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Director's Corner: Michael Garcia
by Timothy Harris | April 22nd, 2009
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Last weekend, a beloved Real Change staff member, Michael Garcia, died in his sleep following an undiagnosed concussion. As our entire community struggles to comprehend the loss, I've been reminded of the enormous value of every life, no matter how difficult.
Michael became staff last year after more than five years of selling Real Change. I had the opportunity to get to know him better several years ago at a cross-class Center for Ethical Leadership retreat held on Bainbridge Island. During the drive, I learned about his life.
As a young teen in foster care, a fireworks accident blew off several of his fingertips. There were surgeries. Painkillers led to heroin, years on the street, and eventually, prison. While incarcerated, Michael decided to make something of himself and sought education. His dream, he told me, was to work in the field of solid waste management.
There were, however, barriers. His poverty and treatment for heroin addiction. His battle with Hepatitis C. His felony record. Michael was engaged in an epic struggle toward what, for many of us, would seem a humble goal. His life exemplified the everyday heroism that I so often see in the lives of the very poor.
When Michael applied for a vendor staff position, he was the clear standout in a field of more than 50. He was deeply compassionate, quietly brilliant, and utterly committed to improving the lives of others. Michael was an amazing staff member, doing the work from a place of passion and understanding. "For most of my life, I was a fuck-up," he said. "Now I'm making up for lost time."
To me, Michael's life is a reminder of all those who live lives of hardship and struggle and await their chance to shine. He lived in the light of love, and I feel privileged to have been his friend. A memorial service will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ballard at 2 p.m. this Sun., April 26. The public is welcome.


He's like the Energizer Bunny….
Someone explain to me how this kid has so much energy! He wakes up every 2-3 hours all night for an average of 9-10 hours a night. He sleeps 3-4 hours total a day.
Yet when he is awake, he never. stops. moving.
There is no downtime. If I have the TV it's not like he stops to watch. I don't even think if I turned on a kid show or cartoons he would watch, he wasn't interested the one time I tried it.
If he could walk or bounce, I think he would bouncing off the walls. I lost him in my house today he crawled off so quickly.
No joke. I changed him, took his diaper to the diaper pail as he followed me. I stepped into his room to leave the diaper, turned around and BAM! Gone.
He had doubled back, gone into another room and was wreaking havoc in there. And man is he fast.
And here I am, dragging myself out of bed, propping my eyelids open until my coffee kicks in, and the jonesing for more caffeine at 1 p.m. And 2 p.m. OK all day.
And here is like a crazy person, like a kid given too much sugar at a carnival. And I think to myself, he's got to be exhausted….so he'll sleep tonight, right? Tonight's the night. Only to be very clearly informed by the yelling and the rocking on all 4's just two hours later that no. Tonight will in fact, not be the night.
Now excuse me while I chase down my tiny child and find some sugar to keep me awake.


Thank you, members, for honoring SECO Energy with a third J.D. Power award. J.D. Power's 2017 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, has once again ranked your not-for-profit electric cooperative "Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Electric Cooperatives." Our 2017 trophy marks a three-year streak of J.D. Power awards for SECO Energy's customer satisfaction.
SECO's 2017 overall score is an incredible 789, which is a 20-point increase from our 2016 score.
How does SECO continue to rise above the competition and retain its customer satisfaction crown? The quick answer is the 400+ employees who make SECO the nation's top electric cooperative. SECO employees are the best in the state, if not the nation. Our local employees are your friends, neighbors and family. SECO employees are the heart of the cooperative and without them, awards and recognition wouldn't be possible.
I am beyond grateful for our employees and their dedication to not only customer satisfaction, but their dedication to our members. I am also thankful for the forward-thinking vision of our executive leadership team and the SECO Board Members who oversee the governance of the cooperative.
This third J.D. Power award culminates a decade-long effort to increase reliability, maintain low rates and provide world-class customer service to members. I am humbled by the praise and goodwill from our members and privileged to be employed by the best electric cooperative in the country.
Trees interfering with power lines are a leading cause of unexpected outages. When trees contact power lines they can create sparks, fires, shock hazards and as mentioned previously – power outages. To avoid these problems, SECO has developed a holistic Vegetation Management program that includes regular tree trimming and educating members about how trees save energy and reduce monthly bills.
Don't plant trees close to power lines. Consider how tall the tree will be when it is mature. Plant small ornamental trees or shrubs at least 15 feet away from lines and plant the tallest trees at least 70 feet away. That small oak sapling planted today may one day grow into a majestic live oak towering 80 feet in the air.
SECO also encourages members to plant the right tree in the right place to reduce annual energy costs. Planting deciduous trees to the south, southwest or west side will provide your home with shade during the summer, which reduces your cooling costs. To reduce heating costs, plant evergreens and shrubs on the north and west sides of your home to block winter winds.
Learn more about how trees can reduce energy costs and tree planting ideas at SECOEnergy.com.
When you see an emergency vehicle, tow truck, sanitation crew or utility vehicle on the road shoulder with lights flashing, do you reduce your speed or move over a lane?
You should. In fact, under Florida's Move Over Law it's mandatory. Utility workers, law enforcement personnel, EMTs and sanitation workers are at risk of being injured or killed by vehicles traveling at high rates of speed when working on the road shoulder.
SECO technicians routinely park near roadways and are particularly vulnerable to careless/distracted drivers who cause accidents. It is common to see a SECO Energy line technician replacing a pole or repairing lines while inside a bucket that is 40 or 50 feet aloft. Oftentimes this mid-air roadside work takes place in the dark and during thunderstorms. Technicians are focused on their assigned tasks and working safely, they may not be able to get out of the way if a vehicle crashes into their work area.
requires you to reduce your speed to 20 mph below the posted speed limit. On two lane roads where there isn't a lane to move over into, the law requires you to reduce your speed to 20 mph below the posted speed limit. Drivers can be ticketed for failure to comply with the Move Over Law, which will cost you over $100, add points to your driving record and raise your insurance premiums.
Please do your part to ensure workers return home safely to their loved ones. Pay attention to the road, don't text while driving, move over and slow down for emergency vehicles – it's the law.
Florida summers certainly offer chances for fun in the sun, but when humidity is at 100% and temps reach the triple-degree mark, energy bills increase. The sun's heat transfers through your windows and raises the temperature inside your home. In turn, your HVAC unit runs more often and uses more energy – thus raising your electric bill.
What low-cost step can you take to prevent heat transfer into your home? Install solar window screens. Indoor shading techniques such as curtains and blinds block light and heat after it is already inside your home. Solar screens fight heat transfer through your windows on the outside of your home. These screens are designed to reflect up to 90% of the sun's heat and glare before it enters your home without compromising visibility. Solar screens also provide a level of daytime privacy by preventing outsiders from peeking in your windows. The heavy screens provide a level of bug protection as well.
Solar screens come in a variety of colors to complement the aesthetics of your home. Visit our website for additional tips to reduce energy usage and lower your monthly bills.
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Theresa sews up new career
Theresa Dean graduated with an HND in Textiles
Published: 14:45 Friday 01 November 2019
When Ellon woman Theresa Dean qualified as an engineer in 1984, she never imagined she would be graduating from with an HND in Textiles 35 years later.
But when the former contractor decided it was time for a career change three years ago, the fashion and textiles qualification at North East Scotland College seemed like an obvious choice.
Before moving to the North East 22 years ago, she had grown up in Bradford – where her mother and grandmother both worked in the textiles mills, so she has had an interest in the subject for as long as she can remember.
Her daughter Natalie also inherited this interest and completed the HND Textiles at NESCol ten years ago.
Theresa said: "I've always been interested in the subject and my daughter loved the course when she did it, so I just decided to apply."
After starting on the NC Fashion Textiles course in 2016, Theresa has never looked back.
"One of the highlights for me was doing a fashion show at the Maritime Museum in Aberdeen."
Alongside sewing and modelling, Theresa was able to grow another of her passions while at NESCol – sewing machines.
She said: "I collect sewing machines. I'm now working as a retail adviser for Aberdeen Sewing Machines Ltd – getting to demonstrate and sell machines.
"I knew of the company because they had serviced the sewing machines at college so when the job came up I applied and got it. I love it!"
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Barton Springs Pool at Austin's Zilker Park is a large, man-made pool popular among Austin citizens year round, especially during the summer months. The water in the pool is fed by the city's famous Barton Springs, keeping it cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
What is Barton Springs?
Barton Springs is the system of 4 natural springs underneath Zilker Park. The springs were formed by flow from Edwards Aquifer, a natural limestone aquifer that collects rainfall.
All of the water that comes from Barton Springs begins as rain water. It is naturally filtered and incredibly pure. Like most natural springs in Texas, it maintains a consistent temperature between 68 degrees Fahrenheit and 71 degrees Fahrenheit year round.
Where Did Barton Springs Pool Come From?
Before the pool was turned into a tourist attraction, the Tonkawa Native Americans settled the area. The tribe of about 5,000 used the springs for intensive healing rituals.
The Tonkawa were able to interact with Spanish settlers who built a mission near the springs before they were forced to migrate to Mexico in several battles against neighboring Native American tribes. In 1824, they allied with the city of Austin in a battle against the Comanche tribe.
After the battles, the Republic of Texas claimed its independence 1836. William "Uncle Billy" Barton settled the area in 1837 and named the springs he found there after his daughters. The main spring was named Parthenia and became the source of Barton Springs Pool's water. William Barton named the 2 other springs Eliza and Zenobia.
Tourism at Barton Springs Pool Begins
William Barton recognized the springs' value as a swimming hole for tourists and began promotion for visitors. Andrew Jackson Zilker continued the tradition of marketing the swimming hole after he acquired the land. He sold the land to the city of Austin in 1918.
After the city had taken over the land, city leaders began projects to increase the swimming area by setting up dams in the springs and creating walking paths for visitors.
A bathhouse was also constructed around the year 1940 to resemble the bathhouse at Deep Eddy Pool. After the city projects were finished, Barton Springs Pool has remained largely untouched except for regular maintenance and beautification.
Barton Springs Pool Today
The pool is now 3 acres in area and stays open for year-round swimming. The pool is frequented by actors, legislators, Austin residents, and tourists who have numbered up to 800,000 in a single year.
It is the exclusive home of the Barton Springs Salamander, an endangered species which makes its home in the springs. Those who visit Barton Springs Pool can learn about the ecology of the pool and the surrounding area at Splash! near the pool's bathhouse.
Pool Operations
The pool's floodgates are closed during visiting hours so that Barton Springs can fill the Barton Springs Pool to its maximum height. Tunneling underneath sidewalks helps control the maximum depth of the pool.
Entrance to the pool is free for the months of November through March, but a minimal fee is required from the second half of March through October. Even during months when a fee is charged, admission is free after 9:00 PM. The pool stays open from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM from Friday to Wednesday.
The pool is regularly maintained and is closed once a year for a few weeks for deep cleaning. Steps, ramps, walls, and walking surfaces must be cleaned of algae and the water has to be tested for pH balance and contamination.
See the Austin Official Website for more information or call the City of Austin at 512-867-3080.
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On March 3, Randy Owens, 40, Osceola, was served a St. Clair County warrant charging him with class C felony of assault of a law enforcement officer, class D felony resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony, and class A misdemeanor domestic assault - third degree. The charges stem from an incident with the Osceola Police Department on March 2. Total bond is set at $15,000 cash or surety.


