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Q: Need help making a forced air heater I would like to make an electric heater. It will have a 20" Lasko Box fan at the back, pushing air passed the Kanthal A1 resistance wire.
I would like to use 120vac. It will dissipate 1000 watts, and draw 8.33 Amps, using a resistance of 14.4 Ω's
I will use Kanthal A1 resistance wire for the fact that Kanthal A1 resistance wire has a higher tempature threshold that NiChrome 60 resistance wire.
I'm aware of the length needed to hit a specific target resistance, to hit a specific target power output.
I would like to use a wood frame, and stainless steel eye bolts for the connections.
If I can't use wood, then what could I use for the box frame for the unit? Most space heaters use plastic casing, so I don't see why using a wood frame would be any different.
Is this possible?

A: You should buy a cheap heater instead of doing this possibly very dangerous machine, but:
You could probably use a UL94 V0 plastic of some sorts for the enclosure. But I would place the metal wire construction on a separate metal frame inside the plastic housing, with some distance between them. Of course with a metal frame for the wires, you need to think of a way of routing them so they don't short circuit.
And also make totally sure that no metal parts can be touched from the outside. You should also add overheating and short circuit protection of some sorts. A PTC fuse for the overheating and a "normal" ceramic/glass fuse for the short circuit. All cables inside the housing that leads to the Kanthal wires must have insulation that can withstand high temperature.
UL 94 classification:

V-0: burning stops within 10 seconds on a vertical specimen; drips of particles allowed as long as they are not inflamed.


