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ISA: Beneath the Surface of Chile's Troubled Waters
27 October 2008, at 12:00am
In Chile's Roman numeral system of designated regions, it is known as Region XII. Here, amongst the penguins, andus, guanacos and condors, the world's second largest salmon population is undergoing a crisis that seems set to devastate the region, both economically and culturally, writes Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite.
In the once-pristine waters of the Magellanese straits another outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) has been confirmed. Locals hoped that this day would never come, but more than 100 Chilean fish farms have now been affected by this virus since the first outbreak in 2007. As the disease takes hold of one area the industry flees to another and often, the disease goes along too.
The situation is fast growing out of control. ISA is a contagious viral disease that kills up to two per cent of all Chilean farmed salmon. It is so contagious that often the whole farm population must be eradicated.
This poses a big problem for Chile. Chilean salmon exports are currently one of the country's most dynamic businesses, boasting over 800 salmon farms. With an annual turnover of more than $ 2 billion it is second only to Norway. Together, the two countries produce approximately 80 per cent of the world's farmed salmon.
The antagonist of this tragedy is an enveloped virus just 100-130 nm in diameter. Mortality rates of salmon infected are highly variable, ranging from 2-50 per cent over one production cycle, but potentially affecting an entire farm in a matter of months.
Based on biochemical, physical, chemical, and structural characterization, ISA virus is very similar to members of the "flu" family. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, "some basic flu virus family principles can be applied when trying to understand the ISA virus." The first general characteristic is that the ISA virus can mutate and evolve. The second is that the virus can change rapidly by recombination of ISA virus genetic elements.
But the true danger comes to light when we also come to understand that ISA can be transmitted between and through wild and farmed fish populations and geographic areas from direct contact between infected and uninfected fish.
A History of Outbreaks
The illness was first discovered in 1984 on fish farms in Norway. By 1996 it was detected in Canada, where it devastated New Brunswick's then-budding farmed salmon industry. Scotland, another important salmon producing country, was then hit by an epidemic which caused damage totalling $32 million between the years 1998 and 1999.
It seems that once this virus enters a farmed salmon it is very difficult to get rid of.
The World Organisation for Animal Health say that vaccination against ISA has been carried out in North America during the past five years, but the currently available vaccines do not seem to offer complete protection.
The use of antibiotics is another inaffective solution and is sadly one of many other factors that could lead the industry onto deeper, longer lasting troubles.
Poor sanitisation, unnatural growth conditions, and environmental pollution may lie at the heart of this problem - Ecoceanos and other groups claim that Chilean fish farmers use as much as 300 times more antibiotics than their Norwegian counterparts - consequently issues of food safety have drawn the scrutinising glare of food safety organisations.
If the problem continues it will only be a matter of time until the industry reels from the wrath of a consumer backlash. Already, supermarket chain Safeway's reduced Chilean salmon purchases after a New York Times article criticised Chilean salmon sanitary conditions.
Further woes were uncovered by the Patagonia Times (11/10/08). The newspaper reported that Germany's Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety tested 42 samples of Chilean-raised farmed salmon and found that two of those samples had traces of crystal violet, an anti-fungal chemical believed to have potentially carcinogenic properties. for obvious reasons Crystal violet is not allowed in food exported to the European Union. This is not the first time Chilean salmon has failed foreign inspections.
Complicating matters further are predictions by SalmonChile that production could drop by as much as 20 percent in 2009 – possibly to as low as 275,000 tonnes (13/10/08), a far cry from its heights in 2007 - when it was estimated to have produced just shy of 400,000 tonnes of salmon and reported export earnings of US$2.247 billion. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that the situation will be improved.
Recently labor leaders took to the streets of Puerto Montt (Region X) to protest an ongoing wave of salmon industry layoffs. So far, according to event organizers, more than 4,000 have lost their jobs as the industry slows down.
Members have complained that there aren't other jobs available in the region, because everything is linked one way or another to the salmon industry. If the salmon industry falls, the whole region may fall.
Glimpsing the Solution
All these problems boil down to crowded underwater pens and poor sanitation controls said Felipe C Cabello, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at New York Medical College in Valhalla. According to him, parasitic infections, viral infections, fungal infections are all disseminated when the fish are stressed and the centers are too close together.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) says: "The incidence of ISA may be greatly reduced by implementation of legislatory measures or husbandry practices regarding the movement of fish, mandatory health control, transport and slaughterhouse regulations."
Norway managed to turn the problem around by spreading salmon farms farther apart, reducing stress on the fish, and responded to criticism of high antibiotic use with stronger regulations and the development of vaccines.
If ISA is an antagonist of this story, it is not the only one. Critics say that incompetent regulation coupled with poor political management have added to the problem. In response to these calls the government has said that it is aware of the problem and is doing everything possible to improve the situation.
This past April it convened a special emergency Salmon Task Force to address the ISA crisis. The Task Force is also calling for a major budget increase for Chile's National Fishing Service. The government has reportedly given the companies $250 million in aid, said labor leaders, but as usual in these situations it is the poorest that end up paying the biggest price.
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I think social media is pretty amazing. It can connect people, it has created countless job opportunities and it allows us to celebrate and enjoy the happiest moments and accomplishments of our loved ones . But in the real world, these highs often come after several weeks or months of lows. Social media only shows a small snippet of a person's life and often (or in my case at least) these are only 'the best bits'.
I am the queen of comparing myself to others. Especially those with their seemingly perfect lives which are depicted on their colour co-ordinated feeds on Instagram. I see the designer handbags bloggers receive and the people who I went to school with as they snap a photo of their "Saturday date night" at The Ivy. I can't help but feel jealous! Why can't my life be that perfect? Why can't I afford designer handbags? Why is my life so boring?
But then I look at my own Instagram feed/Facebook profile page and it hits me. I probably look like I live a glamorous life to outsiders! I am always keen to do a 'check-in' as soon as I visit somewhere vaguely more glamorous than Nandos (which I will probably also post about as it's my fav!). I've posted pictures of my breakfast at The Shard and Duck and Waffle (both were birthday celebrations and included searching the menu for the cheapest cuppa; THIS IS REAL LIFE).
I love posting my favourite holiday snaps from my Europe adventures with my boyfriend. But I don't mention that we both do shift work so don't have much time to spend with each other aside from these holidays. I work 2 jobs so I can be able to have these incredible experiences. But I opt for a photo of The Eiffel Tower instead of me in my work uniform early on a Saturday morning!
I also love a good quote and I am forever re-posting them with the hashtag #mondaymotivation. But in reality, I struggle most Mondays, unsure of what I'm actually doing with my life. I end up hiding under my duvet watching back to back episodes of Pretty Little Liars (when I know I should be at the gym).
And as for selfies, I only ever post pictures when my face is covered in make-up and my hair has been a rare success (such as today when I got my haircut for the first time in nearly a year LOL) … I did not 'wake up like this', that's for sure!
I'm not saying we should post our sob stories in our statuses (we all know THAT person, and are forever rolling our eyes at the oversharing) but we should take social media profiles with a pinch of salt. A square on a grid does NOT tell the full story. Pictures and words on the internet do not mean someone is necessarily happy all the time.
I think of social media as a highlight reel. Think of it as the VT which bigs up the guest singers before they come onto the stage to perform on the X Factor. Don't stop sharing, but DO stop comparing (that was an unintentional rhyme which has made my point seem extremely cheesy, apologies). Everyone has their good and bad days. Never forget that.


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The primary purpose of the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) is to live out their faith by serving on short-term projects to create long term relationships with communities throughout the world. Volunteers are lay, clergy, young, old, have different abilities and vocations.
Jesus said, "Go and serve". Get your feet dusty.
Make a meaningful difference in the life of someone in need.
Work and worship alongside your brothers and sisters whose faith withstands the trials of poverty and major disasters.
Expand your awareness of how other people survive in the world.
The connection with people and places that have asked for help.
The connection with other UMVIM teams and people who have answered the call to mission.
The link for us to build bridges, develop relationships, through cross-cultural experiences.
The training for teams to go and serve God where they are called.
or contact your PNW Conference Coordinators.
International Sites: Congo (DRC), Kenya, Liberia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Cambodia, Philippines.
US Sites: Alaska (Galena Long Term Recovery and Nomads), West UMCOR Depot, Sager Brown UMCOR Depot, Red Bird Mission, San Francisco, and Hawaii, L.A.S.T in Portland.
Sites within the Conference: Our local communities such as White Swan (Yakima Reservation), Conference Camps, various Long Term Recovery Sites after a disaster including recent wildfires.


