During the summer of 2016, I spent ten weeks in Professor Sandra Wolin's laboratory in the Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine in Yale University under the GPS overseas research internship program. The Wolin Lab specializes in investigating the pathways related to RNA degradation, particularly mechanisms involving the Ro 60 kDa protein. Ro 60 kDa is implicated in many autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren's syndrome, and while it is clinically significant, its functions and pathways in eukaryotic cells are still largely unknown. My project was to determine the exoribonucleases implicated in the Ro60-dependent RNA degradation pathway in human cells, which is the first step in further examination of the mechanism in mammalian cells.
By conducting this project, I gained knowledge on the Ro-dependent RNA degradation pathway. I was able to appreciate the complexity involved in the control of gene expression while reading scientific articles on related topics and correlating that to my findings. By combining results presented in different articles with my data, I was able to build a multifaceted understanding of intricate and enigmatic metabolic pathways.
Throughout the ten weeks, I learned techniques ranging from Western Blot to real-time PCR as well as solve problems related to scientific experiments. My supervisor kindly showed me the different scientific research methods and patiently corrected my techniques. These are techniques frequently implemented in biomedical research, especially in the area of molecular biology which I am interested in further exploring.
Other than the scientific aspects of my project, I also treasure the interactions I had in Yale in a research environment. The members of the lab were all willing to show and teach me a range of techniques they used in their experiments, as well as tricks and precautions when practicing different methods. They were very enthusiastic about their research and had taught me immensely using their years of experiences. In addition, they would also share their expertise in team meetings to aid the research projects of others, either by suggesting possible future directions or by noting ways to improve the data to generate publishable results. The collaborative effort of the lab members created an environment that was conducive to both learning and furthering scientific knowledge.
I must thank Prof. Sandra Wolin, all the wonderful people in the Wolin Lab, and the Faculty of Medicine at CUHK for this valuable and fruitful experience. The internship was very memorable, and not only allowed me to immerse in a diverse culture with top researchers, but also strengthened my interest in molecular medicine and its clinical applications. The skills and knowledge I have gained during the internship will definitely support me in my future efforts in research, as I aspire to continue on the path of research in genetics and its translation into the clinical setting.
Searching in the boundless darkness, with a little faith, I try to catch the tiny bright "stars" that pierce through the tranquility.
Being a "star seeker" has been my job during my times in the University of Oxford, a place that nurtures the stellar intelligences and shines on the human civilization.
In the summer of 2016, I am grateful to complete a 2-month GPS summer research internship in Professor David Beeson's Congenital Myasthenia Syndromes (CMS) Laboratory of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (WIMM). The main research focus of Prof. Beeson's group includes the pathophysiology and the treatment of CMS, a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder that can be caused by several types of genetic defects at the neuromuscular junction, leading to muscle weakness.
Neuroscience has been famous for being a fast-changing field with lots of unknowns. Under Prof. Beeson and Dr. Judith Cossins' supervision, I conducted a neuroscience project in a molecular biological approach to screen for potential drugs that might increase expression of the neuromuscular junction protein DOK7, which can help downstream clustering of ACh receptors in the neuromuscular junction, so as to help treat congenital myasthenic syndromes. Fluorescence microscopy was the major method in the screening, and effective drugs will lead to fluorescent shining cells - the "stars" that I have been looking for.
Apart from my research project, life in Oxford is definitely exciting that it is an international hub for academics. Therefore, it is possible to meet with people all around the world in Prof Beeson's group, in WIMM or even the downtown of Oxford (sort of Oxford's "central campus"), to have both cultural and academic exchange - from specific academic events like grand rounds and seminars for intellectual exchange, to casual discussion about anything happening in the world such as world politics and corresponding home country's culture, and to having fun time in the institute like joining their summer party, table tennis tournament and salsa class, and even random chat about Brexit in a pizza shop with an Oxford student reading Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Hence, it is undoubtedly enjoyable to stay in this beautiful city with scholarly atmosphere and classy environment.
To me, researcher is like the Sisyphus in Greek mythology. It only takes you several seconds to look at the located stars, but as a pioneer, very often many years are spent to look for them, with uncountable failed attempts. Apart from the intellectual challenges encountered throughout the exploration, perseverance, passion and determination are inevitable for the unlimitedly repeating attempts. This is definitely one of the most impressive experiences in the research process, which is actually also true for medical studies and many things that we encounter in life.
Lastly, I would like to express my gratitude to Professor David Beeson's group, WIMM and the CUHK Faculty of Medicine, for their guidance in allowing me to get a taste of medical research, definitely bringing me a fruitful experience, as the shining Polaris in the boundless dark sky that guides me in my medical studies and my possible future path of clinician-scientist.
This photo was taken in Christ Church, University of Oxford. I enjoyed every moment in this beautiful scholastic city.
This photo was taken on the last day of my internship at the tearoom of the building, where the laboratory members normally had lunch together. On my last day, I prepared some Hong Kong local food, introducing the Hong Kong food culture to them. The laboratory members include neurologists, veterinarians and neuroscientists from different countries, namely Belgium, Norway, Austria,Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom.
This photo was taken at the entrance of the building of Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (WIMM).
Over the summer of 2016, I was given the invaluable opportunity to attach to the Molecular Haematology Unit of WIMM under Professor Paresh Vyas, through the GPS summer internship program.
Professor Vyas is a physician-scientist, and he and his team's main interest is translational research involving various hematological diseases, such as Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Through understanding more about normal hematopoiesis and genetic and epigenetic variations among patients, they hope to develop novel treatment options and improve patient care. In particular, I chose to work with Professor Vyas and his team as their lab does a lot of stem cell research, which I feel is an important field/skill that may play an important role in future medical research.
In the beginning, I rotated around the lab to learn from different post-docs and PhD students, trying to understand the different projects that the sub-teams were working on as well as acquire laboratory skills. These include tissue banking, DNA extraction, PCR, sequencing, barcoding stem cells by transfection, cell culture and fluorescent activating cell sorting. Afterwards, I assisted 3 sub-teams in their work, which ranged from studying normal hematopoiesis to assessing drug effectiveness in an AML clinical trial. At first, I was closely guided and supervised by my fellow colleagues; but afterwards I was given a lot of autonomy, where I was simply given a task, and I had to plan out and perform it independently. It was definitely a satisfying experience to see myself grow and learn so much by the time I completed the internship.
Besides acquiring technical and analytical skills, I was intrigued by the academic atmosphere of WIMM, where researchers were encouraged to join multiple seminars and had journal clubs and lab meetings each week. My fellow colleagues were also very driven at work, fueled by their passion for their research interest. It was also inspiring to see how different sub-teams of the Vyas lab complement each other in terms of skills and knowledge, which was well demonstrated in the lab setting as well as journal clubs, where they would offer advice, suggestions and helpful criticisms towards each other.
Finally, I would like to thank Vyas's lab, WIMM and CUHK for this enriching experience, which allowed me to work with and learn from elite researchers around the world. In the future, I hope to further develop my skills and interest, and participate in translational research that will help improve patient care and clinical practice.
