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Don't forget about vitamin C, the most basic nutritional supplement.
protects circulation from clogging
fortifies the immune system
basic anti-oxidant supplement
cannot be substituted by other anti-oxidants
Our unique formula provides high levels of vitamin C in the preferred form of sodium ascorbate and the synergy and completeness of acerola cherry extract and wild rosehip.
Acerola Cherry Extract 45%
Sodium Ascorbate 45%
Wild Rosehip Extract 10%
Acerola Cherry Extract: one of natures highest concentrations of Vitamin C. The extract is the water soluble components of the cherry and contains 17% vitamin C along with all the essential bio-flavenoids and other important co-factors
Sodium Ascorbate: gentle form of pure soluble vitamin C
Wild Rosehip: this provides a broader action and a synergy with the other ingredients.
Acerola extract is valued for its gentleness of action and superior effectiveness, compared with isolated Vitamin C. One of the few products on the market that is retained by our body. The fruit of the Acerola is one of the richest-known natural sources of vitamin C. It contains an array of bioflavonoids, vitamins, minerals & other phyto-nutrients; an ideal food-based source of nutrition. The free radical scavenging benefits are useful for lessening the tendency to degenerative disease and fighting cellular aging. Conversely, large doses of isolated Vitamin C can lead to imbalances such as anxiety, poor sleep & mineral depletion. We have found, however, that moderate daily doses of Sodium Ascorbate are well tolerated, even by sensitive individuals.
The health benefits of Sodium Ascorbate
These are remarkable and have far reaching implications for many health conditions. Following a Sodium Ascorbate regime over a period of around 12 months or so, will tend to completely rebuild the structural integrity of the body via collagen renewal. This includes the arteries thus reversing the development of atherosclerotic disease and helping to prevent heart attack. Further, it will resolve hardening or blocking of the arteries and help prevent stroke due to arterial or vascular rupture. In addition sodium ascorbate has a leading role to play in the elimination of chronic and acute infections.
Ascorbate is also essential for the hydroxylation of the amino acid Proline which forms hydroxyproline - a major component of collagen. Collagen is an essential structural protein in the body accounting for around a quarter of all the protein in our bodies and is critical to the structural integrity of our bodies.
Linus Pauling PhD (Twice Nobel Laureate) stated "It is highly probable that most people in the world would only receive 1- 2% of the amounts of Ascorbate that would keep them in the best of health".
Relation of Sodium Ascorbate to bioflavonoids
Bioflavanoids work with pure Vitamin C (ascorbate in various forms) to produce a more complete anti-oxidant. It would seem logical that the addition of sources of bioflavonoids to the diet or as a supplement will complement and broaden the action of sodium ascorbate. We therefore add 45% Acerola Cherry powder and 10% Wild Rosehip powder to our sodium ascorbate.
Why do we need Sodium Ascorbate?
The GLO Gene is absent in many people, scientists believe that this happened around 60 million years ago. The absence of this gene makes us unable to biosynthesise a specific enzyme L- gulonolactone oxidase. This is an end stage liver enzyme that bio-converts blood glucose to Ascorbate, this means our bodies cannot produce any Ascorbate. In the long term, a lack of Ascorbate causes our bones to dissolve and teeth to fall out - in other words sub-clinical scurvy and a tendency to development of cancer.
Ascorbic Acid has mistakenly been called Vitamin C - it is actually a liver metabolite rather than a vitamin. It is produced in large quantities in almost all animals, e.g. 6 grams a day in a goat, or up to 100grams daily if the goat is stressed. But it is not Ascorbic Acid that our body requires, rather a SALT of Ascorbic Acid. A daily supplementation of Ascorbate several times a day is a simple way to make up for this genetic defect.
In the 1970s, Dr. Irwin Stone released a classic book "The Healing Factor - Vitamin C Against Disease" - this is unfortunately no longer in print. Dr. Stone dedicated his life to researching the benefits of multi-gram consumption of Ascorbate and was the author of over 120 scientific papers including over 50 on Vitamin C. He received many awards and honours during his lifetime. In the 80s he published a paper "Scurvy, the most misunderstood epidemic Disease in 20th Century Medicine", this paper has considerable implications for cancer patients.
"Because of the poor and inadequate full correction of the human defective gene for GLO (too little Ascorbate daily intake), every cancer victim was born scorbutic, after a 9 month intrauterine bout with scurvy. This poor correction, due to grossly inadequate daily intakes of ascorbate, continues throughout the lifetime of the victims, exposing them constantly to the deleterious physiological insults of chronic sub clinical Scurvy (the CSS Syndrome). This is a large factor in the genesis of the cancer. Every cancer victim being treated by orthodox oncologists suffers also from a bad case of the CSS Syndrome. When the orthodox cut, burn and poison techniques prove too much, the cancer victims do not die solely from the cancer lesion, but are also pushed into their grave by the exacerbated uncorrected scurvy that is always present. We and other workers in this field haven't really realised the enormous size of daily dosage of ascorbate required for therapy and survival in cancer".
Dr. Irwin Stone: from his book "The healing factor - vitamin C against disease"
Robert F Cathcart MD, another medical pioneer who has had great success with Ascorbate, successfully treating over 25,000 patients with large doses, often as high as 150gms per day healing all kinds of chronic degenerative disease.
Dr Klenner UMD FCCP began his ascorbate studies in the 40's and treated 30 or 40 patients a day in North Carolina until his death in 1984, treating many degenerative diseases. He also found that treating with ascorbate during pregnancy resulted in a much healthier mother and baby. If a mother takes high does of ascorbate in addition to other measures such as folic acid and avoiding cigarettes and alcohol, she will deliver an extremely healthy baby. Studies have shown the labour will also be quicker and less painful. Giving the child 1 gram of ascorbate per day up until the age of 10 will bypass all regular childhood diseases including measles, mumps, chicken pox etc as well as common airborne infections.
The Immune system, allergy and auto-immune disorders in relation to Sodium Ascorbate
The availability of the sodium salt of ascorbic acid for oral use represents a marked advance in the therapeutic approach to allergy. In many cases considerable relief from allergic manifests and in some cases even striking and dramatic improvement. The sodium form of ascorbate is thought to improve adrenal metabolism. This regular use of sodium ascorbate at least one gram twice daily has been found in clinical studies as far back as the 1940's to have a high degree of success in the resolution of hay fever and asthma, see the article sodium ascorbate in the treatment of allergic disturbances here for details of asthma and hay fever treatment and also some discussion as to why the sodium form of vitamin C is by in large the preferable form.
These conditions are related to an under functioning of the adrenal glands in the sense of failure to produce enough natural steroids. This in turn is related to an over activity of one part of the immune system, tending to produce the self-attack syndrome that plays a part not only in asthma but all auto-immune disorders. The fact that clinical trials have been done on asthma and allergy sufferers is not an indication that sodium ascorbate is only therapeutic for these auto-immune disorders, but rather a strong indication that all auto-immune disorders will tend to be helped with sodium ascorbate use, as the mechanisms described are not specific to asthma only but to all auto-immune disorders. I refer the reader the full autoimmune articles here and also to the liquorice product info here to further understand and alleviate auto-immune disorders. Most chronic (long term, rather than short episodes) disease has an autoimmune component we believe, where there is excess activity/production of B cells and under activity/production of T cells.
How Much Sodium Ascorbate is Required?
Every individual is different; therefore the amount will depend on personal physiology. Everyone has an ideal dose that will be discovered through an element of trial and error. By ingesting a series of incremental does every four hours, your body will reach a tolerance level known as the Bowel Tolerance Threshold. This is a state where the tissue cells have become fully saturated with the maximum amount needed for the body to heal itself. The Bowel Tolerance Threshold is not diarrhoea as it is not acidic and will not create the burning associated with diarrhoea. At this point, the dose is reduced by small amounts to come below the threshold.
We recommend that you begin with half a teaspoon (approx 1 gm); each subsequent does should be increased by a further half teaspoon. The increases should not exceed this amount. The four hourly regimen does not need to be continued during the night, simply begin again in the morning. This regime can be followed preventatively for long term tissue and organ healing.
If you experience the onset of an infection you may wish to try a starting dose of up to 2 level teaspoons increasing every 4 hours by one level teaspoon. In just 1-2 days, and sometimes less, your body will generally overcome the infection before it gains a foothold in the body. For infections we recommend reading the full infection protocol here
Dedicated Vitamin C health researchers believe that the other mechanism by which arteriosclerosis proceeds is due to a lack of ascorbic acid causing weakening of the collagen throughout the body, but specifically of the arterial walls, leading to weakness and micro haemorrhage / bleeding of the arteries. These conditions promote a deposition of waste materials to act as a kind of cement to protect the arteries from rupture and leakage. This deposit eventually reduces circulation and can result finally in death via heart attack, due to complete blockage and lack of oxygen reaching the heart, or stroke due to complete blockage of a blood vessel to the brain, or rupture of a blood vessel due to collagen so weak that not even the deposit can prevent it breaking. By using Vitamin C daily this cycle is broken, and the strengthening of the collagen of the blood vessels, will according to the researchers in this field, eventually lead to decongesting of the arterial tubes. Oral chelating agents like Serrapeptase have been shown to rapidly help in arterial clearing.
The following people should take Ascorbic Acid instead of Sodium Ascorbate
It is a myth that Sodium per se will raise blood pressure, but for a very small minority of people who are truly hypertensive, sodium MAY raise blood pressure, dependant on many factors including the ratio to potassium, in such cases ascorbic acid can be taken instead of the salt of ascorbic acid. It should be noted that sodium ascorbate contains only 10% sodium.
Anyone deficient in Gastric HCI (stomach acid) (if taking more than approx 3 grams a day)
Anyone diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure
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CG: STAGE TUBE: Veronica Klaus Sings 'I Love Being Here With You', Brings Show to Joe's Pub 8/29
(July 30, 2012) - Veronica Klaus is gearing up to bring her show, "Veronica Klaus Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook" to Joe's Pub in New York City on August 29, 2012. Watch a brand new video of her singing "I Love Being Here With You" below! (read the story...)
CG: Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock and Joey Baron Set for the Blue Note, 8/15-19
(July 30, 2012) - Saxophonist Lee Konitz, guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Joey Baron return to the Blue Note for a weeklong run in anticipation of their upcoming release Enfants Terribles (2012), available commercially on Half Note Records September 25th. The group features four veteran jazzmen whose collective efforts on stage and in the studio span decades. Individually, each boasts a distinguished career path and network of associations representing a wide of range of jazz's stylistic directions. (read the story...)
CG: Vacationer, Aaron Embry and DJ Ben Lovett Join Communion Show, 8/2
(July 30, 2012) - Communion, the most reliable source for breaking artists, has announced details of its upcoming August show at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn. On August 2, fans will enjoy one of the best lineups yet, with sets by Communion co-founder Ben Lovett as DJ; Vacationer (Downtown Records); esteemed pianist/songwriter/producer Aaron Embry and; Caleb Hawley, a diverse singer/songwriter who has shared the stage with industry greats such as Mark Cohn, Rusted Root, Dave Matthews Band, Shawn Mullins and Edwin McCain. Embry will also accompany Lovett and his band, Mumford & Sons, at their sold-out show in Hoboken on August 1. (read the story...)
CG: URBAN TANGO TRIO, CMA SONGWRITER SERIES and More Set for Joe's Pub, Now thru 8/6
(July 30, 2012) - Joe's Pub has announced its upcoming performances for tonight, July 30-August 6, including Urban Tango Trio, John Bibbs, Greg Diamond, Brazzaville, CMA Songwriter Series, Francesco Tristano, Michel Reis & Aaron Kruzik, Anna Marina, Rob Lewis, Easy Tells, Minerva Lions, Sidi Toure, Nath Ann Carrera and Ryan Raftery. See full details below. (read the story...)
CG: Shaina Taub Plays Rockwood Music Hall, July 30
(July 29, 2012) - Shaina Taub plays Rockwood Music Hall on Monday July 30th at 8 PM, featuring brand new original music and songs off her record, What Otters Do. (read the story...)
CG: BROADWAY SINGS FOR PKD Benefit Plays the Duplex, 8/20
(July 29, 2012) - Broadway Sings for PKD, a concert benefiting the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, will be offered August 20th at The Duplex in Manhattan. The evening will feature musical theatre classics and 1950s bubblegum pop. (read the story...)
CG: The Lilac Hosts BOOKS AHOY! Today, 7/28
(July 28, 2012) - Today, Saturday, July 28th, 2012, from 2pm - 5pm in the afternoon, the Lilac will host Tribeca's first-ever children's literary festival: Books Ahoy! a literary celebration for little mermaids and pirates. (read the story...)
CG: NEXT Concert Series Hosts TRIASSIC PARQ Workshop Today, 7/28
(July 28, 2012) - The NEXT Concert series is hosting a masterclass today, July 28th with the creative staff of Triassic Parq a current Off-Broadway hit. It's an opportunity to brush up on your audition skills while getting the chance to work with some amazing people before their show heads to Broadway andto to raise money for future NEXT concerts. (read the story...)
CG: NYMF and Paley Center Present AN AFTERNOON WITH SHELDON HARNICK Today, 7/28
(July 28, 2012) - As part of the annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, the Paley Center is pleased to honor the three-time Tony Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick—who collaborated with composer Jerry Bock on landmark musicals including the Pulitzer Prize winner Fiorello!, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Rothschilds. (read the story...)
CG: DIDO AND AENAEUS, THE MURDER OF CROWS & More Set for Mostly Mozart Festival, Now thru 8/25
(July 28, 2012) - Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director, previously announced the programming for the 46th season of the Mostly Mozart Festival, which runs from tonight, July 28 - August 25, 2012. Spanning seven venues, the Festival will offer more than 37 events including concerts, dance, visual art, film, pre-concert recitals, late-night performances, lectures, and bird-watching tours through Central Park, a special accompaniment to this summer's birdsong theme. (read the story...)
CG: Jason Moran and Meshell Ndegeocello Play Free Summer Concert at Annunciation Park Tonight, 7/28
(July 28, 2012) - Harlem Stage presents a free summer concert tonight, July 28 at 5 p.m., featuring The Fats Waller Dance Party with Jason Moran and Meshell Ndegeocello. (read the story...)
CG: Earl Klugh Returns to the Blue Note, 8/7-12
(July 27, 2012) - Earl Klugh returns to the Blue Note for a weeklong run, August 7 to 12, 2012, for the first time since 2010. His band features Nelson Rangell (saxophones and flute), David Lee Spradley (keyboards), Jeff Cox (bass), and Marcus Finnie (drums). (read the story...)
CG: Krzysztof Wodiczko Presents New Projection at Union Square for Veteran's Day, 11/9
(July 27, 2012) - Galerie Lelong and More Art have announced a major new public art installation by Krzysztof Wodiczko: Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection. (read the story...)
CG: THE DIVA AND THE BARITONE Plays the Laurie Beechman, 8/10
(July 27, 2012) - The Diva and the Baritone, stars Metropolitan Opera baritone Theodore Lambrinos and his singing partner and wife, international operatic soprano Hallie Neill. Elliot Finkel, a concert pianist with the chops of a Broadway musical director wrote the arrangements to showcase the couple's amazing vocal talents in a charming mix of Broadway, opera and the best of the Great American songbook. (read the story...)
CG: Photo Flash: Al Blackstone's HAPPY WE'LL BE at Roseland Ballroom
(July 27, 2012) - HAPPY WE'LL BE, a dance narrative by Al Blackstone, plays now through July 30 at Roseland Ballroom at 239 West 52nd Street, New York, NY. Get a first look at the production in the photos below! (read the story...)
CG: Leah Tehrani and Anthony Caputo Headline Enrico Caruso Room, 7/31
(July 27, 2012) - Soprano Leah Tehrani and tenor Anthony Caputo will perform at the Enrico Caruso Room on Tuesday, July 31, at 8 PM as part of the venue's Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer. (read the story...)
CG: Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bart's Presents Taverner's WESTERN WYNDE Mass, 8/12
(July 27, 2012) - The Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bart's continues on Sunday, August 12 at 11 am with a service featuring Taverner's Western Wynde Mass. (read the story...)
CG: Staten Island Zoo Breaks Ground on Two New Exhibits Today, 7/27
(July 27, 2012) - The Staten Island Zoo has announced the groundbreaking of two new features for the public to enjoy beginning next fall, both of which are located outdoors, complementing the existing activities and exhibits that guests have come to enjoy at the Zoo. An outdoor Amur leopard exhibit and a conservation-themed carousel will enhance the outdoor experience at "NY's Biggest Littlest Zoo". The groundbreaking is set for today, July 27, 2012 – 2:00PM at Staten Island Zoo, 614 Broadway, Staten Island, N.Y. (read the story...)
CG: Gay/Straight Alliance Holds Comedy Preview at Stonewall Inn Tonight, 7/27
(July 27, 2012) - What if a gay woman, gay man, and straight woman had equal stage time to muse on sex, identity, and dating? Fed up with the predominantly straight-white-male perspectives on life and sex, Veronica Elizabeth, Kenny Neal, and Alyssa Wolff dreamed up the Gay/Straight Alliance: an LGBT-friendly comedy show that breaks down barriers, exposing the fact that basically, we're all awful, regardless of orientation. (read the story...)
CG: FOUR, YOUNG AND WILD and More Set for New York LGBT Film Festival Line-Up, Now thru 7/31
(July 27, 2012) - NewFest (www.newfest.org), New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Film Festival will soon roll out the rainbow carpet for its 24th season, from tonight, July 27th through Tuesday, July 31st. The stellar lineup includes fourteen narrative features, four documentaries and many anticipated short films. New this year, all screenings and panels will take place at Manhattan's film mecca, The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater, marking a continued relationship between the two pioneering film organizations. (read the story...)
CG: Visual Arts and Jazzfest 2012 Holds 'A Night in Tunisia' Mural Project Recognition Ceremony Today, 7/27
(July 27, 2012) - The 10th Anniversary Celebration for Visual Arts and Jazzfest 2012 continues this month with a Recognition Ceremony and Reception today, July 27th, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon in celebration of the highly acclaimed "A Night in Tunisia" Mural Project at the Countee Cullen Library located at 104 West 136th Street, between Lenox and A.C.P., Jr. Blvd in Harlem. (read the story...)
CG: Bard SummerScape 2012 Presents Two Performances from the Belle Époque France, Now thru 8/5
(July 27, 2012) - Reviving important but neglected operas is one of the ways the Bard SummerScape festival paints a faithfully-nuanced portrait of each past age, and this year's exploration of "Saint-Saëns and His World" is no exception. To enrich its immersion in the music of Belle Époque France, with all its trademark opulence and emotional richness, Bard presents the first staged revival of the original 1887 version of The King in Spite of Himself (Le roi malgré lui) by Saint-Saëns's compatriot and contemporary Emmanuel Chabrier. (read the story...)
CG: |the claque| Presents The (IR)regulars Saturdays at The Tank, Aug 2012
(July 26, 2012) - |the claque| announced today that it will bring its new cutting edge serial comedy to The Tank every Saturday in August. Using the rarely executed serial format- an episodic theater event that can stand alone or as a "sitcom" style performance, |the claque| hopes to break barriers and engage audiences in a new way that will continue to solidify the company as "your favorite arts and performance conglomerate." (read the story...)
CG: NewFilmmakers NY Celebrates NewLatino Filmmaker Series' 10th Anniversary; Screens CRESCENT CITY, 8/8
(July 26, 2012) - On Wednesday, August 8th, NewFilmmakers celebrates the Tenth Anniversary of its NewLatino Filmmaker Series and screens the new Feature CRESCENT CITY. (read the story...)
CG: Galerie Lelong Represents Chinese Artist Lin Tianmiao
(July 26, 2012) - Galerie Lelong New York has announced its representation of Chinese artist Lin Tianmiao. (read the story...)
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Photo courtesy of Bank Gallery.
Bank is simultaneously running three solo shows from Sun Yitian, Kim Laughton and Wang Rui. These consumerist works range from 3D animation to an "immersive imagery feast" examining the fragile psychological boundries between the virtual and the real.
Sep 15 - Oct 28, Bank Gallery.
Photo courtesy of the Shanghai Gallery of Art.
Closing in two weeks is the group show from Liang Manqi, Li Qing, Shi Zhiying, Wang Yi and Yuan Keru. The exhibit engages with philosopher Michel Foucault's idea of 'heterotopia', used to describe places and spaces that function in non-dominant positions (roughly speaking). Many of the works are geometric, highlighting the relationships between shapes, colors and positive/negative space.
Until Sep 30, Shanghai Gallery of Art.
Photo courtesy of the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery.
Sitting at the intersection of art, design and pop culture, Shrigley's solo show combines satire, black humor and an impeccable use of puns in a refreshing contemporary exhibition. It's comprised of over 400 illustrations and a collection of installations, giving you more than enough of a reason to head to the power station of Design - a creative extension of the Power Station of Art. And it's free!
Until Nov 14, power station of Design.
Photo courtesy of Shun Art Gallery.
Sato's show reflects the relationship between body temperature and emotion. Between color pallettes, contact and form, this intimate set of works is the artist's first solo show in Shanghai.
Until Oct 7, Shun Art Gallery.
Flyer courtesy of HOW Art Museum.
Argentine artist Leandro Herlich invites us to question our perception of reality and the world around us in his major solo exhibition at How Art Museum. This exhibition combines photography, video, interactive installations as well as optical illusions to disrupt the orientation and perception of viewers.
Until October 15, How Art Museum.
Image courtesy of the gallery.
Continuous Terminus is a group show featuring a lot of video pieces and stuff made on computers. These futuresque digital works by Hsiung Cheng Kai and Mao Haonan are a combination of dark and optimistic, programmatic feats, a captivating addition to M50.
Until Oct 7, ShanghART Main Space.
For more things to do in Shanghai, check out our Events Section.
Openings in line with art weeks in Beijing and Hong Kong.
Have you been to the new TANK Shanghai yet?
Architectural metaphors and inspiring oils.
Androids, glitch and a closure at the Yuz.
Yu Hong opens at The Long Museum today.
Found objects and lots of screens.
Tomorrow's your last chance to catch the Dansaekhwa exhibit, but Kusama finally comes to town.


