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See work by local playwright Harrison David Rivers March 6 and 7
Harrison David Rivers
The 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series at the Playwrights' Center continues March 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. with public readings of "The Sea & The Stars" by Twin Cities playwright Harrison David Rivers. The readings will take place at the Playwrights' Center, 2301 E. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis. The events are free, but reservations are recommended and can be made at pwcenter.org.
Playwright Harrison David Rivers moved to the Twin Cities in 2014 for a Many Voices Fellowship at the Playwrights' Center, and in 2015 he was selected as a McKnight Fellow in Playwriting. He is now a Core Writer, a three-year program supporting professional playwrights through play development workshops and connections to theaters.
Rivers describes "The Sea & The Stars" as "a play about love, karaoke and the sea." In the play, Simon, who is a lifeguard, meets Finn, who is terrified of water. Both are adrift, with broken hearts, returning to the tiny beach town of Jupiter and to families who need them.
David Mendizábal will direct, and the cast includes Jon-Michael Reese*, Eric Sharp*, Jasmine Hughes*, Christina Baldwin*, Austene Van* and Sasha Andreev* (*Member of Actors' Equity Association).
"Plays come from different places," says Rivers. "Some come from joy, others from history or from research of a specific topic. This particular play was born of heartbreak—prompted by the kind of breakup that leaves you bereft, struggling for air, wearing the same outfit for days at a time and bursting into tears in random places—the supermarket, for example. I felt, at the time, like the only thing I could do to combat my grief—because nothing else was working—was to write a play. And to write a funny play, at that. Writing 'The Sea & The Stars' was therapeutic. It wasn't therapy! But it was therapeutic."
"This was one of the first plays I read by this gorgeous writer," says Playwrights' Center Producing Artistic Director Jeremy B. Cohen. "As with other plays within Harrison's body of work, this piece warms his audiences into a pliable state of compassion and understanding, so that, by the time the crises arrive, he's found a way to more freely invite our individual experiences to sit alongside the larger universal ones he poses."
Harrison David Rivers is the winner of a GLAAD Media Award, a McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting, a Many Voices Fellowship, a Van Lier Fellowship, an Emerging Artist of Color Fellowship and the New York Stage & Film's Founders Award. He was the 2016 Playwright-in-Residence at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. His plays include "Sweet" (National Black Theatre), "And She Would Stand Like This" (The Movement Theatre Company), "Where Storms are Born" (Williamstown) and "When Last We Flew" (Sundance). Harrison is an alumnus of the Emerging Writers' Group at the Public Theater. M.F.A.: Columbia University. http://harrisondavidrivers.com
The Ruth Easton New Play Series at the Playwrights' Center, now in its 12th year, provides selected Core Writers with 20 hours of workshop time to develop a new play in collaboration with top-notch actors and other theater artists. Plays receive two public readings, giving audience members a unique and immediate way to experience new work and a chance to be part of the creative process. Plays recently seen in the Ruth Easton New Play Series that had full productions this theater season include George Brant's "Marie and Rosetta" Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater and Carlyle Brown's "Finding Fish" at the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis.
The 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series will conclude with "Minneapolis/St. Paul" by Lee Blessing on April 3 and 4. Details at pwcenter.org/ruth-easton-series.
All events in the Ruth Easton New Play Series are free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended; reserve your spots at pwcenter.org or by contacting the Playwrights' Center at (612) 332-7481 or info@pwcenter.org.
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Xpeng Auto maintains 2023 model prices
Today, XPeng car officially announced on its official microblogging page the price of the 2023 XPeng car model.
As of December 31, 2022, the subsidies for the purchase of new energy vehicles will be terminated, and vehicles licensed on or after January 1, 2023, will no longer be eligible for state subsidies (the amount of subsidies per vehicle varies between RMB 10,080 and RMB 13,860), according to Xiaopeng. The national suggested retail price of each model of Xpeng Auto in 2023 will remain the same as the comprehensive post-subsidy price that was published for all the models at the end of 2022 in order to allow more users to experience the travel experience brought by smart cars.
Xpeng Auto has released its delivery data for December 2022 and shows that in the month of December, the total deliveries of Xpeng Auto were 11,292 units, an increase of 94% compared with the previous year. A total of 4,020 G9s were sold, an increase of 160% over the previous year, which is the first time the G9 has overtaken 4,000 units sold.
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During the fourth quarter, Peng Automotive delivered a total of 22,204 machines; cumulatively, Peng Automotive delivered 120,757 machines in 2022, up 23% compared to 2021.
As of December 31, 2022, Xpeng has delivered a cumulative total of 258,710 units in the history of its business.
Additionally, as of December 31, 2022, Xpeng Auto's own charging station network has been online for more than 1,000 stations, including more than 800 supercharging and 480kW superfast charging stations, as well as more than 200 destination charging stations in the entire country. There are more than 337 cities and prefecture-level administrative regions across China that are covered by the network.
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Among former President Jimmy Carter's accolades is his devotion to volunteering.
He and his wife, Rosalynn, have been an inspiration to both young and old for their volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity.
The 39th president and the former first lady are famous for picking up a hammer to lend a hand in the construction of affordable homes for people from low-income households.
As of September 2012, Carter has been alive longer since leaving the White House than any other occupant of the Oval Office. Even with a cancer scare in 2015, he's continued to volunteer into his 90s.
Volunteering may help benefit Carter, and others his age, not just by keeping physically fit but also by keeping mentally sharp.
Emerging research shows that older adults who give themselves mental challenges can stave off mental health conditions like depression and even dementia.
From challenging mind games like crossword puzzles to social interaction, these benefits have been well-documented for people over the age of 40.
Volunteering one's time is among those beneficial activities as it increases both mental and physical health.
However, new research published in the BMJ Open shows those benefits are unique only to middle-aged adults and seniors, while those under the age of 40 don't reap the same benefits.
Researchers with the University of Southampton and the University of Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, used data from the British Household Panel Survey, which ran from 1991 to 2008 before the data was included in a larger survey.
Looking at a variety of answers to survey questions, they homed in on how often people were involved in formal volunteering. More than 66,000 responses were gathered from every other year from 1996 to 2008. About 20 percent of respondents said they'd been involved in some type of volunteer work.
Overall, women tended to volunteer more, with a quarter of those aged 60 to 74 years old reporting they volunteered at least once.
Using a 12-question general health questionnaire (GHQ-12), researchers compared the scores of those who volunteered versus those who did not. They found the scores in terms of overall mental health were slightly higher in all age groups if those individuals gave up some of their time for others.
The best scores went to those who volunteered the most, while the lowest scores were from those who never volunteered.
While all who volunteered scored better on the GHQ-12, the scores were even better for those over the age of 40 who volunteered.
The volunteer work, researchers noted, was formally through an organization and didn't include things like helping neighbors or volunteering at a child's or grandchild's school.
Those who didn't volunteer had much lower levels of emotional well-being, which started at middle age and continued into their later years. This was independent of other factors, such as being married or single, education level, or overall health.
Researchers warn their study is observational, meaning no cause and effect should be drawn. They did, however, hypothesize why these effects could be present.
Younger people may view volunteering as another commitment or part of underlying social roles, such as work or other community activities. Middle age can be an especially hectic time with careers, raising children, or obtaining postgraduate degrees.
Older adults, especially those who've retired and whose children are grown, often have more free time. Volunteering can fulfill many aspects of life they might miss.
In addition, as a person ages, they may have fewer resources available and a shrinking social network. Volunteering allows them new avenues to make acquaintances and contacts outside of their immediate family and social circles.
Those who volunteer also have the advantage of using the knowledge they've collected over their lifetimes, offering mentoring opportunities, newfound prestige, and "knock-on effects" helpful to physical and mental health.
With the knowledge of how potentially helpful volunteering can be to an aging population, the researchers call for greater efforts to involve middle-aged and senior members of a community into volunteer roles.
"Volunteering may also provide a sense of purpose, particularly for those people who have lost their earnings, because regular volunteering helps maintain social networks, which are especially important for older people who are often socially isolated," the study concludes.


