Here are some things that will make your trip to the annual Arkansas High vs Texas High game go a little smoother.
If you are a Razorback fan and do not want to drive your vehicle to the game, shuttle service from the AHS student parking lot is FREE to all ticket holders. All shuttle riders will go through security screening.
Texas High fans who do not wish to drive themselves to Razorback Stadium can use the Tiger Shuttle Bus service to and from Razorback Stadium.
The Shuttle Bus Service is FREE to all and requires a purchased game ticket for boarding. Shuttles will leave from the THS Student Parking lot at 4001 Summerhill Road beginning at 5:30 p.m. Seats will be offered on a first come first serve basis and security will be provided at parking site during the evening to watch over vehicles and to assist fans with any questions. Return Shuttles will begin at the start of the Third Quarter.Texas High fans will go through a security screening upon boarding and will bypass stadium security screening. They will be dropped off at a special South side entrance at Razorback Stadium.
1. Home (Arkansas) Fans - East on E 18th. St. from Jefferson Ave. and turn into the Home Parking Area.
3. Visitor (Texas) Fans – Arkansas Boulevard east to Hwy. 67/ E. Broad St. South on Broad to E. 18th St. Turn west on E.18th from Broad St. and then left into the Visitor Parking Area. Also, north on Hwy. 67/ Broad St. from Hwy 82 E. (E 9th St), then west on E. 18th St.
1. Home (Arkansas) Fans - West on E 18th St. to Jefferson Ave.
2. Arkansas Season Ticket Holders & Drop Off and Pick of Students - North on Franklin St. from Stadium to E. 24th St.
3. Visitor (Texas) Fans - East out of the parking lot to Hwy. 67. North or South on Hwy. 67.
ANYONE PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF FRANKLIN ST. NEAR A 'NO PARKING' SIGN BETWEEN E.24TH ST. AND E.18TH ST. WILL BE TOWED AND/OR TICKETED FOR ILLEGAL PARKING. The street needs to be reserved for Fire Department traffic to access.
Try to arrive early to avoid traffic congestion. Parking attendants will be in place inside the stadium parking area. If you choose to park in a residential area near the stadium be sure not to block private driveways. Vehicles that block private drives or that are found double parked are subject to be towed.
All persons entering the stadium are subject to be searched by metal detectors. Bags are also subject to be searched for weapons and contraband. Everyone attending the game is advised to avoid bringing large purses or bags into the stadium. This should speed up access into the stadium and avoid unnecessary delays at the gate.
No concealed weapons are allowed on school property.
No alcohol is permitted in the stadium or parking lot. Anyone who is found to be consuming alcohol in public or is under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be subject to arrest.
Police Officers will be patrolling inside the stadium as well as in the neighborhoods around the stadium. Officers will be enforcing all criminal and traffic laws.
Remember no tickets will be sold at the gate for this game. If you are a Texas High fan tickets are on sale through Thursday at the Sullivan Performing Arts Center adjacent to the high school campus. Tickets sold from 8AM TO 4PM and tickets are limited to 10 per person maximum. All tickets are reserved seating and cost $10 a piece. THS Student (High School Only) are $5 and will be sold Thursday during all school lunches at the high school.
Arkansas High fans can purchase their tickets today and Thursday at the Administration building on Jefferson Avenue from 8AM to 5:30PM, and Friday 8AM to 2PM. AHS Students (High School) can purchase their tickets for $5 during lunch periods only.
Gates will open at 5:30PM for the 7:30 Kickoff. Stadium Rules will be enforced. No smoking, no sagging, and due to AAA Rules, no air horns are allowed.
Finally Arkansas High Razorback fans are invited to attend the Razorbacks' Orange Crush Breakfast and pep rally at Burhman Field located next to Arkansas High School. Admission is $3 and the gates will open at 7:30AM Friday – breakfast will include Orange Crush soda and Tiger Tail donuts. The Razorback pep rally will take place in the AHS gym at 3:15PM.
Texas High School Seniors will hold their annual "Bacon Fry" on Friday, September 8 from 7:45 – 8:20AM in the courtyard of Texas High School.
A breakfast of eggs, bacon, biscuits and orange juice will be served to all THS students as part of the annual football showdown between Texas High and Arkansas High.
Texas Tigers will hold their Texas vs. Arkansas Pep Rally on Friday, September 8 from 3:00 – 3:50PM in Tiger Center.The public is invited to attend.
And a side note, the weather is going to be beautiful for Friday night's game.


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Q: Remove duplicates in combination generated for 3 digits in excel i generated a possible combination of 3 digit series. I wan to remove duplicated values.

I am using =IF(A5="","",CONCATENATE(LEFT(C5,1),RIGHT(C5,1),MID(C5,2,1))) for generating combination but this is also generating duplicates....as you can see in A6 Row. Can you please guide further to avoid duplication.
Thanks

A: Select C5:M5 and enter this as a array formula (commit with Ctrl + Shift + Enter):
=IFERROR(SMALL(MMULT({100,10,1},VALUE(MID(A5,CHOOSE(MAX(FREQUENCY(VALUE(MID(A5,{1;2;3},1)),VALUE(MID(A5,{1;2;3},1)))),{1,1,2,2,3,3;2,3,1,3,1,2;3,2,3,1,2,1},{1,1,2;2,3,1;3,2,3},{1;2;3}),1))),{1,0,2,0,3,0,4,0,5,0,6}),"")

Then fill down.
Note that this assumes the entries in column A are numbers. The result will be stored as numbers instead of text.

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More of Old Golden Throat je kompilacijski album Johnnyja Casha, objavljen 1969. u izdanju Columbia Recordsa. Sastavljen od singl strana koje se prije nisu pojavljivale na albumima (uz iznimke "Honky-Tonk Girl" i "Lorena"), album uglavnom čine manje poznate pjesme, iako su se "You Beat All I Ever Saw" i "Second Honeymoon" probile na 20. i 15. poziciju country ljestvica. Pjesme broj 4, 7, 10 i 13 su instrumentali originalno pripisani tzv. "The Tennessee Two and Friend".

Popis pjesama
 "Bottom of the Mountain" (Don McKinnon) – 2:29
 "You Beat All I Ever Saw" (Cash) – 2:10
 "Put the Sugar to Bed" (Johnny Cash, Maybelle Carter) – 2:24
 "Blues for Two" (Luther Perkins) – 2:10
 "Girl in Saskatoon" (Cash, Johnny Horton) – 2:16
 "Time and Time Again" (Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash) – 2:12
 "Jeri and Nina's Melody" (Marshall Grant, Perkins) – 2:44
 "Honky Tonk Girl" (Chuck Harding, Hank Thompson) – 2:00
 "Locomotive Man" (Cash) – 2:50
 "Bandana" (Cash) – 2:15
 "Second Honeymoon" (Autry Inman) – 1:56
 "I'll Remember You" (Cash) – 2:07
 "Wabash Blues" (Fred Meinken, Dave Ringle) – 2:18
 "Lorena" (Charlie Williams) – 1:56
 "Roll Call" (B.J. Carnahan) – 2:27

Izvođači
 Johnny Cash - vokali
 Luther Perkins, Johnny Western - gitara
 Bob Johnson - gitara, čembalo
 Norman Blake - gitara, dobro
 Marshall Grant - bas
 Buddy Harman, W.S. Holland, Fury Kazak - bubnjevi
 Floyd Cramer, Harold Bradley, James Wilson - klavir
 Boots Randolph - saksofon
 Anita Kerr, The Carter Family - prateći vokali

Ljestvice
Singlovi - Billboard (Sjeverna Amerika)

Vanjske poveznice
Podaci o albumu i tekstovi pjesama

Albumi iz 1969.
Albumi Johnnyja Casha

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Does anyone recommend the Datatool S4 C1 system? Has anyone got this installed on their machines?
Ok so I bought it. I'll let you know how I get on with it..


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Delicious! An author talk and discussion with Rob Dunn and editor Gillian Blake – Zoom
November 13, 2021 @ 5:00 pm EST
Delicious! An author talk and discussion with Rob Dunn and editor Gillian Blake via Zoom. Registration required at cornwalllibrary.org.
Rob Dunn is a Reynolds Professor of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University and a professor of human biodiversity in the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics at the University of Copenhagen. He has published more than a hundred 150 scientific articles on topics as diverse as belly button biodiversity, the ecology of showerhead microbes, and the history, ecology and evolution of sourdough starters. He has also written seven books, the most recent of which are Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How it Made us Human (Princeton), written with Monica Sanchez and A Natural History of the Future (Basic). The former discusses the extent to which the big story of animal evolution, and the evolution of humans in particular, was shaped by the pursuit of delicious flavors. The latter considers the ways in which an understanding of life's rugged laws of ecology and evolution allow us to understand the future. More specifically, it argues that when we ignore life's laws that we invariably tend to make decisions that, while not necessarily putting nature at risk, do put human civilization at risk
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Wandered over to Wedge from Blackcomb before the new snowfall began. Pretty straightforward and good snow for the descent. Tried an exit out Rethel Creek. Was fine up high but deteriorated significantly lower down. I wouldn't recommend travel on the south side of the creek.


