The Carolina Boys Quartet is based in Anderson, South Carolina. Members include Patrick Campbell (tenor), Chuck Lowe (lead), Toby Fricks (baritone), and Stephen Jewell (bass). Faith In A Great God is their fourth release since joining the Skyland Records label in 2010.
This twelve-song collection is a step up in quality over the group's 2014 release Watch And Pray. A seven-member brass section adds an extra spark to several tracks including the opener "For Every Goliath" (Kristi Fitzwater/Jerald Hall). "God Made A Way" (John M. Robinson/Twila LaBar) is a remake of Liberty Quartet's 2009 release. After coming out of the gate with two hard-charging songs, The Carolina Boys Quartet shows they're up to the task when it comes to power ballads with "By A Show Of Hands" (Kristi Fitzwater/Belinda Smith/Lee Black). I continue to be impressed by Patrick Campbell's ease in the tenor range on songs like this.
"Treasures In Heaven" (Rebecca Peck) features a fun traditional arrangement. "He Still Moves Mountains For Me" (William Shane Roark/Gary L. Cunningham) is a formulaic 6/8 rhythm song. It's good enough, but I'd like to have heard a bit more of a dramatic punch in the arrangement. Bass singer Stephen Jewell's solos are just serviceable when it comes to the verses on the title track, "Faith In A Great God" (Kristi Fitzwater/Belinda Smith/Lee Black), but the quality of the songwriting combined with those real brass players that were so wisely added make this a track better than it might have been.
That's just the first six song. There are six more remaining. Phil Cross, Dianne Wilkinson, and Regina Walden wrote "Blood Of Jesus," "I Cried Out," and "I Didn't See Him Rise" respectively. One of my complaints about The Carolina Boys Quartet's 2014 release was the use of recycled tracks from the Crossroads catalog, so I was pleased to note that a fresh track was recorded this time out for their remake of Soul'd Out Quartet's "When They Had Prayed" (John Matt Rankin). The Fitzwater/Smith/Black writing team returns for a ballad titled "God Shed His Grace On Me." Faith In A Great God concludes with a excellent version of "Walk With Me" (Al Langdon/Peter J. Zondervan), a classic song that I'm surprised more groups haven't covered.
Any group can improve the quality of their vocals if they work at their craft and make judicious decisions when it comes to group member changes. Some groups are wise enough to patiently set aside cash over a period of time with the goal of producing a good quality recording. I don't know who paid for this CD to be made, but it's worth noting that the last Carolina Boys CD was released two years ago. Even if a group does all of this, though, it's the songs they choose that can make or break them. Song choice is the area where The Carolina Boys Quartet have most notably excelled with Faith In A Great God.
Reply	August 15, 16:58 #1 Chris G.
Thanks for the good review of the Carolina Boy's latest. I especially like your comment about song selection being very important to a group's success. (I recall a couple of the Palmetto State Quartet's sub par CD releases due to poor song selection even though they were loaded with vocal talent). Also, I too often wonder about individual replacements that seem not to have been carefully chosen for blend and new sound quality.


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Q: conemu pass env var to WSL bash terminal I'm trying to get a task defined in ConEmu to run multiple instance of Ubuntu bash using the WSL layer of Windows 10.
I followed the examples to set up a task to split the UI the way I want, and that part works great.  My problem is that I'm trying to use environment variables to pass through commands to run after logging in, and I want different things to run in each panel.
Here is the task command I'm using:
set "STARTUP_CMD='gfp && make server' " & set "PATH=%ConEmuBaseDirShort%\wsl;%PATH%" & %ConEmuBaseDirShort%\conemu-cyg-64.exe --wsl -cur_console:p -cur_console:d:C:\xxx\yyy
On the Linux side I have code in my ~/.bash_aliases file that looks for the STARTUP_CMD env var and tries to execute it.  I found code that can pull env vars from the Windows side, which is where the 'set' commands appear to be storing things.  Problem is, Windows doesn't know what to do with these, and it tries to expand them when they are read, so it all blows up.
I had this working before, but had to wipe and rebuild my machine recently, and unfortunately didn't have the working command backed up anywhere.
I thought this was the recommended way to run bash with WSL, but I would rather have a way to send stuff directly to the Linux layer as env vars (or if someone has a better way to queue up different commands for each pane, I'm all for that too).  Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!

A: Oh course I find the answer right after posting the question...  posting here to help others that hit the same issue (or my future self if I forget and have to wipe my machine again).
set "PATH=%ConEmuBaseDirShort%\wsl;%PATH%" & %ConEmuBaseDirShort%\conemu-cyg-64.exe --wsl -eSTARTUP_CMD="gfp && make server" -cur_console:p -cur_console:d:C:\xxx\yyy
You just have to prefix the env var you want with -e and pass it as a param to conemu-cyg.  It goes through without any modification on the Windows side and you can read it just like any other env var on the Linux side.

