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7 Wellness Trends to Watch in 2022
By Margo Badzioch
Not long ago, the world was turned upside down, forcing us all to restructure our lives and reevaluate what it means to be "well." And if there's one thing we learned, it's that the definition of wellness is changing. It can no longer be defined by physical fitness alone. In fact, over three-quarters of Americans think that being physically active helps their mental health.
As part of our annual Mindbody Wellness Index, one of the industry's most comprehensive studies, we surveyed over 16,000 Americans to see how this shift will take shape in the coming year.
From immune health and intellectual wellness, to mental and sexual wellness, to facial exercises, music, and pets, here's what you can expect—across all dimensions of wellness—in 2022.
From the inside out: increased interest in immune health
It's no surprise the global pandemic sparked an increased interest in immune health. One out of three global consumers reported they were more concerned about immune health than before the pandemic started. This trend will continue in 2022, as over half (55%) of the US population is focused on their health and wellness because they want to strengthen their immune system to withstand illness and disease. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of people report that they're more focused on health and wellness because they want to live a long and healthy life.
One in five Americans has tried new services or treatments that support immune health, but another 46% are interested in trying those services moving forward—women being more interested than men. Services that Americans have used more this year compared to last year include red light therapy, IV therapy (vitamin drip), and detox programs. Other immune health services Americans are exploring include injection therapy (such as B12 shots), infrared saunas, and salt therapies. We expect a focus on these services to show up in unexpected places this year—such as Harbor Fitness, a gym with an infrared sauna, and One Beauty Lounge, a spa that offers IV therapy.
If you're looking to explore these services in their usual places, Alcheme Health focuses on whole-being medical services that cater to those looking to optimize their health and address the root cause of disease. Upgrade Labs uses biohacking to make clients' bodies function better and more efficiently at the cellular level.
Intellectual wellness: your biggest asset
Today, the definition of wellness means more than just staying physically fit—Americans are increasingly focused on intellectual wellness.
The evolving definition of wellness is bringing more attention to the importance of intellectual wellbeing as part of a holistic routine. More than a quarter of Americans ranked intellectual wellness within the top three most important dimensions of wellness (learn about all seven dimensions). Almost half of them reported that intelligence inspires confidence. To engage in this dimension of wellness, 50% of Americans say they spend time on creativity and stimulating activities.
Intellectual wellness encourages one to explore new concepts, enhance skills, and challenge the mind through continuous learning. Fun ways to exercise this dimension of wellness include mentally stimulating activities such as pottery (check out Fire and Mud Studios), taking a class to learn a new instrument, and painting (through classes such as Ongoing Painting Fundamentals). For kiddos, Outside the Box provides multi-sensory stimulation to enhance brain development.
Mental wellness is top priority
Mental health was ranked the most important dimension of wellness by the greatest number of Americans. Half of America (49%) agreed that the pandemic has negatively affected their mental wellbeing—with women more likely to feel this than men. The pandemic appears to have had a more significant impact on Gen Z and millennials than older generations—as 57% of Gen Z and 53% of millennials reported the pandemic negatively affected their mental health versus 37% of younger boomers. Almost half of Americans (43%) said they are focused on their health and wellbeing because they want to reduce stress. Millennials are the most stressed generational group while younger boomers are the least stressed.
But how can fitness, beauty and integrative health services support mental wellness? The leading reason that consumers exercise is to feel better mentally (43% reported this). Over three quarters of Americans believe being physically active helps their mental health. In the past year, 37% of Americans have incorporated physical fitness into their routine to help support their mental wellbeing while 14% have added yoga and 9% have added wellness treatments like acupuncture to their routines. Over half of all Americans (and 61% of women) said they feel more confident when they get regular beauty treatments—in fact, 19% of Americans book beauty and grooming services to boost their self-confidence.
Sexual wellness is taboo no more
Sexual wellness, a facet of wellbeing that's been historically kept behind closed doors, is now being talked about more than ever before. The once-taboo topic is becoming mainstream thanks to service providers, retailers, and influencers, as well as movements to empower sexual wellness. So much so that the global sexual wellness market is expected to reach $125.1 billion by 2026.
In 2022, consumers plan to define sexual wellness in new ways by taking part in a variety of sex-centric services. Nearly three in ten Americans report they're very likely to try new wellness activities that relate to sexual wellness (including individual or group therapy sessions, workshops, sexual performance therapies, and treatments for sexual health). Men and millennials are the most likely to have tried or to be interested in trying sex therapy or coaching.
While sexual wellness is not the most important dimension of wellness to America—falling behind dimensions such as mental, physical, spiritual, or financial—32% actively seek information or resources to help them improve their sexual wellness or skills. These services might include sex therapy, vaginal steaming, and erectile dysfunction treatments.
Almost half of Americans say they're sexually fulfilled, and it may be worth taking notes from those people, as they claim to be stronger across the other dimensions of wellness than those who are less sexually fulfilled. Sexually-fulfilled Americans are not only more engaged in their wellness through healthy habits, but they also feel more connected to others, feel more spiritually fulfilled, and are generally happy. Join the party with businesses like Sea Change Holistic Wellness Center, which offers services that instill a sense of empowerment and embrace sexuality or spas such as Clean Start Cleansing.
Facial exercises are the new burpees
Almost half of Americans (48%) have prioritized skincare over the past year. And with a new self-care routine, comes new questions—more than a third (35%) of survey participants shared that they're looking to beauty establishments to provide continued guidance on their skincare routine.
Nearly three in ten (28%) respondents already do or are interested in doing facial exercises to tone their face muscles, like FaceGym or face yoga—with almost equal interest from men and women (28% and 29%, respectively). Millennials lead the way here, with 36% reporting interest in or already participating in facial exercises.
Due to high demand, options for consumers are popping up all over. From FaceGym or Glowinface, businesses are expanding their offerings from traditional yoga or even traditional workouts to face yoga. Yoga NW offers virtual face yoga classes weekly for attendees to tone the muscles in their face and neck the same as they do for the rest of their bodies. DesiredFace offers hour-long interactive online sessions that enable attendees to learn different structured facial exercises daily.
Wellness isn't just for humans anymore
Whether they're registered as emotional support animals or not, pets are well known for offering their owners love and comfort. This proved especially true during the pandemic. According to the ASPCA, one in five households have acquired a cat or dog since the beginning of COVID-19. Now, with these furry friends in tow, consumers are on the lookout for pet-friendly wellness experiences.
Two in five Americans expressed interest in going to a fitness establishment that's pet-friendly. The same proved true for the beauty sector, with 41% of consumers interested in going to pet-friendly salons or spas.
For both the fitness and salon/spa pet-friendly experiences, Gen Z and millennials expressed the most interest (over 50%) in pet-friendly establishments. In addition, Americans are game for a wide variety of animal-oriented wellness experiences for healing. Over a third of Americans surveyed (37%) say they'd take part in goat yoga, cat cafés, spending time with horses, etc.—with women and Gen Z being the most interested.
