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Frank Sinatra Interview With Kerem Gorsev
By Ozgun Akalin|2017-06-10T00:19:38+03:00August 28th, 2011|Categories: Articles|Tags: Frank Sinatra, Jazz, Kerem Gorsev, Nancy, Piano, Tony Bennett|
Born in 1961 in Istanbul, Kerem Gorsev is one of the important jazz musicians in Turkey. I had a chance to see him perform with his trio last year, in Tony Bennett – Kerem Gorsev Trio concert, which was quite an experience. Though I am not a big fan of trios, I try to follow him from time to time to see and understand his progress, since Kerem Gorsev is the most famous cazz pianist in Turkey today. Needless to say, Kerem Gorsev has been performing in many other countries as well, due to his success. Since I know he loves Frank Sinatra, i wanted to interview with him, and he has been kind to accept my request.
Dear Kerem Gorsev, first of all, thanks for accepting my interview request. Firstly, I want to talk about you. You are one of the leading and most popular jazz musicians and pianists in Turkey. When did your first interest in jazz music appeared and who encouraged you about this or which musicians influenced you at most?
When I was studying at the music college, I showed interest in jazz music when listening to the LP's of my brother and his friends. They used to convert them into cassettes and give me. I listened them and was impressed, and started to understand the way of that music. Bill Evans has been the first and the most influencing jazz pianist in my whole life.
What kind of jazz music do you love most? Do you try to stick to one when creating your work of arts?
I love acoustic jazz and the music of 1950s, 60s and 70s. When making my music, I stick to the traditional trio style. Quartet, quintet and big bands have also been a matter of interest for me. Combining the style and behavior of those eras and the stories that live gives me today, I am trying to find a taste and style myself.
Do you like Frank Sinatra? When did you first listen to him?
I am one of the millions of Frank Sinatra fans in the world. I have plenty of CD's of him at my house. When I started to listen jazz music in the middle 1970s, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Johny Hartman and Nat King Cole were the male vocals I love at most.
Frank Sinatra was a person who proved himself in different types of music such as jazz, swing, pop, ballad and easy listening. Which style of him do you prefer, and which songs of Frank Sinatra are your favorite ones?
Frank Sinatra has impressed me most with his recordings with large orchestras. Especially the recordings, which used the arrangement of Claus Ogerman and in which Sinatra worked with Antonio Carlos Jobim are of the most important recordings of music history. The ballads he sang in TV Shows with Dean Martin and Judy Garland with large orchestras including string sections are still listened with pleasure. The song I love at most is the ballad Nancy, which is for his daughter.
What are your opinions about the orchestration, background, arrangement and quality of Frank Sinatra songs? Can you define them as rich and qualified?
Frank Sinatra worked with the best musicians and orchestras throughout his life. Working with big bands and string orchestras and with the best orchestra conductors and arrangers such as Nelson Riddle and Claus Ogerman, Sinatra has made himself timeless with high quality music.
It is for sure that Frank Sinatra was once the best. Do you think he still has an effect on musicians of today's world? Do people know about his art as well as his fame today?
Sinatra was one of the most important musicians of the world in his times, of course. In our times, I think musicians of the young generation use the things, which they learn when listening to Frank Sinatra's CDs or watching his DVDs and movies, in their musical career. Frank Sinatra was a very serious, successful musician.
Coming to the end of our interview, do you wish to add anything related to Frank Sinatra or TheFrankSinatra.com?
Your website has undertaken a task of introducing Frank Sinatra and teaching about him to younger generations. I congratulate you.
Mr. Kerem Gorsev, thank you very much for the interview and your kind answers. I wish you success in your life and in your musical career, and days full of jazz and Sinatra.
For more information about Kerem Gorsev, you can visit the following the following link to his official website.
http://www.keremgorsev.com/index.php?lang=en
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The Information Technology Department (IT) seeks to limit the down time in Academic Affairs, Student Services, and Administrative areas due to computer and telephone problems. The IT Department utilizes a coordinated process to address the College's technology inquiries and requests as outlined in this document.
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Brazil cannot afford to make any mistakes in Russia if they are to win a sixth World Cup trophy this summer, according to Willian.
The Selecao are seen as one of the main competitors for the competition and will start their journey in Group E with games against Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia.
Brazil reached the semi-finals of the tournament last time before they crashed out with a 7-1 defeat to Germany before being forced to settle for fourth place with a loss to Netherlands.
This year, however, Willian says they are going all the way for the title, but cannot leave any room for error in the late stages.
"My expectation is the best possible," the Chelsea star Goal. "I think we did a great job in the qualifiers and we have to follow in the same way in the World Cup, because we are on the right track.
"I think we will get on well in the World Cup. It's hard to pinpoint favorites. There are four or five teams, including Brazil, that can reach the same level.
"The World Cup is a tournament that practically does not allow errors, especially in the final. From the last World Cup, we've learned the good and the bad sides of the tournament, which was the moment we were eliminated. This time my expectation is that we can experience only the good side."
Willian, 29, says it has been a childhood dream of his to represent his country at the World Cup, and is looking forward to a second experience after the humiliation in their homeland in 2014.
"When I was a kid, I dreamed of wearing the Selecao shirt in a World Cup," he added. "Having played in my first World Cup was already a dream come true. Now I will be able to play in a second one, an opportunity few people get.
"Of course it's in my head to win the title. This is my biggest dream, but I know the difficulties we will face in order to achieve this goal.
"The World Cup is the ultimate moment for any player. It is the opportunity to defend your country in the biggest tournament in the world and the moment the whole world will watch you play."
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The Battery and Silverbacks will square off next week in Atlanta!
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The Charleston Battery will be paying a visit to Atlanta next week to face the Silverbacks in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup. The Silverbacks easily knocked out PDL side SC United Bantams by a 4-1 count this evening thanks to a pair of goals in the first and second halves.
Atlanta United's USL affiliate has been in great form to open league play, starting the 2017 campaign with a 5-1-1 mark. Their 16 points is good for first in the league's Eastern Division, two points clear of the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Part of Charleston's success has been due to the play of United loanee Romario Williams, whose six league goals puts him in a three-way tie for first. Charleston's 16 goals is three shy of league leaders San Antonio FC.
Along with Williams, Jeffrey Otoo, who came on as a substitute in his lone appearance thus far, could see some time. Alex Tambakis, who has started in net three times and has conceded three goals in split duties with Odisnel Cooper with Charleston, and Mikey Ambrose are on Atlanta's active roster and will not be available for the Battery next week.
