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Nancy Duarte: "It's harder than you think it will be, but it's worth it"
It's harder than you think it will be, but it's worth it: If I knew what the organization was going to become, it would have scared me away from starting thirty years ago. But the people we've met, the lives we've changed, the family spirit fostered, and the beauty in the culture, all make the […]
Phil La Duke
It's harder than you think it will be, but it's worth it: If I knew what the organization was going to become, it would have scared me away from starting thirty years ago. But the people we've met, the lives we've changed, the family spirit fostered, and the beauty in the culture, all make the sacrifice worth it.
As a part of our series about strong women leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nancy Duarte, a best-selling author with thirty years of CEO-ing under her belt. She's driven her firm, Duarte, Inc., to be the global leader behind some of the most influential messages and visuals in business and culture. Duarte, Inc., is the largest design firm in Silicon Valley, as well as one of the top woman-owned businesses in the area. Nancy has written six best-selling books, four have won awards, and her new book, DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story, is available now.
Thank you so much for doing this with us Nancy! Can you tell us a bit about your "backstory"? What led you to this particular career path?
In college, I earned a D in English and a C- in Speech Communications, and became so discouraged, I dropped out. I got the C- because while I was great at making visual aids, my speeches didn't use content that applied to college students. It was like a scarlet letter to me. That failure, though, put me on a lifelong quest for empathy. How do you communicate in a way that unlocks the potential in an audience?
My husband and I moved to Silicon Valley when I was 24, and intellectually and creatively curious. I read multiple books per month and read every HBR magazine cover-to-cover for over a decade. In 1988, when the company was founded, I thought it'd be a tiny, home-based business we would run out of our dining room. Well, it's not that! By 28, I was shaping the presentations of the most powerful brands and people in the world. Nothing made me qualified, other than my moxie and a super authoritative-looking hand-on-hip and finger wag. Of course, I'd only deploy this when powerful people were trying to say the wrong things to the wrong audiences.
What is it about the position of CEO or executive that most attracted you to it?
There's not a one-size-fits-all job description for a CEO, so the activities I was to do in this role evaded me for years. About 15 years ago, I attended a meeting where a speaker said that a CEO should spend all their time as an inventor, ambassador, investor, teacher, and mentor. I wasn't focused on any of those things. So, I immediately audited my calendar and changed my priorities. I naturally spend an enormous amount of time thinking about new futures, and about issues where the status quo simply is not okay. Future-forward thinking and problem solving is one of the most important things a CEO should do.
Most of our readers — in fact, most people — think they have a pretty good idea of what a CEO or executive does. But in just a few words can you explain what an executive does that is different from the responsibilities of the other leaders?
An executive makes sure they pull the right levers to optimize organizational performance. Those levers are money, market, and exposure. When you make decisions to move one lever, sometimes it alters other levers. My mind works overtime in keeping the organization healthy in these areas. Below is a graphic from my new book, DataStory, where I detailed what an executive is measured by:
What is the one thing that you enjoy most about being an executive?
I have an all-female executive team and we hold each other in very high-regard. My exec team hasn't always been aligned, and the difference in results has been astounding. They break down limitations I had put on myself and the company, and I'm now bolder about what can be accomplished in the future. I will always hire the most qualified for any job, it just so happens that lately, they've all been women. Wheeeee!
What are the downsides of being an executive?
Not everyone has the shoulder strength to carry blow-back from decisions where a lot is at stake. Especially decisions that involve people. One simple strategic move can make or break where you stand in the market and how many people you employ. I hate making unpopular decisions, because you can't make everyone happy. Sometimes what's best for the organization doesn't match someone's interests. People leave, and that's painful.
What are the "myths" that you would like to dispel about being a CEO . Can you explain what you mean?
CEOs care more about profit than people: Even though we watch the numbers, talk about the numbers, and are measured by the numbers, for most executives, the numbers are not a higher priority than the care of their employees. Many decisions are made with the employees' best interests at heart, so negative chatter can be painful. Most of the conversations around my executive table are discussing clients and employees flourishing.
CEOs are workaholics: Yeah, I work hard and rarely have full days off without some email. But for me, my work is my hobby and I adore creating jobs for people. When I was a little girl, I found an old, abandoned desk and put it in my bedroom. I spent hours tracing pictures, filing them, posting important papers on a make-shift cork board, and raked leaves so I could spend all my loot in the office supply section of the little hardware store around the corner. Work was play for me. What drives me to sit still for six hours writing a book in the wee hours of the morning, and still work a full 8-hour day afterwards? I work hard with the hope that lives will be different for having worked with, or being trained by, my firm. So, I guess, work is also the way I give back.
In your opinion, what are the biggest challenges faced by women executives that aren't typically faced by their male counterparts?
Women struggle to find the time to create valuable, informal networks the way men do–especially during child-bearing years. We make choices to be home during the weekdays, instead of leveraging industry dinners and attending career-defining events. Great organizations are building momentum to help women build a network and move up, like UPWARD. In my lifetime, I've seen the household burden begin to be shared more equally, but it wasn't like this only a decade ago.
Can you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?
I became an entrepreneur and had a new baby all within a month of each other. Apple was one of our first accounts, and top executives would come to our tiny, tacky apartment for meetings. One time I sat on the couch with an executive for about 30 minutes and unbeknownst to us both, a baby bottle had been leaking onto his pants the whole time. When he stood to leave, it soaked into his pants and dripped down his leg. I was SO embarrassed, but he was amazing. Over the years, he became my greatest advocate by cheering me on and watching us grow from that formidable scene into who we are today.
What is the most striking difference between your actual job and how you thought the job would be?
I've been running the company since I was young, and for most of my career I could only see what was right in front of me. Each success and failure taught me what it means to lead. Today, leading is more proactive through planning, whereas it used to be situationally reactive.
Certainly, not everyone is cut out to be an executive. In your opinion, which specific traits increase the likelihood that a person will be a successful executive and what type of person should avoid aspiring to be an executive?
Bravery and resilience are must-haves for an executive. The exec team should leave their own departmental interests at the door and put the larger corporate problem-solving on the table. Protecting your own fiefdom or blaming problems on others is a roadblock to a highly-functioning team. Also, people with victim mindsets rarely make it into the C-Suite. We're all thrown challenges and have the power to process them from a place of resilience. Those who blame others, and aren't honest about their weaknesses, don't get a seat on my executive team.
What advice would you give to other female leaders to help their team to thrive?
It took me a while to realize that some people are Kryptonite and others unlock my super powers. A female CEO told me last year, "you know Nancy, you're the CEO, you can separate from employees who drain you." That had never occurred to me. Really. I tended to hang onto people for a long time thinking that I could turn them around. I've found that the entire company breathes a sigh of relief when a leader removes the Kryptonite from the organization.
None of us are able to achieve success without some help along the way. Is there a particular person who you are grateful towards who helped get you to where you are? Can you share a story about that?
For years I avoided groups and meetings designed specifically for women. I thought, "well, I'm in a man's world, I am going to be in a man's group." But male groups don't let women in. Ever. Then, in 2006, I went on a journey of the soul to India with a group of type-A powerhouse, executive women from Silicon Valley. I remember my husband saying "are you sure you want to go with a female group of strangers on a trip this big? You barely like to hang out with women!" It was one of the best things I've done in my life. India rolled out the red carpet for a life-altering trip for us. I made lifelong friendships with a sisterhood. I was hooked. When you are in a room with powerful women, it reaches a crescendo of women-advising-women at a rapid fire pace. Some may say we sound bossy, but we tell each other what we'd do in each other's situation without mincing a single word. I can leave a two-hour gathering with these women and gain more for myself, my family, and my business, than in two hours spent any other way.
How have you used your success to make the world a better place?
Some of the most gratifying impact comes from adding lift to the most important messages. Helping Al Gore raise awareness of the climate crisis, helping the rise of the middle class in Peru, helping craft amazing TED talks, and training non-profits in Africa and Latin America as they change societies and economies. Plus, many CEOs today have a calling to help solve social problems. They have some of the strongest influence in the world. Helping them craft those messages is an honor. Our firm also gives 1% of all profit to non-profits, like Charity: Water and others.
What are your "5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started" and why? (Please share a story or example for each.)
It's won't always be lonely at the top: For the first twenty years, I was trying to figure out leadership and management all on my own, while raising a family. CEO groups and dinners seemed like a luxury, but they've become a necessity for my growth and perspective. Most of my dearest friends run companies.
Hire others smarter than you: Bootstrap entrepreneurs are usually generalists. I was "okay" at a lot of things and used to struggle to let bits go as I scaled. I always felt like this statement was true, but it was hard at first to hire and pay others to be smarter than me. I wish I did this much sooner than I did.
The people that got you this far might not be the ones to take you forward: I remember how comforting it was to read the part in Howard Schultz' book, Onward, where he said he cried as he had to let someone go who'd been foundational in the early success of Starbucks. Our firm has such a sense of belonging that it was hard to move people out who were good but didn't have skills big enough for scale.
Your kids are going to turn out beautifully: Building a business is hard. But my husband and I never compartmentalized our lives. We were the same at work, as at home, as at church, as with friends. They would watch us disagree and resolve things. As much as they'd prefer to leave the room, they would watch us work through to a place of unity. Our kids had the power of agreement modeled for them in all facets of their lives. Our kids were encouraged to wake up every day and follow what brings them peace, and what brings them passion, and they are all walking in their destiny.
You are a person of great influence. If you could inspire a movement that would bring the most amount of good for the greatest number of people, what would that be? You never know what your idea can trigger.
It's hard to point to a movement that didn't start with a well-crafted, impassioned plea. So, it's been humbling to be in the business of the spoken word. Our company is called to help others communicate their best, verbally and visually. One important value we share, is to be "generous experts." We imagine a world where millions communicate more empathetically and effectively. Just imagine how many of the world's largest issues could be resolved through meaningful communication! To help make this a reality, we're working hard to codify our learnings from the greatest communicators and leaders in the world, and are turning these insights into courses that anyone can take.
Can you please give us your favorite "Life Lesson Quote"? Can you share how that was relevant to you in your life?
Value each other's differences: I had a huge personal breakthrough in work and marriage when a leadership coach introduced us to the DiSC personality profiles. My husband and I are so different that when you overlay the shape of our graphs, it forms the letter X. I have learned to honor and admire those different than me. Granted, being different from one another isn't permission for misalignment on vision, it's simply about understanding that there are multiple styles in how you approach problem-solving.
Thank you for these fantastic insights. We greatly appreciate the time you spent on this.
— Published on May 6, 2020
Phil La Duke is a popular speaker & writer with more than 400 works in print. He has contributed to Entrepreneur, Monster, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global and is published on all inhabited continents. Follow Phil on Twitter @philladuke or read his weekly blog www.philladuke.wordpress.com
"Try To Lead From The Back Whenever Possible" With Courtney And Carter Reum
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Author Nancy Levin: "It's important to remember that your boundaries are yours to uphold"
by Yitzi Weiner at Authority Magazine
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NSW cabinet to consider an extra 1000 pokies for Star casino
By Alexandra Smith
August 12, 2021 — 10.45pm
The NSW government is considering allowing an extra 1000 poker machines into Sydney's Star casino, with licences to be transferred from poor performing pokies in regional areas of the state.
NSW cabinet will on Monday consider a proposal to transfer 1000 under-used gaming machine licences from clubs in regional NSW to the city's casino, just months after a damaging report into the gaming industry.
The NSW government is considering the transfer of 1000 poker machines to the Star casino. Credit:Louie Douvis
Money laundering emerged as a major issue for the gambling industry after the Bergin inquiry found evidence dirty money had been washed through Crown's Melbourne and Perth casinos.
The gambling giant was found "unfit" to hold a gaming licence for the casino at Barangaroo after a year-long inquiry instigated by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA).
Commissioner Bergin said an examination of a 2019 investigation by The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and 60 Minutes into Crown that sparked the inquiry confirmed Crown had "facilitated money laundering" through its bank accounts.
The chair of the NSW regulator Philip Crawford later warned money laundering was also occurring in NSW.
"Where do the money launderers take their money ... we just don't want it washing into the suburban pubs and clubs," Mr Crawford said in the wake of the Bergin report.
The NSW government is likely to support the transfer of poker machines licences to the Star because it believes the casino can be more highly regulated than some smaller venues in regional NSW.
Poker machines are dispersed across 4000 venues in NSW, with only 1500 of the total 96,000 machines currently in the Star casino in Prymont.
But the plan before the state cabinet will see that number significantly increased at the Star.
More than $2.2 billion was lost to pokies in NSW pubs and clubs in the first four months of this year, with almost $600 million collected by poker machines in April alone, up 12.58 per cent on April 2019.
The minister responsible for gaming, Victor Dominello, has been advocating for a gaming card to combat problem gambling and money laundering, with the first "digital wallet" program to be trialled this month.
Led by Aristocrat Gaming and Wests Newcastle, a 12-week trial will trigger cashless payments for electronic gaming machines, with built-in features like time and spending limits.
Commissioner Bergin's report said a gambling card would be a powerful tool to combat money laundering and organised crime
The most recent figures from Liquor and Gaming NSW reveal poker machines in Canterbury-Bankstown took in almost $48 million in profits in April, or more than $1.5 million a day. In Fairfield, pokies collected more than $47 million.
Cumberland, Sydney and Blacktown councils were close behind, where profits in each area ranged from $96 million to $116 million for the month.
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Q: How to find a typical element of the $\sigma$-algebra generated by a partition of $X$ We can get a sigma-algebra $\sigma(A_1, A_2,..., A_n)$ which is generated by the partition $A_1, A_2,..., A_n$ of the space $X$ and $A_i$'s are disjoint and their union is $X$.

