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What is a symphony? Well a symphony is an elaborate musical composition for a full orchestra. What is the all new HAVAL H6? An elaborate mobility composition for any driver. The all new HAVAL H6 is the latest incarnation of a product that has been number 1 in its segment in the biggest automobile market on the planet, mainland China, for close on 8 years. The Chinese auto market is worth around 28 million units per year so with H6 holding number one in retails sales in China means that the same very car could be one of the best-selling SUVs on earth in the recent years.
The 3rd Gen HAVAL H6 features a leading high-level intelligent driving experience with five-dimensional upgrades in the areas of design, intelligence, power, safety, and comfort. In China, the New H6 gained instant popularity since its launch, selling over 20,000 units in less than a month. Among the early owners, lady drivers praised the rich intelligent driving assistance, which is close to Level L3 autonomous driving, while the men simply adored the intelligent connectivity like FOTA upgrade tech, and the unexpected performance of the engine, transmission and chassis system. But that's China – lets talk about what's just arrived in SA….
A lot has been said about HAVAL's new L.E.M.O.N platform of late, JOLION which we launched in April was the first product to feature this new technological leap. In layman's terms, the new platform allows more strength at a lower weight. As you may know being light weight is of great significance to the automobile industry mostly due to increased performance and improved economy. The LEMON platform can form up to 438 basic modules and 113 standard modules and has completed road testing of over 6 million kilometres including 76 different kinds of road surface found globally.
Being the third generation of H6, the all New H6 is quite literally a quantum leap for South Africans as we skipped a model, unfortunately for us Generation 2 was never made in right hand drive. This makes the 3rd Generation of H6, more than a generation ahead. The vehicle boasts three new standards that were set out from the start, the first being an Intelligent SUV with the world's leading safety, the creation of a comfortable riding space for driver and passenger and lastly an efficient technical standard ensuring supreme efficiency on all levels. Designers strived for three best in class features namely, best in class application of 2000MPa thermoformed steel, to be the only SUV that can activate autonomous Emergency Braking in all driving scenarios and best in class SUV with super-sensitive and cutting-edge intelligent cockpit. Bold statements? Oh no, we call them ticked boxes.
The all new HAVAL H6 has a purposeful design aesthetic with the goal to be unapologetically futuristic with a "sci-fi-esc" design intention ushering in a new generation of design. Everything from the front bumper and mesh grille flows stylistically into an uninterrupted Phil Simmons design that embraces the futuristic mindset from the outset. The streamlined waistline mimics an archer's bow string, poised and ready to fire. The LED Lighting is striking and effective to say the least and together with the 19-inch alloy wheels makes for a fast pose even when standing still. Inside, the design aesthetic is maintained through an Oriental styled intelligent cockpit with a virtual dashboard without a heads-up display (other than on Super Lux version which does have the heads-up display).
H6 also boasts new generation technologies: All models come fitted with Full-Speed-Range Adaptive Cruise Control and boasts to be the only SUV in its class that can activate AEB in all driving scenarios, including passing pedestrians, bicycles and traffic intersections. This intelligent SUV features TSR (Traffic Sign Recognition) assisting the driver to further abide by the rules of the road and ensure passengers' safety. TJA (Traffic Jam Assist) offers the driver the option to engage cruise control in bumper to bumper traffic with this setting engaged, while the 12.3-inch super intelligent touch screen and the 10.25-inch super intelligent full-colour instrument panel allows for seamless vehicle interactions. On the top model, the Intelligent full-colour HUD (head-up display) means you never take your eyes off the road while the 15W wireless phone charging and Intelligent tailgate bring everyday convenience.
Complimenting this new generation offering in the new H6 are new generation "controls" in the form of an all new 2.0 GDIT (gasoline direct injection turbo) powerplant that is an inhouse creation featuring a Double overhead cam with continuous variable valve timing. This new unit offers 38% thermal efficiency ensuring lower running temperatures, whilst still churning out 320 Nm of torque between 1500-4000rpm creating a smooth and linear power band. Maximum power output is at 150kw at an RPM of 6000-6300. The entire range features the 2nd Generation 7DCT with an overall transmission efficiency of 95.6%, class leading figures again. New generation "control" is further upgraded with newly adopted McPherson strut independent front suspension and Multi-link independent rear suspension which largely improves handling capabilities while the centre of mass of the vehicle is lowered by 20 mm aiding the reduction of body roll.
From the outset, comfort has been a key priority for the boundlessly versatile H6. A best-in-class wheelbase of 2738 mm, 8-way adjustable driver seat (6-way for seat and 2-way for lumbar support) and 4-way adjustable front passenger seat as well as leather seats with maximum ergonomic efficiency all contribute to amazing comfort. A Negative Ion air cleaner and N95-grade filtration system ensures your cabin is purer from a breathing point of view than outside in the fresh air. Aerospace level of NVH or noise controls makes for one of the most silent cabins from Haval ever. Keyless entry and one-button start as well as the panoramic sunroof add to the glamour and user-centric nature of the car while large areas of leather and soft-touch surfaces, seats with ventilation and heating functions and Electrical heating steering wheel add to the comfort, space and glamour.
The 3rd generation Haval H6 also boasts a new "Generation of Safety", the latest 9.3 Gen ESP (electronic stability program), HD 360 Degree View Camera, Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Assist, an All-round Blind Spot Monitoring system As well as Tire-pressure Monitoring System. 71.61% of the H6's overall construction is of hi-strength steel with 2000 MPa in a thermoformed process. An intricate pedestrian protection system with a Collapsible energy absorption system, All-round 6 airbags, Automatic Collision Unlocking Function, Anti-theft Alarm System and Electronic engine Immobilizer are all standard features.
The new HAVAL H6 comes in 7 vibrant colours namely, Ayers Grey; Red; Hamilton White; Messiah Brown; Green; Atlantis Blue and lastly Black. There are also four interior colours, black interior, Black and brown interior, Black and grey interior and lastly Black and red interior. HMSA will be stocking black interior "en-mass" and other interiors may be ordered specially with a 4 to 5-month lead time in the worst-case scenario.
There will be four derivatives in terms of spec and their pricing is listed below:
HAVAL H6 2.0T 7DCT 2WD Premium R 419 900
HAVAL H6 2.0T 7DCT 2WD Luxury R 454 900
HAVAL H6 2.0T 7DCT 4WD Super Luxury R 514 900
The H6 offers a 5 year or 100 000km warranty as well as a 5 year 60 000km service plan.
With all the above said and done, the point must still be pondered, is the Haval H6 worthy of the label "a symphony of moments"? We say a resounding yes, but the proof lies in the driving, the experiencing, the immersion. Contact one of our dealer's country wide to immerse yourself in the symphony of moments that is H6
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Would you travel to Texas to sip beer with these celebs?
Kaitlin Gates · February 28, 2018
While his first responsibility might be in saving people from demons, vampires and sometimes even Lucifer himself, "Supernatural" star Jensen Ackles has started a new career—one that's a whole lot less spooky.
Ackles, along with his wife Danneel and other members of his family, recently opened their own brewery near their hometown of Austin, Texas. The appropriately-named "Family Business Beer Company" opened their doors on Jan. 10, serving a variety of beers—from IPAs to brown ales, rye lagers and more. There's even a beer named "The Grackle," combining "Ackles" with his wife's maiden name, "Graul."
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"[Family Business Beer Company] was a simple placeholder (since we are a family) until we could come up with something catchy," Ackles told Entertainment Weekly, "but we realized that the name made sense on a few different levels—one being a nod to 'Supernatural,' as one of the early slogans for the show was 'Saving people. Hunting things. The family business.' — so we shrugged our shoulders and said, 'Guess we have a name!'"
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Aside from the catchy name and amazing-looking beers, there's also a food truck parked outside, run by some other faces you may know from TV. "Duck Dynasty" stars Jep and Jessica Robertson have set up shop outside the brewery with "Jep's Southern Roots," which will serve Southern comfort food and Cajun favorites to go along with the beers that will surely be flowing.
