I have recently been awarded Group Practitioner Status by the Institute of Group Analysis.
Group analysis is still a relatively marginalised discipline within the field of mental health and within the social sciences. Contrary to what many may assume, it is not only about studying the dynamics, communication and processes that happen within groups/organisations or about fostering the healing powers of groups though of course, this is part of it. It is equally about how the configurations that exist or have existed in the wider socio-political and historical contexts get reproduced within groups, between groups, and crucially inside our minds/psyches.
Group analysis thus has a much more political dimension which is perhaps less well known. I think the discipline offers some of the most powerful conceptual tools to formulate the links between the socio-economic, the political, the historical, the institutional, the relational and the psychological and consequently, the reproduction of whiteness, something I am, as previously written keen to do. That does not mean group analysis is not white, let's be clear. I was this year, the only black person in the UK to be awarded the diploma…a story for another article.
The plan for now, is to present some of the key concepts of group analysis and, to demonstrate how they could be used to better understand whiteness, power and, oppression. I will start with the concept of the analytic group matrix. This is a fairly complex concept. I will try to make this post and the series, as accessible as I can.
Foulkes, the founder of group analysis, was amongst the first Western scholars to study the link between the social on the psychological and; to locate the psychic within all material and institutional contexts. The group analytic concept of the matrix, a core tennet of group analysis is attributed to him. It is defined as the intersubjective field within which groups operate. As a 'field effect' which is primarily unconscious and, which interconnects all people in a network, within which we 'meet, communicate and interact.' (Foulkes & Anthony, 2003). The group matrix is believed to encompass all communications, conscious and unconscious, internal and external, past and present (Foulkes, 1973).
Nowadays, the group matrix is though os of as a tri-partite communicational field incorporating 1) the personal matrix (the personal matrix is intended to highlight the more idiosyncratic aspects of our selves such as our psychological traits, relational history and possible interpersonal traumas); 2) the dynamic matrix and, 3) the foundation matrix; as specified above (Nitsun, 2018; Hopper 2017). Whiteness is of course, I propose, reproduced within each of those 'levels' of communication. The present post explores the reproduction of whiteness at the level of the personal matrix (of people of colour).
Whiteness as a system encompasses the production and reproduction of the dominance, and privilege of people racialised as white (Green et al, 2007) and is believed to be the enduring cause for race based inequality, injustice and power differentials. It is also the basis for specific patterns of social relations (Neely and Samura; 2011). Whiteness as a system of dominance is so normalised it has become woven into the fabric of societies.
Whiteness is the assumption and the default. It is the standard against which all other cultures, groups, and individuals are measured (Dyer, 1997). Whiteness operates in state of unconsciousness, as such is it not consciously known to people with racial privilege who do not as a result understand their racialised self, or how whiteness is experienced by non-white groups.
Yet, at times of threat, attempts to reassert the dominance of whiteness can be observed and more silent (and denied) configurations, become manifest. The rise in hate crimes and in neo-Nazism; the normalisation of racist and xenophobic discourses within many western nations constitute, it has been argued, more overt attempts at protecting/re-asserting whiteness.
Whiteness is a complex multidimensional system designed to structure and hierarchise the social thus, I will try to illustrate (over several posts) the socio-economic, the political, the historical, the institutional, the relational and the psychological. Blindness to whiteness (sometimes referred to as white ignorance or innocence) is one of its central feature. Whiteness is therefore a fundamental factor in understanding the psychological as socially and historically located.
The vignette below is a composite of various people I have worked with rather than a specific individual.
Sarah is a British woman of middle Eastern descent in her early 30s. Sarah struggled with depression for most of her adult life, most episodes were triggered by a racist encounter. Sarah felt alienated from her family and, had a stormy relationship with her parents. She refused to conform to the family's cultural and religious expectations. During a group session where another (Black) group member discussed their struggle with internalised racism Sarah became tearful for the first time in the group. She came to the realisation that the anger she had experienced towards her parents, came from a deep sense of shame that had troubled her most of her life. A shame she experienced because her parents were not white.
Sarah's shame in relation to her parents demonstrates how whiteness can come to invade our internal worlds. Sarah's distress and sense of alienation manifested in a troubled relationship with her parents (we might say analytically, that Sarah had located a disturbance in her parents). Fanon (1970) referred to this, as the epidermalization of racism or, the way in which the formerly colonised, often saw their internal worlds inhabited and governed (by design) by whiteness leading to a sense of internalised Otherness (today we generally refer to this dynamic as internalised racism).
The drive to assimilate led Sarah to a lifelong quest to be accepted by white people and to her feeling alienated both from herself and from her culture of origin, desirable aspects of herself were projected onto the white British culture/norms (the social/dominant group) and the undesirable parts, into her middle Eastern parents (the family group/'cultural' group). Sarah's internal arrangements in relation to her parents (analytically, we may say her object relations) had clearly been shaped by whiteness.
The sense of alienation Sarah felt was a manifestation of the sense of alienation she felt towards her non-white self. This came about because Sarah had internalised social discourses/configurations located in the foundation matrix. One may say, Sarah's personal matrix and the foundation matrix became mirrors of one another evidencing the reproduction of whiteness within her personal matrix.
I hope this piece has started to demonstrate how group analysis can be utilised to map how the social (and specifically here, group & power relations) can get reproduced internally. This is a first step in formulating how we can and must move well beyond individualistic lenses when attempting to grasp the human psyche and, the psychology of people of colour, in particular.
The next posts will explore the reproduction of whiteness within the dynamic matrix, the foundation matrix and the social unconscious and the series will end with an integrated, inter-subjective formulatory framework.


