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NEW CONCERT AUDIO: Universal Language Project's "The Way West"
Posted on February 13, 2016 by maestrobeats
by Maggie Stapleton
Photo credit: Kimberly Chin
Last month, the Universal Language Project took us out of the Pacific Northwest…. and in to the Wild West!
This well crafted, western-themed program was presented at Resonance at SOMA Towers on Friday, January 22 and Velocity Dance Center on Saturday, January 23. We're pleased to share the audio recording of Saturday night's concert with you. Be sure to mark your calendars for ULP's next performances on March 11 and 12 featuring SCRAPE!
Notes on "Campfire Songs" by Brian Cobb:
I have always been intrigued by the American frontier era. It started with the idea of traveling into unknown lands with a dream of a better life. Although I can never truly understand the hardships of such a journey and the discipline required, I admire the courage and the ambition of these settlers. While much can be debated about the pros and cons of this era in American history, as a composer I am not equipped to argue for or against this period. I just know that other people have come before me and their actions have brought us to our present state. Furthermore, since I reside in Seattle I am unquestionably indebted to their journey.
Campfire Songs can be thought of as a symbolic representation of one night on the pioneer trail. I have assembled a collection of poems by different American authors from different periods. A seventh song, Winter in the Sierras, was commissioned by the Universal Language Project for this performance. The collection, as a whole, is intended to convey a story of hopes, hardships, and ambitions of the pioneers.
The campfire is one remnant from the past that I hold dear in my own life. Before wax cylinders, radio, telephones, television, or the internet, the communication of news and personal experiences often took place around the campfi re. What I fi nd fascinating is how the allure of the fire's flames feeds the imagination, creates camaraderie between people, and offers a primeval connection to our distant past. Beyond the essential needs of warmth and cooking, the campfi re setting offered a diversion from the day's travel and a chance for much needed rest before the next day's journey.
Notes on "Railroad" by Tim Carey:
My goal in writing "Railroad" was to use the American folk song "I've been working on the railroad" as an exploratory vehicle for experimenting with harmonic concepts which I have been wanting to explore for quite a while. I attempted to create a musical space with an open backdrop on which small motives could be presented and heard as singular ideas. The motives are not intended to develop, but instead appear and come to life quickly and vanish before their full realization, as if the listener is staring out the window of a train catching glimpses of the countryside. The piece is structured in four parts as is the original source material. While the themes have been obscured, the form and harmonic content are derived directly from the original song and molded to fi t the desired aesthetic of the piece.
Notes on "There Must Be a Lone Ranger!" by Karen P. Thomas:
A few years ago, in the course of considering my ignominious past – a childhood fi lled with Country & Western music and too much TV – I realized that I rather liked some of that directness and simple imagery. So, as composers are wont to do, I put on my cowboy boots and wrote about it. The result was a song cycle, "Cowboy Songs" – on texts by E. E. Cummings.
"There Must Be A Lone Ranger!" is a continuation of those earlier cowboy pieces. The sources for the text include 19th century cowboy songs, cowboy poetry and newspaper articles, a poem by e e cummings ("sam was a man"), and a few things I wrote myself. Within it are some of the mythical heroes of childhood: the Lone Ranger, Calamity Jane, Billy the Kid…
Visit our archives for more on-demand, live concert recordings, including more Universal Language Project shows!
Musician credits:
Soprano: Cherie Hughes
Baritone: Michael Monnikendam
Flute: Liz Talbert
Clarinets: Rachel Yoder
Violin: Eric Rynes
Cello: Brad Hawkins
Guitar: Jeff Bowen
Banjo: Michaud Savage
Percussion: Greg Campbell, Melanie Voytovich
Trumpet: Brian Chin
Piano: Kevin Johnson
Conductor: Karen Thomas
Audio Recording: Bill Levey
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LIVE CONCERT SPOTLIGHT: March 25-30
Posted on March 24, 2015 by maestrobeats
by Maggie Molloy
This week's spectacular music calendar features Stravinsky, silent films, and a meditation on the art of sound.
Town Music Presents Deviant Septet
Igor Stravinsky was a bit of a musical deviant. In fact, the 1913 Paris premiere of his avant-garde ballet "Rite of Spring" was so shocking and experimental that it invoked a riot among the audience. And now, over 100 years later, musicians are still paying tribute to this influential composer—in fact, Deviant Septet is committed to doing just that.
Deviant Septet is a contemporary classical music ensemble modelled after Stravinsky's "L'histoire du Soldat" ensemble, an unusual combination of instruments featuring the soprano and bass voice of nearly every instrument family: violin, bass, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, and percussion. Specializing in commissioning new work and multimedia performances, Deviant Septet strives to create a repertoire for this distinctive ensemble.
This weekend, Deviant Septet is coming to Seattle to perform Stravinsky's 1918 "L'Histoire du Soldat" (The Soldier's Tale), Esa-Pekka Salonen's 2006 response piece "Catch and Release," and "The Soldier Dances with Tom Sawyer," by Stefan Freund.
The performance is this Wednesday, March 25 at Town Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m.
Jakob Pek, Michaud Savage, and Greg Campbell
Sound, silence, and spirituality are intertwining this Thursday at a unique musical performance exploring expressionism, experimentalism, and improvisation through the works of three innovative musicians.
Jakob Pek is a multi-instrumentalist, improviser, and composer who seeks to redefine our understanding of music while also liberating our traditional musical instruments by presenting them in a new context with pure sound, free-form expressionism, and deliberate silence.
Pek will be joined by Michaud Savage, a guitarist and composer who will present original compositions, arrangements, and improvisations for classical guitar which draw upon various trance practices and Western musical idioms. Percussionist Greg Campbell will also perform a set of solo improvisations.
The performance is this Thursday, March 26 at 8 p.m. at the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford.
Music of Remembrance Presents "The Golem"
Some stories cannot be adequately told with just words alone—and in the case of silent movies, the musical score becomes more important than ever.
Next week, Music of Remembrance is presenting a complete screening of the classic 1920 silent film "The Golem" accompanied by a live performance of Israeli composer Betty Olivero's beautiful klezmer-infused score. The film tells the story of a rabbi who creates a large clay creature called the Golem and, using sorcery, brings the creature to life to help protect the Jews of Prague from persecution. The program also includes music from "The Dybbuk," adding to the musical celebration of Jewish identity at a crucial point in early 20th century Germany.
The performance will feature guest conductor Guenter Buchwald from Freiburg, Germany, who specializes in silent film repertoire.
The concert is next Monday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Benaroya Hall.
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LIVE CONCERT SPOTLIGHT: February 13-15
Messiaen, new music marathons, and more are bound to make your Valentine's Day weekend memorable!
Seattle Symphony's [untitled 2]
(Photo Credit: Brandon Patoc)
Get into the Valentine's Day spirit this weekend with an intimate late-night contemporary music performance in Benaroya Hall's breathtaking Samuel and Althea Stroum Grand Lobby. Seattle Symphony musicians will be performing the second installment of this season's [untitled] series, a unique musical sequence which presents new and contemporary music in a more casual concert setting.
This Friday's performance features Jacob Druckman's avant-garde "Synapse" for tape as well as his virtuosic "Valentine" for solo double bass. The program also includes Vladimir Martynov's timeless "Schubert-Quintet (Unfinished)" and John Adams' dynamic String Quartet, a piece which restlessly explores elements of minimalism, folk melodies, and more.
Here's a great interview feature produced by Seattle Symphony!
The performance is this Friday, Feb. 13 at 10 p.m. in Benaroya Hall's grand lobby.
Bang on a Can Marathon
(Photo Credit: Peter Serling)
An entire marathon of new music is coming through Seattle this Sunday—literally. Six full hours of new music, to be exact. This Sunday the New York-based contemporary classical music collective Bang on a Can is taking over Seattle's Moore Theatre to present a wide variety of new musical works by local, national, and international artists.
One of the evening's highlights includes the electric chamber band Bang on a Can All-Stars and red fish blue fish performing the Seattle premiere of Steve Reich's masterwork, "Music for 18 Musicians." You can also look forward to a performance of Brian Eno's ambient classic, "Music for Airports" and a musical set by Seattle's own experimental hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces. The jam-packed program also includes an indie-orchestral collaboration featuring Seattle composer Jherek Bischoff with Scrape Ensemble and Jim Knapp, a piano-percussion duo featuring Gust Burns and Greg Campbell, signature works by Bang on a Can co-founders, and so much more!
The marathon kicks off this Sunday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Moore Theatre. Doors open at 3 p.m.
Simple Measures Presents "Messiaen Around with Time"
What classical music enthusiast doesn't love a good music pun? Fill your weekly corny music joke quota this weekend at Simple Measures' "Messiaen Around with Time."
Celebrate 20th century French composer Olivier Messiaen as Seattle artists bring to life his enduring eight-movement masterpiece, "Quartet for the End of Time." Messiaen wrote and premiered the piece while in a prisoner-of-war camp in Görlitz, Germany in 1940. The piece combines birdsong and beautiful imagery to create poignant and powerful music. Simple Measures will share the full story behind the piece before clarinetist Sean Osborn, violinist Cordula Merks, pianist Mark Salman, and cellist Rajan Krishnaswami perform it.
The performances are this Friday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford and this Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at Town Hall in Seattle.
Posted in Concerts	| Tagged ashley bathgate, bang on a can, brian eno, cordula merks, eyvind kang, greg campbell, jacob druckman, jessika kenney, jherek bischoff, jim knapps, john adams, julia wolfe, mark salman, michael gordon, olivier messiaen, rajan krishnaswami, scrape, sean osborn, seattle symphony untitled, shabazz palaces, simple measures, steve reich, vladimir martynov	| Leave a reply
LIVE CONCERT SPOTLIGHT: December 4-7 (appended!)
This week's music calendar has everything from Christmas classics to electroacoustic space travel!
Zero-G: Triptet + Dempster & Smith
Triptet is an imaginative electro-infused trio whose music is out of this world—literally. The group's electroacoustic music combines classical instruments with electronics to create a truly otherworldly sound.
Triptet is composed of Tom Baker on fretless guitar, theremin, and laptop, Michael Monhart on saxophones, laptop, and percussion, and Greg Campbell on drums, percussion, French horn and budget electronics. Their music is inspired by their shared interest in musical space travel, as well as their admiration for the prolific jazz composer, poet, and philosopher Sun Ra.
Triptet will perform this Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford. They will be joined by clarinetist Bill Smith and trombonist Stuart Dempster for their second set.
The Saddest Holiday Concert Ever!
Embrace the Christmas nostalgia head-on this weekend with a performance of the season's saddest, sappiest, most sentimental Christmas classics.
"The Saddest Holiday Concert Ever!" features a vocalist and two 14-string lutists performing sappy classics from across the centuries. The concert features Baroque masterpieces by Handel and Merula, old-fashioned Americana tunes, new music by Seattle-based composer Aaron Grad, and contemporary classics from Judy Garland, Joni Mitchell, and Elvis Presley. And of course, no sentimental holiday concert would be complete without music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
The concert is this Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Queen Anne Christian Church.
Portland Cello Project's Holiday Spectacular
Nothing says Christmas quite like a charming chorus of cellos.
This weekend the genre-bending Portland Cello Project is coming up to Seattle to share an evening of holiday classics in their "Holiday Spectacular" concert. The cellists will be joined by special guest Ural Thomas and the Pain. Thomas is a Portland-based soul singer who once shared the stage with the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown, and the Pain is his nine-piece band of young, soulful Portlanders. Seattle composer Nat Evans' Music for Cello Ensemble with Tea Soloist will be a warm, intriguing offering on this program.
The concert is this Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Benaroya Hall's Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall.
My Brightest Diamond at the Crocodile
Not many musicians can shine in both classical and art-rock musical settings—but Shara Worden is a sparkling star no matter what she's playing. Her avant-garde rock music project, My Brightest Diamond, combines her operatic vocal training and classical composition studies with a theatrical performance art aesthetic.
Next weekend My Brightest Diamond is bringing some glitter and grace to Seattle with a show at the Crocodile. The show is part of a U.S. tour in support of her new album, "This is My Hand," which was released this past September. The album combines elements of opera, cabaret, chamber music, rock, and even electronic, drawing from Worden's many multifaceted musical endeavors over the course of her career.
The concert is next Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Crocodile at 8 p.m.
Ahamefule Oluo's "Now I'm Fine" at On the Boards
Brighten up one of those dreary Seattle nights with a trip to "Now I'm Fine," a multidisciplinary music event combining comedy with classical music.
"Now I'm Fine" is an experimental pop opera about holding it together, starring comedian, musician, and storyteller Ahamefule Oluo. The performance draws from his personal stories about illness, sorrow, hope, and other emotions and experiences to which all of us can relate. Unlike the rest of us, though, Oluo tells these personal stories with the help of a 17-piece orchestra and a fantastic cast of performers.
The stories range from tragic to triumphant, travelling through the happy, the sad, and even the awkward. The result is a theatrical production filled with laughter, life lessons, and a lot of beautiful music.
The show runs Dec. 4-7 at On the Boards' Merrill Wright Mainstage Theater. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The Esoterics' Irving Fine Centennial
Prepare to fall down the rabbit hole next weekend when the Esoterics bring to life poetry from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
The Seattle-based vocal ensemble is performing neoclassical composer Irving Fine's musical settings of six poems from "Alice in Wonderland" as part of a larger performance commemorating his 100th birthday. But that's not all—they will also perform essentially all of Fine's other choral works, including his poignant "Hour Glass," his witty and virtuosic "Choral New Yorker," his musical setting of the Yiddish poem "An Old Song," and much more.
The performances are Friday, Dec. 5 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 at All Pilgrims Christian Church at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 3 p.m.
Posted in Concerts	| Tagged aaron grad, electroacoustic, fretless guitar, greg campbell, michael monhart, nat evans, Portland Cello Project, sun ra, theremin, tom baker, triptet	| Leave a reply

