text:
Session Summary - 30 May 2007
Just the three of us tonight. In the absence of Mike & Steve, I thought it might be like this so I dug out a game that I thought Ben might enjoy and I think he did.
Cosmic Encounter 45 mins
Player Posn.
Dave C 1
Dave D 2=
Ben 2=
Three games and Dave won all three. We played a fairly basic version including all non-lucre powers and the kickers, but no flares, moons, lucre, special star systems and what have you.
First Game Dave C - Miser, Ben - Vacuum, Dave D - Delegator
Second Game Dave C - Dictator, Ben - Zombie, Dave D - Pacifist
Third Game Dave C - Terrorist, Ben - Healer, Dave D - Trader.
Not a lot to say about the games, which were fun but more players would have been better. I did think that maybe this was a game of a more innocent time, I can't really see that the Terrorist power would have been included if the game were published today.
That's all really except to say I've updated the stats pages for May and the full details for 2004 are now there. Also to mention Games Expo at the weekend. I shall be there at least Saturday and Sunday as well if Saturday is OK. Mike is planning to be there all weekend having entered loads of tournaments. Dave and Ben are planning to be there on Saturday as Ben is hoping to enter the Memoir '44 tournament. I expect to see others as well. Maybe people will post some reports of what they got up to.
5 this week including Ben and welcoming back Richard for the first time in a while. The games:
Power Grid 75 mins
Player Posn. Points
Steve H 1 17
Dave D 2 15
Richard B 3 14
This played on the Benelux board, with the 3 central regions containing all the cheap connection costs. Steve got the first in the turn order and bought the number 3 oil plant, I think we let him have it for 6 which seems a good deal, since on this board it is Oil rather than Coal that is initially cheaper and it is the lowest numbered plant allowing him to be first to build. I got the number 4 coal while Richard took the number 5 hybrid. Steve started his network in the middle of the board, while I took the north part with the really low connection costs and Richard took the west.
In this version of the game, the lowest power plant is removed every turn and I would have expected this to impact on the mid game stall, may be eliminating it, this did not seem to be the case, however, as the market seemed to fill with nuclear plants, which considering the maximum refresh rate for uranium is only 1 for 3 players, did not seem very good deals, the gaps seemed to be filled with a few trash (which also has a low early refresh) and wind plants, it was as if some one had decided that oil and coal were bad right from the start. So we built up capacity slowly and the wait for step 2 allowed us to build up money.
Step 2 coincided with the arrival of a couple of decent coal plants (20 & 25), but only lasted one round before step 3 hit before 20 was bid on. As a result of this 20 never got bought as other better plants became available. The game finished quickly now and Steve's central board position was an advantage as he could go in either direction to find available 15 spaces, while Richard and I only had the initial choice of Steve's original area, also Steve, at this point, had the cheap northern connections available and he ended up a comfortable winner.
For some reason I always end up reflecting on what I should have done differently when I play this game (even when I win).
As expected the choice of board gave us a shorter than normal game of Power Grid so there was time for
Industrial Waste 50 mins
Steve is almost always an advocate of a green strategy and whenever he departs from this, things seem to go horribly wrong. In this case he went for reducing the workforce early on and allowed his waste produced to go up into the yellow section and even once into the red. Of course he got hit by 2 accidents resulting in his needing to take a loan to cover the costs and when he repaid the first loan he was soon required to take another.
I tend to reduce my raw material requirement early with the idea to control waste by using cards, but there seemed to be a bit of a shortage of such cards this game (they tended to turn as duplicates and get discarded) and I had to change strategy part way through to reduce waste production, I had to take a loan at this point to pay for the innovation necessary as the order I was about to produce would otherwise take me into the yellow zone when an accident was certain the following turn as the card deck was almost exhausted. I was able to recover from this later repaying the loan.
Richard had quietly gone along adopting a combined waste/raw materials plan as well as regularly advancing his factory, so it was that he was the one to trigger the end of the game. No one was affected by the end game accident and although I was slightly ahead on innovation I lagged behind on factory growth and this together with a slight advantage in money gave Richard the win in a close game. Steve had been forced to take a second loan and lagged some way behind.
Dave and Ben meanwhile were playing
Blackbeard 145 mins
Ben 1 15
Dave C 2 0
This is a game that I remember spending many an hour on on Saturdays in the old days, the pirates battling it out this evening were:
John Taylor (Ben) - Sunk.
Edward Teach (Ben) - 15 points.
Francis L'olonais (Dave) - Marooned following a mutiny
Emmanuel Wynne (Dave) - Retired penniless
Henry Avery (Dave) - Sunk
Until next week.
We had 8 people, including Ben this week, more than we've had for ages, we actually made a profit. This is much more like it.
We spread across 3 tables and played games.
Notre Dame - 100 Mins.
Posn. Player Score
1 Gordon 53
2 Dave D 47
3 Matt 19
This is a game I picked up when in Burton at the weekend. The game has had a lot of Buzz and I was eager to give it a try, unfortunately despite having read the rules and there aren't exactly a lot of them, I forgot about one very important one and this impacted Matt very heavily (I only realised what I'd done while lying in bed later).
In the game you control one of the boroughs adjacent to Notre Dame Cathedral in the 14th century and compete to gain the most prestige, while at the same time controlling the rats which will cause the plague and do you serious damage if allowed to go unchecked too often. There are reckoned to be multiple paths to victory and we each tried a different method in the first period, I went for some early influence in the Park which would give a constant prestige bonus throughout the game, Gordon went with moving his carriage to pick up messages and picked up gold, while Matt put 2 influence into Notre Dame and made big donations to get prestige that way, I also put a block into Notre Dame to share the influence with Matt.
It was at this point that the problem arose. Both Matt & I had managed to use all the influence blocks from supply and also run out of gold, so going into the 2nd period could not put any influence onto the board to get more blocks into supply and/or earn more gold. I was fortunate enough to draw my Trusted friend card in the first round and therefore get influence by moving him to the Cloister school to get things moving again, Matt was not so lucky, not drawing his friend until the last of the 3 rounds (and I didn't pass him one) meaning he could do nothing for 2 rounds during which time the rats were uncontrolled and not only did he gain no prestige he also could not get more influence on the board. Essentially his game was lost at that point. After the event I remembered the rule that says that if you have no influence in your supply you can move blocks from one sector on the board to another and activate the sectors that way. If this had been known then Matt could have got some more influence and/or gold and stayed in the game.
In the final part of the game, Gordon & I raced ahead and it was a close finish, he was forever on the edge with the rat track while I kept mine well under control, may be too well as if I had spent influence elsewhere I may be could have picked up a bit more prestige. After the game all said that they would play again and I think it will take a few plays to work out what we're doing. Matt was understandably a bit scathing about the situation of a simple early mistake essentially putting you so badly out of the game, but this should not happen again. Probably, neither Gordon nor Matt will be aware of the bad mistake in explaining the rules until they read this.
After Notre Dame there was time for
San Juan - 35 Mins.
This is the clubs most played game in terms of games played and we are all well versed in the rules. In this 3 player game I don't think the Producer or Trader were used until about half was through as all went for the violet buildings. I was most disappointed by the fact that the gold mine I built on the first builder phase produced no return whatsoever, especially when the one that Gordon built late on did. The game was a low scoring game going to Gordon, I just missed being able to get a Guild Hall down which would have given me 2nd.
On the other table:
Pillars of the Earth, The - 110 Mins.
1 Steve H 53
2 Mike 49
3 Steve P 46
We seem to have been into Cathedrals this evening, this one is about the building of one in the fictional town of Kingsbridge. This is another game that has a lot of good press despite being licenced from a Ken Follet novel. Steve H has said he will report on play.
Formula Motor Racing - 15 Mins.
2 Steve H 5
3 Steve P 3
This is a game that I own but don't particularly like, being somewhat of a motor racing fan (maybe not as much as I once was) I find this simple card game just does not do the subject justice being a prime example of a mediocre Knizia with pasted on theme.
Meanwhile on the third table Ben was beating his Dad at
Memoir '44 - 25 Mins.
1 Ben C 6
2 Dave C 0
This was Omaha, Ben was the Axis, Dave the allies
This was Suomassalini (is that right?), Ben was the Russians, Dave the Finns
This was Knightsbridge. My knowledge of WWII, particularly on land is somewhat lacking, but this gives me visions of the Battle of Harrods. Ben was the Axis, Dave the British (apparently we were supposed to win this one) .
Dave has said he will fill in more details.
Beer & Pretzels (Burton 12 May 2007)
Mike & I met up at New Street station for this annual day out (actually 2 days, but we only went on day 1) and while sitting on the train waiting to pull away we were joined by Richard (Biddle).
On arriving at the town hall we met up with Nick Kinzet in whose company we were to spend most of the day. Of all the conventions that happen during the year, I regard this one in particular as a chance to play different games, to try something new and therefore I may play things which I might otherwise shy away from (I don't carry this too far though, Antike for example is still a no-no), so it was that we started out with The World Cup game with the designer, Shaun, and some others.
I have been told on several occasions that you don't need to like Football to like the game, but I think it would help, I found it OK but lasting too long. If I had been a Football fan, I may have been able to get into the spirit of it more and ended up liking it.
In the game each player has a selection of teams and the matches of the competition are then resolved by playing cards (it actually reminded me a bit of Wembley, which I played a bit many years ago, but that was based on the F.A. Cup and used dice instead of cards).
I had Brazil & U.S.A amongst my teams and concentrated on them in the group stage getting them through to the knock outs (my other teams France, Saudi Arabia and South Africa didn't really turn up). In the last 16 I concentrated on Brazil and they got to the semi-finals, while U.S.A. lost to Mexico.
In the quarter final, I was able to beat Uruguay, but in so doing I was forced to use up my best cards and lost to Costa Rica in the semis and then to Mexico in the 3rd Place play off, so it was that in this strange World Cup, South Korea emerged victorious, beating Costa Rica in the final.
The closing stages were as follows:
Uruguay 1 Brazil 3
Paraguay 2 Mexico 2 (Mexico won 4-3 on penalties)
Republic of Ireland 2 South Korea 4
Denmark 0 Costa Rica 0 (Costa Rica won 4-2 on penalties)
Brazil 1 Costa Rica 3
South Korea 6 Mexico 4
3rd. Place Play Off
Brazil 1 Mexico 3
Costa Rica 1 South Korea 2
After that had finished, we split into 2 groups and each played Ark, a strange game where you are responsible for saving various species of animal by accommodating them on the Ark before the flood comes. Our group consisted of Nick, who taught the game, Mike, Richard and I. There are various rules about how you accommodate the different species. Carnivores cannot go with animals the same size or smaller because they would eat them, herbivores can't go with food, because they would eat it, shy animals can't go with or next to any carnivore and omnivores are just a pain because they have the problems of both herbivores and carnivores. Add this to the fact that you need to spread the weight about equally on either side of the ark so it doesn't keel over and you can have great difficulty finding a way to place you animals.
Points are scored like an area majority game, with the person who saves the most animal of one of the 5 types (Useful, Shy, Heavy, Slow and Food) getting 10 points with 6 for second and 2 for any one else who saves at least one of a type). I quite enjoyed the game, it was maybe a bit long but I'm sure this would drop with repeated playing. Mike who had a terrible time with his placements wasn't so sure.
Dave 34, Nick 27, Richard 27, Mike 25
It was now time for a break and I went out to grab something to eat and also for a trip to Spirit Games where I picked up Notre Dame, which I'll be bringing next Wednesday. When I returned, Richard, Mike & Nick had started a game of On the Underground. It sometimes seems that this game always hits the table when I'm not looking, which is a shame. I didn't record scores for this and don't recall who won despite watching the end, maybe Mike or Richard could fill us in.
I went to the bar and then joined Shaun and Andy for a game of Carcasonne, which I have not played for years. I know this isn't a long game, but it still seems too long for what it is and I remain amazed at the whole new industry that seems to have developed around it. Anyway I didn't come last, scores were:
Shaun 104, Dave 75, Andy 62
When we finished, the Underground game was also near an end and I rejoined the other group to play Flying Carpet, an interesting game involving navigating the eponymous carpet in a race to take off from one roof and fly over a number of building before landing on another roof at the other end of the board. Movement is in a horizontal and vertical direction and controlled by the play of cards, at higher levels you can also be blown 1 or 2 spaces by the wind. If you land on someone you can either cause them to miss their next turn or cause them to plummet to the ground or roof below. An element of absolute chaos is introduced by carpets landing on starred squares meaning a die is thrown with various effects. Apparently the advanced game takes this element out, which would certainly allow for more tactical play, but the game is quite light and fun as it stands and it may be that this would disappear with the stars taken out.
I finished first in a close race ahead of Nick, Richard, Mike and Steve (in no particular order).
Next was Oasis, a game I own but had only played once, getting absolutely thrashed. I said I would give it another try, but had not done so until now. I was not so soundly thrashed this time, although I was still last, and I have to say that I did not enjoy the game that much. The problem to me is that you are not allowed to look at the cards you use to make offers introducing a random element I don't like. I wonder if the game would be improved by allowing you to look at your cards to choose your offer, although the opposite view is that this would cause Analysis Paralysis and this may well be correct. In line with my usual attitude that it is usually better not to try to fix games I don't like but just not to play, I don't expect to be playing this again soon.
Steve 98, Mike 90, Nick 68, Richard 64, Dave 58
Finally it was Space Beans, which I also own and has been played at the club in the distant past (before records began), I didn't realise Mike enjoyed this, but will start putting it in the pocket of my bag as it is a good little filler. No more details but the scores were
Steve 35, Nick 26, Dave 24, Richard 24, Mike 20.
After this Mike and I left to catch a train, Richard remained. Thanks to all we played with, it was a good day.
Labels: Conventions
Session Summary - 9 May 2007
Knowing that Mike and Steve would be absent, I got in touch with Dave before hand and he brought Ben along, with the intention of playing Runebound.
As it turned out this was a very one sided game. An event turned up right at the beginning putting cards face down in 3 of the towns. Whoever first visited the town would be able to take the cards free. I managed to visit the centre town first and then as the others had headed north I quickly went south to the town there. The result was that I picked up 2 value 10 items for nothing and was set up from then on, one item was a nice sword, which would usually allow me to take out most of the low level encounters and many higher ones before combat was begun and the other was a staff allowing me to heal all wounds and fatigue at the beginning of the turn so I never need to spend gold on healing. When the other town was visited, the free card was a cheap one.
This all set the tone for the game and I was able to win easily while the other laboured trying to deal with the lesser encounters. We did run into a few puzzles over effect timing later on due to the things introduced in the games FAQ on subject that I would not have thought to ask a question, but the questions were asked and the answers were different to what I would have thought. This maybe delayed my victory by a short while.
Back to 3 this week, with Mike and Steve and no Dave C.
The games played.
Canal Mania 120 mins
Mike 3 71
This was one of my favourite games of last year and I wanted to give it another try in it's first edition form before I get the 2nd. edition upgrade, due next month. I have been trying for some time but this was the first opportunity of the year. Mike had played before and this was Steve's first play.
I started having drawn engineer 2 (Smeaton), but in defiance of a rule that I only noticed after it was pointed out by someone else, I declined to play red. I chose the Worcester and Birmingham, while Mike went with the Macclesfield Canal. Steve took the quick option of the River Severn Navigation. Having done this Mike and I realised the small difficulty that there were no cards available for difficult terrain and no surveyors (it turned out that the way the deck was stacked, no tunnel cards turned up until we got to about the last quarter of the deck), so in our following turns we picked up The Coventry Canal and The Bridgewater Canal respectively allowing us to start building and get some goods moving while Steve built his initial contract.
The following turn the pattern of the game was set, when I discarded the available build cards and drew 3 surveyors, which with Smeaton allowed the completion of the Worcester and Birmingham giving me a 4 point link in advance of the others, this and the fact that goods were plentiful early on gave me a good lead in the early play which I never lost. Mike was able to make a 5 point link at the end with the Llangollen Canal, but was only able to transport one good, which I'd dumped in Llangollen at the beginning. No contracts (such as the Shropshire Union) came up to link the Northern & Southern canal networks.
When I passed the 60 point game end trigger it was a case of finishing off what could be finished and also Mike made a token start on the Leeds and Liverpool getting an extra point for the one lock from Leeds. Final Goods deliveries were fairly even and second place was decided between Steve and Mike (who had been running neck and neck for most of the game) when they tied for the most prolific constructor and Steve won the contract value tie break.
After the game Mike professed himself still not convinced, I see why that is, but to me this is still a great game and I look forward to the 2nd. edition, which looks as if it will be better still.
The record of Canals completed (not necessarily in chronological order):
Dave D
The Worcester & Birmingham Canal (Worcester to Birmingham (via Coventry and Stratford))
The Coventry Canal (Coventry to Burton (via Leicester))
The Bridgewater & Taunton Canal
The Grand Union Canal (Birmingham to Northampton (via Coventry))
The Kennet & Avon Canal (Bristol to Reading via Bath)
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal (Manchester to Huddersfield)
The Bridgewater Canal (Manchester to Liverpool (via Chester))
The Macclesfield Canal (Manchester to Stoke)
The Thames & Severn Canal (Oxford to Gloucester)
The Ripon Canal (Ripon to York)
The Avon & Gloucester Navigation (Stratford to Gloucester (via Worcester))
The Wey & Arun Canal (Weybridge to Arundel via Guildford)
The Llangollen Canal (Llangollen to Stoke)
The River Severn Navigation (Worcester to Gloucester)
The Grand Union Canal (Nottingham to Northampton via Leicester)
The Medway Navigation (Tonbridge to Maidstone)
The Thames Navigation (Oxford to London via Reading (also via Weybridge))
The Fossdyke Navigation (Lincoln to Boston)
The Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield to Goole)
The Lancaster Canal (Lancaster to Preston)
Final Position below.
Following that there was just time for
San Juan 35 mins
Steve H 2 29+
This was a low scoring game, Mike won using a fairly straight production strategy with the Guild Hall and a few violets with City Hall, Steve essentially did the same, but ended up with fewer buildings. I searched in vain for City Hall with the Councillor but had to settle for a set of monuments and Triumphal Arch. With perfect hindsight , It would have been better to forego the Councillor some times and done something else. Perhaps I might have been able to get the Palace out that way.