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RIP D-10
I loved his "I love you Olga" even more than the Sobinov recording, a first.
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Meanwhile, was it really necessary for you to post about Medici TV? I took one look at the Coronation of Poppea clip with deNiese and Coote and went over to the dark side. Potential junkie here.
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My work here is done .
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@Spun Silver, back to the booing of Edda Moser and the conductor. After 40+ years my memories are growing dim, but it is my recollection that the performance I saw was the reviewed one. I was definitely aware that Morris was gallantly stepping in, and the words 'Met debut in the role' have always been associated with that night in my mind.
I was up in the cheaper seats where the claques hung out in those days. Since I was sitting up in claque territory, it makes sense to me that the boos might have sounded louder up there. There is no question that the boos were intended for Moser and the conductor. The production team was not there at the curtain calls, so no boos for them. The other singers all got applause, not boos.
The performance of the night for me was Te Kanawa. She was on fire and tore up the stage, a very, very feisty Donna Elvira; her dramatic presence just grabbed me. Moser seemed subdued in comparison; maybe that was part of the problem.
This was probably only the third or fourth time I had ever been to the opera at that point, so I had an awful lot to learn. At that time I wasn't following specific singers; I just bought a subscription for a night that was convenient for me with operas that I had heard of and thought I would like to hear.
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Sorry, no report on the Ariodante at Carnegie Hall. Health issues kept me at home.
3 BIG CHEERs to @kwanfan1818 though; I was able to watch the whole thing streamed on Medici, so I didn't totally miss out.
OMG at Polinesso's lounge lizard pants. Likewise all the bling Sonia Prina was sporting. The view was certainly better than in the hall, even if my iPad really didn't do the sound justice. I will re watch at some point on my Mac.
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It's Intermission at a performance in which I've just heard the tenor butcher the lead role in my favorite opera. He has a very nice ringing top, but this isn't my idea of singing.
I'd leave now, but I want to hear the soprano sing the final act.
However, to anyone within a shot if Vancouver, I would very highly recommend the brilliant chamber production of Marriage of Figari, which plays through May 18 at the Vancouver Playhouse. The acoustics were not made for music, but the first eight rows, at least, are fine.
I saw the debut of the second cast this afternoon, and while the solos were top notch, I've never heard the ensembles done better or such a detailed theatrical performance of the opera.
ETA: I'm really glad I stayed for the second half, Acts III & IV. Erin Wall, the Desdemona, was worth every minute: she owned every scene she was in in those two acts. The Cassio, John Cudia, was terrific, too.
This afternoon all of the singers were stellar. Pascale Spinney, was delicious as the adolescent Cherubino. Her bio says she was a semi-finalist in this year's Met Opera Council Auditions, and she's headed to Santa Fe for their apprentice program, from which many great artists have come.
The costume designer, Sid Neigum, created a contemporary-period fusion, and he had a great time with the shoes.
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If they don't release today's "Der Rosenkavalier" Live in HD to DVD, I am going g to hunt down Peter Gelb and slap him silly.
I didn't know how Robert Carsen would surpass his Falstaff, but the first two acts have been perfection.
And the Sophie, Erin Morley, looks like the love child of Patricia Racette and Ksenia Stolbova.
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Renee Fleming gave one swoop, like a "Nina" at the start of the scene between her, Garanca, and Morley.
The curtain calls were .
I'd switch teams for a cross-dressing Elina Garanca any day, but she has no trouser roles left in her rep
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Am looking forward to Wednesday's re-airing, even if I have to crawl on hands and knees to get there. Want the chance to ogle everyone/everything up close.
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The only thing that suffered from a long shot was the very, very end. If I hadn't heard it described, I would never have understood what it meant.
Considering that the production places it at the time written, just a few years before the breakout of WWI, Ochs' assertion that Sophie would be treated at Ochs' level after the marriage, and Sophie's separate assertion that there would be what for if she wasn't treated that way had an historical sting: Franz Ferdinand's beloved wife was not royal enough, ie, descended from the throne, and the ultra-conservative guy in charge of protocol convinced his father, who was against the marriage, that it had to be morganatic, and enforced this anywhere he could reach in the empire. She couldn't sit beside him, ride in the royal carriages, in royal processions she came out after royal toddlers, etc. Sarajevo was one of few places she could be treated as a royal, and that last trip didn't turn out so well. Which isn't to say that he might not have been assassinated elsewhere, or that another pretense wouldn't have been created to start the war, but still.
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I did love seeing Der Rosenkavalier. I like the new production and Renee and Elina were superb. Of course, Elina is my kind of man.
I though Erin Morley was wonderful as Sophie. I'd like to see her more.
Now that Renee has retired the role from her repertoire, when next the Met performs Der Rosenkavalier, who should be the Marschallin?
Joyce DiDonato's "In War and Peace" is being streamed live this Sunday, June 4, 6pm CET (Barcelona time) from the Liceu. Details here:
https://www.facebook.com/JoyceDiDon...07466962440/10154405117517441/?type=3&theater
If you get a chance, go see "The Paris Opera" documentary ("L'Opera") by Jean-Stephane Bron, who documented the tumultuous 2015-16 season. It's mostly about Lissner, who head the house, several opera productions, the company's outreach youth orchestra program, and a young, exceptionally talented Russian bass-baritone, Mikhail Timoshenko, who auditioned for and was selected for their multi-year young artists development program, with a little ballet thrown in as seasoning, including the entire kerfuffle over Benjamin Millepied's departure.
I can't find credits and didn't recognize everyone, but it had Bryn Terfel and a few shots of Jonas Kaufman rehearsing "Damnation of Faust," Brandon Jovanovich and Gerald Finley in rehearsal for "Die Meistersinger" -- he was replaced in at least the opening by Michael Kupfer-Radecky at the very last minute in a complicated production -- and, I think it was Toby Spence who was the singer struggling with the word "Wurst," and Olga Peretyatko as Gilda, with some longshots and audio of Quinn Kelsey's Rigoletto.
It's snarkalicious, with plenty of backstage/behind-the-scenes footage.
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JDD's "In War and Peace" is available from the ARTEConcert website, but I don't see a note to say for how long:
http://concert.arte.tv/fr/joyce-didonato-gran-teatre-del-liceu-barcelone
If you scroll down, there are other wonderful-sounding performances also available on demand.
So now Kristine Opolais has withdrawn from Tosca at the Met.
She's replaced by Sonya Yoncheva.
I'm not surprised after the comment the NY Times writer made about Opolais's performance of Vissi d'Arte at the Gala. I like Opolais and I'm disappointed that her star is not rising anymore it seems.
Yoncheva is a very strong voice so she probably can be a good Tosca I guess. I haven't really liked her when I've heard in Met Radio broadcasts.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/arts/music/met-opera-tosca-opolais-yoncheva.html
I was looking forward to hearing Opalais' Tosca and seeing it in HD. I've never heard her live, though, and plenty of singers sound different than on mikes.
I really loved her Rusalka in HD.
I hope she's okay.
Seattle Opera's summer opera is a New Zealand Opera physical production of "Madame Butterfly" directed by Kate Cherry. It's a beautiful box set in the middle of the stage, with sliding shoji screens, and the lighting by Matt Scott is splendid.
In the smaller roles, Renee Rapier's Suzuki and Rodell Rosel's Goro were dead on vocally and dramatically. Weston Hurt sang Sharpless with sensitivity and elegance, traits he also showed here as Germont and Nabucco. I finally got to hear Alexey Dolgov, the Lensky in the last Met in HD "Eugene Onegin," who has a wonderful voice live, too, but, poor guy: according to the Seattle Times, on opening night last Saturday, he had vocal difficulties and only sang Act I, with the tenor from the other cast, Dominick Chenes, stepping in for Act III -- if the smoke from the BC wildfires didn't do it, I'm sure it didn't help if he was ailing -- and he was in great voice tonight, but, Seattle audiences boo the villain, and while there were many candidates in this opera, he got the nomination. In the program, he said that he's been booed every time he's sung Pinkerton in America, and his colleagues reassured him it wasn't about him, but he sounded so great tonight, it would have been nice for him to get some cheers. The chorus was terrific, too, which is SOP or them, and during the humming chorus, they had at least some of the chorus up near the high boxes, and the effect was magical.
The first, second, and third stars of the game go to Lianna Haroutounian, the Cio-Cio-San. She was very close to the stratosphere of my goddess, Stephanie Blythe. Her performance was a knockout. She's the real deal.
Seattle Opera broadcasts the middle Saturday night performance on KING-FM, including via streaming internet. That's this Saturday, August 12 at 7:30pm PDT, 10:30pm EDT
http://www.king.org/
First act is about 50 minutes, followed by a 30-minute intermission, and then Acts II-III running straight through (~90 minutes).
And great news for the community: Seattle Opera is reviving "An American Dream" this September (7, 8, 10m, 14, 15, 17m) at Washington Hall. (seattleopera.org/americandream).
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Just mentioning that a company called Dell'Arte opera will be doing Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen with a small orchestra, in Czech, at La Mama in the East Village this W, F and Sun. afternoon. It is an incredibly beautiful and original opera. I've never seen a production worthy of it but I live in hope. Running time is under 2 hours, with one intermission, and tix start at $29. I will be going on Friday night, https://www.fevo.com/discovery/dellArte-Opera-Ensemble-UNTAMED-Opera-Festival-AezEO2hu
