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Cyrena Lee March 23, 2015
Community Spotlight: Meet Kipp Zavada
Some of the most fascinating people you'll ever meet can be found climbing at Brooklyn Boulders Chicago. Just ask Kipp Zavada. Kipp is an early BKB member who has truly become a part of the BKB family. He even built the long, show-stopping table anchoring the Active Collaborative Workspace. Whether he's art directing, building sets, building furniture or bouldering our walls, Kipp proves that BKB's community is as strong and interesting as ever.
It's sort of space you can hang out in. There's more than just a bench against the wall and then you come here and climb and leave.
HOW DID YOU FIRST HEAR ABOUT BKB?
From my girlfriend. I don't have a Facebook anymore. I'm not too cool for it, it's just what happened. My girlfriend is who got me into it. It seemed like this place kind of came out of nowhere. You know, swooped in, great location, sounded really interesting. the people that were putting it together … obviously if this was the third location, they knew what they were doing. It was immediately really exciting. This sounds really cool.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU COME IN HERE TO CLIMB?
Three to four times per week and usually for three hours.
HOW LONG AGO DID YOU START CLIMBING?
I started in 2011. That was when I started dating my girlfriend. She had been in it for a year or so already. It was in another city. I moved down here in August of 2011 and almost immediately stopped climbing because there wasn't anywhere to go. There was a couple of small facilities, so you're really limited in Chicago unless you go way out in the suburbs. For people who have to work or to go out in rush hour, it's not worth it. So when this place was opening, we were really excited because it was really convenient.
WHERE DID YOU MOVE FROM?
Milwaukee. There was great community at the gym we went to and it was nearby.
WHY DID YOU MOVE HERE FROM MILWAUKEE?
I moved down here for work. We had both kind of gotten out of school. She's a physical therapist and was coming down here to work for the Rehab Institute. And I work in the film industry. It was just sort of obvious. It was an easy move and we needed it for work opportunity.
This is really a social atmosphere. And it seems like a non-competitive atmosphere … starting to come here, I've met way more people than I had living here for the past few years.
WHAT WERE YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF BKB?
Well the space is really cool, so it was sort of … in a way I'm kind of used to gyms sort of not being very aesthetically-interesting.
LIKE ROCK CLIMBING GYMS OR ALL GYMS?
Just rock climbing gyms. Just like a converted building. You're there for the rock climbing and you don't really pay attention to anything else. So it was really interesting to be in a really interesting space. I know that this building had already been here and it was really cool. Immediately, I thought, OK, so rock climbing isn't going to be the only thing going on here.
DO YOU LIKE THAT?
Definitely. I think it really facilitates a really interesting community because of that which is great because of the gyms we had gone to in the past, you really get to know everybody. This is really a social atmosphere. And it seems like a non-competitive atmosphere. I've already met so many people living here in the city. I feel like living in the city for three years, four years, I don't know very many people. But then like starting to come here, I've met way more people than I had living here for the past few years.
TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU'VE MET HERE. WHAT HAVE THOSE EXPERIENCES BEEN LIKE?
It's sort of space you can hang out in. There's more than just a bench against the wall and then you come here and climb and leave. You can kind of hang out and you don't always have to be climbing or coming and going. I've met some pretty incredibly interesting people. I've met people who worked in my industry that I had never met before. I don't even necessarily mean like networking. It's not like, "Oh, how can I better my career," but I do think there's a lot of opportunity for that. There's all sorts of young people who are interesting, I suppose. It's a hobby I think of people who are outdoorsy, who like to do interesting things, who don't just like to go out to bars at night. So it's sort of a hobby of interesting people. I've been kind of amazed of the people I met and what they do. All kinds of people from all over the place. Some of them have lived in the neighborhood and walked past this place and weren't looking for something like this.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU DO OUTSIDE OF BKB?
I work in the film and TV industry, but I mostly work in commercials. I went to school for film. Aside from that, I'm an art director. It's kind of the aesthetic. It's not directing. it's not camera work. It's the environment, the atmosphere from props to set dressing to furniture, like all that kind of stuff. It's kind if the atmosphere of what you're shooting. I build sets sometimes. Sometimes I just dress them.
And then along with that, I got into furniture making a few years ago. It's been a hobby of mine. I made that table over there [points]. It isn't anything special to me. They wanted something done with the wood that they had so they approached me.
I've been kind of amazed of the people I met and what they do. All kinds of people from all over the place.
WHO APPROACHED YOU ABOUT THAT?
I think initially there was something on Facebook and someone who worked here knew me. So I talked to Jesse about that. They had a pile of wood and weren't really sure what they wanted. It was sort of before [the Active Collaborative Workspace] was realized and there were just some folding tables up here. They wanted a table or at least something really long. They had some metal things that were super heavy. They said, "Oh, it would be great if you could do something with these things."
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO MAKE THE TABLE?
I think it was a few days. I don't know. It was like cutting the wood but also washing it. You don't know what's on it. I used a mix of bleach, dish detergent and water and scrubbed it and let it dry. I came back. Drilling through the steel, whatever those things are, so I could put bolts in them took a bit. But it didn't take long. There's nothing too fancy.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MAKING FURNITURE?
I started a few years ago. It was like a really fancy carpenter and I started using his shop. And I have a friend in Andersonville and I used that shop and use it whenever I want. And I have all sorts of tools at home. So oftentimes I working in my kitchen. If it's a bigger project, I'll use the shop in Andersonville with a guy I know up there.
WHAT KIND OF FURNITURE DO YOU NORMALLY MAKE?
I've never done sofas and chairs, so it's mostly tables and cabinets. I like mid-century modern stuff and have been a Craigslist collector a while so that's how I got into it. It's so austere. It's not too difficult to mimic. It's been great for gifts.
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Stand UP Nepal and protects the rights of nepali migrant workers. Maybe a new Occupy Baluwatar is what is needed
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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 23Jan
I just came back from a short holiday spell in Malaysia and wherever I go I love reading local news. On the last day I got a couple of free of charge local dailies. I found a really tiny story about Nepali migrants who got arrested because they protested to their employer against the death of one of their compatriot who had suddenly fallen sick. The colleagues had approached the employer asking for medical help but the latter refused. Once the Nepali worker died unattended, the rage of the colleagues and friends erupted against the boss. Police turned up and some of the protesters got arrested and possibly repatriated.
Back to Kathmandu, I double checked on major English newspapers to see if they had reported the accident. I did not find anything. At the same time, maid workers from Indonesia and Philippines are on strike in Honk Kong to protest the torture suffered by one of their colleagues. Even the Indonesian President intervened and made a public statement saying justice will be made.
Where are we? Where are the Nepali politicians? Where are the national media outlets? We should express our anger against the inhuman conditions suffered by Nepali workers in all the receiving countries but ultimately it is up to Nepali Government to "politely" raise its voices. Of course Nepal starts with a position of weakness while dealing with countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia or Malaysia but ultimately something must be done. Civil society should put pressure on the Government of Nepal in order to protect the rights of Nepali working overseas. I mean here real pressure through strong campaigning and mass mobilization. Maybe a new Occupy Baluwatar?
There is no political transition nor constitution making that should prevent the government of a sovereign country like Nepal to exercise its legitimate prerogatives to protect its own citizens who are keeping the country afloat. For 20.000 NRS or even much less.

