You must have started your options trading with buying cheap Out Of The Money Options.
And you would have kept looking at the option going down gradually.
Most first-time Option Trader who comes to me I ask them what kind of equities you buy. Most prefer buying cheap stock of stock priced below Rs. 50 since they are cheap.
This shows that most investors are nervous or fearful of paying a high stock price.
Something that strikingly attracts options trader is unlimed profit and limited loss.
This includes stock options as well as index options.
When I ask the New Option Traders. Most of them tell they are comfortable with Buying Cheap options.
The reason for being comfortable with cheap options is that unlimited profit and limited loss. This is the most important thing that draws most of the option traders. There is a saying which goes like in trading and investing what is comfortable is hardly profitable.
The Moment we Look at the Option Chain Out Of the Money Options is in plain white color.
The last traded price is also very small when compared to In The Money Options.
Another important aspect to notice is that the Open Interest and Volumes are also High.
This is another confirming reason that the Out Of Money Options traders think that cheap options are better.
What they fail to understand is that most of the professional traders carry out Spreads.
Spread is buying and selling of the same expiry and different strike prices to gain from the difference in premiums.
The probability of an Out of Money Option ending In The Money is very important.
Since we are option buyers we expect the Out The Money to end In The Money.
Only then we gain from the transaction.
Understanding the Probabilities will help us to take the right decision. It also gives us the understanding of what are the chances that we can make money from the buying call or put options.
Probabilities of the Option vary according to the strike price of the options. Probabilities are not the same across all the strike prices. And for options especially the probabilities change over a period of time. This is because the options are decaying in value over a period of time.
Delta of the Option gives the idea of the movement of the underlying and how much it will affect the option price.
Call Option might not rise in price even though the underlying is moving up.
This phenomenon can be understood with the value Delta and Implied Volatility.
Delta for In The Money is 1.
Delta for At The Money is .50.
Selecting the wrong time frame can prove your strategy to be wrong.
Usually, I have seen that Out of Money options perform positively when it is 20 – 30 days to expiry(DTE).
As the time comes close to the expiry dates the same options start making losses.
Selecting wrong time to buy the options can work against your strategy. But since Gamma is positive for the long options it can work in your favor. Positive Gamma can give amazing returns if does properly.
Most of the Option Speculators buy Out Of Money options in various underlying expecting at least any one of giving your positive return.
The returns might be positive for gamblers when the entire set of OTM is highly volatile.
This will go against them when the volatility is very low.
Options keep eroding in value. Gambling with Out of Money long options option with your entire capital could see depleting over a period of time.
Most of the Traders are very nervous to trade with unlimited losses.
It is more of psychological reason than valuation sense. This is similar to investor buying a low priced stock thinking it will go up and give them good returns compared to high priced stock. The confidence they have is that low price stock has the opportunity to go up higher faster than high price stocks.
Once the traders have an understanding that the Options are hedging tools and they experience and implement options spreads that would be a positive note for their trading activity.
The way unlimited profit is in theory same way is the unlimited loss.
This is especially true for short call option since the maximum a stock price can go is Rs. 0.
This is a positive thing for Options Buyers.
Its benefit is limited only during the period of Volatility. In the absence of volatility, the option value keeps deteriorating and this brings down the probability of making a profit from the position.
To predict gamma advantage is very tough.
Sudden Volatility could give an unexpected high return in short term.
But this is not the right strategy for consistent returns over a long period of time.
Make small tweaks in your current strategy.
This might not give your high profits but will definitely save you from losing your capital.
In stock trading and investing, capital preservation is the key to success.


Commentary: After Samsung slams the last 10 years of the iPhone, Motorola decides to, well, join the conversation.
Wait, what are they doing?
It's painful when you don't get invited to the party.
You can sulk. You can post something mean or hurt on Facebook. Or you can just crash the festivities.
This seems to have been Motorola's approach, after Samsung received enormous publicity for bashing the last 10 years of the iPhone.
Should you have missed this seminal ad, Samsung released a commercial (video below) that tried to portray Apple's iconic gadget as a constantly retrograde item that's something of an embarrassment.
The ad showed a man who kept getting new iPhones, while his lover was wise enough to have Samsung Galaxies.
In the last scenes, he finally sees the light and somewhat bemusedly strolls past the Apple fanpersons waiting in line for the iPhone X, as he once might have done.
But what phone did he actually buy?
Enter Motorola. It has cast an actor who looks like the one in the Samsung ad. It's unclear what phone he has now, but for all the world I'd say it was a Samsung Galaxy.
He's happy. Smug, almost. But then his lover comes home.
She, too, has invested in a new phone. Hers, though, is a Moto Z2 Play.
This allows her to project their love onto a big screen (with the help of a Moto Mod), which is a complete embarrassment for our hero, as he can only look at their loving moments on his large-screen Galaxy.
My colleague Jessica Dolcourt described the Z2 Play as having a fine battery. However, she felt it wide and uncomfortable to hold.
In the ad, Motorola describes buying this phone as an "up-upgrade."
Ah, so Motorola believes that the Galaxy is better than the iPhone, but its own phone is better than the Galaxy. An interesting hope.
Neither Samsung nor Apple immediately responded to a request for comment.
Some might mutter, of course, that if you feel your phone is both original and superior, why borrow someone else's ad to sell it?
This ad, though, reveals part of Motorola's struggle.
Samsung and Apple get so much of the media attention. What can you do to turn eyes toward your own brand?
You go to their party and hope someone notices you're there.