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Oppo N1: The CyanogenMod phone
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Authored by: Sterling Keys Sep 23, 2013
Oppo is another Chinese brand that has been rising to prominence lately. While you might not find phones such as the Oppo Find 5 at your local carrier, they are starting to make waves and attempting to push into the Western market, along with other Chinese manufacturers such as Huawei. Today, Oppo has announced a brand new phone, the Oppo N1, which will feature a rotatable camera and rear touch panel. In addition, Oppo will also be the first hardware partner for Cyanogen Incorporated.
© Oppo
Over the weekend, there was speculation as to what was going to be presented by Oppo and CyanogenMod after a teaser video from Steve Kondik appeared hinting at ''something big.'' And really, this is something big for the developer based CyanogenMod. The Oppo N1 will, at least in a limited edition, come pre-installed with CyanogenMod. The international version of the Oppo N1 will still come installed with the manufacturer's Color firmware, but CyanogenMod will still be easily installed according to Oppo.
Camera and touch panel "innovation"
One of the unique features of the N1 includes a touch panel on the back of the device as well as a rotating camera. With the touch panel on the back, various gesture controls will be available so that you can control the device and along with the LG G2, it seems to be trying to pave the way for more controls accessible on the rear portion of the device. As well, the rotatable camera will be used both as a front-facing and rear-facing camera and allows for the use of a 13 megapixel camera for both.
The camera will be able to rotate 206 degrees from front to back. / © Oppo
While Oppo has signified that this is the first time a rotating camera is available on a mobile device (ahem, I beg to differ), they may have a point when it comes to smartphones. However, some of the bigger issues I might see arising from something like this would be how fragile the camera piece is and how it would fit into a protective case. I can already imagine reports online of people breaking off the camera and venting their frustration.
Otherwise, the N1 also comes with a remote control that can be connected via Bluetooth which will work up to almost 50 meters away, for all those times you wanted to be able to control your smartphone from across the yard.
Coming with a display at almost 6 inches, the Oppo N1 is an elegant giant. / © Oppo
1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (Quad-Core), Adreno 320GPU
5.9-inches, Full HD IPS-Display (1920 x 1080 Pixel), 377 ppi
13 MP, can be rotated 206 degrees
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Oppo Color (Based around Android 4.2) and CyanogenMod
The Oppo N1 with Oppo's Color firmware, which is closely related to pure Android. / © Oppo
As to information regarding when the Oppo N1 will be available, where it will be available, and at what price, mum is still the world. As with most Chinese products, I wouldn't hold my breathe just yet in hopes that they'll be jumping across the ocean and making an appearance on North American shores anytime soon….but who knows?
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Sterling Keys Sep 24, 2013 Link to comment
Haha, that's true Mark. I was just making a playful jab at them because we seem to be seeing a ton of companies saying that they're the "first" for whatever technology or hardware they're presenting (I'm looking at you Apple).
Ilgaz Sep 24, 2013 Link to comment
Chinese does produce amazing things and they get ignored because they are Chinese.
Mark Palmos Sep 24, 2013 Link to comment
Very interesting... Though i must point out to you that the sprint phone you point out as having the first "rotating camera" is really rotating the keyboard, not the camera. The entire screen and camera continue to point in the same direction as one another, ie the camera does not rotate in relation to the user interface (aka the phone).
surajhodi Sep 24, 2013 Link to comment
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Applicability of Cost Audit & Cost Records Maintenance
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Applicability of Cost Audit & Cost Records Maintenance. Check Cost Audit Applicability. Companies rules 2014 (Cost records and audit) have made applicability of cost audit and cost records maintenance clear through the rules 3 & 4. check more details for "Applicability of Cost Audit & Cost Records Maintenance" from below….
Maintenance of Cost records:
Format of Cost records:
Exception from Maintenance of cost records:
Cost audit under Companies act 2013:
Table A – Regulatory sectors:
Table – B (Non regulatory Sectors):
Every company including a foreign company engaged in the production of goods or providing services specified in the Tables -A & B of rule 3, having an overall turnover from all its products and services of Rs 35 crores or more during the immediately preceding financial year shall include cost records for such products and services in their books of accounts maintained.
Table – A (Regulatory sectors) & B (Non-Regulatory Sectors) are given at the bottom for reference
Pursuant to the rule 5(1) it is stated that the cost records shall be maintained in the forms specified in CRA-1. These are the specific principles as to the different cost elements such as
1. Material Cost, (2) Employee Cost, (3) Utilities, (4) Direct Expenses, (5) Repair and Maintenance, (6) Fixed Assets and Depreciation, (7) Overheads, (8) Administrative Overheads, (9) Transportation Cost, (10) Royalty and Technical Know-how, (11) Research and Development expenses, (12) Quality Control Expenses, (13) Pollution Control Expenses, (14) Service Department Expenses, (15) Packing Expenses, (16) Interest and Financing Charges, (17) Any other item of Cost, (18) Capacity Determination, (19) Work-in-progress and finished stock, (20) Captive Consumption, (21) By-Products and Joint Products, (22) Adjustment of Cost Variances, (23) Reconciliation of Cost and Financial Accounts, (24) Related Party Transactions, (25) Expenses or Incentives on Exports, (26) Production records, (27) Sales records, (28) Cost Statements, (29) Statistical Records, (30) Records of Physical Verification.
These are primarily focused on giving a true and fair view of cost of production and cost of sales and different overheads incurred.
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Foreign companies having only liaison offices in India and are engaged in production, import and supply or trading of medical devices listed in Sl.no 33 of Table-B are not required to maintain these records,
a company which is classified as a micro enterprise or a small enterprise including as per the turnover criteria under sub-section (9) of section 7 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006) is exempted from the applicability of cost records.
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As per Rule-4,
Every company specified in Table – A of rule 3 shall get its cost records audited in accordance with these rules if the overall annual turnover of the company from all its products and services during the immediately preceding financial year is Rs 50 crores or more and the aggregate turnover of the individual product or products or service or services for which cost records are required to be maintained under rule 3 is Rs 25 crores or more.
Every company specified in Table – B of rule 3 shall get its cost records audited in accordance with these rules if the overall annual turnover of the company from all its products and services during the immediately preceding financial year is Rs 100 crores or more and the aggregate turnover of the individual product or products or service or services for which cost records are required to be maintained under rule 3 is RS 35 crores or more.
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S.NO Industry/Sector or Product /Service Central excise tariff Act Heading
(where ever applicable)
1 Telecommunication services made available to users by means of any transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature (other than broadcasting services) and regulated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of I997); NA
2 Generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity regulated by the relevant regulatory body or authority under the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), other than for captive generation (referred to in the Electricity Rules, 2005); NA
3 Petroleum products regulated by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006); 2709 to 2715;
4 Drugs and pharmaceuticals; 2901 to 2942; 3001 to 3006.
5 Fertilisers; 3102 to 3105.
6 Sugar and industrial alcohol; 1701; 1703; 2207.
1 Machinery and mechanical appliances used in defence, space and atomic energy sectors excluding any ancillary item or items; Explanation – For the purposes of this sub-clause, any company which is engaged in any item or items supplied exclusively for use under this clause, shall be deemed to be covered under these rules. 8401 to 8402; 8801 to 8805; 8901 to 8908.
2 Turbo jets and turbo propellers; 8411
3 Arms and ammunitions; 3601 to 3603; 9301 to 9306.
4 Propellant powders; prepared explosives (other than propellant powders); safety fuses; detonating fuses; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators; 3601 to 3603
5 Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus; 8526
6 Tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, motorized, whether or not fitted with weapons and parts of such vehicles, that are funded (investment made in the company) to the extent of ninety per cent. or more by the Government or Government agencies; 8710
7 Port services of stevedoring, pilotage, hauling, mooring, re-mooring, hooking, measuring, loading and unloading services rendered by a Port in relation to a vessel or goods regulated by the Tariff Authority for Major Ports under section 111 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963); NA
8 Aeronautical services of air traffic management, aircraft operations, ground safety services, ground handling, cargo facilities and supplying fuel rendered by airports and regulated by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 (27 of 2008); NA
9 Steel; 7201 to 7229; 7301 to 7326
10 Roads and other infrastructure projects corresponding to para No. (1) (a) as specified in Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 2013; NA
11 Rubber and allied products being regulated by the Rubber Board constituted under the Rubber Act, 1947 (XXIV of 1947). 4001 to 4017
12 Coffee and tea; 0901 to 0902
13 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock, railway or tramway fixtures and fittings, mechanical (including electro mechanical) traffic signalling equipment's of all kind; 8601 to 8608.
14 Cement; 2523; 6811 to 6812
15 Ores and Mineral products; 2502 to 2522; 2524 to 2526; 2528 to 2530; 2601 to 2617
16 Mineral fuels (other than Petroleum), mineral oils etc.; 2701 to 2708
17 Base metals; 7401 to 7403; 7405 to 7413; 7419;7501 to 7508; 7601 to 7614; 7801 to 7802; 7804;7806; 7901 to 7905;
7907; 8001; 8003; 8007;
8101 to 8113.
18 Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, rare-earth metals of radioactive elements or isotopes, and Organic Chemicals; 2801 to 2853; 2901 to 2942; 3801 to 3807; 3402 to 3403; 3809 to 3824.
19 Jute and Jute Products; 5303, 5310
20 Edible Oil; 1507 to 1518
21 Construction Industry as per para No. (5) (a) as specified in Schedule VI of the Companies Act 2013 (18 of 2013) NA
22 Health services, namely functioning as or running hospitals, diagnostic centres, clinical centres or test laboratories; NA
23 Education services, other than such similar services falling under philanthropy or as part of social spend which do not form part of any business. NA
24 Milk power; 402
25 Insecticides; 3808
26 Plastics and polymers; 3901 to 3914; 3916 to 3921; 3925
27 Tyres and tubes; 4011 to 4013
28 Paper; 4801 to 4802
29 9. Textiles; 5004 to 5007; 5106 to 5113; 5205 to 5212; 5303; 5310; 5401 to 5408; 5501 to 5516
30 Glass; 7003 to 7008; 7011; 7016
31 Other machinery; 8403 to 8487
32 Electricals or electronic machinery; 8501 to 8507; 8511 to 8512; 8514 to 8515; 8517; 8525 to 8536; 8538 to 8547.
33 Production, import and supply or trading of following medical devices, namely:-
(i) Cardiac stents;
(ii) Drug eluting stents;
(iii) Catheters;
(iv) Intra ocular lenses;
(v) Bone cements;
(vi) Heart valves;
(vii) Orthopedic implants;
(viii) Internal prosthetic replacements;
(ix) Scalp vein set;
(x) Deep brain stimulator;
(xi) Ventricular peripheral shud;
(xii) Spinal implants;
(xiii) Automatic impalpable cardiac deflobillator;
(xiv) Pacemaker (temporary and permanent);
(xv) Patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect and
ventricular septal defect closure device;
(xvi) Cardiac re-synchronize therapy ;
(xvii) Urethra spinicture devices;
(xviii)Sling male or female
(xix) Prostate occlusion device; and
(xx) Urethral stents: 9018 to 9022
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DMO VISITOR GUIDE READERSHIP & CONVERSION STUDY
The DMA West Education & Research Foundation partnered with Destination Analysts to assist DMOs in developing a profile of travelers who use DMO-published official Visitor Guides and estimate the Return on Investment these official Visitor Guides bring to their respective communities. In addition to study participant fees and Foundation grants, the DMA West Foundation is pleased to report that a portion of the study was generously underwritten by Miles Partnership as the Presenting Sponsor for this study.
These important findings on the usage and impact of DMO Visitor Guides were made possible by the DMA West Education & Research Foundation as well as the 12 DMO participants. We thank Destination Analysts for presenting the webinar The Value of DMO Visitor Guides—Insights from a cooperative Readership & Conversion Study, with Visitor Guide Best Practices presented by Miles Partnership.
You can view the webinar recording here
The research presentation deck can be downloaded here (including Miles Partnership content)
Bonus: A whitepaper on The Importance of DMOs in a Crisis can be downloaded here
Industry Research - Executive Summary Available
MEASURING VISITOR CONVERSION FROM DMO SOCIAL MEDIA INVESTMENT + TRAVELER PROFILES OF DMO SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCES
The DMA West Education & Research Foundation retained Destination Analysts, Inc. to conduct a comprehensive research study to measure visitor conversion and estimate the economic impact of DMOs' marketing to their audiences on major social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The combined (blind) findings from all participating DMOs produced industry averages on DMO social media marketing impact and performance. This research also gathered important insights into DMO social media audiences to deepen the industry's understanding of these traveler profiles and their content preferences.