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In view of the above case study, users should always winterize their evaporative appliances. Remove the water-saturated media so that its spongy cells aren't ruptured by solid ice deposits. Next, empty the reservoir. The process isn't quite finished yet, though. There's water trapped in the hoses and seals. Open up the maintenance hatch, dry every component, and really apply some winterizing effort. Finally, store the equipment in a cool, dry room until its services are required once more.


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Lions v Guisborough Town: Match Report
It was a day to remember at Sam Smith's Park on Saturday, as Benfield ran out 6-0 winners against Guisborough Town.
Guisborough Town have always been tough customers at Newcastle Benfield, and the early exchanges of the match suggested that it could be another hard game for the Lions.
The first five minutes were very difficult for Benfield, as they had to consistently defend a number of huge Guisborough chances, that the visitors would later regret for not taking.
The first big Benfield chance came in the 12th minute, through Abu Salim. A huge chance from 10 yards out was narrowly missed by the forward, after being chased down by Guisborough defender Rowbotham.
It was 20 minutes in before Benfield started to look seriously dangerous again in the 18 yard box. Paul Brayson and Aiden Haley linked up in the visitors' area, but the crucial pass of the effort was cut out by the Guisborough defender.
Brassey didn't have to wait long however before the ball found the net. On the stroke of 26 minutes, a simply sublime ball from Abu Salim found Brassey on the left hand side of the 18 yard box, and as he cut inside and got the shot away, a cruel deflection sent the ball tumbling into the back of the Guisborough net.
Brassey was back again just 3 minutes later, this time tapping the ball in from close range. It was an early score line that seemed cruel on the visitors, considering their consistent aggression for the first 20 minutes of the game, however Brayson and Benfield were not done yet.
Guisborough looked to get back on terms in the few minutes that followed, with Dylan McEvoy striking an effort that was deflected high and wide. Just moments later, Garbutt had a similar effort that came to the same conclusion.
On the 38th minute, Benfield nearly made it three, with Brassey looking to get his first half hattrick, but the connection meant the ball trickled wide of the post.
Brassey responded to missing the shot immediately, this time with a goal that he was never missing. A great ball from Richie Slaughter found Brayson at the back post, who slotted home from close range. Benfield were now in full control.
The final event of the first half saw Joe Robson go into the book on a yellow card, following a rash tackle on a Guisborough attacker. However, as the half time whistle blew, Benfield were in full control.
As expected, the start of the second half saw Guisborough mounting pressure, looking like they were going to score. Solid defending and some jaw-dropping saves from Alfie Gordon helped to keep the clean sheet.
On 60 minutes, Aiden Haley made way for Cyril Giraud, and just a few minutes later, Peter Glen-Ravenhill was supplied a fantastic through ball by Giraud who delivered an even more fantastic cross into the middle to Richie Slaughter, allowing him to find the near post for 4-0.
The remainder of the second half was an exchange of end-to-end play, with both teams creating chances, but having their efforts cut out by good defending and goalkeeping. During this time Benfield used their remaining two substitutions, bringing off Reece Noble and Abu Salim, and replacing them with Lewis Scorgie and Matty Parker.
Many fans were expecting the final ten minutes to be without much action in terms of goals, however this was not the case. Paul Brayson found the ball in the 18 yard box, finishing the chance clinically from a really awkward angle. Any slight hope that Guisborough Town may have had of recovering a point from this game had been lost.
But Benfield still weren't done. Brayson finished five of the best, slotting the ball past the keeper from a similar angle to his previous goal. It finished a fantastic match for Benfield, continuing a great run of form for the Lions in the league.
Benfield will take on league leaders Hebburn Town on Saturday at 3pm, in what promises to be a fantastic 1st v 2nd clash away from home. Make sure you come and get behind the Lions on Saturday!
A trip down memory lane: Christmas Lunch 2019
Benfield Snack Attack: Monday Menu
Benfield Snack Attack: Friday Menu
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This heroine is making 7 lakhs per movie.
While the pay for hero and heroine has the difference of sky and land in Nepali Movies, things are starting to improve. This new actress has made the headline of news by getting paid 5 lakhs for her new movie. Still, this is 4 times less than what highest paid actor Anmol KC got for his upcoming movie 'Cri'. Let's find out who is she along with other highest paid Nepali actress.
Rekha Thapa started her film career with movie Hero in 2001. Sources claim she took Rs.30,000 for her first movie. According to the director of her recent movie – Palash – she took Rs. 5 lakhs as her salary.
This 29 years old actress and Miss Nepal 2012 started her career after appearing in the super hit movie "Gajalu". After "Gajalu", she has not appeared in any film, but reportedly she takes one of the highest salaries for Nepali heroine.
Samragyee Rajya Laxmi Shah managed to get Rs. 1 Lakh for her first movie Dreams. According to a report, she is being paid Rs. 5 lakhs for her second and upcoming movie, 'A Mero Hajur 2'.
When it comes to Priyanka, sources claim she becomes ready to play the movie for free if she likes the movie. For other, she asks for Rs. 5 – 7 lakhs. For her recent movie, Happy Days, she took Rs. 4 lakhs for her works.
Namrata Shrestha debuted in Nepali Movie Industry with hit movie "Sano Sansar". While other actresses started from the base salary of Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 50,000, she took Rs. 1 Lakh for her first movie. Sources claim she took Rs. 7 lakhs for her recent movie Parva.
What do you think of this discrimination between the pay of male and female actors in Kollywood? Let us know in the comments below.