They are also doing La Calisto on Thus. and Sat. but I am not familiar with that one.
On another note: does the whole world know about Elizabeth DeShong? I had never heard of her until I caught some of her Rosina in Barbiere on the radio while driving to CT this weekend, until we lost the station. Such a warm, beautiful voice, and her coloratura is astounding. I hope to see her in Semiramide at the Met this season.
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New York City Opera did a beautiful production by Maurice Sendak in the early '80''s and it was broadcast in the "Live from Lincoln Center" series in 1983:
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1228875/
Corsaro directed and Michael Tilson Thomas conducted the premiere. Gianna Roland sang Vixen Sharp-Ears.
This was the NYT review from 1981:
http://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/11/arts/opera-janacek-s-vixen-with-design-by-sendak.html
I saw it a handful of times: the music is gorgeous.
According to the review of the 1991 revival, the sets and costumes had to be reconstructed, because the originals were destroyed in a warehouse fire.
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/22/arts/review-opera-the-return-of-a-refurbished-vixen.html
It was revived at least once by NYCO after that.
^ Yeah, I've seen that one, and I know it is well regarded, but it seemed cartoonish and childish to me. (Maybe because I've never been a Sendak fan particularly.) I dont know what I am looking for exactly, but something that connects with Janacek's compassion, imagination and beauty better. He's such a marvelous composer. I am not familiar with the Glyndebourne production but I like the look of the vixen in the little clip below -- a wild woman in a dress holding a foxtail instead of full-out animal dress. It will be interesting to see what this East Village production is like. I saw a review that said they politicized it in a rather obnoxious way (maybe the chicken revolution?) but that at least that aspect was contained.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/04/cunning-little-vixen-glyndebourne-opera
So, Dell'Arte Opera's Vixen at La Mama was wonderful. Finally, a production that lets the music star. It is homespun but the young singers were really excellent. They had a lot of Czech coaching. And the orchestra made a huge sound for only [nb EDIT] 16 players. There is one more performance, on Sunday afternoon. I wish I could go again. Highly recommended!
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Caught up on half a year worth of comments and wanted to give a heads up that Met's Der Rosenkavalier is airing this Sunday on PBS! http://www.thirteen.org/13pressroom/press-release/great-performances-met-der-rosenkavalier/
Highlights of my last 5 months of opera adventures: the 5-hour Lincoln Center's 50th anniversary gala at the Met was quite an EVENT, Adriana Lecouvreur with Netrebko and Semenchuk, I vespri siciliani with Abdrazakov and The Snow Maiden at the Mariinsky's Stars of the White Nights in June, the absolutely fantastic Alcina production at the Santa Fe Opera a couple weeks ago and also Venera Gimadieva's debut in The Golden Cockerel there. As usual, all my crazy adventures are on my twitter @SaSherka.
Planning to see Norma (possibly 2.5 casts) at the Met this fall, as well as The Exterminating Angel, Thais, Parsifal, Semiramide, Elektra, Cendrillon, Luisa Miller and Trebs' Tosca in the spring.
Happy 2017-2018 season listening!
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For those in DC, there are discounted tickets available to Washington Opera's "Aida" from Goldstar (bolded performances available now)
https://www.goldstar.com/events/washington-dc/washington-national-opera-aida-tickets
From the Kennedy Center website:
Aida:
Tamara Wilson (9/9, 13, 16, 18, 21 & 23)
Leah Crocetto (9/10, 15 & 17) **
Amneris:
Ekaterina Semenchuk (9/9, 13, 16, 18 & 23)
Marina Prudenskaya (9/10, 15, 17 & 21)
Radamès:
Yonghoon Lee (9/9, 13, 16, 18, 21 & 23)
Carl Tanner (9/10, 15 & 17)
Amonasro:
Gordon Hawkins
Ramfis:
Morris Robinson
The King:
Soloman Howard
**Goldstar lists Amber Wagner as the other Aida in their blurb, but she withdrew and the replacement was announced in August:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwop...A-Leah-Crocetto-Joins-the-Production-20170816
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I'm going on the 13th!
Please post about it: I've respected everything I've seen Zambello direct.
I saw Aida last night. Overall, I thought it was spectacular!
I actually thought I wouldn't like it as I was kind of irritated with the mock hieroglyphic designs that were featured over and over in promotional materials. And I didn't much like the opening scene which seemed drab with what I felt were too literal military uniform costumes. But by the time they got to the triumphal march scene it had all gelled and I was totally enthralled. The judgement scene was spectacularly dramatic and vivid.
I thought both Tamara Wilson and Ekaterina Semenchuk were really good, though ultimately Semenchuk really blew everything away in the judgement scene. Also really good was Morris Robinson as Ramfis. Yonghoon Lee was good but I wasn't overwhelmed with his performance.
I'm not the most critical opera goer, I'm sure there was more to critique but I was quite thrilled with it. I'd go again if I had the time.
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Verdi really stacked it for the mezzo in Act IV, between the scene with Radames and the Judgement scene. I read somewhere that Verdi considered naming the opera "Amneris."
For people in and near DC, a friend posted a link to FB with an article saying that Washington Opera will simulcast the last performance of "Aida" this Saturday -- September 23 -- at 7pm at Nationals Park.
Gates open at 5pm, and it's free:
http://www.playbill.com/article/washington-national-operas-aida-will-be-simulcast-in-nationals-park
There will be titles.
I've never gone to the Opera in the Outfield, but I think this Aida performance will be a great one to go to.
Photos from Met Opera Opening Night, Monday, September 25:
http://www.metopera.org/user-information/Photo-Galleries/Opening-Night-in-Photos/
"Norma" sounded fantastic over Sirius. JDD was sublime.
Ballet fans: scroll for a beautiful photo of Veronika Part.
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July 13, 2018, – Wandering how you'll spend your Friday the 13th? How about some Friday night hoops with the W! Check out WNBA League Pass to see any of the four games being played tonight starting at 7 PM ET.
The Atlanta Dream (10-9) will play host to the Indiana Fever (2-18) tonight at McCamish Pavilion, as the two teams square off for their fourth and final time during the regular season. Indiana is going for their third win of the season as they look to bounce back after a loss to Minnesota on Wednesday. The Fever previously defeated the Dream, 96-64 earlier this season. Meanwhile, Atlanta is riding high after a record setting 106-89 victory over the Washington Mystics that saw four players notch 20 plus points and at least five assists in a win. The Dream shot a lightning 60 percent from the field as Angel McCoughtry led Atlanta with 24 points and six assists. Jessica Breland tallied 23 points and dished out seven assists, while Tiffany Hayes and Renee Montgomery each added 21 points to go with five assists in the Dream's statement win on Wednesday.
Over at Mohegan Sun Arena, the Connecticut Sun (10-10) and Phoenix Mercury (14-7) will be hashing it out, as both teams are seeking a win after recent losses. The Mercury currently lead the season series having defeated the Sun twice this year, but fell to Dallas on Tuesday, in a 29-point defeat after Diana Taurasi left the matchup early due to illness. Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner combined for 41 of the teams 72 points, and Yvonne Turner added 10 points in the loss. Connecticut looks to redeem themselves at home, after suffering a 79-76 loss at the buzzer to New York. The Sun led by as much as 10, but Shavonte Zellous would bank in the triple to give New York the victory. Chiney Ogwumike paced Connecticut with 17 points and nine rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Also schedueled to tip-off at 7 PM ET, is the Chicago Sky (7-13) and Washington Mystics (12-8) at Washington. The Mystics currently hold the 2-1 series advantage over the Sky this season, but have lost two games straight. Their most recent loss came at the hands of the Atlanta Dream, where the Mystics gave up 106 points. Natasha Cloud and Elena Delle Donne led Washington with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Chicago is also coming off a loss after falling to Las Vegas on Tuesday. The Aces outscored the Sky 32-15 in the second quarter before stretching out their lead. Chicago's Diamond DeShields led the Sky with 15 points.
The final matchup of the evening is between the Las Vegas Aces (9-12) and Minnesota Lynx (12-8) at 8 PM ET. The Aces who have won their third straight, will go for a fourth against the formidable Lynx. In their victory over Chicago, Las Vegas had four reach double figures led by Kayla McBride with 18 points. McBride shot 75 percent from three-point land knocking down 3 of 4 triples, while Kelsey Plum hit two of her own to finish with 14 points in the win. Minnesota aims to be more consistent in their play as they face the Aces for the first time this season. Sylvia Fowles led the Lynx to victory over Indiana on Wednesday, after dropping 20 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out seven assists. Maya Moore also added 19 points in the win as the Lynx return home to host the Aces tonight.
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Mazda has announced that it has been named as the most fuel efficient automaker for the fifth year in a row, by the EPA. The EPA's Light Duty Fuel Economy Trends Report lists Mazda in the top spot for the fifth year in a row for the 2016 model year.
The EPA's report summarizes fuel economy trends by model year for vehicles sold in the U.S. and ranks automakers by Manufacturer Adjusted Fuel Economy. Mazda's overall average fuel economy was 29.6 miles per gallon, improved 0.4 mpg over the previous year.
Hyundai came in second at 28.8 mpg, followed by Honda at 28.2 mpg, Subaru at 28.1 mpg and Nissan at 27.9 mpg. At the bottom of the list were Chrysler at 21.8 mpg, GM at 22.2 mpg and Ford at 22.8 mpg.
The EPA hasn't published its 2017 report yet, but it's expected that Mazda will lose its top spot as Honda's average will likely climb to 29.5 mpg, while Mazda will see its average fuel economy drop to 29.3.


