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Travel Adventure to North America – July to October 2022
A blog about a trip to Canada and USA in late 2022
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Day 46 – 24th August (Mont-Tremblant)
As an aside, some of you may have seen the news article below. This was the hotel we were staying at in Ottawa, and we were in total ignorance of both the photo and the theft.
BBC News – Iconic Winston Churchill photo vanishes from Canada hotel https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62649297
Oh, well…..
To today, then. A very decent night's kip in separate queen beds (romantic, I know) and awoke to grey skies, but temperatures in the high teens.
Down to the free breakfast (buffet only) which was chaos. No mugs for coffee, no dishes for cereal, no bread for toast, people milling about everywhere, disinterested staff. Managed eventually to cobble something together, but not a great experience. However, the weather had improved considerably.
Mont Tremblant is so-called after the first nation people who lived here and called it the Trembling Mountain, as they thought it was inhabited by a deity that made the mountain shiver when he got angry.
It's been a ski resort since the 1960s as it's the highest mountain in the Laurentians, but it's only 875 metres (about 2,900 feet) above sea level.
This actual resort wot we are in (a pedestrian village) was built in 1991. Another analogy for it, apart from Poundbury and Portmeirion, is Toytown. It's all a bit weird.
We started our day wandering towards the base station of the cable car (the Cabriolet) which takes one up to the higher reaches of the resort whilst standing in a large suspended bucket. After some dithering, we decided to go up – it was free, after all. Temperature had risen to about 25 degrees now and it was a lovely day.
Built of Lego…..
Me neither
We then daringly decided to go up in the main cable car to the very top of Mont Tremblant. It was a much longer ride than I was expecting and it wasn't free. Apologies for the marks on the cab screen.
Once up there, it was a little cooler, around 21 degrees, but still very pleasant.
We headed for an observation tower, about half a mile away, which held the promise of some good views. We were not disappointed.
Observation platform
Toytown below
Like the cloud formation on this one
This is a centre also for hiking, but neither of us were up for that. There was a 2 kilometre circular walk which we thought we'd have a go at.
This was much tougher than I was expecting. It wasn't long, but it was very steep and rocky in parts.
The biggest problem was going downhill. The arthritis in my knees now seems to be affecting my left hip, and it felt very uncomfortable indeed. Most of the work I've done over the last few months to mitigate the effects seems to have been undone, and it is thoroughly depressing to realise that, over time, this is not going to improve. It's particularly galling as my cardiovascular fitness is fine. My mobility, however, is quite badly impaired. It was actually a relief to be able to go uphill on the way back.
Grabbed a welcome beer at a huge restaurant, then set off back down the mountain in the cable car.
Once down, we had a look around with the intention of a) finding a liquor store b) a restaurant to eat out at tonight. A) was established, but it was closed for a short while, so we (or to be more accurate, I) resolved to return later. B) was a lot more difficult, as there were so many to choose from. So we left it. Big mistake.
Some pictures from Toytown (Upper Level):
A chairlift up another flank of the mountain
We walked back down to the lower level so that Jean could buy an ice cream and we could both enjoy the sunshine.
Time came to see if the liquor store was now open, which was another excuse to use the Cabriolet. It was, so some essential supplies were purchased, including some gin. Mission accomplished. Except – no tonic.
Disaster was avoided by visiting the general store at the lower level. Jean was craving toast and Marmite (!), so bread was also bought (she already had the Marmite).
We took all this back to the room, gathered together an enormous pile of washing and took it to the guest laundry. These things are important, you know…..
Rewarded ourselves with toast and Marmite (Jean) and fizz (me) and sat on our balcony whilst the washing got done. Jean did have some fizz later….
View of the Cabriolet from our balcony
Then set out to find dinner. Given the number of restaurants around, one thought that this should be an easy task. Nope. Queues outside, 40 minute waits. Busy as hell. Now wished we'd tried to reserve a table somewhere.
Finally found a restaurant with a shorter queue further up the hill. We both ordered fish and chips, which when it came, was OK, but not brilliant. Now we know why the queue was short, but at least it was food.
Walked back down the hill with the remains of Jean's beer and half a bottle of a Portuguese vinho verde, to find that the air-conditioning in the room was working, as promised yesterday. Result, as it was still pretty humid.
So…. we sat out on the balcony to finish said beer and wine, as you do. Well, we do anyway.
Now we know rather more about this place, we might venture further afield. Who knows? Not us at the moment. You'll have to tune in tomorrow to find out.
Chris Walker
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2 responses to "Day 46 – 24th August (Mont-Tremblant)"
Adele Gardner
sorry to hear about your knees and now gone to your hip
Simon also has a bad knee and has mobility problems which like you stops us doing walks together although we also have good cv fitness
its so depressing getting old
my henry lives up church road in bow brickhill and getting up that hill makes me out of breath i have restricted lungs from years ago
Hi, Adele – yes, this lack of mobility is hard to take.
The hill up to Henry's House is the steepest in Bedfordshire, so no surprise you're knackered climbing it!
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Every traveler worth his salt has probably watched an episode of the popular reality TV show The Amazing Race even once. I was addicted to that show even before the travel bug hit me and it always crosses my mind how it would be like to actually participate in it.
A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail inviting me to be part of something very similar to the Amazing Race. Google Philippines set off a travel and adventure event titled Google Café. It would have teams competing on race from Manila to Tagaytay with no one guiding the competitors along except cryptic clues and cellphones glued to Google.
The rules of the game are simple enough. Divided into two groups, Team Search and Team Maps would be given a folder containing a clue as to where the next destination would be. The teams would then have to solve the content of the folder using Google products.
As soon as everyone was finished with breakfast, the teams quickly scampered out of Barbara's Intramuros to try and figure out the first clue.
Using Google Search, we eventually figured out our first location; the circular fortification of Baluarte de San Diego. I knew how to get there from Plaza San Luis, but we have to use Google Maps to navigate our van towards the first site. We were not really that familiar with the app yet so we did have a hard time finding our way through the maze that is Intramuros. In the end, we simply stopped our van on the nearest street and ran to our destination. And we were the first to get there!
Snatching the second clue, we again ran to our van and told our very Sunday-driving driver to head straight to Roxas Boulevard where the envelope said we would find a very large anchor.
We didn't bother using Google in looking for the anchor since we know that there's a couple right at the gates of Manila Yacht Club. We got there ahead but found no banner for our clue. We found it some hundred meters or so from where we parked, it was right in front of Anchor Hotel. We should've Googled it!
The next clue found us navigating the roads to Tagaytay City. This time we were looking for a particular flower stall at the city market. At first I thought it might be located in Mahogany Market, the largest marketplace in Tagaytay, but after using Google Maps, we found a public market that looked more apt with the clue on hand.
It might be the traffic or our inability to find a faster route to Tagaytay but our lead turned to lead as the other team out-maneuvered us.
To get our next clue, we were asked to get the scientific name of a particular flower that the clue-holder has on her hand. A quick Google Search revealed it and off we went to our next destination.
The towering white wheel of the Tagaytay Sky Ranch right beside Taal Vista Hotel rose into view as we got past the usual weekend traffic jam. Before handing out our clue, we were asked to count the number of gondolas the giant Ferris wheel has. But who needs counting when you can simply Google the answer.
Before the clue was handed, we were asked to take a group selfie with the Ferris wheel first and upload it to G+. And then we were off once more!
The next clue was to find a certain restaurant off the outskirts of Tagaytay. Using Google Maps, we let our phone give our driver the directions to parts of Tagaytay that we're really not familiar with. Go straight. Turn Right. Turn Right. Your're there, says Google Maps.
But we weren't there. We were in the middle of nowhere and there wasn't a restaurant nearby.
Quick on our toes, we dialed the number listed on Google Maps for the restaurant and we quickly backtracked and followed their direction. After a few minutes, a painting welcomed us at Le Jardin Rosella.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THESE PAINTINGS?
Before giving out our next clue, we needed to know the title of one of the paintings. Using Google Goggles, we scanned the painting and the title quickly popped. On to our next challenge!
Running through the resorts grounds we found a table filled with all sorts of fruits. The challenge was to know exactly how many calories these fruits have using Google's Voice Search. It was as easy as one, two, three! We were led upstairs and were surprised to find that we were the first group to arrive!
Coming from behind, we won Google's Travel & Adventure. Finding the restaurant proved to be the clincher. Had we not utilized the listing feature of Google Maps where we found the restaurant's phone number, we would've been totally out of the game.
It was an amazing afternoon of chasing around clues and performing challenges. Google apps are indeed something when it comes to traveling around, I'm an instant convert. But the best thing of all was that we won! Google rocks!
That was a nice adventure!
Pa-sponsor kayo sa Google, Ding!
I love Amazing Race too and also imagined myself being one of their contestants. It looks like you guys had a lot of fun, I wish Google will have a part 2 and invite me! Hahaha... Congratulations for winning the game!
Amazing Race + Google = Fun!


