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Five Finger Death Punch sued by record label
Five Finger Death Punch has been sued by its record label, Prospect Park, for failing to deliver a new record album and a greatest-hits collection. In addition, the members of the band are being accused of "shamelessly attempting to cash in before the anticipated downfall of their addicted bandmate."
Prospect Park says in the lawsuit, which was filed on April 21 in California Superior Court: "Regrettably, with the encouragement and assistance of their entertainment lawyer and business manager, the members of FFDP have unequivocally repudiated their contractual obligations to permit Prospect Park to determine the recording elements of a new record and a greatest hits record. In doing so, the members of FFDP are shamelessly attempting to cash in before the anticipated downfall of their addicted bandmate. By this action, Prospect Park seeks to hold FFDP true to its obligations under its written recording contract, thereby allowing Prospect Park to obtain the benefit of the bargain it struck in that agreement, and at the same time, to prevent the band from disregarding the health and safety of a bandmate and destroying itself."
According to the lawsuit, Five Finger Death Punch signed a four-album contract with Prospect Park in December 2012. The agreement between the band and the label states that the group "would not commence recording any" new album "any earlier than the date which is nine months after the release of the immediately preceding" album under the contract unless the company agreed otherwise in writing.
Five Finger Death Punch's third album under the agreement, "Got Your Six", was released on September 4, 2015. According to the lawsuit, "FFDP is unambiguously prohibited from recording any portion of the required Fourth Album until at least June 4, 2016."
When Prospect Park asked Five Finger Death Punch to deliver two new masters for a greatest-hits record, the band refused and insisted on recording it for a different record label out of concern for FFDP vocalist Ivan Moody, according to the complaint.
Prospect Park claims that "FFDP has unequivocally stated that it will not comply with its obligations under the Recording Agreement. FFDP has stated that it intends on recording the Fourth Album and two new Greatest Hits Masters using a producer of its choosing, without consultation or involvement of Prospect Park, and without acknowledgment of the rights of Prospect Park under the Recording Agreement. To date, FFDP has failed to submit any proposed Recording Elements for [Prospect Park's] approval. FFDP has submitted Recording Budgets, but those budgets were disapproved by FFDP. Despite the foregoing, insist that they intend on recording the Fourth Album in June 2016, all in direct repudiation of the Recording Agreement. Similarly, insist that they intend on recording the Greatest Hits Masters in direct repudiation of the Recording Agreement."
The lawsuit continues: "In rushing to record a new Fourth Album, FFDP is damaging itself and Prospect Park by cutting off the marketing and promotion and success of the Third Album, which is currently in its album cycle. Additionally, Prospect Park alleges on information and belief that FFDP is threatening to record the Fourth Album and Greatest Hits Masters, in violation of the clear provisions of the Recording Agreement, because it is concerned about the health and well-being of Moody, and in particular his ability to continue to fulfill his obligations as a member of FFDP and under the Recording Agreement. Based on FFDP's own assessment, Moody is unable to perform at the level required under Section 3.01 of the Recording Agreement for delivery of the Fourth Album's master recordings or Greatest Hits Masters.
"In recent months, members of FFDP and their representatives have repeatedly told Prospect Park of their extreme concern for the health and well-being of Moody, whose escalating substance abuse is placing both the future of FFDP, and indeed his life, at risk. FFDP's own words demonstrate this fact: (a) a November 28,2015 text that the 'the writing is on the wall,' and that, 'it's a matter of time before [Ivan] hits the wall — and once he does — it will be too late to sell'; (b) a December 3, 2015 email stating: 'if Ivan does something stupid — dies...., goes away to jail — then the catalog is a bust — then we won't be able to sell and we'll be trying to salvage what we can — IF we can ... so to me it's imperative to make a move and sell]'; (c) a January 8, 2015 text referring to Ivan as a 'ticking time bomb' that was getting in the way of an "8 digit payday" for FFDP; (d) a January 19, 2016 text stating: 'there is no sign of him slowing down both his health and his behavior is deteriorating — heaps of legal troubles and he is burning the candle at both ends.'; and (e) a January 19, 2016 text stating: 'I don't want to cry doomsday ... but I don't want to be saying I told you so either (as far as Ivan is concerned) — there is a moment we need to cash out the chips — betting one more hand is almost irresponsible at this point." More recently, have notified [Prospect Park] that Moody is in an in-patient rehabilitation facility for an unknown duration of time."
Prospect Park adds in the lawsuit: "On information and belief, Prospect Park alleges that the other members of FFDP seek to capitalize monetarily as soon as possible, at the expense of Moody's health and welfare, and the clear mandates contained in the Recording Agreement.
"In light of the foregoing, control over the Recording Elements is particularly important for at least the following reasons: (a) the precipitous decline in sales that occurred when Prospect Park acceded to the demands of FFDP in the recording process; (b) the fact that radio has told Prospect Park that the 'sound' of FFDP is getting stale, requiring greater creative input; (c) Prospect Park's determination that the Fourth Album is critical to the success of FFDP and the value of the catalog; (d) Prospect Park's disappointment that FFDP has failed to reach the Platinum and Multi-Platinum success of numerous of its previous artists; and (e) the real concerns about the health and well-being of Moody, many of which have been expressed in writing by his bandmates and representatives."
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The Lovecraft Reread
Have No Fear, Or Else: Francis Stevens's "Unseen – Unfeared"
Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth
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Welcome back to the Lovecraft reread, in which two modern Mythos writers get girl cooties all over old Howard's sandbox, from those who inspired him to those who were inspired in turn.
Today we're looking at Francis Stevens's (a.k.a. Gertrude Barrows Bennett's) "Unseen – Unfeared," first published in February 10, 1919 issue of People's Favorite Magazine. You can read it more recently in Ann and Jeff VanderMeer's The Weird anthology. Spoilers ahead.
"My eyes fixed themselves, fascinated, on something that moved by the old man's feet. It writhed there on the floor like a huge, repulsive starfish, an immense, armed, legged thing, that twisted convulsively."
Narrator Blaisdell dines with detective Jenkins in a low-rent Italian restaurant near South Street. Jenkins chats about old Doc Holt, recently implicated in a poisoning murder. Only reason Holt was under suspicion was he lives amongst superstitious people, who swear he sells love charms openly and poisons secretly.
Before Blaisdell can learn more, Jenkins leaves him to wander alone through a neighborhood that usually fascinates him—its shabby shops and diverse crowds contrast so strongly with the rest of the city. Tonight, however, the place repulses him. All these Italians, Jews and Negroes, unkempt and unhygienic! To think they are all humans, and he's human, too—somehow Blaisdell doesn't like that idea. Normally he sympathizes with poverty and doesn't shrink from its touch, as he does now from the brush of "an old-clothes man, a gray-bearded Hebrew, [toiling] past with his barrow."
He senses evil, unclean things to be avoided, and he soon feels physically ill. Sure, he's a naturally sensitive type, but he won't give in to his imaginative temperament. If he runs now, he'll never be able to come to South Street again. So he keeps roaming, trying to collect himself. A banner finally catches his eye. It proclaims: "SEE THE GREAT UNSEEN! FREE TO ALL!"
Blaisdell's drawn to whatever the banner advertises, though he simultaneously experiences greater fear than he ever knew possible. He forces himself up the steps of the old residence. A party of Italians passes. One young man stares at him, and in his eyes Blaisdell sees "pure, malicious cruelty, naked and unashamed." Trembling, he enters a malodorous hallway, more rundown rooming house than public space. At least his unreasoning terror has ebbed, and now a well-dressed old man steps into the hall to invite him to view the "Great Unseen."
The room housing the Unseen is neither museum nor lecture hall but laboratory, with the usual glassware, bookcases, an iron sink and an odd camera on a corner table. The old man orders Blaisdell to sit, then launches into a monologue on the color photography of micro-organisms. But Blaisdell's sourceless terror has returned, and he pays little attention to the minutiae of which colors of tissue paper must be interposed between darkroom lamp and plate to prevent ruinous fog in the final product. That is, until the old man mentions a sheet of opalescent membrane, obtained serendipitously from a pharmacy. It was wrapped around a bundle of herbs from South America, the clerk said, and he had no more. That makes it all the more precious, as it has proven the key to—well, to what Blaisdell will soon see for himself.
But first, the climax of the monologue! There are beings intangible to our physical senses, though felt by our spirits. But when light passes through the opalescent membrane, its refractive effect in breaking up actinic rays etc. etc. will allow Blaisdell to see with his fleshly eyes what was formerly invisible! Have no fear! (That's an order.)
The old man turns on his developing lamp, which gives forth green light. Then he inserts his opalescent membrane. The light changes to grayish green and turns the room into "a livid, ghastly chamber, filled with—overcrawled by—what?" Well, there's a huge, starfish-like thing that crawls up the old man's legs. Yard-long centipedish things. Furry spiderish things lurking in shadows. Sausage-shaped translucent floating horrors. Things with mask-like human faces too horrible to write of. "Fear nothing!" the old man cries. "Among such as these do you move every hour of the day and night." And the true horror is that while God made the cosmos and all living things from the ether, man has made these creatures. He might have fashioned blessed phantoms. Instead he has embodied his evil thoughts, panics, lusts and hates into monsters, everywhere. And look what comes to Blaisdell, its creator, the shape of his own FEAR!
And Blaisdell does see a great Thing coming toward him. Consciousness can bear no more. He faints. When he comes to, he's alone with the conviction that he did not dream the revelations of the night before. No wonder he flinched from human contact and hated his own humanity—all men are monster-makers. Well, with all the bottles of probable poison in this lab, he can at least get rid of his monster-creating self!
Before Blaisdell can down poison, fortunately, Mark Jenkins arrives to save him from himself. It seems that a cigar Jenkins accidentally gave Blaisdell the night before was one of a poisoned batch that killed young Ralph Peeler. Realizing his error with horror, Jenkins pursued his friend. Luckily that young Italian who stared at Blaisdell didn't do so out of malice but out of worry at how sick Blaisdell looked. Seeing Blaisdell about to enter old Doc Holt's house had worried the Italian more, so when he saw Jenkins later he mentioned the sick man on the threshold.
So the white-haired man was Doc Holt? Yes, Jenkins says, or rather, how Blaisdell made him up in his poisoned mind, based on portrait in the lab. (Who keeps a portrait of themselves in their lab? People whose thoughts birth giant starfish, that's who.) He couldn't have seen the real Holt, though, because Holt had committed suicide the afternoon before. So nothing else could have been real either–all that nonsense about the special light and the Unseen monsters of our making was just hallucination. Phew!
Much as Blaisdell might like to believe this, he saw Holt in the hall before he could have seen the portrait in the lab. Also, he goes to Holt's lamp and pulls from it a sheet of opalescent membrane. Should they try it out? Jenkins asks, shaken. No, they should destroy it. Blaisdell refuses to believe in human depravity. If the horrors exist, they must be demonic, and demonology is a study best left alone.
Whatever Jenkins may think about that, he agrees with Blaisdell that doubt is sometimes better than certainty, and that some marvels are better left unproved.
What's Cyclopean: The desires and emotions of mankind are "daily carnified" as "loathsome horrors."
The Degenerate Dutch: Narrator's revulsion at poor immigrants does turn out to be a symptom of something seriously wrong. Casual prejudice, of the "of its time" sort, seems to come more naturally: accusing his friend of being as frank as a "Chinese diplomat" or his friend dismissing the neighborhood residents as merely superstitious.
Mythos Making: Terrible creatures lurk around us, waiting only for the right scientific breakthrough to reveal their unfortunate existence.
Libronomicon: No books this week, though material enough for many research articles if anyone cared to write them.
Madness Takes Its Toll: Holt commits suicide, likely because he can't bear the revelation of the creatures revealed by his study. Narrator (possibly hallucinating and possibly seeing Holt's posthumous truth) nearly does the same.
Ruthanna's Commentary
Whenever I write about Lovecraft somewhere other than the Reread, the comment inevitably comes: how dare you try to erase Lovecraft's legacy? It's a familiar refrain for anyone who discusses Howie in public. And we stare, and blink, and try to fathom how someone might think we were that bad at legacy erasure. If you want an author forgotten, all you have to do is not talk about them. Take my ducked-head embarrassment at never before having read Gertrude Barrows Bennett, "the woman who invented dark fantasy." Famed in her time, beloved by Lovecraft himself… but she doesn't have a subgenre named after her, or a thousand anthologies knowingly following in her footsteps. She's in print, at least, which is more than most of her contemporaries can say. For any artist (though especially for women), the odds of a legacy are against us. May we be remembered in the Archives.
"Unseen – Unfeared" makes a particularly interesting entry into this series because the opening mirrors a certain sort of Lovecraft story, and not in a way that makes a good first impression. Narrator meanders away from meeting a friend in the poor part of town, and is filled with nameless dread ™ by the malevolent immigrants surrounding him. He's revolted by the Italians and Jews and Negroes walking by; he shudders when a "gray-bearded Hebrew" brushes against him in the street. He says these reactions are atypical, but it's hard to credit, and when an Italian man glares with further malevolence my first response is, "Maybe it's because you're a bigoted jerk." For Lovecraft, an immigrant neighborhood was both horror in its own right and just a peachy way to set a mood of alienation and isolation for more cosmic horrors. This seemed like more of the same, earlier and perhaps even inspirational.
But Bennett/Stevens is doing something a bit more clever: narrator's revulsion against his fellow man really is atypical, and turns out to be the delusional side effect of a poisoned cigar. Or possibly intuitive reaction to deeper and more cosmic horrors hidden within the neighborhood—but those are just delusion too, right? We hope? It's just a hallucinatory dream—unless it isn't. But there are some things man wasn't meant to know, and for once man has the sense to turn back from knowing at the last minute. Not merely out of fear, but out of principle. "I refuse to ever again believe in the depravity of the human race." Amid the decades of cosmic horror, we find few enough characters with this kind of maturity, willing to decide that their glimpse of terror doesn't spoil all existence after all.
Many of Lovecraft's own stories end in that moment of psychological dissolution in the lab: accepting proof that human life is meaningless or malignant, and following that proof to its despairing conclusion. The narrator of "From Beyond" spends his life shuddering at the unseen things that surround humanity, unable to move past that revelation. Thurber can't cope with simply knowing that ghouls exist. A glimpse of a giant Deep One (with a little help from the aftereffects of World War I) drives the narrator of "Dagon" to The Window.
I'm more of Bennett's mind. Suppose the universe is vast and indifferent? (It is.) Suppose we really are surrounded by terrors beyond human scale? (We are.) None of that cancels out our obligations to take care of each other, or to hope and act on that hope. Even if the reverse is also true.
Addendum: This is our first read out of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer's The Weird anthology, which has a truly impressive table of contents. If we wanted we could run the next couple of Reread years out of this thing, easily. I suspect that in practice we'll dip into it frequently for the breadth of its weird fiction coverage, with works in translation from as far back as 1918 and samples from Weird traditions worldwide. There are authors I've never heard of, and stories I should have thought of but hadn't considered properly as weird fiction. I'm looking forward to digging in.
Anne's Commentary
Anne is suffering from a poisoned cigar, or perhaps bad sushi. At least it's thematic? At any rate, she'll catch up with us in the comments when she's feeling better.
Next week, we give in to temptation and sample from the modern end of The Weird table of contents; join us for Reza Negarestani's "Dust Enforcer."
Ruthanna Emrys is the author of the Innsmouth Legacy series, including Winter Tide and Deep Roots (available July 2018). Her neo-Lovecraftian stories "The Litany of Earth" and "Those Who Watch" are available on Tor.com, along with the distinctly non-Lovecraftian "Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land" and "The Deepest Rift." Ruthanna can frequently be found online on Twitter and Dreamwidth, and offline in a mysterious manor house with her large, chaotic household—mostly mammalian—outside Washington DC.
Anne M. Pillsworth's short story "The Madonna of the Abattoir" appears on Tor.com. Her young adult Mythos novel, Summoned, is available from Tor Teen along with sequel Fathomless. She lives in Edgewood, a Victorian trolley car suburb of Providence, Rhode Island, uncomfortably near Joseph Curwen's underground laboratory.
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ExecVision Launches New Brand & Product Strategy Centered Around Closing the Insights-to-Performance Gap™
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The new strategy is centered around the concept of the Insights-to-Performance Gap, which is the inability to leverage data and insights to create behavior change that drives quantifiable results. Organizations have a wealth of data available to them, but the vast majority of it, while useful, is too high-level to be used in actually influencing behavior change on the frontlines with reps. Companies need to be focused on the data derived from conversation intelligence technology -- critical insights from customer-facing conversations -- to determine how effective their teams are. Only by understanding the dialogue that is exchanged between reps and their customers and prospects can an organization make the decisions needed and implement the coaching and training that will truly impact performance, which in turn, drive increases in top-line business metrics.
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Prevention of Collision At Sea – What's That I Hear!??
Last week, the column was all about what to do in restricted visibility when you couldn't see the other vessel but you could hear her. But what did you hear and what is it broadcasting – and do you know how to broadcast your status as well…? Toot-Toot, Beep-Beep, Oh how I wish I knew what they were telling me. Stay alive with Rule 35!


