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20 Janet Jackson Songs That Made You a Fan
Nadine Graham
Rhythm Nation Records
Janet Jackson has been paving her own lane in music since 1982, bolstered by the support of her infinitely talented big brothers. One of those siblings in particular, better known as the King of Pop, was a major factor in her growth as an all-around performer. As a result, Janet set a precedent for young girls everywhere who dreamed of the stage. When Michael Jackson passed away in 2009, she instantly withdrew from the industry but here we are, six years later and she's made a remarkable return to the spotlight, ready to give her all. Fans can only assume that her strength comes from knowing that her brother has always got her back.
From a catalog that includes albums like Control, Rhythm Nation 1819, The Velvet Rope and Damita Jo, and tracks that range from sweet, seductive and sensual, Jackson has forged a timeless place in music, dancing between pop and R&B effortlessly -- her influence can't be denied. Jackson has inspired a limitless number of today's superstars who practiced their eight-counts in full-length mirrors back in the day.
In honor of Miss Jackson (if you're nasty), The Boombox has compiled a list of the 20 Janet Jackson Songs That Made You a Fan.
"Feedback"
Not many pop singers can brag on their "good sex" like Janet Jackson -- she's proven this time and time again over the years. In 2008, she dropped "Feedback," a catchy, upbeat song to lead the promotion of her 10th studio LP, Discipline. The track was written and produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jenkins, clearly on his futuristic tip, sonically. Even the visual for "Feedback" -- packed with special effects -- gave fans oodles of space-age naughtiness from Miss Jackson. Her luxurious ponytail was its own character in the clip as Jackson whipped around hitting every bit of that sharp choreography. Not to mention, both of her painted-on catsuits were on point.
"Doesn't Really Matter"
All we knew of Janet in the movies prior to the year 2000 was her role with Tupac in Poetic Justice, which wasn't exactly a lighthearted film but as the years went by, Jackson decided to spread her thespian wings to include a role beside Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. Jackson joined forces with her longtime production team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to co-write and produce "Doesn't Really Matter" for the movie's soundtrack. The song was a perfect fit for the movie -- upbeat and fun with a poppy feel to it. The accompanying video was just as colorful, set in what looked like a simulated version of Tokyo with Jackson morphing from costume to costume and zipping through the well-lit streets with her homegirls in something futuristic.
"All For You"
A great thing was kept going with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis when Jackson dropped the title track to her All For You album in 2001. In keeping with her affinity for rocking a good dance song, the singer struck the gold mine with this one -- the song hit pop, rhythmic and urban radio all in the first week it was out. She was out of the woods after the mixed reviews her The Velvet Rope album received in 1997, "All For You" just felt like sunshine. With a little sex, of course. "All my girls at the party / Look at that body / Shakin' that thing like you never did see / Got a nice package alright / Guess I'm gonna have to ride it tonight..." she sang on the refrain. Well okay then, Janet.
"You Want This"
In 1993, a few years prior to All For You, Jackson released her fifth album janet. "You Want This" was one of the major singles from the LP. Again, she teamed up with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis but this time she brought MC Lyte along to spit a verse. There were a couple other contributions made within the production: Jam & Lewis sampled a bit from Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Love Child" and the classic funk track "Jungle Boogie" from Kool & the Gang. Jackson spends the majority of the song teasing an admirer. "My girls, goin 'round talking / They say that you've been watchin' me boy / I know by the way you're talkin' / That you're really tryin' to get to me boy."
"Alright"
Janet rarely sounded more undeniably joyful than she did on this classic track from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. With a video that paid homage to the bygone era of Cab Calloway and the Neville Brothers, Janet zoot-suited around a stylized set straight out of an MGM musical--with a classic guest spot from Heavy D.
"Got Till It's Gone"
Janet Jackson tried her hand at the laid-back neo-soul movement with the track "Got Till It's Gone," which featured A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip. The song served as the lead single off The Velvet Rope and Jackson opened up about what kind of emotional changes occur upon realizing that she's lost a love she took for granted. "Have a feelin', now believin' / That you were the one / I was meant to be with / Oh, how I'm wishin' / Thinkin', dreamin' 'bout you / And the love, how'd I let you get away?" Surprisingly enough, Jackson worked with Jam and Lewis on "Got Till It's Gone," although it sounded a lot less "shiny" and ready-made for Top 40 radio.
"If"
The singer prepared to drop her fifth album janet. in 1993 and the second single "If" solidified her direction -- super sexy, boldly sensual. "If" had a rock appeal to the production with heavy guitar riffs throughout even as Jackson sang sweetly about all things she would do if she had her crush to herself. "How many nights I've laid in bed / Excited over you / I've closed my eyes and thought of us / A hundred different ways / I've gotten there so many times / I wonder how 'bout you / Day and night, night and day..." By this time, Jackson had a penchant for teasing on record but everyone could relate to the lyrics on "If" -- especially if you were a hormone-charged adolescent at the time of it's release.
"Again"
Janet could always sing songs perfect for getting bodies moving on the dance floor but the beauty in her talent is that she can also do a beautiful ballad and pull that off effortlessly. "Again" was the third single from her janet. LP but the track was also featured as the closing song in Poetic Justice. It's lighter than most of her catalog and flowery in its composition. This is a hopeful ode that features a hint of melancholy as she sings about possibly finding love again with an ex. "I heard from a friend today / And she said you were in town / Suddenly the memories / Came back to me in my mind / How can I be strong, I've asked myself / Time and time I've said / That I'll never fall in love with you again," Jackson sings. Who hasn't gone through a situation like this?
"Miss You Much"
The first single from Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album was another saccharine love song, set to dance production, which made it the ultimate go-to track at house parties. "Shot like an arrow through my heart / That's the pain I feel / I feel whenever we're apart," she sings. "Not to say that I'm in love with you / But who's to say that I'm not / I just know that it feels wrong / When I'm away too long / You make my body hot." The masses seemed to agree as the song about Jackson missing her boo took off on radio. "Miss You Much" was the longest-running No. 1 record on the Billboard 100 chart in 1989 and it received a number of accolades including two American Music Awards and a Billboard Top 100 Award.
"I Get Lonely"
In 1997, Jackson was in the mood to try something a little more dark with The Velvet Rope, which ended up not being received as well as most of her previous work. It's odd that she would've gone sort of gloomy with this one since, at that time, she was married, but we digress. Regardless of the mixed reviews, the album's third single, "I Get Lonely," was accepted, especially by those going through a painful breakup. "Sittin' here with my tears / All alone with my fears / I'm wonderin' if I have to do without you / But there's no reason why / I fell asleep late last night / Cryin' like a newborn child / Holdin' myself close, pretendin' my arms are yours / I want no one but you."
"Nasty"
Remember how we said that Jackson was trying to show another side of herself with Control? "Nasty," the second single from the project, was one of those definitive moments where she put her attitude on the table and longtime fans could see that Janet was indeed grown at that point. She was talking about street harassment long before it was a hot topic and she was commanding respect. "My first name ain't baby, it's Janet -- Miss Jackson if you're nasty..." And Paula Abdul, who did a lot of Jackson's choreography at the time, made a cameo in the video. Apparently, people were loving this new image on Jackson, "Nasty" won Favorite Soul / R&B Single at the 1987 American Music Awards.
"Escapade"
She was steadily finding her way to stardom by the time her Rhythm Nation 1814 album dropped in 1989. "Escapade" was the third single from that effort and just the sound of it inspired people to throw their worries to the wind, get happy and dance around. "My mind's tired / I've worked so hard all week," she sang. "Cashed my check / I'm ready to go / I promise you / I'll show you such a good time / Come on baby, let's get away / Let's save our troubles for another day." Janet Jackson was winning with escapism and taking fans with her on the excursion.
"Rhythm Nation"
When the title track was released as the second single for Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 LP, she appeared to be following in her big brother's footsteps. Michael was known to engage in some political conversations via his music from time to time and Janet's offering was in the same mold. "Rhythm Nation" set a couple of precedents for the young star. The lyrics were socially provocative as she sang "With music by our side / To break the color lines / Let's work together / To improve our way of life / Join voices in protest / To social injustice / A generation full of courage / Come forth with me," she sings. But beyond the lyrics, the video was another notch on Jackson's belt, showcasing impeccable uniformity in the intense dance moves by herself and her crew. She took pop music to another level with this one.
"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" was one of the hit singles from Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album. It's a fairly basic concept: Jackson sings to her beau about people having doubts about their relationship but she highlights the fact that she couldn't be without him. "Our friends think we're opposites / Falling in and out of love / They all said we'd never last / Still we manage to stay together / There's no easy explanation for it / But whenever there's a problem / We always work it out somehow."
"Anytime Anyplace"
Janet Jackson was on her seductive tip for much of her janet. LP. "Anytime Anyplace" was such an iconic track that it ended up transcending a generation. Kendrick Lamar put his own spin on the concept of being down for whatever, whenever in 2012 when he sampled "Anytime Anyplace" for his cleverly named "Poetic Justice," which was a wink at Jackson's first major film. Who knew voyeurism was so popular? In 2013, Jackson told Billboard that she had given Lamar's version the thumbs up. "I love Kendrick's 'Poetic Justice.'There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others."
"Control"
The title track for Jackson's Control album had her making a major personal statement that everyone else could dance to. The album as a whole was inspired by Janet's need for independence, especially after splitting up with her dad, Joe Jackson who was serving as her manager prior to the production of Control. She took matters into her own hands and of course, the rest was history. "Rebel, that's right / I'm on my own / I'll call my own shots / Thank you / Got my own mind / I want to make my own decisions / When it has to do with my life, my life / I wanna be the one in control," she delivers. Jackson proved her point with this one, even beating out her brother Michael for Soul Train's Best R&B / Soul or Rap Music Video Award in 1988.
"What Have You Done For Me Lately?"
Clearly at this point anyone can see that Control was one of Jackson's most influential albums ever -- just the singles from the LP make up 25 percent of this list. "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" was another standout in Jackson's early music career. Her approach was staunch and unwavering, even though she could be sweet on other tracks. The lead single from 'Control' was perfect in that it assisted Jackson in rebranding herself for the public by use of a common problem in relationships -- inconsistency. "Used to go to dinner almost every night / Dancin' 'til I thought I'd lose my breath / Now it seems your dancing feet are always on my couch / Good thing I cook or else we'd starve to death - Ain't that a shame?" Timeless.
"When I Think of You"
Control was Janet Jackson growing up, away from the child star persona that had been lingering since her days playing Penny on Good Times. But thankfully she eased out of that image so it wasn't such a shock for those who were fans since the '70s. She managed to maintain her sweetness in songs like "When I Think of You," where she's definitely talking about that honeymoon period when you initially start dealing with someone you like -- before they start getting on your nerves. "Ooh, baby, anytime my world gets crazy / All I have to do to calm it / Is just think of you / 'Cause when I think of you, baby / Nothin' else seems to matter / 'Cause when I think of you, baby / All I think about is our love."
"The Pleasure Principle"
Control was easily the album that made Janet Jackson a breakout star. The project was her third but it found her expanding her sound and subsequently, her fan base. "The Pleasure Principle" was her sixth single from that album. Sixth! That tells anyone how well the album was doing at that time. Jackson used the song to go off on an ungrateful ex who ended up wasting her time. "It's true you want to build your life of guarantees / Hey take a ride in a big yellow taxi / I'm not here to feed your insecurities / I wanted you to love me / This has become an all too familiar scene / It's not the first time I paid the fare / Where'd you get the idea of material possession? / Thank you for the ride nowhere." Ouch. On top of the lyrics, Jackson showcased her dance skills in the accompanying video. It was the perfect setting -- just Janet alone in a studio, no distractions for the viewer. Fans could zone in on her talent.
"That's the Way Love Goes"
"Like a moth to a flame, burned by the fire, my love is blind can't you see my desire?" In 1993, Jackson fans couldn't get away from this lusty single off of her janet. album. That opening line was universal. The track was fueled by a funk-filled vibe and ended up killing the Billboard 100 charts for two months. The success of "That's the Way Love Goes" showed up during award season when Jackson received a Grammy for Best R&B Song and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video in addition to a multitude of other statues and trophies. The video was provocative enough and had one special feature making a cameo long before she hit her own superstar status -- Jennifer Lopez was one of the principal dancers.
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Nepal: A "party within the party" for revolutionary Maoists
Posted on March 27, 2012 by reed
[The line struggle within the UCPN(M) between the "people's revolution" faction vs. the "bourgeois republic" faction has now led to separate organized forms within the overall-dysfunctional party. While debates have led to organizing separate, and opposing, programmatic paths, the issues remain largely unsettled. Chief among them seem to be: to re-ignite and carry forward the people's revolutionary armed struggle, OR to squander the remaining (disarmed) PLA forces on ever-shrinking plans for integrating PLA fighters and officers into the Nepalese Army; the question of advancing land reform of the peasants against the feudal landlords, OR to permit the return of lands and privileges to the feudal system in the countryside; whether to advance the struggle for New Democracy with revolutionary communist leadership, OR to retreat further into the opportunist swamp of the bourgeois republic and neo-colonial/comprador relations. Revolutionary politics once shaped and crystallized the mission of the people's war; then, with the abandonment of the PW in 2006, the questions became confined to inner-party struggle. Now the questions and debates and actions are returning to the streets and villages. The revolutionary Nepalese people are looking to leaders like Kiran, Gajurel, and Thapa to step forward, and lead. — Frontlines ed.]
Mohan Baidya "Kiran"
Nepal's Maoist leader fires a salvo at his own party government
by Prashant Jha, The Hindu, Kathmandu, March 26, 2012
People are being betrayed on the Constitution, says Kiran
Senior vice-chairperson of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Mohan Vaidya 'Kiran' has said if the integration of the People's Liberation Army is not "respectable" and a People's Federal Republican Constitution is not drafted, the Nepali people will have a "right to revolt" again. In an exclusive interview to The Hindu, Mr. Kiran reiterated the demand for the resignation of the government, led by his party colleague Dr. Baburam Bhattarai.
Saying there was an ongoing battle in the party between "right-wing revisionism" and "revolutionary Marxism", Mr. Kiran said: "We are not against peace and Constitution. But the debate is if our party has made anti-people compromises."
Hari Bol Gajurel
'Mistakes'
Mr. Kiran said while the goal of a "democratic republic" — set by the Maoist party in 2005, which led to an alliance with other parties against the monarchy — was tactically right, it could not solve people's problems and the party should have aimed to establish a "People's Federal Republic" or a "People's Democracy'. Asked if this meant one-party rule by the Maoists, he said: "Parliamentary democracy is also class hegemony where five per cent rule over 95 per cent. In people's dictatorship, it would be the other way round."
Pointing to mistakes committed by the party, the Maoist ideologue said that during the war they had created an "army, base areas, people's governments".
The base areas were opened up and the parallel governments dissolved soon after the Maoists entered open politics in 2006. Mr. Kiran claimed this was wrong and not in favour of the people whose issues Maoists had raised.
Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal'
"On integration of our army, the party stand was it should be collective and armed integration of combatants with the chain of command of PLA intact. But what is happening now is disarmament. A national security policy should have been framed first, but we did not pay attention to that either," he said.
To have a people's Constitution, Mr Kiran said, there be provisions for "ethnic autonomy; right to self determination; special rights for Dalits, Muslims and women; right to food, education, health and work; revolutionary land reform; and a proportional representation based electoral system". "But we fear that Nepali people are being betrayed on the Constitution as well."
Mr. Kiran also reiterated the demand for the government's resignation. Accusing it of "surrendering to India", he said: "It signed the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement [BIPPA] with India without consulting anyone. We had opposed unequal treaties in the past. But the Energy Minister of this government, from our own party, went and approved the Pancheshwor agreement in Delhi recently. They are now talking of a DPR [detailed project report] for the Kosi high dam, despite popular opposition."
Party unity
The political rift within the Maoists has translated into operational disunity, with the establishment faction of chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Prime Minister Dr. Bhattarai calling meetings of their own loyalists while Mr. Kiran's dissident faction holds parallel meetings. Separate committees have been set up at all levels, separate offices are used as a base and independent programmes are held.
Admitting that it was an "unnatural" situation, Mr. Kiran called it a situation of a "party within a party, organisation within an organisation". Asked if the party would split, he said: "That depends on the principles, political roadmap, tactics and strategy which the party will undertake. There is a complex two-line struggle at present. Can we take that forward and resolve it positively? Revolutionaries don't split; they revolt. If the leadership turns opportunist; a federal, anti-imperial, pro people's Constitution is not made; and if PLA is not respectfully integrated, Nepali people have the right to revolt."
Talking about his relations with Mr. Prachanda, whom he had helped promote to general secretary of the party over two decades ago, Mr. Kiran said: "He was a new young revolutionary talent. I had recognised it, and he played an important role in the revolution. But in recent years, his revolutionary and Communist spirit has been lacking." He added that they continue to engage, with Mr Prachanda trying to convince him that revolutions are not linear and need compromises. "I respond by expressing my fears that the party is becoming reformist."
Reliable sources indicated to The Hindu that Mr. Kiran's faction commands loyalty of around 80 out of the 240 Maoist MPs in the Constituent Assembly, and has approximately 50 out of 147 central committee members. Mr. Kiran's group is unlikely to walk away from the party till May 27 — when the term of the CA expires — and then decide its course of action dependidng on the political situation.
Maoist Rift: Feuding factions bolstering organizational hold
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai, eKantipur.com, March 28, 2012
As the factional politics has caused a vertical split in the party, the rival factions within the UCPN (Maoist) have expedited efforts to bolster their organisational hold at all levels.
Although the Maoist factions are in a mood not to formally split the party until May 27, they are forming separate organisational structures to implement their respective agenda. Concerned by the hardliners' move to form separate organisational structures, the establishment faction led by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai have taken steps to strengthen their organisational hold. For this purpose, leaders from both factions are holding gatherings in different parts of the country.
After holding its Central Committee (CC) meeting, the hard-line faction led by Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya has sent its central leaders to districts to orient cadres on their political and ideological line of revolt. The establishment faction is also preparing to hold its CC meet to prepare a factional strategy and mobilise leaders to train cadres on the faction's line of peace and constitution writing.
Leaders from the establishment faction say they will impart training to cadres at the grassroots on why they should take the line of peace and constitution. "Our CC meet will reshuffle the organisational structure and leaders will be appointed to train cadres in regions where the Baidya faction has dominance," said CC member Khagaraj Bhatta.
The Baidya faction on Tuesday held a cadre orientation programme in Kathmandu and plans to hold similar programmes across the country. It has won favour of the combatants who were dissatisfied with the ongoing integration and rehabilitation process.
They held separate gatherings of the disqualified fighters and the combatants who chose volunteer retirement during the regrouping process. However, the establishment faction enjoys an overwhelming majority in the party's 148-member CC and in the Constituent Assembly (CA). Out of 148 CC members, 48 members support Baidya, while out of 236 lawmakers, 72 lawmakers back him. However, the hardliners do not enjoy the support of 40 percent lawmakers and CC members, which is a prerequisite to split the party.
Despite the hardliners' week position in the CC, the Dahal-Bhattarai camp fears that the former's movement could weaken their position at the grassroots. Leaders close to the establishment faction admit that hard-core cadres at the local level support Baidya's agenda. "It is somehow true that Dahal and Bhattarai have deviated from the party's core ideology and a chunk of cadres would support the Baidya camp," said a Dahal supporter.
The Dahal faction, however, paints a bleak picture of the hardliners' prospects. "They (Baidya faction) lack clear and scientific ideology and political line to get the cadres' support," said pro-Dahal leader Haribol Gajurel. "They neither embrace peace and constitution nor detach from these processes."
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Hugging in the workplace? Not everyone is comfortable with it
Handshakes have given way to bear hugs, back pats and lingering embraces in some corners of the corporate world. Huggers say their touchy-feely approach breeds teamwork, trust and better business results. Huggees don't always agree. There are legal and physical risks to consider, not to mention awkwardness of being embraced by the person who does your review.
Workplace hugging has increased by 24 percent over the last five years. Some say workforce hugging is part of a broader trend as offices become more casual and the lines between life and work blur.
One described himself as an "Open, self-admitted, nonhugger". Co-workers respect his wishes, yet nonhuggers comprise a small minority. Huggers believe embraces ease tensions during tough negotiations and enable trusting colleagues to move fast on projects.
Actions like hugging or fetching coffee for a colleague can show "companionate love" at work, according to a management professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Her research finds that affectionate and caring organizations have less burnout and absenteeism and higher levels of employee satisfaction.
Bill Campbell, am executive famed for coaching Silicon Valley leaders like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos, often gave warm hugs. Campbell said, "Greeting people with hugs, whether it is a fellow employee, another CEO, or someone I'm meeting for the first time, is not uncommon for me," he said in a statement.
Alison Green, the author of workplace advice blog Ask a Manager, says she has fielded dozens of questions from employees concerned about office hugging. Many nonhuggers endure embraces silently, not wanting to be rude, "but they're secretly thinking, 'Ugh, I don't want to be part of this hug,'" she said. Huggers "seem to feel they're really good at judging when someone wants a hug, but based on what the nonhuggers are saying, they're wrong about that," she says.
Aaron Goldstein, a partner with law firm focusing on labor and employment advises against initiating hugs in the workplace. During training on workplace harassment, Mr. Goldstein takes managers through his taxonomy of hugging. He's dubbed one the HR hug, "the go-to-hug for HR professionals looking not to offend anyone," a one-armed sideways embrace.
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Discovery Provides Further Update on Covid-19 Response
March 31, 2020, Toronto, Ontario - Discovery Metals Corp. (TSX-V: DSV, OTCQX: DSVMF) ("Discovery" or the "Company") announces that it has temporarily suspended all exploration activities at its Mexican operations due to the increased health and safety risks associated with the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country. The Company has put in place business continuity plans so that exploration activity can quickly ramp up once it is deemed safe to do so.
The decision to suspend exploration activity is also consistent with a published recommendation from the Mexican Federal Government on March 24, 2020, that all non-essential services be temporarily shut down until April 19, 2020, and also takes into account the closure of local exploration support businesses in response to COVID-19.
Discovery has already completed 48 holes totaling 17,500 metres of its planned 30,000 – 35,000 metre Phase 1 drill program. The Company will provide ongoing exploration updates for the 34 drill holes not previously press released once results have been received and validated.
Taj Singh, President and CEO, states: "There have not been any confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 at our operations however we felt suspending exploration activity temporarily was a prudent measure. We will do what we can to help our local communities limit the impact of the virus as well as use this period to evaluate the large amount of data collected to date to further the significant progress we have already made on understanding and defining the higher-grade zones at Cordero."
The Company had a cash balance of approximately CAD$24 million as at December 31, 2019.
Discovery Metals Corp. (TSX-V: DSV, OTCQX: DSVMF) is a Canadian exploration and development company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and focused on historic mining districts in Mexico. Discovery's flagship is its 100%-owned Cordero silver project in Chihuahua State, Mexico. The 35,000-hectare property covers a large district that hosts the announced resource as well as numerous exploration targets for bulk tonnage diatreme-hosted, porphyry-style, and carbonate replacement deposits. In addition, Discovery is also exploring multiple high-grade carbonate replacement-style silver-zinc-lead showings in a land package of approximately 150,000 hectares in Coahuila State, Mexico. The land holdings contain numerous historical direct-ship ore workings and significant underground development, but no drill-testing has ever been carried out on them.


