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With state approval, Journey Community Schools takes charge of students as Aspire leaves Memphis
By Caroline Bauman
Aspire leader Nickalous Manning asked the group of students and community leaders, "Are you ready to find out who we are?" He will remain in leadership as the charter network transitions.
PHOTO CREDIT: Caroline Bauman
Parents, community leaders, and students gathered for the Journey Community Schools launch party.
At an event that felt like a school pride rally, Aspire Public Schools announced Friday that the state department of education approved turning over its four schools to a new Memphis charter operator.
Journey Community Schools will take charge of educating all 1,600 Aspire students by July 1. Aspire is a California-based charter network.
The event included a DJ, student cheerleaders, and a dance party. The crowd of students and community leaders responded to school Superintendent Nickalous Manning by cheering and waving pom-poms when he asked them: "Are you ready to find out who we are? We are Journey Community Schools!"
This means the four schools will stay open under the new charter operator, wrapping up a year-long journey for Aspire. The state said it approved Aspire's transition proposal after an extensive application and interview process that focused on the network's financial and academic plans for its Memphis schools.
Students and teachers will see little change over the next few months. Journey is retaining Manning — a Memphis native — as its leader. And all 18 Memphis-based staff now working for Aspire will join the new organization, according to a transition application obtained through a public information request from Chalkbeat.
But Manning said a new local board of directors has been named, there will be new measures of student success, and the network will be branded differently. His team met with teachers, parents, and students several times over the last year to get their input.
"What we consistently heard was that there is more than just being about college," Manning said. "We want it to be more than that – there are multiple pathways to success."
Genessia Boyd, a parent of four Aspire Memphis students, got to weigh in on the change in vision and called the new focus a welcome development.
The move means walking away from Aspire's tagline, "College for Certain" and adding opportunities for students to think about vocational and technical opportunities in addition to a traditional college track. Nationally, other charter schools have pulled back on college-centric messaging. Texas-based KIPP leaders discussed last summer how the charter network, one of the largest in the country, is easing back on its college focus.
The new charter network is moving away from the motto: "College for Certain."
Journey hopes to gain more local support as a Memphis-based operation. The newly created network also hopes parents will participate more often in board meetings, which was difficult for them to do when they were held in California.
Boyd said she was excited to have more input and that she's enjoyed being involved in the transition process. She added that a local board might help get more parents involved, as well.
"A lot of parents from what I have heard are hesitant on reaching out to the school system," she said, adding she hopes to start a parent-teacher organization for the charter network. "But I want them to know they don't have to sit on the sidelines."
Journey Community Schools will take over Aspire East Academy, Aspire Coleman Middle School, Aspire Hanley Elementary School, and Aspire Hanley Middle School. The schools will lose the name "Aspire" next year. East Academy is the only Aspire school under Shelby County Schools jurisdiction, the other three are under the state-run Achievement School District.
The Aspire network was one of the first outside charter groups recruited to join the state-run district, launched in 2012 to vault Tennessee's lowest-performing schools academically to top performers by giving control of the schools to charter organizations. But the district has faced lagging academic growth and high leader turnover.
This transition announcement comes at a time when the state is proposing that all 30 schools within the Achievement Schools District transition to either local control or a new state charter commission. This means Journey's three achievement district schools will eventually have to apply for new charters to continue.
Related: All 30 schools in Tennessee's turnaround district would exit by 2022 in a massive restructuring proposal
"This is not a surprise," Manning said of the state's plan, adding that it doesn't change Journey's vision of running the schools. He added that he expects Journey to continue operating the schools after 2022, the state's proposed deadline of moving schools out of the achievement district.
Aspire's national board voted unanimously last January to pull out of its Memphis schools, following a meeting where board members highlighted a $2 million operating deficit and slow academic growth as reasons for the change.
Shelby County Schools board member Joyce Dorse-Coleman – who doesn't represent Aspire's Orange Mound schools but does represent the neighborhood – said she hopes the new vision translates into higher academic growth.
"I'm a supporter of any ways to increase a child's academic learning, and I came to offer my support today," Dorse-Coleman added.
None of Aspire's three achievement schools had more than 15% of its students on grade level in the last round of state test scores. Aspire East Academy High School, under Shelby County Schools, had 22.9% of students on grade level in math and 11.4% in English.
Aspire will continue to work with Journey into the start of the school year, according to the application, and could even delay separation if the new entity isn't yet financially sustainable.
Genessia Boyd, a parent of four Aspire Memphis students, spoke at the kick-off for Journey Community Schools.
The Journey network has secured $3 million from an anonymous donor to support the transition over the next three years, according to the application, adding that the new organization plans to decrease its annual funding deficit by $2.4 million over the next two years.
"These cost savings are largely due to the elimination of national office fees, resulting in more funding remaining in the Memphis region to support students, families and the community," according to the documents.
Here are the board members overseeing the new charter organization, which includes a current Aspire national board member:
Karen Hartridge, assistant U.S. attorney;
Beth Hunkapiller, current chair of the national Aspire board and an educator;
Kevin Leslie, director of grants & operations at the City Fund & Public School Allies;
Amanda Montgomery, instructional coach at Memphis Teacher Residency and former Aspire teacher;
Cyrus Purnell, financial planner at Financial Finesse;
Zakiya Woods, staff pediatrician at Christ Community Health Services.
Aspire isn't the first national charter organization to spin off its turnaround Memphis schools. Memphis Scholars, which runs three schools in the state district, previously was part of national charter network Scholar Academies. Project GRAD USA pulled out of Tennessee's turnaround district and closed its school.
Nationally, Aspire will continue to oversee 36 schools in California.
You can read the group's transition plan to become Journey Community Schools in full below:
Caroline Bauman @CarolineBmn cbauman@chalkbeat.org
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Hurricane Sandy hit us on Tuesday. Here in Cape Cod, things were pretty mild. I have seen worse and it certainly was nothing in comparison to the damage done both in New York and New Jersey. Hurricanes certainly have a way of reminding us just how very insignificant we are.
As the wind gusted through the harbor, I couldn't help but feel a tingle of excitement. Just being outside for five minutes could prove to be dangerous or in fact, lethal, if chance should let it.
After the hurricane, I know this is horrible, but I felt somewhat let down that there was not more to it. I am thankful though that relatively little damage was done to the are. Yes, roads are damaged and will need to be repaired soon, but no one was seriously injured, no buildings were seriously damaged. What we did receive, however, was a little reminder of just how powerful Mother Nature is and just how small even a city like New York can be when she decides to show us what she is made of.


Mike Batt was interviewed about The Wombles at a special BFI event, A Celebration Of BBC Children's Characters. The BFI also announced the winners of the Radio Times poll to find the nation's favourite children's TV characters.
Bernard Cribbins shares how he created the voices of the Wombles in a new video by TV Licensing.
Mike Batt has confirmed that he's planning a brand new Wombles TV series and a film – see the press coverage and fans' reactions.
Mike Batt's mother Elaine has died of cancer, aged 87. Elaine Batt's Womble costumes played a pivotal role in the success of the Wombles pop group.
It's 40 years since The Wombles first appeared on our TV screens on 5 February 1973 – take a look back at the making of the programme and the people involved.
The Wombles exhibition was launched on 30 June 2012 with a 'grand opening' event – featuring a choir, a children's dance troupe, a street procession, Great Uncle Bulgaria, and Elisabeth Beresford's daughter Kate. Read about the exhibition, see the photos and watch the video.
An official exhibition paying tribute to Elisabeth Beresford, creator and author of The Wombles, will go ahead this summer on Alderney in the Channel Islands, opening on 30 June.
The Wombles and Bernard Cribbins are appearing in the latest advertising campaign for mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse.


Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, is today introducing a bill that will make it a criminal offence for online predators to lie about their age to children.
Named 'Carly's Law' in memory of South Australian Carly Ryan, who was brutally murdered in 2007, the Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) Bill 2013 makes it an offence for an adult to lie about their age in online communications with someone they believe to be a minor for the purpose of facilitating a meeting or committing another offence.
Senator Xenophon said one of the biggest problems with existing law is that there are not enough measures in place to stop online predators before they meet with children and commit a physical offence.
Sonya Ryan, Carly's mother, was nominated as South Australia's Australian of the Year this year for her work in raising awareness of internet safety among young people.
The bill will be referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry.