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Spotlight on the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC)
At Yale Law School, our students can start taking a clinic in the second semester of their first year of law school. And if they choose to, continue to take a clinic until they graduate. So that opportunity in combination with the rest of their legal education is unique in American legal education.
The worker and immigrant rights advocacy clinic represents immigrants, workers, and their organizations in a wide range of litigation and policy advocacy matters.
I wanted to work in public defense for people who've been accused of crimes who couldn't afford their own attorneys. People who are going to be deported, going to be detained in immigration detention aren't entitled to a lawyer. And so it's really a privilege to be able to step in and offer defense where there wouldn't be any.
After President Trump took office the first week saw a roll out over a wide range of executive orders where the White House announced radical changes in environmental policy, reproductive rights, a host of attacks on civil rights and human rights. My phone rang. And it was two former WIRAC students, Becca Heller and Justin Cox.
Becca called her old professor Mike Wishnie, said Mike, one of my clients is caught up with the travel ban in New York at JFK. His name is Darweesh. And of course, any lawyer knows that that was the lead case. So Mike immediately called his students, who were awake, unlike lawyers at most of the nonprofits in the country. They created a war room.
By some miracle, all of us were able to file two documents by 5:30 in the morning, and then we filed a third the next day. And by 7:00 PM, there was a temporary restraining order against the Muslim ban nationwide.
Our students literally tried to stop planes from taking off, because the injunction had been issued, but the government hadn't yet fully complied with it. And we were getting phone calls from people on planes, saying I'm being sent back to Iran. My plane is about to take off. And our students were the ones getting those planes stopped and turned around.
A first year student in a clinic said, I've just been googling, and I think I see a phone number for the control tower at that airport.
Amazingly, one of our students, first year law student, he called air traffic control at JFK and pulled a plane off the tarmac.
The lessons that our students learn will be experiences that they'll look back on and say, that was absolutely formative, not just in my career as a lawyer, but to my sense of right and wrong, my sense of what's possible, and in holding onto a vision of justice in a moment of crisis.
We were able to file a complaint, secure a nationwide injunction. That was one of the most defining moments of my law school education. The students created templates that were passed from iPhone to iPhone and laptop to laptop to help lawyers across the country help people in need.
We never left New Haven, and somehow the work that we did on our laptops managed to make national headlines, and that was mind blowing at the time.
One of the most inspiring moments was seeing all of the organizers who had shown up outside of JFK airport, letting their voice be heard and who also showed up outside of the federal courthouse in the Eastern District of New York.
We began seeing on the news, the massive protests and the demonstrations that were going on in the airports, not just in JFK, but across the country.
Working on the travel ban case was a once in a lifetime experience.
The DACA case was another case that WIRAC worked on, in which we secured a nationwide injunction against the Trump administration's rescission of the DACA program that President Obama had instituted in 2012 that gave young immigrants who know know no other country, except for America, a chance to remain in the country to work and get an education.
When the DACA program was abruptly terminated on September 5th of 2017, it threw the lives of millions of people into disarray. It did so without warning, and in our view, it did so unlawfully.
I had the opportunity to stand up before the magistrate judge in the Eastern District of New York and argue for a discovery conference to try to get documents about the government's decision to terminate DACA.
The students are so creative and so energetic, and quite often, a local case expands in ways that make it of national significance.
What's special about WIRAC and Yale Law School clinics is you can do these national impact cases and see your work reverberate throughout the country, but you can also work with individuals, and really see the face of why we want to do public interest work.
I came to the United States, and as a five-year-old, my parents came here to make a better life for themselves and also to make a better life for me. That is something that certainly I carry through when I think about the clients that we work with.
I see students who leave our clinic and leave the law school applying the insights and learning of the clinic almost immediately. They chart their own paths with an incredible combination of skill, talent, and vision.
Connecticut is the only state in the nation that allows students after one semester, to begin representing clients in court. And Yale is the only law school in Connecticut that takes advantage of that. So we are a little bit special.
I love the work that I've been able to do in WIRAC. I think joining a clinic is the best thing you can possibly do in law school. It is a great way to both hone your legal skills and to use the education you've been given access to in a way that's worthwhile.
We put students first, and we believe they can do anything.
A closer look at how students and faculty in WIRAC quickly mobilized to secure the first nationwide injunctions in the travel ban and DACA cases.
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Saffron Academy Trust looking for first Chief Operating Officer
The job at Saffron Academy Trust comes with a £55,000 a year salary
Hannah JonesNiche Brands Director
Tell me about Saffron Academy Tust. What is it?
SAT, for short, was formed in 2011 when its founder school, Saffron Walden County High School, converted to academy status.
Since then SAT has grown and now comprises Saffron Walden County High School, Katherine Semar Junior and Infant schools and Alec Hunter Academy in Braintree.
In addition, through an extensive range of collaborative partnerships, the Trust provides support to a number of other primary and secondary schools.
The Trust submitted a successful bid to open a new Primary Free School in Saffron Walden in 2018, and it is anticipated that further schools will join by 2018.
You can find out more about its structures on their website which you can see here.
What are the Trust's aims?
The educational aims of SAT are to support and promote;
Educational provision which enables pupils and young people, aged 3-19, of all abilities to fulfil their academic potential and achieve their personal best.
A curriculum across all key stages which promotes excellence in the arts and sciences.
Teaching and learning which is highly engaging and geared to students making excellent progress through the key stages.
Transition between key stages (especially key stage 2 to key stage 3) which delivers outstanding continuity of learning.
A focus on developing all professionals to deliver the highest quality of teaching to all our learners.
Schooling which is outward looking and allows students to interact with ideas and people from around the world.
Educational research into factors underpinning successful schools and highly effective learning.
Involvement with the local area in a way which promotes community cohesion and cultural excellence, especially with regard to music and the arts.
The current vacancy is for Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the successful candidate will ensure the Trust's growth is managed smoothly.
The role has considerable potential to develop over the coming months and years as the Trust grows.
What's the salary?
The grade is £55,000 (negotiable, commensurate with qualifications, skills and experience).
The role is permanent, so 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Is it a new role?
Yes, it is. This newly created role requires a dynamic leader and highly effective manager who is committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes and opportunities for children across the Trust.
This executive level position will be directly accountable to the Trust Board and will be instrumental in supporting the strategic direction of the Trust as it grows.
I'd like to apply. What do I do now?
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The Founder and Leader of Life Assembly Worship Centre, Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyere Abosom, has vowed to continue with his popular works of destroying shrines across the length and breadth of country to help win more souls for Christ.
He confidently stated that people who do not have aim and ambitions in life are those that worship idols and go ahead to defraud innocent people of their money.
He believes he has been called by God to do his work, that's, destroy smaller gods which are of no use to mankind while wining souls for Christ.
Speaking with a section of the media at his church premises in Accra yesterday, the Man of God promised to maximize his efforts to bring to an end to the activities s of Fetish Priests in Ghana.
"Every true man of God has been called for a purpose and mine is to destroy the works of the devil and help win more souls for the almighty God" he informed.
Osofo Kyere Abosom, who is set to outdoor his new multi millions cedi constructed church auditorium at Odorkor in Accra, further indicated that his intention to destroy shrines aims at preparing better grounds for the future generations.
Recently, a popular Fetish Priest, Nana Agradaa, called on the Ghana police Service to stop Osofo Kyerabosom from destroying her shrine.
The report had it again that Nana Agradaa asked the police to stop Osofo Kyereabosom who had allegedly threatened to set her shrine ablaze.
However, upon the request of Nana Agradaa, the police have also talked to Osofo Kyereabosom and based on that he has agreed to rescind his decision.
Meanwhile, Osofo Keyerabosom has suspended all his actions against the fetish priest after a marathon meeting he had with the police, but for a complete withdrawal of all actions that could trigger possible destruction of nana Agradaa's empty idols, the man of God told the police to force Nana Agradaa to pay back all the innocent people she defrauded saying, "if you want me to stop all my threats then tell her to give back monies she took from those she promised to double their monies but could not do so, they are out there weeping".
The police therefore granted that request and asked Osofo Kyereabosom to submit the names of the victims to initiate the process asking her to refund all the monies she took from them.


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Janubiy Olamushuk (, ) is an urban-type settlement in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan. It is part of Jalaquduq District. The town population was 6,184 people in 1989, and 7,900 in 2016.

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Populated places in Andijan Region
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WEBINAR 7: Info Security & Data Inventories
Wed., Apr. 11, 2018, 11am-12pm
Online at http://mtug.webex.com
[Downloads & Video Available]
Two presentations: "Insight and Inventories: The ingredients of good I.S. decisions" and "Forcing function on data inventories: GDPR implementation"
Insight and Inventories: The ingredients of good I.S. decisions
with Eric Berube, Bowdoin College
Making decisions about information security for an organization is exceedingly difficult even with the appropriate tools and information. Too often, however, organizations make these decisions with little to no information, and choose to just follow prevailing trends in the security landscape. To make the best decisions about risk to your organization, the first step is to have visibility into what is happening on your networks, and to inventory your data.
Forcing function on data inventories: GDPR implementation
with Ande Smith, Deer Brook Consulting
Much talk has swirled around the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The nature and scope of its potential requirements (to the extent they are known) has many organizations anxious. Knowing what data you have and how to protect it has often been overlooked by organizations in developing cybersecurity controls, but for those eyeing the May 2018 implementation date of the GDPR regulations, those days are past. This part of the program briefly reviews the requirements of the GDPR, explains how data inventories relate, and suggests key strategies for addressing the requirements.
Eric Berube
I.T. Security Officer, Bowdoin College
Eric Berube is currently the I.T. Security Officer at Bowdoin College, where he has held various IS/IT roles over the past seven years. He has greatly enhanced the security posture of the college through various awareness techniques and deployment of new security tools including multi-factor authentication, NGFW, NGAV, and SIEM technologies. More recently, Eric has been working on many compliance initiatives including GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Eric also has helped to design, architect, and deploy many of the solutions that Bowdoin currently operates. Prior to arriving at Bowdoin, Eric was Director of Adult Programs at the Cathance River Education Alliance, a local nonprofit. Eric currently holds a myriad of technical certifications, including: CISSP, GLEG, GCIA, GSEC, RHCSA, and CCNA. Eric has a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology, an M.S. in Information Systems, and an M.B.A., all from the University of Maine.
Ande Smith
President, Deer Brook Consulting
Ande Smith is President of Deer Brook Consulting, an information security, privacy and technology consulting firm. Prior to that he held numerous security and compliance management roles including Director of IS at a top national retailer, COO at a fast growing IS/IT consultancy, and has served as a Submarine Officer for the US Navy and Captain in the US Navy Reserve. Ande also brings legal training to his work, with over fifteen years of firm practice and as in-house counsel, specializing in IT, privacy and regulatory compliance. Ande holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Connecticut, and a JD from the University of Maine School of Law. A registered patent attorney, he is also admitted to the bars of Maine and New Hampshire.
(Summarized from biographical material available at deer-brook.com [PDF])
[PDF] Eric Berube - Bowdoin College - Insight & Inventories: Ingredients of good IS decisions
[PDF] Ande Smith - Deer Brook Consulting - Forcing function on data inventories: GDPR implementation


