Our framing department offers the complete framing service. Alastair and his team are happy to discuss your framing requirements with you in order to give you a no-obligation quote for any piece of artwork or object.
Some of the more unusual items that we have framed have been a Cricket Bat, Stumps and Ball, Spanish Decorative Fans, Fossils, Children's resin footprints, Christening Robes and assorted collectibles – from cast lead soldiers to Scalextric cars!
We also offer a restoration and cleaning service.
Choosing a picture is one thing, but selecting the right frame and mount and hanging it in the home to best effect is another. Picture framer Alastair Taylor, of the Gallery at Bevere, gives us a few tips on presenting our artwork in the best way.
"There are two things to think about when choosing a frame and mount for a picture. Will it enhance it aesthetically and will it protect the art for future generations" according to Alastair.
Obviously, much depends on the value of the art, but whether it is is a masterpiece or a treasured first painting produced by your child, but Alastair would always advise on framing your artwork to a certain standard to protect it, so throw away those clip frames now.
The mount is used not only to enhance the look of the picture but to also keep the artwork away from the glass which can damage it in the long term, particularly if condensation gets behind the glass.
So what sort of frames are popular at the moment?
"Framing is such an individual choice and ultimately the frame is there to maximise the artwork. You can't make a bad painting good with a nice frame but you can certainly ruin a good painting with a bad frame.
There are trends within frames though and Alastair says the natural woods and lime washed whites, which reflect trends in interiors generally, have been very popular. New soft, fake metals, such as iron and pewter, are also emerging as popular choices for frames while those in large country houses with more traditional decors are still choosing the gilt frames.
In the last couple of years, boxed canvases have been popular, but Alastair believes this trend is slowing down now, except perhaps for photo portraits which are an effective and affordable way to enjoy those kinds of pictures.


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    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
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A Big Gigantic Sound
With drums, a saxophone, a keyboard, and a laptop, Big Gigantic has revolutionized EDM
By Anna Chandler
Big Gigantic with Louis Futon
Where: Club Elan
When: Thursday, October 27, 9 p.m.
Cost: $23.90 general admission, $47.60 skip the line/express pass via wantickets.com, 21+
THIRTEEN years ago, Dominic Lalli could feel the electronic dance music craze rising around him, but the saxophonist with traditional jazz training was far away from that world, taking standard wedding and bar mitzvah gigs around New York. When he joined funk/jazz band Motet in 2003, jamming out the band's unique fusion of funk, afrobeat, and jazz, Lalli met drummer Jeremy Salken. Before they knew it, the new friends were roommates. Before they knew it, Lalli was creating digital tracks for fun, playing sax riffs over his creations and calling Salken to get in on the jam session.
Today, they're using the same setup. But they're not in the basement: they're performing to sold-out arenas filled with thousands upon thousands of fans.
Big Gigantic is one of the most innovative groups working today. By mixing dance music with live instrumentation, Lalli and Salken found a brilliant niche, elevating the live DJ experience with a boisterous show and incredible musical chops. For Salken, who learned drums by playing along to CDs and tapes, performing with tracks was a strangely familiar process.
"I did that forever when I was little, and so that just kind of trained me to be able to play along," he says. "Once Dom got a computer and he started making really hip-hop oriented beats, we would put on the speakers at home and just jam and play and the concept kind of developed from there. He started stuff more in a song format with different sections."
Live, Salken mans his full kit while Lalli is surrounded by a keyboard, his sax, and a laptop.
"He can trigger different sessions of songs, play sax over it, and I'll play drums on the whole thing," says Salken. "We come from an improv background, where it's all about having open sections where we can build, or Dom takes a solo, or we'll solo together or build together and keep the music flowing so it's not the same thing every time."
With the duo's seasoned chops, playing to pre-produced tracks is never boring.
"It's fun because we interact a lot with the music, so it always feels like you're doing the songs differently every time," Salken says. "Even though it's the same song, it's those little nuances that are different each night, depending on the mood or ideas. We're coming up with the best of both worlds, where there's two of us, so we have that DJ kind of setup, but we also have a live band element to keep it natural."
With electronic beats and improvisational prowess, Big Gigantic maintains a brilliant kind of flexible appeal. Whether it's a glowstick-fueled EDM festival in the woods, an iconic rock fest like Lollapalooza, or a jam-band oriented weekender, Salken and Lalli are right at home.
"It's just cool how the scene has changed," Salken observes. "It's kids that really want to have fun and just get down."
The duo's touring in support of their latest album, Brighter Future. It's 12 tracks of classic Big Gigantic sound, filled with innovative transitions, killer sax riffs, and radical collaborations.
"We had more vocalists on the tracks this time—that was something we wanted to try out, as opposed to other albums that had been more instrumental," Salken says. "We took a lot of time to make sure the album was everything we wanted. It takes forever to do that. We're super-proud of it and we'll be playing all the songs off it. Kids already seem to know the songs."
Dreamy single "All of Me," featuring the vocal contributions of rapper Logic and alt-pop songstress Rozes, flits from thick ambience to gauzy beats interlaced with buoyant synths. "No Apologies," featuring Natalie Cressman, has a soulful disco throwback feel to it, while "The Little Things" oozes Motown soul cool and vintage fizz thanks to Angela McCluskey of Scottish band Wild Colonials.
"It's people we've wanted to work with for a minute, or others we've discovered, or friends of friends," says Salken of Brighter Future's special guests. "Our manager has been really good at finding people—we have a whole list of people we'd like to work with."
