As cozy as the room is during the day - it is even cozier at night with all of the little white lights glowing all around us. Decorating our master bedroom (aside from the whole "in November thing") was a whole lot of fun and I love the finished product. Going to sleep with the glow of white lights on the Christmas tree is all the much cozier from your bedroom than on the couch. It just makes sense to add the cozy feel of the holidays to one of the coziest rooms in our house.


Save on waste with these handy dental floss refills to be used with an existing Georganics floss glass dispenser.
The natural dental floss is made from bamboo charcoal fibres blended with a small amount of nylon and is coated with Candelilla wax and peppermint essential oil. Candelilla wax is extracted from Euphorbia Cerifera, a shrub native to Mexico.
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To pick up the freshen up deals and itineraries instead of the peacefulness of your travels, pop in the homepages of these airlines on the Internet. California hotels are the crown priorities on day-tripper having a California vacation.


Click here for a copy of Page 18 of our Parent Pupil Handbook - Secondary Uniform.
Our Uniform supplier is Uniformbase Ltd, 11 Railway Street, Chatham. Telephone number 01634 407217 or visit their website on www.uniformbase.co.uk.
Uniformbase run many schemes for parents that wish to purchase uniform - please enquire to them directly.
Disadvantaged low income families may be eligible for assistance through Uniformbase's 'hardship' fund. If a family feels that they may be eligible for consideration please write to Miss Elwin, Head of School, The Hundred of Hoo Academy in the first instance. All cases will be dealt with and reviewed on an individual basis.


an interactive reading room in our gallery, blurring the lines between public and private; celebration and mourning; and the temple, the stage, and the archive.
The Iowa Lakeside Lab AIR program accepts artists from all around the country working in any and all media to reside on the Lab's campus, interact with scientific community, make work connected to the environment, and facilitate connections between the arts and the sciences. This exhibition represents work made by AIR alumni since 2014.
Two monumental minimalist sculptures to resolve the rectangular space of the hall and to recognize the subjectivity of two moveable gallery walls.


The car is worth $140,000.
This car was destroyed by fire.
Last week, Rahul Patel, of Newington, took possession of a car that would make most people salivate. On Monday morning, his new $140,000 car burst into flames on the Merritt Parkway.
Patel, who won millions in the Powerball lottery last June, was driving the Audi R8 in Fairfield around 9 a.m. on Sunday morning when he saw smoke coming from the back of the vehicle, the Connecticut Post reports.
That is where the engine is located, according to a description of the car on Audi's Web site.
Patel pulled over to check on his new car. When he stepped out, he saw flames from the engine area, the Post reports.
Patel was not hurt, but the car was destroyed.
Patel won $25 million on a Powerball quick pick ticket on June 27, 2009 and chose a $12.5 million cash payout. He was the only winner.
The staring price of a new Audi R8 is $114,200, according to Audi's Web site. Fire officials told the Post that the car was valued at $140,000, with options.
The Fairfield Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.


My apologies to those of you who were following the Positive Guidance posts. I'm finally back around to posting more details here and plan on making Saturdays for Positive Guidance Posts. For those of you who haven't read the Positive Guidance Posts, start here!
It seems a simple thing to say that encouragement is one of the tools of positive guidance that will promote appropriate behavior in children. But there are a few things to be mindful of.
Here's another. Jaime has just learned how to pump on a swing all on his own. Encouragement: "Jaime! You are doing the pumping all on your own! Look how high you're going! Your muscles must be getting so strong!" Praise: "Way to go!" Now you'll notice that in these two situations, the statements of encouragement are very specific in describing the behavior. The statements of praise are so vague, they're actually interchangeable. That is the first problem with praise, a lack of specificity.
Be Specific. Encouragement should describe the behavior or action you want to promote. When you simply say, "Good Job!" the child has few ways of knowing what action in the last 5 minutes you are referring to. Now, I'm not saying that "Good Job!" should forever be stricken from our lexicon, but I do think it's used too often and any phrase that is over-used loses its meaning. Children begin to notice when you simply respond to everything with a generic phrase of praise. Instead, whenever your preferred statement slips out, follow it up with a more specific form of encouragement. Let your generic statement become your "buzzer" reminding you to be descriptive.
Avoid Judgement. Here's another scenario for you. Lupita has come to you with a painting. Think about these two responses. Praise: "Wow, Lupita! This painting is amazing! It's so beautiful!" Encouragement: "Oh Lupita, thank you for showing me your painting! I see you used red, and yellow, and a very bright green over here. Will you tell me about your painting?" The statement of praise judges the painting, communicating to Lupita that your opinion is what matters in valuing her work. Secondly, Lupita may have simply been cleaning off the brushes and bringing you the paper to throw away. When she hears you react with such statements of praise, she begins to doubt the sincerity of your other responses as well. Responding with encouragement not only communicates to Lupita that you value her work, but that you value her opinion as well.
Ask Them. Just as in the above example, asking children how they feel about their behavior or work gives you more insight as to their intentions and thoughts. Likewise, it encourages internal monitoring, rather than teaching children that as long as it gets past you it's OK. You may compliment a child on his behavior in one situation, when asking him to evaluate his own behavior may reveal that he was covertly pestering the child next to him all along. Simply praising without these details merely reinforces the negative behavior.
Read the quote under the picture on this post again. (Go ahead. I'll wait for you.) Simply asking children to tell you about their projects, their efforts, or their experiences tells them more about your sincere interest in them as people and encourages them far more than a passive, generic statement like, "Nice Work" ever could.
Recognize Effort and Progress, Not Just Accomplishment. Statements of encouragement buoy up children all along the way, and are not reserved simply for recognizing a successful end result. For example, "It takes a lot of practice to cut with those scissors. It seemed to be easier for you this time!" or "You spent a long time building with those blocks!" or "You remembered almost every word to that song!" If you really think about it, success is the result of hard work and effort. So encourage that effort and recognize the progress along the way.
So listen to the way to speak with the children you love and teach. Do you encourage them or do you use praise as judgement? When you catch yourself using praise insincerely or judgmentally, rephrase and add some sincere encouragement. See if it changes your relationship with your children (whether you're raising them or teaching them), and share your experiences here!
I am so grateful to you for this post – I am in the midst of a slow process to wean my assistant off praise (And myself, at times, too, to be honest), but she is not really intellectually oriented so most of what I find to give her she doesn't really connect with – but this is perfect! the actual examples are so useful. Encouragement works to help to develop a child's intrinsic motivation, which is what we all want but many teachers and parents can't get past the sticker mentality of slapping a bit of praise onto a product, without actually listening to the child. I would love to use your post as a newsletter article for my parents, if that would be okay?
I only discovered your blog 2 days ago and am really enjoying delving into it.
I am so happy to help, Louise! Feel free to use the post as a newsletter! I only ask that you cite Amanda Morgan, http://www.notjustcute.com……and that you revel for a moment in the fact that you live in a place I have dreamed of visiting since childhood! Good luck with a new school year!


