and looked at abandoned quarries, the site of a Roman fort, the location of a demolished medieval manor house, a pond used in the 17th - 18th century to cool the wooden wheels of an early railway, a sunken waggonway and the foundations of lots of buildings that are no longer standing.
The place is packed with history and we are hoping to draw this out for everyone to enjoy. Pulling together a funding package to ensure this happens is going to be a big challenge but that was achieved for the Butterfly Bridge in the Derwent Valley. I'm sure we will be able to do the same at Washingwell.
Better early than on time or better late than never?
Labour MP for Blaydon, David Anderson, seems to have decided that it is time to make a foray into the Lib Dem Whickham heartland of his constituency. He announced that on Saturday 18th January, he would be holding a surgery in the Village. Spotting the Labour party in Whickham is like trying to see the Loch Ness monster - sightings are rare and most can be explained as something else. So a genuine siting of Labour in Whickham is something for the history books. Alas, no such sightings were made of any Labour activity in my ward, but with the local elections now on the horizon, the Labour party have made an appearance in Whickham North and Dunston Hill and Whickham East wards, both of which used to be represented by Labour - though the latter ward still has two Labour councillors but enjoys the benefit of having a Lib Dem councillor as well. A letter from Mr Anderson to residents about his surgery (which is the first in the Village from some time) was delivered last week.
As this is a letter that carries the Labour logo, I was a bit surprised that the address used is that of his taxpayer funded office. Anyway, moving on from that, I was also a bit surprised that me Anderson's letter also claimed that our local park "has been awarded almost £1 million of lottery funding." As this decision has not yet been taken, Mr Anderson's announcement is, at best, rather premature. The park, thanks to the Friends of Chase Park Group, have successfully applied for £66,000 which will be used to put a case for a grant of nearly £1 million to restore the park. So there is a long way to go before anyone can claim the grant has been awarded. Let's just hope that Mr Anderson's statement does not prejudice the application. Meanwhile, the local residents' Facebook pages have not exactly been complimentary about Mr Anderson's premature exclamation!
But if Mr Anderson's approach last week was one of "better early than on time", his mantra for this week is "better late than never". He is calling on Labour councillors to reject the fire authority budget and the cuts that will result if it is to be passed. We are right on the eve of the decision and I am told that only 2 MPs responded to the official consultation - Alan Campbell and Catherine McKinnell. Even had Mr Anderson responded to the official consultation, a call at the last moment for the proposals to be rejected seems a bit late in the day.
Working the patch in Gateshead
Despite the rain, yesterday was a good campaign day in Gateshead. We piled in to Low Fell and Chowdene wards, both just outside Blaydon constituency. I ended up delivering Focuses in the morning, did photos at lunchtime and door knocking in the afternoon.
I appear however to have been excused from deliveries in Lobley Hill and Dunston Hill. The latest edition of Focus started being delivered there last week but the delivery teams in both wards are coping without my having to wear out my own shoe leather. Meanwhile, I still have some Focuses left to deliver in Blaydon ward. We'll complete that job shortly.
My next job however is almost done. My next edition of eFocus is almost ready to be emailed out. The target is to send it out tonight. No shoe leather required! Just press the button!
Another non-admission from Labour that they got it wrong in government
In the week that yet more good news on the economy (inflation, house sales and retail sales) hit the headlines, Labour Leader Ed Moribund has announced that yet again, Labour screwed up when they were running the country. Okay, they didn't say they screwed up, but Miliband's attacks on the market dominance of the big five banks has to be taken as an admission that they messed up under Blair and especially Brown. After all, the move to create the Lloyds Banking Group by merging Lloyds TSB and HBOS came straight from the bowels of 10 Downing Street when Miliband was in the cabinet. Now that he has discovered that competition was reduced by this merger, he may wish to dwell on the fact that Labour had to suspend competition law to force through their disastrous Lloyds/HBOS merger. In other words, they knowingly reduced competition in the vain hope that nationalisation of the banks could be avoided. Now, Miliband is pointing the finger of blame at a decision in which he has a share of the blame.
