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How to prepare your company for Brexit
21st Sep 2017 by Bija Knowles
What is the potential impact of Brexit for European companies and how can they prepare to manage risk or look for opportunities? PwC's Mark Smith points out in this video that many British companies are far more interdependent on European imports and exports than many realise. He gives the example of an iconic British car, the Mini, a subsidiary of BMW. The majority of components used to manufacture a Mini aren't made in the UK at all – 59 per cent come from the EU. And only 28 per cent of Minis made in the UK are then sold to the UK market – the rest are exported. The consequences of Brexit on business for the manufacturers of Mini cars are that:
the 59 per cent of components that are imported from the EU will cost more, partly because the value of sterling has fallen – companies therefore have to consider foreign exchange rate risk;
imports will also be subject to potential tariffs that didn't exist in the Single Market;
and when it comes to exports, Minis that are sold to the EU will potentially be subject to tariffs and taxes not applicable in the Single Market;
companies also need to consider logistics and regulations, whereby there may be more lengthy processes to move goods across borders into the EU and more documentary requirements.
Don't 'wait and see'
Passporting rules facilitate doing business in another European country without needing further authorisation in each country. When these passporting rights no longer apply to businesses in the UK, this could mean that UK banks and other companies have to reconsider their strategy – i.e., they would have to assess the impact of the UK being treated as a non-EU country. PwC's Mark Smith says companies should also consider the possibility that high-skilled workers might leave the UK and that investment into the UK might also be affected. Smith says: "Uncertainty around the negotiations output is contributing to a climate of high volatility and low investor confidence, negatively impacting competitiveness."
4 likely outcomes of Brexit negotiations
He also says that 'wait and see' is a problematic strategy as it reduces flexibility and available options for businesses – so companies are urged to prepare now to operate outside the EU within two years. To help the planning scenarios, companies should bear in mind the four possible outcomes of the Brexit negotiations:
the UK remains a member of the European Economic Area and keeps the four freedoms (freedom of movement of people, of capital, of goods and of services);
the UK negotiates a free trade agreement with the European Union;
the UK agrees a deal that allows it to remain in the Customs Union; or
no agreement is negotiated.
So how can companies prepare for Brexit?
Stay focused: there is much that is still within your control and you should keep your eye on the objectives and keep morale high.
Reach out: engage with the UK government and local and national levels; also try to engage with business groups that wish to engage with EU bodies to discuss challenges for business and build a strong case for your arguments.
Analyse and assess: try to assess each of the likely outcomes on your business, including the potential tax implications for each of the possible scenarios. Companies should develop contingency plans looking at if they moved their office to an EU location compared to remaining in the UK under the likely negotiation outcome scenarios. How would their employees be treated after Brexit and what would be the cost and tax implications?
Look ahead: in the short term, most things will appear uncertain and gloomy, says PwC's Smith – but companies should focus on the long term as well as this will help them to prepare and see opportunities ahead.
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By Paul Stheeman on 21st Sep 2017:
Great article, Bija. why would a company like BMW continue to produce the Mini in the UK when it potentially faces double tarifs?
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Q: Make gnome terminal warn before closing even there is no process running? I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and gnome-terminal 3.18.3.
I can't seem to find an option to get a warning before (accidentally) closing the terminal. It seems like that there used to be an option to change it in gconf-editor (apps -> Gnome-Terminal) but it is not there anymore.
I see a few similar but unanswered questions for other terminal on this as well (e.g. Terminal not prompting before closing and Make terminator ask for permission before closing if something is being executed)

A: Short answer: gnome-terminal only prompts you if a foreground process is active and the configurable option confirm-close is true.
The long answer is:
As you can see in source code, gnome-terminal checks vor TERMINAL_SETTING_CONFIRM_CLOSE_KEY when it receives a window close request.
Here you will see that it maps to confirm-close.
You may get or set this setting using
gsettings get org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Settings confirm-close
gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Settings confirm-close true

The source of the function that decides if a confirmation is needed is here.
gnome-terminal only asks for a confirmation if confirm-close is true and if a foreground process is active in at least one tab. So if you want to always be asked before closing a gnome-terminal window you have create one tab and start a foreground process in it, i. e.

ping -i 10 127.0.0.1

Furthermore you have to activate tabs:

menu -> terminal -> settings -> open new terminal in: tabs

You may create a gnome-terminal profile which starts such a process automaticly. So you can configure gnome-terminal to start that profile on startup or you may easy start it yourself selecting

file -> new terminal -> your profile

from the menu.

A: In my case, I wanted to have a profile that ran nvim. Since gnome-terminal wouldn't know if the buffer had unsaved changes, I wanted it to always prompt.
To that end, instead of making the profile command nvim, I made it /bin/sh -i -c nvim. The -i, making the shell interactive, makes gnome-terminal think that nvim is a foreground job that has yet to exit. Thus it will always prompt.
Perhaps you can use something like that.

