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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
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Found 8 collections related to Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954
Poultney Bigelow papers, 1855-1954
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 302
34 linear feet (64 boxes, 2 v.)
Papers consist of family and general correspondence, Bigelow's writings, biographical materials, papers of his first and second wives, and related materials. Family correspondence, 1864-1954, and general correspondence, 1880-1954, contain chiefly... more
Papers consist of family and general correspondence, Bigelow's writings, biographical materials, papers of his first and second wives, and related materials. Family correspondence, 1864-1954, and general correspondence, 1880-1954, contain chiefly incoming letters, many from prominent figures in journalism, the arts, and politics, in both the United States and Great Britain, as well as figures from countries of special interest to Bigelow, especially Germany and Japan. Correspondents include associates and figures such as Henry Mills Alden, James Bryce, Roger Casement, Samuel Clemens, Geraldine Farrar, Henry George, Percy and Ella Grainger, Edgar Lee Masters, Frederic Remington, George S. Viereck, and Israel Zangwill. Bigelow's writings cover a wide range of interests with travel observations, politics, and colonial studies being most prominent and consist of drafts, manuscripts and printed copies of his writings in addition to journals, notes, sketches, photographs, maps, printed matter, and clippings. Materials collected about Germany include correspondence with Emperor Wilhelm II, members of his family, and government officials, 1881-1945, and a journal of Bigelow's trip to Constantinople with the Emperor in 1899. Also contains an unpublished biography of his father, John Bigelow. Biographical materials, 1865-1950, include scrapbooks, diaries, sketchbooks, correspondence, photographs and prints, clippings, and memorabilia. less
Reese, Gustave, 1899-1977
Gustave Reese papers, 1855-1978 [bulk 1930-1977]
42 linear feet, 102 boxes
An American musicologist, teacher, and editor, Gustave Reese is best known as the author of Music in the Middle Ages (1940) and Music in the Renaissance (1954; rev 1959). Reese divided his time between publishing and academia. He was director of... more
An American musicologist, teacher, and editor, Gustave Reese is best known as the author of Music in the Middle Ages (1940) and Music in the Renaissance (1954; rev 1959). Reese divided his time between publishing and academia. He was director of publications for both G. Schirmer (1940-45) and Carl Fischer (1944-55). His teaching at New York University and other institutions helped to shape the direction of American musicology. Reese was one of the founding members of the American Musicological Society, and he subsequently served as its secretary (1934-46), vice-president (1946-50) and president (1950-1952). He was also vice-president of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society (1958) and president of the Renaissance Society of America (1971-73). The Gustave Reese papers documents the career of Gustave Reese. The collection was assembled by Reese himself, and includes correspondence, research materials, book drafts, student assignments, organizational papers, offprints of articles, travel information, and a few personal documents. Series 2 includes facsimiles of the music examples that appear in Willi Apel's The Notation of Polyphonic Music, 900-1600. Two reels of audio tape originally with the collection are now housed in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. less
Gauthier, Eva, 1885-1958
Éva Gauthier papers, 1899-1960
4.82 linear feet (14 boxes)
Éva Gauthier (1885-1958) was a Canadian-American vocalist best known for her performances of contemporary music and her associations with George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky, and other composers. The Éva Gauthier papers, dating from 1899 to 1960,... more
Éva Gauthier (1885-1958) was a Canadian-American vocalist best known for her performances of contemporary music and her associations with George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky, and other composers. The Éva Gauthier papers, dating from 1899 to 1960, document the singer's life and career through correspondence; photographs; writings; programs and publicity material; business and legal records; and clippings. less
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
Henry Cowell papers, 1851-1994
Music Division | JPB 00-03 [Text]
82.3 linear feet (203 boxes)
The Henry Cowell Papers document the composer's life in great detail. They include scores, writings, correspondence, business and financial papers, promotional material, clippings and articles, concert programs, teaching material, photographs,... more
The Henry Cowell Papers document the composer's life in great detail. They include scores, writings, correspondence, business and financial papers, promotional material, clippings and articles, concert programs, teaching material, photographs, awards and scrapbooks. less
Louis Horst collection of music, c1910-1953
The Louis Horst Collection is a collection of manuscript and printed music used by Louis Horst, composer and dance accompanist. Located in the Music Division, it is the musical portion of the Louis Horst Papers in the Dance Collection.
Series 2: Published Music » Grainger, Percy Aldridge [1882-1961], arr. Four Irish Dances. See entry under: Stanford, C. Villiers.
Series 2: Published Music » Grainger, Percy Aldridge [1882-1961] Sea Chanty Settings, No. 1: "One more day, my John." Piano solo. New York: G. Schirmer
Series 2: Published Music » Grainger, Percy Aldridge [1882-1961], arr. "Spoon River" piano solo. (American folk song settings, no. 1) New York: G. Schirmer,.
The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 89-33
1579 sound discs, analog acetate 33 rpm, 16 in.; 1579 sound discs, analog acetate 33 rpm, 16 in.
Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It... more
Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Library's holdings incomplete. Broadcasts chiefly originated from New York City, sponsored by the Bell Telephone Company (American Telephone and Telegraph). Each 30-minute program generally features a guest singer or instrumentalist, with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Donald Voorhees, and the Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. Frequent guest artists include Marian Anderson, Robert Casadesus, Nelson Eddy, Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, Oscar Levant, James Melton, Grace Moore, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Bidú Sayão, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas, Helen Traubel, and Eileen Farrell. Chief announcer: Floyd Mack. less
Radio program. » Great Artist series. » Radio broadcast,.
Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987
Vincent Persichetti collection of noncommercial recordings, 1940-1987
American composer and pianist.
Series I: Persichetti compositions,. » Concert / Tokyo College of Music,.
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digitized and are available online.


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Q: How do I concatenate initial css/js files create by webpack? Here is my webpack base config:
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I want to use webpack to concate some initial resources to get better load performance.

And I tried these configs to concate css files, and It's only concate two of three css files, and It generate a new tiny fssc/js/255_a3f37b43beef351679ca.js file too:
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It would be better if I could only concate the css files because these js files are big already. Any help would be appreciate. Thanks.

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MOONRISE: Bringing 3D printing to the moon – Moondust melted under lunar conditions
The spheres appear inconspicuous – but they are unique. They consist of moon dust, molten under moon gravity in the course of the MOONRISE project. The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) together with the Institute of Space Systems (IRAS) of the Technical University of Braunschweig carried out this unique experiment in the Einstein-Elevator of the Hannover Institute of Technology (HITec) of the Leibniz University Hannover (LUH).
"With these spheres, we have come a big step closer to 3D-printing on the moon", explains Niklas Gerdes, a scientific employee of the LZH. A laser system developed by the LZH was used to melt synthetically produced lunar dust, the so-called regolith, under both lunar and microgravity.
Material samples adapted to possible landing site
IRAS scientists have compiled the material samples for the experiments. "Depending on the landing site of a possible lunar mission, the composition of the lunar dust varies," explains Prof. Dr.-Ing. Enrico Stoll from IRAS. "With our mixtures, we simulate the lunar conditions as accurately as possible. We then evaluate the quality of the melted samples so that the LZH can further improve the process".
First scientific experiment in the Einstein-Elevator
The melting of the regolith was the first scientific experiment in the new Einstein-Elevator at the LUH. To be used in the elevator, the laser system and a vacuum chamber in the gondola of the elevator have been attached to an experiment carrier. The experiment carrier supplies the laser system with power and enables the controls over the system. The regolith samples are in vacuum during the experiments – just as they would be on the moon. During the flight, the laser melts a small amount of regolith, forming a sphere that cools down before landing in the experiment chamber.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ludger Overmeyer, LUH, describes the unique features of the large research device from Hannover as follows: "The Einstein-Elevator is equipped with long-stator linear motors. This enables us to accelerate very precisely, precisely set a vertical trajectory, but also to brake safely. In this way, we can achieve up to 300 flight attempts per day and also varying degrees of gravity." Microgravity, i.e. weightlessness, is achieved in free fall, while lunar gravity is generated when the elevator is slowed down. "This is unique to date and makes it possible to carry out statistical tests in different gravitational environments," explains Prof. Dr.-Ing. Overmeyer.
Vision: Printing building materials on the moon
"The next goal is now to test the laser system on a lunar mission," says Stefan Linke, IRAS. "If the laser system can be used to melt regolith on the moon, 3D-printed construction material on the moon will come closer and with it the realization of the vision of a lunar colony".
www.lzh.de