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As if that's not enough, not only will you have the chance to run into Ackles or his costar Jared Padalecki, but the brewery also has live music, outdoor games and is child- and dog-friendly:
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Does life get any better than that? We think not.
You can find The Family Business Beer Company in Dripping Springs, Texas, about 40 minutes from Austin. To find out more about the brewery, including a look at their beers, click here.
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Worf was a male Klingon who lived during the 24th century. He served in Starfleet aboard the USS Enterprise-E. His primary functions were as the tactical officer and chief of security; in addition, he also handled communications.
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On stardate 57189.4, during the USS Enterprise-E's mission to locate the secret society that posed a threat to the security of the Federation, a Klingon boarding party from the rogue vessel IKS Pak'tu transported into the Enterprise's engineering section. Captain Jean-Luc Picard ordered Worf and Geordi La Forge to go secure engineering. They successfully drove the Klingons out of engineering and back to the Pak'tu; afterward, he and Geordi escorted two injured crewmen to sickbay.
The two were ordered back to the bridge, where Worf assumed his position at tactical. The Enterprise engaged the Pak'tu in a brief battle, and before Worf could land the crippling blow, the Pak'tu went into warp. The Enterprise pursued them until they dropped out of warp, and the two vessels again locked in combat. Worf disabled the Pak'tu's weapons array, leaving them defenseless. The Pak'tu again went into warp, but the Enterprise did not pursue. Its captain, Kardok, left the Enterprise with a chilling message, stating: "We will meet again, and I will kill you."[1]
On stardate 57823.6, the Pak'tu again attacked the Enterprise without provocation, despite Captain Picard's desire to communicate peaceably. After a brief skirmish between the two ships, the Pak'tu cloaked. It momentarily decloaked and the Enterprise managed to inflict some serious damage to it, albeit receiving its fair share of damage in the process. Later, Kardok and several of his officers transported onto the Enterprise's bridge, attempting to take control. They nearly had succeeded when B-4 emerged from Jean-Luc's ready room and forced them back to the Pak'tu. Jean-Luc then ordered Worf to fire upon the Pak'tu; he did, and the vessel was destroyed. All aboard were presumed killed.[2]
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Jimmy Carter & the Culture of Death
Garry Wills
February 9, 2006 Issue
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
by Jimmy Carter
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That led to his second-most-famous remark of the 1976 campaign. Carter was asked in a Playboy interview if he thought he was a holier-than-thou person because he was born again. He answered that, no, in fact he had committed lust in his heart—again quoting the New Testament (Matthew 5:28). That did it. For much of the Carter presidency, the line of some in the press (and, as I know well, in the academy) was that he was a religious nut. I followed him in the 1976 race and heard a reporter ask Carter why he constantly brought up religion. He replied that he had made a determination never to bring up religion in the campaign. But the reporters kept asking him about it, and he had to answer them or be criticized for dodging the issue.
His attendance at church was not announced; we reporters had to ferret that out by ourselves. Carter is an old-fashioned Baptist, the kind that follows the lead of the great Baptist Roger Williams—that is, he is the firmest of believers in the separation of church and state. Unlike most if not all modern presidents, he never had a prayer service in the White House. His problem, back then, was not that he paraded his belief but that he believed. All this can seem quaint now when professing religion is practically a political necessity, whether one believes or not. There is now an inverse proportion between religiosity and sincerity.
Carter rightly says in Our Endangered Values that the norms of religion and politics are different. His religion, at any rate, places its greatest priority on love, of God and one's neighbor, even to the point of self-sacrifice. But a president cannot make his nation sacrifice itself—that would be dereliction of duty. The priority of politics is justice, and love goes beyond that. But love can help one find out what is just, without equating the two. That is why none of us, even those who believe in the separation of church and state, professes a separation of morality and politics. Insofar as believers—the great majority of Americans—derive many if not most of their moral insights from their beliefs, they must mingle religion and politics, again without equating the two.
In his new book, Carter addresses religion and politics together in a way that he has not done before, because he thinks that some Americans, and especially his fellow Baptists, have equated the two in a way that contradicts traditional Baptist beliefs in the autonomy of local churches, in the opposition to domination by religious leaders, and in the fellowship of love without reliance on compulsion, political or otherwise. In 2000, these tenets were expressly renounced by the largest Baptist body, the Southern Baptist Convention, which removed a former commitment to belief that "the sole authority for faith and practice among Baptists is Jesus Christ, whose will…
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We're delighted to announce a new development programme we're running with Guy's and St Thomas' Charity. The Health and Wellbeing Trade Up Programme will help social entrepreneurs tackle some of the biggest health challenges of our time.
The programme will support 15 people running established social enterprises, charities and community projects in Southwark and Lambeth. We are looking to find projects that are addressing childhood obesity or that are helping to slow the progression from one long-term condition to many, in working-age adults.
We'll be helping these social entrepreneurs to grow their impact by increasing their income from trading. We'll also support them to develop their leadership skills and support networks.
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This is an exciting partnership for us at SSE. It's the first time we're working with a health foundation to offer social entrepreneurs Match Trading™ grants, to tackle complex health challenges that are prevalent in a specific geographic community. We strive to back people with ideas for improving their local communities, because we believe they have the understanding and commitment to make change stick.
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What Is A Designer Vagina? What To Know About Labiaplasty
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If celebs have taught us anything in recent years, it's that the vulva and vagina aren't off-limits when it comes to cosmetic treatments. From the Kardashian sisters' openness about getting laser vaginal rejuvenation to Sharon Osborne talking about her vaginal tightening procedure, it's clear that beautification treatments below the belt are becoming commonplace. And the trend is growing among non-celebrities too. In fact, when it comes to labiaplasty (aka "designer vagina" surgery, which involves altering the labia), there was a 53 percent increase in procedures from 2013 to 2018 in the U.S., according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
This growing trend might be due to an increase in awareness and conversation about vaginal health, suggests Juliana Hansen, MD, professor of surgery and division chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine. "For many generations, vaginal health has been considered taboo, and procedures and options for care for female genitalia weren't available," Dr. Hansen says.
The number of labiaplasty procedures increased 53 percent in the U.S. between 2013 and 2018.
Regardless of the the exact reason behind the trend, vaginal health, and plastic surgery in and around the vaginal area, are getting more attention than ever before. Here, everything you need to know about labiaplasty and other common vaginal cosmetic procedures.
What is labiaplasty?
Labiaplasty is mostly an aesthetic procedure, but it could also be functional (more on the reasons women have it done below). In most cases, the surgery alters the labia minora, or the inner lips of the vagina, Dr. Hansen explains, but it could be tailored to alter the labia majora, or outer lips, as well. Basically, the plastic surgeon shortens the labia to remove excess tissue, which might be bothering the patient for aesthetic or functional reasons, e.g., it gets in the way during sex or exercise.
Labiaplasty is different from a vaginoplasty, which is a surgical procedure for vaginal tightening, Dr. Hansen explains. Certain patients may have this done because of pelvic-floor issues, such as incontinence, after multiple childbirths, she says. But, it's also often done to help increase vaginal tightness for sexual pleasure purposes. However, "there is not a ton of evidence that [vaginoplasty] procedures work well," Dr. Hansen says, "and there may be potential for causing chronic pain and harm."
