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Videos 12/12/2013 Mac Miller
Source: Jimmy Kimmel Live! Support: iTunes
Mac Miller was a musical guest last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, hitting the Sony Outdoor Stage with a set which included tracks from his upcoming album Live From Space, which included 'Objects From the Mirror', 'Watching Movies', 'The Star Room', 'I Am Who I Am', 'S.D.S.', and 'The Question.' Live From Space will release on December 17th, and is available for pre-order on iTunes. Watch his performance of 'Objects From the Mirror' above, and the rest of the tracks below.
More Mac Miller
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Mac Miller - Dunno + Nothing From Nothing [Billy Preston Cover] (Spotify Singles)
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A taste of the Early Modern period. Cooking and eating sixteenth and seventeenth century recipes.
While the Gay Liberation Movement tried to liberate LGBTs by "coming out of the closet", authors such as James Purdy regarded this strategy as oppressive. Voices such as his are important to be heard when writing the cultural history of gay liberation.


There are many theories about labyrinths and mazes. I think that they represent a model of the mind. We have thought our self into the situation that we are in at this very moment. It are our thoughts that have broughts us where we are here and now. To get out of a current situation, one needs to find his way back through one's own mind.
When you try to find your way out of a labyrinth, you have to think exactly as the maker of the labyrinth did. If you do it good enough, your mind and the mind of the creator become one and the same.
In most labyrinths, there is a watch tower in the centre, where you can overview the labyrinth. This is also very symbolic. There are situations in our life where we get this overview too. And we literally call these "highs" . From such a viewpoint the way seems crystal clear and easy. But when we are "down" again, we cannot remember the overview in details, and we are lost again. To remember the overview at bad times is one of the aspects that esoteric work is all about.
I don't talk much about this "esoteric work" . I used to do that, but I gave it up a few years ago. I realised that I better first learn to practise things before I preach them.
Het gaat om de video, Jan. Over Bowie gaan we het nog een keer hebben!
Frits, Je 'Labyrinth drawings' zijn Ongelooflijk Brilliant!!!!


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Why Austin's housing market is tilting back toward buyers in 2023
ICE agents at Travis County courthouses looking for suspects
Philip Jankowski,Tony Plohetski
pjankowski@statesman.com
5:40 p.m. update: Juan Coronilla-Guerrero was one of dozens of unauthorized immigrants released from the local jail after Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez implemented a new policy to not honor many ICE detainers.
Coronilla-Guerrero's wife, in a news release from the immigrant advocacy group Grassroots Leadership, confirmed that Coronilla-Guerrero was one of more than 30 immigrants released in the days following Hernandez's implementation of a policy that greatly limited cooperation with ICE requests to hold suspected undocumented immigrants.
"My husband was one of the 36 immigrants who could leave the jail under the (sheriff's policy) and even though he had an immigration order, he wanted to do the right thing and he appeared at his second court date," said Coronilla-Guerrero's wife, who withheld her name because she fears reprisals from immigration officials.
Earlier: ICE agents in Austin on Friday detained an immigrant suspected of being in the country illegally at the Travis County courthouse, in what appears to be a new tactic by immigration officials.
Defense attorney Daniel Betts confirmed to the American-Statesman that his client, Juan Coronilla-Guerrero, was detained at the courthouse, where was scheduled to appear for two misdemeanor charges, assault-family violence and possession of marijuana.
Betts said his client was arrested in an elevator at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center.
The Travis County sheriff's office confirmed that ICE agents were at the courthouse serving a warrant.
Attorney George Lobb, who saw the arrest, said the paperwork he saw was not a warrant or other court order.
"It struck me as extraordinary," said Betts, who added that his client was in court expressly to resolve the misdemeanor charges so we would not run into problems with immigration.
"I told my client a week and a half ago that I didn't think ICE would be at the courts, but we see how that turned out."
Federal immigration agents were at two separate Travis County courthouses on Friday morning and arrested at least one defendant who was arriving for a court hearing, Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt said, based on preliminary information she had received.
The man was detained before agents notified the judge or defense attorney in his case, evoking new fears about immigration agents using the courts to nab people believed to be in the country illegally.
Eckhardt said she is working to obtain additional information from judges and other staff.
STATESMAN EXCLUSIVE: Meet the immigrants arrested in Austin ICE raids
The report of federal agents looking for suspects at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center and the Heman Sweatt Travis County Courthouse comes three weeks after an ICE enforcement operation centered on Austin and four other metro areas across the US that led to the arrests of 683 people.
In the past, deportation proceedings in Travis County have largely been prompted by an arrest that led to immigration checks. But during the four-day enforcement operation, ICE officials were out in the community, pulling people over and taking them in.
The mid-February ICE raids fueled speculation that Austin was being singled out because of recent controversy over newly elected Sheriff Sally Hernandez's policy to deny most of the agency's requests to delay the release of inmates at the Travis County jail for immigration checks.
IN-DEPTH: Is ICE targeting Austin? Local leaders ask agency that question
Check back for updates on this developing story.


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Rolf Reißig (* 28. September 1940 in Gelenau/Erzgeb.) ist ein deutscher Sozialwissenschaftler. Vom November 1989 bis Februar 1990 war er von den Mitarbeitern gewählter Leiter der Akademie für Gesellschaftswissenschaften, die im Oktober 1990 aufgelöst wurde.

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Reißig machte 1956 einen Abschluss als Werkzeugschlosser und begann im selben Jahr den Besuch einer Abendoberschule zum Erwerb der Reifeprüfung 1958. Im selben Jahr begann er ein Studium der Philosophie und Geschichte an der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig. Bis 1964 arbeitete er als Assistent an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, ab 1967 war er am Franz-Mehring-Institut der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig tätig. Dort promovierte er 1968 und arbeitete ab 1970 als Dozent an der Sektion Philosophie/Wissenschaftlicher Sozialismus.

Nach einem 1976 gegen ihn eingeleiteten Parteiverfahren wechselte Reißig 1978 an die Akademie für Gesellschaftswissenschaften beim ZK der SED in Berlin, wo er sich 1980 mit einer Arbeit über Arbeiterbewegungen in den westlichen Gesellschaften habilitierte und 1981 eine ordentliche Professur erhielt. Sein Arbeitsschwerpunkt war die Friedensforschung, was ihm auch Konflikte mit dem Chefideologen der SED, Kurt Hager einbrachte.

Reißig war um die Zusammenarbeit mit der SPD bemüht und auf der Seite der DDR maßgeblich an der Erarbeitung des Positionspapiers Der Streit der Ideologien und die gemeinsame Sicherheit 1987 beteiligt. Im selben Jahr bemühte sich Reißig um eine Umprofilierung seines Instituts an der Akademie für Gesellschaftswissenschaften zu einem politikwissenschaftlichen Institut und um die Bildung einer deutsch-deutschen Arbeitsgruppe zu Fragen des Systemvergleichs, was ihm von Seiten des Politbüros heftige Kritik einbrachte. Nach dem Rücktritt Otto Reinholds war Reißig von November 1989 bis Januar 1990 von der Belegschaft gewählter Leiter der Akademie für Gesellschaftswissenschaften während der friedlichen Revolution in der DDR.

Ab März 1990 war Reißig Leiter des von ihm mitgegründeten privaten, gemeinnützigen Brandenburg-Berliner Instituts für Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien. Zur selben Zeit erhielt er eine Umberufung zum Professor für Politikwissenschaft. 1989/90 war er Mitgründer der Gesellschaft für Politikwissenschaft in der DDR, die 1990 wieder aufgelöst wurde. Er war an der Gründung des Forum Ostdeutschland der Sozialdemokratie im Jahr 1996 beteiligt. Reißig ist Mitglied im Willy-Brandt-Kreis.

Publikationen
 Arbeiterbewegung und demokratische Alternative. Berlin 1986.
 Das Ende eines Experiments. Berlin 1991.
 Rückweg in die Zukunft. Frankfurt (M.) und New York 1993 (Hrsg.).
 Die gespaltene Vereinigungsgesellschaft. Berlin 2000.
 Dialog durch die Mauer. Die umstrittene Annäherung von SPD und SED. Frankfurt (M.) 2002.
 Mitregieren in Berlin: Die PDS auf dem Prüfstand. Berlin 2005.
 Gesellschafts-Transformation im 21. Jahrhundert. Wiesbaden 2009.
 Brie, Michael/Reißig, Rolf/Thomas, Michael (Hrsg.): Transformation. Suchprozesse in Zeiten des Umbruchs, LIT Verlag 2016, Münster, Berlin, Wien, London.

Literatur

 Lothar Mertens: Rote Denkfabrik? LIT Verlag 2004, Münster, S. 28, 98–102, 146, 215–225.
 Erhard Eppler: Links leben. Erinnerungen eines Wertkonservativen, Ullstein 2015, Berlin, S. 243–251.
 Erhard Eppler: Was zusammengehört. Die SPD und die deutsche Einheit 1989/90, Herder 2014, Freiburg, Basel, Wien, S. 196–198, 203–206, 212/213.

