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Stannah Stairlifts
4.7/5 (161 ratings)
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Taylor Sansano
Vincent Landino
About Stannah Stairlifts
Stannah Stairlifts provides stair lifts to customers throughout the U.S. and Canada to help them stay mobile and independent as they age in place. Its offerings include straight, curved and outdoor stair lift models. Stannah Stairlifts has remained a family-owned and -operated company since it was founded by Joseph Stannah in 1867.
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Straight, curved and outdoor designs
Special model for limited flexibility
Some options vary by dealer
No weight limits over 350 pounds
Stannah Stairlifts does a good job catering to the mobility needs of its clients. Multiple models can work on both straight and curved staircases, and the Sadler can accommodate people that have trouble sitting.
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Karen M. of Easthampton, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
Original review: Oct. 11, 2022
When the lady came, she was very nice and pleasant. She did the measure up, and we decided right there and then we wanna stay with Stannah. The gentleman that came and put in the stairlift was clean, neat, and pleasant. So everything was great. The stairlift is beautiful. It's working well.
Nov. 7, 2022 Stannah Stairlifts response
Thank you Karen for sharing your Stannah Stairlifts experience and rating Stannah five-stars. It's great to hear your stairlift is working well and your sales and installation experience were pleasant and helpful.
The Stannah Team
Peter M. of Marstons Mills, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
They came and installed the stairlift on time perfectly. There were no surprises with the money, what they quoted was paid, and the Stairlift is the best thing we ever did for my father. This thing turned out to be perfect. It was a pleasant experience. The company was great and everything was perfect. My father loves the stairlift.
Florence W. of Staten Island, NY Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
Original review: Oct. 9, 2022
The man that came out was very nice. The piece looked good. Everything was fine, except it's not responding the way it should. I'm a little disappointed in the Stannah stairlift. The foot piece does not come up as quickly as it did in the beginning. I called last week and asked somebody to come and do something about it or let me know what I can do about it. I got ahold of some woman, and she said that they would call me back the following week. But nobody has returned my call. This is a brand new one. If this is the response I get now, I can't imagine what I would get if I owned it for a couple of years. So I'm not happy with the Stannah.
Thank you Florence for your feedback. We do aim to respond in a timely manner to all service calls, and are sorry to hear that was not your experience. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced. We are glad your issue was resolved. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any other questions or concerns that arise.
Nancy H. of Paterson, NJ Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The salesman was very cooperative and explained everything in detail. His name was Mo. He was very informative. He took measurements and pictures. He presented Stannah as a better way for me to get a stairlift. The stairlift works very well. I'm pleased by the aesthetic look of it and it compliments my coloring. It's a blessing to go up and down now without having to worry about dealing with climbing the stairs with my bad knees. Also, it's a comfort to know that I have that help. So, I'm more than happy that I got it. The expense was worth it. My children are happy that they don't have to worry that I might go up and down and fall. Not only that, I don't have to put the pressure and support of my knees that aren't that good, and make going up and down much easier.
Michael F. of Norfolk, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
I like the stairlift. Now, I don't have to worry about catching my breath when I go up the stairs because I need a double lung transplant and going up the stairs is always a chore. Before having the stairlift, once I came down, I usually stay. But now, I can go back up if I have to.
Thank you Michael for your five-star Stannah Stairlifts review. It's wonderful to hear how much your new stairlift is helping you get up and down your stairs whenever you want!
Nancy S. of Cedar Grove, NJ Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
They answered my email and questions quickly. The sales rep was extremely careful in explaining everything. I already had rails put on the stairs and he discussed how they could gain a few more inches by taking them off. The installation went quicker than I thought. Other than the noise from their machinery, there was no commotion at all. After they were finished with the installation, the X-ray technician was coming to the home, and he couldn't get the machine up the stairs. I had to get Stannah to come back and alleviate that problem, which they did within an hour.
Anita H. of South Windsor, CT Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
They came on time and they were very nice. They were also clean, respectful and polite. They did their job. They didn't fight with each other. They just worked hard for about three hours and it was great. They were pleasant to have in the house and we enjoyed them. We like the product and it seemed like it was good quality. Stannah wasn't necessarily the cheapest, but we felt that it was the best. But we're planning to call and have someone come and look at the stairlift because it's making chattery noises as it's going up the stairs in certain spots.
Thank you Anita for your Stannah Stairlifts review. We're glad you had such a pleasant experience with the Stannah installation team and you see the value of the Stannah brand. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us regarding any questions. Our service team can be reached at: 1-888-272-4327.
Frederick M. of Arlington, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The rep spent a good hour with us. He seemed trustworthy. He explained the product very well. The only complaint I have is Stannah Stairlifts took too long to deliver it. The rep came in late May and it wasn't until September that they put it in. But the two young men who installed it were competent and explained a bit.
Bob C. of Kingston, NH Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
Original review: Aug. 31, 2022
We got a stairlift for my mother-in-law, and it's been fantastic. A lady did the install, showed us how it worked, what we had to do to take it up and down, and told us about the warranty. She was excellent. The stairlift's quality is very good as well.
Sept. 1, 2022 Stannah Stairlifts response
Thank you Bob for your Stannah Stairlifts review. We're glad to hear you're happy with the quality of your stairlift and your installation experience.
Sandra of Stamford, CT Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The chair was on the lower level. But I kept hearing ticking. I was wondering why it was ticking. When I pressed the button, I realized I could not move it. So, I called the service. When the guy came, he said the machine must always be up on top of the stairs. The guy did a good job. I did it so far and it's good. I get the grip of it now. I'd recommend Stannah Stairlifts.
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Karen Y. of Bridgewater, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The rep who came and did all the measurements explained every step of the way, everything we'd be doing. The installer was also great. He was on time, he told us everything he was doing and demonstrated how to use it. It was a very good experience. The Stannah stairlift is also very good. It's working great.
Aug. 25, 2022 Stannah Stairlifts response
Thanks Karen for your five-star Stannah Stairlifts review. We're glad you had an overall good experience.
Mike S. of Ny, NY Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The Stannah Stairlift is a good product. I was a little disappointed in one thing, though. The technician had to take the whole thing apart when he was here to install one of the options that I had ordered. It added an hour to his time and that was okay. But the right and left handles would not snap in properly. Every once in a while, it would pop out. But I got them good now because they haven't popped out in the last two weeks.
Thank you Mike for sharing your feedback. If you have any issues with your stairlift, please don't hesitate to call our Service department at: 1-888-272-4327. Otherwise, we're glad your stairlift is equipped with the options you need.
Clive L. of Westfield, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The Stannah rep that came out was very good. The stairlift does what it's supposed to do. I wanted it all automatic so my wife didn't have to push anything. It's all operated by buttons. The chair turns around when it gets to the second floor 'cause the bathroom is right there once she gets to the second floor. It's also the perfect speed for her. She can operate it herself. We're very happy with it, so far. I'm very satisfied.
Amadu S. of Brockton, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The installer of our Stannah Stairlift was very polite. The stairlift is doing what it's supposed to do. We don't have to struggle to get my husband down the stairs. We would just put him on the stairlift. I also had no problem with the quality even though I bought a secondhand one.
Thank you Amadu for your five-star review of Stannah Stairlifts. We're happy to hear you are no longer struggling to help your husband up and downstairs.
