SMTP integration in EasyMail7 allows you to integrate with multiple well-known SMTP services such as Amazon SES, Mailgun, SendGrid, Mailjet, SparkPost and other SMTP relay services.
In addition to that, you can use your own mail server in EasyMail7.
EasyMail7 allows you to connect with multiple SMTP services and mail servers and easily switch between email accounts to send emails based on your requirements.
You can, for example, send time-sensitive emails via an SMTP relay that provides the highest speed and deliverability to ensure that all of your email recipients receive the email.
Or you can segment your contact list by domain and send emails to different domains using different SMTP servers known to deliver emails better to a particular domain.
The SMTP integration in EasyMail7 is fast.
Step 1. Enter Your Sender Information.
Click on Settings -> Email Accounts -> Add New.
Account Name – name for your account in EasyMail7 (will not be shown anywhere in the message).
From Name – will show up in the recipient's email as the person who sent the message.
Bounce (Return) E-mail Address – email address, to which you will receive bounce (returned) email messages. If you do not enter a different email address into this field, bounce messages will be returned to your "From" email address.
Organization – name of your group, company or organization (not required).
When done, click on the Delivery Options tab.
Step 2. Enter the SMTP Information.
SMTP Server – the SMTP server name you will use. Some SMTP servers are predefined in EasyMail7 so you can choose the SMTP server from the menu. If you use your own SMTP server, it usually reads something like mail.yourdomain.com or smtp.yourdomain.com. If you are using an SMTP relay service, copy the SMTP server name in your account you have set up with the SMTP service.
Port – port number that EasyMail7 will use to connect to the SMTP server. The default port is 25. For SSL connection, the port is usually 465, for STARTTLS – 587. Check the correct port number in your account with an SMTP relay service.
Security protocol – if your SMTP server requires secure connection, choose STARTTLS or SSL.
My Server Requires Authentication – check this option if your server requires authentication and enter your login and password. If you are using an SMTP relay service, copy the correct username and password in your account with the relay service.
Use POP3 Authentication – check this option if your SMTP server requires a POP3 authentication and enter your POP3 server name, port number (usually 110), your login, and password. POP3 authentication means that you must connect to the POP3 server to be allowed to send the emails. As soon as you do it, the ISP opens you a "window" for some time during which you can send the messages. This authentication method is rarely used at present.
Step 3. Test the SMTP Settings.
It is necessary to test your SMTP settings and make sure that you entered all the details accurately. This will protect you from failures dueing email sending.
Click the Test button, type a valid email address and click OK.
If there is any issue with your SMTP server information, you will see the detailed log.
Scroll down the log and find the failure cause. Correct the issue and test again.
When the SMTP details are correct, you will see the below message.
Check your test email address for the email message about your SMTP settings. If you get it, hence, you are now ready to send emails.


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Posted on November 24, 2013 by Rich Cook Posted in News	.
Reminder – school is NOT in session from November 23rd through December 1st. All of our groups will have regular meetings the week of December 2nd. Remember, you can always check our calendar to find out what's going on with the schedule.
Let's just say you'll want to be there!
Posted on November 13, 2013 by Rich Cook Posted in News	.
Hi All – I will be off campus Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, so no Guitar, Percussion or Band next week. Ukelele will meet after school on Monday with Mrs. Phillips in room 15.
Choir will meet as usual on Thursday, November 21st.


Meet Holly Hollenbeck, designer extraordinaire of HSH Interiors, collector of contemporary photography, antique taxidermy and unusual found objects and, most recently, purveyor of a fabulous new store in San Francisco's Inner Richmond neighborhood. We've teamed up with Holly to revitalize vintage finds and love her fresh, sophisticated vision for transforming these pieces. Read on to learn more about her views on buying vintage and she effortlessly blends furnishings of all eras.
You are known for your stylish mix of vintage and contemporary pieces. Any advice for striking the right balance between old and new?
For me the right balance of old and new is very project dependent. The architecture, the client's preferences and practical needs help set the style. We find that even in projects where clients want mostly new pieces, adding in a few select vintage finds adds soul. I don't think I've ever done a room that was all new, or all vintage, its all about the mix!
As an avid buyer of vintage furniture (and now a purveyor in your stylish new shop!), what do you suggest looking for when buying vintage?
I look for recognizable names, and my own personal preference is for the 60's and 70's, so I often buy Charles Hollis Jones, Milo Baughman, Vladimir Kagan, Paul Evans, De Sede, Sciolari, Willy Daro and others. These pieces were well made to begin with, will hold their value over time and this era is currently having a resurgence in popularity in the design world.
Do you have a rule of thumb for revitalizing versus buying new furniture?
If the piece is really well-made, still has good bones, and is by a recognizable designer and/or has a particular style that we just cannot find in a new piece, it's well worth revitalizing.
What about revitalizing clients' existing furniture? How do you decide which pieces make the cut and when to let a piece go?
We use the same criteria as the above. If the piece is by a well-known designer, and/or has the right look and lines for the room, it's worth revitalizing it.
What made you decide to buy and revitalize these cantilevered chairs?
I ran across these chairs on Etsy, where I occasionally score fantastic pieces at great prices. I loved the cantilevered look so similar to chairs in the era of Milo Baughman, but as these were by an unknown designer, the price was right!
The frames were originally in chrome. I'm not really a chrome fan, and wanted them to have a warmer feel. We decided on the matte antique brass finish, and felt the grey shearling was the perfect compliment. Warm and cool, chic and cozy.
Why did you decide to open your fabulous new shop? What types of treasures can be found there?
When we decided to move our office location from Mill Valley to San Francisco in 2016, we started the hunt for a new studio space. That search eventually led us to 7 Clement Street in the Inner Richmond. We love the location as we have 14' ceilings and tons of natural light. Our space is ground floor retail and we have big window exposure at the street level, so we quickly decided to give retail a try at the front of the studio.
Most of the brands we carry we were already using in projects or we found while sourcing for client projects. Our space is not huge, so we are more accessories-focused: lighting, vases, candles and candlesticks, throw pillows, blankets, soap, books, and art with some select vintage furnishings and lighting. Some of our manufacturers, like Skultuna brass, are readily available but have such a great look and price point we thought they would do well. With other lines, such as mirror artist Robert Sukrachand and ceramist Vincent Cutugno, we are the only stores in California to carry their work. And we always have a fun smattering of vintage finds; my current obsession is vintage barware. We hope to be a resource to the design trade as well as fill a niche in the Inner Richmond neighborhood for great home goods and accessories.
With Revitaliste's one-stop service (including upholstery, refinishing, lacquering, powder coating, and much more) you can transform your furniture into one-of-a-kind treasures or simply give beloved pieces a quick refresh.


