These guys offer something a bit different to the upmarket boxing gyms popping up at the moment. All the classes are run by ex-professional and amateur boxers with over 100 competitive fights under their belts, or reformed offenders who have learned boxing the hard way. The Fitzroy Lodge in Lambeth is one of the oldest boxing gyms in London, and, with soldiers from the special forces, ex-pros and elite athletes going at it right beside you, that's a vote of legitimacy if ever there was one. They've got a second site at Carney's Community in Battersea, which aims to reduce offending, reoffending and anti-social behaviour by empowering young people and improving community cohesion through the 'power of boxing'.
Find out more and book classes here.
If boxing's not quite for you, but you still want a heavy workout, consider The Hard Yard. They champion simple workouts in urban gritty settings with no equipment, and add a splash of hip hop. Gangster calisthenics under railway arches? It's much better than that. You'll be trained by ex-cons who learned their trade and sculpted their physiques in the limited confines of a cell, without equipment. Their methods focus on positive and permanent life choices, the power of your own body weight and lots of serious hard work. A great one for people put off by gym gimmicks and oppressive equipment.
Should you fancy a slightly different pace altogether, head to Supply Yoga in Hackney. The studio hasn't been open long but this balanced, accessible and relatively cheap (£8.50 a go) class is already doing good in the community. Designed to be non-threatening and not too fitness or spirituality-centric, Supply is geared toward regular people who simply want to leave feeling good. They use the profits to fund free yoga for community support services across east London, for people who otherwise would have limited access to fitness classes. Founder Abi Nolan has worked with cancer support, NHS mental health and housing services as well as with survivors of gender-based violence. The more people that come to class, the more impact Supply can have.
Want more downward-facing dog? Check out our London guide to yoga.
The Good Gym are another 'good' addition to this list. A run with a mission.


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Kate Middleton's Tiara: Jewelry Designers Sketch Dream Tiaras
By InStyle Staff Updated Apr 04, 2011 @ 9:45 am
Kate Middleton Tiara
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According to tradition, a royal bride wears a tiara on her wedding day. Queen Elizabeth II wore a tiara for her wedding to the Duke of Edinburgh, as did Princess Diana, who wore the famous diamond Spencer tiara, a family heirloom piece. What tiara will princess-to-be Kate Middleton wear if she so chooses to for her April 29th nuptials to Prince William? A likely conclusion would be that the Queen will lend her a tiara from the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom collection. However, in anticipation of this momentous royal accessory, InStyle tapped the creative minds of some of our favorite jewelry designers to see what they would design for Middleton's special day. See tiara sketches for Middleton from Chopard, Van Cleef & Arpels, Swarovski, Royal Asscher, and more in the gallery.

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Writing Drama (6)
July 8, 2010 by Karel FG Segers
Yves Lavandier's book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the chance to delve into Lavandier's amazing knowledge and insight, we publish a weekly excerpt from the book.
Ineffective Conflict
In some cases, forms of conflict drawn from life prove ineffective in dramatic terms. This occurs when they are not properly exploited, but also when of their nature they are unlikely to cause us to feel any emotion.
In the earlier examples the scenes work on our emotions because the conflicts (shame, embarrassment, disappointment, frustration, humiliation) have been properly dramatised. Indeed, it is not enough for the conflict to be powerful in itself: it must be correctly established.
In some cases, forms of conflict drawn from life
prove ineffective in dramatic terms.
Sophie's Choice offers what is in my view a good example of conflict that does not work because of the way it is presented. This is a great pity because the conflict in question—the humiliation resulting from a negation of human dignity—is one of the harshest that anyone can be forced to undergo.
On arriving in a concentration camp, Sophie (Meryl Streep) is obliged by an SS officer to choose which of her two children will survive. Not only is this scene more spoken about than shown—thus making the conflict more conceptual than emotional—but, above all, it is presented at the end of the film as an explanation for Sophie's bizarre behaviour, the delay preventing the spectator from understanding her, and thus sharing her grief, for most of the film.
In other words—and this is a key point—the writer must ensure that the emotion arising from a conflict is felt not only by the characters involved but also by the spectator.
There is little prospect of the spectator experiencing a dramatic conflict if it is hidden from him. The same applies if the writer allows the character involved in the conflict to appear indifferent to it. A slap in the face, for example, will not appear conflictual if the writer omits to show that the character who has received it is affected by it.
There is little prospect of the spectator
experiencing a dramatic conflict if it is hidden from him.
If the family in To Our Loves paid no attention to the father's wounding comments and continued calmly to talk among themselves instead of grimacing, the spectator would not feel that there was anything untoward.
If Jeff, in Rear Window, was not particularly bothered whether or not Lisa was risking her life searching the killer's apartment, the spectator's own sense of involvement would be considerably reduced.
It is for this reason that a film like Le Bal des Casse-Pieds fails to grip. The main character (Jean Rochefort) is harassed by a succession of bores but appears to find it all amusing rather than problematic. If anyone should be amused it is the spectator, not the victim of the conflict.
The same shortcoming is on view in Ed Wood, whose protagonist (Johnny Depp), a very low-budget filmmaker, experiences an interminable series of frustrations but appears to be unaffected. As a result, the spectator has no sense of participating and is reduced to observing the action without involvement.
-Yves Lavandier
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Rescue Dog Fielder Inspires with His Resilience
With the help of VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital and Players for Pits, rescue dog Fielder was given a second chance at life following an unfortunate tragedy.
"As long as a dog shows they are continuing to fight, then we will continue to fight right alongside them. And if there is hope, there is a way."
That's the motto of Players for Pits, a not-for-profit, no-kill dog rescue organization in Illinois, and a large reason why rescue dog Fielder is alive today.
On December 15th, 2020, Fielder, a pit bull mix estimated to be about two years old, was brought into animal control with extensive injuries thought to be caused by being hit and dragged by a car. The center reached out to Stephanie Paluch, founder of Players for Pits, to see if they would take him; otherwise, he would need to be euthanized.
"I got a couple of pictures of the dog and I was like, geez, I've never seen anything like this before," says Paluch. But when animal control told Paluch he was friendly, she said, "Yeah, let's give it a try."
Fielder had extremely bad surface wounds, particularly on the left side of his face where bone was exposed, plus he was suffering from burns down his back and a ligature mark around his neck – meaning he may have been intentionally harmed.
Paluch drove him that night to the VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital in Downers Grove, Il. "We've worked with them [VCA Arboretum View] probably since the start of our rescue," says Paluch. "I love them. I know almost all of them on a first-name basis and we bring like every single medical case we have there, which is a lot."
A long road to recovery
"We never were able to figure out the exact underlying cause for the wounds," says Dr. John Przywara, who was the surgeon in charge of Fielder. "Basically, it was a marathon of procedures, bandage changes, surgical debridement, and then a wound closure."
But it wasn't all smooth sailing. Fielder's second night at the hospital, huge chunks of his skin were dying, and they didn't know if he would pull through.
You couldn't tell this by Fielder's demeanor, though. "He's the embodiment of resilient," says Paluch. "He never gave up. He was on his last leg there, missing up to like 70 percent of his skin and he's wagging his tail as hard as he could to greet everybody."
Despite that initial setback, Fielder continued to improve under 24-hour care at the hospital. "He lived there for a month straight and he was getting happier and better every single day. It was just truly amazing," says Paluch.
Falling in love with Fielder
After that month, he was able to go home with his foster parents, Hannah Fletcher and Phil Gillispie, who have previously fostered 13 dogs.
"At the time that Fielder was found, we were actually taking a break from fostering, because we just purchased a new house that needed to be all fixed up," says Fletcher. "But all the fosters have a little group chat and our team leader, Dina, posted his picture and said, 'Hey, we need all hands on deck. Who can take him?' And we looked at each other and knew that our break needed to end."
Fletcher would drop him off at VCA Arboretum View every morning for care, and then pick him up in the evening. That slowly became every other day, to every two days, to twice a week, to once a week, until he was officially medically cleared to go home on May 7, 2021.
Throughout those five months, the staff fell in love with Fielder. "I think that the thing that makes Fielder special is his resilience, and his demeanor and personality throughout everything," says Dr. Przywara. "Every time he came into the hospital, he was happy and excited to see everybody. Obviously with COVID going on and everything, it kind of was a huge morale boost for myself and the staff too."
The hospital staff weren't the only ones to fall in love with Fielder. During that process, Fletcher and Gillispie decided to adopt Fielder. "I tried to fight it for so long," says Fletcher. "We already had three dogs, two of them were foster fails (a term used to describe when a foster pet parent permanently adopts). Then in March, I told my fiancé, 'All right, can't fight it anymore, he's got to be ours."
None of this would have been possible without Players for Pits and their donors. "The only reason why Fielder is here, honestly, is because we are a charity and we have the support of thousands of people who back our medical cases," says Paluch. "A single person could not have taken this on."
Paluch had posted a fundraiser on Facebook asking for donations the night they got Fielder, raising over $7,000. But as medical expenses were expected to reach roughly $30,000, they would need much more. Fortunately, an anonymous donor said they would match $10,000 if Players for Pits could raise another $10,000.
They were able to raise $12,000 within 10 hours of posting the fundraiser on Facebook.
"We had a lot of content, so we could share and be completely transparent with our followers, which is always important to us," says Paluch. "We were able to share his journey from day one and people gravitated towards him because he was a fighter. He wanted to live."
Fielder's story inspired people beyond the online community. At Fielder's last recheck appointment, the hospital had a party for him. One of the staff members ordered a puppy cake for him, and when the bakery heard Fielder's story, they donated the cake.
While it was bittersweet for the hospital staff to say goodbye to Fielder, he won't soon be forgotten. "Obviously each case is special to us in their own way," says Dr. Przywara, "But I feel like every doctor knows there are certain patients that you always kind of remember throughout your career. Fielder's going to be one of those for me."
Today, Fielder is enjoying his new home, where he gets to play and cuddle with his parents and siblings. "Besides being the resilient, amazing dog that he is, he's also the world's best cuddler," says Fletcher. "He will just sprawl out on your lap and take a nap for as long as you'll let him. He is the happiest puppy that I've ever met."
""Obviously each case is special to us in their own way," says Dr. Przywara, "But I feel like every doctor knows there are certain patients that you always kind of remember throughout your career. Fielder's going to be one of those for me.""
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Almost every Printer user has faced the need to change a printer cartridge one day. The red light indicates the lack of ink and the user plans when he/she can go Shopping. Of course, many users are not lazy, but it's always an issue. Recently, various printers have gained a special function of cartridge pre-ordering when it runs out of ink or toner. But this function was the deal between the user and the producer of the printer. From now on, Amazon provides this option as a retailer.
The Amazon contributes to the IoT (Internet of Things) by this. It sells printers of different brands (among which already are Samsung, Brother, General Electric, Brita, Gmate) with Amazon's API connected to the shopping store. So now the printer communicates directly with Amazon.com and orders a new cartridge itself.
The user can pick the retailer of the inks from Amazon's shopping site, but not the outlet where he/she can get them. Of course, it's possible to disable the 'replenishment' feature and buy cartridges on other shopping sites or a face-to-face shop, but what for, if it's all so convenient.
Amazon has already hit the IoT with its Dash buttons, giving a user direct access to the ordering of a single product or brand. But the Dash Replenishment is putting it on a new level as a system is connected with the device itself, which means no accidental pushes.
The company also plans to provide the option to other household appliances (e.g. ordering laundry supplies for washing machines).


