The Diocese of Kansas is proof that the whole is indeed greater than the sum of its parts. We are comprised of more than 10,000 people, 44 parishes, an independent school, eight college campus ministries, two social service agencies and a seminary. We are rural, suburban and urban; we are politically, theologically, socially and economically diverse. Although we may be separated by a few hours of interstate or country roads, we are united in our call and desire to be Christ's hands and feet in the world.
Our parishes are served by committed full-time, part-time, bi-vocational and non-stipendiary priests and deacons. On any given Sunday in the Diocese of Kansas, an average of 3,250 children and adults attend our churches. They gather at small, rural churches with a handful people and at large parishes with hundreds of fellow Episcopalians.
Our congregations, despite being varied in size and location, are all actively engaged in outreach within their communities, serving those in need through feeding programs, community education, and partnerships with local schools and other institutions.
Our churches are served by 21 full-time and 23 part-time priests. Of the 23, five are bi-vocational. And 32 deacons, including two archdeacons, serve to bring the needs of the world to our congregations and support our worship, pastoral care and diocesan programs.
The Diocese of Kansas' fiscal management is prudent and secure. We are proud of our long and consistent support of the annual asking by the Episcopal Church.
The table below shows the five-year apportionment amounts, total plate and pledge gifts, average Sunday attendance, average pledge and total members. These figures show, like many dioceses in the Episcopal Church, that our apportionment has grown slightly over the past five years, but our total plate and pledge has declined, as has ASA. However, the average pledge has grown by almost 14 percent, indicating that individual pledging has grown each year.
A 5 percent endowment draw supplements the annual budget. The budget, called the diocesan mission plan, is funded primarily through parish apportionment, which accounts for 81 percent of the revenue that supports the plan. The effective apportionment rate is 17 percent, based upon progressive brackets. Additionally, the endowment draw contributes 13 percent of the annual revenue. The fiscal year 2018 mission plan is $1.7 million.


These cute and colourful bear counters are weighted and great to use for introducing the concept of mass. Papa bear weighs 12g, Mama bear weighs 8g and Baby bear weighs 4g.
Children learn valuable language and classification skills when using these counters. Great to use for counting, sorting, patterning and colour recognition. Six colours in a set of 96 pieces.