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Spotify Has Announced That They Will No Longer Allow Direct Artist Uploads
by Simo Haier	on July 7, 2019 July 7, 2019
— Music streaming giant, Spotify, puts an end to their beta program which allowed artists to upload their music directly to the platform.
Back in September of 2018, music streaming platform, Spotify, announced that they would soon be unveiling their newest feature in which artists would be able to upload their own content. This feature was only available to a select few artists via Spotify's beta program while Spotify collected user feedback that would allow for further upgrades. Now, based on that very feedback, Spotify has decided to discontinue the feature altogether.
The ability for artists to upload their own music originally came across as a major game changer due to the fear that the middleman (distribution companies like DistroKid, EmuBands, and CD Baby) would eventually become obsolete. However, many of the few hundred artists in this beta program found Spotify's direct upload feature pointless seeing that they would still have to use distribution services to get their content on Tidal, Apple Music, or any other streaming platforms.
Furthermore, Spotify had also recently announced their investment in DistroKid which supports cross-platform uploads to Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon, Google Play, Tidal, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Deezer and more. While Spotify originally planned on integrating DistroKid with their artist upload feature, this would cause an overlap in the purpose and functions of their own in-house tool.
With that being said, Spotify has made it clear that their efforts would be better served on the development of their platform's unique features, such as tools for playlist submission or upgrades to the Spotify for Artists dashboard. The beta upload tool itself will be unavailable after July 30th with no more invites being offered. Artists will be only paid for July 2019 streams and the final payout will be August 28, 2019.
Another speculated reason for this announcement is that direct uploads would have an obvious effect on record labels who use their distribution services as a major selling point. However, there has been no official mention of conflict between record labels and Spotify. In fact, when making the announcement, the company stated,
"We're working with our distribution partners to help make this transition as simple as possible for the artists who uploaded music through the beta…Thank you to the artists who participated in our upload beta. We're incredibly proud to have played a small part in the music they released. Spotify wouldn't be what it is today without artists and labels who are willing to collaborate with us to build a better experience for creators and listeners."
Even with Spotify overhauling its entire app for premium subscribers this past June, planning to invest $400-$500 million in the thriving podcast marketplace, and recently revealing that they have 217 million monthly global users, it seems they still have major moves ahead.

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Singh, M. (2021). Heuristics in the delivery room. Science, 374(6565), 324-329.
Abstract: Clinical decisions made in the delivery setting are often made under high pressure, great uncertainty, and have serious consequences for mother and baby. Theories of decision-making suggest that individuals in such settings may resort to using "heuristics", or simplified decision-rules, to aid complex decision-making. This study investigates whether physicians' delivery-mode decisions (i.e., when to perform a vaginal vs. a cesarean) are influenced by such a heuristic. Electronic health record data spanning 86,000 deliveries suggests that, if the prior patient had complications in one delivery-mode, the physician will be more likely to switch to the other -- and likely inappropriate -- delivery-mode on the subsequent patient, regardless of patient indication. There is evidence that this heuristic has small, suboptimal effects on patient health.
Press: New York Times Upshot, LA Times, The Conversation, Quartz, Reuters Health, Technology Networks, Yahoo Finance, MedicalXpress, American Council on Science and Health, NewsWise, PressReleasePoint, The Deccan Her- ald, DevDiscourse, Haaretz, Arizona Daily Star, Dispatch Argus, The Buffalo News, Lincoln Journal Star, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Yahoo News, Fairfield Citizen, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Medical Xpress, Pourquoi Docteur, DNYUZ, Mirage News, The Medical News, KRQE, Latestly, Foreign Affairs New Zealand, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, GoSkagit, Entrepreneur, Bismarck Tribune, KULR, The Darien Times, Shelton Herald, New Canaan Advertiser, San Antonio Express News, Idaho Press, La Vanguardia
Note: Altmetric Attention Score of 420 (in the top 5% of all research output ever scored by Altmetric)
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Racial Gaps in In-Hospital Mortality Increase with Hospital Strain (with Atheendar Venkataramani)
A growing literature has documented racial disparities in health outcomes. We argue that racial disparities may be magnified when hospitals operate at capacity, when conditions associated with poor patient outcomes (such as limited clinical resources and physician bandwidths) are aggravated. Using detailed, time-stamped electronic health record data from two major hospitals, we document a 20\% relative increase in mortality for Black compared to White patients as hospitals approach capacity, driven entirely by patients with more medical comorbidities. Put differently, 8.5\% of Black patient deaths in our sample could have been avoided if Black patients had experienced the same mortality-capacity relationship as White patients. Differential racial trends in patient selection or care intensity do not explain these results; in fact, Black patients generally receive less care (e.g., longer wait times, less intensive care, etc) than White patients at all levels of strain. Instead, this mortality gap is explained by racial differences in how patient characteristics and care inputs predict in-hospital mortality at high capacity strain - which may reflect unobserved racial differences in hospital processes, provider behavior, and returns to care.
Strained and Constrained: How ICU Capacity Affects Physician Decisions (with David Howard and Thomas Valley)
Limited ICU capacity has been said to exacerbate several consequences of COVID-19, such as mortality, misallocation of resources by physicians, and harmful spillovers on nonCOVID patients. However, whether greater ICU capacity would have avoided these pitfalls is not clear. The goal of this paper is to shed light on how ICU capacity affects physician decision-making and patient welfare when the healthcare system is strained. We use two sources of variation in ICU capacity to estimate its causal effect on physician thresholds for admitting patients to the ICU: i) ICU "expansions", resulting from increases in hospital number of ICU beds, and ii) ICU "strain", resulting from random fluctuations in ICU bed availability. Our analysis uses 100% inpatient EHR data from two hospitals (150K encounters. 2015-18) both of which expanded their ICUs separately. Importantly, we use lab test results to assign patients an objective and validated measure of ICU-need, called the eSOFA score. We motivate our empirical analyses using a model of physicians' dynamic admission decisions when there is uncertainty about a patient's ICU-need. Results show that increases in capacity cause physicians to lower their thresholds for ICU admission, with mixed effects on patient welfare. Patients are 1.8 pp more likely to be admitted to the ICU post-expansion (even when ICU strain is at pre-expansion levels), but there is significant heterogeneity in likelihood of admission and in-hospital mortality by ICU strain and ICU-need. Expanding ICU capacity does not always help the patients who need it most, and at times harms patients who need it least. Finally, the greatest benefits of ICU expansions accrue to patients in the general wards by allowing physicians to better allocate non-ICU resources, especially when the hospital is operating at capacity.
Who Benefits From Feedback? Evidence from a Surgeon Report Card (with Jacob Zureich)
In learning-by-doing tasks, feedback is often given to improve individual performance. However, it is unclear who feedback benefits more: the individuals who are already adept at learning-by-doing ("Learners") or those who are less so ("Laggers"). Examining this question is important for designing feedback interventions that can reduce performance gaps and for explaining the lackluster effects of feedback interventions in the literature. Using the release of a nationwide Surgeon Report Card linked to 350,000 elective surgeries in the US, we find that providing feedback widens performance gaps amongst surgeons by making Learners better and Laggers worse, a difference that increases in the informativeness of the feedback. This result is replicated using a controlled online lab experiment. Further investigations of both settings reveal that this difference is due in part because Laggers (i) pay less attention to feedback, (ii) struggle with negative feedback in particular, and (iii) ineffectively adapt their learning strategies in response to the feedback. Thus, feedback can exacerbate performance disparities between Laggers and Learners rather than leveling the playing field. In follow-up experiments, we find that offering incentives based on improvements rather than just performance helps Laggers catch up to Learners, while providing additional feedback interpretation only solidifies the advantage of Learners. This suggests that the differences between Learners and Laggers are more likely driven by differences in motivation rather than ability.
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At the end of 2013, Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter (TI Lithuania) signed an agreement with the Human Rights Monitoring Institute, the designated implementers of the EEC Financial Mechanism "NGO Programme" in Lithuania. In January 2014, TI Lithuania began implementing the project "Towards a Transparent Lithuania".
The primary goals of "Towards a More Transparent Lithuania" are to reinforce the role of civil society in the decision-making process affecting the nation, to encourage the development of a society that is informed, willing to exercise its right to know and demands accountability from its decision-makers, and to encourage transparency, openness and good governance in public institutions.
1) To reinforce its ability to sustainably participate in the legislative process, in shaping policy and engaging in analytical work in the fields of institutional openness, transparency and the participation of the citizenry in decision-making at local, regional and national levels.
2) To increase its influence in legislative and political initiatives in the fields of freedom of information, institutional openness and regulation of the fiscal and legal environment of NGOs, and to increase the number of people and organisations that are willing and able to exercise their right to know.
3) To reinforce its ability to sustainably raise funds from the public and to further diversify its funding sources, ensuring the organisation is able to plan and implement TI Lithuania strategic activities more effectively.
In the course of implementing this project, TI Lithuania will prepare sustainable methodology for two inquiries – researching the openness of institutions operating at municipal and national levels, and further undertaking research of all institutions at the municipal level and select institutions at a national level. In addition, TI Lithuania will seek to contribute to the preparation of legislative proposals, to participate in legislative working groups and to actively engage the citizenry both in its activities and in monitoring the decision-making processes of other institutions. Finally, TI Lithuania will formulate a strategy and create an action plan for raising funds, prepare donation channels and conduct a publicity campaign, creating the conditions for citizens to fund the organization directly.
To successfully implement the project TI Lithuania will work together with the Norwegian Chapter of Transparency International. This organisation was established in 1999 and operates on a membership basis, with a permanent secretariat having been established in 2002. TI Norway primarily works in the following areas: the private sector, transparency in grant allocation and in the public sector, specifically in how it operates at the municipal level. In 2012, TI Norway started implementing its project, "Transparency, Honesty and Fighting Corruption in Local Government Institutions"; it has already prepared an anti-corruption guide for municipalities and is currently conducting training exercises and forming a network of municipalities, intending to involve them in further transparency initiatives. TILC will be making use of the extensive experience of the experts from TI Norway (who have worked with transparency in municipalities for a number of years) when preparing its methodology for its openness research and in preparing material for events and training at municipalities. In addition, representatives from TI Norway who were directly involved in these areas will be coming to Lithuania to conduct seminars.
This project is coordinated by the executive director of TI Lithuania, Sergejus Muravjovas (sergejus@transparency.lt), with assistance from project managers Karolis Granickas(karolis@transparency.lt), Rūta Mrazauskaitė (ruta@transparency.lt) and Rugilė Trumpytė (rugile@transparency.lt), and project coordinator Raminta Rusovičiūtė (raminta@transparency.lt).
Further information on the NGO Program in Lithuania is available at http://nvoprograma.lt/.