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Q: How to get active part from IWorkbenchPage in e4? The code below is working fine in e3 but not working in e4. I am able to getting active page, but not able to get active part from active page
IWorkbenchPage page = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();
mpart = (IViewPart) page.getActivePart(); // this line gives null value in e4, but working fine in e3

A: This could be due the eclipse bug https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=414544.
Try the workaround mentioned in it.
    handlerService.getCurrentState().getVariable(ISources.ACTIVE_PART_NAME)

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Writing down a crooked road.
As a teenager, my grandmother trained as an opera singer. Then she married a cowboy, and instead of traveling between the great theaters of Europe, she spend most of her life wandering between ranches along the Colorado River with a pack of half-feral kids in tow. My mom calls her the original hippie. A real bohemian at heart, Grandma Verna lived the phrase, "Not all who wander are lost;" she was as familiar with its roots in Middle Earth as its tie-dyed expression on the California coast. Although her physical travels were more restricted than those of the Nine Walkers, in her mind she traveled from Catherine the Great's Russia to Pern. She treated every day as an adventure (which, considering her financial circumstances, it often was) and sucked the marrow out of lunch at Mickey D's with the same relish as dinner at the finest linen-clad table. When I knew her, she was an off-brand Avon lady, already too old to travel, but she wore her thrift shop dresses and costume jewelry with an elegance that belied their provenance.
When she died in 1998, mourning somehow seemed inappropriate. Opting out of funerals and family drama, my mom and I took a trip together with her memory. Our first day in London we went to a hundred year-old theater in the West End for a matinee performance of La Bohéme. It was my first opera. It was the first time art made me cry.
I was thrilled at the chance to see La Bohéme again as part of Seattle Opera's 2012/13 season, but I was also a little nervous. Could any performance live up to my sepia-toned memories?
Well, Seattle Opera's production exceeded them. I had forgotten how humorous it is – the artists' critical review of Rodolfo's play as they burn the pages was laugh out loud funny. I don't know what kind of life Puccini lived, but it's very easy to imagine him drawing on memories of his own youth in his creation of these starving artists who seem so naturalistic even today. Although I guess the librettist is responsible for that part.
The term "soprano" is so broad it is about as descriptive as the heavy metal critic's "female vocals." To me, the perfect soprano sounds like the voice in the soundtrack to the movie Room with a View. Elizabeth Caballero's Mimi had that combination of weightlessness and honeyed sweetness that manages to feel sensual and angelic at the same time. Incidentally, she posted entertaining Tweets before and during the show.
Fortunately, the older me also knows that the medicine available at the time wouldn't have worked anyway, so I was free to embrace the tragedy of Mimi's death. Artist Mimi – listen to her talk about the flowers she embroiders – she only missed the Arts and Crafts movement by a few years, but no one recognizes her artistic nature in the story. Tragic Mimi, defined and rejected by who she dated. Her poverty denied her not only a life of art, but in the absence of medical care (think about that America) denied life at all. Mimi, who died alone surrounded by her friends.
Operatic death scenes have triggered my giggles before. But fifteen years did nothing to change the impact of Mimi's death. Her friends, for all that they have tried to help, and for all their artists' sensitivity, are too focused on themselves to notice the moment when she dies. Rodolfo, having finally brushed away the pride and jealousy that kept them apart, steps away from her bed and looks out the window to hide his tears. Mimi dies alone, like my grandmother in a state hospital in the same city where half of her family lived. Rodolfo is the last to know. When he turned back from the window to see everyone staring at him, I cried. In 1998 tears ran quietly down my face as the curtain fell. In 2013, I tried to suppress audible sobs as my shoulders shook and my nose ran.
I never heard my grandma sing, and I don't know if she was ever good enough to be part of a production like Seattle Opera's La Bohéme. But she was an excellent Mimi.
I wrote this post a few days before rebuilding my computer. Somehow, it didn't get backed up or uploaded to the blog, and I had to rewrite it from memory. Naturally, I'm convinced the first version was better.


I have stayed at many hotels and suites all over the country for leisure and vacation purposes. I would have to say that the Drury Inns and Suites are by far the best places I have ever stayed.
Starting with the rooms, the regular rooms are very spacious and have everything you need. The beds are huge and the pillows are always fresh and fluffy. There is always a desk, dresser, TV with dresser stand, end tables, small table and chair area, and a lazyboy-type chair. There is also a mini fridge and safe in the room. The shower has a bowed curtain rod which makes showering very roomy.
The pool areas differer from hotel to hotel. You will always find a warm indoor (and possibly outdoor) pool and hot tub. Some pools even have the fun option of swimming under the outside wall to get outside. Most of these hotels have a workout room, but it is very minimal in the equipment that in is there.
The staff is always nice and welcoming. Room services are great and do an awesome job of cleaning. The breakfast is one of the best around. Everything from hot biscuits and gravy, eggs, and waffles to cereal, yogurt, and donuts. I would suggest everyone try and find a Drury hotel for their next vacation.


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REGIONS OF ITALY
VENETO REGION, ITALY
The Venice (Venezia) Province, Italy
Travel Venice Province
Chioggia, Venice Province
TOWN OF CHIOGGIA IN THE VICENZA PROVINCE
Chioggia is a great visit and not a bad location for those looking to visit Venezia (Venice) and some of the lesser know areas of the Venice Province. The only draw back to the staying in Chioggia as a base is that it can be difficult to get to from the airport and train station.·There is a regional and provincial bus, plus a water bus form Venice, you can get a taxi or private car and save some time.There is sailing, wind surfing, some SCUBA diving, there is about 3 or 4 days worth of riding on flat terrain. Actually, Chioggia is where I go to train for Tri events.·You can swain along the coast line for 4-5 km without ever getting deeper than 2 meters in the water. During the early season it is a good place to train perhaps while your travel partner visits Venezia or a surrounding city.
Curzio Malaparte defined the town of Chioggia as the "the greatest café of Europe", referring to its vivacious, almost feverish lifestyle so well described by Carlo Goldoni in his famous plays. At almost every hour of the day it is crowded with people in the streets, calli, arches and above all in the numerous cafés.
At present Chioggia, with over 53,000 inhabitants, is the sixth most populated town in the Veneto Region. Chioggia isthe second largest island of the Venetian lagoon and has a "fish bone" shape. It existed during the Roman period, and possibly owes its name to the "Fossa Clodia", one of the branches of the ancient Brenta river delta. In 1110 it became a Bishop's See and subsequently came under the authority of the Serenissima - Clugia Major (Chioggia) and Clugia Minor (Sottomarina) were the eleventh and twelfth islands under the rule of the Doges of Venice. Famous during the Middle Ages for the production of the prized 'sal Clugiae', the town was the battlefield of the War of Chioggia (1379-80) between the Maritime Republics of Genoa and Venice.
Those who stroll among the 74 calli of the town immediately notice that Corso del Popolo represents its vibrant hub. It is a wide 830 m long road which crosses the historic center from north to south and which is called the 'square'. More than just a road, the Corso resembles a spacious and welcoming 'street' where people seem to be sitting in their livingrooms overlooking the principal monuments of the town.
Chioggia is also made up of calli, bridges, arcades, canals and squeri. The calli are characteristic and also these are more than just streets but also places of life, work and play. A common 'living room' which extends to outside the all too cramped internal living areas of the houses. And then there are the canals, which divide the historical center into segments: the Vena canal, with its nine bridges, and its picturesque daily fish, fruit and vegetable market; the Lombardo and San Domenico canals, where deep-sea fishing boats are moored.
The nearby Sottomarina is a strip of land stretching for about 10 km, facing the Adriatic sea and extending past the Brenta river mouth to the mouth of the Adige. Famous in the past for its soil particularly suitable for vegetable growing, today this seaside resort is prized for its very fine sand beach, abundant in minerals such as augite, quartz, silicates and micaceous elements which make it suitable for sand baths and other treatments.
WHAT TO DO AROUND CHIOGGIA
Bike Tour
WHAT TO EAT IN CHIOGGIA
Chioggia is famous for its fishing boats or 'bragozzi' as well as the fine typical restaurants which cook the freshest of sea food dishes.
If you do go, the most classic of menus made up of just local products should look like this:
Boboli de vida: snails in olive oil and parsley
Granseole: boiled crab in olive oil, lemon and spices
Sardele salae: raw sardines conserved in salt
Bibarasse in cassopipa: clams cooked in fried onions
Broeto: fish or molluscs cooked in a sauce of olive oil, onions and vinegar.
Bigoli in salsa: spaghetti in olive oil, garlic, onions, parsley and sardine fillets.
Risoto de sepe: riso with fried or boiled squid.
Bisato in tecia: eel in tomato and white wine sauce
Sepe nere: squid boiled in a garlic and olive oil with white wine, tomatoes and spices
Sardele in saore: fried sardines in a fried onion and vinegar sauce
Pesse rosto incovercià: various types of fish roasted and served in a pot with olive oil, vinegar, wine and garlic
Radicchio rosso - served in olive oil and salt, roasted or fried.
Papini: ciambelle made at Easter time
Sugoli: a cream of black grapes and flour
Smegiassa: focaccia with black honey, flour, pumpkin, sultanas, pine nuts and sugar
Venice Province,

