A safari at sea! Revel in a sumptuous lunch at Maggie Beer's Farm, sample the many delights of famed Kangaroo Island and wash down oysters with champagne in beautiful Coffin Bay. Then mix-in cage diving with great white sharks and some of Australia's most reliable fishing action and, you've got a safari with a difference! Includes return flight from Ceduna to Adelaide.
Start your cruise with a difference!
Our comfortable coach will collect you from the doorstep of our partner hotel and deliver you to the foothills of Adelaide. Together with stunning views of the city, Penfolds' Magill Estate also offers breathtaking views of its vines - the perfect setting to immerse one's self in Australia's most iconic wine label! Discover historic Magill Estate - the birthplace of Penfolds with a rich history dating back to 1844 and, indulge in a luxurious experience of storytelling and tasting.
Continuing with a theme of iconic influences, next stop is The Farm Eatery - the home of Australia's kitchen queen, Maggie Beer.
In the early 1970s, Maggie and her husband moved to the Barossa Valley and established The Pheasant Farm Restaurant. Over the next 20 years the restaurant made a significant contribution to South Australia's growing reputation for fine foods and Maggie continued to follow her dreams becoming a grower of gourmet produce, an established TV personality and writer of all manner of cooking journal.
The Beer family chefs will deliver a sumptuous lunch followed by a unique interactive and educational opportunity in the kitchen. The Farm Shop is also an opportunity to purchase seasonal delights produced in an adjoining kitchen. A reverie for every lover of quality tastes.
After a leisurely meander through rural South Australia it's time to welcome you aboard the mighty True North! Enjoy a welcome aboard cocktail, settle into your cabin and indulge in more culinary delight as we begin the evening cruise to Victor Harbour.
Join us for the experience of a lifetime at the Oceanic Victor in-sea aquarium. Get up close and personal with giant southern bluefin tuna – one of the fastest fish in the sea! Or take advantage of the undersea observatory and enjoy a spectacle of Australian marine life without getting wet. There will also be opportunity to take a stroll around the charming township of Victor Harbour.
This afternoon we will explore Kangaroo Island's stunning Dudley Peninsula. The True North will anchor in picturesque Redhouse Bay before the adventure boats depart for an afternoon of sightseeing, beach combing or fishing for the highly prized King George whiting.
Kangaroo Island - one of the earth's last unspoilt refuges!
Much of the island's native bushland remains undisturbed and more than a third of the island has been set aside for conservation. And the 'locals' include some of Australia's most distinctive identities – koalas, platypi, echidnas, sea lions, penguins, goannas, kangaroos and wallabies.
The island is also distinctly beautiful featuring pristine beaches, rugged coastal cliffs and sleepy seaside cottages.
Join a 'road-trip' to the island's south-western tip and, the Flinders Chase National Park. The Remarkable Rocks are impressive natural sculptures and the boardwalk to The Admirals Arch delivers equally stunning vista. There are several vantage points to view the local seal colonies. Then re-join the True North at Kingscote and savour a lunchtime cruise to American River. This quiet fishing village is neither American nor a river. The village was named after a group of American sealers who landed here in 1803 and then mistakenly referred to the area's narrow inlet as a river. The area is renowned for bird-watching and it's also a great spot to wet a line! Best of all – American River provides us with a stunning and tranquil overnight anchorage.
Today we explore Kangaroo's stunning north coast – where farmlands roll onto sandy coves.
Visit Emu Bay, Stokes Bay, Cape Dutton and Cape Forbes. Fill your day with snorkelling, beach combing and close encounters with seals and dolphins. Fishing for 'monster' whiting will also be popular!
Have you ever wanted to cage dive with great white sharks – well this could be the opportunity that you have been waiting for! Join our experienced local operator for a once in a lifetime opportunity to see huge white sharks up close and in their natural environment.
If diving with white sharks is not exactly your 'cup of tea' – there will be ample opportunity to engage in activities somewhat less confronting as we explore the Gambier Islands. Perhaps it's time for a spot of fishing in a secluded bay! Our guides are practiced at introducing local fishing techniques to both the beginner and expert alike! And with multiple adventure boats at our disposal – take advantage of small groups and personal assistance. Target species in-close include the delectable whiting and out deep, 'double-headers' of pink snapper are not uncommon. Our schedule will also include morning and afternoon sightseeing excursions - our knowledgeable guides will be happy to introduce the local history and geography.
In the late afternoon, join the crew at historic Memory Cove for beach drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
Wake this morning in beautiful Coffin Bay. The area is widely admired for its pristine beauty – endless tranquil bays fringed with sandy beaches and surrounded by national park.
Take a hike in the Coffin Bay National Park; visit the Coffin Bay town site and enjoy a 'Tour and Taste' event – discover Pacific and native angasi oysters and sample them fresh from the panel, washed down with a glass of bubbles of course!
The True North will anchor at Farm Beach in the afternoon – here you will have the opportunity to take to the skies on a scenic helicopter flight! Enjoy first class views over Coffin Bay and the coastline of the Great Australian Bight – featuring ancient cliff tops, turquoise waters and extensive stretches of white sandy beach.
This evening our chefs will create a selection of delectable South Australian inspired dishes. Enjoy a relaxed alfresco style dinner on the TRUE NORTH's bar deck.
Welcome to the Pearson Islands – remote islands on South Australia's west coast that have changed little since they were first discovered by Matthew Flinders in 1802. They are well known for producing giant whiting however big Australian salmon and flathead are also common inshore. Out in the deep, snapper, blue groper, bluefin and kingies will challenge the most determined angler! Explore the islands, have a swim on one of the many inviting beaches or visit the local seal colonies. And for a cruise highlight - join our local ranger for a hike to the top of the island. Rated 10/10 in difficulty, this walk is not for the faint hearted however the striking views are well worth the effort! At night the seals are known for catching fish attracted by the ship's lights.
The picturesque township of Streaky Bay is situated on the western coast of the Eyre Peninsula. Morning activities include a visit to the National Trust Museum – discover the fascinating history of pioneering families and the sailing exploration of the area. Or jump-in an adventure boats and set off in search of the revered blue manna crab!
This afternoon we visit the Franklin Islands. The islands feature many sheltered bays – home to countless shearwaters that nest in shallow burrows. Spend the afternoon exploring, fishing, snorkelling and diving as you prepare for your last night on-board the magnificent TRUE NORTH.
Early morning disembarkation in Smoky Bay followed by a short (30 minute) bus transfer to Ceduna and light aircraft transfer to Adelaide.
You promised and wow did you deliver. Such a special experience that has imprinted lifelong memories. The crew on this trip are a credit to the company, themselves and Australia. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Our first trip with True North and a wonderful experience – we enjoyed it so much that we have booked for next year, bring on more of the same excellence!