Are you ready to shed pounds of fat and work toward a leaner physique? While there are hundreds of exercise routines out there, you really only need a core set of moves to work all your muscles and torch fat.
To lose weight the healthy way, consult with your physician before you begin any exercise regimen. If your physician determines it is OK to participate in exercise, start with a set of light dumbbells (3 to 5 pounds) and a place to work out. Once you build up strength and endurance, you can consider moving to a heavier weight, but begin light to avoid injury. Doing cardio is a surefire way to burn calories, but we've also got some combo moves to help speed up your progress. So grab your workout gear and get ready to do these five exercises to blast fat and build muscle.
Cardio helps blast fat throughout your body, and jumping jacks are a simple move you probably remember from your elementary school gym-class days. While it's a great move to burn calories, don't overdo the amount of repetitions — you could send yourself back to square one with injuries. Start with 10-minute sets, taking a break in between each set.
Squats sculpt your thighs, buttocks and hamstrings, so they are a great lower-body move. When you add in the press with your dumbbells, you engage your core and shoulders for a total-body fat blast and lean muscle move. Stand with your feet hip-width apart, bend your elbows and bring your weights to your shoulders. Bend into a squat as though you are about to sit in a chair. Come back to a standing position and press your weights above your head. Do about 10 reps at a time for optimal results. Want to make sure you're doing it right? Here's a tutorial.
Planks are an excellent way to tone your core muscles and get the chiseled stomach we all dream of. Take this move up a notch by adding weights and a dumbbell row, so you strengthen your back, shoulders, biceps and triceps at the same time. Come into a plank on the floor. Lift your body by holding your dumbbells and straightening your arms. Keep your feet wider than hip-width apart. Tighten your abs while lifting one dumbbell in a rowing motion, then bring your weight back down and repeat on the other side. Keep your hips as centered as you can, so you don't shift your body weight from side to side with each rep. Eight reps per side is recommended for beginners. Check out this video on how to perfect this move.
This move tones your quadriceps and biceps in one swift motion. Combining these movements also improves stability. With your dumbbells in hand, step forward into a lunge, while simultaneously curling the weights upward. Keep your front knee above your ankle and keep your elbows close to your body. Alternate legs going forward, doing 10 reps for each leg.
High knees are simple and get your heart pumping in a matter of seconds. They are also great for strengthening your core. In a standing position, begin a sprint and lift your knees as high up as you can. Use your arms as you would when running to support the momentum. Try doing this for 20-second intervals.
These moves should give you a starting point to achieve a lean, yet muscular, physique. Remember to always warm up before getting into the key moves to avoid injury and stay hydrated before, during and after your workout. It's also worth noting that a successful exercise regime is paired with a healthy diet and clean eating. Not only will a clean diet help you lose weight, it will give you the energy to continue with your fitness efforts.