Charleston will certainly be the favorite next week to punch its ticket to the third round. Outside of that, it will be a great chance for United fans to come out and see some of the Five Stripes' loaned out players up close and personal, as well as support Atlanta's affiliate club from South Carolina.

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Upsala College was successful and stable for a century, then, in the space of a few years, declined and then finally closed. What happened?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upsala_College
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http://www.upsala.org/op-ed.html
Hmm, let's see. They remained committed to the town in which they were located, and made a principled decision not to "selfishly flee" (a phrase others have often used) to a new site out in the country that had been offered as a donation. They offered fully-funded places to needy students in the local community who would not otherwise have been able to qualify for admission academically (even though such programs typically have a high drop-out rate).
They did all the correct "progressive", "sensitive" things. In theory, the college, and town, should now be peaceful, happy utopias.
Oops. The college developed financial problems and, after 100 mostly successful and stable years, went bust. The financial problems had been building for years, as had problems with crime in the surrounding area which had begun affecting the campus. New Jersey's notoriously punitive tax regime, particularly property taxes, almost certainly played a significant part as well.
After closure, the college property fell into ruin, a grateful city that now owned the buildings failing to care for them properly or, for the most part, put them to effective new use. The town in which the college is located is economically depressed and has become known as a haven for crime.
Some colleges and universities that have been absorbed by growing cities have thrived following that, becoming treasured beacons and havens in their communities. The university I attended is just one example.
But this one failed. I wonder why. I wonder if there are differing political philosophies under which different cities are governed, which have noticeably different outcomes.
Guess which major US party has governed in that locality, and much of that state, for decades?
Hint: It doesn't start with an 'R'.
I wonder what would happen to an entire country that was governed in the same manner as the town and state where Upsala was located, where education and other productive enterprises (and people) were treated with a similar level of predatory disrespect?
More photos of the former Upsala campus (now mostly gone) can be seen here.
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My company was a vendor to Upsala College for years so I have "intimate" knowledge as to why this college closed. It has NOTHING to do with politics...and everything to do with mis-management of finances WITHIN THE COLLEGE! Plain and simple. Numerous colleges & universities are in depressed areas and they thrive. Ever been to Lasalle University in Philly? The surrounding area is a war zone. Yet enrollment is UP! This is a grade A example of financial incompetence...nothing more.
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Nearly 33,000 South Western Railway employees will not report to duty from July 11 in response to an indefinite strike call given by the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) to press for the various demands of Union government employees.
Addressing presspersons, along with zonal president of SWR Mazdoor Union R.R. Naik, here on Tuesday, zonal general secretary and convenor of NJCA A.M. D'Cruz said that the strike had become inevitable because of the apathy of the Union government to the demands of its employees, including Railway staff.
Mr. D'Cruz alleged that instead of negotiating with employees who were forced to go on indefinite strike after having exhausted every other method to air their grievances, the Union government was trying to use coercive methods to prevent the employees from participating in the strike. He said that although the NJCA had waited three months following an assurance by the Union Cabinet Secretary that the Union government would examine a report of the committee of secretaries constituted to examine the report of the Seventh Pay Commission, nothing had been done till date.
Regarding the proposed move by the Union government to give a 23.5 per cent hike as per the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, Mr. D'Cruz said that the NJCA had sought reconsideration of the Pay Commission recommendations and would not accept anything less than a 26 per cent hike.
He said that the NJCA had submitted a charter of demands consisting of 36 demands, including scrapping of the National Pension Scheme in favour of the old Pension Scheme, filling vacancies and stopping amendments to Labour Laws.
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Russia's Credit Rating Cut Down To 'Junk'
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By Thomas Grove and Darya Korsunskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ratings agency S&P cut Russia's sovereign credit rating to junk status on Monday, bringing it below investment grade for the first time in a decade.
Warning of difficult times ahead for Russia's economy, S&P said it had cut the rating from BBB- to BB+ and that Russia's economic growth prospects, hit by low oil prices and Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, had worsened.
The rouble weakened to 68.65 against the dollar , more than 6 percent lower than the previous close on the Moscow Exchange, and the cost of insuring Russian sovereign debt for five years rose, in a sign of investors' concern.
"The downgrade throws into stark relief the severity of Russia's financial and economic crisis," said Nicholas Spiro, managing director at Spiro Sovereign Strategy in London.
"It's going to make it more difficult for large corporates and banks to refinance themselves, at a time when ratings agencies clearly have doubts about the macroeconomic and external environment for Russia."
The decision could not only harm Russia's image among investors but push up its borrowing costs, as many mainstream investment and pension funds have rules preventing them from buying anything not classed as investment grade.
Other rating agencies could follow suit by downgrading Russian sovereign debt to what some consider junk territory, and there could eventually be a political impact on President Vladimir Putin if the economic crisis keeps worsening.
But Finance Minister Anton Siluanov played down the situation.
"The decision taken shows the excessive pessimism of the agency. It fails to consider a series of factors which characterize the strong side of the Russian economy: the accumulation of large international reserves, including in the sovereign funds," he said.
He said capital markets had factored in the downgrade and it should have no "serious additional effects" on them.
S&P had warned, in late December, that it could deprive Russia of its investment-grade credit rating as soon as mid-January, following a rapid deterioration of the country's monetary flexibility and a weakening economy.
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Russia's economy is expected to slide into recession this year as low oil prices depress export revenues, and the sanctions over Ukraine cut some of its biggest companies off from Western funding.
Putin, whose popularity rests partly on bringing financial wellbeing to many Russians, said shortly before the downgrade that his government was close to announcing details of an anti-crisis plan to maintain social stability and protect growth.
But S&P said in a statement it saw growth flatlining for four years, projecting about 0.5 percent annually in 2015-2018, below the 2.4 percent of the previous four years.
French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said the downgrade showed sanctions were taking a toll and urged Moscow to use this as an opportunity to change tack on Ukraine.
"Sanctions were taken because Russia has an attitude towards Ukraine which we consider unacceptable," Sapin told reporters after a meeting of euro zone finance ministers in Brussels.
The central bank said last month Russia's economy may shrink 4.5-4.7 percent in 2015 and 0.9-1.1 percent in 2016, if oil averages $60 a barrel. If oil was at an average of $40 a barrel, the economy could shrink by 5 percent over the course of 2015, according to the Ministry of Economic Development
"I guess if you were thinking of buying Russia risk, again, last week, you have now got your answer. Too early," said Standard Bank analyst Tim Ash after the downgrade.
