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Nackenheim is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – and a winegrowing centre in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location
Nackenheim lies in Rhenish Hesse near Mainz. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bodenheim, whose seat is in the like-named municipality, and is the only Ortsgemeinde in this Verbandsgemeinde that lies right on the Rhine. It is a municipality idyllically set between hillside vineyards on the one side and the Rhine on the other, whose vineyards were first mentioned more than 1,200 years ago. The islands of Kisselwörth (35 ha) and Sändchen cut Nackenheim off from the Rhine's mainstream. The two islands have conservation status and belong to the Rheinauen ("Rhine Floodplains") Habitats Directive area. Formerly, the area was under cultivation, but nowadays, meadow orchards (Streuobstwiesen) are found there. In the course of the Rhine straightening project in the 19th century, Kisselwörth and Sändchen were enlarged with landfill and current control works.

Neighbouring municipalities
Nackenheim's neighbours are Bodenheim, Nierstein, Lörzweiler and Trebur.

History

The name Nackenheim
The actual derivation of the name Nackenheim is not known. One supposition holds that the name goes back to prehistoric Nackenheim and a chieftain named Nacho, yielding a name meaning "Nacho's Home". Another explanation that has developed in the course of history according to which the name derives from the place's location in the "neck of the mountain" (in German: im Nacken des Berges). Thus far, neither theory has been confirmed.

Politics

Town council
The council is made up of 22 council members, counting the part-time mayor, with seats apportioned thus:

(as at municipal election held on 7 June 2009)

Mayor
In May 2019, René Adler was elected as Nackenheim's mayor.

Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: A bar argent, in chief sable an orb of the first, in base a wheel spoked of six of the first.

In an expert's report from 25 May 1984, Chief Archivist Dr. Debus from the Speyer State Archive (Landesarchiv Speyer) made the following remarks:"Above the Nackenheim Town Hall entrance is found an arms stone, which deviates from the arms in question on the following points: Instead of the cross, a hook with a pointed angle adorns the globus cruciger, and the wheel is eight-spoked. … The keystone above the Town Hall entrance yields, surely in unwitting transformation, the always six-spoked Wheel of Mainz, for it could only be this, with eight spokes. As to the other, the meaning of the Imperial apple (Reichsapfel – the globus cruciger) was unclear. Demandt-Renkhoff (Hessisches Ortswappenbuch, 1956, S. 124 f) state that the Wheel of Mainz originally replaced seal representations of Saint Stephen's stoning – a reference to Saint Stephen's Monastery in Mainz as patronage lords of Nackenheim's Saint Gereon's Church. Likewise, the municipal sign with Stephen's stoning in it, which at first looked more like a Sester, underwent a gradual shift to a globus cruciger, which is why this form is used in the current municipal arms. The colours black and red, suggested by Demandt-Renkhoff and now also widespread, were retained, but on heraldic grounds and following the keystone already named several times furnished with a stripe, whose silver colour together with the red in the lower half of the escutcheon refers to Electoral Mainz.

"The arms are historically well founded and heraldically flawless; their approval is recommended."

Town partnerships
 Pommard, Côte-d'Or, France
The partnership is represented at the yearly wine festival by a wine stand.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Town Hall
Into the 15th century, the village court's and the local administration's official business was being done outdoors under a tree on the lordly estate of Saint Stephen's Monastery, which held the local lordship.

In the 16th century, a town hall was built on the monastery land, before which hereditary homage for the new local lord, the Elector of Mainz, was paid in 1616 by the inhabitants of the "market town (Flecken) of Nackenheim".

This old town hall had to give way in 1751 to a new timber-frame building. The upper floors housed a room for the local court and a consulting room. On the ground floor was found a firefighting equipment room with the leather fire-quenching pails and the calibration master's equipment. His job was to measure the wine casks and certify with a brand stamp that they were calibrated. Moreover, there was a holding cell, locally called the Kittje, where wrongdoers were kept for short periods of time.

Serving as the first Schultheiß at the new town hall was Paul Kertz (1749–1763). In 1792, after the French Revolutionary army had marched in, a commander's office under Civil General Daniel Stamm moved in. In 1793, the citizenry elected, instead of the Schultheiß Johannes Herd the local clergyman Dr. Karl Melchior Arand as maire. During the short occupation in 1796, the French installed Wilhelm Jans as agent municipal. Beginning in 1797, when Nackenheim would belong to France for 17 years, only an adjunct was in office at town hall; the maire sat in Bodenheim. This double-municipality administrative arrangement was kept by the Grand Duchy of Hesse beginning in 1816. The mayor of Bodenheim was also responsible for Nackenheim. In 1822, Nackenheim got an independent "Grand-Ducal Hessian Mayoralty" (Großherzogliche Hessische Bürgermeisterei) under mayor Johann Schneider (1822–1831).

Above the Town Hall entrance with its coat of arms and year 1751 was a niche in which it is believed a statue of the local patron saint, Stephen, once stood; since the French Revolution it had stood empty. Only in 1931 was a Madonna figure – "Mary Mother of Peace" – put there on council member Dr. Franz Usinger's motion to give thanks for the freeing of the Rhineland by Allied troops. During the Third Reich, the figure had to be taken down until it could assume its place once again when the Second World War ended in 1945.

In 1935 the Town Hall was thoroughly converted. Among other things, the entrance was put in the middle, where it is today. Further renovations followed in 1950 and 1951 for the Town Hall's 200th anniversary. The last overhauls came in 1962 and 1980.

In the framework of a review in November 1992, considerable damage to ceiling beams by brown rot was observed, which led in December 1992 to the first damage analysis, confirming this damage. Together with the municipality of Nackenheim, the historic preservation authorities and the assigned structural engineer, a far-reaching, extensive structural investigation was agreed upon with the goal of planning an overhaul for the Town Hall befitting a monument. This was also to include a building deformation survey. These important preliminary investigations had been and were necessary for a detailed tender to begin an overhaul whose cost could be calculated for the municipality. Work began in November 1994. It was an outstanding performance.

Regular events

Procession with John's Fire on the Rhine at the feast of John of Nepomuk
Inselfest ("Island Festival") of the DLRG Ortsgruppe-Nackenheim e. V. on the second last weekend in July
Wine festival on the last weekend in July
Inselfest ("Island Festival") of the Männeresangverein 1857 (men's singing club) on the last weekend in August
Parish festival at Corpus Christi
Church consecration festival on the fourth Sunday in September
Outdoor theatre productions by the Carl Zuckmayer-Gesellschaft Mainz in summer
Baked fish festival of the angling club on the idyllic angling pond
Carnival sessions and parade on Carnival Thursday through the local streets with the Carnival club Entenbrüder ("Duck Brothers")

Economy and infrastructure

Winegrowing

The Gunderloch Winery is a member of the Verband Deutscher Prädikatseingüter (VDP).

Education
Carl Zuckmayer Grundschule (primary school)
Janusz Korczak Regionalschule (Gymnasium as of 2008)

Transport
14 km south of Mainz, linked to the Autobahn network by the four-lane Bundesstraße 9.
Mainz-Worms railway line with synchronized timetabling.
A landing stage on the Rhine's bank allows passenger ships of all sizes to land.
Cycle paths link Nackenheim with Bodenheim, Mainz and Nierstein. A path between Nackenheim and Lörzweiler was also newly built and opened between autumn 2006 and early 2007.