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Letters to the Editor for Oct. 27, 2015
Ocala Star-Banner
Spanish variations
As a Spanish native speaker, retired college professor and co-author of a Spanish language college textbook, I must take issue with the inaccuracies stated in the recent letter, "Second languages."
The official language of most Latin American countries is Spanish. There is no such language as Latino, Mexican or Panamanian. Yes, there are linguistic differences, such as regional accents, intonations or even vocabulary words. There are also Native American languages that are spoken in some countries in South America. But even in these regions, the natives tend to be bilingual.
This is pretty much the same case in the United States where there are a number of distinctly regional accents such as in Massachusetts, Long Island, New Jersey, Texas, and even the Florida Cracker accent! In addition there are different words used across our country for the same things such as a hoagie, a grinder, a po' boy, or a submarine sandwich; a soda or a pop; putt-putt or miniature golf ... take your pick. Yet, we all understand each other.
One of the purest Spanish spoken is in Colombia. Spanish is not the only language spoken in Spain either. Galicians also speak Gallego (closely related to Portuguese), Catalonians prefer to speak Catalan (a touch of French) and Basques speak Basque (a non-Latin root language). Yet they also speak Spanish. Regional accents prevail in Spain as well: Northern regional pronunciations are different from those heard in Southern Spain.
Since in the United States we don't speak the Queen's English, perhaps the writer of "Second languages" should also say that we in the United States speak "American" not English.
There are documented benefits to adding a foreign language program at all levels, but I do not believe that it should be limited only to Spanish.
Leonard J. Gallo, Ocala
Bear population
When it comes to Florida's bear population, these estimates put together from the Department of Natural Resources should shed some light on the subject.
An estimated 3,000 bears minus the 320 hunt quota, minus 300 nuisance and vehicle accidents means the total number of bears surviving is roughly 2,380. Divide that into half, males and females — 1,190 each — and subtract another 25 percent females, about 300 total, and the total surviving is 890.
The possibility of females with cubs in 2016, 890. Bears do have multiple births — two and even sometimes three cubs, I have not taken that into consideration.
I am a lifelong conservationist and hunter and former member of Safari International. I have instructed youth in hunter safety, fair chase and ethical hunting. Our urban wild game populations of hogs, deer and turkey are exploding, and the damage they are causing in motor vehicle accidents is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, including injury and death.
Bears surviving total about 2,380; add 890 cubs, and the 2016 estimated bear population should be about 3,270. These are my observations from the information given.
Tony Gurdak, Ocala
Social Security CPI flaws
Regarding the Oct. 24 editorial on a proposed Social Security CPI:
1. The CPI for Social Security purposes is even more arcane because it does not compare a full year; rather, it compares year over year third quarters only.
2. Next year's year-over-year comparison will not reference this year because there is no increase this year. It will compare next year's third quarter to the last year there was a Social Security increase.
3. There are some economists in the federal government who want to introduce a chained/unchained CPI for Social Security increases. This would be even worse than the current system for seniors, because over time it would produce smaller increases.
This CPI concept incorporates behavioral economics into the mix. For example, if beef prices go through the roof, you are going to eat less beef and buy more chicken, so you don't really feel the full effects of inflation.
Carlos A. Amaro, Ocala
Teflon Hillary
Looking at that Benghazi hearing, there was quite a contrast in that panel — the Republicans seeking the truth and the Democrats bowing and scraping at Hillary's feet. One thing is for sure. She was proven to be a liar in regards to that video. Still the mainstream media will give her a nice spin and one can only hope the FBI doesn't cave in.
If Hillary had any class she would withdraw from the presidential race with her long track record.
Sad but true, we could end up with that Teflon bobble head Clinton in the White House along with her faithful husband.
Bob Cronin, Ocala


The 28th Infantry Division is a unit of the Army National Guard and is the oldest division-sized unit in the armed forces of the United States. The division was officially established in 1879 and was later redesignated as the 28th Division in 1917, after the entry of America into the First World War. It continues its service today as part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
The 28th Infantry Division ACU patch features a keystone, the symbol of the state of Pennsylvania, and alludes to the nickname of the Division. The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 19 October 1918.
This patch, for wear on the Army Combat Uniform, is sold in pairs with hook closures.


Introduced in 2007, the Australian Silver Koala bullion coins are minted by Australia's famous Perth Mint.
The silver bullion coin has legal tender status, which means the precious metal content is guaranteed by the Government of Australia.
The 2019 Silver Koala displays a new profile of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, by designer Jody Clark, her initials "JC" can be found on the Queen's shoulder.
Encircled along the upper portion of the Queen's profile are the words "ELIZABETH II" and "AUSTRALIA."
The coin's Face Value of "1 DOLLAR" is inscribed along the bottom perimeter of the silver bullion coin.
Every year, the reverse side of the Silver Koala bullion coin receives a new portrait of a Koala Bear.
The 2019's reverse portrays a koala sitting in a eucalyptus tree surrounded by leaves.
Inscribed along the top of the silver bullion coin is "AUSTRALIA KOALA."
Along the bottom of the Silver Koala is the Year of Issue, Weight of "1OZ" and the Purity of the silver coin "9999 SILVER."
Every year, the Mint Mark of "P" representing The Perth Mint, can be found somewhere inside the 'field' on the reverse side of the bullion coin.
The Edge on the 1 oz. Silver Koala bullion coin is Reeded.
Lastly, located in one of the eucalyptus leaves below the word 'AUSTRALIAN' are the initials for Ing Ing Jong 'IJ' the designer the 2019 Silver Koala's reverse side.
Note: The proof-like finish and limited mintage of the 1 oz. Silver Koala bullion coin can give the coin a higher premium in off years. Purchasing the silver koala bullion coin in its current year of production is often the best way to purchase the coin closest to its spot price, in silver.


