and performed in the ensembles of Phil Wilson, Greg Hopkins, Victor Mendoza, and Joe Lovano.
Society for Contemporary Music World New Music Days conference in Sydney, Australia where he presented two concerts of new music for saxophone. As a freelance musician in the Boston area, Duke has backed such varied artists as Gloria Estefan, The Four Tops, Bill Cosby and Gary Burton. He has also performed with the Danilo Perez Big Band, the Jim Widner Big Band, and the Greg Hopkins Big Band.
In addition to being active as a clinician and tutor, Duke has taught on the faculty of Simpson College in Iowa (2002-2005), Eastern Nazarene College in Massachusetts (2007-2008), and as an Associate Instructor at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana (1998-2000). Beginning in July 2008, Duke commenced his appointment as the first ever full-time classical saxophone lecturer in Australia at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney University. He currently also holds the role of Chair of the Woodwind Unit.
Due for release early 2011, Duke's debut solo CD with pianist David Howie "Australian Portrait" features newly commissioned works by some of the nation's most preeminent composers.


A pair of oval checkerboard cut green amethysts (prasiolite) that were purchased a number of years ago. These would be excellent in jewelry making or a beautiful craft project. Total weight on my scale is: 9 cttw. Roughly (5.25mm x 8.25mm x 16mm) and (5.5mm x 11mm x 13mm).


Protexin has launched Bio-Kult Migréa into the popular Bio-Kult range. Bio-Kult Migréa is an advanced multi-action live bacteria formulation that targets both the digestive tract and the head. Bio-Kult Migréa has been formulated with magnesium and vitamin B6, both of which contribute to normal functioning of the nervous system, and reduction of tiredness and fatigue. Research also suggests that magnesium may help increase our resilience to stress. Vitamin B6 contributes towards the normal function of the immune system and has been shown in studies to help protect against inflammation. Vitamin B6 also contributes to the regulation of hormone activity.


Official Hewlett Packard HP 48G Series User's Guide. This is the manual set that comes with the now discontinued HP48G, HP48G+ and HP48GX calculators. If you have this calculator but don't have the manuals for it this will be very helpful. It is an invaluable reference source for beginners and advanced users alike.
HP Part Number is 00048-90126.


This attractive display stand is supplied with 102 of the most commonly used AISI 304 Marine grade hose clamps in sizes from 6mm to 80mm diameter.Stand can be attached to a wall or can stand on the sales counter.
7mm Flexible Clamp Driver included in this kit.
Stand supplied with wall mounting hardware.
Contact us for a discount code prior to placing your order.


Halve, the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds, then place in a large pan along with 350g of the berries, the sugar and lemon juice. Bring to the boil over a medium heat.
Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, or until syrupy and the berries are soft but holding their shape. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, whisk the cream to form peaks, fold through the yogurt and swirl through a third of the syrup.
Layer the rest of the syrup and cream in dessert glasses, garnish with syrup and fresh berries.


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ACCC rules on hotel reviews, so?
Kim Armstrong-Fray Send an email Sunday, December 8, 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is addressing misleading conduct related to fake online reviews, by releasing best practice guidance about online product reviews for businesses and review platforms. The real question is will it have any affect on unscrupulous reviews? We eagerly await the first action against TripAdvisor.
"Online reviews are an increasingly popular resource for consumers purchasing goods or services. Many businesses rely on these reviews to promote their businesses, however, some unscrupulous businesses are taking advantage of consumer trust in online reviews," ACCC deputy chair Michael Schaper said.
Online reviews help consumers make informed decisions based on a range of third party consumer opinions. More consumers are relying on these reviews and a recent Sensis Social Media Report 2013 suggests that 74% of social media users read online reviews before making a purchase.
The publication, Online reviews: a guide for business and review platforms follows extensive consultation with a wide range of consumer and industry representatives.
"Australian consumers have more choice than ever before. However, with more options available, it is important that there is accurate and reliable information available to help consumers choose," Dr Schaper said.
The ACCC is concerned that there is an increase in paid for and fake reviews. Many consumers believe that reviews on various review platforms are the genuine experience or views of other consumers.
"Fake online reviews mislead consumers and hurt Australian businesses. Businesses that pay for or post fake reviews can gain an unfair advantage or damage their rivals," Dr Schaper said.
The guidelines set out three core principles of conduct for businesses to abide by:
• be transparent about commercial relationships,
• don't post or publish misleading reviews, and
• remember that omitting negative reviews can be as misleading as posting fake reviews.
Penalties of up to $1.1 million are available to the courts for misleading or deceptive conduct which breaches the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The ACCC has previously taken enforcement action against businesses in relation to misleading reviews and testimonials and will continue to monitor the online reviews sector for contraventions of the act.
The guidelines are intended to provide practical suggestions to platforms and reviewed businesses to help them reduce the risk of misleading consumers.
"Fake online reviews are in breach of the Australian consumer law and businesses are advised not to write or commission reviews about their own business or a competitor's business which are misleading," Dr Schaper said.
As well as fake reviews, the ACCC is concerned about two other categories of misleading behaviour connected with online reviews. These are:
• the manipulation of review results by review platforms as part of a commercial relationship between the platform and the reviewed business; and
• businesses artificially inflating their review results by offering consumers generous incentives in exchange for reviews of their products or services.
Consumers rely on online reviews to make purchasing decisions. Businesses and review platforms need to manage online reviews to prevent consumers from being misled. Businesses and review platforms that do not remove reviews that they know to be fake risk breaching the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
Reviews may mislead consumers if they are presented as impartial, but were written by:
• reviewed business
• a competitor
• someone paid to write the review who has not used the product
• someone who has used the product but written an inflated review to receive a financial or non-financial benefit.
The ACCC considers conduct such as the following to be misleading. You should not:
• encourage family and friends to write reviews about your business without disclosing their personal connection with your business in that review
• write reviews when you have not experienced the good or service reviewed or which do not reflect a genuinely held opinion
• solicit others to write reviews about your business or a competitor's business if they have not experienced the good or service.
Businesses that offer incentives to those who write positive reviews risk misleading consumers and breaching the CCA. Incentives should only be offered in exchange for reviews of your business (its products or services) if:
• incentives are offered equally to consumers likely to be complimentary and consumers likely to be critical, and positive and negative reviews are treated the same
• the reviewer is expressly told that the incentive is available whether the review is positive or negative
• the incentive is prominently disclosed to users who rely on affected reviews.
Commercial relationships between review platforms and businesses may influence the overall rating of a business on the site. For example, a review platform may allow businesses that advertise on the site to select a review to appear at the top of the page or prevent negative reviews from being automatically uploaded. This may mislead consumers by creating an impression that the business received more favourable reviews than it actually has. Disclosing commercial relationships between review platforms and businesses helps consumers make better informed decisions about the business and its products or services.
Star ratings – The number of reviews which form the basis of an aggregated (e.g. star) rating may be relevant to the weight which a site user gives to that aggregated rating. If an aggregated rating system is provided, it is recommended that consumer review platforms disclose the total number of reviews that the rating is based on next to the aggregated rating (eg.3 stars, 24 reviews).
Businesses and review platforms that selectively remove or edit reviews, particularly negative reviews, for commercial or promotional reasons may be misleading consumers. If the total body of reviews doesn't reflect the opinions of consumers who have submitted the reviews consumers may be misled.
Businesses and review platforms may be able to identify fake reviews by those that are:
• part of a significant spike in reviews about a particular business over a limited period of time
• written from the same email or IP address as each other or as the business reviewed
• written about the same business, product or service where the reviewers' accounts are very similar for example, similar email addresses, user names, passwords or IP addresses
• written in overly positive or "marketing speak" writing styles
• written in the same language as other reviews of the same business or product.
The chief executive officer of the Accommodation Association of Australia, Richard Munro, said he was pleased that the ACCC has chosen to address the issue, that will affect both businesses and review platforms.
"The AAA is pleased that the ACCC has seen fit to go down this path," Mr Munro said. "The association has led calls for changes to the oversight of online reviews for some time and this is a tangible outcome".
"There are no winners with fake online reviews – they are bad for consumers and even worse for the accommodation businesses who are the subject for them.
"The association's view is that a balance of consumer feedback and physical inspection of properties is the ideal outcome and taking steps to ensure the accuracy of online comments and reviews is even more important than ever."
Kim Armstrong-Fray
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The Militarization of the Police: Has It Gone Too Far?
Society | Brooklyn College
A longtime advocate of police reform, Brooklyn College Professor Alex Vitale doesn't believe that training police in issues of sensitivity, racial bias, and mental health will improve policing in the United States. Instead, the coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project writes in his new book The End of Policing, the role of the police needs to be scaled back dramatically.
Over the past few decades, Vitale argues, the police's role has expanded and become more intense in American society. "The militarization of policing that we identify with armored personal carriers and Robocop uniforms [is] the tip of a broader iceberg in which the political leadership of the country has told the police to wage a war on crime, a war on drugs, a war on terror, gangs, disorder, and that has shaped the way the police have approached their mission," he says in a CUNY Book Beat podcast.
Vitale argues there are less punitive and coercive alternatives to much of what police do. Government agencies and private organizations can leave the police out of certain situations by providing better shelter for the homeless, or responding to a mentally ill person in distress. The latter is especially important. "At least one quarter of all people killed by police are having a mental health crisis at the time that they're killed. Nothing is ever done to address their underlying health problem, so they are allowed to spiral out of control," he says.
Vitale says he's lost faith in politicians to make the radical changes that are needed. He hopes his book — which has been reviewed by The Nation and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications — connects with a broader public because he believes grassroots organizations can lead the way in demanding that the police scale back the intensity and breadth of their mission.
The End of Policing
Verso, 2017
Alex Vitale (Professor, Sociology) | Profile 1 | Profile 2
Confronting the American Way of Policing (CUNY Book Beat)
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Using Math for a Green New Deal


