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Home Business In the midst of the pandemic, a Kenyan immigrant dares to start...
In the midst of the pandemic, a Kenyan immigrant dares to start her dream business
Cynthia Simba, Mshale Reporter
Miriam Mongare, a Kenyan American fitness trainer and businesswoman on October 2020 launched her dream business, a women-only gym in Bloomington, Minnesota. Photo: Courtesy
The COVID-19 the pandemic has forced most business across the United States to scale down or close doors altogether. But for Miriam Mongare, the pandemic has provided opportunities to finally open her dream business to serve the needs of her community.
In October, Mongare, who immigrated from Kenya 10 years ago, launched Miriam Fitness, a women-only gym, in Bloomington, Minn.
"I always loved working out as a form of therapy," Mongare said.
The 29-year-old credits her early adoption to healthy living to her mother. As an adult, Mongare began expanding her knowledge of health and fitness by completing courses at her local community college.
Mongare is one of thousands of entrepreneurs who have somehow found ways to defy the coronavirus pandemic and start new businesses. Since the pandemic forced the country into a shutdown in March, an estimated 100,000 businesses had closed their doors for good by the end of September, Fortune Magazine reported. But a Mshale analysis of U.S. Census data shows that the number of people applying for new business licenses in 2020 increased by 32 percent from last year.
After completing health and fitness training in 2016, Mongare began to feel confident in her knowledge and fitness routine. She started working as a personal trainer.
"I wanted others to feel the same way I felt when I was training," she said.
As the years went by, Mongare was able to grow a substantial clientele. She expanded her personal training to group workout sessions, renting space at a local gym to hold classes. She also enlisted the deejaying services of her sister Anne, who performs by the name of DJ Mochi, to create an upbeat environment to motivate her students.
Earlier this year when the pandemic began and new measures to restrict the spread of the coronavirus began to be implemented across the country, the gym Mongare operated out of was forced to close. Left without a dedicated workspace, she moved her workout sessions outside to public spaces and local parks.
Miriam Mongare, Kenyan American fitness trainer and businesswoman, leads a socially distanced exercise class at her newly opened gym. Miriam Fitness opened its doors on October 2020. Photo: Cynthia Simba/Mshale
"I always dreamt of opening a space but I didn't think it would be a reality," she said.
Still, the idea of opening an entire gym overwhelmed her. She wasn't sure where to begin logistically. Due to her background as an immigrant Mongare also experienced a feeling of imposter syndrome, a psychological phenomenon that causes people to doubt their abilities. It's very common in people working or studying in environments that aren't traditionally associated with people from their background.
But all those fears Mongare had melted away soon as temperatures began to drop and made holding her fitness classes outside impossible. She began to look for space to continue her fitness classes, confident that she could run her own gym. It also helped that she could fund her business with money she had saved from working at various healthcare facilities, and as a personal trainer. A month after searching through various properties and locations she noticed a vacant building on 98th and Lyndale in Bloomington.
"I just went for it," she said.
Mongare immediately contacted the leasing manager and began the process of renting the space.
At the beginning of October, her dream of owning a gym became a reality as Miriam Fitness opened its doors to new and old clients. The gym offers monthly memberships with socially-distanced group classes, one-on-one personal training, and classes for two. It also has a dedicated space for prayer.
One such a client is Arnett Ogamba, who learned about Mongare's group training sessions from social media. She credits her elevated energy levels and new love for personal fitness to Mongare's classes.
"I've grown to love working out," she said. "When I started, within three weeks I felt happier and lighter."
Ogamba has been training with Mongare for the past three months and attends group classes three days a week.
"I love it," she said.
And Reem Alemam had been training with Mongare for over eight months.
"I've been coming here since March," she said.
Alemam said she enjoyed training with Mongare because of her consistency and dedication to her clients. She also appreciated the female-only environment and credited Mongare for her weight loss.
"With women it's more comfortable," she said. "She's a godsend."
To anyone wanting to live a more active lifestyle but is hesitant Mongare offers some simple words of encouragement.
"Just go for it," she advised.
Miriam Fitness is open five days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Bloomington.
Cynthia is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. She has interned at Mshale and Voice of America and previously worked at the Minnesota Daily. She recently returned from Seoul, South Korea where she was an English educator.
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On 7th March, Alan attended a Recoil release party at the Lalic Club in Köln, Germany. Organised by Intercord's Anne Berning and Simone Wien in conjunction with the club owner, the event was very well received and a good time had by all. As well as signing various Recoil CD's and promotional items, Alan was pleased to accept a gold disc to commemorate sales of Depeche Mode's 'The Singles 86 - 98'.
Photograph courtesy of Elvis Rashidi.
The album, video and EPK were featured as well as competitions to win copies of the LP.


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This updated edition (version 7.1) of the well-known Power Engineering Guide is a manual for everyone involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy – from system planning, to implementation and control.
This guide is designed to assist and support engineers, technicians, planners and advisors, as well as students, trainees and teachers of electrical engineering and energy technology.
Beyond that, Power Engineering Guide will also be useful as a reference work for technical questions and support continuing education and training in the technical eld.
The importance of electricity is emphasized by the rapidly increasing number of electrical applications and the fact that demand will continually grow in the coming decades.
As you already know, electrical energy is the backbone of our economy, and supports every aspect of social and cultural life today. The comfort of always having electricity available is anything but guaranteed, however. We face major challenges in providing adequate power generation, transmission and distribution to meet the world's needs.
Power engineering guide contain twelve chapters, covering all electrical engineering aspects from generation to transmission and distribution of electrical energy. Some of the below listed chapters already exist here at EEP as a separately guides, but note that this is complete Power Engineering Guide. Enjoy in studying!


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Kids will find plenty to enjoy in the artwork. A pleasing choice for reading aloud in the classroom, the library, or the home.
A dandy tale of self-acceptance…Merino's airy style reflects the light message of the book: celebrate yourself and enjoy your imperfections.
Using soft edges, watercolors, and simple, warm words, Gemma Merino shares the unlikely story of a sheep who lost her silky wool but gained happiness, self-confidence, and a beautiful new friendship.
With aplomb, Lola shows that there are good hair days and bad hair days, but self-confidence comes from within. A fun seasonal read-aloud for storytime and one-on-one sharing.
Children will enjoy this heartwarming story with its clever artwork that helps illustrate the lesson that one doesn't have to be perfect to be accepted or loved.
Gemma Merino spent the first half of her life in her hometown near Barcelona where she became an architect with very itchy feet. And after living and working in Dublin, Tel Aviv, and finally London, she discovered the fascinating world of picture books. Gemma won the Macmillan Prize for children's book illustration in 2011 for her first book, The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water, while studying for her MA in children's book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art.


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Subscription to Modern Athlete & Coach is included in your ATFCA membership, it is a quarterly publication. If you are a non-member but would like to subscribe to Modern Athlete & Coach Magazine cost is AUD$60.00 (GST inclusive), Overseas AUD$75.00 which includes airmail. Discount to Agencies is 10%. Modern Athlete and coach a wide range of topics from working with young athletes to technical advice from professionals and experienced coaches in your chosen event groups. Regular articles and information about diets, training programs and injury prevention. The journal contains articles on technical preparation, planning, and a conditioning nature for all levels of athletic coaching abilities, featuring articles by renowned coaches, dietitians, physiotherapists and academics. The Modern Athlete & Coach technical journal is a must for coaches, athletes, parents, teachers, libraries, academics and students.
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The ATFCA Newsletter is also a quarterly publication with updated events, latest info, book reviews, tributes, program changes, results and much much more. ATFCA News is distributed free to all members.
The Henri Schubert Award
The Henri Schubert award is presented annually by the ATFCA. It is conferred on an accredited coach who has rendered distinguished service to Australian Athletics. This should include services to Coach Education and service to the many varied areas of Athletics. Nominations can be made by anyone within the Australian Athletics community including Athletics Australia's Member Associations, Little Athletics Member Associations and Branches of ATFCA or individuals and should be in writing and be accompanied by a statement of qualification of the nominee.
This award distinguishes coaches who contribute to the development of the sport in all areas from grassroots to elite. The award recognises a coach's leadership and networking at a participation level – it does not only recognise a coach who has reached the pinnacle of their career in coaching. Outstanding coaching and coach educators are innovators and catalysts for the development of future coaches in all areas.
The award commemorates an outstanding coach who produced many athletes of high quality, including world record holders. His coaching achievements were many. Henri was a great supporter of ATFCA, volunteering many hours of work for Athletics and after his retirement in the early 1980's, he gave of his time to Athletics Australia and the Victorian Athletics Association.
Henri passed away in 1993 it was resolved to recognise his wonderful contribution to the sport he loved with an annual award to an Australian coach. The Henri Schubert Award is recognised each year and is presented at the ATFCA National Congress conducted every two years.
This award is peer-nominated. Confidentiality in nomination is essential and nominees should not be aware that they are being nominated for this award. Nominations are considered by the ATFCA Board of Directors. More than one award may be awarded each year if there are multiple nominations which are considered worthy of the award. Details of successful applicant(s) are published in the ATFCA newsletter.
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The ATFCA has offered a scholarship program to assist advancing the involvement of women in Track and Field Coaching for several years. It is to continue this year and applications are now open.
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We have a range of ATFCA branded clothing available to members. Clothing to keep you cool in summer and warm for the off season winter training sessions.