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

Carl Zuckmayer, born here in 1896. In his play Der fröhliche Weinberg ("The Merry Vineyard") he gave his homeland a lasting memorial. A bust at the entrance to the municipal administration still recalls him today.
 Eduard Zuckmayer, pedagogue, composer, conductor and pianist
Prof. Dr. Matthias Pier, was a chemist, above all in the fields of hydrogenation of coal.
Regine Usinger, (b. 1958), later Usinger-Frank, German Wine Queen, 1980/1981

Famous people who have worked in the community
Christine Darmstadt was a very well known midwife in the time of the Second World War. Her house stands at the foot of Christine-Darmstadt Straße, which leads to the "Am Sprunk" new development area. She was named an honorary citizen of Nackenheim in the 1960s.

References

External links

Historical museum of Nackenheim in REMUS

Mainz-Bingen
Rhenish Hesse

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Real Madrid continued life without former star and five-time Ballon DOr winner Cristiano Ronaldo with a pre-season International Champions Cup win over Serie A side AS Roma.
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With the Portuguese superstar moving to Juve, many in the football world were left wondering if their recent hegemony in the Champions League, which has seen them win the tournament a record three times in a row, would finally come to an end, reports EFE news agency.
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Two of his potential successors as Real's talismen combined in the opening two minutes on Tuesday, as Gareth Bale bent a wonderful ball over the top of the Italian defense for the Marco Asensio who broke the offside trap and dispatched a cool finish past Olsen in the Roma goal on Tuesday.
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I've never been a huge fan of BMW. There's nothing particularly off-putting about the cars, it's just that only a handful have ever really spoken to me, and only two or three of those "good" BMWs were built after 1999. Fortunately, you don't have to be a BMW fan to love the all-new 2019 BMW 8 Series, especially so in M850i xDrive guise. You just have to enjoy great cars.
Built on the same basic formula that made the original 8 Series a cult hit (gorgeous looks, lots of power, and a big dash of dynamism), and despite the lack of a V-12, the new car is no pretender to the name—a fact made thrillingly clear the first time you fire the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 and unleash its 523 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. Routed through an expertly tuned ZF 8-speed automatic and a strongly rear-biased xDrive all-wheel-drive system, that power launches the M850i toward the horizon, hitting 60 mph from a dead stop in just 3.6 seconds on to an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.
The numbers don't really do the M850i justice, however, as impressive as they are. Why? Because the 8 Series is about so much more than figures on a chart. There's an attention to the qualitative side of driving enjoyment that has seemed absent from—or at the least at the very bottom of—the BMW development checklist in recent years. Whether you're launching onto an on ramp, making a 50-mph pass on a B-road, or simply queuing your way through a city center, the spirit of BMW's motorsport-bred prowess is engineered into every single part of the car, not just the abundant badging.
That shows on the first set of curves you hit in the M850i. Its four-wheel steering system, which steers the rear wheels opposite the front wheels at low speeds for agility and in tandem with the fronts at higher speeds for stability, is utterly transparent but also immediately noticeable, because the long, wide 8er shrinks around you, diving through corners like a car two-thirds its size and half its weight. But despite its impressive road-holding and flat, controlled cornering, the M850i also cruises in serenity, absorbing ill-maintained Portuguese asphalt in stride, rarely jostling occupants or droning out odd tones. The only gripe we had with the M850i on any level during the road drive was the grindingly slow, always-late navigation system. Hopefully that's just an artifact of these being pre-production cars. That small beef aside, the new 8 Series is simply lovely on the road. And it's absolutely mind-blowing on the track.
I say this, of course, not out of blind fancy, but after spending a day wheeling the M850i around the Portuguese countryside and onto the recently repaved surface of the historic Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva raceway, or Estoril, as it's commonly known. That repaving, while I'm told was much-needed, managed to reduce grip to near-wet levels, even while warm and dry. Launching the 8 Series at Estoril was a brave move for BMW, as there would be no chance for the slightly portly (4,478 lb curb weight in U.S. trim) BMW to hide its dynamic missteps under layers of excessive mechanical grip.
Even after having driven the M850i prototype earlier this year at a secret location in Wales—on damp roads no grippier than the resurfaced Estoril—I was surprised, even shocked, at just how good the car is on track. Not even the brake-by-wire system can be criticized, delivering good and consistent pedal feel and stopping power. I was sure that would be a soft spot in the underbelly of the 8 Series. I was wrong.
In fact, there are no real soft spots, nor even an underbelly to speak of. Boot the throttle coming out of the long Ayrton Senna parabolica corner leading onto Estoril's front straight and you'll briefly encounter its 155 mph electronic limit before clamping the computer-controlled four-piston front calipers onto the steel discs. Turn in and the car barely rolls, quickly taking its set and arcing in toward the apex as you trail off the brake. A little greedy getting back on the gas? You're rewarded with tail-out attitude and still-ample acceleration—even with the stability control half on in Traction mode—before the torque being sent to the front wheels helps pull you back into line and on toward the next brake zone. With its big power, strong brakes, and ample grip, the M850i is almost effortless to drive at a ludicrously brisk pace. Steering effort is never too high, the brake pedal never too stiff, and the seats do a masterful job of balancing daily comfort with track-worthy stability.
Is it a perfect track weapon? No, of course not. But that's not the M850i's job—BMW's saving that work for the upcoming M8. But the M850i is already a far, far better track car than any 6 Series ever was, and better than a car so forgiving and enjoyable on the street has any right to be, much less one with so much computer-witchcraft happening behind the scenes.