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EA BioWare has pushed back against the accusation that it had not adequately prepared for the Anthem VIP demo, after users faced myriad technical issues over the weekend.
"Yesterday was rocky," BioWare's head of live services Chad Robertson admitted in a blog post published on Saturday. Robertson said that Anthem had been tested for "several months," but the VIP weekend met "unexpected issues" common in real-world play.
However, while Anthem's problems have been aired by a host of players on social media, Robertson sought to "dispel" one common accusation.
"That we under-planned for server capacity," he highlighted. "To ensure stability, we intended to manage our servers to match the player population as it grew. Overall, we had excess capacity prepared for population increases, and continue to do so.
"That said, what's important is that all parts of the game work as designed to meet players' needs, and that did not happen in the opening hours."
Robertson outlined three key issues that Anthem faced: platform connections, caused by a spike in players when the game first went live, and a problem that Robertson claimed EA had tested; the blocking of players with certain combinations of account flags, or "entitlements"; and infinite loads, which were believed to be a solved issue, but dogged players in the transition from Fort Tarsis to an expedition.
BioWare is now focused on resolving login and entitlement issues, improving server performance, and trying to fix "infinite loads" -- the last of which Robertson admitted is "a difficult one."
Robertson also made the point that many people had enjoyed Anthem over the weekend. BioWare recorded 300,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch, which was described as "Fortnite-type numbers."
Anthem is due to launch on February 22. You can read our interview with game director Jon Warner here.
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Select Rehab Closes on RehabCare Acquisition from Kindred, Projects $1B in Revenue
By Maggie Flynn | December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020
Select Rehabilitation closed on its acquisition of Kindred Healthcare's RehabCare business line, the Glenview, Ill.-based therapy company announced on Tuesday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed; the acquisition was originally announced on October 5.
Select's pro-forma revenues exceed $1 billion, according to the therapy provider, which employs 17,000 therapists in 43 states.
Kindred used to have significant holdings in the skilled nursing space, but left the sector in 2017 with a $700 million transaction to sell its SNF line to BM Eagle Holdings, a joint venture led by affiliates of BlueMountain Capital Management, a privately held New York-based alternative asset manager. That company is now known as Eagle Arc.
At the time of the RehabCare announcement in October, Kindred CEO and president Benjamin Breier indicated that the sale was a way to focus more on its new core business of higher-acuity post-acute services.
"Following the completion of the transaction, Kindred will remain the largest specialty hospital company in the United States, with a portfolio of long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, acute rehabilitation units, and an emerging behavioral health line of business, all specializing in treating the most medically complex patients," he said.
Kindred plans to open 20 new facilities — including rehab hospitals, acute rehab units, and behavioral health properties — through strategic partnerships over the coming two years.
"Kindred's hospitals have been delivering specialized clinical, ventilator, and rehabilitation care for the sickest COVID patients as part of a coordinated community response with our strategic partners," Breier said in a Tuesday release. "I am exceedingly proud of our dedicated caregivers across our settings for the important role they are playing in responding to this crisis."
The RehabCare acquisition positions Select to "leverage its proprietary technology solutions beyond the contract therapy sector," according to the press release announcing the close of the transaction.
Truist Securities served as the financial advisor for Select on the acquisition; Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP served as legal adviser. Truist, BBVA Securities, Fifth Third Bank, provided financing.
The deal is Select's eighth strategic acquisition in as many years, according to the press release.
"We are thrilled to welcome RehabCare's experienced leadership and dedicated therapy teams to the Select family," Select's CEO and co-founder, Anna Gardina Wolfe, said in the release. "Their addition solidifies our best-in-class reputation throughout the U.S. and expands our mission to provide compliant-driven, outcome-focused patient care. We are honored to develop relationships with our new facility partners, and to introduce our state-of-the-art, technology-driven platforms that enhance patient care and deliver data-driven performance analytics."
Kindred Healthcare, RehabCare, Select Rehabilitation
Maggie Flynn
When she's not working, Maggie enjoys running, reading, writing and sports, in no particular order. Favorite things include murder mysteries, Lake Michigan and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Addition by Subtraction: Nursing Home Operators Mull Decertifying Beds to Stay Afloat
Slow Vaccine Rollout Prompts Skilled Nursing REIT Downgrades, But Stimulus Optimism Remains
COVID Support Will Not Save Flawed Nursing Home Operators in 2021 as Distress Looms Large


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Q: Reliably detect new visitors to a website I'd like to setup an introductory message to show to all new users. It should somehow store their info (cookie? IP address?) so that they (ideally) never see the message a second time. I know it's possible with cookies, but what is the most reliable way to do this?
Thanks!

A: To do this reliably you would need to use Server Side Scripting. Javascript can be disabled and as such would not prove reliable anymore.
PHP would be simple - you can read the users IP address and User Agent (UA) with
<?php
    $IP = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    $UA = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];
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Store that information into a database and you can track the user. Combine that with a cookie (however again, this could be deleted by the user) and you have a pretty good tracking solution.
<?php
   // Set a cookie
   $userID = 'something';
   setcookie('UID', $userID);

   // Read a cookie
   echo($_COOKIE['uid']);
?>

Have a look on http://php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php for info on cookies.

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Cassini spied a crater-covered Dione (1,123 kilometers, 698 miles across) in this image from December 8, 2004. The bright, wispy streaks for which Dione is known are located on the moon's night side to the west. The streaky terrain was imaged at very high resolution by Cassini during its flyby of Dione on December 14, 2004.
This view shows mostly the trailing hemisphere of Dione. The image was taken in visible light with Cassini's narrow angle camera from a distance of 2.5 million kilometers (1.6 million miles) from Dione and at a Sun-Dione-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 58 degrees. North is up. The image scale is 15 kilometers (9 miles) per pixel. The image has been magnified by a factor of two and contrast enhanced to aid visibility of surface features.


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Fabrice Ougier (born 26 July 1971) is a French freestyle skier. He competed in the men's moguls event at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