Ray Martinez, newly installed administrator of the FMCSA and on the job for only 4 weeks, asked the audience for input at a Listening Session on Friday at the Mid-America Trucking Show, and what he got was passion, emotion and pointed fingers.
Along the way, he attempted to answer questions and provide those in attendance some comfort that the FMCSA is serious about helping the industry get through this rough patch brought on by electronic logging devices (ELDs).
To little surprise, the main topics of discussion in the 1 ½ hour session focused on three topics: truck parking, ELDs and hours of service (HOS). The intertwined issues brought out those passionate about returning to the pre-ELD days, as well as those who just want to see FMCSA do something to fix the issues. After several minutes spent discussing the ELD mandate, the focus quickly shifted to hours of service.
Many in the audience agreed that the problem is the 14-hour clock, which can't currently be stopped. The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has petitioned FMCSA for a 3-hour extension to that clock, allowing drivers the opportunity to effectively stop their 14-hour clock for up to 3 hours during the course of their shift. That petition is under consideration, Martinez said.
Keep Truckin has also been collecting signatures on a petition it hopes to submit to FMCSA asking for 2 additional hours in the day, making the 14 hours available in a 16-hour clock.
In response to a comment that drew loud applause, Martinez said the agency needs to consider what reasonable hours of service should look like. "We don't want to create things that are more complicated than they already are," he said.
Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said the agency is working on a split sleeper study and later noted that the ELD rule was mandated by Congress and FMCSA can't change that. It does have some flexibility to ease some of the impacts through regulatory procedures, which is what it has been trying to do with some exemptions and guidance it has issued.
Hours of service, on the other hand, are a regulatory requirement and do not need congressional intervention to be changed. Congress can do that if they wish, but Martinez said to be careful what you wish for.
DeLorenzo tried to explain that there is a regulatory process in place that takes time. This process requires a technical study as well as public comment periods. Certainly, he said, if the industry is in agreement, that process can go a little quicker, but he estimated at least 2 to 3 years for any change.
"Regulation that gets you flexibility might be better for you and happen much quicker than Congress getting involved," Martinez added.
The other big topic at the Listening Session was truck parking. Several commenters noted how ELDs are forcing their drivers to park their trucks earlier just so they can be in a safe place rather than taking a chance on continuing to drive and getting stuck on the side of the road when their hours run out.
Martinez acknowledged that issue, and while addressing a similar question related to detention at shipper locations, he told the audience that ELDs will help in this regard.
"I think ELDs will actually help you in this area because it is highlighting an area of the economy [with an issue] … and I think it will fix itself," he said.
One person talked about drivers sitting at a location and then with one-half hour left on their clock being told they have to leave the facility. DeLorenzo noted that FMCSA issued a coercion rule the same day the ELD rule came out that gives FMCSA enforcement power over shippers who pressure drivers to knowingly violate laws. He encouraged drivers to file complaints when that happens so FMCSA can investigate, and if it finds violations in the law, can issue judgements against the shipper.
As one man said, welcome to the industry, Mr. Martinez.


