Detroit lawyer Brian McKeen, who worked on the case, announced the settlement Wednesday against Fata, as well as Crittenton Hospital, McLaren Medial Center and Trinity Health. The malpractice victims represent just a fraction of Fata's victims, who number at least 550, but many didn't file malpractice claims; some were unable to sue because of the statute of limitations.
The money will be distributed by an arbitrator in September-October.
Fata was sentenced last summer to 45 years in federal prison following his conviction for violating his patients' trust and raking in more than $17 million from fraudulent billings.
McKeen said the agreement is in the best interests of the approximate 40 victims of Fata who filed malpractice claims as it represented the least undesirable alternative.
"Unfortunately under these circumstances and under Michigan law, Fata's victims were never going to receive fair levels of compensation," McKeen said in a news release.
He said Fata carried extremely low insurance limits per claim, with a total of only $3.6 million. He said Michigan law doesn't require physicians to carry malpractice insurance and those that do typically carry only $100,000 to $200,000 per claim.
Wednesday's settlement is separate from an $11.7-million federal restitution fund for Fata's victims. Victims could begin filing claims in June. The deadline to file is Oct. 5. At least 550 victims have been identified but there could be more given that Fata's practice treated 17,000 patients through seven locations.
A special master will oversee the claims process, review each application, and then make a recommendation to a judge, who will have the final say on who gets what. Victims will either need documentation from doctors and insurance companies to support their claims or they can make a statement under oath.
The website for filing claims is www.fataclaims.com.


Set the virtual keyswitch to diag so that POST runs in service mode.
There are several ways to initiate a reset. This example shows a reset by using commands that power cycle the host.
Note - The server takes about one minute to power off. Use the show /HOST command to determine when the host has been powered off. The console displays status=Powered Off.


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Bundler.require

APP_ROOT = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__)))

# Check for Rack env, if not set, we will use development mode
if ENV['RACK_ENV'] == nil
  ENV['RACK_ENV'] = "development"
end

# Load hash of config
DB_CONF = Psych.load(File.read(File.join('config/database.yml')))[ENV['RACK_ENV']]

DB = Sequel.connect(DB_CONF)

Sequel::Model.plugin :timestamps, update_on_create: true

#app start
Camping.goes :App
module App
  include Camping::Session

  Dir.glob(APP_ROOT + '/app/*.rb').each do |rb|
    require(rb)
  end

end

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ART AND AGENCY: TEN YEARS ON
By Haidy Geismar on October 15, 2008 in Conferences and other events
An interdisciplinary symposium
Programme and online registration:
www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/545
1998 saw the posthumous publication of Alfred Gell's 'anthropological theory of art', Art and Agency. Witty, provocative, and theoretically ambitious, the book soon attained iconic status within anthropology, challenging and reshaping its conceptions of art, objecthood, personhood, agency and sociality. Since then, it has become increasingly influential in various other disciplines, including archaeology, art history, museology, literature, classics and musicology, providing scholars with a compelling analytical framework through which to explore a vast range of material. At the same time, it has fostered much controversy, garnering detractors as easily as it has devotees. The debates surrounding Gell's theory remain topical, lively and unresolved up to the present, making Art and Agency one of the most famous and stimulating anthropological works of recent years.
'Art and Agency: Ten Years On' will be a one-day interdisciplinary symposium which aims to encourage reflection, critique and innovation a decade after its publication. It will bring together a number of scholars from different disciplines-including many who knew and worked with Gell-to discuss the legacy and impact of his most famous work, while leaving plenty of room for audience participation and discussion. It aims to critically assess Art and Agency's methodological and theoretical influence in various disciplines, its key contributions and shortcomings, and its role in contemporary thematic and theoretical debates. Its intention is not simply to reflect, however, but also to provoke: to see how much further Gell's theory can be taken ten years on. At a time when Art and Agency has become an almost axiomatic reference point in artefact-oriented fields of study, such ruminations promise to be both opportune and productive.
Georgina Born (Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Music, Cambridge)
Warren Boutcher (Reader in Renaissance Studies, School of English and Drama, Queen Mary University of London)
Chris Gosden (Chair of European Archaeology, School of Archaeology, Oxford)
Eric Hirsch (Reader in Anthropology, Brunel University)
Stephen Hugh-Jones (Professor Emeritus, Department of Social Anthropology, Cambridge)
Susanne Kuechler (Professor of Anthropology, University College London)
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Bellamy, Brent Ryan
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Race and revenge fantasies in Avatar, District 9 and Inglourious Basterds
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The Return to the Frontier in the Extraordinary Voyage: Verne's The Mysterious Island and Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Trees are vital to us and our environment. They provide oxygen, food, shelter, and support for us and for many other different animal species. Trees are also known to absorb air pollutants like nitrogen oxides and decrease temperature levels. Despite of its numerous advantages, more often than not, people see them as an obstacle in building and developing commercial establishments and residential houses. Some even consider unwanted or weed trees as a nuisance and a threat to public health and safety. To solve this, people often resort to different techniques to kill them through harmful chemicals or cut them down by using chainsaws and axes, which we believe is completely unnecessary.
As a solution, we would like to coordinate with the different environmental departments and organizations to completely ban the cutting of these unwanted trees especially in urban areas. We propose that unwanted trees should only be pruned and trimmed, and that services like offer these be more accessible to the public.
Let us stand up and speak for those who cannot so that, we, as well as the future generations can experience the benefits of these resources. Sign this petition now!
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Myra Rolen performs "The Same Old Me"
Myra began singing and performing at a very young age. She was in her first band at the age of 16. She performed for many years until she decided to put her singing career on hold to raise a family. Now years later with encouragement from her family, Myra is back onstage doing what she loves.
Myra performs at all types of venues: oprys, music festivals, fairs, private and corporate events where she has had the privilege of opening for many Major Recording Artists, including the great Ray Price, whom had this to say about her, "I would like to introduce you to a very talented young lady whose star is rapidly rising. Hope everyone will consider giving this young lady your support!" Myra is vey honored and thankful to Mr. Price for his support.
In 2008, Myra recorded her first Classic Country cd at Gene Breden Studios in Nashville, TN. "This Is Forever" has proven to be a fan favorite.
Her second album, "Tonight Darlin" is a compilation of original material written with a traditional country and western swing style. Released in the summer of 2012 the album received great reviews from Myra's piers, radio and fans. The album was recognized by The Academy of Western Artists Organization where the album received two nominations: Album of the Year and Song of the Year "A Bottle of Wine & Patsy Cline".
In February 2013, Myra was added to Pretty World Records Label in Nashville TN. Her first single, "Walk Out Backwards" was released in late February and soared all the way up to #1 on the Indie World Charts. Her second single and title track off her new album "Hold That Thought" was released in late 2013 and immediately came into the Indie World Charts at #47 after only four days out to radio. The song did well and soon became Myra's second Number 1 on the Indie World Charts.
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Theodoxus velascoi es una especie de caracol operculado acuático esférico de la familia Neritidae.

Descripción
Estos caracoles son pequeños, midiendo algo más de un centímetro de diámetro. La concha es subesférica, uniforme y sólida. La concha tiene 4 vueltas hasta el ápice; estas están marcadas de forma uniforme y sin surcos. El ápice sale hacia el lado derecho de la concha. El cuerpo es de un color gris uniforme. La concha es de color negro, con líneas blancas que rayan este caracol en el sentido de las vueltas. Suele haber 2 líneas.

Distribución y ecología.
Se distribuye y vive en aguas limpias en el cauce del Río Verde de Valencia y sus afluentes. Viven agarrados a objetos duros del sustrato, tales como piedras y conchas, donde se alimentan. Estos caracoles viven con sus numerosos huevos de los que finalmente solo eclosiona uno. Estos son predados por el ostrácodo Cypridopsis vidua.