"Highly Possible," featuring Atlanta's own Waka Flocka Flame, was a favorite for Salken.
"It came out of nowhere!" he says. "We'd had the beat for a while and were looking and talking to different rappers about doing it. We were getting kind of bummed...we weren't finding the right person. Then, literally, Waka. We saw him somewhere, and Dom was chatting with him and said, 'I think I have a beat for you if you're into it.' Within a few days, he'd already sent back stuff and we were like, 'Holy crap, this is perfect.'"
Salken looks forward to returning to Savannah; back in the day, he played with Lowcountry hero Zach Deputy and could often be found on the J J Cagney's and Livewire stage.
"We raged that bar—well, every venue," he says with a grin. "Tell everybody to come down, take the night off from work, homework if you're at SCAD or just kicking it in town. Come party!"
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TV History
1977 | United Kingdom
Originally commissioned as London Weekend Television's answer to the massively popular The Sweeney - The Professionals was the expertly produced, gritty and hard-hitting creation of Brian Clemens, one of the key creative core responsible for the phenomenal success of The Avengers.
In February 1977 Clemens and fellow New Avengers executive producer, Albert Fennell, approached London Weekend Television head Brian Tesler with an idea for a new, more realistic crime show format. LWT requested Clemens submit two possible series ideas. The first concerned two undercover police officers, but ultimately Tesler opted for Clemens' second proposal which concerned an elite squad of special agents, whose mandate was to tackle the rising tide of professional crime and the growing number of terrorist groups that were threatening to engulf Britain. Originally entitled The A-Squad, the fledgling series was quickly rechristened The Professionals.
Immediately, Fennell and Clemens established a new production company to produce the series under the banner of 'Avengers Mark 1 Productions.' Contracts were signed with Martin Shaw to play Doyle, an ex-East End cop, and Lewis Collins as Bodie, a former SAS officer, both of whom are recruited to CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), by tough, no nonsense commander, George Cowley (The experienced and much admired Gordon Jackson, last seen as butler to the Bellamy household in Upstairs Downstairs.) In May 1977 both Collins and Shaw had coincidentally played opposite each other in the second season New Avengers episode 'Obsession', in which Collins' Kilner character prophetically remarks to Shaw's Larry Doomer "Maybe we should work together again sometime - a good team!".
An immediate successful with the viewing audience, the series, whilst devoid of the hallmark quirkiness of The Avengers, consistently delivered a steady stream of fast paced actioneers, with much tyre screeching and bullet flying. It was not without controversy either. There were numerous complaints about it's level of violence which forced a 'toning down', and in one extreme case the dropping of a completed episode "The Klansman." But perhaps the most damning indictment came from Martin Shaw, who dismissed his character as a 'violent puppet', and refused consent for repeats until as late as 1992.
In 1983 after five seasons, the show finally came to an end when LWT made the decision that due to rising production costs, it was no longer financially viable to sanction further episodes. The format was revived in 1999 though, with Edward Woodward taking over as CI5's controller, and a new team of 'professionals' ready to defend the nation. However, the major terrestrial channels turned it down, forcing The Professionals to find a minimal audience on the cable and satellite channel Sky 1 which did not at that time have the large audience it has today.
Published on January 21st, 2019. Written by Laurence Marcus & SRH (2000) for Television Heaven.
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Nusa Penida is a small island part of the Klungkung regency in Indonesia. I have lived in Bali for almost 1 ½ years, but never got the chance to go to Nusa penida and that is why Nusa Penida was high on my list when I came back to Bali for a holiday. I was not disappointed! For anybody travelling to Bali, I cannot recommend a trip to Nusa Penida highly enough.
Next to Nusa Penida are two smaller islands called Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. The three islands are separated from Bali by the Bandung Strait.
Nusa Lemgongan is more touristic than Nusa Penida. A lot of snorkeling/diving day trips are organized to Nusa Lemgongan. I recommend going to Nusa Penida instead of Lembongan, because it's more authentic, untouched by tourism and there are a lot of natural highlights. Snorkelling/diving is great here as well, because the coral has not been damaged yet due to mass tourism.
Nusa Penida is famous for diving with Manta rays.
Nusa Penida is hilly with a maximum altitude of 524 metres. It's drier than Bali.
Most of the roads are in very bad condition which makes it a real adventure to drive around the island.
There are not many hotels or other tourist facilities on Nusa Penida and on most parts of the island there is no phone signal or Wi-Fi.
You can get to Nusa Penida by fast boat. It departs from Sanur, Bali and takes around 30 minutes. There are many fast boat companies. I used Maruti Express. Return ticket from Sanur to Toyapakeh on Nusa Penida costs around 300.000 – 400.000 IDR including pick up and drop off at your accommodation in Bali.
The island is never busy, also not in high season, so it's not necessary to book your accommodation in advance. But keep in mind that there are not that many accommodations so using a website like Booking.com might make it easier to find one. Accommodations are cheap. You can get a bed in a dormitory room for only 100.000 IDR. Private rooms starts around 170.000 IDR and go up from there.
It's best to rent a motorbike to get around the island. You can get one for 60.000 IDR per day. The roads are difficult to drive on so if you are not a good driver consider hiring a motorbike with driver.
