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Hozier – Live At T In The Park 2015 – Past Daily Soundbooth: Summer Festival Edition
Hozier - A taste of Irish Soul in the mix.
Hozier – A taste of Irish Soul in the mix.
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– Hozier – live at T In The Park 2015 – July 10, 2015 – BBC Scotland –
Another week, another festival. This one from Perthshire, Scotland – T In The Park has been around since 1994 and has been voted most popular Major Festival in 2005 and 2006 and nominated for several years, and has been on the must-play list for bands all over the world, come Summer.
Starting off in other venues and finally becoming a three-day event in July, T In The Park has attracted some 225,000 fans and over 60,000 campers. This year has been controversial with City Council threatening to pull the festival in future years, citing safety concerns. But, the festival went on – and this year it went down in music history as another blow-out for fans.
Tonight it's Hozier, live at the 2015 T In The Park Festival, recorded by BBC Scotland.
Hozier released his debut extended play Take Me to Church, on 3 July 2013. which appeared on the Billboard 200. He initially recorded track demos in his attic studio before working on the record with producer Rob Kirwan. The titular single, "Take Me to Church", was released in September 2013. The music video, alluding to themes of homophobia, was released that same month, having been created on a "shoestring budget" and filmed entirely in black-and-white. The video was subsequently was shared by actor Stephen Fry, appearing on the front page of Reddit, and subsequently going viral. "Take Me to Church" saw Hozier's rise to prominence, with the song scoring top five positions around the world and gaining multi-platinum certifications; the song also garnered critical acclaim for its lyricism and messaging.[ The EP's concluding track, "Cherry Wine", appeared in Zach Braff's movie Wish I Was Here, chosen for its "heartbreaking lyrics and poetry". It was later performed on the Late Late Show. In 2014, Hozier released his second EP, From Eden.
Hozier released his eponymous album, Hozier, on 19 September 2014, including tracks from his first two extended-plays. The album drew inspiration from folk, R&B, and blues music. Hozier met critical success; Helen Brown of The Telegraph noted that it was "an intense, youthful lyrical tangling of religion and romantic obsession that regularly finds him poised 'between love and abuse'". Hozier peaked at number one in Ireland and finished second on the US Billboard 200. The album is certified 2x platinum in the UK and US. After the release of "Take Me to Church", the record released five singles released from 2014 to 2016: "From Eden", "Sedated", "Work Song", Someone New", "Jackie and Wilson", and "Cherry Wine", which all appeared on the Irish Singles Chart. The music videos for "From Eden" "Someone New" and "Cherry Wine" featured actresses Katie McGrath, Natalie Dormer and Saoirse Ronan, respectively. He embarked on an American and European tour to support the album.
"Take Me to Church" was later nominated at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year in 2015. At the awards show, he performed the song with Annie Lennox, and later at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. On 12 November 2015, he won the VH1 Artist of the Year, a fan-voted award. At the ceremony, he performed "Take Me to Church" and The Beatles' "Blackbird" with singer Tori Kelly.In June 2016, Hozier released the song "Better Love" as part of the Legend of Tarzan soundtrack. Hozier subsequently took a one-year hiatus from his work, moving back to Ireland to "reconnect" after touring his debut album.
Here's what Hozier had to say for his debut performance at T In The Park – thanks to BBC Scotland.
Enjoy – crank it up.
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La moglie è un cortometraggio del 2006 diretto da Andrea Zaccariello.

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Un marito e una moglie. Bella e innamorata. Il loro anniversario. Un regalo per lei. Una casetta sul mare, isolata e romantica. Due giorni insieme lontano da tutti. Ma quel regalo per la moglie potrebbe essere l'ultimo, terribile appuntamento...

Riconoscimenti
 Cittadella del corto
 Premio SIAE alla miglior sceneggiatura
 Festival "La 25° Ora": 1° Premio assoluto.
 7° Roma International Film Festival: Premio speciale della Giuria.
 14° Festival del Corto di Fiction: Premio speciale SIAE miglior Sceneggiatura.
 11° Genova film festival, Premio speciale della Giuria e Premio della Critica.
 Cortopalo film festival 2008: Premio Perseo.
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 62° Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno: Premio della Giuria, Targa FilmFest.
 2009 Huston WorldFest.
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 Palm Beach International Film Festival 2009.
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 12° Parma Film Festival 2009: 1° Premio.

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Wisconsin weed laws are half-baked
Leo Costello
Map of US marijuana legislation
Bethanie Gengler, News Editor
On Jan. 1, 2020, Illinois will officially legalize recreational marijuana and Wisconsin will be surrounded by weed.
Illinois will join 10 other states that have legalized recreational marijuana and 33 states that have legalized medical marijuana. Bordering state Minnesota allows medical use while Michigan allows recreational use. Canada has also legalized recreational pot.
Wisconsin residents can now drive just a short distance to purchase legal weed that becomes illegal the moment they cross the border back into Wisconsin.
Marijuana is still federally regulated. Transporting weed across state lines, even from a state where it was legally purchased, is a federal offense.
In Wisconsin, charges for a first-offense possession of marijuana can carry up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Repeat offenders can be charged with a felony and face up to 3.5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
At UW Oshkosh, University Police responded to 139 calls related to marijuana in 2018 and made 71 drug arrests on campus.
Last November, 16 Wisconsin counties had marijuana advisory referendums on their ballots that were supported by a solid majority of voters. According to a Marquette Law School Poll, 58% of Wisconsin residents believe marijuana should be legalized and regulated similarly to alcohol.
The path to legalization
In Wisconsin, legalization progress comes slowly. Certain Wisconsin jurisdictions have declined to prosecute marijuana possession in small amounts, and it may be treated as an ordinance violation with a ticket.
In 2018, members of the Oshkosh Common Council wanted to reduce the fine for possession of marijuana from $325 to $25 but were only successful in getting it reduced to $200 plus court costs.
Oshkosh City Council member Jake Krause, who supported the fine reduction, said the fine amount would have depended on the weight of the marijuana, which could vary if it were mixed in with food or other substances.
"The city police officers basically said it would be too difficult to weigh it, and they wanted a one-fine-fits-all type thing," Krause said. "We settled at a $200 fine, which was a compromise."
Oshkosh Mayor Lori Palmeri was a member of the city council in 2018 and supported the proposal.
"I did support a reduction from the $325 [fine] because I felt that for people who were lower income, that it was kind of a burden of a fine," Palmeri said. "As far as my beliefs on legalization of cannabis, I'm supportive of the medical and I'm neutral on the recreational at this point."
In February, Gov. Tony Evers proposed a plan to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and legalize medical marijuana. His plan also allowed expungement for possession charges.
Winnebago County District Attorney Christian Gossett cited the Portugal Model as a study on decriminalization.
"They decriminalized personal-use drugs, which is a 10-day supply or less of a drug absent any evidence of dealing," he said. "What they did was they started all these treatment facilities and services."
From decriminalization in 1999 to 2015, Portugal saw an 80% decrease in overdose fatalities.
However, Evers' plan for decriminalization of marijuana was "dead on arrival at the legislature" according to Wisconsin State Sen. Patrick Testin.
Testin, a Republican from Stevens Point, joined Democratic Sen. Jon Erpenbach and Wisconsin State Assembly Rep. Chris Taylor last month to introduce a bipartisan bill to legalize medical cannabis in Wisconsin.
Medical cannabis bill
Under the bill, qualifying patients who receive a recommendation from their doctor would be able to purchase and grow marijuana. Conditions that would qualify a patient for medical cannabis include cancer, HIV, hepatitis C, chronic pain, PTSD and others.
Testin said he became a believer in compassionate care through the use of cannabis when his grandfather was dying of lung and bone cancer, which caused him to lose his appetite, weight and much of his strength.
"It was essentially a terminal diagnosis for him and he had to make a very tough decision to go outside the law and essentially break the law to get marijuana," he said. "It was the only thing that gave him his appetite and helped him keep his food down."
Testin said seeing his grandfather benefit from medical marijuana was an eye-opening experience.
"I firmly believe it gave him more time that he otherwise wouldn't have had," he said. He added marijuana has fewer side effects and long-term risks than opioids.
"I've heard from so many who have talked about their issues with opioid abuse and oftentimes, when they use opioids it leads to more dangerous drugs such as heroin or fentanyl," he said. "They've been able to wean themselves off of these drugs by self-medicating with cannabis and so I firmly believe there is opportunity and potential to incorporate medical cannabis as a safer alternative."
The proposed bill to legalize medical cannabis contains regulations including a registry system for patients and a licensing system for growers, producers and sellers. The bill also contains a homegrown provision that would allow patients to grow a certain number of plants under a dry weight limit of three ounces.
"We want the ability for people, in a regulated environment, to grow their own medicine and do it safely at home," Testin said. The next step for the proposed medical cannabis legislation is for it to be referred to a standing committee and then for a public hearing to be held.
Gossett said he isn't sure legalizing medical marijuana is the right move. He said people may attempt to obtain medical marijuana for recreational use fraudulently and it could also cause issues of classism.
"The people who have insurance can go see the doctor when they want to, can get their medical marijuana, and the people who can't, the inner-city, the impoverished populations, end up illegally possessing marijuana," he said. "So I don't know that I'm a big fan of medical marijuana."
Incentives of legalization
States that have approved recreational marijuana use have experienced financial incentives. In Colorado, legal marijuana sales in 2018 brought in about $270 million in taxes. In comparison, the state brought in $45 million in taxes on alcohol that same year. The state has brought in more than $1 billion in total revenue from 2014 to August 2019 from marijuana sales.
The city of Aurora, Colorado, has used the revenue earned from legal pot to help the homeless, fund road and transportation projects and to finance recreation centers in growing areas of the city.
Decriminalization of cannabis would save Wisconsin $30 million in decreased criminal justice costs, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs.
"If you take a look at our neighbors, whether it's Michigan, Minnesota or Illinois, they've all incorporated medical cannabis programs and I think we should follow suit," Testin said.
Gossett said to consider the amount of harm that could be done by legalizing marijuana.
"What is the risk of harm? We're understandably upset about the 73,000 overdose deaths last year. We should also be upset about the 88,000 alcohol-related deaths per year," he said. "And how many people are dying from marijuana?"
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Q: Converting from C to C++, I get this error: "deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'" void computeResults(float weight, float calorieGoal, float walkingSpeed, float runningSpeed, float cyclingSpeed, int walkingMinute, int runningMinute, int cyclingMinute){

