Fact for the day: the Royal family DOES NOT eat garlic.
I'm not so sure I would be able to give up garlic if I was ever given the opportunity to marry into the family. I understand that they want to keep their breath fresh, but how on earth can you eat Italian food without the garlic?
Besides being tasty, garlic offers up some immunity during the cold months. One of Tom's roommates in college swore that eating a clove of raw garlic would help combat a cold. While I love garlic, I need to have it cooked.
On Friday I opened up my new issue of Whole Living magazine and found a recipe for "30 Clove Garlic Soup" that not only looked really good, but seemed really easy. Yesterday, Tom and I hit up the Thanksgiving Farmer's Market at the high school and I picked up a few heads of garlic to roast. I changed the name of this recipe to "Roasted Garlic Soup" because locally grown garlic only has 4-5 cloves of garlic per head, unlike the supermarket versions. It makes peeling a lot easier!
This is such an easy recipe and it makes a really delicious bowl of soup. It was made even better by using chunks of Red Hen Waitsfield Common instead of a spoon to scoop up the creaminess. Just make sure you aren't getting too close to anyone that night and that you have a toothbrush nearby.
Question for the readers: What are your favorite winter soup recipes?
Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Halve the heads of garlic and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap them tightly in aluminum foil and roast for 40 minutes. Let cool.
While garlic is roasting, prepare potatoes and place into pan with chicken stock. Remove cooled garlic cloves from papery skin and put into pot with chicken stock and potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 12 minutes (or until potatoes are tender).
Remove pan from heat and add Parmesan. Let soup cool slightly. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle soup with remaining Parmesan and serve warm with bread. Soup can also be frozen in individual Tupperware for future use.
I can see this on our table very soon... thanks Dani!!
Wow! This sounds delicious - have you ever had the Spanish style garlic soup?
I hope you enjoy it Jim! @Kat, I have not tried it, but would love to. Do you have a recipe?


There is so much emphasis on finding the perfect gift for your family, friend or loved one that it actually gets more stressful than actually enjoying giving the gift. We spend so much time wondering if they will like it, the cost, do they already have it? That we get lost in the buzz and anxiety of the whole event.
The amount of time and effort put into planning one day a year is mind boggling. Whether it be decorations, the Christmas ham with all the fillings, the invittations the decorating the tree takes on a life of its own.
We often hear from clients about their gritted teeth on Christmas when they need to see their uncle after not seeing them for 12 months and needing to put on a smile and small talk to someone they don't even like. There is this underlying contract that family is important and that everyone should play happy families despite some real hurt. There may have been a family fight that has divided uncle from nephew or mother from son, so much so that the thought of Christmas is painful.
For some Christmas can be extremely lonely if they need to work, they have been pushed away from family members or that physically they can attend for a number of reasons. The missing out can devastate people who dont feel like they belong to a family and a re left on their own.
So do we just give up on Christmas?
Im sure many people would like to hide away and shut off from the day completely. This is totally fine but i also think that we can step back and try to experience the day differently. Try not buying presents, try inviting a friend who will be alone or go somewhere different with just you and your intimate family. Thinking about things differently makes us stop and attend to what is important. Another idea is talking to friends and family about how they celebrate Christmas. Sometimes we get so caught up in our process of doing things that we miss doing things in a different and more simplified way. Ask yourself, how would it be if there was less stress about the day ? How would it be if you could just be yourself and enjoy the time rather than fretting and worrying? Give yourself the gift of making Christmas and actual holiday.
If you are having a tough time thinking about Christmas and what will happen or would like a one off debriefing session, Safe Place Therapy is willing to work with you. reach out today to think and feel differently.
Christmas can be a very stressful time but also an impact on our mental health. Read here about some common issues that arise. What are some simple solutions? We chat more about a simpler Christmas.


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    printf("usec: %llu\n", UvsTime::GetTimeUs());
    printf("nsec: %llu\n", UvsTime::GetTimeNs());
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Q: Negate characters in [A-zÀ-ÿ\d_] regex expression I need a regex expression which should accept any character including the underscore character. For this the following condition works just fine: [A-zÀ-ÿ\d_].
The probem here is that the following characters are also included: \ [ ] ^.
Is there a way to remove/negate them from the [A-zÀ-ÿ\d_] set?

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$imported ||= {}
$imported["IEX_AttackCosts-Patch"] = true

unless $imported["BattleEngineMelody"]
#===============================================================================#
# ** Icon
#===============================================================================#
module Icon

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * mp_cost
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def self.mp_cost
    return IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::ATTACK_SETTINGS[:mp_icon]
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * hp_cost
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def self.hp_cost
    return IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::ATTACK_SETTINGS[:hp_icon]
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * gold_cost
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def self.gold_cost
    return IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::ATTACK_SETTINGS[:gold_icon]
  end

end # Icon

end

#===============================================================================#
# ** Game_Battler
#===============================================================================#
class Game_Battler

unless $imported["BattleEngineMelody"]
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * Public Instance Variables
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  attr_accessor :action
  attr_accessor :update_commands
  attr_accessor :battle_command_index

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new-method :attack_vocab
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def attack_vocab()
    return Vocab.attack
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new-method :skill_vocab
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def skill_vocab()
    return Vocab.skill
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new-method :guard_vocab
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def guard_vocab()
    return Vocab.guard
  end

end

end

#===============================================================================#
# ** Game_Party
#===============================================================================#
class Game_Party < Game_Unit
unless $imported["BattleEngineMelody"]
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * alias method :gain_item
  # Quick Cache Data
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  alias gain_item_bem gain_item unless $@
  def gain_item(item, n, include_equip = false)
    gain_item_bem(item, n, include_equip)
    @battle_items_cache = nil
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new method :battle_item_size
  # Quick Cache Data
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def battle_item_size
    return @battle_items_cache if @battle_items_cache != nil
    @battle_items_cache = 0
    for item in items
      next unless item_can_use?(item)
      @battle_items_cache += 1
    end
    return @battle_items_cache
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new method :clear_caches
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def clear_caches()
    @battle_items_cache = nil
    for i in 0..$data_actors.size
      actor = $game_actors[i]
      next if actor == nil
      actor.clear_battle_cache
    end
  end

end # // Unless Imported

end

#===============================================================================#
# ** Window_ActorCommand
#===============================================================================#
class Window_ActorCommand < Window_Command

unless $imported["BattleEngineMelody"]
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # Public Instance Variables
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  attr_accessor :actor

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * alias method :initialize
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  alias initialize_window_actorcommand_bem initialize unless $@
  def initialize
    @disable_empty_commands = IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::DISABLE_EMPTY_COMMANDS
    initialize_window_actorcommand_bem
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new method :item
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def item; return @data[self.index]; end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new method :skill
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def skill; return $data_skills[@skills[item]]; end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * overwrite method :setup
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def setup(actor)
    @actor = actor
    @data = []; @commands = []; @skills = {}
    data_set = actor.class.id
    data_set = 0 if !IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::CLASS_COMMANDS.include?(actor.class.id)
    #---
    for item in IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::CLASS_COMMANDS[data_set]
      case item
      when :attack; @commands.push(actor.attack_vocab)
      when :skill;  @commands.push(actor.skill_vocab)
      when :guard;  @commands.push(actor.guard_vocab)
      when :item;   @commands.push(Vocab.item)
      when :equip;  @commands.push(IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::EQUIP_VOCAB)
      when :escape
        next unless $game_troop.can_escape
        @commands.push(Vocab.escape)
      else
        valid = false
        if IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::SKILL_COMMANDS.include?(item)
          @skills[item] = IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::SKILL_COMMANDS[item][0]
          @commands.push(IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::SKILL_COMMANDS[item][1])
          valid = true
        end
        next unless valid
      end
      @data.push(item)
    end
    #---
    @item_max = @commands.size
    refresh
    self.index = 0
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * overwrite method :update
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def update()
    return unless $scene.is_a?(Scene_Battle)
    super unless Input.trigger?(Input::L) or Input.trigger?(Input::R)
    #return unless @actor == $scene.status_window.actor
    refresh if @actor != nil and @actor.update_commands
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new method :refresh
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def refresh()
    create_contents
    @actor.update_commands = false if @actor != nil
    for i in 0...@item_max
      draw_item(i)
    end
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new method :draw_item
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def draw_item(index, enabled = true)
    rect = item_rect(index)
    rect.x += 4
    rect.width -= 8
    obj = @data[index]
    enabled = enabled?(obj)
    self.contents.clear_rect(rect)
    self.contents.font.color = normal_color
    self.contents.font.color.alpha = enabled ? 255 : 128
    self.contents.draw_text(rect, @commands[index], 1)
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new method :enabled?
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def enabled?(obj = nil)
    return false unless @actor.actor?
    return false unless @actor.inputable?
    return false if obj == nil
    if @disable_empty_commands
      return false if obj == :skill and @actor.skills.size <= 0
      return false if obj == :item and $game_party.battle_item_size <= 0
    end
    if @skills.include?(obj)
      skill = $data_skills[@skills[obj]]
      return @actor.skill_can_use?(skill)
    end
    return true
  end