Pick up at my hotel in Bali around 8:00 AM. Because I am staying in Sanur the harbour is only a 10 minutes' drive. The fast boat departs at 8.30 AM. Around 9.00 AM I arrive at Pelabuhan Banjar Nyuh II, one of the fast boat harbours in Toyapakeh, Nusa Penida. As soon as I get off the boat, local people start asking where I need to go and if I need transport. I rent a motorbike and I'm on my way to my hotel. I've booked a private room with air-conditioning at Manta Cottages with Sea View. A nice but basic hotel around 30 minutes away from the harbour. When I arrive, Ketut, the cleaner, shows me to my room and tells me about a nice temple only 5 minutes away. Pura Goa Giri Putri is a cave temple and many Hindus from Bali come and pray at this temple. So I decide to go there first.
At the temple I can see a ceremony is about to start. Before I am allowed into the cave I need to wait for the ceremony to finish. While waiting one of the priests gives me a bottle of water, some fruit and he makes me a bracelet of red, white and black threads. These three colours are believed to give protection to the wearer. Everybody is very welcoming and kind. I try to make some conversation, but nobody speaks English. After the local people have gone inside the cave I am allowed to follow. The entrance is very small and I have to crawl to get inside but the cave itself is huge. There are around 4 or 5 altars in the cave where people are praying. A priests blesses me with holy water and rice and after I take a few pictures, I go outside again. There are a few other travellers as well and I start talking with a Swedish girl who also travels alone. We decide to travel together for the rest of the day.
We plan to go to Atuh Beach first and then to a temple where they practice black magic (Pura Ped). There are not much signs so we have to ask several times for the right direction to Atuh Beach and the road gets worse and worse. Once we reach the cliffs at Atuh Beach the road is so bad that we decide not to go further. Also other travellers, who were on their way back, informed us the beach is nice but not worth the long, bad road down. We take a few pictures of the nice view and turn our bikes around. We are very hungry so we look for a warung (local restaurant) and order nasi goreng. After that we go to Pura Ped. It is a large, beautiful temple but we do not have a guide to explain us about the meaning of it all, so to us it looks like a normal temple. After 10 minutes we decide to leave. The Swedish girl has to go back to Nusa Lembongan at 5 PM so we head back towards the harbour. After she has left it is too late to go to another sight so I drive to a nearby beach and watch the local farmers tend to the seaweed. Nusa Penida has the largest seaweed farms of the Klungkung regency, so many beaches are seaweed farms. I am quite tired so around 7 PM I go back to my hotel. I have dinner at Warung Mola Mola, a warung on a cliff with good local dishes and surprisingly, also western food such as pizza and burgers. After that I go back to the hotel, take a shower and fall asleep with the sound of the waves on the background.
I wake up around 8 AM and Ketut brings a banana pancake and cup of coffee to my room. They are still constructing the restaurant so for now, guests get their breakfast in their rooms. Today I plan to go to the main sights of Nusa Penida; Angel's Billabong, Broken Beach (Pasih Uug) and Kelingking Cliffs. If there is enough time, I also wanna go to Peguyangan Waterfall. On the main road there are clear signs so I have no problem with finding the right direction. However, after around 1 hour driving I have to go off this road and I get lost almost immediately. My sense of direction is not that good and GPS is not working. I drive too far south and instead of going to the sights I was planning to see, I go to some other beautiful places. In Tembeling I follow a sign that lead to a natural pool in the forest and a beautiful secluded beach. Unfortunately, the pool is only allowed for man. At the beach there is a much smaller natural pool (puddle) for women. I take a rest here and locals tell me about Saren Cliff Point & Derek Hill View and Banah Cliffs. They are not far away so I decide to go there next.
The views at the cliffs are mesmerizing. All the cliffs are definitely something that make Nusa Penida special. Again, I sit and take a rest. I'm already driving for a few hours and because the roads are of very bad quality I'm quite tired already. At banah Cliffs I meet a Dutch couple who have a good map of the island and I see that the Kelingking Cliffs are not far away. So I get back on my bike and drive to Kelingking. It's around 3 PM once I get there. Again, the view is amazing. It's a beautiful cliff and a white sandy beach with turquoise water. I drink a fresh coconut here and speak with a couple from Jakarta. They have just been to Angel's Billabong and Broken Beach. I wanna go there next but again, I get lost. I see a sign for Seganing Waterfall so I decide to follow that. Seganing Waterfall is a cliff waterfall going straight into the ocean. To get there you have to climb down the cliff. This is a very difficult and scary road. If I'd known that I wouldn't have done it, because I was completely alone. I definitely do not recommend it if you are not in a good shape. It took me 45 minutes to climb down and to be honest, I was disappointed to see the 'waterfall'. It was not much more than a small stream going into the ocean. Apparently it's more impressive at the end of rainy season, which is around April. It took me 1 hour and 15 minutes to climb up again and once I arrived back at my bike it was starting to get dark (It gets dark at 6 PM). Because the roads are very bad and there are no street lights, I headed back to the main road. I was very hungry and tired. I ate again at Warung Mola Mola and went to bed early. Today had definitely been a real adventure.
My last day in Nusa Penida. At 3 PM I have to catch the boat back to Bali so I decide to wake up early. I quickly eat my banana pancake and I'm on my way. I am determined to find Angel's billabong and Broken Beach and I also wanna go snorkeling at Crystal Bay. I have decided to skip Peguyangan Waterfall as it's too far away.
