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Top 5 National Final Songs of 2017: Part 1
Reviews, Top 5	by eurovisionunion September 15, 2017 June 4, 2018
Eurovision national finals are a treasure trove of new music, and as much as we love the Eurovision songs themselves (well, most of the time), there are some hidden gems from the public selections that take place across Europe. Throughout the 2017 national final season, overall, there weren't a huge list of songs we liked, but the ones that we did, we really loved. With that said, it was a challenge to choose just 5 songs, so we've split this post into three parts, or regions, as such, and each week we'll be discussing 5 of our favourite national final songs of 2017!
Today we're starting with the songs from the Big 5 plus host nation and their national finals. Out of these 6 nations, five used national finals to select their Eurovision act, however today we've chosen songs from host nation Ukraine, as well as Italy and Spain. Without further ado, here's part 1 of our Top 5!
5. Mirela – Contigo
What's a Spanish national final without drama? This year it was the battle between Mirela and eventual winner Manel Navarro, and although I began to see the charm of Manel (mainly through his music other than his Eurovision song), I do think that Mirela fit the bill slightly better. She has the good looks, the energy, and she really did have a great song this year. The song is energetic and distinctly Spanish, and with a strong stage performance, this would have had a lot of potential had it had reached Eurovision. Spain has had it tough at Eurovision recently, and songs tipped to have done well just haven't made an impact on the votes, but I do truly believe this song could have somewhat improved their disappointing results from previous years. With the jury as the tie break, many fans were disappointed this wasn't chosen for Eurovision – me included!
4. Salto Nazad – O Mamo!
I was one of those people who was totally obsessed by this tune from Ukrainian national finalist Salto Nazad, simply because of how infectious the song is. What you see is what you get in this song; the lyrics are few and there's a lot of repetition of O Mamo, but the melody is laid back but still incredibly catchy. Even if you don't speak the language, it's easy to sing along to the chorus. I love the retro vibes of the song and the national final performance, including the dance break in the middle of the song, which was a chance for the energy to be freed. It's a truly simple song, but remained as one of my most memorable of the national final season, with few songs being played more than this one throughout the national final season!
3. Clementino – Ragazzi Fuori
Although perhaps not on the radar for many Eurovision fans, Clementino is one of my favourite artists just in general, and so knowing he would be once again participating in Sanremo brought a smile to my face, that's for sure! Clementino does light-hearted songs well, with one of his former singles Cos Cos Cos up there amongst my favourite songs ever, but songs such as Ragazzi Fuori and his Sanremo song from last year, Quando Sono Lontano have this sensitivity about them that make them easy to connect emotionally, despite a language barrier. Rap also isn't always the most loved genre, but this song, although rap, still has the pop undertones which makes the song more listenable for those who aren't rap inclined. Out of his Sanremo performances, I would have to say Quando Sono Lontano would just top Ragazzi Fuori, but both are top entries.
2. Lele – Ora Mai
Italy often choose their Eurovision acts from the Big Artist section of the long standing Sanremo Song Festival, however on occasion have looked to the newcomers section, with Raphael Gualazzi a prime example. There was some incredible talent in the Big Artists section, but one of my favourite songs to come out of the national final as a whole was this tune from Newcomers winner Lele. The song is called Ora Mai, and it's a powerful pop ballad performed by a powerful voice. The song starts simply with the piano and then the instrumentation grows over the first verse and beyond. The chorus is powerful, and the melody throughout is one that sticks in your head even after the song has ended. A top tune from Italy!
1. Tayanna – I Love You
Out of all the national final songs across all of Europe, this would have to be my number one place overall. Ukraine had a cracking national final this year, but this song was really the stand out entry – the ballad of all ballads. Tayanna is an incredible artist who persevered in the national final despite being ill, and still sounded incredible through a vocally challenging song. I find this song to be incredibly powerful and emotional, and that key change takes the song to the next level. Had this song won the 2016 national final instead of Jamala, I think that Ukraine still would have won. If this song had won the 2017 national final, I think Ukraine would have been in the Top 5. This is just one of those songs that blows you away, and each and every time I watch her performance, I feel so moved. How this didn't make it to Eurovision I will never know…
Here's Part 2 and Part 3 of our Top 5 National Final songs of 2017!
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EconomicPolicyJournal.com: White House Indicates Trump Will Sign New Russian Sanctions Bill; EU Ready to Retaliate!!
White House Indicates Trump Will Sign New Russian Sanctions Bill; EU Ready to Retaliate!!
More bizarre harassment of Russia.
The White House indicated Sunday President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure, which the House could take up this week, that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow, reports The Washington Post.
Lawmakers are scheduled to consider the sanctions package as early as Tuesday, and the bill could be sent to Trump before Congress breaks for the August recess. The bill also calls for sanctions against Iran and North Korea.
"The administration is supportive of being tough on Russia, particularly in putting these sanctions in place," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told ABC News. "The original piece of legislation was poorly written but we were able to work with the House and Senate. And the administration is happy with the ability to do that and make those changes that were necessary. And we support where the legislation is now."