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Q: Electrical Resistance of Spherical, Contacting Colloids So, I work a lot with Magneto-Rheological (MR) fluids - which are essentially electrolyte  solutions with suspended, paramagnetic colloids/particles.  Once a magnetic field is applied to such a fluid, the particles tend to aggregate and line up with the external magnetic field.  Here's a simulation/depiction of the structures formed from that process - where the top and bottom boundaries are electrodes:

Now, once these chains are formed, I want to apply a voltage to the electrodes and store charge by forming electric double layers around each particle.   Thus, I'm looking to assess the conductivity of formed chains, and I can do this using the resistance of each sphere.  Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any papers discussing an analytical expression for the resistance between two contacting spheres in water. So, I decided to implement the problem into FEA.  Here's the problem: what shoould the appropriate boundary conditions be?  Obviously, we're going to have a potential drop across a given set of particles, but where do we define that voltage?  After all, there's going to be area in the water, and also area inside the particles (see the COMSOL domain below).

Since the voltage is unknown, I was thinking of defining the top and bottom boundaries as a function of x each and offsetting those functions by a set value.  So, the bottom boundary would have V = V(x,0), and the top boundary would have V=V(x,D) + V_0, where V_0 is the difference and D is the diameter.  However, I can't figure out how to implement this into COMSOL (pretty sure that you can't).  So, do any of you have any idea how to implement it or have any other suggestions?  Here are some simulations for the potential when V(x,0) = V_0 and V(x,D) = 0 (obviously, not the right BC).

Here's a simulation in which I set the portion inside the particles to V(x,0)=V_0 and V(x,D) = 0; then, the top/bottom boundaries for the water are periodic boundaries (closest I could get to implementing the BC described above.

THis seems more reasonable, but it's not exactly what I want.  To calculate the resistance, I'm then taking I = integral of J dot n over the particle's surface area and then using dV/I = R.  Any ideas / comments on how to implement the BC or a different approach to take would be GREATLY appreciated.
Note: I suppose that someone would suggest modelling the entire chain, but this is not what I want.  Since I can get almost infinite shapes/chains, I'm trying to put together a method for calculating the overall resistance of a given chain on-the-fly/automatically.  This would need the resistance for this case (and eventually resistance for 4 particles in one given simulation domain).

A: When the contact area of the spheres is a small disk, the resistance is /4b, where  is the resistivity of the sphere's material and b is the radius of the contact disk See https://www.academia.edu/1841457/The_Notion_of_Electrical_Resistance
equation 43.
Best regards from csoliverez@gmail.com

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package org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import org.apache.solr.SolrTestCase;
import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.ResponseParser;
import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.request.RequestWriter;
import org.junit.Test;

/** Test the LBHttp2SolrClient. */
public class LBHttp2SolrClientTest extends SolrTestCase {

  /**
   * Test method for {@link LBHttp2SolrClient#setParser(ResponseParser)}.
   *
   *
Validate that the parser passed in is used in the base Http2SolrClient
   * instance.
   */
  @Test
  public void testLBHttp2SolrClientSetRequestParser() throws IOException {
    String url = "http://127.0.0.1:8080";
    try (Http2SolrClient http2Client = new Http2SolrClient.Builder(url).build();
        LBHttp2SolrClient testClient = new LBHttp2SolrClient(http2Client, url)) {
      testClient.setParser(null);
      assertNull("Generated lb client should have null parser.", testClient.getParser());
      assertNull("Generated base client should have null parser.", http2Client.getParser());

      ResponseParser parser = new NoOpResponseParser("json");
      testClient.setParser(parser);
      assertEquals("Wrong parser found in lb client.", parser, testClient.getParser());
      assertEquals("Wrong parser found in base client.", parser, http2Client.getParser());
    }
  }

  /**
   * Test method for {@link LBHttp2SolrClient#setRequestWriter(RequestWriter)}.
   *
   *
Validate that the requestWriter passed in is used in the base Http2SolrClient
   * instance.
   */
  @Test
  public void testLBHttp2SolrClientSetRequestWriter() throws IOException {
    String url = "http://127.0.0.1:8080";
    try (Http2SolrClient http2Client = new Http2SolrClient.Builder(url).build();
        LBHttp2SolrClient testClient = new LBHttp2SolrClient(http2Client, url)) {
      testClient.setRequestWriter(null);
      assertNull("Generated lb client should have null writer.", testClient.getRequestWriter());
      assertNull("Generated base client should have null writer.", http2Client.getRequestWriter());

      RequestWriter writer = new BinaryRequestWriter();
      testClient.setRequestWriter(writer);
      assertEquals("Wrong writer found in lb client.", writer, testClient.getRequestWriter());
      assertEquals("Wrong writer found in base client.", writer, http2Client.getRequestWriter());
    }
  }

  /**
   * Test method for {@link LBHttp2SolrClient#setQueryParams(Set)} and {@link
   * LBHttp2SolrClient#addQueryParams(String)}.
   *
   *
Validate that the query params passed in are used in the base Http2SolrClient
   * instance.
   */
  @Test
  public void testLBHttp2SolrClientSetQueryParams() throws IOException {
    String url = "http://127.0.0.1:8080";
    try (Http2SolrClient http2Client = new Http2SolrClient.Builder(url).build();
        LBHttp2SolrClient testClient = new LBHttp2SolrClient(http2Client, url)) {
      Set<String> queryParams = new HashSet<>(2);
      queryParams.add("param1=this");
      testClient.setQueryParams(new HashSet<>(queryParams));
      assertArrayEquals(
          "Wrong queryParams found in lb client.",
          queryParams.toArray(),
          testClient.getQueryParams().toArray());
      assertArrayEquals(
          "Wrong queryParams found in base client.",
          queryParams.toArray(),
          http2Client.getQueryParams().toArray());

      testClient.addQueryParams("param2=that");
      queryParams.add("param2=that");
      assertArrayEquals(
          "Wrong queryParams found in lb client.",
          queryParams.toArray(),
          testClient.getQueryParams().toArray());
      assertArrayEquals(
          "Wrong queryParams found in base client.",
          queryParams.toArray(),
          http2Client.getQueryParams().toArray());
    }
  }
}

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Herbex Green Tea concentrate 400 ml is a tasty apple flavoured drink, containing the single herb Green Tea.
Green Tea, which is made from the unfermented leaves of evergreen Camellia sinensis plant, has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese and Indian health systems as a refreshing and energising beverage, or meal accompaniment, which offers many great health benefits. These benefits are reputed to include assisting with body weight control and metabolic health, promoting digestion, providing a rich source of polyphenols and antioxidants, and helps with hydration and fluid balance.
To use, simply mix 25 ml of concentrate in one (1) litre of cold water. Mix well and drink throughout the day. Add ice or keep chilled in the refrigerator.
Add fresh mint leaves for extra refreshment.