My question is what is a typical element of the $\sigma(A_1, A_2,..., A_n)$?

I think it is the all finite union of the $A_1, A_2,..., A_n$, but I am not sure.

A: Hint: Let $\mathcal C$ denote your partition, and $\Sigma$ be the collection of all finite unions of sets in your partition, along with the empty set. Show that $\Sigma$ is a $\sigma$-algebra, and conclude that $\sigma(\mathcal C) \subseteq \Sigma$. Then argue that $\Sigma \subseteq \sigma (\mathcal C)$.

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Global Consulting and International Development
Paul Westwood's journey started over a decade ago, studying agriculture on a farm in rural Argentina. Well-studied in hydroponic food production, his path took a pivotal turn while working in the mountains of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he watched as the 2009 Honduran Constitutional Crisis lead to the inability for central american hydroponic growers to receive shipments of nutrient solutions, resulting in loss of crops, and facility closures.
Standing on a small patch of grass between an abandoned hydroponic greenhouse and an earthen tilapia pond, Paul turned his research toward designing aquaponic systems that could feed people around the globe, while minimizing waste-discharge, decreasing water consumption, and cutting dependency on outside inputs.
In 2014, Paul Westwood traveled to East Africa as an agricultural development and agro-business consultant to the Republic of Kenya's State Department of Fisheries, and the Republic of Uganda's Ministry of Agriculture.
The chief focus of his work in East Africa was conducting feasibility studies related to formulating fish feeds from agro-industrial wastes, and the implementation of engineered wetlands for processing aquaculture and manure sludge into crop fertilizer. His experiences in Uganda would later become the frame-work on which Paul would build his patented aerobic digestion process in 2018.
In 2015, after conducting site assessments and advising CEA implementations in Armenia, Paul's work lead him to West Africa to develop a national aquaponics program for the Ghana Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, which at the time were struggling to balance the reforestation of farmland to buffer coastal waterways from erosion and eutrophication from excess fertilizer use, and the need bolster crop production and inland fish-farming.
The national aquaponics program would serve to increase inland pond and and recirculating aquaculture while mitigating sludge discharge into local waterways by converting it into fertilizer for crops cultivated in contained engineered wetlands.
After the development of an aquaponics program in Ghana, Paul Westwood and Henry Nickerson were engaged by the World Bank, through Integrated Agriculture Systems, to advise the Nigeria State Education Program Investment Project (SEPIP) on the feasibility of aquaponic growing systems to be constructed as a tool for increasing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
This partnership with World Bank resulted in the construction of a 3,000 square foot aquaponic facility at the Governor's Gifted School. This aquaponic screen-house aids the Federal Ministry of Education in providing students with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and real-world opportunities to engage with industry-leading growing equipment.
This aquaponic system utilizes waste-water from tilapia tanks as the primary nutrient source for cultivating a variety of vegetative and fruiting crops. As this is a recirculating system, in which remediated water is recycled back to the fish, crops can be produced with only a small percentage of water and land relative to conventional growing methods. Erected in a controlled environment screen-house, this system is not as susceptible to seasonal fluctuations of rainfall and temperatures, allowing for year-round food production.
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In his pursuit to develop sustainable agricultural models, Paul Westwood has traveled to over 25 countries to study cultivation and CEA techniques, and agro-business practices. His personal experiences and global network of government, private, and university partners allows Westwood CEA to conduct feasibility studies and develop project plans for successful implementations.
Whether you are in the laying the groundwork for a development project, or are looking for technical support for expanding an existing operation, feeding people and helping nations to build food-security is at the heart of Westwood CEA. Please reach out to our team to discuss how we can support the work you are doing.


