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Those bike team names – 2009 version
07.01.2009 by Ray Niekamp // 7 Comments
The Tour de France is just around the corner, and it's time to revive the post about bike team names. This year, some new teams have come on the scene, and some old ones have dropped out of pro cycling. So let's find who's behind those continental-sounding corporate names, and learn a little about the teams that will compete in the Tour.
Ag2r-La Mondiale — France — Ag2r Group is a French-based interprofessional insurance and supplementary retirement fund group. The La Mondiale Group is a French-based international group for supplementary pension and estate planning insurance. The company has announced it will sponsor the team for two more years, and they're rolling out a new jersey, white with light blue and brown splotches. While that might be a very contemporary color combination, most of the chatter I've seen online about it has been less than charitable. Top riders: Cyril Dessel and Vladimir Efemkin.
Agritubel — France — Worldwide provider and manufacturer of tubular metal products for cattle, livestock and farming. This will be the team's last Tour. The company feels it has met its goals of increasing brand awareness. Eight of the nine riders are French. Team leader Christophe Moreau, at age 38, is also riding in his last Tour. He'll chase a stage win or even challenge for the King of the Mountains. Another hope for the team is Romaine Feillu, who wore the yellow jersey during last year's Tour.
Astana — Kazakhstan — Sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its capital city Astana. Managed by Johan Bruyneel, who ran the Discovery Channel team when Lance Armstrong was winning Tours, the team includes former Discovery riders Levi Leipheimer and 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador, along with Armstrong, who is riding without a salary this year. The team has had financial trouble, and couldn't pay its riders for awhile, and Armstrong and Contador are not best buddies.
Bbox Bouygues Telecom — France — Bouygues is a mobile telephone company. This year, they've added Bbox to the team name. Bbox is the bundled Internet, TV, and telephone package offered to Bouygues customers. Thomas Voeckler has won a stage at the Tour in the past, and is the team's best rider. Yukiya Arashiro says he wants to be the first Japanese cyclist to finish the Tour. Realistically, this team is not expected to be a contender.
Caisse d'Epargne — Spain — The team is registered to Spain, but the sponsor is the fourth-largest French banking company. Caisse was the top pro tour team in 2008, and their star, Alejandro Valverde, was the top pro tour rider. But Valverde has been caught up in the Operacion Puerto doping scandal, and is banned from riding by the Italian Olympic Committee. Since the Tour has a stage in Italy this year, Valverde will not be racing. Oscar Pereiro, who won the Tour in 2006, says he's healthy again after being badly hurt in a fall during last year's Tour.
Cervelo Test Team — Switzerland — The Tour was won on a Cervelo bike last year, but the team that rode them — CSC Saxo Bank — jumped to Specialized bikes this year. What was Cervelo to do? They started their own team, and started with a bang, by signing last year's Tour winner, Carlos Sastre. Then they claimed Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd, who was orphaned when Credit Agricole dropped out of pro cycling. The team petitioned to the UCI for permission to wear a mostly white jersey, when they realized their black jerseys would be too uncomfortable in France's summertime weather.
Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne — France — Consumer Credit. Offers customized consumer loans either by phone or over the Internet. They seem to be emphasizing their online (en ligne) business this year, because previously, they were Le Credit Par Telephone. The company has been sponsoring a team since 1997, but was talking about getting out, because they do business in only a few European countries. However, they've now said they'll be around through the 2010 season. Expect Cofidis to attack in the mountains, led by climber David Moncoutie, although sprinter Samuel Dumoulin could be a factor in the flat stages.
Columbia-HTC — United States — The team is owned by Highroad Sports, and sportswear manufacturer Columbia took on the main title sponsorship last year. Just last week, HTC, Taiwanese maker of mobile devices, such as the T-Mobile G1 that uses the open source Android operating system, joined as the second title sponsor. The team was hugely successful last year, its first in pro tour competition. Sprinter Mark Cavendish is its big gun, and the team also features American George Hincapie. The new jersey with HTC name has less yellow than the Columbia-Highroad version, which I like, because I think yellow should be reserved for the Tour leader. The white is supposed to represent transparency, as in the team's rigorous independent drug testing procedures.
Euskaltel-Euskadi — Spain (Basque) — Basque telephone company. Euskadi is the Basque word for Basque. The Basque Country is an autonomous region in the north of Spain. Basques are ethnically different from Spaniards, and there's been some separation sentiment for years. Euskaltel is the unofficial national team of the Basques. They pass out t-shirts in their trademark bright orange when the Tour goes through the Pyrenees, and hordes of fans come out to cheer them on. Mikel Astarloza is the team's climbing star, but in my opinion, the coolest name goes to Amets Txurruka, who won the "most aggressive" prize in the 2007 Tour.
Francaise de Jeux — France — The French national lottery. This is another French team that began in 1997. Most of the riders are French, but they do have some foreigners on the team. Team leader Sandy Casar won a Tour stage in 2007, after crashing into a dog that ran onto the road. Remy de Gregorio and Wesley Sulzberger are young riders who are expected to make their mark in the Tour. The team's blue and red shamrock is easily identifiable during the race.
Tomorrow, a rundown of the remaining ten teams in the Tour.
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gtinla says
This is great – I posted a link on Twitter for the Cycling and TDF followers
rainycamp says
Thanks, GT. In return, I started following you.
Glenn_in_MA says
Per usual…excellent post!
Ramon H says
Very informative post. The only teams I was truly aware of were Columbia-Highroad, Astana and Cervelo. Thanks.
Jeff H says
I just wish the Nike-Livestrong thing had happened. Now those would have been cool uniforms!
Doctor Powertap says
What is interesting about Lance is how no one can really be certain whats going into the engine to make him this good. Dr Coyle's bogus research into LA having a heart twice as big as anyone else's has left us all scratching our heads again.
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SUNGAI RENGAS, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Nov 26 (IPS Asia-Pacific) – On the dock of the Pontianak Monitoring Station of the Marine Resources and Fisheries (PSDKP) here on Kapuas River in Kubu Raya District sits yet another illegal fishing vessel that Indonesian authorities had caught and confiscated recently.
But this is no ordinary fishing boat. In its hull is a room built like an aquarium that, according to PSDKP Pontianak head Bambang Nugroho, had been filled with more than the usual fish catch when they inspected it.
Aside from clams and all sorts of other sea creatures, the room had contained sea cucumbers, Napoleon fish, and turtles. "There were nine big-sized turtles," says Bambang.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says Indonesia is home to six of the world's seven turtle species. All of them are endangered. So are the Napoleon fish (also known as humphead wrasse) and many species of sea cucumber. The Napoleon fish is a delicacy in many Asian dining tables and commands a high price especially in China. Sea cucumber and turtles turn up not only on plates and soup tureens, but are also considered key ingredients in Asian traditional medicine. Stuffed turtles are used for decoration as well, and their shells have been turned into home and hair accessories.
The seized boat was apparently designed to keep the captured endangered animals alive since this would fetch them higher prices, hence the aquarium of a room. But it also has the standard fish storage room, which still has some ice cubes when we visit it.
Nineteen PSDKP officers took part in the operation.
In all 18 Vietnamese were caught on the boat. They did not resist arrest. Indonesian authorities are preparing to bring the skipper and the rest of the crew to court.
A fiberglass vessel of 60 gross tonnes, the boat is classified as large-sized. There are suspicions that it was working with smaller vessels, which did most of the catching and then brought their respective hauls back to this boat.
Aside from entering Indonesian territory and fishing here illegally, the Vietnamese fishers were found to be using a compressor, which is not allowed under Indonesian law. The method used by the foreigners may have also been damaging to the marine ecosystem. Authorities found the vessel to be well-equipped, though, with tools ranging from spears and gill nets to a GPS system.
Gatot Rudiyono, head of the West Kalimantan Marine and Fisheries Department, inspected the boat on Oct. 4. He was accompanied by some department staffers. "No doubt, there are many cases of illegal fishing in Indonesian waters," he said. "I saw two ships harvesting fish in the Paloh Sea. So it is not surprising that we are losing up to 30 trillion rupiah a year due to illegal fishing." He says local fisherfolk also blame illegal fishers for the decline in their catch.
The northern part of West Kalimantan, such as Natuna Sea, is a popular entry point for illegal fishers from elsewhere. But while authorities are stepping efforts to catch its perpetrators, illegal fishing remains rampant.
So far this year, authorities have caught 12 illegal fishing vessels. Gatot says, though, that PSDKP cannot cover the whole area that needs to be monitored. He says that ideally, PSDKP Pontianak should have 90 patrol boats, but it has only 25 at present.