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Uber gets that Hotline Bling
By Joey Casco CSW/CSS November 29, 2015 original meme No comments
Uber: driving our drunk asses home since 2009.
Wine Review: Matchbook The Arsonist 2013 Chardonnay
By Joey Casco CSW/CSS November 26, 2015 California, Chardonnay, Matchbook, review, USA No comments
November is Matchbook Wine Company Month on TheWineStalker.net!
For information on Matchbook, you can read all about their great story in my article "A Brief History of Matchbook Wine Company".
The Arsonist is a subset of Matchbook Wine Company's Matchbook label. It's kinda like their higher tier of wines, and there's only two right now: Chardonnay and Red Blend. The labels feature Prometheus, the Titan from Greek mythology that stole fire from Zeus and gave it to us mortals.
This is it. This is the wine that I was most looking forward to having again from Matchbook, and that's why I saved it for last. This is the new vintage of The Arsonist Chardonnay. The 2012 was phenomenal and the 2013 is right here in front of me. I'm more excited than a comedian when Donald Trump announced he was running for President. Let's do this!
Wine Review: Matchbook The Arsonist 2012 Red Blend
By Joey Casco CSW/CSS November 22, 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Matchbook, Merlot, Petite Verdot, review, USA No comments
The Red Blend is the winery's first blend done with all Bordeaux varietals. It's 52% Petit Verdot from Dunnigan Hills, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon from Sonoma County's Chalk Hill appellation, and 24% Merlot from Lake County. It spent 28 months in American, French and European oak barrels. The ABV is 13.8%.
Brace Yourself: Thanksgiving Edition
Because the wine needs to go with the thing you'll have a few slices of, covered in gravy. Please think of versatility for Thanksgiving.
Wine Review: Matchbook Dunnigan Hills 2012 Tempranillo
By Joey Casco CSW/CSS November 19, 2015 California, Matchbook, review, Tempranillo No comments
Tempranillo is one of the loves of my life. Whether it's from Ribera del Duero, from Rioja, or under the alias of Aragonês from Portugal. You already know about my wine-crushes with Merlot and Cabernet Franc, but Tempranillo has a Hall of Fame batting average on my palate... well, for red... because of Riesling.
TEMPRANILLO VINES AT
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The wine that got me into wine was a Tempranillo. In 2008 I took a wine class that was offered to the employees of Luke's of Cape Cod and, being a history geek, I immediately found myself fascinated in the history and its connection to humans and civilization. That night I bought Protocolo Tinto (I believe it was the 2006 vintage) simply because it was on a 2 for $12 deal and, being in my 20's, I was naturally broke. Tasting Protocolo today would probably ruin the nostalgia for me, but I loved it at the time and fell right down the rabbit hole.
The Giguiere's feel the same way about Tempranillo (and other Spanish reds) but discovered it way before I did. In 1988 they planted their first Tempranillo vines in Dunnigan Hills, California. Since then they've continually planted different Tempranillo clones from the best Tempranillo areas of Spain. A few years ago, after trying Matchbook's Tinto Rey for the first time, I asked about their Tempranillo and was told that it was only available at the winery. So this might be kinda new to the market, or the salesman was either misinformed or a no-good, scummy liar.
Wine Review: Matchbook Dunnigan Hills 2012 Old Head Chardonnay
Old Head? Hmm. That's an odd thing to call a wine. An "old head" is just a used barrel, and this Chardonnay was aged in used oak barrels for eight months. What this does is give it a little oak character but not as much as new oak. So, for example, vanilla could be hanging out in the background rather than backhanding you across the teeth. And it's going to do those other things you get from oak aging such as a buttery and creamy mouthfeel.
I've had this wine and this vintage before. And, not to give anything away, I hope it's as good as I remember it. By the way: THIS IS MY 100TH REVIEW! (Although there's been at least ten reviews where I did more than one wine. But whatever.) HURRAY FOR ME!
Wine Review: Mossback Russian River Valley 2013 Pinot Noir
By Joey Casco CSW/CSS November 12, 2015 California, Matchbook, Pinot Noir, review, USA No comments
Mossback is an old nickname for a farmer. The wine is Matchbook Wine Company's label for their stuff out of California's Russian River Valley, Chalk Hill and their surrounding Central Coast. You can read all about Matchbook's great story in my article "A Brief History of Matchbook Wine Company".
Matchbook's winemaker Dan Cederquist actually spent most of his career in Russian River Valley before coming to Dunnigan Hills. With this Pinot Noir he uses his old connections and buys the best grapes from his favorite grape growers in Russian River Valley. 98% is Russian River Pinot Noir and 2% is actually Syrah from Dunnigan Hills. That splash of Syrah leads me to believe that this will be a Pinot Noir for casual wine drinkers that don't fully grasp Pinot Noir, rather than the delicate, intricate complexity kind. Let's see if I'm right, shall we?
Oh, you ordered Pinotage???
By Joey Casco CSW/CSS November 10, 2015 original meme, Pinotage, South Africa No comments
Oh, you ordered Pinotage? I too like to live dangerously.
Wine Review: Mossback Russian River Valley 2014 Chardonnay
This being a 2014 vintage, and it currently being November of 2015, I was expecting this to be an unoaked Chardonnay so I was leery of this wine being another one of those Chardonnay-that-tastes-like-Sauvignon-Blanc disasters. Buuuuut... 34% of it was BARREL FERMENTED while the rest was cold fermented in stainless steel, so I'm hoping for good results! If there's one thing I won't stand for, it's Chardonnay that might as well be a Sauvignon Blanc. Zero tolerance.
A Brief History of Matchbook Wine Company
By Joey Casco CSW/CSS November 05, 2015 ABriefHistoryOf, blog, California, history, Matchbook, USA 2 comments
How The Giguiere Family Became The Face Of Dunnigan Hills.
Just east of California's Napa County is Yolo County. This Yolo isn't the You Only Live Once phrase that self-justifies kids in their 20's to achieve alcohol poisoning while documenting it on Instagram. No, this Yolo derives from the native Poewin yo-loy, which translates to abounding in the rushes. It features the greatest concentration of organic farmers in California.
Within Yolo County is Sacramento Valley, and within Sacramento Valley is the Dunnigan Hills AVA for winegrowing. It's cooled by the Sacramento Delta and San Francisco Bay, giving the grapes a break from the heat, but this place still has less threat of frost than the rest of Sacramento Valley. The Dunnigan Hills region isn't as famous as its neighbors Napa and Lake County, but it's been an official AVA since 1993 thanks to a petition presented by John and Lane Giguiere.
LANE AND JOHN
John grew up in the 1950's as the son of a wheat farmer and had an obsession with fire, setting numerous things aflame including his father's wheat fields. He also started some accidental fires setting off fireworks with his brother Karl. So you can see how Matchbook Wine Company got its name.
The self-proclaimed arsonist was lucky enough to find the love of his life in high-school, and he and Lane were married at a young age. Together they got into the wheat farming business. Broke and ambitious, they decided that they needed to expand their focus beyond wheat so in 1981 they planted a few vineyards. In 1983 they put everything they had into creating a new winery called R.H. Phillips.
They scraped by for a few years, living off of credit cards. When they were down to their last "sawbuck" ($10 bill) R.H. Phillps started to see some moderate success, so they continued to expand and try new varieties in their vineyards. Both lovebirds were big fans of Spanish reds and they planted their first Tempranillo in 1988.
Then in 1995 they started work on a new brand that would change everything. After two years of work, they released a Chardonnay in a long-neck bottle that featured a bear breathing fire on its label. I'm sure you're familiar with it. Toasted Head Chardonnay, named after the toasting of wine barrels, was born into immediate success. With such a big triumph on their hands it was time to finally cash in on all their hard work, so they sold R.H. Phillips and Toasted Head to the Canada based Vincor in 2000 with a five year no-compete clause.
CHARRING OAK BARREL
In 2005 they left their jobs as executives at R.H. Phillips and briefly attempted to enjoy retirement, but the wine life was calling to them. That year they released a 2004 vintage of Matchbook that included a Tempranillo, a Syrah and a Block House red blend. Vincor was sold to Constellation in June of 2006.
In 2008 the Giguieres broke ground for the construction of a new winery they called Crew Wine Company, named so because they were able to bring back a big chunk of their old crew from R.H. Phillips. Today the entire company goes by Matchbook Wine Company.
John's brother Karl Giguiere runs the farming side of things. He was the first to start harvesting at night in Dunnigan Hills. You may remember the line titled Night Harvest by R.H. Phillips, the whole theme being that picking at night was the best time to do so. (It was quite popular in restaurants back in the day but was driven off of a cliff under Constellation. In 2009 Constellation actually closed up shop of all R.H. Phillips items except Toasted Head and put it under the watch of Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi.)
Dan Cederquist is the Matchbook winemaker. He graduated from the University of California, Davis for viticulture in 1987. He worked at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Deloach Winery before coming to Matchbook in 2005.
Matchbook Wine Company makes four different lines: Mossback is an old nickname for a farmer, and their Mossback label features Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. They're sourced from Russian River Valley, Chalk Hill and their surrounding Central Coast. Sawbuck (remember Lane and John's last $10 bill?) is their non-AVA-specific California label. It has a Cabernet Sauvignon, a Chardonnay and a Malbec. Chasing Venus is named after Captain Cook's personal mission to study Venus while he explored the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere, discovering New Zealand and Australia. This label focuses on Sauvignon Blanc, and has one from Marlborough, New Zealand and one from Russian River Valley, California.
THE ARSONIST
Then there's Matchbook. This label is about the varietals that do the best in the warm climate of Dunnigan Hills: Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvigon, Syrah, and most awesomely... Tempranillo. Their original plantings of Tempranillo from 1988 were the meh-whatever Valdepenas clone. Today they're constantly expanding their Tempranillo vineyards with the clones from Ribera del Duero, Tinta de Toro and Rioja. A taste of Spain in Cali. I love it.
The Arsonist is a subset of the Matchbook label. There's a Chardonnay and the company's first Bordeaux-style red blend. Keeping with the theme of fire, it features Prometheus from Greek mythology on its label. Prometheus was the Titan god of forethought, and he was given the job of creating mortal mankind out of clay. Seeing how terrible the humans lived made his paternal instincts kick in, so he stole fire from Zeus and hooked them up. He was busted and tied to a stake on Mount Kaukasos where, in a constant loop, an eagle ripped him open and ate his liver. Herakles (Hercules to the Romans) eventually freed him.
Oh, and the Giguieres also make olive oil.
This entire month on TheWineStalker.net is dedicated to Matchbook Wine Company. I'll be reviewing a total of seven of their wines, so everybody get cooled down because it's about to get real hot up in here.
November 1st: Matchbook Dunnigan Hills Tinto Rey Red Blend 2012
November 5th: A Brief History of Matchbook Wine Company
November 8th: Mossback Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2014
November 12th: Mossback Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2013
November 15th: Matchbook Dunnigan Hills Old Head Chardonnay 2012
November 19th: Matchbook Dunnigan Hills Tempranillo 2012
November 22nd: The Arsonist California Red Blend 2012
November 26th: The Arsonist Dunnigan Hills Chardonnay 2013
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November Wine Pick: Matchbook Tinto Rey Red Blend 2012
By Joey Casco CSW/CSS November 01, 2015 Graciano, Matchbook, Petite Verdot, review, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Wine Pick No comments
This WINE PICK of the month was written for the Luke's of Cape Cod website.
I'm a big fan of Spanish wine and especially Tempranillo. The founders of Matchbook Wine Company are big fans as well, and they've been growing Tempranillo in California's Dunnigan Hills since the 1980's. They also have a love of doing things a bit unorthodox and planting other grapes you don't normally see in Cali. For example: Graciano is a softer Spanish variety used in Rioja, and Tannat is a highly tannic French variety that's enjoying success in Uruguay.
With their Tinto Rey ("Red King") blend they use 50% Tempranillo, 27% Syrah, 11% Petit Verdot, 8% Graciano and 4% Tannat. It's aged for 26 months in a combo of French, American and Hungarian oak. 22% of the wine is barrel aged in new oak barrels while 78% is aged in used oak barrels.
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Menuhin and Me and Menuhin's Children
Yehudi Menuhin filming Menuhin's Children, September 1998
Yesterday I wrote about my Fibonacci elegy poem about the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin and how it will be published, probably next March, by Every Day Poets. A few people asked me about the photograph that I put up on yesterday's blog. It showed a memorable moment in my television career when I was producing a series of masterclass shows with Yehudi Menuhin for Granada Television.
The photograph is framed and hangs on the wall in my study and I enjoy having it there to remind me not just of my affection for Yehudi Menuhin but also as a record of that moment when one of the greatest violinists in the World played his violin just for me. We were talking about what he should play to illustrate a particular point and, with his typical modesty, he asked my opinion as if it could possibly be as valid as his.
Yehudi Menuhin rehearsing for Celebration Masterclass, 1990
During that week that we worked together in, I think, 1990, we struck up a rapport and talked of other ways in which we could work together in the future. It was one of those conversations that led to the idea of a television documentary recording a possible project where we would select a group of children for him to teach from scratch. We developed the idea to include a British state school where music was not a specialist subject and where there was no violin teacher. Bearing in mind, the splendid Granada series 7 Up, we also decided to choose children aged 7 and to see if music really could make a difference to their lives. It took eight years to convince a broadcaster to go with this idea but eventually I got the BBC to commission it in 1998. Sadly, this was after our first generation of seven year olds had grown too old for the experiment but we started again and found a school in Guildford, Surrey and proceeded, with the expert guidance of the Russian violin professor Natalia Boyarsky, who had experience of choosing potential violinists in the then Soviet Union and who was now, and still is, a teacher at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England. There was much scepticism from school teachers and parents alike but the chance was too good to turn down the opportunity to be taught by such a distinguished musician. Yehudi was thrilled and we planned a schedule where he could come to the school once a month for a year to teach the twelve selected seven year olds. Filming started in September 1998 and, from the start, I knew that the results would be delightful and, yes, an important experiment in the value of music in schools.
Yehudi Menuhin shows Menuhin's Children round the Yehudi Menuhin School, 1999
I will always be sad that the many delays in getting this project going on British television took so long because after just six months, I had a phone call telling me that Yehudi had died quite unexpectedly in a Berlin hospital. We finished the film without him but to the plan he had agreed and, luckily, with the distinguished violinist Rosemary Furniss taking his role as principal teacher. The documentary, Menuhin's Children, co-produced with EuroArts-Primetime, was screened on BBC2 the following year and subsequently all around the World. Those seven-year olds are now twenty-one years old but sadly, British broadcasters turned down ideas of following the children's progress.
I Googled Menuhin's Chldren this morning to see if there were any records of this programme and I found this on Utube, a promotional clip made, I think, by the facilities company that hired us the film crew and editor. I was grateful to see some of those shots again and hope that the documentary proper might reach the screens again as a memorial to a great musician and a wonderful experiment.
As for those twelve "Menuhin's Children" – they were great kids and I wish them all well in their adult lives. I hope too that they sometimes think about the gentle musician who taught them from his heart.
My first novel, Stephen Dearsley's Summer Of Love, is published on 31 October 2013. It is the story of a young fogey living in Brighton in 1967 who has a lot to learn when the flowering hippie counter culture changes him and the world around him.
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Sue Guiney
9th October 2013 / 8:43 am Reply
Oh, Colin. How wonderful, and sad that he's no longer with us. I seem to remember that film. I'm sure I saw it? I was always a big fan of his. Did you know that I play the violin, still, in an orchestra that performs 3xs a year?
WolfieWolfgang (Colin Bell)
Thanks Sue. He was a very sweet man and an inspiration beyond music. I didn't realize you played – I'm not surprised though, some of my best friends are violinists!