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The shape of a scatter-broadened image - II. Interferometric visibilities
Jeremy J. Goodman, Ramesh Narayan
We consider the angular broadening of a point source due to the effect of strong scattering and analytically estimate the rms image visibilities that would be measured by a two-element interferometer. The analysis, which is based on thin-screen scalar diffraction theory, confirms our earlier result that the measured visibilities depend both on the integration time of the observations and on the bandwidth employed. Three regimes of these parameters are identified. For the intermediate regime, corresponding to so-called 'average' visibilities, we obtain formulae which relate the rms visibility
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Kerrie Anne Greenland And Teddy Tahu Rhodes Join Sydney Philharmonia Choirs For Carols At The House
BroadwayWorld.com Oct. 18, 2018
Get ready for the ultimate Christmas music event at Sydney Opera House this December, when two of Australia's favourite performers, Helpmann award winners Kerrie Ann Greenland and Teddy Tahu Rhodes, join the combined Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for their much-loved Carols at the House.
A highlight of every Sydney-based music lovers' calendar, this inimitable biannual program brings all the joy and magic of the season, presenting rarely performed arrangements of Christmas carols for large symphony orchestra and chorus, and filling the Concert Hall with the power of 500 virtuoso singers from the combined Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.
There's something for everyone in this glittering program: from Bach's monumental Christmas Oratorio to timeless classics such as Amazing Grace and Silent Night, the ever-popular Sleigh Ride and White Christmas, plus select Broadway favourites and a dash of Australia's own.
Highlights are sure to be the world premiere of a newly commissioned Christmas carol from Sydney composer Luke Byrne, showcasing the power of the full Sydney Philharmonia chorus and orchestra; alongside a final Centenary Year tribute to Leonard Bernstein, with a duet performance of his acclaimed Take Care of this House, from the musical, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, performed by special guests Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Kerrie Anne Greenland.
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Artistic Director and Carols at the House Conductor Brett Weymark says, "Carols at the House is a very special date in the Sydney Philharmonia calendar. After a year of serious music making, it's a chance for us to let our hair down, sing some of the most exquisite and uplifting Christmas music, and welcome back some old friends - this year, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Kerrie-Anne Greenland."
"Teddy first performed with the Choirs back in Christmas 1999, in his first Australian concert performance. We have enjoyed a long and rich relationship over the decades, which continues to grow with each collaboration. Similarly, I met Kerrie-Anne when she was a recent WAAPA graduate and have enjoyed every opportunity we have had to work together. Vocally she is extraordinary: quite chameleon-like in her ability. And she is also an absolute joy to perform with."
"Both are perfect for our Christmas show: able to move seamlessly from big sounds to intimate moments in their performances; and bringing just the right type of personality to get the audience involved in some fun participatory elements," Weymark concludes.
Join Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for this uniquely elegant celebration of Christmas, 8pm Friday December 7, 1pm Saturday December 8 and 1pm Sunday December 9. Tickets from $42. Book now at http://www.sydneyphilharmonia.com.au/carols-at-the-house-2018/
For Christmas aficionado, there's also a special Discover workshop focusing on the choral classics of the season. Explore the history behind the Christmas music tradition, get into the mood by lending voice to a few favourites, and then join the Philharmonia for an exclusive sneak peek of full cast rehearsals for Carols at the House. 6pm to 8.30pm, Tuesday December 4, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Northern Foyer. Tickets, $44. Register now at http://www.sydneyphilharmonia.com.au/discover-2018/
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Forum - General - C. C. Catch / The Discoqueen!
I am a swiss C. C. Catch Fan. And I think that there are a lot of C. C. Catch Fans in spain. Isn't it? C. C. was in 2003 on number 12 in the spanish charts with "Shake Your Head 2003", a fantastic house song!
That would be a great pleasure for me!
What i want is to know a lot of Fans of C. C. Catch, and infact i am looking for the CD "The Decade Remixes" from spain. Is there a nice guy/girl who want to sell me this CD?
Ich suche das auf CD schon lange Zeit, ich hab´s aber nur auf LP gefunden. Ich kann dir verkaufen wenn du willst. Bist du auch ein Dieter Bohlen Fan?
I want it on CD.....but now The Decade Remixes are on "Ultimate CCCatch"....what a fun!!!!!!!
HEy Fernando, I saw the Original CD of "The Decade Remixes" one Time before 4 years on ebay germany, and the CD went for around EUR 450 (!!) to France, no joke.....! I went until EUR 300.00, after I quit! What a Price!!! Now U Can get it on Ultimate C.C.Catch, thanks EDEL Records.....Kiss to all Fans of Caro.
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Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has staged a minor coup over coalition energy policy.
Conservative newspapers have been demanding a cap on onshore wind farms, but the Lib Dems have refused to agree.
So Mr Pickles has taken personal charge of wind farm applications for a further year, allowing him to block proposals for new turbines.
In a six-month trial period he has so far accepted one proposed wind farm and rejected seven.
A source at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), controlled by the Liberal Democrats, accused him of playing politics with energy policy to appease backbench MPs.
But Mr Pickles said it was vital to give local people more say over wind farm applications.
RenewableUK, which speaks for the renewable energy industry, said one man was effectively in charge of all planning applications for wind farms in England.
Deputy chief executive Maf Smith said: "Telling local authorities that they can't decide on wind applications runs counter to the principles of the Localism Act, and introducing more delays is anti-business. The extension is a costly mistake for the UK.
The source at DECC said it was too soon to tell the full effect of Mr Pickles' intervention. Many projects were already held up in the planning process because Mr Pickles was too busy to oversee applications.
In a statement Mr Pickles said that, prior to planning guidance issued by the coalition to give more weight to local concerns, more appeals had been approved than dismissed for significant wind turbines.
He added: "Since the guidance, more appeals have been dismissed than approved for significant turbines. But I do appreciate the continuing concerns in communities.