end # $imported

end

#==============================================================================#
# ** Scene Battle
#==============================================================================#
class Scene_Battle < Scene_Base

unless $imported["BattleEngineMelody"]
  def ctb? ; return false end
  def atb? ; return false end
  def ptb? ; return false end
  def dtb? ; return true  end
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * overwrite method :update_actor_command_selection
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def update_actor_command_selection
    @selected_battler = @active_battler
    if @selected_battler.battle_command_index != @actor_command_window.index
      @selected_battler.battle_command_index = @actor_command_window.index
      if (dtb? or ctb?) and !@selected_battler.auto_battle
        #$game_troop.clear_ctb_cache
        last_action = @selected_battler.action.clone
        case @actor_command_window.item
        when :attack;  @selected_battler.action.set_attack
        when :guard;   @selected_battler.action.set_guard
        else
          item = @actor_command_window.item
          array = IEX::ATTACK_COSTS::SKILL_COMMANDS[item]
          if array != nil
            skill = $data_skills[array[0]]
            @selected_battler.action.set_skill(skill.id) if skill != nil
          end
        end
        make_action_orders
        @selected_battler.action = last_action
      end
      make_action_orders if @selected_battler.auto_battle and (dtb? or ctb?)
    end
    #---
    if Input.trigger?(Input::B)
      Sound.play_cancel
      cancel_action
    elsif Input.trigger?(Input::C)
      actor_command_case
    elsif Input.repeat?(Input::LEFT)
      Sound.play_cursor
      prior_actor
    elsif Input.repeat?(Input::RIGHT)
      Sound.play_cursor
      next_actor
    elsif Input.trigger?(Input::L)
      Sound.play_cursor
      @status_shortcut_index = @status_window.index
      start_party_command_selection
    elsif Input.trigger?(Input::R)
      Sound.play_cursor
      @status_shortcut_index = @status_window.index
      start_confirm_command_selection
    end
  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  # * new method :actor_command_case
  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  def actor_command_case()
    if !@actor_command_window.enabled?(@actor_command_window.item)
      if @selected_battler.inputable? and !@selected_battler.auto_battle
        Sound.play_buzzer
      else
        Sound.play_cursor
        if !dtb? and (@actor_index == $game_party.members.size - 1)
          @actor_index = -1
        end
        next_actor
      end
      return
    end
    case @actor_command_window.item
    when :attack
      Sound.play_decision
      @selected_battler.action.set_attack
      start_target_enemy_selection
    when :skill
      Sound.play_decision
      start_skill_selection
    when :guard
      Sound.play_decision
      @selected_battler.action.set_guard
      confirm_action
    when :item
      Sound.play_decision
      start_item_selection
    when :equip
      Sound.play_decision
      call_equip_menu
    when :escape
      Sound.play_decision
      @selected_battler.action.set_escape
      confirm_action
    else
      Sound.play_decision
      @command_action = true
      @skill = @actor_command_window.skill
      determine_skill
    end
  end
end

end

#==============================================================================#
# ** END OF FILE
#==============================================================================#


This Guest Blog Post was written by Dr. Kudus Akinde, MD FAAP of Glencoe Pediatrics.
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency (AAP News). There is strong suspicion that recent clusters of fetal microcephaly are occurring in babies of infected mothers in areas where Zika virus transmission appears to be common. The CDC & the AAP have become involved in issuing recommendations to health care providers and to the general public in the matter.
Zika is a mosquito-borne flavivirus with RNA as its genetic material. It is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitos. An estimated 80% of all people infected have no symptoms according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from Jan 22, 2016. The report goes on to explain that symptoms are usually mild with usually a few days of fever, rash, joint aching and pink eyes without mucus or pus buildup. No antiviral medicines exist to treat Zika virus. Treatment is supportive (acetaminophen, rest, oral fluids); avoid aspirin or ibuprofen in pregnant women.
So what's the big deal about the Zika Virus? Infections happen all over the world. Right?
Well, it turns out that there are areas in the Caribbean, North and South America where children are being born with microcephaly (heads. therefore brains, that are abnormally small for their gestational age) or intracranial calcifications. This is a problem because these findings can be associated with a whole host of neurologic and developmental delays that can be lifelong in duration.
Since the outbreak is currently ongoing, it is difficult to make associations and good reliable information about infection during pregnancy is unavailable. As a matter of fact, pregnant women aren't known to be more susceptible to infection with Zika virus than anybody else. It seems to infect people of all ages across the board. However, it can infect pregnant women in any trimester and if they are infected, the virus can be transmitted to the developing fetus in any trimester as well.
How To Prevent The Zika Virus?
Pregnant women who have travelled to areas of ongoing Zika, dengue and chukungunya (similar flaviviruses with similar symptoms and also transmitted by Aedes mosquitos) infection should be tested according to CDC guidelines if they have symptoms consistent with Zika (fever, rash, pink eyes within 2 weeks of travel OR fetal microcephaly or intracranial calcifications after travel). Women wtihout symptoms and with normal fetal ultrasounds do not need to be tested according to current recommendations. If lab testing confirms Zika by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), then prenatal ultrasounds to diagnose and monitor problems are recommended as well as Meternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialist (high-risk obstetrics) or an Infectious Diseases specialist with expertise in the care of pregnant women. An antibody test also exists but the decision for which test to order should be made with/by the treating provider.
What Testing Can Be Done For The Zika Virus?
Zika virus infection is suspected of an association with clusters of fetal microcephaly and intracranial calcifications in many countries in North and South America as well as the Caribbean Islands.
Pregnant women are being cautioned not to travel to areas Zika virus transmission. Pregnant women should be asked about travel at their pre-natal visits. If they have traveled and felt no symptoms of illness, they do not need testing.
Testing should be done for Zika virus (also dengue and chukungunya) on symptomatic pregnant women who have travelled to endemic areas.
If testing is positive for Zika, serial ultrasounds and very specialized care with MFM or Infectious Diseases specialist with focus on pregnancy should be obtained.
If a baby is born with evidence of Zika virus infection, testing of the umbilical cord and placenta by RT-PCR should be done.
If fetal loss occurs in a symptomatic mother with known travel to an endemic area, RT-PCR should be done.
*Special thanks to the CDC, WHO, and AAP for their leadership in this emerging matter.
Dr Kudus Akinde, MD FAAP is the practicing physician at Glencoe Pediatrics in beautiful Glencoe, IL. Glencoe Pediatrics provides services including: sick or urgent visits, minor scrapes & bumps, annual check-ups, school physicals, camp physicals, sports physicals, pre-surgical physicals and more. Dr. Akinde graduated from University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1995. He attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine and obtained his MD in 2002. He completed his Pediatrics Residency at Rush University Medical Center in 2005. He has practiced in various locales from small to large communities, urban, suburban and rural (including Rockford, Belvidere, Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Highland Park & Chicago, IL). He has never met a kid he does not like. His interests include newborn care, immunizations, nutrition, gastroenterology and adolescent issues. He loves to spend time with his children when he is not at work. He enjoys web browsing, bike riding, football, basketball, music and traveling among other things.