Special thanks to the participating DMOs in this study: Albuquerque, Central Oregon, Huntington Beach, Lane County, Lubbock, Mesa, Oceanside, Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory, Park City, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Luis Obispo County, Sedona, Stockton, Temecula Valley, Tri-Valley, Vacaville, West Hollywood and Yosemite Mariposa County.
The executive summary of the study was released in late April 2019 and is available to destination marketers on a complimentary basis.
DMO Website User and Conversion Study
The Impact of DMO Websites
Executive Summary of Yearlong Study Released April 2017
In 2016, the DMA West Education & Research Foundation partnered with Destination Analysts to conduct a year-long Website User & Conversion Study on DMO websites. The Foundation's overarching goal for commissioning this study was to examine travelers who use DMO websites in order to develop a profile of these users, and to measure the extent that this marketing asset converts its users to actual visitors of the destination it promotes. DMA West member DMOs were invited to participate in this cooperative research project. In total, thirteen (13) DMOs undertook this research.
While each participating DMO received a custom report on its own website user profile and ROI estimates, the executive summary presents the aggregate findings from data collected from all thirteen (13) participating DMOs.
In addition to the support of the DMA West Education & Research Foundation, further insights about DMO website user behaviors through implementing an integration of survey data and site analytics was made possible by a generous sponsorship from Miles Partnership.
Download the summary and discover the value of official DMO websites.
DMA West Foundation White Paper
Understanding the Career Path of Destination Marketing Professionals
In fall 2015, DMA West members we invited to answer questions about career advancement in the DMO industry as well as DMO internships and talent-recruiting practices. This research attempts to develop an understanding of existing practices within the industry as well as the need for potential innovation. The collected information and input are tremendously valuable to the DMA West Foundation as it develops new resources for DMOs. The survey was conducted in consultation with Destination Analysts. We invite you to review the White Paper: Understanding the Career Path of Destination Marketing Professionals.
DMO Visitor Guide User and Conversion Study
Executive Summary available.
The Foundation retained Destination Analysts, Inc. to assist DMOs in developing a profile of travelers who use DMO-published official Visitor Guides and estimate the Return on Investment these official Visitor Guides bring to their respective communities. The Foundation and a corporate sponsor, Madden Media, provided funds to support this industry research project in conjunction with discounted fees paid by DMOs in the core study group.
This was a year-long research study. The executive summary was released in March 2014 and is available to destination marketers at no charge.
Download the summary and discover the value of official DMO Visitor Guides.
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Nebula, Shirley Jackson and two-time World Fantasy award finalist Mike Allen wears many hats. As editor and publisher of the Mythic Delirium Books imprint, he helmed MYTHIC DELIRIUM magazine and the five volumes in the CLOCKWORK PHOENIX anthology series. His own short stories have been gathered in three collections: UNSEAMING, THE SPIDER TAPESTRIES and AFTERMATH OF AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT. He's won the Rhysling Award for poetry three times, and his most recent collection of verse, HUNGRY CONSTELLATIONS, was a Suzette Haden Elgin Award nominee. A dark fantasy novel, THE BLACK FIRE CONCERTO, appeared in 2013.
More of Mike's stories have popped up in places like BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES, LACKINGTON'S, SPECTRAL REALMS and the anthologies BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR ONE, CTHULHU'S REIGN, SOLARIS RISING 2, TOMORROW'S CTHULHU, PLUTO IN FURS, PHANTASM/CHIMERA, NOWHEREVILLE, TRANSMISSIONS FROM PUNKTOWN and A SINISTER QUARTET.
For more than a decade he's worked as the arts and culture columnist for the daily newspaper in Roanoke, Va., where he and his wife Anita live with a cat so full of trouble she's named Pandora. You can follow Mike's exploits as a writer at descentintolight.com, as an editor at mythicdelirium.com, and all at once on Twitter at @mythicdelirium. You can contact Mike at mythicdelirium[at]gmail[dot]com.
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Amanda J. McGee is a mapmaker by day and a writer by night. When not writing, she can be found in the garden. She lives in Southwest Virginia with the love of her life, two excellent cats, and a plethora of plants.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the five stars for the first and last story alone
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 28, 2020
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The mix of horror and not-quite fantasy was perfectly done.
The first and last stories made the book. The first « The Twice Drowned Saint » and the last, « The Comforter » are tight, keeping you rooted to your book, chapter after chapter.
The second and third stores, An Unkindness and Veridian respectively, have an amateurish feel about them - as if they were written by new authors, not quite polished enough.
Buy the Kindle book though...those first and last stores are well worth the money.
Anthony R. Cardno
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful genre-blending novellas
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 10, 2020
The short novel and three novellas debuting in A Sinister Quartet play a familiar lament: the abuse by those in power of those they deem powerless. But listen closely: there are crescendos of rebellion, adagios of personal loss, secrets revealed sotto voce and bravura, and a trembling bass line of body horror tying it all together. These stories are not happy, but they are hopeful, even if that hope doesn't come until the coda.
CSE Cooney's story feels like a blend of SF and high (almost Biblical) fantasy. Cooney's masterful use of language soars into the ethereal and plummets through the earthen – colors and sounds and smells evoked with unexpected turns of phrase and exacting word choice.
High fantasy and portal fantasy are the genres for "An Unkindness," Jessica P. Wick's marvelous look at the power of the Fae over the mortal world. The sibling relationship we see at the beginning of the story is so real and touching that the sudden antipathy/distance of Aliver in the second chapter hits the reader as hard as it does Ravenna. Kudos to Wick for establishing that relationship so well in such a short opening space; the rest of the story would not work as well if we didn't believe in the bond between sister and brother that threatens to be severed.
Amanda J. McGee's "Viridian" is very much rooted in the "modern Gothic" and "reconstructed fairy tale" traditions. It's always interesting to me when a writer can make a story feel both laconic and urgent, and McGee shifts seamlessly from one to the other in the same scene. Of the four stories in A Sinister Quartet, this is the one I can most easily see being adapted to film – and in the right hands, I think it would be amazing.
Finally, "The Comforter" by Mike Allen, is the one most firmly rooted in a single genre. This is body horror, straight-up and unadultered, mixed as it may be with classic supernatural thriller elements. Throughout the story, and in increasing detail as the story unfolds, characters are physically altered in horrific ways. The constant shifts in POV keep the reader off-center and always on edge, not sure where the story will go or how much of the truth will be revealed or even if the disparate threads will converge. It's a masterful mind-screw.
Sandra M.
2.0 out of 5 stars CSE Cooney makes it worth the price, but barely
CSE Cooney. Not her best work but a solid work. The world-building got a little confusing in the first third but straightened out. For a very meticulous author, a surprising number of grammatical errors and other issues a copy editor should have caught. Makes the book worth the buy and this story is worth re-reading.
Jessica Wick. This is the most misogynistic take on Girl-Saves-Boy that I have read in umpteen years. If the author was trying for fairies meet grimdark she succeeded. Zero character development, zero redemption, nothing to respect in any of the characters at the end of the story.
Amanda McGee. I actually cannot remember anything about this story despite the fact that I read it this morning.
Mike Allen. Channeling Stephen King but doing it very very very badly, the only thing more incoherent than the story was the ending.
Autumn Canter
5.0 out of 5 stars So much Fun
This collection of four stories is the equivalent of a hearty meal. My favorite part of collections is that you get the voices of four different writers in one beautifully bound book.
C.S.E. Cooney's novella "The Twice-Drowned Saint" immerses you in an entire quirky world of humor and dark whimsy with the same ease you might slid into a pool on a hot day. It's effortless. You want to learn more about this mythical angelic city that is strangely familiar (there are movies and popcorn!) and utterly alien (there are also some truly grotesque creatures that do things like eat deaths and manifest food). Cooney is also amazing at building relationships between characters. You just want to give everyone a hug and the entire thing is over far too soon.
Jessica P. Wick's "An Unkindness" takes some familiar ideas about the faerie realm that play backdrop to a story about the love of one sibling for another, grief and depression. Made me cry. She painted a beautiful, haunting realm in my imagination.
"Viridian" by Amanda J McGee also deals with grief set into a Bluebeard horror story that has you cheering on the main character as she struggles to move forward and heal.
Mike Allen's "The Comforter" has one of the most interesting monsters I've ever read about described in such a way that it was pure, disgusting poetry. It's like one of those things you just can't look away from even though it's gross!
The entire collection is typical Mythical Delirium style: beautiful written, novel, engrossing and wonderful put together to take the reader on a journey through the imaginations of four talented writers. I can't really compare these works to anything else out there. Mike Allen, once again, showcases some one-of-a-kind fiction. They aren't stories, they are beautiful confections. It isn't just what is told but the way it is told. Some phenomenal writing is found here. Highly recommend.
Far-ranging Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Each story has something special to offer
"The Twice-Drowned Saint" --like Hieronymus Bosch meets C.S. Lewis
"An Unkindness" --It is truth universally acknowledged that a brother palely loitering in fairy realms is in need of a rescue, or he may find himself paying a teind to hell.
"Viridian" --reminiscent of DuMaurier's "Rebecca" ... if Maximillan DeWinter was into necromancy.
"The Comforter" --full-bore eldritch horror/body horror; terrifying
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Market Moves to New Home
Manager's Lease Extended
By Emily Yehle
Posted August 31, 2007 at 3:26pm
Eastern Market merchants restarted their businesses in a temporary building on Aug. 25, leaving behind four months of uncertainty after an April 30 fire gutted the market's South Hall. [IMGCAP(1)]
The changes are just beginning: Plans for the renovation of the original market are almost finished,
the adjacent street is slated for an eventual makeover and the city is looking into a different management system. But one thing will stay the same for at least another 10 months: the market manager.
Eastern Market Ventures has managed the market since 2001, gaining a reputation for faulty communication and ineffective leadership. EMV's lease is up at the end of December, and some merchants hoped that would be the end of the company's tenure. But city officials recently decided to extend the lease until June 2008.
The extension was necessary because city officials won't be able to rework the management system by December, said Bill Rice, spokesman for the D.C. Office of Property Management.
"It doesn't signal any indication of a change in plans," said Donna Scheeder, chairwoman of the Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee. "We would not be able to get the [bidding] process done in time."
Some merchants and residents were hoping the December deadline meant the end of a manager they perceive as impersonal and ineffective. In June, city officials announced that they would redefine the manager's role and put a call out for applicants. That is still the plan, Scheeder said, and she is meeting with Project for Public Spaces, a nonprofit consulting group, in October to help write the specifications.
"It seems clear to me that the District's intention is to use us as a gap filler," said EMV's Richard Cohen, adding that he couldn't say whether EMV would apply to be the manager after June. The company's job, he said, is difficult because it can't make any unilateral decisions. "I don't think it's the most efficient process."
The deal to extend EMV's contract also means the company will take over the management of the temporary market, nicknamed "East Hall." Until now, the OPM and the District Department of Transportation oversaw the construction and opening of the temporary building.
Now EMV will take part in the upkeep, and merchants want the company to start with developing a parking solution for the hundreds of merchants, outside vendors and visitors who crowd Seventh Street Southeast every weekend. At an EMCAC meeting Wednesday, some criticized EMV for not having a working parking plan after six years of management.
"All of this needs to be in place yesterday," said Ellen Opper-Weiner, a member of the EMCAC. "We really have to address this issue immediately."
But until the city decides whether to keep Seventh Street closed on weekends — an issue DDOT is investigating — EMV can't do much, Cohen said. Other kinks in the East Hall's operation are being addressed as they come up, he said.
"East Hall has been open for five days," Cohen said last week. "Until the dust settles, there's going to be some stuff that changes."
Overall, merchants and residents at the Wednesday meeting said they were pleased with the temporary market's opening. Although it opened two months later than the original deadline, the four-month completion time impressed local residents. At the Aug. 25 grand opening, a swarm of residents crowded the new hall with excitement.
"I think this is amazing," said Bob Cashman, who buys his chicken from the market. "I think under another mayor, it could have been six months down the road."
It was that message that Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) pushed at the grand opening, promising that the market was just the beginning of a more responsive government.
"We are going to continue to push forward, and if we have a bump in the road along the way, we will get past it," he said. "Eastern Market symbolizes that."