Luckily, I stay on the right road today and within 2 hours I arrive at Angel's Billabong and Broken Beach. These two landmarks are right next to each other, within walking distance. I walk around for a while, taking many pictures, and then I drive back to the main road. Crystal Bay is very easy to find. The road is not good, but the signs are very clear. It's the most touristic part of the island. Many people come to crystal bay for snorkelling and most of the diving boats also depart from this beach, but luckily I have the beach almost to myself. I rent a snorkelling set for 15.000 IDR and spend the next hour in the water. The coral is beautiful and there are a lot of fishes. At 1.30 PM I go back to Toyapakeh to catch the boat to Bali. I arrive their early so I have lunch first. I eat Nasi Jinggo, which is white rice with shredded chicken, tempeh and sambal in a banana leaf. After that, I check-in at the Maruti Express office and wait for the boat. Back in Sanur the driver drops me off at my hotel and I spend the rest of the day relaxing in the swimming pool.
These 3 days were a highlight of my holiday. I recommend Nusa Penida to everybody who wants to get off the beaten track and escape the crowds of Bali.
All the pictures in this article are in possession of Jolien Peters.


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Richard III: Novel Summary: Act 1 Scene 1
Richard III : Character
Richard III : Metaphor
Richard III : Theme
Richard III : Top Ten Quotes
Richard III : Biography
The Duchess of York, the mother of Edward, Clarence, and Richard, mourns the death of Clarence. She talks to Clarence's two young children, Edward and Margaret. The boy tells his grandmother that Richard told him the king was to blame for Clarence's death, but the duchess knows better. She knows that Richard is full of deceit. Queen Elizabeth enters, with Rivers and Dorset. The Queen announces that the King is dead. Both women mourn their loss. Dorset and Rivers try to comfort the Queen. Rivers advises her to send for Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, immediately and have him crowned king.
Richard, Buckingham, Stanley, Hastings, and Ratcliffe enter. Richard offers his comfort to both women but offers a cynical aside. Buckingham is anxious to preserve the recently established unity between the quarreling factions. He advises that the prince should be brought from Ludlow to London accompanied only by a very small escort, because too big an entourage might antagonize those elements that are still opposed to the Yorkist supremacy. Richard and Rivers agree to this plan. When Buckingham and Richard are left alone, they plot to separate the prince from the Queen and her family.
The death of the King is obviously good news for Richard, who is prepared to make an ally of Buckingham to achieve his goal. Shakespeare, as he does throughout the play, spurns no opportunity to blacken Richard's character, as here when the grandson of the duchess unwittingly reveals Richard's hypocrisy and lies. Richard, the boy reports, told him it was the king who was responsible for imprisoning Clarence, the boy's father, and offered the boy every sympathy: "he wept, / And pitied me, and kindly kissed my cheek; / Bade me rely on him as on my father, / And he would love me dearly as a child." Even Richard's mother knows this is just a pretense and that her own son is full of lies and malice.
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Dr. Richard Heinzl
We live in a borderless world. Follow what you love—there is a world waiting for you out there.
Founder of Doctors Without Borders, Canada
Activism & Humanitarianism
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Author of New York Times Bestselling Falter and The End of Nature | Leading Environmental Speaker and Founder of 350.org
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TED Senior Fellow and Photojournalist
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Director of Leadership Lab | Community Activist
Meet the New, Borderless World of Medicine (3:39)
The Future of Robots and Medicine (1:13)
Bringing Doctors Without Borders to Canada (7:13)
Respecting Local Customs as a Foreign Volunteer (3:47)
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Richard Heinzl is the founder of Doctors Without Borders Canada: the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization that inspired a movement among medical professionals to help the world's most vulnerable populations. Modest and deeply passionate, Heinzl shares stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the midst of war, famine and other challenges—and how technology like telemedicine is changing the face of healthcare around the globe.
In 1988, just out of medical school, Richard Heinzl founded the first North American chapter of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian organization. Soon after, he became its very first field volunteer, spending an extraordinary year in remote Cambodia. His inspiring experiences there are movingly captured in his memoir, Cambodia Calling. Thousands of volunteers for DWB/MSF have since followed in his footsteps, bringing their healing skills to help many of the world's most vulnerable people.
"If I can share one lesson with you, it would be to follow what you love. Any one of you can dream up a country you want to go to, or an idea that you want to make happen, or a program that you want to create ... there is a world waiting for you."
— Richard Heinzl
Today, Dr. Heinzl continues to work with DWB/MSF on technology issues as an advisor on their Telemedicine Advisory Committee.
Heinzl is also the new Global Medical Director of the Harvard-affiliated WorldCare International: a leader in providing access to quality second opinions from physicians at some of the world's top academic medical centers. Heinzl's work at the world's largest telemedicine company, WorldCare, puts him on the frontier of new healthcare technologies. WorldCare provides access to more than 20,000 U.S-based specialists. Coupled with his previous role at Doctors without Borders, Heinzl's new post gives him a unique view on healthcare. Years ago, he worked with limited resources and improvised with primitive technologies. Today, he works with bountiful resources and cutting-edge tech. Regardless of the circumstances or the equipment, Heinzl remains firm in his goal of helping people through medicine.
A renowned speaker, he shares his stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the midst of war and other challenges. Heinzl has been awarded the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Award of Merit, and named one of Report on Business's Top 40 Under 40 for his work.
Inspiring New Innovations in Health Care Technology
Just over 30 years ago, Richard Heinzl founded the Canadian chapter of Doctors Without Borders, and took off around the world: working in remote locations far from modern resources. There, he and his colleagues would dream of what technology would one day do for medicine. And as cell phones and the Internet spread throughout the developing world—meaning images could be sent and received from anywhere, anytime—he began to watch those dreams become reality. He saw first-hand how telemedicine would spark a dramatic transformation in health care: geography, once the great barrier to quality treatment, would soon be overcome by innovation.