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New hydrogen fuel station opens in California
March 31, 2015	0 By John Max
Hydrogen station opens to the public in Diamond Bar
A new hydrogen fuel station has been opened to the public in California. The station is located in Diamond Bar and is the 11th hydrogen station that has been opened in California to date. The station is designed to be self-serve and will be open 24-hours a day, offering those with fuel cell vehicles a chance to access hydrogen whenever they see fit. The station cost approximately 1.1 million to develop and represents another step toward California's goals to establish a Hydrogen Highway.
California continues to show strong support for its Hydrogen Highway initiative
The Hydrogen Highway is the name of California's emerging hydrogen fuel infrastructure. The state has been investing in the development of this infrastructure in order to support fuel cell vehicles. New hydrogen stations are being built along the state's highways, located at strategic spots in order to increase access to hydrogen fuel. Many automakers have plans to release fuel cell vehicles in the coming years, and they will need the support of a comprehensive infrastructure in order for their vehicles to find success.
Several new hydrogen fuel stations will be opened in the state in the coming months
California has plans to develop more hydrogen fuel stations in the coming months. New stations are expected to be opened in various parts of the state, where fuel cell vehicles are likely to become popular among consumers. If enough of these fuel stations are built, consumers may be more willing to purchase fuel cell vehicles. Currently, the demand for these vehicles is relatively low, largely due to the lack of a hydrogen fuel infrastructure that can support them.
Automakers are somewhat slow in releasing new fuel cell vehicles due to infrastructure concerns
Automakers have been relatively slow in releasing their fuel cell vehicles. Thus far, only Toyota, Hyundai, and Honda have released such vehicles to the commercial market, though in limited availability. Other automakers have said that they are developing fuel cell vehicles, but retain a stronger focus on conventional electric vehicles that are powered by batteries. These vehicles tend to have more infrastructure support than those powered by fuel cells.
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Japanese automakers join together to build hydrogen fuel infrastructure
Floating offshore wind energy farms planned for Hawaii