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This is the day that most of us envision when we think about going to Agra. We spent two nights in this city at the incredible jp Palace. I have literally never stayed in such a stunning hotel. I felt bougie as all get out.
Agra is best known as the home of the astonishing Taj Mahal. It was built by Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his beloved Queen. It is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, as well as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
At first, you walk through red sandstone entrance gates, which are gorgeous themselves. There was so much inlaid marble work.
Everyone crowds together and starts walking through the gates. Then, there it is. Your first glimpse of the Taj. My breath caught. I have dreamed of this moment since I was a little girl and there was it was.
The Taj was breathtaking from every angle.
You will find people online who say that this is over hyped building, but that is not at all how I felt about it. I was so moved standing among the grounds and staring at the beauty.
I will confess that going into the building was a zoo, with hundreds of people showing and pushing, bodies pressed against bodies. But overall, it is still something I think every traveler should do once in their life.
This was a much smaller monument, with much smaller crowds. It had a very similar style to the big Taj, but much more easily absorbed. There is just so much happening at the Taj, it is overwhelming. This is more accessible.
In the afternoon, travel to the red sandstone Agra Fort, with its incredible maze of walled courtyards, mosques and lavish private chambers reflecting the grandeur of the Mughal Empire.
After a very long day, we headed back to the hotel. There was a dance show that night at the hotel, but Zach was pretty miserable during it, so I took mercy on him, and we called it an early night.
The next day brought our first Indian train ride. Check back in next week!


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Cuatro (instrument)
Any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute families
Venezuelan Cuatros
Venezuelan Folk Cuatro
Venezuelan Concert Cuatro
The cuatro is a family of Latin American string instruments played in Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other Latin American countries. It is derived from the Spanish guitar. Although some have viola-like shapes, most cuatros resemble a small to mid-sized classical guitar. In Puerto Rico and Venezuela, the cuatro is an ensemble instrument for secular and religious music, and is played at parties and traditional gatherings.[1]
Cuatro means four in Spanish; the instrument's 15th century predecessors were the Spanish vihuela and the Portuguese cavaquinho, the latter having four strings like the cuatro.
Modern cuatros come a variety of sizes and shapes, and number of strings. Cuatros can either have single-strings, like a guitar, or double- or triple-coursed strings like a mandolin, and vary in size from a large mandolin or small guitar, to the size of a full-size guitar. Depending on their particular stringing, cuatros are part of the guitar or mandolin subfamilies of the lute family.
1 Cuban Cuatro
2 Puerto Rican cuatros
3 Venezuelan cuatro
4 Cuatros in other countries
Cuban Cuatro[edit]
The Cuban cuatro (cuatro Cubano, or tres cuatro) is similar to a Cuban tres, but with 4 courses of doubled strings, instead of the usual 3 courses. It is usually tuned G4+G3 C4+C4 E4+E4 A4+A4.
Puerto Rican cuatros[edit]
Main article: Puerto Rican cuatro
A Puerto Rican Cuatro
The Puerto Rican cuatro is shaped more like a viola than a guitar, and is the most familiar[clarification needed] of the three instruments of the Puerto Rican orquesta jíbara (i.e., the cuatro, the tiple and the bordonua). The Puerto Rican cuatro has ten strings in five courses, tuned in fourths from low to high, with B and E in octaves and A, D, and G in unisons: B3+B2 E4+E3 A3+A3 D4+D4 G4+G4.
Several sizes of the instrument exist, including a cuatro soprano, cuatro alto, cuatro tradicional (the standard instrument, also called cuatro tenor), and cuatro bajo (bass): All have 10 strings and are tuned in fourths. There is also a cuatro lírico (lyrical cuatro), which is about the size of the tenor, but has a deep jellybean-shaped body; a cuatro sonero, which has 15 strings in 5 courses of 3 strings each; and a seis, which is a cuatro tradicional with an added two-string course (usually a lower course), giving it a total of 12 strings in 6 courses.[2]
Venezuelan cuatro[edit]
Main article: Cuatro (Venezuela)
The cuatro of Venezuela has four single nylon strings, tuned A3 D4 F♯4 B3. It is similar in shape and tuning to the ukulele, but their character and playing technique are vastly different. It is tuned in a similar fashion to the ukulele's traditional D tuning, but the B is an octave lower. Consequently, the same fingering can be used to shape the chords, but it produces a different inversion of each chord. There are variations on this instrument, having 5 strings or 6 strings.
Other Venezuelan cuatro variants include: cinco cuatro (5 strings in 4 courses); seis cinco (6 strings in 5 courses); cinco y medio (5 strings and a short extra string from the top of the body); cuatro y medio (4 strings plus a short extra string); and octavo (8 strings in 4 double courses).
Cuatros in other countries[edit]
Certain variants are considered the national instrument of some countries (e.g., Venezuela). The cuatro is widely used in ensembles in Jamaica, Mexico, and Surinam to accompany singing and dancing. In Trinidad and Tobago it accompanies Parang singers. In Saint Lucia the cuatro is used as an accompanying instrument in traditional Sewenal music at Christmas time.
Cavaco – a Brazilian instrument very similar to a cuatro.
Cavaquinho – the Portuguese instrument from which the cavaco was derived.
Stringed instrument tunings
^ "C". Stringed Instrument Database. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^ "Interesting". The Puerto Rican Cuatro Project.
"Instrumentos Musicales de Venezuela: Cuatro". Diccionario Multimedia de Historia de Venezuela. Fundación Polar.
Fredy Reyna (1994). Alfa Beta Cuatro. Monte Avila Editores.
Alejandro Bruzual (1999). Fredy Reyna – Ensayo biográfico. Alter Libris.
Tobe A. Richards (2007). The Venezuelan Cuatro Chord Bible: A D F# B Standard Tuning 1,728 Chords. Cabot Books. ISBN 978-1-906207-00-7.
Tobe A. Richards (2007). The Puerto Rican Cuatro Chord Bible: B E A D G Standard Tuning 1,728 Chords. Cabot Books. ISBN 978-1-906207-06-9.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cuatro.
"News and Videos about Venezuelan Cuatro".
"Material and HD Videos to learn how to play Venezuelan Cuatro".
"The Puerto Rican Cuatro Project". The Puerto Rican Cuatro Project.
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I only have two weeks left here so I'll try to cram in the last DROPs that I've been planning. Here's a track from the sadly forgotten mod pop group The Direct Hits that were signed to Dan Treacy's Whaam! label in the early 80's. Colin Swan was previously in a band called The Exits, and Rev-Ola recently released a compilation with that band. But their music is reportedly more in the new wave style - I've not heard it but according to The Brogues it's not that great. After The Direct Hits Colin was in The Happy Breed and now has a band called The Cult 45s, in case you're interested... During their time together the Hits released one single and one album, that has since become legendary and are almost impossible to find. This song however, is from a Japanese compilation of outtakes and live recordings. It came out in 2004 and is called Modesty Blaise! - I think it's a bootleg. There's also another similar cd of what was supposed to be their second album. "Ordinary Girl" is a great example of their very classic pop songwriting.
I'm sure The Exits will find a wee place in loads of peoples' hearts ... it's just that I can't stick Elvis Costello (I get in a right grump when they play his stuff at National Pop League!) and they remind me of him. Bleurgh! The Direct Hits sound much more to my taste, though!
I love Direct Hits, thank you so much for featuring them. Have you heard Blow Up? It's a shame that your show isn't on anymore, it would have been great to hear it. I hope you're enjoying your adventures in Sweden!


NCVA's 2017 Annual General Meeting Tomorrow on September 30th!
Hello everyone! Just a final reminder: the NCVA's 2017 Annual General Meeting is happening tomorrow on 30 September 2017 in the party room at 101 Richmond Road in Ottawa, from 1-3 pm. There will be free sweet and savory treats, as well as chef Rob's vegan chili, for any members who attend!
Only current card-holding members of the NCVA can attend the AGM, so if you are not yet a member, please consider joining by heading over to our membership page.
Our official announcement of the AGM, with information on how to run for the board or get in touch with us, can be found here.
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On 28 November 2011 the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, Anthony Beven, placed Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service under special administration. Documentation relating to this event can be found on the ORIC website www.oric.gov.au.
Applications for appointment to the Durri ACMS Advisory Committee must be returned by 5.00pm on Friday, 17 February 2012. If you require assistance in completing this form please contact Kelli Barham, HR Manager, on (02) 6560 2309.


