Geophagy or earth-eating is common amongst some Bangladeshi women, especially those who are pregnant, both in Bangladesh and in the United Kingdom. A large proportion of the population in Bangladesh is already exposed to high concentrations of arsenic (As) and other toxic elements from drinking contaminated groundwater. Additional exposure to As and other toxic elements from non-food sources has not been adequately addressed and here we present the first study to monitor As levels in baked clay (known as sikor).
Sikor samples originating from Bangladesh were digested using a microwave digester and analysed for their As, Pb, Cd, Mn, Fe and Zn levels using ICP-MS. Detailed As speciation analysis was performed using HPLC-ICP-MS.
Of particular concern were the levels of As (3.8-13.1 mg kg-1), Cd (0.09-0.4 mg kg-1) and Pb (21-26.7 mg kg-1) present in the sikor samples and their possible impact on human health. Speciation analysis revealed that sikor samples contained mainly inorganic As. Modest consumption of 50 g of sikor is equivalent to ingesting 370 μg of As and 1235 μg of Pb per day, based on median concentration values. This level of sikor consumption exceeds the permitted maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) of inorganic As by almost 2-fold.
We conclude that sikor can be a significant source of As, Cd and Pb exposure for the Bangladeshi population consuming large quantities of this material. Of particular concern in this regard is geophagy practiced by pregnant women concurrently exposed to As contaminated drinking water. Future studies needs to evaluate the bioavailability of As and other elements from sikor and their impact on human health.
The deliberate eating of non-food or non-nutritive substances is known as pica . Many different types of pica have been described in the literature such as ingestion of baby powder, charcoal, calcium hydroxide (lime), ash, uncooked starch and ice . Geophagy is the most common type of pica and involves deliberate eating of earth such as clay. It is an ancient practice that is still widespread in many parts of the world such as in Asia, Africa, South America, North America and parts of Europe .
The precise reasons underlying the practice of geophagy remains unknown, although some suggest consumption for nutritional [3, 4] and medicinal purposes . Geophagy during pregnancy  has often been recommended as a means to increase the intake of some essential elements (especially Ca, Mg, Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, and Se).
In parts of Africa, soil eating is common amongst females, especially children and pregnant women [6–9]. The prevalence of soil eating amongst pregnant women in Kenya, Ghana, Namibia and Tanzania has been reported in the literature [6–9]. Bangladeshi women residing in Bangladesh  and also in the UK consume baked clay known as sikor [11, 12]. Although the overall prevalence of this habit amongst the Bangladeshi community has not been determined, it is known to be mostly practiced by pregnant women . Recent studies have suggested that geophagy may be associated with an increased risk of developing anemia [9, 13].
The practice of geophagy amongst the Bangladeshi and West Bengal (India) population is of particular concern, as people from these regions are already exposed to high levels of As from drinking contaminated groundwater and rice consumption . Despite the high vulnerability of pregnant women and their unborn babies to this practice, the toxic element intake through geophagy and its potential adverse health effects has not been explored. However, exposure of Bangladeshi pregnant women and unborn babies to toxic elements through drinking water, atmospheric pollution and diet has been reported by various workers. For example, Kile et al.  measured the maternal and umbilical cord blood levels of arsenic, cadmium, manganese, and lead in rural Bangladesh and reported that exposure to mixtures of these elements is widespread amongst pregnant women.
It has been reported that some Bangladeshi women may consume as much as 50 to 60 g of sikor per day . Although the content of Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn in sikor samples have been reported previously , there are no reports of study on the As content of sikor from Bangladesh. Exposure to As from accidental ingestion of soil by children and adults have been studied extensively for various populations [16, 17]. However, there are no published reports on geophagy or accidental soil ingestion in Bangladesh or West Bengal (India).
The aim of the present study was to determine the content of As, Cd, Pb, Fe, Mn and Zn in sikor samples. The Provisional Maximum Tolerable Daily Intake (PMTDI) values for As, Cd, Mn and Pb were estimated and potential health risks discussed.
Eight bags of sikor imported from Bangladesh, openly sold in ethnic Bangladeshi shops in the United Kingdom, were purchased from two cities (Birmingham and Leicester) and one town (Luton) during January to April 2010. These bags contain 250 g of sikor as small tablets (see Figure 1). With the exception of one bag (see Figure 1), there were no labels to indicate the source, composition or expiry date of the product. However, the samples collected from Birmingham, Leicester and Luton appeared to be similar. The weight of the sikor tablets ranged between 12.3 - 18.5 g with a mean of 15 g. According to the shopkeepers, the tablets had been baked in Bangladesh before being imported into the UK.
Typical example of Sikor tablets from Bangladesh purchased from shops in the United Kingdom. Shikor Mati can be translated as Sikor soil.
All glassware and plastic were cleaned by soaking in 10% nitric acid (HNO3) for at least 12 hours and then rinsed several times with double distilled water. Sikor samples were ground and dried in an oven at 80°C overnight.
Sikor samples were digested by microwave assisted digestion in aqua regia (1:3 of ultra pure 70% HNO3 and pure 37% hydrochloric acid (HCl) were used). A selected weight (0.1 g) of sample was mixed with 5 ml of aqua regia overnight and then digested for three hours using a microwave digestion unit at a power of 1000W and a maximum temperature of 170°C (CEM, Microwave digestion MAR X press, USA). The solution was made up to 100 ml in volumetric flasks with ultra pure water (Romil-UpS, Ultra Purity water) for analysis.
A previously published method was used for the extraction of As from sikor . Briefly, 0.2 g of sikor sample was weighed into a 30 ml bottle and 10 ml of a phosphoric acid (H3PO4) (1 M)/ascorbic acid (0.5 M) mixture was added. This was mixed for four hours on an orbital shaker at 200 rpm in order to extract the arsenic. Millipore water (20 ml) was then added rapidly to the mixture to avoid conversion from AsIII to AsV. The solution extract was subsequently centrifuged for 15 minutes at 2000 rpm and the supernatant collected. Arsenic levels (total and As species) in all the extracted sample solutions were analysed immediately.
Elements in the digested sikor sample solutions were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), using a Thermo-Fisher Scientific X-SeriesII instrument. For instrument calibration, internal standards were used as follows: Scandium (50 μg L-1), Rhodium (10 μg L-1) and Iridium (5 μg L-1) in the preferred matrix of 2% HNO3. Also for calibration, external standards for elements were prepared in the range 0 - 100 μg L-1 (ppb), both an autosampler (Cetac ASX-520) and a concentric glass venture nebuliser (Thermo-Fisher Scientific) were used. The data processing was undertaken using a Plasmalab software (version 2.5.4; Thermo-Fisher Scientific, UK).
Detailed elemental speciation analysis was only conducted for As. For this, the total content of As in a solution, extracted from sikor samples, was determined using an Agilent 7500 ICP-MS (Agilent Technologies, UK). This instrument was fitted with a micro flow concentric nebulizer and quartz Scott-type chamber. Helium (4 L min-1) was used for collision cell gas and tellurium (50 μg L-1) was used as internal standard. Solutions were subjected to arsenic speciation analysis using a HPLC (GP50-2 pump, Dionex, USA) coupled to an ICP-MS (Agilent Technologies, UK). The HPLC conditions used were similar to that previously reported . An anion exchange column (Hamilton PRP-X100, 250 × 4 mm, 10 μm) was used to separate the As species. Ammonium nitrate was used as anion exchange mobile phase at pH 8.65.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)  method was used to determine the maximum permitted tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) of toxic elements from baked clay. The unit used for this scale is mg of element per day. The average adult body weight of the Bangladeshi women was taken to be 60 kg .
Sample masses were measured to an accuracy of ± 0.1 mg. Trace elements concentrations obtained by ICP-MS technique were evaluated by the use of certified reference materials and found to be in good agreement with the certified values of the reference material. The analytical procedure and the reliability of the digestion process were validated by inclusion of blanks (consisting only of aqua regia) with each measurement. Soil reference material (NIST CRM Montana I 2710a) was also included in the same measurement series in order to determine the recovery of the different elements from the sikor samples. The recovery for the soil reference material for the different elements ranged from 75 and 101% (n = 3) of the certified values (Table 1).
Certified mean values (mg kg-1) for Montana I (SRM 2710a) soil reference material and the mean values we found for selected elements from this sample following aqua regia digestion.
a Detection limits were calculated as 3 × standard deviation (3 × Std. Dev.) of blank values.
For quality control of As speciation, soil reference material (BCSS-1) was used. The content of total As and As species for this material is known. Both AsIII and AsV were spiked to the soil reference material (BCSS-1) before extraction. The As species were subsequently extracted using the same method that was used for extraction of As from sikor samples (see above). The spike recoveries were up to 100% for both As species, with linearity R2 = 1. The mean recovery of total As extracted from the soil reference material (BCSS-1) was 75 ± 5%, whereas the mean recovery of As species was 76 ± 6%. Very low detection limits were obtained for As species (less than 0.1 mg kg-1).
Typical sikor samples originating from Bangladesh and sold in ethnic shops in the UK are shown in Figure 1. Concentrations of elements in sikor purchased from shops in Leicester, Birmingham and Luton (UK) are given in Table 2, for three toxic elements (As, Pb, Cd) and for three relatively non-toxic essential elements (Fe, Mn, Zn). Regardless of whether mean, median or maximum concentration was applied as a criterion, the concentrations of the six elements were found according to the following order: Fe>Zn>Mn>Pb>As>Cd.
Concentrations (mg kg-1 unless otherwise indicated) of As, Cd, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn in Sikor samples.
Number of samples (n) = 10. All the data presented were obtained for duplicate samples. SD: standard deviation.
Speciation of As from sikor samples by HPLC-ICP-MS showed that the main species was inorganic arsenic (AsV) at up to 100% of the total extractable As (Table 3). The recoveries for As extraction from sikor samples ranged from 31 to 37%; it is not uncommon for low recoveries in soil samples [19, 22, 23]. In our study, H3PO4 (1 M) and four hours contact time was employed, which is widely used for soil and clay extraction [see for example ref. ]. Similar results (48% recovery) were obtained in a previous study  for As speciation in soil where H3PO4 (1.6 M) and six hours contact time was used for extraction. However, other studies [20, 25] have found that percentage extraction can reach up to 97% using H3PO4. The low recovery in the present study could be due to the nature of the material such as the high Fe content. It is possible that Fe binds As strongly, preventing its release under the conditions used for the extraction.
Determination of Arsenic in sikor samples.
a Extraction efficiency based on percentage of As which is extracted from sikor samples relative to the total As present in the material. b Column recovery refers to As species recovered from the column as a percentage of the total As in the extract. < LOD = not detected or low limit of detection. SD: standard deviation. All the data presented were obtained for duplicate samples.
Abrahams et al.  reported that sikor, equivalent to 3 - 4 tablets of their Birmingham sample (i.e. ca. 48.6 - 64.8 g), can be consumed per day by pregnant Bangladeshi women. Similar levels of soil ingestion were reported for pregnant Kenyan women, with a median daily intake of 41.5 g from soil sample . In light of these studies, we have selected a modest 50 g of sikor consumption per day for our estimation of the PMTDI of different elements. Table 4 presents the estimation of the maximum daily intake (PMTDI) of As, Cd, Mn and Pb through ingestion of 50 g of sikor; median As content was 370 μg in this quantity of sikor. These data shows that ingestion of 50 g of sikor can exceed the PMTDI for As by almost 2-fold and for Pb by almost 5-fold. For both Cd and Mn, however, consumption of the same amount of sikor contributed only a proportion of PMTDI: 28.3 and 13.4% of PMTDI for Cd and Mn, respectively.
Percentage of permitted maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) for different elements (median values were used) associated with consumption of sikor.
Abrahams et al.  determined some elements in sikor from Bangladesh including Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn, but not As and Cd. The study reported mean concentrations (mg kg-1) of 58800 (Fe), 69 (Mn), 80 (Pb) and 38 (Zn) in sikor from Birmingham. Whilst the reported values for Pb are higher compared with our results (21 - 26.7 mg kg-1), this could be at least partially explained by differences in digestion procedures; recovery for Pb in the Abraham's study was 264% compared to 101% recovery in the present study.
ICP-MS analysis of sikor samples sold in United Kingdom and in Bangladesh for human consumption reveals the presence of a mixture of toxic elements (As, Cd and Pb). The As content in clay from Bangladesh has been reported to vary from 3.53 to 6.64 mg kg-1. In another study, concentrations of As, Pb and Zn in clay sediments from Bangladesh were found to range between 4 - 18, 13 - 32 and 35 - 111 mg kg-1 respectively . However, in the Bengal Delta in India, the As content in clay has been found to range between 4 - 10 mg kg-1. These reported levels are comparable with the levels we have found in our analysis of sikor samples. It appears that the As content of sikor samples are what is commonly found in soil and is unlikely to originate from a contaminated land.
Our speciation analysis revealed that sikor consists primarily of inorganic As. The relatively modest level of daily sikor consumption alone (excluding As intake from water and foods) exceeds the PMTDI for inorganic As by almost 1.9-fold. This finding has relevance not only to the As exposed population in Bangladesh whose total daily As intake from all sources can exceed PMTDI by 4-fold, but also to sikor consumers in the UK who do not normally exceed PMTDI for inorganic As. Pregnant women are of particular concern in this context since As, Pb , Cd , and Mn [32, 33] can transfer from the mother to the foetus, placing the health of the unborn baby at risk. Due to the complex mineral composition of sikor, it is likely that not all the arsenic content would be bioaccessible. Bioaccessibility can be defined as the fraction of the total amount of a substance released from the soil during digestion. A previous in vitro study has shown that the bioaccessibilities of As and Cd from soils were higher than those for Fe, Mn and Pb; the mean percentage range was 9.7 - 28.7 and 12.9 - 27.2% for As and Cd, respectively . Further research is required to determine the bioaccessibility of As from sikor.
The Pb content determined in our study is within the range previously reported for Bangladeshi clay by other workers 13-32 mg kg-1; both studies reveal high Pb content in sikor samples, which is a health concern for consumers of this material. Exposure to elevated levels of Pb has been associated with various diseases including lung cancer , immnuotoxicity  and neurotoxicity . Due to increased industrialization and use of Pb based fuels and chemicals, exposure to Pb in Bangladesh is becoming a significant problem and elevated blood Pb levels were detected in primary school children in Dhaka (Bangladesh) . Furthermore, Kile et al.  also reported high levels of Pb in maternal and umbilical cord blood from women in rural Bangladesh. From the current study, the PMTDI of Pb can be exceeded by 6-fold through ingestion of 50 g of sikor per day. Such a high level of exposure could present health problems to all women, and pregnant women are at risk of harming their unborn child.
Recently, Kippler et al.  reported the effect of Cd on human health in Bangladesh. They found higher Cd levels in breast milk in Bangladeshi women. The mean concentration of Cd in breast milk in Bangladeshi women was found to be 0.14 μg L-1 which was higher than other countries excluding Japan and India . Similarly, Kile et al.  also found high levels of Cd in maternal and umbilical cord blood from rural Bangladeshi women. The quantity of Cd in 50 g of the sikor samples we analysed represents 28.3% of PMTDI. If Cd intake through consumption of leafy vegetables, which also contain high levels of Cd, is taken into account there is potential for exceeding the PMTDI for this element. For women living in rural Bangladesh the daily calorie intake is dominated by vegetables and rice, since animal products - which have lower Cd content- are often too expensive . Moderate intake of fish is the main animal based product in the diet of many Bangladeshis who cannot readily afford to purchase poultry and meat . Thus a diet already rich in Cd, due to high rice and vegetable intake, is worsened by the consumption of sikor. In addition, we have recently found that betel quid chewing can be an additional source of Cd exposure in Bangladeshi women (article submitted). In light of our studies, it is plausible to state that some of the excess Cd detected in the breast milk of Bangladeshi women  may come from the consumption of non-food materials such as sikor.
Very little data is available on the prevalence of sikor consumption amongst Bangladeshi women in Bangladesh and in the UK. Due to the stigma associated with the practice, many women are ashamed to admit that they consume sikor. However, the commercial availability of sikor in both the UK and Bangladesh clearly indicates there is a demand for the substance in both countries, although it is not possible to translate this information into number of consumers. Consumption of sikor in relatively large quantities by pregnant women has recently been highlighted in Bangladesh . A gynaecologist working in a Bangladeshi hospital, interviewed by the press, reported that many of her pregnant patients consume sikor in large quantities . In parts of Africa earth-eating is openly practiced and is an acceptable social habit and, consequently, the scientific research on earth-eating in African women is much more extensive compared to Bangladesh and India. Its prevalence among pregnant women ranged from 65% in Kenya, 46% in Ghana, 42% in Namibia, to 29% in Tanzania [6–9].
Previously it has been reported that the major minerals in sikor from Bangladesh are kaolin, illite and quartz . It was found to be very low in organic carbon (0.8%) and is essentially salt free. Sikor is considered to be a source of nutrients due to its high concentrations of essential elements. Our study reveals that the level of the essential elements (Fe, Zn and Mn) can either contribute towards the recommended daily intake of these elements or can result in an excess intake for those with already high intake of Fe, Mn and Zn. However, at the same time our study shows that it may also be harmful to human health due to the presence of the toxic elements As, Pb and Cd. Therefore, depending on the nutrient status of the consumer, ill health can result from either exposure to toxic elements and/or overexposure to essential elements from ingestion of sikor. How sikor consumption influences uptake of different elements (essential or toxic) in vivo needs to be determined in order to evaluate its impact on human nutrition and health.
We estimate that consumption of just 50 g of Bangladeshi sikor per day can result in the PMTDI for As and Pb being exceeded by 3- and 6-folds, respectively. Sikor consumption should therefore be considered as potentially harmful to consumers in the UK who can purchase this material from ethnic shops in cities with a sizeable Bangladeshi community. In the UK, the Bangladeshi community has a diet which is very similar to their country of origin and consume foods imported from Bangladesh and are at greater risk of exposure to As especially due to their high intake of rice . The risks associated with sikor consumption are likely to be greatly exacerbated for consumers in Bangladesh, especially those who are already exceeding their daily intake of As from consumption of contaminated water and foods such as rice.
This study reveals for the first time that baked clay, consumed by Bangladeshi women, can be a source of arsenic exposure that has not been previously considered in risk assessment studies. The simultaneous presence of Cd, Pb and Mn in sikor is also a cause for health concern. Since sikor is consumed more often, and in higher quantities during pregnancy, by Bangladeshi women both in Bangladesh and in the UK, the potential adverse health and developmental effects to the unborn baby is of particular concern. As, Cd and Pb can generate reactive oxygen species in biological systems which can adversely affect the cells and organs in the mother and the foetus. The authors recommend that those responsible for public health act to create awareness about the potential dangers of consuming baked clay in populations where this practice is prevalent.
permitted maximum tolerable daily intake.
We would like to thank Dr Scott Young for his help with some of the ICP-MS measurements.
The study was designed by SA and PH. The total contents of As, Cd, Pb, Fe, Mn and Zn analysis were undertaken by SA. As speciation analysis was conducted by SA and MW. The first draft of the manuscript was undertaken by SA and comments and changes were made by PH, RJ and MW. All authors have approved the final manuscript.