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You can't understand Twenty-first-Century Politics with an Eighteenth-Century Brain.
Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives
From imperial, economic and ideological causes, many cultures are the inheritors, and hence the prisoners, of attitudes of scorn and disdain for other faiths – outlooks which are not ennobling to anyone.
The Elephant in the Dark
I find myself thinking about my ongoing existence as a human being and the path that lies ahead of me. Though of course these thoughts lead to but one place - death.
The Elephant Vanishes
Leo couldn't help smiling. "That could be fun." "Fun" she said unhappily. "Blue elephants." "Blue elephants." "Kiss me you fool." "You fool.
That's odd. It looks almost as if Nick is picking a fight with that elephant." "Well, the elephant started it." "That's irrelevant. Fighting with civilians is against the rules. Go break it up." -Admiral Breya Andreyasn & Sergeant Schlock
The Tub of Happiness
Right now I've got just two rules to live by. Rule one: don't taunt elephants. Rule two: don't stand next to anybody who taunts elephants. -Sergeant Schlock
Dr. Fox: Have you ever mentioned his mental state? Dr. Frederick Treves: Oh, he's an imbecile, probably from birth. Man's a complete idiot... Pray to God he's an idiot.
[first lines] Skeleton Man: Get rid of them! I don't want to see them! Fat Lady: Darling, don't be difficult! Let's take our sweet lovely children on an outing.
There'a a phrase, "the elephant in the living room", which purports to describe what it's like to live with a drug addict, an alcoholic, an abuser. People outside such relationships will sometimes ask, "How could you let such a business go on for so ...
Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it's a treasure.
These lecture provide material for the consideration of common factors, in theory and in development, from the viewpoint of the idea of surrender to the Divine Will, reviewing some aspects of the interplay between Christians and Moslems, and introduc...
Unsure how to answer, I took another grape. Time was no problem for me, but I wasn't eager to hear the long life story of a dwarf. And besides, this was a dream. It could evaporate any moment.
Memory works in different ways for everybody. Different capacities, different directions, too. Sometimes memory helps you think, sometimes it impedes. Doesn't mean it's good or bad. Probably means it's no big deal.
You're the only kick-ass general I know who needs three gay boys to dress him, John." "But I only need one gay boy to undress me.
The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari
I'm not certain you'd know the right sort of man for you if he arrived on our doorstep riding an elephant." "I would think the elephant would be a fairly good indication that I ought to look elsewhere.
It's in His Kiss
A fly with an elephant on its back would give the illusion of a flying elephant, if that fly were powered by my love for you.
My love can only occupy one person at a time
Night Porter: [to Treves] Only Mothershead can sack me now. [unknown to the night porter, Mothershead is behind him, she who proceeds to clobber him over the head, rendering him unconscious] Mothershead: [in a satisfied voice] Done!
I don't know how many lions and leopards I've shot. I've shot two elephants, which was enough - never again. It's a melancholy and moving thing to hunt an elephant. It's like shooting an old man.
The where the story happened was a world on the back of four elephants perched on the shell of a giant turtle. That's the advantage of space. It's big enough to hold practically , and so, eventually, it does. People think that it is strange to have a...
The Last Hero
The Babar the Elephant book is sitting in front of me. I pick it up and start reading it. I remember reading it as a small Boy and enjoying it and imagining that I was friends with Babar, his constant Companion during all of his adventures. He went t...
From a personal experience and the examination of literature, I feel that we cannot take for granted that a dialogue, without information and perhaps without understanding, is possible between any individuals or groups on all levels. So the prerequis...


I think Passionate Mistakes is a book that many can relate to because in some sense I think we all have the desire to both find ourselves (Michelle coming out as a lesbian) and the desire to lose ourselves (Michelle choosing to prostitute, even though she loathes it). I think sometimes that we learn just as much in losing ourselves as we do in finding ourselves. I can appreciate this duality and often find myself living inside the duplicity of lost/found, broken/unbroken, bored/entertained, fulfilled/nihilistic. Although sometimes being lost can damage I think surrendering to uncertainty and mystery is sometimes necessary in life.
Michelle explores this surrender to loss beautifully, both in Valencia and in Passionate Mistakes. Another thing I appreciate about Michelle Tea is her dedication to feminism and her exploration of what it means to be a feminist in this generation. In Passionate Mistakes, Michelle teaches us that modern feminism is about acceptance of all women, regardless of whether they are prostitutes or housewives. That's not to say that modern feminism is without struggle, because I think there is still much to be discussed. But my hope is that modern feminism embraces all women inside its discussion and is big enough to encompass many expressions of identity.
While reading book reviews for this book I was really surprised to learn that many people hated it. They seemed to hate its lack of proper punctuation, the fact that it didn't really seem to have much of a main story or point besides chronicling Michelle Tea's life and wanderings and they also have criticized Michelle's vapidity. However, I would say that these are the same exact techniques that Jack Kerouac implemented and was criticized for in his writing, except Jack Kerouac is now celebrated as one of the great American writers, despite his ramblings. It makes me wonder if even in our day and age Michelle Tea is more harshly criticized because she is a woman and a queer woman. However, I think her writing is the epitome of feminist revolutionary writing for our generation. And sometimes the revolution doesn't have proper grammar or isn't properly punctuated.


Dive near the bay of Portobelo, historic city from which all treasures that came from South America, were taken to Spain.
You will make two diving activities. The first will be at the "Drake" island, a historical place, where it is supposed to be located Sir Francis Drake'coffin. During the second tour, you will dive and appreciate wrecks of a B-45 airplane, 70 feet deep. You will be back at the hotel before 6:00 p.m.


