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October 4, 1957 – Soviets Launch Sputnik 1
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union upped the ante in the Space Race with the successful launch of Sputnik 1, the first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. Blasted through the atmosphere from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a two-stage R-7 rocket, Sputnik 1 was a 23-inch diameter, 184 pound, aluminum-magnesium-titanium sheathed sphere with two whip-like antennae. Powered by silver-zinc batteries, it entered a low, elliptical orbit emitting a radio signal which could be received on Earth by both Soviet scientists and the curious (and highly-alarmed) American public. Sputnik traveled 18,000 miles per hour, completing an Earth-orbit every 96 minutes. Radio transmissions continued for 22 days, until transmitter batteries were exhausted. The history-making satellite spent 3 months in orbit, traveling a total of 37 million miles, before burning up in atmospheric reentry on January 4, 1958.
While not able to conduct as many experiments as the Soviets had initially hoped, Sputnik was able to gather information during its three-month run concerning the density of the Earth's upper atmosphere, radio-signal distribution in the ionosphere, and meteoroid detection by penetration of the satellite's outer hull.
The successful launch of an artificial satellite was one of the primary goals of the International Geophysical Year (IGY), inaugurated on July 1, 1957. The Soviets had first proposed developing such a satellite on May 27, 1954, and President Dwight Eisenhower announced on July 29, 1955 that the United States would send their own version of the technological achievement into space during the IGY. But Sputnik took America and its government by surprise. Americans now had to take Soviet scientific abilities much more seriously. A sense of vulnerability to attack led to panic reactions by the public, as they listened in to Sputnik's ominous "beep-beep" when it passed directly overhead. The US government responded with renewed commitment to scientific and technological research, and military and educational program revamping and investment. ICBMs, missile defense systems, and satellites were all placed on a developmental fast-track. After several failed attempts, the United States' first successful launch of its own artificial satellite, Explorer 1, occurred on January 31, 1958.
Numerous references to Sputnik in movies, television shows, and pop songs have made the term part of the American cultural landscape. Replicas and models of the satellite can be found at the United Nations, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, and the Science Museum in London.
Image Credit: NASA
Posted in Movies, Museums and Exhibits, Radio, Science & Technology, USA Government, World Events and tagged 1950s, 1957, Cold War, Explorer, International Geophysical Year, President Dwight Eisenhower, Race to Space, Soviet Union, Sputnik on October 4, 2018 by Jenny. Leave a comment
September 30, 1957 – Havana Gunfire Threatens Batista Loyalist
Members of Batista's Servicio de Inteligencia Militar (SIM) security forces
On September 30, 1957, violence struck close to home for Cuba's embattled President Fulgencio Batista as the New York Times reported that Luis Manuel Martinez, a leader in President Fulgencio Batista's Progressive party youth movement, was the target of a shooting incident in downtown Havana. Unidentified assailants opened fire on a crowded street, killing a merchant named Sixto Careiro and wounding Martinez and two unnamed victims – a woman and a youth. The youth was arrested when a revolver was found in his possession.
Martinez worked as an assistant editor of the newspaper Tiempo, owned by Batista supporter Senator Rolando Masferrer. According to the Times, he was one of the most active propagandists of the current regime.
Batista, in an NBC interview with Martin Agronsky broadcast on the day of the shooting, reaffirmed for the American viewing audience that he would honor the provisions of Cuba's constitution by stepping down the following summer, when free elections would be held.
Image Credit: Jim Hale/Arlequin's World
Posted in Newspapers & Magazines, World Events and tagged 1950s, 1957, Cuba, Fidel Castro, President Fulgencio Batista on September 30, 2018 by Jenny. Leave a comment
September 29, 1957 – The Kyshtym Disaster
Map of the Mayak and Kyshtym area, USSR
On September 29, 1957, an explosion in a steel storage tank containing liquid nuclear waste led to the release of a massive 2 MCi of radioactive material in the eastern Ural Mountains of the Soviet Union. Spent nuclear waste generates heat, and when tank cooling systems failed, containment of the material failed and a non-nuclear explosion occurred on the order of 70-100 tons of TNT. The Kyshtym Disaster, as it came to be called, was the third worst nuclear disaster in history, dwarfed only by the Chernobyl reactor explosions and fire in 1986 and the Fukushima Daiichi multiple reactor meltdowns in 2011.
The incident occurred at Mayak, a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant sequestered in the closed city of Ozyorsk, near the town of Kyshtym. Within ten hours of the release, the radioactive cloud traveled 300-350 kilometers in a northeast direction. Fallout contaminated an area of approximately 800 square kilometers later called the East-Ural Radioactive Trace (EURT). Secrecy surrounding Mayak and its operations led to the suppression of information about the danger to the local population; it was a full week before people began to be evacuated, without explanation. According to an article in Critical Mass Journal by Richard Pollock, people "grew hysterical with fear with the incidence of unknown 'mysterious' diseases breaking out. Victims were seen with skin 'sloughing off' their faces, hands, and other exposed parts of their bodies."
Knowledge about the event could only be gathered indirectly. An estimated 200 people died from cancer as a direct result of the explosion and release; massive amounts of contaminated soil apparently were excavated and stockpiled; and an off-limits "nature reserve" was created in the EURT to isolate the affected region. Studies of the effects of radioactivity on plants, animals, and ecosystems later conducted and published by faculty members of the Institute of Molecular Biology in Moscow eventually confirmed the rumors of a major radioactive release.
At the time, the Soviets were hurrying to catch up with American nuclear weapons researchers. In their desire to produce sufficient quantities of weapons-grade uranium and plutonium, they proceeded without full understanding of the safety measures necessary to protect citizens and the environment. Their lack of concern led to open dumping of highly radioactive waste into rivers and lakes. The level of radioactivity in the town of Ozyorsk is currently claimed to be within safe limits, but the "East-Ural Nature Reserve", as the EURT was deceptively renamed in 1968, is still heavily contaminated.
Image Credit: Jan Rieke/NASA World Wind Screenshot
Posted in Science & Technology, World Events and tagged 1950s, 1957, nuclear weapons, radioactivity, Soviet Union on September 29, 2018 by Jenny. Leave a comment
September 14, 1957 – Cuban President Fulgencio Batista Faces Internal Opposition
Batista's army executes a rebel.
On September 14, 1957, the New York Times reported that Cuban President Fulgencio Batista had recently suppressed a revolt in the town of Cienfuegos in which officers and personnel of his own Navy had taken sides with Fidel Castro against his regime. The previous day, Batista had announced that he would not be a candidate for reelection the following June (he was constitutionally forbidden to succeed himself) but that the suspension of civil liberties would be renewed for another 45 days.
The Cienfuegos revolt, crushed by Army tanks and aircraft, had been instigated by no more than 100 men, Batista claimed, including "a few dissident, illicit men in the Navy". According to the Times article there were three sources of opposition to Batista: Fidel Castro's M-26-7 movement; adherents of former President Carlos Prio Socarras, who was deposed by Batista in 1952; and a group of Opposition parties.
On this day, the Times reported that the island "was an armed camp". Citizens were fearful of a breakdown of authority resulting in a state of chaos; merchants were losing business, tourism was down, businesses wanted to close but were not being permitted to do so by the government. Soldiers patrolled the streets, rounding up opposition figures, and the jails were full of people accused of revolutionary activities. Citizens had little faith in Batista's government, but also little confidence that change could be achieved through peaceful means at the ballot box. The Times concluded that "despite the bloody revolt, the terrorism and other efforts of the Opposition to force President Batista out of office, he will undoubtedly continue to control the island as long as his Army, the most powerful branch of the armed forces, remains loyal to him."
Image Credit: Imagno – Museo de la Revolucion, La Habana, Cuba
Posted in Newspapers & Magazines, USA Government, World Events, World Leaders and tagged 1950s, 1957, Cuba, Fidel Castro, M-26-7, President Fulgencio Batista on September 14, 2018 by Jenny. Leave a comment
Vintage 1957 – A Comedy Revolution
In the 1950s, stand-up comedy went through something of a revolution. In broad outline, comedy of the 1930s most often took the form of physical slapstick in the movies – think the Marx Brothers, Abbot & Costello, etc. In the 1940s, the rising popularity of radio broadcasts ushered in less physical and more verbal comedy. Bob Hope, Jack Benny, George Burns & Gracie Allen, and Henny Youngman all perfected the art of one-liners, story gags, and "groaners" ("I just flew in from St. Louis . . . and boy are my arms tired!" or "Take my wife . . . please!").
Comedy in the 1950s turned topical. Journalist and author Gerald Nachman, who covered entertainment news for the New York Post, the Oakland Tribune, the New York Daily News, and the San Francisco Chronicle, shines a light on the shift in his 2009 book, Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s. Nachman provides detailed biographies of 26 comedians, including Woody Allen, Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, Bill Cosby, Bob Newhart, and Steve Allen. Politics, sex, race relations, drugs, self-angst, pop media and celebrity, all were suddenly fair game for public airing, often in satirical or cynical ways.
How does comedy work? What makes us laugh?
Laughter can be cathartic. It can lighten our spirits in difficult times. The Great Depression and World War II of the 1930s and 1940s were dark times. People looked to comedy for relief from anxiety and despair.
But laughter also serves as a leveler. It can burst bubbles and open eyes, providing a wake-up call for others or for ourselves. It can be a subtle instrument or sharp weapon against complacency, pretension, self-absorption, mindless conformity, and attitudes of superiority and arrogance. It can slip in "under the radar" to powerfully say, "Take a look at yourself and your culture."
The comedians of the 1950s – subtle or blunt – had new, sometimes uncomfortable things to say. And they were heard.
Image Credits: ABC Films; NBC Television; New York World-Telegram & Sun; Towpilot; Rollins & Joffe; Allan Warren; AP; Concord Jazz
Posted in Books, Comics and Humor, Movies, Newspapers & Magazines, Radio, Rich Or Famous, Television, World Events and tagged 1950s, 1957, Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, comedy, George Burns, Jack Benny, Joan Rivers, Lenny Bruce, Marx Brothers, Mel Brooks, Mort Sahl, Phyllis Diller, Sid Caesar, Steve Allen, Woody Allen on September 2, 2018 by Jenny. Leave a comment
September 1, 1957 – Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo Garcia Born in Havana, Cuba
Embed from Getty ImagesGloria Estefan, with her husband Emilio, at the 2014 Tony Awards
On September 1, 1957, a baby girl entered the politically charged world of Havana, Cuba. Her father, Jose Fajardo, was a Cuban soldier and bodyguard to embattled President Fulgencio Batista. Her mother, also named Gloria, was the granddaughter of emigres from Asturias and Logrono, Spain. Baby Gloria was still very young when her family was forced to flee Cuba during Castro's revolution, landing first in Lafayette, Indiana, then settling in Miami, Florida. Jose joined the United States military, served in Viet Nam, and eventually revisited Cuba as part of the Bay of Pigs invasion. Gloria attended Catholic elementary and secondary schools in Miami, and graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in psychology, minoring in French. During her college years, Gloria worked at the Miami International Airport in the customs department as an English/Spanish/French translator. She was approached by the CIA during this time as a possible employee, due to her language skills.
In 1976, Gloria met Emilio Estefan of the Miami Sound Machine and they married in 1978. Gloria joined Emilio's band and during the mid-1980s the Sound Machine produced several Top-10 hits and released an album that went multi-platinum. In 1988, the band's name was changed to Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine; in 1989, the band's name was dropped and Gloria was credited as a solo artist with the Sound Machine as her backup.
In 1990, Gloria suffered a fractured spine when a semi-truck struck her tour bus. Two titanium rods were implanted near her spinal column and she recovered completely after a year of intensive physical therapy. She later formed the Gloria Estefan Foundation to help others with spinal cord injuries.
Over the years, Gloria Estefan has continued to record chart-topping hits, performed at the 1995 and 1999 Super Bowls and 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, toured the United States and the world, appeared in movies and on television, written children's books, and become a restaurant and hotel owner. Her awards include seven Grammys, the Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, the Hispanic Heritage Award, the 1993 National Music Foundation Humanitarian of the Year award, and she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A musical based on Gloria and Emilio's life story premiered on Broadway at New York City's Marquis Theatre in October of 2015. On Your Feet! shares the story "of two people who – through an unwavering dedication to one another and their pursuit of the American dream – showcased their talent, their music, and their heritage to the world."
Posted in Music, Rich Or Famous, World Events and tagged 1950s, 1957, Broadway, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Gloria Estefan, Havana, Miami, Miami Sound Machine, On Your Feet!, President Fulgencio Batista on September 1, 2018 by Jenny. Leave a comment
August 22, 1957 – Two Americans Tried in Cuban Court
Who was Russell Masker?
On August 22, 1957, two American men were put on trial in Cuba for carrying unlicensed arms, resisting arrest, and attempting to join the resistance movement of Fidel Castro. The proceedings were held in the Urgency Court in Santiago, created in the 1930s to try terrorists. Russell F. Masker and Thomas M. Miller of Miami, Florida had been arrested on August 9th in the town of San Luis, about thirty miles from Santiago in Cuba's southeastern Oriente Province, the locus of Castro's M-26-7 activities. Masker and Miller denied the charges, asserting they had come to Cuba as tourists, had carried no weapons and had not resisted arrest. The New York Times reported that the Urgency Court could sentence the Americans to as much as five years in prison, with no guaranteed right of appeal.
Little is known about Russell Masker and Thomas Miller, either before or after their arrest and trial. Russell Masker makes an intriguing appearance in a Cuban Secret Service (G-2 MINFAR) document dated January 12, 1961. In a report to the secret service department chief, Commander Ramiro Valdes Menedez, about "yanki" (United States) mercenary camps in Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Florida, the following statement appears on page 25:
"Last November 22, the 'Diario de las Americas' reported the death of North American Russell F. Masker, victim of a stray shot from Cuban Rolando Martinez Capaneria during military instruction in a camp located in 'Cayo Sin Nombre', thirty miles from Cayo Hueso [Key West]."
The American-led Bay of Pigs Invasion against the Castro regime took place in April of 1961. Whose side was Masker on?
Posted in Newspapers & Magazines, USA Government, World Events, World Leaders and tagged 1950s, 1957, Bay of Pigs, Cuba, Fidel Castro, M-26-7 on August 22, 2018 by Jenny. Leave a comment