If your company is a swimming pool, then its human resources professionals are the lifeguards watching everyone from high up on a chair. They're the ones who keep a careful eye on all that's happening and make sure everything's going along, well, swimmingly. They get to deal with the pressure of interviewing prospective employees and the stress of arbitrating workplace conflicts--not the same tasks as a lifeguard has, but certainly important for keeping a company afloat. Why not show support for what they do with customized promotional products?
Every human resources manager or counselor can use some basic office supplies. Notebooks, planners, and staplers that bear the company name can help them get through their days more efficiently while also helping them represent your company while they speak with new recruits. Classy gifts like plaques and awards or more practical items like padfolios let them know that you appreciate their efforts in elevating workplace morale.
Yet any support you show to your human resources staffers is just the kind of support they've been hired to provide the rest of the company. Basic supplies such as badge holders can all be customized with your logo and distributed to new employees soon after they begin work. For an added kind touch, try assembling employee training materials in tote bags and giving those to your new hires when they first walk into the office.
Promotional products can also be more than everyday workplace items. Why not make the annual company party a recognition celebration? Handing out awards to valuable employees can do wonders for their spirits. "Employee of the Month" plaques are also a tradition in workplace motivation. Even employees birthdays can be causes to celebrate with customized company items.
Of course, many people know about human resources from the role that human resources professionals play in expanding the company by recruiting new workers. Help your company attract new talent by bringing promotional products to career fairs and job recruitment events! A tangible object like a pen or sticky notes will keep your company's name in job seekers' minds as a generous company, one that might be a nice workplace.
The human resources department is the department that manages employee well-being; it's the personal side of the company. Support your company's efforts in human resources with personalized promotional products from Quality Logo Products®.


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As an emergency measure, Kinetic took place at Neo for one night last month, where Ryan Bedlam was gracious enough to let Kinetic's misterentropy elbow in for a few hours. Due to the venue change, there are many atypical tracks that would normally not be spun at Kinetic (which focuses more on noize).
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Since very long time, we are getting so many requests to share the in-depth complete guide to fix the No Internet Secured error and want to fix this Windows 10 Wi-Fi Error? If YES, then let us explain to you that it is one of the error that noticed millions of Windows users and it happened most of the time with the Windows OS as these days some latest updates going to in the Windows operating system bring with them their share of problems.
Most of the time, we all use a secured Wi-Fi connection at our home or in an office where we have the connection password too. But, if we get a No Internet Secured error, then there might be chances of changes in IP configuration which clearly means that an invalid IP configuration leads to this problem.
How to Fix "No Internet Secured" Wi-Fi Connectivity Error on Windows 10?
Now go to the Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Troubleshooting > Network and Internet.
Windows 10 no internet secured error could also be caused due to driver issues. The above method will surely fix No Internet Secured Error but if it can't then follow below method and you can update your driver automatically or manually.
First, press Windows + R button together via your keyboard for Run Window.
In the run search box, type devmgmt [dot] msc and press enter to open the device manager.
It will show you the list of drivers, right tap on that driver individually and tap on the Update Driver Software for each driver and update all of them one by one.
If you don't want to update manually and don't have enough time, then follow this method and you can use one Windows software called Driver Easy and update all the drivers automatically.
Now, open the properties of the network adapter of the one that is currently in use.
To apply changes, click OK and restart your Windows PC.
In the search box, type services [dot] msc and press enter key to open windows of services.
Check all the above-listed services individual. For example, take SSDP In the services windows, scroll down to find it on and check if its status is running or not.
Now if it shows disable, then right-click on the service and select on the Start.
So, now you have introduced with all the methods and solutions which are tried and tested by us and now you can use them to fix No Internet Secured and now you can follow these above methods and enjoy your Wi-Fi internet again. If you have any query, please drop your queries in the comments in the comment section below.


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Email: uilaw@uidaho.edu
Web: College of Law
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711 S. Rayburn Drive
Legal Clinic: 208-885-6541
Office of the Dean: 208-364-4620
P.O. Box 83720-0051
Boise, ID 83720-0051
The Justice Alfred Budge Visiting Jurist Program was created to provide a connection between the Idaho Judiciary and the University of Idaho College of Law by funding the travel and other expenses related to enabling a justice or judge to spend time in residence at the College of Law for scholarly, collaborative and teaching activities.
The goal is to educate law students on the workings of the Court, to enhance understanding of the judicial function in a democracy grounded in the rule of law, and to encourage research on improving the administration of justice.
About The Honorable Alfred Budge (1868-1951)
Justice Budge served with distinction on the Idaho Supreme Court from 1914 to 1948. Justice Budge received a Bachelor of laws degree from the University of Michigan in 1892, and two Honorary degrees – a Master of Arts from Michigan and a Doctor of Laws from the University of Idaho. He practiced law for two years, served as District Attorney and then County Attorney. He became a judge for the Fifth Judicial District, serving with distinction for 12 years, and in 1914 became a Supreme Court justice, serving many terms as Chief Justice. Justice Budge additionally served as Visiting Professor of the Law of Sales at Northwestern University School of Law and as a special lecturer on Idaho Jurisprudence at the University of Idaho. The Jurist in Residence program was created to honor Justice Budge by his son Judge Hamer Budge and his wife Jeanne.
About Judge Hamer Budge (1910-2003)
Judge Budge was the 8th child of Justice Alfred Budge and his wife Ella. He graduated from Stanford University in 1933, and the University of Idaho College of Law in 1936. Judge Budge served in the Idaho State House of Representatives in 1949, the U.S. Congress from 1951 to 1961, and the Third Judicial District from 1961-1964. He was appointed to the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson and reappointed to the SEC by President Nixon until he resigned in 1971. In 1971, Judge Budge became president and chairman of the board of Investors Group of Mutual Fund Companies in Minneapolis.
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Home Technology Xamarin is the next Big thing in Developing Mobile Apps
Xamarin is the next Big thing in Developing Mobile Apps
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As Microsoft announced the acquisition of Xamarin, mobile application development turned its way to community-based development from the most popular platform applications. For a beginner, it's just another mobile platform as native or hybrid, for developing C # applications. But the primary business of mobile application development is a revelation for developers. In fact, Xamarin took the hybrid development and platform to a new level and combined all platforms in place (Android, iOS, Windows or hybrid and platform) into a single mobile app with the same code.
Xamarin: What is it?
Xamarin is a product that works on .NET and C # with the same features of original Original Android and iOS applications for production. It is a proprietary Microsoft language code, a multiple application of the Common Language Specification (CLS) and the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) is used.
Technically, it is the common code base that allows you to combine all platforms into a single application. Xamarin shares the code base in C # development. With the help of the base code, application developers in India are the main applications developed for embedded platforms Android, iOS, Windows and hybrid cross-platform and share it on your multiple platforms.
Xamarin: Why is it important?
Say developed and released a native Android application and for a while, a great success in the application has been made.
Platform IOS ??
Why start from the beginning when you can enjoy the Xamarin common code base that will help you develop applications across multiple platforms.
Xamarin: Products
The company's top mobile applications depend entirely on the Xamarin product, no surprise! Enhanced application tools and integrated memory components make it much easier for developers. Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin Test Cloud, Xamarin for Visual Studio, Studio Xamarin, Xamarin.Mac, Mobility Scanner Pure and RoboVM are the products offered by Xamarin (owned by Microsoft).
Xamarin is the next Big thing in Developing Mobile Apps myadran info 2017-07-05T20:41:00+07:00 5.0 stars based on 35 reviews Xamarin is the next Big thing in Developing Mobile Apps via www.appstudioz.com As Microsoft announced the acquisition of Xamarin, mobi...


The day before Alison's birthday, Pat asked her what she wanted. She told him that she wanted to just spend the day at home celebrating with their four kids, ages 19, 16, 10, and their youngest 2, Mirranda.
On May 11, 2016, Alison woke up on her birthday. Initially she thought that her husband slept in and was late for work, but quickly found out this was his surprise and he would be home all day with her and their kids.
At the end of Alison's birthday, Mirranda ran in to the living room. Eyes huge, no sound. Time stopped. Those were the last moments they shared before Mirranda fell to the ground; they swept her mouth, nothing; Pat started CPR. The ambulance got there, Mirranda's heart stopped.
Then… there was hope. Mirranda's heart started beating, she was intubated and placed on a ventilator and transferred to Children's Hospital at VCU.