On March 12th to March 17th, 2016, I had the privilege to embark on a six-day humanitarian medical trip to a remote village called Manbangtang, situated in Xishuangbanna (西雙版納), Yunnan. Organized by the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK (CCOUC), the trip consisted of 38 participants from an extensive range of backgrounds, including medical students from CUHK and HKU, public health students, a pharmacy student, registered nurses, and even four visiting students from the Harvard school of public health.
As CCOUC's fourth trip into this particular village for their ethnic minority health project, there were a multitude of overall objectives that were fulfilled in our visit. The team spent two days conducting questionnaires evaluating the residents' living environment, health practices, effectiveness of previous visits and interventions, and demographics. A health intervention was organized for the third day in the village, teaching the villagers the importance of limiting salt intake, preparing a disaster kit, and cutting down on smoking. In addition to our humanitarian work, we underwent a series of training sessions and masterclasses organised by both CCOUC and Yunnan Medical University, teaching us about the cultural intricacies of Xishuangbanna, China's public health system, public health on a global scale, and more.
During this six-day trip, I have gotten to know a swarm of interesting and fascinating people, all of whom have contributed to my constantly revised understanding and projections towards the future. A couple of key reflections particularly stood out in this trip, of which I would like to share here.
In the context of an increasingly globalized world (and in a "global stream!"), it has always fascinated me how people originating from diverse backgrounds can connect with each other. In this trip I discussed politics with an American, exclaimed quotes from famous movies with a Brazilian, and shared experiences with an Austrian. I shared a room with a student who had studied in four different countries. No longer is humanitarian work, even in a scale as bottom-up as conducting surveys in a remote village in rural china, strictly a local endeavour: I have learned that the heart to help others knows no national boundaries.
But what I am reminded most of from this trip is the vast complexity and variance in culture we can get within our own country. It is easy to hold a nation to a particular stereotype when we dream amongst the global scale; we often fail to realize just how beautiful and elaborate our own country can be. Even with our translators, who are all fluent with Mandarin, Yunnan dialect and the ethnic 'dai' language, we still faced the struggle of communicating with the villagers as they had their own 'blang' dialect. The written words resemble Thai rather than Han characters, illegible to people like me. Their local medical practices are equally fascinating: whereas the typical western practitioner would suggest oral rehydration solutions (water + sugar + salt) for treating diarrhea, the village had their own method of boiling guava leaves for the same effect. There is so much that we, as medical students or just as normal people, can learn by observing the culture of others.
The above learning should not be thought of as a unilateral benefit either, because if we remain observant and humble, that is when the greatest change can occur. Our interviews with the villagers were not discussions, per se, but rather conversations. Each villager had their own unique and memorable story that should be heard, and in return, the trust that we had established led directly to in-depth responses and showing up for our intervention, the first step towards changing their long-standing habits and practices. Professor Jiao Feng of Yunnan University perhaps summarized this the best: "欲化農民,先農民化".
This trip has also solidified the necessity for public health in my mind. It is easy to adopt a defeatist attitude and believe that "no matter how much NGOs and humanitarian groups can try, they can never change the habits of a population". How can we, a small group of students and health workers, stop people from following a habit as ingrained into Chinese culture as smoking? Surely it can never happen!
It can happen. I now believe it can happen. I have become convinced that change is possible after this trip, and that all our efforts are not in vain. To quote a good friend of mine (fellow GPS student Dawnie Lau): "I discovered the meaning of conducting public health fieldwork - the point being that one should not do public health work for the sake of witnessing a direct outcome, but rather, do something that you believe is worthwhile and correct."
I remember the face of one villager after I, playing the role of a deadbeat smoker addict, threw my makeshift cigarette prop in an act of defiance and exclaimed that I would quit smoking. His once cheerful demeanour turned into an expression of shock and distress; I knew the message had gotten to him. Even if only one villager vowed to quit their ways, it is one villager more than if we never even tried. To quote Professor Jiao Feng again: "做,未必會有成果;不做,必定不會有成果。"
To those reading this reflection, I implore you to take the time to explore all the opportunities given to you, even if humanitarian endeavours are not on your mind (it certainly was not on mine beforehand!). After all, how can you "purify your passion", as Professor Vincent Mok eloquently put, if you never try out all your options?
I would like to thank the faculty, CCOUC staff, and in particular Professor Emily Chan, for allowing me to participate in this unforgettable trip. Here's to hoping that there is more for the future.
This CCOUC trip to Xishuangbanna has truly been an eye opening, inspirational and motivational experience for me. Not only did it "purify my passion" for humanitarian work (as Professor Vincent Mok perfectly puts it), but it has also allowed me to find my way amidst the heavy fog that kept me in the dark for the past few months.
Honestly speaking, I was very lost when I started medical school last September. Adjusting to a new university lifestyle proved to be a challenge, and I was also overwhelmed by the tightly packed curriculum and dense content of the medical course. In the very beginning, I managed to cope via my escape of running, but after getting injured, the heavy workload began taking its toll on me, and I gradually lost the burning fire of determination and passion within me. In the back of my mind, I knew that I loved humanitarian work, but with the impeding doom of mock exams, I had no idea where, when and how I could start off on this path.
Out of the blue came this golden opportunity, and I am extremely grateful to Carol, Sida and Clare for giving me the chance to be a part of such a marvellous and diverse CCOUC team. Thank you very much for letting me gain exposure to the field public health, and for giving me this opportunity to gain insight to the prospect of humanitarian work. Although I know this is just the tip of the iceberg, it is great to have a starting point and a compass to guide me towards what could possibly be my future.
Nonetheless, it was through my experience in conducting the evaluation fieldwork, and the process of planning, preparing and executing the health intervention (as both a group member of disaster preparedness and an emcee) where I took away many important life lessons and skills. I came to realise that public health is an extremely challenging field, which deals with populations at large, and aims to shift paradigms to clear up misconceptions in target communities. I also discovered that being an emcee and organising even a small intervention event in a rural village is not an easy task, which would not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of the entire team. Not only are there logistical and security concerns, but the long list of uncertainties also makes fieldwork unpredictable and difficult to plan for. This has shown me the importance of being observant, flexible and adaptive to different circumstances, which are important skills I will carry away with me in the future.
I would like to extend my thanks to Professor Emily Chan and Professor Sian Griffins for providing me with such a wonderful learning opportunity and for being such inspirational figures to all of us. I would also like to thank CCOUC, the staff team (Tony, Carol, Sida, Clare, Gloria, Kelvin, Carman, Professor Bill Goggins, Pong, Guily, John, Eric and Joyce) for organising the trip and keeping us safe, as well as our wonderful team (Felix, Grace, Marco, Belle, Rainbow, David, Jane, Jeremy, Eric, Nancy, Dianne, Han, Sherman, Tobi, Zero, Irene, Emily, Stephanie, Christina and Aaron) for supporting me and accompanying me as I begin my journey in the humanitarian field.
It has truly been an honour meeting such experienced and passionate individuals from CUHK, HKU and Harvard, and I am glad to have had this opportunity to work with and learn from all of them. Now that my passion has been reignited, I hope to seize more chances to work with CCOUC and also take part in other voluntary humanitarian service trips, to broaden my vision and increase my exposure to the field, so I can gain more experience, skills and knowledge in preparation for my future.