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UPDATE 3/12: Due to concerns raised by COVID-19, tonight's show at Best Video Film & Cultural Center is being postponed to a later date. Our apologies to all who were looking forward to the show, but the musicians and the staff of Best Video Film & Cultural Center think it is prudent to err on the side of caution. We look forward to rescheduling this event when circumstances allow.
Pigeon English, the harmony pop duo comprised of Rob Nelson and Brian Larney, play Best Video Performance Space on Thursday, Mar. 12. Singer-songwriter Jeff Burnham opens. The show starts at 8 PM and the cover is a sliding scale of $5-10 (pay what you can in that range).
Pigeon English is a collaboration between songwriters Brian Larney (of Lines West) and Rob Nelson (of Elegant Primates), exploring close harmony vocals and the mysterious paths of melody. Drawing inspiration from The Everly Brothers and The Beatles, Larney and Nelson craft songs about love and misunderstanding.
When Pigeon English released their 6-song debut EP "Coo" in January, Rick Allison of Cygnus Radio called it "one of the new treasures of 2019." Brian Slattery of the New Haven Independent wrote that Pigeon English "melodies, chords, and lyrics consistently make clever turns that feel both unexpected, satisfying — and emotionally complicated…thanks to songwriting this fun and sharp, complicated, agonizing relationship troubles have rarely been so catchy."
In July, the band released its first full-length album, "Places, Everyone!" featuring 10 new songs.
Singer-songwriter Jeff Burnham takes listeners on a journey across a gritty, haunted landscape, where sunlight flickers through the rain, framed in the tradition of Americana and folk-rock. After several years writing for and performing with his band Tuesday Saints, Jeff has reoriented his sound with heartland rock elements, as a solo project called Jeff Burnham and the Insiders.
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Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: Americana, harmony pop, Jeff Burnham, music, Pigeon English, singer-songwriter
Music: Roots, bluegrass & Americana from Last Fair Deal Fri., Mar. 6, at 7:30 PM
Last Fair Deal play Best Video Performance Space on Friday, Mar. 6. The show starts at 7:30 PM and the cover is $10.
Last Fair Deal continues to redraw the map of American roots music with fluid energy and creativity. Performing as a trio, guitarist Paul Howard, fiddler Tom Hagymasi and banjo/mandolinist Phil Zimmerman fan the flame that has kept this band relevant since the 70's. They're enjoyment of performing together is palpable and captivating!
Their live performances, with stellar vocals and unique acoustic synergy draw from an eclectic repertoire of old-time string-band, bluegrass, swing, and popular music. The band's shows feature originals from their current and previous three albums and they also put their own spin on tunes by John Hartford, Gillian Welch, Dan Hicks, Lennon/McCartney, John Hiatt, The Band and Bob Dylan.
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: Americana, bluegrass, Last Fair Deal, roots
Music: Tiny Ocean plays Thurs., Feb. 20
Tiny Ocean plays Best Video Performance Space on Thursday, Feb. 20. The show starts at 8 PM and the cover is a sliding scale of $5-10 (pay what you can in that range).
Tiny Ocean is dreamy indie Americana. Front woman and songwriter, Kierstin Sieser's songs are beautiful and strangely haunting dioramas that somehow feel familiar. They released their first album "Sometimes You're Right" at the beginning of September. The group is Kierstin Joy Sieser, Jeremy Coster on guitar, Jon Morse on drums and Keith Newman on bass.
In a New Haven Independent report on a May, 2018 show, arts editor Brian Slattery wrote:
Coster, Neuman, and Morse together proved to be a subtle and supple band, always keeping the rhythm breathing. They sounded relaxed and confident, musicians making exactly the sound they wanted to hear. But the real hook was Seiser's songwriting, an evocative Americana that was somehow frank and elusive, bitter and funny, all at the same time. She could take the vibe from dreamy to gritty in the space of a song or two, sometimes within a beat or two, the band always moving with her.
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: Americana, indie pop, singer-songwriter, Tiny Ocean
Music: Kat Wallace & David Sasso Duo play Americana Sat., Feb. 8, at 7:30 PM
Kat Wallace and David Sasso play Best Video Performance Space on Saturday, Feb. 8. The show starts at 7:30 PM and the cover is $10.
Come hear songs from their album, Stuff of Stars, released August 2019, along with plenty of new material. They're thrilled to be joined for the evening by Miriam Liske-Doorandish on cello.
Kat Wallace and David Sasso met playing hard and fast bluegrass with New Haven string band Five 'n Change (formerly Five in the Chamber). Their shared background in classical music and affinity for all things trad brought them together to form an intimate and virtuosic duo.
With fiddle and a variety of mandolin-family instruments, Wallace and Sasso orbit around traditional folk, original songwriting, and the ever-evolving Americana movement. Their effortless vocal lines and innovative harmonization command the stage while allowing space for each song to tell its story. Their debut album, Stuff of Stars, was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Dan Cardinal at Dimension Sound Studios in Boston and produced by acclaimed multi-genre cellist Mike Block.
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: acoustic music, Americana, Kat Wallace & David Sasso
Music: Fernando Pinto Presents Ramblin' Dan Stevens & Opey Chris D'Amato, Mark Crofutt & Peter Menta Sun., Jan. 5, at 6:30 PM
Ramblin' Dan Stevens and Opey Chris D'Amato.
Fernando Pinto Presents Ramblin' Dan Stevens and Opey Chris D'Amato with Mark Crofutt and Peter Menta opening Sunday, Jan. 5, at Best Video Film & Cultural Center. Tickets are $15 in advance through BrownPaperTickets.com and $20 at the door. Doors are at 6 PM and the show starts at 6:30 PM.
Ramblin' Dan Stevens and Chris D'Amato perform an eclectic mix of traditional blues, Americana and originals and are noted for their intricate guitar arrangements Dan has entertained audiences throughout the US, Germany, UK, Canada and Virgin Islands and Chris (aka Smokin' Opey) has been a fixture in the New Haven music scene for over 30 years and has toured nationally. The duo were finalists at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN representing the CT Blues Society.
Mark Crofutt and Peter Menta (aka Washboard Slim) play hot kickin' Americana seasoned with strains of jug band music, blues, and folk.
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: acoustic music, Americana, Fernando Pinto Presents, Mark Crofutt, Opey Chris D'Amato, Peter Menta, Ramblin' Dan Stevens, Washboard Slim
Music: Five In the Chamber revs up their high energy bluegrass for last show under that name Sat., Dec. 14, at 7:30 PM
Bluegrass quintet Five in the Chamber play Best Video Performance Space on Saturday, Dec. 14. The show starts at 7:30 PM and the cover is $10.
Five in the Chamber is a New Haven, Connecticut based bluegrass band that drives hard and carries a big pick. They respect the tradition. They respect the trailblazers. And they respect the renegade outlaws. Our final product is an eclectic balance of unique music which both reinterprets and redefines the bluegrass songbook.
Formed in 2011, the band has spent the last several years building a catalog of original catalog that showcase the group's strong vocals, musicianship, and passion for genre busting. The band released their debut album in the Fall of 2013 entitled Live in the Chamber to rave reviews and is currently working on a new EP.
Five in the Chamber is Ken McEwen (Guitar, Vocals), Pete Kaufman (Banjo), Kat Wallace (Fiddle, Vocals), Dave Casali (Bass, Vocals) and David Sasso (Mandolin, Vocals).
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: acoustic music, Americana, bluegrass, Five in the Chamber
Music: GuitarTownCT presents Evan Murphy Sun., Dec. 8, at 7 PM; Sofia Chiarandini opens
Evan Murphy plays Best Video Performance Space on Sunday, Dec. 8. Fiddler Sofia Chiarandini opens. The show starts at 7 PM and advance tickets are available from GuitarTownCT.com for $25.
Evan Murphy, known best for his work as singer/guitarist and a founding member of the groundbreaking bluegrass group Mile Twelve, is touring his debut solo project in the northeast. His new music showcases his songwriting in a new and raw way, focusing on deeply personal topics such as religion, home and family. Evan is backed by Nate Sabat on bass and Sean Trischka on drums. Not bluegrass, but in the tradition of singer/songwriters from that genre.
Sofía Chiarandini is a musician based out of New England. She has been playing violin since age five, and at age fourteen decided to dive into the world of bluegrass. Sofía began studying with Grammy award winning fiddle and dobro player and notable author Stacy Phillips, who was her mentor and main source of inspiration in the non-classical world. As a teenager she studied voice with jazz vocalist Sarah Tolar, and classical violin with Juliet Kurtzman. Sofía has been playing double bass since she was nine, and has studied with Domenick Fiore, who inspired Sofía to diversify and study jazz as well.
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: Americana, bluegrass, Evan Murphy, GuitarTownCT, Sofia Chiarandini
Music: California art rock musician Eamon Fogarty, Drifting North play Wed., Nov. 20
Eamon Fogarty.
California-based musician and songwriter Eamon Fogarty plays Best Video Performance Space Wednesday, Nov. 20. Drifting North, an off-shot of No Line North, will open.
The show starts at 8 PM and the cover is a sliding scale of $5-10 (pay what you can in that range).
Eamon Fogarty is a singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Santa Barbara CA.
The music blog Aquarium Drunkard featured Fogarty's cover of Chris Bell's "I Am the Cosmos" this past August. About Fogarty's most recent record, "Blue Values," they wrote:
It's a remarkable piece of art-pop, exhibiting the low slung ease of Tim Buckley's jazz-rock, the shambolic grace of Beck, the progressive grandeur of Scott Walker, and the mystic yearning of Talk Talk. Produced and mixed by Chris Schlarb of Psychic Temple, the album finds Fogarty joined by a cast of players contributing woodwinds, percussion, and vibraphone. It's an album reflective of an ever-changing landscape, a set of songs emboldened by ambiguity.
Drifting North debuts as an evolutionary off-shoot of No Line North. The group features Jon Schlesinger, Michael Kiefer, Brian Slattery, and Richard Brown. Drifting North sets their compass for the woozy boundary between folky Americana and the frontiers of psychedelic inner space.
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: Americana, art rock, Drifting North, Eamon Fogarty, music, psychedelic, singer-songwriter
Music: Fernando Pinto Presents Yves Lambert Trio, River Run Fri., Oct. 18, at 8 PM
Fernando Pinto Presents the Yves Lambert Trio and River Run at Best Video Performance Space on Friday, Oct. 18. The show starts at 8 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Advance tickets are available through BrownPaperTickets.com.
Yves Lambert is a back country musician with a kamikaze style, whose 40 year career has been full of risks, adventures, and challenges. Over time, Yves Lambert has become a veritable patriarch of the revival of Quebec's musical roots. His very personal manner of linking the relevance of his words with anecdotes and his concerns contribute to his great propensity for interpretation.
Lambert can sing it all, from Boisson d'avril with Groovy Aardvark (a hard rock Quebecois band), to children's songs such as Gilles Vigneault's Un trésor dans mon jardin, or by going blues on Petite fleur by Sidney Béchet. He also passionately supports the songs of poet Gaston Miron, all while maintaining his traditional music leadership role in La Bottine Souriante and his Bébert Orchestra. In fact, some Quebec critics portray Yves Lambert as a beacon in the aesthetics of Quebec's cultural heritage.
It was in 1976 that the singer and multi-instrumentalist founded what became the legendary group La Bottine Souriante, with partners Mario Forest and André Marchand. Mr. Lambert's natural talent and charisma, together with this growing group, has had a strong impact on the evolution of Quebec's musical heritage as well as the revival of traditional music.
Throughout his 26 years as a member of La Bottine Souriante, Yves Lambert was the link between the various incarnations of the group and was their heart and soul. From 1976 to January 2003, he contributed to the group's rise by participating in numerous shows, tours, and television programs in Quebec as well as around the world. The Bottine experience led him to share various awards with the group, including 3 Junos, 8 Félix Awards for Traditional Album of the Year, and 1 BBC Award for Traditional Album and Group of the Year, as well as Félix nominations in the following categories: Show of the Year, Group of the Year, and Most Successful Artist Outside Quebec
Lambert, Rondeau, and Gauthier experimented with the trio concept during their 23-concert summer circuit tour in Eastern Quebec in 2010. Strongly encouraged by charmed audiences and by the pleasure of the musical challenge, in fall 2012, the trio delivered an album where the "sound" achieved extraordinary mastery and affirmed the trio's distinctive personality. The trio brilliantly demonstrates how traditional local music continually reinvents itself within a modern context.
Despite there being only three musicians, nothing of the sound is lost. The three multi-instrumentalists multiply the decibels as though there were many more than three members. Studio wizardry? Absolutely not! With a simple modification to his guitar, Olivier Rondeau added depth by expanding the instrument's dynamic range. This process enables a new way of playing guitar and bass simultaneously. What we hear on the album can be 95% reproduced live on stage.
River Run is not your typical Americana family band. Based in New Haven, CT, their sound is rooted firmly in guitarist Bill's classic rock influences, earthy vocals from lead singer Sam, and Kat's intuitive and sonorous fiddle interludes. With soaring sibling harmony and original song writing, they create an undeniably enchanting musical experience.
Brian Slattery in The New Haven Independent:
Sam's powerful voice made it clear why she took lead vocals, and yet her voice and Kat's blended as only siblings' voices can. Bill's guitar provided the solid foundation for them both. The final element in the band's sound was Kat's fiddle playing, at which she excelled.
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: acoustic music, Americana, Canada, folk music, Quebecois, River Run, Yves Lambert Trio
Music: Hans Bilger, Amber Anchor play Mon., Oct. 14, at 8 PM
Indie folk artist Hans Bilger and Americana duo Amber Anchor play Best Video Performance Space on Monday, Oct. 14. The show starts at 8 PM and the cover is a sliding scale of $5-10 (pay what you can in that range).
Hans Bilger is a bassist, singer, songwriter and composer from Brooklyn, NY. After an early diet of country and bluegrass music provided by his family band, the Charismatic Megafauna, he pursued formal training in improvised and classical music. His mentors include the bassists Greg Cohen (Ornette Coleman, Tom Waits), Samuel Suggs (Concert Artists Guild), Paul Kowert (Punch Brothers), J.A. Granelli (Mr. Lucky), Axel Scherka (Staatskapelle Berlin), Kurt Muroki (Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center), and others.
Bilger moved to Austin, TX in 2016, where he quickly became a sought-after sideman and session bassist. Recent projects include recordings with Eli Greenhoe, Odell Fox, R.O. Shapiro, Jenner Fox, Micah Motenko, and Will Taylor. Last year, he was commissioned to compose the score for Cora Dance's gifts, a site-specific work choreographed by Shannon Hummel. The work premiered in Brooklyn in January 2019. Meridian, Bilger's first album as a leader, will be released this September by Good Child Music.
Bilger is also fascinated by the natural world. While studying evolutionary biology at Yale University, he co-authored a study on musical structure in birdsong with the ornithologist Dr. Richard Prum and wrote Aviary, a piece that uses songbird songs as raw material for a series of improvisatory and through-composed movements. Last fall, he joined the labs of Drs. Julia Clarke and Michael Ryan at UT Austin to start a PhD on the evolution of vocal communication in birds, bats and frogs. His scientific work is supported by fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and UT Austin. He is currently at work on Austin Menagerie (working title), a series of musical sketches based on Texas fauna.
Bilger currently lives in Berlin, Germany, where he splits his time between writing, performing, and CT-scanning bat larynges at the Museum für Naturkunde.
Hometown Easton-based favorite, Amber Anchor, builds upon the great tradition of American folk. Dan Tressler and Jeff Smith are revered for both their vocal harmonies, and their ability to seamlessly swap between guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and banjo. The duo often performs at the Tressler Barn, a timeless space filled with antique furniture, cozy fires, potluck feasts, and a spirit of camaraderie and authenticity.
Filed Under: Performance Space Events Tagged With: acoustic music, Amber Anchor, Americana, Hans Bilger, indie folk
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Christopher Sholes
AKA Christopher Latham Sholes
Born: 14-Feb-1819
Birthplace: Mooresburg, PA
Died: 17-Feb-1890
Location of death: Milwaukee, WI
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Occupation: Inventor
Executive summary: Typewriter inventor, QWERTY keyboard
The first modern typewriter was designed by Christopher Sholes in 1868. He was a printer by trade, and familiar with the tedious, time-consuming process of typesetting. With help from two friends, Carlos Glidden and Samuel Soulé, he built his machine, which mimicked the appearance of typeset pages by impressing one inked character at a time onto paper. Sholes soon purchased his partners' shares in the invention, and then spent five more years trying to refine the rather cumbersome device.
The keys of Sholes' typewriter had been arranged in alphabetical order, but the mechanical bars which struck the paper consistently jammed, so he rearranged his keyboard, putting the letter-bars that had jammed most frequently farther apart. This arrangement of letters, commonly called "qwerty" for the first six keys in the upper left corner of the keyboard, has been the standard for typewriters ever since, and is used in modern word processors, personal computers, and other devices.
Still, Sholes grew frustrated tinkering with his machine and doubted that it could be manufactured and sold at a reasonable yet profitable price. He accepted a $12,000 offer from E. Remington and Sons Company (the gunmaker now known as Remington Arms Co.) and relinquished all rights to the machine. Remington's engineers made quick work of the remaining mechanical problems, and the company began selling typewriters in late 1873. The first Remington model, marketed as the "Sholes & Glidden Type Writer", was not a great success, but Mark Twain bought one, and later described it as a "curiosity-breeding little joker".