2006 Seadoo Challenger supercharger 215 horsepower. Well taken care of and is in good condition. I tried to included as many pictures as possible but if you would like a certain picture just ask. Only issue with the boat is it could use some new seat covers. Other then that the boat runs excellent everything works as it should. Has two new Interstate batteries from this year and upgraded Kenwood speakers. The boat will be getting winterized within the next week or two. Selling to get a bigger boat. Also there is no hour gauge on the 06 model. $500 deposit due within 24 hours. Any questions or offers just ask. Boat also comes with bimini top and cover. Boat has normal wear such as scuffs and scratches. I do have all the seats the center rear one is in pretty bad condition so I dont even use it.


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Julianna Pena suffers 'severe' knee injury, headed to surgery next week
Damon Martin @DamonMartin
Jan 29, 2014 at 6:32p ET
UFC Tonight revealed that Pena suffered a torn ACL, MCL, LCL, Meniscus and Hamstring and could be out up to two full years.
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Ultimate Fighter 18 winner Julianna Pena has been forced out of her upcoming fight against Jessica Andrade at UFC 171 in Dallas and may be on the sidelines for an extended period of time.
Pena confirmed when speaking with FOX Sports on Wednesday that she suffered 'a severe knee injury' that will require her to go under the doctor's knife next week.
The plan is for Pena to fly to Los Angeles, where she will have the surgery to repair the damage to her knee, and then begin her rehabilitation immediately. As of now, Pena didn't know the full extent of the injury that was suffered in her knee, but she believes the injury is fairly serious.
The injury happened during a grappling session with a training partner when her knee locked up on the mat in an exchange and hyper-extended, which caused the knee to buckle underneath her. Pena said she was 'devastated' after the injury occurred, knowing she'd have to drop out of her fight while delaying her run in the UFC women's bantamweight division.
I tore my ACL and meniscus on the other side and came back to win TUF. I'll be back stronger than ever I hope.
- Julianna Pena
Unfortunately the injury sidelines Pena for now as she was fresh off the heels of an impressive run through The Ultimate Fighter while being poised for a potential run at the top ten in just a couple of fights. The Washington native will now have to deal with surgery and time off as she allows her knee to heal before she can get back in the Octagon again.
The full extent of her rehabilitation won't be determined until she flies from Spokane to Los Angeles to visit with doctors who will perform the surgery before mapping out a rehab schedule for her return to the cage.
As of now, UFC officials have not found a replacement to step in and face Andrade at UFC 171 although former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman volunteered her services after hearing about Pena's injury. Whether or not she will get the call remains to be seen.