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Well, I thought that this was a very winnable game and if Saints have any pretensions of finishing in the top eight, then it was the sort of game that they really ought to be winning.
I looked at the team an hour before kick-off and was re-assured that Claude Puel had chosen our strongest back four in front of our first choice goalkeeper. In front of Fraser Forster was Cédric, Fonte, van Dijk and Bertrand. This was the defence remember, that had kept arguably the best offensive side in the Premier League (Liverpool!) at bay and under intense pressure, for the entire game just two short weeks ago. The midfield was Højbjerg, Romeu and Ward-Prowse. I was surprised to see JWP, instead of Davis, but maybe he is being saved for Thursday's crucial Europa League game against Hapoel Be'er Sheva? At the sharp end and bearing a lot of expectations for them to actually score were, Boufal, Austin and Redmond.
As far as Crystal Palace were concerned, they had had a dreadful time of it recently, losing their last six matches. There was talk that if they lost again today, then Alan Pardew might well be sacked.
To begin with, the match started very much low-key, as both sides seemed to be wary of each other. Saints, as usual, were dominating possession, without actually doing much with it (How many times have IBO Match Reporters said that this season?!). The match meandered along, without ever really coming to life.
That is, until the half hour mark. It was Palace forward Christian Benteke's birthday, but not even he could have expected Fraser Forster to give him such a birthday present. Under no real pressure José Fonte passed back to Forster, while Benteke ran in. The big goalkeeper went to kick it with one foot, but the ball hit his standing foot and came to a halt on the ground not more than a metre from the line. While Forster looked on in horror, Benteke ran past him and tapped the ball into the net. 1-0. That was a clanger of epic proportions and was shown several times on Palaces big screens. I reckon it will be an essential on any Premier League bloopers reel for ever more.
It didn't end there. Oh no. While Forster was no doubt still attempting to regain his composure, Palace attacked almost straight from the kick-off, when Saints lost the ball and came bearing down on Forster's goal. The ball ended up going for a corner, which was taken by Jason Puncheon and the ball managed to arrive at James Tomkins feet a mere half a metre out and simply had to tap the ball in. 2-0.
Two goals within three minutes. Saints were shell shocked.
Half-time arrived and you wondered what Puel would say to the players. Would there be changes? As it happened there were no substitutions and it was clear that Saints were up for it, as they dominated possession in the second half. Palace seemed content for their part, to let Saints have the ball, as once again there was no threat from them up front.
The first change for Saints came just before the 60' mark when Sims came on for the strangely subdued Højbjerg. Possession went even higher, but the threat to Hennessey in the Palace goal did not. Puel then made a double substitution on 76', taking off Austin and Boufal, replacing them with McQueen and Long. I thought that Boufal was a bit unlucky to be taken off, as I thought that he was one of the few Saints players to come out of the game with much credit. He seems to be getting the hang of the Premier League and is as tricky on the ball as Sadio Mané. At the moment he seem to lack the nous required to unlock defences, but I am sure that it will come. He is due to disappear off to the Africa Cup of Nations at the end of January, which is a bit of a pain, but I am beginning to see why the club was so excited to sign him.
While I am on about players that impressed, the only other one I thought did well, was Cédric. This guy is improving in leaps and bounds. He can defend, well that is what you want a Full Back to do and he offers a genuine offensive threat going forward. Shame is, the forwards don't take advantage of his work.
Meanwhile the game progressed, without Saints showing any real signs of scoring. The Place defence soaked up all that was thrown at them. Eventually, the inevitable happened and five minutes before full time, Palace swept forward and Benteke scored a simple tap in from a pull back. 3-0. Thankyou and goodnight.
Although Forster's moment of madness undoubtably set us off on the path to defeat, I can't find it in me to get too upset, given the sheer number of games Saints are playing. Just think, the semi-finals of the EFL Cup, on the verge of progressing beyond the Europa League stage, to the knockouts and still mid table in the Premier League.
Cup more than half full.