Budds of Ballydehob is a new restaurant that opened it's doors very recently. Jamie and Emma wanted a nice simple, clean, crisp feel to the website with a bit of interactivity and playfulness added in. We worked with some great imagery across the website design to bring across the idea of the great quality food that they are making and serving there.
As we wanted the site launch to coincide with opening of the restaurant, there are some pages and aspects that we are still working on in the background for Budds – but the essentials of any restaurant site such as the menus, opening hours and contact details are up and running and the rest can come when Jamie & Emma have a chance to sit down and think about some other things!
This site was great to work on and we are all really pleased with the results. we wish Jamie & Emma the very best of luck with their amazing new restaurant in Ballydehob.


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Бе́рбель Ба́с (; ) — немецкий государственный и политический деятель, председатель Бундестага с 26 октября 2021 года, членом которого она стала после федеральных выборов 2009 года. С 2019 по 2021 год была заместителем председателя фракции СДПГ.

Ранняя жизнь и карьера
Бас родилась в городе Вальзум (ныне район города Дуйсбург). В 1984 году она получила аттестат о среднем образовании. С 1985 по 1987 год она проходила обучение, работая офисным помощником в Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG), где работала с 1987 по 2001 год клерком, а затем перешла работать в сферу медицинского страхования этой же компании. С 1986 по 1988 год она также была представителем молодёжи и стажёров в DVG, а с 1988 по 1998 год — членом производственного совета и представителем работников в наблюдательном совете данной компании.

С 1994 по 1997 год Бас получала профобразование в качестве специалиста по социальному обеспечению. После чего, в 2000—2002 гг. она прошла курсы повышения квалификации, став администратором медицинского страхования. В 2003 году получила диплом инструктора. С 2002 по 2006 гг. она находилась в должности заместителя председателя правления фонда медицинского страхования EVS. В 2005—2007 годах она проходила дополнительное обучение по профессии экономиста человеческих ресурсов (VWA) в административной академии и бизнес-академии Эссена. В 2007 году Бас заняла должность начальника отдела кадровых служб BKK Futur и ушла с этой работы в 2009 году.

Политическая карьера
В октябре 1988 года Бас присоединилась к Социал-демократической партии Германии. Через год она стала членом Jusos, а спустя ещё один год — председателем союза. Она находилась на этом посту 8 лет. Параллельно с этим она также являлась членом совета микрорайона в городе Дуйсбург от СДПГ. С 2006 года она занимала пост заместителя председателя. С 2004 года она стала членом Регионального совета Нижнего Рейна, с 2009 года — членом совета представителей РурСДПГ, а с 2010 года — председателем партийного совета СДПГ в Северном Рейне-Вестфалии.

8 лет, с 1994 по 2002 год, Бербель Бас была членом городского совета Дуйсбурга.

Член Бундестага (2009—2021)
На федеральных выборах 2009 года Бас избрали в избирательном округе Дуйсбург I депутатом Бундестага 17-го созыва от СДПГ. На федеральных выборах 2013 года и на федеральных выборах 2017 года она сохранила свой прямой мандат. В 17-м созыве Бундестага она была членом Комитета по здравоохранению, где в 18-м созыве она стала уже заместителем председателя. С 2014 года она является членом Совета старейшин парламента, который, помимо других обязанностей, определяет ежедневные вопросы законодательной повестки дня и назначает председателей комитетов на основе партийного представительства. Наравне с этим, она является заместителем члена совместной комиссии Бундесрата и Бундестага.

В рамках своей парламентской группы Бас принадлежит к левому партийному крылу СДПГ (парламентские левые — нем. Parlamentarische Linke). С 2013 по 2017 год она занимала должность парламентского управляющего делами (нем. Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer) фракции СДПГ. С 2019 по 2021 год была заместителем председателя фракции СДПГ в Бундестаге.

В дополнение к своим должностям в комитетах, Бас является членом парламентской группы «Дружба с государствами Центральной Америки».

Председатель бундестага (2021—настоящее время)
26 октября 2021 года Бас была избрана 14-м председателем бундестага 20-го созыва, получив 576 голосов за, 90 против и 58 воздержавшихся. Бас — третья женщина-президент бундестага после Аннемари Ренгер (СДПГ) и Риты Зюссмут (ХДС).

Другие занятия

Корпоративные советы
 Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann, член наблюдательного совета (с 2015 г.)
 Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung Duisburg mbH, член наблюдательного совета (до 2013 г.)
 Stadtwerke Duisburg AG, член наблюдательного совета (до 2013 г.)