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Cosmos » Climate » Carbon emissions back on the rise
13 November 2017 /
Michael Lucy
Carbon emissions back on the rise
A three-year pause in the growth of the world's carbon output has come to an end. Michael Lucy reports.
Carbon dioxide emissions have started rising again, after a three year pause. Credit: Miguel Navarr/ Getty Images
The world's rate of carbon emissions is rising again after staying steady for three years, according to a comprehensive study released today.
The Global Carbon Budget report, produced by a team of 77 scientists from 57 organisations around the world, brings together the most accurate information available each year about humanity's carbon output.
Global emissions held steady at 36.2 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide per year from 2014 to 2016, but they are on track to hit a new record high of 36.8 gigatonnes in 2017.
The single biggest cause of the rise is an increase in emissions from China, already the world's biggest emitter, which had fallen slightly in recent years. This was combined with lacklustre cuts in the US and EU. One bright spot was a large drop in the growth rate of India's emissions (from 6% a year to 2%), though it is most likely temporary.
Flat emissions in recent years were particularly remarkable because they were accompanied by worldwide economic growth. Previous slowdowns in carbon output have only occurred as a result of major economic trouble, such as the collapse of the Soviet Union and the global financial crisis of 2007-2008.
The good news, according to environmental economist Frank Jotzo of the Australian National University, is that economic activity on average produces less carbon emissions than it used to.
"The world is still reducing its emissions intensity by about 1.5% a year," he says, referring to the amount of CO2 emitted per dollar of GDP.
In an accompanying paper published in Environmental Research Letters, several of the report's authors argue "negative emissions" technologies that actively remove carbon from the atmosphere will be necessary to keep global warming below 2 degrees over pre-industrial temperatures.
Pep Canadell, a geoscientist at Australia's CSIRO and head of the Global Carbon Project that produces the carbon budget report each year, says that the findings are disappointing.
"We don't need to make a big deal out of it," he told a press briefing, "but it's the opposite of what we would like to see happening."
Originally published by Cosmos as Carbon emissions back on the rise
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Season One of Game of Thrones was shot digitally in 10-bit 4:4:4 at 1920x1080 resolution using ARRI Alexa cameras (save, I believe, for a bit of footage in the first episode that was actually shot on 35 mm film) but the captured image was recorded on HDCAM SR videotape. The entire season was produced on a tape-based workflow, with color correction done on set. This source was upsampled to 4K, given high dynamic range grades in both HDR10 and Dolby Vision, and is presented here in the original 1.78:1 broadcast aspect ratio. I have to say, I'm really kind of shocked at how good this looks. Given that the recorded resolution in 1080p is about a quarter of what native 4K would be (2160p, counting both axes), I wasn't expecting to see any improvement in detail in this image at all. But HDCAM SR has an HQ recording mode that provides an 880 Mbps video data rate with low compression. The detail visible in this Ultra HD image is improved a bit; it's rock solid, tighter-looking, and much less noisy than the previous Blu-ray presentation. This suggests to me that, for the first time at home, we're seeing the full benefits of that higher data throughput in the production source. A few shots here and there appear a little optically soft, but in general the overall detail is very good – not native 4K good, but still impressive as hell all things considered. Also, because the image was captured in 10-bit, and Ultra HD presents that bit depth fully (standard Blu-ray is 8-bit), gone are the banding artifacts that were visible in the BD image (you notice this almost immediately after the opening credits in the first episode, as the banner-men from Winterfell capture the deserter from the Night's Watch – as they ride over the hill the banding visible in the sky in that scene is now gone). The HDR grade here is restrained, as you'd expect given the source, but it does improve upon the previous Blu-ray noticeably. Colors are a bit richer and more nuanced, blacks are a bit darker. The Blu-ray looks brighter overall, but the expanded range of contrast in 4K definitely results in a more naturalistic image. The overcast sky in the North is now bolder, with a more realistic glow, while the opening sequence of the first episode (set beyond the Wall) is more gloomy and ominous. The highlights don't pop as they do in some other 4K titles, but everything is at once more subtle and natural. I have to say, I'm really impressed with this image, a lot more than I expected to be. The differences are subtle, but they're there and the more you watch the more drawn in you'll be by them. I've given this image a A- grade and I think it genuinely deserves that, dinged only for its original capture resolution. And keep in mind, future seasons should only get better looking as the show's capture resolution increases.
Sound on the 4K disc is included in English Dolby Atmos (TrueHD 7.1 compatible) and it's the same Atmos mix that was offered on the 2015 Blu-ray re-issue of Season One. It's every bit as good now as it was then. Right away, when you start listening in comparison to the Blu-ray, you notice a richer and more enveloping soundfield. The gates of Castle Black roll up vertically into the height channels in the very opening shot of the first episode, and the metallic hoops of the orrery in the opening credits have a wonderful metallic scrape as they rotate and spin. There's nice detail in the mix; lots of little sound cues move around the soundstage with a precision that's just not there in the previous DTS-HD mix on Blu-ray. The DTS-HD mix was also a bit more biased to the forward portions of the soundstage, but the Atmos sounds smoother and is a bit more immersive. Dialogue is clear and clean, and Ramin Djawadi's iconic theme and lush compositions have fine clarity and fidelity. Additional audio options on the 4K discs include English, French, Castilian Spanish, German, and Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital, Russian 5.1 DTS, and Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, and Polish Voice-Over in 2.0 DTS. Available subtitles include English SDH, French, Spanish, Castilian Spanish, German, Italian (for the hearing impaired), Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, and Thai.
Note that the In-Episode Guide feature from the Blu-ray release isn't here, so you may wish to keep your Blu-ray copies if you want to retain it. Most of the Complete Guide to Westeros content is here, thankfully, save for the Lands maps and descriptive text. The Hidden Dragon Eggs are here too, just not hidden anymore – they're the Cast Auditions segments. You also get a Digital Copy code on a paper insert for the full season. It would have been nice if HBO had included the previous retail exclusive featurettes here too (Target, HBO Shop, and Walmart each had their own exclusives featurette for this season) but they're not here. Still, it's a decent batch of material.
Game of Thrones is great television drama. It's a series I actually resisted taking up until the original Season One Blu-ray release… and then I ended up watching all ten episodes in a single sitting I was so drawn in. And against all odds, this first season is also quite a good 4K Ultra HD release. This is absolutely the best these episodes have ever looked, better than broadcast, better than Blu-ray, and better than it damn well should look upsampled to 4K. If you're a fan of the show and you've made the leap to Ultra HD, I can genuinely recommend this as a worthy upgrade. Get a great sale price if you must, but give the show a try in UHD. I think you'll be surprised.