Labiaplasty involves shortening the labia to remove excess tissue, which might be bothering someone due to aesthetic or functional reasons.
There are also non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation treatments, which fall into the "designer vagina" trend but are totally different than labiaplasty. "These include lasers to stimulate the mucosa, or inner lining, of the vagina, and LED light treatments that supposedly stimulate the vagina to produce more tissue," Dr. Hansen says. However, she warns that most of these treatments are not FDA-approved or scientifically proven to increase vaginal tightness or reduce dryness.
Surgeries for transgender women are generally completely separate from labiaplasty procedures and vaginal rejuvenation procedures as well. Gender confirmation surgeries often involve creating a vulva for a male-to-female transgender patient, but typically the new vulva then needs to be dilated and stretched to function properly, Dr. Hansen says—which is nearly the opposite of many of these tightening vaginoplasty or labiaplasty procedures.
Why would someone get a labiaplasty?
There are a few reasons for undergoing a labiaplasty procedure, but most of them involve aesthetics as opposed to medical necessity:
Dissatisfaction with the labia's appearance: This is the number-one reason women tend to have labiaplasty done. They might experience embarrassment or lack of confidence in how their labia look, especially during sex. In many women, the labia minora hang lower—which is completely normal!—but doesn't match the very narrow beauty standards women see in media, Dr. Hansen says.
Discomfort with long labia: Having larger or longer labia could actually cause functional problems for some patients. This could include discomfort riding a bike or wearing underwear or a thong, or excess moisture coming from the vagina.
Pain during sex: Dissatisfaction with the appearance of the labia may affect a patient's confidence in the bedroom—but having enlarged or longer labia could also get in the way during sex, potentially causing a painful, or at the very least, uncomfortable experience. "Just by reducing the size of the labia, sexual function might be improved, if anything, because you're not as worried about the tissue getting pulled or stretched during intercourse," Dr. Hansen says.
Cancers or pre-cancerous conditions: One medical reason for a labia reconstruction might involve having to remove part of the labia that contains cancer cells in the vaginal area. "Cancers or pre-cancerous conditions that can grow there might require excisions," Dr. Hansen says.
What are the risks of labiaplasty?
Like any medical procedure, labiaplasty doesn't come 100 percent risk-free. Possible complications include wound separation and scarring. Some researchers have also raised concerns about possible loss of sexual sensation as a result of labiaplasty, as well as an increased risk of trauma to the perineal area during vaginal delivery, though all of these risks need to be researched further.
What are the steps of a labiaplasty procedure?
Getting labiaplasty starts with a consultation with a plastic surgeon. This is a discussion of what the problem with the vulva is, pre-operation. The doctor has to see the same issue that the patient sees with their labia, says Dr. Hansen. If there isn't a good surgical solution, which would involve shortening or reconstructing the labia, then the surgeon won't recommend surgery to the patient, Dr. Hansen notes.
The procedure itself is always surgical, but it can be done in-office, under local anesthesia in a clinic, or can be done under general anesthesia in a hospital, Dr. Hansen says. During the operation, the surgeon will reduce the size and length of the labia minora, and make a stitch line. It takes some time to heal, so she recommends two to three weeks of resting and icing the area, and keeping it clean.
"We also recommend that patients avoid activities that will traumatize or stretch out the stitch line for about six weeks to three months," Dr. Hansen says (so it might involve getting creative with your typical sexual activity).
Patients tend to agree that the surgery goes quickly (it typically only takes about an hour), but the healing process is long. "Post operation was extremely painful, as I expected. I took a lot of pain medicine and avoiding being on my feet at all costs for at least a week. It hurt badly when I walked for about seven days, and I felt a burning pain which was worse during urination," wrote one patient in a review of her experience with the procedure at Labiaplasty Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. "You should make sure you have at least a week off if you plan on getting this done. However, this procedure was well worth the pain."
(You can check out real before-and-after images from the Labiaplasty Center of NYC here—but, warning, they are *NSFW.*)
How much does labiaplasty cost?
Labiaplasty procedures are no small expense. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reports that the procedure costs about $2,800. These are typically considered elective cosmetic surgeries, Dr. Hansen says, so it would be difficult to get it covered by any insurance company, even if you could argue that the procedure might be medically beneficial (such as in the case of pain during sex or reconstruction after the removal of cancerous cells).
Are labiaplasty procedures off-limits for anyone?
Generally speaking, if the surgeon doesn't see a valid reason for performing labiaplasty on a patient, they won't. Other than that, patients who have other medical conditions, especially those that might affect healing, would not be good candidates, Dr. Hansen says. If you have other medical conditions, it's best to consult your primary care physician first before seeing a plastic surgeon.
Also, the procedure is a no-go for pregnant women, because giving birth would affect healing. "A natural childbirth would impact that area, and women might tear their stitch line or need an episiotomy after birth," Dr. Hansen says, so most surgeons would never recommend that.
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The slow death of Ireland's fishing industry
Irish fishermen say they are being "sacrificed" for the post-Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Known as the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, it came into force in 2021, and obliges European vessels to progressively transfer to the UK part of their quota shares for certain fish stocks in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
For Ireland's fishing industry, this means a 15% cut to its quotas by 2025, and a projected annual loss of €43 million, making Ireland one of the worst affected countries by this deal.
Fisherman's co-op Castletownbere
"It's a death blow," says John Nolan, the manager of the fisherman's co-op in the southwest village of Castletownbere.
He reckons that 25% to 30% of his staff will be made redundant as a result over the next two years.
Decommissioning of vessels
Dubbed the 'whitefish capital' of Ireland, Castletownbere could see 19 of its ships decommissioned, as part of a plan approved in the summer of 2022, by the Irish government, with the help of the EU.
According to Charlie McConalogue, Minister of the Marine, the scheme will help "restore balance between fishing fleet capacity and available quotas, following the reductions in quotas for stocks arising from the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement."
Of the country's 180 whitefish vessels, 64 have reportedly applied for decommissioning.
Skipper Daniel Healy is one of the applicants, but he has yet to receive the government's offer for his boat, the Robyn R.J., which is named after his three children. After a life at sea and years of promising catches, Daniel tells Euronews that his industry "just isn't in a very good place at the moment. It's on a slippery slope and we just don't know where it's going to stop."
"Quotas have been cut year on year, there's very little increase in quotas, it's just down and down and down, especially since Brexit," Daniel adds, wondering if he'll ever take his boat out again.
Skipper Daniel Healy and his family
Impact on local business
The feeling is echoed across Castletownbere, where many worry about the negative impact that the decommissioning scheme will have on local businesses and on this small community of less than 2,000 residents.
"We're going to suffer in our coastal communities. We're going to see people devastated over this. Generations and generations of people who have fished for maybe a hundred years now, there'll be nobody left of that family fishing. Forced out of the industry that they love. It's just a crime against us, to be honest," says Patrick Murphy, CEO of the Irish South & West Fish Producer's Organisation.
Castletownbere
Despite several protests in Ireland, and appeals at the European level, the fate of Castletownbere and other fishing villages in Ireland seem inextricably tied to Brexit politics and to the Common Fisheries Policy, which allocates fishing quotas to each EU member state.
Nevertheless, John Nolan says the Irish "have to be given some hope by the European Union. And I implore our leaders, our politicians in Ireland and in Europe to treat Ireland more fairly."