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We are delighted that 'A Celebration of Christmas' 2019 raised £53,500 for the work of the Stroke Association in Wiltshire.
Rachel Inglefield, chair of A Celebration of Christmas said:
"The incredible amount raised is down to the generosity of all those people who were involved in the evening - our talented performers who gave up their time and immense talents, our generous corporate supporters and individual patrons and all those 600 guests who braved the high winds and rains to attend the service."
The inaugural Marlborough Christmas carol service took place on
19th December 2019 and was organised by a committee of volunteers.
Over 600 guests attended the service in the stunning Marlborough College Chapel to enjoy music from the internationally renowned classical singer Carly Paoli, soloist Tom Elwes from Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, the Marlborough Stroke Association Christmas Choir under the choirmaster Adam Meehan-Staines and the Pinewood School Chapel Choir under Director of Music Niki Bell.
The congregation listened to festive readings from Strictly Come Dancing star Viscountess Emma Weymouth and radio and television broadcaster Chris Tarrant, as well as adventurer David Hempleman-Adams, BBC Points West presenter Will Glennon and best-selling poet Charly Cox.
Author and former High Master of St Paul's School and Manchester Grammar School Martin Stephen gave an incredibly moving address, along with Juliet Bouverie the Chief Executive of the charity.
Tickets to the event, sponsored by Cazenove Capital, sold out within 48 hours.
Over 50 organisations generously supported the event and due to their incredible generosity, every penny from ticket sales is going to help the charity's work in Wiltshire.
The committee would like to thank our Royal Patron, HRH the Duke of Kent KG.


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When you stay at a hotel in Athens, the 'holy grail' of views is of course, the Acropolis. However, an equally impressive monument stands just outside of the centre and a short distance from the Parthenon. Not only is it larger and its pillars seem to stretch on and on into the sky, but it's set in pleasant grounds too; we're talking about the Temple of Zeus. Choosing the Royal Olympic hotel as your home while in Athens will not only mean you're moments from the Acropolis and all its surrounding museums, but as it's directly opposite the Temple of Zeus, you have the best of both worlds.
The elegant Royal Olympic lobby is swathed in gold and marble, with statues and a wide open space to loose yourself in if you prefer some peace and quiet. With a view of the parkland surrounding the Temple from its huge windows, the Library is reached by ascending some small steps, where the high-backed chairs and relaxing colour scheme make it easy to forget you're still in the lobby of a busy hotel. With 300 rooms, this ample space is needed to swallow any crowds which may gather.
The rooms are split into five different categories. The Executive starts us off and although it's pleasantly appointed, it is rather small, so we would suggest looking at the Deluxe as your starting category. All recently renovated, the Deluxe rooms are exercises in the art of colour co-ordination and are an informed choice. Further up the scale are the Junior Suites and Suites, considerably larger and in the case of the Suites, multi-room living experiences, where luxurious bed linens and soft furnishings meet with traditional Athenian style. However, our recommendation at the Royal Olympic hotel is to choose one of the Athenian Panorama rooms. Here, the giant almost floor-to-ceiling windows serve up an unparalleled view of the Temple of Zues, Lycabettus Hill and much of the rest of Athens and thanks to the placement of the bed this can be the last thing you see at night and the first thing to see in the morning. Little touches such as the LCD TV panel being mounted inside ornate picture frames and the electrically operating blinds being controlled from your bed make these rooms something very special indeed.
Continuing this trend for the unusual, the Royal Olympic's restaurant is like little else you'll see in a luxury hotel. Entered through the massive imposing double doors takes you into a different world, where arched windows, dark – almost black - woods and exposed rafters on the ceiling leave you with the impression you're about to eat in an ancient castle chapel. This is not the only choice for eating at the hotel either, the lounge bar and pool bar also make excellent destinations if all you require is a drink and a snack. After your exquisite meal has taken its toll, perhaps the Royal Olympic's well-specified gym will be your next call, or if relaxation is more your style, the Spa and Wellness centre.
The Royal Olympic hotel in Athens is also an excellent choice for your business meeting or conference and the choice of halls is impressive. But it's the view of the Temple of Zeus, especially from the Athenian Panorama rooms, which makes the Royal Olympic hotel one of our most highly recommended hotels in Athens.
Facilities: Air conditioning, Internet access, Satellite TV, telephone with voice mail, mini bar, turndown service, branded toiletries, hair dryer, bidet, shower, desk, safe.
Facilities: Panoramic views of the Temple of Zeus and the Acropolis, Air conditioning, Internet access, Satellite TV, telephone with voice mail, mini bar, turndown service, branded toiletries, hair dryer, bidet, shower, desk, safe.
Metro: Take the Metro to Syntagma Square station, change to the red line towards Agios Dimitrios and disembark at the next station, Acropoli. Exit and look for Ath. Diakou Street, where the hotel is 100m away.


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I hope this helps as you continue planning for your upcoming trip. Please let us know if there are any other questions you may have. We will do our best to make this planning adventure as enjoyable as it should be. Have a magical day!