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Apr. 8, 2015 3:00 p.m.
March 31 at 4 pm police received a request for assistance from an out of town geocacher who had parked her car and hiked to a nearby Gold Country geocache and then was unable to locate her car. Kamloops Search and Rescue was also called to assist with the search. Initially, it was thought the 41 year old Yale woman was in the area of Mclean Lake, but RCMP members eventually found her in the Upper Hat Creek area. It had ust begun to snow when she was located, safe and sound. She was 15 km away from her car.
Apr. 4 at 11 am a logging truck tipped over on Hwy 99 and spilled its load onto private property, damaging the fence. The driver agreed to leave the logs to compensate the owner for the damaged fence, but later in the day two men arrived at the site intent on recovering the logs. The property owner called the RCMP to report unwanted people on his land. The call was cancelled as police were en route as the property owner and the men had come to an agreement.
Apr. 6 at 12:45 pm police received a report of a collision on Hwy 1 just south of Basque Ranch near Venables Valley Rd. after a spare tire on a trailer came loose and hit an oncoming car. The vehicle did not stop. The driver, a Williams Lake woman in her 50s, was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The front end of her car, a Toyota Yaris, was damaged extensively. Police are asking for any witnesses to the accident to call them at 453-2216. They are hoping that someone can identify the vehicle hauling the trailer.


With gold prices topping $1000.00 plus per oz., one has to question, is now the time to buy gold or has the buying opportunity already passed? Should you invest in the actual commodity of gold itself or is there an alternative that could prove to be more profitable?
The rise in gold prices from $250 per ounce in 2001 to over $900 today has drawn investors and speculators into the precious metals market. However, buying gold per se should not be considered an "investment". After all, gold earns no interest and its quality never changes. It's static, and does not grow as sound investments should.
"It's more accurate to say that one might invest in a gold or silver mining company, where management, labor costs, and the nature of new discoveries all play a vital role in determining the quality of the investment and the profits made.", stated Congressman Ron Paul (TX-R) in his address before the U.S. House of Representatives.
Many believe the United States is the cause of the global financial crisis we are currently experiencing and consequently, they are looking to the US to provide leadership in escaping this crisis. The US Dollar is currently experiencing strength over other currencies because it is presumed that since we are leading the pack with recovery initiatives, it stands to reason that our economy will recover before those who are following our lead.
China, for example, is planning their own $586 billion stimulus package, which by the way, they can afford. To date, the U.S. Treasury and Hillary Clinton have been successful at convincing foreign lenders, China being one of them, to support our spending habits. However, at some point, these foreign lenders are going to tire of supporting our spending habits and focus on their own internal recovery. The Chinese leaders recently stated "We hate you" in reference to the United States, but, at the same time, they fear the potential global ramifications of not lending to the US and causing a worldwide collapse in all currencies.
With the TRILLIONS of dollars in new spending that the Obama Administration has proposed or already signed into Law, how much longer do you really think these foreign governments are going to tolerate our irresponsible behavior and continue lending to us?
When the foreign lenders have finally decided they have had enough of our irresponsible and destructive fiscal policies, they will cut us off. At that time, our Central Bank will have no alternative other than to start printing paper. The more paper it prints, the more devalued the dollar becomes, which in turn diminishes the purchasing power. Eventually, we will find ourselves in a situation of hyperinflation and the net effect will be skyrocketing gold prices.


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Large flies bring more joy than fish
I'M NOT about to claim that this month's fly is all my idea because it's not, but it did do a good job for me during the Yorkshire mayfly season.
By Roger Beck
Saturday, 4th July 2015, 4:00 am
The mucky mayfly, dressed by Stephen Cheetham.
Last February, Mike Smith introduced me to a fly called the Dirty Duster; itself an American adaptation of a fly called the Grey Duster, which originated in the UK and has been around since Adam was a lad. Actually, it may well have received its first published appearance in Lancashire, but we must not be prejudiced.
I'm going to be a bit technical for a minute or two, but I'll try to be gentle. The Dirty Duster is tied on a curved hook in such a way that the body hangs below the surface of the river. Thus, it imitates a fly that is in the process of transforming from nymph to adult; in angling parlance, it is an emerger.
I would urge any anglers who might be reading this to try this pattern, I'm sure that Steve will tie you some.
Just a word of warning though, don't use them on the Haddon Estate water in Derbyshire, you'll have Warren, the keeper, after you; emergers are not allowed here.
I used the Dirty Duster early in the season and enjoyed a good deal of success with it, then the mayfly arrived. Interesting things, mayfly, we have spoken of them many times over the years. They are the biggest of our up-wing flies and usually provoke rather more excitement among fishers than fish. I recently fished one of the beautiful rivers of the Peak District. It seems that a mayfly had been spotted the previous day and consequently the river bank was lined with anglers.
This year, the mayfly arrived in great profusion on my local rivers. Over several days, there was a constant trickle of these spectacular ephemerons drifting along on the breeze. Many of them, especially the ones in the process of emerging, were waylaid by the trout.
I saw one enthusiastic little chap leap a foot out of the water in order to ensnare a passing mayfly; he wasn't a lot bigger than his prey.
Most of the traditional mayfly patterns have big floppy wings, just like the real thing. This can cause the angler a real problem because trying to cast one of these concoctions is a bit like trying to chuck a kite against a stiff breeze - they spin, twist the leader into an indescribable knot and provoke very bad language. The answer, by the way, is a short thick leader; the fish don't give a jot.
After a day of catching fine trout on a thing called a shadow mayfly, suffering the occasional tangled leader and offering the odd word of wisdom, I began to think. No, don't be alarmed, I'm not going to make a habit of thinking; it makes my head ache. My thoughts drifted to the Dirty Duster. It struck me that if I tied it on a big hook and made the body a bit thicker, ribbed in black, that it might bear a very close resemblance to an emerging mayfly. Most importantly, it was too wind resistant.
A few days later, I was back on the river accompanied by a delightful young lady called Olwyn who was keen to try her hand at fly fishing.
During the afternoon, we noticed that fish were beginning to do battle with mayfly. I tied one of my creations on Olwyn's leader and she propelled it towards a trout that was very busy beneath the branches of a bush.
The fly had floated less than a foot when it was engulfed with huge enthusiasm. So, the Mucky Mayfly was born.


WASHINGTON (AFP) - US military chief Michael Mullen said on Monday conditions are not right yet for talks with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. Holding negotiations with elements of the Taliban should be part of a long-term strategy in Afghanistan but it is not the right time for such a move, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, told a news conference. "At some point in time, we get to a point in these insurgencies where you peel off the reconcilables and I think you start having conversations with those who are reconcilable," Mullen said. "At least from my perspective, we're not there yet," he said. Mullen said the same approach was used successfully in Iraq and in counter-insurgency efforts elsewhere, saying that it was "very realistic" to pursue talks with insurgents in Afghanistan. "It's happened in other insurgencies historically, and I think it will happen here, as well." Earlier, a White House official cast strong doubt on the willingness of the Taliban's reclusive leader to spurn his group's violent ways and back the Afghan government. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe reacted bluntly to an offer from Afghan President Hamid Karzai to 'go to any lengths' to provide protection to Mullah Omar if the militant agrees to enter peace talks. Karzai said international forces can go home if they disagree. "No one has heard from Mullah Omar in sometime, and given attacks like last week's when some Taliban threw acid on girls going to school, many don't seem to show a willingness to negotiate," Johndroe said. "We're not seeing any indication from Mullah Omar that he is ready to renounce violence, break all ties to al-Qaeda and support the Afghan government and constitution." Johndroe said the United States maintains 'good relations' with Afghanistan and emphasised that Karzai is committed to establishing 'a secure, stable democracy'. He said the United States and the international community must continue its support for the Afghan government. "Ultimately, we're hopeful that reconcilable Taliban will lay down their arms and choose to play a productive part in Afghan society, but sadly, so far, they continue to attack innocent civilians and coalition forces on a regular basis," Johndroe said. Meanwhile, a Taliban leader rejected on Monday an offer from Afghan President Hamid Karzai of safe passage for insurgent leaders who wanted to talk peace, reports the International Herald Tribune. "We are safe in Afghanistan and we have no need for Hamid Karzai's offer of safety," said Mullah Brother, deputy leader of the Taliban. "We will continue jihad (holy war) against foreign troops and their Afghan slaves," he told a British news agency by satellite telephone from an undisclosed location. The Taliban refer to Karzai as a US "slave."