Sholes is usually credited as the inventor of the typewriter, but certainly, his machine was not the first device that could mechanically put letters and words onto paper. Dozens of contraptions had accomplished this in different ways before Sholes began working on the problem.
In 1714, British mill worker Henry Mill received a patent for what he described as "an artificial machine or method for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing, whereby all writing whatever may be engrossed in paper or parchment so neat and exact as not to be distinguished from print." The details of Mill's machinery have been lost to history.
In about 1808, an Italian inventor, Pellegrino Turri, built a device that allowed his blind friend to "type" notes. A few of the letters written on that machine have survived, but nothing is known about the machine itself or how it worked.
In 1829, William Burt of Detroit patented his "typographer", a machine with the alphabet laid out on a dial. The user would rotate a selection bar until it was over the desired character, then click a button to print that letter, somewhat similar to present-day novelty machines at carnivals.
In 1865, Denmark's Rasmus Malling-Hansen invented the skrivekugle, an elegant and brilliantly-engineered device in which paper was attached to a cylinder and rolled under a 'writing ball' that whirled under fifty-two densely-arranged buttons, which users pushed to select characters. Hansen's machine was quite popular in Scandinavia and it was certainly superior to Sholes' typewriter, but it faded from popularity as the machines made by Remington and its competitors became standard office equipment in America and across the world.
Father: Orrin Sholes
Brother: Charles Clark Sholes (newspaper publisher)
Brother: Henry Sholes
Wife: Mary Jane McKinney Sholes
Daughter: Lillian Sholes
High School: Danville School, Danville, PA
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What you should know about the Internet before we give away ICANN
in Future thinking, Government and Politics
Allow me to tell you a story of innovation bordering on the miraculous, scientific stewardship driven by professionalism and shared values, and global leadership that qualifies as agape. And the possibility that all three could be headed for an intersection where the best intentions of good people could be in jeopardy.
Approximately 23 years ago you and I were given access to the Internet, an invention that a generation earlier would have been considered science fiction. Most experts define the headwaters of this seminal invention to be the digital protocol work of Bob Kahn and Vint Cert, both researchers for a division of the U. S. government. Subsequent to its commercialization, these two and a few other geniuses created a number of digital innovations that enabled the Internet and established it as an unprecedented resource.
First question: How did the rest of the world get the Internet?
Since it was initially considered part of national defense, all of this mad scientist stuff was funded by the government's National Science Foundation and its various contractors. As it became evident that the Internet had commercial applications, the U.S. began sharing with the world what we knew and what we had. Nothing was withheld, enabling the Internet to rise in every corner of the world.
Second question: Who operates the Internet?
Think of it like a private toll road system. The U.S. government allowed private investment to create interconnected computer networks into a "backbone" system that, for a "toll," delivers our digital business around the world using the protocols created by Kahn and Cerf, and later applications like browsers. Similarly, more private investment built out the infrastructure to transfer digital info from the backbone to last-mile users, like you and me, at the speed of light.
Third question: Who's in charge of Internet governance?
Who runs the Internet is more complicated to explain, but it's important because of that intersection thing mentioned earlier. In fact, the U.S. government allowed Kahn, Cerf and others to create governing bodies like the Internet Society, the Internet Engineering Task Force, the Internet Architectural Board, and the World Wide Web Consortium, as organizations overseeing governance, access and standards for the global proliferation of the Internet. The Internet Society, which is the incorporated parent of two of these organizations, has 80,000 stakeholders and 110 chapters in 140 countries. That's a lot of shared governance with one goal – a free and open Internet, sans politics.
The reason I'm telling you about the origin and governance of the Internet, is because a very important, last piece of U.S. direct influence of an Internet possession is about to be lost. The 18-year contract between the U.S. government and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) expires on September 30, 2016. When you create a new website it actually has two addresses: 1) a name, like abcsupply.com, for humans to remember and manage; and 2) a number value, like 207.111.167.145, for the way computers work. If you type either the words or numbers assigned to your website into a browser, the same page will be delivered.
According to NetChoice.org Executive Director, Steve DelBianco, in 2014 the Obama administration instructed ICANN to create, and transfer itself to, a "global, multi-stakeholder community." On my radio program recently, DelBianco reported that this new body has been created and will take over on October 1. As part of the transitioning team, he says the new ICANN will be not unlike the other bodies mentioned earlier who've been governing the Internet for decades. That's the good news.
Last question: If the Internet had been the property of Russia, China, or even France, would access and control of such a powerful resource have been so freely shared?
I think not. Consequently, in spite of my confidence in DelBianco and his colleagues, I've been very outspoken in the past three years against this plan for ICANN. I'm concerned about the loss of the last thread of direct influence by the U.S. government. I'm worried about what will happen if when we reach that intersection in the future, global, multi-stakeholder organizations, who've governed so dispassionately – without ideology – for decades, somehow become influenced or overridden by bad actor states, or possibly worse, the United Nations. The UN has a long history of coveting control of the Internet.
The United States is the most benevolent broker on the planet and has never let geopolitics influence Internet access or governance. With so many experts projecting that cyber-attacks pose a more imminent threat to our sovereignty than nuclear weapons, I fear the best intentioned Internet governors and investors may ultimately be no match for someone named Putin, Jinping, Khamenei, Jong-un, or their proxies.
Write this on a rock … Pray the world doesn't regret America's divesting of this last vestige of U.S. Internet ownership and control.
SBA Poll Results: Stop Obama from giving the Internet away
in Presidential policies, Technology and e-Business
President Obama is planning to give U.S. control of the Internet to a global consortium. What do you think?
2% - Agree with the president-it doesn't matter who governs the Internet.
86% - This is a very dangerous decision that could have catastrophic implications.
12% - Uncertain
For at least a dozen years, I've reported on my radio program about the global covetousness of the U.S. control of the Internet–even though we built it. So it doesn't surprise me that other global players would like for the U.S. government to relinquish its control. But I was surprised a few weeks ago when my Brain Trust member and ICANN expert, Steve DelBianco, reported on my show that the Obama administration planned to cede ultimate ownership and control of Internet governance and management to a "multi-stakeholder" global group.
Since I believe this plan is a dangerous mistake of epic proportions, I've ramped up my reporting on this with other experts, including Mike Daniels, former President of Network Solutions, Inc., the governance contractor prior to ICANN. Plus last week I wrote an article about why Obama's plans for the Internet are unnecessary and could be disastrous (see last week's Feature Article). Even former President Clinton has recently gone on record as an opponent of Obama's plan.
For some reason, the ICANN issue didn't get the media coverage it deserved–probably because of the Malaysian Airline story, or Russia invading Crimea–but it looks like it may now be coming to the attention of Congress. Hopefully something can be done to stop the divesting of arguably one of the greatest assets of the U.S., and one we've shared as honest stewards with the rest of the world, freely and unencumbered by geopolitics.
And I'm happy to report that when we polled our audience about what they think, 86% gave a thumbs down to the Obama administration's Internet governance plans. But there's more to do. Contact your members of Congress and tell them as Americans, we don't want to relinquish oversight of the Internet. You may not care whether Putin invades Crimea, but you should care a lot about whether Russia, China, Iran, or Venezuela one day has a vote in how the Internet is managed.
If you like your Internet, you may not be able to keep it
in Presidential policies and Technology
The Internet, created and managed by the U.S. government from the 1960s to the 1990s, is clearly the most dramatic and successful example of technology transfer from government to private sector.
That transfer began in 1993 when the world was first allowed to use the Internet for commercial purposes. At that point, Internet governance and management was contractually transferred from the government to a contractor, Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI).
The NSI agreement was a lucrative one because it conveyed a monopoly on the management, sale, and distribution of top level domain names, e.g., xyz.com. In response to various political pressures, as the contract expired in 1998, the Clinton administration approved the creation of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a U.S.-based, non-profit entity formed to replace NSI. It's important to note that, again, this transfer of control to a new contractor maintained U.S. default ownership.
Although ICANN is a U.S. company, it operates through a democratic structure with input from executives, committees, and overseeing entities representing 110 countries. Nevertheless, for years various global interests have resented and coveted the ultimate control the U.S. has maintained over the Internet, not the least of which is the United Nations.
Alas, the Obama administration is now proceeding to divest the U.S. of its ultimate authority over the Internet more than a year before the current ICANN agreement expires. As reported by Steve DelBianco, Executive Director of Netchoice.org, the Commerce Department has instructed ICANN to create a "global, multistakeholder community, and expects ICANN to develop that entity."
As the U.S. government relinquishes an asset we did build and govern to the free, equitable, and non-political benefit of everyone on the planet, consider four troubling possibilities:
The transition being executed would leave ICANN responsible only to itself.
Ultimate control of the Internet would be decided without the default authority and honest stewardship of the U.S.
Future controlling interests could be influenced by geopolitics.
The U.N. could become the "owner" of the Internet. And when that happens, your business will have to pay the GIT, Global Internet Tax.
Every individual and business should be extremely concerned about the implications of the decision to divest the U.S. of this invaluable asset.
The implications of this transfer of Internet control makes the 1977 Panama Canal transfer look like the sale of a kid's lemonade stand.
Listen to my latest interviews below with Chuck Martin. We discuss the implications for your business if the Obama administration's plan to give the Internet away goes into effect.
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Postby Bohannon » Tue Jul 23, 12:18 pm
Sad how once mighty democracies have withered.
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Postby nemesystem » Tue Jul 23, 3:23 pm
lol just read about this.
Will the UK go into a recession? only time will tell....
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Postby Banks » Tue Jul 23, 4:03 pm
nemesystem wrote: lol just read about this.
The UK has been in a recession since 1776... :)
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Postby Cat » Tue Sep 24, 3:58 pm
Bohannon wrote: Sad how once mighty democracies have withered.
Now its Boris that is withering under the weight of Democracy. He may as well resign and get it over with.
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Postby modern roots » Wed Sep 25, 1:54 am
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What about parliament? Do you think any members of parliament should resign? The people voted to leave and parliament refuses to respect the will of the people. Shouldn't parliament respect the democratic vote of the people? What gives parliament the right to do an end run around the will of people? Isn't it time for parliament to go?
Sounds like you're a little confused. Boris is only attempting to make good on the stay or leave vote.
Where's your criticism for what parliament has done?
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Postby Dazzler » Wed Sep 25, 7:17 am
Your understanding of the parliamentary process is rivalled only by your wit, charm and self-possession.
So, for the hard-of-thinking and those who quite understandably find this whole saga complex and baffling and stopped paying attention weeks ago, this is what's happened:
Boris Johnson became Prime Minister after May's resignation as a result of a leadership election in which only members of his party were eligible to vote. The total number of people who participated in the election that made him Prime Minister was 160000, or 0.3% of the total British electorate. The number who actually voted for Johnson was 92,153. Remember that only members of his own party were eligible to vote for this man, who has seized control of the levers of power.
So much for his mandate.
When parliament (which is sovereign in the British political system) began exercising its constitutional duty to hold the government to account, Boris Johnson (with the backing of Dominic Cummings, an oily parasite of the kind you often find hanging around the waste outlets of decaying post-imperial states) decided that he would silence it by closing it down.
A man with no real mandate, a well-documented authoritarian, has seized control of a democracy and closed it down so it can't ask him difficult questions.
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Postby alpha » Thu Sep 26, 7:28 pm
Dazzler wrote: If you are defending this, you are on the wrong side of history.
And yet your supreme court is defending this. They've thrown a wrench into Boris' thinking, haven't they? And without much precedence, either, keeping this whole affair quite complex. Almost edge of the seat type stuff, as long as it isn't one's own wallet that's being hustled.
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Postby slither » Fri Sep 27, 1:08 pm
Tread carefully Dazz, lest you be given the lash by the Yank equivalent of a UKipper.
Postby Dazzler » Fri Sep 27, 3:41 pm
alpha wrote:
What are you talking about? The Supreme Court has made the right decision.
Postby alpha » Sat Sep 28, 10:37 am
Dazzler wrote:
I agree completely the court did make the correct decision, but from my understanding of how your courts work, (and it's pretty vague) is since there is no constitution per se, then all court decisions must be based on precedence? And if so, then from what i've read there is no precedence named, because your court had presumably decided differently from it's past history? Also, from what i've read Boris and his advisors had been surprised by the court's decision?
Postby Dazzler » Sun Sep 29, 12:40 pm
Yes, you're right, and it is complicated by the fact that England and Wales and Scotland have separate legal systems.
The British constitution consists of a body of case law. The specific case before the Supreme Court arose because of an earlier judgement by the English and Welsh High Court that prorogation of parliament is a purely political matter and is not justiciable, chiefly in order to maintain the separation of powers.
This was challenged in the Scottish High Court, which ruled that the matter is justiciable and that the prorogation of Parliament is justiciable and that in this instance, prorogation was illegal because of the unusual length of the suspension and because the government had provided 'no reasons, not even bad ones' to explain why the suspension was so long.
The Supreme Court heard two appeals: one by the government against the Scottish case and one by Gina Miller challenging the English High Court's ruling that they had no power to decide the case.
They concluded that prorogation is justiciable, that it cannot interfere with the constitution duties of parliament, and that in this case, prorogation was illegal, all instruments pertaining to it were null and for all practical purposes, the suspension had never happened.
This decision is now part of the British constitution.
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We put the conventional wisdom about turbocharged engines' fuel economy to the test.
You've heard the hypothesis before: Turbocharged cars miss their advertised fuel-economy figures more often and by larger margins than naturally aspirated cars. It's a notion repeated so often that it verges on truth by consensus, possibly because it so easily fits with an intuitive explanation: Turbocharged small-displacement engines may be parsimonious on the EPA's feather-footed driving cycles, but keeping up with traffic in the real world requires spooling the compressor and uncorking the fuel injectors.
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Surveying the company's 390 tests of turbocharged and naturally aspirated vehicles shows that the trend spotted in C/D's highway fuel-economy data applies here as well. In Emissions Analytics' testing, turbo vehicles beat their EPA labels by a slim margin on average (0.6 percent), and they also fared better than unboosted models, which fell short of their EPA marks by an average of 2.3 percent. Stop-and-go traffic dragged down turbocharged engines, but it did the same thing to naturally aspirated powertrains, too.
The takeaway? On bulk, turbocharged vehicles do live up to their fuel-economy labels. And they don't suffer in the real world any more than naturally aspirated vehicles. That said, there are hundreds of cars, turbocharged and not, that exceed or fall short of the official fuel-economy numbers—some by 20 percent. The data largely vindicates the EPA's fuel-economy methodology, but it's an even stronger endorsement of that old axiom: Your mileage may vary.