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ACC East Gippsland Roadrunners
The first muster for The East Gippslnd Roadrunners will be held at The Swifts Creek Caravan Park on April 8th to 10th.
Friday Night: Happy Hour from 4:00pm followed by Dinner at The Albion Hotel.
Sat Morning: Tag A Long through to Omeo following the Gold Mining History. BBQ Sausage Sizzle at Omeo for lunch.
Sat Afternoon: Happy Hour & a Camp Oven Dinner sweets & supper around the open camp fire.
Sunday morning: ACC information Session for all the new members followed by a free afternoon & happy hour.
All new and current members welcome.
Chairman's Muster - Quirindi:
Our Chairman Tom Smith has been very busy at the Chairmans muster in Quirindi:
"'Today was an interesting day,I was interviewed on the local ABC radio about the ACC and the Chairman's Muster currently being held in Quirindi. Later in the day Chanel 7 also popped in to get a piece for the local news. Graeme & I called into the shire office to deposit some of the site fees and ended up having afternoon tea with the councillors during a break in the Council meeting.They announced plans to improve facilities at the First Fleet Rest area in Wallabadah. Some of the Councillors including the Mayor came along and joined us later at happy hour, they have made us very welcome to the area"
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To establish processes to monitor and disseminate information to Members on developments in the RV industry.
The Primary aim is to ensure that any information that has an immediate impact on safety is communicated to members promptly.
The Secondary aim is to ensure that members are aware and advised in a timely manner of innovations or product developments that assists with enjoying the RV lifestyle.
Covers product recalls or warnings, new products, product reviews relating RV's, tow vehicles, RV/camping accessories used inside or outside an RV and other accessories or equipment utilised in the RV lifestyle.
Australian Design Regulations (ADR)
Caravan Council of Australia (CCA)
Caravan Industry Association of Australia (CCIA)
CMCA
Product Recall sites
Caravan forums and other sources supporting the RV lifestyle.
Methods of Dissemination
Email for urgent safety issues
Notes from Board for less urgent issues
Nomad to publish all issues to ensure all members get the info even if belated
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Shepparton - The site for the 2016 National Muster and AGM
Shepparton is located in the Goulburn Valley in North East Victoria. The region is one of Australia's most productive and intensively farmed areas.
It has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters, with October having pleasant temperatures.
The history of the area is that The Yorta Yorta people are the indigenous Australians, who traditionally lived around the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers, with the local tribe the Kailtheban in Shepparton.
Major Thomas Mitchell was the first European to travel through the area in 1835. During the 1850s European settlement began. Shepparton was first surveyed in 1855, on the site just east of the river and in September 1860 was declared a town. The railway reached the town in 1880 and Shepparton rapidly developed into a major manufacturing and service centre. Shepparton was proclaimed to City in March 1949, with the city's population tripling with immigration particularly with migrants from Italy. Today the city is truly multicultural with many diverse food styles & festivals.
The area's economy is based on agricultural activities such as fruit growing, wool, wine and dairying.
Australia's largest producer of canned fruits, SPC Ardmona, has its production facilities in Shepparton. Seasonal fruits such as peaches, pears and apricots are preserved into a variety of packaging.
The lush grass in the area enables production of high quality wool, milk and meat. I am sure you will enjoy looking at the painted fibreglass cows which are displayed throughout the area as an artistic representation of the strong dairy industry.
The Goulburn Valley is a significant wine region. The Tahbilk winery was established in 1860 and is well worth a visit. It is home to one of the world's oldest and largest plantings of the Marsanne grape. Other wineries in the area that you may like to visit are Mitchelton near Nagambie and Monichino near Katunga.
Shepparton is a major regional commercial and shopping centre.
Our 10th A C C muster will be held at the Agricultural Show Grounds, which is situated in right in the centre of Shepparton and we hope that you will be able to come and join in the celebrations.
You may think that this is all a furphy, and possibly it is as Shepparton is the home of the Furphy.
Videos providing more information about the Shepparton area are available here.
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O Cabo Errera () é um cabo que forma a ponta sudoeste da Ilha Wiencke, no Arquipélago Palmer. Ele foi descoberto pela Expedição Antártica Belga sob Gerlache, 1897–99, nomeado pelo líder da expedição em homenagem a Leo Errera, Paul Errera, e Madame M. Errera, que contribuíram com a expedição.

Ver também
 Lista de ilhas antárticas e subantárticas

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"My corpse is still warm," McCain quipped.
Baby gorilla born at US zoo http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7776843.stm The first baby gorilla to be born at San Francisco Zoo in a decade is being tended by veterinary staff. Mother Monifa gave birth to the male on Monday but left the gorilla unattended, and avoided eye contact. A veterinary team has stepped in to ensure the young gorilla, which is yet to be named, receives all the care he needs.


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St. Georg ist eine denkmalgeschützte Kirchenruine im Ort Gödewitz der Einheitsgemeinde Salzatal in Sachsen-Anhalt. Im örtlichen Denkmalverzeichnis ist sie unter der Erfassungsnummer 094 55318 als Baudenkmal verzeichnet.

Das dem heiligen Georg geweihte Sakralgebäude steht am Schäferberg in Gödewitz. Aufgrund des Westquerturms wird der romanische Bau auf das Hochmittelalter datiert. Im Spätmittelalter wurde das Gebäude um einen Anbau erweitert und umgebaut. Nach dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg wurde das Gebäude wieder aufgebaut. Aufgrund des Verfalles musste vor einigen Jahren das Dach der Kirche abgenommen werden.