Keen to try it out? 6 Hairy Legs Dance & Fitness, co-founded by a certified dog trainer, is tapping into this market by offering a pet-friendly workout environment at their studio. Blue Sky Yoga & Healing Arts offers a variety of yoga classes and workshops, including a class called Down Dog with Your Doggie. For those looking outside the norm, Goat Yoga Las Vegas offers classes with baby goats every Saturday morning.
Workout classes are the new Spotify
From silent discos to decade-themed workout classes, music plays an important role in fitness experiences, particularly for Gen Z and millennials. For 71% of Americans, music strongly motivates them during fitness activities—younger Americans are more likely than older generations to agree that music fires up their workouts.
In fact, Americans who agree that music is strongly motivating during workouts report exercising more frequently each week (45% exercising 3+ times per week) and for longer durations (63% for 31+ minutes) than those who aren't motivated by music (39% exercise 3+ times per week, and 56% typically work out 31+ minutes). Almost one-third (32%) of Americans say they often chose fitness classes based on the type of music being played (however, this is much more important for Gen Z and Millennials than Gen Xers and younger boomers).
Music doesn't just pump consumers up while they're working out. More than four in ten (41%) of Americans turn to their fitness and wellness routines to discover new music for life outside studio walls, with younger Americans being more likely to discover new music this way (49% of Gen Z and 51% of millennials). Northern Lights Athletics inspires their clients to get up and move through workouts that are set to old and new school hip hop and R&B. [solidcore], which specializes in a redefined Pilates experience, offers a range of themed sweats from Throwback Thursday and House Music to Sing-a-Long classes.
The ever-changing definition of wellness presents us with new opportunities to care for ourselves and our loved ones—even our furry friends. Stay tuned for more trends on how Americans are embracing their wellbeing this year, including ClassPass's recently released 2021 Fitness and Beauty Trends Report.
Don't miss the latest from the Mindbody Wellness Index.
Margo Badzioch
Market Research Lead
Margo is as passionate about data as she is about wellness. She has an extensive background in quantitative consumer and business research across multiple industries and loves to translate data into stories. She has a healthy obsession with wellness and has multiple certifications, including intimate life coaching, health coaching, and culinary nutrition. Naturally, her path led her to Mindbody where she is conducting wellness research.
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This is the 1989 first edition hardcover which still retains material removed from later editions, including De Arte Magica Liber CDXIV (Book 414). This book was edited by Scott Michaelsen and has forewords by Robert Anton Wilson and Genesis P-Orridge.
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Mugil and his mullet horde swam vigorously in the bay exploring along its shores where tall tribes of saltmarsh cordgrass stood still and tall in the gentle waves. Ducks, herons, and other fish found refuge, food, and shelter in the marsh which drew the mullet families from the ocean to its teeming life and sweeter waters. The saltmarsh protected hundreds of birds, fish, amphibians, and mammals.
It was wintertime and the grass had turned brown and rotted below the surface of the water where bacteria and other microscopic life turned the dead stuff into food for many forms of life. Mugil's round head and low mouth were perfect for sucking- up this delicious army of microbes. He gulped down the little snails and worms that got caught in the updraft into his mouth as he sucked along the stems and bottom of the marsh grasses. Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm—this was good eating!
The mullet school swam vigorously toward the south end of Pensacola Bay Bridge where lay a slither of land named Deadman's Island. It was surrounded by reefs and marshes that would provide Mugil and his family another great feast. Long before on a fatal night, a British sloop wrecked upon the reefs of this island in a violent storm. It sank to the bottom two hundred years before and gradually disappeared below the sandy bottom as waves swept sand over it.
Nearby the University of West Florida's Archeology Institute students snorkeled and dove around the wreck to map its contours and recover sunken treasures. Mugil thought the divers were funny and he joined the crew, snorting around the places where they dug or measured, eating little tidbits of algae that grew on the old ship's anchor and masts. His mullet friends joined him to sail by the rotting barrel wells and shoot like bullets past the masks of the divers. However, sharks and dolphins also joined the curious onlookers, sending the mullet horde toward safer marshlands inshore.
It was on the way inshore that Mugil had his first real encounter with death. High above him and the mullet school there flew an osprey—a bird of prey. Its keen eyes spotted a moving shadow – the backs of hundreds of mullet swimming as one below. It turned its small head downward with its sharp curved beak ready to rip and tear flesh, its talons ready to grab a juicy fish for lunch. The bird folded its wings back and plunged from the sky at record speed right into the middle of the mullet where Mugil swam happily along unsuspecting of danger from above.
When the osprey hit him he was stunned and left helpless in the clutches of the giant bird. He felt himself lifted from the waters into dry air. Through one big eye he saw his tribe disappearing toward the reef and through the other he glimpsed the terrible form of his killer. Mugil's gills flailed up and down for water and the sweet release of oxygen when suddenly he felt himself released from the tearing grip of the bird. He plummeted down, down, tail over head into the sparkling ocean that was his home.
Smack! Wow – that hurt!
Mugil lay motionless just below the surface until the return of oxygen to his brain and body allowed him to move his fins and right himself. He sped toward the shoreline unaware of the battle for the skies above him.
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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned
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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz University of Hartford
Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz is a Professor of civil engineering at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn.
Hisham Alnajjar University of Hartford
Hisham Alnajjar is professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Hartford, Conn. (USA), where he is also the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture (CETA). Before he served for nine years as the Chair of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at the University of Hartford, he received a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and a M.S. from Ohio University. His research interests include sensor array processing, digital signal processing, power systems, and engineering education. He may be reached at alnajjar@hartford.edu.
Azizurahman Azimi Herat University
Azizurahman Azimi is Associate Professor and former Associate Dean of faculty of engineering at Herat University, AFG. Azimi has a master's degree from the University of Hartford, Conn., USA, and a B.S. degree from faculty of engineering, Herat University, AFG.