It's a sad, sad world we live in when the even indoor air is no longer clean. In fact, according to the EPA, there are plenty of sources of indoor air pollution right inside your home including excess moisture, cleaning products, personal hygiene products, furniture, and even products for hobbies. Now, before you panic, take a deep breath. Or maybe not. What you need to breathe easier is to get an air scrubber and humidifier. Yes, the same air scrubber that is used to clean contaminated air in the restoration or cleaning jobs and construction projects. Of course, not all air scrubbers are created equal. Nothing is, really. So, to help you pick out the one that will give you clean air, we've gathered the best air scrubbers in the market today.
How is an air scrubber different from other air cleaners?
What factors do I need to consider when buying an air scrubber?
The B-Air RA-650 is an air scrubber that features a 3-stage filtration system, a 1/3 HP external rotor induction motor, a 25-foot power cord, and a light indicator that will let you know when the filter needs cleaning or replacing. The filters include DOP Certified H13 HEPA and G4 Pleated Media Filter that will be able to remove 99.97% of all contaminants that are as small as 0.3 micrometers. The machine also has non-marking, anti-skid rubber feet to ensure it remains stable while it cleans your air. This scrubber has a variable speed control switch so you can safely take on a variety of cleaning jobs as well as have a little bit more control on the noise level in certain rooms/locations.
The scrubber draws a low 2.5 amps with a fan speed of 500-2400 rpm and a CFM rating of 500. Among the best air scrubbers, this one stands out for us because it can completely clean air in spaces as large as 600 square feet. And if you require more, you can easily daisy chain several using the built-in GFCI power outlets. So, any drawbacks? Not really. We would have loved it if the feet were wheels instead to make the unit more transportable. 43 pounds can get very heavy especially if you're taking it from one room to another. Also, the pre-filter gets loaded quickly which means cleaning it out every couple of hours if you're in a restoration or construction job site.
The XPOWER X-3400A 2″ HEPA Air Scrubber also utilizes a 3-stage filtration system and features a built-in GFCI outlet, variable speed control switch, filter change light indicator. This low amperage scrubber (also 2.8 Amps) is also ETL/CETL safety certified and daisy chain capable. But there are several things that make this stand out on this list. It is more expensive than the others we've reviewed.
It has a more powerful and energy efficient motor – 1/2 HP external rotor induction motor – and a higher airflow with a 600 CFM rating. In addition, it uses a 2-inch thick HEPA filter. Even better, the 1st stage nylon mesh filter is washable. Another thing we love about this scrubber is it's very light at 28.8 pounds. However, it does not come with a carbon filter – sold separately. But if you're willing to make the investment, this could be just the thing to make you breathe easier anywhere.
The BlueDri BD-AS-550-BL is almost exactly like our first pick, the B-Air RA-650. It is also a low-amperage air scrubber that features a 1/3 HP motor, a 3-stage filtration system, a daisy chain GFCI port, a variable speed control knob, an LED light indicator, a G4 pre-filter, and an H13 HEPA prime filter. It is slightly heavier than the B-Air model but only by 2 lbs.
It has a CFM of 250-500 and can definitely clear the air in plenty of job sites. What does make this one different is the hour meter display and the location of the handle which we believe makes this easier to carry than the B-Air RA-650. However, this also does not feature wheels to make it more transportable. It is noisy even at low speed. And the filters are hard to find and not cheap.
The Dri-Eaz F284 features a two-stage filtration system with variable airflow (250 – 500 CFM). The pre-filter is a standard paper pre-filter that traps large particles while the primary filter is a true HEPA filter. The scrubber has an 8-inch air outlet which allows you to attach the Dri-Eaz rigid engineered ducting (sold separately). This means that you can use this air scrubber as a negative air machine as well.
Like our first pick, this features an auxiliary power outlet which allows you to daisy chain up to 4 units if you require more airflow for your cleaning job. This air scrubber is a pretty powerful machine which can clear the air in enclosed spaces as large as 1000 cubic feet. You even have the option to add a second pre-filter to extend the life of your HEPA filter. However, there is no carbon filter included for odor control. You'll need to buy it separately. Also, it is heavy and bulky so some might find it hard to transport around. Plus, there is no light indicator to let you know when it's time to clean or change the filter.
The OdorStop OS500 is another air scrubber that caught our eye because it offers a lot of the same features as the B-Air RA-650 at a lower price. It has a 1/3 HP thermally protected motor with a 250-500 CFM rating. The machine also has a GFCI outlet for daisy-chaining, a three-stage filtration system, a filter change indicator light, and rotomolded housing. It does have an extra long power cord – 30 feet.
Also, the machine is ETL/CE/SAA certified. Plus, the price definitely is one of the most affordable. So, what's the catch? The only thing we don't like is that it doesn't come with a carbon filter which means it doesn't really stop odor unless you buy the filter separately. Also, these scrubbers are made in China which may be a dealbreaker for some buyers.
If you want something that can clean the air in hospitals and large construction sites, the Novair F2100 Air Scrubber is your best bet. For less than $1000, you can get a machine that has a 2000 CFM with a powerful 2 HP motor, and a 2-speed configuration. In addition, this scrubber features a polyethylene shell that's dent proof, leak proof, and almost indestructible.
It's definitely an industrial machine that can easily remove hazardous particles in the air. While it is heavy (a whopping 200 pounds!), it does come with wheels for easy transport and its compact design allows you to fit it easily through standard doorways. However, it can be a pain to move up and down stairways because of its weight. It isn't so easy to clean as well after each cleaning job.
We all know how polluted the air is outside our homes. But did you know that indoor air pollution also exists? Most people feel quite safe breathing in the air inside their homes, workplace, or other buildings. It's easy to see why. The indoor air feels "clean" to us when we can't sniff out any bad odors. But just because you can't smell them, it doesn't mean they're not there.
In fact, a lot of indoor air pollutants are well-tolerated by people because they are commonly occurring results of human activity, cleaning products, plants, personal hygiene products, adhesives, paints, furnishings, and building materials. Other pollutants such as dust, pollen, and animal dander may only affect a small number of susceptible people, triggering an allergic reaction. In short, you can find pollutants in almost everything and the worst effects we've most likely experienced are short-term, treatable effects such as irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat. Nothing to worry about, right? Well, not really.
According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), symptoms aren't always noticeable. Also, there is a lack of research on the health effects of indoor air pollutants. Because of this, they can't really predict how much exposure is necessary before an individual will develop one or more of the long-term effects (respiratory diseases, heart diseases, and other illnesses) of breathing in these pollutants. To make this long intro short, there's never any certainty that you're breathing in clean air, not unless you have an air scrubber.
An air scrubber is a portable filtration system that draws in the air within a given area and removes (filters out) any particles, gases, and chemicals through the use of several filters to help improve indoor air quality. Once clean, the filtered air is then recirculated back to the surrounding area.
To be able to remove all airborne particles in a given area, an air scrubber will need to draw the contaminated air through several filters, preferably a three-stage filtration system like what the B-Air RA-650 has. The first stage of filtration is called the "pre-filter" stage where most of the large particles will get trapped in a set of inexpensive pre-filters, allowing airflow and filtration efficiency to remain high.
The next type of filter typically found in an air scrubber is the carbon filter. While this is an optional filter, most scrubbers will feature this as this adsorbs gas and vapor-phase molecules, the very same molecules that cause us to smell odors. These molecules will attach itself to the surface area of the carbon which helps remove "smells" from any surrounding environment.
The last stage of filtration is the primary filter. This is where the filtration processes is completed which means that an air scrubber needs an effective primary filter to be able to remove even the smallest particles in the air. HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter media is comprised of fiberglass or metal fibers that are capable of catching 99.97% of contaminants in the air that can be as small as 0.3 microns. Not only will a HEPA filter clean air, but it will also be able to sanitize it.
Of course, an air scrubber wouldn't be able to work effectively without a blower. The blower will be the one drawing in the air so that it could pass through the series of filters then exhausting it once clean. With some air scrubbers, you are able to control the speed of the blower to allow you to strike the right balance between the filter system and the size of the contaminated area.
It probably sounds similar to how an air purifier works, right? That's partly correct. Some air purifiers actually use the same technology, removing pollutants out of the air using two to three filters. Air purifiers typically feature a pre-filter, a HEPA filter that can catch 99.97 percent of particles that are as small as 0.3 microns, and a carbon filter for capturing odor-causing molecules.
However, some air purifiers use a different technology to capture pollutants. There are ionizing purifiers that use electrically charged ions to attract particles in the air. Some will use ultraviolet radiation to kill airborne bacteria and viruses.
So, what is the difference? For one, air scrubbers will not feature ionizing technology or ultraviolet radiation. Another difference is ineffectiveness. According to the EPA, no air purifiers are able to capture all gaseous pollutants. Also, these machines are typically designed to clean the air in small spaces and eliminate less potent odors.
Air scrubbers, on the other hand, are specifically designed for improving indoor air during restoration projects where pollutants caused by water damage, fire damage, or sewage are contaminating the surrounding environment.
Toxic gases, dust, mold, chemical fumes, and other harmful particles in the air can have adverse effects on human health. With an air scrubber, you're able to decontaminate the air and protect the health of the workers as well as the inhabitants of the building. In short, an air scrubber is the industrialized version of a home air purifier, perfect for heavy-duty cleaning that is required in environments where a high concentration of harmful pollutants is located.
Does all that mean that air scrubbers can't be used inside the home? That's a definite no. Unlike air purifiers, air scrubbers are not limited to industrial workplaces like factories or damaged homes/buildings. If you feel that you live in an area that is near a factory/warehouse that produces or disposes of fumes, chemicals, or other harmful substances, then you can benefit from an air scrubber. However, air scrubbers are much more expensive than air purifiers so it may not be ideal for certain individuals who have limited budgets.
Obviously, your filters will need to be able to capture the particles from the air passing through them. But even more important is how the particles are collected. A good filter should be able to use its entire depth, not just its surface area, in catching pollutants. If a filter loads too quickly (fills up its surface with too many particles right away), then airflow decreases. When airflow decreases, pressure drops and less air is cleaned. When choosing an air scrubber, you need to make sure that your filtration system has low-pressure drop and high airflow to promote an efficient filtration process.
ACH or air changes per hour refers to the number of times the entire volume of air in the room is filtered by the machine inside of an hour. For example, an air scrubber with an ACH of 4 means that the machine will draw in all of the air in the room and decontaminate it 4 times in 60 minutes. Experts recommend at least 6 ACH for homes and small offices which means completing air changes one every ten minutes.
Commercial locations with moderate contamination require 8 ACH while industrial projects such as indoor construction with heavy contamination require at least 10 ACH. Hospitals which have critical contamination need at least 12 ACH.
One thing to note about CFM is that it has an effect on the size of the machine. The higher the airflow, the bigger your air scrubber must be. For households with typical small cleaning jobs, a 500 CFM is sufficient like what you'd find with the Dri-Eaz F284 DefendAir HEPA 500. Restoration jobs will require a higher airflow like 1,000 CFM.
CADR stands for Clean Air Delivery Rate which is the measurement of how much clean air is delivered per minute. Air scrubbers with a high CADR rating have high filtration efficiency, high airflow, and low-pressure drop. What all that means is that these machines are very effective in removing contaminants from the air.
Some air scrubbers have only one speed while others like the B-Air RA-650 will offer multiple speeds. Multiple speeds will offer you flexibility – allowing you to adjust the speed according to the cleaning job or location as well as have more control on the noise level of the machine.
Whether you're using your air scrubber inside the home or on cleaning jobs around town and beyond, you're going to need a machine that can easily be transported from one point to another. More importantly, you'll want to find one that can easily be operated by one person. You don't want to end up with a machine that requires you to drag an almost immovable air scrubber from the basement to the main bedroom and back again. That goes double for remote cleaning jobs.
What's the bottom line? Air scrubbers aren't cheap tools that you can just throw good money at. Buying one is an investment which means you'll need to make sure that the machine you choose is able to perform the cleaning jobs you have in mind with a price that won't be leaving you high and dry.