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'Kozying up to India
When French President Nicholas Sarzoky landed in Bangalore (now renamed Bengaluru) on Dec. 4, he was flying into the "new India." Indeed, Bangalore is regarded as the masthead of the new India. Home to India's booming IT sector and knowledge economy, it invokes admiration, envy and sometimes hatred in equal measure. Indeed, it has spawned a term "Bangalored" which colloquially refers to workers laid off since their jobs have moved to India.
Sarkoky has plenty to show for his trip. In Bangalore, he visited the Indian Space Research Organization Satellite Centre where he was briefed on the Megha-Tropiques satellite, which is being co-developed by India and France and is one of the high points of Indo-French collaboration.
Among the major agreements, mention needs to be made of the general framework agreement between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd and French company Areva for building of nuclear power plant units in Jaitapur in Maharashtra Province. Besides this, an 'Early Works Agreement' between NPCIL and Areva was also signed. The proposed 10,000-MWe nuclear project at Jaitapur will alter the nuclear energy scenario in India.
Another agreement on 'Protection of Confidentiality of Technical Data and Information Relating to Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy' was also signed. France and India have been cooperating closely in the field of atomic energy. An agreement between India's Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and France's atomic energy commission, the Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives was signed.
Sarkozy gladdened Indian hearts when he said that "it would be a scandal if two years from now, the Security Council of the United Nations were not to have space for India." Indeed that was what India wanted to hear, more so after US President Obama during his recent India visit endorsed India's candidature for the high-table.
The economic links between India and France are also getting stronger. India is one of the few countries to have escaped the global economic downturn and there is a huge Indian middle class of more than 350 million that French companies want to court. The French manufacturer Michelin has invested US$1-billion to set up a radial tire manufacturing unit near Chennai. During this visit, the two countries pledged to double their bilateral trade to €12 billion.
Sarkozy also did his bit for the French fighter Rafael, which is one of the six global competitors for a forthcoming mega Indian Air Force deal for fighter planes. France also offered to cooperate with India in developing a fifth generation fighter aircraft. On the other hand, India has much to learn for cooperation with the French, especially in niche areas like space.
President Sarkozy was in good company on this particular India tour. The recent months have seen a series of international leaders trooping in to India. US President Barack Obama came in the first week of November. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is set to touch down on Dec.15 while Russian President Medvedev's visit kicks off on Dec 21.
With France assuming the presidency of the G20 and India's election as a non-permanent member of the UNSC for a two-year period, there are ever increasing opportunities for the two counties to cooperate.
Developments in Afghanistan have a direct bearing on India. During the visit, France and India reaffirmed their commitment to work for peace, democracy and development in Afghanistan. India has contributed massively to reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan and is wary of the exit strategy of the US and its Western allies in Afghanistan until and unless the situation stabilizes.
However one area where there is plenty of room for improvement is the development of people-to-people ties. In the case of the improved relations between India and the US, the Indian diaspora has played a significant role. The Indian Diaspora in France could do likewise
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flyng out to Europe for the annual EU-India summit to be held in Brussels on Dec 10, a host of issues need to be worked out, especially the much-delayed EU-India free trade agreement. The EU is India's largest trade partner and France is a very important EU member.
France was one of the countries which helped India get a Nuclear Supplier's Group waiver on Sept. 6, 2008, ending India's 34 years of isolation enforced in the wake of its first nuclear test in 1974. The waiver is unprecedented in the history of the NSG since India has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
There are plenty more opportunities for cooperation between India and France in the field of nuclear energy. India has been a responsible nuclear power and hence the French, along with many other countries, have had no qualms about carrying out nuclear commerce with India.
However, the nuclear liability bill passed by the Indian Parliament in August 2010 has caused concern among French nuclear companies. Some are of the view that India's proposal to seek legal recourse against nuclear suppliers is not in consonance with international liability laws which deem nuclear operators solely responsible in case of an accident.
With India assuming an increasingly important role in global affairs, President Sarkozy for sure made all the right noises. The momentum in Indo-French ties needs to be maintained for the mutual benefit of both the countries. Although in the recent years India has got increasingly close to the US, it should not in any way preclude India from cooperating with other countries like France. As they say, the more, the merrier.