The United States and the European Union have threatened to impose more sanctions following new violence in Ukraine though Putin blames it on Kiev.
In addition, capital flight soared last year and rising inflation is likely to compound pressures on the rouble.
Russia's international reserves, managed by the central bank, have collapsed since early last year, falling to their lowest level since early 2009 as Russia has been forced to spend heavily to defend the rouble.
The rouble fell about 40 percent against the U.S. dollar last year and has continued its decline this year.
"In a sense there is nothing new here. Russia's economic vulnerabilities have been clear for all to see over the past year, and a downgrade — or at least the problems that S&P cited — are surely now priced into the market," said Neil Shearing, chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics.
"However, the loss of investment grade status is symbolic insofar as it underlines Russia's economic decline. The outlook remains grim."
(Addiitonal reporting by Lidia Kelly and Alexander Winning, Sujata Rao in London and Ingrid Melander in Paris; Writing by Thomas Grove; Editing by Alison Williams and Robin Pomeroy)
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Life's very sad occasions are marked with beautiful floral tributes.
Instead of leaving them behind, I brought these flowers back to my home. They were fresh, vibrant and reflected a life of enormous personal significance.
Keeping them was an act of remembrance. Photographing them was a pleasure and source of comfort.
My condolences on the loss you have experienced. Blessed be.
Thank you for your thoughts, Bunty. It was my mother and today has added poignancy – it is Mothering Sunday here in the UK.
Hi Mike, I lost my Dad two years ago in February and my wife lost her Mum two years ago in April…..so you have my total sympathy. The first birthday, Christmas, Mother's Dat, Father's Day is particularly hard……but it does get easier. Take care.
Thanks so much, Mark. There are markers along the road – you just have to make it part of your own life experience.
They do last surprisingly well!


Whenever I talk to homeowners about buying a new home, designing a home or just doing some remodeling work I always advise them to THINK MAINTENANCE. Low maintenance homes are generally more efficient and less stressful to manage. Let's take some tips from the big hotel chains to see how they design with maintenance in mind.
You wouldn't believe what I've seen over the years, from bath taps that can't be changed without taking the entire bath out. Through to an overflow pipe on a bath that disintegrated… to change it I had to knock a hole through a solid brick wall so that the plumber could get access.
How to access pipework for leaks?
How long will floors and walls last?
How often are you going to have to re-decorate?
How and who will fix that fancy shower screen when it breaks?
How will you replace that fancy toilet seat?
By putting a little bit of thought in during the construction and design phase you can make changes that will save you a fortune in the long term. Most of these changes are very cheap to carry out.
How do I get small housebuilders to change their design?
Obviously ideally you want all of this catered for at the design stage, so speak to your architects. If construction has already started or you're buying on a smaller estate with no input on the design side, most builders are very accommodating to changes such as this. They get a few more pennies for the changes and ultimately it probably makes their lives easier anyway. Ideally they need to know about it's before construction starts as access locations may have an impact on first fix pipework and electrics. There are important safety considerations such as ensuring access panels don't impact the spread of fire, so always bear this in mind.
How do I get a big housebuilder to change their ways?
OK, this is a trickier one, however the reason the big names in UK housebuilding don't implement common sense stuff like this is since NOBODY EVER ASKS FOR IT! Pester your builder at the sales stage. Ask for service panels to be fitted. Ask for service voids with easy access. Have a good look around the show homes and think about how everything listed above can be maintained 'cause you've got 3-5 years MAX before things start to break. The reason the quality of houses in the UK hasn't really improved in the last 50 years, probably more…. is since people buy the houses regardless!
Good quality, branded plumbing hardware (taps, shower etc.) – saving a few pennies here will cost you a fortune later down the line.
Good quality, branded shower waste, bath waste etc. – bath wastes do fail and a pain to replace, especially watch for chrome covered plastic.
Easy access to all taps, everywhere – taps need to be maintained due to build up of limescale and general wear and tear.
Easy access to all shower valves – this can be tricky, especially if the shower is on an outside wall. Just TRY to make access as easy as possible.
Easy access to waste pipework & traps – solvent weld joins are generally fine and can be hidden away, but anywhere with compression fit PVC joins is susceptible to leaks and access will be needed. Don't use push-fit for waste.
Easy access to toilet cisterns – if you're going for a built-in cistern make sure access is easy. Cistern valves often only last 2-3 years before needing replaced.
Easy access to all boiler pipework.
Easy access to repair or replace toilet seats – if possible make sure you can change the toilet seat without having to take the whole toilet out!
Use good quality, branded and maintainable shower screens – even on the best shower screens the bearings in the wheels can fail after 5-10 years, sometimes sooner. Before buying shower screens, check you can buy spares for them. Cheapest of the cheap is NOT an option here.
Fully tile bathrooms or use composite waterproof materials – tiles have been used as waterproof decor for hundreds of years for good reason. Use good quality adhesive and grout and you should have no problems with mildew. Also consider composite panels – the less joins, the less chances of a leak.
Expect to have to re-silicone baths and showers within the first couple of years due to settling – if you spot a gap in the silicone get this sorted straight away!
If you've already watched the video above you'll see what I'm talking about here. Hotels, especially large budget hotel groups, are a great source of inspiration for low maintenance home design. The likes of Travelodge are to low maintenance design what IKEA are to low cost furniture. There's a good reason Travelodge have splashed out (pardon the pun) on expensive, high quality Hansgrohe bathroom fittings – they're less likely to break, they come with a decent warranty and plumbers are more expensive than taps!