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2016 Australian GP: Thursday FIA Press Conference
DRIVERS: Rio HARYANTO (Manor), Jolyon PALMER (Renault), Esteban GUTIERREZ (Haas), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes).
Daniel Ricciardo, let's start with you. Here we are, 20 years on from the grand prix moving across from Adelaide to Melbourne, tell us about what a buzz it is for you to showcase your sport once a year here and what it means for the fans in Australia?
Daniel RICCIARDO: It's exciting, definitely. It's exciting to be racing again in general. But to come here… (coughs)… pardon me, it's emotional, jeez! It's cool, you know. Every year that I've been here now there's still an awesome buzz. It's something that will definitely never get old as long as we keep coming here, as long as I'm racing. So yeah, Melbourne is great, especially when the sun shines. Everyone is super enthusiastic by the race here and there are always cars on track – woken up this morning by the two-seater. They really fill up the schedule and the fans definitely get their money's worth.
Your long run performance in particular looked strong during the tests in Barcelona. Do you feel you will be able to compete more perhaps in the race than in qualifying, certainly in the early part of the season at least?
DR: yeah, I think the long pace will be better for us. The short runs are going to be a little more… I think in qualifying we're probably not going to be as strong but long runs we should be good. Let's see what happens. I don't know, time will tell. I've been answering these questions all week and you can't really answer them at the end of the day. On Sunday everyone will see where the real pace is, including us.
OK. Let's turn to Esteban – welcome back. Thirty-eight grands prix contested in your two previous seasons in Formula One. You were in the points for Sauber in 2013. How has your period as a Ferrari reserve driver made you a stronger competitor?
Esteban GUTIÉRREZ: Well, it was very interesting with this guy in front of me [Sebastian Vettel]. I think in general as an experience it helped a lot in my career being able to observe many things from a different perspective and obviously getting very hungry to get back racing and finally reaching this moment, starting what I love most, to be racing, to be in a race seat.
How has the build up to the first race gone for Haas? What are the biggest challenges for a star-up team in the sport?
EG: I think the biggest challenge is to really integrate ourselves as a team, because the flow of communication in general… everything is new, there are a lot procedures that need to be defined. I think Barcelona, as a test, was a great experience for the team, a lot of character building. We had some difficult moments, some other good ones and all in all it's where we need to focus – to be efficient and very dynamic for the development of the following races.
Rio, coming to you, 23 years old, from Indonesia, one of three rookies in the field. First Formula One driver, more importantly, from Indonesia. Let's start with that. What's the response been like and how does it feel to be a pioneer?
Rio HARYANTO: Yeah, there's been tremendous support back home. Obviously to be able to compete in Formula One is a great thing. I'm very proud and I'm sure the whole nation are proud too to have me in Formula One.
You won races in GP2 and GP3 during your apprenticeship for this opportunity. What are your expectations for this season with Manor?
RH: I'm new to Formula One so there are a lot of things to learn. My expectation is to try to learn as quick as possible and to try to build a good relationship with the team and we'll see how it goes in the races?
Ok, coming to another rookie, Jolyon Palmer – welcome. Twenty-five years old, GP2 champion in 2014, you've also waited a few years for this opportunity. What's the best thing about now becoming a Formula One driver?
Jolyon PALMER: Well, racing! It was a bit frustrating last year having a year on the sidelines after GP2, but I learned a lot and it makes it even sweeter to be here racing again. I was out here last year seeing what Melbourne's all about, did the track walk, was ready to go, but of course as a reserve driver you rarely get the chance. So looking forward to getting behind the wheel for at least an FP2 and an FP3 as well this time.
Well, it was Lotus last season, the team has now become Renault, so what should we expect from you and this team this season?
JP: Well, it's difficult to say at this moment. Taking over from Lotus there were a lot of difficulties over the winter, everything was a little bit late. The expectations are pretty low and this year is just about building a foundation. So I think we need to build a solid base and the team has a lot of potential to move forward in the next few years.
Let's turn to the world champion – Lewis Hamilton, two-time Australian Grand Prix winner, four time polesitter here in Albert Park, Melbourne. Lewis, you said recently there's still more to come from you this season. What are you looking for?
Lewis HAMILTON: I don't remember saying that, but OK…
Let's presume you did!
LH: Cool. That's good. I hope there is! I don't know, I think you are always searching for perfection, always learning, always growing, both inside and outside the sport. I'm just looking forward to that journey. I don't know what's to come. I don't when I'm going to be growing or more, but I guess that's the same for every single one of us, so that's what I'm excited about.
When you say perfection, what do you mean exactly?
LH: You're always looking for that perfect lap; you're always looking for the perfect race, you're always looking to raise the bar every time you go out, because it can always be raised.
There are quite a few more variables this year due to the regulation changes. Looking at the team radio restrictions in particular, do you think that's something that could actually play to your strengths – given that you guys are all going to be much more on your own now? Is that something that could work for you?
LH: We're all in the same boat. Some of us will handle it better than others. I don't particularly see there being much of be a problem. But is it good? I don't really know but we'll manage it the best way we can.
OK. We've heard from the champion, let's hear from one of his main challengers, Sebastian Vettel, 2011 Australian Grand Prix winner, three-time polesitter here. Sebastian, you know what it takes to win in Formula One, do you and Ferrari have enough to trouble Lewis and Mercedes this year?
Sebastian VETTEL: I think we have. Obviously, the question is whether we are ready in time, but we are on a good track, we are making progress, we did so last year, I think we did a step over the winter, but as I said, whether it's big enough or not I think we need to wait for the first couple of races and see. But for sure our target is to turn things around, but going into this season I don't think it's a surprise when I say that Mercedes is still the favourite but, as I said, we try to become the favourites in the future.
It's not hard to see where the problem has been, qualifying has been Ferrari's weakness in recent times, when fighting you and Red Bull in those days and more recently Mercedes – only five poles in the last six seasons, seems astonishing really. So has the team put any particular focus on qualifying pace and unlocking that qualifying pace with this car to give you the tools you need to fight on Sunday?
SV: Well, usually qualifying pace is all about raw pace so I think by trying to make our package quicker, make our car quicker, our engine stronger, we enhance our chances also in qualifying to do well. I don't think there is a big secrete behind it – usually in qualifying, as I said, it's all about the raw performance of the car and we know that we are still a little bit behind. We have been last year and obviously we try to be a lot closer this year, how close, I don't know, I don't have an answer… yet. But we have a plan; we know what we want to do; we know where we want to go, so bit by bit I hope we improve and we'll be in a better position very soon, with more pole positions under our belt.
Q: (Abhishek Takle – Mid-Day) Question to Lewis. Mercedes has ran a lot of miles in testing. From a drivers' point of view would you have preferred to do some more performance running to feel the ultimate limit of the car?
LH: Definitely. Of course, the performance runs are always the most fun, the long runs are, kind of, long. And less exciting. But we did what we had to do and I guess we went into the testing with a goal of achieving 800km a day. We didn't actually think we were going to do it so perhaps in hindsight we would have shifted our running. But at the end of the day it suited us perfectly.
Q: (Flavio Vanetti – Corriere della Sera) To Sebastian, could you describe what could be the point of strength of the new car in the season, and would it be a surprise if you are not as close as you expect to the Mercedes?
SV: Well, we've worked very hard. Obviously the project of this year's car started very early so I think it is definitely a big improvement, big step forward overall. Obviously from the outside it's easy to see the main differences but I think especially on the inside we've done a very, very nice job and it allows us to be, first of all, quicker from the start and also have more chance of improving throughout the year. So that's good news. Whether it's good news right from the start, I don't know. As I said earlier, I don't know yet. I hope so. We know that our challenge is very, very big, we know that Mercedes in the last two years have built a very, very strong and solid platform for the whole package. Not just the engine but also the car has been very, very strong, in particular last year, and I think it is quite difficult to start the next season with a worse car than you had before. So we know the bar is high, but we're pushing, pushing very hard.
Q: (Jon McEvoy – Daily Mail) Lewis, I was wondering, after we saw the video of you riding a bike and filming as you were going along, whether you feel you have any responsibility to, as an example to others, not to do that? Or maybe not…
LH: Not particularly, no. I don't really have much of an answer for you unfortunately.
I was just wondering if you think you… you've always said you were an example to young dudes. I was wondering if you thought in light of that, this is where you should show an example?
LH: Again, I don't really have much of an answer for you, so…
Q: (Lennart Bernke – Bild) Seb, why and when did you decide to name your car after a pizza?
SV: It's not named after a pizza. It's a name, first of all. So, I think…
DR: What's it called?
SV: Margherita.
DR: It's a cocktail!
SV: I think if you look up, the first thing that comes it is that it's a name, not a pizza.
Why Margherita then?
DR: Because it's a pizza!
SV: No, because it's a drink! No, various reasons. We like the name. Every year we give the car a name. Last year Eva, this year Margherita. We're happy with that.
Q: (Daniel Johnson – Daily Telegraph) A question for Seb. A lot's been made, and people are getting quite excited about the prospect of you versus Lewis for the title and having quite different styles and characters. Lewis, obviously, has his style and uses Snapchat and things like that. I was wondering if you could describe how your… what your style is and whether looking at any of that ever tempts you to get on Snapchat or Twitter or Instagram or any of that?
SV: Up to now I haven't understood all of the modern technologies fully so I'm sure he can give me some classes but I'm not that interested. I think everyone picks his style, and the things they like. I think we're all different. Some people like pizza plain – like Margherita – some people like a lot of stuff on top of it. I think that's a good summary.
Q: (Alex Popov – NTV/Match TV) For Lewis – but a little bit more of a racing question: it's about tyre allocation. Because you never used the supersoft of Barcelona, and most of Barcelona testing you and Nico was on medium and here, your personal allocation is just one set of medium and again it's Pirelli who chose it for the race. Then for supersoft you never train, tomorrow it's rain forecast so for the race it will be OK?
LH: I think it will be OK. You're right, we didn't use the supersoft and, once again, I think once we realised how much mileage we'd done, perhaps in hindsight we may have changed it, who knows? But we'll face it as we always do. I don't believe they've changed a huge amount with the tyre so I don't think it's going to be a big issue for us.
Q: (Jon McEvoy – Daily Mail) Lewis, are you using a Blackberry or an iPhone?
LH: Both
Q: (Shane McGuinness – Radio 3AW) Dan, Australian motor racing legend Alan Jones has come out and said that he'd like to see you at Ferrari next year, obviously out of contract this year. Does that become a distraction at all for you and how do you ensure that it doesn't affect your driving, and bat away these questions during the season? And would you like to be teammates (with Sebastian) again?
DR: I don't know if Seb wants that, to be honest, so we'll see. I heard AJ say… or I heard some comments yesterday and got asked the question. Yeah, last year I was asked as well. I honestly can't… I don't have much more to say on that. It's still very early in the season and to give you a boring but honest answer is that I'm just completely focused on this year now and with Red Bull. That's where it stands. Not exactly out of contract either. Don't get too excited.
I don't know (if I'd like to be teammates with Sebastian again). Maybe if he joined social media…
SV: I will not dance with you in the pit lane so if you're looking for that…
DR: I'm looking for something more from my teammate. We'll think of something, eh?
SV: I can offer you marguerita. I don't mind Danny, we've never had issues. Obviously the year we had together was very good for him, not so good for me. I think that's one thing that happens on the track but outside the track, which I think is more important when you talk about your teammate, whether you get along or not, we never had – at least I don't remember… It's a bit weird when he gets changed but other than that…
DR: I walk around in my underwear a lot! Get comfortable with that. This question's gone pear-shaped, hasn't it? Next question.
Q: (Abhishek Tackle – Midday) To the front row: everyone says in testing, we're just testing, we don't know where we stand, we don't know anything, but given the simulation and data analysis tools you have these days at your disposal, how good an idea do you have of where you stand relative to each other in the pecking order?
DR: I don't know. You get an idea, you definitely get an idea. I guess I've driven a few years now in F1 and I know what a good car feels like so at least with us I know… at least from testing I can take out that our chassis is pretty good. What's still an unknown is what Seb and Lewis are saying. Are they hopping out of their car saying this chassis is a lot better than last year's as well? I still expect them to be the front runners, Ferrari and Mercedes, at the start of the season but me knowing what I know from previous years, yeah, I think we've started off with a good chassis and as we've done in the past, we can keep improving that. If we can improve that, along with the power unit this year, then by probably the second half of the year we should be able to maybe challenge them but again, it's still really guesswork, it's not like numbers, it's not like they all add up to victory at the end of the day. It's still a bit inconclusive until we get going, probably the first four or five races.
SV: The answer's probably a bit more accurate than that. I think Mercedes are the favourites going in, they seem to be very reliable but also very quick in Barcelona. I think we are closer than last year, especially in the race. Then I think Toro Rosso has made a massive step. They had a very strong car last year but probably with the Ferrari engine this year they will be quite a bit stronger. Daniel touched on it himself and some of you touched on his long run pace, they looked very strong for the race. I think Esteban and Team Haas could surprise and the others are a bit unknown I would say.
LH: I agree with what they've said. I think this year that the whole pack looks like it's a little bit closer but personally I think that they've got something up their sleeve this weekend. I think Ferrari are going to be a lot closer than they talk about, than just arriving on a low but going to deliver high.
Q: Do you welcome that?
LH: Absolutely.
Q: (Chris Lines – AP) Question for the back row: are points achievable for you this year and how soon do you think you might be in a position to challenge for points?
EG: Well, it's very ambitious as a new team to arrive and set a target to score points but we will work very hard to achieve that. It's definitely the way we want to go. I think initially it's very important to keep our feet on the ground, make sure that we run smoothly during the weekend and if we accomplish that this weekend we can get out in a very happy mood. Obviously we have everything to gain so achieving points would be something extraordinary.
JP: I think for us it's definitely a goal for us to be in the points at some point in the season. I think that if we can start off with a solid base this weekend then I think we've got good potential to improve over the course of the season and so definitely, we hope to be in the points.
Q: Rio, it looks like Manor have made quite a big step forward in performance from last year to this year. Is that giving the team confidence that they will be in the points regularly?
RH: Yeah, definitely. It's a much better package that we have in comparison to last year and that's the goal, to score points. We don't know when but we'll try our best every race as the races will be long and let's see what we can do.
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What started in 1994 as a small, family-owned bakery offering a handful of bread has grown and expanded, adding cookies, muffins, sandwiches, as well as boxed lunches and catering – perfect for company events. Step into the bakery at any given time and row upon row of perfectly formed loaves will be cooling behind the counter upon which an assortment of cookies and muffins tempt guests. A new display case houses tubs of pimento cheese – made using Sher's mother's recipe, as well as flavored butter, bread pudding, and lemon bars.
This past May brought perhaps the biggest addition when they enclosed a former patio to create Café Montana, providing guests an oft-requested spot to linger a little longer over sandwiches, Rostov's Coffee, or one of Montana Gold's jumbo-sized, perfectly squishy, freshly made cookies. A wall in the new dining room also features a collection of McClutcheon's preserves, dressings, honey, and other toppings that pair perfectly with baked goods.
A selection of just over a dozen types of bread is made daily – including the perennial favorite, Cinnamon Swirl (Pro-Tip: use this bread to make French Toast) as well as classics like Challah, Honey Whole Wheat, Hearty White, and Montana 9 Grain. Specialty and seasonal bread such as Jalapeno Cornbread, Cheddar Garlic, Pumpkin, and of course, given their St. Patrick's Day anniversary, Irish Soda Bread, rotate through the menu.
The open exhibition style bakery offers guests a peek behind the breadmaking scenes. Everything at the bakery is made from scratch using all-natural ingredients – they even mill their wheat in-house using a Stone Burr Mill. The proof is in the taste and samples are readily available for guests to taste the pillowy softness for themselves.
For a full selection of the daily bread as well as the calendar of specialty bread, visit montantagoldbread.com. Montana Gold Bread Co. is located at 3543 W. Cary Street.


