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afroraizz hi-fi: colectivo futurecast 074
Marcel Marquez
Afroraizz Hi-Fi
São Paulo, BR via Caracas, VE
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We're thrilled to share episode 74 of our futurecast from Marcel Marquez aka Afroraizz Hi-Fi with a 2-hour offering of Venezuelan jazz fusion from the 20th century, covering music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Aside from being one of Venezuela's best selectors, Marcel is a hardcore music lover and a tireless exponent of music from this home country via his Fuerza Cósmica Cari Cari blog. Read on below and keep an eye out for another collaboration we're working on with Marcel for the near future
CF: How and where was the mix recorded?
I recorded the mix in São Paulo, Brasil, where I currently live. For practical reasons it was recorded digitally using wav files from digital sources as well as rips from my own vinyl collection done in my studio in Caracas where I have my turntables. Once recorded, I generally do a bit of editing, set the right volume and EQ levels using Reaper.
CF: How did your interest in music begin?
I grew up in a house with an ample vinyl collection. My dad, aside from being a music lover is also a journalist. He had a couple of columns in the 80s on two of the main newspapers in Venezuela at the time; the Diario de Caracas and El Nacional. On them, he published a few interviews with musicians from the Fania label.
Later on, he was hired by some of the record distributors in the country to write press reviews for their new releases and as a consequence he would arrive home with 10 or 20 promo records each month.
Aside from that, I was always surrounded by musicians who were friends of the family and I would accompany my dad to gigs at the Afinque de Marín in the San Agustín neighborhood, the Museo del Teclado, any of the jazz or salsa festivals, or whenever he would go to interview other musicians.
CF: How did that interest evolve to where you are now?
In addition to the background I described, there's a few radio shows I listened to as a teenager in the 90s: Rockadencia, Las Cosmobabies, and La Música que sacudió y sacude al mundo con Alfredo Escalante. They were all shows geared to a young listenership dedicated to playing rock and alternative music.
Later in high school I also started hanging out with musician friends and other music lovers. We began to attend tons of gigs around the city, buy CDs, and attend raves in the late 90s. It was through attending raves that I got my first encounter with DJs playing vinyl and there were two DJs specifically that really influenced me at that time thanks to their versatility in playing different genres. They were Julie Delorme from Canada and DJ Cat (R.I.P) from France. Both of them were mixing drum & bass with hip hop, neo punk, reggae, dancehall, dub and a slew of genres that I was really enjoying at the time.
Thanks to them I decided to become a DJ and the rest is history. I went on to inherit large vinyl collections and practice record digging as a ritual.
CF: Tell us about your blog: Fuerza Cósmica Cari Cari. When did you start it and what kind of content do you share on it?
The genesis of this project happened around 2014, soon after I returned to Venezuela from Buenos Aires where I'd been living for 4 years. I had this place in the mountains with a view of the Caribbean sea in the state of Vargas, near the town of Tarma, which is well known for its musical richness and afro-Venezuelan percussion. I had returned to the country with the idea of finding a place where I could live and go through a process of creative enrichment. So I picked this spot in the mountain to work on that and to serve as a meeting place for likeminded individuals.
After a period of trial and error, I was now living between Caracas and the place in the mountain. At the time I was reading a lot of poetry and linking it to music and that's how Fuerza Cósmica Cari Cari was born; as a poetry soundsystem with poets doing their thing with me providing the soundtrack.
After a few events in Caracas, the series went on an extended pause, but I expanded the project by turning it into a blog, which organically grew into a space full of music and interviews.
CF: What do you normally listen to at home? What are 3 of your favourite albums past or present?
It's hard to pin down what I listen to at home, because I'm constantly looking for music to listen to, investigating about music I don't know about, or writing about music. Sometimes I listen to records I brought from Venezuela and other times I listen to the ones I've bought here in Brazil. Lately I've been listening to a lot of music from the two countries, but I'm also digging the current wave of spiritual jazz that's coming out: Kamasi Washington, The Comet Is Coming, Sons Of Kemet, Shabaka & The Ancestors. Neo-soul from the likes of Anderson Paak or Georgia Anne Muldrow with Dudley Perkins. I also always keep an eye out for what DJ Shadow, Madlib, Gilles Peterson and Gaslamp Killer are up to.
On the Venezuelan side, I'm always on the lookout for the latest on Olindo Records, Orestes Gómez, Alex Figueira, Candeleros, Locobeach. I also always end up going back to psych rock from the previous century and alternative rock from the 90s. Outsider salsa from the 60s not on Fania or Tico. Everything by Miles Davis, Archie Shepp, Camarón de la isla, Fela Kuti, indie hip hop from the West coast, Sonic Youth, The Velvet Underground, Stereolab, Lee Perry, Air… as I said this was a difficult question to answer!
Three of my favorite records is also too difficult, but I'll go with 3 that I could say define me, musically:
Eddie Palmieri – Recorded Live At Sing Sing I & II
Nico and The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico
Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
CF: What's your favorite thing about living in Brazil
Without a doubt, its infinite musical universe. The vast amount of record shops, cultural initiatives, and how serious they seem to take their music industry with an emphasis on local productions.
CF: What differences can you perceive between the music industry in Brazil and Venezuela?
That's a deep subject I find myself currently investigating and spending a lot of time with. It boils down to Brazil having a solid music industry and Venezuela currently having none. I'm learning a lot from daily experiences here, trying to identify what have been our failings, what happened in the last 3 decades of the 20th century when Venezuela had a boom in productions and recordings via multiple labels. At the same time, I'm trying to understand how organic scenes are born and sustained without money being their driving force. I'm probably spending about half of my days undergoing this research.
CF: Where can people hear your playing music in the near future? What other projects are you currently involved in?
I currently reside in São Carlos, a university city in the state of São Paulo. Here I'm usually DJing in bars, local parties and the monthly record fair. I'm doing a series of monthly events called Rico!, focused on Afro Latin music in partnership with someone from here. If I go to São Paulo, the city, I have played in an online radio station similar to Worldwide FM and Red Light Radio, called Veneno. I'm also constantly posting mixes on my mixcloud and interviews and articles on my blog.
My head is constantly working on new ideas to research. I'll be either working on a mixtape, doing promotion for the latest Venezuelan music releases, and lately I've been conceptualizing a project for social media using a portable record player I bought recently, something totally DIY that will last maybe a minute. I also have a project with a few photographers, working on virtual exhibitions with music.
In the longer term, I'm working on strategies to get more involved in the business side of music. I'm studying a lot and doing networking with the possibility of getting into management, promotion, festival production, online labels, distribution. Just trying to find ways to fill the voids that exist currently in the Venezuelan music industry.
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The cross is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world and rightly so; it represents mankind's hope for eternal life. Does this sound religiously dogmatic? Maybe so, but how could any sincere Christian give reverence to Holy Week without referring to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Billy Graham is quoted as saying, "God proved His love on the cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the entire world, I love you." More than just knowing, the follower of Christ has been commissioned to tell the world about God's grace which redeemed and provides the reality of eternal salvation.
Many people have heard about Jesus Christ being tortured on the cross at this time of year, even though the world would much rather advertise a more happier version of a holiday that emphasizes cute bunnies and hunting for colored eggs. When writing or speaking in the public forum, of course it's wise to have an open mind and not be so rigid about a certain issue to the point where only a handful of people will listen, but the cross is an exception. It is the foundation of the Christian faith and the promises contained therein is where the disciple of the Bible refuses to compromise.
Calvary is where every child of God is united within the greatest act of unconditional love the world has ever known. Matthew Henry is quoted as saying, "Come and see the victories of the cross of Christ. His wounds our healing, his agonies our repose, his conflicts our conquests, his groans our songs, his pains our ease, his shame our glory, his death our life, his sufferings, our salvation."
It's true the great commission has more to do with the way we live than what we say. Through the responsibility of evangelism, Christians comprehend the world needs to hear how the cross represents victory over sin, but they also need to remember it's up to them to become a genuine demonstration of what a true follower is called to be.
The world is not going to consider accepting Christ as their Savior if the representatives of God's kingdom are not who they claim to be. If anyone proclaims to be ransomed by the blood that Jesus shed on the cross, yet their life does not match their words, how will others be convinced this is the path God is calling them to take?
May we as followers come to a point in our spiritual journey where the cross becomes more of an awareness of His presence than a piece of jewelry. Charles Spurgeon is quoted as saying, "I find no better cure for depression than to trust in the Lord with all my heart and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace-speaking blood of Jesus, and his infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions." Before any of us can celebrate the cross as our deliverance, we must understand it was because of us he had to go there.
Included within the accountability of taking up our own cross is discerning when divine opportunities are being presented to share the gospel and when to be silent. Being led by God's Spirit is much more effective than our clever arguments and emotional enthusiasm.
I confess I've failed to recognize the difference and made a mess of things, and to be honest there have also been times when I hesitated from embarrassment and intimidation (remember Peter). Our pride causes us to believe our family will reject us and friends at work will label us as fanatics and make fun of us. So how does someone who embraces the cross of Christ learn how to function in a rebellious world that is trying to avoid it?
It is honesty, humility and sincerity that God uses to reveal the truth about His compassion and forgiveness to others much more than we can with our social religiosity. Jesus loves you so much he willingly went to the cross and died so that you could be saved and live forever. He rose from the dead and is now waiting for you to respond. Issac Watts wrote the hymn "At the cross" and here is the chorus. "At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light, and the burden of my heart rolled away, it was there by faith I received my sight, and now I am happy all the day."