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METALS-Copper prices ease as dollar clings on to gains
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LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Copper eased on Friday as the dollar firmed despite underwhelming U.S. jobs data that tempered expectations for a quick monetary policy tightening, though supply issues limited losses.
Markets were also on the edge due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, with countries introducing new restrictions to slow its spread which could potentially derail the global economic recovery.
"Copper and other base metals are holding up well despite the bearish news like the new variant, China slowdown, and potential tightening by the Federal Reserve," said Gianclaudio Torlizzi, partner at consultancy T-Commodity in Milan.
He said he was advising clients to hedge and gain long exposure to the industrial metals complex.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) lost 0.2% to $9,476 per tonne in 1400 GMT, set to end the week mostly unchanged.
A stronger U.S. currency makes dollar-denominated commodities more expensive for non-U.S. firms, a relationship used by funds to generate buy and sell sign.
INVENTORIES: Visible stocks of copper in exchange warehouses eased, pointing to a firm demand for the metal used in power and construction.
In warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange, copper stocks shed 13.7% to 36,110 tonnes, according to weekly data.
Copper stocks in LME-registered warehouses, at 78,350 tonnes, are about a third of the levels registered in late August.
PERU: Miner MMG Ltd said on Friday it would wind down copper production from its Las Bambas operations in Peru by mid-December after failing to establish commercial relationships with local community organisations.
The mine produced 400,000 tonnes of copper a year, about 2% of the total global output.
EVERGRANDE: Indebted real estate developer China Evergrande has got a demand under a $260 million guarantee obligation, the company said on Friday, adding it may be unable to repay due to a liquidity crisis that has gripped China's property sector.
The sector is one of the largest users of copper globally.
CHILE OUTPUT: Chile's Codelco, the world's largest copper miner, saw output in October drop 9.9% year-on-year to 144,100 tonnes, state copper commission Cochilco said.
OTHER METALS: LME aluminium gained 1.2% to $2,633 a tonne, zinc added 0.7% to $3,167, lead shed 1.2% to $2,230, tin was up 0.6% to $39,250 while nickel was up 0.6% at $20,070. (Reporting by Zandi Shabalala; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Vinay Dwivedi)
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Q: Does the signal to the NFC antenna require shielding? My design requires a NFC antenna to be located on a different board and due to space limitations, a uFL connector can't be placed for a mini coax connection. A flex cable solves many of the design issues. However, since a coax is shielded, will the flex cable need to be shielded too?
I am using the TRF7970A transceiver IC and the matching network will be placed on the flex cable, close to the antenna. The entire length of the flex would be 1.5". TI recommends matching the TX_OUT net to 50 Ohm Single Ended. So my intention was to breakout the 50 ohm trace to a FPC connector and then run a 50 ohm trace (referenced to a ground plane) on the FPC. The NFC antenna is a discrete component and will be mounted on a stiffener. Specifically, my question is as follows:
Since the coax is shielded, will the signal on the flex need to be shielded too? i.e. sandwiched between 2 ground planes? If so, adding a 2nd copper layer will significantly reduce flexibility and I might opt for a mesh plane, though from what I gathered, that might not work well for controlled impedance.

Most NFC antennas I searched do have a mini coax. But I also bumped into a couple FPC NFC antennas, including one from Laird shown below (part number: 0600-00061), which don't have any shielding. So that made me think it's ok to just have a 2 layer FPC.

A: NFC usually uses the ISM band at 13.56MHz.  If this is true of your system, your signal has a wavelength of a little over 20 meters, so 1.5" of cable isn't going to create serious problems, and leaving it unshielded may even improve your signal strength a little bit.

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I'm not sure when I heard this for the first time, but it became the guiding principle to my work ethic. Always show up first to any event whether personal or professional - that's the code. This time it paid off!
I attended the Patient Centered Oncology Care meeting in Philadelphia last week. I got to breakfast very early and took a seat by myself at a large round table. To my surprise, none other than the President of the AMA, Dr. McAneny, sat down next to me. What an unbelievable opportunity to chat with one of the leaders in the healthcare industry! I was not disappointed.
Amid all the negative rhetoric surrounding healthcare it was refreshing to hear her passion and enthusiasm for patient care, reducing costs, and interoperability. We discussed the important role EMR companies play in the future growth of healthcare. If a common language is still years away (which I believe) then movement towards interoperability will be stalled. It was a short discussion, but it has made an impact on my career like few others have. I was very much looking forward to her presentation as the keynote presenter to follow only minutes later.
She spent much of her presentation discussing the three main groups that are affected by every change and advancement in healthcare. The first group she covered was the patient, with their desire for better outcomes, more availability, and decreased cost is the center of every change. She stressed that patients should be thought of as a person and not a data point or number.
The next group she talked about was the "doctor of tomorrow". Doctor shortages, mostly in primary care, are straining the industry. Students are graduating with extreme levels of debt that they cannot pay that back by going into primary care. As we all know, the primary care doctor is at the center of healthcare. Driving doctors away from that market will increase costs drastically as patients visit urgent care facilities and hospitals in lieu of waiting for an open appointment. Primary care providers are also on the forefront of preventative care as they work with their patients to reduce the chances of diabetes, heart failure, among many other costly outcomes.
Lastly, she discussed the "doctor of today". Many of these doctors are disgruntled and burnt out. They are choosing to leave the practice of medicine much younger than before. EMRs, as currently constructed, are slowing providers down. They are spending more time in front of a computer screen than with their patients.
Overall, it was an enlightening experience that I am glad I was early for. It refocused me on the bigger picture of how I can positively impact the market through the work that I do. What can Healthmonix do to drive change in the healthcare market? I am thrilled to work for a company that shares my passions and has given me the ability to seek out change.


3 Social Media Platforms For Identifying Prospects!
3 Social Media Platforms your Staff should be using to identify prospects!
There are 3 Social Media Platforms every business should embraced as part of its digital marketing strategy, although these days we find many businesses are scared to embrace the use of social media as a marketing tool, but the truth is their members of staff and sales and marketing team are already using it to communicate and promote their business.
So why not incorporate when they're planing their marketing strategy. Like everything else life throws at us social media marketing does come with its challenges, one of the greatest challenge is that members of staff all using the social media platforms differently and there is no standard approach to using social media platform to achieve business objectives.
Additionally, this lack of a unified approach means that the sales and marketing people are operating in silos. There is no collaboration on best practices or, even in the simplest of ways, knowing what works. You should never allow your sales team to prospect, nurture and manage in the wilderness. There's just far too much risk for this.
Here are 3 Social media Platforms for staff the get the ball rolling.