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Protecting wildlife
The world's wildlife is being lost up to 10,000 times faster than the natural extinction rate.
Why we protect wildlife Conservation in action Where we're working How we're helping
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Why we protect wildlife
Animals and plants aren't just valuable for their own sake – they're also part of a wider natural environment that may provide food, shelter, water, and other functions, for other wildlife and people.
With so much wildlife at risk, the question people often ask us is how do we decide which animals and plants to focus our conservation efforts and funds on? Well, it's not always an easy decision… but we do have criteria to guide us.
For example: 1) is it a species that's a vital part of a food chain? Or 2) a species that helps demonstrate broader conservation needs? Or 3) is it an important cultural icon that will garner support for wildlife conservation as a whole? These are just some of the considerations.
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"Our planet is so special and diverse there are still new species being discovered all the time. Meanwhile we've reported the terrifying news that vertebrate species populations have declined on average by over 50% since 1970. Whether your interest in wildlife is for its own intrinsic value or for its contribution to a functioning ecosystem that supports so many species as well as human livelihoods and well-being too, there is no denying that we, people, have an obligation to ensure we not only stop our damaging ways, but look to increase wildlife populations and strengthen the habitats they rely on."
Conservation in action
Over the past five decades, our field work has helped bring several iconic animals back from the brink of extinction – including white and greater one-horned rhinos, certain populations of African elephants, mountain gorillas, giant pandas and tigers.
We've also achieved important policy changes – for instance: helping bring about the global moratorium on commercial whaling; improving controls for trade in threatened species such as tigers; and regulating trade in over used trees, like mahogany, and fish such as sturgeons (caught for caviar).
Our work hasn't just given a more certain future for specific wildlife, but has helped thousands more species by contributing to the conservation of all the diversity of life within their environments.
Our wildlife conservation efforts are also directly helping people, through improved livelihoods, food security, access to fresh water, incomes, and by strengthening communities, socially and politically.
The work we do is playing a part in at least five of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, and contributing to poverty reduction in several parts of the world.
Global wild tiger numbers increase for first time in conservation history
Thanks to the collective efforts by governments and organisations, and the brilliant help of our passionate supporters and colleagues around the world, we were thrilled to see that wild tiger numbers have risen – for the first time in conservation history. Just over a century ago, there were thought to be around 100,000 wild tigers. In the past century, we lost nearly 95% of our wild tigers. By 2010 there were as few as 3,200 left in the wild (to put that in perspective, there are more tigers than this in captivity in the US alone). But due to enthusiastic and determined global efforts, and skilled conservation work on the ground in Asia, wild tiger numbers have now risen to an estimate of around 3,900. We're stepping up our efforts to help wild tiger populations grow further – and you can help us.
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This is my dog. His name is Milo.
Milo is my pug/mini pinscher mix. More often than not, people mistake him for a Puggle, but he's not. I knew I wanted a pug or pug mix the second I moved out to Seattle, and found Milo on craigslist in what I ended up suspecting was a bad situation. We drove up to Lake Stevens a day after I'd moved here, to a crappy house with a woman who screamed at her kid who was running around the house in just his white skivvies… Yeah. It was an interesting situation. As soon as we saw Milo, we knew he was it. The way he looked into our eyes was what got us; he looked like a sweet little puppy who needed a good home.
After we left what seemed to be the house from hell, I was glad we adopted him and got him out of the situation he was in.. He was extremely skinny and I'm pretty sure he was abused or at least was not in a safe space for a dog. The house was a bit of a mess and the people screamed a LOT at each other, even as we were sitting there. Needless to say, Milo was pretty happy to be with us.
Temperament: The Carlin Pinscher is patient, pleasant, playful and outgoing. It is best to socialize the Carlin Pinscher with humans and other dogs when young to prevent it from becoming overly aggressive or suspicious of strangers. The Carlin Pinscher is fond of children but its personal space must be respected. It should be supervised around young children for its protection and theirs because this dog will bite and scratch when harassed.
Milo had not been socialized with strangers or people. He stayed inside a lot and spent most of his time playing with another dog but rarely had interactions with strangers. We got him when he was 9 months and it felt like it was too late. We've worked continuously over the years with getting him better with people.
When we finally moved to a huge house with a big backyard, we saw a dramatic change in his behavior towards strangers. We were even able to go on our honeymoon while our friends Bruce and Amy watched Milo and Anya (our other dog who will be getting her very own post in the near future), and Milo actually cuddled with them. This was unheard of and really exciting to see Milo finally making progress and realizing not all people are demons who want to eat him for dinner (because that's seriously what he thinks in his little mind).
His nightly ritual consists of playing with his favorite toy (currently it's his lamb that my Mom got for him, which he tore the eyes out of but takes good care of otherwise, makes total sense right?), then bringing said toy to the top of the bed, dropping it off to me or Matt, then scratching at the covers until we let him under. He then makes his way down to my feet/legs and snuggles up for the night. Sometimes he gets too hot and will make his way up to sleep between Matt and me. It's pretty darn cute.
I will leave you with one final ridiculous story about Milo. One night, Matt and I came home from a trip to Costco, and were carrying everything in, with Matt ahead of me and already down the stairs leading to our apartment. As I made my way down with a big box in my hands, I miscalculated what I thought was the final step and took a nice tumble down the stairs, bagels and other items going everywhere. Matt was halfway in the door when he heard me fall/crying (falling down concrete stairs will do that to you), and turned around to see if I was okay.
As he turned, both Milo and Anya made a run for it out the door, with Anya stopping when Matt called her name. Milo on the other hand looked at Matt, looked at me, and as Matt bellowed out a stern, "Milooooo…", Milo promptly turned around and booked it as fast as possible down the street. As I laid on the ground amongst the bagels and and frozen chicken I'd lost during my graceful tumble, I looked at Matt who yelled in a panic, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! Should I stay with you or go after Milo?!" I told him to go after Milo and that I would be okay. Matt turned and booked it down the street, in hopes that he would find our fat little evil turd dog. As I got myself up onto my feet (with a nasty bloody knee), I got Anya inside and then went to help Matt find Milo.
In retrospect, it was a pretty hilarious scene I'm sure. When Matt finally caught the little stinker, Milo did his whole cowering low to the ground, fully knowing he was in big trouble. Matt carried him home under his arm, as I followed back hobbling along, hoping that no one in the neighborhood had watched that entire embarrassing scene.
But we still love him nonetheless. He's our little buddy, Anya's best friend, and I would not change a thing about him… except maybe his love for cat poop, because seriously that was the worst experience ever.
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I like Resi's Bierstube or Ten Cat.
I live at Moody's in the summer, pretty much.
Upstairs patio at Medici on 57th (aka "the Med") is lovely. No booze but it is BYOB.
PS: I'm making a Google map of everyone's answers. Should come in handy for spring and summer. Thanks, everybody!
Jasmine, I want that map!
There are patios other than Moody's?
Stop recommending Moody's! I won't be able to get a seat, and it's right in my 'hood.
Seriously though, I love Bar on Buena. Very understated and great beer selection.
By far the most beautiful outdoor patio of any restaurant I have ever seen in the city is at La Tontos Taquería which also has the best kobe beef taco's and oversized chips I have ever had. The scale model of Buckingham fountain is really remarkable and they fill it with complementary house margaritas on the weekends in the summer. As far as I know everything is made from scratch even the limes are fresh off the potted tree they have growing in the main dining area. The vintage fixtures are supposedly from an old opera house in Mexico city and the small mural on the back wall is said to have been reproduced from an original sketch the owners grandmother got from Diego Rivera in return for some of her legendary tamales. The hand carved tables and chairs are so gorgeous it almost feels like a crime to sit in them but everything on the menu is so amazing that you can't help but settle in after the first bite. Every time I have been there the owners wife accompanied the owner on guitar sings when the kitchen slows down which is rare but you may get lucky and you really feel transported to another world when your there. Truly a Chicago hidden gem.
Phyllis' Musical Inn & Happy Village are my two go-to spots.
The back patio at Long Room is nice, and it smells like Popeye's chicken from next door.
I second A Lewellen. La Tontos truly is a hidden gem ... and it's just down the street from my favorite bar that offers free Spotted Cow to people named Mike on Thursdays.
Sheffield's has a great beer garden and some really good beer to go with it.
The street seating at Hugo's Frog bar is great for people watching in the "Viagra Triangle" area. Also Bar on Buena is great just for the relaxed atmosphere and beer selection.
I'll give another vote for Moody's. Love that place.
@A.Lewellen I just searched online for La Tontos Taquería and can't find anything.Address? Website? Sounds lovely.
They fill a scale model of Buckingham Fountain with margaritas?
Citizen for slightly overpriced beer, somewhat lousy service, and awesome people-watching.
Morseland! Especially on evenings of good beach days when everyone walking past is going home happy and sandy.
My own balcony overlooking Hollywood Beach. It's reasonably private, the music is fantastic, smoking is allowed, the cocktail selection is amazing, and there is never a wait for the bathroom.
Although I don't sit outside, I'll say Happy Village cause I have no choice. My kitchen window faces their backyard. To tell you the truth, I hate it. It's full of empty yacketty noise.