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Ski Resorts Guide – La Plagne, France
Criminally Underrated
Published by Whitelines
A SkiBro Resort
Opening Photo: Jesus Fernandez
Probably as a result of being sandwiched between more famous neighbours, La Plagne is often overlooked by British riders. Which is a shame because this resort, nestled in the Tarantaise valley next to Les Arcs, Tignes and Val d'Isère, boasts many of the advantages of its better-known siblings without a lot of the disadvantages. Think of it as Solange Knowles to Val d'Isère's Beyoncé. Developed from five high alpine communes during the skiing boom of the 60s, La Plagne now consists of 11 separate villages, each with their own distinct characteristics.
Highest Point: 3,175m
Descent: 1,925m
No. lifts: 128
While the original hamlets like Plagne 1800 or Montalbert have retained their chocolate-box wooden chalet look, the village of Plagne Centre suffered badly from the mania for concrete that shaped (or rather mis-shaped) Tignes in the mid-60s. Thankfully recent additions like Belle Plagne and Plagne Soleil have seen the return of more tasteful, traditional architecture. These separate villages are connected by the massive 225 kilometres of slopes, serviced by more than 80 lifts.
Add to this the fact that the vast terrain and excellent park of Les Arcs is just a short gondola ride away (across the double-decker Vanoise Express cable car, opened in 2003/4) and you can see why they claim the area offers something for everyone.
What's new for 2019/20
There seems to be a big push to modernise La Plagne's lift infrastructure for the coming seasons. Work has already begun on replacing the Bellecôte Glacier Gondola – no surprises there, it just celebrated its 40th birthday – which should complete in time for Christmas, 2020.
Several more plans are now in the pipeline to improve the speed and efficiency of uplift, especially from the lower altitude towns of 1800 to make this vast area even more accessible.
SkiBro is also available at La Plagne. Whether a beginner or expert, SkiBro is the innovative online platform that helps you get the best out of your trip. Find your perfect instructor, snowboard school, or mountain guide and book with ease. The best choice, best info and flexibility – check SkiBro out here.
The Parks – 3/5
Having suffered from a classic case of "French-snowpark-istis" (poorly laid-out obstacles tended by some local rudeboy more interested in smoking le shit than shaping) La Plagne has really pulled its finger out in the last few years. These days there's a sizeable park above the village of Belle Plagne serviced by a fast drag lift.
"It may not have as many steeps as, Chamonix, but you don't need to be up at the crack of dawn to claim first tracks"
A beginner area at the top of the run features three small kickers and a selection of boxes. The main park has a selection of good rails of varying shapes and sizes. Following this you have the choice of a 20ft 'red' kicker or a cannon rail, and then the choice of a further two kickers back to back. Each tabletop boasts two takeoffs, giving you four lines in total, ranging from small blue one to sizeable (25 foot plus) black booters. The features are generally well maintained, and the crew who gather round the free-to-use park BBQ are friendly and welcoming.
Interestingly, while their parks haven't always been this good, La Plagne has always had great pipes. The biggest is a 22-foot superpipe, down the hill from the park towards Bellecotte. When it's shaped properly, it's a beast!
Fer Natalucci explores the lesser known backcountry of La Plagne / Photo: Andoni Epelde
The Powder – 4/5
With such a wide selection of terrain types on offer (from the tree runs of Montalbert to the rock drops under the Crozats chair) the off-piste riding in La Plagne is varied and excellent. It may not have as many steeps as say, Chamonix, it doesn't have that resort's reputation either, meaning that you don't need to be up at the crack of dawn to claim first tracks.
The big daddy of La Plagne's off piste is the Face Nord – the North face of the Glacier de Bellecotte. As the name suggests this is one vast face, accessed by dropping off the back of the Traverse chairlift on the glacier. There are multiple routes down; the Grande Face (head right off the chair or hike up the peak to drop in) offers couloirs and technical descents at the top before opening out, while the Petite Face is more mellow.
Both offer around 2000m vertical in a single run from the glacier down to the tiny village of Nancroix in the tree-lined valley below. It's worth stopping for a celebratory beer before you catch the bus to the bottom of the Lozagne lift on the Les Arcs side of the Vanoise Express, which you can then ride back to La Plagne.
It's best to set aside most of the day for the mission (especially if you start from Plagne Centre) and you'll need a guide as well as the proper avalanche equipment. Try Oxygène (offices in Plagne Centre and Belle Plagne) whose guides speak excellent English.
After fresh snow, another lengthy, legendary run is the Mont St Jacques. Hike up from the St Jacques run to the peak of the same name and then drop down through the woods and past the wooden cowsheds. It joins up with a narrow mountain-biking trail (complete with banked turns) and eventually spits you out onto the main road, just below the bobsled-track. From there you can jump on the La Roche chairlift.
If you're looking for technical descents, the gnarly finger-like couloirs under the Grande Rochette lift are all rideable given the right conditions. Just don't screw up 'cos the whole lift will be watching!
Not all of La Plagne is a 1960s architectural nightmare. Photo: Getty
The Pistes – 3/5
La Plagne's pistes are spread across three large bowls, plus the outlying villages of Montchavin/Les Coches, Montalbert and Champagny-en-Vanoise. Runs connecting the various bowls can sometimes be a bit flat – the Carella piste from the Roche de Mio to Champagny, the Mira from the top of Plagne Centre to the Bellecote bowl and Le Tunnel from the Roche de Mio back to Bellecotte spring to mind. But for the most part, La Plagne's runs are open reds and blues, ideal for hooning it around at speed.
Opens: 14th December 2019
Closes: 25th April 2020
1 Day: €61
6 Days: €310
The resort offers a near-unparalleled 2000 metres of vertical, from the top of the Glacier at 3250 to the Montchavin base station at 1250, meaning there's always terrain to ride, regardless of the weather or the snow conditions. If it's high-alpine cruising you're after, catch the gondola out of Plagne Bellecotte to the peak of the Roche de Mio at 2700m. From here you can jump on a bubble lift that plunges precipitously down to a mid-station at 2250 before rising almost as steeply up to the large glacier zone.
Alternatively, catch the main 'FuniPlagne' gondola from Plagne Centre to the top of the Grande Rochette, and either cruise back through the scattered trees towards Plagne Centre or drop off the back into the south-facing Chapagny zone, which offers epic views of the Trois Vallées opposite. The wide reds and blues here get slushy in the afternoons, but you're pretty much guaranteed to get a tan on a good day.
If the weather's bad, there's some great tree riding around Montalbert, Plagne 1800 and towards the bottom of Aime 2000, where the high speed La Roche chairlift takes you back up from below the Olympic bobsled run. Be careful if you're staying in one of the main villages though as you'll have to catch the last Salla or Crozats chair back over the Arpette peak to make it home at the end of the day. Similarly, don't get caught in Montalbert or Champagny at the end of the day, because the taxi back ain't gonna be cheap!
La Plagne is approximately three hours from Geneva Airport. SWISS flies to Geneva from Heathrow and London City, Gatwick and Dublin. All-inclusive fares start from £74 one-way*, with no extra charge for your snowboard bag*.
The Parties – 3/5
La Plagne attracts a more French and family-orientated crowd than the likes of Meribel or Val D'Isère but there are still plenty of places to party. And you won't find the red trousers s or exorbitant prices of the Espace Killy here either. La Mine in 1800 has long been the favoured haunt of seasonaires, both for après and later on in the evening, when they have live music or DJs.
"You won't find the red trousers or exorbitant prices of the Espace Killy here"
Up in Plagne Centre Scotty's attracts a good après crowd especially on Wednesdays, when seasonaires have the day off. They have live bands three times a week. The Mouth, a basement bar, gets mental later on, serving flaming shots until 2am. After two, choices get more limited.
But La Sourie Vert and Cosy Bar in Bellecote and the pricey but entertaining Saloon Bar in Belle Plagne stay open 'til four or five and offer courtesy mini-busses back to other villages for night-owls. Other than these, regular busses stop at 12.30am, and the connecting cable cars from Centre to Aime 2000 and Plagne Villages/Soleil shut earlier. Beware of being caught miles from your home village as the drunken stagger back to bed is rarely a short one!
*Price includes one piece hold luggage and hand luggage, plus meal and drink. 1 pair of skis or 1 snowboard, 1 pair of ski poles, 1 pair of ski boots or 1 pair of snowboard boots travel free of charge, in addition to standard baggage allowance (excluding hand luggage only fares) and is subject to availability. Price quoted as one-way, per person including airport taxes and surcharges departing from London Heathrow to Geneva. Price correct at the time of production and is subject to change and exchange rate variations. Availability is limited and on some payment methods a charge of 1.65% may apply.
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One of these sisters loves the camera, and one hates it. Guess who hates it?
Aunt Ruby loves her some Reid!
Mawmaw Shirley was still not loving the camera, but the camera sure loves Shannan and Selena!
It was great to have (almost) everyone together to celebrate the season. I am so glad that our family makes this special gathering a priority. I hope that 2017 brings us lots more time with the rest of the Clines!


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Q: Testing file set I'm writing a file browser for android and I just had to fix a bug because of a white space parsing error. That got me thinking, I bet someone out there has created a set of file, corrupt, odd characters, long long names, the works, that would be easy to use in testing (and come up with cases I didn't think of)
I'm not having much luck finding one however. Does anyone know where such a set of test files may be?
Thank you
edit: File types: pdf, jpg, html. Though wildcards welcome too, but jpgs would be primary.

A: Today I  needed a large amount of files for testing, and I came across
https://code.google.com/p/imagetestsuite/
It took a lot of searching to find so I thought I'd come back and share it with the future person in need.