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Broadway Tower
Broadway Tower is the iconic landmark of the Cotswolds. Majestically situated on top of a beautiful escarpment, Broadway Tower has enjoyed a colourful history since its conception by Capability Brown over 200 years ago. An eccentric mix of architectural styles the Tower has been home to the renowned printing press of Sir Thomas Phillips, a country retreat for the Pre-Raphaelite artists William Morris, Burne-Jones and Rossetti, as well as a farmhouse.
Cotswold Lavender - Discover Cotswolds Cottages
Cotswold Lavender is a third generation family farm set in the heart of the beautiful Cotswold Hills overlooking Broadway and the Vale of Evesham. In a typical English summer the lavender fields start to come into flower mid June, with the best time to see them early-mid July but it can differ year to year with the weather. Harvest usually starts during the last week of July and continues until early August.
Snowshill Manor is a National Trust property located in the village of Snowshill in the Cotswolds. It is a sixteenth-century country house, best known for its twentieth-century owner, Charles Paget Wade, an eccentric who amassed an enormous collection of objects that interested him.
Stanway House & Gardens
Stanway House is a beautiful Cotswold Manor house with a stunning garden which rises in a series of dramatic terraced lawns from a rare, picturesque grasswork to the pyramid, which in the eighteenth Century stood at the head of a 623 feet-long cascade descending to a formal canal on the terrace. Inside the house is a fascinating painting recording the cascade as it looked in the eighteenth century.
Batsford Arboretum
The 56 acre arboretum at Batsford is an interesting attraction at any time of year. In winter the snowdrops, aconites and early flowering daffodils spring into life, followed by magnolias, hellebores, fritillaries and the beautiful Japanese ornamental cherries – stars of the show from late March until mid April. The handkerchief tree is another show-stopper in May, as are the beautiful wildflower meadows which bloom in high summer.
Cotswold Falconry Centre
The Cotswold Falconry Centre is home to over 60 different species of Birds of Prey, with many breeding in front of you right at the centre where you can enjoy these wonderful birds whilst finding out about their conservation. Eagles, hawks, kites, owls, vultures and falcons are flown throughout the day giving you a chance to appreciate their speed, grace, agility, their close relationship with the falconer and to think positively about their conservation.
Home to the 12th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill,, Blenheim Palace is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture that boasts over 300 years of history to discover.
The Walled Garden at Blenheim Palace
The Walled Garden at Blenheim Palace is a great family activity worthy of a day visit in its own right. Don't forget that once you have visited the Palace that you can convert your ticket into an Annual Pass.
Broadway Museum & Art Gallery - Discover Cotswolds Cottages
The Broadway Museum & Art Gallery in Broadway was originally built in the seventeenth century as 'The Angel Inn', the building, now known as Tudor House, has been extended and adapted over the years but retains original features and architectural flourishes reflecting trends of the passing eras. The house has been both a farmstead and a private residence and was for 80 years, the headquarters for H.W Keil Ltd, one of the leading dealers in antique furniture in the world.
Gordon Russell Design Museum
The museum celebrates the life and work of renowned furniture designer Sir Gordon Russell and his company.
Schooled in the Arts and Crafts tradition of the Cotswolds, Gordon Russell believed that the hand crafted tradition of British cabinet making could be fused with the possibilities of the machine, making good design accessible to all.
From the workshops in the village of Broadway, which now houses the museum, the company gained an international reputation and had a profound influence on British industry, design and education.
Court Barn Museum
Court Barn Museum celebrates the talented designers and craftspeople who have worked in Chipping Campden and the North Cotswolds since the beginning of the twentieth century. This is a story of the Arts and Crafts movement and its legacy, a story of how a small town in a beautiful setting became a gathering place for designers and craftspeople of national and international reputation.
The permanent displays focus on nine individuals or workshops including C.R. Ashbee, Katharine Adams, F.L. Griggs, Gordon Russell, Hart Silversmiths and Robert Welch.
Children's Play Grounds
Broadway park and playground
An impressive 3-acre recreation ground that has been turned into a state of the art activity park to be used and enjoyed by big kids, little kids and adults alike. The park is divided into 4 specific areas for different age groups and the distance between these areas is open grassland. There is lots of great play equipment including a see-saw, climbing poles, twin fly spinners, climbing towers a skate ride simulation and lots more.
Broadway Activity Park
A three-acre leisure area has been transformed into a state-of-the-art Activity Park for the entire community to use and enjoy. The park is organised into four distinct zones for different age groups, with open grassland separating them. There is a see-saw, climbing poles, twin fly spinners, climbing towers, a skate ride simulation, and much more fantastic play equipment.
Stanton is a picture-perfect Cotswold, unspoilt but still visited by many. The medieval parish church has some early 14th century wall paintings and grooves on the packs of pews, marks made when shepherds used to tie their dogs.
Chipping Campden Playground
The recreation ground in Chipping Campden is a mere 3-minute walk from the centre of the High Street in the popular Cotswold town, and a wonderful playground that you simply must go visit if you are in the area with children.
Kiftsgate Court Gardens
Kiftsgate is a family home with the most wonderful gardens. In 2000 the run-down tennis court was converted into a water garden, very modern in design with no plants. Simon Allison designed the elegant fountain with stainless steel stems topped with gilded bronze leaves that reflect well in the black water. The garden is planted to reveal something to see at any time of the year. In spring we look forward to the freshness of the new growth at the start of each season.
Hidcote Gardens
Hidcote is an Arts and Crafts garden created by the talented American horticulturist, Major Lawrence Johnston. Its colourful and intricately designed outdoor 'rooms' are always full of surprises - an absolute must on your list of places to visit when if you're on holiday in the Cotswolds.
Little Oak Vineyard
Give your tastebuds a treat with a vineyard tour and wine tasting at the award-winning Little Oak Vineyard, where you'll sample their high-quality white wine, award-winning sparkling wine and superb brandy.
You'll start your experience with a short introduction about the vineyard and its wine before heading out on a fascinating tour around the vineyard. Once back in the tasting room you'll taste and learn about the white wines, sparkling wine and brandy made by Little Oak.
Tours run daily and can go ahead no matter the weather.
Chipping Campden High Street - Discover Cotswolds Cottages
Chipping Campden is among the most wonderful small towns in the Cotswolds, with a beautiful High Street, interesting shops and great eateries, it's a must when you're visiting the area.
In the centre you find the iconic Market Hall, now in the care of the National Trust, it was built back in 1627 by Sir Baptist Hicks to provide shelter for traders selling perishable goods, like cheese and butter, or precious goods, like silks. The paving stones have been worn away by hundreds of years of busy trade – and it's all too easy to imagine the noise and bustle of traders long ago.
Holiday Cottages in Broadway


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Leigh Gregory
Vollwert Records
I've reviewed Leigh Gregory's previous album and here's a new one, which is a concept album of sorts. It tells the story of fifteen year old Luke in 1973, who loves and loses a girl, and grows up a little. More importantly, it's a cohesive record that can be enjoyed one track at a time, but sounds better as a whole.
"I'm Waiting" sees Gregory tell the start of Luke's story, with a great deal of detail and a charming tune. Here Luke's looking forward to the new year and he's filled with hope. "Catholic Girl" sees him meet and fall in love with Mary, who doesn't love him as much as he loves her. The tune is fittingly sweet and Gregory's voice tender. "In Trouble" sees Luke having trouble with the law, and it's fittingly tense and delivered with gusto. "Wanderlust" sees Luke ready to leave home and make his way into the world. Gregory's voice is expressive and the tune evokes seventies-era Kinks. It's a strong and brilliant album.
You may also want to check out our Leigh Gregory article/review: Rainy Season Never Ends.


Mercedes have rejected suggestions that Lewis Hamilton will miss the Brazilian GP, but they have confirmed he is feeling a bit under the weather.
A report emerged on Wednesday morning that the triple World Champion could sit out the penultimate race of the season after he was forced to cancel a press conference in Sao Paulo while another paper claimed that "he is in poor health".
His team have confirmed he has delayed his departure to Brazil on medical advice, but says he will take part in the race.
"No, he's not going to miss the race," the spokesperson told Reuters. "He's going to be a day late… the doctor advised him to cancel the earlier flight so he missed a press conference today."


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Album Review: Aiden – Aiden EP / Better Man
Posted on November 26, 2013 by michielvmusic
Aiden launches impressive four track EP
A few weeks ago, Aiden Grimshaw surprised with a new stage name, a new image and a new musical style, when he released the track 'Satisfy Me'. He has been premiering a new song every week ever since that day and those four new tracks are now compiled on his new Aiden EP. The singer posted the EP tracks on his Soundcloud page, but it is not yet known when or how it will be available to purchase. For now, let's take a look at four impressive pieces of synthpop!
'Satisfy Me' was the first track to premiere, alongside with Aiden's new look and Twitter page. As I already described in my review on this song, 'Satisfy Me' is somewhat rawer and more aggressive than we are used to from Aiden. The lyrics are feisty and the singer shows a different side to his music with his convincing and powerful delivery of the track. The song is more heavily influenced by synthesizers and electronic sounds than his earlier material and this is something that could be said about the whole EP.
'The Cleaner' is a somewhat lighter track, but still drenched in electronic sounds. Aiden experimented with effects on his own vocals here and it makes for an interesting track. The great production and beats make the song, but they never overshadow Aiden's voice or lyrics. Above all, 'The Cleaner' has a strong and memorable chorus that definitely makes you want to listen to the song again. The beat on the verses of 'Fire & Ice' is not miles away from the sound that Aiden used on free download 'The Way We Are', that did not make the cut for the EP in the end. At the beginning of the chorus of 'Fire & Ice', we hear Aiden using the higher registers of his vocals while he sings/raps at a fast pace. The second part of this chorus has a great hook, where Aiden sings: 'You and I go together like fire and ice'. He delivered another great pop track!
The standout song on this EP is probably 'Better Man'. On this track, Aiden fully released his inner pop star with the catchiest thing he has done so far. There is definitely some hit potential in this song. 'Better Man' is a full on banger that could easily get the hands in the air in the clubs. The chorus where Aiden sings 'I just wanna be close to you' is insanely catchy and the swinging production with pumping beats and drums takes it to another level. The great thing is, that although this song absolutely sounds like a hit, it still has Aiden's identity all over it. This EP is a cohesive set of songs on which Aiden shows diversity and growth. There are some great pop choruses here, packaged in cool and fresh electro- and synthpop productions. Well done Aiden!
Posted in Album Reviews Tagged Aiden, Aiden Grimshaw, Better Man, Satisfy Me, The Cleaner


President Director of PT Bakrie Brothers Bobby Gafur S, Umar planted mahony seedlings in the Bekasi industrial area.
PT Bakrie & Brothers plans to form an infrastructure special division through merger, acquisition and strategic alliance. The company aims to become a major player in infrastructures focusing in mining, oil and gas. For that reason, Bakrie plans to build a holding company.


