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Today, December 6, 2018, marks the 29th year since
Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968)
Hélène Colgan (born 1966)
Nathalie Croteau (born 1966)
Barbara Daigneault (born 1967)
Anne-Marie Edward (born 1968)
Maud Haviernick (born 1960)
Maryse Laganière (born 1964)
Maryse Leclair (born 1966)
Anne-Marie Lemay (born 1967)
Sonia Pelletier (born 1961)
Michèle Richard (born 1968)
Annie St-Arneault (born 1966)
Annie Turcotte (born 1969)
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (born 1958)
were murdered for being women.
In the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, a man stalked the classrooms, hallways, and cafeteria of the École Polytechnique de Montréal, separated men and women and targeted women to shoot.
Memorial plate on the side of École Polytechnique.
Claiming he was "fighting feminism" and calling the women "a bunch of feminists," in an attack that took just under 20 minutes, he killed 14 women and injured 14 other people, 10 of them women, before killing himself. In his suicide note, he blamed feminists for "ruining his life" and listed 19 Quebec women whom he considered to be feminists and apparently wished to kill.
I was 10 years old and in grade 5 when this happened. I saw the news in the Toronto Star, which I read every morning, and was horrified, but I didn't really grasp the import of what had happened. I wondered if Geneviève Bergeron was related to Mr. Bergeron, my bus driver.
A few years later, I asked my grade 7 teacher Mr. Taylor about his white ribbon, but his answer didn't really help me understand what some crazy guy with a gun had to do with feminism. I went to an all girls school, but I didn't really get the point; I just assumed it was so we didn't get distracted by the boys.
As I grew up, I had creepy encounters with men of course; didn't we all? Men standing uncomfortably close on the empty bus platform (they probably didn't realize I was only 13). Men following you into the parking garage to invite you for coffee (he was probably heading to the subway too). Men commenting on your appearance with their voices or just with their eyes. I was a city kid; I starting taking the subway in grade 6. Creepy dudes were just part of the landscape.
I went to university. I studied; I partied; I dated. The one encounter that stood out to me was when I, giddy from lack of sleep (a combination of a term-paper all-nighter and a unwelcome late-night phone call from an ex), ventured alone to the campus bar and met a very nice guy. He invited me back to his place and we all know where this story ends except — PLOT TWIST — nothing happened. We talked – about really deep, emotional things, both of us – and then he said, "How about I walk you home?"
Segue time:
Did you know that THE PC POLICE HAVE BANNED BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE FROM BEING PLAYED ON THE RADIO EVER AGAIN BECAUSE LIBERAL SNOWFLAKES ARE TRIGGERED?
Well, not exactly. The song, touted as a "Christmas Classic" (it's not), has been removed from circulation on selected radio stations.
Over the past little while, this catchy call-and-answer duet has come under scrutiny. Viewed in historical context, some say, the lyrics reflect a woman demurring in order to continue the date without inducing society's judgement. On the other hand, viewed through today's #metoo lens, we hear a predatory "nice guy" refusing to take no for an answer as his date repeatedly attempts to politely extricate herself.
But…..what if I told you it can be both???
Morpheus gets it.
Both these interpretations tell us the same thing: Context matters. Viewed in different contexts, the song has different meanings. Heard by different people, the song has a different impact. MIND BLOWN, right? It can be both perfectly fine AND offensive at the same time.
Impact matters too. In fact, I would argue, impact matters MOST.
That's why when a person of colour says, "Please don't dress your kid in costumes steeped in cultural appropriation this Halloween," you don't say, "But we LOVE Pocahontas!" That's why when your officemate says, "Strong scents give me migraines could you please not use your wax warmer?" you don't say, "But Passionfruit Punchbowl makes me happy inside!"
And it's why, when a whole lot of people say, "This super-catchy song's lyrics are upsetting because they remind me of all the times I had to stay calm and polite while in a vulnerable position with Schrodinger's rapist," "I don't like my kids hearing music that normalizes the idea that if a man just keeps saying the same thing in response to his date's protests eventually she'll give in," or worse, "I've sung this tune before and it didn't end well," it's kind of a dick move to say, "Actually, you wouldn't be so traumatized if you just understood the historical context."
Because impact matters, and the weight of, "It's not fair that I can't occasionally hear this song on the radio in addition to at home or on my iPod whenever I want," is not equivalent to the weight of, "This song makes me feel terrible when it starts playing and I can't choose to avoid it if it's randomly going to come on when I'm out in public."
TL/DR: When people say, "That thing makes me feel really shitty," arguing for your right to be a dick is kind of dickish.
Oh, and the connection to the first half of this post?
Well, interestingly enough (and this flies in the face of the whole "historical context" explanation): When performing the song with his wife, composer/lyricist Frank Loesser often introduced himself as "the evil of two Loessers," a fine play on words as well as a telling indictment of his role in the song. The song's sheet music names the two parts, "Wolf" and "Mouse," again not particularly evocative of the "female empowerment" viewpoint.
Misogyny was alive and well 83 years ago when the song was written. It was alive and well 29 years ago when a gunman massacred 14 women in Montreal because he felt feminists had ruined his life. It was alive and well 4 years ago when another gunman killed 6 people in Isla Vista to punish women for rejecting him. It was alive and well 8 months ago when a man used a van as a weapon to kill 10 people in Toronto, again in retribution for female rejection And it is alive and well today, where there are countless Nice Guys™ out there who are also one frustrated sexual encounter away from violence.
Do we really have to turn one arguably questionable song into a rallying point for "You're just being too sensitive-"ness?
~ karyn
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3 thoughts on "Misogyny: From the Montréal Massacre to Baby, It's Cold Outside, and back again."
I totally agree with you. This song makes me SO uncomfortable because it puts me right back in that situation. My coworkers were just discussing it, belittling and laughing at those who get offended easily. I didn't speak up. I should have.
karynpickles says:
Ugh – what an awful experience. Just remember to put on your own oxygen mask first – speaking up is important, but not at the expense of your own self-care or safe work environment.
Joni Donze says:
Very well said. Thank you.
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Home » Mining » Company News
Ivanhoe starts copper production at Kamoa-Kakula mine in DRC
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By NS Energy Staff Writer 26 May 2021
The mine is estimated to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper per year in the first phase
Kamoa-Kakula's Phase 1 concentrator plant. (Credit: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.)
Canadian miner Ivanhoe Mines has announced the start of production of copper concentrate from the Kamoa-Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Production at the mine commenced after the introduction of first ore into the concentrator plant recently. It was carried out to implement initial hot commissioning tests on the ball mills and other processing equipment.
Located in the Kolwezi District of Lualaba, the Kamoa-Kakula mine will have initial mining rate of 3.8 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) under the first phase development. It is planned to be ramped up to 7.6Mtpa in the third quarter 2022.
Under the first phase, the mine is estimated to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper per year.
Upon completion of the second phase development, Kamoa-Kakula is expected to have a total production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of copper per year.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi said: "The start of production of copper concentrate at the Kamoa-Kakula Mine indicates that the DRC is open for business and investment. We congratulate Ivanhoe Mines for having reached this milestone on this world-class discovery."
The Kamoa-Kakula copper project is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines, Zijin Mining Group, Crystal River Global and the Government of the DRC.
Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining Group own a stake of 39.6% each in the project, while the DRC government holds 20%.
Ivanhoe Mines stated the production has been started following 24 years of exploration and development efforts on the Kamoa-Kakula discovery.
Through phased expansions, the mine is expected to become one of the world's largest copper producers.
Ivanhoe and its partner Zijin are looking at ways to speed up the Kamoa-Kakula phase 3 concentrator expansion from 7.6Mtpa to 11.4Mtpa, taking into the current copper price environment.
Ivanhoe director and Zijin Mining chairman Jinghe Chen said: "As a joint-venture partner and a shareholder of Ivanhoe Mines, Zijin Mining is tremendously proud to showcase the fruition of this exceptionally successful partnership with Ivanhoe in bringing Phase 1 of Kamoa-Kakula into production ahead of time, while overcoming the significant challenges presented by an unprecedented global pandemic.
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Q: Read value from servlet in .js file and alter DOM structure I need to send the vaule read by li1 and li2 to a servlet which authenticates the user(no DB calls) and the servlet responds with a true or false.This boolean value must be read in my .js file and must alter only the DOM structure without reloading entire page in case of invalid user with appropriate message.
My logintom.js is as follows
goog.require('goog.dom');
goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
goog.require('goog.style');
goog.require('goog.ui.Control');
goog.require('goog.ui.Button');
goog.require('goog.ui.FlatButtonRenderer');
goog.require('goog.ui.LabelInput');
goog.require("goog.net.XhrIo");
goog.require("goog.structs.Map");
goog.require("goog.Uri.QueryData");
function setUp() {
    var li1 = new goog.ui.LabelInput('USER NAME');
        li1.render(goog.dom.getElement('d1'));
    var li2 = new goog.ui.LabelInput('PASSWORD');
        li2.render(goog.dom.getElement('d2'));
            var val1;
            var val2;
    var fb1 = new goog.ui.Button('Login',goog.ui.FlatButtonRenderer.getInstance());
fb1.render(goog.dom.getElement('fb1'));
        goog.events.listen(fb1,goog.ui.Component.EventType.ACTION,
        function(e) {
            val1 = li1.getValue();
            val2 = li2.getValue();
var request = new goog.net.XhrIo();
        goog.events.listen(request, "complete", function(){
        if (request.isSuccess())
        {
    console.log("Satus code: ", request.getStatus(), " - ", request.getStatusText());
        }
        else {
    console.log("Something went wrong in the ajax call. Error code: ", request.getLastErrorCode()," - message: ", request.getLastError());
        }
    });
        var param = 'username='+val1+'&password='+val2;
        var url = 'loginprocessortom?username='+val1+'&password='+val2;
        request.send(url, "POST");
});
}