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Labour candidate from scandal-hit Rotherham Council forced to STAND DOWN after GB News investigation
Dominic Beck has stood down as the Labour Party parliamentary candidate for Rother Valley
EXCLUSIVE: Dominic Beck apologises to victims of child sexual exploitation: 'It was never my intention to cause them distress'
Charlie Peters GB News
Published thursday 22 December 2022 - 19:30 Last updated thursday 22 December 2022 - 19:35
The Labour parliamentary candidate for Rother Valley has tonight stood down following a GB News investigation.
Dominic Beck was forced to stand down as huge pressure mounted on Labour leader Keir Starmer to intervene. Cllr. Beck was in the council's cabinet eight years ago when a report by Professor Alexis Jay found hundreds of children in the town had been sexually exploited and abused. Cllr. Beck later stepped down in February 2015.
He said in a statement: "It has been the honour of my life to be selected by Labour Party members in the Rother Valley to stand for parliament in the next general election.
"However, I have decided to stand down as the candidate. I understand that recent press coverage and concern about the events of the past make it more difficult for me to lead that campaign.
"I would never wish to do anything that causes further upset to Rotherham's CSE survivors, and it was never my intention to cause them distress.
"I am deeply saddened that this is what has happened."
After his selection earlier this month, GB News broke the exclusive that Cllr. Beck had to resign as a cabinet member on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council after the Casey report into the council found that it was in "denial" over the town's child abuse scandal.
Citing a culture of bullying, sexism, and a refusal to admit that 1,400 girls had been sexually exploited, the Casey report's damning findings forced the resignation of the entire cabinet, including Beck.
GB News revealed on Tuesday this week that Beck was in part selected as a candidate for Rother Valley by Cllr. Emma Hoddinott, who was the deputy leader of the council when Casey's findings were published in February 2015.
A survivor of the town's CSE scandal, speaking on condition of anonymity, told GB News: "This is brilliant, but Beck should have never been able to be a candidate anyway.
"There are too many people in Rotherham who have stayed silent and been promoted in the town's council.
"Why should people like Beck be rewarded while survivors and their families suffer day in day out?"
They added: "No one who has had knowledge or stayed silent should be serving in any public office, let alone selected to run for Parliament."
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General Motors announced new cash incentives for the Chevrolet Volt in early June and those offers paid off big time – as the Volt posted its best sales month of the year which allowed the electric Chevy to beat the Nissan Leaf in monthly sales while also pulling into the lead in total 2013 EV sales.
The Nissan Leaf had lead the Chevrolet Volt in monthly sales in each of the past three stanzas but with the big cash incentives and new financing deals on the Volt, GM's extended range electric vehicle came storming back – outselling the Leaf by better than 400 units. This breaks the Leaf's three month streak of monthly sales titles after the all electric had only lead in sales in two months during all of the 2012 calendar year.
The Chevrolet Volt posted its best year in June 2013, moving 2,698 units with the help of the new $4,000 cash rebate or a handful of 0% financing deals. June was the best month of 2013 for the Volt with the previous best being 1,626 units sold back in February. In fact, June 2013's sales total for the Volt is the best month extending back to October 2012 when GM sold 2,961 extended range electric sedans.
While GM was busy selling more Chevy Volts than they had in any other month this year, Nissan posted the second best ever sales month for their all electric Leaf with 2,225 units sold – falling just short of the record of 2,236 set back in March. Leaf sales have been very strong since March when the consumer interest spiked from the poor first two months of 2013 and with Volt sales being low during that same time period, the Leaf claimed easy wins in March, April and May but with the big surge in Volt sales – Nissan found themselves dropping to second in monthly sales.
Even worse for Nissan, the strong sales month for the Chevrolet Volt in June allowed GM to reclaim the top spot in the battle for the electric vehicle segment. GM has sold 9,855 Volts through the first half of 2013 compared to the 9,839 Nissan Leafs sold during the same period of time so while the Volt has just a very slim lead – it has a lead nonetheless. Fortunately for GM, this was the point in time in 2012 where Volt sales really began to take off and in relation to the early summer months, the fall months have historically been very strong in terms of Volt sales. Should that trend continue, GM could be looking at record numbers through the second half of the 2013 calendar year while Nissan is faced with finishing second to the Volt in annual EV sales once again.
In addition to the deep incentives on the Chevrolet Volt that come in the form of cash rebates and 0% financing deals, dealerships themselves are working to spur Volt sales with reports of discounts as big as $8,000 off of the MSRP of the electric Chevy. On the other hand, Nissan has lowered the price of the Leaf in order to improve sales but with a continuing sales limitation due to production constraints, Nissan may not have the "wiggle room" with pricing that the GM dealerships enjoy.


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A Bibliophile's Reverie
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Review of The Eye of Cybele by Daniel Chavarrìa
Posted by jeisen893 on July 24, 2014
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Daniel Chavarrìa's fifth century B.C. Athens is not the ancient city we learned about it middle school Social Studies. Of course certain elements we might remember from seventh grade echo throughout The Eye of Cybele—the mention of Olympian heavyweights Athena, Apollo, and Dionysus; the lore surrounding the original Olympic games (before beach volleyball and rhythmic gymnastics were events); the military rivalry between the city we learned as the epicenter of art and philosophy and the stoic, no-fun, mean old Sparta–, but Chavarrìa's epic novel seems more concerned with Athens's seedier side, fashioning it like an ancient Greek King's Landing of Westeros. The Eye of Cybele presents an ancient Athens that is impeccably researched—the final 75 pages of the book are dedicated to a glossary of Ancient Greek references in the novel—but holds true to the starker HBO-influenced historical storytelling we know and love, taking us through the city's prostitution rings, xenophobic slave culture, clandestine political plotting, and morally-perverted religious sects and cults. Even our beloved Socrates is not entirely above reproach.
The novel's plot revolves around an amethyst jewel, the Eye of Cybele, that was stolen from the temple of the great Athena and the jaded politicos and religious fanatics all racing to find it to serve their own means. Although the mystery of the jewel's whereabouts pervades most of its story, the novel relies more on the intrigue and drama present in the lives and interactions of its several protagonists. Conflict abounds in a twisted love affair between Lysis, a once impoverished prostitute who rises to social distinction, and Alcibiades, an aristocratic playboy, as they each set out at points not just to spurn but essentially destroy, if not love, one another. Poor General Nicias plots to overthrow Pericles, the city's very popular political leader, while Alcibiades himself utilizes a manufactured success in the Peloponnesian War to establish his own political career. Lysis, in turn, finds salvation in a new sex cult propagated by Atys, a foreigner from the east, whose own motives seem suspect. All the while, each character seeks to obtain the Eye of Cybele in order to furtively forward his or her position, be it political, religious, social, or emotional.
Chavarrìa's writing is not particularly difficult to read; however, the novel features several point-of-view and stylistic shifts that might require some patience. Those not used to heavy historical fiction or political fantasy novels might also struggle with all of the unfamiliar character names and references. The dense glossary in the back may not be entirely necessary to understand who everyone is and what is going on in the story, but flipping back to it every once in a while will definitely help foster a more immersive experience in the world Chavarrìa conjures. For example, the characters continually address a pretty acerbic distaste for the metragyrtes, beggar priests of a particular cult in Athens, yet the reasons for this hate are only illuminated in the glossary (turns out they used to give "street performances of self-mutilation, trances, and dervish-like dances," and thieves would assume their guise to exploit the public). The metragyrtes don't play much of a role in the plot; however, knowing about them creates a more illustrative understanding of the city and its eclectic population.
Even though the version of the novel I am reviewing is an English translation (Chavarrìa is Uruguayan and so writes in Spanish), its prose is particularly noteworthy. It boasts a variety of narrative styles, switching from first-person epistolary to omniscient stream-of-conscious to third-person limited narration with conventional dialogue fairly regularly, each employed to simultaneously help the reader organize its characters and events and convey a very specific effect. Although a cursory glance at the book's size and pages might intimidate the tentative reader, Carlos Lopez's translation of Chavarrìa's prose, coupled with all of the plot twists, moves the reader relatively quickly through the book to what I found to be one of the most satisfying endings to any historical mystery I've encountered.
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Daaaaaamn! Why does it cost that much? Furthermore, why did you even buy it if it costs that much?
Honestly I just wanna support Airwave and Bonzai Records for their milestone and what they've done for the Trance scene. So I don't regret paying that much but it's disappointing I'm getting a little for that price.
They told me the shipping is gonna be 60 euros to USA!
Fair enough, and kudos to you for that.
60??? Are they insane? Are that import/export taxes or something? It's way too expensive. Friend's GF bought him an Oakland Raiders hoodie from the official NFL shop in USA - it cost around 50-60 $, and the shipping + import was 20 $ or something.
I regularly buy vinyl from Discogs sellers and it costs around 55-60$ shipping from the USA to EU so it's not that surprising.
Loooooooool is Laurent bringing it to your door personally?
Expensive indeed, but real art from the most talented producer out there.
An absolute honour to have a remix of mine on this landmark release!
Did not even notice it. Congrats!
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Neither did i until i checked Airwave's FB page and the Bonzai Store link haha. I have signed 3 remixes over to Bonzai for release this year but didnt expect to get on the CD release with one of them!
It's even more praiseworthy when you notice it's the only remix. And we all know how Airwave himself is really selective about releasing remixes of his own tracks.