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The New GMOs: Plants Engineered to Be Better Biofuels
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A new breed of genetically modified crops is heading towards America's fields. Scientists across the country are engineering these crops not to survive a shower of pesticides or a harsh drought but to wean the country away from oil imports. They're biofuel crops, and they're meant to convert more carbon more efficiently into plant matter that can be more easily processed into biofuels. The Department of Energy has even come up with a cute name for them—Plants Engineered To Replace Oil, or PETROs.
Maybe the department is hoping that if they avoid the words "genetically modified," no one will freak out about this bent of research, for which the department's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy just doled out $36 million. Although most of us have probably eaten them in some processed-beyond-recognition form, Americans don't love the idea of genetically modified crops. Or, perhaps more accurately, we don't love the giant corporations that produce their seeds and use their patents to bully farmers. Unlike Europeans, though, we tolerate them. The trade-off is that they're grown within the confines of a regulatory regime that some scientists say is stifling innovation.
ARPA-E is funding 10 PETRO projects, and most of them are trying in some way to improve upon photosynthesis, which, despite being the foundation of all life on earth, isn't particularly efficient at converting sunlight into fuel. Researchers aim to create plants that "use light more efficiently" or use it to "intensify the leaf color to more efficiently capture and use sunlight." PETROs could store more oil in seeds like soybeans or store the same type of energy-dense cells in their leaves and stems. They're plants like Camelina, which is also an animal feed, but sugar cane, sweet sorghum, pine trees, which produce turpentine, and even tobacco. (Southern farmers have to do something with the stuff, apparently.)
For the most part, the ARPA-E grants are going to universities and other independent research bodies. But the Department of Energy is also supporting advanced biofuel research through programs like the Joint BioEnergy Institute in San Francisco. JBEI is working on growing plants that produce less hard-to-process lignin and more energy-rich cellulose.
The hope for these genetically engineered crops is that they'll cause biofuels make a modicum of financial and environmental sense. The end goal in every case is to extract more fuel per acre, leaving more space and less competition for food crops.
Although the Department of Energy wants to move away from next-next-generation technology (and these crops definitely qualify as that), biofuels still pass muster. Right now, they're the only fuel that could conceivably replace oil in jet planes. And since even the most optimistic estimates of hybrid and electric vehicle adoption rates still have most people driving traditional, if less gas-hungry, vehicles, these plants can also help reduce the carbon footprint of car use. Just remember that we're calling them PETROs now, not GMOs, and hope that they won't be used to drive every last small- and medium-scale farmer out of business.
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There are many reasons people drink alcohol, whether it be to relax, have fun, or escape life's stressors and frustrations. A lot of people indulge in alcohol safely, but it can also be incredibly risky, and if it starts to negatively impact your life, it may be a sign that you are developing an alcohol use problem or dependence. When individuals begin to wonder if their drinking is normal or signs of a problem, many of them turn to MHA's screening tools to seek answers.
MHA reviewed its Alcohol or Substance Use screening data from 2018, looking at our screeners who indicated that alcohol was the substance they were most concerned about, to learn more about them and figure out how we may be able to help.
In 2018, over half of the 12,000 people who took the Alcohol or Substance Use screen reported that they were concerned about their alcohol use. Over 60 percent said that other people had expressed they were concerned about their drinking, and over 80 percent said that they also felt they should cut down on it. People who took the screen to find out about their alcohol use were also more likely to score "at risk" for a substance use problem than screeners concerned about other substances – over 8 out of 10 screened at risk for an alcohol problem.
Alcohol is also intricately tied to mental health. People who screened at risk for an alcohol problem were both more likely to have received mental health treatment in the past, and to currently be receiving mental health treatment. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, people with a history of alcohol abuse or dependence were two to three times more likely to have an anxiety disorder and were four times more at risk of having a major depressive episode. [1] But it isn't always clear whether alcohol use worsens mental health conditions, or vice versa. Alcohol is often used to "self-medicate" feelings of anxiety or depression. Or is used as a coping mechanism for trauma or stress, to dull the thoughts or feelings people are experiencing. Nearly one out of every three people who took a screen for alcohol use identified as a trauma survivor, 9 percent were veterans, and another 9 percent were caregivers of someone living with emotional or physical illness - all of which were higher than we generally see from people taking a mental health screen on MHAScreening.org.
Fortunately, alcohol and substance use are treatable, and like other physical and mental health conditions, addressing a problem with alcohol early can greatly improve recovery. Thirty percent of people who took an alcohol screen reported that they would discuss their results with another person, and another 20 percent wanted to find additional information about alcohol use online.
If you are worried that your drinking may be a problem, please don't wait. Explore information about addiction online, read about others' experiences at Inspire, Lyf, or Reach Out. Talk to your primary care provider, a therapist or counselor that specializes in substance use, or even a trusted friend about your concerns or how to get treatment. If you're not sure where to start with that conversation, this article on how to tell someone about your addiction can help. If you're concerned about another mental health condition, try taking a free, confidential, online screen.
If you are concerned that someone you know may have an alcohol or substance use problem, talk to them about it. Remember that over 6 in 10 people who took the alcohol screen reported that someone had expressed a concern. Try to be as supportive and understanding as you can. By letting the person know you care about their well-being, they will be more willing to get the help they need. For more help with how to approach someone you feel may be abusing alcohol or other substances, you can get tips here.
[1] "Other Psychiatric Disorders." National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/special-populations-co-occurring-disorders/other-psychiatric-disorders.