Does the mention of cholesterol range make you nervous? Maybe you are under doctor's orders to lower your cholesterol or you simply want to prevent the development of high cholesterol. Whatever your reason is for wanting to keep track of your cholesterol, there are a number of ways that you can go about doing so. But, before you take any action it is important to understand what cholesterol is and also what a healthy cholesterol range is.
Cholesterol is a form of lipid, or fat, that is found in meat and that is also produced by the liver. The typical human body produces enough cholesterol to sustain itself, however this fat is found in so many foods that it would be terribly difficult to avoid taking in additional cholesterol. What many people fail to realize is that there are actually two different kinds of cholesterol: high-density lipoproteins (aka HDL) and low-density lipoproteins (aka LDL). The HDL form o cholesterol is also known as the "good" cholesterol, while LDL is often referred to as the "bad" kind. LDL cholesterol can be dangerous because too much of it can result in a buildup of cholesterol within one's arteries that eventually hardens. This is often referred to as "plaque". When an artery begins to harbor too much cholesterol, it can become strained as blood tries to push past the fatty buildup. Sometimes an artery can become so blocked with plaque that very little blood can pass through, which is likely to result in a heart attack. HDL cholesterol (the good kind, remember?) works to collect the cholesterol from the body's arteries and take it back to the liver where it can be flushed from the body.
What is a good cholesterol range to aim for?
Your doctor can perform a test called a blood lipid test to determine your cholesterol count. This test will yield a total cholesterol count as well as individual HDL and LDL levels. For a total cholesterol count, 200 mg/dL or below is considered average. A total count of 200 to around 240 is considered the "borderline" area. A count between 250 and 280 is considered high, and anything above that is considered very high. Although a general cholesterol test can suggest high cholesterol, it is better to do an in-depth screening to determine which type of cholesterol is more abundant.
The average level of HDL cholesterol is around 40 mg/dL, but 60 or higher is ideal. Remember that the more HDL cholesterol one has the better off they are, as it helps to flush out the bad cholesterol from the body. Now, a low count would be anything below 40 and is considered high risk. Action should be taken immediately to increase the amount of HDL cholesterol. LDL cholesterol should be kept below 100 mg/dL, although 140 – 160 is considered borderline. The 170 – 190 range is considered high and anything above 200 is very high.
What can be done to lower my cholesterol?
Your cholesterol range can be determined by many factors, such as family history of high cholesterol, activity levels, eating habits, and weight. Determining the cause behind elevated cholesterol levels is important because it enables you to work on the correct area in your life. Being overweight, having low activity levels, and eating unhealthy foods go hand-in-hand in most cases. Losing weight through exercise and a healthy, well-balanced diet is a great way to see a drop in cholesterol and an increase in overall health and energy. Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains have little or no cholesterol and can be a huge help in lowering cholesterol levels. Choosing healthier types of meat, such as chicken, turkey, and fish, can also produce an improvement.
One should avoid fried items and junk food as much as possible as these tend to be chock full of LDL cholesterol. Studies have shown that switching to a low-calorie diet has a significant impact on one's cholesterol levels for the better, so this is yet another route that could be considered. Exercise, when performed 30 – 45 minutes per day 5 or 6 days a week has also been proven to helps lower cholesterol. If a change in diet and activity level doesn't seem to have much of an impact, then it may be necessary to consider talking with a doctor about prescription medications designed to regulate cholesterol levels.


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package SNMP::Info::Layer3::Microsoft;

use strict;
use Exporter;
use SNMP::Info::Layer3;

@SNMP::Info::Layer3::Microsoft::ISA       = qw/SNMP::Info::Layer3 Exporter/;
@SNMP::Info::Layer3::Microsoft::EXPORT_OK = qw//;

use vars qw/$VERSION %GLOBALS %MIBS %FUNCS %MUNGE/;

$VERSION = '3.29';

%MIBS = ( %SNMP::Info::Layer3::MIBS, );

%GLOBALS = ( %SNMP::Info::Layer3::GLOBALS, );

%FUNCS = ( %SNMP::Info::Layer3::FUNCS, );

%MUNGE = ( %SNMP::Info::Layer3::MUNGE, );

sub vendor {
    return 'microsoft';
}

sub os {
    return 'windows';
}

sub os_ver {
    return '';
}

sub model {
    return 'Windows Router';
}

sub serial {
    return '';
}

# $l3->interfaces() - Map the Interfaces to their physical names
# Add interface number to interface name because if MS Win
# have identical interface cards ("HP NC7782 Gigabit Server Adapter"
# for example), than MS Win return identical ifDescr
sub interfaces {
    my $l3      = shift;
    my $partial = shift;

    my $interfaces   = $l3->i_index($partial);
    my $descriptions = $l3->i_description($partial);

    my %interfaces = ();
    foreach my $iid ( keys %$interfaces ) {
        my $desc = $descriptions->{$iid};
        next unless defined $desc;

        $interfaces{$iid} = sprintf( "(%U) %s", $iid, $desc );
    }

    return \%interfaces;
}

1;
__END__

=head1 NAME

SNMP::Info::Layer3::Microsoft - SNMP Interface to L3 Microsoft Windows router

=head1 AUTHOR

begemot

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 # Let SNMP::Info determine the correct subclass for you.
 my $router = new SNMP::Info(
                          AutoSpecify => 1,
                          Debug       => 1,
                          DestHost    => 'myrouter',
                          Community   => 'public',
                          Version     => 1
                        )
    or die "Can't connect to DestHost.\n";

 my $class      = $router->class();
 print "SNMP::Info determined this device to fall under subclass : $class\n";

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Subclass for Generic Microsoft Routers running Microsoft Windows OS

=head2 Inherited Classes

=over

=item SNMP::Info::Layer3

=back

=head2 Required MIBs

=over

=item Inherited Classes' MIBs

See L<SNMP::Info::Layer3/"Required MIBs"> for its own MIB requirements.

=back

=head1 GLOBALS

These are methods that return scalar value from SNMP

=head2 Overrides

=over

=item $router->vendor()

Returns C<'microsoft'>

=item $router->os()

Returns C<'windows'>

=item $router->os_ver()

Returns ''

=item $router->model()

Returns C<'Windows Router'>

=item $router->serial()

Returns ''

=back

=head2 Globals imported from SNMP::Info::Layer3

See documentation in L<SNMP::Info::Layer3/"GLOBALS"> for details.

=head1 TABLE METHODS

These are methods that return tables of information in the form of a reference
to a hash.

=head2 Overrides

=over

=item $router->interfaces()

Map the Interfaces to their physical names.  Adds interface number to
interface name because identical interface cards return identical C<ifDescr>.

=back

=head2 Table Methods imported from SNMP::Info::Layer3

See documentation in L<SNMP::Info::Layer3/"TABLE METHODS"> for details.

