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Grey Nuns of Montreal collection
Submitted by krista on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:07
1947-1971; predominately 1950-1960
1.1 m of textual record and graphic material.
Fonds is arranged in three series.
History Biographical:
The Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal, formerly called The Order of Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal and commonly known as the Grey Nuns of Montreal, is a Canadian order of Roman Catholic religious sisters. The order was founded in 1737 by Saint Marguerite d'Youville and three other women. In 1737, the Grey Nuns set up a home for the need and began caring for Montreal's disadvantaged.
The name Grey Nuns was initially given in mockery to the small group of grey nuns. In French the word for grey can also mean 'tipsy' and was used as a slur towards the nuns. Later, when the sisters became more established Marguerite d'Youville chose the name grey nuns to remind the sisters of their humble beginnings.
Scope Content:
Collection comprises newsletters, yearbooks, and publications from Indian Residential Schools operated by the Grey Nuns. Schools included in this collection include: Fort Smith Indian Residential School, Fort Simpson Indian Residential School, Fort Resolution Indian Residential School, Beauval Indian Residential School, Grollier Hall, Our Lady of Victory Church, and Ile la Crosse Indian Residential School.
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This collection was given to the SRSC by the archivist at the archives of the Grey Nuns of Montreal. The newsletters and publications are duplicates that remained after the treatment of the IRS fonds in the archive. They were given with the intention of digitization and OCR in order for them to be accessible to researchers online.
No restrictions on access.
Repro Restriction:
May be restrictions on reproduction depending on fragility of material and copyright restrictions.
Conservation:
Basic conservation performed during processing.
Subject Access:
Indigenous Peoples in North America--Canada--Residential schools
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Beauval (Sask.)
Biggar (Sask.)
Fort Frances (Ont.)
Fort Resolution (N.W.T.)
Fort Simpson (N.W.T)
Fort Smith (N.W.T.)
Île-à-la-Crosse (Sask.)
Inuvik (N.W.T)
La Loche (Sask.)
Lebret (Sask.)
Lower Post (B.C)
Lytton (B.C.)
St. Paul (Alta.)
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Beauval Indian Residential School (Beauval, Sask.)
Birtle Indian Residential School (Birtle, Man.)
Blue Quills Indian Residential School (St. Paul, Alta.)
Breynat Hall (Fort Smith, N.W.T.)
Fort Resolution Indian Residential School (Fort Resolution, N.W.T.)
Grollier Hall (Inuvik, N.W.T)
Île-à-la-Crosse Indian Residential School (Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask.)
Inuvik Federal School (Inuvik, N.W.T.)
Our Lady of Victory Church (Inuvik, N.W.T.)
Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School (Lebret, Sask.)
St. Margaret's Indian Residential School (Fort Frances, Ont.)
Residential school photograph series
Residential schools yearbooks and newsletters series
Serial publications series
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Q: How to refer to specific character of a string in a string vector? I need to double-loop through the characters of each string in a vector array and am getting stuck on how what the syntax would be to call each character of each element.

A: the vector [] operator will return std::string&, then you use [] operator of std::string to get the character (as char&).
std::vector<std::string> vec{"hello","world"};
std::cout<<vec[0][3];

as @RyanP commented, the method std::vector::at and std::string::at will preform boundry check and will throw an exception if you try to dereference an index which is bigger than the vector/string size.
try{
   std::cout<<vec.at(0).at(3);
}
catch (std::exception& e){
  //handle
}

A: As you need to iterate over string in a vector, ie use it multiple times, create a (const) reference:
std::vector<std::string> vec { "abc", "efg" };
for( size_t i = 0; i < vec.size(); ++i ) {
    const auto &str = vec[i];
    for( size_t j = 0; j < str.length(); ++j )
        std::cout << str[j];
}

Otherwise you would have to write vec[i][j] multiple times, which is too verbose

A: Here are shown different approaches
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::vector<std::string> v = { "Hello", "World" };

    for ( const auto &s : v )
    {
        for ( auto c : s ) std::cout << c;
        std::cout << ' ';
    }

    std::cout << std::endl;

    for ( auto i = v.size(); i != 0; )
    {
        for ( auto j = v[--i].size(); j != 0; ) std::cout << v[i][--j];
        std::cout << ' ';
    }

    std::cout << std::endl;

    for ( auto it1 = v.begin(); it1 != v.end(); ++it1 )
    {
        for ( auto it2 = it1->rbegin(); it2 != it1->rend(); ++it2 ) std::cout << *it2;
        std::cout << ' ';
    }

    std::cout << std::endl;

}

The program output is
Hello World
dlroW olleH
olleH dlroW

You can combine these approaches in various ways.
If you want to change a character in a string using the range-based for statement then you have to write the loops the following way
    for ( auto &s : v )
    {
        for ( auto &c : s ) /* assign something to c */;
    }