My Servlet is as follows
public class loginprocessortom extends HttpServlet
{
    protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws
          ServletException, IOException
    {
        String uname = (req.getParameter("username"));
        String pword = (req.getParameter("password"));
            resp.setContentType("text/html");
            PrintWriter out = resp.getWriter();
    if (uname == "xyz" && pword == "xyz")
            {
                     tof = true;
            }
            else
            {
             tof = false;
            }
   }
}

My HTML is as follows.

        <fieldset>
            <legend>
                Authentication
            </legend>

User Name &nbsp

Password &nbsp &nbsp

        </fieldset>

I need to send this "tof" to my .js where i can read it using closure and alter page based on the value of "tof" without reloading the entire page(Ajax behaviour)

A: goog.events.listen(request, "complete", function(e){
        var xhr = /** @type {goog.net.XhrIo} */ (e.target);
        res = xhr.getResponseText();
                if(xhr.getResponseText() == "true")
                {
                goog.dom.getElement("sp1").innerHTML = ("Hi Welcome");
                }
                else
                {
                goog.dom.getElement("sp1").innerHTML = ("Invalid Username or Password");
                }
        });

Replacing the console log function with the above code should work.

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Q: Does any one know what is the P value when F=37.45; df1=5; df2=40 in a one way anova F test? in a one way anova F test
when F=37.45; df1=5; df2=40
what is the P value?
I tried several software, and the result is <0.0001. I know it sounds weird that I need a really small number of possibility. However, I really need it for a publication.
I greatly appreciate if anyone can help on this issue. Please let me know the exact number if you can calculate it.
thanks

A: 0.00000000000004551914400963141815737

Is that exact enough?
Seriously, even though in a publication it asks for an exact amount there's a point where just saying it's less than 0.0001 is all you can reasonably do.  It's a very very very small number.  I strongly suggest that you not try to send that number in for publication and you stick with p < 0.0001.


Does anyone know what the rationale was for replacing the old-style 360 with the rounded body new-style 360 back in 1964? Was it strictly style-related, or was there a perceived difference (or improvement) in sound?
It seems from many posts on the subject that many users prefer the 360OS sound and/or appearance versus the 360NS. I recall reading a post from John Hall on this forum where he said the 330 had a more acoustic sound than the 360 (presumably NS) due to having about 15% more internal volume. I presume that would also hold true for the 360OS (c63) vs. NS as well, since it is basically the same body style as the 330. Although, the 360OS did have the internal X-bracing which I presume neither the 330 or 360NS have.
When I recently bought my 330/12, I compared it with a 360/12 and 370/12, both new-style. It seemed to me the 330/12 had a slight but noticeably brighter and more ringing tone than the other two. I have seen numerous similar comments on this forum and YouTube regarding the 360/12OS vs. NS. If so, why was there a change?
I think it was mostly a cosmetic and sales standpoint, a new model with a rounded shape for comfortable playing, which also looked good with binding and inlays. It was good timing as the 360/12 became a very popular guitar in the mid-'60s. They're pretty much the same soundwise, but I've come to believe the 330 style has just a bit more ring to it.
I'm waiting for them to come out with the 360/12 NS with the wider neck.
I'll probably be too old and senile play then, but hey, you never know!!
If you want a wider fretboard, buy a 1993Plus or 660. That gives you a choice of hollow-body, or solid-body.
I think that theory is absolutely right! In fact, I think it's so right that it's not just a theory anymore ... it's a truism!
Don't tell that to Roger McGuinn!!