The Development Squad suffered a 3-1 defeat against Fleetwood Town in their latest training match.
Jamie Frost (pictured, above) scored the Clarets' only goal in the fixture at the Cod Army's new Training Ground.
The hosts took the lead midway through the first half, before two second half goals saw the game off, despite the visitors' valiant efforts for an equaliser.
The Clarets had a golden opportunity after just five minutes when Frost picked up a loose ball from a poor clearance, but the striker failed to find the target.
But midway through the half, the hosts fanatically opened the scoring.
A great through ball for Town's pacy striker was wonderfully finished into the top left corner past Conor Mitchell.
However, five minutes later the Clarets were level with a stunning finish.
Ntumba Massanka flicked on a long ball forward for Frost, who wonderfully half volleyed into the top right corner from 20-yards.
The Clarets were off target with three free kicks, before coming close to turning the game on its head before the break.
Winger Josh Ginnelly went for goal with an ambitious effort from a tight angle, but his volley was wonderfully tipped wide by Fleetwood's stopper.
However, it was the hosts who regained the advantage five minutes after the restart.
The Clarets failed to clear after a scramble in the box, and a composed strike found the bottom right corner.
Barry Nicholson's side almost extended their lead two minutes later, but a diagonal strike cannoned out off the crossbar.
The Clarets ushered forward in the remaining 20 minutes, but two chances went amiss.
Renny Smith's deep ball to the far post found Frost, but his cushioned volley could only find the side netting.
A clever corner routine from Ginnelly was then dummied by Steven Hewitt, for Aiden O'Neill's to crash a 25-yard shot off the crossbar.
And despite the Clarets' best efforts Fleetwood killed the game off with 10 minutes to play, when a superb whipped ball from the left was glanced into the far post to kill off any possible comeback.


In normal times, the third round of the FA Cup would be an enjoyable distraction from pursuit of Premier League glory.
But Chelsea are still getting the ship on an even keel after steering too close to the rocks under captain Maverick.
The steadying hand of the Golden Guus on the tiller gave the crew the stability needed at Selhurst Park to produce an integrated team performance in a comprehensive 3-0 away win.
It reinforces a nagging thought (once thought sacrilegious) that Jose Mourinho's management tactics are dandy during spells of success, but the last thing needed in times of trouble.
Guus Hiddink is undemonstrative, thoughtful and observant. Far removed from The Special One.
A negative? He lacks Jose's game-changing substitution skills.
No need for tactical changes against Palace, however.
With near-bottom facing near-top, this could have been tricky, but Chelsea weathered the Eagles' storm (and a non-stop drenching) to emerge supreme, with a possession/passing game that was a pleasure to watch.
Diego Costa has rediscovered his positioning skills, providing an assist for Oscar and being in the right place to tap in Chelsea's third, but it is Willian's continued rise which is most exciting.
The scorer of Chelsea's second – a veritable scorcher – he is likely to be a shoo-in as club player of the year.
In his last spell at the Bridge (a third-place finish), Hiddink favoured John Obi Mikel in front of the back four.
The selection, with the exception of one reckless tackle, was fully justified at Palace. The Blues' travelling army joyously chanted Mikel's name, and cheered his every touch.
Half a dozen first-teamers will be rested for Sunday's visit by Scunthorpe in the cup, especially Eden Hazard, who limped off at Selhurst Park with a groin strain that needs attention.
That's followed by two crucial home games in three days, with Chelsea now only 10 points behind United in fifth.


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I don't know too much about you, so I want to get a little background! I know you live in Florida- where about?
I live in Miami. I don't know if you're familiar with this Wynwood thing they have here, it's like the art part of Miami and I live about 5 mins from there.
That's awesome, what were some of the things you did growing up?
I danced for a little bit when I was little in like late middle school, I'd say 8th grade? I did ballet. I loved it but I stopped because I was sick of being the only boy- let alone the only black boy… let alone the tallest. I felt pinpointed all the time so I just stopped.
When did you decide to start making music- or I guess when did you realize you wanted to make music?
I've been making music for probably about four years now… I've been singing forever but I started making music because I went to an art school for middle and high school. For Christmas my mom had gotten me this loop system machine. I used to use that all the time to randomly sing in the house and then I noticed that I could connect it to GarageBand. I recorded my first song and I put it up on SoundCloud and that's how I started actually making music because I got some really good reviews. I've always been writing music so being able to record it is where it all started.
I know you often do some free styles, how do those come about?
What I do is I'll smoke while I'm looking for beats and then when I find a beat, I'll start recording video. So those videos you see of me sitting in a room singing is often me freestyling and I record it just so I can be able to listen back to it and see if I want to turn it into a song.
The method to the madness! I love it! Now let's switch gears, I know fashion is huge for you, who are your three biggest style icons?
That's hard! Uhm, Rihanna because duh!
Who else let me think…. I think I'm a fan of things and how people wear them over people themselves. I try not to fall too deeply into a person's style with the exception of Rihanna because her style is so care-free and experimental. She just kind of goes for it and works it!
What is your biggest fashion rule to live by?
Well… one of them is if you don't love it don't buy it. Also, it's okay to show up fashionably late because if you look good it'll be excused. Yeah, that's the one, that's my biggest rule! I'm really late everywhere but I always show up in a look and people are always like "Don't worry"!
That's the best rule! Back to music, who are your top three musical inspirations?
Yeah! See I don't have the strongest voice- l used to try to belt the highest or strongest note and I just realized like I don't have the voice for that and listening to her showed me that you can go so far with a soft voice and some pretty melodies.
Love that! This question may seem funny but I gotta know, what was it like being a meme?
Oh my god! This has happened to me like six times and it is the strangest thing ever! Being a meme is so random because if your name is in the photo that gets posted everyone suddenly knows it. Randomly you'll be getting lots of followers out of nowhere and you may not know yet that you were posted by some meme Instagram. I love it because it gives you a consistent growth on social media 'cause it's always going around.
Do you think that your social media following has increased because of the way you're so real on it? And on top of that do you think it's drawn people to your music?
Yes, that's exactly how I look at it- on the internet I try to be the same as I am in person. I will literally talk about anything and I want anyone to talk about anything with me. I use music as a way for me to talk about my feelings because I can be bad about speaking about it normally if that makes sense? So the only real way I can easily do it is through music. I want people to be comfortable with my music and connect to it but I also want them to be comfortable with me.
Exactly, I try to be a safe space too like not only do I get to vent and put out music but what's your problem? What's going on with you? I think I'm really good about writing music not only about my situation but also about how other people feel.
It's so funny you say that because that's something Aluna Francis mentioned when I interviewed her as AlunaGeorge. She said something very similar about how sometimes her music is not a direct correlation of something she's going through but rather her understanding and empathy of someone else's situation.
Yeah that's literally me! So, yeah, I definitely think my social media plays a part in my music.
What can we expect out of your tape coming out this month?
Every song is going to flow- in a way- to the other song when you listen to it. But it's not all going to be the same. I was able to bring a different genre into each song because I'm able to sing on almost anything so I wanted to put a huge variety on the tape. You can expect it to be a bit edgy as well.
Were there any particular inspirations?
One of my inspirations behind this album is Björk– I've always listened to a lot of her but I just buried myself in her music and realized how much she played around with effects. So I played around with the music a lot and some songs are all effects and she really inspired me on that. Someone else who inspired me on this tape is Frank Ocean as far as writing. I was also inspired with playing around with gender norms. If you're thinking about a guy and a girl dancing- the guy will typically put his hands on the girl's hips but I state it in a way that it can be the other way around… or any way really. There is no set way. That's something that I wanted to explain in this tape.
That's something that I see you do a lot in fashion as well- I feel like I often see you breaking gender norms and stereotypes almost every day in your looks and shoots.
Yeah, that's something that I live by in a way. Some of the people that I shoot with will be like- "I want to put you in a dress, are you okay with that?" and I'm like "of course I'm okay with it!" It's not the normal but it should be the normal. Who cares if I'm wearing a dress and two sparkly earrings? If no one talks about it and no one does it especially me being a black male, it'll never be talked about or normalized. Black men I feel like are expected to be so tough- and I get it sometimes you do have to be aggressive with almost everything. Even opportunities you have to jump on it- so I get it…. but you don't have to be that all the time.
A motto! What do you see for your music in the future? Where do you want to be or end up?
I want to have that moment performing in front of thousands of people like on the Coachella stage… that's where I want to be. I want to share my music as much as possible and I want people to use my music as a safe space.
Where do you not want to be?
I don't want to be put into a category or a box. Like rappers, for example, always get put into a category. Like if you're a gay rapper, then you're a gay rapper and that's it.
Yes, eventually I want everyone to be on this wave of being comfortable being every part of yourself.
Whether you're following him for style inspiration or his wisdom beyond his years, Kymani has a lot to offer and is just getting started. Stay tuned for the release of "Out of Order" this Friday and be sure to keep an eye out for his next viral meme!