=cut

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This present day in japanese Europe the architectural paintings of revolution is entire: the previous order has been changed via quite a few kinds of unfastened industry economic climate and de jure democracy. yet as Slavenka Drakulic observes, "in way of life, the revolution is composed even more of the small things—of sounds, seems and images." during this very good paintings of political reportage, filtered via her personal event, we see that Europe is still a divided continent. within the position of the fallen Berlin Wall there's a chasm among East and West, including the various approach humans proceed to stay and comprehend the area. Little bits—or intimations—of the West are steadily making their method east: boutiques sporting Levis and tiny nutrients retailers referred to as "Supermarket" are multiplying on major boulevards. even though Drakulic can discover a Cafe Europa, whole with Viennese-style espresso and Western decor, in exactly approximately each japanese eu urban, the reputation of the East by way of the remainder of Europe keeps to end up even more elusive.
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I'll also have several prescriptions made up at the chemist's for my mother's neighbour, and 40 | Café Europa while I'm there I'll buy multi-vitamins (also a good present, because they are very expensive at home). Then there are cosmetics, perfumes and other gifts. After passing the Austrian border I will inevitably go to the duty-free shop for whisky and good cigarettes - for the doctor who takes care of my family. Little by little, my car will be filled with goods, mostly presents. Why do I do this every time I go back to Zagreb, regardless of whether I am travelling by train or by car?
At least it would in theory — in practice it did not quite work. I vividly recall a big campaign in Yugoslavia more than ten years ago. It was organised by the government under the slogan: 'If you have a house, give back your apartment'. The idea was that those who had been able to build their own private houses should return their apartments to their local community, firm, institution, school, hospital, or whoever else provided them with their tenants' rights. The reason behind this campaign was, of course, the shortage of housing, and the guiding principle was the egalitarian one: you cannot have both an apartment and a house while others have nothing.
And as I took a close look at the public in the room that evening, I had to admit that, yes, in the eyes of the public I must have been bracketed with the rest of that bunch of writers. The town where we attended the literary festival is a spa, and many who live there are wealthy, retired people. Since this festival was one of the very few events happening there, they came to our readings and discussions showing great interest — white-haired men with walking sticks and hearing aids, fragile, bird-like ladies with a lot of gold hanging around their necks and innocent smiles on their faces, plus a few local intellectuals, journalists and teachers of literature.
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I had come to the conclusion that no one else was going to write about the life of Friedemann Paul Erhardt (a.k.a culinary icon CHEF TELL) and that I better do something. After all, he was my brother-in-law. But I was not sure that it was a worthy endeavor — family and friends were in opposite camps about the man: some loved him, others hated him. I just wanted to research the facts and decide for myself.
In December of 2011, my sister Bunny Erhardt, widowed since Chef had passed away in 2007, acceded to my request for access to her friends and acquaintances. She gave me permission to write the first Chef Tell biography.
Embarked on my quest to discover whether this man was worthy of my time or not, I developed a three-part outline loosely fitted to the early, middle and later years of his lifetime. As the work progressed, data gathered on my desk and on sheets of papers surrounding my desk fitted into the corresponding sections of that outline. Eventually, a timeline list of major events in Tell's life took shape, which became the backbone to my body of work.
As people's names popped up I jotted these down, notching a mark each time the same name appeared. The list directed me to individuals who would become subjects of interviews that I hoped would provide personal anecdotes, as well as qualify some of the data, which were adding up to conflicting accounts.
Fact and fiction overlapped more than a few times. These instances were not the proverbial "truth is stranger than fiction" variety; either the subject of my book had lied to the press, or journalists had researched their magazine and newsprint articles poorly or not at all. Sifting actual fact from a widespread panoply of published falsehoods circulated among articles, media interviews, and the chef himself, was the hardest part of the task!
My Virgin Interview
My first in-person interview was in Philadelphia in the administrative office of Chef Georges Perrier, a contemporary of Chef Tell and one of the Top Five, premier French chefs in America. Perrier had agreed to 15 minutes only — not much time to request more than a simple, "Tell me, chef, what was important about Chef Tell?" If any more time passed, I would wing it by following my instincts.
I had never conducted a live interview with anyone before. Working in international marketing sales (to support my writing aspirations) I had met and sold products and services to many top business executives in the financial and healthcare industries for the last 18 years, but this would be my first live interview as an "Author."
The questions I asked were never a part of my notes, and Perrier was a wonderful interview. He waxed on about his friendship with Tell as I wrote highlights on my pad of paper. My small recorder captured the actual phrases and nuanced details for later playback. I prodded infrequently and only to let Perrier loose.
In the end, the clock had flown by for more than an hour. We hugged, perhaps with a hint of tears in our eyes, because Perrier had not known that Janet Louise Nicoletti, Tell's fiancee when the two chefs first met, had overdosed and died years earlier. Perrier's summation of the woman said it all succinctly,
"Mon dieu, I did not know this. I knew this woman; she was simply tall, bright and beautiful."
Later, downstairs, having shelled out a twenty-dollar bill to retrieve my rented car from the union-run, Philly parking garage, I made a mental note to bring enough change to feed the street parking meters at future interview meetings. That evening I rewarded myself with an authentic Philly cheesesteak sandwich, for making it through what I thought would be the worst of my gauntlet of interviews for this book.
Now I was proud that I had struck out on this course. Perrier, a man at the top of his profession — the same one as Chef Tell's — had confided in me two significant morsels:
"Chef Tell was a giant of a man. I miss him. I loved him," and "You know, maybe I'll have you write my biography, because I like you. But, of course, it would be a very naughty book!"
(Perrier's remark, which made us both laugh, further broke the ice between us and opened a more intimate repartee from that point forward, gave me reason to reply,
"Georges, perhaps you should wait until you read my book on Tell; you may not think I can write a book well.")
Each subsequent interview, each fork in the road, each turn, and hill and valley of the path I was on led to new information about whether I would love or hate the man who was Chef Tell as the work moved inexorably toward its own completion.
The details, sprinkled among them never-before-released photos and Chef Tell recipes, and my conclusions, are recorded in CHEF TELL The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef, the 452-page book published by Skyhorse Publishing (NYC) and available online and in bookstores in hardback, eBook and AudioBook formats. Forewords by Emmy-winning TV hosts Regis Philbin and Chef Walter Staib.
Author-inscribed copies are available from the author's website at http://RonKuleBooks.com.
Ronald Joseph Kule is an internationally published author/biographer who writes in several genres. Readers consider his works five-star quality. Kule also writes on commission for corporate and private clients. Contact the author for details by emailing to KuleBooksLLC@gmail.com.
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A Good Book Rising
Lately, the book has been rising on the Amazon.com charts in ranking. All on its own. I do not know why. Maybe people are reading it, trying out the recipes inside, and telling others about the incredible life of a German child who wanted to cook for the world… and did.
As the author of the book, I'm grateful for the following. The all-five-stars comments and reviews posted to date are also appreciated.
This biography took two and a half years of my life to research and write, but the close relationship with the (late) chef — some kind of spiritual connection — made the hard hours and the multiple highs and lows worth the effort.
Like others who knew him better than I, I miss Chef Tell. But his public misses the jocular TV personality; what I miss is the man, Friedemann Paul Erhardt, who cooked breakfast for me one time only… and made me feel special, so special that I had to write his life story when no one else stepped up to give the man his due as one of America's true culinary and television icons.
Chef Tell's name and star should have been the first on Hollywood Boulevard (No disrespect to Bobby Flay's recent accomplishment). But for the high cost of the donation associated with getting a star — tens of thousands of dollars, he would have been the first and best choice. After all, every TV chef currently in vogue owes their biggest tips of their toques to Chef Tell, because Tell blazed a trail no one ever had walked from the kitchen before : syndicated television appearances, Womens' Shows cooking demonstrations, and scores of guest appearances on major TV shows of his era, including LIVE! with Regis & Kathy Lee.
Books Make Booms
Most don't know that Chef Tell was also a best-selling author. That's because his cookbooks sold more than 200,000 copies. If you used fresh ingredients and followed the Master Chef's instruction, you could taste at home what over 40,000,000 Baby Boomers adored: Chef Tell's cooking.
Julia Child was his contemporary, and her fame rose because of a book and her personality. Chef Tell's fan base was reportedly EIGHT TIMES LARGER than Child's, but today younger generations know Child because of the recent movie performed by Meryl Streep. But the biography of Chef Tell reads like an emotional roller-coaster ride, making it a candidate for a very interesting movie!
Anyone out there in Hollywood want to take out an option to produce the film? Baby Boomers would love to see it!
Since then the Chef Tell biography has been published to rave, five-star reviews. As mentioned above, this "evergreen" (endless) story has taken on a life of its own.
© 2015 by Ronald Joseph Kule, KuleBooks LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Readers Agree, 5 Stars: "CHEF TELL The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef"
About the Chef Tell Biography
Most Helpful Customer Reviews:
Chef Tell Is a Masterpiece
"This is a well written, hold-your-interest book that is never dull. The subject, Chef Tell, was a larger than life figure and this book captures that persona. You get the good, the bad and the ugly but after all isn't that what we want to know about our celebrities? When you purchase this book you also get the recipes for one of Chef Tell's 7 course meals. What a treat! This is a great read even if you did not know Chef Tell in his prime. You come to know him and love/hate him as you journey through his life across the globe. In the end, I wound up loving him despite his faults in life."
Foodies, chefs and restaurateurs: this book Is delicious
"Fans of the Cooking Channel, as well as those who are making cooking their profession, may find this book the perfect companion to their morning coffee. It opens the door to a rarified world—-the high end of cooking: the rites of passage that make a world-class chef and restaurateur.
"We watch 'Chopped' and all the other cooking shows on TV and hear the famous chefs make their pronouncements regarding the transformations of the contents of mystery baskets. But what we don't hear is how these judges, and every other Cooking Channel chef, got there: the thousands of hours each one of them spent perfecting their arts, and the unique challenges they overcame in order to rise to their current positions. And until now, we haven't heard the story of the person whose shoulders they are standing on: the original TV showman chef, Chef Tell.
"Chef Tell was a chef's chef, beloved in the world of chefs because he was a big man with a generous heart who could, very simply, cook great food. More than that, he was a man of boundless energy, relentless pursuit of competence and correct discernment of opportunities as they presented themselves. He had the courage of a pioneer, the soul of a teacher and the charisma of a star, which is what he became.
"Kule's book shows us a man who rose from nothing, driven by the simple statement of his mother during the dire poverty of wartime: 'You will never go hungry, if you become a chef.' The narrative is rich in detail gleaned from interviews with those who knew him personally, without bogging down into a dry recitation of facts. The relationships brought to life in the story give us a real sense of connection with the man himself." Read more ›
Fascinating, hard to put down,
"It reads like a real-life novel. I was surprised by the excellent writing ability of the author. Not only is it a chronological account of the life of one of the world's greatest chefs and pioneer TV chef showman, it's a series of word pictures that ties together the complexities of each aspect of Chef Tell's life and career. It's a 'Must Read' for all Foodies especially aspiring TV cook or chef.
— Chef Charles Knight
Chef Tell – The Legend
"My wife and I were good friends with Chef Tell and we have been looking forward to reading this book. Ron really bought Chef Tell back to life and accurately portrayed his incredible life's story, warts and all. Chef Tell was an amazing character and the people whose lives he touched will remember him fondly. Thanks for reminding me what a great guy Chef Tell was and how lucky we were to be a part of his story. I am quite sure that Tell would have approved of Ron's version of his life's journey and he would have loved reading this book. Thanks for the memories of a great human being. We just wish we could still '… see you!'"
— Tony Baarda
I approached this book without knowing anything about Chef Tell …
"I approached this book without knowing anything about Chef Tell and was pleasantly surprised. It's an enjoyable book about a chef's chef and an entertaining read for all Foodies and recipe historians. What I found interesting is insight to the progression of cooking shows on TV. It's an entertaining and well written book."
— Vicki
Great read about a very interesting man!
"What an interesting and true story by an incredible story teller. Now I will admit that I had never heard of nor seen Chef Tell before this author's introduction yet I found myself turning the pages with an avid interest. Ron Kule writes about him in such a way that I could not help but feel I knew the Chef personally."
— Diane Austin
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I Wrote the Biography of A Dead Chef
Why I Wrote My Book
I wrote the biography of a dead chef. I had good reason to sit down and write a biography of a dead chef, because he had been my brother-in-law. His real name was Friedemann Paul Erhardt, but his television persona — how people knew him on TV and at live cooking demonstrations around the country — was CHEF TELL.
Confession & Redemption
1982 Best-seller Cookbook
The plain truth is that the rest of my family knew Chef Tell when he was alive much more than I. At the time of his greatest involvement with our family, I was travelling extensively across North America and I never attended many family functions that he attended. One thing I did know, though, was that part of our family loved him, the others hated him.
Chef Tell caused that reaction wherever he went. He was not meek, quiet or timid about what was on his mind. He was tall (6′ 3″), hefty (250 pounds), and he had a thick German accent. In other words, he was a commanding figure with a no-nonsense presence and a precise manner of living his life among the rest of us. You had to either love or hate him; you could not ignore him.
Tell also had a rapier wit and loved to make people laugh, which he could do easily. He loved to teach people to cook, which was his way of giving back. If you let him get inside of you, or you got inside of him, you would become fast friends.
The truth about Chef Tell was that he had a heart of gold.
The Fastest in the Kitchen
And he was competent in the kitchen. He was intelligent and fast with his (custom) knives and food preparation. Other chefs stepped well away when time was short, and meat had to be carved up and prepared for diners expecting nothing less than the best, who knew that Chef Tell was in the house.
Tell once beat all other timed records on the LIVE! with Regis & KathyLee show for prepping five courses in under five minutes! He had boasted that he was "the fastest chef with knives in the West" on an earlier appearance, and Regis challenged him to prove it. Chef Tell won the contest. No one has since broken his record over more than 10 years.
But… back to why I wrote my book
I sat down and took about two years out of my life to risk writing a biography of a man I hardly knew well, because he made people feel like they were important. In a few words: he was a larger-than-life personality who left behind a fan base of 40 million Baby Boomers; legacy that all TV chefs today emulate; and a vacuum for those who had worked with him in the business of cooking.
Tell's lot was to blaze the trail for celebrity chefs on TV — he was the pioneer. He left us too soon. With the rest of us wondering if we loved or hated him, and people wondering what had become of him, I had to write the biography so that his place in culinary history would not be forgotten.
"Chef Tell started all this television madness about chefs." — Regis Philbin, Emmy-winning TV host
I simply had to find out for myself if I loved this guy or hated him. The result of my quest to answer that obsession is my book. Readers have been pleased to spend their time with it. To date, all reviews have been five-star.
Here are two:
"This book is excellent and well-written," ― Chris Gibson, author of Acne Free in 3 Days ~ How I Cured My Acne Condition in 3 Days ~ No Prescriptions… No Over-the-Counters… 100% Natural
"It's a well-written book. The author did such a job. It reads extremely well. You pick up the book and you don't want to put it down. There's good information here, and it shows people at the end of the day that life is full of surprises."
― Chef Walter Staib, Emmy-winning TV show host of A Taste of History on PBS, and SuperFoods with Chef Walter Staib; operator of City Tavern in Philadelphia.
Perhaps, you will want to read my book, too. Author-signed copies of CHEF TELL, The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef are available on my website. The hard-copy edition is 452 pages, 70 photos, with 7 new recipes. This is also available in all bookstores on their shelves or by request, and on their web sites in all the usual locations. The Audiobook and eBook editions are available through Amazon.com online.
(PLEASE NOTE: A portion of all author royalties go to CHEFS FOR HUMANITY, a 501 (3)(c) non-profit organization founded by Iron Chef Cat Cora, in Chef Tell's name. Chef Tell always gave back and paid forward what he was given.)
© 2014 by Ronald Joseph Kule. All Rights Reserved.
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NOTE: The following press release announces a milestone for Chef Walter Staib, a friend of Chef Tell's. Chef Staib wrote one of the two forewords for the biography, CHEF TELL The Biography of America's Pioneer TV Showman Chef, by Ronald Joseph Kule. The other foreword is by TV host Regis Philbin.
CONTACT: Molly Yun, City Tavern Restaurant, 215-413-1443myun@citytavern.com
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PHILADELPHIA – June 10, 2014 – It is with great pride and honor that we announce that Chef Staib celebrates his 20th anniversary as proprietor of City Tavern restaurant in Old City Philadelphia. A landmark and part of the Independence National Historical Park, City Tavern is the most authentic 18th century dining experience in America.
City Tavern, named "one of the most iconic restaurants in America" by Zagat, the restaurant rating company, consistently wins the award of excellence from TripAdvisor, the travelers' review site.
Not only a destination restaurant for Philadelphians and visitors, City Tavern plays an important role in educational trips. Thousands of school children visit the restaurant annually and experience a meal as the founding fathers did, while learning about the Colonial Era of America.
Staib's dive into operating City Tavern led to many extraordinary things. His historical research for the menu led to a passion to preserve American culinary heritage through a cookbook of City Tavern's most popular traditional recipes. Chef Staib is now the author of six cookbooks.
Dining guests, who loved the stories behind the 18th-century recipes, inspired Chef Staib's PBS cooking show A Taste of History, which has won four Emmy Awards and a James Beard nomination.
"City Tavern led me on a journey I never could have dreamed I would be on, and I'm incredibly grateful to have operated it for 20 years," Staib said.
As a business owner in Philadelphia, employer of hundreds of people and mentor in the food and beverage industry, Chef Staib maintains his love for this special restaurant. When Staib took over operations in 1994, he wanted to exemplify 18th century customs by bringing back farm-to-table cuisine, baking bread daily and offering ingredients that are traditionally local to the area. He renovated the kitchens, added a pastry and bake shop, recreated the wine cellars and larders, and began serving authentic to the era of the building cuisine.
"I poured all my resources into researching menus, recreating the parts of the building not already complete and making this as magnificent as it was when it originally opened," Staib said.
City Tavern first opened its doors in 1773, when Philadelphia was the largest, most cosmopolitan city in British North America. In 1774, members of the First Continental Congress used it as a gathering place. Thirteen years later, the Constitutional Convention held its closing banquet here. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and others whose names have become an integral part of history enjoyed its hospitality. John Adams once called it "the most genteel tavern in America."
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'going hard and early'
New Zealand goes into nationwide lockdown over a single COVID-19 case
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New Zealand is headed into a nationwide lockdown after a single case of COVID-19 was confirmed.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Tuesday the country will be locked down after officials confirmed the first locally transmitted case of COVID-19 in six months, CNN reports. The lockdown will go into effect on Tuesday evening. Schools, offices, and businesses that aren't essential services will close under the level 4 lockdown, BBC News reports. Auckland and Coromandel will be locked down for seven days, as the man who tested positive lives in the former and visited the latter, and the rest of the country will lock down for three days, according to The Associated Press.
New Zealand was able to largely eliminate COVID-19 last year after implementing an early lockdown and closing its borders. The country recently announced it would reopen its borders to international travelers in early 2022.
"I want to assure New Zealand that we have planned for this eventuality," Ardern said Tuesday, per BBC News. "Going hard and early has worked for us before."
Ardern, calling the Delta variant of COVID-19 a "game changer," added that "we have seen what can happen elsewhere if we fail to get on top of it," and "we only get one chance." But the prime minister said that "while we know that Delta is a more dangerous enemy to combat, the same actions that overcome the virus last year can be applied to beat it again."