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One of my favorite things to do in English class is to bring the reading of Historical Fiction to life! I've done it with . . .
Now, in honor of a visiting Author in April, Margi Preus, Wake Up Sunshine is bringing her epic Historical Fiction novel, The Heart of a Samurai to life. This engaging, thought-provoking, and affordable literary guide is filled to the brim with creative ideas to motivate and encourage your students or child and improve their reading comprehension ability. The guide also includes thought-provoking quizzes and creative interactive notebook activities courtesy of my wife from Beach House!
In summary, Manjiro, a fourteen-year-old, along with four friends become stranded on a remote island after encountering a powerful storm at sea, in 1841. Since their countries borders are closed, they know attempting to return to Japan is futile. Unfortunately, it's all they know. What lies beyond the island is nothing but danger: devils, horrific monsters, and violent men . . . or so they've been told.
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Posted by Dan Casey on October 24, 2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is just around the corner, but fans are already studying the trailers for clues like so many Hermione Grangers with so many copies of Hogwarts: A History. According to the latest fan theory, Nagini, Voldemort's pet snake isn't just his resident danger noodle, but his mother. Yes, you read that right. And that's just the tip of the creeptacular iceberg. It's accio answers on today's episode of The Dan Cave.
Now, I know what you're thinking. This sounds like it came straight from the pages of The Quibbler. And that's because Xenophilius Lovegood does damn good journalism. This is pure speculation at this point, but given J.K. Rowling's love of retconning previously established canon years after the fact, literally anything is possible.
That's right, folks — Voldemort's mom was a total Hisstina Aguilera, according to redditor SoupyCutie. It sounds implausible, but they laid out a not entirely unbelievable case for it. Let's start with the facts. We know that Voldemort, a.k.a. the wee baby Tom Riddle, was born on December 31, 1926 to Merope Gaunt and Tom Riddle Sr.. In the first Fantastic Beasts film, one can see a poster in the background for the Circus Arcanus, which is set to depart from New York City and make its way to Europe on December 13, 1926. Given that Fantastic Beasts takes place in 1926, many have theorized that we'll see Voldemort's birth at some point during the saga.
As we learned in the most recent Fantastic Beasts trailer, Nagini was the "snake girl" in the aforementioned magical circus, and she is known as a Maledictus. According to J.K. Rowling, a Maledictus is the carrier of a blood curse from birth, which only affects women and is passed from mother to daughter. Here the theory invokes a passage from The Half-Blood Prince in which Mrs. Cole, the matron of Wool's orphanage where Tom Riddle grew up before attending Hogwarts, relates the circumstances of how the wee baby Tom arrived there in the first place.
"I remember she said to me, 'I hope he looks like his papa,' and I won't lie she was right to hope it because she was no beauty — and then she told me that he was to be named Tom, for his father, and Marvel, for her father — yes, I know, funny name, isn't it? We wondered whether she came from a circus."
Mrs. Cole also mentions in that chapter that Merope died shortly after handing over Tom. Now maybe Mrs. Cole is just a rude old gossip, but maybe her comments about Merope Gaunt's looks are because part of a Maledictus' curse is that they slowly grow more and more to resemble an animal until they are trapped in their bestial form for good. If Merope was already looking increasingly snakelike and worried for her child's safety, she could have left her child in loving hands, faked her death, and run off with the circus for good. With the Gaunt family's connection to Salazar Slytherin, a snake-based curse seems thematically appropriate.
As the theory posits, this would also explain the uncomfortably maternal relationship that Voldemort has with Nagini throughout the books. Not only does Voldemort trust Nagini enough to imbue her with part of his soul and make her a horcrux, but he drinks her venom in order to regain his strength when he is in his gross baby form in The Goblet of Fire.
In the book Voldemort explains that "Wormtail was able to follow the instructions I gave him, which would return me to a rudimentary, weak body of my own…with a little help from my dear Nagini."
Which…just has to be the single worst task to get stuck with, right? Name one thing worse.
The parallels there between milking a snake for its venom and a baby drinking mother's milk are too striking to ignore, and we all know that J.K. Rowling isn't exactly one for subtlety. The two could communicate through Parseltongue, which would allow them the chance to maintain a familial connection even when Nagini could no longer speak human language. If the two were so close—as close as a mother and son—it also could explain why Voldemort felt he could place enough trust in Nagini to make her one of his Horcruxes since he could rest assured that she wouldn't betray him. This also fits in with Rowling's statements about how there were two things in Harry Potter that nearly made her editor vomit when she explained them to her: one was how Horcruxes are made, the other was how Peter Pettigrew brought Voldemort back into his "rudimentary body."
Speaking of that "rudimentary body," another redditor named Observa theorizes that the real reason that Voldemort looked like a horrifying snake man in his new body is because he ingested Nagini's cursed venom-milk. It wouldn't be Voldy's first time glurping cursed magical liquids to sustain himself. In his Kuato-like form on Professor Quirrell's head, he chugged unicorn blood in order to keep himself going, an act which Firenze the centaur revealed in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone would give you "but a half life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips." So what do you grab when you're fresh out of unicorns? How about the next best thing: magical beast blood from a Maledictus? It's like the Sunny D of the Wizarding World.
The theory notes that when Voldemort regenerated, he was described in Goblet of Fire as being "tall and skeletally thin," with a face "whiter than a skull, with wide, livid scarlet eyes and a nose that was a flat as a snake's with slits for nostrils, his hands were like large pale spiders; his long white fingers caressed his own chest, his arms, his face, the red eyes, whose pupils were slits, like a cat's, gleamed still more brightly through the darkness."
It's a chilling description, but it also stands to reason that Voldemort's weak, new body could have taken on some of the more serpentine features of the source of its strength, emboldened by the dark magics swirling within Nagini's Maledictus cursed blood.
Spooky, right? Still, it's just speculation at this point. There are a few holes that one could poke in the theory. Some fans online have pointed to actress Claudia Kim's ethnicity as a potential hole in the theory, but considering how the first Fantastic Beasts revealed Johnny Depp to be masquerading as Colin Farrell for the entirety of the film, it is entirely possible that what Credence sees in the tent is Merope Gaunt utilizing some sort of glamour spell or a Polyjuice Potion to disguise her true identity. This would be more a huge bummer because it's more than a little icky, and why waste Claudia Kim like that, but then again, I had the same questions during that bafflingly annoying reveal in Fantastic Beasts, so hey.
Another thing that could let the wind out of the theory's sails are passages from the books that describe Voldemort's increasingly warped appearance after he left Hogwarts thanks to creating his many, many horcruxes. For example, when Tom Riddle visited Lady Hepzibah in The Half-Blood Prince, his cheeks were hollowed and he was looking quite pale and he has a momentary red gleam in his eyes when he sees Slytherin's locket. In Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore remarked that Tom "disappeared after leaving the school" and "sank so deeply into the Dark Arts, consorted with the very worst of our kind, underwent so many dangerous, magical transformations that when he surfaced as Lord Voldemort, he was barely recognizable." So maybe he was born with it, maybe it's Maybelline, or maybe it's just so much dark magic that it gave him one hell of a skin condition. We'll just have to wait until Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald hits theaters on November 16 to find out.
But what do you think of this theory? Do you buy that Nagini is secretly Voldemort's mom? Do you think that Nagini's venom led to Voldemort's gross old face? Let me know in the comments below.
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Originally the carriage house for Monomoy Place, the annex now serves as staff housing.
Originally the carriage house for Monomoy Place, the annex was moved to face Mulberry Street in the late 1930s when it was remodeled for use as faculty housing. The house also was home to Alpha Chi Omega before the sorority moved to the current Cinema House in 1964.