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Always a tricky thing is the selection of "best" of lists for the year. I don't get to hear everything that comes out, so a lot of fine music is missed. Also,, the selection itself is subject to whims. An album may hit you right from the get-go. Another might take time to grow on you, and maybe it never gets that time.
Then there are the many good albums that fall by the wayside in the selection process. Are they not as good?
So here are some of the top albums where I thought thew work was fine. In some cases the approach intrigued me and I thought it was pulled off in a great way. Other music just pleased me greatly. (despite some tendencies that being complex is the only aesthetic, I think making beautiful music is difficult. And necessary).
So, here it is. In no special order. Read it an weep .. or jump for joy.
Wayne Shorter, Without a Net (Blue Note). A great example of the superb quartet and how they converse. Always exploring.
[Wayne Shorter at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 2012. © R.J. DeLuke]
Terri Lyn Carrington, Provocative in Blue (Concord). An interpretation of a Duke Ellington outing with Max roach and Charles Mingus, which was very different for Duke. Carrington's presentation is solid and carried out with great style.
Wallace Roney, Understanding (High Note). Everything Roney puts out is quality. His playing, his approach, are high-level art. And his young group is fantastic. More people need to give him much-deserved credit.
[Wallace Roney at Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, 2010. © R.J. DeLuke]
Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1969; the Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Sony). Exciting music from an exemplary collection of musicians who were willing to explore.
Ryan Keberle, Catharsis, (Alternate Side Records). Great interplay by this group. And Keberle, on trombone, and trumpeter Mike Rodriguez are wonderful soloists.
Alex Sipiagin, From Reality and Back (5Passion). A great trumpeter who always plays with creativity and passion. His recorded output is consistently fine.
David Weiss, Endangered Species (Motema Music). Another fine trumpeter whho puts together outstanding groups. This one is for the interpretation of Wayne Shorter music, which they do in fine fashion.
Terrence Blanchard, Magnetic (Blue Note). This guy can play. But it's the group that makes his recoding so fine. Drummer Kendrick Scott continues his wizardry. Everyone is tight, and Blanchard uses compositions from the talented people in his group, as well as his own fine writing.
Joshua Redman, Walking Shadows (Nonesuch). Love hearing Redman play ballads. He doesn't always do it live, but he kills it with his tone and phrasing.
[Joshua Redman at Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival, 2012. © R.J. DeLuke]
John Escreet, Sabatoge and Celebration (Whirl Wind Recordings). Always interesting pianist puts together a very cool suite with strings. Nice work.
Michael Pedicin, Why Stop Now? Ubuntu (Ground Blue Records). This gentleman knows the tenor sax. Great sound. Fluid. Creative. This recording covers some different styles and does it well.
Jorge Sylvester, Spirit Driven (Four). Ambitious mix of music and voice. Free sections and tradition. Twists and turns. It works on two discs. Intense and cool.
Shamie Royston, Portraits (Self Produced). Brings this pianist to the forefront for the first time. Fine player showing different moods, driven by the superb Rudy Royston on drums.
Enrico Granafei, Alone and Together (Cap Records). Outstanding, clear, robust harmonica sound on exquisite tunes. Joined by outstanding guests. This is beautiful music.
These were all new to me--except Porter--and delightful finds. Each has a nice style and wayy of phrasing that is captivating. Salvant has tremendous pipes and soul. The others achieve sweet satisfaction with their own approach and treatment of their material. All impressive. Porter continues to be a soulful force, sweet and swinging.. And he can write!
Nancy Harris, Dreams In Apartments (Gazelle Records)
Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild, (Mack Avenue)
Heather Masse/Dick Hyman, Lock My Heart (Red House Records)
Suzanna Smith, Halfway Between Heaven & Love (Ink Pen Records)
Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
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You Can Be a Part of the Miles Davis Statue project
Sorry about the previous post ... it was inaccurate. They didn't unveil the statue in Alton, Ill., where he was born ...they unveiled the plans and the fact that they are going to do it. With a band and some hoopla. A little weird to have a ceremony, with a band, for plans. but--It;s MILES! The goal is to have the statue up by his 2014 birthday -- 2014. And here's how you can be a part of it: This from The Telegraph in Alton: "The Miles Davis Memorial Project has a fund-raising goal of $150,000 for the statue and landscaping. Commemorative bricks or 12x12 granite blocks can be purchased or donations can be sent to Miles Davis Memorial Project, c/o Pride Inc., 5800 Godfrey Road, Alden Hall, Godfrey, IL 62035." all the best to this effort!
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New Miles Davis Statue
Miles' Home Town Honors Him This Weekend (7/27)
A quick blog--
IN Alton, Ill., where Miles was actually born, though raised in east St. Louis, they are unveieling a Miles statue this Saturday. Here's an artist's rendition of the statue and its resting place: Just letting folks know!
Anat Cohen Wins Holland Music Award
Awards Keep Piling Up for this Talented Jazz Artist
Anat Cohen has taken the jazz world by storm since her arrival from Israel to the United States in 1999. She's an extraordinary musician who has the technique, yes, but always plays with plenty of heart. Always joyous. She's been winning awards in magazines and from the Jazz Journalists Association and they keep piling up.
Anat travels to the Netherlands in July for the North Sea Jazz festival, a fantastic three-day event at a venue called AHOY on Europe's largest seaport, July 12-14. She is the winner of this year's Paul Acket Award given by the festival and to artists deserving wider recognition for their extraordinary musicianship. Past winners include pianists Craig Taborn and Stefano Bolani, trumpeter Christian Scott, and guitarist Adam Rogers.
Cohen will play with her quartet and also sit down for an interview with jazz journalist Dan Oulette before a live audience.
[Anat Cohen at the Newport Jazz Festival, 2012., © R.J. DeLuke]
She plays all the saxophone, except baritone, but is known for her ferocious clarinet playing, having won the Jazz Journalists Association's Clarinetist of the Year award seven times in a row. Personally, I love the way she wails on the tenor sax. She was fabulous last year at the Newport Jazz Festival, playing with her two brothers, trumpeter Avishai and saxophonist Yuval in the band aptly named the Three Cohens.
The North Sea Fest is a fabulous event featuring great bands in all kinds of genres: jazz, blues, rock, pop, soul. It goes on at 13 stages simultaneously from about 5 in the afternoon until 1 in the morning, or a bit later. It will be a pleasure to see Anat overseas, part of a wonderful lineup that includes Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Santana, Diana Krall, Steve Swallow, Robert Glasper, Ron Carter, Eliane Elias and many, many more.
It's not an easy venture from the U.S., but hardly impossible (many from the U.S. attend each year) for people who want to immerse themselves in a weekend of great music. The food and atmosphere are equally fine. The city of Rotterdam is a very hip place; friendly and fun.
Think about it ... even if it's next year.
And congrats once again to Anat Cohen!
Brubeck To Join Walk Of Fame in Saratoga
Dave Brubeck played the Jazz Festival in Saratoga 13 different years, far more than anyone in its 35-year history
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, has hosted a world-class jazz festival since 1978. Invented by George Wein--an icon who invented the music festival, most famously the Newport Jazz Festival (though that only scratches the surface for his accomplishments)--it has had appearances by nearly every jazz legend. Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Dexter Gordan, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Shirley Horn, Count Basie, Jack DeJohnette, Ray Charles, Wayne Shorter and more.
No one played the festival more often than Dave Brubeck, who first appeared at the second edition in 1979 and last appeared in 2009--a total of 13 years. He was a close friend of Wein and close to the hearts of legions of music lovers around the globe. Brubeck died last December, one day shy of his 92nd birthday.
[Dave Brubeck Quartet plays the jazz festival in Saratoga in the 1980s. Chris Brubeck is on bass. © R.J. DeLuke]
A few years back, the people at SPAC started a Walk of Fame. Similar to the famous one in Hollywood, it immortalizes some of the important people in the facility's history with a star, emblazoned with the honoree's name, placed on one of the walkways at the performance venue. SPAC hosts all kinds of musical performances. It's first jazz honoree was Wein in 2011. And on Sunday, June 30, at Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, Brubeck will join that group.
The ceremony is scheduled for 4:40 p.m.
It will be held on a day when a couple other old-timers will be doin' it on the main SPAC stage--86-year-old crooner Tony Bennett and 76-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy. Brubeck was 89 when he last performed at the Saratoga festival.
Brubeck's career is truly legendary and he has been honored in numerous fashions over the years, thankfully. He actually last played in Saratoga in 2011, as a guest with the band Triple Play, led by his son, Chris Brubeck. He left to a roaring ovation. Wonderful, because it was to be his last public performance.
Brubeck logged so many miles, did so many gigs, won over people in so many countries, played so many notes. And he was special to SPAC and the audiences that faithfully flock to the event every year.
That star with that name will be special.
[Rumor has it Rudresh Mahanthappa, the wonderful musician who was named Jazz Journalists Association's Alto Saxophonist of the Year, will received his award from the association on Saturday, June 29, the day he will play two sets].
Freiofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Holds Big Promise
36th Annual Even at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Will Be Sweeeeeeeeeeet.
The jazz festival in Saratoga Springs, NY, every summer is one that fans and musicians have long appreciated. Created by George Wein and more recently under the excellent stewardship of Danny Melnick, it continues to be a gem. The festival grounds, in Spa State Park, are beautiful—pine trees, woods, serenity—are one thing that attracts folks. Fine music is another and this coming edition – June 29 and 30 is already positioned to be sweet as hell.
Among the big names that non-jazzers would know—and like it or not, it's those kinds of borderline acts that bring in the extra bodies to festivals everywhere-- are Buddy Guy and Tony Bennett. Sometimes festivals reach waaaay off the jazz path, to the point of exasperation, to get an act that will appeal to those outside the jazz pocket. Not the case in 2013. Buddy Guy has long been an artist at the pinnacle of the blues idiom. He'll be 77 in July but has lost very little of his fastball. There are few greater blues artists ever. (Some might say none better). Jazz and blues are first cousins, so bring on Buddy!
[Tony Bennett at the Newport Jazz Festival, 2010. © R.J. DeLuke]
Bennett does the jazz festival circuit every couple years. Debate if you will if he is a jazz singer or not (the same as people did with Sinatra). At the very least, this American icon has strong jazz feel and sensibilities and has always toured and recorded with jazz musicians: Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Count Basie and many more. At the Newport Jazz Festival in 2010, Dave Brubeck joined him on stage for a few numbers. A decade older than Mr. Guy, Bennett too sounds strong and vibrant. There is already buzz in the Saratoga Springs area that this music great is coming to town.
But as always is the case, the real guts of the festival lies in the overall quality of the lineup. In many cases, it's even names that jazz fans in attendance aren't very familiar with. SPAC is know for bringing in young talent that has gone on to prominence. But it's more than that. Sometimes a band under one person's name will have amazing sidemen who are superior musicians.
The Cookers, scheduled for Saturday, may not ring a bell for people. It's an outstanding group of veterans, some a little longer in the tooth than others. But superb players. Trumpeters Eddie Henderson and David Weiss are excellent. It's always a pleasure to hear Billy Harper wail on tenor sax. George Cables for way too long has been an under-appreciated master. And what jazz musicians doesn't enjoy playing over the rhythms laid down by the great Billy Hart? Craig Handy is a fiendish sax man as well, and bassist Dwayne Burno holds the bottom for some of the top groups around. This group will cook you into bad health.
McCoy Tyner, of course, is a legend and will be playing blissful music with the assistance of guitar hero John Scofield. A mighty paring. Fans of singers will not want to miss Gregory Porter, maybe the most dynamic jazz singer on the scene today. Powerful. Soulful. Swinging. He always has musicians around him that sizzle. This will be one people will talk about when they leave.
[Ingrid Jensen warms up just before hitting with the Maria Schneider Orchestra at the Newport Jazz Festival, 2010. © R.J. DeLuke]
Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen lights up every and she plays in, the large ensembles like Maria Schneider Orchestra or Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, or her own projects. She leads a group at the intimate gazebo stage that is sure to make a big impression. As should Ben Williams, a young in—demand bass player whose own group sparkles when he gets a chance to bring them out.
[Rudresh Mahanthappa at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Holland, 2012. © R.J. DeLuke]
Rudresh Mahanthappa has been gathering critical praise like a snowball rolling down a hill, and with good reason. He's a fiery player with creativity to match and his cohorts are always in step with his vision. SPAC is fortunate that he'll be playing two sets. Flammable. And then there's steady veteran baritone saxman Gary Smulyan, with rock solid sidemen like guitarist Peter Bernstein, drummer Kenny Washington and Mike LeDonne on keyboards. Pure joy.
No need to run down the full batting order, but it's full of talent, diversity of styles and great potential. Nice to see jazz festivals stick to the spirit of the art form. Anticipation is already growing in the community. That is a damn fine thing.
Lovano at 60
Heralded as one of the greats of his generation (my generation), Lovano keeps moving forward. But knows where he came from.
Joe Lovano plays the shit out of the saxophone, that much is clear. He's paid all his dues, come up though the ranks, including stints with big bands like Woody Herman. But he doesn't just play. He's an artist. The sound comes from inside a big heart, informed, of course, by his study and hard work on the instrument.
[Photo: Joe Lovano at the Newport Jazz Festival, August, 2012. © R.J. DeLuke]
He seems to be everywhere. Leading his fine Us Five group, playing with John Scofield and others, sitting in with all kinds of heavy hitters. Keeping his nonet alive. His sweeping, probing,muscular sound, particularly on tenor sax, is all over. Thankfully.
A conversation with Joe is always intriguing. Affable,insightful,intelligent and at the same time down to earth. Lovano is free with his thoughts; humble; engaging. As his Us Five tour swung through the Albany, NY, area earlier this year, we spoke again and, on this day at least, the saxophonist was pensive about his life, which had reached the age of 60 years. Like the sounds that cascade from the bell of his horn, his words are hearfelt.
Sixty is in the mind, people will say. It's he new 40. The new 30. Whatever. It can be the new fucking 15, who cares? Depends on the person. State of mind, for sure. For this major artist, it's prime years and there is surely much more on his plate and on his path.
"For me, it's about reflections and projections. Definitely, 60 is kind of a milestone you look to as you're approaching it. Like 50 is. Like 40 is ... The thing is, you realize more and more how you got to this place. Your travels and your experiences all build on each other to create tomorrow. I feel thankful and blessed to live in the world of music, as I do, and have such a beautiful family experience. In my personal roots. My mom's family and in my dad's family.
His mother died in 2012 but Lovano still draws inspiration from her.
"I feel I'm just scratching the surface in a lot of ways," he said. "Everything you do fuels your ideas. I've been real fortunate to have played with some of the masters of the music, from the earliest times, for me. Before I even joined the Woody Herman band, the great players that I developed under in Cleveland, with my dad (Tony "Big T" Lovano) and his whole crowd. Then playing with Lonnie Smith and Jack McDuff. Moving to New York. Joining Woody's band at 23. Standing next to Stan Getz at Carnegie Hall playing "Early Autumn," with him playing lead.
"That time was a heavy springboard into the future for me. Looking back on it, and the way I was embraced by Woody and his incredible legacy. To know Al Cohn and Zoot Sims and Jimmy Guiffre. Flip Phillips. I played on Flip's last recording when he was 85, called 'Swing is the Thing.' It came out on Verve. James Carter and I were guests with Flip on that date. That was incredible ... Recently, Dave Brubeck passed. He did a record--he had just turned 75--called 'Old Lions and Young Tigers.' It turned out to be Gerry Mulligan's last session. Mulligan was on that with George Shearing, Jon Hendricks. Other folks in Dave's generation. Then myself, Mike Brecker, Joshua Redman, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride. We were the tigers. (Brubeck) wrote a tune for everybody. He wrote a tune for me called 'The Joe Lovano Tango.'
"Then to play with Hank (Jones). He played on three sessions with me. I toured Europe four times in a quartet, which I led. Hank was around 82 or 83 when we started playing together. I played on his 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl. Also in New York, at Birdland. To experience playing with some of the true masters of the music. Paul Motian, who passed last year. Bill Frisell and I joined him in 1981. We were playing with him until the end. He turned to when I started playing with him. He passed at 80."
Lovano isn't blowing smoke. He admires those who made and strengthened the art form, and suffered for it in many cases. Each different artistic step he takes, there are pieces of those people that inspire and inform that stroll.
"Reflecting on those things not only strengthens you for today, but you realize where you've been and how that's influenced you in your music and as a man. I'm feeling all the blessings, that's for sure."
The Us Five band has been playing for a while now,and like any good group of improvising musicians, they get a better feel for one another. They develop their own language. But they also bring their own influences that can change the direction of the music -- on a given night, at a given moment, or less conspicuous, over the course of time. He's happy with the way the band has developed and enthused that it contains so many musical possibilities.
"It's like the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis band. When Thad would conduct, night to night he would direct and change the way the rhythm section would play. He'd cut off the drums or bass. Things just happened from knowing each other and people paying attention. It could happen in any ensemble, like the way Miles' bands always were. There's certain things that take shape from night to night that are really beautiful and creative. That's been happening in this group from the beginning. The idea of having double drummers, all of a sudden everyone's not just playing a role. Everyone has to participate in a more personal way."
[Photo: Joe Lovano and Us Five, Esperanza Spalding on bass, at the Newport Jazz Festival, August, 2009. © R.J. DeLuke]
"Each of us are doing other things," he said. "Esperanza (Spealding, bassist) is emerging as a leader. She's writing and touring as a leader with different size groups. Mela (drummer Francisco Mela) has different bands he's putting together and playing with other folks. Otis (drummer Otis Brown III) also. James (Weiderman, pianist) and myself. During this whole time we've been together as a band, we've all been playing and doing things outside of that situation. When you come back together, you bring your experiences--where you've traveled, where you've been--into the mix. That's been happening too. That's, in a way, why the music keeps growing and developing. People that only play in one situation, the music can get routine. That's not happening with us because everyone's into some things."
A life experience builds upon another. For artists, it's essential to growth. It should be that wayy for everyone. (those results are still not in).
"When this band first started, I was doing stuff with Hank (Jones) that was influencing how I was going to have this band. That was a rich period, 2003, 2004. When I first met Esperanza, she was in some of my ensembles. My recording "Viva Caruso" came out. The recordings with Hank were starting to come out and I was playing a lot with him. Esperanza and all those folks, Mela and everybody I was playing with at that time, which is now about eight years ago already, those things were fueling their direction and approach at that young age."
He pauses, like he does at time before the next explosive statement of a sax solo.
"Everything you do fuels your ideas for stuff that's gonna happen. That feels really good."
Hell, yeah. Sixty more, Joe.
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Wayne's Best in a While
Wayne Shorter's New CD Captures the Essence of His Quartet
Wayne Shorter released this month his first Blue Note Records CD in 40+plus years. That's really not the relevant part. People change record labels all the time. And Blue Note, while a strong label, doesn't bear the indelible stamp it did back in the day under Alfred Lion.
What Counts is the music, of course. It always does.
[PHOTO: Wayne Shorter, North Sea Jazz Festival 2012 © R.J. DeLuke]
This music, captured live during a European tour of the group in 2011, really is a great example how these amazing musicians function on the stage. Improvisations fly around with intensity and ease at the same time. Each member is involved in the conversations. Like most discussions, one voice will step to the forefront while others "listen," but what they say can spark a different reaction. That's encouraged. Hell, it's a mandate. Those series of reactions will vary from performance to performance.
But it doesn't come off as a hodge podge of stuff. There is form. Substance. Style. Brian Blade's drumming is wild, penetrating, yet somehow conversational. John Patitucci on bass is fantastic in his ability to listen to all the other voices and weave his playing in and around. Danilo Perez on piano--always remarkable in any setting--is unpredictable. Percussive. melodic. Serpentine. Almost like a point guard on a great NBA basketball team, keeping things at a high tempo and helping everyone else be at their best.
Then there's "the Wayne" As Miles once called him in an interview. AS in, "You know why I got The Wayne. He's so close to Coltrane."
That was then. In the now, Shorter bears little resemblance other than his willingness to experiment and let it fly. His soprano sax darts in and out of the rhythms created by his cohorts. Gone are the flowing lines that were part Trane and part Prez from the Blue Note days. He plays with bursts of statements that fit in the cracks sometimes; propel the music at others. His mind is always moving. And he brings that out in his longstanding band.
The CD sounds much like the concert at the North Sea Jazz Festival last summer, which was an ass-kicker. (George Rossy was the drummer on that tour, filing in with aplomb). It's even better to see live, because the looks back and forth. The smiles. The non--verbal communication is vivid. But this new CD is a great portrait of that.
There is also an extended piece in collaboration with the renowned Imani Winds which isn't part of the group's normal tour. But it's fine music. Regal and elegant in addition to maintaining it's improvisatory nature. Shorter plans to do more stuff with strings and larger aggregations. Being a composer without peer, that should be stunning.
In the meantime, his quartet continues to perform without a net.
At the Newport Jazz Festival this summer, and in Montreal, Wayne's group will play a concert that is part of his 80th birthday celebration this year. Herbie Hancock will be involved as well. In between those dates in Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival in Saratoga Springs, NY. No announcement yet (coming soon tho), but a logical fit? Let' hope so!
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This peak is west of Coleman Peak up the Chewuch River in the Pesayten Wilderness.
There is one trip report for Reed Peak.
The USGS map shows a trail going over this peak. It is gone. Take the trail to Meadow Lake and go cross country directly up Reed preferring to stay to the right until the ridge is attained.