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Charles Howell's emotional win at the RSM Classic resonated with golf fans because it ended an 11-plus-year winless drought on the PGA Tour. It was popular with his peers for that reason as well, but more because of the person Howell is and the work ethic he possesses. Apparently, it's always been that way.
Co-worker Hally Leadbetter, daughter of Howell's former swing coach, David Leadbetter, joined myself and Sam Weinman on this week's Golf Digest Podcast to tell stories of being around CH3 during his legendary junior golf days. Let's just say you don't become a college player of the year and a three-time PGA Tour winner — no matter how long it takes — without putting in some serious work.
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Cortis & Sonderegger release their long awaited monograph DOUBLE TAKE
© Corti & Sonderegger, Making of "Rhein II" (by Andreas Gursky, 1999), 2012
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© Cortis & Sonderegger, Making of "Death of a Loyalist Militiaman, Córdoba Front, Spain" (by Robert Capa, 1936), 2016
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At long last Swiss based artists Jojakim Cortis & Adrian Sonderegger will release a monograph of their series, Icons. Double Take: The World's Most Iconic Photographs Meticulously Re-created in Miniature
presents forty astonishingly accurate reconstructions of iconic photographs - ranging from the earliest known to the world's most expensive.
The images have been painstakingly re-created in miniature by Cortis & Sonderegger. Inspired by the record auction price of $4.3 million set by Andreas Gursky's 'Rhein II" in 2011, the duo set themselves a challenge: could they reconstruct that image in their Zurich studio? The photograph they created from a miniature diorama of Rhein II was a success and became the starting point for a larger personal project: a series of photographs of these miniature re-creations the duo made by hand, imitating iconic photographs that captured pivotal historical events.
A technical tour de force, 'Double Take' asks of image making: can the image ever be truly trusted? The book includes images illustrating their reconstruction process, along with a supporting essay and an in-depth interview with the photographers.
The artists will signing copies of their book on Saturday 19th May from 14:00 - 15:00 in the East Wing booth (F05, 1st floor Somerset House), and will be in discussion with Brett Rogers on Sunday 12:00 - 13:00, followed by an additional book signing with Thames and Hudson.
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In the Absence of Pink est un album live de Deep Purple enregistré au festival de Knebworth le  et sorti en 1991 lors de la tournée de Perfect Strangers (qui fut un énorme succès) 70000 fans ont fait le déplacement mais la qualité du son est moins bonne à cause de l'importante pluie.