The question now is, where have Labour been for the past 4 years? Most of their solutions have been lifted from the pages of Coalition documents. For example, they call for the creation of two new banks from RBS and Lloyds, though this is already happening. They demand that the likes of Lloyds be forced to sell branches. This is happening. Perhaps Rip Van Winkle has been writing Miliband's speeches.
It is interesting to watch the "socialist" comrades on my patch in the North East be incredulous with rage when they are accused of allowing the Big Six energy companies to be formed when they were in office. It will be interesting to see how they respond when they are reminded that they allowed, indeed promoted, the creation of gigantic banking corporations.
Labour will now do what they can to detract attention away from the economic recovery they predicted would never happen. So watch out for more Miliband speeches in which he attacks the legacy of the government of which he was a part without accepting any responsibility for the decisions that created that legacy.
Self-Sufficient in Suburbia - Autumn 2013
In September, when BBC's "Inside Out" programme (they followed me as I became self-sufficient) was broadcast, the videos I make about our horticultural and kitchen activities were also featured. With over three million viewings on YouTube, I must be doing something right!
This video was filmed after the programme went out and covers our food growing activities in the autumn.
Delivering in Blaydon
After my ward surgery this morning in Sunniside, I headed down to Blaydon ward to spend a couple of hours delivering our latest Focus. It gave me the opportunity to look at the new housing development that has taken place at Axwell Hall. Fortunately the day was sunny though cold. No soaked clothes or boots today!
A1 consultation meeting
The Coalition Government have already announced that they are going to invest £64 million in upgrading the A1 in Gateshead between Lobley Hill and Dunston. More recently, ministers have said they are prepared to look at extending the improvements to upgrade the road from the south of the Team Valley to Lobley Hill and from Dunston to the Metrocentre as well.
The Highways Agency held a consultation event this evening in Dunston with councillors which I attended with my two ward colleagues John McClurey and Marilynn Ord (we are all pictured above). Work is likely to start in August and be completed in 2016. Assuming the full package goes ahead, this will be one of the most important transport improvements in Gateshead for over 20 years.
Chaos in the ranks - my Labour source shines a bit of light
I hear on the grapevine that Labour in Gateshead had a very unhappy group meeting before the last full council meeting. Discontent was bubbling to the surface from some of those with a less than average span of time on the authority. My source only gave me a short burst of light so I am forced to speculate on the causes though, whatever the reasons, we know it caused the Labour group to drag on for far longer than normal. One of the hints I was given though was that the Labour leadership are having to deal with backbenchers elected in recent years who are not content to wait much longer for opportunities to move up the political ladder. Given that the Labour leadership has been largely unchanged for years and years (one springs to mind who has been in the leadership grouping for 30 years), and that one person outside the cabinet is named regularly by Labour insiders as ambitious and interested in promotional opportunities, we are forced to speculate on the grip of Labour group leader Mick Henry.
We did not have to wait long to see the Labour group's disunity in action. Three days later at full council, the divisions broke out into the open. I counted 7 Labour members, including the mayor, vote against the Labour group on the key issue of the Local Plan. My colleagues think there may even have been 8 but we will find out the exact number when we get the minutes of the meeting. In a sense, I feel sorry for Mick Henry as he was absent from part of the meeting feeling unwell - the part of the meeting which saw the rebellion. His deputy, Martin Gannon, temporarily led the Labour group. Alas, poor Martin, his 40 minutes of leadership was marked by the biggest Labour rebellion I have seen in all my years on the Council.
The question now has to be asked - is Mick Henry strong enough to take action against his rebels. And by action, I don't just mean a slap on the wrist and a polite request that they aren't naughty again. Any sanctions need to be public. If we hear nothing, we have to assume Mick's position is too weak for him to take action. If sanctions are taken and are announced publicly, we can assume Mick's position is secure.
So far we have heard nothing......
Meanwhile, my sources tell me that in Ryton ward, where unfortunately Labour have won 2 of our 3 seats in recent years, (we are defending our 3rd seat there in May) there was a bit of a panic when the "socialist" brothers and sisters found Christmas cards from Lib Dem Councillor Christine McHatton were being delivered to every house. I am told that Labour rushed to do their own in response and that an email was sent out to Labour members asking for help to deliver them 2 days before Christmas. Alas, I was not told what response the email got but I understand that not many residents got any "socialist" seasonal greetings. We expect the local paper and card recycling industry to be taking delivery of a large sack of undelivered envelopes any time soon!