Some destinations are only worth visiting during certain seasons. That's not the case with downtown Edmonton. This region boasts a wide range of activities and attractions visitors can enjoy throughout the year.
To experience as much as possible, consider staying at a luxury hotel in downtown Edmonton. At the Union Bank Inn, you'll have immediate access to experts who'll help you make the most out of your trip. Here are a few of the reasons the team at this Edmonton luxury hotel believe the city is perfect for a vacation at any time of year.
During the winter, downtown Edmonton is brimming with activity. In many ways, that's thanks to the revitalized ICE district. Rogers Place, home of the Oilers, certainly offers plenty to see all year long, but winter may be the best season to enjoy this arena.
There's an obvious reason for that: during winter, the hockey season is in full swing. (Excuse the pun, please.) Sports fans wishing to catch an Oilers game in the ideal environment flock to Rogers Place, enjoying the numerous food options and premium quality seating this venue offers. If you don't enjoy sports, Rogers Place hosts concerts and other performances throughout the year.
The ICE district also offers winter activities like ice skating. If you'd rather take it easy during your trip, the area is home to a wide range of food vendors and markets.
Spring and summer in downtown Edmonton are equally inviting. While it's absolutely possible to enjoy the ICE district while bundled up for winter, you may be the type of person who prefers exploring the area during the warmer months of the year.
You'll be rewarded for doing so. After winter ends, cold-weather activities like ice skating are replaced with options like outdoor community dinners and movies in the park.
The ICE district isn't the only reason to visit the area this time of year, though. When staying at a luxury hotel in downtown Edmonton like the Union Bank Inn, you may be struck by a feeling of having traveled back in time. The owners of this downtown Edmonton hotel strive to preserve the historic nature of the building.
That's because the entire area is positively brimming with history. During the warmer seasons, a walking tour is one of the best ways to see the beauty of downtown Edmonton, while also learning about its unique past.
Best of all, downtown Edmonton is the type of place you can visit with the whole family. Each year, this part of the city hosts the Northern Alberta International Children's Festival. Artists and exhibits from all across the globe introduce curious kids to new cultural experiences they can't get anywhere else. As a parent, you may want to find a place to bring the kids that will not only entertain them, but also educate them. This festival is the ideal choice.
Kids aren't the only ones who can enjoy unique experience in downtown Edmonton this time of year. The Works is an annual festival, typically held in late June through early July, that celebrates visual art, entertainment, and design.
Many vacation destinations have little to offer during the fall months.
Downtown Edmonton is an exception. Every October, music fans flocks to the Up + Downtown Music Festival, where dozens of artists, bands, and DJs spend three days performing across locations throughout the downtown Edmonton area.
Because summer tourists will be gone, autumn may also be the best time of year to explore the many different restaurants downtown Edmonton has to offer. Again, the ICE district is home to plenty of dining and shopping opportunities guests can enjoy all year long. Guests of the Union Bank Inn don't even have to travel very far to see why this area make for the perfect fall getaway. Madisons Grill offers a casual dining experience in a unique downtown edmonton luxury hotel.
Of course, there's more to do in the area during autumn than simply eat and shop. If spring and summer are the perfect seasons to bring the kids, fall is the time of year when parents can enjoy a weekend away. The romantic fall weather makes for ideal date nights, and attractions like Grand Villa Casino prove you don't need to be a kid to spend your vacation playing games.
No matter what time of year you visit, make the most of your trip by staying at the Union Bank Inn. The professional team at this hotel in downtown Edmonton specializes in helping guests learn about the area. They'll be happy to suggest restaurants, attractions, and any other destinations or activities you'd like to enjoy while you're here. Visit soon!


Take the stairs! Work up a sweat by adding another round of climbing every time you use the stairs. Or, make your calf muscles burn by stepping up and down on the edge of the stair while reading a book or watching television.
Try planking. Get in the push-up position and hold the position for 30 seconds to one minute. Each day, try to hold the position longer and see how long you can go. This is a challenging exercise but it's one of the best you can do for your core muscles.
Use a sturdy chair or low table to perform chair dips. Make sure the furniture is strong enough to hold your weight during the exercise. With your back to the furniture, place your palms on the edge of the chair. Bend your knees and dip your bottom down until your triceps are engaged. Perform several reps by extending and bending your arms.
Don't just walk around your house, do lunges. Try doing lunges down the hallway and back. To make it more challenging, carry weights or water bottles.
Do jumping jacks and jump rope for a gr for a great cardio workout. When you're watching television or sitting for a long period of time, get up during breaks and do a set of jumps for a few minutes.
As much as you may dislike it, cleaning is a great way to burn calories. Whether you're vacuuming or mopping, cleaning your house is a great way to get moving.