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Scotland toasts new whisky-powered bioenergy plant
Up to 9,000 homes to be powered with energy produced by burning waste matter from the whisky-making process
Kirsty Scott
Scottish distilleries will power 9,000 homes with electricity and heat from bioenergy plants using waste matter from the industry. Photograph: Murdo Macleod
It is the spirit that powers the Scottish economy, and now whisky is to be used to create electricity for homes in a new bioenergy venture involving some of Scotland's best-known distilleries.
Contracts have recently been awarded for the construction of a biomass combined heat and power plant at Rothes in Speyside that by 2013 will use the by-products of the whisky-making process for energy production.
Vast amounts of "draff", the spent grains used in the distilling process, and pot ale, a residue from the copper stills, are produced by the whisky industry each year and are usually transported off-site. The Rothes project, a joint venture between Helius Energy and the Combination of Rothes Distillers (CoRD) will burn the draff with woodchips to generate enough electricity to supply 9,000 homes. It will be supplied by Aalborg Energie Technick, a danish engineering company. The pot ale will be made into a concentrated organic fertiliser and an animal feed for use by local farmers.
Environmentalists have expressed concern that some of the wood used in the process may not be locally sourced, but say the 7.2MW project – the equivalent output of two large wind turbines - is a good scale and a valuable addition to Scotland's renewables industry. Green energy has been a key issue in the run-up to Thursday's Holyrood elections. The SNP leader, Alex Salmond, has pledged to produce 100% of Scotland's electricity through renewable energy by 2020, a claim dismissed as "fantasy" by Labour.
The £50m Rothes project is the latest bioenergy venture from the Scotch whisky industry, but it is believed to be the first to provide electricity for public use. A bioenergy plant at Scotland's largest distillery in Fife is close to completion. The project by Diageo will provide 98% of the thermal steam and 80% of the electrical power used at the Cameronbridge distillery. And last year, scientists at Napier University announced they had developed a method of producing biofuel from the by-products of the whisky distilling process which could power cars and even aircraft. The new fuel, they said, could be available at petrol pumps within a few years.
Of Scotland's 100 whisky distilleries, 50 are based in Speyside, and Frank Burns, general manager of CoRD, said it was an ideal location for the new bioenergy plant which will be built on an existing industrial site.
"It is very well supported in the local community. Up here in Rothes and in Speyside in general we have a lot of strong links," he said. "We had zero objections at the planning stage and we have done a lot of work within the community on the progress of the project."
Waste products from around 16 of the area's 50 distilleries will be used at the site, including well-known brands such as Glenlivet, Chivas Regal, Macallan, and Famous Grouse. None will come from further than 25 miles away.
Burns acknowledged, however, that some of the wood for the process may not be locally sourced. "Some of it will be local and some of it will be shipped in," he said. "It is down to the supplier. They may source it locally." Most of the fuel, he added, will be comprised of the draff.
Sam Gardner, climate policy officer for WWF Scotland, said:
"From the information we have, the project looks to be a very welcome addition to Scotland's renewable industry. It is using waste products from our whisky industry which is eminently sensible thing to do, and is producing heat both for whisky production and for the local community. We would want to see assurances, however, that the biomass was sustainably sourced."
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Archive for July 31st, 2009
Posted by indigodream on 31 July, 2009
Monday 27th July
Dimmingsdale Lock to Bridge 11 Shropshire Union
Moving up to the suburb of Wightwick - doesn't look to bad, does it?
Having stopped early yesterday we needed to cruise this morning in order to meet our weekend target of Brewood. We all got up at around 8.30am but after the dogs had done the essentials (remember they'd gone to bed at about 7pm the night before, having refused a walk in the rain), we all went back to bed! Although the weather was a lot better we just couldn't be bothered – the mooring really was very pleasant.
We lazed around until we'd finally drunk enough coffee to get us going.
I'd be lying if I said that this next stretch was a scenic as the lower part of the Staffordshire and Worcester, but it's pleasant enough. The suburb of Wightwick was surprisingly attractive and well-maintained given its proximity to the dreaded Wolverhampton. There are fewer opportunities for dog rummaging here as the majority of locks are accompanied by minor road bridges but they still managed a few closely supervised bobbles. The weather was kind at first, a bit gusty but dry. We had our waterproofs to hand anyway – just as well. Quite abruptly the heavens opened and we were in for an hour of torrential rain and hail. The previously sun-warmed roof was steaming as the freezing rain hit it – what awful conditions. We soldiered on while Blue and Lou sniggered from the dry comfort of their sofa.
Will this rain never end.....
We thought that was it for the day, but we eventually got lucky and as we travelled north we cleared the clouds and had an afternoon of cold gales and hot sunshine in equal measure.
Note: There's a narrow passage below the Tettenhall bridges with moored boats on both sides. It may be easier to give way to boats coming down the canal even if it is "your bridge" as they have slightly less room to lay by. Coming from the south you don't see how narrow it is on the far side – the two moored boats on your side are nothing compared to what is on the other side.
We were used to the regular deep locks and their frisky bywashes by now, so there was no novelty until we got to Aldersley Junction – our last chance to turn back towards our beloved Birmingham! But there was a bit of chaos here – there was a boat coming down (there's a lock immediately after the right turn into the Birmingham Main Line); but a boat wanting to go up onto the BCN decided to turn anyway and managed to create a 3-boat jam, preventing us from going up and the other boat from coming out – well done sir!
3-boat jam at Aldersley Junction
It gave us time to admire the junction though – it's interesting and has a fine redbrick turnover bridge.
Shortly after, of course, there's the excitement of the Autherley Junction, where we said a regretful farewell to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. The right turn onto the Shropshire Union is a hive of activity with its ridiculous stop lock (a fall of less than 6 inches), a Napton Boats hire base, a shop and a length of online moorings. It's a friendly place, which also has useful services including a large rubbish point.
But after that bit of activity, the Shropshire Union was a distinct disappointment. Up to Bridge 3 it's a suburban canal surrounded by a mixed housing estate – ok in places, run down in others. Probably not a place to moor overnight or to leave your boat unattended but let me know if I'm wrong. We did give the eye to some lads lurking suspiciously on Bridge 2 but they vanished as we approached, possibly because of the cheery
View back to Autherley Junction
Community Police Officer wandering around. We saw three Community Police Officers today – I felt very reassured by their presence.
Our first target was Bridge 4, near the village of Bilbrook. Interestingly, there was a flock of workers near the bridge, wearing overalls with the 'General Electric' logo – it was good to see signs that some industry that has actually survived up here!
Bridge 4 itself is accompanied by a nasty narrow chicane followed by so-called 48-hour moorings. The sign says that they've been provided by the Shropshire Union Canal Society so I feel a bit mean complaining about them. But really, why provide a fine hard edged bank with mooring rings then build an 18-inch ledge just below water level which means that you can't pull right up to the towpath. The ledge is just at the right height to grind against the side of the hull (beyond the reach of our normal fenders) – it would have been an uncomfortable place to spend the night.
Fine views on the Shropshire Union - shame you can't get in to moor here....
However, we didn't need to be there for long. Bilbrook is useful because it has a train station which gave Richard a good chance of getting back to Kidderminster for the car. We'd left the locks behind us for now so it was my mission to get the boat up to Brewood and find a safe mooring near a road bridge, with parking!
How I cursed that d"£$%^ concrete ledge. Richard had dashed off to catch his train (they are only one an hour) so I had to get off the mooring myself – not usually a problem but I couldn't reach over to push the boat out (and could only just step back on after untying the ropes!). I tried to shuffle her off but the wind kept pushing me back and going forward just grounded me on the even wider ledge beyond the 'official' mooring. In the end I managed to reverse off, with much cursing.
Well, that was me set to 'niggle' mode and I really didn't enjoy the stretch up to Bridge 7. The canal is quite elevated here with lovely sweeping views across the plateau to the East. But I was really miffed by the metre-wide ledges that
The narrows - between Bridge 8 and 9 I think...
had been quite deliberately built below the waterline on the towpath side; you'd have no hope of mooring on the mess of concrete ledges, rubble and paving slabs. Now why would the canal have been restored that way – was it a planning requirement? As far as I can see, the only dwelling that was close enough to object was a large farm, possibly an abattoir, which exuded the most evil stench of rotting meat (and associated flies).
In all fairness, though, there are proper 48-hour moorings between Bridge 7 and 8. There seemed to be a friendly community of boaters moored there – not necessarily overstayers, just people who seem to get along.
I was bemused by the behaviour of an oncoming boat along this stretch. There was a brisk wind and they had seemingly drifted into the trees on the offside and seemed to be having immense difficulty in getting off. The two crew were on the roof pushing against the branches and the boat was moving around erratically. I was about to offer to tow them off when I realised that they were picking cherries!
This is an attractive place - I wonder if that cottage comes with a mooring....
There's a stretch of narrows after Bridge 8 – it's a difficult spot as you don't have a good line of sight – if you have the crew then do use a lookout. There is an apparent 'passing place' in the middle but it looked very shallow offside. I was almost out of the narrows when an oncoming boat decided not to wait where it's wide. I charitably thought that maybe he advanced because he's so familiar with the waters – with me pressed right up to the towpath (no ledges here!) and him in the trees we passed with a full 3″ to spare!
In my niggly opinion, the canal takes a turn for the better from Bridge 9 onwards. The steeply wooded embankments start to rise on either side and everything was washed in calming green light. A bit how I'd imagine the bottom of a lake really; no mermaids here though, but there were a couple of kingfishers.
I sighed with relief as I approached Bridge 10 – it's such a handsome structure and the canal is lovely. It also meant that I was almost at my destination – Bridge 11. The towpath's in a terrible state here – at best it's a bit muddy, at worst it's a peaty ankle-deep quagmire. It's not surprising with the recent torrential rain and all the water draining off the embankment but the path really does need some TLC given the many walkers and boaters hereabouts.
Bridge 10 on the Shroppie - handsome structure..
I chose not to moor before Bridge 11 – there were several recently fallen trees there! I found a spot just beyond the bridge and moored up, helped considerably by the wind (for a change!). I banged in four pins (springs fore and aft) and moved them several times as I mused over which was the best spot in the soft ground. I finally got her secured to my satisfaction and started packing up ready for Richard's arrival with the car. It's a darkly beautiful mooring place under the shady trees but it's not lonely – there was a steady traffic of boats both ways and I was pleased that Indigo Dream was stable with no signs of the pins moving. All of the passing boaters were very pleasant apart from one nuisance with three young teenage boys on the roof who were throwing bits of seeds and twigs at any likely target, including Indigo Dream's open side-hatch (missed) and the bin on our back deck. The parents on the helm were laughing along with their boys – they seemed to think that it was great entertainment; I was cross!
Richard came back shortly afterwards and we made a remarkably quick getaway. Just as well, our route takes us down the M6 now, reminding us that we're a long way from home……
Now I know why the words of that immortal muppets song "you can't eat soup with a fork" came into my head as I was banging the pins in!
Tuesday 28th July Boat Update
You might be forgiven for thinking that we don't know how to tie a boat! Indigo Dream's pins were ripped out of the soft towpath this morning and she was found adrift back towards the bridge (around 200 feet away from where we left her). A kindly boater had retied her and let us know where she was – thank heavens we've left our contact details on the boat window! Our rescuer had had her own boat set adrift (not sure where) and she'd drifted a quarter of a mile down the canal before someone retied her. Can you imagine arriving back at your mooring, finding no boat and with no clue where to start looking! Our rescuer also told us that she'd spotted a few speeders going past…..
So, Richard's had to take the afternoon off to plod back up to Brewood to check Indigo Dream and find some way of securing her to the mushy towpath. Banbury has become something of a jinx for us as he managed to pick up a tyre wrecking puncture at possibly a delicate shade over 70 mph in the fast lane of the M40. His car has one of those silly space saver tyres no good for anything so he popped into Banbury to buy a new tyre resulting in an hour's delay. I have to work next Saturday so we need a secure 14-day mooring; easier said than done here…..
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Contentment Roll 1: "Hum, it's nice here, I think it's time for a roll...."
Contentment Roll 2: "Ok, hup...."
Contentment Roll 3: "And over I go....."
Contentment Roll 4: "Ooh aah, it's not that easy to roll over...."
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Blue looking fit....
Lou taking her locking duties very seriously...
Low railway bridge - in good repair (we think it's disused)
One man and his dog (searching for a man in a blue tracksuit with white trainers). Glad Lou was on board - that would have been a doggie ASBO for sure.
Interesting structures at Aldersley Junction (and the boat beginning her blocking manoeuvre!)
Interesting array of bridges (including huge pipes smelling faintly of sewage...)
"Now I can relax; there's just too much for a dog to do on the boat...."
Sunday 26th July
Whittington Lock to Dimmingsdale Lock
Lock gates.....
I'm so glad that we remembered to consciously enjoy our cruise yesterday because today our spirits were slightly dampened by a day in our waterproofs!
We set off in the rain but at 10.30am it dried out briefly in time for our stop at the useful services just above Kinver lock – we emptied the toilet tank, filled the water tank and got rid of some rubbish. There are also showers here.
The clouds looked ominous though and we kept our waterproofs on (it being a well-known fact that taking your waterproofs off makes it rain immediately!)
Shortly after our little pit-stop we felt Birmingham's siren pull – it was Stourton Junction leading to the scenic Stourbridge Canal, but we resisted and carried straight on. We're glad we did. If we thought that stretch up to Kinver was lovely, then the next bit is even better.
New views at every lock
Note: Richard says that he spotted Hadar on our travels but she was all locked up – pity, we haven't bumped into any fellow bloggers for a while.
A little way up from the junction we spotted a cave on the right of the canal, sealed with a padlocked timber door. It's a curious object, ominously known as the 'Devil's Den', but apparently once used as a boathouse. It's impossible to tell how deep the cave is, but the entrance seems to be well-silted so I doubt if you'd be able to drag anything much bigger than a canoe into there now.
Past the Devil's Den the countryside takes over with waves of meadows sweeping relentlessly against the dark green cliffs of the surrounding forestry.
There are very few long-term online moorings on this stretch of canal but there is a substantial marina at Ashwood with a few lengths of online moorings nearby. We were a bit sad to see a sign at the marina entrance "No hire boats" – it seemed unusually aloof for this canal. "Why?" we wondered – have hire boats been a nuisance? Do they accidentally miss the main channel and end up stranded in the marina's narrow arm? What would a hire boat be looking for in the marina – there aren't any obvious attractions (like a shop). Who knows!
The devil's den
One of the other attractions all along this canal are what I'd call 'proper' locks – narrow and deep. Most are 9′ plus and with each one a new vista emerges – fantastic. BUT watch out for the bywashes below the locks – they're lively and push the boat all over the place, making for a few untidy lock entries on my part. Richard decided to drive a bit today so I actually did some of the grunt work. It was fine – these are very well-maintained locks with smooth and easy gates/paddles. The locks fill quickly with a combination of two ground paddles and a fierce gate paddle so we made good progress up the canal.
The locks are mainly rural, so the dogs could get off for a rummage at most of them. But they soon lost interest. We soon noticed the pitter-patter of rain on the water in front of us. I hoped that it was just a passing shower but it was, in fact, the start of a torrential downpour which was to last the rest of the day.
Bratch Bottom
It was a shame as there is the interest of a deep staircase at Botterham, followed not long after by the famous flight at Bratch.
Now Bratch is undoubtedly interesting but I do hate these locks – they're such a fiddle. I KNOW they're a flight not a staircase but it's really a technicality when you look at how the locks have to be set using their colour-coded paddles. There was a boat working its way down so I had to wait for half an hour at the bottom. I huddled up in my waterproofs, trying to present as small a target for the rain as possible. I was entertained by a father and son combination fishing in the wide basin beneath the lock. It seemed exceptionally boring but the little boy (of only 6 or 7) seemed to be having a good time. I was also amused by a pair of lads who walked through the rain to the underpass leading to the first lock just so they could stay dry while they had a few ciggies. One did risk getting his feet drenched as he perched on the edge of the bywash channel – judging the speed of the water coming out he did well to get his trainers above the flow in time!
You can't deny the sheer scale of the Bratch locks – they are so deep and surrounded by massive infrastructure of paths and bridges. I think it's a gongoozler-magnet, on better days. I was alarmed by the fact that the lock-keeper (maybe retired BW volunteer) just opens the gate paddle straight away, with the boat well below the water-level. I was even more alarmed when Richard did the same, as the bottom gate hadn't shut properly and I was afraid of getting the back fender pinched in the gate. It wasn't, but it's nice to be asked whether the boat is ready before letting through a torrent of water at head height!
Bratch Middle
Actually, we've been a bit lax with our gate paddles throughout this stretch. Once the boat is stable at the back of the lock, and I've decided that we probably won't sink, then I'm signalling for Richard to open the gate paddle. It's all very safe with the boat in reverse at the back of the lock, but if something fouled the prop then the boat would be sucked straight into the flow. I should really go back to 'best practice' and wait until the gate paddles are submerged before opening them.
Once we got to the top of Bratch, we stopped off at the little lock keeper's shop and bought a few plaques. We've not thought of collecting them but the BCN Challenge plaque will look a bit lonely by itself (when we finally get round to fixing it to the back door). But we've seen very attractive plaque displays on other boats and it will be good to mark the scope of our wanderings on Indigo Dream.
We'd planned to get quite a bit further today but by 5.30pm it was seriously miserable on deck. We were bone dry inside our waterproofs but it was just too gloomy to be fun. We decided to moor in a quiet rural spot above Dimmingsdale Lock. There are 48-hour moorings on the right just above the lock, but nb The Corridor, from the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, was tied up there and there wasn't quite enough room for us (though it looked like a top mooring spot). It didn't matter – there are fine moorings on the left just before the tiny side-branch on the right.
Bratch Top
Although it wasn't that cold, we ran the heating just for the sheer comfort of it, and to dry off our waterproofs, of course! I offered the doggies a walk and ran a little way down the towpath to get them going – Blue jumped straight back on board; Lou looked at me, looked at the boat, looked at me, then went back to her bed.
Being a countryside mooring we ate on board and had a cosy gathering in front of one of the the 'Lord of the Rings' DVDs. All four of us snuggled onto the sofa (quite a feat) and cuddled together for comfort. When the rest of us retreated to our nests at the front of the boat, Lou was left with the sofa to herself – she whimpered for quite a while – I think she missed the pack! Richard thought she was just hungry, which may be the most likely explanation, as she doesn't normally want to share her bed!
Rolling countryside
Green and pleasant land.....
Riotous plant life at Dunsley Tunnel
We were amazed that this old wooden hull is still afloat....
Jolly toll-house at Stewponey - there's a lively wharf here.
We liked this wine holder....
What is this structure - any ideas?
The girls....
Alert lock crew
Very neat moorings at Wimsey Wharf
Amazing canalside garden
Ashwood Marina
Lou in contemplative moods
Both Blue and Lou almost fell in the canal today while crossing these lock gates!
Typical english scene - rain would have stopped play before they got started!
The Botterham staircase
That's such a dodgy bridge - particularly slippery in the rain