    float walkingMET, runningMET, cyclingMET, calorieWalking, calorieRunning, calorieCycling, calorieTotal, calorieDifference;
    walkingMET = calculateMET("walking", walkingSpeed);

    runningMET = calculateMET("running", runningSpeed);

    cyclingMET = calculateMET("cycling", cyclingSpeed);

A: The error message means that in C++ opposite to C string literals have types of constant character arrays.
So you are trying to pass a string literal to a function that has the corresponding parameter type char * instead of const char *.
Change the type of the parameter of the called function to const char *.

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Galway Lake Campers' Association Website
About the GLCA
Rules & Regulations of the Association
GLCA Boat Launch Information
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Posted on May 30, 2010 July 12, 2021 by Glen Rundell
Milfoil Control at Galway Lake
As the GLCA Board works to develop and implement our integrated lake management plan for Galway Lake we think it would be helpful for members to have a historical reference of the 1990 deep drawdown process and corresponding results.
The attached transcription of the presentation, Milfoil Control At Galway Lake, was developed by Mr. Jesse Aronstein and presented at May 16, 1991, Conference on Nuisance Plants in Aquatic Environments: Ecology and Management, Sponsored by the Hudson River Environmental Society, Inc., in cooperation with the Freshwater Institute of RPI.
This transcription provides a concise yet detailed overview of the deep drawdown process as used by the GLCA in 1990 and the associated results. Since twenty years has passed from the drawdown we believe that a review of this information will be helpful for members to put the Darrin Fresh Water Institute's 2010 report, An Assessment of Aquatic Plant Growth and Filamentous Algae Problems in Galway Lake, Saratoga County, New York, into perspective and better understand some of the findings presented within.
Galway Lake Milfoil Presentation
Galway Lake Final Report 2009 (1)
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Q: Retrieving values trimmed by ltrim in redis list A common design pattern in redis when handling lists is:
redis_server.lpush(list_name, element)
redis_server.ltrim(list_name, 0, 99)

(used python syntax to illustate it)
What to do if one needs to retrieve all the values beyond index 99, before invoking ltrim? One way to do it is as follows, but is there a faster way to do it?

redis_server.lpush(list_name, element)
list_length = redis_server.llen(list_name)
extra = list_length - 100
while (extra > 0):
    item = redis_server.lpop(list_name)
    #do something with the item
    extra = extra - 1
redis_server.ltrim(list_name, 0, 99)

A: A first solution would be to get all extra items in one request, using LRANGE:

    redis_server.lpush(list_name, element)
    items = redis_server.lrange(list_name, 100, -1)
    # do something with the items
    redis_server.ltrim(list_name, 0, 99)

A second solution, a bit more complex but maybe faster (would need to be confirmed by a test, it's not certain) as it requires only one request instead of two, would be to write a Lua script and to send it using EVAL and EVALSHA. But you probably don't need it, the first is certainly fast enough.


Like all muscles, your pelvic floor muscles need regular exercise to remain strong. Within 4-12 weeks, depending on your commitment and starting strength, you can reach your optimum pelvic floor health through pelvic floor exercises, when combined with lifestyle changes.
A pelvic floor disorder should be considered as a life-time condition. Even if it seems resolved, it can return if your pelvic floor muscles are allowed to weaken. Therefore it's essential that, like any other muscle, you concentrate on maintaining it's strength throughout your life. Following the 12 weeks of intensive exercise, manually or with an electronic toner, you should begin a maintenance programme. For advice on times when your pelvic floor is at greater risk of weakening, and you should step up your exercise programme, visit our How Often Should You Do Pelvic Floor Exercises page.
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Northern Ireland is pro Europe while Britain's quite the opposite
The 2019 European elections truly showed Northern Ireland and Britain's feelings over Brexit as only one pro-Brexit politician wins a seat in pro-EU North
Paddy Clancy
2019 European Parliamentary elections shows the big difference between Northern Ireland and Britain's Brexit views. iStock
In the EU elections, Northern Ireland and Scotland reflected a three-year-old referendum decision to remain part of Europe – but in the rest of the United Kingdom, the Conservative and Labour parties suffered humiliating punishments for their handling of Brexit, Britain's departure process.
Only one of the three EU seats in Northern Ireland went to the pro-Brexit Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
The other two went to pro-EU Martina Anderson of Sinn Fein and non-sectarian Alliance Party leader Naomi Long.
Read more: Sinn Fein hit hard in Irish European elections 2019
DUP leader Arlene Foster, whose party has always gone against the bulk of public support for the EU in Northern Ireland, expressed disappointment that only one unionist was returned as an MEP.
Some 57 percent of voters in the North backed pro-EU parties.
Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O'Neill hailed Anderson's poll-topping election victory. "This is a vital result in terms of sending the right message to Brussels and Britain that we voted to remain in 2016 – and we are still determined to remain…there is no good Brexit for Ireland, north or south," she said.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was on an official trip to Ireland when the final declaration was made, giving her pro-EU Scots Nationalist Party and the Liberal Democrats a total of four seats with the remaining two in Scotland going to the brand-new Brexit Party and the Conservatives.
Sturgeon said in Dublin that the outcome had shown that the "U.K. political system has failed -- and it has failed Scotland utterly."
She added, "Scotland said no to Brexit in 2016. This result makes clear, we meant it."
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But the rest of Britain remained bitterly divided, with voters punishing the Conservatives and the Labour Party and turning instead to other parties, like Nigel Farage's six-week-old Brexit Party if they wished to opt out of Europe, or the pro-EU Liberal Democrats and Greens.
Farage's Brexit led the polls with nearly 32 percent while Labour and the Conservatives, who jointly bungled the process of Britain exiting the EU, were respectively down to 14 percent in third place and less than nine percent in fifth place.
The pro-EU Lib Democrats and Greens had respectively 18.5 percent and slightly over 11 percent.
Analysts believe Farage's Brexit has the potential to impact the race over who becomes the next British prime minister.
The Tories elect a new leader in July after Theresa May's announcement last Friday that she will resign as prime minister on June 7 but will remain in Downing Street until her replacement is selected.
Farage claimed on Monday that if Britain doesn't leave the EU on October 31, the current deadline, then his party would repeat its success in a general election.
He tweeted, "We will contest all 650 seats across the country at the next general election. I will not stop until the job is done."
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Introducing the Newest Additions of Bvlgari's Fiorever Collection
Created as a tribute to the legendary beauty and rich history of the jeweller's hometown, Bulgari's Fiorever collection brings to dazzling glory a four-petalled wild bloom found on several Roman landmarks and decorating frescoes in the ancient city of Pompeii. The signature motif also draws from Bulgari's own heritage, with floral-inspired creations that include its Giardini Italiani high-jewellery collection in 2015 and date as far back as its diamond brooches from the 1920s.
Unveiled last year, the unique design features petals that tilt upward around the central stone in order to tempt the wearer to touch it as they would an actual flower. Fiorever has undergone a further transformation for 2019, thanks to the addition of white and yellow diamonds. A new white- diamond parure consists of a necklace, bracelet and earrings paved in shimmering stones. Also new are extremely lightweight diamond hoop earrings and single-flower pendants on long diamond-studded chains, as well as stackable open bangles with a blossom on each end.
This year's collection is also the first to feature yellow diamonds, which take pride of place in the centre of the motif as surrounding petals of white-diamond pavé evoke a living bloom. Each stone is exceptional for its fancy vivid hue, round shape and remarkable quality, resulting in limited quantities of the yellow-diamond ring and necklace.
Not content to stop there, Bulgari has also introduced a high-jewellery collection for Fiorever. Each one-of- a-kind masterpiece is designed to capture the fleeting beauty of a wild bloom in a form that will last forever – or, in the words of Bulgari, "a jewel as bold and enduring as The Eternal City itself".
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Notes: Nancy Drew travels to little old New Zealand to take part in a reality TV show. Puzzles and hi-jinks abound - including apparently some effort to teach players the basics of Māori culture, plants, and animals. I was impressed that the game correctly uses macrons, too.
Overall Rating: Reviews indicate that this game has some snags, but full points to encourage use of Te Reo Māori.