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It's Not Just a Facelift That Can Make You Look More Likeable
A recent study showed that people who get a facelift don't just look more attractive–they're considered more likeable, too. This isn't a surprise. It's something we've known in cosmetic dentistry for years: improving your smile affects the way others perceive your personality, too.
Reading the Personality on the Face
Facial Plastic Surgery, an imprint of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), published this research. The results were based on ratings for 60 images–the before-and-after images of 30 white female patients–which were broken into six groups of 10 images each. The groups included 5 before and 5 after surgery pictures, but no group included a before and after image of the same person. These 30 patients had undergone many different facial rejuvenation procedures, such as:
The six groups were rated by a minimum of 24 raters who considered attractiveness and femininity as well as six personality traits: social skills, risk taking, trustworthiness, likeability, extroversion, and aggressiveness. Notably, perceived age was not included, so we can' see whether these "facial rejuvenation" procedures actually made people look younger.
Femininity ratings improved most for these women, followed by social skills, likeability, and attractiveness. The authors claim that theirs is the first study showing that facial plastic surgery could change personality judgments.
Something We've Known in Cosmetic Dentistry
This may be a new discovery for facial surgery, but it's old news in cosmetic dentistry. Several years ago, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) conducted a similar study using before and after images of 8 cosmetic dentistry patients. The before and after images were scrambled into two groups of 8 images, none of which contained a before and after image of the same individual. These groups were shown to 528 raters, who were asked to make snap judgments about the personality of the individual in the picture in terms of 8 different traits. They were asked to judge whether the person was attractive, happy, intelligent, successful in their career, sensitive to other people, popular with the opposite sex, wealthy, kind, interesting, and friendly. The study showed that, in every single category, there was a statistically significant improvement after cosmetic dentistry, although the largest gains were for:
Popular with the opposite sex
The truth is that although cosmetic dentistry affects only your appearance, it still has an impact on how others perceive your personality.
If you are hoping for an appearance boost that improves the way others think of you, cosmetic dentistry may be your best option.
To learn more about the many benefits of cosmetic dentistry, please call (310) 275-5325 for an appointment with a Beverly Hills cosmetic dentist at Ravon Knopf today.
By Dr. Nicolas Ravon|May 20th, 2015|Cosmetic Dentistry|


The play stuff in the first and last scenes was a bit fun and I even laughed at some of it. But the rest of the episode was rather unremarkable. The titular Wheel barely gets screentime and only shows up at the very end; understandable because the original Zyuranger episode didn't have a lot of usable footage. It does make for a disappointing "monster" though.
We do see some more of Tommy and Kimberly's blossoming romance in this episode, though. I know some people like this. Maybe you will.
Random observation: After Tommy escapes the Putties and contacts Zordon, Zordon's voice sounds weird and deeper. Like they wrote a new line at the last minute but couldn't get the actor to say it in time, so they just had someone else say it.
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Episode 26: Gung Ho!