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Doctors have today (Monday 23 May) confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Scotland.
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For DVA White Cardholders we need to record the condition treated when claiming. It would be great for a field to pop up next to the white or gold card field for the condition treated. As it stands I have to put this info in the notes section. Is there currently any other way?
Hi Lisa. Thank you for your post.
When using DVA Online claiming in Front Desk, while submitting a claim for white card holders, you will be prompted to list the condition being treated. This will be stored in Front Desk so that when you submit subsequent claims for the patient, the condition will be pre-filled. Of course the condition can still be changed if required.
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by Ethan Chen
Popular League of Legends Twitch streamer Tyler "Tyler1" Steinkamp has announced the return of the Tyler1 Championship Series for its third iteration. Different from the first version, with 16 participating teams in 2017, this year's event consists of eight teams competing instead. As usual, there is a $50,000 prize for the first-place team and nothing for any of the runners up.
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Tyler1 Championship Series
The 2019 Tyler1 Championship Series will consist of a single-elimination bracket with best-of-three matches. The left side of the bracket will compete in the Quarterfinals, beginning on Dec 14 at 10:00 a.m. CT. Then, the right side of the bracket will play on Dec 15 at 10:00 a.m. CT. With the losers eliminated, two matches will take place in the Semifinals, allowing one team each to advance to the Finals. The finals will be a best of five, with competitors clashing on Dec 21 for bragging rights and a share of the prize pool.
Players interested in participating must sign up by Dec 8 at 9:00 p.m. CT. While many teams can register for the event, they will be chosen depending on their roster's average league points. Players currently under League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) contract are also banned from competing in the tournament. This makes it so professionals cannot participate, giving amateur players an even opportunity. You can find a list of all the rules on the team registration page.
All of the Tyler1 Championship Series action will be broadcast on the streamer's Twitch channel. Popular content creators will be there to cast the event quarterfinals for the first two days. Afterward, Tyler1 will take over the commentating duties for the finals.
Will Polar Ace take the win again this year, or is their new roster not cut out for the competition? Let us know about your opinion, and keep up with Daily Esports for all of your League of Legends coverage.
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Ethan Chen is a writer with over 3 years of experience covering esports, gaming, and business.