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LBank Labs Backs New Metaverse Crypto Pre-Sale Robotera.
Delfrina Yasmine . November 16, 2022
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Techspace - Investors and speculators who have been waiting for a brand new project that will center on the Metaverse may rejoice since the project's presale phase has finally begun.
Sandbox Metaverse RobotEra
RobotEra is a project that is centered on the concept of a metaverse. Players can own a piece of virtual real estate within the game world and develop it in any way they see fit. This Metaverse is getting all kinds of utilities you won't be able to find anywhere else, which is one way that the project will differentiate itself from similar initiatives being undertaken by other companies.
The player assumes the role of a robot and is tasked with managing their piece of land within the RobotEra metaverse. They do this by cultivating crops to gather resources and forming relationships with other robots inhabiting the Metaverse.
The TARO token is the indigenous token of the RobotEra ecosystem. It serves as the medium of exchange in the sandbox-style Metaverse and is an essential component of the ecosystem as a whole. The RobotEra presale has begun, allowing investors to purchase its native TARO coin at an early stage.
📣 Calling All Crypto Lovers! 📣
🔥 Robotera presale is now live! 🔥
Buy $TARO now! ⬇https://t.co/UJ3inomU89#crypto #presale #investing #cryptocurrency pic.twitter.com/rfK8gKruvZ
— RobotEra (@robotera_io) November 9, 2022
Traders have been given this opportunity. The platform, built on the Ethereum blockchain, is working on constructing a Metaverse in the style of a sandbox, in which participants can collaborate on the construction of NFT-based land and structures. Cooperation of this kind at such an early stage in the project's development should put the token in a position to gain a significant amount of value over the next several months.
RobotEra has all the makings of a successful product, and the platform already boasts some solid foundations; this will be a year of significant presales for the company. It also claims to back from LBANK Labs, which hints at the momentum it might garner as its sale continues to advance further and when it obtains its first exchange listings.
RobotEra Preorder Begins
The RobotEra presale is available on their website, and anybody may take part by paying USDT or ETH. As the presale develops, the team is committed to making participation even more accessible by allowing investors to join using debit and credit cards via fiat onramp partners.
With the release of the alpha version scheduled for the end of the first quarter of 2023, RobotEra is launching its presale with full force. Even though the auction began only yesterday, almost 300,000 TARO have already been sold at the current price of 0.020 USDT. At the subsequent level of the presale, the cost per TARO will increase to $0.025; by the final stage, the price will have increased to $0.032, representing a 60% increase over the first stage.
It's Time for #RobotEraFacts: The Land🔥🌍
🤖 Robotera has 7 continents, all made up of different Lands
🤖 Each Land is a unique NFT
🤖 Holding a Robot NFT will give you a chance to mint Land
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Investors may join in the presale by visiting the RobotEra website, connecting their Wallet Connect cryptocurrency wallet, and using either ETH or USDT to acquire TARO. Prospective buyers are urged to act quickly since the price of TARO will increase by 25% once the sale reaches its second phase.
The presale will be conducted in three stages, with each step selling 90 million TARO. Together, these three phases account for 15% of TARO's potential supply of 1.5 billion tokens, with the most significant portions reserved for its DAO-based treasury (33%) and play-to-earn player incentives (25%).
Metaverse Player-Driven
Regarding gameplay, RobotEra's Metaverse will position users as robots responsible for administering their NFT-based land and contributing to the building of RobotEra's virtual environment. The Sandbox-style game will also allow users to obtain materials from the game environment, make robot friends, engage in missions, and participate in events (e.g., virtual concerts).
According to RobotEra's plan, work on the Metaverse began earlier this year, with an alpha version of its Metaverse galaxy due by the end of Q1 2023. Around this time, further gameplay aspects and VR and AR-based elements will be released.
In preparation for this schedule, RobotEra's team anticipates its presale to finish before the New Year, about the same time it hopes to receive its first exchange listings for TARO. Given that it has already secured investment from LBANK Labs, it is likely that LBANK will be among the first exchanges to offer the currency.
In terms of how TARO works inside the RobotEra ecosystem, the project's whitepaper states that players will use the utility token to swap in-game assets and equipment and give prizes. Trading NFTs, staking, mining, participating in events, and maintaining virtual land are all methods for players to gain TARO.
While it is still very early in RobotEra's lifetime, these many features point to a potentially promising blockchain-based game universe. To date, some of the most critical projects in the bitcoin ecosystem have been Metaverse and game platforms (e.g., Decentraland, The Sandbox, Axie Infinity), and it appears like RobotEra will follow suit.
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The report done by NOAA and the EPA is based off of a two-day roundtable held in August 2011, focusing on smart growth, hazard mitigation, climate change adaptation, and coastal management. Key areas discussed: opportunities and challenges; siting and design; plans and policies; engagement, communication and education; gaps and needs.
These resources provide guidance for Florida's coastal communities on the benefits of incorporating adaptation strategies into local planning policies and programs. These documents provide details of planning tools communities can implement through the designation of adaptation action areas (AAAs), as well as guidance on how to amend current planning documents to implement adaptation strategies.
An overview of the current situation regarding adaptation planning in Florida that provides a summary of what adaptation planning is followed by impacts of sea level rise, adaptation planning strategies, before tying adaptation in with community resiliency and hazard mitigation. Official language from the adaptation action areas policies are provided as well.
The report was created by a panel of 25 professionals gathered by ULI to outline recommendations on a variety of tools to address long-term resilience and adaptability of the Mid-Atlantic Region (focusing on NY/NJ) following Hurricane Sandy. The report addresses topics such as land use and development; infrastructure, technology and capacity; finance, investment, and insurance; and leadership and governance.
In 2004 Polk County was devastated by three hurricanes over the course of three months. The county received the second highest amount of disaster aid in the state from FEMA at slightly more than $71 million, while there were $1.2 billion in damages. The report discusses methods to facilitate economic recovery following events such as this through business recovery programs, communication, emergency financing, etc.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed this framework to assist agencies in using the best available science to project climate change health impacts and prioritize interventions and risk management strategies.
These two reports explain how smart growth regulations and green building principles can help communities adapt to climate change impacts including; flooding, sea level rise, extreme heat, drought, and wildfire.
Coastal Zone Management was authored by two planners and published in 2016. This report addresses the issues facing coastal management and "gives planners the tools they need to keep their heads above the water and their feet on the ground." Issues explored include; water quality, erosion, habitat conservation, stormwater management, development and redevelopment, offshore energy development, and new geospatial technologies.
This report explains how economic resilience has evolved into an important concept by using literature on economic resilience and how it can be expanded in related fields. It also discusses the many dimensions of resilience.
A report that uses 6 case studies from across the country to provide the framework for understanding the role of planning in hazard mitigation.
This article discusses how coastal communities are reforming development regulations to maintain the attractions of the urban shoreline while protecting those areas from coastal storms and flooding.
This report explains the benefits or urban parks in mitigating and minimizing the effects of urban heat islands.
Prepared by the task force appointed by President Obama, this report establishes guidelines for the investment of the Federal funds made available for recovery and sets the region on the path to being built back smarter and stronger with several outcomes in mind. The objectives and recommendations provide innovative strategies that can help the Sandy-affected region rebuild, as well as provide an example for other communities around the country and world that face similar risks from extreme weather.
This FAU report discusses the findings of its study of Pompano Beach's water utility.
This updated guidebook assists planners in confronting unpredictable events and natural disasters by providing the latest policies and procedures. The updated manual offers explanations of the benefits and limitations of planning for these events.
This addendum focuses on Palm Beach County, FL as a pilot for the redevelopment planning process to showcase a range of adaptation strategies, which can be employed in the post-disaster environment to enhance community sustainability and resilience. Guidance is provided on how to assess existing plans, policies, and programs, before exploring a range of policy recommendations that can address sea level rise impacts within the post-disaster redevelopment planning process.
Conducted by the Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition, this report presents Florida policy makers with recommendations on preparing for and confronting the impacts of sea level rise, extreme weather events, and ocean acidification.
This article explains how communities can use development regulations to ensure that fewer vulnerable structures are built in flood-prone areas.
This report presents ways local governments can prepare for climate change impacts through land use and building codes and policies.
This FAU study discusses the impact of climate change on Southeast Florida's water resources and offers guidance and policy recommendations for protecting these resources.
The guide is a compilation of tools that are integral for coastal and climate adaptation planning. Within the guide there are recommendations on tool selection and other steps in the process, and these are highlighted within case studies.
This document is meant to assist Southeast Florida communities in developing informed adaptation and resiliency strategies.
This report discusses the capabilities of USACE in helping reduce risks to coastal areas and improve resilience to coastal hazards through an integrated planning approach. The document includes nature-based features, nonstructural measures, and structural measures for coastal resilience.
This report provides an in-depth look at the ways multinational companies are beginning to assess and address the risks of extreme weather and other climate change impacts. The companies examined play strategic roles in the global economy in a wide range of sectors including banking and financial services, consumer goods, healthcare, information communications, manufacturing, and materials. The report is based on two complementary lines of research: (1) A comprehensive review of the perspectives and activities of companies listed in the Standard & Poors (S&P) Global 100 Index, based on their reporting to the Carbon Disclosure Project and in their corporate sustainability reports and annual financial filings; and (2) In-depth case studies of the practices and experiences of six companies in diverse sectors; American Water, Bayer, The Hartford Group, National Grid, Rio Tinto and Weyerhaeuser.
SUMMARY: The article draws on a forthcoming PAS report to highlight specific areas of concern for updating subdivision standards and review processes to improve the management of flood risk.
SUMMARY: The report gives planners the tools they need to keep their heads above water and their feet on the ground. Chapters cover the broad expanse of coastal activities and uses, from preservation to recreation, tourism to transportation, industry to infrastructure. Specialists explore essential issues such as water quality, erosion, habitat conservation, stormwater management, responsible development and redevelopment, offshore energy development, and the promise — and limitations — of new geospatial technologies. Case studies show proven strategies at work in cities from Boston to Biloxi. Written by planners for planners, Coastal Zone Management will help communities break the cycle of damage-rebuild-damage and find the equilibrium between environmental protection, economic rewards, and social equity.
SUMMARY: The article explains how smart growth principles embodied by places such as the French Quarter in New Orleans and the Strand in Galveston can support resilience to coastal hazards.
SUMMARY: The article explains why and how urban flooding occurs, details its impacts on communities, and provides an introduction to community resilience planning to address this issue. It closes with a list of broader tips for planners on how to best address this issue in their communities.
SUMMARY: The report, prepared by APA and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), seeks to close the gap that often exists between hazard mitigation planning and other local planning and regulatory land-use processes. It introduces hazard mitigation as a vital area of practice for planners; provides guidance on how to integrate hazard mitigation strategies into comprehensive, area, and functional plans; and shows where hazard mitigation can fit into zoning and subdivision codes. A Safe Growth Audit allows planners to evaluate their communities' plans and regulations, and case studies show how localities large and small are successfully addressing these issues. The report closes with recommendations to help planners move ahead with introducing hazard mitigation into local planning processes.
SUMMARY: The article discusses how coastal communities, such as New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey, are reforming development regulations to maintain the attractions of the urban shoreline while adequately protecting those areas from coastal storms and flooding.
SUMMARY: The article provides an overview of land-use tools planners can use to minimize wildfire risk in their communities.
SUMMARY: The report helps planners, public agencies, and local officials see the crisis on the horizon and get ready to meet it. This resourceful guide connects the dots between drought and land-use planning, water management, public health, and the local economy. The field's top researchers show how drought leaves communities vulnerable to wildfires, soil erosion, air pollution, and more. Experts with hands-on experience share checklists, case studies, and the pros and cons of various approaches to drought planning.
SUMMARY: The report offers a no-nonsense explanation of the benefits — and limitations — of planning for unpredictable events. Case studies from big cities and smaller towns show what it takes to come back stronger from a natural disaster.
SUMMARY: The report addresses the challenges for governments and planners, who must decide whether to permit development in wildfire areas and how best to design developments that are allowed. The report explores both issues, outlining how knowledge of wildfire risks can be incorporated into comprehensive planning and identifying best practices for development in at-risk areas.
SUMMARY: The article highlights how drought mitigation plans and the codes that help implement these plans play important roles in fostering more sustainable water use and resilience to the impacts of drought.
SUMMARY: The article explains how communities can use development regulations to ensure that fewer vulnerable structures are built in flood-prone areas.
SUMMARY: The report is out to end the cycle of floodplain build-damage-rebuild. Editor James C. Schwab, FAICP, manager of APA's Hazards Planning Center, gives communities sound guidance to bring subdivision design into line with the best of floodplain planning. Six planning and design principles help put subdivisions on the right footing. Standards for review, inspection, and maintenance cover all types of terrain and infrastructure. And nine concrete recommendations lay out steps to keep subdivisions safe and dry. Readers will get the tools they need to save lives, protect property, and build a better future.