Motorcycle beach racing and a hill climb are coming Saturday for Harley-Davidson's 115th anniversary celebration.
Dogs aren't allowed on Bradford Beach, but on Saturday, there will be motorcycles ripping through the sand in the first beach races in Milwaukee in more than 100 years.
You can still get to the water's edge, and swim, but it could be noisy as the bikes tear around a small oval track only about 25 feet away.
The track, about a quarter-mile in length, is surrounded by snow fence and bales of straw, so spectators and beach-goers won't be in harm's way from an out-of-control bike during the races, from noon to 7 p.m.
And although some critics of the races have said oil and water don't mix, race sponsor Harley-Davidson Inc. has promised to restore the beach to the condition it was in before the races.
Gasoline is being handled in an area where it won't leak into the sand, according to Harley.
"We've made every effort to make sure there's no impact on the environment," said company spokesman Michael Pflughoeft.
"You can swim and enjoy motorcycle racing at the same time," he said.
The beach races are part of Harley-Davidson's 115th anniversary celebration this weekend in Milwaukee. Other events include a motorcycle carnival at Veterans Park and a parade Sunday.
New venues, including beach racing and a motorcycle hill climb Saturday in Slinger, distinguish the 115th from Harley's previous anniversaries, which attracted more than 100,000 people to Milwaukee from all over the world.
It seems like there are a lot fewer bikes downtown and on Lake Drive this anniversary. Yet Harley says the turnout has been strong, and that bikers are scattered over a much wider area than in previous years, from Kenosha to Slinger, and west into the suburbs.
"People may not see the density of motorcycles they've seen in the past because they're not all congregating in one location," Pflughoeft said.
Thursday, the Sixth Street Viaduct that leads to the Harley-Davidson Museum was closed to traffic so bikers could park there and walk to anniversary events on the sprawling lawn surrounding the museum.
Bars and restaurants on the city's south side were packed with out-of-town motorcyclists, judging from the license plates from California to Maine.
"There are literally thousands and thousands of bikes throughout the region," Pflughoeft said.
The beach races are a replica of events from the early 1900s.
Many of the racers are on vintage 1940s, and older, motorcycles.
Some of the bikes have original, rusted fenders, and the outside of the engines are covered in oil.
They're heavy and clumsy, especially in sand.
In test runs Friday, riders cracked the throttle and got up some speed on the track's straightaways, only to slow way down and sometimes wipe out in the turns.
The track is shaped like a paperclip, and deep tire ruts make for difficult turns, said Scott Jones, a racer from Orange County, California.
"You point your eyes where you want the bike to go, and hopefully it follows. But you really don't have a whole lot of control," Jones said.
He races vintage motorcycles and new ones, including bikes in the "Hooligan" category that's become a huge hit at Milwaukee's Flat Out Friday bike races at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
In Hooligan racing, a crazy mix of bikes rip around a little board track that's sometimes covered with Dr Pepper soda syrup.
There are racers in costume, and there are wipeouts as riders go through the turns at not-so-high speeds that seem fast because of the track's size.
"It's all for fun. We're just having a good time," Jones said.
When he's not racing, and working on old bikes, Jones is a machinist for Space X, the California company that in 2012 launched the first commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station.
"I am one of the rocket guys," he said.
An oval-shaped motorcycle race track on a beach is a rarity these days, but it lends itself to Hooligan racing and bikes that did beach racing long ago.
One of the racers, Chad Trayner from Lexington, Kentucky, brought a 1942 Harley to Milwaukee that looks like it's right off a beach from 80 years ago.
"I love old bikes. It's all I have," said Trayner, a construction superintendent by profession.
"All of my friends back home ride old bikes. Between all of us, we can probably fix anything," he said.
A resurgence in vintage motorcycle racing has driven up the prices of old bikes that are still occasionally found rusting away in barns and garages, covered with tarps and cobwebs.
"You used to be able to pick up one of these for about $3,000. Now it's closer to between seven and nine thousand," Trayner said.
There's no admission charge to watch Saturday's beach races.
Saturday's motorcycle hill climb will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Little Switzerland ski resort in Slinger. General admission tickets are $10, and admission is free for children 12 years old and younger.
Bikes will race to the top of a steep, gnarly hill side-by-side or individually based on time.
There hasn't been a motorcycle hill climb at Little Switzerland in many years, said ski resort owner Mike Schmitz.
"In the Harley museum, there's a picture of it," he said.
About 100 bikes, of many sizes, are expected to compete in the event. The 200-foot hill has been beefed up with obstacles to make it more challenging.
Some bikes will shoot up the hill in seconds, while others will flip over, usually at slow speeds, on their way to the top.
"If you like to crash, it's not hard at all," said Dan Vrana, who will be one of the referees at the hill climb.


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Through cochlear implants, deaf individuals are now routinely able to hear spoken language—yet music remains exceedingly difficult. Music represents the most sophisticated auditory stimulus in the world, and offers a unique opportunity to study how individuals with hearing loss can learn to perceive even the most subtle of sounds.
Dr. Charles Limb is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, where he specializes in neurotology and skull base surgery. He is also a Faculty Member at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. He received his undergraduate degree at Harvard University, medical degree at Yale University School of Medicine, and completed surgical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also completed postdoctoral research fellowships under Dr. David Ryugo and Dr. Allen Braun. His current areas of research focus on the study of the neural basis of musical improvisation and creativity (in jazz and freestyle rap) as well as the study of music perception in deaf individuals with cochlear implants. His work has been featured by CNN, National Public Radio, TED, National Geographic, Scientific American, PBS, the New York Times, the Library of Congress, Canadian Broadcasting Company, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institute. Learn more about Dr. Limb
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While unwilling to tackle its own evident governance failings, the G20 promises to finalise the next round of IMF governance reform "no later than … 2019". Careful observers will note that the last round was agreed in 2010 but only implemented at the end of last year, having taken years to receive the approval of the US, which has a veto over governance changes at the IMF thanks to the size of its shareholding. This means that, instead of happening every five years, as mandated, IMF reform seems to be on a ten year – or longer – cycle. This, coupled with the fact that the last round of reform resulted in relatively minor shifts in voting power that left rich countries with the majority of votes and board seats despite their declining global economic role, suggests that the institution's legitimacy problems will continue to grow.


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From this page you can learn about technical aspects about MDI observations and the scientific goals of the SOI-MDI program. Information about the MDI goals in the original SOHO mission as well as the SOHO Solar Maximum extended mission phase is available here.
For questions or comments, e-mail MDI.
SOI Science Objectives - short descriptions of the various scientific problems identified by the SOI-MDI team for the prime SOHO mission.
MDI Observations and Observables - an introduction to the technical capabilities of the Michelson Doppler Imager and the observing programs.
MDI Science Announcement of Opportunity for the original SOHO mission phase (1995-1998).
Extended Mission Science Obsectives - The science objectives in the extended mission phase of SOHO include the original SOI-MDI objectives as well as others appropriate to a more active Sun and the opportunity to observe jointly with TRACE. MDI science proposals are still requested to announce planned investigations.
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/**
 * A builder for a single write request.
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 * @since 2.12
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public class BulkWriteRequestBuilder {
    private final BulkWriteOperation bulkWriteOperation;
    private final DBObject query;

    BulkWriteRequestBuilder(final BulkWriteOperation bulkWriteOperation, final DBObject query) {
        this.bulkWriteOperation = bulkWriteOperation;
        this.query = query;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a request to remove all matching documents to the bulk operation.
     */
    public void remove() {
        bulkWriteOperation.addRequest(new RemoveRequest(query, true));
    }

    /**
     * Adds a request to remove one matching documents to the bulk operation.
     */
    public void removeOne() {
        bulkWriteOperation.addRequest(new RemoveRequest(query, false));
    }

    /**
     * Adds a request to replace one matching documents to the bulk operation.
     *
     * @param document the replacement document
     */
    public void replaceOne(final DBObject document) {
        new BulkUpdateRequestBuilder(bulkWriteOperation, query, false).replaceOne(document);
    }

    /**
     * Adds a request to replace one matching documents to the bulk operation.
     *
     * @param update the update criteria
     */
    public void update(final DBObject update) {
        new BulkUpdateRequestBuilder(bulkWriteOperation, query, false).update(update);
    }

    /**
     * Adds a request to update one matching documents to the bulk operation.
     *
     * @param update the update criteria
     */
    public void updateOne(final DBObject update) {
        new BulkUpdateRequestBuilder(bulkWriteOperation, query, false).updateOne(update);
    }

    /**
     * Specifies that the request being built should be an upsert.
     *
     * @return a new builder that allows only update and replace, since upsert does not apply to remove.
     *
     * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/method/db.collection.update/#upsert-parameter Upsert
     */
    public BulkUpdateRequestBuilder upsert() {
        return new BulkUpdateRequestBuilder(bulkWriteOperation, query, true);
    }
}


