St. Elmo's Day on the 2nd of June relates to the phenomena found on ships at sea. A dancing, glowing light can be seen from the electrical discharges seen on ships' mastheads or around church steeples during a storm. Sailors often regarded it either as a bad omen or a sign of good luck.
St. Elmo's Fire blessed be.
Weddings are very popular in June. They are a wonderful occasion for families and friends to meet but unfortunately this joyous get together can be a nightmare for the bride and groom. Say a little spell to the Goddess Juno who governs June and who also is responsible for marriage, motherhood, and money.
"Goddess Juno let today go without a hitch.
As me and my beloved get hitched.
Our wedding is just a day.
Mermaids are wonderful elemental beings who certainly know how to take care of themselves and are also wonderful scryers using the element of water as their portal. Create your own scrying mirror by tapping into this elementals power.
If you are going to the beach try to collect as many sea shells as possible. If you are going to a pebble beach then collect as many small ones as you can. If the beach you are going to is an historical area notorious for shipwrecks then check for antique sea glass which may be washed upon the shore, collect this also.
Let this mirror show truths for me.
Further, hold onto those feelings of magic which the sea provides and is so powerful for mermaids. On beach vacations, we feel so invigorated by the air, the sea and the sun. We feel good about ourselves proven scientifically by the ions. We feel younger than we are. Recapture that moment in your mind and if possible say this spell on the beach or while out swimming in the sea.
Hold the moment in your memory and throughout the year return to it when things start to get tense and stressful.
There is a saying in England which continues to ring true through most of Europe. That if it rains on July 15th then it will rain for a further 40 days. In other parts of the world this also be the case due to weather systems such as El Nino and El Nina. So, make a note of this day in your calendars and diaries just in case as it is a turning point for many.
"Whether the weather be fair.
Whether the weather be not.
Many people buy and sell property in the summer months. If you have found the house you want to move into. There is a lot to be done. Yet first we need to give thanks to the house we have lived in and also give thanks to the new house we will be moving to.
Light a brown candle anointed with lavender oil.
"Blessed Vesta thank you for your care.
Thank you for your love in my home.
Thank you for all you do for my family.
Let our move to a new home be just as blessed.
Say your thanking prayer while the candle is lit and while you pack your belongings. Good luck in your new home.
"Blessed be to candle light.
Let my children not fight.
Let them be full of fun and creativity.
My children will play good.
They will be joyous and happy.
No more my miserable brood.
Then throughout the holidays whenever you need to recharge. Light the candles and remember the spell. You could always light the candles when the children have gone to bed and it is peaceful.
"Mighty Lion fierce and proud.
Protect my home and grounds.
Do not let enemies enter.
Shelter all who live within.
Keep your picture of the lion or lion ornament in the hall to keep guard on your house.
Protect me on my travels to night.
Wherever I go wherever I roam.
Wear your turquoise jewellery on holiday or keep the piece of turquoise with you at all times.
At times while on vacation we can fall ill. The dreaded colds, flu, and stomach upsets can strike so much more easily on vacation because we are relaxed. When we are at work and stressed out our adrenalin keeps the bugs at bay so when we finally do relax our defences are down and illnesses strike us hard. While on vacation especially in a different country it can be even more upsetting.
Asclepius make my suffering go.
Unfortunately, not everyone can go away on holiday and many of us have a Stay Vacation. We stay here in our local neighbourhoods. However, this can also prove to be an adventure. Go out into your local area and check your local tourist office, or visit your local library. There may have been a great battle where you live. There may be something of great historical and national importance. Research your home or begin to research your family tree. A staycation in not a bad thing you find information you would never have otherwise known. Use the time to see the magic and wonder in your local neighbourhood.
"Here in my town, Universe hear me.
Show me the wonders I do not see.
Show me the sights of fantasy.
Here in my neighbourhood are castles and magic.
There is mystery and wonder in my vicinity.
I shall see all here in my town, my county.
Animals most notably birds and insects know subtle changes within the air and can feel when the wind changes or there is moisture in the air resulting in shower. We as humans also at times can feel or sense when something is in the air. At times though sadness, even on bright sunny days can bring clouds of doubt and grief to us.
"Swallow high on a summer sky.
Return now happiness to me.
No more the sad and the grief.


To serve food and beverage according to prescribed norms.
To provide a courteous and professional service always.
To coordinate well with other colleagues in restaurant to ensure a good working relationship is maintained.
To maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times.
To carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities assigned.
To provide service and support to the customers visiting restaurants.
Offers information and suggestions about the menu.
1.	To be able to dispense various kinds of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as per specifications prescribed.
2.	To impart training to all new bartender s with respect to cocktails stirring and shaking, ingredients necessary for mixing cocktails and also be aware of licensing laws.
3.	To ensure the excise policies are strictly implemented on a daily basis.
4.	To ensure all spillages are logged for the day and duly verified and signed for by the MOD.
5.	To implement the company policies with regards to Outlet SOP guidelines.
6.	Takes drink orders through servers or directly from guests.
7.	Check identification of customers in order to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol.
8.	Maintain inventories of all liquor, juices, and aerated beverages and generally assist the outlet manager to minimize costs, spoilages and breakages.
9.	To ensure daily inventories are happening and also make sure any shortages if any are accounted for and taken care of.
11.	Mix ingredients, such as liquor, soda, water, sugar, and bitters, in order to prepare cocktails and other drinks.
12.	Order or requisition liquors and supplies.
13.	Plan, organize, and control the operations of a cocktail lounge or bar.
14.	Supervise the work of bar staff and other bartenders.
15.	Plan bar menus. & create new drink recipes.


Yeah, school started two weeks ago, but, hey, I grew up in the Northeast where school doesn't start until after Labor Day. So per that schedule, I am right on time!
Their schools both start at 7:40 - that has presented a bit of a challenge in the mornings, but fortunately, the two schools are fairly close together. We need to leave the house around 7:20 to get the kids to school in a (relatively) stress-free (ie, no mad dashes and hurried driving) manner. So far, so good.
Terrific photos! Your kids are so cute.