text:
Thomas John I'Anson Bromwich
Wolverhampton, England
Northampton, England
Thomas Bromwich grew up in South Africa and then graduated from Cambridge. He was Professor of Mathematics in Galway before returning to Cambridge. He made important contributions in both pure and applied mathematics.
View one larger picture
Thomas Bromwich's father, John I'Anson Bromwich (born Bridgenorth, Shropshire about 1843), was a woollen draper and his mother was Eliza Ann Cook (born Bridgenorth, Shropshire about 1853). Thomas was born at Queen's Square, Wolverhampton, and he began his schooling in that town before his parents emigrated to South Africa. He spent his youth in Natal, receiving his schooling at the High School in Durban from 1888 to 1892.
He returned to England to study at St John's College Cambridge arriving in 1892, in the same year as Whittaker. He obtained a Fellowship at St John's College in 1897 but left Cambridge to become professor of mathematics at Galway in 1902. He left Galway in 1907 and returned to a permanent post as College lecturer at St John's College, Cambridge.
During his tenure of the chair at Galway he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (1906). Throughout his career he was an active member of the London Mathematical Society, being Secretary from 1911 until 1919 when he was elected Vice-President.
Bromwich's first research was on applied mathematics where was influenced by Stokes. He made significant contributions to electromagnetism although he was always less interested in the physics, more in the mathematics. Some of this work is described in [6] where its history is explained:-
... T J I'A Bromwich's method for solving the source-free Maxwell equations for electromagnetic waves. ... was originally used by Bromwich in 1899, and subsequently independently discovered by H M Macdonald. It was first included as a question in Part II of the Mathematical Tripos in 1910 and featured by Bromwich in his lectures at Cambridge during the same year. He published this method in 1919, and it also formed the basis of his seminal paper on the scattering of plane electric waves by spheres.
Bromwich also made substantial contributions to pure mathematics. He worked on infinite series, particularly during his time in Galway. In 1908 he published his only large treatise An introduction to the theory of infinite series which was based on lectures on analysis he had given at Galway. Hardy said:-
The book is unquestionably a very fine one. It is not merely a good and an interesting book: it has a character and a distinction which show at once that it is written by an exceptional mathematician.
Bromwich also made useful contributions to quadratic and bilinear forms and many consider his algebraic work to be his finest. In 1906 he published Quadratic Forms and their Classification by Means of Invariant Factors. Gow [3] writes:-
This book is an early example in English of the more abstract methods introduced into algebra by researchers such as Kronecker and Weierstrass. It is particularly concerned with the simultaneous reduction of two quadratic forms, a problem which, in its modern presentation, requires almost the full repertoire of the theory of a single linear transformation.
In a series of papers he put Heaviside's calculus on a rigorous basis treating the operators as contour integrals.
Bromwich did his best work before reaching the age of 33, perhaps suffering because of overwork after this time. Hardy said, see [5] :-
He was engaged in original work in several different fields: he put a great deal of energy into his college and university lectures, where his passion for working out every detail must have added enormously to his labours: and to all this he added a considerable amount of examining and private coaching. ... He would have had a happier life, and been a greater mathematician, if his mind had worked with less precision.
The hard work which Bromwich put into his teaching certainly had a negative effect on his research, and perhaps, as Hardy suggests, on his happiness. But on the other hand it had a very positive effect on his teaching. This is clearly illustrated by the summing up of his years at Cambridge in [2]:-
For many years he was one of the best-known mathematical teachers at Cambridge, and his lectures and tuition were diligently attended by those aiming at high mathematical honours.
Unfortunately his health began to suffer through this hard work and he became afflicted by a mental disorder which eventually led to his suicide.
Hardy summed up Bromwich's contributions across a wide range of mathematical areas when he described him as the:-
... best pure mathematician among the applied mathematicians at Cambridge, and the best applied mathematician among the pure mathematicians.
He did make some slightly critical comments regarding Bromwich, however, describing him as "thinking vaguely" and "a little wanting in imagination".
Other Mathematicians born in England
A Poster of Thomas Bromwich
M J Crowe, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). See THIS LINK.
Obituary in The Times
R Gow, Some Galway professors of mathematics and natural philosophy, Irish Math. Soc. Bull. 35 (1995).
G H Hardy, Thomas John Bromwich, J. London Math. Soc. 5 (1930), 209-220.
G H Hardy, Obituary of Thomas John Bromwich, Proc. Roy. Soc. London A 129 (1930), i - x.
J D Zund and J M Wilkes, Bromwich's method for solving the source-free Maxwell equations, Tensor (NS) 55 (2) (1994), 192-196.
Other pages about Thomas Bromwich:
Times obituary
Papers in the Proceedings and Notes of the EMS
Thomas Bromwich's Infinite Series
An entry in The Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles,
Other websites about Thomas Bromwich:
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Honours awarded to Thomas Bromwich
Lecturer at the EMS
Fellow of the Royal Society 1906
Other: 1912 ICM - Cambridge
Other: EMS Members
Other: Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics (C)
Other: Earliest Uses of Symbols of Calculus
Other: Edinburgh Mathematical Society Lecturers 1883- 2021
Last Update October 2003