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\multirow{6}{*}{1}& \multirow{6}{*}{391,36}&    \multirow{6}{*}{8,23}&  \multirow{6}{*}{1,54}&  \multirow{6}{*}{$13138 \pm 184$}&   \multirow{6}{*}{42,90}& \multirow{6}{*}{1,4}&   \multirow{6}{*}{$^{29}$Cu}& kraj&   8,979\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $1& 8,904\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $2& 8,976\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $3& 8,904\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\alpha $1&    8,046\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\alpha $2&    8,026\\
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\multirow{6}{*}{2}& \multirow{6}{*}{391,64}&    \multirow{4}{*}{28,58}& \multirow{4}{*}{1,43}&  \multirow{4}{*}{$6649 \pm 210$}&    \multirow{4}{*}{27,46}& \multirow{6}{*}{1,16}&  \multirow{6}{*}{$^{50}$Sn}& kraj&   29,200\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $1& 28,481\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $2& 29,104\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $3& 28,439\\
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&   &   \multirow{2}{*}{25,25}& \multirow{2}{*}{1,37}&  \multirow{2}{*}{$29684 \pm 343$ }&  \multirow{2}{*}{101,23}&    &   &   K$\alpha $1&    25,267\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\alpha $2&    25,04\\
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\multirow{6}{*}{3}& \multirow{6}{*}{391,46}&    \multirow{2}{*}{20,22}& \multirow{2}{*}{1,25}&  \multirow{2}{*}{$17689 \pm 310$}&   \multirow{2}{*}{72,61}& \multirow{6}{*}{1,75}&  \multirow{6}{*}{$^{45}$Rh}& K$\alpha $1&    20,213\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\alpha $2&    20,070\\
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&   &   \multirow{4}{*}{22,80}& \multirow{4}{*}{1,08}&  \multirow{4}{*}{$2799 \pm 176$}&    \multirow{4}{*}{19,24}& &   &   K$\beta $1& 22,720\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $2& 23,169\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $3& 22,695\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   kraj&   23,224\\
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\multirow{6}{*}{6}& \multirow{6}{*}{392,12}&    \multirow{2}{*}{15,80}& \multirow{2}{*}{1,19}&  \multirow{2}{*}{$14398 \pm 344$}&   \multirow{2}{*}{73,92}& \multirow{6}{*}{2,39}&  \multirow{6}{*}{$^{40}$Zr}& K$\alpha $1&    15,772\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\alpha $2&    15,688\\
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&   &   \multirow{4}{*}{17,94}& \multirow{4}{*}{0,26}&  \multirow{4}{*}{$640 \pm 187$}& \multirow{4}{*}{20,51}& &   &   K$\beta $1& 17,665\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $2& 17,967\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $3& 17,651\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   kraj&   17,998\\
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\multirow{5}{*}{4}& \multirow{5}{*}{486,7}& \multirow{2}{*}{10,57}& \multirow{2}{*}{1,15}&  \multirow{2}{*}{$6598 \pm 293$}&    \multirow{2}{*}{32,47}& \multirow{5}{*}{4,44}&  \multirow{5}{*}{$^{77}$Pb}& L$\alpha$1& 10,550\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   L$\alpha$2& 10,448\\
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&   &   \multirow{3}{*}{12,74}& \multirow{3}{*}{0,97}&  \multirow{3}{*}{$3857 \pm 229$}&    \multirow{3}{*}{27,30}& &   &   L$\beta$1&  12,612\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   L$\beta$2&  12,621\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   L$\beta$2&  12,791\\
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\multirow{6}{*}{11}&    \multirow{6}{*}{420,52}&    \multirow{2}{*}{23,18}& \multirow{2}{*}{1,32}&  \multirow{2}{*}{$31332 \pm 380$}&   \multirow{2}{*}{106,91}&    \multirow{6}{*}{1,21}&  \multirow{6}{*}{$^{48}$Cd}& K$\alpha $1&    23,170\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\alpha $2&    22,980\\
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&   &   \multirow{4}{*}{26,24}& \multirow{4}{*}{1,22}&  \multirow{4}{*}{$8108 \pm 234$}&    \multirow{4}{*}{32,64}& &   &   kraj&   26,711\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $1& 26,091\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $2& 26,639\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $3& 26,057\\
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\multirow{11}{*}{13}&   \multirow{11}{*}{1573,08}&  \multirow{2}{*}{10,54}& \multirow{2}{*}{1,01}&  \multirow{2}{*}{$13512 \pm 428$}&   \multirow{2}{*}{23,32}& \multirow{10}{*}{0,82}& \multirow{10}{*}{$^{77}$Pb,$^{50}$Sn}&  L$\alpha$1& 10,550\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   L$\alpha$2& 10,448\\
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&   &   \multirow{3}{*}{12,81}& \multirow{3}{*}{1,55}&  \multirow{3}{*}{$14265 \pm 464$}&   \multirow{3}{*}{27,39}& &   &   L$\beta$1&  12,612\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   L$\beta$2&  12,621\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   L$\beta$2&  12,791\\
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&   &   \multirow{2}{*}{25,24}& \multirow{2}{*}{1,46}&  \multirow{2}{*}{$56756 \pm 467$}&   \multirow{2}{*}{43,10}& &   &   K$\alpha $1&    25,267\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\alpha $2&    25,040\\
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&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $1& 28,481\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $2& 29,104\\
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\multirow{6}{*}{9}& \multirow{6}{*}{311,00}&    \multirow{2}{*}{17,46}& \multirow{2}{*}{1,30}&  \multirow{2}{*}{$18650 \pm 323$}&   \multirow{2}{*}{93,80}& \multirow{6}{*}{1,73}&  \multirow{6}{*}{$^{42}$Mo}& K$\alpha $1&    17,476\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\alpha $2&    17,371\\
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&   &   \multirow{4}{*}{19,84}& \multirow{4}{*}{0,76}&  \multirow{4}{*}{$1675 \pm 161 $}&   \multirow{4}{*}{21,11}& &   &   K$\beta $1& 19,605\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $2& 19,962\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   K$\beta $3& 19,587\\
&   &   &   &   &   &   &   &   kraj&   20,002\\

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A: Three errors:

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*Line 24 where you define the new column type C to take a single argument. However, in the column specification for the tabular, you use
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Note that the two last columns have a incorrect use of the new C column. You're probably after ...V{4}C{1.5cm}....

*Line 61 has 6598 \pm 293 not in math mode. Use $6598 \pm 293$.

*Line 63 has 3857 \pm 229 not in math mode. Use $3857 \pm 229$.

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Healthcare in the USA is influenced greatly by economic and social changes. As resources in the system become more strained, the risk of things going wrong increases. Claims for medical negligence in 2002 were estimated to cost the healthcare $230.9 billion.Costs of this magnitude clearly restrict the provision of services to patients. There is little evidence about the claims because information based on common statistics has not been collected and no records of claims exist which enable useful comparisons, either over time or between districts. Consequently, the evidence tends to be anecdotal. One survey of claims found that of the twenty-eight areas of medical specialty, four were responsible for over 60 per cent of the total claims notified. These areas are particularly vulnerable to high-value claims. Clearly, such major financial obligations are a significant factor in health service expenditure.