Posted by Ubi Dubium in Humor.
I just looked at it in perplexity, then said "Whut? Then thought about it for a moment, and said "Whut?" again.
I don't even know where to start with this one. I have no idea what this is supposed to mean. I guess green tea is low fat, but I'm sure it doesn't come in "whole wheat".
I googled it, and a lot of people have apparently also gotten this fortune, and are as mystified about it as I am. Does anybody have any insights into this?


It's Never Too Late…My Mom's First Ride!
Life is funny sometimes. Just when you think you have all the time in the world it is instantaneously missing. That's me right now. There has been nothing going on but a ton of stuff to do.
Carter had his first vacation since I've owned him (that's just more than two years now) and I think it did him good. Each day I'd go to see him (like I always do if I'm in town), we shared long grooming sessions, carrots, apples, and even a few bananas. It wasn't the best weather week, but it was good enough for him. The snow finally melted which meant plenty of exposed grass to munch on as well as plenty of mud to roll in. He seemed like he had a great week.
I'm glad I didn't break down mid-week to ride. I wanted to; the urge was there, but I held back.
We ended his vacation with an awesome first ride back and although he was tired (likely from his time playing in the pasture, not because he was overworked by any means) and had to take some time remembering cues, he did great! I'm anticipating plenty of great rides ahead, so I'm happy that I gave him the time off he so deserved.
It's almost Spring…so that means lots and lots of shedding and currying, which Carter hates. But it's also fun with fur time, too. I have fun trying to see how many designs I can get from whatever currying device I choose to use. It's been creative and rehabilitating at the same time. Grooming, I mean real grooming… the kind that makes you remember to breathe, relax, enjoy, sense, just BE kind of grooming is the best thing for the soul sometimes – especially when your days and hours seem to be fleeting. (I digress… that is a subject for another non-horsey post).
That, however, hasn't been the highlight of the week we're in… my mom, who will be 77 this June, rode her first horse. She did great! Of course there was the mounting and dismounting that she's glad I didn't capture on film, but I am so proud of her getting on that horse and taking a spin (at a walk) around the arena! She had a blast! She said she hasn't felt this good in a very long time. She is "good" sore this morning she said.
So, for those of you who think you may be too old, too afraid, or too whatever, take it from my mom. I think that brief ride gave her at least ten years back!
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The year 2017 was a breakthrough year for LOTOS Group when it comes to financial results.
In the last year we have significantly improved our financial results, mainly with favorable prices of crude oil and petroleum products on world's markets. Thanks to good economic situation the sales income of the LOTOS Group amounted to PLN 24.186 billion, that is a 15% increase compared to year 2016. Moreover, the consolidated nett profit reached historical level of PLN 1.7 billion, thus increasing by over 64% compared to the previous year.
The good financial results are an effect of consistent implementation of our business strategy "Stability and sustainable growth for years 2017-2022". Among the most important activities in the series of actions carried out in the last year are, inter alia, diversification of sources of materials, realization of innovative projects, including research on biofuels of 2nd and 3rd generation, hydrogen technology and electromobility. Thanks to them we were able once more to close the financial year successfully and break the existing financial results records.
In 2017, the adjusted EBITDA (according to LIFO) amounted to the highest level in history of the company – PLN 3.1 billion. We are also proud of our, another record, adjusted EBITDA for the upstream segment, amounting to PLN 0.9 billion (so above the set objective of PLN 0.6-0.7 billion).
In the previous year we have generated over PLN 3.1 billion of cash flow in the business operation (compared to over PLN 2.6 billion in 2016, the growth equals 18%). Our diversified cash flow is guaranteed by, among others, 11*production fields (*onshore fields in Lithuania are treated as one source).
from PLN 4.8 billion to PLN 2.5 billion. The ratio of nett gearing to adjusted EBITDA according to LIFO amounted to 0.8x (in the previous year this ratio equaled to 1.9x).
The average model refining margin in year 2017 ran at the level of 7.54. In 2017, the average margin increased by 8.8%, compared to year 2016.
for the payment of dividend to its Shareholders. The amount of dividend per share amounted to PLN 1 gross.
Thus, after 12 years of presence on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, we have distributed a dividend to our shareholders for the second time in history. The allotted funds account for 18% of our nett profit. The previous dividend was distributed 10 years ago and it amounted to PLN 0.36 per share.
The shares of Grupa LOTOS S.A. have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 9 June 2005. In 2017, the target price of Grupa LOTOS S.A. shares estimated by brokers ranged from PLN 34.27 – 84.5 compared to PLN 24.0 – 41.2 in the previous year. The shares of Grupa LOTOS S.A. in 2017 were measured on average at the level of PLN 59.59 compared to PLN 31.26 in the previous year. The market-based measure for Grupa LOTOS S.A. shares ranged from PLN 37.0 – 68.85. The share closing price on the last trading day of year 2017 amounted to PLN 57.7.
Our share in the domestic fuel market in year 2017 amounted to 31.6% – a 2.1% increase compared to the previous year.
We have increased not only the market share but also the domestic sales – 19% more compared to year 2016. For the second year running we can be also proud of the fact that the aviation fuel sales also grew – by 42% in year 2017.
We also recorded high results in the average daily fuel sales dynamics – compared to the average dynamics of other concerns the dynamics of LOTOS was 26% higher.
Moreover, the sales of non-fuel articles and services also increased (by 14%), while the margin increased by 23%.
16.3% of the raw materials as well as petroleum merchandise and materials purchase by the LOTOS Group in year 2017 was domestic (decrease by 0.6 percentage point, compared to year 2016).
Being aware of the developments on the worldwide fuel markets, new laws and regulations adopted as well as because of the need to be competitive, we are consistent in improving our offer and processes supporting our activities in every segment and on every level of our organisation.
In 2017, the LOTOS Group incurred investment expenditures in the amount of PLN 1,445 million, of which the largest part were expenditures related to the project of delayed coking unit (EFRA project), crude oil and natural gas extraction, mainly B8 deposit in the Baltic Sea, and also the production in the Sleipner and Heimdal fields in Norway. We also invested in the purchase of catalysts and components, expansion and modernization of the petrol station network, as well as the construction of the Hydrogen Recovery Unit (WOW) installation, which will allow the use of renewable energy sources in refinery processes.
To optimize extraction and to take care as much as possible for the energy security, we have invested in exploration and recognition of fields. Capital expenditures in the upstream segment in 2017 amounted to PLN 380.1 million.
on the economy of our country.
Positive impact on the development of the country and local communities, where we operate, have, among others, the taxes we pay.
The operations of LOTOS affect the economies of countries in which the company conducts its operations also through a diversified network of suppliers. We support primarily the local entrepreneurs, improving development conditions for small and medium business. An important role in exerting a positive economic impact is played by one of our companies – LOTOS Oil. It cooperates with numerous local suppliers of goods and services for whom establishing business relationships with the LOTOS brand is an unquestionable opportunity for growth. This is also reflected in the creation of more jobs in the regions in which these enterprises operate.
In 2017, we allocated PLN 5223 million for services provided by local companies from Gdańsk and the surrounding area, which accounts for 25% of the purchase budget of Grupa LOTOS S.A..
We are a significant employer not only in Pomerania, but thanks to the network of our petrol stations, also in other parts of the country. We employ a total of 4897 employees at the LOTOS Group. In respect of the employment in 2017, we paid PLN 736.2 million in employee benefits.
Money paid to our employees and suppliers contributes indirectly to improving the economic situation of the regions in which we operate. Their financial turnover supports other local enterprises and improves the quality of life of local communities.
in various price levels, what allows access for a wide range of recipients – both those affluent and those of lower income.
Within the LOTOS Group we also conduct a number of innovative and pro-efficiency activities that reduce the costs of processes and energy. In this way, we try to minimize the negative global trend of price growth of energy factors and, consequently, counteract energy poverty.


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Q: Norm of laplacian in dual space $H^{-2}$ how we can prove the estimate $\|\Delta u\|_{H^{-2}} \leq C \|u\|_{L^2(\Omega)}$, where $\Omega$ is a bounded open set of $\mathbb{R}^n$, and $H^{-2}$ is the dual space of $H^{2}\cap H_0^1$. Can we get this estimate without using extrapolation spaces ? Thank for any help.

A: Let suppose your laplacian is with Dirichlet boundaries conditions (i.e $H^2$ is in fact $H^2$ with $0$ as Dirichlet trace).
Let $v \in C^\infty(\bar{\Omega})$ such that $v_{|\partial \Omega}=0$, by integration by parts:
$$|\langle \Delta u, v \rangle|=\left| \int_\Omega \Delta u v \right|=\left|\int_\Omega u \Delta v \right|\leq \|u|_{L^2} \|\Delta v\|_{L^2}$$
but $\|\Delta v\|_{L^2} \leq \|v\|_{H^2}$.
You obtain that for any sufficiently regular $v$:
$$|\langle \Delta u,v\rangle| \leq\|u\|_{L^2} \|v\|_{H_2}  $$
which gives the result by density.