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Due to the situation caused by the new coronavirus pandemic in the country, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University fully shares and adheres to the regulations and recommendations issued by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia.
The "Instruction on Preventive Measures for the New Coronavirus" has been approved, with recommendations for university students, staff and guests.
According to the instructions:
The university area, offices and equipment are treated with a special disinfectant. Also, the work area is disinfected daily and waste is removed in a timely manner. Hand and surface disinfectants are available in the university auditoriums and corridors.
In addition to the activities undertaken by the University, it is important that students and staff on the campus follow the recommendations, namely:
Observance of sanitary-hygienic norms in the workplace (often wash / treat hands with soap or alcohol-containing solutions, etc.);
Do not shake hands when greeting each other and avoid contact with others (touch, etc.);
Avoid gathering, follow the recommendation by keeping a safe distance (not less than 2 m);
Cover with a clean towel or elbow when coughing or falling. Use a used towel and throw it in a container;
Avoid touching eyes, nose and face with hands. During the work period, ensure that the hair is tied / tightly fastened to minimize contact with other surfaces of the hair.
The administrative staff of the University should use the personal protective equipment provided by the University while working;
Wear a mask / respirator indoors for a period of time prescribed by law;
Do not disinfect the mask / respirator;
The inner surface of the mask / respirator should be folded during removal;
If any part of the mask / respirator is visibly damaged or wet (damp), dispose of it in a suitable container.
Thermal screening is underway at the entrance of the university. If the person has a temperature, she/he will be taken to an isolation room, where the temperature will be checked again after a short time. In case of repeated temperature detection, the University will call an ambulance brigade.
Information for foreigners entering to Georgia
According to the amendments made to the Resolution N322 of the Government of Georgia on October 21, 2020 on the approval of the rules of isolation and quarantine, Georgian nationals, as well as their family members, will be placed in self-isolation for 8 days, according to the following rules:
A) A person arriving from a foreign country must present at the border checkpoints a document confirming the PCR examination conducted during the last 72 hours before the visit to Georgia, after which he/she will be subject to self-isolation;
B) if the person fails to submit the document confirming the PCR examination, he/she will be subject to mandatory quarantine;
The same rule applies to nationals and permanent residence permit holders of the following states when traveling by air from the same countries:
Kingdom of Spain
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Republic of Poland
Republic of Portugal
Republic of Greece
Republic of Croatia
Republic of Italy
Republic of Slovenia
Republic of Iceland
Attention! This rule does not apply to international students. They are required to submit a document confirming the PCR examination conducted during the last 72 hours before the visit to Georgia and a 12-day quarantine, at their own expense. Detailed information on the entry conditions of foreign students in Georgia can be found here: https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/ka/newsFeed/nId/193
The following are not subject to isolation/quarantine when entering Georgia:
A) Members of official delegations of foreign countries / international organizations arriving in Georgia on an official visit - they must present at the border checkpoints a document confirming the PCR examination conducted during the last 72 hours before the official visit;
B) Nationals and permanent residence permit holders of the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Estonia if traveling by air to Georgia from the same countries.
The above-mentioned persons must present at the border checkpoints a PCR examination certificate conducted during the last 72 hours before entering Georgia or undergo a PCR examination at their own expense upon entering.
They will only be subject to isolation/quarantine if they have traveled outside 5 EU countries* in the last 14 days or if a PCR examination shows a positive result for a new coronavirus. Travel information must be entered in a special e-form to be filled out before departure.
* Germany, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia.
Except for the above mentioned categories, the restriction on entry to Georgia does not apply to:
Representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited to Georgia and their family members;
Family members of Georgian citizens, despite their nationality. (Spouse, children under 18 years old, relevant documents should be presented)
Persons arriving in Georgia as part of humanitarian mission – if trip of such mission (doctors, volunteers, etc.) to Georgia becomes a necessity;
Individuals who have been granted the status of stateless person by respective authorities of Georgia.
Individuals holding status-neutral ID card or travel documents;
Individuals having a refugee status in Georgia;
Members of official delegations (will be decided on a case-to-case basis).
Train and truck drivers, involved in transport of goods and services and airplane crew.
Information about the flights
https://mfa.gov.ge/MainNav/CoVID-19-sakitkhebi/flights.aspx
Information about the new Covid-19 and its prevention measure taken by the government of Georgia
https://stopcov.ge/en/


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Helping parents, youth workers, educators, pastors and others understand and reach today's youth culture
Mad Men And Our Lives. . . .
Learning my lines . . .
. . . discovering what it means to follow Jesus, seeing my story swept up into his . . .
May 18, 2015 By Walt Mueller
Was it the best? For me, it certainly ranks up there on my list of TV favorites and is probably at the top of my list. I'm still trying to figure that out. But whether it ranks at #1 or #2, one thing is sure. . . the Mad Men story as created and told by Matthew Weiner was absolutely brilliant and compelling.
On a personal level, Mad Men served as recounting of my life as its depiction of American culture runs from 1960 until 1970. . . the years from which I lived through the age of four to the age of fourteen. It was my childhood. It's depiction of cultural realities and suburban life run true to so much that I remember, not in my own home, but in the homes scattered throughout our rather well-to-do neighborhood. The cultural references are accurate in so many ways. . . from the news, to cultural shifts, to the tobacco, to the set directions. . . everything really. They nailed it.
But Mad Men depicts much more than the culture of the time, and that's where the value of the show really shines. As Don Draper's story and the stories of so many other characters played out and wove in and through each other, what Matthew Weiner portrayed so well is the human condition in all of it's horrible brokenness. Never was Don Draper's philandering glorified. In fact, with each new encounter, Draper was portrayed as more broken and empty than he had been before. Even Weiner's unfolding history of Madison Avenue served to remind us all that we are broken, hungry, and longing for wholeness. That's why the ad men of the times had jobs, and they learned well how to exploit our emptiness and yearnings with promises to fix it all. Without ever directly saying it, Mad Men testifies to so many realities in God's story. . . Creation, Fall, and the longing we all have for Redemption.
In my own childhood, the real-life Mad Men stories that were lived out in the families of my neighbors and friends stood in clear juxtaposition to the story my parents passed on to us kids. We knew about Creation and Fall. . . and we were pointed to the one true source of Redemption. Sadly, at the close of last night's final Mad Men episode, Don Draper was on his way, but aiming at the wrong target. We can only wonder and hope at how his story ultimately ends.
The talking points Matthew Weiner gave us in Mad Men are many. . . too many to recount here. But there was one moment in last night's finale that has stuck with me in a powerful way. In one of the episode's final scenes, Don Draper picks up the phone and comes clean to his young protege, Peggy Olson. In his "goodbye" to her, he says, " I messed everything up. I'm not the man you think I am."
If we are all Don Draper. . . horribly broken and in need of redemption. . . then our feeble efforts to fix ourselves and find peace usually lead to the re-writing of our own selves and stories as we think they should be. As followers of Christ, we know that we cannot save ourselves. Every effort to do so is an exercise in futility. But so few of us know that or even hear that. In the process, we wind up curating ourselves into people that we really aren't. What results destroys us even more. Vulnerability is squashed. True community is impossible because the me you relate to is not the real me.
Don Draper constructed and re-wrote his story in a pre-social media world. Could it be that in our social-media saturated world the writing, revision, and make-over of self is so widespread and severe that more and more of us are actually as or even more adrift and off-course as Don Draper? If that's the case, then Mad Men should serve as fair-warning of what we are doing to our selves.
"Come to me, " says Jesus, "all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
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Walt Mueller. . . a guy who was made, messed up, and mercifully made over by His grace. . . struggling to live life to His glory in the now but not yet Kingdom of God. . . longing to enter into that glorious time when what originally was will be fully restored.
"God's Story" by David Arms
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Tonights line up features Golden Child and Young Slyce with their reigning single Get The Bag ? The challenger tonight is Moka Blast and Famous Dex with the brand new banger Got Work. Which is a Generation Next favorite. Vote on these songs and listen tonight to see which one wins. Voting ends at 6pm tomorrow night and we will have a new contender tomorrow to take on tonight's champion.


The members of the department regularly publish research articles in international journals of repute like, the journals published by the American Physical Society, the European Physical Society, and the Institute of Physics, UK, etc.
Below is the year-wise list of publications by the faculty and students of the department.
Exact correlations in the nonequilibrium stationary state of the noisy Kuramoto model, Debraj Das and Shamik Gupta, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 51, 445003 (2018).
Detecting supernova neutrinos with iron and lead detectors, Abhijit Bandyopadhyay, Pijushpani Bhattacharjee, Sovan Chakraborty, Kamales Kar and Satyajit Saha, Phys. Rev. D 95, 065022 (2017).


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Finding True North: First-Hand Stories of the Booms that Built Modern Alaska (Paperback)
By Molly Rettig
Melting sea ice and rumbling volcanoes. Sled dogs racing through unnamed valleys.
These were the images that came to mind when Molly Rettig moved to Fairbanks, Alaska to work as a reporter at the local newspaper. An avid environmentalist, she couldn't wait to explore the vast, untamed spaces that had largely been paved over on the east coast. But when her 72-year-old neighbor, Clutch, invites her on a tour of his gold mine—an 800-foot tunnel blasted into the side of his house–she begins to question many of her ideas about Alaska, and about herself.
In Finding True North, Rettig takes us on a gripping journey through Alaska's past that brings alive the state's magnificent country and its quirky, larger-than-life characters. She meets a trapper who harvests all she needs from the land, a bush pilot who taught himself how to fly, and an archaeologist who helped build an oil pipeline through pristine wilderness. While she learns how airplanes, mines, and oil fields have paved the way for newcomers like herself, she also stumbles upon a bigger question: what has this quest for Alaska's natural resources actually cost, and how much more is at stake?
This is a book about all the ways wild places teach us about ourselves. Rettig writes both playfully and honestly about how one place can be many things to many people—and how all of it can be true.
Molly Rettig is communications director at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center. She moved to Fairbanks to work as a reporter for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in 2010 and covered government, science, and education.
"This is a book about Alaska as a homeland, with its many quandaries. And about how its author, by listening to those who have long lived here, found her own home."
—Anchorage Daily News
"A finely wrought series of portraits depicting humans' impact on the largest American state."
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs)
History / Modern
History / Polar Regions
Paperback (March 15th, 2021): $21.95