Mirranda had additional signs of improvement, but the hospital is pushing to perform the Brain Death test on Mirranda tomorrow. Should they diagnose her as 'brain dead', little can be done to give her more time. We are fighting for more time to let her heal, we ask that you keep her in your prayers, keep the family in your prayers, and keep the specialists and care team in your prayers to make sound decisions for the well-being of Mirranda.
Pat and Alison Lawson are my aunt and uncle. While they focus their energy to Mirranda and their other children, along with the uphill battle to get Mirranda more time... I also ask that you reach out to me should you know of an attorney who could offer guidance, as well as a neurologist that would be willing to look through her medical records.
No amount is too small and your generosity is greatly appreciated. It will be used for medical bills and to support the family as they stay by Mirranda's side.
This journey has been so very unexpected and difficult. Mirranda fought strong and in the end God chose to call his angel back home in early November.
Although her time on earth was short, she made a difference in the lives of many.
Sharing her story with other families has help raise awareness about the surprising choking hazards that surround us every day.
Many of you shared her story, and likely saved a life.
Your support, kind words, and prayers helped us each step of the way. We will never be able to thank you enough.
It's been awhile since we've made an update to you, our friends and supporters. Finding the words has been difficult. Every day new words come to mind, but I pause in conflict of the "right" words. I still haven't quite got there. And even with no updates from us, many of you continue to send prayers and a kind note to lift our hearts every day. We appreciate each and every one beyond words can express. Thank you.
Father of Heaven and earth, thank you for your strength, hear my prayer and show us the way to peace.
Great News! Mirranda is no longer taking her blood pressure medicine. This is just happening, the next 24hrs are important. She needs to keep her rate and beats in the normal range. Please keep Mirranda in your prayers tonight.
Hello to all of Mirranda's wonderful supporters, we just want to update you that Mirranda is still continuing to fight and with each passing day she is doing better. Her medications have been reduced and we believe it is only a matter of time and patience before she opens her eyes.
We wish that money was not the issue, but unfortunately the family has expenses that need to be paid. We appreciate every one of our donators and everyone who consistently prays for Mirranda, really without your help and prayers it would not have been possible to get this far in the first place. Please continue to share our story.
Thank you again, we can't say that enough. Thank you!
Because of God's tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.
Stay strong Mirranda. Many people that you do not even know are praying hard for you.
I am truly sorry for the loss of your daughter.
this is my dejavue-for at the age of 2 years I chocked on the husk of the popcorn -resulting in collapse of my lungs and tracheotomy -I never had the honour of meeting or praying for Mirranda till now-for indeed my prayers hereafter will echo her name beyond the realms of time. May her soul be at peace and smiles upon all that remember her.
I'm a mother myself and i got to ask how does choking on popcorn kill a child?
Mirranda Grace Lawson passed away on 11/1/2016. This has been confirmed by news sources.
I bowed my head and prayed for you Mirranda sweetheart. I am so sorry that your family has to go through this trial and tribulation Patrick and Allison, and i will continue to pray for your family and Mirranda. With God on your side, Anything is possible! I may not know you or your family but i am heavy hearted right now reading about this horrible incident and just know that i will be praying every single day for your family! Best of luck and i pray that your family gains some closure and healing with the latest news that has unfolded today, May God ease your hurting souls!
Bennett thinking about the family and this beautiful angel. Is there any new updates? Still praying for Mirranda and the family.
Are there any updates? Been praying for her.
Is there any updates on Mirranda? Been watching and hoping.
Sad is not a strong enough word. I am so sorry for your loss of your beautiful little girl. It could happen to any of us. I will honor her life and your warning with increased vigilance. Much love to your family.


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Art Is Another Country
AUTHOR: SAQUIB HANIF
PUBLICATIONS: THE HERALD – FINE ARTS (P.128)
DATED: SEPT 2004
When Parisian gallery goers squawked at seeing the leprous blues in Claude Monets seminal 1874 Work "Impressions Sunrise" – that incidentally went on to give the Impressionist movement its name – they were reacting to the unceremonious slaying of the art worlds most sacred cow. With Monets atmospheric study of the rising sun reflecting off a body of water, the art of painting had finally ceased to be an index of the real.
The advent of the NCA-trained neo-miniaturists who began jamming gallery walls some seven years ago met with similar disdain, especially from puritanical art circles. They were lambasted for playing fast and loose with the miniaturist canon, reneging on the values of the so-called academy – meaning the cultivation of disciplined drawing skills – and passing off trendy ephemera as major utterance. The new wave, concluded many a crusty critic, comprised little more than a flock of turkeys masquerading as peacocks.
If the runaway success of this group at home and abroad has still left the naysayers unconvinced of some inherent worth in the neo-miniaturist enterprise, the work of Khadim Ali, exhibited last month at Karachis Chawkandi Art under the title Jashne Gule Surkh, could possibly do the trick. "What say you," one of them may well quip to another in hushed tones, "amidst this duff of mediocrity is buried a raisin or two?" Never mind the underlying scepticisrn, this is acknowledgment indeed. And an opportune one at that, the inauspicious day of the shows opening – Friday the 13th – notwithstanding.
Despite making good on the dubious bandwagon that has mostly spawned a novelty art of diminishing returns, Khadim is not an artist who can be easily dismissed. Unlike many of his fellow miniaturists who are busy flogging deep thoughts and tepid high- mindedness to cloak the lack of drawing skill and technical control, Khadims formal . resources remain formidable, the intensity of detail shifting with marvelous fluency across the paintings. Though his work retains a modernist edge in its use of western quotations, there is no trace of facile appropriation to retrofit the work into a contemporary idiom. On the contrary, the taproot of Khadims imagination is fixed deep in his own culture and experience.
So when Khadim recounts the human and cultural holocaust wreaked by the Taliban in Afghanistan it assumes a pitch far beyond our expectations. There is scarcely a mark or motif in the paintings that does not deliver a depth charge. Here is a dystopia culled from our worst nightmares: the cacophony of cannons thundering from the sidelines, the line-up of gravestones and empty shells, and the looming sarcophagal form of the dynamited Bamiyan Buddha – all lashed by broad strokes of red.
Punctuating this expanse of doom and destruction are a host of indigenous references that add further resonance to Khadims lament. The perforated lines criss-crossing the paintings recall the cavernous mountain passages used by the Afghans to hide from the onslaught of the Taliban. The litter of fig leaves marking fresh graves under the Buddhas shadow point to the Talibans grave transgressions by alluding to the injunction forbidding the unnecessary plucking of a tree featured in the Quran. Mocking Mullah Omars address rallying the lashkar tasked with destroying the Bamiyan Buddha as the standard-bearers of Islam, Khadim quotes the Shahnama-e- Firdausi episode in which Rustom overcomes the Kala Deo or Black Giant by piercing his eye with an arrow delivered by angels.
This heightened sense of drama and pathos runs the risk of assuming a feeble sentimentality bordering on the mawkish in the hands of a less gifted artist. Not so in Khadims. In fact, it is his ability to calibrate the emotional underpinnings of his work that sets him apart from his contemporaries. Khadim has a knack for making depressing subject matter uplifting: he makes us stare into an abyss, only to gently pull us back.
As the name of the exhibition- which roughly translates to Festival of the Red Flowers – suggests, the enduring message is one of hope symbolised by the dandelions said to be the harbingers of good news. Meanwhile, the killing fields transform into a meadow of tulips that spring forth to soak up the life – giving light of the sun.
Now to the question that Khadim must address. When your first solo is hugely successful and garners many column inches of rave reviews, what do you do for an encore? It is on this front that many promising young artists have floundered and whittled down their output to shop-worn pictorial formulas, Khaddim must be mindful of the operatic cant that follows a triumphant debut and resist the tendency of cashing in on his recent fame by taking on more exhibitions. In art, as in most other pursuits, there is no such thing as making it straight out of the egg without gradually pecking at the shell. Khadim may have established a profile but in the end it is the work that matters. That is where skill ends and art begins. Negotiating this would be a coup indeed.


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Founded in 1871 along the banks of the Rahway River, Cranford quickly developed from industrial mills and agriculture to a thriving suburban and retail center.
Key factors in the township's early development included the river and the railroad line, which first ran through the area in 1839. Soon, Manhattan and Brooklyn commuters moved to the area to take advantage of its natural beauty. Regular regattas and carnivals along the river were another strong selling point, and real estate men dubbed Cranford "the Venice of New Jersey."