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Eileen Farrell (Willimantic, Connecticut, 13 de febrero de 1920 - 23 de marzo de 2002) fue una famosa cantante de ópera y de concierto, estadounidense, poseedora de una formidable voz de soprano. Fue una auténtica soprano dramática con una voz muy poderosa capaz de matices dignas de una soprano lírica, y podía interpretar con naturalidad canciones populares.

A lo largo de su carrera, Farrell fue muy admirada como cantante de ópera, aunque prefería la sala de conciertos y la radio al teatro. Fue una cantante wagneriana que nunca cantó una ópera de Wagner en escena, sino sólo extractos y escenas en versión de concierto.

Está considerada la cantante de ópera que mejor supo cantar el género crossover y jazz.

Biografía

Nació en Connecticut, pero de muy pequeña se trasladó a Woonsocket (Rhode Island), lugar al que consideraba su ciudad. Fue elegida para el Paseo de la Fama de Woonsocket. Sus padres eran cantantes de vodevil.

En 1942 debutó en concierto con la radio CBS, en la que pronto tendría su propio programa de radio. Durante los años 1947 y 1948, recorrió los Estados Unidos como cantante de concierto, y en 1949 hizo una gira por Sudamérica.

El recital de canciones que dio en Nueva York en octubre de 1950 fue entusiastamente aclamado, y le aseguró un reconocimiento inmediato. Ese año, actuó en una versión de concierto de la ópera de Berg Wozzeck, representando el personaje de Marie.

Posteriormente, Toscanini la contrató para una representación de la Novena Sinfonía de Beethoven con la Orquesta Sinfónica de la NBC.

En la película de 1955 Melodía interrumpida, con Eleanor Parker encarnando a la soprano australiana Marjorie Lawrence, la voz de Farrell era la que doblaba a Parker en los pasajes cantados.

En 1955, Eileen Farrel actuó en una versión de concierto de la Medea de Cherubini en el Town Hall de Nueva York.

En 1956 debutó en escena como Santuzza en la ópera de Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana con la ópera de San Carlos en Tampa; al año siguiente debutó con la Ópera Lírica de Chicago; y en 1958, con la Ópera de San Francisco.

En Spoleto (Italia), en gira con la Banda de Louis Armstrong, cantó jazz con tal éxito que emprendería una carrera paralela como cantante popular.

Su debut en el Metropolitan Opera fue el 6 de diciembre de 1960, cantando la ópera de Gluck Alceste.

Abrió la temporada 1962–63 del Met como Maddalena en Andrea Chénier de Giordano, con Franco Corelli y Robert Merrill. Permaneció en el Met a lo largo de la temporada 1963–64, cantando 44 interpretaciones de 6 papeles, luego regresó en marzo de 1966 para dos últimas interpretaciones como Maddalena.  Sus otros papeles en el Met incluyen el rol titular de la ópera de Ponchielli La Gioconda, Leonora en La Forza del Destino de Verdi, Isabella en la Atlántida de Falla, y Santuzza.

A lo largo de los años 1960 fue solista habitual de la Filarmónica de Nueva York dirigida por Leonard Bernstein y Víctor de Sabata; también era una de las cantantes favoritas de Thomas Schippers. Fue una gran intérprete de Wagner, en concierto.

Desde 1971 hasta 1980, Farrell fue profesora de música en la escuela de música de la Universidad de Indiana, en Bloomington. Desde 1983 hasta 1985, fue profesora de música en la Universidad de Maine en Orono. También hizo varias grabaciones de música de blues y jazz al final de su carrera y  cantó el rol de la madre superiora en la versión discográfica de The sound of music con Frederica von Stade.

Publicó sus memorias, Can't Help Singing (No puedo evitar cantar), en 1999.

Farrell estaba casada con un policía de Nueva York y no gustaba actuar lejos de su hogar, por lo que perdió importantes oportunidades y contratos.

Discografía seleccionada

Recitales

  Opera Arias & Songs (Alceste, Oberon, Ernani, La Gioconda, Jeanne d'Arc, Hérodiade, L'Enfant Prodigue, The Consul. Songs)

 Eileen Farrell - Puccini, Gluck, Weber y escena y aria Ah perfído! de Beethoven - Max Rudolf, 1959

 Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder. Extractos de Tristan und Isolde, Götterdämmerung (Leonard Bernstein live 1961)

 Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder.Leopold Stokowski, 1949 / Siegfried, dúo final con Set Svanholm (Erich Leinsdorf, c.)