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This Friday on Jazz Travels from 6pm, Sarah Ward is joined by singer songwriter Sarah Jane Morris who takes us on a journey across Africa as she talks about her African infused new album 'Bloodly Rain'. Plus Marius Neset joins Sarah to talk about his new album 'Pinball' who he produced on the remote Norwegian island of Giske.
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The Backstreet Boys have a new member?! They had recently appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden, and were talking about how great their Las Vegas residency was going, but also just how tiring it was! So James Corden, forever being the giver that he is, wanted to help the guys out!
He flew out to Las Vegas, and told the guys of his brilliant idea! James had decided that he was going to give one of the guys a night off, and he would step in! The group was hesitant at first, but James quickly helped them out, and it was decided by "vote" that Brian would be the lucky band member to be "given" the night off.
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MARTY FRIEDMAN (Ex-Megadeth) To Release 'Wall Of Sound' In August; Song Premiere
Posted on 06/02/2017 at 3:05 pm.
Legendary guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman has revealed the details of his next studio release, 'Wall Of Sound', due this August 4th from Prosthetic Records. Produced by Friedman, engineered by Paul Fig (Ghost, Rush, Alice In Chains) and mixed by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Sepultura, Opeth), the disc "expands and destroys any conventional notions of instrumental music," according to a press release. Two particular tracks, 'Streetlight' and 'For A Friend', were specially mixed by guest contributor, the famed producer for Queen, Mack. The song "Self Pollution" can be streamed below.
All "Wall Of Sound" preorders come with a laminate good for one VIP meet-and-greet to Marty's 2017 U.S. tour. **Please note** this is not a ticket to the show.
Like its predecessor Inferno, Wall Of Sound will host several guest performers including prog-thrashers Mutoid Man, Jørgen Munkeby of the Norwegian avant-garde jazz-metal outfit Shining and Jinxx of Los Angeles theatrical rockers Black Veil Brides.
Marty commented on several aspects of the new album saying: "This time it's even more ambitious than that album was, a bit more dense, and, with any luck, more exciting for those of you who will hear it."
He added: "There will be elevent or twelve songs in total. Sometimes a song you really love doesn't make it to the album because it doesn't fit nicely in the sequencing. Either way, we're pushing sixty minutes, so it won't be a short album."
Regarding how the collaboration with Jinxx came about, Friedman told Guitar World: "I'm a big fan of Jinxx and Black Veil Brides. He came to my show in L.A. in 2015. Right after that, I was told that he plays violin. I didn't even know that! Then light bulbs went off. I thought now's the chance to really turn some heads by doing something that's a little bit, well, a lot, unexpected to my fans and his fans."
"Wall Of Sound" track listing:
01. Self Pollution
02. Sorrow And Madness (featuring Jinxx of BLACK VEIL BRIDES)
03. Streetlight
04. Whiteworm
05. For A Friend
06. Pussy Ghost (featuring Shiv Mehra of DEAFHEAVEN)
07. The Blackest Rose
08. Something To Fight (featuring Jørgen Munkeby of SHINING)
09. The Soldier
10. Miracle
11. Last Lament
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Top 6 stories of the week in NW Philly
Standing in Town Hall, Rob Wheeler from Wired Beans explains the state of Germantown to Ben Miller and other community stakeholders. (Matthew Grady/for NewsWorks)
Here's a look at what you may have missed this week:
1. Radar gun finds dangerous driving near Philly-area schools (and speeders anywhere cars go)
When we put out a call for problem spots for our second look at speeding in the city, several people responded with school zones. With a radar gun in tow, our team looked into how fast cars are traveling into those areas along with some of the city's known speedways, including Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Check out the results of Brian Hickey and Matthew Grady's story to learn more.
2. 18-year-old Chestnut Hill resident aids those trapped from building collapse
When Jordan McLaughlin saw the Center City building crumble Wednesday morning, he didn't hesitate to help. Along with others, he jumped into the pile of bricks and wood to locate people trapped beneath the rubble. Check out our story to learn more. Also be sure to take a look back at the rest of our coverage of the deadly collapse.
3. Roxborough High principal Stephen Brandt will step down in July
After more than three years, the Roxborough alum is leaving to a head a high school in Bucks County. He'll be sorely missed by many members of the school's community. Under his leadership, RHS has become safer and stronger academically. Check out Aaron Moselle's story for more details.
4. The final month: GHS alumni president 'sort of numb' as closing day nears
Vera Primus was easily the most active advocate for keeping Germantown High School open next year. She helped organize meetings, rallies and marches to drum up community support to send a message to the district and the School Reform Commission. Now, with less than two weeks to go before the 99-year-old school closes, read what Primus has to say about the shuttering of her alma mater. Be sure to also check out the rest of this week's installments of 'The final month' series, including an alum from the Class of '62 and a strange, SEPTA-related quirk.
5. Real-estate crowdfunding duo sees recovery potential in Germantown's commercial corridor
For Benjamin and Daniel Miller, Germantown is the type of neighborhood where Fundrise, a crowdfunding platform with a real-estate bent, could work. It's got potential and has folks in the community who want to see the things improve. Check out Matthew Grady's story to learn more about a recent tour the pair took.
6. Fear of death keeps Bridge Way grad moving forward
Sam Driben arrived at the Roxborough-based private school less than day after leaving a treatment center for drug abuse. A year later, he's still sober and en route to becoming a paramedic. His experience at Bridge Way proved pivotal. Check out Aaron Moselle's story for more details.
Philly's first legislative response to deadly Fairmount fire is a proposed tax credit for landlords
Philadelphia officials have publicly mourned the loss of life but said nothing concrete about changes to fire safety policy before now.
Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon resigns, two months after bribery conviction
A jury found that Henon used his seat on City Council to do the bidding of powerful labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty.