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Puppeteer who performed Sesame Street's Big Bird, Oscar, dies at 85
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children's television show "Sesame Street" and even made garbage-loving Oscar the Grouch loveable, died on Sunday at the age of 85, the Sesame Workshop said.
FILE PHOTO: Caroll Spinney signs autographs during the Dean Martin Expo and Nostalgic, Comedy and Comic Convention featuring collections of memorabilia from 1950's and 60's in New York City, U.S., June 28, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Spinney, who suffered from the movement disorder dystonia, had provided only Big Bird's voice since 2015 while another puppeteer was in the costume.
"We at Sesame Workshop mourn his passing and feel an immense gratitude for all he has given to Sesame Street and to children around the world," the show's co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney said in a statement on Sunday.
Big Bird, Oscar and Spinney were part of "Sesame Street" when it made its debut Nov. 10, 1969, with the goal of entertaining and educating young children, especially those in low-income families.
Spinney announced his retirement at age 84 in October 2018 after completing episodes that were to be aired in 2019 to mark the show's 50th year.
With Spinney inside, Big Bird danced with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, sang at Carnegie Hall, passed out Emmys, appeared on the cover of Time magazine and toured China with Bob Hope. He performed with everyone from Johnny Cash to Michael Jackson.
Spinney's career inside the Big Bird costume was portrayed in the 2015 documentary "I Am Big Bird." The film covered some of his darker moments, including suicidal thoughts after his first wife left him and took their kids, and the jealousy he felt when the character Elmo became more popular than Big Bird.
The beloved Big Bird was a fluffy pear-shaped mass of yellow-dyed turkey feathers set atop spindly legs and standing more than 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall. At first he was a dim-witted goof but Spinney developed him into a character whom children could relate to – an excitable naïf with the sensibilities of a 6-year-old who was learning letters and numbers just like the young viewers who adored him.
Big Bird was often flustered but persevered with the help of his neighbors on Sesame Street, where puppet creatures and humans lived side by side.
"Through Big Bird I've learned things that have changed my life, lessons that have stayed with me even when I'm not in the puppet," Spinney said in his book, "The Wisdom of Big Bird (and Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch)". "I'm certain that being a bird has made me a better person."
In a statement announcing his retirement, Spinney said: "Even as I step down from my roles, I feel I will always be Big Bird. And even Oscar, once in a while."
HAND IN THE HEAD, HAND IN THE WING
Spinney said Big Bird's voice was actually his own, just a little higher, but bringing him to life was physically demanding. He had to keep his right hand straight up in Big Bird's head while his left arm was in the costume's left wing. He operated the right wing by pulling on a cord and used an interior video monitor to see what was going on in front of him.
Spinney was close to Jim Henson, the man behind "Sesame Street" and the Muppets puppet troupe, and he wore the full Big Bird costume when he sang the Muppet anthem "Bein' Green" at Henson's funeral in 1990.
Big Bird and death also were part of one of most memorable moments on "Sesame Street." Actor Will Lee, who played storekeeper Mr. Hooper, died in 1982, and it turned into a lesson for children as the show's cast gathered around Big Bird to explain the loss of the friend who had made him bird-seed milkshakes.
"When we finished there were tears on all the actors' faces," Spinney said in an interview on the "Sesame Street" website. "When I came out of the suit, I had to have a towel because I had been crying."
Spinney also gave life to Big Bird's antithesis, Oscar the Grouch, the furry green creature who offered his curmudgeonly views on the goings-on on Sesame Street. Oscar lived in a garbage can and sang about his love of trash – "anything dirty or dingy or dusty, anything ragged or rotten or rusty."
Spinney said the gravelly voice he gave Oscar was an imitation of the tough-talking New York cab driver who took Spinney to the studio the day he was to debut the character.
Spinney grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, and developed his interest in puppets as a child. He said he never had a desire to be seen by the audience.
He pursued puppetry in his spare time while in the Air Force by starting a kids' show for a Las Vegas television station. Once back in Boston, he was part of the "Bozo the Clown Show" before Henson brought him to Sesame Street.
Spinney credited his 1979 marriage to Debra Gilroy, who worked for the company that produced "Sesame Street," for turning his life around.
Reporting and writing by Bill Trott; Additional reporting by Alwyn Scott; Editing by Cynthia Osterman
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Health costs have risen. That's pretty obvious. And if you're reading this article you're probably wondering if a high deductible health plan is something that you should consider. Maybe it's because your health plan just became more expensive, maybe your costs are actually pretty low but you want to save some extra cash. Regardless of why you're considering a HDHP, there are a few things that you may not have considered yet.
Is Competition in Healthcare Good?
Believe it or not, one of the most common questions that I get is about competition in the industry. While it seems like a pretty basic question, it really isn't. But before we get into that, let's address the elephant in the room. Yes I mean the idea that its "un-American" or socialist to simply consider competition as being anything other than divine. The fact of the matter is our current system isn't a perfectly competitive market, and its actually built on a load of regulations and rules dictated by the government. What we're left with is a series of complex industries that are trying to compete within the given set of rules. This doesn't always equate to providing the best result for the consumer.
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Most companies offer some sort of (tax exempt) cash plan to help employees pay their medical bills. Not surprisingly, one of the most common issues that employers face is whether to use an HSA (health savings account) or an HRA (health reimbursement arrangement).
Common logic says that HSA's are better bet for employees, right? You would be right. Except that this isn't common logic, this is health insurance, where there is always more than meets the eye. A lot like a magic show, except kind of boring.


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"F*** Trident": Jeremy Corbyn's Twitter Account is Hacked
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Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves home in north London, Britain December 2, 2015. Corbyn has today restated his opposition to Britain's nuclear weapon system. Reuters/Neil Hall
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Britain's left-wing opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn often gets attention for his public pronouncements, but on Sunday his communications took a turn for the bizarre after his Twitter account was apparently hacked.
Among the messages posted—and quickly deleted—to Corbyn's 384,000 followers by an unknown source was a surreal slur against Britain's prime minister: "davey cameron is a pie."
But one message sent by the mysterious invader wasn't far away from Corbyn's own policy position. In a reference to Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent system, which is up for renewal, the account put out a simple two-word proposal: "f*** trident."
On the BBC's Today program on Monday, the real Corbyn—mild mannered and not one for using foul language in public—politely reiterated his opposition to replacing the nuclear weapons system, which consists of four submarines armed with nuclear missiles.
"If we want to live in a nuclear free world we have to recognize that we have to make a contribution to it," said the Labour party leader.
"Renewing Trident, in my view, goes against the fundamental spirit of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty [which Britain signed in 1968] which requires the five declared nuclear weapon states not to renew their weapon systems."
As Britain's parliament prepares to vote on whether the U.K. should replace the Trident system in time for its expiry in the late 2020s, Corbyn's Labour party is reviewing its position. Previously the party has supported renewing the weapon, but Corbyn, a committed anti-nuclear activist for much of his political life, wants to change this.
On Today , Corbyn said he intended for non-parliamentary members of his party—more likely to be anti-Trident than his members of parliament—to have a "big say" in deciding the party's policy on this issue.
He also did not confirm or deny whether he would be attending a February rally against Trident organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, of which Corbyn is Vice-President.
Corbyn's remarks follow a reshuffle last week of his top team, in which he gave the main defense policy job to a fellow critic of the UK's nuclear arms capacity.
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K.J.Donnelly is a Reader in Film at the University of Southampton, UK. He is the author of Occult Aesthetics: Synchronization in Sound Film (2013), British Film Music and Film Musicals (2007), The Spectre of Sound (2005) and Pop Music in British Cinema (2001); and editor of Film Music: Critical Approaches (2001) and co-editor (with Phil Hayward) of Music in Science Fiction Television: Tuning to the Future (2012). Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
Magical Musical Tour : Rock and Pop in Film Soundtracks
...The opening screencard for The Last Waltz (1977) reads: 'The Film Should Be Played Loud'. The development of the rock documentary was where rock music, and to a lesser degree perhaps pop music, found its own specific film form, derived from...
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...Progressive rock (often abbreviated to prog rock or prog), which emerged out of the ashes of late-1960s British psychedelia, is rock music's most epic and ambitious style; from 1970 to 1975, the period of its greatest vitality...