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THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
By Carlo Vuolo, Cirencester Scene Magazine
Following the resounding successes of the first two productions at The Barn Theatre, the brilliant musical 'The Secret Garden' and the stark realism of 'One Minute', the last show of the current season is an uplifting and engaging tragi-comedy. 'The Rise and Fall of Little Voice' by Jim Cartwright, which has been named one of the 50 best plays in the history of theatre, opened on July 7th.
Sarah Louise Hughes as Little Voice
It is the tale of a shy, reclusive northern girl, nicknamed Little Voice (LV), living with Mari, her domineering, alcoholic mother. LV's only comfort is listening to her late father's collection of old vinyl records, from which she learns to impersonate famous singers, including Shirley Bassey, Edith Piaf and Marylin Monroe.
Sarah Louise Hughes, making her professional debut, excelled as the title character, Little Voice, and blew the audience away with the sheer power of her 'Massive Voice' after she has been persuaded – or rather coerced, into performing at the local nightclub. We really thought we were listening to the great stars themselves as she finally opened up and released all her inner tensions and frustrations, albeit temporarily. Mari's long-suffering neighbour, Sadie, mercilessly teased and 'fat-shamed' by Mari, was played with appropriate resigned pathos by Larissa Hunter.
Failed talent scout, the scheming Ray Say, is played menacingly by Gary Richards as the latest in a long line of Mari's useless boyfriends. He hears LV sing and sees her as his big chance of fame and fortune. Her mother, mistakenly thinking her daughter's success would secure her own relationship with Ray, persuades her to comply against her will when he ruthlessly coerces Little Voice into singing at his friend Mr Boo's seedy nightclub. It ends badly for all.
There was some welcome light relief with the sweet, gentle friendship LV struck up with the equally shy Billy (Hadley Brown), an apprentice telephone engineer with his own hidden talent, as well as the entertaining comedic interaction between the telephone fitter (Stephen Omer) and Mari.
Gillian Cafferty as Mari and Sarah Louise Hughes as Little Voice
The glue which held the whole story together was, however, undoubtedly the superb performance of Gillian McCafferty as Mari. Her performance was brilliant, and her comic timing accurate to the nanosecond. She even kept in character during the interval, drinking 'vodka and Malibu' in the theatre bar with Sadie and bantering with the audience as they passed by.
With the cleverly designed set, The Barn Theatre backstage team used their technological wizardry to recreate a convincing representation of Northern back-to-back gloom and deprivation.
This production is guaranteed to raise laughs and lift your spirits. It is a delight from start to finish and is another 'must see' offering from the Barn Theatre team. Cirencester is so, so lucky to have this wonderful facility.
The rise and fall of Little Voice runs until August 4th.
Tickets can be booked on www.barntheatre.org.uk or 01285 648255.
Please be aware that mature language, smoking and adult themes are used throughout the show.
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Q: Writing to partition table vs staging and switch in SSIS I am developing a SSIS package and migrating billions of records into the destination table. I have currently created 5 staging tables and used a split function to segregate the records by year for each staging table.
I am planning to partition the main destination table and then switch the 5 staging records to it. I would like to  know if it is better for the SSIS to write directly to the partition or write to a staging tables and then perform a switch to the partition table.
Could somebody tell me which is the desired approach ?
Conditional split in SSIS

A: After some discussion back and forth (see discussion) it seems the in this case have staging tables is not the best method. You have a partition already created to handle a single table and splitting that into many staging tables is more work that is not needed.