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Five-star, all-inclusive ski resort coming to Utah
by: Kiah Armstrong
Posted: Nov 30, 2021 / 06:57 PM MST / Updated: Dec 1, 2021 / 08:19 AM MST
Courtesy: Club Med
HUNTSVILLE, Utah (ABC4) – In a little less than three years, Utah will be celebrating the grand opening of its first 5-star all-inclusive ski resort in Snowbasin.
Club Med Utah is slated to open its doors in December 2024 and will be designed to appeal to every type of traveler, including families, couples, and meetings, and event groups.
Club Med is the pioneer of the all-inclusive concept, offering close to 70 premium resorts all around the world which include North and South America, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean.
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The project is part of a larger plan recently announced by Snowbasin for the mountain, which also includes additional beginner ski domains, new lift infrastructure, and retail and lodging areas at the base.
The announcement came during the inauguration ceremony of Club Med Quebec, where the brand's President and CEO, Henri Giscard D'Estaing, announced Club Med's expansion to Utah.
To date, Club Med has more than 20 all-inclusive mountain resort properties across Canada, Europe, and Asia, and now due to the brand's commitment to expanding its unrivaled all-inclusive mountain product in the North American market, soon to be Utah.
This opening marks the company's first new resort in the U.S. in more than 20 years.
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The Snowbasin Resort, one of the most accessible and oldest operating ski resorts in North America, will be home to Club Med's first exclusive 5-star resort in the U.S. The company says the 320-room resort will "Combine American luxury with Club Med's renowned French savoir fairee, along with architecture and design touches that integrate elements from Utah and its treasured history."
The 5-star ski resort will have accommodations that will include spacious 2-bedroom deluxe rooms and family suites, private penthouse suites, and an award-winning children's club from 4 months to 17 years old for families seeking a more tailored, family-fun experience.
With direct ski-in/ski-out access, all-day dining will be available at the resort's restaurants and lounges and guests can also enjoy included group ski and snowboard lessons, lift tickets, and a heated swimming pool during the ski season.
When the warmer months swing by, guests will be able to explore more than 3,000 acres of surrounding mountains and valleys through guided activities like hiking programs, mountain biking, and Club Med's trademark circus activities.
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"Club Med is known for pioneering new destinations, and we are eager to introduce Snowbasin to travelers as well as bring the very first luxury all-inclusive mountain resort to the U.S.," said Carolyne Doyon President and CEO of Club Med North America and the Caribbean. "Continuing our 70-year legacy, Club Med Utah will give travelers additional opportunities to discover Utah's natural beauty and welcoming communities through a transformative mountain getaway experience."
The project is expected to bring an estimated 400 jobs to the local economy and boost visibility for the region to an international clientele with Club Med's trademark all-inclusive ski experience.
Snowbasin was a host venue for the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic alpine events including downhill, combined (downhill and slalom), and super-G. Guests today can still experience the courses.
The resort is regularly top-rated by Ski Magazine for accessibility, service, on-mountain food, lifts and grooming, and its 3,000 skiable acres.
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GENEVA – Up to 20 people are feared dead after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside, local reports said Sunday.
Police have called a news conference for 1200 GMT. The Junker plane, which can carry up to 17 passengers and three crew, crashed into the Piz Segnas mountain in the east of the country on Saturday, at an altitude of around 2,500 metres (8,200 feet).
The 20 Minutes newspaper quoted a witness who was on the mountainside at the time of the crash. "The plane turned 180 degrees to the south and fell to the ground like a stone," the witness said, adding that the debris was scattered over "a very small area," indicating an explosion was unlikely the cause of the crash.
JU-Air said on its website that it was "deeply saddened" and its "thoughts were with the passengers, the crew and families and friends of the victims". The company's flight operations were suspended, it said.