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'CDMX' category archive. Published November 23, 2020 4:45 am (Mexico City time).
This is a static snapshot in time. For the latest 'CDMX' news, see: News Wire Mexico: CDMX →
Flu vaccination in Mexico City goes to 50%
Tigres advance to the Liguilla living a 'hell' against Toluca.
Mexico City. The Mexican soccer playoffs are experiencing good times, the games have been even and only one of the teams that were below eighth place managed to advance, the Tuzos del Pachuca. While Monterrey, one of the teams that are always favorites for the title, suffered enough to continue on their way ...
Mexico City accumulates 184,636 infections and 12,910 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Volunteers for covid-19 vaccines: So you can register in CdMx.
Learn about the requirements and processes to participate as a volunteer for coronavirus vaccines
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These are the 158 neighborhoods with the most Covid cases in CDMX and that maintain priority attention.
They are distributed in the 16 municipalities; check the kiosk location
Hoy No Circula Program: Monday, November 23 in Mexico City and Edomex - CDMX.
In CdMx, they ask for help for businesses in the face of drop by drop extortion.
Faced with the pandemic, some vendors were unable to obtain income to support their families.
FGJ CdMx achieves first sentence on domain extinction.
On December 21, 2018, marijuana and methamphetamine were found in a building on Luna Street, Guerrero neighborhood, Cuauhtémoc mayor's office.
What happens if I test positive for Covid rapid tests at CDMX kiosks?
The Program for Detection, Protection and Safeguarding of COVID-19 Cases has 5 axes
VIDEO: Jason Momoa contacts a little Aquaman fan who is battling cancer.
Mexico City.– Jason Momoa had a great gesture with a seven-year-old boy that moved all his fans. The actor recognized for starring in the film Aquaman contacted the little boy who is fighting cancer and who is also a fan of the superhero. The 41-year-old actor shared in his networks ...
The states demand more money from the Federation, but they damage the treasury with 23,331 million in 2019.
Mexico City indicates that last year, 31 state governments generated probable damages to the public treasury for 23 thousand 331 million 738 thousand 917 ...
In CdMx, Mayor Miguel Hidalgo installs cameras to combat crime.
The devices are directly connected to the so-called Silver Base, the monitoring and control center of the auxiliary police in the mayor's office.
They analyze the opening of the Basilica of Guadalupe for parishioners on December 11 and 12.
On Tuesday, November 24, the Archdiocese will hold a press conference in conjunction with authorities from Mexico City to provide further details.
Mexico City does not register new deaths from COVID-19 in the last day.
Published by Infobae at November 22, 2020 11:40 am.
Mexico agreed with U.S. Attorney General Barr to arrest drug capo in deal for general Cienfuegos – source.
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexico has committed to the arrest of a high-level cartel leader under.
Published by The Yucatan Times at November 22, 2020 10:34 am.
"Mexico's Great Awakening": Thousands of people Marches on CDMX against López Obrador's Government.
The protesters gathered at the Monument to the Revolution, where they shouted slogans like "Lopez,.
Covid-19 also affects university landlords in CdMx.
Homeowners of university students, another sector damaged by covid-19 in Mexico City
Published by Milenio at November 22, 2020 8:36 am.
CdMx policemen rescue an abandoned girl in Venustiano Carranza.
CdMx policemen rescue an abandoned girl in Venustiano Carranza's mayor's office
In CdMx, these are the most dangerous municipalities for women.
Iztapalapa, GAM and Cuauhtémoc ...
Cold in CDMX: they issued a yellow alert in these six municipalities due to low temperatures.
The lows will move between four and six degrees Celsius
These five mayors of the CDMX must clarify spending irregularities of more than 100 million pesos.
The Superior Audit of Mexico City (ASCM) pointed out that in some cases the use of public resources has not been verified
The forgotten conflict of Guerrero, Mexico.
Photographer and journalist Alfredo Bosco came to Guerrero on assignment to document southern Mexican villages emptied out by conflict. Over repeated visits, he documents the region's story by Elisabeth Malkin in Mexico City. Photographic work by Alfredo Bosco. Life in Guerrero seems to hover at the edge of violence. The threat is pervasive: in the armed men ...
Published by The Mazatlán Post at November 22, 2020 6:15 am.
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Why is CDMX still at an orange traffic light despite being on the edge of red; Gatell explains.
Hugo López-Gatell responded to the question about the orange epidemiological traffic light in Mexico City
Pachuca surprises Santos and advances to the quarterfinals.
Mexico City. Santos left early in the 2020 Guardianes playoffs and were widely outclassed by Pachuca on the court of the new Corona stadium at TSM. The good closing of the tournament that the Laguna team had was not enough to reach the Liguilla, like this at home ...
These five mayors of the CDMX must clarify irregularities in spending of more than 100 million pesos.
What happens if you do not comply with the "dry law" in CDMX?
The Official Gazette of the CDMX establishes that there are penalties for not complying with the "dry law"
Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta joins the cast of Black Panther 2 as one of the villains.
Mexico City. Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta joins the cast of the second installment of Black Panther as one of the villains, reported the specialized media The Hollywood Reporter. At the moment it is unknown what character he will play in the film that will begin shooting in July 2021 ...
Mexico City reports 184,636 infections and 12,910 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
They arrested the "Pechugas", alleged operator of La Unión Tepito in the Historic Center of CDMX.
In another blow to the criminal group, nine people were arrested and assured doses of narcotics, as well as cash
Layda Sansores "prepares suitcases" and heads to Campeche.
Although she still serves as mayor of Álvaro Obregón, in Mexico City, where she leaves several pending
Yellow alert is activated in 6 mayors of the CDMX due to low temperatures.
Civil Protection asked the inhabitants of the mayors to take extreme precautions, since temperatures are estimated between four and six degrees
Between stomps and a shower of roses was how they gave the last goodbye to Agustín Lara 50 years ago.
We remember how the composer made Mexico City his last stage. During his funeral procession he was accompanied by a multitude of people ranging from politicians and artists like Consuelito Vázquez to admirers.
Masks offer only limited protection, study reveals.
Mexico City.- A study on the use of masks to reduce the spread of coronavirus estimates that the effect is small and that it cannot be ruled out that it does not protect the wearer, health authorities indicated. According to Forbes Mexico, of the total of 6,024 adults participating in the study conducted in April and May, the ...
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Despite rapid tests, Sheinbaum foresees decrease in Covid-19 positivity.
During the first day of the implementation of rapid antigen tests, 410 positive cases for Covid-19 were detected in Mexico City
This Monday, the system to identify Covid-19 infections starts in CDMX.
Mexico City.- On Monday 23rd, the "System for the identification of infections in closed spaces" will begin to function. With this measure, before entering a commercial establishment, customers must register a QR code with their cell phone, to be notified in case it is detected that there was ...
Tarantino to release 'Once upon a time in Hollywood' novel.
Mexico City.- Quentin Tarantino agreed to the launch of two books with the HarperCollins publishing house and one of them will be the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood novel, a film that earned him 10 Oscar nominations this year, of which he won the statuettes for Best Production Design and Best Actor of ...
According to a survey, 51.4% of children get bored with TV classes.
Mexico City.- 51.4% of Mexican children are bored with online activities and the Aprende en Casa program, which they have been forced to see or hear from their homes as part of the guidelines of educational authorities the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According ...
"El Pechugas", alleged extortionist in CDMX, arrested in Tepito.
Allegedly, "El Pechugas" is linked to the leader of a La Unión Tepito cell known as "El Chori"
FIFA strengthens protection for pregnant players.
Mexico City.- FIFA announced its decision to strengthen the protection of coaches and female soccer players, with the implementation of minimum standards and protection for maternity, among others, which must be ratified by its Council next December . Through a statement, FIFA explained that the Commission ...
According to Unesco, the pandemic favored the illicit trafficking of cultural property.
Mexico City.- According to Audrey Azoulay, general director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), the covid-19 pandemic has aggravated the illicit trafficking of cultural property, particularly in conflict zones. According to process.com.mx, when giving his message on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of ...
The cost of January 2021 will be one of the heaviest: UNAM.
Mexico City.- The next slope in January 2021 will be one of the heaviest that the population will live due to the economic context that is being experienced, warned academics from the Institute of Economic Research (IIE) of the UNAM. According to El Economista, during the virtual conference "How to organize end-of-year expenses?", Researchers from ...
Fight for human rights in Qatar 2022, Amnesty International asks FIFA.
Mexico City.- The NGO Amnesty International will allocate twenty sections of its organization to ask the different football federations present at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as well as FIFA as organizer, to ensure the human rights of migrant workers in That country. According to process.com.mx, Amnesty International emphasizes in a ...
The secret brotherhood of General Cienfuegos that bent the DEA – It is called "The Syndicate.".
Within the Mexican Army, a group of great power mobilized to pressure President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to issue instructions to bring home, safe and sound, the former Secretary of National Defense. It was either that or to face a rebellion in the troops. A story of EME-EQUIS journalists. MEXICO CITY (EMME EQUIS) – Neither ...
Published by San Miguel Times at November 21, 2020 1:00 pm.
Iztapalapa CdMx. Motorcyclist dies after skidding.
The accident occurred on Tláhuac Avenue, in the San Lorenzo Tezonco neighborhood, presumably because a truck blocked his way.
Published by Milenio at November 21, 2020 12:54 pm.
In early 2021, IKEA will open its first physical store in Mexico.
Mexico City.- The first physical store of the IKEA furniture store in Mexico will be open at the beginning of next year, said Annie Chandler, Store Manager of the firm after a tour with the head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, in the construction of the Encuentro Oceanía shopping center. "Our priority has been the ...
Published by Cambio de Michoacán at November 21, 2020 12:29 pm.
Michoacán will participate in the "Yolteotl" exhibition, in Mexico City.
Morelia, Michoacán.- Michoacán handicrafts will be exhibited from November 28 to December 5 at the "Yolteotl" International Show in Mexico City. The Instituto del Artesano Michoacano (IAM) presents in this international exhibition 27 artisan pieces from the towns of Ahuirán, Aranza, Santa Clara del Cobre, Angahuan, Cuanajo, Pátzcuaro, Morelia, Sevina, ...
Did Mexico agree with U.S. Attorney General Barr to arrest drug capo in deal for general?
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexico has committed to the arrest of a high-level cartel leader.
Mexico City does not register deaths from coronavirus in the last day.
They do not rule out more closures due to Covid-19 in CDMX.
Little horse
Rapid tests detected 401 COVID-19 infections during its first day of application in CDMX.
Through macro-kiosks installed in the 16 city halls of the capital, authorities applied 2,246 antigen tests
López-Gatell responded if there is an agreement with the CDMX so that it does not turn red at the COVID-19 alert traffic light.
This, after suspicions were raised because the capital has not regressed despite its increase in hospitalizations
It was not negotiated to avoid a red traffic light in CdMx: Hugo López-Gatell.
Hugo López-Gatell assured that the traffic light is not subject to negotiations, but said that it is up to the local authority to make decisions.
Closing of nightclubs due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in CDMX is more "a punishment" than a health measure: businessmen.
According to Helking Aguilar, president of the Mexican Association of Bars, Discotheques and Nightclubs, the increase in positive cases in the capital depends on the discipline of the citizens and not on the clubs and bars that opened as "restaurants."
Cocktails at home in CDMX.
Learn about some cocktail options at home
The situation of Mario Trejo, a cyclist run over in CdMx, worsens.
Relatives of the cyclist reported that not only does he have problems paying for the hospital, he will now have to undergo a second operation.
410 patients with Covid-19 detected with rapid tests in CDMX.
The Ministry of Health stressed that in each of the Macro-Kiosks 150 daily tests will be applied from Monday to Saturday
They forecast temperatures of between 4 to 6 degrees in CDMX mayors.
Low temperatures keep the yellow alert active in six municipalities of Mexico City
Ernesto Canto, one of the greatest glories of Mexican sports, dies at 61.
Mexico City. Mexican sports are in mourning, this Friday on one more anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, one of their favorite sons, the marcher Ernesto Canto, has left, who won the gold medal in the 20-kilometer test at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1984. The heart still beats ...
2021 Ford F-150 PowerBoost hybrid undergoes different endurance tests.
CDMX.- The 2021 Ford F-150 powerboost hybrid was recently pronounced, which gives a lot to talk about, especially for the characteristics it has, highlighting its 3.5-liter engine that generates 470 horsepower with 570 lb-ft of torque. Of course, being a travel van and ...
Mexico adds 100 thousand 823 deaths from COVID-19; accumulates more than 1 million 25 thousand infections: Health.
Mexico City, November 20.– COVID-19 has caused the death of 100 thousand 823 people, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health. José Luis Alomía, general director of Epidemiology, reported this afternoon that Mexico has added 1 million 25 thousand 969 infections since the epidemic reached the country, ...
After the decriminalization of marijuana "it will be necessary to work on its regulation", says Sheinbaum.
The head of government of the CDMX was positioned in favor of the legalization of recreational use, but called to wait for the specific regulation
Sheinbaum urges to take preventive measures against an increase in Covid cases.
The head of government of Mexico City stressed that in the capital no one will be fined for not wearing a mask, nor will a curfew be applied, "but if we want to insist that we are in an emergency situation," she said.
Dry law, more restrictions on business hours announced in Mexico City.
The mayor announced that a prohibition on alcohol sales will take effect in eight of the capital's 16 boroughs at 6:00 p.m. Friday.
Published by Mexico News Daily at November 20, 2020 5:22 pm.
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People on the street. Deputy asks CdMx to provide medical attention.
Christian Von Roehrich said that the Capital Ministry of Health has the obligation to attend to this sector of the population, especially in the face of the pandemic.
Emilio Zebadúa says that the Master Scam financed Osorio and the Edomex campaign, cites Reforma.
Mexico City. That approximately 702 million pesos obtained through the so-called Master Scam would have been used to finance the ...
Ernesto Canto, Mexican Olympic medalist, dies.
Mexico City.- The Mexican athlete and Olympic medalist, Ernesto Canto, died at the age of 61, confirmed this Friday the Mexican Olympic Committee. Canto was born on October 18, 1959 in Mexico City, reports El Financiero. Ernesto Canto started hiking at the age of 9, and in 1972 he obtained the title ...
Prohibition does not combat Covid-19 and promotes clandestine sales in CDMX: distributors.
The sale of alcohol in the informal market damages the public treasury because 35% of the commercialization of these products does not pay taxes
The secret brotherhood of Cienfuegos.
Mexico City.- Neither Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard nor the country's attorney general Alejandro Gertz Manero were the ones who got the ticket back to Mexico for General Salvador Cienfuegos. According to EMEEQUIS, those who are truly responsible for the former Secretary of National Defense returning to the country as a free man, on a plane ...
Kiosks for Covid testing, where are they in CDMX, mayor's office by mayor's office?
The head of the Digital Agency for Public Innovation, José Merino, reported that today 26 macro kiosks are installed for medical guidance and, where appropriate, coronavirus testing
Restriction on the sale of alcoholic beverages to discourage their consumption: Sheinbaum.
The head of government of CDMX, Claudia Sheinbaum said that the measure will prevail until the hospitalizations of patients with Covid in the capital decrease
CDMX government authorizes self-concerts.
The CDMX head of government said that, in the event that Covid-19 infections increase, it would be analyzed whether it is necessary to cancel the activity
Dry law decreed the weekend in CdMx due to contagions to the "limit"
Currently around 5,000 tests are carried out daily in the capital and the intention is to reach 10,000, 70% of rapid tests and 30% PCR.
If marijuana is legalized, it will have to be taxed with IEPS: Treasury.
Mexico City.- The head of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), Arturo Herrera, pointed out that, if marijuana is legalized by Congress, it will have to be taxed with the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS ), as with other products such as cigarettes, alcoholic and flavored beverages. "Indeed, if I ...
Health alert in CDMX: starting on Monday, stores, shopping centers, gyms and cinemas must close at 7:00 p.m.
The capital's president asked to avoid meetings of more than 10 people and announced new restrictions
MasterChef will have the sexiest guest in its history.
Mexico City.- Tonight at La Cocina Más Famosa de México a very special moment will be lived in the company of the multifaceted and renowned chef Franco Noriega, who will give luster to the new MasterChef broadcast by joining chefs Betty Vázquez as guest judge, Adrián Herrera and José Ramón Castillo. The renowned gourmet, ...
Cinemex reinvents itself in the middle of the pandemic. The chain of cinemas will rent its rooms to private groups.
Mexico City. After almost three months after the cinemas opened, Cinemex is trying to cope with the coronavirus pandemic by renting its rooms to watch movies, play video games and even watch NFL games privately. In the My Cinemex room mode, users can rent a space ...
How much does it cost to go to Taxco as a couple for a weekend?
In this itinerary in Taxco we include transportation, lodging and some activities Taxco, located in the state of Guerrero, is an ideal Magical Town for a romantic weekend without straying too far from CDMX. Its cobbled streets (and super sloping), the rich gastronomy, the silver handicrafts, and the nearby natural wonders make it a charming place, offering very diverse experiences in ...
Published by The Mazatlán Post at November 20, 2020 1:41 pm.
Mexico City restricts alcohol sales amid COVID-19 rebound.
Desierto Norte, the experience of leaving CDMX and eating in the forest.
This open-air restaurant promises that by moving away from CDMX we will have, in addition to the space necessary for social distancing, good food on the grill.
Will you make alcohol purchases prior to the "dry law" in CDMX?
In eight delegations the sale of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited, given the growing contagion of Covid-19, as at the beginning of the pandemic
Coronavirus in CDMX: in which Metro stations are there macro kiosks to perform the rapid test.
The hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and it is only required to go with a voter ID and a pen
CDMX on the verge of a red light: Sheinbaum accepted an increase in hospitalizations.
The capital will remain the following week at an orange traffic light with an alert
Covid19 CdMx. Orange traffic light 23 to 29 November.
From November 23 to 29, the capital of the country continues to be alert to the covid-19 pandemic.
Published by Milenio at November 20, 2020 11:43 am.
Video: He crashes, runs over a woman and drives away; CDMX Prosecutor's Office is already looking for him.
The driver of a silver truck ran over a woman on the run after participating in a traffic accident in San Jerónimo MEXICO CITY. For not wanting to pay for hitting a car from behind, the driver of a silver truck ran over the affected woman and left her lying on Luis Cabrera Avenue, in ...
Published by The Mazatlán Post at November 20, 2020 11:39 am.
Claudia Sheinbaum. Coronavirus CdMx: news today November 20, 2020.
Here follows the conference today, November 20, by the Head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, on the coronavirus pandemic in CdMx.
Women chain themselves in the Zócalo of CdMx, ask to recover their children.
The women request financial support to continue the fight to get their children back, who are in the custody of their father in Italy.
CdMx weather today, November 20, 2020: cold day with rain in the afternoon.
In Mexico City there will be a maximum temperature of 20 to 22 degrees, reported the National Weather Service.
Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out curfew in CDMX; confirmed dry law to combat outbreak of COVID-19.
The capital president announced that there will be no persecution for not wearing a mask
CFE took the power off 2.5 million between April and October.
Most of the customers affected by the power outage were Edomex and CDMX; the company says that only 0.24% of domestic rate users were suspended service
CDMX and Edomex, with dry law on weekends.
The 16 mayors and municipalities of Nezahualcóyotl and Ecatepec agree on a measure from today to avoid crowds at parties and reduce Covid-19 infections
Dry Law CDMX: these are the days and hours that alcohol will not be sold due to COVID-19.
For two weekends the authorities will restrict the sales hours
Names, names and ... names.
Now in CDMX plate brake, Semovi obstacle and they manage leasing companies
The Carranza sports car from the 1920s designed for workers.
This sports center located in the center-east of Mexico City celebrates 91 years of existence today. It was inaugurated within the framework of an anniversary of the Mexican Revolution and designed so that workers and other low-income workers could enjoy sports, reading and recreational activities from theater to exhibitions. It had a capacity for five thousand people. Today some disciplines are still preserved
PRI. CDMX must provide modems with internet in a school supply package.
Deputy of the PRI proposes to grant modems with internet within a package of school supplies
Restaurants in CDMX keep their hours, but restrict alcohol sales.
They will have to stop selling drinks from 7:00 p.m., details the Canirac about the agreement they had with the Sheinbaum government
Businesses without a QR code will not be penalized; invites Sheinbaum to participate.
The CDMX Head of Government states that no personal data is violated with this system
They put Dolores Hidalgo in the cocktail 'Taste! 2020 '
The event was held at the 3 Raíces vineyard, where students from states such as Veracruz, Oaxaca, Michoacán, Mexico City and Guanajuato, showed their creativity and talent
In CdMx, yellow alert continues in six municipalities due to frost.
These are the municipalities of the CdMx that continue to be on yellow alert due to the frost forecast for this Friday, November 20.