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Halloween's over but you can still see The Dead [movies]
Posted On: 4 Nov 2011 - 10:24am
By Julie Gross
The Speed Museum continues their on-going program of classic cinema, documentary, and avant-garde films co-curated by Willie Doherty and Ryan Daly. Cinematic Remembrance: Memory and the Movies explores the nature of memory and its representation in cinema. During the Free First Friday event on Nov. 4th, The Dead directed by John Huston and adapted from the short story by James Joyce will be shown. The film takes place in Dublin in 1904 at an Epiphany party held by two elderly sisters. The story focuses attention on the academic Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann) and his discovery of his wife Gretta's (Anjelica Huston) memory of a deceased lover.
A lecture on the history of the Irish in Louisville by beloved historian and Metro Councilman Tom Owen will begin at 6 p.m. Tom Owen has a book series and walking tours of historic Louisville. His tours are featured on KET KY. For more information visit http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/series.php?id=KOWEN&layout=popup&framed=1 - more.
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I'm originally from Ohio, but have been a Louisvillian for half my life. I divide my time between hubby, 3 kids, too many pets, and the 930 Art Center. When I'm not, you'll find me running the trails in Cherokee or Jefferson Memorial Forest.
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Cappadocia Highlights (Red Tour) with Bridge of the World
We went on an epic hot air balloon ride that morning so we had already seen Cappadocia from the sky. Now it was time to get a closer look.
Ren and I prefer exploring on our own so we rarely go on tours unless it's necessary. In Cappadocia, it was necessary. Its points of interest are spread out over large distances and the public transportation system isn't as developed as it is in bigger cities like Istanbul, so going on a guided tour is the best way to get around.
The most popular tours are the Red and Green Tours and they're offered by nearly every travel agency in Cappadocia. Some agencies may have different names for them but they're all pretty much the same. Today, we went on Bridge of the World's "Cappadocia Highlights" tour which is their version of the Red Tour.
Göreme Panorama
Picked up from our hotel at 9:30AM, our first stop of the day is Göreme Panorama. It's a great place to get acquainted with Cappadocia's famed fairy chimneys.
It's important to note that according to Bridge of the World's website, Göreme Panorama is usually part of their Discover Cappadocia Tour (commonly known as the Green Tour). Uçhisar Castle and Love Valley were meant to be part of today's Red Tour, but I think they may have been inaccessible due to major roads being closed off for repair. At the time, this Cappadocia Highlights tour cost 35 Euros per person inclusive of all entrance fees and lunch.
Made of soft volcanic tufa rock, people have been carving homes out of these fairy chimneys for centuries. When hollowed out, they maintain a near constant temperature year-round making them ideal for habitation. Today, with Cappadocia being one of Turkey's most popular tourist destinations, many have been turned into hotels offering the unique experience of sleeping in cave rooms.
Reneelicious and a camel
A tree full of evil eyes. Sold as souvenirs, evil eyes are pagan talismans meant to ward off vengeful stares. They're supposed to protect the bearer from curses cast by malevolent glares such as this: 👿
"Kapadokya 1 lira!" Souvenirs like this are sold everywhere.
Göreme Open Air Museum
One of Turkey's first UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Göreme Open Air Museum is the most visited site in Cappadocia. It boasts the best and most extensive collection of rock-cut churches, many of which have been decorated with elaborate Byzantine frescoes (wall or ceiling paintings). Dating back to the 10th century AD, they're over a thousand years old.
There's our enthusiastic guide Yücel (pronounced yoo-zhel) waiting for us at the base of this monastery. Entrance to the museum is included in the tour fee though you can visit it on your own for 25TL. It's about a 20-minute walk from the center of Göreme.
Open everyday from 8:30AM-7PM, the best time to visit the museum is early in the morning or late in the afternoon when there aren't as many visitors. It makes for a pleasant walk around the complex.
Cappadocia's lava-sculpted moonscape in the background.
Cobblestone path to guide you through the different churches. There are many churches and chapels at Göreme Open Air Museum, but among the most important are Apple (Elmali) Church, Snake (Yilanli) Church, Dark Church (Karanlik Kilise), and Buckle (Tokali) Church which is located just outside the main valley enclosure. If you're going on your own, be sure not to miss it since it's already part of the entrance fee. The frescoes inside are beautiful.
To help preserve the frescoes, you aren't allowed to take any pictures inside the churches. Though still remarkable, many have been badly damaged by the elements. The best-preserved examples can be found inside the Dark Church (Karanlik Kilise) which you can enter for an additional 10TL.
Pictures of the Dark Church (Karanlik Kilise) frescoes borrowed from Wikimedia Commons. Ok, you can breathe now. Incredible to think that these paintings are over a thousand years old.
By Octavio L from Wikimedia Commons
The Dark Church's frescoes have gone through considerable restoration hence the additional cost. I think it's worth it.
Grizurgbg at the German language Wikipedia [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Astonishing to think that these rock formations were created naturally. According to Yücel, these fairy chimneys were formed through the millennia by intense volcanic activity and erosion. The caps are of a darker color because they're made of harder basalt while the lighter-colored stem is made from soft volcanic tufa rock. Sculpted by the elements over thousands of years, the tufa erodes at a faster rate, creating these phallic spires with dark mushroom-like caps. Nature is insane.
A better look at the third beauty (in the middle). Though the caps look like they're about to fall, Yücel explained that erosion in Cappadocia takes centuries so they don't anticipate them falling any time soon. Notice how someone had carved steps and turned the shortest beauty into a high-rise condo? 😆
Devrent Valley
This valley got its name because the fairy chimneys here look Devrent. Har har. Also known as Imagination Valley, the rock formations here are of unusual shapes, often resembling animals like dolphins, snakes, and seals. One even looks like the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus.
The most famous rock formation here is the one to the left, the one which resembles a camel. Notice how there's a fence around it? According to Yücel, many people had been climbing it so they could have their pictures taken. 🙄
Not sure if the Cappadocia Highlights Tour always stops here, but we had lunch today at Han Restaurant. It's a huge restaurant that offers an extensive buffet. Lunch is already included in the tour fee, though you'll need to pay extra for drinks.
Starters and salads
Hot dishes
And more desserts. People were being shuttled in here by the busload so it's obviously a touristy restaurant. Regardless, the food was pretty good with plenty of choices. Lines moved swiftly and empty chafing dishes were quickly replaced. They even offered gluten-free choices which was impressive.
Chez Galip
I'm not into ceramics but this place blew me away. Owned by master potter Galip Körükçü, who looks a lot like Albert Einstein with his frizzy hair and mustache, Chez Galip is a pottery studio and showroom in Avanos that boasts some of the finest pottery not just in Cappadocia, but in all of Turkey. The work produced here is astounding.
Master Galip wasn't here today so one of his craftsmen performed a demonstration for us in his stead. Avanos pottery is known for its use of this red clay collected from the dried-up beds of the Kizilirmak river.
Yücel holding up one of Master Galip's signature creations — the Hittite wine jug. A beautiful piece, I had to google it to understand how they created one of these things.
Interestingly, Hittites designed their wine jugs in this circular fashion to honor the sun god Ra. They believed that the rays of the sun shining through the hole blesses the wine and makes it suitable for drinking. To serve, you put your arm through the middle and rest the jug on your shoulder, tilting your body forward to pour. If I had money to throw around I would have loved to bring one of these bad boys home.
While a craftsman painstakingly adorns a set of goblets, the curator shows us step-by-step how these intricate designs are made.
Like I said, the level of detail they put into their work is stunning.
I couldn't believe how intricately detailed everything was. Before today, all I had seen were the simplest of ceramics. I didn't realize they could be pushed to this degree.
I never had any interest in pottery but I was an instant fan of Master Galip's work after today.
Unfortunately, they were every bit as expensive as they look, ranging from several hundred US dollars to the thousands. 😯
We weren't allowed to take pictures there, but in the showroom was an enclave full of ceramics adorned with glow-in-the-dark fluorescent paint.
As beautiful as his pottery was however, the most remarkable thing about Master Galip wasn't his ceramics, it was his museum of human hair. Yes, you read that right. We weren't led to it today but somewhere deep in the recesses of Chez Galip is a cave housing the world's largest collection of female hair. Amassed over a period of thirty-five years, his collection boasts over 16,000 locks snipped from the heads of female visitors from all over the world!
As the story goes, Master Galip fell for a French pottery student and begged for a lock of her hair before she left. Ever since, female tourists have been letting him snip off strands of their hair and leaving their address in the hope of winning a free pottery-making holiday. Twice a year, in June and December, the first customer who visits Chez Galip is invited down to the museum to choose ten winners off the walls. These lucky ten receive all-expense-paid trips to Cappadocia, where they get to join his pottery workshops for free, and put the lotion in the basket. 😆
In all seriousness, it may be odd to many but it's Master Galip's way of giving back to the women who helped him create this unique museum which brings in new customers daily. There's no entrance fee and the women who donate their hair do so freely, after they put the lotion in the basket.
Paşabağ Valley
Meaning "General's vineyard" in Turkish, Paşabağ is situated in the middle of a vineyard and boasts some of the most striking fairy chimneys in Cappadocia.
Also known as Monks Valley, a chapel and hermitage dedicated to Saint Simeon was built into one of these fairy chimneys with three heads. Saint Simeon was a Syriac ascetic who lived in seclusion for 37 years atop a pillar near Aleppo in Syria. Inspired by his example, the hermits of Cappadocia isolated themselves from the world by cutting into these fairy chimneys and creating rooms 10-15 meters aboveground.
That one fairy chimney to the right looks like it's a dropkick away from collapsing.
Home to some of the oddest fairy chimneys even by Cappadocian standards, Paşabağ Valley was one of my favorite places to visit on this trip. I would have loved to spend a few hours here just exploring and taking pictures.
Like giant toad stools. Amazing that places like this exist in the world.
Again, just a flying kick away from being beheaded.
Cavusin Cave Village
The last stop on today's tour, we had actually visited this place the day before on horseback. Cavusin Cave Village was once a thriving settlement that was abandoned in the early 60s due to the rock surface becoming unstable from centuries of erosion.
A village carved into the hillside, you can still climb up to the top if you like. Be warned however that people have died here from falling rocks so it's best to proceed with caution.
Beautiful carpets for sale with a mosque and its minaret in the distance.
In my opinion, this Red Tour is one of the best things you can do in Cappadocia outside of the hot air balloon ride. It's a great introduction to the area and takes you to some of the most striking spots in the region. At just 35 Euros per person with transportation, entrance fees, and buffet lunch already included, I think it's a solid value as well.
As described up top, many agencies offer their version of this tour but I highly recommend Bridge of the World. Apart from the Red Tour, we booked a few other activities with them like the Green Tour, horseback riding, and Turkish Night. We were pleased with all of them.
Bridge of the World Travel Agency, Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Orta Mah. Uzun Dere Cad. No 5, Goreme 50180, Turkey
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Tour Cost: 35 Euros per person (as of Nov 2015)
Bridge of the World travel agency is a short walk from the otogar (bus station) on Uzun Dere Caddesi. If you have Sygic Travel and pocket wifi, then you can use GPS to track it down. If you book this Cappadocia Highlights Tour with them, then they'll arrange to have you picked up from your hotel around 9:30AM.
For more Cappadocia travel tips, check out our First-Timer's Travel Guide to Cappadocia, Turkey
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Thursday 14th of July 2016
This was really helpful! Struggled to find a detailed tour online but you did it! Thank you so much! :D
JB Macatulad
You're welcome Angelica! Have a great time in Cappadocia. :)