Press event highlights up-and-coming personal care products.
The latest makeup line making waves is Flesh, a range of foundations that cater to all skin types and tones created by former Allure editor-in-chief and Revlon creative officer Linda Wells. Its leading launch is Firm Flesh Thickstick Foundation available in 40 shades with medium coverage.
Kate Cutler, co-owner of bkr, was on site to chat about her lip balm that recently sold out at Sephora. The trendy refillable water bottle brand has created an accessory ideal for beauty fans with its Water Balm, an innovative lip care product that is the cherry on top of hydration as it is located on the lid of a water bottle.
Brad Farrell, senior vice president brand of Seed Phytonutrients, promoted his company's natural products for hair and skin. The packaging is unique as it is the first ever shower-friendly post-consumer recycled paper bottle.
Hourglass is branching out for the season with new highlight cheek powders as well as the Ultra Slim High Intensity Refillable Lipstick in a sleek gold tube ideal for holiday handbags. Customize your look with over 30 shades.
Stylists were on hand from NatureLab Toyko to demonstrate botanical hair care products. One crowd-pleaser is Perfect Shine Hair Oil Mist made from grape stem cells, pearl extract, platinum fiber and hyaluronic acid to smooth tresses fast.
In a chic move to an airy Soho office space on Broadway, Foundation (formerly known as KFD Public Relations) hosted a #MeetFoundation media event in New York City. Products on display included innovations from bkr, Hourglass, NatureLab and more. Happi got a tour of the latest offerings for Fall 2018 going into holiday.
Lead photo: Candice Hufler of Foundation showed Happi all the latest and greatest launches her company has to share.