Today, the borderless revolution continues. In this exciting keynote, Heinzl describes how groundbreaking work with big data, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotech, genomics, and Cloud applications mean that not only is the world smaller and more efficient than ever before, but entrepreneurs can pick and choose from a host of innovations to create unprecedented health care technologies. Heinzl tells stories from the world's most vulnerable places to reveal the humanitarian impact of cutting-edge science, drawn from his years of work abroad and with leading tech companies. And he explains how many technological advancements can also originate from emerging markets—meaning science and technology can (and will) flow from the places they're most needed.
Filled with emotional and inspiring stories, coupled with an insatiable curiosity about the furthest possibilities of tech, Heinzl expands upon our ongoing search for better medicine and toasts the changing face of human health.
Lessons from Abroad The Opportunities of a Borderless World
Richard Heinzl crafts a unique message for each group he speaks with. With perspective and humility, he shares lessons from his experiences at the far corners of the world: major moments, like working through a humanitarian crisis during the Iraq War, or witnessing South Africa's first democratic elections. He also captures the quieter, no less wondrous, moments. Like seeing how a simple Frisbee, given to a group of kids at the frontlines, can bring joy half the world away. Or how, in most places he went, the Internet had beat him there, shrinking the globe. (Still, in other places, the Internet was absent—developing in him a visceral need for something like it to come along.)
Heinzl takes us past the expected sphere of humanitarian aid stories to reveal a remarkable world with universal lessons and incredible human stories (beginning with the story of how his experiences changed his life). Zooming out, he points to the exponential change in our borderless world. Why, for instance, it is more important than ever for individuals and organizations to have a non-conventional approach to problem solving. We need to embrace this change, he says, and to see what is truly valuable in our world—and how we are all connected in it.
The Books That Have Us Thinking, Talking, and Debating Right Now
Cambodia Calling
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Did the Air Jordan 33 & Why Not? ZER0.2 Leak?
Air Jordan 33 & Why Not Zer0.2 Leak?
Yup that's a question mark in the title. We aren't sure yet, but what is rumored to be the Jordan 33 and the Westbrook 2 has been leaked online. We do have a release date for the Jordan 33 (October 2018), but no word on any release details for the Westbrook 2. These definitely look interesting to me to say the least, definitely not digging the way Jordan Brand is going with these two models, but hey I believe that the first leaked images always makes the shoes look ugly, when you get hem in hand or see them in person is when you can really judge, so I'll hold off on anymore comments. Seems like the 33 will have flyknit and have two straps on the upper, alongside a full length zoom cushion set up. No tech specs on what is rumored to be the Westbrook 2, but you know y'all gotta stay tuned to One on One Testers and we'll hit you guys with further developments regarding these and other sneaker releases.
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Cincinnati GAA
Gaelic Football and Hurling in the Queen City
Cincinnati Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is the Queen City's Irish Football and Hurling club. Founded in 2013, the club has grown to nearly 100 members.
Celebrating Irish Culture and Heritage
Our most active group is the men's football team, which competes in the Midwest Gaelic Athletic Association. We have annual fixtures against Columbus, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and more. Our co-ed pub league is a great introduction to the sport, and we continue to build our hurling team, women's football team, and a youth program.
What is Irish Football?
Active On and Off the Field
In addition to men's league and pub league matches, the club maintains an active social calendar. With a mix of Irish and American members, of varying age and GAA experience, the club is a great way to meet new people while playing a physically challenging and rewarding sport.
Check out our schedule.
Now Accepting New Members
As the club continues to grow, we're always looking for new members. Whether you grew up playing Irish football or hurling, or you're interested to try something new, we'd love to hear from you.
The best way to get involved in the club is to join our email list. Membership dues are based on the leagues you participate in, but it's free to sign up. All are welcome to attend a practice and give us try.
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Cincinnati GAA is proud to partner with O'Neills, Ireland's largest sportswear company. As our official club outfitter, O'Neills will donate a portion of all sales back to the club. You can purchase Cincinnati GAA jerseys, training gear, and other clothing, which is made in Ireland and imported to the US.
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Growing cities must be federal policy priority
The Property Council of Australia has called for cities policy to be a priority for the next federal government.
"Australia's major cities are among the fastest-growing in the developed world. The way we plan for and invest in our cities will have a huge impact on our future economy and quality of life," said Ken Morrison, Chief Executive of the Property Council of Australia.
Ahead of the 18 May federal election, the Property Council has released a policy platform which includes several proposals to create great Australian cities, including:
Accelerate City Deals across all capital cities and targeted regional cities
Create a Cities Advisory Board to improve city planning around major infrastructure projects
Fund a Future Cities Cooperative Research Council
Invest more in productive infrastructure according to the Infrastructure Australia priority list and
Restore the Asset Recycling Fund to incentivise major state projects.
Mr Morrison said the City Deals framework developed under the Coalition Government has sharpened the focus on city-shaping projects and engaged all three tiers of government. However, City Deals must be scaled up to take on the bigger challenges facing our cities.
"Given Melbourne's rapid growth and national economic significance, it is the obvious missing link in the City Deal framework and should be a priority for the next federal government," Morrison says.
"Delivering good growth in our cities and regions demands more than just tinkering with immigration levels.
"Good growth requires real policy purpose and investment in priority infrastructure projects to help our cities and their residents reach their full potential.