When summer comes around, each year people are warned about the dangers about too much sun exposure. However, a new study has highlighted some of the positive benefits that getting outside can have.
Research published in the journal of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology has supported previous studies that link a lack of sunlight and gum disease.
With around one billion people thought to be deficient in vitamin D, the new findings could encourage people to make the most of the sun this summer.
Chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) Dr Nigel Carter OBE highlights the importance of getting outside for oral health.
With gum disease being one of the most common chronic diseases in the world – often leading to painful abscesses and tooth loss – people often feel helpless when it comes to reducing their risk, he said.
"While getting a bit on sunshine should not replace your daily oral health routine like twice daily brushing, it's a simple addition that could make a positive difference," Dr Carter added.
The findings could provide a valuable marketing ploy for dental practices. With it being harder than ever to stand out from the crowd with digital marketing, dentists could instead go for a more traditional approach.
By creating a stand outside, it will not only grab the attention of locals but also gives a positive reason as to why you are there. Simply telling people that sunlight can improve dental health on a leaflet is likely to be missed or even dismissed, but setting up an attractive and engaging stand full of information on how to improve dental health – including getting enough vitamin D – can be far more effective.
Dr Carter added that vitamin D is key for the immune system as it activates infection-fighting cells, which boosts the response to any problems.
Of course, when soaking up the sun people still need to make sure their skin and eyes are well protected.