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Filtering by: The Works Stage
Stage Event, The Works Stage
Pete Turland and The Rental Cats
The GeoMetrics
Bill Damur (flute, guitar);
Don Bradshaw (bass guitar);
Gord Graber (drums)
The GeoMetrics are Bill Damur (flute, guitar), Don Bradshaw (bass guitar) and Gord Graber (drums). Their music is rhythmically and harmonically adventurous jazz/rock, wholly original,with elements drawn from European and North American flavours. The jazz/rock label doesn't prevent this adventurous trio from musical exploration far from traditional sources.
King of Foxes
Delivered in a voice equal parts fierce and fragile, King of Foxes' evocative lyrics are deftly interwoven with seeing-eye guitar hooks and a cogent understanding of songcraft. Her signature sound is quirky and textural incorporating elements of Brit-pop and melodic indie rock that inform a well-read musical style.
Find King of Foxes on
Facebook: @kingoffoxesband
Twitter: @kingoffoxesband
Instagram: @kingoffoxesband
Personal Website: kingoffoxesband.com
Bandcamp: kingoffoxes.bandcamp.com
Harmonic Flamenco
Cory Danyluk
The Bulgar Brothers
Elliot Thomas
Braden Gates
Daniel Akira Stadnicki
The Bulgar Brothers are an Edmonton-based, instrumental folk trio featuring celebrated singer-songwriters Elliot Thomas and Braden Gates, as well as drummer/percussionist Daniel Akira Stadnicki.
King MuSKAfa
Lead Singer: Amber Suchy
Guitar: Steve Pady
Bass: Dan Churchill
Drums: Fred Brenton
Trombone and vocals: Audrey Ochoa
King MuSKAfa, an energetic Edmonton based band, have been notorious for packing dance floors wherever they play.
This 5-member band fuses elements of Ska, reggae, pop and soul to create their own unique sound. They cross over genres fluidly, creating an infectious dance rhythm.
Find King MuSKAfa on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/King-MuSKAfa-308550399188874/
Heather Blush and The Uppercuts
Heather Blush,
Steve Hazlett,
Dale Ulan
Heather Blush and The Uppercuts are a trio of rogue troubadours based in Calgary, Alberta. Sassy, sultry, and just plain fun, this trio performs original songs designed to knock your socks off!
Find Heather Blush and The Uppercuts on
Personal Website: http://heatherblush.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/heatherblushandtheuppercuts
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xlBn1Ri4VIwYQYhmiNr4A
Jiajia Li
Classically-trained flutist Jiajia Li is being praised as "one of the city's finest and most adventurous flautists". She was the 2016 recipient of Canada's "Juno" music award micro grant and a multi-time scholarship recipient from Banff Centre. Since her arrival in Calgary in 2014, Jiajia has forged her identity through music and performance, cutting across a wide range of modern musical experimentations and traditions. Currently a faculty member at the Mount Royal Conservatory,
Jiajia is also an active performer, has appeared in festivals including Sled Island, Calgary New Music Festival, The Works, and frequently plays with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
Find Jiajia Li on
Personal Website: jiajiamusic.com
Facebook: @jiajialimusic
IG: @jiajialimusic
Raylene Campbell
Raylene Campbell is an Edmonton-based sound and media artist, who embraces various creative practices including improvisation, composition, performance art, sound and image, public intervention, and Deep Listening. The focus of her creative process involves explorations of acoustic ecology, psychogeography, computer interactive technology, and audience interactivity.
Raylene Campbell's improvised performance is built on a search for subtle sound textures and offers a unique musical experience mixing together various approaches from free improvisation and Deep Listening® to Musique concrète. She gently moves into chosen sonic spaces and takes time exploring and experimenting with the emerging materials of the improvisational moment. Through her Deep Listening practice, Raylene works extensively with tones triggered by the Therevox's analog oscillators, studio recordings of freebass accordion improvisation, field recordings from various locations, and live processing. She improvises simple and complex tones, which dance throughout the space and resonate within the audience, creating a profound, visceral conversation between the performer and listeners.
Find Raylene Campbell on
Personal Website: https://raylenecampbell.com/
https://rayshotspringsproject.com/
Bandcamp: https://raylene.bandcamp.com/
Jill Pollock
The Writer's Guild
Dan Davis, Saxophones
Brett Hansen, Guitar
Tyson Kerr, Piano and Rhodes
Josh McHan, Bass
Jamie Cooper, Drums
The Writers' Guild is a jazz composers' collective featuring five of Edmonton's finest creative minds. The band uses the canvas of a traditional jazz quintet, blending musical influences old and new as they continually hone their craft into exciting, vital new music. Each composer in the collective has a unique writing style: Dan Davis' compositions show a blend of traditional and modern jazz sounds, with catchy melodies over a backdrop of chords which would be right at home in Chris Potter's latest release. Tyson Kerr's music, influenced by prominent voices in the Toronto music scene such as Andrew Downing and David Braid, feel at times like vignettes from film and musical scores. Brett Hansen's style soars across genres and moods, finding just the right moment for a Bill Frisell musing or a full-on grunge rock explosion. Jamie Cooper's writing celebrates the contributions of greats like Roy Hargrove and J Dilla, bringing neo soul and hip hop to jazz. Rounding out the band is one of the strongest rhythm players in Canada: Josh McHan is the rock-solid foundation holding up all these diverse voices and styles. The Writers' Guild's debut album "Based on a True Story" (Chronograph Records) reached #1 on the Earshot! National Jazz charts , and was nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award; they are currently developing compositions for their second studio album. As these composers comment, collaborate, and create each other's music in realtime, the Writers' Guild makes ink on paper fly.
Find The Writer's Guild on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWritersGuildYEG/
Cadence & Nathan
Raised amongst the big lakes of northern Ontario, Cadence & Nathan now reside under the big skies of northern Alberta, and are very content to call it home. A grass roots folk pop duo with a taste and appreciation for life's peaks and valleys, the two write songs from the heart that blend nostalgia and melancholy with a bright hope for the future.
Find Cadence & Nathan on
Personal Website: http://www.cadenceandnathan.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cadence-Nathan/217278478361767
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cadenceandnathan
Mercy Funk
Rosina Cove
Peter Stone
Lucas Chaisson
Shea Connor
Jessica Heine
Rosina Cove offer up unpretentious Canadiana with a big heart. Fronted by award-winning songwriter Peter Stone of 100 mile house and rounded out by some of Canada's finest musicians, they've received airplay on CBC and are playing festivals across the country this summer in anticipation of their album release.
Find them online @rosinacoveyeg
Paul Bellows and The Wafer Thin Mints
Paul Bellows
The Wafer Thin Mints
Pat Strain - acoustic guitar and vocals,
Russ Baker - electric guitar,
Troy Nowaselski - bass, and
John Newton - drums.
Described as " Roots Inspired Pop" - The Wafer thin Mints sound cuts across rock ,urban folk, country , and power pop with a tip of the hat to that lost genre, Pub Rock. They have released two albums - " The Finest Car They Ever Built in 1983 " in 2006 and "Trans Am Fats " in 2015 . The band has received extensive airplay on CKUA and has been recorded for CBC's Alberta Live program. The Mints have been playing shows across Alberta to enthusiastic response from audiences at clubs and festivals since 2003 and their fans run the gamut from tattooed bikers, punks , goths , cowboys, soccer moms and their kids.
Brock Tyler
Over the course of five releases, Brock Tyler has offered up songs that combine strong melodies with unburdened sonic textures. His latest EP Us features the sunny "Be My Baby" as well as the soft, transcendent "Rise". His songs have been featured in shows on Netflix, NBC, ABC, and more.
Find Brock Tyler on
Twitter: @brocktyler
Website: www.kinsellarecordings.com/brocktyler
Bandcamp: brocktyler.bandcamp.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/brocktylermusic
Grindstone Comedy
Brett Miles
Brett Miles is a multi-instrumentalist & tenor saxophonist that along has performed with legends James Brown, Buddy Miles, Mick Jagger, Sam & Dave, Taylor Dayne, and Ivan Neville. His 2018 album "Welcome Inside" received three nominations for the 2019 Edmonton Music Awards!
Don Berner Quintet
Don Berner – Saxophones
Joel Gray – Trumpet
Paul Johnston – Bass
Jamie Cooper – Drums
Rob Thompson – Keyboard
Named one of the Avenue Magazine's "Top 40 under 40" (2013), Juno Award winner P.J. Perry has called Don Berner "one of Canada's fastest rising saxophone stars. Reads, doubles, solos, he does it all." and jazz icon Hugh Fraser has stated ,"Don's talent as a great saxophonist is supported by his compositional and band leading talents." In addition to appearing alongside such notable jazz luminaries as P.J. Perry, Bobby Shew, Hugh Fraser, Slide Hampton, Bob Stroup, Chu Cho Valdez, Lew Tabackin, Guido Basso, and Tommy Banks, Hillario Duran and commercial talents E.C. Scott, Bobby Curtola, and the Temptations, he has performed at Edmonton's Jazz City Festival and Yardbird Suite, been a featured artist at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and played Calgary's "Beatniq", Saskatoon's "The Bassment", Vancouver's "The Cellar", and numerous other jazz clubs throughout Canada and the U.S.
Berner was co-producer of Edmonton's Yardbird Jazz Festival in 2005/06 and can be heard on numerous CD's including his own debut CD, "Sextet". He has performed at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Polish Embassy in Ottawa, as well as leading his sextet to Mexico's "Internacional Festival de Cervantino" and returning there to perform for the Canadian embassies "Canada week". In addition, he has performed on CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada" and numerous radio and TV specials. A former Grant MacEwan Outreach instructor, he maintains a busy performing, lecturing, and teaching schedule. In addition to appearances with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Berner has released his second album, the critically acclaimed "Fortress of Solitude"., and is currently completeing his third. Berner is also formerly the announcer and producer of "A Time For Jazz", heard every Saturday on CKUA and the writer of the "Jazz Standards" column in Edmonton's SEE magazine. His brand new album "The Don Berner Sextet Invades Calgary" has been charting all over Canada and is the subject of a recent CBC recording. He has also been nominated for the TD Canada trust Jazz award, the Galaxie rising star award, a 2014 Western Canadian Music Award and several mayoral arts awards.
This event is part of the Works With Jazz series, a collaboration brought to you in part by TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival
Sampler Café Feat. Performances by: Bad Sumeritan, SunDog, BurgerFinger and Mr. LevarLevar
Sampler Café is an organization devoted to the development of accessibility, knowledge and support for electronic and sample-based music creators. Sampler Café hosts electronic music jam sessions in Edmonton bi-monthly as well as delivering performances and workshops that showcase the tools and techniques used in contemporary music production and performance.
Find them online at:
Website: https://www.samplercafe.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamplerCafe/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samplercafe/
A.Y.E and The Extraordinary Gentlemen
Jahimba Hutson, 2018 JUNO Masterclass Top 10 Finalist better known by his stage name A.Y.E. is on a musical journey slowly gaining the attention of music lovers near and far. Getting a early start to music it was only natural he followed in his father's musical footsteps. Listed by CBC Music as an "emerging act to watch".
Find A.Y.E on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamayemusic
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/iamaye
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/i.am.a.y.e
Personal Website: https://www.iama-y-e.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/61CMQn560ytCEt3dJgUe9C?si=t0fNsQBTTRu2a5RW3iQd5Q
Duane Forrest
In 2017, Duane debuted his first theatre production, Climb, a live album experience based on his concept album, The Climb. Climb hit the stage again at the 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival, where Toronto Fringe Festival founder Gregory Nixon described Duane's show as "an engaging, multilayered work of song, storytelling and movement" and "one of the highlights of this year's Fringe." His forthcoming double jazz and fusion album Sol e Sol builds on themes of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery, reflecting musically Duane's growth as an artist and a human being.
Aside from his innate drive to create beautiful things, Duane also has a passion for arts education. In 2011 he founded Genesis Community of the Arts, a registered Canadian charity offering music and arts education to marginalized children and youth in Toronto and Central America.
Find Duane Forrest on
Instagram: @duaneintheforrest
Twitter: @duaneforrest
Personal Website: Www.duanesguitar.com
L.A. Foster
photo by Meghan Tansey Whitton
Originally from Edmonton and now based in Montreal, Lesley Ann Foster has lived in many parts of the world, including Argentina, Chile and Mexico.
Foster's sample-rich, beat-heavy songs, paired with her intense emotional vocals showcase her influences and come together as an engaging, melancholic-dance-party.
Expect Foster's new EP later this summer.
Find L.A Foster
Personal Website: www.iamlafoster.com
Bandcamp: www.bandcamp.com/lesleyannfoster
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/5c97iMFEKEAg2hGutdNEzI
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/lafoster
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie4fTihEWjA
Apple music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/l-a-foster/1111039411
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamLAFOSTER
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/l.a.foster/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamLAFOSTER
Chubby Cree
Gitana Mundo
The Mbira Renaissance Band