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Britney Spears wants father removed as sole conservator
admin on August 19th, 2020
Britney Spears has sought to have her father replaced as the sole conservator of her estate.
Jamie Spears was put in charge of his daughter's welfare and finances in 2008, following the pop superstar's headline-grabbing meltdown.
He relinquished some control last year as he battled ill health, and the Toxic hitmaker's longtime caregiver, Jodi Montgomery, took over as temporary conservator.
Now Britney's court-appointed attorney has filed new documents requesting Montgomery's role be made permanent, explaining the singer 'strongly prefers' to keep her on board.
In the paperwork, obtained by TMZ, Britney also expresses her desire to have a 'qualified corporate fiduciary' appointed to take over the business side of her estate, which had been under Jamie's exclusive control since his co-conservator retired in 2019.
It's unclear if she wants her dad to remain involved as a co-conservator in any capacity, but her attorney has called for a complete overhaul of the legal arrangements to reflect Britney's current lifestyle, and to honour her ongoing wish not to perform for the time being, after scrapping a new Las Vegas residency, Britney: Domination, early last year.
A hearing regarding the proposed changes to the conservatorship is set to take place on Wednesday.
The news of Jamie's apparent ousting comes after ongoing concerns for Britney's wellbeing under the conservatorship, with fans continuing to push the Free Britney movement to allow the singer to take charge of her own affairs once again.
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I'm glad you had a good trip. Looks like a beautiful place to get away.
Sometimes kids his age get really restless in long rides or flights. Good that you prepared something to keep him occupied.
Looks like the train ride was fun -- and what a beautiful place.
Glad you all had fun, Jul! :-D LOVE the pics!
i bet you was really tired after 4 hours. the little one seemed to enjoy himself though.


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Santa Anita Park welcomes The Californian, a one day celebration of speed that combines the prestige of a classic motorcycle show with the excitement of a day at the horse races. The event is built around an exhibit of vintage & custom motorcycles with family friendly activities ranging from a pine wood derby, a food truck rally, a pop-up retail experience, & art show. The background, of course, is the spectacular scenery and mountainside view of Santa Anita Park and its unprecedented horse racing history. Sponsors will create unique spaces to showcase their products & judges will sort through the entries to name the best of each class while a variety of musical artists take the stage throughout the day.