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Depending on the occasion, there might be streamers, balloons, ribbons, front door decorations, bunting in flag form (ahhhh I love bunting!), candles, tablecloths, etc. I actually have scrapbooking paper devoted especially to the paper flag bunting art, hehe.
The food and drink area is my favorite part to decorate. That's where little paper flags on toothpicks, little tiny bunting (usually on top of a cake), wooden utensils and paper straws come out. Bring me all the paper straws please. My collection is getting out of hand. Depending on what the color scheme of that party occasion is, I'm pretty sure I have a collection of paper straws to match.
Enter Outside the Box Papers. Made up entirely of party paper goods and decorations, they make my party hosting heart very, very happy. Plus, look at their paper straw collection! I mean, there's like 9 PAGES of PAPER STRAWS in every color and print! Like these chocolate mint straws or these multi blue striped straws! TOO FREAKING CUTE. And at $3.25 for 25?! They're priced unbelievably well.
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For my party, I choose the Audrey's Brunch Placemats and although made out of card stock- heavy card stock at that- they're surprisingly sturdy! I really like that I could toss the dirty ones away instead of having to stain treat and wash (and sometimes iron flat again). Easy peasy! Plus, the print was awesome AND the mat was a nice 11x17"! Totally big enough to fit my fancy white dinner plates on top of!
Wanting to go all out for this particular party, I chose to stick with the whole "black and gold thing" and got some black paper napkins and (of course) black and gold paper straws. This was also known as the Audrey's Brunch Party Package!
My little humble dining table was completely transformed in a matter of minutes with these babies! All I needed of my own supply to complete the look was: a large gold print fabric napkin (which I unfolded and used as a mini tablecloth thing-a-ma-jig), tea light candle holders, wooden utensils, cups and my little red bird salt and pepper shakers.
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There are so many fabulous straw patterns to choose from! My favorite combos are the chocolate mint, gray and yellow, gold stripe, chevron & star!
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they have such cute stuff! i really like their corrugated cardboard tags (on the website), for attaching to christmas gifts...although i could probably scrapbook with them, too!
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MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Roberto Gallinat drained a 3-pointer to give Pacific the lead for good with just over a minute remaining as the Tigers held off Pepperdine for a 73-72 win on Saturday night.
Pacific (14-17, 4-12 West Coast Conference) made seven free throws down the stretch to secure the win.
Gallinat finished with 17 points and nine rebounds. Jahlil Tripp added 14 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and Jeremiah Bailey chipped in 15 points for the Tigers.
Pacific had a 32-28 lead at the break and led throughout until Colbey Ross drained a 3 for to give Pepperdine a 50-47 lead with 7:54 remaining. The Waves led going into the final minutes until Gillinat hit his last trey with 1:16 remaining.
Ross finished draining 6 of 9 from distance for a career-best 36 points for Pepperdine (13-17, 6-10).
Pacific and Pepperdine will meet again on Thursday in the first round of the conference tourney.