Imagination, creativity and intelligence are the three characteristics of the perfect subject for a hypnotist's show. Fortunately, Tech is not lacking in any of these categories, which definitely contributed to the outstanding performance by Spidey the Hypnotist on Nov. 5 in the Student Center Ballroom. At the end of his performance, the Canada's Got Talent finalist made sure to draw attention to the fact that, without having great subjects to direct his hypnotism towards, his show would have been quite dull and ultimately forgettable.
As it was, Spidey performed with a zeal that reflected his seasoned stage presence and seemed to enjoy the performance as much as the audience. Before the show, however, the self-proclaimed hypnotist, magician and mentalist managed to get in a few words with audience members who arrived early.
Like anyone else who finds themselves speaking to a group of college students, the hypnotist found himself asking the default questions like what each person's major was, how long they had left until they graduated and what they wanted to do with such a degree once they got out into the real world.
Choosing questions like these, however, was a bit of a mistake on Spidey's part because he was instantly greeted by a host of passionate engineers, which he admitted was a bit intimidating. He even asked at one point if Tech offered a "normal" degree for which you did not need to be an absolute genius; this question was answered by a couple of awkwardly nervous laughs. Furthermore, the fact that the performer's introduction video did not load properly and sputtered out half way through its run did not lessen the awkwardness.
Despite this rocky start, Spidey gave one stellar performance; once he got to the actual hypnosis part of his show, it was smooth sailing into a night of audience interaction and hilarity.
Like any performing hypnotist, he started with a visualization test to see which audience members would make for an entertaining show once hypnotized. This test resulted in plenty of volunteers from the spirited crowd; so many, in fact, that Spidey had to choose only a handful of the willing subjects to participate in his mental games.
Once the volunteers were chosen, the main event of the night began. After hypnotizing his volunteers, which took only a few minutes, Spidey scoured the remaining audience for those who got unexpectedly hypnotized as well, even though they were not on stage, and asked them to join their mesmerized brethren on the platform.
Throughout the performance, Spidey displayed creativity and ingenuity in the form of his unique exercises for those hypnotized. For example, near the beginning of the show, he chose two volunteers at random and told them that every time they heard a certain song, they were to stop whatever they were doing, bow to the audience and give a "high impact and loud" demonstration of their considerable martial arts skill.
Later, this music would play at the most inopportune and hilarious times for the two wannabe martial arts masters, causing their desire to demonstrate their talent to essentially override any current hypnosis-induced preoccupation, such as laughing hysterically because they just drank a glass of water.
The night took an interesting turn when, at another point, Spidey decided that those on stage did not need to see him in order for him to keep them hypnotized; so, naturally, he told them he was invisible.
This led to some rather strange reactions when he picked up a chair. The people on stage must have thought that the harmless piece of furniture simply did not like the thought of gravity anymore and consequently decided to levitate a foot or two off of the ground.
Upon witnessing such a supernatural phenomenon, most of those on stage panicked and tried to hide. However, before turning invisible, Spidey had told his volunteers not to leave the stage, making the hiding place situation rather limited.
One person decided that the best place to hide from a floating chair was underneath another chair, which was sadly comical, as he did not fit underneath it quite as well as he seemed to think.
While there were many other noteworthy imaginings onstage throughout Spidey's performance, to enumerate them would take up too much space.
Quite honestly, it is simply better to advise anyone interested, which should by all rights be everyone, to go see a hypnotist next time there is an opportunity.
However, it must be stated that Spidey is no regular hypnotist. All things considered, he is a phenomenal entertainer in addition to being a talented and inventive mentalist.
Anyone who passed up the opportunity to see him missed a grand, not to mention unique, performance.


Jeffrey Johnson descending in to crater. Camp is visible on a terrace 700 feet below.
He's studied volcanoes in Chile and Guatemala. Now this Boise State University volcanologist is studying a lava lake in central Africa, hoping it can help scientists better understand when volcanoes are going to erupt.
Jeffrey Johnson lives here in Idaho, which is surrounded on both east and west sides by volcanic activity. Working in a geographic range between Mt. St. Helens and Yellowstone National Park, Johnson says it's crucial to learn the language of volcanoes, to better understand when they'll erupt. To that end, he's been listening to lava in a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Detail of a portion of the lava lake, which is 900 feet in diameter.
With funding from the BBC, Johnson and his colleagues dropped inside the volcano's crater to study a lake of lava bigger than Bronco Stadium. Johnson "listens" to volcanoes with specialized monitors, to try to predict when they'll change their activity, which can lead to an eruption.
Johnson just got back from a three-week field trip to the lava lake inside Nyiragongo. He said it was a complicated journey. It's a mile-high climb to the 11,000 foot summit and it took 500 porter loads to get the gear they needed to the volcano.
Johnson left sensors behind in Africa, which continue to "listen" to the volcano and feed information to him back home in Boise. He hopes research like his will not only help the people who live around that volcano, but residents who live around Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens and other volcanoes in the Northwest.
Johnson says his three-week field trip was sponsored by the BBC but much of his funding for his research comes from National Science Foundation grants at Boise State.
There's a volcano in Guatemala that erupts on a regular basis, so regular that some scientists call it the "Old Faithful" of volcanoes. That makes it very popular with people who study volcanoes, like Boise State Professor Jeffrey Johnson.
Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, Johnson recently led 60 researchers from Mexico, France, Italy and the United Kingdom to conduct different studies on the volcano. He returned last month and says the work being done in Guatemala could someday help scientists better predict how other volcanoes will behave.
Jeffrey Johnson got quite a wakeup call this week. The assistant professor of geosciences at Boise State University is working in Pucon, Chile on a Fulbright grant to study volcanoes. He was just ten miles away when the Villarrica volcano had a large eruption Tuesday morning.
Scientists monitoring Mount St. Helens confirmed Wednesday that magma is on the rise and "re-pressurizing" the volcano in southwest Washington.
A new study shows the chamber of hot molten rock below Yellowstone National Park is more than 2 and a-half times larger than previously estimated.
Lead author Jamie Farrell of the University of Utah said Monday the magma chamber is about 55 miles long, 18 miles wide and runs at depths from 3 to 9 miles below the earth.
That means the supervolcano below Yellowstone has the potential to erupt with the force of its largest-ever eruption 2.1 million years ago.


His resignation comes days after Dowd and the president publicly called for an end to the special counsel's Russia probe.
The departure of President Donald Trump's lead lawyer, John Dowd, on Thursday comes at a tumultuous time during special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia election meddling—and raises questions about whether additional lawyers may be brought on board.
"I pray that Acting Attorney General Rosenstein will follow the brilliant and courageous example of the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility and Attorney General Jeff Sessions and bring an end to alleged Russia Collusion investigation manufactured by McCabe's boss James Comey based upon a fraudulent and corrupt Dossier," Dowd emailed The Daily Beast early on Saturday morning.
Dowd's apparent replacement, longtime D.C. lawyer Joe DiGenova, started working on Trump's legal team earlier this week. It's likely the two big personalities—Dowd's and DiGenova's—would have clashed had Dowd stayed in the team.
The change has sparked widespread rumors about who might be next to join the president's legal team. Alan Dershowitz, a lawyer who does civil liberties work and frequent cable TV appearances, told The Daily Beast he is not interested in the post.
On Thursday, prominent Washington D.C. attorney Robert Bennett called on his former law partner Ty Cobb to follow Dowd in leaving the White House's legal team.
"I hope my friend Ty Cobb will leave the team. He's not helping himself or his reputation," Bennett told Politico.
Cobb, who has represented the White House writ large in response to the Mueller investigation, has similarly called for Trump to cooperate with the probe.
It's unclear how or if the president's legal strategy will change in Dowd's absence. Mueller has been building a case related to Trump on obstruction of justice involving the president's conversation with James Comey about Michael Flynn, according to a source familiar with the probe. In the past, Dowd has expressed concerns about Trump sitting down for an interview with Mueller.


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First the town Mayor is forced out of office, then a state of emergency is declared in secret and if matters couldn't get any worse for the unfortunate townspeople of Quartzsite, the majority of the police force is now being forced to stay in their own homes during working hours.
Nine out of a total of fourteen Quartzsite, Arizona police officers have been suspended, all of which just happened to be whistle blowers who exposed their corrupt police chief.
The Mayor, Ed Foster, was elected on the platform of investigating the corrupt goings-on in the Quartzsite city council. Therefore, it is not quite surprising that they would force out the man who intends to prove them to be criminals.