Creating relationships at work is important. It helps develop your career, build trust, and work more effectively. And, it's a heck of a lot more fun!
This is especially true for those in management. As a manager, you're looking for both compliance and commitment. When people come to work because you pay them, you've only got one of the two. Commitment is where the real magic happens – people are passionate about working on your team and want to go above and beyond the call of duty.
Building relationships in the workplace is often easier said than done — with the exception of maybe those born with a gift for gab. For them, it's usually no problem. The rest can find it a bit of a struggle.
You'd be surprised at how much you can learn about your colleagues — not to mention how comfortable they'll feel around you — when you actively listen and observe. Let's say you notice a new picture on someone's desk. A simple question about it can lead to a great conversation.
There's a lot to be said for humility. Muster up the courage to own mistakes, admit when you're wrong, and ask for help when necessary. In other words, be vulnerable. It makes you human. And if you're leading a team, by all means please remember that the team's success isn't your moment to shine. It's an opportunity to thank them for their contributions.
Get to know what other people are into, and when you do find someone with a shared passion, take it as an opportunity to bond. From then on, you'll always have something to talk about with someone in the workplace. Besides, showing an interest in others is just the right thing to do.
If you're the last one in and the first one out the door, you're not just sending a message to your employer. You're sending a message to the rest of the team, and that message is: You've got better things to do. You need to be present if you want to form any sort of relationship with your coworkers. If there's a happy hour after work, swing by for a drink — or an app, at least. If a few people are heading out to lunch, ask if you can tag along. Take advantage of every opportunity to connect with the people at work.
It's one thing to develop relationships with your peers. It's another when you develop relationships with everyone around you. Your manager deserves just as much of your attention as that summer intern or part-time employee. Make an effort to connect with everybody. It'll create a richer work experience for you. Plus, your mutual respect for those in the office may inspire others to follow suit, and now everyone is on an even playing field.
Most people can tell when you're blowing smoke up their you-know-where. With every interaction, make sure to treat others as you'd want to be treated. Better yet, challenge yourself to learn something new about someone in your workplace each day for a week, a month, a year. And be genuine about your interest. Everyone is human and deserving of respect. Give it to them, and they'll return the favor in kind.
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Germany attempts to begin a rebuilding process after disappointing World Cup and UEFA Nations League runs when they face Serbia on Wednesday.
After a bitterly disappointing 2018 that saw them fail to defend their World Cup title when they fell out at the group stage, as Sky Sports reported, followed by a failure to advance to the final four of the new UEFA Nations League, German Manager Joachim Loew is likely fighting to keep his job. What might otherwise be a casual friendly match against Serbia now takes on new importance as more than just a warm-up for Sunday's 2020 Euro qualifier against the Netherlands — the same team that drew with Germany to end their Nations League run last year. The intriguing friendly on Wednesday will live stream from Germany.
To find out how to watch a live stream of the Germany vs. Serbia International Friendly Wednesday match, see the streaming information at the bottom of this article. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. Central European Time at the 26,000-seat VfL Wolfsburg Arena, also known as Volkswagen Arena, in Wolfsburg, Germany, on March 20. That start time will be the same in Serbia, which also occupies the Central European time zone.
Fans in England and throughout the United Kingdom can catch the kickoff at 7:45 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. Back in the United States, the game gets underway at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 12:45 p.m. Pacific. In India, the Die Mannschaft vs. Оrlovi match kicks off at 1:15 a.m. on Thursday morning, March 21.
Loew is not being shy with his rebuilding approval to the German squad, shockingly dropping Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng, and Thomas Mueller — all mainstays from Germany's 2014 World Cup winning side — from the squad that will face Serbia and the Netherlands, according to AFP and posted by Sport 24.
To watch a free live stream of the Germany Vs. Serbia International Friendly showdown, use the stream provided by ESPN3 or download the WatchESPN app to watch the European matchup on mobile devices. ESPN3 will carry the game live in the United States and is free to subscribers of most major internet service providers and many minor ISPs as well.
Another way to watch the Germany vs. Serbia friendly is to access the streaming video provided by Univision Now or by downloading the Univision app. Univision also streams live on the Roku set-top streaming device, allowing fans to watch the match live on their TV sets.
To view the live stream for free without the need for any cable subscription, fans can sign up for a free trial of a multi-channel live TV streaming package such as Sling TV, or Fubo TV. Both of those internet TV services require credit card information and subscription fees, but also offer seven-day free trial periods. With that free trial, fans can watch the Germany-Serbia game at no charge.
In Germany, the TV Now channel will carry the game, while in Serbia, SportKlub Serbia streams the game. Within the United Kingdom and Ireland, the match will be broadcast by Sky Go, which means that to access a live stream, fans in the U.K. and Ireland will need a Sky Sports subscription.
For fans in India, Sony Liv will stream the Nations League German-Serbian showdown. And throughout many countries in Africa, South African sports network Super Sport will carry a live stream of the crucial match.
For a comprehensive list of outlets around the globe that carry a live stream of the Germany vs. Serbia International Friendly match, see LiveSoccerTV.com.