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Aloha HFB Members and Supporters,
Every session, we introduce pro-agriculture bills through our friends at the legislature that will help Hawaiʻi's farmers and ranchers stay viable and thrive. In addition, we follow, and when appropriate, provide our expertise on the thousands of other bills that move through the legislature before they can become law. It's a gargantuan task and we can't do it alone. Thank you for answering the call for a grassroots engagement at hearings and through your written testimony supporting helpful bills and opposing damaging ones.
HFB is pleased that five of our priority bills passed this session. In dollar terms, this represents $4,450,000 in funds for agriculture. HFB was also approved to receive $150,000 Grant-In-Aid. These are our measures that passed:
Funding for water infrastructure and development (HB 1259 – State CIP Budget Bill)
Funding for Agricultural Emergencies and Agriculture Loan Program, including loans to help local farmers and ranchers impacted by natural disasters (SB 1148)
Funding for the Hawaiʻi Association of Conservation Districts (HB 116)
Funding to revive the Aquaculture Development Program within DOA (SB 753)
Funding for the Honalo Marshaling Facility to accommodate increased processing of 'ulu and other co-crops (HB 1259 – State CIP Budget Bill)
HFB will continue to work with legislators on other initiatives to benefit Hawaiʻi's agricultural community. Please note that this is the first year of the legislative biennium, so any bill pending this session will automatically carry over to the 2020 session with the same bill number and bill status.
One issue that sapped a lot of time, energy, and unfortunately, goodwill, was the "water bill". This bill would have allowed DLNR to continue to issue short-term water permits to benefit hundreds of farmers and ranchers on the Big Island, Maui, and Kauaʻi who rely upon them. In many cases, these producers, on tens of thousands of acres, have no other access to irrigation and livestock water.
Opponents strategically reframed the issue, disingenuously portraying it as a fight between East Maui taro farmers and corporations. The misinformation was overwhelming, with local media helping to spread the tales. This irresponsible and relentless fear-mongering prevented legislators from taking any action to assure farmers continued access to water. Legislative action was necessary because the water permits expire at the end of this year.
It is ironic that opponents dubbed their movement as "Wai for All". Local farmers who raise livestock and grow crops besides taro, also need water. And there is enough water for all. Although bill opponents led the public and legislators to believe otherwise, East Maui taro streams have been restored at nearly 100%. The legislative bills would not have taken away any of this water; no bill would have un-restored streamflow. For a state that professes to want self-sufficiency and the doubling of food production, this lack of understanding and action is baffling. Without water, there can be no agriculture.
We may not have the catchy phrases and Facebook memes, but we have the truth. Please help us spread the word.
And as always, please contact the HFB office at 848-2074 if you have any questions or would like to discuss any of this in more detail.
Mahalo,
Randy Cabral
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This cottage provides everything you need for a special get away from it all, its countryside location is utterly peaceful and the hot tub and wood burner give you an excuse not to wander far.
A great property for families that enjoys a stunning location surrounded by the scenery of the Peak District National Park, with mile after mile of wonderful walks to be enjoyed.
Take the time to unwind in this classy barn conversion boasting high ceilings and stone floors the character oozes from every corner, this is the perfect place for family and friends to relax.
The breathtaking views from the rugged mountains of the Peak District are undoubtedly amongst the most beautiful in the country. At the southern end of the Pennines, the Peak District encompasses various counties with 1437 km² of landscape. Split into the moorland of the dramatically named Dark Peak and the limestone White Peak, there are plenty of public footpaths and long-distance trails in the Peak District for hillwalking and hiking; just out of the village of Hayfield is Kinder Scout, the highest summit in the area. The National Park offers lots of opportunities for cycling, walking and photographing the wonderful wildlife of the area; famous for its glacial ribbon lakes, rugged fell mountains and forests, it is the UK's most visited park with 15.8 annual visitors. One of Britain's finest stately homes, Chatsworth House is in the south east of the Peak District as well as other historical houses, museums and galleries. There are also lots of lovely little towns and villages to visit, including Buxton, home to two opera festivals and the Buxton Festival Fringe. Bakewell, Leek and Wirksworth offer lots of visitor attractions and for a more cosmopolitan feel, the cities of Manchester, Derby and Sheffield are not far away.


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Saving The Wild seeks US sanctions against South African court officials
In the lead-up to World Rhino Day on 22 September, Saving the Wild, in partnership with the Djimon Hounsou foundation, make an urgent plea for South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to:
Acknowledge the serious allegations of bribery against suspended Kwazulu-Natal court president Eric Nzimande, who has been receiving his full salary of around 1.4 million Zar annually since his suspension on 5 October 2018, and four years on has still not gone through a disciplinary hearing
Enforce accountability of all implicated justice officials who made payments into Nzimande's bank account, and are under investigation by the magistrate's commission and the police. The police are unable to make arrests until the Kwazulu-Natal director of public prosecutions, Elaine Zungu, signs off on the charge sheet
In October 2017, Saving the Wild exposed the "Blood Rhino Blacklist" – an alleged syndicate of corrupt judges, magistrates, prosecutors and defence attorneys who have for many years been taking bribes from those implicated in human trafficking, child rape and rhino poaching.
One year later, on 5 October 2018, South Africa's Ministry of Justice suspended the KZN Court President Eric Nzimande due to alleged rampant corruption in his courts and alleged sexual harassment. While on suspension for the last four years, Nzimande has received his full salary of roughly 1.4 million ZAR annually, but to date, not one justice official implicated in the investigation has been arrested, nor has anyone gone through a disciplinary hearing.
"Both the Magistrates Commission and the National Prosecuting Authority have used every trick in the book to delay prosecution of these corrupt justice officials, while the Ministry of Justice claim they cannot interfere. It is an amazing disgrace," says Jamie Joseph, Saving the Wild Director. "We call on the President of South Africa to acknowledge these atrocities and bring sanctity back to the courts. The government states that rhino poaching is a high-priority crime – then why is there no minimum sentence for rhino poaching? In the case of rape and human trafficking, these victims who have the courage to come forward are being traumatised by magistrates drunk on power, and this blood money fuels their lifestyle. This is a web of corruption, and everyone is getting away with it."
Towards the end of last year, Saving the Wild Director Jamie Joseph met with senior officials at US Treasury in Washington DC to seek US sanctions and present preliminary evidence. On May 31st, Saving the Wild's Washington DC-based partner, Environmental Investigation Agency, submitted the formal Global Magnitsky sanctions recommendation package to the US Department of Treasury and State. This is now in process and targets specific individuals as opposed to an entire country.
Rewind to October 10, 2019, using the Global Magnitsky Act, US Treasury announced sanctions against members of the infamous Gupta family, in collaboration with former South African President Jacob Zuma, who "leveraged its political connections to engage in widespread corruption and bribery, capture government contracts, and misappropriate state assets…which was orchestrated at the expense of the South African people."
Crimes against humanity and rhinos on the brink of extinction have led to the urgent need for international intervention, with bribery in the courts fuelling the crisis. The campaign is asking that President Ramaphosa urgently bring accountability and no further delays in the prosecution of all implicated justice officials.
Says Former Public Protector Professor Thuli Madonsela, "These corrupt justice officials state capture perpetrators that have substituted themselves for the democratic process. This is the undermining of democracy by hijacking the state. These are crimes against humanity and theft of our natural heritage."
Blood Rhino Blacklist
Saving the Wild has been the driving force in keeping the accused Zululand kingpin trial from being thrown out by exposing magistrates allegedly taking bribes on the case, appointing legal watching briefs to monitor court proceedings, and spearheading global media campaigns to drive public awareness. The accused, Dumisani Gwala, was arrested nearly eight years ago in December 2014 for the attempted murder of a police officer and dealing in rhino horns. The first witness is yet to complete his cross-examination. Gwala and his attorneys, implicated in the 'Blood Rhino Blacklist', are masters of delay tactics.
Working with the Hawks High Priority Crime taskforce, Saving the Wild played a critical role in the arrest of the alleged Kruger kingpin, Petros Mabuza aka "Mr Big".
The investigating Hawks police officer Lt Colonel Leroy Bruwer was assassinated before the case went to trial, and thus the case fell apart. Both Gwala and Mabuza were granted bail, even though they had been arrested for wildlife crimes before and posed a travel risk.
Across the border, on July 27th of this year, the notoriously well-known "alleged" Mozambican rhino poaching kingpin, Simon Tivani aka Navara, was arrested. Saving the Wild funded some of the intel that lead to this arrest, and immediately assigned a legal watching brief. Tivani was denied bail and his trial begins later this year. In South Africa, there is no minimum sentence for rhino poaching, and yet across the border in Mozambique, the minimum sentence is 16 years and the law continues to act as a deterrent.
"Being quiet is being complicit to the crime," says actor, producer and humanitarian, Djimon Hounsou, who spent extensive time in South Africa during the filming of Blood Diamond. "Certain politicians are acting on personal interests, with total disregard for human rights and the people of South Africa, and a natural heritage that must be protected. Enough with inertia. Let justice be done." The Djimon Hounsou Foundation's mission is two-fold: to reconnect the Peoples of the African Diaspora with their motherland, and to combat modern-day slavery & human trafficking.
Annihilation of South Africa's rhinos
Official figures from the government state that 259 rhinos were poached in South Africa in the first six months of 2022, even worse than the same period last year. The hardest hit during this period was the province of KwaZulu-Natal which recorded a loss of 133 rhinos – almost all in the state-run Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in Zululand.
"Rhinos and elephants represent totems that identify who we are and how we revere and respect the ecosystem as Africans. By poaching these sacred ancient animals we are literally killing ourselves as we not only will not be able to hear their heartbeat, but we will fail ourselves by further disconnecting us as a species from our fellow creatures that roam the Earth. Africans must not only participate in this movement of Saving the Wild, but spearhead it, to save the indigenous animals that we've coexisted with since the beginning," says Mandla Dube, South African Director of Silverton Siege and collaborator on the 'Blood Rhino Blacklist' feature documentary currently in production.
Silverton Siege Actor, Thabo Rametsi agrees: "We must stand against the worst of ourselves; against our greed, our arrogance and our complacency. Let us unite in defence of Mother Nature and protect her from our darkness. Empowering communities to be self-sustaining and disempowering the criminal elements that prey on weak governance is a necessary step in preserving our precious wildlife. This planet and all its creatures are the only legacies truly worth leaving."
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT STATE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S RHINO CRISIS
South Africa is home to around 75% of the world's rhino population, but this population has been decimated by poachers in recent years, predominantly in the state-run Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park in the province of KwaZulu Natal which holds the highest density of rhino, and the state-run Kruger National Park which holds the highest population.
In the first six months of 2022, the official figures from the government state that 259 rhinos were poached in South Africa, even worse than last year's same period. The hardest hit during this period was the province of KwaZulu-Natal which recorded a loss of 133 rhinos – almost all in the state-run Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park.
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A neo-classical house with Adam interiors, surrounded by gardens, park and farmland. Basement exhibition. Café. Tel. 020 8232 5050.
Open Daily 1000-1700. House from 1100 (guided tours for first hour, only selected rooms open in winter).
The quiet walking route highlighted on the map avoids walking beside the busy A4 main road. Turn right out of the station, follow the footpath over the Underground line and right into Bassett Gardens, then left to continue along Bassett Gardens. At the end cross Jersey Road and bear right along the footpath at the edge of the field to The Avenue leading to Osterley Park. The footpath may be muddy in wet weather but it can be avoided by walking along Jersey Road.