Okay 1 clap cutlery ,2 clap drinks,3 claps food I wish for right ?
Asked Anusha to Poppy the fairy.
Yes said Poppy."Let's try it out " exclaimed Anusha gleefully.
The sparkling plates and glasses appeared on the table.
Second clap,the water appeared in the glasses.
Just as Anusha was going to clap for the 3rd time….
Her mother's voice woke her up ,breaking the dream.
Dunno how I missed this lovely dream. Well collaborated with the photo.
A clap is all it takes, wow! how nice it would be to have a fairy like that. Nice one that!
Thank you Tina.It was a fun prompt.
How adorable is this! I could picture you and Rai here!
And I will be trying this clapping bit to remember things. My memory had become terrible lately!


Chelsea have allowed young defender Jake Clarke-Salter to join Championship outfit Sunderland on loan for the rest of the season.
The 20-year-old, who was an unused substitute in the Blues' 0-0 FA Cup third round draw at Norwich on Saturday, was an Under-20s World Cup winner with England last summer.
Clarke-Salter has made two senior appearances for Chelsea, but boss Antonio Conte feels a spell out on loan with the Black Cats will help his development more at this stage.
Black Cats boss Chris Coleman said: "Jake is a hugely talented young player who has jumped at the opportunity to come to this club and show people what he can do.
"You don't play for a club like Chelsea unless you have tremendous ability and I'm sure he will be able to demonstrate that for Sunderland.
"Jake is exactly the type of hungry young player I have spoken about and he has shown me just how keen he is to come to here and play in front of our supporters."
Clarke-Salter is likely to go straight into the squad for Saturday's league trip to Cardiff, where the Black Cats will attempt to drag themselves from the foot of the table amid a crippling injury crisis.