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If you need advice on finishing your printed material, Morningside are specialists in the final processes.
Scoring, binding, laminating and die cuts are something we do every day. It's getting the details like this right which makes your project really special and delivers the 'feel good' factor you're looking for.
And don't forget that Morningside can also send out your material - from printing the envelope to mail merging - even variable data - to make sure your material impresses your clients, and potential clients.


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Q: Web API 2 Attribute Routing for API Versioning I have an ASP.NET Web API 2 application which uses convention-based routing:
[app-url]/v1/[controller]

Now, I want to add another version to the API, and found that attribute routing is the easiest way to achieve what I want. Therefore, I registered the Web API routes in the Application_Start() method as shown below.
GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);

Additionally, I made sure that the Register() method in the WebApiConfig class only contains the following line:
config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();

There are two controllers to test the versioning:
/v1/StatusController.cs
[RoutePrefix("v1/status")]
public class StatusController : ApiController
{
    [Route("")]
    public string Get()
    {
        return "V1 - OK";
    }
}

/v2/StatusController.cs
[RoutePrefix("v2/status")]
public class StatusController : ApiController
{
    [Route("")]
    public string Get()
    {
        return "V2 - OK";
    }
}

However, when I navigate to either of the routes shown below, I receive an error.

*

*[app-url]/v1/status

*[app-url]/v2/status

SERVER ERROR
404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name
  changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

A: Your approach will not work because ASP.NET Web API uses a so-called Controller Selector to find the respective controller for a given route. This selector however, does not take into account the namespace of a controller, but rather uses its name.
By default, Web API ships with the DefaultHttpControllerSelector and you can find information on its implementation here.
A possible solution to your problem is to implement a custom IHttpControllerSelector and tell Web API to use it instead. For this you can find several examples on the internet.
Instead you can also change your controller names to be unique, e.g.:

*

*StatusV1Controller

*StatusV2Controller

A: Instead of using different namespaces, use different controller names (if this works for you).  If so, here is about how the code should look like:
/v1/StatusController.cs:
[System.Web.Http.RoutePrefix("v1/status")]
public class StatusController : ApiController
{
    [System.Web.Http.Route("")]
    public string Get()
    {
        return "V1 - OK";
    }
 }

/v2/StatusController.cs:
[System.Web.Http.RoutePrefix("v2/status")]
public class Status2Controller : ApiController
{
    [System.Web.Http.Route("")]
    public string Get()
    {
        return "V2 - OK";
    }
 }

Now you would be able to invoke these 2 different versions by calling the Http Get Method like:
Https://YourUrl.com/v1/status

and:
Https://YourUrl.com/v2/status

Hope this suggested alternative helps.  Good luck.


"My name is Pedro Muagura and I'm the Director of Conservation here at Gorongosa National Park. I'm 45 years old, married, and have five beautiful kids. Every day, I go to work thinking about how I want them to experience Gorongosa when they are grown-up and can bring their own children, my grand-children, to see this special place. For Mozambicans like me, Gorongosa is a national treasure, a place that is part of our soul. I am proud that I lead the team in charge of protecting and saving Gorongosa but I also know it is a very important responsibility.
I love trees. I have spent most of my adult life working in the forest and replanting the trees that others have cut down. It's fair to say I have personally been responsible for the planting of millions of trees. It's my passion. For the past few years, I was in charge of our reforestation program on Mount Gorongosa. We employ 50 rangers to oversee the replanting effort. But we also get a lot of help from the communities. They know that trees are their future as well.
You see, the trees on Mount Gorongosa are special for many reasons. First, they are part of probably the largest swathe of "montane rainforest" in Southern Africa. The forest up on the mountain is full of amazing creatures, some of which are completely unique to that forest. Imagine, they exist here and no where else on Earth! But the trees up here are special for another, very important reason: they allow the soil beneath them to retain all the rain that falls here in the wet season. That water is slowly released throughout the year, keeping the rivers and lakes in the valley flowing and keep the entire ecosystem of Gorongosa, people and animals, healthy. Without those trees, all that water would just flow off the mountain in a few weeks and life would be much harder for everybody and everything months later in the dry season.
These little seedlings are sown and nurtured in old sugar cane bags, and tended-to like babies by caring human hands - local people from the mountain who freely give us their time and labor and love. The precious seeds of native tree species like Panga panga and Chanfuta are conjured from the rich soil with ancient songs and secret prayers. After weeks of sunlight and water, now a few inches tall, they are ready for their journey. They are taken from the nurseries and carried all the way up the mountain by the local people. There, in places where trees have been lost and the sun bakes the soil and no birds sing, we place them into the earth. As we do this, we all sing songs to the mountain and the rivers in the valley below. The songs tell the mountain and the rivers not to cry. They tell them we are coming to help.
Every seedling we plant is a wish and a promise, that this sacred mountain and its soaring, green cathedral of trees will be here for all of eternity."


CARL THE CHAMELEON IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
CLICK HERE FOR AVAILABLE SCENTSY BUDDIES.
Carl the Chameleon Scentsy Buddy will leave your child begging for hugs, hugs, and more hugs! With his fun google eyes, his cute curly tail, and his soft squishy green body, Carl is more than just a master of disguise.
Carl the Chameleon is a fun addition to our Scentsy Buddy collection. With his big buggy eyes, the different textures of fabrics, shades of greens, and added fragrance from the included Scentsy Scent Pak, this Scentsy Buddy is a multi-sensory toy. Scentsy Buddies are huggable cuties that come to life with your child's imagination and the help of a Scentsy Scent Pak in your choice of fragrance. Simply add the Scent Pak into the hidden zippered pocket of the Carl the Chameleon and enjoy long lasting fragrance for your scented stuffed animal friend. Carl is a limited edition, so when this fun little fellow sells out, another will come to take his place.