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klára kolonits
Emőke Baráth | Éva Bátori | Gábor Bretz | István Kovácsházi | Piroska Molnár | Veronika Nádasi | Kátya Tompos
Emőke Baráth
Emőke Baráth graduated from Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Budapest and Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence. She is a frequent guest of concert halls all over the world, the greatest festivals, where she performs among the most famous musicians of our times such as Philippe Jaroussky. While busy with her international performing and recording career, she also sings in Hungarian venues every now and then.
Emőke in the Master Class: Full interview (28'02") | Excerpts: The first impulse | Why you will never become a singer? | "My real dream was the opera!"
Emőke sings: Haendel: Rodelinda | Haendel: Resurrezione | Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Éva Bátori
photo: Veronika Éder
She finished her studies at Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Budapest and started her career in Vienna Staatsoper Studio. From 1992 she was a member of Leipzig theatre, later from 1995 she joined the ensemble in Köln. She frequently performed in Frankfurt and Hannover, among others European stages. She took part in many tournées with Vienna and Budapest opera theatres, among others in Japan and China. In Seattle she performed as Tosca and Minnie in Fanciulla del West, and also did concerts in other US cities such as Philadelphia and New York.
Éva in the Master Class: Full interview (16'20") | Excerpts: Why you will never become a singer?
Éva sings: Mozart: Cosi fan tutte | Janacek: Jenufa | Mozart: Don Giovanni
Gábor Bretz
photo: László Emmer
He started his musical studies in Béla Bartók Conservatory (1997–1999). In 2004 he graduated from Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music. He received numerous awards at international vocal competitions. His broad repertoire brought him to the greatest European theatres including Don Giovanni in Zagreb followed by invitation to La Scala, as well as Komische Oper in Berlin.
Gábor in the Master Class: Full interview (26'20") | Excerpts: Why you will never become a singer? | "My real dream was the opera!"
Gábor sings: Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro | Kodály: Öreg vagyok már én | Bellini: I Puritani
István Kovácsházi
He finished his musical studies under direction of Margit Kapossy. In 1994-95 he was a member of Debrecen theatre, after that of the Operetta Theatre in Budapest. Since 1997 he joined Hungarian State Opera ensemble where his repertoire spread from Mozart (The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Cosi fan tutte), to Verdi and Puccini (Traviata, Rigoletto, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly). Since his great success in 2006 as Walter von Stolzing in the Meistersänger, he specialises in Wagner operas. Till 2014 he was a member of Mannheim Opera Theatre ensemble.
István in the Master Class: Full interview (31'00") | Excerpts: The first impulse | The teacher |
Why you will never become a singer? | "My real dream was the opera!"
István sings: Wagner: Lohengrin | Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Puccini: La Boheme (with Klára Kolonits)
Piroska Molnár
photo: Attila Polyák
Piroska Molnár, actress, achieved countless titles and awards such as The Actress of the Nation, Kossuth award, Mari Jászai award. She is also a teacher at Theatre and Film University. She was born in Ózd in 1945 and finished Theatre and Film University in 1968 in the group of Géza Pártos. After that she was member of the ensembles in Szeged, Kaposvár, Katona and National Theatre in Budapest. Since 2013 her main theatre is Thália in Budapest.
Piroska in the Master Class: Full interview(24'57") | Excerpts: The first impulse | The teacher | "My real dream was the opera!"
Piroska sings: Kálmán Imre: Csárdáskirálynő | Elindultam szép házámból
Veronika Nadási
She graduated from Mária Toldy musical studio, after which she studied at Kőbánya Music College. In 2005 she graduated from the Musical and Operetta department of Theatre and Film University in Budapest. She performed in Piccoló Theatre, in Szigligeti Theatre in Szolnok and also in Madách Theatre. Currently she is a member of Budapest Operetta Theatre. She teaches at Judit Kővári singing school and at Pest Broadway Studio.
Veronika in the Master Class: Full interview (34'33") | Excerpts: The teacher | "My real dream was the opera!"
Veronika sings: Chicago: All that jazz (Kapcsolj rá) | Macskák: Memory (Emlék) | Frozen: Let it go (Legyen hó)
Kátya Tompos
Actress and singer, honoured with Jászai Mari award. Her mother is Russian and her father Hungarian (Károly Tompos, quantum mechanics professor). During her school years she started to study acting and singing in Margit Földessy Studio. In 2005 she finished the Musical department of the Theatre and Film University in Budapest. She was member of József Attila Theatre ensemble (2005-2007) and after that Bárka Theatre ensemble (2007-2008), in 2008 she join the Hungarian National Theatre where she remained till 2018. In 2013 her "Across Europe" CD was issued.
Kátya in the Master Class: Full interview (28'29") | Excerpts: The first impulse | The teacher | "My real dream was the opera!"
Kátya sings: Kátya's concert with Róbert Hrutka | Valami Amerika: Magányos csónak | Tamás Cseh: F. M. Dosztojevszkij és az Ördög
s01 Choosing your path
s02 Let's get started!
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Prayerbox was a religious social networking website that allows users share prayer points and testimonies with their friends and people from around the world. It launched December 10, 2014.

It worked like Twitter but for religion. Users could create accounts and post prayer requests which were then seen by the people in their network and other users of the website. In place of a retweet or like button, users could say amen to prayers. When prayers were answered, a user had the ability to post a testimony which was then seen by people who interacted with the particular prayer. The website grown considerably at its early stage of launch and had over 100,000 active users. Churches were also allowed to create pages through which they could connect with their congregation.

Beyond sharing prayers and testimonies, Prayerbox also allowed users pay tithes, offerings or donations directly to their churches through a secure payment channel.

The idea was founded by Nigerian programmer Adebambo Oyekan Oyelaja and is funded by 440.ng a startup accelerator based in Lagos, Nigeria. It did get a mention on Forbes.

References

Links
 Prayerbox - official site
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2015/05/10/here-is-a-nigerian-social-network-that-allows-you-share-prayers-with-friends-and-strangers/
http://www.cp-africa.com/2015/04/21/meet-oyelaja-oyekan-the-entrepreneur-behind-prayerbox-a-new-app-aiming-to-be-the-twitter-for-religion/
http://disrupt-africa.com/2014/12/nigerian-startup-prayerbox-twitter-religion/
https://web.archive.org/web/20150726205444/http://www.humanipo.com/news/47525/ourprayerbox-com-allows-christians-to-share-prayer-points-testimonies/
http://www.aleteia.org/it/tecnologia/articolo/cosa-essere-prayerbox-5824453036474368
http://www.repubblica.it/tecnologia/social-network/2015/05/13/news/twitter_religione-114254879/
http://techcabal.com/2015/03/24/adebambo-oyelaja-i-learnt-to-code-because-i-love-building-things/
http://pulse.ng/tech/religious-technology-prayerbox-co-founder-ceo-speaks-with-pulse-tv-id3695951.html
http://pulse.ng/tech/prayerbox-young-nigerian-techpreneur-interviewed-by-forbes-id3741626.html
http://www.geektime.com/2014/12/16/nigerias-prayerbox-co-is-a-social-network-that-caters-to-devout-christians/
http://ventureburn.com/2015/03/social-media-religion-startup-prayerbox-connects-nigerians-churches-online/
http://connectnigeria.com/articles/2015/01/20/meet-the-boss-oyelaja-oyekan-prayerbox/
http://innovation-village.com/nigerias-religious-startup-prayerbox-co-records-over-42000-users/
http://yngvns.com/web-design/gods-twitter-prayerbox-co-fuses-religion-and-social-media/
http://techmoran.com/prayerbox-co-wants-africas-twitter-god-fearing/#sthash.Vg1w9yw2.dpbs
http://techpoint.ng/inside-the-business-of-prayerbox-with-bambo-oyelaja/
http://africansmakingmoney.com/adebambo-oyelaja-prayerbox/
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/connecting-nigerias-faithful