"We've made a good start but need to keep the momentum going."
Mr Morrison said the Property Council supports targeted measures that promote dispersal outside the big cities, and these measures are welcome in many parts of Australia.
"However, the most important numbers to focus on are the real dollar commitments being made to the critical infrastructure projects which will support our growing cities.
"Our four biggest cities will continue to attract the overwhelming majority of migrants because that is where most Australians already live and work.
"Let's keep our eye on the main game: great cities for current and future generations of Australians," Mr Morrison said.
The Property Council has been a long-time champion of the City Deals model, first proposing the concept in 2014, producing a guide with the 10 building blocks for 'real deals' in 2017, and releasing Creating Great Australian Cities with Professor Greg Clark in 2018.
City Deals have been developed for Western Sydney, Townsville, Launceston, Darwin, Hobart, Geelong and Adelaide and are in progress for Perth and South East Queensland.
Media contact:Matt Francis | M 0467 777 220 | Emfrancis@propertycouncil.com.au


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Difficulty level increases for No. 23 TCU, Arkansas
AP Sep 6, 2017 at 1:10p ET
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Last week, No. 23 TCU and unranked Arkansas both opened the season with easy victories over lower-tier opponents.
Both teams are expecting more of a test this week when they meet on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.
TCU (1-0) moved into the AP Top 25 after a 63-0 season-opening victory over Jackson State. The Horned Frogs were dominant in every phase. Senior quarterback Kenny Hill threw four touchdown passes, the defense returned both an interception and a fumble for touchdowns, and the Horned Frogs outgained Jackson State 542-65 in total offense.
All that came without senior running back Kyle Hicks, who sat out the game with an undisclosed injury. Hicks, who is expected to play against Arkansas (1-0), was TCU's leading rusher last season with 1,042 yards and also had a team-high 47 receptions out of the backfield. He scored 14 touchdowns, including two in a 41-38, double-overtime loss to the Razorbacks.
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Arkansas coach Bret Bielema believes TCU is a formidable opponent.
"It's everything you'd expect," he said. "(TCU coach Gary Patterson) has playmakers on offense. Defensively, they play his scheme very well. They're very smart. They're very well-coached. My guess is they're going to win a lot of football games."
Patterson, who has 150 victories in 16-plus seasons at TCU, said the Horned Frogs view the Saturday game as an important one for national recognition.
"We understand that if you want to be a Top 25, Top 10 team, you've got to win big games in non-conference, and we consider Arkansas a big game," Patterson said.
While TCU brings in a dangerous passing attack with Hill at quarterback and a stable of talented receivers — 14 TCU players caught passes in the victory over Jackson State — Arkansas will counter with a potent running attack. The Razorbacks ran for 236 yards in a season-opening 49-7 victory over Florida A&M on Aug. 31, led by 120 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries from true freshman Chase Hayden.
Bielema's blueprint at Arkansas, and before that at Wisconsin, has been to control the ball with a powerful running game anchored by a big offensive line. He made it clear that he would like to force TCU into that type of game on Saturday.
"I want to make this our type of game, an SEC-type game and an Arkansas game here at home and see what happens," he said.
Patterson said, "They play in a conference where that's the way people like to play. For us, that's a great challenge … because if you can do that, on a national landscape, you're trying to gain some confidence. For us to get to where we want to get to, then you have to have an opportunity to beat a team like Arkansas."
Hill had a huge game against Arkansas last season, passing for 377 yards and a touchdown and running for 93 yards and two more scores as the Horned Frogs rallied from a 20-7 deficit in the fourth quarter to take a lead before a late Arkansas touchdown forced the game into overtime.
Last week, Hill completed 18 of 23 passes for 206 yards and four touchdowns in about 2 1/2 quarters.
"I think you'll get more of a feeling this week," Patterson said of Hill, "playing a better defense and going on the road. I have a lot of confidence in the things he can do."
Bielema said Hill is most dangerous when he moves outside the pocket. The Arkansas coach said the video from TCU's opener showed Hill's improvement from last year.
"It looks like he has tremendous presence," Bielema said, "a better understanding of what the coaches are asking him to do."
Arkansas senior quarterback Austin Allen was the hero of last season's victory over TCU. Allen passed for 223 yards and three touchdowns in his second career start, and he scored the winning touchdown on a 5-yard run in the second overtime.
Arkansas kept its passing game mostly under wraps against Florida A&M, as Allen completed 14 of 19 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown. He threw one interception and was occasionally under pressure.
Keeping Allen upright will be a priority against a TCU defense that had five sacks last week.
"He didn't take any huge hits, but we definitely don't want him to be on the ground at all," Bielema said of Allen. "Any hit that he takes, we don't want."
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Become a better, educated cook.
Purchasing cookware can be a confusing, lengthy and expensive process. I've spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out how to purchase quality cookware that's both practical and sturdy. I've learned that it's worth investing in decent cookware—it won't need to be replaced for awhile, saving you money in the long-run.
So before you go out and splurge on a new (much needed) set, let's talk lingo. We partnered with Epicurious and JCPenney to get the lowdown on pots and pans, in celebration of their very legit (and very affordable) new 11-piece cookware set.
Stainless steel cookware: durable, long-lasting, usually dishwasher safe and affordable. Although it heats up slowly and is less energy efficient than some other metals, it's a great, practical everyday cookware to invest in.