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Big, brawny cruisers tell a lot of the story of American motorcycles, and they state their case loud and clear. There is no mistaking the roar of an 1800cc engine and the assault it makes on the eardrums of anyone in the vicinity. For riders, the best part is you don't have to decide between cruising in style or burning rubber anymore. With many modern cruisers, you can do both.
In fact, some cruisers can perform on the same level as the world's quickest bikes even though they weigh several hundred pounds more. The trick is stacking the right amount of power to carry the weight. There are dozens of affordable bikes that can launch riders to 60 miles per hour in less than five seconds, which is quite a different story compared to car times.
Here are the 25 fastest cruisers based on the zero to 60 miles per hour sprint. Times come from Motorcycle Consumer News tests and Cycle World reviews. Though some models have been discontinued since their release, all of the bikes listed were tested new after 2008 and are available on the used market.
Harley more or less owns the middleweight cruiser category, and its Sportster 48 posted solid acceleration numbers in recent years. Testers ran the 48 model from 2013 to 60 miles per hour in 5.01 seconds. Working with just 60 horsepower, that's solid performance. Harley's Nightster performed right at this same level and sometimes better in the same sprint.
Between 1994 and 2016, Star cruisers fell under their own brand apart from Yamaha. Though it falls under the Yamaha umbrella these days, Star bikes remain solid options for customization and speed at a reasonable price. In the case of the Bolt R Spec that debuted in 2014, this model can run to 60 miles per hour in five seconds flat.
Over the course of several decades, Harley Softail bikes have been putting up great performance, and they get more powerful with every new generation. Twentieth-century models featuring 72 pound-feet of torque would run to 60 miles per hour in 4.8 seconds. New Softail Slim models capable of 100 pound-feet are sure to perform even better.
Every one of the big Victory cruisers gets solid performance numbers, and the Cross Country (a bagger, technically) is among those that can sprint to 60 in fewer than five seconds. Testers made it there with only 93 pound-feet of torque from a 2010 model, and a '16 model offers even more pull. Considering it is pulling over 800 pounds before the rider hops on, Cross Country is a quick bike.
You won't find more than parts for old bikes from ATK these days, but the Utah-based manufacturer put out some quick motorcycles in the past decades. A prime example was the GV650, which weighed in at 531 pounds and could produce as much as 63 horsepower. It used just 40 pound-feet of torque to launch to 60 miles per hour in 4.72 seconds.
Weighing in at 767 pounds wet, Kingpin has plenty of bulk to pull, but it can run to 60 in 4.50 seconds. It works with 76 horses and 94 pound-feet of torque to hit a top speed of 112 miles per hour. This model has been out of commission since the 2012 model year and, with Victory ending production in 2017, it could sadly be on its way toward obscurity on the open road.
Between the '99 Hayabusa and '06 GSX-R1000, Suzuki produced some of the fastest sport bikes ever made. Fans of its cruiser lineup can attest to the quickness of its heavier bikes as well. In the case of the Boulevard line, the C109RT was the heaviest of all yet far from the slowest. It could run to 60 in just 4.33 seconds. Top speed was 126 miles per hour.
Every bike in Yamaha's cruiser lineup puts up impressive acceleration numbers. Looking at the Star Stratoliner S, this 811-pound powerhouse ran to 60 miles per hour in 4.31 seconds using 107 pound-feet of torque. Top speeds for Stratoliner S approach 120 miles per hour.
Kawasaki offers American riders so many options in different segments, and Vulcan S is one of the fastest cruisers it produces. Cycle World took it out with a Star Bolt R Spec in 2015 to see how the two bikes matched up on the road. Vulcan S showed why it's such a great buy. Using just 43 pound-feet of torque, it ran to 60 miles per hour in 4.2 seconds.
The Triumph Thunderbird Commander oozes brawn and has the quickness to keep riders engaged at every turn. Testers took out the 2015 Commander and ran it to 60 miles per hour from a stop in 4.18 seconds. This bike maxes out at 100 pound-feet or torque and a top speed of 105 miles per hour (electronically limited).
With more power and less weight than Stratoliner, Yamaha Roadliner S makes the run to 60 miles per hour look easy. Motorcycle News testers got it there in 4.12 seconds from a stop. More recent editions pushed this model's top speed to 126 miles per hour, and you may even be able to hit 60 in under four seconds.
Compared to the heaviest Victory bikes, Judge was a bit lighter on its feet at 691 pounds wet and boasted a solid power-to-weight ratio. The formula allowed it to sprint to 60 miles per hour in just over four seconds. Top speed was 116 miles per hour on this retro-looking bike, which lasted only a few model years before riding off into the sunset.
You could blame Victory for mixing and matching bikes with the same engine, but no one can argue with the performance of the Hammer 106 and other speed demons in the lineup. Hammer made it to 60 miles per hour in just 4.03 seconds en route to a top speed of 120 miles per hour.
The Yamaha chrome parade continues with Raider S, a lighter model than the brand's biggest bikes at 739 pounds. Using 107 pound-feet of torque, Raider S can sprint to 60 in about four seconds flat. This bike's top speed is 125 miles per hour, so wear your helmet.
Though Kawasaki is currently not selling the Vulcan 2000 anymore, you will still see this bike on occasional highway runs. According to the top time tested by Motorcycle News, the Vulcan can take its 818 pounds from a stop to 60 miles per hour in 3.95 seconds. Its power plant can produce a maximum 117 pound-feet of torque along with 90 horsepower.
Using 110 pound-feet of torque and 105 horsepower, Victory's Vegas 8-Ball can sprint to 60 in under four seconds. For a Victory cruiser, it weighs in on the light side at 638 pounds dry. In terms of image, riders love the look of the classic V2 and the sound of the high-displacement engine. It's old-school muscle and style at its best. Motorcycle News clocked its best run to 60 at 3.88 seconds.
The Indian Chief Scout makes it easy on riders. First, it delivers all the classic style you expect from the brand. Second, it delivers on performance in a big way. Using 100 horsepower and 72 pound-feet of torque, it can run from a stop to 60 in less than four seconds. You can make a quarter mile in 12 seconds and hit a top speed of 125 miles per hour on the Scout.
To gauge the power of the Harley CVO Road Glide Custom Anniversary Edition, Cycle World pitted the beast against a Honda Gold Wing F6B Deluxe in an intriguing contest. For its part, the Harley CVO Road Glide was able to use its 110 pound-feet of torque and 91 horsepower to blast from 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. While it wasn't faster than the Gold Wing, it was good enough to crack the top 10 among cruisers.
7. Suzuki Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S.
Suzuki's Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S. is one of the true beasts of the open road. If you are a fan of blacked-out style, you would say it looks the part as well. B.O.S.S. produces a maximum 97 pound-feet of torque and 105 horsepower from its 1793cc engine, giving it the goods to hit 60 in 3.65 seconds. The 2014 model weighs in at 764 pounds at the curb.
At 548 pounds wet, Victory Octane was the lightest bike the brand ever made. It was also the quickest of the Victory lineup with its 1179 cc engine providing 76 pound-feet of torque. Critics of the Octane said it borrowed too much of corporate cousin, Indian Chief Scout, but no one complained about acceleration. Octane made the run to 60 miles per hour in just 3.6 seconds.
A 2001 model of the Harley-Davidson VRSC V-Rod was clocked by Motorcycle News hitting 60 miles open hour in 3.59 seconds. The latest model has upgraded its torque from 72 to 83 pound-feet. Meanwhile, weight has jumped to 666 pounds at the curb. The V-Rod Muscle is right behind this model with sprints to 60 taking just 3.73 seconds.
Honda's monstrous Gold Wing squared off against the H-D Road Glide Custom in Cycle World tests and won the sprint to 60 with a time of 3.3 seconds. It matches the best time posted by any Gold Wing model. Packing an engine of 1832cc capable of 110 pound-feet of torque and 104 horsepower, the Valkyrie is ready to match nearly any cruiser on the road.
With 148 horsepower and 163 pound-feet of torque to power a wet weight of 809 pounds, it is easy to see why this Triumph bike is called the Rocket. It houses the world's biggest production motorcycle engine (an imposing 2249cc) and can power from a stop to 60 miles per hour in 3.3 seconds. The 2010 model ran the quarter-mile in 11.48 seconds.
There may be some questions about a "performance cruiser" like the Ducati Diavel joining the pack here, but most outlets count it in the segment. This bike is pure acceleration, hitting 60 miles per hour in 2.80 seconds in runs confirmed by Motorcycle News. Powering the Diavel is the 1198cc engine, while the bike's wet weight is just 557 pounds. Top speed is 157 miles per hour.
Cycle World ran the Star VMax against the Triumph Rocket in order to see which muscle cruiser could run to 60 miles per hour fastest. That test pegged the VMax on the mark in 2.5 seconds, which made it the fastest bike that still makes for good long-range riding. It houses a 1679cc engine capable of 179 horsepower and 114 pound-feet of torque. Weighing in at 695 pounds, it can match the Diavel on pound-for-pound power.
On that note, rider weights and skills are always going to factor into the bike with the fastest acceleration times. All things equal, the Star VMax is likely to outperform any classic cruiser. If the Diavel is included as an open cruiser, it will always be a horse race between these powerhouse accelerators, and the Ducati has the edge in runs to 100 miles per hour and for quarter-mile sprints.
I got one of them on that list!!!! WOOT!!!! V2K BABY!!!!!
Diavel and VMAX are both wicked fast but not comfortable for cruising farther than the local ice cream shop.
To sit on the X Diavel doesn't seem bad at all. Now actually riding may be another story. Regardless after lurking around on some Diavel groups it looked warranty claims for assorted issues are common.


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Kylie Minogue is a Miley Cyrus fan
Australian pop sensation Kylie Minogue really admires American twerking sensation Miley Cyrus. But she also stated that the raunchy antics of the twenty one year old might be too much for some people.
Recently, Kylie asked about her opinions on Miley as she was promoting her brand new album called Kiss Me Once. Speaking to media, the Aussie singer told that she really admires people like Rihanna or Miley type of girls who are just quite unapologetic about their actions. But whether it is too much or not depends on people's personal taste. But Miley is a scapegoat for what could be going on in the more liberal sense in pop music.
The forty five year old said that it must not be forgotten that drugs, sex and rock and roll has always been there. Men appear to get away with these more than female artists.
Recently, the ex Neighbours star shocked the BBC producers by twerking with one of the participants on The Voice UK version. Later it was reported that the footage have been edited as Kylie's bottom grinding was though as too raunchy for the show.
Twerking, which is a sexually provocative style of dancing, got a dominant spot in parlance because of Miley Cyrus's controversial MTV Video Music Awards 2013 performance. Recently, Miley again hit headlines when she performed sporting her underwear following an unintentional wardrobe malfunction during Bangerz tour in US.
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Not only has their heir music received international critical acclaim and charted on radio networks across Canada, but some of their songs have been featured in HBO and MTV productions. The Hearts are all accomplished multi-instrumentalists, bringing strong musicianship and a healthy dose of sonic experimentation to their performances, where they trade, layer, interpret and cohere beautifully, mixing some glitter with the grit.
They've toured extensively, opened for top acts and performed at a host of internationally renowned festivals. They're energetic, entertaining and artistic. With their third studio album complete and set for release in 2015, Jeff Stuart and The Hearts are a bright light in the firmament of independent music.


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Q: How to vertically align a paragraph next to a button Beginner question about bootstrap, i just cant get a solution for this problem!
I want to have both the 'Send' and 'Problem in Sending Mail' text on the same line.
Code:

    <button class="btn" name="submit" onClick="sendContact();">Send</button>

Problem in Sending Mail.

Whatever i do, the 'Problem in Sending Mail' text is always at the top of the div space.

How can i fix this?