The legislation may also have long-term consequences for the American relationship with Russia and for the power of the presidency. Once sanctions are written into law, they are much harder to lift, even long after the circumstances prompting them have changed, which is one reason European allies opposed the bill. And presidents from both parties have long resisted Congress's inserting itself into the process of determining foreign policy through mandatory sanctions.
The broad-based nature of the sanctions is causing urgent concern amongst EU members.
Brussels is preparing to retaliate against the US if Washington pushes ahead with far-reaching new sanctions on Russia that hit European companies.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, has called for an urgent review of how Brussels should respond if Europe's energy companies or other businesses are targeted by sanctions under discussion in the US Congress.
The note says that Brussels' "primary focus" should be on seeking "a public or written reassurance" from the Trump administration that it will not apply the new sanctions in a way that targets EU interests.
Other options set out in the EU commission note include using European law to prevent the US measures from being "recognised or enforceable" in Europe, and preparing "WTO-compliant retaliatory measures".
Brussels is set to argue that the potential economic fallout for Europe from the planned US sanctions stretches far beyond that one project, warning that they could hit the "maintenance and upgrade" of pipelines in Russia that feed gas into Ukraine, as well as pipeline projects in the Caspian region and the development of a gasfield off the coast of Egypt.
Trade improves relationships between countries, limitations on trade tend to increase hostilities. Although, they are likely doing so only because of crony regional pressures.the EU is on the right side of the issue in objecting to the sanctions (though not so by considering retaliatorial trade actions).
Ugh, can't we go back to Putin-puppet Trump?
That sounded a lot better than this.
So, here we have a made-up B.S. Hillary/Obama story that the Russians hacked the election to fraudulently elect Trump and that Trump was in on it. The entire Deep State is hunting Trump's scalp based upon this made-up B.S. story. It seems to me that Trump's best defense is to show that the story is total B.S.
Trump, being the genius that he is, has now basically admitted that the false story is true and will agree to sanctions in order to start Cold War II in retaliation against the Russians who, in fact, have done nothing.
Mr. Wenzel did try to warn us about Trump. Many times.
Yep, though how many of us that read him still waste our time voting?


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Die Lehrveranstaltung studiert Technologien in Standard-Betriebssystemen (general-purpose operating systems) und diskutiert Techniken und Ansätze aus Linux, Solrais, Windows und MacOS X.
Successor of this series: Betriebssysteme I (WS 2013/14)
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Deadline for TikTok sale slips again; may never happen
- Nov. 26th 2020 4:28 am PT
The deadline for the TikTok sale ordered by the Trump administration has slipped again. It was earlier extended until November 27, and has now been further extended until December 4 …
Bloomberg reports.
The Trump administration has given TikTok's Chinese owner another week to complete a sale of its popular video-sharing app in order to resolve U.S. national security concerns.
The new deadline, which had already been extended by 15 days, is Dec. 4, TikTok's parent ByteDance Ltd. said in a court filing Wednesday […]
To assuage Trump's concerns, ByteDance forged a deal in September to sell a stake of a spun out TikTok business to Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. The deal was never finalized though, because the companies didn't receive a sign-off from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., known as Cfius, a panel led by the Treasury Department.
A Treasury spokesperson said it granted ByteDance a one-week extension to allow time to review a revised submission that Cfius recently received.
TikTok has also filed a number of legal challenges to the forced sale. A US court delayed a scheduled ban on the app back in September, and other cases are yet to be heard.
At this point, it seems entirely possible that the deadline will be repeatedly pushed back until President-elect Biden moves into the White House. Given that the whole ban and forced sale was driven by Trump, it then seems likely that the action will be quietly ended and normal service resumed.
Apple officially joined TikTok back in April, but only began using the platform last week, with iPhone 12 mini promos created by four different influencers.
If TikTok does survive in the US under its current ownership, it will face competition from Snapchat through its new Spotlight feed, which is offering a million dollars a day to the most popular creators in a bid to lure them to the platform.
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Two new Nashville groups meet in person once a month: Spanish language learners (the Nashville Spanish Group) and the growing network of professionals with Hispanic backgrounds (the Nashville Hispanic Professionals Group). The Spanish language group had an recent meeting on May 19; the group of Hispanic Professionals will meet again in early June. For more information about joining or participating, visit http://spanishnashville.blogspot.com or http://hpnashville.blogspot.com.
Mexican citizens die fighting for U.S.


Sheldon's online-game account is hacked by Todd Zarnecki, who then proceeds to steal all his items prompting the guys to go on a quest to retrieve them. Penny, Bernadette and Amy discuss how Penny groomed Leonard to be willing to try various things and more adventurous boyfriend... for some other woman — Priya.