Accomplishments and Lessons Learned A Partnership between University of Hartford and Herat UniversityAbstractIn 2007, the University of Hartford College of Engineering, Technology, andArchitecture, in West Hartford, Connecticut began a partnership with the Faculty ofEngineering at the Herat University, in Herat City, Afghanistan. The goals of the projectwere to use a combination of curriculum revision and development, faculty development,distance learning and collaborative projects, and local/internal partnerships to establishthe Herat University Faculty of Engineering as the preeminent Engineering program forWestern Afghanistan.Once a part of Kabul University, the Faculty of Engineering became a permanent part ofHerat University in 2004. After functioning in Kabul for approximately 20 years, theEngineering program was closed following the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the1980s. The program also temporary relocated to Pakistan in the 1990s. Although theuniversity was officially open in Herat City during the five years of Taliban rule,programming and resources were extremely limited. Many of those constraints remain inplace as the new Afghan government seeks to rebuild Afghanistan's Higher EducationSystem.The partnership between University of Hartford (UH) and Herat University (HU) wasaccepted for funding by the World Bank in 2006. Before the partnership began, all theengineering instructors at HU had bachelor's degrees only, with extremely limitedopportunities for graduate study or professional development, including technology in theclassroom, pedagogical innovations, and student-centered learning.Since the partnership began a total of 17 instructors from Herat University pursued theirmasters' degrees in different disciplines of engineering at the University of Hartford. Inaddition to their coursework leading to a master's degree, they shadowed UH instructorsand through this mentoring, they are learned technological applications available and areinstalled at HU via the World Bank and USAID funding), and they developed andupdated, student-centered course materials, assessment methodologies, and plans forcontinuing education and professional development strategies. A number of theinstructors also have implemented the Mechatronics and Architecture programs. Thesetwo curriculum areas have been developed collaboratively by HU and UH, and beganrunning in 2010.This paper will address the key successes achieved as well as the challenges encounteredin developing a robust partnership between countries with such different histories,cultures, educational philosophies, and resources.
Keshawarz, M. S., & Alnajjar, H., & Azimi, A. (2012, June), Accomplishments and Lessons Learned Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--20885
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Warren Gatland opts for Sexton at fly-half as Farrell shifts inside to 12.
Maro Itoje replaces George Kruis at lock, with Ben Te'o dropping to the bench.
Courtney Lawes, CJ Stander and Jack Nowell all named as replacements after Hurricanes draw.
Warren Gatland has drafted Sam Warburton, Maro Itoje and Johnny Sexton into his British and Irish Lions team for Saturday's (1 July) must-win second clash with New Zealand in Wellington.
The tourists, who drew their final midweek match against the Hurricanes on Tuesday, head back to the Westpac Stadium trailing 1-0 in the Test series having suffered a 30-15 defeat in Auckland last weekend.
Tour captain Warburton replaces first Test skipper Peter O'Mahony at blindside flanker and will be tasked with attempting to slow the All Blacks' formidable pace at the breakdown.
Itoje made a strong impression from the bench in the opening match and starts ahead of fellow Saracens lock George Kruis, with Alan Wyn Jones retaining his place.
Perhaps the most risky change comes in the backline, where Gatland has opted to shift Owen Farrell to inside centre - where he will line up against formidable All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams - and deploy Sexton at fly-half. Jonathan Davies remains at 13 and Ben Te'o is only named as a replacement despite his powerful display last time out.
Courtney Lawes makes his way onto the bench as expected, while England teammate Jack Nowell and Ireland back-row CJ Stander are also added to the matchday 23 in recognition of their efforts against the Hurricanes. Kruis, O'Mahony and Leigh Halfpenny drop out of the squad altogether.
George North and Robbie Henshaw will both fly home after the second Test having sustained a hamstring tear and a torn pectoral muscle respectively in midweek.
New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has made two enforced changes to his starting XV, with Ryan Crotty (hamstring) and Ben Smith (concussion) both ruled out due to injury.
Israel Dagg reverts to full-back to accommodate the promotion of bruising Highlanders wing Waisake Naholo and Anton Lienert-Brown resumes his partnership with Williams in midfield. Uncapped centre Ngani Laumape, who scored for the Hurricanes in their thrilling 31-all tie, comes onto the bench. Julian Savea misses out once again, however.


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Aliens Love Underpants AND… plus more new shows to join Sky's line-up of kids' entertainment
Adaptation of the award-winning children's books is coming exclusively to Sky and the Sky Kids app this summer.
Thursday 1st of June 2017
Exclusive, New, Sky Kids, Sky Kids App
Aliens Love Underpants AND…, an adaptation of the award-winning children's books by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, is coming exclusively to Sky and the Sky Kids app this summer. The Sky Original Production, made by Tiger Aspect, will arrive on screens as the pants-loving aliens celebrate 10 years of zany fun and out-of-this-world adventures.
Based on the bestselling books, the series of 12 animations, each two minutes long, will star the pants-tastic aliens singing and dancing along to hilarious songs about cupcakes, spaceships, gobbledegook and more. With madcap lyrics and dance moves to join in with, kids aged three to six will love it.
Tom Beattie, head of animation and kids, Tiger Aspect, said: "As a parent, I know how much kids love the fun silly songs that they repeat again and again (and again!). We're looking forward to making our own, using the cast of brilliant and beloved aliens from the world that Claire and Ben have created. The catchy songs and get-up-and-dance routines will make these aliens pop stars for pre-schoolers and parents everywhere will be humming their songs! "
Aliens Love Underpants AND… joins Sky's great line-up of kids' programmes and channels, along with a host of other new shows including:
Miniteve – educational short-form videos now available exclusively on Sky in the UK and Ireland. The immersive documentary-style videos about Animals, Vehicles and Playtime are an absorbing introduction to the world for young children from A Little Kitty Exploring to Building Sandcastles
Big Block Singsong – a fun, animated and musical short-form series from Goddard/Brown, available now
Bear Behaving Badly – British comedy from BAFTA-winning producer Darrall Macqueen about a man called Barney who lives with a badly behaved blue bear, available later this month
Lucy Murphy, head of kids content, Sky, said: "At Sky, we have the very best range of entertainment for kids and their families. We are thrilled to be working with Tiger Aspect to bring Aliens Love Underpants to rowdy life, to be adding great British comedy from Darrall Macqueen, and mesmerising mini-docs from Miniteve – we know kids will love these new shows."
Sky is home to some of the most-watched kids' shows in the UK and Ireland. With over 4,500 episodes of kids' favourites, from Sky originals such as Morph and Big Cats: Wild Files, to popular YouTube phenomenon Little Baby Bum, eOne's Peppa Pig and Nick Jr's Paw Patrol. With over 15 million weekly views across all our platforms, Sky offers kids' favourites on demand via the dedicated Sky Kids app and kids' sections on Sky Q, Sky+, Sky Go, and the online streaming service NOW TV with a NOW TV Kids Pass.
Aliens Love Underpants AND… is in production and will be available for Sky customers this summer. All animation will be produced in-house at Tiger Aspect, led by head of animation and kids, Tom Beattie (Mr Bean, Charlie and Lola, Tinga Tinga Tales). David Schweitzer (Charlie and Lola, Mike the Knight and Q Pootle 5) will compose the songs.
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Taadaaaa...this was the great news that I received last Thurs!! :) So glad to receive this scholarship...thanks to the university!! Yeah can save £300 for my parents! :p Convert to RM...this is a lot of moolah! This is definitely a great encouragement for me to achieve more in the future. :) Here are some of the things that I've done over the last few years.
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Battery units have been deployed at two hydropower plants in Yorkshire.
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Each lithium-ion battery unit has a capacity of more than 1,200kWh and will provide Firm Frequency Response (FFR) for National Grid under a two-year contract.