When it comes to computer cabling in classroom environments, no matter what you do for the long runs, you usually a mess on your hands those final few feet to the faculty equipment.
No matter what you do in your school classrooms to handle cabling for faculty, there is that final length of cable for audio and video to projectors, interactive boards and audio that usually is a total cluster. Then, add-in the multiple uses and people in the rooms doing a variety of different types of presentations in different locations in the room and you compound the issue. In our case, we had long cables running from the projector and speakers and the length connecting to faculty laptops has always been a nightmare to deal with. They sits on the ground and constantly get kicked around, removed, lost and/or damaged. It also just looks bad when you come in and see a pile of cables you need to rely on for a teaching session.
In addition to adding cable management from the projectors and speakers in the room through putting then behind the walls (if you can) or going with cable tracking to conceal and secure cables, you still need some slack to allow teachers to setup in the space in different locations. Because you want to leave some slack, but it can stay unorganized. All strict cable management systems from the usual vendors are really geared to hold the cabling in a fixed position. This doesn't work for that final few feet from the wall you want for the teacher to be flexible with depending on their material and hardware use.
I found nothing great out there in the cabling vertical market intended to handle this sort of scenario. But, there are many solutions out there for dealing with situations LIKE this on boats with rope, which is why I looked to solutions with rope management and found that dock cleats could be a perfect solution. Different materials and environments, but very similar form and function. After a talk with L-W Visual Arts teacher, Robert Sanborn, who happens to be extremely knowledgeable of boat hardware and interiors, I found out that I should head down to West Marine and see what they have that could work for VGA and other rope-like cabling we deal with in schools.
West Marine had many different types of dock cleats but the Dock Edge Classic Cleat models seemed to be the best one to use in my opinion because it was lightweight, sturdy and seemed like our walls could handle it without too much trouble. Going through the check-out, the cashier asked if I had a boat (which we do not.) After briefly explaining I would be using this in a classroom, he smiled pretending to understand and was happy to sell whatever to me for whatever reason. Sidenote: If you have never had the chance to go in and look around store that carry boat supplies, I highly recommend it. There is a lot of really cool equipment and tools for boats but have so many other applications as well.
After We are getting a bunch in and will be installing in every classroom as we can in addition to normalizing the cabling runs with boxes and tracking. The have white and powder-coated models. We will get a mix of both depending what we can continue to acquire from vendors. I prefer 8 1/2 inch model (PN#2508W-F) as it provides enough spacing for decent extra length from the wall to take into the room for a table or desk use presentation.
Besides working quite well to tether the last few feet of a VGA, audio and USB cable, the cleat provides relief on the cable run itself to the rest of the run when it is pulled from the desk or table with the equipment. It stops the pull to the rest of the cabling in the track or behind the wall while still providing organization.
Lastly, it is also pretty fun to say you are getting a piece of equipment for your classrooms of your school from Bass Pro Shops (as they sell this model as well!) But, there are many places on the web you can order them from if you don't have a local boat shop in your area. Depending on which sizes you get, the pricing ranges from $10-$30 or so.


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TextFieldApp
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A small app that shows many of the properties of a UITextField and allows you to tweak them and see the result instantly.

[![sample1](https://raw.github.com/CutFlame/TextFieldApp/master/ScreenShots/shot1-small.png)](https://raw.github.com/CutFlame/TextFieldApp/master/ScreenShots/shot1.png)
[![sample2](https://raw.github.com/CutFlame/TextFieldApp/master/ScreenShots/shot2-small.png)](https://raw.github.com/CutFlame/TextFieldApp/master/ScreenShots/shot2.png)

### Sensible Uses for this app: ###

* UX designer wanting to know the built-in capabilities of a text field
* Developer trying to figure out what properties should have what values to get desired look/behavior

### License ###

This code is distributed under the terms and conditions of the [MIT license](LICENSE).

### Why? ###

I got sick of the seemingly endless loop of tweak-build, tweak-build, etc. Then I figured I would share my creation with the world.


All the above to be powder coated to any RAL/BS colour (Please see choice of RAL colours under the "Technical/Specification" tab).
All RSL shutters are installed with electric 240 vault motors with a 5 year manufactures guarantee and do not require shoot bolts or any other additional locking devices.
All door shutters will be fitted with manual overrides and brakes as standard.
All the above to be powder coated to any RAL/BS colour (Please see choice of RAL colours under the "Technical/Specificaition" tab).
Fire relay panel to be linked with fire alarm.
Key switch supplied as standard.
All shutters will be fitted with manual overrides as standard.
Battery backups and audio/visual alarms can be offered.


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Rafael Cardenas (born 1971) is a Mexican-American photographer based in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights.

Biography
Rafael Cardenas was born in 1971 in Jalisco, Mexico. He was raised in East Los Angeles and considers the city a huge influence on him as a person and as an artist. In particular, he finds the Eastside, east of the L.A. river as inspiration for his work. Ever since he was a child, he would carry a Kodak 110 or a Canon Rebel to photograph his daily life, and it was only after buying a professional Canon EOS 10D from a former colleague in 2010 did he begin to practice professionally.

Prior to becoming a professional photographer, he held different administrative assistant positions in the medical and legal fields. He also created some graphic design projects, acting on stage and screen, and fronting for a Los Angeles band named Slowrider. In 2009, he began working for the local art magazine, Citizen L.A., and he started taking his own photographs for his articles.

Photography
His work consists primarily of black-and-white photographs documenting the Angeleno streets and its communities.  The editing process for Cardenas is crucial, and by doing it every day, he created his signature black-and-white style. For the creative process behind his photography, he tends to always be "in the moment" because he never knows when he's going to shoot and he seeks out to capture scenes he finds interesting. When Cardenas began photographing he never framed his shots behind any political agenda or with an artist statement in mind, but that conclusion came after editing. As neighborhoods start changing with people and businesses being displaced he finds his documentation more important than ever.

Artworks
Cardenas is a self-taught photographer who documents East Los Angeles with the purpose of discovery, producing work, and capturing moments.

RAFA 2020 (2020)

In 2010, he started his first 365-day photo series where he would shoot thousands of photos a day.  He revisted this project in 2020 and in doing so, captured the Covid pandemic.

Anynoumous (2016-2019)

Cardenas was commissioned to create a photographic slide show for the LA Metro Blue line train.

Reflections and Gifts of East Los Angeles (2014)

A photography project created in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Self-Help Graphics & Art.  Inspired by a street-photography project when Self-Help Graphics opened, Cardenas installed pop-up photo booths in select locations in east LA, and told subject that they could pick up their photographs at the same location a month later.  When the subject arrived to pick up their photographs, they found that their image was included in a large photo mural.

Publication
On July 8, 2016, Cardenas released MAS ACA, a Self-Published Photography Book. This was his first collection book filled with over 100 black-and-white photographs from 2010 to 2015. This collection documents the East Los Angeles neighborhoods that go through a change of gentrification, are often unseen, and disappearing street landmarks. The book includes an introduction by Harry Gamboa Jr with poetry by Gloria Enedina Alvarez and Joseph Rios.

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions
 2018     Landscapes and Land Dwellers, La Plaza De Cultura y Artes
 2018     Backyard Tableaux, Vincent Price Art Museum
 2016   Anonymous, Los Angeles Metro Stations, Rotating Location till 2019
 2014    Because LA, Homegirl Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
 2014    Regalos y Recuerdos, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
 2011    Boldly Boyle Heights, Primera Taza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
 2010   In Perpetuum, Eastside Luv, Boyle Heights, CA

Selected group exhibitions
 2022 Golden Hour: California Photography from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Touring So Cal
 2020  For the Love of LA (online) sponsored by The Music Center
 2019 We Rise LA, Pop-Up, DTLA
 2017   Dia De Los Muertos, A Cultural Legacy, Past, Present and Future, Self Help Graphics & Art, PST LA/LA, Los Angeles, CA
 2017   Big LA Portrait Gallery, Grand Park, Los Angeles, CA
 2017  Tastemakers & Earthshakers: Notes From Los Angeles Youth Culture, 1943–2016, Vincent Price Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
 2014    Trece, Boathouse Gallery at Plaza De La Raza, Los Angeles, CA
 2013    Boyle Heights: Arte Vida Y Amor, Avenue 50 for LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
 2011    End of the Year Print Show - Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA

Honors and awards
In 2016, the Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce awarded Cardenas with an Outstanding Local Artist Award. In 2018, the Rema Hort Mann Foundation nominated Rafael Cardenas for Emerging Artist.

References

External links
 http://www.rafa.la/
 http://www.rafa.la/new-page-1
 https://www.instagram.com/rafa.la/
 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQDkvTPChvuIaSMfGlNzg1w

1971 births
Living people

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Wed 17 Apr 2019
SCOTTISH OPERA TO MAKE OPERAVISION DEBUT WITH ANTHROPOCENE
Scottish Opera is set to make its debut on OperaVision with Anthropocene, the acclaimed new work from composer Stuart MacRae and librettist Louise Welsh.
SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES 2019/20 SEASON
Scottish Opera has unveiled its 2019/20 Season which includes a European premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival, three further new productions, one revival, six titles in the Opera in Concert series, and the world premiere of a new 'opera for toddlers' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Mon 8 Apr 2019
Audiences in Oman enjoy the pioneering 'opera for babies' BambinO
BambinO, the five star 'opera for babies', finished its run at The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) in Oman last week.
Critical acclaim for new production of Kátya Kabanová
Scottish Opera's new production of Leos Janáček's Kátya Kabanová, co-produced with Theater Magdeburg, closed its run in Glasgow and Edinburgh this March.
Wed 19 Dec 2018
GREEK SCORES A HIT AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Scottish Opera and Opera Ventures' co-production of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Greek had its American premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) this month.