As the evening progressed, and before it got dark, a B-2 came flying in to the downtown Boston airspace and made TWO IDENTICAL circular flybys. In other words, it maintained a constant radius, constant banking angle turn, and flew right above the crowd that was assembled below. I was in that crowd.
The wind was very light, and the direction was constant. There were no gusts. The altitude was surprisingly low, maybe around 1,200 ft, which surprised me. The altitude was constant throughout the maneuver.
Now here's the thing that made the hair on the back of my neck stand right up. The first time the aircraft approached and flew over us, the roar and vibration of the GE engines made themselves clearly known. But the second time the B-2 approached, there was an eerie silence. And I mean absolute silence. As it 'flew' above us, I was in a state of shock. There was no sound or vibration whatsoever. It looked like it was gliding, even though it clearly was under powered flight.
After it passed us, I heard a few people around me (some strangers, and some members of my group) quiz each other about the lack of sound/vibration from the B-2 the second time around. So I know that I wasn't hallucinating.
As a recreational pilot and military technology enthusiast, I was probably more curious than the others in trying to acertain what I had witnessed, but in the following years I was not able to find anything to explain what we had seen. At least until I came across your literature and the industry insiders that spoke out briefly.
The only other possibilities to your explanation is that the B-2 had noise-cancelling technology, or that what we saw was a projected image. Obviously the former has no military advantage and may not even be technically feasible, and the latter is highly unlikely. I believe what I saw was a real B-2, under powered flight. I believe your explanation to be the correct one.
But then, my question is why did the Air Force very clearly demonstrate this classified technology so publicly? It doesn't make sense to me, and I haven't been able to shake off this question in my mind for the last 11 years. I hope you can help me answer it.
Apparently, the crowd witnessed the B-2 flying in its silent field propulsion mode. In this mode the B-2 shuts off its jet engines and powers itself solely on scooped air. As explained in my 1993 paper The U.S. Antigravity Squadron" which is now updated in Chapter 5 of Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion, the B-2 in flight scoops air into its engine cowlings and this air is there seeded with ions to create a multimillion volt potential which the B-2 uses to power its electrokinetic ion drive. The fields induce asymmetrical electrostatic forces on the B-2 which propel it forward silently. This is an overunity drive: unbalanced forces create thrust, which scoops air, which creates multimillion volt potentials.
As to why the Air Force would make such a blatant display, my guess is that it had already been used on the battle field and its silent cruise mode had in the past already been observed by enemy soldiers. Besides the U.S. Antigravity Squadron paper that reverse engineered the B-2's propulsion system came out five years earlier in 1993. So perhaps by that time the Air Force had concluded they had nothing to lose.
Sorry, I have no comment about the B2, but would love to see one fly. I enjoyed the book "Antigravity Propulsion". I am looking to connect with anyone engaged in experimenting with these concepts. It seems independent research fizzled out around 2003 or so? Don't know why. My own experiments seem to verify some things Dr. Laviolette concluded about Brown's Gravitators.
This sounds exactly like what I saw on 10-5-2012 around 11 PM at night.
I was on my back porch and looked up. I saw a stealth bomber looking craft flying completely silently for around 8 seconds before it flew out of view because of some trees and the roof of my house. It was either black or dark grey (very dark colored).
The way I saw it: I initially thought the craft was about 25-40 ft wide wingspan (stealth bomber "boomerang" flying-wing shaped) and flying low, maybe 300-500 ft. COMPLETELY silent. It had this reflective type of light around just the edges of the craft that helped to outline the craft. It craft itself did not have any lights on it like an airplane does. In other words this craft was not meant to be lit up I believe. The night was clear with a few scattered clouds but otherwise very clear and starry. I live in the East Bay and this area is well-populated and plenty of street lights etc (Hayward). It also had this sound-wave like distortion around the edges of the craft that distorted the air around it like a tail pipe of a car or other hot object distorts the air or a sound-wave distorts the air. I felt compelled to blink my eyes and shake my head a little to make sure what I was seeing was what I was actually seeing, which it was. The "distortion" around the craft especially gave me this sensation of wanting to blink my eyes and shake my head a little before looking at it more intensely.
If you take your index finger and thumb and place them apart by 1.5 – 1.75″ this is the wingspan of the craft that I witnessed. Extrapolate the 172 ft wingspan of a B2 by this 1.5″ and you have the height it was flying at if indeed it was B2. Either way, it was flying low, really low.
Background info: I saw this on Friday October 5th 2012 at 11:00 PM. I initially thought it was some sort of drone from the US government. I didn't think the wingspan was as big as the 172 ft of the B2. Being the interested person that I am I actually made a report to MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) that night. The next day, Saturday October 6th 2012 I was talking to a friend and we thought it might be a drone, so we looked up all kinds of drones and especially what carrier based drones there are as Saturday was fleet week here in the SF Bay Area and there is indeed a carrier in San Francisco. We thought it might of launched from that and the Navy guys were having a little fun. Someone from MUFON emailed me Sunday and reminded me that the B2 had made an appearance on Saturday (only) at the fleet week air show event. He thought it was a good idea, and I agreed, to close the case as an IFO (identified flying object). I was left with this nagging feeling that I've never heard that the B2 can fly silently, which of course it hasn't been revealed to be able to. I did some searching online and that is how I found your starburstfound site here. The situation you describe here sounds exactly like what I saw, minus the sound wave like distortion around the craft.
I want to document what I saw because it is important that the free flow of information never cease. Hope my info helps in some way. Thanks.


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The Economist?s advice for the mid-term elections is this: throw the Republicans out. The Democrats may be ?incoherent?, it says, but they can scarcely do worse than the Republicans have done already. A few ?independent-minded? Republicans deserve to keep their seats, it says, but in general, ?sometimes ruling parties become so addled and incompetent that they need to be punished?.
This is, potentially, bad news for Democrats, since my sense is that the Economist has a pretty bad track record at endorsements. Sort of like the Sports Illustrated jinx. But I've never checked that out rigorously, and since I don't read the magazine anymore I don't know how they've done lately. Maybe their political antennae have gotten better recently. Or maybe I'm just wrong.
You may be thinking, by the way, that the reason I no longer read the Economist is because of their tiresome conservative tilt and increasingly formulaic writing ? a frequent subject of criticism in the liberal blogosphere. But that's not it. Not mainly, anyway. The real reason is that several years ago they opened a new printing plant designed to make their American operations more efficient. It was based in California, I think, which seemed like good news for me.
Unfortunately, "seemed" is not "is." What happened was that instead of receiving the magazine on Friday or, at the latest, Saturday, I began receiving it on Monday or Tuesday. Since it's a weekly magazine that goes to press on Thursday, that made it hopelessly out of date by the time I got my copy, and since the weekend had passed it meant that I often didn't get around to reading it at all. Eventually, I just gave up.
But now their content is online for free, and they have a couple of new blogs as well. The American politics blog is called Democracy in America and the economics blog is called Free Exchange. They're both worth checking out.