Liste des titres

Disque 1
 Highway Star (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 6:57
 Nobody's Home (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 4:08
 Strange Kind of Woman (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 8:47
 Gypsy's Kiss (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover) - 6:20
 Perfect Strangers (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover) - 6:54
 Lazy (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 7:03
 Knocking at your Back Door (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover) - 9:10

Disque 2
 Difficult to Cure (Beethoven, Blackmore, Glover, Airey) - 9:23
 Space Truckin'  (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 14:49
 Speed King (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 10:12
 Black Night (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 6:43
 Smoke on the Water (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 10:24

Composition du groupe
 Ian Gillan : chant
 Ritchie Blackmore : guitare
 Jon Lord : claviers
 Ian Paice : batterie
 Roger Glover : basse

Voir aussi

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Freezers taped shut, food dangling from ceilings: How food pantries prepare for Hurricane Florence
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Food insecurity increases in the wake of devastating storms. And that makes food pantries—and their game-time decisions—more critical than ever.
by Jessica Fu
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Hurricane Florence is the most severe storm that Delicia Linteau has had to prepare for since moving to North Carolina 44 years ago.
On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper issued a mandatory evacuation order for the easternmost parts of the state. That included Newport, the town Linteau calls home, as well as nearby Morehead City where she works as the manager of Storehouse Food Pantry.
The pantry serves between 700 and 900 families each month, depending on the season, and is normally open seven days a week.
"There's always somebody that needs food," Linteau tells me over the phone.
But the evacuation order means that the pantry must close—a rare event, and a sign of how seriously residents and local officials are taking the incoming Category 2 storm. Before closing up shop on Tuesday, the pantry welcomed a spike in visitors seeking to stock up on food.
"I gave away a lot of food that day," Linteau says.
At Storehouse, supplies hang dangled from the ceiling. Perishables are stored in freezers, which have been taped shut.
She's not alone. Food pantries—the smaller, neighborhood facilities supplied by the larger distribution depots known as food banks—are a crucial link in the larger food assistance network that feeds people across the country, and their role is especially important during natural disasters. As cities brace for Florence's impact, food pantries and food banks across the Carolinas are stepping up to make sure people have the supplies they need to weather a range of scenarios, and won't go hungry in the uncertain days ahead.
"We're making preparations for transportation, for trucks, for additional staffing," says Liz Reasoner, executive director of Food Bank of the Albemarle and board member of Feeding the Carolinas, a regional network of food banks. "We've probably distributed a quarter of a million pounds collectively across [North and South Carolina] in advance of the storm."
That's a good thing. Increased demand shortly before Florence's landfall means residents are more likely to have supplies, and it also means there's less inventory on hand to be damaged by the storm. Food kept in storage risks coming into contact with flood water—which can contain waste, sewage, and bacteria—making it inedible. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) advises people to toss any food that touches flood water, including food held in containers that aren't waterproof, such as cardboard boxes, plastic wrap, and even drink bottles with screw-caps. (A full list of the agency's recommended precautionary measures can be found here.)
But it's also important that some food remains on hand—people will need it in the storm's aftermath. While residents evacuate for safer areas, food pantry managers like Linteau must do all they can to secure the supplies that remain.
In times of need, food banks, typically donors themselves, become the recipients of aid from elsewhere.
At Storehouse, supplies hang dangled from the ceiling. Perishables are stored in freezers, which have been taped shut. Should the power go out, Linteau tells me, a nearby church has keys to the pantry and a generator to keep its freezers going.
Saving supplies from destruction is critically important, because many of the biggest challenges will come after Florence passes. Food insecurity increases in the days, weeks, and months after a devastating storm. And since it's hard to know in advance which regions will be hardest hit, it's important that food pantries across the storm-affected area remain well-stocked.
"One of the challenges that you have is trying not to presage too much product because you don't know where the storm is going to make landfall," Reasoner explains.
After natural disasters, it's common for people who were previously food bank donors to rely on emergency assistance in order to get back on their feet, Reasoner tells me. A similar dynamic plays out on a larger scale when it comes to food banks in times of need—food banks, typically donors themselves, become the recipients of aid from elsewhere.
"That's when we call upon our sister food banks across the country to send resources in," Reasoner says. "The North Carolina food banks, South Carolina food banks, and many food banks across the nation supported [affected areas] during Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Katrina, and Hurricane Harvey. […] We step up when our sister food banks and communities need assistance and we will support each other in any way we can."
Related: How do you feed a flooded city when even the food banks are underwater?
Those bridges won't be crossed until the storm has finally passed. The coast is expected to experience hurricane-level winds today and landfall tonight.