Technology has allowed modern day air conditioning systems to become very energy efficient. There are many financial and environmental benefits to having air conditioning installed. This has been realised by the government in their quest to reduce carbon emissions and climate change, when they signed the Kyoto protocol in 2006.
Did you know that a heat pump air conditioning system is estimated to save in excess of 2 tonnes of carbon emissions a year? Heat pump inverter driven air conditioning can save thousands of pounds off your fuel bill. It is approximately 30-40% cheaper than gas central heating and 50-60% cheaper than electrical heating. Plus you have the added bonus of cooling as well, offering year round climate control for you and your staff!
The government have set up various incentives such as interest free loans and the Enhanced Capital Gains scheme to encourage businesses to choose air conditioning over conventional forms of heating and cooling.
Domestic installations are also being encouraged with a reduced VAT rate which currently stands at only 5%. Charities, care homes and various other organisations are also included in this incentive scheme.
The Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme allows a company who has spent on technologies, such as a modern air conditioning system, to be able to claim back 100% of the costs in the first year of tax allowances.
To qualify for this incentive the company must purchase equipment that is currently found on the governments Energy Technology List. Air-control currently has in excess of 200 products listed on the Energy Technology List in the air conditioning heat pump category.
The ECA's are claimed in the same way as other capital allowances on the company's corporation tax return, or the income tax return for partnerships or sole traders.
Provided the equipment purchased is on the current Energy Technology List, neither the product nor the installation need to be provided with documentation to prove its qualification.
All businesses can claim ECA's on their qualifying expenditure regardless of their size, location or sector of business. ECA's permit the full cost of the investment to be reclaimed against taxable profit, not just the expenditure on the plant itself.
ECA's are given on 100% of your expenditure in the first year (including all installation costs). This means you can reduce the profits for the period of the investment on which you pay tax by 100% of the expenditure incurred when buying qualifying capital equipment.
Therefore on air conditioning installations and equipment costs of £10,000, your business will reduce its taxable profit by the full £10,000. That makes the first year saving from the ECA £3000, much greater than the standard capital allowance first year saving of only £750, a figure which goes on decreasing on the remaining balance for later years.


Scott and Todd have paddled the Sauk River dozens of times. Here are some of their favorite pictures from those trips. We will have a special page with photo's from the current adventure when it starts. Roll your mouse over any picture to read the caption or click on it to make it larger.


Even if you love cooking, it can still be challenging sometimes. Maybe you've been so busy all day that the last thing you want to do when you get home is use your brain to come up with a dinner idea. Well, there's an app for that. Or perhaps you're trying to come up with a weekly meal plan, to use up all of the food that's going to go bad soon. There's an app for that too. Whatever your scenario, you can virtually guarantee that there's an app for it.
This app gives you over 350,000 recipes that you can search by either ingredient or keyword, with many sorting options—by diet, season, course, etc.—at your fingertips. It also has the added features of letting you save your favorite recipes, create grocery lists, and plan your meals. But one of the best features of this app is that you can type in some leftovers you have hanging around and it shows you what you can make with them. How cool is that!
If you want to upload your own recipes, you can do that too. It is available for iPhones, as well as Windows and Android phones and, like most other apps these days, some features require a paid subscription. But don't let that deter you—the free version is super useful!
If you love Food Network, then you'll absolutely love this app! It gives you access to thousands of the most popular recipes, with accompanying photos and videos, from all of your favorite Food Network chefs. This app also keeps things fresh by adding new recipes every month. For other features, it has all of the cooking app standards—converters, timers, shopping list tools, and so on. And it's free for both iPhones and Android phones, so there's no reason not to try it.
This app is an extension of the New York Times best-selling cookbook of the same name by Mark Bittman. It boasts over 2,000 interactive recipes and 400 how-to illustrations, among many other features. This app includes all of the recipes from the cookbook, as well as illustrations, a list of the kitchen tools needed, ingredient information, email shopping lists, conversions, and so on. It even has a built-in timer! However, it does break the bank, as far as apps go, at $9.99, but if you love to cook, then it's worth it. At this time it is only available for iPhones——sorry, no Android or Windows apps yet.
We all know how hard it is to eat as healthy as we should, especially on days where we're beyond busy. Less healthy junk food is sometimes just easier than cooking a healthy meal. At least, that's how it was until this app came along. It gives you access to 800 of EatingWell's quickest—no meal takes longer than 45 minutes, many are ready in only 15—and best healthy recipes. And the photos will have your mouth watering! This app is free and available for both iPhones and Android phones.
If you've ever visited a food blog, then you know how beautiful and delicious the recipes look. Eggplant? I don't even like eggplant, but I'd eat it if it looked like that! Well, then this is the app for you. It has over 330,000 delicious recipes from food bloggers, accompanied by high-quality photos. Warning: You just might get hooked. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. This app also teaches you how to make the recipes. So you pretty much can't go wrong! There is a free version, but you can pay to use more of the features. The one downside is that it is only available for iPhones.


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Weird orange crocodiles live in caves and hunt bats and crickets
Why are these crocodiles orange? One grotesque theory about their coloration might shock you.
October 5, 2016, 4:17 p.m.
The deeper into the caves these crocs are found, the more orange they become. (Photo: Olivier Testa)
It's the stuff of nightmares: lost in a damp, dark cave with dozens of red glowing eyes staring back at you from the abyss.
If that description gives you the heebie-jeebies, then a recent expedition into the heart of Gabon's crocodile-infested Abanda cave system probably wouldn't have been for you. The expedition was launched after researchers were tipped off about an unusual population of dwarf crocodiles that had apparently made the caves their home. And these weren't your average crocs. According to reports, they had bizarre, orange-colored skin, reports New Scientist.
Orange crocodilians are not the only frightening thing living in these African caves. The caves are also filled with the beating wings of bats everywhere, and cave crickets scurry about and make the walls seem alive. But it's in places like this where unexpected biological discoveries are often made.
"You walk in and there are just bats and crickets everywhere," said the team's crocodile expert, Matthew Shirley, from the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. "The crocodiles are pretty good hunters anyway, but even if they didn't have to pull bats off the walls, there are individuals falling to the floor all the time."
It's not that unusual to encounter a crocodile in a cave in Gabon, but this is the first population documented taking up long-term residence in caves. A bountiful supply of bats means they never have to leave the caves for food; the cave crocs actually appear to be in better physical condition than their forest counterparts. What's really curious about the crocs, though, is their skin color. The deeper into the caves they go, the more orange they seem to become.
Initially, researchers wondered if the orange pigmentation meant that these crocodiles were in the process of adapting to a permanent cave lifestyle. The lack of light makes any kind of skin coloration needless, so most species of cave-evolved organisms lose their pigmentation entirely, often appearing ghostly white. In the case of the crocs, perhaps the orange color is transitional as they gradually become paler.
Shirley has an alternative, far more disgusting theory, though. He thinks the orange color comes from the fact that the cave crocs are constantly wading in an alkaline slurry formed from bat droppings.
"The urea in bat guano makes the water very basic," he explained. "Eventually that will erode away the skin and change its color."
So the diet of bats and crickets is doing wonders for the crocs' figures, but their complexions could use some work.
Though the crocs spend most of the year living in the caves, they still need to emerge from their caverns to breed. Crocodiles require big mounds of rotting vegetation to lay their eggs in, and nothing like that can be found in the cave system. So they still have a genetic connection to the outside world; they aren't evolving in complete isolation.
The research team found as many as 50 orange-tinted crocodiles living up to 100 meters into the cave system, but they suspect that's a short estimate for the entire population. An expedition deeper into the caves will be necessary for a full population assessment. That is, if anyone dares...
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Related topics: Animal Exploration, Nature

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Hello, my name is Dewitt.
I have a keen interest in TNBC as my best friend has TNBC. She was diagnosed in 2008 with TNBC and its now 2019, and thank God she's doing well.
That said, I simply wish to pass on info about a promising Clinical Trial using a cancer vaccine NeuVax in combo with Herceptin for adjuvant therapy that siginificantly reduces the likelihood of recurrence for early stage TNBC patients. I'm not a doctor so this therapy may or may not apply to your diagnosis, but I simply want to increase awareness of possible alternative therapies in order to increase Hope for those who have TNBC.
The lead investigator of the trial, is Elizabeth A Mittendorf, MD, PhD, conisidered a foremost expert in Breast cancer. The Phase 2 study is complete, BUT they will soon be starting a Phase 3 trial. Keep an eye on it and inform your Physician.
Here's an very encouraging article about the NeuVax/Herceptin combo that significantly reduces the likelihood of TNBC recurrence.