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African Swine Fever: Market Impacts Persist
African Swine Fever
Articles last week documented some of the recent impacts that African swine fever is having on hog markets, including in the U.S. Today's update looks at key points from several of these news items.
Bloomberg writers Alfred Cang and Atul Prakash reported last week that, "The relentless proliferation of African swine fever on farms in East Asia is sending shivers through the region's livestock industry, with more than a million hogs culled since the disease first appeared in August, and that's just according to official tallies.
"Demand for soybean meal, an essential ingredient for animal feed, is expected to shrink in China for the first time in more than a decade after the sickness spread to almost the entire country.
The nation is the world's biggest hog producer and top importer of soybeans.
"In Vietnam, the virus has reached 23 provinces and cities, while about 10 percent of the herd in Mongolia has perished or been destroyed since January. Thailand is keeping a close vigil after cases were reported in neighboring Cambodia."
The Bloomberg article explained that, "The deadly pig illness has the potential to further depress soymeal futures in China, which have already slumped 25 percent from an October high. Shrinking hog herds and heavy economic losses for farmers may scar the business for years to come. A recent outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in China's northeast only adds to their plight. Still, one person's loss is another's gain as hog futures in Chicago have soared on optimism over import demand from China."
On Wednesday, Wall Street Journal writer Jacky Wong reported that, "China, which produced and consumed around half of the world's pork last year, could face a shortage of the meat because of the disease [African swine fever], which is highly infectious but harmless to humans."
The Journal article explained that, "China's pig population in February was 17% lower than the year before, according to the government—a decline almost equal to the total number of pigs in U.S. farms. The population of breeding sows has fallen even faster, down almost 20%."
"Swine Fever in China, Stock Fever at WH Group," by Jacky Wong. The Wall Street Journal (April 10, 2019).
"U.S. pork exports to China and Hong Kong fell 21% in 2018, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, after China slapped retaliatory tariffs of up to 70% on the meat.
But faced with the shortage, China may have no choice but to import much more pork, even from the U.S. Hog futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange have surged nearly 50% in the past month amid expectations that China will push up pork prices in the U.S.
Reuters writer Tom Polansek reported late last week that, "China's purchases of U.S. pork climbed to the highest in at least six years last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday, as a fatal hog disease continued to spread in the Asian country. The sale of 77,732 tonnes of U.S pork in the week ended April 4 gives hope to U.S. hog farmers and meat companies such as WH Group Ltd's Smithfield Foods that China's demand will increase further. U.S. pork sales to China sank last year after Beijing imposed retaliatory duties of 62 percent on shipments in the two countries' ongoing trade war.
"The weekly sales were the biggest to China since the U.S. Department of Agriculture records began in 2013."
"Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade," USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service (https://bit.ly/2nCYTei – April 9, 2019).
Mr. Polansek pointed out that,
The USDA, in a report published this week, forecast that China will increase pork imports from the U.S. and other countries by 41 percent from 2018 to a record high because of African swine fever.
"Chinese pork production will likely decline 10 percent due to the liquidation of hog herds, according to the agency's Foreign Agricultural Service."
Meanwhile, Bloomberg writer Irene Garcia Perez reported on Thursday that, "Meat prices — whether it's chicken, beef, seafood or even fake meat — are likely to rise because of a global shortages caused by a deadly hog virus that's sweeping across China.
"That's according to a new report by Rabobank, which predicted widespread knock-on effects for the agriculture industry globally as African swine fever decimates Chinese hog farms. More than a million hogs have been culled in East Asia since the disease first appeared in August, and the consequences are already reshaping global trade."
The Bloomberg article noted that, "Chinese pork production may decline about 30 percent in 2019 because of the virus, Rabobank predicted. To put that figure into context, a drop of that size would be roughly the same as Europe's entire annual pork supply, the bank said."
Ms. Perez noted that, "Chinese consumers will have to eat less pork and turn to other kinds of meat, like poultry, beef, fish and 'alternative proteins,' according to Rabobank, a Dutch lender that specializes in agriculture financing. Additionally, meat supplies around the world may be redirected to China to satisfy the country's deficit in protein, the bank said."
A pig apocalypse in China due to African swine fever has farmers putting their animals in high-security farms #非洲豬瘟 pic.twitter.com/bsCPjFckEh
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) April 12, 2019
And Huileng Tan reported last week at CNBC Online that, "China's March consumer inflation rose to a five-month high due to rising food prices, data from the country's National Bureau of Statistics released Thursday showed.
"Consumer price index (CPI) in March rose 2.3 percent from a year ago — the quickest pace since October 2018."
The article stated that, "Food CPI was up 4.1 percent on year in March, up sharply from a 0.7 on-year rise in February due to a seasonal rise in vegetable prices and an on-year rise in pork prices, said the statistics bureau. Farmers in China have been culling their hogs in a bid to stem the spread of African swine fever, driving up pork prices."
African Swine Fever Continues to Disrupt Markets
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African Swine Fever: Opportunities and Concerns
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Pork and Soybean Markets Adjust to African Swine Fever
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You will see the same output, but it will take longer! But only the first time. If you reload it again, it will load normally.


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This new collection of Josep Serra can be synthesized as an expansion and radicalization of the abstract tradition, an emancipation of the aesthetic sense in favor of the ontological, transfor ming into language the freedom to create or build his own universe, and projecting it into the future while subjecting it to an ongoing process of reinterpretation. His work entails a meticulous discipline, where the concept of abstraction is defined by the time devoted to knowledge of the formal evolution of his referents. Josep Serra points out the difference between a work of Hans Hofmann and another of Jackson Pollock, who lives in mutual recognition, in a dialectic that transcends the keys of a paradigm called abstract expressionism, and that will revolutionize the theoretical propositions through the use of a specific technique, based on the subjectivity and the radicalism that each artist expresses in his works.
A reversible situation is created, wherein the paintings are transformed depending on the position of the subject and the viewer, one becoming "the other" regarded: a game of mirrors in which this revolving reciprocity defines the fundamental claim of uniqueness in each work of art. Josep Serra employs a combination of significant materials whose choice of which implies an aesthetic re-definition of their use, without rejecting the rules and formal assumptions of abstract classicism. His juxtaposed spatula-strokes expose the viewer to a permanent vibration wherein the eye cannot remain still, but is beckoned to travel through a hallucinatory space marked in some areas by the primary contrast between the black and white or the red and yellow which endow his works with luminosity and rare intensity.
Josep Serra knows the path of abstraction marked by such outstanding artists as Howard Hodgkin, Richard Serra or Christopher Wool, whose works strive to create an intense world of forms achieved through the meticulous application and the self-imposed discipline of a classical painter. He remarks: "I'm a representational painter, but not a painter of appearances. I paint representational pictures of emotional situations." He has assumed a serious challenge where the energy and movement of his brush strokes are the axioms for a reconstruction of memory, where nothing can never be either improvised or casual. In the execution of this new series, the gestural representations suggest a hypothetical intention of the artist to interpret himself, transforming each sign and pictoric gesture, into a new visual concept.
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Michael Brown has made an influential return to the Port Vale side in the past couple of weeks; the veteran isn't keen to drop out of the side anytime soon.
Nor is he keen to hang up his boots for that matter!
The suspension of Chris Lines this weekend should mean that the 37-year-old keeps his place in the starting XI for a third successive game against Gillingham and if he's as influential as he was in the one-nil win over Rochdale and the one-nil defeat against Milton Keynes Dons last time out he should keep his role for a while to come.
Brown will be 38 in January but he still feels he has a couple more seasons left in his legs with him looking to stay at Vale Park for the next two-years if we want him as playing until he's 40 has been his aim.
He says that he feels good, the more he plays the better he feels in fact. Brown signed a one-year contract last summer so it'll be a case of seeing how the ground lies at the end of the season but if Brown wants to play on until he's 40 I can't see why not, if his level of performance of late are an indication of what he can do going forward.