Referencias

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60 'Firsts' Hip-Hop Milestones
20 Rap Songs That Sample Aretha Franklin
Best Rihanna Duets in the 2000s
Lil' Kim's Most Notorious Beefs
LeBron James Joins the Lakers: Hip-Hop Reacts With Praise & Jokes
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LeBron James is taking his talents to L.A., and hip-hop, like the rest of the basketball loving world, has much to say about it.
The announcement came yesterday (July 1), and will see King James playing with the Lakers on a four-year, $153.3 million contract—his longest deal since 2010.
"Thank you Northeast Ohio for an incredible 4 seasons. This will always be home," the four-time MVP and 14-time All-Star wrote on IG Story about the move.
James isn't just a contender for the GOAT (the Jordan vs. James debate rages on) but he's also now the first player in NBA history to lead a postseason in scoring and switch teams the following off-season. And it obviously isn't just any team, it's the Lakers—one of the most recognizable, storied franchises in the history of the league, a team who's front office is now led by former famed Laker, Magic Johnson.
Hip-hop, naturally, has had a lot to say about one of its favorite player's latest decision. Cali native and Big 3 league owner, Ice Cube, is so happy about the revival of his beloved Lakers that he broke out the exclamation points on Twitter.
And L.A. homeowners like Ludacris are excited about the climb in real estate value— as if prices in L.A. need to get any higher.
Check out some of hip-hop's best reactions to LeBron James joining the Lakers.
Long Beach native, Uncle Snoop, is ecstatic.
Ice Cube woke up in the morning and had to thank God for his good day.
He even had time to respond to folks who insisted he's a bandwagon King James fan.
So, what you're saying Wayne, is that gangstas don't die, they get chubby and move to L.A. now? (Sorry, Miami).
Chuck D has big respect for the move.
Even though he's a little sad about the end of the LeBron James-J.R. Smith bromance.
Kurtis Blow might want to consider a gig with the L.A. Conventions and Visitors Bureau.
Luda is overjoyed about his L.A. real estate investments.
Tip is all about the truce between LeBron and Lakers fans. (Uh, but shouldn't he be rooting for the Hawks?)
Premo apparently has the gift of both beats and sight.
Could Bow Wow have had planted the seeds for this Magic / LeBron union over 15 years ago?
Ja Rule is looking forward to the impending drama between Lonzo Ball and LeBron— you know it's coming.
Perhaps the only person who's salty? Questlove, who is upset James didn't sign with his hometown team, the Philadelphia 76ers.
Oh, and Oakland OG, MC Hammer, who says the Lake Show still has nothing on the championship winning Dubs.
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If you've taken trigonometry, you probably know about taking the sine of a number. Like $\sin 45^\circ=0.701$. You probably also learned that $\sin$ (and $\cos$) can be found using the unit circle.
Using a for-loop to handle the sum, test the results of this sum for $\sin(x)$ vs. the built in math.sin(x) function. Feel free to take many more terms that just 4 in the sum.
We've provided the factorial function for you already.
Now you try. Fix up the contents of the for-loop to find the sin of x using the big sum.
In the running sum, some terms are added, others are subtracted. We're proposing to use the variable c to keep track of when to add and when to subtract a term (even terms subtracted, odd terms added).
We're using variable x as the number "to take the sin of."
We're using the for-loop in i to run from 1,2,3.. up to the number of terms we want in our sum. Inside of the for-loop, we have n=2*i-1 which will cause the variable n match the power of x and needed factorial in any term in the sum.


I have had many first time experiences that have shaped who I am.
The first time I realized I was going to spend the rest of my life married to my best friend and the most beautiful woman I know.
The first time I held each of my kids.
The first time I believed that God really did love me even with all the sin baggage I had to ask Him to forgive.
The first time I realized God was indeed calling us to plant a new life-giving church.
Each of the these first time experiences have brought me and my family to where we are today.
We are going all in on following God's next call for us.
We are stepping out in faith that God will provide our daily bread and help us make the crucial connections we will need to plant a new church.
But why? Why would we do something that to many might seem totally irresponsible?
We are doing this because God is leading us to do it.
People far from God who have never experienced His love, mercy and grace break our hearts.
People far from God who once knew His peace but have strayed away, break our hearts.
Bored Christians break our hearts.
We believe God has shown us Virginia Beach as a gateway to the world. With one-in-four people being in the military and two-thirds of the US population living within a one day drive…we believe we can reach the world for Jesus through connecting the people far from God of Virginia Beach to God, connecting them with each other, and equipping them to connect others to God.
Coastal City Church will be a life-giving church focused on reaching people far from God and connecting them to His perfect plan.
Connect with Coastal City Church!
Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates as we reach milestones and celebrate what God is doing. Also, participate in the journey and vote on things such as our logo, t-shirt deigns, ets.


I like summer desserts that are easy to make, portable and versatile. Whether you're hosting or on the guest list, these non-dairy desserts will win you raves.
What are you making for dessert this Memorial Day? Please let me know by leaving a comment.