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CEO Janelle Bradshaw: Girls as Social Activists
August 12, 2021 | NCGS
In the lead up to the Global Forum on Girls' Education® III (June 27-29, 2022), we will explore the many ways in which girls can impact their schools, local communities, and the world. Among these is the rise of girls as impactful social activists.
Amanda Nguyen is a 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and the CEO & Founder of Rise, the most successful legislative reform movement in U.S. history. Based on her personal experience of navigating the broken criminal justice system after being raped, Amanda advocated for herself and lobbied the U.S. Congress to unanimously pass the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights. Amanda recently addressed our global girls' school community at the 2021 NCGS Virtual Conference about empowering young women to use their voices as social activists during this unprecedented moment in time:
"We are in a moment of reckoning with #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and #StopAsianHate. The gatekeepers in systematic places who typically have been able to guard what the narrative is—what the mainstream narrative is—are coming down. What that means for all of us, is never before has it been so easy for our voices to be heard."
Amanda was joined by Janelle Bradshaw, Chief Executive Officer at Public Prep, for a conversation about what motivates her social activism and how to inspire girls and young women to transform their political, cultural, and social landscape. The following are excerpts from their conversation.
Megan Murphy, Executive Director, National Coalition of Girls' Schools
Q. Janelle: At Public Prep we encourage our teachers and administrators to focus on the small moments and small wins, because those are the ones that lead to the big wins. Tell us about those internal factors or moments that people can do every day to build the self-confidence and courage to support taking big actions?
A. Amanda: Courage is not the lack of fear: it's being afraid but going through it. I didn't have confidence all the way through my struggle. I recently heard this quote that you just need enough strength to take the next step; you don't need it for the entire staircase. It's just step by step.
Q. Janelle: You spoke so eloquently about hope when you said, "hope and dreams are different, because hope requires a chance—the idea of probability." What are the skills or character traits that we should be embedding in our lessons or experiences in schools to encourage young women to build self-confidence and leadership?
A. Amanda: I want to share a piece of advice that one of my mentors, Alicia Garza, a cofounder of the Black Lives Matter movement, gave me. When I first testified in the United States Senate, I was the only woman of color to testify. It was a big hearing on the Violence Against Women Act. I spoke to Alicia about how I was so heartbroken by the process and how I was made to feel like I didn't belong. Alicia said to me, "You belong. Even if they don't think you belong, you belong. Just keep swimming. Even in the halls of Congress, if they don't think you belong, you belong." She also encouraged me to uplift those who are doing it right and to not waste time chasing down people who aren't, because they're just going to drain your energy. When it comes to educators, the connection is representation, because seeing is believing. Trailblazing may seem like there's some glamour and glory to it, but I think often that glory and glamour are what rises after going through the thing itself that's really painful. So that's two things: one is understanding the role of people within systems and that we have the decision-making ability to uplift and emphasize the good stories, and two, it's knowing that the confidence is already within you.
Q. Janelle: The theme of this year's NCGS conference is building communities of belonging, yet throughout the past year, as you've noted, we've seen continuous acts of violence and discrimination, particularly against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. I'd love to hear your reflections and some tangible actions that our community members can incorporate into their schools, classrooms, and larger communities.
A. Amanda: We have a responsibility to tell narratives that reflect who we really are—stories are empathy machines. I want people to know that you absolutely matter, whether your role is as an administrator or as a teacher in the classroom or just a regular human walking the streets. Ways for people to be good allies really does come from education. I think that ignorance is at the root of a lot of the acts of violence that are happening. Knowledge is power, and teachers are everything. You have an incredibly important role to play.
Q. Janelle: How did you come to the idea that stories are empathy machines and how can we as educators use those stories to build empathetic humans?
A. Amanda: I realized, during the first few times that I talked to politicians, if I was just making the legal case—even the moral case about why rape survivors deserved the Sexual Assault Survivors' law—they wouldn't look up from their phones. But when I said, "I am a rape survivor," always their faces would come up and they would look at me to realize something on a human level. It's not just words: there are humans behind the reasons for the laws. I think it's just reminding people to connect on a human level.
"It can be a though thing to sit with someone and see the humanity in them when they might not see it in you. We call that "radical empathy" at Rise, and it is difficult to do. But at the end of the day, empathy has been the key to how we've been able to cut through political lines."
I think teaching empathy is an important skill and one that's critical to being able to succeed in life. It's especially critical at this moment where there seems to be so much noise and distractions. Because we disagree does not mean that we need to hate each other or not speak to each other, but instead we need to really work towards finding common ground. I know that's what you're aspiring to do in your classrooms: not just create children who are thinking about being wonderful and kind, but who are also willing to take risks to change the world.


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Q: Modelling interaction How does adding interaction term in the model adjust for it or why do we need to add interaction?  I am working on logistic regression model with treatment and race as predictors.  I have added interaction of treatment and race in the model. Are we accounting for variability caused by the interaction term here?  I will be grateful to intuitive explanation.

A: Suppose you have two treatment levels (Treatment and Control) and five race levels (A, B, C, D, and E), without interaction, the model would look like:
\begin{equation}
y = \beta_0 + \beta_1 Trt + \beta_2 B+ \beta_3 C+ \beta_4 D+ \beta_5 E
\end{equation}
This model implies that treatment and race are independently related to the outcome, y. This means race A on average would have a mean difference of $\beta_1$ between the treatment and control groups, and same for B, C, D, and E. Alternately, regardless if you're in treatment or not, the difference between the outcome is always $\beta_2$ for race B when compared to race A, $\beta_3$ for race C when compared to race A, so on so forth.
Graphically, if you connect to tips of a bar plot showing y by treatment and race, the 2 lines by treatment status will be parallel across races, and the 5 lines by race will be parallel across treatment statuses.
This is not often the case. In fact, sometimes some races may respond to the treatment better/worse than the others. In those cases, we suspect an interaction, and will change the model to:
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
y = & \beta_0 + \beta_1 Trt + \beta_2 B+ \beta_3 C+ \beta_4 D+ \beta_5 E+ \\
    & \beta_6 B\times Trt+ \beta_7C\times Trt+ \beta_8D\times Trt+ \beta_9E\times Trt
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
If you count the $\beta$s we now have 10 estimates, corresponding to 2 treatments by 5 races = 10 group means. By fitting interaction we lift the limitation of being an independent predictor, and now the effect of treatment can vary depending on race, and vice versa.

As for why do we need to add interaction, it is to investigate if the independent variables are modifying the effect of each other. Practically, this investigation can help isolating different subgroup behaviors. For example, suppose a hypertensive drug will help people who are not overweight but will harm people who are overweight. If the trial consists of a sample that is 50% overweight, the overall results will say that the drug is largely non-efficacious (positive results from the non-overweight got washed out by the negative results from the overweight). However, once a treatment by weight status interaction is accounted for, the drug will actually appear beneficial to some of the people.

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The feeling of stress is often an overwhelming one, but so is the common advice of "push through it". Your other better option? Instant stress relief websites.
Hey there! Are you among those having a hard time managing their day-to-day chores which eventually leave you all burnt out in the evening? If your answer is yes, then this article is for you. Since the beginning of our time, we, as human beings have achieved quite a lot in almost all the fields of our lives which includes exploring our inner selves as well as the world we live in (and even beyond).
Unfortunately, managing stress isn't one of them. And sooner or later, everybody is bound to get stressed out, be it over family, friends, work, sports or any such thing. The irony here is that the people don't even realize it themselves until something tiny sets them off. You don't want this to happen to you, nobody does and yet, here we are, fiddling and fuzzing over things that don't even matter in the long run.
Psst! Want an easy escape? Try deep breathing whenever you start feeling overwhelmed (or feel like your head is about to explode), followed by checking out these stress relieving websites mentioned below, to help you relax and put your mind at ease.
As the name itself suggests, Calm is a website that has everything you need to calm down. Here you have two options to choose from, namely "guided calm" and the "timer". Both these sessions can last anywhere between 2 to 20 minutes where the "guided calm" lets a voice guide you towards relaxation and the "timer" which do this without narration. Not to mention the background music which does an amazing job at helping you ease up on yourself.
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Soundrown is an awesome de-stressing website whose trademark is "Unwind. Center. Escape." This little site gives you ten diverse surround sound choices that you can not only snap to listen to exclusively but can also play at the same time to create new encompassing environments. Each recording is crystal clear and about a half hour long which fits perfectly into your stream.
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Blah therapy is another stress-busting website but of a different sort. Here you can vent out your anger by airing a complaint and getting it off your chest in a more humanly way. Once you enter the website, you are prompted to play the role of either the "venter" or the "listener". And unlike other popular, random webcam chat sites that often pull up indecent video streams from your chat buddies, blah therapy is entirely text-based.
As I have experienced, anxiety is always best cured on one's own. It can be different for you, but the websites mentioned above are definitely worth a try if you too are looking to deal with stress in a more private manner. Also, have you noticed how the websites are designed, how the creativity used in these designs helps in de-stressing our minds? Would you like your website to have a similar effect on your audiences?
If your answer is yes, then my friend, you are in the right place. Clap Creative provides you a perfect ground to make all your dreams come true regarding designing a perfect website that helps your clients in every possible way, including helping them de-stress from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
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The Booth wishes you luck with your NCAA Tournament Bracket! May it be a very Sweet 16!
-Andres is out of luck picking Maryland as the final winner, but still in the lead with 450 points.
-Barbara picked University of North Carolina as the final winner.
-Chessa is looking great with Kentucky as the final winner with 340 points, so far.
-Ian picked Wisconsin as the final winner. So far he has 400 points.
Either way, we're all excited for tomorrow's games!
Last weekend, The Booth was at a birthday party with Guns N' Roses! Not too bad for a cover band..
Over the weekend, The Booth joined The Center for Anti-Violence for their annual "The Prom You Always Wanted" event. Guests came ready to party and we have the GIF's to prove it!
The Booth is psyched about cycs!
The Booth at the 2013 AVP Courage Awards!
VMA viewing party brings performances to The Booth!
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Dancers line up as couples, two opposite two repeating down the hall.
The first couple with their back to the band is couple 1 (odd, or top couple) with couples 2 and on numbered down the line.
Each set of two couples (four dancers) forms a set, dancing with each other until the end of the last movement.
The dance is progressive, each odd couple moving down one position after completing all the movements, and each even couple moving up one position towards the top of the set.
As each couple reaches either end of the line they should turn around and wait to progress back into the dance, remembering that the lady should be on the right side of the gent.
Couples take inside hands and advance towards the opposite couple, with promenade step (2b). On the second three, release hands and turn toward each other and back toward home position. Take inside hands and promenade back to home (2b). Release hands on second three and and turn your partner (4b).
Partners take right hands and exchange places (with promenade step) (2b). Release hands and take left hands and dance back to place (2b).
Partners change places with the side step (sevens) with gents passing behind the ladies (2b) and finish with two short threes (2b).
The two ladies of each set change places with promenade step, passing left shoulder to left shoulder, while the gents dance two short threes in place (2b). The gents now changes places with promenade step, passing right shoulder to right while the ladies dance two short threes in place (2b).
This whole movement is repeated. When changing sides, ladies cross right shoulder to right shoulder and men left shoulder to left shoulder.
All dancers face their partner. Odd couples take hands and sidestep down the line to "home" for the opposite couple, while the even couples sidestep outside them up the line (2b). Everyone dances two short threes (2b) and on second three the odd couple release hands and dance back one step (fall back) while the even couples advance and take hands. Everyone side-steps back to home (even couple passing between the odd couple), and eveyone finishes with two short threes (4b). On the second three everyone falls back to their original positions.
Each set puts right hands across in the center, shoulder high, with the ladies hands above gents. Dance around clockwise (4b) and on the fourth bar release hands and reverse direction. Put left hands across and dance back home (4b).
This movement is similar to Dance Down the Center except that the gent of the odd couple takes right hands with the lady of even couple and they sidestep between the other two of their set as the even gent and odd lady sidestep on the outside.
Each set puts left hands across in the center, shoulder high, with the ladies hands above gents. Dance around counter-clockwise (4b) and on the fourth bar release hands and reverse direction. Put right hands across and dance back home (4b).
Partners face each other and take both hands, with ladies crossed right over left. Odd couples swing counter-clockwise with the even couple (while each pair turn clockwise) to change places so that have move halfway around the circle formed by their set and are back to back, facing a new couple or standing at the end of the line.
All the movements are repeated with couple 1 now dancing with couple 4 and couple 3 dancing with couple and so on.