When Leonard spends too much time in the shower with Priya, Sheldon charges Leonard with two violations of the roommate agreement. However, before he can get too far, Priya uses her skills as a lawyer to nullify the charges due to the agreement's vague wording, much to Sheldon's dismay. When the guys take advantage of Priya's skills in order to eat Greek food on pizza night, Sheldon goes to Penny, who invites him to a girls' night out with Amy and Bernadette, which Sheldon agrees to after Penny mentions that they may be talking trash about Priya. After the girls drink some cocktails, they decide to take Sheldon dancing, which Sheldon reluctantly goes along with. After dancing, Sheldon takes an intoxicated Amy back to her apartment and as well as talking about Priya, meets a monkey who is addicted to smoking cigarettes. Amy tells Sheldon not to give in to Priya's law skills, before kissing him and going to her bathroom to vomit.


The Deadlift. It is the quintessential weightlifting exercise. According to David Robson, a bodybuilder, personal trainer and contributor toBodybuilding.com, "In my experience as an athlete, and based on the results witnessed by many of my personal training clients, the deadlift, if performed correctly, will build unparalleled mass while strengthening all the major muscles groups. Yes, many will argue that the squat is the King of Exercises, and will contribute to more strength and size gains than any other exercise.
The Deadlift is done by simply grasping your freeweight bar (with as many weights as you can feasibly – not comfortably – lift) and lifting up until your standing up with the bar hanging in front of you, arms extended.
Alwyn Cosgrove, a personal trainer and fitness author, recently wrote about a study where: "Overweight subjects were assigned to three groups: diet-only, diet plus aerobics, diet plus aerobics plus weights. The diet group lost 14.6 pounds of fat in 12 weeks. The aerobic group lost only one more pound (15.6 pounds) than the diet group (training was three times a week starting at 30 minutes and progressing to 50 minutes over the 12 weeks).
Deadlifting increases your core strength and adds to core stability, according to Robson. Deadlifting targets all of the muscles responsible for your posture and enables you to keep your back straighter during regular daily activities.
The Deadlift works more muscles than any other exercise, including the squat. The lift engages all of the major muscle groups, according to exercise physiologist Kevin Farley. If you need to do one exercise, this is the one to do. The Deadlift works your lower and upper body, including your back muscles.
Now don't worry, these aren't the hormones that will make you more emotional! Instead, by doing at least 8 to 10 repetitions of Deadlifts with significant weight, you can increase the amount of testosterone and growth hormone produced by your body. Testosterone increases muscle growth and improves muscle repair while growth hormone, which is produced by your pituitary gland, promotes tissue healing, bone strength, muscle growth and fat loss.
The Deadlift can help prevent injuries by increasing the strength of your muscles around critical tendons and ligaments. Supporting joints with strong muscles is crucial to preventing injury, especially in the hamstrings and lower back, according to Outlaw Fitness.


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The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), the political wing of the armed group the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has registered with the United States Department of Justice to open a foreign representative office in Washington, it has been revealed.
The Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), which constitutes the backbone of the SDC, and its military wing, the People's Protection Units (YPG), are deemed by Turkey as offshoots of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Ankara, the U.S. and the European Union.
The SDC's application was uploaded onto the Department of Justice website on Jan. 23, three days after the Turkish Armed Forces started "Operation Olive Branch" into Syria's northwestern district of Afrin to clear YPG forces from the area.
"The legislative agenda of the U.S. Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council will involve efforts to better equip the army of Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS); improve the region's counter-terrorism apparatus to meet the needs of the post-ISIS era; end the Turkish occupation of Syria; allow the DFNS to operate an international airport; and increase humanitarian aid to the region," it was said in the application file.
Sinem Muhammed, a Syrian national, and three other Syrian individuals were pointed as representatives of the SDC in the U.S., according to the document. The headquarters address of the SDC was shown as the Syrian town of Al-Darbasiyah which is in the northeastern governorate of Hassakah and just opposite the Kızıltepe district of Turkey's southeastern province of Mardin.
In the application file, the question on whether they have accepted foreign financial aid in the last 60 days is answered as "Yes" and the donations of $60,000 are shown as the main financial source of the SDC mission's activities.
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) from Turkey are also registered in the U.S. as foreign political parties in accordance with the FARA.
Hundreds of lobbyists acting on behalf of foreign governments or organizations are registered under the FARA in order to legally get in contact with U.S. officials and congressional committees.


The Wizards at Halfway, Part 3: Have the Wizards Turned the Corner? | The Kansas City Star Editor's Note: As we sit at (just beyond) the halfway point of the MLS season, let's take a look at what worked and the obviously bigger issue of what hasn't worked. Today we will deal with a problem that the team seems actively trying to solve: The puny offense.
If you judge solely on results (and that's really a great way to judge in my opinion), then yes, the team has improved. They beat Columbus on the road, bested fellow mid-table foe Toronto at home and drew Colorado on the road. Then there was that Manchester United game everyone seemed to talk about.
*In all fairness, those two soft goals came almost a month ago. It's hard to say the softness has alleviated, but it's gotten better.