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China TV genre demand report
Parrot Analytics has recently taken an in-depth look at the the most popular TV genres in China based on the Chinese audience demand of each platform's digital original productions. Our television genre report leverages Chinese demand data for streaming originals from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, CBS All Access, DC Universe as well as local SVOD platforms.
Please download the full 60 page report, which also includes data and analysis for 9 other countries: China television genre report.
The most popular television genres in China
Parrot Analytics tracks tens of thousands of television titles in 100+ markets across all TV distribution platforms. This enables us to make the following observations concerning genres for China:
The most demanded type of English-language digital original series in China is drama with 45.3% of demand expressed for this genre.
The second largest genre for English-language imports into China is comedy, which accounts for 20.9% of the demand.
The proportion of demand for action/adventure is 13.5%, followed by animation titles with 5.9%.
The most popular TV subgenres in China
Here are our findings concerning TV subgenres:
This chart shows the top ten subgenres by size of the 2019 Q1 Chinese demand for English-language digital originals in each subgenre.
English-language drama imports are favored strongly: 6 of the 10 subgenres belong to drama with sci-fi drama being the largest subgenre.
English-language sitcoms are the most demanded comedy subgenre and animated sitcoms are also in high demand in China.
Download the free TV genre report for China
Download this report now and discover the latest SVOD market demand trends for China. Our comprehensive global TV demand report includes the following insights:
China Domestic TV Insights:
English-language digital original trends in China based on Parrot Analytics vast TV demand dataset.
Foreign content trends in China: Despite many Western services not presently operating or distributing their content in the Chinese market, we are able to demonstrate which Digital Originals are in high demand with Chinese audiences.
We also reveal Chinese consumer preferences for specific genres and subgenres of foreign digital original content.
Discover the demand share by genre, and the most in-demand subgenres of English language digital original series, to understand which type of content would work well either distributed in China or adapted into a local Chinese series.
Find out what the top 20 English-language streaming shows in China are.
Global Television Insights:
Find out the global SVOD market share of the major platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and CBS All Access across 100+ markets; this has been calculated based on the worldwide demand for each platform's originals.
A TV industry update for Q1 2019 detailing important market events concerning SVOD services.
This report also includes data for the following additional territories: Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States.
Note: This version of The Global TV Demand Report does not include any market share information for as yet unreleased SVOD platforms such as Apple TV+ (Apple TV Plus), HBO Max by WarnerMedia/AT&T, NBCU/Comcast's Peacock, Quibi and Disney+. Parrot Analytics publishes this report each quarter, be sure to bookmark https://insights.parrotanalytics.com/tv to gain access to the latest available market share report across all SVOD platforms.
After reading this article you may have a few questions, such as "How can TV series and SVOD platforms generate demand in markets where they are not yet available?" Please make sure to read our methodology for demand attribution and also our knowledge base article on how Parrot Analytics defines a "digital original" series.
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Many people give to charity during the run-up to Christmas, and indeed, research shows that charitable giving can even make you happier1. We've built charitable giving into our business so that every time you buy something from our Little Bunny Bear shop, you are helping someone in need.
When Little Bunny Bear was created, we decided that if it became successful it would also help others. In particular, we believe that no gift or luxury should cost someone else and that's why we chose to make a difference right down the line, from the materials we use to how things are made, shipped and packaged for you. We also never aim to make more than 30% profit on any item because we believe our customers should pay a fair price too.
We know that you, our customers are kind and also want to help. That's why we donate 10% percentage of all our profits to charity which means that every item you buy helps someone less fortunate. And you know what? Every year as I make the Little Bunny Bear donation, I believe that we are doing something meaningful and worthwhile.
By recycling materials sourced from Sue Ryder, Salvation Army and Save the Children, Little Bunny Bear gives to charity on a regular basis. Each Christmas, we also make a one-off donation using the money we set aside from your purchases.
How long could you manage without a food, soap and a safe place to sleep?
I don't think I could go more than a day. But refugees and asylum seekers are waiting much longer than this for their basic needs to be met.
"Destitute asylum seekers are one of the most marginalised and excluded groups living in Britain today. Isolated linguistically, culturally and socially, they frequent in a world where rumour and fear over-shadow and often play to great a part in people's choices".
The money that we donate to PAFRAS will provide essential supplies for those living in destitution and extreme hardship. For example, every £20 worth of orders received to the shop will buy someone a meal. For every £40 received, we will buy somebody toiletries for a month. An order of £50 or more will generate enough for a hardship payment to help someone attend a vital medical or legal appointment.
You can read more about PAFRAS via this Guardian article which reports directly on their work. If you would like to make a separate, additional donation to PAFRAS you can do so using this link.


Goldplat plc, the AIM listed gold producer, has formed a new Joint Venture company to take advantage of potential acquisition opportunities in South Africa . The Joint Venture company has been formed in line with the country's Black Economic Empowerment ('BEE') policy, with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's AltX listed BEE backed financial services group Vunani Limited ('Vunani'), through Goldplat's wholly owned subsidiary, Gold Minerals Resources Limited ('GMR').
GMR and Vunani hold 74 per cent. and 26 per cent. of the share capital of the Joint Venture company respectively. The Joint Venture company will seek to look at acquisition opportunities in South Africa and provide a structure for the Company to acquire interests in South African mining assets that meet the requirements of the BEE policy regarding the percentage of ownership to be retained by eligible persons .
Goldplat's CEO, Demetri Manolis said, "To date, we have made great progress in building an established gold recovery operation in South Africa . With an aggressive growth strategy in place, we are now looking to expand our portfolio to further enhance our asset base. In line with this, I am very excited to be joining forces with Vunani and I believe that together we are ideally placed to take advantage of a number of highly interesting mining opportunities within the country."


The Palestinian Liberation Organization's executive committee has called on the UN Secretary-General to take all legal measures to provide Palestinians living in Judea-Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza with international protection.
The PLO also urged Ban Ki-moon to apply the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and force Israel to comply with "international law" and withdraw from Judea-Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.
One major decision made by the committee was "the need to implement the objectives included in the President's [Mahmoud Abbas] speech to the UN General Assembly, including the immediate transition from the status of an authority to the status of a state."
In his speech before the UN, Abbas renounced the Oslo Accords, claiming the Jewish state had effectively "destroyed" the agreements, effectively "negating" them and freeing the Palestinian Authority of its own commitment.
In a statement released at the end of a PLO meeting chaired by Abbas, the PLO said it would continue to fight against Israel's "aggression" as well its plans to "undermine the two-state solution and establish an apartheid state" separating Gaza from Judea-Samaria.
The PLO executive committee also advocated accelerating internal Palestinian reconciliation and convening a Palestinian National Council including the participation of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.