Jeanne A. of Marlborough, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
They were very prompt and put us on the list right away. They were also reliable. We called this Friday with a question and they answered it right away. As far as customer service goes, they've done a very good job. The installation of our stairlift also went fine. It was a new person, so it took a lot longer for him to figure out how to put it together, but he did it. We're happy with our Stannah Stairlift.
Michelle B. of Wilmington, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
I emailed Stannah Saturday night and they were at my house Monday morning. It was an excellent experience working with them. We had a good time with them. I love the stairlift. However, my mom doesn't live here. It's for her when she comes to visit me. So, it's an expensive equipment just for her to use a few times. But that's the only way I can get her in my house.
Thank you Michelle for your five-star Stannah Stairlift review! We're so glad your mom can now visit you thanks to your stairlift. Hopefully she will be encouraged to visit more often now that she can glide up and down your stairs with ease.
Lynn-Ann I. of Wethersfield, CT Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
I've had a positive experience with Stannah. The quality of the stairlift is beautiful. It has made my life easier.
Paul B. of Kingston, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The equipment of Stannah was pretty high-end, so when we had them over to do an estimate, it seemed like a good fit. The installation went very well and the installer was excellent. The quality of the stairlift is good. It's definitely increased my wife's comfort level with getting up to the second floor. That was the goal. We're happy with it.
Thank you Paul for your Stannah Stairlifts five-star review. We're happy to hear your wife is comfortably getting up and downstairs on her new stairlift.
Susan of Dobbs Ferry, NY Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
Stannah is a quality product. It's engineered really well. It's very strong and sturdy. My client is not afraid to use it. Also, their reps are very kind. They understand this market. With elderly people, you have to be gentle and kind and they are. The people are very well-spoken and they know what they're doing. The installers worked really hard. It was not an easy installation and they stuck with it and went beyond the time that they normally would work. They had to commute back to New Jersey to the warehouse and they did it. Even though they were gonna hit traffic, they didn't care. They wanted to finish and do their job. I'm very impressed with that.
Also, we had one thing where they have these posts that are support posts and at the top of the post, they have a cap and one was missing. I called the company and they called me the following morning and said they'd be happy to come over and put one in. By that time, one of the contractors found the missing cap somewhere on the job site and they put it in. I told the guy I didn't need a new one and he asked if I want them to come over and do a demonstration for the client. They were super nice.
Luise S. of Westford, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The agent was good. But we've called several times and there's no way to get through to Stannah. You can't get anybody to call you back. It's insane. The reason we got the Stannah Stairlift was that the salesman told us that they are local and if you need something, we can get them right away. But it's not happening. Also, the stairlift is too slow. You can go around the block by the time you get upstairs.
William C. of Franklin Square, NY Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The sales visit of the Stannah rep was wonderful. The salesman was very good and accommodating. Really answered all my questions. The installation was easy. It was one man who came. He put it in. He had to come back and make an adjustment because the chair got stuck and unfortunately, my mother-in-law was on it. She didn't realize she could just push the button and go back up. But they came back right away and made the adjustment, and it hasn't happened since. It's fine and it's a good stairlift.
Margaret K. of Bellerose, NY Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
I like the way they stand by their products and their maintenance policy. Their reps were also lovely people and quiet.
Thank you Margaret for your feedback on your Stannah Stairlifts experience. We're glad to have made such a good impression.
Carol K. of Shrewsbury, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The Stannah rep was very pleasant. The installation went fine, too. I thought there might be a problem because I live in a very old house. But none at all. They just zapped it in and told my husband how it works. I like the stairlift. However, I'd like it to be cheaper.
David C. of Webster, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
Original review: Aug. 9, 2022
The Stannah rep was very knowledgeable. He showed a video. Explained it to the wife. The installers were also very professional and clean. It's a very nice stairlift. Works well. We're very pleased with it. It's made getting up and down the stairs a lot easier. I love it and it was worth every penny.
Thank you David for your Stannah Stairlifts review. We love that you love your new stairlift!
Dean S. of Saugus, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
We went out and asked for bids from several different stairlift companies. Most of them seemed to be behind the curve in terms of what they were offering from a technology standpoint and from an aesthetic standpoint. All in all, we decided to go with Stannah and that was when I was in Massachusetts. We installed three stairlifts on our home in Massachusetts. Then I have a curved one going into Florida. So far, so good. They put the order in and I approved the design. The sales guy was very helpful. The installation people were excellent, too. It looks really nice and functions really well. It's overall a good experience.
Thank you Dean for your five-star Stannah Stairlifts review. We're glad your experience was helpful and you are happy with your new stairlift's look and function.
Mary M. of Bristol, RI Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
Stannah's sales rep and installer were wonderful. They really cared about what they were doing. They cared about the situation we were dealing with, with the mobility issue in the family, and they did a great job explaining everything. They went over it a couple of times to make sure. There wasn't any kind of crazy pressure from the salesperson to buy something that would have been impractical, especially at a point where you're just starting off with a stairlift. It was only for a small area. So, that was very helpful. I didn't feel like I was being scammed or conned into anything. Being a caretaker, I deeply appreciated that. As far as the stairlift, it's really good.
Thank you Mary for sharing your five-star Stannah Stairlifts experience. We're glad to have been able to provide you with Stannah stairlift information relevant to your situation without pressure to buy.
Arnie W. of Northvale, NJ Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The installers of our Stannah stairlift were very good and clean. They did a nice, neat job and took a bunch of hours. It was one guy, and then came the second one somewhat into the project.
Marie Jean J. of Queens Village, NY Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The Stannah sales rep was very nice. The installer that came out was also very pleasant. So far, the stairlift is good.
Julie N. of Amesbury, MA Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
I had a wonderful experience with Stannah. The salesman had a fellow with him that was in training. The two of them couldn't have been more professional. When the installer came to install it, it couldn't have been nicer. We're very happy with everything. We got a refurbished stairlift and it's perfect. The quality is very nice. It doesn't even look used. The stairlift has impacted my husband's life 100%. Much safer for him. Even when it's at the top of the stairs, you can still go by it and get up and down if you're walking.
Thanks Julie for sharing your wonderful Stannah Stairlifts experience. It's great to hear our staff was courteous and professional, and your husband's life has been so positively impacted by his Stannah stairlift.
Djenane M. of Bay Shore, NY Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
The installation of our Stannah Stairlift was perfect. The technician showed me everything that I needed to know to operate the stairlift. In case I had trouble, gave me information on that. The technician was very courteous and the installation went by very quickly. He cleaned up everything that that was there, including our steps. I was surprised by how well everything went. The sales rep was also very knowledgeable. He gave me quotes on exactly what I needed. He told me about the refurbished models and the new models. He told me about renting it or buying it, the options there. He also measured everything. Those two days were very good. I'm so glad that I went with Stannah. The stairlift is very useful. We've used it so many times already. It's quiet and efficient. I don't think we could have had a better piece of equipment anywhere.
Thank you Djenane for your five-star Stannah Stairlifts review. We're glad to have been able to help you make an informed decision regarding the best stairlift for your needs.
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Pikiteora Maude Emily Gertrude Edith "Pixie" Williams (married name Costello; 12 July 1928 – 2 August 2013) was a New Zealand singer best known for the song "Blue Smoke", recorded in 1949. In 2019, she was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.