The posting below looks at ways of measuring learning gains of students exposed to the new approaches of "interactive engagement." It is by Richard Hake, Indiana University, Emeritus and is number 31 in a series of selected excerpts from the National Teaching and Learning Forum newsletter reproduced here as part of our "Shared Mission Partnership." NT&LF has a wealth of information on all aspects of teaching and learning. If you are not already a subscriber, you can check it out at [http://www.ntlf.com/] The on-line edition of the Forum--like the printed version - offers subscribers insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning. National Teaching and Learning Forum Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 1, ? Copyright 1996-2005. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.
Investigation of the extent to which a paradigm shift from teaching to learning is taking place requires measurement of students' learning in college classrooms. But Wilbert McKeachie 1987 has pointed out that the time-honored gauge of student learning-course exams and final grades-typically measures lower-level educational objectives such as memory of facts and definitions rather than higher-level outcomes such as critical thinking and problem solving. (For more general characterizations of higher-order learning see Anderson & Krathwohl 2001 and Shavelson & Huang 2003.) The same criticism (Hake 2002a) as to assessing only lower-level learning applies to Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET's), since their primary justification as measures of student learning appears to lie in the modest correlation with overall ratings of course (+ 0.47) and instructor (+ 0.43) with "achievement" as measured by course exams or final grades (Cohen 1981). For general characterizations of higher-order learning see Anderson & Krathwohl 2001 and Shavelson & Huang 2003. In their "Chart 1," the latter display higher-level learning such as "procedural" (see, e.g., Anderson 2004), "schematic," and "strategic" knowledge within knowledge domains, as might be measured and enhanced by disciplinary experts.
How then can we measure students' higher-level learning in college courses? Several indirect (and therefore in my view problematic) gauges have been developed; e.g., Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP), National Survey Of Student Engagement (NSSE), Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG), and Knowledge Surveys (KS's) (Nuhfer & Knipp 2003).
In sharp contrast to the invalid or indirect measures discussed in the above two paragraphs is the direct measure of students' higher-level domain-specific learning through pre/post testing using (a) valid and consistently reliable tests devised by disciplinary experts, and (b) traditional courses as controls. Such pre/post testing, pioneered by economists (Paden & Moyer 1969) and physicists (Halloun & Hestenes 1985a,b), is rarely employed in higher education, in part because of the tired old canonical objections recently lodged by Suskie 2004 and countered by Hake 2004a and Scriven 2004. Despite the nay-sayers, pre/post testing is gradually gaining a foothold in introductory astronomy, economics, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, engineering, and physics courses (see Hake 2004b for references). It should be emphasized that such low-stakes formative pre/post testing is the polar opposite of the high-stakes summative testing mandated by the U.S. Department of Education's No Child Left Behind act for K-12 (USDE 2005a) that is now contemplated for higher education (USDE 2005b). As the NCLB experience shows, such testing often falls victim to "Campbell's Law" (Campbell 1975, Nichols & Berliner 2005): "The more any quantitative social indicator is used for social decision making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor."
Physics education researchers (PER's) have employed formative pre/post testing to show that traditional (T) introductory physics courses promote very little change in students' understanding of basic physics concepts; regardless of the experience, enthusiasm, talents, and motivation of their professors. This has driven some physicists to develop novel "interactive engagement" (IE) methods, among them: Microcomputer-based Labs, Concept Tests, Modeling, Active Learning Problem Sets, Overview Case Studies, and Socratic Dialogue Inducing Labs (for references see Hake 2002b). That such Interactive Engagement methods are relatively effective in promoting student higher-level learning has been demonstrated by the nearly two-standard deviation (cf. Bloom's 1984 "two sigma problem") superiority in normalized average learning gains of IE courses over T (traditional) courses (Hake 1998a,b, 2002b,c and corroborative references therein). Notable examples are large enrollment courses at Harvard (Crouch & Mazur 2001), North Carolina State University (Beichner & Saul 2004), MIT (Dori & Belcher 2004), the University of Colorado at Boulder (Pollock 2005), and California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo (Hoellwarth, et al. 2005).
Some definitions are in order. In the above paragraph (a) the average normalized gain is the actual gain [ - ] divided by the maximum possible gain [100% - ], where the angle brackets indicate the class averages; (b) T courses are operationally defined courses as those reported by instructors to make little or no use of IE methods, relying primarily on passive-student lectures, recipe labs, and algorithmic problem exams; (c) IE courses are operationally defined as those designed at least in part to promote conceptual understanding through interactive engagement of students in heads-on (always) and hands-on (usually) activities which yield immediate feedback through discussion with peers and/or instructors.
For links to over 50 U.S. PER groups, over 200 PER papers published in the American Journal of Physics since 1972, and tests of cognitive and affective conditions see, respectively, Meltzer 2005a, Meltzer 2005b, and NCSU 2005. The very active PER discussion list PhysLrnR logged over 750 posts in 2005. As far as I know, no other discipline is so actively researching undergraduate student learning. For reviews see McDermott & Redish 1999, Redish 1999, Thacker 2003, Heron & Meltzer 2005, and Wieman & Perkins 2005.
The fact that IE methods are far more effective in promoting conceptual understanding than traditional passive-student methods is probably related to the "enhanced synapse addition and modification" induced by those methods. Bransford, et al. 2000 wrote: ". . . synapse addition and modification are lifelong processes, driven by experience. In essence, the quality of information to which one is exposed and the amount of information one acquires is reflected throughout life in the structure of the brain. This process is probably not the only way that information is stored in the brain, but it is a very important way that provides insight into how people learn." Leamnson 1999, 2000 has also stressed the relationship of biological brain change to student learning. In his Chapter 5 "Teaching and Pedagogy," Leamnson 1999 wrote, "Teaching must involve telling, but learning will only start when something persuades students to engage their minds and do what it takes to learn." Another reminder that the affective and the cognitive are inextricably linked, as recently emphasized by Ed Nuhfer 2005 in this Forum.
I see no reason that student learning gains far larger than those in traditional courses could not eventually be achieved and documented in other disciplines from arts through philosophy to zoology if their practitioners would (a) reach a consensus on the crucial concepts that all beginning students should be brought to understand, (b) undertake the lengthy qualitative and quantitative research required to develop multiple-choice tests (MCT's) of higher-level learning of those concepts, so as to (c) gauge the need for and effects of non-traditional pedagogy, and (b) develop Interactive Engagement methods suitable to their disciplines.
Why MCT's? So that the tests can be given to thousands of students in hundreds of courses under varying conditions in such a manner that meta-analyses can be performed, thus establishing general causal relationships in a convincing manner.
But can multiple-choice tests measure higher-order learning? Wilson & Bertenthal 2005 think so, writing: "Performance assessment is an approach that offers great potential for assessing complex thinking and learning abilities, but multiple choice items also have their strengths. For example, although many people recognize that multiple-choice items are an efficient and effective way of determining how well students have acquired basic content knowledge, many do not recognize that they can also be used to measure complex cognitive processes. For example, the Force Concept Inventory [Hestenes et al. 1992] . . . is an assessment that uses multiple-choice items to tap into higher-level cognitive processes."
L1: The use of Interactive Engagement strategies can increase the effectiveness of conceptually difficult courses well beyond that obtained with traditional methods.
L3: High-quality standardized tests of the cognitive and affective impact of courses are essential for gauging the relative effectiveness of non-traditional and traditional educational methods. For examples of such physics tests see the listing at http://www.ncsu.edu/per/TestInfo.html NCSU 2005.
L4: Education Research and Development by disciplinary experts (DEs), and of the same quality and nature as traditional science/engineering R&D, is needed to develop potentially effective educational methods within each discipline. But the DEs should take advantage of the insights of DEs engaged in education R&D in other disciplines, cognitive scientists, faculty and graduates of education schools, and classroom teachers.
Calls for the accountability of higher education in promoting student learning are becoming more forceful, both from inside the university, e.g., Duderstadt 2000, Hersh 2005, Hersh & Merrow 2005, Bok 2005a,b; and outside the university, e.g., by the U.S. Dept. of Education's new "Commission on the Future of Higher Education" (USDE 2005b). For reports on the Commission's first two meetings and commissioner's comments on the possibility of NCLB-like testing in higher education, and on the declining literacy of college graduates (NAAL 2005), see Lederman 2005a,b.
As Hersh 2005 observes: ". . . in an era when the importance of a college diploma is increasing while public support for universities is diminishing, [assessment of student learning] is desperately needed. The real question is who will control it. Legislators are prepared to force the issue: Congress raised the question of quality during its recent hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; all regional accrediting agencies and more than forty states now require evidence of student learning from their colleges and universities; and pressure is rising to extend a No Child Left Behind-style testing regime to higher education" (see USDE 2005a,b).
Thus it would appear to be high time for faculty members to turn more of their attention to shifting the higher education paradigm from teaching to learning, both because it's the right thing to do, and because not doing so may invite stifling oversight by state and national bureaucrats.