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Human rights debate in Britain is 'regressive' – Scottish watchdog
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Political parties must strengthen their commitment to ensure Britons' human rights are upheld after May's general election, a Scottish watchdog says, adding that debate on human rights in Britain is "regressive."
In a sharply worded report, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) suggested the future of human rights in the UK is in peril.
The research, entitled 'Human rights for all: forwards or back?,' was published by the Commission on Friday.
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The SHRC said human rights legislation has achieved many positive outcomes in Britain, including improved prison conditions, allowing the 'bedroom tax' to be challenged, and advancing equality. However, it warned that future governments in Britain must not become complacent.
In response to the Tories' bid to scrap the Human Rights Act, the SHRC's report proposed a set of principles by which the value of new human rights legislation should be gauged.
It said human rights reforms in the UK should cater for the rights of all pockets of society, improve lives, guarantee accountability, build a better culture, and demonstrate international leadership.
In October last year, while speaking on the final day of the Conservative Party's four-day conference, David Cameron pledged to do away with the existing Human Rights Act and replace it with a British 'bill of rights.'
However, the prime minister did not explicitly confirm that a future Conservative government would withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights – a move that would have far-reaching repercussions for Britain's relationship with Europe.
Speaking to the Scottish Legal News website, SHRC Chairman Professor Alan Miller said human rights reforms in the UK would directly impact on Scots' lives, particularly in areas such as "immigration, defense and some aspects of welfare."
READ MORE: Cameron vows to scrap Human Rights Act, civil liberties groups outraged
"Pointing to the development of Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights as a progressive approach that could be replicated elsewhere, the commission calls on all politicians to ensure that human rights laws go forwards, not back," he added.
Miller stressed that Britain has reached an important crossroads, and that human rights must be respected and advanced by future governments.
"This is a time to test commitment to the fundamental principles and values enshrined in our human rights laws and international obligations," he said.
"We must not allow regressive changes to slip through, or opportunities to improve people's lives to be missed. All of us deserve better than that."

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This is a list of strange laws on the books in various municipalities across California. These rules and regulations were passed by the California state legislature, or in an individual city, and for one reason or another, were never overturned, remaining active on the books until this day. Almost every city and state has some outdated, old-fashioned, and even nonsensical laws, and they can come about for a variety of reasons. Most frequently, the laws appeared in the books following a court ruling on a specific case, that then set a common law precedent from that point on.
Strange or unnecessary laws have become a popular source for humor, both online and in popular culture. TV shows such as The Simpsons have had a lot of fun with all of the peculiar regulations on the books throughout the country (in one episode, Mayor Quimby is surprised to find out the town charter mandates that all ducks wear long pants).
Oftentimes, "dumb laws," as reported on websites and in humor books, have been shown to be inaccurate. This sometimes happens because a real, sensible law has been exaggerated or misunderstood, turning into something that sounds silly or ridiculous. Other times, it is simply the result of a hoax being repeated enough times to gain some kind of credibility. If you think any of the laws on this page are not accurate or do not remain active in California, let me know in the comments below.
Detonating a nuclear device
Detonating a nuclear device within city limits is illegal. (Chico)
Vehicle without a driver
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 65 miles per hour.
Lizard in a city park
No one may annoy a lizard in a city park. (Fresno)
Keeping a rhinoceros
All persons wishing to keep a rhinoceros as a pet must obtain a $100 license first. (Norco)
Going to the bathroom with the window open
One may not use one's own restroom if the window is open. (Dana Point)
Salting the road
It is illegal to pour salt on a highway. (Hermosa Beach)
Bathhouses
Bathhouses are against the law.
Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits. (Carmel)
Putting anything else in the garage
Cars are the only item allowed in a garage. (Long Beach)
Pinball machines are outlawed, as well as mock horse racing games. (El Monte)
Carrying a lunch
One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (Riverside)
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It's hard to believe that it has been more than 20 years since we moved back to Louisville after a sojourn in New York City. This town has changed a lot in the past two decades, and certainly the Frankfort Avenue restaurant row has evolved almost beyond recognition.
"You'll like Frankfort Avenue," a friend told us as we packed the moving van to head west from Gotham. "There's a great new place called the Irish Rover!" And she was right. Along with Deitrich's, which had been a pioneer in the neighborhood, and more recent arrivals Porcini and a local coffee shop that preceded Heine Bros' Crescent Hill branch, the avenue was looking pretty exciting.
Everyone likes Mexican food, don't we? But what do we mean when we say "Mexican"?
If our grandparents in Louisville knew Mexican food at all, they probably meant chili con carne, a spicy mix of beans and beef served over spaghetti.
Yes, this is one of those things that no one said, ever … until someone said it.
And it betrayed a basic failure to comprehend the simple reality of delicatessen tradition: "Too much meat," meaning "generously, gloriously piled high," is just what delis do.
Well, hey now. What's this? A new restaurant reviewer at The Courier-Journal? How about that! This sort of thing fascinates me because I used to occupy that pulpit myself, as dining critic for the late, great Louisville Times (and, after its death, The CJ) until I left the building in 1990.


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Ryan Garcia has already traded punches with Stephen McKenna who says he can topple the US star
01/04/2021 brea, news, Sky, sport, Sports
Stephen McKenna says he troubled Ryan Garcia in sparring, even before he had turned professional, and the Irish contender is confident he can topple the US star.
Garcia was floored for the first time of his career by Luke Campbell at the weekend, but the talented 22-year-old then climbed off the canvas and stopped his British opponent with a body shot in the seventh round.
McKenna sparred with Garcia on a trip to Los Angeles in 2018, over a year before his pro debut, and he insists the Californian did not show many signs of his spiteful punching.
"He never really worked the body shots that much," McKenna told Sky Sports. "He was always just trying that left hook and running on into the ropes, but he never did much body work or anything.
"At that time, I didn't think he had any power. During our spar he was a lot of tap, tap, and he was moving a lot. He was going from corner to corner.
"He looks like he was punching hard now at the minute, so he has worked on his power and his strength. He looks like he has a good punch, and he fought a good fight.
"When I first sparred with Ryan, I was still an amateur. He'd had 18 fights.
"Over this past year now, I'm hitting harder and harder. I'm getting stronger every day in the gym. I'm working savagely hard and I'll be ready for Ryan Garcia whenever the time comes. I'd fight him tomorrow, if I had the chance."
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The unbeaten 23-year-old also trained alongside Campbell last year, an opportunity to study the Olympic gold medallist's ring skills, and McKenna believes Garcia was fortunate to avoid a stoppage loss.
"I don't think Luke realised how hurt he really was," said McKenna. "There was over a minute left on the clock.
"If he had been an aggressive-style fighter, another fighter would have got him out of there, like Gervonta Davis or Teofimo Lopez. Luke is more of a stand-off fighter, it's not in his nature to be aggressive and come forward.
"Garcia was badly hurt. If I had been in there, I would have got Garcia out of there, if I had him hurt like that."
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McKenna extended his unbeaten record to seven victories, all by knockout, with back-to-back bouts in December and he hopes to push for a title fight next year.
"Two knockouts to keep the knockout streak going. I'm very pleased with the way my two fights went and I'm happy to finish off the year on a high," he said.
"Keep pushing forward, hopefully get six fights maybe, and by the end of the year, I want to be in the top 15 of the world rankings.
"I'll be ready for anyone or anything."
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A&E departments across England performed worse than ever before last year, official figures have today confirmed.
Between April and March, 88 per cent of patients were treated or admitted within four hours – the lowest since figures were first collected in 2004.
However, the number of people seen in A&E within the time target was higher in 2018/19 than ever before because of a record number of attendances.
It comes amid controversial plans by health officials that could see the national target of treating 95 per cent of patients within four hours scrapped.
The NHS England data today showed the overall A&E performance in improved in March, after February was branded the worst ever month.
However, still only 86.6 per cent of patients were treated within four hours, compared to the record low 84.2 per cent recorded the month before.
The 95 per cent standard has now not been met since July 2015.
And March was found to be the second busiest ever month in A&E units across the country, with a total of 2,166,308 attendances.
Of those, 329 patients were forced to wait longer than 12 hours to be seen – the equivalent of one patient in every 6,500 who attend casualty.
Nearly three millions patients (2,975,637) who attended emergency departments were not seen within the target time period over the 12 months.
NHS England last month began the process of scrapping the four-hour maximum A&E wait target to replace it with new ones.
In place of its infamous four-hour target, the NHS has now began trialling seeing the most seriously ill patients – strokes and heart attacks, for example – within one hour.
'Now is the right time to look again at the old targets,' the NHS's medical director said at the time.
Tim Gardner, senior policy fellow at the Health Foundation, warned that parts of the NHS are 'creaking at the seams'.
He said: 'The record number of people treated within the four-hour target over the last 12 months is testament to the huge efforts of NHS staff.
And he added it is 'becoming untenable' for the NHS to maintain quality of care in the face of ever rising demand from patients, funding issues and staff shortage.
He fears the Easter bank holidays will only cause more havoc for an NHS already under 'relentless pressure' and working flat out.
Pauline Philip, national director of emergency and elective care of NHS England, praised staff for working 'tirelessly' throughout winter.
The data comes as the NHS prepares to pilot new targets which could lead to changes in the way A&E performance is measured.
Under the plans, patients with the most serious conditions will receive rapid treatment within an hour, while people with minor conditions can expect to wait longer.
The proposals have faced criticism from some, who say targets are being abandoned because they can no longer be met.