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Poland: Weapon Smuggling Following Ukraine War Arming Organised Crime And Terrorists In Western Europe
KIEV, Ukraine -- There has been a surge in attempts to smuggle illegal weapons into the European Union amid the conflict in east Ukraine, according to figures from Polish border guards.
Pro-Russian militant at a checkpoint near Kramatorsk.
Since fighting broke out between pro-Moscow and Ukrainian government forces in May 2014, thousands of weapons, including high-powered Kalashnikov assault rifles, rocket launchers, and grenades, have entered the hands of rival militias, and seeped into the country's black market.
Poland has been forced to introduce increased security measures, with criminals increasingly attempting to exploit trafficking routes across across the Ukrainian-Polish border and transport weapons into the heart of the European Union, where they can fetch as much as $2,000 (€1,800).
While in 2013 only three firearms were seized from smugglers by Polish authorities, in the 18 months following the outbreak of hostilities there was an increase of almost 2,000%, with a total of 53 guns seized, as well as 12 gas guns, which can be converted to fire live rounds, according to figures from Polish border guards.
There has also been an increase in ammunition smuggling, with 1,157 pieces of live ammunition seized since the war began, and only 191 seized the year prior to hostilities breaking out.
Arms smuggling rates from Ukraine to Poland are at their highest rate since 2012, when Polish border security was increased for the European Championship football tournament hosted jointly with Ukraine, and officials seized 57 firearms and 3,457 pieces of ammunition.
The number of firearms confiscated the previous year was 25, before dipping again the year after the competition.
There is increasing concern about the increasing availability of weapons fuelling terrorism and organised crime in Europe.
Islamist terrorists armed with illegally acquired weapons have committed two terror attacks in Paris in the space of a year, and security services across the continent are battling to prevent further attacks by groups of roving gunmen.
Thousands of weapons enter Ukraine
The Ukrainian government claims more than 500,000 firearms have been smuggled into the country by Russia to arm militias, which took up arms after pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovich was ousted in a popular uprising.
As it struggled to roll back rebel advances, Ukraine became increasingly reliant on its own volunteer brigades, some with far-right affiliations, which it armed from military stockpiles.
"You have an internal civil conflict, as in the Balkans and now in Ukraine, and what it does is act like a sponge and soaks up weapons," said Mark Galeotti, an expert on crime and security in the former Soviet Bloc and a professor of Global Affairs at New York University.
Galeotti said that amid a breakdown in law and order in east Ukraine weapons had been acquired not just by militias but also by "people who in times of trouble would rather have a gun in their wardrobe because they don't really trust the authorities".
After the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s thousands of weapons – often from Soviet military stockpiles – entered the European black market, and there are fears of a similar surge of armaments from east Ukraine amid the worse European terror threat in decades.
Violence in east Ukraine between government forces and pro-Moscow militias has been sporadic since September.
Under the terms of the recent Minsk ceasefire agreement, officials from the European Council for Security and Co-operation in Europe have begun overseeing the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line in Donetsk and Donbass.
However, no efforts are being made by the agency to restrict the flow of small arms, and Ukrainian authorities claim that the smuggling of Russian weapons into the country continues unabated, though Moscow has long denied allegations of involvement.
"What happens is as peace breaks out, and as state reconstruction and legitimisation takes place, people are looking to get rid of these weapons, people have no need for them and the natural law of supply and demand means often they will flow elsewhere," said Galeotti.
Lucrative western Europe is the market many criminals will be seeking to exploit, he added.
"This is a depressing inevitability. This is the natural dynamic of the illegal arms market".
Nicolas Florquin, of Geneva-based think tank the Small Arms Survey, said that unless European and Ukrainian authorities take urgent action illegal weapons could flood the EU.
"A lot [of diplomatic effort] is about resolving the situation in Ukraine, and a lot of the discussion has involved heavy weapons and the withdrawal of armoured vehicles and so forth from the front line," he said.
"But there has been very little talk of the control of small arms and light weapons. I would recommend putting that on the agenda of talks as a matter of greater urgency."
Kalashnikovs sold in west European cities – such as illegal weapons hub Brussels – can fetch up to $2,000, a more than 200% increase on the $500 they will reportedly fetch in Donetsk in east Ukraine.
Often they are transported into Europe by individual operators one piece at a time, in a racket dubbed the Ant Trade by experts.
The weapons fuel terrorism and organised crime, as seen when criminals armed with Kalashnikovs taking a bank manager and his family hostage near the Belgian border only days after the 13 November Paris attacks.
The Odessa Network
Ukraine has long played a key role in the global weapons trade.
In 2014, the Washington-based Center for Advanced Defense Studies released the report describing a network of individuals and companies allegedly responsible for shipping weapons to conflict hot spots worldwide from the Black Sea port of Odessa, which it dubbed the 'Odessa Network'.
The new influx of weapons into the country is being blamed for a spike in violent crime, with the Ukrainian General Prosecutor's Office finding that 2,000 weapons related crimes were committed in the first nine months of 2014, compared to 581 for the whole of the previous year, the Daily Signal reported.
It is not just Poland that has recorded a surge in arms smuggling from Ukraine as weapons spill onto the black market, with Alexander Tishchenko, spokesman for Belorussia's border security committee recently telling Russia's TASS state news agency that border security had been increased after an increase in illegal arms smuggling from Ukraine.
A Polish Border Guards spokeswoman told IBTimes UK that measures were being taken to tighten border security, with 11 observation towers equipped with surveillance cameras to be built, and drones launched to patrol the border.
Due to its proximity and wealth, western Europe will remain the focus for Ukrainian arms traders, said Galeotti, using well-established drugs and human trafficking routes.
Galeotti continued: "There are such deeply established smuggling routes out of Ukraine, for example for Afghan heroin.
The problem is if you have these pipelines already established it means you have corrupted border officials, people who know the ropes.
"If you are travelling in a car with a suitcase of heroin in the boot, frankly there is no real disincentive to throw in a couple of handguns and a Kalashnikov. If you are stopped and searched you are already at high risk."
Once weapons are trafficked into the open border Schengen zone, they can easily be transported between member states.
The Kalashnikovs, handguns and Scorpion machine gun used in the January 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Kosher supermarket were allegedly bought by terrorist Amedy Coulibaly from an illegal arms trader in Brussels, one of the hubs in the EU trade in illegal firearms.
A man recently arrested in Germany is accused of selling the perpetrators of the November Paris attacks their weapons through an illegal website.
The number of illegal firearms in Europe is steadily increasing, with figures from the Paris-based national Observatory for Delinquency showing the number of illegal guns in France increasing in double digits for years.
Euan Grant, a former strategic intelligence officer for HM Customs and Excise who advised Ukraine on border security, told IBTimes UK of the influx of weapons from Ukraine:
"Is not yet a major issue in the EU, but it has to be seen to be a potential one. "They [weapons] will undoubtedly be trafficked into Europe, and they are leaking [onto the black market], as shown by various incidents," he said.
EU interior ministers recently met to discuss measures to combat the trade in decommissioned weapons in Europe, but experts have warned that more needs to be done.
Though the European Commission recently advocated centralising border checks for the wave of refugees and migrants entering the EU, no co-ordinated measures have been proposed in response to weapons smuggling.
Galeotti said that tackling the problem would require urgent action not just in Europe, but against corruption on the Ukrainian side of the border, with police and border officials too often prepared to look the other way in exchange for a bribe.
With the threat from terror group Islamic State (Isis) the key concern since the Paris attacks and a series of thwarted attacks across Europe, Galeotti warned not to divert resources from the battle against organised crime, which is the real source of the market in illegal weapons.
"Actually fighting organised crime and minimising its capacity and will to look for weapons one of the best ways you can hit the market," he said.
He warned Europe not to repeat the mistakes of the US, where resources were focused on battling terrorism in the wake of 9/11, allowing organised crime gangs to expand.
Ukraine, Grant said, needs to be offered "tangible assistance" to tackle its smuggling networks.
"And that would be offered in a variety of ways, it may be financially. They need concrete practical assistance. Too much of the time we in western Europe take the attitude 'we have a people trafficking problem how can you help us? We have a heroin problem, how can you help us?' The question should be 'what can we do for you?"
Source: IBT UK


One thing I would like to mention right here at the beginning is if you are a patient who had a band in the past and have not had success losing weight, it is possible to remove the band and convert it to a sleeve! So, if you have had a band in the past and not had success with it, I want you to know there are definitely still options available for you and you may want to come to the office to discuss it.
Today I want to discuss the sleeve and compare it to how the band works. The sleeve does two things to help a patient lose weight, the first (like the band) is that it restricts how much food a person can eat. This is accomplished by removing part of the stomach (so this is truly a permanent procedure, once this part of the stomach is removed it cannot be put back). To give you an idea of how much smaller your stomach will be consider that your stomach is about 32 ounces (picture a quart of milk) and after a sleeve it will be about 4 or 5 ounces (picture a small to medium sized banana). This will obviously decrease the amount of food a person can eat!
The second way the sleeve helps patients lose weight is by shutting off your appetite..I call it the big "off switch" for your appetite. This is a very consistent part of this surgery, but in all honesty we don't really know exactly why it happens. It is an active area of research and there are many theories out there. If you Google it or do some web surfing you will undoubtedly see references to "Ghrelin" and other intestinal hormones as the reason for the dramatic decrease in appetite. While I suspect these hormones and other chemicals are part of the reason for this dramatic decrease in a person's appetite I doubt it's the entire answer, but in some sense it doesn't really matter how it happens, all that matters is that it does happen!
So the sleeve has two ways to help patients lose weight…restriction, by making the stomach smaller and this "chemical/hormonal" effect of shutting down a person's appetite. If you think about it for a minute I think you will realize how important that chemical effect is..it is much easier to decrease the calories you consume (and thereby lose weight) if you don't feel hungry! I must mention however that this hormonal effect will not last your entire life, but it will last for quite a long time, usually at least a year and often as long as several years! By the way I call this period of time during which you don't have much of an appetite, "the honeymoon"…it will never be easier to lose weight than during the honeymoon!
So far, I have discussed the band and the sleeve and if you have read both hopefully you can see how differently they work. The band simply does restriction the sleeve does the restriction plus the "chemical/hormonal" effect of shutting off your appetite, next time I'll discuss the gastric bypass and hopefully give you an idea of how that works and compare it to the band and the sleeve.
If you know anyone who would like to find out more information about all the different options for weight loss surgery we have an informational seminar this Wednesday, June 8th where you can do just that. It is free and open to anyone who would like to attend.
It will be at our Millburn office: 225 Millburn Ave, Suite 204, Millburn, NJ starting at 6:30 PM.
We'll be having a new patient informational seminar for Ocean County patients on Thursday June 16th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. As usual the seminar is free and open to anyone who wants to find out about bariatric surgery. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you think might be interested.


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LA Giltinis Adam Ashe 2022 Profile
By djcoilrugby January 24, 2022 No Comments
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Los Angeles Giltinis will have Scotland international Adam Ashe back for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 28-year-old No.8/flanker is 6'4″ and 240 lbs.
Adam played 867 minutes in 13 matches, starting 12, and scored 2 tries for the Giltinis in 2021.
Adam was born in Livingston, Scotland, and attended Alva Academy from 206-2012. In 2010 he played for Scotland U17s at the Wellington International Festival and went to Valladolid, Spain as part of a development training squad. He progressed to the U18s the following year at the European Uner-18 Rugby Union Championship, and in 2013 made ten appearances for the U20s at the Six Nations U20s and then at the IRB Junior World Championships.
On 3 April 2014, Ashe was named the recipient of the John McPhail scholarship in 2014, however, he was called up to Scotland's National Team and made his debut against South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Jun 28, 2014, as a starter at No.8. He has 6 caps, starting 5 matches, with his last test on Aug 22, 2015, at Torino against Italy.
He played rugby for Hillfoots RFC, and for Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership. Between 2011-2020, he made 73 appearances for the Glasgow Warriors in PRO 14 Rugby.
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The Scottsburg High School Key Club installed its new officers for 2016-17 in a ceremony held at the high school. New officers are Rachel Pelfrey, President; Izy Staser, Vice President; Justice Gabbard, Secretary; Hayley Bryant, Treasurer; and Sarah Thomas, Bulletin Editor. The Key Club is a service leadership club sponsored by the Scottsburg Kiwanis Club. The purpose of the club is to build leaders through the vehicle of community service. Pictured are from left to right, Hayley Bryant, Izy Staser, Jessica Backus, Josie Crawford, Jonie Crawford, Jesse Mays, Rachel Pelfrey and their Faculty Advisor, Angela Bray. Jesse Mays is the Lt Governor for the Scenic Hills Division of Key Club which includes Scottsburg, Henryville and Jeffersonville High Schools. She will represent the Scenic Hills Division on the Indiana District Board of Directors for Key Club.