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Ventura County Nurses Blow the Whistle on Crisis in Local Health Care
The Conejo Guardian – by Joel Kirkpatrick
Ventura County nurses from different sectors and specialties are coming forward to blow the whistle on what they deem serious lapses in local health care practices, mostly related to COVID-related protocols, "vaccine" mandates and politically and financially motivated bullying of medical staff, which these health care workers say is seriously compromising the general quality of local care.
The Guardian spoke with multiple nurses of various ages and at different stages in their careers, all of whom work in medical care settings or hospitals in Ventura County. Each preferred to speak under a pseudonym for now. Each described seriously declining standards of care, atmospheres of intimidation and fear in hospitals, and distrust and disillusionment among medical professionals.
"Before COVID, nurses, staff and the community were confident in treatment modalities and in doctors' competencies," says one nurse. But now, "People are confused."
"They're very confused," agrees a veteran Ventura County nurse. "I think doctors are confused. … I don't think the community's confident. I'm not. … Because where's the truth?"
Most shocking, perhaps, is how doctors and administrators refuse to report the rising number of unexplained medical problems in otherwise healthy people as potential adverse reactions to COVID-19 experimental vaccine shots. To suggest that these shots are the cause of any medical problem — or that they are contributing to the alarming rise in non-COVID-related hospital populations — invites professional ridicule.
"Nobody is considering that [these medical problems] could be vaccine-related," says an ICU nurse in a county hospital. "It's not even in question. You might as well say you want to start treating people with crystals and burning sage. If you say it's the vaccine, they look at you and say, 'It's the safest thing ever produced. Why would you say that?'"
Yet, doctors are at a loss to explain the increase in non-COVID-related ailments, including a reported increase in heart attacks in young people, mainly men, who received the COVID-19 vaccines.
Doctors "just chalk it up to genes," one nurse says.
'Bury the Bodies in the Parking Lot'
When nurse Daniel first heard of the novel coronavirus spreading in China in December 2019, he immediately bought N95 masks for his family. His superiors told him to prepare for a "worst-case scenario."
"I made a video to each of my kids and my wife, just in case," he says. "[Our hospital was] saying, 'Every floor will have ventilators. There's not enough PPE. Nurses and doctors are dying in Italy. Somebody's going to have to bury the bodies in the parking lot because that's how many people are going to die.' That's the picture they painted, all these people you respect and have gone to school a lot longer than I have and have accolades by their names."
Daniel sent his wife and kids to live elsewhere for a month and a half while he prepared to handle the rush of dead and dying. What happened next, he says, was that "nobody came."
"I was getting called off a shift almost every other week because there was such a low patient population in the hospital," he says. "Not only did ventilators not happen, but we had only six COVID patients in our ICU. The hospital had canceled all these elective surgeries, and we were not getting even a tenth of the ventilated patients they said it would be. Not even close."
Initial predictions were so off that "it was like they carried the zero several times. That's the magnitude."
But by spring 2021, "an interesting thing" happened, he says. In the wake of widespread vaccinations, the number of non-COVID patients "really started picking up."
"Pneumonia cases, stroke cases," he says. "We've had more strokes than normal. Women in particular with venous sinus embolisms. We're seeing a lot of autoimmune issues: rashes on the body, the body attacking the nervous system, producing symptoms like a weakening of the muscles."
One patient came in with severe respiratory distress and went into respiratory failure, with symptoms first showing three weeks after he took the Pfizer shot.
"His lungs were completely destroyed, totally wrecked," says Daniel. "He had ground-glass opacity on the CAT scan, which is a hallmark of COVID."
The patient's doctors insisted it was an exceedingly rare condition, though the man had never suffered respiratory distress before. When the man's wife brought up the possibility of vaccine-related damage, the doctor simply said, "No."
"It was a non-starter to the discussion," Daniel says. "He did not want to talk to her about it. It was just crazy talk [to him]."
One fit, healthy nurse in her twenties whom Daniel knows went into cardiac arrest three weeks after she received the Pfizer shot. An aortic dissection ruptured a portion of her aorta like a balloon. She was resuscitated, underwent open-heart surgery and made a full recovery. But she could not abide the suggestion that the COVID vaccine shots had caused it.
"She said, 'It's not possible. It's not the vaccine,'" Daniel says of the woman. "She's petite and doesn't have any condition that would lead to this. … Sometimes you can't accept information because it's affecting you on a deeply emotional level. People don't want to admit they were wrong — they were fooled. Some have staked their lives on this decision, and nothing's going to change that."
Adverse reactions among those who took one of the vaccines continue, he says, but go virtually unreported.
"If you look at our hospital's reporting on adverse reactions, this vaccine would have no adverse reactions," he says.
No VAERS Reporting
Angela, a nurse for more than 25 years, confirms that in her hospital's emergency room, they say they are seeing more heart problems in young adults, which are never reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) as potential adverse reactions to COVID "vaccinations."
Another nurse, Jennifer, says ER nurses privately say they are seeing "all the clotting, bleeding and things you would expect from the vaccine six months later — brain bleeds, heart attacks in younger 50-year-olds. No doctor will admit this is from the vaccine. They won't make the VAERS report."
When Daniel asked fellow nurses and practitioners if they report to VAERS, they looked at him like, "What's that?"
"I've seen people in their thirties [with these problems], and the doctor's just like, 'Oh, you have s—y genes,'" he says. "I'm like, are you kidding me?"
All nurses interviewed say they are seeing "ground-glass opacity" results in the CT scans of people's lungs who recently took the experimental vaccines — and that this is never reported to VAERS.
"Doctors and intensivists [treat it like] a ludicrous thought," says one ICU nurse. "Nobody is putting it on their differential diagnosis."
'Voodoo Statistics'
For that and other reasons, COVID-related data amounts to what one nurse calls "voodoo statistics." In her particular unit and others, they are no longer testing everybody for COVID. Rather, they began testing only those who are symptomatic — with shortness of breath, for example — and those who say they are unvaccinated.
"They don't want their numbers to skyrocket when all the vaccinated people come in," says Jennifer.
"Or they don't want to report that they're seeing 80 percent of the people in the ER are vaccinated, but only 40 percent of the county is vaccinated," adds another nurse. "That's an odd statistic. … Is there an adverse effect occurring from these shots that's not being reported? If they're not screening people ubiquitously, there's a slant to whatever numbers are coming in. That stuff is not going to be elucidated in the data."
But with "vaccinated" people increasingly hospitalized with actual COVID or adverse reactions, the way forward becomes murkier.
"These vaccines are non-sterilizing. They allow you to carry and transmit the virus," points out one nurse. "It does not solve the contagion issue. The virus is still spreading among the vaccinated."
For example, in a recent group of COVID patients at one hospital, the sickest ones were double-vaccinated.
"The first to die had both Pfizer shots," says Daniel, who took care of the patient. "Another guy who had both shots died as well. His lungs were destroyed."
"But they're not talking about that," confirms another nurse.
Medical Bullying
In the meantime, "Everybody's getting browbeaten and told they are going to lose their livelihoods" if they don't receive the vaccines, one hospital nurse says.
"A lot of nurses at the hospital just said, 'Fine,' [and took the vaccine], because nobody wants to lose their job," says Susan, a nurse with more than 30 years of experience. "But since when in the history of the country have we ever been mandated to do anything like this?"
"Unvaccinated" medical staff also are accused of being "carriers" or of being physically unfit to perform, and in at least one case, one nurse was berated by a doctor in front of colleagues.
"They do this to people like me who don't want the vaccine," Angela says. "They are discriminating against people who refuse the vaccine. They put us down. Pretty much, they've been brainwashed."