 Wagner - Tristan e Isolda (Liebestod). Inmolación de Brünnhilde de El ocaso de los dioses - Víctor de Sabata, New York Ph. 1949

 Wagner - Liebestod de Tristan und Isolde.  Inmolación de Brünnhilde de El ocaso de los dioses - Charles Munch, Boston SO 1957

 Verdi  - Duetos con Richard Tucker

 Verdi - Arias - Eileen Farrell

  I gotta right to sing the Blues

 Eileen Farrell Sings Torch Songs (Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk, etc)

  Carols for Christmas Eve

 The Christmas Album

  Classics for Children - Arthur Fiedler y los Boston Pops

Operas

 Berg - Wozzeck (Dmitri Mitropoulos live 1951)

 Donizetti - María Stuarda (Aldo Ceccato - con Beverly Sills)

Oratorios and Orquestal

 Beethoven - Symphony 9 (Arturo Toscanini)

 Beethoven - Missa Solemnis (Leonard Bernstein)

 Handel - Messiah (Eugene Ormandy)

 Vaughan Williams - Symphony 4 (Leonard Bernstein)

DVD

  Eileen Farrell - An American Prima Donna (Verdi, Gluck, Puccini, Ponchielli, Poulenc, Faure, Gershwin) (Montreal, 1969)

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Biografía y discografía
 Base de datos del Metropolitan Opera
 Cantando Gershwin
 Cantando la muerte de amor de Isolda
 Eileen Farrell. 1964: emisión del 30 de nov. del 2019 de El tranvía de Broadway, programa de Radio Clásica.

Cantantes de Connecticut
Cantantes de jazz de Estados Unidos
Cantantes líricos en música popular
Diaristas
Sopranos de Estados Unidos
Sopranos en música popular
Autobiógrafos de Estados Unidos
Nacidos en Connecticut
Fallecidos en Nueva Jersey

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What Makes The Best Self-Defense Ammo The Best?
Spend on ammunition, not on guns, some say - but what makes the best self-defense ammo the best? It's partially subjective, but also partially not.
There are certain attributes that one looks for, but one should balance ballistic performance with what works best in your firearm - some can be finicky. A person should carry the best defense ammo that works for them, just like how a person should get the best gun belt that works for them as well.
What makes good self-defense ammo good? First you have to be able to get it in sufficient quantities and it has to actually be in your gun. Wadcutters are better than nothing.
What makes defensive ammunition good is an increased ability of a round to incapacitate the target. In order to do that, a big wound channel isn't enough; living tissue, you see, is rather elastic. After a wound, it begins to close up to a degree. To cause a living target to drop, that requires trauma to the right parts of the right organs (heart, brain stem) or to the bodies vessels and arteries. What accomplishes that?
Well, according to most of the research into the matter, penetration is what does the trick, rather than mere wound channels. Hollowpoints work better than FMJ rounds because they expand or fragment, causing more internal trauma. FMJ rounds just punch through a target and tend to keep going, which isn't ideal for home or personal defense.
A good deal of the research into the matter was actually done, according to American Rifleman, by the FBI in the wake of the 1986 Miami shootout.
On a side note, why is the FBI such a recurring theme around here? Well, it's pretty simple. If you want to know what works when it comes to carrying and shooting a gun in self-defense, you might as well get information from the people who have to - like law enforcement or the military. Since the FBI has released more information than pretty much any other agency, they are - for good or ill - one of the most reliable sources on these matters.
After the Miami shootout, they determined that ballistic gel tests alone aren't enough. So aside from gel tests, they shot rounds into gel through several layers of heavy cloth, through car doors, windshields and sheetrock - which showed which rounds would penetrate after passing through heavier material.
Among other findings (such as which calibers did the trick, but bear in mind this was 1987) the Bureau determined that the best rounds were those that penetrated at least 12 inches, with the optimal range being between 12 and 18 inches. Anything past 18 inches is likely to pass through the target and possibly injure a bystander.
There are a lot of personal defense ammo products out there. Virtually every ammo producer makes JHP and +P (or overpressure) loads, many of which are widely available. Which one is the best to carry?
The best rounds to carry can sufficiently penetrate a target and can reliably be shot in your personal defense weapon.
The former is discovered through diligent research. You have to do the legwork yourself, but the information you're after is out there. (Don't always believe the manufacture.) Industry publications will occasionally publish test results, though the good folks at LuckyGunner actually created their own ammo testing database.
LuckyGunner used FBI protocols to test various defense loads and published the results of five shot groups. You can see what a particular loading did - muzzle velocity, average penetration of all five shots, average expansion and so on. It's actually a fantastic resource.
Incidentally, the round that tended to perform best in the 1989 FBI ammo tests? Federal Hydra Shok, which is still widely available. It's actually a consistent performer in LuckyGunner's tests as well.
Today, the FBI carries the 147-grain Speer Gold Dot G2 9mm, according to Police magazine, in case one was curious.
However, all this is only the baseball card aspect - the numbers on paper. Which is much different than what will happen in real life.
The best personal defense ammo you can carry is the ammo that is known to work as a defense round and - and this aspect is very important - reliably cycles in your gun.
Granted, many modern revolvers and autos are designed to cycle with just about anything. However, guns are machines. Just like cars, they can have pecularities that are known only to the owner. As a result, there will be certain rounds that a gun just seems to "like" or perform better with.
Ask car people if there's a particular brand of oil they use. Chances are pretty good they'll tell you the brand and why they like it. Some people use specific brands on specific vehicles because they run best with those brands.
Therefore, buy a few different types of defense rounds. See what cycles best and shoots most accurately. That's something you're not going to get from the internet, the ammo box or anywhere else.