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We had breakfast inside a Cotswold prison which has been transformed into a quirky tearoom
The Old Prison in Northleach reopened as a cafe at the end of 2019
When it was built in 1792 as the Northleach House of Correction it is unlikely the inhabitants were treated to much in the way of breakfast but more than 200 years later the former prison in the heart of the Cotswolds has been transformed into a quirky cafe.
The Grade 2* listed building just off the main A429 Fosseway looks imposing from the road but inside the thick stone walls you can expect a warm welcome, well certainly warmer than those who were originally sent there could expect.
After the final prisoners left in the 1930s the building was used a museum, a police station and offices before it was taken over by award-winning catering company Relish last year.
With Northleach firmly on the map thanks to the success of BBC comedy hit This Country we though we'd head to Kerry and Kurtan's back yard to see what the Old Prison has to offer.
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With high glass ceilings the space below, which is filled with sofas and dining furniture, is flooded with natural light - but this isn't just any ordinary cafe.
To the side of the venue is a door that leads to what used to be the courtroom and the cells of the prison which visiting diners can go and investigate, you can also explore the old court room and look at the wagons which were once used to transport criminals to the prison. Outside is the old exercise yard, once used by prisoners but now an ideal space to let younger diners let off some steam.
The view from inside The Old Prison in Northleach
It was relatively busy when I went in on a windy and wet Friday morning but there were still some tables available.
I found a comfy looking chair where I could look at the menu which included things such as jacket potatoes, hot rolls, sweet treats and much much more. There's a nod to the building's past with the names of some of the smoothies - you can opt for a Stolen Strawberry, a Correctional Kale and a Solitary Sunset.
And for £4.95 diners can enjoy a bacon roll and a hot drink, and with it being a cold morning, this was definitely a must. Those with bigger appetites can opt for a bigger brunch option - local Sherston eggs on toast with everything from avocado to Old Spot sausage.
Orders are made at the till which also showcases a selection of handmade cakes - including a chocolate brownie which, despite it being a morning, just looked too irresistable.
The staff were friendly and brought my order over once it was ready.
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There were plenty of rashers in the bacon roll which was served in a brioche bun and after a dash of ketchup was added, it was demolished. The bacon is locally source and the seeded brioche made for a perfect buttie.
After I had washed it down with a hot chocolate - and wrapped up my brownie for later - I went to investigate the former prison cells.
Admittedly, on your own this is a little unnerving, you can even see the historic court room which was in use right up until the 1970s.
The cafe was bustling with groups of people deep in conversation so it is perhaps not an ideal place to go if you're hoping to get your head down and get on with some work - unless you can drown out the noise.
But it is definitely an interesting and unique place to go to grab a coffee or brunch.
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I'm in love! Kathryn wanted wedding crest table cards to match her Nautical Crest wedding invitation suite. I thought how fun to have hand painted numbers inside the crest instead of below the crest. I love how these turned out. So festive and fun!
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Q: Create an EC2 instance for ruby on rails in AWS Iam new to Amazone web services in Ec2.I created an instance in Ec2.I want to run a sample ruby on rails webpage in the created EC2 instance.How it is possible?? I just installed the gem aws-sdk only What are the remaining steps to do for running a rails web page in an EC2 instance

A: Welcome to Cloud Club, create an instance and install the rvm and ruby along with rails and other gems and packages which are required. Install your web server nginx or apache2. You dont have to install aws-sdk also.
Let me know if you need any more help.