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Q: Quantifying clusters of 3D points for varying properties I am trying to find a way to quantify how localized or distributed 3D points (x,y,z) are based on their properties. In the picture below, I have a distribution of points (x,y,z) that are varying colour from blue to red. The goal is to find a quantitative way to determine if blue dots are more localized in one dataset than in another. The ultimate goal however, involves 4D data (x,y,z,color) and quantifying that one localization is more blue than another.
From my research, I'm thinking kernel density estimations, nearest neighbours or some other cluster analysis. I would appreciate any ideas or suggestions on which option may be best.

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*Calculate the mean position (center) of all e.g. blue dots and then average the distance from each blue dot to the blue center.

*Define a radius and count for each blue point the number of other blue points (neighbours) in that given radius. From all n take the mean.

*Determine for each blue point the distance to all other blue points and get the mean of all means.

Each measure you can compare between datasets or colors

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On September 23 at 6:00 pm will be held in Isla Colon the presentation of the book Memorias de Bocas Town, its author, Ariel Pérez Price, born in Panama City and parents from Bocas del Toro, wanted to share with us a few words and make a short introduction to his novel.
It was seven years ago that Ariel began an arduous task of investigation based on the figure of his grandfather, José Antonio Price (1890-1951), first physician from Bocas and finally the first Afro-Panamanian physician to obtain a surgeon's degree within the Republican era.
During his research he found a large amount of highly representative material on the history of Bocas del Toro and the achievements that his grandfather, Dr. Price, had developed throughout his life. "It was obvious from an early moment in the investigation process that he was an exceptional human being, founder of the Republic and whose life trajectory was worth rescuing for the benefit of Bocas del Toro and all Panamanians," says the author. This led him to write his novel, which he himself defines as a fictionalized biography, stressing that "he could qualify it as creative realism since the vast majority of the facts exposed are in fact proven historical events."
"Memories of Bocas Town recount the life journey of José Antonio Price in parallel and using as context the history of Bocas del Toro. A little known story but that definitely helped to shape the Panamanian nationality in many ways.
The book rescues events and characters from Bocas that are unknown to most Panamanians. It also identifies sites and places that were the site of important historical events. This is a historical map of the province, one that incorporates characters and events that will surprise many, but that should fill us with pride." Without a doubt an interesting story for all of us who have the pleasure of enjoying Bocas del Toro and love the beauty and history of this place.
From bocasdeltoro.com we consider that events such as this greatly enrich the cultural panorama in the archipelago, and highlight the importance that this province has had and has at national level, as well as the ability to provide great personalities to the world of art and the Panamanian culture. We show up the musician Luis Russell, pioneer and innovator of the Jazz in Panama, or the emblematic journalist and writer Guillermo Sánchez Borbón -Tristán Solarte- who recently visited the island at his 93 years old, making a beautiful tour on the streets that so many stories inspired him. As the author says "The intention is to strengthen the identity of the people from Bocas del Toro, making them understand that our tiny island is a land of great men."
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Solon, Ohio (March 7, 2018) Pyramyd Air, the world's largest online airgun retailer, is holding its 5th Annual Pyramyd Air Cup Competition at the Tusco Rifle Club in New Philadelphia, Ohio September 21st through the 23rd. The Cup brings shooters nationwide together for one of the most dynamic competitions in the airgun world. In anticipation for the event, three new Gunslynger Target Competition Packages will be offered through Pyramyd Air. These new packages feature the same targets used at the Cup to bring the excitement of the event to airgunner's backyards.
Last year's PA Cup saw record attendance as the most attended Field Target event in the country, hosting over 100 airgunners from as far away as Puerto Rico. In addition to Field Target and Gunslynger Events, Pyramyd Air will repeat the popularity of the 2017 Cup with customers by offering 20% off all on-site sales.
Airgunners who want to practice their skills before September have the opportunity to purchase three new GunSlynger target packages at PyramydAir.com. These new packages include official GunSlynger targets, banners for personal ranges, and even allow shooters to host their own shooting competitions with chances to win Pyramyd Air Gift Cards.
Field Target: Spanning over the course of the entire weekend, the Field Target Competition will feature Open, Hunter and World Field Target Federation shooting classes. This competition is considered a Grand Prix event and scores will count towards 2018 AAFTA Grand Prix scoring.
GunSlynger: This fast-draw competition combines speed and accuracy where competitors must knock down the designated targets at varying distances in the shortest time possible. Cash prizes available for top finishers. This event is available to PCP and Spring/Gas-Piston Airgun shooters.
On-Site Sales: Repeating the successful sale last year, all purchases made through our sales booth at the PA Cup will receive 20% off their purchase. Pyramyd Air customer service professionals will be onsite to answer questions.
Demonstration Lane: At the demo lane, shooters have an opportunity to shoot some of the most popular airguns featured on PyramydAir.com. Pyramyd Air technicians will be available to answer questions, and help perfect your technique.
For more information about each competition see pyramydaircup.com/competitions.
Shooters can register online for an early bird discount at PyramydAirCup.com on or before August 3, 2018. The final registration deadline is August 31, 2018. Hotel rooms have been reserved in the area, and on-site camping is available. Click here to register today.
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There are a variety of many distinct and iconic Virginia Beach spots that many visitors don't yet know about; yet, it's these culinary hideaways that provide a glimpse into Virginia Beach's history and serve up menus that are always raved about by the locals. If you're up for a classic experience, these vintage hotspots will leave you feeling satisfied.
At the Resort Beach is Doc Taylor's, a once pink motel owned and operated by Doctor Taylor himself, where he set up both practice and residence. This now foodie-minded joint serves breakfast and lunch, with many dishes named in honor of Dr. Taylor's practice and of local regulars and prepared in its iconic kitchen, formerly a surgical room. This quaint spot is so popular, you can expect a line out the door, so be sure to get there early! Head a little farther south to Sandbridge Beach, home to Margie & Ray's, a small country store and tackle shop turned into a quirky, laidback seafood restaurant – a hot spot for steamed crabs and a locals' staple since the 1960s, most recently recognized as one of the best seafood dives in the South. On the Chesapeake Bay, the Lynnhaven Fish House continues our tradition of fresh, locally caught seafood. Sitting atop the Lynnhaven Fishing Pier, a spot where fish have been reeled in for decades by local fishermen, you'll delight in tasting the freshest catch, pulled from the very water in sight and paired with stunning bay views.
Whether arriving by foot, bike, car, boat or paddleboard, each of these distinct restaurants are sure to provide you with a taste of the vintage Virginia Beach experience.


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Q: what are the minimum privileges a user needs in MySQL to use the replace command? The title is basically the question; what are the minimum privileges a MySQL user needs to use the REPLACE command? My initial guess is SELECT, DELETE, and INSERT, but I want to make sure that the user doesn't need UPDATE as well.

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To use REPLACE, you must have both the INSERT and DELETE privileges for the table.