The Cricut Maker is the fastest and most powerful machine that I've been able to review from Cricut.
The question to ask is: does it justify its cost?
The Cricut Maker is a surprising improvement over the Explore Air 2, but it's not without its faults.
More on these in a bit.
I'll explain in detail why it's the best fabric cutting machine I've ever used and cover all of the recent changes.
I'll also review the two new accessories made exclusively for the Cricut Maker: the Knife Blade & the Rotary Blade.
Can I use the new blades with the Explore Air 2?
Where can I buy a Cricut Maker?
Does the Cricut Maker work with normal cutting mats?
Does the Cricut maker work with Cricut cartridges?
Can the Cricut Maker etch glass? What about foam board?
Can the Cricut Maker etch metal like jewelry or pet tags?
What's the difference between the Rotary Blade and the Fabric Blade?
Do you need an iPad to use the Maker?
Can I make jigsaw puzzles?
Can I use the Maker with multiple computers?
Do you recommend using the fabric pen?
Is there another new Cricut machine being released soon?
The Cricut Maker is the newest cutting machine released by Cricut and represents their vision for the future. But, does that vision hold up?
If you will be cutting fabric: yes.
If you cut thick materials like leather or balsa wood: yes.
If you want the best Cricut machine available today: yes.
I'll start this review with a table that explores its attributes. After, I'll highlight the 5 best new features that are exclusive to the Cricut Maker.
I'll then break down all of the Cricut Maker's features in an easy-to-read format so you can figure out which matter most to you.
If you're just looking for the best Cricut Maker deals and bundles, feel free to skip ahead.
Let's start with a quick review of the Cricut Maker's best new features and then get into the nitty-gritty.
Adaptive Tool System. This is the professional cutting technology that gives the Cricut Maker 10x more cutting force and the ability to use the Knife Blade and Rotary Blade.
Rotary Blade. This is why the Cricut Maker is the best machine on the market for cutting fabrics.
Knife Blade. You can think of it as an X-Acto blade for wood and thick materials like leather.
Sewing Pattern Library. Normally you would mark a pattern on to your fabric and then cut it out by hand. The Cricut Maker lets you skip both of those steps.
Washable fabric pen. You can mark seam allowances, darts, notches, the whole deal. An essential accessory for the Sewing Pattern Library.
I'll go into extensive detail about each of these new features below. But first I'll go over the pros/cons of the Cricut Maker so you can get a general idea at a glance.
Then I'll give a brief overview of the Maker's specs and what exactly it comes with.
The Cricut Maker's Knife Blade lets you cut thick materials like wood and leather. Think of it like an X-Acto blade for your Cricut.
The first Cricut machine to use the Adaptive Tool System. 10x the cutting power of other Cricut machines.
Future-proof. All new tools will be designed for its Adaptive Tool System.
Uses 2x fast mode for cutting paper and vinyl.
Designed to use the Sewing Pattern Library.
Warranty is no longer voided by commercial use.
Embedded Bluetooth allows for wireless cutting.
Integrated iPad/iPhone mount and improved machine design.
The price. It's the most expensive Cricut machine, with an MSRP $100 more than the next model.
It can be slow while using the Rotary Blade or Knife Blade.
You can't easily load your pre-existing sewing patterns into Design Space.
Design Space requires an internet connection to use.
The accessories which set it apart are not included. You can easily spend another $40 to add them on.
It's the newest Cricut machine. This may not seem like a con, but sometimes there are kinks to work out. Often the second generation machines are more reliable.
Okay, on to the elephant in the room: the new design. Where did the Quick Dial go? Does it still work with cartridges?
Cricut completely updated the physical design of the Explore Air 2. They've taken the best features from the Cricut Explore Air 2 and improved on them. It's an entirely new Cricut machine.
Cricut continues to impress me with their attention to small design details and their ability to improve on what already works. Everything about this design is pleasant to look at and use.
The Cricut Maker is designed to be used with a tablet or phone.
It has a ledge on the top for setting your tablet up and securely holding it in place.
It also features a charging port on the right, so you can charge your iPhone or iPad directly from the Maker.
I really like this change, it's super useful to have your design right in front of you and at eye-level as you're using the machine, but wait.. the Smart Dial? Where did it go?
The Smart Dial system is completely missing from the machine. Cricut has moved its functionality completely into the Design Space software.
I miss the familiar dial, but I completely get why they removed it. Setting your material directly in the software is how I use my Silhouette Cameo 3, and it's a lot easier. It's also a lot more reliable, I can set it in a single place and not worry about where the dial is set on my machine.
You'll also notice that the cartridge slot is completely removed. Instead, it's been replaced with additional storage.
That the newest machine from Cricut that doesn't support cartridges is a sign of things to come. If you still rely on them, Cricut sells a Cartridge Adapter that allows you to link your cartridges in Design Space.
Cricut hasn't just removed features to streamline its design. It's also reconfigured the existing accessory storage.
There are now two accessory tool cups on the left. One is deep, useful for holding pens, weeding tools, and accessories. Both are lined with a protective sheet of rubber to protect any blades that you might store inside.
The front tool drawer is also improved. It's larger, with deeper storage. It still features my favorite detail from the Explore Air 2: awesome magnetic strips for holding your blades in place!
If you pay close attention you'll notice many small details intended to make the Cricut Maker into a premium machine. The exterior is now edged with polished metal. The drawers are lined with an elegant diamond pattern.
Individually, these are small improvements. Together they represent a much cleaner design that's easier and more reliable to use.
For most, these will be mere cosmetic changes. So let's talk about the Maker's cutting quality and if it really deserves its reputation as the best cutting machine on the market today.
Spoiler: the Cricut Maker is the best cutting machine you can buy right now. Let's talk about why.
If you're cutting paper or vinyl, the Explore Air 2 is very similar. You probably won't notice a large improvement unless you're cutting through pretty thick material.
Like the Explore Air 2, the Maker has a 2x fast mode for cutting vinyl and paper.
If you're cutting fabric or thicker materials, it's like night and day. I continually make projects using the Cricut Maker that I wouldn't dream of attempting on the Explore Air 2 or any other model.
The only limitation worth mentioning is the size of the cuts you can make. If you're used the Silhouette Cameo 3, you'll know that they cut up to 10 feet. The Cricut Maker is limited to 2′ cuts.
Most of the Cricut Maker's cutting improvements come from what Cricut is calling its new "Adaptive Tool System." Let's talk about what that system is and how it gives the Maker 10x the cutting power of the Explore Air 2.
Move your mat in and out of the machine.
This is fine for a quick and accurate cut on most materials, but with thicker materials and fabrics it sometimes falls short.
That's where the Adaptive Tool System comes in. It adds a third action! A set of gears that allow the blade to lift and turn, intelligently controlling the pressure of the cut and the rotation of the blade.
This is the difference between drawing a picture and sculpting with clay. It's a third-dimension to cutting that Cricut previously hadn't figured out.
I've said above that the Cricut Maker is 10x more powerful than the Explore Air 2, this is why.
The Adaptive Tool System is the future of Cricut. Most new tools are going to be specifically designed for this system. By purchasing the Maker you're also making an investment into the future of Cricut and its accessories.
The first two new tools created for the Adaptive Tool System are the Rotary Blade (for cutting fabrics) and the Knife Tool (for cutting thick materials). These are exclusive tools for the Cricut Maker.
Let's explore the Rotary Blade first.
If you're like me, you're going to rely on it so much that you keep 3-4 stockpiled in case Cricut ever runs out of stock. Okay…maybe I'm the only one who does that.
This is the reason the Cricut Maker is the best machine on the market for cutting fabrics.
Instead of ripping or tearing your fabric (especially if your blade is dull), the Rotary Blade rolls over, cutting even unbonded fabric without any backing material.
You just load the fabric on your cutting mat and let the Maker do the rest.
I'll be completely honest, this is the only reason I initially purchased a Cricut Maker.
Back in August, the Knife Tool was still on backorder and I didn't think I'd make a lot of use of its sewing pattern library. A washable fabric pen sounded nice, but it wasn't something I ever concerned myself with.
Cutting fabric has always been annoyingly hit or miss for me. I would find myself making test cuts on every new material I'd use, cleaning my blade after every cut, and crossing my fingers so that everything would turn out just right.
The biggest difference the Cricut Maker has made has actually been hard to notice. It's the things I don't have to do anymore, so it's sometimes difficult to see them.
I don't apply transfer paper or freezer sheets before applying them to the cutting mat.
I don't make test cuts on my fabric.
I've started using really sheer and delicate fabrics, like silk, without fussing around.
I'm sure I sound like a broken record here, but this is really the best machine for cutting fabric that I've ever used. I hold the Rotary Blade personally responsible!
If you find yourself cutting fabric often, you absolutely need to try out one of these machines.
So I said the Knife Tool had been on backorder, well, this May it finally came out and it's just as life-changing as the Rotary Blade.
The Knife Blade was only recently released in May 2018 and it's still on backorder in a few locations. From what I've heard, Cricut made a few improvements to it and wanted to make sure it was perfect before releasing it.
I've only had mine since the beginning of May but I've quickly put it through the trials. My first question was: does it really offer 10x more cutting power? If so, what does that mean, practically-speaking?
Well, I can cut wood now, just like that. I was sure it would dull the blade, so I tried over and over, making test cut after test cut, and had the same exact results.
The downside is that using the Knife Blade is a bit slower. You sometimes need to make an additional cutting pass to ensure a clean, complete cut.
The Knife Blade also only works with the desktop version of the Design Space software, this means no iPhone or iPad.
This is a great time to go over all of the materials the Cricut Maker can cut.
If you feel like I'm missing your favorite material from the above list, I didn't want to take up pages and pages of space! I really could go on forever about all of the materials this machine happily cuts through.
I've written a lot about Cricut's Design Space software in the past, so let's talk about that now.
Its software is unfortunately where the Cricut Maker is the weakest. It uses the web-based software Design Space which requires either an active internet connection or an Android/iPad/iPhone to make cuts and designs.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel, however. Cricut keeps updating its Design Space software to incorporate the best features of Silhouette Studio.
Cricut has been updating the software to make it faster and more reliable. With the release of Design Space 3 last year they have vastly improved on the interface.
Design Space is better than Silhouette's software in one very specific way: it's free to import SVGs and cut files. If you haven't used them before, you should!
With SVGs (whether you buy them or use free ones) you own the design permanently and can use it with whatever machine you own.
So I've talked a little bit about the general drawbacks of Design Space, but the Cricut Maker has access to one specific piece of software that other Cricut machines don't: the Sewing Pattern Library.
The Cricut Maker is the only machine from Cricut that comes with access to a sewing pattern library. If you aren't too familiar with sewing patterns, I'll explain why this is so awesome.
A sewing pattern is a template for tracing a cut onto the material you're going to cut & sew.
Normally you'd mark the pattern on your fabric and then cut it out by hand. The Cricut Maker lets you skip both of those steps.
The library has a great collection of patterns including some from a few big brands like Simplicity and Riley Blake.
One drawback is it's difficult to bring your pre-existing patterns in, but if you're capable of converting them to SVG files you can load your own designs directly into Design Space.
If you're looking to work with a new pattern you can make it directly in Design Space. Printable Crush has a pretty neat guide.
Cricut Access is worth it if you find yourself buying a lot of items in the Cricut Design Space store.
The Cricut Maker comes with a free trial to Cricut Access so you can explore it yourself and decide if it's worth it for you.
That's it for the software!
The Cricut Maker comes with embedded Bluetooth so it will work wirelessly with your computer, iPhone, iPad, or Android device without needing an adapter.
If you need help pairing it with your computer, Cricut has a great page on setting it up.
I know, a whole section on the warranty seems a bit… boring? But bear with me, this is actually a huge area of improvement, one that I haven't heard a lot of other people talking about.
The Cricut Maker comes with a one-year limited hardware warranty from date of purchase. Sounds typical, right? It is.
When I dug into the fine print, however, I noticed that the warranty is no longer voided by commercial use. Wait, what, commercial use? Like… selling a sticker? Or a bag?
That's right. If you previously used an Explore Air 2 you would completely void the warranty by selling your products or using it as part of a business, which always seemed funny to me. Cricut fixed all of that with the Maker.
A full warranty is transferable, doesn't require you to pay any fees (like shipping), and requires that the company give you the option of a replacement or full refund after a number of failed attempts. A limited warranty does not have to meet those requirements.
With Cricut's warranty, if the problem can be resolved by you fixing it yourself, they will give you the option of having them ship you a replaceable unit, which is great because it saves time + shipping cost.
The Cricut Maker is the best machine you can buy today and the best cutting machine I've ever used or reviewed.
If you routinely work with fabric or thicker materials like leather, it's a complete game-changer.
If you're looking for a machine just to cut vinyl or decals, you might consider the Cricut Explore Air 2. I have a review of the 6 best Cricut machines of 2018 that I updated in May 2018.
The newest machine, at the top of that list? The Cricut Maker.
If you have any questions, there's a good chance that I've answered it below. If you don't see it listed, just drop me a comment and I'll get back to you ASAP.
These deals have all been updated for Black Friday & Cyber Monday! They will sell out fast, so I will keep them updated throughout November!
With any decision as important as this one you'll want to make sure you're getting a great deal and the authentic product.
Many retailers sell "grey-market" machines that don't come with a warranty and if they need repairs you'll have to mail them to another country.
All of the deals below are verified to be current (as of November, 2018) and to come with the original manufacturer's warranty.
You do need to be careful because they often sell out, so make sure to check back as the list changes.
If you're looking to use the Rotary and Knife Blades the only choice you have is the Cricut Maker right now. Cricut has said that future machines will take advantage of their Adaptive Tool System, but for now the Maker is the only game in town.
Just above this FAQ I have a section outlining just that!
The Maker uses the same Cricut mats as every other machine which was a relief to me because they're my favorite.
Compared with other mats they're cheaper, easier to use, retain their stickiness for longer, and I can find them at most local craft stores.
The Maker uses the same size cutting mats at the Explore series, so it comes with 12″ x 12″ mats by default and supports up to 12″ x 24″.
Out of the box, no. Cricut removed the cartridge slot from the machine as they slowly phase them out in favor of digital files. If you do still rely on them Cricut sells a Cartridge Adapter that allows you to link them in through Design Space directly.
It can etch glass if you purchase an etching cream. Foam board cuts easily if you purchase the Knife Blade.
Yup, but it can't deeply engrave the metal.
The Rotary Blade is a huge improvement and can be used with unbonded fabrics.
I definitely understand the confusion because it's often shown with an iPad mounted on the top. It's not necessary, just optional!
You can, and that's actually one of the most recent projects I've tried out. You will need the Knife Blade attachment, however.
Yes. You can access Design Space through any device because it's web-based.
It might seem like a small item, but it's super helpful for marking your sewing patterns. It's a bit slower to use because your machine makes the marking after the cut, so you have to wait for an additional pass.
Not that I've heard of, as of August, 2018! If I hear of anything in the pipeline, I'll update this article.
Hello, I enjoyed reading your site about the Cricut Maker. I just received one as a gift and would like to receive a list of ALL Cricut Accessories that can be used with the Cricut Maker. I watch several videos on YouTube and one stated that I can use the Cricut Explore Deep Cut Housing And Bld on the Cricut Maker but you stated that I am limited to what is available for Cricut Maker specifically.
FYI: Most of the images on your post are not viewable, a little box with an X in it is showing.
I would be using it to cut very specific pattern pieces for my business so they need to be accurate… Is this other review correct or was this user error or perhaps a flaw with older software?