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New paper on Oxytocin reveals why we are generous
In the research, Zak and his colleagues gave doses of oxytocin and a placebo to participants, who were then offered a blinded, one-time decision on how to split a sum of money with a stranger who could accept or reject the split. The results were overwhelming: Those given oxytocin offered 80% more money than those given a placebo.
According to Zak, this means that although we are inherently altruistic, we are also generous when we feel empathy toward one another. It is empathy that causes us to open up our wallets and give generously to help strangers.
"Oxytocin specifically and powerfully affected generosity using real money when participants had to think about another's feelings," Zak explains. "This result confirms our earlier work showing that oxytocin affects trust, but with a dramatically larger effect for generosity."
In his experiments, Zak distinguishes between generosity and altruism by using tasks that involve one's innate motivation to give to others, and when another's plight must be considered. Oxytocin's effect on generosity is more than three times larger then his work from 2005, which demonstrated that oxytocin increases trust.
Zak's recent paper explains the brain mechanisms responsible for the substantial increase in generosity during the last 50 years. Zak and his colleagues cite annual giving levels up 187% since 1954. In 2005, over 65 million Americans volunteered to help charities. 96% percent of volunteers said that one of their motivations was "feeling compassion toward other people"
In previous studies, Zak has shown a relationship between oxytocin and trust, making a clear case that the ancient hormone causes a shift in brain chemistry that is evolutionarily important—the more we trust one another and cooperate, the more we all benefit together.
The paper was co-written by Angela A. Stanton of Claremont Graduate University and Sheila Ahmadi of UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine.
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http://www.plosone.org/doi/pone.0001128


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That however means that the system will never sleep which is certainly not what I want. When the system is truly idle I want it to save power by shutting down. A better approach is to use Power Assertions to tell the system when I have some work and I that I would prefer it not to sleep.
A power assertion is way to provide a hint to OS X that you are busy doing something. If possible it should not allow the computer to sleep when the user is idle. Apple provides SDK calls to allow an application to create and release power assertions but in my case there are two command-line utilities that will do the job.
pid 5871(iTunes): [0x000000010000093e] 00:00:08 PreventUserIdleSystemSleep named: "Nameless (via IOPMAssertionCreate)"
pid 29(powerd): [0x000000090000012c] 61:28:54 ExternalMedia named: "com.apple.powermanagement.externalmediamounted"
Note that the 0 and 1 indicate the state of the assertion not the total count of assertions. A list of processes owning the assertions is also displayed so you can check who created each assertion. In this case there is also an assertion created by the powerd process for an external drive that is attached. Note that this ExternalMedia assertion will not prevent the system from sleeping.
pid 25194(pmset): [0x00000001000014ff] 00:00:51 NoIdleSleepAssertion named: "pmset prevent sleep"
When you are done you can hit control-C to exit and release the power assertion. The pmset command is fine but not the most convenient solution when you want a power assertion that lasts for the duration of a script execution.
pid 26187(caffeinate): [0x00000001000015cd] 00:00:11 PreventUserIdleSystemSleep named: "caffeinate command-line tool"
Localized=THE CAFFEINATE TOOL IS PREVENTING SLEEP.
The caffeinate command has a number of other useful options to prevent the display from sleeping and to create timed power assertions (use man caffeinate for further details). If you are interested Apple has also open sourced the code, you can find it on the Apple Source Code Site.