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Forever 21, Inc.
2001 South Alameda Street
Web site: http://www.forever21.com
Incorporated: 1987
Employees: 7,000
Sales: $1 billion (2005 est.)
NAIC: 448120 Women's Clothing Stores; 448150 Clothing Accessories Stores
Forever 21, Inc., operates a chain of retail clothing stores catering to teenage girls and young women. It has about 400 locations, most of them in shopping malls. Forever 21's specialty is cheap chic: delivering the latest trends at low prices. Private label knock-offs make up much of its stock. In addition to its original Forever 21 chain, the company's flagship Forever XXI stores are larger and have a wider selection, including items for men. A separate chain, For Love 21, specializes in accessories. About 60 percent of production is based in the United States; this allows the company to bring new runway trends to market in a matter of weeks.
The business that became Forever 21, Inc., was formed in 1984 by Do Won (Don) Chang and his wife Jin Sook Chang. Don Chang had immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1981. According to Entrepreneur Magazine, he had worked three jobs to save up money to open the first store. Originally called Fashion 21, this first store was 900 square feet and was located on Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. Over the next few years, Chang opened more stores and eventually the chain was renamed Forever 21.
Forever 21 was incorporated in California in March 1987. Chang named himself CEO of the new company while his beautician spouse ultimately took over merchandising. Their goal was to bring new fashions to the working masses at low costs.
While other clothing companies sourced products abroad to keep costs down, Forever 21 preferred to work with domestic manufacturers. This allowed the company to get the latest fashions on the shelves well before its competitors.
The first mall-based store was opened in 1989. By this time, the company had 11 units averaging 5,000 square feet. All were located within California until 1995, when one opened at Miami's Mall of Americas. By the end of the decade, Forever 21 was up to 100 stores, some of them 9,000 square feet or more.
The company introduced its Forever XXI concept in 2001. Situated in major metro areas such as Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago, these new flagship stores were very large, averaging 24,000 square feet.
LEGAL HASSLES
In September 2001 a group of garment workers employed by some of Forever 21's Los Angeles area contractors filed a lawsuit alleging sweatshop conditions and failure to play legal wages. After they held demonstrations outside Forever 21 stores, the retailer brought libel suits against a couple of advocate groups, charging that their picketing, leaflets, and web sites unfairly tainted the company since it was not itself the employer of the garment workers. An appellate panel tossed out the libel suit in 2004, saying state law held contracting companies responsible for labor conditions at subcontractors in the garment industry.
In December 2004, however, in response to concern of animal rights activists, the company announced it was no longer stocking fur items. PETA had picketed 20 of its stores on the day after Thanksgiving, the busiest shopping day of the year, demanding Forever 21 "stop butchering bunnies." Explaining their decision, company officials explained that Forever 21 had not carried many fur goods anyway, and good artificial alternatives were available.
Forever 21's suppliers were under scrutiny for more than alleged sweatshop conditions. Eight of them, and Forever 21 itself, were sued by Samsung Corporation for allegedly infringing copyright on the Korean conglomerate's textile patterns. The case was ultimately settled.
This was not the only such lawsuit the company would face. A unit of Abercrombie & Fitch sued Forever 21 in 2003 over allegedly copying a beach motel graphic on its tank tops. The suit claimed the picture was identical to those found on items at Hollister Company, Abercrombie's surfing-inspired chain.
ACQUISITION TRAIL
Regardless of its legal challenges, Forever 21 continued to grow. In 2003, Forever 21 bought a smaller rival, Reference Clothing Company, out of bankruptcy for $3.5 million. Reference had grown to three dozen units before collapsing in debt; Forever 21 would convert 14 of those stores to the Forever 21 name. Forever 21 had been operating 153 units before the deal.
The company opened its first overseas store in the United Arab Emirates in November 2004. Forever 21 had revenues of $640 million in 2004, but it was about to get much larger as its acquisition binge continued. Revenues reached $925 million in 2005.
In March 2005 Forever 21 acquired most of the assets of one of its main rivals, Gadzooks Inc., for $33.1 million. The purchase added at least 150 units in 36 states (Gadzooks had 243 locations in all) to Forever 21's existing 200 or so stores. Forever 21's immediate plans for its new acquisition were to keep the Gadzooks brand alive.
Based near Dallas, Texas, publicly traded Gadzooks was formed in Dallas in 1983. It had made valiant attempts to remain independent before succumbing to bankruptcy. At one time it had 425 stores and was a leader retailer for teen girls. Its attempts to sell private label goods alongside the top brands it usually carried did not add up to a winning formula, however. In 2003 it shifted its exclusive focus to females aged 16 to 22. Gadzooks revenues fell more than 20 percent to $258.5 million in the next year; it declared bankruptcy in February 2004 after its financing collapsed. While Forever 21's Gadzooks purchase was considered a bargain for the number of new stores it brought, it did nevertheless represent a large gamble.
Forever 21 continued to open two dozen or more stores a year. There were also a couple other concepts in the works. The company was beginning to offer men's clothing through its flagship Forever XXI stores. It had also started another chain, For Love 21, which specialized in accessories. Forever 21 was preparing to open dozens of stores north of the 49th parallel beginning in 2007 or 2008. It had operated a small boutique in Edmonton, Alberta, since 2001. New international locations included Singapore and Jordan.
Celebrated by many style conscious and trend-savvy shoppers, Forever 21 has quickly become the source for the most current fashions at the greatest value. Forever 21 is growing quickly, featuring new and exciting store environments, a constant flow of fun and creative clothing designs and the accessories to make your look come together at the right price. A phenomenon in the fashion world, Forever 21 provides shoppers with an unprecedented selection of today's fashions, always changing and always in style.
Another retailer abandoned the fickle teen market when Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. sold its Rampage stores to Forever 21 in 2006. The deal was worth $14 million and included 44 locations. Some of these were soon converted to Forever 21 stores. An executive told the Los Angeles Business Journal that some were reserved for a new concept offering a different kind of women's clothing.
The company still had many competitors. Another California-based chain, The Wet Seal, Inc., began to openly imitate Forever 21's low-price, high-speed approach. At the same time, department store chains like J.C. Penney and discounters Wal-Mart and Target were becoming more fashion-conscious, some of them even developing exclusive clothing lines in collaboration with well-known figures from the world of couture. Pioneers of "cheap chic" or "disposable fashion," such as H&M and Old Navy, were also thriving.
Gadzooks Inc. formed in the Dallas area.
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Miami gets first store located outside of California.
Company has 40 stores.
Reference Clothing Company is acquired; first overseas store is opened in United Arab Emirates.
Gadzooks is acquired from bankruptcy for $33 million; Forever 21's total revenues are estimated at about $1 billion.
The company continued to expand in its home country, planning to ultimately operate 700 to 1,000 locations in the United States. Store sizes continued to increase. A three-story, 27,500-square-foot shop debuted in downtown San Francisco in 2004. This was eclipsed by the opening of a 40,000-square-foot unit in Pasadena in July 2006. An initial public offering was a likely future event; analysts had been following the company for years.
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Inspirational Newham women celebrate International Women's Day
8 March 2019 in Events and Mayor
Newham Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz led a celebration of the contribution made by women in the borough, with a special International Women's Day breakfast at Stratford Town Hall, this morning (Friday 8 March), attended by over a hundred women from across the borough, representing a range of community organisations and from many walks of life.
After her speech Mayor Fiaz unveiled a plaque to Daisy Parsons, who became the first woman Mayor of West Ham in 1936.
Addressing the invited group, the Mayor welcomed those assembled and said: "Standing here with all of you this morning to celebrate international women's day, the energy and power in the room is evident, and an inspiration, and I would like to thank you all for your vital contribution, despite all of the challenges we face.
"International Women's Day is celebrated globally, this year promoting "Balance for Better", and today it remains necessary for us to do all that we can to ensure a more equal society, and that women are represented at all levels, including the right to sit at the top table.
"A key feature of my administration is about enabling communities, to make sure our voices are heard, and that women's voices are heard.
"There remains much to do, including the need to challenge government cuts and to collectively do our best to make Newham the best place that it can be.
"Newham has a very proud tradition of championing women's rights. Later I will unveil a plaque for Daisy Parsons, the first ever female Mayor for the Borough, and it is a testament to Newham that it has been historically the birthplace of important progressive social movements and has been in the leadership of struggles for the advancement of our society. Women like Daisy were leading figures in the suffragette movement, making their mark in challenging injustice, poverty and inequality. We celebrate their legacy, and pledge to ensure people of all backgrounds and genders have equal life chances and the opportunity to achieve their potential."
A further plaque is set to be unveiled at East Ham Town Hall in honour of one of the first women MPs, Susan Lawrence who in 1923 became the Member of Parliament for East Ham North. Prior to taking her seat Susan served as a local councillor, and dedicated her time to improving the working conditions of women factory workers in the East End and beyond. In 1921 she was even imprisoned in Holloway for five weeks for defying a central government dictate to raise local taxes.
Mayor Fiaz said 'The issue of women's rights remains a crucial issue today and something which my administration seeks address. Last month we passed a budget with women at its heart, challenging poor wages for care workers by insisting on the implementation of London Living Wage.
"We also introduced measures to cut Council Tax for our 19,000 poorest residents, and supporting the overwhelming number of woman who are struggling single parents.
She concluded by paying tribute to the work of women across the borough: "All of you are inspirational women and it is important that we all recognise our power and that we can do anything. Over the coming year we will continue to create the spaces to come together, to have the conversations and get to know each other. United we are stronger."
Following the speech, a number of women spoke about their own experiences, both personally and in the work that they do professionally and voluntarily across the Borough, before joining the Mayor, women Cabinet Members and Councillors to unveil the plaque to honour Daisy Parsons.
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Metro line to close for four weeks between South Shields and Chicester as work is completed on £21million interchange
Metro services on South Tyneside will be suspended for most of next month, as work is completed on South Shields' £21million new transport interchange.
Monday, 17 June, 2019, 10:40
The line between South Shields and Chichester will close from Monday, July 8, and will be out of action until the interchange opens on Sunday, August 4.
A frequent replacement bus service, 900, will be provided. Metro services will continue to operate as usual from Chichester towards Jarrow and and Hebburn, and onwards to Newcastle and Sunderland.
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, is closing the line for signalling and telecoms works.
Managing Director Tobyn Hughes, said: "The new £21million transport interchange is very close to completion and it's going to be a really exciting development for South Shields town centre when it opens to the public in less than two months.
"This new interchange, which brings Metro and bus links under one roof, is a key part of the ongoing regeneration of South Shields town centre.
"It will deliver a bright, modern, and clean facility for public transport users. It is a step change in quality compared to what was there before.
How the interior of the new interchange will look
"We have to close the line between South Shields and Chichester for four weeks so that some final signalling works can be carried so that our trains can stop at the new Metro station.
"I'm sorry for any inconvenience this will cause to our customers. The long term benefit will be a new transport interchange which we think will attract more people into the town for shopping and leisure."
South Tyneside Council is working with partners Muse Developments and Nexus, and construction contractor Bowmer and Kirkland, to deliver the new South Shields interchange on Fowler Street and Keppel Street.
Construction of the interchange, which forms Phase Two of the £100million South Shields 365 regeneration masterplan, began in April 2018. The project received £9.4million from the Local Growth Deal through the North East Local Enterprise Partnership.
The current South Shields Metro station will be demolished when the interchange opens


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Q: How to calculate the mean/sd of a vector without using the in-built R function? this must be a very simple fix but I'm just struggling to figure out. I'm trying to write a function that will take a vector of numbers and calculate its mean and another function to calculate the sd. This is what I have now:
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The error that's shown is this: Error in sum(vec) : invalid 'type' (list) of argument
In my head the function is very simple, but for whatever reason the sum function of R doesn't recognize the vec variable. If I just define it normally, it works fine.
Any help would be much appreciated, and yes, I'm 100% a noob when it comes to R.
Thanks.