The Mets were going to watch Mike Pelfrey throw one more time tonight, then make a decision on whether to allow the big right-hander to start Sunday against the Brewers with tendinitis in his right forearm. Pelfrey said this afternoon he is preparing to pitch Sunday, but Jerry Manuel followed that by saying the Mets will be "very cautious." Manuel's comments were a good indication Pelfrey will be given the day off.
The Mets appear to have Nelson Figueroa ready to go in place of Pelfrey in the wake of them abruptly lifting Figueroa from his start Thursday at Triple-A Buffalo after just two innings.


is terribly wrong. The Controllers are malevolent conscious energies that are able to slip between the 3rd and 4th dimensions through brain implanted chips in carefully-selected people... people with rare psychic abilities.
I became friends in 1981 at 12 years old in a Middle School near Seattle. Even then, he had a special gift of second sight, picking numbers out of my head and other startling precognitive insights, and a gifted spontaneous poet. I trust Curt when he tells me something.
he could keep up. He was NOT ON DRUGS, and he was so emotionally adamant that I kept an open mind.
He reminded me about some papers that we had stumbled across in 1986 called 'Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars'. A mutual friend had found them INSIDE of a Xerox machine purchased from an Army Surplus auction, taped inside.
much of what we read then is happening now. Only a few copies of this document were printed and circulated, and Curt said the same people were working with The Controllers to exploit and drain energy from our dimension.
Listen2Daze – a 48+ hour album that details over 400 songs on 39 CDs (Chapters) what happened to Curt in the intervening years, lengthy, poetic voice mails mixed with recordings of him dating back to 1981 where, true to form, questions he asks are answered by his own voices from the past. Many of his wild premonitions are actually coming true, and technological advancements that sounded like fiction 10 years ago are now implemented on a daily basis.
4. The CDs themselves physically spell out the first Secret Word. What is it?
5. The new full image created by the CD art is a visual pun. Can you peg it?
6. There is a 2nd Secret Word which can be discovered by following the chapter sequence of the CDs as you observe them upon the puzzle.
7. During the 400th song's final seconds, you must close the psychokinetic circuit by placing the original 'Listen' CD upon the puzzle. Look closely at Chapter 39's CD art to locate where 'Listen' fits upon the puzzle. This next step is crucial! Critical!
8. Speak aloud the 2nd Word simultaneously with 'Listen's contact with the puzzle at The End!
10. Reunite the CDs in their slipcases and reassemble the box.
May it have the effect I intend when he finally hears it!
Listen2Daze has been in creation for nearly 20 years.
Virtuoso guitarist Bill Barkley and I recorded nearly 53 hours of music in 22 months. 3-4 nights per week, we'd set out to challenge our musical skills and experiment with sounds, textures, and let our souls fly unencumbered by any Earthly concerns - this music was not intended for release! It was evoked purely from our imaginations and, unlike most popular music, not refined into a powder and reshaped into a 'song' by committees and nervous radio-conscious record label executives.
Here, the whole-grain moments of pure discovery are left intact and then decorated with vocals, additional instruments, and Curt Clues. Bill and I had developed such a strong musical connection, we could anticipate the other's musical thoughts and create compositions first-take and move on to the next utilizing entirely different sounds and rhythms than the last. Instant Psychic Songcraft.
Since, I have been adding thousands of additional sounds and voices, harvesting old cassettes (1981-1999) for Curt's voice, shaping the storyline, writing piles of lyrics and enlisting powerful vocalists to perform them, conceiving the artwork and puzzles and boxes, and trimming out any music that was less than 100% inspired, reducing the running time to a reasonable 48 hours, 57 minutes, and 17 seconds.
We've inadvertantly created the longest original concept album in human history. It just happened to be this long.


Social Sentinel will troll area social media traffic searching for key words and phrases that could indicate a possible threat to school safety.
Can an algorithm distinguish the difference in intent between a Facebook post that says, "I really didn't practice. I'm afraid I'm gonna bomb my band solo performance," and another that says, "I hate these band kids. I'm going to bomb their performance"? And should the district use such an algorithm to troll through local social media traffic for potential school threats?
The Flagler County School Board voted unanimously April 17 to pay a company called Social Sentinel $18,500 per year for three years to troll public social media posts and search for violent threats or threats of suicide and help make those kinds of calls. The software, according to Social Sentinel, is continually being refined to more accurately detect actual threats.
Unlike previous district monitoring measures, this one won't be restricted to students' school-issued laptops or to internet traffic on the district's servers. So it won't affect only students or school staff: It could target anyone who's set their social media location to "Flagler County" or "Palm Coast" or who's posted references to local schools.
Potential threats that trigger the algorithm by matching a "harm library" and that appear to occur within the software's "footprint" — area of concern — would be forwarded to district staff for review.
"What we're able to do is, if a threat exists and we tie into that ... we can associate that with, to the best of our knowledge, our client," said Heather Harer, who represented Social Sentinel before the School Board at its meeting April 17. "This is all publicly accessible data. … And again, we're only looking at high-level threats." The company's brochure states that it can also be used to disrupt drug distribution or gang activity.
Earl Johnson, the district's director of leadership development, spoke briefly at the meeting in favor of the software, saying it would add a new layer of security for the district.
He said he'd spoken to staff in another county that had contracted with Social Sentinel because it had a high rate of student suicide. Since implementation, it had gotten five "positive hits" from the program, he said: four threats of suicide, and one middle school student who'd posted about smoking pot on campus. The students threatening suicide got intervention and were still attending school in that district when Johnson talked to staff there, he said.
By the time the School Board meeting was held, a column by FlaglerLive.com's Pierre Tristam opposing the program as well-intentioned but unwarranted snooping had gotten about two dozen comments, largely from people calling the program an overreach or a waste of money.
School Board members — with the exception of the two student School Board members, who can listen in and offer comments, but not a vote — spoke largely in favor of the program, asking only a few clarifying questions.
Board member Janet McDonald said she'd heard that law enforcement already used similar tools.
Board member Andy Dance said he thought that the key to the issue was that everything Social Sentinel would be assessing would be in the public domain.
Conklin said she was sure everyone on the board had, at some point, gotten a screenshot of some social media threat and forwarded it to district staff.
Two student School Board members, Matanzas High School's Margaret Ann O'Mahoney and FPC's Jessica Paige Middleton, asked several questions.
Middleton asked Harer how the company decided what information to target. Harer replied that the company uses "a few different components," including geo-fences and "self-identifiers," like when people post their location or school affiliation.
O'Mahoney asked what action the district would take when threats are received.
Johnson said that would depend on the threat: In some cases, the district would refer the issue to mental health counselors, in others, to law enforcement.
Mahoney asked if the district had spoken about the Social Sentinel proposal with students and the community.
Johnson said that, for security reasons, the district didn't take the issue before the public. It was discussed at a workshop April 3, but the district did not go out to bid on the contract. It planned to met in executive session April 17 before the board meeting to discuss the program without the public in attendance, but then pulled Social Sentinel off the agenda for the closed-door meeting.
Superintendent James Tager thanked O'Mahoney and Middleton for speaking up.