A sneak peek of a massive night of NJPW!
Fighting Spirit Unleashed is on AXS TV Friday at 8/7c. It should be an epic night of action from Long Beach, CA. How did we get here?
In the final night of G1, "The American Nightmare" Cody pinned IWGP United States Champion, Juice Robinson in a tag match. Cody challenged for the title after the match. This will be an an epic faceoff you won't want to miss!
At the G1 Special in San Francisco, the Guerrillas of Destiny turned on their fellow Bullet Club stable mates. They felt the group had become too soft and didn't care for the popular sub-faction known as THE ELITE. They wanted the Bullet Club of old. That's when The BULLET CLUB OG was born. On the final day of the G1 Climax, Bullet Club OG (Tonga, Lao, and Ishimori) beat Bullet Club Elite (Young Bucks and Scrull) to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Championship. Riding this momentum, The Guerrillas of Destiny are challenging The Young Bucks for IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles.
Jim Ross & Kevin Kelly call the action October 5th on AXS TV!


My son Kendall enjoys drawing. He prefers using colored pencils and likes to recreate pictures he finds online. He is very meticulous and methodical and can spends several months working on some pieces. As you can see, his favorite subject matter is based on action and super heroes. Here are some of the pieces he's done over the years but he still won't let me share his most recent Thor picture which I think is also his best.
His profile name on Instagram is rendall_kogers if you want to see his future work.
Beautiful!! Amazing!! What great talent.
Congratulations to Chaka's World for receiving "The Greatest Blog in the History of the World" award for the 10th straight year. Next year I may start putting other blogs on the ballet and let someone besides myself vote.
I do not claim ownership of the images I use on Chaka's World and they are used for entertainment purposes only. If an image used on my blog belongs to you, and you don't want it shared with others, just let me know. If you are a famous celebrity who's image I have used, then hopefully I said something nice about you in the post. If you are Rowan Atkinson, then I am sorry for comparing your photo to George Clooney in my plastic surgery post.
I love fitness, movies, and blogging.


Drimnagh's saviour FYNCH is launching his debut full-length project 'MIXVAPE' via District Recordings on June 28, with a party in Berlin D2, Dublin. Click here to be there.
Lacing laidback flows over cosy beats, his lyrics an thematically stretch from allusions to obscure footballers to gauging the political temperature, all with his firmly planted in his cheek.
Over the past few months he's supported The Mouse Outfit, 5th Element & DoubleScreen, Mango x MathMan, Cities Aviv and teased out tracks from 'MIXVAPE', now he's ready to unleash it.
Listen to the track, mixed and mastered by nktrnl and Oktopus Dublin, below.