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Tears are streaming down my face as I write this post….Thank you to all the Veterans that attended our first event (and those to come). How do I possibly put into words the gratitude we feel for your Service and the sacrifices you made. It's not possible. Having shrapnel forever change your life and yet for you to be such amazing joyful spirits. To have PTSD and yet be so delighted to spend the day at the track and be so gracious about it. To possibly feel unappreciated and forgotten in your pain by your countryman and yet still THANK US for a day at the track.
What words do you put to that type of human spirit?…I'll tell you what words, WARRIOR & HERO. Plain and simple. To be witness to your smiles, to your laughter, to your HUGE HEARTS was one of the most profound experiences of my life. I thank you for joining us and gracing us with your presence, and I do mean GRACE. I want you to know that every person involved in this event came with a full heart and gave easily because it was for our Veterans. They love and respect you as much as I do. You taught me so much in one day….I am more passionate than ever to continue this journey and cannot wait to host more of you again VERY soon at our next event.
What I know for sure is that I have THE BEST DARN FAMILY & FRIENDS a person could ever hope to have. My friends (old and new) made up all the drivers, sponsors, donors, partners and volunteers of the event. I asked and you came with your open hearts, willing spirits, open checkbooks and a "just say yes" attitude. Not to mention some pretty sweet rides! YOU made this possible. YOU made this an unforgettable day for our Veterans. The affection I feel for all of you is beyond measure. You cannot imagine how proud and humbled I am to have you in my life.


Nilüfer Yanya, London's 23 year-old "effortlessly smooth new soul star" (The FADER) has today announced her hotly-anticipated debut full length album Miss Universe. The record will be released on 22 March via ATO Records/PIAS/GRGDN and launches today with the unveiling of Nilüfer's new single and video 'In Your Head'.
Miss Universe was largely recorded in the same remote Penzance studio she used to jam in with her uncle Joe - a former musician himself - and features co-productions with both her former school guitar teacher The Invisible's Dave Okumu and her live bandmates Jazzi Bobbi and Luke Bower, as well as producers John Congleton, Oli Barton-Wood, Will Archer and M.T. Hadley.
2019 starts in whirlwind fashion with Nilufer touring throughout January and February with Sharon Van Etten across the USA. Next Nilüfer embarks on her biggest U.K., Europe and Turkey headline tour to date in April. Beginning with a show in Nilüfer's father's ancestral home Istanbul on 28 March, she then takes in most major U.K. cities, including her biggest London show so far on 9 April at Evolutionary Arts Hackney, before European dates everywhere from France and the Netherlands to Austria and Germany - culminating on 1 May at ACU in Utrecht. Fellow London songwriter and guitarist Westerman will support Nilüfer on all of the U.K. dates and tickets for the entire tour are available from HERE.
Following her inclusion in the BBC's influential Sound Of poll in 2018, Nilüfer is the latest cover star of Loud And Quiet magazine and was recently tipped as an Artist to Watch in 2019 by The Guardian, The Independent, i, Q, Dork and The 405. The foundations are firmly laid for Nilüfer Yanya's debut album - and her confirmation as a rare and utterly original British songwriting talent.


Industry body, Subsea UK, is looking to establish a regional hub in the south of England that will bring together businesses across the subsea supply chain to identify opportunities and debate the challenges facing the sector which supports around 55,000 jobs and generates £9billion to the UK economy.
Subsea UK will host its first south of England networking event in Gosport, Hampshire from 5th-6th November at the Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower. There is a growing number of businesses in the region are involved in the fast-growing sector which is focused on underwater activity in relation to oil & gas, defense, oceanology and marine renewables.
Neil Gordon, chief executive of Subsea UK said: "The south of England is home to a huge amount of innovation and expertise, particularly in the areas of oil and gas. As an organization covering the whole of the UK, we want to extend our support to these companies exploit the potential to increase business at home and abroad, in what is a challenging time for the industry due to the drop in oil price.
The event is part of a series of regional workshops organized by Subsea UK in the key areas across the UK where there are clusters of subsea business. Delegates will get the chance to visit the Saab Seaeye manufacturing base where they will gain an insight into how electric powered Remotely Operated Vehicles are designed, built and deployed.
They will also visit Magma Global, the Portsmouth based designer and manufacturer of high performance carbon fiber pipe for subsea oil and gas applications, where they will discover how technology has played a part in the evolution of underwater pipelines for deeper, more challenging waters.
Subsea UK is a self-sustaining body that champions the country's subsea supply chain, representing over 320 members. It acts as a focal point to promote the sector and maximize its opportunities and provides a national forum for collaboration, diversification and technology development.


The Thomas M. Fritz Fund in support of the WSU Medical School is continuing to grow.
"Our goal is to establish a legacy in Tom's name with an endowment of at least $25,000," said Nancy Fike, director of Development for WSU Spokane.
Tom Fritz was a member of the WSU Spokane Advisory Council at the time of the fishing accident that resulted in his death on July 13, 2015. He was passionate about the medical school, as he was with many things in life. Fritz was very active in the community and served on many boards, including chairing Greater Spokane Incorporated, the Spokane Area Economic Development Council and the Spokane Workforce Development Council. He also was the incoming board chair for the Association of Washington Business at the time of his death.
Fritz also served others in his career, starting as a licensed family and marriage therapist, then becoming superintendent of Eastern State Hospital. For 16 years, he was CEO of INHS (Inland Northwest Health Services), which he successfully grew to more than 1,000 employees and gross revenues of more than $200 million. The nonprofit INHS runs Northwest Medstar air ambulance service, St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute and an electronic medical records business with clinic and hospital clients around the country.
If you have any questions about the Tom Fritz Endowed Fund or want to contribute, please contact Nancy Fike at (509) 358-7616.
The Dr. Elson S. Floyd Medical Education Founders Fund was established in memory of WSU's 10th president whose vision, courage and perseverance led to efforts to develop a medical school at WSU, which has been named the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.
Early fundraising for WSU's new College of Medicine received a welcome shot in the arm recently as Portland area businessman, philanthropist, and WSU alumnus Dan Harmon ('80 Const. Mgmt.) and his wife, Kathy, pledged a challenge gift of $1 million to the project.
"Elson was a great man and friend," said Harmon. "He was also a visionary who knew the potential in Washington State University to not only be among the best land grant universities in the nation, but to do so by proactively addressing the needs of the people and communities it serves.
"This sentiment is perhaps best personified in the creation of WSU's College of Medicine, which Elson championed tirelessly to help improve access to healthcare across eastern Washington and throughout the state," he added.
John Gardner, vice president of Advancement and WSU Foundation CEO, called the gift extraordinary.
"Dan and Kathy's generous investment represents a lead gift on which to inspire more investment in the creation of the state's second public medical school," he said.
Donors who give more than $25,000 will be listed on the Dr. Elson S. Floyd Medical Education Founders Wall on the WSU Spokane campus. All others who give will be members of The 'E-Flo Club' and receive special recognition.
Floyd considered pursuit of the state's second public medical school a central part of WSU's land-grant responsibility to serve the needs of the citizens, industries and communities across the state, and he fought tirelessly to establish it on WSU's Spokane campus.
As of early November, $1,844,636 had been contributed to the fund by 895 individuals and corporate partners. All contributions to the fund support the accreditation, implementation and operation of WSU's new College of Medicine. For more information, please contact Nancy Fike at 509-358-7616.