NoKal, short for North of Kalayaan, is one of the reasons Barangay Poblacion in Makati is still the hottest nightlife destination in the metro.
Operated by young business partners—brothers Joey and Marco Viray (of Joe's Brew fame), Raul Fores and Jason Soong—the three-story NoKal has been drawing crowds even on weeknights mainly due to its relaxed, friendly vibe. There's a diner-type restaurant with a DJ on the ground floor, a lounge with another DJ on the second floor, and a bar with a smoking area on the roofdeck.
The cheeseburger at the restaurant, with Fores as chef, is beefy good, but I heard the cheese steak sandwich, lobster roll (adapted from Mamou) and hot chicken wings are must-try items. The most recent night I visited, Nino Mendoza of the band Blue Jean Junkies was the DJ. His playlist, which included The Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated," kept diners awake at 3 a.m.
On the second floor, dance music, with Soong as regular DJ, keeps guests grooving while enjoying their drinks and friends' company. I admire Soong's music taste. He seems well-versed—notably in mixing new and classic tunes.
On the third floor is where friends can have a nice time talking, smoking, and ordering Joe's Brew, the house craft beer brand.
Local craft beer has, by the way, been gaining a wider market especially in Poblacion. Recently, a number of independent brewers gathered at the opening of Pedro Tap House on Matilde Street.
Pedro Tap House offers four Pedro craft beer variants: Endless Summer Wheat Ale; Procrastination Pale Ale; Elementary, English Ale; and Wandering Wonderer India Pale Ale.
To me, what differentiates craft beer from the mainstream beer brands is taste—craft beer tastes more refreshing, its flavors more pronounced.
"It's really the water," said one of the craft beer makers. What he meant was, the quality of the water source of the beer will determine its taste.
I love craft beer, even if my drink of choice has lately shifted to whisky and gin. One thing I have learned to appreciate is, always drink beer cold, in a glass—great if the glass is chilled, too, prior to using it. The point is, aside from allowing the beer's frothy foam, or beer head, to rise to the glass' surface, it makes drinking beer easier and more enjoyable.
Notwithstanding the mushrooming of new bars and clubs all over the metro, there are four familiar places that have remained favorites of night owls, especially knowledgeable music fans: 19 East in Sucat, Muntinlupa; Strumm's in Jupiter, Makati; 70s Bistro in Anonas, Quezon City; and Historia in Sgt. Esguerra, Quezon City.
Their common bond is that they feature live bands every night, and their owners are likewise well-informed music aficionados.
Several factors make 19 East a preferred nightlife destination, no matter the distance: its beautifully designed layout; great sound system; and fantastic lineup of bands.
Aside from the main club called the music hall, 19 East— which opened 15 years ago—has a spacious garden with more seats and tables, and an upper deck where once I stayed till sunrise. It has the best sound system among live music venues because owner Wowee Posadas is also a musician. The monthly roster of performing artists includes many of the country's finest.
It's also at 19 East where Posadas launched the Black Cows, the band he formed to play the music of Steely Dan. On Dec. 26, the Black Cows played its first-anniversary gig with special guest singers Paolo Santos, Louie Ramirez and Kevin Roy.
Meanwhile, Strumm's, now 25 years old, has retained its vision of being the best go-to club in Makati for executives and young professionals. Among its business partners, Mari Lagdameo is always physically present to make sure everything runs smoothly.
As for Historia, which just celebrated its sixth anniversary, most nights are full-house, especially when South Border is playing. Like Lagdameo at Strumm's, Historia owner Larry Ignacio is always present to enjoy the music and be on top of things.


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Who's behind the NDC Oslo agenda?
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Øyvind Holmstad is a backend developer at NRK with a big interest in machine learning and functional programming. He is currently the technical lead in NRKs recommendation team where he is combining machine learning technology with editorial insight to give algorithmic recommendations across NRKs services. He enjoys taking part in the community, and has spoken at different conferences and meetups.
Niall is an Irish guy who managed to end up in Norway after finding out the country existed when he was in New Zealand. He works in Capgemini in Stavanger, as a Head of Cybersecurity Norway and is also a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP since 2010. He is passionate about security, web technologies and whiskey which can lead to some interesting discussions.
Karoline works as a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, working with search. She is a speaker, developer and DevOps addict, focusing on how developers can improve their software development process. She has developed a passion for how developers work, the tools they use and why they make the choices they do. She continuously challenges herself and shares her knowledge by blogging and speaking at user groups and conferences.
Eirik Backer is a cross over designer and front end developer working at NRK. He has previously been teaching interaction design at the Norwegian School of creative studies, and done web projects all over the world. Eirik is curious and passionate about the intersections where design, technology and the adaptiveness of web creates great user experiences.
Martin is an experienced software developer with over 10 years' experience. He is obsessed with internet connected gadgets and often says that if something doesn't have WIFI then it isn't worth having. In his day job Martin works at Bouvet in Oslo. He spends his evenings at the local makerspace experimenting with machinery and software.
Thorvald is a software developer at Equinor. With a past experience in Java and .Net, and a later bigger interest in languages outside the two platforms, he also take great joy in working with other aspects of software development. Passionate about software development as a craft, and the broader process of product development. Cheering for open source, and is motivated by the community's iterative search for understanding and improving our own profession.
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Kjersti Sandberg is the founder of ProgramUtvikling AS and has organized NDC from the very beginning. Her daily job is with the professional areas of sale, marketing and business development. Here role within this year`s agenda committee has been to liaise with speakers and present good ideas.
Jakob is the general manager of the NDC conferences. His role in the committee is making sure we don't select more speakers than we can fit in the agenda which is a hard job with so many good suggestions (even with 9 tracks). He sometimes nags about budgets, but the committee usually doesn't care.


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Adjoint sensitivity
A gradient, ∇xJ, of some scalar measure of a forecast, J, with respect to the vector of model control variables, x, that can include initial conditions, boundary conditions, and parameters.
The inner product (δx, ∇xJ), where δx is a perturbation vector and ∇xJ is an adjoint sensitivity vector, provides δJ, a first-order (tangent linear) approximation to the difference, ΔJ, between an unperturbed nonlinear forecast and a nonlinear forecast with control variables perturbed by δx.
See adjoint model, tangent linear equation, tangent linear approximation.
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Okay, now who doesn't love a good phone case? I love a cute phone case but trying to find a place to store my phone case collection is a bit difficult. Especially, since I'm not a fan of throwing things away and tend to keep EVERYTHING. So for this DIY, I made three different inserts using acetate sheets and a few other materials to switch in and out using ONLY one phone case.
For the first insert, I used the Distress Inks by Tim Holtz and I have to say they are my favorite. I pressed the ink pad onto a piece of acetate sheet, added water and began brushing it onto a piece of paper. I made another design as well and this one is my absolute favorite. I went ahead and pressed the ink pad onto the acetate sheet again, added water, but instead of brushing it onto the paper.. I flipped the acetate sheet directly onto the paper and blended it out. I know the directions are a bit all over the place but my youtube video shows you exactly what I did =).
After all that, I traced some words onto a piece of acetate sheet, cut down to the size of my phone case. I saw a shirt with the same words and thought they would look cute on a phone case.
For the second insert, I decided on making a marble design. Starting with a container of warm water, I picked out three polishes that complimented each other well. I began letting the polishes drip in various places onto the water. Work quickly or else the polishes dry and it'll be harder for them to grip onto the acetate sheet. I used the watercolor as the backing but you can use them clear. Most of the time I like the back of my phone to show through the case but sometimes a full opaque case works too.
This last insert is a set that I made with one of my best friends in mind. I combined the use of a sharpie and nail polishes for this one. I took a phrase and split it into two that would fit both cases when combined. I then took the nail polishes I had on hand, drew on both donuts and sprinkles. I used the same watercolor as a backing for better pictures but this design looks great alone with a clear case.
Well, that's it for this post. If you want more detail on the process and to view a tutorial check out the video on my youtube channel - hiiyooitscat. You can also view the video below. If you enjoyed this post and the video, please take the time to check out my new YT channel, like, comment, and subscribe to the channel. Thank you!