Apologies. I thought I was done writing about tuxedos in the last post, but alas, this latest piece of content has inspired me to write more! The white jacket variation of the formal tuxedo came into inception in the 1930's as a warm weather alternative to the dark-colored fabrics that had become the de facto choice for evening wear at the time. While dinner suit fabrics have become considerably lighter in weight since then, the white colored tuxedo has retained its popularity as a comfortable alternative to the contemporary tuxedo. And remember, the white jacket is merely an alternative to the black tuxedo. Black and midnight blue tuxedos can be worn year round, without any impairment to the wearer's style or dignity. White is merely a choice, albeit a great one!
While I would personally opt for a single breasted white tuxedo should the need arise, both single and double breasted jackets are considered appropriate and offer their respective style advantages. The single breasted jacket allows the wearer to wear it open, whereas a double breasted jacket should remain buttoned at all times. Because of the 'casual elegant' nature of the white tuxedo, shawl lapels are the preferred choice as it is more congruent with the relaxed vibe that a white tuxedo generates.
While it would be thought that 'white' tuxedos would be available in pure white, off whites are considered a more practical choice given susceptibility of pure white to stains. Additionally, an off white lends to the 'casual' or 'understated' elegance that a tuxedo provides. It underscores the clean, yet elegant look that a pure white tuxedo would have difficulty accomplishing.
Contrary to a contemporary tuxedo, the white alternative should be worn with 'self-lapels' indicating that the lapels are made of the same fabric as the rest of the jacket. Buttons for the front of the jacket and the jacket cuffs can be made with silk, satin or grosgrain finishing, just as is the case with contemporary jackets.
Warm weather trousers follow the same rules as classic trousers including their black or midnight-blue coloring and wool material. However, because these trousers will be cut for the summer season, they should be constructed from a lighter weight fabric.
The classic pleated tuxedo shirt is typically worn with a white tuxedo.
While the jacket can be white or off-white, the bowtie itself should be a distinct black!
For the white tuxedo, the waistcoat has made way for the cummerbund, given that it covers less space and hence makes the entire outfit more breathable. It is worn only with single-breasted jackets as it would add an unnecessary layer to a double breasted tux. As with the year-round option, the cummerbund is typically made of black silk in a grosgrain or satin finish.
While a year round tuxedo can be worn with classic oxford lace-ups or pump shoes with a grosgrain / satin finish, the white tuxedo is best suited with a pair of pump shoes as it complements the trendy nature of the outfit.
So, for now (hopefully), that's a wrap on tuxedo wear! As always, please feel free to chime in with suggestions or comments.


