In today's environment, messages, devices and mediums wrestle for attention. So, how is a company supposed to break through the noise? Moreover, as companies shift from product-centric approaches and begin putting the customer first, how is a company to do this without the messaging seeming forced?
The answer lies in tapping the potential hidden inside one of the company's greatest assets: its employees. A brand ambassador program is one way a company can benefit from its employees' credibility amplifying strategic messages both inside and outside the company.
Let's take a deep dive into the reasons why brand ambassador programs are so effective. I will reference examples from my time working at Pratt & Whitney, a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units, and Otis, a 160-year-old company that manufactures elevators, escalators and moving walks, to demonstrate different reasons.
breathe life into the corporate vision, culture and values each day. (1) They wear company-branded clothing and willingly interact with products. For instance, Pratt & Whitney recently hosted a mock fifth-generation fighter jet – since we make the engine that powers it – and employees were eager to see it and sit in the cockpit. (Yes, that is me in the cockpit repping my Pratt & Whitney jacket.) Employees took pictures at the event and then posted on social media using #WeArePW.
Supervisors must embrace authentic leadership. In this setting, a manager understands his/her capabilities and limitations and empowers his/her direct reports to complete tasks efficiently. Alignment and information flow are timely and two-way communication is pivotal.
The culture of the organization must facilitate collaboration. There must be a move away from authoritarian cultures and a move toward nonbureaucratic, participative cultures.
But, what is it that makes employee voices more authentic than that of the company?
Brand ambassadors are effective resources because they can relate to individuals in many stakeholder groups; their networks are strong. When it comes to work peers and external audiences, brand ambassadors are able to share a perspective that another individual may hear/read and relate to thinking, "Hey, that sounds like me." Individuals share these experiences through word of mouth or through posts on social media, especially LinkedIn.
When it comes to volunteering, employees wearing company-branded t-shirts, working a company-sponsored booth or even those who are just there because they signed up through work, represent the company in the community. (6) When the company posts recap pictures on its social channels, the volunteers reinforce the company's willingness to give back.
All of this is important for agenda-setting purposes. (9) Even though news outlets may not have control over telling people what to think, they are good at providing topics to talk about. Social media has become a popular platform for expressing thoughts about topics in the news.
Reputations are fickle; however, when brand ambassadors become active, their involvement makes an impression.
Overall, employees are not only the heart of the company (keeping a pulse on the company's objectives), but they also bring the brand to life by enacting its culture and consciously/unconsciously representing the company in their personal lives and on social media.
Brand ambassadors help to amplify a company's credibility in its industry and society and drive business objectives both internally and externally. So, why not lean on one of the company's definitive stakeholder groups to help influence the others?
Cornelissen, J. (2017). Corporate Communication: A Guide to Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Lipschultz, J. H. (2017). Social Media Communication: Concepts, Practices, Data, Law and Ethics. New York: Routledge.