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Residents are worried about a gator in a Sugar Land lake -- not because of the dangers of the reptile itself, but because of what someone did to it.
SUGAR LAND, Texas – Residents are worried about a gator in a Sugar Land lake -- not because of the dangers of the reptile itself, but because of what someone did to it.
The gator is in Pumpkin Lake, which backs up to Cullinan Park, and neighbors said they've seen it swimming around with a knife poking out of its head.
Neighbors said their concerns are growing.
"I love animals, especially our gators around here," Erin Weaver said.
Weaver said she saw the alligator with the knife in its head around 6 a.m. Thursday while it was perched atop some rocks. The knife appears to be near the gator's eye, and Weaver is worried for its health.
Weaver said she walks around the lake every morning and is well aware that gators share the space with humans.
She said her concern spiked when she noticed the knife.
"He kind of turned and came right towards me and he swam right over there, right along the rock here, and he sat here and there was actually a knife, it looked like a steak knife, sticking out of his head," she said.
Weaver said she took a photo and posted it to the Orchard Lakes Estates neighborhood Facebook page. That's when she found out she wasn't the only one who saw the gator in that state. Someone else had posted a photo Wednesday night.
"I just felt so bad for him. I can't believe someone would be that cruel to do that to one of our alligators in our community," Weaver said.
Other neighbors echoed her sentiment.
"Horrified that someone would ever do anything like that to an animal, there's no cause for it," Jennifer Griffin said.
Griffin said the gators keep to themselves and she doesn't understand why someone would stab it with a knife.
"I wanted to help him, but you know he is a wild animal, (with) me by myself, I didn't want to do anything," Griffin said.
It's the reason the community is asking for help.
The Fort Bend County Game Warden's Office said they searched for the gator on Friday but were unable to find it. Officials said they think the knife may have fallen out of its head, but are going to continue searching.
A reward of $1,000 was announced Monday.
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Elaine and Ian had travelled half way round the world to adopt little Anna. She couldn't have been more wanted, loved and cherished. So why was she now in foster care and living with me? It didn't make sense. Until I learned what had happened. Dressed only in nappies and ragged T-shirts the children were incarcerated in their cots. Their large eyes stared out blankly from emaciated faces. Some were obviously disabled, others not, but all were badly undernourished. Flies circled around the broken ceiling fans and buzzed against the grids covering the windows. The only toys were a few balls and a handful of building bricks, but no child played with them. The silence was deafening and unnatural. Not one of the thirty or so infants cried, let alone spoke.