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Nobbs responsible for London debacle: Shivendra
Gwalior, Aug 24: Indian hockey team's centre-forward Shivendra Singh on Friday dropped a bombshell stating that coach Michael Nobbs' wrong strategy of over-attacking, which was responsible for team's last-place finish at the London Olympics."The team's
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Gwalior, Aug 24: Indian hockey team's centre-forward Shivendra Singh on Friday dropped a bombshell stating that coach Michael Nobbs' wrong strategy of over-attacking, which was responsible for team's last-place finish at the London Olympics.
"The team's coach Michael Nobbs was responsible for the humiliating defeat in London as he made us change the strategy," Shivendra told reporters.
"The coach was unable to establish any co-ordination with the team members which resulted in the defeat," he said.
"As the coach asked us to play in an attacking manner, our defence got weakened and we faced defeat after defeat," Shivendra stated.
When asked whether the coach should be replaced, he said that such decisions are taken by management and an individual player has no say in it. He, however, admitted that players were also responsible for the defeat and had apologised to the nation for it.
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La diócesis de Meru (,  y ) es una circunscripción eclesiástica de la Iglesia católica en Kenia. Se trata de una diócesis latina, sufragánea de la arquidiócesis de Nyeri. Desde el 18 de marzo de 2004 su obispo es Salesius Mugambi.

Territorio y organización
La diócesis tiene 9922 km² y extiende su jurisdicción sobre los fieles católicos de rito latino residentes en los condados de Meru y de Tharaka-Nithi.

La sede de la diócesis se encuentra en la ciudad de Meru, en donde se halla la Catedral de San José.

En 2019 en la diócesis existían 77 parroquias agrupadas en 8 decanatos: Igembe, Tigania, Buuri, Imenti Norte, Imenti Centro, Imenti Sur, Meru Sur y Tharaka.

Historia
La prefectura apostólica de Meru fue erigida el 10 de marzo de 1926 con el breve Tanquam sublimi del papa Pío XI, obteniendo el territorio del vicariato apostólico de Kenia (hoy arquidiócesis de Nyeri).

El 7 de mayo de 1953 la prefectura apostólica fue elevada a diócesis con la bula Progreditur continenter del papa Pío XII. Originalmente era sufragánea de la arquidiócesis de Nairobi.

El 20 de febrero de 1956 cedió una parte de su territorio para la erección de la prefectura apostólica de Kitui (hoy diócesis de Kitui) mediante la bula Quoniam superna del papa Pío XII.

El 9 de diciembre de 1976 cedió una parte de su territorio para la erección de la prefectura apostólica de Garissa (hoy diócesis de Garissa) mediante la bula Sacrosancta Christi del papa Pablo VI.

El 9 de junio de 1986 cedió una parte de su territorio para la erección de la diócesis de Embu mediante la bula Quoniam Nostrum del papa Juan Pablo II..

El 21 de mayo de 1990 pasó a formar parte de la provincia eclesiástica de la arquidiócesis de Nyeri.

El 15 de diciembre de 1995 cedió otra parte de su territorio para la erección del vicariato apostólico de Isiolo (hoy diócesis de Isiolo) mediante la bula Ad aptius del papa Juan Pablo II..

Estadísticas
Según el Anuario Pontificio 2020 la diócesis tenía a fines de 2019 un total de 984 100 fieles bautizados.

|- align="right"
| 1949 || 11 873 || 308 000 || 3.9 || 22 || || 22 || 539 || || 29 || 37 || 9
|- align="right"
| 1970 || 142 300 || 1 043 600 || 13.6 || 64 || 20 || 44 || 2223 || || 57 || 121 || 26
|- align="right"
| 1980 || 262 705 || 1 118 000 || 23.5 || 57 || 21 || 36 || 4608 || || 54 || 131 || 29
|- align="right"
| 1990 || 466 285 || 1 398 856 || 33.3 || 64 || 26 || 38 || 7285 || || 56 || 153 || 30
|- align="right"
| 1999 || 676 252 || 2 018 250 || 33.5 || 88 || 41 || 47 || 7684 || || 65 || 272 || 31
|- align="right"
| 2000 || 689 777 || 2 623 725 || 26.3 || 117 || 69 || 48 || 5895 || || 66 || 272 || 34
|- align="right"
| 2001 || 710 470 || 1 950 000 || 36.4 || 123 || 82 || 41 || 5776 || || 59 || 285 || 36
|- align="right"
| 2002 || 713 550 || 1 950 585 || 36.6 || 118 || 80 || 38 || 6047 || || 57 || 291 || 38
|- align="right"
| 2003 || 720 685 || 2 050 000 || 35.2 || 124 || 83 || 41 || 5811 || || 62 || 237 || 38
|- align="right"
| 2004 || 737 821 || 2 152 535 || 34.3 || 138 || 93 || 45 || 5346 || || 69 || 283 || 40
|- align="right"
| 2013 || 846 000 || 2 724 000 || 31.1 || 168 || 127 || 41 || 5035 || || 58 || 398 || 60
|- align="right"
| 2016 || 906 554 || 2 920 091 || 31.0 || 198 || 154 || 44 || 4578 || || 71 || 402 || 64
|- align="right"
| 2019 || 984 100 || 3 166 900 || 31.1 || 168 || 136 || 32 || 5857 || || 59 || 402 || 77
|- align="right"
|colspan=12 |<small>Fuente: Catholic-Hierarchy, que a su vez toma los datos del Anuario Pontificio.
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Episcopologio
 Giuseppe Balbo, I.M.C. † (1926-1929 renunció)
 Carlo Re, I.M.C. † (1930-16 de septiembre de 1936 renunció) (administrador apostólico)
 José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. † (16 de septiembre de 1936-8 de julio de 1948 nombrado administrador apostólico de Rio Branco)
 Carlo Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. † (?-3 de marzo de 1954 renunció) (administrador apostólico)
 Lorenzo Bessone, I.M.C. † (3 de marzo de 1954-7 de abril de 1976 falleció)
 Silas Silvius Njiru † (9 de diciembre de 1976-18 de marzo de 2004 retirado)
 Salesius Mugambi, por sucesión el 18 de marzo de 2004

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 (en inglés) Ficha de la diócesis en www.gcatholic.org
 (en inglés) Ficha de la diócesis en el sitio de la Conferencia episcopal de Kenia