The first of four staggered starts got underway yesterday for the 48th edition of the LA-Honolulu Transpac Race, with 22 entries in Divisions 7 and 8 now on the 2225 nm course. The fleet has now fanned out, with 50 nm separating the high and low roads after approximately 200 nm of racing. For a video recap of day one, click here.
The final start on Saturday, July 18 will be for the fastest boats in the fleet, which was to include the 105-foot maxi trimaran Lending Club 2. However, as their aspiration is record breaking, a difficult weather forecast later in the week has them now tentatively leaving Wednesday (July 15), thus withdrawing from the Transpac Race.
"The owner has always held the vision that that his boat was to be a fast cruising boat. What has changed, since we picked up the boat in South Africa three years ago, is how to use advanced design, construction and ergonomics to improve the almost ten year old boat.
"The most significant design changes from a stock GB66 are the 4.3m deep "C" foils that provide nearly 4 tons of lift at 20 knots of boat speed, a generous sail plan that allows us to fly a hull in as little as 12 TWS, a rotating mast with a cross beam and longeron all built by Southern Spars that allow us to carry up to 8 tons of luff tension on our furling sails. Some of the ergonomic changes include a proper curved traveler mounted on the aft beam along with tiller steering.
"Our peak speed so far is just over 30 knots… we can sustain in the low 20's in a flat sea state. However, the forward cockpit at speed is perhaps the wettest place I have been on a boat. We started with six drains in that little cockpit and now we are adding two more monster drains. On the Cabo Race, I was up there with 2-feet of water in that cockpit! The good news is that when you come off of watch, you can take a hot shower.
First organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club in 1906, the Transpacific Yacht Race or Transpac is an offshore sailing race from Point Fermin in Los Angeles to Diamond Head, just east of Honolulu, a distance of 2225 miles. This is among the world's great ocean races, and biennially attracts some of the world's fastest sailing yachts, some of its most talented offshore racing sailors, and a wide variety of offshore sailing adventurers.


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Q: Principal ideal of $z \in \mathbb{Z} \subseteq \mathbb{Z}$ Say we have a ring $R$ and define the homomorphism $\varphi : \mathbb{Z} \rightarrow R$ to be $\varphi (z) = z \cdot 1$. For all $z \in \mathbb{Z}$, $z \cdot 1$ is in the center of $R$ (i.e. for all $r \in R, zr = rz$).
Say we define $$(z) = \{rz\ |\ r \in R\}$$ to be the principal ideal generated by $z$.
Do we know necessarily that $(z) \subseteq \mathbb{Z}$? My thought is that if we use $\mathbb{Q}$ as our ring, $(z)$ may contain rationals.

A: $(z)\subset \mathbb {Z }$ does not really make any sense, as $\{ rz| z \in R \} \subset R$. Even the identification of $\mathbb{Z}$ with the image of the natural map $\mathbb{Z}\to R$ is not really a thing as the image might just be $\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$. And you saw it yourself with the map $\mathbb{Z}\to \mathbb{Q}$. Here you see that by the properties of an ideal $z \in (z)$ therefore $ 1= \frac {1}{ z}·z \in (z)$, but if 1 is in an ideal everything is, so we have $(z)=\mathbb{Q}$.

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Gifts have been on my mind--both literal giving and receiving but, also natural gifts that we share with the world in a sometimes less obvious way. I am reminded of Michael Jr's Know Your Why and share that video below. I also, share a video of my thoughts on what this means for me and a story of a gift that was given to me.
In addition to the gift of blueberries--delicious, by the way-- the woman at the hardware store shared her helpfulness and generosity with us. These are the ways in which she brought her 'why' to her 'what'. Michael Jr. illustrates this point further.
Consider these questions, perhaps journal with them in mind.
What three words capture your why?


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I do believe there's a market. … I go to Miami a lot. I see a lot of people with beautiful cars.
Drivers Club Miami developer Carlos de Narváez
Part of the county's terms for turning the land over to the Drivers Club requires de Narváez to provide new quarters for the nonprofits, either on the site or elsewhere. His House leaders say their cluster of office buildings and residential homes on the property are already so full they routinely turn away children needing housing. There are other buildings on the property, vacant and deteriorating, that His House says could provide more than 400 additional beds if there was the money and the will to accommodate an expansion.
"Currently, we turn down between 100 to 120 children per month for placement because of a lack of capacity in our homes," executive director Silvia Smith-Torres said during a recent tour. "Every day, seeing all the empty houses on campus saddens me, knowing the need in the community."
The Auto Club team says no decisions have been made on where to put the three charities. But they're pitching the track project as a quick path to improved facilities.
"Under no circumstance does Carlos plan to provide [His House] with equal facilities," said Al Dotson, the lawyer and lobbyist negotiating the Auto Club lease with Miami-Dade. "The facilities there are insufficient to meet their needs. He wants to provide them with superior facilities."
The Drivers Club lobbying strategy centers on positioning the project as an economic boon to the county and the neighborhood, adding an estimated 340 jobs. Along with relief for the resident nonprofits, Drivers Club promises a one-mile bike track on the property for community use, an auto-mechanics program for the Miami-Dade school system and new office space for county services.
The county did not launch a formal request for proposals on the land. Commissioner Barbara Jordan, whose district includes the property, is backing the Drivers Club effort as a way to bring high-paying jobs to the area. Her office declined an interview request.
Miami-Dade took over the site from Florida in 2005 when the state wanted to close the foster home and other social-service agencies on the property. Rent wasn't covering upkeep expenses, and the Miami-Dade County Commission approved a plan from then-manager George Burgess to accommodate the charities and gain undeveloped land for future county facilities.
"By accepting this property," Burgess wrote, "the County will not only be preserving much needed programs, but will also gain 90 acres of undeveloped property which can be utilized to address other County needs."
Twelve years later, the undeveloped portion of the property is still vacant.
In recent years, the focus has shifted to a for-profit venture. In 2014, commissioners gave early approval for a $10 million subsidy to help Miami Ocean Studios open there. The short-lived plan for a $265 million production facility with aquatic tanks large enough to film "Titanic" fizzled early last year, when the developer said investment dollars had evaporated. Drivers Club was already making inquiries with county officials about stepping in to pursue its own lease.
Every day, seeing all the empty houses on campus saddens me knowing the need in the community.
His House director Silvia Smith-Torres
De Narváez has an auto club in Buenos Aires. His plans for a luxury auto complex just outside the city limits of Miami Gardens include a 50-room hotel and a retail center to serve the deep-pocketed drivers and others drawn to the facility. An April economic-impact report by Goodkin Consulting commissioned by Drivers Club projects $22 million in revenue a year, including $2 million alone from members paying for garage space.
The centerpiece would be the two-mile, $22 million track winding through the property. The report describes four configurations — or "circuits" — designed for high-performance driving, including one named after Monaco, home to one of the world's glitziest auto races. That's a sensitive concept for the Drivers Club team. "This is not a race track," Dotson said. "This is a training course."
Even so, speed promises to be a selling point. The Goodkin report includes plans for a go-kart course, and an executive with the development team, Aaron Weiss, pointed to a speed-centric club in New York as the "closest operational" example of what the Drivers Club Miami would be.
The website for the Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, New York, shows helmeted drivers at the wheels of Porsche and Mazda race cars and "Racing Schools" for amateur drivers to learn "a foundation in racing techniques." Asked about racing lessons, a Drivers Club Miami publicist responded that "there will be driving instruction for members who want to learn how to handle their personal high-performance cars in the closed circuit format that DCM will offer."
Preliminary negotiations are under way with the county's economic-development arm, and Drivers Club has not yet released detailed plans for the site. The proposal would eventually face public hearings and a vote by the Miami-Dade County Commission. A draft lease has the business paying up to $300,000 a year in rent for the first 10 years, then $2 million or more annually after that.
Oliver Gilbert, mayor of neighboring Miami Gardens, said he's not expecting opposition to the track from a city that's already home to the Miami Dolphins' stadium and has been pressing for new employment centers.
"It's a very intense use," Gilbert said of the track, "but it will bring jobs to the area. So I'm not against it."
One of the home-like cottages at a foster home called His House, February 8, 2018. There are plans for a luxury auto club on the county-owned land near Miami Gardens that include a boutique hotel, $100,000 initiation fees and a two-mile track suitable for gunning your new Maserati or Porsche. It also means more uncertainty for the foster homes currently on the property. CHARLES TRAINOR JR ctrainor@miamiherald.com
CCP worker Tonquila Berry holds a toddler in the home-like cottage at a foster home called His House, February 8, 2018. There are plans for a luxury auto club on the county-owned land near Miami Gardens that include a boutique hotel, $100,000 initiation fees and a two-mile track suitable for gunning your new Maserati or Porsche. It also means more uncertainty for the foster homes currently on the property. CHARLES TRAINOR JR ctrainor@miamiherald.com
CCP workers Tonquila Berry and Sandy Joseph, hold foster toddlers in the yard of one of the cottages at a foster home called His House, February 8, 2018. There are plans for a luxury auto club on the county-owned land near Miami Gardens that include a boutique hotel, $100,000 initiation fees and a two-mile track suitable for gunning your new Maserati or Porsche. It also means more uncertainty for the foster homes currently on the property. CHARLES TRAINOR JR ctrainor@miamiherald.com