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Voloshky's 2009 home-season performance, STEPPES – A Ukrainian Journey, featured virtuoso violinist Vasyl Popadiuk and his musicians (Papa Duke). The entire performance was to live music. After the show, Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Oleh Shamshur, expressed his thoughts on the emotional response that he and the audience experienced- "We regard this joint performance to be an outstanding example of cultural diplomacy as well as entertainment."
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NPP and NDC to reaffirm commitment to peaceful elections as they sign pact today
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The presidential candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), President Akufo-Addo and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and former President John Dramani Mahama are expected to sign onto a Presidential Elections Peace Pact on December 4, 2020. The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC will broadcast the event live on all of its platforms.
Reports show that Peace Pacts were signed before the 2012 and the 2016 elections which led to the absence of electoral violence, impunity and injustice in the two previous elections in Ghana.
Signing of the Peace Pact for Election 2020, comes four (4) days into Ghana's Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on December Seven (7) and will signify the political party candidates' public demonstration of commitment to peace during the polls. Monday's General Election will be the eighth (8), for Ghana since ushering in the start of the Fourth Republic.
Organizers of the event, the Institute for Democratic Governance, IDEG, have indicated in a post on Instagram @idegghana that, ''when the Peace Pact is signed, it is a binding commitment to ensure peace before, during and after the elections. It is also proof that your candidate stands for peace. And it is evidence that your candidate has put loyalty to their country above loyalty to their party'' according to IDEG.
The peace pact is also fundamentally aimed at ensuring non-violence during the elections, and a resort to judicial process to seek redress in case of disputes, so as to work towards eradicating vigilantism.
As a precursor to the signing of the Peace Pact, a High-Level Convening of the Road Map and Code of Conduct to End Political Vigilantism in Ghana has been held at the premises of the National Peace Council in Accra. The meeting was an opportunity for the Civil Society Organizations to discuss their collaborative efforts around the road map and to properly document efforts of implementation while charting the way forward in eradicating vigilantism in Ghana.
Executive Director of NORSAAC, Mohammed Awal disclosed that it is partnering with the National Peace Council with support from the STAR GHANA Foundation and funding from UK aid and EU in its engagements.
He said NORSAAC would ensure that messages delivered and the signing of the Peace Pact by the Political Parties, especially the NDC and the NPP are well explained to citizens. Mr Awal explained saying ''we are working closely with some media houses amid budget constraints to connect citizens to the issues. While commending the media and also sending a caution to be circumspect in reporting the election results so as not to incite the people''.
Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council, George Amoh, did not mince words where he indicated that signing of the Presidential Election Peace Pact by Nana Akufo Addo and Mr. Mahama would signify the ''the high point in working towards peace in Ghana's election on December 7''.
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Steelers Injury Update: Kevin Dotson Might Be Able To Play Against Bengals
By Dave Bryan
Posted on December 15, 2020 at 12:41 pm
The Pittsburgh Steelers are now preparing to play the Cincinnati Bengals Monday night on the road. The team, however, incurred a few more injuries in their Week 14 road loss to the Buffalo Bills and on Tuesday head coach Mike Tomlin recapped those as part of him updating the overall heath of the team.
"As you guys know, Matt Feiler is on IR with a pec injury, Tomlin said. "Some other guys who got injured in-game and whose availability, at the least, could be compromised at the early portions of this week – we do have an extra day of prep – so we were excited about that: [Kevin] Dotson has a shoulder in the offensive line. [Chukwuma] Okorafor has an ankle in the offensive line. [James] Connor has a quad at running back. Terrell Edmunds has a shoulder. We're excited about potentially getting Joe Haden back, who's been in the concussion protocol and is looking to get out of that. But, again, we'll assess who's available to us."
Guard Matt Feiler was placed on the team's Reserve/Injured list on Monday and the early reports state that he might be back in time for the playoffs. Rookie guard Kevin Dotson, who was also injured on Sunday against the Bills and unable to finish that contest, will likely start in place of Feiler against the Bengals if heathy enough to do so. Tomlin talked more about that potentially happening later during his press conference.
"His availability could be compromised at the early portions of the week, Tomlin said of Dotson potentially being aided by the team playing on Monday night this week. "And that's why I mentioned him along with the other ones: Okorafor, Edmunds, Connor. We'll make all of their availability decisions based on the practice and the quality of it."
The Steelers first injury report of Week 15 will not be released until after the team finishes practicing on Thursday so we have a few days to speculate about the statuses of players such as Dotson, Okorafor, Edmunds and Conner. It does, however, sound like the Steelers will get cornerback Joe Haden back Monday night barring him not having any concussion setbacks this coming week.
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Government Steps Up Efforts To Access Any Email or Web Search Data
I came across a disturbing report from The Raw Story about National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell's plans for cyberspace spying that would make the current debate on warrantless wiretaps look like a "walk in the park," according to an interview published in the New Yorker's print edition today. The plan would give the government the authority to examine the content of any e-mail, file transfer or Web search.
What is even more disturbing is that the infrastructure to tap into Americans' email and web search history may already be in place. The article refers to a November incident where a former technician at AT&T alleged that the telecom forwarded virtually all of its Internet traffic into a "secret room" to facilitate government spying. Mark Klein (the former AT&T employee) said that a copy of all Internet traffic passing over AT&T lines was copied into a locked room at the company's San Francisco office – to which only employees with National Security Agency clearance had access in a cable splitting device.
"My job was to connect circuits into the splitter device which was hard-wired to the secret room," Klein. said "And effectively, the splitter copied the entire data stream of those Internet cables into the secret room — and we're talking about phone conversations, email web browsing, everything that goes across the Internet."
"As a technician, I had the engineering wiring documents, which told me how the splitter was wired to the secret room," Klein continued. "And so I know that whatever went across those cables was copied and the entire data stream was copied."
According to Klein, that information included Internet activity about Americans.
"We're talking about domestic traffic as well as international traffic," Klein said. Previous Bush administration claims that only international communications were being intercepted aren't accurate, he added.
"I know the physical equipment, and I know that statement is not true," he added. "It involves millions of communications, a lot of it domestic communications that they're copying wholesale."
How many other companies are storing data such as this? This is one of the reasons for the search engine privacy wars in July of last year where the four major search engines made moves to protect users privacy.
Another scary thought is that is companies like AT&T, Google and even the government have access to our most private information, could it not easily fall into the wrong hands – the hands of those who would look to use it for evil?
Advocates of this type of policy would probably argue that if you have nothing to hide, than you have nothing to be afraid of. However at what point do we say, "enough is enough!" When we have no privacy left whatsoever?
Agent Smith	on January 16, 2008 at 8:49 am
So what? The government knows you are surfing porn and resending the same chain mail you sent last week. Big whoop.
Either this means nothing (privacy itself isn't really anything we need to protect in the forever bemoaning repetitive knee jerk fashion) or you are one of the people we need to track with this sort of behavior. Its as simple as that.
What is more important to us; safety and the ability to thwart kiddy fiddlers and terrorists or the certainty that out banal and dull emails and telephone conversations are kept secret from the people we choose to let protect us?
David Wallace	on January 16, 2008 at 9:55 am
So Agent Smith, you seem to fall under the category of "why fear if you have nothing to hide." I'm all for nabbing terrorists, kiddie porn freaks and the like. I think it is the "no warrant required" aspect that is a little scary. At least with a warrant, there has to be probable cause to prey into someone's privacy. Strip away the need for a warrant and all are left naked.
Maybe that might not be so bad as far as online data goes but what happens when the government wants to put tracking devices on our vehicles so we can be automatically issued speeding tickets when exceeding the legally posted speed limits? Or maybe track the amount of energy we use or food we eat and fine us when they feel it is excessive?
Those may be extreme examples of government control but many a times, seizing control over something is a step by step process. A little here, a little there until before you know it, complete control is obtained.
Vince	on January 17, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I agree that it's pretty hard to have privacy nowadays. About the "why fear if you have nothing to hide." question, there was a debate on the Bruce Schneier blog recently and many arguments were quite relevant.
Now, how to protect? So far we used anonymity to protect privacy, but considering all this intrusion, it'll be quite hard. Personally, I use obfuscation tools. It means that instead of hiding what I do, I'll show what I do and what I pretend to do. For instance, to keep secret about the "Sex and the city» movie (I'm not fan), I heard they've made some fake movie scenes in public places. So you have no way to distinguish between false rumors and true rumors. You can do the exactly same thing about your web browsing.
Especially, I'm developing a FF plug-in that generates fake searches (see my website). The same thing can be done for every kind of traffic, not only web searches.
Definitely, we have to forget about anonymity…


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Debenhams stock won't be removed for 1 week – mediator
The move follows the appointment of Labour Court chairman Kevin Foley as a mediator in the dispute
The joint liquidators of Debenhams Irish operation KPMG have undertaken not to attempt to remove stock from any of the stores for a week to allow engagement aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over redundancy payments.
The move follows the appointment of Labour Court chairman Kevin Foley as a mediator in the dispute.
In a statement this evening, Mr Foley confirmed that he is engaging with all stakeholders, and has asked the parties to do all that they can to create an environment conducive to constructive engagement in the process initiated at the request of An Taoiseach and the Tánaiste.
Mr Foley said: "In response, the joint liquidators have undertaken that they will not attempt to remove stock from the premises for a seven day period from Friday 27 November at midnight to Friday 4 December at midnight."
The unions have confirmed to the mediator that they accept the liquidators' undertaking.
He said: "In light of that undertaking the Trade Unions are exploring the possibility of scaling back and in some stores temporarily ceasing picketing for those seven days."
He concluded: "It is fully expected by all parties who are involved in the process currently under way that no other party will take it upon themselves to attempt to remove any stock from any store during the seven day period."
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New Orleans Pelicans fail to bring enough fight to Brooklyn, suffer disappointing 126-121 loss to Nets
A lack of effort and focus from the start created too large of a hole.
By Oleh Kosel@OlehKosel Jan 2, 2019, 9:43pm CST
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During the Fox Sports pregame show, David Wesley talked about the New Orleans Pelicans needing to play with a sense urgency tonight against the Brooklyn Nets. While it was a complete statement of fact, it drew a chuckle out of me because the contest marked game number 39 on the schedule — we're nearly at the halfway point of the season, the Pels are second to last in the Western Conference and there remains a problem with all of the players bringing the requisite effort each and every night.
If you stop and think about it for a second, that's just so damn depressing. And wouldn't you know it, a lack of urgency was precisely at the heart of the issue in a game in which the Pelicans lost 126-121!
After both teams got off to hot shooting starts, the Nets remained in high gear largely because the Pelicans just let them do anything they pleased. From shooting wide open threes to waltzing into the lane, Brooklyn got all of the enviable shot attempts every head coach craves. There were no crisp defensive rotations, no multiple efforts and certainly no fire in the bellies of the Pelicans. And if the Nets missed a shot, one of their players was quick to grab an offensive board and atone for the previous misfire.
Simply put, the New Orleans defense sleepwalked through the entire first half and they found themselves down by a score of 73-58. When the starters needed a pick-me-up towards the end of the first quarter, there was nobody available to rescue the moment. Tim Frazier, Darius Miller and Solomon Hill rolled over harder and faster than the starters did — New Orleans found themselves down twenty points less than 16 minutes into the game!
The Pelicans came out with better fight in the second half, but they were not able to make Brooklyn sweat until the latter part of the fourth quarter. Just as we witnessed in the terrible loss to the Heat in Miami on November 30, New Orleans had dug themselves too large of a hole early and remained indifferent for too long of a stretch to have a legitimate chance to come back and win the game.
If one glances at the box score, they'll immediately point to the lack of the production by the bench as the cause for the defeat. Yes, the New Orleans reserves combined for five points — that's a glaring issue, but their lack of offensive production wasn't the main culprit for this loss. Allowing Brooklyn to dominate the action on their offensive end and race out to a 20+ point lead by New Orleans not getting in the face of every shooter or limiting the opponent to one shot attempt per possession were really at the root of the night's loss.
"You've got to start the game where you can't get that kind of separation and think that against a team with that kind of firepower that you're going to be able to get all the way back," said Alvin Gentry in postgame.
On one play down the floor, Elfrid Payton was forced to guard two Nets on the perimeter. On multiple possessions, Anthony Davis did little to disrupt drives into the paint. And the Pelicans did a woeful job of keeping the Nets off the glass when a stop was paramount. The Pelicans failed to impose their will from tip-off and there were defensive breakdowns everywhere.
That's a shame because the offensive fireworks set off by the starters throughout was truly something special. Anthony Davis scored 34 points and grabbed a career-high 26 rebounds — something not seen in the league since Elvin Hayes in 1973. Elfrid Payton notched 25 points and seven assists. Jrue Holiday had a line of 20-4-4 and knocked down three of five from deep. Julius Randle went for 21 points on just 13 shots. And E'Twaun Moore scoring 16 points proved yet again that he really does function best in the starting lineup.
One more item to note before trying to forget the night's horrible imagery on the court: Gentry's substitutions were just odd. Obviously, the coaching staff had assembled a gameplan which revolved around staying small; however, once the reserves got hammered towards the start of the 2nd quarter, I'm astounded they didn't go to plan B. Maybe slow the game down and get a good shot or two, and for heaven's sake, make sure you grab some rebounds. It's just odd that neither Jahlil Okafor and Cheick Diallo got into a game where New Orleans could have certainly utilized their stronger attributes.
Up next, the Pelicans get a couple of days off before facing the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. The Cav's have the worst record in the league but the Pelicans are now 4-16 on the road. At this point, it's a sad coin flip. #Yuck


LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville senior safety London Iakopo was carted off the field with what coach Bobby Petrino later said was an upper body injury late in the fourth quarter of Saturday night's 20-17 win against Western Kentucky.
Iakopo was injured while tackling WKU's Joshua Samuel after an 11-yard run to the right sideline. Players and coaches surrounded Iakopo as medical personnel tended to him before he was strapped to a flat board and placed on a cart. Iakopo was cheered as he left the field.
The Cardinals played WKU without defensive end Jonathan Greenard (wrist), who was injured in the opener against top-ranked Alabama. Linebacker Dorian Etheridge did not dress after spraining his ankle last week against Indiana State.


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Cai Guo-Qiang presents his first Australian solo exhibition at GOMA in November this year. Born in China in 1957, and now based in New York, internationally acclaimed, his work is known for its literally explosive power. His recent solo projects include Cai Guo-Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Moment at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and I Want to Believe, an exhibition that achieved record attendances at the Guggenheim in New York, the National Art Museum in Beijing, and the Guggenheim Bilbao.
Cai has a long relationship with the Queensland Art Gallery having been included in both the second (1996) and third (1999) Asia-Pacific Triennales. Yet, as he relates below, neither project was delivered as planned.
TUL had coffee with Cai in Venice last month on the eve of the launch of significant new work as part of GLASSTRESS: White Light/White Heat at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere di Arti and discussed the pursuit of risk in his work, and his forthcoming exhibition at QAGOMA.
TUL: Cai, your work includes an element of risk. For the opening of GLASSTRESS in Venice the risk was physically present in the audience — glass vests, created for fictional suicide bombers, were worn by participants who mingled with the opening crowd. In Australia, safety is a big concern. Working with major institutions, do you find risky concepts a difficult path to negotiate? How do you secure their agreement to do things in the way that you wish?
Cai: This is always a challenge, but I have worked for many years with Queensland Art Gallery. Our past collaborations are full of colourful experiences and many stories to tell about safety and risk.
TUL: Can you describe your history with QAGOMA?
One of the early collaborations as part of the APT was in 1996. I was working with Andrew Clark, then Deputy Director, at the local fireworks company to prepare for our explosion project when an accident caused an explosion. Even though it had nothing to do with us, we had to run for our lives. Our videographer's camera was melted to pieces and Andrew's jacket was burnt through.
TUL: I didn't know how close that explosion came to the individuals involved!
The Queensland Art Gallery immediately released a statement to clarify that the accident was not caused by the artist. But even so we were forced to cancel the project, and the presentation.
Then in 1999 I participated in the next APT. And I thought, since the last collaboration with pyrotechnics didn't go so well perhaps this time we'll do it simpler. We'll just have 99 boats, small boats, and put alcohol in them, and then light them as they sail down the river. That's going to be much easier. Unfortunately however all 99 boats sank to the bottom of the Brisbane River.
TUL: QAGOMA Deputy Director Simon Wright refers to this as Queensland's worst maritime disaster!
The river authorities wanted us to fish out the 99 boats before dawn. But even though my relationship with Queensland Art Gallery started with this series of unfortunate events, it has remained strong. Actually, we are comrades on the battlefield and in this situation your bond becomes tighter as time progresses.
The first reason is that the Gallery understands and feels the importance and meaning of the challenges artists propose. And the second is that, even though the people we work with may change, the institution remains the same. The QAGOMA mission is in line with the goal of the artist.
TUL: Do you believe that it is the role of strong art to make audiences feel uncomfortable? In the QAGOMA show opening later this year your Head On is an installation of 99 wolves crashing into glass. Is audience discomfort a significant part of your intention?
The reason that I have strong messages or strong visual impact in my work is very deeply rooted in my upbringing in China. As I was growing up, the cultural revolution broke out and, in my youth, I was constantly seeing all kinds of different social movements, for example the Red Guards staging struggles. The Red Guards took down entire cities. There were many different kinds of armed activities and violence.
Another part of the cultural revolution was the feverish admiration of Chairman Mao — how all the Red Guards followed him without question. So, in my art, I have never once avoided elements in my past. I think art is a very good medium to capture the unease, the uncontrollability in our lives.
TUL: What else do you plan for the Australian exhibition?
There is a newly commissioned work called Heritage where people will be greeted by a beautiful lake surrounded by nature and represented by many different species of animals that are all reliant on the same pool of water. The imagery may seem peaceful at first glance but it also carries sorrow and perhaps despair for the future.
TUL: Heritage was inspired by time that you spent on Stradbroke Island recently?
On Stradbroke I saw the beautiful lake surrounded by sand. But the work departs from there because it is also when I was visiting Stradbroke Island I thought of the distance between Australia and rest of the continental world and how Australia is often thought of or considered as the Last Paradise. I couldn't help but think about what that means to our future. So, the work speaks to Australia but Australia is also where the work departs. It applies to the rest of the world as well.
TUL: Is there risk in fabricating this work?
The animals will be made in Quanzhou, my home town in China. The other elements will be produced locally — the sand and the fabrication of the pond and the entire water system.
The biggest challenge in the work is definitely the structure, engineering of the work. And several tons of water staying in the gallery space that will not start to grow algae.
TUL: The gallery is engaging consultants, hydraulic engineers, and pool specialists for this I believe. And the body of water will be in the main gallery of GOMA. Given your history with the Gallery, Cai, you would all be hoping for third time lucky?
This time we're not taking boats to the river, but we're taking the river into the gallery.
TUL: I don't know how superstitious you are but perhaps you need some kind of blessing for this.
I have always been very superstitious. The charm of art comes from the relationship between artists and the unseen world. The charm for viewers also consists of two different things. The first is fate. And then there is also how viewers may reflect on life and society and see the similarities between the two. Every single time we create ignition I am very wary. I'm entirely reliant on the unseen artist that is behind me. And the audience can feel the same way, but as soon as they witness the magical moment they too are thrilled.
TUL Note: Louise Martin-Chew is co-director of mc/k art (with Alison Kubler) and their current project is the integrated art program for the redevelopment of the Brisbane International Airport. Louise attended the Press Preview/Vernissage of The 55th Biennale di Venezia between 29 May and 2 June. Her encounter with Cai was fun – and on this occasion risk-free.