In years gone by, my suit was worn on an almost daily basis. From my days as a trainee Marks and Spencer manager, to the time when I was based in an office at the former Lib Dem HQ of Cowley Street, suit wearing was the norm. With those days behind me, most people now expect to see me in my wellies and scruffy clothes I wear for mucking out the goats or digging up potatoes. The suit is dusted down for council meetings and occasional other events.
Alas, yesterday was one of those special events - though in reality it was just a photo shoot for a Focus newsletter. Given all the rain we have had recently, it was a pleasant experience to be able to feed my livestock early in the morning without getting a soaking from the rain. I then slipped into the suit and headed down to Blaydon for the photos. I arrived just as the rain did. It lasted as long as we were there. The moment I got home, the rain stopped. The suit was hung up to dry and I got back into my gardening kit ready to clean out my duck house. It seems as though the weather is not my greatest friend at the moment, though this probably won't stop the "socialist" comrades of the Labour party blaming the Lib Dems for the floods.
My personal highlights of 2013
2013 was a bloody good year for me so here are some of my personal highlights (not in any particular order).
Becoming self-sufficient. In August the weekly shop at the supermarket ended. We rely now on food we have produced ourselves, picked wild or traded, using our own produce as currency.
Setting up the allotment cafe at Marley Hill Community Centre. We've held them monthly since March but in 2014 we are looking to hold them more regularly.
Getting a honey crop. This was a year late. We started beekeeping in 2011 but 2012 was a disastrous year for bees because the weather was so bad. This year we got our first honey crop and as of December, we had sold out of honey.
Filming with the BBC. After six months of filming on the allotment, starting in March, the "Inside Out" programme about how I became self-sufficient was broadcast in September. Last minute filming meant I had to miss party conference.
3 million viewings. I reached this milestone on YouTube in the late summer. And the monthly payments from Google for advertising revenue keep rolling in.
Cruising the Rhine. Our June holiday nearly did not happen. The Rhine had suffered its worst flooding in 400 years. A last minute change to the itinerary and a flight from Newcastle to Frankfurt rather than Switzerland meant it went ahead.
Visiting Berlin. I had wanted to visit the German capital for ages and in August, the opportunity came up. On this trip I concentrated on looking at the relics of the failed socialist era. I'll do another visit at some point to look at relics from the Nazi period.
Goat keeping. In September I got my first 2 goats – and discovered the huge bureaucracy that comes with goat keeping.
Incubating eggs. I got an incubator for Christmas 2012 so we spent the year hatching chicks and ducklings.
Healthy living. I managed to keep up my record of not needing to visit a GP. My last visit was in 1998. However, I had to go to the dentist for the first time since 1986 and my first visit to the optician since 1986 also took place. I now have reading glasses.
Turning 50.
Better early than on time or better late than neve...
Another non-admission from Labour that they got it...
Chaos in the ranks - my Labour source shines a bit...


If you're looking for some good last-minute ideas to round out your Christmas shopping list, well... we wish we could help you. We have our list done and we're pretty pumped about it. OK, we do have a few ideas about some good gift ideas for newlyweds this holiday season.
If you're shopping for a newlywed couple this year, it's best to leave the monogrammed towels and blenders at the store and opt for something a little more, well, creative. Here are some ideas to help with your shopping list this Christmas (or beyond).
We know we said no monogrammed towels, but that doesn't mean you can't personalize something that is awesome! ETSY has a ton of neat things that can be tailored to that couple you know. Yes, it may not be ready for Christmas day, but it's totally worth the wait. Check out things like a personalized cutting board or wall art for their new place.
If you want to step up the creative game, search the web for some ideas on personalizing household items or decorations and make it yourself. It's way cooler when gifts are one-of-a-kind and made out of (and with) love.
Time? Yes, time. Newlyweds are notorious (for understandable reasons) for getting wrapped up in enjoying time with one another, so give them some for Christmas. This can be done a couple of ways.