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ancestors created musical instruments
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functional magnetic resonance imaging
"musical" character
improve music therapy
special music sounds
Wave of consciousness
Beta waves are the fastest. Their frequency varies, in the classical version, from 14 to 42 Hz (and according to some modern sources - more than 100 Hz). In the…
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History Of Neurophon
Musically gifted brain
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Music and health (part 3)
Axis of blood from noise to folk
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Music therapy (part 2)
Linguistic revival
A foreign language is much more than just new words. We also need to learn in which cases to use certain words, what should be highlighted, in what rhythm to…
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Let's listen to a tape of spiritual music — Tibetan monks or Gregorian singing. If you listen, you can hear the voices merge, forming one pulsating tone. This is one…
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Mozart effect (part 1)
Listening to Mozart's music increases our brain activity. After listening to Mozart, the people who answer the standard IQ test demonstrate increased intelligence.
This phenomenon discovered by some scientists was called the "Mozart Effect". From it were immediately made far-reaching conclusions, especially with regard to the education of children, the first three years of life which were declared decisive for their future intelligence.
This theory received such a strong public resonance that Mozart's CDs, with appropriate recommendations from parents, were at the very beginning of the bestseller lists, and the Governor of the us state of Georgia presented Mozart's CD to every new mother in his state.However, the excitement somewhat subsided after some skeptics tried to check the "Mozart effect" and did not get the predicted result. As for children, in his book, the authoritative expert on the study of the brain and knowledge of John Brewer shows that the "myth of the first three years" of life has no basis and the human brain continues to change and learn throughout life.
Nevertheless, the intriguing hypothesis about the influence of music on brain activity not only keeps walking, but in recent years has even received a number of new strong evidence, both subjective and objective.
What is true here, that is just a lie, and that — statistics?
For the first time this idea came across more than a decade ago, neuroscientist Gordon Shaw from the University of California (USA) and his graduate student lang during the first attempts to simulate the brain on a computer.
It is known that different groups of nerve cells in the brain perform different kinds of mental operations. Shaw and LEng created a computer model of a certain group of "cells" (in fact — electronic blocks) and checked what would happen if you change the path of connection of these "cells" with each other.
They found that each circuit, that is, each successive "network" formed by the same cells, generates output signals of a different form and rhythm. One day it occurred to them to convert these output signals into sound signals. To their great surprise, it turned out that all these signals had a musical character, that is, they resembled some kind of music, and moreover — with each change in the ways of connecting cells to the network, the nature of this "music" changed: sometimes it resembled meditative melodies like "new Age", sometimes — Oriental motifs, and even classical music.
But if the Commission of cognitive operations in the brain has a "musical" character, thought Gordon Shaw, neither can it be the case that the music, in turn, can affect mental activity, stimulating certain neural networks?
Because these networks are formed in childhood, Shaw decided to use to test his hypothesis works by Mozart, who is known to have started composing music at the age of four. If anything could affect the innate neural structure, the scientist reasoned, it should be Mozart's children's music.
Gordon Shaw and his colleague, psychologist Frances Rauscher decided to use for the experiment standard IQ-test to test whether Mozart's music to stimulate the capacity for mental manipulation of geometric shapes.
The ability to imagine different stereoscopic objects when changing their position in space (for example, turning around its axis) is necessary in a number of exact Sciences, for example, in mathematics.
In 1995, Shaw and Rauscher published the results of the study, which involved 79 College students. Students were asked to answer what forms can be obtained from a paper napkin, folding it and cutting out in various ways.
At the end of the test, the students were divided into three groups. Students of the first group sat in complete silence for 10 minutes, while the second group listened to the recorded story or repeated primitive music; students of the third group listened to Mozart's piano Sonata.
After that, all participants of the experiment repeated the test. And here are the results. While the first group improved its results by 14 percent and the second by 11 percent, the Mozart group correctly predicted 62 percent more forms than in the first test.
Another employee of Gordon Shaw, Julien Johnson of the Institute of brain aging at the University of California, conducted the same test with folding paper and cutting shapes among Alzheimer's patients, who often have weakened spatial representation.
In the preliminary experiment, one of the patients after receiving a ten-minute "dose" of Mozart improved his results by three to four correct answers (out of eight possible). Silence or popular music of the thirties did not give such an effect.
However, the experiment Shaw and Rauscher was criticized by other researchers. Kenneth Steele, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina (USA), said that he repeated this test among 125 people, but found no signs of the influence of Mozart's music on the subjects.
Another psychologist, Christopher Chabris of Harvard, examined a group of 714 participants. According to him, the analysis of the test results also did not reveal any benefit from listening to music. Chabris suggested that the real reason for the better performance of the task in the Show-Rausher experiment was the excitement caused by the pleasure of Mozart's music, and not the changes made by it in the neural networks. In high spirits, people work better — everyone knows that.
On the other hand, some skeptics, after closer acquaintance with the question, changed their attitude to the Mozart effect. So, Louise Hetland of Harvard teachers College handled the entire amount received to date test results, in the amount involving 1014 people.
Her results were, of course, more reliable. She found that Mozart's listeners overtook other groups in the performance of the task more often than it could be explained by pure chance. At the same time, the effect she discovered was much weaker than that of Shaw and Rausher. But this small effect, according to Hetland, makes a significant impression.
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One of the most promising strategies for achieving better social, ecological, and economic sustainability in US agriculture is a new focus for REE on biologically diversified farming systems. For USDA research, education, and extension, this will mean a heightened focus on the discipline concerned with designing and evaluating such systems: agroecology. A new strategic emphasis on agroecology and biologically diversified farming systems would prioritize projects that further develop scientific knowledge of the role of biological diversity in enhancing ecosystem services to and from agroecosystems (Altieri 1999, Collins and Qualset 1999, Zhang et al. 2007).
The second strategic emphasis follows necessarily from the first: understanding and exploiting the full potential of biologically diversified agriculture will require multi-disciplinary and multi-scale scientific analyses that relate farming system and landscape-scale biodiversity to the full range of ecological and social services (Robertson et al. 2004, Tscharntke et al. 2005, Naeem et al. 2009, Bacon et al. 2012, in press). In addition to quantifying and describing the impact of farming system biodiversity on ecological and social conditions, this research would also serve to identify important economic and policy obstacles to achieving environmental and social sustainability in agriculture (Allen et al. 1991, Gliessman 2001, Allen 2008, Iles and Marsh 2012, in press).
While assessing whole systems, USDA research and extension should evaluate current farming practices or proposed innovations on a "net gain" basis across the full life cycle of the system in question (PCAST 2012). We recommend complete life cycle analysis, in which social, economic and ecological dimensions would be considered in a comprehensive accounting of constraints, costs, and benefits.
The type of research and extension we are recommending will require collaboration. Studying whole systems in ways that account for costs and benefits, both ecological and social, will require multidisciplinary teams. Such multidisciplinary teams should include scholars with different fields of expertise relevant to the system and research question at hand. For a research project exploring the restoration of an indigenous agricultural system, for example, a team of eight might include an agronomist, a microbiologist, a sociologist, a biogeographer, a land use planner, a public health specialist, an entomologist, and a soil ecologist. Multidisciplinary teams should also include extension and other technical assistance personnel and should substantively involve farmers as co-researchers if not research leaders.
Such work will not happen overnight. In order to capture trends in both social and ecological phenomena, both research and extension need to take into account variability over time. Unfortunately, the time scale at which most agricultural research has been funded and conducted is poorly matched to the time scale of the ecological and social indicators we recommend as guiding metrics. This dearth of long-term studies produces a portion of our current knowledge gap. Farmers, extensionists and researchers, for example, frequently work without good information about the residence time of persistent chemicals, the soil fertility effects of proposed multi-year crop rotations, or the degree to which a particular cover crop or rotation strategy might help control a specific pest or multi-pest complex over the life of a cropping system. To address these issues we recommend adopting multi-disciplinary, Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) methodologies and research site development as a pragmatic investment for the USDA REE system (Redman et al. 2004).
One of the most chronicled blind spots in the history of public agricultural research and extension has been over-extrapolation of experiment station data to diverse production contexts (White 1983, Altieri 2002, Buruchara 2008, Sayre 2008, Weiseger 2009). We think the best way to close this knowledge gap is to engage producers and their systems from the beginning of the research process. When feasible, studies should combine the use of both agricultural research stations and production farms and ranches. The combination of the two will allow researchers to capture "real world" conditions by utilizing production farms, while allowing for highly replicated and controlled experiments at research stations to illuminate specific ecological mechanisms under consideration. Furthermore, a critical focus of such research-in-context should be the development of regionally-adapted varieties and cropping systems that perform well with few to no external inputs. We urge renewed emphasis on conventional public breeding, with participatory plant breeding highlighted as a key strategic practice for the preservation and enhancement of crop genetic resources and agro-biodiversity (Chiffoleau and Desclaux 2006, Østergård et al. 2009).
Addressing the many pressing ecological and social issues in agriculture and directing food and farming systems toward greater sustainability will not only require changes to US agricultural research and extension but must involve considerable transformations in how Land Grant Universities educate the next generation of agriculture and food system professionals (Lieblein et al. 2000, Frances et al. 2011). In order to train undergraduate and graduate students to better understand and manage complexity and change in food and farming systems, key elements of a new "integrative agricultural university" would include an emphasis on multi-disciplinary and applied scholarship, problem-based learning opportunities, and the integration of theory with practice (Röling and Wagemakers 2000, Lieblein and Francis 2005, Østergaard et al. 2010).
Liz Carlisle is a predoctoral fellow at the Center for Diversified Farming Systems at UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Geography. She is currently working on a book based on her dissertation research with diversified farmers on the northern Great Plains.
Albie Miles is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley. His research explores the tradeoffs and synergies between farming system biodiversity and the provisioning of ecosystem services to and from agriculture.