A: Try align-items: flex-end ?

https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/utilities/flex/#align-items


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Three victims of crash on Interstate 80 near Lincoln identified by Seward County Sheriff's Office
Updated: 5:27 PM CST Mar 11, 2022
ELIGIBLE FOR A $10,000 REWARD. DAVID: THE SEWARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IDENTIFIES THE THREE PEOPLE WHO DIED IN A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 80 TUESDAY. 61-YEAOLR-D CARLE METCALF AND 59-YEAR-OLD VIRGINIA METCALF WEREID RING IN THE SAME TRACTOR TRAILER. THEY BOTH DIED AT THE SCENE. 45-YEAR-OLD GURMINDER MELDE WAS IN A SECOND TRACTOR TRAILER, SHE DI ED AT THE SCENE, TOO. THE OTHER PERSON IN THE THE SECOND SEMI, 49-YEAR-OLD SATVINDER MELDE, WAS
The three victims of a crash involving two tractor-trailers near Milford on March 8 have been identified by the Seward County Sheriff's Office.The first tractor-trailer was occupied by 61-year-old Carle Metcalf of Granbury, Texas, and 59-year-old Virginia Metcalf, of Granbury, Texas. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Seward County Sheriff's Office.The second tractor-trailer was occupied by 45-year-old Gurminder Melde, of North York, Ontario, and 49-year-old Satvinder Melde, of North York, Ontario. Gurminder Melde was pronounced dead at the scene. Satvinder Melde was transported to a local hospital and his health status is unknown, according to the Seward County Sheriff's Office.Previous coverageThree people have died and a fourth person was critically injured after a crash on Interstate 80 west of Lincoln on Tuesday morning, according to the Seward County Sheriff's Office.Around 5:45 a.m., deputies responded to a multiple-vehicle crash near Milford. A tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound on I-80, crossed the median and entered the westbound lanes, according to the preliminary investigation.A tractor-trailer traveling westbound swerved to avoid a collision causing the vehicle to cross the median and overturn in the eastbound lanes, according to the Seward County Sheriff's Office. A fourth person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. The eastbound and westbound lanes were closed for over four hours.The crash is being investigated by the Seward County Sheriff's Office and the Nebraska State Patrol.
MILFORD, Neb. —
The three victims of a crash involving two tractor-trailers near Milford on March 8 have been identified by the Seward County Sheriff's Office.
The first tractor-trailer was occupied by 61-year-old Carle Metcalf of Granbury, Texas, and 59-year-old Virginia Metcalf, of Granbury, Texas. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Seward County Sheriff's Office.
The second tractor-trailer was occupied by 45-year-old Gurminder Melde, of North York, Ontario, and 49-year-old Satvinder Melde, of North York, Ontario. Gurminder Melde was pronounced dead at the scene. Satvinder Melde was transported to a local hospital and his health status is unknown, according to the Seward County Sheriff's Office.
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Three people have died and a fourth person was critically injured after a crash on Interstate 80 west of Lincoln on Tuesday morning, according to the Seward County Sheriff's Office.
Around 5:45 a.m., deputies responded to a multiple-vehicle crash near Milford. A tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound on I-80, crossed the median and entered the westbound lanes, according to the preliminary investigation.
A tractor-trailer traveling westbound swerved to avoid a collision causing the vehicle to cross the median and overturn in the eastbound lanes, according to the Seward County Sheriff's Office.
A fourth person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. The eastbound and westbound lanes were closed for over four hours.
The crash is being investigated by the Seward County Sheriff's Office and the Nebraska State Patrol.