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1. Brief History
The Korean Continence Society was established in 1991, originated from the Voiding Dysfunction Study Group. The three founders, Drs. Sang Yol Mah, Ha Young Kim, Won Hee Park met on February 28, 1991, and agreed to establish the Study Group to discuss difficult cases of mainly neurogenic bladder. The first Voiding Dysfunction Study Group was held on June 12, 1991, and it was agreed that the Study Group would be renamed as the Voiding Dysfunction Research Group at the inaugural meeting on November 23 in the same year. The name, Korean Continence Society (KCS), was officially decided in 1996.
The KCS is the only society in the area of lower urinary tract dysfunction including urinary incontinence to have gathered some of the best professionals. It is the only academic organization that was officially approved by the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences in Korea in an area of lower urinary tract dysfunction covering urinary incontinence, neurogenic bladder, female urology, overactive bladder and pelvic floor dysfunction. Not only is the KCS open to urology and other medical professionals, but it is also open to other non-doctoral, occupational categories including nurses and technicians whose caring area is in the lower urinary tract.
The Mission of the KCS, established in 2016, is 'to lead academic and clinical advancement in functional and reconstructive urology that addresses the lower urinary tract and pelvic floor, thereby contributing to improvements in quality of life and health promotion of men, women, and children'. The Vision of KCS is 'complete control of the lower urinary tract and pelvic floor, this then leading to the highest quality of life'. The Core Values to achieving this Mission and Vision is 'CHOICE': Challenge, Harmony, Originality, Improvement, Contribution, and Excellence. The basic concepts of these ideals have been existent since the beginning of the KCS.
The Executive Committee of the KCS consists of positions such as President, Next-term President, Secretary General, Chairs of the Academic Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the International Neurourology Journal (INJ), Medical Reimbursement Committee, Research Committee, Public Relations Committee, Information Committee, Planning Committee, Treasury Committee, Education Committee, Publications Committee, Ethics Committee, International Affairs Committee, and Special Committees such as the Mission & Vision, Continence Care Specialists, the 25th KCS Anniversary History, and the Questionnaire Validation, as well. The Special Committees are temporary committees, where the Chairs are appointed by the President, whenever there are specific tasks at hand. The Committees meet at the beginning of the year to vote, discuss, plan, and process the main events of the year. The official regular Executive Committee meeting takes place four times a year. The members of the Board of Directors of the KCS are 50 people in all, and the regular Board meeting is held twice a year.
The most important issues on the agenda are first discussed by the Executive Committee. After deliberation by the Board of Directors, the issue is finally passed on to be discussed at the General Meeting during the Annual Meeting. The General Meeting is the biggest and has the right of final decision by voting. Major society events are the Spring Symposium in April and the Annual Meeting in September. A Surgical Workshop is held once or twice a year and it generally consists of surgical video presentation or actual live surgeries with heated debates among the members.
The Annual Meeting is usually held in September and it is the largest, comprehensive meeting which consists of a variety of topics. Along with the meeting, the Practitioner Workshop is held simultaneously for paramedics for LUTS to fulfill their practical and academic desires. In December, a Case Conference is held along with an ensuing year-end party. The Case Conference mainly consists of discussions on difficult cases. Each hospital is supposed to bring clinical cases of hard-to-diagnose or treat along with supplementary materials such as urodynamic traces or surgery videos. Experts discuss these cases freely.
At the 1997 ICS meeting, it was decided that Seoul would host the 2001 ICS annual meeting. This meeting was the first international meeting in the history of the Korean urological community. The 31st ICS meeting took place on September 18, 2001 at COEX in Seoul. Unfortunately, due to the sudden 911 terror attack in the U.S., most foreign members were not able to attend. Currently, approximately 50-100 Korean urologists attend at the ICS annual meeting every year, and present around 15 podium or moderated poster abstracts a year. Members also publish 30-50 papers every year in the INJ.
So far, a total of 17 books has been published by the KCS during the last 25 years. These include the 1st edition of the Textbook of Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology (2003), Textbook of Urodynamic Study (2005), LUT Terminology (2005), Clinical Guideline of Overactive Bladder (2007), Textbook of Conservative Treatment of Urinary Incontinence (2007), 15-year History of the KCS (2007), Textbook of Urodynamic Study (2008), Atlas of Urodynamic Study (2009), 2nd Edition of the Textbook of Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology (2009), 2nd Edition of the Clinical Guideline of Overactive Bladder (2011), Clinical Guideline of the Neurogenic Bladder (2011), Prostate Story (2011), Clinical Guideline of the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence (2012), 20-year History of the KCS (2012), Adult Nocturia (2014), 3rd Edition of the Textbook of Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology (2015), and the 3rd Edition of the Clinical Guideline of Overactive Bladder (2016).
The LUTS is mainly related with QOL, therefore, questionnaires are commonly used for the measuring LUTS and its related bother. Beginning in 2007, the translation and validation of international measures in Korean have been performed. Many questionnaire instruments including I-QOL, KHQ, OABq, OABSS, ICIQ, and others have successfully validated. A total of five questionnaires were validated both linguistically and psychometrically, and linguistic validation of 18 other questionnaires was completed.
The current official journal of the KCS is theInternational Neurourology Journal (INJ), edited by Prof. Tack Lee. After publishing its volume 1 of the first Edition of the 'Journal of Korean Continence Society' in May 1997, and the name of the journal was officially changed to INJ in April 2010. The journal has been published in English starting from Vol. 14. The INJ was registered on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Web of Science DB of Thomson Reuter in July 2014 and the impact factor in 2015 of the INJ is 1.34. It is also registered in PubMed and others.
Nationwide education activities of the KCS include promotion campaigns regarding urinary incontinence and overactive bladder, publishing urinary incontinence newsletters and promotion through newspapers, broadcasts, and other media sources. An example of such nationwide activities is the ongoing process of the National Promotion Campaign on Urinary Incontinence since its first campaign in October 1997. The name of this promotion has been changed to 'Gold Ribbon Campaign' in 2007. It has held press conferences, has released promotional materials to increase the awareness of the people in LUTS and LUT dysfunctions during the ICS World Continence Week.
Past Presidents and Secretary General's
the 1st President, Sang Yol Mah; Secretary General, Won Hee Park
the 2nd President, Ha Young Kim; Secretary General, Won Hee Park
the 3rd and 4th President, Kwang Myung Kim; Secretary General, Jeong Gu Lee (3rd), You Sik Lee (4th)
the 5th-6th President, Won Hee Park; Secretary General, Myung Soo Choo
the 7th President, Jeong Gu Lee; Secretary General, Ju Tae Seo
the 8th President, Myung Soo Choo; Secretary General, Kyu-Sung Lee
the 9th President, Jeong Zoo Lee; Secretary General, Joon Chul Kim
the 10th President, Duk Yoon Kim; Secretary General, Seung-June Oh
the 11th President, Kyu-Sung Lee; Secretary General, Jong Bo Choi
the 12th President, Joon Chul Kim; Secretary General, Jong Bo Choi
the 13th (2016- present) President, Seung-June Oh; Secretary General, Jae Hyun Bae
2. Current Main Member List
[Executive Committee 2016-2017]
President: Seung-June Oh (Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul)
Next-term President: Dae Kyung Kim (Department of Urology, School of Medicine Eulji University, Deajeon)
Secretary General: Jae Hyun Bae (Department of Urology, Korea Unv. Medical Center Ansan Hospital, Ansan)
Chair, Academic Committee: Khae Hawn Kim (Department of Urology, Gachon Univerity Gil Medical Center, Incheon)
Editor-in-Chief, International Neurourology Journal: Tack Lee (Department of Urology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon)
Chair, Medical Reimbursement Committee: Young Sam Cho (Department of Urology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul)
Chair, Research Committee: Hong Sang Moon (Department of Urology, Hanyang university Guri hospital, Guri)
Chair, Public Relations Committee: Hyun Woo Kim (Department of Urology, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul)
Chair, Information Committee: Myung Ki Kim (Department of Urology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju)
Chair, Planning Committee: Jang H. Kim (Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul)
Chair, Treasury Committee: Dong Gil Shin (Department of Urology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan)
Chair, Education Committee: Hana Yoon (Department of Urology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul)
Chair, Publications Committee: Keon Cheol Lee (Department of Urology, Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Ilsan)
Chair, Ethics Committee: Jong Bo Choi (Department of Urology, Ajou University College of Medicine, Suwon)
Chair, International Affairs Committee: Eun Sang Yoo (Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Deagu)
Chair, Mission & Vision Special Committee: Sang Wook Lee (Department of Urology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon)
Chair, Continence Care Specialists Special Committee: Joon Hwa Noh (Department of Urology, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju)
Chair, 25th KCS Anniversary History Special Committee: Sung Tae Cho (Department of Urology, Hallym University, Seoul)
Chair, Questionnaire Validation Special Committee: Sung Yong Cho (Department of Urology, Seoul National Univesity, Seoul)
[Audit 2016-2017]
Cheol Hee Park (Department of Urology, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Deagu)
3. Homepage Address
http://www.kocon.or.kr/english/about.html