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This is an incredible treat for Melbournians (people from Melbourne, Australia). An opportunity to see the vibrant and moving works of Janne Kearney in person, in her first major solo exhibition with Flinders Lane Gallery. This whole show is a testament to the numerous awards and accolades Janne has behind her. Her career has seen her work collected by people across the globe and featured on the cover of the BP Portrait Award Catalogue at London's National Portrait Gallery.
Janne's paintings aren't only visually stunning, each work challenges you to look more deeply, thoughtful and evocative, she delves into many current issues and beliefs facing us on the Planet today. You can read about Janne Kearney and her impressive award history in our article from March this year and if you are in the Melbourne, you really want to see this show in person! I know I will be there.
Janne Kearney's hyper-real, brilliantly colourful paintings speak directly to the Zeitgeist that is 2018, embracing the challenges and achievements of both the LGBTQI community and the #Metoo movement. A late comer to the art world (she started her practice once in her mid-40s, after raising her socially progressive family), Janne has always been a strong human rights advocate. As a result, her works ask audiences to disregard preconceived ideas about people, class and gender and strives to highlight the social challenges faced by the youth of today.
FLG has been representing Janne since 2015, during which time she has been announced as a finalist in an impressive 31 national and international awards, including the Portia Geach Memorial Award, Clayton Utz Prize, the Doug Moran Portrait Prize and the BP Portrait Award at London's National Portrait Gallery. Janne has exhibited her work at the London Portrait Gallery, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, The Sunderland Museum England, Royal Albert Museum and Art Gallery Exeter, Arte dall' Turin Italy, Salmagundi Club New York, Lux Art Institute San Diego, Sotheby's Los Angeles, and the MEAM in Barcelona.
Her debut solo with FLG promises to be a vibrant, passionate celebration of cultural diversity.