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News Archive: April 2013
Elijah had the time to attend the Setup Punch premiere last weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival. There's a couple of interviews as well. One from the director and the other from the cast and crew.
:: Elijah has landed a new project of Peter Panzerfaust voicing the lead character, Peter. A teaser for the comic was shown this weekend at C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) and it is said that an official trailer for the motion comic will be released on May 14th.
:: The stunning inset photo is new from the set of Grand Piano.
:: As I've never see it before, let's assume this promo still is new from this season's Wilfred.
:: Here are some photos from Elijah's appearance on The Nerdist [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and a short clip from the show.
:: Another wonderful photo taken by Autumn de Wilde of Elijah and friend that turns out to be Henry who belongs to his brother Zach.
:: There's also a new photo from Maniac. Just look at what's there already and you'll see it.
:: As always, thank you Karin.
That's all... for now.
Deenan
:: Some pics of Elijah out and about this weekend at Coachella Music Festival's Lacoste Desert Pool Party.
:: Several promotional ads have been produced for the new season of Wilfred which are, as usual, hysterical! Cheese, Cops, Couch, Game, Joke and Scratch.
:: The cast of Wilfred answers another question from fans as only they could!
:: Want to see and read something really cool? Who else wants a pair?
:: The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off this week in New York City and here's a trailer of the short film Setup, Punch which will premiere at the festival this Thursday. No word if Elijah will squeeze in an appearance.
:: The inset photo is from the movie. Here are a couple more. [1] [2]
:: Here's a video of Elijah giving candid commentary on some Russian horror films clips when he visited the country in February for the Maniac premiere. Careful of graphic scenes from that film and others as well as language.
:: Check out the preview video of the revamped G4 station now called Esquire Network that will air the new show Knife Fight next week where Elijah participated in.
:: And one more video of Elijah's upcoming appearance on The Nerdist Saturday April 20th.
:: Many thanks to you Ambree, Karin and Ljuba.