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Two Performing Arts students who wrote a dark prequel to the classic play Peter Pan, titled Follow My Light, saw their brainchild performed by the Musical Theatre Society of Emerson College in shows at the Cabaret on February 22 and 23.
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Follow My Light tells the story of Peter, the angel of youth, and his sidekick, Cappella, as they guide the souls of children to heaven. It also shows what happens when Peter breaks the rules by bringing a boy back with him to Neverland.


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Representations of the Pagan Afterlife in Medieval Scandinavian Literature
By Christopher Abram
PhD Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2003
Abstract: The corpus of texts surviving from medieval Scandinavia which contain, or purport to contain, pre-Christian myths, vestiges of a pagan belief-system, is quite large. As in all religions, the fate of the 'soul' after death is shown to be of primary concern to pagan Scandinavians. My dissertation is concerned with the way in which the afterlife, in its various forms, is presented in extant literary texts: not as an exercise in religious history, but in an attempt to find out what literary use was made by authors of different periods and genres of the two main Scandinavian realms of the dead, Valholl and Hel.
I first address the question of the nature of Hel which, according to Snorri Sturluson's thirteenth-century mythography, was the name both of an underworld home of the dead, and a goddess who presided over that realm. Snorri's sources diverge in this matter, however: I show how skaldic poets only ever refer to Hel the goddess, while the poems of the Poetic Edda, although ambivalent in a few instances, regard Hel as a place within the mythological cosmos. Both poetic genres use references to Hel primarily as circumlocutions for death or the act of dying. Snorri's description of Hel is shown to be a conscious harmonization of the attitudes evinced by the two poetic genres.
Snorri's conception of the mythological cosmos is very structural, and based upon paired oppositions; the dichotomy of Hel and Valho˛ll is one of the most important of these structures. I show how modern structuralist interpretations of Norse mythology are only supported by Snorra Edda, before examining how eddic and skaldic poets' attitudes towards the Hel/Valholl complex vary, and suggest that in many cases this apparent inconsistency is a result of changing literary taste and social attitudes, and that no single religious belief about the afterlife may be discerned behind the extant texts.
As well as fitting Hel and Valholl into his model of the mythology's structure, Snorri also situates an important narrative – Hermóðr's ride in search of Baldr – in Hel. The motifs present in this narrative, are, I argue, more closely related to Christian vision literature than to any 'native' sources; I compare Snorri's approach in this regard to that of Saxo Grammaticus, the Danish historian whose Latin work often overlaps with Snorri's mythography.
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Liberty Media Toying with Budget-Cap Idea
If a Massive Manufacturer like Mercedes or Ferrari can't use their resources to beat teams like Sauber and Manor on-track, then there is no point competing in Formula One and the big names will look at other Motorsport options.
This is the danger of the budget-cap, it creates a more even playing field and would make the big brands of the sport appear less competent, even if we partially know it's a case of excessive spending that keeps them ahead in the first place.
CREDIT: Autosport
There is a thinking that suggests that the largely skewed financial playing field allows the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari to spend copious amounts of cash on being innovative, but smaller teams are denied the same extent of innovation because the wallet doesn't permit it. The argument is that the heavy advantage that some big teams have actually gives a falsified account of innovation and performance because they are financially free to create hundreds of components, but we only see the ones that work.
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Dear CVC,
From the F1 Community
Budget caps were proposed in 2009 and Ferrari and Red Bull threatened to quit. Is this competitive behaviour or anti-competitive? If these teams genuinely believe they have the best personnel and the most competent people designing and working on their cars, then why the hesitance to give the smaller budget teams more financial freedom? If anything, the big team vetoes on proposed budget caps only show a lack of confidence. Yes, a budget cap would see them lose some of their advantage, but it would make any victories under a fairer system more undisputed.
If Formula One continues to be a spending war, interest will wane as true sporting competition dies. The sport used to be naturally more even with privateer teams and minnows sometimes able to achieve the unlikely solely on merit, with budgetary gaps smaller due to the purely mechanical aspect of the sport. Now, it's data, Research and Development, Hybrid Engine Development and fine-tuning every aerodynamic detail on the car – for the teams that can afford it.
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The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) announced March 24 that the 2011 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership will be given to Refrigerants, Naturally!, an alliance of corporations substituting environmentally harmful fluorinated gases ("F-gases," such as CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs) with natural refrigerants in their commercial refrigeration installations. Natural refrigerants are climate- and ozone-friendly gases that exist naturally in the biosphere such as ammonia, carbon dioxide, and hydrocarbons.
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El chorlitejo grande  (Charadrius hiaticula) es una especie de ave caradriforme de la familia Charadriidae que habita en Eurasia y norte de África.

Descripción
Presenta longitud máxima de 19 cm, envergadura de 48 a 57 cm, y un peso de entre 55 y 75 g. Es de color pardo por el dorso y blanquecino por el vientre. Patas y pico en tono naranja claro, terminando el pico en una puntita de color negro.
Es de aspecto similar al chorlitejo chico, diferenciándose principalmente por el tamaño y por la ausencia de anillo ocular en el chorlitejo grande. También se diferencia de este porque sobre la frente, mientras que el chorlitejo chico presenta una franja blanca, el chorlitejo grande solo presenta manchas blancas detrás de los ojos. Además, cuando vuela, presenta una franja blanca en las alas que el chorlitejo chico no tiene.