) then the team has also gotten better. Two goals in the last four games illustrates that nicely.
But if you're judging on goals scored -- the best evaluation for success in the short and long term -- the team still have a lot of room for improvement.
For as good as July seems to have been, the team only scored three league goals.
II. Goals? Who Needs Goals?
You don't need a fancy analysis by someone like me to know that if a team doesn't score goals, it's not going to win a lot of games.
On July 10, Kansas City lost 2-0 to Chivas USA. They dominated the game: KC had 20 shots on goal (to Chivas' 8) and 14 corner kicks (to Chivas' 1).
But they couldn't capitalize on any of their scoring chances.
The 4-3-3 formation that Peter Vermes utilizes requires a central forward that can pull a defense out of shape using either strength on the ball or speed off it.
The two starters most of the season were Josh Wolff and Kei Kamara. Wolff can no longer perform those two tasks (but showed last week he can might have an impact as a left-wing sub) and, while Kamara has speed and strength (and leads the team in scoring) he doesn't pull the defense out of shape.
Rookie Teal Bunbury is strong on the ball, fast off it and does in fact pull defenders out of shape.
Exhibit A: The kind of goal KC wants to score all the time.
Bunbury holds up the ball, makes a simple pass on the carpet and, as two defenders close down on him, Davy Arnaud shoots the gap between them.
Exhibit B: The kind of goal that makes Bunbury special.
Toronto can call this "luck," but it takes a supreme amount of skill to make realize that playing the ball to his feet would've resulted in a missed chance.
But as good as Bunbury has been the last few games, the team needs more.
IV. Why Isn't Teal Enough?
Does Bunbury have a ton of potential? Yes. Do I think he'll be one of the better strikers in the league someday? Yes.
Is he a cultured striker with a proven track record of putting the ball into the back of the net?
*As of this writing, Moreno and Gudjohnsen seem like long shots for Kansas City. Bravo still remains a bit of a mystery. Of course, I've heard rumblings there will be something coming next week.
If the team were to sign Bravo as a designated player, you would likely see this movement: Bravo (new starter) > Bunbury (spot starter, attacking sub, still develops into a stud) > Wolff (situational substitute, great depth player) > Birahim Diop (decent practice squad guy, doesn't come on the field when team is hunting a goal anymore).
While that type of movement would appear to stunt the growth of Bunbury on the surface, it likely improves the team as a whole. And, if the team as a whole improves, the chances of Bunbury learning and getting better increases.
If you're judging a team's talent level based on goals scored -- the best evaluation for success in the short and long term -- the team still has a lot of room for improvement.


Home » Bird Training » Are Parrots Good at Delayed Gratification?
If you're not familiar with the marshmallow test, here's the story: Researchers gave children a highly desirable treat (like a marshmallow) and said "You can have this piece of candy now. But… if you wait and don't eat it, then you can have two pieces of candy later." Some kids chose to eat the candy before the time was up. Others waited in order to get two pieces.
Over time, the researchers found a correlation that showed that kids who were able to exhibit self-control, tended to do better later in life according to some other measures.
This is a very famous study, often cited. However, more recently, the findings have come into question. Turns out (no surprise, really) if you account for other variables, those advantages disappear.
What variables did the original researches forget to account for?
Things like economic security and family stability. So if you have a kid who, for example, sometimes went hungry or never had access to treats, he might find it harder to avoid the temptation of taking the immediate treat. Kids who had the confidence of knowing that they could have treats at any time, might not think it was that big of a deal, and therefore didn't find it as hard to wait.
Similarly (and this is where I try to get back on topic for this blog), kids who didn't trust authority figures to keep their word, would be smart to take the candy now.
If you grew up in an environment where you were sometimes told that you would be rewarded if you behaved in a certain way, and then that reward NEVER CAME, it would actually not be the smart choice to deny yourself the immediate satisfaction of having your candy now.
This month, a new test with animals has been making the rounds demonstrating how "smart" parrots were because they could be taught to make certain economic choices: take a "bauble" now instead of a treat, and you can trade the bauble for an even better treat.
It's a pretty cool experiment.
Of course, people who've spent a lot of time training parrots won't be terribly surprised. Parrots are constantly thinking about (scheming, even) about how they can get what they want.
Check out this video on the NY Times site showing how the experiment works.
Before you rush off to test how smart your pet is compared to these birds, keep in mind that the video skips the initial training period. First, the researchers needed to set a very solid association between the baubles and the treats they represented.
Have you taught your parrot to believe and trust you when you tell them what a behavior is worth? Do you have a solid history of "We're going to work on learning something. When you figure out what the behavior is, then you get a reward. You can trust that you will always get the reward if you do the behavior we agreed leads to a reward."?
Are you sure their understanding is your understanding?
For example, do they know specifically that handing over a metal washer leads to a walnut, or do they just think that handing you something means you'll give them something else?
How hungry is your pet when you're asking them to forego the immediate treat? Are you sure you know treat they think is the better one? Maybe the value of treats changes from moment to moment?