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Kamya Punjabi during the Box Cricket League party, held at hotel Sun-N-Sand, in Mumbai, on May 08, 2014.
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Great Power Competition Extends to Arctic
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August 21, 2019 | Originally published by Date Line: August 21 on
This is part 1 of a 2-part special report on the Pentagon"s Arctic strategy.
For years the Arctic's harsh environment has prevented countries from mining its rich natural resources and accessing prime shipping routes. But as the climate warms and thick barriers of ice continue to melt, the region is now becoming a hot spot for economic activity.
"The region has become an arena for power and for competition, and the eight Arctic states must adapt to this new future," Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said during remarks at the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in May. "We're entering a new age of strategic engagement in the Arctic, complete with new threats to the Arctic and its real estate, and to all of our interests in that region." The council is an intergovernmental forum and its members include the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden.
The Defense Department's new Arctic Strategy, released in June, zeroes in on these threats, noting that Russia views itself as a "polar great power." Since the creation of Russia's Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command in 2014, Moscow has ramped up its presence in the region with refurbished airfields, new military bases and a network of air-defense systems, according to the document.
"Russia's commercial investments in the Arctic region have been matched by continued defense investments and activities that strengthen both its territorial defense and its ability to control the" Northern Sea Route, the document said.
Although China has no territorial claims in the Arctic, it is looking to increase its presence in the region as well by declaring itself a "near Arctic state." The United States does not recognize this status, according to the strategy. By increasing its economic outreach, investments in strategic sectors and scientific activities, China hopes to gain access to natural resources and new sea routes.
"China and Russia pose discrete and different challenges in their respective theaters, but both are also pursuing activities and capabilities in the Arctic that may present risks to the homeland," the report said.
The Defense Department's strategy provides a broad idea of how it should bolster its military presence in the region. The strategic approach is based on building situational awareness, enhancing operations and strengthening the rules-based order.
Report to Congress: Department of Defense Arctic Strategy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 20 Jun 2019
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Berman: TNG Actors Who Might Have Been
Cast & Crew September 28, 2017
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Star Trek: The Next Generation is thirty years old, and in a new interview with StarTrek.com, Rick Berman spoke about the successor to the original series; including the lead up to the debut and actors who tried out for but didn't get roles on the show.
Before the premiere, there was some worry that the show would not be received well. "We had three strikes against us," said Berman. "We were a science-fiction show, which was not at all popular at that time. We were a sequel to another TV show, which had never been successful at the time. We were going to be syndicated, as opposed to on a network, which was unheard of unless you were a cooking show or something.
"So, everybody was a little nervous whether this was going to work as a syndicated sequel to a sci-fi show. That was one side of the coin. The other side of the coin was we had a product that we were extremely pleased with. Gene, myself, Bob Justman, all the people who were involved with the show at that time felt that we had a pretty terrific cast and a great pilot. I think everybody was guardedly optimistic, and I was amongst them."
Other actors were considered for various roles on The Next Generation, including (among others) Stephen Macht, Tim Russ, and Billy Campbell. "Well, the runner up for Picard was an actor named Stephen Macht," said Berman. "He was a lovely, lovely man and a really good actor…but the role of Picard was never offered to anyone other than Patrick."
Another familiar Trek name was in the running for Geordi La Forge. "Tim Russ was definitely one of the top runners-up," said Berman. "On the other hand, LeVar, he was the most famous of all of our actors because of Roots. … LeVar was our first choice."
Jonathan Frakes, on the other hand, was a second choice for the role of Riker. "The only role where we had an actor that was our first choice and we were turned down by the studio was Riker," said Berman. "The actor was…the fellow that played the Rocketeer [Billy Campbell]. He came in, and we had him read for the same people, Pike and the other studio executives. They thought this was not a person you'd necessarily follow into battle. They didn't reject him one hundred percent, but they wanted to see others, and our second choice was Jonathan Frakes. Everybody loved him, and that was that."
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'WE MUST REBUILD THIS SACRED PLACE'
Generous Muslim fundraisers collect £44,000 in donations in a matter of HOURS to help US Jewish community repair cemetery smashed to pieces by racists
The graveyard in St. Louis, Missouri, was badly damaged by anti-Semitic thugs but is getting a show of support from a variety of faiths
By GUY BIRCHALL
GENEROUS Muslims have collected £44,000 in donations to rebuild a Jewish cemetery just hours after it was vandalised by racists
The graveyard in St. Louis, Missouri, was badly damaged by anti-Semitic thugs but is getting a show of support from cleanup volunteers, well-wishers and financial contributors from across many faiths.
A Jewish cemetery in America was vandalised by racist thugsCredit: Reuters
Muslim groups launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in University City, Missouri, with a goal of £16,000.
But it smashed that target raising a whopping £60,000, making most of that in a matter of hours .
The cemetery posted on Facebook that 154 headstones were vandalised in the damage discovered Monday.
Many were tipped over. Gov. Eric Greitens, who is Jewish, organised a volunteer effort to help in the cleanup Wednesday, and an interfaith service was planned for the afternoon.
Tombstones were toppled over in the hateful attack in St Louis, MissouriCredit: Reuters
Islamic groups in the area have raised a huge amount of funds to help rebuild the graveyardCredit: Reuters
A whopping £60,000 has been raised by a Muslim group online to help rebuild the cemeteryCredit: AP:Associated Press
A large crowd attended a candlelight vigil at the cemetery Tuesday night.
Investigators have been reviewing surveillance video to determine who was responsible.
The Anti-Defamation League offered a $10,000 reward for the vandals' arrest and conviction.
Police say there is no evidence of a hate crime, but haven't ruled out the possibility.
Vice President Mike Pence, speaking to small business owners at a business in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri, condemned "this vile act of vandalism and those who perpetrate it in the strongest possible terms."
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But he lauded people from across Missouri who have "rallied with compassion and support."
"You have inspired this nation," Pence said.
Karen Aroesty, St. Louis regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said the show of support from Christians, Muslims and other religions has been "extraordinary" but not surprising.
Karen Aroesty, St. Louis regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said the show of support from Christians, Muslims and other religions has been "extraordinary" but not surprisingCredit: Reuters
Police currently say there is no evidence of a hate crime, but haven't ruled out the possibilityCredit: AP:Associated Press
"That's always been true in this region," Aroesty said. "When things happen, the interfaith community comes together."
Aroesty said the Jewish community was reeling.
"The emotional impact on this community is something different than I've seen before, and it's really striking," she said. "It's especially hard for those folks who have several generations at the cemetery."
Rosenbloom Monument Co. workers volunteered to put the toppled headstones back in place and by late Wednesday morning all but a few were restored.
Rosenbloom Monument owner Phil Weiss said eight to 10 headstones were broken, all of them made of marble.
Most of the others were made of granite and sustained little or no damage, he said.
"Granite is pretty tough," Weiss said.
The University City Council released a statement saying the city "is and always has been a community of inclusion the people of University City will not tolerate hateful and hurtful acts."
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UTEP Women's Golf recognized by NCAA for Academic Excellence
Staff Report May 12, 2020
The UTEP Women's Golf program earned national recognition by the NCAA on Tuesday for excelling academically in the past year. "I am proud of the team for their hard work in the classroom," head coach Jere Pelletier said. "Traditionally, we do well as a team in the classroom. We are always striving to have the […]Read More
UTEP moves up five spots in final round at GCU
Staff Report February 23, 2020
PHOENIX – UTEP's Women's Golf team improved five spots on the leaderboard on Sunday to finish fifth in the final round of the GCU Invite in Phoenix. Sunday's second round capped off the event, which was originally scheduled for three rounds before rainy weather on Saturday in Phoenix forced tournament officials to cut the event short. […]Read More
UTEP Women's Golf Opens Aggie Invitational Monday
Staff Report October 6, 2019
UTEP's Women's Golf team continues its fall campaign this week when the Miners make the short trip to Las Cruces to compete in the Aggie Invitational beginning on Monday. The Miners will compete in the 54-hole event on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with the New Mexico State Aggies serving as the hosts for this week's […]Read More
Miners finish third at Wyoming Intercollegiate
PALM DESERT, Ca. – The UTEP Women's Golf wrapped up the final round of action at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate in third place on Sunday at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, California. On Sunday's third and final round, the UTEP Miners shot 324 as a team and ended the event just two shots off […]Read More
HP Sports in Depth: Miner Women's Golf fortunes rising with
Staff Report September 8, 2019
The UTEP women's golf team is coming off one of the best seasons in school history in 2018-19. If the Miners are going to approach or even exceed that level of excellence during the 2019-20 campaign, Valeria Mendizabal will be at the heart of the success. A junior from Guatemala City, Guatemala, Mendizabal is UTEP's […]Read More
UTEP Women's Golf Captures Third Consecutive Tournament Title
UT El Paso October 23, 2018
The UTEP women's golf team claimed its third tournament win this season, shooting a total score of 862 at the 41st Annual FIU Pat Bradley Invitational in Sarasota, Florida on Tuesday afternoon. "We had a great overall team effort and I couldn't be prouder of our ladies," UTEP head coach Jere Pelletier said. "Each player […]Read More
Miners Take The Lead At 41st Annual FIU Pat Bradley
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Junior Shannon O'Dwyer moved up seven spots to finish day two of the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational tied for third place. In addition to O'Dwyer's move, the whole UTEP women's golf team improved by three spots to take over first as a team. The Miners have posted rounds of 290 and […]Read More
UTEP Women's Golf Prep For Pat Bradley Invitational
Coming off back-to-back first-place finishes at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Invite and the Aggie Invit, the UTEP women's golf team return to action on Sunday when it participates in the FAU Invitational at Lakewood Ranch Country Club in Boca Raton. The Miners have racked up two tournament wins and a second-place finish at the MSU/Payne […]Read More
UTEP Golf Update: Women Tied for First in Missouri; Men
The fall golf season is underway, with both the men's and women's teams tied, but in very different situations. The UTEP women's golf team, in its first action of the 2018-19 season, is tied for the lead with 36 holes complete at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial at Twin Oaks Country Club (par 71, 6,000 yards). Meanwhile, […]Read More
UTEP Men's, Women's Golf Team Tee Off 2018 Season This
The UTEP women's and men's teams hit the links this week, opening up their 2018-19 seasons. The UTEP women's golf team will open the 2018-19 season at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial on Monday and Tuesday in Springfield, Mo. and the men's golf season will begin in San Antonio at the Lone Star Invitational September 10-11. […]Read More


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By the Rivers Of Babylon is where you will find Boney M. Hey, just hang on a cotton-picking minute, isn't this the same single cover that you remixed yesterday? Well, yes it surely is. But the cover was a double A-side and so today we are remixing the other side of the single, that OK for you? Certainly is Stanley. Back to business and on the remix we see a cute baby by a river. A river with a baby on? It's near enough for poetic license. Ode!
Brown Girl In The Ring, la, la, la, la. Classic lyrics if ever there weren't any. And what about the cover of this single by Boney M? Does it show a brown girl, well arguably yes as several of the band members could qualify for that. Are they in a ring? No. Then we have the remix which shows what exactly? Is it a brown girl? Yes. Is she in a ring? Yes, a wrestling ring by the looks of it. Oooh, and she's got no clothes on, well other than her heels. Fancy doing some wrestling with her? Action!
Whilst we're doing the whole 'older woman' thing, what better song to remix than LL Cool J's 1990 classic Mama Said Knock You Out. Mr Cool J seems to think that this means standing around, fists tight, shirt off, medallions glinting in the darkness. We think it means that Mama has said to her daughter that she needs to do something that will bowl over, or 'knock out' her boyfriend. And mama's recommendation... get naked together and show him the family jewels. Not quite sure you add much to this scene mama, sorry. Punch!