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The stitches spoke!
The Bayeux Tapestry: the opening scene where Edward and Harold speak. 'By Image on web site of Ulrich Harsh. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.' Click on image to go to the source.
The Anglo-Saxon Monk ruminates over the success of the 'world premiere' of Daisy Black's dramatisation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
'The play was inspired by the work of scholars on the relationship between the familiar narrative in the central frame of the Bayeux Tapestry and the figures in the borders.'
Daisy Black, writer and director
Bayeux Tapestry. Border figures interact with figures in the main register, as with this naked man who mirrors the gesture of the cleric. 'By Image on web site of Ulrich Harsh. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.' Click on image to go to source.
Well, what an anticlimax!
No, I don't mean the wonderful performance last Saturday of 'The Bayeux Tapestry: The Stitches Speak' by Daisy Black's ensemble at the 50th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, Michigan.
No, blessed readers, that was, to borrow from the lexis of the locals, awesome.
Rather, I'm referring to the complete indifference manifest by my brothers on my arrival back from my unsanctioned adventures abroad.
Not a whiff of wonderment, not even a sniff of envy. I was at least expecting to hear that the bishop had got wind of my escapades and was planning to publicly denounce me. Well, I guess it's for the best. But what a lot of dreary monks I hang out with, blessed ones.
But to the performance!
Well, I must begin by patting Daisy Black on her sore back (it twice served as the footstool for King Edward). She is a veritable
Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, I can tell you!
And I have managed, blessed ones, to find room within my Christian heart to forgive her casting me as Guy, the campy, cowardly Count of Ponthieu, and thus can now state with absolute succinctness (yes, I can do succinct) that it was truly inspiring!
I will allow the writer and director to make her own amplifications:
'This play was inspired, in part, by the work of Gale Owen-Crocker and others on the relationship between the familiar narrative in the central frame of the embroidery and the figures in the borders.
While several of these figures perform decorative purposes, others are inclined to misbehave: making wry comments on the action above and below them; prophesying events later on in the embroidery; telling fables; making lewd gestures; and generally interfering with the story of Harold, William and the English throne.'
Indeed! There was much misbehaving from the clever Fox and a foolish, camembert-eating Crow; a megalomaniac Lion and his three dullards/ hunting companions, Ox, Sheep and Goat (some impressive animal noises); and let's not forget that nasty oath-breaking Wolf King and his poor victims: dimwit Roebuck, gentle Rabbit and the surf-dude Monkey.
You never realised that all this was going on in the Bayeux Tapestry, did you, beloved?
One of the most ambitious – and successful – aspects of the production was the workshop, which was held two days before the performance. At this, Daisy encouraged attendees to join the troop of performers, to take on roles within the fables, and to imagine being eleventh-century warriors before actually becoming them in the final battle scene.
Medievalist scholars are nothing if not enthusiastic!
What potentially could have been chaotic turned out to be a highlight of the play. There were plenty of go-for-it performances!
And I still cannot get over the way that infamous arrow sprung from the Norman archer's bow, was helped on its undulating way by several obliging corpses, and with the minimum of deviation landed with precision at its target: Harold's eye.
You have to admire, even reluctantly, the skill of those Normans!
It wasn't all comedy, even though there were plenty of laughs. There were poignant moments, and moments for reflection on the meaning of the Tapestry's narrative.
As Daisy puts it in her director's notes:
'Then there is the question of how to interpret the Bayeux stories. The multiple voices expressed in the central narrative and in the borders are frequently ambiguous, and the Bayeux narrative can be read from a Saxon or a Norman viewpoint.
Is William the clever fox who steals foolish crow Harold's cheese, or does this woollen fable refer to Harold and Edward? Are we to read Harold, or William, as the tyrannical and crafty Wolf King?'
As the Master Embroiderer (Gale Owen-Crocker, of course) observes at the end of the play: 'it tells a little more than a simple story of a broken oath and a conquered kingdom'.
Well, that's it for now, blessed readers. Daisy Black will be developing the play into a professional production, so please keep alert for developments. And the Anglo-Saxon Monk will be interviewing her about this in due course.
Look out, too, over the next few days, for photos from the play: who can resist seeing eminent scholars letting their hair down?
And, perhaps we may be able to persuade that nice man from Anglo-Saxon Monk Productions to prepare a video of the performance – judiciously edited, of course.
'There's the question of how to interpret the Bayeux Tapestry. The multiple voices in the Tapestry are frequently ambiguous, and the narrative can be read from a Saxon or a Norman viewpoint.' Daisy Black
Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim (c.935-c.1002), the Mother of medieval drama. PUBLIC DOMAIN via Wikipedia Commons. Please click on the image to go to the source.
Bayeux Tapestry. 'Here Harold and Guy talk': Count Guy of Ponthieu sits on his throne as Harold Godwinson is brought before him. 'By Image on web site of Ulrich Harsh. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons'. Please click on image to go to source.
"And find that it tells a little more than a simple story of a broken oath and a conquered kingdom" The Master Embroiderer, 'The Stiches Speak'
These are the knees of William the Bastard/Conqueror (depends on your perspective). Find out what his face looked like in 'The Stitches Speak'. Courtesy of William himself.
Welcome, blessed readers! This is the blog of the Medieval Monk, the alter ego of Dr Christopher Monk.


God, gods and the fear of science and social change.
"We have created gods to justify nature's phenomenon without scientific explanations. If we do not believe anymore in pagan Gods (like Zeus and Poseidon), why still believe in God?" Those are questions and criticisms regularly addressed against the belief in God. How to answer them?
Initially, one must say that yes, our ancestors created gods to explain nature and the unknown. But not only for those reasons; they did it mainly because of factors common to people of all eras (some listed by several intellectuals, like the American journalist Ross Douthat – in an interview for the "Real Time" show) and the British philosopher Richard Swinburne): the feeling that we live in a mysteriously organized universe; the perception of some kind of moral law inherent in human nature; a sense of awe before the beauty of the world; a sort of gratitude for the mere fact that we exist; among others. Furthermore, the pagans of the past, just like current religious people, had mystical and spiritual experiences; therefore, they elaborated systems and stories to try to explain them and ended up creating gods with our defects and virtues, as greater versions of the human being himself.
After that answer, another question arises: if we stopped believing in those gods, why would the only God be any different? Should not scientific advances be enough to prove its inexistence?
The members of Abrahamic religions (Jews, Christians and Muslims), despite their clear theological differences, believe that a time arose in which the only God showed his "face" to humanity. This God is not a mere improved version of a man; but as better explained by the American Priest and Theologian Robert Barron (based on Thomas Aquinas): (..)God is not in any genus, including that most generic genus of all, namely being. He is not one thing or individual — however supreme — among many. Rather, God is, in Aquinas's pithy Latin phrase, esse ipsum subsistens, the sheer act of being itself".
Having explored the depths of the oceans and the tops of the mountains and even the skies that surround the planet, we have not encountered any of these supreme beings. Furthermore, the myriad natural causes, uncovered by physics, chemistry, biology, etc. are more than sufficient to explain any of the phenomena within the natural realm. But the physical sciences, no matter how advanced they might become, can never eliminate God, for God is not a being within the natural order. Instead, he is the reason why there is that nexus of conditioned causes that we call nature — at all.
This God is not some poor artifice used to enlighten the unknown or to fill the gaps of science. This position is not some tactic of the faithful to escape and survive before scientific advances. By the way, the first theologians of the Church (like Augustine of Hippo) warned not to use the Bible to understand natural phenomena.
(…) time to finish with a God whom we insert to fill the gap at the limit of our own powers, whom we call up when we ourselves are at the end of our tether. We ought to find God, he thought, not, so to speak, in our moments of need and failure, but amid the fullness of earthly life; only in this way could it be shown that God is not an escape, constructed by necessity, which becomes more and more superfluous as the limits of our powers expand.
BARRON, ROBERT. Atheists don't get God. Available in: http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2013/10/31/atheists_dont_get_god.html. Accessed on may 22 2015.
SWINBURNE, RICHARD. Is there a God? Oxford University Press, 2010.