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Phulpakhru 8 May 2019 Written Update Episode: Vaidehi Comes To Know About Unknown Caller
Tanya and Vaidehi plan to call back the unknown caller and get to know that he works for RS Construction.
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In the previous episode of Phulpakhru, Manas goes inside Revati's cabin after receiving the phone call. Everyone at RBK is tensed about how Revati will react to Manas' action. In the cabin, Revati tells how important the company is for her and asks Manas to not to disappoint her. She then tells him about the rules and regulations and tells him how she has dedicated herself to the company.
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In tonight's episode, Shubham is seen talking to two people who are from Vaidehi's office. He tells them if any mistake happens at their end then he won't forgive them as Vaidehi does. After both the employee's leave from his office, he tells a person over a phone call to keep an eye on both of them. At home, Vaidehi again gets a blank call from the unknown caller. Tanya sees Vaidehi tensed and asks her about it. She tells Tanya that it is happening from the last few months.
At RBK, Revati forces Manas to create a poem as soon as possible but he tells her that it won't be possible while she is sitting in front of him. He then tells Revati to go and sit inside her cabin so that he can ideate in a better way. Revati agrees to it and goes inside her cabin. Manas then asks everyone to help him create the poem and starts practising.
Later that day, Shubham tells his subordinate Vinod to call Vaidehi and give her a blank call the way he has been doing it till now. When Vinod is about to call Vaidehi, he gets a call from a lady who is talking to him in a sensuous voice. She tries to strike a conversation and is successful in doing so. We later come to know that it is none other than Tanya who has decided to call back using a different number.
Tanya asks him his name and his profession and Vinod who is unknown of the caller, tells everything. While talking to Vinod, Vaidehi and Tanya come to know that he works as a supervisor in RS Construction. Hearing this, Vaidehi gets shocked and calls Shubham and tells him that she wants to meet him now.
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The Washington Football Team was dealt a 27-20 loss by the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The Burgundy & Gold came into the matchup flying high on a four-game win streak but failed to produce more of that magic against its division rivals in Week 14. Here are some numbers to know from Washington's first defeat since October
In its last four games, Washington's third down conversion rate has been a respectable 50%. In the last three games, it ranked in the top half of the league. That number has been an indication of the team's offensive emergence in the back half of the season. Since the bye week, the Burgundy & Gold have done a significantly better job at scooping up yards to extend drives, setting itself up to make the plays that have led to this unbeaten run.
Today though, Washington's third down conversion rate was just 3-of-15, or 20%. The offense sputtered against a potent Dallas defense, starring Micah Parsons, who completed five sacks and forced three fumbles.
Washington went 0-of-6 on its first six third down attempts and couldn't get a conversion until the start of the third quarter. It didn't do much to help Washington turn things around, as its meager 17-yard drive was its longest of the day at the time. Washington's final two conversions came in the fourth quarter, but it dealt with a fumble and two punts before finding more success in such situations.
With more than half of Washington's division games still left to play, Washington must get back to its triumphs from last month in order to keep its playoff hopes alive.
PHOTOS | Washington vs. Cowboys, Week 14
The Washington Football Team hosted the Dallas Cowboys for Week 14 and suffered a 27-20 loss despite a late comeback. Check out the top shots from the action. (Photos by Emilee Fails, Karlee Sell, and Joseph Noyes/Washington Football Team)
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The number four was always going to be a number to know heading into this battle as Washington's win streak, and while it does have something to do with Taylor Heinicke, it isn't a positive.
Dallas forced Washington to turnover the ball four times (three fumbles and one interception). Heinicke was the one who converted the first two, both of which came in the first three drives on the first quarter. The first was a result of the Cowboys reading a screen pass intended for DeAndre Carter, as Randy Gregory tipped the ball to himself before picking off the pass and returning it to Washington's 41-yard line.
The next was even more detrimental; with Washington facing a fourth-and-2, the ball popped loose from Heinicke's grasp as he was sacks for a 12-yard loss. Dorance Armstrong scooped up the ball and returned it 37 yards for the score.
In the third quarter, with Washington trying to mount a comeback, Antonio Gibson coughed up the ball at Washington's 25-yard line. In total, Washington's first three turnovers resulted in 17 points.
The fourth one, however, ended up costing Washington the game. As Kyle Allen was trying to escape a sack, an attempt to throw the ball away was ruled a fumble, and with Dallas converting a third down before the two-minute warning, all the Cowboys needed to do was run out the clock.
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Washington's defense had its hands full trying to contain a Dallas offense that, going into Sunday, averaged the second-most points per game in the league. Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup and CeeDee Lamb have helped motor the NFC East leader's wildly productive offense, although that haven't spent much time on the field all together this season.
The home team this afternoon struggled to stop these three in its first loss in five weeks. Cooper finished the game with 51 yards, Lamb with 76 and Gallup with 60 – a combined total of 187 yards. This tally accounted for over 58% of Dallas' total and 89% of Dallas' passing yards.
Dallas can credit Cooper to putting it up by double digits. He completed a seven-yard touchdown grab after Heinicke's interception and was wide open in the middle of the end zone. Lamb had a pair of grabs in the first half that helped the Cowboys get in field goal range.
Washington gave up 211 yards on Sunday, which in reality isn't a bad outing. But when a team has three top options at receiver, Washington must be better at containing them and limiting big plays.
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I do believe, Frank, that this batch is the first time where I've recognised every artist in the list. (I haven't recognised all the songs, though.)
Phil Seymour – "I Found A Love" (1981)
This reminds me so much of Ted Mulry. For example:
(A non-Frank suggestion)
Ted Mulry Gang – "My Temperature's High" (1974)
I enjoyed Phil Seymour's song a lot. And I think I'll call Phil Seymour "America's Ted Mulry" from now on. By the way, I can't really think of anything in particular to say about "I Found A Love" because there's nothing out of the ordinary to report – there are no weird vocal harmonies, no wrong notes, no out-of-place instruments etc etc. It's just a well-written, well-performed power pop song.
Lou Christie – "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" (1969)
Before I played this song, I saw the name of the artist and was looking forward to hearing that wonderful, deep voice that Lou Christie's renowned for, singing a song that I was familiar with. But when the singing began, I realised that I was thinking of Lou Rawls. Oops. As soon as I realised that I had the wrong Lou in my brain (now, there's a Science-Fiction thriller title for you: The Wrong Lou In My Brain), I apologised to both Lou's and got on with listening to the song. However, I committed yet another musical faux pas: when Lou (Christie) started singing I realised that I wasn't listening to the song I thought I was going to listen to – I thought I was going to listen to "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me". So, now I had to apologise to Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations as well. Now that I was finally concentrating on "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" by Lou Christie, I enjoyed it. To me, it sounds like a Bubblegum song before Bubblegum came along – I'd call it pre-Bubblegum. I liked the background vocals. I just found out that "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" was released in 1969 which surprised me a little. Given the production (Las Vegas-ish), vocal style (both main and background), and country of origin (the land of Americans, where they love big shiny Las Vegas-ish pop songs), I would have picked this for about 1964 – not 1969, the era of hippies and Woodstock, the time when electric sitars and thumb cymbals ruled the airwaves.