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Q: Incompatible types with T I have this method called adapt and I don't know exactly the difference between T and ?.
For me, adapt must be accept any class.
public void getRequestor(Long requestorId,  ResponseHandler<RequestorResponse> handler){
    String url = this.serviceUrl;

   //Error happens in this.adapt...
    RestClient.url(url).get(null).onResponse(this.adapt(handler), RequestorResponse.class);
}

private <T> RestClient.ResponseHandler<T> adapt(ResponseHandler<T> handler){
    return new RestClient.ResponseHandler<T>() {
        @Override
        public void onResponse(ResponseEntity<T> response) {
            if(response.getStatusCode().is2xxSuccessful()) {
                handler.onResponse(response.getBody());
                return;
            }
        handler.onError(new com.sensedia.api.interfaces.Error(String.valueOf(response.getStatusCodeValue())));
        }
    };
 }

RestClient class
public class RestClient {
   private final String url;

   private RestClient(String url) {
     this.url = url;
   }

   public static RestClient url(String url) {
      return new RestClient(url);
   }
    //Others methods
    @FunctionalInterface
    public interface ResponseHandler<T> {
       void onResponse(ResponseEntity<T> var1);
    }

    public static class PagedOperation<T> extends AbstractOperation<T, RestClient.PagedOperation<T>> {
        private final RestClient.Limit limit;
        private final RestClient.Offset offset;

        public PagedOperation(String url, RestClient.Limit limit, RestClient.Offset offset) {
            super(url);
            this.limit = limit;
            this.offset = offset;
        }

        public void onResponse(RestClient.ResponseHandler<T> handler, Class<T> type) {
            UriComponentsBuilder builder = UriComponentsBuilder.fromHttpUrl(this.url()).queryParam("_limit", new Object[]{this.limit.get()}).queryParam("_offset", new Object[]{this.offset.get()});
            ResponseEntity<T> response = this.client().getForEntity(builder.build().encode().toUri(), type);
            handler.onResponse(response);
        }
    }
}

But I can't pass this handler. Why this happens?
Error

incompatible types: inferred type does not conform to equality
  constraint(s) [ERROR] inferred: java.lang.Object [ERROR] equality
  constraints(s): java.lang.Object,com.daniela.infra.RequestorResponse

A: Seems like you are trying to pass defined Class RequestorResponse into a generic type this.adapt(handler)

ResponseHandler < RequestorResponse > handler

Java won't allow you to that because your Generic Type T may be different class than RequestorResponse
I suggest you to do this
public void getRequestor(Long requestorId,  ResponseHandler<T> handler){
    String url = this.serviceUrl;
    RestClient.url(url).get(null).onResponse(this.adapt(handler), RequestorResponse.class);
}

Or change this.adapt to
private <T> RestClient.ResponseHandler<T> adapt(ResponseHandler<?> handler){

Here some references :

*

*<T> Generic Type : https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/generics/types.html

*<?> Wildcard : https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/extra/generics/wildcards.html

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Q: Pymongo find returns empty result when I put boolean fields into query everyone!
I have mongodb collections "Products" like this example:
{
 "_id" : "0000",
 "product_id" : "XXX"
 "price" : 100,
 "quantity" : 10,
 "available" : true
}

And some code on python:
from pymongo import MongoClient
client = MongoClient()
mongo = client.db.products
requests = mongo.find({'quantity' : {'$gt' : 50},
                       'available' : 'true'},
                      {'product_id' : 1, '_id' : 0})
selling_profile = [obj["product_id"] for obj in requests]

This query returns the empty list, but I know that there are available products with quantity greater than 50 in database.
When I try to search only with condition on quantity, the result is not empty. I suspect there's some problem with boolean field in my pymongo code.
Can someone help me with this issue, please?

A: Do it like this:
from pymongo import MongoClient
client = MongoClient()
mongo = client.db.products
requests = mongo.find({'quantity' : {'$gt' : 50},
                       'available' : True},
                      {'product_id' : 1, '_id' : 0})
selling_profile = [obj["product_id"] for obj in requests]

by using the boolean Python notation.


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Why We All Want to Go to The Grand Budapest Hotel
Well, Wes Anderson has done it again. For those who were charmed by the movie Moonrise Kingdom, there is now another film that equally delights while urging one to think just a little more deeply about what life is all about.
All one has to do to achieve such wisdom (besides seeing the film) is check into The Grand Budapest Hotel and embrace the wisdom of Monsieur Gustave, concierge extraordinaire.
The film reveals through flashbacks the story of Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy (played by the newcomer Tony Revolori) as he learns about hotel protocol, poetry, courage and how one lives a life of meaning – all taught, of course, by Monsieur Gustave.
Ralph Fiennes plays the central character, Monsieur Gustave, with humor, style and a view of life crafted by years of perceptively watching the rich and famous come and go. It is an overview so accurately presented that anyone within the Hospitality Industry will adore the humorous but honest insights on life and service that this film presents in scene after scene.
The famed set designer, Adam Stockhausen, skillfully caught the feel what a legendary hotel must be when he converted the cavernous former Görlitzer Warenhaus Department Store building in Görlitz, Germany into the Grand Budapest Hotel during its grand (and not so grand days). In keeping with the storybook-feel of years gone by, he also created a miniature model of the exterior at the Studio Babelsberg, near Berlin.
There's death, romance, jeweled guests, theft, running up and down the stairs, fabulous pastries, keys, cocktails - in short just another day at a grand hotel, all handled with a clarity of style that defines the very heart of our Industry.
Posted on March 25, 2014 by Ana Kinkaid and filed under Baking, Cocktails, Cooking, Dessert, Elegance, Films, Hotels, Movies, Recipes, Taste, Values, Hospitality Industry and tagged Moonrise Kingdom The Grand Budapest Hotel Monsieur Gustave Concierge Zero Moustafa Tony Revolori Ralph Fiennes Adam Stockhausen Grand Hotel Budapest Set Designer Grand Budapest Hotel Pastry.
Two Legends Reign as St Regis NYC Re-installs the King Cole Bar Mural
New Yorkers are cheering as the St. Regis Hotel has now reinstalled Maxfield Parrish's famous King Cole Bar mural after a four year absence. After a century of being surrounded by smokers, the artwork has been restored to its original stunning luster. The result is like seeing the large 30 foot painting for the first time.
The restored mural now glistens with an iridescent effect that is exactly what Parrish famously created during his lifetime without equal.
Like a master chef who layers flavor on flavor to create a final culinary masterpiece, Parrish placed layers after layer of light-enhancing varnish between his individual colors to create the unique glowing effect that the staff of the Rustin Levenson Art Conservation Associates have so carefully reclaimed.
Art historians, as a result, consider Parrish to be in a class by himself – just like the famed King Cole Bar itself. Year after year the rich, the famous and the talented have favored this New York landmark. Most often it is the Bar's famed Bloody Mary cocktail that everyone seems to ask for at least once (or twice).
Indeed, this esteemed cocktail was created in its final form at the King Cole by bar master Fernand, "Pete" Petiot. And although there had been previous versions, it was at the St Regis that it was finally christened the Bloody Mary – all thanks to James A. Michener and Juanita Hall.
Prior to 1947, the Bar had served the cocktail under the name of the Red Snapper. But that year a previously unknown writer, James A. Michener, released a small book entitled, Tales of the South Pacific. Within a year this collection of revealing stories about war in the Pacific theater would win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. It would go on to be transformed into the epic musical, South Pacific, by Rogers and Hammerstein.
Enter Juanita Hall. In the Broadway production and also in the 1958 movie version, she would play a unique character entitled, yes – you guessed it, Bloody Mary. A skilled jazz singer in her own right, she made this role her own. Her haunting rendition of the song, Bali Ha'i, won her the Tony Award, the first ever presented to an African American woman.
In one of those rare moments when a society acknowledges a major cultural change, the name of this half tomato-half vodka (plus spices) cocktail converted overnight to the Bloody Mary, the name of Juanita Hall's unforgettable character.
And so it has been called ever since. Oh, various individual people would, through the years, say they alone named the drink. Such occurances, however, seldom stem from a single source - history rarely works that way.
No perhaps, just perhaps, it was the conscience of the American people who decided to honor a book, a musical, a pivotal role – a difference, an acceptance of equality... all still presided over to this very day by ol' King Cole in the restored mural that now glows softly behind the bar at the legendary St Regis Hotel.
Post Note, November 21, 2013: Chef John De Lucie just finished his relaunch of the King Cole Bar and Salon. Among those present to celebrate the re-installation of Parrish's grand painting at the St. Regis Hotel were Uma Thurman and Hilary Rhoda - definitely ladies of discerning taste and style.
Posted on November 14, 2013 by Ana Kinkaid and filed under Alcohol, Architecture, Art, Awards, Bar, Beverages, Book, Chefs, Cocktails, Creativity, Culinary History, Films, Hotels, Literature, Movies, Recipes, Spirits, Style and tagged Chef John De Lucie Hilary Rhoda History of Bloody Mary James A. Michener Juanita Hall King Cole Bar Maxfield Parrish South Pacific Musical St Regis Hotel NYC Tales of the South Pacific Uma Thurman.