For now, Linteau is keeping dry in Apex, a city in central North Carolina, where she is staying with her son. Florence won't be Linteau's first encounter with a powerful storm. Linteau grew up in the Philippines, and she and her family routinely faced strong typhoons.
In fact, at this moment, the Philippines is bracing for the impact of Typhoon Mangkhut, a storm bigger than Florence that's expected to make landfall on Saturday. On its way over, Mangkhut has already hit islands in Micronesia, including the U.S. territory of Guam, resulting in power outages and flooding.
Linteau expects to return home next week, when Florence has run its course. Until then she's keeping her home and her neighbors in her prayers.
"I'm praying, and I'm telling you, that's all I do here," she says. "I read my bible and ask that North Carolina be safe."
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Will the real Annie Oakley and Frank Butler stand up?
by Don and Peg Doman
There's always a question of how to portray a historical person on stage, even a fictionalized historical person. That was the conundrum faced by Shanna Palmer as she portrayed Annie Oakley and Micheal O'Hara as he portrayed Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun. They both said they reached into their own experience to make their portrayals real.
Shanna researched Annie online and read her diaries, and also learned to shoot for real so it would be authentic. She said Annie was always modestly dressed, a quiet woman. In Annie Get Your Gun, she's portrayed as a country bumpkin who, as a googly-eyed innocent, falls in love with Frank Butler. She was portrayed as feisty, very competitive and even pugnacious. There isn't much written about their early courtship but Annie was always circumspect.
Shanna is a dancer, choreographer and costume designer, having spent time in Renton Civic Light Opera, Tacoma Musical Playhouse and Leavenworth's theater. She began acting at age five and is still enjoying it. She both captured the character as written and the person (her long curly hair matches well with the historic Annie Oakley).
It would have been interesting to see Shanna paired with Micheal in two of her earlier performances of Kiss Me Kate and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at Tacoma Musical Playhouse. They worked well together.
Michael is a veteran actor, singer and dancer, last at Tacoma Little Theater in Hello Dolly and most recently as the eccentric cavalier Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha at Lakewood Players. He's currently the president of the board of directors for the Players.
Micheal said he depended on the script. He came directly from an exhausting run as Don Quixote, and didn't have the time to do more. Luckily the part called for Frank to be stubborn and arrogant, two manly qualities easily assumed . . . for a man. Although written for a baritone, Michael added three notes to his range and did a great job.
Micheal is a partner in Glass Works in Gig Harbor (10421 Burnham Dr NW, Bldg 2, Gig Harbor 98332, 851-0781; fax: 851-0783). As part owner, he has a little more freedom than most to concentrate on his acting and artistic pursuits.
Annie Oakley was played by Barbara Stanwyck in a non-musical feature film in 1935 (just nine years after Annie Oakley died). Preston Foster played Frank Butler.
The story made it to Broadway in 1946 (about twenty years after Annie passed away) with Ethel Merman playing Annie. The book for the musical Annie Get Your Gun was written by Herbert and Dorothy Fields and the music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.
In the 1950 film classic (a personal favorite), Betty Hutton played Annie and Howard Keel, the wonderful baritone from many '50s musicals, played Frank.
There have been Broadway revivals ever since with Bernadette Peters, Marilu Henner, Susan Lucci and others playing Annie.
Annie Oakley had written memoirs published in contemporary newspapers. Frank Butler is known primarily through news articles and Annie's memoirs. Born Phoebe Ann Mozee (or Moses or Mauzy), she took the name Oakley as a stage name.
According to which source you read, Annie was an orphaned only child (cowgirls.com), or she was the fifth of seven daughters of Quaker innkeepers, who moved to Ohio when their inn burned down in Pennsylvania (Dorchester County Library, Maryland) (Buffalo Bill Historical Center).
She was born August 13, 1860 in Patterson Township, Darke County, Ohio. Her father died of pneumonia in 1866 and she was sent to live with the superintendent of the county poor farm for a few years. She was "loaned" out to an area family and who abused her. She returned home at thirteen or fourteen to hunt game and help on the farm.
Her game was in demand at area hotels because she shot the beast in the head and spared the meat (just as shown in the play). She was so prolific and professional, she paid off the family's mortgage by the time she was fifteen.
She became so well known as a sharp shooter that one of her customers, a Cincinnati hotel keeper, asked her to participate in a shooting contest with the renowned Frank Butler (1850-1926), who was on tour with other sharpshooters. She beat him by one shot and won his heart as well. They married August 23, 1876 and toured as sharpshooters with a circus and other shows. Frank was the star and Annie was the assistant.
In 1885, they joined the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and Annie became the star and Frank her manager. They toured for 17 years with Buffalo Bill Cody, saving money and improving their showmanship. Annie died November 3, 1926 in Greenleaf, Ohio, and Frank died November 21, both of natural causes.
Annie Get Your Gun is a great musical to watch, with some classic tunes you'll recognize: "They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful", "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better", "The Girl That I Marry", and "There's No Business Like Show Business."
Keep an eye out for other local productions. There was even a traveling production at the Pantages two years ago. Also, watch for more musicals with Shanna and Micheal at Tacoma Little Theatre, Lakewood Players, Tacoma Musical Playhouse and other Puget Sound venues.