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It's the views that makes all the blood, sweat, and tears of hiking Sitka mountains worth it.
I've been pretty focused on getting through pictures from summer 2012 in an attempt to see if I made my 1000 species goal (more on that in a future post), but I took some time outside today to go look for a Wandering Tattler Connor mentioned was between the science center and the park.
It was not raining when I left (though it had been earlier), but I wisely took a rain coat, as rain had resumed by the time I got down to the beach. At first I did not see the bird, and thought maybe the visitors wandering down on the beach had scared it off. However, I happened to catch a large-ish shorebird fly out and then back to the rocks on the park side of Sage Rock, and was able to find it there.
This afternoon, Connor, Rowan and I made a conditioning hike up to the first viewpoint on Verstovia. Rowan and I were (mercifully) delayed when we spotted a toad around the big turn from the old Russian charcoal pits. It's the first one I've seen away from a lake or other standing water source in some time. Hopefully it is a sign that the population is recovering.
I ended up making it to the viewpoint in just under 30 minutes – about 7-8 minutes off the pace I went the last time. Despite the slower pace, 61F with high humidity left me a bit wrung out. The chocolate I had as a snack wasn't salted, but the sweat pouring down my face added a bit of that flavor anyway.
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When Fairy's get their wings!
by Aven Alveron 31st May 2018, 3:38 pm
Aven paced nervously along the canal, gripping his cane tightly to his chest as he did. His short silver hair was a complete mess with worry, his formal attire mussed and disheveled. He'd been so sure of himself, that he'd have the courage to simply stroll into the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, and ask about membership. What a pipe dream, he broke down moments after spotting it. What if it's a test of strength to join? What if I'm not ready? No one had to tell Aven that he was a novice wizard, it was a solid fact, if he could even be considered one at all. The nervous young man sat down, his legs dangling over the water. It'd been his dream for the longest time to join Fairy Tail, but he'd taken so long to develop his Circle Magic... what if you could only join when you were younger? He was twenty three already, for god's sake, it might already be too late.
He shook his head, trying to rid himself of the jitters. He would make it in, even if he had to move a mountain to do it. It was his dream, and damn it, nothing had ever stopped him from chasing that ideal before! He jumped up onto his feet, clacking his cane on the ground, the noise familiar and calming. "Right, it's time!" He straightened his suit jacket, combed his hair back into its normal resting shape, and set off toward the hall, the trepidation in his step only overshadowed by the mustered confidence of a young man chasing his future.
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by Nessa Cordelia Lux 31st May 2018, 4:31 pm
Nessa checked her reflection in the mirror one last time before confirming that her hair was in fact fine. Today would be another day of firsts for her, and if you looked good , you felt good. Another one of her Aunties sayings. She did a little twirl before stepping out of her room and through the house. Fortunately everyone was out at the moment, so there was no one to make a fuss over her. Now she was a fully fledged member of the guild, she could go in and start taking jobs. Something she couldn't wait to get started on.
Who knows maybe I'll make some new friends today! She thought hopefully, Nessa loved meeting new people. The fact that she was just getting to know her guild was great but also nerve racking at the same time. More than anything she wanted to get along with everyone.
She picked her pre-packed white satchel off of the countertop and stepped outside, locking the door behind her. She took a deep breath, the skies were clear today, that had to be a good omen. She began to tread in the direction of the guild hall.
On her way she spotted something that stopped her in her tracks. A man was pacing, along the canal. She couldn't help but wonder why. Surely it was dangerous to walk so close to the edge. Maybe he's just having fun, I should leave him alone but when she saw his face she couldn't help but feel like he wasn't being playful but was rather worried. She wondered for a moment if she should go and talk to him, did he need help? Then she noticed he sat down. There you go, he's just thinking, he probably wants to be left alone. Picking up her feet she continued to walk forward, beginning to make her way past him.
She was only a few paces away, when she stopped once more. Her own worry settling in, What if he really does need help? You should at least check in and make sure he's ok. What kind of citizen would you be if you didn't at least offer to help. But how could she offer, what was she supposed to say. Not everyone liked to be told they looked down, in fact Nessa had learned the hard way that some people find it insulting. She heard him get up and glanced at him, he was coming towards her, it was now or never.
"Umm, good morning!" She said with a smile she hoped was friendly, and not revealing of the paranoid thought debate she'd been having shot whether to approach him or not. And like the conversation master she was, Nessa picked the first topic that came to mind. "Weathers lovely today isn't it,"
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Aven's newfound confident strut faltered, as a young woman greeted him. Had she come from behind him? He'd been so nervous, he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings! A hope arose that she hadn't seen him pacing, and his cheeks lit up slightly at her smile. Oh, gods, she's cute... say something, Aven! Don't just stand there like an idiot! A memory flashed in his mind, sitting in his family's cottage, his Father across from him in the arm chair. It was the day before he'd left to find his way in the world, to become a Wizard. The man stood up, and gestured with his hand, "Listen, Aven: the most important thing for a young man is courtesy! No matter what you do, who you meet, you should always treat them with the respect deserving of a fellow human!" He postured, and performed a bow. "Just like I always taught you, a man is only as worthy as his manners allow, right?"
Aven brought his feet together, and swung his arm gracefully across his chest, cane and all, just like his father taught him, and bowed to the young lady with a warm smile. "Good morning, Miss! It certainly is, now that I've been greeted by an equally lovely lady." He straightened, his eyes making contact for a second before shying away. Crap, what do I say now? Ask her how she's doing, maybe? No, I don't even know her! I should make it brief, not take up her time... He rubbed the back of his neck. "Sorry, I'm a bit new around this area, on my way to try my hand at joining Fairy Tail. Do you know which street I should take?"
by Nessa Cordelia Lux 1st June 2018, 2:17 am
Nessa was momentarily taken aback by the gentleman bowing, she had never had someone bow to her before. Only her dad when she was a kid, messing about playing royal family with her. It was such a grand greeting that she couldn't help herself, she brought her hand to her mouth and let out a giggle. She felt relief that he didn't look as worried as he had moment's ago, maybe he had just been lost in thought. She really was too nosy for her own good. Least he wasn't annoyed by her greeting him, and he seemed like a nice man. He didn't seem that much older than her, and his speech came across as very polite. Any guard or apprehensions she had before completely disappated, it didn't take much to win her trust. Kindness was key.
After hearing his question, she couldn't help but beam with excitement, "Fairy tail? Really? That's my guild. In fact I'm heading there now, I could take you if ya like." She offered perkily whilst gesturing in the direction of the guild. What luck it was that the first person she would be bumping into would be someone after joining the same guild as her, today was definitely turning out to be a good. "I'm Nessa, by the way" She added, thinking it was necessary to introduce herself.
by Aven Alveron 1st June 2018, 6:03 am
Aven's eyes lit up, and his jaw dropped just a little. "You... you could do that for me?" A big smile spread across his face. What were the chances that he'd run into a Fairy Tail wizard on his way to join? Not only that, but have them offer to guide him? In the moment, her previous introduction almost went straight under his radar. "Thank you so much, Nessa, that would be great! My name is..." He faltered. What was his name? He knew his own name, why couldn't he remember? It started with an "A", he knew that much... was meeting an actual Fairy Tail wizard too much for him?
He clacked his cane absently, and the sound cleared his head. "...Aven, Avwn Alveron!" His smile became nervous. "Sorry, I'm a little jittery: I've never met a Fairy Tail wizard before." He wondered, was everyone in Fairy tail as nice as Nessa? He wouldn't put it past them, and he truly hoped it was the case. His heart beat with anticipation. "Well, after you, Miss Nessa!"
She nodded eagerly at him "Of course, I don't mind," She replied, what kind of guild member would she be if she couldn't at least show him the way. The thought of being useful in anyway she could to the guild made Nessa warm inside. Seeing that fact that her offer made him happy was just another reason she was glad to have joined Fairy Tail.
When he stopped mid-sentence, Nessa tilted her head, slightly confused by his behaviour. Was something the matter? She wondered. Then when he spoke and explained himself, she smiled once more. She flushed a little at being called a Fairy Tail wizard, it was the true. That's what she was, but it felt really nice to hear it. She reached up to take a piece of hair that was dangling in front of her face and began to twirl it between her fingers.
"I mean I only joined recently, so I still have a lot to learn," She said shyly, she was a long way off from being a full fledged active role in the guild's core. But that was her goal. She shooked her head in an attempt to rid her self doubt. Putting on a confident beam, she dropped her hair and gave Aven a thumbs up. "But at the very least, I can show you the way!"
Turning on her heel she began to walk in the direction of the guild, taking on her duty of guide.
Aven strolled after her, excitement in to step. The question now was what's it took to join, and his worries could possibly be set aside completely. "So, what exactly does it take to join fair you Tail? You said that you're a recent addition, do you remember what kind of test they've administered?" He hoped it SN' right combat, all Aven really had was strategy, his power left everything to be desired. I suppose if I just set my focus on dodging and Blink Circle, I may never able to eek out a win, but I'm guessing I'll never he'd weakest Wizard there by good margin. Speaking of...
"And, if I could be so bold, what kind of magic do you use, Miss Nessa?" Pure curiousity, of course. Aven found, most times, that people opened up much easier when talking about themselves and their interests, rather than random topics.
Nessa's brow furrowed in thought, it seemed Aven was under the impression that you had to undergo some kind of test to get into Fairy Tail. She took a moment to think but she opened her mouth to explain, "It's not really a test, but more like an interview. You have to speak to Sorano, that's our guild master and she decides whether your in or not. There's some paperwork too. Some of the guild members might ask to see you're magic but I'm sure that just wizards curiousity." She said, hoping that would ease his mind. She remembered how nervous she had been coming it, she was he had to feel the same.
Her eyes lit up when he asked her about her magic, "Oh, I practice Starlight Maiden magic. It kinda like elemental magic, but my source is the stars." She held out her palm, facing it towards the sky. Taking a breathe she summoned the magic, feeling it manifest inside of her. She direct it through her body towards her open palm. Adjusting it so it was harmless, a small glowing ball of pure white light appeared in her hand. She held it there for a moment so Aven could see, before she released her magical bind to it. Allowing the ball to float upwards to the sky, returning to the stars where it belong.
Dropping her palm, Nessa turned her head to look back at Aven, a content look on her face. She loved using her magic, it was so pretty and calming. It had a relaxing effect on her. "What about you, what magic do you use?" She asked in return.
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Aven eyebrows shot up in surprise. There's no test? Just an interview? His confidence skyrocketed: if there was one thing he could do, it was talk to people! The excitement flowed over as he watched Nessa gather her magic, his eyes trained on it's properties, trying to decipher it's magical code. Light magic, Caster, seemed to be a simple kinetic wave manipulation. He imagined it was quite fast, being made of light, though the magic binding it probably hindered it's natural speed somewhat. Come to think of it, he didn't have any Light Magic spells yet: it might be worth speaking to her on a later occasion to learn about them, it could certainly come in handy.
"Your magic is so beautiful!" He smiled warmly, twirling his cane. "Mine's not as pretty to watch, unfortunately," With a quick double tap of his cane on the ground, two Magic circles appeared, one blue, and one silver. Almost instantaneously, the blue one shattered, and the silver pulsated. "I use Circle Magic, it's a method of casting that allows the use and empowerment of many different kinds of magic. This one is a Gravity type that makes whoever steps on it weightless for a short time!" With a flourish, he left a Purple circle behind him, stepped on the Gravity circle causing it to shatter, and struck the ground with his cane, sending him flying into the air at an astonishing speed. As the magic faded, his ascent halted, and suddenly, he was standing on the purple circle he'd set before, while it faded away. "This on is a Blink circle, short range teleportation. Useful, but predictable."
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She was pleased to hear that he thought her magic was beautiful, "Thank you, it's a blessing really." She had always considered her magic a gift from the heavens, she had watched her aunty use the same magic as she grew up. So when the day came that she realised she could use it herself. She was so happy, she remembered her parents beaming with pride when she showed them the tiny flicker of lights coming from her small fingers. To think she had come so far with it, so far that she was actually a wizard in a magical guild. Life sure had changed.
Nessa watched as Aven went on to explain his magic. She couldn't help but gasp in awe when the circles appeared, she had never seen magic like this before. Nessa loved witnessing different forms of magic, especially ones that contrasted so much to her own. When Aven flew into the air, Nessa made a little 'ooh' sound, watching him rise up. Staring at him in awe, when he suddenly stopped and disappeared.
Only to reappear on the spot, where had had been moments ago, standing on the purple circle. Nessa brought up her hands and did a little clap in excitement, "Wow, that's amazing Aven!" She said encouragingly, "You're magic does so much, and it's so useful. Mine's mainly just for fighting and looking pretty." She said with a laugh continuing to lead him in the direction of the guild. Aven was bound to fit in there, which was nice, she would have another person to talk to at the guild now. This made her so happy.
Aven blushed softly at her praise. To him, the best thing magic could do is bring happiness to others, and to see someone so delighted at his display gave him a warm feeling in his chest. "Thank you, Miss Nessa, but if I'm honest, I think any magic that is good for both fighting and looking pretty is a wonderful magic, indeed! Mine is mostly just entertaining," He struck a quick pose, like ringmaster in a circus, "Like a Showman's magic!" When he'd developed Circle Magic, his original intent was to travel the world as a wizard, incorporating new forms of magic into his own. However, seeing how complicated just producing an Orb of light would be, he wondered how long it would take to even add one additional magic? Food for thought, he supposed, that he'd need to be selective on what kinds of magic he pursued. After all, there was only so much time, and so much to explore!
They reached the Guild in what seemed to be no time, the looming building that Aven had dreamed of entering since he was a child. "This... is Fairy Tail..." He was awestruck, almost losing his grip on the cane. If he succeeded, he would officially be considered a Wizard, and have accomplished his biggest goal!
by Nessa Cordelia Lux 1st June 2018, 10:14 am
Nessa let out a delighted laugh at Aven's showman stance, "Well you've definitely entertained me," She told him. "But all magic is a wonderful gift to us all, we're very lucky. I couldn't imagine a world without it. It would be sad, don't ya think?" Such a unbelievable tool that came in the form of all different, shapes, sized and manifestations. Too lose that, would take so much away from that world.
Nessa felt a warm feeling of comfort when she spotted the guild, it was officially one of her favourite places to be. Becoming a Fairy Tail wizard had been such a great step forward for her, she couldn't help but feel pride walking towards knowing she belonged. It was moments before they arrived in front of it, she stopped to allow Aven to take in the moment. Only days ago, this had been her, except she had been alone. She hoped that at least having her company might have been somewhat reassuring to him.
"Yep, this is it, amazing isn't it." She said, stepping in front, she pushed open the door and stepped in. Holding it open for him, she gestured for him to follow. "Come on Aven, let's get you in to Fairy Tail!"
by Aven Alveron 1st June 2018, 10:32 am
"It really is..." The inside of the Guild was even better than he'd imagined, the articles not doing it a hint of justice: there were people everywhere- members, he assumed- and the air was thick with magic power. Aven's step had a sudden strut, a confidence that he'd been lacking before. He felt like he could face the challenge, was it because he had someone next to him? Odd... he'd never really had any friends, his family lived in the country for his whole life. It certainly was a strange feeling, just ten minutes or so ago, he'd been overwhelmed by the task ahead. He wondered... "Hey, Miss Nessa, would you like to be friends?" He offered his best smile. He didn't have any experience in this area, but she was so nice, he figured it would be easiest just to ask outright.
by Nessa Cordelia Lux 1st June 2018, 12:22 pm
Nessa was happy to watch as Aven took it all in, he looked so amazed. It was so nice to see. She turned to see if she could spot Sorano. She was bound to be around here somewhere, or maybe one of the Ace's. She didn't want to leave Aven disappointed, they had come all the way here. looking back at Aven she could see he was much more confident now. He's going to be just fine, She told herself reassuring.
"Hey, Miss Nessa, would you like to be friends?"
She paused for a moment, her expression blank, unsure if she had heard him right. Had he just asked her to be friends, surely she didn't imagine it. As realisation set in, Nessa was suddenly taken over with exciment. Suddenly she was overwhelmed with joy, bouncing up and down on the spot, she couldn't contain herself. The question was like music to her ears.
"Oh Aven, I would love to be your friend, you don't know how happy it makes me that you asked," And in a burst of unrestraint. She reached out in an attempt to give him a hug, it may have been a bit much. But she couldn't imagine he would mind, they were friends now afterall.
by Aven Alveron 1st June 2018, 1:51 pm
Aven's eyes scanned the people, all so different. Which was the Guild Master? He figured that he would recognize them from their aura of power, but it was a mainstay his studies of magic that the stronger one gets, the more adept they become at hiding it. It was about that time when Aven flushed a bright shade of red as Nessa wrapped him hastily in a hug. You could almost see the proverbial steam leaving his ears, his shyness boiling over at the sudden, unexpected proximity. Aven, to be perfectly frank, was terribly shy around girls, and the hug hit him harder than most attacks, an effective stun. He did manage to comprehend what she was saying, and he was certainly happy: perhaps such shoes of affection were what friendship was? He regained a small bit of his motor functions, and returned the hug lightly. He could get used to that.. maybe.
by Nessa Cordelia Lux 1st June 2018, 2:02 pm
After a moment, Nessa let go beaming. She was so naturally naïve that she felt no embarrassment from hugging a man, at least not one she had decided was her friend. Although despite her naivety, she knew embarrassment when she saw it. Although she felt they were no longer strangers, she understood why hugging someone you've just met might cause someone to flush a little. "Oh Aven, you've gone all red, sorry, I can be a bit forward." She said with a chuckle, making a mental note to restrain her affectionate nature a bit more. She was just so happy to make a friend.
She stepped back, giving Aven some room to collect himself, before turning away from Aven. She raised her hands and cupped the sides of her mouth in an attempt to amplify her voice. She called out to the people around her. "Hey, Does anyone know where Sorano is? We have someone that wants to join the guild!" She spoke as loudly as she deemed necessary to be heard, hoping this would grab someone's attention or potentially even lure out the guild master herself. It was worth a shot, better than just standing there all day waiting for someone to turn up.
by Musicalbunny 1st June 2018, 2:55 pm
Rina was by the bar drinking a glass of apple juice. She was very content with it due to becoming ace just a week or so ago. She happily sipped it with joy as she looked around. She had wondered what cool ace things she had to do that day but came up with nothing. She wondered if it was really this easy for her to be able to keep up with being an ace. She knew there were things like paperwork and such that she would have to do sometime later, but for now, she just let the moment of being an ace sink in. With a ding, she heard the front door of the guild hall open as a girl she had never seen before with a man that she hadn't seen before either. It was odd because Rina could sense the Fairy Tail guild mark on the female but not the male. She was guessing the man was some sort of relative or friend of the girl, so Rina just shrugged it off and went back to drinking her juice.
As she began thinking about all the lists of jobs she could do in her head, she got a ding from her Ilac. It seemed to be a ping that was sent to the aces of the guild. It apparently notified them that Sorano would not be in the guild hall today due to her being on a job. After that, was a list of chores for the aces to do. With a sigh, Rina said the list aloud and said, "I have to do paperwork for the new guildmembers joining the guild, filing paperwork, posting up job flyers not yet on the job boards yet, feedin-" All of a sudden, she hears something come from the middle of the guild hall scream. It seemed to be the white-haired girl that Rina saw from before. She seemed to want to know what happened to Sorano. Rina walked over to the girl and said to her, "Hey, I'm Rina, one of the aces of Fairy Tail. My position is the Blazing Star, but we don't really need to go into that right now. Sorano is out today but I will be able to do anything I can to help you. So, what did you need?" With a smile, a few strands of her fell down in front of her face. As she pulled it back, she awaited the response of the two as she kept that gentle smile on her face from before.
Aven shook his head slightly, letting all the tension out as a young girl approached them, and introduced themself as Rina, an... Ace? He could barely believe it, the surprise evident on his face, paired with a bit of depression. Even a young girl is leagues stronger than me... He decomposed himself, and drooped into a gentlemanly bow, with a gentle smile, just as before. "My name is Aven Alveron, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Rina! I'm looking to join Fairy Tail as a new recruit." It was astonishing really: he bet the girl could floor him in a couple of moments, a harrowing thought.
It seemed than her technique of calling out had worked well enough. She had gotten the attention of someone they needed. An ace. Perfect She thought, pleased to have got the ball rolling for Aven. She checked her watch and realised how much time had past, she was meeting someone later so she didn't have that much time to sign up for jobs.
She looked back up at Aven with an apologetic look "Sorry Aven, I've got stuff I need to go do . I'm gonna have to leave you to it, don't worry though, you'll be fine. Rina here will look after you." With a wave goodbye, she spun on her heel and began to hurry away. "It was great meeting you, I'll talk you soon ok!" She called behind her, before leaving Aven to continue his initiation into the guild.
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Rina seemed to find out little about the girl escorting the man, due to her leaving so quickly. Rina was now simply just left with the man who seemed very nervous to meet her. As he spoke, Rina learned his want to become a member of the guild. With a smile, Rina said to him, "Oh my, my first initiation!" As Rina cheered, she calmed herself back down and hoped that she didn't just scare the newcomer. She looked straight towards him and said a line she thought about each day. What she said was, "Fairy Tail is a guild full of mercenaries. Some evil, some neutral, and then there are people like me who are good. We all may have different points of views on subjects but we always come together to create something cool, amazing, and just plain great. Tell me, what stance do you take?" Rina knew that this didn't really matter but she was just curious about the fellow's views on what it meant to be a guild member to him. Once he answered her question, she said to him, "Hey, why don't we go over to the bar. It's pretty nice and has some excellent drinks to choose from."
Aven's eyebrows raised when Rina mentioned evil. It seemed what he'd heard was right, there really were some dark wizards in Fairy Tail. It still came as a shock, but he still didn't know much about the wizarding world, so he supposed he couldn't judge yet. His mind flashed back to Grim Heresy, their members and Guildmaster that he'd met. They may have had dark auras, but they still were people. "I'd consider myself a good wizard... I don't enjoy hurting others, but I dislike others hurting innocents more." He walked with her over to the bar, sitting next to her, politely declining any refreshment. "I guess, my goal is to become a strong wizard, that can protect those he cares about. Specifically, I'm looking to learn about different types of Magic, since my magic lets me incorporate many different types."
by Musicalbunny 2nd June 2018, 10:16 am
Rina frowned when the man didn't order a drink, but she just decided to shrug it off. She looked at him and brought back up the topic of evils because he seemed to be confused by the idea of them. She said to him, "So, I could tell you were confused by the concept of evils in our guild. Any time anyone does a dark job in our guild, we stay secretive. Since we are a mercenary guild, we allow for them to do bad jobs. That doesn't mean you have to, but there are many things you can do here that fits your needs. People like money and some are greedy with it but there are those who truly need the money which is why they go to dark jobs. I never had to do one but I know that people have their reasons." After she said this, the man talked about his main goals for his time as a guild mage. With a smile, Rina looked at him and said, "That's an amazing goal and I think you'll be able to get there. I too believe that my goal as a guild mage is to protect others. I guess I'm glad that you believe in that too. Even if people have the opposite goals of you, don't be too mean to them because we have to stick together as a guild. We don't have to do the same jobs as them or even like them but we have to treat them as a guild member."
As her drink came, she asked the man a question. What she had asked him was, "So, what is your magic like? Can I see a tiny showing of it so I can get a small understanding of your magic style?" She looked at him intently to see what he could pull off.
Aven understood the concept a little better after Rina's explanation. Essentially, there were jobs that paid more that weren't exactly legal, and those who needed money very badly would do those jobs, and since they're a part of the guild, Fairy Tail won't report them. He'd like to believe that everyone always has a reason to commit crimes, or do subjectively evil things, so it didn't bother him as much as it would have otherwise.
At her inquiry, Aven thought for a moment, then tapped the counter with his finger, a two foot wide silver magic circle appearing there. "In that case, I'll take you up on that drink! How about a Cider?" When it was brought to him, he motioned to the magic circle as he took a sip, a small grin forming at the sweetness of the drink. "I write magic, similar to Runic Enchantments." A blue circle appeared and immediately shattered right next to the Silver, as the latter began to pulse with light. If one looked closely, the glyphs in the magic had been rearranged slightly. "I call it Circle Magic, though at the present, it's mostly utility focused rather than battle oriented." He poured a stream of Cider onto the Circle, but before it could pass through and touch the counter, it froze midair, and he leaned down, sucking it into his mouth almost like a pasta. His grin widened. "If I study a magic enough, I can produce it and have it act independently of me, like a trap of sorts."
The man answered back her reasons for darkies in the guild and he seemed to not care too much for them. After that, he seemed to form a magic circle on the table to help Rina understand his magic for clearly. He didn't seem to do something with it yet until he ordered a cup of cider. It was odd to her that he would do that since he didn't want a drink earlier. As she tilted her head, the drink came and he took it and spilled it onto the magic circle. It seemed to freeze, or maybe even float as it fell onto it. She was actually quite amazed by the little trick and then she saw as he slurped up the delicious Fairy Tail made drink. She giggled at what he did as he tried to explain his magic to her. Rina was quite interested in what he did spell wise. It was a very tactical magic that seemed like it would do well on the battlefield, especially on the side of Fairy Tail. She knew that she didn't have much time left since she had paperwork to do, so she said to him, "Let me tell you what. Through my evaluation of you, you seem like a good choice for the guild due to your magic and value to the guild. So, I will give yo your guild mark and sometime later, I will send you the paperwork!" With a smile, she took her magical sticker of the guild mark and put it on his shoulder. She said to him, "This sticker will mend to your skin and become your guild mark. Whenever you think of the color for it, it will change to that color. For now, you have the basic mark but one day you will receive a golden outline when we as a guild find you ready." With that, she left and went to do the paperwork she had been holding off.
by Aven Alveron 2nd June 2018, 9:40 pm
Aven's smile never faltered, but for a brief second, his eyes seemed to move incredibly quick, flickering from the Guild stamp to Rina, though he stood still. "I guess I'll see you around then!" He beamed: finally, he was an official wizard! There was something to be said against the dark wizards of Fairy Tail, but he didn't need to associate with those, and if they messed with him, well... He'd simply show them what for! It was the beginning for his journey, the starting line, and he had every intention of finishing first.
[End Thread!]