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Q: Finding Taylor Series of Indefinite Integral $\cos(x^2)$ around $x = 0$ How would I find the Taylor series around $x = 0$ for this integral?
$$\int \cos(x^2)$$
My first point of confusion is if it is around $x = 0$, doesn't that make it a Maclaurin series?
Would I go about finding the higher order derivatives of $\int \cos(x^2)$ while substituting $x=0$ for each derivative until I find a pattern to then substitute into the Taylor series formula?

A: \begin{align*}
\int\cos(x^2)dx&=\int\left(\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{(-1)^nx^{4n}}{(2n)!}\right)dx\\
&=\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{(-1)^n}{(2n)!}\int x^{4n}dx\\
&=\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{(-1)^n}{(2n)!(4n+1)}x^{4n+1}+C.
\end{align*}

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El Monte RV Reports 15% Uptick in Rentals
By: RVBusiness|Published on: Jul 5, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized| 0 comments
Things are looking up at El Monte RV – not that they ever really looked down.
Mike Dwan, the company's national sales director, says he's seen a big uptick in business over the past year, the Pasadena (Calif.) Star-News reported.
"Our rentals have always been good," he said. "We might be up about 15% on rentals for this year over last year. But in terms of sales we're probably up 40% over last year."
Those numbers speak to a national trend.
The recreational vehicle sector measures its strength in shipments of travel trailers and motorcoaches from manufacturers to dealers. It's been on the upswing since 2009, according to Phil Ingrassia, president of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA).
Through the end of May, RV shipments increased 8.6% to 127,454, compared with 117,352 in the first five months of 2011, he said.
For all of this year the association is forecasting a 6.9% increase in shipments to 269,700. That's an increase of 62.8 percent from the recession low of 165,700 in 2009.
"It's definitely on the rebound," Ingrassia said. "RVs are a discretionary purchase. One of the things we look at is consumer sentiment. When consumer sentiment takes a dive, usually RV shipments drop as well."
Camping trailers dominate the market, but coach sales have been on the rise, too.
Dwan said there's been a lot of pent-up demand among consumers to buy RVs.
"People are tired of sitting on the fence and waiting for the government to stop playing their games," he said. "They are out, and they're spending some money."
And when people are spending, it certainly doesn't hurt to have some of the lowest prices around. El Monte RV is primarily an RV rental business, but the company does sell used vehicles at a big discount.
"We sell nothing but used units," Dwan said. "We have roughly 1,600 units in inventory nationwide, so our national business is off the charts. Our units are anywhere from a third to half off of what a new vehicle would cost."
The increasing health of the industry is also reflected by the fact that Airstream Inc. opened a new Airstream Los Angeles dealership in San Gabriel just two months ago.
The dealership, at 1212 E. Las Tunas Drive, offers a variety of the stylish, aluminum-skinned vehicles.
Ken Baker, the facility's general manager, said Airstreams have a special place in the RV world.
"There is not another RV built like an Airstream," he said recently. "They have easy towability, they're stable on the road and they are aerodynamic."
They're also well made. Before leaving the production floor, every Airstream spends 40 minutes under 100 pounds per square inch of water pressure in a special booth to ensure that it's water-tight.
The RVDA does a dealer census every five years and there were 3,000 nationwide in 2007. He expects the figure to be significantly lower when the 2012 figure is released, though business is starting to recover.
"Now we're seeing some expansion and consolidation. We're not seeing dealers close like they did in 2008 and 2009," Ingrassia said.