Do they trust you to deliver the more-tasty morsel if they forego the okay morsel?
Maybe your bird is trying to trick you and see if they can get away with grabbing both treats?
And, as the NY Times article points out, maybe playing with the toy is a reward in and of itself.
I don't doubt for a second that the parrots in this video did know exactly what they were doing. But if you're going to try to train your pets to do something similar, recognize that if they are "failing" the test, it probably has a lot more to do with inadequate training than their intelligence.
If you haven't trained your birds before and are interested in getting started, I have a couple of posts about clicker training for parrots, common training mistakes, and other resources I like that will help you have fun training your pet parrot. I also encourage you to browse or search the archives!


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Some form of progress in my watercolour painting.
First of all; this painting is based on a turotial video by Tim Wilmot, just so it's noted.
And, to be honest, I think this is the first watercolour painting I've made where I've really worked with different layers.
First of all; there's a lot with this painting I'm not that pleased with.
The background wash could have had stronger colours. Especially for the water.
I think some of the boats are too dark, and some are too light.
The small shack to the left could have looked a bit more real.
The man could not have ended up transparent.
Because this is the first watercolour painting I've made that actually looks like a watercolour painting (or, at least, the kind of watercolour painting I want to make).
This is the first time I've added a background wash and used it actively in the second layer.
It's the first time I've been able to paint more loosely, and not care too much about the details.
It's the first time I've been able to paint a building that's got a "watercolour style" to it.
And, not to forget, this is the first painting where I've managed to stop in time, and not overwork it.
Right after I finished it, I wasn't sure if I liked it or not.
Then I left it and came back, and I was able to appreciate a lot of things in it.
Now I'm very excited about getting back to the watercolour paints, as I feel I made a small breakthrough.
But let's keep at it anyway!
This is a digital watercolour painting I made one evening, when I didn't know what to paint..
So I started with a random background wash, which I think ended up quite interesting.
I then tried out a few options with the pen tool, to see what would work.
If you've in any way followed this blog the resent month, you may have noticed that I'm trying to learn to paint using watercolour.
So, for hours I sat drawing a suburban brick building from one of my tutorial books.
This was going to be my best work yet.
So I first finished the pencil drawing.
After an hour or two, finishing it up, I did a couple of hours of pen work to get in what I thought was the most important details.
As you can see, I used a ruler to draw the structures of the building.
In retrospect I regret it.
The straight lines take away any personal touch from the drawing, and it makes it look way to "correct".
It's almost like it becomes worse the more work you put into it. Because all the ruler work makes the not so straight lines look bad.
It also takes away the chance of those happy mistakes, which often turn out to be the best part of the drawing or painting.
Anyway, it was now time to put some paint on it. And this time it was NOT going to get too dark again.
So I drew up some areas that I wanted to leave untouched by paint, using it as highlights.
I then did a very light blend of black and white to add to the sky, a bit darker for the buildings and pavement, and an even darker one for the people on the street.
I then set to work with my loose plan.
Soon enough I started adding paint here and there on a whim.
Then I tried correcting it, which added paint to the areas I had planned to leave untouched.
Then I started to paint over the paint before it had dried, because I got stressed out about ruining it.
Then it all became to dark, so I tried just adding more water to lighting it up.
Then I panicked and just startet adding blue colour to the top of it, making it flow downwards and hope it made a cool effect to the sky.
Then I saw that it didn't work.
Then I just painted over the whole thing with water in frustration.
Then I thought; I might as well take a picture for this post.
Then I god depressed and threw it in the trash.
But I have no intentions giving up.
This is the result of a quick, digital watercolour session last night.
I didn't know what to paint, so I just startet with the blue background to get some kind of start.
Then I added the people, the distant mountain and the snow.
I think it's ok, but I feel it's lacking something exciting.
Something to draw attention to it.
I don't know what it could be, but I guess that's just how it is sometimes.
My first attempt on painting (not just colouring) with watercolour went very bad.
My second attempt went a bit better, but still with lots of potential for improvement.
This is my third attempt, and an attempt I had about 45 minutes to get done. So I may have rushed it a bit..
Anyway, this time I wanted to get away from the beach and the city streets for a moment.
Out in the woods somewhere, where the air is fresh and the wind is blowing.
So I set to work making a light blue sky, trying to keep the colours light, and not overworking the paper.
I also made a layer with the same paint at the bottom of the paper, wanting to use it as reflections on a lake.
So my next step was actually putting a distant forrest across the lake. Here I put some masking tape across the paper, just working the brush on top of it.
I have to admit that the whole process got a bit hasty, because I wasn't all that happy with how it turned out.
That's when I start to take rash decisions, to try and make it better as fast as possible.
In the end it looked ok, nothing more.
Removing the tape, I added some reflections in the water and started painting a little mud bank in front.
This is where the dark mistake happened again.
I started out with some green and brown paint, but it just didn't look right.