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This winter, if you are preggers and looking for winter footwear to purchase for yourself or put on your holiday wish list, you cannot go wrong with The Riding Boot. Traditionally, these are Equestrian boots worn by those who ride horses, but fashion houses have taken them and put a fashion twist on them and mass produce them for the cosmopolitan market of fashion-conscious female shoppers.
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The Riding Boot is also the pregnant woman's best friend compared to other types of fall and winter boots.
The Riding Boot is stylish and comes in a lot of different colors and variations. Most brands sell leather Riding Boots but occasionally, you will spot a pair made of tough suede.
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The heels on Riding Boots are usually low or flat which are perfect for moms-to-be who have to adjust as their center of gravity shifts as their bellies grow. With high heel boots, a pregnant woman risks a fall that can be potentially fatal to her baby.
My fave brand is Via Spiga because they sell in a moderate price range and you can get a good boot between $70 to $100 and even way less if you catch a good sale or find a pair in one of those discount stores.
Vince Camuto and BCBG Generation boots are most stylish and appealing to me. I love the classic look of Tory Burch. Her signature gold insignia on the boot also stands out and lets others know you're wearing a quality boot. Of course, the Hunter and Burberry Boot is a great brand that is quality and recognizable. They are long lasting. Take care of them by polishing and brushing them regularly.
They'll be a great investment!


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The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
by Karen Cushman
California Morning Whipple declares her independence by renaming herself Lucy and resisting life in a rough-and-tumble Gold Rush mining camp. A classic comic tale with a willful, relatable heroine from beloved Newbery Medal winner Karen Cushman.
In 1849 a twelve-year-old girl who calls herself Lucy is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a small California mining town. There Lucy helps run a boarding house and looks for comfort in books while trying to find a way to return "home."
Karen Cushman's acclaimed historical novels include Catherine, Called Birdy, a Newbery Honor winner, and The Midwife's Apprentice, which received the Newbery Medal. She lives on Vashon Island in Washington State. Visit her online at karencushman.com and on Twitter @cushmanbooks.
"Cushman's heroine is a delightful character, and the historical setting is authentically portrayed. Lucy's story, as the author points out in her end notes, is the story of many pioneer women who exhibited great strength and courage as they helped to settle the West."
School Library Journal, Starred
"The recent Newbery medalist plunks down two more strong-minded women, this time in an 1849 mining camp—a milieu far removed from the Middle Ages of her first novels, but not all that different when it comes to living standards. . . . With a story that is less a period piece than a timeless and richly comic coming-of-age story, Cushman remains on a roll."
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Chaetodon semilarvatus, motylek addis, motylek niebieskopoliczkowy – gatunek morskiej ryby z rodziny chetonikowatych (Chaetodontidae). Występuje w północno-zachodnim Oceanie Indyjskim (w Morzu Czerwonym i Zatoce Adeńskiej). Ryba ta ma jasnożółte ciało znaczone cienkimi, pionowymi, czerwonymi liniami. Za oczami występuje szara plama, podczas gdy większość spokrewnionych z nią gatunków ma pasek pod oczami. Płetwy grzbietowa, odbytowa, miedniczna i ogonowa są żółte. Jest to stosunkowo duży gatunek Chaetodona, który może osiągnąć maksymalną długość 23 cm, chociaż wielkość 15 cm jest bardziej typowa.

Jest jednym z nielicznych gatunków ryb, które dobierają się w trwałe pary. Na wolności zjada twarde koralowce, a także bezkręgowce bentosowe. Jest to pospolity gatunek występujący na obszarach bogatych w koralowce. Często pojawiają się na rafie w parach lub małych ławicach. Nie są zbytnio płochliwe.  Często unoszą się w nieruchomej pozycji przez długi czas pod występami koralowców płytowych z rodzaju Acropora. Jest to gatunek jajorodny, który podczas tarła tworzy pary. Można go spotkać na głębokości od 1 do 20 m. Po raz pierwszy został opisany w 1831 r. przez francuskiego anatoma Georgesa Cuviera, jako ryba z Morza Czerwonego.

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ECT's Demanding 49% Pay Increase For $100,000 Salaries
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The Independent Education Union is demanding a 49% pay increase from Fair Work Commission, seeking salaries of up to $101, 767 for it's most experienced ECT's members, arguing that they should be paid the same as primary school teachers with identical university qualifications.
IEU Assistant Secretary Carol Matthews said, "If we're successful it will be a very significant case legally, and it will also have a major impact on our early childhood teacher member".
The IEU case takes a two-pronged approach, reinforcing its gender-based pay equity argument with an alternative "work value" claim that early childhood teachers are not sufficiently paid for the work they perform.
The IEU says early childhood teachers working in long daycare do similar work to primary school teachers but have historically been underpaid because more than 95 per cent are women.
The Australian Childcare Alliance, representing privately owned and operated early childhood care and education services, is opposing the IEU's application.
In a written submission to the Fair Work Commission, the ACA said if the union got its way, preschool teachers would have the highest award rates of pay in Australia's modern award system, with the most experienced earning salaries on par with doctors, academics and directors of nursing.
The ACA rejected the union's claim that increased regulation of the sector had increased the value of work performed, saying the skills and responsibilities were unchanged and in some cases were made easier by technology.
About 15,000 childcare workers on the Educational Services (Teachers) Award are currently paid between $50,017 and $69,208 a year, depending on their level of experience.
McCauley, Diana "Preschool Teachers Demand $100,000 Salaries in Fair Work Commission", The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June 2019
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Ceryx sphenodes är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Edward Meyrick 1886. Ceryx sphenodes ingår i släktet Ceryx och familjen björnspinnare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Age of Conan: Unchained
Age of Conan Players Can Celebrate the Upcoming RTS in Unconquered Mode
Suzie Ford Updated: Mar 21, 2019 1:56 PM Posted: Mar 21, 2019 1:50 PM
Age of Conan is celebrating the upcoming release of the realtime strategy game, Conan: Unconquered by giving players an opportunity to try a new game mode. In "Unconquered" mode, players create a new character, mark them as "unconquered", "level up, and earn rewards". However, the catch is that unconquered heroes are hardcore. If they die, it's permanent.
As players level up in Unconquered mode, new vanity armor sets, weapons and badges will unlock. While death may stop that character's ability to earn more rewards, it will still be playable, just not as part of the promotion. Minigame or Pitmaster's Arena deaths do not count as "player death".
Other components of today's update include:
the new Badge System
new race / class combos: Cimmerian Assassins, Stygian Dark Templars
Vanity Weapon System
Check out the full update notes on the Age of Conan site.
Suzie Ford
Suzie is the former Associate Editor and News Manager at MMORPG.com. Follow her on Twitter @MMORPGMom


Two of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's top three graduate student researchers for 2017 are ARCS Scholars. William Best and Glen Chew are the latest doctoral candidates recognized by ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter to also receive the UH Manoa Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence in Research.
Best, who received the 2017 Columbia Communications Award for Astronomy, explores the origin and evolution of brown dwarfs, faint gaseous bodies with masses in between planets and stars, in our neighborhood of the galaxy.
Chew, who received the 2016 Koenig Award in Medicine, focuses on the mechanisms driving immune dysfunction during chronic viral infections in the hopes of harnessing the immune system to prevent, control or eliminate HIV infection and optimize quality of life outcomes.
Ryan Gough (2014 ARCS Kresser Award in Engineering) received the 2016 chancellor's award for work on use of liquid metals to create dynamically reconfigurable circuits and antennas.
BJ Fulton (2016 ARCS Columbia Communications Award) received the 2015 chancellor's award for employing robotic telescopes to discover and characterize exoplanets.
Jabran Zahid (2014 ARCS Columbia Communications Award) received that year's chancellor's award for modeling and measuring cosmic chemical evolution to understand galaxy formation and evolution.
"The prominence of our scholars among the Chancellor's Award recipients validates what we already know—that ARCS Foundation truly supports the best and the brightest emerging scientists," said ARCS Honolulu President Patty Lee.