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New York fashion week has a new catchphrase: "Ready to wear – ready to go." The see-now-buy-now mantra that is revolutionising the industry started in London, with Burberry's unilateral abolition of the traditional six-month wait between a catwalk show and clothes arriving in store. But it was inevitable that New York, a city where instant gratification and 24-hour delivery are a way of life, would step up and own it.
The Hollywood spin is classic Kors, but the reality is more prosaic. However keen Kors is to fulfil customer demand for immediate gratification, he cannot fully commit to the new business model until questions about how the system works for department store buyers and glossy magazines, whose schedules rely on a time delay between catwalk and retail, have been ironed out.
This catwalk show, staged in a glossy white studio high above Tribeca, hinted at an interesting possible side-effect of fashion's changing timeframe. Designing clothes that would be hanging on rails in his boutique on the afternoon of the same day they were shown on the catwalk seemed to shift something in Kors's mindset, so that the clothes, while never lacking the swish and polish that his customer loves, were noticeably more wearable. Shoes were walkable, with lower heels and wider toes than usual. Almost everything had sleeves.
Michael Kors dresses America's wealthiest women in arctic fox and ostrich feathers, while steering a global fashion empire whose ubiquitous handbags for around the £250 mark have made him a billionaire. His formula is to take the on-trend look of the moment and give it a private-jet upgrade.