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Carrà was born in Quargnento, near Alessandria (Piedmont). At the age of 12 he left home in order to work as a mural decorator.
In 1899–1900, Carrà was in Paris decorating pavilions at the Exposition Universelle, where he became acquainted with contemporary French art. He then spent a few months in London in contact with exiled Italian anarchists, and returned to Milan in 1901. In 1906, he enrolled at Brera Academy (Accademia di Brera) in the city, and studied under Cesare Tallone. In 1910 he signed, along with Umberto Boccioni, Luigi Russolo and Giacomo Balla the Manifesto of Futurist Painters, and began a phase of painting that became his most popular and influential.
Carrà's Futurist phase ended around the time World War I began. His work, while still using some Futurist concepts, began to deal more clearly with form and stillness, rather than motion and feeling. Inspired by Trecento painting, children's art, and the work of Henri Rousseau, Carrà soon began creating still lifes in a simplified style that emphasized the reality of ordinary objects. In 1917 he met Giorgio de Chirico in Ferrara, and worked with him there for several weeks. Influenced by de Chirico, Carrà began including mannequin imagery in his paintings. The two artists were the innovators of a style they called "metaphysical painting". By 1919, Carrà's metaphysical phase was giving way to an archaicism inspired by the works of Giotto, whom he admired as "the artist whose forms are closest to our manner of conceiving the construction of bodies in space." Carrà's painting The Daughters of Lot (1919) exemplifies the new direction of his work. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, he concentrated mainly on landscape painting and developed a more atmospheric style. An example from this period is his 1928 Morning by the Sea.
He is best known for his 1911 Futurist work, The Funeral of the Anarchist Galli. Carrà was indeed an anarchist as a young man but, along with many other Futurists, later held more reactionary political views, becoming ultra-nationalist and irredentist before and during the war. He supported fascism after 1918. In the 1930s, Carrà signed a manifesto in which called for support of the state ideology through art. The Strapaese group he joined, founded by Giorgio Morandi, was strongly influenced by fascism and responded to the neo-classical guidelines which had been set by the regime after 1937 (but was opposed to the ideological drive towards strong centralism).
Carrà died in Milan in 1966.
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The organizers of the 1000 Man March outreach are pleased to present the activities of the year 2015.
Over 12 men donated blood to the blood bank at the H.S.A.
We held our signature event on March 28, which featured 5 overseas speakers. Over 100 men attended and the feedback was very encouraging.
In June, we sponsored a young Caymanian, Shamal Williams to attend the Lifeway Men's Conference in Nashville Tennessee.
The fourth annual Father's Day Walk/Run was sponsored by Saxon. Over 50 walkers and runner participated.
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Home › Newsroom › News Releases › Population aging not a demographic time bomb for health care costs: economist
Population aging not a demographic time bomb for health care costs: economist
(Vancouver) Fears that health care costs will spiral out of control as BC's population ages are greatly exaggerated, according to a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study finds that population aging is only a small contributor to pressures on the health care budget, and that the system can be maintained and enhanced without breaking the bank.
"There is no demographic time bomb waiting to go off in our health care system," says Marc Lee, Senior Economist with the CCPA and author of Is BC's Health Care System Sustainable? A Closer Look at the Costs of Aging and Technology.
"If we are going to have a rational 'conversation' about health care in BC, we should start with the facts," says Lee. "British Columbians need to know that our health care system is financially sustainable."
The study finds that:
From 1995 to 2005, the impact of population aging on provincial health care spending was only 0.9% per year.
To keep current service levels and accommodate future population increases, aging and inflation, health care expenditures must rise by just under 5% per year. This is very affordable in the context of reasonable economic growth.
Even at that 5% rate of increase, provincial health care spending as a share of the provincial economy (GDP) will fall over the next 25 years.
Health care spending as a share of GDP is currently at 7%. If the province maintains that level, not only will there be enough money to pay for existing services (even after population growth, aging and inflation), there will still be enough for modest expansion of services.
"Population aging will peak around 2031," says Lee. "We have a long time to plan for changing demographics. But the toughest cost challenges will be from technology, including new surgical techniques, diagnostics, prescription drugs and end-of-life interventions. As a province, we'll have to decide how to weigh the benefits of new innovations against their costs. And those decisions are best made in the context of a public system."
Lee rejects Finance Minister Carole Taylor's prediction that by 2017 health care costs will consume more than 70% of the provincial budget. "It's very misleading. The Finance Minister assumes huge increases in health care spending and low-balls revenues. She's also measuring the wrong thing. What matters is how much we spend on health care compared to the size of our economy, not as a share of the provincial budget."
Is BC's Health Care System Sustainable? A Closer Look at the Costs of Aging and Technology is available at www.policyalternatives.ca. To arrange an interview, call Terra Poirier at 604-801-5121 x229.
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SUMMARY: Is BC's Health Care System Sustainable?
Is BC's Health Care System Sustainable? A Closer Look at the Costs of Aging and Technology
Government finance
Health, health care system, pharmacare
Is BC's Health Care System Sustainable?
A Closer Look at the Costs of Aging and Technology
by Marc Lee
November 7, 2006 | BC Office
Will an aging population bring BC's health care system to its artificial knees?
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 | BC Office