At Inspire Malibu, we know the importance that healthy and therapeutic activities play in treating addiction. Our drug and alcohol rehab facility, set among the tranquil Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu, California, offers many such activities, including Equine Therapy for addiction treatment as part of our science and evidence-based approach. Many of our patients have commented that equine therapy offered a new experience for them and was one of the most rewarding therapies of their rehab treatment.
While it is just one part of an overall treatment plan, equine therapy can help patients examine the underlying emotional, family and social causes of their substance abuse issues. This treatment has also been shown to enhance a sense of well being in clients that have undergone therapy.
Patients learn about the unique behaviors and needs of these graceful animals, and by interacting with horses in a serene setting, they gain new cognitive and social skills.
Equine assisted therapy for addiction allows a person to safely care for these gentle yet powerful animals. This simple, but rewarding activity can reduce the psychological and physical stress of drug and alcohol treatment, allowing patients the opportunity for more effective self-examination and personal growth.
The therapeutic use of horses dates back to ancient civilizations. The Greeks are known to have enlisted the calming presence of horses to comfort the sick. As early as the 17th century, therapeutic riding appears in literature where it was a suggested aid in the treatment of depression.
Studies have shown that equine assisted therapy can significantly improve a person's self-esteem, self-confidence and self-worth. These are crucial elements in the successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
In addition to the psychological benefits, those that have undergone this therapy also see an improvement in physical aspects, such as coordination, muscle strength and balance. All of these promote healthy brain functioning and neural network activity.
Often, during equine therapy, a profound connection is made between a person and the horse that they've worked with. This can inspire a sense of purpose, and for some, can be key in their positive recovery from addiction.
An individualized treatment plan is created for every client as they work with our addiction specialists.
Addiction is a treatable disease. The holistic approach to drug and alcohol treatment at Inspire Malibu has allowed many people to break free from the damaging cycle of addiction.
If you or someone you know needs help for drug and alcohol addiction, or you would like more information about our Equine Assisted Therapy For Addiction, please call one of our addiction specialists now.