Некоммерческие организации
 Фонд гуманитарной помощи для людей, инфицированных ВИЧ через продукты крови (Фонд ВИЧ)
 Член правления Объединённого профсоюза работников сферы услуг Германии (ver.di)
 Член MSV Duisburg

Награды
 Орден князя Ярослава Мудрого II степени (21 октября 2022 года, Украина) — за значительные личные заслуги в укреплении межгосударственного сотрудничества, поддержку государственного суверенитета и территориальной целостности Украины, весомый вклад в популяризацию Украинского государства в мире.

Примечания

Ссылки

Женщины-политики Германии
Члены Социал-демократической партии Германии

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Gas hydrates are known to be extensive across the Danube Delta, as indicated by the presence of bottom simulating reflections (BSRs). The shelf break in this region is characterised by several incised submarine canyons, the largest of which is the Viteaz Canyon, and numerous slope failures. BSRs often coincide with submarine landslides, and it has been proposed that hydrates may play a role in triggering, or facilitating such events. This study focuses on a seafloor canyon (the S2 Canyon) to the north-east of the main Viteaz Canyon, where geophysical survey data and sediment cores were acquired in 2014. Active venting from the seafloor is known to be occurring at this site as multiple flares were been imaged in the water column. The location of these flares coincides with a significant slope failure adjacent to the canyon, and some can be correlated to subsurface gas chimneys, indicating a complex 'plumbing system' of gas migration pathways. This site is of particular interest as the 'present-day' BSR imaged in seismic data is not at equilibrium with the present-day seafloor conditions.


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WDC welcomes new KP vice-chair
The World Diamond Council (WDC) is offering its congratulations to Angola after it was appointed vice-chair of the Kimberley Process (KP).
"It is a proud moment for the Kimberley Process that a country once afflicted by civil conflict has now regained political and economic stability and, as a consequence, is in a position to assume a position of leadership in the very institution that helped set it on its way to recovery," said WDC president Avi Paz. "We wish Angola the very best of luck."
The announcement came at the recent KP plenary session in Johannesburg. The plenary also agreed to extend its agreement with the WDC to oversee the KP's Administrative Support Mechanism (ASM) until 2016.
WDC had previously announced its support for Angola's vice-chairmanship, welcoming the government's vision to lead "the transformation of industrial and artisanal diamond exploration and their trading in an undertaking of peace and prosperity and compliance with fundamental human rights for the benefit of communities, peoples, and nations."
Wei Chuanzhong, vice-minister of general administration of quality supervision, inspection, and quarantine of the People's Republic of China assumes the role of KP chair in 2014. He takes over from Ambassador Welile Nhlapo of South Africa.
Paz also welcomed continued dialogue on how to expand the definition of conflict diamonds to better align with the changing geopolitical environment.
Angola appointments conflict diamonds Kimberley Process Certification Scheme World Diamond Council


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2017 was an ideal growing season in the Pyrenees for full flavoured, cool climate red wines. An early onset of spring saw the vineyard came back into life and producing fruit earlier in the year. Mid-season rains further allowed the grapes to remain on the vine without stress, resulting in ripe flavoured, cool climate fruit.
A majority of These grapes are sourced from the estate's oldest cabernet blocks, Block 27 and 39, which was planted in 1969.
Whole berry ferments were de-stemmed and not crushed into small open‐top fermenters to minimise any mechanical impact. This technique has resulted in a finely balanced wine that is driven by its varietal flavours and natural structure. The parcels were co‐inoculated for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. It took ten days on skins to extract the perfect balance of structure and aromatics prior to pressing. The wine was then allowed to mature in both new and aged French oak barriques for 13 months.
With a vibrant red and a regal purple hue, the Taltarni Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a true varietal expression of the cool climate from which it hails. The initial aroma of earth & dusty tones are underpinned by tomato leaf and black current. This aroma is complemented by a perfectly balanced palate of rich blueberry and cigar box that finishes with dark chocolate flavours that linger and bind, and a round and velvety tannin finish.


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There is a legend attributed to Australian Aborigines which suggests the Creator rode to Earth on a rainbow in order to bring the idea of peace to human beings. The legend says that, as soon as his feet touched the ground, the stones around him became animated and began to sparkle in all the colors of the rainbow. Today, these stones are more commonly known as opals.
Opals can be found in limonite, sandstone, rhyolite, marl, and basalt rock formations. They represent the national gemstone of Australia, where these types of rock are quite prevalent.
Other geographical areas where opals have been found include the United States, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Turkey, Indonesia, Brazil, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Ethiopia.
As the legend suggests, opals can be found in a variety of different colors, including white, yellow, red, orange, green, brown, black, and blue. Distinctive color patterns are ascribed different names, such as Blue opal, Fire opal, Jelly opal, Harlequin opal, Boulder opal, and Honey opal, among others.
There are two very characteristic qualities of this particular gemstone. First, opals are delicate stones that require special care. They contain a high water content, more than most other gems. Because of their sensitivity to heat and tendency to crack in dry, arid conditions, they should be stored in bags that contain moist cotton to ensure luster and prevent fracture.
A second characteristic quality of opals is their ability for color play. This phenomenon of the gemstone is produced by small spheres of silica gel that cause light interference and refraction. The phenomenon, unique to the stone, is referred to as opalescence.
In terms of holistic value, opals are reputed to enhance the ability to communicate from the heart as well as aid in overcoming self-inflicted harm. Because of their water content, opals are also thought to provide a strong connection to the sea and sea creatures, especially mermaids and dolphins.
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I traveled through South and North Islands by car, and I had the opportunity to discover something fascinating in each corner of New Zealand. Enjoy New Zealand through my lenses and if you haven't yet, you should consider to add New Zealand to your travel bucket list!
Church of Good Shepherd by the lake Tekapo was designed to give the impression of quiet strength and simplicity.
Queenstown is built around the Lake Wakatipu, and it is another must visit place in New Zealand as it is known as the outdoors adventures and has 14 National Parks.
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Black Panther is an Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi flick released on 16 February 2018 (USA), scored 7.8 IMDB rating while grossed $435,400,037 at US box-office.
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to function as his nation's new leader. But, T'Challa soon discovers he's contested for the throne out of factions in his own nation. After two foes conspire to ruin Wakanda, the hero called Black Panther should team up with C.I.A. representative Everett K. Ross and members of those Dora Milaje, Wakandan particular forces, to stop Wakanda from being hauled to a war.
This film is directed by Ryan Coogler and features Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o in lead roles while film has run-time of 2h 14min.