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Bruce Hill recently spent a week in two entirely separate countries. Granted, both of them were called Fiji, but there the similarities ended.
One of these Fijis was relatively normal, albeit with military censors in the newsrooms and TV news bulletins containing brief, almost cryptic announcements that ordinarily would have been full news items with background information.
San Bruno inferno-are reports correct?
Thursday's brutal fire in San Bruno was witnessed by millions all over the world.
Reports came in earlier that 50 homes were destroyed not forgetting the deaths and injuries. This evening 9/11 on TV ( Kron 4) it was reported that only 37 houses were destroyed and some damaged. Can you believe that?
1. Are obituary ads still free?
2. Can we send in our opinions?
1. Yes, obituary ads if placed within two months are still free.
2. We encourage you to send in your opinion on subjects of importance. However publisher reserves the right to edit.
Its good to see now we have a paper that not only brings the news to us but provides a forum to discuss educational matters.
Subjects such as Real Estate, Finance, Fiji's and world historic events and would like to see it continued.
Hats off to Fijiana Times on fair and unbiased reporting. I'm sure we all are following the development in Fiji and what seems to be an eventual demise of a paper choosing to be subjective.
For Fijiana Times, I personally would like to see more local news in the coming editions.


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Due to rapid digitization, the Fujifilm Group once faced a dramatic reduction of the market demand for our main products, photosensitive materials including photographic film and color photographic paper. After overcoming such a drastic change in the operating environment, the entire company has united its efforts to reform our business structure and realize a robust corporate constitution throughout the Group. Today, Fujifilm Group has been reborn as a corporate group that is currently engaged in several fields with the potential for future growth. We have now entered a phase whereby we can pursue new growth and make a strategic leap forward.
Recently, we have been focusing on the following priority business fields: Healthcare which includes the development of medical equipment, functional skin care cosmetics, nutritional supplements, pharmaceutical products and regenerative medicine; Graphic Systems such as printing materials and equipment; Document solutions including office equipment and solutions; Optical Devices such as broadcast lenses and security lenses; Highly Functional Materials such as LCD materials and touch-panel sensor film; and Digital Imaging which encompasses digital cameras, "instax" instant photo systems and Photobook. We are expanding our capabilities in these fields through proactive M&A as well as investment in management resources, R&D and facilities.
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We have lots of news today. First off, I am sad to say that our reviewer Susan is going to be leaving us. Susan wants more time to focus on her writing (as author Susan Laine), so we wish her the absolute best and will miss her contribution to the blog. As I mentioned already, sadly Crissy is leaving us next month as well. I am currently in the process of bringing in some new reviewers and we had lots of great candidates to my call for reviewers last week. I am hoping to have things nailed down shortly, so thank you to everyone who has been so patient.
Second, just a quick update that it seems like the fallout from the site hack a couple of weeks ago has finally settled down. The site is running smoothly, the background is fixed, social media is letting us link, and it seems like access to the site has been restored to everyone. I can even email yahoo again. Woo hoo! If anyone notices issues still cropping up, please let me know and I will look into it.
And last, keep your eyes open later today because I will have all kinds of great information about our upcoming Friends/Enemies to Lovers Week, including how you can get involved.
Oh wait, one more exciting bit of news… On Wednesday author S.A. McAuley will be here to talk about her Borders War series and she is giving away a Kindle Fire, just for Joyfully Jay readers! Yes, a KINDLE FIRE! So be sure you stop by and check out her post.


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Q: Build a matrix of comparisons out of two vectors in python I have two vectors a and b and would like to compare each element in a with each element in b. As a measure of comparison, I would like to use the absolute difference.
What is the best way to do that, meaning without a nested/double loop?
Illustration:
a = [1,2,3]
b = [4,5,6]

calculation idea:
    1  2  3

4   3  2  1
5   4  3  2
6   5  4  3

resulting matrix:
3  2  1
4  3  2
5  4  3

How is such a calculation called?

A: import numpy as np
a = np.array(a)
b = np.array(b)

Using outer:
np.subtract.outer(b,a)

using broadcasting:
b[:,None]-a

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The Columbia Threadneedle Prize
31 Jan — 17 Feb 2018 at the Mall Galleries in London, United Kingdom
The Columbia Threadneedle Prize. Courtesy of Mall Galleries
At £20,000 The Columbia Threadneedle Prize: Figurative Art Today is the UK and Europe's pre-eminent prize for figurative and representational art, showcasing important new works by both emerging and established artists.
The word figurative gives rise to interesting questions. Sometimes there is an assumption that figuration and abstraction are mutually exclusive. The dialogue is not necessarily one of exploring or expanding the boundaries between figuration and abstraction anymore but focusing on the connections between them.
All the artists in this year's exhibition share a need to reflect the world around them, going beyond just representing physicality by interpreting social realities and personal experiences. A lot of what surrounds us and our perception of it is fragmented and abstract in a non-literal, visual sense, so it is especially interesting to see where today's reality and artists' seeking to represent this reality fall within the figurative art tradition.
The works have been divided into four subject categories: Portrait : Figure, Landscape : Nature, Still Life : Domestic and Urban : City Life. We hope this will encourage and remind visitors to consider the works in an art historical context, directly in relation to our own everyday living experiences and in relation to each other.
One artist has been chosen by the Selectors to win the First Prize of £20,000 plus a solo exhibition. A further prize of £10,000 is voted for by visitors to the exhibition. Make sure you pick up your voting slip from the Gallery Reception.
This year's selectors include award-winning Portrait Artist Jennifer McRae, Senior Curator at Yorkshire Sculpture Park Helen Pheby and Managing Director at The Fine Art Society Pippa Stockdale. The panel is chaired by Mall Galleries Director Lewis McNaught.
We are grateful for the contribution of our partner, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, who have supported this Prize with great enthusiasm and commitment for the last 10 years.
Mall Galleries
Mall Galleries in central London function not only as a venue, with three main galleries, a bookshop and a cafe, but also as the home of the Federation of British Artists, a registered charity.
More from Mall Galleries
Dachan
18 — 21 Dec 2018
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters
10 — 25 May 2018
The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2018
20 Feb — 3 Mar 2018
FBA Futures
9 — 20 Jan 2018
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20 Jul — 27 Oct 2019 at Royal Academy of Arts
Calling / Richard Walker
28 Jul — 3 Aug 2019 at The Coningsby Gallery
4 — 29 Sep 2019 at Jealous Gallery
11 Sep 2019 — 2 Feb 2020 at Tate Britain
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Fighting for our Heritage
25 Aug — 1 Feb 2019 at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in Birmingham
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Day Craving Night
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On a day of sunny spells and scattered thundershowers, the racing today saw wind from every possible direction. It even blew at reasonable strength except during the actual races. One of those days when your Zen level is severely tested.
A very large thunderhead was passing east over Dublin city and out over Howth head, creating great photo opportunities with the Laser Masters fully sunlit in the foreground and towering black behind. The wind faithfully pointed at the centre of the stormcloud as the storm went east, with the wind direction steadily cranking to the right from East to South East in the dinghy race area near Dun Laoghaire. The committee relaid the marks several times under a postponement flag while the wind blew steadily at a force 5.
Upwind tuning 5 mins before the start required hiking with the track down and the cunningham on. About 90seconds before the start, the Milky Bar Kid's tiller extension UJ ripped about 95% of the way across, requiring a stop to reinforce with a spare line.
Then the departing storm got far enough away to let the gradient wind get a word in, bringing total wind confusion. 30 seconds before the start the wind had completely gone and by the time the patched up MBK got to the startline 2 mins later the wind was coming from every direction at the same time. Rather than abandon and wait for the wind to settle, the committee let the race run for one upwind and one downwind leg. A total of twenty confused minutes. The MBK will be 3rd in that one, way behind Tate's Finn and the K1, never having had time to catch up from the bad start.
Then a LOOOONG pause to see if the wind would reestablish itself from any direction. After some time a westerly came in over the course. It was one of those moments when a quick and dirty course might have gotten a decent race in. Instead, having been caught out in Race 1, the committee opted to wait. The wind was steady so after 20 mins of breeze a start cycle was launched.
Sadly, the wind repeated its trick. About 45 seconds before the start this time the wind shut off. The MBK was all alone on the favoured pin end, but no-one had any wind. The committee abandoned the race after about 10 mins and about 5 mins before the vanished westerly returned as a northerly, then a north-easterly, then an easterly. One of those days.