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Norman Nato (Cannes, Francia; 8 de julio de 1992) es un piloto de automovilismo francés. Actualmente compite en el Campeonato Mundial de Resistencia con el equipo Rebellion Racing.

Fue subcampeón de la temporada 2012 de Fórmula Renault 2.0 Alpes, en  y  compitió en GP2 Series con los equipos Arden International y Racing Engineering respectivamente, obtuvo dos victorias, una pole position y dos vueltas rápidas, finalizando decimoctavo y quinto en sus dos años en la categoría.

En  compitió en el Campeonato de Fórmula 2 de la FIA con el equipo Arden, donde obtuvo una victoria en tres podios y el noveno puesto en el Campeonato de Pilotos con 91 unidades.

En 2020 firmó contrato con ROKiT Venturi Racing para disputar la temporada 2020-21 de Fórmula E junto a Edoardo Mortara. Anteriormente participó en el test de jóvenes pilotos en Marrakech para el mismo equipo.

Resumen de carrera

Resultados

Fórmula Renault 3.5

GP2 Series

Campeonato de Fórmula 2 de la FIA

European Le Mans Series

 ‡ Se otorgaron la mitad de los puntos debido a que se completó el 75% de la distancia total.

24 Horas de Le Mans

Campeonato Mundial de Resistencia de la FIA

Fórmula E
(Clave) (negrita indica pole position) (cursiva indica vuelta rápida puntuable)

 * Temporada en progreso.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Norman Nato en Driver Database

Pilotos de las 24 Horas de Le Mans
Pilotos del Campeonato de Fórmula 2 de la FIA
Pilotos de World Series Fórmula V8 3.5
Pilotos de automovilismo de Francia
Pilotos de GP2 Series
Personas vivas
Pilotos de Eurocopa de Fórmula Renault 2.0
Pilotos de Rebellion Racing en el Campeonato Mundial de Resistencia de la FIA
Nacidos en Cannes
Pilotos de WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Pilotos de Fórmula E
Pilotos del Campeonato Francés de F4

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Zebra Stripes Don't Offer Any Protection Against Predators, According To New Study
Stephen Luntz
Aug 14 2015, 16:33 UTC
Computer games are undermining the idea that stripes confuse predators. MattiaATH/Shutterstock.
Why do zebras have stripes? The long-assumed answer that herds of striped beasts confuse predators, making it hard for them to focus on a single individual, has taken a hit.
When you are trying to hide on the plains of Africa, having black or brown and white stripes seems more likely to advertise your presence than to hide it. The fact that the big cats and other predators (humans excluded) are color-blind has been proposed as an explanation but, even to a creature with dichromatic vision, stripes may make a meal on legs more visible, not less.
A more sophisticated theory is that the chaotic movement of vertical lines during a stampede makes it hard for a lion to pounce. Testing is rather hard to do in this case. Zebras probably wouldn't take kindly to researchers chasing them around with pots of paint, and their kick is lethal.
Anna Hughes of the University of Cambridge decided to reverse the usual flow of research and conduct studies on humans to learn about animals. She had people play a computer game with either striped or grey targets that needed to be picked out in a moving crowd.
Hughes says that the idea of "motion dazzle" as a form of camouflage was so popular that ships in World War I and II were painted with geometric shapes in the hope that they would confuse enemies. However, the idea was based more on theory than experimental research. Seventy years later Hughes tested the idea by having 60 participants chase moving objects with differing patterns around a screen, either singly or in groups. Her findings are reported in Frontiers of Zoology.
"We found that when targets are presented individually, horizontally striped targets are more easily captured than targets with vertical or diagonal stripes," said Hughes. "Surprisingly, we also found no benefit of stripes when multiple targets were presented at once, despite the prediction that stripes should be particularly effective in a group scenario. This could be due to how different stripe orientations interact with motion perception, where an incorrect reading of a target's speed helps the predator to catch its prey."
"For an isolated target, plain gray carried a similar risk to lines perpendicular or diagonal to the direction of motion (vertical on a zebra), while parallel lines assisted the predator. With multiple targets any form of stripes made the prey more vulnerable, although at least the horizontal pattern on a zebra's hindquarters no longer made them more of a target than stripes running in other directions would."
Given how successful zebras have been, Hughes is not ready to give up the motion dazzle theory entirely. "Motion may just be one aspect in a larger picture," she said. "Now we need to consider whether color, stripe width and spatial patterning, and a predator's visual system could be important factors for animals to avoid capture." Moreover, in an earlier version of her research published last year, Hughes found that stripes are at least better protection than spots or other patterns.
Hughes told IFLScience that her findings so far are "counter-intuitive", indicating that stripes may actually be more useful in isolation than in groups, but this may reflect the preliminary nature of the work. "The single target game was time-limited, whereas the subjects had as much time as they liked to catch all the targets in the multiple target game. So it could be that it's only a very 'split second' effect."
Alternatively, Hughes says, stripes may not be about camouflage at all. No less a source than Darwin doubted this explanation, and theories such as bug repellants and temperature control have some support today. "I think it's probably still too early to say with any certainty which of the many competing hypotheses about the zebra stripes is correct! It's also quite possible the stripes evolved for multiple functions," Hughes told IFLScience.
stripes,
Stephen has a science degree with a major in physics, an arts degree with majors in English Literature and History and Philosophy of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication.