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Two men are dead, one of them a Grambling student.
What was supposed to be a week of celebration has turned into a tragedy after an overnight shooting at Grambling State University.
Two men were fatally shot on campus early Wednesday morning, one of them a student.
Will Sutton, Director of University Communications at GSU, said the victims were Earl Andrews, a senior at GSU, and Monquiarious Caldwell, who was not a student. Both victims, each who was 23 years old, were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to ABC News, the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Department says the suspect has fled the scene and they do not believe he was a GSU student.
Police authorities believe the shooting unfolded after an altercation in a dorm room on campus, which led up to the shooting in a courtyard outside.
"Our prayers go out to the victims and their families. Violence has no place on our campus. We will fully cooperate with the police investigation," Sutton said in an official statement.
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Department told ABC News that it is assisting campus police with the investigation.
The campus was not placed on lockdown after the incident, but students were advised to stay inside and remain vigilant.


WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a new option for people who suffer from extreme nearsightedness, whose world loses its crisp edge just a few inches from their noses.
The first implantable lens for nearsightedness was approved Monday by the Food and Drug Administration .
A surgeon slips the lens through a small incision and implants it in front of the natural lens. Like a photographer swiveling a camera lens into focus, the tiny hard plastic lens works behind the scenes to help the eye create in-focus images.
An estimated 53 percent of Americans use contact lenses or eyeglasses to correct their vision.
Ophtec USA Inc. , of Boca Raton, Fla., under the trade name Artisan, which will be distributed by American Medical Optics under the Verisyse brand name.
The implanted lens "provides superior quality of vision, especially for individuals with high myopia," said Rick McCarley , president and chief executive officer of Ophtec USA.
The lens implant, which will cost $3,000 to $4,000 per eye, currently is targeted at patients who, for various reasons, can't get Lasik, which costs an average of $1,785 per eye.
McCarley said the lens implant typically is not covered by health insurance because it is an elective procedure. "However," he said, "we have had some cases ... where the patients' visual acuity, or their level of myopia, was so bad that some insurance companies did work with them because it allowed a person who previously could not work, it allowed them to work."
"I think it's huge," said Robert K. Maloney , an ophthalmology associate professor at the University of California-Los Angeles who has corrected the vision of such stars as Cindy Crawford and Kenny G with Lasik. "It is huge in the same way Lasik was huge a decade ago."
Maloney, who has performed experimental implant procedures on nearly 100 patients since 1997, said the implantable lens is 50 percent more accurate than Lasik. "And it gives better quality of vision: The vision is crisper, brighter and clearer," he said.
After three years, 92 percent of 662 patients had 20/40 or better vision, considered standard vision necessary to obtain a driver's license, and 44 percent had 20/20 or better, the FDA said, citing Ophtec research. The implant was tested in people whose nearsightedness was moderate to severe.
However, the FDA said the lens implant may not eliminate the need for glasses for night driving or other activities performed in low light.
Eric Donnenfeld, assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at Cornell University Medical College , said the most visually impaired patients would be eligible for the new procedure.
"If you held your hand in front of their face, they could not count your fingers," said Donnenfeld, who has performed 50 procedures as part of the FDA clinical trial. "They are the most grateful patients we see in our practice."
Count Rosalia de Firmian of Santa Barbara, among the grateful. This summer, Dr. Kerry Assil implanted a lens into her left eye. Within a few weeks, de Firmian will return to treat the right eye.
Her vision began deteriorating when she was 6 years old. She's worn corrective contact lenses for 40 years, losing her ability to see each night when she removes them.
Now, when she wakes, the world she sees from one eye, at least, is clear.
"This is new. This is something you cannot explain," she said. "I'm, like, free. Free. I say, 'Wow, I can't believe it.' I'm still discovering, every day, marvelous things. ... I can see my shoes, my slippers. Everything. I see the wall, the clock."
For all of de Firmian's giddiness, however, others warn of the risk of patients developing cataracts or eye-destroying infections.
"Even though that is a very small risk ... that is significant," said Balamurali Ambati , an ophthalmologist and corneal specialist at the Medical College of Georgia . "Anytime the eye is opened, bacteria can get in."
Nicholas Tarantino , vice president of global clinical research and development for Advanced Medical Optics, said no patients in the U.S. clinical trials developed cataracts.
The FDA is requiring the company to do a follow-up, five-year study of users of the lens to determine any side effects.
One possible concern, FDA said, is the loss of endothelial cells in the corneas of patients who received the implants. These cells form a layer on the undersurface of the cornea and are essential to keeping the cornea clear.
In the tests, there was a steady loss of endothelial cells of 1.8 percent a year. Officials said it is not known whether this loss will continue at the same rate, or what the long-term effect of this device on the cornea's health might be. The FDA is requiring the lens label to specify it be used only in patients with a dense enough layer of these cells to stand some loss over time.


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Anti-War Committee Statement on FBI Entrapment of Muslim Youth
May 5, 2016 ·	by Rise Up Times ·	in Activism, Human Rights, nonviolent action, Racism	· Leave a comment
Since 9/11, the US government has targeted Muslim community members and manufactured terror cases to sow fear and distrust, to justify massive spending for the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, and to criminalize people whose homelands are being bombed by the US government and who speak out against US foreign policy.
Anti-War Committee [Minneapolis] Statement on FBI Entrapment of Muslim Youth, State Repression against the Somali Community, and the Countering Violent Extremism Program
Say No to FBI Entrapment!
Nine young men in our community were entrapped by the FBI and now face trumped up charges and potentially decades inside prison. As of April 26th three have held out against pressure and have chosen to not take plea deals and cooperate with the government. They are set to begin trial on May 9th in Minneapolis. We are asking everyone in the anti-war community to show up to support our Somali and Oromo brothers and their families. These young men are beloved sons, breadwinners, students, friends; their names are Mohamed Abdihamid Farah, Abdurahman Yasin Daud, and Guled Ali Omar.
This case is part of an ongoing organized attack against the East African community facing rising levels of Islamophobia, xenophobia, racism and government repression. Since 9/11, the US government has targeted Muslim community members and manufactured terror cases to sow fear and distrust, to justify massive spending for the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, and to criminalize people whose homelands are being bombed by the US government and who speak out against US foreign policy.
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These youth face charges of "conspiracy to commit murder abroad" and "conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization" for allegedly making plans to join Daesh, otherwise known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). An FBI informant, who may himself have been bribed or blackmailed by authorities, cultivated these young men and was paid $41,0000 to manufacture the case. After reading the criminal complaint against these entrapped men, Kamal Hasan, a relative of another young man who earlier in 2015 plead guilty to trying to enlist with Daesh/ISIL, shared: "When the families confiscated [the passports] and prevented them from traveling, the FBI offered them fake passports, offered to buy their cars so they could buy tickets and travel. To us, that means they [the FBI] are facilitating and helping these kids break the law."
Abdurahman Daud's attorney, Bruce Nestor, said: "These young men did not conspire to commit murder or any act of violence. This is a political prosecution as part of the flawed U.S. war on terror." Six of the nine have decided to take plea deals and are now being pressured to work with the government. Those who did plead out are still potentially facing 15 years in prison, while the remaining three potentially face decades inside prison.
This case serves to further criminalize the Somali and Muslim community and justify federal funding for the FBI, DHS, and DOJ Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program. Minneapolis is one of three cities participating in CVE (Los Angeles and Boston were the other two pilot cities), and one of four cities participating in the international Strong Cities initiative. CVE incentivizes teachers, guidance counselors, religious leaders, and public health workers to watch for "early indicators of extremism" and to notify law enforcement of potential targets.
Minneapolis Public Schools specifically hired people to watch Somali youth and to "spot identity issues and disaffection." This racist and xenophobic program further alienated a community already under attack. In 2007 and 2009, intelligence gathering programs were framed as community outreach when, in reality, mosques and community centers were used as centers for surveillance. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, this intelligence was used to make a list of "radicalized youth" that was then kept on a police database shared with the FBI. The Muslim and Somali community has taken a powerful stand against CVE, with over 50 Minnesota Muslim organizations having signed onto a statement that opposes the program, citing concerns of civil rights violations and discrimination.
The fervor with which these young men are being targeted and persecuted speaks to the government's racism and islamophobia. The law enforcement system repeatedly ignores violent crimes by white supremacist and right wing extremist organizations, while instead targeting oppressed communities. Three white supremacists shot five Black protesters outside the 4th precinct police station in North Minneapolis demanding justice for Jamar Clark, the young Black truck driver executed by the Minneapolis Police Department this past November. Despite clear evidence that their actions were premeditated, fueled by white-supremacist ideology, and that the assailants intended to kill Black protesters, the shooters are only facing felony charges of second-degree riot with a dangerous weapon and one of them, Scarsella, faces second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
Despite posing an immediate threat to the safety of community members, only one is currently incarcerated and the Hennepin County Attorney's office (the same office who failed to indict Jamar's murderers) have allowed the defense to use stall tactics. On February 24th, a mosque in South Minneapolis named the Umatul Islam Center was vandalized by a white man in his 50s, causing over $5,000 in damages. The person arrested is the subject of over 170 police reports, and yet was only apprehended after significant community pressure and a visit to the mosque by Governor Dayton. Yet now, nine young East African Muslim men, who have never had any previous contact with the criminal injustice system, who were serving their communities and supporting their families, face spurious charges with incredibly serious consequences despite clear evidence of entrapment.
The Feds have also targeted community leaders in the process of charging these youth. Imam Hassan "Jaamici" Mohamud was hired by the defense as an expert witness on Islamic law, but decided to remove himself so as not to further prejudice the defendants after the prosecution defamed his character and dangerously slandered his name in the media. The government pressured some of the entrapped youth to claim Imam Hassan preaches extremism, when in reality he is a respected leader in the community who preaches moderation. As a religious and legal scholar, Imam Hassan served as an invaluable asset to the defense with knowledge of the US legal system, Islamic law, and Somali culture. An attack on him is simply another tactic the government is using to isolate the community and delegitimize one of their leaders.
The Anti-War Committee was raided and targeted by the FBI in 2010, also for supposed material support of terrorism. We have an intimate understanding of how the government seeks to scapegoat Arabs and Muslims, and in particular, the Somali community in Minnesota, and how they use fear and the specter of terrorism to try to divide communities and turn people against each other. We helped found the Committee to Stop FBI Repression to defend itself and the anti-war movement from political repression. We are a part of a national movement to defend activists from surveillance, entrapment, and criminalization. We have worked on the cases of Carlos Montes, Rasmea Odeh, the Holy Land 5, the Somali women from Rochester Amina Ali and Hawo Hassan, and the cases of other Arab and Muslim leaders and activists. We see these local cases of East African youth entrapment as an extension of our work nationally to defend our movement.
Join us as we stand with these youth, their families and community leaders! Fight Islamophobia and Defend the Muslim Community! Say No to CVE and the Criminalization of the Somali Community!
* Call US Attorney Andrew Luger @ 612-664-5600 to say stop targeting the Somali community!
* Join us for Protest: Stand With Muslim Youth Entrapped by the FBI Monday, May 9th @ 8am, US Federal Courthouse, 300 S 4th Street, MplsFacebook event here: http://tinyurl.com/hhoxzju
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Q: Extracting a few items from a complex R deeply nested list I am geocoding addresses with google. Google tries very hard to return a lat/long, even when the address is bogus or flawed. I found a way to extract what I need from the geocode output, but I wondered if there was a better way to do it. Preferably outputting a data frame. The addresses come from a large police database, that obviously has issues. There is no such thing as "Homeless" street. But Google happily supplies lat/longs for a homeless shelter. Here is my reproducible code:
library(ggmap)