I would love to be part of your big day and would put everything into ensuring the pictures created are of the highest quality and capture emotions and memories that will last forever. I will blend into the day and help you and your guests relax and feel at ease so that I can capture those special unscripted moments that will reconnect you to your special day in years to come.
Weddings really have everything; I love the pure excitement, the colours, the laughter and the gathering of friends and family together in happiness. This continually motivates me to capture your day in an original, innovative, relevant and stylish way. You will not be entering into a photographer led vision of your day, relax and enjoy every second of it and I will capture it for you at every turn.
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Job stress is the physical and emotional harm that occurs when the requirements of a job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker. Job stress can lead to poor health and even injury.
In 1990, a local court upheld a compensation claim by a construction worker who had difficulty keeping up with the pressures of the job site. To avoid falling behind, he tried to take on more tasks and often got parts mixed up. As a result, he was repeatedly yelled at by the foreman. He suffered a psychological breakdown.
1. Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of work you have?
2. How do you handle the pressure? (For example, do you talk with other workers, keep to yourself, or discuss it with your supervisor?
• Tell your supervisor how you feel.
• Reduce job stress by taking care of yourself.
• Engage in regular exercise. It is a powerful stress reliever.
• Realize that your job may not be the best option for your personality or with your other responsibilities (such as children, school, and medical conditions).


As most of you know, I am primarily a Headshot & Portrait Photographer. But I decided earlier this year that I want/need to dive headfirst into the video arena as well. I believe it's the future, or at least a big part of it. So this is my first official attempt. My #1 goal: to learn.
As for the title, well I suppose it's pretty obvious; however, I should mention that if you are entirely bored watching the video, then go check out the song "A Forest" by the Cure. It's quite "not boring".
The process of making this video was definitely much more work than I originally anticipated. And as with most projects, once I got into it, it seemed to grow. I filmed the majority of the video on my Canon 80D with an assortment of different lenses. The footage in the car was shot on a GoPro Hero 5. As I don't own a GoPro, I decided to rent one and it was well worth the $45 cost. As I was a "one man show" during the production process, many different camera supports and stabilizers were necessary.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the results and even more, I'm excited to see where things will go from here. As the title states: Learn – Create – Improve – Repeat – together all of these are vital ingredients for success. However, I can think of another very important word that makes it all come together. Sort of the "secret sauce" of Success: Work!


The first night of Chikara's 2015 King of Trios is in the books. As a first time attendee, I can say the night more than lived up to expectations. There's no way to do a quickly written recap can do justice to the night. I highly recommend buying the show when Chikara makes it available on their website. Here are some quick thoughts on the night as best as I can remember them.
As with most shows, the night was split into two halves. The first half of the show was the matches that had little storyline implications or teams the audience weren't familiar with while the second half featured the more invested matches.
The first match saw United Nations defeat Team Attack. This made me 0-1 for my predictions. Sean "X-Pac/123 Kid" Waltman was on commentary and got into a stare down with Prakash Sabar after the match. Mister Azerbaijan had the pin but elected to let team captain Juan Francisco de Coronado get the victory for his team. Solid opener and Team Attack looked good in their debut.
While Team Attack had a good showing, it was their British counterparts Team Fight Club Pro that had the breakout night with their mild upset victory over the BDK. Derek Sabato refereed the match. When the BDK was at their height in 2010, Sabato was the crooked ref who helped them win. Before the match, current BDK leader Jakob Hammermeier told Sabato it was nice to see him again and then gave an exaggerated wink. Fight Club, I think due to having a tag team called Mustache Mountain, walked in to a crowd that was polite in welcoming them to the Easton Funplex but walked out with a crowd fully behind them for the weekend.
If I'd made official predictions for the tournament, I probably would have picked Crown and Court (Princess Kimber Lee, Los Ice Creams) to be the most likely to pull off the biggest upsets and advance to the finals. It's a good thing I didn't actually put any money on my prediction. Crown and Court fought a valiant fight only to end up losing to the Arcane Horde (The Batiri and Oleg the Usurper). As I said in my King of Trios preview, fans have really taken to Oleg this season and were happy to see him advance in the tournament. However Oleg will always be a murderer and therefore I can't cheer him. RIP Dragon Dragon. Los Ice Creams looked better in this match than they normally do. Maybe in a year if they keep working together Crown and Court may be able to go on a winning streak.
The second half of the show started with Dasher's Dugout vs. Battleborn. I have Battleborn picked to win the tournament so I was glad to finally see one of my predictions for the first round come true. Former Grand Champion, Icarus seemed to take a nasty bump early in the match and then was hit with a chair to the face allowing Battleborn to pick up the victory. After the match, Icarus lay on the mat for a while and the doctor came over to check on him. Hopefully he's okay and wasn't too shaken up. My favorite part of the match was when Battleborn leader Kevin Condron was on the apron, the crowd had a dueling chant of, "We want Kevin," "No we don't." I wanted to record this and make it my ring tone for when Kevin calls me to ask why I haven't written a blog in three months.
The Bullet Club defeated the team of Fire Ant, Worker Ant and Pharaoh Ant. While this match was really good, I don't think the Young Bucks threw enough Superkicks for this to really classify as a Superkick party. I was seated near the Bullet Club's corner. At one point, AJ Styles looked at the guys in front of me who were harassing him and said, "If this wasn't a PG show, I'd give you the DX chop. I've got to be good." During the match, AJ went to do a top rope move and slipped. He blamed the "lucha ropes" for causing the mistake. After the match, in a bit of retaliation, AJ had the Bucks superkick the rope.
The story during the Nightmare Warriors vs. Snake Pit was former Grand Champion Eddie Kingston trash talking current Grand Champion Hallowicked. This was a brutal match that saw "The Last of a Dying Breed" Kingston working with his team only to end up on the losing end. After the match, Hallowicked and Frightmare tried to get Soldier Ant to become a full-fledged member of their team. Soldier eventually pulled off his mask revealing another mask that was a hybrid of his camouflage look mixed with the style of Hallowicked and Frightmare's masks.
The main event saw the Gentleman's Club square off against Team AAA. Aerostar entered with a flamethrower. Gentleman's Club captain Chuck Taylor suggested if Aerostar gets to use a flamethrower, Chuck should get to use a gun. A wild a crazy match, which is pretty much a given when on one side of the ring is a dragon and the other side features a swamp monster. The finish came after Colonel Doc Angus and Orange Cassidy tried to interfere to help the Gentleman's Club only for Drago to mist Cassidy and Team AAA getting the victory shortly thereafter.
That was just night one. Can't wait to see what nights two and three have in store as well as the fan conclave. I'm predicting come Monday, I will be sleeping all day in an attempt to recoup from the weekend. Check out more pics on Facebook!