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Greg Boyd's House of Fine Instruments carries new and used stringed instruments including banjos, guitars, mandolins, violins, resophonics, lap steels, and amplifiers. In addition to their Pro line of accessories and parts, they deal in professional-level banjos manufactured by Prucha, Williams, and Huber. Greg and Chad also carry Bourgeois, Collings, Kevin Kopp, Roy Noble, John Walker, and Martin guitars. Call them if you are looking to purchase, sell, or trade a vintage banjo or other stringed instrument.
If you have been searching for a banjo that screams Pre-war tone without the Pre-war price, your search is over. Built in Hickory, North Carolina, professional musicians and demanding pickers know Yates Banjos for their impeccable design, performance, and playability. But its the deep rich tone of Yates Banjos that sets them apart, and yes above, the sound of vintage Pre-war banjos. Play one and you'll see why the pros play Yates.
Bluegrass Unlimited is a monthly publication established in 1966 and dedicated to the furtherance of bluegrass and old-time music. Inside each magazine you'll find articles for and about bluegrass performers, along with upcoming events and reviews to help make decisions based on knowledge. Each issue also has the National Bluegrass Survey which keeps you up to date with the most popular bluegrass music recordings. Call 1-800-BLU-GRAS (258-4727) to subscribe.
The Music Academy of Western North Carolina, Hendersonville's most prestigious private music school, specializes in private music lessons, ensembles, music classes and workshops, as well as summer music camps for children, teens, and adults. Private lesson offerings include: guitar (classical, electric, acoustic); bass (electric and upright); drums; piano; voice; violin; viola; cello; all brass instruments; and all woodwind instruments. Students can learn all styles of music including: classical; rock; jazz; blues; pop; country; folk; and MUCH MORE! Please visit their website at http://wncmusicacademy.com or give them a call at 828-693-3726 for more information.
Village Productions is proud to be a part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina. Visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com to find festivals, concerts, jam sessions and plenty of singing and dancing to the Traditional Music of Western North Carolina. Blue Ridge Music Trails.
Head to your next jam session with fresh ears, new tunes, and whole bunch of awesome licks. Tunefox is an approach to learning that lets you explore your creativity, inside and outside of the practice room. Every song in Tunefox comes with multiple arrangements so you always have something new to learn. Using the lick switcher, you can create a personalized solo and then practice with real-sounding backing tracks. Plus, explore lick libraries for all instruments. Creative learning at it's best!
Often referred to as the standard in bluegrass banjo construction, simply put, Stelling makes an awesome instrument. Their site offers information on ordering a custom-made banjo, Geoff's tips on setup, as well as other pertinent banjo information. With many models to choose from - those that seek the best value in sound, aesthetics, fit, and playabilty choose a Stelling.
Village Productions is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Since 1993, our mission at Village Productions has been to advance the positive power of music by providing affordable and high-quality music education through instructional clinics, special events, and concerts.
Be prepared: Come with a list of items that you need help with. Ask concise questions. Let clinic teachers help solve your playing and instrument issues.
At the clinic, don't bury yourself in tablature or sheet music. Sure, written music is helpful but use the clinic for things you can't get from paper; like hands-on instruction. Focus on feeling, phrasing, technique, timing & tone.
Don't leave clinics without jamming. Mingle & play with other musicians, even if its for a short period of time. Other students can be inspirational.
While in class, don't "noodle around." Noodling can distract other students while it works to divert your attention from what's being taught.
Try to sit close to the instructor. Being close allows you to better see the teacher's right and left hand motions.
Record the event by either video or tape recorder. A good recording allows you to later transcribe what was being taught. Consider it 3-D tablature.
Venture into a class out of your level. You may find that you can handle more advanced topics. Also, consider moving down once in a while. Refresh the basics.
Have somebody inspect your instrument. Can it be made to sound or play better? Is the intonation off? Should the head be adjusted?
Check out the professional player's picks, straps, cases, tuners, and capos. What do they use and why?
If you have written a tune, share it. Seek new ideas for composing songs and see how others interpret your tune. It can be a great way to discover another break.
Ask questions and stay engaged. Take full advantage of teachers out of class. Teachers want to help you as much as you want to be helped.
When jamming, control your speed, play to the group, and stay in tune. When tuning, do it in a manner that doesn't disrupt others.
Remember that the clinic is the easy part. If you want to improve your playing, read the section below on "Improving." If you want to be the best player you can be, memorize it.
Oh...and have a Great Time!
Come to terms with what you expect from your playing. How far do you want to go with your instrument? How good do you want to sound?
Hunger to improve. Don't define your playing according to your current abilities. Invest the time, energy, and passion required to excel at playing your instrument.
Reject comfort. Growth comes through sacrifice and sometimes, pain. Some examples include spending extra time practicing, purchasing a better instrument, and seeking quality instruction.
Be honest with your yourself. Recognize where you need improvement and focus there. That may require seeking better musicians to play with.
Master the fundamentals. Play the "little things" right including slides, hammer ons, pull offs, and how and where you finger notes.
Stay true to the melody. Learn how to find a song's melody and then express it accurately with solid picking, strumming, and bowing.
Be willing to fail. Tackle self-doubt. Take on harder tab, learn more advanced licks, explore other styles, and play out of position. Mistakes can be your best teachers.
Slow down. Don't increase your playing speed until you can play what you're playing clearly, with tone, and in time.
Accept incremental progress. Leaps of improvement don't happen overnight. Quality playing develops slowly over time which is determined by how much time you invest in improving.
Abandon instant gratification. Playing something wrong continually will degrade your playing.
Don't settle for mediocrity. If it doesn't sound right, it probably isn't right. Work with a tape recorder and metronome. Compare your sound with the pros.
Be positive. Positive thinking leads to a stronger mind. Mental strength leads to production which is the basis for accomplishing something. Accomplishments lead to achievement.
Play music. Learn how to support and make other musicians sound better. Know when to throttle back and when to go for it. Play for yourself within the context of playing for others. Jam correctly.
Edify others. Share what you know with those that want to learn. Be generous, gracious, and understanding. Be remembered as a person first and a musician second.
Yes. Outside of class time, you can schedule a private lesson with the instructor of your choice. You negotiate the timing and cost with the instructor.
WILL THE NORTH CAROLINA CLINICS GO TO THREE DAYS?
Not at this time. We have a wonderful venue but it's not available on Sundays. We could begin on Thursday but our clinics are concentrated. If enough people request a third day, we'd consider it.
Not yet, though that could change. Our classes range from a few to upwards of fourteen students. We offer a variety of options. That helps people scatter.
AM I LOCKED IN TO THE LEVEL OF TEACHING I REGISTER UNDER?
No. Students are free to change classes at any time.
Absolutely. Students are free to change levels of instruction and/ or instruments at any time.
There isn't one. If you pay and cannot attend, prior to the start of any clinic, we will refund your money in full (short of any credit card fees). Paying by check ensures a full refund should you cancel. Fortunately we work with great people, who also happen to be great musicians. I thank them for relationships that allow us to be flexible.
I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN A PARTICULAR TUNE. HOW CAN THAT BE ARRANGED?