Microsoft partners say the company is clarifying its 'software plus services' vision -- its response to the software as a service movement -- which, Microsoft COO Kevin turner warns, will require partners to adapt or die.
The Wild West is a recurring motif at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Denver, where buffalo images, cowboy hats and mechanical horses dot the show floor and Microsoft channel chief Allison Watson rode on horseback across the plains (in a pretaped video) to arrive at her opening keynote. It's an apt metaphor for the new frontier Microsoft hopes to lead its partners across: the changing landscape of the business software market.
With on-demand, hosted applications vendors aggressively building market share in the consumer, small and midsize business markets, Microsoft shifted course several years ago and began developing a hybrid "software plus services" strategy to respond to the SaaS (software as a service) threat. But partners have grumbled that the strategy is murky -- before WPC, a number said they felt Microsoft hadn't been clear about its respoonse to the software as a service movement.
That fog was intentional, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner told WPC attendees in his closing keynote.
"A year ago we launched and started talking about software plus services. We didn't give a lot of details to you. I got people that wondered if we just held our cards close to the vest and didn't share it. I'm standing up here today to tell you, the reason we didn't share that much with you is we didn't have it figured out," Turner said. "We're still figuring it out. Next year we'll be smarter about it than we are this year, and this year we're smarter about it than we were last year."
The message is still evolving, but several partners said WPC has finally helped clarify Microsoft's strategy and tactics. In numerous presentations at the show and in a white paper published this week on "Microsoft Software + Services Partner Opportunity," Microsoft has begun laying down a blueprint for its strategy, which involves eventually adapting all of its software to work in three different delivery models: traditional on-premise deployment, partner hosted, and hosted directly by Microsoft, as its forthcoming CRM Live service will be.
"I still need to see more of the steps, but at least they've solidified it -- and I give them credit, because I think it's the most realistic approach I've seen in a long time," said Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, a Fairfax, Va.-based Gold partner. "To actually come out and say 'this is a hybrid approach: it's not all one thing, or another, but it'll be somewhere in the middle.' I found this to be surprisingly realistic in a very good way."
"I would say that everything I've seen thus far is far more articulate and far less confusing than what we saw six months ago," said Tom Williams, director of strategic alliances for Web analytics technology developer WebTrends, in Portland, Ore.
Williams has had a front-row view of Microsoft's efforts to shape and clarify its software plus services approach: He serves on the Live Partner Advisory Council, an in-the-trenches group that gives Microsoft feedback about its hits and misses.
"We spent the entire first day beating them up about the fact that their branding strategy was so disjointed," Williams recalls.
That branding still isn't crystal clear. Microsoft's "Live" means different things in different contexts: While CRM Live will have full feature parity with its offline Microsoft CRM counterpart, Office Live and Windows Live aren't on-demand parallels to their traditional desktop namesakes -- Office Live is a bundle of Web presence tools for small businesses, and Windows Live is a collection of consumer search and data services.
"What we found in that is that Live is more of a brand modifier than a brand in and of itself. Live is not a platform in the same way that .Net is a platform, at least in this stage of development," WebTrends' Williams said. "That helped clarify some of this to me."
Microsoft also devoted time at WPC to explaining exactly what it means by "software plus services," which refers not to professional services but to Web services and on-demand data access. Microsoft's twist on SaaS is that pure on-demand "in the cloud" data services aren't the IT Holy Grail. In its view, customers will always need a blend of traditional software and on-demand applications -- a need it hopes to fulfill with its three-pronged delivery approach blending directly hosted applications, partner hosted applications and on-premise software.
Microsoft's software plus services plan calls for it to build out its portfolio of software delivered directly to customers, a move that will shake up its traditional model. CRM Live marks the first time customers will be able to buy Microsoft Dynamics business applications directly from the company, with no partner involvement. While Microsoft executives stress that they don't want to cut partners out of the equation, they're also blunt in saying that that the new software landscape requires partners to adapt or die.
"This is a hard transition. It was a hard transition for us to accept a couple of years ago, and it is one that's in full steam ahead at Microsoft. It's a new business model," Turner said in a WPC presentation. "But you know what, we have to change faster internally than the world is changing externally or we will become obsolete. ... I encourage all the Microsoft partners -- we'll help you, we'll work with you, but this change is going to happen. I encourage all of you to make that change with us and make sure that you're looking at your business model that way."
Partners making the transition say the key is to work with and around Microsoft, rather than fighting off turf encroachments by the industry giant.
Gold partner TriVenture in Seattle currently supports 225 customers on its Microsoft CRM hosting services, a space Microsoft will soon cannonball into with CRM Live. But TriVenture CEO Randal Southam said he doesn't expect Microsoft to cut into his business. He said he feels TriVenture will always be able to offer essential customization and integration services that Microsoft's more basic, standardized hosted CRM service won't rival. At most, he expects Microsoft CRM to erode the low end of the market, the very small customers deploying only a few licenses. Those customers are almost more trouble to support than they're worth, said Southam, who is happy to turn them over to Microsoft and collect his 10 percent referral fee.
That's also the approach taken by Workopia, a San Francisco Microsoft CRM specialist. Workopia President Frank Lee anticipates CRM Live helping him win prospects that would otherwise have opted for a SaaS vendor like Salesforce.com. Once those prospects are in the door, Lee is confident he can make money on customization and business process consulting services, even around an on-demand system maintained by Microsoft.
"Live software requires live services," Lee said. "This is still software, and businesses still need value-added professional services."
Of course, not all partners are so sanguine. One partner who requested anonymity thinks CRM Live will erode some of the integration business partners rely on.
"CRM is a beast. It requires current levels of Exchange, current levels of Windows Server, and SQL Server. It requires a lot of work, and that all goes away when they say, 'here it is for $45 a month,'" the partner said.
The partners most optimistic about Microsoft's software plus services push seem to be those most confident of their own ability to stay a few steps ahead of Goliath.
"The competition aspect is always present with Microsoft," said WebTrends' Williams. "But if you step back for a moment, you realise that for them to grow, they have to move into the ISV space. They have to move up the stack. As an ISV, gone are the days when you could have an application and leverage it for five years. Our industry is changing at the speed of light."
Microsoft is developing Web analytics tools for its adCenter that will compete with the low end of what WebTrends offers. That's okay, Williams says. WebTrends will compensate by focusing on other areas with better growth prospects.
"I do not want to compete with Microsoft. I have no interest in that game. We follow the Citrix example -- align with Microsoft and innovate around it," Williams said. "We stay very close to Microsoft, and we know where they're going well in advance. We can decide where we're going to align and where we're going to evade."
CH2M Hill, an Englewood, Colo., firm that provides IT services to construction and engineering companies, is also confident it can find opportunities to build atop what Microsoft offers, no matter how much "what Microsoft offers" expands. Managed services has been a hot field for CH2M. Its managed services group's revenue rose 60 percent last year and is on track to grow at a similar rate this year, according to company executives. But if Microsoft's Live stack eventually expands to include, say, SharePoint and Exchange, two products CH2M does strong business hosting, CH2M will still win customers that need more advanced services, CH2M Collaboration Solutions Director Scott Prather believes.
"Even if those customers can consume a product like CRM Live, they might not have the skills to set it up and configure it," Prather said. "We do a lot of consulting on how companies should be using those technologies. We don't see Microsoft as a threat at all."
Instead, CH2M is focused on the big benefit it sees from Microsoft pushing deeper into on-demand services: "It drives their products to be more friendly in those environments," Prather said.
Like their partners, Microsoft executives are still studying SaaS adoption and experimenting with the product road maps and business models they'll need to support changing customer demands.
A few are hazarding forecasts about what they see coming down the road. Dynamics CRM General Manager Brad Wilson, responsible for the product line that's furthest along on a dual on-premise or on-demand delivery strategy, estimates that "over the long run" between a quarter and a third of Microsoft's CRM business will move to on-demand deployment.
"There will be people who do it tactically but aren't necessarily committed to SaaS," he said. "We want to encourage both models."
By next year's WPC, Microsoft will have at least a few months of CRM Live experience under its belt -- and will presumably, as Turner pledged, be wiser about the marriage of on-premise and on-demand software than it is now. But for the foreseeable future, the strategy remains a work in progress.
"We aren't completely at the end of the job on our vision for where we're going with software plus services," Turner said. "The call to action this week was that hopefully you'll join us in figuring it out. But we don't have it completely figured out yet."
Additional reporting by KEVIN McLAUGHLIN.