As a primary care doctor I talk about a lot with my patients about stopping smoking. Risks of smoking, how to stop smoking… I had a ex-smoking friend ask me the other day why I bother talking with people about stopping smoking since there isn't anything I can do to help them anyways. My jaw just about hit the floor. Then I started wondering how many people think this way. And then I decided to write this post about different ways that your physician can help you stop smoking. The main ways are through motivational interviewing, medications, and referrals to other resources.
Motivational interviewing deals with trying to help people understand their reasons for wanting to make a behavior change, and by doing so increasing their motivation to change and hopefully making a commitment to change. It isn't about lecturing the patient on the evils of smoking, rather on helping patients to explore their ambivalence about making a change and working towards goals they wish to work towards. These goals may involve behavioral changes or may also include medications or referrals to outside sources.
There are several kinds of medications that people use to help quit smoking. There are two prescription medications Chantix and Zyban (also known as wellbutrin). These medications are used for 3-6months frequently as patients stop smoking and establish other behavior patterns. If someone has a tendency to deal with their emotions by smoking I find Zyban to be especially helpful. Also – Zyban can be prescribed for <$50/mo where as Chantix may be more like $4-500/mo if insurance doesn't cover it. So, I tend to start with Zyban as long as the person is a good candidate for it.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is another medication option. People use patches, gum, lozenges. A lot has been written about them – I find the American Cancer Society to be a reliable resource and this is a link to their information about nicotine replacement therapy options. I usually recommend starting with patches and/or gum to people who are smoking a pack a day or more or who have withdrawal symptoms when they stop smoking. NRT can be used in combination with zyban or chantix if desired. More recently people have started using e-cigs too, but I am hesitant to recommend the e-cigarettes because I have seen most people switch to them and then not actually wean themselves off of them. While this does help with second hand smoke exposure, I am not convinced there may not be long term health risks from inhaling them. When people use the patch the strength they start out on depends on how much they have been smoking – and then decrease the strength of the patch after a month or so. When using the gum it is important to pay attention to how it is used. Many people chew it like gum – and that leads to them swallowing the nicotine and getting nauseated. To use the gum properly you chew and then PARK it along the gum line – as if it were dip – and the nicotine is then absorbed that way. Some insurances cover nicotine replacement systems if it is written as a prescription, also HSA/FSA plans may cover them with a prescription – so please check to see if this is a benefit you have. If you quit smoking, your health care costs will go down. That is why insurances may cover it – so if you have this as a benefit please don't feel guilty about using it.
One of the more common places I refer people to is 1-800-QUIT-NOW. All they do is talk with people about stopping smoking. It is a free call and they can do follow-up calls with people if they want. If you prefer to get more information on-line first the website is www.quitnowkentucky.org . Another place I refer people to is an app called Smoke Free – Quit Smoking Now – it is available for both iPhones and androids.


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A Polish law that makes it a crime to accuse the Polish nation of crimes that were committed by Nazi Germany took effect on Thursday, part of a larger effort by the nationalist authorities to harness history for its larger purpose of defending the country's honor and pride.
For years Polish officials have struggled to fight phrases like "Polish death camps" that are sometimes used abroad to refer to death camps that were built and operated by Nazi Germany on occupied Polish territory during World War II. Some Poles fear that as the war grows more distant, new generations will mistakenly come to believe that Poles were the perpetrators of the Holocaust.
The law, however, has sparked a crisis with Israel, where Holocaust survivors and officials fear its true aim is to repress research on Poles who killed Jews during World War II.
That is something that Polish officials deny. They insist that the law, which calls for prison sentences of up to three years, will only punish those who publicly and "against the facts" accuse the Polish nation as a whole for crimes committed by the Germans.
As the law took effect Thursday, Polish and Israeli representatives were in Jerusalem holding a first working meeting toward resolving a standoff over the law.
The law has also created tensions with Ukraine due to a provision that criminalizes denying the wartime crimes of Ukrainian nationalists, who killed up to about 100,000 Poles in wartime massacres.
Poland's president signed the law last month but also sent it to the constitutional court for review. Polish officials have said no criminal charges will be brought until the court has made its ruling, expected in several weeks.
But prosecutors are already looking for cases where Poland is defamed over its wartime activities.
The law has also been criticized by the United States, which fears that it could stifle free expression and academic research, and has warned Poland that to go through with it could hurt Poland's strategic relationships with both the U.S. and Israel.
Recognizing the concern about the law in the United States, the government dispatched its foreign ministry's undersecretary of state, Marek Magierowski, to Washington this week to meet administration officials, lawmakers and Jewish groups to try to allay their fears.
Magierowski said Wednesday that the government had been surprised by the outcry over the legislation and allowed that Warsaw had not properly "prepared the groundwork" for explaining the law's intent and impact. At the same time, he said, media reports and comments from foreign politicians had "brutally misinterpreted" the law and its intent, hence the necessity of his visit.
Magierowski said Poland would never "whitewash" its history and the fact that some Poles did commit "ignoble acts" during World War II. But, he said the law gave the government a means to fight back when the country is accused of complicity in the Holocaust. Previous attempts to push back, such as protesting use of the phrase "Polish death camps," had been unsuccessful, he said.
"Those efforts had been fruitless," he said, adding that the new law is a necessary "legal tool to allow us to fend off the narrative of Polish complicity."


Recap: He's a Grammy Award winner. He's worked with Quincy Jones. And you've probably never heard of it. Bruce Swedien is an audio engineer who's worked in the music business for almost 60 years, and he was the primary sound engineer on Michael Jackson's records from 1978 to 2001. When I found this book inside a more arts-oriented local bookstore, I thought Oh my God, I MUST read this. As a big Michael Jackson fan, I knew I would appreciate it. And appreciate it, I did. From the anecdotes about the star (they recorded him on a dance floor so MJ could dance while singing and the sound of his feet would remain on the record to make it feel more "Michael) to the photos (handwritten thank you notes and editing suggestions from the icon himself!), this book is chock full of fun information that would entertain any Michael Jackson fan.
The second half of the book focuses more closely on audio engineering and therefore would likely be most appreciated by those who work in that field. For anyone else — myself included — it was too technical for me to understand and not explained well enough in layman's terms. That's not to say the book got worse as I continued to read it, but it certainly became more textbook-like in its approach.
Anaylsis: As I already mentioned, I loved the little anecdotes about Michael Jackson and everything that went into making his big albums, including "Thriller." I made it a point to listen to the tracks as I read the sections of the book that discussed them in detail. It heightened my awareness of the layering and production of the music and proved how complex and highly-skilled Michael Jackson and his team really were.
The book, however, was terribly written. It didn't seem as though it was ever formally edited. There were grammatical errors as well as whole sections copied and pasted directly — appearing word for word in several different parts of the book. It was clear that Swedien wrote most of it himself, which is fine, but he is certainly more geared to audio engineering than writing. Parts of it were hard to get through for these reasons and because of the engineering jargon used that was above my head and never fully or well explained.
Get In the Studio with Michael Jackson in paperback for $16.97.
Or get it on your Kindle for $19.99.
After portions of Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury, detailing life inside President Trump's White House were made public, publishers moved up the release down of the book. Now according to The Guardian, it's sold out practically everywhere. Sales have gone through the roof in stores, online, in ebook format and audiobook format to the point where publishers have ordered an extra million copies to be printed.
None of this is a surprise really, considering it includes not-so-subtle President Trump bashing. But what may be a surprise is how much sales of Fire and Fury are impacting other books…that include Fire and Fury in the title.
According to Newsweek, Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945 is seeing a spike in sales. So is Fire and Fury: How the US Isolates North Korea, Encircles China and Risks Nuclear War in Asia. While some of these authors assume that people have simply confused their books for Michael Wolff's, some admit these titles popped up online as suggested books based on their purchase of Wolff's Fire and Fury.