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The 40th Anniversary of Keith Jarrett's Legendary 'Köln Concert'
By Bill Janovitz • 03/12/15 1:16pm
Keith Jarrett.
2015 marks the 40th anniversary of The Köln Concert, a landmark album by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, who played a solo concert at Carnegie Hall last week. Few albums have touched me as deeply as this one. As a 16-year-old kid who knew very little from the jazz world, I first heard a selection from the record on the nightly "Eric in the Evening" program on WGBH FM, Boston's public radio station. The host, Eric Jackson, a quintessential cool FM jazz DJ, was my Jazz 101 instructor, at least until I took an actual jazz history course at the University of Massachusetts with professor Archie Shepp, a legendary saxophonist, composer and playwright. In one of my favorite college memories, professor Max Roach sat in as a substitute teacher.
Prior to that, though, Mr. Jackson's selections made up my jazz appreciation course load. He spun everything from the postwar bop period to contemporary records. After a track ended, there would be a few seconds of radio silence. In stark contrast to the increasingly wall-to-wall onslaught of FM manic rock radio, Mr. Jackson would calmly inform us of the track title, the name of the album, the year of release, and the personnel on the recording in an unhurried manner, interspersed with ultra-chill pauses. For a lonely kid whose family had just moved from Long Island to a small wooded town in the Boston suburbs, Mr. Jackson's impeccable taste—alongside the adventurous new punk and post-punk of the early-1980s being played on the area's many college radio stations—provided a bit of relief, if not a lifeline. "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life," indeed.
The popularity of The Köln Concert is in large measure thanks to its spiritual resonance, the idea of one man ascending to the stage to channel improvised, often repetitive mantra-like music in a communal setting.
One night, in my bedroom, no doubt feeling quite sorry for my own forlorn teenage soul, I heard Mr. Jackson spin a stunning solo piano selection from The Köln Concert. It went on for over 15 minutes, as if it were a classical piece. Yet while it certainly had resonances with more Impressionistic classical composers such as Debussy (as I later learned), Mr. Jarrett also was striding in gospel chords and rhythms, music that sounded almost like a pop song in spots. But then while Mr. Jarrett's left hand would start to augment the basic and familiar chords with unexpected harmonies, at the same time, the right hand would shoot out a run of notes at a blistering "Flight of the Bumblebee" tempo, each note in the flurry articulated cleanly.
The recording ended. There was the space of a breath or two, and then the sound of applause. To that point there had been no evidence that it was a live performance. As the audience sounds faded out, there was another pause, maybe five seconds, then Mr. Jackson's mellifluous voice effortlessly described what we had just listened to.
It was unlike anything I had ever heard, even though it had familiar touch points. I immediately went out and bought the record—well, a cassette, actually. The fact that it was on a tape provided that early form of portability via the Walkman. The music became that much more intimate, direct through my headphones to my brain, as I took the bus to school, mowed the lawn and later walked the campus at college. At the time, I had been listening to everything in the rock and roll realm, and on The Köln Concert, I heard stuff that reminded me of the melancholy two-chord songs and rhythmic repetitions of New Order's Power, Corruption, and Lies; the driving rock and roll and churning blues cauldron of the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St.; Jorma Kaukonen's solo fingerpicked ragtime acoustic guitar, and even the Velvet Underground's extended brutal jams. I could also recognize the more obvious influence of Gershwin's soaring melodic rhapsodies.
Recorded as one continuous concert at the Cologne Opera House in 1975, the album is divided into four tracks, titled, "Part I" (running time: 26:01); "Part II A" (14:54); "Part II B" (18:14); and "Part II C" (6:56). In one illustrative passage beginning around the 9:30 mark of "Part I," Mr. Jarrett locks into a hard-hammering, left-handed gospel vamp, which improbably flows out of a far-less-nailed-down, delicate two-chord dominant theme. The transition seems natural and effortless, slipping by unnoticed. Indeed, I have often rewound back, or lifted the needle on the vinyl to listen again to how Mr. Jarrett got from Point A to Point C. While one might expect the bluesy right hand soloing over the gospel left hand work on this passage, Mr. Jarrett soon rattles off stunning lyrical runs. And then the passage takes on a specifically New Orleans tone, before he steers it around to something more contemporary and cosmopolitan.
Around 14 minutes into "Part I," Mr. Jarrett allows his improvisation to break down, as if the movement were about to end. But he teases out melodies that soon sound like they were always there, hiding around the middle of a chord, from a pivotal note that you might not have been aware of, but which he uses as a lynchpin. This subsequently transitions to something sparse and Japanese feeling, percussive like a plucked koto. Before you know it, in the 19th minute the pianist has turned all Rachmaninoff on you, pummeling you with a darker, denser and more strident attack. And he's not done: Via a Modernist turn, with Cubist-like chord structures, the heavy curtains open up to a cascading waterfall of chords, a "Dance of the Girls with Lilies" lightness that in turn becomes an uplifting country-folk piece. This staccato left hand on the acoustic piano could also easily be imagined against a synth-pop pulse. There is something mechanized and modern about it. This resonance with electronic music is perhaps not accidental; Mr. Jarrett was already a veteran of Miles Davis' electric band by the time he sat down in Cologne in 1975, even though he notes that he thinks of electronic instruments as "toys" and was compromising in order to work with Mr. Davis. Interestingly, the city of Cologne itself is storied for its place in electronic music.
The album is the answer to the ultimate stoner Zen koan—what is the sound of one man jamming with himself?
"Part I," begins with Mr. Jarrett playing a five-note figure that was apparently echoing the chimes in the lobby of the Cologne Opera House alerting attendees that the performance was about to start. If you listen carefully, you can hear the knowing titters of the audience members who understood this musical quote. By the end of 26 minutes, the artist has created a whole movement that he brings down with a symphonic flourish, leaving just a few keys to finish the last few ringing notes, the middle register note somehow melting into it's bass-octave cousin.
And somehow it all relates: The jazz, the classical, the blues, and the folk references. I can hear it all, man. In some spots, it sounds like Mr. Jarrett is playing all the best parts of a band—not only a well-oiled jazz combo; in spots, The Köln Concert sounds as if it could be the Stones or the Grateful Dead cooking on one of their peak nights. Keith Jarrett is a one-man jam band on the album. The album is the answer to the ultimate stoner Zen koan—what is the sound of one man jamming with himself? No wonder the record found a home in many a Deadhead's dorm room. The Dead were a decades-long manifestation of the musical ideal captured in Gram Parson's "cosmic American music," an Americana-blend of jazz, blues, gospel, country, soul, folk, and rock and roll.
Mr. Jarrett's music contains these and other, deeper and broader multitudes. But while such rock and roll bands hit moments of brilliance, the comparisons start to seem silly. While they might mine some of the same sources, and hit on some similar trance-like grooves, Mr. Jarrett is a true virtuoso with absolute pitch who seemingly can play anything (he is also a multi-instrumentalist with a particular talent for the soprano saxophone). The Köln Concert record is just one of his albums that stand as evidence that this artist is a genius, inasmuch as the music repeatedly flows seemingly wholly composed from his heart, soul, and/or mind, if not from some divinity or otherworldly force. And perhaps that's its wellspring.
Like the Dead, or other jazz, and improvisational art, you never know what you were going to get when you went to go see Mr. Jarrett perform solo, but that was part of the excitement. The man's astonishing technical ability and musical vocabulary is always subservient to the muse at his solo improvisational performances. There is that communal feeling of, "we're all here at the same time to experience this art being created in the moment." The audiences at a Keith Jarrett program, however, tend to be more like one found at a classical concert.
Upon arrival in Massachusetts, I had made a friend in the neighborhood, a kid named A.J., and it was with him that I went to go see Mr. Jarrett perform at Boston's storied Symphony Hall on December 7, 1983. It was a Wednesday night during my junior year of high school. I had only been in Massachusetts for six months and this was my first time in Symphony Hall. We were seated on the floor, close to the stage. There was a grand piano up there. Behind it were two sections with about a half-dozen rows of folding chairs, with people seated there—on the stage. Mr. Jarrett, a slight man with a mustache and short, tight, curly hair, came out and acknowledged the audience's applause. Then he sat at the piano, head bowed down, for what seemed like five minutes. This is his protocol for clearing his head and tapping into his inspiration.
A.J. remembers him getting agitated for coughing, something for which he has become infamous. What I remember is a guy on stage, a portly balding man with a white beard—his image burned in my brain—snapped a flash photo on stage. Mr. Jarrett looked at him with dagger eyes for a few seconds while the guy turned red, and gritting his teeth, said so all could hear, "Put. That. Away. Far away."
When he performs these solo improvisations, he is clearly out there without a net. The trust has to flow both ways between the performer and audience. "There's never been a time where improvisation has been given the respect that it deserved," he said in the documentary, Keith Jarrett – The Art of Improvisation. "By virtue of the holistic quality of it, it takes everything to do it. It takes real time, no editing, it takes your nervous system to be on alert for every possible thing in a way that cannot be said for any other kind of music. I'm essentially an improviser. I learned that by playing classical music (laughs)."
That he has repeatedly found the muse, in front of thousands of people, with only his chops and broad musical vocabulary to guide him to some musical discovery, a form of spontaneous composition that heretofore did not exist, should—but does not always—engender that respect in his audience members which Mr. Jarrett describes. These improvisations are not mere runs up and down a scale over an established chord progression, with other musicians holding down the foundation. As opposed to much of his work with well-established Keith Jarrett Trio, his solo performances such as The Köln Concert do not begin with standards or other songs to provide a structural launching point. He comes with little or nothing prepared. However, his encores for such concerts tend to be shorter pieces that seem more song-like in structure. "Part II C" of The Köln Concert is as a catchy as any pop song, while offering an emotional depth that leaves the listener breathless.
Instead, Mr. Jarrett explores until he finds a hook or a motif, and takes off from there. And this is why the record found its way into so many non-jazz collections that it is, according to the Guardian, "the bestselling solo album in jazz, and the bestselling solo piano album in any genre." The resulting music has as much to do with the revelations found in Krautrock and prog rock repetition. Gary Peacock, the bassist in the Keith Jarrett Trio, noted to Mr. Jarrett's biographer, Ian Carr, "When we're playing something in straight time, boy! When this thing locks, something else takes over and it's like you're not playing—it's kind of floating!"
Keith Jarrett is a true virtuoso with absolute pitch who seemingly can play anything.
But of course, that also relates to gospel, or any devotional music aimed at ecstasy. And I don't mean the capital "E" drug. While adventurous musicians from Charlie Parker to the Dead sought to be aided by chemicals in the search for their muse, the influences that Mr. Jarrett attributed to this singularly legendary performance are no more than sleep deprivation, a faulty piano and a long wait for a lame meal in a Cologne Italian restaurant. He told grammy.com, "I was due to go onstage soon, we'd had so many hassles, and the piano was such a terrible instrument. And I hadn't slept anyway. So I was in almost hell. Then we went to this Italian restaurant where, for some perfectly symmetrical reason, we were served way last. Everyone else was eating, I was the one who was going to play in an hour, and I still didn't have any food. And then when they finally brought the food, I was still hungry, because I wasn't happy with the food they served."
Other than speed, it would be difficult to point to a drug that would have allowed Mr. Jarrett to play with such agility. Drugs may help one find inspiration, or help one with his or her energy level, but being able to execute those ideas, ay, there's the rub! In Ian Carr's book, Keith Jarrett: The Man And His Music, Mr. Jarrett explains, "Once somebody … said something about getting high and I said, 'Yeah—on the music. For me, it's hard to understand why a musician needs more than the music."
The Köln Concert is transcendent in the literal sense, with Mr. Jarrett transcending the all-too-typical obstacles for a musician on the road—lack of sleep, bad food and shitty equipment. "Every situation is different, the dressing room situation, the social situation, where I eat," he told Ian Carr. "These are all big, big things, not insignificant details. If I have, say, an 8 o'clock concert and the audience is not in the hall at 8, I'm capable of losing my timing. I'm aiming an arrow at the event, and I'm divorcing myself from anything that's the wrong thing." Regarding the concert in Cologne specifically, Mr. Jarrett recalled, "What happened with this piano was that I was forced to play in what was—at the time—a new way. Somehow I felt I had to bring out whatever qualities this instrument had. And that was it. My sense was, 'I have to do this. I'm doing it. I don't care what the f*** the piano sounds like. I'm doing it.' "
Indeed, he has also noted that such equipment limitations can trigger those inspirations. He told Keyboard Magazine, referring to a performance in Rio De Janeiro, "So when I find a piano that has this 'imperfect' character, it's actually much more to deal with—and I mean that in a good sense—than a 'perfect' piano. So you're hearing me discover which notes on the keyboard will do this zingy thing with the overtones, and I'm learning what part of the keyboard is acting a certain way."
The popularity of The Köln Concert is in large measure thanks to its spiritual resonance, the idea of one man ascending to the stage to channel improvised, often repetitive mantra-like music in a communal setting. The appeal of devotional music from various traditions was working its way into jazz starting in the mid-1960s, with Eastern drones and chants informing such records as John Coltrane's A Love Supreme (1965) and providing the very basis of much of his widow, Alice Coltrane's work, such as Universal Consciousness, (1971). Of course, jazz itself, like soul music, takes church music as one of its foundational stones. Mr. Jarrett is an adherent to the philosophy of George Ivanovich Gurdjieff and even released an album called G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns (1980), which he describes as "a spiritual exercise," not a musical one.
In Cologne, "It just seemed like everybody in the audience was there for a tremendous experience, and that made my job easy," Mr. Jarrett told grammy.com. Mr. Jarrett moans and grunts at various points during the performance, as he does regularly, and as others such as Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus have. While these exaltations have a dramatic effect, only the most callous could doubt their organic source from uninhibited spirit of generous performance. Mr. Jarrett was 29 at the time of The Köln Concert. He was in complete trust of his capabilities, his source of inspiration, and his audience. More than 3.5 million copies of the album have been sold. Don't blame him for any "new age" noodling that followed. His aim was true.
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Every Yukon school will be equipped with a naloxone kit this year. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News)
Yukon students to learn about dangers of fentanyl use
'It's not just something you see on TV. It's right here in our community in the Yukon'
Lori Garrison
Sep. 7, 2017 11:30 a.m.
Yukon students have gone back to school, and learning about the potential dangers of fentanyl will be part of their curriculum this year.
The information will be part of an existing program which teaches students "about illicit drugs throughout the curriculum," from kindergarten to Grade 12, said Nicole Morgan, the assistant deputy minister of the Department of Education's learning branch.
It's presented in association with the Department of Health and Social Services, which provides resources and materials for the program, she said.
In kindergarten through to Grade 3, students learn about the dangers of various household poisons and medications — basically, that "what you put in your body can harm you," she said.
In Grades 4 and 5, teachers start talking to kids about drugs like alcohol, marijuana and tobacco, she said, along with their potential effects. In Grades 6 and 7, students begin to learn about the social and personal risks of illicit drug and alcohol abuse, including fentanyl. From Grades 8 to 12, students learn about potential health and well-being issues associated with these substances.
Last year, information about fentanyl was provided to students in Grade 12 as part of the graduation package, she said. Drug and alcohol counselling is available to students.
Fentanyl is opioid, the same class of drugs as heroine and morphine. It can cause an overdose in very small quantities. An opioid overdose can cause depressed respiration, loss of consciousness and death.
Earlier this year, the Yukon Coroner's Service said five deaths in the territory had been linked to fentanyl.
An opioid overdose may be reversed by administering the drug naloxone.
As of this year, all schools are equipped with naloxone kits, which the principals have been trained to use.
"Fentanyl is a serious problem, for sure, and we are definitely taking it seriously and educating ourselves and our kids about it…. It's not just something you see on TV. It's happening right here in our community in the Yukon," Morgan said.
Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com
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1969. Santa Barbara Declaration of Environmental Rights, by Roderick Nash.
1991. The Principles of Environmental Justice, drafted and adopted by the Delegates to the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, October 24-27, 1991, Washington DC.
2001. An Ecosocialist Manifesto, by Joel Kovel and Michael Lowy.
2015. The Leap Manifesto: A Call for Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and One Another. Visit the website.
2016. 3rd International Ecosocialist Conference Final Manifesto, Bilbao, Spain on 23rd, 24th and 25th September 2016.
2017. Environmental Justice Aotearoa, Centre for Environmental Justice, New Zealand.
Atlas of Environmental Justice, at Environmental Justice.org — 2329 cases of environmental injustice reported and mapped, extending the research and database of EJOLT (an organization whose mission has ended).
Environmental Justice Definition: California law defines Environmental Justice as "the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures and income with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies" (Government Code Section 65040.12 and Public Resources Code Section [sic] 72000/30107.3). See also CA Public Resources Code 71110 – 71118, Division 4, Part 3, Environmental Justice.
2016. Report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Environmental Justice: Examining the Environmental Protection Agency's Compliance and Enforcement of Title VI and Executive Order 12,898. See also Title VI and Executive Order 12,898 (Clinton issued Executive Order 12,898 in 1994; see also the U.S. Department of Justice 2011 Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Justice and Executive order 12898; the 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Guidance Concerning Environmental Justice; and the US Department of Justice Title VI Legal Manual).
I was a 30-year old-assistant professor in 1969 at the time of the Santa Barbara Oil Spill. Like most Santa Barbarans, I went down to the beach after the blowout on January 28 and watched the black tide come in. One response, as I just mentioned, was to head the committee that started the new environmental studies major the next year. The other was to respond to the call of the "January 28 Committee" for a declaration to be read on the one year anniversary of the spill. I took a copy of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence on my colleague's (Dr. Barry Schuyler's) sailboat out to the Channel Islands, which had been pretty well covered by the spill. I just sat in the cockpit, remembered the best ideas I had been teaching and researching in the late 1960s, and wrote the Santa Barbara Declaration of Environmental Rights. It could have been more ecocentric—focusing on the rights of the environment rather than the rights of people to a healthy environment—but I had not yet moved my research focus to environmental ethics as I did in The Rights of Nature: A History of Environmental Ethics (1989). Still, many seemed moved by the brief statement that I read before network TV cameras on January 28, 1970.
1999. Greenhouse Gangsters vs. Climate Justice, by Kenny Bruno, Joshua Karliner and China Brotsky — first usage of the term 'climate justice'?
2002. Bali Principles of Climate Justice, adopted using the "Environmental Justice Principles" developed at the 1991 People of Color Environmental Justice Leadership Summit, Washington, DC, as a blueprint.
2004. The Durban Declaration on Carbon Trading, October 2004.
2007. Climate Justice Now!, Founding Statement of CJN!.
2009. System Change – Not Climate Change: A People's Declaration from Kimaforum09 — Klimaforum, signed by 295 Organizations.
2010. What Does Climate Justice Mean in Europe?, Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), February 2010.
2013. Mary Robinson Foundation – Declaration on Climate Justice.
2014. Margarita Declaration on Climate Change, Social PreCOP Preparatory Meeting, July 15 -18, 2014, Margarita Island, Venezuela.
2014. The Paris Declaration of Federated States, Regions and Cities, World Summit of Regions for Climate.
2015. Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground: A Declaration for the Health of Mother Earth, by the Indigenous Environmental Network.
2017. COP 23 Statement of Principles, BlueGreen Alliance ("just transition", finance, fossil fuel subsidies).
2018. Hands off Mother Earth! (HOME) Manifesto against Geoengineering (the large-scale manipulation of climate and earth systems with unproven technologies), by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and 110+ organizations and social movements, including renowned environmental activists.
2017. The 10 Science 'Must Knows' on Climate Change, Prepared by the Earth League and Future Earth for the UNFCCC 23rd Conference of the Parties, 2017.
2017. UNFCCC COP 23 Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (November 15, 2017 Draft Conclusions proposed by the Chair; Recommendations of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice).
2009. Climate Justice for a Changing Planet: A Primer for Policy Makers and NGOs, by Barbara Adams and Gretchen Luchsinger for the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service.