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Disney News Disneyland Paris
Jack Kirby Legacy Gallery at Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel Now Features Temporary Groot Art Collection
December 13, 2022 Denise Disney's Hotel New York - the Art of Marvel, Disneyland Paris, Groot, Jack Kirby Legacy Gallery, The Art of Marvel
The Jack Kirby Legacy Gallery at Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel now has a temporary exhibit featuring Groot. Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel features hundreds of pieces of Marvel artwork in the hotel, and is always worth a visit to either stay, shop or dine.
Read below for all the details from Disneyland Paris!
A new temporary collection from the Jack Kirby Legacy Gallery at Disney Hotel New York® – The Art of Marvel now features one of the most unlikely characters in the galaxy: Groot.
True to its mission to highlight different artistic styles and interpretations, this exhibition has the originality of playing not only on colors and renderings, but also on the appearance of the character. Indeed, Groot is a rare MARVEL character who is known for his varying ages; the exhibition therefore highlights his imposing side when he is in his prime, as much as his adorable side when he is a child. In both cases, it leaves no one indifferent, whether we are intrigued by its vegetal side or whether its childish antics make us laugh.
A black shape or a gnarled wooden body that stands out against a starry background or a bright color, Groot looks intimidating… But he's also cute, smiley, and he loves to dance… These different depictions literally jump out of frame!
In the great line of Marvel Super Heroes, complex and yet approachable, this second exhibition naturally finds its place in this gallery that art admirers or comic book fans will appreciate for its great diversity and eclecticism.
It is also part of the hotel's constant evolution process, which is one of the highlights of MARVEL. Indeed, the special episode Guardians of the Galaxy: Happy Holidays currently available on Disney+ is celebrated through the partnership with Marvel artist Skottie Young who imagined the design of a fun Baby Groot for the giant decoration which will sit proudly at the entrance of the hotel throughout this Christmas season.
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A Look at 2013 MSU Baseball
By Metal Building Dawg Jun 5, 2012, 2:00pm EDT
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With all the momentum of a SEC Tournament Championship the Tallahassee Regional ended a little sooner than we had hoped, but it was a good season. And Ole Miss choked away a chance at a Super Regional so that's good. Moving on to what we can expect next year, here's a quick look at what's coming back (basically the whole team except Brent Browlee, Nick Routt, Caleb Reed and Chris Stratton).
(I'm assuming Chris Stratton, and only Chris Stratton goes pro after his junior season).
Caleb Reed and Chris Stratton (how many times am I going to say Chris Stratton?) would ordinarily be two really tough guys to replace. But, State has so many hurlers it may not phase them. Reed was the closer, but Johnathon Holder has already taken over that role...so he comes into his sophomore year not only with a spectacular 0.32 ERA his freshman year, but 9 saves to his credit. First thought on filling Stratton's shoes would be Kendall Graveman, but that may not be the case. Brandon Woodruff is coming on strong after a true freshman season with an ERA of 2.38 and a strong performance in the SEC Tournament.
Other options for weekend starters will be Jacob Lindgren, Evan Mitchell, Luis Pollorena and Ben Bracewell. I would say they'd be in that order. I expect Ben Bracewell to take over Caleb Reed's set up role, and Pollorena to do more of the same: pinch run, defensive replacement, spot starts, long relief, etc. Jacob Lindgren and Evan Mitchell have a lot of talent, and it may come down to those two for the Sunday spot each week.
In the bullpen, you've got to feel good about Ross Mitchell and the aforementioned Holder, Bracewell and Pollorena. Chad Girodo will be back and they may be joined by Daryl Norris who is expected to make a transition to concentrate on pitching.
The top 13 hitters from 2012 return next year, so that obviously includes Adam Frazier (.371). With that said, it's only natural to assume they will improve with more experience and time devoted to their craft. Daryl Norris was second on the team at .273, and he may have less of an offensive presence and play more out of the DH spot (perhaps a platoon with Trey Porter). At 3rd base, Nick Flair (who redshirted this year), is expected to take over and be an offensive threat.
Wes Rea and Mitch Slauter are solid at 1st base and catcher, hopefully they will improve with the bats in '13 - especially Rea. Frazier is clearly the man at shortstop, and C.T. Bradford will be back in center field (surgery on labrum in right shoulder - should be 100% by Oct./Nov.). Hunter Renfroe should move back over to right field, and hopefully his hitting will continue to improve.
The biggest position battles will most likely be 2nd base and left field. At 2nd, Sam Frost returns as a senior, Matthew Britton as a sophomore, and Alex Detz comes in as a Juco transfer (and I imagine Detz/Britton could challenge Flair/Norris at 3rd base as well). In LF, DeMarcus Henderson returns; there is also a recruit coming in named Jacob Robson (Canadian) who could challenge him, and Tyler Fullerton will be looking for playing time as well.
Just don't make errors, right? It's good to have Slauter back behind the plate again as he is very familiar with a pitching staff that posted a 2.58 team ERA - keeping things the same is a good thing.
Having Renfroe and Bradford's arms in the outfield is a huge plus. Wes Rea can pick it a 1st, Frazier led the SEC in assists by a long shot and of course State led the nation with 71 double plays. As long as Frost doesn't find his way to 3rd base again we should be fine.
I don't think I'd be crazy to say 2013 should be our year. Despite losing the SEC Pitcher of the Year, Butch Thompson still has plenty of weapons (and let's hope Thompson is still wearing a maroon jersey next year). Considering Brownlee was the only returning player who had more than 100 ABs in 2011 (he only had 98 in '12), it's no surprise the team struggled offensively as it was pretty much everyone's first year in the SEC...so you've got to figure they improve.
I'm looking for BIG things in '13...as in a Regional host at the minimum. State should be in contention for a SEC West title all year, and a national seed in the NCAA Tournament. It's time to get back to Omaha, and next year is when that should happen.


We've all fallen down at least once. Hopefully, it was when we were younger and could heal up quickly. That being said, the people who fall the most (beyond toddlers) are the elderly. This is unfortunate because the elderly are the least equipped to recover from falls. The team at Justice Healthcare Group used to work in hospitals, and we saw many senior citizens injured by falls who needed a lot of care. Sometimes, the elderly would fall when they returned home after procedures. Even young adults can fall after surgery and end up back in the hospital. It's discouraging, expensive, and totally preventable.
When we created Justice Healthcare Group, we knew we had to include a Home Safety Program with our other home health care services. Almost a third of seniors in the United States fall every year and half of the falls that send seniors to the hospital happen at home. In light of that, we want to take some time today to share some essential tips for preventing falls for people of any age.
Add handrails and grab bars in key locations.
You don't have to remodel your home to make it safe. Instead, you can install safety devices in key places. Consider stairs, toilets, and bathtubs/showers. These are locations where falls happen the most often, and it doesn't take much to install a single rail that could make all the difference. You can do the installation yourself or have a handyman or family member do it for you.
Narrow hallways and steep stairs present particularly big fall risks, and when they aren't well-lit, the risk gets even higher. Bright lights can make a huge difference in helping anyone keep their footing. We also recommend that you install nightlights in bathrooms, hallways, and bedrooms. You should be able to go to the bathroom at night without running the risk of injuring yourself.
Clutter makes for an instant trapping hazard that's all too easy to remove. Stacks of newspapers, mail, or other items should be kept off the floor. Hallways and stairs are especially important areas to keep completely clear.
If you like to go barefooted or wear socks, it may not always be the best choice. Bare feet leave you vulnerable to hitting your toes or stepping on painful objects. Socks are comfortable, but they can be slippery and cause falls. You can invest in socks with rubber grips to solve the problem, but you can also just wear your shoes. Shoes not only provide grip, they also provide good support.
If you're weak or unsteady on your feet, living on multiple levels that require you to climb stairs isn't a good idea. Even if it's just for your recovery period, try to arrange things so you can live on one level of your home. Before an operation is a key time to get things set for that. If you can't limit yourself to one level, try to minimize your trips up and down the stairs. Keeping stairs to a minimum, especially at night, is the best way to avoid the falls that so easily happen on them.
Showers and bathtubs aren't the only floors that can get very dangerous when they're wet. Kitchens, porches, and bathrooms can also present significant danger when they get wet. Putting in non-slip mats in key locations will prevent you from falling on a rainy day or because of a drink spill.
Loose clothing can be really comfortable, but if it is so loose that it drags on the ground, it can make you fall. We suggest you invest in comfortable clothing that is hemmed properly. That way, you can still enjoy the relaxation without the risk of tripping over your own hems.
Many of the home fixtures we take for granted can prompt falls. These include throw rugs, loose carpet, and floorboards that are out of alignment. Repair the carpet, add sticky pads under the rugs, and get the floorboards repaired.
At Justice Healthcare Group, we are dedicated to providing Houston with world-class home health care, including safety precautions. Learn more today!