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"Shouldn't Life Resolve?": On Ange Mlinko's "Venice"
April 20, 2022 • By Oona Holahan
Ange Mlinko
"SHOULD WE HAVE stayed at home and thought of here?"
This isn't Ange Mlinko, though it might be. This is Elizabeth Bishop. The distinctions between "home" and "here" were murky for the peripatetic Bishop. Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, New York, Key West, Brazil — "home" was never a fixed place; it was a word without a referent. Bishop appears multiple times in Venice, Mlinko's sixth collection. First, we encounter her in "The Elegance of Pelicans," a sestina featuring a scene of a blowfish escaped from a fishhook, "passed and dribbled" by a gaggle of ravenous birds with "half of Naples / looking on." Mlinko adapts this tableau from one of Bishop's letters. Bishop later provides an epigraph for the last of the collection's four sections.
The two poets share interests beyond the zoological; questions about the ethics and merits of travel, once posed by Bishop, loom large over Venice. Mlinko is an American poet who, though always maintaining deep ties to the American poetry scene, frequently turns her eyes toward foreign shores. A. E. Stallings, Mlinko's friend and the addressee of some of her poems, is of the same feather — she resides in Athens, Greece. They inherit a tradition that reached a new peak at midcentury with Elizabeth Bishop and James Merrill. Though much of contemporary verse focuses on displacement and migration, on a longing for a lost land or tongue, this is something else. To be sure, displacement figures in Mlinko's work — her family is from Hungary and Belarus via Brazil; they left their home countries after World War II and arrived in the United States shortly before Mlinko's birth — but there is something distinctly, appealingly midcentury about her witty brand of literary peregrination, both self-aware and out of place. She is not at "home" abroad; she sees the sights, appreciates the culture, but remains an unimposing observer. Of Herculaneum, a city blanketed by ash and rebuilt, where the present's floor is the past's ceiling, Mlinko asks and answers: "Who was I there? A guest, a voyeur, a vagabond." "Global poet" is too inflated of a term. But just try and ask her if she's a "travel poet." She'll demur.
Venice is a controlled, carefully wrought collection of formally inflected verse. Mlinko's poems are often metrical and usually rhyming. There are traces of the convivial, chatty poets of the New York School alongside the descriptive granularity characteristic of Marianne Moore. Mlinko's erudition is astounding, and her feeling for language is maximalist. Her references range from the German writers Mörike and Mann to the French director Claude Lelouch, and her vocabulary, always evocative, may send you to the dictionary; specialized terminology such as "tourbillon" and "deliquesce" abound. Mon ange — as she refers to herself in one poem — can never resist the joy of a pun, and the sheer delight bubbling behind her wordplay is irresistible.
Though Mlinko's style has changed over the years, the poems in Venice are largely in the same vein as Distant Mandate, her last book, which was released in 2017. If a book of poetry can truly be set anywhere, Distant Mandate takes place between Lebanon and Houston, two places where Mlinko lived around the time of the book's composition. In Venice, location is harder to pin down. The "Naples" where the crowd comes to see the bouncing blowfish was, for Bishop, a town in Florida, on the Gulf. But because Mlinko finds this story in Bishop's correspondence "rather like the incident related in Mörike's Mozart's Journey to / Prague," we suddenly find ourselves in the bay of another Naples:
[…] A reader,
Accounting for the change in sensibility across two
centuries, might still conclude they don't add up.
But between the feat of the blowfish and the feat
of the suitors on the wavelets, a chime as of anklets
is my cue to keep skimming pages for more Naples.
Like an underground runner of wild fruit, Naples
creeps up to your feet, bursting through the soil
to clap you by the ankles and start flowering!
Over the course of "The Elegance of Pelicans," "Naples" starts to register more as a word on the page than a place. As the sestina makes its final rounds, the reader runs into "Naples" at the end of two lines in a row, tripping over it. The word itself functions as a holding place for a network of associations, overlaying the Naples of Florida on the Naples of Italy. There's also a Venice in Florida and one in California. Across the United States there are 47 towns and cities named Lebanon. While Elizabeth Bishop muses on the relative merits of "home" and "here," for Mlinko the two are sometimes indistinguishable.
In Venice, it is the very ease of movement between cities and countries that produces feelings of disorientation. There are hotel showers with surprisingly good water pressure, purgatorial airports, suitcases to carry up flights of stairs, video-calling. And everywhere there is a trace of someplace else. Even if you've left Venice, you might still languish in persisting "Venicitis."
One place Mlinko visits is the entrance to the underworld. "The Gates of Hell" is an ekphrastic poem about a monumental Rodin sculpture composed of 180 figures and based on descriptions from Dante's Inferno. Though Mlinko's speaker encounters the piece as part of a "traveling show, arrayed / in a gallery in Savannah," it's a Rodin, so questions of replicas and originality are never far off. The initial plaster cast is at the Rodin Museum; three original cast bronzes and multiple other copies are scattered across the globe. The Thinker, one of the figures included in the work, often slouches off to sit elsewhere. But there are 28 elsewheres.
Who can say if the gate Mlinko sees in Savannah is the original? Rodin's is not even the first gate in the poem. We begin with a much more common one: the kind found in an airplane terminal. "He didn't mean these kinds of gates," Mlinko writes, "But here we are. Or I mean I." There is comfort in numbers. And to be a "we" among a multitude might be preferable to a lone "I." This is especially true on what the speaker refers to as "my first holiday without my kids."
To see multiples everywhere and feel acutely the vacillating distance between "home" and "here" can be painful. There are echoes of Dante's terza rima in "The Gates of Hell," but Mlinko's rhymes do not interlock. Instead she opts for ABCABC sestains, the form of George Herbert's "Church-Monuments," a poem that reminds us where we all are fated to return. Separation is as built-in to Mlinko's forms as it is to life:
He removed The Kiss from the ensemble,
surmising correctly that naked bliss
was out of place at the gates of hell
If it is bliss that makes us tremble;
if it is not, also, its own abyss
between two gates and a terminal.
Though Mlinko prizes difficulty and density, her collection is also filled with simple descriptions, inevitably phrased. In Rome, "The Romans exit doors sideways, like cats flattening / themselves on a ledge, then / venture boldly into traffic." Nestled into the Rodin bronze are "images of angel wings working to slow / a fall, not maneuver an ascent." And along the dusty tops of Roman aqueducts, "[t]he rustic bicycle, like a pen / that spent its ink, wrote an invisible sentence / to the ramparts and back." These observations suggest the disinterested but awed detachment of a visitor in a foreign land, and the elegance of Mlinko's descriptive mode persists even when that foreign land is as near as the small, failing mesocosm in her son's bedroom.
At times, the supple border between foreign and familiar seems to signal impending ecological disaster. In "Bees in Cider," we encounter the playfully named "bouffant bee":
It was a bouffant bee, almost as big as the rose it lit on —
and that's the point: so late in the season was it, that
"remontant" — blooming through the summer —
any blossom now was a shrunken simulacrum. So I lit on
the issue of all this sunshine leading to overproduction:
the roses I had counted in their furibund overproduction
showing diminishing returns. Something was out of joint
about the whole project[.]
The poem is wonderfully repetitious and recursive. Though it does not partake in a recognizable poetic form, there are rules: each of the end words is revisited, with twists. At one point "lit on" becomes "on lit," French for "we read." It's as if Mlinko's language is drunk on itself. Heat and overproduction are terrifying symptoms of a climate crisis, an underrecognized effect of which is the gauzy wonder of nature made unnatural. It is here, in a poem that flouts historical timelines — where the bouffant bee's "waxen wings" soften like a Roman tablet — that Mlinko offers her sharpest depiction of the so-called "present moment." Though Mlinko comments on various contemporary events throughout the collection — she worries "that Zoom is ruled by djinn / that filter out the wavelength of love" and writes of the "cordon sanitaire," an "absentee ballot," and "impeachment hearings" — it is poems such as "Bees in Cider," which avoid didacticism and allow things to remain unresolved, that give the most productive pleasure.
In one of the last poems in Venice, Mlinko writes: "I shore my dreams up when I waken. / Shouldn't life resolve, like the acronym / by which the twice-shy Levin / swayed Kitty to marry him?" The word "resolve" is nearly a contronym, a word with two opposite meanings — a lexical oddity in which Mlinko delights a few poems earlier. To resolve is to conclude, to sum up or provide a satisfying ending. But it is also to atomize, to distribute into separate elements. In Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Kitty and Levin's acronyms are a private language. Levin communicates with Kitty through an acronym he inscribes in chalk on the table between them. To his joy, his "I h n c t l y" is immediately intelligible to Kitty: "I have never ceased to love you." Their resolution — a revelation of love — comes through words resolved into letters. In Venice, Mlinko reveals and revels in such harmonic resonances, "chime[s] as of anklets," surprising linkages between places and eras. In her flexible world, life "resolves" in both senses: there's always a Venice "here" and at "home."
Oona Holahan was born in Venice, Los Angeles, and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
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Mount Soccer Academy
Men's Soccer Hosts In-State Rival UMBC On Friday; Mount Travels To Virginia On Tuesday
UMBC (2-0-2) 1 0 1
Mount St. Mary's (1-3-0) 0 0 0
Virginia (3-2-0) 4 2 6
1st - 7:41 - Paddock, Liam (UMBC)
G: Paddock, Liam - 1
A: Kapor, Milo - 1
Sh: 4 Players (#9, #11, #13, #20) - 2
Sv: Saunders, Phil - 6
G: N/A
Sh: Matthew Steele - 3
Sv: Peter Steve - 5
1st - 13:00 - Will Bates (Virginia)
1st - 27:34 - Darius Madison (Virginia)