A: You could use Amazon's Elastic Beanstalk to deploy your Ruby on Rails app.  Amazon's documentation on it is very thorough.

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Hope Tom gets a whole pitcher o' Cosmos to hisself [sic].
And if you really wish you had some sedatives to get through this day, ya shoulda said so in Dwight! Planning is everything.
To our Canadian friends, Happy Thursday, November 25th.
Happy Thanksgiving You Ess Eh friends.
Working on them right now, Bob.


Wir Bleiben / The Last Tenants is a twenty minutes video loop that focuses on the building where Eriksson used to live. Built in 1755 it has survived centuries, decades and two World Wars. Since the wall came down, the neighborhood has been rapidly gentrified. The work is portraying the last tenants of the building: their decision to remain in their apartments and the fight for their rights. In asking the tenants of the building -– her former neighbors – to tell their story, she provides us with a portrait of the building. In the work, the former tenants speak from a moment of occupation, but also from a marked displacement, as if they were trapped in a time pocket.


This week's Sunday Silly, What Makes YOU Happy featured the character Death. I envision Death as just one of the guys who happens to be dead. I thought it might be fun to draw a weeks worth of cartoons around him "DEATH." It's not the first time I've use this character. I recently drew: Are You On Your Death Bed? , Do You PLAY With DEATH? and DEATH is the Family.
Over the years I have featured Death in other fun ways such as in "Do You Belong in Anger Management Therapy?" and "Death Dealing With Life" but the cartoon of death dealing with life was a bit confusing. I should have killed that caption, that cartoon was a stinker…Oh well.
One of my favorite death cartoons was the one I did called "Another Danger of Bipolar: Flirting With Death". Well, it was my fav till I drew the "playing with Death" toon. Something about Death holding a pink jump-rope always makes me giggle.
I spent a lot of time this past weekend end drawing and coloring 7 cartoon all featuring the character Death. I am also done coloring them and I will post a new once each day. I am not going to fill your heads with the different philosophies of death. Rather just present the cartoons as they are. I'll let you come to your own conclusion, your own ending, your own… Ah, you got the point.
without further ado I give you a WEEK OF Death!
Caption: It would be Arthur Miller's last door he knocked on.
Cartoon Extra: Okay, I'm sure you got the gag of "knocking on deaths door," but did you notice the deeper gag? If so, let me know ASAP and you may win something.


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W O R L D
Gunmen attack Kabul airport, 4 militants killed
Kabul, July 17
Militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital on Thursday in one of the most audacious assaults on the facility, used by both civilians and the military, in a year.
Afghans stand over the wreckage of a vehicle used in a car bomb attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday. Reuters
Israel, Hamas agree on 5-hour ceasefire
Gaza/Jerusalem, July 17
Israel and Hamas today observed a five-hour ceasefire at the UN's request after 10 days of intense fighting in Gaza that has killed 230 Palestinians, as hectic diplomatic parleys were on to broker a permanent truce. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry asked Israel for a humanitarian ceasefire following an incident in which four Palestinian children were killed on a beach in Gaza.
Israel warns Gazans to flee as military campaign intensifies
Israel, Palestinians battle as Gaza ceasefire collapses
Costa Concordia refloated to be towed away for scrap
Israel launches ground offensive
Israeli bombing turns Gaza into ghost town
Afghan rivals study UN vote proposal as Kerry mediates
Gaza campaign: Israeli air strikes kill 25
44 Palestinians killed as Israel bombs Hamas targets in Gaza
Abdullah claims victory as Afghan poll crisis deepens
Retreating rebels dig in around Ukraine coal hub
Russia condemns 'primitive' US sanctions over Ukraine
Moscow, July 17
Russia condemned new US sanctions on Thursday as a primitive attempt to take revenge on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis and accused Washington of blackmailing the European Union into agreeing more sanctions.
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chairs a government meeting in Moscow on Thursday. Reuters
Gaps remain in Iran N-talks: Obama
Washington, July 17
US President Barack Obama today said "real progress" has been made in several areas in talks with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, but still "significant gaps" remain and more work needs to be done to reach a deal on the issue.
People near a damaged house after strong winds brought by Typhoon Rammasun battered the Baseco compound in Manila on Thursday. Reuters
Philippines without power: Millions of people in the Philippines endured a second sweltering day without power on Thursday after Typhoon Rammasun paralysed the capital and wrecked flimsy rural homes, killing at least 40 lives. AFP
UK police arrest 660 paedophiles
London, July 17
The police arrested 660 persons, including several doctors, teachers, scout leaders, care workers and former police officers, during a nationwide crackdown on paedophile networks in Britain, Asian Lite, a newspaper for the British-Asian communities, reported.
BBC News to cut 415 jobs worldwide
The BBC today said it would cut 415 jobs from its news department as part of its ongoing austerity drive at the world's largest public broadcaster.
The attack on the airport comes at a time of great uncertainty for Afghanistan as votes from the second round of a disputed presidential election are to be recounted. The poll is meant to mark Afghanistan's first democratic transfer of power.
The attack lasted about four hours after four unidentified militants armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades opened fire on the airport from the roof of a building just to its north.
"Four terrorists were killed by police special forces. The area is being cleared now, there are no casualties to our forces," said Interior Ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi.
The airport is home to a major operational base for NATO-led forces that have been fighting Taliban and other insurgents for 12 years and is bristling with soldiers and police, guard towers and several lines of security checkpoints.
Militants fire rockets into the airport almost every week, causing little damage, but frontal attacks on the heavily guarded facility are rare and represent an ambitious target for insurgents. The attack was similar in tactics to last year's assault on the airport, when seven Taliban insurgents, including suicide bombers, attacked after taking up positions inside a partially constructed building nearby.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack.
Flights diverted
A Kabul airport official told Reuters all flights had been diverted to other cities. In such circumstances, passenger planes are immediately diverted to other Afghan cities such as Mazar-i-Sharif in the north or Herat in the west.
"Due to the closeness of the attack to the runway, the Kabul airport is now closed to all flights," the official said. Planes could be heard circling above Kabul as the attack unfolded. — Reuters
Audit of ballots begins
Afghanistan on Thursday began a massive audit of 8.1 million ballots cast in the run-off round of its controversial presidential vote. The audit is aimed at reversing a destabilising political crisis that has threatened to widen the country's ethnic fissures as foreign troops prepare to withdraw after more than a decade of war. "The audit will take two to three weeks, we are planning to form hundreds of teams for this audit," said Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani, chief of the Independent Election Commission .
Israel and Hamas today observed a five-hour ceasefire at the UN's request after 10 days of intense fighting in Gaza that has killed 230 Palestinians, as hectic diplomatic parleys were on to broker a permanent truce.
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry asked Israel for a humanitarian ceasefire following an incident in which four Palestinian children were killed on a beach in Gaza.
The two sides agreed to the ceasefire to allow Palestinians to stock up on food, water and other necessities.
During the lull in fighting, air raid sirens went off briefly in southern Israel and the truce appeared to be generally holding.
Palestinians rushed to shops and banks as the five-hour truce agreed by Israel and Hamas came into force.
"Factions of the resistance have agreed to accept the offer of the UN regarding a 'field calm' for 5 hours from 10 am until 3 pm (local time) on Thursday for humanitarian needs," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zhuri said in a text message.
Israel had already accepted the proposal, however, its military warned it would not sit idle if attacked.
"Should the humanitarian window be exploited by Hamas or other terror organisations for the purpose of launching attacks against Israeli civilian or military targets the IDF will respond firmly and decisively," the Israel Defence Forces said in a statement.
An earlier effort to permanently stop the fighting failed when Israel resumed airstrikes following a brief, one-sided ceasefire brokered by Egypt. While Israel paused for six hours, Hamas rejected the deal and continued firing rockets.
Hamas leaders said they had not been consulted, and complained the deal did not address their demands for greater freedom for Gaza's 1.8 million residents. Before today's temporary truce, hostilities continued this morning with Israel's airstrikes, taking the toll to 230 killed and 1,678 wounded, Gaza medical services said. — PTI
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lamented the latest round of US sanctions against Russia, saying they will stalemate bilateral relations and hurt not only Russian but also American businesses.
Washington and Brussels say Moscow has been fanning separatist violence in eastern Ukraine and broadened their sanctions on Wednesday, sending Russian shares and the rouble currency down.
"We consider the new set of American sanctions on Russia as a primitive attempt to avenge the fact that developments in Ukraine are not following Washington's scenario," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
It said Washington was trying to put the blame on Moscow for the conflict in Ukraine and was encouraging bloodshed by not putting enough pressure on Kiev to stop a military operation intended to end the uprising in the east.
"It is widely known that sanctions are a double-edged sword," the ministry said, adding that it reserved the right to introduce retaliatory measures of its own which could mean the US business community also lost out.
A separate ministry statement on the new EU sanctions - not as far-reaching as the US measures - criticised the 28-nation bloc but used less tough language.
"We are disappointed that the European Union, contradicting its own interests, succumbed to the blackmail of the US administration and followed the path of sanctions," it said. — Agencies
Russian jets shoot down Ukrainian warplane
Russian jets shot down a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter plane that was on military operations over the east of Ukraine, where government forces are fighting to quell a pro-Russian separatist rebellion, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday. It was the first time Ukraine had directly accused Russia of using air power in the war. — Reuters
"It is clear to me that we have made real progress in several areas and that we have a credible way forward," Obama said.
Negotiations between the so-called P5+1 countries comprising US, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany and Iran, enter into the last phase in Vienna as the interim deal expires on July 20.
"As we approach a deadline of July 20 under the interim deal, there are still some significant gaps between the international community and Iran, and we have more work to do. So over the next few days, we'll continue consulting with Congress — and our team will continue discussions with Iran and our partners - as we determine whether additional time is necessary to extend our negotiations," he said. — PTI
The unprecedented six-month operation, coordinated by the National Crime Agency and involving 45 police forces across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, exposed the organised paedophile network. More than 400 children across the Britain have been safeguarded, the agency said.
Of the 660, 39 persons are registered sex offenders, but the majority of those arrested had not previously come to law enforcement's attention. Some of those arrested had unsupervised access to children in the course of their work. Doctors, teachers, scout leaders, care workers and police officers are excluded from intensive check to protect children.
The agency says there are 50,000 people in Britain who access child abuse videos on the internet. — IANS
Director of news, James Harding, said the move is part of 800-million pound efficiency savings required after the licence fee was frozen in 2010. The latest cuts are expected to save 48 million pounds per year.
"It will be a testing time of uncertainty and change," Harding admitted to staff.
BBC News currently employs around 8,400 persons, including around 5,000 journalists, based in London, around the UK and overseas.
He also set out plans to substantially restructure the news division and put the BBC at the forefront of producing news for the digital age using new technologies.
A total of 195 new posts will be created to fulfil this plan, meaning a net reduction of 220 full-time jobs overall.
The latest announcement will fuel discontent among staff, who have already called a 12-hour strike for next week in a dispute over pay. — PTI
Thai junta allows ousted PM to leave country
Bangkok: Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was on Thursday granted permission by the military junta to travel to Europe for a 20-day trip for the first time after the first woman premier was ousted in a coup. Yingluck is expected to travel to Paris next week to attend the 65th birthday party of Thaksin Shinawatra, her elder brother and the fugitive former premier. PTI
14 Tunisian troops killed in mountain attack
TUNIS: At least 14 Tunisian soldiers were killed when gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades attacked two checkpoints in the remote Chaambi mountains. Since April, thousands of Tunisian soldiers have been deployed to the Chaambi range bordering Algeria in an operation to flush out Al-Qaida-linked militants seeking refuge there. Reuters
Blast kills 7 in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar: At least seven persons were killed and four others injured on Thursday in a roadside bomb blast in this restive north-western Pakistani city. The blast occurred in the Dorri Banda area of Hangu district of Khyber Pakthunkhwa. PTI
Chinese official sentenced to life for bribery
Beijing: A senior Communist Party official was on Thursday sentenced to life for accepting bribes, the first high-ranking bureaucrat to be jailed in an anti- corruption crusade led by President Xi Jinping. Wang Suyi, a senior ruling Communist Party official from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region, was sentenced to life for accepting bribes by Beijing's No.1 Intermediate People's Court. pti