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I need to know how to extract the device address from the payload ?
I use this one to receive data. Once the data is received, I have to extract the packet. Once extracting, I have to check with my list.
Sorry for posting this again, I am just confused with this.
@harish-kumar it should be hexlify(). I just try to verify my post.
@robert-hh you mean like once I get the data, I have to convert it and I have to compare ?
Is ubinascii.bin2hex() for extracting from payload ?If not, what is the command for extracting ?
@harish-kumar As far as I understand the LoRa Spec, the Dev address is contained in the first four bytes of the payload. You may extract it from there and use it for comparison. Depending on how your reference list is formatted, you may have to convert it, eg. with ubinascii.bin2hex().


While Rishi Sir of Kamali has an awesome lean figure now, here's how he looked before he entered the show.
Smitten by his lady-love Kamali, Rishi sir seldom sees or thinks about anything apart from her. While they are facing problems now, you obviously know that things will get better, right? An interesting fact, Niranjan BS, who plays the role of a college professor on Kamali, was not as lean as he is now!
1. Is it just me or does he really look like a baddie in this picture?
3. Doesn't he remind you of a beefed up hunk?
I wouldn't say that Niranjan looks bad now, he still looks as handsome as ever. His expressions especially are 100% clap-worthy. However, his macho persona is a total crowd-puller and I will not lie!
Which persona of Namma Rishi Sir did you like? Speak to us through the comments section in the space below.
If you like action-packed films, Appu Sir's Doddmane Hudga mustn't be missed. Stream it on ZEE5 now!!