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I had a choice, and I chose wrong.
For a sneak peek at Chapter One, see below.
WITH THE FATHER is intended to be read as a standalone. However, if you want or need more closure after you read it, check out WITH THE ONE.
Her back was turned to me and I used the opportunity to watch her shamelessly. Moments like this one, when we were completely alone, were rare and fleeting.
Her dark hair was pulled back into a ponytail. Though she wore it like that for convenience, it had the added benefit of showing off the gentle slope of her neck and the smooth flawlessness of her skin.
Of course, these were things I shouldn't be noticing.
The ends of the ponytail brushed her upper back just above the letters of her 'Karen's Kitchen' t-shirt, which she'd tucked into a pair of fitted, though not tight, jeans. The uniform, which evidenced our common purpose and the reason why I was allowed to spend so much time with her, was mandated for all volunteers other than myself. Casual and splattered with tonight's dinner, the outfit had the same effect as if she were wearing a ball gown. She was uncomplicatedly beautiful. A fact of which she seemed to be completely unaware.
These were also things I shouldn't be noticing.
I would never admit it, but I was fascinated with her. I'd convinced myself that she was simply one of those exceptional people to whom others are drawn. I fooled myself into believing that my interest in her wasn't inappropriate and that I was content just to observe her, knowing it would never be anything more. After all, she was a married woman and my life had never been my own.
But if either of those ever changed, I didn't know.
I was a priest, not a saint.
"Twenty-three boxes of spaghetti," I said, running my hand along the top of the dusty row of boxes. I peered into the back of the cabinet to make sure I hadn't missed anything. "I think we're done." I turned to face Father Paul, whose eyebrows were knitted together in concentration.
We were finishing our weekly inventory of the food pantry. Food was always scarce toward the end of the month, and donations had been more scarce than usual recently. It wasn't that our community was poor. There were a few families who had more than they needed; however, the majority of our small town worked hard for what they had. They didn't always have extra, and what they did have, they didn't part with easily.
Somehow, even though Karen's Kitchen usually had to scrape by to get through the end of the month, it always seemed to work out. We'd never turned anyone away. The food just seemed to magically multiply when we needed it most. Loaves and fishes and all that.
When he laughed, his eyes crinkled at the corners. I made a mental note of it so I could tell Arden. My closest friend spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out Father Paul. I had to admit he was worth studying. He had kind and gentle eyes, exactly like you'd expect on a priest, but, every so often, something passed beneath the surface that led me to believe they'd seen more than he was willing to share.
What I found most intriguing was the scar. It was faint now, having lightened throughout the years. However, it was unmistakable, traveling across his cheekbone from about an inch below his eye toward his ear. It looked to me like it had a story to tell though to my knowledge he'd never offered it up. Arden, however, wasn't studying his scar and her comments weren't limited to such.
I had to admit that he was undeniably attractive. Handsome, though not drop dead gorgeous. Polished, yet rugged. Thin, yet fit. His unexpected good looks, along with the fact that he wasn't a crotchety seventy-five year old man, had started tongues wagging from the moment he'd stepped into town. The old ladies of the church adored him. The younger ladies didn't quite know what to do with him.
The admission stunned me a bit and I tried not to gawk. Father Paul didn't talk about himself much. During the two years since he took over St. Mark's Catholic Church, he'd shared very little personal information about himself.
All we really knew was what we'd been told by the Bishop before the transfer. He'd gone to seminary in Boston. Afterwards, he had been assigned to a large inner-city parish where he'd worked under an influential and respected priest in that diocese. After fifteen years there, he'd requested the transfer that brought him half-way across the country to Merriville.
I wasn't surprised that he was of Irish heritage. His name, Paul Sullivan, left little doubt of it. However, he'd never spoken of it, or of any family for that matter.
Paul had a way of not sharing a lot without seeming like he was holding anything back. Rather than dwelling on the past, he preferred to talk about the future, speaking frequently and passionately about the importance of giving back to the community. His sermons often centered around his philosophy of giving people a hand up rather than a hand out. It was that attitude that brought him to Karen's Kitchen where we served dinner three nights per week to anyone who showed up.
Like the rest of the volunteers, he worked the line, dishing out generous portions without reservation or judgment. After dinner was served, he frequently sat with diners, listened to their problems, and counseled them on ways they could improve their situation … whatever they may be. He was a religious advisor, a crisis counselor, and a career coach, all rolled into one. I was pretty sure that he'd been sent straight from heaven, and I wasn't the only one who thought so.
Morale at the church was at an all-time high, and attendance was up as well. If you asked, it had everything to do with his delivery of the "Word" and nothing to do with the way he looked while delivering it. However, there was no denying that his most faithful parishioners were of a specific demographic: thirty-something women who were all too happy to help him with his philanthropy. I'd seen an influx of volunteers at Karen's Kitchen since he'd become a regular last year.
Though my experience with Catholic priests was somewhat limited, the ones I'd been around didn't look like Father Paul. And from what I knew about men in general, I didn't think that those who looked like Father Paul often found themselves in the priesthood. Father Paul was an anomaly. A beautiful, kind, generous anomaly that I was lucky to have in my kitchen. Over the past year, he'd become more of a partner than a volunteer.
"'Wrastle' someone up?" I asked, laughing. Father Paul frequently used words that he considered to be indigenous to his new town.
"Yes. Did I sound like a real Texan that time?" His words were spoken too fast, and his Boston accent was too thick to ever fool anyone.
"Absolutely. Though maybe we should work on it a little more if you want people to think you're a native." Secretly, I hoped he never lost the accent. I loved listening to him talk, even if my comprehension level only hovered around seventy percent.
"You've got enough on your plate. Besides, Jonathan and I knew that we'd have to chip in money when I took over." I tried not to think about the reason why I'd taken over the kitchen.
"Well, everyone appreciates all that you do." Father Paul looked down at his notes again and scratched something in the margins. "Both of you," he added more quietly.
Arden's head peeked around the corner. "We're all cleaned up out here, but Mr. Wyatt's acting up. I think we could use your manpower, Father Paul." She eyeballed him in an entirely inappropriate manner that had me nearly laughing out loud.
"Thanks," I mumbled, looking at the list. He frequently closed the kitchen for me, allowing me to get home to my kids earlier. "Will you be here tomorrow morning to load the take-away bags?" I asked though the question was unnecessary. Father Paul would be here tomorrow. He was always here. We were always here.
Working in Karen's Kitchen allowed me to feel closer to my mother, who started the soup kitchen after she'd inherited a substantial amount of money when my grandparents died. It also allowed me to feel like I was making a tiny, miniscule difference in the world. All I really wanted was to accomplish something every day, something more meaningful than dropping off the kids at preschool and picking up the dry cleaning, not that I didn't enjoy doing those things for my family. Because I really did.
I grinned. We both knew that I'd show up tomorrow with what we needed. I wouldn't be able to resist. I might even surprise him and buy some red beans and cabbage.
He shook a finger at me and winked. Arden's hand clutched my arm in response. I could almost feel her knees go weak. Of course, it didn't take much to make my newly single friend's knees quake.
"Right behind you, Father Paul." She watched his retreating back and waggled her eyebrows at me. "That is such a travesty," she hissed when he was out of earshot.
"What is?" I asked, though I'd heard this song and dance before.
"You're terrible," I said, looking around for the bolt of lightning that was surely going to take her out. I was used to Arden and her infatuation with Father Paul. It was something that she'd become more vocal about after her husband walked out on her two years ago.
Arden and I had a long history together. We'd met on the first day of my freshman year of high school. My parents had moved to the opposite side of town, forcing me into a new school and a new set of friends. I'd been standing by a red locker that should have been green, lamenting the fact that I was no longer a Merriville Horny Toad, when Arden careened around a corner and inadvertently pushed me headfirst into my open locker. Though we were opposites, an unlikely friendship had been born. We'd finished high school together, chased each other to college, and ended up moving back to our hometown within two years of one another. Aside from my sister, she was my closest friend.
"Oh, whatever, you prude. I'm heading out. Are you almost finished in here?" she asked.
I straightened the jars of peanut butter, making sure that all of the labels were facing out, grouping them by brand. Jonathan, my husband, frequently teased me about my compulsive behavior, but I'd been living with it my entire life. Only after the cans of soup and bags of rice were all standing neatly at attention did I untie the strings on my apron and toss it into the hamper near the door.
The lights were still on, but the dining room was empty when I emerged. I looked at my watch to check the time. Inventory had taken longer than I'd thought it would, and I needed to get home.
My dad usually watched the kids while I worked at the kitchen. He enjoyed seeing me carry on my mother's dream. Jonathan, who rarely got home before me, had dinner plans tonight with a prospective business associate and would be even later than usual. It was unlikely that he would beat me home, but I still felt the need to rush. Jonathan didn't like the amount of time I spent away from the family while at the kitchen. It was better for everyone involved if I were the one to send my father home rather than him.
I walked through the quiet kitchen, retrieved my purse from inside the cabinet where I'd hidden it and let myself out the back door. Karen's Kitchen wasn't in a bad area of town. Frankly, there wasn't any part of Merriville that I would consider bad. It was a small town where everyone knew everyone else. Even the homeless were familiar.
I dug through my purse, looking for my keys as I walked around the corner of the building and into the darkest part of the parking lot. The keys were still playing hide-and-seek as I approached my car, and I wished I'd insisted on getting a car with keyless entry. Arden's new car unlocked when she touched the handle. She didn't even have to use her keys any more. She considered herself quite fancy.
My hand found the keys just as I stepped up to the side of the car, and I felt guilty for my petty thoughts. There was nothing wrong with my car. It was only a few years old, and I was lucky to have so much when there were so many with so little. I was still scolding myself when a shadow shifted in my peripheral vision, causing me to jump and drop my newly found keys again. They clanged against the pavement of the parking lot – along with my heart.
The shadow moved closer and morphed into a man. He looked vaguely familiar though I couldn't immediately place him. I shifted uneasily on my feet and clutched my purse to my chest as he moved closer. One arm extended toward me while the other remained hidden behind his back, and I shrank backwards until my backside bumped into the car.
"Can I help you?" I asked, my voice shaky and unrecognizable.
Cold lifeless eyes glared down at me, and the realization of what was happening smacked me hard in the face.
I'd seen him before. In fact, I'd served the man dinner tonight. It had been the first time I'd noticed him come through the line, but he'd stood out. Something had seemed off about him. I'd dismissed it, not wanting to judge a man who was probably just hungry. Like my mom, I tried to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. 'People are inherently good. Even those that seem otherwise, are never too lost to be saved,' she would say.
He reached for it with his left hand, but the sneer on his face made me question whether it would be enough. As I feared, he looked down at it as if it were nothing.
"The keys to my car are down there," I said, glancing toward my feet. I was begging now, pleading with him to take it all and just leave.
He looked at my car and whistled under his breath. "It's nice, lady. I bet a kept woman like you gets a new one every year. That rich husband of yours takes real good care of you, doesn't he?" The sneer on his face grew more sinister, and his right hand emerged from behind his back. In the dim light, I could see the glint of a knife.
My heart thumped erratically in my chest, threatening to explode as he swung the knife back and forth, teasing me with it. The faint street light gleamed off the metal as he brought it close enough to catch against my shirt. Another swipe and the cool metal against my torso was fleeting but threatening.
I wondered if this was going to be how I would die. I'd left my kids three nights a week to sling hash in an effort to do some good in our community, only so I could die in the parking lot. Even my mother would have agreed that it wasn't worth it.
"Get away from her," a thick voice bellowed, causing me to jump again. The voice and accent were familiar, though the timbre was unrecognizable.
My attacker reacted immediately. His eyes narrowed on me, as if to make one final threat, but he retreated into the shadows. His heavy body and lumbering gait would have been too cumbersome for an effective getaway under any other circumstances, but neither Father Paul nor I made any move to follow him. Instead, we stood staring at each other, the fear in the air still smothering us.
He looked at me with wide eyes. "Are you okay?" His hands gripped my upper arms as his eyes raked over me from head to foot to assess the damage.
My heart sputtered in my chest.
"Grace, are you hurt?" he asked, his voice more panicked.
I looked down at my stomach, half expecting to see blood seeping through my clothes. I exhaled in relief when there wasn't any. I counted myself lucky. "I'm okay. Just scared." A shudder ran through my body as I considered the what could have been.
What had I been thinking, coming out here alone at this time of night? It had been stupid. Reckless. My kids needed their mother. My husband needed his wife. Nothing I was doing was more important than them.
Observing the quaking of my body, Father Paul wrapped his arms around me. The warmth of his body enveloped me, and I stayed there until the shivering stopped. "I'm so glad you were here," I said, when I finally felt a little calmer.
I expected him to let me go, but his arms tightened instead. "I'll always be here for you, Grace." His voice was so quiet that I wasn't sure that he'd spoken at all. It was possible I'd imagined it.