To learn more about any of these homes or to receive custom notifications when a new property is listed for sale in Village Of WestClay, give us a call at 317-910-4605.
Private secret garden with great outdoor fireplace. MLS#21635951. RE/MAX Ability Plus.


Click through the slides for the types of classes offered at FitWithin Hot Yoga + Fitness Studio!
Recommended for Beginners/All Levels, + great for those starting out. Look for Light in our Class Schedule.
Recommended for Advanced/All Levels, using elements from our Light + Hard-Core levels. Look for Blended in our Class Schedule.
Recommended for Advanced/All Levels, great for those looking for a fitness challenge + active lifestyle. Look for Hard-Core in our Class Schedule.
Click here to view our class schedule, and read more about the types of Hot Yoga + Fitness practices we offer here at FitWithin!
Space is Limited. Sign Up to Reserve Your Spot!
FitWithin Hot Yoga + Fitness Studio is located inside Eastmount Chiropractic + Wellness Centre on 1447 Upper Ottawa Units 5+6. Connect with us for any questions or inquiries, or read some of our Frequently Asked Questions. Our Classes are categorized as Light, Blended, and Hard-Core. Each one can be Heated, Warm, or Non-Heated (see Heated Infrared Yoga) and comes in various levels from Beginners to Advanced.
If you are unable to make a class, cancel online at least 1 hour prior to start time. Refunds are not given once signed up. Classes are non-transferable and non-refundable. Join Us for more on registration, memberships, prices / policies, and new student guidelines.
Join Marlene for a wonderful and harmonious Mother's Day class! This class is therapeutic using bolsters, eye-pillows and other supported props to relax and let go and enjoy some gentle yoga movements to energize and restore harmony and balance. Enjoy a heart chakra meditation and essential oils to enhance love and joy and gratitude. We will offer some tea to soothe the soul and nourish the mind and body.
Register you and mom for only $30 + HST (moms are FREE). We will reserve the 2 spots for you, all you do is register and pay for 1!
Join Ashley for a Four Week Yoga 4 Kids Series being offered at FitWithin! Over the course of the 4 weeks our little yogis will learn and participate in how we connect the mind and body through yoga! Through interactives games and weekly themes for our little yogis we will also teach them how to ground themselves in all the chaos the world offers.
You can register and pay online by credit card all at once, or reserve your spot online now and pay 1 week prior to the start date. Please note payment must be made for the second option by May 7th. Contact marlene@fitwithin.ca or Ashley for payment arrangements if you have any questions.
Detoxification: The sequence of postures in a heated room of approximately 38°C produces a detoxifying sweat. This flushes out toxins through the skin. It's important to drink plenty of water before and after a hot yoga class.
Developing Strength + Flexibility: Warm up muscles, stretch, and move safely into postures. Develop strength, agility, flexibility, and tone, while receiving a mild to moderate cardiovascular workout. Heated yoga is ideal for preventing or relieving back problems and other chronic pain or sports-related injuries.
Relaxing the Mind + Improve Breathing: Heat helps relieve tension, and aids in focusing to create better mental concentration. The steady deep breathing in hot yoga releases stress and anxiety, improves lung function, and lowers cortisol levels.
Increases Body Awareness: Hot yoga postures stimulate the thyroid gland, producing hormones to help regulate your metabolism. They also increase blood circulation and movement of oxygen cells to improve metabolic and bowl functions. In turn you'll gain more self-confidence and awareness of your body.
Better Health: Heated yoga promotes weight loss, appetite control, improves posture, coordination and balance. It also decreases headaches, aids in proper digestion, reduces heart irregularities, and helps with overall anxiety / patience levels. Increase your range of movement while fostering spiritual growth!


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The Mystery of Wedgwood Rock
Photo: Timothy Kenney/Burke Museum
You could live your whole life in the quiet North Seattle neighborhood of Wedgwood and never realize that there is a nearly 20 foot tall, 1.5 million pound glacial erratic right off the main road. Seattle's landscape is scarred by glaciers. The web of inlets and bays we call the Puget Sound was carved by a series of growing and receding Ice Age events. These glaciers left behind bits and pieces of debris, like giant boulders called glacial erratics.
Come learn about the Wedgwood Rock from geologist and author Dr. Stanley Chernicoff and maybe even pay it a little visit if you're in the area!
Special thanks to Matt Chernicoff for producing this wonderful video.
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Dave Hause is a singer-songwriter from Philly. His music is pure, storytelling songwriting at it's finest. It's got elements of great roots and rock music that I'm sure comes across amazingly well on stage. He's got two full-length albums, 2011's Resolutions and the 2013 release, Devour.
He's on tour and hits Toronto for an appearance next Wednesday, April 22 at The Horseshoe Tavern.with Kalle Mattson and Rob Moir. I hope I'm able to be there.
Pic from Facebook by Jen Maier.


We're considering allowing the browser to run multiple concurrent instances of a service worker.
If you're planning on giving Fractal a test drive, jump into this Slack channel. Mark and others will be able to help you out with any questions that aren't covered in the docs.
Adding "1UP notification" with jQuery - O! Mr Speaker!
A jQuery plug-in inspired by the interaction feedback on Huffduffer, which was in turn inspired by retro games.
A nice little extension to jQuery from Michael Heilemann for displaying unobtrusive feedback messages.


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USS Clemson (DD-186/AVP-17/AVD-4/APD-31) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers which served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Midshipman Henry A. Clemson (1820–1846), who was lost at sea when the brig  capsized in a sudden squall off Vera Cruz on 8 December 1846 while chasing a blockade runner. Entering service in 1919, the ship had a brief active life before placed in reserve in 1922. Converted to an aircraft tender in 1939, the ship reactivated in 1940. In 1943, Clemson reconverted to a destroyer and served in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. In 1944, the ship was converted into a high speed transport and transferred to the Pacific taking part in several invasions. Following the end of the war, the ship was taken out of service again and sold for scrapping in 1946.

As of 2019, she is the only ship in the United States Navy to have received the name Clemson.

Construction and commissioning

Clemson was launched 5 September 1918 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; sponsored by Miss M. C. Daniels. The ship was commissioned on 29 December 1919.

Service history

1919–1922
Clemson cruised in United States East Coast and Cuban waters until placed in reserve with 50% complement at Norfolk Navy Yard o 13 June 1920. She lay there and later at the Charleston Navy Yard and Boston Navy Yard until she steamed to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where she was decommissioned 30 June 1922.

World War II

In the Atlantic
Reclassified AVP-17, 15 November 1939, and converted into a small aircraft tender, Clemson was recommissioned 12 July 1940. On 6 August, she was again reclassified, becoming AVD-4, and on 18 August reported to Commander, Aircraft, Scouting Force, Atlantic Fleet at Norfolk, Virginia. From 29 August 1940 to 28 November 1941 she tended patrol planes in the Caribbean and at the Galapagos Islands. Clemson then sailed south arriving at Recife, Brazil, 6 December. She remained on the coast of Brazil until 22 January 1942 when she returned to the Galapagos Islands. For the next year the tender shuttled between there and the Caribbean as her services was required. She returned to Norfolk, 2 March 1943 and then moved to Charleston, for reconversion to a destroyer (although not reclassified DD-186 until 1 December 1943).