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Glazed Roasted Beetroot with Goat's Curd & Caramelised Nuts | The Decor Cafe | Interiors. Gardens. Lifestyle. Home business.
I think we've all made the mistake of trying to make over-complicated dishes for a dinner party, only to spend much of the night with your head in the oven while your guests have a whale of a time, and wonder where you've got to, so this menu follows my three golden rules of cooking for friends: 1. Keep it simple, 2. Prepare as much as possible ahead of time 3. Enjoy your guests.
Easily smart enough for a dinner party starter, but also fitting the "oh, it was no effort – I threw it all together just before you came" vibe of a girls lunch, here is my recipe for Glazed Beetroot with Goat's Curd & Caramelised Nuts.
All the elements can be made or assembled days in advance.
This recipe looks fantastic and tastes delicious. It is quite straight-forward but if you don't feel up to caramelizing the nuts, you can just roast them for about 6 or 7 minutes in a 180°C oven instead.
Preheat the oven to 200oC/Gas 6. Trim the tops, bottoms and stalks from the beetroot, chop roughly and place in a small saucepan. Roughly chop one small beetroot, or a quarter of a large one and add to the beetroot trimmings. Place the rest of the beetroot on a sheet of foil in a roasting tin, sprinkle with sea salt and scrunch up the foil to form a parcel and bake for about one hour until the beets are tender – test with a skewer which should find no resistance. Unwrap and once cooled, peel the beets, and cut into wedges. Add the skins to the other trimmings.
Pour about 250ml water over the beetroot trimmings in the pan – enough to just cover them. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the water turns deep red. Strain the liquid into a bowl, clean the pan, discard the trimmings then return the liquid to the pan along with the honey, vinegar and a little salt. Bring to the boil and simmer until the liquid has reduced to a shiny, syrupy glaze – about 15 minutes. Whisk in the olive oil, season to taste and set aside.
Whisk the goats cheese and milk together until fully combined and smooth. Season with a little salt and pepper if necessary, and set aside.
Whisk the mustard, garlic, vinegar and a little salt & pepper together until the salt has fully dissolved. Slowly whisk in the olive oil to form an emulsion. Stir in the parsley, and adjust the seasoning with more salt, pepper or vinegar as necessary.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Place the sugar in a heavy based frying pan over a low to medium heat. As the sugar begins to turn to liquid, swirl the pan occasionally to ensure that all of it has melted, then turn the heat up to high to begin the caramelisation. As it starts to brown, carefully swirl the hot sugar around the pan to ensure it caramelises evenly. As soon as it has turned a nice golden brown (think the colour of runny honey), remove the pan from the heat and stir in the nuts ensuring that they are all completely covered. Immediately pour the nuts and caramel onto the parchment paper and leave to cool. Set aside, uncovered, until needed.
Reheat the beetroot glaze in a saucepan large enough to hold all the beetroot, add the beets and gently warm through.
Toss the salad leaves with the dressing and distribute between the plates. Arrange the warm beetroot wedges on the salad, scatter over the caramelised nuts, then spoon or pipe small blobs of the goat's curd around the plate and serve.


Families are offered an alternative catechetical program, Family Religious Education. Here parents themselves provide structured catechesis for their children at home, using parish-provided materials. Several times during the year families connect with each other for continuing adult faith formation and catechesis for children grades one through six.


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Concentrated sulfuric acid does not sulfonate benzene at room temperature. However, when benzene is treated with fuming sulfuric acid, a sulfonylation reaction occurs and benzene-sulfonic acid is obtained. Fuming sulfuric acid is a mixture of sulfuric acid, H2SO4 and sulfur trioxide, SO3which is very powerful electrophile. Aromatic sulfonylation is a reverse process and if benzene-sulfonic acid is heated with dilute aqueous sulfuric acid, the starting benzene is obtained.
In the first step, the benzene functions as a nucleophile forming an intermediate which is deprotonated in the next step, restoring aromaticity. And the last step is protonation of the sulfonic group and obtaining the final product.


27.08.2015. Real estate prise growth in Estonia is one of the highest worldwide.
In accordance with the rating of the World index for housing (The Global House Price Index) over the past year real estate price in Estonia has risen by 10.5 percent. Estonia was overtaken in the rankings only by Qatar (33%), Ireland (+ 16.2%) and the United Arab Emirates (+ 11.5%).


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Eat Out to Help Out: Longleat confirms it will offer discounted meals as part of government initiative
The park will be accepting the offer at all its food and drink outlets
Jack ColwillDigital Reporter
Longleat has plenty of options for food and drink across the park [stock photo from Longleat Food Festival] (Image: Longleat)
Longleat has confirmed it will be offering 50 per cent discounts on food and drink at the park throughout August as part of the government's 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme.
The Wiltshire park has confirmed its participation in the government initiative to offer discounted meals post-lockdown - a scheme 72,000 restaurants have signed up to.
The scheme will see customers looking for eat-in food at restaurants throughout August rewarded with half-price food every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between August 3-31, subject to conditions.
Longleat confirmed on social media that it will be participating in the scheme until the end of this month.
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The post said: "We're delighted to announce that we are taking part in the government scheme 'Eat Out to Help Out'.
"The offer entitles everyone to a 50 per cent discount, up to £10 off per person, on all food and drinks purchased Monday to Wednesday during the month of August and has already started.
"Valid in all food and drink areas, including the Watering Hole, Picnic Basket and more."
The park has confirmed the details of its participation in the scheme, with 50 per cent discounts available on food or non-alcoholic drinks, up to a maximum of £10 per person, every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday throughout August.
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Customers at the park do not need a voucher to take advantage of the scheme and it can be used alongside other offers or discounts from different sources.
The discount does not require any kind of minimum spend and can be used "as many times as you like", meaning it is not a single-use offer.
While the discount can't be applied to any alcoholic drinks or service charges at Longleat establishments, all diners in a group of any size can use the discounts and it will be automatically made available at all participating outlets at the park.
However, it will only be applied to food bought on an eat-in basis. Customers across the country have discovered that the discounts are not being applied to takeaway meals and this is also true at Longleat.
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The far-right Greek political party, Golden Dawn, hopes to gain more seats in parliament in Sunday's elections. (Reuters)
An eclectic rally crowd hails Greece's neo-Nazi party
AFP, Athens
A spokesman for Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, Ilias Kasidiaris, rises to the podium in front of a few hundred cheering supporters at a final rally in an Athens suburb ahead of Sunday's elections.
A surprisingly mixed crowd of skinheads, women and students applaud the elected ex-soldier who slapped a female communist politician on live television last week, after being elected to parliament in an inconclusive vote in May.
"Another punch for the lesbian!" supporters called out to general hilarity.
Martial music blares out at the rally as supporters wave blue-and-white Greek flags ahead of elections that could determine Greece's future in the eurozone.
The site chosen for the gathering ─ opposite the Greek defence ministry ─ is also no coincidence for the tightly-knit, martial-oriented group.
Kasidiaris was speaking under the equestrian statue of Marshal Alexander Papagos, the leader of Greece's forces against Fascist Italy in World War II.
He faces a trial for assault over his televised stunt, but is far from cowed.
"I have heard it said, from coffee shops to social media sites, why don't we send Kasidiaris to talk to (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel?" he said proudly.
Once a tiny minority group regularly accused of racist attacks, the party entered parliament in the election last month with a vote of 6.9 percent.
Its supporters are hoping for a even better score in a follow-up ballot on Sunday in an ever more uncertain climate for Greece, which is suffering a fifth year of recession and painful budget austerity cuts foisted on it in return for bailout money.
"I think this election is going to be better for us than the last one... Maybe 10 percent," said Vassilis Bardis, a tattooed 43-year-old security guard.
Behind him a placard reads: "Creditor Sharks, Hands Off Greece!"
Another rallying cry for the party has been immigration, a concern among many Greeks in this time of crisis. "We have nothing against immigrants but we believe we have to secure our country," Bardis said.
Nearby Panos chants with vigour: "This is our country!" "Foreigners out!"
"(Former French National Front leader Jean-Marie) Le Pen is not as strong as we are. We're more extreme," the 30-year-old engineer said with pride.
Around him, there are a few skinheads but also many ordinary local residents and groups of young people who are tempted to vote for a politically extreme party at a time when almost half their generation is unemployed.
"I am not a fan of hooligans but I like this party's ideas," said a 17-year-old just old enough to vote, who declined to give his name.
"I don't believe in barbary against immigrants but we don't have jobs for all these people. We want Greece to be for the Greeks," he said.
Stavroula, 22, said she was going round all the parties' election rallies "to listen to what they have to say". The nursing student said she could not exclude a vote for the ultra-nationalists despite the violence linked to Golden Dawn.
"There is no hope left for young people. I don't know whether I will have to go abroad to find a job," she said.
Asked if she was shocked by the slapping incident on television, she said: "There is always a reason for things to happen. I don't really care."
Another muscled lawmaker from the party, Ilias Panagiotaros, said the incident had had the effect of attracting voters instead of driving them away.
"He defended himself, he was attacked by this lady. A majority of Greek people blessed him for doing this. This has a 'red bull' effect on our party."
When a journalist mentions the word "neo-Nazi" a thuggish-looking man with a shaved head behind him bristles threateningly and shouts: "We are not Nazis! Who is the idiot who said that? We're nationalists!"
As the election rally draws to a close, the crowd intones the national anthem and hardcore supporters in the front row perform the Nazi salute.
Eva, a 22-year-old psychology student with an angelic face, makes no secret of her allegiance as she walks away: "They are totally right on everything."
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Kurt A. Keeley, 49, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away October 8, 2017.
Kurt was born June 28, 1968 to James Gerald and Mary Ann (Gadbaw) Keeley in Chicago, Ill. Kurt loved life and spending time with his family. He enjoyed working with computers. In keeping with Kurt's loving and generous spirit, Kurt's final act was to give the gift of life through organ donation.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, James Keeley; and sister, Cheryl Keeley.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy; son, Khristopher Keeley; daughter, Katie Keeley; sisters, Carol Dooley (Joe), and Ruth Creaser (Jim); brother, Gerald Keeley (Amber); sister-in-law, Deborah McGraw; nephews, James McGraw, Johnnie McGraw, and Josh McGraw; and his cat, Harmony.


A chat with Nimblewill Nomad | Florida Hikes!
I had a pleasant chat Wednesday night with one of my hiking heroes, M.J. Eberhart, aka Nimblewill Nomad, calling from Paradise. That's Paradise, Michigan, and Eb is within a couple of days of completing the North Country Trail through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and swinging down into the rest of Michigan as he continues his quest to complete the NCT eastbound. It's a long walk alone, but he's the sort of hiker who's up for the challenge. In fact, you'll want to follow his adventure on his website.
Since he's in the middle of a thru-hike, I knew it might be tough to catch him with his phone on and signal available at any given time, so we took care of pre-recording his interview for the "Love to Hike" series I'm hosting starting June 1 to inspire people to get out and hike. And Eb is nothing but pure inspiration. Hope you'll be able to join us for these seminars next week!