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by Derrick Erickson
Jun 5, 2022, 1:27pm ET
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There were a couple of very rough seasons in the recent history of the Detroit Red Wings. They finished with a paltry 39 and 48 points (although, the latter was in a shortened season). The team rebounded last season to show signs of life, and a pont total of 74.
Have the Wings, in fact, bottomed out? Could be. Those who subscribe to the NHL betting odds seem to be excited about this squad. Players like Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond have made this team interesting once again.
Along with Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi and Jakub Vrana, this has the potential to (possibly) grab a playoff spot. Are they worth a bet online?
Let's check the latest NHL picks, stats, injury reports, and NHL predictions. We've plenty of NHL expert picks for you to consider.
Detroit Red Wings Current Odds
To win Stanley Cup +5000
To win Eastern Conference +3000
To win Atlantic Division +3000
To make playoffs Yes +310/ No -400
Player to Watch
Jakub Vrana was traded to the Red Wings (by the Washington Capitals) halfway through the 2021-22 season, In his 37 games in Detroit, 21 goals and nine assists. He missed five months after undergoing shoulder surgery.
If he's able to sustain a full season with the Wings, then Vrana could be one of the more impactful players on the roster.
The Red Wings traded winger Anthony Mantha as part of the deal to get Vrana. Many weren't sure about that trade, but so far, the Red Wings have to be pleased.
Player to Watch: LW, Jakub Vrana
Breakout Player
Filip Zadina was drafted No. 6 overall in 2018, and the winger's production hasn't been what they've expected (10 goals in 74 games last season). He has looked good in preseason action and seems a different player under new coach Derek Lalonde.
With only 25 goals in 160 games as a Wing, he has to be better at finishing chances.
He's still just 22 years old, and recently inked a three-year, $5.475 million contract in the offseason. He is primed for a breakout.
Breakout Watch: RW, Filip Zadina
Red Wings' Outlook
They weren't nearly a playoff contender a season ago, but that was expected. It was a developmental season, and Detroit did manage to cultivate a core of youngsters.
Heading into this season, the team looks to be somewhat improved. The challenge is to be competitive in a very strong Atlantic Division of the NHL.
With the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning as givens to make the postseason, Detroit isn't a good bet in the sportsbook to qualify.
That also means you probably do not want to take them to win the division or Stanley Cup with your NHL picks.
However, if you're as optimistic as we are, surpassing the 85-point projection shouldn't be a problem here. Of course, this team could improve on the ice without improving significantly in the standings, so 'under' could also have its support. Detroit may be a force, but that may be a season (or few) away
There are too many tough teams in the Atlantic to expect a huge leap by Detroit.
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Congratulations to the University of California, Berkeley's student civil engineering team for their second consecutive win of the National Student Steel Bridge Competition. And congratulations as well to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Davis who earned second and third place overall at the finals in Seattle. What can you do with this news?
In this column, we share a variety of ideas to help civil engineers promote the profession. Student competitions are a wonderful way to showcase that engineering education can be both challenging and fun. Whether building a steel bridge or a concrete canoe, a lot of imagination, problem solving and collaboration are involved.
Think about this. If you were a high school student wondering what it's like to be an engineering student in college, would you rather hear about the rigorous courses you'll be taking or the fun project-based activities can do with your friends to learn real engineering?
These student competitions are very relevant to the next generation. Even younger students enjoy building bridges and floating boats. As you plan your next outreach event, visit ASCE's Kids, Parents and Teachers page on our website for more ideas. You'll find lots of activities to help inspire imagination. Meanwhile, share the win through your Section or Branch social media.
Who knows? Maybe one of the kids you work with will grow up to be on a winning team for a civil engineering student competition and help promote the profession in their community.
What's your favorite outreach activity? What kinds of questions did the kids or teachers ask you?


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Q: Verificar tipo de dato de un EditText Hola a todos tengo lo siguiente:
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                String valor2 = recullTo.getText().toString();
                // Transformarlos en int para usarlos
                int nro1 = Integer.parseInt(valor1);
                int nro2 = Integer.parseInt(valor2);

Como puedo hacer para verificar que el valor1 y valor2 son números ??
Necesito usarlos para un random y claro si pongo texto ahora mismo me lo cogería y me peta.
Gracias!

A: Yo te recomiendo que en el layout del activity configures para que los datos de ese imput sólo puedan ser números.
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</EditText>

En caso de no querer hacer eso puedes meterlo en un try para determinar si es o no númerico.
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   int nro1 = Integer.parseInt(valor1);
   Log.i("",num+" is a number");
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
   Log.i("",nro1 +" is not a number");
}

A: Una solucion seria crear un metodo que confirme si es de tipo entero o no. A continuacion te dejo en ejemplo:
    public boolean isInteger(String numero){
        boolean resultado;
        try{
            Integer.parseInt(numero);
            resultado=true;
        }catch(Exception e){resultado=false;};

        return resultado;
    }

Si el metodo devuelve "true" entonces es un dato de tipo entero, si devuelve "false" entonces no lo es. Espero haberte ayudado.

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Ken Rosenthal reports that the Tampa Bay Rays have traded starter Nathan Eovaldi to the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox will send lefty Jalen Beeks to Tampa Bay in exchange. Eovaldi has been scratched from this afternoon's scheduled start against the Yankees, so if the deal isn't already finalized, it will be soon.
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September 25, 2014 by steve
Jack Trottier, Boston-area resident, to receive $10,000 grant from High Fives Foundation
Trottier suffered a snowboarding related injury fracturing his C6 vertebrae resulting in paralysis.
In January 2013 Jack Trottier, star quarterback for Tyngsborough High School outside of Boston, was snowboarding with some friends in the backyard of his Massachusetts home. Jack and crew built a jump, and each of the kids were trying some new tricks. On a particular inverted trick, Jack found himself off axis causing him to land directly on his neck and shoulder. Immediately after the crash Jack was rushed to Boston Children's Hospital where doctors told him that he had fractured his C6 vertebrae and was paralyzed from the chest down.
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Jessie Cayer & Jack Trottier | Photo Credit | Jack Trottier
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China Reportedly Mulling Its Own 'Secure' Smartphones
By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 21 November 2015 14:48 IST
As China, the world's largest smartphone market, grows wary of US surveillance, it is mulling its own "secure" smartphones in an attempt to insulate them from surveillance.
The effort - another step in the country's quest to build a homegrown tech industry - would involve state-owned companies as well as some of the private players, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has joined with China's ministry of public security to develop a mobile operating system for police officers that it bills as more secure.
The country's largest chip-design company, Spreadtrum Communications Inc., separately said it would begin mass producing a set of chips that run a Chinese operating system by year-end.
In China, almost all handsets are either iPhones or are powered by Google's Android operating system - something not to the liking of Chinese officials.