You've got an internship this summer. Good for you! You have taken a great first step on your way to making yourself a top entry level candidate.
Make sure that your internship has quantifiable deliverables. If the specs you are given for your internship are soft, work to make them concrete and specific. What are the key deliverables for your work? This is what will set your internship apart. Not only will you be providing a higher level of value to your internship employer, you will also be building out your content for your resume and your future interviews.
2. Write your resume as you work.
Don't wait until the end of the internship to take note of key deliverables. As you write your resume, use bullet points to make note of the deliverables as they take place and as the information is fresh in your mind. A fresh resume is an interesting and compelling resume.
3. Get an offer to return.
Most internships are simply several month interviews. You are actively interviewing for a return offer. Either as an intern next summer (if you are entering your Sophomore or Junior year). Or as an entry level hire (if you are entering your Senior year). One of the toughest questions to answer is: "Why aren't you going back to work for your internship employer after graduation?" The best answer is to say you already have an offer in hand, but are open to exploring other possibilities. The worst answer is to say you didn't receive an offer.
The internship is your opportunity to earn and learn at the same time. While the employer is evaluating you as a potential employee, you also have the opportunity to review the company as a potential employer. If and when you do get an offer to return, you should be given time to respond, at least through the end of the first semester. If not, ask for it. Then use that time productively to take your offer in hand to either confirm in your mind that it is the best opportunity available or find that opportunity which is better. You now have a baseline and can only do as good or better.
Make the most of your internship. It's a real job and you are being evaluated. How you handle your internship will affect how you move on to the next step in your career.


Time to rejoice: Penang did not lose a single tree to loggers in its permanent forest reserves between 2006 and 2015. At least according to the state's Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
Yes, but what of the periodic forest-clearings on the island's hills that have left visible "bald" patches in their wake? Never happened. "Illegal clearing of private land without permit from the local authorities have been taken action and stopped," the chief minister stressed. "Only Penang did not touch a single square inch of forest reserve," he added.
Such one-upmanship is par for the course in politics but can be unseemly, yes. That said, it's nice to see some Malaysian politicians insisting that they can be better stewards of the environment than their political foes. So let's see if Lim stays true to their word and does his best to protect Penang's forests. The trouble, of course, is that he usually doesn't seem to have done that. The administration of Lim, who has been Chief Minister in Penang since 2008, hasn't been known as particularly eco-friendly, to say the least.
The island's government has drawn the ire of local environmentalists for various ongoing development projects that endanger Penang's fragile ecosystem. "We are well aware of what is currently happening. Most of our hills have been cleared to make way for development," Shariffa Sabrina Syed Akil, a leading environmentalist, recently observed.
Local conservationists have also accused Lim of keeping the public in the dark about the nature and extent of several development projects that will likely harm the local environment.
So over to the Chief Minister on that one.


Security Mayor Corp. has become synonym od protection in the US electronic security market for its outstanding quality and wide range of products. Also, we excel at giving our customers the best service and care, and by doing so, helping create a plan that suits both our customers' needs and budget.
While taking into consideration the high cost of new investment, we provide our customers with the best lease plan for homes, offices, condos, industries, parking lots, education and sport centers.
Our support department, with trained and certified specialists, provides our customers with the highest care in the matter of structure cabling, alarm and closed-circuit systems, access controls, computers and electronics.
In order to keep our professional line of products, we offer a preventive maintenance service that is performed with the frequency it requires due to usage and/or environmental conditions. In case of damage, we also offer corrective care either with repairs or replacements.
Knowing what your technical requirements are can be difficult. These inspections are performed considering highs, distances, angle views, vision depth, generating sources of noise and/or electromagnetic fields, temperature, humidity, lightning and materials to meet our customers' specific needs.


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Q: Highcharts not plotting series correctly on secondary axis Hi I am using the Highcharts library to create a bar chart with a cumulative plot line as demonstrated in the jsFiddle below.
CHART DEMO
I am looking to have the cumulative series represented like the red line in the following image (with cumulative values plotted on the right-most axis):
SAMPLE OF DESIRED OUTPUT
As you can see the secondary Y Axis is flipped and is displaying the series index value rather than the actual cumuative values.
Here is the current code:
$('#container').highcharts({
    chart: {
        type: 'column'
    },
    title: {
        text: 'Historic World Population by Region'
    },
    subtitle: {
        text: 'Source: Wikipedia.org'
    },
    xAxis: [{
        categories: ['Africa', 'America', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Oceania'],
        title: {
            text: null,
            }
        },
        {
        opposite:true,
            title: {
                text: "Cumulative"
            }
    }],
    yAxis: {
        min: 0,
        title: {
            text: 'Population (millions)',
            align: 'high'
        }
    },
    tooltip: {
        valueSuffix: ' millions'
    },
    plotOptions: {
        bar: {
            dataLabels: {
                enabled: true
            }
        }
    },
    legend: {
        layout: 'vertical',
        align: 'right',
        verticalAlign: 'top',
        x: -40,
        y: 100,
        floating: true,
        borderWidth: 1,
        backgroundColor: ((Highcharts.theme && Highcharts.theme.legendBackgroundColor) || '#FFFFFF'),
        shadow: true
    },
    credits: {
        enabled: false
    },
    series: [{
        name: 'Year 1900',
        data: [133, 156, 947, 408, 6]
    }, {
        name: 'Year 2008',
        data: [973, 914, 4054, 732, 34]
    }, {
        name: 'Cumulative',
        xAxis:1,
        type:"spline",
        data: [34, 732, 914, 1973, 4054]
    }
    ]
});

How can I correct this in order to plot the series as intended?
Thanks!

A: What you can do is after loading add a new series based on the sum of the 2 series added at creation:
    events: {
        load: function () {
            var s1900 = this.series[0].data;
            var s2008 = this.series[1].data;
            var newData = [];
            if (s1900.length == s2008.length) {
                for (var i = 0; i < s1900.length; i++) {
                    newData.push(s1900[i].y + s2008[i].y);
                }
            }
            this.addSeries({
                name: 'Cumulative',
                xAxis: 0,
                type: "spline",
                data: newData
            });
        }
    }

I am not sure why you want this on the opposite xAxis or why your curve in the linked image you supplied is not really the cumulative unless that is not what you really want. See live demo.
Note you are going to have to handle cases where not all points have a value or if one category is not in both series, etc etc etc.
Revised answer.
Assuming you want to have the same categories on the alternate xAxis and do not want to share the same yAxis you can do:
...
        xAxis: [{
            categories: ['Africa', 'America', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Oceania'],
            title: {
                text: null
            }
        }, {
            categories: ['Africa', 'America', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Oceania'],
            opposite: true,
            title: {
                text: null
            }
        }],
        yAxis: [{
            min: 0,
            endOnTick: false,
            title: {
                text: 'Population (millions)',
                align: 'high'
            }
        }, {
            min: 0,
            opposite: true,
            reversed: true,
            endOnTick: true,
            title: {
                text: 'Cumulative Population (millions)',
                align: 'high'
            }
        }],
...