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As champions for the community, health centers foster a level of grassroots emergency preparedness that reaches deep into the underserved and vulnerable populations they care for daily. The state's community health centers not only play a significant role in maintaining the health of communities, we are recognized as critical and essential partners in local, statewide and national emergency response. Today, health centers are more than primary care providers - we are community responders.
To contact the League's on-call Emergency Duty Officer, email emergency@massleague.org or call 617-988-2229 to leave a message.
To report a change in your health center's operations due to an emergency or perceived impact, please use our online reporting tool: 2022 Operational Status Reporting.
The following links are to resources that can be helpful for preparing for, responding to and recovering from an emergency or disaster.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management
For smartphone users:
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La Estación Ferroviaria de Vermoil, más conocida como Estación de Vermoil, es una plataforma de la línea del Norte, que sirve a parroquias de Vermoil, en el distrito de Leiría, en Portugal.

Historia

Siglo XXI
En enero de 2011, estaban previstas, entre el primer y cuarto trimestres de 2012, la realización de obras de conservación de los equipamientos de catenaria en esta estación.

Características

Localización y accesos
Se encuentra en la localidad de Vermoil-Gare, en frente de la Calle Marqués de Pombal.

Descripción física
En enero de 2011, contaba con dos vías de circulación, ambas con 690 metros de longitud; las plataformas tenían ambas 231 metros de extensión, y 55 centímetros de altura.

Véase también
 Red Ferroviaria Nacional
 Comboios de Portugal

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Página oficial de la Estación de Vermoil, en el portal de la Red Ferroviaria Nacional
Fotografía de la Estación de Vermoil, en el directorio Panoramio

Vermoil
Pombal

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Delain have just announced they return to the UK and Ireland in November 2016 to support the upcoming album release scheduled for the summer 2016!
As well as an appearance at Download, make sure to catch the band and their energetic live shows on the following dates.
Support comes from Evergrey and Kobra and the Lotus.
Tickets will be on sale May 23rd at 10am.


Un super hôtel dans un super emplacement.
Kalimera! I am looking to book your hotel for 4 nights in August. I wanted to ask if you offered a shuttle service from the airport to your hotel? And, if so, how much do you charge? Thank you very much for your reply.
Samos is a very small island and the airport not far at all.You wouldn't have any problems in getting a cab for a 15 minute ride which would cost less than €23.
Hello, please tell me is it far from the beach?
Hotel Polyxeni is by the sea but not by the beach. It is located close to the port of Pythagorion, not suitable to swim. However there is a beach not far from there, walking distance, about 600 meters away.