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Gov't ordered to include lawyers as essential service providers
By Benjamin Muriuki For Citizen Digital Published on: April 17, 2020 11:01 (EAT)
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to include members of the Law Society of Kenya as essential service providers who are exempted from the restrictions of the curfew imposed over the coronavirus outbreak. Also to be included in the list of "services, personnel or workers" considered essential services is the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). The order issued by High Court judge Weldon Korir is supposed to be implemented within five days. "An order of mandamus is issued compelling the 2nd Respondent to amend, within five days from the date of this judgement, the Schedule to the Public Order (State Curfew) Order, 2020 so as to include the 3rd Interested Party (IPOA) and the members of the Petitioner [LSK] in the list of "services, personnel or workers" exempted from the provisions of the Public Order (State Curfew) Order, 2020," reads the ruling. The ruling was issued in a case where LSK was also seeking suspension of the 7pm to 5am curfew imposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta on March 27, 2020. The court, however, declined to lift the curfew or extend the curfew to 10pm. Here is a list of the essential services that have been spared from the curfew. 1. Medical Professionals&Health Workers 2. National Security, Administration and Co-ordination Officers 3. Public Health and Sanitation officers in the County Governments 4. Licensed Pharmacies and Drug Stores 5. Licensed Broadcasters and Media Houses 6. Kenya Power & Lightening Company Limited 7. Food Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers & Transporters of Farm Produce 8. Licensed Supermarkets, Mini-Markets and Hypermarkets 9. Licensed Distributors and Retailers of Petroleum and Oil Products and Lubricants 10. Licensed Telecommunication Operators and Service Providers 11. Licensed Banks, Financial Institutions and Payment Financial Services 12. Fire Brigade and other Emergency Response Services 13. Licensed security firms


On the first promotional and research container cruise along the Vistula River the barge overcame the distance of 440 kilometers from Gdańsk to Warsaw within 9 days. 470 guests participated in the events on the barge and hundreds admired the convoy in the main cities.
The cruise was organized by the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship and the City of Bydgoszcz. The barge, loaded with 20 containers, visited main ports and marinas, where altogether seven promotional events and five press conferences were held.
"Our intention was to increase public awareness of the economic use of rivers and promote inland navigation as the most economical and environmentally friendly mode of transport. With this cruise we were able to show the possibilities of inland waterway transport on the route between Gdańsk and Warsaw", explains Rafał Modrzewski, Head of the European Territorial Co-operation Division at the Marshal's Office of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region.
The container barge was accompanied by another convoy transporting oversized cargo to Plock. Thus the transport potential of the Vistula was tested in actual operating conditions.
The cruise had nine stops along the river. The length of the daily cruise was between 20 to 80 kilometers and took from two to ten hours. Expert meetings and working groups were organized on board during each cruise. Moreover, specialists from the Regional Water Management Authority in Gdańsk and students of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz conducted specialized waterway research concerning the river morphology and infrastructural and navigational objects.
"One purpose of the cruise was to identify the main bottlenecks on the Lower Vistula and conduct research of the waterway", adds Modrzewski, the country coordinator for Poland in the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project EMMA.
The aim of the Polish EMMA pilot is to present possibilities of transporting cargo using inland navigation as well as to specify the optimal location for a modern multimodal port on the Lower Vistula River. The main stop of the cruise was therefore organized in Bydgoszcz, nearby the planned multimodal platform, which would operate as crucial hinterland port mainly for containers transport coming from the sea ports in Gdańsk and Gdynia.
"We prepared a unique show for citizens and media when handling containers from one barge to another", Modrzewski tells.
The information seminar dealing with the future of inland navigation in Poland gathered together the representatives of Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, Port of Gdańsk and regional and local self-governments. The citizens of Bydgoszcz had an opportunity to visit exhibition concerning the history of inland water transport in the region and economic use of rivers.
The promotional cruise was accomplished on the 27th of April in Warsaw by the Ministerial Working Group on IW Investments meeting.
"Thanks to this cruise, decision-makers, representatives of business and residents of the Vistula River region were able to see that it is possible to start water transport from sea ports in Gdańsk and Gdynia towards the centre of the country already today. However, if we think about the regular water transport, the cascade of Vistula is the only solution", concludes Rafal Modrzewski.


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In the Samoan Language "Olaga" Means Life
The Obesity, Lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations (OLaGA) lab, led by Stephen McGarvey, professor of epidemiology, and Nicola Hawley, assistant professor of chronic disease epidemiology at the Yale University ...
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Daily Calcium Intake Varies Widely around the World
According to a new systematic review of research data published in the journal Osteoporosis International, there are many areas of the world with risk to bone health. Study ...
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An estimated 13,100 immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa live in Providence County. Akosua Boadiwaa Adu-Boahene dedicated her MPH master's thesis work at Brown to understanding her community's health needs. ...
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A paper diploma can take about eight to 10 weeks to arrive in the mail, causing heartburn for students who want to get to work right after graduation. So one university with about 1,000 South Carolina students is giving their graduates the option to receive their credentials through a mobile app, immediately and securely.
The East Coast Polytechnic Institute, branded as ECPI, has brick-and-mortar campuses in Charleston, Greenville and Columbia, as well as in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida and Texas. It began giving students the option to view and send their diplomas to prospective employers through the blockchain this summer.
Blockchain is best-known for powering the digital currency Bitcoin. Most resources describe it as a ledger that keeps track of transactions. It's a decentralized database: No one person or entity has control or oversight over these transactions.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed — and was one of the first to adopt — the digital diplomas in 2017. The credentials are permanent, even if MIT as an institution ever went away, and tamper-proof, a press release from the institute states.
Graduates can download Blockcerts, a mobile phone app developed through a partnership between MIT and Massachusetts-based Learning Machine. ECPI has sent invitations to every graduate since August. If students agree, the university can send them their credentials through the app, which they could then share with prospective employers.
April Price, director of academic operations for ECPI, said the university has put together detailed instructions for students on how to access their diplomas, if they choose.
"They can open it, and it looks like something you can hang on your wall," Price said.
The blockchain-powered diploma takes away the problem of people falsifying credentials, Price said, something institutions of higher learning have struggled with of late. But she said it wasn't the driving force behind ECPI's decision to start offering the credentials this way. It falls in line with the university's mission of being tech-forward, she said. Though many students take courses online at ECPI, they also have a campus on Northside Drive in North Charleston.
Soon, ECPI will begin offering its students verified digital transcripts as well.
At least one other university, the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, has adopted the technology for all of its programs, Forbes reported.
Since the invention of the blockchain in 2008, and the adoption of the crypto-currency bitcoins that followed, believers have shared high hopes for the technology shaking up the way business is done. But if blockchain is going to disrupt the way institutions conduct their business, it may happen at a slower pace than some predict.
"True blockchain-led transformation of business and government, we believe, is still many years away," analysis at the Harvard Business Review wrote last year. "That's because blockchain is not a 'disruptive' technology, which can attack a traditional business model with a lower-cost solution and overtake incumbent firms quickly."
The Charleston Digital Corridor released a new directory of local businesses called CharlestonPros. The digital corridor, a tech-focused economic development group, will vet all of the applicants and include only those they deem qualified to work with local tech businesses.
The resource is not unlike the Better Business Bureau's website, except the listings of companies included are tailored specifically for Charleston's tech community.
The new website, charlestonpros.com, is still in the beta phase. It features listings of businesses in legal services, marketing, software services and more.