On 30 May 1943, she joined the pioneer American hunter-killer group built around . Clemson made eight patrols with the group during which it sank eight German submarines, a major contribution to victory in the Battle of the Atlantic. Clemson shared in the credit for the sinking of  on 13 December at 26° 19' N., 29° 58' W. After an overhaul at New York early in 1944, she escorted a convoy to Casablanca and back between 25 January and 9 March. Once more, Clemson underwent conversion, this time to a high speed transport at Charleston Navy Yard (reclassified APD-31, 7 March 1944).

Clemson shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the Bogue hunter-killer group.

In the Pacific
Clearing Charleston on 1 May 1944, the transport reached Pearl Harbor on 24 May and embarked Underwater Demolition Team 6 (UDT 6). She then sailed westward to act as a mother ship for UDT 6 as it prepared beaches immediately before the invasions of Saipan, Guam, Peleliu, Leyte and of Luzon. While entering Lingayen Gulf 5 January 1945, she drove off a Japanese air attack. Clemson escorted convoys to Ulithi, Saipan, and Okinawa before returning to San Pedro, Los Angeles, 6 July. Re-designated DD-186, 17 July, she was still undergoing reconversion when World War II ended. She was decommissioned 12 October 1945 and sold 21 November 1946. The ship's bell is privately owned in Clemson, South Carolina.

Awards
Clemson received nine battle stars for World War II service.

References

 Richard Worth (2001). Fleets of World War II. Da Capo Press. .

External links
 navsource.org: USS Clemson

Clemson-class destroyers
World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
World War II destroyers of the United States
1918 ships
Ships built in Newport News, Virginia

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They're the European elections that the UK wasn't supposed to be participating in so voters could be forgiven for being caught on the hop - but what do you need to know about them?
Voter registration is, however, still open in the UK and provided you have not lived out of the country for more than 15 years you are eligible to vote in European elections. You will need to register by May 7 - registration can be done online here.
As an overseas voter, you register for either a postal vote or a proxy vote. Your vote will be counted in the last constituency that you lived in - so if you pick a proxy vote make sure your proxy lives in the last constituency where you were registered to vote.
Postal votes must be sent in time to ensure they arrive at your polling station by 10pm on polling day - which in the UK is on Thursday, May 23.
The system for European elections differs from most countries' domestic polls. MEPs are elected once every five years. Each country is given an allocation of MEPs roughly based on population size. At present there are 751 MEPs, of which 73 represent the UK. Germany - the country in the bloc with the largest population - has 96 while the smallest number belong to Malta with just six. France has 74, one more than Italy and the UK.
These are much larger than standard parliamentary constituencies - for example the North West of England counts as one area, as does the North East and London, but each area has several MEPs. Candidates are elected on a proportional representation system - so the party that does the best gets the highest number of MEPs. There are 12 constituencies in the UK.
The only parties that are explicitly standing on a 'reverse Brexit' platform are the Liberal Democrats, the new party Change UK which was born out of a move by 11 anti-Brexit MEPs to quit the two main parties and - in Scotland - the SNP.
The traditionally low turnout for European elections has meant that far right and fringe parties have often done unexpectedly well in European elections. In France, Marine Le Pen's former National Front party - now National Rally (Rassemblement National) has already begun campaigning on an anti-EU platform.
The French election is largely being billed as the pro-European Macron and his party La Republique en Marche (REM) versus the Eurosceptic Le Pen.
Former Europe Minister Natalie Loiseau - widely seen as a friendly presence to Brits in France during Brexit debates - has quit the government to run in the European elections for Macron's party.
Early analysis by European news website Politico showed that far-right parties in both France and Germany are outpacing mainstream political groups on Facebook when posting about the European elections and winning engagement from users.
"The fact that the mainstream parties aren't discussing the elections has left an enormous vacuum into which these far-right parties have leapt," Chloe Colliver, of anti-extremist think tank ISD told Politico.
And will Britain definitely be involved?
Probably. As ever with Brexit, there is no certainty on this. The UK has won an extension until October 31, but if the British parliament agrees on Theresa May's deal, Brexit could still happen before the elections in May, although this is probably unlikely.
Elections can be called off as late as the day before polling, according the the UK's electoral commission, so if a deal gets passed by May 22 the poll in Britain could still be cancelled. If this happened the national government would have to refund local authorities anything they have spent on an election that does not take place (for example hiring locations as polling stations).
Polling day varies between countries, but will be between Thursday, May 23 and Sunday, May 26. In the UK polling day is on Thursday, in France (and the majority of other European countries) it's Sunday, although some of France's overseas territories will hold polling on Saturday.


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March 17, 2019 / 7:52 AM / 4 months ago
MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi edges up ahead of FTSE Russell index inclusion, other mkts mixed
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Saudi stocks were trading 0.2 percent higher on Sunday, a day ahead of the exchange's inclusion in the FTSE Russell's emerging market index, while other Gulf markets were mixed with Qatar down 0.8 percent on weakness in banks and real estate firms.
The Saudi index has gained 9.8 percent so far this year, outperforming major Gulf markets. Foreign investors have been net buyers of Saudi stocks every week this year, positioning for passive fund inflows after its inclusion in the FTSE Russell index on March 18 and MSCI in late May.
Foreign net buying has hit $2.1 billion year-to-date. "We can reasonably expect between 90 billion to 100 billion riyals ($24-$27 billion) inflows," said Muhammad Faisal Potrik, head of research at Riyad Capital.
He said traded value is also expected to rise 14 percent to $100 million a day in the wake of Saudi's inclusion in key benchmark indices.
On Sunday, the Saudi market was steady with some of the non financial stocks weak, notably Saudi Basic Industries which fell 0.2 percent and Saudi Telecom which dropped 0.6 percent.
However, Al Rajhi Bank was up 0.5 percent, while Saudi British Bank gained 1 percent.
Potrik said as opposed to more significant rallies in Dubai and Qatar 12-months before index inclusion, the Saudi has risen only by a modest 14 percent in the last 12 months.
The market was hit by selling in the second half of the year as foreign funds sold in the aftermath of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in early October in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Among other Gulf markets, the Abu Dhabi index fell 0.6 percent, hit by weakness in market heavyweights, First Abu Dhabi, which was down 1.4 percent and Emirates Telecommunications Group which fell 0.9 percent.
Dana Gas, however, gained 2.7 percent after the company approved plans for a sukuk buyback and also said it plans to seek shareholder approval to buy back 690 million of the company's shares. The company said share buyback is aimed at enhancing shareholder value.
Dubai stocks were up 0.1 percent, with Emaar Properties up 1.1 percent, however Aramex was down 2.1 percent after Australia Post sold its 10 percent stake in the company.
Qatar index dropped 0.8 percent, hurt by selling in insurance and real estate stocks. Qatar Insurance was down 1.6 percent, while Barwa Real Estate dropped 2.2 percent. ($1 = 3.7502 riyals) (Reporting by Saeed Azhar Editing by Keith Weir)