Distribución
Se localiza en toda la costa atlántica de Europa y norte de África. Presente también en gran parte de la costa mediterránea.

Cría en Eurasia, Groenlandia, noreste de Canadá, y Atlántico europeo hasta Países Bajos, e islas Británicas.

En España es invernante en casi toda la península, sobre todo en Andalucía y la costa cantábrica. Localizado también en Baleares y Canarias.

Hábitat
Por lo general frecuenta costas marinas, nidificando en playas arenosas así como pedregosas, pero también puede desarrollarse en aguas de interior, como marismas o lagos salados.

Voz
Emite frecuentemente, cuando se levanta y al volar, un trino aflautado que podría traducirse como "to-li" o bien "tuulí", antojándose como una voz suave y melancólica.

Dieta
Ingieren pequeños invertebrados que capturan picoteando la arena, pudiendo remover el fango con las patas para que estos salgan y sean llevados a sus fauces tras interrumpirles la huida.

Huevo

El chorlitejo grande presenta un tamaño medio del huevo de entre 32-39,6 x 22,8-28,5 mm. Huevo pardo claro moteado, con manchas de diferentes tamaños y distintos tonos oscuros y marrones. Realiza una o dos puestas al año, que suelen ser de unos 4 huevos. Son incubados por la hembra y el macho durante un periodo de tiempo que comprende unas 3 o 4 semanas.

Subespecies
Se conocen tres subespecies de chorlitejo grande:

 Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula Linnaeus, 1758
 Charadrius hiaticula psammodromus Salomonsen, 1930
 Charadrius hiaticula tundrae (Lowe, 1915)

Referencias

 Calderón, R. 1994. Chorlitejo grande Charadrius hiaticula. Noticiario Ornitológico. Ardeola, 41: 98.
 Cramp, S. & Simmons, K.E.L.  (eds.) 1980. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, vol. 2. Oxford Univ. Press. Oxford.
 Velasco, T. &  Alberto, L.J. 1992. Cifras globales, localidades importantes y mapas de distribución de los limícolas invernantes en España. I Jornadas Ibéricas de Trabajo sobre Aves Limícolas. Palos de la Frontera, 1992. Huelva.

Enlaces externos

Hiaticula
Aves de Europa
Aves de Asia
Aves de África
Taxones descritos por Carlos Linneo
Aves descritas en 1758

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On Tuesday, Maine CDC announced in a news release that EEE was detected in another batch of mosquitoes collected in the town of York.
The EEE virus can cause serious illness in humans, large animals such as horses and some species of birds.
In 2012, a flock of 30 farm-raised pheasants in Lebanon died from Eastern equine encephalitis. The state also recorded its first-ever human case of West Nile virus, another infection spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, in a Cumberland County man.
EEE is rarer than West Nile, but more deadly. The virus can cause inflammation of the brain and leads to death in 35 percent to 50 percent of cases. Last fall, a Vermont man died of EEE.
EEE has not been detected in humans in Maine. It reappeared in the state after killing a number of horses in 2009.
Dr. Sheila Pinette, director of Maine CDC, said in the release that additional positive tests for EEE are likely.
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Other New England states have detected EEE and West Nile this summer. A New Hampshire man contracted two related viruses never before seen in the state — Powassan virus, which is transmitted through a tick bite, and Jamestown Canyon virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen that circulates widely in North America but doesn't typically sicken humans.
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• Empty standing water where mosquitoes can breed, such as from flower pots, buckets and barrels.


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Q: QGIS: Cross-tabulation table full of zero values I want to calculate the Night Light Development Index (NLDI). For this reason I am using a night-time lights satellite image and a population raster layer, which they have the same dimensions, extent and projection system. In order to calculate the index, firstly, I need to create a table like the one in the image attached. I have found that I can use the function Cross-Classification and Tabulation in QGIS. The problem is that when I am using the function the resulting table is full of 0 values. Any idea what might be the issue?
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Jeans are one of the most popular pieces of clothing in the whole world. It is made of denim fabric which has evolved with time. Since the first jeans came on the market, there have been many styles and cuts available in jeans. As they are worn throughout the year, they are available in different thicknesses, denim fabrics made with different yarns for different weather and different blends to suit different seasons. Not only are the styles different in summers and winters, the types of denim that are used to make summer jeans and winter jeans are also different.
In summers, jeans are available in cuts which suit hot and humid weather. Similarly, the denim used for summer jeans is also different in summers than in winters. The denim used for summer is lighter; it is made of porous cotton fibers. Cotton fibers allow the air to pass through them and help in absorbing the sweat. The fabric for summer jeans is washed many times by the jeans manufacturers to make it light and comfortable. By washing it before manufacturing, the fabric becomes lighter and softer in texture. Jeans made by this fabric when worn allows the skin to breathe and allows the air to pass through; thus, they are very comfortable for hot weather.
Winter jeans are jeans which are made of fabric which retains the heat of the body and does not allow the air to pass through it as easily as the summer jeans. The main function of winter jeans is to insulate the body from the chilling winds and cold of the season. To make this possible, winter jeans are mainly made of heavier denim. Not only the fabric is heavier but it has other insulating fibers mixed with the cotton fibers. The denim world has been revolutionized by different man-made fibers available today to provide insulation, warmth, stretchability, etc. Winter jeans are tough, durable, versatile, and available in different shades and colors as per the current winter fashion. They are designed so that they can be worn with boots and other winter clothing items.
Summer jeans are jeans which are made for hot and humid weather; thus, they are made of lighter fabric which is softer and more comfortable in texture with porous cotton fibers which allow the air to pass through them to keep the body more comfortable and let the skin breathe; winter jeans are made of heavier fabric and have fibers blended with cotton which insulate the heat of the body.
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If the beginning of October has you stockpiling all things pumpkin and pumpkin-flavored, you need to take a trip to Floydada, Texas. Located about an hour outside of Lubbock, Floydada is known as the Pumpkin Capital of Texas and produces 1800 acres of pumpkins annually.
The town loves pumpkins so much, its residents even established an annual celebration of the festive fruit. On the second Saturday of October, Floydada kicks off its Punkin Days festival, which includes a BBQ and chili cook off, a street dance, a pancake breakfast, a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating, a pumpkin seed-spitting contest, a pumpkin pie eating contest and even pumpkin bowling. The town has been celebrating Punkin Days for over 30 years.
So how did Floydada become Pumpkin Capital USA? It all begins with farmer B.A. "Slim" Robertson, who started growing pumpkins on 10 acres of land and selling the crop on the side of the road near his home. Demand for Robertson's pumpkins quickly increased, leading the farmer who become known as "The Pumpkin Man" to begin shipping his product across the country.
Today, Robertson's legacy lives on. Floydada is home to several long-running pumpkin patches, including the family-owned Assiter Punkin Ranch and Pumpkin Patch, which grows 45 acres of pumpkins and offers 71 varieties of pumpkins. There's also the famous Pumpkin Pyle, another family-owned business that provides the 75,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash that decorate Autumn at the Arboretum each year.
So what are you waiting for? It's officially fall. Throw on your favorite sweater, drink some cider and head to the Pumpkin Capital of Texas. And whether you plan to use them for pumpkin pies or a family of jack-o-lanterns, be sure to pick up some Floydada pumpkins while you're there.