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Paranday é um distrito do Peru, departamento de La Libertad, localizada na província de Otuzco.

Transporte
O distrito de Paranday é servido pela seguinte rodovia:
 LI-105, que liga o distrito de Simbal à cidade de Chicama

Distritos da província de Otuzco


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The Saraji Coal Mine is a coal mine located near Dysart in the Central Queensland region of Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 648 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 10 million tonnes of coal.  It is located in the Bowen Basin, an area with significant coal deposits and numerous mines. It is owned by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA).

Saraji mine utilises open-cast extraction methods. It has a total of 11 coal seams.  The strikes are on average four km wide and extend for 30 km in a north–south orientation.

Coal is processed via a CHPP (Coal Handling and Processing Plant) consisting of three stages: Coarse - DMCs, Fines - Reflux Classifier, and Ultrafines - Flotation.

Prestripping of 42 million cubic metres of overburden each year is conducted by the HSE Group.

Coal is exported via the Goonyella railway line.

History
Construction work at the site begin in 1972 with the first coal produced in 1974. In 2009, the mine won the People's Choice Award for its feeder blockage removal device at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference.

Miners at Saraji and six other BMA mines went on strike in February 2012 over working conditions.  Work stoppages commenced in 2011.  Meetings between union members and BMA began in December 2010.

See also

Coal in Australia
List of mines in Australia
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd

References

BHP
Coal mines in Queensland
Mines in Central Queensland
Mitsubishi
1972 establishments in Australia


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Sarah Huckabee Sanders expected to announce gubernatorial bid
The former White House press secretary is the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
Former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to launch her campaign for Arkansas governor. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images
By Alex Isenstadt
Former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to launch her campaign for Arkansas governor on Monday, according to three people familiar with her plans.
Sanders has long been planning to run for governor, and Donald Trump signaled his support for her anticipated bid upon her 2019 departure from the White House.
The news was first reported by the Washington Post.
The 38-year-old Sanders is running to replace Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is term-limited. She enters a 2022 GOP primary field that includes Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and state Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.
The former Trump aide has a deep history in Arkansas politics: She is the daughter of Mike Huckabee, who served as the state's governor for more than a decade.
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India: POSCO project approved but the struggle continues
Posted on Feb 28, 2011. Included in Bulletin 163
On January 31, 2011, the Indian movement POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (POSCO Resistance Struggle Movement) issued a press release to denounce Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's decision to approve the POSCO India Steel-Power Production-Captive Port project (http://wrm.org.uy/countries/India/OK_POSCO_project.pdf).
In previous bulletins (see WRM Bulletins 147, 155, 157) we have disseminated the struggle of POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti against the massive project of Pohang Steel Company (POSCO), a Korean concern largely held by US financial institutions already infamous for their lack of social responsibility: Citigroup, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and Chase.
As the press release of the Indian social movement describes, the company plans to establish "the largest industrial project ever conceived in human history: a 12 MTPA steel plant backed by captive power plant; a captive port (described as "small" but designed to receive the largest commercial ships ever built – of Capesize variety); a large township to accommodate over 100,000 people; a large captive mine in Kandadhar endangering the lives and livelihoods of one of the most traditional tribal communities among many , the Paudi Bhuiyan, (600 MT for local processing and 400 MT for export over 30 years); fresh water intake from over 100 kms away (while denying drinking water to many towns and cities and denying water to large areas of farmland) and extensive road and rail infrastructure to support the project".
The impacts of the megaproject are huge: it will occupy 4,000 acres of pristine coastal and deltaic ecosystems in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa State including coastal forests. Over 22,000 people will be directly displaced by the steel plant alone. More than 50,000 livelihoods will be affected. Meanwhile POSCO will pay a pittance royalty for the iron ore extracted and will get unprecedented profits from the plunder of India's natural resources. The amount of loss will be huge in the mining area if the permission for mining is given.
There have been tremendous solidarity processes for the ground resistance that the POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti has been spearheading for more than five years now often facing state repression. This has helped in building a strong pressure group at national and international levels. More recently, two studies looking at the technical sides of the project vis-à-vis its impact on the people and biodiversity carried out by Mining Zone Peoples' Solidarity Group and Environmental Support Group brought out major loopholes not only in the planning of the project but also in the whole intent of the project. Various social formations such as POSCO Pratirodh Solidarity with activists, academics, journalists, researchers and others has been providing much needed inputs to the struggle on a sustained basis. The National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) and Campaign for Survival and Dignity (CSD) have been bringing forth the issue of non-implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 in the project area by the state and have condemned the decision by the MoEF clearing the project despite two of its own committees recommending against it. This permission goes against the letter and spirit of the so called historic Forest Rights Act of 2006.
The Indian communities in Orissa are well aware that with this steel project, POSCO would regain its total investment in only 8 years while precious resources – fertile farmland, iron ore and water – will be plundered. "What India would be left with is the toxic residue of its dirty ore processing, while the refined ore (perhaps not even the finished steel) would be exported to Korea and elsewhere to add more value to POSCO's profits. This is not merely a flight of the nation's natural wealth but also a massive planned political exercise for erosion of financial resources with questionable legal sanction" claim POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti.
That is why even though POSCO's project in Orissa has been approved, Pratirodh Sangram Samiti announces that "the struggle against POSCO in Jagatsinghpur will continue. The struggle against exploitation of tribal, farming and fishing communities of Orissa will continue".
Indian social movements across the country have initiated multiple actions at various levels, showing solidarity to the movement against POSCO and press the Government to scrap the project.
Article based on information provided by Mamata Dash, National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW), e-mail: mamata68@gmail.com