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Soundhawk Smart Hearing Aid Combines Fashion, Function
The three-piece hearing aid is now available for a presale price of $279 ($20 off the suggested retail cost).
By Stephanie Mlot
https://www.pcmag.com/news/soundhawk-smart-hearing-aid-combines-fashion-function
In a crowded world, its hard to hear the people and things that matter most. But Soundhawk has a remedy: the Smart Listening System.
Pre-order the three-piece hearing aid now for a special $279 price ($20 off the suggested retail cost); there is no word on an exact launch date.
Inside the box, you'll find three complementary pieces of hardware—the Scoop, Wireless Mic, and Charging Case—all connected to the Soundhawk mobile app.
"We designed Soundhawk's Smart Listening System for people who want to hear, communicate, and connect better in everyday situations and environments," CEO Michael Kisch said in a statement.
Like a Bluetooth headset, the Scoop is a small, wearable device that fits into your ear, and uses adaptive audio processing to enhance key sounds and eliminate background noise. The piece wirelessly connects to your phone or tablet, so you can also access Siri or Google Now to place calls, search the Web, get weather updates, and check on the score of yesterday's game.
For those particularly rowdy locations, set up the Wireless Mic to get closer to the action without standing too awkwardly close. The mic can be placed on a table or clipped to a shirt pocket to deliver sound up to 33 feet away.
And when you get home at night, place the Scoop and Wireless Mic into the portable Charging Case, which protects, organizes, and charges the devices, even on the go.
Not all listening environments were created equal, though, so Soundhawk users can tap into the mobile app to personalize their hearing profile and the acoustics of various places, change settings while at home, in a noisy restaurant, or holding a conversation next to barking dogs at the park.
"Our mission is to transform the listening experience simply and affordably and empower people to hear the world the way that they want to," Kisch said.
Check out the three-piece hearing assistant in the video below.
Soundhawk also announced another round of funding: $5.5 million from True Ventures, Foxconn, and a handful of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. The company's total cash pot now comes to $11.2 million.
Earlier this year, Danish company GN ReSound unveiled an iOS-controlled hearing aid, dubbed the ReSound LiNX, which uses Bluetooth technology to pair an ear piece with Apple gadgets to stream voice communications and music.
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Development from PD+ onwards of five residential buildings
Hilversum New South
meticulous and reliable
At the location of the current care centre Amaris Zuiderheide in Hilversum South, Contractor Company Hegeman is building a new residential area on behalf of housing corporation Dudok Wonen. The complex consists of five sustainable and life-cycle proof buildings with a total of 200 apartments as well as district facilities such as a nursery and a medical centre. Each building was designed by a different architect and therefore has a unique appearance. A park-like garden on the deck of a semi-covered garage connects all the buildings. The garage can be reached via the basements and offers space for 130 cars.
BUILDING 1 (Alba)
Five floors with a total of 46 two-room apartments of 55-60 m² in the social rental sector, intended for young people, the elderly and single persons. On the ground floor, a health centre with various treatment rooms is situated, of which SEHZ (Stichting Eerstelijns Samenwerking Hilversum Zuid) is the user.
Dimensions: 5,000 m² GFA, design: ZECC Architecten
BUILDING 2 (Rubina)
Five floors with originally a total of 42 two-room apartments of approximately 55 m². Habion has bought this building from Dudok Wonen and rents it out to Amaris Zorggroep. During the development of the Technical Design, the residential building was transformed into a nursing home of 40 residential units and a communal living room on each floor. On the ground floor, a meeting centre for the local residents is situated.
Dimensions: 4,677 m² GFA, design: EGM architecten.
BUILDING 3 (Saphira)
Six floors with a total of 28 two- and three-room apartments of 65-80 m² in the free rental sector. On the ground floor, a nursery is situated.
Dimensions: 3,788 m² GFA, design: By Bali
BUILDING 4 (Alporti)
Five floors with a total of 44 social rental apartments, which have been connected into five group homes for elderly people with dementia. The residents have their own room plus a communal living room with kitchen.
Dimensions: 4,609 m² GFA, design: INBO
BUILDING 5 (Volante)
Four floors with a total of 40 two-room apartments in the free rental sector. On the ground floor, approximately 500 m² is available for commercial activities.
Dimensions: 5,140 m² GFA, design: Monadnock.
Activities by IAA Engineering
buildings 1, 2 and 3 are built according to a Design & Build demand specification (under UAV-GC 2005) based on a Preliminary Design Plus (PD+) and a Programme of Requirements. IAA Engineering was advisor during the tendering phase and developed the tender documents into a Final Design and an Execution Ready Design, in collaboration with Contractor Company Hegeman, Schreuders Structural Engineering and Löwik Installation Engineering. All applicable requirements were verified during the design phases and secured in a verification plan.
buildings 4 and 5 have been developed into a traditional process on the basis of a supplied draft design (DD). Together with the consultants, IAA Engineering has developed a PD+ with an associated cost estimate and then a Definitive Design and an Execution Ready Design.
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Mystic Mantra: Why we all need a soulful ear
Jun 1, 2019, 6:42 am IST
Columnist | Rajgopal Nidamboor
Opinion, Oped
Most philosophers uphold certain essential distinctions between our world and our ability to know "oneself".
The sound of soulful music, including its resonant cadence, is a fitting idiomatic expression to illuminate the point — it is based on the groundwork of awe complemented by variability and also versatility. (Representational image)
To know the world around us as our ancient philosophers espoused was analogous to a personalised, or "bespoke", connect — with our mind, senses and intellect. Modern science suggests that the whole portrait of such a reality is cerebral, also conceptual, although its basic purport is unlike the reality-web that we all recognise. In other words, our mind is not only a dynamic source, it is also the driving force that creates and guides our "individualised" subjective and objective reality. You'd call it the collective whole — the sum of the parts, part of the whole, and also a montage of our everyday conscious experience.
You'd relate to the idea as the dance of the shadows, or natural rhythms, of our conscious awareness too — where each of us is not just a witness, but also partaker, in the entire cosmic spectacle, or drama. This holds a gamut of possibilities, also unmapped opportunities. Call it a celestial, on-the-ground allegory, or what you may, it ushers in a glow of new hope for all of us. It is this alluring reality that provides us with a sprawling panorama, including the vision to dream, (re)invent and fulfil our objectives.
Most philosophers uphold certain essential distinctions between our world and our ability to know "oneself". The philosopher Socrates stated that the unexamined life was not worth living. When he was asked to encapsulate how such a philosophical directive could be deduced, he replied: "Know yourself." So, there it is — knowing oneself is a remarkable proposition in our society, as also culture. It is the gist of life too — a nature-endowed attribute that enables us to comprehend the world we all inhabit.
This leads us to the crux of our thought process — that the mind is a part of us and also the world, although some scholars don't fancy, or embrace, such a blurred, also unclear, proposition. They challenge the whole view as not all-encompassing, because if such a notion were true our minds would be capable of interpreting everything as a reflection, or mirror image, of the world. This is just not the case — more so when we examine such a context without taking sides and also dispassionately.
The sound of soulful music, including its resonant cadence, is a fitting idiomatic expression to illuminate the point — it is based on the groundwork of awe complemented by variability and also versatility. What begins, for instance, as a simple piece of music may gradually become delightfully harmonious over time, because, like all of us, it meanders and yet returns right into our hearts and homes. It also reverberates with a transcendent, melodious tempo throughout our body — if only we listen to it with our soulfully receptive ear.
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(Interestingly enough, the sacred Hindu text called claims the Buddha was the very same person of Hermes.
While some argue that the alchemist's power comes from a formula which literally turns one physical substance into another (base metal to gold), modern day mystics sometimes argue that this is the language of symbolism.
"Base metal", in the language of the mystics, refers to base human consciousness, while "gold" refers to the transmutation of the ordinary human into a conscious creator or enlightened being.
A lettering which appears similar to the ancient Phoenician script.


Security is another key differentiator between SaaS and Web-hosted solutions. In-house hosting and data storage is a red flag. SaaS companies like Data Profits store their application data alongside that of leading enterprises and financial institutions in an elite data center where data security is a full-time job.
Ultimately, it boils down to risk. SaaS solutions like Data Profits mitigate risk, while Web-hosted services add risk. And if wholesalers and retailers want to minimize risk, they'll be well served to look past marketing hype and educate themselves on the differences between the two.