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Railroads in United States – History of Tourism
7 January, 2023 6 January, 2023 by Traveling Cook
Railroads in United States
Historic & Scenic Trains
Laid out in 1827 and opened in 1830, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was the first common freight railroad and the first railroad open to the public in the United States. Initially, the B&O served the Maryland region and gradually extended in the 1830s to Washington, DC, Virginia, and West Virginia along the Ohio River. In the decades following its creation, the B&O grew to cover large swaths of the Northeast and Midwest, becoming one of the largest railroads of the 19th century along with others such as the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Union Pacific.
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The Private Sector and the Railways
In the middle of the 19th century many other companies soon followed the B&O and laid more miles of track and expanded capacity for the transportation of goods and people. Although American railroads of the past often received grant money and land from the government, the United States railroad industry developed and grew almost entirely from a private sector. In Europe, the government often nationalized and took away direct control of the railways.
A confluence of factors helped drive tremendous growth in the US railroad sector during the 19th century. The development of the train required steam engine powered trains. Also, the industrial revolution and relative explosion in manufacturing needed movement of raw materials and finished products. The fledgling railroads were in competition with bygone canals like the Erie Canal for the highly lucrative business of freight transportation. However, the railways were much more efficient than the canals for transportation reasons and also dominated the landscape.
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The First Transcontinental Railroad: 1862-1869
In the midst of the Civil War, the Union recognized the railroads that transported goods and troops as important. The government also recognized the importance for the commercial future after the war. In 1862, the country was in economic crisis, but abundant in land. In 1862, Congress and President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act.
Unite the coasts, East and West
The government issued loans and the law laid out the Central Pacific Railroad in Sacramento, California and the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska. The law stimulated to join each other. The Pacific Center was built on the east and the Pacific Union was built on the west. The railroads were granted ownership of the land their tracks ran through, as well as sections of adjoining acres for whatever purpose they wished (land speculation could be lucrative). There, both corporations had a strong financial incentive to lay as much track humanly possible.
White workers were paid more than Chinese workers and white workers were preferred to take management positions over Chinese workers. Working conditions were terrible. Aside from the long hours and hard work, many workers died as a result of explosions that blew up between mountains such as the California Sierra Nevada.
On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific met and connected at Promontory, Utah (north of Salt Lake). Tracks were found 690 miles east of Sacramento and 1,086 miles west of Omaha.
Coast to Coast Travel
With this new form of communication, Travelers from the East Coast would never again have to travel by ship under South America (Strait of Magellan). Or take the physically harrowing trek across the Isthmus of Panama to reach the West Coast. It was something revolutionary. It was only surpassed in 1929 when the first combined plane and rail trip was made.
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The Centre for Medical Engineering and Technology, developed in collaboration between the School of Science and Engineering and the School of Medicine, will help to facilitate innovative research and create graduates prepared for highly skilled jobs.
The development of the Centre has been led by Professor Zhihong Huang, Professor Ghulam Nabi, Dr Mike MacDonald and colleagues to ensure that students have access to leading technologies such as, medical robotics, imaging, neonatal intensive care units, central monitoring system and sensing technology for rehabilitation.
Professor Ghulam Nabi said, "The University has brought up a centre between the Schools of Engineering and Medicine to tackle healthcare challenges faced by the UK and other countries. The centre for Medical Engineering and Technology will bring together Engineers, clinicians, and medical academics to work collaboratively to co-create knowledge and design technologies for the next generation's devices, micro-robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
"The centre will be co-led by Engineers and Clinicians and will be hosting 140 undergraduate biomedical engineering students from North Eastern University of China under aegis of Joint Educational Programme ( JEP) between the Chinese University and the University of Dundee"
The Centre will provide a visible pathway for students to upgrade or specialise their undergraduate studies in areas such as physics, mathematics, computing, and mechanical engineering, allowing them to pursue careers in medical technology, including as clinical scientists, medical device technologists or academics.
The Centre's mission will be to address societal needs and advance human health, capitalising on the University's strength in creative design, technological innovation and translating research into real impact on a local, national, and international scale.
Professor Sandy Cochran, External Adviser to the Centre said, "I was hugely impressed by what has been set up in the University of Dundee labs, perfectly complementing clinical activity in Ninewells Hospital and Medical School.
"The way that teaching, research and clinical practice have been integrated industry and with enthusiastic new staff is particularly exciting and I'm looking forward to hearing of further progress under the leadership of Prof. Huang, as Academic Director, Prof. Nabi, as Clinical Director, and Dr MacDonald, as Research Director.
"I'm sure CMET will become very well-known in Scotland and further afield for its pioneering activity at the interface between Engineering, Technology and Medicine, building on the University's existing excellent reputation."
The Centre is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure across both the City and Ninewells Campus, with the Tay Cities deal contributing to the refurbishment of Wilson House, which will provide high tech facilities for medical technology and create an innovation space for further interactions with industry and NHS Tayside.
The engineering research will be problem-orientated, developing solutions to clinical challenges while maintaining the link to the science and engineering developments that will provide the solutions of the future.
Healthcare of the future faces many challenges that include changing population dynamics, public expectations, need for improved delivery of care, early diagnostics and non- or minimally invasive investigations, and economic austerity.
By bridging the gap between engineering and medicine, Biomedical Engineers and Medical Technologists are best equipped to combine a diverse set of skills to create solutions to continuing worldwide health issues, helping to change how patients are treated and lowering the cost of care, and transforming people's lives for the better.
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Shaalom 2 Salaam: A Muslimah's Journey Along the Way From Judaism to Islam: Masha Allaah, the Cats of Istanbul!
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More than 50,000 people filled the marble stands of the Panathenaic Stadium for the first modern Olympics in 1896.
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This All-Marble Stadium Hosted the First Modern Olympics
Visit the Panathenaic Stadium that sets ancient tradition in stone.
ByChristine Bednarz
Fire has been a symbol of the Olympic games since ancient times. Every four years, before the athletes gather for the games, the emblematic torch makes a long journey to the new host city from the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens—the site of the first modern Olympic games where the tradition began more than a hundred years ago.
Winning the bid to host the Olympics brings honor with considerable cost. Many host cities prepare for the influx of athletes and Olympic-sized crowds by completely overhauling infrastructure and hastily constructing mega-projects, like new sports arenas, that later get demolished or forgotten. Then there's Athens, every day still using the Panathenaic Stadium, built outside the former city walls on soil that stretches back 2,500 years. This white horseshoe stadium stands triumphantly under the shadow of the Acropolis and remains the world's only arena made completely from marble.
Some 50,000 people filled the stands of the Panathenaic Stadium for the first Olympics in 1896. Athletes competed for silver medals by cycling, fencing, performing gymnastics, shooting, swimming, weight-lifting, and wrestling. But its history goes back much further.
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A view of the derelict medals podium at the disused ski jump from the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics on Mount Igman, near Sarajevo September 19, 2013.
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Socrates and his students escaped the midday sun here under a tree to discuss love and hate near the Ilissos River gently rolling by. Nude male athletes ran track on this site during Athens' early answer to the Olympics, the Panathenaia celebrations, attracting contestants from all over the Greek empire to a new marble stadium built around 330 B.C. by Athenian orator Lykourgos.
Not unlike a city putting its game face on in preparation for today's Olympics, such monumental projects instilled pride in the population. The Panathenaic Stadium "deliberately reminded the Athenians—and the rest of the Greek world—of Athenian greatness, when the city dominated the entire Aegean basin," explained historian Robin Waterfield, who wrote the book chronicling Athens throughout the ages. But shortly after the stadium opened, Alexander the Great died, propelling Greece to unsuccessfully fight Macedonia for independence, then lose the Lamian War. "So you can link the building of the stadium to the end of the great Athenian experiment in democracy," Waterfield says.
Centuries later, under Rome, Herodes Atticus transformed the stadium into its present horseshoe-shape with soaring stone bleachers. While athletic competitions remained the main purpose, the track also witnessed animal slaughters and gladiators (many of which were criminals) fighting until bloody death. Christianity followed and prevented such pagan rituals, so the Panathenaic Stadium turned into a derelict place used to source marble for nearby buildings.
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At enormous expense shouldered by a generous benefactor, the stadium returned to its former glory when chosen to host the first modern Olympic games in 1896. The Roman-era design remains, this time using Pentelic marble from slopes just outside the city to match the Classical monuments of ancient Athens.
Today, runners similarly cross the finish line inside the Panathenaic Stadium during the annual Athens city marathon. Early morning joggers push themselves around the track which hosted the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Tourists listen to audio guides before posing like gladiators against the backdrop of soaring white marble. Before every Olympic games, the world turns toward the Panathenaic Stadium for the flame handover ceremony, setting ancient tradition in stone.