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Ghostface Killah, DOOM and Chino XL Book Australian Tour Dates
Possibly the finest hip-hop line-up to ever visit Australia – Ghostface Killah, DOOM and Chino XL.
Tagged as: 2012, Australiam, Chino XL, Doom, DOOMStarks, Ghostface Killah, hip-hop, June, MF DOOM, rap, tickets, tour, Wu-Tang Clan
Alanis Morissette Is Preparing A New Album
Nineties chick-rock icon Alanis Morissette has recorded a new set of songs to be released in June.
Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, album, Canada, celebrity, Guardian, Havoc, indie, June, new, pop, rock, Spiral
Christina Perri Announces Melbourne And Sydney Shows
Chart-topping US singer-songwriter Christina Perri announces June shows while she's in town.
Tagged as: ballad, Christina Perri, Dancing With The Stars, June, Melbourne, pop, singer-songwriter, Sydney, tour, US
Train Book Australian Tour To Plug Album
Ultra-light San Francisco pop-rockers Train announce a quick Australian tour for June on the verge of their new album release.
Tagged as: album, Australian, California 37, Drive By, June, Matt Nathanson, new, pop, rock, San Francisco, tickets, tour, Train
Radiohead's Ed O'Brien Releases Solo Album Preview
Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien has revealed Brasil - a solo piece under the name EOB - to accompany a nine-minute short film.
Stone Temple Pilots Announce New Music
Stone Temple Pilots will release new music in 2020 with their first acoustic album, Perdida.
Intimate Gary Moore Performance To Be Released
Back in 2009, Gary Moore played an intimate gig to a few hundred fans in London. Now that show is finally going to see the light of day.
ARIA Albums: Beyoncé Tops First Chart Of 2014
With the Christmas season over, it allows regular albums to reclaim the charts, and this week the self-titled fifth album for Beyonce climbs back up two places to give her the first ARIA No.1 album of her career.
Second Bernard Fanning Solo Album Due In June
Former Powderfinger singer Bernard Fanning will release his second solo album in June.
New U2 Coming Sooner Or Later
A new U2 album could be with or without you in 2013, then again maybe not. Bono says the band has been working on a follow-up to 2009's 'No Line On The Horizon' but doesn't care if it takes 10 years to produce.
Dhani Harrison's Band Thenewno2 Announce Second Album
George Harrison's son Dhani has a new album with his band thenewno2 plus guest spots from RZA, Ben Harper and more.


Perhaps the executioner would prefer using a method that causes less pain. He/She may feel less conflicted if their chore does not include witnessing added pain. Imagine being the person who pushes the button or gives the shot. In theory, the executioner is not emotionally involved. But, what if his/her nights become filled with nightmares. To have mercy on the guilty could include having mercy on the guiltless. Please think about it. I think the government should get out of the killing business.
Life in prison has more pain and suffering until natural death. Death row appeals cost more in lawyer and other costs than the cost of keeping an inmate alive. All they're doing is euthanasia that opens up another prison bed. Lethal injection has three parts. The death row inmate is strapped to a gurney. Medical personnel starts an IV line, injects a sedative, and then a paralyzing drug. The executioner comes in and injects the lethal dose. The medical examiner declares the inmate dead. There's no pain and suffering. It's no longer execution. It's a government-sponsored euthanasia.