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Formula 1 Indoor Trophy je bila nekdanja neprvenstvena dirka Formule 1, ki je med letoma 1988 in 1996 potekala na dirkališču Bologna Motor Show v italijanskem mestu Bologna. Dirka je potekala na prostem, ni bila pa dirka v pravem pomenu besede, saj so dirkači vozili le na čas, zmagovalec pa je bil določen po sistemu na izpadanje. Edini dirkač z dvema zmagama je Luis Perez-Sala, ki je dobil prvi izvedbi dirke z Minardijem, ki je s štirimi zmagami najuspešnejše moštvo. Formula 1 Indoor Trophy velja za zadnjo neprvenstveno dirka Formule 1.

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South Africa Sentences Christian Pastor To Jail For Saying What The Bible Says About Homosexuals
By Andrew Bieszad on May 18, 2018 in Featured, General
The Bible says that homosexuals are 'worthy of death,' and homosexuality is only one of four sins in the Old Testament which explicitly 'cries out to Heaven for vengeance.' Homosexuals also disproportionately abuse children at a higher rate than the rest of any population.
A Christian pastor preached this in his church, and the government of South Africa in response arrested, tried, and convicted him of "hate speech" and sentenced him to 30 days in prison:
A South African Pentecostal pastor was handed a 30-day suspended jail term on Friday for repeatedly making homophobic comments, including a suggestion that gays be locked in cages like animals.
Oscar Bougardt was found guilty by a Cape Town court of making statements that discriminate and incite hatred against homosexuals.
He was also ruled in breach of an earlier court order that barred him in 2014 from verbally attacking homosexuals.
Judge Lee Bozalek sentenced Bougardt to a 30-day jail term, suspended for five years provided he makes no further anti-gay comments.
Bougardt is a pastor at Calvary H.O.P.E Ministries in Cape Town.
In 2016 he described homosexuals as "criminal" and said, "99 percent of paedophiles have (a) homosexual background".
In 2015, he said, "To hell with homosexuals, …their lifestyle is an abomination to God, but Christians in South Africa are too scared to speak out against (it)".
"If I was the president of my country I would lock them in cages where they belong. They don't even deserve a prison cell," according to a transcript of his remarks, read out in court.
The judge said the pastor's statement "advocates the criminalisation of gay sex, including by implication punishment by death through stoning".
"Not only do such statements dehumanise gays and lesbian people, they advocate hatred towards them," Bozalek said.
South Africa is one of the few countries in Africa that recognises gay rights and the only one that allows same-sex marriages.
In September 2016, South Africa banned an anti-gay American pastor Steven Anderson from entering the country, after an outcry from rights groups over his characterisation of gays as "sodomites" and "paedophiles". (source)
When people speak of South Africa and conflict, so much of that conflict is tainted over the issue of "black" vs. "white".
The Bible never says that being of a difference race is a sin. It simply means that one has different graces to offer the human race, as all the sons of Ham, Shem, and Japheth are sons of Noah.
Sin is colorblind as is the grace of God. Better time would be spent not on differences of the skin, but of the soul, because it is out of the goodness or malice of the soul by which a man is both deemed righteous or unrighteous in the eyes of God, whose view is the only view that ever did, does, or will matter.
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Thanks guys, this project came out awesome. The blue and black is getting a lot of attention. I know that the tank triangles are going to be a big seller for both the 06-07 600/750's. Feel free to use the pics on your site. Cheers.


Still plenty of decent sized bass coming out using several different fishing methods. Some quality by-catch too with Colin Rea landing a fine tope between 40 and 50lb. An excellent specimen doesn't have to be the biggest one as proved by our 2lb three bearded rockling!! Won't be to long and it will be time for winter codding!!get that squid defrosting!