A teenager and an adult were arrested Friday and charged with several burglaries, including some in Driftwood Estates, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office.
SANTA ROSA BEACH - A teenager and an adult were arrested Friday and charged with several burglaries, including some in Driftwood Estates, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office.
An elderly resident of East Mack Bayou called deputies after seeing two men hanging around a neighbor�s back window, a Sheriff's Office news release said. They left after speaking with her.
Deputies found the home�s window open and its screen broken, the news release reported.
Deputies later arrested Miguel Arceo, 16, and Thomas Howells, 22, and charged them with burglary to a structure and criminal mischief.
They also have been connected to several burglaries in Driftwood Estates. Both were charged with one count of felony criminal mischief, one count of grand theft, two counts of burglary, one count of grand theft of a firearm and one count of grand theft from the elderly. Howells also was charged with dealing in stolen property.
Howells was taken to the Walton County Jail. Arceo was taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice Detention Center in Crestview.


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"When.... ah who am I kidding? You have my permission to die anyway."
When I saw the newest Dark Knight film I instantly compared Erebus to Bane, only to find out they are almost identical. This picture was the aftermath.


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MARGARET: THAT BREAKING NEWS IS OUT OF WASHINGTON, THAT IS WHERE THE PRESIDENT HAS JUST ANNOUNCED HE IS LIFTING SANCTIONS ON TURKEY. IT COMES AFTER TURKEY STOPS MILITARY OPERATION IN NORTHERN SEVERE -- SYRIA. TURKEY AND RUSSIA ANNOUNCED A NEW AGREEMENT JUST AS THE CEASE-FIRE STOPPED. THE DEAL MEANS THAT FROM MIDNIGHT TODAY KURDISH FIGHTERS WILL JUST HAVE OVER SIX DAYS TO WITHDRAW TO KNOW MORE THAN 20 MILES FROM ALMOST THE ENTIRE NORTHEASTERN BORDER. RUSSIA AND TURKEY NOW SPLIT SECTIONS OF NORTHERN SYRIA. THE PRESIDENT TOUTED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DEATHS TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS. MORE BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW THIS AFTERNOON IN GREENSBORO. A PERSON IS HIT AND KILLED BY A CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON MEADOWVIEW ROAD BETWEEN EDITH LANE AND WENDOVER AVENUE. POLICE SAY THE VICTIM WAS HELPING ANOTHER DRIVER MOVE THEIR DISABLED CAR OUT OF THE ROAD WHEN THEY WERE HIT. OFFICERS HAVEN'T RELEASED ANY NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED. BREAKING NEWS IN WINSTON-SALEM A , SECOND PERSON IS IN JAILED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A GLENN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. POLICE ARRESTED KELLY ROMAIN MARIN TODAY. FRANCISCO DOMINQUEZ-BAUTISTA WAS ALREADY IN JAIL. BOTH ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER AND OTHER COUNTS. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE SHOT JUMIL ROBERTSON LAST THURSDAY. OFFICERS FOUND ROBERTSON ON THE SIDE OF ARGONNE BOULEVARD. HE DIED AT THE SCENE. DETECTIVES SAY DOMINGUEZ-BAUTISTA ALSO FIRED SHOTS INTO A HOME ON SOUTH BROAD STREET. OFFICERS SAY THE SAME GUN WAS USED IN BOTH CRIMES. BUT THEY ARE UNREL
(Video: A look at other afternoon headlines from WXII 12 News)North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations special agents arrested two former North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers Wednesday morning after an investigation into ticket irregularities.The investigation began in June at the request of Highway Patrol and the Harnett County district attorney, according to the SBI.Former Trooper Jason Benson was charged with five felony counts of obstruction of justice, five misdemeanor counts of failure to discharge duty and five misdemeanor counts of making a false return of process.Former Trooper Christopher Carter was charged with two felony counts of obstruction of justice, two misdemeanor counts of failure to discharge duty and two counts of making a false return of process.Benson and Carter were arrested without incident after turning themselves in at the Harnett County Detention Center, according to the SBI.Special agents identified more than a dozen victims who had been issued citations without being told, according to the SBI. Most of the citations were from single-car accidents or abandoned vehicles.The two troopers charged individuals and failed to serve the citations in some cases, according to investigators. The victims did not know they had been charged, and did not show up for their court dates. As a result, arrest warrants were issued for some while others had their driver's licenses suspended."The actions of these two former troopers, as substantiated by our internal investigation, is inconsistent with the Ethical and Organizational Values of the Highway Patrol and does not reflect the high standard of conduct to which all SHP employees are held accountable," said Colonel Glenn McNeill, Jr. The SBI investigation is ongoing.
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North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations special agents arrested two former North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers Wednesday morning after an investigation into ticket irregularities.
The investigation began in June at the request of Highway Patrol and the Harnett County district attorney, according to the SBI.
Former Trooper Jason Benson was charged with five felony counts of obstruction of justice, five misdemeanor counts of failure to discharge duty and five misdemeanor counts of making a false return of process.
Former Trooper Christopher Carter was charged with two felony counts of obstruction of justice, two misdemeanor counts of failure to discharge duty and two counts of making a false return of process.
Benson and Carter were arrested without incident after turning themselves in at the Harnett County Detention Center, according to the SBI.
Special agents identified more than a dozen victims who had been issued citations without being told, according to the SBI. Most of the citations were from single-car accidents or abandoned vehicles.
The two troopers charged individuals and failed to serve the citations in some cases, according to investigators. The victims did not know they had been charged, and did not show up for their court dates. As a result, arrest warrants were issued for some while others had their driver's licenses suspended.
"The actions of these two former troopers, as substantiated by our internal investigation, is inconsistent with the Ethical and Organizational Values of the Highway Patrol and does not reflect the high standard of conduct to which all SHP employees are held accountable," said Colonel Glenn McNeill, Jr.
The SBI investigation is ongoing.
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Q: C# Delegate vs Reflection I'm trying to optimize a method and can't get to the solution..
I have the following class:
public class X : MyInterface<Model>
{
    public void Execute(Model m) { }
}

I am trying to invoke Execute(...)
I know the Type of X and I know the Type of Model.
This works:
(here logic to find the correct method).Method.Invoke(InstanceX, new object[] { m });

This does not but should work faster:
(here logic to find the correct method).Method.CreateDelegate(Expression.GetDelegateType(typeof(m)), instanceX);

Error:
Cannot bind to the target method because its signature or security transparency is not compatible with that of the delegate type.
Again; trying to optimize, so any other solution that works faster than the reflection Invoke would be cool.