RyanAir CEO Michael O'Leary said yesterday that there was no movement on an airline deal for OpenSkies with Europe. He said the EU won't discuss it until Britain and Europe agree rights for each groups citizens, and the UK doesn't want to be part of the European Court – the final court of resolution for aviation agreements, which complicates matters further.
The airlines need agreement at latest by October 2018 to publish winter/summer schedules for 2018/19 – most want it far earlier than that. It's common to publish summer schedules for holiday companies 12-16 months in advance for groups like Thomson/Tui and Thomas Cook. Airlines like BA publish 12-13 months in advance normally.
The lethargic pace of negotiations, which seems largely to be caused by Britain's lack of understanding on how complex the problems are, and how Europe feels over the withdrawal, aren't encouraging anyone.
The matter is complicated by a feeling in Europe that if Britain wants out, it's out, and it doesn't get any better deal than any other non-EU member.
O'Leary also added that he thinks airlines like AFKLM and Lufthansa are almost certainly lobbying against a good deal.
I'm personally doubtful that's the case as in any scenario they stand to loose too. When it comes to overflights, those are under different rules governed by ICAO and IATA, it's trading and landing, route rights that OpenSkies governs in the EU.
If it reaches a point of no agreement – then you'll see a wholesale change in where airlines are headquartered as they leave for Europe. EasyJet has already started the process, moving to Vienna, BA for example could quickly move to Madrid under IAG.