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Fremont City Schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, due to cold weather.
FREMONT - All Fremont City Schools' school buildings and offices will be closed and all classes cancelled Wednesday and Thursday, Superintendent Jon Detwiler said Tuesday.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning for Fremont and surrounding areas from Tuesday night through 4 p.m. Thursday.
Detwiler said all school-related activities scheduled for Wednesday are cancelled.
He said district officials would discuss Wednesday whether all school-related activities on Thursday evening would also be cancelled.


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Read this article in the Daily Post about some Australian men's attitude to dating Asian women online at Creepy white guys. Please realize that not all Aussie men are like this! I'm just trying to give different insight into the many Australian cultures and points of view.
This entry was posted on February 22, 2013 by Helene Markmann in culture, news, news from the Australian media and tagged dating, exploitation, news racism, racism, Women's rights in Asia.


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Books: Best Books 2020
Best Nonfiction
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NYT Notable Books 2020
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A selection of titles chosen by: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, BookPage, Goodreads, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Bill Gates, and The New York Public Library as the best nonfiction of 2020.
*Designates books found on "best books" lists of more than one publication.
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*Hidden Valley Road
Tells a heartrending story of a midcentury American family with 12 children, 6 of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease.
*A Promised Land
A deeply personal account of history in the making--from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.
*Shakespeare in a Divided America
The award-winning author of The Year of Lear presents a scholarly examination of how American leaders have found wisdom in the works of Shakespeare, revealing the lessons that the Bard's plays can teach about the political turbulence of today.
*Uncanny Valley
The author chronicles her experience at a big-data startup in the heart of the Silicon Valley bubble: a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success and fresh-faced entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination, glory and, of course, progress.
*War
MacMillian argues that war — fighting and killing— is so intimately bound up with what it means to be human that viewing it as an aberration misses the point. War has led to many civilization's great disasters but also to many of civilization's greatest achievements. It's all around us, influencing everything we see and do; it's in our bones.
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*Vesper Flights
The award-winning author of H is for Hawk presents a collection of essays about humanity's relationship with nature, exploring subjects ranging from captivity and immigration to ostrich farming and the migrations of songbirds from the Empire State Building.
*Caste
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other Suns identifies the qualifying characteristics of historical caste systems to reveal how a rigid hierarchy of human rankings, enforced by religious views, heritage and stigma, impact everyday American lives.
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*The Splendid and the Vile
Draws on personal diaries, archival documents and declassified intelligence in a portrait of Winston Churchill that explores his day-to-day experiences during the Blitz and his role in uniting England.
Shares counterintuitive advice on the most effective path to success in any domain while revealing the essential contributions of generalist, not specialist, team members.
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*Just Us
As everyday white supremacy becomes increasingly vocalized with no clear answers at hand, how best might we approach one another? Claudia Rankine, without telling us what to do, urges us to begin the discussions that might open pathways through this divisive and stuck moment in American history.
The Undocumented Americans
An Ivy League-educated DACA beneficiary reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans, from the volunteers recruited for the 9/11 Ground Zero cleanup to the homeopathy botanicas of Miami that provide limited health care to non-citizens.
*Desert Notebooks
Ehrenreich weaves together climate science, mythologies, nature writing, and personal experiences to examine how the unprecedented pace of destruction to our environment has led us to the brink of calamity.
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*The Address Book
Tells the story of how streets got their names and houses their numbers, and why something as seemingly mundane as an address can save lives or enforce power.
*Unworthy Republic
A history of the 1830s forced migration of indigenous populations to territories west of the Mississippi describes the government-driven fraud, intimidation and murder that were used to confiscate Native American homelands and property.
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Becoming Wild
The New York Times best-selling author of Beyond Words brings readers close to three non-human cultures--what they do, why they do it, and how life is for them.
*The Dragons, the Giant, the Women
The author shares her experience of escaping the First Liberian Civil War and building a life in the United States, shining the light on the great political and personal forces that continue to affect many migrants around the world.
The Hardhat Riot
In May 1970, four days after Kent State, construction workers chased students through Manhattan, beating scores of protestors bloody. As hardhats clashed with hippies, it soon became clear that something larger was happening; Democrats were at war with themselves.
Overground Railroad
Examines the important historical role of the "Black travel guide to America" published from 1936 to 1966, celebrating the courage of Black-safe businesses that advanced race relations by including themselves in Green Book listings.
A Pilgrimage to Eternity
The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of The Immortal Irishman traces an ancient pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome, visiting some of Christianity's most important shrines to explore the faith's past, present and future.
Soul Full of Coal Dust
An urgent report by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist uncovers the sobering resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, the cover-up activities of Big Coal and the awareness activities of regional mining communities.
Until the End of Time
The Columbia University theoretical physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe explores subjects ranging from quantum mechanics to black holes, sharing insights into how human life and consciousness emerged from chaos.
Who Gets in and Why
A higher-education journalist draws on insider access to explain the nuts and bolts of college admissions today, outlining the unexpected agendas that reflect which and why prospective students receive admission into better schools.
*The Beauty in Breaking
A female, African American ER physician describes how her own life and encounters with her patients led her to realize that every human is broken and recognizing that and moving towards a place of healing can bring peace and happiness.
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A Furious Sky
Presents the five-hundred-year story of American hurricanes, from nameless storms that threatened Columbus' New World voyages, to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the escalation of hurricane season as a result of global warming.
Rebel Cinderella
From the bestselling author of King Leopold's Ghost and Spain in Our Hearts comes the astonishing but forgotten story of an immigrant sweatshop worker who married an heir to a great American fortune and become one of the most charismatic radical leaders of her time.
A heartrending immigrant memoir and a uniquely intersectional coming-of-age story of a life lived in a duality and the in-between, and how one navigates through race, gender, and the search for love.
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Insightful, incendiary and ultimately hopeful, Hood Feminism is both an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux and also clear-eyed assessment of hose to save it.
Reveals the poignant stories of the 999 women on the first official transport to Auschwitz, drawing on extensive interviews with survivors, and consulting with historians, witnesses and relatives of those first deportees.
The social media commentator and founder of the #Blexit movement shares the reasons she has embraced conservative politics, arguing that the race policies of America's Democratic party promote victim mentalities and widespread economic dependency.
A Life on Our Planet
In this scientifically informed account of the environmental changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future.
*Untamed
An activist, speaker and philanthropist offers a memoir wrapped in a wake-up call that reveals how women can reclaim their true, untamed selves by breaking free of the restrictive expectations and cultural conditioning that leaves them feeling dissatisfied and lost.
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Having and Being Had
Having just purchased her first home, the author embarks on a self-audit of the value system she has brought into. the essays in this volume offer an interrogation of work, leisure, and the lived experience of capitalism.
*Memorial Drive
The former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Native Guard shares a chillingly personal memoir about the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather.
*The Dead Are Arising
A revisionary portrait of the iconic civil rights leader draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with surviving family members, intelligence officers and political leaders to offer new insights into Malcolm X's Depression-era youth, religious conversion and 1965 assassination.
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*Minor Feelings
An award-winning poet and essayist offers a ruthlessly honest, emotionally charged exploration of the psychological condition of being Asian American.
Wilmington's Lie
the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist documents the events of the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and its unrecognized role in reversing the city's mixed-race advances, overthrowing local government and promoting white-supremacist agendas.
*Nobody Will Tell You This But Me
The award-winning television writer reflects on her relationship with her loving grandmother, the daughter of immigrants from the 19th-century Belarus whose hardships, sacrifices and headstrong nature shaped the author's perspective on family and career.
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A single-storey rear extension and full loft conversion – This project involved adding 3 large dormers to the roof space of this modest bungalow. This extra space has allowed for 3 new bedrooms, a master bathroom and an en suite area to the master bedroom. The dormers were treated to a contemporary composite anthracite wood effect cladding system which has modernised the whole feel of the bungalow. We also added a single storey rear extension with doors onto the garden, which the kitchen and dining room extend into. Along with converting the garage into a new utility and plant room, this bungalow has been altered beyond recognition and is now a wonderful, contemporary family home.