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Contact Your Senators Today: Urge Them to Oppose the Senate Better Care Reconciliation Act!
Senate leadership just released the Better Care Reconciliation Act, their legislative alternative to the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), to repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill's release comes without public hearings on the legislation and little time before a planned vote set to occur next week. We remain concerned that the bill will undermine patient protections and potentially lead to significant losses in coverage. To learn more, click here.
Contact Your Senators Today: Urge Them to Preserve the Affordable Care Act's Patient Protections
Senate Republicans are crafting a legislative alternative to the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) to repeal and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). They have been working on their legislation in secret and do not plan to release their bill to the public until days before a planned vote on June 28. While details about what is included in the Senate bill are scarce, we anticipate that, like the AHCA, it will impact patient protections and potentially lead to significant losses in coverage. Contact your Senators today and urge them to oppose any legislation that undermines the ACA's patient protections, many of which have benefited adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). To learn more, click here.
The Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act Approved by the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee
On Thursday, May 18, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee held a markup on the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (CHFRA), H.R. 1222. The bill was unanimously approved by the Subcommittee and has been referred to the full Energy & Commerce Committee for consideration.
The Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) has been working with Congressmen Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) since the bill's introduction this spring to support its passage. Congressman Bilirakis' opening remarks recognized ACHA's support for the legislation. Regarding the bill, he stated:
These surveillance efforts will help improve our understanding of CHD across the lifespan, from birth to adulthood. This research will help us learn more about demographic factors such as age, race, gender or ethnicity. In addition, the legislation emphasizes the need for continued biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of CHD. NIH will further research into the causes of congenital heart defects, including genetic causes, and study long-term outcomes in individuals with CHD of all ages. NIH may study data to identify effective treatments and outcomes, and identify barriers to lifelong care for individuals with congenital heart defects.
To read Congressman Bilirakis' press release regarding the markup, click here. Other Subcommittee members, including the Chairman Michael Burgess and Representative Gene Green, also acknowledged the importance of this legislation to the adult living with CHDs.
While we do not yet know when the full Energy & Commerce Committee will consider this bill, this markup was an important step towards enactment. We will continue to keep you updated as CHFRA continues to advance through the process.
The Adult Congenital Heart Association is encouraging the Senate to reject the American Health Care Act (AHCA)
Contact the Senate Today!
(May 5, 2017) By a vote of 217 – 213 on May 4, 2017, the House passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), legislation that would repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and change Medicaid from an open-ended entitlement system to one that limits states' federal funding through per capita caps. The measure now moves to the Senate, where it's expected to face major challenges.
The changes made to the AHCA to garner enough votes for passage in the House undermine several of the ACA's private insurance reforms and could negatively impact access to care for adults with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Under the House passed legislation, states would have the ability to waive several ACA private insurance reforms, including those related to age rating (older people could be charged more), essential health benefits (plans would not have to cover the broad range of health care services), and community rating (plans could charge people higher premiums based on their health status if they lapse in coverage).
If these important ACA patient protections are waived, the result could be increased costs and decreased coverage for people with pre-existing conditions like CHD. While a plan couldn't decline to cover someone with a CHD, they could charge these individuals significantly more in premiums for coverage that provides fewer benefits.
With your support, ACHA will shift its focus to the Senate and continue to advocate to maintain these critical patient protections. At this point the Senate will not be taking up the AHCA, but instead they will be working on their own bill rather an amending the AHCA. A group of 12 senators with members on the Finance, Budget, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committees, the three committees with jurisdiction over healthcare, have been tasked with developing the Senate alternative.
Please contact your Senators today and share the Adult Congenital Heart Association's key message that we don't want the Senate to propose legislation that undermines ACA's patient protections, particularly as they apply to individuals with pre-existing conditions.
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I am calling (writing) because of an issue that is very personal to me, congenital heart disease (CHD). I am calling to let my Senator know that I don't want them to propose legislation that undermines ACA's patient protections, particularly as they apply to individuals with pre-existing conditions to people like me (or my loved one) and would increase costs and decrease coverage.
CHD is the most common category of birth defects, affecting more than a million Americans. Individuals born with CHDs require lifelong, costly specialized care, which is why we need access to insurance.


Here I have is a mint Kanilea K-PET tenor, I'm solely a collector and rarely play. I bought it from Hawaii Music Supply directly. My priorities has changed as I am retiring and I started building ukes myself which I enjoy more.
There are no scratches, dings or dent. There are no strum or pick marks. It is in the same exact condition when I bought it. My house is climate controlled 24/7 as I have many other premium ukes.
Selling for $1,350 PayPal with uke crazy case and free shipping in the USA.
NEW Kanilea geared tuning keys!
Thanks Len, I'll be selling a few and most of it are still brand new!!
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Hello Kimo, I just sent a PM thank you.
Howzit JP, I PM'ed you.
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Stock your St. Patrick's Day festivities this upcoming Saturday afternoon, March 10th with a day full of pretty faces and green beer at Rock and Reilly's annual bash, held in the lot behind the Sunset Strip pub. The fest promises more booze and less morals with each installment thanks to eight full bars and more than 100 kegs of Bud Light and Guinness—sorry brew snobs, but let's be real, you're not coming here for the Celtic culture. Stay fed with the bar's own delicious drinking fuel—corned beef sliders and Irish nachos—or from food trucks and a pizza, sandwich and salad station. This year, a portion of the proceeds from will benefit the Merging Vets and Players charity. Rock & Reilly's is located at: 8911 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069.


When it comes to weddings and engagements, there's an endless amount of virtual inspiration available, and it's easy to get caught up in trendy ideas.
As a bride-to-be myself, I spend a great deal of time on Pinterest and other wedding blogs to fuel my brainstorming sessions. I love a good mason jar, and I'll take some chalkboard paint any day.
However, there's something to be said about shunning modern trends in favor of a vintage, "Downton Abbey" feel.
All weddings begin with one very important event: the proposal. Sometimes, achieving a vintage aesthetic for your big day is as simple as choosing an eclectic, 1920s-style engagement ring.
We've listed some major ring inspo below, so start dropping those hints to your boo.
This ring has a unique shape with the criss-cross band, and it offers so much sparkle with the halo around the center diamond.
With a ring this good, you'll feature your left hand in all your Instagram manicures.
If you've never considered getting an engagement ring from Etsy, you'd better start thinking about it.
This gorgeous vintage-inspired ring by LaMore Design boasts an 8 x 8 mm cushion cut, natural aquamarine diamond encased in solid 14k rose gold, with diamonds throughout.
There's a matching wedding band, too. Two birds, one precious stone.
On Ken & Dana Design's website, they say this ring was designed for a client who wanted "tons of 'POP' factor," and it certainly delivers.
The round diamond is encased in an octagon-shaped halo, and the band has the infinity symbol woven throughout.
You can purchase this ring in white, yellow and rose gold, as well as platinum.
Is it just me, or does this ring look like a snowflake-flower hybrid? And it's gorgeous one, at that.
Harold Stevens' vintage-inspired engagement ring is made in 18k white gold, and it has a center round diamond.
There are smaller diamonds throughout on the petal-like curved pieces, which would guarantee nonstop sparkle.
This gorgeous ring, with a pavé halo and band, features a bezel-set, round diamond that is especially pretty in rose gold.
Riding a thin line between vintage and modern, this engagement ring would definitely set your hand apart from the crowd.
Additionally, all of Bario Neal's diamonds are traceable and are of Australian or Canadian origin.
If you can't get enough of the darkest hue, black diamonds might be your calling.
This vintage-inspired ring boasts a 7/8 carat, rose-cut black diamond surrounded by small, white accent diamonds. The white gold band is a great contrast against the dark stone in the center.
Black diamonds might be the ultimate rebel move. No one would think you're a cookie-cutter bride with this ring on your left hand!


Knoxville - Three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer and world record holder Ryan Murphy was victorious at the 2019 TYR Swim Pro Series.
This four-day TYR Swim Pro Series event took place from January 9 to 12, 2019, at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Earlier today, Murphy won the men's 200 meter backstroke by two seconds with a time of 1:56.16.
On January 11, Murphy won first place in the men's 100 meter backstroke, where he clocked 53.17 seconds. Fellow swimmers Daniel Carr and Bryce Mefford came in second and third place respectively. Michael Andrew finished in fourth place with 56.10 seconds.
On January 10, Murphy also came in second place in the men's 50 meter backstroke with a time of 24.95 seconds, right behind Michael Andrew (24.73 seconds).
For more information on USA Swimming, visit its official homepage.
Read More: This journalist chatted with Ryan Murphy on November 19, 2018, on the red carpet of the 2018 Golden Goggle Awards in New York City, where he won three Golden Goggle Awards including "Male Athlete of the Year."