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Stewart Baseley
Executive Chairman, HBF, Home Builders Federation (HBF)
Stewart Baseley has been on the board of HBF since 2002 and has served as its Executive Chairman since 2006.
After overseeing a strategic review of the organisation's entire operation, he has positioned HBF as a highly respected and influential representative body. This has enabled HBF to secure a range of Government stimulus measures for the industry, most notably Help to Buy, and ensures relevant policy decisions, particularly with regards to Planning, Regulation and Sustainability, reflect house builders concerns.
In addition to his duties for HBF Stewart is a non-executive board member of H+H in Denmark and is Chairman of Housebuilder Media Ltd and Troy Homes. He is also a consultant to Highlander Partners and a patron of the Children with Special Needs charity.
Stewart began his house building career with Crest Nicholson in 1983 before moving to Charles Church, where he became CEO in 1990, a position he held for eight years. During that time he oversaw the sale of Charles Church to Beazer Group in 1996 and subsequently joined the Beazer PLC Board where he had additional responsibility for Beazer Strategic Land. In 1998 he became Chairman and CEO of Centex UK which in 1999 acquired Fairclough Homes. In 2005 he oversaw the sale of Centex UK to Miller Group, following which he assumed day to day responsibility for HBF as well as perusing other business interests.
Engaging with the environmental agenda
The industry has a chance to take a proactive approach to the environmental agenda, says Stewart Baseley
Change coming apace for housebuilders
Stewart Baseley gives his take on the myriad of issues arising from the HBF's Policy conference
Reasons to be positive
Stewart Baseley takes heart from the engagement of the next generation as they seek to mould the future of the industry
Planning a happy new year
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the government's recent and important announcements on planning
Keeping housing at the top of the political agenda
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that there are a mass of issues related to housing and new homes delivery that need addressing
Inspiring a new generation of on-site staff
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the achievements of the Home Building Skills Partnership
The need for flexible thinking on developer contributions
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that government proposals to change the system of developer contributions are flawed
Working together on consumer protection solutions
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that all parties must pull together to bring about a viable proposal to boost consumer protection
LGA headlines are not helping the housing crisis
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that the LGA's attack on the industry for landbanking does not help tackle the housing crisis
Aiming to be the solution, not the problem
HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says the industry needs to redouble its efforts to retain the industry's trust