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Forty-four Middlesbrough FC supporters unhappy with their treatment by Derbyshire Police are taking the force to court. They have launched a crowdfunded campaign to support their case and the FSA has made a donation. You can do the same here. Below, they tell us who they are and why this case should matter to all fans…
Who are we? Forty-four Middlesbrough supporters who were detained for more than six hours and given dispersal notices by Derbyshire Police. Our crime? We don't know and the police don't have to tell us anything. Football fans are being treated like criminals for just trying to support their team, so we're going to court to seek justice for the misuse of dispersal powers.
On 17th March 2015, officers from various police forces were involved in issuing a group of approximately 50 football supporters with dispersal notices pursuant to Section 34 and Section 35 Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 ("the 2014 Act").
Supporters had travelled to an away game and were detained on arrival for more than six hours. During this time we were not able to use a toilet or have anything to drink. Some of the fans were told by police officers to urinate in the street next to a church. It was humiliating and degrading for those concerned.
We were eventually led through the streets of Derby to the train station before officers travelled with us on a train to Nottingham for further detention until transport arrived. We were then surrounded by marked police vehicles with their lights flashing, sirens on and followed down the M1.
Why? No one knows…
We were given no explanation and the police are hiding behind 'Public Interest Immunity'. The police do not have to justify their actions so can continue to abuse dispersal powers in this manner.
Dispersal powers should ONLY be used to disperse INDIVIDUALS for a period of time which may be necessary for the purpose of removing or reducing the likelihood of either (a) members of the public in the locality being harassed, alarmed, or distressed; or (b) the occurrence in the locality of crime or disorder.
When deciding to make such an authorisation police officers must have particular regard to the rights and freedoms of expression and assembly in articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention of Human Rights. In many cases there are no individual assessments and the police are able to cherry pick groups of fans and disperse them without having to offer an explanation.
Fans had taken time off work, bought tickets and were simply looking forward to watching a football match. Instead, we were deprived of our liberty and escorted out of the city like criminals. One of the fans described it as the most humiliating experience in his 40 years of supporting football.
We are asking for football fans across the UK to get behind us. We have issued a claim for false imprisonment and breach of our Human Rights under Article 5, 8 and 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights. However, the police can afford to fight this case as their legal fees are funded by you, the tax payer – they know that the fans can't afford the legal fees and that this may force the withdrawal of the case – where is the JUSTICE in that?
Why are we raising money?
Our legal team is working on a NO WIN, NO FEE basis but going up against the police means if we lose we could be forced to pay their costs. The introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act in 2013 means that if we lose our case we could be looking at paying a hefty legal bill. The police know this is our situation and are depending upon us dropping the case. Please help us over come this barrier to justice. We, the people, can come together to crowdfund and force the police to be accountable for their misuse of dispersal powers.
Ten Bristol City fans brought a similar case against West Midlands Police and the fans had to rely on generous donations to cover their legal fees. It was a long and difficult legal battle which eventually settled out of court earlier this year.
Bristol City Supporters Club & Trust Chairman, Stu Rogers, said: "Whilst we will not have our day in court to seek a ruling, we believe this is a moral victory and sends a clear message to police forces up and down the country. Do not misuse these dispersal powers. Fans simply will not stand for it."
You can donate here…
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Bristol City fans launch crowdfund for youngsters priced out by club
Bristol City supporters have set up a crowdfund to help young fans hardest hit by the club's rise in season ticket prices.
Palace fans launch official complaint against Sussex Police
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The last stationery item you'll need will be Thank You cards, when the wedding is over and the dust has settled! At this point, you simply want to send out a note of thanks to your guests, either for attending or for their wishes and gifts.
The cards are usually blank and are hand-written; the personal touch is very much appreciated.
Try to send your Thank You cards out within 2-3 months after the wedding – later is acceptable but don't wait too long.
Small flat card with an embossed or foiled border to match the other items in our Classic Collection, plus matching blank envelope.
Printed with "Thank You" at the top, with space to write personal message below.
Available in white, ivory and cream, Classic textured stock (with border).
$2.00 per set for average quantity (40-80).
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Thank you so much for sharing our wedding day with us and for your thoughtful gift. We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did.
Thank you for being a part of the most amazing day of our lives and for helping to make it so memorable. It means the world to us that you were there and we hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did.
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Thank you for being there to share in the joy of our wedding day. We were honoured to celebrate such a special occasion with our dear family and friends.
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New publication: Critical success factors for governing farmer-managed public goods in rural areas in the Netherlands
Article by: M. Blom-Zandstra, H. Korevaar, M. Stuiver, A. Groot
Multifunctional land use has become a widely supported pathway for Europe's countryside. Brussels and the national governments stimulate farmers to integrate primary production with non-agricultural practices from which they can also benefit. In favour of this development different stakeholders are encouraged to collaborate to produce the so-called farmer-managed public goods. This paper explores critical success factors for the production and maintenance of these public goods. In two Dutch case study regions we show a chronology of major events from 1975 leading to a shift from primary agricultural production towards a successful multifunctional land use. We evaluated which critical success factors crucial for managing public goods manifest themselves in our case study regions. Besides six critical success factors described in literature (Property rights, Asymmetric information, Administrative complexity, Governance, Time lags and Market structure) four other factors appear to be crucial in governing farmer-managed public goods: (1) establishing a system of rewards; (2) a mix of governance forms; (3) visionary leadership with networks in both the public and the private sectors and (4) time for new ideas to mature and to build commitment among the actors.
Margaretha (Greet) Blom-Zandstra, Hein Korevaar, Marian Stuiver & Annemarie Groot (2016) Critical success factors for governing farmer-managed public goods in rural areas in the Netherlands, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 14:1, 45-64, DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2015.1024972
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my mum's house by accident!
to rub all over myself in glee!
was my £1 disney dvds!
I'm not even ashamed to admit i am a disney freak.
They are my childhood, they are my future.
i eventually found them in a shop called 'The Works' in the mall for £7.
I'm currently halfway through mockingjay.
It's been a while since i last read them so i have no idea what's going to happen.
Yes, my forgetfulness comes in handy sometimes!
thank you Mr Lewis, best knowledge you ever gave me!
My boyfriend has just finished playing Bioshock Infinite.
The mention of tears [not wah crying tears, a tear in material etc] had me dying to read The Subtle Knife again.
Once i've finished mockingjay i'm going to dive right into these.
I've never read this but the blurb sucked me in.
Sounds so interesting, and it is a tome, not a book, a tome.
I saw JK Rowlings new [well, old] book the casual vacancy in the same shop but i left it.
Not sure why, hadn't heard good reviews so wasn't convinced.
Kind of wish i'd got it now, reckon it was only £1 too.
A little treat my dad got me in a charity shop in Lymm.
Some bits i picked up from the bargain shops.
Not really very interesting, just things i've wanted to try and things i can't get in Berlin.
I spent under a fiver in here and not pictured is the wrapping paper and birthday tags i used for my mum's birthday presents.
Why did i only buy one!?!?!?!?
I've never used a magnetic bookmark and i have to say, amazing.
75p for these lovely treats.
And they don't fall out of your book when you're lugging it around the house.
I also bought a lot of clothes.
They are all mainly grey and boring though, so i can't be bothered taking pictures of them ha!
I walked into asda one day and they were having a half price clothing sale.
but i swear, i live in them.
they really are doing something right this year.
Ok, i've bored myself now.
The most exciting thing i brought to Berlin was all my books.
I might treat you to a post about my meagre bookshelf here in Berlin.
I'm hoping to do a giveaway when i hit 50 followers to say thanks for showing interest.
Some photos i took with my trusty Minolta while in England.
The first few are from my mum's birthday, the rest from a trip to Lymm.
When i went to get these developed they guy offered to put them on a cd for an extra quid.
I was like, hells yeah!
So i resigned myself to taking pictures of pictures again.
Took all 36x2 [maths is too much] photos then had a thought.
"i wonder if the cd works in the new mac"
There are all the photos i just took pictures of the last 30 minutes.
A bit late i know, but i didn't get a chance to get on the laptop last night!
4. Picnic in the park 5. Mauerpark 6. Vegetarian bibimbap 7. Dogs yay!
So i have been back in Berlin for a whole week.
The day after i got home i got ill.
Which means this week was pretty much a bust.
I couldn't move around too much because i felt my head was going to explode!
The day before going home i got a new phone, yay.
It took my dad and me 13 minutes to park up, get to the o2 shop, and sign a new contract.
That is what i call skill.
Only when i got home did i realise my new phone is a touch and type phone.
Now i'm on edge waiting for it to break.
Whilst home i also got a new bag.
This beauty is from good old Dotty P's and was £7.
It's much sturdier and roomier than your average tote, and the fabric is so nice.
My flight went ok coming home.
We landed at sunset and it was deliciously warm.
The only thing was our usual train, the S9, wasn't running.
It's our favourite train, it takes us right to Schönhauser allee, no changes.
This trip however we had to travel 6 stops, catch a bus 3 stops, then jump on the ring 4 stops before finally getting home to a broken boiler and dying plants!
But hey, we were home and it was warm and dry.
A few days later my excess luggage parcel arrived.
I always buy things that i can't fit into my bag.
So i pack a box and send it to myself to arrive after i get home.
Hey, it's cheaper and less hassle than paying extra at the airport for more bags!
This box was stuffed with new clothes [asda sale, thank you], beauty products, and my Things & Ink bundle.
If you guys like tattoos, strong women, and excellent articles, go check it out!
I'll be doing a blog post on the magazines soon so keep you eyes peeled.
As a result of being ill this week all i could be bothered to do was read.
After much consideration i settled on Catching Fire.
Halfway through, forgot almost everything that happened!
Anyway, talking about it is making me itch to read it, so i'm gonna go, speak soon.
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COMICS RETROSPECTIVE: An Odinson Reunion... in Hel!? In Thor (2018) Volume 1.
Thor (2018) Issue 1 Cover 1. Published by Marvel Comics.
Thor (2018) Volume 1: The God of Thunder Reborn! Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Mike Del Mundo (issues 1-4) and Christian Ward (Issues 5-6).
Things are back to normal, more or less. The Odinson has reclaimed his position as the God of Thunder! He's still not exactly worthy, per se, but he's got a whole bunch of hammers and a job to do. There's only one thing standing in his way: His ne'er-do-well step-brother Loki. Who, in his usual twisted manner, is trying to help. By sending Thor to Hel!
Thor is back! But after the events of The Mighty Thor volume 5, chaos is spreading throughout the ten realms.
Asgardia has been destroyed, and Odin's stockpile of the most powerful and destructive weapons known to gods and men has been scattered throughout the universe.
So, naturally, now that he's reclaimed his mantle, it's Thor's first job to reclaim these disasters in the making.
One tiny problem... The first weapon he's searching for just happens to have landed in the temple of Cyttorak. Which means the freshly re-minted God of Thunder has to handle his Avatar: The Unstoppable Juggernaut!
Obviously, this ends REALLY well for Thor.
They just don't make 'em like they used to...
And after a day of smiting the unsmiteable, Thor just wants to relax with a beer.
Another tiny problem.
His step-brother, and current Asgardian Pariah Loki has stopped by, to ask a little favour. Things are obviously super chilled between these two, and everything goes down with absolutely no punching at all. Then, through no fault of anyone's, they both end up in Hel...
He lands on the set for the new Mad Max film.
But things aren't too grand, in the lands of the dead. The War of the Realms is raging, and after decimating Nidavellir, Cindr has set her sights on Hel. Thankfully, the Odinson is there to stop her. Along with a few more of his brothers than you might think.
So grab your hammer and join the fight, to save the realms of the dead. But don't forget to bring a suit, because I can hear wedding bells, in the distance.
For the final tale of the volume, we jump ahead to the end of time. Where a weary All-Father Thor is ministering to his last few followers. But darkness is spreading throughout the universe; Entropy is claiming what little light there is left. And what the laws of nature don't destroy, will meet a very different kind of Doom.
Why this book is so good:
Thor Volume 1 is an odd book.
The book starts off with what promises to be a fun arc. The Odinson, finally Thor once again, journeying around the ten realms to reclaim lost weapons of Asgard. In just the first issue alone, he clashes with Juggernaut and Namor! That's one hell of a start right?
The arc isn't so much an arc as it is an issue. The story begins and ends in issue 1 and is then never mentioned again, until it's repurposed post-WoTR as the entirely forgettable "Punisher: Kill Krew", which is a real shame. Because it felt like there was a lot of fun to be had with that concept, and after the brutality of War Thor and Death of The Mighty Thor, and before the heartbreak of War of the Realms and King Thor, it feels like the readers really could have done with a single light arc, just to ease us back into the swing of things.
We did get some cool hammers, though. So that's nice.
Sadly, this arc is over before it could start, and once again we're drawn into the soap opera that is the internal struggles of the Odinson clan.
The second arc of this volume is... Really odd. I mean, when you're dealing with Norse Gods, and Marvel and all that, you expect some strangeness, but this was pushing it, even for me. In this bizarre tale, Thor and Loki are sent to Hel, where they meet up with Tyr and Baldur, and try to get Hel on their side for the War of the Realms. But, Hela comes back, and the only way to get remedy the situation is for Baldur and Hela to get married. There's also lots of fighting, Thanos makes a brief appearance, and everything gets set on fire. Also, Thor kinda, temporarily dies. A bit. For those keeping count, I believe this is death number 9. I know Aaron is better at long-form stories, and tends to take a while to get going. Just look at the first few volumes of The Mighty Thor if you don't believe me. but even with my "I'm sure he'll make it work, in the long run" outlook, this is a hard arc to swallow.
On the plus side, it's a very funny arc. So that's something. Although, I have to say 90% of the humour comes from my favourite new character, and undisputed best dog in Marvel: Thori, the Helhound.
Best Flower girl in hell!
But all is not lost. Because while the first four issues are a little hit and miss, the final two issues of this volume are pure Asgardian gold.
All-Father Thor is one of my favourite parts of Aaron's Thor run. Seeing the older, weary Thor slowly remembering how to be a hero just reminds us that even if he doesn't believe it himself, Thor has always been worthy. And when you have him go against absolute powerhouses like Phoenix, Logan, and Final Doom, it's such pure fan-service, that it's impossible to hate it.
But of course, Aaron never does anything just for fan-service. Everything is in service of the greater plot. So, while this is a lot of fun, it also lays the groundwork for one of the greatest comic arcs in a very long time. The capstone to Aaron's run: King Thor. But more on that, later!
Final Doom is upon us.
Last, we have to address the elephant in the room.
When Aaron started, in The God of Thunder, he teamed up with artistic legend Esad Ribic. The ultra fine linework and muted colour palette gave his work a realistic and supremely clean look, that I absolutely loved.
We then moved on to The Mighty Thor, and Russel Dauterman. Initially I was a little worried. The lines got a little thicker, the colours a bit more intense, the overall effect was very "comic booky". And while I was initially unsure, Dauterman's work spoke for itself, and his light style and excellent character designs won me over fairly fast.
But then, in Thor (2018) Dauterman stepped down, and Mike Del Mundo took over... and, for me, it just didn't work. His watercolour-esque style works for large panels, and landscapes. For a series as action packed as Thor though, I feel like it just doesn't convey the action as well as it could, and it drags the pacing down a lot. He gets better, over the course of the run, but seeing Christian Ward's art for the All-Father Thor sections just highlights my dislike for Del Mundo's style.
Kind of ended on a downer there, didn't I? Ah well, it's not going to get any better next time. Because Loki has a plan to keep a young Thor from ever returning to Midgard, but it's going to backfire in a way he could never have guessed!
So, join me next time for Thor (2018) Volume 2, which apparently doesn't have a subtitle...
If you want to read along with me, you can find every issue of Aaron's Thor Saga on Comixology, Amazon, or better yet, at your local comic store!
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COMICS RETROSPECTIVE: Once again, I'm proven right. In Invincible Volume 19: The War At Home!
"Chasin' the Bird," the graphic novel about the life of jazz legend Charlie Parker, has me flying