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Boen Arts is pleased to announce Virsky National Dance Company of Ukraine's 2010 Canadian Tour. The tour will commence on October 7, 2010 in Vancouver and will continue to travel throughout British Columbia,Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, and Ontario with two shows in Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 22ndand 23rd.
The renowned professional dance ensemble under the name of Pavlo Virsky is famous for its bright colors, the unity of content and form, and the vivid embodiment of its stage concept. This magnificent artistic group embraces the beauty of its native Ukraine, the wisdom of its people, and the folk tradition of humour and optimism. Each and every performance is romantic, elevated, and passionate. The ensemble's diverse concert programs have been warmly received by audiences in over sixty countries including Mexico, the United States, Cuba, Venezuela, Vietnam, India, China, Brazil, and Korea.
Virsky started in 1937 by two well known Ukrainian ballet masters, Pavlo Virsky and Mykola Bolotov. From 1955 to 1975 the group was lead by Virsky whose exciting choreography has amazed the dance world for years. During World War II, Virsky performed for the soldiers.
In 1980, Myroslav Vantukh, Virsky's disciple and an expert in folk traditions and ethnography took over fromVirsky and continued the creative genius, preservation and development of folk choreographic art. He is credited with a wealth of dance numbers including Ukraine, My Ukraine, The Carpathians, The Dance with Tambourines, The Gypsy Dance, Kozachok, and Volyn Dance. These dances provide the audience with exquisite moves, colourful costumes, creative plots and a wealth of musical tunes. Virsky continues to grow under the direction of Vantukh as he takes the dancers to new heights of accomplishment through his ever expanding repertoire of new dances and continues to entertain and educate the world about the talents of the Ukraine.
Boen Arts is privileged to bring the exciting Virsky National Dance Company of Ukraine to Winnipeg, Manitoba for two shows on October 22nd and 23rd at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre.