You can't sell your soul for money. But at what point does the sentimental value of a family heirloom become diminished enough to sell it for money? When ghosts of the past, both figuratively and literally, take to haunting a family, decisions must be made. Olney Theatre Center presents August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. As the fourth play in Wilson's "Century Cycle" series, the story follows an African-American family as they attempt to place history in the past, the result of which starts a fiery feud over selling a precious family treasure. Despite its length and heavy exposition, the drama is gripping and brings a stunning message to the audience. Directed by Jamil Jude, this evocative production is an emotional gift to anyone with a family.
Ronald Conner (Boy Willie), Jon Hudson Odom (Lymon), Jonathan Peck (Doaker), and Harold Surratt (Wining Boy). Photo by Stan Barouh.
Scenic Designer Daniel Ettinger captures the essence of the mid 1930s in Pittsburgh in the simplistic construct of Doaker's house. The furnishings provide the basic comforts and necessities without being overly elaborate or terribly impoverished. Ettinger's attention to detail is sharply honed, the scuffed tile floor of the kitchen flushed against the faded wooden boards of the sitting room with no demarcation line between them. There is a sense belonging crafted into the set; a family lives in the house that has been built. The second story of the house is effective brilliance on Ettinger's behalf as it makes scenes that occur later in the performance that much more intense.
Supernatural elements are a key component to the functionality of Wilson's work and Lighting Designer Xavier Pierce alongside Sound Designer Elisheba Ittoop create very striking moments of super natural phenomenon. Ittoop and Pierce's designs are subtle but recognizable; a harsh blue glue accompanied by badly tuned piano notes, just enough to infuse the atmosphere with a presence without delving into the notion of spectacle. While the presence of ghosts is important it is not the focus of the show and both Pierce and Ittoop manage to balance their effects accordingly. Pierce provides impressive lighting for the interior of the house, particularly during late night scenes when a single ray of a street light or the moon is all that lights the sitting room.
Director Jamil Jude drives the pacing of the production. The various family histories and tales are retold by the characters in a fashion that engages the audience without losing them in the insurmountable amount of important facts being thrown at them. Jude's cast articulates the dialect of the time period, making distinctive differences between the characters whose roots are more present in the south and those that have taken permanent residence in the north. An overall sensationally acted show, Jude's approach to the work does Wilson's work a great deal of authentic emotional justice.
With each character carrying their own version of family history, a great deal of commotion is easily stirred up when differing opinions surface. The thing that drives this production is the tension that forms so easily between characters. Berniece (Jessica Frances Dukes) brings her own points of tension with each individual, even her own daughter, Maretha (Nicole Wildy). These palpable tensions motivate the stories of Wilson's work in a forward progression, building until they erupt like emotional volcanoes, changing the course of the play's plot.
Dukes gives a stunning performance as the female protagonist, for it is as much Berniece's story as it is Boy Willie's. Delivering fury like a packed pistol, her moments of rage swell from deep within her, but in clipped bursts. It isn't until later in the performance that the full potential of Dukes' emotional depth is actualized, during her intense speech about the piano. Balancing these cataclysmically unstable emotions against her practical side, Dukes creates a fascinating character of Berniece, particularly as the end of the performance draws near.
Playing opposite of her as the antagonizing protagonist is Boy Willie (Ronald Conner). Initially appearing as little more than a clever, albeit flippant and arrogant, schemer, Conner's approach to the character shifts drastically as the production progresses. Following the character's limited arch of growth, Conner manages to infuse genuine repressed emotional backlash into his character and the vocal confrontations with Dukes become the most gripping and intense moments in the performance. His casual ease in the character's skin makes the moments where Boy Willie makes jokes and cracks wise that much more entertaining. The frenetic energy that Conner possesses makes Boy Willie a much more engaging character than he appears in print; constantly moving, constantly talking, constantly spinning an angle.
Doaker (Jonathan Peck) plays the role of the eyes, always watching and keeping silent on the matter unless he absolutely has to speak up. Peck has a way with Wilson's dialogue, turning long heavy sections of dialogue that would otherwise lose the audience's attention into smooth rambling stories that flow along like a babbling brook on a lazy Sunday afternoon in the middle of July. His facial expressions are where most of the emotional connection in his character derives from; animated moments like calling Boy Willie out on his shenanigans making for some of the more humorous moments in the play.
Jessica Francis Dukes (Berniece) and JaBen Early (Avery). Photo by Stan Barouh.
Wining Boy (Harold Surratt) in a sense become comic relief right alongside Lymon (Jon Hudson Odom). Characters as different as night and day in their comic portrayals, each serves a surefire purpose to the production, delivering relief to the otherwise heavy nature of the plot. Surratt plays a mean boogie woogie on the piano and his vocals are up to snuff to boot. Odom brings a marvelous simplicity to the character which makes him engaging; his realistically stupid approach to Lymon making him believable. The pair may have few interactions between them, as Surratt's character spends most of his time with Doaker and Odom's character is often engaged with Boy Willie, but when they are together—particularly during the 'suit exchange' scene—they make quite the duo of laughs. The perfect balance to an otherwise incredibly intense drama; Odom and Surratt find the fun in dysfunctional families.
Thanks to Jude's rigorous pacing, the three hour production moves along to completion without notice of time passing. One for the books, The Piano Lesson is Olney Theatre Center's first production of an August Wilson play in the 76 years they have been in existence, and it's an exceptional experience not to be missed.
The Piano Lesson plays through June 1, 2014 in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center—2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, in Olney, MD. For tickets, call (301) 924-3400, or purchase them online.
The Piano Lesson review by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins on DCMTA.


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Stricker leads at halfway in PGA Tour opener in Hawaii
Updated 1102 GMT (1902 HKT) January 8, 2012
Steve Stricker hits an approach during his second round 63 at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
Steve Stricker leads at halfway in Tournament of Champions
Stricker five clear in Hawaii after second round 10-under 63
Kevin Na finishes with two eagles in his 64 at the Plantation Course
Rory Sabbatini given two-shot penalty for arriving late on tee
America's Steve Stricker took command of the opening PGA Tour event of the season in Hawaii with a second round 10-under par 63 Saturday.
It gave Stricker a five-shot lead at halfway in the Tournament of Champions with a 36-hole total of 15-under par 131.
Fellow American Webb Simpson carded second straight 68 to be the nearest challenger on 136, while South Korean-born American Kevin Na moved into third on 137 with a superb 64.
Stricker is the highest-ranked player at No.6 in the 27-man tournament and lived up to his status as he closed with an eagle and two birdies in his final four holes.
"This game is never easy, but I had it going today," Stricker told AFP.
I felt like I was going to make every putt I looked at there for a while and I gave myself a lot of opportunities -- which is the key."
Na finished even more impressively with an eagle-eagle burst, holing a five-iron from 221 yards at the 17th.
A 10-foot eagle putt on the last saw him home in 29, equaling the back-nine record for the par-73 Plantation Course set by Vijay Singh in 2004.
"That was exciting. That was a lot of fun. All of a sudden on the back nine I started getting it together."
The tournament is open to last season's title winners, but is missing three of the four major champions with Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland and Charl Schwartzel of South Africa skipping the $5.6 million event.
Schwartzel's compatriot Rory Sabbatini was penalized two shots for arriving late on the tee, but then conjured up five birdies and an eagle during his 70 for three-under 143.
Scotland's Martin Laird and first-round leader Jonathan Byrd shared fourth place on 138.

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Ever wonder why some people are cool as a cucumber when others fly off the handle at the slightest provocation? University of Michigan psychology professor Daniel Keating joins us to talk about how experiencing trauma at an early age can set us up for a stressful life. He writes about the idea in "Born Anxious: The Lifelong Impact of Early Life Adversity – and How to Break the Cycle" (St. Martin's Press).


I scramble out of the ditch, hoping the tractor driver hasn't seen me, but he has. I can almost see him thinking "rat des villes", townie, as he drives off with a cheery wave. I had asked him for directions to a Listed building and he'd pointed across the field to a tiled-roof house nestling in a hollow only a hundred metres away. I'd stepped off the tarmac without looking, and straight into the fossé, the ditch that runs alongside almost every lane around here, that serves as fence, boundary line and drainage facility all at the same time. This one also served as a home for some rambling roses, so I've clambered out scratched and smarting.
When I get there, the house proves to be worth the pain. Dating from the 12th century, its ground floor walls are in empilage, great rough-hewn baulks of oak put together log-cabin fashion, with an external staircase up to a galleried first floor. It obviously hasn't been lived in for some time but equally obviously has had a good deal of money spent on its upkeep.
I should say I'm nosing around here as I have a campsite project inside the 500-metre radius around the house which is protected land. The ABF, the conservation planners, have asked me to take photos demonstrating there is no line of sight between our project and the house. There isn't, so today I'm a happy snapper.
I'm putting together the photos I took yesterday and relating them to the ABF's online map, when I notice the 500-metre halo is centred on a farmhouse that isn't the building I visited. Oopsy.
But I can't have got the wrong house. There are only three maisons à empilage in the area that I know of, they're extremely rare, and to have a fourth just next door to one of them seems unlikely to say the least. More importantly, our campsite is more than 500m from 'my' Listed house. If it's the case, the ABF have no say in our project. I draft a delicately-worded email to their departmental chief, press SEND and wait for the sky to fall in.
An early 6am start to drive down to the villa refurbishment at Capbreton which is nearing completion. Gavin and June the owners have been flying over regularly to see the work progress and have been getting more and more excited as completion approaches. Today however they are clearly upset as the contractors haven't followed the plan and specification for the steel-and-glass stairs that are at the heart of the contemporary design they've been promised. There are sombre faces as we sit down with Christian the main contractor and M Alvaròn the metalworker who, somewhat disconcertingly, is wearing bedroom slippers. It's at times like these that you need backup in the form of detailed plans and contract conditions, and I lay them out in front of me, and draw a deep breath.
Meetings are rarely as difficult as you fear, but this one's not far off. Over the first half hour it becomes clear that M Alvaròn believes the balustrade as drawn cannot be built to comply with the local regulations. He offers Gavin and June a choice: either to accept his compromise or he will build it as drawn if they will absolve him of responsibility, in writing.
Gavin and June go outside for a couple of minutes, and are very unhappy when they come back in, feeling they've been bulldozed into a position where they have no choice but to accept something they don't want.
I cannot let this go and, to his credit, nor does M Alvaròn. We launch into a second bout of sketching and arm-waving, trying to find a way to recapture the delicacy of the original design. I'm impressed. Despite his footwear (no doubt he just has bunions) he is thoughtful and has a good eye for detail, and eventually we suggest a solution that brings the smile back to Gavin's face. I know I've said it before, but here in France the cooperative attitude of skilled tradesmen makes a real difference to the quality of building that our clients enjoy. And I didn't even have to get out my contractual big stick.
I've stopped over down the coast from Capbreton at St Jean de Luz, a sheltered bay enclosed by two headlands which seem almost to touch each other, keeping out the Atlantic breakers and making a wonderful family beach. Waiting for my appointment I wander round the town, its Basque influence clear in the pimento-red paintwork and indeed in one case by external decoration made entirely of real chilli peppers.
I'm here to talk about a conversion of an old stone barn, but the first thing I notice as I step inside is a tiny chimney of wood chips climbing up the bare stone from the floor to a wooden lintel three feet up. Termites! (cue horror-film screechy music). These little wood-eating blighters are the vampires of the insect world, direct sun kills them, so they create a light-proof tunnel from one piece of wood to the next. I break through it with a pen top and out they tumble, confused and angry. I suggest to the owner he calls a pest-control company sharpish.
Over a quick 90-minute lunch, I mention to Charlotte, our glamorous and hard-working practice manager, the incident with the ditch. "You're usually on your bicycle when you go into those things," she quips between mouthfuls of croustillant de Roquefort et de roquette, "but I'm worse off, I've been water boarded this morning."
I nod my head in sympathy. It's sheer torture. Trying to get through to the Water Board on the phone here is probably the most difficult thing a human being can undertake, short of trying to get to the head of the queue in the post office before reaching retirement age.


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Pacific Players League: A New Family-First Soccer Experience
FULLERTON, CA (December 7, 2021) – Cal South is very pleased to announce a brand-new competitive soccer league initially based within the San Diego area: the Pacific Players League. The new league is intended to give local teams and clubs an exciting alternative to other competitive leagues in the area, which may not be currently meeting their expectations or needs.
The Pacific Players League [PPL] will begin play in the fall of 2022 and will feature highly competitive play in a tiered system based around a model of promotion and relegation. As an example, the First Division tier will feature the strongest, higher caliber teams, while the number of tiers below (ex. Second Division, Third Division, etc.) will be further based on the number of overall teams participating in the league and the strength of their play.
The tier system also promotes a model of "like-vs.-like" play that allows players to develop their skills against their immediate peers of similar talent, and potentially reduces the number of unbalanced games in a season. Home-and-away game fixtures are another big feature of the new league, where instead of playing all games at a centralized location, all clubs will be allowed to host games within the league in their own areas, thus greatly reducing travel needs.
The largest focus of the Pacific Players League will be on delivering a family-friendly, player-centric experience for all involved. Those clubs signing up and participating in the league will be allowed to have input on league structure and development, in order to work with the needs of its players and their families.
"The purpose of the new Pacific Players League is to directly meet the needs of our members in the San Diego area," said Steve Hoffman, Cal South Technical Director. "The foundation of this new gaming league will be built on collaboration with coaches and clubs in order to provide all players with the most satisfying experience possible."
Player development, physical and mental fitness, and fun will all be key elements within this league in helping these young athletes reach their full potential both on the field and in their daily lives. Additionally, Cal South's core concepts of respect, diversity, inclusion, and equity will form the basis of the new league's governance, operations, and field presence.
While the PPL will begin play starting in Fall 2022, the application process will begin on January 5, 2022. There will only be competitive play within the PPL; there is no recreational side to the league currently being developed.
Features of the new Pacific Players League will include:
Family-centric, with needs of the players considered first
Ten-month schedule, in the Fall and Spring
Like-vs-like competition to promote player development
Home-away fixtures and travel-friendly
Market-driven team pricing
Led by its own Commissioner
Supportive of Cal South State competitions
Supportive of Cal South Pro+ ODP
Supporting of continuing coaching education and development
Officiated by top quality referees
Supported by excellent customer service
All league activity both on and off the field will be conducted with RESPECT, involving all players, parents, coaches, referees, and spectators
Collaboration between all participants in the league will be required and encouraged
To kick off the announcement of the new league, Cal South CEO Terry Fisher will host an introductory PPL discussion during the online Member Services Meeting next Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. An RSVP email for the meeting will be sent to Affiliate Member Leagues and Clubs this Thursday, Dec. 9th, so if you are interested, please look out for it.
Direct questions and inquiries regarding the new Pacific Players League can be directed to Terry Fisher at (253) 569-8571 or by email at tfisher@calsouth.com.
More information about the new Pacific Players League will be announced in the near future. Please keep checking your emails or at CalSouth.com for the latest updates and information.
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Steward Creek Solar receives Special Use Approval from Lee County Board of Supervisors for 600 MW Solar Energy Facility
Hexagon Energy, announced that Steward Creek Solar received approval from Lee County Board of Supervisors for a permit for a 600 MW solar energy facility.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, USA, December 2, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Hexagon Energy, a leading renewable energy development company, announced that Steward Creek Solar has received approval from the Lee County Board of Supervisors for a special use permit for a 600 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility. The project had previously received unanimous recommendation for approval from the Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals on November 5, 2020.
Hexagon CEO, Matthew Hantzmon commented, "Hexagon is extremely pleased to receive approval from Lee County for this project. The Lee County planning staff, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Board of Supervisors have been great partners during the permit process." Mr. Hantzmon went on to compliment the community on their participation. "The local communities, including the Villages of Steward and Lee, along with the Alto and Willow Creek Townships were instrumental in providing a public forum to review and discuss the project with the many stakeholders in the area." Steward Creek was able to incorporate many of the suggestions raised in these community forums and committed to a project design that far exceeded the existing Lee County Solar Ordinance.
The 600 MW Steward Creek solar energy facility will occupy 5,000 acres in Lee County Illinois, approximately 1-hour due west of Chicago. The project will interconnect to the PJM regional transmission system, and once complete, the project will generate enough electricity to power approximately 116,000 homes. Studies are also underway to evaluate the ability to add a 150 MW (600 MW hour) energy storage component to the project.
Lead project developer Will Hantzmon said, "Since Steward Creek's conception, the number of participating landowners has grown to 24 across 68 parcels. During our outreach to adjacent and local neighbors, additional landowners in the area have expressed an interest in participating in a second phase of the project. This is the type of community enthusiasm and engagement that we strive to foster."
The project is expected to create 600 jobs during the 2-year construction period, beginning in late 2022, and 15 to 20 full-time operations and maintenance jobs. In addition, Steward Creek Solar is projected to increase local taxes by about $81 million over the 35-year project life. The project has also committed to setting up two non-profit organizations to fund special projects for the Villages of Steward and Lee during the project lifetime.
About Hexagon Energy: Headquartered in Charlottesville, VA, Hexagon is a leading renewable energy development company. Hexagon has a 7.5 GW development pipeline of solar, wind, and energy storage projects in 15 states, ranging from distributed generation to utility scale. In 2019, Hexagon sold an 878 MW portfolio of mid and late stage solar and wind energy projects.
Matthew Hantzmon
Hexagon Energy
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Short Film Competition 2015
Louder than Words: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy on The Tribe
Set in a boarding school for deaf teens, there is no spoken dialogue in The Tribe, the latest from Ukrainian filmmaker Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, but it still makes a bold statement
Feature by Philip Concannon | 01 May 2015
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothing yet!" When Al Jolson startled cinemagoers with that epochal line in 1927's The Jazz Singer, he didn't know how prophetic his words would be. In the decades that have elapsed since sound entered the movies, the chatter has been near-constant. Whether through spoken dialogue or voiceover, subtitled or dubbed, the sound of people talking has become such an integral part of the cinema experience that its occasional absence can have a bracing effect. Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy's The Tribe is a film in which we don't hear a single word uttered, and yet its characters never stop communicating with each other. The entire film is populated by deaf actors whose lingua franca is Ukrainian sign language and none of what they say is translated for viewers, so unless you're part of the small subset of people who can understand their gestures, you'll need to find other means to decipher this story.
The result is a unique and surprisingly riveting experience. During a screening at last year's London Film Festival, a festival riddled by bad audience behaviour (people chatting, texting, eating their bodyweight in popcorn), those in attendance were transfixed, focusing intently on gestures and body language; the things we take for granted in conventional films suddenly becoming the key to our comprehension. "I'm very glad to hear that!" Slaboshpytskiy exclaims when he hears of this festival experience; and this experience is far from a unique one. "The shooting of the film was divided between autumn and winter, and we had a little gap between these two seasons," he recalls. "The last scene that was filmed in autumn ends when the guys are drinking in an amusement park, and when we had a break I watched about 40-45 minutes of the footage we had shot. It's strange, because even though I wrote the script and I was on set every day as the director, I still felt that the movie somehow gripped me and surprised me! The majority of audiences have had the same gripping reaction to it so I think we have succeeded in something."
So what is the secret of The Tribe's success? Slaboshpytskiy had dreamed of making some kind of modern silent movie for 20 years, and he was determined to do so as a completely contemporary work, without the 1920s-style affectation of films like The Artist or Blancanieves. Inspired by years spent observing children at a school for the deaf that was situated near his own school, the director eventually developed his ideas into a short film called Deafness, which acted as a vital trial run. "I decided to test this storytelling style to see how it works in practice, because it's one thing for an idea to work in your head and it's another thing for that idea to work in reality," says Slaboshpytskiy. "In addition, while I was making Deafness I got to know many members of that community in Ukraine, and that was a very significant help when the time came to make this movie."
While The Tribe's entire cast is deaf, it's important to note that this is not a film about being deaf. It is a coming-of-age tale, a love story, a tragedy and portrait of gang culture, and while the characters' lack of hearing adds dramatic weight to a number of scenes, this essentially remains an archetypal tale that the director could have made using actors from any background. "It's kind of an obvious story," Slaboshpytskiy admits, "but I am slightly limited in telling the story because there is no verbal dialogue, and to make sure the audience can understand it and relate to it we had to use some conventional episodes. For example, when a new person joins a school there will definitely be some kind of initiation situation, and people already know that. The ordinary viewer has a cinematographic memory because they have seen lots of movies, and it helps them follow the story."
There are surely a couple of other reasons why viewers are getting drawn so completely into this story, notably Slaboshpytskiy's brilliant filmmaking craft, including a series of superbly orchestrated long takes and potent, skilfully heightened sound design, and the astonishing performances that he draws from his inexperienced ensemble. "That was a lot of fun, actually," the director says with a smile when asked how he prepared his young actors for some arduous and challenging sequences. "We put everyone on a monthly payroll and we arranged for them to stay in flats, even the ones who lived in Kiev, because we wanted to take them out of their usual environment and circumstances," he explains. "Aside from the fact that I had to use an interpreter, there is really no difference between deaf actors and non-deaf actors. We would rehearse scenes for six days and when we were satisfied we would shoot it on the seventh day. It was actually a lot of fun for them because you don't have to do anything strenuous except for [the] running and fighting [scenes]. They had their own flat, they were being driven around by car, there are always assistants around and best of all nobody was nagging them for smoking, so for them it was just a very awesome experience."
"It's one thing for an idea to work in your head and it's another thing for that idea to work in reality" – Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Slaboshpytskiy did face some obstacles when preparing the cast for some of The Tribe's more provocative content, however. When his leading female actor Yana Novikova was hesitant to take part in an explicit sex scene with co-star Grigoriy Fesenko, he turned to cinema for inspiration, with the performance of Adèle Exarchopoulos in Blue Is the Warmest Colour emboldening the young actress and filling her head with dreams of Cannes. Those dreams were realised last year when she accompanied Slaboshpytskiy to the festival and saw him collect the Grand Prize in Critics' Week.
Just before our interview ends, Slaboshpytskiy recalls a fond memory from his time promoting the film. "After the film premiere in Russia I had a Skype conference with the audience and one deaf woman told me through an interpreter that she had always watched movies with an audience that was able to hear, and through emotions and body language she could kind of guess what takes place, but this time she was the only person in the audience who fully understood what was going on!" he says with a laugh. "She was very grateful for this experience and that meant a lot to me."
Slaboshpytskiy talks with a somewhat bemused air when recounting these stories, as The Tribe's ability to reach audiences around the world continues to take him by surprise. But it's clear that he is rightfully proud of what he has achieved and that he particularly cherishes the bond that formed between him and his cast during the making of the film. "You know, compared to the regular industrial standards of filmmaking, the way we made this movie was an absolute mess," he says, "but in all those long months of rehearsals and shooting, in a way we became a kind of tribe ourselves."
The Tribe is released 15 May by Metrodome


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Buncrana fiddler and Magee lecturer, Dr. Liz Doherty, has spoken of her pride at seeing one of her protégés, Jack Warnock, selected alongside the leading names of folk, acoustic and roots music in the BBC Folk Music Awards, which will take place in Belfast tonight.
The 20-year-old maestro from Maghera who studies Irish and Music in Derry has been nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk category in the awards which will be hosted by Julie Fowlis and Mark Radcliffe at the Waterfront Hall.
Dr. Doherty said: "It is fantastic that Jack has been nominated for this year's BBC Young Folk Award.
The County Derry multi-instrumentalist will be in stellar company among such luminaries of the folk firmament as Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis, Eliza Carthy and Lankum among others. For Jack it's a huge privilege to be part of a ceremony that will be feature performances from both Dónal Lunny and Paul Brady and the induction of the late Nick Drake into the awards' Hall of Fame.
Jack has already established a name for himself; having played in both the National Concert Hall, Dublin and the Royal Albert Hall.
Commencing his career at the age of 7 years old when he started playing the piano, he took up mandolin and guitar when he was 15, before winning An Ré Nua in the lead up to Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2013.


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To practice my 3D modeling skills I decided to give the 'ol .303 a try.
I used Blender and mostly hand-painted textures in Substance. I tried to make it as close to the model as possible with a few changes like removing the ring from the iron sights and adding an engraving into the stock. There was a lot to learn with this one, guns are deceptively hard to make! I don't know how to make photos smaller here so forgive me for the huge post.
The process introduced me to a shocking discovery on just how low-poly the in-game model seems to be! I gained a lot more respect to the asset creators working for Hinterland Studios who made hundreds more items, especially since each clothing and food item has varying degrees of condition that can visually be seen and therefore more work!
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Did Nikola Tesla discover the secrets of Antigravity?
Official Navy Images Reveal UFO Encounter In The Arctic Sea
Researchers confirm: The Largest Pyramid in Mexico has been found
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Researchers discover immense pyramid in Mexico, larger than Teotihuacan's Pyramid of the Sun.
Researchers in Mexico have discovered a Pyramid that, according to initial measurements, is larger than the Great Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan. Initial excavations were done in 2010.
The Pyramid, 75 meters in height, was explored by specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on the acropolis of Tonina, Chiapas, estimated to be around 1700 years old.
Emiliano Gallaga, director of the archaeological zone, explained that work has been done in the last two years, and by means of a "three-dimensional, researchers verified that in the northeastern part of the site, stands one of the largest construction in Mesoamerica, comparable in size only to great Mayan cities like Tikal and El Mirador in Guatemala.
Another feature which makes this "unique" prehispanic pyramid stand out are the seven platforms which integrate it and were specific spaces intended to serve as palaces, temples, housing and administrative units.
It is a unique structure for various specific functions within the social, political, economic and religious structure, which is not repeated in any other archaeological site in the Mayan world stated researchers from INAH.
"It's a big surprise to see that the pyramid was done almost entirely by pre-Hispanic architects and, therefore, is more artificial than natural.
"This is because it was believed that the entire structure was a natural hill, but recent evidence has revealed that the structure was almost entirely built by ancient inhabitants.
Archaeologists added that the pyramid is bigger than we had anticipated. The structure is connected by roads located on top of surrounding elevations.
Gallaga added that, after all of the information, we can confirm that this pyramid exceeds in height the pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan which measures 65 meters. INAH researchers have determined that the city center had an architectural continuity between 10 and 12 hectares, which is the double of what was previously thought and mainly corresponds to the south facade of the Acropolis, one of the most important Mayan areas known to researchers.
INAH, Mexico, Pyramid, Tonina
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Roger Leo says:
Yes built by a race which hasn't discovered the wheel yet. Why can they never mention these structures may have been built by a superior other-worldly race.
Tanya Knight says:
Why does it have to be extraterrestrial when these discoveries are made? The human being is an ingenious creature. Could be just as plausible that there is knowledge that has been lost through the eons. Races that are still not classified properly with appropriate intelligence levels. Or even peoples not yet discovered! There is only a very small amount of human remains found all over the globe. Technologies that may have once been incredibly common, forgotten as civilisations moved on; much in the same way that more modern traditions die away as the young no longer want to learn the old ways.
No denying the incredible structures found around the world are amazing and almost unfathomable to understand the construction techniques but that does not equate to aliens.
I too love the ancient alien theory, I personally think we need to look closer to our home planet for inspiration than to credit every amazing structure to a race of unknown space dwelling beings.
By constantly crediting these marvels to ancient aliens we do our own humanity a disservice but diminishing our own capabilities.
Dean Fang says:
It doesn't "HAVE TO BE". It is just likely also a possibility. But if it isn't part of your personal paradigm. So be it. It is a possibility. Just as many others. That is the part you miss perhaps. Like many.
What you should realize is that there is still so much to be discovered. Which means everything you were taught and "KNOW" is of limited possibilities. So, to rule out other possibilities is the real travesty.
Also, it's not black and white like many people will try and make it out to be.
No. I do not discount human ingenuity even if another species helped us out in the past. Most don't. So, please understand that at the very least.
I think it's more interesting that most of the higher institutions are so full of themselves and yet right here is evidence that scientists may have to leave the lab to learn even more. It's just funny to me everytime something new is discovered and then everyone turns to "authorities" to explain it… when they didn't even know about it in the first place.
But yeah just crazy cool stuff being discovered all the time. This one is fairly incredible.
knightbird says:
Not ruling out other possibilities at all. Like I said, I am a fan of the ancient alien theory… I love it!
Just offering an alternative perspective, like your own and many others.
I agree this is an incredible find though!! I love that there are always more discoveries to be made. In many circles there is a belief that all that is tonbe found is already found. Finds like this push the boundaries of what can yet be discovered.
Looking forward to more information about this find as it furthers in its research.
Harry McNicholas says:
You need some professional mental help.
Not sure if you are referring to me needing mental help (which is actually true of my life currently thanks to a chronic pain/injury I have lol).
Anywho….If it is for me can you recommend someone for me in Melbourne, Australia.
Sir. Your comment was terrible. Maybe your pain is affecting your judgement.
Meh who cares
Obviously you do not care enough what you write to check for facts. Any BS that comes out it just fine. Am I always correct? No and I will admit it when I am wrong. I do the best I can to check the facts before writing something. I learned that in college, the military and 30 years in business. There are many many very good books or papers on both the Egyptian and Mexican/Guatemala pyramids written by top archaeologists. Why would you waste your time reading something by BS artists when you have access to the top people in their field? I remember what Howard Hughes said when asked by a journalists as to whom he would like to be stuck with on a deserted island. Of course the journalist thought he would answer some movie star. Hughes' answer? The best damn boat builder in the world." You do not have to take my word for these things. Go research them answers. Stop being lazy.
If you take time to travel to Mexico, you can spend weeks visiting hundreds of sites all around Mexico with extensive ruins. Talk to the people doing the work and you will learn quite a bit. Talk to the Mayan people, they are still here.
So you think you are smarter than the Mexican scientists who spend their lives at this? What an idiot.
Scientists present a theory and not just a wild ass guess. The theory must be backed with data and then confirmed and rechecked through peer review. Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. Sorry I will stick with science and not moonbeams and lolipops.
Ironically, the building of these pyramids was probably due to influences by both extraterrestrials and ancient human breakaway civilizations. Research Secret Space Programs and Corey Goode for more.
interesting info! Ill be looking into this more. thank you
I think I am going to puke if I hear another word about aliens.
The term "alien" is actually a derogatory slur for extra-terrestrials. They don't like the name "aliens"…I'll go get the bucket.
Why would you even bother posting your opinion on this if you were disgusted by it? I'm guessing your ego couldn't resist.
Because it saddens me to see so many stupid ass Americans.
Hah, it saddens you? Somehow I doubt that. I guess you're including some Apollo astronauts on that list, too. If believing in ETs/EDs places people in the aforementioned category, then I'm proud to be counted as a "stupid-ass American".
Btw, you sound like a shill/disinformation agent working for the cabal. Might want to change tactics.
Well because I depend upon them to do work for me. I did not say all Americans but just many. If some Astronaut believes in UFOs as being some alien craft, then he suffered too many times from lack of Oxygen. So you are proud to be stupid. No I work for myself and so far it has paid off.
Work for yourself, huh? It seems no one taught you humility or critical thinking skills.
Yes, several astronauts believe UFOs are both man-made and non-terrestrial. I could list them if you like or you could do your own research and develop some discernment on the subject instead of arbitrarily writing it off as quackery. I'd start with the Citizens' Hearing on Disclosure or all the witnesses from the Disclosure Project.
If I had not learned critical thinking in college or in the military I would be broke instead of living the good life a mile from the beach. Why should I feel something for someone being stupid? Name the "several astronauts"? Oh shit more BS articles. Sorry I will stick with scientists. By the way have you ever been to area 51? I have and there is nothing to see. You might see a few idiots running around the desert hoping to see something. I think when they are not at area 51, they are in town slopping up the beer.
Unfortunately, critical thinking skills are not considered a prominent feature in any westernized learning institution, hence the standardized testing, or in the military, notably seen in the strict adherence to following orders. In this day and age of information, it is a choice to remain ignorant.
Now, I've given a handful of starting points to research in this thread (the Disclosure Project alone has over 500 government/military/intelligence community witness testimonies). Btw, what makes you think Area 51, excluding S4 and S2, is going to have any major classified intel, aside from semi-secret aircraft/drones, if the public has been fully aware of its existence since the early 90s? If you choose to ignore the references then that is your right, but the knowledge that is used to discern truth on the subject of the paranormal/extraterrestrial phenomenon and advanced civilizations, both here on Earth and abroad, is readily available to anyone that has the interest. I've spent the better half of 5 years researching many of these subjects and I've only gleaned the tip of the iceberg (my masters degree and federal law enforcement background give me some credibility). Many scholars and researchers have spent their lives delving into these subjects, and from my point of view, they represent the crux of human reasoning beyond the controlling hand that suppresses profound truths from the public.
NASA scientists and astronauts who acknowledged, in their own account, we are not alone:
Dr. Edgar Mitchell
Dr. Brian O'Leary
George Leonard
Retired Army Command Sergeant Major Bob Dean
Dr. John Brandenburg – Deputy Manager for the Clementine Mission to the Moon.
This is the short list and these are only Americans. Scientists and astronauts/cosmonauts worldwide have commented on craft that doesn't seem to be man-made (though much of it is).
Whether you follow through with any of the mentioned references is not of interest to me, but I'd rather people of open-mindedness and genuine interest comment on a serious thread, rather than an ostensibly obtuse, narrow-minded, egocentric human being with a callous demeanor. Your "success" in life shouldn't be measured by how well off you are or how much money you've made, it should be measured by how you treat others. Goodnight, sir.
All you are presenting is conjecture and no facts. Also, I am very resentful that you say the military does not teach critical thinking. Obviously you never spent time in the military. I spent 9 months at a Russian language school in the AF and critical thinking was taught and totally necessary. I also spent 2 years in AF intelligence where critical thinking is mandatory. Any order given to you must be a lawful order. You should read the UCMJ. To work on modern military aircraft generally requires 2 years of technical training and without critical thinking you would never finish the course. To be a pilot of any aircraft requires usually a degree in engineering and extensive studies in math, engineering and science. You should note that all the first astronauts were first test pilots for either the Navy or the Air Force and they in turn were usually fighter pilots first. I could go on with this but I doubt you have studied anything about the military. Until there is some physical evidence for a visit from another planet by alien beings anything is pure conjecture. Show us a nut or bolt or small tool made of some exotic metal? None. Sorry all of this is wishful thinking. There is no scientist on the planet who would not be totally overwhelmed if some direct evidence was found that we are being visited by beings from another world or that some have visited us in the past. We find fossils of animals dead for millions of years but not one fossil of ET or any tools or anything else he could have left. Also, there is nothing hidden by our government or any government about UFO's. It would be impossible to hide anything with so many snoops in the world. Sorry but I see you have no argument.
I hate it when people twist my words…"not considered a prominent feature" does not infer "not at all". And if it were impossible to hide anything and everything from the public or even those within the military/industrial complex, then classified intel or OpSec about the atom bomb, i.e. Manhattan Project, would've been compromised before it was completed. Guess how many people worked on that project?
Furthermore, I was not providing evidence. As I stated, I am providing starting points for your OWN due diligence and research. Sadly, you seem too close-minded to even review credible testimony. I am not going to waste time on this discussion any longer since my first assumption about who you are would seem correct.
Not impossible to hide something. I did not say that. I am strictly referring to hiding about some alien visit. To inform you, the Soviet Union was quite aware of the U.S. progress in developing a fission weapon. They waited until both were dropped on Japan and immediately declared war on Japan. They then used their spies within the military to secure details of the construction of the bomb and not too long afterward had their own bomb. It is almost impossible today to hide any scientific or technological advancement in governments since there is so much sophisticated equipment used by everyone. No government is hiding anything about aliens. You trying to insist there is silly nonsense. I did the research and there is nothing. Just a bunch of people seeing something and not one shred of physical evidence. You completely ignored my request for a nut , bolt a tool anything left by an alien craft. There is nothing. Until there is some physical evidence, it is just beer talk.
Herman Allmaras says:
Totally agree. Why would ET land on Earth and pile up a bunch of rocks anyway? Seems silly to me and there's ZERO evidence for it.
They did not "pile up a bunch of rocks". These constructions are impossible to reproduce today and are the result of advanced math, geometry, physics and astronomy, PLUS techiques we have no idea about today. So….just look at the EVIDENCE
Just because we don't understand how an ancient civilization constructed something does not mean it was built by aliens.
true, but….an ancient civilization could have not build some of these on their own. Hard to believe the cave man dragging his female by the hair into bed (my image of cave man, ok?) would have jumped to "let's practice some geometry, astronomy and stone melting at impossible high temperatures
Why are you assuming the Mayans were stupid?
How these structures were built has been known for many years. A bigger question for years was how the Mayans farmed on islands in lakes etc.
What a bozo. Mayan people did not disappear. They still live there and showed scientists how the pyramids were built. No big deal, just have enough workers.
BS. We would use mechanical tools instead of hand labor is the only difference.
Robert Ireland says:
Who says we are not ET? Can you? I can't.
I don't feel like ET.
Well you look like ET.
Jozef Siekierka says:
Because earth is a map marker, a gas station of space.
If ET is here, they don't need Earth as a spacemark or our resources for to fuel ships. If they're here it's because of a quantum leap in physics, on their part.
I think the only gap here is the one between your two ears.
There is no knowledge that is lost. Instead of people lifting, we use cranes.
If they built that, then they definitely knew what a wheel was.
Why? The Egyptians built their pyramids without using the wheel.
nessundorma says:
yes, with copper tools and logs…. right?
hahaha, come on!
No likely with bronze tools and sleds.
I wish you had the chance to try cutting a stone of that size and precise proportions with bronze tools and move it with sleds
Damn Americans do not know how to do any work today except play with their Iphones. Let me explain. How would you separate. rock without some kind of iron tool? You use wooden wedges? Huh? Yes, you put the wedge into a crack in the rock and then pour water on it. The wedge will expand breaking the rock. This has been used for likely 5,000 years. Next. how to you make stone to an exact dimension? Again since you likely have never done any stone work I will explain it to you. You can use another stone or grit. That method is still used today on those granite counter tops you have in the kitchen. Instead of a mechanical grinder you must do it by hand. Takes longer but it is done and has been for thousands of years. The Copper or Bronze tools were likely used to take off a chip. Faster then trying to grind it down. It seems like Americans have gotten away from doing any physical labor and the only thing they can do is play on a Iphone. The same method for splitting the rock for construction was used by both First Americans (Mayans and Aztecs) and Egyptians for mining. They did not have explosives and chipping away at piece of green stone could take forever. You look for a crack in the stone and put a dry wedge in it and then dump some water on it and the wedge will expand breaking the rock. You then can put a Bronze wedge in the larger crack you made and hammer it into the stone further breaking the stone. Another example of using your head when no equipment is available. How did the Chinese etc. and Americans remove the smoke and dust from mine shafts before the invention of ventilation? Well they allowed water to drip down into the shaft which caused an updraft and removed the smoke and dust. All our ancestors were just as smart as we are and may have been smarter since they did not have easy access to modern equipment.
As to moving the stones. again I doubt you have done much physical labor. Once you get something moving it will continue to move as long as it does not run itno an obstacle or friction stops it. Since there were lots of trees in Yucatan, the Mayans maybe used tree trunks. Years ago some idiots in my brother's factory were trying to move a roll former. Likely weighed about 5 tons. Pushing and trying to use a bar etc. My brother walked over and told them to get out of the way. "Now raise the corner of the machine a few inches and put a block under it. Now do that with the other three corners. He then stuck a couple of pieces of pipe under the roll former and knocked out the blocks and kicked roll former across the floor to the other side of the plant. Years ago my father was explaining to a potential investor in a mining operation. My father said that he would have the mine into operation in 6 months. The investor laughed. 'mr. McNicholas Rome was not built in a day " My father's answer "No but then I was not running the job either". I watched a bunch of Mexicans put up a building for a 7/11 type operation. The sign said it would be open in less then 45 days. I knew this was impossible. I did not know these Mexicans. I have never seen anyone work as fast and so coordinated in my life. July 4 and the store was open for business including all the merchandise.
Ozarkian says:
Harry here is an expert. He has been moving and carving gigantic stones since you all were in diapers. He is an expert in Mexican engineering because he once saw a gas station get built really fast.
No my son is in the natural stone business nutcase. He has to carve those stones all the time. Instead of writing like a fool learn something. Also, I live in Mexico and have visited the pyramids many times and talked to Mexican archaeologists who work on this and not boobs like yourself who do nothing but blab. I also spent 20 years in mining and had to learn how to move those stones and how to crack them. I studied how miners worked prior to modern equipment. I visited la Mina Eden in Zacatecas, Mexico which has an excellent display as to how mining was done 400 and 500 years ago prior to modern equipment. Also, idiot my point with the construction of the store was to show how work can be done very fast and the job finished but obviously you never did a day's work in your life. Did you ever work in a quarry or a mine Ozark? Damn stupid hillbillies will never learn anything.
Leslie Braun says:
Have you ever done any research on the great pyramid? The stones were cut with a precision we can't match today with lasers. They were not cut with wooden wedges. And if they built ramps, where is the material they would've needed to build the ramp? The ramps would've needed an amount of material equal to roughly 4* the amount used in the pyramid itself. Which would've been almost a more impressive feat of engineering than the pyramid itself.
You are confusing quarrying the stone with grinding it. They removed the stone from the rock by using wooden wedges. They then used grinding methods to grind the stone flat. The hardest stone to grind flat was the few pieces of granite used around the tomb. The rest of the stones used was soft limestone which was quarried not fr from the pyramids.
I guess I will have to go into details since you do not understand. Nobody knows for sure how the pyramids were built except for moving the stone by sleds which there are pictures of by the Egyptians. They used the tools they had. Except for the actual burial area the pyramid were built of limestone. Limestone is very soft and can easily be worked by bronze tools. The stones were first quarried. Wedges were used to release the rock. Next bronze tools were used to shape the stone. Finally grit was used to grind the stone. The latter is still done today with stone except we use mechanical grinders. To measure if something is flat is easy. A jar that is somewhat transparent has water or olive oil put in it. A straight line has been painted on the outside. You place the jar on the stone and you can tell if the surface is flat. That is for the limestone which makes up likely for than 95% of any pyramid. The limestone was quarried not far from where the pyramids were built. Nest the granite for the burial area. A small number of heavy stones of granite were used for the burial chamber. These were quarried some distance from the construction site and had to be barged to near the location. They also were hauled with sledged. Wedges also were used to separate the stone from the rock at the quarry. However, bronze would not be hard enough to shape the granite so very likely a hard type of rock was used Maybe greenstone or some other very hard rock was used to shape the stone. The stones were all hauled to the construction site by sleds. That is well documented. Now how was the pyramid constructed, There is not much to tell us. However, they had to use what they had. No. 1. Lots of workers who were paid good wages, good food ration and lots of beer. A good and secure job for 30 years. No. 2. They had a pulley with a 10:1 ratio. No. 3. Lots of sand. A ramp may have been used at the bottom with wood floated down the Nile from other locations in Egypt. The heaviest stones were placed at the bottom where not much lifting was required. I doubt any ramps were used further above. Now how do you lift those stones? One one end of a pole is the pulley with a basket. The other end a rope is tied around a stone. To lift the stone you fill bags with sand and put into the basket. Each bag will likely be filled with 200 pounds of sand. 10 bags mean 2,000 pounds of sand. The 10:1 pulley then can lift 20,000 pounds. Is this how the pyramid was built? Nobody knows but it is a very practical idea with the tools the Egyptians had. Likely the Mayans and Aztecs used something very similar.
Eris says:
A. Pre-Columbian societies had the wheel. This is evident with toys and other ceramics that were found. It just wasn't used for construction because of terrain and lack of animal power.
B. I get tired of people mentioning superior other-worldly races, when it comes to things like this. A superior race would have done a better job than just piling rocks and cementing them together. This temple was built around 1700 years ago, which puts it at 300 AD. That's not really that ancient.
true is not that ancient, but WE are tired of people like you who dismiss other theories who make more sense than a pitiful god and cave men working with giant factories to melt the rocks
Do you have a lcue as to what constitutes a theory?
A bit more than piling rocks. The stones had to be formed to fit one another perfectly. The pyramid was first "Engineered". As far as the wheel. It is not know that the Mayans had designed any wheel. Aztecs appear they had with small toys. The other thing they lacked was the arch in construction. What is not said much in the U.S. is that many Mayan people still go to these temples to perfrom religious ceremonies.
Douglas Thorburn says:
no need to mention fictitious ideas in an archaeology discovery … and they did use logs to roll heavy stone … so they did use wheels. They just didn't make wagons and bicycles
The reason was they had no draft animals. They only had dogs and turkeys as domestic animals.
Duende Brooks says:
Horses and camels
No they did not have horses and camels. I really do not know if your comment was in jest or you are serious?
The earliest known camel, called Protylopus, lived in North America 40 to 50 million years ago (during the Eocene).
Yes and the only member of the camel family to survive when humans arrived were alpacas in S. America. There were none in n. America. The alpaca was used by people of the Andes for food and for their wool. They were not draft animals.
What part of my post do you not understand? The words or the picture?
Duende. Did you ever take a science class? Just one?
Oh and Humans been here, they never came from anywhere. Seems to me like you believe in the out of Africa theory
I accept the scientific theory and not some silly BS by idiots. Scientists have spent the last 100 years in Africa tracking the evolution of humans and then their journey out of Africa some 75,000 years ago. Scientists have traced their travels through the Middle East and into Europe, Southern Asia and Northern Asia and then onto the Americas. It is possible that small groups made it out of Africa sooner but the large migration did not happen until about 75,000 years ago. Sorry Duende, I have science to back my statements. What do you have?
Those are alpacas
in North America, there are
found Equus samples which do indeed appear in the time frame between the
last ice age and the arrival of Columbus. The first of these was found
in Pratt Cave near El Paso, Texas, by Prof. Ernest Lundelius of Texas
A&M University. Prof. Lundelius responded to my inquiries and
provided a horse bone from Pratt Cave which dated to BC 6020 – 5890.
This date is well since the last ice age, into the time frame when all
American horses should have been absent according to the prevailing paradigm.
Equus specimen was identified by Elaine Anderson, an expert on Equus
identification, at Wolf Spider cave, Colorado. It dated to AD 1260 –
1400, again clearly before Columbus. Note that horses arrived on the
new-world mainland with Cortes in 1519 AD [Henry, Marguerite and Wesley
Dennis. All About Horses. Random House, 1962.]
Patricia Fazio of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming,
has joined our network of researchers in this field. Dr. Fazio (private
communication) alerted us to a horse bone found at Horsethief Cave in
Wyoming which dates to approximately 3,124 BP, i.e., 1100 BC, using
thermoluminescent methods. We attempted to have this bone re-dated using
the AMS methods which are more accurate, but there proved to be
insufficient collagen in the bone to permit AMS dating. The 1100 BC date
(although approximate) still stands.
Dr. Fazio also
pointed to a publication, The Wyoming Archaeologist 38: 55-68, where
results of a horse bone found in Wyoming were dated to 1426 – 1481 AD
(one sigma calibrated dates) using AMS methods, well before Columbus.
The authors express difficulty in explaining this early date:
"These radiocarbon dates place the horse skeleton at a very early age for modern horses to have been in Wyoming."
A paper by Dr. R. Alison notes evidence for horses in Canada dating 900 and 2900 years ago; also in the period of interest:However,
the compete extirpation of ancestral horse stock in Canada has yet to
be completely confirmed and a bone found near Sutherland, Saskatchewan,
at the Riddell archaeological site suggests some horses might have
survived much later. The bone (Canadian Museum of Nature I-8581), has
been tentatively dated at about 2900 years ago. Another Equus sp. Bone,
found at Hemlock Park Farm, Frontenac County, Ontario, dates to about
900 years ago. Exhaustive confirmation of both bones has yet to be
completed, but if they prove to be authentic, they comprise evidence
that horses survived in Canada into comparatively modern times.
That is BS and no serious scientist believes these quacks. You took this from a dumb ass Mormon site. Dumb asses still trying to get Jews here to help out the Native Americans. Horses died out at least 11,000 BC. None of your fossils is recognized by any serious scientist. Humans may or may not have seen them. If they did, they ate them. Horses were first domesticated in Central Asia or far east Europe about 5,000 BC or maybe a bit sooner.
Prof. Steven Jones was a full Professor of Physics at Brigham Young
University where he served for over 21 years before his early retirement
in 2007. He conducted doctoral research at the Stanford Linear
Accelerator Center and received his Ph.D. in Physics from Vanderbilt
University in 1978. He received his B.S. degree in Physics from Brigham
Young University in 1973, where he held a David O. McKay Presidential
Scholarship. His research interests include studies in archaeometry,
fusion and solar energy. He has published papers in Nature, Scientific
American and Physical Review Letters. He taught an advanced class on
Archaeometry (Physics 513R) and published, "Archaeometry Applied to
Olmec Iron-ore Beads," BYU Studies 37, no. 4 (Oct. 1998), pp. 128-142.
The horse-bone dating project fits very well into Dr. Jones' long-range
plans for research in archaeometry.
He has no background in archaeology None.
Lol, you really believe what you say.
You want me to spoon feed you. You are a psycho Anyway , you have no clue what you are talking about. Talking about public mainstream education, you got it buddy. Let me tell you about scientist and the field. When they were saying fat was making you fat and giving people heart disease, other scientist refuted that and said those scientist were wrong. Mainstream took it and ran with fat as the bad guy. Now look, it wasn't fat after all that was bad.Hmm let me see , the out of Africa theory , no evidence, no proof and there are scientist who have been refuting that from the beginning. So what serious scientist are you talking about when there are suppressed fossil and bones etc. . Peer Review? I swear you all are rookies. Now go do some real research. I said threes sites and plenty other but you want to be a Gerber baby.
You are stupid Duende so stop now. You have no science background. Just Mormon BS. Out of Africa no evidence. Fuck you you ignorant hick. Stop wasting everyones time with your Bs.
Using someones religion as a profanity makes you an ignorant bigot.
Thus, there are a half
dozen dated Equus samples that date in the time frame 6,000 BC to 1481
AD, well since the last ice age and all before Columbus. Note that all
of these radiometrically-dated Equus remains were found in North
America.In addition to this hard physical evidence,
a number of researchers are looking seriously into oral histories of
native Americans which point rather clearly to the existence of horses
before the Spanish arrived. In particular, we note that research results
have been published by Yuri Kuckinsky
Huh and who the hell is Yuri Kuchinksy. I see no evidence of any equs fossils as you mention. Give us your source?
Recent research has suggested that Eurasian prehistoric cave paintings
depicting leopard-spotted horses may have accurately reflected a phenotype of ancient wild horse
Please give us your source for this information. Also, the horse was not domesticated for some 15,000 years after humans came to the Americas and there are no fossils of horses from the time humans have been in the Americas.
whatever, look it up. This weak site wouldn't let me give you the links that is why I put just that . Thats 3 different sites and a book to amazon.
LVslotdoc says:
They had Llamas.
In S. America but not Mexico and Central America. Llamas also are extremely limited what they can carry. Actually not as much as a man.
Thank for the history lesson there, professor.
Deitric Muhammad says:
That's racist! That civilization like most indigenous civilizations had advanced technologies and sciences that–as Western anthropologists and scientists are admitting–exceed today's technologies. When Westerners came in contact with these civilized societies, they cared not for their advancements–only natural resources and slave labor with the freedom to fulfill their bloidlusts and wicked desires over the people. To disconnect future generations from their past your ancestors destroyed their cities, institutions, libraries, and even their religions and languages–in the most savage way! You could have learned from the people instead of ruining them. The only advantages Westerners had was their guns, their brutal savagery, and the ability to divide and conquer the indigenous peoples. To arrogantly and foolishly attribute the accomplishments of great indigenous civilizations to some make-believe fictional aliens that never existed is the epitome of ignorance, arrogance, and a lack of understanding of actual history and science. Europe has always been the LAST to know. So to pump yourself up as the authority of architecture and science is like a 6 day old baby trying to establish himself up as an authority over a school of 6 y/o children. You look rather silly.
Please explain which technologies? They built pyramids so did the Egyptians. They were good at math but sorry no Calculus. They did use the 0 ahead of Europe. They did use 5 algors. They had no domestic animals to pull as draft animals so even having the wheel would not have done them any good.
We do not know that they did not have the wheel. They had no domestic animal that could have pulled a cart. Toys with wheels have been found at Aztec sites.
Thomas Thiger says:
Ca JeffO says:
"WHAT IF" the history books were written to mislead us?
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n25np
What if your mother did not drown all the dumb ones.?
yes the history books are lies, self study is the key.
Raymond Staples says:
Well,, look up Coral Castle in Florida, built by a single 135lb man single handedly. He knew of certain properties to move and place large blocks all by himself. Kind of like a Nicola Tesla with building. Tibetans seen moving large rocks to high place using certain frequencies by humming. Ther is alot of hidden technologies. probably taught to them by higher evolved races.
That is silly nonsense. Have you ever done days work of physical labor?
It could be a possibility that tonina could also be the famed white city. The Maya are actually thought to be a breakaway civilization from India (the exiled Naga people). Tonina was an aggressive state and slave labour could have been the determining factor. Sculptors from Pelenque were known to be captured and put to use on some of these sites.The structure obviously was done in progression and like any other civilization who in time reaches their zenith an this would be reflected in their architecture.
Unlike Ollayante Tambo in Peru the building material are much more smaller and could be workable by a typical mason with not much degree of specialization needed.
Everybody always want to say some one is from somewhere, maybe they were always in America and came from nowhere.
David Drake says:
That is becuase too many scientist have money tied up in the out of Africa concept and do everything they can to discredit the studies supporting the concept of spontaneous multi genesis. They always used to say that we killed off the neanderthals for instance. Now they say they merged into us and bred out.
This is where they filmed Dusk till Dawn.. It's the Titty Twister!
why has no one mentioned annunaki yet…if you haven't cited the annunak as the ancient builder race, then you have missed a major piece of history here…
why has no one mentioned Anunnaki yet…if you haven't cited the Anunnaki as the ancient builder race, then you have missed a major piece of history here…
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It's a known carcinogen that kills up to 15,000 Americans a year.
But the harsh reality is, asbestos is still legal, lethal and found just about everywhere – and according to EWG Action Fund's newest report, that includes children's toys!
Recent tests commissioned by EWG Action Fund and conducted by an independent, government-certified laboratory have found deadly asbestos fibers in four samples of crayons, most of them sold under the names of popular children's characters including Mickey Mouse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers. The tests also revealed asbestos in the fingerprinting powder of two kids' crime scene kits.
This is the second time in 15 years that asbestos has been found in crayons and crime scene fingerprint toys, yet federal authorities have taken NO enforceable action to ban asbestos in toys or other children's products. Although federal regulators say the risk of asbestos exposure from the items tested is low,doctors, scientists and health officials agree that no level of asbestos is safe.
Asbestos is responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than any other toxic substance, with up to 15,000 Americans dying each year from asbestos-related diseases. No one should be exposed to this dangerous substance, especially not children who are most at risk for developing mesothelioma, a deadly lung disease caused by asbestos.
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HomeAboutAbout the Co-op
Our Big Direction
The transitions of the sixties in our culture reached far and wide, even into our farming and food access; putting many family farmers at risk and out of business. New farming methods began to threaten the quality of our foods and within the decade, food cooperatives began to spring up all around the country. People wanted whole, healthy foods sold through a new, cooperative -not corporate, business model.
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Co-op opens as a retail store with the motto Food for People, Not for Profit. All work is done by member-owners. All decisions are made by member-owners at monthly meetings. Financing is provided to start Lexington, North Buffalo and Allentown Co-ops by the UB Student Activity fee.
Co-op hires first paid staff to coordinate member workers. These "Coordinators" report to the membership.
Co-op moves from 226 Lexington to 810 Elmwood Ave. Moves back to Lexington 2 years later.
Member-owners lend $40,000 to finance a remodel of the store at 230 Lexington. In the Tuna Wars of '83, member-owners spend a year debating whether the co-op should carry tuna
Co-op restructures to become a representative democracy with a one-time $80 investment and a 15 member Board of Directors. Jenny Bruce hired as the first General Manager.
Planning begins for the eventual move to Elmwood with 13 member-owner forums over 2 years. Process results in a vision for a co-op that is on Elmwood with a deli, parking and natural light.
Co-op moves to 807 Elmwood on July 27th. Financed with $560,000 in loans from owners, the 2nd largest loan campaign among co-ops nationwide. Sales and member-ownerships double.
After 2 years of conversation with owners, Board approves our BIG Direction, the co-op's long term plan to bring our values to life by fostering a thriving co-op in every community that wants one
Second store opens at 1678 Hertel Ave! Financed with $2.1 million in investments from member-owners
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What's to Love About Food Co-ops?
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Our board created a set of "ends statements which define how the world will be better because of the Co-op's values and work. We interpreted these values as "happy, knowledgeable people", "local, sustainable food", "co-op economy", and "sustainability". These values define our purpose and guide our decisions. Through our everyday actions, we feel we are edging the world closer to our values.
And we're not satisfied. We want to grow the Co-op to create MORE happy, knowledgeable people, support MORE local farmers & producers, have MORE grocery dollars returned to the local economy, and become MORE sustainable in our practices. That's where our BIG Direction comes in.
From owner forums in 2011, a forty year vision emerged: of a thriving co-op in every community that wants one, Lexington or otherwise. This vision has caught hold as a strategic direction for our work now and in the future. We call it our BIG Direction– our plan for creating more good in the world by bringing our values to life.
Through our everyday actions, we feel we are edging the world closer to our values.
Sustainability is a key piece of our co-op.
Sustainability is a key piece of our co-op. It's part of our Big Direction, and a consideration in the decisions we make every day. From packaging choices to building materials, we're finding the best options to meet our owners' needs and honor our responsibility to the environment. How are we doing it?
Buying Local: Last year, 59 cents of every dollar spent at the co-op was returned to the local economy, and we purchased from over 120 local farmers and producers.
Organics: Organic food production reduces chemical fertilizer and pesticide runoff into our streams, rivers and lakes, protects farm workers from disease, and grows healthy, nutrient-dense soil for future generations of farmers. Our produce section is over 60% organic, and our store is 25% organic overall. We're proud to make clean, healthy food available to our community.
Clean Energy: The co-op chooses renewable electricity sources including hydropower, biomass energy, and wind power through the Energy Cooperative of America, Inc.
Green Design: The store you shop in has a triple insulated roof, and LED lights for all of our fixtures and refrigeration cases. We use low VOC paints, and natural cleaning products throughout the building. We have 5" of building insulation (that's 2" more than required!) and heat produced by our refrigeration preheats our hot water tank. Bright windows reduce our lighting needs and make our store feel nicer.
Thoughtful Choices: Lexi's Kitchen offers recyclable and compostable packaging for our prepared foods, and our registers use exclusively BPA free receipt paper. We sell over 600 SKUs of bulk foods, eliminating the need for extraneous packaging.
Reduce Waste: The co-op recycles almost 50% of our solid waste. Our cardboard recycling dumpster runneth over, and is picked up four times weekly. Food scraps from our kitchen, produce department and employee break room are all composted by local community groups and reused as soil the following year.
We're not finished. Our goal to be a net zero business by 2050 is a part of our BIG Direction.


They will also fine-tune the radio to improve its performance. And if your science inquiry doesn't go as expected, you can expect our customer service team to help. And how is this information converted into sound? Then a knurled nut or another nut to tighten the wires down. Take pictures as you put the car together, and document each of the steps. I do not furnish them for your gain from my hard work. On the unit with four magnet coils, we took your suggestion and hooked in a handset — the signal is quite strong when the Antenna is outside. Build and test a cylindrical parabolic reflector for the antenna of a wireless communication device.
This process of building crystals is called n ucleation. Sorry, but copying text is forbidden on this website! The sugar molecules' structure forces them to bond to each in regular repeating patterns. Antenna Coiled On the Ground Antenna Uncoiled on the Ground Antenna Uncoiled in the Air No Sound Quiet sound Sound Experiment 2: When the surface area of the wires touching the ground was decreased, the sound became harder to hear. Repeat steps 1 - 8B; once again replace step 2 with step 11. While we did a lot of research, neither one of us fully understand the principles behind Crystal Radios. Please don't use the images made by us on this website without permission.
A science teacher or parent may be a good resource. To do this, the radio stations convert sound waves into radio waves that are exactly the same. Implementation of any Science Project Idea should be undertaken only in appropriate settings and with appropriate parental or other supervision. But which antenna length would produce the clearest, strongest radio signal in my crystal radio? He eventually went on to get his masters in electrical engineering and now runs his own business manufacturing sports sensors. It may be useful for scientific reasons, remote exploration as well as recreation.
The more solute in the solvent the faster your crystal will come together. Currently Jameco does not stock a second oscillator in this band, but you can purchase a 1. The carrier wave is modulated varied in direct proportion to the signal e. Optional drawings could include those of radio wave propagation, frequency vs. If built from components, the connections can be made by twisting bared wire together, or made more secure with solder. Take the remaining wire inside the box so it does not slip.
Then hit the receiver and cause the remote control car to move and then hit the centerline at half court. Building the Circuit Now let's build the circuit! Rock Candy When you first think of crystals you may think of a fortune teller bending her eyes into reading a glassy future, or maybe you think of overhead chandeliers in glimmering hotels or your friend's favorite jeans with the snazzy back pockets. How Do Different Obstacles Affect Radio Waves? What Is the Effect of Sunspots on Radio Reception? Depending on your project and the amount of crystal making material in your kit, you may have to buy multiple kits to compare different experimental groups. Warning is hereby given that not all Project Ideas are appropriate for all individuals or in all circumstances. What differences do you notice in the signal? You will need to assemble the base of the body, and the motor or battery inside of the base.
Most of the electronic components are available from. The following table summarizes the distances of the wiper blade and the capacitor cylinder overlap. Watches, for example, can employ a quality of crystals that causes them to vibrate at regular frequencies when electricity passes through them. Make a radio that does not need electricity and only uses the energy of electromagnetic radio waves. Close the door of gymnasium, with assistant remaining behind the door, to give you the material of glass. Always put safety first and work with a parent to make sure you are completely safe. Here are just two types of crystals to whet your appetite, but know there are many many more out there waiting for you to discover them! This information is transmitted wirelessly as radio waves between electronic devices.
It is still the basis of modern-day radio and communications equipment and lives on in a wide variety of radio systems. The higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength. Children that are fascinated by the idea of a radio that works without any obvious source of power. Introduction: Radios are an integral part of our culture. Note Before Beginning: This science fair project requires you to hook up one or more devices in an electrical circuit.
Does this affect the quality of the sound? What difference or similarities do you see between these three signals? If a new kit would be created today, I would have to wonder who the target audience would be. Do not plan on giving a demonstration, no matter what anyone says and if they insist, refer them to me , and don't even offer to consider it. Figure 1 shows graphically how amplitude modulation works. For example the car did not always go completely straight due to the crude way of having to align the car's wheels with the simple line on the basketball court. Illustration of amplitude modulation of a carrier wave by a signal.


CYPRUS has never experienced a recession caused by economic factors. Since independence in 1960, recessions here have been caused by war (1963-1964, 1974), and not international business cycles. In the past, economic recovery from conditions of conflict was fast, but in the current recession three years have passed, and recovery is not yet in sight. We are in danger of losing the generation which is now entering the adult zone.
Figures show that over the period 2008 to 2011 income levels have fallen, both in real terms and surprisingly at current prices, growth in the gainfully employed population has been zero, as has productivity, and unemployment has doubled. Furthermore 2012 is heading for minus 2 per cent plus in GDP change, worse than the recession year of 2009.
This generation of young people entering the labour market will be lost because they cannot find work. Unemployment has increased from 14,500 in 2008 to 31,500 in 2011, and 33,900 in September this year. This constitutes over 11 per cent of the labour force, as compared to only 3.5 per cent in 2008. From having one of the lowest rates of unemployment in Europe three years ago, Cyprus is now at the EU average, and with all the indications being that it will surpass that benchmark also.
The young are being disproportionately affected, before many of them even get the taste of working and earning money. The labour force survey of the second quarter in 2012 shows that 21 per cent of the 14 to 24 age group is unemployed. With declining or zero growth the school leavers and university graduates entering the labour market cannot find jobs and will join the lists of unemployed. This could affect their lifetime prospects because if one does not work productively in the early years, it becomes more difficult to develop the skills one needs to move up the job hierarchy. The dreams of youth are being smashed.
Another worrying statistic is that incomes are falling, as GDP per capita shows a declining trend, while at the same time the population has been growing rapidly, as witnessed by the 2011 census. Contrary to popular belief, demographic data shows a steady increase in net migration from almost 16,600 in 2008 to over 18,000 in 2011. Yet it is known that many Pontian Greeks have left (especially these in Paphos) and many illegal immigrants (from Bangladesh, Pakistan etc) have also left the island as they cannot find jobs.
School leavers stand at about 10,000 a year. The men delay work for at least two years owing to military service, but eventually about 80 per cent go on to university, college or tertiary level studies in Cyprus and abroad. Those who entered UK universities at the start of the recession in 2009 have just returned home as graduates this summer. Their job prospects are not good.
Many will opt to delay the return home, take post graduate courses, or try to find jobs overseas. Those prospects are not good either. This 2012 recession is expected to continue into 2013 and 2014, and the prospects for improvement are believed unlikely before 2016, when the infrastructure for natural gas revenues will generate jobs and income, and the economy should get a boost from there on from natural gas revenues.
On a world scale this could be the longest recession since World War II, and in length and with respect to unemployment socially as disruptive as the Great Depression of the 1930s as witnessed by the Arab spring and the rise of fascism.
This state of affairs is unacceptable, and it is time that the emphasis on balancing budgets and saving the banks, was changed to one of stimulating growth thereby raising incomes, improving state revenue and saving the lost generation. There is much noise about growth but few concrete suggestions. The EU is basically saying the proposals of 2020 are the way forward in the long run, forgetting that people need to eat today and every day.
In view of the debt situation and fiscal deficits, everyone throws up their hands and asks how can growth be achieved?
The answer to this pessimism is to concentrate on growth, lowering interest rates and introducing growth policies in all the economic sectors. That requires a reassessment of priorities, cutting the fat, increasing the savings, and reducing taxes in some activities and increasing them in others, and boosting infrastructure development from the cost gains. It can be done but it needs good planning, some imagination and the targeting of social and other provisions.


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Adam Schiff admits Trump 'SHOULD have the right to call witnesses' at his impeachment trial but warns that calling Hunter Biden would be 'illegitimate and an abuse'
Wild Thing singer Reg Presley forced to quit the Troggs as he reveals battle with lung cancer
Updated: 15:44 EST, 1 February 2012
The lead singer of the Troggs has been forced to hang up his microphone after over 50 years as a rock and roll legend.
Reg Presley, real name Reginald Maurice Ball, has revealed that he is battling lung cancer and will never be able to sing again.
The 70-year-old is best known for the hit song Wild Thing which got the Troggs their first and only UK number one single.
Wild thing: Reg Presley has quit the Troggs because he is fighting lung cancer
Although Reg has been touring with his band for many years he feels he can no longer keep up with his responsibilities as a lead singer while he struggles with the illness.
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Reg, from Andover, Hants, said: 'I had a stroke while I was doing a gig in Germany in December. During my stay in hospital tests showed that in fact I have lung cancer.
'I am receiving chemotherapy treatment and at the moment not feeling too bad. However, I have had to call time on the Troggs and retire.
'I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the cards and calls and for your love, loyalty and support over the years.'
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The rocker has been in bad health for a while and on 14 December 2011 Presley was hospitalised in Winchester, England, with what was suspected to be a stroke.
He was also suffering from pneumonia and fluid around the heart.
Presley had also suffered a major stroke in 2010 but battled on and recovered enough to continue with the band.
The greatest: The Troggs were big celebrities in their day, pictured with Muhammad Ali
Reg, who scored seven top 20 hits with the band, has been married to wife Brenda for 50 years and has written books on crop circles.
However, Reg also wrote the smash hit Love IS All Around, which was covered by Wet Wet Wet and spent a massive 15 weeks at number one.
The song was also featured heavily in the film Four Weddings And A Funeral in 1994.
Wild Thing singer Reg Presley has quit the Troggs as he reveals battle with lung cancer
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