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EU ready for in-flight cell phone use
By Justin Mann April 7, 2008, 20:09
While the U.S. may be having some hang-ups when it comes to using cell phones during flights, the EU is getting ready to allow it. Not wholeheartedly, as there are still some reservations on the matter, but they have introduced new rules to allow for cell use during flights.
The Commission cites a need for regulation in providing such services and openness enough that will make operators be transparent and innovative on their price offerings. They added that people receiving massive phone bills for in-flight calls will result in the service not going anywhere. The proposed concept is to have an on-board cellular network which then relays to the ground. This will allow for phones to remain in low-power transmit modes, enough so that there won't be concerns with the phones interfering with the electronics of the airplane.
But perhaps an even larger challenge will be created once people are allowed to make calls, and excessively noisy passengers start to annoy those sitting nearby. The EU has not commented on regulations for that kind of likely scenario.
The service is expected to be available on a few flights beginning this year.
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A few days ago, my grandfather passed away. It was not unexpected because he had been sick for a few years, but it's still hard.
The main word I think of when I think of my grandfather is fun.
He was just a really, really fun person.
He had a bit of a wild streak and loved motorcycles and jet skis and boats and cars. He was generous and had a travel bug. He was proud of me and told me so.
He liked that I owned my own business, and he liked that I was good with money. He's one of the few people in my life who has actually told me that and respected that about me.
You only live once. My grandpa really believed this. He liked to get on a jet ski and drive fast or hop on a plane and go see someplace new.
Once, he bought a scooter (think like a Vespa style scooter) and he brought it over to our house to give us a ride on it. He was often collecting toys like this, fixing them up and letting us have fun on them.
I remember this scooter distinctly because when it was my turn to ride on it, I was scared out of my mind. I really thought we were surely going to crash, but my grandpa just smiled and laughed as he drove me around on it. I really do believe that he had fun most of the days of his life.
He worked for the telephone company in our town, and when he was in his 50's, he negotiated an early retirement. He told me it was one of the best decisions he ever made.
"Life isn't about working, Catherine," he told me.
My grandfather loved to dance, and I loved any opportunity to dance with him. Growing up in south Louisiana, there were a lot of opportunities to do so at Mardi Gras balls and social events and weddings.
He and my grandmother used to dance and dance and dance. They were married almost 70 years.
Every time I hear a Frank Sinatra song, I think of him. "New York, New York" was his favorite, and he used to ask me to go and request it so we could dance to it.
He'd sing it, belting it out, while we danced. He was just from an era where men knew how to dance, and he just loved it. I honestly think that not being able to dance was one of the hardest parts of getting older for him.
When I was in college, my Uncle Walter died. This was my grandparents' first born child, my mom's oldest brother. No parent should ever have to outlive their child, ever, and losing Uncle Walter was such a devastating blow for my grandparents and our family.
My Uncle Walter was so much like my grandpa, really funny and like a huge teddy bear that was sensitive with us but somewhat big and scary to everyone else. Both my grandpa and my uncle loved to fish and boil crawfish and go out on the bayou.
Losing my uncle was life altering, but my grandfather did continue to do the things he loved even after my uncle died. He still went out on his boat and enjoyed the water even if my Uncle Walter couldn't do it with him.
I'd like to think my grandpa and my uncle are reunited now after so many years apart having fun and enjoying whatever type of crawfish or shrimp po-boys heaven likes to serve up.
Wow, if there is another word for stubborn, I'm pretty sure it's "Paw Paw." My grandpa was loving and affectionate with his grandkids, but he could be hard on us too. He was a tough negotiator and liked to get a good deal on things.
He commanded a lot of respect from his kids and grandkids – no excuses! I think he softened up by the time he got to the great-grandchild phase, but he really didn't like it when his kids or grandkids misbehaved or acted out.
I love the finger pointing here. So Paw Paw.
Much to my parents dismay, my siblings and I also picked up on the habit of yelling at the boats to slow down too. So, on any given day in the summer, you could hear my grandpa and us yelling at all the boats that passed by the house.
Even though my grandpa could be tough, he was also incredibly generous. When we were kids we lived right "up the bayou" from him, meaning that instead of driving down the street to my grandparent's house, we could take a boat and get to their house by water.
In the summer, my brother, and sister, and I would wake up early and run down to our pier to try to catch a ride with him. He used to take my grandmother water skiing really early in the morning, so we had to be really motivated if we wanted a ride on the boat.
We'd run down to the dock and get our life jackets on and wait on the edge of the pier yelling "Paw Paw! Paw Paw! Come get us!" when we'd see his boat coming down the bayou.
As we got older and could drive all of his fun toys ourselves, he used to call us up, saying that he filled the jet skis up with gas and they were ready for us to take if we wanted to go and play.
Me as a child riding Paw Paw's jet ski.
I have a lot of memories of him taking us out to Lake Pontchartrain as kids, anchoring his partybarge, and letting us just jump in and swim and have a good time. My childhood is full of memories of him like this.
Paw Paw, my brother, my cousin, and me in swimming in the lake.
When I moved outside of the country to Grenada, West Indies for a few years, I'd see my grandpa periodically when I came back home. I think he knew we were struggling a bit financially because my husband was in medical school.
He was proud of me and the hubs too, and he wanted to help us. It was so needed at the time and I was so grateful. I just remember getting in my car and opening my hand to look at the bill he gave me and being really surprised that it was a $100.
Having lunch with Paw Paw before he snuck me the $100 bill.
But it wasn't always $100 bills. Once at a St. Patricks Day parade, my whole family was gathered together to watch the parade. I was a child at the time, and I was sitting by him when a man came up selling green carnations for $1. My grandpa could tell I wanted one so he bought it for me, and the memory sticks because he bought it for me even though there were many other cousins and aunts around us. He just had a way of making you feel like he cared, like you were loved and important.
His generosity meant a lot to me, and I will always remember it.
Paw Paw holding my son for the first time.
In many ways, I think my grandfather's death brought him a lot of peace. He was sick for a few years, and especially in the last couple of years, he wasn't able to do the things he wanted.
He retired early in life as I said, so he was used to being home and tinkering and living his life the way he wanted to.
I know this bothered him a lot because he was such an active guy, always out and about doing things. To be sick and not able to change a lightbulb or dance or even get in the car easily to have a meal out was hard for him.
You know, I miss him so much already, but I'm glad that he's in a better place and feeling better. I'm grateful he got to meet both my children despite us living so far away from him. I'm glad he was at my wedding and at my bedside a few days after I gave birth to my twins.
I'm grateful for my childhood that he was a part of. It was very vibrant and fun and exciting because of him. I'm glad that he had a generous spirit and loved his grandkids.
He could have kept all his fun "toys" to himself, but he was always up for taking us out and about, even when we did stupid things like drive his jet ski directly into his dock or spill a bunch of gas in the bayou on accident and waste it.
He was loud and strict but warm and funny too. He was a man full of personality, not college educated but very worldly and interested in many different topics.
He meant something special to me and he will be missed. I only hope I can see him again someday.
Rest in peace, Paw Paw. I love you.
Couldn't be more beautiful Catherine. Thank you Aunt Shirley.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Cat. I know it must be really hard on you. It sounds like your Paw Paw was an incredible man. Hugs to you!
What a beautiful tribute, Cat! Thanks for sharing!
I'm very sorry for your loss, dear Cat. Thank you for compiling such a beautiful memorial of stories and pictures of your dear Grandpa. It was very touching. May He rest in peace.
Aww this made me tear up, I feel like I got a good picture of his personality form this article. I'm so sorry for your loss, may you cherish your memories of him forever.
I am very sorry for your loss, Cat!
I am so sorry for your loss. I enjoyed reading your tribute to him. Your childhood is full of wonderful memories. Thanls for sharing that with us.
sorry for the loss..your Grandpa must be a lovely and kind dad…well my wedding is almost there.. and I need your prayers… am Victor from Nigeria..
Oh geez you have me pretty choked up right now Cat. Seriously, you can tell how much you loved each other by this post and how important he was in your life. It's tough to lose a grandparents. I'm so sorry for your loss, but it sounds like you have many great memories to cherish!
Awww I am so sorry for your loss, he sounded like an incredible Paw Paw 🙂 Your family is in my prayers!!
I'm so sorry for your loss, Cat. Thank you for sharing your Paw Paw with your readers. Best wishes to you as you heal from your loss.
You are the living light of his memory, Cat. And you do a beautiful job of creating this eulogy to him. Daughter of the Bayou, you take him deeper into you now — and he will continue to be present to you throughout your life in subtle ways you are just beginning to be aware of.
Thanks for sharing his life with us.
What a beautiful testament to your grandfather. I am very sorry to hear of your loss. It was brave of you to share such warm memories with your readers! Wishing you peace and healing.
Cat, this is a beautiful eulogy. You are the living light of his memory.
So sorry for the loss of your grandpa!!
What a lucky person you are to have had such a wonderful Grandparent. You have a lifetime of memories to guide you. Someday, you will be able to model the memories that your Grandfather created into new memories for you your Grandchildren.
We are so sorry about your loss Cat! This was such a touching and wonderful article you wrote in memory of your grandpa! We are all thinking about you in your time of mourning.
I envy you Cat! What a cool guy. Heck, I miss him. My grandad was a deadbeat like his son, and my other was long passed, (a disadvantage of being the baby of the family). Thanks for the profile of a great man. I bet it inspires upcoming grandpas to be the influence they can be!
Aw thanks for the note Dave!