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Portret doñi Josefy Castilli Portugal de Garcini – obraz olejny hiszpańskiego malarza Francisca Goi, znajdujący się w kolekcji Metropolitan Museum of Art w Nowym Jorku.

Okoliczności powstania
Okres pomiędzy nominacją Goi na pierwszego nadwornego malarza Karola IV w 1799 a inwazją napoleońską w 1808 r. był dla artysty czasem wielkiej aktywności i finansowej stabilizacji. W tym czasie powstało wiele portretów wysokiej jakości. Goya malował członków rodziny królewskiej, arystokracji, burżuazji, duchownych, polityków, bankierów, wojskowych oraz ludzi związanych z kulturą. Często portretował też swoich przyjaciół z kręgu liberałów i ilustrados. Współcześni mu wiedzieli, że jakość portretu zależała w dużej mierze od zainteresowania malarza i czasu, jaki był gotowy mu poświęcić.

W 1804 sportretował małżonków Ignacia Garciniego y Queralta (1752–1825) i Josefę Castilla Portugal y Wanasbrok de Garcini (1775–1850), którzy – podążając za panującą wśród wyższych klas modą – zamówili parę portretów. Małżeństwo Garcinich było wtedy uprzywilejowane na królewskim dworze. Wojskowy Ignacio Garcini był brygadierem Korpusu Inżynierów, pracował także w ministerstwie wojny. Josefa była jedną z dam dworu królowej Marii Ludwiki. O ich bliskiej relacji z monarchami świadczą zachowane dokumenty z Pałacu Królewskiego. Kiedy Josefa była w ciąży w 1801, król Karol IV deklarował chęć zostania ojcem chrzestnym dziecka, co było wielkim zaszczytem. Z okazji narodzin dziecka rodzice otrzymali także wartościowy klejnot. Apogeum ich wpływów na dworze przypadło na rok 1806, kiedy Igancio Garcini został kawalerem Zakonu Santiago.

Pendanty
Chociaż oba portrety powstały jako pendanty, znacznie różnią się sposobem przedstawienia postaci. Portret Ignacia ma oficjalny charakter, podczas gdy portret jego żony jest nieformalny i odbiegający od większości kobiecych portretów Goi. Ponadto Ives i Stein uważają obrazy za zaskakująco zimne, pozbawione emocjonalnej więzi, która wizualnie łączyłaby przedstawionych małżonków. Ich postaci nie są zwrócone ku sobie w tradycyjny dla przedstawiania par sposób. Janis Tomlinson zwraca uwagę, że również stroje postaci nie są dopasowane i kwestionuje, czy oba portrety miały być w zamiarze oglądane obok siebie. Juliet Wilson Bareau opisuje portrety Garcinich jako "niezwykle dziwne pendanty", podając w wątpliwość atrybucję Goi. Uważa, że inskrypcje są nieprzekonujące i dodaje, że obrazy zostały po raz pierwszy wystawione dopiero na wystawie w Madrycie w 1900, która prezentowała wiele wątpliwych atrybucji. Również Weissberger analizując pismo Goi uznał inskrypcje z portretów Garcinich za imitacje malarza, różniące się od konwencjonalnego tekstu kursywą np. z Portretu Bernarda de Iriarte. Opinie co do jakości obrazów są podzielone. Valverde Madrid znajduje portret damy "już w pełni romantyczny", podczas gdy ten przedstawiający jej męża pozostaje w XVIII-wiecznym kanonie malarskim. Wilson i Gassier uważają portret Josefy za mniej udany, niż jej męża.

Opis obrazu
Kiedy powstały obrazy, Josefa Castilla Portugal miała 29 lat i prawdopodobnie była w ciąży. Została przedstawiona na czarnym tle podkreślającym jej sylwetkę, która według Elizabeth Du Gué Trapier jawi się niczym "masywna piramida". Siedzi na czerwonej otomanie z różowymi poduszkami w sposób raczej pozbawiony wdzięku. W złożonych na brzuchu rękach trzyma zamknięty wachlarz. Ma na sobie białą suknię z gazy w stylu empire, z głębokim dekoltem, podobną do tej z Portretu hrabiny Chinchón, którą Goya również przedstawił oczekującą dziecka. W przypadku hrabiny suknia była znakiem elegancji, jednak u Josefy niekorzystanie podkreśla jej puszystą sylwetkę i pełny biust. Suknia jest przewiązana w talii jasnoniebieską wstążką. Ciąża może tłumaczyć nieformalny, domowy strój i fryzurę. Uwagę zwracają rozpuszczone złote włosy, opadające na ramiona i sięgające do pasa. Różowawa karnacja i jasne włosy są prawdopodobnie cechami odziedziczonymi po matce pochodzącej z Flandrii, które malarz stara się podkreślić. Twarz modelki wygląda na zmęczoną, a ona sama wydaje się trochę nieobecna. Tomlinson, która wcześniej uważała wyraz twarzy modelki za mało inteligentny, w późniejszej analizie koryguje tę obserwację uznając, że wrażenie to wydaje się spowodowane naturalną asymetrią jej twarzy, która nadaje jej nieco roztargniony wygląd.