A: Solution without reflection (to create delegate):
// assuming existence of class BaseModel and class XModel : BaseModel

public interface IBaseClass {
  void Execute(BaseModel model);
}

public abstract class BaseClass<TModel> : IBaseClass where TModel : BaseModel {
  public void Execute(BaseModel model) {
    this.Execute((TModel)model);
  }
  protected abstract void Execute(TModel model);
}

public class X : BaseClass<XModel> {
  protected override Execute(XModel model) {
   ...
  }
}

Sample usage:
var typeX = typeof(X);
var typeXModel = typeof(XModel);
var x = (IBaseClass)Activator.CreateInstance(typeX);
x.Execute((BaseModel)Activator.CreateInstance(typeXModel));

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For 10 days in May, Hay on Wye is full of stories, ideas, laughter and music. The Hay festival runs from 25th May – 4th June 2017 and attracts the most exciting writers, filmmakers, comedians, politicians and musicians to inspire, delight and entertain.
With some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK on your doorstep, there's no excuse not to have a spring in your step. There are so many opportunities for an amazing walk around Cosy Under Canvas you'd be crazy not to dust off your walking boots and enjoy the countryside.
From mountains to moorland, ridges, valleys, canal banks, rivers and woodlands we've got them all. We can advise on routes, mark up your map and send you off with a packed lunch.
Whatever the weather there's something entertaining for kids to do at Cantref. From animal barns and indoor play areas and animal shows, outdoor rides and paddle boats – and even a horse riding centre, you can be sure of a great day out.
From the 7th – 23rd April there are daily Easter Egg Hunts, as well as spring lamb feeding. Find out more at www.cantref.com.
The Brecon Beacons National Park is mountain bike riding at its best. 14 marked cross-country routes ranging from basic level to all-day hammer-fests.
With five different biking hubs within the national park, there's loads to explore – the Mountain Biking the Brecon Beacons site gives you the lowdown on the different routes.
The 20th & 21st May play host to this celebration of rural life. With a busy programme of entertainment and educational activities, free workshops, displays and main ring performances, the festival makes a great day out for all the family.
With over 1,300 livestock, poultry and horses, the only Premier Open Dog Show to be held in Wales, children's activities, a food and drink quarter, vintage machinery, auction, country leisure there's plenty to do. And on Saturday they'll be open late, allowing you to listen to local bands, taste the street-food and enjoy the early summer's evening.
Light pollution across the UK creates real challenges for people wanting to see the wonders of the night sky in its full glory. The Brecon Beacons' small population means that the area does not suffer from light pollution and has, in fact, been designated a 'Dark Sky Reserve'.
As the weather brings clearer skies, it's the perfect time to see the wonders of the spring sky.
With Ludlow's fantastic reputation for good food and drink, it's not surprising that their Spring Festival is well worth a visit.
Taking place from the 13th – 14th May 2017, the festival features over 60 local food and drink producers and 200 real ales, as well as live music and over 180 classic cars.
8. Go Adventure Fly Fishing With The Wye And Usk Passport.
The fly fishing season begins on March 3rd on both the River Usk and River Wye, and as the spring days warm up, the emergence of flies from mid-March makes for some great sport.
The Wye and Usk Foundation have spent many years opening up the small tributaries that flow in to the two main rivers and in doing so they have created many more fishing opportunities in some exciting and quite remote spots.


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package com.twitter.zipkin.adapter

import com.twitter.zipkin.common.json._
import com.twitter.zipkin.query._

/**
 * JS doesn't like Longs so we need to convert them to strings
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  type traceComboType = JsonTraceCombo
  type traceSummaryType = JsonTraceSummary
  type traceType = JsonTrace

  type queryRequestType    = QueryRequest
  type queryResponseType   = QueryResponse

  type orderType           = Order

  /* no change between json and common */
  def apply(t: timelineAnnotationType): TimelineAnnotation = {
    TimelineAnnotation(t.timestamp, t.value, t.host, t.spanId.toLong, t.parentId.map(_.toLong), t.serviceName, t.spanName)
  }

  def apply(t: TimelineAnnotation): timelineAnnotationType = {
    JsonTimelineAnnotation(t.timestamp, t.value, t.host, t.spanId.toString, t.parentId.map(_.toString), t.serviceName, t.spanName)
  }

  /* json to common */
  def apply(t: traceTimelineType): TraceTimeline = {
    TraceTimeline(
      t.traceId.toLong,
      t.rootSpanId.toLong,
      t.annotations.map(JsonQueryAdapter(_)),
      t.binaryAnnotations.map(JsonAdapter(_)))
  }

  /* common to json */
  def apply(t: TraceTimeline): traceTimelineType = {
    JsonTraceTimeline(
      t.traceId.toString,
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      t.annotations.map(JsonQueryAdapter(_)),
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  /* json to common */
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    TraceCombo(
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      t.traceSummary.map(JsonQueryAdapter(_)),
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      t.spanDepths)
  }

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    TraceSummary(t.traceId.toLong, t.startTimestamp, t.endTimestamp, t.durationMicro, t.serviceCounts, t.endpoints)
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    JsonTraceSummary(t.traceId.toString, t.startTimestamp, t.endTimestamp, t.durationMicro, t.serviceCounts.toMap, t.endpoints)
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  /* json to common */
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    throw new Exception("NOT IMPLEMENTED")
  }

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     *  necessary fields in the constructor
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      t.id.map(_.toString).getOrElse(""),
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Still cinematic, but easier to brainstorm off the big screen: that was the big takeaway from Ralph Lauren's Purple Label presentation at its Milan palazzo.
The ginormous annual arrange were still spectacular, the canapés adorable and the impossibly handsome models abiding in audible genres. Adventurers had their rugged, Army blooming acreage jackets and linen burden pants; Art Deco dandies their chrism or atramentous banquet jackets with affectionate ailing lapels; and sailors their taut, striped sweaters and glassy storm coats belted in leather.
The actual active gents were abiding by blush story — addled browns, abysmal dejection or anemic grays — and no abrupt adumbration came anon to mind, or was proffered by the publicists. This is a acceptable thing.
While the bounce accumulating still oozed that consummate Old World polish, it should be easier for barter to activity themselves on to trim, two-on apparel in a animated linen-silk blend; a cashmere sweater with a attenuate chevron arrangement and air spun to a abandoning softness, or a cottony shirt with accessory pockets tucked into cone-shaped pants in the aforementioned fabric. Sun-bleached espadrilles, braiding sandals and suede sneakers helped beating the amplitude out of the ensembles.
There were a few things to set one dreaming, including elaborately abstract aggressive jumpsuits and a aflame surfboard fabricated of the aforementioned bulge copse begin on the council caster of one of Lauren's admired Bugattis.
But aggregate seemed added clear and aerial at a time back consumers are in charge — and Ralph Lauren Corp. has hit a boxy patch.
Stefan Larsson, the group's new admiral and arch controlling officer, has vowed to acceleration up the accumulation chain; focus on the amount collections of Ralph Lauren, Polo and Lauren; bang stores, and annihilate administration layers that will aftereffect in job cuts.
Part of his Way Forward plan seemed to be arresting actuality as the aggregation jettisons bootless styles and amplifies iconic ones. The association already articular the army jacket, tweed jacket, carnival jacket, peacoat, duffle coat, cossack shirt, aggressive shirt, burden pants and Aran cable sweater. They were all on affectation in Milan. The association is serious.


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Het damesteam stond aanvankelijk onder leiding van Jan Andries de Vries als Team MKBasics.nl, gesponsord door mkbasics.nl, een bedrijf dat advies verstrekt aan ondernemers.