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UIMA, One-person museum exhibit, Raw Reckoning
Raw Reckoning Gallery Talk July 28, 2019
We are pleased to announce that Michael will be having an Artist Talk connected with his current one-person exhibition Raw Reckoning. He will be joined by Dr. Robert Cohen, an international expert on black lung. Moderator for the talk will be Adrienne Kochman, Curator of UIMA and the driving force for this exhibition. Hope all can attend Sunday, July 28th from 1 to 3pm at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago. https://uima-chicago.org/events/2019/7/28/raw-reckoning-gallery-talk
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Raw Reckoning Exhibition at UIMA Chicago
Opening Reception: 6-9pm, June 7th, 2019
On display from June 7th-August 4th, 2019
Raw Reckoning is veteran Chicago artist Michael K. Paxton's one-person exhibition of large-scale paintings and works on paper that derive their structure from the study of slide sections of the effect of black lung disease on coalminers. Paxton, a sixth generation West Virginian creates pillar size fields of chalk, charcoal, gesso and acrylic on raw canvas that embrace this ongoing devastation from coal in an effort to point to a place and people not heard from often in contemporary art. Through a well ingrained working process of size and materials, the open-ended approach of how each painting is developed produces a colorful and awkward work of aggressive mark making that refuses to stand still. Pushing hard against expectations an otherness surrounds his work as he looks for the exact point where his bone deep Appalachian heritage can carve out a place for a heart's desire to speak of something important, personal and yet as common as dirt. More information at https://uima-chicago.org/raw-reckoning-1
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Peninsula Fine Art Center, Artist Documentary film, Chicago Artist Talk
Artist Talk at Screening at Peninsula Fine Art Center
Here is a photo of me with those in attendance for the screening of Work At Hand talking about one of my older ink on drafting film drawings on display at the Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA.
Tagged: Michael K. Paxton, film screening, West Virginian, Chicago Artist, Peter Hartel, Libi Hake, Linda Matney Gallery, Museum Talk, ink on drafting film, contemporary artist, contemporary drawing, Nweport News Virginia
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Q&A With Filmmakers and Artist
Here is a link to a Q&A with Director/Producer peter Hartel, Editor/Co-Producer Libi Hake and Artist Michael K. Paxton. This was filmed after the Premiere Screening of the film last year at the Wealthy Theater in Grand Rapids, Michigan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ntA0MIj1E
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Work at Hand will be screened April 25, 2019 at the the event After Dark Film and Artist Talk presented by the Peninsula Fine Art Center (Pfac) in Newport News, Virginia. After the screening an Artist Talk will be presented by Michael K. Paxton. This event was organized by Lee Matney of the Linda Matney Gallery and Diana Blanchard, Curator of the Art Center.
Source: https://pfac-va.org/events/art-after-dark-film-and-artist-talk/
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Michael K. Paxton was a Visiting Artist for the day with both a screening of "Work at Hand" and also meeting with the painting students at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Monday February 25, 2019. A big Thanks to Robert Drea for setting this all up and Chris Cosnowski and his class.
Tagged: Michael K. Paxton, Visiting Artist, Work at Hand Film, film screening, painting students, painting studio, photo of Chicago artist, Bob Drea, Chris Cosnoski, Chicago Art School, West Virginia artist, Columbia College Chicago
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Screening at Film Row Theater November 30th
We are excited to announce that there will be a free screening of the documentary film "Work At Hand" Friday, November 30, 2018 at 7:00 pm at Columbia College, Film Row Theater, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8th floor.
Tagged: artist documentary film, Michael K. Paxton, Peter Hartel, Libi Hake, Chicago Artist, West Virginia artist, Huntington West Virginia, Clay County WV, Braxton County WV, Huntington WV, Marshall University, film premiere, swinging bridge, Elk River WV, Jeanne Nemcek Designer
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Wonderful Evening at Chicago Filmmakers Screening
The premiere of "Work At Hand" was an incredible success for our film and the generous staff at Chicago Filmmakers. Thank you to all who attended the screening and also contributed to the Chicago Filmmakers fundraiser.
Tagged: Michael K. Paxton, artist documentary film, Chicago Artist, West Virginian, Peter Hartel, Libi Hake
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Chicago Premiere at Chicago Filmmakers
The Chicago premiere of the documentary film "Work At Hand" will be presented by Chicago Filmmakers in two free screenings on Saturday October 20, 2018 at 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM at 5720 North Ridge Avenue, Chicago, IL. Both screenings are free and open to the public.
Source: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/work-at-hand-two-free-screenings-tickets-51079368767
Tagged: Michael K. Paxton, Chicago Artist, free screenings, Columbia College Chicago, West Virginian, Peter Hartel, Libi Hake