Early life and family
Williams was born in 1928 at Mohaka in the Hawke's Bay region. Of Māori descent, she was affiliated to the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. She was raised by her grandparents until she was 12 years old, when her grandmother died. She then lived with her uncle, and then, from the age of 14, her mother. When she was 17, Williams moved to Wellington, finding work in a factory and living at the YWCA hostel on Oriental Parade.

"Blue Smoke"
"Blue Smoke" was the first single to be locally recorded and manufactured in New Zealand, backed by the song "Señorita", and was also the first release on the local TANZA label. The A-side was written by Ruru Karaitiana whilst he was on board a troop ship during World War II, and was recorded in September and October 1948 for release in February the following year by the Ruru Karaitiana Quintette (sic) with Williams on vocals. It was number one on the New Zealand charts for six weeks and sold around 50,000 copies.

A self-taught singer, Williams was recommended to Karaitiana by his fiancée Joan, who had sung with her whilst staying at YWCA hostel in Wellington. She was to go on to sing on several more recordings during 1949 and 1950: "Bellbird Serenade" (backed by Jimmy Carter's Hawaiians), "Maori Rhythm" (backed by Alan Shand's Orchestra), and "Saddle Hill", as part of Ruru Karaitiana's Quavertones. The Quavertones were credited with "Let's Talk it Over" and "Windy City".

Later life
In 1951, Williams went to Dunedin, where she met and married Irish-born John Edward "Paddy" Costello. The couple went on to have four children. Paddy Costello died in 2006, and Williams returned to live in Wellington.

In 2011, the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand recognised Williams with a triple platinum award for "Blue Smoke" and single platinum award for the song "Let's Talk it Over". The same year, a digitally remastered compilation of Williams' songs, For the Record: The Pixie Williams Collection, was released.

Williams died at a rest home and hospital in Upper Hutt on 2 August 2013. She had been suffering from dementia, diabetes and Parkinson's disease. After a funeral in Upper Hutt, Williams was buried with her husband at Green Park Cemetery in Waldronville, Dunedin.

Awards
On 2 October 2019, Williams, along with Ruru Karaitiana and Jim Carter, was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, to mark the 70th anniversary of the release of "Blue Smoke".

Aotearoa Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.

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External links
Pixie Williams profile at Blue Smoke Records website