One benefit of being tested regularly, says one nurse who will not take the vaccine, is that when "vaccinated" co-workers acquire COVID, they can't blame their "unvaccinated" colleagues.
"I can always say, 'Hey, I have my negative [test]. You didn't get it from me,'" says this nurse. "Because that's what the media's saying, right? [But in reality] this is not a pandemic of the unvaccinated, because you're not getting it from me because we're being tested multiple times a week."
'Alone and Afraid'
Ironically, vaccinated nurses in non-COVID units remain "terrified" of COVID-positive patients, say a number of nurses. "They're freaked out. Freaked out," according to one. As a result, they combine the day's care into one or two visits, suiting up, ducking in and leaving as quickly as possible.
"The patient is left in the room for the majority of the time alone and afraid," says Jennifer. "That's someone who shouldn't be alone and afraid."
During the early days of the viral outbreak in 2020, a number of patients came in with non-COVID-related medical problems, tested positive for COVID and were placed on the COVID floor, sometimes to die, one nurse says.
"A young person was admitted to the hospital for something completely unrelated to COVID. Some type of autoimmune bowel issue," this nurse remembers. She then tested positive for COVID and was placed on the COVID floor.
Her condition worsened, and "Nothing was really done" until she went into cardiac arrest and died.
The oversight and advocacy that used to exist "is not there anymore because you have that COVID documentation, that positivity, and you're just put on the floor and left to your own devices," Daniel says. "This was a young person, very young and didn't need to die, but because she had this COVID diagnosis, everyone was, 'Fine, whatever, whatever.' She died not from COVID but from nobody treating what she was suffering from."
Lack of family advocates has led to worse outcomes.
"You bet your butt that if someone's mom was in there, she would have said, 'What's going on? We should run some tests,'" this nurse says. "How many people have died in the hospitals because no one was there to advocate for them?"
Overlooking Natural Immunity
All the nurses interviewed for this article agreed that the most overlooked subject regarding COVID is antibody tests. Doctors minimize them in favor of promoting the vaccines, even though natural immunity convincingly offers a more robust defense against all viruses, while vaccines target one narrow characteristic.
"That's the main thing," says Jennifer. "If this was about immunity, they would be checking antibodies. The medical community, our hospitals are not checking anybody's antibodies. We're having to do it on our own."
"Why aren't they concerned about natural immunity?" Susan echoes. "That should be their first concern. But they're not."
One nurse asks rhetorically: "How many people do you see come in that have had COVID before, and they're back in the ICU? It doesn't happen."
They also agree, with sadness and clear alarm, that the quality of health care at California hospitals is rapidly declining. They cite serious mistakes in surgeries, chronic understaffing, and the loss of veteran nurses due to mandates and COVID browbeating. These seasoned professionals cannot easily be replaced by what one nurse calls "this onslaught of new girls [who are] so green around the gills."
"If any more doctors and nurses leave this field, we'll turn into a third world," says one ICU nurse. "We won't be a premier medical destination. It's really scary to see how everything is unfolding."
During a break in a roundtable discussion, several nurses talked about getting surgeries in out-of-town hospitals due to falling quality at their own places of employment. One said flatly, and not entirely jokingly, "I think I'd rather get treated by a veterinarian. They are probably a lot more objective and evidence-based. They're not pushing something."
As evidence comes in over time, the tide of opinion may be shifting against the "vaccines."
"I know a lot of [health care workers] who will not get a booster shot," says Daniel. "They felt like they took a huge risk. I know a lot of people who felt terrible for months after the shot, and they don't want to experience that again. They see that it's not protecting people from getting sick or even hospitalized. … A lot of people are very leery of the whole thing. Once they hear about the booster, they're like, 'Wait, what? I thought I took the risk, and it was good.'"
Many doctors he knows "regret getting the shot because they see the side-effect profile is probably much larger than is being reported."
Standing Up for Hope
More than half the nurses the Guardian spoke with are heading for the exits and are looking to retire or move to another state to continue their careers. Some express optimism, while all express great concern for their profession.
"I am so upset by all of this," says Daniel. "I had maybe this starry-eyed view of what medicine was. I've lost all faith in the medical field. I think, 'Who's been bought and paid for now?' It seems like money is the thing pushing these drugs more than evidence. These doctors and even nurses — we're supposed to be critical thinkers. The pharmaceutical companies aren't supposed to make all the rules. We're supposed to be advocates for our patients. But they all want to keep their jobs and not ruffle any feathers. Nobody wants to be audited or have the spying eye of the government on them as individuals or institutions."
He feels that the medical community sees independent thinkers like him as the enemy now.
"The state sees you as an opposition force, for your opinion," he says. "All these mandates and enforcements are not based off of science; they're based off of peer pressure. Fear, political, emotional manipulation."
Other local nurses want to stay but will not under such invasive requirements.
"Ventura County is a beautiful place, but not with this," says one who raised children here.
They also speak among themselves of building private member association hospitals, where unvaccinated people can go to work.
"People are getting smart. They're going to create their own, separate, parallel system," Jennifer says.
"They are going to say, enough is enough," Susan agrees.
Angela says that by talking publicly now, "I'm hoping more people will speak up and be bold about this. I hope there will be more people whose eyes are open, and they will have the courage to speak their opinions and beliefs. Freedom of choice and freedom of speech should not be infringed. This is America, and it's becoming like China."
Susan, who repeated "Jesus, I trust in you" countless times to get through the pandemic, says, "I do feel like this is a spiritual warfare. I do. But I know for sure, because I'm a faithful woman, that God will prevail. Good will prevail. I know that. And that is what we all need."
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NC says:
"If you say it's the vaccine, they look at you and say, 'It's the safest thing ever produced. Why would you say that?'""
Haha! I'm sorry but this is like a scene out of a dark comedy, except it's real. I can't believe how easy it is to brainwash people these days.
Unfrigginbelievable…..
Agree, must dig deeper to recognize the BS.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kAqIJZeeXEc
From the movie Idiocracy.
This is actually what I'm referring to, Misty.
Insert "Vaccine" for "Brawndo" and you got the kind of doctors we have nowadays. Lol!
"It's the safest thing ever produced. Why would you say that?"
I'm sure vaccines got what cells crave, right? Lol
X7734-0845 says:
Insert "Vaccine" for "Brawndo" …
It's got electrolytes!
(Couldn't resist)
Hahahahaha! "It's what plants crave!"
So I found out earlier today that my coworker has a friend in Sherman, TX who didn't want to take the jab until she finally just said to hell with it and took it a couple of days ago. The next day she went into the ICU and is now fighting for her life.
I'm sure it has nothing to do with the jab. "It's the safest thing ever produced."
I hope she survives but it just more proof how dangerous it is and how I'd rather die than take that poison.
mary in ND again says:
I have three sisters that took the jab. One of them took it while being treated for cancer. Her mother-in-law recently died. She had emphysema , took the jab, went on a ventilator then onto a slab.
'ol stewbum says:
I am hoping my wife's jabbings were placebos since she's shown no side effects after 2 pokes. My youngest kid surely had to get jabbed as she works in a dental office and claims she is getting over the covid, but did not know who "Brandon" is. 😐
My other kid and I will remain un-con-vinced by the medical mafia.
Martist says:
I know zero "covid" deaths and 5 jab deaths.
These idiots just can't get enough.
DL. says:
"…parallel system…" EXACTLY! Aka "parallel structures," a meme created by Vaclav Havel, who fought communism in Czechoslovakia in the 60s. But let's not forget the Bill of Rights….and the spiritual aspect as well…"in the world, but not of the world." (Do I even need to mention Who said that statement?)