The popularity of onesies for adults has grown astronomically in the past couple of years with everyone from Rihanna to Brad Pitt sporting one. All-in-ones are no longer restricted to kids and toddlers, the romper suit of the past now has a new, grown-up name - the "onesie".
So why is it that onesies have become not only accepted but celebrated? Well, you know what they say, comfort is key! And here at Kigu we've taken the comfort element very seriously. Although the loose-fitting design of the onesie automatically makes it an unrestricting outfit we wanted to make sure that our onesies for adults have that extra-special comfort-factor. Made from top quality, fleece-like material our onesies are not only durable but extremely snuggly.
Onesies for adults should be great fun. It's hard to take yourself seriously when you're dressed in a onesie and that's the joy! When we decided to start doing onesies for adults we thought we'd do things a little differently. We haven't just stuck to your standard bodysuit but have chosen to let people express their inner beast with a variety of different animal designs.
Kigu animal onesies make great costumes for fancy dress and festival fun, as well as perfect lounging attire. While everyone else looks a bit dressed up with nowhere to go, worrying about tearing their fairy wings or wrecking their accessories, Kigu wearers can party the night away without a care in the world. Just put your Kigu in the washing machine and it will come out looking good as new.


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Can B2B Brands Be Inspiring?
By Acadia Otlowski Blog Content Marketing October 3, 2019
Did you know that there are more B2B companies than there are B2C companies? That's because, for every B2C company, there are a slew of business needs that need to be filled.
That includes everything from software to electricity to toilet paper. But beyond being businesses who sell goods and services to other companies, can B2B companies be anything but solutions to problems?
While I researched this post, I investigated brands that other B2B brands had deemed inspiring. This post explores those brands, which asks if these brands are inspiring or merely informing.
The first question we must answer is, what does it mean to inspire? Here are some answers collected from around the web:
Inspiration is directly related to how much emotion it evokes in the person experiencing it
Watching ordinary people do extraordinary things
Something that causes the feeling of awe
The sensation caused when people help others
What does it mean to inform? It means to provide information that's relevant or useful to a situation or issue.
GE Healthcare Website
GE runs a website that is jam-packed with healthcare information for providers. The front page is product-packed, which I think is an interesting choice.
GE has an expansive resource center, which admirably covers all parts of its customer lifecycle. In the navigation bar, Products & Services appears immediately to the left for those considering GE's offerings. This seems more exploratory than the following tab, which reads: Shop. Then there is Shop, which is presumably for buyers that know what they want. Both of these tabs open to extensive options, separated by need and offering.
Resources seems like it would have more content marketing type content, but in reality, it leads to more services and offerings. I guess if you have as extensive a product catalog, a lot of your value is from the products you offer.
The Insights page is where things start to get interesting. That's where all the content is hiding. Interestingly, all of this great content is behind Insights and not something more obvious like "Blog" or even "Resources."
But the content here is excellent, and the web page is designed to make it easy to filter. That means audiences can serve themselves the content based on their wants and needs.
So, is it inspiring or merely informative? While GE Healthcare's website is very well thought out, I still wouldn't call it inspirational. It is very informative and covers a lot of today's most pressing healthcare issues, but it doesn't inspire. It helps healthcare professionals stay on top of current technologies and trends in their specialties, though, which means it provides value regardless.
Capital One's Twitter
Another common name on many of the lists of "Inspiring B2B brands" is Capital One. It is well known for it's Twitter page.
Get ready @Capitals fans! A new season is here 🙌, and as D.C.'s hometown bank, we're #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/rl4olUw7va
— Capital One (@CapitalOne) October 2, 2019
That's because it appears Capital One has invested itself heavily into experiences that evoke emotions. That is, arenas where concerts and sporting events are held. The company also ties its credit card offerings to things that inspire, like travel. All three of these experiences induce awe.
Now Capital One is a little different than some of the other B2B businesses on this list because it technically both a B2B company and a B2C company. That's not uncommon, and in this case, the use of almost complete B2C marketing tactics (like in-person experiences) works for both the B2B and B2C viewers.
This works because no matter if they're using a card for personal use or business, the people using them are humans, so appealing to emotions and awe works.
Capital One inspires. I think having to operate in both the consumer and business markets gives the brand a tactical advantage for creating inspiration.
Vidyard's Video Inspiration Hub
Video is what's happening online today. It's what social algorithms want and what makes everyone buzz.
Vidyard is thriving in the video renaissance, as its business is making inspiring business videos. Vidyard pops up on several lists of inspiring B2B content and for good reason. The company dedicates an entire section of its website to its Video Inspiration Hub.
No matter what kind of video you're looking to make, there's a video in this gallery to inform or inspire you.
I'd say there's an even blend of both, which is ideal. As a B2B company, you want to promote some emotion and awe, while appealing to confirmation bias.
Upwork's "Hey World" Campaign
Is Upwork inspiring? Many lists suggest that their "Hey World" campaign is.
Unlike many B2B brands, Upwork focuses on humor. Humor can be inspiring, following the definitions we outlined at the beginning of the post. It evokes emotions from those experiencing the content, so therefore it can be inspiring.
Most B2B brands use humor sparingly or not at all.
Upwork went against the status quo with its "Hey World" campaign and called out major brands to hire freelancers. The videos are mildly absurd, which makes them funny. This call-out is to Amazon.
What do you think? Is this funny enough to be called inspiring? The call-out videos are a cute way to make short content that have a touch of humor. Because while it's unlikely that The Rock, Amazon, or NASA will be hiring freelancers from Upwork, it highlights that there are freelancers for just about every organization out there.
I think Upwork's campaign is just touching on the edge of inspiring. The videos the company produces are cute, but they are evoking any strong emotions beyond maybe a smirk. You also don't feel compelling to watch more than a couple of videos.
For B2B brands to truly inspire and not just inform, marketers need to remember that they are creating content for people. Companies need to tell stories, sponsor experiences, and create tools that make the impossible seem possible in order to be inspiring. The best contenders on this list are companies that go beyond making content and truly endeavor to connect with their audiences on a deeper level.
Let us know what you think:
What makes B2B content inspiring?
How does B2B marketing achieve inspiration?
What is the most inspiring piece of B2B content you've seen/made?
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If my opponent has elesh norn grand cenobite and a few artifacts, and I successfully cast a reclamation sagel[\card], and I have in play the enchantment, dictate of erebos[\card], can you please run through all of the effects and triggers, as someone has told me that the creature I cast never enters the battlefield.
Quoting forsher43: If my opponent has Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Buy and a few artifacts, and I successfully cast a Reclamation Sage Buy, and I have in play the enchantment, Dictate of Erebos Buy, can you please run through all of the effects and triggers, as someone has told me that the creature I cast never enters the battlefield.
Reclamation Sage Buy does enter the battlefield; it just doesn't stay there very long.
Reclamation Sage Buy enters the battlefield as the final part of its resolution. Its EtB ability triggers and goes on the stack (and you'll choose an appropriate target). Now that its on the battlefield, it's also 0/0 at this time. Assuming no other abilities trigger, the game performs state-based actions. Reclamation Sage Buy has 0 or less toughness, so it's put into your graveyard.
Dictate of Erebos Buy sees a creature you control die, so its ability triggers; it goes on the stack above the Reclamation Sage Buy ability. Assuming nothing else happens, you gain priority again for the first time since you cast Reclamation Sage Buy.
If nothing else intervenes, the Dictate's ability resolves, and each of your opponents sacrifices a creature. Then the Sage's ability resolves, and you choose whether or not to destroy the artifact or enchantment you targeted.


The Barcode House is situated in the very heart of Meran. Its fenced garden and parking lie directly at the Winter Promenade, inviting the guests to have breakfast outside, relax and play while enjoying the beautiful views of the Passer river, the eponymous promenade and the verdant Sissi Park. The Tappeiner Promenade, parish church and Lauben (arcade alley) are just a stone's throw away, the Sissi walk runs alongside the house and the Therme Meran thermal baths also lie within walking distance. The river terrace of the Passer river running just opposite the house can easily be reached by the guests of the Barcode House.
Roswitha Blaas rents out the Barcode House, while her husband Jeremy takes care of the house, garden and the guests. Both are fluent in German, Italian and English and also in sign language. It is very important to them to convey the uniqueness of their house and its position to their guests.
Most of all, the guests love the tranquillity that distinguishes the little house in the centre of the city. Shops, restaurants, bars and sights are all located in the immediate vicinity, walks and leisure facilities are equally close. Roswitha and Jeremy will gladly pick you up from the train station, provide parking spaces for bikes and motorcycles and offer insider tips for exciting motorcycle tours and other excursions. The Barcode House owes its name to its unique facade, by the way: it looks just like a barcode.