Acclaimed singer/songwriter Malcolm Holcombe, whose "heartfelt baritone" (NPR) delivers "haunted country, acoustic blues and rugged folk" (Rolling Stone), will perform music from his latest album Another Black Hole during a special Radio Bristol Premiers concert on Friday, July 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
Produced by Grammy-winning producer and engineer Ray Kennedy and Brian Brinkerhoff, Another Black Hole features Holcombe's rasping vocals and bright, percussive guitar accentuating his insightful lyrics.
"It is Malcom's perception of the world that make his songs hit you like a gunpowder blast. His gruff and tough delivery is a primordial power full of grit, spit, and anthropomorphic expression," says Kennedy.
Tickets to be part of the studio audience for the live performance are $20.


Plants transmute lower energies so plants inside your home, where you work or where you sleep act as wonderful energy cleaners, absorbing negative energy while you work or sleep and emitting fresh oxygen back into the air. This is a process that is beneficial to both you and your houseplant and ensures you feel refreshed at the end of the day!
Every plant species possesses unique energetic characteristics, wisdom, sentience, purpose in the world and spiritual mission. All are engaged in planetary evolution in their own individual way. Plants have an overarching intelligence, a collective consciousness and the vibrational qualities of their species. Each plant consciousness has qualities that are beneficial to human beings and some choose to assist humans in their life purpose.
The leaves of plants act as little cleaners. Plants absorb energy from the space around them and ground it, purify it and release it back into the space for healing and balance.
We all know of the work plants do to absorb our respiratory waste (carbon dioxide), convert it into plant carbohydrates to build strong bodies that in turn create pure, clean, life-empowering oxygen for us to breathe. This is a beautiful symbiotic relationship living on each other's byproducts. Any shift in this cycle has devastating ramifications and jeopardises life on the planet.
What is not so well known are experiments conducted by NASA and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America in the late 1980's to verify whether houseplants purify the air in space facilities. They proved several plants filter common volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
benzene: in plastics, synthetic fibers, lubricants, rubber and pesticides.
2. Benzene: found in plastics, synthetic fibres, lubricants, rubber and pesticides.
3. Trichloroethylene: found in paint removers, rug cleaning solution and adhesives to name a few.
Healthy plants absorb toxins and seal them up or completely shut them down. The health and appearance of a houseplant indicates the air quality and the energy in a space, displaying how hard the plant is working. Ensuring toxins are removed from your environment ensures clean, pure life energy is always flowing through your home.
Houseplants can also work on an emotional level. A certain calmness comes from the presence of plants. Plants enhance well-being on all levels, deepen self-awareness, and mediates integration with our soul selves.
How plants affect us is discussed in the book 'Blinded by Science' by Mathew Silverstone. Everything vibrates on a subtle level and different vibrations affect biological behaviours. Mathew Silverstone describes an experiment where drinking a glass of water treated with a "10Hz vibration" the consumer's blood coagulation rates change immediately. It is the same with trees and plants; the plant's vibrational pattern affects various biological behaviours within your body.
Plants have feelings and sensitivities, well documented since the 1970's. The book 'The Secret Life of Plants' by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird (1973) claims that plants may be sentient despite their lack of a nervous system and a brain. In 'Supernature: A Natural History of the Supernatural' (1973) Lyall Watson also documents experiments that turned public notions on their heads. In 'The Romeo Error' (1974) Lyall Watson describes polygraph tests done on plants by Cleve Backster from 1966. These proved plants responded to other species in distress (namely shrimps randomly dropped into boiling water) from a nearby room. Surprisingly the plant produced "significant electrical changes at the precise moments that the brine shrimp fell". The plants also "reacted wildly to an egg being broken in the room".
1. Thrive in it's designated position.
Plants are active healers for us and need to be treated with love and care. Make sure they have the right amount of sunshine, clean water, soil, earthenware pots with good drainage and food or fertiliser when needed. Most importantly talk to your plants so they know you know how hard they are working on your behalf.
2. Have leaves with the energetic imprint you desire.
The appearance of leaves mimic the rays of energy coming off them on a psychic level. EG. prickly, spiky cacti are great plants to keep for protection, safety, calmness, relaxation, intensive healing issues in the home (such as long term or terminal illness). Broad leafed plants are more passive and therapeutic. They can be used for general energy cleaning on every level.
3. Ensure plants are safe for your home's residents.
Some plants are poisonous to children and animals so be sure to research what is best for your home.
4. Resonates with you on an intuitive level.
Don't forget these are exquisite feeling little sentient beings. The collective consciousness of your plants are allies in life who will ensure you live in a healthy environment free of toxins and full of life-sustaining fresh air. They are a natural pick-me-up and will stimulate feelings of health and well being if you let them in.
If you have a loved one in need a plant is a great gift. Spend a few days with the plant to programme it so the plant will be an emissary for healing. Talk to it, tell it about the positive and empowered aspects of your loved one. Feed your plant charged water, decorate the plant with little hanging messages or quotes, crystals, or paint the pot to make it personal. After the person regains health or passes on the plant needs to be returned to nature and not kept in the house.
If you are using herbs for healing the healing potential can be enhanced by also growing them. You can use the herb as a healthy snack or an ally; sharing your space and breathing with what heals you on an internal level can increase the effectiveness of the herbs you ingest.
Plants are beautiful healers and givers of life. Treat them well and invite them into your homes. The benefits are endless!


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import { centered } from '@storybook/addon-centered/angular';
import { withKnobs, text, array, select } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
import { ImageModule } from './image.module';
import { MockHalDoc } from '../hal/mock/mock-haldoc';

// Module metadata for stories.
const storiesModuleMetaData = moduleMetadata({
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  schemas: [],
  declarations: [],
  providers: [],
});

storiesOf('Images|Image Loader', module)
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  .addDecorator(centered)
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        ['Actual URL']: 'https://placebear.com/g/1000/1000',
        ['Bad URL']: 'http://fake.url/doesnotexist.png'
      }
      const imageDocMap = {
        good: () => {
          const doc = new MockHalDoc({});
          doc.mock('prx:image', {_links: {enclosure: {href: 'https://placebear.com/1000/1000'}}});
          return doc;
        },
        empty: () => new MockHalDoc({}),
        bad: () => {
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          doc.has = () => true;
          return doc;
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        None: null,
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        ['Doc without image']: 'empty',
        ['Doc with error']: 'bad'
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        props: {
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        styles: [
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            width: 100px;
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            border: 1px solid #444;
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        markdown:`
# Image Loader

The Image Loader Component loads an image from a url or a haldoc.