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Shabbat Vaet-hanan 5782
As I said in my sermon last Shabbat morning, the end of Tish'ah BeAv, the most mournful day of the Jewish year, signals a turn to hope. Right on the heels of this day of fasting and dirges comes Tu BeAv, the 15th day of the month. This day, which coincides with Friday, is one of the happiest in our annual cycle. as per the sages of the Mishnah:
"Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: There were no days as joyous for the Jewish people as the fifteenth of Av and as Yom Kippur, as on them the daughters of Jerusalem would go out in white clothes, which each woman borrowed from another. Why were they borrowed? They did this so as not to embarrass one who did not have her own white garments…And the daughters of Jerusalem would go out and dance in the vineyards. And what would they say? Young man, please lift up your eyes and see what you choose for yourself for a wife. Do not set your eyes toward beauty, but set your eyes toward a good family, as the verse states: "Grace is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised" (Proverbs 31:30), and it further says: "Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates" (Proverbs 31:31)…(Mishnah Ta'anit 4:8)
I've abridged the citation so its focus is on Tu BeAv more than on Yom Kippur; that's a message for a different day. But let's appreciate the sheer joy and conscious search for love that captured our attention on Tu BeAv. It's an underappreciated holiday, and we would do well to restore it to significance. After all, Valentine's Day gets plenty of love (pun intended), so why not Tu BeAv?
With this in mind, the music I'm sharing this week is on theme. I probably could have found infinitely more songs about unfulfilled love (as Elton John said, Sad Songs Say So Much); but all of these tracks are joyous. Love is, after all, a many splendored thing!
Ready, Freddie?
Aye, Captain (and Toni)
The reward for being Hopelessly Devoted (RIP ONJ)
Since music is the international language of love, here are two of my favorite Hebrew songs on the subject.
Achinoam Nini in a duet with a special guest
Click here for the English translation
Click here for the Hebrew lyrics
The incomparable Idan Raichel using Song of Songs
Click here for lyrics in English and Hebrew
Candle lighting: 7:39 PM
Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26


There has been a significant increase in the demand for the Australian 457 work visa. This is a temporary visa that allows entry to Australia for up to four years. This is the biggest demand for 457 work visas since the Worldwide financial crisis of 2008. This is due to increased demand from a strong Australian economy.
There were 4200 visa applications in April 2011. The total for the years is 42 872 which is 4000 higher that the total number of visas for the year 2009-10. Primary visa grants are 37 percent higher than during the same period last year.
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has said that the 457 visa has been important to employers particularly in the construction and mining industry to bring in badly needed skilled workers to Australia.
"The increase can be attributed to an improved economic environment and increasing employer demand for overseas workers to fill skills vacancies."
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As we kick off the month of June, two more colorways of the Air Jordan 1 Retro '93 are set to release. First up, the "Playoff" edition. This pair comes in a black, true red and anthracite colorway inspired by the original "Playoff" Air Jordan VIII that is set to be re-retroed in a few weeks. The second colorway comes in a white, electric green, black, neutral grey and gym red. Both pairs are a general release and will be available at select Jordan Brand accounts worldwide on Saturday, June 1st, 2013. Retail is set at $130 for men's sizes and will also be available in full family sizing all the way down to infant.
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Arline Lyons–
Arline
between April 1861 and May 1865
#1 Cora Elizabeth Butler
Barnard, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA
Marriage of a child Charles Herman Rauhut — Cora Elizabeth Butler — View this family
Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, USA
between April 1898 and August 1898
Polio Epidemic
Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
between 1917 and November 1918
Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://goo.gl/CElxTx
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Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://goo.gl/nYVCtq
Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://goo.gl/MgHbRM
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between December 1941 and August 1945
Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://goo.gl/QfFDwG
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Family with Charles Wesley Butler - View this family
Cora Elizabeth Butler
Charles Wesley Butler
Charles Herman Rauhut
Juanita Rauhut
Emma Margaret Rauhut
William Wesley Rauhut
Elouis Arline Rauhut
Dorcas Rauhut
Harkness Butler Rauhut
Helen Rauhut
Birth: February 17, 1877 — Barnard, Nodaway County, Missouri
Death: May 6, 1962 — Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas
Arline Lyons.
Children of Arline Lyons and Charles Wesley Butler:
Cora Elizabeth Butler (1877–1962)
Cora Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Charles Wesley Butler and Arline Lyons, was born on February 17, 1877 in Barnard, Nodaway County, Missouri and died on May 6, 1962 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas at the age of 85. She married Charles Herman Rauhut, son of Adam Mathias Rauhut and Julie Matzke, on April 23, 1893 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas. He was born on November 10, 1867 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York and died on June 10, 1941 in Kansas City, Wyandote, Kansas at the age of 73.
Children of Cora Elizabeth Butler and Charles Herman Rauhut:
Juanita Rauhut (1896–)
Emma Margaret Rauhut (1900–1974)
William Wesley Rauhut (1902–1965)
Elouis Arline Rauhut (1904–1986)
Dorcas Rauhut (1906–1975)
Harkness Butler Rauhut (1909–1986)
Helen Rauhut (1915–1985)
Juanita Rauhut, daughter of Charles Herman Rauhut and Cora Elizabeth Butler, was born on December 11, 1896 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas. She married Renna Francq. He was born about 1892.
Emma Margaret Rauhut, daughter of Charles Herman Rauhut and Cora Elizabeth Butler, was born on January 4, 1900 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas and died on May 9, 1974 in Paola, Miami, Kansas at the age of 74. She married Thomas Robert Barker, son of William Calvin Barker and Dorzina Ellen Kirkpatrick, on March 3, 1920 in Iola, Allen, Kansas. He was born on January 26, 1897 in Potosi Twp., Linn, Kansas and died on March 19, 1970 in Garnett, Anderson, Kansas at the age of 73.
William Wesley Rauhut, son of Charles Herman Rauhut and Cora Elizabeth Butler, was born on April 16, 1902 in Welch, Craig, Oklahoma and died on April 7, 1965 in Kansas City, Wyandote, Kansas at the age of 62. He married Ethel Pauline Barker, daughter of William Calvin Barker and Dorzina Ellen Kirkpatrick.
William Wesley Rauhut and Ethel Pauline Barker had 3 children.
Elouis Arline Rauhut, daughter of Charles Herman Rauhut and Cora Elizabeth Butler, was born on August 3, 1904 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas and died on April 22, 1986 in Paola, Miami, Kansas at the age of 81.
Dorcas Rauhut, daughter of Charles Herman Rauhut and Cora Elizabeth Butler, was born on August 21, 1906 in West Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas and died on January 16, 1975 in Paola, Miami, Kansas at the age of 68. She married Forrest Glenn Henness on January 28, 1924 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas. He was born on April 14, 1902 in Fontana, Miami, Kansas and died on January 30, 1988 in Paola, Miami County, Kansas at the age of 85.
Harkness Butler Rauhut, son of Charles Herman Rauhut and Cora Elizabeth Butler, was born on December 1, 1909 in West Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas and died on June 10, 1986 in Denver, Denver, Colorado at the age of 76.
Children of Harkness Butler Rauhut and Violet M.:
Shirley Joan Rauhut (1935–)
Louis May Rauhut (1936–)
Larry Gene Rauhut (1937–)
Helen Rauhut, daughter of Charles Herman Rauhut and Cora Elizabeth Butler, was born on February 24, 1915 in Mc Cune, Crawford, Kansas and died on October 1, 1985 at the age of 70. She married Glenn Walter in 1932 in Paola, Miami, Kansas. He was born in 1915 in Lane, Miami, Kansas and died on March 26, 1969 in Kansas City, Wyandote, Kansas at the age of 54.
Family with Charles Wesley Butler
Arline Lyons(–)
Cora Elizabeth Butler(1877–1962)


We are back from Japan but I am going to write up the journey now , day by day. I wasn't able to load photos while I was away so this seems the best way to do it.
6th April we flew to Tokyo after a really early flight from Wellington. We had to be at the airport at 5.15am. Above is a picture of ice that formed on the window, looked like a bullet hole! This trip t Japan, I travelled with my 17 year old son.
7th April we spent in Tokyo. In the morning we went to Asakusa Senso-ji temple. Chris and I were in competition to see who could get the most classic shot of cherry blossom. Chris won this round!
Above are some photos from the Amuse Gallery in Asakusa. I went there last year but was only allowed to see a small section of the museum because it is closed on a Monday. This time I was able to see the whole museum which included a collection of Boro clothing, Kogin clothing (sashiko stitched) a temporary exhibition of wool embroidered aprons and these amazing salmon skin boots (see above). There was also a young girl demonstrating 'sakiori' weaving which is done by ripping up old clothing and using the strips to weave new cloth.
The museum also has a collection of sashiko embroidered clothing. It has a really nice shop and a few publications available for sale. It is worth a visit and easy to find.
From Asakusa Senso-ji temple. Face the front of the main building of the temple. Turn right (East) and go to the side street. On one side is a duty free shop and on the other is Amuse Gallery.
My son plays the drums and the Drum museum is also in the Asakusa area. He was able to try out the steel drums, Japanese Taiko drums and all sorts of percussion instruments from around the world. The curators close themselves into their office and just let visitors 'go for it' on different drums.
Face the main gate of Asakusa Senso-ji temple. The gate is called Kaminarimon. Ahead of you is Nakamise Dori, a long shopping street filled with tourist souvenirs and strange food items. To get to the Drum museum turn left and walk till you get to the next really major street. The Drum Museum is straight across the road in front of you.
In the afternoon we went to Studio Ghibli Museum. I went there last year but wanted to take my son there as he and I really like the Ghibli Movies, such as 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Nausicaa', 'Spirited Away'.
You need to book this via the internet before you get to Tokyo. I booked my tickets through JTB in Auckland when I bought our JR Rail passes.
lovely post on your visit to Japan. one thing though. Steel drums are not from Jamaica, but Trinidad and Tobago.
It's my passion and my family has been making them for more decades.