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Brian McFadden 'to do Dancing On Ice' after snubbing Westlife reunion
Abigail GillibrandMonday 24 Sep 2018 3:56 pm
Brian McFadden is reportedly going on Dancing On Ice (Picture: Getty Images)
Brian McFadden might have sacked off his Westlife boys, however it appears he's got other plans, as the star is set to feature on Dancing On Ice.
It seems the 38-year-old has taken a liking to reality TV following his stint on The Jump back in 2016.
And now a TV insider claimed to The Sun that he'll be appearing on our screens again – but this time on ice.
The source said: 'Brian is about to sign on the dotted line and is really looking forward to being part of the show.'
A spokesperson for Dancing On Ice told Metro.co.uk: 'At this stage any names are pure speculation and we will be announcing the line up for Dancing on Ice 2019 in due course.'
He won't be part of the Westlife reunion (Picture: Redferns)
Brian might have ditched his boy band, however it has been rumoured that Ed Sheeran will be taking his place, as they are set to release a comeback single.
According to The Sun, Ed has secretly penned the comeback record to give Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Shane Filan and Mark Feehilythem a 'contemporary edge'.
'Westlife have really been pulling out all the stops for their big comeback and were desperate to get Ed on board,' a source told the publication.
'It took quite some time to pull together and has been done totally behind closed doors, but he has finally given them the right record to make it happen.'
Ed Sheeran is allegedly set to take his place in Westlife (Photo by Patrick Ford/Redferns)
The insider adds that having the Grammy winner on-board is a 'huge coup' and they have already been working hard in the studio.
'They think he will give them a contemporary edge for their reunion. They have already recorded the song and are delighted with the results. They're just pulling together the final promo details including a video before they unveil it. It's going to be huge.'
The announcement comes after Brian offended his fans by hitting back at one of his followers who trolled him over his recent speeding ban.
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The singer was given a six-month driving ban when he was caught going over the speed limit for the fourth time in three years.
Metro.co.uk have reached out to Brian for further comment.
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Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom with Storgårds & Frang (July 15)
July 17, 2018 by Delaney Meyers
by Delaney Meyers
The Cleveland Orchestra continued its crowd-pleasing summer season at Blossom Music Center on Sunday, July 15 with a fabulous concert featuring Finnish guest conductor John Storgårds and Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Benjamin Britten, Blossom Festival, George Anteil, John Storgårds, Robert Schumann, The Cleveland Orchestra, Vilde Frang
Cleveland Chamber Choir to mark Shakespeare's 400th on April 23
April 22, 2016 by Daniel Hathaway
Accidental discoveries you make when you're drawing up plans for a program sometimes send you off on a new tack. Scott MacPherson had long been contemplating a concert of British choral music for the second concert of the Cleveland Chamber Choir's inaugural season and wanted something "on the vigorous, peppy side" to balance the "rich, sonorous" music he already had in mind.
"In Sweet Music Is Such Art: Celebrating British Choral Music" will take place on Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Shaker Heights.
"We had performed Cecilia McDowall's Aurea luce on our first concert in November", MacPherson said, "so I wrote to her and asked if she had anything along those lines. She told me that her When Time is Broke: three Shakespeare songs had just been premiered by the BBC Singers in January and that the first movement might be just what what I was looking for." [Read more…]
Filed Under: Previews Tagged With: Benjamin Britten, Cecilia McDowall, Cleveland Chamber Choir, David Hassler, Jennifer Johnstone, Robert Mollard, Scott MacPherson, Shakespeare 400th Anniversary, W.H. Auden
Oberlin Opera Theater to produce Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia
November 10, 2015 by Daniel Hathaway
by Mike Telin and Daniel Hathaway
There are a lot of things to consider when choosing an opera that will fit the voices of undergraduate singers. Oberlin Opera Theater director Jonathon Field had both practical and philosophical considerations in mind when he decided to produce Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, which opens for a four-performance run in Hall Auditorium on the Oberlin College campus on Wednesday, November 11.
"If you look at the makeup of any college vocal studies program, most likely 80% of the students are female," Field said in a telephone conversation. "Lucretia offers a lot of roles and opportunities for female singers. And singing Britten always makes students better performers. I think it's the way that the words fit the musical lines so completely. It's quasi-melodic, yet the singers have to get the pitches absolutely right for it to make emotional sense. The music is rhythmically complex, but not impossibly dense. And like a lot of his operas, Lucretia is lightly scored, so that's perfect for young voices." [Read more…]
Filed Under: Previews Tagged With: Benjamin Britten, Carol Lasser, Jonathon Field, Nicholas Jones, Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Oberlin Opera Theater, The Rape of Lucretia
CD Review: Zuill Bailey — Britten Cello Symphony and Sonata
January 20, 2014 by Special to ClevelandClassical.com
by Daniel Hautzinger
Right at the end of his centenary year (2013), Benjamin Britten is being celebrated in a new Telarc release of the Cello Symphony and Sonata, recorded by Zuill Bailey and released January 14, 2014.
Both pieces, along with three suites, were written for the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Britten and Rostropovich were friends and collaborators, and recordings exist of Britten conducting the Symphony with Rostropovich as soloist, and of the two performing the Sonata (Britten was a fine pianist as well as a composer).
Rostropovich and Britten cast both works as epic dramas, life and death conflicts. Bailey works on a smaller scale: in the Symphony, he becomes a dire prophet warning of the apocalypse.
Titled "symphony" instead of "concerto," it positions the cellist more as a narrator than a soloist, while the orchestra becomes both the setting and the characters. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Benjamin Britten, Grant Llewellyn, Michael Bishop, Natasha Paremski, North Carolina Symphony, Telarc, Thomas C. Moore, Zuill Bailey
Preview: Cleveland Orchestra to feature Britten's Serenade — a conversation with horn soloist Richard King
October 8, 2013 by Special to ClevelandClassical.com
by Mike Telin
"I have played many of the big horn concertos and this piece has been on the back burner because [we needed] to find a tenor who was of the right ilk and available, says Cleveland Orchestra principal horn Richard King. The piece King is referring to is Benjamin Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings and luckily for Cleveland audiences, the right tenor has come along.
This weekend at Severance Hall, tenor Matthew Polenzani and Richard King will give the first performances by The Cleveland Orchestra of Britten's haunting work. The concerts, under the direction of Marek Janowski, also include Fauré's Suite from Pelléas and Mélisande and Franck's Symphony in D minor. Additionally, on Friday, October 11 beginning at 11:30 at the Beechmont Country Club, Richard King will be the featured guest on the orchestra's Meet the Artist Series.
We spoke to Richard King by telephone and began by asking him to share his thoughts on Britten's Serenade.
Richard King: Well I have never played it, so I am very excited. I don't know if the Serenade is in the mainstream anymore but this is Britten's 100th birthday year. The piece was written for the great — and maybe the greatest horn player of all time — Dennis Brain at his request. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Previews Tagged With: Benjamin Britten, Cleveland Orchestra, Richard King


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    assert(!narrow.narrowed_to_search());
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    set_filter([['pm-with', 'steve@zulip.com']]);
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    var opts = {};
    narrow.set_compose_defaults(opts);
    assert.equal(opts.stream, 'Foo');
    assert.equal(opts.subject, 'Bar');

    stream_data.add_sub('ROME', {name: 'ROME', stream_id: 99});
    set_filter([['stream', 'rome']]);

    opts = {};
    narrow.set_compose_defaults(opts);
    assert.equal(opts.stream, 'ROME');
}());

(function test_uris() {
    var ray = {
        email: 'ray@example.com',
        user_id: 22,
        full_name: 'Raymond',
    };
    people.add(ray);

    var alice = {
        email: 'alice@example.com',
        user_id: 23,
        full_name: 'Alice Smith',
    };
    people.add(alice);

    var uri = narrow.pm_with_uri(ray.email);
    assert.equal(uri, '#narrow/pm-with/22-ray');

    uri = narrow.huddle_with_uri("22,23");
    assert.equal(uri, '#narrow/pm-with/22,23-group');

    uri = narrow.by_sender_uri(ray.email);
    assert.equal(uri, '#narrow/sender/22-ray');

    var emails = global.hashchange.decode_operand('pm-with', '22,23-group');
    assert.equal(emails, 'alice@example.com,ray@example.com');
}());

(function test_show_empty_narrow_message() {

    var hide_id;
    var show_id;
    global.$ = function (id) {
      return {hide: function () {hide_id = id;}, show: function () {show_id = id;}};
    };

    narrow._set_current_filter(undefined);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#empty_narrow_message');

    // for non-existent or private stream
    set_filter([['stream', 'Foo']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#nonsubbed_private_nonexistent_stream_narrow_message');

    // for non sub public stream
    set_filter([['stream', 'Rome']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#nonsubbed_stream_narrow_message');

    set_filter([['is', 'starred']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#empty_star_narrow_message');

    set_filter([['is', 'mentioned']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#empty_narrow_all_mentioned');

    set_filter([['is', 'private']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#empty_narrow_all_private_message');

    set_filter([['pm-with', ['alice@example.com', 'Yo']]]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#empty_narrow_multi_private_message');

    set_filter([['pm-with', 'alice@example.com']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#empty_narrow_private_message');

    set_filter([['sender', 'ray@example.com']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#silent_user');

    set_filter([['sender', 'sinwar@example.com']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#non_existing_user');

    set_filter([['search', 'grail']]);
    narrow.show_empty_narrow_message();
    assert.equal(hide_id,'.empty_feed_notice');
    assert.equal(show_id, '#empty_search_narrow_message');
}());

(function test_update_email() {
    var steve = {
        email: 'steve@foo.com',
        user_id: 43,
        full_name: 'Steve',
    };

    people.add(steve);
    set_filter([
        ['pm-with', 'steve@foo.com'],
        ['sender', 'steve@foo.com'],
        ['stream', 'steve@foo.com'], // try to be tricky
    ]);
    narrow.update_email(steve.user_id, 'showell@foo.com');
    var filter = narrow.filter();
    assert.deepEqual(filter.operands('pm-with'), ['showell@foo.com']);
    assert.deepEqual(filter.operands('sender'), ['showell@foo.com']);
    assert.deepEqual(filter.operands('stream'), ['steve@foo.com']);
}());