Ross is 70 years old, but she is as glamorous as ever. She changed wardrobe several times, wearing ensembles that matched the mood of the music. She emerged in a cherry-red dress for the exuberant Supremes set and later came out in a sparkling blue gown for the steamy Burt Bacharach and Billie Holiday covers.
The house lights were turned on throughout the evening. Ross explained she loved seeing the crowd enjoying her music because the images stayed with her for the rest of the night. From the sea of outstretched palms on "Stop! In the Name of Love" to the sing-along on "I Will Survive," Ross likely accumulated a fine stock of moments.


Here's a brilliant video clip from our gallery where a Groom acknowledges his mother in far classier way, making up for all the filthy gags previously reeled off!
The two look at the sky, dazzled by the stars, making Ash wish Nebby is here to see this. You make me into a stronger and more confident man.
This story is happy end. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and commented on how much she loved her hair.
Thank you both for your time and help. Mallow thought aquarius food industry case study having Nina make pancakes, which amazes the rest. We are throwing a party in honor of your tremendous success. Whether you're the Best Man, the Groom, or the Father of the Bride, sharing a memory about your friend, your new wife, or your daughter is a great way to warm the audience up and put a smile on everyone's face.
Nothing to share here, people, move along, please On a more serious note, a shared memory can sometimes involve a lost loved one.
You can hear her leading it as you pass their house "Clean the shed! The latter thinks about the events when Lusamine was rescued from the Ultra Space. She looked thoughtfully into the mirror and said, "I want my hair to look like it belonged on a Greek goddess," She turned around and smiled at the tall man standing behind her.
Daisy shrieked, "Misty! Kiawe and Sophocles like the idea, making Ash wonder how will they react.
At this time of year, you might be treated to a genuine white wedding in the form of heavy snowfall, and this can easily turn into a hilarious source of material in the right hands. And I can sympathise with them, as I fear we'll struggle to discover who gave us that marital aid as a wedding present. Surprisingly, the wedding only invited the people that were closest to Daisy and Tracey.
Lovely gesture, I thought. She took a sip of water and nodded. Professor Oak and Delia Ketchum, you have given me so much relationship advice namely 'don't worry so much'.
Pikachu visits Ash, who wonders where Solgaleo is, thinking it may be in Ultra Space or somewhere, alone, in Alola. And that kind of generalisation we can help with!
I dated a girl who looked like that once. I wouldn't have a job if Daisy hadn't found me trying to sell old costumes at a second hand store.
It totally made my day. According to Fury, women are only useful when they're in the kitchen or on their backs.
Mentions of pokeshipping, eldershipping, and rocketshipping.
Sophocles and Kiawe are glad, seeing how strong Lusamine is. Oak said.
I hope you all enjoy it Daisy sat in her bridal room, which was the dressing room before any of their performances, and pulled a handful of long blonde hair behind her head. She glared at the man in a black suit as he touched his sister's hair. That's all for December.
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Kukui and Burnet place rings on one another's finger. The reception was held at a nearby park. He is greatly shocked to see Rowlet awake, wondering what is going on.
Like that. Is that like a crime? Lillie admits she likes that her mother kept on going forward, even after this terrible ordeal. Ash and Misty toasted them and mentioned "what a great couple they are" and how the couple "balanced one another out. She doesn't come with me, but I like to turn off the central heating.
On the ride to the reception, Daisy gently kissed Tracey, "I'm so lucky to have found you. Gladion smiles, and waves his hand. There's also been plenty of controversy around the Labour party to chew on, but the month's biggest news was the tragic passing of legendary physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking.
He was always surprised that she stayed in his life. Crosstix first met. Burnet and Kukui note they think alike, and the former wonders if the latter has the same thoughts as she does right now.
March Weddings are all about making memories. He pushed the blue hair that framed his delicate face away from his ears. He sighed and replied, "Daisy, I don't know.
Team Rocket appears from a distance, cheering Mareanie up, as Meowth notices a wedding going on. Her hair was down, and he couldn't remember the last time she looked so feminine and graceful.
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Fly to the top of Al's Run
Taos Ski Valley opens new high-speed Lift 1 on Thanksgiving Day
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"We think this may be the only lift in the country where directly out of the base area, you can access greens, blue, blacks and double-blacks."
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The new high-speed Lift 1 is a quad chair that elevates its passengers up the mountain in a brisk five minutes, cutting the chair ride's duration almost in half.
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2018 12:01 am
Don Banas, Ari Kolman, Nate Steinberg, and Asher Rosen grab first chair at Taos Ski Valley, Thursday (Nov. 22)
Video by Yvonne Pesquera
The snowmaking crew has 25 members who work 12-hour shifts around the clock. In snow production, "we're ahead of schedule," said John Kelly, director of operations at Taos Ski Valley.
Taos Ski Valley trails are groomed and ready to go for opening day Thursday (Nov. 22).
In preparation for opening day, Taos Ski Valley crews produce snow and groom the trails. Ski patrol then ropes the closed off areas for safety.
Ski and Ride this holiday weekend
Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort opened Nov. 16. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Red River Ski and Summer Area opens Wednesday (Nov. 21). Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Enchanted Forest Cross-Country Ski Area opened Nov. 17
Taos Ski Valley opens Thursday (Nov. 22). Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Angel Fire Ski Resort opens Dec. 11.
Decades ago, Ernie Blake and his crew hand-installed Lift 1 at Taos Ski Valley to run up the steep face of the black diamond Al's Run. His vision was to give skiers immediate access to world-class terrain.
But, on Thursday (Nov. 22), Blake's vision is reimagined and modernized as the resort unveils a new high-speed quad that will carry skiers and snowboarders.
"We think this may be the only lift in the country where directly out of the base area, you can access greens, blue, blacks and double-blacks," said Dave Norden, CEO of Taos Ski Valley.
At the top of Al's, the new Lift 1 ends where the old Lift 5 (dismantled in 2017) used to stop. This new placement means riders can drop into green White Feather, blue Porcupine, black Al's Run, and double-black North American trails - all from one lift.
"Also, with one lift instead of two on Al's Run, there's less hardware. So I think Al's will ski a lot nicer," Norden said.
The new high-speed quad elevates its passengers at a brisk five minutes, reducing the length of the chair ride almost in half from the old lift's time.
In addition to speed, the new lift's detachable machinations make for a smoother ride.
"You won't have that stop-and-go you had with old Lift 1. Very often when we loaded Ski Patrol with avalanche dogs or sleds, or when we loaded young children, we'd have to stop the old lift. We don't need to stop the lift anymore. That convenience will be part of the new ride," Norden said.
He explained that the rope speed, the speed of the cable, is considerably faster than a fixed-grip lift. As the chair comes into the terminal, the grip detaches so the chair keeps moving through the terminal but at a much slower rate than the cable. Passengers board with convenience. However, the overhead cable keeps its speed.
"After people get on the chair, the chair will slide down, the grip will tighten back on the cable and you'll be up and running," said Norden.
The lift's manufacturer is Leitner-Poma based in Grand Junction, Colorado. They are the makers of cable transport systems, including chairlifts, gondolas and aerial trams.