Pangea Kitchen and a developer known for bringing historic structures back to life are partnering in a new Downtown redevelopment project.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Pangea Kitchen and a developer known for bringing historic structures back to life are partnering in a new Downtown redevelopment project.
It's at Northwest Second and Ingle streets, just south of Lloyd Expressway, in a former factory built in 1889. The plans are for 20 one- and two-bedroom apartments and three ground-level retail spaces.
The building has quite a history. For about a century, it was the home of Geiger Moving and Storage. Before that, it was a Nabisco plant (formerly known as National Biscuit Co.).
"We acquired it about a year and half ago, didn't know what we wanted to do with it," said Mike Martin of Architectural Renovators of Evansville. "We have the pictures when it changed hands from the National Biscuit Co. to Geiger back in the 20s or 30s, with horses and carriage moving furniture around.
"It's one of the few standing factories left Downtown."
Martin's previous projects have included the old Greyhound station (now Bru Burger Bar), the Owen Block and numerous others. At Northwest Second and Ingle, a mix of residential and retail seemed the best fit, he said.
One of the ground-level retail spaces is to be occupied by a yet-unnamed new restaurant run by the owners of Pangea Kitchen on South Green River Road.
The redeveloped property will have its original hardwood floors remaining in some areas, as well as the structure's original, exposed brick walls.
"We put a roof on it just to stabilize it, and we hope to get started in the next few weeks," Martin said. "We hope to turn this thing around in less than a year."
"We have a couple buildings Downtown, and this one is so much different than the others," Martin added. "We're really excited about it."
Downtown officials hope more projects are to come in an area that the most recent Downtown Master Plan calls NoCo (North of Court). The nearby former Sterling Brewery site has seen some redevelopment efforts.
The master plan calls for NoCo to be "a place where people live and work, where production ranges from fabricating to knitting to brewing and beyond."
"We've always envisioned this as a mixed-used development area," said Joshua Armstrong, director of the Downtown Economic Improvement District.


The Master of Science in Chemistry degree prepares students for careers at research universities, government and intelligence agencies and companies all over the world. The degree can also be a valuable stepping stone to a PhD in chemistry or medical school.
Possible research areas include proteomics and bioanalytical methods development, synthetic medicinal chemistry and drug design, combustion, battery chemistry and renewable energy sources, laser and molecular spectroscopies, nanomaterials and biomaterials, modeling, coordination chemistry and novel inorganic framework structures.
"I want my students... to go an additional step and think about the importance and the impact of their work on the world at large."
All entering students in graduate chemistry programs are required to take the American Chemical Society graduate-level placement examinations, given by the Department of Chemistry, prior to matriculation. Coursework includes a combination of required core courses and electives within a chosen subdiscipline.
All MS degree candidates must sit and pass four comprehensive examinations in the fields of analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. Candidates may choose between thesis (30 credit hours) and non-thesis (36 credit hours) tracks.
A seminar based on the student's thesis research, about one hour in duration, given several months before the thesis defense.
An abstract (about 50 words) to accompany the announcement of each student seminar.
Thesis submitted to a departmental MS thesis review committee prior to the typing of the final draft of the thesis. This committee will evaluate the draft to assure its adherence to program standards.
Students should contact their graduate adviser at the beginning of the semester for further information on scheduling the final report.


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Kenneth WOODS
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor- English Symphony Orchestra
Artistic Director- Colorado MahlerFest
Artistic Director- The Elgar Festival
Hailed by Gramophone as "a symphonic conductor of stature", American conductor Kenneth Woods was appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra in 2013, and has quickly built up an impressive and acclaimed body of work and recordings with them. Woods was also recently appointed Artistic Director of both the Colorado MahlerFest - the only US organisation other than the New Year Philharmonic to receive the International Gustav Mahler Society's Gold Medal - and the Elgar Festival in Worcester.
As a guest, Woods has conducted ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and the English Chamber Orchestra, and has made numerous broadcasts for BBC Radio 3, National Public Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He has appeared on the stages of some of the world's leading music festivals, such as Aspen, Scotia and Lucerne.
Photograph credit - Benjamin Ealovega
Under Kenneth Woods' leadership, the English Symphony Orchestra has gained widespread recognition as one of the most innovative and influential orchestras in the UK. They received Classical Music Magazine's "Premiere of the Year" plaudit for both Donald Fraser's orchestration of the Elgar Piano Quintet in 2015 and John Joubert's opera Jane Eyre in 2016. Jane Eyre also marked the ESO's first foray into opera, and the premiere and subsequent Somm Recordings CD were both received with international critical acclaim including a string of five-star reviews, Disc of the Month and MusicWeb Opera Recording of the Year accolades, and was named the Birmingham Post's "classical music highlight of 2016."
A true star of the podium
The first of Woods' many acclaimed ESO discs was volume one in the Complete Piano Concertos of Ernst Krenek, selected by The Times as one of their "Best Recordings of 2016." Their recording of Fraser's Elgar orchestrations for Avie was a Classic FM Disc of the Month, and An Eventful Morning in East London (a collection of 21st Century violin concertos with soloist Harriet Mackenzie) for Nimbus received a five-star review in The Times. Woods' recording of his own orchestration of Brahms' Piano Quartet in A major was chosen by theartsdesk as one of their Top Ten Classical CDs of 2018.
In 2016, Kenneth Woods and the ESO launched their 21st Century Symphony Project, an ambitious multi-year effort to commission, premiere and record nine new symphonies by leading composers, with Philip Sawyers' Third Symphony, a work described by Classical Source as "a masterpiece" following its triumphant St. John's Smith Square premiere in 2017. In 2018, The Spectator selected the premiere of the second work in the 21CSP, David Matthews' Ninth Symphony, as one of the top 10 classical concerts of 2018. In 2019, the ESO premiered Matthew Taylor's Fifth Symphony at Cadogan Hall, and this work was welcomed by Robert Matthew-Walker, editor of Musical Opinion, as "a masterwork of genuine symphonic thinking."
Photograph credit - Evan Dawson
Highlights in 2018/19 included the ESO's sold-out debut at St George's Bristol with Sheku Kanneh-Mason; a return to the Orchestra of the Swan in two programmes combining Mahler symphonies with the music of David Matthews; world-premiere recordings of three new symphonies by Christopher Gunning with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for Signum; a gala concert with the North Czech Philharmonic at Prague Castle; and the ESO's first foray into Wagnerian opera with a performance of Act One of Die Walküre. As Artistic Director of the Colorado MahlerFest, Woods has overseen an expansion of the artistic programme, introducing a new chamber orchestra concert alongside an acclaimed final concert which included Mahler's First Symphony and the Korngold Violin Concerto. In his second year as Artistic Director of the Elgar Festival, Woods conducted the ESO and Raphael Wallfisch in the official Centenary performance of Elgar's iconic Cello Concerto in a gala concert at Worcester Cathedral which crowned a week of sold-out concerts.
2019/20 saw Kenneth Woods making his debut with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in a programme featuring Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben. At the ESO, he was joined by Nicola Benedetti for the Elgar Violin Concerto, and by Isata Kanneh-Mason and Alexander Sitkovetsky for piano and violin concertos by Beethoven as part of the orchestra's celebration of that composer's 250th birthday. Autumn 2020 sees the launch of ESO/Woods' new series of studio concerts from Wyastone, and the release of his latest disc with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Highlights in 2021 include performances of Mahler's Third Symphony at the Colorado MahlerFest, Woods' debut with the Novosibirsk Philharmonic, and a performance with ESO at Sandringham in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.
A widely read writer and frequent broadcaster, Woods' blog A View from the Podium is one of the 25 most popular classical blogs in the world. He has spoken on Mahler on NPR's All Things Considered, and is a regular speaker on BBC radio programmes. Since 2014, he has been Honorary Patron of the Hans Gál Society.
www.kennethwoods.net
"Beethoven's Fifth Symphony received one of the best performances I have heard live"
Robert Matthew-Walker, Editor-in-Chief, Classical Source
"The charismatic American conductor, Kenneth Woods…"
"…a conductor with true vision and purpose"
Peter Oundjian
"Stunning concert with every piece done to perfection. And a terrific orchestration [by Donald Fraser] of the Elgar Piano Quintet. Everything presided over by the urbane Kenneth Woods"
James Jolly, Editor-in-Chief, Gramophone
Kenneth Woods - conductor
Kenneth Woods conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Mvt I
Kenneth Woods conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Finale
Weber Oberon Overture, Kenneth Woods - conductor