So I took another rash decision, adding some black paint on top to try and cover it up.
Well, what do you know… it ended up too dark again….
And, as I've learned, you can't go back on too dark paint when using watercolour.
Anyway, this is where I started to run out of time. But I did add a little tree in front. Very basic stuff, but it did add something to the whole look.
So, to sum up; another lesson learned, and I'll go at it again real soon.


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How does Soundcloud promotion help your band?
January 20, 2016 May 24, 2018 Matt Bacon Music Marketing & Promotion
More than just a streaming site, Soundcloud is a music-centric social network that helps to humanize the artist and focus on what's important: the music.
There are a lot of articles out there telling you the best way to make Soundcloud work for your band. That's good information, but what I noticed in my research is that there aren't many articles that tell you what it means for you band. And here's the thing – Soundcloud is one of the single most immersive music sharing tools out there, and if you know how to use it properly, it can help open up new doors for your band and your music industry career as a whole.
First of all, I think it's important to determine what Soundcloud provides as opposed to its main competitors, Bandcamp and Spotify. What makes Soundcloud special is that it is, by its very nature, a very interactive platform. While Bandcamp has a solid comment system, there is something special to the real time feedback that Soundcloud offers. Furthermore, though the advertisements are increasingly frequent, the free tier of Soundcloud access is still pretty darn appealing to the common user. Soundcloud makes private streams practical and convenient to set up.
Beyond that, Soundcloud is special because all of its features allow it to create a very intimate sense of partnership with your listener. Everyone knows you need to create a personal bond with your fans, and Soundcloud does exactly that. Soundcloud is important because it provides a tiered system that opens up multiple levels of dialogue, from allowing you to tell your favorite group what you think of their latest demo, to letting some 12 year old who discovered your music on the Internet tell you how much your band sucks. You have to take the good with the bad, and then come to realize that Soundcloud isn't really a streaming service at all – it's more of a music-centric social network.
More than any other service available, Soundcloud emphasizes a sense of communication with artists and between artists. With that in mind, you need to be aware of this when setting up your Soundcloud page and considering how you are going to use it. If you treat your Soundcloud presense like you do your Facebook artist page – with frequent updates, lots of content, and links to your other sites – then fans have the potential to explore appreciate your work even more and dig deeper in to what you have to offer.
While there are strategies that will allow your Soundcloud promotion and user base to grow, you should consider that Soundcloud is essentially the music world's most dynamic social network. And in an ever changing social media landscape, Soundcloud has been gaining ground. Every new feature is only helping to further cement its place in the music industry ecosystem.
Somewhere in the last couple of years, Soundcloud has established itself as a music industry juggernaut, offering a little bit of something for everyone, and instead of raising the artists on a pedestal, Soundcloud humanizes them while sharing the music that makes them great. Beyond that, Soundcloud seems content to limit itself to its strengths, which further establishes its place in a crowded streaming market. And as a result, its influence – and market share – is only growing.
So, back to the initial question – what does Soundcloud mean for your band? Well – maybe it means there is a whole lot more to this streaming thing than most of us initially realized. It also means there's a whole new social network out there that you should exploit. It's fascinating, beautifully designed, and specifically set up for fans to discover obscure and exciting new acts.
There's a lot to love about Soundcloud, and if you're not taking advantage of it, you're missing out on potential to reach new fans and provide valuable access to the ones you already have.
Matt Bacon is the lead columnist for Independent Music Promotions, we would love to work with you! Matt also manages heavy metal bands, works for labels, and is a prolific freelance writer. Get in touch with him at Matt@independentmusicpromotions.com.
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One of the best features of Souncloud, in my opinion, is the copyright policy. Upload something of someone else's to Soundcloud then boom~ your track is not allowed. I think they control this aspect even better than YouTube.


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Phillips has hired Graeme Thompson worldwide as head of jewellery in Hong Kong. He joins Phillips from Bonhams, where he was director of jewellery in Asia. Thompson will be responsible for developing a global team in New York, London, Hong Kong and Geneva, working with new and existing clients.
Bonhams has hired Leslie Roskind as senior jewellery specialist in New York. Roskind has been in the jewellery industry for more than 25 years and most recently in the retail and dealer sector working at Fred Leighton and at Windsor Jewels. Before that she worked at Christie's for a combined 17 years in New York, Los Angeles and Geneva.
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Russian specialist Ivan Birr has joined Aguttes and will organise two sales for the French auction house this year. He is currently consigning for its May 17 sale at Drouot, Paris.
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Recently, the Indian government issued a mandatory directive to all Indian residents to have their aadhar card link with mobile number. Aadhaar(foundation) is a 12-digit number, uniquely identified to all residents of India. This card has their personal biometrics and demographic data where In 2009, these data were collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
As of mid-2017, over 1 billion members are enrolled to Aadhaar which is the biggest biometric ID system all around the globe. All residents are given a year to follow this government order. Aadhaar card enrolment is very easy and does not involve any confirmation from other government offices. Aadhaar card enrollment is absolutely free of charge.