There's an entire science about the effects colors have on the physical and mental nature of man. For centuries it's been known that they can alter our perceptions and inner state. Hues are even capable of healing diseases.
Plus, they bear a specific meaning. Colors are peculiar symbols that act as psychological catalysts and are used in numerous systems of influence.
For example, the color grey is loved by workaholics and avoided by those who would rather take it easy. It is a neutral color, with this quality helping it be in perfect harmony with all of the other colors.
This color has another side to it. Its neutrality is also linked to the absence of emotion. It's characteristic of people who don't like to get involved in events directly but would rather control things from the sidelines, without having to expose themselves to the sometimes dangerous emotional influences posed by others. Hence the term "Éminence grise" (grey eminence), or a person controlling events from the deep shadows.
Serious, moderate, emotionless, cold and quiet - this color is easy to grasp. It calms and suppresses everything vital. It presumes analysis and an atmosphere devoid of emotions. Often it portrays fog, boredom and the dirtiness of large cities. Men like grey more than women. This has to do with the pervading stereotype that a man must never show his feelings, under any circumstances.
Among the positive properties of the color is its psychological neutrality, that sometimes allows the mind to briefly step away from all of the passions it experiences on a daily basis, to rest and think soberly. A negative aspect of grey is that it induces distrust, causes depression and even lethargy.