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Reality Check: Sask. Party brags about transit funding despite… cutting transit funding
Posted by Eric Bell on July 5, 2017
This was posted more than 12 months ago. The information may be outdated.
Yesterday – and again today – in an apparent attempt to prove that irony is not dead, but their sense of shame is, the Sask. Party sent out MLAs to pretend that they had not made significant cuts to funding for public transit and, instead, brag about the funding for transit that they haven't yet cut.
For two days in a row, the Sask. Party have called on journalists to gather around and listen while a Minister stands – somehow with a straight face – and tries to pretend it's big news that they have left one of the programs that provides people living on low incomes with discounted bus passes at the same level as the last three years.
It's encouraging that the Sask. Party are finally recognizing the importance for Saskatchewan people to have access to transit to "search or travel for work, attend health care appointments, and attend to other critical daily needs" but it's strange given how much the Sask. Party cut from that same goal this year.
The funding announced yesterday contrasts with a $750,000 cut to transit funding for 4,000 Saskatchewan people living with disabilities, ignores the reality of Sask. Party cuts and increased bus fares, and will do nothing to help anyone from outside of Saskatchewan's urban centers. It will also do nothing for anyone across the province was left stranded by the Sask. Party's rushed decision to scrap the STC.
Neither the Minister nor any of the Sask. Party MLAs who have been paraded out have been able to say why the Sask. Party has no interest in helping any of those Saskatchewan people "search for or travel to work, attend health care appointments and to attend to other critical daily needs."
Clearly, the Sask. Party has forgotten who they are supposed to be working for.
If the Sask. Party truly cared about providing transportation to Saskatchewan people, instead of holding empty press conferences, they would reverse their cuts and restore STC.