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NWSA Monthly Container Volumes Continue Growth
The Northwest Seaport Alliance, a marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, said Dec. 16 that it saw its container volumes improve six percent year to date in November, marking its ninth consecutive month of growth.
Containerized exports improved 11 percent year to date to 1,209,562 TEUs on the strength of Washington state's agricultural sector. The state is home to one of the most productive growing regions in the world, and Seaport Alliance terminals provide simple access to markets overseas.
Containerized imports rose five percent year to date to 1.32 million TEUs, while domestic volumes remained flat at 807,009 TEUs. Through the first 11 months of the year, the NWSA has handled 3,339,057 TEUs, according to data from the ports.
In the month of November, the ports moved a reported total of 283,945 TEUs, compared to 240,578 units during the same month last year, an 18 percent jump.
Among the reasons for the increase was that November 2014 marked the beginning of the West Coast port disruptions during contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association.
The ports also reported that auto imports continued to be strong in November and were up seven percent year to date to 168,893 units.
Detailed information about the ports' current and historical volumes can be seen at https://www.nwseaportalliance.com/sites/default/files/November2015-ContainerVolumes.pdf.
Labels: cargo container volumes, Northwest Seaport Alliance, Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma
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Port of San Diego Awarded Improvements Grant
POLA Container Volumes Up 7 Percent
NASSCO Delivers LNG-Ready Tanker
Storms Close 9 Pacific Northwest Ports
Foss, TOTE Maritime Alaska Name New Execs
Oakland Monthly Imports Up 8.7 Percent


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Here's Why the Worst Is Yet to Come for Frontier Communications Corporation
By Daniel B. Kline – Jul 26, 2017 at 11:31AM
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The company continues to lose money and subscribers.
Frontier Communications (FTR) bet $10.54 billion that bigger would prove to be better and that proved to be a mistake.
The company spent that money buying approximately 3.3 million voice connections, 2.1 million broadband connections, and 1.2 million FiOS video subscribers in California, Texas, and Florida (CTF) from Verizon (VZ -0.15%). That deal was supposed to give the company the scale to lower its costs, while also making it more competitive with its much-larger rivals.
"This is a transformative acquisition for Frontier that delivers first-rate assets and important new opportunities given our dramatically expanded scale," said CEO Daniel J. McCarthy in April 2016 when the deal closed. "It significantly expands our presence in three high-growth, high-density states, and improves our revenue mix by increasing the percentage of our revenues coming from segments with the most promising growth potential."
That's true, but paying $10.54 billion for subscribers you slowly lose, does not count as a good deal. Frontier has achieved over $1.25 billion in annual cost savings with another $350 million to come, but it's still losing money and its subscriber counts have fallen in all four quarters since the deal closed.
Frontier has been losing subscribers and there's no reason to believe that will change. Image source: Getty Images.
The bad news keeps coming
In recent months Frontier has slashed its quarterly dividend from $0.105 to $0.04. It did that at roughly the same time it completed a 15-1 reverse stock split. That was a needed move to avoid being delisted, but those two moves together dramatically weakened any reason investors had to hold onto their shares.
McCarthy and the Frontier board of directors made the move not only to avoid delisting, but also to preserve cash.
"As you have seen, we have reduced our quarterly dividend to $0.04 per share, which will make available approximately $300 million of additional cash annually, increasing to $400 million annually in the second half of 2018," the CEO said. "We'll use this to reduce debt at a faster rate, and we are now targeting a leverage ratio of 3.5 times over the next few years."
Those moves are needed because the company followed up a $133 million loss in Q4 2016 by losing $129 million in Q1 2017. McCarthy has proven to be very good at manipulating money and pushing out loan obligations to buy runway, but that won't solve the company's biggest problem, subscriber loss.
Frontier bleeds customers
As noted above Frontier has lost subscribers in every quarter it has owned the former Verizon properties. McCarthy first blamed that on problems related to the transition, then cited a lack of marketing, before most-recently saying that people not paying their bills caused a one-time drop.
Whatever the reason the company lost 144,000 residential customers and 14,000 business subscribers in Q4. It then followed that by dropping another 155,000 residential customers and 18,000 business subscribers in Q1. Those losses can't be explained by cord cutting since the company has not followed the broad industry trend in losing pay-TV subscribers, it has also been losing broadband users.
The road to zero
While McCarthy has excuses for the subscriber drop, the reality is that Frontier has lost the one edge it used to have. As a secondary provider in all its markets competing with much bigger companies, Frontier could lure people to its service with lower prices.
It still uses that tactic, but it's no longer the only game in town. There are a variety of skinny digital streaming pay-TV packages that are cheaper than Frontier and the company also has to deal with consumers willing to cut the cord in favor of non-live TV services like Hulu or Netflix.
Those trends are only going to accelerate with even big cable being more willing to offer more a la carte options or lower-cost bundles. That makes it very unlikely the company will reverse its subscriber trends, which will cause its losses to grow, eventually putting it in a hole too deep to climb out of no matter how clever McCarthy manages resources.
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The Grace (Koreanisch: 천상지희 더 그레이스; Hanja: 天上智喜 The Grace, in Japan auch bekannt unter dem Namen Tenjōchiki) ist eine vierköpfige koreanische Girlgroup, gegründet von SM Entertainment.

Sie debütierten mit der Single Too Good im Jahr 2005. Seitdem arbeitet die Gruppe in Japan, Südkorea und anderen asiatischen Ländern.

Geschichte

Vorgeschichte und Entstehung
SES war SM Entertainments erfolgreichste Girlgroup. Nach der Gruppenauflösung gegen Ende 2002 kamen keine erfolgreichen Girlgroups mehr auf den südkoreanischen Musikmarkt. 2004 versuchte die Plattenfirma ein weiteres Projekt, vier Mädchen nahmen den Song " (Fight to the End)" (dt. Kämpfe bis zum Ende) auf. Drei der vier Mädchen waren bereits im Musikgeschäft bekannt, Dana, Jiyeon (später Lina), Sunday und neu Stephanie. Da die Mädchen mit ihren Stimmen zu " (Fight to the End)" gut harmonierten, beschloss SM Entertainment eine weitere Girlgroup im Stil von TVXQ auf den Musikmarkt zu bringen. Die Vorstellung der Band fand am 17. September 2004 statt. Erst acht Monate später folgte das Debüt in China und im Januar 2006 erfolgreich in Japan.

Namen
Für das Chinadebüt änderten sie ihre Namen, Dana hieß Xiyue Dana, Lina hieß Shangmei Lina, Sunday hieß Zhisheng Sunday und Stephanie hieß Tianwu Stephanie. Allerdings wurde nur Too Good in China veröffentlicht. Sie sangen in den jeweiligen Landessprachen. Koreanisch heißen sie Chun Sang Ji Hee (; CSJH; auch Cheon Sang Ji Hee) und auf Japanisch nennt man sie Tenjōchiki (; TJCK). Der koreanische Name entstand aus den Namen der Band: Chun Moo Stephanie, Sang Mi Lina, Ji Sung Sunday und Hee Yul Dana. In China sind sie auch unter dem Namen Tiān Shàng Zhì Xǐ (TSZX) bekannt.

2005 bis 2006
Am 29. April 2005 trat die Gruppe das erste Mal offiziell in China auf und präsentierten ihre neuen Songs Too Good und Boomerang. Einige Wochen später zeigte man die Mädchen auf dem chinesischen Fernsehsender CCTV. Die Texte von beiden Songs wurden auf chinesisch gesungen, die Refrains in koreanisch. Zwei Tage später am 1. Mai 2005 debütierten die Mädchen mit Too Good auf dem koreanischen SBS TV-Sender in der Show Popular Songs. Nachdem sie sieben Monate für ihre Single geworben hatten, veröffentlichten die Mädchen im März 2006 in einigen Online-Läden eine Wiederveröffentlichung von Too Good, inklusive des Songs Boomerang und Fight to the End.

Am 25. Januar 2006 veröffentlichten sie die japanische Version von Boomerang auf Single im CD-Only- und CD+DVD-Format. Als B-Seite war ein Song namens "Do You Know?" vertreten, welcher eine Solo-Version von Sunday ist. Die Single schaffte es auf Platz 110 in den Top 200. Nach Boomerang veröffentlichten sie am 8. März die zweite japanische Single The Club, welche ebenfalls einen B-Side-Track enthielt. Dieses Mal von Stephanie solo gesungen und heißt "What U Want". Die Single erreichte nur Platz 131 in den Oricon-Charts. Man veröffentlichte die Single auf koreanischer Sprache auch in Südkorea. Die dritte japanische Single, Sweet Flower, wurde als Hintergrundmusik für das TBS Radio und auf Count Down TV für die Show Commuications music show verwendet und landete auf Platz 151 der Charts. Auch diese Single enthielt einen B-Side Track von Lina, Rock'n'Roll Star. Sweet Flower wurde auch in Südkorea von SM Entertainment veröffentlicht, allerdings gab es keine koreanische Version dazu.