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Framed Mark Tobey Wall Art
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by Mark Tobey
Tobey was born in 1890 in Wisconsin. He became an internationally respected and best known American artist in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a self-taught attended artist though he attended the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1909, he moved to Chicago and got employed as a fashion illustrator. This is the profession he continued with when he moved to New York in 1911. While in New York, he worked for McCall's magazine as an artist and had some success painting portraits. From 1913 and 1917, he divided his time between New York and Chicago. Tobey was predominantly self-taught despite attending some classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1917, Tobey secured his first solo show of charcoal portraits at Knoedler Gallery. And in 1918, he was introduced to the Bahai World Faith. Bahai promotes universal consciousness and a faith that ultimately changed Tobey's art. This religion (Bahai) manifested itself in both the style and themes of Tobey's art. Bahai teaches that all humanity is interrelated and all religions are prophetic of a single world faith. While Tobey's subjects were often multi-faceted and spiritual, his technique revealed that he focused on the unity of the image and not its separate parts. Tobey created complex compositions with no focal point. The networks of fine white lines that he painted against dark grounds characterized his mature writing style. This calligraphic style was his visual manifestation of the interrelationship between man and the universe. His white lines connoted light and vibrating movement; they energized and linked the parts of his compositions. Tobey died in Basel in 1976. Canvas, laminated and framed Tobey art can be found in art outlets and are in most cases provided ready for purchase and installation.


Over the last summer and autumn of 2015 we have been working with The Environment Agency, the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the Stour Valley Project and Natural England on a significant project to improve the overall ecology of the River Stour as it flows through Great Bradley.
The initial, and most significant, phase of the Project – which should take two to three weeks to complete – will start on Monday 5th October 2015. It should meet the understandable concerns raised by many Bradley residents in recent years about flows in the river. The Stour is one of the great and most famous features of East Anglia. However, the morphology and ecology of the upper reaches of the Stour (roughly speaking from Great Bradley to Wixoe) changed significantly as a result of the Ely Ouse Transfer Scheme which became operational in about 1970 (The Ely Ouse Transfer Scheme takes water from the Great Ouse to the Stour and is essential to meet water demand in South Essex and North East London).
The aim of the Project is to improve the overall ecology of the River in terms of its flow and habitat to benefit fish, plants, invertebrates and, indeed, all wildlife. The initial phase of the Project entails the installation of woody debris (sourced from woods here at Great Bradley – it is already stacked in locations near the river and you may have seen it on your walks) in about 70 different places along the river from the confluence with The Ely Ouse Transfer Scheme (near Waterfield Barn) to Little Bradley bridge. The woody debris will act as flow deflectors creating, over time, more complex river habitats and markedly improving the ecology of the river.
The Project is part of a new, enhanced integrated Conservation Strategy which we are developing for the Estate which, amongst other things, is intended to improve biodiversity, not least along the river.
Using the excavator to key the logs into the bank.
Flow deflector keyed into bank and held in place with posts driven into the channel bed.
Log jam across full channel width, to create bed scour immediately downstream.
Looking downstream at a series of flow defectors to create channel sinuosity.
A project to improve the habitat diversity of the upper reaches of the River Stour has recently been completed. The works have been undertaken by the Environment Agency Stour Operations Team in partnership with landowners Charles Ryder and Colin Clifton-Brown, the Environment Agency's Fisheries, Biodiversity & Geomorphology team and Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project . This work will help us achieve our Water Framework Directive (WFD) objectives.
The River Stour water body upstream of Wixoe is classed as being at moderate ecological potential with improvements required to improve morphology (shape and form), invertebrates and to reduce phosphate levels before the required good ecological potential can be achieved.
Working with our partners at the Dedham Vale AONB and Stour valley project a two kilometre stretch of the river at Gt. Bradley was identified with landowners not only willing to allow us to carry out restoration works on their land but able to provide us with the wood for the project and keen to be involved in wider habitat improvements along the river.
Over a two week period approximately 55 woody debris structures were installed with the help of a 13 -tonne long-reach excavator and a small team of workers. These structures took the form of flow deflectors keyed into one bank and log jams across the entire channel. The purpose of these structures is to create flow diversity within the channel which in turn increases habitat diversity.
In addition to these in-channel works, we have been working with Charles Ryder (one of the landowners) to identify areas within the riparian corridor where he can plant native trees of local provenance to compliment existing tree cover. In the longer term this increased cover will provide shade for the river and will help to regulate the water temperature which is important for some fish species.
Habitat diversity will also be increased through tree roots extending into the channel banks and branches hanging in the water as well as providing a natural source of woody debris. Over one hundred trees will be planted this winter as part of a Countryside Stewardship Scheme.


Applying for a scholarship will not affect your application to the Master's Degree Programme. The scholarships at Hanken are merit-based.
A cost-of-living scholarship (2000 EUR) may also be granted to non-paying students.
All scholarships are awarded based on the applicant's academic excellence.
Applying for the scholarships is integrated with the application for Master's Degree studies.
The Master's Degree Programme at Hanken is composed of full-time studies and therefore students should not plan to work while studying. During the semester, non-EU citizens studying in Finland are, however, allowed to work up to 25 hours/week with their student residence permit. During holidays, (specifically the summer and Christmas holidays) there is no such limitation and students are able to work full-time.


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Cliff Drysdale Tennis Promotes Ashley Brooks To Director of Tennis at Rosewood Bermuda
Business,Tourism
Keeon Minors
Local Bermudian and Top Tennis Player on Island Successfully Grows in Development Program To Assume Leading Role
Cliff Drysdale Tennis, the largest tennis management company in the U.S., has appointed local Bermudian, Ashley Brooks as the new Director of Tennis at Rosewood Bermuda and Tucker's Point Club, effective immediately. One of Bermuda's top ranked female players, Brooks has a wealth of knowledge teaching the sport and valuable experience in the competitive tennis world. For the past five years she has served as a tennis professional at Tucker's Point Club. Including the past two as Head Tennis Professional, working alongside former Director of Tennis, Yana Orlova, whom she is assuming the role from.
Under Orlova's strong leadership, the two successfully elevated the tennis program, garnering record participation amongst local junior and adult players, along with an increase in certified tennis professionals in Bermuda.
"We are very excited to see Ashley's continued development as a teaching pro and tennis management professional," said Scott Colebourne, Chief Operating Officer of Cliff Drysdale Tennis.
"Ashley has been an integral part of our internal training program since 2018 and has shown fantastic growth as an individual and part of the Rosewood Bermuda team. The club is in great hands going forward."
Tucker's Point Club, in partnership with Cliff Drysdale Tennis – a first on Bermuda – features a comprehensive tennis program for play year-round including a series of lessons, innovative retreats and engaging clinics. As a certified Tennis Professional and now the Director of Tennis, Ashley Brooks is also a national tennis player who has represented Bermuda at both the Fed Cup and Island Games. She facilitates tennis lessons, day camps and clinics that foster members and guests' passion for the sport.
"We would like to thank Yana for her fantastic leadership over the last two years," Colebourne said. "The whole team at Rosewood Bermuda and Tucker's Point Club have played crucial roles in
growing the membership and creating a fantastic tennis program."
For more information on Cliff Drysdale Tennis, visit: www.cliffdrysdale.com
For more information on Rosewood Bermuda, visit: www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/bermuda
Bermuda-inspired Restaurants Weeks 2021 celebrates 10th anniversary
- Keeon Minors
Stretching four weeks instead of three to mark the milestone, Restaurant Weeks 2021—January 14 through February 11—celebrates memorable culinary experiences island-wide. [...]
The Bermuda Monetary Authority fines Crown Global Insurance over anti-money laundering failures
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has fined two life insurers – Crown Global Life Insurance Ltd. and Crown Global Life Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. – US$400,000 for… [...]
New pathway at St Peter's makes Black heritage site more accessible
Together with the UNESCO World Heritage Fund, the BTA supported the Friends of St Peter's by sponsoring the construction of the pathway and purchase of a commemorative bronze plaque now erected at the graveyard's entrance. [...]
Food-harvest heroes the focus of Bermuda Restaurant Weeks' 10th Anniversary
The island's food-harvest heroes will star in the 10th anniversary of Bermuda Restaurant Weeks, beginning January 14, 2021, the Bermuda Tourism Authority announced today. Local restaurants are encouraged to register for next year's promotion which, for the first time, will be four weeks long to commemorate the first decade milestone. [...]
Bermuda – Quo Fata Ferunt
- Jeffrey Finegan
As crazy as the world may at times be, there will always be Bermuda. And for me, that is my personal 'Quo Fata Ferunt.' [...]