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Cry Over Spilt Ink
Spilt Ink
This story is part of my recent collection of short stories entitled Chalk Drawings on a City Sidewalk. I may be seeking publication of these stories later this year...
I was given a prompt by one of the groups I write for that read "Write a story about someone who visits you who has a truth that will change your life. So I wrote "Aunt Gertrude" which made the review. Now, I don't know how this will make me more successful, but I want to share this story with you and you can tell me what you think. Have you ever had someone who dropped unexpectedly in your life and told you something that changed your entire life. If you have then you know my Aunt Gertrude.
Aunt Gertrude
Aunt Gertrude
I come from a small family without a lot of Old World tradition except a Presbyterian religious background that is not binding to church attendance. The God I knew was a distant one and when I opened my travel agency, I was convinced that God would not interfere with my daily life or so I thought. My sister and only other sibling, Mandy paid a bit more attention to bringing her three sons up in a more traditional religious atmosphere, but I continued to resist any sort of affiliation that would bind me to something I did not necessarily believe in. Agnostic was the closest thing I had to a personal belief.
So when the holidays came caroling in, I would endure the commercial sentimentality to both the Christian and pagan roots stirred and mixed like a warm, stiff egg nog and ugly sweater. Bah-Humbug as one of my favorite Yuletide characters would quip. My nephews knew me as Mr. Grinch and I did little to dissuade them from the practice and chagrin of Mandy and her husband Todd Bates or Norman, as I often referred to him. Oh God, Todd was filled with the joyous spirit of the holidays, always wanting me to partner with him in his ad agency as my travel agency was barely keep afloat. Todd use the Bible like a finely crafted weapon and in my ignorance, I was the perfect target for lessons of a higher cause. Drown him in the punch bowl was always lurking in the dark recesses of my mind, but restraint and love of my sister prevented me from turning my more sinister impulses into reality, but each occasion the impulses would get stronger.
I did love Mandy. She was sincere and honest as I had once been before becoming cynical and jaded after two childless marriage to selfish self-centered women who found what I had to offer them was not enough to satisfy their needs. I kept the notes they left after packing their bags and walking out to a cab waiting to whisk them away to a better happily ever after. Mandy held the box of Kleenex as I spilled out the broken shards of my heart.
Dad was the first to leave. It was while I was in college and his heart attack was instant and fatal. I envied him in his painless exit. One night I had tried to cut my wrists, but the pain was too much to bear. We had never really been close and when I went home for his funeral days after Christmas, I peered into his coffin at a pasty white imposter and wondered who this man was. After the service, I drove back to the house past all of the homes decorated in festive holiday apparel wondering what it must be like to be so joyous during this time of year. When I got home, mom was cooking still dressed in her mourning outfit with her black hat tilted on her gray head with the vail partially over her baggy eyes.
"Mom, let me help." I took the spoon from her hand.
"You father will be hungry... " Her voice fade as her eyes met mine.
"Dad is gone." I dared to speak the truth that she was avoiding by busying herself in her domain of meal preparation. Then the tears came and I held her for the better part of an hour. Deck the halls and all that crap.
Three years ago after working relentlessly in the upkeep of the church, Reverend Houseman found her collapsed on the altar with a dustrag in her hand. She had been gone for the better part of an hour. It was almost Easter, but my mother would not rise from the dead and after her funeral, Mandy and I went to the Easter service mom would have gone to and we both shed a few tears for her before leaving.
Now that I have taken you on a long path to the main point of my strange story, I will tell you that I was in my office renovated from my modest home with a sign in the window reading, "Rickerson's World Travel Service" It used to be neon at one time, but the neon escaped from the tubes and I replaced it with a less lively display. In order to enter the tiny office with a desk and computer, you have to enter through the front glass door, about three quarter glass that is, and there would be an open waiting area with a couch and chair and some ancient magazines, not a single shelf elf or ornament to be seen. Todd suggested that I put at least a tree in the corner, but like all of his suggestions, I made one of my own on where he could stuff his suggestion. My sister hissed her disapproval, but she knows me and she was not surprised by my crude remark. Anyway, I had hours on Saturday that would be Christmas Eve. Snow was falling as if to add a final touch to the festivities, but for me it meant the wood frame of the door would stick and each progressive weather change, it would stick even more. So I pushed the door and nearly slipped and fell in the accumulating snow. I cursed and put my shoulder into it this time. I felt the water logged wood buckle a bit and the glass groaned, but with a stiff shoulder, the door gave way and I stood inside the chilly interior that I never kept heated unless I was at my desk. Like Scrooge, I would not waste my money on keeping this work space heated unless I was occupying the room. I blew into my hands as I turned on the heat. Like a giant beast from the deep bowels of the house, the fire breathing dragon came to life. In the matter of minutes, the room was tolerable and I could feel my fingers once again.
With a quick move over the counter, I was sitting at my desk where I pushed the button to turn on my dated computer with a dial up modem. Todd had suggested I upgrade my computer, but once again I had made a counter-suggestion that made Mandy roll her eyes. After my usual song and dance of giggling the wired until I my screen filled with my website, I was assuage that I actually was able to reach my destination before my opening time of 9 am. The bare fluorescent bulb overhead flickered and buzzed for a moment or two once my digital clock read 9:00 am.
Most of my business had been done in the prior weeks, but I found that in keeping my doors open on Christmas Eve, I could get what I called, the desperate traveler who was willing to pay a little extra from anything that would get him or her to their destination in time for Christamas. Don't judge me on my entrepreneurship since shipping companies do the same in order to get gifts under the Christmas tree on time and you don't think twice about it. It's the same only I'm getting human traffic home for the holidays and I think that makes me a holiday saint, by most standards.
Snow fell as the hour dragged painfully by and I was afraid in the accumulation that I might be trapped if it continued. Snow plows flew on by as I played a radio station playing golden oldies and if one Christmas song came on, I would change the station in a micro-minute. Bah-Humbug.
Ebenezeer Scrooge!
I woke up from dozing off when I heard the bell on the door ring. Looking up, I saw an elderly woman dressed in a long coat, knitted hat, and dainty gloves with a flowers sewn into the wrists. Removing her snowy hat and gloves, I saw her to be a bit older than previously thought as her hair was white as the snow falling outside and her face was mapped with deep lines of experience. Before I could say, "Can I help you?" she introduced herself properly, "Hello, I am Aunt Gertrude."
"Aunt Gertrude." My mind whirled as I tried to remember perhaps a distant relative that I would refer to as Aunt Gertrude. Finally I shook my head, "Aunt Gertrude? Surely you are no aunt of mine."
"Posh!" she hissed shaking off the snow from her coat, "You don't remember me?"
"Can't say I do." I shook my head slowly knowing that my business with her might be a phone call to the authorities, "If you are here for illicit purposes, I assure you I will call the police."
"You are my sister's boy, Darrel." She held her chin up as if looking down on me from the mountain.
"Yes, I am Darrel Rickerson, but then anybody would know that as I am a member of the Lion's Club." I pointed to the plaque I received some years ago.
"Rickerson. My sister was Marge Blithe." She nodded. It was mom's maiden name, but she seldom used it around us, so I had forgotten all about it. "My baby sister."
"My mother." I began to have an uneasy feeling gurgling up from below.
"I did as requested." She sat in one of the chairs in the waiting room, "I stayed out of sight, but now she's gone and I thought this would be a good time to catch up."
"Catch up?" I belched.
"Certainly. She told me that after she was gone, I should come to visit you. Here is the letter." She handed me an envelope with a handwritten letter inside; it was my mother's handwriting with graceful loops and carefully formed perfect calligraphic writing as a person could ever write. In her exquisite prose, she spoke of the family secret they shared and how Aunt Gertrude was to find the time to reveal it.
I hate secrets, especially family secrets like the ones in tales by Faulkner, Williams and Capote, the ones that show us we are not who we think we are, the secrets that remove the solid ground beneath our feet. There was no escape from Aunt Gertrude. The snow was trapping us both in my small place of business. What skeletons had she thought to bring to me on this Christmas eve?
"Perhaps this is not a good time." I suggested thinking of my brother-in-law Todd and his million and one discarded suggestions.
"Your mother was a young innocent thing." She ignored my suggestion as so often I had ignored Todd that I figured this was fair play. "She and I come from a working-class stock near Sheffield, England where the smoke becomes the air we breathe. She was introduced into a world of scripture and lofty ideals by the Vicar Stafford who was old enough to be her own father. In fact he and me dad was mates. He called Marge a work of art while sitting at me dad's elbow in the pub. While Vicar Stafford was not what one might call a drinking man, me dad was since he worked in the foundry. Life is dirty there and only good ale will wash away the disgusting aftertaste. That vicar was married, but gossip said that he had a wandering eyes since his wife disdained the vulgar thought of intercourse." Her laugh was deep and sultry, but she continued, "So, he found his treasure. They would go on walks through the gardens together and she would tell him how she wanted to get out of Sheffield and breathe clean air. He told her he would find a way for her to get away. He used her innocence and took what God had not given him. He was greedy, he was."
I knew my parents were both immigrants from England who came after the Second World War, but they fed me the story the met after Ellis Island. This woman was now shaking the very foundation of my proud heritage and I hated her for it at this moment.
"The vicar was in a panic when me sister told him she was in a family way. He would arrange an excursion to the back alleys of London to remedy the problem, but she was terrified about the prospects." She shook her head as if this story was being told in present tense, "Even then she loved you."
She startled me when she grasped my hand on the counter, but the look in her hazel eyes reminded me of my mother and her smile warmed the chill that was lingering in my heart. I could see my mom clearly in distress and I wanted to let her know that it would all turn out all right, but my proof was not so convincing.
"The vicar hired local brutes to persuade her to take a trip to London or make her disappear, but there appeared an angel and his name was Charles Rickerson." She closed her eyes now filled with tears and took a deep breath,"He paid for their passage to the states and she gave birth to a healthy boy. That was you, me boy."
It was suddenly hard to swallow, but I managed and in a croaking voice, asked, "So my father is the vicar?"
"Aye, me boy. And I made Vicar Stafford's life a living hell. A year later he made a tearful resignation and left for a mission in Africa where he disappeared in the jungle and was never heard from again. But Charles Rickerson was your father in every possible way except Nature, but I have never been a big fan of Nature. Nature is cruel without any sense of empathy whatsoever, but it is up to us to make sense of such an unsupervised institution. And in doing so, we create our own reality that suits our purpose and no one has the right to question our reality."
"But why did you come and tell me this story? Now that I know the truth, how can I restore what I once believed was the truth?" I felt a great weight pressing against my chest, crushing me, forming me into someone I did not know or even felt at ease with such a person whose own father was willing to silence my mother.
"She requested as I've stated before." She let a smile flash across her face, "One day you will make peace with this. But now it's time for me to make my partings."
She winked at me as she opened the door with ease against the heavy wet snow that was becoming a thick white blanket. With a final turn and wave, Aunt Gertrude walked out of my life as suddenly as she appeared.
I was still shaken when I got into my car later after closing up my office and heading over to the Bates' for the traditional Christmas eve celebration, but my spirit was not as Bah Humbug as it had been before Aunt Gertrude's visit. I put the gifts for my nephews in the trunk and pulled out of the driveway. Thank goodness the snow had curtailed and though the roads were slushy, they were not impassable and I arrived just in time for dinner. No matter how tedious I often found this fete to be, the ham and fixings were well worth the trouble.
"You seem to be in a festive mood, Darrel." My sister toasted me with her glass of red wine.
"I had an unusual visitor to my office." I sniffed.
"On God, you didn't open your office, did You?" She grimaced while the boys pawed over the wrapped gifts I had put under the tree upon my arrival.
"Yes I did, but I only got one caller and she changed my life in the process." I raised my glass to her.
"Oh yeah, Do tell." She raised an eyebrow.
"I had no idea mom had an older sister." I explained as Mandy changed her expression to bewilderment, "I was perplexed as well when she told me she was Aunt Gertrude."
Mandy's face went white and she carefully swallowed a mouthful of wine as she found her voice, "Darrel, Aunt Gertrude, mom's sister died twenty years ago in Sheffield, England."