text:
Home News Latitude appoints new talent buyer
Latitude appoints new talent buyer
UK: Festival Republic has announced that Natasha Haddad is stepping down from a full time role with the company to a consultancy position after four years with Latitude Festival so that she can spend more time in the USA. Haddad joined in 2013, working on the renowned music and arts festival located in Henham Park, Suffolk.
Confirming the change, Festival Republic MD, Melvin Benn said: "Natasha has become an integral part of the Festival Republic team, and will be greatly missed in that role but we obviously welcome her continued participation and advice in the consultancy role. Her work on Latitude has helped position the festival to be recognised for its innovative and exciting music programming. I wish Natasha every success in her future ventures."
Natasha will be replaced by Lucy Wood, who joins the Festival Republic team this week. Lucy joins the company having worked at Eat Your Own Ears, where she worked on various events, including Field Day, as well as promoting shows including The xx, Four Tet, Grimes and Beirut.
Confirming her new role, Wood said: "I'm really excited to be joining the Festival Republic team. Latitude has always been one of my favourite festivals because it has consistently strong programming, and attracts people who are devoted to music but not hung up on genre. It's amazing to be able to programme for such an open-minded, music-loving audience."
Benn added: "I am very pleased to be welcoming Lucy, and have no doubt that her fresh and vibrant attitude will be an invaluable asset to the 12th Edition of Latitude Festival and for future years to come. Lucy brings a wealth of experience from her previous role and her addition to the team will absolutely help maintain Latitude's ethos".


Each year, Second Harvest has a holiday card available to honor those special people on your list. You have the option to send your donation to Second Harvest and we will mail the holiday card(s) to your friends and family for you or you can purchase cards at our office to deliver on your own. To order cards, simply print the form and mail it along with your donation to our office or stop by and pick up your cards in person. The Second Harvest office is located at 1507 Grimm Drive, Erie, PA 16506 and is open Monday- Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm. All cards must be picked up by 4:00p on December 22nd.
Get your cards at the Second Harvest office on #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, November 29th and be entered into a prize drawing.
* If you would like to make your donation online, please click here. Make sure to select "Holiday Cards" in the drop down menu. Then send your list of card recipients and their addresses to Tori at tpursell@nwpapfoodbank.org. She will send a confirmation email once your holiday cards have been sent. To ensure enough time to send the cards, online orders must be completed by December 21st.


text:
Turkish Entrepreneurship Foundation was founded in April 2014. Founded by business people and opinion leaders who are aware of the importance of entrepreneurship and believe that it is the key to change, Turkish Entrepreneurship foundation works with youth to advance the entrepreneurship culture and to make entrepreneurship a career alternative among young people.
The existing system in Turkey and the global entrepreneurship support mechanisms in the world consist of accelerators and further supports for those who have already decided to become entrepreneurs and who seek to transform ideas into business models and enter into the right market.
To develop the entrepreneurship culture, however, you have to create an infrastructure and so as to do this, you have to start from the basics. At this point, the right place to start is the universities.
That's why we as the Turkish Entrepreneurship Foundation, created our Fellow Program for university students. With our globally unique Fellow Program, we decided to focus on university students, who are open to taking risks, who stepped into being an individual and who are willing to create a change. With our 6-step scientific selection process, we select university students with a high entrepreneurship potential. Within the program, we give these young people the inspiration and the network that can change their lives, the change to organize events to give back what they learned with others, the opportunity to be an intern at startups and companies and the highest scholarship in Turkey. Turkish Entrepreneurship Foundation aims to create a perspective of "giveback" among young people. If the entrepreneur eventually shares the success s/he gained through the support of others with the community, then the success could be scaled and augmented. With this philosophy, we aim to organize a Giveback Gala night –which we held for the first time in 2016— every year in order to foster the giveback culture and to increase awareness among young people and the entrepreneurship ecosystem
Besides the Fellow Program, we are creating new brand and projects such as MappedinTurkey, CreateUp, Youngpreneurs and Start to reach wider crowds where we will be able to inspire not only young people but also Turkey as a whole. As the Turkish Entrepreneurship, we are the second families of our Fellows in the program and we want to be with them throughout their whole lives. We believe that thinking with a perspective of an entrepreneur would make the world a better place, thus we continue our work accordingly.


text:
We Clean Up Our Act By Testing 13 Pressure Washers- Popular Mechanics
Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics
Engine: 187 cc | Weight: 61.2 pounds
Cleaning power: 3200 psi | 2.5 gpm
If ever there was an aptly named piece of outdoor power equipment, the MegaShot would be it. For the money, you get a big Honda engine with massive air cooling fins on its head (it's one of the best engines in the business, by the way), and an equally hefty pump, complete with anodized hose fittings. And the combined action of that engine and pump produce a lot of dirt-blasting capability. No, this isn't a commercial power washer, you'd need to spend another $1000 to get there. But it comes about as close as you're going to get at this price level. We used it to blast clean concrete (including removing masonry stain), dirty vinyl siding and trim, mildewed wood, outdoor furniture that could only be described as grotesque, and equally nasty vinyl fencing. While we were at it, we blasted anything else in the vicinity that looked even remotely dirty. Our verdict: This is a productive, no-nonsense machine complete with a pull rod choke and a big red On/Off switch. But, hey, pull that choke, yank the recoil starter and that big Honda roars to life in seconds. Demerits? Its hose appears to be very durable, but boy is that thing stiff. Our guess is it will take a lot of use before it softens up a bit.
For the full story read this :
https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/reviews/g120/we-test-the-top-small-pressure-washers/
How to Change a Water Outlet Fitting
Troubleshooting: Makes Noise and Water is Slow at first
The Best Overall MSH3125 Pressure Washer