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Now Is the Time to Reconnect With Your Dormant Social Network
The current crisis presents an opportunity to reconnect with people we have lost touch with or who are physically distant as we experience the same uncertainties.
Thomas Roulet and Ben Laker April 22, 2020 Reading Time: 3 min
Managing Your Career
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The lockdowns in cities and countries across the globe due to COVID-19 are likely to last for a fair bit of time. Regardless of when the conditions of social distancing start to relax in locations where the novel coronavirus outbreak is subsiding, most professional events, conferences, and gatherings have already been canceled for the foreseeable future.
For professionals and managers, in-person events offer unique opportunities for strengthening social networks. They do so by reinforcing strong ties by enabling people to bond with others they already have connections with and by creating weak ties, new relationships with others who may have complementary interests, resources, and information. Without the ability to meet with friends and colleagues and to make new connections, it is likely that our social networks will weaken.
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But this time stuck at home is also the perfect opportunity to reawaken our dormant ties. These are the underexploited links and relationships that we might have forgotten about with the distance of time and geography — for example, university friends, coworkers from a previous job, former neighbors, or even distant relatives. Existing research has shown the power of reconnecting dormant relationships, especially when individuals share similar experiences.
The current uncertain climate prompts sensemaking — not only by gathering news from our contacts but also by sharing personal updates about how the global situation is affecting us. Now is the time to reopen online discussions that have been left idle and reach out to old friends and colleagues via social media platforms or, perhaps, even an old-fashioned phone call.
The Power of Dormant Ties in Times of Uncertainty
The input we can get via those dormant and weak ties is often more valuable than the input we get from close friends, colleagues, and family. People with whom we have stronger ties often provide redundant information because they are more likely to share the same background and experience. Studies of entrepreneurs have shown that the capacity for creative action is empowered by nonredundant knowledge because it enables innovation and helps people avoid the dangers of conformity.
Sharing with dormant ties also helps dampen the overload of redundant news updates and information overload that occurs in a crisis. Additionally, the pandemic has left many of us with uncertainty over the future of our organizations and work. By exposing ourselves to different ideas and fresh perspectives, we can harness creativity to find potential solutions and paths toward recovery.
Even when the immediate public health crisis is over, and normalcy progressively returns in certain ways, we will still be facing the challenge of a severely damaged economy. But these reawakened social ties might help many of us find our next career move, whether it is a business partnership or job opportunity. Those reawakened ties could also have a snowball effect: They could open the door to other connections you had lost touch with and entire parts of your network that had remained underutilized.
Digital Technologies: A Path to Reawakening Dormant Ties
The use of social media to reawaken dormant ties is nothing new: How many stories of old school friends reconnecting via Facebook have we heard about? In the current context of social distancing, social media platforms and a variety of apps that have surged in popularity — such as videoconferencing software Zoom and video chat app Houseparty — offer accessible means for reconnecting with our long lost neighbors, friends, and colleagues. Those apps offer opportunities for synchronous conversations that mimic as best as possible the experience of informal meetings around lunch or drinks with friends.
In contrast, less novel apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Slack, and Microsoft Teams offer the opportunity to write to each other in between calls. These tools are particularly well suited to a situation like ours. The ability to process others' messages before answering them (as these types of apps support asynchronous communication) has been found to help us process emotions. Although our lives might have separated us from one another, social media highlights our ability to build empathy and capitalize on the positive emotions of reviving important connections.
By offering a new source of moral support, a platform to share ideas, and access to others' perspectives in a situation of high uncertainty, reawakening our dormant ties could make us more resilient to both the current situation and what might come our way. Investing in relationships, both old and new, is one way to make use of the time we have at home and engage in meaningful reconnections at a time when our relationships are so vital.
Thomas Roulet (@thomroulet) is a senior lecturer in organization theory at the Judge Business School and a fellow in sociology and management at Girton College, both at the University of Cambridge. Ben Laker (@drbenlaker) is a professor of leadership at Henley Business School at the University of Reading.
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The weather forecast was daunting. A "Pineapple Express" was about to bear down on Northern California, bringing biblical rains, winds, and flooding. For those of you who don't live in California, a "Pineapple Express" is a tropical storm system that originates near Hawaii, and barrels eastward carrying heavy rains and warm temperatures. The resulting deluge has been known to melt Sierra snow packs and cause widespread flooding in the Sacramento Valley from the combination of rainfall and snow melt. That was the prediction for the weekend.
Meanwhile, a week-long business trip was on the horizon. Having completed packing, Robyn suggested that, regardless of perilous weather forecasts, we head out to the nearby Placer Wine Trail, and do some wine tasting. There are about 20 wineries to choose from, but I knew right away where I wanted to go. We've enjoyed the wines of Wise Villa many times. In fact, on our first date, Robyn and I had a bottle of Wise Villa Tempranillo. So clearly, this winery holds a place near and dear to my heart. Yet, despite its location a just 20 or so minutes from home, I'd never been. This potentially stormy day, that injustice would be corrected.
Wise Villa Winery & Bistro is a family owned estate, situated atop a hillside in rural Placer county, with stunning views of the surrounding valley. They farm over 20 different varietals, producing more than 30 wines. From Albarino to Zinfandel, Wise Villa's wines are expertly crafted to capture the essence of the variety, and the unique terroir of the Placer County Wine region.
Our original intention was to visit a few wineries that day, but when we arrived at Wise Villa, and took in the beauty of their Tuscan-style building and breathtaking views, we decided to make an afternoon of it. That Wise Villa is the only Placer County winery with a full-service bistro, complete with gourmet chef, combined with the fact that we hadn't had lunch, made our decision to stay an easy one.
With the combination of beautiful views, excellent wines, and exceptional service, it's no surprise that Wise Villa is the favored destination of local large group outings; work-related team building, bridal showers, etcetera. Sure, the winery and bistro were buzzing with activity when we arrived, but we found a quiet table on the covered patio that overlooked the vineyards and valley, and ordered a bottle of wine to enjoy with our small plates. Service was outstanding, and soon our glasses were full of the 2015 Sangiovese, and our Artisan Plate of cheeses, charcuterie, nuts, and fruit, and a platter of chicken skewers were presented for our enjoyment. And enjoy we did!
Rich, ruby color in the glass. On the nose, aromas of ripe raspberry and fresh cherry. The wine coats the tongue with a smooth, rich mouthfeel, and flavors of Rainer cherry, kirsch, and raspberry. Tannins are ultra-soft and smooth, balanced by medium acidity and a long, smooth finish of red fruit and spice. Paired perfectly with the Artisan Plate; especially the blue cheese.
As it turned out, the dreaded "Pineapple Express" failed to make an appearance. Instead, we were treated to cotton-ball clouds, warm weather, and absolutely unbelievable views. We relished in our appetizers and wine, and enjoyed a relaxing Saturday afternoon, and each other's company.
As the larger groups departed, the tasting room became more tranquil, and our bottle now empty, we ventured inside to explore the rest of the Wise Villa menu. All of the wines were exquisite. From soft, supple whites with perfectly balanced fruit and acidity, to big, bold reds with unique aromas and full, rich flavors.
While tasting, and capturing a few photos for the blog, I happened into owner and winemaker, Dr. Grover Lee. A personable and friendly man, Grover shared his passion for winemaking and pairing good food with good wine. He also informed me he offers guided tours of the winery, and assured me they are like no other winery tour I've ever been on. Intrigued, I vowed to return to experience the full journey. In the meantime, there was an early morning flight to catch, so we had to say our goodbyes, with an intention to return soon.
For us weather crazed Okies, my daughter and I loved learning about the "Pineapple Express"! Thank you! Amazing pictures – The Wise Winery looks absolutely beautiful.
Glad I could broaden your horizons! (Yes, pun intended.) It is a very beautiful winery!