WHAT IS BRANDING IN MARKETING & WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
We will learn about "Small Business Branding" & the 5 steps that will help you create a brand for your Business this week.
According to the Ministry of Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises – MSME these are the stats regarding the existence of Small & Medium Enterprises.
1. Number of SMEs in India: The number is estimated to be at 42.50 million, registered & unregistered together. A staggering 95% of the total industrial units in the country.
2. SME & Employment opportunity: Employs about 106 million, 40% of India's workforce. Next only to the agricultural sector.
3. Products: produces more than 6000 products.
4. GDP Contribution: Currently around 6.11% of the manufacturing GDP and 24.63% of Service sector GDP.
5. SME Output: 45% of the total Indian manufacturing output.
6. SME Exports: 40% of the total exports.
7. Bank Lending: Accounts for 16% of bank lending.
8. Fixed Assets: Current fixed assets at INR 1,471,912.94 crore.
As per the above stats, a staggering 95% of all the Industrial Units in India are SME's but most of us don't invest our time, energy or money in Small Business Branding.
Even if we did understand Small Business Branding we don't know where to start with the Branding journey or don't have the monies to invest in a high-end Branding Agency to work with.
Fear Not! as we will cover a Simple 5 step process for Small Business Branding on our Blog today. These steps are simple & easy so that you can start your Branding Journey TODAY!
In our Indian Education system, we are all taught to first read the definition of any specific concept before we start learning about how to apply it.
I would have to agree that this is the best approach so far – similarly, you need to first go ahead and define your brand.
1. What is my Brand all about?
2. Does it consist of 1 product or would it be an umbrella for future products all launched underneath the same name?
3. What are the core values that I want my Brand to use?
Let's understand these in detail.
If you are trying to create a Brand for a Food Product your Brand is representative of this one product. In that case, you need to make sure that your communication includes your Branding to be a part of your product promotion so whenever people see your product they understand it is part of your Brand XYZ.
Does it consist of 1 product or would it be an umbrella for future products all launched underneath the same name?
This is a trickier question. As a Businessperson, you may not always know whether you are going to launch new products or if you would just stick with one product. There have been businesses which have started with 1 product but eventually launched complementary products or other products within the same space.
So, don't panic if you don't the right answer to this question. At this point of time keep your Brand name generic like using "ABC" rather than make it very specific like "ABC Foods" etc. so that in the future if you are looking at expanding your product line you can still use the same Brand name.
What are the core values that I want my Brand to use?
As Small Businessmen, most of us are first generation entrepreneurs that have either stumbled upon your current idea while in a job or were passionate enough to quit a 9 to 5, well-paying job in the quest of a legacy.
In the process of Brand creation at the start, our own values reflect Brand's "Core Values". This is fine to start with but make sure you know what they are. Make a note of them, these could be: Quality, Convenience, Value for Money etc.
As the Brand grows though, it will develop its own core values from the experience that customers have when interacting with the Brand etc. you can then evaluate and change your communication accordingly.
The 2nd step is as Crucial as the first step – Brand Position.
2. What do you want to communicate to your Customers?
This will help you decide the communication that needs to be put out there when you are promoting your brand and the channels that your communication needs to happen.
For example, if your target audience is youth between ages of 18 – 25 & your product is available in different colours & price ranges you should use this as a communication phrase as this group is looking for versatile products. They might be price sensitive but they would love to show off new products.
Also, they are active on social media so if your brand is not on social media then the opportunity for you to sell them is lost.
If you are just starting out though you may not have all these details, in that case, its best to go through what your gut tells you & also experiment with different methods of communication & different channels before you nail the ONE that works for you.
Communication is Key for any Brand but sometimes what we have in mind does not reflect the output. So make sure that you always maintain notes regarding what you want to communicate about.
Once it is on paper it is easy to rewrite, remove some unnecessary sentences, get other people to edit it etc.
Also creating Mission Statements & Vision Statements by Corporate companies is another way to get this communication right as out of sight is out of mind.
Go ahead & create a Mission Statement for your Brand.
You have Defined the Brand, Thought about Brand Positioning now you need to Express the Brand.
Brand Name is the most important part of the expression. Just like you are known by your name in the world – so will be your brand.
So, make sure you research the name because you are going to use it for a longgggg time.
1. Buying a domain name with the Brand name – though you may not immediately create a website with that name you still need to block it so it is accessible whenever you are ready to create a presence in the online world.
Get a Trademark Attorney to Register your brand name. It would pinch your pocket a little but its worth it as you would invest all your time & energy in building this brand and hand it over to your kids tomorrow as a legacy. So better block the name rather than be sorry when somebody else sends you a notice to stop using the brand name you chose to build.
Logo design – Logo is an amazing opportunity that you can use to pictorially depict your Brand. Given that Human Brain uses 30% of its power to process images you should definitely use this to your advantage to increase Brand Recall. Read more about – Importance of Visual Content.
Use appropriate Colours to define your Brand as certain colours tend to generate certain responses in humans. Like the colour "Red" is generally used to depict "Danger" but shades of Red like "Peach" are soft on the eyes and generate a naughty, stylish character for the Brand.
The tagline is the most ignored "Real Estate" that businessmen forget to use. Using a Smart Tagline you can define your brand in a single sentence thus creating interest in people to check out what your Brand is all about.
Interesting Taglines get people to ask you questions regarding your Brand during networking events, they even get visitors onto your website to learn more about what you do & probably at the end of the day using the above activities bring in sales.
So invest some time in thinking through how you can define your Tagline to add value to your Brand.
Our Tagline at Branding by Pixels that you can find on our Business cards is: Creating Value through Content & Strategy which defines the 2 streams of Brand Products that we have like: Visual Content & Digital Marketing. Its smart & interesting for anybody who reads through it.
Do people know that your Brand exists? Or do they just know about your products? If they don't know about your Brand – how can you increase Brand Awareness?
Brand Awareness is an important Business Objective for businesses and platforms like Facebook have defined specific advertising objectives for "Brand Awareness" campaigns.
Brand Awareness is about making sure that everybody that you interact with on a day to day basis knows that there is a brand behind the product and its name.
It includes Your Employees, Your Vendors & Your End Customers.
1. You can get quality hires who will feel prestigious working for a Brand that many people know of.
2. Your Vendors will feel confident in doing business with you & extending credit lines if needed.
3. Your Customers will proudly flaunt your products or services to their friends and family as it adds to their status.
Your Brand could also be known for its "Quality", "Convenience to shopping with", "Customer Experience" etc. so use whichever works for you & always include these in your communication.
The Brand is right there in the first sentence & it also specifies what the brand is about its a "Washing Powder". You can also follow these simple examples for your communication purposes.
Brand Equity is the last step in the Small Business Branding Process because it is a result of all the hard work that goes into creating a Brand.
It depicts the Value of what you have built & you can only get the final results some years down the line but you can always measure it and ensure that the Brand Equity keeps growing in a positive manner rather than negatively.
You can make sure to measure your Brand Equity by sending our Surveys in emails or asking questions whenever your customers walk in to your stores or when you interact with them on your website but as I said above its a slow process & is the last step in the Small Business Branding process so you can only measure it starting at the end of the year of each year you are in business.
Start on your Branding Journey TODAY & reap the benefits of this process in the time to come.
Remember Don't Just Build a Business – Build a Brand.