This is the final week for LES MISERABLES on stage at the Arkansas Rep. Tickets are still available for performances through Sunday, April 6 at 7pm.
While there is not a performance tonight, there is still a chance for a LES MIZ experience at the Rep.
Join Rafael Castanera, Production Manager and Costume Designer, as he discusses his creative vision for Les Miserables.
See the remarkable costumes and wigs from the production and learn how Mr. Castanera developed each character.
Performances for the final week of Les Miserables are 7pm on Wednesday and Thursday, 8pm on Friday and Saturday, and 2pm & 7pm on Sunday.
See the remarkable costumes and wigs from the production and learn how Mr. Castanera develops each character.
Come join The Oxford American magazine at South on Main for "No Place In Particular: A Celebration of Southern Poetry and Music." Jimbo Mathus will round out the evening with a set of music, following readings from five poets!
This event is general admission, with a $7 cover payable at the door. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 5 pm with poetry reading beginning at 6 and music at 7:45.
Poets Carter Monroe, Justin Booth, Verless Doran, R.J. Looney, and Ayara Stein will read from selections of their work.
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra co-concertmaster Kiril Laskarov and friends will play an all-Franz Schubert concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock.
Laskarov, violin, and Tatiana Roitman, piano, will play Schubert's Sonatina in D major, and join Kate Weeks, viola, Brett Andrews, cello, and Barron Weir, bass, for the "Trout" Quintet.
Kiril Laskarov is currently Co-Concertmaster of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Director at the Episcopal Collegiate School. A native of Bulgaria, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State Academy of Music in Sofia and Master's degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. A winner of the 1995 Bulgarian National Competition, Laskarov has appeared as a soloist with the Arkansas Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Southern Illinois Symphony, Abilene (TX) Philharmonic, and Texarkana (TX) Symphony, and also presented recitals in Little Rock, Memphis, Kansas City, and Dallas.
Pianist Tatiana Roitman has appeared as a soloist and recitalist across North America and Europe. The BBC hailed her performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue as "formidable…both accurate and with rarely seen joy." As a versatile artist whose engagements include solo, concerto and chamber repertoire, she believes strongly the only way that "art music" can remain pertinent in the 21st century is by conveying and elevating its emotional quintessence. As a performer of contemporary works, she's premiered works at the American Composer's Forum and performed For Don by Milton Babbitt, with the composer in attendance in celebration of his 90th birthday at Tanglewood's Contemporary Music Festival. She's performed regularly with the San Diego Symphony, and has been featured as a soloist in Stravinsky's Petrushka, and on SDSO's innovative Symphony Exposed Series.
A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory, Kate Weeks currently resides in Little Rock, AR where she maintains her private massage therapy studio and performs orchestral and chamber music regularly with the Arkansas Symphony, the Shreveport Symphony, and the Texarkana Symphony.
Brett Andrews received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 2010. At age 15, he was an inaugural member of the Honor Orchestra of America. As a soloist, he has performed with the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra and placed second in the 2012 LMTA Young Artist Competition. He frequently plays as a member of the Emerald Piano Quartet in recitals across east Texas and north Louisiana and performs as a section cello member in many area symphonies including Longview, Texarkana, South Arkansas and Shreveport Symphonies.
Barron Weir began studying the double bass at age 10 at the Music Arts Institute in Independence Missouri with the former Kansas City Symphony Bassist Steven Peters. He attended The UMKC Conservatory of Music for his undergraduate studies where he was finalist in the Midwest ASTA Young Artist Competition. He then continued his studies at Juilliard where he received a performance diploma and the UMKC Music Conservatory. Barron has played as freelance musician in New York, and through the Midwest, has previously been a member of the Des Moines Symphony, and Springfield Symphony.
Described as a "quartet with a difference" by the Irish Times, the Dublin Guitar Quartet is a one-of-a-kind classical guitar ensemble that occupies a unique space in the wider chamber music world. It is the first classical guitar quartet devoted to new music. Since its formation at the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama, DGQ has worked to expand the limited repertoire by commissioning new works and adapting modern masterpieces from outside of the guitar repertoire. Audiences can expect an explosive, entertaining, and completely novel concert experience.
With the help of eight and eleven-string guitars the quartet has created an original catalogue of arrangements by composers such Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Arvo Part, and Gyorgy Ligeti. DGQ's work has brought the attention of some of the world's leading composers. Recent activity includes a forthcoming release on Philip Glass's Orange Mountain Music label, and a new 25-minute commission by New York's Michael Gordon. The ensemble is also included on a recent recording performing Arvo Part's Summa. The quartet worked with the composer in making the arrangement and received guidance during the recording process. The arrangement will be published by the composer's own publisher Universal Edition.
In 2010 the quartet were involved in a very special performance of Repentance for cello, guitar trio and double bass by celebrated Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina. The composer was present as they joined the amazing Russian cellist Ivan Monighetti in a concert in St. Peter's Church, Drogheda. DGQ's recording of this work was released on the LCMS label in March 2012. In 2008, the quartet was honored to share the stage with legendary American composer Philip Glass in St. Patrick's Cathederal, Dundalk. After hearing the quartet's arrangements of two of his string quartets, the composer described them as "quite beautiful." In 2010, DGQ performed the entire set of Philip Glass quartets to great acclaim.
Other performance highlights include the opening concert at the inaugural Guitar Festival of Ireland in 2004, which included performances by John Williams and Louis Stewart. In 2004, the premiere of Four Guitars by internationally acclaimed composer Kevin Volans was broadcast on RTÉ Lyric FM, Ireland's leading classical music and arts radio station. A premiere of Tilt by Donnacha Dennehy at the National Concert Hall as part of the 2006 Dublin Electronic Arts Festival (D.E.A.F.) was also broadcast on RTÉ Lyric FM.
Dublin Guitar Quartet has been successful in bringing new music to new audiences. It has played alongside rock groups such as The Redneck Manifesto (Dublin) and Final Fantasy (Canada); performing in venues such as Vicar St., Whelan's of Wexford Street, Project Arts Centre, Crawdaddy, and the Roisin Dubh in Galway. The quartet was also invited to perform at the Crash Ensemble's ten-year anniversary concert in 2010.
The DGQ are also developing the electric side of the guitar quartet repertoire with works like Nagoya Guitars and Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich, and a forthcoming commission for electric guitar quartet by Michael Gordon.
The Dublin Guitar Quartet is supported by Music Network and the Arts Council of Ireland.
Tickets are $15, $10 for students.
The concert starts at 3:30pm at Christ Episcopal Church, Scott and Capital Streets in downtown Little Rock.
Mayor Knoop died in July 1983. He is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park next to his wife Faith Yingling Knoop.
The Point 94.1 and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra present Rachel Barton Pine and the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra at Wildwood's Cabe Festival Theatre today. This concert is the culmination of a three-day camp including improvisation workshops and masterclasses.
Rachel Barton Pine is known both for her excellent technique and expressive range performing traditional "classical" music as well as for performing as a rock and heavy metal soloist. This genre-bending concert features music from Sibelius, Bruch, and Paganini as well as Van Halen, Metallica and Led Zeppelin!
The concert begins at 3pm at the Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre at Wildwood Park (20919 Denny Road).
Kent & Beci Coffey play at one of Little Rock's newest music venues when they perform tonight at The Undercroft. It is located on Capital Avenue just east of Scott Street, in the undercroft of Christ Church.
Kent & Beci are talented musicians and vocalists equally at home with bluegrass and the blues.
The concert starts at 7 p.m. The cover charge is $5 at the door. The space is on the campus of Christ Church; the entrance is through the sidewalk-level red door on Capitol Avenue east of Scott Street.
For information about the new performance space The Undercroft, contact Rev. Scott Walters at Christ Church at swalters@christchurchlr.org or 501-375-2342.


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Maryland Updates: Kapowza Wins Emmy for Northrop Realty Commercial; GEBA Adds Susan Boswell in Marketing Role
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Baltimore's Kapowza announced that it won an Emmy in the category of Commercial, Single Spot for the "Blue Box" television commercial at the 60th Annual National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards, part of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The commercial, developed for Northrop Realty, a Long & Foster Company, debuted in the late summer of 2017 along with a second spot, "Club Bed," and was seen on air in the Capital Region during Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup playoffs.
"Both commercials are remarkably simple but carry the power to connect with audiences and express how we at Northrop Realty can help our customers find a solution to their real estate needs," President and CEO Creig Northrop said. "We represent homebuyers and sellers, but beyond that, we help usher people from one life stage to another as it relates to their living spaces. Sometimes it's starting a family; other times it's simply finding a quiet place for a more peaceful lifestyle. Kapowza captured that masterfully"
The nonprofit Government Employees' Benefit Association, offering insurance and investment options and financial planning services to federal employees and retirees, announced that Susan Boswell, M.A., CAE has joined the organization as director of marketing and communications. She will drive the vision and direction of GEBA and GEBA Wealth Management marketing and branding efforts that reflect the Fort Meade-based association's evolving strategies. Most recently, Boswell was staff vice president of communications at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association based in Arlington, Va., where she was responsible for the website, digital communications, newsletters, graphic design, and NARFE's magazine. "Susan brings over 25 years of marketing and communications experience to us and our members at GEBA," said Michele Rackey, executive director of GEBA. "We are thrilled to have her as part of our team."
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Un modelo oculto de semi-Markov es un modelo estadístico con la misma estructura que un modelo oculto de Márkov excepto que el proceso inobservable es semi-Márkov en vez de Márkov. Esto significa que la probabilidad de que haya un cambio en el estado oculto depende de la cantidad de tiempo que ha transcurrido desde que entró al estado actual. En contraste a los modelos ocultos de Márkov donde hay una probabilidad constante de cambio de estado dada la supervivencia en el estado hasta ese tiempo.