They are the North American subsidiary of the storied Pomalift Corp. in France. The company's heritage is famous and well-known in the ski industry; they installed many of the earliest lifts at resorts throughout the U.S. in the 1950s and 1960s. In fact, Ernie Blake installed an early Poma (platter) lift in 1957, where the new high-speed lift is presently located.
John Kelly, the director of operations at Taos Ski Valley, explained that the new Lift 1 had an extensive safety review and testing process. Since the ski resort operates on U.S. Forest Service land, the new lift also had to be certified by the Forest Service for safety.
"We had the manufacturer's engineer out here for two weeks straight and the Forest Service's lead engineer for the country out here. We simulated loads on the lift to test for safety," Kelly explained.
Kelly previously worked at Telluride Ski Resort and started in Taos four years ago with the new ownership. As for snow conditions, he estimates the base to be between 18 to 24 inches (as of Tuesday (Nov. 20), and snowmaking operations have been in full swing.
"We've increased our pumping capacity. At two different locations, we've purchased 25 new high-efficiency tower guns. They are permanently mounted to the side of the trail and really cover the trail well. They complement our other snow guns," said Kelly.
Taos Ski Valley took an unusual corporate step as a ski resort last year. In 2017, Taos Ski Valley became the first major ski resort to achieve B Corp certification in recognition of its environmentally friendly practices. Kelly pointed out that the old lifts were outmoded equipment using a lot more power. He said the new high-speed lift is "cleaner across the board."
Outside magazine recently recognized Taos Ski Valley as one of the top 10 eco-friendly ski resorts in the nation.
The snowmaking crew comprises 25 members who work 12-hour shifts around the clock. While it's still too early to call the weather forecast for opening weekend, below-freezing overnight temperatures have aided snow production.
"There'll probably be some competition for first chair this year," said Kelly.
John Cottam, the former owner of Cottam's Ski Shops, learned how to ski at Taos Ski Valley when he was 2 years old. "Ernie had a Poma lift, a platter, where the new high-speed chair is. The change is wonderful here," he said.
Cottam said his store was recently sold to Christy's Sports but will still operate under the name of Cottam's. "It's been a wonderful run. We've been in operation since December 1976," he said.
Cottam is looking forward to a great year at Taos Ski Valley. Since the Blake family sold the ski resort to Louis Bacon in 2013, the new ownership has made numerous improvements. This installation of new high-speed quad is the most recent.
Beyond the quad chairlift, Taos Ski Valley is going even further and will land its first Taos Air flight at Taos Regional Airport Dec. 20. Taos Ski Valley bought the plane, and charters will be operated by an independent company from Taos to Austin and Dallas.
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A bad guy indifferently parks his car in a parking spot for the disabled and his staff complains of his dictatorial style. He was even kicked out of the company he founded, but returned 12 years later after it was on the verge of collapse in 1997. He eventually revived the company as the world's top IT powerhouse this year, beating Microsoft. This is the story of Apple founder Steven Jobs. Fortune magazine ranked him as one of the 50 smartest people in technology last week.
What Jobs has introduced is not merely new high-tech gadgets, but "killer apps that have revolutionized conventional markets and created a new business order. He has repeatedly challenged social prejudices doubting whether such products will sell and keeps taking risks. When he introduced the Macintosh in 1984, he ushered in the first technological revolution of using an innovative user interface. The iPod, introduced in 2001, heralded the second revolution of the era of legal digital music. Six years later, the iPhone began the third revolution of integrating hardware and software in a cell phone. The iPad, a tablet PC which hit the market this year, is reshaping the map of the IT industry while going beyond the arena of notebook PCs and smartphones.
Could an innovator like Jobs emerge in Korea as well? Not as long as young people blindly seek to get jobs at conglomerates and state-run companies. Harmony among staff is considered the top priority in such established corporate environments. Personnel managers are complaining, saying new hires are smart but too selfish. Steven Jobs has remained highly independent and self-righteous since his younger days. His friends say that when he lost a game, he would cry because he could not appease his own anger. On if a Steven Jobs could emerge in Korea, a personnel affairs executive at a global electronics company in Korea said after a brief silence, "Jobs created his own firm."
Ahn Chul-soo, a first-generation IT pioneer in Korea, teaches entrepreneurship as a
chair professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, or KAIST. He said he mentions Jobs in his lectures. "When I did that, half of my students changed their career paths, saying they'll open their own startups. At first, I felt worried," he said. Saying entrepreneurship is the engine powering the economy, he said, "A Korean Apple can emerge when an environment is created where an ample pool of talented human resources seeks to take on challenges." Such human resources, however, first need a challenging spirit to try again even if they fail. Also needed is flexibility to accept the erratic behavior of people like Jobs as being different.
Editorial Writer Kim Sun-deok (yuri@donga.com)


The streets of Madrid were transformed into an F1 haven last weekend by world famous Italian brand, Martini. Set to coincide with the Monaco Grand Prix, Martini Racing certainly bought glamour and plenty of horsepower to the heart of the Spanish capital on Sunday afternoon.
Count Manfredo Rossi di Montelera, son to the late Count Gregorio Rossi (founder of Martini Racing in 1968), was invited by Martini to run both his Brabham BT42 and BT45 in the street event: The BT42 last saw Rossi win the FIA Masters F1 Championship in 2014. Martini Racing also had F1 test driver and Williams simulator driver, Gary Paffett run both a Willams FW33 and a Mercedes C63 S.
With the support of Kendle Adams, Manfredos two historic F1 cars were brought out of storage and transported to the Spanish capital for the Martini Racing event.
Despite the thousands of football fans celebrating into the early hours of Sunday morning in the City, streets were soon cleared and the setup team wasted no time in transforming Paseo del Prado into an F1 street circuit.
As afternoon struck, passers-by couldn't help but stop and listen to the sound of the unrestricted 3ltr Cosworth DFV and flat 12 Alfa Romeo engines being warmed up.
Manfredo Rossi impressed the crowd in what was his first ever-street performance in both the Brabham BT45 and BT42. The historic F1 driver appeared to be enjoying himself judging by the amount of tyre smoke that was seen coming from the end of the track. Gary Paffett took to the Williams FW33 out for a series of speed runs, donuts and street performances. Paffett also drove the Mercedes C63 S in a series of hot laps for VIP guests throughout the day; one of these guests being the European President of Bacardi, Paolo Perego.


I am currently in El Remate, a small Guatemalan village close to Tikal, one of the largest Mayan Ruins in Central America. I attended a fire ceremony on the 12/12/12, Mayan New Year at Tikal.
I have tried hard to find a Mayan Expert to explain what the end of Mayan era (baktun) means. I have realised no one really knows what the new era will bring.
Many people from around the world are now being drawn to Mayan sites in Central America. The general feeling I get from talking to people is that they feel the world is at a ecological tipping point, and many hold hope that the Mayan's held some secret astrological knowledge that pinpoints december 21st as a time when things change for the better.
One thing is for certain, no where did the Mayan's state December 21st will be the end of the world!
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Q: Uninstall XCode CLI tools I've installed the latest Xcode CLI tools (the ones you can get directly, without having to install XCode).
I'd now like to uninstall them completely, how would one go about doing that?