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polecat love
noun A chiefly nocturnal mustelid mammal (Mustela putorius) of Europe that ejects a malodorous fluid to mark its territory and defend itself from predators.
noun Either of two similar mammals, Mustela eversmanii of the Central Asian steppes, having a light brown coat with a black mask, or Vormela peregusna of Eurasia, having a mottled yellow and brown coat.
noun The fitchew or foulmart, Putorius fœtidus of Europe, of a dark-brown color, with a copious fine pelage much used in furriery and for making artists' brushes. See fitch.
noun One of several other quadrupeds, mostly of the family Mustelidæ, which have a strong offensive smell.
noun A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius fœtidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret.
noun The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied species.
noun A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela, notably the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
noun US, dialect A skunk.
noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
noun American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English polcat : possibly Old French poll, poule, fowl, hen; see pullet + Middle English cat, cat; see cat.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Middle French pole ("hen") + cat. So named because of its fondness for poultry.
He possessed all his teeth but one, and most of his hair as well, though his side-whiskers had lately broken out in polecat streaks of gray.
Excerpt: The Gates of The Alamo by Stephen Harrigan
"The great peculiarity in one of these birds was that he, as the seasons succeeded each other, was not always a hen-cock, and not always of the colour called the polecat, which is black.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.
On one hunting expedition I caught an animal known as a polecat, and that betrayed me, because its scent got on the dogs.
The Life of Rev. Robert Anderson. Born the 22d Day of February, in the Year of Our Lord 1819, and Joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839. This Book Shall Be Called the Young Men's Guide, Or, The Brother in White.
Its rind was said to exude a stench of so atrocious a nature that when a dorian was in the room even the presence of a polecat was a refreshment.
Following the Equator, Part 5
The hamsters are very fierce little creatures: constantly fighting with other quadrupeds, and even among themselves; but the polecat is their master and tyrant, and carries on a war of extermination against them -- following them through the intricate ways of their burrows, and destroying them even in their dens!
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
The name probably relates to a poor translation of the name for the European polecat, which is a relative of the fisher and is called the fitch ferret, fichet or fitche.
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But, for reals, a polecat is a type of weasel or skunk.
And I especially like how "polecat" is just another word for "skunk."
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'Stache Potatoes rock out in the ROK.
Posted by Ulsan Online on Oct 4, 2012 in | Comments Off on 'Stache Potatoes rock out in the ROK.
By Deirdre Madden
Moving half way around the world to teach English can be tough. You leave behind your friends and family, move to a culture completely different from your own, and often find yourself as little more than a glorified babysitter pressing play on a tape deck. One of the keys to surviving a year (or more) in a land far from home is to find a way to do something you love in your spare time.
'Stache Potatoes was formed originally by Tom Romano, Keenan McLean Webb (aka Kaldaan the Warrior) and Ryan Manary as a way to have some fun.
"It really started in January, when Tom and I played a song for our friend Rachel's birthday," explained Keenan. "He wrote it, and I added in. He played guitar and I played bass. It went well, so we started playing and putting things together."
"I knew Tom and Keenan and their group of friends as acquaintances. We'd always wanted to hang out more, and the one time we finally did, they asked me to join the band and I was blown away," added Ryan. "Every Tuesday we'd hang out in Keenan's apartment, work on original songs that Tom wrote, we'd kick around ideas and it really just took off."
It was at the Open Mic nights at Royal Anchor where they met Nick "The Drummer" Kotel. When the opportunity arose to play for the first Jung-gu street festival in May, they convinced Nick to join them for just the one gig.
At the Jung gu Street Festival, Fall 2012.
"Keenan came up to me when we were doing an Open Mic, and asked me to play with them in that May outdoor show, and I said, 'I guess'. I played the show, and I had fun," said Nick. When pressed by the others, he decided to make the commitment to join the band. "I've been having a great time with it. I love to play the drums."
Often in this expat community, groups form and disappear as key members move on to new places. This could have been the fate for 'Stache Potatoes (or Stashy Potato as they're called by Koreans) when Tom headed off to Spain about six weeks ago, but luckily Alex Smith was available to step in and fill the vacancy.
"I randomly bumped into Keenan and Ryan when I was at the Royal Anchor one night, an Open Mic on a Thursday night. They saw me play and said, 'When Tom leaves, do you want to join the band?' and I said, 'Yeah, that'd be great.' So, I did," Alex said.
Keenan added, "He's a trooper, too, because before he joined, there was a month where he was coming out to all of our shows. We just knew we had to have him."
With that addition, the band was once again complete; Alex on lead guitar and piano, Ryan on rhythm guitar, Keenan singing and playing bass, and Nick on drums. On occasion, they're joined onstage by Danielle Malson, who sings duets in songs such as "Somebody I Used to Know" by Gotye. Originally, they started singing that song with Amanda Bell, but after she left for India, Danielle stepped up.
The full band
For most of the guys, this is their first real band, where they've gone beyond jamming with friends and moved on to scheduled performances in front of audiences.
"Our first major show we thought, 'Well, we hope we can do this!'" said Ryan.
The positive response, not only from the audience, but from another Ulsan band, Karaoke Dokey, gave them a lot of confidence to keep going. Ryan continued, "Every week we go out and play; Tuesday's practice, Thursday's Open Mic, playing any gig we can get. And now we have a gig almost every Friday and Saturday this month."
At Manilla Town. Photo by Julia Rucinski
When asked about the name, the group just laughed. "I came up with it!" piped up Ryan. Keenan tells the story: "One night, me, Ryan and Tom pretty much were like, ok, we've booked a show so now we need to come up with a name. So we decided to go out, walk to the corner store, get a few beers and kick around a few ideas. Well, a few beers turned into about 7 beers … Ryan came up with 'Stache Potatoes, and I think we laughed for around 15 minutes straight. We just thought it was genius then, and then it kind of became a commitment. We decided, 'Ok, we're just going to stick with it, that's it.' Then I decided to grow out a mustache, and now people literally won't let me shave it off. They tell me I look weird without it. I used to hate mustaches."
"He's the only guy with a real mustache, so I have some sunglasses that have a dangling mustache, or we wear stick-ons," Ryan pointed out.
"My look has become a result of the band. This is a novelty item, it's just permanently on my face," Keenan elaborated, to much laughter from the rest of the group.
Nick jokingly added, "As the drummer, I have no decision making abilities at all. They never come to me for anything."
On the surface, the guys appear to just be having a lot of fun. It's clear they're good friends, as there's a lot of good natured teasing back and forth. But underneath the joking and banter, there is a seriousness and sincerity about creating music not just for themselves, but that others will appreciate.
Previously, they played a few original songs written by Tom, but since he left, they are now working on their own collaborations. While they enjoy playing a wide variety of covers in their shows, they'd like to do a lot more of their own stuff eventually.
Photo by Julia Rucinski
"It's in that alternative rock, indie style. We like stuff that's catchy, that we like to play, that we think people will enjoy hearing," said Keenan.
"We like to see them dance," Ryan added.
"By the end of the month we should have our three new ones ready to go, along with some more covers. We want to keep it fresh, not just repeat the same set list constantly," said Keenan.
Some of their favourite cover songs include "Creep" by Radiohead, which is loved by both foreigners and Koreans in the audience, "Thrash Unreal" by Against Me!, and "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes. They've recently added Bryan Adams "Summer of '69" and play classics like CCR, Zeppelin, the Beatles, and 90's alternative rock. While different members have different favourites, they all agree that getting the crowd up and dancing is the best part.
"We want to play stuff we like, but we also want people to rock out to our songs," said Keenan.
"I pretty much like any song I can groove to," added Nick.
Jung gu Street Festival, Fall 2012
Their backgrounds are diverse, and their influences range from progressive rock to heavy metal, from rap to reggae, from Sublime to Brand New.
Alex, from Nottingham, England, has classical training in piano, and lists Chopin as a favourite, along with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. "I've played in jazz bands and rock bands, and before I came out here I was in a heavy metal band. Everything I do revolves around music. I love it."
Keenan, who is from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, sang with choirs throughout school and is self-taught on the bass. His 20 minute drive to and from high school was where he really started to let loose, "I'd just rock out in my car. Eventually I'd ride around with my friends and, you know, not care what they thought, so I'd continue to rock out. Then my best friend, Sean, he picked up guitar, and he's amazing. I thought, 'Well, I don't just want to sing. What am I going to do with my hands?' so I just picked up bass, and taught myself from music tabs online."
Ryan, from Painesville, Ohio, started out playing the drums, but switched over to guitar when he was in high school. "I had about seven lessons that my parents paid for, but I didn't stick with it. Then I went to college and I started just playing with other people. I'm obsessed with the guitar now." He also plays harmonica. "Some old hippie taught me when I was out camping."
Nick from Belleville, Ontario, had no interest in music until his parents sent him for drum lessons at the age of 13. "I quit for a while and took it back up in high school and played in the school jazz band for about 2 years. Then I stopped playing until about my 3rd year of university when I'd jam with my friends. If it wasn't for my parents, I would never have played the drums. I'm really thankful that they did that. Otherwise, what else would I be doing in Korea? I'd just be sitting there."
So what does the future hold for 'Stache Potatoes?
First and foremost, the guys see the band as a hobby, something to do while they're teaching English to make their experience in Korea even better.
"We're enjoying Korea from a completely different perspective, because we're getting to go places and play music. I've made probably more Korean friends because of the band than I did before," Keenan said.
It's also a chance for the friends to hang out and get in their "bro time" as Keenan put it. But that doesn't mean they don't have bigger aspirations.
Having recently booked a show in Busan and made connections in Daegu, they now have their sights set on making it to Seoul. And ultimately, they'd like to cut an album, to have something tangible for all of their hard work.
"I'd also like t-shirts," added Keenan. "So, you know, we're aiming really high."
It's hard not to picture the best case scenario, especially in the recent wake of success seen by Burlington, Ontario band, Walk off the Earth, who's cover of Gotye's "Somebody I Used to Know" became an internet sensation, and has reached over 136 million views on YouTube.
"My Mom thinks we're going to be the Beatles. But you never know with technology these days. Something could go viral, it could be big on YouTube, and you never know. I'd be willing to just put my life on hold and go tour with the band if we got big, but I'm not expecting it," Ryan said.
"Stache Potatoes go to Siberia!" Keenan joked.
They've accomplished a lot for a group who played their first gig in May, and have only been together in their current form for six weeks. They acknowledge that they've had a lot of help along the way.
"I do want to give a shout out to Karaoke Dokey. They've been so supportive and really encouraging, and given us constructive criticism. Most of the time they've had a gig, they've invited us to perform and they've been really awesome to us. I really appreciate everything they've done for us. I feel like maybe in another setting, things might be a little more competitive. Where things are a little more static, people would be out to boost themselves, and we've kind of boosted each other and it's been a really cool feeling of brotherhood between our two bands. So we've got to give mad props to them," said Keenan.
"Also, we need to give a thank you to Mr. Kim (from the Royal Anchor – ed). He gives us a place to practice, a place to put on shows," said Ryan.
"Any day that he's available, he'll have a show, he'll make drink specials, just so we can put something together," added Nick.
"Yeah, he's probably been our number 1 fan, and our biggest critic," said Keenan.
"Also, we want to thank Manilla Town, with Maria. They've given us a place to practice, and gigs as well," Ryan said.
"They've been really encouraging and helpful. Of course you can't play shows if you don't have somewhere to start. Now we're doing other places, it's all because of not only the open mic nights where we all met, but because of individual shows we've been able to put on at those two venues," Keenan added.
And, of course, they realize that their current success has a lot to do with "the people who've shown an interest in (their) shows and come out" to support them in different venues around the city.
'Stache Potatoes may someday reach the lofty heights of Rock 'n' Roll stardom, or they may disband when a Yoko comes between them, but in the meantime, the guys are dedicated to rockin' out and having fun, and sharing that with everyone around them.
If you're wondering where you can check out these talented guys, look no further. Their October shows are all in Ulsan, but after that they'll be heading further afield to Busan and Daegu, so catch 'em while they're near by!
They will be playing tonight (October 5, 2012) at the Royal Anchor in Seongnamdong (Shinae/Old Downtown), at Karaoke Dokey's final Anchor show. 'Stache Potatoes go on at 10:30, followed by Karaoke Dokey at 11:30.
Saturday (Oct. 6) at 5pm they will be playing at the World Music Festival at the Ulsan Cultural Center beside KBS Hall in Daldong. 'Stache Potatoes will be performing in the T-Hope Tent, raising money for the T-Hope Christmas Party out at the Ulsan Orphanage. Karaoke Dokey is onstage at 3pm Sunday (and it will be lead singer Jon's last show with them, as he leaves the following day).
Join the lads at the Open Mic night at Royal Anchor, every Thursday at 10:30pm. It's not a band night, it's a chance for anyone to get up and perform – sing, tell jokes, recite your best emo poem. Who knows, it could be the start of something big!
Check out Ryan's YouTube channel, Teacherman50, to see his students singing the songs he's taught them throughout the year.
And don't forget to check out their Facebook page, and hit "Like" to keep up to date on all of their goings-on.
Here's a complete run-down of their upcoming events so far. Their shows will be added to the Ulsan Online Events Calendar, too.
*Friday October 5th @ Royal Anchor >'Stache Potatoes at 10:30 PM >> Karaoke Dokey (Jon's last show at Anchor) at 11:30 PM
*Saturday October 6th @ World Music Festival/ T-Hope's Charity Tent > ;Stache Potatoes (acoustic set) @ 5:00 PM
*Thursday October 11th @ Royal Anchor OPEN MIC (any one can come and perform) at 10 PM
*Friday October 12th @ Ballentines (in Dong Gu, near Ilsan Beach) > 'Stache Potatoes at 10:30 PM
*Saturday October 13th @ Cima Bar > 'Stache Potatoes (acoustic set) at 11 PM
*Thursday October 18th @ Royal Anchor OPEN MIC at 10 PM
*Friday October 19th @ Beat Bar > 'Stache Potatoes at 10:30 PM
*Friday October 26th @ Royal Anchor HALLOWEEN PARTY > 'Stache Potatoes at 10:30 PM >>Ska Walkers (from Busan) at 11:30 PM
*Saturday October 27th @ Cima Bar HALLOWEEN PARTY >'Stache Potatoes (acoustic set) at 11 PM
*Sunday November 4th @ Lotte Plaza (next to the Lotte Ferris Wheel) > 'Stache Potatoes (Time TBA)
*Saturday November 10th @ 'Ole 55's (in Busan) >Funk You (Korean Rock Band) at 10:30 PM >> 'Stache Potatoes at 11:30 PM