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Review: Take a Risk Bundle by Robin Bielman (Take a Risk #1-#4)
Note: This ARC was provided by Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
The Take a Risk series by bestselling author Robin Bielman has been put together for a special bundle that includes the first three stories, Worth the Risk, Risky Surrender, and His Million Dollar Risk plus a new, never before published fourth story entitled One Night of Risk. Each story is set in the world of environmental protection and preservation and have one or both of the characters actively involved in the cause and gives the reader a feeling of being part of an adventure. Three of the four male characters--Keats McCall, Connor Gibson, and Clay Doherty--work for the World Heritage Fund while Dean Malloy is the son of the founder and head of WHF and used to work for the organization before starting his own. I'm reviewing and rating the stories separately, with the series receiving a total average rating of 4.5 stars.
Worth the Risk (Book One) - five stars
Samantha Bennett and Dean Malloy fell in love over the summer five years ago, but Dean broke her heart when he walked away from her. Now, they're competing against each other, hoping their respective organizations will be chosen to partner up with the World Heritage Fund for a special project. For Sam, this could ensure her place in the company she's working freelance for, but being around Dean has made her realize that her feelings for him are as strong as ever. But will taking another chance on being with the man she loves be worth the risk of another possible broken heart and her opportunity at job security?
This was a really great start to the series and one that has two former lovers reuniting but both after the same thing career-wise. Even with the competitive nature of their task, Dean and Sam can't deny the connection between them is still there. I loved these two together, especially since they've both matured over the five years that they were apart. When you learn the reasons for the separation, you can't help but think about all those wasted years, but then the present also gets in the way and it's a hurdle that forces them to either walk away again or finally fight for what they want and hope for the best possible outcome.
Risky Surrender (Book Two) - four stars
Keats McCall catches Lucy Davenport in the middle of swiping an emerald ring but she gets away with it before he can stop her. When they meet again, she's at a project site that he's working on. Knowing what she did before, he's wary about her intentions and decides he needs to keep a close eye on her. But Lucy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in her way because she made a promise to her late father and husband and she intends to keep that promise, even with McCall trying to distract her. When he finds out what it is she's after, he's torn between doing the right thing and helping the woman he's now falling for.
This second story was good and I liked Lucy's background story and why it is she was doing what she had to do in the beginning. McCall goes above and beyond to help her out when he sees her again, though I would hardly think that someone would actually do all the stuff he did for someone he barely knows. I mean, I get doing something nice for someone else or wanting to keep someone close because you don't fully trust them and want to keep watch, but McCall's action spoke of someone overly invested in another individual and I felt that it wasn't realistic. Still, this was interesting and entertaining from the beginning 'til the end.
His Million Dollar Risk (Book Three) - five stars
Connor Gibson is not looking forward to spending time on the road with a reporter from a publication that smeared his mother's reputation, but he's got no choice but to spend time with Charlize Beckettt. The thing is, she introduces herself as someone else and Connor has absolutely no clue that Charlie isn't who she says she is. As they check out the various sites along Route 66, Connor and Charlie fall for one another, with Connor opening himself up to her and Charlie sharing her dreams and aspirations with him. But once Connor learns who Charlie really is, he wonders if everything the shared was all a pack of lies.
I quite liked this third story, especially with the lead characters on a road trip and Connor helping Charlie achieve a few firsts in her life. Charlie is endearingly clueless at times, but she remains appealing all throughout. Connor's dislike for the publication Charlie works for is perfectly understandable and while he's somewhat averse to reporters, there's something refreshing about the one he finds himself stuck with. The adventure these two have may not be one that adrenaline junkies seek but it is an adventure nonetheless and it was fun and lighthearted. This is definitely one of my two favorites in the entire series.
One Night of Risk (Book Four) - four stars
Malia Davis has always been the good girl but with her mother now diagnosed with cancer, she's prepared to do something out of the ordinary in order: retrieve a healing crystal from a protected heritage site on the island of Kauai. But then she comes up against the man who broke her heart a decade ago--Clay Doherty--and he just happens to be head for security of the organization working on the site. They've got a lot of history between--majority of them good and one not-so-good--but not even his renewed feelings for Malia can get in the way of what Clay knows he needs to do...even if it means breaking their hearts again.
There are two familiar elements in this fourth story: the first being the second chance trope that the first book also had, and the second being the female lead character needing to get something from a site being worked on by the male lead character, a similar theme found in the second book. Of course, there are enough differences for this one to stand on its own, what with Clay and Malia having been childhood friends and former sweethearts far longer plus the handling of the whole taking something situation. A definite bonus involved having all four couples from the series together and seeing how far they've come.
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Robin Bielman 9/14/2015 11:24:00 PM
Hi Jennifer! Thank you so much for this wonderful review! I'm so happy you enjoyed the books! <3
Jen Valencia 9/15/2015 01:55:00 PM
You're welcome and I can't wait to read whatever you've got in store for us next. :)