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Livestream: Aretha Franklin's Funeral in Detroit
Genetta M. Adams
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Aretha Franklin funeral
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is being laid to rest today in Detroit in what will be a star-studded celebration of her life, music and legacy. Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, former President Bill Clinton and Stevie Wonder are just a few of the luminaries who will pay their R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts to the Queen. Here's a rundown of the (planned) schedule.
The Schedule for Aretha Franklin's Funeral Is the Most Optimistic Schedule I've Ever Seen in My…
They gon' lay Aretha Franklin's burdens down in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 31. And it's going to…
9:30-9:50 a.m.: Musical Prelude: Aretha Franklin Orchestra
9:50-10:00 a.m.: Lighting of Candles: Swanson Funeral Home, Inc.
10:00-10:20 a.m.: Processional: Clergy, Ministers and Family
10:20-10:25 a.m.: Prayer of Comfort: Dr. E.L. Branch, Pastor, Third New Hope Church
10:25-10:40 a.m.: Scripture of Comfort: 10:25 a.m.: Old Testament: Bishop T.D. Jakes, Potter's House, Dallas 10:30 a.m.: New Testament: Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Triumph Church; 10:35 a.m.: The Psalm: Bishop P.A. Brooks, Pastor, New St. Paul Tabernacle Church
10:40-10:45 a.m.: Musical Tribute: Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir
10:45-10:49 a.m.: Musical Tribute: Faith Hill
10:49-11:03 a.m.: Remarks: 10:49 a.m.: Brenda Jones, City Council President, 10:51 a.m.: JoAnn Watson, Detroit City Council 10:53 a.m.: Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit 10:57 a.m.: Governor Rick Snyder, State of Michigan
11:03-11:08 a.m.: Musical Tribute: Ariana Grande
1108-11:13 a.m.: Musical Tribute: The Clark Sisters
11:13-11:18 a.m: Acknowledgements and Condolences: Barbara Sampson
11:18-11:23 a.m.: Musical Tribute: The Williams Brothers & Vanessa Bell Armstrong
11:23-11:40 a.m.: Family Reflections: Vaughn, Cristal Victorie and Jordan Franklin
11:40-11:45 a.m.: Family Musical Tribute: Edward Franklin
11:45-11:50 a.m.: Obituary: Sabrina Owens
11:50-11:55 a.m.: Musical Tribute: Alice McAllister Tillman
11:55-12:00 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Audrey DuBois Harris
12:00-12:15 p.m.: Personal Remarks 12:00 p.m.: Eric Holder, Former U.S. Attorney General 12:10 p.m.: Former President, William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton
12:15-12:19 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Pastor Shirley Caesar and Tasha Cobbs-Leonard
12:19-12:36 p.m.: Personal Reflections 12:19 p.m.: Greg Mathis, Retired Judge, 36th District Court, Detroit, MI 12:23 p.m.: Brenda Lawrence, State Representative, 14th Congressional District 12:27 p.m.: Rev. Donald L. Parsons, Logos Assembly Church, Chicago, IL 12:31 p.m.: Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder, National Action Network
12:36-12:41 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Chaka Khan
12:41-12:51 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Ron Isley
12:51 p.m.: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder/President Rainbow P.U.S.H. Coalition
1:00 p.m.: Dr. William J. Barber, II, Pastor, Greenleaf Christian Church, Goldsborough N.C.
1:05 p.m.: Rev. James Holley, Retired Pastor, New Light Missionary Baptist Church
1:10-1:15 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Fantasia Barrino-Taylor
1:15-1:30 p.m: Personal Reflections 1:15 p.m.: Tyler Perry 1:17 p.m.: Cicely Tyson, Actress 1:20 p.m.: Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Sony Music 1:25 p.m.: Smokey Robinson, Recording Artist
1:30-1:34 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Bishop Paul Morton and Yolanda Adams
1:34-1:53 p.m.: Personal Reflections 1:34 p.m.: Mildred Gaddis, Radio Personality 1:38 p.m.: Isaiah Thomas, Former NBA Player, Detroit Pistons 1:42 p.m.: Ron Moten, Personal Friend, Franchise Owner, McDonald's Restaurants 1:48 p.m.: Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University
1:53-2:00 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Bishop Marvin Sapp and the Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir
2:00-2:05 p.m.: Sermonic Selection: Jennifer Hudson
2:05-2:35 p.m.: Eulogy: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr., Pastor, Salem Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
2:35-2:45 p.m.: Musical Tribute: Stevie Wonder joined by National Artists
2:45-3:00 p.m.: Recessional: Jennifer Holliday and the Aretha Franklin Celebration Choir
Although today's schedule is clearly ambitious, you might as well spend the day watching, weeping, reminiscing, and most of all, enjoying the music, sweet music.
Genetta M. Adams is Managing Editor of The Root.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 With Snapdragon 800 Appears In Benchmarks
10:01 am June 14, 2013 By Roland Hutchinson
We have seen quite a bit of evidence over the last few week of a new version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, the device will be powered by a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and will be called the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced, the handset comes with the model number SHV-E330S.
This new Samsung Galaxy S4 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor first appeared after receiving DLNA certification, the device was also spotted again yesterday after receiving WiFi certification.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced has now turned up in the the AnTuTu benchmark, and this new handset with a faster processor scored 31491 points in the benchmarks, which is higher than the 24179 points scored by the existing Samsung Galaxy S4.
We are expecting thee rest of the specifications on the Samsung galaxy S4 LTE Advanced to be the same as the existing model, which include a 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, and it features Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, it also comes with 2GB of RAM.
The new Qualcomm Snadpragon 800 processor in the Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced will apparently come with a clock speed of 2.3GHz, and the handset will also come with support for the faster LTE Advanced.
Other specifications on the device will include a 2,600 mAh battery, the device also comes with dual cameras with a 2 megapixel front facing camera and a rear facing 13 megapixel camera, plus a choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of built in storage and a microSD card slot.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE Advanced is rumored to launch in South Korea with SK Telecom, as yet we do not have any information on whether the handset will be headed to the US and Europe, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.
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US DOJ Brings Its First-Ever Insider Trading Prosecution Involving Digital Assets
Gina M. Parlovecchio
Glen A. Kopp
Christopher B. Leach
The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to position itself as the principal law enforcement agency focused on the investigation and enforcement of digital asset-related offenses with its first-ever insider trading prosecution involving digital assets. On June 1, 2022, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) unsealed an indictment charging a former employee of a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace called OpenSea with insider trading in relation to the employee's alleged use of confidential information about what NFTs were going to be featured on OpenSea's homepage for his own personal financial gain.1
An NFT is a tradeable digital asset in the form of an original digital image, audio or other artifact that has its ownership recorded on the blockchain. Following the surge in popularity of cryptocurrency, the NFT market has similarly experienced explosive growth since 2021, with sales rising by 21,000% in just one year to more than $17 billion.2 OpenSea was at the heart of this massive expansion. The first and largest marketplace for NFTs, OpenSea touts itself as a platform that has sold more than 80 million NFTs, including art, photography, music, sports memorabilia and domain name NFTs.3 OpenSea represents that it has made $20 billion in sales since its founding in 2017.4
The OpenSea employee whom the SDNY charged, Nate Chastain, was the head of products and responsible for selecting NFTs to be featured on OpenSea's homepage.5 OpenSea treated this information as confidential until the moment the NFT appeared on its homepage.6 Once an NFT appeared on OpenSea's homepage, the price buyers were willing to pay for the NFT typically increased by a wide margin, as did the price for other NFTs made by the same creator.7
In September 2021, allegations appeared on Twitter tying Chastain to the front running of NFTs (i.e., purchasing based on advance non-public information).8 After learning of this conduct, OpenSea ordered an internal investigation and enhanced its internal controls to prevent similar conduct by other employees.9 Thereafter, Chastain resigned.
The Indictment
The SDNY indictment alleges that, over an approximately three-month period in 2021, during the extraordinary explosion in NFT sales noted above, Chastain allegedly used confidential information about the NFTs that would be featured on OpenSea's homepage to purchase dozens of NFTs.10 Once the NFTs were featured on OpenSea's homepage, and their value skyrocketed, Chastain would sell the NFTs at profits that were two to five times the original purchase price.11 Chastain surreptitiously carried out these sales by establishing anonymous digital currency wallets and anonymous accounts on OpenSea.12
For this alleged conduct, the SDNY charged Chastain with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.13 Notably, while the SDNY charged this is an "insider trading" case because NFTs generally are not classified as securities, prosecutors did not rely on Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5, the statute and regulation typically favored in insider trading cases.14 Instead, prosecutors relied on the wire fraud statute in relation to Chastain's purchase and resale of the NFTs in violation of duties Chastain owed to OpenSea as an employee and the money laundering statute for the use of anonymous wallets to secrete the ill-gotten profits of the resale.15
Companies and investors dealing in digital assets such as NFTs should be mindful of the SDNY's prosecution. This prosecution shows that the lack of clarity in regulations governing the digital assets space will not be a safe harbor, and the government's trend of "regulation by enforcement" appears as if it will continue unabated. Absent more specific legislation or regulatory guidance, law enforcement will continue to rely on flexible and open-ended authorities—whether under the guise of criminal wire fraud or civil prohibitions on unfair and deceptive acts and practices enforced by agencies like the Federal Trade Commission. DOJ in particular has shown its unwavering commitment to developing enforcement capabilities in this space, and those looking to avoid law enforcement scrutiny should implement compliance functions that will help avoid a similar outcome. To mitigate potential risk, companies should proactively develop training programs that educate employees about their responsibilities as actors in the marketplace when a company issues new NFTs or makes initial coin offerings. Companies also should review their consumer-facing representations on these issues to confirm that their actual practices match their claims to the market.
The authors would like to thank Kameryn Garel-McCullough for his effort in writing this Legal Update.
1 Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Justice, Former Employee of NFT Marketplace Charged in First Ever Digital Asset Insider Trader Scheme (June 1, 2022), https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-employee-nft-marketplace-charged-first-ever-digital-asset-insider-trading-scheme.
2 Ryan Browne, Trading in NFTs Spiked 21.000% to More Than $17 billion in 2021, Report Says, CNBC (Mar. 10, 2022, 1:00am), https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/10/trading-in-nfts-spiked-21000percent-to-top-17-billion-in-2021-report.html.
3 OpenSea, https://opensea.io/about (last visited June 1, 2022).
4 Id.
5 Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., supra note 1.
8 Tony Newmyer, Former OpenSea Executive Charged in First-Ever NFT Insider Trading Case, Wash. Post (June 1, 2022, 6:29 PM), https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/01/nft-insider-trading-opensea/.
9 Will Gottsegen, OpenSea Exec Accused of Insider Trading Resigns, CoinDesk (Sept. 16, 2021, 3:13 PM), https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/09/16/opensea-exec-accused-of-insider-trading-leaves-company/.
10 Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., supra note 1.
12 Gottsegen, supra note 9.
14 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5.
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Key stage 2 activities at Alfriston Clergy House
South Downs Managing our downland landscape
Explore nature on self-led school visit National Trust/ Jemma Stubbington
Built in 1350, the Clergy House has many layers of history to discover and can offer exciting learning opportunities for students of all ages. The house, garden and surrounding area provide the ideal setting for cross-curricular activities. Workshops can be led by the property volunteer team or your teacher.
Clergy House and Garden Tour focuses on different aspects of the property such as architectural features and evidence of change, what it would have been like to live in the house during different periods of its history, and the role of the Trust in saving the building. We also look at how the different parts of the garden, including the vegetable beds, herb garden and apple orchard, relate to the 700 year story of life at the house
Building Materials Workshop focuses on the traditional skills and methods that have been used in the construction of the house; in particular, thatch for the roof, wattle and daub for the walls, and the putting down of the chalk floor in the Great Hall with the help of 30 gallons of sour milk!
Life in Victorian Britain tells the story of Harriet Coates, the last resident of the Clergy House, who lived throughout the reign of Queen Victoria. Children can take part in a range of hands-on activities, such as costumed role-play, artefact handling, food preparation and the use of 19th century maps and documents. They can also identify Victorian features of the house and village during a warden-guided tour.
Archives Alive uses old photographs, parish maps, original documents and architectural features to solve an age-old mystery. The children learn that facts are based on proof and that assumption and theory involve an element of guesswork. They also discover that evidence can come from a range of difference sources.