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10 Travel Tips from Hokkaido Tour Coordinators to Make Your Trip | Hokkaido Treasure Island Travel Inc.
Sometimes all it takes is a few travel tips to enhance your trip. Have a look below at our 10 Hokkaido travel tips from our thoughtful tour coordinators. We hope this information inspires you and ultimately makes your trip more enjoyable!
①TORITON is way better than mainstream sushi chains!
Would you agree that one of the most valuable Hokkaido travel tips one can receive is on where to eat? Fresh and delicious local foods can definitely enhance your travels, so get ready if you're a seafood lover because Hokkaido is known for having the tastiest seafood in all of Japan! Make the most of every meal by getting informed and planning ahead. When it comes to sushi, there is no restaurant we recommend more than Toriton! It's the best sushi in Hokkaido in terms of price and quality. Enjoy the elegant Japanese atmosphere and the savory flavors prepared with impressive presentation by experienced sushi chefs. You'll surely want to come back for more the very next day!
②Try using mint as insect repellent!
Kitami City's signature crop is "Hakka," Japanese mint. Different from western mint, Hakka contains menthol, which serves many purposes. The components are used in snacks, such as cookies and chewing gum, as well as a wide variety of medicinal purposes including pain killers, eye drops, cool gel patches, ointments and insect repellent! Enjoy Hokkaido's breathtaking nature to the fullest with Hakka, an all-natural insect repellent! Be sure to remember this Hokkaido travel tip if you plan on exploring this beautiful treasure island through outdoor activities.
③Drink high quality milk that can be purchased from Seico Mart, a local convenience store!
Hokkaido is famous for its fresh and delicious dairy products produced by local farms in the countryside. One very special Hokkaido travel tip is on where to go for the best milk in town! Toyotomi Town specializes in milk production and is the leading dairy producer in all of Hokkaido, known for producing some of the highest quality milk in Japan. This delicious milk can be purchased from Seico Mart, a local convenience store chain that was founded in Hokkaido! Be sure to swing by one of the many locations and enjoy this flavorful all-Hokkaido milk!
Kushidori is an all-time favorite "Yakitori" grilled meat restaurant with an excellent reputation and very generous food portions! Originally from Sapporo, there are locations all over town and branches have recently spread to other parts of Japan as well. Definitely add this place to your "things to do" list during your Hokkaido, Japan tour. You'll love the bustling atmosphere and of course the wide selection of juicy tender meats! You can choose to sit in a private booth or at the counter where you can watch the fresh meat get grilled right before your eyes! Recently, easy to read English menus have also become available! Take note that when giving your order you can choose from two types, teriyaki sauce or lightly salted. They also serve Asahi and Sapporo beer on tap, which compliments the meat nicely. Enjoy!
⑤See how many times you can have soft cream and compare the taste!
The summertime weather and climate in Hokkaido is breathtaking! Unlike the rest of Japan, Hokkaido is not hot and humid. Instead, we have crisp, clean and refreshing air. Enjoy summertime to the fullest with a soft cream adventure! How many times can you eat soft cream during your Hokkaido, Japan tour? There are countless places to enjoy rich flavored soft cream made with all-Hokkaido ingredients, such as Shiroikoibito Park, Yukijirushi Parlor, Café Croissant, Kinotoya, Lake Hill farm near lake Toya and many more independent shops! Have fun comparing and enjoying all of the delicious flavors!
#6) Pick your own sea urchin and eat it right there on the spot!
Get ready for a fun seafood experience! Meet with a local guide and learn how sea urchin makes its way from cultivation to the table. Try shucking your own sea urchin and eat it right there on the spot! It doesn't get any fresher than this. Hokkaido has the highest quality seafood in all of Japan, which means there's no better place to try this! Definitely add this unique eating experience to your Hokkaido, Japan tour adventure.
⑦Put on a Yukata and go to a local festival or beer garden!
Put on a Yukata and be amazed at how it enhances your festive spirit! This casual summertime kimono comes in a variety of classic Japanese patterns. Choose a color coordination that suits you! Have fun exploring a local festival or make your way out to a firework show on a weekend night. Make sure to stop by the "Sapporo Odori Beer Garden," while you're dressed up! Here you can savor the beer of leading domestic brewers while enjoying Hokkaido seasonal foods in the wide-open park. It's the largest beer garden in all of Japan! Bring a nice camera and get ready to take lots of fun photos to add to your Hokkaido, Japan tour album.
⑧Enjoy local Japanese Sake, Whiskey and Wine!
Enjoy a relaxing time at one of the many local sake breweries! One facility we highly recommend is the Takasago Sake Brewery in Asahikawa! Here you can learn about the history and brewing process of this exquisite award-winning sake that has gained global recognition among sake connoisseurs over the years. Asahikawa has 167 rivers and over 750 bridges! It's a place that is blessed with water, which is indispensable for brewing sake.
You can also make your way through the rural town of Yoichi and stop by the Nikka Whiskey Distillery, a magical place known for its beautiful architecture and award-winning Hokkaido made whiskeys. This is a great place to buy souvenirs for your Hokkaido, Japan tour. Cheers!
⑨Have fun cycling through picturesque landscapes with a guide!
Enjoy your Hokkaido Japan tour with a cycling adventure through incredibly scenic landscapes. Meet your local guide and set off to explore the hilly and breathtaking scenery of Furano! This is an easygoing guided tour using Electric bikes. Don't worry about exhausting yourself or even breaking a sweat, instead the E-bikes provide power on demand, responding to and complementing your pedaling speed and power. Enjoy your cruise to the fullest, through the scenic panorama, cool breeze with blue skies above! You can even make a stop at a local tomato farm and taste fresh, sweet Hokkaido tomatoes!
⑩Relax and enjoy a sky full of stars!
Hokkaido is known for its excellent air quality and vast blue skies. Make your way out to the countryside and enjoy a sky full of stars! You'll be amazed at the spectacular visibility the countryside has to offer. This is a great activity for inspiration during your Hokkaido, Japan tour!
We hope you found these 10 Hokkaido travel tips helpful. Please let us know if we can provide any further assistance. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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The lighting in a home can change the mood of a room and also it can change the perceived size of a room. The two main key factors and aspects in interior designing are placement and type, and they work together and in coloration with color selections, room size, availability of natural light and furniture selection. When all of the above mentioned elements are perfectly combined together, they then transform a room into superb combination of functionality and style.
The method for the usage of lighting can either be an addition or subtraction from the overall colors of a room and can be a huge impactor in the overall appearance of the room in terms of its size, style and décor. Darker colors like black, dark blue, dark brown, dark grey etc. can make a room feel smaller and cramped, whereas the lighter and bright colors such as white, off white, beige, sky blue, sea green etc. can make the room look bigger, brighter and can have a much positive impact on the mood of a person. The illusion of the space can be described by light reflecting off of the surface of the walls. There are some methods of lighting present that can help to further brighten the room and increase the reflection of light off the walls.
Furthermore, directional lighting, such as a track light, can often make the wall colors much softer. Another method of lighting could be the recessed lighting in which the glow of the light falls on the floor and not on the walls. This is actually the opposite of lights that are hung from the center or the ceiling of the room and rather than pointing a light to one particular area, the light is spread out equally on all areas of the room in recessed lighting. The choice for lighting is dependent upon the preference of the user and how they would want the décor of the room / house.
Directional lighting is actually the opposite of recessed lighting. In a directional lighting approach, light is actually pointed or specified towards a certain area or an object rather than spreading out light equally all over the area. Lights are usually hung over from the center of the wall or from the top of the ceiling such as spot lights or chandeliers. These lights target at one specific area such as a wall painting, a vase, the entrance pathway, flowers etc. so you can consider placing them on the walls.
One of the big roles of lighting in the interior designing is the functionality. There has to be a purpose for every lighting fixture otherwise it would result in wastage of electricity. Chandeliers are not only used in large rooms or hallways but they can also be used for kitchens, bedrooms, entrances, dining rooms etc. The size of the chandelier will vary however depending on the size of the room. Chandeliers come in different shapes and designs and they need to match the theme and design of the room as well. The size is decided for a chandelier depending on the width and length of a room. Furthermore, there are different categories of bulbs that are available such as halogen bulbs, LED bulbs etc. which have different advantages and disadvantages such as brighter light, longer life, product reliability etc. Considering all the above factors, you can decide the type of lighting that you would prefer in your house.
Both types of lighting either the natural light or man-made lighting can help with the illusion of creating space. For a darker room, find ways to bring in more full-spectrum natural light. If the room does not have sufficient lighting, it will feel cramped. The situation can also be worsened by choking up the room with different furniture such as a coffee table, sofas and chairs. By using different sized corner lamps and wall lightings you can brighten up any room and this technique can be applied to any home or office setting. Natural lighting is preferred above man-made lighting because it shows off colors better and adds to the visual space of a room by bouncing off reflective surfaces. Consider skylights or large windows if you want more natural light, or use sheer drapes and curtains to allow the maximum amount of light from your current windows.
Lighting is an essential factor when it comes to décor of a house. Different methods of lighting are mentioned above and none of them is either right or wrong. It all depends on the choice of the user, their mood, the environment, the design and theme of the room and the person's choice of colors.