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Q: misplaced token error java in helper methods I'm writing a class that is the transcript of a student, and i created a helper instance method that will add course, I implemented the transcript class through a HashMap, course name being the key and the grade is its value. When I try testing my class I get an error when using the add course method to add a course name only without the grade i get this error

Multiple markers at this line
      - Syntax error on token ""CS200"", delete this token
      - Syntax error on token(s), misplaced construct(s)

and when I use the same method with the name of the course with a grade i get this error

Multiple markers at this line
      - Syntax error on tokens, delete these tokens
      - Syntax error on token(s), misplaced construct(s)

I'm pretty sure my code is correct but I dont know where did I go wrong, the code I wrote in here:
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

public class Transcript
{
    private Map<String, Double> transcript;
    private String transcriptInString = "";

    public Transcript ()
    {
        transcript = new HashMap<String, Double> (30);
    }

    /* ---------------------------------------------- Helper Methods ---------------------------------------------- */

    public void addCourse (String courseName, double grade)
    {
        transcript.put(courseName, grade);
    }

    public void addCourse (String courseName)
    {
        addCourse(courseName, 0.0);
    }

    public String toString ()
    {
        Set<String> transcriptKeys = transcript.keySet();
        Iterator<String> keyIterator = transcriptKeys.iterator();
        String courseName;

        while (keyIterator.hasNext())
        {
            courseName = keyIterator.next();
            transcriptInString += courseName + "\t" + transcript.get(courseName) + "\n";
        }

        return transcriptInString;
    }
}

and this is the driver class I wrote to check my code if it is giving me the correct results
public class Driver
{
    Transcript t = new Transcript ();
    t.addCourse("CS200", 100);
}

Thanks guys for the help

A: Look at your Driver class:
public class Driver
{
    Transcript t = new Transcript ();
    t.addCourse("CS200", 100);
}

Your first line is okay - it's declaring a variable. But the second statement is just trying to execute a method - but it's not in the context of a method, constructor, initializer block etc.
You could put it in a constructor:
public class Driver
{
    public Driver()
    {
        Transcript t = new Transcript ();
        t.addCourse("CS200", 100);
    }
}

or maybe a method:
public class Driver
{
    public void test()
    {
        Transcript t = new Transcript ();
        t.addCourse("CS200", 100);
    }
}

It's not really clear what Driver is meant to do, but it can't contain statements just in the class like that.

A: The statement t.addCourse("CS200", 100); is not allowed in the declaration part of a class. Move it somewhere else (inside a constructor for example)
So instead of having :
public class Driver
{
    Transcript t = new Transcript ();
    t.addCourse("CS200", 100);
}

You should have:
public class Driver
{
    Transcript t = new Transcript ();
    public Driver(){
        t.addCourse("CS200", 100);
    }
}

And if you want to have everything static, you could do the following
public class Driver
{
    static Transcript t = new Transcript ();
    static{
        t.addCourse("CS200", 100);
    }
}

A: You need to put the code inside the Driver class into a method (perhaps a main method?).
Example:
public class Driver {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Transcript t = new Transcript ();
        t.addCourse("CS200", 100);
    }
}