Even the Chinese-made ZTE Nubia Z5 smartphone runs on Android and includes a Qualcomm Inc. processor.
Now, ZTE Corp. is working on a secure smartphone for government agencies using an operating system developed in-house, and a processor chip from a Chinese supplier, a company spokesperson was reported as saying.
However, ZTE's secure phone reportedly would not boast of features like camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connections to minimize security risks. But without these features, the phone is not likely to appeal to the general public.
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Up the hall another resident won 4.7 million euros. "Too crazy for words", he said to the broadcaster.
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Synthesis, structural characterisation and reactivity of molybdenum half-sandwich complexes containing keto- and amido-phosphines
C D Andrews, A D Burrows, J C Jeffery, J M Lynam, M F Mahon
The keto-functionalised N-pyrrolyl phosphine ligand PPh2NC4H3{C(O)CH3-2}. L-1 reacts with [MoCl(CO)(3)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (R = H, Me) to give [MOCl(CO)(2)(L-1-kappa(1)P)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (R = H 1a; Me 1b). The phosphine ligands PPh2CH2C(O)Ph (L-2) and Pph(2)CH(2)C(O)NPh2 (L-3) react with [MoCl(CO)(3)(eta(5)-C5R5)] in an analogous manner to give the compounds [MoCl(CO)(2)(L-kappa(1)P)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (L = L-2, R=H 2a, Me 2b; L=L-3, R = H 3a, Me 3b). Compounds 1-3 react with AgBF4 to give [MO(CO)2(L-kappa(2) P,O)(eta(5) -C5R5)]BF4 (L = L-1, R = H 4a, Me 4b; L = L-2, R = H 5a, Me 5b; L = L-3, R = H 6a, Me 6b) following displacement of chloride. The X-ray crystal structure of 4a revealed a lengthening of both Mo-P and C=O bonds on co-ordination of the keto group. The lability of the co-ordinated keto or amido group has been assessed by addition of a range of phosphines to compounds 4-6. Compound 4a reacts with PMe3, PMe2Ph and PMePh2 to give [Mo(CO)(2)(L-1-kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5)-C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe3 7a; PMe2Ph 7b; PMePh2 7c) but does not react with PPh3, 5a reacts with PMe2Ph, PMePh2 and PPh3 to give [MO(CO)(2)(L-2-kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5)- C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe2Ph 8b; PMePh2 8c; PPh3 8d), and 6a reacts with PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2 and PPh3 to give [Mo(CO)(2)(L-3- kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5) -C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe3 10a; PMe2Ph 10b; PMePh2 10c; PPh3 10d). No reaction was observed for the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl compounds 4b-6b with PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2 or PPh3. These results are consistent with the displacement of the co-ordinated oxygen atom being influenced by the steric properties of the P,O-ligand, with PPh3 displacing the keto group from L 2 but not from the bulkier Lt. In the reaction of [Mo(CO)(2)(L-2-kappa(2)P,O)(eta(5) -C5H5)]BF4 (5a) with PMe3 the phosphine does not displace the keto group, instead it acts as a base, with the only observed molybdenum-containing product being the enolate compound [Mo(CO)(2){PPh2CH=C(O)Ph-kappa(2)P,O}(eta(5) -C5H5)]9, Compound 9 can also be formed from the reaction of 2a with BuLi or NEt3, and a single crystal X-ray analysis has confirmed the enolate structure. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Andrews, C. D., Burrows, A. D., Jeffery, J. C., Lynam, J. M., & Mahon, M. F. (2003). Synthesis, structural characterisation and reactivity of molybdenum half-sandwich complexes containing keto- and amido-phosphines. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 665(1-2), 15-22.
Synthesis, structural characterisation and reactivity of molybdenum half-sandwich complexes containing keto- and amido-phosphines. / Andrews, C D; Burrows, A D; Jeffery, J C et al.
In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Vol. 665, No. 1-2, 2003, p. 15-22.
Andrews, CD, Burrows, AD, Jeffery, JC, Lynam, JM & Mahon, MF 2003, 'Synthesis, structural characterisation and reactivity of molybdenum half-sandwich complexes containing keto- and amido-phosphines', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, vol. 665, no. 1-2, pp. 15-22.
Andrews CD, Burrows AD, Jeffery JC, Lynam JM, Mahon MF. Synthesis, structural characterisation and reactivity of molybdenum half-sandwich complexes containing keto- and amido-phosphines. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 2003;665(1-2):15-22.
Andrews, C D ; Burrows, A D ; Jeffery, J C et al. / Synthesis, structural characterisation and reactivity of molybdenum half-sandwich complexes containing keto- and amido-phosphines. In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 2003 ; Vol. 665, No. 1-2. pp. 15-22.
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title = "Synthesis, structural characterisation and reactivity of molybdenum half-sandwich complexes containing keto- and amido-phosphines",
abstract = "The keto-functionalised N-pyrrolyl phosphine ligand PPh2NC4H3{C(O)CH3-2}. L-1 reacts with [MoCl(CO)(3)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (R = H, Me) to give [MOCl(CO)(2)(L-1-kappa(1)P)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (R = H 1a; Me 1b). The phosphine ligands PPh2CH2C(O)Ph (L-2) and Pph(2)CH(2)C(O)NPh2 (L-3) react with [MoCl(CO)(3)(eta(5)-C5R5)] in an analogous manner to give the compounds [MoCl(CO)(2)(L-kappa(1)P)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (L = L-2, R=H 2a, Me 2b; L=L-3, R = H 3a, Me 3b). Compounds 1-3 react with AgBF4 to give [MO(CO)2(L-kappa(2) P,O)(eta(5) -C5R5)]BF4 (L = L-1, R = H 4a, Me 4b; L = L-2, R = H 5a, Me 5b; L = L-3, R = H 6a, Me 6b) following displacement of chloride. The X-ray crystal structure of 4a revealed a lengthening of both Mo-P and C=O bonds on co-ordination of the keto group. The lability of the co-ordinated keto or amido group has been assessed by addition of a range of phosphines to compounds 4-6. Compound 4a reacts with PMe3, PMe2Ph and PMePh2 to give [Mo(CO)(2)(L-1-kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5)-C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe3 7a; PMe2Ph 7b; PMePh2 7c) but does not react with PPh3, 5a reacts with PMe2Ph, PMePh2 and PPh3 to give [MO(CO)(2)(L-2-kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5)- C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe2Ph 8b; PMePh2 8c; PPh3 8d), and 6a reacts with PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2 and PPh3 to give [Mo(CO)(2)(L-3- kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5) -C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe3 10a; PMe2Ph 10b; PMePh2 10c; PPh3 10d). No reaction was observed for the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl compounds 4b-6b with PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2 or PPh3. These results are consistent with the displacement of the co-ordinated oxygen atom being influenced by the steric properties of the P,O-ligand, with PPh3 displacing the keto group from L 2 but not from the bulkier Lt. In the reaction of [Mo(CO)(2)(L-2-kappa(2)P,O)(eta(5) -C5H5)]BF4 (5a) with PMe3 the phosphine does not displace the keto group, instead it acts as a base, with the only observed molybdenum-containing product being the enolate compound [Mo(CO)(2){PPh2CH=C(O)Ph-kappa(2)P,O}(eta(5) -C5H5)]9, Compound 9 can also be formed from the reaction of 2a with BuLi or NEt3, and a single crystal X-ray analysis has confirmed the enolate structure. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.",