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Trustee with Finance Background (UK based)
Practical Action is looking for a Trustee with financial skills and experience to join its Board.
All trustees take responsibility for the full range of Practical Action's work. We look for trustees who can bring to the table particular relevant experience. The board regularly reviews the mix of the board's skills and experience and has identified the need to recruit an additional trustee with a financial background who would join the board's Finance Audit and Risk Committee and who may in due course be a candidate to succeed the current Treasurer. We would also expect the successful candidate to become a trustee of Practical Action's Employee Benefit Scheme, a defined benefit scheme that was closed to new members in 2002. The Scheme currently enjoys a small actuarial surplus.
The commitment will be a minimum of 8 meetings a year, with additional days for reviewing papers, participating on committees and in events. The total commitment would be a maximum of 15 days a year.
The organisation is looking for a Trustee with a background and expertise in finance. This Trustee, will be part of a cohort of 12 Board Members, including the Chair and Vice Chair. The appointed person will join the board's Finance Audit and Risk Committee, the Employee Benefit Scheme Committee, and in due course, could be a candidate to succeed the current Treasurer.
The ideal person would have an understanding of and empathy with the work of Practical Action, the ability and confidence to provide oversight, strategic judgement, good communication and a clear voice on the Board; able to work in a collaborative way. We are seeking someone who has experience of senior level finance and risk management, strategic operations and an accountancy qualification.
We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world's toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We're a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.
Position details
Date of expiry:
Unremunerated
Rugby, Warwickshire or London
Part time, Voluntary
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Apartment Zadar 6136a is located in Zadar, 2.9 km from The Museum of Ancient Glass, 3 km from Zadar People's Square, as well as 3.1 km from Five Wells Square. This apartment also features free WiFi.
Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, Apartment Zadar 11167a is located in Zadar, 300 metres from Five Wells Square. Each room at this guest house is air conditioned and is fitted with a TV.
Apartment Ivan se nachází v Zadaru, 700 metrů od náměstí Trg 5 Bunara a od muzea starožitného skla, a může se pochlubit výhledem do zahrady. Nabízí možnost ubytování s domácími mazlíčky. Wi-Fi je zde dostupné zdarma.
Situated in Zadar in the Zadar County region, Apartment Hrvoja 05 is a 4-star property featuring free WiFi. This apartment is 1.8 km from Palace of the Governor General and 2.4 km from The Museum of Ancient Glass.
Set 100 metres from St Donatus' Church and 100 metres from Roman Forum, Apartment Zadar 5869a offers accommodation in Zadar. Apartment Zadar 5869a features views of the sea and is 100 metres from Cathedral of St. Anastasia.
Apartment Marko is a property situated in Zadar near The Museum of Ancient Glass. The Zadar People's Square is within 1.3 km of the apartment.
Located in Zadar, this air-conditioned apartment features a terrace with garden views. The apartment is 1.8 km from Five Wells Square. Free WiFi is provided throughout the property.
Guests staying at this apartment have access to free WiFi and a fully equipped kitchen. The apartment has a TV. Zadar is 5 km from Apartment in Zadar I, while Biograd na Moru is 33 km from the property.
This property offers access to a balcony and free WiFi. The apartment includes a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, as well as a coffee machine. A TV is offered.
Guests staying at this apartment have access to a fully equipped kitchenette and a balcony. The apartment is equipped with a TV. Zadar is 5 km from Two-Bedroom Apartment in Zadar II, while Biograd na Moru is 33 km away.
Guests staying at this apartment have access to free WiFi, a fully equipped kitchenette, and a balcony. The apartment comes with a TV. Zadar is 5 km from Apartment in Zadar II.


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The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Final Four on Project Runway Season 9
By: Jessica Rae | October 17, 2011 at 2:20 PM EST
Let's talk about who we predict will be the Project Runway season 9 winner. It's just a matter of simple math, right? Well, weighing the pro's and con's for each designer will at least give us an idea of what we can expect. The remaining finalists for Project Runway Season 9 are Anya Ayoung-Chee, Joshua McKinley, Viktor Luna, and Kimberly Goldson.
Anya Ayoung-Chee – She feels pretentious and insincere. Yes, it's a little bit heartbreaking to see that others who have had this dream all of their life have been booted while Anya, who has only begun to sew, stays. But Anya has good taste. She has good instincts. She's a designer. And that's why she does deserve a spot at fashion week. But is she ready? Who knows.
Strengths: The judges love her, she understands prints.
Weaknesses: Lack of experience, can come across as cold, she's still finding herself in the fashion world
Joshua McKinley – He's flamboyant, overly emotional, quick to get flustered, and his level of taste is horrendous. At this point, even his voice annoys me.
Strengths: He's not afraid of color
Weaknesses: He doesn't know how to edit his work, he's very argumentative
Viktor Luna – He can do high fashion and more commercial apparel. He's showing a more cut-throat personality, but it's understandable. He's been looked over a lot, and is the dark horse of this competition.
Strengths: He has good taste and he knows what he's doing
Weaknesses: His insecurity can make him hostile, he doesn't take enough risks
Kimberly Goldson – She wants to do city girl glamorous, but you can't turn awful brocade into a garment every damn time. Her level of taste is highly questionable. I wouldn't wear anything she's made except for the white dress in the bird challenge (which she said was very unlike her usual stuff.)
Strengths: She's determined
Weaknesses: Her sense of style
Tagged: anya ayoung chee, joshua mckinley, kimberly goldson, Project Runway, project runway season 9, viktor luna