The weather in Taiwan is completely mental. Pretty much all of April and most of May my weather app said storms for pretty much every day of the week.
Now it is the end of May and the heat has arrived. Next will be June! June, July and August are always bloody boiling.
When they do for the weather for these 3 months they should just be like the weather guy on the fast show and say scorchio!!! Every day!!!
I will be seen in mainly air conditioned places. Stopping myself from melting and having to be carried around in a water bottle.
Old people on scooters in Taiwan!


We love YouTube. There may be other online video platforms, but none as big and with as much content as Google's. However, it is far from perfect: it consumes a lot of data when using audio and video and above all, it is not possible to block your terminal while listening to background music, so you devour the battery. Until now. Because with this trick those days have passed to a better life.
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Massasoit (ur. ok. 1580, zm. w 1661) – sachem (wódz) północnoamerykańskiego plemienia Indian Wampanoagów, który w 1621 roku zawarł traktat pokojowy z Anglikami.

Wampanoagowie zamieszkiwali tereny dzisiejszych stanów Massachusetts i Rhode Island i byli jednymi z pierwszych Indian Ameryki Północnej, jacy zetknęli się Pielgrzymami po ich przybyciu do Ameryki.

Massasoit, w traktacie podpisanym przez niego i gubernatora Johna Carvera, zobowiązał się nie atakować Anglików do końca swego życia. Pielgrzymi ze swojej strony zobowiązali się ochraniać Indian i ich prawa. Massasoit dotrzymał danego słowa.

Zgodnie z legendą, w podzięce za oferowaną przybyszom przyjaźń i żywność Massasoit i jego wojownicy zostali zaproszeni przez mieszkańców kolonii Plymouth do wzięcia udziału w uczcie dziękczynnej, na której pamiątkę obchodzony jest w Stanach Zjednoczonych Dzień Dziękczynienia. Po uczcie sachem miał powiedzieć Anglikom Widzę, że Wielki Duch naprawdę kocha swoje białe dzieci.

Po śmierci Massasoita wodzem został jego najstarszy syn Wamsutta (zwany Aleksandrem), a po nim młodszy syn Metacomet (Król Filip).

W języku algonkińskim, do której to grupy językowej należało plemię Wampanoagów, wyrażenie Massasoit sachem oznacza tyle, co "wielki wódz" (a np. Massachusett to "Lud Wielkich Wzgórz").