Email your request to us as early as you can. We'll work with staff to see if the tune can be integrated into a Song Study. Tunes have to be pertinent and popular, interesting enough to learn, and useful enough to play with others in a jam session.
CAN I SELL AN INSTRUMENT AT THE CLINIC?
Why not? Somebody may want it! By all means - Yes.
MY FAMILY INTENDS TO VISIT MANHATTAN WHILE I ATTNED METRO BANJO. WILL TRANSPORTATION BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO & FROM ST. JOHN'S TO THE SUBWAY STATION?
While it's a short walk from the university to the subway station, taxis are avialable.
I WOULD LIKE TO SIT IN AS AN OBSERVER. IS THERE A CHARGE FOR THIS?
Yes, there is. Charges vary per clinic and observers cannot attend classes with an instrument. Swapping of instruments between paid registrants and observers is also not permitted.
We offer a limited number of tuition-only scholarships. Granting scholarships is dependent on receiving tax-free contributions for that purpose. We are a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization and such contributions are tax deductible. Please consider giving. Use the clinic-specific registration page for donating.
All major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
Yes, along with checks and cash.
IF I UPGRADE LATER TO ATTEND MORE CLINIC DAYS, DO I HAVE TO PAY SINGLE-DAY RATES?
No. We will get you in the cheapest way possible, within the advertised rates, according to date purchased.
WHAT IS YOUR POLICY FOR MINORS?
Minors (students under 18) staying the night must be supervised by a parent or guardian. Parents or guardians must pay the observer rate as advertised. Commuter students fourteen through seventeen years of age may attend without day-time supervision, however we require written parental consent, a signed waiver, and students must be picked up promptly prior to dinner, each class day.
There's plenty of free parking in Asheville and at St. John's.
I AM TAKING A TUG BOAT TO METRO BANJO BUT I AM PULLING A BARGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
This problem is more common than people realize. I'd get out of the shipping lanes and cut it loose. Then nudge it into some secluded bay and drop anchor, or rent it out as a swimming platform. People living on Long Island Sound may pay handsomely to have it hauled to their beach for a wedding or summer gathering.
I'LL BE JAMMING GEARS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TO REACH YA'ALL IN THIS 18-WHEELER. GOT ME A BUNK AND BANJO. YOU GOT A PLACE TO PARK THIS BEAUTY?
Got lots of options for your traveling motel. Just lay off the jake while snaking jimmy through downtown. Might be able to arrange a pinstripe job while you're at the show. Call beforehand.
THIS BANJO CLINIC THING'S GOT ME CONFUSED. SURE, I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE 5, BUT FRANKLY I'M LEERY ABOUT WHAT I MAY BE GETTING INTO. LIKE, IS THIS A CAMP OR A CLINIC? WILL THERE BE ANY DIAGNOSING AND TREATING OF OUTPATIENTS GOING ON? DON'T WANT NONE OF THAT. THANKS BO.
Hey BO. Thanks for your email. I've been asked this question more times than I can remember. Here at the clinic, we aren't throwing curveballs or trying to draw people into health care. Rest assured, there isn't a needle or Neti Pot in the place. Not even a dressing unless it comes with salad. Just good folk drinking coffee, learning banjo and making friends. Between us though, personally, I know that a nurse usually handles the registration desk, but don't tell anybody. Could blow our cover. See you in November!
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There is something of a literary tradition in which Greg Humphries and Julian Vayne's Walking Backwards: or, The Magical Art of Psychedelic Psychogeography stands. In the nineteenth century, Thomas de Quincey's urban flâneur reimagined his surroundings through the veil of opium. He invoked the familiar and the alien with astonishing juxtaposition, perfectly attuned with a time of urbanisation that was drastically reformulating British society. 200 years later, the Romantic Imagination grappling with the city has given way to the Mages' re-enchantment of the landscape, and opium has given way to psychedelics.
While the basic matrix of an intentionally disrupted interplay between set and setting remains, textures and formulations have evolved. In the mid-twentieth century, the Situationists formalized the wanderings of the flâneur into a political act, naming it psychogeography. They used their bodies to carve new paths through space, intending to sculpt it anew. Elsewhere, Aldous Huxley took mescaline and colonialized the mind, creating a landscape of peopled and memorialised locality that led to a furthermost and rarely explored wilderness. A bedrock in psychedelic thought often hidden beneath the waves of experience.
To enter into a dialogue with a 'psychedelic psychogeography,' however, is to engage with what is perhaps De Quincey's greatest, although often unspoken, legacy on subsequent drug writing; his palimpsest metaphor for memory and the mind. That experience leaves an imprint and that, although faint and faded, can be invoked presently through a psychoactive disruption. Walking Backwards underlines this beautifully: where a familial memory invokes a search for a photo, revealing further photos and memories from the authors' walks ten years before. Ultimately leading to narrative reconstruction wherein text, memory and i-mage play beautifully together in the reader's presence.
As Humphries notes of ascending up a cliff, 'Taking care of each step upon the path we look down, keeping our own counsel we look within. The discomfort forcing to the surface our own shadows bringing the hidden into light. Unbidden the difficult memories and thoughts arise, they are witnessed and cannot be ignored.' The reaching of the summit is as reaching the light of consciousness, and those unbidden memories are shown in perspective against the diverse and powerful surroundings of Nature. As he adds, 'Viva Pachamama.' Like the palimpsest, Nature is both a cradle of experiences but thus also an agent of transformation.
The book's title is taken from a belief that exists in an Amazonian tribe that the past is laid out before us, as memories and stories, but the future is behind us, hidden i.e. we are walking backwards through life. Narratively, Walking Backwards plays along similar lines. After Vayne's brief introductory section, which explores several magical techniques, the book's mytho-poetic narrative looks further into the past, through the memory of a photo, to two particular walks the authors took—one in Hartland in Devon, and the other in Bodmin, Cornwall. And in these literary explorations of a walk-past, meaning emerges as story.
Unlike the flâneur exploring an emergent urbanisation, it is the countryside that now represents the more alien of the two environments. Indeed, Humphries discusses the importance of the basic tenets of survival, the skills we need for sustenance and shelter; skills which have largely been lost to the majority of folk in a urban, consumer environment. Yet where the memory of these skills exists lies the capacity to reacquire them. Not, as Humphries notes, because we will necessarily need them every day, but because by mastering them we re-establish, or re-cognize, our intimate relationship with the landscape. In this case, the landscape of the British Isles.
While sharing some sensibilities with the twentieth century counter-culture's beloved Blakean landscape of Albion, the practicalities of chaos magic—a chosen magical path of the authors'—shifts our relationship with this mythical world. The former's nostalgic emphasis and inherent romanticism over a lost landscape is replaced by an active formulation of that landscape—watching the story of the past emerge in the present. The 'psychedelic psychogeographer' is ideally tooled for such a quest; able to develop new ebbs and flows in Huxley's cartography of the mind, and equally able to deeply mythologise their physical environment.
Walking Backwards is a beautifully crafted book. Not only in its presentation, with wonderful complementary imagery and a thoughtful layout, but also through the way that layers of the past are interwoven, underpinning the book's premise. Furthermore, a strong ecological theme throughout is a reminder that perhaps this reconnection with our countryside, and our past, is also imperative to step into the future—blindly, of course, but properly intentioned. I would conclude this review, but 'For this book to work you are required to participate. Use it as a guide to visit the places it describes or go on your own magical walks, your own magical pilgrimages to Hartland and Roughtor, to places dear to you.' Perhaps I'll add a note after the summer!