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The Avengers: We Have A Tiger – Part Twelve
At the request of the amazing erinkenobi2893, I've decided to post this Avengers fan fiction I wrote a while back. It's quite long (twenty-eight pages) so it's going to be split into quite a few parts. I hope that you will all enjoy it!
*DISCLAIMER: This story is based off of the end of The Avengers. There are illusions to spoilers for said movie, so read with caution, but most are not major. Thor: The Dark World, Iron Man 3, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, are not taken into account, and have not been watched by the author. That said, enjoy.
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Thor landed on top of a huge building, not even sure what it was, his eyes focused on the warehouse in front of him. Every door, every window was either boarded up or closed, and probably locked. How was he supposed to get in? He jumped down from the building, landing with a thud and sending up a cloud of dust. He began to walk around the building, sizing it up.
A hand gently touched his shoulder, and he spun around. His eyes narrowed and he took a step backward. "Leave me. You are lucky I'm letting you live now. After what you did to me."
"Please don't be sore, Thor," she whispered softly. "I didn't want to. Really I didn't." He arched an eyebrow at her suspiciously. "I didn't want to do this, either."
A hand gripped Thor's arm and spun him around. Loki's familiar grin was right in his face. "Thank you, my dear Aila," he sneered, his eyes on Thor's angry face.
Thor turned to the girl, who had moved off a few paces and leaned against a tree to watch. "You betrayed me," he snarled.
Aila opened her mouth to reply, but Loki waved his hand impatiently. "Do not try to stall, Thor. Your friends are inside, and, well…" He flashed a crooked grin. "We have been having a little fun. You would not want it to stop being fun, would you?"
Thor glared at Loki. "You need not do this, brother. We can—"
"I must," Loki said, interrupting Thor. He looked at Aila. "Aila darling, why don't you go back inside. We may be a while, and I certainly don't want you to witness this and ruin your beautifully innocent mind."
"Darling…" Thor hissed. He dove for his brother, fury and hatred bubbling up inside of him, swinging around his hammer. Loki ducked and avoided it. He wrenched his brother's arm around and unsheathed yet another dagger.
"If this is how you want to play…" Loki began.
Thor threw his hammer, sending it flying straight into his brother's stomach. The force sent Loki and the hammer crashing into the wall of the warehouse. Loki leapt up the instant he stopped moving and charged Thor, giving him a gash on his arm. "You've no hope for your hammer now," he panted as he pressed his knife to Thor's throat. He smiled. "Your hammer is now presumably stuck to the same magnet as your friend's weapons. And the magnet attracts all metals," he added, seeing the doubt on his brother's face.
"Oh, please, boys," Aila pleaded in her silky sweet voice. "You're going to give us a bad name."
"I have nothing to do with you," Thor snarled. "I should have learned by now not to trust Midgard women."
Loki smiled. "Aila, dear, if I'm giving you and me a bad name, it will only last as long as my dear brother's life." He grinned at Thor, the knife still at his adopted brother's throat. "Which won't be very long. Darling, maybe you should go inside."
"I didn't mean us as a couple," Aila said sweetly, drawing nearer. "I meant all of us, as Asgardians." The two men froze, taken aback.
"You're not an Asgardian," Loki said. "You told me yourself, and I met your mother."
"You are right," Aila said, stepping nearer. "But you are wrong. I told you, and you met my mother. But you didn't meet my father. I am not Asgardian, but I'm half-Asgardian. My father was from Asgard."
The brothers were stunned into silence for almost a full minute before Loki spoke. "That is of no consequence now." He fixed his eyes on his brother. "If you were not such an immediate threat, I would enjoy taking you inside and making you watch the torture and death of each of your friends. As you are and immediate threat, and immediate solution must be performed." He pushed his brother up against a shriveled tree. "Once and for all," he hissed in his brother's ear.
Thor closed his eyes tightly, feeling the coldness of the dagger against his throat. And then a thud, and the dagger was gone. He opened his eyes and saw Loki wrestling with a tiger. Aila? They rolled around on the dying grass, both of them snarling, but one a human snarl, and the other not. He knew he should head for the warehouse while Loki was distracted, but he was frozen in place. He couldn't move. Why would Aila try to save his life?
A roar of pain echoed across the field, clearly coming from the tiger. Thor felt the urge to help, but he felt helpless without his hammer. He took an unsure step forward, but didn't move any farther. The tiger – Aila – finally pinned Loki down. Red was mixed in with the orange and black fur, but Loki also had his wounds. He was still struggling, but Aila had him pinned perfectly. She turned back into herself, and Loki went limp as she knocked him unconscious.
Thor still couldn't move as he watched Aila push herself up off of Loki and gaze down at him, her hand clutching her side. She glanced in Thor's direction and he finally found the power to move, grasping her other arm. "Why did you do that?" he asked in a whisper, towering over her.
"Because I had to choose," she said softly. "I had to lose either my freedom, or…" She averted her gaze. "Or you," she whispered. She turned away from him and walked to the warehouse as he stood staring after her, shocked.
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Tagged Aila, Asgard, Dagger, Fan Fiction, Loki, Midgard, revenge, The Avengers, Thor, Threats, Tigers, We Have A Tiger
The Avengers: We Have A Tiger – Part Eleven
Banner groaned as he woke up. His head ached horribly, and he couldn't remember what had happened. He saw a pair of pants lying next to him and figure out that he'd Hulked out, but other than that, he couldn't remember anything. He yanked on the pants and sat up, his head throbbing as he did so. He was in a huge cage. Hulk-size, he thought. His back throbbed, and by turning his head, he could just barely see the claw marks. The memories came flooding back. The tiger. The warehouse.
He turned around and felt the room shift out of focus. Whoever knocked him out certainly hit him hard enough. The room came into focus, and for a second he thought he was going to pass out at the sight. Natasha, Clint, and Steve were all tied to metal chairs that were somehow hanging on the wall close to him. He could see a huge knot on Clint's forehead, Steve had a nasty looking cut on his cheek, and Natasha's arm was twisted back at a horrible angle. They all looked like they'd been through a war, but Stark, whose chair was standing in the middle of the warehouse, looked like he was enjoying himself, even though he looked just as bad. Loki was standing in front of him, pacing back and forth.
"Oh, leave him alone, Stark, come on," Steve called out. His voice was hoarse and tired.
Loki tossed a dagger in Steve's direction, which sliced deeply into Steve's arm and clattered to the floor. Banner felt anger burn hot inside of him as he saw an expression of pain flash across Steve's face. But the cage was solid, and Hulking out wouldn't do him any good.
Loki turned back to Stark. "You insulting, sarcastic…" his voice trailed off as he traced his larger knife along Stark's neck. Loki stabbed a third dagger through Stark's shoulder, pinning it to the chair. Stark clenched his teeth together, sweat on his forehead. "Oh, look," Loki said, casting a glance in Banner's direction. "The monster awakes. Do not worry, Banner. You are next. You may find I am not quite as puny as you think."
Banner winced at the reference. At that moment, a man burst into the room, followed by none other than Aila. "I thought you said there'd be horrible violence," she said to Loki teasingly.
Loki frowned at her. "Leave, Aila. Now."
"Sir," the man who had entered the room with Aila said awkwardly. "I, well, uh…" he sighed. "Thor's here."
Loki's face darkened. "Aila, leave." He turned to the man. "Where is Thor?"
"He's heading this way. He landed on a nearby building, and we think he's coming this way," the man replied.
"I'll meet him out front or around back, whichever way he comes," Loki said, smirking. "My brother. He never learns, does he?"
"No, he doesn't," Aila agreed.
Loki glared at her. "I said—"
"Loki, just shut up and get moving, will you? I'll be… quite a big help," Aila said, a sly smile on her lips.
Loki sighed. "Whatever you wish, my dear."
Tagged Aila, Brothers, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Confrontations, Fan Fiction, Loki, Natasha Romanoff, Steve Rogers, The Avengers, The Hulk, Thor, Tigers, Tony Stark
The Avengers: We Have A Tiger – Part Seven
"I can't believe this," Fury muttered, pacing back and forth behind his desk. "I just can't believe this."
"Of all the stupid things…" Stark growled. He turned to face Thor getting right up in his face. "If you hadn't been so stupid—"
"Guys," Cap interrupted, putting a hand on Stark's arm. "Really. That doesn't matter now. And, Stark, you may want to remember that Thor's stronger than you when you're not suited up. Just a thought." Stark turned around and plopped in a chair still grumbling to himself under his breath.
"Her last words were obviously meant to apply to Thor's early statement," Fury said, turning to face them. "You said that she didn't look like she'd work for Loki, and you also said that she didn't look like a threat, so when she said that looks can be deceiving, her meaning was clear. She works for Loki, and she is a threat."
"Well, duh," Stark snapped. "Anyone who goes riding off on a hovercraft thingy with Loki certainly works for him, and anyone who can morph into a tiger is a threat."
Fury glared at him. "Stark, we need to cooperate to be able to figure all of this out. First off. Does anyone think they'd be able to fight at close range with a tiger?"
Hawkeye snorted. "Count me out." Natasha nodded in agreement.
Cap shook his head. "I don't think I could."
Stark looked doubtful. "Possibly, but I'm not sure. Even in the suit, I'd be outweighed, and possibly outsized."
"I might, but I doubt it," Thor put in.
"You're not going anywhere near that kid," Stark growled, glaring in Thor's direction. Cap put his hand on Stark's arm, warning him.
"I think I could."
Everyone turned to face Banner. He shrugged. "Well, if we're talking about weight, the, uh, other guy would probably be a pretty good match for a tiger."
Fury contemplated him. "The Hulk would probably be the best match," he agreed slowly. "Are you sure you'd want to risk that, Banner?"
Banner shrugged again. "I don't have much to lose."
Fury nodded. "Well, then, if we have any concerns with the tiger, Banner will be the one to handle it. If needed all of the rest of you will help him. Got it?" Everyone nodded. "All right, let's all take a break. All we can do now is try to figure out where Loki's going to strike next, or wait for him to move." He sighed. "Unfortunately, I think we're going to have to use the second tactic."
Tagged Captain America, Dr. Banner, Fan Fiction, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Loki, movies, Natasha Romanoff, Nick Fury, Stories, The Avengers, The Hulk, Thor, Tigers, Tony Stark
The Avengers: We Have A Tiger – Part Six
Thor woke up early, so early that the sun was just starting to peek over the horizon. He couldn't fall back asleep so he decided he might as well get ready for his day. After putting on his armor and grabbing his hammer he wandered down the hallway, not sure where he was going. No one else seemed to be awake yet.
He found himself in front of the cell area. He sighed and pushed open the door. What was it about this girl that drew him to her?
He walked quietly down the hallway, past cells with sleeping prisoners in them, and reached Aila's cell. She was lying on the bed, her knees tucked into her chest, her face peaceful as she slept. He could see where tears had dried on her cheeks and felt a huge pain in his chest. He stared at her. Why did he long so much to pull her to his chest and assure her that everything would be okay? He shook his head. She looked so frail on that cot, behind that horrible glass. She hadn't even done anything. He unlocked the door.
Aila leaped to her feet, her eyes wide as he stepped into the cell. Then her eyes narrowed. "What are you doing here?" she asked, her suspicion and her curiosity clearly fighting against each other.
Thor felt his breath catch in his throat. Those blue, tear-stained eyes… He turned around, fighting for control of his breathing and stepped out of the cell, purposefully leaving the door open behind him. He started to head down the hallway, then turned and looked back at her. She was staring at him. He gave a slight nod, and Aila stepped cautiously to the doorway and headed down the hall and out of the cell area. Thor headed back towards his room, wondering how, and why, he had done that.
"That was a waste of time," Cap grumbled as they headed towards a side entrance at the SHIELD building. "We didn't learn anything at all."
"Sure we did," Stark responded. "We figured out that Loki blew up the Stark Tower, and completely destroyed it."
"We already knew that," Cap reminded him.
"We only suspected it," Stark responded opening the door. "Now we know for sure."
"Shush," Banner said. "It's still early. We don't want to bother anybody – oof!" Someone hurrying around the corner ran right into him.
"I'm sorry," the blond woman apologized and moved to go around them.
"Hold it," Cap said, grabbing her arm. "What are you doing? You're the kid we caught in the hallway. Fury said he'd keep you locked up until we got here, and he doesn't know we're back yet."
She glared at him. "I'm not a kid," she snarled, trying to twist her arm out of Steve's grip.
"Nope, you're coming with us to the meeting room," Stark said. "I'll let Fury know we're here."
About twenty minutes later, Fury and the Avengers were back in the same meeting room once again. Aila was sitting in a chair, her wrists tied behind her back with a belt; the only thing Cap could find on short notice.
"All right, what's going on? How did you get out of the cell?" Fury asked, his gaze fixed on Aila. Her jaw was clenched and her lips pursed. Clint could be heard growling under his breath. Fury threw up his hands and turned to the others. "Does anybody here know anything about this?" Everyone shook their heads. "Aila?" Fury asked. "If you don't cooperate…" He let the threat hang in the air.
She tilted her head to the side, her blue eyes fixed on Fury. "Someone let me out," she said sweetly.
Fury turned to the Avengers. "Who let her out?" he growled.
Thor took a deep breath. "I did."
"Are you crazy?" Natasha asked.
"What if she's working for Loki?" Fury asked, anger clouding his eyes. "Why would you let her out?"
Thor stood up and motioned to Aila. "Look at her! Does she look like she would work for my brother? He believes women are weak, and has no interest in them. She was probably part of a dare, something stupid. Does she even look like a threat?"
"That doesn't matter," Fury replied. "She was unauthorized to be in SHIELD, and—" He broke off as Aila stood up. Her eyes were fixed on him, narrowed. Natasha gasped as swirls of green began to appear in Aila's eyes. The green color took over as tinges of orange traveled down her blond hair. Nothing happened for a second after her eyes turned completely green and her hair completely orange. The next instant, Aila's body writhed as she yanked her hands – no, paws – free from the rope. A tiger now stood there, in their meeting room.
No one moved, struck with fear, surprise, and confusion, as the tiger stared at Fury for another moment, then loped over to the huge windows. One swipe of its giant paw, and one of the panes of glass shattered. The tiger turned back to them and morphed back into Aila, back to her blue eyes and blond hair. "Looks can be deceiving," she said, eyes locked with Thor, before turning and leaping out of the window.
All of them ran to the windows, looking out. Aila was falling straight down. Hawkeye brought out his bow and prepared to jump down to save her, but Natasha grabbed his arm. A small, motorcycle-like flying machine zoomed around the corner of the SHIELD building, catching Aila. It circled back around, higher this time, and closer to the window, until they could see the pilot.
"Loki," Cap snarled.
The pair flew out of sight.
Tagged Aila, Banner, Captain America, Fan Fiction, Hawkeye, Loki, Natasha Romanoff, Nick Fury, SHIELD, The Avengers, Thor, Tigers, Tony Stark, We Have A Tiger