Think of something the couple likes doing together -- just the two of them -- and help them spend time with each other. It could be as simple as planning a hike for them on the Appalachian Trail or as complicated as sending them on a scavenger hunt in your city.
You could also include yourself in the action by planning something for all of you to do. The aforementioned ideas are still on the table, but it could also include signing up for a cooking class or hosting your own wine tasting night complete with games. Get creative and spend some time with the new lovebirds!
Get that newlywed couple that you adore the cutest present of all: a puppy! We're 100% sure they'll love it!
Pro tip: Don't give your newlywed friends a puppy... Buy them an awesome French press instead.
The point is it doesn't really matter what gift you get your newlywed friends or family as long as it's from the heart and some thought went into it.
At Nice Entertainment we love seeing families grow and the love and energy that goes into it. Let us help create a magical ceremony for you. One of our packages could also be a great present for those tying the knot in 2016!
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Iraqi Maqam: Repertoire and Variation with Amir ElSaffar (Spring 2014)
Mar 16, 2014-May 11, 2014
Teachers: Amir ElSaffar
Semester: March 16-May 11, 2014 (No Class on March 23)
IRAQI MAQAM: REPERTOIRE & VARIATION
The Iraqi Maqam is one of the oldest models of maqam practice and one of the most refined of the many maqam traditions found throughout the Arab and Muslim world. In this class, students will learn to sing and play melodic phrases of the Iraqi Maqam, which are mostly rhythmically free and meditative, in addition to learning the rhythmic formulae and popular songs, known as pestaat, that are performed alongside the maqam. This class serves as a great introduction to the maqam system, its vocabulary, and intonation for students wishing to familiarize themselves with Arab and Middle Eastern music. It is also an opportunity for students of the Arabic language to learn poems from the incredibly rich poetic tradition of the Arab world.
The age of the maqam tradition is unknown, but it in its highly complex system of melodies, rhythms, and poetry can be found aspects of Iraq's history, the sentiments of its people, and the richness of its culture. Until recently, singers, musicians, connoisseurs, and enthusiasts congregated nightly in coffeehouses and salons throughout Baghdad, Mousil, and Kirkuk for maqam performances that often lasted up to nine hours. Knowledge of the maqam was commonplace among Iraqis of all socioeconomic, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
Class Structure: In each session, Amir ElSaffar teaches singers and instrumentalists to sing/play melodies of the Iraqi maqam in a call and response fashion, focusing on intonation and the subtle melodic details that comprise this tradition. ElSaffar also outlines the structure of each maqam composition, which are often episodic and contain pathways and modulations to other maqams of this interrelated repertoire. Vocal students will learn to sing the lyrics, which are drawn from the vast body of Arabic poetry, although knowledge of the Arabic language is not required. Each session ends with the students learning a pesteh, or lighthearted rhythmic piece, which students will learn to sing and tap the rhythms to.
Private instruction with Amir ElSaffar is also available.
About the Instructor: Amir ElSaffar (trumpet, santur, vocal instruction, Iraqi Maqam) is an Iraqi-American trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer who has distinguished himself with a mastery of disparate musical styles and a singular approach to combining aspects of Middle Eastern music with American jazz, extending the boundaries of each tradition. A skilled jazz trumpeter with a classical background, ElSaffar has created new techniques to play microtones and ornaments that are idiomatic to Arabic music but are not typically heard on the trumpet. Additionally, he is an acknowledged performer of the classical Iraqi maqam tradition, and performs actively in the US, Europe and the Middle East as a vocalist and santur player. ElSaffar has received grants to compose music from Chamber Music America, the Jazz Institute of Chicago, the Jerome Foundation, Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT), and the Painted Bride Arts Center in Philadelphia.
- 5% Discount with early enrollment/payment (March 10)
Early Registration Deadline: March 10, 2014*
Final Registration Deadline: March 16, 2014
Students may attend classes without registering by paying the "single" class price of $20 by PayPal (link), but please check the website to confirm that class is meeting on the day you decide to attend, and, if possible, email to let us know when you plan to attend.