Today, many of the stately Victorian homes from that area still stand along the tree-lined streets surrounding the downtown. Those architectural gems, along with well-regarded public schools, led New Jersey Monthly magazine to name Cranford one of the top 25 towns in the state.
The township was the first in the state to institute a "Special Improvement District" for the downtown in the early 1990's. Today Cranford is working to revive its downtown through a variety of public and private enterprises.
NJ Transit Rail & Bus Service to New York City; Route 22 to major arteries; Garden State Pkwy to major highways; 20 minutes to Newark Airport.


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The MARKING HONG KONG Artist returns from Arts Fair 24 PAGES TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2019 GREATER HAMILTON $1.60 inc GST Conviction for careless driving Page 2 TEXTING LEADS TO CRASH Page 5 BUDGET DISSECTION What will Hamilton's rail and schools receive? JOHN GARLAND THE 2019/20 Budget announced a massive increase in spending on road and rail infrastructure from $75 billion to $100 billion, despite this, Wannon residents shouldn't expect any action to restore passenger rail within the next four years. They also shouldn't expect any upgrades to bus services to be forthcoming soon. When The Spectator spoke with Wannon MP, Dan Tehan, to discuss the Budget, he was asked how the $100 billion announced last Tuesday night will improve the lives of his constituents, to which he said, "what the plan is, is that we want to see rail restored to Hamilton". "The first part of that is getting the improved rail services to Ararat, what we then need to do is get the Hamilton to Ararat line running again for passenger rail," he said. Mr Tehan said the current Budget has factored in a $502 million dollar commitment to improve the Ararat to Ballarat line. "Once that $502 million upgrade has occurred, the next step then is for us to present a … case to the Victorian State Government for passenger rail to return to Hamilton, and given the funding that is being provided nationally for rail, I think we have a very strong case," Mr Tehan said. This is a plan outlined by Western Rail, an initiative of local governments in the Wannon and Lowan regions. Under their projections, if upgrades are completed in the next couple of years, Hamilton could potentially receive a rail service by 2023. What will likely stand in the way of that happening are two linked factors – the separation of commonwealth and state powers (exclusive and residual powers respectively) and the highly politicised nature of funding handouts. Interim Dean of the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Professor Lucas Walsh, said these combined complications of the separation of powers and prioritisation of votes over qualityof-life improvements for all, has plagued the governmental system of Australia since before federation, 119 years ago. "There have always been tensions between the approaches taken by Federal Governments and those taken by local/state governments," Mr Walsh said. "It has been highly politicised, both in terms of how funding is allocated at a local level, and the tensions between Federal and State Governments, if the governments of those parties have been different. "The challenge has always been to ensure equitable funding across the board and funding that is responding to local needs, and again these have been politicised and the big challenge has been … how to come up with a principle of funding distribution … that isn't caught up in the political machinations of State and Federal Governments." There are cases where these two approaches work together, for example the health system, where federal funding is given through Medicare, but the delivery of health services is a concern of the states. But in education, both governments are responsible for funding public schools, so when there is a conflict between Federal and State Governments, the responsibility of providing money will often be passed between parties. This pork-barrelling results in some schools being hyper-funded, while others will receive year-to-year running cost funding, but won't see money for building upgrades or reconstruction for decades, such as Hamilton's Baimbridge College. This "inequity" of funding is an issue that actions such as the Gonski review and Gonski 2.0 have sought to address; how to ensure that all schools get access to needs-based funding across the board, rather than the current system. These issues are the same for public transport, where the Federal Government can provide funding, and the State Government can legislate action and provide some of its own funding, but if they can't agree on how to do it, progress grinds to a halt. This is exemplified by Coalition representatives calling on the Labor State Government to match an $80 million funding election promise for regional rail routes which they made last year. Lowan MP, Emma Kealy, brought the subject up during question time in the Legislative Assembly, addressing the minister for public transport. Continued: PAGE 2 Rolling in style WEA CHECKING out the Coleraine Drive-In Movie Night at the local showgrounds are (from left) Melissa, Barry, Rylan, 12, and Amely Pech, 9, Hamilton. See more photos on Page 8. Photo: LAUREN HAY. THER FORECAST TODY artly cloudyA: P , possible showers, max 15 WEDNESDY A: Cloudy , max 15 190405lh019
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4 International Teams to Manage on FM22
This list will give you some ideas of international teams to manage on FM22. Can you fulfil every young football fan's dream of lifting the World Cup?
Are you looking to try out your managerial skill in the international waters but don't know who to test it with? Well, here are 4 international teams to manage on FM22 and see if you're up for the job.
One of the Football Manager's most underused and underappreciated features is international management. It can, though, be an extremely rewarding part of the game. There are many unique challenges that being a national team manager can bring from qualifying for a tournament for the first time to breaking a long trophyless spell. One of the great features in recent FM's is being able to convince players who have a second nationality to join your national team.
There are a huge number of national sides to take over on FM22. In order to be able to take over some of them, you will need to have specific leagues added at the beginning (or during) the game. For example, if you want to manage an African team, it makes sense to have both the South African leagues and the French leagues to get more African players loaded.
This list will give you some ideas of international teams to manage on Football Manager 2022. Can you fulfil every young football fan's dream of lifting the World Cup?
1. England
Three Lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
Those are the lyrics of the infamous "Three Lions". Now, after 56 years, football still hasn't come home. Last year England came as close as they ever have done by getting into the Euro 2020 final but, typically, losing on a penalty shootout to Italy.
England's squad is extremely talented and full of world-class players. Harry Kane is the talismanic captain up front, Manchester City's Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish provide great creativity and Declan Rice is the side's heartbeat in central midfield. Jude Bellingham is the future of the Three Lions.
Getting the team to click and managing the huge expectations of the nation is extremely difficult. It has been said the job of England manager is as important as the Prime Minister. Can you cope with these lofty expectations and finally bring football home to a craving nation?
Recommended leagues to have added: England
2. Senegal
Only three African sides have ever made it to the World Cup quarter-finals: Cameroon, Ghana, and Senegal. Current Africa Cup of Nations holders famously beat world champions France in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup. Getting back to those heights will be difficult but not impossible.
The Lions of Teranga have some excellent players in order to compete at the World Cup. The line is led by Liverpool forward Sadio Mane alongside Watford flier Ismaila Sarr. In defence, captain Kalidou Koulibaly is a rock at the back meanwhile Idrissa Gana Gueye provides grit and aggressive tackling in midfield.
Recommended leagues to have added: South Africa, France
3. Mexico
Mexico is the country to have appeared in the most World Cups without ever actually winning the trophy. Mexico has only ever reached the WC quarter-final twice and on both of those occasions on home soil. Interestingly Mexico were involved in the first-ever World Cup match in 1930. They lost 4-1 to France. Maybe it was an omen of things to come in the World Cup.
However, the El Tri are the most successful North American national side having won Olympic gold in 2016 and the Confederations Cup in 1999. They have also won the Gold Cup 8 times, one more than their great rivals the USA.
In order to maintain dominance in North America and to challenge for the World Cup, Mexico have some very good players: Raul Jimenez, Hirving Lozano, Hector Herrera, and Edison Alvarez.
Recommended leagues to have added: Mexico, USA
READ ALSO: Top 10 Challenges You Must Try on FM22
Back in 2001, Australia defeated American Samoa 31-0 in a World Cup Qualifier (striker Archie Thompson bagged 13 goals). Ranked 198th in the world, American Samoa are the very definition of international whipping boys. In 2014, an excellent documentary called Next Goal Wins chronicled American Samoa's attempt to recover from that humiliating defeat.
As can be expected the squad is extremely weak. Paluani Tapusoa is American Samoa's star man. Fortunately, most of the other teams in Oceania are relatively weak as well. Overcoming New Zealand, however, will be a much greater challenge. Can you take this tiny side to success? Maybe even get revenge over Australia?
Recommended leagues to have added: Australia, USA
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Original Research - Special Collection: Theology disrupted, doing theology with children in African contexts
Children as theological hermeneutic: Is there a new epistemological break emerging?
Nico Botha
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 72, No 1 | a3110 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v72i1.3110	| © 2016 Nico Botha | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 10 July 2015 | Published: 15 July 2016
Nico Botha, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa
Children are the great omission in theology. The objective of the article is to show that there is a growing realisation of this reality. More than that, there are attempts afoot to salvage the situation by factoring children more and more into theological writing, not in an objectified manner, but as serious agents of theology and, in the case of this article, as agents of mission. A few examples to this effect are shown in the article. The main thrust of the study, however, is to raise the hypothetical question of whether children have not become an important and indispensable theological hermeneutic themselves. The serious question is raised of whether children if, taken seriously in church and theology are not forcing a new epistemological break or a new way of believing and of theologising on the world of mission. A somewhat tentative and hypothetical conclusion is arrived at, which suggests that indeed there is a new rupture occurring in terms of how we know what we know in church and theology.