Successful compensation claims must be met by the hospital responsible for the negligence and the costs will inevitably result in increased prices to future purchasers of care. The burden has to be borne by the relevant clinical unit, or units, alone rather than by the whole service, in order to encourage high-risk units to introduce effective systems of risk management and reduce their exposure to negligence claims. Once an award has been made, damages must be paid immediately and it is often impossible for hospitals to meet the costs incurred by substantial claims against them (Kotlikoff, 2007). Thus, arrangements have been introduced in which a claim must be met by the responsible hospital, after which a loan will be made available from the Department of Health to cover the outstanding portion. These arrangements assume that hospitals are able to assess their exposure to risk and to make a general prediction as to what loans will be required to meet claims in any year. The evidence so far, however, suggests that prediction will be very difficult. From year to year the numbers of claims rises, but the rate of increase is not consistent. More importantly, there is a wide variation in the financial severity of the claims from year to year, both within and between hospitals (Williams and Torrens, 2002). This poses a problem of stability in the system, because individual hospitals will find that the payment of damages imposes such a severe strain on resources that services to patients are prejudiced, particularly when the unit is involved in several cases. That instability will make it increasingly difficult for health authorities to plan for the future. Prices will be difficult to forecast and entire units may cease to be viable. A number of proposals have been made to manage these difficulties. Statistical data suggest that public healthcare covers only 27% of the population (83 million of people) (Kotlikoff, 2007).
Inevitably, as demand for resources increasingly exceeds supply, the need to identify health care priorities becomes more urgent. There is no agreed measure by which priorities can be assessed. The simple view is that those in most need should receive priority in the allocation of scarce resources, but there is no generally agreed criterion on which the notion of 'need' can be assessed (Williams and Torrens, 2002). Central government is inclined to promote a policy of 'preventive' medicine as a means of tackling the incidence of ill-health and keeping people out of hospital. A health authority responsible for large numbers of elderly patients might wish to concentrate its resources on the treatment of arthritis, or providing hip replacements. By contrast, parents whose baby needs an urgent operation to repair a hole in the heart will say that there can be no greater need than to save a child's life. Nor have we developed a reliable system for measuring the effectiveness of treatment once need has been established. Both need and effectiveness are extremely difficult to assess against an objective yardstick because they are so influenced by our perceptions of illness and health which vary not only from person to person but also in the same person, from time to time (Raffel and Barsikiewicz, 2001).
According to statistical results, Medicare covers middle class citizens including 65+ year old. Medicaid is established to support low income social classes and covers about 41 million people. Child health insurance and veterans insurance support certain categories of people only. The question is particularly pertinent to the assessment of highly sophisticated and hugely expensive medical equipment, capable of achieving the most dramatic results for a relatively small number of patients. When there is a choice between achieving huge improvements in the conditions of those in very poor health (say cancer or transplant patients), or more modest preventive measures (Raffel and Barsikiewicz, 2001). Clearly, this approach to the problem would involve a major shift of power from doctors to politicians and health service managers. The report considered that health policy and priorities require hard choices to be made between competing demands but that the matter should be considered as follows: (i) at the 'macro' or aggregate level, between government departments (e.g. education, social services, and health); (ii) at the 'meso' or intermediate level, between the numerous groups which compete for resources within the health service, and (iii) at the 'micro' or individual level, between patients. Medicaid covers about 40% of poor people in America and remains one of the main programs for this social group. It attempted to identify a hierarchy amongst. (Moran, 1999). This is wasteful in the sense that others, with more to gain, may be denied access to care. Thus one needs to state a principle by which different forms of treatment and types of patient may be distinguished. Health economists have assisted this process by applying the notion of 'opportunity cost' to health service spending, that is, the loss of benefits which results from using finite resources for one purpose rather than another (Kotlikoff, 2007).
In this case, if doctors were to react in a compassionate way and tend to include, rather than exclude, patients then the numbers of treatment-conditions covered by the plan could be larger than anticipated. Thus, given the same quantity of resources, the number of treatment-conditions might have to be reduced and the difficult question presents itself all over again (Kotlikoff, 2007). The statistic measures quantity, not quality. It fails to record that 30 million Americans have no health insurance at all and many others have insurance which specifically excludes the very illness that most concerns the patient. Also, statistics are not compiled in the same way from country to country. Some may include elements which others exclude, or attach different significance to them in a way that makes direct comparison impossible. Allowance must also be made for differing national levels of inflation in order to compare the real purchasing power of money. It would be meaningless to say that health investment in one country had increased four-fold over ten years if that growth had been matched by inflation which eroded any expansion in services in real terms. More difficult still are the socio-economic and cultural variations between nations as to the notion of what counts as health and disease, the patterns of 'illness' which have developed over many years, and the different health priorities which have been identified from place to place (Kotlikoff, 2007). The social insurance serves a number of functions. It smoothes the burden imposed by large claims against Trusts, encourage good risk management, and create a national database from which hospitals may learn how to minimize risk. The scheme comes into operation and will seek to set premiums sufficient only for the current level of claims. Reserves will not be built up for the future. This means that premiums will be relatively low in the early years of the scheme and build up to a steady level over a period of eight or ten years. Insurance in the scheme works on the principle that responsibility for the costs incurred by claims is divided three ways.
In sum, health economists have begun to make a significant contribution to the way in which the state consider coverage and financial burden of public healthcare. The question is entirely pertinent to the health service. Health economists start with the proposition that health service resources are scarce and that hard decisions between patients are unavoidable. One cannot know to what extent decisions of this nature are typical. But it demonstrates the inevitable fact that social decisions to treat one patient, or one category of patients, may mean that others are denied care. The cause for concern is that some of the routine decisions which dramatically affect access to health care are made at random.
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Are Gay Men Cisgender?
The alienation of potential allies
Gender-expansive gay men in Santiago, Chile. Photo: Diego Duarte Cereceda. Source: Unsplash.
It wasn?t very long after I started participating in LGBTQ social media spaces that I experienced what some have termed the ?weaponization of cisgender?: an effort to dismiss my words and ideas because I was presumed to be ?cisgender,? meaning: my gender identity corresponded with the sex I was labeled at birth.
I?ll never know for certain, but I assume the conclusion that I was ?cisgender? was based solely on my profile photo since those deploying the term likely knew little else about me. (I openly identify as gay but have never described myself as ?cisgender.?)
Cisgender (like transgender) identities, behaviors, and life experiences can color a person?s worldview, thus characterizing someone as ?cisgender? is not necessarily inaccurate or out of bounds. I use the word all the time ? in the classroom, in my writing, etc. But the ?weaponization of cisgender? is an extreme example of something I?ve argued (here): that the term ?cisgender? is not a neutral adjective or descriptor.
When ?cisgender? is weaponized, it?s used to shut down discussion, invalidate ideas, and silence voices.