Founded in 1851 in New York, Kiehl is a one 166 years old company serving the mankind by introducing body care products made from natural essence and finest ingredients that give a new look. The company was set up as a small shop at 109 Third Avenue and now has become an International brand. In the words of Mr. Aaron Morse second-generation member of Kiehl's family, their mission is to produce quality products not just for profit motive to give back to the community that has immensely contributed towards their vision. Over the years they have introduced a diverse range of products including hair care, skin care, body care, etc not just for women but for men and kids as well. So if you are looking for a change this season; opt for Kiehl products and bring 360° transformation.
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"Green Talk" is CQI's new blog about energy management, energy procurement, green buildings, environmental management, sustainability, and how we are continuing to support the environment with our green community initiatives.
Market rates for electricity and natural gas have been dropping to record lows this fall. Compared to the prior three years, electricity and natural gas prices are 18% and 45% lower, respectively. Members of the commercial and electricity cooperatives managed by CQI Associates have been able to lock into contracts equal to and in most cases lower than the prior contracts issued in 2008 and 2009. Energy rate budget stability and savings for most of our clients extends to 2013; a favorable outcome as we all struggle with the slower than anticipated economic recovery.
However, I have observed in the past four weeks the first solid and sustainable increases in market rates that may be a sign that rates will begin a slow but steady increase over the next 12 months. We expect rates to increase by 7% based on current data. If industrial production increases and energy demand increases, especially for natural gas, prices will go up even more than projected.
Businesses and homeowners who have florescent light fixtures that use T-12 bulbs have until December 2011 to convert them to the current T-8, T-5, or LED light bulbs. T-12 bulbs will go out of production this year. After January 2012 it may be difficult to find the bulbs and by 2013 we do not expect any options other than to replace the fixtures. Now is the time to consider replacing the fixtures. Two benefits of this are: a 12% reduction in energy costs this year, and qualification for utility EmPower Maryland program, if the fixtures are replaced in 2011. The incentive can be up to 80% of the cost for qualified small business customers located in the distribution service areas served by BGE, PEPCO, Allegheny Power, and DELMARVA. An additional benefit is the reduction of mercury in landfills from disposed T-12 bulbs.
If you have any comments or questions send them to me at richard@cqiassociates.com.
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Scenar technology, a breakthrough in non-invasive healthcare. Practitioners and research studies show that patients can recover up to 70% faster by interacting directly with one of the main control mechanisms of the human body: neural responses.
Evidence based trials show that, with the right stimuli, the human body is able to allocate more internal healing resources to speed up recovery from chronic pains, chronic diseases and injuries. RITM Scenar technology and RITM treatment protocols have been designed to facilitates this process and bring faster results than most other therapies.
Ritmedic, manufacturer and certified training institute of medical equipment and treatment methods, offers a full service concept to help you achieve the same results in your hospital, therapeutic clinic or any other situation where fast recovery is desired.


Höegh Autoliners Inc. has decided to relocate all office functions currently located in Jericho, New York to Jacksonville, Florida.
Our aim is to complete the relocation by the end of June this year. We will also outsource our documentation functions currently performed in our Baltimore and Jacksonville offices to Norton Lilly, a nationwide ship agency.
This will enable us to consolidate our activities in one office location, and to be located in immediate proximity to one of the world's largest automotive ports. This will give us all daily exposure to our Customers' needs and demands, and to our own operational quality and performance.
Our sales office in Schaumburg, Illinois, as well as port offices in Port Newark, Wilmington, Baltimore, Jacksonville and Galveston will remain unchanged.
Our goal is to make the transition that will take place over the next months as seamless as possible. Should you still have any concerns or experience any disruption to your business, do not hesitate to contact us.