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Get Your Cellphones Charged. It's #NoDAPL Pipeline Party Time!
Tags: "Water", #NoDAPL, 350.rg, Bakken, banks, Bill Mckibben, CEOs, Dakota Access Pipeline, money, Oil, party, Pipeline, Yes!
What's a cellphone for? Activism at your fingertips.
Call a CEO and share your concerns about their funding of the Dakota Access Pipeline–and other oil projects if you're so inclined–which contribute to climate change.
Oh, no, not just any banker will do. Contact the CEO bankers investing money in DAPL.
Yes! magazine has put together a list of CEOs to contact at the banks funding the pipeline: names, corporate addresses, phone numbers, email addresses. If you'd rather use snail mail, go right ahead.
There are even suggestions for what to say if you're at a loss for words.
Be clear. Be kind. Be polite. Be firm.
Don't let the people at Standing Rock and in Iowa have all the fun.
This matters to all of us. Even those who deny it.
A Strategy to Stop the Funding Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline.
So, have a pipeline party. Gather some friends. Get some pizza and beer. Or some pies and coffee. Call some CEOs.
Radioactive ocean water from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster was first detected along the coastline of California in March of 2012. Researchers already know that radioactive iodine from Fukushima has arrived in California, and expect peak levels af radiation to hit California in 2016. The problem appears to be worsening as typhoons have caused overflows of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
With the radiation already rolling in, a group of advocates called the Fukushima Response Campaign organized a "human mural" protest Saturday morning, spelling out the words 'Fukushima is Here' in letters 100 feet in length on San Francisco's Ocean Beach.
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L'équipe cycliste Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi est une équipe cycliste féminine espagnole. Elle devient continentale en 2021.

Histoire de l'équipe

Classements UCI
Ce tableau présente les places de l'équipe au classement de l'Union cycliste internationale en fin de saison, ainsi que la meilleure cycliste au classement individuel de chaque saison.

L'équipe participe à l'UCI World Tour féminin. Le tableau ci-dessous présente les classements de l'équipe sur ce circuit, ainsi que sa meilleure coureuse au classement individuel.

Encadrement
En 2021, le directeur sportif est Ion Lazkano et le représentant de l'équipe auprès de l'UCI est Jesus Ezkurdia.

Effectif actuel

Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi en 2021

Effectif

Victoires

Sur route

Classement mondial

Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi en 2022

Effectif

Victoires

Sur route

Classement mondial

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Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi
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Sunn O)))'s latest album may be their best, as dozens of collaborators join on four epic tracks that run from slow metal to shimmering orchestral drone.
If your interest in Sunn O))) stems primarily from the band's patient employment of tone and time as channeled through electric bass, electric guitar, and stacks of amplifiers, you might hate "Alice", the brilliant closing track of its seventh and arguably best album, Monoliths & Dimensions. Sure, these 17 minutes are loud and torpid, easing from one note to another, distortion dripping from each new intonation. But "Alice" finds Sunn O))) exploiting a newfound spaciousness and elegance. As its founders, Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley, crawl across a loose blues progression that mirrors those of slow metal fountainhead Earth, a swell of French and English horns, violin and viola, harp and light percussion rises. Surrounding the guitars, they're like the perfect summer haze, refracting and softening the season's relentless sunlight. "Alice" ends with a fanfare of sorts for this small orchestra. Its long tones are light and lifting, a little like Stars of the Lid commissioning Igor Stravinsky. More Fluorescent One than Black Two, it's completely unexpected, mesmerizing, and beautiful.
Well, not completely unexpected: Like the rest of Monoliths & Dimensions, "Alice" offers a culmination of most everything Sunn O))) have done right during their decade of volume-based plunder. Anderson and O'Malley have long rendered rock riffs with painstaking deliberation, consistently adding the ideas of elite collaborators and occasional no-explanation experiments. The Grimm Robe Demos took to early Earth, while Black One ground an Immortal black metal burst into one 10-minute tectonic motion. Merzbow, Xasthur's Malefic, Thrones' Joe Preston, and Mayhem's Attila Csihar stood among high-ranking contributors. Pieces like "bassALIENS" (23 minutes of electric bass tone exploration) and "My Wall" (25 minutes of Julian Cope verbiage battered by cascades of amplifier hum) ensured that Sunn O))) was doing more than swapping chords for feedback.
Monoliths & Dimensions takes the idea even further, gathering collaborators-- from Csihar and Earth's Dylan Carlson to Australian drone master Oren Ambarchi and vocalist Jessika Kenney, who sang so well on Wolves in the Throne Room's Two Hunters-- for four tracks that push Sunn O))) in directions unforeseen: Riffs come wrapped in strings. Conch shells share space with upright bass fleets. Both an operatic female choir and Portland noise nut Daniel Menche sing opposite the Mayhem frontman. All told, as on 2007's revelatory Black One, Monoliths & Dimensions indicates that Sunn O))) and the possibilities of its slow music stretch beyond what we imagined.
About three-dozen people contribute to Monoliths' four cuts. Two of these tracks exceed 16 minutes, while their counterparts either approach or encroach on the 10-minute mark. It might seem that only size matters for Sunn O))) here, but that's just the surface. None of these pieces are big for bigness' sake. Rather, they all bear intricacies that erode them from within. A given piece's size becomes its fatal flaw. The strings and synthesizers ascend through the gaps in the sluggish riffs of "Alice", for instance, composer Eyvind Kang arranging the parts to crack and cover their host. By track's end, the guitars are gone, ruins eviscerated by a new growth of ivy.
Then there's "Big Church". The female choir led by Kinney, a four-guitar army including Ambarchi and Carlson, and the manipulated Middle Earth incantations of Csihar clash during three three-minute sections. The guitars or the voices invoke each third, and their parts slip by one another like the pieces of an amoeboid jigsaw puzzle. Csihar always overruns them, though, pushing each section into a chaotic climax. On "Hunting and Gathering (Cydonia)", Csihar cloaks some of the album's most literal lyrics-- "They take the world and the earth, breathing fire on the endless oil seas"-- in his native Hungarian, but the music makes the message clear. Each time Csihar finishes a set of imprecations, a triumph of vocals and horns rises and exalts while the electric riff subsides. This is a new battle hymn.
And there's the album's other giant, opener "Aghartha". As close as Monoliths gets to the classic drone of Sunn O)))'s past, O'Malley and Anderson paw at chords on perfectly engineered electric bass and guitar. Again, a de facto chamber ensemble joins, as a droning Tibetan horn (the two-player Dung Chen) displaces the air beneath the guitars and sharp piano chords splinter whatever they encounter. These sounds sublimate into one drone, forcing the guitars out of the frame before fading into silence themselves. Only the sound of rushing water washes beneath Csihar's daunting voice, as he speaks of "a tunnel [that] gouges in the shapes of the stream in the great abyss of the sky" in booming, broken English. He's looking for new sparks to destroy the old order, for fresh energy to upset the established form. And that's exactly what Monoliths & Dimensions does: It takes one of the world's most lauded loud bands and rearranges its game with an inspiring cycle of risk and reward.
Perhaps Black One came with a caveat emptor or two. You'd better like your music dark and relentless, and contextual understandings of Sunn O))) and black metal and drone helped. Lacking those things, perhaps you suspended your disbelief enough to appreciate Malfeic's scorched voice or, unfortunately, dismissed it outright as two self-serious dudes and their fucked-up friends dicking around with darkness. Incorrect, I think, but understandable. Monoliths & Dimensions requires no such warnings. Per Sunn O)))'s long-standing dogma, "Maximum volume [still] yields maximum results." But this time, there's enough musical range and temperance to usher even the most resolute naysayer into this intricate wonderland.


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This page provides summaries to the 2005 COSAFA Cup.