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Janet Douglas: A Wonderful Stroke of Luck @ Nicola's Books
Janet R. Douglas, a former occupational therapist, suffered a massive stroke and spent the next decade overcoming physical and mental challenges to emerge as a different, more authentic version of herself. Join us as she shares her memoir, A Wonderful Stroke of Luck: From Occupational Therapist to Patient and Beyond.
Janet R. Douglas, a former occupational therapist, suffered a massive stroke and spent the next decade overcoming physical and mental challenges to emerge as a different, more authentic version of herself. This inspired her to write her memoir, A Wonderful Stroke of Luck: From Occupational Therapist to Patient and Beyond.
Douglas addresses the effects of brain damage on personal identity and relationships, the power of faith and of the human spirit to overcome adversity and to accept that while full recovery may be beyond reach, life can still be full and rewarding. She also discusses the challenges of returning to her high-powered corporate position and navigating physical and psychological obstacles at home, work and in the community with humor and deep insight.
"When the idea of writing a book was first raised, I could neither read nor write normally," said Douglas. "It took almost a decade of therapy to be strong enough physically and mentally to take on the challenge."
"A Wonderful Stroke of Luck" presents the unique perspective of both therapist and patient as Douglas discusses the impact of a stroke, how it makes even the simplest tasks difficult, and how the noticeable disabilities it causes are only part of the struggle.
Janet R. Douglas, an occupational therapist, specialized in the treatment of hand injuries at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London and worked with the World Health Organization before moving to the US. She was director of occupational therapy education at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago before earning a master's degree in public health. Douglas then joined the world's largest human resources and risk management consulting firm where she served as a Managing Director and Global Practice Leader. In semi-retirement, she works in refugee resettlement.
Categories: Book Reading
David Small and Sarah Stewart: This Book Is Mine @ AADL Westgate
Award-winning Michigan authors Sarah Stewart and David Small return to AADL to discuss their latest picture book, This Book of Mine, a celebration of the power of reading and the ways in which books launch our adventures, give us comfort, challenge our imaginations, and offer us connection.
Husband-and-wife duo Sarah Stewart and David Small have worked together on several picture books, including The Gardener, which was named a Caldecott Honor Book, among many other awards. They live in a historic home filled with thousands of books on a bend of the St. Joseph River in Michigan.
This event is in partnership with Literati Bookstore. It includes a signing and books will be for sale.
Jim DeRogatis: Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly @ Nicola's Books
**Warning** The following description and the content of this event contains information and discussions of sexual abuse which some readers may find triggering.
In November 2000, after receiving an anonymous fax alleging that singer R. Kelly had a "problem with young girls," journalist Jim DeRogatis broke the story wide open. DeRogatis thought his investigative journalism would have an impact; instead Kelly's career flourished. Now, close to twenty years later, the full story will finally be told. Soulless is the only book to tell this complete story, as well as the story behind the story, by the only person to tell it – Jim DeRogatis.
In November 2000, after receiving an anonymous fax alleging that singer R. Kelly had a "problem with young girls," journalist Jim DeRogatis broke the story wide open, publishing the shocking allegations that the R&B superstar had groomed girls, sexually abused them, and paid them off. DeRogatis thought his investigative journalism would have an impact; instead Kelly's career flourished.
Now, close to twenty years later, the full story will finally be told. Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly (Abrams Press; June 4, 2019; U.S. $26.00; Hardcover) by Jim DeRogatis is a darkly riveting account of the life and actions of R. Kelly, and their horrible impact on dozens of girls. A work of tenacious journalism and powerful cultural criticism, the book tells the story of Kelly's career and DeRogatis's investigations, including in-depth interviews with a number of key figures who have never spoken publicly before, and brings the story up to the moment when things finally seem to have changed.
This past January, the docuseries Surviving R. Kelly reignited the public interest in Kelly. Later that month, RCA Records dropped him from their label. In February, he was indicted in Chicago on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. However, before the recent outcry from the docuseries, no one seemed to care: not the music industry, not the culture at large, not the parents of numerous other young girls. But DeRogatis stayed on the story. He was the one who was given the disturbing videotape that led to Kelly's 2008 child pornography trial, the one whose window was shot out, and the one women trusted to tell their stories—of a meeting with the superstar in a classroom, a mall, a concert, or a McDonald's that forever warped the course of their lives.
Soulless is the only book to tell this complete story, as well as the story behind the story, by the only person to tell it.
Jim DeRogatis is an associate professor of instruction at Columbia College Chicago and the host, with Greg Kot, of the nationally syndicated public radio show Sound Opinions. DeRogatis spent fifteen years as the pop music critic at the Chicago Sun-Times. He lives in Chicago.
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild @ AADL Downtown (3rd floor, Freespace)
All invited to listen to guild members swap stories or bring their own to tell, at the AASG monthly meeting.
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Theatre Nova: Frederick Glaysher's The Parliament of Poets @ Theatre Nova
Celebrating our common humanity uniting us all.
On September 22, 29, and October 6, 7:00 pm, the theatre company, Apollo's Troupe, will stage the theatre adaptation of the critically-acclaimed epic poem, The Parliament of Poets, written by Michigan poet Frederick Glaysher and published in 2012 by Earthrise Press. Fresh from performing in May at Wayne State University's Studio Theatre, this stage adaptation of Mr. Glaysher's epic work in verse keeps intact much of the beautiful poetry that exemplifies this spectacular book while seeking to reach a new audience with its message of how poetry and artistry from all times and cultures can elevate the world and redefine our lives for the better.
Glaysher studied with Robert Hayden during the last year of his life, worked for him as a secretary, and editing his Collected Prose for the University of Michigan Press and his Collected Poems for Liveright. Glaysher holds two degrees from U of M, the latter a Master's in English. When it came time for writing his epic poem, Glaysher knew he had to include Robert Hayden to try to honor his former teacher, mentor, and friend.
Taking place on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site, a lone poet finds himself charged by Don Quixote and "The Parliament of Poets" to spread a new message of beauty, unity, and love to all nations of our fractured modern world. He is then sent to meet with the great poets, myths, and characters from history, East and West, to be mentored on his quest towards enlightenment and understanding.
The cast is comprised of the poet himself, as a persona, The Poet of the Moon, as well as five talented actors playing multiple roles including Don Quixote, Merlin the Magician, Jane Austen, Ann Arbor Poet Robert Hayden, Leo Tolstoy, the Biblical prophet-poet Job, the great Chinese poet Du Fu, the African Queen Sogolon, and many more. These actors are Dennis Kleinsmith as Don Quixote and Tolstoy (Theatre Nova, JET, Shakespeare in Detroit, etc.), Krystle Dellihue as Robert Hayden and Queen Sogolon from the Mali epic Sundiata (Shakespeare In Detroit, Matrix Theatre, Redbud, PTD), Alexander Sloan, also as Robert Hayden and Jorge Luis Borges (Open Book, Water Works, Hope College), Marley Boone, as the Fairy Queen and the Chinese Tang poet Du Fu (Williamston, St. Dunstan's, several Philadelphia theatres), Patrick Grimes, as the African Flying Tortoise Mbeku, Merlin, Virgil, and William Blake (Redbud, Morris, Young People's Theatre). The stage manager is Briana O'Neal, the new resident stage manager at Theatre Nova (Eastern MSU, Ann Arbor Civic Theatre).
In the canto with Robert Hayden, he invokes the passage from Stephen Vincent Benet's John Brown's Body about one day there would be an American black poet who would sing for his people. Hayden then calls forth the fairies and magical beings from around the world, throughout time, to carry him and his "charge," the Poet of the Moon, heavenward to the Apollo 11 landing site.
Based on staging by Jeff Thomakos, of the Michigan Michael Chekhov Studio, the show is a unique blend of poetry reading, protest play, and performance art with a powerful message of peace, love, and humanity on the tiny, blue marble floating in space that we all share together.
"I am very honored to try to bring this critically-acclaimed work, from one of Michigan's most talented poets to life. I think it will be a unique and moving experience," says Mr. Thomakos.
The show will be a Guest Production at Theatre Nova, 410 West Huron Street. Performances will take place 7:00 – 9:00 pm on Sunday evenings September 22, 29, and October 6. Tickets are at the door and online under Guest Productions, https://www.theatrenova.org/guest-productions $22 general, $15 students. Go to TheatreNova.org or EarthrisePress.Net for more information. Or call 248-453-4220. The Parliament of Poets can be purchased at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore.
Categories: Alum Performance Tags: Alum Local RC
Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Westgate, West Side Room
Come with questions, a work in progress, or an empty notebook. All writers are welcome in this casual, supportive environment. Authors Bethany Neal and Alex Kourvo will be on hand to answer questions and give encouragement. Bethany and Alex will also provide private, one-on-one critiques if you choose to have them read your work. Sharing your writing with other attendees is not required and is completely voluntary.
This is an excellent opportunity to meet your fellow Ann Arbor writers as well as get feedback from published authors. This is a monthly meet-up that welcomes all writers to ask questions, connect with other writers, or simply have a dedicated time and place to work on their projects. Do you have a completed manuscript? Consider submitting it to the library's new imprint, Fifth Avenue Press.
Categories: Other Local
Poetry Reading: Jill Bialosky @ Hopwood Room, Angell Hall, Room 1176
Sep 24 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Jill Bialosky is an Executive Editor and Vice President at W. W. Norton & Company. She edits fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Some titles she has edited include The Burning Girl by Claire Messud, History of Love by Nicole Krauss, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn, The Booker short list Madeliene Thien's Do not Say We Have Nothing, and Neel Mukerhjee's Booker short list novel, The Lives of Others, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin( finalist for the Pulitzer and National Book awards), Family Life by Akhil Sharma, one of the ten best books in the New York Times Book Review. Other fiction authors are Molly Antopol, Kirsten Valdez Quade, Manil Suri, Rose Tremain, Mark Slouka, Bonnie Jo Campbell, John Dufresne, and Lan Samantha Chang. She has edited all of Mary Roach's bestselling books including Stiff and most recently, Grunt. Some of the poets she has worked with include Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate, 2019 Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich (recipient of the National Medal of Honor from the National Book Award), Ai, (winner of the National Book Award,) BH Fairchild, (winner of the National Book Critics Circle award), Stanley Plumly, (winner of the National Book Critics Circle award), Philip Schultz (Pulitzer Prize winner), Eavan Boland, Joy Harjo, Alice Oswald, Mark Doty, Li-Young Lee, Kim Addonizio, A. Van Jordan, Kimiko Hahn, Alice Fulton, Marie Howe, David Baker, Dorianne Laux, Gerald Stern, Robert Bly, Matthew Dickman, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Cate Marvin. Tina Chang.
Douglas Kelbaugh: The Urban Fix: Resilient Cities in the War Against Cllimate @ AADL Downtown
Douglas Kelbaugh comes to AADL to discuss his new book, The Urban Fix: Resilient Cities in the War Against Climate Change, Heat Islands and Overpopulation.
Cities are one of the most significant contributors to global climate change. The rapid speed at which urban centers use large amounts of resources adds to the global crisis and can lead to extreme local heat. The Urban Fix addresses how urban design, planning and policies can counter the threats of climate change, urban heat islands and overpopulation, helping cities take full advantage of their inherent advantages and new technologies to catalyze social, cultural and physical solutions to combat the epic, unprecedented challenges humanity faces.
The book fills a conspicuous void in the international dialogue on climate change and heat islands by examining both the environmental benefits in developed countries and the population benefit in developing countries. Urban heat islands can be addressed in incremental, manageable steps, such as planting trees and painting roofs white, which provide a more concrete and proactive sense of progress for policymakers and practitioners. This book is invaluable to anyone searching for a better understanding of the impact of resilient cities in the monumental and urgent fight against climate change, and provides the tools to do so.
Douglas Kelbaugh, FAIA, is Emil Lorch Collegiate Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Michigan.
This event includes a signing and books will be for sale.
Categories: Book Reading Discussion Other Local
Fiction at Literati: J. Ryan Stradal: The Lager Queen of Minnesota @ Literati
We welcome J. Ryan Stradal back to Literati for a reading in support of his latest, widely acclaimed novel, The Lager Queen of Minnesota, as part of our ongoing Fiction at Literati series. Free and open to the public, book signing to follow.
About the book: A novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer, from the bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest.
"[The Lager Queen of Minnesota has] complex female characters, sudden tragedies, culinary descriptions that awaken all your senses." –Entertainment Weekly
J. Ryan Stradal is a contributing editor at TASTE Magazine. His bestselling debut, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, won the 2016 American Booksellers Association Indie's Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year and also the 2016 Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for debut fiction. Born and raised in Minnesota, he now lives in Los Angeles.
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Skazat! Poetry Series: Natasha T Miller @ Sweetwaters
Skazat! is back, and have we got a season lined up for you! Join us at Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Washington St. on September 24 to celebrate with fabulous poetry and tasty treats. Whether you're a page poet, slammer, performance artist or refuse a label, we want to hear your new stuff on our open mic. We look forward to sharing great poetry (and great coffee) with you and invite you to join this free open mic and monthly reading series!
Sign up! 7:00 p.m.
7:15 p.m. – Open mic
8:00 p.m. – Featured Reader
This month's feature: NATASHA T MILLER
Natasha T Miller is a Detroit, MI native, Kresge Artist Fellow, performance poet, LGBTQ activist, film producer, and founder of the "Artists Inn Detroit". Natasha has been a member of four national slam teams, starred in a national sprite commercial, a Shinola CNN ad, and she is a Women of the World Poetry Slam 3-time- top five finalist. She has awed audiences across the world at more than a hundred universities, and venues, performing in stadiums for as many as thirty thousand people. She has been featured in magazines such as Vogue, Elle, entrepreneur magazine, and many more. She's had poems featured on sites like The Shaderoom, the offing magazine, afterellen and many more. Just recently she opened up for the famous band Mumford and Sons in front of the first sold out crowd at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Natasha currently tours the world using her words to enlighten, create equality, and most importantly spread truth, and forgiveness in the tradition of so many great leaders before her.
NEXT MONTH: BRYAN THAO WORRA!