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How can one remove letterboxing?
By negatus,
April 8, 2013 in Nethergate and Nethergate: Resurrection
negatus
I recently picked this up through Steam and was disappointed that the game is floating in a sea of black. I understand the pillar bars to maintain 1:33 to 1:00 aspect ratio of the game, but why am I also getting horizontal bars (letterbox) on the top and bottom of the screen? I sent a note to support and after a week received a very brief note stating the game was coded at 800x600. Well fine, but Geneforge is also coded at that resolution and it isn't letterboxed (only pillar bars to keep the correct aspect ratio).
Is there any way to fix this? My monitor isn't large and I would like all the screen real estate I can get.
Dollop of Whipped Cream
If you run the game at 800x600, you should not have any bars at the top and bottom of your screen unless your graphics drivers are set up to letterbox non-native resolutions. The game has three display options: Run fullscreen at 800x600, run fullscreen in the center of the window at native resolution, or run in a window. I just tested both the Mac and Windows versions on my computer and there is no vertical letterboxing when running the game at 800x600.
Ishad Nha
If you don't like 800x600 you are stuck, that is all.
I don't think you understand my post. I have no problem with 800x600 resolution. I don't like this game being both letterboxed and pillar boxed. The Geneforge games are 800x600, but they are only pillar boxed which maintains the aspect ratio of the display, which is good as it prevents distorted images.
Here is a link to a You Tube video that shows what is happening with Nethergate on my PC (again this letterboxing doesn't happen with any of the other Spiderweb games I have). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnobllwDHjg
Your computer is not running at 800x600 in that video. There are two separate settings that need to be made to make the game run fullscreen at 800x600. The very first time you launched the game, it gave you this dialog box:
If you select "Always Switch Resolution" or "Switch Resolution This Time", it will change your screen resolution to 800x600 while running the game. If you select "Never Switch Resolution" or "Don't Switch This Time", it will keep your current screen resolution and run the game either in a window in the middle of the screen or letterboxes, depending on your settings. If you select "Always Switch Resolution" or "Never Switch Resolution", you will never see this box again. In order to play the game fullscreen without letterboxing, you need to set it to always switch or switch this time. If you had set it to never switch in the past, you can change that by going into the in-game preferences by clicking the floppy disk button in the lower right and clicking the box labeled "Ask at startup whether to change resolution."
Tyranicus- Just to be clear, that is not actually my video. It's just a vid I found that illustrates how the game looks on my Windows 7 based computer. You mentioned two separate settings..I already Switch the resolution (if I don't, the game is the size of a postcard) to get the results you see from the You Tube video. So what is the second setting that needs to be changed to view full screen? Thanks.
The second setting is to make sure the box that says "Play in full screen window is selected. If it still doesn't take up the whole screen, I honestly don't know what to tell you. Both the Mac and Windows versions take up all the vertical space on three computers that I just tested.
Thanks for your suggestions Tyranicus, but "Play in full screen window" simply toggles having a black border or seeing the desktop behind the game. It does nothing to change the size of the game display itself. Is your copy on Steam? I just wonder if something was altered in the Steam version.
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Letters of an old playgoer, by Matthew Arnold; with an introduction by Brander Matthews.
New York : Printed for the Dramatic museum of Columbia university, 1919.
3 pages l., 60 pages, 1 l. ; 23 cm.
Publications. 4th ser. Discussions of the drama ; 4.
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"These five letters, written between December, 1882, and October, 1884, were contributed to the Pall Mall gazette." - Notes, p. 57.
"Three hundred and thirty-three copies printed."
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Just click the link to learn more.
FOWAS 'thrilled' after shelter fast tracked to 2022
Friends of Wingecarribee Animal Shelter [FOWAS] have welcomed Wingecarribee Shire Council's decision to fast track the new Shelter. Interim Administrator Viv May announced last week that funding for the combined Shelter and Moss Vale SES facility would be brought forward to the 2022/23 financial year.
See which Southern Highland wineries won gold at the Australian Highlands Wine Show
Three wineries in the Highlands won gold at this year's Australian Highlands Wine Show this week. The awards recognise wines that have been produced with grapes grown 500 metres above sea level. Eighty-eight awards were given out on the night, and 41 of them went to winemakers in the Highlands.
L to R: Ken Pogson, Zac Hulm (pilot) and Dorothy Robinson show off the Harbison trishaws. Picture: Dominic Unwin
'It will be a first': Harbison residents set to make history at the Bowral Classic
Residents at Harbison will be taking part in the Bowral Classic's Social Classic ride next week via trishaws. Two trishaws will hold residents in the front, and pilots at the back. The modes of transport are part of the international Cycling Without Age initiative, which aims to connect elderly residents through cycling.
The Highlands FC has been accepted into the NSW Association Youth League, which means local footballers will have the chance to play against the best. The Highlands Soccer Association will enter the boys competition next year across the Under 13, 14, 15 and 16 age groups.
Father Chris Riley's Op Shop in Bowral supports locals and gives goods a news lease of life
Father Chris Riley's Op Shop in Bowral has been supporting members of the community doing it tough and providing quality items at affordable prices for over 10 years. Over 35 dedicated volunteers help run the shop, and profits are used to fund services to help youth, families and locals doing it tough, to provide opportunities for a positive future.