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Moamalat POS processing centre to float 30 percent, 2,000 new machines ordered
bySami Zaptia
Moamalat Financial Services company, the sole and state-owned POS processing company in Libya, plans to increase services and float 30 percent of shares to the private sector (Logo: Moamalat).
By Sami Zaptia.
State-owned Moamalat Financial Services company, the exclusive POS processing company in Libya, plans to increase services and float 30 percent of shares to the private sector (Logo: Moamalat).
London, 5 July 2016:
Further to Libya Herald's article of 29th June on the turnover and number of Point of Sale (POS) cards and machines issued by Libyan banks since January this year, the Libyan POS card processing company has pointed out that the figures provided by the Audit Bureau were incomplete.
Libya's Audit Bureau had revealed that just under 30,000 POS cards had been issued by 5 state banks between January and May 2016. In this period, the POS cards had been used to buy goods or services worth just under LD 5 million. The Audit Bureau had failed to report on the number of POS machines installed.
However, speaking exclusively to Libya Herald, Mohamed Hola, Commercial Manager of the state-owned Moamalat Financial Services Company, explained that the figures given by the Audit Bureau were not up to date. The state-owned Moamalat is the only POS processing company in Libya. Hola explained that it had been originally formed as a money exchange company under its original name Sarafa in 1999.
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However, it only began to expand its operations after 2003 as part of the reform of the Libyan financial sector carried out in cooperation with the World Bank. The reforms had included five core banking services such as Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), Automated Clearing House (ACH), Automated Cheque Processing (ACP) and National Switch (NS), he explained.
Moamalat is owned by five Libyan banks, Jumhouria, Sahary, NCB, Wahda, Libyan Foreign Bank and the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company (LAFICO). For the banks' ATM machines, the various Libyan banks had decided to run their own separate operations. However, when it came to POS processing, Hola explained that the banks decided to have one joint and unified processing centre.
This reduces the cost of every bank having to have its own POS machines and processing centre. It also reduces the different number of POS machines merchants have to install and reduces confusion and provides convenience for both merchants and customers, Hola added. He noted when travelling to Europe how some shops were forced to have three or four different POS machines for different banks on their counters.
Hola said that the first POS transaction in Libya was carried out on 1st May 2009. The local POS card was called ''Numu'' or growth. The Moamalat processing centre, based in Siyahia, Tripoli, and the Numu card transactions are all carried out in Libyan dinars, he explained. This is much more convenient and provides a saving for customers, in contrast to some other services being offered by Visa and Mastercard which were transacted in hard currency, he added.
Local banks charge between LD 10 to 15 per POS card with a transaction fee of LD 0.50 for cash withdrawals. And although POS machines cost upwards of Euro 400 each, they are provided to Libyan merchants for free, he stressed. Another advantage Moamalet offers is that it prints the POS cards locally, allowing it to personalize them for the different issuing Libyan banks.
The shareholders get about 23 percent of Moamalat's earning, Hola revealed. Nevertheless, since the launch of Libyan POS services in 2009, the Libyan market had rejected the service. ''Libya is a society where cash is king'', he said.
It is only after the 2011 (Arab Spring) Libyan revolution that deposed Qaddafi that Libyan issued POS cards came to prominence. The financial crises and ensuing cash shortage crises has pushed the POS cards into the frontline. Both the Audit Bureau and the Central Bank of Libya, in conjunction with Moamalat, have been pushing POS services in an effort to solve the cash shortage crises.
''In our first wave we concentrated on marketing POS machines to food retailers, chemists and clinics'', Hola said. He revealed that food retailers provide the highest turnover through POS cards.
It was not easy as many Libyans were still unconvinced, still preferring the certainty of cash, he explained. They had to be reassured. ''Merchants have their takings credited into their accounts day by day except for the weekend'', Hola confirmed.
The Moamalat Commercial Manager confirmed that the five operating banks have issued 438 POS machines to date. However, turnover had leaped sharply since the January to May five million dinars turnover reported by the Audit Bureau.
Looking at his computer screen and shuffling his papers in front of him, Hola revealed that average daily POS sales were now around LD 600,000 per day. In the 30 days of June alone, POS transactions were around LD 6 million – more than the whole of the first five months of 2016. There were now over 550, 000 POS cards issued, he confirmed.
Demand for POS machines is now rocketing, he revealed. Demand outside Tripoli was also soaring as the cash shortage crises hits hard. Regional requests for POS machines are now being prioritized. He had only recently returned from Beida in the east where he had personally delivered 17 new POS machines, he revealed.
He was now in urgent need of 400 new POS machines and is awaiting the CBL to process Moamalat's letter of credit to import a further 2,000 new machines, he added.
Moamalat has come in for some criticism from the private sector, however. Speaking to a businessman who preferred to remain anonymous, he criticised the state-owned company for being monopolistic. The criticism was that the CBL, which is the regulator of the Libyan financial sector, would not licence the private sector to set up its own processing centre within Libya for its own POS machines and POS cards.
The businessman also questioned the efficiency and effectiveness of the state-sector POS transactions company. He felt that there would have been more POS machines installed and POS cards issued and more turnover achieved even earlier had the sector been opened up to the competition of the private sector. The businessman said that the state-owned Moamalat was acting as a bottleneck to the expansion of POS services in Libya. Competition is always better all round, he insisted.
As an example, he estimates that Moamalat, prior to 2016 and since its establishment in 1994, had only ever installed about 50 POS machines.
Hola refuted the monopolistic accusation made by the private sector. Whilst noting that financial sector regulation was outside his or his company's remit and was the domain of the CBL, he nevertheless revealed that very soon Moamalat was going to be opened up for private ownership, with 30 percent of the company being offered for sale.
With regards to the rollout and take up of POS services, Hola again referred to the Libyan people's love of cash.
When pushed, he speculated that the bank owners of Moamalat may have issues with providing direct access to the private sector to their bank clients and their accounts as well as issues with data protection.
It is worth underlining to what extent Libya is still a cash-based society. It is only the cash shortage that has precipitated after the 2011 revolution, peaking in 2016, that banks have resorted to issuing POS, debit and ATM cards.
The use of POS cards has been identified by the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) and the Audit Bureau (AB) as one of the solutions to solve Libya's current cash shortage crises. The CBL/AB have spearheaded a joint and concerted drive to rollout the use of POS at Libyan retailers.
In parallel, the CBL has also been printing new money which it has injected into the banking system. In June alone the CBL had reported that it had introduced LD 1.6 billion worth of newly printed money.
Libya's cash shortage crisis is caused by a combination of decreased state revenues caused by decreased oil revenues due to both lower oil production and a crash in international crude oil prices, as well as the political instability.
The political instability, increased kidnappings and insecurity have led to a loss of confidence by Libyans in the political and hence the economic situation in the country and has led to people choosing to hoard their cash at home rather than depositing it in their bank accounts.
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Do you treat each day like it might be your last?
I asked myself that question when my Mother (Margaret Jane Stancliff) died unexpectedly on October 3rd.
Or, like most people, are you too busy to even think that today might be your last hours of life?
The California Healthcare Foundation released a study (2/12) titled, "Snapshot - Final Chapter: Californians' Attitudes and Experiences with Death or Dying." The study reveals 41 percent of Californians' say they have "too many other things to think about right now" instead of talking about death. (http://www.PDF download.org ).
I try to get the most out of every day. It's not easy. Giving in to the negativity that surrounds me everyday is easier than trying to be positive about what I see and hear. It takes more muscles to smile, but the end result can light up the world around me for a moment.
I don't adhere to any one ideology, philosophy, or religion when it comes to how I approach each day. Instead, I motivate myself in many ways. I look for stories about people who do take each day as a gift in their lives.
Memories of friends and loved ones who passed too soon urge me to slow down and smell the proverbial flowers. I sometimes imagine it is my last day on earth and how I should spend it.
This helps me shake off the lethargy of living, and look at hours and days as more precious than any amount of gold or material things. It helps me refocus when I get thrown off track, something that happens to the happiest of us.
It's not a perfect world and that's okay. It shouldn't affect your day. If you're healthy and can get about and do various activities, you should take advantage of that as a way to enrich your life and to give each day more meaning.
Millions of people are handicapped in one way or another. Their stories of survival and later thriving energizes me to the core. I often look at their daily challenges and their bravery in making the best of their conditions, as a way of motivation.
An epiphany sometimes comes after experiencing the loss of a loved one. You realize there's no guarantee you won't die today, or tomorrow. The sky is suddenly bluer. The birds songs inspirational. The grass is greener, and the world has taken on a new luster.
My opinion on how important today is - as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow - comes from a lifetime of experience. I've done years of research on subjects ranging from the power of positive thinking, to oriental religions and disciplines to maximize my days.
I learned a long time ago, there will be bad days in my life and it is up to me to cope with them. That's life. That's reality. Bad things happen to all of us, regardless of how rich or poor, or how religious we are.
Because every person's circumstances are different, having a nice day can have a broad definition. Someone working in a lumber mill for eight hours who comes home to a good hearty hot meal, would probably say they had a good day.
They made money and were productive. Someone re-learning how to walk after an accident who manages to take a few extra steps one day, would call that a good day. A child who was able to eat a full meal one day, would consider that a good day if he/she was among the starving children of the world.
I admit that decades ago, when I heard people use the line, "Have a good day," I thought that was a shallow statement. A mental picture of a round yellow happy face accompanied the thought.
Funny how things change. Now when someone says "Have a good day," I enjoy hearing it and quickly wish the same for the speaker. Somewhere along the line I managed to become less skeptical of everything in life.
As we all know, life is an ever evolving situation. We can choose to grow and bloom, or wither on the vine of negativity. It does come down to personal choice, despite what life hands us.
As It Stands, there's nothing wrong with thinking about death and your mortality as one way to have a better day.