When linking your mobile number to your Aadhaar card, there are important informations to have for you to be able to complete the enrollment process. But before you read further, if you already have a JIo sim card, then just skip this process since it is already linked with Aadhaar card. You should have your Aadhaar card copy, your sim card number or mobile number, the sim card should be on a working mobile phone for you to be able to receive the OTP. Once the OTP is received, your fingerprint is needed for the process to be complete.
The Easiest Way to Link your MObile Number with your Aadhaar Card?
There are different ways for you to be able to link your mobile number with your Aadhaar card. You can link it to a retailer store, you can do it online or offline.
Link your mobile number to Aadhaar card in a retail store.
This process is the most convenient as well as the easiest way to link your sim card and Pan Card. . You just have to go to the nearest store of your network provider. Provide them with your mobile number as well as your Aadhaar card. They will be the one to do the registration then send you an OTP through a text message. Give them the OTP you received, and you will be asked for your fingerprint. In 24 hours, you will receive a confirmation message where you would need to reply with a "Y" to verify.
YES! If you still haven't linked your sim card and your Aadhaar card, then you have to double time. The deadline was originally August of 2017, but since most people don't have Aadhaar cards yet, the deadline was moved to February of 2018. If you will go past the deadline, you will suffer some consequences for incompletion. Your sim card will be deactivated as well as your Aadhaar card. You might get in trouble because of this. You might have to pay fines and interests for not obliging with the law.
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You're right Marie, I am proud.
Terrific! That's wonderful that they are doing that. We need to get more hospitals and docs on board like them!
I am in Georgia and am 5 1/2 months pregnant - I asked my doctor about it at my last appointment - they had a ton of information available but had not brought it up to me until I asked. I encouraged them to put some information in the waiting area. I saw on the news that there are cases of pertussis being confirmed in south Georgia now.
I just had my baby at American Fork Hospital last week and they offered me the vaccine. I got it thinking of you the whole time. I had been planning on getting it once my baby was born but it was so easy to just do it there and get it over with.
That's great! I had a little boy last fall in Colorado and at the time the hospital told me I needed the vaccine. But on the side, the nurse advised against it. She said that as a new mom and being so tired, we were more susceptible to the side effects and that we really didn't need to feel any worse right then. So, I decided to get it later. I kick myself now and wish I could go back and tell that nurse a few things. I've since gotten my adult pertusis vaccine, but I really wish that I had just done it right at the hospital.
I got my booster yesterday and thought of you (although you don't even know me). My arm hurts today, but it's a small price to play to keep our little ones healthy and safe!
Try "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Garrett. It's excellent! Love it and I can't wait for the movie to come out in August!
Ok, totally random but I actually came on your blog to tell you I got my shot today and I saw this post. I had to take my daughter in to get her shots and I thought of you and asked my doc if I could maybe hurry and get this one shot. He said yes. Lets do it now. My husband was also there and he said he could get it too!
Yay! I'm getting my Tdap booster tomorrow! My sister recently had a baby and I get to go visit soon so this was the perfect time. Thanks for being a voice I would never have even known about it if it weren't for you.
A WebMD article from yesterday about the California epidemic. I do not intend to make you more worried or even sadder, but I want you to know so you can be as accurate as possible with the information you share. I have my vaccination appointment, and thank you!
I have been following your blog for awhile now. I have been so impressed by your strength. I just gave birth to baby number three 6 days ago. I live near Washington DC. I have been getting the word out to friends and neighbors to get their shots. The day before I came home from the hospital I made sure I had mine and thought of you when I got it. Thanks for making us aware of how important it really is!
I'm here in Las Vegas and they have had commercials about getting the adult vaccination. Yay!!
Is it not part of the vaccination shots for babies in the US? I live in Canada, and our babies get it at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months 18 months (I think) and then the booster at 5 years old. My daughter just got her 5 year old shots on Tuesday and received the last booster for pertussis. I must admit, I too, thought of you when she received it. On another note...I loved the news clip that Joe Moore had about pertussis. In the story, it said that there would be another story about Gavin coming soon...are they waiting until you get home, or has it already been on? Please post the link.
One of your faithful Canadian followers!
My oldest just had to get a booster for that and whined all the way through until I told him your story and asked him how he would feel if something like that happened to his baby brother and he sucked it up and took it like a man. :) So proud!
The other day at work someone mentioned whooping cough and I went into it all! Two of the girls I work with are moms and HAD NO IDEA at all!
I was on WebMD today, and one of those random, "will you take a survey?" things popped up and it was about Pertussis and how much I (the surveyee)knew about it. Of course, I took it. I though of you.
BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho health officials are warning residents that cases of whooping cough are on the rise across the state.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says that 77 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, have been reported in Idaho in the first six months of the year. That compares to 45 cases reported during the same period last year.
Other states have seen an increase in the disease as well: California is dealing with a pertussis epidemic that has killed six infants so far.