What is the DJ trying to do?
Help me understand electronic music!
When I say "electronic music", I'm not just talking about anything made with synthesizers, but I guess primarily what people maybe call "EDM"? It tends to be more repetitive, focuses more on rhythm than melody, frequently samples, and is often played in DJ sets. I'm deliberately being as broad as possible, but you know what I mean.
There's some music that is essentially rock with synthesizers, and I can make basic sense of that -- verse/chorus/verse, key changes, harmonies, etc. But I don't have any of this basic vocabulary for electronic music.
Books, articles and websites are all great. If you feel like just writing down what you personally know, that's great too. Super bonus points for tracks that demonstrate important ideas. Thank you!
My friend who knows the creator pooh-poohs Ishkur's Guide, but I found it really useful for understanding the different sub-genres of electronic music. Warning: Flash-based.
One way in which such songs are structured is by layering of musical material. You might have a drum pattern, a synth baseline, a short sung or spoken vocal phrase, a rhythmic pattern of piano chords, a thick sustained synth chord, all of which fit together musically, in the sense that they could be played on top of each other and sound coherent.
These elements are then dropped in and out as the song progresses. It might start with, say, just a baseline and piano chords, which are repeated a few times, then a vocal line is dropped on top and the cycle repeated a few more times. Then, for dramatic tension, a song in full flow might drop down to a couple of elements for a few repetitions, before the other layers are reintroduced all at once.
This contrasts with many other forms of music, where tension and release are done through changes in harmony. Here the harmony is fairly static, but the addition and removal of musical elements sets up the emotional trajectory of the song.
I am going to give my perspective on it, though by no means do I claim to be an expert on any of this. I began DJ'ing shows around the time dubstep got popular, so a lot of what I know is through that lens. There is a long rave/electronic music history that I am vaguely aware of but should probably know more about.
Firstly, on vocabulary: The most important thing I can think of in electronic music is the "Drop", which is easiest to hear in dubstep but is a common element around which most EDM is based. Instead of the song structure being verse/chorus/verse/chorus/break, with things revolving around the chorus, EDM is largely built upon layering loops, samples, and sound textures with a groove slowly and then quickly changing them or adding a heavy drum beat for the "drop". You're either building tension, or releasing it. The best example of this I can think of is Udachi's remix of M83's 'We Own The Sky'. The song slowly builds, playing the original sample to 0:50, where things start amping up to the drop at 1:04, where you start banging your head and going wild.
You can find the best music by digging through Soundcloud, but you have to sift through a lot of bad stuff to find the gems, especially gems that aren't super-popular. Which sort of brings us around to what DJs do, which is what DJs have always done, finding the best new music before anyone else. SoundCloud lets you have access directly to producers who are creating awesome stuff, so if you're in tune enough, you can consistently play really good stuff no one has ever heard before. In my opinion, the most important part of DJing is track selection. Combining the "hits" everyone knows, and knows how to dance to with new songs they don't know yet but would probably love is the best.
What DJs are technically doing depends on the DJ, but basically boils down to playing music in a way that makes people want to dance. There are simple rules/tricks to make sure people don't stop dancing, and the most basic is to never stop playing music. Blending the song that is currently playing into the song that you want to play next so that the beat keeps hitting at the same spot, and people can keep dancing without awkwardly jumping when the next song starts. This is the most basic DJ'ing, one song into the next, steady, for the DJ's set. For a lot of time this was really hard, as DJs would listen to both songs at once (that's what the headphones are for), adjusting the tempo on the songs by hand so they both end up at the same tempo/BPM, and all of the beats line up. Here's a pretty good YouTube video I found that shows how to beatmatch manually.
As music has moved onto computers, music stopped being played off vinyl. Lucky for us, MP3s can have information like their BPM included. So instead of having to manually beatmatch two songs, software like Traktor (which I use) you can just press a "sync" button, and the two songs are magically in time. This left DJs with a lot of time on their hands. Interesting things like controllerism where the DJ acts much more like a musician, playing sounds, using knobs/etc to control the effects. The DJ will often play a loop of a piece of another song, like a drum beat, and then layer on different sounds and samples or other parts of the song in real-time by hand. The best (and most extreme) example of this type of DJ'ing would be araabMuzik who plays literally every sound, every drum hit of every song by hand, and remixes everything in realtime.
In terms of musical conventions / tropes, there is a great 20-minute video on the history of the amen break, and it's prevalence as a drum sample in hip-hop and electronic music, that helped me better understand how samples are used and re-used creatively, which is at the core of everything.
Most of the sub-genres are built out of musical tropes that people like and then re-use, and little communities form out of them. Dubstep is basically anything with deep bass and two-step drums, and a lot of creativity came from rethinking ways to execute those simple elements. The self-imposed limits make people do more interesting things, if that makes sense.
I really like this series on internet culture / musical genres, and if you watch a couple of them I think you can get a really good sense of who is making this music and why.
This may sound silly, but you might want to check out DJing for Dummies; it talks about the structure of EDM songs a fair amount. One thing it highlighted for me (that I'd never noticed before): songs are usually broken up into 4-, 8-, or 12-bar sections. At the end of each section, *something* will change -- maybe it's adding a bassline, or bringing in or dropping percussion. (Kind of like how your standard pop song will have a 4-bar intro, followed by the A-verse, the B-verse, the chorus, etc.) The ability to play around with that structure is one of the things that differentiates good DJs from bad.
The top three sites that I follow for music news are FACT Magazine, XLR8R, and Resident Advisor. All three regularly release free mixes/podcasts (!) and also feature reviews of albums and mixes, as well as artist/producer interviews. Resident Advisor even has a separate podcast that interviews artists and producers. And for funsies, you can start with this clickable genre map (most of the electronic music genres are in the upper right-hand corner).
Rick Snowman's Dance Music Manual is essentially a how-to, and it will answer all the questions you have.
EDM songs are still usually structured around 4/4 beats and transitions after some multiple of 4 bars. But since the main point is just dancing and there are usually no lyrics, beat/rhythm and basslines are key. Most EDM subgenres are defined by the tempo and rhythmic style of the beat (and to a lesser extent by the overall mood or the type of samples, i.e. disco samples for house music). Some styles are more strongly dance-structured like the euphoric build-ups of trance, or the intense bass-drops of dubstep, whereas more abstract/minimal/expiremental styles of techno/IDM focus on building textured sonic layers and creating atmospheres.
Beyond that, I'd second things like Resident Advisor, Ishkurs Guide, etc for getting started. Or just go to an online EDM shop (Boomkat, Beatport, Juno, etc) and listen to samples for the various subgenres to start getting a feel.
Oh, and re: What are DJs trying to do? - Well, make people dance! But to that end, they usually try to build from slower, softer music to a peak of faster harder music, sometimes with smaller peaks and valleys along the way. It's really a matter of reading the collective mood of the crowd, and responding accordingly for maximum dancing.


and North Carolina. Pastor Anthony has help organize two churches.
continued to be missionaries to Mexico as well as to other areas.
in the Newport Church of God Family Life Center on 407 Old Knoxville Highway Newport at 11am. It will be to minister to the whole family in Spanish.
The services will be each Sundays at 11am.


The following table lists ERPs that state programs have implemented. "Full" ERPs include all the components: compliance assistance, facility self-certification to performance standards, and random compliance inspections to track sector-wide environmental performance over time. "Partial" ERPs include compliance assistance and either random compliance inspections or facility self-certification. The list includes links to state ERP websites and/or specific sector websites, where available.


Last night Facebook turned on a feature which will surely build some buzz: the recommendation of brands as friends. Previously Twitter launched a user recommendation system which generated a lot of controversy as recommended users instantly got hundreds of thousands of followers. Many of the popular Twitter users have not yet embraced their Facebook public profiles in the same way that they've embraced their Twitter accounts.
Perhaps this new public profile recommendation system will help change that. So how are these new recommendations determined? While we don't know yet, we have pinged Facebook to find out how they are generating these recommendations. So far I've been recommended to a number of public profiles: Britney Spears, Sarah Lacy, the Colorado Rockies, Chris Pan (who works for Facebook), Sheryl Crow, and Carmen Electra.
I was also recommended to the public profile for "I want to sleep … 5 more minutes!" An entertaining group but I'm not sure how many of my personal friends are actually fans. Based on the diverse selection of public profiles that I've been recommended to, it appears as though recommendations are a mixture of pages your friends are fans of as well as popular public profiles in general.
So do the recommendations generate a lot of new fans? You bet! Sarah Lacy for example has jumped from 1,119 fan (according to Sarah Lacy's public profile statistics) to a whopping 4,286 fan in under 48 hours. Just like Twitter's recommendation system, Facebook's public profile recommendation can clearly generate substantial results.
So now all we need to figure out is how these profile recommendations are being generated. It's fairly early out in California but we'll be sure to update this post as soon as we hear back from Facebook. Are you excited to see public profile recommendations? Do you think this will generate much controversy?
There's definitely a bias to some of the recommendations as Dave Morin, Chris Pirillo, Sarah Lacy, Julia Allison, Charlene Li, Darren Rowse, and Mark Cuban are among the users that have experienced a substantial jump in fans over the past few days. You can also view more of the fastest growing public profiles.
Thanks to Jim Burnell who tipped us off to this new feature via the AllFacebook public profile. Make sure you become a fan of AllFacebook.com.


"There's no more room up here." Royal said atop the large dragons shoulders. "But you have wings, why can't you fly out to the island?" Dancer replied "I would if I could, but I don't know where it is at.
"Well, perhaps he could... No nevermind, we wouldn't want him to be crushed by the talons." Fursat had said.
It was decided. he would have to fly coach. XD What a gentleman.


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Q: for duplicate rows, keep row with highest absolute value in column, and make lower values to 0.00 in same column
this is my dataframe,  now in this some words example, "dispute" is coming twice (it can appear any number of times) , in such situation, i want to keep row with highest abolute value as it is, and lowest one will be 0.00
i.e for one dispute, the score is 0.090 and another dispute word has value -0.124 ,m then keep row with -0.124 as it is, and for other dispute word, 0.090 will change to 0.00

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*word can come any number of times. How to achieve this in pandas/ PLease provide solution.

I am not that good with pandas, I am not sure how should I achieve that.


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Edmund Yeo (en chinois : 杨毅恒) (né le  à Singapour) est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur malaisien établi à Tokyo (Japon).

Biographie

Filmographie

Comme réalisateur
 2008 : Chicken Rice Mystery
 2008 : Fleeting Images
 2009 : Love Suicides
 2009 : Kingyo
 2010 : The White Flower
 2010 : Afternoon River, Evening Sky
 2010 : NOW
 2010 : Inhalation
 2010 : Exhalation
 2011 :  (un segment d'une minute du film collectif)
 2013 : 3 Doors of Horrors - segment Floating Sun
 2014 : River of Exploding Durians (Liu lian wang fan)
 2016 : Love Is a Dog from Hell (Ai wa jigoku kara no inu) (court méatrge)
 2017 : Yasmin-san (documentaire)
 2017 : Aqérat (We the Dead)

Comme producteur
 2007 : The Elephant and the Sea
 2009 : Woman On Fire Looks For Water
 2010 : The Tiger Factory

Prix
 Festival international du film de Tokyo 2017 : Prix du meilleur réalisateur pour Aqérat (We the Dead).