Am 19. Juni veröffentlichte Avex Trax über die chinesische Plattenfirma CRSC, die japanische Single zu Boomerang. In Taiwan und in Hongkong veröffentlichte man eine Neuauflage von der koreanischen Single zu The Club, welche die chinesische Version von The Club und eine DVD mit den koreanischen Musikvideos enthielt. Juicy Love veröffentlichte man am 12. Juli 2006, welche ebenfalls einen B-Track enthielt, diesmal von Dana, "Sayonara no Mukō ni" (). Der Titelsong Juicy Love war ein Featuring mit dem japanischen Reggae Sänger Corn Head. Die Single wird offiziell juicy LOVE geschrieben und wurde auch in Südkorea in der japanischen Version veröffentlicht. Sweet Flower und Juicy Love wurden auch offiziell in einigen asiatischen Ländern veröffentlicht.

Nach den ersten vier Singles warben The Grace auf verschiedenen Events für sich. Während der Promotiontour für Juicy Love brach sich Dana ihr Bein und konnte nur auf einigen Events auftreten. Der letzte Song, den sie in Japan vor dem Comeback in Südkorea herausbrachten, war "Get on the Floor", ein Featuring mit dem Rapper Dogma, welches auf einem Soundtrack Album zu finden ist. Der letzte Auftritt in Japan war auf der alljährlichen A-Nation Tour. SM Entertainment kündigte nach den japanischen Aktivitäten an, dass die Band noch am Ende des Jahres 2006 nach Südkorea zurückkommen wird. Allerdings soll sich das Konzept zum dritten Mal verändern, anfangs noch als A-cappella-Band, danach als Pop Gruppe und jetzt eine typische Pop / Dance Mädchenband. Die Plattenfirma veränderte auch den Namen in dem er abgekürzt wurde zu CSJH und nun heißen sie CSJH The Grace (International außer Japan, werden sie einfach nur The Grace genannt). Allerdings veröffentlichte The Grace am 3. November 2006 eine weitere Ballade, welche  (My Everything) (dt. Passion (Mein Alles)) heißt.

2007 bis 2008: Aufbau im Musikmarkt
Im April 2007 veröffentlichte man in Südkorea eine Vorschau zum Hanbeon Deo, OK (, OK?; One More Time, OK?; Noch einmal, ok?) Musikvideo. Das Musikvideo wurde am 4. Mai veröffentlicht und der Song ist auf dem gleichnamigen ersten koreanischen Studioalbum Hanbeon Deo, OK? (One More Time, OK?) vorhanden, welches ebenfalls am 4. Mai. veröffentlicht wurde. Hanbeon Deo, OK? ist bis heute der erfolgreichste Song und das erfolgreichste Studioalbum von The Grace. Der Song kam an die Spitze von MNET m! countdown und den SBS Inkigayo charts, das Album verkaufte sich auch zum ersten Mal mit sehr hohen Zahlen. Alleine im ersten Monat und insgesamt im Jahr 2007 hat sich das Studioalbum über 18.000 mal verkauft und landete in den monatlichen koreanischen Charts auf Platz 6. Am 15. Juni veröffentlichte man das Album in Taiwan. Ein Monat nachdem das Album veröffentlicht wurde gab es Vorwürfe, dass die Songs Hanbeon Deo, OK? und Tonight Is on Me anstößig für jüngerer Hörer seien. Ende August kam man zum Entschluss, dass das Studioalbum eine Altersfreigabe von 19+ bekam und nicht an Jugendliche verkauft werden durfte.

Kurz nach der Promotion für ihr erstes koreanisches Studioalbum, wurde eine neue japanische Single am 1. August veröffentlicht. Die Single heißt Piranha, welche als B-Side-Tracks die japanische Version von My Everything und Just for One Day feat. JaeJoong enthielt. Die First Press Version hatte einen Remix von The Club featuring Seamo. Sie debütierten erstmals auf Platz 26 in den Oricon Daily Charts, am Ende der ersten Woche bekamen sie Platz 50 und waren erstmals in den Top 50 der japanischen Charts vertreten. Einen Monat später kündigte man das erste japanische Studioalbum an, welches am 21. November veröffentlicht werden sollte. Die Veröffentlichung wurde allerdings aus unbekannten Gründen eine Woche auf den 14. November vorgezogen. Das Album heißt Graceful 4 und ist das erste japanische Studioalbum von The Grace. Das Album hatte als Titelsong die japanische Version von Hanbeon Deo, OK? welche jetzt nur One More Time, OK? hieß. Auch Just for One Day ist auf dem Album vertreten, allerdings als Jazz-Remix. Das Studioalbum schaffte es auf Platz 103 der Oricon-Charts und wurde in der ersten Woche mehr als 1.500 mal verkauft.

In den ersten Monaten des Jahres 2008 traten The Grace als Tenjochiki in Japan auf verschiedenen Bühnen auf. Sie hatten auch ihre ersten drei Konzerte von April bis Mai. Die Show hieß Graceful Party Vol. 1. Im letzten Konzert, im Daikanyama Unit in Tokio sangen sie die erst viel später veröffentlichte Single Here. Here ist ein Duett mit der japanischen Hip-Hop-Gruppe Cliff Edge. Die sechste japanische Single Stand Up People wurde am 23. Juli 2008 veröffentlicht. Die siebte japanische Single Here (feat. Cliff Edge) wurde am 22. Oktober veröffentlicht. Der Song war deshalb schon vorher bekannt, da sie den auf der letzten Show der Graceful Party Vol. 1 gesungen hatten und der Song zu früh geleakt wurde, was dazu führte, dass man den Song für eine bestimmte Zeit kostenlos zum Download anbot. Der Song Here wurde die Titelmusik des japanischen Films "Homeless School Student". Die Single war auch zum ersten Mal eine Double A Side Single, was bedeutet, dass der zweite Song, welcher eigentlich ein B-Side Track ist, auch ein Musikvideo bekam. Der Song heißt Near und war ohne Cliff Edge. Die Single erreichte zum ersten Mal Platz 16 der wöchentlichen japanischen Charts und verkaufte sich erstmals über 16.000 mal und ist bis heute The Graces erfolgreichste Single.

2009 bis 2010
Am 7. Januar 2009 veröffentlichte man das zweite japanische Studioalbum. Das Album heißt Dear… und beinhaltete die Singles Stand Up People und Here. Das Album debütierte in den Oricon Daily Charts auf Platz 14 und erreichte in den wöchentlichen Charts Platz 37. Außerdem gab es eine limitierte DVD-Version, welche alle zehn japanischen Musikvideos beinhaltet. Für den japanischen Tanz-Film Subaru verwendete man den Titelsong des Dear…-Albums, der "" (Sukoshi De Ikara; Ein Stück vom Guten) heißt. Außerdem nahmen sie einen neuen Song Coming to You auf und der nur auf dem Soundtrack Album zu hören ist. Auch Bandmitglied Stephanie war im Film als Balletttrainerin zu sehen. Auch die erste Live-Tour namens Tenjochiki 1st Live Tour 2009 ~Dear...~ ging im März 2009 los. Gruppenmitglied Stephanie konnte an der Tour nicht teilnehmen, da sie chronische Rückenschmerzen hatte und sich ausruhen musste, daher war sie auch bei der Promotion zu Dear... nicht dabei und nach der Tour brach man alle Aktivitäten ab. Mitte 2010 kündigte man an, dass CSJH The Grace auf den SMTown Konzerten dabei sein werden, allerdings nur in Südkorea (Seoul) und in den USA (Los Angeles). Das Projekt hieß SMTown Live '10. Da Stephanie wegen ihres Ballettstudiums nicht anwesend war, sangen nur Dana, Lina und Sunday. Nach der kurzen Tour gingen die Mädchen ihre eigenen Wege und man hörte nichts mehr von The Grace.