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Community Highlight Culture Entertainment EventsMay 8, 2015
The SAFL @ NYIFF Readings Bring Promising New South Asian Voices to The Film, TV and Theater World
by Keertana Sastry
This post was originally published on our partner website India.com:
Shetal Shah, Vinny Anand and Uday Jhunjhunwala. These are names you will certainly be hearing more of over the next few years. On May 9, for the first time, the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) partners with the South Asian Film Lab (SAFL) to stage readings from these talented South Asian voices in the film and theater world today.
Screenwriters Shah, Anand and Jhunjhunwala will feature short snippets of their scripts onstage with a cast comprised of actors from SAFL as a showcase for the audience. The three writers' uniqueness is what brings hope to the future of South Asian-created film, television and theater.
Shetal Shah:
Shah describes herself as the type of person who "jumped into filmmaking with two feet." She began her journey in the industry with the Maine Media Workshops, which helped her land crew work in films and got her jobs directing music videos and commercials in both Boston and New York.
She joined SAFL thanks to a Facebook invite and went to the first meeting as an actor. Her reading for SAFL at NYIFF, "By The Spoonful" has now introduced her as a writer to the group and to the world with this rather cryptic synopsis.
"Eugenie is a hoarder. The new volunteer at her soup kitchen has a devastating secret that could either save Eugenie from herself or send her over the edge for good."
The idea for "By The Spoonful" came to Shah through experience and imagination, basically a perfect blend. She grew up with friends whose mothers were mild hoarders and from that knowledge grew a question: "I started wondering about what the act of hoarding fulfills for these women, and to what extremes it would lead to if the dichotomy between such a precise, planned-out profession and the messier psychological reasons that initiated their hoarding spun too far out of control," Shah said.
But there is an added element of unknown to Shah's script, her main character is a South Asian homeless woman.
Shah stated that it's been an "exciting challenge to decipher this character from a South Asian perspective." And playing the main character must definitely help in this challenge as it helps bring a personal South Asian feel to the script.
Being the sole woman screenwriter in the staged readings has not affected Shah in a negative way. She describes SAFL as the type of environment where everyone supports one another and their work. But within the industry, she reveals that she has had moments where people have shrugged her off as "useless" because she was a woman.
As for Shetal's work, she said her main goal isn't about hammering the point home that she is a strong woman telling a woman's tale.
"I'm sure I've got a female spin to my work, but my main goal is to be authentic with the characters, their dialogue and the circumstances they find themselves in," Shah said. "I'm motivated most by human psychology and how that impacts a character's choices and relationships. I also feel strongly that humor is an essential ingredient regardless of the genre I'm writing in."
Vinny Anand:
Humor is something Anand knows about quite a bit.
"I write comedic screenplays, skits and web series because I enjoy making people laugh and have a knack for getting myself in awkward situations at least 5-7 times a day," Anand said about his work.
"Write what you know," he added.
And he's definitely doing that with his staged reading "Badge&Chain," which is based on his own life in corporate America where he was fired from three different jobs within a year.
His explanation for the firings? "Apparently having a soul isn't something acceptable in corporate life" he said, though apparently, he was quite the fan of taking office supplies for his apartment. Then again, who doesn't like doing that?
The synopsis for the reading is as follows: "Burned by Corporate America, Srikanth "Shrek" Busireddy stumbles on an invention that will revolutionize recycling. Determined to get his idea off the ground, Shrek must avoid getting sucked back into corporate America while finding a way to keep his unemployment from getting cut off."
Anand plays one of the characters in the reading himself, infusing it even more with his own personality. The script was also influenced by his upbringing. Anand grew up in a family full of entrepreneurs, which he said allowed him to view the corporate life in a different light than most.
He then joked, "As an Indian kid I am able to take shots at white people and get away with it because who else are they going to go to for tech support."
Clearly humor is a huge driving force in Anand's life and work as he is also a stand-up comedian, but he hopes "Badge&Chain" will allow people to both laugh and experience his vision "of a millennial following his passion and building his future and ultimately failing in the end."
Uday Jhunjhunwala:
Jhunjhunwala's reading is quite the change of pace from Anand's work but neither should be considered any less engaging.
Jhunjhunwala's "The Execution Of Love" is described as the story of "An orphaned Israeli boy and a Palestinian refugee girl who struggle with their identities as they fall in love amidst the uncertainty and tragedy of the Occupation."
Jhunjhunwala's journey for this script, however, is a bit more rooted in research and a desire to know more about a controversial conflict affecting millions.
"In 2009, I decided to learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without any intention of writing about it," he said. "I read a bunch of books and the more I learned the more shocked I was with how uninformed my point of view was. I continued to read books and watch movies about the conflict, and one night as I was falling asleep an idea for a film came to me. I hopped out of bed and wrote it all down."
This information, Jhunjhunwala stated, led to a "mediocre first draft," so he decided to take a more hands on approach to improving his script. He then decided to spend some time in the region.
"I lived with Palestinian families, met with NGOs from all sides of the conflict, and talked to people from different perspectives," he said. "After experiencing the hard day-to-day reality, particularly for the Palestinians, I knew I had to tell their stories."
Jhunjhunwala is the only screenwriter of the three to not appear in his own work so the process of casting was based on his suggestions from actors he had seen in SAFL.
SAFL member and host of Saturday's reading Farah Bala helped him to then put the cast together based on availability and balance across all three scripts.
But despite it seeming like Jhunjhunwala is less personally connected to the story, he said he knows that the true nature of writing is that regardless of plot, personal emotions and experience are always infused.
"As a writer, your culture, upbringing, experiences all feed into your writing," Jhunjhunwala said. "Different characters share different aspects of who you are as an individual. Every decision that a character makes is influenced by my own experiences, my own sense of right and wrong, my own views of the world."
This unrest between Israel and Palestine has certainly struck a chord in Jhunjhunwala's heart as he has written both a screenplay and a one-act play about the conflict, which he hopes will get produced soon.
All three readings will take place on Saturday, May 9 at the Village East Cinemas in New York City at 3:15 p.m. For more information about SAFL and to purchase tickets to the showcase, please visit SouthAsianFilmLab.org/NYIFF.
Born in Texas, went to college in Missouri and now living in New York City, Keertana Sastry has a unique perspective on being Indian in different parts of America. Keertana has been working as both an entertainment, culture and lifestyle reporter, as well as a casting assistant for the film and TV industry. She loves to infuse her Indian heritage into her work and life.
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Leo Roth: Buffalo Bills' patchwork secondary comes up big
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Baltimore is among the NFL's best franchises since 2000
Flacco is denied touchdowns on three heroic end zone plays by Buffalo
Just as Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco fired a touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Marlon Brown, news arrived in the press box that a water main had broken at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
But with the defending Super Bowl champions leading the Buffalo Bills 7-6 and seemingly in control after a shaky start, I couldn't help but think that nothing was leaking as badly as the Bills' injury riddled secondary.
It's nice to be wrong.
In another example of why you should just take a match to your money rather than bet on NFL games, the Bills upset the Ravens 23-20 on Sunday and in the process wrecked a lot of "Last Man Standing'' pools.
Let's see now …
The Bills, with a dozen players on their injury report, field a secondary with more holes than a cheating man's alibi, missing three starters and a key reserve with Super Bowl MVP Flacco in town;
Buffalo is coming off a horrid display in New York when even 20 Jets penalties wasn't enough gift wrapping to pull out a win, while the Ravens unwrapped fellow AFC power Houston by three touchdowns;
Baltimore is among the NFL's best franchises since 2000 with two Super Bowl titles and 21 playoffs victories, while the Bills haven't even been to the playoffs in that span.
So what happens? The Ravens, one of the league's best rushing teams, can't resist the 24-hour buffet that is Buffalo's secondary and attempts just nine runs for 24 yards. That puts the pressure on Flacco, who throws 50 passes, five of them resulting in a career-most five interceptions. He is also denied touchdowns on three heroic end zone plays by Buffalo's patch-quilt secondary.
Not supposed to happen, right? Of course, the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants aren't supposed to be 0-4 either.
"That's the NFL right there," safety Jim Leonhard said. "It's the Next Man Up League. Nobody cares if you have injuries. Obviously we've had our share of adversity but we've proven through four weeks that we have a room full of guys on the back end that will fight, week in, week out, whatever happens, and let the chips fall where they may."
For a while now, bodies have been the only thing falling in the Buffalo secondary with Stephon Gilmore, Leodis McKelvin, Jairus Byrd and Ron Brooks each sidelined on Sunday. So in came Justin Rogers, Leonhard, Da'Norris Searcy and Aaron Williams, who shifted from safety to corner. In came third-stringers Brandon Burton, Nickell Robey and Duke Williams in special packages. Curly, Larry and Moe were up next.
"In the NFL, it's always next man up," said Searcy, who had a team-high four pass breakups. "It felt good knowing we didn't have to play the run. It was just 'Cover your guy, run with your man, we'll be OK.' When the ball was in the air, and there was a chance to make a play on it, we took our chances and made them."
Like pickpockets at the Erie County Fair. Williams came up with two interceptions, including one in the end zone. Leonhard also had a pick, and Burton and Searcy made plays in the end zone on third-down throws by Flacco in the fourth quarter, forcing the Ravens to settle for field goals.
Meanwhile, rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso continued his Cirque du Soleil act, as he also finished with two picks, his second acrobatic snatch sealing the victory in the final seconds. Not since Henry Jones and Nate Odomes in 1992 had the Bills had two players with two picks in a game.
Flacco (two TDs) and Torrey Smith (five catches, 166 yards) made their share of plays. But Buffalo made more, by not backing off Baltimore's receivers and playing tight press coverage. The Ravens were a meager 3 of 16 on third down.
"You have to tip your hats to them for sticking to what they do well," Flacco said.
Buffalo's defense can only get better when Gilmore (wrist) and Byrd (feet) get better but right now, Byrd's plantar fasciitis is starting to look like plantar facetious.
The Bills hadn't beaten a defending Super Bowl champion since Dallas in 1996. True, these aren't the same Ravens minus Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. But these aren't the same Bills either.