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Ernesto Augusto Santos Silva (Oporto, 1956) es un político portugués y profesor universitario. A partir de marzo de 2022 se desempeña como presidente del parlamento portugués.

Licenciado en Historia por la Facultad de Letras de la Universidad de Oporto desde 1978, y Doctor en Sociología, Departamento de Sociología en el Instituto Superior de Estudios Laborales y de Negocios desde 1992. Es profesor en la Facultad de Economía de la Universidad de Oporto, donde comenzó a enseñar en 1981.

Entre los puestos que ha ocupado, destacar que ha sido miembro del Consejo Nacional de Educación (1996-1999), Vocal de la Comisión del Libro Blanco de la Seguridad Social (1996-1998), representante de Portugal en el Proyecto de Educación para la Ciudadanía Democrática del Consejo de Europa (1997-1999), Presidente del Consejo Científico y decano de la Universidad de Oporto (1998-1999) y miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Fundación Joseph Fontana (2002-2005).

Comenzó su actividad política de joven con la incorporación a grupos de inspiración trotskista. En la revolución de los claveles fue militante UOR - União Operária Revolucionária, que más tarde se integró en la Liga Comunista Internacionalista. En 1976 apoyó la candidatura de Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho a la Presidencia; en 1980 apoyó a Ramalho Eanes: en 1985 a Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo, en la primera ronda y Mario Soares en la segunda. En 1990 ingresó en el Partido Socialista de Portugal, por el que fue elegido diputado a la Asamblea de la República en 1995, y se incorporó al XIV Gobierno como Secretario de Estado para la Administración Educativa (1999-2000), Ministro de Educación (2000 -2001) y Ministro de Cultura (2001-2002), y en el XVII Gobierno Ministro de Asuntos Parlamentarios (2005-2009), siendo desde este último año Ministro de Defensa Nacional del XVIII Gobierno.

Ha publicado varios libros, siendo el más reciente  A Sociologia e o Debate Público: Estudos sobre a Relação entre Conhecer e Agir (2006). Ha colaborado habitualmente con la prensa, incluyendo la gaceta cultural del Jornal de Notícias (1978-1986) y como columnista para el diario portugués Público (1992-1999 y 2002-2005).

En el mes de junio de 2006 asistió a la secreta reunión del grupo Bildelberg llevada a cabo en Hotel Brookstreet de la ciudad de Otawa, en Canadá.

Referencias

 Perfil de Augusto Santos Silva en la página del Gobierno de Portugal.

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We all have our unique challenges in life.
Wade McRae Washington was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as an infant. And then when he was 11 or 12, he was diagnosed with Scoliosis.
Either one of these terrible diseases would have been enough to kill his dream to be a professional body builder.
But, Wade did not let that stand in his way.
He started working with a trainer and was not getting the results he desired.
Then he met Tina Chandler, the 2007 National IBFF (International Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation) Champion.
At first, they would talk in the gym about Wade's dream. Then Wade's #1 fan (and grandmother) passed away. It was a while before he came back to the gym. When he did, he asked Tina to help him turn pro.
Through his struggles, Wade found deeper meaning in his life and thought this would be the best way to teach others that they do not have to be defeated by their diagnosis.
Tina did not know how to help Wade, though she was willing to learn. She also found a league with an adaptive division. This league allowed people with prosthetics or a disability to compete.
He trained hard for his first competition. And became more confident along the way.
Wade took home a medal in his first competition and not long after was awarded professional status.
Wade's story made me think about you and the things that are holding you back from accomplishing your dreams.
We are not intended to walk through this life alone. We all need friends and partners to help us along the way. Someone who has been there before and knows how tough it is to achieve.
So, I am asking you to hit reply and share with me what's holding you back. I want to help you find your own path to the finish line and celebrate the victories along the way.
The Daily Deal in Nashville is a beautiful, stone cottage on an oversized lot that is located in Inglewood [East Nashville] and is listed for less than $400,000.


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Diamond Stone is Making Progress
He's getting playing time in the D-League and making it count.
By Jonathan Hu Feb 8, 2017, 7:00am PST
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Since being sent down to the NBA Development League on January 31, Diamond Stone has played in three of the four games that the Salt Lake City Stars have played. More importantly, Stone has played relatively well. His box score lines for the three games:
Against the Northern Arizona Suns: (20 minutes)
17 points (7-12 FG), 3 rebounds, 1 block (3 turnovers, 4 fouls)
Against the Reno Bighorns: (25 minutes)
20 points (8-14 FG), 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 3 steals (3 turnovers, 3 fouls)
Against the Los Angeles D-Fenders: (20 minutes)
22 points (9-14 FG), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block (1 turnover, 2 fouls)
The good news, aside from efficient offensive production is that Stone's fouls are down. Even if he isn't playing perfectly, he's learning to do so within the parameters of the rules. His prior stint in Salt Lake City would witness foul trouble for Stone in about the same playing time as he has seen in these three games. But there's definitely a lot of room for him to work on. Dude is listed at 6'11'' but is barely getting any rebounds. Granted, two of Stone's three games has seen his starting point guard produce a triple double, but the lack of rebounding can be traced even back to his collegiate days. There are also plenty of plays that highlight Stone's room for better IQ... like not chucking an air-ball three-point attempt with 18 seconds left on the shot-clock. For now we will see how he continues to develop and whether or not Doc Rivers will let Stone return to the Clippers for any form of playing time.