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Carmen brings many years of strategic HR leadership to Myovant from her tenures with well-known biotechnology companies such as MyoKardia, Five Prime Therapeutics, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Amgen, and Ocular Sciences. Carmen possesses deep expertise serving as an HRBP to executive leaders across numerous functions, she is also very passionate about leading organizational development and coaching initiatives. Carmen holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Myovant Sciences (NYSE: MYOV) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on redefining care for women and for men through purpose-driven science, empowering medicines, and transformative advocacy. Myovant's experienced team brings significant breadth and depth of expertise in drug development, combined with a commitment to develop new treatments for women suffering from uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and infertility, and for men suffering from prostate cancer. myovant.com
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I do not know Brandy Maltas (Kalli Birman in Second Life®). However, I know a few things about her. Most urgently, I know she has cancer, a second recurrence of metastatic uterine cancer that has spread to her liver. Secondly, I know she must be a kind person because people care about her and are trying to help her. From the event information, I know she is a single mother of three who is trying to do her best to survive and make it through this battle so she can see her children grown. Lastly, I know that I hope people will support The Road Ahead, an event to support her struggle, before it closes on January 1st.
As an exclusive for the event, Mami Jewell has released a special amethyst color of her Electra dress. As you can see the dress can be worn different ways, all amethyst or black and amethyst, with all the billowing attachments or without them, with sleeves or without. Azul's clothing is always versatile.
It is hard to see, sometimes, but yes, the fate of one woman living somewhere else whom I will never meet does affect me. Her fate reflects the quality of community and shared compassion that forms our society. If we are indifferent to people we do not know, well, indifference breeds indifference. Compassion breeds compassion. What society would you prefer?
I am glad we live in a world where people are moved by the troubles of strangers to want to help them and lighten their load when the road is hard.
I am glad we live in a world where people from around the world come together to offer their gifts to make a difference in the lives of four strangers.
I am glad we live in a world where people do not turn away with indifference, but instead ask how they can help.
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The David Whitney Building stands as one of the most enduring and iconic legacies of America's Golden Age. Completed in 1915, the 19-story building was the skyscraper of its time, representing a symbol of classic American strength and beauty.
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Built in homage to the great lumber and shipping magnate David Whitney Jr., the building was designed by the legendary architectural firm Daniel H. Burnham & Co. and boasted a Neo-Renaissance style exterior with a beautiful terra cotta and glazed brick facade.
The four story atrium is one of the signature elements of style that makes the David Whitney Building an American classic. The atrium was once one of the most visited retail destinations in the Midwestern United States.
Beautifully lit by a skylight and adorned with marble, terra cotta and gold leafing, visitors would come from around the region to shop at the Whitney Building and see the incredible architecture. After its opening, the David Whitney Building quickly established itself as the premiere address of Detroit's best doctors and medical professionals.
As a result, Detroiters of all ages and income levels have strong memories of walking through its sunlit lobby, ascending its wood-lined elevators and strolling its marble-lined corridors. As a result, perhaps no building still standing in the City of Detroit holds stronger recognition for its residents than the David Whitney Building.
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Why Jim Cramer Didn't Come to Play With Dave & Buster's
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The company reported earnings after the bell Tuesday.
Dave & Buster's missed on revenue growth and earnings, disappointing the Street.
Jim Cramer said that he's not sold on Dave & Buster's at this level.
"I felt like Dave and Buster's didn't have scale, there was a question on the conference call about malls and it's mall-based stores and the small stores and how are they doing? And they weren't doing well. So if you're in the mall, which is almost every company that's disappointed, right--Gap (GPS) - Get Free Report stores--and you don't have the scale to be able to handle the tariffs. So you talked about the tariffs in a negative way is that if there's going to be a bump up then you kind of get what Dave and Buster's did. I would not buy it down here," explained Cramer.
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At The Movies: A horribly funny history lesson from Bill
Our round-up of what's to be seen on the big screen
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BILL (PG)
The anarchic stars of Horrible Histories and Yonderland recount an untold chapter in the life of England's greatest dramatist in this unabashedly silly romp, laden with cross-dressing, smut and the occasional documented fact.
Scripted by Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, Bill enthusiastically dons doublet and hose to run amok through the disease-ridden streets frequented by Oscar-winning romantic comedy Shakespeare In Love.
Only here, William Shakespeare (Mathew Baynton) is a self-doubting dreamer, who squanders his talent in an Elizabethan boy band called Mortal Coil.
Rickard, Willbond and their regular small screen collaborators Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas and Jim Howick don frocks, codpieces and fake moustaches to portray the motley crew of misfits who inhabit this outlandish vision of late 16th century London.
Production designer Simon Scullion and costume designer Charlotte Morris work tiny miracles on a limited budget to conjure a pungent backdrop to all of the scheming, skulduggery and silly accents.
At the film's heart is Bill, who dreams of becoming a playwright, which would mean transplanting his family from leafy Stratford-upon-Avon to London.
"It's just another fad, Bill," warns his wife Anne Hathaway (Howe-Douglas), who wants her husband to provide for his brood. Unperturbed, Bill packs his knapsack and heads to the capital, where he befriends Christopher Marlowe (Howick), who is unemployed since the plague closed all of the playhouses.
The pair join forces on a play, which they intend to sell to The Earl Of Croydon (Farnaby), who has promised a comical entertainment for Queen Elizabeth I (Helen McCrory).
She is hosting a summit with King Philip II of Spain (Willbond), unaware that the Spanish ruler is plotting to kill her.
Thankfully, the Queen's spymaster general Sir Francis Walsingham (Rickard) has a bulbous nose for trouble and sniffs out treachery in the royal ranks.
Bill retains the impishness and exuberance of the Horrible Histories TV series, albeit on a larger canvas and with a vast menagerie of characters including a spear-wielding palace guard with an appreciation for Elizabethan 'choons', and an overly enthusiastic collector of dead bodies.
Humour remains just within the bounds of a PG certificate, including repeated appearances of a handheld torture device that is thrust where the sun doth not shine.
Amid the belly laughs, the film proffers a new suspect for Marlowe's murder and sows the seeds of all 37 plays that would tumble furiously from Shakespeare's ink-stained quill.
Walk in the Woods
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For more than 30 years, Iowa-born journalist Bill Bryson has popularised the art of travel writing.
He has lived on this side of the Atlantic for the majority of that time and his affectionate tour of the British Isles, documented in the 1995 book Notes From A Small Island, painted a rich and frequently hilarious portrait of a proud, stoic and self-effacing nation, which embraces the present and past.
Bryson returned to America for several years after the book's publication and during this period, he hiked the physically demanding Appalachian Trail with friend Stephen Katz, which provided the inspiration for the book A Walk In The Woods.
Ken Kwapis' film version retains the writer's wry sense of humour and episodic structure, and provides Nick Nolte with a peach of a part as the crotchety sidekick, who wheezes and puffs in Bryson's shadow as they wander the 2,200 miles separating Georgia and Maine.
Imagine two ill-prepared, grouchy old men undertaking the same physical exertions as Reese Witherspoon in the Oscar-nominated biographical drama Wild and you'll be well prepared for this hugely entertaining trip through the sprawling American outdoors.
Robert Redford lends his dashing good looks to the lead role of family man Bryson, who hopes to get himself out of a rut with an adventure.
"Seriously Bill, even for you it's ridiculous!" despairs his wife Catherine (Emma Thompson).
Unexpectedly, old travelling companion Katz (Nick Nolte) agrees to accompany Bill and the two men – who got on each other's nerves on an earlier expedition – stuff their backpacks to capacity for the obstacles ahead.
The quest begins in the gentle sunshine of April and Katz entertains Bill with his modest requirements for a bed partner ("a heartbeat and a full set of limbs") and a confession about his struggles with sobriety.
When Jeannie (Mary Steenburgen), the proprietor of a motel, flirts with Bill during the walk, Katz encourages an extra-marital dalliance, but the writer remains faithful.
"One woman all these years? That can't be good for you," growls Katz.
A Walk In The Woods rests on the sturdy shoulders of Redford and Nolte and they are a delicious double-act, relishing the barbs in Rick Kerb and Bill Holderman's sure-footed script.
Thompson sparkles in her limited screen time and there is a vivid supporting performance from Kristen Schaal as a chatterbox hiker on the trail, who drives the two men to distraction.
Hearty guffaws are nicely balanced with moments of introspection and regret, making us wish this walk in the woods lasted longer than 104 minutes.
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Sentant le vent tourner en défaveur de Mariah Carey, qui, à cette époque, rencontre des difficultés avec l'album Glitter, Sony Music se décide à éditer ce best of afin que les nouveaux fans découvrent le parcours de Mariah Carey au cours de ces premières années de carrière (et accessoirement, pour que les fans de la première heure achètent ce disque).

Composé de deux disques; ceux-ci regroupent l'ensemble des singles issus des neuf albums réalisés par Mariah soit les 15 n°1 obtenus aux États-Unis ainsi que les chansons qui ont permis à Mariah Carey, de se faire connaître en Europe (Hero, Without You). À défaut d'avoir la version solo de la chanson Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now), Sony édite la version en duo avec Westlife, duo qui a suscité la controverse mais qui a aussi remis en doute la crédibilité de Mariah (et surtout en Angleterre) . L'album contient un inédit : un remix hip/hop de la chanson All I Want for Christmas Is You en collaboration avec Jermaine Dupri et Lil' Bow Wow.

Greatest Hits n'a pas un connu un énorme succès, mais connaît des ventes régulières, même aux États-Unis où le disque n'avait pas connu un très bon démarrage.

Liste des pistes

CD1
 "Vision of Love"
 "Love Takes Time"
 "Someday"
 "I Don't Wanna Cry"
 "Emotions"
 "Can't Let Go"
 "Make It Happen"
 "I'll Be There" (feat. Trey Lorenz)
 "Dreamlover"
 "Hero"
 "Without You"
 "Anytime You Need a Friend"
 "Endless Love" (Luther Vandross en duo avec Mariah Carey)
 "Fantasy"

CD2
 "One Sweet Day" (Mariah Carey en duo avec Boyz II Men)
 "Always Be My Baby"
 "Forever"
 "Underneath the Stars"
 "Honey"
 "Butterfly"
 "My All"
 "Sweetheart" (feat. Jermaine Dupri)
 "When You Believe" (Mariah Carey en duo avec Whitney Houston) (bande originale du film Le Prince d'Égypte)
 "I Still Believe"
 "Heartbreaker" (feat. Jay-Z)
 "Thank God I Found You" (feat. Joe & 98 Degrees)
 "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Mariah Carey en duo avec Westlife)
 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix feat. Jermaine Dupri & Lil' Bow Wow)

À noter que l'édition japonaise de ce disque contient en plus "Music Box", "Open Arms", "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" et notamment "Against All Odds (version solo)" .