Inferencia estadística para modelos ocultos de semi-Márkov es más difícil que para modelos ocultos de Márkov, ya que algoritmos como Baum-Welch no son aplicables directamente, y deben ser adaptados, lo que requieren más recursos

Modelos ocultos de semi-Márkov
Modelos estadísticos


Come meet EuroCham's newest members over a refreshing glass of beer at the newly opened Hops Brewery!
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This is the recipe for my quinoa burgers that accompanied my interview with Out Impact.
These burgers are a total power food. They are super light, healthy and loaded with protein, fiber and nutrients. Depending on how big you want your burgers, this recipe will serve six to eight.
4 cups cooked beans or lentils (or a combination of mixed beans) I often use canned beans as long as they are organic with no added salt. Canned beans must be well rinsed and drained.
Heat the oil over a medium flame in a pot with a lid that is large enough to hold all of the ingredients, and sauté the onion and garlic until soft, but not brown.
While the onion and garlic are cooking, puree 3 cups of the beans in a food processor, scraping down the sides as needed, until they become a thick paste. It works best to pulse the processor from time to time to keep the beans moving.
Add the quinoa to the pot of onion and garlic with just enough water to moisten is, about 1/4 cup, and cover the pot. The quinoa will be cooked in about five minutes. Remove the lid and check that the grains have popped open and become translucent. If there is any remaining water simply cook it off for a few more minutes until the quinoa mixture is dry. Then stir in all of the remaining ingredients with a spoon or your clean hands. The pureed beans will bind everything together.
You can form the patties my scooping out a cupful of the mixture and shaping them by hand. Or you may press the mixture into a large cookie cutter to form burgers.
At this point the burgers can be frozen for future use. Although they are essentially cooked, it is best to brown them on both sides by baking them in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes on each side. Or better yet, grill them on an open flame for a smokey, charred flavor and crunch. Either way, they will be crisp on the outside while staying soft and moist on the inside.
The options for topping the burgers are endless. These lentil-quinoa burgers I topped with chopped avocado. The mixed bean-quinoa burgers I topped with a sauce made by combining equal parts salsa and reduced fat Vegenaise (vegan "mayonnaise") and a sprinkling of smoked paprika. I served them over a bed of baby arugula. No buns necessary, but the choice is yours! Keep it healthy and whole grain!


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Sinemia Launches the Family Theater Subscription That MoviePass and AMC Forgot
AMC recently announced it would be competing with MoviePass. Now, Sinemia is coming at MoviePass from the other side, with competitive family plan pricing.
So far, neither MoviePass nor AMC's A-List have family plans. If you and your partner or kids want to go see movies together, you'll need a separate subscription for each one of them. It's a weird feature to lack, given that not everyone even agrees on whether it's weird to see movies alone (it is not, fight me). MoviePass says a family plan is coming, but Sinemia has beaten everyone to the punch with a set of family plans at a variety of price points.
Sinemia doesn't just have one family plan. It has a lot of them, just like it has a lot of options for individual plans. At the cheapest, you can spend $15/month to get one ticket for three people every month. If you want to bring your group of three to the movies twice a month, the price bumps up to $25/month. And for $29/month, your group can add IMAX or 3D movies. On a per-person basis, this makes ticket prices pretty cheap—it's hard to beat $5 a head!—but it's also a lot less flexible than MoviePass, which aims to let you go to the theater as often as you want.
The plans can also scale up with more people:
For three people:
$15/month for 1 movie night.
$25/month for 2 movie nights.
$30 for 2 movie nights including IMAX and 3D.
For four people:
For five people:
For six people:
Overall, if you and your family go to a lot of movies, then you could save yourself a good bit of cash. However, Sinemia's plans are less about getting the option to go see every movie in the world, and more about saving on a monthly night out or two. None of Sinemia's plans allow for more than three movies a month. Which, if we're honest, is fine for most people. So, if you only have a moderate desire to go to the theater more often, want to bring a few friends or the family with you, and want to save some cash, Sinemia might be more attractive for you than MoviePass or AMC's A-List.
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In keeping with this month's theme of wellness, guest blogger Dr. Moshe Engelberg ponders the surprisingly low enrollment rates of valuable health programs, and how the 3E's behavior change framework could be utilized to increase participation.
Why aren't more members signing up for our free health programs!?!
The 3Es behavior change framework offers a fresh approach to solving the problem of low enrollment in valuable health programs. Education, Engineering, and Enforcement are the components of the 3E framework, which traditionally has been used in the Injury Prevention field (CDC is a leader here). It's time for others to harness its power as well.
A simple example: If we want people to drive slower, we can convince them why (education), we can add speed bumps (engineering), and we can ticket them (enforcement).
Another example: If we want people to quit smoking, we can convince them why (education), we can establish no-smoking zones everywhere (engineering), and we can fine them for lighting up in public (enforcement).
A third example: If we want people to participate in our Wellness program, we can convince them why (education), we can integrate Wellness into other membership activities they have to do with us (engineering), and we can charge higher rates to non-participants (enforcement).
Doctors, insurers, and public health agencies all want people to adopt specific behaviors that will help those people be healthier. It may be taking meds as prescribed, losing weight, avoiding injuries, or a host of other behaviors that ostensibly benefit the individual, the organization, and society at large.
But sometimes the target behavior is simply getting people to check out a program that can help them, like CMS's Health Insurance Marketplace. Or insurers getting their members to sign up for free Wellness programs. Typically, participation is disappointingly low. Program developers, marketers, and outreach specialists that create and run these programs are astounded by the number of people that don't sign up for their offerings.
Insurance company: Our Wellness program is designed to help our members. It can improve their health and save them money. And it's free. All people need to do is go on our website and enroll. Why aren't people signing up like crazy?
Customer: Why would I do a Wellness program with my insurance company? They're number crunchers, they don't know about wellness and prevention. Anyway, it's probably just a way for them to cut my benefits and make more money.
These contrasting perspectives indicate a serious relationship problem. As an industry, health insurance companies rank among the lowest in customer satisfaction in 2014, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (about the same as airlines, the US Post Office, and cell phone providers – but better than cable companies!). If satisfaction is low, trust is likely to be low too. This means insurers start pitching their Wellness program with a credibility deficit.
Insurers and others presume that members should value their Wellness programs. This is mistake #1, and for a couple reasons.
First, members need to know about the program in order to decide if they will enroll in it or not. You telling them about the program does not mean they know about it. All it means is you provided them with some materials.
Second, for members to care about your Wellness programs requires them to: a) understand what Wellness is, b) value Wellness, c) want to enhance their Wellness now, d) want help in doing it, and e) want that help from their health insurance company.
Figure out what your Value Proposition is: Determine exactly what makes your Wellness Program unique and valuable to members. And from their point of view of course.
It's one thing to get members to take time and seriously think about your Wellness programs, commit to trying them, signing up, etc. And a small segment of members (the "low hanging fruit," so to speak) will do just this. All they need is the opportunity.
Consider your own life. Let's say you own a Toyota and your local dealer was offering a "Car Wellness" program with all kinds of helpful information so you can take better care of your car. To take advantage of their free program designed just for Toyota owners, simply go to their website, enroll, choose classes, attend, etc. You want your car to be in good shape and last many years. Would you do it? (I'm not talking to the car buffs here!). If not, why not?
There are a lot of answers to why not. Most people will say time and money, but that's far from the whole story. We spend on what we care about. And we don't always think through things and make rational decisions.
That's you'll need to go beyond the traditional and assumption-filled Education strategy, and bring in Engineering and maybe even Enforcement.
In Vegas, slot machines are ubiquitous – they're in bathrooms, by airport gates, everywhere. The environment is engineered to entice people to play. In fact, people need to go out of their way to not gamble.
Because Engineering changes the environment or product, it doesn't require people to make any choices. The behavior just automatically happens (like slowing down over speed bumps or signing up for a default Wellness program as part of overall enrollment). Evidence suggest that this passive or automatic approach is usually more effective than those that require more active decision-making.
The key Engineering question is this: How can you make participation automatic? How can you make it so it's easier for members to participate with your Wellness content than it is to not participate? Really think about this. List your assumptions, which can then be validated or corrected.
To start, understand the member experience, so you can identify the best Wellness touch points from a timing point of view. For example, maybe when people newly enroll as members they are so inundated with information, that Wellness Programs are the last thing on their minds. But when they get their surprise hand-signed Welcome card from you (right?) a few weeks later, they may be very receptive. What are the best touchpoints for engaging members in Wellness?
Consider bundling the process of enrolling in Wellness Programs with other sign-ups. But don't just focus on getting them to enroll. Focus on getting them engaged. Here are some suggestions to think about Engineering from the perspective of marketing content: Consider small tidbits of Wellness tips that can be included in every single interaction with members. Think about integrating invitations for your Wellness program at times when people may find them more relevant. Put heart health tips on EOBS for cardiology visits, add smoking cessation tools on rate cards that show the differential for smokers, put cold and flu prevention tips on Back to School pieces. In short, meet people where they're at.
Enforcement is the "hammer" strategy (or "carrot" if designed well). If members don't enroll or participate in your Wellness programs, it's gonna cost them. Could be on the front end, could be on the back end. This approach requires policies or regulations that you then enforce.
Enforcement means you have clear boundaries, expectations ,and consequences. Most people don't love enforcement, but at the right time and place, and in combination with Education and Engineering, it is a strong motivator of compliance and behavior change.
7. It's About Them, Not You.
Bottom line, tailor your Wellness programs to fit the lives of your members. Don't expect them to mold their lives to fit your programs.