Ułożenie ramion nie jest zbyt udane, w przeciwieństwie do precyzyjnego oddania jakości tkanin. Portret nie odznacza się znaną z innych dzieł dokładnością, sugeruje małe zainteresowanie malarza. Poza modelki oraz kolorystyka i sposób nakładania farby przywołują dzieła malarzy znanych Goi z kolekcji królewskich: zmysłowe, rudowłose modelki Rubensa i monumentalne bohaterki Rembrandta, w szczególności Judytę na uczcie u Holofernesa z 1634. Z prawej strony obok konturu postaci widać drobne pentimenti, lewe ramię zostało przemalowane, widoczne są na nim także ubytki wierzchniej warstwy farby.

Inskrypcja na obrazie głosi: Da. Josefa Castilla. de / Garcini. pr. Goya 1804.

Proweniencja
Obraz znajdował się w posiadaniu Ignacia Garciniego y Queralta do jego śmierci, następnie przeszedł na jego krewnego Vicentego Garciniego w Madrycie, a później był własnością malarza Ricarda Madraza. Madrazo zaoferował pendanty amerykańskiej kolekcjonerce Louisine Havemeyer, która zaaranżowała ich sprzedaż Oliverowi H. Payne w Nowym Jorku. Obraz odziedziczył jego siostrzeniec Harry Payne Bingham, który przekazał go Metropolitan Museum of Art w 1955.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Portrety autorstwa Francisca Goi
Portrety postaci historycznych
Obrazy w Metropolitan Museum of Art