Format
In the first round, twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each group played a knockout tournament. The winners of each group joined Angola (holders) into the final round.

First round

Group A
Played in Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius.

Semi-finals

Final

Group B
Played in Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia

Semi-finals

Final

Group C
Played in Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia

Semi-finals

Final

Final round
Played in Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa
Angola (holders) received a bye to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers
4 goals
 Collins Mbesuma

3 goals
 Katlego Mphela
 Sageby Sandaka

2 goals
 Cephas Chimedza
 Francis Chandida

External links
 Details at RSSSF archives

COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Cup


For anyone who might like to purchase Chrysanthemums - the ultimate ebook. It is now even better value.
I have had a few people ask could we produce it as a Chrysanthemum Book. I would just like to explain that if we did this. We would be holding a lot of old stock that we might not sell, and this would prevent us updating the book on a regular basis as we have done. I'm sure you will all agree that our present format makes it easy to distribute all over the world and allows us to upgrade it periodically. Postage costs are also prohibitive these days. I shudder to think what a paper copy of a chrysanthemum book would cost of the size of the ebook with unlimited use of photography.
As I write these notes, barely a few hours after releasing the new version it has already been downloaded in more than 6 countries.
I would also like to thank my ebook partner Paul Barlow, I'd like acknowledge his IT skills, in the way he has put the ebook together.
Also my daughter Sian who has built and maintains my website. If anyone gets any problem with the purchase of the ebook, or downloading a replacement copy I'm sure Sian will only be too pleased to help you.
I'll just leave you with a Chrysanthemum photo or two that might cheer you up on a cold winters night. OK a cold winters night in the UK, because yesterday It was 32c in Australia and 22c in New Zealand so my chrysanthemum friends tell me.


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MR. OUTDOORS: Pedal club pushes its top routes
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Seabury Blair Jr. — Jun 30th, 2002
I got a letter the other day from the good people at the West Sound Cycling Club. The club is one of the most popular outdoor recreation organizations around our neck of the woods and offers bicyclists of all skills a wide variety of activities every month.
Club members wanted me to mention their organization as an excellent source of information about pedaling around West Sound. They were disappointed in a recent article I wrote suggesting the best 50-mile road ride for 'cyclists around West Sound begins on the west end of the Hood Canal bridge and stretches to Port Townsend.
In fact, the members felt the ride I suggested wasn't the best at all.
They have a list of at least 50 rides in Central and North Kitsap to supplement the rides in South Kitsap that I recommended in the article.
So for the record: You'll find plenty of nice bicycle riding closer to home, and the best way to find that riding is to ask a member of the West Sound Cycling Club. Maybe you'll like one of those half-century rides better than the one I suggested.
Club president Jill Priest notes that "Kitsap has some of the most beautiful routes and varied riding conditions anywhere, period .... we have short, flat rides for beginners in Erlands Point, Port Orchard, McCormick Woods, Brownsville, Kingston and Poulsbo."
"Numerous moderate and challenging rides are peppered throughout the county and are evidenced by cyclists coming to this county to train for the STP and RAMROD." (Bicyclists tend to use acronyms for their organized rides: STP is the famous Seattle-to-Portland ride coming up July 13 and 14; RAMROD is the more notorious Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day.)
"All these rides have beautiful views of the Olympics and the tranquil waters of Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Yes, the roads could be wider, but that's anywhere in the U.S."
As much as I wish I could, I can't agree with that last sentence. Though the county and local municipalities have made laudable and tremendous strides in paving safe shoulders for bicyclists, I think Kitsap remains one of the least bicycle-friendly counties on the west side of the Cascades.
That said, I'd have to agree that there are plenty of safe places around Kitsap for bicyclists - and the West Sound Cycling Club can steer you to them. Check out some of the club's upcoming rides:
* On the evenings of July 9 and 23, Aug. 13 and 27 and Sept. 10, club members host a "Sister Loves Travelin' " social ride of 15 to 20 miles.
* Other social rides - those around 15 to 20 miles where you aren't pedaling so fast you can't talk to fellow 'cyclists - are scheduled July 10 and 24. And there's a 15-mile ride that appeals especially to me on July 18 - the "Couch Potato Ride."
For you hardcore bicyclists, there's a July 27 ride around Hood Canal. For those of you who enjoy simultaneous pain and numbness in your nether regions, that's 126 miles.
There's a similarly full schedule of activities in August and September, plus one of the top West Sound Cycling Club events of the year: the Tour de Kitsap. It's scheduled for Aug. 31 this year, held in conjunction with Bremerton's Blackberry Festival.
The ride of 28 or 65 miles stretches from Bremerton to Brownsville, Keyport and Port Gamble before returning to Bremerton. Registration is $15 per rider and $10 for riders younger than 18. A dollar of the entry fee is donated to the Bicycle Alliance of Washington.
I asked President Jill to send me a suggestion for a 50-mile ride club members liked better than the Port Townsend pedal, but I haven't seen a recommendation yet. That is just fine with me, because I volunteered to get on my mountain bike, the Great Emasculator, and give the route a try - and Stummick hates bike riding, as he does any form of exercise.
The club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Round Table Pizza in Silverdale. Annual club dues run $20 for individuals and $30 for families.
For more information about the club, visit the club's Web page, www.hollynewsnet.org/WSCC; or call the club rideline, (360) 698-3876.
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RAPSody on two wheels
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Time To Start Pedaling
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Q: Criptografia de senhas em MD5? Qual segurança o MD5 traz se a criptografia da uma senha está somente no banco de dados no campo password? se por acaso o sistema for invadido por qual quer outra brecha o MD5 influenciaria em alguma coisa? sendo que qual quer site na internet Decrypta esse MD5? Por quer usar?, qual segurança ele me traz? Abraços.

A: MD5 já não é confiável, é uma função de hash que está já obsoleta.
Se por acaso um atacante tiver acesso à tua BD e extrair as hashes basta usar isto, https://hashkiller.co.uk/md5-decrypter.aspx , como centenas de outras ferramentas para cracar hashes deste tipo, ficando a saber as passwords reais respectivas às hashes  armazenadas na BD. Não digo que decifrará todas, mas grande parte delas.
Sublinho, isto só acontecerá se conseguirem as hashes, ou seja, penetrar e extrair a informação da base de dados... Mas convém sempre MAXIMIZAR A SEGURANÇA e não usar MD5 para armazenar hashes de passwords, usa antes por ex, bcrypt, sha256 etc... há boas alternativas.
Para o caso de ser php >= 5.5 podes usar uma funcão nativa, http://php.net/manual/en/function.password-hash.php, esta, na data desta resposta, usa bcrypt

A: MD5 ele é uma criptografia de codificação sem volta. Após codificado não pode ser revertido.
Eu vi em algum lugar que esse algoritmo tem uma certa vulnerabilidade pois é possível fazer cálculos que podem acerta a hash gerada sem tem o valo que foi codificado no inicio.
A segurança: As criptografias do tipo hash são usada APENAS para comparação. Um exemplo de sua utilização: Sistema de login. Quando o usuário digita sua senha o próprio lado front-side é gerado a hash a parti dessa senhas e é mandado para o lado back-side onde o server pega a hash que já está no banco e compara com a que foi recebida se as hashs forem iguais permissão concedida se não permissão negada. Em uma situação onde essa hash vaze do BD e for inserida novamente no campo de login será gerada uma nova hash só que essa será diferente da que esta na BD impedindo um login válido.
Alguns seres dedicados por saber da possibilidade de não poder decriptar a hash criam bd com a senhas inicial e a hash lado a lado. para que numa possível consulta a hash proposta será comparada com todas as que estão lá no banco de dados.
Um ataque de força bruta pode quebrar a segurança da hash se a senha proposta for fraca ex: 123, um algoritmo pode gerar diversas senhas aleatórias até cair em 123 sendo assim a hash será achada.
Resumindo as criptografias hash são usadas para autenticar uma informação sem expô-la diretamente.
Espero ter ajudado.

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Dr Jason Harkess, Foley's List
Dr Jason Harkess is a barrister practising principally in the areas of criminal and administrative law, which includes trial and appellate work. He has held the position of Chief Examiner of the Victorian Bar Entrance Examinations since 2013 and has lectured evidence, administrative law and contracts at Monash University since 2007. He is currently engaged as Principal Examiner for the Law Institute of Victoria's Criminal Law Specialist Accreditation examination. He has been a member of the Academic Course Appraisal Committee of the Victorian Legal Admissions Board since 2018.
Dr Harkess has considerable experience in the application of administrative law. In 2018, he was appointed by the Commonwealth of Australia to serve a four-year term as a part-time member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in the Migration and Refugee Division. In that capacity, he heard and determined more than 900 appeals against government decisions in relation visa refusals and cancellations of foreign citizens (including asylum seekers) under Australia's migration and refugee laws. In 2021, he was also appointed by the Victorian state government to serve as a Detention Review Officer under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic), determining challenges made by individuals detained against government decisions to detain them in hotel quarantine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Harkess now regularly appears as counsel in judicial review proceedings in both the Federal and State courts.
Dr Harkess was awarded his doctorate following the completion of an inquiry into the moral implications arising out of anti-competitive cartel conduct, with particular reference to Australia's criminal cartel laws that were introduced by the Trade Practices (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Act 2009 (Cth).
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Supergirl's season four finale will bring back Lex Luthor, while also including a nod to the movies.
The DC villain is being portrayed in the CW series by Jon Cryer, who played the character's nephew Lenny in the critically panned Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
And, speaking to IGN, Supergirl co-showrunner Jessica Queller revealed that Cryer will be "a major player throughout the back half of season four, right through the finale".
Queller's fellow Supergirl co-showrunner Robert Rovner also revealed that the finale of the fourth season will be titled 'The Quest for Peace', in a nod to the previous Superman movie.
Speaking to Vulture, Cryer himself confirmed that Lex Luthor will appear in three Supergirl episodes in total in the fourth season.
"I've shot two, and then I'm doing the big season finale," Cryer said.
Cryer also confirmed that, despite the title of the finale, Superman won't appear in Supergirl to face Lex Luthor just yet – and that showrunners want him back for a fifth season.
So, has Hollywood got Lex Luthor right at last?
Supergirl airs on The CW in the US and Sky One in the UK.