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A piece preserved
Autumn welcomes volunteers and migrating birds to Cosumnes River Preserve
By Sena Christian
When not staffing the visitor center desk, volunteer Jim Dunn guides nature walks, bird watches and canoes on the Cosumnes River.
SN&R Photo By Sena Christian
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The first of the sandhill cranes that will pass through the Cosumnes River Preserve on their migration south arrived three weeks ago. Soon, thousands of cranes will reside here, some settling through the spring before heading back to breeding grounds in Alaska, Canada and Siberia. Several Canada geese have arrived, as well, and volunteer Jim Dunn spotted four flying overhead on a recent Wednesday morning. While these birds often move on, sometimes they stay put.
"Canada geese are famous for hanging around," Dunn explained.
Almost 250 bird species have called this preserve home, making the location in Galt a haven for bird watchers. With the start of the migratory season, people come out in droves, usually at dawn with binoculars hanging from their necks, eager to spot a great blue heron or snowy egret, and hear the loud clacking and chirping of the birds' autumn morning chorus. Dunn doesn't have a favorite bird; he enjoys them all, knowing most by sight and a select few by their calls. He learned about birds not only from his day job as a wildlife photographer, but also from his experience as a naturalist volunteer with the preserve, where he started volunteering four years ago after moving to West Sacramento from San Diego.
"I just needed to connect with people and the environment around here," he said.
He walked along the Lost Slough Wetlands Walk, a 1-mile paved trail that weaves around a northern section of the preserve across the Union Pacific railroad tracks, dressed in typical volunteer attire—tan slacks, sturdy hiking boots, plaid shirt and a cap to block out the mid-morning sun. Dunn pointed out the wood duck boxes he manages and talked about how bird-migration season will soon be in full-swing. October also happens to be the start of the volunteer season, when training begins for another group of nature enthusiasts who will keep this vital ecosystem in the Central Valley flourishing.
Named by the Nature Conservancy as one of 75 "Last Great Places," the 46,000-acre preserve is situated one mile off Interstate 5. In addition to the birds, 30 mammals and 18 species of reptiles have been identified here, according to Jennifer Buck, restoration ecologist for the preserve. The free-flowing, 80-mile-long Cosumnes River running through the preserve begins in the El Dorado National Forest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of about 7,600 feet and joins the engineered Mokelumne River on its way to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which flows through San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. While hemmed in by levees, the river and its floodplain are relatively close to a natural state. But the ecology is also far different than it once was, as is the case with most of Northern California.
"When you drive down the Central Valley, 95 percent of what was wild is gone," estimated Jon Courtway, who has volunteered with the preserve since 1988.
Miwok Indians once lived in the region, feasting off acorns and Chinook salmon. The word Cosumnes may actually derive from the Miwok word for salmon. The fish still exist here, although not to the same magnitude. With the 1848 Gold Rush, an influx of settlers moved west. Farmers recognized the valley's rich soil and cleared bottomland, diverted streams and built canals into fields to farm the land and feed the gold miners in the foothills. Wetlands were drained, valley oaks cut down, and wheat, cotton and vegetable crops planted. A century later, additional land fell to suburban sprawl.
In 1987, an effort began to recapture the land, initiated by the Nature Conservancy, who bought up 85 acres. Through a 20-year process of land acquisition and environmental easement, thousands of acres have been obtained, first protecting the lower floodplain and later a portion of the upper watershed after the Nature Conservancy purchased a 12,300-acre cattle ranch. The preserve is a demonstration in the success of conservation partnerships and is jointly owned by the Nature Conservancy, Bureau of Land Management, Ducks Unlimited, California Department of Fish and Game, State Lands Commission, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento County and private owners.
Although current appearances show otherwise, the Central Valley used to contain one of the largest expanses of streamside forest and wetland habitats in North America. A forest several miles wide once enveloped the Cosumnes River corridor, Courtway said. But the riparian (streamside) forest and freshwater marsh now have been reduced to less than 4 percent of their historic occurrence in the state.
Ecologists are getting help from the undammed Cosumnes in restoring these plant communities in the preserve. Heavy rains result in frequent flooding and with this water comes rich silt and sand, hauling valuable nutrients to forests, wetlands and grasslands. Several years ago, a levee break carried water filled with seeds and saplings to the southeast area of the preserve. A few years later, an "accidental forest" emerged. Valley oak, cottonwood, Oregon ash, box elder and several species of willow are once again thriving along the river, Buck said. Altogether about 400 plant species are found on the preserve, 60 percent native to California and 40 percent exotic.
On another September morning, Courtway pointed out the accidental forest as he tackled a 3-mile dirt nature trail that starts next to Willow Slough, where rain runoff and tidal action push back upstream. To the east, 30 acres of freshwater seasonal marsh restored by Ducks Unlimited provide wintering habitat for migratory birds. Courtway likes the forests and marshes, but his favorite spot is a small patch surrounded by trees when the river first comes into view. He pointed out grape vines growing on the mature trees and holes dug by beavers, animals that gnaw to keep their teeth short. While explaining how American Indians traditionally used the tule plant and native Barbara sedge for basket weaving, he stopped to listen to a bird sing.
"I guess it's my outdoor church," Courtway said of the preserve. "You get a chance to be observant and quiet."
Almost 20 years after first volunteering, Courtway still enjoys the work because he gets to share his appreciation of the natural world and hopefully help people realize just how little of it is left, he said. Volunteering still has its surprises. That morning, a barn owl dipped down hunting for food and came up empty, stopping a moment to look at Courtway before flying away.
For many, the birds are a highlight. When corn harvest finishes in mid-October, Stanton Island, a 9,200-acre farm, opens to the public and thousands of waterfowl make the spot a spectacular site. The preserve supports permanent and seasonal wetlands. Some of the wetlands are shallow, serving the dabbling ducks and shorebirds that don't need much water and some of them have been sculpted to deeper levels for the diving ducks.
"You can talk about wetlands until hell freezes over," Dunn said on that Wednesday morning. "If [birds] didn't have it, they'd have no place to feed or to rest. It's an integral piece."
Dunn looked out over the wetlands toward other lands on which dozens of grizzly bears and herds of elk once roamed.
"I just love being here," he said. "To me, it's just a little piece of heaven on Earth."
For more information on volunteering with the preserve, call Amber Veselka at (916) 683-1700.
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Q: Number of Digital Pins Why "NUM_DIGITAL_PINS" returns 20 when I'm using Arduino Uno?
How can I get the number of digital pins in arduino?
I'm using Arduino 1.0.5 IDE
Thanks

A: By convention, NUM_DIGITAL_PINS (all uppercase) is a macro. Its value is determined when you compile. It's in fact done by a literal text replacement. It doesn't "return" anything. Functions would return different values, but they tend to look more like GetNumDigitalPins().

A: If you are wondering why the number is 20 when the Uno's digital pins goes from 0-13, is because the six analog pins can actually act as digital pins as well. So the total digital pins is 20.


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