Notes et références

Liens externes

Naissance à Singapour
Réalisateur malaisien
Réalisateur japonais
Naissance en mars 1984

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When you run large environment, with hundreds or thousands of VMs, it's good to have a tool which helps you to find VMs when you enter different criteria. For example VMs created since last thursday…. ,VMs with the same OS installed or VMs with active snapshots… there is quite large choice for entering those searching criteria or searching options. Those queries can be saved for later use.
Users can upgrade to a free trial of vOPS Server Standard to remediate issues detected by vScope Explorer, or pull additional information than that available in SearchMyVM Explorer with the click of a button.
VM administrators requiring capacity and performance monitoring capabilities should evaluate vOPS Server Standard.
Veeam Monitor will be very usefull tool for many ESX Server administrators on a budget to rules. It is a free application. You can download it here .
There is a Free version and paid version of the software available. By folowing the link above you download the free version. The full version of Veeam Monitor features additional enterprise-oriented features including access to performance history, trend analysis and capacity planning, unlimited alarms and alarm modeling, and drill-down into a VM.
With Veeam Monitor, you can view real-time resource usage data for any virtual infrastructure object or collection of objects, as well as known infrastructure events, all on a single screen.
Free tool – Veeam One Free Edition – for your virtual infrastructure.


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get those speakers on full volume!
I remember when that song was New Abortion.
Lamb of God are cool live.


You never know what may cause them. The sight of the Atlantic Ocean can do it, or a piece of music, or a face you've never seen before. A pair of somebody's old shoes can do it. Almost any movie made before the great sadness that came over the world after the Second World War, a horse cantering across a meadow, the high school basketball team running out onto the gym floor at the start of a game. You can never be sure. But of this you can be sure. Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention.


Many of us dread speaking in public. Often it is due to lack of practice, however in today's 'Learning Link' Bill Murphy Jr. presents seven things to keep in mind so that the whole thing goes smoothly and makes a lasting impression.
How effective are your meetings? In today's 'Learning Link' Paul Axtel from HBR.org outlines the two most important post meeting tasks that will make your meetings more effective.
How many resolutions have you stuck to, ever? In my case I'd say about 10%, and I'm being generous to myself.
At the start of the new year it is useful to take some time to evaluate and prioritise and plan so as to achieve more in 2017.
How to Criticise – Provide quality feedback.
"Taking Back Time" will help you.
Here is some great advice from Dr Peter Drucker on how you turn decisions into actions.
Here is a great article by Tony Schwartz describing why Multi-Tasking doesn't work , how much time we are loosing and some simple ways to keep on track and on topic.
Why Multi-tasking is Bad for you.
Here is an excellent article by Daniel J Levitin explaining exactly why information and Email Overload is bad for the modern worker and why multi-tasking doesn't work.
A monthly supply of training tips and articles to help improve your day-to-day productivity.
Our proven techniques increase productivity, both individually and throughout the workplace.


WASHINGTON – A senior American official said on Monday that the upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will be a "tremendous opportunity to make progress on a range of issues" that are important to both countries. The senior official spoke to reporters in Washington ahead of the crown prince's arrival to the White House on Tuesday.
According to the official, among the topics the two leaders will discuss are "Iran's aggression" in the Middle East and the support Russia lends to Tehran. Saudi Arabia is engaged in proxy wars against Iran in Syria and Yemen. The senior official said that Trump and the crown prince will also talk about "Russia's role in supporting the atrocities of the Assad regime in Syria." The official said that they will look for ways to "make Russia pay a price."
Another matter that will come up, the senior official added, is the Trump administration's plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. "We'll discuss the peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians, and the situation in Gaza," said the official, adding that the American side will "thank the Saudis for their participation in the Gaza conference" which took place at the White House last week.
Saudi Arabia has expressed support for the peace efforts led by Jared Kushner, Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law.
Trump will also discuss the crisis between Saudi Arabia and Qatar with Salman and "emphasize the importance of a unified Gulf Cooperation Council," said the official, referring to an umbrella organization of six countries in the Persian Gulf. This, the official explained, is important in order to "create a bulwark" against Iran, and ensure economic prosperity in the region.
On this issue, just like on Syria, Yemen and the peace process, it's not clear what is the actual American policy behind the broad statements.
The two leaders will also discuss Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions, an issue that has created some tension recently between Israel and the United States, according to news reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Trump during his own D.C. visit two weeks ago not to assist Saudi Arabia with its nuclear capabilities. He fears this could ultimately allow the kingdom to enrich the uranium required to produce nuclear weapons. However, Trump refused, reportedly saying that if the United States won't assist Saudi Arabia in its nuclear ambitions, other countries will.


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Q: How to access object methods using dataTable in JSF? I'm working with LastFM api, let's say I have a class called Artist which I call in this dataTable:
<h:dataTable var="artist" value="#{personEAO.topArtists}" >
    <h:column>Artist : #{artist.name} </h:column>
</h:dataTable>

Artit have a field which refers to his picture :
artist.getImageURL(ImageSize.LARGE)

Which works fine, but how do I call this method in my jsf page using dataTable ?

A: I searched around for Javadocs, but I couldn't find them anywhere. The answer depends on what kind of constant ImageSize.LARGE is.
If ImageSize is an enum, just do:
<h:graphicImage value="#{artist.getImageURL('LARGE')}" />

But if it isn't and is thus a public static constant, then one of the ways is to wrap it in some helper bean which returns exactly that:
<h:graphicImage value="#{artist.getImageURL(someHelperBean.ImageSize_LARGE)}" />

I of course assume that your environment supports EL 2.2.


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Max Sollmann (* 6. Juni 1904 in Bayreuth; † 27. Mai 1978 in München) war ein deutscher Kaufmann, SS-Führer und Leiter des Lebensborn e. V. zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus.

Leben
Sollmann absolvierte nach seiner Schulzeit in München eine Ausbildung bei den Graphischen Kunstanstalten Bischoff und war danach in Kunstgewerbebetrieben tätig. Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg gehörte Sollmann zwischen 1920 und 1921 dem Freikorps Epp und dem Bund Oberland an.

Der NSDAP (Mitgliedsnummer 14.528) schloss sich Sollmann 1921 an. Im November 1923 nahm Sollmann als einer der jüngsten Teilnehmer am Hitlerputsch teil und wurde dafür später mit dem Blutorden ausgezeichnet.

Von 1929 bis 1934 hielt sich Sollmann in Kolumbien auf. Dort war er Eigentümer mehrerer Kaufhäuser. Danach kehrte er ins Deutsche Reich zurück.

Nach dem zwischenzeitlichen Verbot der NSDAP trat er 1937 erneut in die Partei ein (Mitgliedsnr. 35.362). Sollmann wurde 1937 im Rang eines SS-Untersturmführers Mitglied der SS (Mitgliedsnr. 282.277) und stieg in dieser NS-Organisation 1940 bis zum SS-Standartenführer auf. Sollmann war auch Träger des Goldenen Parteiabzeichens der NSDAP und erhielt die Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP in Silber und Bronze.

Nach Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkrieges war Sollmann beim Reichskommissar für die Festigung des deutschen Volkstums Referent und Sonderbeauftragter für Wirtschaftsfragen. Durch den Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler wurde Sollmann im Frühjahr 1940 damit beauftragt, bei dem hoch verschuldeten Lebensborn e. V. eine Buchprüfung vorzunehmen. Sollmann wurde am 11. April 1940 auf Anordnung Himmlers geschäftsführend Nachfolger von Guntram Pflaum beim Lebensborn e. V. Von Mai 1940 bis zum Kriegsende im Frühjahr 1945 war Sollmann als Geschäftsführer Leiter des Lebensborn e. V. Ärztlicher Leiter des Lebensborn war Gregor Ebner. Ab April 1942 gehörte Sollmann als Amtsleiter der Abteilung L dem persönlichen Stab Himmlers an.

In einem Schreiben vom 21. Juni 1943 wies Himmler Sollmann an, Hans Frank in Prag aufzusuchen, um mit ihm das Schicksal der Kinder von tschechischen Widerstandskämpfern, die hingerichtet worden waren, zu besprechen. Die Kinder mit schlechten rassischen Anlagen sollten in gewisse Lager für Kinder verbracht werden, die mit guten rassischen Anlagen sollten auf Probe – Himmler äußerte die Befürchtung, die Kinder könnten ohne angemessene Fürsorge und Erziehung zu den gefährlichsten Rächern ihrer Eltern werden – im Lebensborn aufgenommen und nach einem eventuellen Charaktertest als Adoptiv- oder Pflegekinder an deutsche Familien verteilt werden. Das Treffen zwischen Frank und Sollmann fand am 2. Juli statt. In einem Schreiben vom 7. Juli an Himmler teilte Sollmann diesem mit, er würde für die Vermittlung der Kinder, sofern rassisch akzeptabel und noch nicht im schulpflichtigen Alter, an deutsche Familien durch den Lebensborn sorgen.

Nach 1945
Nach Kriegsende wurde Sollmann interniert und im Rahmen der Nürnberger Prozesse im Prozess Rasse- und Siedlungshauptamt der SS am 1. Juli 1947 mit 13 weiteren Beschuldigten angeklagt. Sollmanns Verteidigung wurde von Paul Ratz unter Assistenz von Heinrich Rentsch übernommen. Am 10. März 1948 wurde Sollmann aufgrund seiner Mitgliedschaft in der SS wegen der Zugehörigkeit zu einer verbrecherischen Organisation zu zwei Jahren und acht Monaten Haft verurteilt. Die Strafe galt als verbüßt. In den Anklagepunkten der Entführung ausländischer Kinder, der Wegnahme der Kinder von Ostarbeitern sowie des Plünderns von öffentlichem und privatem Eigentum wurde er für nicht schuldig befunden; das Gericht begründete sein Urteil in diesen Punkten u. a. damit, dass es der Anklage nicht gelungen sei, eine Beteiligung des vom Gericht als Wohlfahrtsorganisation charakterisierten Lebensborns sowie dessen Mitarbeiter an den systematischen Kindesentführungen der Nationalsozialisten nachzuweisen. Der Lebensborn sei zudem nicht an der Arisierung der von ihm genutzten Eigentümer beteiligt gewesen; Sollmann habe sogar eine Million Reichsmark aus Barmitteln des Lebensborns als Entschädigungssumme hierfür bereitgestellt, dass die tatsächliche Zahlung ausgeblieben war; sei nicht ihm, sondern höheren Reichsstellen anzulasten.