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Senate Republicans weigh in on Pence document revelations, suggest dealing with 'over-classification' of docs
FIRST ON FOX: Republicans in the Senate weighed in on the batch of classified documents found in former Vice President Mike Pence's Carmel, Indiana home.
Several GOP senators shared their thoughts on the classified documents found in Pence's home reported by the former vice president to Congress on Tuesday, with Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota telling Fox News Digital that it should be "nearly impossible for anyone" to leave a classified area with classified documents.
Cramer also said the government needs to address its "over-classification" of documents.
PENCE'S 'TRANSPARENCY' ON CLASSIFIED DOCS 'IN STARK CONTRAST TO BIDEN WHITE HOUSE,' HOUSE OVERSIGHT CHAIR SAYS
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., told Fox News Digital that it should be "nearly impossible for anyone" to leave a classified area with classified documents.
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"As I've said before, no president, vice president or member of Congress should walk out of the White House with classified documents," Cramer told Fox News Digital. "We need to learn how to handle these situations in a clear, consistent manner moving forward so it would make it nearly impossible for anyone to leave a classified area with classified documents."
"We must also deal with the over-classification of documents," the North Dakota senator continued. "The American system is so exceptional because of its openness and self-governance, we likely owe the public a few more facts to ensure adequate transparency."
"However, some things are classified for a reason and we need to determine how to best keep them that way," he added.
Oklahoma Republican Senator James Lankford told Fox News Digital that the "law on classified documents shouldn't be partisan—it doesn't matter if they're found in a garage next to a Corvette, in a home, or in storage."
"Classified documents should be properly stored for the sake of our national security," he added.
Other Senate Republicans weighed in online, with South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham tweeting he does not "believe there were 'sinister motives' with regards to the handling of classified information by President Biden, President Trump, or Vice President Pence."
"We have a classified…
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NM lawmakers propose bill that would ban contracts detaining immigrants in civil cases


I, Kirigaya Kazuto, had logged out from the VRMMO-RPG, «Sword Art Online», on the 7th of November, 2024.
It was mid-December when I returned to my home in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, following my rehabilitation period. I had turned sixteen a couple of months ago, but since I had been challenging the fiftieth floor of Aincrad while my previous peers in the same grade were challenging the high school entrance examinations, there was obviously no school that I could attend.
Fortunately—though I hesitate to call it such, I received a certificate of graduation from the middle school I've only half finished, so the normal route would be to spend my time at a preparation school until I can take the examinations next year, postponed by a year. However, here, the country proposed an unimaginable relief measure.
be established in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, from the April of 2025 with no need for entrance examinations or school fees, and the graduates would be granted qualifications to take entrance examinations for universities.
The building used was that of a metropolitan high school, abandoned the previous year and awaiting its demolition. Re-employed teachers who had retired from old age, serving part-time, largely made up the teaching staff. It was classified as a National Vocational School under the School Education Law.
fulfilling schooling life even after taking away points for the compulsory weekly counselling session.
However, I was unable to attend that school to the end as well.
It was a year and two months after I entered, on the 6th of June, 2026. For some unknown reason, I gained consciousness in another world, «Underworld». Waking in the forest near Rulid Village, on the northern edge of the Human World, I had cried out with all I could muster to the staff from the venture company that should have been developing and managing this world, Rath, but no reply came back.
Axiom Church's towering Central Cathedral, and had set out on a journey from Rulid with the partner I had met in this world, Eugeo.
I had somehow reached Centoria after spending an Underworld calendar year's worth of time, but I hadn't simply continued on and entered the Cathedral. The gate of the Axiom Church was always firmly shut, with access restricted to the champion swordsman of the «Four Empires Unity Tournament» held in spring each year.


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CHARLESTON, SC (Nov. 14)--The Association of Citadel Men, one of the most active alumni organizations nationwide, elected Congressman Stephen E. Buyer of Monticello, Indiana, its Man of the Year for 1995 at the Association's annual meeting during Homecoming.
Buyer represents Indiana's 5th Congressional District and currently serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the Veterans Affairs Committee. He is a 1980 graduate of The Citadel and a 1983 graduate of Valparaiso University Law School.
The Association's Man of the Year award is presented annually to the alumnus who has demonstrated a significant contribution to The Citadel through personal sacrifice and has unselfishly given his time and talent on behalf of the college. Buyer was chosen for his defense of The Citadel in Congress, including a successful effort in sponsoring through the House National Security Committee an addendum to the Defense Authorization Act which permits The Citadel to requests and receive from the Department of Defense an active duty Commandant of Cadets.
In addition to choosing its Man of the Year, the Alumni Association elected Tom Mikell of Beaufort as its new president. Mikell is a 1964 graduate of The Citadel and a 1972 graduate of USC Law School. He has served as a senior member of Harvey, Battey, Macloskie and Bethea, PA, and as Chairman of the Lowcountry Council of Governments. The Association also named Hampton J. Parker (YT53) of Waycross, Georgia, its president-elect.


I started all grain brewing 6 years ago when I was in Québec. Actually living at Freddy. I am looking to improve my skills and share the pleasure of homebrewing!
Welcome Simon! I look forward to connecting with you!
We have 40+ members and we try to get together every two weeks on Saturday afternoons. We have a big meeting coming up this Saturday (which I included in your welcome email).
Meetings are posted in the paid membership section, but feel free to join us before committing to the club! Just message me for details.
Welcome to the club! Look forward to meeting you soon!


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Q: Problema con While (mysql_fetch_assoc) Hola soy un programador que recién esta empezando y tengo un problema con While, estoy rescatando un dato de una tabla de SQL, hasta ahí todo bien, de hecho si le hago un print_r  antes del While me lo rescata sin ningún problema, pero al momento de pasar por el while no me muestra ningún dato.
este es mi código:
            $result = mysql_query($sSQL, $conexion) or die(mysql_error());

            if($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){

            $tipo = trim($row["tipo"]);

            if ($tipo == "MT")
            {

                while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
                {
                  print_r($row);

Tampoco me muestra un error en esa linea del código... alguien sabe cual puede ser mi error?

A: Prueba de poner en el while esto:
while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()){
}

Además porque pones un die() en la variable $result, teoricamente la variable die() deberias, de ponerlo si no se conecta a la base de datos, es decir, en la variable $conexion. Te propongo una posible solucion, y es esta estructura, que yo utilizo y siempre me va bien:
<?php
   $conexion = new mysqli("localhost","user","passwd","DB");
   if(!conexion){
      die("error DB: ".$conexion->connect_error);
   }
   $consulta = "SELECT * FROM table";
   $result = $conexion->query($consulta);
   if($result->num_rows > 0){
      while($row=$result->fetch_assoc()){
        if($row['tipo'] == "MT"){
              print_r($row['tipo']);
        }
      }
   }
?>

Lo que tendría que hacer este fragmento de condigo, es que si en el campo tipo de la DB hay una celda con el contenido "MT" lo que hará es imprimir todos los valores que hay en el campo "tipo", si en lo que quieres es imprimir toda la base de datos tendrías que reemplazar ´print_r($row['tipo'])´ a esto:
echo "tipo: ".$row['tipo'];
echo "campo2: ".$row['campo2'];
...

Así todas las que quiereas. Obviamente puedes personalizar la manera en como quieres que se vea.