Life in Tudor Times can be experienced through a range of hands-on activities, which include costumed role-play, artefact handling, food preparation, pomander-making and the use of 16th century maps and documents. They can also identify Tudor features of the house and village during a warden-guided tour.
Alfriston History Trail is a ½ mile guided tour of about an hour through 1,500 years of the village's history. The children learn how the village developed from a small farming hamlet in Saxon times to become a thriving medieval market town. They also find evidence of the boom times experienced by the village during the Napoleonic Wars, its decline during the Victorian era, and its resurgence as a tourist destination during the twentieth century.
A Tale of Two Churches is a ¾ mile guided walk of about an hour which takes the children to St Andrew's, one of the largest parish churches in Sussex, known as 'The Cathedral of the Downs', and then, by contrast, leads them across the river to the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lullington, reputed to be the smallest church in England. The site at Lullington affords spectacular views across the valley to the White Horse at High and Over and the sea at Cuckmere Haven.
Snake River Walk is a 1½ mile guided walk of about 1¼ hours from the famous White Bridge at Alfriston, along the Cuckmere riverbank to Litlington Bridge; returning along the opposite bank. The children learn about the natural processes of erosion which have created the distinctive meanders of 'snake' river, look at the diverse flora and fauna along the riverbank, and observe how the profile of the valley changes as the river flows down to the sea.
Call us on 01323 871961 to find out more or e-mail us at Alfriston@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Built in 1350, the Clergy House has many layers of history to discover and can offer exciting learning opportunities for students of all ages.
Built in 1350, the Clergy House has many layers of history to discover and can offer exciting learning opportunities for students of all ages including key stage 1 activities.
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Unexpectedly touching and hilarious: Small Mouth Sounds
I have just seen some of the funniest stage business that I've seen in about a year. And some touching character reveals that I didn't see coming, despite thinking at the start that I recognized all these characters because I had been in yoga classes or support groups or retreats with all of them.
Wildside Productions' Small Mouth Sounds, written by Beth Wohl and directed and designed by Jim Guedo, is playing at the Roxy on Gateway until March 24th. I loved not knowing much at all about what to expect, and figuring out as it went along who all these characters were and why they were at the retreat. I don't want to give away any of the good bits, so you can have a similar experience.
It's about six people who show up for a five-day silent retreat, and the retreat leader (Nathan Cuckow). There is something marvelously uncomfortable and exposed about the set, especially in the harsh cold pre-show lighting – not at all like the cozy safe nest of Star of the North Retreat Centre where I attended a silent yoga day last year. Audience seating is a bit farther back and higher up than it usually is at Roxy on Gateway, adding to the sense of distance. There is an early scene which ends with each character rolling up their yoga mat – I realized that each of them was doing it in a way that showed who the character was and what their frame of mind was. The other characters were played by Amber Borotsik, Belinda Cornish, Kristi Hansen, Richard Lee Hsi, David Horak, and Garrett Ross.
There is very little spoken dialogue in the narrative. What there is, matters. Most of the characters try to keep the discipline of silence, but fail or abandon it when it is important – just enough to give emphasis or provide a little bit more explanation to the audience. I wondered ahead of time if the silence would feel gimmicky, but it really didn't – it fit naturally with the context, and gave lots of opportunity for wordless communication of everything from pain to disdain.
I liked it a lot.
This entry was posted in Theatre and tagged amber borotsik, belinda cornish, dave horak, garrett ross, jim guedo, kristi hansen, richard lee hsi, theatre network, theatre network performance series, wild side, wild side productions on March 15, 2019 by Ephemeral Pleasures.
Super powers of various kinds
Another little change at this year's Fringe festival is that an artist pass or volunteer pass works as an ETS transit pass. It used to be that artists and volunteers could request a separate transit pass. I had the impression that they had a limited number of passes, so I usually didn't get one, and it was a nuisance to carry around one more thing. This way's great – I've taken the bus several times for short journeys instead of driving or walking. On the other hand, the festival also used to have a bus-ticket perq for ordinary festival-goers, and it seems they don't have that any more.
Yesterday's short bus trip down Whyte Avenue to 101 Street and then a short walk in the neighbourhood that might be called CPR Irvine or part of Ritchie or just "behind the A and W" brought me to Concrete Theatre's Playhouse performance space for The Superhero Who Loved Me, a new play by Chris Craddock, directed by Wayne Paquette and starring Kristi Hansen and April Banigan. At first I thought, this is great, it's just like the comic-book superhero tales that are my usual cinema fare. And about halfway through, I thought, they've already had more character development and logical plot points than most superhero movies. Hansen is the secret-agent/superhero isolated by the requirement for secrecy and Banigan the old classmate looking for friends after her divorce, and when they meet again things get steamy pretty fast. They have all the superhero/mundane mixed-relationship troubles you might expect, and I cared about them. Staging was simple, painted rehearsal-boxes and a few props, and the obligatory show-you-the-world flying scene was acted out with Barbie dolls. Two more performances this weekend, and then held over at the venue next weekend.
Another short trip away from the Fringe grounds brought me to the Garneau Theatre for fresh popcorn and the midnight showing of Mo' Manada, the Boylesque T.O. sequel to O Manada from a couple of years ago. This year's revue was hosted by Justin Trudeau (Morgan Norwich) and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau (Johnnie Walker), and featured four talented men from Boylesque T.O. as well as stage-kitten (costumed stage-crew and occasional performer) Shagina Twain. The hosts were just as entertaining as the dancers, and the midnight crowd was very enthusiastic. One more show today.
The official Fringe holdover series in the Westbury Theatre was announced yesterday. Tickets are available from the Fringe box office / website now for Prophecy, My Love Lies Frozen in the Ice, Legoland, and Drunk Girl.
Other independent venues make their own arrangements for holdovers. Varscona Theatre will be doing one more performance of No Exit and several for An Exquisite Hour. Holy Trinity is holding over Urinetown. Concrete/Playhouse is adding two performances of The Superhero Who Loved Me (ticketing info not available yet).
And there's two days left to see plays, eat mini donuts and green onion cakes, watch buskers, and hang out with other people who are passionate about theatre, until we're back to ordinary life (which for me is more of the same, but at a slower pace and with more sleep.)
This entry was posted in Festivals, Theatre and tagged april banigan, burlesque, chris craddock, el toro, fringe, fringe2017, james and the giant pasty, johnnie walker, kristi hansen, morgan norwich, wayne paquette on August 26, 2017 by Ephemeral Pleasures.
Gabriel: first glimpse of Moira Buffini
I was looking forward to learning about contemporary English playwright through two of her works which will be produced as part of the U of A Studio Theatre season, but last week I had the chance to expand my knowledge of her work through seeing a production of her 1997 play Gabriel in the Bleviss Laboratory Theatre on campus (the former Media Room), directed by Amanda Bergen, MFA Directing candidate.
Gabriel is set in a gloomy farmhouse in occupied Guernsey during World War II. The family occupying the house comprises Jeanne (Kristi Hansen), her daughter-in-law Lily (Zoe Glassman), her young daughter Estelle (Sadie Bowling, last seen in last year's Christmas Carol), and their housekeeper Lake (Monica Maddaford). Dave Clarke is Von Pfunz, an officer of the occupying army, and Graham Mothersill appears as an unidentified man discovered unconscious on the beach, to whom they refer as Gabriel. One of the patterns in this tense situation is women confiding in men whom they believe won't be able to understand them, Jeanne to the German-speaking officer and Lily to the unconscious man. This is a convenient script device allowing the audience to learn more about the women's points of view, but also a way of illustrating how each of them is private and alone in the crowded little house. Estelle, who is aged about ten or eleven, resents the German occupiers and takes a variety of rebellious actions, from esoteric (chalking a 'square of power') to more practical (trying to make the soldiers think the house they're staying in is haunted, vandalizing the commander's boots). Sadie Bowling captures her earnest stubbornness without being cute. Jeanne's quite different survival tactics are portrayed sympathetically by Kristi Hansen, whose set jaw and careful poise work well in the period piece.
Gabriel awakens and recovers his health but not his memory. Lily dresses him in some of her late husband's clothes which had not already been repurposed, giving him the odd appearance of being dressed for a cricket or tennis match surrounded by people in old dark-coloured garments as would seem more appropriate for rural people in wartime. He appears to speak both English and German fluently, so while the family is determined to protect him from the occupying force, they are more interested in finding a safe background story than a true one. Stakes are raised when we learn that Lily's background is Jewish, that her documentation has been falsified, and that the German commander knows.
Personally, I'm usually suspicious about fictional characters named Gabriel because of how often they turn out to be either dead or angelic. And enough ambiguity was left in the outcome of Gabriel that my theory still holds.
This entry was posted in Theatre and tagged amanda bergen, dave clarke, graham mothersill, kristi hansen, monica maddaford, sadie bowling, u of a drama, zoe glassman on October 30, 2014 by Ephemeral Pleasures.
Two new Alberta works: En anglais, sil vous plaît, and Fugly.
I only watched two shows yesterday, with a long beer-tent volunteer shift and some other Fringe hanging out in between. I enjoyed the cooler weather. Not so much this morning's rain, but it's not supposed to last.
En Anglais, s'il vous plaît, at the Strathcona Library, is a new play written by local actor Vincent Forcier, starring Kristi Hansen, Steve Jodoin, and Ian Leung. It's performed partly in French and partly in English, with all the French being translated in supertitles projected above the stage. I like to think that I didn't need the supertitles at all, but I can reassure you that they were easy to see without being distracted from the story.
Because I haven't lived in Alberta very long, and because my study of French and exposure to francophone community was mostly in Ontario and eastern Canada, I didn't know much at all about the history and politics of francophone Alberta. I found this play fascinating. It interwove the familiar story of a typical young Alberta couple, Amour (Steve Jodoin), raised by francophone parents and attending French schools, and Douce (Kristi Hansen), of Ukrainian background and grown up in an English milieu, with the political narrative of Leo Paquette, the first Alberta MLA to speak in the legislature in French. Ian Leung played Leo Paquette and also played Amour's father. As the narrator addressing the audience at the start, he speaks clearly and slowly in French and in code-switched French and English, engaging the cautious audience and reassuring us that we'd be able to follow. As M. Paquette, his formal speeches in the legislature are equally clear. And when he shifts to playing Amour's father, resentful of his Anglophone daughter-in-law, his speech is much faster and more idiomatic. I had to work to understand him and it was easy to put myself in Douce's place, feeling unwelcome and unappreciated for the effort I'd been making.
There were clear parallels between M. Paquette's political initiatives and his determination not to apologize for exercising his rights in order not to set a precedent diminishing those rights, and Amour's ongoing efforts at home to get his wife to speak enough French to expose their future child to the language. "I'm pissed off that it's easier for you!", she exclaims, illustrating some common misconceptions of language-majority privilege. I was surprised that the political story took place as recently as 1986. One of my favourite parts of the play was the scene where Leo Paquette is in the legislature, addressing the Speaker of the House (played by Kristi Hansen) and Steve Jodoin is playing all the other MLAs addressing the house, each with his or her own facial expressions, accents, and voices.
At the end of the night, I went to C103 to see Fugly. Their show programs are attached to wooden sticks so that you can use them as fans more easily, which is clever in warm weather in C103. Returning the fan/program meant that I can't tell you for sure who was playing which character, but the Fringe program has Joleen Ceraldi, Heather Falk, and Helen Knight, in a company from Calgary called The Janes. The elliptical storytelling in a fantasy setting seemed to be conveying the story of a woman who is searching for her mind, while caught up in various encounters with body image and conformist expectations. The sharp lines and clear colours of the design helped to build the not-quite-real world full of mirrors. The rhymed couplets at the start of the performance cued me immediately that this was going to be some kind of allegory or poetic impression rather than a more natural dialogue in which I should understand everything immediately. This made me more comfortable with just watching.
Tonight is Sonder's turn for a late-night performance (11:30 pm at King Edward School). The Edmonton Journal gave us 3.5 stars, with "Kudos to the high-energy cast who deal with some pretty intense material, using mime, movement and minimal props". We have two more shows after tonight: Thursday at 4 pm and Saturday at 6:45pm.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged fugly, heather falk, helen knight, ian leung, joleen ceraldi, kristi hansen, steve jodoin, the janes, vincent forcier on August 20, 2014 by Ephemeral Pleasures.