What's this? A completely new website? Considering I'm a website designer and this is the first change in 3 years, it's pretty shocking that it's taken so long to do a redesign!
Are your product images letting you down?
One of the things that sets off the more successful, bigger ecommerce operations to the little guys is often the quality of the product photography. In this article, I'm going to give you some pointers on better product photos and why you should care.


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4.2.3.1 - The repository shall follow documented procedures if a SIP is not incorporated into an AIP or discarded and shall indicate why the SIP was not incorporated or discarded.
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Jerome Ravetz's article Publics, understandings and science (Oxford Magazine, week 0, Trinity Term,) raises important points about the future of the Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science. The implications go far beyond Oxford itself.
When this chair was founded in 1995, the Public Understanding of Science (PUS) was a fashionable movement. But the "deficit model" on which it was based is now seen as ineffective, and its credibility was undermined by some of its most eminent proponents, who saw PUS as a platform for the proclamation of atheistic materialism. Since the turn of the millennium, attitudes have shifted and PUS has been replaced in official circles with public participation or public engagement with science. The government-sponsored Committee on the Public Understanding of Science (chaired by Professor Lewis Wolpert) was disbanded in 2002.
Hopefully the new holder of the Simonyi Chair at Oxford will be sensitive to the need to engage, rather than convert, the public.
Charles Simonyi's manifesto for this chair makes it clear he is not in favour of appointing a populariser. As he put it, In some cases [popularisers] seduce less educated audiences by offering a patronisingly over simplified or exaggerated view of the state of the art or the scientific process itself While the role of populariser may still be valuable, nevertheless it is not one supported by this chair.
In this book, Daniel Dennett proclaims himself "bright." He is impressed by the success of homosexuals in calling themselves "gay," and, together with the evolutionist Richard Dawkins, he is trying to re-brand atheism.
The results so far have been disappointing. One problem is that calling yourself bright sounds arrogant. Dennett, a U.S. philosopher of mind, suggests a new solution: "Those who are not brights are not necessarily dim. . . . Since, unlike us brights, they believe in the supernatural, perhaps they would like to call themselves supers."


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Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading global publishing company, today announced that award-winning songwriter and musician Dan Sells has been signed to a global publishing deal. Perhaps best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of rock band The Feeling, Dan has a wealth of achievements under his belt.
In The Feeling, Dan achieved a No.1 album (with their second release, 'Join With Us'), while their debut 'Twelve Stops and Home' selling over a million copies. The band released their fifth album in March 2016.
Aside from his career with The Feeling Dan has had an extensive career co-writing for other musicians, like Sophie Ellis-Bexter and for TV and theatre. In 2008, he made his foray into TV, writing the theme tune for BBC comedy drama Beautiful People. In 2014, Sells began a collaboration with choreographer Javier de Frutos on a ballet piece entitled '3 with D' which premiered at The London Coliseum.
Most recently, Dan made his theatre debut with 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'. The award-winning musical opened at The West End's Apollo Theatre in November of last year and continues to run, with a movie version going into production this year in collaboration with Warp Film and Film4.
Dan was the recipient of the 2007 Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year. Other awards include Best Composer at The Stage Debut Awards 2017.
We're thrilled to be working with Dan and being part of his upcoming ventures.


Five good condominiums were recently discovered around the Jalan Perak / Pinang / P. Ramlee area of Kuala Lumpur for investment purposes. It is said that all known information about a piece of real estate in reflected in the price. The price of these five properties have been quietly appreciating over the years. While the actual reasons for this phenomenal appreciation is open to debate, the fact remains that this is a good investment property. Let's look at the first gem of an investment.
Parkview a.k.a Parkview Service Apartment is a prestigious serviced apartment jointly built by Martego and Mayland within the exclusive enclave of KLCC. Being a serviced apartment, it is good to be aware of GST related expenses when investing in this condo.
This luxury establishment is a 41-storey freehold development consisting of 322 serviced apartment units and 95 luxury suites. The serviced apartment units range between 489 square feet and 1,755 square feet. The luxury suites have a spacious built-up area ranging from 1,855 to 2,480 square feet.
Parkview offers fashionable conveniences and amenities such as a barbecue area, business centre, a modern clubhouse with a juice bar and lounge, a well equipped gymnasium together with a sauna. There is also a rooftop swimming pool, a launderette, ample covered car parks and strict security surveillance.
Suria KLCC, the nearest shopping center, is merely a five minute walk to Parkview. The Pavilion Mall, another respectable shopping mall is 10 minutes away on foot. These shopping centers provide ample food, clothes and entertainments for the residents nearby. There are sufficient mini markets and eateries to cater for the needs of the people nearby besides Suria KLCC & the Pavilion.
Parkview provides covered parking bays as an added convenience for the residents. However parking lots have to be purchased separately if there are any lot remaining. Most of the parking lots were sold during the launch of this property. The public transportation by train is nearby and reliable. The KLCC LRT station is reachable within a few minutes on foot.
Is Parkview Service Apartment a Good Property for Investment?
In 2006, the median asking price for rent of Parkview Service Apartment was approximately RM4.76 per square feet. As of May 2015, the price has appreciated to approximately RM5.33 per square feet. This is a very good sign. It goes to show that there is a high demand for rental units here causing the landlords to confidently raise prices every year. On an average, the rentals have been appreciating by a respectable 1.33% per year since 2006.
In 2006, the median asking price for sale of Parkview Service Apartment was approximately RM791.51 per square feet. As of May 2015, the price has appreciated to approximately RM1237.50 per square feet. This is good news too. On an average, the price has been appreciating by a whopping 6.26% per year since 2006. As of May 2015, there are quite a number of units being advertised for sale on the World Wide Web.
This makes Parkview Service Apartment a tremendously good condo to purchase for both capital appreciation as well as rental appreciation purposes. It is an overall winner among many of the other condos in the Jalan Perak / Pinang / P. Ramlee area.