Album de Mariah Carey
Album numéro un au UK Hip Hop and R&B Chart
Compilation musicale sortie en 2001
Album publié par Columbia Records
Album certifié double disque de platine en Australie
Album certifié disque de platine au Brésil
Album produit par Jermaine Dupri
Album produit par Walter Afanasieff


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NBC's crime drama The Blacklist centers around one of the FBI's ten most wanted fugitives, Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), after he has surrenders to the FBI and agrees to give information on other dangerous criminals and terrorists in exchange for immunity. He has compiled a list of some of the worst criminals around who the government is unaware even exist. He, however, refuses to work with anyone other than Agent Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone).
At the end of the second season, after Keen killed the corrupt Attorney General and was framed for murdering a U.S. Senator, she went on the run with Reddington. Season three picks up where the finale left off, with Keen now a fugitive.
Friday Syfy premieres season two of its returning series Dark Matter. The show follows the crew of the derelict spaceship, the Raza, who last season awoke from cryosleep with no memories of who they were or how they arrived on the ship. As the season went on they recovered some information, but many things are still unknown to them.
The main cast include Marc Bendavid as One, Melissa O'Neil as Two, Anthony Lemke as Three, Alex Mallari Jr. as Four, Jodelle Ferland as Five, Roger Cross as Six, and Zoe Palmer as The Android. Joining the team this season are also Melanie Liburd as Nyx and Shaun Sipos as Devon.
Tomorrow CW premieres its new mid-season drama, Containment. The series follows what happens after a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta. A quarantine cordon is quickly erected, keeping the sick and potentially infected separated from the rest of the city until a cure can be found.
On the outside is officer Lex Carnahan (David Gyasi), who becomes the face of hope after he is recruited by Dr. Sabine Lommers (Claudia Black), who is coordinating the efforts of the government and CDC. Lex's job becomes complicated when he realizes that his girlfriend Jana (Christian Moses) is stuck inside, as well as his friend and fellow officer Jake (Chris Wood), and he must follow Lommers harsh rule of no one in, no one out, no matter what. Also another problem that he faces is journalist Leo (Trevor St. John), who begins a hunt to find out the full truth of what is really happening inside the quarantine zone.
Meanwhile also stuck inside the quarantined area is elementary school teacher Katie (Kristen Gutoskie) and her class of students, including her son, as well as pregnant teen Teresa (Hannah Mangan Lawrence), who is separated from her boyfriend.
Lastly is Dr. Victor Cannerts (George Young), who is at ground zero trying to find the cure.


528 people responded to our X Factor survey this week reflecting on last week's performances.
Here's the overall age weighed change week 7 over over week 67% were female (Paije was eliminated by the judges last week, perhaps people did not feel he was in danger and vote for him. We liked Paije. Good look with your career Mr Richardson.
1) Matt Cardle has consolidated his lead from 45 to 53% (although we lack data from under 18s who may be supporting the youngest group – One Direction.
2) This week's elimination (especially if a "double where 3 acts are in danger) really could be any act although we might state that Matt and Rebecca's support bases keep them safe.
3) Paije Richardson was unlucky to have been eliminated last week, judges comments about his "best performance" and so on may have left his fans feeling they didn't need to vote for him.
What follow are our usual questions, and have not been weighted for age.
I think it's disgusting how she has previously maintained the 'Don't believe what you read in the press' mantra, yet she went 100% against her very own words and verbally attacked Wagner about a it. Total hypocrisy. Also, could she not have resolved the issue in a more mature and professional manner backstage, one on one with Wagner, instead of nastily waiting until show time and make a ridiculous song and dance about it?
I think it was ok to mention it on live tv – she seemed to want it out there straight from the horse's mouth, as it were but may have been better during the viewers' questions section of the show. Wagner did say he was unaware he was speaking to a journalist & didn't seem to say anything derogatory.
That said considering, only about 27% of responders thought Cheryl should have made public comments tis may well have helped Wagner escape the bottom 2 once again.
Wagner is particularly unpopular, followed by by Katie Waissel and Cher Lloyd. That's a very concentrated "dislike" with no other contestant above 3%.
Do you think the "best singer" should win The X Factor?
In out "other" section, answers focused around likeability, personality and the best "all round entertainer".
If Wagner not popular, why has he never been in the bottom 2?
What's your view of Wagner?
We added this question late and also opened it up to people outside of our usual panel so the figure do not quite tally with the previous answers. 18.3% of our responders find Wagner entertaining but do not want him to win . 4.7% would like him to win. 11.7% like the idea of him being an anti-hero but almost 60% want him out as soon as possible. According to ITV's published results, last year, an act could avoid the bottom 2 with only say 11% so it is clear that these casual voters can keep an act safe. Although based on last year's results Wagner may need at least 15% of the vote to be safe if there is a double elimination.
Matt Cardle remains the act to beat. Enjoy Rock Week!


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De Steenstraat is een straat in Brugge. Ze staat bekend als belangrijke winkelstraat en is tevens een van de oudste wegen in de West-Vlaamse hoofdstad en zijn omgeving.

Oude weg
De Steenstraat is onderdeel van een weg die historici de Zandstraat noemen. Die is gelegen op een verheven zandrug, wat zichtbaar is aan de Sint-Salvatorskathedraal, vandaar ook de naam. De benaming "Zandstraat" bestaat nog officieel in bv. de Brugse deelgemeente Sint-Andries en in Varsenare.

De Zandstraat verbond Oudenburg met Aardenburg en liep door de dorpen Ettelgem, Jabbeke, Varsenare en Sint-Andries, door de stad Brugge (via de huidige Smedenstraat, Zuidzandstraat, Steenstraat, Grote Markt, Burg, Hoogstraat en Langestraat) en vervolgens via Sint-Kruis verder naar Aardenburg. Men heeft het vermoeden dat deze weg reeds gebruikt werd voor de inval van de Romeinen, en waarschijnlijk waren zij het die het traject opgeknapt hebben tot een beter bruikbare weg als onderdeel van het wegennet dat bekendstaat als de Romeinse heerwegen.

De naam Steenstraat heeft wellicht te maken met het feit dat het een van de eerste Brugse straten was die verhard werd en van straatstenen voorzien. Het kan ook betekenen dat het de straat was die naar het 'Steen' op de Burg leidde. Of misschien zelfs dat in die straat (of op de Markt) een eerste, nadien verdwenen, 'Steen' stond, hypothese die Karel de Flou in 1875 opperde.

Straatnamen
Was de oorspronkelijke naam wellicht Zandstraat, dan werden na verloop van tijd voor deze straat drie namen gebruikt:
 Zuidzandstraat: voor het gedeelte vanaf het Zand tot aan de Sint-Salvatorkerk.
 Ongepluimde Vogelstraat: voor het gedeelte vanaf de Sint-Salvatorkerk tot aan het Westvleeshuis (thans Simon Stevinplein). De naam was afkomstig van een huis met deze naam dat in de straat lag. Hij verdween tegen het einde van de achttiende eeuw.
 Steenstraat: voor het gedeelte van het Westvleeshuis tot aan de Markt en, na het verdwijnen van 'Ongepluimde vogelstraat', ook voor dit deel.

Winkelstraat
Samen met de Zuidzandstraat vormt ze de zuidelijke van de twee assen die 't Zand met de Grote Markt verbinden. De noordelijke is de Noordzandstraat/Geldmuntstraat. Beide assen vormen vandaag de belangrijkste winkelstraten in de binnenstad van Brugge. De Steenstraat loopt over twee derden van die zuidelijke as en begint, komende van 't Zand, ter hoogte van de kathedraal en mondt uit op de Grote Markt. Ze wordt als een van de belangrijkste winkelstraten in België aanzien en wordt meestal in één adem genoemd met de Brusselse Nieuwstraat, de Antwerpse Meir en de Gentse Veldstraat. Zoals in die steden is de Steenstraat, met subsidiair de Zuidzandstraat, de straat waar de winkelketens zich in Brugge bij voorkeur vestigen.