1928 births
2013 deaths
APRA Award winners
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20th-century New Zealand women singers
New Zealand Māori women singers
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Upgrade Specialist in Another World Chapter 995: The Devastation of a Half–Emperor Self
"I…I've never seen so much power!! This isn't the aura of a Half-emperor…this…this has to be a true Soul Emperor?!"
Bai Yunfei had to clench his teeth to prevent them from chattering against each other in his fear. The tyrannical amount of power being unleashed from this person above him was terrifying Bai Yunfei with the possibility of him being a Soul Emperor.
"To have even the energy within this much distance under his power…this person is without a doubt a Soul Emperor! Be careful, Yunfei!"
Xiao Fang chimed in at that moment to confirm Bai Yunfei's suspicions. This situation was unfortunately going down the path Bai Yunfei was most fearful of.
He swallowed hesitantly, though even the simple act of swallowing his own saliva felt like a risky move in the face of this person. "I'm really up against a Soul Emperor…what do I do?"
He never imagined him going up against a Soul Emperor. It was a mind-boggling thought.
Fighting a Half-emperor was something within the realms of possibility. Bai Yunfei had the confidence of putting up a good fight if he were to fight against one of those.
But against a true Soul Emperor? Bai Yunfei hadn't the courage for that. The voice in his heart was already telling him his chances of victory—zil!
As the name implies, a Half-emperor was considered to be 'half' a Soul Emperor. Bai Yunfei had seen three Half-emperors already; patriarch Qin, Jing Wuying, and the elder that self-destructed earlier in the Core World.
All three of those Half-emperors were definitely people beyond Bai Yunfei's level of strength, but not even they held a candle to a genuine Soul Emperor! Half a Soul Emperor? Those Half-emperors felt like a world apart from a Soul Emperor in Bai Yunfei's mind!
The Soul Refining School was pulling out all the stops its seemed if they were using a Soul Emperor to deal with Bai Yunfei. Should he even feel proud of that fact?
While Bai Yunfei was debating making even the slightest of actions, Nether was also motionless. He simply stood there up in the skies to stare curiously at Bai Yunfei as one would stare at a test subject.
"I find it hard to imagine a youngling would be able to cause so much destruction to my school and almost get away with it. Not even Zi Jin had the strength for that at your age…"
The black light around Nether's figure flickered as he spoke, his words conveying to Bai Yunfei a semblance of surprise and regret.
Bai Yunfei said nothing.
"Should you hand over the secrets behind your strengthening of the King Caging Bell, the technique you used to regain your strength, allow yourself to be marked, and swear fealty to me, I will allow you to live."
Bai Yunfei said nothing again, though the corners of his eyes were crinkling a smidgen in shock.
This person somehow learned about his Upgrade Technique!
But that was something to be expected. With Qin Bangjie being the previous owner of the King Caging Bell, he would, of course, sense the change that took place in the King Caging Bell. It also went without saying that everyone knew the King Caging Bell wasn't capable of creating a sound wave that could bewitch all that heard it. It'd be very easily deduced that Bai Yunfei had done something to the King Caging Bell.
While they knew Bai Yunfei had done something to the King Caging Bell, no one—Nether included—knew what exactly it was that he did. What kind of mystical art could improve the might of a soul armament several times over within a matter of ten seconds and give the soul armament a new ability on top of that?!
To Nether, Bai Yunfei was simply a rat that had been found within the courtyards. It would be a simple matter for him to step out and arrest Bai Yunfei. He didn't bother to to begin with since he felt it was beneath his notice. But with all that destruction Bai Yunfei did, Nether had no other choice but to!
When he did decide to take action, the first step he did was to start 'negotiations' with Bai Yunfei. This was just a test to see if Bai Yunfei really did have a Regalia and some kind of secret behind his power.
The smallest of reactions from Bai Yunfei didn't escape Nether's eye—so it was true!?
"I'll have my answers one way or another!!"
Nether was committed to taking away every secret from Bai Yunfei. A glimmer of light reflected from his eyes as he prepared to take action!
The glimmer of light was the only thing that had changed about Nether, but the entire area was already submitting to his will. Darkening the skies, Nether was already shaping the energy there into an attack to force Bai Yunfei to submit!
"Damn! A fight it is!!"
The sudden change in the world around him caused Bai Yunfei to snarl in anger and wave his right hand forward!
He wasn't using an attack of any kind. That much could be seen with how the soulforce within Bai Yunfei's body was still dormant. But in the skies nearby Nether a series of ripples were already starting to take shape!
"Bzzz…"
An orange light covered Bai Yunfei's body a moment later as he activated the Cataclysmic Seal. He was shielding himself!
"Oh? This is…"
A curious flicker of light entered Nether's eyes. Then a second later he registered what it was Bai Yunfei was doing!
From where the ripple had shown up, a chaotic amount of energy was starting to push out from it!
This energy was…the energy from when Song Qing self-destructed!
The energy Bai Yunfei was 'afraid' of squandering a moment ago was now being used as a weapon on a Soul Emperor!
"This aura…this is Song Qing!! What is the meaning of this!?"
Not even a Soul Emperor like Nether would be able to remain calm under this attack. He waved his right hand to form a giant barrier of light to protect both him and Qin Bangjie behind it.
Now both Bai Yunfei and Nether were protected. It was like a giant bomb went off as the energy exploded in the world. The entire earth trembled violently as it was bombarded with an explosive force!
"Boom boom boom boom…"
Explosions ran across the earth one after another. From within his barrier, Bai Yunfei spat out a mouthful of blood as he tried to feed even more soulforce into the barrier. He was trying his best to provide enough soulforce so that the barrier wouldn't give.
He thought about hiding in the Core World at first, but Bai Yunfei was worried that the Core Stone wouldn't be able to handle the energy assaulting it. If the Core Stone broke with him inside, his life would definitely come to an end…
When he threw out the energy from the Core World, Bai Yunfei had it 'angled' so that the worst of the explosion wouldn't hit him. And yet Bai Yunfei felt like his entire body was about to be torn apart.
If that was how he felt, he didn't want to imagine what it was like for someone who was standing at the center of it…
The aftermath of the explosion was terrifying to see. Where once had been solid ground was now 'thin air'. The explosion had destroyed the earth so that he was standing above a giant 'crater'!
And now the white mist that had been pushed back by Nether was now even further back!
The skies were littered with remnants of elemental darkness like bolts of black lightning. They left giant craters and crevices wherever they landed on the ground, but the true terror was the marks they left in the air. Multiple parts of the air were distorting in on a single point to form 'holes'. It looked like the sky was being poked full of holes!!
Cracks in space!
Bai Yunfei's eyes were glued at the part of the sky directly in front of him. That part of the area was what terrified Bai Yunfei the most!
A giant 'black hole' was spanned across a hundred meters in the air there!
That had been where the explosion was set off. The force of the explosion had destabilized the space so much that it was now a volatile mass of emptiness that was swallowing up everything it was close to!
Large quantities of energy were being 'pulled' into the black hole as if they were being absorbed. Paradoxically, it was the center that looked the most 'calm' of it all…
Bai Yunfei was prepared for the amount of devastation, but this sight had truly struck him dead cold. He wasn't even able to swallow the saliva in his mouth with how dumbstruck he was.
Fear lingered in his eyes still as he muttered to himself. "Are…are they dead?"
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March 10, 2014 - Big Think
A CEO Coach's Tools for Optimizing Your Performance
Big Think Editors
"In the twentieth century coaching was seen as a remedial activity: 'Something's broken – I need to call Steven or somebody else because I need to be fixed,'" says Stephen Miles, C.E.O. and founder of The Miles Group, an advisory service for executives. "One-hundred percent of my coaching today is actually not that. It's about working with high performing people and helping them get better."
How does Miles help high-performers become even better? He explains his four-step approach in the latest installment of Big Think's Edge.
The Diagnostic
First, he says, he works with executives to identify ingrained leadership styles.
"So when I'm under stress or when I'm in a situation, I'm going to revert to my 'base case,'" he explains. "And we want to understand that fundamentally. And then we want to understand, 'Okay, when is your 'base case' the best leadership style? What situations is the application of that leadership style going to give you the best outcome?'"
Advance Preparation
Once a "base case" style is identified and understood, Miles works with an executive to modify his or her leadership style to produce desired outcomes. He works with each individual to expand a range of styles that best suit intended audiences and outcomes.
Listen for Content
Miles advises executives to foster dialogue by refraining from using "listening to win" tactics. He advocates demonstrating interest through non-verbal communication, asking clarifying questions, and fully immersing in what opponents have to say.
"A common trait in many executives at every level inside companies is just talking too much," he says. "And if it's not a monologue then what it becomes is 'I want to win the interaction with you. I want to prove that I'm right and anything you say to me I'm just going to pick on that and you're wrong.'"
Facilitate the Opposition
Miles advises executives to instead affirm an opponent's point of view and take a Socratic approach.
"If you can hold your ground, not be defensive, facilitate them using affirmation to start and then facilitate them, you'll end up in the higher place and the higher ground," he says.
For more on Miles' approach to coaching leadership strategies, watch Big Think's latest installment of Edge.


From Australia, to England, to Scotland, travel bloggers share their favorite travel memories from destinations inspired by literature.
Plan the perfect Jane Austen pilgrimage to Steventon, Bath, Chawton, Winchester, and London. Find out what books to read, where to go, and how to get there.
Jane Austen's final resting place can be found at Winchester Cathedral. Although her grave does not mention her writing career, later erected memorials do.
Visit the Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton where Jane lived with her sister and mother on her brother's property. Then walk to the Chawton House Library to trace Jane's path to her brother's inherited home. Take tea at Cassandra's Cup and stay in the Chawton Garden House Airbnb.
Jane Austen's final unfinished manuscript parodies the aristocratic society of a fictional town modeled on Brighton, possibly due to humiliation by Prince Regent George IV.