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Southeast Scholarship Fund to Honor Beatrice and Jack Cope
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College has established a scholarship fund named in honor of the late Beatrice and Jack Cope. Both mother and son were well known for providing exemplary healthcare for residents of Cumberland, Benham, Lynch, and the surrounding area for many years.
Beatrice Cope, a registered nurse and healthcare administrator, provided leadership at the Lynch Clinic for over forty years prior to its closure in the late 90's when it was merged into the Tri-City Medical Clinic in Cumberland.
During her long tenure in Lynch, the clinic not only provided a full spectrum of health care services for areas citizens, but it also worked closely with the coal mining industry, including an affiliation with the United Mine Workers of America to serve the pharmaceutical needs of many of its members.
W. Bruce Ayers, who now serves on the advisory board at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital, under whose auspices the Tri-City Clinic falls, served on the board of directors at the Lynch Clinic when it closed.
He remembered that Mrs. Cope was always determined that the facility should provide the area with health care of the highest quality. "She was insistent that health care in this area would be a good as it was anywhere in the country," he said.
Dr. Jack Cope, a general practitioner, began his career at the Lynch Clinic before leaving to practice in other states for several years and returned to the Tri-City Medical Clinic in December of 2002.
He is said to have quickly become a favorite of people from throughout the area, according to Pam Sheffield, APRN in family practice who worked alongside him at the clinic.
"Jack loved our area. He was one of us and returned here to share his wealth of knowledge with all who came in contact with him," she said. Like his mother, Dr. Cope believed that patients, with whom he followed up regularly, should receive the best possible healthcare.
Sheffield also noted that Dr. Cope was dedicated to the area's youth and loved to mentor those interested in medical careers: "He would truly be honored by this scholarship because of his commitment to students. He always encouraged them to study hard and to learn as much as they could."
The scholarship named for the Copes will be awarded annually to a student from Harlan County who is enrolled in one of the college's health care programs.
Southeast president, Dr. Vic Adams, said that the college was pleased to be able to honor these two outstanding health care professionals and he believed it was particularly appropriate that the "scholarship named for them would now help students who are now following in their footsteps."
The scholarship was funded with proceeds from the sale of the former Cope home place in Lynch, which Dr. Cope had gifted to the college in 2012.
Individuals who wish to make contribution to the fund in memory of the Copes may do so, according to Dr. Michelle Dykes-Anderson, vice-president for Institutional Advancement. Checks can be mailed to: Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College at 700 College Road, Cumberland, KY 40823.
For more information, Dr. Dykes-Anderson can be reached at (606) 589-3049 or Michelle.Dykes-Anderson@kctcs.edu.
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Is the AFL Trying to Derail Single Payer Health Care?
Posted By Corporate Crime Reporter On November 9, 2007 @ 12:00 am In article,articles 2014 onward | Comments Disabled
Does the leadership of the AFL-CIO favor a single payer, Canadian-style, Medicare-for-all, health insurance system? They do not.
The California Nurses Association, which joined the AFL executive council earlier this year, supports single payer.
More than 350 other union locals support single payer.
More than 80 members of the House of Representatives support legislation that would create a single payer system in the United States (HR 676).
But the leadership of the AFL-CIO does not support single payer.
They may say they support it.
But yesterday, at a press conference at the National Press Club, it became clear that AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and his fellow labor union bosses are actively working to derail the rank and file movement for single payer.
Sweeney and leaders of the SEIU, UFCW, Bricklayers, Laborers, and Teamsters  along with DLA Piper partner and former Congressman Dick Gephardt  yesterday put their stamp of approval on a employer-based state health insurance reform plan by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D).
The Illinois plan is similar to one introduced by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for California and Governor Ed Rendell (D) for Pennsylvania.
These employer based "reforms" have been roundly criticized by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) and the California Nurses Association (CNA) as undermining the nationwide drive for single payer.
"We should get rid the employer-based health insurance system," said PNHP's Dr. Don McCanne. "It's a regressive method of funding health insurance. There are all kinds of problems with them. All of these reforms are inadequate measures that will only postpone the day that we actually fix the system with single payer."
In the past, the CNA has been critical of the SEIU for supporting reforms like those proposed by Governor Blagojevich.
In June, for example, CNA president Rose Ann DeMoro told CORPORATE CRIME REPORTER that "rather than being on the side of the workers, SEIU continues to be on the side of the bosses."
"And it's a disgrace," DeMoro said.
But yesterday, CNA did not return calls seeking comment.
At the press conference, Blagojevich was asked why he didn't support single payer.
"So much of what you do in government is done through political realities," Blagojevich said. "The art of politics in government is the recognition of what is possible. The choice is between whether you take an existing structure  an employer-based health care system and build on that, shore that up  or whether you scrap the whole thing and create a whole new system that historically has not taken root in the United States."
"And while it has been done in other countries, it has not been able to get a beachhead in our country," he said. "And my reading of history in the United States is that when change happens in America, it generally happens by building on existing institutions and existing structures rather than tearing them down and building something completely new and different. So, in a perfect world and in theory, the single payer system is one that I could certainly support. Whereas as a practical matter, I don't think it is something we are going to achieve in the near future."
Especially with that kind of leadership.
Sweeney was asked whether the AFL supports single payer, and if so, why is he working to undermine it.
"I recognize that there is tremendous support for single payer," a subdued Sweeney said. "But as the Governor has said, it is important that we move on health care coverage now with what we have the political will to achieve. That doesn't mean we aren't going to continue to strive for a single payer health care system."
Yes it does.
The press conference was pulled together by America's Agenda: Health Care for All.
By the way, here's a new rule of thumb for Washington: when you hear the words "universal health care" or "health care for all," wait a few seconds and a health insurance industry lobbyist will walk to the mike.
Yesterday, leading off the press conference was Ken Thorpe  introduce as the nation's leading health policy expert.
Thorpe called the Illinois proposal  "the most promising health care reform legislation enacted anywhere in America in the last 40 years."
After the press conference, I sought out Ken Thorpe and asked him who he worked for.
"I'm a consultant for America's Agenda  Health Care for All," he said. "I also teach at Emory University."
Do you also work for the health insurance industry?
"Do I work for them?" he asked.
Do you consult for them?
"I've done studies for them," Thorpe said. "I don't consult with them."
Have you been paid to do the studies?
"Oh yeah," he says.
Who were you paid by?
"Blue Cross Blue Shield Association."
CORPORATE CRIME REPORTER is located in Washington, DC. They can be reached through their website.
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Author: Mr. Kevin Fletcher, Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Mr. Duncan P Last, Mr. Gerd Schwartz, Mr. Shamsuddin Tareq, Mr. Richard I Allen, and Ms. Isabell Adenauer
ISI; SI; aid volatility; country; revenue; aid predictability; revenue administration reform; PFM system; expenditure plan; Budget planning and preparation; Aid flows; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa
The international community has committed to scaling up aid and improving aid delivery to low-income countries to help them meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The March 2002 Monterrey Consensus called on donors and international financial institutions to provide additional financing, improve aid predictability, and ensure that aid is aligned with national priorities. Recipient countries, on the other hand, have committed to implementing appropriate policies, strengthening institutions, and enhancing governance to ensure that aid is used effectively. At the 2005 Gleneagles Summit, the Group of Eight (G-8) countries committed to significantly increasing the amount of development assistance they provide to the low-income countries over the next decade. Specifically, donors committed to double aid to sub-Saharan Africa by 2010 (G-8, 2005).
Although official development assistance (ODA) to sub-Saharan Africa, net of debt relief, remained broadly unchanged in 2005, some countries are receiving rising private and public flows. Preliminary data suggest that total ODA declined slightly in 2006.1 On the other hand, a wide range of other "emerging" donors are increasing their assistance to low-income countries. In many countries, the health sector is progressively receiving more assistance from the private sector, as well as from health funds.2 Debt relief provided under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative and the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative has created space for new borrowing by low-income countries, and some countries (for example, Ghana and Kenya) are using this opportunity to tap international capital markets. Remittances to low-income countries increased by more than 80 percent between 2000 and 2005, totaling twice the amount of ODA in 2005.3 Moreover, many countries are benefiting from high commodity prices. Thus, resource flows to many low-income countries are increasing, enabling them to scale up spending.
Effective and sustainable use of these flows—both public and private—requires sound fiscal management. In an environment of scaled-up resource flows, countries need to frame their spending programs with a medium-term perspective in mind. In addition, they need to ensure that resources are used efficiently, both by ensuring alignment of budget priorities and those of donors and by strengthening critical fiscal institutions. The IMF's Medium-Term Strategy calls on the IMF to assist low-income countries in establishing policies and economic institutions that help them "absorb the projected scaling up of aid in a sustainable way" (IMF, 2005b). This paper addresses four questions that shape fiscal policy response to scaled-up aid:4
How should the medium-term resource envelope for the budget be assessed? Formulating spending plans in a medium-term perspective requires information about the availability, phasing, and magnitude of resource flows over the medium term. In many countries, comprehensive information on current resource flows is not available, making this particularly difficult. The task is further complicated by an increase in the number of donors—both official and private.
What considerations should influence the choice of a medium-term spending path for the budget? Once the resource envelope is established, countries need to decide how much and how fast available resources should be spent over the medium term. Factors influencing this decision include macroeconomic conditions, capacity constraints (both absorptive and institutional), and debt sustainability considerations.