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Brooks Wackerman
Pete Finestone
Bobby Schayer
Zildjian Drumsticks
On Stage / August 9, 2007
Exclusive Brooks Wackerman interview
"Whenever I need some added sugar I just wiggle my feet together"
Artist biography Bobby Schayer
Bobby Schayer was long time drummer in prunk rock icons Bad Religion since 1992 when he replaced Pete Finestone.
Bobby has been playing the drums in a punk bands called Yonks but his time with Bad Religion has been his proudest and most recognized.
Even just through his many albums recorded during the time he was in Bad Religion, Bobby has gained himself the reputation as being one of Punk Rock's greatest and most influential drummers of the 20th Century.
After the shows during the infamous "New America" Tour (1999-2001), Bobby often complained about agonising shoulder pains and aches. So Bob went to see his doctor who told him that he had damaged rotator cuff (shoulder bone) injuries.
He was strongly advised to quit drumming permanently for health reasons.
So, as hard as it was, Bobby quit Bad Religion in 2001 and left the drumming world forever. His great impact on music wil not be forgotten and he is now playing guitar in a band.
Bobby Schayer's grandparents were Mexican but he's never lived there and can't speak Spanish. He's from Encino in San Fernando Valley. He was one of the early Bad Religion fans and heard the first EP when it came out:
"They were from the valley, and so was I; it was inspiring to know that if these guys could do it, anyone could do it".
When Pete left Bad Religion in 1991 Bobby was just hanging around LA playing in various bands, according to Greg:
"He was wasting away in this terribly abusive band called Two Free Stooges, it was a shame (...) he's such a great drummer."
Bobby grew up listening to glam rock (Bowie, Sweet, Slade and the Bay City Rollers). One weekend, he saw The Ramones on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. Soon after, for his twelfth birthday, his sister bought him The Ramones' eponymous debut album and Rocket To Russia, and his fate was sealed.
He began playing drums in 1980, but that was after he'd learned guitar and bass. His first band was The Questions, which he joined in 1988. Not long after he hooked up with The Two Free Stooges, which could've been considered a supergroup by membership alone. Most of the group had ties to Alex Cox (The director of such movies as Repo Man and Sid and Nancy), and the band sported former members of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Porno for Pyros, the Circle Jerks, the Dead Kennedys, Thelonius Monster, etc.
The only problem was their material. They did loungy and weird covers of The Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, and others. Bobby says the frontmen (two guys) told a lot of racist and stupid jokes onstage and half the time people would get offended instead of laugh.
Bobby stayed with them for about a year total, quitting and going back several times, as the line-up constantly shifted. They never put a record out but did three tours ("we knew people in the right places" says Bobby). The Smithereens were recording in LA, and stayed at the hotel behind the Central (now the Viper Room, the pub River Phoenix died in, owned by Johnny Depp). They got in the pub for a drink, and The Stooges were playing.
The Smithereens loved them and that's how The Stooges ended up opening for them. The Peppers took them on tour too, in 1989. Then they toured with The Dead Milkmen.
Bobby says if he hadn't done that, he would have never ended up in BR. But that's probably a lot of bullshit. He already had a connection to Bad Religion, as when he had first started playing drums, it was Lucky Lehrer who taught him too (Lucky also taught Pete, he toured with Bad Religion and he was in Circle Jerks like Hetson). Hetson left a message in his answering machine asking whether he'd be interested in joining Bad Religion.
The day he tried out for the band, Nicky Beat, who'd played with the
Germs and a million other bands, was there; Colin Sears from Dag Nasty was there too, but Bobby got it because he knew every song. He had two days to learn songs, and he learned 25. He was third in the audition. He asked "what song do you want me to play?" and Jay said "what do you know?"; Bobby replied "all of them". They said "bullshit" so he went out and did it and Jay said "you're in".
Actually they told him to come back the following day so Brett could hear him. The following day, after three songs Brett said, "OK you're in the band".
Bobby used to play with his Zildjian Session Master drumsticks upside down (hitting the heads with the butt end). He also chops his drumsticks for extra grip (looking like scales). He lives in Seattle.
Bobby left Bad Religion in 2001, after the New America tour, due to a chronic progressive shoulder injury that will not heal. He was suffering from this shoulder injury and full-blown tendonitis and was in great pain after each show. He will never be able to play the drums again. These were Greg's words on Bad Times:
"During the last legs of that tour, we also witnessed the last legs of one of the great punk drummers, Bobby Schayer. As you might have read in the news wires, Bobby sustained a career-ending progressive injury to his shoulder that finally sidelined him for good a couple weeks ago. We all miss him, and we have received hundreds of emails and letters wishing him well and hoping that his life will still prosper despite the inability to play drums. Thanks to all of you who wished him well during this difficult time."
Bobby Schayer was replaced by Brooks Wackerman.
Bobby Schayer's releases (17)
Generator (2005 Remaster) (2004)
Punk Rock Songs: The Epic Years (2002)
The New America (2000)
No Substance (1998)
Tested (1997)
The Gray Race (1996)
The Gray Race (Remastered) (1996)
Punk Rock Song (1996)
A Walk (1996)
Streets Of America (1996)
All Ages (1995)
Stranger Than Fiction (1994)
Stranger Than Fiction (Deluxe Edition Remastered) (1994)
Infected (1994)
Recipe For Hate (1993)
Generator (1992)
Bobby Schayer's references (1)
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Put the knife down and pack those plasters away! Creating a Halloween centrepiece just got a whole lot easier – and less dangerous – thanks to M&S.
Yes, there's no need to spend hours intricately carving a jovial jack-o'-lantern that you're never going to be truly happy with. Because instead, you can buy Peter, the limited-edition Marks and Spencer floral pumpkin, and leave all your fingers intact!
With his wide smile and inanimate black eyes, we think Peter strikes just the right balance between spooky Halloween menace and classy floral display. Available for delivery from 23rd Oct 2018, Peter Pumpkin is made up of approximately 12 orange spray chrysanthemum. There's also a eryngium, to represent the pumpkin stump, perched at the top.
Not everyone is a fan, however. Here in at Ideal Home HQ, it's caused great debate! For example, will that £30 price tag – ahem – 'scare' people off? And isn't pumpkin carving with the kids one of the best things about Halloween? What do you think?
VERY INTERERSTING Marks & Spencer lighting range has summer lit!
The 'boo'-tiful bouquet is made up of 10 Avalanche roses that have been sprayed with a special chemical, which, after being exposed to the light, will make the flowers glow green when it gets dark. They've also been arranged with black-dyed green bell foliage to really up the spooky factor.
You can order your bouquet now for arrival from 24th October.
The post The Marks and Spencer floral pumpkin that's dividing opinion this Halloween appeared first on Ideal Home.
New in at Next this week: four-in-one bedding for just £35 and quirky candles!
The Yankee Candle Halloween collection is here and we've found a way to get one free!