Tree trimming is divided into four different classes or types when done by a certified arborist. These well defined classes set up by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) go a long way toward making it possible to compare bids wisely. They have also developed a certification process for tree workers. I suggest that you make sure your trees are done according to ISA standards and that you know which class of pruning you will get. Price is not the only factor to consider. Less is not always better.
There are four classes of pruning and can be categorized as light, medium, or heavy. Class one is the best class because it reduces the need for pruning in the future, does the most to improve the health of the tree, and enhances the tree's beauty the most. It requires more money at the time, but reduces the cost of tree maintenance over the long run. However, I do not always recommend class one. I like it best for older, long-life trees that have been well cared for over a long period of time.
Class One is when we do our most complete pruning we do all those things and more. We prune to make trees better able to live next to each other by removing branches that damage each other and by leaving limbs that defend uninvited space. I call this "compatibility pruning". At times, we prune all the way to the growing tips of each limb selecting out small growth that is not growing desirably. This reduces the need for future pruning. We also prune so as to make a tree better able to fill space with well placed branches by removing obstructing limbs that force an otherwise good limb to grow poorly. We prune around structures in such a way as to reduce the need for future pruning by removing as much as can be done without compromising the tree's health and beauty. We leave nothing undone. Everything the tree needs gets done. This is our "Class One" pruning.
Class Two pruning involves removing dead limbs of one inch or larger in diameter, pruning to clear around structures, sidewalks, driveways, streets, and wires. This class is a good class of care for the trees and costs less. It does not reduce the need for pruning in the future as much as class one does, but it does a lot to reduce future pruning needs. I recommend this class most often. It helps the tree greatly. We include things often left undone by the other guy like: removing stubs that are not healing, leaving a healable wound in it's place, selective pruning to provide growing space for limbs that are being forced to grow undesirably by other limbs, inspecting cavities, and pruning for desirable growth pattern in the long term.
Class Three pruning requires the removal of dead limbs of one to two inches in diameter and larger, plus the pruning for clearance around structures, wires, decks, etc. It is the least expensive class of pruning and does help the trees though less than the other two classes.
The Fourth Class of pruning is custom pruning. You can have whatever you would like done. I will help you to determine what to do if you like.
After the pruning is done we clean the area most thoroughly. When we leave the job it will be difficult to see that we were there by any means other than looking at the tree. We will even remove the dust from the driveways, sidewalks, porches, and streets. We clean the roof and gutters. And when all that is done, we take all the trimmings to the recycler where they are made into soil. We also offer to cut, stack, and leave the fire wood removed from your trees.
Deciduous Tree Pruning, when practiced by experienced, knowledgeable arborist's, can be beneficial to trees. However, pruning might not be helpful, and in fact can be harmful, in a number of scenarios that frequently present themselves.
Deciduous trees should not be pruned in the wrong seasons. During the late Summer/Fall time period, trees are under stress (i.e.: using energy), and should not have live limbs removed (dead wooding is a different story). The other season when trees should not be pruned is the period in the Spring when they are using energy to form new leaves.
Trees should not be pruned if they are under stress from other causes, such as recent storm or construction damage, drought conditions, insect infestation, or recent over-pruning, topping, over-fertilizing and other abusive practices.
Old, declining (dying-back) trees should not have live growth removed. Such trees need all the leaves they can produce, and pruning will speed up the rate at which they decline. If an old tree is determined to be a hazard, cabling may constitute a temporary solution; in many cases the tree should be removed (replaced).
Finally, many trees are doing just fine by themselves, and don't particularly need pruning. Pruning such trees could be seen as a pretty shady practice. (sorry).
Every arborist can come up with a similar list of reasons why pruning certain trees is not warranted; what sets tree services apart is whether they abide by such a list. At Treehugger Tree Care, Inc. we make it a point of pride to fit tree pruning into the larger goal of providing sound tree care. Trees should be pruned when and only when they will benefit by it.
So why prune trees? Proper pruning can improve the health, physical strength, longevity and aesthetic appearance of trees. The International Society of Arboriculture, in its pruning standards, defines four basic pruning procedures: Crown cleaning, crown thinning, crown reduction, and crown raising. When performed competently, using proper cuts and in appropriate circumstances, these procedures should achieve some or all of the above goals.
Crown Cleaning involves removal of dead, broken and hanging branches, is almost always helpful (exception: when storm damage is severe enough that a tree should be removed.) This procedure is especially important for achieving the principal goal of pruning for tree health, that of preventing decay. Cleaning the crown is a relatively simple and inexpensive way to greatly improve the health and appearance of a tree.
Crown Thinning is the selective removal of live branches which are weakly attached, interfere with other branches, cross them, or parallel them too closely. Thinning allows greater light penetration into the crown, which improves the health of the remaining branches. Skilled arborist's know how to select the eventual "winners" in the quest for light within a tree. They also understand how to help two branches coexist in circumstances where it's apparent that the tree needs both. An experienced arborist is always careful not to remove too much live growth in a given year, and can come up with creative ways to effectively thin a tree. This may require a finer focus, in which many small cuts are made instead of several large ones. A careful arborist can "work with" a tree, sometimes over the course of many seasons, to help it a achieve a graceful, sound branching structure.
Crown Reduction can help a tree achieve such a structure while also helping reveal it to the untrained eye.
Crown reduction involves the cutting-back of the ends of a tree's outer branches. When done properly, through the technique of light or moderate drop crotching. Crown reduction can significantly reduce the likelihood of major storm damage occurring in a tree, while introducing only insignificant amounts of decay into the wood. Light to moderate crown reduction is a very difficult task for most tree climbers, as it requires one to climb further out along many of the branches, and also to be adept at the use of pole saws and pole clips while stationed in very tenuous positions. Treehugger is competent at these techniques, and use them when required. Please note: Aggressive crown reduction, or "topping", should never be advised or practiced by any arborist. Don't top trees!
Crown Raising is simply the removal of some of the lowest branches on a tree, and is done for reasons of convenience and/or aesthetics, rather than for health reasons. Excessive raising of the crown can cause a number of problems, and should be avoided.
Experienced arborist's understand how trees respond to different pruning approaches. They've followed the changes in many particular trees through the seasons and the years, and thereby learned how to care for them, whether through careful pruning, or by choosing not to prune when it could cause harm. Before choosing an arborist to prune your trees, ask him or her to give you the locations of trees he or she has worked with over the years. Trees are precious commodities in Minnesota, and we need to care for them properly.
Why is the tree being planted?
Maybe more than one reason?
What is the size and location of the planting site?
Does the space lend itself to a large, medium, or small tree?
Are there overhead or below ground wires or utilities in the vicinity?
Do you need to consider clearance for sidewalks, patios, or driveways?
Are there other trees in the area? Are there barriers to future root growth, such as building foundations?
Which type of soil conditions exist?
Which type of maintenance are you willing to provide?
Do you have time to water, fertilize, and prune the newly planted tree until it is established, or will you be relying on your garden or tree service for assistance?
We use ANSI A300 tree planting standards to give your tree the best start on growing into a healthy mature tree. We offer many low cost options to get the Twin Cities greener each year. Tree planting prices include: tree, delivery, mulching and guarantee for 1 year from planting date. All locations will be Gopher Stated prior to digging. All trees guaranteed 1 full year from planting date (vandalism, lack of care, and acts of god not guaranteed). Planting rates start at $135 and are discounted for multiple tree plantings. Treehugger can select, deliver, and plant your new tree or you can buy and have it ready for the Treehugger to plant it.
Trees and shrubs, often called stock, are available for purchase in different types. These types vary in terms of root mass, size, relative cost, ease of planting, handling, season of availability, and establishment success. In order to purchase the correct stock for your planting project, you should consider the differences between types of planting stock.
Trunk: straight; above middle of root ball; branches at regular intervals; free of wounds, cankers (dead areas), and other damage.
Branches: balanced on the trunk; 2-4 inches of new shoot growth from previous year; flexible, with healthy, living buds; few broken branches.
Leaves: should be normal size and color for that plant at that time of year and should not show spots, blights, distorted shape or wilting. Reject deciduous bare root material that has leaves on it. Reject evergreens with limp shoots.
Roots: main roots (usually at least the thickness of a pencil) should not be exposed or covered by more than 4 inches of soil in container or B&B stock (use a piece of wire to measure and ensure they are not buried more than 4 inches); should grow away, not circling, from the trunk in containerized or B&B trees; in bare root stock they should be firm, moist, and white inside, not dry, black, crushed, torn, or mushy.
When cutting a tree down, it is critical to exercise care to protect people, structures, and other plants on your property. Big, small, easy access, tough to get at, a scared friend or a longtime hazard; we can safely remove all types of trees. We acknowledge the integrity and wisdom of each tree that we remove. We understand that each tree deserves an honorable and respectful removal with full attention that it took years (sometimes hundreds) to grow, live, and flourish many feet in the air throughout weather pattens that a human would easily perish to. Each tree tells a story though their growth rings and decay that trace back the years of the woody tissue and leaves- a trees experience of being more resilient and stronger with each blow of the wind, icy rain, heavy snow, or dry ground. I often mention to homeowners to cherish their last days with their woody friend and to know that I will honor there tree as I use my tools to re-shape its stored energy.
We offer log splitting services for clients that would like to use there wood to heat there homes, cabins, or use for outdoor campfires. We use a 37 ton splitter with a 4 way wedge and can split a full cord of wood in a half of day. We also are able to rent out the splitter for those clients that are "do it your-selfer's," and offer a great weekend rental rate. Cutting logs to firewood length, stacking split wood, or hauling wood to another location can all be included in a tree removal contract.
If you are about to get a tree removed or had one removed years ago, you know the experience: we cut down a tree and think that the experience is over, only to find a stubborn tree stump that will simply not go away. Figuring out how to remove tree stumps can be an arduous process. A shovel, ax, or truck and rope will not pull it out of the ground. Stump removals require specialized equipment, knowledge of wood grain, and planning to make the right calls to local underground utility companies. If your like most homeowners you probably do not have the specialized equipment that we have. We make removing a tree stump easy for you and offer many options to help remove that stubborn old stump.
We are able to remove the largest and most difficult tree stumps with our Rayco RG Super 50 stump grinder. We offer many different options when it comes to the removal of your stumps. Our most popular stump removal is to grind the stump, pile the mulch, and clean-up; this gives the homeowner (or neighbors) to use the fertile mulch in their garden beds, landscape design, or planters. We also offer to haul away the grindings / mulch and to replace the new hole with soil and grass seed or sod at an additional cost. Most tree stumps follow a "price per inch" cost and are easy to quote over the phone if your just needing that stump that the lawnmower keeps hitting grounded out.
Cabling and Bracing is done only after corrective pruning to reduce weight on weak systems in the tree. As an adjunct, it can help to reduce the risk of tree or branch failure. Correct installation is crucial in order to have the least possible damage as possible to the tree from the installation itself.
One needs to realize that any kind of cutting or drilling on a tree creates a wound inducing a protective reaction. The fewer and smaller the wounds, the less damage to the tree. Extensive wood decay, large cavities, splits, cracks and dying or dead trees are not good candidates for this technique. If the tree is of value, then this is a great option to provide an additional protection in case of failure.
If you need us, we can be there. We can help without charging you the costly price of emergency services that bigger companies charge. We are here to help our clients when the need arises.
A trained eye, a detailed hand, patience, and the experience of knowing that not performing a delicate surgery will undoubtedly be the demise of a tree.
As surely as trees grow up, they will someday come down. The cause of this is often decay started by insect, disease, improper pruning, or mechanical damage. Infected trees may look perfectly healthy on the outside, but when enough wood is decayed it doesn't take a strong wind to bring one down. An untimely gust is often sufficient.
Homeowners concerned about the health and strength of certain trees close to their living space can now call Treehugger Tree Care to have the inside 'support' wood of those trees tested for dangerous rot. Our state-of-the-art wood strength testing system, the IML Resistograph, uses a small diameter needle to bore into suspect trees to measure and record the relative resistance of the inner wood. Very little damage is done to the tree in the process. The results are actually printed out on graph paper for analysis by our senior arborist who can make the appropriate recommendations.
Contact us to receive our "Tree Risk Assessments" info sheet to take the first step in learning which, if any, of the trees in your living space pose a threat to you and your family. Rest a little more easily when a strong wind blows near your home.


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Discussion in 'Birds' started by drr1531, Oct 24, 2018.
Excellent. I love the b/w and then the yellow eyes!
Thanks for looking and commenting, folks. Glad you enjoyed the photo. This was shot in some terrible conditions. The only saving grace was that it was cold enough that the sideways blowing snow didn't stick to the lens. Just had to shake it out of the hood now and then.
You mentioned you like shooting oif more than sitting owls. I agree but want to mention conditions in New Hampshire. There have been 3 or 4 here, along the coast. Word gets out and whenever you seen one there are probably 20-e0 people there. The owls just sit watching the people (nervously I suppose.) Ween I see a snowy owl in flight I always assume it was because it was spooked by a person.
Beautiful - absolutely beautiful. We have owls in my area but I haven't found their nest yet.
You mentioned you like shooting oif more than sitting owls...When I see a snowy owl in flight I always assume it was because it was spooked by a person.
That's a pet peeve of mine. It's disappointing how many photographers will intentionally flush birds in order to get a flight shot. Anterior view BIF images are a good indicator. It also amazes me how many people assume that behavior(relative to human presence) is common to the species. Very few people recognize that animals have personalities just like we do. Some are more nervous than others and will fly before you can get within 100 yards of them. Others couldn't care less that people are around, often quite close. With a bit of observation one can learn to read their body language reasonably well.
This particular bird was extremely tolerant. Presumably because it was hanging around the barns/silos of a busy farm complex and was therefore accustomed to a lot of human activity.
Unfortunately owls(and birds in general) are pretty good at hiding nests. Though snowies will nest on just the slightest high spot the ground .
One for the books Dan, the haze gives uniqueness to it and the BW effect and then the yellow eyes as well, love it!
It is an interesting effect with the blowing snow. Definitely helped to achieve subject isolation.
Thanks, Jim. Yes I'll likely print this one. I tend to favor metal or canvas wraps but with so much white this one may look better framed.