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Der Bezirk Smiltene (Smiltenes novads) war ein Bezirk in Lettland, der von 2009 bis 2021 existierte. Bei der Verwaltungsreform 2021 wurde der Bezirk in einen neuen, größeren Bezirk Smiltene überführt.

Geographie
Der Bezirk lag im nordöstlichen Teil des Landes.

Bevölkerung
2009 vereinigte sich die Stadt Smiltene mit den acht umliegenden Gemeinden Bilska, Blome, Branti, Grundzāle, Launkalne, Palsmane, Smiltene und Varini zu einer neuen Verwaltungseinheit. Auf 949 km² Fläche waren 11.985 Einwohner gemeldet (Stand 2020). Das Verwaltungszentrum befand sich in der Stadt Smiltene. Durch das Gebiet fließt der Abuls.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Aumeisteri (Gemeinde Grundzāle): Herrenhaus Hofmeistershof aus dem 18. Jahrhundert mit Gutsverwalterhaus von 1896
 Bilska: Herrenhaus Alt-Bilskenhof aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
 Launkalne: Herrenhaus Launekaln aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
 Lobērģi (Gemeinde Bilska): Herrenhaus Blumbergshof, erbaut 1803, Geburtsort des Schriftstellers Siegfried von Vegesack
 Mēri (Gemeinde Bilska): Herrenhaus Mehrhof aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
 Palsmane: Herrenhaus Palzmar von 1880, Lutherische Kirche, erbaut von 1814 bis 1817, und Orthodoxe Holzkirche

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Smiltene
Bezirk Smiltene
Gegründet 2009
Aufgelöst 2021


Maguette Camara – Musical Director – is a recognized West African choreographer, musician and teacher based in New York City.
Mr. Camara began his career with the Ballet Bougarabou Dance Company, and his extensive experience with this company allowed him to perform and present workshops in Morocco, Canada, Senegal and the United States.
He has performed in diverse and impressive venues including The Lincoln Center Outdoor Concert Series, The Guggenheim Museum, The Rolling Stones World Tour, Epcot Center Disney World and The World Trade Center Jazz festival. As a faculty member at The Ailey School, Barnard College, Cathedral High School and Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, Maguette teaches both African dance and drum to all levels and all ages.
Mr. Camara is also the artistic director and founder of the group Mane Kadang, which is guaranteed to set any stage on fire.
Lamine is a world-renowned dancer, choreographer, drummer, actor and instructor. Lamine specializes in West African Dance from his native Senegal and neighboring countries, including rhythms such as Sabar, Djembe and Bougarrabou. He has graced the stage at venues worldwide including Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, The United Nations and Lincoln Center (NY), as well as theaters in Japan, Germany, London, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Lamine grew up in Dakar, where he studied traditional dance and percussion at the Conservatoire National du Sénégal and performed with the Songomar African Dance Company and Ballet Jo-kolly throughout the region. Lamine emigrated to New York City in 1993, where he taught at the Fareta School of Dance and Drum, the Djoniba Dance and Drum Centre and Jacob's Pillow Dance School. In 1996, he formed his own Bousso Dance Company, which focused on preserving the dances of Senegal, Guinea, Mali and The Gambia, in the traditions of the Wolof, Bambara, Jola, Mandinke and Serer ethnic groups.
As a teacher, Lamine has challenged professional dancers and first-time students in classes and workshops across the United States and Mexico.
A pioneer on the world music scene, Kevin Nathaniel was one of the early musicians to introduce New York audiences to the magical sound of the mbira. He is an internationally celebrated musical inspiration for the new age, meditation, percussion, and yoga world, with several recordings available on iTunes and CDbaby. He has composed and performed music for the film Beloved, the audio book of Alice Walker's Possessing the Secret of Joy, Ali MacGraw's Yoga Mind and Body (Dvd), and countless other productions. He produces live music events weekly in NYC that encourage peace and global harmony through music (see "Afro Roots Tuesdays" on face book).


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The UWill Discover conference is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your research or original creative work in a professional setting before your peers, faculty, and the public. Each presentation will be reviewed by expert faculty and guest respondents. Prizes will be awarded in many different categories!
Students who are intersting getting guideance on writing a proposal for their research area will have the opportunity to attend one of two workshops run by the Writing Centre. These workshops are on: November 17th and 24th at 4:00pm in Leddy Library room 302 West. Come out and learn more about improving your submissions for academic and professional conferences!
If you're a student who is interesting in learning more about submitting a proposal to the 2016 UWill Discover Conference please visit the conference website: http://scholar.uwindsor.ca/uwilldiscover/2016.