Are you sure the breaker is big enough to carry the Amps needed to start the drying cycle. You know that due to inductance it takes almost twice as many amps to start a motor as it does to run it.Find out how many Watts it uses and divide it by 120VAC and it will give the maximum amps it will draw. See if the breaker is high enough amp for it. A 25 Amp breaker should be efficient. I hope this helps you and if I can help you in anyway in the future let me know.
For a detailed Dishwasher illustration, click below.
Turn off curcuit breaker. Mop up suds and water with towel. Remove kick panel mop up water here and dry out with a fan. Replace Kick Panel. Reset Curcuit breaker. Add one cup of Vingar to bottom of tub. Run a rinse and hold cycle. Repeat if necessary.
Could anyone tell me what all the washing cycle symbols mean on my indeset LSl2-EV03 dishwasher. I inhereted it with the sale of the house.
Hummm, well something is wrong. What else is on that curcuit?
In terms of breakers, once they start tripping, they trip FASTER. Consider replacing it.
if the problem persists, do an amp draw test on the dishwasher. Heated drying is a higher amp draw.
How far into the cycle does it trip the breaker?Does the motor run then trip it?Is it at the end of the cycle when it goes to a dry cycle?Does it trip in the beginning when it fill's up with water?
Try using a quick cycle and see what happens. Don't use sanitize or any extra heat cycle. Sometimes during sanitize high temp rinse or other cycles the timer motor is stopped until the water heats up. The sensor could be defective. Not all machines do this and I'm not real familiar with your particular one.
Check heating element in DW and all parts associated with it located on the inside of DW under the spray arm. It could also be a problem with the control panel,Call technician.
it sounds like the element isnt working properly.locate the element connections by removing the lower kick panel and turn the unit on to the drying cycle.use a volt meter and check the voltage.if you have voltage there than turn the circuit breaker off remove the wires to the element and check with the meter for continuity,let me know.
I have seen a lot of these older dishwasher break the wires running up to the timer. the break right near the bottom of the door where they flex when you open and close it. I would turn of the power, remove all the torx screws along the inside edges of the door, as well as the 2 on the bottom edge of the door facing up (you cant see them, just gotta feel around for them) and loosen the 2 on the top of the door near the latch ( so you can tilt the control panel out to remove the outer door) follow the wires from the timer down to the bottom of the door and see if any are broken or missing insulation. If not, take the bottom panel of the dishwasher as well and locate the 2 terminals hooked to the heater and check them with an ohmeter to see if they are grounded to the frame of the dishwasher. the dishwasher may be doing a heated rinse just before the dry cycle even though you have low temperature and no heated dry selected, so the problem may still be the heater. Good Luck!


CURWENSVILLE – Curwensville resident Rusty McCracken recently published his first book entitled: Waiting for the Comeback.
The Christian-based essays and short stories provide insight into a variety of topics infused with biblical references to solidify the various messages.
The book of faith, family, fiction and other thoughts is available in paperback at Amazon and Barnes and Nobles.com and will be ready as an e-book in the near future.
"I had a number of short stories in my portfolio and always joked about them being my retirement plan," McCracken mused.
McCracken is a 1979 graduate of the Clearfield Area High School and currently teaches in the Curwensville Area School District.
His past writing experience includes spending time as a sports writer and editor for The Progress in Clearfield, an assistant sports information director at Clarion University and a contributing writer for gantdaily.com.
Rusty and his wife, Diane, live in Curwensville and have two children, Heath (La Plata, Md.) and Paige (Butler, Pa.).


NativeScript Sidekick is a lightweight but powerful GUI client which runs on your desktop and is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It enhances the power of the NativeScript Command-Line Interface (CLI) and simplifies the entire process of developing a mobile application. Sidekick is designed to be an unobtrusive companion that complements your favorite code editor, IDE, source control system, and any other tools you use.
New to NativeScript? More information about this awesome mobile development technology can be found in the official NativeScript documentation.
Ready to start your journey in the wondrous world of mobile development with NativeScript Sidekick? Then it is time to team up with your faithful sidekick and get started.
Let us know what you think about Sidekick and we will use your input to make the product even better. Your feedback not only helps us to improve and polish the client but also shapes and influences the course of its future development. Below you can find the various feedback channels.
Create an issue in the Sidekick Feedback repository. You can use this channel to report bugs, requests features, or just share your opinion about Sidekick.
Use the built-in Intercom system to share your experience directly with the team responsible for the development of NativeScript Sidekick. The Intercom can be found in the bottom right corner of the client.


text:
Vanilla Chainsaws were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1986 by Mark Alexander on guitar, Simon John Drew on vocals and guitar, Peter L. W. Kelly on drums and Cameron Lee on bass guitar. They issued two albums, Vanilla Chainsaws (1989) and Red Lights (1991) before disbanding in 1995.

History

Vanilla Chainsaws were formed in Sydney in 1986 as an Australian rock quartet by Mark Alexander on guitar, Simon John Drew on vocals and guitar, Peter L. W. Kelly on drums (ex-Tactics, Flies) and Cameron Lee on bass guitar. Drew later recalled, "Me and Mark weren't really thinking about starting a band at all, but the other two guys said, 'Look, if you're gonna start a band, we'd love to do it'."

They released their debut single, "T.S. (Was It Really Me?)", in August of the following year via Phantom Records. Noise for Heroes Steve Gardner felt, "[it] was a solid starter with a thick, dense guitar sound and lyrics about turn-of-the-century industrialization..."cities of grey and all that sort of thing." The "T.S." in the title refers to T. S. Eliot, who gets quoted in the song. Jim Dwyer of Tharunka was equivocal, "I still don't know what to think about this debut single [... it] suggests that this band would be well worth seeing live [... and] seems to have a lot of energy that has been toned down in its production [...] If they are as good live as people say they are, this song should explode into sheer energy. Their second  single, "Like You", appeared in March 1988. Duilio Hernandez (ex-No Man's Land) replaced Kelly on drums before its release.

The new line-up of Vanilla Chainsaws issued a five-track extended play, Wine Dark Sea, in mid-1988, which was recorded at Blue Harbour and Rich studios with John Bee producing. Gardner described how, "[it] seems to try to go beyond the supercharged sound of the singles, with more moderate tempos and more subtlety." The title track was released as a single in August of that year. The group undertook an overseas tour and were signed to German label, Glitterhouse Records, in 1989. Also in that year they released a self-titled album on that label, which compiled the first two singles and the five-track EP.

The line-up changed again, with Alexander and Drew (now on bass guitar) joined by Andrew Marks on drums. The group toured the East Coast of United States and the United Kingdom. When Marks left they used German musicians, Chekov Helmker on drums and Henning Worner on bass guitar (with Drew back to 2nd guitar), to complete their European tour. In December 1989, while in Germany, they recorded a six-track EP, Thousand (1990), for Glitterhouse, Alexander and Drew were joined by Bill Walsh (of Cosmic Psychos) on drums for the sessions.

Late in 1990 Alexander and Drew returned to Australia, they were rejoined by Lee and Kelly to undertake an Australian tour in April of the following year. Peter D. J. Kelly joined on bass guitar to record the Red Lights EP however Lee continued in the band playing bass. In December 1991 Phantom Records issued the group's second album, Red Lights. Peter L. W. Kelly (drums) left the group early in 1992 (he was later a member of New Christs).

Discography

Albums

 Vanilla Chainsaws (compilation album, 1989) – Glitterhouse Records (GR 0053) European release only
 Red Lights (1991) – Phantom Records (PHMCD-17)

 Extended plays

 Wine Dark Sea (mid-1988) – Phantom Records (PHMLP 3)
 Thousand (1990) – Glitterhouse Records (GR 0083)
 Watching Me'' (1992) – Polygram Records (ID-0005-2)

Singles

 "T.S. (Was It Really Me?)" (August 1987) – Phantom Records (PH 23)
 "Like You" (March 1988) – Phantom Records (PH 28)
 "Wine Dark Sea" (August 1988) – Phantom Records (PH 32)

References

Australian alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 1986
Musical groups disestablished in 1995
Glitterhouse Records artists
PolyGram artists

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
require 'levenshtein'
require 'diff_match_patch_native'

module PrettyDiff
  module WordDiffFinder
    WDIFF_INSERTED_START = "\x01"
    WDIFF_INSERTED_END   = "\x02"
    WDIFF_DELETED_START  = "\x03"
    WDIFF_DELETED_END    = "\x04"

    extend self

    def find_word_diffs(lines)
      dmp = DiffMatchPatch.new
      result = []
      added_next_line_already = false

      lines.each_with_index do |line, idx|
        if line.size > 1000
          # This is too big, not worth the time.
          next
        end

        if added_next_line_already
          added_next_line_already = false
          next
        end

        previous_line = idx > 0 ? lines[idx - 1] : nil
        stripped_line = strip(line)
        next_line = lines[idx + 1]
        stripped_next_line = strip(next_line || '')
        after_next_line = idx < lines.size ? lines[idx + 2] : nil