Impact of precommercial thinning on the fertility and microbial biomass in a boreal forest soil.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of pre-commercial thinning in the boreal forest on soil fertility and soil microbial biomass in three soil moisture regimes: xeric mesic, and humid. The treatment consisted of thinning balsam fir (Abies balsamea) stands to an average densisty of 3,000 stems/ha. Soil temperature was highter in the thinned plots and the availability of potassium, phosphorus and base saturation also increased. Initial levels of inorganic nitrogen before incubation were higher following thinning, however net mineralization tended to decrease. The increase in microbial biomass-N confirmed that the treatment contributes to N immobilization in the short term. The thinning treatment also increased concentrations of N, P, and K in current 1-year and 2-year old needles.


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BMW X2 M35i Getting Special Edition For 2022 MY: Report
Celebrating 50 years of BMW M.
Sep 04, 2021 at 6:23am ET
By: Chris Okula
The BMW X2 SUV Coupe is getting a special edition to celebrate the BMW M Division's 50th anniversary. This pint-sized SUV coupe is BMW's smallest SUV coupe and represents many customer's first BMW purchase. To entice buyers looking for a more unique and expressive SUV coupe BMW is introducing a special styling package for the X2 M35i.
The BMW X2 M35i M 50th Anniversary Edition will join a group of BMW products celebrating the history of the M Division. BMW X2 M35i M 50th Anniversary Edition expects a smattering of unique trim pieces to make this SUV stand out from its standard siblings. Expect styling cues derived from other BMW M products like gold accents from recent BMW CS models and the inclusion of possible carbon fiber bodywork.
The BMW X2 M35i is like a hot hatchback on stilts. This SUV gives customers a fun playful driving experience while bearing the all-important SUV classification to bring in sales. Power comes from a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 that produces a respectable 301 horsepower and 331 lb-ft of torque. This tried and true inline-4 is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission that routes power to all four wheels via BMW's X Drive all-wheel-drive system.
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To further differentiate the X2 M35i over its base model, BMW also included an M Sport differential that manages torque. There's also an M Sport exhaust that gives the inline-4 a little character as well. The M Sport steering and suspension further refine the package to be more engaging to drive for customers looking for some excitement from their SUV.
We look forward to seeing the other ways BMW celebrates 50 years of the M Division. It's great to see the new X2 participate but we're hoping that other models have far more than some small styling changes and a new name.
Source: BMW Blog


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The Penny Serfs // Interview
INTERVIEW BY: Emily May
Indie pop/rock band The Penny Serfs are a band on the rise. The band, comprised of Mikey Loy, Stu Tenfold, Kyle Lewis and Aiden Landman, released their sophomore album, Politics In The Time Of Heroin, in January of this year. The four men all work in different capacities as backline techs for various bands, most recently for The National. In 2012, they decided to form the Penny Serfs and begin playing music themselves on the side. In February of this year, the band faced it's toughest fight so far when Loy, who was working to convert an old church in LeClaire, Iowa into a recording studio, fell 15 feet onto the hardwood floor below, sustaining multiple serious injuries. Weeks of recovery forced Loy to take a step back from the band and his workaholic tendencies and allowed him to spend quality time with his family. The injury made him determined to make every moment count and to no longer take his life for granted. Although the band is currently scattered between Iowa, California and Michigan, they are able to coordinate writing, recording and touring schedules and make it work with the band. They are in this for the long haul, though, determined and focused to keep the band going for the foreseeable future. With plans next year for more touring (their goal is 100 shows a year!), festivals and EPs, The Penny Serfs are forging ahead, having faced a crisis and emerged on the other side stronger then ever! Emily May spoke recently to the band and discussed the new album, the formation of the band, the perks of being involved in both sides of the industry and what's next for the band. You can stay up-to-date with the band and all upcoming music and tour dates, as well as where to stream and purchase their music via the links below. Check out the track "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" from the new album below.
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Your sophomore album Politics In The Time Of Heroin was released earlier this year. What can you tell me about the inspiration behind the album? How did making this album differ from your first album, Like Eating Glass?
STU: After Like Eating Glass, I joined the band (Stu) and I think brought some of my influences with me... As we toured supporting Like Eating Glass, we started jamming out new songs and I think the addition of a keyboard player opened us up to some new sounds... The record just kind of evolved from where we were all at mentally at the time. It's funny but the political climate at the time wasn't anywhere near as crazy as it is right now, but I think we all saw the direction things were headed which I think heavily inspired and influenced the songs...
You recorded this album and your first album with producer Rick Beato in Atlanta. What led you to record again with him for the new album? What do you feel that he added to the process? I read that you arrived there with only a basic idea for a lot of the songs and only gave yourselves a week to finish writing and recording. What prompted those decisions?
Mikey- I have always been involved with music for over 20 years. From garage bands to being in chronic future and then teching for bands has kept music very much in the forefront of my life.
Rick Beato is a very good friend of mine, and even though he doesn't produce bands anymore due to the intense amount of interest in his music information videos. He simply doesn't have the time. However Rick and I go way back. He's one of my best friends and I love his family. We have dinner with with his wife and kids when we are in Atlanta it's a very homey atmosphere. I hope I can keep convincing him to work with me. He is a magician with a distressor and a 1073. Most of all, Rick believes in me and helps me find the proper confidence (that I sometimes struggle with) to be the best I can be.
When it comes to making songs in the studio, I wanted us to all have to be on our toes for this record. I came up with a bunch of song shells on my acoustic, and just wanted to see where we took it as a band and if we could rise to the occasion. And I think we did and it helped flush out some nice melodies and song structure that I would have never thought of. It was a true collective effort and I'm still very proud of that.
The 4 of you are techs for touring acts and met while touring with national acts such as The National and Regina Spektor. What made you decide to form a band together? You guys work behind the scenes as techs but are in the spotlight, so to speak, as a band. Do you feel that the two compliment each other for you, being a part of both sides of the industry?
KYLE- I started working for Regina Spektor in spring of 2012, and by end of summer 2012 Mikey was added to our crew. Mikey and I are both "backline techs" dealing with the artist's instruments (Aiden is as well). Naturally we had that and our own desire to play music in common. Over months of touring and toying with the idea of creating music, Mikey put together an LP's worth of songs, booked a couple shows and we just went for it. As musicians, the strive to play music while touring as a crew member for a large established band was something neither of us could deny. It connected Mikey and I and pushed the creation of this band.
Working in the industry definitely has a plus side for us. From the obvious connections and personal relationships made with artists, management, and promoters to knowing the "run of show" top to bottom in all departments. There so much work involved in putting a show/tour together at that level and the average person has no idea. Having respect and interest for each person in the industry has taught us a lot. For instance, when we head into a club for load in and soundcheck our own show (Penny Serfs), we know to look for the promoter or club staff and find the house sound engineer...and to NOT piss them off. They are there to make things run as smooth as possible and are ultimately in control of your sound.
Did the 4 of you always want to have a career in music from a young age? How did you get your starts as techs and how do you juggle your tech jobs with the band? What have you found to be some of the more challenging aspects of the job?
STU: We all wanted to be in music, but I don't think any of us thought we'd end up making a living from the service side of things... It's a little like being a golf caddy or something... Sometimes you recommend a 9 iron and they go with a wood and shank it. I don't know if that means anything, I don't play golf, but it sounds right. It's not really a field that you can so easily just decide to go into. More than anything it requires being in the right place at the right time and not being afraid of joining the circus. It can be challenging watching other bands on stage every night, when you'd love to be the ones up there playing, but we're all fortunate enough to work with some really great bands and people, and it can offer us some unique opportunities, like the ability to be a band despite the fact that we're scattered across the country.
You guys are located in Iowa, Michigan and California. What kinds of challenges does that present when trying to schedule writing, recording and touring?
Mikey - oh man. Many challenges. We plan shows months in advance and everyone flies to Iowa to rehearse and prepare. Same with recording. We use our saved up airline miles from the touring business to get us all in the same city. I do feel that it is a positive thing in our lives bc we really have to make choices on big item issues. We don't view ourselves as a local band, and for a few of us, planning and making every moment count helps us strive to become a better band.