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The base of the Eastern Mountains, some fifty leagues north from Vera Cruz, in the heart of fertile savannahs constantly watered by streams from the neighboring hills, a country remarkable for fertility, is located an Indian village, which has scarcely a white inhabitant. The name of this town and the region surrounding is Papatla. Although only fifty miles from the coast, this has remained almost an unexplored country. Humboldt has alluded to the beautiful and lofty pyramid and extensive ruins found in this forest, but so little interest have they created that the neighboring Indians even have scarcely seen them; and it is almost impossible to find the path leading to the remarkable relics hidden in the wild and tangled forest. M. Nebel, a few years ago, was the first to describe and give us a drawing of the pyramid. which consists of seven stories each following the same angle of inclination, and each terminated, as at Xochicalco, by a frieze and cornice. The whole of this building is constructed of sandstone, neatly squared and joined, and covered to the depth of three inches with a strong cement, which, from appearance, was at one time covered with paint of various colors. The pyramid measures precisely one hundred and twenty feet on every side. Nobel does not give the elevation, but says there are fifty-seven steps to the top of the sixth story, each step measuring one foot in height. These steps ascend from the front, in three places by small box-like recesses or niches two feet in depth; and the frieze is likewise perforated with similar apertures. The stairway terminates at the top of the sixth story, the seventh appearing, although in ruins, to have been unlike the rest, and hollow. Here, most probably, was the place of worship, or shrine. The facing of the stones on this building, is decorated with hieroglyphics, carved in relief. The first story contains twenty-four niches on each side, in the second are twenty, in the third sixteen. There are three hundred and sixty-six of these openings on the whole pyramid, and twelve in the stairs.
It is known that other important ruins exist in the forests of Papantla and Mesantla, which have never been described. The ruins called Mitla are in the Mexican State of Oaxaca, about twelve leagues east from the city of Oaxaca. They are situated in the upper part of a great valley, and are surrounded by a vast uncultivated desert. At the time of the conquest they were old and much worn by time and the elements, but a very large area was covered by the remains of ancient buildings. at present, six only, of the decaying edifices, and three ruined pyramids remain, the others being reduced to the last stage of decay. These important ruins were not described by Stephens and Catherwood. Captain Dupaix in his work gives some account of them. Mayer (1847) a brief description, and Charnay photographed some of the monuments in 1860. Four of the standing edifices are described by Dupaix as "palaces," and these, he says, "were erected with lavish magnificence. They combine the solidity of the works of Egypt with the elegance of those of Greece. But what is most remarkable, and interesting in these monuments, and Which alone would be sufficient to give them a first rank among all known orders of architecture is, the execution of their mosaic relieves, very different from plain mosaic, and consequently requiring more ingenious combination and greater art and labor. They are inlaid on the surface of the wall, and their duration is owing to the method of fixing the prepared stones into the stone surface, which made their union perfect. These ruins are so remarkable that all who have seen them speak of their perfection much as Dupaix speaks of the admirable design and finish of the work and beauty of the decorations. Their beauty, says Charnay, "can be matched only by the monuments of Greece and Rome in their best days." Speaking of the structure, he says: "It is a bewildering maze of courts and buildings, with facings ornamented with mosaics in relief, of the purest design." By antiquarians these buildings are called the "sepulchral palaces of Mitla." According to tradition, they were built by the Zapotecas, and intended as places of sepulture for their princes, the vaults beneath the building being used for that purpose. Another tradition devotes the buildings to a sect of priests, whose duty it was to live in perfect seclusion and offer expiatory sacrifices for the royal dead who reposed in the vaults beneath. The village of Milta was formerly called Miguitian, meaning a "place of sadness," and Leoba, "the tomb." The principal building has a length of one hundred and fifty feet. A stairway leads to a subterranean apartment of about one hundred feet in length, by thirty in width, the walls of which are covered with beautiful mosaic work, similar to those that adorn the exterior walls, resembling very much the figures found on Etruscan vases.
The ruins of Mitla are distinguished from other ancient architecture of Mexico by six columns of porphyry placed in the centre of a large saloon, and supporting the ceiling. They have neither base nor capitals, and are cut in a gradually tapering shape, from a solid stone more than fifteen feet in length. Mt. De Laguna has discovered among the ruins some curious paintings of war trophies and sacrifices.
Two miles from the great edifices mentioned, are the ruins of the "castle of Mitla." It was built on the summit of an isolated and precipitous hill of rock, which is accessible only on the east side. The whole leveled summit of this hill is enclosed by a solid wall or hewn stone, twenty-one feet thick and eighteen feet high. This wall has salient and retiring angles, with curtains interposed, and on the east side it is flanked by double walls. Within the enclosure are the remains of several buildings. Three hundred years ago the field of those ruins was very large, and undoubtedly included this castle.
In this part of Mexico Dupaix discovered a peculiar ruin, an isolated granite rock, formed artificially into the shape of a pyramid, with six hewn steps facing the east. The summit of this structure is a platform or plane. This monument was undoubtedly used for astronomical observations, for on the south side of the rock are sculptured several figures having reference to astronomy. The most striking figure is that of a man in profile, standing erect and directing his view to the rising stars in the sky. He holds in his hand and to his eye a tube or optical instrument. Below his feet is a frieze, divided into six compartments, with as many celestial signs carved on its surface.
Finely-wrought "telescopic tubes" have been found among the remains of the Mound Builders, and also in ancient Peru, where a silver figure of a man in the act of using such a tube has been discovered in one of the old tombs.
Latrobe, on page 144 of his "Rambles in Mexico," relates that some workmen, in excavating for a canal at Chapingo (a village near Tezcuco), reached, four feet below the surface, an ancient causeway. The cedar piles by which the sides were supported were still sound at heart. And three feet below the edge of this ancient work, they discovered the entire skeleton of a mastodon, imbedded in the clay. The diameter of the tusk was eighteen inches. Wherever extensive excavations have been made on the table-land and in the valley of late years remains of this animal have almost always been found. In the foundation of the Church of Guadalupe, four leagues to the south of St. Nicholas, in the province of Guadalaxara, portions of the skeleton of this animal have been discovered. Mayer wisely enquires: "Had the ancient inhabitants of America some means of taming these beasts into labors for their gigantic architecture?" and we quote from the Book of Ether (Book of Mormon), page 533, an answer: "and they also had horses, and asses, and there were elephants and cureloms, and cumoms; all of which were useful unto man, and more especially the elephants, and cureloms, and cumoms."
Old ruins, of which but little is known, exist in Guatemala, Honduras and San Salvador. Mr. Squire mentions the ruins of Opico, in the last named place, which cover nearly two square miles, and consist of vast terraces, ruins of buildings, circular and square towers and subterranean galleries, all built of beautiful cut stone. Remains of immense works exist in the district of Chontales, near the northern shore of Lake Nicarauga; and the pottery ware found in this vicinity equals the best specimens of Mexico and Peru. Don Jose Urritia describes a great ruin on a mountain near Camapa, of an oval form. Within the enclosure the streets and roads may be traced. Many ruined buildings constructed of stone and cement remain. Besides the bassi relievi, these stones bear hieroglyphics painted with a red varnish which still remain unimpaired.


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What"s needed these days for successful business operations is the knowledge to take advantage of the new online marketing platforms that many of your prospects and customers are using to find business owners. You want to find out about this before your competitors do, because they are starting to do it more and more each day. If your customers do not know where to find you on the internet, they won"t find you on the Internet, and they will not buy from you.
The truth is you just can"t afford to ignore what"s going on today. People today are searching for products and services on the Internet more and more. So I want you to understand exactly what you can do right now to get found online, and engage more prospects who were searching for your services on their turf. They will appreciate you in this regard more than you know – if you do it right.
Now after they find you online, the next step is to convert more of these customers to buy your products, and turn them into raving fans about your business.
At this time, almost 97% of customers now use online searches to research products and services, and then decide whether or not to get a service or product from a local business. But they do decide to get it from some local business — it might as well be you, right?
On an increasing basis, the new word-of-mouth is the online social media with people using Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and many other forms of social media. Facebook and Twitter have a combined number of members of over 700 million people.
YouTube is now the second largest search engine, where people go to get answers to their questions more and more each day. I know myself, if I don"t understand something or want to more about something, I now just type in keywords to the YouTube channel and there will be at least two or three videos explaining in detail how to perform the task that I was wondering about. How to kayak comes to mind, or what scuba equipment is the safest to use. Perhaps you have done this yourself at one time of another.
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Atenas es el distrito primero y ciudad cabecera del cantón de Atenas, en la provincia de Alajuela, de Costa Rica.

Forma parte de la Gran Área Metropolitana del Valle Central de Costa Rica.

Toponimia
Su nombre se refiere a la ciudad de Atenas, la capital de Grecia, país de Europa.

Historia
El 24 de julio de 1918 se le dio el título de ciudad a la entonces llamada Villa de Atenas. De este modo el distrito de Atenas se convirtió en la capital de su cantón homólogo.

Ubicación
Se encuentra en el borde occidental del valle Central, a 25 kilómetros al suroeste de la ciudad de Alajuela, a 27 km del Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría y a 44 km de la ciudad capital nacional San José.

Geografía

La ciudad está rodeada por montañas cubiertas de plantaciones de café. Está localizada en una próspera área agrícola.

Demografía

Localidades
 Barrios: Ángeles, Atenea, Boquerón, Escorpio, Güizaro, Oásis, Olivo.
 Poblados: Matías.

Economía
Los jueves por la tarde y los viernes por la mañana se reúne un mercado de productos agrícolas. El centro cuenta con una iglesia y un pintoresco parque bordeado de palmeras. En el pueblo hay un centro de salud, farmacias, médicos, dentistas, cancha de tenis, gimnasio, piscinas, parques, bancos, tiendas, posadas y restaurantes.

El distrito de Atenas es un lugar popular adonde se mudan los jubilados estadounidenses.
Hay tres principales desarrollos inmobiliarios con loteos (terrenos sin edificar) y casas existentes: Roca Verde, Vista Atenas y Hacienda Atenas. Hay otros desarrollos inmobiliarios en diferentes fases de ejecución.