Rather, it works to de-naturalize and de-center something that masquerades as natural, neutral, and ?normal.? It names a thing that draws its power from remaining unseen, unnoticed, and unnamed. As such, employing the term ?cisgender? is always an exercise in power. But, when the word is ?weaponized,? it?s being used to shut down discussion, invalidate ideas, and silence voices.
There?s a lot to analyze about these kinds of interactions but, here, I want to set aside questions about the ethics of imposing a gender identity on others or dismissing a person?s words, ideas, or arguments solely on the basis of immutable traits or characteristics. It is also not my intent to engage the thorny question of who should be ?centered? in LGBTQ social spaces (or whether margin/center metaphors are helpful in multiply-marginalized communities). Nor am I concerned here with (what I consider to be) the silly question of whether the word cisgender is always pejorative or a ?slur.?
Rather, I want to consider more fundamental questions: are gay men cisgender? And, if they?re not, is attempting to silence or dismiss them through weaponized deployments of ?cisgender? a smart political strategy? Does it help advance the cause of gender justice for everyone in society?
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Answering these questions requires agreement on the meaning of the term ?cisgender.? Related to the more common term ?transgender,? ?cisgender? typically refers to a person whose gender identity and gender expression is consistent with the sex they were labeled at birth.
For example, a person labeled ?female? at birth who comes to identify as a girl, then a woman, and behaves in ways expected for girls and women, can be considered cisgender. This, in contrast to the term ?transgender,? which describes those whose gender identity and expression differs from that expected for the sex they were labeled at birth.
Though some transgender men are attracted to other men and identify as gay, the question ?Are transgender gay men cisgender?? is pretty well answered by the word ?transgender? in the question. (?No, they aren?t cisgender. Because they?re transgender. Duh.?) Thus, transgender gay men are not my focus here, though they doubtless have a unique vantage point on the way gender operates in gay men?s spaces.
For our purposes, the relevant aspects of the consensus definition of ?cisgender? are gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex. So the question, ?Are gay men cisgender?? is another way of asking, ?Are gay men?s gender identity and gender expression what are expected for someone labeled ?male? at birth?? All of which entails a third, unexpected, question: ?Are gay men male??
The answers are sometimes, sometimes, and maybe.
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Gender Identity: Do gay men identify as men?
Let?s tackle the easy one first: gender identity. To my knowledge, there has never been a scientific study of a representative global sample of gay men asking if they identify as ?men.?
Purely from personal experience, I can say many gay men identify as men and unproblematically so. But many others do not. And some do but only situationally, to ease social interactions or represent themselves to society in the (gender binary) terms it understands, not because they cling tightly to that identity.
To understand why, we need to pry apart the terms ?male? and ?man.? Although they are often used interchangeably, ?male? and ?man? mean different things. Male is a word used to describe the biological sex of certain living organisms, where ?man? describes a social and cultural identity or status that is often (but not always) connected to biological sex (here, maleness).
Although ?male? and ?man? often travel together, one needn?t be ?male? to be ?a man? and many males (including all animals) never embrace the gender identity of ?man.? Thus, while gay men may be males, their biological sex does not guarantee they will identify as, or hold the social status of, men.
Unlike (apparently) a great many ?straight? men, as suggested by the burgeoning literature in ?men?s studies,? gay men don?t seem to dwell on the question of their gender identity. (I have never met a gay man preoccupied with whether he was ?a real man.?) Others stridently assert they are men to counter stereotypes of effeminate homosexuality or old beliefs that male homosexuals are ?women trapped in a man?s body.?
Others may self-identify as ?men? when required, to ease social interactions or for official identification, but they may not embrace the term too tightly. And still others are more ambivalent about the implications of self-describing as a ?man? or actively reject that term when describing themselves.
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Gender Expression: Do gay men act like men?
A gender expression that?s consistent with sex assignment at birth is the second common aspect of most definitions of ?cisgender.? So, do gay men ?act? like men (whatever that means)?
As with gender identity, and despite stereotypes, gay men exhibit a wide range of gender expressions. And these can change according to context, unique personal traits/characteristics, and/or over the course of their lives.
Despite stereotypes of gay male effeminacy, in their voices, attire, and demeanor, many gay men ?read? as conventionally masculine men. Some also stridently reject any whiff of femininity, vigorously asserting their manliness through aggressive and exaggerated performances of masculinity.
Others embody stereotypes of gay male effeminacy, while still others vary in their gender presentation depending on circumstance. This variety in gay men?s gender presentation is evident even in childhood. Though many gay men were gender non-conforming boys, not all were.
As adults, many gay men embrace gender as an arena of play and creative expression (i.e. drag, Halloween costumes, etc.), while for others it is closely linked to sexual style or membership in sub-cultural groups (i.e. bears, BDSM/kink/leather groups, etc.)
Some of these practically require aggressively masculine appearances and personas, which themselves may be parodied or lampooned by other members of the same group. Thus, blanket characterizations of gay men?s gender presentations are usually over-simplified and inaccurate.
I also think it?s important to acknowledge that the social prerogatives of adhering to traditional expressions of masculinity are often available to gay men regardless of their sexual orientation. Being gay does not inoculate a gay man against sexist or misogynist bejavior, or actively or unconsciously discriminating against women.
The authority and privilege often granted men is also not necessarily foreign to gay men. These can be conferred on gay men by virtue of their being perceived as male and presenting as conventionally masculine, regardless of whether they are wanted or invited. Those advantages can be multiplied or diminished depending on an individual gay man?s race, ethnicity, social class, and physical ability.
Whether or not invited, gay men may still benefit from unearned male privilege even if they don?t express gender in conventionally masculine ways. When gay men ?act like men? (i.e. express conventionally masculine gender) they can benefit from male privilege even if they are also disadvantaged due to their homosexuality or other traits or characteristics.
Gay men may still benefit from male privilege even if they aren?t conventionally masculine in gender expression.
But beyond any stereotypes of gay male effeminacy or the varieties of gay male gender expression, gay men are gender non-conforming by definition. Part of many gay men?s ambivalence towards, or even complete dis-identification with, the gender identity of ?man? is the way this term is closely intertwined with heterosexual desire and sexual behavior.
Within current constructions of heterosexuality masculinity, men are expected to express sexual desire for, and engage in sexual activity solely with, women. Accordingly, same-sex sexual desire or sexual behavior is widely viewed as disqualifying for the gender status of ?man,? regardless of one?s gender identity or gender expression.