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Ethanol, China Sales Helping Corn Demand
May 4, 2010 | Posted in No-Till 101
Some recent sales of corn to China, along with a widening gap between the price of oil and ethanol, is helping fuel more demand for corn, University of Illinois economist Darrel Good says.
December 2010 corn futures traded to a high of $3.95 in mid-April, retreated to a low of $3.67 early last week, and then rallied back to $3.95. The current price is about 40 cents above the contract low established in early September 2009 and about 75 cents below the high reached in early June 2009. The contract high, reached in mid-2008, is more than $7.00.
Good says that weakness in corn prices starting in mid-April primarily reflected supply considerations: generally favorable weather for planting, expectations that acreage could exceed March intention and expectations that the 2010 yield would be above trend value due to a majority of the crop being planted early.
"The current strength in corn prices reflects more favorable demand prospects," Good says. "There is a fair amount of optimism about corn demand in each of the three major categories of consumption."
According to the ag economist, recent data confirm increasing production and consumption of ethanol. Expansion is being driven by extremely favorable ethanol blending margins.
"Wholesale gasoline prices have increased from about $2 per gallon in mid-February to over $2.40 now. During the same time period, ethanol prices have declined from about $1.75 per gallon to about $1.60 per gallon," Good says. "The current spread between gasoline and ethanol prices results in a very high return to ethanol blending, even before the 45-cent-per-gallon blender's tax credit.
"The price spread is large enough that E-85 prices could be competitive at the retail level."
Good adds that favorable blending margins should continue to support demand for ethanol so that corn consumption for ethanol production during the 2009-10 corn marketing year could exceed the current USDA projection of 4.3 billion bushels. He says there is ongoing concern about the "blend wall" for ethanol if midlevel blends are limited to 10%, but that wall clearly has not been reached, yet.
The recent increase in hog and cattle prices has also triggered ideas that feed and residual use of corn during the current marketing year might exceed earlier expectations, Good says. Even with a decline in the feed and residual use of sorghum and another summer of relatively low feeding rates for wheat, however, feed and residual use of corn above the current USDA projection appears unlikely, he says.
Good says improving corn export prospects have provided most of the recent optimism about corn demand. The release of some corn from domestic reserves in China, along with the issuance of import licenses a few weeks ago, has been followed by some small purchases of U.S. corn.
China has not imported significant quantities of corn since 2001-02 (40 million bushels). The last year of large imports was 1994-95 (170 million bushels).
"The magnitude of U.S. corn imports by China this year is very uncertain, but recent purchases come at a time when overall sales of U.S. corn have been increasing," Good says. "The USDA weekly reports indicate that new export sales averaged 50 million bushels per week for the 4 weeks ended April 22, compared to an average of 28 million per week in the previous 10 weeks."
Good says new sales need to average 38 million per week from now through August in order for sales to reach the USDA's 1.9 billion bushel export projection. Weekly shipments averaged 38.2 million bushels per week during the 7 weeks ended April 29. To reach 1.9 billion for the year, shipments from now through August need to average about 38.8 million bushels per week.
"The tug of war between improving demand prospects and expectations for a large crop in 2010 will likely continue, resulting in a continued wide trading range for corn prices," Good says. "Stronger demand, however, increases the importance of crop size.
"If improved demand is confirmed, there may be less downside price risk and an opportunity for a move back to recent highs if crop problems develop."
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My time in the train gives me space between work and home to reflect, plan and sometimes just leave work behind for the day and think about the evening ahead.
I've always valued having (at some point in the day) some time to reflect. It's the perfect opportunity for me to also look through my diary and jot down some actions for the week/month. This organisation helps me to always allocate my time strategically instead of rushing around when I remember last minute that there are 5 things that need to be done in an hour! I've written a blog post about organising your time in a previous post so do check it out.
Having a little me time here and there also allows for some self evaluation, asking ourselves questions like: how have I been using my time lately? How productive am I being in my personal time to reach some of my own goals? Am I balancing my work schedule and making time for my friends and family? Am I too busy?
Life can often move at full speed and it's only when we intentionally take time out to stop, step back and look at the bigger picture will we gain a healthier perspective on where we are and where we'd like to be.
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The G.R.E.E.N. values represent a shared ethos for all students, staff, parents and Governors. These values (Growth, Resilience, Energy, Empathy and Newness) are the foundation of what we believe as a school and are here to support each member of our school community to thrive in all aspects of life. Our G.R.E.E.N. values work intrinsically with our school motto 'Neglect not the gift that is in thee' and give all members of the school community the tools to achieve their best. In an ever changing world, both in education and beyond, students should leave our school with the highest possible academic grades as well as the transferable skills they need to achieve success in their chosen pathway. Staff should feel that they too have the opportunities to explore new ideas and to develop their own practice for their own professional success.
The value GROWTH is based on the work by Carol Dweck on growth mindset. Having a growth mindset encourages the belief that we can all improve at whatever we put our minds to with practice and perseverance. It encourages learning, effort and stickability. It also promotes the importance of reflection and criticism as tools to move us forward.
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The value ENERGY is the centre of our vision. It encourages focus and enthusiasm from everyone. This ENERGY could be represented in the attitude of students as well as in staff morale, parent and governor involvement. It promotes positivity and supports all of the other G.R.E.E.N. values.
The value EMPATHY promotes community spirit in many dimensions. It signifies self-awareness as well as respect for each other despite our differences. In addition to this, it illustrates that none of us are alone on our learning journey and that, through collaboration, success can be greater.
The value NEWNESS is vital in an ever changing world. This encourages us to be open to new ideas, techniques, technologies and challenges. It encourages us all to step out of our comfort zones as this is where the deepest learning and the greatest success can be achieved.