Over the last few days the government have announced the new regulations for eco-design stoves.Typically this is being spun by the press into something it is not. The government are not banning your stove or fireplace. What they are doing is making sure that when you buy a stove, you get the most clean burning, efficient one. We welcome the new legislation. All of the brands we work closely with already have eco-design stoves in their ranges and our show rooms have them on live display.
We also only supply fuel with a regulated minimum moisture content.
We can offer part exchange on your very old stoves as we can recycle them and upgrade you to a cleaner more efficient one.
Only stoves fitted beyond 2022 will require the standards we already install today. Pop in and see us if you want a healthy, sustainable, clean burning way of heating your home.
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Hobbled Justin Fields not enough for OSU
The Clemson version of Justin Fields needed to show up Monday night to give Ohio State a chance.
That player, however, was nowhere to be found at Hard Rock Stadium.
Instead, it was the inconsistent, at times off-target Fields who was so up and down late in the regular season who was under center.
"We definitely wanted a different outcome, but I'm definitely going to miss everybody," he said after the third-seeded Buckeyes' ugly 52-24 loss to No. 1 Alabama in the national championship game, referring to what was almost certainly his last college game.
In fairness to Fields, even his best may not have been enough considering how ill-equipped Ohio State was against the Crimson Tide's offensive machine that rolled up 621 total yards. Then again, this clearly wasn't his best. Coach Ryan Day said Fields wasn't 100 percent, after the helmet-first hit he took to his right side in the Sugar Bowl. But he still ran for a team-high 67 yards and completed 17 of 34 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown.
Justin Fields walks off the field after Ohio State lost to Alabama on Monday night.
"At the end of the day I'm glad I was able to play, and we didn't get the job done," Fields said following just his second loss in 22 games as a starter. "Of course I could have been healthier, but I was healthy enough."
He struggled in the first half when Alabama pulled away, completing just 6 of 15 passes for 90 yards in the first 30 minutes. He badly missed an open Garrett Wilson in the end zone as Ohio State had to settle for a field goal. It was at that point the game began to get away from the Buckeyes. Although they trailed just 21-17 late in the first half, two consecutive three-and-outs after the field goal would quickly turn into a 35-17 deficit by halftime.
Fields led Ohio State on a 75-yard, three-play drive on its first possession of the second half, finding Wilson from 20 yards out. It was the last time the Buckeyes would score.
It was a bizarre season for Fields and the Buckeyes. Initially, they were unsure if there would be a season. The Big Ten canceled football in August, before doing a 180 and starting the year in late October.
Ohio State had three games called off due to the virus and, until the Big Ten changed its rule that teams had to play at least six games to be eligible for the conference title, the Buckeyes were going to be left out. Fields struggled against his top two conference opponents, committing five turnovers against Indiana and Northwestern in closer-than-expected victories, before his brilliant performance against Clemson.
From Nov. 7 on, Fields didn't have games in back-to-back weeks. The shortest turnaround was actually the 10-day break between the two playoff games.
"Justin's been unbelievable," Day said. "He's as competitively tough of a player as I've been around. … I'm going to miss him."
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East Delhi enveloped in smoke as landfill smoulders
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NEW DELHI: Huge plumes of smoke were seen emanating from the Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi on Wednesday morning after a major fire broke out the night before, pumping carcinogenic toxins into the air.
East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) officials said the staff on night duty informed the fire department and senior civic officials soon after the fire broke out due to methane gas being generated from decomposing materials at the rear of the landfill. The site was being used for dumping fresh garbage for the past 2-3 years as processing and biomining legacy waste was being carried out on the rest of the landfill.
"The fire soon spread towards the periphery of the landfill in front of the wasteto-energy plant. Field officials controlled the blaze with the help of equipment and fire tenders. However, smoke or fumes could be seen as the fire was still breaking out from time to time," said an EDMC official.
The official added, "Due to the steep slope, it was difficult for fire tenders to reach the site, otherwise the blaze would have been controlled long before."
Even after 12 hours, the flames were still not completely extinguished when TOI visited the site on Wednesday.
Locals claimed that the fire broke out around 8pm on Tuesday. "Compared with past fires, this was a major one. A check should be kept on ragpickers and scrap dealers living close by as they often burn waste at the bottom of the landfill, which can turn into a major fire," said Hasim Mohammad, a resident of Mulla Colony. Other residents added that fire incidents had been taking place frequently now.
However, EDMC mayor Nirmal Jain refuted the claims. "We have been working actively to ensure no fire incidents occur. Even this time we were successful in controlling the situation within an hour, but fumes kept getting released till late on Wednesday. We used machines to level the surface with soil rather than using water to douse the fire. But generation of methane gas can't be controlled," he added.
Jain, who visited the site in the afternoon, said, "Dallupura councillor Rajiv Chaudhary also filed a complaint with police after the incident to probe if the fire had been caused by miscreants." Subsequently, an FIR was filed against unidentified people.
Atul Garg, director, Delhi Fire Service, said they engaged nine fire tenders in the morning and four at night on Wednesday. "Since the fire has broken out at 18-20 places, it will take the entire Thursday to control the situation," he added.


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The table is set for three.
In high school, I had no concept of self care. I woke up at 5:52am every day, like literal clockwork. I left my house at 7, got to school at 7:20, got coffee from the cafeteria, and met my friends in the back of the theater to finish homework or talk. I went to class, went to cross country practice, and got home at 6. I did homework, and went to bed by 10:00.
Why am I telling you my daily schedule from 2004-2008? To point out that there was no time for doing what felt good. I enjoyed being on the cross country team, going to school, and spending time with my friends, but I didn't do anything just for me. I did what I had to do and what was required of me by others. No one ever asked me what it would mean to do what felt good to me. The first time I heard that question, I was 24 years old and having an emotional breakdown in graduate school. It never occurred to me before then that I could do things for no other reason but to care for myself. In high school, I was focused on what needed to be done to succeed in life after high school. Studying, taking standardized tests, being captain of the cross country team, leading worship at youth group, and applying for colleges – there was no time for rest. Rest wouldn't help me in the future.
What I didn't realize was that taking care of myself at the age of 16 would've made things much less painful 12 years later. I never dealt with my depression and harmful behaviors in high school, so I never healed properly. I went to a therapist in high school, but after a year of meeting, she concluded that there was nothing wrong with me and that there was no reason for me to feel so depressed. She branded herself as a Christian therapist and told me that if I only prayed enough and tried harder, I wouldn't feel this way anymore. I believed her and tried to move forward. But, because I was never given any real tools to cope with what was actually a chronic mental illness, old patterns continue to resurface.
During the past five years, most of my mental illness has surfaced in the form of anxiety and panic attacks. Medication, therapy, and learning proper self care have helped me move through the hard days. But I was surprised when, this past September, I began to feel familiar symptoms I hadn't felt in over a decade. My anxiety and depression started an exhausting tug of war of apathy vs perfection. I was paralyzed by the two extremes. I didn't know how to deal with both of these illness at the same time.
The only thing I know to do now is to listen to my body. I recently heard poet and healer Jamie Lee Finch refer to her body as "She" in a podcast. I've adopted that same practice, trying to personify my body in a way that gives her more value. I try to listen to what she tells me, even when it doesn't seem to make sense. I let her rest so she is free to cry. I take her on walks so she can breathe fresh air and absorb the sunshine. I ask her, "what would feel good to you right now?" because, for decades, no one had asked her that before.