Am 24. November kündigte Avex Entertainment an, dass sie den Vertrag mit SM Entertainment verlängern und The Grace oder besser Tenjochiki immer noch bei Avex in Japan unter Vertrag stehen. Dana schrieb öfter über Twitter, dass The Grace an einem neuen Album arbeiten und es nächstes Jahr veröffentlicht werden soll. Sie sagte auch, dass sie im Dezember 2010 und Januar 2011 im Studio sein werden und neue Songs aufnehmen werden. Allerdings gab es nie genaue Details, ob sie als komplette Band zurückkommen und wann das Album veröffentlicht werden soll.

Seit 2011: Comeback zu zweit und neue Wege
Am 27. Januar verkündete SM Entertainment das Comeback der Gruppe für April an. Stephanie wollte nicht weitermachen. Seitdem stand fest, dass das Comeback nur mit Dana und Sunday gestartet werden kann. Lina will ihre Schauspielkünste auf die Bühne bringen und verwirklichen. Daher wird das Comeback nur mit zweien gestartet. Allerdings sagt man, dass die anderen zwei nach ihren Aktivitäten auch der Band zustoßen wollen. Am 27. Juni verkündete SM Entertainment, dass CSJH im Juli dieses Jahres ihr Comeback mit neuem Image starten wollen. Am 13. Juli sollte ein Song veröffentlicht werden, der "V.I.P." heißt.

 Am 4. Juli verkündete man, dass The Grace als Duo zurückkommen wird, somit wurde das Comeback von den zweien bestätigt. Sie sind allerdings eine erweiterte Gruppe von The Grace und nennen sich Dana & Sunday. Am 6. Juli veröffentlichte man eine Vorschau zum neuen Musikvideo, welches am 8. Juli veröffentlicht wurde. Die Single heißt " (One More Chance)" (dt. Eine Pause oder eine weitere Chance) und wird seit dem 13. Juli im Digital-Format angeboten. Ihr richtiges Comeback folgte dann auch am gleichen Tag, wo sie im KBS Fernsehsender auf Music Bank auftraten. Das offizielle YouTube-Musikvideo, welches vom offiziellen Account von SM Entertainment (Kanal: SMTOWN) hochgeladen wurde, hatte weit über 100.000 Aufrufe in den ersten 15 Stunden und in der ersten Woche über 740.000 Aufrufe. Mittlerweile hat das Video schon über eine Million Aufrufe. Die Single wurde laut den Gaon Charts in der ersten Woche (10. bis zum 16. Juli 2011) 258.197 mal heruntergeladen und schaffte einen Charts Einstieg mit Platz 20. Am zweiten, dritten und vierten September nahmen Dana & Sunday an der SM Town World Tour in Tokio teil. Zur Weihnachtszeit nahmen Dana & Sunday ein neues Lied auf, das Lied heißt "Amazing" und ist auf dem am 13. Dezember 2011 erschienenen Album SMTOWN – Winter the Warmest Gift gelistet, das Lied wird komplett in Englisch gesungen. Am 20. Dezember wurde eine EP mit vielen verschiedenen Künstlern veröffentlicht, darauf sind Dana & Sunday auch vertreten, sie haben den ersten Titel auf der CD, und das Lied heißt "First Americano". Dazu gibt es auch ein Musikvideo; das Projekt heißt "With Coffee Project Part 1" und es sind weitere Teile auch mit Dana & Sunday geplant. Das Lied "First Americano", wurde in der ersten Woche, laut den Gaon Charts mit dem 27. Platz, 127.228 mal in der ersten Woche heruntergeladen.

Am 22. Februar 2012 erschien die DVD zum SMTown-Konzert vom Tokyo Dome, Dana & Sunday sind auch darauf gelistet. Das Duo singt als zweiten Titel der ersten DVD "My Everything" und als dritten Titel "One More Chance". Da die DVD nur in Japan veröffentlicht wurde, werden Dana & Sunday auch dort weiterhin unter dem eigentlich japanischen Bandnamen der kompletten Band "Tenjōchiki" vermarktet. Das Duo nahm, als Gastauftritt am 6. April, bei der Super Show 4 in Paris teil und sangen "One More Chance". Dies war das erste Europakonzert von der südkoreanischen Band Super Junior.

Bekannt wurde, dass Stephanie nun bei Media Line Entertainment unter Vertrag steht und zusammen mit Star Museum Entertainment an ihrer ersten Solo-Single The New Beginning gearbeitet hat. Die Single erschien am 8. Oktober 2012, in Südkorea.

Am 15. Mai 2016 wurde bekannt, dass Stephanies Vertrag mit S.M. Entertainment ausgelaufen sei und sie diesen nicht erneuert habe, da sie sich auf ihre Solo-Karriere unter Mafia Records konzentrieren möchte – damit wurde ihr Ausstieg aus der Gruppe entschlossen.

Mitglieder

Dana The Grace
 Geburtsname: Hong Sungmi ()
 Künstlernamen: Xiyue Dana (Dana), Heeyeol Dana () oder auch Dana The Grace.
 Bedeutung in der Band: Glück (Glück des Himmels)
 Geburtstag: 17. Juli 1986
→ Hauptartikel: Dana

Lina The Grace
 Geburtsname: Lee Jiyeon ()
 Künstlernamen: Shangmei Lina (Lina), Sangmi Lina () oder auch Lina The Grace.
 Bedeutung in der Band: Schönheit (Schönheit des Himmels)
 Geburtstag: 18. Februar 1984
→ Hauptartikel: Lina

Stephanie The Grace
 Geburtsname: Kim Bokyung (); Stephanie Kim ()
 Künstlernamen: Tianwu Stephanie (Stephanie), Chunmu Stephanie () oder auch Stephanie The Grace.
 Bedeutung in der Band: Tanz (Tanz des Himmels)
 Geburtstag: 16. Oktober 1987
→ Hauptartikel: Stephanie

Sunday The Grace
 Geburtsname: Jin Bora (); Jin Seo Yoon ()
 Künstlernamen: Zhisheng Sunday (), Jisung Sunday () oder auch Sunday The Grace.
 Bedeutung in der Band: Weise (Weise Stimme des Himmels)
 Geburtstag: 12. Januar 1987
→ Hauptartikel: Sunday

Diskografie

Konzerttourneen

Vom 20. März bis zum 19. Mai 2008 gaben die vier Mädchen in Japan ihre erste Promotion-Tour, welche den Titel Graceful Party Vol. 1 trug. Es waren kleinere Konzerte, um für die Band Werbung zu machen. Die meisten Konzertorte wurden von den Fans ausgesucht. Ihr letztes Konzert im Daikanyama UNIT in Tokio war ausverkauft. Sie spielten 18 Lieder, darunter einen Cover-Song von Cheryl Lynn, (Got to Be Real), und einen von Destiny's Child (Jumpin' Jumpin' ). Im letzten Konzert war die japanische Band Cliff Edge zu Gast. Sie sangen den gemeinsamen Song Here, welcher erst viel später als Single erschienen war. Vom Konzert im Daikanyama UNIT gab es einige Ausschnitte auf der DVD zu Stand Up People. Die erste richtige Live-Tour folgte 2009, diese ging vom 12. März bis zum 24. März und nannte sich Tenjochiki 1st Live Tour 2009 ~Dear...~. Sie spielten 16 Lieder vor, darunter einen neuen Song, der nicht aufgenommen wurde. Der Song heißt Frozen Sun und auf dem Videoportal YouTube haben Fans den Song vom Konzert aufgenommen und dort hochgeladen, in schlechter Qualität. Ob der Song überhaupt im Studio aufgenommen wurde, ist unklar. Die Tour hatte vier Konzerte, in Osaka am 12. März im Osaka BIGCAT, in Nagoya am 14. März im Nagoya ell.FITSALL, in Fukuoka am 21. März im Fukuoka DRUM Be-1 und außerdem in Tokio am 24. März im Tokyo Akasaka BLITZ. Als Gast kam die erfolgreiche koreanisch-japanische Band TVXQ in das Osaka BIG CAT, welche als Voract spielten. Als besondere Extras in der Tour gab es zum ersten Mal auch Tour-Goodies, die von der Plattenfirma Avex zur Verfügung gestellt wurden. Darunter findet man einen Lichterstab, ein Handtuch und einen Schlüsselanhänger. Die Tour warb für die im Januar 2009 erschienene EP Dear....

Auszeichnungen

Weblinks

 Offizielle koreanische Webseite
 Offizielle japanische Webseite
 Offizielle Webseite von Dana & Sunday
 Offizielle japanische Webseite von Sunday

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