Because it uses \`background-image\` for display, the prx-image element should
be given a width and a height. It defaults to \`display: inline-block\` but can be
overridden to \`display: block\`.

If src is not given and imageDoc has no prx-image, a placeholder image is shown.
If an error occurs loading src or the prx-image, a placeholder error image is
shown.

----

__Module__ \`ImageModule\`

__Selector__ \`prx-image\`

----

- \`@Input() src: string\` \\- Loads image from url.
- \`@Input() imageDoc: HalDoc\` \\- Load image from a HalDoc containing a \`prx:image\`.

__Note:__ Use one option or the other. When both are used, \`src\` value will
take precedence and its presence, even with a falsey value, can block HalDoc
image from being loaded.

----

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### Image From URL

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<prx-image [src]="src"></prx-image>
\`\`\`

### Image From HalDoc

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<prx-image [imageDoc]="imageDoc"></prx-image>
\`\`\`
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It's possible to add years to your pet's life with proper dental care. Dental hygiene can also increase your pet's health, vitality and well-being.
However, if left untreated, dental disease is not only painful but it can also lead to serious systemic issues that may threaten your pet's health before symptoms are noticeable. For example, oral bacteria that enter from damaged gums and travel through the bloodstream can adversely affect your pet's kidneys, heart or liver. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats develop tooth and gum disease by the age of THREE.
Veterinary dental care is an important piece of your dog or cat's preventive health care program. It not only prevents dental and systemic disease, but it also helps minimize the lifetime cost of care for your pet.
The centerpiece of good dental care is a complete oral exam followed by a thorough cleaning followed by dental radiographs (aka X-rays). Dental cleanings include ultrasonic scaling followed by polishing and a mouth rinse, the combination of which is designed to remove plaque and slow its buildup. This must be done under general anesthesia.
Digital dental X-rays, which are high-definition images that provide a view above and below your pet's gum line and jaw in order to look for evidence of dental disease that cannot be seen by visual examination alone. This is a wonderful tool for enabling the treatment of dental issues before they become much larger and more expensive medical issues. It is now considered standard of care for x-rays to be taken with every dental procedure.
Should we find any issues, such as evidence of gum or tooth decay, gingivitis, or excessive plaque buildup, we will discuss this with you and provide treatment options. We are experienced dental practitioners and capable of offering a number of dental procedures and oral surgeries. For more complicated or severe cases, we may recommend that your your pet see a veterinary dental specialist. We are very lucky that a veterinary specialist comes to our facility when needed for procedures and consultations.
We are dedicated to educating you about the importance of dental health.
View video below to learn more about our process of canine dental.
Why is general anesthesia necessary for companion animal dental procedures?
At least 60% of cats and dogs' normal tooth structure is under the gum line. Partially removing plaque and tartar from the exposed crown is more cosmetic than therapeutic. Removing the plaque and tartar from both above and below the gingiva on the lingual and buccal surfaces requires general anesthesia and results in a cosmetic as well as therapeutic outcome. General anesthesia also facilitates proper pain- free probing of each tooth's support and the required immobilization necessary to take intraoral dental x-rays. Finally, intubation during general anesthesia protects the trachea and prevents aspiration of water and oral debris.
The 2013 AAHA Dental Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats, approved and endorsed by the American Veterinary Dental College, advocate the use of general anesthesia with Intubation for dental procedures. A thorough tooth-by-tooth exam and removal of plaque and tartar cannot be performed without general anesthesia. Thanks to AAHA-mandated anesthesia standards, the risk of adverse anesthetic events is minimized.
A veterinary professional is unable to effectively and safely get to the most problematic areas in a pet's mouth without anesthesia. Thanks to AAHA-mandated anesthesia standards for accredited practices, the risk of adverse anesthetic events is minimized in an accredited practice. A properly placed breathing tube, patient-tailored anesthesia, and closer monitoring actually reduces the risks to your pet's health.
People don't usually have to be anesthetized because we understand what is going on during a dental procedure – we understand when someone asks us to keep still in order to avoid being hurt. However, even some people react so strongly to dental procedures that they need to be sedated. In people, a trip to the dentist most often means cleaning clean teeth; with dogs and cats, painful periodontal disease is commonly present which needs to be treated with anesthesia.
Anesthesia is performed with the same medications, monitoring, and support that we humans receive at the hospital.
This includes a pre-anesthetic examination and testing, patient monitoring, IV fluids, warmth, and monitored recovery with a registered veterinary nurse.
Pain management is a priority and medications are used before, during and after the procedure for patient comfort and optimal healing.
We use individualized anesthetic protocols based on the pets age, type of procedure and health status. Age is not a disease and should not be excluded from dental cleanings based solely on age.
We have protocols for pets with heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, and diabetes.
We would encourage pet owners to familiarize themselves with our Keys to Safe Anesthesia.
Every dental patient will receive a physical examination, pre-anesthetic testing, and an individualized anesthetic protocol.
Veterinary dentistry is currently undergoing tremendous modernization. The days of cleaning teeth by removing tartar from above the gum line and pulling out only loose teeth are gone. Providing quality dental care to your pet is impossible without dental radiographs x-rays. Both our clients and our practice standards require a higher level of care for your pet and dental radiology is a vital part of those standards.
Most dental disease lies underneath the gums and cannot be seen without X-Rays. Since treatment decisions are based on x-rays, the better the radiographs, the more accurate the diagnosis. Dental radiography allows for diagnosis of certain diseases, helps plan for the appropriate treatment, and monitors the success of the therapy.
A newer development in dental radiography is the availability of digital radiology systems. Dr. Rogers takes the oral and dental health of your pet very seriously and believes that dental care is an important piece of your pet's overall health. To better care for your pet's teeth, he has invested in a modern digital dental radiology machine.
There are many advantages to digital dental radiology. The quality of digital radiographs is much better than x-rays produced by a traditional machine. Because digital radiographs are so much better than traditional x-rays, fewer images of the teeth are needed in order to make an accurate diagnosis. As a result, your pet receives less anesthesia and your costs are less.
Digital radiographs can be taken quickly and do not require the development time that is necessary for regular radiographs. A digital dental x-ray can be developed in just a few seconds, where a regular dental x-ray requires more than a minute. Once they are taken, digital x-rays are immediately displayed on a computer monitor and can be manipulated to get a better view of your pet's teeth. Our sophisticated digital x-ray equipment produces clear, detailed images that allow us to make a rapid and accurate diagnosis. This also allows us to send your pet home with a copy of its x-rays so you can be part of the treatment plan.
Dental care is not something that can be left to periodic visits with us. Because plaque buildup – the primary cause of poor oral health – is a gradual process occurring throughout the life of your pet, it is important to practice good home dental care. As with humans, this means regular tooth brushing and in some cases additional steps may be necessary. Any member of the our staff can show you the proper method for caring for your pet's teeth as well as help you select the most effective dental products for your pet.
Plaque turns to tartar in 36 hours!