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Condition-based maintenance in the desert
CAF is to install its LeadMind real-time remote monitoring and condition-based maintenance technology on the six trainsets it supplied to Saudi Railway Co.
SAUDI ARABIA: CAF is to install its LeadMind real-time remote monitoring and condition-based maintenance technology on the six trainsets it supplied to Saudi Railway Co for passenger services on the 1 242 km north–south route between Al-Qurrayat and Riyadh.
LeadMind is to be deployed on a total of 62 coaches and 12 diesel power cars, in what CAF said was a key element of the operator's strategy of shifting to condition-based maintenance.
The LeadMind technology platform is already in use with operators including Euskotren, Trenitalia, Metro de Santiago and tram operators in Amsterdam and Zaragoza, and 3 200 vehicles with 23 operators are expected to be covered by 2020.
Earlier this year SAR awarded Perpetuum a two-year contract to provide its vibration-based track condition monitoring system for use on the north–south route.
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CAF to develop Saudi rail expertise
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia Railways has awarded CAF a €200m, five-year contract to maintain and support the trainsets it supplied for the North–South Railway and Riyadh – Dammam routes and to develop local technical competencies. SAR's depot facilities will be adapted to undertake the overhaul of ...
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Onboard track condition monitoring sensors on trial in Scotland
UK: Hitachi Rail's Perpetuum subsidiary is working with Network Rail, Porterbrook and ScotRail to test the use of onboard digital sensors to automate the detection of track faults. The self-contained and self-powered sensors mounted in trains running in passenger service use a combination of gyroscopes and ...
Hitachi Rail to acquire Perpetuum in digital expansion
UK: Hitachi Rail Ltd has agreed to acquire Southampton-based condition monitoring specialist Perpetuum as part of a strategy to strengthen the use of digital technology in rail operations. Established as a university spin-off less than a decade ago, Perpetuum developed the use of bogie-mounted self-powered vibration ...


My guest this week is Cathy Daub, founder of BirthWorks.org.
BirthWorks is a non-profit organization that certifies women to become childbirth educators and doulas (for more information about hosting a workshop, click here).
They offer childbirth preparation classes and can assist you in locating a doula.
We're talking about the instinctive wisdom of birthing women, why birth doesn't need to be "taught", and why childbirth education is still valuable. We also discuss why birth has such an impact on early mothering experiences.
Cathy has also written a book; Birthing In The Spirit, you can view a movie about the book on YouTube.
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