author = "Andrews, {C D} and Burrows, {A D} and Jeffery, {J C} and Lynam, {J M} and Mahon, {M F}",
note = "ID number: ISI:000180689100004",
journal = "Journal of Organometallic Chemistry",
T1 - Synthesis, structural characterisation and reactivity of molybdenum half-sandwich complexes containing keto- and amido-phosphines
AU - Andrews, C D
AU - Burrows, A D
AU - Jeffery, J C
AU - Lynam, J M
AU - Mahon, M F
N1 - ID number: ISI:000180689100004
N2 - The keto-functionalised N-pyrrolyl phosphine ligand PPh2NC4H3{C(O)CH3-2}. L-1 reacts with [MoCl(CO)(3)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (R = H, Me) to give [MOCl(CO)(2)(L-1-kappa(1)P)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (R = H 1a; Me 1b). The phosphine ligands PPh2CH2C(O)Ph (L-2) and Pph(2)CH(2)C(O)NPh2 (L-3) react with [MoCl(CO)(3)(eta(5)-C5R5)] in an analogous manner to give the compounds [MoCl(CO)(2)(L-kappa(1)P)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (L = L-2, R=H 2a, Me 2b; L=L-3, R = H 3a, Me 3b). Compounds 1-3 react with AgBF4 to give [MO(CO)2(L-kappa(2) P,O)(eta(5) -C5R5)]BF4 (L = L-1, R = H 4a, Me 4b; L = L-2, R = H 5a, Me 5b; L = L-3, R = H 6a, Me 6b) following displacement of chloride. The X-ray crystal structure of 4a revealed a lengthening of both Mo-P and C=O bonds on co-ordination of the keto group. The lability of the co-ordinated keto or amido group has been assessed by addition of a range of phosphines to compounds 4-6. Compound 4a reacts with PMe3, PMe2Ph and PMePh2 to give [Mo(CO)(2)(L-1-kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5)-C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe3 7a; PMe2Ph 7b; PMePh2 7c) but does not react with PPh3, 5a reacts with PMe2Ph, PMePh2 and PPh3 to give [MO(CO)(2)(L-2-kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5)- C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe2Ph 8b; PMePh2 8c; PPh3 8d), and 6a reacts with PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2 and PPh3 to give [Mo(CO)(2)(L-3- kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5) -C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe3 10a; PMe2Ph 10b; PMePh2 10c; PPh3 10d). No reaction was observed for the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl compounds 4b-6b with PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2 or PPh3. These results are consistent with the displacement of the co-ordinated oxygen atom being influenced by the steric properties of the P,O-ligand, with PPh3 displacing the keto group from L 2 but not from the bulkier Lt. In the reaction of [Mo(CO)(2)(L-2-kappa(2)P,O)(eta(5) -C5H5)]BF4 (5a) with PMe3 the phosphine does not displace the keto group, instead it acts as a base, with the only observed molybdenum-containing product being the enolate compound [Mo(CO)(2){PPh2CH=C(O)Ph-kappa(2)P,O}(eta(5) -C5H5)]9, Compound 9 can also be formed from the reaction of 2a with BuLi or NEt3, and a single crystal X-ray analysis has confirmed the enolate structure. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The keto-functionalised N-pyrrolyl phosphine ligand PPh2NC4H3{C(O)CH3-2}. L-1 reacts with [MoCl(CO)(3)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (R = H, Me) to give [MOCl(CO)(2)(L-1-kappa(1)P)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (R = H 1a; Me 1b). The phosphine ligands PPh2CH2C(O)Ph (L-2) and Pph(2)CH(2)C(O)NPh2 (L-3) react with [MoCl(CO)(3)(eta(5)-C5R5)] in an analogous manner to give the compounds [MoCl(CO)(2)(L-kappa(1)P)(eta(5)-C5R5)] (L = L-2, R=H 2a, Me 2b; L=L-3, R = H 3a, Me 3b). Compounds 1-3 react with AgBF4 to give [MO(CO)2(L-kappa(2) P,O)(eta(5) -C5R5)]BF4 (L = L-1, R = H 4a, Me 4b; L = L-2, R = H 5a, Me 5b; L = L-3, R = H 6a, Me 6b) following displacement of chloride. The X-ray crystal structure of 4a revealed a lengthening of both Mo-P and C=O bonds on co-ordination of the keto group. The lability of the co-ordinated keto or amido group has been assessed by addition of a range of phosphines to compounds 4-6. Compound 4a reacts with PMe3, PMe2Ph and PMePh2 to give [Mo(CO)(2)(L-1-kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5)-C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe3 7a; PMe2Ph 7b; PMePh2 7c) but does not react with PPh3, 5a reacts with PMe2Ph, PMePh2 and PPh3 to give [MO(CO)(2)(L-2-kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5)- C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe2Ph 8b; PMePh2 8c; PPh3 8d), and 6a reacts with PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2 and PPh3 to give [Mo(CO)(2)(L-3- kappa(1)P)(L)(eta(5) -C5H5)]BF4 (L = PMe3 10a; PMe2Ph 10b; PMePh2 10c; PPh3 10d). No reaction was observed for the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl compounds 4b-6b with PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2 or PPh3. These results are consistent with the displacement of the co-ordinated oxygen atom being influenced by the steric properties of the P,O-ligand, with PPh3 displacing the keto group from L 2 but not from the bulkier Lt. In the reaction of [Mo(CO)(2)(L-2-kappa(2)P,O)(eta(5) -C5H5)]BF4 (5a) with PMe3 the phosphine does not displace the keto group, instead it acts as a base, with the only observed molybdenum-containing product being the enolate compound [Mo(CO)(2){PPh2CH=C(O)Ph-kappa(2)P,O}(eta(5) -C5H5)]9, Compound 9 can also be formed from the reaction of 2a with BuLi or NEt3, and a single crystal X-ray analysis has confirmed the enolate structure. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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JF - Journal of Organometallic Chemistry


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Tax Incentives for Amazon HQ2—When Winners End Up Losers?
By David Franco
America's second most valuable public company, Amazon has grown across multiple industries over the years and is planning a second headquarters. The company has cited incentives, such as tax credits and reduced-price land, as a key factor in selecting a host city. Daphne Kenyon, an economist and fellow at the Lincoln Institute, and coauthor of the Policy Focus Report Rethinking Property Tax Incentives for Business , has shared her insights into what Amazon's second headquarters could mean for the Boston area – one of 20 finalists in the competition to host Amazon. What follows is an edited interview by David Franco, a Lincoln Institute intern in spring 2018.