Addresses <- c("100  WEBSTER , Houston, TX",
               "1100  RUSK , Houston, TX",
               "700  HOMELESS , Houston, TX")

AllLatLong <- geocode(Addresses, output="all")

getfields <- function(x){c(
              x$results[[1]]$types[1],
              x$results[[1]]$geometry$location$lat,
              x$results[[1]]$geometry$location$lng
)}

latlongs <- lapply(AllLatLong, getfields)

latlongs
[[1]]
[1] "street_address" "29.7532733"     "-95.3814513"

[[2]]
[1] "street_address" "29.7579245"     "-95.3628562"

[[3]]
[1] "establishment" "29.7460122"    "-95.3663581"

There is one problem in it I know of - it is not robust. If the daily query limit is exceeded, then it fails because the structure of that list element is completely different, so I guess I would need to put a test into the function to look for the results field being length zero.

Here is a different(better?) solution, that also tales care of error conditions, and outputs a data frame.
library(purrr)

getfields <- function(x){
          if(length(x$results)>0)  {data.frame(
          status=x$results[[1]]$types[1],
          Latitude=as.numeric(x$results[[1]]$geometry$location$lat),
          Longitude=as.numeric(x$results[[1]]$geometry$location$lng),
          stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
          } else{
            data.frame(status=NA,Latitude=NA,Longitude=NA)
          }
}

latlongs <- map_df(AllLatLong, getfields)

A: Overview
Using lapply(), I applied your  getfield() function to each list within AllLatLon to only keep the vectors of interest. This is stored in the list object filtered.geocode.results.
Afterwards, I collapsed each list into one data frame using data.frame(), do.call() and rbind(). Finally, I used cbind() to add the original input addresses as the first column in the newly created data frame df.
I don't know what the best way would be for you to compare the input.address column with the formatted.address column. If I were you, I would probably ask a new question on how to check whether or not the results from ggmap::gecode() actually reflect your original input addresses. For now, having the two columns side-by-side should help you manually check.
Reproducible Example
# load necessary package
library( ggmap )

# create vector of addresses
Addresses <-
  c( "100  WEBSTER , Houston, TX"
     , "1100  RUSK , Houston, TX"
     , "700  HOMELESS , Houston, TX"
     , "123, Houston, TX"
     , "Chicago, Houston, NY"
  )

# geocode Addresses
AllLatLong <- geocode( location = Addresses
                       , output = "all"
                       , source = "google"
)

# filter the returned list
# by desired vectors
filtered.geocode.results <-
  lapply( X = AllLatLong
          , FUN = function( i )
            # if the the length of the list within X is
            # not zero
            # concatenate the desired vectors
            # for each list within X
            if( length( i$results ) != 0 ){
              c(
                i$results[[1]]$formatted_address
                , i$results[[1]]$types[1]
                , i$results[[1]]$geometry$location$lat
                , i$results[[1]]$geometry$location$lng
              )
            } else{
              # if the length the list within X
              # is 0, return a concatenated vector
              # of four NAs
              c( rep( x = NA, times = 4 ) )
            }

  )

# collapse the lists
# into one data frame
df <-
  data.frame(
    do.call( what = rbind
             , args = filtered.geocode.results
    )
    , stringsAsFactors = FALSE
  )

# add original addresses
# back into data frame
df <- cbind( Addresses, df, stringsAsFactors = FALSE )

# assign column names
colnames( df ) <-
  c( "input.address", "formatted.address"
     , "address.type", "lat", "long" )

# check dim
dim( df ) # [1] 5 5

# view data frame
df
#                 input.address                             formatted.address   address.type
# 1  100  WEBSTER , Houston, TX        100 Webster St, Houston, TX 77019, USA street_address
# 2    1100  RUSK , Houston, TX          1100 Rusk St, Houston, TX 77002, USA street_address
# 3 700  HOMELESS , Houston, TX 2000 Crawford St #700, Houston, TX 77002, USA  establishment
# 4            123, Houston, TX                                          <NA>           <NA>
# 5        Chicago, Houston, NY                                          <NA>           <NA>
#          lat        long
# 1 29.7532733 -95.3814513
# 2 29.7579245 -95.3628562
# 3 29.7460122 -95.3663581
# 4       <NA>        <NA>
# 5       <NA>        <NA>

# end of script #


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Album Review | Heather Gruber Delivers Catchy Pop Innocence on Dance Into the Desert
By Barra Ó Súilleabháin Last updated Oct 19, 2018
If the Juno soundtrack got the better of your sentimental side back in 2007, Heather Gruber's sunny acoustic pop tunes are bound to resonate. Dance into the Desert is a collection of unpretentious and colourful songs designed to be as catchy and sweet as humanly possible. Undoubtedly way too sugary for some, but acoustic pop converts will be delighted with this offering – Gruber grapples with classic three chord pop songs, theatrical ballads, and more with melodic gusto and well-anchored songwriting sensibilities.
From start to finish, the album sounds very polished and clean. There's plenty of the classic jangly, springy finger-style to be found: 'Hiding from the Rain' and 'Perfect Day' being prime examples. All a testament to the solid production job in one sense, but also Gruber and her band's playing and writing which are bright, endearing, and expressive.
Lyrically, music like this tends to revolve uniformly around sentimentality, romance, and similar concepts. As such, the words are more functional rather than memorable; sourced from a well-worn dictionary. Arguably an essential part of the experience though – it maintains the innocent and childish simplicity that's core to its appeal. Nonetheless, Gruber does manage to impress some personality on otherwise bland lyrics by emphasising a conversational tone in lines and melodies – such as on 'Ready or Not' – which adds to the relatability and down-to-earth nature of her work.
Unsurprisingly, the Disney level of sickly sweetness can be wearing. There are 14 tracks on Dance into the Desert and songs can feel undistinguished when experienced in a single sitting. Parts of the album feel like it's rolling from track to track, with words about love over yet another simple chord progression. A matter of taste, admittedly; Gruber can't be grossly faulted for her songwriting or performance in this style, and in spite of the largely unoriginal nature of the album, catchy pop addicts will love her either way.
Dance into the Desert is out on Nov 30th
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Barra Ó Súilleabháin is a science writer at Research2Reality and contributes to outlets such as The Media Editor and Button Masher Magazine. If he's not serenading his bedroom with his Spanish guitar, he can be found most evenings buried in his Nintendo with Flying Lotus as the soundtrack.
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