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film August 05, 2020
No Expectations
IN AN EARLY SCENE in The Burnt Orange Heresy, Elizabeth Debicki and Claes Bang are sharing a postcoital cigarette, their chemistry as smoldering as its cherry tip. He is James Figueras, an ambitious and self-centered art critic whose face, at fifty-something, has the lived-in patina of a fine bronze worn down by bad weather; she is Berenice Hollis, a young, blonde American with a Modigliani build and the affectless, steely manner of an old-school femme fatale. The two have just met, and fucked, and they are talking about what might happen next in their affair: "A week from now, I'll be planning
film January 16, 2020
L.A. Gory
UNTIL VERY RECENTLY, the 1991 film L.A. Story was hands down the best satire of Los Angeles as told from the perspective of a man experiencing a possible psychotic break. Harris K. Telemacher—a TV meteorologist played by Steve Martin—is an egghead who loves Shakespeare but finds himself drowning in a sea of Angelenos who get furious in traffic, love colonics, order a "half double decaffeinated half-caf, with a twist of lemon," and remain incapable of enjoying culture unless it happens to be the probiotic kind. He has two love interests: a woman with the unbelievably dumb name SanDeE*, who is
film February 05, 2019
Coercive Theater
ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH Brian De Palma's 1970 film Hi, Mom!, a white woman, dazed and recently raped, gives a fuzzy exit interview on camera. "Well, [New York Times theater critic] Clive Barnes was really right," she says. "It was some experience. I'm gonna tell all my friends that they've gotta come." The experience she's referring to is Be Black, Baby, an immersive opportunity (and Hi, Mom!'s film-within-a-film centerpiece) for well-heeled white people to, per the title, temporarily "be black." If this white woman and her kin had predicted correctly that they would be given "soul food" and be
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It Felt Like a Kiss
A BLONDE IN HOT PINK and a wrap as white as a wrap of pure cocaine steps out into a good-time party on what looks to be a balmy summer night, and sizzles. What she's looking for is not sex, but a song.
It's fair, and obvious, to say she looks like sex; she also looks like Marilyn Monroe, this being Henry Hathaway's Niagara (1953). Her character, Rose Loomis, is marked from the start as liberated, sexually adventurous, and thus imperiled. Rose is living in a cabin at Niagara Falls with George (Joseph Cotten), her husband, and is sleeping with a man named Patrick (Richard Allan). She and Patrick
film November 2017
DESIRING MACHINE
"FROM THE START, pianists have an uphill battle to become good musicians, because of the essentially mechanical nature of their instrument," the critic Nicholas Spice once wrote of Glenn Gould. "Where string players, wind players and singers are obliged to involve their bodies and their breathing in their technique, pianists can sit at their keyboards like computer operators." If the piano is a kind of machine, one could say that hands—famously fetishized by Michael Haneke's cool gaze in The Piano Teacher—are the link by which the pianist yokes herself to the machine. Or, better,


Ever wondered which headlight is better: HID or LED? Well, this is a question that many customers have been asking. As you replace your car headlights, isn't better if you upgrade to something that is considerably more efficient?
With exception of few high-end cars, the majority of the new cars come fitted with halogens headlights despite the advancement in lighting technology. To put to rest the ongoing fight of hid vs led, we have put together a guide to help you understand the difference and decide what is best for your car.
No one doubts that both of these two headlights are superior to halogen headlights. However, they have differences on many aspects as you will discover in the subsequent sections.
HID (High-Intensity Discharge) headlights, also referred to as xenon headlights, are enclosed tubes filled with a capsule of gas. Despite consuming less power, HID light is bright, close to natural light.
Once lit the electrical charge or arch start to evaporate the metal salt found in the bulb which then increases the luminous power and boosts lighting efficiency of the bulb.
According to Halcyon Dive Systems, HID lights require some warm up period, usually 15 – 20 seconds, to allow the material inside the bulb to move into the plasma and increase the light intensity. For gas to ignite, it requires about 23,000 volt charge but will need only 12v (35 watts) to keep light running.
In addition to this, the voltage passing through the capsule of gas has to be regulated by the electrical ballast. So, as the HID Headlight ages, it will consume more voltage in order to emit the same amount of light as long as it does not exceed the resistance limit provided by the ballast. When it exceeds this lit, the light will fail.
● Produce more light at higher lumens. The Newer version of HID lights produces brighter light per unit of energy. Generally, LED lights will produce up to a similar level of illumination, but HIDs win on this aspect.
● HIDs have a wider color range, usually 3,000k to 30,000k, unlike LEDs which have slightly narrower color range. Most LED lights are available from 3,000k to 10,000k.
● Significant portion (30%) of the energy produced by HIDs is infrared, so it is basically wasted energy. Moreover, HIDs illuminate light in 360 degrees, so a bigger portion might be directed to areas that weren't intended.
● HID lights deteriorate over time. Some bulbs produce less bright light after 10,000 hours of use.
● Unlike LEDs which are instant, HID lights need warm up time to get to full brightness. Furthermore, most HIDs require a higher voltage to light up and this amount increases as the bulb ages.
While HIDs are more expensive than halogens, they are more affordable than LEDs. So, they are ideal for anyone who wants efficient and high-intensity lighting on a moderate budget.
Also, they offer the best solution if you want a short-term but reliable fix since most HIDs are prone to failure over time.
Currently, the best HID headlight kit is Kensun HID Xenon Conversion Kit. They are easy to install and has a shorter warm up time (6 seconds). Besides this, they are also available in a wider color range from 3,000k to 30,000k.
LED (Light Emitting Diode) headlights are the latest innovation in the headlight technology.
Unlike halogens and HIDs which use filaments and gas, LEDs rely on small diodes that interact with electrons. It is projected that by 2030, about 75% of the headlights in the market will be LED.
Generally, LEDs are small size so they can be designed into any shape. Since they are housed in a plastic bulb, they tend to concentrate the light source. The functional part of an LED is the semiconductor chip at the middle of the light source.
The semiconductor chip comprises of two regions: n and p regions. The n region is predominantly negatively charged while the p region has a lot of positive electric charges. Electrons from either region are controls by a junction such that when a voltage is applied to the chip, the electrons in the n region will cross into the p region.
When the electrons move to the p region and combine with a positive charge, electromagnetic energy is produced. This energy produces the light.
● LED lights have a long lifespan more than any other lighting technology. New models of LEDs can last for over 100,000 hours.
● Unlike HIDs, LED lights are energy efficient. They waste very small amount of energy through infrared radiation and emit light at 180 degrees, so more light is directed to where it is needed thus suitable for headlights.
● Although they are slightly expensive than HID, LEDs have low maintenance costs, require fewer accessories and replacements.
● LEDs are also "instant on", so they are suitable in places where there is frequent on-off power.
● The major drawback of using LED over other lights is the higher upfront costs.
● LEDs are also available in only few color temperatures and have a low amount of lumens.
While LED headlights might cost more to acquire, they are cost effective in the long run because they last longer and have lower maintenance cost. These headlights are, therefore, suitable for motorists who need more efficient headlights with minimal hassle.
According to Researchcore, the best LED headlights kit in the market today is OPT7 LED Headlight. It is rated plug and play, so its installation is hassle free. Moreover, it comes with an industry leading 2-year warranty.
The two technologies use entirely different technologies producing light. This video provides a more clear comparison of how they function and other difference based on their features.
Are LED or HID headlights Better and Which One Should I Choose?
Generally, HIDs are still more popular among motorist than LEDs. However, the current improvement in the LED technology might see it become the new standard for headlights. Your choice will most likely depend on the cost, installation, and personal preference.
In the meantime, you can stick with HID for a couple of years because of the current price difference. The good thing is that you can replace the bulb instead of the whole kit if you are already using HID headlights. However, the ultimate goal of every motorist should be to upgrade to LED headlights.
As we conclude, it is clear that HID headlights are mature while LED lighting is developing quickly. Please comment below on your view on this subject and if you have any question regarding hid vs led we will be glad to help out.
As you upgrade your headlights, please consider the following when choosing the right kit.