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Q: Boundary conditions for Navier-Stokes equations The Navier-Stokes equations in combination with the continuity equation for incompressible Newtonian fluids is stated as
$$\dfrac{\partial \mathbf{u}}{\partial t}+\left(\mathbf{u}\cdot \nabla\right)\mathbf{u}=-\frac 1\rho\nabla p+\nu\Delta\mathbf{u}+\mathbf{g}$$
$$\nabla \cdot \mathbf{u} = 0.$$
The unknown dependent variables are velocity field $\mathbf{u}$ and the pressure $p$.
Normally, when solving a differential equation we have to specify some conditions for the dependent variables.
I don't quite understand why it is not necessary to specify the boundary condition for the pressure $p$, which is obviously a dependent variable, for this system of partial differential equations.

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Film Four, previously £6 per month on subscription changed to Freeview effective 23rd July. I'd previously paid for this channel and although it wasn't perfect it was one of the best fil-um channels we had. In the past three months they have showed several Bergman's I'd never seen, 'Port of Call', 'The Rite', 'Summer with Monika',' After the Rehearsal', 'From the Life of the Marionettes' as well as Shohei Imamura's 'Profound Desire of the Gods' and Sezuki Seijun's 'Gates of Flesh'.
I suppose my point is this, they were showing at least some films that for the most part were not readily available and for that I was very grateful and happy to pay my six quid. Now I fully understand that their business model didn't stack up and they had to commercialise and take advertising and that those advertisers need to sell products during prime slots which explains why the 9pm slot is loaded with films that are going to pull in the punters but can't we at least have some of the 'rarer' films for want of a better word on late at night? We were promised a 'Roberto Rosellini season', on the insert in Time Out (above) that covers the period 23rd July to 20th August all I can see is 'Rome, Open City' and 'Journey to Italy', no complaints there except can't the programmers dig a little deeper and show more and at least one Rosellini UK TV viewers haven't been able to see for a while?
Right now I'm quite disappointed with Film Four. I hope they can redeem themselves and there are a few more gems they can unearth for the film fans who frankly aren't that bothered by this sort of list. If Film Four need some help finding films or suggestions from viewers then I'd be happy to help.


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In accordance with the National Policy of Education (1986), Government of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). Presently, the JNVs are spread in 27 States and 7 Union Territories. These are co-educational residential schools fully financed and administered by Government of India through an autonomous organisation, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Admission in JNVs are made through the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) at Class VI.
The medium of instruction in JNVs is the mother tongue or regional language up to class VIII and English thereafter for Maths and Science and Hindi for Social Science. Students of the JNVs appear for X and XII Class examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education. While education in the schools is free including boarding, lodging, uniforms and textbooks, a nominal fee of Rs. 200/- per month will have to be collected from the children from IX to XII Class. However, children belonging to SC/ST, Girls, Physically Handicapped and from the families whose income is below poverty line are exempted from payment of fees.
Admission to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya are made through national level competitive examination conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education and the children are admitted at class VI level. Children are also being admitted against the vacant seats in class IX and in class XI also through regional level examination/marks in the previous qualifying examination. A total of 75% of seats are reserved for rural children and a minimum of 33% of seats are reserved for girls. SC/STs also have due reservations of 15% x7½% respectively. The Scheme envisages establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, one in each district of the country.
The test, called the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) is of nonverbal nature, class neutral and so designed as to ensure that talented children from the rural areas of Shimla district are able to compete without facing any disadvantages and also to ensure that children from far flung rural areas get admission forms free of cost without any problem.
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Application for admission in IX class can be obtained free of charge from the Principal of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,Shimla. Alternatively, Format of Application Forms can also be downloaded from the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti website.


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«Хьюстон Аэрос» () — профессиональный хоккейный клуб, выступавший в Интернациональной хоккейной лиге и в Американской хоккейной лиге. Базировался в городе Хьюстон, штат Техас, США. Являлся фарм-клубом команды НХЛ «Миннесота Уайлд». Основан в 1994 году; в 2013 году переехал в Де-Мойн, сменив название на «Айова Уайлд». Одноимённый клуб существовал в Хьюстоне в 1972—1978 гг. и выступал в ВХА.

История

В 1994—2001 гг. команда выступала в Международной хоккейной лиге (IHL). В 1999 году стала обладателем Кубка Тёрнера (победителем плей-офф IHL), переиграв в финале «Орландо Солар Бэрс». В 2001 году, после прекращения существования IHL, стала, как и пять других команд IHL, выступать в АХЛ. В 2003 году завоевала Кубок Колдера, переиграв в финале «Гамильтон Буллдогс».

Клубные рекорды

Сезон

Голы (47) — Патрик О'Салливан (2005-06)

Передачи (88) — Брайан Уайсмэн (1998-99)

Очки (110) — Кирби Лоу (2005-06)

Штраф (333) — Горд Доннелли (1995-96)

Коэффициент пропущенных голов (2,01) — Джош Хардинг (2004-05)

Карьера в клубе

Голы — 132 — Марк Фрир

Передачи — 210 — Марк Фрир

Очки — 342 — Марк Фрир

Штраф 721 — Эрик Рейтц

Вратарские победы — 126 — Фредерик Шабо

Игры — 469 — Марк Фрир

Игроки

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December is finally here, which means that the holidays are only a few weeks away. While you've probably started doing some shopping for presents online and at local stores, you should also think about helping your kids with their holiday gift-giving. In particular, coming up with some homemade ideas can be great for family members and close friends. Here are a few projects to keep in mind.
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Pro-life and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court early Monday, June 25, 2018. The justices are expected to hand down decisions today as the court's term comes to a close. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite).
The midterms delivered the House of Representatives to the Democrats, effectively bringing any potential pro-life victories to a standstill. Across the board, though, there were losses and gains on midterm election day.
Republican Kris Kobach, gubernatorial candidate for governor in Kansas, lost to Democrat Laura Kelly. During his campaign, Kobach had promised to "support a state constitutional amendment making clear that the right to an abortion is not provided in Kansas." His opponent, a Planned Parenthood-supported female, was ultimately victorious.
In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker, who has been in office since 2011, failed in his bid to defeat Democratic challenger, Tony Evers. During his time in office, Walker has been a staunch supporter of the unborn. In 2015, he signed a 20-week abortion ban. Additionally, he approved cuts to Planned Parenthood funding that resulted in a handful of their clinics being shut down.
However, there were some pro-life victories overall.
Republicans gained seats in the United States Senate and flipped three of them (in Missouri, North Dakota, and Indiana) with candidates who are vocally against abortion.
In West Virginia and Alabama, the majority of voters supported pro-life ballot measures.
Also, both states saw the passage of constitutional amendments – called "trigger laws" – that would ban abortion outright if the Supreme Court overturns the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade.
The fear among many pro-aborts, made evident by their egregious behavior during the recent confirmation hearings, is that a right-leaning high court will eventually spell doom for their cause. With the addition of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the court leans more conservative than before and it is his inclusion that may possibly turn the tide.
As a pro-life activist, I am leery of placing all of our hope in the Supreme Court. It is not certain whether Roe/Casey will be reconsidered in the near future, much less at all. Even if this happens, there is no way to know what a final ruling would be or how it would affect the "right" to an abortion at all.
I certainly appreciate the addition of justices who are more apt to lean away from abortion, but it's difficult to count on them to bring about the change that we so desperately need. I would love to be wrong, though.
In the meantime, I hope we see more action at the state level for the pro-life cause. With few gains for the side of life at the national level in recent years, many legislatures have taken it upon themselves to advance a life-affirming agenda in their own backyard.
If they prefer to wait on SCOTUS (and Justice Kavanaugh) to see a major change, they might be waiting for a long time.