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Liquorice like flavour of Anise herbal plant and the curative benefits of the oil extracted from the anise seeds were recognized long ago. However, it is now used in many medicines, drugs, cough syrups and throat medicines etc. Although anise oil has many benefits, but still its usage in the form of medicines is not recommended.
Anise oil is a good pain reliever for arthritis patients.
Anise oil is widely used in processed foods like Italian sausages, pepperoni, pizza toppings and much more.
Anise oil, if applied on the scalp has the properties to treat head lice.
It has phyto-estrogenic properties that produce breast milk in women. So pregnant women can use this oil definitely to avail the benefits and enhance production.
Anise oil is great when added to items like mouthwash, toothpaste and mouth syrups. It has a good fragrance to make you get rid of bad mouth odour.
Add one tbsp. of almond oil with anise oil and get relieved from the annoying stomach cramps by just massaging the mixture with your fingers.
Due to its liquorice like fragrance, it is added in lotions, creams, hand creams, detergents, and soaps etc. Take a bathe with anise oil soap and apply anise cream to see remarkable skin benefits.
Just put 5-6 drops of anise oil on a cloth or hanky or pillow. Inhale it to get relief from migraine, vertigo and nausea etc.
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Take mortar and pestle and add dried seeds to it. Grind them properly so that the oil gets released and you can smell the scent. But don't grind it thoroughly to make it powder.
Pour the oil in a container.
Add the almond oil in the same container so that the anise oil gets submerged.
Keep the container in sun after sealing it perfectly. Sunlight will release the oil slowly from the seeds that have been submerged.
Strain the oil through cheesecloth after few days and remove the anise seeds. Store it in a cool place.
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Glasgow Youth Film Festival
One of the most innovative youth film festivals in Europe, Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) returns from 13th to 15th September 2019!
About Glasgow Youth Film Festival
o-programmed by Glasgow Film and GYFF Young Programmers aged 15 -19, who are mentored on a year-round basis, the festival presents an outstanding range of international films and two free to attend creative workshops for young people, Into Industry: Finding Your Feet in Film and A Day in the Director's Life.
Glasgow Youth Film Festival will host a Careers in Film Day on Thursday 12 September, curated especially for S4 – S6 pupils across Glasgow. At the event, pupils will have the chance to participate in hands-on workshops and receive invaluable career advice from professionals for a successful career in the ever-growing Scottish film industry. The event will feature a keynote speech from Alan McDonald, a former High School teacher, script consultant on CBBC shows and the screenwriter of GFF18 Opening Gala Anna and the Apocalypse.
Tickets for all events are now on sale!
Opening the 11th edition of Glasgow Youth Film Festival is a special preview screening of The Farewell, a heartfelt and uplifting tale from writer/director Lulu Wang, starring Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians). Following that, the ultimate 1980s teen cult classic Heathers takes to the big screen as GYFF19's special late night screening.
The GYFF Young Programmers take over GFT's weekly Saturday morning family screening slot, Take 2, and present a screening of Coraline, the animated dark fairy-tale based on the novella of the same name by Neil Gaiman. In the afternoon, settle in at GFT for GYFF: ShortListed, a selection of short films by young filmmakers from Scotland and beyond, curated by the Young Programmers. In association with Scotland Loves Anime, GYFF19 present Gorô Taniguchi's sequel to the original series, the UK premiere of new anime Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection also screens. On Saturday evening, GYFF19 presents the Scottish premiere of Phoenix, an affecting Norwegian film that turns the teen coming-of-age drama on its head. The second day of GYFF19 will complete with the glittering UK premiere screening of uplifting documentary Drag Kids – get ready for wigs, vogue-ing and a whole lot of Lady Gaga tunes...
Kicking off the final day of GYFF19 is the French cosmic coming-of-age comedy Stars by the Pound. Bring the whole family for an afternoon adventure at Family Gala: Fantastic Mr Fox at Maryhill Burgh Halls (family tickets available). In the evening, fresh from its Scottish Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival, GYFF screens triumphant documentary The Biggest Little Farm, followed by a recorded Q&A with some very special guests. To close the 11th GYFF, it's time to take on some evil exes at our immersive pop-up screening of Edgar Wright's love letter to video games, Scott Pilgrim vs The World at Maryhill Burgh Halls, with added activities designed for the audience to Power Up!
While we take every opportunity to ensure the details for Glasgow Youth Film Festival are accurate, we always advise that you contact the event organiser before setting out for the event to avoid disapointment.
Other Events at Various Venues or Glasgow Film Theatre
Take 2: Family-Friendly Films
Glasgow Film Theatre's weekly Take 2 Family-Friendly Film Screenings will keep even the littlest film fans entertained!
Glasgow Film Festival Opening Gala: Proxima
The 16th annual Glasgow Film Festival will open on 26th February with UK premiere of Alice Winocour's award-winning drama Proxima!
FrightFest Glasgow
5th March 2020 - 7th March 2020
Prepare for the best of the horror genre when FrightFest returns to Glasgow as part of the Glasgow Film Festival 2020!
Glasgow Film Festival Closing Gala: How To Build A Girl
Glasgow Film Festival 2020 will close on Sunday 8th March with the UK premiere of the hilarious, inspirational coming-of-age comedy, How To Build A Girl!
Film Events you might like...
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow City Centre
Kate Bush: I Put This Moment HERE
The Dream Machine, Glasgow East End
Catch 'I Put This Moment HERE' an immersive film homage to Kate Bush at The Dream Machine!
Rob Roy (1922) with live music by David Allison
For Celtic Connections, the 1922 classic version of the Rob Roy MacGregor story will be screened along with a live soundtrack by multi-instrumentalist David Allison at the Tron Theatre!
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Nu Gen
Platform Glasgow, Glasgow East End
Platform Glasgow's weekly arts group challenges teenagers to make artwork that represents their interests, exploring identity and what it's like to be a teenager today!
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The List: Growing the game of golf
Playing footgolf
Most golfers are aware of the competitions within the sport, but there are a number of sports that have emerged as derivatives of golf, writes BRENDAN BARRATT.
As the name suggests, this game is a hybrid of football and golf, with players using their feet and a soccer ball in lieu of clubs and golf balls. Like golf, players need to get the ball into a hole, in this case a larger one, over a significantly shorter distance. The game has become very popular and has even attracted some big-name former pro soccer players, including Argentinian legend Roberto Ayala. The Federation for International FootGolf has an annual World Tour across 34 countries. It also has the FootGolf World Cup, where France won the men's team event in 2018.
Also known as 'frisbee golf', this version of the sport we love has players throwing a disc at a target, as they would hit a ball in golf – on courses made up of par threes, fours and fives. Players use different types of discs for different shots and, incredibly, the sport is played in over 40 countries (including South Africa), with more than 70 000 registered players.
Long driving
Social media – and Bryson DeChambeau's appearance at the 2020 World Championship – is helping long-drive golf become more mainstream. It's easy to see why – it's an exciting package with a fast-paced, entertaining format that is ideal for a stadium-like live set-up and television. Golfers hit eight shots per round within a three-minute time period and they need to land the ball within a roughly 50m-wide zone. The distances hit are impressive; golfers regularly drive in excess of 400m with equipment that is not too different from that used by regular players. The difference comes in the long, powerful swings made by the rippling beasts and their low-launch drivers. Club speeds exceed 150mph (240km/h) and ball speeds regularly pass 220mph (354km/h). Kyle Berkshire is the new face of long-drive golf, having won the 2021 World Championship, and is a sight to behold. Berkshire's stock yardages include a 9-iron that carries 175m and a 3-iron that carries 290m – at sea level.
Speed golf
A game for the energetic involves players attempting to complete the course not only in the fewest possible number of strokes but also the fastest time. Professional golfer Christopher Smith holds the Guinness World Record for speed golf after shooting 65 in under 45 minutes at the Chicago Speedgolf Classic at Jackson Park Golf Course in 2005.
We all know about mini golf – or putt-putt – but it is a real sport played across the globe and has an international governing body. The Holy Grail of mini golf is a perfect score of 18 – a bit like a perfect break in snooker. To date more than 1 000 players have recorded the perfect round, although never in official competitions, of which there are many, including the US Masters, US Open, British Open, World Crazy Golf Championships and World Adventure Golf Masters. Crazy golf is a variation of miniature golf, where players must negotiate obstacles and swales on the course, rather than angles.
Snow golf
Played in the same way as regular golf, the only difference, as you might expect, is that the golf courses are made up of snow and ice, rather than grass. Players use regular golf equipment and coloured golf balls on purpose-designed courses, with the ultimate tournament being the annual World Ice Golf Championship in Uummannaq in Greenland. Other interesting versions of the game include target golf, where players try to hit targets on a large net in front of them, beach golf, which is a variation of the game played on sandy beaches, and urban golf, where players take on courses within urban environments like city centres, using regular clubs but soft balls.
Simulator golf
Ideal for cold, wet winters, modern simulators are remarkable pieces of machinery. Players hit into a screen, on which the golf course is projected. Ball-tracking technology then predicts the ball's flight and shows it on the screen as it enters the virtual world. Players can choose from over 100 golf courses, including some of the most famous layouts in the world. The only downside to playing on the simulator is the putting which, as one might expect, can be far from the real thing.
Pitch and putt
Originally developed in Ireland, this format of the game has golfers playing holes that are generally under 100m in length. Players typically use only two or three clubs and they have their own pitch-and-putt handicaps.
Hickory golf
Although the 2021 event was cancelled due to Covid-19, it is all systems go for the 2022 World Hickory Open Championship, an event dating back to 2004. As the name suggests, players take part with hickory-shafted golf clubs, and former Open and Masters champion Sandy Lyle is a two-time champion. The 2022 World Hickory Open Championship will be held at Royal Dornoch, Castle Stuart Golf Links and Nairn Golf Course, which should place this event on your golfing bucket list.
– This article first appeared in the January 2022 issue of Compleat Golfer magazine. Subscribe here!
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Ok, Spring. If you won't come to me, I'll come to you...in the form of food. Specifically, salads with fruit.
I absolutely love fresh salads tossed with fruit in the warm weather. This curried chicken salad recipe features hints of Indian tandoori with the addition of greek yogurt and fresh ginger to the curry powder. Plump raisins and a drizzle of honey add a refreshing sweetness to the spice. A classic favorite with an ethnic twist, this recipe is absolutely delicious!
Bring water and chicken broth to a simmer in a medium sized saucepan. Add chicken and simmer, uncovered. After 2 minutes (or when chicken is no longer raw on the outside) add raisins. Cook until chicken is cooked through, about 6 more minutes. Remove pan from heat and let chicken and raisins soak while preparing the rest of the dish.
Whisk together all of the other ingredients: onion, green pepper, carrot, celery, ginger, mayo, greek yogurt, curry powder, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, honey, dried basil, salt & pepper. Remove chicken from liquid and chop into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir in chicken and raisins to combine.
Serve over baby spinach/ spring mix, or in a sandwich with multigrain bread.
Health Magazine names Greek Yogurt as one of the World's Healthiest Foods. In addition to containing multiple strains of probiotics, the "good bacteria" which boosts immunity and helps maintain healthy digestion, Greek yogurt has also been shown to improve lactose intolerance, build stronger bones, and lower blood pressure. Also, Greek yogurt is lower in sugar than most regular types. Trying to keep down the fat and sugar? Try Fage Total 0% individual fat-free yogurts, which separate the fruit-flavoring from the plain yogurt to let you monitor your own added sugar.
"World's Healthiest Foods: Yogurt (Greece)." Health.com: Health News, Wellness, and Medical Information. 8 Feb. 2008. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.health.com/health/article/0,,20410302,00.html>.


Sautéed mushrooms and boiled green peas simmered in creamy, spicy onion-tomato gravy. Mushroom mutter gravy is typical a North Indian gravy. It is made from onion and tomato. it is spiced up with regular spices. Just like other vegetables, these mushrooms are also healthy and nutritious, good for our body.
Heat 2 - 3 teaspoon of sunflower oil in a kadai. Add cumin seeds, green cardamom, cinnamon stick and onions and sauté until light golden brown. Add ginger paste and garlic paste.
Add diced tomato, tomato puree, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and sauté till oil leaves the masala.
Add green peas and mushrooms to the base and cook it until mushrooms loose their water.
Then add the cashewnut paste, stir well.
Cook on high heat for seven to eight minutes or till the green peas are fully cooked. Cook on low heat for five minutes. Serve hot.