Bibliografia

Wodzowie Wampanoagów
Urodzeni w 1580
Zmarli w 1661


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Robert Orledge
IN SEARCH OF FORGOTTEN DEBUSSY
Yann Ollivier· May 13, 2020
·10 min read
Yann Ollivier: Dear Robert, dear Nicolas, I think we should begin at the beginning. Could you tell us when and how you met first?
Robert Orledge: We met as a result of my complete revised edition of the piano works of Erik Satie for Salabert in Milan in 2014.
Nicolas Horvath: Yes, I contacted Robert to perfect my Satie knowledge. I was working on this music, and when I compared biographies, I was really puzzled to discover that Satie's music had three completely different chronological periods! Robert's book, Satie the Composer, was by far the most precise (with manuscript references and many unknown pieces), so I knew he would have the answer!
RO: Nicolas has recorded all of these pieces gradually for Grand Piano. We have now got as far as 1912 and there are at least three more albums to come over the next year or so. And they also contain new or unknown pieces.
NH: More than simply music, for years we also engaged in an enlightening e-mail correspondence. What I like with Robert is that he never insisted or tried to impose his own vision on me. In each of our mutual releases, we worked as a duo. From the text, its presentation, the artwork and even the artwork choice. He is always patient with all my crazy ideas and concepts, as I was always trying to create 'the perfect booklet' – a real musical companion that would enlighten the listener. We worked very hard together to try to make things as deep and precise as possible. We even made some Satie discoveries! Robert had worked very hard to correct Satie's music from all its mistakes. I saw that Robert was really the Satie specialist, and I was very surprised when he told me that his musical first love was Debussy, and more than that, that he also did the same kind of work for his music! I really could not wait to receive those unknown Debussy scores!
RO: Yes, I also told Nicolas that I had some Debussy completions that would make another fascinating album and he kindly agreed to record them after he had played them in recitals across France and they had been well received.
YO: Nicolas, you told me this was a long-range project for you. Can you tell us more?
NH: As a teenager, I was not so close to Debussy's music. Appreciating and loving it is really linked to my own pianistic maturity. Previously, I was more into Liszt and Scriabin: I was always looking for big chords and big sounds. In my thirties, when I started to work in parallel with great maestros, I followed and participated in enlightening Debussy masterclasses by Éric Heidsieck and Philippe Entremont. Even if Gabriel Tacchino gave good advice for Debussy's music, my own vision is really a fusion of Éric's lyrical world – full of legends and stories and warm sounds, balanced with Philippe's preciseness with every single detail – to faithfully balance each rhythmic pattern and carefully place each note within its larger global form. I still remember Philippe's outburst when I told him that my first solo recording would be of music by Liszt, as he really wanted me to start my recording career with the Debussy Études! But, indeed, you are right, this project with Robert was in evolution for half a decade.
YO: You told me that at the beginning, the repertoire was about 30 minutes long, and that you ended up with an album of over 70 minutes. How did it evolve?
NH: In 2014, Robert was still sending scores via regular mail. My surprise became amazement when he sent me the additional scores (I still remember the huge letter containing La Chute de la Maison Usher, Toomai des éléphants, Petite Valse, Fêtes Galantes, La Passion, No-ja-li and Prélude de Tristan). It was not only 'little forgotten pieces' but real masterworks! Their total duration was around 30 minutes. So, to complete a possible album, we first decided to add Debussy's lesser-known works such as Khamma, Le Vêtement du Blessé, Élégie, Les Soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon, Berceuse héroïque, Six Épigraphes antiques, the Morceau de Concours and the 13th Étude (that so few pianists play). The album was then called Forgotten and Rare Debussy Piano Works and Naxos was immediately interested in it.
YO: Yet this was not the final programme you proposed…
NH: One day, I came across a strange Gieseking piano roll video where he performed something he never recorded on disc: the Prélude de la Damoiselle élue. I was surprised and ordered the score that was available from Durand. I shared it with Robert, who of course knew the score, and told him that I suspected there were mistakes (as frequently happens). This Damoiselle élue prelude originated from the 'working version' of the vocal score and Robert made it into a more playable solo version rather than just a piano reduction.
RO: In contrast to operas, ballets and works for violin and orchestra, there were relatively few solo piano pieces left unfinished by Debussy, so Nicolas and I decided to include some piano reductions of theatrical pieces as well, just as Debussy had made solo piano reductions of his completed ballets such as Jeux and Khamma in 1912–13.
NH: We studied other Debussy lyrical pieces to see if other solo pieces were viable. We kept in mind that the pieces should be for orchestra – without voices – and that they should be self-contained. Two pieces were eligible: the preludes to L'Enfant prodigue and Rodrigue et Chimène (though this needed a minor adjustment at the end by Robert). And during our exchange, Robert also shared with me other smaller pieces he had discovered: Les Septièmes regrettent!, a first version of the start of Bruyères, a strange opening to La Fille aux cheveux de lin in a completely different key, and two Le Roi Lear completions that Robert made for Durand Complete Edition in 2006 (a different Fanfare to the one everyone plays, and the beautiful threnody for La Mort de Cordélia). On the same volume, I included a piece that Robert wrote specially for me based on Debussy's sketches for Le Diable dans le beffroi, in which I spent a day with the Devil himself, and a completion of the surviving fragments from the Prelude to Le Roi Lear. With all this material, it was not necessary to add the Debussy 'lesser-known' pieces! And the album title simply became: Debussy Forgotten Piano Works. Robert was so impressed and pleased that I had performed his completions so many times in public (I had a small selection with the Petite Valse, La Damoiselle élue, L'Enfant prodigue and La Chute de la Maison Usher that I played almost everywhere) that he was inspired to complete works that he had had in mind for some while, hence Le Roi Lear Prélude and Le Diable dans le beffroi piano versions.
YO: But Robert, I think you first worked on orchestral and especially operatic pieces of Debussy. Did your research on piano works come after or did everything happen at the same time?
RO: I began by completing and orchestrating Debussy's Poe opera The Fall of the House of Usher in 2001–04, followed by the Chinese ballet No-ja-li ou Le Palais du silence. Both of these were successfully performed in 2006 (at the Bregenz Opera Festival and in Los Angeles respectively) and from then on I gradually worked on each of Debussy's unfinished projects until I came to the end of them in 2015. I worked on the pieces in order both of interest to me and the quantity of sketches that Debussy had left for them.
YO: What is the part of research and the part of choice in this album?
RO: Every Debussy project begins with research. Finding and identifying all the sketches Debussy made for his works and then making sure that they are in the right order. Sometimes he wrote the start of a work and then abandoned it (as in his cantata La Saulaie) and sometimes he jumped from one idea to another that interested him more from later in the scenario (as in No-ja-li where there are a lot of short sketches from 1914 but a lot of gaps between them).
YO: Debussy often used to start his operatic projects with a piano or piano/voice version, after which they were finally orchestrated by Debussy himself or by Caplet or others. So, how did you complete the score for Usher?
RO: Debussy set all of Scene 1 and most of the final melodrama and my role, broadly speaking, was to join the two parts together using Debussy's libretto and his many sketches. After studying these, I realised that there was less to invent than I thought and by transforming his ideas to suit the developing dramatic situation (as he does with Mélisande's motif in Pelléas) I was able to complete the opera in around two years. First, I made a vocal score and later I orchestrated this, and finally I took some of the best passages and joined them together into a piano piece – A Night in the House of Usher.
YO: Is your involvement different from piece to piece?
RO: Yes, they range from some improvements in reductions made by others (including Debussy) to the fantasy on the Poe opera Le Diable dans le beffroi which presents a condensed version of the main musical ideas in the opera. This is made comprehensible for the listener through a narrator (just as Debussy chose to do in his ballet No-ja-li in 1914). This virtuosic fantasy was written specially for Nicolas in 2018 but much of it still derives from sketches made by Debussy in 1902–03.
YO: When do you consider that your reconstruction work is done or finished?
RO: I have now done all the Debussy and Satie reconstructions that I can, a project which has very happily occupied my time since I retired from University teaching in 2004. However, I do not regard any of my projects as ever completely finished and like Debussy I often retouch small details within them. In my case, especially at the starts and ends. The version of No-ja-li recorded by Nicolas actually represents the third version of the orchestral opening, which Debussy left no sketches for. But in this case, it is much better than the first, which was simply a gamelan-like prelude. The final version subtly introduces ideas that the listener should recognise later on in the ballet.
YO: So, Nicolas, you have you already performed much of this repertoire live? What has been the reaction of the public?
NH: Yes, I have played most of them already in concert. This took place during the Debussy Centenary celebrations in 2018, mostly in a tour to raise funds for Debussy's house in Burgundy. The reaction of the public was really warm, especially for the Petite Valse and La Chute de la Maison Usher. During this tour, I had the honour to perform on Debussy's favourite piano: a Blüthner grand with an Aliquot system. On many letters, Debussy wrote that he enjoyed the sympathetic resonance created by extra vibrating strings, especially in the piano's upper register. But for technical reasons, it was not possible to record on this Blüthner. However, to be faithful to Debussy, I 'recreated' this Aliquot effect by placing a 1905 Erard concert grand next to the Steinway concert grand with microphones for both.
YO: We have on this album piano versions of early pieces of Debussy, such as Rodrigue et Chimène, alternative versions of famous works (introduction of La Fille aux cheveux de lin) and reconstructions of late works transcribed for the piano (Usher). Can we say that this album present many or all styles of Debussy, following his whole life?
RO: Yes, and chiefly in relation to Debussy's operatic projects that were not performed in his lifetime and the differences in style that they show – from a Wagnerian style in Rodrigue et Chimène to actual bitonality in The Fall of the House of Usher.
NH: All styles, and also all moods! The piece Le Diable dans le beffroi is full of humour, a very different mood from the rest of this recording. And if you listen carefully, we have humour and … eroticism, with the music accompanying this strange story about people transported from Holland to a 'hedonist village' in Italy. The whole story is very visual, just like a Méliès film. And with the album finishing with both Le Diable dans le beffroi and La Chute de la Maison Usher, you have two faces of the devil: one which is very sarcastic (Le Beffroi) and one which is much more depressive with Usher.
YO: What I also love in this project is that from the first note to the last one, you feel you are listening to Debussy, and that this is Debussy's music. But by the strange magic (of your researches and work) this is also an unknown music (except Bruyères and La Fille aux cheveux de lin). So there is a kind of fascination to discover music you do not know from an author you recognise and which you are supposed to know completely.
RO: I agree with what you say. Everything starts out with Debussy's own sketches but sometimes they lead to quite unexpected places.
NH: This is Debussy's magic. And Robert's talent…
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Yann Ollivier
President of the Victoires de la Musique Classique during 6 years and a recipient of the title of Chevalier des Arts et Lettres, Yann Ollivier was also the former Managing Director of Universal Music Classics and Jazz France, from 1998 to 2015. After he entered the music industry by the financial route, this position enabled him to oversaw the Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Blue Note, Verve and ECM labels, collaborating with major arts as Cecilia Bartoli, Pierre Boulez, Roberto Alagna, Nemanja Radulovic, Melody Gardot, Gregory Porter or iconic singer Juliette Gréco. 2016 was a year of change. After 26 years spent within the Universal Music Group, having established a strong network of connections in the world of classical music and jazz, Yann Ollivier created Artmedeo, with a view to offering guidance, artist management, executive production and consultation on concert production and filming. This was the ideal moment to capitalise on his unique expertise and offer his services to all the players in this ever-changing industry.