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We are pleased to announce that on January 22nd we moved to new premises.
We are now based at the Lee Jones Centre in Limekiln Lane, Liverpool.
The Centre is run by the League of Welldoers , Liverpool's oldest independent charity.
Their aim is to ''reach out to people of all ages in the community of Merseyside and provide opportunities to maintain and improve their quality of life". At MusicPlace we share similar aims, using the wonderful tool of music, so we feel we fit in very well.
The community at the Welldoers have made us very welcome. We were very sad to say goodbye to our friends at the Ark (where we were based previously) but we keep in touch with the L'Arche community.
Tagged League of Welldoers, MusicPlace North-West, The Lee Jones Centre
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2020/05/22/we-have-moved/
Decibellas Charity Concert for MusicPlace North-West
MusicPlace North-West were delighted to be the nominated charity for "Music in the Air", a Spring concert, by the award-winning Decibellas Women's Choir, which took place on Saturday, 28th April 2018 at St Boniface Church in Bunbury, Cheshire.
A fabulous night was had by all who attended, and with ticket sales and generous donations, the ladies raised an incredible £1,500 for MusicPlace North-West. The money will go a long way to helping others enjoy music therapy and communicating through the universal language of music.
Decibellas, who prior to the concert had just returned from a tour of Budapest, were founded in 2010 by a group of women who love to sing, and has grown into an award-winning choir of over 70 voices. Based in Tarporley, Cheshire, the choir attracts members of varying ages and experience from the surrounding area. We thank them again for their time and effort in organising the concert and for their wonderful donation.
Mary Clayton (pictured centre), Music Therapist from MusicPlace North-West attending Decibellas concert on Saturday, 28th April 2018
by MusicPlace North-West on July 16, 2018 • Permalink
Posted by MusicPlace North-West on July 16, 2018
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2018/07/16/decibellas-charity-concert-for-musicplace-north-west/
Decibellas Charity Concert – Music in the Air!
MusicPlace North-West are delighted to be the nominated charity for a spring concert entitled "Music in the Air" by the award-winning Decibellas Women's Choir, taking place on Saturday, 28th April 2018 7.00pm for 7.30pm at St Boniface Church in Bunbury, Cheshire.
Decibellas, who have just returned from a concert tour of Budapest, were founded in 2010 by a group of women who love to sing, and has grown into an award-winning choir of over seventy voices. Based in Tarporley, Cheshire, the choir attracts members of varying ages and experience from the surrounding area.
Tickets for this upbeat and fun evening are £10 for adults and £5 for children. They're available from http://www.decibellas.co.uk, email decibellas@gmail.com or from Swaffield's in Tarporley and Tilly's Coffee Shop in Bunbury.
by MusicPlace North-West on April 23, 2018 • Permalink
Posted by MusicPlace North-West on April 23, 2018
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2018/04/23/decibellas-charity-concert-music-in-the-air/
Systems Donation from a "Revolutionary Spirit"
John Hawkins from 80's Liverpool band "Systems" contacted us recently as one of the bands' tracks is featured on a new album, released by Cherry Red Records, called Revolutionary Spirit: The Sound of Liverpool, 1976-1988. The band generously decided that they'd like their fee, for being included on the album, to be donated to MusicPlace North-West.
If you'd like more information about the album, featuring classics, rarities, album tracks and previously unreleased gems from Echo And The Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, OMD, The La's, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive, China Crisis, A Flock Of Seagulls, Wild Swans, Big In Japan and of course Systems, plus many more Liverpool bands, just click the link above.
Once again, many thanks to John Hawkins and the rest of Systems for their generous donation. We really are so very grateful to you all for thinking of us.
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2018/04/23/systems-donation-from-a-revolutionary-spirit/
A night of 'metal therapy' at Maguire's Pizza Bar
Chiasmata (from artist's Facebook page)
MusicPlace North-West team up with Maguire's for a night of 'metal therapy' and Getintothis' Nedim Hassan has the inside scoop.
Maguire's Pizza Bar is no stranger to putting on metal shows and unafraid to house gigs at the extreme end of the scale.
Yet this Sunday (8th April) it hosts a metal event with an even bigger difference. Bands from the north west metal scene have come together to support Merseyside-based MusicPlace North-West, one of the region's leading music therapy charities.
All proceeds from the gig will go towards helping MusicPlace's team provide music therapy services for people with a wide range of social, mental and psychological difficulties. The diverse bill is indicative of the dynamism within the local metal scene. Headlining proceedings are Manchester's crust-punk infused black metal upstarts Wolfbastard, whose scorching self-titled debut album was released on UKEM Records in 2015.
They will be ably supported by fellow Mancunians, Chiasmata, and their brand of uplifting, melodic prog metal. Joining these two will be Liverpool's own blistering extreme metal act, Crejuvent, and upcoming melodic death metallers, Intoxication.
The event will take place on Sunday, April 8th starting at 7.00pm.
Article courtesy of GetIntoThis
by MusicPlace North-West on April 4, 2018 • Permalink
Posted by MusicPlace North-West on April 4, 2018
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2018/04/04/a-night-of-metal-therapy-at-maguires-pizza-bar/
Thank You … a donation in memory of Jon Hall
It's always very difficult when we lose a family member, but it's also uplifting to know that through such grief those left behind take the time to think of others and wish to leave a lasting legacy in memory of the loved one they've lost. Such is the case with Nia and David Hall, parents of Jon Hall, who tragically passed away in May 2017. Through collections from family and friends they presented MusicPlace North-West with a cheque for £1,605.54, in memory of their son, to contribute to the music therapy work we do here with children and adults through the universal language of music.
Below is a photograph of Jon, taken at The Roundhouse in London, and some background information about the man behind the music.
JON HALL
Sound engineer, band manager, sometime trumpeter, cruise ship worker, record label owner, tour manager, van driver, Pinot Noir fanatic – Jon Hall changed between many different hats with a customary skill and humour.
Music in all its forms was his passion from very early on, be it 'borrowing' his dad's Revox reel to reel for early local band recordings or DJing at weddings and wearing out his Come On Eileen single in the process.
From his bedroom, he would not only produce recordings, but also the artwork, print out inserts for tapes and CDs, write up all the credits and invent company names. Merlin Music was the first and he and a friend and colleague recorded male voice choirs, young bands and music from Theatr Clwyd where they worked.
Jon turned his passion for music into a career and in 1997 he was one of the first cohort of students to graduate from LIPA. After working in theatre for a while Jon decided to follow his passion for recording and live sound. He then focussed most of his time managing bands, guiding his acts through album releases and UK & European tours, and also running his own independent record label.
Another company – Performance Technologies – brought great success installing and providing PAs in many venues and festivals throughout the country.
He was in demand as tour manager and sound engineer for many international artists including Brand New Heavies, Scroobius Pip, Sivu, Stealing Sheep, Money and many, many more. In 2014 he mixed a show in front of 17,000 people in Earls Court. It was the last gig to be held there before it was knocked down and thus laid claim to a place in the history books of music venues.
Alongside the touring Jon also helped mentor young bands through an education scheme and helped future generations of musicians to achieve their dreams.
Jon saw music and life as a heady mixture of creativity and adventure, but knew that there had to be a practical underpinning to enable both. He put structures in place to support his fellow adventurers, and through this donation in his memory he is continuing to do so.
A fantastic host, Jon's home became a centre of warmth and hospitality. He always offered a place for anyone in need of a roof whether for the night or longer and his soirees were legend.
It was a hive of creativity and fun and love: three essential elements in all the greatest music.
Some songs are truly timeless.
27 February 1978 – 20 May 2017
by MusicPlace North-West on December 13, 2017 • Permalink
Posted by MusicPlace North-West on December 13, 2017
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2017/12/13/thank-you-a-donation-in-memory-of-jon-hall/
From Byrd to Bowie!
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https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2016/04/05/from-byrd-to-bowie/
Thank you Gaz
A big thank you to local musician, entertainer and band leader Gaz Gaskell for generously donating £340 to MusicPlace North-West from a recent concert.
You can find out more about Gaz from his website : http://www.gazgaskell.com
Thank you again Gaz – we really appreciate your support.
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2015/12/15/thank-you-gaz/
The week beginning 22nd June is "Music Therapy Week".
More information is available on the British Association of Music Therapy website:
http://www.bamt.org/Display.aspx?iid=1520
British Association for Music Therapy
2nd Fl, 24-27 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PD
Tel: 020 7837 6100 Email: info@bamt.org Website: www.bamt.org
by MusicPlace North-West on June 23, 2015 • Permalink
Posted by MusicPlace North-West on June 23, 2015
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2015/06/23/music-therapy-week/
Well done Jennifer
Huge congratulations to Jennifer Davies for successfully completing the Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on Sunday 14th June – and no stopping! So far Jennifer has raised an impressive £1,325.75 for the Music Therapy Project at Aintree Hospital's Stroke Centre. Her hard work will help to keep these sessions going and enable more people to benefit from the healing power of music. Thank you Jenn.
Here is a photo of a happy looking looking Jenn with her father at the end of the marathon.
https://musicplacenorthwest.org/2015/06/16/well-done-jennifer/