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What to do on a Saturday in London
By PlanTripLondon.com on	 12/02/2019 Visit London, What to see and do in London
There are so many things to do on a Saturday in London that planning a weekend in the city will definitely be an easy task. Choose from an array of Saturday Markets in London, explore the different shopping districts, dine in the best restaurants that the city has to offer or enjoy some of the best events in London.
1 How to spend a Saturday in London
1.1 Saturday Markets in London
1.2 Tourist attractions open on a Saturday in London
1.3 Museums open on a Saturday in London
1.4 Shops and restaurants open on a Saturday in London
1.5 Guided tours available on Saturdays
1.6 Do something a little different
1.7 Our suggestions to spend the perfect Saturday in London
Saturdays in London are obviously filled with excited tourists, and even though the streets may be a little crowded some weekends it's still a great opportunity to explore all that London has to offer. Although London is normally packed on a Saturday, you may want to avoid the office areas such as Farringdon, Bank and Moorgate as they are very quiet during the weekends with most shops and restaurants even closing.
If the weather is nice we would highly recommend a stroll around one of the beautiful parks of London and in summer there are even public pools that people flock to! And not to mention the vast amount of museums and shopping centres to explore.
How to spend a Saturday in London
However, there are also some things that are only available to do on a Saturday – so we are going to tell you about those too.
> Saturday Markets in London
> Tourist attractions
> Museums
> Shops and restaurants
> Something different
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Saturday Markets in London
If you are planning a trip to London, it's worth planning your trip knowing that some of the best street markets in London are only open on Saturdays, so don't forget to include this in your itinerary.
Portobello Road, the iconic Notting Hill flea market. Even though parts of Portobello Road Market are open on other days of the week, there is a full market on Saturdays, and therefore, this is undoubtedly the best day to visit this famous London market. On Saturdays Portobello Road Market in Notting Hill is open from 9 am to 7 pm. Find out more: Notting Hill Guide
Borough Market is the oldest market in London, and a must-see when visiting London. Borough Market is located next to London Bridge Underground Station. There is a full market from Wednesdays to Saturdays, and on Saturdays Borough Market is open from 8 am to 5 pm.
Camden Market is another very famous London Market, and even though it's open every day of the week, there is a full market on Saturdays, with all of the shops and stalls open. It is probably also one of the busiest places to visit in London on a Saturday. Camden market is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm (except Christmas Day).
Broadway Market is a wonderfully charming street market next to Regent's Canal in Hackney that only opens on Saturdays. It's not a popular tourist spot, but frequently visited by locals. Broadway Market is open from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturdays.
Spitalfields Market is another market in London worth checking out. Spitalfields Market is open every day of the week, and on Saturdays their opening times are from 11 am to 6 pm. If you are planning on visiting Spitalfields Market we would suggest visiting on a Sunday, as Brick Lane Market and Petticoat Lane Market are right next to Spitalfields Market and the three of them are open on Sundays.
Maltby Street Market is a hidden gem located in south-east London. Maltby Street Market is open during weekends, and on Saturdays is open from 10 am to 5 pm.
Brixton Market is a combination of outdoor markets located on pedestrianized roads and a beautiful covered market. The outdoor markets are located on Electric Avenue, Pope's Road and Brixton Station Road. Brixton Village and Market Row are covered market arcades, but are also connected to the outdoor markets. On Saturdays the outdoor markets and the covered markets are all open, and there is also a themed market on Brixton Station Road. Brixton Market is open on Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm.
Tourist attractions open on a Saturday in London
All tourist attractions in London open on Saturdays (except if it's Christmas day!). This includes London's most famous attractions like for example: the London Eye, The View from the Shard, Madame Tussauds, the Sea Life London Aquarium, the Tower of London, Shakespeare's Globe, St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey (just to name a few!) which are all open on Saturdays.
Sightseeing bus tours and Sightseeing River Cruises also operate on Saturdays in London, and they can sometimes the best way to see London when the streets are crowded!
The Best Tourist Attractions in London
Museums open on a Saturday in London
All the famous museums in London are open on Saturdays, such as the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum and the Tate Modern, just to name a few!
The Best Museums in London
Shops and restaurants open on a Saturday in London
Shops and restaurants in central London are always open on Saturdays (except if it happens to be Christmas Day!) and you can walk, shop and dine in the most popular tourist spots in London such as Regent Street, Oxford Street, Soho, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus, just to name a few.
Famous big department stores such as Harrods, Fortnum and Mason and Liberty are open on Sundays. Westfield shopping centres (White City and Stratford) also open on Sundays.
Guided tours available on Saturdays
Walking tours are available mostly during the weekends in London, some famous walking tours include Jack the Ripper walking tour or Changing of the guard walking tour or the famous Harry Potter locations walking tour.
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On Thursdays and Saturdays, you can enjoy some arts and culture with a free guided tour of Somerset House, yes FREE! Located in the heart of the city, between the Strand and the River Thames is Somerset House, an incredible neo-classical building. You'll see 55 fountains dancing in the courtyard, and during the winter months you can even ice-skate. They often host open-air concerts, films, contemporary art and design exhibitions.
Do something a little different
If you've done all the most popular tourist spots in London, then maybe it's time to explore an area that you're not as familiar with. For example, you could make your way to the beautiful Richmond neighbourhood, where you can visit the farmer's market on a Saturday or the stunning Greenwich, where you will also find the Royal Observatory. The district of Hampstead has plenty of trendy bars and restaurants as well as Hampstead Heath, a stunning park to explore – and you can see the spectacular London skyline from the highest point in the park.
Our suggestions to spend the perfect Saturday in London
Personally, we think the best way to spend a Saturday in London is to spend the morning at one of the amazing Saturday markets in London before heading to Covent Garden to see the street entertainers, do some shopping and go to one of the restaurants. And as the sun goes down, head to the South Bank, for a walk along the River Thames – taking in the sights of the London Eye, Westminster bridge and Big Ben.
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As a public, land-grant university, Mizzou has a proud history of service — from education to healthcare, public safety to our military. Join Chancellor Cartwright for this week's Inside Mizzou podcast where he talks with ROTC cadets Kim Woods, a senior studying mechanical and aerospace engineering; and Ben Steger, a sophomore studying civil engineering. They discuss the important role that civic engagement plays in our community, as well as commemorate Veteran's Day and the 150th anniversary of Mizzou's Department of Military Science and Leadership.
Moderator: [00:00:11] From the classroom to the cornfield, journalism to SEC athletics, the University of Missouri works 52 weeks a year, every year. This is Inside Mizzou — real stories, real discoveries and real impact of the Mizzou community. Today's episode is called "Civic Engagement." Mizzou has a long and proud tradition of civic engagement. We develop the military's and nation's leaders through our nationally renowned ROTC, and our alumni serve thousands of communities through the Peace Corps or Teach for America. From our Truman School of Public Affairs to our first responders, public service exemplifies the Tiger spirit. Today, we're here to talk about the role civic engagement plays in our community as well as honor Veterans Day and the 150th anniversary of our Department of Military Science and leadership. Joining Chancellor Cartwright today are Army ROTC cadets Ben Steger, who is a sophomore studying civil engineering, and Kim Woods, who is a senior studying mechanical and aerospace engineering. Thank you all for being here today. We really appreciate it.
Everyone: [00:01:29] Thanks for having us.
Moderator: [00:01:29] Cadet Steger, you're in your second year here at Mizzou. What originally brought you to Mizzou and ultimately led you to be a ROTC cadet?
Cadet Steger: [00:01:39] So, I started off looking at ROTC to begin with, then I began looking for schools. And what really brought me in was the history and tradition of the University of Missouri. And the program here — this is our 150th year, which is pretty phenomenal. We've commissioned over 150,000 officers since our inception. And on top of all that, it's a very supportive and open community that is very welcoming of the program on this campus and likes to engage with the program. So, when I was looking at schools, this just was the place. And what really brought me in was the story that I'm told about Mr. Rollins, who was Major Rollins during the Civil War, who organized Tiger Company, which defended Columbia against raiders when the Union Army had to head off to fight a battle.
Moderator: [00:02:22] Wow. So, it sounds as if there was a lot kind of going into the planning process to pick Mizzou. But can you tell me a little bit about your plan after college? What is something that you're going to be doing once you leave Mizzou?
Cadet Steger: [00:02:37] So, after Mizzou I hope to enter into the Army on active duty as an engineering platoon leader. After that point, I'm just hoping to be a good leader in that role, do the best I can. I'm hoping that Mizzou definitely teaches me how to be a good leader and prepares me to become that role.
Moderator: [00:02:51] Yeah. And in preparation for that role in the future, what kind of things are you going to be doing on campus that are going to help you?
Moderator: [00:03:01] So, I've been engaged deeply in my engineering studies as well as the ROTC program. I've gotten involved in extracurriculars outside of ROTC. I'm on the Concrete Canoe Team now through the College of Engineering, as well as in ROTC I do Ranger Company, which we have a Ranger Challenge this weekend.
Moderator: [00:03:19] Oh, very nice. As a senior, Cadet Woods, how has your time in ROTC shaped your Mizzou experience?