Protective Effects of Crocus Sativus L. Extract and Crocin against Chronic-Stress Induced Oxidative Damage of Brain, Liver and Kidneys in Rats.
PURPOSE: Chronic stress has been reported to induce oxidative damage of the brain. A few studies have shown that Crocus Sativus L., commonly known as saffron and its active constituent crocin may have a protective effect against oxidative stress. The present work was designed to study the protective effects of saffron extract and crocin on chronic - stress induced oxidative stress damage of the brain, liver and kidneys.
METHODS: Rats were injected with a daily dose of saffron extract (30 mg/kg, IP) or crocin (30 mg/kg, IP) during a period of 21 days following chronic restraint stress (6 h/day). In order to determine the changes of the oxidative stress parameters following chronic stress, the levels of the lipid peroxidation product, malondialdehyde (MDA), the total antioxidant reactivity (TAR), as well as antioxidant enzyme activities glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were measured in the brain, liver and kidneys tissues after the end of chronic stress.
RESULTS: In the stressed animals that receiving of saline, levels of MDA, and the activities of GPx, GR, and SOD were significantly higher (P<0.0001) and the TAR capacity were significantly lower than those of the non-stressed animals (P<0.0001). Both saffron extract and crocin were able to reverse these changes in the stressed animals as compared with the control groups (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION: These observations indicate that saffron and its active constituent crocin can prevent chronic stress-induced oxidative stress damage of the brain, liver and kidneys and suggest that these substances may be useful against oxidative stress.


Her brilliant portrayal of one man's stand against racial injustice in the Deep South helped inspire me, and many others, to become a civil rights lawyer.
And her depiction of a great evil in America moved millions of others to fight for justice at a crucial time in our nation's history.
did nothing – you changed our lives.
My colleagues and I have done our best to live up to her expectations. But we all owe a great debt to Ms. Lee.
I think she would agree that, today, there is still so much more work to be done. We must continue to search within ourselves for the courage to stand strong in the face of bigotry and injustice.


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Q: Breusch-Pagan test I want an interpretation of this BP test result:
Breusch-Pagan / Cook-Weisberg test for heteroskedasticity
         Ho: Constant variance
         Variables: fitted values of envdisc

         chi2(1)      =     0.02
         Prob > chi2  =   0.8829

A: Take your OLS regression of $y_i$ against your independent variables to get fitted values of $\hat{y}_i$
Find your residuals $u_i=y_i-\hat{y}_i$.  You want to know whether the variance of the residuals is constant
So regress the squares of the residuals $u_i^2$ against the same independent variables and find the $R^2$. Under the null hypothesis of homoscedasticity, this should be close to zero
Under the null hypothesis $nR^2$ is asymptotically distributed as $\chi^2_1$: your (Stata?) run gives $0.02$, so find the probability of this or a higher value on that distribution, which is about $0.8829$
Since this presumably is greater than your personal significance level ($0.05$?), you cannot reject the null hypothesis of homoscedasticity on the basis of this data and test

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Q: What is under the hood of x = 'y' 'z' in Python? If you run x = 'y' 'z' in Python, you get x set to 'yz', which means that some kind of string concatenation is occurring when Python sees multiple strings next to each other.
But what kind of concatenation is this?
Is it actually running 'y' + 'z' or is it running ''.join('y','z') or something else?

A: The strings are being concatenated by the python parser before anything is executed, so its not really like 'y' + 'z' or ''.join('y','z'), except that it has the same effect.

A: The Python parser interprets that as one string. This is well documented in the Lexical Analysis documentation:

String literal concatenation
Multiple adjacent string literals (delimited by whitespace), possibly using different quoting conventions, are allowed, and their meaning is the same as their concatenation. Thus, "hello" 'world' is equivalent to "helloworld".

The compiled Python code sees just the one string object; you can see this by asking Python to produce an AST of such strings:
>>> import ast
>>> ast.dump(ast.parse("'hello' 'world'", mode='eval').body)
"Str(s='helloworld')"

In fact, it is the very act of building the AST that triggers the concatenation, as the parse tree is traversed, see the parsestrplus() function in the AST C source.
The feature is specifically aimed at reducing the need for backslashes; use it to break up a string across physical lines when still within a logical line:
print('Hello world!', 'This string is spans just one '
      'logical line but is broken across multiple physical '
      'source lines.')

Multiple physical lines can implicitly be joined into one physical line by using parentheses, square brackets or curly braces.
This string concatenation feature was copied from C, but Guido van Rossum is on record regretting adding it to Python. That post kicked of a long and very interesting thread, with a lot of support for removing the feature altogether.


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Nas Performs "You Wouldn't Understand" On The Arsenio Hall Show [VIDEO]
Written By Chris Thomas
Arsenio Hall made a return to late-night television earlier this week, and he's already had a few noteworthy rappers perform. Last night, Nas joined the shows growing ranks as he rocked the crowd to the sounds of his Life Is Good song "You Wouldn't Understand."
The Queensbridge-bred MC was joined by songstress Victoria Monet, who provided the chorus on his poetic depiction of where he's from and why he retains his street ties. The house band added a jazzy feel to the melodic cut.
In just three days, the reboot of The Arsenio Hall Show has also hosted performances by Snoop Dogg and Mac Miller. Ice Cube also sat down with the host to discuss a forthcoming N.W.A. biopic.
Watch footage of Nas below.
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Was Albert Einstein a Fan of Electronic Music? – EDM.com
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Einstein's fascination with electronic music instruments and sound generation raises many questions.
"We're excited to announce Tomorrowland's final headliner… Albert Einstein."
Believe it or not, if the man behind the theory of relativity were alive today, that ridiculous music festival announcement could've been a reality.
A quote attributed to Einstein in 1929 confirms that the most influential physicist of all-time could've take a much different career path: musician. It was the height of the "Roaring Twenties," a period that saw jazz and dance music permeate Western culture.
"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician," Einstein said at the time. "I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music."
Einstein was a friend of the legendary inventor Leon Theremin, who developed the theremin, one of the first-ever electronic musical instruments. Theremin demonstrated his instrument for Einstein in Berlin in 1927, one year before he patented the device.
Einstein, who was curious about how the theremin worked, attended various concerts and even tried to play it, according to the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The instrument works by generating electromagnetic fields around two antennae: one manipulating pitch and the other controlling volume.
In a 1989 interview conducted in France, Theremin, who was 93 at the time, opened up about Einstein's unique perspective regarding music production.
"There was one man who was interested in the color of music, the connection between light and music, and that was Einstein," he said.
The French superstar's latest single continues his exploration of house music.
The legendary trance trio have shared their full two-hour live performance from Los Angeles' Banc of California Stadium.
VRJAM is showing great promise through their rapid inroads in gaming, virtual concerts and more.
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"Einstein was more interested in the connection between music and geometrical figures: not only color, but mostly triangles, hexagons, heptagons, different kinds of geometrical figures," Theremin added.
What's the one thing babies and electronic music producers have in common, besides occasionally whining? (Looking at you, EDM Twitter). They play around with geometric shapes.
Serum, VolumeShaper and PORTAL are just three programs that exist in an immeasurable sea of products and plugins that allow electronic music artists to generate audio by manipulating waveforms. There's even software that allows producers to implement an oscilloscope, a digital instrument that draws an intricate graph of an electrical signal.
These visual representations are vital for morphing wavetables, granular synthesis and other advanced production techniques. It's mind-boggling to think what Einstein could do with these tools at his disposal.
But we'll never know unless there's some wild technological breakthrough, perhaps with artificial intelligence. Many have tried to emulate his consciousness, like this creepy "AI-powered digital human" version of the Nobel Prize winner.
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If a few things had gone differently for the musically-inclined Einstein in Germany in the late 1800s, it seems plausible that his life would've changed dramatically. And the rest of us, for that matter, whose material lives are dictated by the laws of physics.
We can't believe it's been more than a hundred years since he proposed his theory of relativity. It feels like only yesterday.
To honor their fearless creativity and profound dedication to their craft, we've recognized 10 of the best electronic music producers of 2021.
Plans for the museum were revealed back in 2015, when its proprietors announced "the first electronic music museum."
Countless major electronic artists have backed the blockchain-powered streaming service—here are five to keep an eye on.
An in-depth look at the fascinating accomplishments of a legendary electronic music composer.
Despite its escapist narrative and lovelorn motifs, at its core, "Dawn FM" was designed for dance parties.
2022 is going to be a banner year for electronic dance music.
To honor their creativity and seminal influences on the live music industry, we've recognized 10 of the year's best performances and DJ sets in electronic dance music.
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Addressing the crowd of nearly 90 students, faculty, staff and members of the community, Bennett examined how the candidates have cultivated these narratives and the role media has played in reinforcing or challenging such constructions. The talk, a lecture titled "The Presidential Race: What's the Story?" sponsored by the college's Victor S. Johnson Lectureship Fund, was often humorous and frank and featured a question-and-answer session with the audience at the end.
Bennett then went on to discuss his role as an editor of the print media in critically evaluating and reporting on these narratives. The Washington Post, he said, has expanded to include not just a print edition but an online version as well. And while his newspaper and many other major print publications have begun embracing blogs and online media, those traditional media sources have retained a much-needed emphasis on investigative journalism and fact checking. That is in sharp contrast to the proliferation of blogs and Internet media, which has created a type of "instantaneous journalism … which produces its own rules," Bennett explained. "New pushes out old and trivia can trump substance." Newspapers, he said, maintain a crucial role by separating fact from opinion. With myriad sources contributing to the candidate's narrative, traditional media plays an important role in evaluating these claims.