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Show your child how playing together is fun by arranging group activities for him involving other kids, like setting up playdates or taking him to the playground.
Explain to your little one that the other kids will love playing with him if he starts sharing his toys. Tell him that they will share their toys with him too, so he will have new things to play with.
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Worlds Most Bad Ass Cross-Dressing Chinese Drug Lord Dies At The Age Of 90
Olivia Yang despised the idea of conventional gender roles. She went against all of society's expectation of a woman.
She always preferred boys' clothes over dresses and skirts, and showed romantic interest in her brother's girlfriends.
According to relatives, this female warlord was determined to defy the traditional gender stereotypes.
"She found herself living on the fringes of society…It was a temptation she couldn't resist."
— Jackie Yang (Olivia's Niece)
Growing up in an extremely conservative culture, she endured endless verbal abuse and ostracism.
"We would ask her why she didn't wear women's clothes, or why she had to have a short haircut. We would shout at her for chasing women. Back then we didn't know about lesbians and transsexuals."
— Francis Yang (Olivia's Brother)
Her parents disapproved of the way she wanted to live her life and forced her to start a family. After giving birth to a boy, she ran away.
"[Her husband] was afraid of her… She didn't want to be married to him, she didn't want to have sex with him, and she didn't want to be a mother."
— Judy Yang (Olivia's Sister)
At the age of 19, she started organizing the troops that would allow her to establish opium trade routes. By the time she was 25, she controlled an army.
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As a real life example of "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger", Olivia Yang was imprisoned and tortured multiple times.
It never stopped her from standing up for her beliefs and living her life to the fullest. She was even rumored to have had an affair with a movie star!
Olivia Yang was rumoured to have seduced Wah Wah Win Shwe.
Olivia Yang passed away at the impressive age of 90 years old, and will always be respected as a legend in her community.
Olive Yang's funeral on July 24. Obituary notice, elegiac couplet and paper soldiers pic.twitter.com/N67yHZi06Z
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Tax plan reviewed; Aguero says small businesses get a break
Government | May 22, 2015
Geoff Dornan
gdornan@nevadaappeal.com
Economic analyst Jeremy Aguero testifies on a new compromise tax plan during a joint money committee hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Lawmakers are considering Gov. Brian Sandoval's latest plan which was projected to raise an additional $542 million over two years. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)
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Members of the legislative money committees got their first review of the governor's latest tax plan on Thursday, a combination of elements in his original plan plus those in two other proposals to raise revenue and balance the budget.
The combined plan generates an estimated $755.2 million over the biennium, but that total replaces the roughly $490 million the Modified Business Tax currently brings in.
The net increase, then, is about $262 million from basically three elements.
First is the revamped existing business license fee, currently $200 a year. That would rise to $500 a year for corporations and $300 a year for partnerships and other non-corporate businesses.
Second, the MBT would rise to $1.475 percent of payroll for all non-financial businesses. Financial businesses would stay at the 2 percent they already pay and all businesses would be allowed to exempt the first $50,000 in payroll each quarter from the tax.
Third and most controversial, the plan creates a "commerce tax" based on the gross receipts of all 330,000 business operating in Nevada.
Key to that plan, according to analyst Jeremy Aguero who helped develop it, was the ability to "capture businesses that have few employees in the state but are doing business in the state." He said many of those major national and international businesses almost entirely escape taxation in Nevada because the MBT is based on payroll and, therefore, the number of employees a business has.
"Many of them have a much larger economic footprint in the state of Nevada than an employment footprint in the state of Nevada but they escape taxation because we have chosen to tax our businesses solely on whether or not they have employees located here," he told the joint session of the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees.
He said some of those multi-state, multi-national firms have maybe five employees in Nevada but are "doing millions if not billions of dollars of economic activity inside our state."
Aguero also pointed out this plan greatly expands the base of businesses paying a tax since the MBT only hits about 12,000 businesses.
He said that part of the package would avoid hitting small businesses in Nevada by exempting the first $3.5 million in revenue from the tax. That exemption, he said, would let the "vast majority" of Nevada small business out from under the tax.
He said for Nevada businesses who are labor intensive, the plan allows a 50 percent credit on the commerce tax reducing their MBT payment.
There have been complaints since the governor's original plan was unveiled the system of different tax rates for different industries was too complicated to administer. But Aguero and Deputy Chief of Staff Chris Nielsen said those rates are based on the industry classification codes already used by every business in the state.
There are 27 different codes included in the plan, the highest of which is just over a third of a percent of business revenue over and above $3.5 million a year.
Aguero told lawmakers it would simplify everything by setting one simple rate instead of different rates for different industries.
"But we would be trading equity for simplicity," he said.
He said a single rate would seriously disadvantage high volume, low margin businesses.
Joint committee Chairman Assemblyman Paul Anderson, R-Las Vegas, said this was just the first in a series of hearings on the plan. Lawmakers have just under two weeks before the constitutionally mandated end of the 2015 Legislature to get something done that funds and balances the governor's proposed $7.4 billion General Fund budget.
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Q: Cant save the user input to a variable Hello everyone I m doing my homework and i have some problem.
This are my variables:
struct student
{
    int facN;
    char name[MAX_LENGHT + 1];
    char prezime[MAX_LENGHT + 1];
    char familiq[MAX_LENGHT + 1];
    char specialnost[MAX_LENGHT + 1];
    int group;
    int kurs;
};
typedef struct student BODY;

And the function for the input is:
int enterBody(BODY *ps)
{
    if (ps == NULL) return 0;
    memset(ps, 0, sizeof(BODY));

    fflush(stdin);
    printf("\nFaculty No: ");
    scanf("%d", &(ps->facN));
    //fflush(stdin);

    printf("\nName: ");
    gets(ps->name);

    printf("\nPrezime: ");
    gets(ps->prezime);

    printf("\nFamiliq: ");
    gets(ps->familiq);

    printf("\nSpecialnost: ");
    gets(ps->specialnost);

    printf("\ngrupa: ");
    gets(ps->group);

    printf("\kurs: ");
    gets(ps->kurs);

    return 1;
}

The main problem is when i run the program I cant get Prezime and the others after that to get on the the screen and after that to save the input into the varaibles.

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*fflush(stdin); invokes undefined behaviour, so you should remove these statements.

*memset()ing the struct makes no sense, because it'll be filled with data in the end.

*Use scanf(" %d%*c", &var);, rather than gets() to input int fields. %*c is added to discard a '\n' character.

*gets() doesn't have buffer overflow protection, so call fgets() instead. Also, use strcspn() to remove the tailing '\n' written by fgets().

*I suppose you mean printf("\nkurs: ");.

Refined code:
int enterBody(BODY *ps)
{
    if (ps == NULL)
        return 0;

    printf("\nFaculty No: ");
    scanf(" %d%*c", &ps->facN);

    printf("\nName: ");
    fgets(ps->name, MAX_LENGHT + 1, stdin);
    (ps->name)[strcspn((ps->name), "\n")] = '\0';

    printf("\nPrezime: ");
    fgets(ps->prezume, MAX_LENGHT + 1, stdin);
    (ps->prezume)[strcspn((ps->prezume), "\n")] = '\0';

    printf("\nFamiliq: ");
    fgets(ps->familiq, MAX_LENGHT + 1, stdin);
    (ps->familiq)[strcspn((ps->familiq), "\n")] = '\0';

    printf("\nSpecialnost: ");
    fgets(ps->specialnost, MAX_LENGHT + 1, stdin);
    (ps->specialnost)[strcspn((ps->specialnost), "\n")] = '\0';

    printf("\ngrupa: ");
    scanf(" %d%*c", &ps->group);

    printf("\nkurs: ");
    scanf(" %d%*c", &ps->kurs);