Besides killer terrain, the NASTAR race course and shrine hunting are popular family attractions.
There's a common misconception—mostly from first-time visitors staring upward at its imposing face—that Aspen Mountain is not family-friendly. Granted, it has no green trails, and thus no beginner lessons. But for a family of at least intermediate abilities (and those with a high tolerance for speedy local skiers), Aspen Mountain is the classic, the original local ski area with a rich mining and ski-racing history and an altogether unique personality.
More classic cruising can be found off the Ruthie's and Shadow Mountain (often called "1A") lifts on Aspen's west side. Here, follow in the tracks of the world's greatest ski racers (Aspen hosted the World Cup Finals in 2017), from the top of Ruthie's Run, around the swooping "airplane turn" at the bottom of Spring Pitch, to the wide, groomed slopes of Strawpile and Fifth Avenue.
When it's time to warm up cold toes, refuel, or meet other family members, the top-of-mountain Sundeck is the perfect spot. Even non-skiing family members can ride the gondola up for lunch.
Young speedsters may beg for a few laps through the public NASTAR race course on Silver Dip (open daily 11 a.m.–3 p.m.), while freestylers will like Spar Gulch and Copper Bowl, two large gullies that can feel like huge, natural half-pipes.
Aspen Mountain has no official kids' tree trails (or terrain parks), but it houses dozens of shrines–memorials to celebrities, musicians, sports heroes, and beloved locals that include mementos and trinkets affixed to trees—that kids love to discover. Some of the more family-friendly ones are dedicated to the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, and Snoopy.
The best family-friendly ski runs, terrain parks to tackle, themed trails, and more.
Kids' trails and terrain parks makes this local mountain ideal for families and X Gamers in training.
This mountain may not be easy, but, for skiers and riders who are ready for a challenge, it's an unforgettable accomplishment.
While hand-me-downs and thrift shops are good options for the ultimate snow outfit, new gear is always fun.
From an alpine coaster to Fort Frog 2.0, Snowmass and Buttermilk offer more than just skiing and riding.
Dogsledding, snowmobiling, swimming, skating, puppet shows, and more—Aspen and Snowmass are chockablock with experiences for active kids.
Kid-friendly menus, fast service, and a casual atmosphere? Check, check, and check.


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ValorUS, formerly the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA), is a nonprofit membership association of rape crisis centers and sexual assault prevention programs in the State of California, in the United States of America. CALCASA is the only statewide organization in California whose sole purpose is to promote public policy, advocacy, training and technical assistance on the issue of sexual assault. CALCASA's primary members are the rape crisis centers and rape prevention programs in the state. CALCASA also has affiliate members which include organizations, businesses, individuals and others committed to their mission and their vision of the elimination of sexual violence. Its programs, projects and campaigns include the National Sexual Assault Conference, PreventConnect, Raliance and Bold Moves.

Originally founded in 1980 as the California State Coalition of Rape Crisis Centers, the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) was created by rape crisis centers from across the state interested in creating a unified voice to advocate on behalf of the statewide needs of survivors, system's change, funding needs and policy advocacy.

CALCASA works closely with rape crisis centers, government agencies, campuses, institutions, lawmakers, the criminal justice system, medical personnel, community-based organizations and business leaders providing a central resource for improving society's response to sexual violence by supplying knowledge and expertise on a wide range of issues. It is also frequently the recipient of federal grants to conduct nationwide programs, including technical assistance for the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, and Prevention Connection: The Violence Against Women Partnership funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Control and Prevention.

National Sexual Assault Conference
The National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC) is a two and a half day, advocacy-based conference providing advanced training opportunities and information regarding sexual violence intervention and prevention. NSAC is an annual event which is organized on a rotating basis between the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and CALCASA. The conference has rotating themes with the 2019 NSAC theme being Beyond the Breakthrough, which sought to inspire the collective movement to end sexual violence and build on the momentum of the MeToo movement.

PreventConnect
PreventConnect is a national project of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault with funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. The goal of PreventConnect is to advance the primary prevention of sexual assault and relationship violence by building a community of practice among people who are engaged in such efforts. PreventConnect also builds the capacity of local, state, territorial, national and tribal agencies and organizations to develop, implement and evaluate effective prevention initiatives.

Raliance
Raliance is a national collaborative committed to ending sexual violence in one generation.  It comprises the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and CALCASA. Raliance was founded in 2015 through a multimillion dollar seed investment by the National Football League. In addition to the NFL, Raliance has formed partnerships with other organizations including Uber.

Bold Moves
Bold Moves is a campaign by CALCASA launched in 2020 focused on preventing sexual violence in all forms.  The campaign was funded by the Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program funds (TE18211578) through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).

See also
 List of anti-sexual assault organizations in the United States
 Rape in the United States

References

External links
ValorUS
National Sexual Assault Conference
PreventConnect: An Online Community to Prevent Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence
Raliance: Ending Sexual Violence in One Generation
Bold Moves prevent sexual assault

Sexual abuse advocacy and support groups
Advocacy groups in the United States
Rape in the United States
1980 establishments in California
501(c)(3) organizations
Organizations based in Sacramento, California
Non-profit organizations based in California
Organizations established in 1980