[I have a feeling that my sentences are getting way too long and fractured. Please let me know if my sentences become unintelligible.]
Where was I? Oh, yeah: Lou Christie (not Rawls) singing "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" (Not "Love Me"). I like this song. And the more I play it, the more I like it.
Fotomaker – "Where Have You Been All My Life" (1978)
Oh, dear. I'm afraid that this is definitely not the song for me to make any sort of (welcome) comment on. To spare your feelings, I'd love to be able to skip making any kind of comment. However, as you are possibly a glutton for punishment, here are a few of the things I found "grrr"-worthy:
1. The slightly country, slightly ballady feel of the song which reeks of "tenderness". Ugh.
2. The seemingly-endless string of lyrical clichés. Ugh. (I actually cringed whilst listening to most of those lyrics.)
3. The synthesized 'brass section' (appearing every two bars in the verse, starting at 1:03 – it sounds like a synthesizer playing two notes that were set to "trumpet"). Ugh.
4. The refrain (at 1:49) leading up to the guitar solo that (to me) doesn't seem to quite fit in with the rest of the song. (I also thought it was the best part of the song – and not because it was the shortest part.)
5. That piano fill at 2:06. Talk about cliché. Ugh.
The only thing I will say in this song's favour is that some of the melody and chords that were used in the verse reminded me of ABBA's "Super Trouper". The great news is that I was reminded of ABBA. The not-so-great news is that when I think of ABBA, most other artists come off a distinct second-best. But back to the Fotomaker song: there is one other thing I can think of that could be considered as praise – I thought the guitar tone in the solo was OK. But why put strings in the song from the guitar solo onwards, when they could have been used throughout the song, taking my mind off of those horrendous lyrics? I've listened to the song three times now, and it did not improve each time. Quite the opposite: every time I heard the song, the things that annoyed me managed to annoy me even more.
Emitt Rhodes – "Really Wanted You" (1971)
Now this is much more like it. When it started, straight after the Fotomaker track – and almost as an antidote to the Fotomaker track – I was groovin' to it in a major way. The beat, the melodies, the riffs, the instrumentation, the playing… it's all good. Yep. Not much to complain about here. (Well, nothing I can think of.) By the way, you supplied a mono version of the track. I've replaced it with the stereo one which allows you to really appreciate Emitt's acoustic guitar playing (in the left channel) as well everything else he played on the track (which was, incidentally, everything else).
Booker T. & The MG's – "Time Is Tight" (1969)
Fabulous. And it's just occurred to me that nothing I can say is going to add to the enjoyment of a Booker T. & The MG's track – any Booker T. & The MG's track. My advice for anyone about to listen to "Time Is Tight": just sit back, relax, and let Booker T. and the gang do their thang. Oh yeah.
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Home News Samsung Shows Off Ray Tracing Support for Upcoming Exynos Chips
Samsung Shows Off Ray Tracing Support for Upcoming Exynos Chips
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing has been a thing on PC for a while, but Samsung has been working to bring it to smartphones. Samsung has been working with AMD to add RDNA 2 graphics to Exynos chips which will enable ray tracing support on smartphones just like gaming PCs.
Samsung has just posted a teaser on its website that shows off the ray-tracing capabilities of upcoming Exynos chipsets. This means that the teaser campaign has officially kicked off and we can expect to see more details on the upcoming AMD-powered Exynos chip soon.
Samsung's next flagship chip is expected to be the Exynos 2200 and rumors claim that it will feature on the Galaxy S22 series. Its GPU is expected to be at least 30% faster than Samsung's previous Mali GPUs. It will also have support for ray tracing thanks to AMD's rDNA 2 graphics support.
For those unaware, ray tracing in gaming produces much more realistic reflections but also more photo-realistic lighting and shadows compared to traditional game graphics. But enabling it requires a lot of computational power, so gaming devices need hardware support to achieve real-time performance.
The new Exynos GPUs will also be capable of Variable Rate Shading which allows some objects to be rendered at a higher resolution than others. This helps save computing power with more detail on in-focus objects and less detail on background objects.
We expect to hear more on the Exynos 2200 over the upcoming weeks.
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UK festival market being driven by 'super fans'
by James Hanley
August 8th 2016	at 4:08PM
The UK festival market is being driven by a core group of "super fans", according to new research.
Of those surveyed by self-service ticketing platform Eventbrite, one out of every four spends more on tickets in a year than the other three combined. Though "super fans" comprise just 28% of attendees, they collectively account for 56% of total ticket spend. They attend more festivals; spend more on individual tickets and act as tastemakers to their friends.
"UK festivals have flourished to the point of saturation, so it's never been more important for promoters to know their customers," said Eventbrite head of marketing, UK & Ireland, Marino Fresch. "Our research indicates that a group of loyal super fans drive revenues, attendances and power the market. Festival promoters would do well to nurture the super fans of tomorrow."
Super fans attend an average of four festivals a year at £149 per ticket. Casual festival-goers, who account for 38% of attendees, spend £45 less per ticket, forking out only £104 on just one festival a year.
Forty three per cent of super fans attended more festivals in the past 12 months than the year before, and 53% plan to attend even more this season, helping drive the music festivals market. Headlining artists are cited as the No.1 reason they go to a music festival, twice as many as the next most popular response of "my friends are going".
The average UK festival super fan is aged 32, with an income of £45,000+ and skews male (59% vs. 41% female). Sixty eight per cent get a sense of community from attending music festivals and nearly half (46%) think they are too corporate.
Eventbrite partnered with independent research firm Music Watch for the report, which surveyed 504 UK-based 18-49 year olds who attended at least one UK music festival in the past 12 months to the end of May.
The research also revealed that TV and radio are the most common platforms through which music fans learn about festivals. Forty per cent of respondents claimed that TV and radio were their main sources of information when it came to learning about festivals, while 38% cited social media, artists' websites and social media as their No. 1 source of festival information.
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Oilless bearings
Oil and grease are not necessarily the best media for lubrication; in fact you will often find a lower coefficient of friction when using oilless bearings. The use of dry film lubricants or vapour deposited coatings is often a better way to go. It is possible for friction to be reduced below that of oil-lubricated systems. There are a number of compounds that are used in oilless bearings, and each has its individual advantages. Depending on the parameters to be filled there are four main compounds that may be used:
Graphite has a thin flat crystalline structure that sticks strongly to metal surfaces and is a good conductor of heat and electricity. Graphite is relatively inert, being unaffected by acids, alkalis and solvents. As a lubricant it enables metal surfaces to resist seizure even at very high loads
PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), better known as Teflon has a coefficient of friction of 0.1 Due to its low friction, it is used for applications where sliding action of parts is needed, such as oilless bearings, bushings, gears, slide plates, etc. In these applications it performs significantly better than nylon and acetal, and is comparable to ultra high-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), although UHMWPE is more resistant to wear than Teflon
Molybdenum Disulphide (MoS2) is a black crystalline solid which shears easily and has a low coefficient of friction. It is resistant to solvents and chemicals and can be used at temperatures up to 250ºC. MoS2 has a coefficient of friction of < 0.1
Tungsten disulphide (WS2) has a coefficient of friction of 0.03. Tungsten disulphide was developed by NASA as a lubricant for the Mariner deep space probes, where the high vacuum and temperature render conventional lubricants unsuitable. Since then it has found uses as a specialised engineering lubricant in oilless bearings and in the plastics industry as a permanent (coated on) release agent.