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Our mission is to see each of our high school youth develop personally, academically and spiritually. So whether through our "Wednesday "Nite" Live" program (meets weekly at 7:30 pm on Wednesdays), where we equip the youth in the Word of God through interactive Bible lessons, which includes prayer, praise & worship, our popular Young Women of Power and Young Soldiers for Christ mentorship programs, Pastors Honor Roll recognition ceremony, SAT prep and life skills training courses or our exciting youth concerts, movie nights, skating, laser tag and amusement park outings, we seek to empower our high school youth to be the leaders of their generation, making an impact for Christ everywhere they go!
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MAGFest 13 Interview: DJ Cutman talks to us about his new album "Spindash"
February 16, 2015 by Barry
At MAGFest, one of our colleagues Gunstar had a chance to talk with DJ Cutman about the new "Spindash" album, a 16-track remix tribute album to the Sonic series, recently put out through Cutman's own label, Gamechops. We took the time to discuss song selection, how it helps both video game remix artists and Sega, and the goals of the label itself.
If you'd like to check out the album, you can check out the entire album through Gamechops's youtube channel, and many other awesome video game remixes.
You can also pick up the album through Loudr or any other major music site.
Finally, you can check out the Gamechops website to see all the albums and remixes they've done, as well as find all their social media outlets.
Dj CUTMAN's "Spindash" – a Sonic the Hedgehog fan-made remix album available now!
January 27, 2015 by Barry
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is not new to fan-made remix albums, and given the quality of Sonic music, I can't blame the many artists out there for being inspired to put their spin on classic tracks. But every once in a while a really special remix album hits, and Dj CUTMAN's "Spindash" is one of those. The album, licensed by SEGA, is a fitting tribute to SEGA's blue mascot featuring diverse styles of music and even ventures outside of the 16-bit era to remix tunes from Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Colors.
"Spindash" is available now on Loudr, iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. Dj CUTMAN performed at this past weekend's MAGFest, and SEGAbits was there! We'll have coverage from the event up on the site soon, in the meantime check out the album and after the break, read the press release.