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Garnock Campus
Garnock Campus, North Ayrshire
A new-build primary and secondary school with community facilities including a 25m 6 lane pool to replace the existing Garnock Academy, Glengarnock Primary School and Kilbirnie Pool.
North Ayrshire Council / Hub South West Scotland
The new Garnock Campus, designed by jmarchitects and delivered by Kier Construction for Hub South West and North Ayrshire Council, provides a community building with a school at its heart, replacing the existing Garnock Academy and Glengarnock Primary School, and provides a new environment for learning for 1200 secondary school pupils, 260 primary school pupils, a 45 pupil nursery, as well as community facilities including a fitness suite, 25m pool and training pool, and replaces the existing Garnock Academy, Glengarnock Primary School and Kilbirnie Community Pool.
A key concept and requirement of the brief is for 'a community building with a school at its heart' in which it is possible to 'see learning happening' throughout the building. Active functions of the building such as Dining, Community Café, Auditorium, Library, Pool and Project Spaces are clustered at the heart of the building creating a dynamic core of activity. Off this space are classroom spaces of the school such as Art, Drama, Music, PE and English, allowing for views into these spaces through glazed screens and creating a backdrop to the 'heart of the school' and stimulating a creative and studious atmosphere. This is manifested as an 'internal landscape' with terraces of activity projecting into the central space and creating opportunities for flexible learning throughout the building, whilst maximising views out to the beautiful Ayrshire countryside.
The new building, rated BREEAM Very Good, is located centrally within the surrounding catchment area of Beith, Kilbirnie, Dalry, and the surrounding towns and villages, and easily arrived at via public transport, creating a focal point and acting as a catalyst for the wider regeneration of the Garnock Valley.
Externally, through a simple material palette of brick, precast concrete and timber and it's low-lying massing, the building takes on a clean, robust and linear aesthetic, sympathetically merging with the landscape and its surroundings and maximising natural light, ventilation and views to the landscape.
Below are a selection of images from this project along with a description. Tap an image and it will appear fullscreen with a close button. There will also be the option to view the next image in the gallery.
The project proposed to bring together a primary school, secondary school and community facilities on a green field site. The brief aspired to a building which was both a school and a community hub, in which it was possible to 'see learning happening'.
Three wings are arranged in plan as branching out from a central shared space around which active spaces, such as the swimming pool, auditorium and library, are clustered. A gradation of learning spaces range from open-plan terraces to semi-private booths to traditional classrooms, to encourage new opportunities and modes of learning. Voids within the floor slabs and recesses in the building envelope work in conjunction with open-plan circulation stairs to form a holistic and intuitive wayfinding strategy, whilst allowing natural light to permeate the deep plan of the building and connecting users to the beautiful Ayrshire countryside.
Garnock Community Campus envisions a new building typology – 'a community building with a school at its heart' which is accessible to all, allowing for operation beyond traditional school times creating a dynamic core of activity. It respects its rural setting whilst acting as a catalyst to regenerate the Garnock Valley.
Lancaster University Sports Centre
The Stock Exchange, Manchester
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Largs Academy
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Home / ERCOT – Electric Reliability Council of Texas
ERCOT – Electric Reliability Council of Texas
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages this flow of electricity to millions of Texans by ensuring reliability of the grid through forecasting demand for power, balancing supply and demand for power, and managing emergencies such as outages or storms which could disrupt service. The grid is made up of three main parts: generation (the creation process), transmission (carrying electricity long distances), and distribution (converting high voltages to lower ones for homes and businesses).
ERCOT and it's predecessors have been around for over 75 years. Among other things, it is responsible for ensuring that there is enough electricity available to meet demand. ERCOT operates the state's electric grid and manages the electricity market.
ERCOT forecasts demand for power
ERCOT's forecasting process begins by estimating the total demand for electricity, which is based on economic factors such as population growth, industrial activity, and weather. This data is then analyzed to create a power demand forecast for the next five years. The forecast takes into account generation resources that are available, scheduled outages, and expected transmission constraints.
ERCOT also uses a probabilistic model to predict peak demand. This model uses historical data to identify patterns in electricity use and then forecasts how much power will be needed during the highest-demand period of the year. ERCOT's goal in using this process is to ensure power generation resources will be available to meet electric demand.
The forecast takes into account generation resources that are available, scheduled outages, and expected transmission constraints. ERCOT also uses a probabilistic model to predict peak demand which looks at historical data and identifies patterns in electricity use and then forecasts how much power will be needed during the highest-demand period of the year.
In addition to long term demand foresting, ERCOT also facilitates the day-ahead market for electricity.
ERCOT's role in the day-ahead market
ERCOT operates the day-ahead market, which is where energy companies buy and sell electricity for the next day. The day-ahead market allows companies to plan for their energy needs and helps to ensure that there is enough electricity available to meet demand.
The day-ahead market is operated by ERCOT's Market Operations team. The Market Operations team is responsible for ensuring that the market operates smoothly and fairly.
ERCOT's goal is to ensure generation resources will be available to meet electric demand.
The ERCOT system operator uses real-time data from grid operators, other energy companies, local distribution companies (LDCs), and end-use customers to monitor how much electricity is being used on the grid. The system operators work with these groups to maintain the balance between electricity supply and demand, dispatching generation resources as needed to ensure that there is enough power available for everyone who needs it
Grid in emergencies
In the event of an emergency, ERCOT activated its Emergency Response Plan (ERP). The ERP is designed to ensure that there is enough generation available to meet demand. The plan includes procedures for restoring power, managing communications, and coordinating with other agencies.
ERCOT also has a Critical Infrastructure Protection Plan (CIPP) to protect the grid from physical and cyber threats. The CIPP identifies potential threats and develops security plans to address them. ERCOT's goal is to maintain the reliable operation of the electric grid while protecting it from malicious attacks.
Renewable Energy Credit Program
ERCOT operates the Renewable Energy Credit (REC) program. The REC program provides financial incentives for generators of renewable energy to sell their electricity to ERCOT. This helps to increase the amount of renewable energy on the grid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The REC program is administered by the Texas Renewable Energy Credits (TREC) program. TREC is a partnership between ERCOT, the Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). When you buy a renewable energy electricity plan in Texas, it is facilitated by the use of Renewable Energy Credits.
ERCOT's Texas Cybersecurity Monitor Program
ERCOT is a part of the Texas Cybersecurity Monitor Program. The program is designed to protect the grid from cyber threats. ERCOT and the Department of Information Resources (DIR) work together to identify and respond to cyber threats.
The program is a part of the Texas Cybersecurity Framework. The framework was developed to help protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. ERCOT identified four strategic goals for the framework:
Promoting a culture of cybersecurity within ERCOT and its stakeholders
Working with partners, such as DIR and law enforcement, to protect the grid
Ensuring ERCOT has compliance with all state and federal regulations
Identifying new security technologies and best practices
ERCOT and The Battery Energy Storage initiative
ERCOT a part of the Battery Energy Storage initiative. The initiative is aimed at increasing the amount of storage on the grid. Storage can be used to improve the reliability of the grid, manage fluctuations in electricity supply and demand, and reduce emissions.
The Battery Energy Storage initiative is a partnership between ERCOT and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). ERCOT and EPRI are working together to develop standards for storage and to identify potential applications for storage. Large scale battery storage for the grid is seen as a key component of building a greener electricity grid.
ERCOT Governance
ERCOT is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for setting policies and making decisions that are in the best interests of ERCOT's members. The Board also oversees the management of ERCOT and ensures that it operates in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
The Board is made up of A Chair, a Vice Chair, and 10 Board members. The directors are appointed by the Governor of Texas, the Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
The Board meets quarterly to make decisions about policy, budget, and other issues. The Board also meets in public forums to gather input from stakeholders about current issues and to inform the public about ERCOT policies.
ERCOT Board of Directors
Paul Foster
Bill Flores
Carlos Aguilar
Chris Ekoh – Ex Officio
Julie England
Robert "Bob" Flexon
Peggy Heeg
Brad Jones – Ex Officio
Peter Lake – Ex Officio (Texas PUC Chairman)
Zin Smati
John Swainson
ERCOT receives input from numerous committees, subcommittees, and working groups. These include
Protocol Revision Subcommittee
Retail Market Subcommittee
Retail Market Training Task Force
Profiling Working Group
Texas Standard Electronic Transaction Working Group
Texas Data Transport MarkeTrak Systems Working Group
Reliability and Operations Subcommittee
Black Start Working Group
Voltage Profile Working Group
Steady State Working Group
Dynamics Working Group
Network Data Support Working Group
Inverter-Based Resource Task Force
Performance, Disturbance Compliance Working Group
System Protection Working Group
Planning Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force
Wholesale Market Subcommittee
Congestion Management Working Group
Wholesale Market Working Group
Supply Analysis Working Group
Metering Working Group
Market Settlements Working Group
Market Credit Working Group
Demand Side Working Group
The ERCOT Planning Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force is working to develop a plan to protect the grid from geomagnetic storms. A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field that can cause power outages and damage equipment.
The task force is made up of representatives from ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the PUC, and TCEQ. The task force is working to develop a plan that will help to protect the grid from geomagnetic storms. The task force will also develop standards for geomagnetic storm response.
ERCOT black start working group
The Black Start Working Group is working to develop a plan to restart the grid in the event of a power outage. A black start is the process of restarting the grid without relying on outside power.
Texas Data Transport MarketTrak Systems Working Group
The Texas Data Transport MarketTrak Systems Working Group is working to develop a plan for protecting electricity data. Market data is information needed by energy companies in order to buy and sell electricity.
Planning for peak demand
ERCOT works with stakeholders to develop a plan that addresses peak summer demand. The summer peak is the highest amount of electricity used in Texas during the summer months. ERCOT works with stakeholders to ensure there is enough generation, transmission, and distribution resources available to meet the growing needs of the population while still maintaining reliability.
Financial transactions in ERCOT
ERCOT provides a variety of services to the wholesale market. These services include financial and accounting services, market information services, and settlement services.
Financial and accounting services include billing and payments, settlement processing, and credit management. Market information services include real-time data, historical data, and market analysis. Settlement services include processing payments for electricity, capacity, and ancillary services.
Thank you for negotiating a new electric billing rate for my firm. We were paying 11.68 cents per kWh last year. You assisted us in reducing the rate to 6.43 cents per kWh. At this time last year, our bill was $572.76 and this year it is $340.70!
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Greg Critsers brilliantly incisive Generation Rx moves the conversation about prescription drugs to where it hits home: our own bodies. How, he asks, has big pharma created a nation of pharmaceutical tribes, each with its own unique beliefs, taboos, and brand loyalties? How have powerful chemical compounds for chronic diseases, once controlled by physicians, become substances we feel entitled to, whether we need them or not? How did we come to hate drug companies but love their pills?
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FIH creates Women in Sports Committee
Lausanne, Switzerland: As a further milestone of its #EquallyAmazing strategy promoting gender equality, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has decided to create a new Committee, namely the Women in Sports Committee.
The overall aim of this Committee will be to assist the FIH Executive Board (EB) to raise awareness about gender equality, inclusion and promote diversity in sports practice and governance.
Four strategic priorities have been defined:
• Developing and implementing an FIH Women in Sport strategy;
• Cooperating with other international sport federations in regular exchange and knowledge;
• Continuing to oversee gender equality in the Executive Board and recommend changes;
• Establishing and maintaining contacts with people responsible for women's hockey in each national association.
The Committee will be chaired by EB member Marijke Fleuren (Netherlands) who is also a member of the IOC Women in Sport Commission. Upon her appointment as Chair of this new Committee, the European Hockey Federation President said: "As the stimulator and now Chair of this Committee, I am motivated to work with other women and men to add extra value to our brand #EquallyAmazing. 'Together' will be our mantra to support equally women and men in achieving their goals as well on as off the field of play. 50/50 in all aspects. It will mean a lot of dialogues, presentations, live support. But we will achieve it. Together!"
FIH President Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra stated: "Gender equality is of paramount importance for the hockey family. This shall be true on the pitch, where the competitions are the same for men and women, as well as off the pitch, with an equal involvement of men and women in the committees and panels of the hockey governing bodies. The creation of the Women in Sports Committee is a further milestone of FIH's firm commitment for an #EquallyAmazing sport."
Visiting the FIH in March, IOC President Thomas Bach had said on this occasion: "Sport plays a fundamental role in society and I would like to commend FIH for its gender equality policy, which really is best practice. A role model for many International Federations."
More information on the Women in Sports Committee is available here.
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, we published stories from all continents. You can read them again by clicking here.
Furthermore, the new composition of the FIH Committees and Panels for the period 2019-2021 is available here.
#WomenInSport
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