This notion ? that homosexuals are not men by definition ? is relentlessly communicated to boys and men by peers, parents, and the popular culture. The pejoratives ?fag? and ?homo? are used to police and regulate the gender expression of boys from the moment they interact with parents, siblings, and peers.
Which results in a large of number of heterosexual men performatively distancing themselves from any appearances or behaviors ? any gender expressions ? they associate with homosexuality, including same-sex desire or sexual behavior, lest they themselves be unmanned. And large numbers of homosexual men vigorously performing a version of masculinity to counter stereotypes of effeminate homosexuality ? as in some parts of the gay bear, Leather/Levis, and BDSM communities.
Biological Sex: Are gay men male?
OK, I know this seems like a rhetorical question but hear me out. Although one might assume gay men possess primary and secondary sex characteristics ? genes, genitals, etc. ? that would allow them to be categorized as males, scientific study on the biological sex of a representative global sample of self-identified gay men has never been done.
Which is peculiar? since their smaller percentage of the population would require so many fewer research subjects than a similar survey of heterosexual men. Yet, even so, we can safely say that biological sex is more than genes and genitals.
Brown University professor emerita of Biology Anne Fausto-Sterling has argued there are several components of biological sex: genital shape, gonads (like testes and ovaries), brain structure and function, hormone profile, and genetics. It is assumed that for most people there is some kind of loose concordance between all these aspect of biological sex.
But, in gay men, that may not be the case.
For many years now, scientists have been researching biological differences between homosexual and heterosexual men and there?s a large body of (inconclusive) evidence that gay men?s primary and secondary sex characteristics may not be biologically ?male typical.? There is increasing evidence that gay male genetics, brain structures and functions, and hormone profiles may differ from heterosexual males?.
Some of these likely account for oft-observed differences in the shape and appearance of gay men?s bodies: facial features, hair whorl patterns, fingerprint patterns, handedness, etc. Important to note: these physical differences are not found in all gay men studied, so it would not be accurate to assert that gay men as a group are fundamentally different or ?like women? biologically.
Though genital differences in gay men have not been studied, we do know that 1%?4% of the human population could be described as ?intersex.? That is, they are born with sex traits such as chromosomes, hormone profiles, genitalia, or reproductive organs that do not allow them to easily categorized as male or female. Some intersex people will be same-sex attracted and identify as gay, regardless of their biological uniqueness. In fact, some evidence suggests that intersex people are same-sex attracted at higher rates than the rest of the population.
All of which is to say: some people we?d call ?gay men? may have intersex bodies. And given the variety of conditions falling under the umbrella term ?intersex,? some may never know!
For all these reasons, we cannot assume that gay men are necessarily male, as that term is understood by those who study biological sex.
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Allies or enemies?
If some or all gay men do not identify as men, do not express a conventionally masculine gender, and are not biologically male, then it?s not possible to make the blanket statement that gay men are cisgender without beggaring the term.
So, no, gay men are not cisgender.
And if we consider same-sex attraction, desire, or sexual behavior to make a male ineligible for the gendered social status of ?man,? then no gay men are cisgender.
But that?s not the same as claiming gay men are transgender (if for no other reason than gender self-identification should be an individual prerogative, not imposed by others). I am also not suggesting there is no discrimination against transgender people by gay men or in gay men?s social or digital spaces. There is plenty of evidence to the contrary.
What I am suggesting, however, is that many gay men could legitimately be said to have lived gender variant or gender expansive lives. And their complicated life experiences with gender are not easily captured within the consensus definition of the term ?cisgender.? That experience could offer a point of contact and grounds for solidarity in support of transgender legal rights and social acceptance.
But attempting to silence or alienate gay men through weaponized deployment of the term ?cisgender? seems contrary to the larger project of creating a society more accepting of a wider range of gender identities and expressions that would allow everyone to live their authentic gendered selves.
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Note: after initial publication, I made two small changes to this essay. First, I altered wording in the subtitle that made it seem as though I was arguing gay men are transgender (I?m not). Second, I clarified that the focus of my analysis is those gay men who are not transgender and why. ? MM (1/21/20)
Second note: a number of the comments on this piece have implied that I intended it as an entry into a debate (happening elsewhere) about whether the term ?cisgender? is pejorative or a ?slur.? It was not intended as such. The writing was inspired by a question about the phrase ?weaponization of cisgender? posed by a Facebook friend about two years ago, and a number of subsequent conversations with other gay men about whether the word ?cisgender? accurately describes our experiences with gender. I?ve been thinking about these questions for quite some time. A very rough version of this piece sat in my draft folder for over a year. When I had the time, I edited and published it. I added a sentence to the intro to make clear that I am not taking a position on the question ?Is cisgender a slur?? Please don?t read intent or meaning into the writing that?s not there.? MM (1/23/20)
Michael J. Murphy, PhD, is Associate Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield. He is the author of many book chapters, and encyclopedia and journal articles. Most recently, he edited Living Out Loud: An Introduction to LGBTQ History, Society, and Culture (New York: Routledge, 2019). He tweets @emjaymurphee.
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We had a pretty chill and low-key Valentine's Day. Adam's parents sent Adam an Olive Garden gift card for his birthday, so our family went out to dinner a few days after his birthday and a few days before Valentine's Day and called it good for both ;).
My cousin Sara sent Megan and Jane these bookmark Valentines she made to give to their friends and classmates. Such a big help for me that I didn't have to make Valentines this year!
Adam had to work Saturday morning, so while he was gone I made him his favorite dish, pot pie.
We got the kids little gifts this year. I love any excuse to give them stuff! Megan has been saying since Christmas that she asked for Battleship and didn't get it (I have no recollection of her asking for it!), so I thought it was the perfect gift for her. Jane still loves Beanie Boos, and Alec needed a backpack to carry around all his action figures.
For dinner we had our traditional heart-shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's; a crowd favorite.
I know some people think Valentine's Day is a lame, over-rated holiday, but any excuse to shower my family with love is a good excuse for me.
Happy Valentine's Day from my loves to yours.
Less than 24 hours after Adam returned from Australia, my sister and I headed to Las Vegas. We took my three kids and a couple of her kids down for our nephew Noah's baptism. I was so tired from Adam being gone that week, but I am so glad we went down.
The kids loaded up and ready to go. Alec was so excited to be sitting in the back with his cousin Marshall. I sure missed him way back there though!
Noah and my brother Loren. What a special day.
Pretty cousins waiting for the baptism to begin. Jane loves Katherine and Lyla!
The men from the confirmation circle. The only way this group could get more handsome is if Adam was with them.