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Where To Go When You Just Want Some Oysters
The best places to eat oysters in the months with an "R" in their name - and every other month, too.
Where To Order Drinks For Your Next Virtual Happy Hour Or Hangout
Another day, another Zoom Happy Hour. Make it count with something better to drink.
8 To-Go Margaritas To Order Tonight
Eight spots to order margaritas for takeout and delivery in LA.
Where To Eat Outside In Pasadena
High-end sushi, pizza, Nepalese food, and more at these 13 excellent Pasadena restaurants with outdoor seating.
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Mexican in Pasadena
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Perfect For: Date Night Dinner with the Parents Eating At The Bar
There are a lot of different ways to order at a restaurant. Some people will scour the internet for photos of the menu, so they can decide ahead of time exactly what they're going to order. Others prefer to wait until the moment the server hands them the menu, then go with their gut.
We're not social psychologists, but we've learned that no matter the technique, there's one aspect of ordering that's universal - the feeling of excitement when you're overwhelmed by how good everything looks. We're sure there's a German word for it (if there isn't, Übermenufreude would be our choice), and though it doesn't happen all the time, it does happen whenever we pick up the menu at Maestro in Pasadena. And fortunately, the food lives up to the feeling.
Walking into Maestro, it's easy to assume that it's just a place for suburban parents to cut loose. It looks an awful lot like most restaurants in Old Town Pas, which means that inside it's rustic-yet-refined (so refined you can almost smell the paint drying on the walls), low-lit, and full of people that drove here in an SUV with a carseat in the back. Despite that, the crowd gets surprisingly rowdy - there is always a birthday dinner or big date night happening, and we suspect Maestro has definitely helped the babysitters of Pasadena earn their fair share of overtime. And unlike a lot of other places in the area, Maestro is absolutely worth a visit - no matter where you're driving from.
The menu features everything from Oaxacan staples like braised lamb to a boatload of fresh seafood. The good news is that both are excellent - especially the seafood. Our first order of business here, every time, are the oysters, served with a spicy, vinegar-y shrimp aguachile on top. We also love the calamari, which is fried but still very light, and comes with a roasted red pepper puree we'd take over a tomato-based sauce any day. If you're looking for something bigger, the scallops are excellent - buttery, massive, and served over huitlacoche rice that's dank and complex, almost like a funky risotto.
It's also impossible not to talk about the lamb barbacoa. This braised shank is absolutely massive, and our favorite thing on the menu. The lamb isn't too gamey, and it's smothered in a chili sauce we'd snort if it were socially acceptable. It comes with a few handmade tortillas, which are good, but it's hard not to eat the meat straight off the bone.
The cocktails are highly worth your time, too - there's a reason people are getting rowdy, after all. The barrel-aged Agave Old Fashioned has a mix of tequila and mezcal, and the Mezcal Campfire with chartreuse and maraschino strikes a perfect balance between sweet and potent.
Whatever you're looking for, there's something to get excited about on the menu at Maestro - maybe it's the oysters, or the lamb, or the huitlacoche rice. But from the top of the starters to the bottom of the dessert section, this menu is filled with consistently excellent food. You'll be fine even if your ordering strategy is just to trust your sense of Übermenufreude, close your eyes, and point. That's the most fun way to do it, anyway.
Food Rundown
Oysters are usually just kind of... oystery. Not these - the spicy shrimp aguachile on top cuts the briny oysters nicely.
Tetela
This little pocket of blue corn masa stuffed with huitlacoche and cheese is our favorite non-seafood starter here - it's earthy, perfect, and could probably fit inside your pocket if you want to save it for later.
We've had a lot of burrata a lot of ways - but never with tomatillo salsa. The acid cuts the creamy cheese perfectly, and takes this dish to a new level.
It's hard for rice to stand up to something as buttery and flavorful as scallops - but this funky huitlacoche (corn fungus) rice does, and we're very happy about that.
Another seafood dish that could easily be run-of-the-mill, at Maestro it's light, spicy, and served with a roasted red pepper sauce that should be available at every Whole Foods.
Turn it into a taco with the tortillas they provide, scoop it onto your plate with some rice, or pick it up and gnaw it off the bone - there's no wrong way to eat this massive lamb shank.
Tres Leches Carrot Cake
This combines two things that we never thought would go so well together - like Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart. But unlike those two, we don't suspect tres leches and carrot cake have a secret love affair.
Date Night Dinner with the Parents Eating At The Bar
More spots in Pasadena
Delicatessen by Osawa
Delicatessen by Osawa is a Japanese-style deli in Pasadena, perfect for your work lunch needs.
1886 Bar at The Raymond
1886 Bar at the Raymond Hotel is a great place to drink cocktails, eat bar snacks, and pretend you own a big house in Pasadena.
Roma Market Italian Deli
Roma Market Italian Deli is an Italian supermarket in Pasadena with an incredible sandwich that has no name.
Oseyo Shabu Shabu
Part of Oseyo Shabu Shabu's charm is that it's always crowded - in addition to the Pasadena spot's high-quality meats and seafood, of course.
More Mexican spots
Lanea
Lanea in Santa Monica is an OK cocktail bar, but what you're here for are the Barba Kush tacos.
El Zarape
El Zarape is far from downtown Santa Barbara, and is usually packed with locals eating fantastic tacos.
Los Agaves on Milpas
Los Agaves on Milpas is a casual spot for traditional Mexican food in Santa Barbara.
Gish Bac
A Mexican spot with excellent barbacoa on the weekends.
Salazar is a Mexican BBQ restaurant in Frogtown that's gone from excellent to average in just a few short years. The patio, however, remains great.
If you're in the neighborhood and looking for a stiff drink and a killer al pastor taco, stop into Petty Cash.
Union is the best restaurant in Pasadena, and one of the best Italian restaurants in all of LA.
The Luggage Room Pizzeria
If you're getting pizza in Pasadena, you should get it from The Luggage Room Pizzeria.