        # only show word diffing when change was a single line
        if changed_line?(line, next_line) && !changed_block?(previous_line, line, next_line, after_next_line) && similiar_lines?(stripped_line, stripped_next_line)
          diffs = dmp.diff_cleanup_semantic!(dmp.diff_main(stripped_line, stripped_next_line, true))
          replacement, next_replacement = join_diffs(diffs)

          if line.include?(replacement.first)
            # String#gsub in the form gsub(exp,replacement) has odd quirks
            # affecting the replacement string which sometimes require
            # lots of escaping slashes. Ruby users are frequently directed
            # to use the block form instead.
            # See: http://stackoverflow.com/a/13818467/204927
            line.gsub!(replacement.first) { replacement.last }
          else # it has to come form next_line
            next_line.gsub!(replacement.first) { replacement.last }
            added_next_line_already = true
          end

          if next_line && next_replacement
            next_line.gsub!(next_replacement.first) { next_replacement.last }
            added_next_line_already = true
          end
        end

        result << line

        if added_next_line_already
          result << next_line
        end
      end

      result
    end

  private

    def to_utf8(str)
      str.force_encoding('utf-8')
    end

    def wrap_in_inserted_tokens(str)
      "#{WDIFF_INSERTED_START}#{str}#{WDIFF_INSERTED_END}"
    end

    def wrap_in_deleted_tokens(str)
      "#{WDIFF_DELETED_START}#{str}#{WDIFF_DELETED_END}"
    end

    def join_diffs(diffs)
      inserted, deleted = '', ''
      inserted_with_token, deleted_with_token = '', ''

      operations = diffs.map(&:first)
      # inline change
      if ( operations.include?(1) && !operations.include?(-1) ) || ( operations.include?(-1) && !operations.include?(1) )
        diffs.each do |diff|
          deleted += diff.last
          if diff.first == 0 # didn't change
            deleted_with_token += diff.last
          elsif diff.first == 1 # inserted
            deleted_with_token += wrap_in_inserted_tokens(diff.last)
          elsif diff.first == -1 # deleted
            deleted_with_token += wrap_in_deleted_tokens(diff.last)
          end
        end
      else
        diffs.each do |diff|
          if diff.first == 0 # didn't change
            inserted += diff.last
            deleted  += diff.last
            inserted_with_token += diff.last
            deleted_with_token  += diff.last
          elsif diff.first == 1  # inserted
            inserted += diff.last
            inserted_with_token += wrap_in_inserted_tokens(diff.last)
          elsif diff.first == -1 # deleted
            deleted += diff.last
            deleted_with_token += wrap_in_deleted_tokens(diff.last)
          end
        end
      end

      [[to_utf8(deleted), to_utf8(deleted_with_token)], [to_utf8(inserted), to_utf8(inserted_with_token)]]
    end

    def strip(line)
      line[1..-1]
    end

    def changed_line?(line, next_line)
      (line =~ /^-/ && next_line =~ /^\+/)
    end

    def changed_block?(previous_line, line, next_line, after_next_line)
      (previous_line =~ /^-/ && line =~ /^-/ && next_line =~ /^\+/ && after_next_line =~ /^\+/)
    end

    def similiar_lines?(first, second)
      Levenshtein.distance(first, second) <= [first.size, second.size].max * 0.60
    end
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Over 200 people marched to the Port of Oakland to protest Israeli occupation of Palestine on Oct. 26.
Over 200 people marched to the Port of Oakland to protest Israeli occupation of Palestine on Oct. 26. This was the third "Block the Boat" action since this summer's assault on Gaza. The "Block the Boat" action sought to stop an Israeli ship from unloading cargo in Oakland.
Demonstrators march to the Port of Oakland.


text:
Easy as intention smile some oklahoma city power portland David Montgomery Womens Jersey
by | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
Carolina Panthers 8. Ronda Rousey 9. Dallas Cowboys 18. 5 • Super Bowl LVIII Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans Feb. Is it because you're funny? To search for players who were born on a certain date, for example all players born on December 25, choose the month, day and year with the drop down boxes and then choose the 'Full Date Search' option. Since its inception in 1994, DirecTV has evolved its Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping NFL Sunday Ticket experience with new elements, including the Red Zone Channel, Fantasy Zone Channel, HD Mix Channels, Player Tracker and statistical alerts for fantasy football players, instant highlights on the NFL Sunday Ticket app for computers and mobile devices, and games streamed to tablets or smart phones so fans can watch their team wherever they are. According to Griffin, who won the 2011 Heisman Trophy as a quarterback at Baylor, As a kid, you go to the stores and you buy the trading http://www.bearsnflofficialsprostores.com/david-montgomery-jersey-for-sale-c-104.html cards and to know that I'll finally be on those cards legitimately is very cool. Each year, some of the most David Montgomery Womens Jersey innovative toy brands release new and noteworthy products that continue to surprise even the most seasoned of toy shoppers. Concurrently, 76% of eSports enthusiasts said that their eSports viewing is taking away Wholesale Jerseys All from hours they used to spend on viewing sports. Pittsburgh Steelers 19. Naomi Osaka 4. Tom Brady 8. Tom Brady 8. When KB is out there, they seem to defer a little bit more to him, Scott said. Watt's snap anticipation seemed phenomenal in the game against the Chargers.
It is a rare and exciting opportunity to launch a new brand and for BMW i, one that requires a world-stage, Wholesale Jerseys All Trudy Hardy, vp-marketing for BMW of North America, said in a statement. had two assists and contributed an apple as well. Lionel Messi 3. • Sabrina Ionescu of the University of Oregon Ducks women's basketball team, who earlier in the day spoke at the Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna in Staples Center, has become the first player in NCAA D-1 basketball history – male or female – to reach career numbers of 2 points, 1 assists and 1 rebounds. Final Four Friday is presented by Reese's, which includes practices open to the public Cheap Basketball Jerseys and the College All-Star Game. The playoffs are the time to Wholesale NFL Jerseys Nike be interested in the game. and Canada. 29 • Global lifestyle brand Sanrio, Inc., has signed a deal to become an official partner with Team USA for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Census Bureau, there are 53 million of them ages 12 and under in Darryl Sittler Womens Jersey the U.S., accounting for 17% of the population, Anita Frazier, industry Cheap Basketball Jerseys analyst for NPD Group, said in a statement. In the cup half-filled, half-empty scenario, that means 61% of Super Bowl advertisers will not meet their goals. JC Penny was in for about $50 million. LeBron James 5. We are at the intersection between sports and entertainment, said Brody. Other tie-ins include Alaska Airlines special-edition plane, Tomy's Lamaze Incredibles toys, Lego video game, Jakks action figures and accessories, swimwear activewear from Trina Turk, Kleenex special boxes, a trio of Chrysler commercials for the Pacifica family van, Coppertone Incredibles kids' images on its kid-oriented sunscreen products, Juicy Juice on-pack images, Best Western, Bounty paper towels, McDonald's Wholesale NFL Jerseys Nike Happy http://www.authenticmapleleafstore.com/-27-darryl-sittler-jersey_c-461.html Meals toys, Clorox and Horizon Organic. LeBron James 5. So we can share with the athlete and the brand what sort of reaction they are getting. Becky Lynch 7. Open include Chase, Citizen, Esurance, Mercedes-Benz, Olympus, Amex, Continental Airlines, Heineken, Evian and Polo Ralph Lauren. Simone Biles 6.
Jacksonville Jaguars 10. Sergio Llull Sergio Llull played an essential role for Real last seson, which started by winning 31 games in a row and was the most dominant team in Europe. Most Ugg boots are high enough to come up not far below Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping the knee, keeping the entire lower leg warm.What are discount ugg boots for sale? Regarding Super Bowl XLIX, which will be played in the University of Phoenix Stadium on Feb.
Dallas Cowboys 18.
cheap jerseys free shipping
http://theturkfarm.com/nba-title-foreshadowing-the-multi-a-career-high-womens-greg-gaines-jersey/
http://www.ienjoycards.com/uncategorized/made-six-starts-at-center-sunday-is-inactive-month-authentic-greg-little-jersey/


The small building was tailor made to fit into a tight corner! The space measures 1.84m wide x 1.36m deep internally, and 2.13m wide x 1.65m deep externally. Key features include: sedum roof and birch plywood interior.


When you are looking to floor installation you should hire a flooring contractor. A major advantage of this is that a flooring contractor will give you a proper assessment. A lot of business owners do not know the value of a proper floor installation. Flooring contractors know the value of floors. Hence they will help you choose the appropriate floor for your building. In this case they will choose the best quality of your floor. You will save a lot of costs in this case. This is due to the fact that they will do it at a very reasonable cost.
Organized planning is a major advantage of hiring flooring contractors. In this case they will offer you the best illustration for a floor layout. You will be able to get a clear visual of the whole process. They ensure that the layout matches your facility and budget. They will provide a detailed time frame of when the flooring process will start. They will also give you the details of how long the process will take. This gives you a chance to plan ahead. They will prepare this time frame according to your personal and business schedule. This means the installation process will be done at your convenience.
The good thing about contractors is that they update you throughout the whole process. This helps in minimizing any kind surprises. In this case you may find yourself faced by transportation issues and technical difficulties. This could alter the prices and the lead times. Flooring contractors are always updated on the details of the market. He will definitely keep you updated that will help you follow your budget and time frame. Flooring is a huge investment if done properly. The value of your property will be highly increased by a good flooring. This can be of added advantage whenever you decide to sell your house.
You will get operational efficiency when you hire flooring contractors. He wil remove the existing flooring and get rid of any disruptions. Your facility will be free from disruptions after this. He always works to ensure that the job is well done. This will help your business get back to work as usual. He will see to it that the installation process is running smoothly on your behalf. This will ensure the process goes according to plan. Hiring a flooring contractor helps you have peace of mind. The whole process is stressing and requires a lot of concentration. By hiring a professional you will be free from his kind of pressure. Flooring contracting always guarantee you quality. This is because professionals understand their work well. They deliver high quality work because they do their work effectively and efficiently.


A snake, having made his hole close to the porch of a cottage, inflicted a severe bite on the cottager's infant son. The son subsequently died, to the great grief of his parents.
The father resolved to kill the snake and the next day, on its coming out of its hole for food, took up his axe. Making too much haste to hit him, the cottager missed the snake's head and cut off only the end of his tail.
After some time the cottager, afraid lest the snake should bite him also, endeavored to make peace and placed some bread and salt beside his hole. The snake, slightly hissing, said, "There can henceforth be no peace between us. For whenever I see you I shall remember the loss of my tail, and whenever you see me you will be thinking of the death of your son."