    return 1;
}


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Dr. Herbert Yu is a co-founder of Anpac as served as chief medical officer since the company's inception in 2010.
Dr. Yu has served as a professor and program director of cancer epidemiology at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and an adjunct professor at Yale School of Public Health since 2012. He was a faculty member, from assistant professor to professor, at Yale University, School of Medicine from 2001 to 2011.
Being trained in medicine, epidemiology and clinical biochemistry, Dr. Yu conducts various laboratory-based clinical and epidemiologic investigations and has extensive experience in cancer research. He has designed and been involved in many clinical research projects that assess the molecular and genetic features of tumor specimens in relation to cancer characteristics and survival outcomes of patients with various kinds of cancers.
As a principal investigator and co-investigator, Dr. Yu has developed and participated in several large population-based epidemiologic studies that investigate gene-environment interactions in breast, endometrial, liver and pancreatic cancers.
Biomarkers under his investigation include genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair genes, DNA methylation and methylator phenotype in tumor suppressor genes and detoxification genes, protein markers, peptide growth factors and various non-coding transcripts.
Dr. Yu received his bachelor's degree in medicine from Shanghai First Medical College in 1983. He also received a master of science degree in epidemiology and a PhD in clinical biochemistry from University of Toronto in 1990 and 1996, respectively.
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Miami vs. LSU Live Stream: How To Watch College Football Online
Josh Sanchez | Sep 2, 2018 12:00 pm | Jan 9, 2019 6:02 am
The first full weekend of the 2018 college football season continues on Sunday, Sept. 2 with a top 25 clash at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The No. 8 Miami Hurricanes and No. 25 LSU Tigers face off in their season-openers as they look to establish themselves as serious contenders in the national championship discussion.
For Miami, it's an opportunity to start off a new year on the right foot after some struggles down the stretch a season ago cost them a spot in the College Football Playoff.
LSU, meanwhile, has been working to return to national prominence and a tough outing against the Hurricanes in Week 1 will show where they stack up against the elite competition they will continue to face throughout the year.
The Hurricanes are favored, but Miami head coach Mark Richt will not be taking Ed Orgeron's squad lightly.
"When you play LSU, Game 1, in this type of game, in this setting that we're going to be in, you can't help but think, 'I better get ready,'" Richt said, via ESPN. "I think that's what everyone is thinking — 'we better get ready.'"
All of the information for Sunday's top 25 matchup can be seen below.
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Date: Sunday, Sept. 2
Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Arlington, Texas
Venue: AT&T Stadium
TV Info: ABC
Betting Odds: Miami -3.5 | O/U: 46.5
How to Watch Miami vs. LSU Live Stream Online
Your best bet for watching Miami vs. LSU via a live stream is WatchESPN. You will need your log-in and password information for your cable or satellite provider and you're good to go.
If you don't have access to a cable or satellite log-in, you can watch the game through Sling TV. Sling TV is service that allows subscribers to watch live and on-demand TV channels on TVs, computer or mobile device for a monthly fee. It's just like a cable or satellite TV service, except it's delivered over the internet. The service's Orange package includes ESPN and costs $20 a month, but you can sign up for a free seven-day trial. If you cancel your subscription within the week, you will not be charged. Once signed up, simply download the app for your computer to start watching.
You can also live stream College GameDay online through DIRECTV NOW. DIRECTV also offers a free seven-day trial, so you will receive a full week free before your paid membership begins. If you cancel your subscription within the seven day period, you will not be charged. DIRECTV NOW is available on Desktop, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast.
Watch College GameDay On Phone, Tablet Or Mobile
If you can't watch today's game on your TV or computer, the Worldwide Leader has you covered with the WatchESPN app. As long as you have a cable or satellite provider, you can download the app for free in the App Store, the Google Play store, the Amazon App store or the Windows Store.
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Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) through the Ca2+ release activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels and mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake via the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) complex are collective signaling mechanisms responsible for a variety of cellular functions. The CRAC channels are composed of three plasma membrane based proteins, known as Orai1, Orai2 and Orai3 and two Ca2+ sensor proteins STIM1 and STIM2 in the endoplasmic reticulum. The mitochondrial Ca2+ uniplex comprises MCUa, MCUb, EMRE, MICU1 and MICU2. We aim to understand the role of these proteins in immunity and in cancer and unravel their redox regulation and functional interplay with cellular redox systems. We have shown that Orai1 and Orai2, but not Orai3 channels are inhibited by oxidation. The differential redox sensitivity of the Orai isoforms was attributed to a cysteine residue present in Orai1 and Orai2 but absent in Orai3. Moreover, we found that Orai channels form a feedback loop with the H2O2-generating NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2), thereby affecting monocyte function. In addition, we recently demonstrated that the assembly of the MCU complex is a redox-regulated process. Current studies indicate that redox regulation of Orai, STIM and MCU play a significant role in regulating innate immune responses and cancer pathobiology.


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Could I Go to Jail For Lying On My Taxes?
Audits, IRS, Tax Collection Issues, Taxes
Could I Go to Jail For Lying On My Taxes?admin@faucherlaw2021-04-27T14:22:43-08:00
My client's shaking, horrified. She lied on her tax return and worries the IRS will find out when they open the audit. She thinks she'll end up in handcuffs if she even talks to the IRS. She won't. But the IRS will be happy that she is scared.
Americans filed 137.3 million tax returns in 2015. That same year, the United States convicted just 648 people of tax crimes. Millions of Americans do things on their returns that they'd be ashamed to have exposed: claim they have no legal obligation to pay tax, fail to pay estimated taxes or withholdings, hide money to keep the IRS from taking it. There are many more than 648 Americans who could go behind bars for tax violations. Why don't they?
Because the IRS has many ways to catch and punish tax misconduct before it locks up citizens. If a taxpayer underreports his annual income tax by more than 10 percent or $5,000, the IRS can automatically assess a 20 percent negligence penalty. If the IRS can prove that a taxpayer lied on their tax return to underpay their tax, it can assess a 75 percent fraud penalty. These assessments either get paid, or become subject to the most stringent collection procedures available at law: wage garnishments, notices of federal tax lien, jeopardy levies. There are lots of negative incentives short of jail time to goad even the most stubborn citizens into properly reporting and paying the correct amount of tax.
The IRS also can and does routinely convict tax cheats of fraud. The civil statute defining fraud: "If any part of any underpayment of tax required to be shown on a return is due to fraud, there shall be added to the tax an amount equal to 75 percent of the portion of the underpayment which is attributable to fraud" IRC § 6663. Case law has fleshed out the elements: an understatement of tax, and knowledge of the understatement at the time the return was signed.
There's also the criminal statute for tax fraud which prescribes prison or a fine for anyone who "willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this title or the payment thereof" IRC § 7201. Case law has defined the elements of criminal fraud almost identically to those of civil fraud. What takes a case from civil into criminal fraud?
According to Assistant US Attorney Robert Conte, who spoke at the California State Bar Tax Section conference in San Diego in October 2016, it's the "egregiousness" of the conduct. This includes (1) the identity of the taxpayer (federal prosecutors like high-profile people like reality TV stars, attorneys, and even Tax Court judges, (2) the amount of tax loss at issue, (3) how complicated the scheme is, and (4) how the taxpayer acts during audit. While the elements of criminal fraud must be present at the time the taxpayer files the return, Conte said that most cases become criminal because the taxpayer starts to play games with the IRS auditor.
Criminal cases go through a gauntlet of bureaucratic review: once a case becomes criminal, the civil auditor must close the case and turn it over to the IRS's Criminal Investigation Division (a bunch of auditors with guns). Once the criminal investigation is completed, it is turned over to the Department of Justice. Referral of a criminal case requires approval from three levels of IRS management; prosecution requires approval from two levels of management at the Department of Justice.
The federal government puts a lot of resources into any criminal tax case. It uses these cases as a deterrent: it wants the world to see that it doesn't lose them. To Bob Conte, the prosecutor, he feels he has not won the case unless the defendant actually goes to jail. He will not even issue a press release if his defendant is convicted but only sentenced to probation.
And that is why my client won't go to jail: her sins are too trivial and invisible for the federal government use her as a public example of What Not To Do. Chances are, your tax issues are too small to become criminal either. Let's talk so I can help you reach peace with the government.
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Sources: Mexico's Jose Cuervo delays IPO until after U.S. election
MEXICO CITY, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Mexico's Jose Cuervo, the world's biggest tequila producer, has delayed its planned initial public offering and will wait until after the U.S. presidential election before going ahead, three people familiar with the...
A bottle of Jose Cuervo Tequila rests on a shelf in Mexico City December 11, 2012. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
MEXICO CITY, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Mexico's Jose Cuervo, the world's biggest tequila producer, has delayed its planned initial public offering and will wait until after the U.S. presidential election before going ahead, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The company, known officially as Becle, announced the IPO in a filing last week, but without saying when it would take place.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the three people said concern about market volatility around the Nov. 8 U.S. election meant that Cuervo had decided to postpone the listing, which they said had been scheduled for this month.
Jose Cuervo was not immediately available for comment.
A person familiar with the matter said last week the company could seek to raise between $500 million and $1 billion.
The U.S. election campaign has roiled markets in Mexico, with some investors apprehensive about the consequences in the event of a win by Republican White House candidate Donald Trump, who has fired off a series of verbal broadsides against Mexico and its economy.
Trump has vowed to build a wall on the border with Mexico that he says he would make Mexico pay for and threatened to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement if he wins, as well as berating U.S. firms that invest in Mexico.
On Tuesday, Agustin Carstens, the head of Mexico's central bank, said the bank may not follow any impending interest rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve if the outcome of the U.S. presidential election is favorable to Mexico.
Last week Carstens said a Trump victory would hit Mexico like a hurricane, and that a win by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would yield a better outcome for the Mexican economy.
Jose Cuervo made reference to the U.S. election in its prospectus, noting that any renegotiation of trade deals after the vote could ultimately have a serious impact on business.
The company said proceeds from the IPO, due to be handled by Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Banco Santander and brokerage GBM Grupo Bursatil Mexicano, will be used to fund organic and external growth, as well as broaden its portfolio.
Started by Jose Antonio de Cuervo in the late 1700s before Mexican independence from Spain, Jose Cuervo says it is North America's oldest continuous producer of spirits.
With origins in the picturesque town of Tequila in Jalisco state, the business is now controlled by the Beckmann family. They will remain the majority shareholder after the IPO.
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