Delle Foglie Minute. Togli finocchio ben lavato, poi fà allessare, e gittata l'acqua, friggilo con oglio, o lardo, sale e dà mangiare.
Of Little Leaves. Take well-washed fennel and boil it; discard the water and fry with oil or pork fat and salt, and serve.
Clean and slice fennel. Parboil for 5 minutes,drain. Sauté with oil and season with salt.


$43.50 for first Singles. $33.00 for first Doubles. Maximum fee charged per player is $50 plus the processing fees for the number of events you select.
The tournament will start Saturday morning! We will move all matches to Texas High School Indoor courts if it is RAINING or WET!
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 703309018 from the searchable schedule homepage.


Actions to update the curriculums of our University were planned as two-phased and the first phase was performed between March – August 2012 in three academic units (Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education, Polatlı Vocational School of Technical Sciences), as the pilot scheme; and as of 2012-2013 Academic year, the updated programs were started to be conducted. Actions for the second phase were conducted between September 2012 – June 2013 in a way to involve all the academic units; and all the programs (associate, undergraduate and postgraduate programs) were updated. In the beginning of 2013-2014 Academic Year, new programs were put into practice.


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$BTC: Bloomberg Strategist Predicts the Bitcoin Floor Price | Cryptoglobe
www.cryptoglobe.com 23 November 2022 18:20, UTC
In an interview released on Wednesday (23 November 2022), Mike McGlone, a Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence (Bloomberg's research arm on the Bloomberg Terminal"), predicted how low the Bitcoin price could go in the short to medium term.
During an interview on YouTube series "The Birb Nest", according to a report by The Daily Hodl, McGlone told the host of the show's hostAdrian Zduńczyk:
"Initially, when the market broke down that was my indication it's going to continue to break down because volatility is almost always a great indicator, particularly when you reach an all-time low. When markets breakout from a consolidating range with a good reason, it means it's going down a lot lower. So that's why I put out initially that Bitcoin might not reach a plateau until the $10,000-$12,000 area."
On 9 November 2022, McGlone had this to say about how the collapse of SBF's FTX empire could impact the Bitcoin price in the next several weeks:
"The breakdown of Bitcoin and crypto assets may trigger capitulation sell stops in most markets that have been under pressure this year... The great risk-asset reversion of 2022 has become clear as of November 9, but it's the remaining trading sessions that may set the stage for 2023, with Bitcoin – one of the fastest horses in the race, and top leading indicator – breaching support and risks revisiting $10,000 support...
"The loss of confidence from FTX's downfall and its leader, Sam Bankman-Fried, is a shock to cryptos, but the macroeconomic dominoes may be more significant."
This Bitcoin, Crypto Slump May Trigger Macroeconomic Dominoes – The breakdown of #Bitcoin and #crypto assets may trigger capitulation sell stops in most markets that have been under pressure this year. pic.twitter.com/p2Uq5pSJye
— Mike McGlone (@mikemcglone11) November 9, 2022
On 19 October 2022, McGlone had this to say about Bitcoin:
"It's little surprise that a relatively new asset that had skyrocketed has declined due to the rapid pace of Federal Reserve tightening in 2022, but Bitcoin is showing signs of bottoming and divergent strength in 4Q. The lowest-ever crypto volatility vs. the Bloomberg Commodity Index may portend better performance for Bitcoin…
"Bitcoin's ascending leading-indicator status and potential transition toward a risk-off asset like gold and US Treasury long bonds may be playing out in 2H [second half of the year]. Our graphic shows the primary headwind for most risk assets in 2022: aggressive Fed tightening to squash inflation. An indication of divergent strength for the crypto may be that its price of around $19,500 on Oct. 18, with the one-year federal funds future (FF13) signaling rates close to 4.75%, was about the same as it was in June, when FF13 was near 3.5%...
"The fact that the benchmark crypto hasn't dropped along with the latest round of rate-hike expectations may also signal a Fed end game on the horizon. A top potential catalyst for central banks to curtail tightening is for markets, notably stocks and commodities, to do it for them, which may favor Bitcoin."
He went on to add:
"Bitcoin's definable diminishing supply is unprecedented on a global scale, and so prices should continue to rise over time unless something unlikely reverses demand and adoption trends, given the laws of supply and demand."
He also said:
"Bitcoin may be entering an inexorable phase of its migration into the mainstream, and at a relatively discounted price."
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Shah, M. A. "Al2O3 Nanobricks via an Organic Free Route Using Water as Solvent." Dynamic Methods and Process Advancements in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Materials Engineering, edited by J. Paulo Davim, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 320-325. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1867-1.ch019
Shah, M. A. (2013). Al2O3 Nanobricks via an Organic Free Route Using Water as Solvent. In J. Davim (Eds.), Dynamic Methods and Process Advancements in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Materials Engineering (pp. 320-325). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1867-1.ch019
Shah, M. A. "Al2O3 Nanobricks via an Organic Free Route Using Water as Solvent." In Dynamic Methods and Process Advancements in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Materials Engineering. edited by Davim, J. Paulo, 320-325. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1867-1.ch019
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The chemical synthesis of nanomaterials has been studied by few researchers, but innumerable improvements and better methods have been reported in the past few years. This new approach of preparing aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanobricks is based on a soft reaction of aluminum powder and de-ionized (DI) water at 200oC without use of any additives or surfactants. Powder X-ray diffraction studies reveal that the as prepared nanobricks are highly crystalline in nature and by morphological investigations using FESEM, it was revealed that the bricks are rectangular in shape having width of 90±15nm and breadth of ~200nm, which was confirmed by high resolution TEM. The technique could be extended and expanded to provide a general, simple, and convenient strategy for the synthesis of nanostructures of other functional materials with important scientific and technological applications. The prospects of the process are bright and promising.
Innovations at the intersection of medicine, biotechnology, engineering, physical sciences and information technology are spurring new directions in R&D, commercialization and technology transfer. The future of nanotechnology is likely to continue in this interdisciplinary manner. Nanotechnology is the next industrial revolution, and almost all industries will be radically transformed by it in a few years. Ceramics are regarded as versatile materials and aluminum oxide (Al2O3), one of the ceramic materials commonly known as sapphire is known to exist in a number of metastable polymorphs in addition to the thermodynamically stable α-Al2O3 or corundum form. Among which, α-Al2O3 is an important form of alumina because of its porous structure and high catalytic surface activity. This material has been widely used as catalysts, an adsorbent and as a support for industrial catalysis in hydrocarbon conversion (Lee & Crawford, 1987; Lee et al., 1997).
Various synthetic routes have been employed for the synthesis of Al2O3 nanostructures with various morphologies. Aside from nanorods, nanowires, nanobelts, nanotubes, limited studies have been made on nanobricks so far. The routes employed include the famous sol-gel chemistry, spray pyrolysis, precipitation, solovothermal, reverse micelles and physical approaches and have been well explained by Shah and Tokeer (2010). The chemical routes have attracted a great deal of attention and have been intensively studied in the recent years. These methods have the advantage of being used to produce α-form crystals at relatively low temperature but the starting materials are relatively expensive. The addition of catalysts or templates employed in other strategies involves a complicated process and may result in impurity in the products. Moreover, most of the pathways suggested for the synthesis of Al2O3 involve environmentally malignant chemicals which are toxic and not easily degraded in the environment. Organic solvents are practically problematic because many are toxic which makes the nanomaterials useless. Environmental friendly chemical synthesis requires alternative solvents such as ionic liquids, liquid and water. Water is particularly attractive because it is inexpensive, environmentally benign and bestowed with many virtues especially under supercritical conditions. In our preliminary studies reported earlier, we have obtained nanorods by varying the time and temperature of the reaction (Shah et al., 2009). It was proposed that the growth of nanostructures with different morphologies, sizes, compositions was mainly controlled by temperature and duration of reaction process. Encouraged by the results, the present studies have been carried out keeping the time and temperature constant.
Interestingly, almost uniform sized nanobricks were obtained by a simple reaction of aluminum powder and de-ionized water at very low temperature of 200oC and the reaction time was 24 hours. By morphological investigations, it was revealed that the bricks are rectangular in shape having width of 90±15nm and breadth of ~200nm. To the best of our knowledge, the synthesis of nanobricks without organics, catalyst and toxic solvents has not been reported so far. Detailed and systematic studies would be necessary to optimize the conditions for obtaining nanoparticles of desired dimensions.


This year we give thanks for all our blessings and for you our Inglenook family and friends. Thank you for helping us build a one-of-a-kind neighborhood to call home!
Safe travels to you and yours!
HOLIDAY HOURS: The Inglenook sales office will be closed Thursday, November 27th. We will be open for the Holiday weekend and hope to see you and your little turkeys! Our sales office hours are: Friday, 1-5PM and Saturday-Sunday, 1-4PM. Gobble, gobble!


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Q: Load vector features without adding the layer to the map in OpenLayers Is it possible to make a vector source load and reload features without adding/removing its parent layer to the map? I need to do that after my viewparams url variable changes.
My vectore source looks as follows
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I've tried calling source.refresh() and source.changed() but it won't work.

A: Similar to http://openlayers.org/en/v4.6.5/examples/igc.html except using a single url
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Nokia C1 Android Go smartphone with 3G launched for $60
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HMD Global has launched a new Android Go smartphone named Nokia C1. It is a phone with entry-level specifications and is aimed at first-time smartphone buyers. This is the reason it has a traditional design with a 16:9 aspect ratio that has started to become obsolete among other modern smartphones.
The Nokia C1 sports a 5.45-inch display with 960 x 480 pixels resolution. It is powered by an undisclosed quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz and coupled with 1GB of RAM. There is 16GB of onboard storage with microSD card expansion support up to 64GB. In the camera department, you will get a 5-megapixel rear camera with f/2.4 aperture and a 5-megapixel front camera with LED flash.
Since it is an Android Go smartphone, it has been released with the Android 9 Pie (Go edition) operating system. It comes with a 2,500mAh battery that should last for a day with ease. Other noteworthy features include a 3.5mm headphone jack and in-built FM Radio support. It is worth mentioning that the smartphone offers only 3G connectivity.
The Nokia C1 has been priced at 5,999 Kenyan Shilling (about $59). It is available in Black and Red color variants. HMD Global has plans for expanding it to other markets of Africa, the Middle East, and APAC regions.
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