The baptism attendees. It was packed! You can tell lots of people love and support Noah and his family.
After the baptism we had a luncheon at Loren and Sonya's house. I got to spend time with one of my favorite people ever, Sara Kelley.
We are so proud of you Noah! Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day.
On February 2nd, Adam made his third trip out to Australia to use telescopes there. It was his quickest trip yet; he left Monday night and was home in time to teach his Thursday evening lecture.
CSIRO is the Australian equivalent of the US National Science Foundation. Adam conducted his observations from here.
One of the old radio telescopes that now decorates the grounds.
Apparently what radio data looks like. Adam says that radio astronomers don't listen to anything with headphones like they show in the movies. Well…except Taylor Swift.
This Big Mac is made with 100% Australian beef.
Just the tip of Sydney, headed out over endless miles of ocean.
We sure missed Adam while we was gone but I'm so proud of him and his hard work.


Top 7 Travel Trends for 2014 - Oh, the Places We Travel!
Guest post by Katja Presnal.
Our first issue of Skimbaco Lifestyle magazine launched this week, and the magazine takes you around the world to find the best cup of tea in Asia, the most popular coffee shop in Dublin, and gives you insight how even such a small thing as a cup of coffee can define luxury in hotel rooms.
Our editorial team has discussed a lot the past year what defines luxury, what is adventurous and what are some of the emerging trends how people travel today. Here is my quick recap of the top travel trends we have seen lately. To stay on the top of the global lifestyle and travel trends, I wish you will also read our new magazine.
People want it all, and you no longer need to choose between different kind of vacations. The trips where you can enjoy the silence of nature and the buzzing city scenes on the same trip are gaining in popularity. Countryside trips are not as trendy anymore, but combine a little quiet time with a busy city trip, and you are quite trendy. Also combination of traveling by train and plane, or boats and car on the same trip reflect on the same combination travel trend. In family travel more and more couples opt in taking the kids with, and just utilizing more the kids clubs in resorts and hotels.
The medical costs in the USA are outrageous, and by no means consistent. Medical travel where you can get a minor medical procedure done in a different state or country are in the rise. I saved over $5,000 by getting my dental work done in Sweden last year compared to what it would have cost me in New York.
City travel is trendy, that's for sure, but just not to the top 10 cities in the world. Don't get me wrong, I love Paris, and recommend it for everyone, but "everyone" has already been to Paris (and London, New York and Barcelona), and now lesser known cities in Europe are trending. One of them is Dubrovnik in Croatia, gorgeous coastal town with plenty of luxuries, but with a helluva smaller price tag than in Monte Carlo or Nice. Also countries like Iceland, Slovakia, Serbia and Latvia are some of the emerging trendy places to visit and they've seen a large growth in their visitor numbers.
Instead of large cruise ships, the biggest trend in cruising is small river and canal cruises. They are much more intimate, you can see the scenery in a completely different way, and above all, you get into locations where large cruise ships would never make it. Let's say like Burgundy in central France. I cruised with European Waterways river barge in France last year, and it was like being on a small floating bed and breakfast, just with a private chef cooking 7-course dinners.
Traveling isn't anymore just about seeing the sights, and one of the trends is hands on learning and being more active part of the experience, whether it's herding sheep in Ireland, or picking olives in Italy. More and more tour operators are offering these experiences where you learn about the local culture in much more meaningful way – by doing it yourself. One of my favorite memories this winter was to learn to make pasta in Tuscany with Walks of Italy.
Now, this is a trend that I am starting to see more and more, and I wish to promote and see even more. Multi-generational travel is where three generations of a family travels together, and the location caters something for everyone. I think this works the best with cultural experiences, like the ones mentioned above, however, for example Disney Cruise line is an excellent example of programming for children, but also for adults of any age.
The urban dictionary defines bizcation as something where you are going for a business conference but go shopping and partying instead. That is not the type of bizcation I am talking about. Work first, party afterwards, and on your own dime. Bizcation is a business and vacation combined together. Maybe you are going for a two day business trip, and can take a day or two off and make it a long weekend in the destination? Many hotel chains and Avis car rental company offer discounts for bizcationers who want to extend their business stay with a weekend vacation. I have traveled like this with my husband for good 16 years on his business trips, but now it is recognized as a trend and travel industry has started catering to this kind of traveling.


2. A little history from my history teacher older brother in an email this morning: World War I ended with an Armistice on November 11, 1918, which went into effect at 11:00 am-the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. Armistice Day is still observed on November 11 of each year, although it is now called Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations and parts of Europe.
3. This brother ^ and I are 10.5 months apart. I think that's pretty much as close as you can be without being twins? We are the same age for over a month of the year :) We have always been good friends.
6. I love garbage day. There is just something deeply satisfying watching your garbage/junk being taken away.
7. Doesn't a room feel automatically cleaner if there are vacuum lines on the carpet? My sil Kristine always teased me that it looked like I mowed our old shag carpet in our apartment in Logan. I love that Alison from House of Hepworth's did a post how to make perfect vacuum lines!
9. Does it bother you when companies do this with their names? Karl's Karz or Candy's Cutz. I don't know why it drives me crazy, but it does.
10. I made this 10 minute taco salad last week and my family loved it. I loved it because it was 10 minutes to make~it's in our keeper file.
I can't believe I pulled out 11, but this date deserved a special post.
My sister and I are 11 months apart :) we love being so close and it's fun to be the same age for a while every year!
I got a kick out of the American girl doll comparison. My friend linked to your blog on facebook for this reason, lots of little girls wanting one and we were talking about which one to get. Thx for answering via a picture what we'll be doing! And yes, I feel the same way about garbage day and I LOVE that movie too.
Whenever that annoying 1-877-Kars.4.Kids jingle comes on the radio, I HAVE to turn it off. Just 'cause of that I'll never donate to them!!!
And ranking right up there is: How do you spell relief? R.O.L.A.I.D.S.
My mom's neighbor's son actually put that down on his spelling test!!!
Love this post! I just wanted to tell you how happy I am to have found your blog - I truly enjoy reading your posts and being inspired by your projects/photography.
Great post Melissa! I wish I had seen that video yesterday. I spent most of the day thinking of what I could put on my blog but nothing seemed enough. So I remained silent. My best friend in high school (and still is) used to make lines in her carpet so she wouldn't have to vacuum every week. I would run through them and mess them up just to make her mad (-: And I hate it when companies do that to their names. My husband will purposely point them out so he can see my eyes roll.
I loved your eleven comments about things. The doll hair picture is a classic!