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John McCauley and Deer Tick have long walked a tightwire between total despair and fractured resilience, but Negativity represents a heroic leap forward on virtually all fronts for the Providence, Rhode Island-based band. Recorded earlier this year in Portland, Oregon with legendary producer/musician Steve Berlin (The Blasters, Los Lobos, and last year's McCauley side project, Diamond Rugs), the album -Deer Tick's fifth full-length studio release, and follow-up to 2011's acclaimed Divine Providence - is McCauley's most personal work thus far as well as the band's most undeniable and universal, their famously freewheeling musical approach refined here into a gloriously cohesive whole.
Negativity was penned over the course of a genuinely eventful 2012, an annus horribilus in which McCauley's father pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and tax fraud, ultimately leading to prison. "Mr. Sticks" - which takes its title from the senior McCauley's childhood nickname - is "about my father going to jail and all the things he may miss," but when the son sings "With a hug and a kiss/You may say goodbye to all you've ever known," you get the sense he might be talking to himself.
"This record is me pulling myself out of the funk I was in," McCauley says. "I wouldn't say I was depressed, I think it was more than that. A lot of those days, I just felt like a waste and I didn't truly recognize it. There's a lot of time that I just don't remember at all and it's kinda frightening."
1. The Rock
2. The Curtain
3. Just Friends
4. The Dream's In The Ditch
5. Mirror Walls
6. Mr. Sticks
7. Trash
8. Thyme
9. In Our Time (feat. Vanessa Carlton)
10. Hey Doll
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Ozzie's Corner Italian, Grand Commons Avenue in Fairfax Corner
By dgreen,
October 12, 2009 in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
dgreen
Went to see a movie today at Fairfax Corner. While there, I noticed signs for a new Italian GAR establishment. It's in that building that used to have an organization/shelving/container type store.
Yes, this is the same shopping center as the Fairfax Coastal Flats.
jparrott
Short-smoked salmon with pasta pomodoro?
Thanks, dgreen. Here's GARG's press release from June 19th.
Also, the day after you posted, the Washington Post came up with this online (without any attribution to you, I'm sorry to say).
Rocks.
DanCole42
Just opened on Saturday. A step up from Olive Garden/Carraba's. Typifies GAR's food: about the best you can get while staying mediocrily appeasing to the masses.
Sthitch
Based on the name, I must ask if all of the waiters are heavily tattooed with prison quality ink and stumble around like a drunken idiot, speaking in a form of gibberish that would even perplex a Welshman?
Close, actually "Salmon Puttanesca …lightly smoked & wood grilled Scottish salmon w. mascarpone polenta"
Why don't you go and find out?
From what I can see on the menu it just looks like any other GAR but with an inordinate amount of code-switching and a few things to make their dishes honest to goodness Eye-talian... that is not to say that they will suck, I just cannot see myself driving to Fairfax to try them.
RaisaB
I tried them this past Friday...I can't say any of us had anything too Italian though. I had Grilled Halibut on Lentils. It was a very generous serving and the fish was cooked perfectly. Husband had Hanger Steak with mashed potatoes which came out medium rare as ordered. Kids had salad and chicken fingers? There were Italian sounding entrees, just was not in the mood for them. All in all, same as all other Great American restaurants, consistantly good quality food at fair prices with good service. BTW servers were the same as all other GAR, clean cut polite young people.
People should refrain from "reviewing" without actually trying. It comes across as pure arrogance.
Their take on that sit-down chain standby, spindip, actually contained Mediterranean spinach, roasted eggplant, and pine nuts. It definitely had an Italian flair about it, and was probably the best spindip I've ever had.
The pasta was certainly a step more advanced that primavera and alfredo, but my rigatoni gorgonzola dulce was sadly underseasoned.
If you've ever eaten GAR's highly addictive "donut bread" (my term), you'll love their focaccia. I don't know what they do to it, but the texture is unique and exciting: it's almost like the bread is deep fried.
All in all, Ozzie's brings the solid if predictable formula I've come to know and love from the other GAR establishments: I'm consistently impressed with the efficiency of their service, and can't imagine most restaurants being this "on the ball" after only two days of being open.
Dan, how is Mediterranean spinach different from regular spinach?
BTW servers were the same as all other GAR, clean cut polite young people.
Well, there you go, no more commenting about restaurants unless I have been there the requisite three times, for lunch and dinner spread over a number of weeks, oh and absolutely no comments concerning the menu I have read online, or making jokes of any kind. I will be sure to keep all of that in mind as I wouldnt want to come across as I generally prefer my arrogance to be of a sullied nature, nothing pure about it. I will be sure to patrol the site for violations of the Raisa Rule and bring it to everyone's attention.
No you most definately can give you opinions/views after one visit... What made you think I was referring to you? And no need for you to patrol, Don does a great job without the help.
jiveturk21
Just had a quick lunch there with a former colleague. It feels like a GAR restaurant as far as the space is concerned, although much less crowded than they normally are, likely due to the awful weather and the newness of the restaurant. Service was fantastic, as always. Some people don't like the service at their restaurants, some think that they are TOO on top of things, but I always like it and felt that everyone was up to speed, even at such an early date. The menu seemed restrained to me. Some things sounded very good, but you could tell that they didn't want to go full on Italian. Essentially, they want to be all things to all people, which usually doesn't work out very well, but I figure that if someone wants to eat a cheeseburger at an Italian place, who am I to stop them? Wine list, again, seemed restrained. They had the requisite Italian wines, but they had to put all the stuff on there that the normal suburbanite would recognize as well. Cocktail list followed a similar pattern (i.e., let's make an Italian version of a margarita or a mojito or sangria).
As for the food, it was fine. I had the lasagna which was filling and had some high points, but the low point (the meatballs) were pretty low. I ate them, but they had a funny taste to them, couldn't figure out for the life of me what it was, but I can tell you it wasn't good. My friend had a chicken parm sandwich with fries, he seemed to like it. Many more interesting things on the menu, but we both had to eat and run, so it will take a few more visits to make a good determination on the food.
Overall, typical GAR restaurant. I don't have a problem with that at all, others obviously do. But, there are obviously many more people who love them than hate them out there, so it will be wildly successful. I see myself heading there for lunches or quick dinners on off hours every once in a while. But, I only live 2 minutes away, I definitely wouldn't make a special trip out there.
I had the lasagna which was filling and had some high points, but the low point (the meatballs) were pretty low. I ate them, but they had a funny taste to them, couldn't figure out for the life of me what it was, but I can tell you it wasn't good.
I had the same feeling, especially about the meatballs, Saturday night. Overall, it was just an ok dish, which is kind of disappointing for $17. I was deciding between the lasagna and the other pasta that had the wild boar bolognese and I opted for the lasagna since it had meatballs. Like you, I ate them and didn't really like them.
Minor nitpick. I wasn't the biggest fan of the lasagna being served in a hot cast iron pan. I just don't get why they would serve it in something like that and tell you to be careful not to touch it because it was so hot. They nicely asked whether I was right handed or left handed so they could have the pan handle on the opposite side, but for some reason I was slightly annoyed that they'd serve it in a dish that I had to work around in order to eat my meal. How about just put it on a plate so I don't have to worry about burning myself? Not a big deal, though. I think I was just already somewhat annoyed at the lack of interesting options on the menu. Not sure I really expected anything different and maybe I just wasn't in the mood for Italian. But, I was really hoping something would jump out at me as something I really wanted to order. I almost just went with a steak or the Italian Panini.
My wife had the Chicken Panini and the mushroom soup. She really enjoyed the soup and the panini was pretty good and served with the typical thin fries.
We called at 5:15 to put our names on the list and we were told it would be about an hour and a half, so I think they are in full GAR swing with long waits.


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Drug Addiction a Crime in America?
War On Drugs In America? Is it a War?
Drug addiction is considered a diagnosable disease, just like cancer, diabetes, and HIV. So why do we arrest people who are sick of being sick? Would we arrest someone for being diabetic and carrying around a needle and insulin? Of course, comparing diabetes to drug addiction may seem absurd at first, but how is one disease different from another scientifically? The fact is that the scientific criteria for a classifying something as a disease is the same in either case.
Always follow the money! My philosophy teacher in college once told me that. What he meant was that whenever you're questioning why something exists, or what's at the root of something, you can almost always follow the money 'til you find who or what is profiting from it and most likely you'll find the true reason it exists, whatever "it" is. For example, who profits from making certain drugs illegal in the United States? You may think it's society that profits from making certain drugs illegal because it reduces crime and the proliferation of addictive drugs in America. But this is not true. What we have proven over the years is that America's political approach to decrease drug use has failed time and time again throughout the years and has had absolutely no effect on the selling of narcotics or the taking of narcotics whatsoever.
If you follow the money in relation to drug abuse in America, you'll eventually find a multi-billion-dollar industry profiting off of drug abuse and addiction – The Criminal Industrial Complex.
The Criminal Industrial Complex is essential for all the jails and prisons in this nation and the companies that profit from them. Every person who is jailed or in prison for drug offenses equates to a dollar amount for those who operate the jail and prison industry. Just as drug dealers and illicit drug makers profit from addicts, there are businessmen in this country making billions in profit from the criminalization of addicts (also cities, states, and law enforcement agencies, but that's another issue).
This is one of the main reasons why laws designed to punish people with the disease of drug addiction remains intact and would be very hard to change. Billion dollar businesses and politicians have used drug addiction, to fatten their wallets and get them elected to government positions for many, many years. It might be too late and the profit margins might be too high now to ever change the system but should try.
Drug policy cannot end drug use for the same reason that criminal justice policy cannot end crime.
The core of the problem, the root cause, is ignored. Some policies even create more crime than it prevents. The drug laws in this country, although designed to decrease criminal activity, actually create more of it according to many criminologists.