A: I beleive that they actually live inside the Xcode.app executable.
If you ctrl-click / right-click on the app and select Show Package Contents then you'll see the file structure inside.
Look in Contents > Developer > usr and you'll see the command line utilities.
What I'm not certain about is how links to such tools as git and svn might be changed as part of the install process. But this should certainly get you going for now.
As a result simply deleting either the whole Xcode app or selected items ion the bundle will do what you want.
To ask the question behind the the question, is there anything specific you want to remove or change?


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Q: Next.js withRouter not always updating the page I have a problem with my next.js app.  It seems that when the same component gets rendered twice, it does not update the url properly.
I have a main component wrapper that goes around everything:
import React from "react"
import "babel-polyfill"
import root from "window-or-global"
import { withRouter } from "next/router"
import commonApi from "./../../common/common"
import AppLayout from "./../../components/main/AppLayoutWrapper"
import configureStore from "./../../redux/configureStore"
import routes from "./../../../server/routes/routes"

const { makeWithRedux } = configureStore
const { Router } = routes
const { getRequestAreaInformation } = commonApi

let store = null

const MainWrapper = (Page: React$Node) => {
  const PageWrapper = class PageWrapper extends React.Component<{}> {
    static async getInitialProps(req: any) {
      return getRequestAreaInformation(req)
    }
    // Required to make the components work on page load, but fragile
    componentDidMount() {
      this.props.actions.urlLocationChanged(this.props.router)
    }

    render() {
      this.props.actions.urlLocationChanged(this.props.router)
      if (Page.getInitialProps) {
        Promise.resolve(Page.getInitialProps({ ...this.props })).then(() => {})
      }
      if (AppLayout.getInitialProps) {
        Promise.resolve(AppLayout.getInitialProps({ ...this.props })).then(() => {})
      }

      return (
        <section className="main-wrapper-jsx">
          <AppLayout {...this.props}>
            <Page {...this.props} />
          </AppLayout>
        </section>
      )
    }
  }
  return withRouter(makeWithRedux(PageWrapper))
}

export default MainWrapper

The routes file links up to this:
const link = require("next/link")
const router = require("next/router")

const NextRouter = router.default || router
const NextLink = link.default || link

const routes = require("next-routes")({
  Router: NextRouter,
  Link: NextLink,
})

const MediaListView = "MediaListView"
const AuthView = "auth/AuthView"
const LibraryView = "LibraryView"

routes
  .add("root", "/", LibraryView)
  .add("home", "/home", LibraryView)
  .add("search", "/search", MediaListView)
  .add("login", "/login", AuthView)
  .add("register", "/register", AuthView)

module.exports = routes

Then finally, there's the redux store that implements this action.
import { handleActions, createAction } from "redux-actions"
import { fromJS, toJS } from "immutable"
import root from "window-or-global"

const initialState = fromJS({
  asPath: "",
  pathname: "",
  query: {},
  route: "",
})

const urlLocationChanged = createAction(`${routeParams.URL_LOCATION_CHANGED}`, (url) => {
  return url
})

const actions = {
  urlLocationChanged,
}

const routeActions = handleActions(
  {
    URL_LOCATION_CHANGED: (state, {payload}) => {
      const location = payload

      const pathname = decodeURIComponent(location.asPath.slice(1))
      let param = pathname
      if (param && param.match(/\w+\D/)) {
        param = param.match(/\w+\D/)[0]
      }
        return state
          .set("location", location)

      }
      return state.set("location", location)
    },
  },
  initialState,
)

export default {
  initialState,
  routeActions,
  actions,
}

All of this should work, but whenever there's two clicks on the same object, let's say someone clicks on login and then clicks on register, nothing happens.


One of the exciting projects I've worked on at school was Soulbound. The alpha version of the game was made between October the 14th 2013 and Januari the 30th 2014 for PC, Mac and Linux. You can still download and play the alpha version!
Soulbound is a action-adventure game that mixes elements of Diablo and Pokemon. In this game you play as the Beast Master and explore sprawling dungeons. But the Beast Master is not strong enough to withstand the monsters that lurk in the dark. Instead you need to tame these monsters and let them fight for you.
You start of with a few monsters that'll accompany you in you journey. They have two abilities, one normal attack and a special ability. The monsters you defeat can be added to your team or you can use them to heal the Beast Master. If the Beast Master dies, the game ends. The goal is to make it to the end of the dungeon where a boss battle awaits you.
My main role in the project was working on part of the 3D models for the game – such as characters and level assets. This also included the rigging and animation of these characters. The characters were all based on drawings that were made by the lead artist in our team. We were on a tight schedule so the characters were pretty low poly. But in total we managed to make five playable characters that had all a similar style.
This is the character I am most proud of and was the last character I made for the game. The skeleton character had a retractable bow and a special animation where it exploded in various pieces. Also, if you have this character in your team, it plays its bow like a violin. Here's the animation for the special attack of the skeleton character.
The golem was the second character made during the project. It was the biggest and also the slowest character in the game.
The first character created was off course the Beast Master. The first version of this character had a whip used for taming the monsters. But because of some difficulties this got removed in following versions.
Part of the teaser, which you can see in the last part of the following video, was also made by me. The video was also used in the trailer and as the opening scene for the game.
Although there were further plans to continue development after the alpha state, the team fell apart in an attempt to create a new version of Soulbound. This happened a while after the announcement of the game being greenlit on steam. There's still some cool artwork up on the Facebook page. I guess, for now, the project is put on hold.
I think we got some nice coverage on the game. Here are some links on the coverage we got.
And thanks to everyone who tested and played the game.