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There is a hidden story about the central Jewish contribution [to rock music] waiting to be told.
This is not a story of uncovering forgotten Jewish ancestors. There will be no revelations that Elvis or Little Richard had Jewish great-great-grandmothers. Even if such ancestry could be found, it would hardly be significant. After all, rock'n'roll was not created by grandmothers forgotten, long dead, great-great- grandmothers.
Nor will the story of the overlooked Jewish contribution depend upon a trawl through rock's minor celebrities. In fact, the blank sheet could be partially filled with a respectable collection of reasonably well-known names. There could be Marc Bolan, Manfred Mann and Peter Green, who was Fleetwood Mac's original, and arguably most talented, guitarist. We could then move forward to take in the Beastie Boys and Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds. And so on. But the resulting compilation would not be a premier division list. It would lack the founding performers — the Elvises, the Jerry Lees, the Chucks, not to mention the John, Paul, George, and Ringos.
However, searching for Jewish band-members from the early days to the present would not be the way to document the immense Jewish contribution to rock. In fact, if one concentrated upon the public performers, one would almost entirely miss the core of the Jewish contribution. At least in rock's early days, that contribution lay behind the scenes, largely hidden from the public gaze.
Of course, managers and impresarios operate behind the scenes. In the world of show business, there have been Jewish managers aplenty. In fact, the very word "rock'n'roll" itself was the creation of rock's earliest and most famous promoter, Alan Freed. It is said that he even tried to copyright the term. However, a history of rock's Jewish contribution which concentrated on management would tend to confirm the blank sheet of paper. The contribution would not be a creative one, but one which facilitates the creativity of others, who would be the real heroes of rock's story. Indeed, even Freed's claim to have linguistically invented "rock'n'roll" has been disputed.
There is, however, a contribution which is both behind-the-scenes and also highly creative. When thinking of classic rock'n'roll, it is easy just to think of the performers — to imagine Elvis in his gold suit, or Jerry Lee, pounding the piano with his hair flopping forward. What can be forgotten is that these performers often did not write their own songs.
Moreover, the young rock fans were principally linked to the stars, not by public performances, but by records. Millions, who had never seen Elvis perform, could buy his records. For the average teenager, this was the way to be a fan. Elvis's records, and those of the other rock stars, sounded different from anything that the previous generation had ever listened to. The whine of the electric guitar, the crisp drumming, the echo effects, and, later, more complex mixtures of electric and acoustic instruments all made rock'n'roll a new sound. This was modern music, made in a modern way.
Someone had to write the songs. Someone had to create the sounds. If Elvis didn't compose his own words and music, then he certainly didn't produce his own records. Who were these hidden composers? Who were the behind-the-scenes producers who crafted the new ways of creating music?
Once these questions are asked, then the Jewish names come tumbling out. Names such as Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus, Jerry Wexler, Jerry Ragovoy, and Phil Spector — these are the real heroes. Rock fans will know songs like "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Save The Last Dance For Me," "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin," "Sweets For My Sweet," and many, many more.
For a whole generation, such songs marked the times in which they grew up. The music was part of life and the sounds continue to haunt the memory. Years later the songs are instantly recognizable, often from the first bar, even the first note, of the classic recording. You only have to hear Elvis start to sing unaccompanied "You ain't" to know that "nothing but a hound dog" is to follow.
Yet how many people, who grew up in the Fifties or Sixties, would be able to name the composers? More to the point, how many young Jewish boys or girls who listened to such music, often with severe parental disapproval, would know that, in a literal sense, they were hearing "Jewish music"?
The Jewish contribution does not end there. The early history of rock can be divided into two periods of roughly 10 years each. It would be easiest to label these periods the music of the Fifties and that of the Sixties. But, strictly speaking, that would be inaccurate. During the first part of the fifties, the music of the Forties was still going strong. Rock'n'roll did not make its rude entrance until the mid-Fifties. The first period lasted from about 1955 to 1965. This was the period when the Jewish songwriters and producers made their greatest and most innovative contributions. At first, this contribution was to be found with the sounds of classic rock and rhythm and blues. Then it softened into lighter, poppier songs, as strings were used to complement the electric guitars.
The second period starts with the rise of the Beatles and the Stones. This is the music of the Sixties, although, musically speaking, "Sixties music" did not really get going until about 1964. This was a time of change and protest, which made the Fifties, by contrast, seem nostalgically quiet. Fashions altered dramatically: Boys' hair grew longer in the Sixties while girls' skirts shortened. Freedom and rebellion were in the air. Illegal substances were smoked. Taboos were publicly broken. There were large-scale demonstrations against authority, including, of course, mass political demonstrations against the Vietnam war, against the running of universities, and against racist segregation in the south of the United States.
Not surprisingly in a time of political and cultural change, the sounds of pop music developed. In this new era, the back-room composers lost their supreme niche as so many of the new singers were writing their own material. Indeed they were expected to do so. Pop was changing. A more educated, middle-class type of person was beginning to use rock as a means of expression. More complex, even poetic, lyrics were being written. Here again, there was a solid Jewish contribution. Foremost among the singer-songwriters of this era we find Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, and Leonard Cohen — all raised as Jews and all, indelibly, leaving a mark on their times.
What counts in all this are numbers. One notable figure proves little. The fact that Bob Dylan was Jewish does not in itself suggest anything about the relations between Jews and popular music. But the fact that Paul Simon, Lou Reed, and Leonard Cohen's names can also he added indicates that here might be something of more historical and cultural significance. It is the same with the names of composers and producers of rock's first decade.
One Jew writing hit songs might be of interest to family and the local Jewish press. Two Jews — and the professional anti-Semites start to get interested, suspecting a conspiracy. Three Jews — this might just be a sign of a wider cultural trend. In the case of rock's early history, the numbers involved are well beyond the level of chance.
Michael Billig is professor of social sciences at Loughborough University. Reprinted with permission from Rock 'N' Roll Jews (Five Leaves Publications).


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Pandemonium (Delirium #2) by Lauren Oliver
SPOILER: If you haven't read Delirium yet, you might read some spoilers in this review. Pandemonium picks up after Lena's escape. The story was told in chapters with the heading 'then' and 'now'. 'Then' told the story of Lena's life after she crossed the wall/barrier and saw Alex shot by regulators. Thinking that he was dead, she had a hard time recovering physically, as well as adjusting to her new life in the woods without Alex. With the help of Raven and other people in the homestead, Lena struggled with her new life. The 'now' part tells the story after that struggle. She is now part of the resistance, lives a new life in a new city, using a different name, and telling a different story about her past. Being in this new life is tough as she still thinks of Alex and her life in Portland. She also thinks about her mom, now that she knows the truth about her death. When I read this book, I didn't know what to expect. I wasn't sure what to expect especially when Delirium ended with the assumption that Alex is dead. Like Lena, I don't want him to be dead, but we rely on what she sees/experience and she saw blood on Alex after she crossed the border, when they were being chased by regulators. A part of me believed he's still alive, another part is okay with his death so Lena can move on and fall in love again and it won't be complicated IF Alex is alive somewhere. But of course, the whole series revolves around love, apart from the war. I wished he was still alive. I like how it was cleverly written. I would cringe every time something horrible would happen to Lena. I felt her pain, her longing, her confusion. I also couldn't stand not knowing if Alex is still alive so before I continued reading, I read spoilers because I just had to know before I can continue. The book neared its end in what seemed to be a happy ending, until the last page where something was revealed and I was left hanging. Well, that leaves something to look forward to in the last book of the series, Requiem
Free Four: Tobias Tells The Story (Divergent #1.5) by Veronica Roth
I was so excited when I found out that there's a short story on Divergent with Four's perspective. I thought it was going to be hard to find an ebook of it but I was wrong. I found it as soon as I searched. This short story is Four's point of view in one of the scenes that happened in Divergent. I read the reviews of other fans and they were happy with which scene Roth chose to write Four's story on. There were a lot of scenes I would have loved to get inside his head with, but the knife scene was a great choice. It's where he admitted to himself that he likes Tris and wanted to protect her, and it's what stopped him from walking out on Dauntless and become factionless. I really liked hearing his reasons, his motivation for doing that to Tris. He told her that in Divergent when she got mad at him for taunting her, but it wasn't clear to me back then. After reading this, it became clear that what he did was out of love. The downside is that this story was too short. I would love to read more about Four's thoughts, his choices, his feelings for Tris. I'm still intrigued why he likes Tris so much, I could just assume it was love at first sight but still, I want to know.
Hana (Delirium #1.5) by Lauren Oliver
Hana is a short story from Lauren Oliver's Delirium Trilogy. The novella is written in the POV of Lena's best friend Hana, where we see the story of the last summer before her procedure. We find out what her deal was and what she was going through with all that was happening in her life. In Delirium, I was intrigued with Hana because of how Lena described her. There was a clear change in her personality, but I think because of the circumstances, she wasn't sure if she could trust Lena with her new found secret. But eventually she did and I could assume that a part of her, like Lena, was wondering if she did the right choice of trusting the other with her secrets. It was her last summer before her procedure before she gets cured, it's her last chance at freedom and she wanted to make use of it as best as she could. I liked this short story because it gave us fans an access to Hana, the best friend. I feel bad for her because all she wanted was to be loved and cared for, and it seems that she found it with the wrong person. At some point, I think she was jealous of Lena and Alex because what they had was real. But her actions in the end, in my opinion, was made out of her concern for Lena, rather than jealousy. This was a good addition to the story so that we would understand her position and not hate her
Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
Insurgent is the sequel to the action-packed, dystopian Divergent. War is upon them and there's a conflict between factions. Four and Tris seek refuge in other factions in hopes of gaining allies to defeat the Dauntless. As they run for their lives, they uncover secrets and piece together information about their community's origin. WARNING: Possible Spoilers Ahead. Right after reading Divergent, I opened Insurgent to continue from where the story left off. I was so excited to find out what happens now after the incident between the Dauntless and Abnegation. Tris starts calling/referring to Four as Tobias and I don't know how I feel about it. I have loved him as Four and being referred to as Tobias feels weird. I liked how Roth explored all the emotions Tris was having all throughout their journey. She has lost so much but still had the will to fight back and save the people she cared for and loved. She is such a strong female character, but some of the decisions she makes are either very brave or very stupid. Regardless of how irritated I am with her "selflessness", I still understand why she keeps making such decisions. The problem with Tris and Four's relationship is they lack communication. Both originally from Abnegation, they are always trying to save the other and would often end up fighting because one made a decision for the other and vice versa, causing their individual plans to fail. I kept thinking if they just told or consulted each other about their plans, they could have avoided fighting. What I do love about them is even though they fight, their love just keeps on growing. I'm not sure if it's just me or it's really the case, but Four seems to go out of character from time to time. I can't help but feel like he's sometimes a lot different from the Four I got to know from the first books. Maybe because he's Tobias now. There was a pattern in the story which I realized after reading. After escaping from one faction HQ, they would seek refuge in another. It's one of the things that had me at the edge of my seat. The suspense of the chase and what would happen to them kept me intrigued. In the end, the factionless played an important role. They held a secret I did not expect and it caught me by surprise. While some of my questions were answered, a lot more popped up. Despite the inconsistencies, I couldn't put this book down. I wanted to know what's next, how it will end. I loved the suspense, the love story or lack thereof, and everything else about this series. It could have used more Four though.
Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth
In a futuristic world where society is divided into 5 virtue-based factions — Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent), Beatrice Prior must choose between her family and embracing who she is. During the competitive initiation, she has a hard time determining who her real friends are and also finds herself developing a love interest. She also discovers a secret about herself, and as the seemingly perfect society unravels, she realizes that her secret may save her loved ones and everyone else. I came across the book Divergent when I was browsing a book blog and saw its image on the sidebar. I checked it out in Goodreads and found out what it was about. Some friends have read it and gave different ratings. I was intrigued and curious that I got myself an ebook and decided to read it right after I finished reading Delirium. I was excited to find out what the fuss was about. A lot of people seemed to love this book and I wondered if I would like it too. At first I thought it was a bit lame, factions were made based on one's character, and surely, we don't have just one. But I shrugged it off and decided to get it over with. There was something off with the construction of this fictional world and I can't put my finger on it. After choosing a faction, whether they choose to stay or to transfer, they would undergo initiation to show/prove they made the right decision and truly belong in their chosen faction. But if they fail or decide to quit, they would end up factionless which according to the story, is worse than death. The idea of being factionless or how one would end up factionless seems stupid. Death is also taken lightly and a murder wasn't investigated. The lack of accountability over a life is unsettling. Another thing I noticed is some descriptions were not delivered well, I sometimes find it hard to picture a particular place or incident in my head. I don't know if I just didn't understand it in the first place or it was really poorly described. Maybe if I read it again I would understand it better. Four's true identity was revealed when he showed Tris his fears. Not only do we find out who he is, but we also learn how he got his nickname. I thought it was lame at the time I was reading that part, but now that I'm writing about it, I don't remember why I had such thought back then. What I don't know is who the woman on his 3rd fear was, it seems random, like a filler. ** April 19, 2014 update ** In the movie, Four explained that it is his fear of hurting or killing an innocent. That's why it seemed random. As I kept reading, the more I got invested in the story. I didn't mind its flaws or Read more
Delirium (Delirium #1) by Lauren Oliver
The story takes place in a world where love is viewed as a disease that has to be eradicated. A cure was developed and the government demanded all citizens get inoculate once they turn eighteen. It's a scheduled procedure and Lena Holoway has looked forward to it all her life. But days before she got the cure, she falls in love. Why I chose Delirium to read next, I do not know. Maybe the idea that love is a disease that needs to be cured caught my interest. I knew this was a love story, but the world where it was set is interesting too. A world without love, where everything is simple and easy, no one would feel the emotional pain of love lost, but it's not as easy as it seems The love story was okay, like love-at-first-sight, at least for Alex. There's no third party which made it a little less complicated considering the situation. The story focuses on Lena's life, her friendship with Hana, her thoughts about the disease amor deliria nervosa and the 'cure', thoughts about her mother's death, and her relationship with Alex. It was like reading someone's personal diary although I didn't feel like I was invading. I felt like I was invited to see Lena's life and what she was going through. It was very descriptive. I could imagine myself in Lena's shoes, walking around their town, spending time with her best friend Hana, meeting Alex. I felt what she felt, her pain, her happiness, and falling in love. I got hooked on the story, mostly because I'm a hopeless romantic and that was the focus of the story, but just like every dystopian novel, there is more to it than romance. The bigger picture. The political angle and the mystery behind Lena's mother's death.It doesn't have the action-packed storyline of Divergent, but the end of this book had me in tears and left me devastated for days. I couldn't stop thinking about Alex, like I was Lena in real life, worrying about him, wondering if he was okay. I would say it was a good thing because I would be coming back for more. Have you read this book/series? What do you think if this were real? Tell me what you think about it in the comments below. I would love to exchange views about this.
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket
I finished this (e)book a month ago and i forgot to write something about it. The Baudelaire children are truly unfortunate and it was painful to read their story because everything was not going well for them. Just as you think things would be better, it would go the other way. It was an easy read, with much less pages than the other books i read, i finished in just days. I couldn't help but compare it with the movie, and i now understand why the movie had scenes that would happen in later books. It has a short plot but very well described. Another thing i like with Lemony Snicket is that he explains the meaning of words that might be hard for little children to understand. I'm not sure when i'll be able to read the rest of the series but i surely want to finish them all and find out what fortune awaits the Baudelaire children.
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Seward, which never led in the game, kept it close for most of the first quarter, staying within five and three points. After Kalen Green hit a layup to get the Lady Saints to within 13-10 at the 2:30 mark, the Lady Texans scored the final nine points and took a 22-10 lead through one.
The Lady Texans answered back and scored the final four points to increase their lead back to double digits at 39-29 at the half. South Plains did not let up in the third quarter doubling up Seward, 30-15, and taking a 25-point lead after three. Seward had no answer for South Plains and trailed by as many as 29 in the fourth quarter.
Green had 21 points, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, Szydlowska added 11 points and Mucubaquire netted 10 for the Lady Saints, who finished the season at 30-4. Seward was crushed on the boards, getting outrebounded 51-25.
Sarah Shematsi had 28 points, including four, three pointers and Keke Hunter chipped in with 20 points and 16 rebounds for South Plains, which improved to 30-4 and will play Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday in the quarterfinals.