If you're a sucker for a good cause like I am, you'll want to know about Twitter's Hope140 project. As part of the company's effort to be "a force for good", it has created a site to highlight worthy causes. For those of you who work for nonprofits, this is an easy way to get your charity a bit more attention. Or, if you simply want to promote a cause on your own (meaning you don't work for the group, but simply support its efforts), you can do that, too.
If you go to the Hope140 page, just click "contact us" and fill out the brief form (a six-box no brainer). Your charity of choice will then be reviewed by Twitter HQ for possible inclusion on the site. Most of those that are accepted are put on the Case Studies section, where your organization will be profiled (along with a prominent logo and relevant photographs). If you're actively (and creatively!) using Twitter to spread the word about your work, you have a much better chance of being highlighted. After all, practicality would dictate that this altruistic effort is also a nice way to promote the value of Twitter, right?
Other lucky causes may receive a tab of their own on the Hope140 page, as was the case with Hope for Haiti. These organizations and/or campaigns enjoy the added bonuses of donation buttons and showcasing tweets that pertain to the cause.
Nonprofits may also be eligible for a special version of sponsored tweets called Tweet for Good. Details aren't available yet, but just tell Twitter your organization is interested and information will be sent to you as it becomes available. For Twitter newbies, sponsored tweets are essentially ads that earn you money.
So, if your charity could use some added exposure, check out Hope140. It might be a nice addition to your online marketing efforts.
I love it when you discover smart people online. Folks you can learn from and engage with are such an important part of your professional development.
Now, we all know the really big names in social media such as Chris Brogan, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Darren Rowse. Not only are they big online, but they have the added exposure of being highly successful authors. One name you may not be familiar with, however, is Bryan Elliott. If you don't know Bryan, you should.
I discovered Bryan about a year ago. He's a smart guy who has a bright future (his present is pretty darn impressive, too!). In the Los Angeles/Orange County area of California, Bryan is known for the impressive events he puts on through his organization, LinkedOC.
With a warm personality, solid business acumen, and an understanding of the value of creating community, Bryan has managed to establish a top-notch speaker series and attract some of the industry's biggest names. Earlier this year, Bryan hosted marketing guru Seth Godin (see my review HERE) and his upcoming events will feature thought leaders such as Brian Solis, Scott Stratten, and the aforementioned Chris Brogan. Getting Seth was a real coup as Seth usually only speaks in front of massive audiences at very pricey conferences. However, Bryan somehow got Seth to speak in front of a smaller group of people for an unprecedentedly low entrance fee.
Bryan also sponsors smaller networking events throughout the year where local business people can connect, buyers and sellers can meet, and all the while fostering an environment where people help one another. This phrase from his website sums up Bryan's approach best and illustrates the mindset he's trying to create through LinkedOC, "A place where innovation, creativity and collaboration thrive. And self-promotion takes a back seat to generosity."
As if that weren't enough, Bryan hosts a fun, business show on the local PBS TV channel. He is also founder of the SoCal Action Sports Network.
Even if you're not in the Southern California area, I encourage you to connect with Bryan via Twitter. He's someone you can learn from and who will add real value to your Twitter stream. And, trust me, I know it won't be long until Bryan's name is rattled off with all the other big names in social media. Heck, he's already there in my book.
Ben and Jerry's has decided to do something that many companies are too afraid to do. It is dumping its email marketing efforts.
This month, the popular ice cream maker distributed its very last e-newsletter and has decided to engage with customers exclusively through social media. Many are touting the decision as smart; whereas others say the move is premature.
I don't know about you, but the last time I read an e-newsletter all the way through was probably 2005. Although the medium was effective at one time, I simply don't have the time for it anymore. Besides, I just see those kinds of emails as clutter. More "stuff" clogging up my inbox to sort through and delete. And, frankly, email is the last place I go to these days. The majority of my personal and professional dealings take place on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
One of the things I love most about social media platforms is that the content is short and digestible. And, it lives somewhere else (e.g. a Facebook page, a Twitter feed, etc.) which means no "housekeeping" for me.
Now I know that last part is what companies traditionally don't like. They want you to have to see it. But the new world order dictates that people will willingly consume advertising for products and services that interest them. That means catching up with a friend on Facebook and then visiting a company's Facebook page is no big deal. People are happy and willing to do that. What they're not willing to do, however, is to read a series of long articles touting how great your business is. That's so 20th century.
Besides, if you look at the stats, social media is the future of advertising. On Twitter, for example, 42% of users use the platform to learn about products and services. If your company is not represented (and engaging with current and potential customers!), you're missing out.
So, what do you think? Is Ben and Jerry's just the first of many big companies to make the big move and dump email marketing? Or it is a shortsighted effort that the company will come to regret?
If you're active on Twitter and you like a good deal, check out the new account @earlybird. Managed by the folks at Twitter HQ, this brand new feed will feature a variety of special offers from select advertisers. As is the case with a lot of online promotions, however, supplies may be limited and you may have to act fast. I know firsthand that Twitter promotions are frequently enjoyed by those who are quick to respond.
Right now, the feed is new so the tweets are getting ready to kick into gear, but the first promotion should be coming soon. More good news is that the deals will be from large, international or national brands so most everyone should be able to get in on the fun (sorry, just the U.S. to start). Local and regional promotions are in the future, though.
Oh, and if there's a product or event that you'd especially like to get a deal on, send a tweet to @earlybird. Suggestions are welcome.
Sure, on one hand you're intentionally signing up for advertising, but on the other hand, you might be getting in on some exclusive deals. It's worth checking out and, of course, you can always unfollow if it's not your cup of virtual tea.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?
I love Slurpees. It even says so on my Twitter bio! So, I think you know you can count on me every year to reminder you that July 11th (yep, 7/11) is 7-Eleven's national birthday!
Today, at most 7-Eleven locations, you can get a free 7.11 ounce Slurpee of any flavor. You know I'm a sucker for freebies, so be sure to stop in and claim your icy, sweet treat before the day ends!
This year, as the popular chain prepared for the b-day festivities, I was lucky enough to have a gap in my schedule so I could attend 7-Eleven's big pre-party in Hollywood! Well, it must have been my lucky day because I ended up winning a Guitar Hero World Tour complete band kit, coupons for free Slurpees, and a bunch of cool swag (in a green, canvas, recycling bag which is right up my alley!). I was the first person in line, way before the others, so I guess being early has its perks!
If you're in Southern California, check out 7-Eleven on Twitter for all the street team action. For those of you in other states, click HERE to find the 7-Eleven Twitter feed for your area. Now, enough of my jabbering. Go get those free Slurpees (and leave me a comment before the brain freeze kicks in, eh?).
Why are you following me? You're freaking me out!
If you've read my blog before, you probably know I hate the word followers. And, although I don't like it, I accept that this is the accepted term on Twitter.
In LinkedIn's continuing effort to turn its site into a platform with more social networking options, it introduced the "follow" button a few months ago. I saw it, didn't like the idea, and forgot about it. Until today, that is.
I was participating in some discussions on a few LinkedIn groups and I happened to see my "follower" count was 361. Now, I know my contacts are rolled into my follower count (which I think it foolish, by the way), but I only have 349. My follower number is 11 higher than that.
I clicked around and saw that a dozen people I don't know were "following" me. That means they are able to keep track of my contributions to groups, my comments, my activity, and my overall interaction on LinkedIn. To some people that might not matter, but to me it does.
My LinkedIn network is comprised of people I have worked with or other professional contacts I have developed. I'm not an open networker (i.e. a LION) and I don't connect with random strangers. My contacts are people I've interacted with in some shape or form who I wanted to add to my online rolodex. They are individuals who I can generally count on when it comes to business; people I respect and trust. Sure, I connect with unknown people on Twitter and Facebook, but LinkedIn is my exclusive professional hub.
I don't need, nor want, followers on LinkedIn. If someone is interested in my professional contributions or knowledge, reach out to me! I am always open to a "how do ya do?" and eager to make new contacts. Heck, I love it! But, watching what I do in a professional context and not having the courtesy to extend a virtual handshake freaks me out!
Wanna connect on Twitter? Let's do it! Want to engage on Facebook? You betcha! Want to strike up a mutually beneficial professional relationship? I'm in! But don't be the weirdo with the high-power binoculars who watches people from afar without their knowledge. It's unsettling and I don't want any part of it.


We live in an evolving world that longs for certainty. And we always hope that any profound change that occurs is positive and beneficial to each of us at home and at work.
The Affordable Housing Industry has been stable and productive since its inception and through the financial crisis of 2008. Over the past five years or so, interest rates have remained low, and lenders and equity providers have had an ample supply of products for Housing Credit sponsors to choose from. Our industry advocates have fully recognized the growing rental housing crisis and have pushed for a 50% increase in the Housing Credit and a fixed 4% rate for bond-financed deals via the Cantwell/Hatch increase bill. On the House Ways and Means Committee, we have a super majority of Republicans that support the 9% Housing Credit. All of this is very good for our industry. And despite his lack of experience with housing policy, Ben Carson's nomination as HUD secretary could prove positive as well. Carson is a very skilled speaker, maybe one of the best we'll see in this role, and if he hits on the right direction and takes the message around the country, he could help make the case for affordable housing.
It is with that lens that we should look ahead. When viewing the newspaper headlines and media outlets, one might think that by March the Administration and Congress (with their new majority) will have fully funded every new airport, highway, and bridge construction project across the country. We will have built a wall on the Mexican border and reformed our tax code. You would think that there is a speeding train of change coming to Wall Street and a new healthcare plan for all of us. The reports can take your breath away – if you believe them.
Yes, tax reform is a highly anticipated priority for the new administration. And that's what has our industry holding its breath. As it has been described, there is a clear impact on the financing of affordable housing developments and even risk to the Housing Credit itself. But let's take a deep breath and get realistic and get active.
The rubber meets the road when "mandates" confront Congressional reality and when the short shelf life of election fever and campaigning meets the monumental task of governing as laid out in our constitution. This is where we have to stop and look at what is on the plate for Congress in 2017, what will consume their time, and which matters could bring the train of change to a screeching halt.
The first issue up, this month, is government spending and the debt ceiling, which will most likely be extended short-term until March of next year. (In March, it is possible that Senate Democrats could filibuster the deal and the stand-off could lead to a government shutdown). After a few fixes to much-needed disaster areas and water quality issues, Congress will be off for the holidays. January will be consumed by "Trumpsition" (some call it Celebrity Cabinet) and then the inauguration. Then, Senate confirmations begin for the Cabinet if the nominees are in place by then.
Wait, there is more. Two small tasks: the Supreme Court nominee battle and confirmation, and the Obamacare/Medicare repeal, which could pass using the legislative tactic of reconciliation. Any repeal may not be effectively transitioned in for many years. The calendar must also find time for immigration reform and Dodd-Frank repeal and the many hearings that take place in the process.
And of course there is tax reform; comprehensive reform by the House Republicans, selective reform by the Senate Republicans. You read and hear about the saber rattling about lower corporate rates from one of these bodies, but not the other. That's because they are not on the same page and I doubt they will be in the future. The reality is, there is no hard right turn taking place right now for the Housing Credit. It has incredible support from the key tax-writing committees to the extent that Senate Finance Chairman Hatch told me, "I see more people from your industry on the Hill than any other group." The message here is that there is time, however, that window will close at some point, so we need to act now to expand our support in Congress. So, what can you do? Meet at home with your congressional representatives or your senators and use your constituent power to let them know what you do to make affordable housing possible – whether you use the Housing Credit or appropriated programs.
People ask me all the time for talking points when they go to see their representative, or "What do I say?". My answer is simply, "Tell them how you help people." That is reality, not rhetoric.
Bob Moss is a CohnReznick Principal and National Director of Governmental Affairs. Bob leads the Firm's federal and state government relations efforts, particularly in the area of affordable housing.
At this juncture the legislative atmosphere is very fluid and Bob will continue to provide updates from Capitol Hill on issues that impact the industry.
Bob can be reached at bob.moss@cohnreznick.com or 617-648-1406. For more legislative insight from Bob, visit our Capitol Connection webpage.