On March 21, 2018, the Oakland Planning Commission approved a Final Development Permit consistent with the PDP for the Jack London Square Redevelopment Project PUD for site F3. The approvals include a Final Development Permit for a hotel, a Minor Variance for loading, and Design Review. The approvals allow development of a planned hotel, with accessory open space, parking, and ground floor commercial uses.
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As always, thank you for speaking. I live in the US and healthcare isn't free for many, but it's still terribly frustrating that we put money into insurance for healthcare and it often falls short, either with coverage problems or physician bias/system problems. It also seems that the paradigm shift is to use everything except people to treat the patient, not our own excellent senses to figure it out. There is so much I wish I could articulate about all this. Thank you again, from another neurotic mom.


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Just don't ask them what "it" is, because they'll be happy to explain "it" to you. They'll also tell you you're doing "it" wrong.
I love engineers. There's this optometric legend that engineers are notoriously difficult to please. I have found this to be patently false.
However, never say the word "patent" unless you have an hour to listen to descriptions of the 432 patents that your engineer has and how each one solved some glitch. Try instead, "Your tear duct is open," or you will be schooled in valve reversal gradient theory.
You will also get "the look." You know the look. It's the one that an engineer gives you when you suggest he might consider a PAL instead of his tried-and-true flat-top trifocal—the look that hovers between bemusement and disgust. What are you? Stupid?
1. Use initials. AMD. SLK. IOL. LOL. PPM. M-I-C-K-E-Y. Just leave 'em hanging in the air like ripe peaches. Oh, and be prepared to explain what they stand for, unless you want your ego emulsified like peach puree blended at 1,000 RPMs.
3. Smile. I know this seems lame in the face of a skeptical engineer, but I've learned that engineers have hearts too. They may even smile back when confronted with a genuinely kind smile that is less than two meters from their own plane of reference.
4. NEVER NEGOTIATE THE FEE! Lordy, engineers always ask about this. Now, does their training turn them into pennypinchers, or were they always folks who wore the same pocket protector, same blue button-down shirt and same saggy khaki pants for their 30-year career, into retirement, and at their own funeral?
5. Get this through your thick skull: Their seg height is not right! Doesn't matter where you put it.
6. Let them teach you. Engineers seldom say dumb stuff. I've learned much from my engineer patients that has helped me understand, completely, that it is good that we have these folks engineering all over the place. I have also learned that the world is a better place that THEY are engineers and that I am NOT an engineer.
7. Engineers will adore your OCT. My OCT even comes with a folder that explains how the stupid thing works just in case the engineer there asks you how it works. Of course, that becomes a 30-minute delay as they chat about Fourier Domain Analysis. Fortunately, you can get around this by saying: "I can't even get my toilet to flush right and some brilliant engineer figured out how to make near infrared light show me the layers of the retina." When they proudly grin, RUN FROM THE ROOM and just pray they follow! Let your receptionist listen to the engineer's analysis of the Fourier Domain Analysis analysis.


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I had always wondered why on earth Apache Cassandra was named after a prophet who was never believed. Doesn't give you the greatest confidence in their software, no?
But yesterday, I learned a ton about Cassandra from a knowledgeable coworker — and now, the reference to Greek legend makes sense.
Cassandra is a distributed data management system built for handling large volumes of I/O with no single point of failure. With Cassandra, your database is just a file system, with files spread out over a number of nodes that are arranged in a cluster.
How is it different from MySQL?
Relational databases like MySQL and Postgres use a binary tree structure to store information. Binary trees are great for reading information quickly — they're a data structure that accommodates binary search, dividing predictable/sortable information in half and search the new half for the desired row. However, adding new rows to a binary tree is kind of ugly. You add the new information as randomly-inserted leaf nodes in the tree and now your binary tree is out of order.
Cassandra solves this problem by getting rid of the binary tree and replacing it with a token ring. In a token ring, you start with a key (like "start time" or "id") and generate a unique hashed key, an unsigned Long with a value somewhere between -264 and 263. The ring is divided into chunks, each of which have a node assigned to it. For example, you might have a chunk of hashed keys assigned to Node 1, another chunk to Node 3, another chunk to Node 2, another chunk to Node 1, another chunk to Node 3, etc. The chunks are distributed in a somewhat random way to try to fairly balance the load — you wouldn't want a bunch of traffic going to Node 1 and overwhelming it with requests.
But, just like the prophet from Greek legend, never believe Cassandra.
Any one node by itself can't be trusted. In fact, the token ring doesn't just assign one node to each chunk of hash keys, but a list of nodes in the order in which to try to write the data. For example: chunk 256 => [2,3,1]. This will try to write to Node 2 first, then 3, then 1. The data will be stored on multiple nodes eventually.
One thing that's amazing about Cassandra is how easy it is to add a new node and therefore add capacity to a cluster. You add the provisioned server to the cluster by simply starting Cassandra on the server (it's a Java app), then adding its IP address to the list of known nodes. The Cassandra node gets the schema information from the "seed" nodes (the seed nodes are just the nodes, listed by IP address, found in the Cassandra config under "seeds"), the token ring breaks and re-forms to include the new node, and the new node begins streaming data from older nodes. Once it's joined the cluster and owns all the information it's expected to own, then it's ready to receive traffic, and you've just added a terabyte of available storage space to your database.
There are no masters, there are no replicas. Just nodes.
It's a cool system. The co-op nerd side of me loves the hierarchy-free model based on negotiation, shared ownership, and consent among nodes.
However, there are some serious drawbacks to using Cassandra.
The biggest downside of Cassandra that has come up so far in conversation: it was designed to solve the problem of slow writes. When MySQL or Postgres write something new to a binary tree, that information gets spread out over the binary tree – it's not all in one place. Cassandra, on the other hand, writes new information all together. This is convenient when your model of storage is a spinning hard disk drive, where you'd want all the writes to be together.
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Our recitals, which take place in the de Laski Performing Arts Building on the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, are a professional yet casual affair which allow our community of students and their families and instructors to connect and support each other. Recitals are free and open to the public. Accompanists are provided.
Additionally, our acting students will present their theater showcases in the Black Box Theater in the lower level of the building.
For our Theater Showcases, please visit the Acting For Young People webpages.
This is for all Mason Community Arts Academy private lesson students who have signed up to participate.
Also, check out upcoming faculty recitals and performances!
The Academy's Spring Music Competition/ Fundraiser is open to anyone in the community – including students from the Academy and from outside schools/ studios! Competitors submit an Audition Video, are judged and scored from a panel of Mason School of Music professors, and receive valuable feedback. High-scoring participants are invited to perform at a special "Honors Recital" in Mason's Harris Theatre.
The City of Fairfax hosts an annual Spotlight on the Arts Festival in which Academy participates with special performances featuring selected students and faculty.
Student recitals can be tremendously fun and valuable experiences for our music students. Unfortunately, they can also be a source of some stress and anxiety if preparations aren't complete and certain practices aren't followed. Following are guidelines and rules of behavior all performers and audience members should follow during recitals or concerts.
Arrive at least 15 minutes before your recital start time so you can unpack your instrument and/or warm up in the practice rooms.
Dress nicely in concert attire, or your "Sunday Best".
When it is your turn, walk up to the stage, take a bow, announce your name and the piece you will be playing. Begin when you are ready.
Acknowledge the audience both before and after the performance by taking a bow. If you have an accompanist, be sure to acknowledge him or her at the end of your performance when you are finished with your bow.
Last but not least, be a good listener while others are performing (see below).
Attentive audiences make the best audiences!
Arrive at least 5 minutes before the recital so you can be comfortably seated when the recital starts. Late arrivals are distracting and may prove stressful for performers.
Turn off the sound/volume on all electronic devices.
Please remain in the audience for the entire recital.Students work very hard for the opportunity to perform for an audience. Watching members of the audience leave as a performer walks on stage can be deflating.
Younger children in the audience should be kept as quiet as possible during the performance. Talking, whispering, walking around, making noise with papers, etc is extremely distracting to a performer and other audience members. Crying or fussy babies should be taken out to the lobby. They are not happy, and neither is the audience or performer!
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From what I have read this format is used by digital cameras to encode extra information in the image file, but it should still be a jpg image. It is possible that the browsers are treating the image differently based on the extra EXIF info.
Also, just to clarify if you have the web images only option turned on and use IE it will allow the image to be updoaded correctly rite? If this is the case then it indicates that it is not something in the script that is treating the image differently but rather the browser itself since the server side code runs exactly the same regardless of the browser. Please post back with some more details about this so we can investigate the issue further, if needed I will open a ticket for you on this so we can do more in depth analysis.