Literatuur

 Karel VERSCHELDE, Etude sur les noms des rues et des maisons de la ville de Bruges, in: Handelingen van het Genootschap voor Geschiedenis, Brugge, 1875.
 Adolphe DUCLOS, Bruges, histoire et souvenirs, Brugge, 1910
 Guillaume MICHIELS, Historische schets en iconographie van de Steen- en Zuidzandstraat en het Simon Stevinplein, Brugge, 1958.
 Bea WINDELS-ARICKX, Huizen in de Steenstraat te Brugge (de nrs. 11-13-15-17-19), in: Brugs Ommeland, 1976, blz. 143-182.
 Albert SCHOUTEET, De straatnamen van Brugge. Oorsprong en betekenis, Brugge, 1977, ISBN 9789062675036.
 Brigitte BEERNAERT e. a., Steenstraat 38-40, Ambachtshuizen van de timmerlieden en de schoenmakers, in: Monumenten en arbeid. Open Monumentendagen Brugge 1997, Brugge, 1997.
 Brigitte BEERNAERT, Steenstraat 38-40, Ambachtshuizen van de timmerlieden en de schoenmakers, in: Monument en hout, Open monumentendagen Brugge 2005, Brugge, 2005.
 Frans DEBRABANDERE, Brugse plaatsnamen, in: Brugge die Scone, 2012, blz. 48.
 Marc RYCKAERT, De Steenstraat en de verbrande kathedraal, in: Brugge die Scone, 1968.

Straat in Brugge
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Bridgewater Loses Trade Secret Case Against Former Employees
Edvard Pettersson
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(Bloomberg) -- Bridgewater Associates LP lost a case it brought against two former employees, whom it accused of misappropriating trade secrets, breach of contract and unfair competition.
An arbitration tribunal found that Bridgewater's trade-secret claims were brought in bad faith, according to a request filed Monday by the former employees, Lawrence Minicone and Zachary Squire, in New York state court to file the arbitration award publicly.
Minicone and Squire, both now with Tekmerion Capital Management LP, were awarded $2 million in attorneys fees and other costs for having to defend against Bridgewater's allegations, according to the filing. Bridgewater, the world's biggest hedge fund, is contesting the amount of the award and the arbitration tribunal's authority to issue it, not the finding that the former employees didn't misappropriate trade secrets, according to the two men.
Bridgewater had no immediate comment on the filing. But in a July 3 filing, the hedge fund said even though it believes the arbitrators were mistaken and it proved its trade-secret and contract clams, it accepted the panel's decision.
The arbitration tribunal found that the purported trade secrets weren't trade secrets at all, but publicly available information, and that Bridgewater knew that, according to the filing. The tribunal also concluded that Bridgewater manufactured false evidence to support its claim and that Bridgewater brought the claims to undermine the former employees' competing fund because they had to disclose the dispute to potential investors.
Both Minicone and Squire left Bridgewater in 2013. Four years after they left, and two years after their non-compete clauses had expired, Bridgewater started binding arbitration proceedings against them, according to the filing.


When you play in a band called The Ocean, it can't really be that much of a surprise when you decide to do a concept album on the planet's waters. It's an idea that has been festering inside the mind of guitarist Robin Staps for a few years now as he witnessed the band he founded and continues to helm shift between various line-ups and turmoil but nevertheless; he has conceived Pelagial at long last.
Broadly speaking, the album begins with exploring the surface of the waters and descends further into the different pelagic zones of the ocean, of which there are a number of distinct areas starting at the top and slowly working our way down – Epipelagic, Mesopelagic, Bathyalpelagic, Abyssopelagic, Hadopelagic, Demersal and Benthic, the dark and dreary bottom.
"I've been having this idea for quite a while actually, since 2008 at the latest. It always seemed like a great challenge to tackle, to do an album that's a progression from the surface to the abysses of the deep sea and an album that picks up on that in a musical way," says the guitarist and leader of The Ocean. "It's not some detached concept, you can really experience that while listening to the music, that you're going down, that basically you're progressing toward the hadopelagic zones where the pressure is much higher than at the surface level, where everything is getting really dark, there's little life.
"I really wanted to make an album where you can feel that, where you don't have to know much about pelagial depth zones from a scientific point of view but where you can actually feel from the music what's happening," Robin says. "I studied geography and I've always had a strong interest in marine sciences and marine biology," he continues, explaining on the roots of the concept and the research involved.
"I didn't want it to become a scientific album or I didn't want only people that are kind of like nerds in the field to understand what we are doing so I specifically decided not to gather too much knowledge beforehand in order to not make it too complicated for people. The ocean has played an important part of my life since my early childhood so naturally I've read a lot about oceanic matters and was aware of this differentiation of the water columns into five different depth zones for a long time. I just felt that it would be a great challenge to try and translate that into music somehow," expounds Robin on crafting an album that on first glance appears rather academic but is wholly personal and introspective.
In more ways than one Pelagial marks a change for Staps and his conceptual designs. In 2010, The Ocean released a duo of concept records, Heliocentric and Anthropocentric, both forming an in-depth critique of modern religions' roots and problems. Needless to say it was a lofty undertaking involving much research and time commitment. With Pelagial, there weren't quite the same pressures, says Robin, explaining that "it was just a different challenge".
So personal matters aside, when discussing our planet's vast waters or any part of our earth, one is left reeling with a series of questions about the state of our environment and the damage continuously perpetrated by human beings every day to our natural surroundings and resources, specifically the health of our oceans. So while Pelagial is not a critical record, did these ideas of environmentalism ever seep in?
What is important to point out about Pelagial is that there are two versions – instrumental and with vocals. How this circumstance came about is somewhat unfortunate. Singer Loïc Rossetti after spending the guts of two years touring with the band and leaving his vocal chords physically and emotionally ruined on the stage every night found himself at the end of harrowing news from a doctor – stop screaming and singing or lose your voice. For someone that plies their craft with their voice and microphone in hand, it must feel like the world is coming to an end.
Initially deciding to only record vocals for two songs on Pelagial, the vocal recording process soon found itself flourishing where every song ended up with vocals. But if the album was conceived as an instrumental record, where did these lyrics come from and how do they espouse the subject matter?
One browse through the album's liner notes reveals some beautifully crafted poetry and abstract ideas in each stanza. The most poignant of which is 'Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety', which makes reference to a woman standing by the sea and communicating the message "you'll understand later" to the listener. This serene imagery provides the beginning of some insight into the lyrical workings of Pelagial.
This is where that affecting line of "you'll understand later" begins running into the concept, believing we know what we want only for the age old adage of "be careful what you wish for" starting to ring true, and harrowingly so.
Perhaps you could call it luck but the stars aligned for Pelagial to come together, forming this gloriously expansive doubled edged affair but one must ask if Loïc's vocal health is holding up now?
"He's all right. We just finished a tour with Cult of Luna in Europe and he's been singing every show, although he sometimes takes a break in the middle of the set to rest his vocal chords," he says. This may seem like a disadvantage to the band's intense live shows but it allows The Ocean to express more of their dynamism by exploring their instrumental works on stage.
"The good thing now is that we're in a position where we can do anything. We can play the entire album instrumental or with vocals or anything in between. We can decide to play certain track as instrumental or other tracks with vocals so that allows us to do pretty much everything.
The band isn't exactly a stranger to line-up shuffles though and perhaps that's why Robin can adapt so quickly. He has witnessed many musicians file in and out of The Ocean's door, most recently bassist Louis Jucker left, without incident, to pursue his studies of architecture and the band were introduced to Chris Breuer, who now mans the four strings. Regardless of this latest change up, The Ocean have been enjoying some stability in recent years.
"I'm very happy with this line-up, the players have been the people I've been looking for, for years, and that's great to be able to play with those people," says Robin before a pause. "That said, I'm not going to commit to saying that this is going to be the only line-up that the band will ever have. I understand that priorities change in people's lives, people wanting to have careers, jobs and families and take a step back from touring and that may happen again anytime to any of us," he says with their bass player switch in mind.
This line-up will now traverse across North America on this year's Summer Slaughter and from there the band will delve into terrain rarely trekked, returning to China, Taiwan and Siberia before planning out a headlining European tour.
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