2nd - 70:00 - Chris Somerville (Virginia)
2nd - 80:35 - Zoncher Dennis (Mount St. Mary's)
G: Zoncher Dennis - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#19, #22) - 4
G: Will Bates - 3
Sh: Will Bates - 5
Sv: Matt Miscione - 4
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Game 3: UMBC (1-0-2) at Mount St. Mary's (1-2-0)
WHEN: Fri, Sept. 7, 2012, 4 p.m.
WHERE: Waldron Family Stadium, Emmitsburg, Md.
SERIES INFORMATION: UMBC leads 23-10-2
LAST MEETING: UMBC (1-0) 8-27-11
FIRST MEETING: Mount (2-1) 10-14-72
LAST MOUNT WIN: (3-0) 10-8-97
IN EMMITSBURG: UMBC leads 12-6-0
opening kick... Friday's game between Mount St. Mary's and UMBC marks the 36th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1972 season. The Retrievers are riding a 14-game unbeaten streak in the series and hold a 23-10-2 advantage in the all-time series. UMBC defeated the Mount 1-0 last season in the season opener in Baltimore while the Mountaineers last win in the series was a 3-0 decision in 1997.
about the retrievers... UMBC comes into the contest 1-0-2 after defeating Robert Morris 2-1 on Saturday. Junior F Pete Caringi leads the team with three goals for three points. Senior M Milo Kapor ranks second on the squad with three assists for three points while sophomore F/M Jordan Becker also has dished out an assist on the season. Junior GK Phil Saunders has 20 saves, a 0.58 goals against average and a .909 save percentage this season.
last time we met… UMBC scored in the 59th minute to down Mount St. Mary's 1-0 on Aug. 27, 2011. Peter Steve made three saves for the Mount while Chris Wheeler registered seven shots in the match. Jordan Becker scored the lone goal of the afternoon at 58:54. The Retrievers scored on a free kick by Andrew Bulls that was redirected by Pete Caringi, Jr. and found Becker's foot for the decisive score. Dan Louisignau made one save in the winning effort.
Game 5: Mount St. Mary's (1-2-0) at Virginia
WHEN: Tue, Sept. 11, 2012, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Klockner Stadium, Charlottesville, Va.
SERIES INFORMATION: Virginia leads 7-0-0
LAST MEETING: Virginia (1-0) 9-15-09
FIRST MEETING: Virginia (6-0) 10-30-91
LAST MOUNT WIN: n/a
IN CHARLOTTESVILLE: Virginia leads 6-0-0
opening kick... Tuesday's game between Mount St. Mary's and Virginia marks the eighth meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1991 season. The Cavaliers have won all seven meetings in the series. Virginia downed the Mountaineers 1-0 in 2009 and it marked only the second time in the series the Cavaliers were held to one goal in a match.
about the cavaliers... Virginia, who opens Atlantic Coast Conference play against Duke on Friday, comes into the weekend 1-2 after falling 1-0 to UCLA on Sunday. Freshman D Zach Carroll leads the team with two goals for four points. Sophomore F Ryan Zinkhan has also found the twine this season while senior F Will Bates and freshman M/D Scott Thomsen have each dished out an assist. Sophomore GK Spencer LaCivita has 12 saves, a 1.26 goals against average and a .750 save percentage this season.
last time we met… Twentieth-ranked Virginia defeated Mount St. Mary's 1-0 on Sept. 16, 2009. Chris Davis made six saves for the Mount in the loss. Neil Barlow scored for the Cavaliers off an Ari Dimas assist at 37:16 for the lone goal of the night in the winning effort.
next on tap… The Mount returns to Waldron Family Stadium on Sept. 15 against Lafayette. Game time is 1 p.m.
last time out… La Salle defeated Mount St. Mary's 2-0 on Sunday. Peter Steve made five saves for the Mount while Zoncher Dennis and Jimmy Ockford each had a team-high three shots in the loss.
wheeler scores first career goal… The Wheeler name has been known to find the back of the net with Chris Wheeler owning the Mount's Division I record for career goals. Junior Patrick Wheeler, playing in his first season without his brother, notched his first career goal in the season opener against Towson on Aug. 28. Patrick Wheeler had seven career assists in his first two years at the Mount.
plaisance a scoring player… Sophomore Mark Plaisance has posted a goal and an assist in his first two games after not recording a point as a freshman. The sophomore dished out an assist on Patrick Wheeler's goal in the season opener on Aug. 28 and then found the twine for the first time in his career against VMI on Aug. 31.
preseason poll... The Mount St. Mary's men's soccer team has been tabbed sixth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Monmouth, the defending NEC Tournament champions, received seven first-place votes to be selected as the preseason favorite. Fairleigh Dickinson picked up two first-place nods to rank second in the poll while Saint Francis (Pa.) took the final first-place vote to place third. Sacred Heart rounded out the top-4 while St. Francis (N.Y), the Mount, Central Connecticut State, Quinnipiac, LIU Brooklyn, Robert Morris and Bryant round out the 11-team poll. Bryant will be eligible for the NEC Tournament for the first time in team history after completing the five-year Division I transition last year.
zonked by dennis… Sophomore Zoncher Dennis burst onto the pitch last season to pace the NEC in goals (11), goals per game (0.69), points (23), points per game (1.44) and game-winning goals (6) while ranking ninth in shots per game (2.19). He became the sixth player in Mount Division I history to reach double digits for goals and his 11 tallies rank fifth on the Mount Division I single-season chart. Dennis tied a single-game program record when he scored four times against LaSalle on Sept. 24. He was named the NEC Rookie of the Year and nabbed a spot on the All-NEC first team. Dennis was recognized nationally by being named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman first team.
local rivalries... The Mount once again will have a local flavor to its schedule. The Mountaineers opened the season at home against Towson (L, 1-2 ot) and then will host UMBC on Sept. 7 before traveling to Howard on Sept. 18.
new to the mountain... Head coach Rob Ryerson has added three new players to his 2011 squad. Dillon Johnson, Cy McNeill and Paul Curlings each joined the team for the 2012 season.
players from down under... Junior Patrick Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) continues the rein of players from Australia. Chris Davis, the first Australian born player in Emmitsburg, graduated in May 2011 and Patrick's brother Chris graduated from the Mount in May 2012.
foreign flavor... Along with Patrick Wheeler, who hails from Australia, senior Will Jagger (England), junior Koudzo Komlan (Togo) and sophomore Zoncher Dennis (Ivory Coast) also came to the Mount from abroad.
the family continues to grow... Head coach Rob Ryerseon has coached six of the nine brother combos in Mount men's soccer history. Senior Alex Ockford and junior Jimmy Ockford will play together for the third-straight season. In 2011, the brothers of Dom and Joshua De Aragao joined the squad to become the ninth set of brothers to play men's soccer at the Mount.
home sweet home emmitsburg... Under head coach Rob Ryerson, Mount St. Mary's is 43-32-4 at home, including 6-1-0 in 2011, 4-2-1 in 2000 (Ryerson's first season) and 5-1 in 2003.
waldron family stadium... Mount St. Mary's is 24-18-3 at the Waldron Family Stadium. The squad moved into the state-of-the-art 1,000-seat Waldron Family Stadium for a full season in 2007. The Mount played three games in the venue in 2006, posting a 2-1 record. The Mountaineers lost their inaugural match at the stadium to Monmouth 3-0 on Oct. 15, 2006 before ending the season with wins against Sacred Heart (2-1) and Northeast Conference Tournament bound Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0 2OT).
friday night lights... Mount St. Mary's played its first two night games at Waldron Family Stadium in 2009 and have posted a 5-3-1 mark under the lights. The Mount will host VMI on Aug. 31 and Robert Morris on Oct. 26 under the lights in 2012
about the coach... Head coach Rob Ryerson is entering his 13th season at the helm of the men's soccer team at the Mount, posting a career record of 72-114-25. He has led the Mount to a 41-54-16 mark in NEC regular season games. Ryerson was named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Mountaineers to a 9-10-1 overall mark and a 5-4 record in league play and the squad's first NEC Tournament appearance since 1999 in the 2008 campaign.
November 12, 2012 Mount St. Mary's University Will Discontinue Three Sports in 2013
November 8, 2012 Dennis Nabs All-Northeast Conference Second Team Honors
November 4, 2012 Men's Soccer Ends Season With Scoreless Draw At Saint Francis (Pa.)
November 2, 2012 Sacred Heart Downs Men's Soccer, 3-1
October 30, 2012 Men's Soccer Closes Out The Regular Season This Weekend
October 29, 2012 Johnson Named NEC Rookie Of The Week
October 26, 2012 Johnson's First Two Collegiate Goals Fuels Men's Soccer Past Robert Morris, 2-0
October 25, 2012 Men's Soccer Hosts Robert Morris On Friday Night
October 21, 2012 Quinnipiac Downs Men's Soccer, 3-0
October 19, 2012 Men's Soccer Travels To Connecticut This Weekend For A Pair Of Matches
October 19, 2012 Central Connecticut State Downs Men's Soccer, 4-1
October 14, 2012 Men's Soccer Set To Battle Monmouth At Waldron Family Stadium On Senior Day Sunday
October 14, 2012 Monmouth Downs Men's Soccer On Senior Day, 2-1
October 7, 2012 Fairleigh Dickinson Upends Men's Soccer, 2-1
October 5, 2012 Dennis-Steele Tandem Powers Men's Soccer Past Bryant, 4-1
October 3, 2012 Men's Soccer To Host Bryant And Fairleigh Dickinson At Waldron Family Stadium This Weekend
October 2, 2012 Vote For The Top Soccer Plays Of The Month; Voting Ends October 12 At 12 p.m.
September 30, 2012 Men's Soccer Falls 1-0 At LIU Brooklyn
September 28, 2012 St. Francis (N.Y.) Upends Men's Soccer In NEC Opener, 3-1
September 27, 2012 Men's Soccer Opens Northeast Conference Play In Brooklyn This Weekend
September 18, 2012 Mountaineers' Steele 1-0 Win At Howard In Men's Soccer Action
September 15, 2012 Men's Soccer Falls 2-0 To Lafayette
September 14, 2012 Men's Soccer Welcomes Lafayette To Town On Saturday; Mount Heads To Howard On Tuesday
September 11, 2012 Dennis Scores In Men's Soccer Loss At Virginia
September 4, 2012 Men's Soccer Hosts In-State Rival UMBC On Friday; Mount Travels To Virginia On Tuesday
September 2, 2012 La Salle Downs Men's Soccer, 2-0
August 31, 2012 Plaisance First Career Tally Carries Men's Soccer To 1-0 Win Against VMI
August 29, 2012 Men's Soccer Hosts VMI On Friday Night; Mount Travels to La Salle On Sunday
August 28, 2012 Towson Upends Men's Soccer In Double-Overtime Season Opener, 2-1
August 25, 2012 Men's Soccer Opens 60th Campaign Against In-State Rival Against Towson On Tuesday
August 15, 2012 Men's Soccer Picked Sixth In NEC Preseason Coaches Poll
July 27, 2012 Top Moment No. 6: Dennis Zonks La Salle With Four Goals To Tie Program Single-Game Record
July 18, 2012 Men's Soccer Unveils 2012 Slate