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Under pressure: Why do so many of England's young talents underachieve?
by Stephen Kierans
England is known for producing some of the best young talents the footballing world has seen. They are equally known for having many youngsters who were destined to go onto successful careers, but couldn't live with up to the hype. This has been a recurring theme for English players ever since their last mass production of youth coming in the form of the so-called "golden generation". These players all lived up to the potential that was seen in them from a young age, so why have we not seen this in more youth in well over a decade?
From the 1990s and even earlier, young English players have been bursting onto the scene with many able to hold down places at the top English clubs as teenagers. Manchester United and Liverpool are two clubs who have always had youth coming through their academies and going on to be successful. Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, all homegrown players who would go on to become superstars and some of the biggest names in football. They were able to make a name for themselves in the Premier League despite their youth. After this influx of English youth, there has been a sharp decline in quality and longevity from young English players who were supposed to be "the next big thing."
Of course, not every young player who comes through is going to go on and have the careers of the names we have just mentioned, but since these players, there are not many names I can think of that would even be put in the same bracket. Players like Jack Wilshere, David Bentley, Jack Rodwell and Theo Walcott, to name but a few, were painted to be football's next "wonderkids" who would make history. As history would tell, this never happened as these names perished into the abyss of the 'what could have been' category.
The biggest name that is a key example of this is Jack Wilshere, who was something else on his day for Arsenal. After his star-studded midfield masterclass against Barcelona in 2011, he was tipped to one day replace the midfield maestros Xavi and Iniesta and become England's next big star. He rose through Arsenal's academy and won the PFA Young Player of the Year award in his first season. His passing game was up there with the best in the world, but he was prone to injuries and this stunted his rise to the top. He was never able to get a good run in the team once he began picking up injuries, which saw him lose his confidence. A truly world-class player on his day that had the potential to be an England legend.
Another player who caught the eye from a young age and was tipped as being the next David Beckham was David Bentley. Bentley also came through the ranks at Arsenal's youth academy, but it was his two seasons at Blackburn where he really distinguished himself as a quality player. Tottenham would make him their then club-record signing at £16.5 million, but his career would only go downhill from here when it should have taken off. Injuries and a lack of game time would lead to him unfulfilling his potential and eventually retiring at 29, after losing his love for the game.
Theo Walcott was one of the most exciting young players coming through for England in 2006 when he was named in their World Cup squad as a 17-year-old. He was then snapped up by Arsène Wenger at Arsenal and the future looked promising, with Walcott receiving comparisons to Thierry Henry. He struggled to find where he was best suited on the pitch, going from a winger to a striker, but his chances were always limited and he never got his chance to nail down a regular spot. He never got near to fulfilling his potential and would leave Arsenal for more game time, but he couldn't revive his career.
Of all of the young talent who have at one stage or another been touted as a future England star, these players were really expected to do something special with their careers. The fact that this is always a case with young English players, I had to consider an obvious question: Does the attention and hype from the media and fans play a part? It can be easy to point fingers and look for reasons for failed prospects, but everyone knows what the English media is like. They will jump onto the bandwagon of any young talent that has a half-decent game. Surely this is a factor in players not being able to maintain the hype around them. English players, out of any other nation in the world, are critiqued, analyzed and scrutinized by those who have a front seat view.
The English media places a sense of hope and expectation on the shoulders of the next generation of players coming through that show any signs of being a quality player. We have heard countless names over the years of players who were supposed to win England a major tournament, and those same players wouldn't even make a cap for their country. This pressure placed on young players by the media no doubt has an effect on their growth. Due to this extra coverage in papers and television, fans hop on this hype train and set unrealistic expectations for a player, having only seen them a handful of times. Not many people can cope with this attention at an early age. This gets into their heads, it's no longer about enjoying football, they now have people expecting great things from them that wasn't there before. This will either make or break a player, but unfortunately for England, they have been on the receiving end of this for a long time with young prospects crumbling to the pressure.
A lot of young players can get drawn into this hype around them and lose the balance of themselves, especially with the money that is in the game and the lifestyle that comes with it. We have seen this with a lot of young stars who became more concerned with their cars and profile than what they do on the pitch. It can be hard to keep your feet on the ground and not believe the hype in yourself when everyone is talking about you. This is where it is important who they have around them, people to keep them grounded and give them guidance. Sadly, not every player has this and they can quickly get sucked into the never-ending pit that is money in football, where a players wage can affect their on-field performance.
Some recent players that come to mind are the likes of Jesse Lingard and Dele Alli, two young players who lit up the Premier League with Manchester United and Tottenham, respectively. Both of these maintained this level for over a season which was a very promising sign. The attention around the two of them was the biggest it had been for years. Two creative players who were excellent on the ball and had an eye for goal, it was just what England needed. Both players would receive new contracts, different from anything they had ever received. Their performances have never really been the same since which does raise a few suspicions and questions. Were they a genuine talent or just overrated and another victim of the hype train instigated by the English media? Both are quite similar in their interests outside of football, with their high-end products, advertisements, sponsorship deals, unique dance moves and constant social media promotions. It really is a pity as they looked like genuine talents, but it's not just about football any more with some players, there are other temptations.
A major issue that we began to see around 2010 onwards was the absence of young English talent in the Premier League, due to the money being spent on foreign players. Young players were suffering from a lack of game time due to each squad preferring to enter into the transfer market for a recognized name in Europe. Due to so many "flops" of young talent occurring, clubs didn't want to take the risk of being another club that failed to develop a potential star. The influx of both money and foreign internationals into the Premier League was on the rise for years, but Manchester City really kick-started a new beast when it came to it in the 2010s. Big transfers were happening at every team with club-record fees being broken in almost every window. At this time, the national team was struggling at tournaments, with most of their key players for the last 10 years coming towards the end of their careers. They were screaming out for fresh, young talent, but less and less were emerging. This was a dark time to be an emerging English youngster.
The reducing number of English players in the Premier League and Champions League was clear. English players were producing the least amount of minutes on the pitch in group stages across Europe, compared to every other nation. Clubs in Germany and Spain consisted of predominately home-grown players, who took up the starting 11. Whereas, English clubs had one or two home-grown players starting. The lack of quality amongst English players was a reason for this, so this became a major hindrance for young talent looking to break through into the top sides. Barely any English players were playing abroad, they weren't wanted. Opportunities were limited and English players were in fear of being tossed aside.
A word that is often associated with English footballers is "overrated." The public attitude around the players is that most of them are rated a lot better than what they actually are. This really became apparent with the new style of play entering the game; fast, passing football. English players were getting exposed in this style and replaced by foreign stars who knew how to play the system. Players who were once seen as world-class were now becoming average and eventually losing their place in the team. Because of this attitude around English players, not many clubs wanted to bring young players through, instead, they would scout for young Spanish or young Brazilian players. It was and still is hard to break into a team that is full of such world-class players, an issue facing every young Englishman. If they are not given the opportunities, how are they ever going to make a name for themselves and achieve something?
English players as a whole, have underachieved in many ways, not just the young talents coming through. England has not lived up to expectations at just about any major tournament they have been in. The one tournament that they did do well in, the 2018 World Cup, expectations were at an all-time low. This low expectation seems to have been just what the team needed after years of pressure to achieve. The young team accomplished something no one thought they would, making it to the semi-finals. Gareth Southgate deserves plaudits, not just for that performance, but his hand in producing young talent at underage level and then giving them the chance to prove themselves. Because of this, young English players are now getting more chances at top clubs to prove themselves after years of drought.
Young talents like Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden, Tammy Abraham, Declan Rice and James Maddison have all emerged as top players at their clubs. The future of England has never looked brighter with an influx of young English talent coming through the ranks due to these players proving that they have the capabilities of competing. England has one of the youngest national squads in the world and is all gelling together under Gareth Southgate. For the first time in a long time, there is optimism around these players and the team. But, as we know, English players rarely live up to the hype, so let's just hope these young stars aren't going to be added to the list of underachievers like many young talents have.
The reason why so many of England's young talents underachieve can be put down to a number of reasons; attitude, lifestyle, media hype too early, injuries, sheer talent and dedication. These all often combine to ruin a prospect by putting them in the limelight too early. They can have all the talent in the world, but if they don't work hard, they won't succeed, which has been the case for many young English talents.
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