David Franco: How would the location of HQ2 in Boston impact the city?
Daphne Kenyon: Despite Amazon's claim that HQ2 would bring 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in investment, it is not clear that having HQ2 in Boston would be a net benefit for the citizens of Boston. Housing is already expensive in Boston, and such an influx of new employees could further drive up the cost of housing, for example. Also, if the city of Boston gave up too much in taxes and other financial incentives, the negatives of HQ2 could outweigh the positives.
DF: What factors should a city like Boston consider when deciding whether and how to provide tax incentives to a business like Amazon?
DK: As a matter of good practice, before promising tax incentives a city should systematically weigh the benefits and costs of attracting the headquarters. Our report (p. 49) sets out a benefit-cost framework that reminds policy makers to consider the effects of any potential tax incentive deal on the city's finances, labor market, local economy, and quality of life. In some cases, the costs of attracting a firm outweigh the benefits. This can be summed up by the phrase: "when winners end up losers."
One way to characterize the results of a benefit cost analysis is by stating the findings in terms of the cost per job gained. Certainly, attracting a business when the cost per job gained is $10,000 looks much better than when the cost per job gained is $1 million.
DF: Based on your research, how important are tax incentives to a company's choice of where to relocate? What other factors would they consider?
DK: We found tax incentives are not the most important factor in determining business location. Companies consider a host of factors including traffic, climate, and, most importantly, characteristics of the local labor market. This includes wages, skills, and the availability of workers. Certainly, as home to more colleges and universities than any other city in the United States, Boston stands out in that regard.
DF: What other costs should cities consider when a large employer relocates?
DK: Cities need to think about the cost of infrastructure. Does the city have adequate infrastructure for the additional workers or will improvements to infrastructure impose big costs on the city? Boston has an aging, poorly maintained public transit system. That system already needs upgrades, but renovations would be even more important and urgent if Amazon brings its second headquarters to Boston. Another cost of playing the incentive game is that other businesses may request or expect such incentive packages in the future.
Seattle's recent failed efforts to impose a head tax on Amazon and other large employers raises another red flag. Does Boston want a single employer to be so important to the city that it has outsize influence over political decisions?
DF: How do Boston's tax incentives compare to those of the other finalists in the competition?
DK: We don't know specifically what Boston or other cities are offering. This competition has not been very transparent. At least two cities — Toronto and Austin — have said they are not offering a tax incentive package. Columbus, Ohio, revealed its local tax incentive package, but we don't know what Jobs Ohio, the state development agency, is offering. We will likely know about the tax incentives offered by the winning city, but might never know what the other finalists offered.
This article was originally posted on the At Lincoln House blog.
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Biased reporting by the BBC in the lead up to Scotland's independence referendum last year was a "significant factor" in the country deciding to remain part of the Union, Alex Salmond has claimed.
In an interview with The Independent exactly a year on from the historic vote, Scotland's former First Minister renewed his attack on the BBC's coverage of the referendum, saying his "biggest regret" of the campaign was not foreseeing the extent of its "institutional bias"….
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Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Grand Piano Sonata in G major, Op.37(a) (1878) [30:05]
The Seasons, Op.37b; pieces for piano Nos 5,6,11,1 (1876) [15:28]
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
rec. 14 November 1956, Prague, live (Mussorgsky), 6 December 1954, Moscow (Sonata) and 25 October. New York (Seasons)
PRAGA DIGITALS PRD/DSD 350076 SACD [79:01]
There's no chance of a new Richter Pictures here. This is the well-known 1956 Prague performance which itself is by no means the best-remembered of the many surviving examples, led inevitably by the bronchial audience in Sofia in 1958. This Czech recording was taped two years earlier.
Not only are there no new additions to the discography there are no interpretative surprises from a recording that is very familiar to Richter collectors. It's a touch longer than the earlier October 1952 Moscow reading, less frenzied and note-dropping than the later Sofia one but very much cast in the same kind of mould. There's a touch of tape damage in 'The Old Castle', and maybe the piano misbehaves from time to time but the perfectly realised, superbly characterised 'Bydlo' and the utterly purposeful last Promenade – has anyone else been quite so consistently purposeful in the Promenades as Richter? - all point to a classic performance. Vertical depth in 'Catacombs', ochre and sepulchral, lead onto a sweeping 'Hut on Fowl's Legs' and the immense sonorities of the 'Great Gate' itself; after which the piano sounds ready to beg for its life.
Tchaikovsky's Grand Sonata in G has never held much of a foothold in the repertoire. This December 1954 recital is the earlier of the two Richter performances around (and it pre-empts the commercial LP by a couple of years). It is full of powerful poetry and genuine sensitivity. This transfer is brighter but clangier than that on Parnassus in its multi-volume Richter series (see review). Richter enjoyed playing the same quartet of pieces from the Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, for which Praga has selected the 1960 New York reading. He chose May, June, November and January in that order. He doesn't seem materially to have altered his approach to them as in his 1983 Bavarian Radio performance, released on Ariola Eurodisc, tempi were as similar as to make no difference and he brought similarly affectionate tonal allure to bear. Choosing the Troika of November as the scherzo allows him to present a sonata-seeming work. As ever he plays most sympathetically and beautifully.
This SACD doesn't sound especially resplendent but then we are talking about vintage live recital material.


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Castle Hill Village
Castle Hill Village began as a development in 1982 when the then owner of Castle Hill Station, John Reid, conceived a plan to create a high alpine village on an area of farmland near Thomas Bush beneath the Craigieburn Range as a centre for recreational activities in the area.
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Since its inception the village has steadily grown and at the start of 2014 contained 126 houses. Most of these are seasonal holiday homes with only a handful occupied by permanent residents.
A range of holiday houses are available to rent in the village.
Rental listings can be found on the Castle Hill Holiday Homes website.
Note: There are no commercial shops in the village for food or fuel.
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Camping is possible at the Craigieburn Shelter Campground (also known as Broken River Campground). Nestled in the beech forest just off State Highway 73 at the bottom of the Broken River Skifield Road, there are picnic tables, an open shelter, toilets and water from Cave Stream. Children 5-17 are $3/night, while adults are $6/night.
For groups, in summer Cheeseman Ski Club offer both Forest Lodge and Snowline Lodge. Snowline Lodge is 12 kilometres from State Highway 73, 1550 metres above sea level and sleeps 68 people in 13 bunkrooms. Lower down, Forest Lodge is nestled in the tussock near beech forest handy for both Dracophyllum Flat Track and the Hogs Back Track; it sleeps 38 people in 7 bunkrooms.