Here's a talk with Keisuke Matsumoto, a Buddhist priest and a 2011 graduate from the Indian Business School (ISB). Thank you Keisuke for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us!
This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current and past MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope to offer you a candid picture of student life, and what you should consider as you prepare your MBA application.
Keisuke: I am Keisuke Matsumoto, a Buddhist priest in a traditional Buddhist school of Jodo-Shinshu Hongwanji-ha.
In 1979, I was born in Hokkaido, the northern most part of Japan. My grandfather was a Buddhist priest, though my father is not. Since my youth, I have been strongly interested in Philosophy and Religion as the ways to realize myself.
At Tokyo University, I majored in Western Philosophy, which I had been interested in since my youth. But I grew uncomfortable in my studies, because no matter how logical or reasonable it was, studying it did not seem to be the way to true happiness. Instead, I came to realize how much my experience had been shaped by the traditional Japanese way of thinking, and I knew that without understanding that, I would not be able to understand myself.
Finally, I decided to become a Buddhist priest which I thought was the best way to completely immerse myself in Japanese philosophical tradition.
I graduated the University of Tokyo in April, 2003. Since becoming a priest I have continued my studies of Japanese philosophy and culture.
Accepted: Why did you decide to attend the Indian School of Business?
Keisuke: Despite the hereditary custom, I knocked at the gate of the temple and managed to pass its professional training. I have worked as a monk to restore valuable traditions of Japanese culture in society. Even now, there are more than 70,000 temples in Japan, which is about three times the number of convenience stores in the country.
In the midst of changes of society on a global scale, we Japanese should take advantage of potential resources like temples that our ancestors left for us. After working in this field for 9 years, I decided to tackle an important but complex issue – modern temple management. That's why I got MBA, a Master of Business Administration, at ISB last year.
Indian School of Business is one of top business schools in the world. Though the name of the school contains the word "Business," its concern is not limited to business. Actually, management matters everything.
Of course as a Buddhist priest, being an MBA graduate doesn't make any difference to my position or rank in the temple. But it practically makes a difference to the quality of my work.
Buddhism is my life. I respect the tradition of Japanese Buddhism. But at the same time I am not satisfied with its current situation. To promote Buddhism among modern people, we have to update temples to meet modern needs without spoiling their religious traditions.
As a Buddhist, India is special. In fact, many people tell me that great experiences in India have changed their life. Then I thought, studying for an MBA in India will have a great impact on my life. That's why I applied to ISB.
Accepted: What have you been doing since graduating last year?
Keisuke: I have been preparing for opening a new school of temple management for a year. It's a comprehensive program for Buddhist monks who want to acquire management skills for temples. Of course, it's not about how to make money in temples but about how to focus on the temple's original mission. I will open this school this month. The first class will be held on 23rd May in Kyoto.
If you seriously study management in any business school, you will come to know that the basics of management are all the same in any field whether it's a business or non-profit. Mission, Strategy and Marketing are the essentials of good temple management.
Accepted: There's a great Financial Times article about you in which you compare temples to social media. Can you talk a bit more about that?
Keisuke: The use of social media like FB or Twitter is globally spreading. But why? In my observation of Japan, many people feel lonely. So they are trying to join communities according to their hobbies and tastes. In Japan, temple used to be the place to form a local community, though it is not working well. I guess the new communities created on FB will seek a nice place to have a gathering and real communication. In my opinion, temples have potential to accommodate those gatherings and be the center of local communities again. That's why I mentioned temple as real social media in Japan.
Accepted: Can you share your experience as a delegate for the U.S.-Japan Leadership Program?
Keisuke: The U.S.-Japan Leadership Program is held by the U.S.-Japan foundation. In both countries, 10 to 20 delegates are selected among young leaders in diverse fields and join the program every year. In the program we discuss many topics from politics and economics to culture and religion for a week. It is an amazing experience to spend a whole week with diverse young leaders and establish friendships.
Accepted: What were some of your favorite things about living in Hyderabad? Least favorite? Did you have a favorite coffee shop that you liked to hang out it and do work?
Keisuke: In Hyderabad, I loved to visit the Old-City district. It was a fantastic Muslim city. I am interested in any kinds of religious culture and buildings. I often visited there and had a cup of Chai (Indian Masala tea) with my family, though I didn't do work there.
Accepted: Do you have any advice for some of our applicants who will be applying to the ISB?
Keisuke: If you are applying to business schools just because others are doing the same, ISB is not your destination. If you really want to differentiate yourself and change your life, I strongly recommend you ISB. Especially for international applicants who seek great challenges which lead you to grow further; the combination of MBA and India must be one of the best options. There is no reason for innovators to choose the destination ordinary people are rushing into. Visit the campus, and you will understand what I said.


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Digital Copy: Richard III (ePub)
Richard III is unique in Shakespeare's catalog as it served dual purposes in its time. A predictably tragic history in which good necessarily overcomes evil, Richard III also served to support what has come to be known as the "Tudor Myth," and sanctioned the legitimacy of the Tudor reign. Written in the time of Queen Elizabeth I, the play celebrates her grandfather, Henry VII, who defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, and effectively ended the reign of the Plantagenets.
The play still serves as a confirmation that treachery leads to failure and as an illustration of the grotesque nature of true evil. In fact, many contemporary film and stage versions, including Ian McKellan's portrayal in the 1995 film, and Kevin Spacey's interpretation in the 2012 stage production allude to Nazis and fascism as a means of further confirming the true and deeply present evil of the title character.
Although the play is more than 400 years old, it offers students and fans a unique glimpse into the structure of power and a persistently relevant view of the personal ambition present in all political structures.