Transporte

Carreteras
Al distrito lo atraviesan las siguientes rutas nacionales de carretera:
 Ruta nacional 3
 Ruta nacional 134
 Ruta nacional 135
 Ruta nacional 707

Referencias

Distritos del cantón de Atenas

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WI Farm Support Program signup slated for June 15
Grace Connatser
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced that farmers will be able to apply for direct cash assistance from the WI Farm Support Program on June 15.
Farms who made $35,000 to $5 million in gross income based on 2019 tax returns will be eligible to apply for $1,000 to $3,500 in one-time payments. The program works on a sliding scale, so those on the lower end of the income spectrum will not get as much as farms on the higher end.
There will be a two-week window for farmers to apply for the assistance. The Department of Revenue will open the online application link on Monday, June 15, and the window will close Monday, June 29.
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary-designee Randy Romanski said the governor's office has requested that these payments get out to farmers as soon as possible, which is why the application window is short.
"We've continued to work with partners, organizations representing farmers in the state of Wisconsin, along with the governor's office and the Department of Revenue," Romanski said during a media call on June 4. "And it's been … how to distribute that funding, what the timeline would be, what the best way to get the dollars out to farmers would be."
Eligible farmers should apply online through the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR): https://revenue.wi.gov. The application link will be live on June 15. Farmers who cannot apply online may request assistance by calling 608-266-2772. Spanish- and Hmong-speaking farmers should call DOR at 608-266-2772 for assistance.
Anyone who is interested in the Wisconsin Farm Support Program or the Food Insecurity Initiative should sign up for email updates on DATCP's website at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/News_Media/COVID19Relief.aspx
The funds for the WI Farm Support Program come from the federal CARES Act that is responding to the economic depression caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Tony Evers has made $50 million available for direct payments to Wisconsin's thousands of farms.
Romanski also encouraged eligible farmers to apply as soon as possible to ensure any issues with their application can be addressed before the window closes. He also said there will be Spanish- and Hmong-speaking representatives with the Department of Revenue for anyone who needs translation services.
Romanski said the program will include virtually every commodity represented among Wisconsin farms, including dairy, corn, soybeans, ginseng and vegetables.
"We wanted to make sure this was able to include as many farms as possible," Romanski said. "We're trying to get the dollars out as quickly as possible."
Alice, fairs and more
Romanski also added that the selection ceremony for the 73rd Alice in Dairyland, successor to current Alice Abigail Martin, will be June 19-20. He said there will be a Q&A session June 19 and the selection on June 20 will be livestreamed for public viewing at https://bit.ly/3eUJCfb.
Twenty county fairs have also canceled their annual events following the cancellation of the Wisconsin State Fair, Romanski said. It is up to individual county leadership whether or not to have a fair, he said.
The department is also working with the USDA to make its Agriculture Marketing Service food box program available to Wisconsin farmers with product surpluses they're unable to sell to regular vendors due to the pandemic. However, Romanski said there's still a lot of questions to be answered about the program, and the department will know more early next week.


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Q: Disable Auto load of JBoss News Blogs info in Eclipse I am using Eclipse JUNO SR1 and installed JBoss Tools from official site.
Everything is fine except some annoying features which's causing my eclipse to perform slow
When I open Eclipse, it's showing up JBoss start up page where it's loading JBoss blog information and News and some JBoss tutorials.
They keep on progressing may be due to some firewall settings or whatever reason.
I want to disable all such useless loadings at startup of Eclipse or at any point of time.
I am aware of Eclipse startup settings. However lot of Jboss features are turned on there. What should i do to disable all such useless external informations/fetching of data.

A: There is an easier way to do it. On the JBoss tab, there is a wheel icon on the top right corner. Clicking on it, it shows a checkbox to disable showing this tab on start up.

Cheers.

A: Ok, I found it.
Go to Menu > Window > Preferences > JBoss Tools > JBoss Central and uncheck Show JBoss Central On Startup

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Free Maddesyn George: Native Mother and Survivor Faces Hearing
November 16, 2021 Editor
by Amanda Ong
In July of 2020, Maddesyn George, a 27-year-old Native mother and member of the Colville Confederated Tribes in Eastern Washington, was raped by a white man named Kristopher Graber. George had considered Graber a friend, but after refusing to let her leave his home, he allegedly assaulted her while taunting her with a gun. George fled the scene with Graber's gun, a sugar-packet amount of methamphetamine, and some of his other possessions. The next morning, Graber came looking for George on the Colville Reservation in northeastern Washington. In front of several witnesses, Graber then attacked George. Terrified, she shot him with his gun. Graber died instantly.
This Wednesday, Nov. 17, is George's sentencing hearing. She is being charged with voluntary manslaughter and drug possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. She will be heard by the U.S. District Court in Spokane. Because the shooting occurred on a reservation and falls under the Major Crimes Act, a law that dictates that certain crimes committed by Native people on Native territory fall under federal jurisdiction, George is being prosecuted on the federal level by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington.
According to George's attorney, Steve Graham, George has already accepted a plea deal to avoid up to 45 years in prison. However, she still faces up to 17 years in federal prison in California, over 1,000 miles away from her 20-month-old daughter, Shynne. This potential sentence is despite federal advisory guidelines suggesting less than 11 years.
"She's a very strong person, she doesn't let people walk over her," George's mother, Jody George, said in an interview with the Emerald. "She knows you got to stick up for yourself, nobody else is gonna do it. And I know my mom raised me that way. And we've got all sisters and my grandma had all sisters and it's a strong family of women. That is what we've come from, and she's all about family."
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Q&A: KURA SPEAKS AHEAD OF TOP 100 DJS TOUR
We sat down with Kura ahead of the Top 100 DJs show in Istanbul...
Kura is a portugese DJ who is ranked 42nd in our Top 100 Clubs poll, we sat down with him ahead of the Top 100 Clubs tour.
You have recently been awarded as Portugal's best DJ. How does it feel to win this accolade?
It's very special for me to receive this award for the second year in a row; the support of the Portuguese fans has been incredible and gives me even more motivation to keep going
What is the Portuguese scene like at the moment? What are the clubs and artists to look out for?
The scene is getting bigger every year, and the Portuguese crowd is known to be one of the best in the world. I can speak for myself and a lot of international DJs say the same. People are very into dance music and they know all of the songs. We have a lot of big festivals hosting the biggest DJs on our scene and the level of production in the shows is next level. In terms of new DJs there are a few names that I'm sure will make an impact on the scene in the years to come!
You started out as a resident in a club in Lisbon, do you feel it's important for DJs to experience being a resident?
For me it was a key element, I learned how to read a crowd, be eclectic, get rid of the shy side of my personality. I think every DJ should experience being a resident DJ to acquire experience before going to the main stages.
Who were your influences in the early days?
Axwell, Steve angello, Laidback Luke and Carl Cox
What makes your DJ sets unique from other DJs?
I think besides all the work I put into my set in terms of bootlegs, mashups and my own songs, the way I play is very passionate and you can feel that, it's not something I do on purpose, I really love music, and I'm privileged to say I only play the tracks I like, so I believe the crowd can see and feel that I'm really enjoying what I'm doing.
Are you looking forward to playing at the Top 100 DJs event in Istanbul next month?
I'm very excited about the Top100 event in Instanbul, I've been getting a lot of feedback from Turkish fans, they are really into the music and I get messages on a daily basis from people that are going to be present! I'm sure it'll be one of the best shows of the year!
What can the fans in Istanbul expect from your set there?
A lot of new music, loads of energy and good vibes. I want them to remember my gig for a long time ;)
What else are you working on right now? What can we expect from Kura in the next six months?
I'm working on a lot of new music, trying different things, putting out quality over quantity so I'm being very picky about my new single, I want to surprise people in a good way.
You've just released 'Collide', what was the inspiration behind the track?
My main inspiration has been the XX, I've always been a big fan and had the idea of making a track with those kind of vibes for a while. The vocals came after, I sent the track to Sarah who wrote the lyrics with Benjamin Samama, who I work closely on my vocal tracks, and he's an amazing writer and did a fantastic job with the lyrics on "Collide". I'm very happy with the end result and hope people enjoy it as much as I do.
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Another lodging option is coming to downtown Evansville as the new Hyatt Place plans to break ground this Friday, March 30th.
The ground breaking ceremony is set to begin at 9am this Friday at the site of the new hotel on the corner of Chestnut and 2nd Street. Construction should take about 12-15 months at a cost of $18 million, which has been privately funded. The Hyatt Place will feature 139 rooms along with a fitness center, an indoor pool and a bar and lounge.