State epidemiologist Dr. Christine Hahn says the department is encouraging families to get vaccinated against the illness. She says infants will be better protected against potentially fatal whooping cough if adults and adolescents in their families have up-to-date vaccinations or booster shots.
We will be getting ours!
So proud of you Natalie.
I have been so impressed by your strength.I have been getting the word out to friends and neighbors to get their shots.This site is great.


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Craft Your Own 3D Pixelated Papercraft Mario Figure: It's-a Me, Mario!
Mario: he could never commit a crime and get away with it because absolutely everybody would be able to pick him out of a police lineup. I mean unless he took his hat off and shaved his mustache, then nobody would have any clue who he was.
You Could Empty This Cardboard Vending Machine with a Box Cutter
When it comes to unusual vending machines, Japan is the place that always comes to mind first. After all, this is the country that gave us machines that vend bananas and fried chicken. But this particular vending machine isn't notable for what it vends, but what it's made out of.
This Alien Stop-Motion Flip Book Is a Terrifying Work of Art
Animated flip books are usually pretty cute and simple. This one, however, is complex and terrifying. The artistry that went into this creation is just inspiring. In this flip book, no one can hear you scream.
Beetlejuice Lamps Look Straight out of the Mind of Tim Burton
One of the most iconic things in Tim Burton's 1988 classic Beetlejuice is Michael Keaton's referee-striped suit. Later in the film, Beetlejuice spawns an insane merry-go-round hat and grows creepy long arms as he ups his maniacal taunting of the Deetz household.
Game of Thrones Geometric Sigil Wall Masks: Paper Cuts Are Coming
It'll be more than a year before we see the final season of Game of Thrones, so we need some things to keep us occupied in the meantime. I plan on going back and watching every single episode sometime before Season 8, but that's only going to take up a couple of days on a binge.
Foldscope Is a 140x Microscope That Fits in Your Pocket
There is a whole universe that we can only see through a microscope. But high powered microscopes are cumbersome and often quite expensive. The Foldscope can help you check out the microscopic world and goes anywhere.
Disney PaperID Turns Paper into Input Devices Using RFID Tags: Fiber Haptic
RFID tags are most often used for tracking or identification. But scientists from Disney Research, University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University have figured out a way to use them to create buttons, knobs and other input devices out of paper.
Mcor Arke Full Color Desktop Paper 3D Printer: Stack Over a New Leaf
Back in 2013, we found out about Mcor's Iris, an industrial 3D printer that can print objects in full color, thanks in no small part to the fact that it uses paper as its main component.
Make Some Cool Origami Bats for Halloween
This origami bat looks like it could be Batman's calling card. Hey, the Joker has a playing card, so why not? Maybe Batman can leave this origami bat on unconscious thugs so the GPD knows to take them in.
Catnip Caves Let the Cat out of the Bag
I have a cat in my house and she is kind of a dick. She doesn't want anything to do with me 99% of the time, unless she needs to be fed – then it's all purrs and rubs.
Build Your Own Paper Velociraptor
Check out this Kickstarter campaign for KitRex, which is basically a 3D paper velociraptor that you build yourself. 3D paper velociraptor? I'm in. You build the googly-eyed dinosaur by folding and tabbing together specially cut pieces of high-quality Bristol board.
Paper Airplane Folding & Launching Machine Takes All of the Fun out of It
Check out this paper airplane folding and launching machine that a group of engineers built. Great. Yet another machine taking our jobs. This time they are putting kids and bored office workers out of business.
This Restaurant is Made from Cardboard
Concept restaurants aren't anything new, with the more notable ones being the Modern Toilet Restaurant and the Hospitalis hospital-themed diner. However, Carton King brings something entirely new to the table: cardboard.
Origami-based Paper Microscope Costs Less than $1 to Make: Foldscope
High quality microscopes cost thousands of dollars and can be hard to operate and maintain. A group of researchers from Stanford University are close to changing that with a microscope that's made mostly out of paper and costs less than a dollar to make.
Paper-Thin Keyboard: Print and Press
The printed word is dying, but the printed keyboard is alive and kicking. And no, you won't need a 3D printer to make one. A company called Novalia has made an incredibly thin Bluetooth keyboard made of photo paper, conductive ink and its proprietary electronic module.
Papercraft Smaug Made from the Hobbit Book
We love books like The Hobbit because they really come alive in our hands. In this case, the book really comes alive with a fearsome paper Smaug leaping out from the pages.
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There're 100...200 web JSON sources. I need Excel workbook. First worksheet contains identifiers of JSON (or could be direct web link), edited by user. Other worksheets - one sheet per JSON source. The data on each sheet should be presented in the form of a table with fully expanded fields. JSON sources nesting - up to 10 levels. Required periodical update of all JSON sources once per day or forced by button click.
JSOB sources ~90% with common headers but not exactly the same.
I and my co-worker are experienced excel user. We have similar experience working on such data processing tasks. We could finish the task within 3 days.