Today in my Wedding Wednesday series, I'm delighted to feature a selection of floral-inspired wedding accessories designed by Tiararama.
Founded by Suzanne Laughlin in 2005, the company has a mainline collection of beautiful tiaras and hair adornments, plus they also have a couture service for bespoke pieces.
All the designs are hand-crafted using materials such as Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls and beads.
The first three images in today's post are designs from their Autumn mainline collection: Autumn bouquet, Autumn petals and Autumn rose.
From Tiararama's Summer mainline collection is the Grande Lillia design below. One of their best-selling designs, it's easily customised in terms of materials, colours and size.
Their couture service offers a highly personalised experience for brides who would like to wear a unique accessory on their special day.
Suzanne's attention to detail ensures that the right beads are used in each design to not only add texture but to maximise sparkle given the kind of light available at whichever time of year that the wedding's taking place.
And for those wanting something to cherish for generations to come, Tiararama's heirloom service can transform a tiara or headpiece into jewellery to wear again and again.
If you'd like to keep up-to-date with Tiararama's news, they are on Twitter and Facebook.


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Trackwell recently launched a new version of its ERS module into the suite of fisheries management solutions, to handle catch and activity messages originated in the electronic logbook.
Trackwell and the Icelandic research company Marsýn have announced that they will collaborate to develop and commercialize oceanic forecast for various parameters such as temperature, salinity, wave height, a sea currents and elevation.
Google hosted a workshop on Maritime Domain Awareness in its headquarters in California on April 23-24th. The workshop aimed at developing solutions and a concrete plan to address Maritime Domain Awareness.
On May 17th 2013 The North Atlantic Row with the boat Auður launched their journey from Kristiansand Norway towards Iceland, via Scotland, and The Faroe Islands. They were not able to finish theyr trip last year because of bad weather conditions. On the 25th of May this year they started their jorney again.
Formerly known as the Seafood Processing Europe, Seafood Processing Global is the largest seafood trade event in the world. The event attracts more than 25,000 buyers and suppliers of fresh, frozen, packaged and value-added seafood products, equipment and services. Attendees travel from 145 countries to do business at the exposition. No other event in the world provides seafood professionals with direct access to qualified buyers and suppliers from all over the globe representing all aspects of the seafood industry.


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The new powders
A CENTURY OF MAKE-UP INNOVATIONS
Renowned for its fragrances and their scented trails, Caron has also been involved in make-up since the beginning.
Discover its greatest creations through these exclusive archive images.
THE POMPON POUDRE
Assisted by his artistic director Félicie, Ernest, the founder of Caron, developed a rice powder whose main, patented innovation was its application method.
Sealed in a small sachet made of a fibre that allowed the powder to pass though, the powder is lightly tapped onto the face. At the time, the powder was already scented with Bulgarian Rose.
THE SCENTED POWDER
The fragrances that made the House famous, such as Narcisse Noir, N'Aimez Que Moi, and Tabac Blond were made available as rice powder, much to the delight of their fans.
At the same time, Ernest developed real expertise by reworking the texture of his powder, which he released in several shades. Possessing exceptional properties and an unrivalled fine texture, the most free-flowing loose powder was created.
THE MAKE-UP RANGE EXPANDS
In the 1930s, the pace picked up. The make-up range was enriched with a lipstick line.
A handbag compact, Le Moderniste, was invented and patented. This extremely compact item had a dual use: it could hold several grams of powder as well as a small lipstick. It was adorned in silver and gold-plated metal.
HIGHLY TARGETED EXPERTISE
Caron consolidated its powder expertise by developing a formula for oily skin, Madame Peau Fine.
A compact with an innovative white metal sieve system – making it easier to apply the correct amount of powder – was invented and patented to market the new formula.
THE BLUSHES
The same year, blushes completed the complexion range. Coordinated with the powder shades, they were released as blushes for dry and oily skin to cater for all skin types.
The adverts starred a drawing of a face, that of Mademoiselle Argal, Miss Paris 1934, who lent her doe-like eyes to several advertisements.
A SECOND TEXTURE
Given the success of the Madame Peau Fine powder, a new texture, Mademoiselle Peau Fraîche, specially formulated for dry skin, was developed. It was released in 20 shades, sold in a round white and gold case with an edge adorned with a "dog collar" style pattern inspired by the jewellery of the time.
THE BASE POWDER
The base powder, one of the first make-up bases, was invented in the early 1950s. Women used it to prepare their skin before applying powder.
A LABEL OF QUALITY
In the early 2000s, Caron powder received Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant ("Living Heritage Company") endorsement. This label, a guarantee of quality, expertise and excellence, is given to companies which perpetuate rare craftsmanship and contribute to furthering France's reputation across the world.
THE WORLD OF POWDER TODAY
The Caron world of powder also includes exclusive accessories handcrafted by French artisans using precious materials: goose-down powder puffs in countless colours, toner bottles, cotton jars, powder cases decorated with fine gold, brushes, handbag mirrors clad in shagreen...
This sensual and sophisticated world dedicated to women's beauty is available in the Paris boutiques.


Good times or bad, they just adapt to their surroundings and make the best of it. They stay in place long enough to sink their ROOTS DEEP, in order to weather the storms of life.
Just like that tree, we can learn to flourish under any circumstances, if we'll just STAY PUT!
When I was younger, I was my dad's worship leader, pilot, and "jack-of-all-trades". (Believe me, it was NOT always fun!) By the time I was 30, I had a lot of offers and opportunities to go off and preach on my own.
I could've uprooted my life and moved on…but I DIDN'T!
I STUCK with it! I just kept showing up!
Let's go back to the LAST THING we feel like God told us to do and stick with it until we get further instructions.
Let's make sure our families are ROOTED and GROUNDED in God's Word and a good local church.
God's got BIG plans for us! Just take a lickin' and KEEP ON STICKIN'!
I love the "tree" message! You are a master encourager! Thanks!


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Church buildings 'most unsuitable' as emergency accommodation - Priest
Church buildings would not be suitable for use as emergency accommodation to help those experienc...
Church buildings would not be suitable for use as emergency accommodation to help those experiencing homelessness.
That is according to Fr Iggy O'Donovan, a member of the Augustinian Order in County Tipperary.
He joined Newstalk Breakfast to discuss why such a move wouldn't be feasible.
"All I know is that the little place I'm in, one convent in this village has around 40 people in it now from Ukraine."
"The churches themselves, the physical building, most Irish people don't go into them anymore, so it is a bit much to expect Ukrainians to go in."
"Besides, most of them are large, cold, grey buildings."
'Most unsuitable'
Many churches and old houses and seminaries would be "most unsuitable", according to Fr O'Donovan.
He believes it could be a "safeguarding issue".
Newstalk Breakfast Presenter Ciara Kelly asked the Fr O'Donovan what Jesus would do.
"I do not know", he said.
"Jesus is not with us here on this one anymore than what the prophet Mohammed might've done or what Brian Boru might've done."
'Absolute disgrace'
Independent Councillor David Hynes in Wexford who says the issue was recently raised at a district meeting believes that the Church should give up some of its buildings to help house the homeless.
There is currently no emergency accommodation in Wexford town.
"People are presenting themselves regularly to the council", he said.
"Yet, we have many vacant buildings."
"It's an absolute disgrace."
'A certain amount of work'
Councillor Hynes said that Church buildings would only be part of extra efforts to shelter the homeless.
"It was rather surprising that nobody had proposed the churches ... after all, people are being asked to open their homes to [refugees]."
He said that while not all Church buildings may be suitable, he "would imagine that a certain amount of work that they can be made".
There are "at least two" Church buildings that come to mind, that have already housed clergy members, and would have space to house other people, "due to the drop in vocations".
"I just think that, in light of what's going on, there should be maybe an effort made to try and house people."
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1935 Legislature Joint Committee of House and Senate
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Title 1935 Legislature Joint Committee of House and Senate
Photo Number p0127n01_05_035
Description 1935 Legislature Joint Committee of House and Senate; Reva Beck Bosone is the woman on the far left
Keywords Women; Men; Clothing and dress; Governors
Subject Bosone, Reva Beck--Photographs; Women in State Government--Photographs; State governments--Utah--Officials and employees--Photographs
Additional Information Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone (April 2, 1895 - July 21, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Utah. … She served as member of the State house of representatives 1933-1935, serving as floor leader in 1935. "Bosone was elected Salt Lake City judge in 1936 and served until elected to Congress. During the Second World War, she was chairman of Women's Army Corps Civilian Advisory Committee of the Ninth Service Command. She served as Official observer at United Nations Conference at San Francisco in 1945, and as the first director of Utah State Board for Education on Alcoholism in 1947 and 1948. Bosone was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1953). She was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress and for election in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress. She served as delegate to Democratic National Conventions in 1952 and 1956. She resumed the practice of law in Salt Lake City from 1953 to 1957, and was legal counsel to Safety and Compensation Subcommittee of House Committee on Education and Labor 1957-1960. She was also a judicial officer of the Post Office Department in 1961-1968."
Collection Number and Name P0127 Reva Beck Bosone Photograph Collection
Collection Name Reva Beck Bosone
Relation is Part of Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive
Textual Date 1935
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