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On today's date, SIXTY-SEVEN years ago, the first Stratofortress, the YB-52, first took to the sky in Seattle. And yet, its slightly younger descendants (the youngest of which is 57) are still doing their job, and seemingly will for many years to come.
I remember it well. I was on the roof of the camp building and also listened to the radio as Tex flew out to the Puget Sound and then circled around to fly over us and headed east for Moses Lake. The XB-52 was the first but it had a glitch in rear spar load calculations and was grounded at the time until it was fixed.
When I was really small, I remember watching a TV show (B&W of course) in the early 50's about the BUFF, the new bomber... a guy walked out on the wing to the end and bounced up an down on the wing. The wing bounced also.... amazing. Unheard of.
We had B-47's and B-36's at Kirtland AFB then... as I recall. And a few B-50's. Maybe B-57's also.
I missed the spell checks "correction" of my typing CAMO building. It wasn't "camp" building. The camouflage building near the mid point of the field. I'll always remember Tex stating what time they would arrive at Moses and asking his wife to have some "Jack Rabbit stew ready". It was no different to see the first airborne flight of a B-52 than to see the Stratolaunch today. Two huge airplanes , each the largest at the time. That was 1952 and two years later I was working on the 367-80 and then the KC-135 and 707. Great memories.
I was glad I got to meet Tex Johnston at one of the Boeing Field events in the early '90s. Ironically, he was signing autographs in front of a B-52 which remains the only one of the type I ever got to climb into the cockpit of.
"Wings Over the Rockies" museum at the old Lowry AFB in Denver has an RB-52B on pedestals in front of the building (the original hanger for the base).
A number of years ago, it was at ground level and you could walk up and touch it.
In fact, for several years on Armed Forces Day, you could climb through the plane. They made you wear a hard had; the spaces are very tight and small inside.
I was able to crawl through a couple of times.
No more... the plane was vandalized, so it's now off limits.
Same thing happened to the XC-99 in San Antonio (Lackland AFB), now at the NM of the USAF being restored.
The BUFFs are going to be retrofitted with 8 new engines. Should increase range and loiter time significantly. Will also be fitted with the new hypersonic weapon being developed by all three services.
From what I have heard XC99 had so much mag corrosion from all the years siting in the humidity in San Antonio Wright Pat sent it to Davis Monthan and they decided it was too big a job for their budget. It has been sitting there in pieces for ten years or so. My bet is it gets scrapped at some point.
Brian- Entirely possible. I have not kept up with the XC-99 saga lately.
....The BUFFs are going to be retrofitted with 8 new engines. Should increase range and loiter time significantly. Will also be fitted with the new hypersonic weapon being developed by all three services.
Supposedly won't start doing re-engineing until the late 2020's.... BUFFs will then fly until 2050! That's 100 years since the prototype!
Over 80 years on the newest airframes.
The time equivalent of using B-17s in Desert Storm.
The NEWEST B-52 is 57 years old!
Couple years ago, there was an article about a BUFF pilot, whose father AND grandfather were both BUFF pilots.
I think that I have mentioned it before. I worked on the X and Y-B-52 in 1952-53. I retired in 1992 and went back later for 4 more years after that, finally hanging it up in 2002. I am almost 93 and that darned airplane will still be going after I'm gone. What a unique machine ! Nothing like it !
We ought to get the USAF to name one after you!
What amazes me is that they haven't been remanufactured, or significantly upgraded since the H mods. How many flight hours do most of them have? The Chinook is also getting up in the AARP range, but very little remains of what was made in the 60s still flying today.
I think the Chinook (and the C-130 Hercules) are actually still being manufactured, not just updated.
I think that the B-52's are constantly being checked and structurally maintained. No more low level penetration exercises so it flies at the altitudes for which it was originally designed . That added to its longevity. Changes to more malleable alloys in the wing skins (planks) a while back was one of the big and best things that they did. Sitting here I can go back to watching the first one being put together and recalling the day that a wing plank was dropped while being moved by an overhead crane. Someone figured that instead of a sling, several clamps at the edge provided enough grip to have it moved aloft. Hard and expensive lesson.
They are still cranking out J model Hercs down in Marietta. I have picked up two C-5M's In the last few years from Dobbins and the line was full of all variants; MC's, AC's, regular slicks, ones for foreign customers, etc. That's another design that the taxpayers sure got their money's worth out of and nothing really does the job as good as they do. These days, though, planes are so expensive that we have no choice but to keep them for a long, long time.
Bob, if you were to hazard a guess, what percentage of the original parts are probably still in a current B-52H?
I would hate to guess because I haven't been able to keep up with upgrades on the airplane but knowing that the wings had to be re-skinned and beefed up would lead me to believe that maybe 20 percent of the original structure is left. The fuselage structure ahead and aft of the bomb bays is pretty flexible and probably would have had some skins replaced. I would believe that the landing gear, empennage, and struts are all the same. Internal systems are an unknown to me but I'll bet that there is very little original left. You have forced some recall to pop up from the XB-52 initial tests and I may have mentioned it before. When they made the first 100% thrust run up, several trailing edge flaps fell off when the supports sucommed to the super sonic sound waves from the 8 J-57's. The KC-135 suffered from it, too, when the aft fuselage skins exhibited cracks that required belly bands to attenuate the effect. J-57's with ADI produce a painful shriek at 100%.
The B-52H started out with a crew of 6 including 2 navs, 1 EWO, and 1 gunner (plus 2 pilots). Believe they are down to 4 now. Avionics gear is updated to include INS/GPS and there is a LANTIRN or Lightening pod for nav/targeting.
Yep, All-new Chinooks are still being produced, alongside old ones being re-manufactured.