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List was roughly alphabetized. The only other CULP head-of-household in the county was Samuel's widowed mother, Mary.
" Elizabeth 35 F "
" Sarah 10 F "
" Jacob 8 M "
" James 6 M "
" Louisa 4 F "
" John 7/12 M "
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The Bachelor Episode 7 Recap: Peter Sent Home the Only Two Relatable Women
Hooo boy The Bachelor is getting real now! Peter Weber has his final four: Hannah Ann, Victoria F., Kelsey, and Madi. Natasha and Kelley got sent home. The last two voices of reason are gone. The drama is about to get even more dramatic.
The show continued its South American tour with a trip to Lima, Peru. Peter Skyped with his mother just like I Skype with Jacqueline Trumbull when we record A Beautiful Podcast to Fall in Love, except Jacqueline has never told me I have to be honest with myself. She always enables my self-deception. (JK JK, Jacqueline gives very good advice, like a future mental health professional should.)
Peter went and told the girls he's taking the process very seriously, and he hopes they all are, too. It put them into a pensive mood, until a date card was delivered and informed Madison that she was going on a date. It was time to see what Peter and all these people on Twitter see in Madi, the frontrunner who has not gotten much airtime compared to Hannah Ann and Victoria F.
It was the first one-on-one date of the season that didn't have an aircraft of some sort (I genuinely don't know if I'm joking or not. I can't remember all the details of the previous dates, but I know there have been even more helicopters and little planes than usual on Pilot Peter's season).
The Bachelor producers really do work harder than the devil #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/DsCBd8MEos
— Carol Ann Underwood (@caunderwood3) February 11, 2020
Back at the hotel, Kelsey alluded to how religious Madi is, and how she's not sure if Peter is as devout as she is, and how that might become a dealbreaker in their relationship. And Natasha was bummed about how her connection wasn't as strong as the other girls' because she hadn't gotten a one-on-one. And then knock knock, who's there, a date card for Natasha!
Peter and Madi had dinner in a beautiful room with stars on the ceiling, and she told him she saw a future with him, and it was making her emotional, because things were getting real and she didn't want to get hurt. She told Peter about how much he reminds her of her dad, and how her faith is the most important thing to her — like really important, like if her pastor called for a crusade, she would go to holy war. And Peter took a long pause before he answered, and told her how much her faith inspired him, and how he is a Christian, but his faith could be stronger. It didn't inspire a lot of faith in his faith. He changed the subject by telling her that he was falling in love with her. She's the first woman he's said that to this season. He gave her the rose that will progress her along to her hometown.
pete boning up before meeting madison's family #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/cXk1Q3DJfm
— the mass effect guy (@Brohan_Cruyff) February 11, 2020
Next up was Natasha. The fact that multiple women got two dates before she got one proved that Natasha wasn't going to make it. But their date started nicely, walking around and eating food. She told him that her last boyfriend broke up with her because she was too intense, which, you know, I'm not gonna sit here and act like I don't see it. Natasha is very comfortable with confrontation. Going into dinner, Peter knew he was falling in love with Madison, but was going to give Natasha as much as he could.
Peter pretending to be into Natasha knowing damn well he already decided Madison is the winner: #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/53lpucrDfp
— the bachelor & bitchelor 🌹 (@acceptedrose) February 11, 2020
Natasha told him she really sees the potential for something special and real with Peter, which was kinda hard to watch, because Peter was so clearly not going to pick her. She was pretty clear-eyed about it, though, saying that she felt like she was kind of in limbo until she knew what Peter was really feeling. And then he told her: He likes her, but he doesn't like like her. She took it well, because she's a reasonable, normal person. Hopefully we either see Natasha on Bachelor in Paradise or never see her on TV again because she met someone great IRL.
This man Peter really picked up the rose just to not give it to her. This man is an absolute savage. #TheBachelor
— Brandon Moyers (@BrandonMoyers) February 11, 2020
Then it was Kelsey's turn for a date. She and Peter rode ATVs through some hills (Peter called them mountains, but they didn't quite rise to the level of mountains, in my humble opinion). Kelsey went very slow because she was nervous. They ran up a hill, and breathlessly talked about how they want to raise their kids. There was a very nice drone shot of them laying on the hill as the show went to commercial. Pretty cool!
When #TheBachelor shows casting information during the commercial break pic.twitter.com/2mloz09P1p
— kayla. ⚓ (@kaayyyla_) February 11, 2020
During the dinner portion of the date, Kelsey had some things she needed to tell Peter about her family. She said that if she gets a hometown date, her dad wouldn't be there. She didn't speak to her dad for years after her parents got divorced, but she recently rekindled a relationship with him and her mother doesn't know, so Kelsey would prefer Peter not bring that up. Well, Kelsey's mom knows now. Peter said he could definitely see himself going to meet her family, and gave her a rose.
"Tomorrow won't be easy," Peter's date card warned Hannah Ann, Victoria F., and Kelley, who were going to go on a three-on-one. Not even pretending that it was going to be fun. And Kelley seemed to react to her fear of getting sent home by getting kinda cocky and mean. She called Hannah Ann and Victoria "children."
I stan Kelley once again #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/Yxw9YftSXU
— 🌹 (@tvgoldtweets) February 11, 2020
On the date, Hannah Ann said the past week since their one-on-one has been really hard on her, because she's falling for Peter and doesn't want to lose him. She cried a little bit, which Peter probably liked. But you know what? I liked it, too. Or it made me like Hannah Ann more, because it was the most genuine and vulnerable she'd been on the show, reading Peter a list of the things she liked about him. it retroactively made me understand where Peter was coming from when talked about how he wanted Hannah Ann to stop acting like everything was perfect.
She dots her I's with hearts.
That's it, thats the tweet. #TheBachelor #TheBachelorABC pic.twitter.com/bbvMaGPyRF
— Knoxberrygal (@Knoxberrygal) February 11, 2020
Victoria and Kelley were waiting, and handling it very differently. Kelley kicked her feet up while Victoria melted down."It's annoying to be around me," she whined.
Peter sat down with Kelley, who told him that she was annoyed that she didn't get a second one-on-one, but she just wanted to have fun with Peter, which continued to bother him, because he hates fun, apparently.
When he talked to Victoria, she accused him of being "in a mood" every time he talks to her. He said she pushes him away every time he talks to her. She said she was afraid of losing him, so maybe she shouldn't have him in the first place. She was trying to break up with him, and he was not hearing it. A few moments later, when the girls were gathered and it was time to give out the final roses of the week, he pulled Victoria aside. Kelley — who said "I mean, look at me. I'm an attorney. The other girls, what are they?" — looked on triumphantly.
Kelley realized she's too good for this but it's not coming across cute. I still love her though #TheBachelor
— Aubrey Erin (@aubreyerin13) February 11, 2020
Victoria thought she was going home, but then Peter gave her the rose, and she was able to act excited. Maybe she was excited to get to stay on the show a little longer. She literally couldn't even.
Hannah Ann and Kelley saw Peter coming back without a rose. He gave the final rose to Hannah Ann, who broke down sobbing from stress and relief. This whole sequence was filmed at twilight, getting progressively darker, and the sun finally went down when Peter told Kelley she wasn't getting the rose. It was a nice touch. Kelley had very little to say to Peter. What else is there to say? It's over. In the limo, she said she questioned Peter's intentions, because the four women he had left were "little babies." She questioned his ability to be decisive, and said she was glad he didn't waste her time. Better that he didn't meet her family. Harsh but fair — Kelley is cool.
Peter after picking Victoria F over Kelley #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/p1miOFkFir
— alaina horton🌻 (@alainahorton09) February 11, 2020
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Q: How to search in Spring Solr for multiple values I'm using Java, Spring, solr... trying to construct a query that among other things could find all entities where a String field "myField" is either "abc def" or "hij klm"
With code that does the following:
String value;
...
query.addCriteria(new Criteria("myField").expression(value));