Cadet Woods: [00:03:28] That's a really good question. For me personally, when I came to Mizzou I was not involved in ROTC at all. I didn't even know what it was. No one in my family had served in the military. And so, I joined a sorority. I was involved with engineering, focusing on school, but I just kind of felt like something was missing. And so, I happened to live in the same dorm as all of the ROTC cadets, and those became my closest friends, and I saw what they were doing and what they were learning and the relationships that they were forming, and I thought it was really cool. I was just so attracted to that. I played sports in high school and everything like that, and I miss that, you know, growth and development in myself that I just wasn't getting anymore. And so, halfway through my freshman year I met with our recruiter and happened to join the program. I invested a lot of my time into it and saw a lot of success. And the reason I stayed was because of the people I met for sure. And I had a great few mentors who believed in me more than I believed in myself, and that kind of gave me my passion that has carried over for the last three years in college. Within my sorority, I got involved in our executive board. I was on on-campus jobs through the unions, and then somehow I got tapped into a secret society just this past spring, which was really cool. Something that I'm very passionate about is mentorship, and I think that's what has shaped me the most coming through ROTC and now expanding it to my other organizations on campus. So, it's a long story.
Moderator: [00:05:09] So, after graduation I understand that — is your plan to go into the military after?
Cadet Woods: [00:05:15] Yes. I actually graduate in December of 2019, so I have about the rest of the semester and two more semesters. And it really depends. You know, I'm open to working in the civilian world. I put a lot of time and effort into my engineering degree, so if I get a really nice job and it's something that I love, I have no problem being in the National Guard or Reserves and doing that part time. However, the Army is definitely a part of me now, and it's shaped who I am, so I would love to be an active component as well. And within that, I have the potential, since 2016 they recently opened up combat arms to females. So, that is something that I'm super interested in — going to Ranger School, possibly being a field artillery officer or something like that.
Moderator: [00:06:00] Yeah. Well, Chancellor Cartwright, we're able to talk to these two cadets who have told us these incredible experiences that they've had within the ROTC program. So, can you elaborate, I guess, about how Mizzou's ROTC program adds to that student experience?
Chancellor Cartwright: [00:06:17] I mean, I think both Kimberly and Ben did a better job than I can actually do in articulating what it does. I think they really got right to the main points. I mean, the leadership that it takes, the training you to be a leader, how much that leadership then translates even into the broader community at Mizzou beyond ROTC. That's something we value. That's something why we want so many cadets here in the ROTC program. I think if you look at the remarkable young people that come into those programs, they all contribute in so many ways to Mizzou. They are leaders. They're being trained to even be better leaders. But they're already leaders coming in, and I think it speaks to what Cadet Woods was saying — it speaks to the relationships that you build within a particular group. And we talk about the importance of those relationships for student success, for retention, for graduation rates. Having those relationships where you feel you're part of a group that has like interests to you makes this place much more like your home. You feel much more comfortable, you want to participate in things, you know others who have similar interests, and I think it just builds on that community that we want everybody to feel here at Mizzou. And I think ROTC is one of those special things we have at Mizzou that builds that community, and we're so proud of these young people who choose to go into ROTC.
Moderator: [00:08:07] With the theme of the episode or the title of it, it's called "Civic Engagement." And so, let's kind of talk about how important civic engagement is to education and the campus community at large.
Chancellor Cartwright: [00:08:21] You know, it is really important. It's why we're here. When we're educating students, when our faculty are working, when our staff are working, it is about what we're doing for society and how we continue to educate people who are going to be contributing positively to society. And you contribute positively through a lot of the things we do in civic engagement. It is Teach for America. It's all of those things where you have people who want to go out and use the knowledge that they've gained at our institution to help others and to work with others. And I think that's what we want to be emphasizing. At Mizzou, we're about how do we continue to contribute to society — how do we help people in Missouri, how do we help people in the U.S., how do we help people in the whole world. And I think that's what this is about to us, is helping people to learn how to go about that and all of the things that they do when they are students here is what adds to that and makes it possible for when they leave here — that they'll continue to do it.
Moderator: [00:09:31] And so, let's talk about how do you think this tradition of service — civic engagement — makes the Mizzou experience unique to both of you and your student experience?
Cadet Steger: [00:09:45] So, in my experience I've noticed that Mizzou does a great job among the student body of giving back to Columbia, of giving back to the state that supports us. So, we have plentiful organizations here in Columbia itself, which serve the local community to serve a town that keeps the campus here. At the same time, we have groups like MU Extension, our research groups, which help out the state and help out our nation in total. And I've just noticed that Mizzou definitely focuses very heavily on student engagement and student service.
Cadet Woods: [00:10:13] Well, personally, a little more close to campus on Mizzou I think that within our corps of cadets, they are very diverse and very involved on campus here. Many of them are in the National Guard, so they serve the state that way. We also have reservists who serve the nation and, more specifically, just a vast variety of majors and organizations and clubs, and I know when anything's going on around campus, all we have to do is throw it in a GroupMe and someone can answer on it and speak on it. And if you look around on the day that we have to wear a uniform around campus, you see people in all sorts of classes, all sorts of buildings and activities just helping out and doing the right thing, and that's kind of what we live by as our Army values. And when we're in our uniform people notice — they notice what we do. And I think the best way to help our community and influence our school is by just getting out there and doing things other than just ROTC. And I think that our program does a great job of that.
Chancellor Cartwright: [00:11:25] You know, civic engagement also helps with all of the things we're trying to do for educating our students, getting them prepared for what they're going to be doing once they leave the institution. And one of the things that I find remarkable is that it's similar to the activities that we follow with Missouri Method, where you're having that practical experience. Engaging with our community is also that practical experience.
Moderator: [00:11:56] So, I'm really curious about how you said "Army values." What are some of the values which ROTC has? As someone that is not a part of ROTC, I'm just a little curious about them.
Cadet Woods: [00:12:09] Well, we have this cool acronym we use. It's called "leadership — L.D.R.S.H.I.P" It stands for Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. I have to go through it in my mind to say them all the right way, but it's definitely something that we live by and hold each other accountable by, too. Because, you know, we're all human, and sometimes we have to be reminded of things. But, I mean, it applies to so much in my life personally, and Cadet Steger mentioned how we're both involved in this company called Ranger Company, and within ROTC we kind of do more. We do extra, we put in more time, we — like I said, we hold each other accountable. I'm going on a tangent. But specifically within Ranger Company, we practice these values, and we teach them to the underclassmen. That's kind of where the mentorship comes in, that's kind of preparing us for life after the university, whether we go active duty or in the civilian world. Just from the start we teach them, you know, discipline and self motivation, development, hard work. You know, mental toughness, things like that.
Moderator: [00:13:25] What does that acronym mean to you, Cadet Steger?
Cadet Steger: [00:13:28] It's a governing principle for your life. Loyalty — looking out for the people around. They care for you, you care for them. Duty — I mean, in our case in the military, it's our job to stick to what we're told to do. At the same time, for anyone, I mean, you have a duty to someone — if it's your family, your friends, your community. It's who are the people that matter to you, and what is your obligation to take care of them. And, just down the list, Respect — being nice to one another. You know, making it a better place by doing so. Selfless Service — helping each other out. Honor — making sure you're staying of character, making sure you're doing the right thing no matter what. Integrity — it's what it sounds like. It's being truthful, true to yourself as well true to others. Then, Personal Courage — I mean, just having the strength to stand up when you need to. It's giving the people around you the strength to stand up when they need to. I think that, to me, it's a goal to live by, it's a guideline. I think that, bringing it back to our campus, it's definitely exemplified by our campus, on every corner.
Chancellor Cartwright: [00:14:32] You know, Cadet Steger was one of the first students that I met when he was a freshman. I remember you came to my house. I think it was — was it Parent's Weekend?
Cadet Steger: [00:14:41] Parent's Weekend, that's right.
Chancellor Cartwright: [00:14:43] He actually came up and introduced himself to me. And it just shows me the type of leadership that we have in our students here. Because to take that initiative, to be able to come out, introduce himself, let me know what he's thinking of doing — it shows that we made a great choice in bringing him here and having him to come to be part of our institution. We're proud of all of the people that do things like that. So, thank you. It's great to know you for well over a year now.
Moderator: [00:15:14] Well, on that note, thank you all again for being here today. We really appreciated it. But one more thing before we all leave. You excited for it? You ready?
Chancellor Cartwright: [00:15:21] I'm ready.
Moderator: [00:15:22] What's an astronaut's favorite part of a computer?
Moderator: [00:15:30] We're thinking hard about this.
Chancellor Cartwright: [00:15:35] Something about space.
Cadet Woods: [00:15:36] Yes, yeah.
Moderator: [00:15:36] The space bar!
Moderator: [00:15:51] Our audio engineer is Aaron Hay. Our featured music is "Forest Park Rapsody," composed by MU undergraduate and music composition major Ben Colagiovanni. You can find more information about Ben and his piece on the Inside Mizzou webpage. Make sure to join us next time, and keep an eye out for the chancellor's newsletter to stay on top of what's happening at Mizzou. Thanks for joining us on this episode of Inside Mizzou. See you around the columns!