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As a new public education sector in the state, the growing cohorts of charter schools have the opportunity to learn from other states and get it right from the beginning. A 2016 case involving allegations of harsh discipline of a student with a learning disability and the school's subsequent rebuffing of an open records request is one of many potential forks in the road in which the sector can elect to embrace its publicness and take steps to build a solid foundation or select a path that will fuel those opposed to the core tenets of charter schools (i.e., autonomy, accountability, and choice).
The case stems from allegations that a teacher at a charter school grabbed a student with a disability and dragged him down the hall and then slung him against a wall. The mother subsequently filed a lawsuit against the school alleging that the school failed to keep her son, who has a learning disability, safe. While the mother's lawsuit is pending, the Clarion Ledger, citing the Mississippi Public Records Act, requested emails sent by the principal for the month following the incident and emails from the charter school network's servers pertaining to the employee involved. The charter school refused to share the emails on the grounds that the school is exempted from the state's Public Records Act and that only documents produced by its governing board are subject to disclosure. This directly contradicts prior decisions by the state Ethics Commission that emails written by teachers related to school business are public records.


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'New Year walk should start from home' warning as police stop travellers 250 miles from SE England
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North Wales Police say they have stopped people travelling unnecessarily into Wales from high-Covid areas as far as 250 miles away.
They said that this morning have already stopped people travelling from Southampton, Solihull and Kent, the latter being a five-hour drive away and under the highest tier of Covid restrictions.
The police force put out a plea asking people not to travel for exercise. Under Welsh Government Alert Level 4 in Wales, the public are expected to stay at home and not travel without a reasonable excuse.
"We know snow on the hills and mountains look inviting and would make a perfect New Year Day walk," police said.
"Remember – exercise should start and finish at home. Do not drive. Do not mix households. Do not risk Mountain Rescue Teams."
'Ignoring'
South Wales Police also put out a message asking people only to travel with a reasonable excuse.
"Remember, exercise should start and finish from your home – even when the weather is nice," they said. "Our teams are still here for you if you need us. A huge thank you for your continued support."
The force also said that they had issues due to New Years Eve revellers.
"Assaults, drink drivers and people ignoring the fact we are in the midst of a global health pandemic," South Wales Police Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan said.


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The Evolution Of U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Points [Infographic]
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Data journalist covering technological, societal and media topics
For Americans who took the plunge and purchased an electric vehicle back in 2008, the move was fraught with risk. Battery life was certainly one issue, along with the fact that only one model was available for customers in the first half of that year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Even though other plug-in electric vehicles preceded it, the Tesla Roadster was the only one in production in early 2008 and even then, only 27 vehicles made their way to customers by September of that year. The country's charging infrastructure also presented a serious challenge to drivers with the U.S. boasting a mere 430 charging points in 2008. In 2009, that had only grown to 465.
What a difference a decade makes. In 2017, people planning on following the electric route had a choice of 25 battery-electric vehicles, along with 26 plug-in hybrid models. As cars such as the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and Tesla Models S and X became increasingly common sights on U.S. roads, the charging network also evolved to keep pace. The number of outlets really started to take off in 2012 when the total count nationwide hit 12,000. By the end of 2017, the number had surpassed 47,000 (including 6,270 fast charging outlets), with an increase of 18 percent since 2016.
*Click below to enlarge (charted by Statista)
Number of public workplace charging points for electric vehicles in the U.S.
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Le kabupaten de Biak Numfor, en indonésien , est un kabupaten de la province de Papouasie en Indonésie. Son chef-lieu est Biak.

Outre les îles de Biak et de Numfor d'après lesquelles il est nommé, le kabupaten comprend 42 autres îles, dont les îles Padaido.

Géographie
Le kabupaten est bordé :
 Au nord, par celui de Supiori et par l'océan Pacifique,
 À l'est, par l'océan Pacifique,
 Au sud, par le kabupaten des îles Yapen
 À l'ouest, par les kabupaten de Manokwari et Supiori.

Histoire
Sous l'administration coloniale néerlandaise, les îles portaient le nom d'îles Schouten, d'après le premier Européen à les avoir abordées, au .

Distrik
 Numfor Barat
 Orkeri
 Numfor Timur
 Bruyadori
 Poiru
 Padaido
 Aimando
 Biak Timur
 Oridek
 Biak Kota
 Samofa
 Yendidori
 Biak Utara
 Andi
 Warsa
 Yawosi
 Bondifuar
 Biak Barat
 Swandiwe

Bibliographie
 Mansoben, J. R., Sistem Politik Tradisional Etnis Byak : Kajian tentang Pemerintahan Tradisional Antropologi Papua, Volume 1. No. 3,

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Do you believe in magic? Well Rangers fans probably do after The Rangers somehow managed to fit the salaries of two of the biggest free-agents under cap-constraints.
After failing all spring to come to terms with Michael Nylander the Rangers started off the summer of free agency with a bang, a big bang. The blue-shirts went out and signed both Chris Drury and Scott Gomez to long-term deals Sunday doing what many in the sport thought was impossible.
With Drury and Gomez now on the team the Rangers will enjoy a core of players which should make them competitive immediately and for years to come. At least immediately the Rangers will boast an offense which also has Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka, Brendan Shanahan, and Sean Avery which means scoring on the power-play should be the least of their concerns.
What will concern the Rangers the rest of the summer is going to be how they can fit the rest of the restricted free agents and Shanahan under the cap. The Rangers gave Chris Drury a five-year $35.25 million deal and Scott Gomez a seven-year $51.5 million deal. That puts them at a $38 million already spent on a payroll than cannot exceed $50.3 million. This leaves them with about $12 million to spend on Henrik Lundqvist, Shanahan, Petr Prucha, Sean Avery, and Marcel Hossa.
Next year the coach Tom Renney will likely send out a first line of Jagr-Gomez-Straka. Gomez would be paired with Jagr likely because of his ability to get the puck to the captain as opposed to Drury's propensity to score goals, which would make him a good line-mate for Jagr on the power-play. That would leave Drury to be paired up with Shanahan and Avery, Prucha, or Hossa on a second line which certainly should be able to light-up the garden. Combine the offensive fire-power the Rangers now possess with Lundqvist and a blue-line crew who will add the OHL's Most Outstanding Defenseman for the 06/07 season Marc Staal and you should get a team ready to go deep into the playoffs.
The Rangers did see some subtraction to their roster as the Nashville Predators signed forward Jed Ortmeyer to a two-year $1.5 million deal announced yesterday. This is of course in addition to the loose of Nylander who was determined to give free-agency a shot.


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Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL), which operates Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts chains in India, will invest around Rs 100 crore over the next 12 months to relaunch its pizza offerings in the country.
The company will invest major chuck of this sum in product upgrade and rest on marketing campaigns.
"We will invest nearly Rs 100 crore behind the upgrade. We will offer superior products at the same price points. We believe with this product upgrade, we will expand Domino's franchise," JFL CEO Pratik Pota told reporters here.
The company said though it has improved the pizza, there will not be any price increase for the customers.
"We will absorb this cost from benefit of input tax credit under GST and cost efficiency," he said.
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Last month, JFL reported 25.53 per cent rise in June quarter net profit to Rs 23.84 crore helped by increase in same store sales growth of Domino's Pizza.
Same store growth refers to year-over-year growth in sales for restaurants in operation for 2 whole years.
JFL had shut 20 Dunkin' Donuts stores in the previous fiscal, of which 13 were shut in the last quarter.
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Last year's sold out success, TEDxPhilly, will be making its second appearance next Tuesday, November 8. This year's theme is "The City" and features speakers, performers, and exhibitors who will share their experiences and perspectives of being part of Philadelphia. The all-day "idea" conference is multidisciplinary and will include architects, educators, urban planners, journalists, filmmakers, business people and more.
Some featured speakers will be Glen J. Abrams, Philadelphia Water Department's manager of Policy and Strategic Initiative; Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, founder of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers; Haas&Hahn, Dutch street artists; and even GRID's own Marisa McClellan, a food writer, canning enthusiast, and soon-to-be cookbook author.
TED is a nonprofit organization formed in the early 1980s to unite the worlds of technology, entertainment, and design. TEDxPhilly is spin-off in the independently organized event series, designed to foster the forming, sharing and spreading of ideas. This year's Philly conference will provide interactive opportunities for both attendees and speakers to share "the lived experience of city life through high-energy exchange of ideas." The event will also host local community exhibitors and vendors.
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