Hard-Anodized aluminum cookware: another common affordable option. It generally heats up more quickly than stainless steel, but isn't always dishwasher safe, so be sure to examine the cookware's packaging if you hate washing dishes.
Copper cookware: heavy, expensive, super durable, heats up and cools quickly, and is often used by professionals or those who desire highly precise temperature control.
Non-stick: coated with teflon so, obviously, things don't stick to it, making it super easy to clean.
Ceramic: dishwasher safe, heavy, and durable.
Cast iron: a classic, heavy, inexpensive yet durable cookware that heats evenly and adds iron to food.
So once you get the vocab down, now you have to know how to use your new toys. Different pots and pans have different uses, and if you're not into committing into a set, you can choose pieces based on what you cook most.
A basic saucepan is essential companion for quick meals and small quantities. Use uncovered to boil grains or warm foods, and cover with lid to lock in moisture and flavor or to quickly boil water for drinks hard-boiled eggs.
Grab a small saucepan when cooking oatmeal, poaching an egg, heating soup or spaghetti sauce or quickly warming water or milk for your next mug of homemade hot chocolate, or tea, like this (semi) authentic Indian chai.
A medium saucepan is slightly larger than a small, and every bit as necessary, if not moreso. It's large enough to hold a a greater quantity of food or water, making it an ideal choice for cooking soups, stews, mac'n'cheese, ramen, and larger portions of grains.
For flavorful soups and stews, simmer at a lower heat for an extended period of time to create deep flavors; remember that keeping the lid on will help keep in moisture and flavor.
Simmering uncovered will allow for faster liquid evaporation and thickening. For perfect grains, bring water to a boil, cover with the clear companion lid, reduce heat to a simmer and cook according to time on package.
A large sauté pan has much more surface area than many of its brother and sister pans; more surface area means more even heating and an increase in browning. As a general rule, flatter pans are typically better for baking and roasting.
Sauté pans have more vertical edging than fry pans, allowing them to hold more food or liquid. This means it can hold a larger amounts of food in less amounts of fat, making it ideal for quick roasting and light pan-frying, as well as, obviously, sautéing.
To pull off a perfect pan fry, first heat no more than ½ inch of fat (ex: oil) over medium-high heat and submerge food in it. Sautéing requires less fat than frying, but also more circulation (stirring) of food to prevent burning.
Sauté pans are perfect for dishes you wish to have ample surface area for even cooking, browning, and turning, like stir-frys, risottos, meats, one-pan pasta dishes, and rice dishes. If you're looking to evaporate a sauce, this is also the pan you want to use. Adding the lid seals in moisture, ideal for braising and roasting things like chicken.
A large stock pot has high, tall, straight sides, and can hold a large volume of liquid. If you're planning to make a large batch of stock or soup, or cooking something that requires plenty of space for water to boil, such as larger amounts of pasta or potatoes, reach for a stock pot.
For perfect pasta, make sure you have enough water to allow pasta to fully submerge (which should be more than possible in this gorgeous pot), add about ½ tablespoon of salt but no oil, and stir during the first minute or two of cooking to prevent a gluey texture. You can also use a stock pat to parboil, or partially boil, foods.
This technique is often used to beginning the cooking process to be finished elsewhere; for example you may parboil, then roast a potato. Additionally, you can use boiling water to blanch foods, meaning you place foods in boiling water for a few seconds and immediately transfer to ice water.
This technique preserves the texture of vegetables, but sets in their colors, making for vibrant displays. It's also useful for loosening peels of fruits, nuts, and vegetables.
Another essential to the college kitchen, a fry-pan is your go-to for quick fries, sauté, and sears, handling all your eggs, bacon, grilled cheeses, and sautéed veggies or fried rice with ease. By definition, a frypan or skillet has a flat bottom, perfect for searing, browning, and well, frying. Fry pans classically have relatively low, flared walls.
Typically, adding oil to a fry pan is the first step in cooking with it. The oil adds flavor, lubricates the surface of food and pan, and increases heat contact and tranfer, sealing in flavor.
Add a small amount of oil or fat to the fry pan, cook desired entrée until browned, and use the lid if you wish to seal in more moisture. To get familiar with your fry pan, practice mastering the perfectly fried egg or making a fancy steak.
A steamer insert is your healthy cooking companion. It's perfect for steaming vegetables and potatoes to desired tenderness without adding any calories or fat. When used to create a double boiler with a saucepan for moist-heat preparation, in this case, the heat is transferred by steam.
Steaming is an excellent way to cook vegetables because it helps them retain color, flavor, and nutrients.
The bottom pan is used to heat or boil water, and the top pan can hold food which can be heated and cooked without directly reaching the boiling point, making it ideal for cooking without any browning or burning.
Preparation is fast and simple: add 1-2 inches of water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Place vegetables on top of steamer, cover with the lid to trap steam, and allow to cook for a few minutes until tender. Steamed veggies also make great additions to meals, like in this easy 20 minute broccoli parmesan pasta.
Softer vegetables, like broccoli and asparagus, will cook in as soon as 5 minutes, while carrots and potatoes may take 12-20.
Medium to Medium-High Heat works best for searing, frying, sautéing, and stir-frying.
Medium Heat should be your go-to for omelettes, eggs, hot sandwiches, and pancakes.
Low Heat should be used for simmering and preparing delicate sauces.


The first drive to ship with new 24nm Toshiba Toggle Mode flash has arrived. Chris tests the new Plextor M3 256GB SSD today.