I've tried all of the following and it always fails:
String value = "abc def OR hij klm";
String value = "abc\ def OR hij\ klm";
String value = "\"abc def\" OR \"hij klm\"";
String value = "\"abc\ def\" OR \"hij\ klm\"";

What value should I pass in order to match this?

A: Finally this seems to do the job:
query.addCriteria( new Criteria(fieldName).in(new Object[]{"abc def","hij klm"}));

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03/06/1989 G-BNLA makes first flight from Paine Field wearing test registration N60665.
28/06/1989 G-BNLC makes first flight from Paine Field.
07/07/1989 G-BNLB makes first flight from Paine Field.
26/07/1989 G-BNLA delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery. Makes parallel landing at Heathrow with G-BNLC.
26/07/1989 G-BNLC delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery. Makes parallel landing at Heathrow with G-BNLA.
28/07/1989 G-BNLC enters service operating London Heathrow - Philadelphia - Pittsburg. First BA B747-400 service.
31/07/1989 G-BNLB delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
16/08/1989 G-BNLD makes first flight from Paine Field wearing test registration N6018N.
05/09/1989 G-BNLD delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
02/10/1989 G-BNLE makes first flight from Paine Field.
15/10/1989 G-BNLE delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
09/02/1990 G-BNLF makes first flight from Paine Field.
10/02/1990 G-BNLG makes first flight from Paine Field.
27/02/1990 G-BNLG delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
28/02/1990 G-BNLF delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
08/03/1990 G-BNLH makes first flight from Paine Field.
04/04/1990 G-BNLI makes first flight from Paine Field.
21/04/1990 G-BNLI delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
02/05/1990 G-BNLJ makes first flight from Paine Field.
04/05/1990 G-BNLK makes first flight from Paine Field.
23/05/1990 G-BNLJ delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
25/05/1990 G-BNLK delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
30/05/1990 G-BNLL makes first flight from Paine Field.
05/06/1990 G-BNLM makes first flight from Paine Field.
14/06/1990 G-BNLL delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
28/06/1990 G-BNLM delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
17/07/1990 G-BNLN makes first flight from Paine Field.
27/07/1990 G-BNLN delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
09/10/1990 G-BNLO makes first flight from Paine Field.
04/12/1990 G-BNLP makes first flight from Paine Field.
11/12/1990 G-BNLR makes first flight from Paine Field.
17/12/1990 G-BNLP delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
15/01/1991 G-BNLR delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
17/02/1991 G-BNLW makes first flight from Paine Field.
20/02/1991 G-BNLS makes first flight from Paine Field.
26/02/1991 G-BNLT makes first flight from Paine Field.
13/03/1991 G-BNLS delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
19/03/1991 G-BNLT delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
20/12/1991 G-BNLU makes first flight from Paine Field.
28/01/1992 G-BNLU delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
30/01/1992 G-BNLV makes first flight from Paine Field.
20/02/1992 G-BNLV delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
16/03/1992 G-BNLX makes first flight from Paine Field.
03/04/1992 G-BNLX delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
03/05/1992 G-BNLW delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
25/01/1993 G-BNLY makes first flight from Paine Field.
22/02/1993 G-BNLZ makes first flight from Paine Field.
04/03/1993 G-BNLZ delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in British Asia Airways livery.
05/03/1993 G-BNLZ leased to subsidiary British Asia Airways.
10/03/1993 G-CIVA makes first flight from Paine Field.
22/03/1993 G-CIVA delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
02/10/1993 G-BNLY delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
03/02/1994 G-CIVB makes first flight from Paine Field.
05/02/1994 G-CIVB delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
21/02/1994 G-CIVC makes first flight from Paine Field.
26/02/1994 G-CIVC delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
23/11/1994 G-CIVD makes first flight from Paine Field.
09/12/1994 G-CIVE makes first flight from Paine Field.
14/12/1994 G-CIVD delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
20/12/1994 G-CIVE delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in British Asia Airways livery.
21/12/1994 G-CIVE leased to subsidiary British Asia Airways.
22/03/1995 G-CIVF makes first flight from Paine Field.
29/03/1995 G-CIVF delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
06/04/1995 G-CIVG makes first flight from Paine Field.
20/04/1995 G-CIVG delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
21/06/1995 G-CIVA returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> British Asia Airways livery. Leased to subsidiary British Asia Airways.
11/04/1996 G-CIVH makes first flight from Paine Field.
22/04/1996 G-CIVI makes first flight from Paine Field.
23/04/1996 G-CIVH delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
02/05/1996 G-CIVI delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
30/09/1996 G-BNLZ returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted British Asia Airways -> Landor livery. End of lease to subsidiary British Asia Airways.
01/01/1997 G-BNLZ returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Animals and Trees World Images livery.
31/01/1997 G-CIVJ makes first flight from Paine Field.
11/02/1997 G-CIVJ delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
22/02/1997 G-CIVK makes first flight from Paine Field.
28/02/1997 G-CIVK delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
23/03/1997 G-CIVL makes first flight from Paine Field.
29/03/1997 G-CIVL delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Landor livery.
05/04/1997 G-BNLE damaged in hard landing at Lilongwe whilst operating London Gatwick - Lilongwe - Lusaka. Damage discovered at London Gatwick the next day.
11/04/1997 G-BNLS returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Wunala Dreaming World Images livery.
27/05/1997 G-CIVM makes first flight from Paine Field.
05/06/1997 G-CIVM delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in interim livery with plain white tail.
10/06/1997 G-BNLO returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Ndbele Emmly Dreaming World Images livery.
22/06/1997 G-CIVM enters service operating BA11 London Heathrow - Singapore. Aircraft now in Waves & Cranes World Images livery.
22/06/1997 G-BNLR returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Rendezvous World Images livery.
01/07/1997 G-BNLY returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Waves in The City World Images livery.
18/09/1997 G-CIVN makes first flight from Paine Field.
29/09/1997 G-CIVN delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Delftblue Daybreak World Images livery.
19/10/1997 G-BNLK returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Water Dreaming World Images livery.
08/11/1997 G-CIVO makes first flight from Paine Field.
05/12/1997 G-CIVO delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Benyhone World Images livery.
26/12/1997 G-BNLJ returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Ndbele Martha World Images livery.
04/01/1998 G-BNLT returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Koguty Lowickie World Images livery.
13/01/1998 G-BNLX returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Waves in The City World Images livery.
22/01/1998 G-BNLG returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Whale Rider World Images livery.
06/02/1998 G-CIVP makes first flight from Paine Field.
17/02/1998 G-CIVP delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Colum World Images livery.
18/02/1998 G-CIVR makes first flight from Paine Field.
22/02/1998 G-CIVR delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Nami Tsuru World Images livery.
01/03/1998 G-CIVT makes first flight from Paine Field.
05/03/1998 G-CIVS makes first flight from Paine Field.
13/03/1998 G-CIVS delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Whale Rider World Images livery.
01/04/1998 G-CIVU makes first flight from Paine Field.
14/04/1998 G-CIVT delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Delftblue Daybreak World Images livery.
28/04/1998 G-CIVV makes first flight from Paine Field.
06/05/1998 G-CIVW makes first flight from Paine Field.
15/05/1998 G-CIVU delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Wings World Images livery.
15/05/1998 G-CIVW delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Benyhone World Images livery.
18/06/1998 G-CIVV delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Rendezvous World Images livery.
23/08/1998 G-CIVX makes first flight from Paine Field.
03/09/1998 G-CIVX delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Nami Tsuru World Images livery.
25/09/1998 G-CIVY makes first flight from Paine Field.
29/09/1998 G-CIVY delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Whale Rider World Images livery.
22/10/1998 G-CIVZ makes first flight from Paine Field.
31/10/1998 G-CIVZ delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Benyhone World Images livery.
04/12/1998 G-BYGA makes first flight from Paine Field.
14/12/1998 G-BYGA delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Chelsea Rose World Images livery.
16/12/1998 G-BNLL returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Chelsea Rose World Images livery.
16/12/1998 G-BNLM returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Ndbele Martha World Images livery.
01/01/1999 G-BYGB makes first flight from Paine Field.
09/01/1999 G-BYGB delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Colum World Images livery.
11/01/1999 G-BYGC makes first flight from Paine Field.
15/01/1999 G-BYGD makes first flight from Paine Field.
19/01/1999 G-BYGC delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Chelsea Rose World Images livery.
24/01/1999 G-BYGE makes first flight from Paine Field.
26/01/1999 G-BYGD delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Rendezvous World Images livery.
29/01/1999 G-BNLI returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Benyhone World Images livery.
05/02/1999 G-BYGE delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Rendezvous World Images livery.
05/02/1999 G-BYGF makes first flight from Paine Field.
17/02/1999 G-BYGF delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Chelsea Rose World Images livery.
04/03/1999 G-BNLV returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Waves in The City World Images livery.
13/03/1999 G-BNLF returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Union Flag livery.
29/03/1999 G-CIVC returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Landor -> Delftblue Daybreak World Images livery.
16/04/1999 G-BYGG makes first flight from Paine Field.
29/04/1999 G-BYGG delivered Paine Field - London Heathrow. Aircraft in Rendezvous World Images livery.
13/09/1999 G-BNLF returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
25/09/1999 G-CIVA returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted British Asia Airways -> Chelsea Rose World Images livery.
30/10/1999 G-CIVE returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
30/10/1999 G-CIVE returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
26/12/1999 G-CIVB returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Chelsea Rose World Images livery.
12/03/2000 G-BNLI returns from Heathrow maintenance. British Asia Airways Titles Added to Benyhone World Images livery. Leased to British Asia Airways.
23/03/2000 G-BNLX returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
23/03/2000 G-BNLX returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
14/08/2000 G-BNLE returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
14/08/2000 G-BNLE returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
13/11/2000 G-BNLH leased to QANTAS as VH-NLH.
26/06/2001 G-BNLO returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
26/06/2001 G-BNLO returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
11/03/2002 G-BNLR returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
11/03/2002 G-BNLR returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
22/05/2002 G-CIVG returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
22/05/2002 G-CIVG returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
17/09/2002 G-BNLG returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
17/09/2002 G-BNLG returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
29/11/2002 G-BNLE sustains nose damage at London Heathrow when it struck a B777 whilst under tow.
13/12/2002 G-CIVD returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
13/12/2002 G-CIVD returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
29/01/2003 G-BNLE returns to service following nose damage sustained on 29/11/2002.
21/03/2003 G-BNLW returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
21/03/2003 G-BNLW returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
25/03/2003 G-BNLM returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
25/03/2003 G-BNLM returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
31/03/2003 G-BNLH returns from QANTAS lease.
07/04/2003 G-BNLT returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
07/04/2003 G-BNLT returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
27/04/2003 G-CIVF returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
27/04/2003 G-CIVF returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
19/05/2003 G-BNLS returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
19/05/2003 G-BNLS returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
16/06/2003 G-CIVC returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
16/06/2003 G-CIVC returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
20/06/2003 G-BNLI returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
20/06/2003 G-BNLI returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
21/07/2003 G-CIVB returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
21/07/2003 G-CIVB returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
27/07/2003 G-BNLV returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
27/07/2003 G-BNLV returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
09/10/2003 G-BNLJ returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
09/10/2003 G-BNLJ returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
01/01/2004 G-BNLZ returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted into Union Flag livery.
01/04/2004 G-BNLZ returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted -> Union Flag livery.
29/10/2008 G-BNLC withdrawn at London Heathrow.
03/11/2008 G-BNLB withdrawn at London Heathrow.
15/09/2009 G-BNLG positions London Heathrow - Victorville for storage.
24/10/2009 G-BNLU positions London Heathrow - Victorville for storage.
26/10/2009 G-BNLA withdrawn at London Heathrow.
30/11/2009 G-BNLA positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
07/12/2009 G-BNLV positions London Heathrow - Victorville for storage.
18/02/2010 G-BNLD positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
13/07/2010 G-BNLV positions Victorville - Cardiff-Wales following storage.
06/10/2010 G-BNLD withdrawn at London Heathrow.
22/12/2010 G-BNLV returns from Cardiff-Wales maintenance. Fitted with "New First" cabin.
30/03/2011 G-BNLU positions Victorville - Cardiff-Wales following storage.
20/06/2011 G-BNLG positions Victorville - Cardiff-Wales following storage.
08/07/2011 G-BNLU returns from Cardiff-Wales maintenance. Fitted with "New First" cabin.
27/11/2011 G-BNLG returns from Cardiff-Wales maintenance. Fitted with "New First" cabin.
31/08/2012 G-CIVR operates BA908/BA909 London Heathrow - Frankfurt rotation.
11/03/2013 G-CIVU returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into Union Flag with Crest livery.
30/03/2013 G-BNLF operates last BA 747-400 service to Australia as BA15 London Heathrow - Singapore - Sydney.
31/03/2013 G-BNLN operates inaugural BA203/BA202 London Heathrow - Boston rotation. Increased service.
02/04/2013 G-BNLL returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into Union Flag with Crest livery.
02/04/2013 G-BNLL returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Union Flag -> Union Flag with Crest livery.
13/07/2013 G-BYGB operates BA566/BA567 London Heathrow - Milan Malpensa rotation.
18/10/2013 G-BNLM operates BA560/BA559 London Heathrow - Rome Fiumicino rotation.
19/10/2013 G-CIVK operates BA552/BA553 London Heathrow - Rome Fiumicino rotation.
22/10/2013 G-BNLP operates BA464/BA465 London Heathrow - Madrid rotation.
23/11/2013 G-BNLM withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
27/11/2013 G-CIVB returns from Cardiff-Wales maintenance, fitted with "New First" cabin.
04/12/2013 G-CIVG returns from Cardiff-Wales maintenance fitted with wifi system.
09/12/2013 G-BNLM positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
22/12/2013 G-BNLL written-off at Johannesburg after the right wing struck a building on taxi.
01/01/2014 G-CIVD returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag/OneWorld livery.
17/01/2014 G-BNLR withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
31/01/2014 G-BNLR positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
15/02/2014 G-CIVZ operates BA1335 Newcastle - London Heathrow.
01/04/2014 G-BNLT withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
12/04/2014 G-CIVO returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
23/04/2014 G-BNLT positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
11/05/2014 G-BNLS withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
13/05/2014 G-BNLK returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
20/05/2014 G-BNLS positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
06/06/2014 G-BNLP returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
11/06/2014 G-CIVM operates BA560/BA559 London Heathrow - Rome Fiumicino rotation.
15/06/2014 G-CIVX returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
17/07/2014 G-BYGB returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
30/07/2014 G-BYGA returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
11/08/2014 G-BNLI withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
20/08/2014 G-BNLI positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
06/09/2014 G-CIVY returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
07/09/2014 G-BNLG operates inaugural BA241/BA240 London Heathrow - Sao Paulo rotation. Increased service to Sao Paulo.
04/10/2014 G-BNLU withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
12/10/2014 G-BYGE operates BA1492/BA1497 London Heathrow - Glasgow rotation.
30/10/2014 G-BNLE withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
03/11/2014 G-BNLU positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
27/11/2014 G-BNLE positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
07/12/2014 G-BNLG withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
15/12/2014 G-BNLG positions Cardiff-Wales - Victorville for part out and scrap.
05/01/2015 G-CIVC returns from Heathrow maintenance. Repainted Union Flag/OneWorld -> White Union Flag/OneWorld livery.
21/01/2015 G-BNLF returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
18/02/2015 G-CIVF returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
11/03/2015 G-CIVG returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
29/03/2015 G-CIVV returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
31/03/2015 G-BNLZ withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
10/04/2015 G-CIVT returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
12/05/2015 G-BNLZ positions Cardiff-Wales - Kemble for part out and scrap.
05/09/2015 G-CIVR returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
09/09/2015 G-CIVF returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
15/09/2015 G-BYGE operates BA314/BA319 London Heathrow - Paris CDG rotation.
19/09/2015 G-CIVS returns from Heathrow Maintenance. Repainted from Union Flag into White Union Flag with Crest livery.
02/10/2015 G-CIVM returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/177Y -> 14F/52J/36W/235Y.
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25/10/2015 G-CIVO returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/177Y -> 14F/52J/36W/235Y.
30/10/2015 G-BNLK returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/177Y -> 14F/52J/36W/235Y.
05/11/2015 G-BNLX withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
05/11/2015 G-BNLW withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
28/11/2015 G-CIVS returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
07/12/2015 G-BNLW positions Cardiff-Wales - Kemble for part out and scrap.
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11/02/2016 G-BNLX positions Cardiff-Wales - RAF St Athan for part out and scrap.
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20/03/2016 G-CIVX returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
26/03/2016 G-BNLF withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
27/03/2016 G-CIVA operates inaugural service on BA271/BA270 London Heathrow - Las Vegas rotation.
27/03/2016 G-CIVT operates first B747-400 service on BA273/BA283 London Heathrow - San Diego rotation.
04/04/2016 G-CIVH returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
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15/05/2016 G-CIVY returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
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09/06/2016 G-CIVI returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
24/06/2016 G-BYGC returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
06/07/2016 G-CIVG returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
31/07/2016 G-BNLV withdrawn from service at London Heathrow.
03/08/2016 G-BYGB returns from Cardiff-Wales Maintenance. Reconfigured 14F/70J/30W/185Y -> 14F/86J/30W/145Y with new Panasonic IFE.
01/10/2016 G-BNLJ withdrawn at London Heathrow after arriving as BA58 from Cape Town.
11/03/2017 G-BNLO withdrawn from service at London Heathrow after arriving as BA218 from Denver.
23/03/2017 G-BNLO positions Cardiff-Wales - Teruel for part out and scrap.
15/06/2017 G-CIVB operates London Heathrow - Berlin Tegel charter.