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What Is the Jewish Agency That We Need?
April 10, 2011 By eJP
by Professor Michael Chlenov
At the end of February, a scheduled session of the JAFI Trustee Council took place in Jerusalem. This session can be legitimately called revolutionary, as it presented a program of reforms developed by the team of JAFI chairman Natan Sharansky. Its ideology was presented by JAFI second-in command – its CEO and President himself, Misha Galperin – also a native of the USSR, who had an astoundingly quick career in the system of American Jewish federations.
According to its new concept, JAFI will now concentrate its attention not only on aliya, but on the development and support of the Jewish identity. The reformers are planning to give special attention to Russian-speaking Jews who are scattered throughout many different countries – Israel, the USA, Germany, Canada, Australia, and, of course, the former Soviet Union itself. As Galperin stated, "The time has to come to view the special form of national and ethnic identity of Russian-speaking Jews not as weakness or ignorance, but as strength!"
Indeed, this was the first time the international Jewish community had ever heard such words. For the last twenty years, the Zionist movement, as well as Israelis and the Western Diaspora in general, tended to view Russian Jews as a sort of "lost tribe," isolated from Jewry as a whole and devoid of any roots. The Soviet Jews were to be taught what Jewry is and helped to assimilate quickly in a new Jewish environment. Yet, as we know, this process turned out to be rather difficult, and the greatest obstacle to this quick assimilation was that very particular Jewish self-awareness, based not on religion as the basic divisive element, but on an awareness of being a people and a national community.
And now those same Jewish leaders, carriers of that same worldview, have proclaimed the value of the national self-awareness of Russian Jews!
Naturally, we applaud this new ideology. But these is a serious organizational and administrative reform behind it, and, as always, a search for finances necessary for its realization. The latest session, even though it was somewhat flabbergasted by the innovations proposed, nonetheless voted to close all of the big JAFI departments that have existed since a time out of mind, the entire bureaucratic bastion of this structure: the aliya, education, and partnership with Israel departments. Instead, new departments will be made for separate projects, including a new super-department for Russian Jewry throughout the world.
It is supposed that JAFI is the only organization which can consolidate Russian Jewry and integrate it into world Jewry as a specific part of the Jewish people, and not as a dispersed crowd of individuals duped by the Soviets.
The idea in itself is not new. VAAD USSR attempted such a program as early as the beginning of the 1990s, but failed – it was far too early. The very same Sharansky and Galperin made another attempt around ten years ago, and failed as well. Then, 2003 saw the formation of the World Congress of Russian-speaking Jewry, headed today by Russian senator Boris Shpigel. But there does not seem to be much progress there, either – the organization is now focusing its attention on combating manifestations of Nazism in the Baltic states. A great part of this task is being done by the EAJC, which unites Russian-speaking Jews in the CIS. And, finally, there are quite a few organizations besides JAFI that also lay claim to worldwide activity – for example, the World Jewish Congress. JAFI has always had a different mission – a mission of Zionism, of collecting the diasporas.
We believe the main goal of JAFI today is to be a bridge between the Diaspora and Israel, to bring everything and anything Israel to the aged Jewish communities in different parts of the world. This is a task that no one else can do, and should become JAFI's main task. JAFI should try to restore its severely tarnished reputation, restore the educational programs, devote serious time to Hebrew studies, bring information about Israel to our communities, and organize programs that will allow our Jews to visit Israel, to see and feel Israel.
We will see within the next few years whether the JAFI leadership will have been able to not only restore its lost potential, but to serve as a center of consolidation for Russian-speaking Diaspora Jews. This will largely depend on whether the JAFI leadership will be able to convince American sponsors that their task is truly nonlocal, but important to all Jews. Much will also depend on whether JAFI will be able to integrate the leaders of Russian-speaking Jews into its own structures. Right now CIS Jews are largely absent even from regular work, let alone from the leadership, of this large and important Jewish organization.
Professor Michael Chlenov is Secretary-General of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.
Filed Under: Readers Forum, The Blog Tagged With: The Jewish Agency/JAFI
As I understand it, AGAIN the Jewish Agency ignores Israel. More than 75% of youth in Israel have no idea what JAFI is, let alone why they should care about it.
Another direction? feh. I call it self interest.
just an idealist says
Joe is right on. Not only do our Jewish youth in Israel (and in truth many adults)not know about JAFI many of them also don't know much about being Jewish.
I work for a unique Israeli nonprofit involved with providing the visually impaired with unique life changing programs. We are the only group to do so. I recently approached JAFI to see if we could apply for a grant but was turned down. We don't qualify. So much for their true interests. And yes, they once took a percentage from a donation that we were sent from a donor in the USA. We made sure not to use that route a second time.
DG says
Real integration always involves the challenging, indeed unpleasant, topic of sharing resources, such as jobs and funding, between the haves and the have-nots – whether it's the integration of post-communist countries into the European Union, or the integration of Russian Jews into the American Jewish community. Existing (pre-recession) surveys show that most Russian-Jewish immigrants live in poverty and are disadvantaged in employment and pay – in spite (or because?) of their on the whole higher levels of education than those of American Jews. In most Jewish communal organizations (JAFI, being led by a Russian, is an exception) immigrant professionals are always the first to be dismissed (esp. for some reason if they have more education and experience and work harder than the natives) and almost never allowed to rise through the ranks. This has a crippling effect on the lives of the younger immigrant nonprofit workers in particular. Likewise, Russian-Jewish grassroots communal organizations are being denied funding that would provide opportunities for immigrant nonprofit talents, while large Jewish funders often support the more affluent non-Jewish immigrant organizations. This is a sad legacy of a long history of exclusion of East European Jews by German Jews, and it's time for a deep communal conversation about transcending it, if we really care about shared peoplehood, integration, and the pursuit of justice – which we Jews should begin among ourselves.
yehudit says
I made aliya 8 month ago, and and I am really very surprise that the majority of the people that works in the offices of klita are Russian olim, at least the offices in Ramle, Modiin and Jerusalem. I think that the ones that really wanted to melt into the israeli society made it, they learned Hebrew, and the integrate to the working force. I think that if JAFI is interested in reinforce Jewish education and identity they should open their spectrum and look what is going on with Jewish communities like Argentina, Mexico, some communities in Europe, that the percentage of assimilation is growing every day. And to start worrying about the Israelis and their Jewishness.
Mordechai says
Joe and Idealist –
The Jewish Agency has not abandoned Israel. Of it's $325 million budget, over $250 million goes to Israel. It focuses on youth at risk in the periphery and at risk immigrant populations through projects such as Youth Futures, Net@, Atidim and Young Communities (idealist volunteers they place to live and impact failing communities).
They care for the elderly and Holocaust survivors living below the poverty line through La'ad program and Amigour housing. JAFI is the emergency response non profit in Israel as was seen during the carmel fires when they brought families to safe zones and gave grants to children and families of those killed.
They also run the Spirit of Israel campaign headed by Tal Brody which engages Israeli philanthropists in Israel and are working on a rebranding image with Israeli society so their role and importance in society is understood by Israelis. They are also the main funders of the reform and conservative movements in Israel as religous pluralism is a priority and the funders and runners of Nativ which allows the 25% of soldiers in the IDF who are not recognized as jewish by the chief rabbinate a way to convert hallachically through their service.
There is so much they do in Israel and around the world – I am an active supporter obviously. I encourage you to view their website at http://www.jafi.org.
I would also mention idealist – their budget was $500 million around 2002. It's $325 now. they just had $40 million in budget cuts. You were denied not because your cause isn't worthy – but because they are closing down their own programs due to budget shortfalls as we write.
Michael Amsellem says
Events, if the strategy is a step forward, it is still a step late…
They very understood the importance of dealing with Jewish Identity, but, in my mind they didn't provide yet the right narrative, the rights path…
I'm Confident in their ability tov move as their leadership seems smart and determinated…
/Israe
Rela Mintz Geffen says
What does he mean by the "aged Jewish communities" – this is very confusing. Does he mean that the Diaspora communities existed before the State of Israel? Does he mean that the main goal is enhancing the Jewish identity of Jewish seniors? Does he think that Israelis, who don't believe in pluralism in Judaism and many of whom have weak Jewish identities themselves will teach American Jews about Jewish identity? JAFI was a temporary government before the State. It is an anachronism and should simply be abolished. The Joint Distribution Committee should deal with Jews who need physical help around the world. As to educational, spiritual, and identity development let that emanate naturally from between Israel and Diaspora institutions and religious movements without JAFI as an intervening body. Then the Chief Rabbinate should be abolished in Israel and we will begin to make some progress in these areas.


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Autism Wandering Poses 'Critical Safety Issue,' Survey Suggests
by Michelle Diament | April 21, 2011
About half of children with autism have a tendency to wander, with the behavior most apparent around age 4, according to preliminary results from the first large-scale survey on the issue.
The poll of 856 parents of kids with autism found that most who wander do so when they're feeling happy or focused. But the reasons children left their environment varied wildly, with some simply exploring or going to a favorite place and others bolting in order to avoid stressful situations.
The results suggest that wandering is a "critical safety issue" in the autism community, says Paul Law, director of the Interactive Autism Network, or IAN, a national autism registry which collected the data. Yet, the survey found that half of parents had received no information from professionals about how to deal with the issue.
"We hope that advocates and policy makers use this research to implement key safety measures to support these families and keep these children safe," Law said.
Of kids who wander, about half of parents reported that their child succeeded and went missing long enough to cause serious concern. Moreover, 32 percent said they called in police for help.
In about one in three cases, parents reported that their child who wanders is "never" or "rarely" able to express their name, address or other contact information.
Some in the autism community had suspected that wandering occurred most frequently in summer months, but most surveyed said that the season of the year did not appear to impact the likelihood that their child would bolt.
Researchers say they plan to further analyze the findings in order to learn more about the differences between kids with autism who do and do not wander, what can be done to prevent it and how parents are impacted financially and emotionally.
View this article online at https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/04/21/autism-wandering-survey/12953/


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Here Is Kelly Clarkson's Holiday Album: 'When Christmas Comes Around'
October 15, 2021 /in Blog, New Music, News /by Erica Zisman
Kelly Clarkson's brand new Christmas album, When Christmas Comes Around is out now, October 15th on all streaming platforms. Check out the details and listen to the brand new music below.
Kelly Clarkson's ninth studio album is officially here. The crossover superstar releases her second holiday album, When Christmas Comes Around, out today. The record features fifteen thoughtfully-crafted songs, including her most recent original, "Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)."
When Christmas Comes Around is a great mixture of Christmas songs we know and love, as well as, tasteful and sassy originals. The record features Clarkson's rendition of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and a killer duet with Ariana Grande on "Santa, Can't You Hear Me." It is fair to say that Clarkson puts us all in the holiday spirit with her insane vocals and talent! Check out the track list and listen to the full-length record below.
When Christmas Comes Around Track List
Merry Christmas Baby (Kelly Clarkson, Jesse Shatkin)
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Meredith Wilson)
Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You) (Kelly Clarkson, Jason Halbert, Jessi Collins)
Merry Christmas (T0 the One I Used to Know) (Kelly Clarkson, Aben Eubanks)
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Johnny Marks)
Glow (Kelly Clarkson, Danja, Hayley Halbert Warner, Jesse Thomas)
Santa Baby (Joan Javits, Phillip Springer)
Santa, Can't You Hear Me with Ariana Grande
Last Christmas (George Michael)
Jingle Bell Rock (Joseph Beal, James Ross Boothe)
Blessed (Kelly Clarkson, Jason Halbert, Lindy Robbins, Toby Gad)
Christmas Come Early
Under the Mistletoe with Bret Eldredge (Kelly Clarkson, Aben Eubanks)
All I Want for Christmas Is You (Andy Stone, Troy Powers)
Christmas Eve (Kelly Clarkson, Jason Halbert)
Kelly Clarkson's brand new holiday album, 'When Christmas Comes Around' is out now.
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Country Music Stars Head To 'The Voice'
August 10, 2018 /in Blog /by Danielle Tornatore
Picture Via @KeithUrban Instagram
This week NBC announced that two of country music's biggest stars will be joining The Voice as team advisors for season 15. Traditionally, each of the coaches bring in a guest adviser to help the contestants during The Battle Rounds. Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett will be advising teams with Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. Urban is no stranger to singing competition show, he was a coach on The Voice Australia back in 2012. Urban was also a judge on American Idol for four seasons on Fox. Urban will be joining Shelton's team for the battle rounds, while Rhett will be joining Clarkson's team. This will be Rhett's first time advising and mentoring on a major competition show. The other two advisers will be Halsey and former The Voice team coach, CeeLo Green.
Picture Via @Thomasrhettakins Instagram
Urban is currently on his Graffiti U World Tour with special guest Kelsea Ballerini which will hit NYC on October 27th at Barclays Center. Rhett is currently on the road with Kenny Chesney on his Trip Around the Sun tour which will hit MetLife on August 18th. The Voice airs Monday, September 24th on NBC.
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