There is no denying that 2011 was a year dominated by SandForce at nearly all levels. Companies like OCZ Technology and Corsair produced a number of drives that spanned a vast range of price points. Drive capacity and performance were used to fill in price gaps leaving little room for Marvell based products to compete. In 2011 more companies adapted Marvell controllers to run in SSDs, a large leap from 2010 when only Micron / Crucial implemented Marvell's first generation SATA III controller.
The Marvell based drives from 2011 were very good products, they just had a very big umbrella over their head. Pricing always plays a large role in the retail purchasing decision, especially in a slow moving economy. The Marvell controlled products are at a disadvantage when it comes to price out of the gate. The architecture calls for a DRAM cache buffer, an added expense, when compared to the SandForce design that runs an internal buffer in the controller. When you add the additional cost with the lower performance compared to many of the SF-2281 controlled drives, there just wasn't enough incentive for consumers to come home with a solid state drive using a Marvell controller.
The 2012 SSD season is now in full swing and unlike last year, SandForce doesn't have a new controller ready to follow their successes of the last two years. Furthermore, the Team SandForce partners are tip toeing into 2012, we've yet to see an established Team SandForce member show a drive with the latest generation flash coming from Samsung and Toshiba. SandForce is leaving a door open and in this competitive market others are rushing to get their foot in the door.
Last month we explored the Samsung 830 Series SSD, the first on the market to use Samsung's new 20nm Toggle Mode flash. Samsung isn't the only kid on the block with a new toy in early 2012. Toshiba is now churning out 24nm Toggle Mode flash as well, a significant size reduction to the 32nm Toggle Mode flash we saw on several drives from last year. The new 24nm flash will eventually help drive SSD costs down in the retail channel. For Plextor that means the new M3 Series SSD can now compete in price with established SandForce products on the market.
The Plextor M3 is a generational upgrade from the M2 Series we previously reviewed last year. The drive uses new 24nm Toshiba Toggle Mode flash and while Plextor was waiting for Toshiba to deliver lower cost NAND, Plextor worked to optimize both their firmware and other key hardware areas.
Today we're looking at the all new Plextor M3, the first retail SSD to deliver 24nm flash, meets current SandForce price points and offers SandForce levels of performance. There is a new one for you, let's take a deeper look and see if the new Plextor M3 Series can dethrone our current all around best price / performance leaders.


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Q: If $a, b \in \mathbb{R}^+$, then $a^2 + b^2 + 1 > a \sqrt{b^2 + 1} + b \sqrt{a^2 + 1}$ I am working on the following problem:

If $a, b \in \mathbb{R}^+$, then
$$a^2 + b^2 + 1 > a \sqrt{b^2 + 1} + b \sqrt{a^2 + 1}$$

My book provides the following solution. The following inequality is clearly true:
$$(a - \sqrt{b^2 + 1})^2 + (b - \sqrt{a^2 + 1})^2 \ge 0.$$
and the desired inequality follows directly.
However, I don't understand the steps that were taken to reach the sum of squares above. Was it just guess-and-check?
Or does someone understand the steps on how to come up with the sum of squares? Or can you think of a different solution?

A: Multiply the given inequality by $2$ and rearrange it in order to obtain the following relation
\begin{align*}
a^{2} + b^{2} + 1 > a\sqrt{b^{2} + 1} + b\sqrt{a^{2} + 1} & \Longleftrightarrow 2a^{2} + 2b^{2} + 2 > 2a\sqrt{b^{2} + 1} + 2b\sqrt{a^{2} + 1}\\\\
& \Longleftrightarrow (a^{2} - 2a\sqrt{b^{2} + 1} + b^{2} + 1) + (b^{2} - 2b\sqrt{a^{2} + 1} + a^{2} + 1) > 0\\\\
& \Longleftrightarrow (a - \sqrt{b^{2} + 1})^{2} + (b - \sqrt{a^{2} + 1})^{2} > 0
\end{align*}
which is clearly true.
Hopefully this helps!

A: Let's try prove this inequality via different method.
Consider vectors $x:=(a,b)$ and $y:=(\sqrt{a^2+1},\sqrt{b^2+1})$. Then Cauchy-Schwarz inequality tells us that $\langle x,y\rangle\leq \lVert x \rVert \lVert y \rVert$, where $\langle\cdot,\cdot \rangle$ is a dot product and $\lVert \cdot \rVert$ is a length of vector.
Hence $$a\sqrt{b^2+1}+b\sqrt{a^2+1}\leq\sqrt{a^2+b^2}\cdot \sqrt{a^2+b^2+2}. \quad \quad \quad (*)$$
But this is not enough yet! If we can show that $$\sqrt{a^2+b^2}\cdot \sqrt{a^2+b^2+2}<a^2+b^2+1, \quad \quad \quad (**)$$ then we are done.
Assume $t:=a^2+b^2,$ then the inequality $(**)$  can be written as $\sqrt{t(t+2)}<t+1$ which is obviously true. Combining inequalities $(*)$ and $(**)$ we obtain the desired one!
Hopefully this helps!

A: Here is another way, using AM-GM:
$$a^2+(b^2+1) \geqslant 2a\sqrt{b^2+1}\tag1$$
$$(a^2+1)+b^2 \geqslant 2b\sqrt{a^2+1}\tag2$$
Now add these and divide by two to get what you want.  As equality is not possible simultaneously for $(1)$ and $(2)$, the inequality is strict.
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P.S. $a, b$ can be any real numbers, the positivity condition is obviously unnecessary.

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