How should the budget deal with aid uncertainty and volatility? Aid volatility and uncertainty have often complicated policy implementation, especially in countries where a large part of government spending is financed by aid (see Bulíř and Hamann, 2006). These issues are likely to become even more relevant when external flows are scaled up.
Which fiscal institutions are key to using resources effectively and how can they be strengthened? Scaled-up but uncertain and volatile aid flows will place increased pressure on fiscal institutions in general and on public financial management (PFM) systems in particular. Strengthening fiscal institutions is therefore crucial to ensuring that spending is efficient.
The rest of the paper is organized as follows: Chapter 2 deals with establishing a medium-term resource envelope for the budget. Chapter 3 explains the considerations that influence the choice of a medium-term expenditure path and provides guidance for setting short-term fiscal targets. Chapter 4 discusses the problems associated with volatility and uncertainty of aid flows and possible steps to mitigate them. Chapter 5 discusses basic reforms for strengthening fiscal institutions so that aid can be used more effectively, drawing on recent IMF Fiscal Affairs Department technical assistance to member countries. It proposes specific measures that will assist countries in this regard, as well as factors that should be taken into account in preparing an action plan for PFM reforms in low-income countries. Summary and policy conclusions are presented in Chapter 6.
World Bank (2007c). Throughout this paper, the term "aid" includes project aid and program aid, as well as extrabudgetary aid.
The overall aid from private sources doubled during 2001–05 to US$14.7 billion (World Bank, 2007c). The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided more than US$6 billion for health programs. Global funds to combat HIV/AIDS were estimated to reach US$9 billion in 2007 (Serieux and McKinley, 2007).
For a discussion of the contribution of remittances to poverty reduction in Africa, see Gupta, Pattillo, and Wagh (2007).
By focusing on fiscal issues, this paper complements other recent work in this area. See IMF (2005a); Gupta, Powell, and Yang (2006); and Isard and others (2006).
Within Same Series
CHAPTER 1: Introduction and Guide to the Primer
CHAPTER 1. Armenia After a Decade of Reform
APPENDIX 1. Country Experiences with Scaled-Up Aid
CHAPTER 1. The Future of Fiscal Frontiers and the Modernization of Customs Administration
Chapter 5. Foreign Aid Flows and Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia
Chapter 6. Fiscal Developments and Challenges
Chapter 3. Macroeconomic Policy Challenges
CHAPTER 5. Role of the IMF
Other IMF Content
Chapter 1. Introduction and Background
Chapter1 Introduction
Other Publishers Content
Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 1; Series Introduction
Preconditions for a Successful Introduction of Structural Fiscal Balance-based Rules in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Framework Paper
Foreign Aid in the Aftermath of Large Natural Disasters
Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean: Introduction (Part 3 of 5)
Measuring Aid Flows: A New Approach
DIA 2016: Chapter 1; Saving For A Sunny Day (Figures ONLY)
Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean (Part 1 of 5)
Central American Report No. 1 (2000)
Breve 11: Value Based Drug Reimbursement; Introduction to the Main Features of the German Pharmaceutical Policy
Not Your Cookie-Cutter Results-Based Aid Initiative: Salud Mesoamerica Initiative's Experience Improving Health for the Poorest in Mesoamerica
HIV/AIDS and the world of work. ILC 99/2010, Report V (1)
Occupational safety and health. ILC 98/2009, Report III (1B)
Note on the proceedings. Tripartite Meeting on the food and drink industries. TMFDI/1/19
Introduction to work study. Fourth revised edition
Nordic Council of Ministers
Nordic Economic Policy Review Number 1/2010: Fiscal Consequences of the Crisis
REACH Trigger for Information on Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC): An Assessment of the 0.1% Limit in Articles
Health facility surveys: an introduction
What Is Effective Aid?: How Would Donors Allocate It?
To Give or to Forgive?: Aid versus Debt Relief
Adolescent Girls in Zambia: Introduction and Overview
Adolescent Girls in Malawi: Introduction and Overview.
Finance for Development: Trends and Opportunities in a Changing Landscape.
Remarks at China's 1+6 Roundtable with Premier Li Keqiang
Improving the dynamics of aid: towards more predictable budget support
Myanmar COVID-19 Monitoring: Community Assessment, Round 1
Iraq Public Expenditure and Institutional Assessment, Volume 1: Public Financial Management in a Conflict-Affected Environment.
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Fiscal Management of Scaled-Up Aid
CHAPTER 2. Establishing a Medium-Term Resource Envelope
CHAPTER 3. Choosing an Expenditure Path
CHAPTER 4. Dealing with Aid Uncertainty and Volatility
CHAPTER 5. Strengthening Institutions to Promote Effective Utilization of Aid
CHAPTER 6. Conclusions
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Heidi McKenzie
Building Blocks, 2020. Hand-built, archival photography of the artist's family on stoneware. Largest dimension is 28cm, cubes are 14cm x 14cm x 14cm. Photo credit: Ali Kazimi
I'm curious, ambitious, and somewhat spatially challenged. I am a Maritimer, friendly, and a classic extrovert. I am fluent in French and Western Classical music. I have lived through decades of chronic pain, and continue to heal with grace and certitude. I have a strong sense of purpose. I am an artist. I used to be a producer, and arts manager. I love to write about art and artists. I am also a strategic planning person, and enabler who likes to make things happen. It took me forty years to remember that clay was my soul's calling. I look forward to the privilege to make clay the centre of my professional practice for the next few decades.
ECH: Briefly describe your art practice.
I am a ceramic artist. I work with abstraction and imagery, teasing form and concept that explore themes of race, identity, hybridity, memory, archive, dis-ease and healing. I have been working as an artist full-time since 2014. I continue to work through series, shifting the materials that I need in order to realize the project I need to convey. I use the wheel, and alter clay for sculpture; I combine slip casting, mould making and hand-building with image. I am an abstractionist who often times uses archival photography on ceramics.
I was born in 1968 in Fredericton, New Brunswick – the child of an Indo-Trinidadian immigrant who came to Canada in 1953 to become an academic/scientist and met my mother, the daughter of farmers/blue collar workers in rural Ohio. My father didn't reference his cultural heritage until I was an adult. I grew up brown in a white world. I am self-mockingly BRASP: Brown Anglo-Saxon Protestant. I wasn't really aware of the trauma or rupture of being "othered" until we lived in Edinburgh for a year in 1973. My world changed dramatically through immersion into a diverse milieu moving from Fredericton to Scarborough to attend University of Toronto. Race has always fascinated me. Where we come from as the pieces that add up to the sum of who we are is at the core of my practice, and has been from the very first "marbled" slip bowls I threw in 2009 when I went to India to apprentice and learn to throw pots on the wheel.
I continue to plumb, research and explore my Caribbean heritage, to begin to understand the atrocities and the marignalized, racialized lived experience of indentured workers, "the new slaves"; to piece together my father's seeming repression of the violent acts of racism he endured; and to understand my own feelings and experience of living within a white Euro-dominant world. I have recently started to research and explore my mother's roots and look forward to delving more deeply into this rich history. Both my parents' families crossed the seas in hopes of a better life in the mid 19th century. These facts, the bits and pieces that make up my cultural identity, shape the work that I create, every work that I create – regardless of the subject matter, they are the lens through which I fashion the art that makes meaning, and strives to shift the viewers' complacency.
When I started out in the world, I wanted to work in arts policy, to make a difference to artists. In the early 1990s, I became outraged at the lack of equity in the arts councils at every level: artists of colour (visible minority artists) were often funnelled into "multicultural," "folk arts," or "community arts", and largely not being seen as peers with expertise in their chosen media. I went to the UK to study the roots of this systemic racism – studying arts policy in Birmingham and Lyon, the largest port/immigrant cities of Canada's two most prominent settler countries. I spent two decades working to redress the racial imbalances I uncovered – It is only as an artist (which is a third career for me: first, arts manager; second radio producer) that I have truly faced the challenges that I would say I have had to consciously navigate as a person of colour.
The contemporary art canon, the "sandbox" in which I choose to play, is undeniably white, hetero-male dominated. Yes, things are shifting. There is a major shift happening with Black Lives Matter, that I'm hopeful will affect a paradigm shift for all persons of colour and Indigenous persons. I am glad to be a part of creating that shift in my volunteer work, in my conversations, public and private, and through my art-making. We have a long way to go to effect sustained equality, not only within the art world, but within every realm of society. I want to tell the stories of my father's family and of my life in order to add the under-represented voice of the mixed-race Indo-Caribbean to the canon.
The pandemic has been and continues to be difficult. I had the unfortunate and fortunate experience of being very busy with a number of exhibitions densely packed within a two-week period, and prepping for the most important international exhibition of my career – that didn't happen. I must have put 500km on the car and I moved over 300kg's of sculpture in and out of my car. I have suffered intermittently with chronic fatigue issues, and the "moment" lockdown was announced, I fell ill with relapse. It's been up and down, but very hard to get real studio time in. I was enjoying facetime visits with my mother who was in long term care. She was able to visit me in my studio in ways she had never been able to with her wheelchair. And then she passed. Loss and grief seem to be paired with this pandemic. I also took some time to write about my late father and our lives together. It was humbling to work in a different creative media. I hope to continue with the project as Covid seems to be our new normal, at least at a simmering level. Overall, the pandemic has slowed me down and made me appreciate that the very small things in life are really huge, and I accept them with gratitude.
ECH: Do you think a dedicated "Asian Heritage Month" in Canada is still relevant? If so, could you give an example of how it is a benefit to you and the general public? If not, could you offer an alternative approach for rethinking this month and/or raising awareness of Asian cultural issues?
When the Canada Council for the Arts established their Equity Office they said that it was a temporary measure of redress, and they expected it would fold in about six years. Twenty-six years later it is still operational and the need for its existence perhaps even more poignant than ever. I was involved with the very first Asian Heritage months in Toronto. The pendulum around race and racialization continues to swing, but yes, I do believe there is a place for highlighting Asian Heritage at a specific time of the year within Canada. Asian Heritage is so diverse within itself. Let us celebrate our differences, let us continue to awaken those who believe we are living in a post-racial society.
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NGC 3547 é uma galáxia espiral (Sb) localizada na direcção da constelação de Leo. Possui uma declinação de +10° 43' 15" e uma ascensão recta de 11 horas, 09 minutos e 55,9 segundos.