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ESPartners has supported the Incubator's vision by accompanying tenant recruitment and mentorship, promoting knowledge sharing and linkages with international incubators and local ecosystem enablers, and monitoring and evaluating the incubator's activity. Since it launched, the Incubator has provided the entrepreneurs with over 100 hours of training and mentorship. The incubator is currently recruiting its second cohort and is poised to be an example of excellence to other incubator in the country.


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Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys è una compilation formata dai Pet Shop Boys, facente parte della serie Back to Mine. Questa è la 20ª edizione.

Panoramica
Sin dal momento in cui furono contattati dalla etichetta discografica, la DMC Publishing, i Pet Shop Boys hanno sempre puntualizzato di voler pubblicare due dischi, uno per Chris e uno per Neil. Questa è anche la particolarità di questa compilation, la prima della serie contenente due dischi.

Nel loro proprio disco, di conseguenza, sia Chris che Neil hanno incluso i loro brani preferiti che riflettono i loro gusti musicali. Il disco di Chris è orientato verso la 'disco music', mentre il disco di Neil è orientato su una musica più leggera e ambient.

La copertina della compilation è stata fatta da Mark Farrow, grafico che collabora da oltre 20 anni con il duo.

Contesto
Entrambi i dischi includono una canzone di Dusty Springfield, come tributo non solo alla sua carriera ma anche alla amicizia che vi era fra il duo e la cantante.

Il brano "Passion", prodotta da Bobby Orlando (che fu anche il primo produttore dei Pet Shop Boys), è citata da Chris Lowe come una delle ragioni che hanno spinto i Pet Shop Boys a esistere: infatti la collaborazione fra i Pet Shop Boys e Bobby Orlando durò per diversi anni.

Tracce

Disco uno (Chris Lowe)
 "Don't Cry Tonight" – Savage
 "Take a Chance" – Mr. Flagio
 "Dirty Talk" – Klein + M.B.O.
 "Passion" – The Flirts
 "Ti sento" – Matia Bazar
 "Never Be Alone" – Justice vs. Simian
 "The Show Must Go On" – Queen
 "Stand on the Word" – Celestial Choir
 "I Was Born This Way" – Carl Bean
 "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" – Dusty Springfield

Disco due (Neil Tennant)
 "Traum" – Fairmont
 "Pulse Pause Repeat" – Harold Budd, Ruben Garcia e Daniel Lentz
 "Microgravity" – Biosphere
 "Come In!" (II Movimento) (Composta da Vladimir Martynov) – Ensemble Opus Posth
 "Promenade Sentimentale" (Sentimental Walk) – Vladimir Cosma
 "La Baie" – Étienne Daho
 "Tiny" – Vessel
 "Laura's Theme" – Craig Armstrong
 "One Two Three No Gravity" (Dettinger Mix) – Closer Musik
 "Goin' Back" – Dusty Springfield
 "Lunz" – Lunz
"Sospiri" Op. 70 (Composta da Edward Elgar) – Sir John Barbirolli conduce la The New Philharmonic Orchestra
 "DD Rhodes" – www.jz-arkh.co.uk
 "Video Kid" – The Video Kid
 "Movement" – Lobe
 "At Dusk" – John Surman
"Melodie" Opus 47 No. 3 (Composta da Edvard Grieg) – Ėmil' Gilel's