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Fritz Wilhelm Theodor Karl von Below (23. september 1853 i Danzig – 23. november 1918 i Weimar) var en preussisk general i den tyske hær under 1. Verdenskrig.

Below var chef for 8. arme efter Paul von Hindenburg fra 1914 til 1916 og 2. arme ved starten af Slaget ved Somme i 1916. Han blev tildelt ordenen Pour le Mérite 16. februar 1915.

Below var fætter til Otto von Below en anden af krigens tyske generaler.

Referencer
Who's Who: Fritz von Below

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Generaler fra Preussen
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* * Those who are subject to a care order or temporarily classed as looked after on a planned basis for short breaks or respite care.
The term is also used to describe 'accommodated' children and young people who are looked after on a voluntary basis at the request of, or by agreement with, their parents. We refer to these children as "children in care" Your child may be entitled to a Pupil Premium if any of the following apply.
 We ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups, this includes ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed.
 We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals.
 Trained TAs or external agencies All our work through the pupil premium will be aimed at accelerating progress moving children to at least age related expectations. Initially this will be in Literacy and Numeracy.


For me to write, it has to be factually based. I am not into fiction. Fact is stranger than fiction, so why try to better that?
For me to read fiction, I have to know without doubt it is based on fact. While true, there are plenty of books written like so. It is often a way to tell a story that is otherwise too sensitive to relate as 'factual'.
While Surrealism is normally taken as a type of art, in actual fact it is a 'mindset' – it is a way of 'thinking'.
You simply won't believe this one.