A galáxia NGC 3547 foi descoberta em 11 de Março de 1784 por William Herschel.

Ver também
Astronomia extragaláctica
Lista de galáxias
Lista de objectos NGC
New General Catalogue

Ligações externas

NGC 3547
Constelação de Leo
Galáxias espirais


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Miscellaneous - Interview with Travis Higdon
by Adam Wood
Texan label Peek-A-Boo Records has given recording space to the likes of Knife in the Water, Spoon and …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. Owner Travis Higdon talks to new writer Adam Wood about his prolific label
The future sound of Texas resides in the hands of southern charmer Travis Higdon, being both at the helm of independent Texan music as head of Peek-A-Boo Records and piloting his own band, Black Lipstick. From humble beginnings to indie obscurity, Peek-A-Boo has made serious inroads via the South by South West Festival, which showcased their flagship bands Knife In The Water and Spoon. Travis Higdon talked me through the intricacies of diving headlong into the murky waters of independent America. The origins of Peek-A-Boo arose from Higdon's college days where he funded his own "Shitty garage band the 1-4-5s" sole release on a 7-inch titled 'Unsafe at 45RPM.' "Thinking this would be my only band ever, I wanted to document it…to my surprise it sold incredibly well." Flushed with success, he then went on to release his friends' bands on the newly formed label, and, as he now reflects "Here I am nine years later with twenty two singles, four EPs and sixteen full length releases." Named after the local scene fanzine, Peek-A-Boo has given recording space to the likes of sadly departed garage punk wasters the Kiss Offs, avant garde electro titans the Octopus Project and even an early outing for pioneering post rockers …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. Higdon's eclectic label reflects the punk essence of the fanzine it started from, as he sees the purpose being to "offer a forum for independent thought and opinion." The nature of true diversity and independence is what Peek-A-Boo seems to be striving towards achieving. An independent record label boss conjures up images of shy retiring men operating out of the spare bedroom of their parents' terrace house, something not true at all of the rather dapper Travis Higdon. I asked him what it was that he brought to the American underground music scene, to which he replied "Loads and loads of money! And, I suppose, my personal taste in music, which is of course extremely refined." A mildly ironic hard nosed business attitude is clearly more important in the 21st century than an obscenely large collection of unsold Stereolab 12 inchs. But don't let that fool you, what really drives Higdon and Peek-A-Boo is a passion for undiscovered music. He risked everything back in 1996 by taking out a $10,000 loan to personally finance the debut album by Silver Scooter, which again turned out to be a savvy business decision. So the chance to give new talent a break and the opportunity to evolve is at the heart of independent music. Higdon went on to say that this was "profoundly rewarding, because I'm not making money at this, and it eats up all my time and energy." Whilst the mainstream media has been dominated over recent years by the filthy rock and roll of Detroit and the fashionists of New York, the alternative elements of the Texan sound has been gathering pace from its Austin home. Intrusions into the conscience of British indie kids have come from stargazing axe men such as Explosions In The Sky, but Higdon and Peek-A-Boo have a lot more to offer than just space bound guitar noodling. Their perception of Texas can be found in the liberal slacker sounds of Black Lipstick, who take the ethics of Sonic Youth with the driving repetition of the Velvet Underground and an unhealthy interest in your girlfriend. In Europe, Peek-A-Boo records are released through German label Glitterhouse, who tend to rather oddly specialise in Alt-Country. Higdon explains this mismatch, "We're not country or Americana, but we're from Texas, so I guess we're infused with just a little Southern heritage." It's this summery rustic appeal juxtaposed with slightly seedy nights and a redneck drawl of vocal, re-iterating a terminal lack of money that make Black Lipstick stand out. And by the way their new second album 'Sincerely' is more than worth the overseas shipping from www.peekaboorecords.com. Peek-A-Boo records seem to have the indie world at their feet, captained by a clever and focussed young entrepreneur and a roster as diverse as Noah's Ark; the Texan indie scene is set to go marching onward. As arch-Texans At The Drive-In once said, "From Austin's yellow brick road, this is forever."
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