I first had to complete a proofreading and editing test which consisted of editing a news article of 400 words. You also had to re-write headlines and sub headings. After this, I had a face to face interview with two managers that I would be working closely with. We first talked through my CV and my experience up until now and then talked about how the skills I had acquired would help me with this job role. They then went on to ask me some competency based questions such as, " Can you give us a time when you had to deal with a difficult colleague." The overall interview lasted one hour.
"If you had longer to work on the test, would you have done anything differently?"
Come prepared with examples as they really back up your answers! It also encourages a conversation with your interviewers. It is also a warm and friendly firm, so go in with a smile and you'll fit in fine!
I had to do a proofreading and editing exercise before the initial interview. You has 30 mins to edit, re-write and proofread a 400 word article.


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Pride is part of human nature, is a very dangerous sin, and has practically wrecked the human race.
CONTINUE READING: Pride And The Road To Ruin.
Excellent post and scriptures you have shared. Thank you for the inspiration and motivation.


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Tykoon Teaches Kids the Basics of Finance
by LearnVest on May 07, 2012
in Phones and Mobile, News, Mobile Apps, iPhone/iPad Apps, Family and Parenting, Kids, Blog :: 1 comment
By Cheryl Lock, LearnVest
Is your child ready to start learning about how to handle their money?
If you're David Bach, author of "Start Late, Finish Rich," the answer is simple: Hold up a $1 bill and a $100 bill. If your kid knows which one he wants, it's time. (In Bach's case, his son, Jack, knew the $100 bill was the winner at around 3.)
To get started, you can try Tykoon, a free financial services platform for parents and their kids. It only takes ten minutes or so a night to start making a difference in how your child views his finances.
Why It's Needed
An ING survey found that one in three parents is more prepared to talk to their kids about drugs, alcohol or sex and dating than they are to talk to them about money.
Now, a new survey from T. Rowe Price has found some additionally interesting information about the state of parents teaching their progeny about money:
77% of parents said they don't always tell kids the truth about money matters
Only half of parents admitted to regularly setting aside money of their own to save or invest; additionally, only 43% set savings goals, and only 24% ensure that their investments are diversified
Nearly a third of parents (32%) avoid talking about their family's current financial situation with their kids
"Tykoon should be a portal for parents to start the conversation about money and about earning things," says Bach, who's also an investor in Tykoon. "The other day Jack came to me wanting to know what he could do to earn the ability to stay up later. I told him to pitch me an idea! This is a positive way to change the conversations we're having about money with our kids."
How could Jack pitch his dad an idea that would allow him to stay up later?
Kids who sign up to use Tykoon with their parents will automatically be given four "buckets"—earn, save, give and spend—on their homepage, where they will be able to virtually keep track of their money:
"The way we see it, this platform will hopefully get kids excited about the flow of money, first earning, then donating, then saving, then spending," says Doug Lebda, Tykoon co-founder and chairman.
The system virtually keeps track of how much money a child has and where, like in savings or spending, while parents maintain the responsibility of moving the actual money between accounts. For example:
Access your Tykoon account with the iOS app
(free in iTunes).
In Earning Money: Parents can assign kids various tasks, including recurring chores or one-time jobs to earn an allowance and extra money. Although the bucket is called earning "money," as a parent, you choose how to assign rewards, whether it's through actual cash or other non-cash rewards (like Jack's request to stay up late).
In Saving Money: When you set up your family's profile on Tykoon, you and your child will determine together how much of their earnings should go toward saving. In addition to virtually putting away some of their earnings, it's the savings bucket that allows your kid to also set up and save for a big or long-term goal, like chipping in for a family vacation or contributing to her college education.
In Giving Money: Tykoon is connected with 48 child-friendly, company-reviewed charities to donate to. Parents can control what categories of charities their kids can access (animals are one category, for example). When a parent approves their child's donation, Tykoon's partner, Network for Good, will collect their credit card information, make the donation to the non-profit in the parent's name and send them a tax-deductible receipt.
In Spending Money: Tykoon is also linked with Amazon, so kids can create a wish list of items they want to purchase using their spending money. The Amazon catalog is completely customizable by the parents, meaning that you can close off certain categories from your child (like video games). Once a child has enough money in his 'spending' bucket, he can send a request to his parents to actually purchase the item. Parents then have the option to approve or deny the request.
Tykoon also allows kids to earn rewards (in the form of badges), which their friends who are also on the system can see. In this way, Tykoon sets up earning and saving to be a sort of healthy, wealth-inducing competition.
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Tykoon as a teacher
From K. Orloff on May 23, 2012 :: 12:16 am
Re: Tykoon: it also teaches children to be poor spellers. No, thanks.


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