This was a brand new home and the clients had some antiques and art that had great meaning to them, we integrated these into their new space. The wallpaper on the fireplace wall works to make the TV less obvious in the living room and adds elegant texture to the space.
The expanse of linen drapes adds beauty, texture and helps control both heat and light from the large south facing windows. These clients followed their Good Space Plan doing all the buying, oversight of installation and hiring of trades.


As teachers who use writing assignments to help students learn course material, we hope that students think critically as they complete our assignments, and we expect that they are learning from their writing. But what does critical thinking really mean in the context of their writing and the assignments we provide? What are students doing when they think critically to complete our assignments, and how does it help them learn things that are relevant to our courses?
Most of us spend our years of doctoral and post-doctoral training learning how to do research in our fields. Many of us serve as teaching assistants during this time, and some of us have the primary responsibility for a class. Still, when we begin faculty positions, we often feel ill prepared to take on teaching multiple classes a year. And if we are asked to teach a writing-intensive (WI) class, we may feel an added sense of bewilderment.
Many faculty are understandably curious about the writing instruction students will receive as students here. To earn an undergraduate degree at MU, every student is required to take three writing courses: English 1000 followed by two WI courses, one of which must be at the upper division level in the major. ENGL 1000 is overseen by the Composition Program in the Department of English, while the WI curriculum is overseen by Campus Writing Program.
In this post, I describe a writing-intensive and assignment-based curriculum that instructs students on best practices in writing a scientific paper and about the scientific publication process and scientific peer review.
Evaluating student writing can be difficult, and assuring consistent grading from one assignment to the next and between various faculty/TA graders can be particularly challenging. You might ask, why is this? Many factors contribute to the issues we face when evaluating student writing.
When deciding to incorporate writing into a course, most instructors have learned that this is not as easy as "I'll just assign an essay." For many, the first step is to determine what the learning objectives are for the writing assignment: what do you want your students to get out of writing this paper?
Peer review allows students to experience the advantage of feedback not only from the instructor but from their colleagues as well. There are several reasons to recommend employing such an approach, not least of which is a related phenomenon: peer pressure.
Through this website we seek to further the mission of the MU Campus Writing Program by offering a resource that supports faculty using "writing-to-learn" and "learning-to-write" principles in their classroom teaching. The posts included here are written by faculty for faculty, with a specific focus on teaching critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and disciplinary writing.


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N50b paid by MTN not a concessionaire fee, says minister
By Sam Oluwalana and Iyabo Lawal, Ibadan
17 May 2016 | 5:58 am
Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu yesterday disclosed that the N50 billion paid by MTN was not a concessionaire fee but part of the actual sum imposed by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC).
Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communication
Shittu stated this in Ibadan, Oyo State while speaking as the guest of honour at the roundtable programme organized by the League of Veteran Journalists, Oyo State chapter.
He said the company had earlier admitted that it failed to register about 5.2 million out of the 22 million lines on its network, apologized and confessed to the offence and pleaded for a review of the fine. Shittu clarified that the money paid to NCC by MTN was not the actual fine imposed on it, saying the penalty would be paid after the House of Representatives concluded its investigation on the matter.
The minister, who restated government's resolve to continually penalise any firm that fails to register subscribers on its network, lamented that the failure of those companies to fully register their subscribers has made several criminal activities such as kidnapping of the former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae and other prominent Nigerians easy because the lines used to communicate to the families were not traceable to any individual. This, he said has caused the country more harm than the actual fine.
On the hardship currently being faced by Nigerians, the minister pleaded for patience and assured that things would be better in due course. "I want Nigerians to be patient with the government, things are tough but we must do the needful to make the country great."
Speaking on the potentials of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), Shittu said efforts were in top gear to turn the agency from a mere service company into a big business conglomerate. He said the government through the ministry would use the potentials of the agency to establish NIPOST Bank and transact E-Banking, NIPOST Transport and provide internet facilities to its customers across the country.
"There are many locations, for example, Ikoyi Post Office is sitting on a 10 acres of land. We are planning to build offices, shopping malls on IPP arrangement and there would be more money. By the grace of God, NIPOST is going to be a 21st century organization which would compete with other companies locally and globally," Shittu said.
Adebayo Shittu
Minister of Communications
2023: Labour leader warns Nigerians against repeating 2015 mistake
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Atiku, others for Ukodie's book presentation in Lagos Thursday
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Vandalism crippling power distribution to customers — IBEDC
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EcoTarium unearths the Lion's share of history
Veer Mudambi
WORCESTER — City residents Sunday received a message from the past in the form of a 40-year-old time capsule.
Buried in November 1982 by the Worcester Host Lions Club, under the EcoTarium's sundial — which the club actually sponsored — the capsule was opened on the 100th anniversary of the club's charter, with museum staff and club members' families present.
"For some, 40 years is not a long time, for others, it's a whole lifetime ago," said EcoTarium President and CEO Noreen Johnson Smith, who addressed the curious onlookers Sunday in a Facebook video of the event provided by the museum.
The Lions Club encased the capsule in concrete during the sundial's construction.
"This is an amazing part of all of our history," said Lions Club Past District 33-A Governor Richard Ferrucci, who added that before the capsule was opened he had no idea what was in it.
The stone in front of the sundial was removed Sunday by three people using crowbars.
"If I was here 40 years ago, I might have done it a little differently than with concrete," Ferrucci quipped.
Among the more than 100 items, such as newspapers, magazines, and personal pictures, was a letter from President Ronald Reagan to the Worcester Host Lions Club specifically for inclusion in the capsule.
"To be opened in the year 2022 on the occasion of the Worcester Post Lions Club 100th Anniversary, a message from the White House, President Ronald Reagan," Johnson Smith read aloud in the video.
The magazine and newspaper issues described what at the time was major news from science to politics — such as a Telegram & Gazette article headlined "Bob Dole wants a social security plan."
Current news could also be felt, as dollar bills taken out served as a reminder of rampant inflation. "I'm surprised they even put a dollar in there," said one little girl.
When Johnson Smith asked her what it was worth today, the girl replied, "I think probably like, a 10?"
There was one person present who knew at least one item that would be revealed. Megan Pesce, whose late father was a member of the Lions Club, said he placed a Native American piggy bank from Shawmut Bank in the capsule.
"I guess you weren't supposed to know what was in it, but he told us he was taking it to put it in," Pesce said with a chuckle. "I'm a little emotional, there are audio tapes here that he made for us."
While most items were protected in plastic and tin foil, water damage required that some be left unopened and given the chance to dry before being read or examined. These will be stored at the EcoTarium, Johnson Smith said.
"Some of the advances in science that were documented in 1982, really so much has changed," Johnson Smith said, referring to theories that were proved and disproved since then and the technological advances of the information age.