Between your jobs as techs and the band, it seems that you are all on the road a lot. What do you like to do when you are home for a bit? How do you re-adjust to life off the road when you are home?
KYLE- It's pretty crazy how different "work life" is from home life. For me personally, I come home to a fiancé and a 3 year old. Obviously I miss them like crazy when I'm on tour and it makes work life so much harder being away from them.
Re-adjusting is basically just being tossed back into reality and family time. Instead of staying up until 2am from loading out a show, I'm usually in bed by 10pm at the latest and awake the next morning by 5:30-6am. Instead of eating 3 square meals that have been prepared by a catering company, I'm back to cooking and fending for a family of three (My lovely fiancé does 90% of the cooking for which I'm so grateful for because I'm not the most creative in the kitchen). Almost everything I do at home revolves around my son. Lots and lots of little adventures. I try to find time to play my drums every now and then but time usually seems to slip away. Next thing I know I'm back on the road with totally different gears operating the mind.
However, every few months or so The Penny Serfs plan meet ups on our "off work time". Weather it be for shows, recording sessions, or writing sessions. Writing and recording sessions are becoming more frequent!
Mikey- You were badly injured in a fall earlier in the year while working to convert an old church in Le Claire into a recording studio. How are you doing? Having been forced to take a step back from touring both as a tech and with your band, do you feel it changed your perspective on things? I saw that the studio has since been completed. Are you guys planning to record your own albums, or those of other artists, going forward?
I am very thankful to say that I am doing 100% better. After twenty some broken bones, mostly in my head haha, I have regained strength in my wrists again and it now feels like it never even happened. It definitely changed my perspective on a lot of things. With the band I'm more concerned with making every moment count since I managed to live. Also with my family it allowed me to take a step back as a workaholic and make sure I spend quality time with my wife and kids. I guess I've always taken it for granted that I'd be alive... and now I learned the hard way to really cherish and live every day like it is my last.
The studio was such a large project. I did most of the work myself with the help of my brothers, and good friend of the bands Nick Goetsch. We've spent thousands of hours in there and I am so proud of it. I hope that we record our next EP there and I get a chance to produce it. I'm actually sitting at the desk right now. Stu just picked up a NEVE console from Pat Stolley, the original Daytrotter sessions engineer. I hope that it can be an art space for many people. It was such a collective effort that I have no intentions of making a business, just somewhere where good people can make fun music.
I read that you guys love pizza and that Aiden and Mikey are pizza obsessed! What is your favorite kind of pizza? What is you favorite pizza place in the US, as well as abroad, and do you find that pizza made abroad is different in any significant way from pizza made in the US?
STU: Well firstly, you have to understand that for us, pizza is less of a food and more of a way of life. I say that only half jokingly. After we load out all the gear after every show, there is pizza waiting for us (what we call Aftershow Food). I would say we end up eating it at least 50% of the days we're on tour. We can't give away any of our secret pizza spots, but I will say definitely NY Style over Chicago Style. And I will say that if you aren't from the midwest and haven't heard of Taco Pizza, it definitely deserves your attention!
You have mentioned being able to lead very healthy lifestyles due to the fact that modern touring has accomplished giant leaps and bounds. What do you do to stay healthy on tour? How do you feel that touring has changed/evolved over the years?
KYLE- There's no hiding the fact that living a road life can be super unhealthy if you let it be. It's a slippery slope and an easy habit to fall into. Backstage provides endless amounts of booze, snacks, candy, PIZZA! Add very little rest and all of those unhealthy things daily during a 6 week tour and you've basically taken months off of your life. Fortunately modern day touring usually provides us with just as many healthy options. Hotels have gyms, venue catering always has at least some kind of healthy option (usually a salad or juicing station), and our dressing rooms will have healthy food options sitting directly next to the 5 lbs bag of fun size candy bars. It's just a matter of where the mind and will power places the hand! I try my hardest to go to the gym on days off in hotels and eat at least 2 healthy meals of 3 throughout the day.
I think that the most important tool that has evolved and really has been a game changer in touring life is the current modern cell phone. Being able to always answer emails on the go, using GPS to find your way around hundreds of cities throughout the year, and FACETIME! I can actually see and talk to my son every day. I can't even fathom how bands toured and survived before the internet and cell phones. But that's coming from a millennial's perspective haha!
What have been some of your most memorable moments as a band so far? Have you accomplished any major goals that you set for yourselves? What kinds of goals have you set for yourselves going forward?
Mikey- I would say Aiden joining the band is one of my most memorable moments. I've known Aiden since first grade and somehow we've managed to get back into each other's lives. Kyle is easily my best friend and I'm proud to say that I trust everyone of the Serfs and I'm in a band with my three closest friends.
Opening for EL VY in Europe was a major accomplishment. We love The National Folks and Brent Knopf is a musical mastermind. We hope to start touring 100 dates a year and really taking our band to the next step. We are all very focused and intent on keeping this going and going.
Who are you listening to right now? Are there any bands that you feel people should know about?
STU: There are two new records that aren't out yet, one by Heather Woods Broderick and one by Sharon Van Etten that I've been listening to on repeat. Really excited for those releases! There's also this killer band called Wolf Alice that has been blowing all of our minds!
What's next for the band?
Mikey - We are hoping to hop on the SXSW in Austin TX in 2019. From there it will be a feel good EP to prep for summer time. We are going to make a few EPs this year. And personally I am going to make some crazy crazy videos. I love to dance haha.
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JAZZ & BLUES FEST BUSTS ITSELF IN THREE
The 2009 edition of the festival was the last at Red Bank's Marine Park, and there are no signs of a return. (Click to enlarge)
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
The Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival, once a summer staple in Red Bank that was unceremoniously scratched off the calendar and has since been on a wayward journey for a permanent home, is taking the show on the road this year.
After a stint on the pavement at Monmouth Park, the festival's foundation announced it's taking a totally different direction — three, actually — making one-day stops over three months in as many towns.
"It is what it is right now," festival organizer Dennis Eschbach told redbankgreen. "We're going in a different direction this year."
That direction points outside Red Bank, where the event, formerly known as the Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival, was a widely anticipated tradition at Marine Park the first weekend in June. It beat an exit to Oceanport last year because of construction at the park.
But the move to the track didn't score rave reviews from festivalgoers, and Eschbach said, "some things were good. Other things, it just didn't work out."
Its place in Red Bank is taken this year — and on the same dates as the event had taken place in the past — by Riverfest, a reincarnation of the jazz festival's predecessor. At the time, it was a decision made by the borough council that stirred controversy and raised questions about the relationship between the town and festival's committee.
Eschbach isn't harboring any hard feelings, though.
"I hope they have a good weekend, because it's only good for Red Bank," he said of Riverfest. "If that's what the town wants to do, it's fine."
Rather than the traditional three-day feast of food and music, the jazz & blues event will be spread out over Saturdays in July, August and September in Middletown, Long Branch and Asbury Park, respectively.
A return to Red Bank isn't completely out of the question, either, Eschbach said.
"It was only a temporary move. I never said never for Red Bank again," he said, adding, "We're just not ready this year."
By breaking up the event, Eschbach said it has the advantage of more exposure to a broader fan base. And with so many more spring and summer events in Red Bank, pulling in sponsors for the event would have raised a new level of difficulty, he said. Jazz & Blues's shift to a traveling show, while tapping new markets, is also a somewhat simpler way to back the event.
"It's a very different thing, doing the festival, than it was six, seven years ago," Eschbach said.
Here's the fest's schedule, from a press release:
MIDDLETOWN JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
July 23, 2011 ? 11a.m. to 8:00p.m.
Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street
12:00?1:00 Colts Neck Swing Band
1:20?2:20 The Cobra Brothers
2:35?3:35 Nine Below Zero
3:50?4:50 Mike Barris & Friends
5:10?6:10 Kimon & The Prophets
6:30?8:00 Ron Sunshine & His Orchestra
LONG BRANCH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
August 27, 2011 – Noon to 9:30p.m.
The Great Lawn (on the Boardwalk) at Cooper Avenue
1:00?2:00 JSJBF Youth Project Band
2:15?2:45 Gary Cavico (solo)
3:00?4:00 Andy Rothstein and Friends
4:15?5:15 The Gina Fox Band
5:30?6:30 NY Blues Project
6:45?7:45 Jonny B & The Bluesblazers
8:00?9:30 Lionel Young Band (Winner of the International Blues Challenge)
ASBURY PARK BLUES FESTIVAL
September 17, 2011 – 11a.m. to 8:00p.m.