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Q: How to know when a Rails app with passenger get restarted? I have a rails 3.0 application on DreamHost VPS(Virtual Private Server) which means it's with Passenger.
As you know Passenger kills the application after some idle time.
So I set a scheduler that pings to the application.
But sometimes the application takes long time to load a page.
The log shows it only took 500ms. So I assume that the application restarted at that point but I'm not sure.
How can I know when the rails application restarts?
Thanks.
Sam

A: If you can configure Passenger, then I would set it up to not kill off all your instances:
http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#PassengerMinInstances


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Q: Why is it incorrect? $line =~ (m/<Old IP=(^\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})>)/i)

I am matching and extracting an IP address. Not sure why is this giving error ? I believe regex is correct.
It is giving me

Unmatched ) in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/IP=(^\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})>) <-- HERE /

A: i delete ^ and )
$line = "<Old IP=5.2.3.2>";
$line =~ m/<Old IP=(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})>/i ;
print $1;

output:
5.2.3.2

https://eval.in/144029


There are so many fun things to do in Winter Park, Colorado. From hiking and biking to skiing and snowboarding, it's almost impossible to be bored! If you're looking for a little relaxation in between thrills, consider listening to live music. You can head downtown to see a local band or attend a popular event like the Colorado Music Festival. Whatever you choose, we promise you'll leave with lasting memories! Keep reading for details on the best live music in Winter Park, CO.
This list is just the start! Find out where else you can experience live music in Winter Park, CO when you request access to our digital Vacation Guide. This carefully curated guide is filled with recommendations for local events, top restaurants, indoor/outdoor attractions, and more. It's a wonderful resource that will cut your trip planning time in half! Get your free copy today.
In the summertime, Winter Park hosts a variety of performances across a range of genres. Check out the Hideaway Park Concert Series where you'll find weekly live music performed by local artists as well as concerts by national acts. We recommend packing a picnic dinner, your favorite beverage, and a blanket/chairs for a laid-back evening in the park.
The Colorado Music Festival (CMF) is another must-see during the summer months. It's held in Boulder, CO, about 90 minutes from Winter Park. Founded in 1976, the CMF presents classical music concerts performed by professional musicians from around the world. The event draws over 20,000 people each year, so be sure to purchase your tickets early.
Campfire Music Series (December – March): Sing along to your favorite classics around the heat of a real wood fireplace! Guests are invited to warm up and enjoy music at the Village Gazebo every Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. You'll even get a free cup of hot chocolate.
Derailer Bar Music Series (January – April): Located at the base of Winter Park Resort, the Derailer Bar has a New Belgium Music Series on Fridays as well as a Coors Light Music Series on Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m. It's a great place to chow down and take a break from the slopes.
There's nothing better than warm food, cold beer, and great tunes after hours on the mountain. Head to Smokin' Moe's for their famous BBQ wings and live music on weekends. Or, check out Winter Park Pub, The Basement, or Ullrs Tavern. They're popular haunts where you can pull up a bar stool and get to know the locals. Pool tables and frequent live music complete the après-ski experience.
After enjoying the best live music in Winter Park, CO, you'll likely need some peace and quiet! Take an easy drive back to one of our vacation rentals and unwind. StayWinterPark has a wide range of private homes, condos to choose from. Plus, our properties boast some of the best amenities in the area and are just minutes from Hideaway Park and Cooper Creek Square.
If you're traveling with the family, consider booking 61 Jabberwocky. This spacious, pet-friendly home is located in a quiet residential neighborhood in Fraser, CO. It's just one block from Main Street and is convenient to various shops, restaurants, and Hideaway Park. Comfortable accommodations and modern amenities make 61 Jabberwocky ideal for a fun family getaway.
Check our availability and make your reservations today. We look forward to having you!
If skiing is your winter sport of choice, you're probably familiar with the Wells Fargo Ski Cup. This exciting annual event takes place in Winter Park, Colorado, and is the longest-running professional ski race in the country. The Cup also serves as a fundraiser for the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), an organization that supports therapeutic recreation for children and adults with disabilities. It's a great event for a great cause! Read on to find out what's happening at the Wells Fargo Ski Cup this year.
Plan a trip to Winter Park from February 23 – 25, 2018, and experience the Wells Fargo Ski Cup firsthand! For more information on fun things to do during your stay, request access to our digital Vacation Guide. It's filled with recommendations for local events, restaurants, kids activities, and more. Get your copy today!
Now in its 43rd consecutive year, the Wells Fargo Ski Cup brings together the world's top skiers with disabilities, amateur skiers, snowboarders, and Denver celebrities. The weekend kicks off on Friday as racers arrive at Winter Park Resort. They'll take their qualifying runs, participate in a racer clinic, and learn racing techniques from NSCD staff and coaches. Guests are welcome to watch the action from the slopes.
Head back to the resort on Saturday for the Corporate Challenge, the highlight of Ski Cup Weekend. Cheer on your favorite skiers as they rocket down the slopes on monoskis. Teams are randomly grouped into heats and the top three move on to the finals. The NSCD athlete on each of the top teams wins a cash prize to finance their training for the 2018 Paralympics.
Local Tip: Be sure to stick around for the apres-ski bash, awards ceremony, and night tubing!
Don't miss the Kid's Snowplow Sprint on Sunday! It's a wonderful event that allows children of Wells Fargo Ski Cup guests to race the same course as the professionals. They'll even be joined by mascots from Winter Park and Colorado sports teams. Capping off the weekend is the Sarah Holm Memorial World Disabled Invitational where professional athletes from around the world compete for cash prizes. Visit the NSCD website for a full schedule of events.
Lodging for the Wells Fargo Ski Cup is going fast! Be sure to book your stay with us as soon as possible. We have a wide variety of vacation rentals to choose from, including private homes, condos, town homes, and more. Plus, our properties are just minutes from downtown Winter Park and the world-class ski resort.
If you're traveling with a large group, consider booking Timber Lake 341. This three-level townhome is perfect for families who want to spread out. Enjoy a large, open floor plan, upscale furnishings, and amenities like a private hot tub and garage. Spectacular views of the Continental Divide complete your experience.
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If you work in the outdoor sports industry, plan to attend the Outdoor Retailer in winter 2018. This world-renowned trade show is the best place to showcase new and innovative gear, apparel, footwear, and accessories. It's held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver from January 25 – 28. Here are some of the things you'll see there.
The Outdoor Retailer in winter 2018 is just one of many great events coming up this year. To find out what else Colorado has to offer, request access to our digital Vacation Guide. This carefully curated guide has info on local events, restaurants, activities, and more. It's available on any device and is the perfect resource for your getaway. Plus, it's free!
After being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, for over 20 years, the Outdoor Retailer recently moved to Denver. This transition makes sense; Colorado is already a mecca for recreation, boasting year-round activities like skiing, snowboarding, rafting, hiking, and horseback riding. With Outdoor Retailer, our state can take the next step in advocating for recreation as a cultural, social, and economic force.
The Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show takes place Friday, January 25 through Sunday, January 28 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration is still open so be sure to purchase your badge as soon as possible!
Can't make it to this year's event? There's no need to worry. Outdoor Retailer will be in Denver, CO, for the next five years, offering a wide range of events and festivals. Here are a few dates to keep in mind for 2018.
If you're looking for a place to stay during the Outdoor Retailer in winter 2018, consider a vacation rental in Winter Park! StayWinterPark is sponsoring the event, and our private homes, condos, and town homes are just an hour from Denver. Plus, our properties boast some of the best amenities in the area and offer easy access to downtown Winter Park and the world-class ski resort.
One of our most popular accommodations is Sawmill Station Unit 111, an upscale, three-bedroom townhouse with a private hot tub. This deluxe unit is just one block from Main Street and is convenient to various shops, restaurants, and Hideaway Park. The entire complex is nestled alongside the Fraser River in a peaceful community setting. It's perfect for couples and families alike!


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Ex-Tottenham captain compares Tanganga to club hero
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Tottenham youngster is likened to fan favourite.
Tottenham Hotspur youngster Japhet Tanganga is the man of the moment after starting two games in a row.
Spurs won the most recent one, a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, with Tanganga playing at right-back.
The 20-year-old played at centre-back against Liverpool and impressed with his composed performance, showing few signs of nerves.
He was Tottenham's man of the match against Middlesbrough and former Spurs captain Graham Roberts reached out to him to praise him on social media.
Roberts compared Tanganga to Ledley King, one of Tottenham's best centre-backs across the past two decades, who also came through the club's academy.
@JTanganga99 superb again last night mate I hope you have a wonderful career at Tottenham and have one club like the brilliant @LedleyKing
— Graham Roberts (@GrahamRoberts4) January 15, 2020
Tanganga has given Jose Mourinho a welcome selection decision, both at centre-back and right-back.
Right-back has been a problem role all season and while it is a big ask for Tanganga to succeed where so many others have failed to impress, he is deserving of more opportunities to show what he can do.
Spurs are next in action away at Watford on Saturday.
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Dan Coombs has been writing for HITC Sport full time since 2012 and has helped the website grow it's audience considerably during this period, while managing a team of writers. He has interviewed high profile names including Stuart Pearce and his work has been cited in Javier Hernandez's biography. In addition to football, Dan is a big fan of the NFL and NBA.