Collegamenti esterni

Album di remix


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Willie Mays Aikens
In 2008, Willie Mays Aikens made headlines when a federal judge reduced his lengthy prison term to 14 years as a result of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's adjustment to the crack cocaine sentencing guidelines. Aikens was released in June 2008.
Crack Reform
Willie Mays Aikens, former first baseman for the Kansas City Royals, made baseball history when he became the first player to hit a pair of two-homer games in the 1980 World Series. Years later he made another kind of history, when a longstanding addiction to cocaine ended his baseball career and ultimately led to a nearly 21-year sentence for selling crack cocaine to an undercover officer.
And in 2008, he made headlines yet again when a federal judge reduced his lengthy prison term to 14 years as a result of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's adjustment to the crack cocaine sentencing guidelines. Aikens was released in June 2008.
"They used my case as an example to show that crack sentencing was cruel and unusual punishment," said Aikens in an interview. "I'm glad that after spending 14 years in prison, something good came out of this."
Sentencing reform advocates utilized Aikens's story to illustrate the unjust sentencing and racial disparities between crack and powder cocaine. After being convicted of attempting to purchase cocaine in 1983, his addiction eventually led to his suspension from major league baseball. He returned to Kansas City after playing ball in Mexico, but continued to battle his addiction, which was quickly ruining his personal life as it had his baseball career.
Kansas City authorities were aware of Aikens's involvement with drugs. In December 1993, a female undercover officer established a friendship with Aikens and subsequently asked him to obtain crack cocaine for her on several occasions. On at least one occasion, the undercover officer specifically asked him to cook powder cocaine into crack cocaine.
Entrapment and Mandatory Minimums
With this evidence, the U.S. Attorney's office charged Aikens with multiple counts of trafficking crack cocaine. Because of harsher sentencing penalties for crack offenses, his sentence for selling 2.2 ounces of crack cocaine was treated as equivalent to selling 12 pounds of powder cocaine.
Aikens received a mandatory sentence of 248 months in prison. Had the drug charges against him involved a similar amount of powder cocaine, Aikens would have been sentenced to about 27 months for the drug offense, plus an additional five years because the officer observed a shotgun at his residence.
Rebuilding His Life
While incarcerated, Aikens completed a 500-hour drug treatment program and established an exemplary record of good conduct. He maintained contact with his family, including his two daughters, Lucia and Nicole.
"I'm in a better frame of mind," Aikens told the Kansas City Star before his release. "I have a spiritual life now that I didn't have before. I just look forward to being able to get out of prison and go out with those things and be able to live my life like I'm supposed to live it."
Aikens also kept in contact with his former teammates, coaches and friends including Cal Ripken, Jr., legendary baseball Hall of Famer, who, in November 2005, urged the Pardon Attorney at the Department of Justice to grant Aikens clemency. Ripken wrote in his letter to the Pardon Attorney:
"[T]his man [Willie] who overcame poverty in childhood, [who] rose to fame as a professional athlete, who came so close to ruining his life with drugs and who has now set his feet on the path to recovery…has paid a heavy price for his self-destructive behavior. Willie should not be required to pay such a high price for the crime involved here, involving no violence against others and no damage to anyone but Aikens himself."
Read Cal Ripken's letter in entirety here.
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About the Scholarship
The Robert Porterfield Graduate Scholarship is awarded to a student pursuing a graduate degree in theatre. Robert Porterfield was the founder and longtime director of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA. A charter member of SETC and a co-founder of its annual auditions, he continued to support the organization throughout his career. When the Endowment Fund was created, Bob became SETC's first life member, and the Board later named its first scholarship in his honor.
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Selection Process & Timeline
Applications Accepted: January 1 – April 1
Application Reviews / Candidate Interviews: April – June
Winning Scholar Announced on SETC Website
Scholarship Funds Available: Upon Proof of Matriculation, Upcoming Academic Year
Winning Scholar Attends SETC Convention
Scholar Will Receive
Free one-year SETC student membership
Free registration for the following year's SETC Convention
Photo and bio recognition on the SETC website
Candidates must meet each of these qualifications to be eligible for this award:
You must be planning to attend an accredited program of graduate studies in Theatre during the 2021-2022 academic year.
You must have graduated from, be currently attending, or have plans to attend an accredited academic institution in one of the following 10 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia or West Virginia.
For consideration, eligible candidates must submit the following materials by the deadline:
A personal letter outlining plans and objectives
A complete resume
Three letters of reference speaking specifically to the applicant's potential as a graduate student
Complete, current transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
Questions about submitting application materials should be sent to info@setc.org.
Scholarship Stories
Recent Porterfield Scholars share what winning the scholarship meant to their studies and how the award funds helped them pursue their ambitions:
Hello world! My name is Victoria Walters also known as Vicky Yvonne. I am a 22-year-old arts fanatic that found my passion in multiple fields of this beautiful industry. My first passion, which will always be my true love, is acting. From the young age of 11, I found my home on stage in Atlanta, Georgia and have relished every moment that I've had the opportunity to experience onstage ever since. I hope that I will always find the joy and freedom I found the night I first performed. Utilizing my craft and skills to create an environment drives my mission to cultivate innovative creativity around the arts, as well as abolish the lines that separate culture, race, and nations. I strive to do this by creating a space that focuses on providing high-quality arts education to young adults. I have learned through my vast, but short, 22 years, that change starts with the youth, and through art, all is revealed. Dekalb School of the Arts, where I graduated from high school in 2017, cultivated this ball of passion, talent, and dedication. North Carolina A&T, where I obtained my BFA in professional theatre in 2021, gave that ball maturation and momentum. Carnegie Mellon University, where I will obtain my master's in arts management starting in the fall of 2021, will presumably give me tangibility and certainty. Whether I am on stage, behind the scenes, on the screen, or being a driving force in my community, I hope that I continue to be inspired, become an inspiration, and change the quality of my life and others all on this world's stage.
Katherine Stepanek
Katherine is a scenic and lighting designer, currently a graduate student at the University of Tennessee for scenic design. She graduated from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in 2012, with a double major in Theatrical Lighting and Scenic Design. She has worked professionally as a designer and an assistant throughout the country, including two seasons with Shawnee Theatre as both the resident lighting and scenic designer, four years as an assistant scenic designer for Dunsi Dai in St. Louis and as assistant lighting designer at the Repertory Theatre in St. Louis. Currently, she works as a scenic and projection designer at the Clarence Brown Theatre, a LORT Theatre in Knoxville, TN, and as a freelance designer.
She has also worked outside of the traditional theatre, designing a book store, an art gallery, a restaurant, a concert venue, and a bar. Additionally, she has worked with the art departments for Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
Along with being a graduate student in Tennessee, Katherine will continue freelance designing with ANU productions in Dublin as an assistant for their new immersive show in October; an assistant directing a show at the Clarence Brown Theatre with Kate Buckley; and designing a set for the Clarence Brown, as well as assistant designing. She has upcoming scenic designs in Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Nebraska; lighting designs in Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Missouri; and projection designs in Tennessee and Florida.
Liz Haynes!
Liz Haynes is a Technical Director from Nashville, TN (www.madebylizhaynes.com). She began her college studies at Clemson University graduating with a BA in Production Studies in Performing Arts and a BA in Modern Languages with an emphasis in Spanish. She currently resides in Las Vegas where she is a third-year graduate student in the MFA Technical Direction Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. With a passion for sustainability in the performing arts, Liz is formulating her thesis on sustainability in entertainment production, focusing on systematic ways for any size performing arts company to make renewable and reusable choices regardless of staffing and monetary resources. Her professional work has taken her throughout the country to South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts and Nevada. With a background in carpentry and a love for fabricating custom furniture, Liz honed her skills in the theatre through a range of positions with Porthouse Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Chautauqua Theater Company. Liz returns each summer to Chautauqua Theater Company as the Technical Director, where she oversees the build and rigging for seven shows in nine weeks as well as facilitates the education of carpentry and scenic painting apprentices. A believer in maintaining positivity in all facets of her life, Liz switches her steel toes for hot pink fringe cowboy boots and goes line dancing most Wednesday evenings.
Jane Reichard ~ 2018-2019 Scholar
"The Porterfield Scholarship was very helpful to me in my graduate studies (MFA in Costume Production from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). I was able to use the funds to buy materials for my portfolio projects including digitally printed fabric, new tools, and supplementary books for my classes."
Leah Thomas ~ 2017 Scholar
"SETC has been an organization that has set me up for success for nine years now! Through SETC I was connected with my first professional gig out of undergrad, and receiving the Porterfield Scholarship made it possible for me to afford a summer opportunity that led to the completion of my thesis project in graduate school! As I begin my new role of Director of Education and Engagement at Victoria Theatre Association, in Dayton, Ohio, I have to stop and recognize that I did not get here by myself. This organization jump started my career that has made it possible for me to make connections with theater companies far and wide, and I am forever grateful. "
Joseph D'Ambrosi ~ 2016 Scholar
"I am so thankful to SETC for its emphasis on the professional and academic growth of graduate students in multiple subject areas in theatre. It's an incredible honor to represent this organization as the Porterfield Graduate Scholar. As a Ph.D. student in Theatre History and Literature at Indiana University, I will use this award to further my scholarship opportunities at future theatre conferences."


The British Bankers' Association is to be stripped of its role of setting the Libor interest rate – used as the benchmark for the cost of borrowing for households and businesses around the world – following the rate-rigging scandal which resulted in Barclays being fined £290m for its attempts to manipulate the rate.
In what will be viewed as an attempt to rebuild confidence in financial markets, the banking lobby group is to be replaced by a formal regulator that will oversee the rate that is used to set prices on $300tn of financial products from New York to Tokyo.
Libor, formally known as the London interbank offered rate, is a measure of the price banks have to pay to borrow from each other but was barely known outside financial markets until June when Barclays' attempts at manipulation were revealed. The scandal eventually led to the departure of the chief executive Bob Diamond and other senior figures at the bank.
The rate is currently set by a panel of banks being asked the price at which they expect to borrow over 15 periods, from overnight to 12 months, in 10 currencies. It does not ask the price at which they have actually borrowed.
It is then used as the basis on which banks decide to lend to their customers. They usually quote a percentage over Libor for loans to businesses and use the rate to calculate mortgage and credit card costs.
The BBA has been involved with the Libor rate setting since 1986. It has now emerged the system has been vulnerable to manipulation since at least 2005.
The end of the current Libor regime is expected to be formally announced on Friday by Martin Wheatley, the top City regulator appointed by the Treasury to review the way the market operates. He has already branded the existing system "no longer fit for purpose" and is expected to recommend changes to the way the rate is calculated.
The scale of the manipulation of the rate from 2005, and then during the 2008 banking crisis – when regulators were closely monitoring the rate for signs of banks being in distress – has proved to be vast. Regulators published email exchanges in which Barclays staff were offered bottles of Bollinger champagne to change the rate in the run-up to the crisis so that traders could make bigger profits – and bonuses.
When the 2008 financial crisis set in, the bank artificially pushed down the rate it was being charged to borrow from other banks because it was concerned about its public image.
Other banks are also braced for fines for attempting to manipulate the rate, including the taxpayer bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland.
Stephen Hester, the RBS chief executive, said on Tuesday Libor and other misconduct would cost the bank "a lot of money". The Financial Services Authority has said seven financial institutions, apart from Barclays, are being investigated.
The BBA's council voted a fortnight ago to give up its role in setting the rate. On Tuesday, a spokesman for the BBA said only that it was "working with" the Wheatley review team, and added: "If Mr Wheatley's recommendations include a change of responsibility for Libor, the BBA will support that."
Wheatley, who is to head the Financial Conduct Authority when it is spun out of the FSA next year, has reached his conclusions after a month-long consultation in which he considered whether the individuals involved in setting Libor should be formally regulated by the FSA. This would make it easier to fine and reprimand any wrongdoing.
He may also change in the way Libor is calculated in an effort to make it more difficult to manipulate.
While the BBA has published the rate, it has never been directly regulated, despite the special role it has in being used as a benchmark against which banks decide to lend to companies and individuals.
The BBA became involved in 1984, when the City was experimenting with new ways to price interest rates, and the first official rates were published in 1986. The banks which are members of the BBA had asked the lobby group to set the rate, although the organisation has been trying to encourage more formal regulation since 2008.