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While Dell is mostly known as a Windows PC manufacturer, the company is also a big proponent of Linux. Its "Developer Edition" models can be configured with Ubuntu, for instance. Of course, despite this branding, non-developers can buy them too. The XPS 13 "Developer Edition" in particular is a svelte machine that should make many home Linux users very happy.
In addition to home users, Dell manufactures solid business-class mobile workstations, and the company recently announced four such Linux-powered models. These Precision "Developer Edition" laptops run Ubuntu and are RHEL certified. One of these notebooks, the Precision 3530, is available today, while the other three will be available soon.
"Today I'm proud to announce the new the Linux-based Dell Precision Mobile workstation line: the 3530, 5530, 7530 and the 7730. These systems, which represent the fourth generation of the Precision developer editions, come preloaded with Ubuntu and have been RHEL certified. These new thinner, lighter, premium-built Precision mobile workstations feature the latest Intel Core and Xeon processors, blazing-fast memory and professional graphics," says Barton George, Dell.
ALSO READ: Ubuntu Linux 18.04 Bionic Beaver is here -- download it now!
George further says, "As mentioned above, all four developer editions will be certified for RHEL 7.5 and the needed drivers will be included in the distro. That being said, the AMD and NVIDIA drivers that come with 7.5 are inbox drivers. We will be posting drivers for both graphic cards that will include professional features not included in the inbox drivers."
Barton George shares significant features and specs of the four machines below.
Available in Platinum Silver or Brushed Onyx, with a 15.6-inch display fit into a 14-inch chassis.
Next-gen graphics up to NVIDIA Quadro P2000.
As previously mentioned, only the 3530 Developer Edition model is available today -- availability for the other three is not yet known. If you want to buy your own, you can configure it here.
You may have noticed that the machines will come with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and not the newer long term support version 18.04. While this might surprise some, it is likely because 16.04 is more proven -- very important for business users. They should, of course, run 18.04 LTS perfectly fine.


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Pacific asset management, September 2016
In 2005, then Federal Reserve (Fed) Board Chair, Alan Greenspan, stated that Treasury yields were a "conundrum" because a year into the Fed's 2004-̵̶̶2006 tightening cycle, Treasury yields were moving lower in spite of the Fed raising the federal funds target rate. Today, Federal Reserve Board Chair, Janet Yellen, is faced with a new conundrum. A relatively steady economic cycle, a much improved labor market, and signs of wage inflation would argue for more tightening, but these trends are being balanced by weak economic growth, strained global economies, and extraordinary policy measures by foreign central banks.
The Dual Mandate Says Hike
From the framework of full employment and price stability, the case for the Fed to raise the fed funds rate1 appears straightforward. The unemployment rate has fallen below 5%, a level considered by the Fed to be full employment. Recent labor market data has been strong, with underlying data suggesting employee confidence. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) shows that job openings are high and quit rates are on the rise.
As for price stability, core inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)2 was rising, and it reached a 2.2% annual rate in July. The energy-driven drop in headline CPI in 2015 has stabilized along with oil prices (Chart 1). There is also growing evidence of wage inflation through rising unit labor costs and payroll data. The increase in many structural areas of inflation, such as wage and income growth, corresponds with a tightening labor market and extended business cycle.
Chart 1: Core CPI has been rising and headline CPI has stabilized, supporting hawkish Fed's Governors on rate hikes
Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve, as of July 30, 2016.
However, since raising the fed funds rate in December 2015, expectations of Fed action in 2016 have diminished. The Fed's own expectations, measured by the "dot plots5," have been reduced from four rate hikes down to one or two more in 2016.
Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) to Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)
Central banks globally are moving toward NIRP as weak economic growth and increased quantitative easing (QE)3 are helping drive yields below zero.
The Federal Reserve has been a major central bank to raise policy rates over the past year. Meanwhile, some other central banks have seen rates drop into negative territory.
Source: Barclays, as of August 29, 2016.
A combination of global central bank policies, weak economic growth, and some relative value appear to be keeping a lid on U.S. Treasury yields.
Source: Barclays, as of August 29, 2016
U.S. and Global Growth Warrant Caution
Despite a relatively steady economic expansion, growth has been anemic. Real gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States during the past five years has averaged 2.1%, far below previous economic expansions. This is in spite of all improvements mentioned above along with a near zero fed funds rate.
Additionally, global economic conditions are more worrisome, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasting a 3.1% global GDP in 2016, down from over 5.4% in 2010 in their 2016 World Economic Outlook. The current IMF forecast, which has been reduced twice in the past year, is the lowest since 2009, when GDP in the U.S. was negative and the economy contracted. Concerns about China and the zero growth rates of Europe show economic risks continue to be skewed toward the downside, even in the face of unprecedented central bank policies.
Aligning with Foreign Central Bank Policies: A Third Mandate?
With other large central banks moving forward with accommodative policies, our Fed's less dovish tone relative to these central banks has resulted in a de facto tightening of financial conditions. The U.S. dollar has strengthened6 16% over the past two years (Chart 2), acting as a form of leverage to the Fed interest-rate hike in 2015, impacting corporate profits and economic growth. The Fed's research on a strengthening dollar shows a reduction of real GDP by more than 2.5% over the past two years. The Fed's research, as discussed in Vice Chair Stanley Fischer's speech in November 2015, also shows the dollar strength to be equivalent to a 1.5% increase in the fed funds rate.
Chart 2: The strength in the dollar during the past two years is acting as a de facto tightening of monetary policy
Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve, as of August 29, 2016.
Central-bank policies abroad are constraining the actions of the Fed. With incrementally aggressive policy during the past eight years, policymakers have now moved into what was thought to be impossible: negative interest rates. Moving from ZIRP to NIRP is now the next phase in the deflation-fighting playbook against the ongoing lack of aggregate demand.
Even with more than 31% of developed sovereign bond yields negative, central banks are still looking to become more aggressive. The European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BOJ), and most recently the Bank of England (BOE), have all expanded their asset purchase programs with expectations of more to come. The ECB's Corporate Sector Purchase Program (CSPP), which began on June 8, 2016, is targeting $80 billion of corporate bond purchases per month. The BOJ's open discussion of true "helicopter money7" programs shows the willingness to push policy further. The BOE has recently cut policy rates for the first time in seven years, while announcing asset purchase programs in the amount of $220 billion. The effect of these programs has been to suppress term premiums8, or decrease the extra yield investor's require to hold a longer-term bond over a series of shorter-term bonds, and support record low sovereign yield levels (Chart 3).
Chart 3: Record low sovereign yield levels
Today's conundrum is how the Fed will uphold its dual mandate while recognizing the interdependence of global policies, economies, and financial conditions. The Fed appears to be going it alone in seeking to tighten policy. As global central banks push the scales with further quantitative easing, it amplifies even small changes in the fed funds rate on financial conditions and economic growth.
It is getting harder for the Fed to tighten9 policy, given the influences of global factors and a weak economic cycle. It is also becoming harder, given the dual mandate, to leave rates unchanged. As a result, while we do not believe the Fed has the inclination to meaningfully raise the fed funds rate in 2016, there likely is a window to raise the rate at least once sometime during the remainder of 2016.
Founded in 2007, Pacific Asset Management specializes in credit-oriented fixed-income strategies. Pacific Asset Management is a division of Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Company. As of June 30, 2016, the firm managed approximately $5.4 billion.
Important Notes and Disclosures
1The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions (banks and credit unions) lend reserve balances to other depository institutions overnight, on an uncollateralized basis.
2Core inflation reflects the long-term trend in a particular price level. It is a measure of inflation that excludes certain items that face volatile price movements because in finding out the legitimate long run inflation, short-term price volatility and transitory changes in price must be removed. Headline inflation is a measure of the total inflation within an economy, including commodities such as food and energy prices (e.g., oil and gas), which tend to be much more volatile and prone to inflationary spikes.
3What is QE? By purchasing large amounts of government bonds and other securities, central banks seek to drive down the yield for any maturity, magnifying the effectiveness of their interest-rate policies beyond just short-term interest rates.
4Yields move opposite to bond prices. If a bond has a negative yield, it means the bondholder loses money on the investment, though this is relatively unusual.
5A dot chart or dot plot is a statistical chart consisting of data points plotted on a fairly simple scale, typically using filled in circles.
6Currency exchange rates influence the attractiveness of exports. A stronger currency hurts company earnings because U.S. exports become less competitive with goods produced abroad, and if corporations haven't hedged overseas profits, they translate into fewer dollars.
7Helicopter money has been proposed as an alternative to QE when interest rates are close to zero and the economy remains weak or enters recession. Helicopter money is a hypothetical, unconventional tool of monetary policy that involves printing large sums of money and distributing it to the public in order to stimulate the economy.
8The term premium is the excess yield that investors require to commit to holding a long-term bond instead of a series of shorter-term bonds. For example, if the interest rate on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note is 1.5%, and the interest rate on the 1-year U.S. Treasury bill is expected to average about 0.5% over the next 10 years, then the term premium on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note would be 1% or 100 basis points.
9Monetary policy describes the management of a nation's money supply by the government or central bank. Tightening money supply is a course of action undertaken by a central bank to constrict spending in an economy that is seen to be growing too quickly or to curb inflation when it is rising too fast. The central bank does this by raising short-term interest rates through policy changes to the discount rate, increasing the cost of borrowing and effectively reducing its attractiveness.
This publication is provided by Pacific Funds. These views represent the opinions of Pacific Asset Management and are presented for informational purposes only. These views should not be construed as investment advice, the offer or sale of any investment, or to predict performance of any investment. All material is compiled from sources believed to be reliable, but accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The opinions expressed herein are based on current market conditions, are as of September 2016, and are subject to change without notice.
Mutual funds are offered by Pacific Funds (Newport Beach, CA). Pacific Funds refers to Pacific Funds Series Trust.
Negative interest rates are a new and untested monetary phenomenon rolled out by central bankers around the globe, but will they work? Pacific Funds portfolio managers examine negative interest rates and assess their potential impacts on global financial markets.