Mattison Avenue between Bond & Emory
12:00?1:00 Stringbean
1:15?2:15 Willie Mitchell Collaberation
2:35?3:35 The Incinerators
3:55?4:55 Mikey Jr & The Stone Cold Blues Band
5:15?6:15 Upstage Jam Band
6:30?8:00 Pat Karwan Band
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Cindy Louise Allen
I am glad for no Jazz & Blues and a return to the old Riverfest.
Anne-Marie Cottone
I loved the festival when it was in Red Bank but have to admit parking was a nightmare. This sounds like a good plan, and I'm especially happy that one day of the festival will be in Middletown.
Peter J. Lyden III
Looking forward to Riverfest.
Agne Rogers
THE rIVERFEST and red bank council are a bunch of cheats and lyers.The Jazz and Blues wuold bring more money to the town and bussineses than The riverFest ever will.Stop putting money in the wrong pockets.The riverfest will be a bust.


So apparently Paul Voosen wrote a five part series on genetically engineered crops? I've only read parts four and five which focus on Ed Buckler and the authors of Tomorrow's Table respectively, but it seems like it might be worth tracking down the remainder of the series.
Congratulations to Ed, Pamela, and Raoul!
Here is the third, which has links to the second and first.


I'm baack! Back to the land of the living, mostly. Thanks to chats with friends (you know who you are), and some last-minute attention to various commitments and deadlines.
I've had a good mental vacation, and am ready for the home stretch in getting our next book out. Sent the final review draft out today. Have to get the first proof ordered by the end of the week.
I was chained to my own TV!
Yeah, the headline is somewhat overstated and dramatic. But, it seemed like I was locked to my TV for a good portion of the last few weeks. 107 episodes of an unnamed series. It's amazing that I also went to work, attended a funeral, spent some time working on our next book, helping Tina with her next book and a few other things.
OK, I have occasional bouts of addictive behavior complicated by symptoms of major resistance and mild depression - self diagnosis. Anyway, maybe the worst is over - at least the TV series is over.
Going to get this book finalized this week!
And here I was thinking I had an original thought. When I went to Google Images, there it was! Oh well. At least there weren't a LOT of them.
Anyway, here I am back at the blog. So, what's going on? Here's a bit of grandad-type sort-of-bragging. My granddaughter, Trish, age 9, watches quite a bit of YouTube. Now she wants to produce YouTube videos.
Not just upload some random video clip, but buy products, evaluate them and do videos on them. Seems there are a lot of kids out there doing that, and she thinks it would be fun. So I'm trying to encourage her to see it as a project, do some fundraising and business planning.
She just created her channel yesterday--with no adult help-- and uploaded her first test video, entitled Bubbles. Very Art Nouveau. We are talking subscribers, advertising, sales and marketing. All very fun. She even knew the meaning of entrepreneurial.
OK, enough bragging. Wait, just one more. Do you know what "rickrolling" is? It's a word, and an internet meme, that I just learned about from her. Along with horsemanning, owling, teapotting and planking, to name a few.
Sometimes--not too often thankfully--I just feel like hiding. So, no blog posts in a few days, and lots of solo TV.
Not very productive, but at least I do still go to work and get things done there.
Hopefully, will come out of this funk soon. I do have some writing projects that need to get done.
Since a number of my readers are writers, potential writers or have expressed an interest in writing, I thought I'd share this image that I ran across today. Obviously, a page a day doesn't sound like much, but it would result in 365 pages in a year's time.
Whatever type of writing you do, whether fiction or non-fiction or business writing, or perhaps writing an email, sometimes it seems like the hardest thing is to just sit down and do it. Even when it feels like there is no desire or inspiration.
I find that when I sit down and really intend to write, something always gets expressed. It's not always great writing. Sometimes its not something I even want to share or publish. Yet, writing as a habit has its own reward. And the good stuff eventually comes.
There are many, many reasons to write. All good, valid reasons. Self-expression, curiosity, therapeutic, social or political commentary or activism, or a simple desire to share our experiences and maybe some wisdom that we have gained.
Let me encourage you to write. Write your heart out. Write what you feel or believe. Everyone has something unique to share, a story that is there's alone, yet that may have a positive impact on others. Just do it! And if you can't think of anything else to do with it, send it to me!


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Top swimming world record holders
With multiple world record to their names, we highlight the top swimmers who will be defending their marks at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships from 13 July. 15 May 2015
Jacqueline Freney becomes Australia's most succesfull Paralympian by winning her seventh gold medal in the Women's 400m Freestyle - S7 on London Paralympics
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By By Ryan McKenna | for the IPC
With just two months left until the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, athletes are in the final spell of training before one of the most anticipated events on the calendar.
With that in mind, we take a look at some of the greatest multiple world record holders in the world expected to compete at Glasgow 2015 from 13-19 July.
Ihar Boki, Belarus
Still just 20 years of age, Ihar Boki quickly transitioned from promising youngster into the best S13 swimmer in the world.
With six world records to his name already, Boki will go out this summer in excellent shape to defend, and maybe even better those.
Boki proudly boasts records in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle, in addition to further world beating results in the 50m and 100m backstroke. To top all those off, he has also claimed the record as the men's S13's fastest ever 200m individual medley athlete.
Daniel Dias, Brazil
Brazilian athlete Dias is set for what could be the greatest 18 months of his career, as he gets set for the World Championship and then his home Paralympics at Rio 2016.
The list of records set by the S5 athletes is incredible, setting records in almost every one of his events. What's left for Dias in the next two years is to further that domination, as he hopes to add to his tally of 10 Paralympic gold medals in Brazil.
Jacqueline Freney, Australia
The most decorated athlete from London 2012, Jacqueline Freney has returned to the pool with a bang after a break in 2014.
Freney, 22, is the current women's 100m and 400m freestyle S7 world record holder, marks that have both stood since 2012. The Australian is also the current world No.1 in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle having set hot times at the national team selection event in April.
Glasgow 2015 is expected to attract around 550 swimmers from over 60 countries in the biggest international competitions before Rio 2016.
Tickets are available from GBP 10/15 for heats and finals, with children under 16 going free. Terms and conditions apply.
Ellie Simmonds calls for home crowd for IPC Swimming World Championships
Great Britain name 31 swimmers for European Championships
Steph Slater, Ellie Simmonds star at British International Meet
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The PhilmGuy's DVD Review: 'Toy Stories' & 'Mad Men'
Mar. 23 2010, Published 5:19 a.m. ET
Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Blu-ray – The two Pixar masterpieces that made the studio a leader of the animation world come out in high-definition — in those DVD/Blu-ray combo packs Disney does so well — and sets the table nicely for Toy Story 3, due out in June. Both sets include a formidable library of featurettes, including peeks behind the scenes at Pixar. It's difficult to imagine a more comprehensive or beautiful way to pay tribute to the movies.
The African Queen Blu-ray – The 1951 classic pairs Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn as mismatched travel partners who ride on a dumpy steamboat and launch an ill-advised attack on a German warship. Although the story isn't that strong, the performances and iconic personas of the actors make the movie great. The film dazzles in high-definition; an exhaustive "making-of" documentary makes the film resonate.
Brothers – Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire play siblings with a blend of contempt, envy and admiration for each other. Maguire plays a family man who disappears while in military service, and Gyllenhaal is his ex-con, ne'er-do-well brother who steps in and helps Maguire's wife (Natalie Portman) and kids in his absence. This often overlooked, war-themed drama by director Jim Sheridan pairs nicely with the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker. The Blu-ray and DVD include Sheridan's commentary and a look at the way the film was adapted from a Danish movie.
The PhilmGuy's DVD Review: Green Lantern; Zookeeper
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Days of Heaven Blu-ray – A monumental 1978 drama from Terrence Malick stars Richard Gere as a steel mill worker who flips out, murders his boss and runs away to Texas with his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and sister (Linda Manz). The film's stirring scenery and emotional pull make the minimalist tale shine. The Blu-ray includes cast and filmmaker interviews and commentary from the 2007 DVD.
Talhotblond – One of the most mesmerizing documentaries I've ever seen, the film tells the tale of an online love affair gone wrong — it involves a middle-aged family man who becomes obsessed with a teenager and ends up murdering a coworker who's enmeshed in a love triangle. The film packs a late twist that changes everything. The DVD is light on extras.