Im Rahmen der Entnazifizierung wurde Sollmann 1950 von der Münchner Hauptspruchkammer zu 30 Tagen Arbeit und Einziehung eines Teils seines Vermögens verurteilt. Sollmann ging, ebenso wie weitere ehemalige Mitarbeiter des Lebensborn e. V., gegen das Urteil in Berufung, der jedoch nicht stattgegeben wurde. Das Urteil fiel dennoch milde aus: Die Strafe zur Sonderarbeit galt als verbüßt und die Geldstrafe wurde auf 50 DM reduziert.

Während seines Berufslebens war Sollmann als Auslandskorrespondent für den Kunstverlag Hirmer tätig, leitete die Korrespondenz- und Werbeabteilung der "Dichtl-Spitze" und war bei der Münchner Antik-Kunst als Geschäftsführer angestellt. Weiterhin war er Vorstand bei einer Grundstücks-AG, stand einer Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft vor und wickelte die Glashütte Rauscha ab.

Sollmann lebte in den 1970er Jahren in Steinhöring.

Literatur

 Volker Koop: Dem Führer ein Kind schenken – die SS-Organisation "Lebensborn" e. V. Böhlau Verlag, Köln 2007; 306 Seiten. ISBN 978-3-412-21606-1.

Weblinks
 Der Lebensborn e. V. (PDF; 52 kB)

Einzelnachweise

Verurteilte Person (Nürnberger Prozesse)
SS-Mitglied
Angehöriger der Waffen-SS
NSDAP-Mitglied
Träger des Goldenen Parteiabzeichens der NSDAP
Teilnehmer am Hitlerputsch
Freikorps-Mitglied
Unternehmer (Handel)
Person der deutschen Besetzung Europas 1939–1945
Deutscher
Geboren 1904
Gestorben 1978
Mann


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from msrest.serialization import Model

class PredictionQueryToken(Model):
    """PredictionQueryToken.

    :param session:
    :type session: str
    :param continuation:
    :type continuation: str
    :param max_count:
    :type max_count: int
    :param order_by: Possible values include: 'Newest', 'Oldest', 'Suggested'
    :type order_by: str or
     ~azure.cognitiveservices.vision.customvision.training.models.enum
    :param tags:
    :type tags:
     list[~azure.cognitiveservices.vision.customvision.training.models.PredictionQueryTag]
    :param iteration_id:
    :type iteration_id: str
    :param start_time:
    :type start_time: datetime
    :param end_time:
    :type end_time: datetime
    :param application:
    :type application: str
    """

    _attribute_map = {
        'session': {'key': 'Session', 'type': 'str'},
        'continuation': {'key': 'Continuation', 'type': 'str'},
        'max_count': {'key': 'MaxCount', 'type': 'int'},
        'order_by': {'key': 'OrderBy', 'type': 'str'},
        'tags': {'key': 'Tags', 'type': '[PredictionQueryTag]'},
        'iteration_id': {'key': 'IterationId', 'type': 'str'},
        'start_time': {'key': 'StartTime', 'type': 'iso-8601'},
        'end_time': {'key': 'EndTime', 'type': 'iso-8601'},
        'application': {'key': 'Application', 'type': 'str'},
    }

    def __init__(self, session=None, continuation=None, max_count=None, order_by=None, tags=None, iteration_id=None, start_time=None, end_time=None, application=None):
        super(PredictionQueryToken, self).__init__()
        self.session = session
        self.continuation = continuation
        self.max_count = max_count
        self.order_by = order_by
        self.tags = tags
        self.iteration_id = iteration_id
        self.start_time = start_time
        self.end_time = end_time
        self.application = application

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Let's have a look at OECD's Main Economic Indicator database to demonstrate the work on database level in more detail.
- the "available time series" section.
At the beginning, there is no active filter, so the time series section lists the entire database. Each series comes with its individual "micro-chart" that allows a preview and supports further selection work.
You can access every series directly by going to its direct link shown there: A(nnual), Q(uarterly) or M(onthly).
For multiple time series selections, click the checkboxes and transfer them to the selection section.
The tree's branches are always determined by the underlying classification plans of the source: In this case "Country", "Subject" and "Measure".
The filter works on the fly and updates the "Time Series" list simultaneously. Finally, check for the "index numbers" to transfer them to the selection section for further action.


"Amazing, wish I can be as confident as you"
The interesting about thing is, if a smaller size woman wore the same outfit, confidence would not be the first comment. Being confident is not about wearing clothes that people think it is not appropriate for your body type. Being confident, for me, is about loving the person you see every morning, no matter what others think.
Being confident is knowing who you are, and loving every bit of it.
Being confident is all about self love, when you love yourself, others see it and that is when the confidence shine. Your attitude, your posture, you knowing and believing that you are worth more than gold and no one and their opinions can destroy that attitude. That is confidence.
When one can be who they are, despite what society tells them and still are happy with themselves, that is confidence.
With that being said, here is a look from Fashion To Figure. This look is a perfect example of a picture that people will yell out "confidence, yeah!!!". Yes I do appreciate the comments, but do not tell me I am confident because I am wearing something you feel that someone my body type should not wear.
Do not tell me I am confident because you feel that I am too fat, too short, too this or too that to wear what I want to wear.
My confidence with this look, came from me feeling like I was the hottest thing that day. My body, my smile, everything to me was/ is perfect. My confidence is a result of the death of self hate.
Both skirt and top are from Fashion to Figure, a shop that proves that fashion is not limited to size and that bigger women are allowed to look and feel their best. Go to www.fashiontofigure.com right now and check out their latest collection!


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korykcaudill
@korykcaudill
Don't let the "aw-shucks" demeanor of world-class pianist Kory Caudill fool you. The jeans, boots, plaid shirt and University of Kentucky ball cap can be misleading, but his musical prowess is as polished as it is natural.
When Kory was just a few years old, his parents were stunned to see him walk to the piano and play the melody to John Williams' "Theme from Superman" immediately after it aired on television. They knew their child had a gift, and they worked to provide him with every resource available to develop his musical abilities.
At the age of four, Caudill began his involvement with the Kentucky Opry at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. As the Kentucky Opry's popularity grew, Kory had not only become a key member of the organization, but he was the group's most popular performer. Concert goers were constantly amazed by his performances, which have been called "touching" and "inspiring" by thousands of patrons.
During high school, Caudill was one of eight pianists selected statewide to attend Kentucky's Governor's School For the Arts, where he received the school's top honor. While completing his degree at Belmont University, Kory became the first piano major in the school's history to perform as one of four artists in the school's prestigious Commercial Showcase, which touts past performers such as Brad Paisley and Trisha Yearwood. During Caudill's final semester, he was requested by the school's president to be the featured performer at the highly acclaimed "President's Concert."
Fast forward to 2018, and Kory Caudill has traveled the world and become one of America's most sought after pianists. His fluency in nearly every genre, as well as his highly acclaimed virtuosity, has given him success in multiple facets of the music industry. Whether it be recording and producing projects for artists, touring with country superstar Justin Moore, or selling out concerts of his own, it has become clear that the Caudill is a force to be reckoned with in today's music industry.
Kory constantly created his own brand of music, and is now on the verge of a career that looks to bring that music to a worldwide stage. His style is as unique as his abilities, and his knack for connecting with audiences that span every demographic is a sight to behold. His innovative blend of country, rock, jazz, bluegrass and classical music caught the attention of Naxos of America, the #1 independent classical music distributor in the U.S. and Canada. The innovative and forward-thinking organization was highly impressed by Kory, which led them to sign him as the flagship artist to their new imprint, Suite 28 records. Since the release of his debut album, Tree of Life, the young artist has celebrated groundbreaking achievements as an instrumentalist. Having now released three albums, Kory has enjoyed topping the iTunes chart in multiple genres, directing and starring in hit music videos, and selling out concerts of his own. Staying true to his ambitious nature, the young artist is set to release three albums across multiple genres in the coming year.
He is currently putting the finishing touches on Christmas With Kory Caudill & Friends (Vol. 2), a Jazzy offering of holiday favorites featuring renowned drummer Chester Thompson set for release this fall. The album was recorded live to tape – yes, two-inch tape like the old days – with four microphones and limited overdubs.
Whether in front of thousands of people under shining lights or in the intimate setting of a local church, Kory's kind, humble spirit is always present to compliment his amazing talent. When you experience the music of Kory Caudill you will be touched.
Sophie GLDN WST


Genevieve Sangudi is a Managing Director advising on buyout and growth opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Sangudi is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Ms. Sangudi was a Partner and Managing Director with Emerging Capital Partners where she established and managed the firm's Nigeria operations and played a lead role in deal sourcing, execution and value creation, particularly for companies in the financial services, oil & gas and petrochemicals sectors. Ms. Sangudi also has significant experience in the fast moving consumer goods sector, having started her career at Procter & Gamble where she worked on market strategies for numerous global brands.