With 21 years of photography behind me I can definitely say that you come to appreciate the world differently.Whether you're out and about on your downtime or taking in a movie, what you see and the way see it will most likely differ than the people around you who don't live photography everyday. Noticing how the warm light of a later sun illuminates a cityscape or how a director was able to capture your attention with only the use of light or lack there of, these little idiosyncrasies can sometimes best describe the thought processes of a lifetime photographer.
Photographing dance, be it modern or classical, gives me an opportunity to act as the movie director and through my use of light I attempt to describe what inspires me when I observe the art of dance. I have shot dance commercially for many years and yet have found little time to explore my appreciation for the art photographically. When shooting year end photos for a dance company your goals are a little different, you're faced with shooting each subject in 1-2 min's or less and the final image must be solid. We do this with a tried and tested commercial set and crew so that our clients can be assured that the day is a success. You don't want to be getting too funky with these shoots, considering the hundreds of parents expecting good results.
When we shoot the same dancers performing on stage, the circumstances are different yet again. We can express our creativity much more than with year end photos, but we're still bound by the lighting and confines of the theatre. Nevertheless, the theatre does present us with some great opportunities to capture instances of a performer at there best. We see the art of dance differently than the audience and this is our chance to share our insight and appreciation of the dancers and the studios that nurtured their craft.
In the fall of 2013 I decided I'd like to express how I see the art of dance on my own terms without any restrictions or limits, so I called upon a friend who also happens to be a professional dancer and we agreed to explore some options. Ultimately, I'd like to collaborate with a variety of dancers, modern and classical, in hopes of assembling a gallery of images portraying dancers in various instances of light and composure. I feel the two arts, dance and photography, share many elements of expression with a potential like no other to engage an audience both visually and emotionally.