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Films & présentation par Melvin Moti
In the context of his solo exhibition currently on view at Wiels, Melvin Moti will speak about his artistic practice and introduce two of his recent films, which will be screened after the presentation. Moti thus contextualizes his art-making and research, giving a wider view to understanding the combination of objects, paintings, film and book that make up From Dust to Dust
- The Black Room, 2005
16mm film on DVD / color & sound / 25 minutes
French spoken + English subtitles
The Black Rooms points of reference are the life of French surrealist writer Robert Desnos (1900-1945) and images of the Black Room in the tiny Roman Villa Agrippa at Boscotrecase, not far from Pompeii. Most panels of this fresco are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum in NY. The fresco is painted in the third style of Roman fresco painting, and shows large parts of monochrome black paint. Taking its cue from an imaginary interview with Desnos written by Melvin Motti, the camera explores the elegant frescos on the walls of the Black Room. Meanwhile, Desnos talks about the surrealists experiments with sleep-writing, a form of self-hypnosis during which the subjects recorded poems, texts and images. Desnos mental wanderings find their counterpart in the architectural principle of The Black Room where the walls effectively dissolve, leaving only a boundless architectural or physical (black) space.
- E.S.P. 2007
35mm film on dvd / color optical sound / 18 minutes / 750 meters
English spoken, no substitles
The film E.S.P. is based on the diaries of South African philosopher and engineer John William Dunne (1875-1949). In 1899, while 24 years old, Dunne had his first experience that indicated a special talent; he was able to look into the future. In the following 30 years he foresaw the future on daily basis in his dreams. In few a cases he could even predict dramatic events like the 1902 eruption of Mount Pélé in Martinique, but mostly he foresaw trivial, insignificant details from everyday live. As he said himself: The things I saw werent special, except from the moment I saw them, which was before they actually occurred.


FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 10, 2014 – As the traditional worldwide enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market experiences relative maturation and the lofty gains of the past two years begin to flatten, the WLAN market for cloud-managed Wi-Fi presents notable growth opportunities in both hardware and services. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide cloud-managed infrastructure and managed services revenue will reach $653 million in 2014 and $2.5 billion by 2018.
In recent years, cloud-managed Wi-Fi growth has been fueled by increased adoption in the midmarket and distributed enterprise (e.g., retail, K-12 education). "Enterprises are seeing the big picture and definitely considering cloud-managed Wi-Fi for their remote sites when upgrading their networks," said Rohit Mehra, Vice President, Network Infrastructure. "These upgraded network architectures can accommodate unique needs around bring your own device (BYOD), scalability, application visibility and management." Today, having a strong, robust wireless network is mandatory for enterprises, and the proliferation of BYOD and mission-critical network applications has helped drive new wireless LAN deployments within a growing number of enterprise segments. Cloud-managed Wi-Fi, with its central manageability, smaller physical footprint, and linear scalability, is a viable option for these enterprises.
Leaner IT staffs are challenged with provisioning, troubleshooting, and maintaining more sophisticated networks.
Cloud-managed Wi-Fi belies the prevailing trend in enterprise IT of "everything as a service".
Vendors and channel partners are enabling simplified deployments through extensive managed services offerings.
One of the most appealing benefits of cloud-managed Wi-Fi is the ability to provide automated provisioning and configuration.
Delivering the network over the cloud helps shift spending from capex to opex.
The IDC study, Cloud-Managed WiFi Set to Grow to $2.5 Billion by 2018 (IDC #247738), examines the market trends and opportunity for the cloud-managed segment of the enterprise WLAN market for 2011–2018. It covers both IEEE 802.11–compliant cloud-managed WLAN (Wi-Fi) hardware and the adjacent services market. This research covers worldwide cloud-managed enterprise Wi-Fi access points (APs), management and control software and platforms, and the surrounding managed services market. Also, it examines cloud-managed Wi-Fi as a change that is likely to have a long-lasting impact on how enterprise networks are deployed in the future.


Magicrete Building Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is one of the largest manufacturers of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) blocks in India with an installed capacity of 400,000 cubic meters in a fully integrated automatic manufacturing facility. We were founded with the vision of introducing prefabricated construction technologies to the Indian construction and infrastructure industry and over the years, we have emerged as one of the largest producers of AAC blocks with 2 manufacturing units in Gujarat and Haryana covering the strategic markets of West and North India respectively.
We are a part of a diversified conglomerate having an aggregate turnover of over Rs. 5 billion and business interests across textiles, chemicals & real estate. The Company focuses on innovation and has a fully equipped R & D and quality testing laboratory to ensure that each batch of product can be traced back to its inputs.
AAC blocks are the most cost effective and eco-friendly material substitute of traditional red clay bricks. It is recommended by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) as for material of choice for LEED certification and offers cost savings up to 40% due to huge savings in structural costs and increase in floor space area. It is termed as the wonder building material. Our product range are AAC Blocks, Light Weight Blocks, Dry Mix Products, Block Joining Adhesive, Mortar Adhesive, Gypsum Plaster, Wall Plaster, One Coat Plaster and many more.
MagicBond® - a high-strength, adhesive mortar for quick-laying of AAC blocks.
Infrastructure ready to handle dispatch of 100 trucks per day.
Automated pelletizing systems, crew of fork clips.
Tiecon 2015: Awarded Entrepreneur of the year.
We at Magicrete Building Solutions Pvt. Ltd. continually strive to attain global leadership in AAC Blocks manufacturing.
India's top 3 AAC players with 800,000 CBM annual installed capacity.
Strategically located within 250kms of major urban centres and thermal power plants.
Present in 14 states, top 30 Indian cities through more than 2000 retail outlets.
Operational excellence achieved through TPM (Total Productivity Management), use of BSC (Balance Score Card) as a strategic tool and SOP (Standard Operating Process) driven system.
Sourabh is the Chief Executive officer as well a co-founder of Magicrete. He is an Industrial Engineering and Management graduate from IIT Kharagpur. Prior to Magicrete, Sourabh had worked in minerals and chemicals businesses. Apart from the strategic growth of the company, Sourabh also takes care of the marketing and distribution activities.
Puneet is one of the co-founders of the company and as qualified chartered accounts, he looks after all financial affairs and investment plans of the organization. Being a member of the board, Puneet also looks after the strategic and operational growth of the company.
Sidharth is one of the Directors of the company and currently looks after Magicrete's business in North India. He pursued Engineering in the field of Engineering Physics from IIT Delhi and MBA from IIM Lucknow. After working with prestigious employers including Mckinsey and Company and Motilal Oswal Funds, Sidharth joined Magicrete to oversee Magicrete's expansion in North India.
Management Team: A young pool of professionals from IITs and IIMs with an average age of less than 30 years.
Advisory Team : An excellent board with extensive experience (individual experience of more than 25 years) in textiles, real estate and chemicals.
Finalists in VC Circle Manufacturing Start up of the year 2014.
Among the top 50 companies in "Indiamart - Economic Times Leaders of Tomorrow" awards.
Received ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & BS OHSAS 18001:2007 certification.
We endeavor to achieve maximum client satisfaction through delivering quality products at cost-effective prices. Our ethical business policies and transparent dealings help us in maintaining long term relations with our clients. Our professionals take extreme care to maintain quality standards at all stages of operation. Further, they pay close attention to what clients want and utilize their skills to meet the same. In addition to the quality range of products, we also ensure customized transportation, easy payment modes and timely delivery of the range in order to maximize clients' satisfaction.


There are many rumors pertaining to the launch of many LG mid range devices. We already have covered many news regarding those devices. Today comes another piece of information, according to which T-Mobile will launch LG K10 Successor with a new name.
As per the source it is going to be named as LGK 20 Plus. Currently, there's not enough detailing on why LG switched to that name. But we have confirmation that you can expect the LG K10 (2017) LG K20 Plus launching on T-Mobile network pretty soon.
Additionally, LG K20 Plus is going to pack with 5.3-inch HD display and features a 5MP wide-angle front shooter. There's also a fingerprint scanner, rear-mounted buttons, and 2.5D curved glass on both the front and back of the device.


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Swans Ladies seal triple signing
Swansea City Ladies have bolstered their ranks with three new additions in Kirsty O'Donnell, Stacey Webber and Hannah Thomas.
O'Donnell re-joins the club after making the switch back from Cardiff City FC Women, whilst Webber arrives following a spell with the University of Alabama, and Thomas joins from Pengelli.
"I'm over the moon to be back, and the girls have given me a warm welcome," said O'Donnell. "I hope to win the league with the Swans and go on to play in the Champions League."
Right-back Webber, who has previous experience of the WPWL with Newcastle Emlyn, returns to South Wales after a successful three-year stint with the University of Alabama, for whom she scored the winning goal in the 2015 Gulf South Conference Tournament Championship Final.
"I'm excited for a new challenge and to play with a group of experienced players," said Webber, who - like O'Donnell - has earned five Welsh caps at Under-17 to Under-19 level.
"I hope to gain some more experience playing with and against competitive players and to be able to work within the team to improve my performance."
The hat-trick of signings is completed with the addition of midfielder Thomas, who has previously played for the Under-16 Swansea City Girls Development squad and Llangyfelach.
"I'm really looking forward to joining Swansea City Ladies and being a part of the team," said Thomas. "I'm looking forward to the challenge of playing in the Welsh Premier Women's League.
"I hope to improve as an individual and to help the team achieve success."