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Jan Miense Molenaer (1610 – buried 19 September 1668),[1] was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter whose style was a precursor to Jan Steen's work during Dutch Golden Age painting.[2] He shared a studio with his wife, Judith Leyster, also a genre painter, as well as a portraitist and painter of still-life. Both Molenaer and Leyster may have been pupils of Frans Hals.
Molenaer was born and died in Haarlem. He achieved a style close to Hals' early on in his career, but later developed a style like that of Dutch genre painter, Adriaen van Ostade.[3] His genre works often depicted players of music, such as his The Music Makers (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest), The Duet (Seattle Art Museum), or Family Making Music (Frans Hals Museum). He also depicted Taverns and the activities of card games or games of the times such as La main chaude, or in Dutch, Handjeklap [nl], which literally means clapping hands. Molenaer also cleverly depicted biblical stories in his own time and surroundings, such as representing a scene from Peter's Gospel set in a Dutch Tavern in The Denying of Peter (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest).
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October 11, 2006 Music » Music Stories
Living on Channel Z
B-Sides asks a cadre of local musicians to reminisce about Chuck Berry as he turns 80, while Dr. Zhivegas get down with their debut disc.
By Roy Kasten rfkasten@artsci.wustl.edu and Randall Roberts rroberts@laweekly.com
Jay Bevenour
In a classic Saturday Night Live skit, Steve Martin announces that the first message from extraterrestrial life has been received and decoded. "Send more Chuck Berry," the aliens say. NASA could have done worse than to cram the grooves of the 1977 Voyager Golden Record with the sounds and words of Charles Edward Anderson Berry. As a songwriter and guitarist, he went where no man had gone before, opening up a universe of possibilities for every rocker to come after him. Berry turns 80 this week, and for his birthday, we asked some of the best musicians in the St. Louis area to pay tribute.
Jay Farrar, Son Volt: I often get asked, "What music has come out of St. Louis?" The response is, "Chuck Berry came out of St. Louis." Chuck Berry is a musical point of reference worldwide as well as an indigenous source of inspiration. I think it's Chuck's gift for lyricism that makes him unique. One of Chuck's first songs, "Nadine," is still one of his best, with its pounding backbeat. The song I like the most right now, though, is "The Song of My Love," off of Chuck Berry in London. In this song, Chuck shows his depth and versatility by singing most of the song in Spanish!
Kim Massie, vocalist: My favorite Chuck song is "My Ding-a-Ling." It's fun! He has a lot of serious songs, and for someone of his prestige and status to do a song like that, it shows a more humorous side. It was never part of my repertoire, but someone made a suggestion once: "Can you do 'My Ding-a-Ling'?" Can I do what? It was such a silly, hokey song, but I remembered every word. I was a teenager when I first heard "Johnny B. Goode." It wasn't the music that kids my age were listening to; I was a little different, you could say. But it was so catchy, so much energy.
Craig Straubinger, Trip Daddys guitarist-vocalist: For me, Chuck is just 100 percent rock & roll. Elvis and Carl Perkins started out rockabilly, and Bo Diddley is steeped in the blues, but Chuck was always 100 percent rock & roll. He could toss off teeny-bopper hits like "Sweet Little Sixteen," and counter that with very adult themes such as "Memphis" or "Promised Land." Although I love all the first-wave rockers, I don't think any of Chuck's contemporaries ever even considered writing songs like that. Chuck really was and is the full package.
Fontella Bass, R&B vocalist: I like all of Chuck's songs. I first heard "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" from my son, who brought it to me on a record. It's supposed to be him. You know. Brown-eyed, handsome man. And he is a brown-eyed handsome man. I recorded one of Chuck's songs before I knew about him, "Maybelline," back in the '60s. But I've never even sat in a room with Chuck, period. His wife, yes I have.
Lou Whitney, Morells bassist: One of the best poets and best dancers in rock & roll. Better than Springsteen. I think Bruce would trade "Born to Run" for "Sweet Little Sixteen." I grew up in the country, and Chuck has that masterful juxtaposition of hillbillies talking and urban talk. You heard these sayings all the time, but you never thought you'd hear them in a song. He'd say words backwards and put the emphasis on the wrong syllables just to make it work.
Scott Kuhnert, Scott Kay & the Continentals vocalist/guitarist: When I listen to Chuck and compare his style to other black blues guys/guitarists of his era, Chuck's sound and beat honestly sounds more country than blues-based. It's much more "on the beat" and less "swingy" than the jump-blues of the same era. I honestly think this may have had a lot to do with Chuck's acceptance among white kids and country-music fans. I remember growing up playing a lot of Chuck Berry covers for all-white VFW and Legion Hall country dances. It always amazed me how well it went over — just as well as any of our Ernest Tubb, Hank or Lefty tunes.
Bob Reuter, singer-songwriter: When I first moved out of north St. Louis, I moved to a seedy apartment complex right across from the airport. Since I had no car, I killed a lot of time by walking under the highway 70 overpass and play[ing] pinball in the airport game room. Sometimes I'd just walk down the concourse and watch the planes; sometimes I'd just sit on a bench and watch the people. Once I was sitting there — eighteen years old, shoulder-length hair, sock cap and pea coat — when I saw Chuck Berry walking by, wearing a suit and carrying a coat over his arm. He saw me staring and made a beeline straight for me. "Hi, I'm Chuck Berry," he said as he shook my hand, let it go and kept on walking. — Roy Kasten
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Love 'em or hate 'em, Dr. Zhivegas deserve a round of applause for enduring ten years on the cover-band circuit. Week in, week out, the band pours forth the funk, bringing to life the mirror-ball hits of the past 30 years. Performing everything from Van Halen's "Jump" to the Digital Underground's "The Humpty Dance" to Justin Timberlake's "Rock Your Body," the group throws a better dance party than nearly any band in town — cover or original.
Dr. Zhivegas is finally dropping its debut CD, Get Down, a rough-and-tumble full-length crammed with danceable, hair-metal infused party rock — which isn't surprising, considering that current and former members have played with Dr. Dre and local hair-metal gods KINGOFTHEHILL, as well as found fame with hip-hop production team the Trak Starz.
B-Sides: Why release a record of originals now, after a decade of covers?
Paul Chickey, drummer: Our first arguments were, "Do we do all covers?" But come on, that would have been the easy way out. It's like, here's an album of what we do, and we already know x amount of people will like it. But we thought, "Hey, let's go for it. We're capable of doing something else, so let's do something else."
Frankie Muriel, lead vocalist: Then the question was, "Well, we could go into that Jamiroquai/Scissor Sisters, true-to-the-disco-era kind of stuff." [But] when we play our live sets, over the course of a night we start turning it up, rocking more, and people really respond. We thought, "Why don't we do a record that way, just open up the throttle?"
Ten years is a long time.
Muriel: Unbelievable, isn't it? Most bands don't stay together for ten years, let alone stay popular for ten years. And there hasn't been a dip — well, a little dip a few years back. But if anything, the last two years has gone back up.
It's good to see Alonzo Lee succeed on such a grand scale [with Trak Starz].
Muriel: He still comes out to our shows all the time. He sits in with us. He's jonesin' to play, because he's popping out beats all day long. You don't get to cut loose because you're putting the tracks together. So he gets onstage and he's just jamming, letting it fly. — Randall Roberts
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Detroit residents in NEZ zones can apply for extended property tax relief
New extensions could allow homeowners to stay in homes longer
The Neighborhoods Staff
Residents living in Detroit's Neighborhood Enterprise Zones — districts that were zoned in the mid-2000s to offer tax incentives to homeowners completing home renovations, as well as stabilizing annual property taxes — are eligible to apply for extensions in property-tax reduction, allowing homeowners to continue paying reduced property tax rates.
Approximately 2,800 residents in NEZ zones will be notified by the Office of the Assessor of their eligibility to apply for a new NEZ homestead certificate when their current certificate expires. NEZ zones were established between 2006 and 2008 with 15-year tax abatements for residents under state law, so long as they committed to spending at least $500 in home improvements.
Homeowners who applied for the tax abatements between 2006 and 2008 were coming due for expiration in the next five years. By applying for a new certificate, those individual abatements will remain in effect, a move to keep residents in their neighborhoods longer.
"We've been hearing from residents who were concerned their homes suddenly won't be affordable when their NEZ expires," said City of Detroit Interim Chief Financial Officer Dave Massaron. "After a great deal of legal analysis, we determined the city has the authority to approve new Homestead certificates so these residents don't have to worry about being priced out of the home they own."
There are more than 1,800 homeowners living in NEZ zones who were eligible in 2006, but have not yet applied for a certificate. Under state law, they are eligible for the 15-year tax-abatement plan; the City's Assessor Office will notify those homeowners as well in coming weeks.
Homeowners are eligible if they purchased their home after December 31, 1996, own and occupy the home as a primary residence, have filed a principal residence exemption with the City of Detroit and commit to at least $500 in home repairs. The $500 in home repairs must apply to the home and not the land.
Residents applying for new certificates need not commit to the $500 home-repair stipulation.
Chris Johnson, a Bagley resident, purchased a home with his wife in 2010 but was unaware of the NEZ credit. He and his family plan to take advantage of the new opportunity being offered by the City to reduce his taxes for the next 15 years.
"This is great news for us and a lot of Detroiters. My wife and I installed new windows on the first floor of the house last year and the tax savings will help us to pay for new windows upstairs," he says.
Below is a map of NEZ zones. Residents who apply for an NEZ exemption must do so through the State of Michigan. For more information on applying for a NEZ exemption, click here.


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Shelved until fall, Martini a key piece of linebacking puzzle
By Keith ArnoldApr 14, 2016, 12:30 PM EDT
The ascent of Nyles Morgan has been one of spring's critical developments. But as Notre Dame pushes into the offseason, one piece of the still-to-be-solved defensive puzzle is still on the sidelines.
Rising junior Greer Martini may end up being one of the team's most impactful defenders. And he could manage to do that without finding his way into the starting lineup.
Among those spending spring healing after postseason surgery, Martini's place in the future construct of the defense may not yet be figured out. But with a versatility that's been on display since he stepped foot on campus, Martini's role in the defense was discussed by position coach Mike Elston on Wednesday, who pointed to the many roles Martini can fill in Brian VanGorder's scheme once he's healthy.
"Greer would afford us the opportunity to cross-train him," Elston said. "Greer's got very good understanding of our coverages, so Greer could go from the Sam and when we put a nickel in for the Sam, he could pop over and play the dime position. Greer's got a lot of flexibility, but he would in base defense be with the Sam."
Martini will compete for snaps in the base package of the Irish defense with senior James Onwualu, likely taking to the trenches while Onwualu operates in space. But he's more than just a situational Sam linebacker—he's a Swiss Army Knife capable of playing any linebacker position once he's healthy, versatility that the Irish desperately need with little established depth currently on the roster.
That could mean starting at Will if Te'von Coney or Asmar Bilal aren't ready to make the leap. Or taking over the Sam job while Onwualu focuses on situational work in nickel or playing in space. Some thought Martini could even challenge Morgan for the starting Mike job this spring if he were practicing, less of an indictment on Morgan but rather a testament to Martini's athleticism and nose for the game.
Not many saw what the Irish staff did when they offered and accepted the commitment of a soft-bodied linebacker and tight end playing against underwhelming competition at a Virginia prep school. But even with three-star status as one of the least heralded recruits on campus, Martini was one of the first onto the field, following the trend he set when he became the inaugural commitment in the 2014 recruiting cycle.
Martini has played in all 26 games of his career in South Bend, doubling the two emergency starts he made as a freshman last year as he continued carving out his niche. One that's been most prominently displayed is Martini's work as an option specialist, another job that'll earn double-time with both Navy and Army on the slate in 2016.
But with Joe Schmidt, Jaylon Smith and Jarrett Grace all gone from the depth chart, Martini is poised to be much more than a situational substitute. While he might not have a singular spot, his ability to flow from sideline to sideline and to operate in the trenches or out in space will restore some of the versatility the Irish sorely missed last season.
So while Saturday will be an opportunity to see the growth of youngsters Bilal and Josh Barajas and the evolution of Morgan and Onwualu, Martini's will be watching from the sideline, stuck supporting his teammates at a position group stripped to just four scholarship linebackers this spring.
But come August, expect Martini to be everywhere on the football field—even if he isn't in the starting lineup.