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Q: Search string in a directory I am  trying to create a VBScript code that can take user input (string, directory) and search the directory for the string.
My .vbs file is here:
On Error Resume Next
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dirname = InputBox("Enter Dir name")
Searchterm = Inputbox("Enter search term")

ProcessFolder DirName

Sub ProcessFolder(FolderPath)
    Set fldr = fso.GetFolder(FolderPath)

    Set Fls = fldr.Files
    For Each thing In Fls
        Set contents = thing.OpenAsTextStream
        If Instr(contents.readall, searchterm) Then WScript.Echo thing.Path
    Next

    Set fldrs = fldr.subfolders
    For Each thing In fldrs
'        WScript.Echo thing.name
        ProcessFolder thing.path
    Next
End Sub

This works reasonable. However, when I try to wrap it in an HTA file I am not able to figure out how to pass form values and then show result on the HTML page.
Here is how I tried to create the .hta file:

<TITLE>Simple Validation</TITLE>

Simple Validation

<FORM NAME="ValidForm" align = "center">
Enter String to Serach:
<INPUT NAME="Text1" TYPE="TEXT">

Enter Directory:
<INPUT NAME="Text2" TYPE="TEXT">

<INPUT NAME="Submit" TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="Submit">
</FORM>

Maybe I could show the result in a list or store it in a text file and access it to show.

A: Your HTA is fundamentally broken.

*

*If you're writing an HTA you should include the actual HTA tag.
<HTA:APPLICATION ID="oHTA" APPLICATIONNAME="Test" ...>

*The VBScript code block contains just one procedure definiton (Sub Submit_OnClick). In it you call the procedure ProcessFolder (twice), but you never actually define it anywhere. You need to put that procedure definition before or after the definition of Submit_OnClick or you won't be able to call it:
Sub Submit_OnClick
  ...
End Sub

Sub ProcessFolder(FolderPath)
  ...
End Sub

*The following line has a spurious trailing double quote:
If InStr(contents.ReadAll, searchterm) Then Set FileName = thing.Path"

*In the same line, you cannot use a Set statement for assigning a string (the path) to a variable. That keyword is reserved for assigning objects to variables and must be omitted when assinging primitive data types.

*WScript.Echo doesn't work in HTAs, because the HTA script host doesn't provide a WScript object. Use the MsgBox function instead if you need to display messages.

*When opening objOutFile you use objFS, but your actual FileSystemObject instance variable is fso.

*For displaying search results in the HTML you need to modify the value of an HTML element, e.g.:
demo.innerHtml = demo.innerHtml & thing.Path & "
"


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The 8th Annual Rush River Folk Festival will take place at Vino in the Valley, Maiden Rock, WI, on Saturday, September 4. Four regional musical acts will provide outdoor concerts during the event, which features tasty Italian food, wine, and other beverages, along with a spectacular outdoor experience in the scenic Rush River valley.
Schedule for the Festival:
• 12 pm (noon): Vino in the Valley Opens
• 1 – 2:30 pm: Barrell Flash
• 3 – 4:30 pm: Lucas Fischer
• 5 – 6:30 pm: Milk and Whiskey
• 7 – 8:30 pm: Davey J, Kari Tauring, and Lucas Fischer
Special planning has been dedicated to creating a safe and enjoyable experience for all who attend this family-friendly event. And, as always, there is no admission charge for the festival. Guests are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy the music, food, and drinks at comfortable distances.
Davey J, Kari Tauring, and Lucas Fischer will combine forces as headline artists this year. Davey J is a well-established blues, folk, and rock artist in the Chippewa Valley music scene and the founder of the Rush River Folk Festival. Expect a toe-tapping down-home set of originals and roots music favorites from Davey J, and he will also celebrate the release of a new CD at this event, 2020 Blue. A follow-up to his iconic 2015 CD, Chippewa Love, 2020 Blue is an ambitious solo project of 12 original songs, 10 written by Davey J and two by musical collaborators, including Kari Tauring of Minneapolis, who is also featured on the Rush River lineup.
Joining Davey J on stage are two longtime musical friends and collaborators. Kari Tauring is a Nordic folk performer with a pop sensibility too. Her powerfully expressive style on vocals, guitar, percussion, and songwriting can be heard all through her 20-year career as a Twin Cities artist. And, Lucas Fischer will bring his deep feeling for the blues to this year's headline combo.
The Twin Cities bluegrass trio Barrell Flash gets the music started at 1 pm. Barrell Flash features Eau Claire's own Julia Brown and Ross Johnson. Julia is a trained classical vocalist and theatre professional who writes songs with sensitivity and sings them with power. Ross is a blues, Britrock and roots musical devotee, pushing blue-eyed blues vocals and is a sucker for a good guitar hook. His songs evoke bygone times and lonely places. Barrel Flash also lovingly offers new twists to older and newer popular songs.
At 3 pm, the featured artist is Lucas ("Luke") Fischer, a versatile and soulful guitarist and singer who has collaborated in combos such as Rhythm Posse and the Sue Orfield Band. He is also well known in the community for his production of Stage Fright, an annual event in Eau Claire where well-known local musicians perform the music set that is seen in the classic Martin Scorsese film, The Last Waltz. Lucas is known for his genial virtuosity on guitar and voice, and he will bring his solo set of rock, blues, and more to the Rush River stage.
Milk and Whiskey performs at 5 pm, featuring Jennifer Hazen on vocals and Jim Phillips on acoustic guitar. Jen and Jim are well-established musicians in the Chippewa Valley through various projects such as Jenny and the Jets (a live band karaoke experience), Girl Band, and Davey J & Friends. Together, they play acoustic blues, folk, and originals, with a wide range of sources coming together in their sound.
This year's festival marks the 8th year of the collaboration between Davey J and Vino in the Valley to celebrate the thriving regional scene in Western Wisconsin and the Twin Cities. Please contact Davey J for more information about the festival (715-602-3039). We sincerely hope to see you at the festival, and together, we will have a joyful musical experience on Labor Day Saturday. Thank you and best wishes for a safe summer!
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Sean Ramsden is the founder and Chief Executive of Ramsden International. Ramsden International is a wholesale food exporter distributing over 23,000 British branded-food and drink products to 133+ countries across five continents. Sean has received several personal awards for entrepreneurship, including being a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards twice.
Brad Aspess is the Founder and Chairman at Rarewaves.com, one of the UK's fastest growing technology companies, having been ranked 19th fastest growing company in the Sunday Times TechTrack 100 in 2012 and was also named by the London Stock Exchange as one of 1000 companies to inspire Britain. They sell Music, DVDs, Video Games and Electronics online through their various partners such as Amazon, eBay, Rakuten & Fnac.
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Fitch Affirms Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal's IDRs; Outlook Stable.
--Senior unsecured notes at 'B/RR4' and 'AA-(arg)'.
The affirmation of TEO and Personal's ratings reflects a sound credit profile, strong operating performance and manageable debt maturity profile over the medium term. The ratings are tempered by increased competition, regulatory risk in the fixed-line business and currency mismatch between its foreign currency denominated debt and its peso denominated cash flow. The ratings incorporate the differences between controlling shareholders (Telecom Italia and Werthein Group at Sofora), and investigations by the government related to Telefonica's ownership in the controlling group of Telecom Italia should not affect the company's credit quality. In addition, the nationalized pension fund, ANSES, which owns approximately 23% of TEO's shares ensures that TEO's main strategy will remain unchanged. The foreign currency IDR of both companies is constrained by the country ceiling of Argentina at 'B'.
TEO benefits from a diversified business mix, with a mobile business unit providing a growth share of total revenues and EBITDA (approximately 65% of consolidated EBITDA). TEO's incumbent position in northern Argentina in fixed-line services and mobile services mitigates potential fixed-line traffic loss due to mobile substitution. Fitch believes fixed-mobile convergence can help integrated operators, such as TEO, to improve customer loyalty, reduce operating costs and avoid cannibalization between business segments.
TEO's EBITDA and cash flow has significantly improved over the past two years, driven primarily by its mobile business, despite facing some increases in operating costs as fixed-line rates remain frozen. With current economic conditions TEO is expected to continue posting modest revenue and EBITDA growth, driven by the mobile segment which is expected also to show slowing growth. Fitch expects that on a consolidated basis, TEO should continue generating free cash flow (FCF) (cash from operations minus capex) in excess of ARS1 billion per year, which should be used to continue paying debt. In addition, the company should start generating positive retained earnings during 2009, which would enable TEO to pay dividends in the future. Nevertheless the company will need to prepay debt in the amount of 2.5 times (x) the amount of dividend it intends to distribute under current debt covenants. Capex for 2009 should be in the range of ARS1.6 billion and should be allocated approximately 50% for the fixed business and 50% for the mobile segment.
TEO continues to invest in upgrading its fixed network to a next generation network, focusing its efforts on improving synergies in the offering of a full range of integrated fixed and wireless services. In addition it has entered into a commercial agreement with Direct TV to offer pay television services through a bundled offering. Investments for the fixed businesses should be oriented toward the expansion of ADSL services and the upgrade of the network in order to increase its customer base and assure a higher bandwidth. In the wireless business the most significant capital expenditures for the coming year are related to increased capacity and 3G services.
continues to make mandatory and optional principal amortizations which further reduce leverage, resulting in strong financial flexibility over the near term. As of Dec. 31, 2008, the company had a total debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.6x and EBITDA to interest expense of 14.1x, which are both strong for the rating category.
Liquidity risk for TEO is manageable, with year-end 2008 cash balances of ARS1.1 billion, FCF of ARS 1.5 billion, and short-term maturities of ARS 1.3 billion. TEO's debt remains exposed to foreign currency fluctuation. Fitch expects credit-protection measures should continue to improve, driven by a better operational performance, and excess cash flow should be used to reduce debt. Fitch believes that as the mobile business continues to reach maturity, it should result in lower capital expenditures for this segment and should increase consolidated free cash flow for TEO.
Personal's ratings reflect the strong progress in operating performance and credit protection measures, solid brand recognition and market position, improved customer mix and the relationship with parent company Telecom Argentina S.A. (TEO), which now receives Personal dividends. Personal is TEO's most important business unit in terms of consolidated revenues and EBITDA and, as the mobile business gains scale and matures, should contribute more to the group's free cash flow generation. The strong relationship of TEO with Personal is reflected also by cross-default covenants and US$150 million in back-up funding provided to Personal by TEO in case of financial need.
Personal is the wireless provider of incumbent operator TEO, providing services in Argentina and Paraguay. The company has 14.4 million users, 12.6 million in Argentina, as of Dec. 31, 2008. TEO is the incumbent telecommunications provider in northern Argentina, with an integrated service offering consisting, at the end of 2008, of 4.1 million fixed lines, 14.4 million mobile users and 1 million ADSL Internet users. TEO's consolidated revenues and EBITDA for 2008 amounted to ARS10.6 billion and ARS3.3 billion, respectively. TEO is 55% owned by Nortel Inversora, which, in turn, is jointly controlled by Telecom Italia and the Werthein Group.
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GoodSmileRacing (Good Smile Company) is going to release the figma SP-097 Racing Miku ( レーシングミク ) 2017 Ver. action figure from the official mascot of GoodSmilleRaching & TeamUKYO. Bundled with the GoodSmileRacing 2017 figma course personal sponsorship packages. Will be released in December 2017. Figure around 135mm tall. figma course personal sponsorship package starts from 8,000 yen to 15,000 yen. GoodSmileRacing Online Store exclusive.
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A figma of the official character of the 2017 Hatsune Miku GT Project!
The 2017 edition of the official character of the 2017 Hatsune Miku GT Project, "Racing Miku", is joining the figma series!
The fairy-like appearance of the 2017 Racing Miku illustrated by Tony has been faithfully preserved.
You can display her in the pose from the official illustration, or in various other original poses of your choice.
Large wings, small wings, both an open and closed parasol and a trophy from the victory at Okayama circuit are all included.
This product is only available to personal sponsors of the GOODSMILE RACING Team.
The Personal Sponsorship 2017 figma Course (8,000JPY/15,000JPY) can be applied for in certain stores. Please visit one of our international Partner Shops below or your local hobby store for more information.
· Applications made in stores will have all course items sent together in November 2017.