Mad Men Season 3 – TV's most captivating drama, focusing on the morally loose world of 1960s New York City ad executives, continues to get better with age. At the center of the ironic cultural observations and stunning plot threads is the dynamic relationship between the two central characters, Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and his wife Betty (January Jones), who have affairs and drift from each other. Both the DVD and Blu-ray are packed with extras, but the Blu-ray features everything the DVD does, and more, including a retrospective of 1963 and a thematically linked documentary about civil rights activist Medgar Evers.
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Mas and Hosking win in Guangxi, Vos tops Women's WorldTour: Daily News Digest
by Dane Cash
Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here's what's happening today:
Enric Mas wraps up the overall victory at the men's Tour of Guangxi as Pascal Ackermann nabs the final stage, Chloe Hosking wins the one-day women's race in Guangxi, Marianne Vos takes the overall women's WorldTour title, Rory Sutherland signs with Israel Cycling Academy. Those stories and more in today's Daily News Digest.
Story of the Day: Enric Mas wins the Tour of Guangxi, Pascal Ackermann takes the final stage
The six-day Tour of Guangxi men's race came to a close on Tuesday with one last chance for the sprinters in Guilin, China. Bora-Hansgrohe's Pascal Ackermann made the most of the opportunity, out-kicking Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE-Team Emirates) and Timo Roosen (Jumbo-Visma) in a wet, crash-marred finale.
Pascal Ackermann wins the final stage of the Tour of Guangxi. Photo: Dario Beligheri/RB/Cor Vos © 2019
Enric Mas, who took the race lead on stage 4, stayed upright despite the hectic final moments to wrap up the overall title, bringing his tenure at Deceuninck-Quick-Step to a close with his first ever WorldTour stage race title. He stood atop the overall podium flanked by runner-up Daniel Martínez (EF Education First) and third-placed Diego Rosa (Ineos).
"I'm delighted to take what is the maiden GC victory of my career and say goodbye to this fantastic team – who believed in me and gave me the chance to turn pro three years ago – in such a manner." said Mas, who is headed to Movistar next year.
"I've learned a lot over these past seasons, made significant progress, and am extremely grateful for the time spent here, as it's been a memorable run stacked with beautiful moments."
Enric Mas on the Tour of Guangxi podium. Photo: Dario Beligheri/RB/Cor Vos © 2019
The 168.3-kilometer final stage in Guangxi started and finished in Guilin, and a flat final 30 kilometers had the sprinters' teams motivated to control the race. The gap to the early break was kept manageable throughout the stage and the escapees were finally reeled in with around five kilometers to go to set up a bunch kick.
Sunweb's Asbjorn Kragh Andersen made a solo bid for the line in the last kilometer, opening a small gap ahead of the sprinters and their lead-out trains. He was brought back as the pack rounded onto the finishing straight, but a crash a few riders deep into the pack caused a pileup, leaving only those near the front in position to contest the sprint.
Molano jumped with around 200 meters to go but Ackermann was close behind and exploded past him in the final hundred meters to take the win. Mas rolled over the line shortly thereafter to wrap up the overall win.
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If you've ever wondered what it might be like to get a crew together and embark on an intrepid cycling journey through the desert, you won't want to miss the excellent photos and accompanying story just posted to CyclingTips.
Click here to see the full gallery, Crossing the Simpson Desert by Fat Bike …
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Hosking wins women's Tour of Guangxi, Vos takes overall WorldTour title
Chloe Hosking (Alè Cipollini) closed out her 2019 campaign on a high note on Tuesday with a victory in the one-day women's Tour of Guangxi, the final Women's WorldTour race of the year.
The 29-year-old Australian, who is headed to Rally UHC next year, topped Alison Jackson (Tibco-SVB) and Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv) in a sprint finish on rain-slicked roads in Guilin.
The podium celebration at the Tour of Guangxi. Photo: Dario Beligheri/RB/Cor Vos © 2019
The 145.8-kilometer women's event at the Tour of Guangxi featured a pair of ascents inside the last 60 kilometers, but the flat finale favored a sprint. Although aggression at the front of the pack did force splits on the climbs, with Hosking and other sprinters briefly losing touch, things came back together over the ensuing kilometers.
After the race, Hosking pointed out that some experience on the local roads garnered via a pre-race bike-packing trip with her father had come in handy.
"I was with a good group, and I knew the descent from our bike-packing trip," she said. "I used the descent to get back into the main peloton, and then from there the team just committed to the sprint."
Things stayed more or less together into the finale for a bunch kick. Vos launched early in the sprint, but Hosking surged past her and held her momentum to take a convincing victory at the line. Jackson pipped Vos for runner-up honors.
Third place, however, was good enough for Vos to climb to the top spot of the women's WorldTour rankings in the final event of the series, in which she enjoyed consistent success throughout the season. Vos's 2019 campaign included big one-day victories at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda and La Course, multiple Giro Rosa stage wins, a dominant Tour of Norway performance that saw her win three of four stages and the overall title, and numerous other fine results.
The points garnered by her Guangxi podium finish vaulted her over Mitchelton-Scott's Annemiek van Vleuten to close out the year as the overall series winner of the women's WorldTour.
Sutherland signs with Israel Cycling Academy
Rory Sutherland has signed a one-year deal to join the Israel Cycling Academy team next season. The 37-year-old Australian, currently closing out his second year with UAE-Team Emirates, will bring experience to a team set to make the jump from the Pro Continental level to the WorldTour as it takes over Katusha's license.
Rory Sutherland at the Tour of Norway. Photo: Cor Vos © 2019
Sutherland will join current UAE teammate Dan Martin in making the move to the new squad, which is hoping to rely on him as a road captain.
"I was in the process of deciding what I wanted to do in my cycling career. I wanted to find a team situation that was the right fit and I was unsure if that was even possible," Sutherland said. "When Kjell [Carlstrom, team manager] spoke with me about the ICA project, it really kept the fire burning and I knew it was the team for me."
Mitchelton-Scott extends Bauer
Jack Bauer is the latest name confirmed to be returning next year to the Mitchelton-Scott squad, which has been announcing one contract extension after another over the past few days.
Jack Bauer at the Giro d'Italia. Photo: ©kramon
Bauer, 34, has been with the team since 2018. He counts one New Zealand national title in the road race and another in the TT on his career palmares, and has carved out a role as a reliable member of the Classics supporting cast with the ability to jump into the occasional breakaway.
"Jack is part of our engine room," said sports director Matt White. "He did a great job at the Giro and has had a very consistent year throughout and we're very happy to extend Jack's career with us and we see big value in what he can deliver for this organization."
Endura kit sponsorship of Movistar to end after 2019
Endura has announced that its kit sponsorship of the Movistar team will conclude at the end of 2019 after six seasons.
The Scotland-based brand, which was also a co-sponsor of the NetApp-Endura (now Bora-Hansgrohe) team in its Pro Continental days, released a lengthy statement on Tuesday that addressed the decision to bring its arrangement with Movistar "to an amicable close," pointing to frustrations with constraints laid down by the UCI.
Notably, the UCI deemed Endura's "Surface Silicone Topography" (SST) tech, which utilizes 3D silicon chevrons to redirect airflow, illegal in competition earlier this year.
"The escalation route to the top level in road cycling sees Continental and Pro Continental teams hit glass ceilings where access to higher level races is limited and so too the WorldTour where progress in technical apparel is limited by the governing body and the prize for innovation is seeing technological advances banned," read the statement.
"Endura reached a fork in the road and have chosen to avoid the developmental dead end currently being enforced by the UCI."
In case you missed it …
https://cyclingtips.com/2019/10/jra-with-the-angry-asian-weekend-reboots-rebooted/
Feature Image: Chloe Hosking wins the women's Tour of Guangxi. Photo: Twila Federica Muzzi/ Anton Vos/ Cor Vos © 2019
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VANCOUVER, Aug. 2, 2018 /CNW/ - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (the Fund) (TSX symbol AW.UN) today declared a cash distribution of 14.1 cents per trust unit for the period July 1 to July 31, 2018. The distribution will be paid to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 15, 2018, and will be payable on August 31, 2018. This distribution will be taxed as a non-eligible dividend, as the source of funds to pay the distribution is a dividend from A&W Trade Marks Inc. (Trade Marks).
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Launched on February 15, 2002, the Fund, through its investment in Trade Marks, is entitled to receive royalties from Food Services in the amount of 3% of the sales of the 896 A&W restaurants in the Royalty Pool. Cash distributions are paid monthly. A&W is the second largest quick-service hamburger restaurant chain in Canada. Operating coast-to-coast, A&W restaurants feature famous trade-marked menu items such as The Burger Family, Chubby Chicken and A&W Root Beer.