This sets it up so that you have identical xAxis categories (other ways to do this). See new demo.

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MARYLAND RACETRACKS DELVE INTO BRAVE NEW WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
Posted by Editor | Sep 21, 2009 | Racing, Sports | 0 |
by Ross Peddicord – Maryland Life
"Hey there's a sure thing running in the 4th race at Pimlico!" The in-house handicapper at Maryland racetracks hasn't gotten around to tweeting that sort of hot tip yet to racing fans, but the Maryland Jockey Club tracks have begun delving into the brave new world of social media and using it as a marketing tool to attract new fans and to keep existing ones in the loop. Impressive Social Media Marketing & Advertising is one such company offering a service like this. For more business software solutions such as a better way to analyze API's, take a look at trustradius.com.
There's a Laurel Facebook page (as well as ones for Pimlico, Preakness and the Infield Fest), the track's Aug. 22 Family Fun Day was advertised on Craigslist (the jockeys engaged in a Rody Pony race! Google Rody Ponies on the web to find out what this is about), ad banners for special race days are placed on washingtonpost.com, there is an active group of bloggers alerting fans on track happenings (such as the aspiringhorseplayer.com) and there are Laurel accounts both on My Space and Twitter.
"Hey there is a reggae band playing during the twilight racing card on Friday evening at Laurel. Come on out, it's a lot of fun." If you are a Twitter follower of Megan Forshey, you heard it first from her Tweet, sent out to hundreds of followers from her Twitter account. Megan is the 20-something marketing specialist at the Maryland Jockey Club tracks who is devoting more and more of her time to developing social media marketing strategies to attract younger fans to the track. Any marketing specialist would be intrigued to know that White Hat conducted a survey of the state of play regarding marketing. The results were fascinating.
Danielle Adams over at Pimlico is doing the same thing, geared to Preakness activities with links to radio and television stations, email and text message blasts sent out by NBC during Preakness Week contests and activities, and there are links to fan and chat groups on Facebook sites like iLike for the bands appearing in the Preakness infield.
"This year we put our toe in the water (of social networking for the Preakness), then kind of waded in waist-deep, now we are diving into the (social media) water head first," said Karin DeFrancis, who for years has specialized in marketing for the Preakness.
What happened to the old race page in the Baltimore Sun?
Just as the old and traditional dinosaur race fans (like me) are bemoaning the death of newspapers and lack of racing coverage in the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and other local newspapers, a most amazing thing has happened. It doesn't matter any more!
This is the bitter irony: a few years ago the local newspaper editorial boards declared that the Maryland racing industry was dying, that their base of fans was dwindling and that their readers didn't care any more about this "niche" sport. So they decided to cease coverage and also eliminated the race entries and results. Now it is the newspapers themselves who are dying and their dwindling number of readers are getting their information elsewhere, instantaneously on the Net, on I phones and a million other places, race fans included.
That's just one of the many new developments brought up in a series of informative and dynamic group discussions at the Maryland Horse Forum. If you weren't there, you missed a captivating day full of information, new ideas and initiatives. But not to worry—about 250 representatives of your industry were there, full of passion, enthusiasm and a positive energy flow that bodes well for a flourishing future for Maryland horse sports. The organizers of this event deserve kudos for not only planning an interesting and timely agenda, but they also brought out the Governor for a lengthy Q & A, including his testy indictment of the lack of action by the Anne Arundel County Council on its lack of choice for a slots facility.
Despite the Magna-owned tracks being placed under bankruptcy protection, the Maryland Jockey Club management team was out in force at the Horse Forum including GM Tom Chuckas, his marketing team of Carrie Everly, Karin DeFrancis, Jacqui Nigh and Phoebe Hayes and racing secretary Georgeanne Hale. They are carrying on full speed ahead as well as they can despite obvious constraints.
"We just found out more and more this is the way people are communicating and we better jump on the (social media) bandwagon," said Carrie Everly, longtime marketing vice president at the MJC tracks, who said their first forays into social media marketing involved around planning for their College Pride days a couple of years ago.
Social media, she emphasized, is just one more tool in the tracks' integrated marketing mix. They still use direct mail to connect with a solid base of about 35,000 fans whose addresses have been collected during contests and promotions, buy air time on radio and television, run print ads, have a Premier Player Club, send out e-newsletters and also conduct track tours (by request) for novice race fans and families, stage more and promotions and events, and have started a Racing 101 initiative for new fans who come out to lunch and are educated about the sport by Kathy Dibben, who is both a horse trainer and a mutuel clerk.
"What better person to explain the intricacies of horse racing to a new fan than Kathy," said Horsemens Relations and Event marketing specialist Phoebe Hayes.
Owners, too, are also getting into the act. Hayes said Curtis Hine, part owner of the Ten Percent Stable, worked out an initiative with the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in D.C. to bring out new fans/theatregoers to the track. They went first for a tour of Dark Hollow Farm (David & Joann Hayden in Baltimore County), came to the track for lunch, then had an afternoon tour of the barns at Laurel Park.
"Once people get out here, they realize it's a lot of fun," Forshey said.
With the emergence of social media, everyone can be a publicist to promote racing on their websites, blogs, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. In the NFL, players are attracting fans to their Facebook sites and with their Tweets. Jockeys and trainers, too, already have Facebook pages and Twitter followers.
And, of course, what MJC is doing is applicable to all horse sports and probably in use by a good many of them.
One thing for sure: Whatever marketing initiatives organizations and businesses do, it is never perceived as "enough." From someone who has made his living in the marketing arena for nearly two decades, first in a university setting and then at a media outlet, there is the constraint in this market of buying air and print time in the Washington D.C.–Baltimore metro market, one of the priciest in the country.
And whatever you do it is never enough—there are never enough hits, never enough leads, never enough customers, and definitely never enough money!
So you do what you do with the resources you have at hand. With the advent of social media, it is a handy new tool and it is largely free. Everyone can add to the viral network, even old fogeys like me, and spread the good word, whether it's about a giant-killer filly like Rachel Alexandra or a great Latin band playing trackside at Laurel.
What MJC is doing is a start and we are all learning to use these new tools and outlets whatever field we are in, more and more every day.
But hey, gotta go, time to update my Facebook page!
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