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A "White-Collar" Recession
Published on Dec. 3, 2022, 10:09 p.m. by mwhitaker
No one appears more fearful of a potential economic recession than big tech companies. Amazon, Google, and Disney are among many issuing significant layoffs in response to interest rate hikes, leading to a substantial number of recently unemployed white-collar workers.
Studies show demand for technology, legal, scientific, and finance professionals has fallen sharply. Companies that added staffers during the pandemic, most notably tech firms, are slowing down hiring or cutting jobs altogether as they close down projects or scale back others.
Amazon is cutting roughly 3% of its staff in its retail, devices, human resources, and other divisions, but its hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers have seen no threat to their jobs. Similarly, Facebook parent Meta Platforms is concentrating on its recruiting and business teams as it cuts 13% of its workforce. Ford Motors, Walmart, and H&M also focus their discharges on salaried and office staff rather than production or retail.
Experts call this targeted response to a looming recession a "white-collar recession" in demand for labor. Scott Galloway, a New York University marketing professor, on a recent episode of a podcast he cohosts, called the current slowdown a "Patagonia vest recession," referring to the garment popular among Wall Street and Silicon Valley professionals.
Economists put the probability of a recession in the next 12 months at 63%. The Federal Reserve seeks to lower this risk by raising interest rates enough to cool inflation without inducing higher unemployment and an economic downturn. In facilitating this "soft landing," the Fed has businesses anticipating what will happen when the high-interest rates finally trickle down through the economy, hence the significant staff cuts. They fear the Fed may have implemented an overreactive policy and are preparing for the worst.
History tells us that in previous economic downturns, the first workers to lose their jobs were those employed by capital-intensive industries, such as mining and manufacturing, or highly cyclical businesses like air travel and hospitality. As the slowdown deepens and the recession seems likely, companies begin to lay off their white-collar professionals.
Now, the pattern has changed. According to a ZipRecruiter analysis, the most significant decrease in job postings has been in industries dominated by white-collar workers. Since the Federal Reserve accelerated its interest-rate hikes in June and subsequently caused market concern, tech job postings have fallen by 36%, business services by 32%, and science and legal jobs by 31%. By contrast, travel, food, and retail jobs have experienced only single-digit declines, proving somewhat impervious to this market contraction.
However, in the most recent federal employment data, a white-collar slowdown has yet to be recorded in a market that exhibits strong hiring. Friday's report showed a gain of 200,000 jobs in November, and job openings remain plentiful. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the overall labor market shows "only tentative signs of rebalancing," citing wage growth higher than expected at 2% inflation, the Fed's target.
While job cuts are up sharply from earlier this year, 2022 has seen fewer job cuts than almost any year since at least 1993, according to a recruiting firm. On the other hand, the tech sector has seen more layoffs through November than any year since 2002, around their time or origin.
Many companies issuing job cuts are in industries that boomed despite the pandemic. DoorDash plans to cut 7% as deliveries slow, Snapchat is cutting 20% of its workforce, and AMC Networks foresees a 20% labor cut of U.S. employees following failing streaming sales.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, longtime technology executive Myrna Soto said "a calibration was needed" after "tech companies continued to balloon in value and demand, and they hired at a rate that was just well above a logical consumption rate for productivity and output" during the pandemic.
Companies may be favoring front-line workers now because they were few and far between during the pandemic shutdowns, but white-collar workers will likely not be unemployed long. They may be forced to accept lower pay, but demand for their skills will return once the economy traipses back to normal.
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