New York City, N.Y.- Providence continues to pronounce themselves as they beat No.1 Xavier to advance to the Finals of the Big East Tournament. Down by as many as 17 in the second half, the Friars locked in during the last frame to shock the Musketeers.
Providence was led by Alpha Diallo and Rodney Bullock, who finished with 17 points a piece. Kerem Kanter had a game high 18 points to lead Xavier.
For much of the first half, it looked like Xavier would run away with the game. Paul Scruggs led the way with 13 first half points. The Musketeers scored 22 points in the paint in the first half and went perfect from the free throw line, pushing the lead to 14.
Providence would not be denied though. Asked about the comeback from Providence, Coach Chris Mack gave credit to the fight the other team displayed.
Xavier will now have a few days off before finding out their fate on selection Sunday.
Coach. Ed Cooley/Providence players addressing the media after win in the Big East Tournament.
In addition to the defense, Providence's offense came alive in the second half and overtime, outscoring Xavier 46-29. The bench gave a huge spark to the Friars scoring 14 points. In addition to Diallo and Bullock, two other friars scored in double figures, as Kyron Cartwright and Nate Watson had 15 and 14, respectively.
For Providence, this win was the 3rd largest deficit overcome by a team in the Big East Tournament. The Friars will look to carry that momentum with them into the Big East Tournament Finals.


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Dia De Los Muertos at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
The Mexican tradition is honored and celebrated at one of the oldest graveyards in Los Angeles.
The 12th annual Dia de Los Muertos was held at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles's oldest memorial park on October 22, 2011, where hundreds of people came to honor and celebrate departed souls in an ancient Mexican spiritual celebration that included ceremonial tributes and fascinating artistic altar creations all on the grounds of this famous cemetery.
Festivities included performances by Astrid Hadad, a cabaret diva, actress, singer and creative artist; Ruben Albarran (lead singer of Cafe Tacuba) performing with Hoppo, an ensemble accompanied by sitar and guitar player from Chile, and violinist from New York; and the Masanga Marimba Ensemble. In addition, there were dance performances throughout the cemetery, ranging from scared Aztec tribal rituals to ultra-contemporary ballet.
The heart of the event was the meticulously crafted altars and spiritual shrines. These private tributes and offerings provide a link between ancestors and modern customs, and chronicle the perpetual relationship between faith, family and history.
Dia De Los Muertos is one of Mexico's traditional holidays reuniting and honoring beloved ancestors, family and friends. It is an ancient and enduring ritual when the living commune with the dead in a mystical night when the veil is lifted between their two realms so they may share the day and the night together.
The historical roots of this celebration date back to the pre-Hispanic cultures of Meso-America of the indigenous people, especially the Nahua (Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecas, Tlaxcaltec, Chichimec, Tecpanec) and others native to Mexico for more than 3,000 years. When the Spaniards conquered the country, this indigenous custom was rooted so deeply that even after five centuries of colonization, it continues to survive and be celebrated.
According to the custom, death holds no terror. It is not fearful experience, but rather as much a part of the human experience as life itself. Dia De Los Muertos is not a mournful commemoration but a happy and colorful celebration where Death takes a lively, friendly role. There is no place for sorrow or weeping as that would be seen as discourteous to the dead relatives who are present to enjoy the day.
It's also a time when family members share memorable stories that evoke the lives of their ancestors . Offerings and altars are created to welcome and commemorate the dead. Marigolds and incense are offered in abundance because it is believed their aromatic scents guide the dead to the place where the feast is being held. A profusion of candles dispels the darkness just as the souls are being illuminated from the shadows of death.
Altars often include photos, mementos, fruit, bread, and other favorite things that the ancestors enjoyed when they were living. The altars also provide the opportunity to talk to children about those who came before them. Rather than deny and fear death Dia De Los Muertos teaches us to accept and contemplate the meaning of mortality.
The Hollywood Forever cemetery was founded in 1899 and is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles. It is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, adjacent to the north wall of Paramount Studios. Among those interred or entombed in the cemetery are numerous famous personalities including Rudolph Valentino, Henry Cohn, the founder of Columbia Pictures; Cecil B. DeMille; Peter Lorre; Jayne Mansfield; and mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel.
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Buying a diamond ring is one of the most important purchases in life, so choosing the correct diamond is crucial. Below is a list of the most fashionable shapes available.
The Round/Brilliant cut is the most popular and resembles that of a cone and provides maximized light return through the top of the diamond.
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The face-up shape of the Princess cut is square and the profile or side-on shape is similar to that of an inverted pyramid with four beveled sides.
The Oval cut is very similar to a Round except it is elliptical. It was invented by Lazare Kaplan in the early 1960s. It usually has 56 facets.
The Marquise or navette cut is like a long oval which has been stretched out to a point at each end. This cut should have an aspect ratio of 2:1 for the classic boat shaped stone.
Heart diamond
The Heart cut is essentially a pear-shaped cut with a cleft at the top containing 59 facets. The shape of the heart makes this diamond highly desirable for romantic occasions.
The Emerald cut is a rectangular or square shape with truncated corners and stepped facets, typically parallel to the girdle (side edge).
The Pear cut is also known as the teardrop shape owing to it's resemblance. It is considered as a hybrid between the marquise cut and the round brilliant diamond.
The Asscher cut is a stepped square cut, often called the 'square emerald cut' and like an emerald cut, the Asscher has cropped corners.
The Cushion cut is a four sided deep square or rectangle cut with rounded edges and large facets - it has a cushioned shaped girdle.
The Trilliant or Trillion cut is a triangle shape diamond, which is three sided with a total of 31 facets. There are two different variations of this cut.
The Baquette cut is an elongated version of the Emerald cut and is commonly found in eternity rings, cluster rings and diamond set shoulders.
The Radiant cut is a square or rectangular shape with clipped corners combining the elegance of the emerald shape with the brilliance of the round shape.


I won't lie. I have an addiction to Food Network. In fact, I'm looking at the magazine right now. I love to cook. Growing up as the granddaughter of family farmers, and with relatives who were often looking for diabetic-friendly/weight loss friendly recipes, much of what I do tends to be simple reminders of my youth.
I'm also in a very rural town in southern Missouri. Don't let Ree Drummond fool you. She might talk game living on a ranch in Oklahoma, but when you watch her show and think "there's no way I can purchase that locally", she shops a lot bigger than living on the "prairie". (I love her recipes. I often have to either get creative or hit up an Amazon Prime Pantry box to make it work. Alas….
So the recipes you'll find here will be simple, but good, (I hope) fare. I don't know if I'll be able to post a recipe a week, but I'll aim for at least once a month. Since the weather is turning cooler and we're busy with holiday preparations, today's recipe is a meatloaf you can make in your crock pot.
A basic meatloaf you can make in the crock pot.
Dump everything into a bowl. Remove rings. Put on rubber gloves if you want, and mix with your hands. Dump into crock pot sprayed with cooking spray and shape into a vague loaf shape. Cook. Enjoy.