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*sigh…. Poor lad doesn't stand a chance at this rate. Someone ought to spare him any further embarrassment and tell him these desperate and transparent antics don't have a hope of swaying me…. i'm a Kings fan.


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The city used a combination of TIF and business district incentives to attract Gateway but the primary focus in the district, said City Manager Mitch Bair, is on improving infrastructure.
The city recently broke ground on a new water treatment plant in the district, which is expected to be completed in two years. When that happens, Bair said, it will open up ground for the development of a commercial recreation complex that would attract youth soccer and baseball tournaments. That, in turn, will spur restaurant and hotel development.
At more than 850 acres, the Southwest Corridors TIF district also offers some large, vacant parcels for new development and Bair says major retailers are beginning to show interest. TIF will primarily be used to deal with infrastructure and storm water issues in the area. Bair says none of the development that Collinsville has experienced over the last 30 years would have been possible without tax increment financing.


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CELTIC, Down But Not Out !
It's been a brutal start to this season. The early games were fine back in July but since then something's gone missing. The team look flat and bereft of ideas at times. Somewhere between July and now the energy and intensity we were known for has been lost.
This doesn't mean it can't return, it's only September after all.
I think back to season 2008 and we were equally as poor as we are just now in March and we managed to put a run together and win the league with the same players who had been poor for most of the season.
Also in season 2011/12 we had a poor start and still won the league.
There are definitely problems surrounding the team at present but I'm not privy to what goes on at Lennoxtown or the upper offices at Celtic park. Whatever is going on needs to be addressed asap.
I still feel we have the best players in the country. Now it's down to Brenden getting them back on track and Us supporters to support.
It's easy to support when your winning.
Hail, Hail
celtic fc Champions the hoops
Hugh mccourt says:
We need to be the team of 2 years ago and press forward with pace not sideways then we will be the team we are


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Q: propagating state even when backlogged In Brave (zipkin tracer), we attach state read by interceptors by controlling the Dispatcher's ExecutorService.
It works like this..

*

*attach a span to a thread local

*wrap an executor service which re-attaches the calling thread's span to a runnable

*make the dispatcher use that executor service

This works for synchronous requests (since they don't use the dispatcher thread anyway) and normal asynchronous requests.
It doesn't work when there are more in-flight connections than permitted, because asynchronous requests are pushed into a ready queue before they are executed. The ready queue is not processed by the calling thread of the request, so the re-attach won't work. When an interceptor runs on a delayed request, it cannot see its calling span which breaks tracing.
I was thinking that maybe the application interceptor might not have this problem. If the host/connection limit was enforced (via the mentioned queue) at the network level, I would be able to coordinate the state by dual-registering an interceptor. This interceptor could re-attach the state without relying on thread locals by mapping application/network level requests.
Sadly, this doesn't work because the host/connection limit is enforced (via the mentioned queue) at the application level, so I'm stumped.
I would like to be able to trace requests especially when they are backlogged. Any ideas?
Hats off to brianm for finding this problem, btw

A: We have an internal OkHttpClient wrapper implementing Call.Factory which adds an initial interceptor:
public class HttpClient implements Call.Factory {

private final OkHttpClient ok;

HttpClient(final OkHttpClient ok) {
    this.ok = ok;
}

/**
 * Implements Call.Factory, uses implicit (thread local) Ctx
 */
public Call newCall(final Request request) {
    return newCall(Ctx.fromThread().orElseGet(Ctx::empty), request);
}

public Call newCall(Ctx ctx, final Request request) {
    OkHttpClient.Builder b = this.ok.newBuilder();
    b.interceptors().add(0, new CtxInterceptor(ctx));
    return b.build().newCall(request);
}

to solve this problem. It is not transparent, however, so may not be good for Brave. It works fine, because in practice once a client is configured, you only really use the Call.Factory interface :-)
The Ctx bit is just the context with stuff we want to propagate, we can do it implicit or explicit, hence the extra method to explicitly take it.


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COVID-19 Emerging Variants
By: Science Media Centre
The global community is rushing to respond to new variants of the novel coronavirus, which appear to spread faster than their earlier counterparts.
The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases yesterday called on the New Zealand Government to begin its COVID-19 vaccination programme as soon as possible, saying the country is currently "at greater risk" from the spread of the so-called UK variant. Additionally, almost New Zealanders returning from abroad will soon be required to provide a negative test result before boarding a flight to New Zealand in an effort to keep the new variants at bay.
The SMC asked experts to comment on what we know about these new variants and how they may impact New Zealand's COVID-19 response.
Professor David Hayman, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, comments:
"The UK SARS-CoV-2 variant, called B.1.1.7, that has emerged in the UK and is spreading rapidly looks a particular problem, because the evidence really does suggest that this variant is more transmissible than the previous viruses circulating to date. The rise in cases in the UK is very worrying. There is less information on the South African viruses also detected.
"However, there have been two recent reports [see here and here] that are quite important regarding the recent B.1.1.7 variant that suggest the ways to detect and, most importantly, control either variant are no different to before, but control becomes harder because of the higher infectivity. This will really test the border processes and the staff working there will need all the support they can get.
"Those reports address key issues regarding the diagnostic capabilities of the molecular tests used to detect SARS-CoV-2 and how the mutations affect the human antibody response to the virus, which is important because if the variant is sufficiently different, vaccination may be less effective and reinfection more likely.
"Both reports suggest that, while different, the variants are close enough to the other SARS-CoV-2 variants that there should be very little if any loss of diagnostic capability by the molecular tests or changes in immune response. These are reassuring, however, neither report is peer reviewed and the findings are preliminary. More data are needed to be sure, along with continuous monitoring for changes.
"It is clear that we need to reduce infection globally as much as possible to prevent the likelihood of additional variants arising. Moreover, this is a really important time to remind everyone that we still need to be living under the Level 1 guidelines, so recording where we visit and ideally using the COVID Tracer app, practicing good hand hygiene, staying at home and getting tested if you are unwell are all really important.
"We want to do everything we can to prevent any onward spread should it slip through the border controls and enter the country."
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Professor Michael Plank, Te Pūnaha Matatini and University of Canterbury, comments:
"A new variant of COVID-19 called B.1.1.7 has spread widely in the UK and been detected in many countries around the world. Another variant that shares some of the same mutations has been found in South Africa. Both these new variants have recently been detected in managed isolation in New Zealand.
"There is no evidence that either of these new variants causes more severe disease than the original. But, there is strong evidence that the B.1.1.7 variant spreads more easily from one person to another. This means that the number of new cases per infected person (the so-called R number) is 40-70% higher than the original strain. This is a serious concern because of the potential for explosive exponential growth.
"This news has important consequences for New Zealand. The risk of the new variant leaking through our border defences is higher because there is a greater chance of a quarantine worker getting infected. If there is a community outbreak of the new variant, it will spread much faster. An increase of 50% in the transmission rate might not sound like a lot but can quickly lead to much bigger outbreaks because it gets compounded by exponential growth. For example, the original strain of COVID-19 would typically infect about 160 cases after five links in the chain, whereas the new variant will typically infect about 1000 cases in the same time.
"This means that if we do get a community outbreak, we may need stricter restrictions to bring it under control. All the tools we have developed to fight COVID-19 will still be effective, but we will need to use more of them. Alert Level 3 was effective in containing the August outbreak, but it's likely we would need to use Level 4 to have the same effect on the new variant. And restrictions might need to be in place for longer to eliminate the virus.
"Beefing up our border controls to keep the virus out is a good idea. The government has introduced an additional day 0 test on arrival and a pre-flight test for people departing from the USA or the UK. These are both useful additions to our border defences. But, since the new variant is spreading rapidly around the world, it would be sensible to extend these requirements to all arrivals. A period of pre-travel quarantine would also help to reduce the number of cases arriving at our border.
"There is no evidence that existing vaccines are any less effective against either of the new variants. However, the increased transmission rate means that we will need to vaccinate a higher proportion of New Zealanders to achieve population immunity against COVID-19."
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Tube Snake Boogie
by ZZ Top
Album: El Loco (1981)
What is a Tube Snake? Billy Gibbons answered that question in a 1985 interview with Spin magazine: "Originally, it was a surfboard. A friend of mine, for obvious reasons, liked the sound of the name. I guess it's the first cousin to a tube steak."
More songs from ZZ Top
Lyrics to Tube Snake Boogie
ZZ Top Artistfacts
Jack from The State Of BewildermentTiff, don't you be so naive. Lots of ZZ Top music has lyrics about sex or with innuendo. Pearl Necklace is a particularly raunchy example. La Grange is about a whorehouse. Mexican Blackbird is about a Mexican whore (everyone calls her puta, cause no one really knows her name), Bedroom Thang is about an underage runaway. In the verse he wants her to leave him alone, but in the chorus it's a different story.. She loves my Automobile. Etc Songs like Tush and Tube Snake Boogie may not literally mean anything naughty, but I wouldn't be surprised if they wrote them with a sort of double entendre in mind (and if you read the quote from Billy Gibbons here on Songfacts, he said that Tube Snake originally meant a surfboard, that a friend liked the sound of the name "for obvious reasons," and that it's a first cousin of Tube Steak. So Billy himself saw the connection). No one told them to do these songs because "sex sells," and I seriously doubt anyone could have made them do something they didn't want to do. These guys are Texans, and in my experience Texans aren't so easily pushed around.
Jadk from The State Of BewildermentYeah, guys, I'm sure they knew what a tube steak is (I've known it since I was a child, before that album came out). But the song is Tube SNAKE Boogie, not Tube Steak Boogie.
Tiff from Michigan If you EVER heard the explanation of the band and WHAT they wrote about it was ACTUALLY writing about SURFING/BOOGIE BOARDING. Don't be so naive! ZZTop had all the hot chicks etc bc some video production 'expert' said "sex sells" and had the videos made that way. NOT THE BAND!
Seventhmist from 7th HeavenQuite right, George. Considering what ZZ usually sang about, that's the only conclusion to draw.
George from Vancouver, CanadaConsidering other lyrics, I think they knew tube steak is a slang term for a penis, sexually speaking. It's also a slang term for a frankfurter (also used sexually often)
Cyberpope from Richmond, Canada&, of course, a tube steak is a man's erection -- just one more of the many sexual central themes in ZZ Top songs!


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The 10 Best Soundbars For Your Home
Tim Huber
Modern TVs and displays have experienced enormous technological leaps in recent years, with leading tech outfits routinely pushing the envelope in terms of picture quality, clarity, and contrast, all while producing these screens in increasingly thin and compact packages. Unfortunately, audio quality has largely taken a back seat to picture quality, and as TVs continue to get thinner and bezel size shrinks, manufacturers have less and less physical room in a TV's housing to accommodate drivers, amplifiers, and other key audio components. In an effort to offer immersive audio that's on par with contemporary screen's cutting-edge quality, various companies have developed soundbars.
Markedly easier to set up and typically considerably more affordable than traditional multi-speaker surround sound systems, soundbars deliver rich and robust sound from an all-in-one unit, punching well above their weight considering their size. What's more, a slew of today's latest and greatest soundbars are able to accurately recreate the auditory experience of a multi-channel speaker configuration through the use of some innovative and fairly groundbreaking technologies. Below, we'll be counting down our picks for the best soundbars currently on the market, as well as delving into what to consider when shopping around for a new soundbar.
Photo: Klipsch Cinema 600
Single-Piece Surround Systems
What Exactly Is A Soundbar?
More than just rectangular-shaped speakers, soundbars are almost always comprised of long, horizontal housings that have been outfitted with a number of drivers, tweeters, and woofers. These incredibly-calculated systems manage to offer audio quality that's far superior to speakers that come built-into televisions sets. In addition to projecting stellar sound, soundbars also feature sleek industrial designs that are penned specifically to pair flawlessly with existing flat screens, almost always sitting or being mounted just below the bottom of the display.
Photo: Bang & Olufsen Beosound Stage
Auditory Upgrades
What To Consider When Shopping For A Soundbar
While there are dozens of specs and metrics that ultimately determine the overall quality of a soundbar, there are a handful of traits that trump all others in regards to importance. Without going too far into the weeds, below we'll touch on each of those elements to help you wrap your head around which soundbar is right for you.
Transducers: There are components such as onboard amplifiers that do have a hand in a soundbar's overall audio quality, though more than anything else, this area ultimately boils down to a soundbar's transducers. Because sound comes directly from a system's transducers, the size, wattage, type, technologies and materials used, and the number of woofers, drivers, and tweeters used arguably play the most pivotal role in a soundbar's acoustics and audio quality.
Photo: Yamaha YSP-5600
Audio Technology: Though a soundbar's transducers are extremely important, their sound can be taken to new heights–quite literally—through the implementation of immersive sound tech, one of the latest and most popular of which is Dolby Atmos. Originally utilized in movie theaters before finding its way into home theater systems, Atmos uses what are called "height channels" (upward-firing drivers) to create a more dynamic listening experience in which sound reaches the listener from all directions. With their limited and fixed speaker setup, soundbars hugely benefit from the use of technologies like Dolby Atmos—though there are also competing systems like Sony 360 Reality Audio and DTS:X.
Connectivity: The vast majority of today's soundbars are wired to TV's via HDMI cables, though in recent times it's becoming increasingly commonplace to see the more premium models on the market receive WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, allowing soundbars to connect to and be controlled through apps on smartphones or tablets.
Photo: Yamaha YAS-209
Onboard Devices: In addition to connectivity to smartphones, a great many soundbars now come straight from the factory loaded up with apps and streaming services, not unlike a modern smart TV. What's more, virtual assistants like Amazon's Alexa have also be appearing on soundbars, as have apps like Apple AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect—the latter two of which can be used to stream Hi-Fi music on several premium soundbars.
Supplementary Speakers: The whole concept behind a soundbar is to deliver a rich immersive listening experience in a compact, user-friendly package. Unfortunately, the somewhat limited size of soundbars can make achieving deep bass and lower frequencies incredibly difficult, which is why some soundbar models come paired with included freestanding subwoofers. There are also soundbars that can be upgraded via optional extra speakers or subs, though it is worth noting that several of the most high-end soundbars are capable of delivering wildly impressive bass all by themselves.
Photo: Bose Soundbar 700
Size: In theory, you can pair any soundbar with any TV, though setting up a massive soundbar next to a small TV (or vis versa) looks incredibly awkward. Most people prefer their soundbar's width to be within a few inches of their TV's width. Knowing this, many retailers even divide soundbars up by size, making it ridiculously easy to find an appropriately-sized soundbar relative to your TV's dimensions.
Price: The reality is that you don't have to spend a fortune to acquire a genuinely capable soundbar, as there are plenty of models that offer excellent sound for only a few hundred dollars. The more premium, top-shelf units do admittedly afford superior sound than their more affordably-priced counterparts, though you'll typically be shelling out a lot of extra money for what isn't all that noticeable of a difference, at least to the average listener. You can also always considering going back and supplementing your soundbar with a subwoofer or some extra speaker channels.
Aesthetic Design: For the first few years that soundbars were on the market, the lion's share of models looked extremely similar, consisting of black or dark gray rectangular boxes. In a bid to distinguish their offerings from those of competitors, several of the more top-shelf units have been treated to unique and striking aesthetic designs, with today's more elite end of the market boasting everything from geometric-themed units to wood and fabric-clad soundbars with an unmistakably Scandinavian industrial design.
Brand: Even the most detailed spec sheet can only really tell you so much about a soundbar's audio quality, and when purchasing online, you don't have the option to actually hear a particular model until you've bought it and it's arrived at your home. One fairly surefire way to get around this issue and ensure you're getting a fantastic-sounding soundbar is to go with a brand with a proven reputation and track record for producing top-notch offerings. Going this route does usually come at a steeper price, though you can rest assured knowing you're getting one of the best sounding systems money can buy.
VIZIO 5.1.2-Channel Soundbar System
VIZIO's 5.1.2-channel soundbar system offers an immersive listening experience with decent audio quality, all at an astonishingly fair price. The system consists of a main multi-channel soundbar that comes paired with a 6" Bluetooth-enabled wireless subwoofer, as well as an additional pair of rear-placement upward-firing speakers, affording the system Dolby Atmos compatibility. This soundbar system also links to the VIZIO SmartCast Mobile app, plus it's compatible with Google Assistant and can stream music from a smartphone via any Chromecast-enabled audio apps such as Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Pandora.
Purchase: $300
Dollar for dollar, the Yamaha YAS-209 very well may offer the best bang for your buck out of any soundbar currently on the market. Utilizing DTS Virtual:X virtual surround 3D surround sound technology, the Japanese brand has bestowed the YAS-209 with a pair of 1" dome tweeters and four 1.75" drivers that are helped along via a 100w Bluetooth-connected wireless 16" x 16" x 7.5" subwoofer with a 6.5" cone. The integration of Amazon's Alexa allows the device to be controlled through voice commands, and, aside from the exception of multi-room music and a few streaming apps, the YAS-209 can perform all the same functions as an Amazon Echo.
Klipsch Cinema 600
Though it costs a bit more and it lacks some of the app and Wifi-Connectivity of the first two models, the Klipsch Cinema 600 offers a major step up in sound quality. Part of the American audio outfits horn-loaded Cinema Series range, the 600 model achieves unmistakable true high-fidelity sound thanks to three linear travel suspension tweeters and quad fiber cone composite woofers providing crisp and clear mid and high frequencies while deep booming bass comes from a massive class-leading wireless Bluetooth subwoofer with a 10" cone. The main soundbar's drivers not only enormously benefit from the use of proprietary 90° X 90° Tractrix Horn technology, but, like the subwoofer, is also encased in a housing made from genuine wood finished with a black stain.
Harnessing Dolby Atmos virtual surround sound technology and sporting several upward-firing transducers, this decidedly premium speaker uses eleven high-performance drivers that have been expertly tuned by Oscar-winning sound engineers, and as such offers absolutely stellar sound. Capable of being controlled through an app, an included remote, Apple AirPlay 2, or via voice commands, the Arc features built-in Google Assistant and/or Amazon Alexa, turning the soundbar into a smart assistant. The Tuneplay feature allows the device to scan a room's acoustics to automatically adjust and optimize EQ levels. For an additional $700 (or $600 when purchased with the soundbar), SONOS also sells a matching wirelessly-connected subwoofer with two Class-D amplifiers, inward-facing force-canceling drivers, dual acoustic ports, and a frequency response of as low as 25Hz.
Bose Soundbar 700
The Bose Soundbar 700 is another premium device that achieves superb sound, though it accomplishes this by implementing some interesting proprietary technology. Ultra-dynamic sound is made possible by PhaseGuide technology enabling a myriad of tiny drivers to relay beams of multi-directional sound, and despite the diminutive size of the transducers, the soundbar's recessed ports are fitted with a resistant screen to mitigate noise while simultaneously forcing more sound through a smaller opening, thereby hugely reducing low-end distortion. Furthermore, ADAPTiQ audio calibration system detects the speaker's surroundings and acoustics to automatically adjust the EQ upon setup, while Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Apple AirPlay 2-connectivity allow you to stream just about any music streaming service or app in existence.
Harmon Kardon Enchant 1300
An elite, do-it-all soundbar that's perfect for everything from movies to music to gaming, the Enchant 1300 boasts a 13-channel setup with 10 2" subs, a pair of 1" drivers, and a 0.75" tweeter. What makes this soundbar shines, however, is its onboard technology, including a proprietary automatic audio calibration and H/K's MultiBeam technology which allows the lone soundbar to mimic the auditory experience of a multi-speaker surround sound home theater system and afford a 70Hz to 20kHz frequency response. Partially adorned in a multi-knit textile cover, the Enchant 1300 also features a built-in Google Chromecast. Lastly, there's also an optional $800 matching Enchant Subwoofer to take the soundbar's audio quality to the next level.
Purchase: $1,000
Yamaha YSP-5600
More than just a soundbar, Yamaha's YSP-5600 is a full-on digital sound projector, with an absolutely unparalleled 32 1.5" beam drivers, a dozen tweeters, and two generously-sized 4.5" self-contained woofers, all coming together to generate what can only be described as theatre-grade sound. Weighing in at more than 25 lbs, the 7.1.2-channel YSP-5600 supports both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, and comes from the factory with a trio of preset TV audio moves, three music modes, and four movie-watching modes. At 43.25" x 8.375" x 3.625", it's definitely a bit larger than most other modern soundbars on the market, though it more than makes up for its ample size with its game-changing audio experience.
Bang & Olufsen Beosound Stage
Combining truly world-class sound with sleek, award-winning Scandinavian design language, Bang & Olufsen's Beosound Stage Soundbar was engineered from the ground up to offer the booming bass and 3D surround experience of a multi-speaker home theater system, in a compact and thoroughly modern package. Designed by NORM Architects, the Beosound Stage is produced in four color options, with housings made from bare or bronze-tone aluminum, and smoked oak wood, adorned in one of several KVADRAT-made fabrics. Inside hides four 50w bass driver amps, 4 50w full range amps, and a trio of 50w amplifiers for the tweeters powering 4.4" woofers, 4.15" mid-range drivers, and 3.75" tweeters. The Swedish three-channel soundbar is also equipped with Dolby Atmos tech, Apple AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth-Connectivity, and a built-in Chromecast for quick-access to video streaming services.
Purchase: $1,750+
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Bar
One of the most respected names in the high-fidelity sound realm, Bowers & Wilkins produces unequivocally stellar speakers and hardware, and the British brand's Formation Soundbar manages to deliver B&W's signature top-notch sound in a uniquely styled and compact unit. Sound comes from nine highly-optimized drivers and the integration of WiFi, Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Roon, and Bluetooth compatibility, not only allows the soundbar to stream music, but it can do so with an astounding 96/24 bit audio resolution. The Formation Bar's idiosyncratic "rolling geometric" industrial design also adds a dose of style to any living home or bedroom.
Sennheiser AMBEO
If price is no object and you simply want the very best-sounding soundbar that money can buy, then let us introduce you to Sennheiser's absolutely bonkers AMBEO model. While a slew of other entries on this list offers genuinely impressive surround-sound replication, the AMBEO's combination of Dolby Atmos (or DTS:X) and Upmix technology collectively cranks this ability up several notches to, what from the listener's perspective, seems like a physics-defying extent. Good for a 30Hz to 20kHz frequency response, the German brand's latest system's cutting-edge sound technology is beamed through a baker's dozen transducers comprised of six 4" cellulose sandwich cone long-throw woofers, a pair of 3.5" top-firing full-range drivers, and five 1" aluminum dome tweeters—all of which are automatically calibrated and optimized for sound relative to the soundbar's environment.
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The doors aren't closing at 103-year-old Holy Dormition Cathedral -- they're opening to new possibilities, says the church's pastor, the Rev. Paul Waters. Mindful of Holy Dormition's rich history, but acknowledging a declining membership and church rules that say an unused building must be torn down, Russian Orthodox officials have decided to convert the Macoupin County church and surrounding structures into a monastery.
The doors aren't closing at 103-year-old Holy Dormition Cathedral -- they're opening to new possibilities, says the church's pastor, the Rev. Paul Waters.
Mindful of Holy Dormition's rich history, but acknowledging a declining membership and church rules that say an unused building must be torn down, Russian Orthodox officials have decided to convert the Macoupin County church and surrounding structures into a monastery.
"Services will still be held at the church, but the property will be a monastery operated by the community of nuns," Waters said. The monastery also could serve as a site for retreats, community outreach programs and other activities.
Retired engineer Harry Arden, the son of a coal miner, said he and his wife, Millie, are longtime members of Holy Dormition.
"I was baptized and married there. It is a beautiful church. I am glad they are finding other uses for it," he said.
Built by Russian and other Eastern European immigrants attracted to Benld-area mining jobs in the early 1900s, Holy Dormition is a Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
"Thirty-three parishes in the United States are under the Moscow Patriarchate, with our bishop in New York City," said Waters, the church's pastor since 1982.
He is being transferred to a church in Michigan, he said, but he will help with the transition.
Russian, formerly spoken during Holy Dormition services, isn't typically a part of services today. But members' ties to their Russian ancestors and love of their faith is reflected in the church's architecture and genealogy.
Residents and tourists to the Benld area, about 45 miles south of Springfield, have long admired the church, which is on old Route 66. Organized in 1907, the church served generations of Benld-area families and weathered the ups and downs of rural life.
But as local coal mines closed and job opportunities disappeared, church membership began to drop, too. At one point, the parish had more than 200 families; today, it has about 20.
The number of funerals being held at Holy Dormition these days easily outnumbers the weddings.
"We only have about one wedding a year. I have conducted 165 funerals over the last 27 years," Waters said.
Many of the first- and second-generation miners the church served were determined to see their children college-educated, Waters said. Some couldn't read or write English, but they wanted their children to be educated, so "they scrimped and scraped to make that happen," he said.
As the youth of the parish became educated and professionally trained, however, many moved from Benld to larger, growing communities.
As Macoupin County officials look to increase tourism and economic development, they hope to generate a new awareness of local historic treasures such as Holy Dormition, according to Shari Albrecht, executive director of the Macoupin County Economic Development Partnership.
In 2007, Holy Dormition received an Illinois Centennial Parish award from the Illinois State Historical Society. The award, which included a dinner at the Executive Mansion in Springfield, nationwide publicity and presentation of a plaque, recognizes 100-year-old churches.
The original parishioners are said to have raised $950 to build the first Holy Dormition building, a frame structure that included relics and icons from Russia. A 1915 fire destroyed that church, but members persevered and built the brick structure that stands today.
Exactly when the monastery will open is uncertain. Some, perhaps all, of the nuns could come from Russia, Israel or other countries. With the site being open for retreats and public activities, the monastery could be a boost to economic development, Waters said.
Arden said he and Millie will watch with interest the transformation of the church and grounds.
"We only live two miles away," he said of the church he's called home for more than 80 years.
Debra Landis can be reached through the State Journal-Register metro desk at (217) 788-1517.
Orthodox belief holds that the Orthodox Church is Christianity's true, holy and apostolic church, tracing its origin directly to the institution established by Jesus Christ.
Orthodox beliefs are based on the Bible and on tradition as defined by seven ecumenical councils held by church authorities between A.D. 325 and 787. Orthodox teachings include the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and the inseparable but distinguishable union of the two natures of Jesus Christ — one divine, the other human. Among saints, Mary has a special place as the Mother of God.
Russian Orthodox services, noted for their pageantry, involve the congregation directly by using only the vernacular form of the liturgy. The liturgy itself includes elaborate symbols meant to convey the content of the faith to believers. Many liturgical forms remain from the earliest days of Orthodoxy. Icons, sacred images often illuminated by candles, adorn the churches as well as the homes of most Orthodox faithful.
The church also places a heavy emphasis on monasticism. Many of the numerous monasteries that dotted the forests and remote regions of tsarist Russia are in the process of restoration.
The Russian Orthodox Church, like other churches that make up Eastern Orthodoxy, is self-governing. The highest church official is the patriarch. Matters relating to faith are decided by ecumenical councils in which all member churches of Eastern Orthodoxy participate. Followers of the church regard the councils' decisions as infallible.
Source: http://countrystudies.us/russia/38.htm and the Library of Congress.


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The State Industrial Commission's Employment Security Advisory Council likes the concept of using Utah Department of Employment Security data to track graduates of Utah's applied technology education program.
Making the proposal to the council was Rep. Sheryl Allen, R-Bountiful, who said that by using the department's database, applied technology officials can track graduates to see if they found work in their chosen profession and ask employers about salaries.The graduates would be tracked through Social Security numbers supplied by the department.
Another use would be to determine if applied technology money is being spent wisely. A recent legislative auditors general's audit questioned why money was being spent on training programs when no jobs are available.
Larry Bunkall, president of the Utah Manufacturers Association, said he was concerned about confidentiality of the data, especially wages. He was assured that when the information was used it would be as a group and no person or company would be identified.
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This is a well known Nelson land mark and I'm pleased to see it is still there.
With the team recovered from the excitement of opening presents we spent a day doing a wine and beer tour. The bus picked us up at the marina to join another 3 couples who had the misfortune to book on the same day as the Kapowai crew. There was a couple from NZ, one from Aussie and one from Canada, who Owen (our Guide) managed to nickname "the grizzlies'. The tour was run by Bay Tours and they did an excellent job.
Our first stop was an organic vineyard, here are the vines. You can tell they are organic by the green leaves.
We tried 7 wines here and all were nice but their speciality wine 'Blanc de Noir' was very good.
Owen told us not to pat the dog but Lois had to and had a friend for life.
After that it was off to Seifried's, a well known wine maker. The bus parked amongst the vines. These are not organic so they have green leaves.
The inside of the tasting area, our driver in the background.
Their most famous wine is a desert wine, 'Sweet Agnes Riesling'.
When you finished you could feed the scraps to the eels in the lake, the ducks were usually too quick.
Then it was off to New Zealand's oldest pub, not the first but the oldest that has been in continuous operation. The Moutere Inn.
The road takes a big swerve to go past the pub, the story is the pub owner gave the road crew a keg a day to detour the planned route past the pub, which they did adding another 5 weeks to the contract time.
Our last stop was at Bay Breweries where a few more local brews were sampled.
It was a beautiful day, sunny with a slight breeze. The tour was well done, busy but not rushed and Owen kept us entertained with local history and stories. The whole crew had a great day especially as the Captain paid. The Captain had a great day as he wasn't driving.
Nelson was picked out early as a potential site for settlement by the New Zealand Company because the Boulder Bank provided a sheltered anchorage.
The Boulder Bank is 13 km long starting at Mackay Bluff and ending off Nelson. It is a very unusual feature formed by the stones moving in a SW'ly direction at speeds up to 7.5m a year although the actual method is disputed. There is a huge tidal estuary behind the bank.
The above photo was taken from Wikipedia, Nelson in the distance. The bank is an important bird nesting area.
The Boulder Bank taken near the marina showing the lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in the UK and brought over in bits and assembled. The lighthouse keeper had 12 children and rowed them over to Nelson each day for school.
Haulashore Island which used to be part of the Boulder Bank until the cut was dredged between 1903 – 05. Prior to the cut the entrance to Port Nelson was behind the island through a very narrow channel – groundings were common.
The cut, needs to be dredged every year.
Looking along the Boulder Bank from the cut, as you can see it provides an excellent breakwater.
Looking back at the port. It is New Zealand's biggest fishing port. It is an export port for logs, apples, wine (why??) and fish products.


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