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The Road to California
E. P. Howell
10.1353/mis.1989.0006
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THE ROAD TO CALIFORNIA / E. P. Howell Introduction In May of 1849 a company of forty-niners travelers left Athens (now Albany), Missouri with seventeen ox-drawn wagons, headed for the gold mines of California. Among them were Elijah Preston HoweU, a circuit clerk of Gentry County who had resigned his position to make the trip, and HoweU's brother, John. Together with fifty-seven men and two women they joined the thousands following the Oregon Trail to California in that year. Estimates of the total number of emigrants vary, but approximately thirty thousand people embarked on the journey in 1849, the vast majority of them men. Not all companies left from the same jumping-off place. St. Joseph and Independence were the most popular but large numbers also joined the migration at Council Bluffs, Iowa and at Old Fort Kearney, Nebraska (present-day Nebraska City). As Athens was only seventy miles from the Nebraska border HoweU's group went north to Old Fort Kearney, and in his journal Howell begins calculating the group's mileage at that point. There are relatively few known accounts by diarists starting from the Nebraska jumping-off place. Howell's is one of ten written by travelers who departed from Fort Kearney in the year 1849, as compared to fiftyeight by emigrants who had started from St. Joseph. For the entire Gold Rush period of 1849-1852 there are only about fifty journals that describe the same route taken by Howell. A small party of friends and relatives accompanied the group for the first few days, parting with them at the Grand River. One who said goodbye there was a third Howell brother, James, the sheriff of Gentry County. The departure of the company must have been almost as exciting to those who stayed behind as it was to their neighbors and relatives who undertook the trip. Elijah Howell kept his journal for the benefit of James, and sent it home to his brother in periodic letters. From Fort Kearney HoweU's company followed the conventional trail across Nebraska and Wyoming until they reached a fork of the road in what is now southwest Wyoming and took what Howell calls Greenwood's Cut-off, better known as Sublette's Cut-off. From the Bear River to Goose Creek in southeast Idaho the group took another shortcut in preference to the much longer route through Fort Hall. Later known as Hudspeth's Cut-off, it had been opened only days before by Missouri wagon train captain, Benoni Hudspeth and his guide, John Myers. On August 23, now in north-central Nevada and hoping to spare themselves what was reputed to be the worst leg of the trip, the Humboldt The Missouri Review · 193 Desert, Howell and his companions decided to try their luck with a third 'shortcut.' This time the decision was a mistake. The new road, soon to be called Lassen's Cut-off, would take them safely across the Sierra Nevada, but it was actually longer than the southern route through the desert, and unfortunately no less arduous. In late September the company reached the Sacramento VaUey. They were not yet at their final destination of the Feather River Mines but they were in California and the hardships were over. They promptly turned their cattle out to graze and lay down to take a well-deserved nap, some of them dreaming, says Howell, that they were "transported back and again combatting the difficulties we had passed." Those difficulties are enumerated in the preceding pages of the journal. The overwhelming one, of course, was that of the sheer distance to be traversed (two thousand mUes from HoweU's point of departure in Athens) by the primitive means of ox-drawn wagons. As the trail grew more difficult and the travelers and their livestock more fatigued, water and grass grew scarce. HoweU's group was fortunate to be adequately supplied with food-many companies were not. Keeping the cattle from starving was another story, however. HoweU's company sometimes went for days without finding sufficient grass along the already over-grazed trail. Yet these were adversities they had expected to encounter. Two other dangers were...
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Abstract: Pure N=1 super Yang-Mills theory can be realised as a certain low energy limit of M theory near certain singularities in $G_2$-holonomy spaces. For SU(n) and SO(2n) gauge groups these $M$ theory backgrounds can be regarded as strong coupling limits of wrapped D6-brane configurations in Type IIA theory on certain non-compact Calabi-Yau spaces such as the deformed conifold. Various aspects of such realisations are studied including the generation of the superpotential, domain walls, QCD strings and the relation to recent work of Vafa. In the spirit of this recent work we propose a `gravity dual' of M theory near these singularities.


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A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952
Cathie Pelletier
A vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested the very limits of human endurance.
For many, the past few years have been defined by climate disaster. Stories about once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts and even snowstorms are now commonplace. But dramatic weather events are not new and Northeaster, Cathie Pelletier's breathtaking account of the 1952 snowstorm that blanketed New England, offers a valuable reminder about nature's capacity for destruction as well as insight into the human instinct for preservation.
Northeaster weaves together a rich cast of characters whose lives were uprooted and endangeredby the storm. Housewives and lobstermen, loggers and soldiers were all trapped as snow piled in drifts twenty feet high. The storm smothered hundreds of travelers in their cars, covered entire towns, and broke ships in half. In the midst of the blizzard's chaos, there were remarkable acts of heroism and courageous generosities. Doctors braved the storm to help deliver babies. Ordinary people kept their wits while buried in their cars, and others made their way out of forests to find kind-hearted strangers willing to take them in.
It's likely that none of us know how we would handle a confrontation with a blizzard or other natural disaster. But Northeaster shows that we have it inside to fight for survival in some of the harshest conditions that nature has to offer.
Cathie Pelletier was born and raised on the banks of the St. John River, at the end of the road in Northern Maine. She is the author of twelve novels, including The Funeral Makers (a New York Times Notable Book), The Weight of Winter (winner of the New England Book Award) and Running the Bulls (winner of the Paterson Prize for Fiction). As K. C. McKinnon, she has written two novels, both of which became television films. After years of living in Nashville, Tennessee Toronto, Canada and Eastman, Quebec, she has returned to Allagash, Maine and the family homestead where she was born.
"Cathie Pelletier anatomizes this two-day tempest in Northeaster, a historical re-creation of personal experiences so dramatic that they have lingered for decades in local and family lore. It's touching to see the faces of real people who went through the ordeal." The Wall Street Journal
"Northeaster is a meticulously researched, compassionate, and all too real account of the interface between megastorm and human civilization, a tragedy that is too often reduced to numbers and statistics. Set in America's last frontierland, the state of Maine, Cathie Pelletier cracks open the door to victims's lives before the storm and the immeasurable loss they suffered after it." Porter Fox, author of The Last Winter and Northland
"In this excellent example of narrative nonfiction, Pelletier follows several families, many of whom experienced tragedy or hardship during the storm. Pelletier also delves into the physical destruction that the storm left in its wake and the science of blizzards. This book will appeal to readers of narrative nonfiction and climate nonfiction in particular." Booklist
"Northeaster is an amazing piece of work, giving us a riveting story. The storm is the framework, but the picture it holds is of the characters themselves, how they lived their lives, how they faced adversity. Incredibly, not only can this scenario happen again. One day it will." Bernd Heinrich, author of Ravens in Winter and The Snoring Bird
"If there's a snowier book than Northeaster, I don't know it. With its rich cast of fishermen, woodsmen, millworkers and plain old small-town Mainers, Cathie Pelletier's dramatic re-creation of the great blizzard of '52 isn't simply a fast-paced disaster narrative about the workings of fate, but a paean to a long-lost way of life." Stewart O'Nan, author of The Circus Fire