The Canterbury Environmental Trust run the Environmental Education Centre of New Zealand near Hut Creek Track off the Broken River Skifield Road and offer bookings for both Korimako Lodge (sleeps 28) and Kea Cottage (sleeps 6). $15/person/night with a minimum charge of $120 for Korimako Lodge and a minimum charge of $50 for Kea Cottage.
Kura Tawhiti
The grand limestone rock battlements of Kura Tawhiti led early European travellers to name the area Castle Hill.
Climbers, families, students, scientists and travellers have always been drawn to this spectacular place, to explore its natural, cultural, historic and recreation values.
Bounded by the high mountains of the Torlesse Range to the east and the Craigieburn Range to the west, the limestone tors of Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area dominate the Waimakariri Basin, Canterbury.
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A 594 metre long cave within Cave Stream Scenic Reserve is one of the most outstanding natural features in the Canterbury region.


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The old cloister founded by Robert d'Arbrissel, at the beginning of the 12th century, is a cultural and architectural heritage. The church is a fine example of the Romanesque style of Poitiers. Monasteries for the men and women of Lencloître came under the authority of the Abbey of Fontevraud; the monks and nuns were subject to the authority of Abbess of the Royal Abbey built in the Saumur area.
The image and wealth of the Order of Fontevraud, combined with the fertile Envigne Valley, promoted the development of agriculture. In the 13th century, the monastic buildings and the neighbouring village became thriving market places. These markets became weekly in the 16th century. The monastery experienced a particularly brilliant period in the 17th century, under the enlightened direction of Antoinette d'Orléans. In 1612, the inhabitants of the neighbouring village asked her to intercede with King Louis XIII so that four annual fairs could be held. They were set by Royal Edict and in exchange, the nuns collected fees. From 1780, the annual calendar of fairs changed and they more than doubled from 4 to 9. Eventually, by the 19th century, there were 12 per year and they were held on the first Monday of each month.
The Municipality of Lencloître was created during the French Revolution and the village was christened with the name that was used at the time for the little village and its monastery.
From the church to the rose garden: a remarkable heritage complex
The seat of the priory founded at the beginning of the 12th century, Lencloître Church has undergone few transformations. When it became parochial, it retained its original layout, characteristic of the Romanesque buildings of Poitiers : a nave with collaterals, a transept and an apse choir framed by two absidioles. The church is as well preserved inside as outside : portal, cornices, belfry, nave and apses all have, among other things, preserved columns, colonnettes, modillions and sculpted capitals. Even though its Western façade was reworked during the period between the 15th and 16th centuries, the Lencloître Church remains an elegant, harmonious and richly decorated building. It also has a collection of paintings, including a magnificent Flemish-inspired triptych of the 16th century.
Around the church, not far from the men's monastery, buildings for the nuns and the house of the prioress who directed the community were constructed. The portal of the pilgrims' hospice, crowned with a lion, is still visible today. Not far from there, the round dovecote (17th century) has 1,200 nests and a turntable ladder in perfect condition. The cloister garden and the rose garden complete the complex.
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I'm back. Turns out I will be playing at two of six performances with my string quartet--originally a dectet. I'll be filling in missing parts on guitar and forcing a student to play lead on every violin song. Sorry, kid, that's show business. Tonight's the night when we have some fun (some fun-o some fun-o). Halloween, arguably the best holiday*, is today. Do you have your candy ready for the hordes of hyperactive children running up to your door? Did you shovel and salt the walkways if you're trapped under a blanket of snow in the northeast? And did you buy enough cleaner to get all the rotten egg off of your house if you decide to shut off your lights and pretend you're not home?
Regardless of how you celebrate the greatest night of the year, it's important to have the proper entertainment lined up to get you through the evening. Sure, there's the joy of gobbling down buckets of candy and drinking gallons of cider. That's part of the territory.
I'm talking about horror films. Here is my 2011 guide to five films guaranteed to make your Halloween night memorable. They're in order, tamest to most horrifying, after the jump.
Forget about Nightmare Before Christmas (wrong holiday) and pass on the too short for its own good Corpse Bride this year. Go with the new horror stop-motion animation darling on the block Coraline. This twisted tale, adapted from Neil Gaiman's award-winning youth novel, features a seemingly never-ending cavalcade of tricks and treats. The visuals are beautiful and the scares and demented set-ups have to be seen to be believed.
If you don't think it's a horror film, just think about the film's conceit for a minute. There exists an alternate universe where your perfect vision of your family and every fantasy comes to life. That is, of course, if you are willing to have your eyes removed and replaced with shiny plastic buttons.
This is creepy enough to set the Halloween tone for any adult but not so creepy that your children couldn't enjoy the show.
For whatever reason, this Roger Corman adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story has become an annual selection on many film channels' Halloween line-ups. The Pit and the Pendulum stars Vincent Price as the madman seeking revenge at any cost. It's filled with lush Gothic visuals and oozing with atmosphere.
It is, in essence, a haunted house film without any haunting. The haunting is a mere projection of the past, the memories of a man who has long ago lost his mind, leading to a downward spiral of bizarre events.
The film is creaky, but it still packs a punch. It's another safe choice for all ages viewing on Halloween night.
What can I say that I haven't already said before? Trick'R Treat is essential viewing for any horror fan. It is the mythology of Halloween all rolled up into an interlocking anthology film about a town with a whole lot of bad Halloween luck. See urban legends come alive like you never imagined. This film has everything from razor blades in candy to why you should never blow out the jack-o-lantern until midnight. It's spectacular and quite scary. Maybe you should wait until the little ones go to bed to play this one.
I know what you're thinking. "Robert, that's the horror film that almost killed the Halloween series. Are you insane?" Yes, it is, and no, I am not. The reason I recommend a film like Halloween III for Halloween night viewing rather than the first two films is quite simple: this one actually gets into the heart of Halloween.
The plot conceit is bizarre and makes no sense unless you step back and remember what Halloween is. Halloween (in the secular sense) is escapism and fantasy allowed by cultural ritual. It's a safe way to mock with scares us without ever putting us in real danger. Why not celebrate with a film that embraces the fanciful elements of the holiday? We all know a Halloween mask can't explode because it's within range of a TV commercial. Isn't it fun to accept that idea for just one night and laugh in its face?
Another odd choice. I have my reasons.
Cat People can be viewed as a great Halloween film. You have a woman--otherwise normal, kind, and caring--who becomes obsessed with the idea that she's becoming something else. Other people around her begin to see strange shadows that resemble what she claims she becomes. Is it the power of the imagination--like a particularly convincing Halloween costume--or is it real life?
Featuring one of the original (and most effective) jump scares and dazzling black and white cinematography, Cat People is a film you have to experience. Just remember: if it has the Val Lewton label, it's probably a very good slow-burn horror film.
*I've heard compelling arguments for Christmas, New Year's Eve, and Talk Like A Pirate Day, but I remain unconvinced.
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