Andrew G. Inglis received an average compensation of $7,573,867 at Kosmos Energy from 2014 to 2017.
In 2017, Andrew G. Inglis earned a total compensation of $5,251,667 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Kosmos Energy.
Andrew G. Inglis' 2017 compensation ranked 1,604th out of 13,165 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Andrew G. Inglis earned more than 87.8% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry of crude petroleum & natural gas, Andrew G. Inglis' 2017 pay ranked 37th, among 293 executive pay records.
Andrew G. Inglis earned more than 87.4% of executives in this industry.
Inglis received $2,583,930 in stock awards, which accounts for 49.20% of total compensation.
Inglis also received $1,662,500 in non-equity incentive plan, $950,000 in salary and $55,238 in other compensation.
In 2016, Andrew G. Inglis earned a total compensation of $3,967,844 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Kosmos Energy.
Andrew G. Inglis' 2016 compensation ranked 2,219th out of 13,853 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Andrew G. Inglis earned more than 84.0% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry of crude petroleum & natural gas, Andrew G. Inglis' 2016 pay ranked 72nd, among 304 executive pay records.
Andrew G. Inglis earned more than 76.3% of executives in this industry.
Inglis received $1,900,000 in non-equity incentive plan, which accounts for 47.88% of total compensation.
Inglis also received $950,000 in salary, $1,064,475 in stock awards and $53,369 in other compensation.
In 2015, Andrew G. Inglis earned a total compensation of $8,672,471 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Kosmos Energy.
Andrew G. Inglis' 2015 compensation ranked 676th out of 13,574 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Andrew G. Inglis earned more than 95.0% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry of crude petroleum & natural gas, Andrew G. Inglis' 2015 pay ranked 16th, among 307 executive pay records.
Andrew G. Inglis earned more than 94.8% of executives in this industry.
Inglis received $6,297,471 in stock awards, which accounts for 72.61% of total compensation.
Inglis also received $1,425,000 in non-equity incentive plan and $950,000 in salary.
In 2014, Andrew G. Inglis earned a total compensation of $12,403,485 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Kosmos Energy.
Andrew G. Inglis' 2014 compensation ranked 345th out of 12,876 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Andrew G. Inglis earned more than 97.3% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry of crude petroleum & natural gas, Andrew G. Inglis' 2014 pay ranked 10th, among 322 executive pay records.
Andrew G. Inglis earned more than 96.9% of executives in this industry.
Inglis received $7,982,680 in stock awards, which accounts for 64.36% of total compensation.
Inglis also received $1,675,000 in bonus, $1,575,000 in non-equity incentive plan, $750,000 in salary and $420,805 in other compensation.