The Glass Art Society (GAS) held its second International Student Online Exhibition, a great new opportunity for student members to present their work to glass professionals, enthusiasts and fellow students from across the globe. Student members currently enrolled full-time in a degree-granting program submitted images of their work - seventy-eight students, representing 30 schools from 8 different countries, participated this year.
The jurors were artist Laura Donefer; artist and curator at Bullseye Projects, Michael Endo; and owner of Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Amy Morgan. "After reviewing the work of all these talented people, I came to the happy conclusion that art being created with glass is alive and well in the world today, and that the new generation of artists are indeed bounding forward. There seems to be a technical virtuosity married to a deep conceptual sophistication, with many of the works being hauntingly profound," said Laura Donefer.
Josh had demonstrated his technique at the Washington Glass School during the Arizona Art Glass Alliance visit in April of 2014. His photo images of artists and collectors taken with cast glass camera during that time can be seen in the background of the photo used in the GAS International Student catalog – and they were on exhibit at SOFA Chicago this year. Click HERE to jump to the online version of the GAS catalog.
Maryland Public Television, which is commonly known by its initials "MPT", is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service. Maryland Public Television has launched the third season of its weekly arts series "Artworks". The show features profiles of artists from across the country working in all creative categories: musicians, performers, visual artists, writers, designers, artisans – and experimental others who defy definition. Each program gives viewers insider access to outstanding artists they might never see otherwise.
PBS' MPT show Artworks features Michael Janis in this week's episode.
Washington Glass School invites all to gather around the warmth of the kilns and celebrate the season! On Saturday December 13th, from Noon til 5, you are invited come on in to the Washington Glass School and see some of the new directions the artists of the Washington Glass School are moving the traditional craft with integration of modern process, mixed media, and narrative.
Works by the following artists will be on display: Diane Cabe, Veta Carney, David Cook, John Henderson, Sean Hennessey, Michael Janis, Trish Kent, Nancy Kronstadt, Jennifer Lindstrom, Allegra Marquart, Syl Mathis, Tim Tate, Erwin Timmers, Audrey Wilson and more!
Visit the adjacent studio spaces as well – next door White Point Studio will have their first open studio! Check out work by artists of Red Dirt Studio and nearby Ani Kasten's artbar – make a day of it!
New Class Schedule Now Online!
Its been a long wait – finally the new Winter class schedule is now live! Click HERE to jump to the latest offerings – some new classes and a great FREE seminar for artists!


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Severed Ways: The Viking's Answer to Napoleon Dynamite
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Having worn strong eyeglasses for all of my childhood and half of my teenage years until I got contact lenses, that weight on my face was just part of my life. The bridge of my nose had a constant red mark and was always sore, since my glasses were made of heavy thick glass. I could sometimes feel the weight pulling down on my ears too.
When I got contact lenses, I was so excited to be able to see without glasses, to go out in the rain and not have them get wet, I didn't pay much attention to what the lack of frames on my face meant to my vision. I still had a strong correction, and was many years away from starting vision improvement. I wasn't very tuned into my eyes or my vision back then. My only goal was to see well enough to function, and contact lenses seemed to be the answer.
After wearing contact lenses every waking minute for many years, I had to get used to eyeglass frames again when I started improving my vision. As I reduced my prescription, I spent more time without any correction at all, letting my natural unaided vision reach out. I found myself wanting to take my glasses off so I didn't have to deal with looking around the frames, just as much I wanted to take them off to not have lenses in front of my eyes! It seemed that if I deviated my gaze a speck away from dead center, there I was looking right into the frames of my glasses — what a pain!
Now I don't wear glasses, so the frames blocking or fencing in my vision isn't an issue any longer. Yet I can still find myself letting an artificial boundary block my gaze, as if some part of me is reluctant to "color outside the lines"! When I started driving with glasses again after wearing contacts for so long, the frame of my car body, between the windshield and side window, seemed like a huge blockade to me. I could actually feel myself unwilling to look past it to see out the side window, as if I wouldn't be able to get back over it again to look out the front of the car!
As part of my daily vision improvement practices, I notice what is in my periphery, letting my gaze easily roam overhead and out to the sides. I am slowly breaking the tendency to act like I have blinders on (this name makes me cringe!), and can only see what is straight ahead. Often I catch myself hesitating to look past some boundary, be in a telephone pole outside or the edge of a wall indoors or the frame of an open window. When I see I'm doing this, I gently allow myself to look. It feels daring, like I'm swimming outside the ropes, in the area of the lake meant for adults. But I'm an adult now myself, and my growing visual confidence says I can see or swim wherever I want.
So as I continue this vision practice of easing my gaze wider and farther, I'm not missing the metaphor. Where else might I be unnecessarily restricting myself? Is there some other area I'm assuming there are boundaries I can't go past, so I don't even consider it? I haven't finished exploring this question.
Meanwhile, you might look into this too. Are you putting artificial limits on yourself which don't need to be there? Maybe it's just habit, the way you've always done things, or like me you've carried a childhood behavior forward when it doesn't serve you now. I want to have the most expansive life possible, visually and otherwise, and I want that for you as well.