Every patient who enters a healthcare facility deserves to be treated as an individual with dignity and respect. It is the responsibility of the healthcare facility to empower their patients to make personal decisions about their healthcare choices. These two tenets are at the core of the patient bill of rights. A list of guarantees first developed in 1973 and then revised in 1992, by the American Hospital Association.


While the home does have a heating and cooling unit, what would happen if the system fails during cooler weather? How would the family members stay warm? One approach is to make sure the house is equipped with a secondary source of heating in Reno area. Here are some suggestions to keep in mind.
When the home was first constructed, the original owners had a floor furnace installed. It was shut down when the heating and cooling system was put in place later. Now may be a good time to have a professional take a look at the furnace and see what it would take to make it safe for use. In the event that the main unit is down, the furnace can be pressed into service while the unit is being repaired.
The home did not originally include fireplaces, but that does not mean they cannot be added now. Instead of thinking about the traditional brick designs, think about metal fireplaces that are compact and can be vented with ease. With so many designs on the market today, it will not take long to find something that will fit in nicely with the decor and ensure the place will be warm and comfortable no matter what happens with the main unit.
Adding a wood burning stove to the den is also another way to create a backup source of Heating in Reno. In the event, the power is out, or the main unit needs repair, it will be easy enough to stoke the stove and have a steady flow of heat for the area. Best of all, the stove will also serve as an easy way to make a pot of soup enjoy during that power outage.
For any homeowner who would like to explore these and other backup sources of Heating, call a contractor and arrange for a visit to the home. With a little planning, it will not be hard to determine which type of secondary heating method would work best, how much it would cost to install, and how long the installation process would take.


Davao City — Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has asked the city council here for legislative authority to declare a state of calamity in this city, after Tropical Storm "Vinta" displaced 18,000 families here.
The city council is scheduled to meet in a special session today, Christmas Day, Carpio said. "I have sought for authority to use all the remaining disaster funds.
The city has so far allocated P86 million allocated for the victims of the calamity.
Carpio has also postponed merrymaking in the city in connection with the P19-million month-long Pasko Fiesta.
Currently, the City Social Services and Development Office, City Veterinarian's Office, City Agriculturist's Office, City Health Office, and other agencies are determining the extent of the damage. Carpio said that, as of 6 p.m. Saturday, a total of 18,603 families have been affected in 25 barangays.
The call for a state of calamity also came as a large mall here was hit by fire Saturday, with 37 employees feared dead or unaccounted for.
Early on, responders from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Central 911 transported at least six victims to the hospital.
Intense heat from the fire has caused the collapse of some portions of the mall, while it was still unclear whether employees of SSI Call Center trapped in the fourth floor comfort room of NCCC Mall were still alive.
However, Carpio said that it was not clear whether the city could include the fire incident as part of the reasons for declaring a state of calamity. The City Legal Office is already looking into the matter, according to her.
As of press time, the BFP has declared the fire under control, although Carpio said it was still dangerous for firefighters to approach the area where the victims were believed trapped.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, at dawn Saturday, wept as he broke the news to the victims' families that ground teams have given him an assessment that there was "zero change" that anyone could survive the fire.


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The Tragedy of Macbeth and the Perils of Style over Substance
by Patrick Chu
Illustrated by Karela Palazio
A few weeks ago, I found myself alone in the Branford College TV room asking myself the immortal question: What do I watch? My answer quickly emerged in the ornately stylized title cards of Joel Coen's star-studded The Tragedy of Macbeth, which was released late January on Apple TV+ for streaming. It's a thrilling watch, with unique imagery that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Even yet, its powerful cinematography feels like a facade hiding inept directing and shallow meaning.
Denzel Washington's Oscar-nominated Macbeth is calmly authoritative, and Frances McDormand's Lady Macbeth has a measured ferocity. The two are powerhouse performances on their own, but they mesh awkwardly. When side by side with Washington, McDormand lacks the urgency and command to convincingly play the shrewd Lady Macbeth. Far from forming the backbone of the film, each interaction between the actors only holds them back as their differing interpretations clash. Lady Macbeth's "Out, damned spot" monologue feels like it belongs as a character study in an acting class rather than part of a cohesive film. There's no consistent overarching directorial vision.
Herein lies the first problem with Coen's film. His laser focus on bringing Shakespeare's lofty iambic pentameter down to an approachable conversational tone instead sees the actors delivering their lines with robotic coldness rather than robust complexity. Particularly egregiously, Corey Hawkins' Macduff struggles to project any real grief after hearing his entire family and estate have been murdered. He musters a strained tension that is completely inappropriate for the situation. The one exception here is Kathryn Hunter's wildly fresh take on the Weird Sisters. Playing all three at once, we see her twisting into impossible contortionist pretzels, then delivering her lines in a breathy rasp. It's a delicious performance that hits you hard, despite only being in two scenes.
While the performances leave much to be desired, what persists in the mind long after the credits end are the striking visual images that Coen conjures in the austere film. Most of this is thanks to Bruno Delbonnel's beautifully restrained cinematography. We get shots hyper-focused on characters' faces, sometimes almost uncomfortably extended. For instance, Lady Macbeth reads her husband's letter in a single three-minute shot. Throughout, there's no unnecessary cutting, focus-racking, or otherwise jarring choices. The images of this film are a masterclass in effective minimalism. If anything, Macbeth's visual personality is more like an Ingmar Bergman creation than anything else from the twenty-first century. It's ancient, like something out of a memory or dream.
Nowhere is the nightmarishly dreamlike quality of Coen's Macbeth more apparent than in the set. Full of abstract shadows and winding staircases leading to nowhere, this Macbeth is untethered from reality. Angular silhouettes and maze-like corridors evoke an unsettling timelessness, while harsh contrasts recall German Expressionist motifs of darkness and light. Ultimately, the unfamiliar landscape of the film underscores the sense of unease created by the film as a whole, which itself speaks to something darker and more sinister.
In the end, though, Coen's obsession with stunning tableaux isn't enough. Indeed, the set of Macbeth acts as its own character that screams far louder than any other actor (Oscar-nominated or otherwise). It threatens to diminish the complexities of Shakespeare's original text by reducing it to a simple story with pretty pictures.
The Tragedy of Macbeth is, at its core, a story about extreme ambition. Yet Coen's interpretation, almost paradoxically, is unambitious. It's a sanitized version of the play that uses its plot as a canvas for its undeniable visual mastery, but not much else. Straightforward and accessible, it's a great first step for many into the world of Shakespeare adaptations, but it's hardly a tale of sound and fury.
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Seeing as I'm heading off out to the London Eye tonight with my ever so lovely boyfriend, I thought I'd take some extremely vain and posey (it's not a word but you get my drift) pictures of myself and do a face of the day post!
Super pretty makeup look, very pretty for a night out!
girl, you look beautiful! love the makeup!


October 6, 2018 - Ethiopia and the United Kingdom signed two grant agreements yesterday amounting £176 million, according to FBC report.
The agreements were signed by Admasu Nebebe, Ethiopia's State Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation, and Mrs. Harriet Baldwin, Minister of State for Africa.
£110 million of the grant agreement was allocated to finance general education quality improvement programs in Ethiopia, whereas the remaining £66 million grant will support the Ethiopian investment advisory facility (EIAF) phase II project.
The £66 million grant is allocated to promote public investments and help exporters in Ethiopia to promote outward orientated and manufacturing-led inclusive growth.