Delivery Speed is a feature that determines how quickly your ads are served, which can be customized both at the campaign and ad group levels.
If, for example, you want to test a new setting for your offer and gather data quickly to determine how it performs, you can create a new ad group with the settings you're testing and apply Express Speed, while keeping your campaign and other ad groups set to Paced Speed.
To use Paced Speed, you must set a daily budget. In the scenario above, you should also set a daily budget for the ad group in Express Speed so that it does not spend more than you want to allocate to it.
Paced Speed is the default Delivery Speed setting for new campaigns and ad groups.
Paced Speed evenly spreads your daily budget throughout the day, so your impressions are served all day long.
NOTE: To use Paced Speed, you must enter a daily budget. If you do not enter a daily budget, your ads will be served as quickly as possible, even when Paced Speed is selected.
Daily budgets prevent campaigns and ad groups from overspending. You should set daily budgets that are high enough for optimal volume, and try to reach your daily budget every day.
Paced Speed keeps you from reaching your daily budget too soon by evenly distributing impressions throughout the day. Our pacing algorithm constantly calculates how your remaining daily budget should be allocated to continue serving ads for the rest of the day. If you are eligible for an impression but your campaign or ad group is spending too quickly, Paced Speed will prevent your ad from being served until your budget is back on track.
Even with Paced Speed applied your campaign and/or ad group may not reach their daily budgets if they are not optimized to receive enough volume.
TIP: Paced Speed is recommended for campaigns or ad groups that consistently reach their daily budgets. If you're having trouble reaching your daily budget, choose Express Speed instead.
Paced Speed is a great way to find insights to help you optimize your custom schedules. By distributing impressions evenly throughout the day, you can easily see which hours of the day consistently drive higher conversions. You can use this information to adjust your custom schedule so your campaign(s) and/or ad group(s) only run during the most profitable hours, then raise your bids to get more high-converting traffic.
NOTE: If you have a custom schedule set, your impressions will be evenly distributed according to the schedule and will not receive impressions when the campaign and/or ad group is not scheduled to run.
If you consistently reach your daily budget before the day is over, you could be missing out on conversions from potential customers who go online later in the day. Paced Speed ensures your ads are served throughout the day so you can reach audiences at every hour.
With Express Speed, your campaign or ad group will compete for every impression it's eligible for.
Express Speed will serve your ads as quickly as possible. With Express Speed, you win every impression you're eligible for if your bid is the highest.
Unlike Paced Speed, a daily budget is not required for Express Speed. If you set a daily budget with Express Speed, you could reach your daily budget before the end of the day, which would prevent your campaign from running until the next day.
TIP: Express Speed is recommended for campaigns or ad groups that consistently do not spend their daily budgets or have unlimited daily budgets.
Express Speed will ensure that your campaign or ad group competes for every eligible impression, which helps you get maximum volume. Using Express Speed with an unlimited daily budget is best for increasing volume, as your campaign or ad group will continue running instead of receiving limited impressions due to budget constraints.
Log into your RTX Platform account and click Push at the top of the page.
Click the name of the campaign that you wish to customize.
Follow the steps below to customize your ad group's Delivery Speed.
Click either Ad Groups and then the name of the ad group you wish to customize, OR click the campaign name that includes the ad group you wish to customize, then the ad group name.


text:
Il filo di Arianna, by Arianna Mendo
Activity fields
Itinerariesancient paths
Places Gallery
Shared experiences
Promotionaquarius
Ancient Knowledge school
Divinationscosmic breath
Treatmentsal-kemi
Calendarwhen
IL FILO D'ARIANNA
The collaborative project of "Il filo d'Arianna" (Ariadne's Thread) is born from the womb of "Man Nature Energy" researches, a fruitful working group that has been studying history and archeology, modern physics, geobiological healing energies from the ground and the spirituality of the ancient and mysterious ancient nuraghic people for 13 years. Nuragic ancestors lived in Sardinia between 6000 and the 900 BC, they were great connoisseurs of earth's energies and manufacturers of many megalithic monuments known as Nuraghe, Giant's Tomb and Sacred Wells. The will of Arianna Mendo and his assistant Enrico Gelain, is to pursue and develop this kind of research in "Arianna's thread" initiative, still within the Man Nature Energy, also expanding to other archaic civilizations of this planet.
"ANCIENT PATHS" project
Arianna's thread is then responsible to seek and disclose all that knowledges that the ancients knew about energy, spirituality and healing. Our approach to the subject, however, is pretty unusual: we believe that in order to understand these ancient peoples is necessary, even if only for a few hours, to try living like them and where they lived: in harmony with nature. That is why our main activities takes the form of an amazing and sensorial trip into nature where the ancient archaeological remains of these ancient peoples are, lost in time. The forests must be heard, the monuments of the ancients must be lived, experiences of harmony with the spirits of Mother Earth must be made. Only by doing this we then allow the beneficial energies of these places to enter within us. Meditations, visualizations, rituals of purification, charging energy and the celebration of the equinoxes and solstices in monuments aligned to these events are all well-established heritage of knowledge of our association. Sardinia, Salento, Greece, Egypt and Cambodia are rich in archaeological sites lived by people who were ancient masters of architecture, energy and spirituality, to be lived and learned together with our sweet and wise guidance, following that long Ariadne's thread, lying inert in the woods now forgotten by time, which is the human consciousness.
see menu -> ITINERARIES
"AQUARIUS" project
The Aquarium, in addition to being the favourite and the belonging zodiac sign of Arianna, is also the sign by which our planet is astrologically plunging into during this so much chatted New Age. Despite its name, this is an air sign, and precisely this is the most communicative air sign of the three (the others being Libra and Gemini), a sign that is so badly in need to share everything he knows or everything that comes into his mind with others, if not even essential. The vessel that this androgynous human figure supports, always in spite of the name (this is the most bizarre and crazy horoscope sign), contains no water, but the nectar of the gods, or elixir of life. In essence it is the fifth element, the knowledge of what is quintessential both in creation and in his creatures: the ether, as the energy field of communication, interconnection and nourishment of life itself. It is then to this sign that our partnership dedicates the intent of disseminating knowledge patiently collected by us in this adventure called life, and that in the spirit of the sign we need to share with the people of this Age. In this section you can find all the books, some of the articles we have published, CDs and DVDs, conferences, seminars, and special events that we organize by us or in cooperation with other experts in this beautiful subject that is the human spirit.
see menu -> PROMOTIONS
The following two projects are dedicated to the care of the human being in its most intimate and personal space. They are therefore activities that will be provided comfortably in individual sessions booked each time individually.
"COSMIC BREATH" project
This project includes all the activities of private and personal consultation useful in order to place the individual back into balance with the movements of the cosmos around us. We, as you now well understood, always prefer to follow the ancient knowledge to achieve this aim: this is why we are experts in ancient divination techniques, the best thing to do when you feel lost in the universe and which direction to take is unknown. Divination is one of the most ancient arts to trust for advice, and among these the best and most complete remains astrology, a must if you want to understand the movements of the universe and understand what God's plans include for us. Who, in ancient times, lost in the forest or on seas, has never looked at the sky in search of a guide that will be a reference for our direction? The Egyptians, Assyro-Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, our nuragic peoples and many others were all great astronomers, astrologers and navigators. Who, from Ptolemy to Newton via Leonardo Da Vinci and Galileo Galilei was an astronomer without being an astrologer? Who among them did not know that the outside sky is perfectly reflected in our inner consciousness? In addition to this, for those who prefer a more classic reading of spirituality, we are also well trained to read tarot cards promulgated by the wayfarers peoples, but also the ancient runes practiced by the peoples of the North (the Norse, Germanic civilization, namely, Scottish, Scandinavian and Finns known as Viking or barbarian, linked to the mythology of Odin and Valhalla, the Valkyries and Ragnarok), or the eastern I-Ching, a metaphorical interpretation of life linked to the Chinese wisdom of Taoism and its most senior members: Lao Tzu, Confucius and the Duke of Chou.
see menu -> DIVINATIONS
"AL-KEMI" project
For those who feel the need of an actual treatment, you can contact us for energetic diagnosis and both energetic and natural remedies such as Ondaform® (made by Uomoterra in our association), Bach Flowers, energy balancing treatments, guided visualization or Qi Gong sessions, meditations and finally regressions in your past lives to discover karmic events to which we belong but that prevent us, even after all this time, to live a peaceful life. Kemi is an ancient Egyptian word that indicates the typical black and muddy ground that the Nile deposited on the soil after its flood; it is a very fertile ground, the only available if you wanted to cultivate something in the middle of the Egyptian desert. This is then a deeply transformative earth, capable to make the ground being "born again" and save from aridity. Al-Kemi means "to plow the land" or "work on fertility," which became "internal work on the chemistry of our soul" (from kemi the concept of modern scientific chemistry was born) when Al-kemists (alchemists) adopted this word to indicate the process of spiritual transformation that can transmute our heavy lead soul in a spirit of light and precious gold. So if you feel dry, or heavy because of too much work or the big suffering that you carry on, and if you want instead to blossom towards the joys of life, this is the project for you!
see menu -> TREATMENTS
Monte Canu - tempietto solstiziale
Asklepeion ad Epidauro
Roberto Giacobbo - Voyager
Rituale di Luna Piena
You are here: About us Activity fields


text:
GreekReporter.comEuropeGreek Consul of Korçë Calls on Greece to Renovate Seferis' House
Greek Consul of Korçë Calls on Greece to Renovate Seferis' House
The Consul General of Greece in Korçë, Ioannis Pediotis, has called on the Greek state to save a large amount of money and prove that the Greek presence in Albania is still powerful, but Greece has replied that it has better things to do. A magnificent neoclassical building in downtown Korçë remains abandoned and in ruins due to neglect brought on by Greek bureaucracy.
However, this deserted red house is not just like any other. Renowned Greek poet George Seferis lived there during 1936-1937, when he served as Consul General of Greece. The 'absent' Greek state may have forgotten that it was not just another Greek Consul who encouraged them to buy the structure in 1999.
Currently, Ioannis Pediotis is trying hard to find the money needed to renovate the historical building. He claims the Greek state pays a great deal of money for rent in order to house the Consulate in Korçë. But should the late Seferis' house be renovated, it could save on the high price of rent. The simple act of renovating the historic house would prove beneficial in many respects, not only by saving on rental fees on the part of the state, but by establishing a Greek visible presence in the strategic broader district of Korçë, not to mention that such a renovation would result in a five-fold increase in the building's value.
Needless to say, the money needed for the renovation is not an excessive amount, as many may think. 300,000 euros would be enough for the necessary upgrades, but Greece prefers to pay high rents–not only in this case but for most private buildings where public offices are housed (including even universities).
"Wherever I go, Greece hurts me," wrote the poet/diplomat George Seferiades, his original surname, almost 70 years ago. Unfortunately, his verse seems more appropriate now more than ever.
Consul General of Greece in Korçë
Ioannis Pediotis
neoclassical building
poet George Seferis
The Ocean Will Soon Have More Plastics Than Fish
French Vaccine Valneva Shows Promise Against Omicron


text:
describe("Number To Percentage", function() {
  it('Defaults', function() {
    var out = NumberHelpers.number_to_percentage(100);
    expect(out).toBe('100.000%');
  });