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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate.
Intense Violence
Strong Language
Use of Drugs and Alcohol
Call of Cthulhu - Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate.
Diverse array of levels from quaint towns to alien locations, including Deep One City
Dynamic Sanity system resulting in hallucinations, panic attacks, vertigo, paranoia, and more!
Incredibly detailed real-time graphics with atmospheric lighting and dynamic shadows
Intelligent gameplay involving puzzle solving as well as combat and exploration
1920s weaponry and vehicles as well as evil artifacts and alien technology
Lovecraft's famous monsters and locations
OS: Windows XP/2000
Processor: Pentium 3 800Mhz
Graphics: DirectX 9.0 3D compliant Video Card
Hard Drive: 2.0 GB
Sound: DirectX 8.1 Compatible
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth™ © 2005 Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media company. Bethesda, ZeniMax and their respective logos are registered trademarks of ZeniMax Media Inc. Developed under license from Headfirst Productions Ltd. (UK). Call of Cthulhu is a registered trademark of Chaosium, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


A pumpkin yields a lot of flesh, and while canned pumpkin is convenient, you can easily make your own pumpkin purée. Use some now, and freeze the rest.
Cut the pumpkin in half through the stem. Remove seeds and pulp. Save the seeds. Bake, skin side up for one hour or until the flesh is tender.
Scrape pumpkin meat and place in a large bowl.
Mash with a potato masher you can use an immersion blender which will help break down any stringy pieces if you aren't using a baking pumpkin.


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Nov. 03, 2018 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Food Pantry Benefit at The Coffee House at Plymouth UCC, 2717 E. Hampshire St., Milwaukee, WI 53211 on Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 8:00-10:30 p.m.; doors open at 7:30. Suggested donation: $5.00 to $15.00 and two cans of food at door.
The Coffee House's November food pantry benefit concert features "Songs of Cities and Towns," with Jonnie Guernsey (joined by Jerry Danks, Jon Pagenkopf, and Chris Straw), John King, Tom Martinsen and J.P. Spencer performing. All food and half the money raised benefit a local food pantry. Join us at The Coffee House's NEW location! More information at http://www.the-coffee-house.com, info@the-coffee-house.com, or (414) 534-4612.
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Nantwich Town top scorer Sean Cooke to leave for AFC Fylde
in Latest / Nantwich Town — February 21, 2013
By Robert Summerscales
Nantwich Town leading goalscorer Sean Cooke is set to leave and join AFC Fylde, it emerged today.
Cooke has been one of the stars for the Dabbers this season, but looks set to be heading out of the Weaver Stadium.
And he admitted it was a difficult decision to leave a club which he admits helped to relaunch his career.
Cooke said: "I am very grateful for the opportunity the club has given me following my release from Crewe Alex.
"I would like to thank everyone involved at the club – the fantastic supporters and in particular the manager Jimmy Quinn, who has helped me relaunch my career and develop my game immensely at this level.
"I still have ambitions to continue my development and to play league football. With 10 weeks of the season left, I feel there is an opportunity with AFC Fylde to try to reach the next level.
"I appreciate the timing isn't the best as Nantwich are in a period of transition.
"However I am confident from what I have seen already that some of the new young players will soon start to demonstrate their potential.
"That's why this decision hasn't been easy – because I truly believe, given time, there are the makings of a very good team here."
Nantwich boss Quinn said: "I've known Sean and his family personally since he was a young boy and he has always had the potential to be a very good player.
"His improvement and goals this season have been a real highlight and although it's disappointing to lose a player of his calibre, we have to acknowledge players with Sean's potential will move on.
"As a club, we will never stand in their way, as long as it's the right move for the player.
"That's why so many young players are trusting their future development in us.
"We are still very much a work in progress, but hopefully our supporters will see there are a number of new young players who have just joined who have a lot of potential.
"We will be working hard with them to realise this for both them personally and for the ultimate good of the club.
"I would like to thank Sean and wish him all the best for his future career."
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Ashan () or Heshan () is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.

History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 7th-century chapel, a 17th/18th-century village and cemetery, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (, ).

Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village had 588 inhabitants in 2005, and 544 inhabitants in 2015.

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Populated places in Martuni Province
Populated places in Khojavend District


The Regency era ran from 1812 to 1820, when George IV was Prince Regent, although the term often refers to a more extended time frame from 1795 to the end of William IV's reign.
A Regency mahogany, rosewood and simulated inlaid writing table (FS18/826) sold in our April 2013 Fine Art Sale for £1,850.
It was a flamboyant time of excesses by some and architecturally was epitomised by the Brighton Pavillion, designed by John Nash and Henry Holland in Indo Saracenic style, with elaborate chinoiserie interiors. Other influences on Regency furniture came from Egypt and the Classical style.
Amongst many of the furniture designers of the Regency period are the names Thomas Hope, George Bullock, George Smith, John McLean, Morel and Seddon; and Marsh and Tatham. Thomas Hope was probably one of the most influential of the Regency era furniture designers. Enthused by his travels in Europe, Hope's furniture designs reflect the Classical inspiration.
George Bullock was another leading light in Regency furniture design, moving first to London in 1813 from his origins in Liverpool and then to Anglesey. Bullock provided furnishings for Sir Walter Scott and also to the government for Napoleon's exile on St Helena.
A pair of Regency mahogany and ebony strung 'waterfall' four tier open bookcases (FS18/825) fetched £7,300 in the fine furniture auction within our April 2013 Fine Sale.
John McLean (1770–1825) was recognised as one of the best furniture designers of the Regency period, with examples in the Victoria and Albert Museum and in the Library at Saltram House, Plympton, Devon.
The partnership of Morel and Seddon was created by George Seddon and Nicholas Morel. One of their contracts was to make furniture for Windsor Castle for George IV and they worked almost exclusively for the Crown. The company employed designers, which included the young AWN Pugin.
A Regency satinwood and rosewood crossbanded and inlaid sofa table (FS17/835) succombed to a bid of £2,500 in April 2013.
Regency furniture is often included in Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood's quarterly auctions and examples of high quality include a Regency rosewood and brass inlaid breakfast table in our January 2013 fine sale and a Regency mahogany and ebony inlaid library table in our April 2012 auction.