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Peruvian Barber residing in San Diego- Luisa is our Guest in this article.
Chess clips and cutz. Don't be surprised guys about what is chess clips and cuts doing out here in Funmansite but you will know soon when you read further. Actually I had a little conversation with a very talented Barber from California as we talk about her Profession, some personal stuff and more. So without a further delay let's see what she said for the questions I asked.
Please tell us about yourself. What's your name and where you from?
My name is Luisa @peruvians_barber.
I'm from Peru living in San Diego, CA. Living here Since June 11, 2007 and been working as a Barber since November 20, 2014. I had worked in different shops and currently "Chess clips and cutz" is the Place where I've been working now.
Beginning was easy for you?
Luisa: Of course not. The beginning was very difficult for me since I had to deal with very special customers, especially with children who move all the time. With children you have to be very patient and very careful when cutting their hair because they have very sensitive skin and I was afraid of hurting them with my Clips.
Luisa: See people happy after they see their cut. I enjoy sharing my experiences with the clients. Not only a good cut matters but a good talk also.
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Nicaragua & ALBANISA: The Privatization of Venezuelan Aid
August 13, 2010 August 13, 2010 COHA 90 Views 12 min read
After Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega took office for his second presidential term in 2007, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez announced his plan to meet Nicaragua's oil needs. The leaders' ideological ties led Ortega to push for Nicaragua's membership in the Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA). The Venezuelan President established this political bloc with the intention of countering the U.S. ambition for a Free Trade Area of the Americas or Acuerdo de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA). Comprising leftist nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, and Ecuador, ALBA seeks to promote an ideology of solidarity that emphasizes social welfare policies rather than the kind of competitive capitalist agreements that have pervaded throughout the hemisphere in its recent history. While ALBA serves as a symbolic opposition to the free trade agreements that the U.S. has negotiated with desperate Latin American regimes in the past, many skeptics have debated its practical impact due to a lack of concrete results produced by the Chávez-led body. Nicaragua's simultaneous membership in the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) suggests that ALBA does not quite play the revolutionary role to which its proponents initially aspired. (For more on ALBA, see COHA's report here)
ALBA has proved a destabilizing force in an already polarized political environment. In Nicaragua, Venezuelan cooperation through ALBA led to the creation of a private company called ALBANISA (ALBA de Nicaragua, S.A) to manage the anticipated investment funds. The company has come under a great deal of heat: as a privately held company, ALBANISA is not required to disclose its funds to the public. However, it has turned out that the government has used its funds for state expenses. The secrecy enveloping ALBANISA expenditures has led some to fear the worst.
Allegations of corruption and mishandling of money highlight the lack of transparency surrounding ALBANISA's operations. In the nation's young and unconsolidated democracy, the company's practices add fuel to the fire of the country's existing political turmoil. Opposition members allege that the Ortega government has been embezzling these funds. Although this accusation remains difficult to prove, the state must acknowledge what could be the legitimate fears and suspicions of the public. Therefore, it should begin by including these funds in the national budget. This transparency will allow the public to hold the government accountable for how it uses the ALBANISA funds. In pursuing transparency, the state will increase civic faith in Nicaragua's democratic institutions and enhance the constitutional process by providing the nation's elected representatives with the means to allocate this money in a way that serves the public interest.
ALBANISA: What It Is and How It Works
The creation of ALBANISA followed the commencement of Venezuelan oil transfers to Nicaragua, cemented by the signing of the ALBA Energy Agreement.1 The company plays an unusual role in the fairly complex process of ALBA's oil cooperation model. PETRONIC, the semi-private Nicaraguan petroleum conglomerate that features partial state ownership, purchases and receives oil from Venezuela's state-owned oil enterprise, PDVSA.2 PETRONIC then resells the oil and delivers all revenue to ALBANISA, a private company featuring joint-ownership between Venezuela's PDVSA and Nicaragua's PETRONIC. Then ALBANISA sends half of this revenue back to Venezuela in exchange for the oil while delivering another twenty-five percent to an ALBA social fund. ALBANISA itself retains the remaining twenty-five percent of oil revenue.3 In the end, this intricate process is intended to benefit Nicaragua through reduced oil prices.
Controversy surrounds the future of the funds held by ALBANISA. Because it technically remains a private company, ALBANISA does not need to subject its finances to the constraints of Nicaragua's national budget. However, it is widely known that the Ortega administration oversees the expenditures of such funds through its participation in PETRONIC. Given its autonomy, ALBANISA appropriates and allocates funds without any oversight by the National Assembly, which approves the national budget each year. This means that ALBANISA expenditures of such funds are not subject to any effective checks; no one knows how much money the company handles, how much it spends, or where that money goes. The lack of transparency surrounding ALBANISA expenditures suggests the possibility of corruption and mishandling of funds. Moreover, it further encourages the downward spiral of public faith in government.
Scandals, Controversies, and Allegations
Aside from the fact that ALBANISA enjoys immunity from budget oversight, the company has garnered notoriety due to suspicions of illegitimate activities. The most prominent complaint concerns ALBANISA ownership. José Francisco López Centeno, then president of PETRONIC, managed the company's affairs as its vice president until late 2009. While his simultaneous management of the two companies offered no immediate cause for alarm, his time as Secretary General for the ruling FSLN party did.4 Many observers accused the company of being subservient to the interests of the party and, by extension, the Ortega administration. However, the circumstances of López Centeno's dismissal from ALBANISA alarmed the public on a greater scale, as a report by Venezuela's PDVSA found that "serious failings" had occurred in the handling of the company. The report noted that some 1.4 million córdobas (nearly US $70,000 of ALBANISA funds) had gone unaccounted for, though unofficial sources claim the figure could be much greater. As a result of the report, López Centeno was removed from his position.5,6
Rafael Paniagua, a Venezuelan citizen, came to direct ALBANISA's affairs following López Centeno's dismissal. His work with the company has also generated uproar among Nicaraguans. At the beginning of this year, the ownership of opposition television station Channel 8 changed hands amid rumors of government involvement. While Ortega denied playing a hand in the ordeal, Paniagua declared that ALBANISA had indeed purchased the station. Paniagua spoke about the acquisition to El Nuevo Diario, an opposition newspaper, declaring, "The only thing I can assure you is that ALBA is here to stay because ours is a nation-building project."7 Nicaragua, a nation hypersensitive to breaches upon its self-determination due to its history of intervention by foreign actors, erupted in anger at the idea of a Venezuelan-controlled nation-building project within its territory. The response arose from all over the political spectrum, as even Bayardo Arce, one of Ortega's economic advisors, publicly refuted Paniagua's claims, saying that Chávez may have "a nation-building project in Venezuela, but in Nicaragua he has no such project." He went so far as to call Paniagua "crazy."8 Nicaragua's strong sense of nationalism coupled with Paniagua's remarks forced the state into a precarious balancing act in which it must maintain strong ALBA ties while promoting the nation's sensitive sovereignty.
However, many among the opposition fear that Paniagua spoke the truth. Given ALBANISA's closeness to the government and the ruling party, many believe the FSLN now has effective control of Channel 8. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, a prominent journalist who hosted two programs on the network, has parted ways with the station as a result, stating that he wanted to cooperate with the Ortega government "neither directly nor indirectly."9 Many feel that this latest move embodies the President's creeping authoritarianism and is an effort to stifle dissent. However, given the disputed nature of the station's sale, one cannot immediately confirm or deny such allegations. On the other hand, one can acknowledge that the ALBANISA affair has exacerbated tense relations between the state and the opposition. Reports that the President's sons, Juan Carlos and Rafael Ortega Murillo, help manage ALBANISA transactions further worry those who are skeptical about the company.10,11
Curbing an Unchecked Power
In February of this year, the Comptroller General's Office announced that it would conduct an audit of ALBANISA. The decision followed an audit of PETRONIC that revealed a few irregularities in the company's management.12 Although Venezuela owns a majority share of ALBANISA, the Office claims the audit coincides with constitutional requirements due to the state's partial ownership through PETRONIC. However, Paniagua maintains that they can only audit the PETRONIC share of the company.13 The audit has not yet come to fruition, as it will be a lengthy endeavor. Regardless, the Comptroller General's pledge to audit the conglomerate shows promise that a system of checks and accountability may be in effect. One can only hope that they do execute the audit, doing so fairly and independently of interested parties.
While the findings may or may not reveal the truth to the allegations lodged against the company, they will not automatically assuage the skeptical opposition. In a political society so polarized, the government must act with the utmost transparency in order to encourage a loyal opposition. If the audit reveals no misconduct, the opposition will attribute the conclusion to a government institution manipulated by the country's infamous pact, deeming the investigatory body a mere puppet of the administration. Although one may lack the necessary evidence to draw this conclusion, many Nicaraguans rightfully view the current condition of state institutions in this way. Therefore, the Ortega administration must include the ALBANISA funds and expenses in the national budget to dispel these lingering suspicions. If the group has nothing to hide, Ortega can only gain from this move. Some Ortega supporters may say that, because of its obstinate nature, the opposition will never acknowledge any good deed done by the President; however, this argument acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy, excusing divisive governance and poor state decisions while further polarizing the political environment. The extensive reach of the ALBANISA controversy highlights the urgent need for transparency in this process.
Assets, Projects, and Investments: ALBANISA Matters
Although some may downplay ALBANISA's importance in today's Nicaragua, the business conglomerate has its hands in many projects within the country. Estimates place their total funds managed at US $250 million and US $125 million in 2008 and 2009, respectively.14 Because international oil prices dictate the company's holdings, the decrease in price does not automatically translate to a decrease in activity. On the contrary, ALBANISA manifests itself in over ten different projects, or Albitas, which include investment in and operation of electricity, credit cooperatives, agriculture, transport, construction, security, and other industries.15 Also, reports have surfaced detailing a number of new construction projects, a plan to irrigate Lake Cocibolca (also known as Lake Nicaragua), as well as investments in hotels, security, and gas.16,17 Through its US $50 million purchase of the Swiss mining company Glencore's assets, ALBANISA acquired roughly seventy-three percent of the country's crude oil storage facilities.18 These numerous projects illustrate the company's significance as well as the predicaments created by its semi-private status.
Moreover, many of its critics allege that the state uses ALBANISA to invest in ideological and political projects. Given that the company handles funds through ALBA, which itself has its base in a shared ideology among its member-states, concerns abound that its further the Ortega administration's political agenda. When the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government corporation that focuses on promoting economic growth in underdeveloped countries, cancelled its US $62 million package to Nicaragua due to transparency concerns over the disputed 2008 municipal elections, ALBA pledged to replace the aid with US $50 million.19 While Venezuela maintains a clear interest in keeping its allies afloat, the move rang symbolically for the ALBA bloc. Proponents of the Bolivarian ideology consider the MCC an agent of free-market economics as it uses data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Heritage Foundation, organizations they view in a similar light, to assess the degree of economic freedom at play.20
Likewise, ALBANISA works to promote Ortega's ostensibly leftist ideology by investing in social programs like Hambre Cero in addition to infrastructure projects. It handled Venezuelan funds aimed to increase salaries of public sector employees, a move that generated criticism from the IMF due to its inflationary concerns.21 Following a two-week strike by the National Transit Coordinating Committee that froze the nation's public transportation, the government agreed to subsidize fuel for taxis and buses thanks to assistance from Venezuela through ALBA.22 Furthermore, when Nicaragua was suffering from energy rations and constant blackouts, ALBA provided generators that resolved the crisis. However, many suspect that the generators, since privatized, will indebt the Nicaraguan people with high electrical rates.23 In May of 2010, the state implemented a salary hike—named the "Christian, socialist, solidarity" bonus after Ortega's redefined ideology—for thousands of public sector employees. More skeptical onlookers criticize the move as an act of clientelism, seeking to placate voting constituents.24 These moves illustrate the concerns that ALBANISA has become an ideological tool for the state.
Enhancing Transparency and Good Governance
Many view the ALBANISA issue in simple terms: if the government has nothing to hide, it should include the company's finances the national budget. While this logic may oversimplify the complexities of the company's existence, it proposes the most reasonable action that the government should assume to defuse such a controversy. Thus, one ponder why the Ortega administration refuses to do so. In a speech given in May of this year, President Ortega rhetorically posited, "If ALBANISA were a transnational corporation, do you think it would work to better the workers' salary…?".25
The underlying logic of Ortega's statement illustrates his motivation to maintain ALBANISA as it is; he believes that others do not desire to promote the progress, welfare, and justice of society in its actions the way that Ortega's government does. This logic extends to his impression of the role of the private sector as well as opposition policymakers. While this deterministic picture may seem extreme, the failed neoliberal policies pursued by previous administrations have contributed to the massively unequal distribution of wealth and underdevelopment of Nicaragua's poorest sectors of the population. However, Ortega misleadingly paints himself as the last-standing guardian of the poor, excusing ALBANISA's usurpation of budgetary power in the name of an ostensibly valiant mission to help the impoverished. This messianic rhetoric reeks of a benevolent dictatorship, which some disillusioned Nicaraguans sadly will embrace.
In a young democracy, such authoritarian temptations can set back the progress towards full democratic consolidation; Nicaragua must resist this acquiescence to authoritarianism and supplant it with a firm belief in its tenuous democracy. Therefore, the Ortega government must subject the ALBANISA finances to rigorous legislative oversight. By enhancing budgetary transparency, the state can strengthen the state of democracy in the country, undo previous damage to its international reputation, and prove to its citizens that the government does respect the civil will. While one must remain hopeful, President Ortega's actions as of late leave little room for optimism.
References for this article are available here.
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St. Louis Cardinals' Peanut-Safe Games and River City Rascals' Peanut-Safe Wednesdays
Announcements from Gateway FEAST (Food Allergy, Eczema, and Asthma Support Team) of St. Louis, MO:
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that there will be 3 peanut-safe games at Busch Stadium this season! With the success of the game last season, they felt it was necessary to extend this opportunity to more people. Same as last year, the peanut-safe section will be #328. The dates for this section are:
Saturday, April 11th vs. the Houston Astros at 3:10 p.m.
Monday, June 1st vs. the Cincinnati Reds at 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, July 29th vs. the LA Dodgers at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets will be $14 (reduced from $27) and will be available for purchase Friday, March 13th, by calling the Busch Stadium Group Event Sales department at (314) 345-9500 and asking for peanut-safe section 328, or go to their website www.stlcardinals.com/peanutsafe.
In addition, the River City Rascals, who play at TR Hughes Stadium in O'Fallon, MO, are continuing their tradition of "Peanut-Safe Wednesdays". Tickets for peanut-safe section 109 will go on sale Saturday, March 28th and cost $9 ($10 on game day). Call (636) 240-2287 to purchase tickets in section 109. The Rascals games where the peanut-safe section will be offered are:
Wednesday, May 27 vs. Florence Freedom at 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, June 10 vs. Gateway Grizzlies at 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22 vs. Avon Professional Baseball at 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, August 5 vs. Southern Illinois Miners at 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, August 19 vs. Kalamazoo Kings at 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, September 2 vs. Evansville Otters at 7:05 p.m.
Thank you for spreading the word!
Laura Veach, Sports Event Coordinator for Gateway FEAST
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