  it('Two Digit Default', function() {
    var out = NumberHelpers.number_to_percentage(98);
    expect(out).toBe('98.000%');
  });

  it('With Percision', function() {
    var out = NumberHelpers.number_to_percentage(100, {precision: 0});
    expect(out).toBe('100%');
  });

  it('Separator and Delimiter', function() {
    var out = NumberHelpers.number_to_percentage(1000, {delimiter: '.', separator: ','});
    expect(out).toBe('1.000,000%');
  });

  it('Precision', function() {
    var out = NumberHelpers.number_to_percentage(302.24398923423, {precision: 5});
    expect(out).toBe('302.24399%');
  });

  it('Non Digit', function() {
    var out = NumberHelpers.number_to_percentage('98a');
    expect(out).toBe('98a%');
  });
});


text:
ABT Home Main Forum Paranormal Forums Theories & Mysteries The Universe
Extra-terrestrial Hypatia stone rattles solar system status quo
Bringing some of the mysteries of the universe a little closer to home.
Owlscrying
Unread post Wed Jan 10, 2018 2:44 pm
In 2013, researchers announced that a pebble found in south-west Egypt, was definitely not from Earth. By 2015, other research teams had announced that the 'Hypatia' stone was not part of any known types of meteorite or comet, based on noble gas and nuclear probe analyses.
(The stone was named Hypatia after Hypatia of Alexandria, the first Western woman mathematician and astronomer.)
However, if the pebble was not from Earth, what was its origin and could the minerals in it provide clues on where it came from? Micro-mineral analyses of the pebble by the original research team at the University of Johannesburg have now provided unsettling answers that spiral away from conventional views of the material our solar system was formed from.
Extraterrestrial Stone Found In Egypt Contains Compounds Not Found Elsewhere In The Solar System
A small pebble discovered in Egypt is challenging current understanding of the Solar System. Analysis suggests that the diamond-filled stone has extraterrestrial origins and contains compounds that predate the Sun.
Earlier analyses of the stone revealed that it contains micromineral compounds that are not found anywhere on our planet or any known meteorite. The compounds are not even found elsewhere in the Solar System.
Now, findings of a new study, which was published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, found that the alien rock also lacks silicate minerals, which make it more unique from other known materials in the Solar System. The stone also contains minerals that appear to predate the Sun.
Other findings were also peculiar. Researchers discovered that the pebble has aluminum in its pure metallic form, which rarely, it if ever occurs, in the Solar System. They also discovered silicon carbide, or moissanite and silver iodine phosphide in unexpected forms, as well as a compound that is mainly composed of nickel and phosphorus but with no iron, a bizarre mineral composition never before seen on Earth and in other alien materials.
Its features suggest that the Hypatia is composed of unchanged materials that could be older than the Sun albeit it is believed to have formed after the Solar System's formation.
Return to "The Universe"


text:
GOVT CONGRATULATES TEAM SOUTH AFRICA FOR SMASHING PERFORMANCE AT C'WEALTH GAMES
April 12, 2018 Comments Off on GOVT CONGRATULATES TEAM SOUTH AFRICA FOR SMASHING PERFORMANCE AT C'WEALTH GAMES
PRETORIA– The government has congratulated Team South Africa for flying the flag high at the Commonwealth Games with the country now having collected nine gold medals along with six silver and six bronze medals in their overall tally of 21 medals.
Government is elated at our star athlete Caster Semenya's smashing win in which she broke the world record in the 1500 metres race and finished in a time of 4:00.71, the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) said in a statement here Wednesday.
Semenya broke legendary athlete Zola Budd's 34-year-old South African record set in 1984.
We are proud of all our participants at the Commonwealth Games. Their success is a result of hard work, determination and perseverance. Sports is one of the social fabric that binds us together as South Africans and may the success of the South African team inspire aspiring young sports athletes, said GCIS Acting Director-General Phumla Williams.
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) which kicked off on 4 April will run until 15 April.
The Games welcomed more than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories to the Gold Coast in Queensland and event cities Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville, to share in the celebration of sport, entertainment and culture.
The largest sporting event to be staged in Australia this decade, GC2018 will feature the largest integrated sports programme in Commonwealth Games history, comprising 18 sports and seven para-sports.
Beach Volleyball, Para Triathlon and Women's Rugby Sevens will make their Commonwealth Games debuts and for the first time at a Commonwealth Games, an equal number of men's and women's medal events will be contested.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK
Record gold sales in the first quarter of 2018 high grade intercepts in the Guiro mine.
Fight to Save Africa's Elephants Gains Some Ground
Mistrust Provokes Attack on Red Cross Volunteers in Ebola-Affected Community in DR Congo
- Health Care
UNHCR DR Congo Factsheet December 2019
Public Service Commission welcomes suspension of nurses at Buxeden Clinic


text:
/* contains random bits and pieces we neede to make the U6 UI behave */

(function ($) {

    $(document).ready(function () {
        scaleScrollables("body");

        $(window).bind("resize", function () {
            scaleScrollables("body");
        });

        $("body").click(function (event) {
            var el = event.target.nodeName;
            var els = ["INPUT","A","BUTTON"];

            if(els.indexOf(el) >= 0){return;}

            var parents = $(event.target).parents("a,button");
            if(parents.length > 0){
                return;
            }

            var click = $(event.target).attr('onClick');
            if(click){
                return;
            }

            UmbClientMgr.closeModalWindow(undefined);
        });
    });

    function scaleScrollables(selector) {
        $(".umb-scrollable").each(function() {
            var el = jQuery(this);
            var totalOffset = 0;
            var offsety = el.data("offset-y");

            if (offsety != undefined)
                totalOffset += offsety;

            el.height($(window).height() - (el.offset().top + totalOffset));
        });
    }

})(jQuery);


text:
Commentary: Trump Can Do More For the Baltic States: Grigas
April 4, 2018 EnergyNow Media
April 3, 2018, by Agnia Grigas
Donald Trump has just held his first Baltic Summit with the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. At the media briefing after Tuesday's meeting, the U.S. president re-affirmed America's commitment to their "deep and lasting friendship" and praised his Baltic counterparts for doing "terrific jobs." With tensions rising between Moscow and NATO, these three countries are indeed important U.S. allies – and the administration would do well to learn from their hard-earned expertise on the frontline of Russia's energy, cyber and propaganda war.
The summit, which took place against a backdrop of diplomatic expulsions after Britain blamed Moscow for poisoning a former Russian spy in the UK and just days after Russia test-fired its new intercontinental ballistic missile Sarmat, was of enormous strategic significance. When President Barack Obama met with the leaders of the three Baltic nations in Washington in 2015 he called them the United States' "most reliable allies in NATO." More recently, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reaffirmed Washington's commitment to the Baltic states during his visit to the Estonian capital of Tallinn in 2017, saying that the United States stands firmly behind NATO's Article 5 pledge of mutual defense of Alliance members: "An attack on one of us is an attack on us all."
The Baltic leaders received the same message from Trump, who praised their commitment to "burden-sharing" in the costs of NATO. The U.S. president should now craft a careful policy to show Washington's support for the needs of the nations run by Lithuania's Dalia Grybauskaite, Estonia's Kersti Kaljulaid and Latvia's Raimonds Vejonis.
The Baltic states are not simply recipients of NATO'S protection; they are also active supporters of U.S. foreign policy. Since joining the alliance in 2004, the Baltic countries have participated in a number of NATO missions. They have deployed their troops to Afghanistan as part of NATO-led operations and sent soldiers to Iraq to fight Islamic State. In addition, they are hosting NATO battalions in their countries as part of a broader bid to deter Russian aggression. Washington, which already has sent troops to Norway and Poland, should consider rotating American troops through the Baltic republics in the coming years as well.
All three Baltic states have gradually increased their share of GDP on defense since 2010. Estonia was one of only five NATO allies that met the benchmark of 2 percent spending in 2017; Lithuania and Latvia reached the target this year. Lithuania also reintroduced conscription in 2015, while Estonia has had the draft since the 1990s. Following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and since boosting their defense budgets, they will spend a total of around $2 billion on defense by 2020. The Baltic republics have also been purchasing American military equipment, such as Javelin anti-tank missiles. While Trump has been vocal about expecting NATO countries to boost their defense spending, the administration should help the Baltic countries outline their broader defense priorities once they've achieved this objective.
In addition, Washington should broaden its cooperation with the three key NATO Centers of Excellence based in the Baltic states. These institutions, which include the Energy Security Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre in Tallinn, Estonia and the Strategic Communications Centre in Riga, Latvia, are intended to train and educate specialists from NATO member and partner countries. While all three are already contributing to NATO operations, the United States should increase the involvement of U.S. experts in these hubs.
Looking further east, Washington should turn to its Baltic allies for advice on plans to provide support for the nascent democracies in the East. The Baltic states and Poland have particularly close relations with countries like Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in the European Union's Eastern Partnership (EaP); the leaders who met with Trump in Washington this week are among the best placed and informed to take the lead in shaping EU policy on this initiative. The Trump administration should also take guidance from the Baltic leaders on the best way to optimize programs like the Washington's Emerging Donors Challenge Fund, which allows USAID to partner with 10 donor countries on a range of development and anti-corruption programs.
The Baltic states are not only allies in the defense sector. In 2017, Lithuania began importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States. Along with Poland's LNG terminal expansion and Polish and Lithuanian purchases of American LNG, this signals a powerful challenge to Russia's dominance in Europe's gas markets. While the globalization of natural gas markets is boosting diversification options for gas-importing states, the arrival of American gas to this region is strategically important.
The first meeting between Trump and his Baltic counterparts was more than a symbolic encounter. With the rise of Russian aggression, it was important to reaffirm the United States' support for its friends on Europe's frontlines. But it was also an opportunity for the Trump administration to build deeper relationships that move beyond rhetoric with often-overlooked allies.
Peace of Mind in the Oil Patch – Headwind Solutions
Damp Squib or Next Commodity Super-Cycle? The Belt and Road Dilemma: Russell
WTI Holds Near $57 After Volatile Week Caused by Pipeline Woes
Canadian Natural proposes bitumen-only expansion at its Horizon oilsands mine
Unifor says ruling on its Suncor Energy random drug testing injunction on Dec. 7
America's Deep Freeze Is Aiding Coal and Sending Power Surging
Categories Featured Articles Post navigation
Trump Sticks by EPA Chief as Lawmakers Call for Resignation
Oil Giants Stay in Their Own Backyards in U.S. Auction