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SplashDecember 10, 2020
2020's final Maritime CEO issue sees Eli Glickman, CEO of Israeli carrier ZIM on the cover. Glickman has presided over a dramatic turnaround at the world's 10th largest containerline, and now the aim is to push through a successful IPO. Elsewhere, the magazine features specials on offshore wind and the future of shipmanagement plus our regular market commentary and top columnists. Click here to access the full magazine.
SplashOctober 15, 2020
Issue Three of Maritime CEO magazine features the views of shipowners from across the world. Jens-Michael Arndt, managing partner at famous German shipping company, Vogemann, stars on the cover, discussing how best to pitch ship investment deals in 2020. The issue's main feature drills down into what the industry's perception of the term decarbonisation actually means. Elsewhere there's the regular market commentary, top opinion writers and the views of our…
SplashSeptember 20, 2020
Published in association with cargo handling specialist MacGregor this special 12-page magazine assesses what shipping and ports might look like in 10 years' time. Featuring the views of more than 200 senior decision makers within the maritime community this unique magazine serves as a vital information tool for leaders in the industry making their business plans for the years ahead looking at all the most topical trends ahead. Click here…
SplashJune 16, 2020
June marks a special Zoom-style issue of Maritime CEO magazine, highlighting the many people interviewed so far in our two-month-old new TV series. The Maritime CEO Leader Series powered by Ocean Technologies Group has featured 25 top names in shipping from around the world to date – a diverse range of men and women from all strands of the maritime industry, providing a snapshot of an extraordinary moment in time…
SplashMarch 23, 2020
The first issue of Maritime CEO features owners from across the globe and expert market commentary to help readers navigate the current choppy waters for shipping. On the cover is Hugo De Stoop, boss of one of the world's largest tanker fleets, Euronav while this edition's special feature looks at emerging tech trends to watch for in 2020. Click here to access the full magazine.
SplashDecember 2, 2019
As a one-off change to the format of the magazine we've swapped the regular In Profile pages in the heart of the publication to report on the views of the 120+ shipowners who attended our two events in Monaco and Hong Kong in the last couple of months. Expect to read strident points of opinion and plenty of insightful market commentary in the last issue of Maritime CEO magazine for…
SplashOctober 2, 2019
The latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine is set to make quite a splash at the upcoming Cyprus maritime week. As ever there's the views of shipowners from across the globe, top markets commentary as well as deep dives into pertinent topics affecting the shipping industry today. A special feature in this issue looks at the rise of Cyprus as an international maritime hub, featuring the thoughts of politicians, owners…
SplashMay 30, 2019
Şadan Kaptanoğlu stars on the cover of the latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine. The magazine has a strong Nor-Shipping flavour to it with plenty of Norwegian owner interviews and Oslo finance under the microscope. However, it is Kaptanoğlu who takes centre stage in one of her first interviews since taking on the BIMCO presidency. The packed issue contains the views of more than 20 other shipowners, as well as…
Lois Zabrocky, CEO of NYSE-listed tanker owner International Seaways, is on the cover of the latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine, one of more than 20 shipowners interviewed in a packed issue set to make a splash at this year's Singapore Maritime Week. Elsewhere in the magazine, we assess whether boxship sizes have plateaued, while SeaIntelligence Consulting's Lars Jensen brilliantly pours cold water on IMO 2020. We also have a…
Maritime CEO Fuels and Lubes Special
Our special IMO 2020 compliance guide published in association with Cockett Marine Oil gives owners unique advice to ensure they make the right decisions as the days tick down to the start of the global sulphur cap. In this special issue there are in depth features on the likely price spread of fuels, the scrubber debate, the take-up of LNG as a marine fuel, a look at other alternative fuels,…
SplashNovember 14, 2018
The final issue of Maritime CEO magazine for 2018 is packed full of insights from the world's top owners. Taylor Maritime's Ed Buttery is on the cover in what is a strong showing from Hong Kong for this edition, with reports from our recent Maritime CEO Forum there as well as a special look at the city's maritime credentials. This issue's Executive Debate ponders whether it's time for a big…
There's a suitably strong German flavour to the third issue of Maritime CEO in 2018. The magazine comes out in time for SMM in Hamburg, the world's largest shipping exhibition. Inside we look at the plight of German owners and finance as well as noting the changing tides among the nation's ports. On the cover is a very apposite character to grace our SMM special: Thomas Wilhelmsen, whose forward thinking…
The latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine launches today with a suitably Greek flavour to proceedings given that the publication will be distributed across Posidonia-related events in Athens and Piraeus next week. Inside we look at Greek ship finance, likely Posidonia talking points plus we try to get inside the mindset of the typical Greek shipowner to discover what it is that makes them such good readers of shipping cycles.…
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The first issue of Maritime CEO magazine in 2018 is full of the hot button issues facing shipping this year. Whether it's the industry's attitude to tech change, LNG as a ship fuel or it's poor numbers when it comes to gender pay equality Maritime CEO is not afraid to tackle many of the sector's most continuos issues. Profiles of shipowners in this edition are led by Basile Aloy, the…
The final issue for 2017 of Maritime CEO has a distinctly Chinese flavour to proceedings. The executive director of ICBC Financial Leasing features on the cover while inside there are in depth reports on the republic's economy, ports, yards, dry bulk needs as well as an overview of what the future holds for the nation's top line, Cosco. Elsewhere, we carry interviews with many of the world's top shipowners including…
Oak Maritime's Jack Hsu stars on the cover in a frank interview in which he lays bare the challenging relationship between charterers and owners. Hsu is one of many diverse shipowners interviewed for the magazine. Elsewhere, there's great markets commentary from the analysts at Bimco, Commodore Research, SeaIntel Consulting and Bassoe Offshore, plus finance columnist Dagfinn Lunde takes shipping to task for failing to grasp the realities of the industry's…
The latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine has a decidedly Scandinavian flavor to its contents given its distribution at this year's flagship maritime event, Nor-Shipping. On the cover is Lasse Kristoffersen, the boss of Torvald Klaveness, while elsewhere writers, pundits and owners discuss Norwegian offshore, finance and technology. Click here to access the full magazine.
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Gulf Navigation's Khamis Buamim stars on the cover of the latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine. The former Drydocks World boss has engineered a dramatic turnaround and diversification of the Dubai tanker owner since taking the reins of the line last year. Buamim is one of many top shipowners interviewed in this packed issue. Elsewhere we assess how blockchain technology could impact shipping, while Dagfinn Lunde looks at the massive…
Singapore Market Report 2016
Back for the fourth time Splash has launched its annual Singapore magazine, a unique take on what's been going on in the world's most vibrant shipping hub. As ever with Splash, however, this 28-page publication does not take everything at face value in the Lion Republic and our journalists ask some tough questions about what the future holds for maritime Singapore. Contained inside are the thoughts of more than 30…
The father and son in charge at Germany's Reederei NSB are the cover stars of the latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine. As well as profiles of many top names in shipping, the magazine features expert analysis on the various shipping sectors, a feature on the alarming rise in cases of crew abandonment, plus plenty of more recreational articles such as a travel guide to Macau, what Christmas wines to…
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Tristan de Angel (g. by Not a Single Doubt). 4 wins to 1400m, A$127,502, to 2018-19, ATC TAB Highway H.-twice, 3d Ipswich TC Leg's & Eddies Day H.
California Spell (g. by Snitzel). See below.
HERE DE ANGELS (Dehere). 11 wins to 1200m, A$771,050, SAJC DC McKay S., Gr.3, MRC Ian McEwen Trophy, Gr.3, Rubiton S., Gr.3-twice, SAJC CMA Recycling S., Gr.3, MRC Christmas S., L, Mitty's Cup H., MVRC AJS Corporation H., MRC Waranton H., MVRC Watsons Catering Equipment H., 2d MRC Oakleigh P., Gr.1, MVRC Stanley Wootton S., Gr.2, VRC MSS Security Sprint H., MRC Bert Bryant H., 3d MVRC Schweppes S., Gr.2, MRC Heath S., L, VRC Peter Rowland at Flemington H., 4th MVRC Manikato S., Gr.1, Ian McEwen S., Gr.3, ATC Lightning H., L.
Defiant Angel (Dehere). 8 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, A$263,065, SAJC Quayclean H., Farmers Union Iced Coffee H., William Hill H., Quayclean H., Irish Race Day H., Adelaide Galvanising H., 2d SAJC City of Adelaide H., L, VRC Antler Luggage H., MRC LUCRF Super H., SAJC Barossa Cup Day H., Marlene Forgan H., Gawler Cup, 3d VRC Williamstown H.
See the Angels. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, AJC Soho Square 2YO P. Producer.
Fly de Angels - be an Angel (Mal.). 4 wins from 1400m to 2000m in Aust. and Malaysia, 3d Selangor TC Class 1 H.
Defiant Witness. 2 wins at 1050m, 1100m in Aust.
Angel's Spell. 2 wins. See above.
Chestnut Valley. 3 wins at 1000m, 1100m, 2d MRC (Mornington) Channel 7 Ron Casey Memorial H.
Bucephalus. Winner at 1100m in 2018-19, ATC Friday Night Racing H.
Flying Casino. 15 wins from 1500m to 3200m, A$426,700, to 2017-18, Oakbank RC Onkaparinga Cup, SAJC Lane Vineyard H., New Morphett Arms Hotel H., Little Heroes Foundation H., Adelaide Cup Raceday H., Hughes Limousines H., Schweppes H., Jockey Celebration Day H., Peter Elberg Funerals H., 2d SAJC Adelaide Galvanising H., William Hill H., Campolina Stud H., Holdfast Insurance H., James Boag's Premium H.
Malanda. 4 wins from 1500m to 2100m, WATC Onslow H., Betsy Burke H., 3d WATC Birthday Cup.
Risk It. 14 wins from 1550m to 2400m, A$193,629, TRC Brighton Cup, City of Clarence Cup H.
As You Will - Racing Fighter (H.K.) (Mastercraftsman). Winner at 1200m in 2018-19, HKJC Lukfook Love Forever Collection H., 2d Waikato RC James & Annie Sarten Memorial S., Gr.2, HKJC Yun Ping H.
Navajo Run (High Chaparral). 2 wins at 1600m, MRC Grand Hotel Frankston H., 2d South Australia Fillies Classic, Gr.3.
Placed at 3 in 2018-19, 3d SAJC Adelaide Cup Raceday P.