Sustainability is certainly the buzz word surrounding Earth Day. And while environmental sustainability is crucial to the wellbeing of our planet, we cannot forget about the economic sustainability of our local communities. Here we have collected 8 ways for you to go local all while supporting environmental sustainability, killing two birds with one stone... err... rather keep all those birds thriving in a wholesome sustainable ecosystem!
When we source our food locally, we're not only supporting Arizona's local farmers, ranchers, and food producers, but we are putting less stress on the environment by supporting small-scale farms. Find a local farmers market near you or join a local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
If you don't have access to public transit, use human power to get you to your next destination (and while the weather is still nice!). Make sure to first get your bike tuned up with a local bike shop.
Support renewable energy and local businesses – install solar panels! They are also a great option for providing shade in your parking lot! Check out your solar power options here.
Let those carbon hogging trees do their trick! Check out our listings forPlant Nurseries, Tree Service, and Gardening Supplies and Consultants. Tip: plant shade trees close to your house to reduce your energy use!
Many Local First Arizona members are planning their own Earth Day celebrations, so celebrate with them! Click here to view the list.


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HomeNew musicBEN GLOVER announces 'Arguing With Ghosts' the first single from his upcoming 'Sweet Wild Lily' EP
BEN GLOVER announces 'Arguing With Ghosts' the first single from his upcoming 'Sweet Wild Lily' EP
August 18, 2020 Mark Millar New music, News 0
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Arguing With Ghosts, the first single from Ben Glover's upcoming EP, Sweet Wild Lily, will be released digitally on Proper Records on 8th September 2020.
"We started talking about how the skyline and feel of Nashville have changed so much over recent years, and that conversation sparked the theme of losing a sense of the familiar. The character in the song has experienced personal loss and ruminates about the passing of time, wrangling with the tangible and the intangible," he says of the song co-written with Songwriter Hall of Famers, Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg.
Arguing With Ghosts is Glover's first solo release since his award-winning 2018 album, Shorebound. It features Grammy-nominated Kim Richey on vocals and was produced by Glover.
Ben is based in Nashville, Tennessee, but originates from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. He is also a member of the Orphan Brigade.
Listen to Ben Glover's catalogue of all his releases since 2008 – BELOW:
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Ben Glover was presented with the UK Album of the Year award for his latest album Shorebound last night in Hackney at the 2019 UK Americana Awards. The award was presented to Glover by last […]


New appointment -Andrew Mangan, previously of Nidd Hall Hotel, now executive chef at Weetons.
One of Harrogate's most popular deli-restaurants has a new face in charge of food.
Premium food hall and restaurant Weetons is delighted to announce that it has appointed a new Executive Chef, Andrew Mangan.
Andrew will take on full responsibility for food service at the West Park location as well as overseeing new product development of the ready meals and deli offering.
Andrew said: "I'm really excited to be joining Weetons.I really like the fact that the shop has great products and focuses on quality and local sourcing.
Andrew joins the team from his previous role as executive Cchef at Nidd Hall Hotel, having spent an illustrious career working with the likes of renowned chefs Richard Turner and Glynn Purnell.
He is looking forward to making the most of the fabulous products available at Weetons both from the in house butchers as well as the many trusted local suppliers.
Murray, head of food for Weetons and sister company Ramus Seafoods said: "We delighted to welcome Andrew to Weetons.
New and exciting specials are appearing every week and customers can look forward to a new menu in the autumn focusing on fresh, local, seasonal produce.
Customers are also invited to chat to Andrew if they see him in store and email him with any comments or suggestions at foodhall@weetons.com.


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Amérique du Nord
 Schomberg, une ville d'Ontario

Personnes
Schomberg est un patronyme germanique, notamment porté par :

 Théodoric de Schomberg, natif de Heidelberg, mort en 1590 à la bataille d'Ivry, dirigeait les reîtres d'Henri IV ;
 Gaspard de Schomberg (1540-1599), général d'Henri IV ;
 Georges de Schomberg (mort en 1578), frère de Gaspard, une des victimes du duel des Mignons de Henri III ;
 Henri de Schomberg (1574-1632), fils de Gaspard, maréchal de France et grand maître de l'artillerie de France  ;
 Charles de Schomberg (1601-1656), fils du précédent, lui aussi maréchal de France ;
 Armand-Frédéric de Schomberg (1615-1690), maréchal de France (1675);
 Ménard de Schomberg (1641-1719), fils du précédent.

Voir aussi
 Schömberg
 Famille von Schönberg

Notes, sources et références

Homonymie de patronyme
Homonymie de localités
Patronyme germanique
Patronyme allemand


Yoga Teacher in Training Kristine Normand and veterinary receptionist Christal Huntzinger.
Yoga Teacher in Training Kristine Normand recently raised over $100 for New Beginnings Animal Sanctuary in Niceville. Yoga Junkie Studio regularly holds a Yoga 4 Charity class to raise donations for local nonprofit organizations.
For almost 10 years, New Beginnings Animal Sanctuary has been sheltering Niceville's homeless dogs. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the sanctuary relies on donations from the community to provide food, veterinary care and eventually loving homes to animals in need.
For more information, visit nicevilleanimalclinic.net/shelter.html.


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Netflix fans were left shocked last month, as cult fav show The Crown was revealed to have a shocking gender pay gap, with its leading actress Claire Foy paid significantly less than her male co-star, Matt Smith.
Unsurprisingly, the news of The Crown's gender pay gap didn't go down well, with fans of the show voicing their outrage, and the show's producers releasing a statement that they would rectify the pay disparity for the seasons ahead.
They didn't stop there though, with The Crown fans angry on Claire Foy's behalf. In response, it has been announced that the 34-year-old actress will receive a whopping £200,000 in back pay – and it's about time.
We hope this is sorted for the upcoming seasons.