An investing scheme in which one seeks securities thought to be undervalued. One may make this in a assortment of ways, but two of the most popular are happening companies with low P/E ratios or low price-to-book ratios. In both instances, the stock monetary value for a company is lower than its net incomes per portion or its plus value per portion. These companies are thought to hold high net income potency. Analysts disagree on the tools for value investment, but most use some signifier of cardinal analysis and expression for companies with an underlying value of more than its monetary value. See besides: Buy and clasp.
The scheme of choosing stocks that trade for less than their intrinsic value. Value investors try to place companies that through no mistake of their ain are out of favour with the market. Value investors believe that the market tends to overreact to short-run intelligence, good or bad, ensuing in stock monetary values that do non reflect a company 's longterm basicss. The consequence is an chance for value investors to gain by purchasing when the monetary value is deflated. Typically, value investors select stocks with lower than mean price-to-book or price-toearnings ratios and/or high dividend outputs.
A challenge with value investment is gauging a company 's intrinsic value. There truly is no " correct " intrinsic value. Two investors with indistinguishable information could get at two different intrinsic values for a company. Therefore, value investors consider a " border of safety, " which merely means that they buy at a large plenty price reduction to let for mistakes in computations of intrinsic value. One should maintain in head that the full construct of value investment is subjective as some value investors look merely at present assets/earnings and do non put any value on future growing, whereas other value investors base their ratings on future growing and hard currency flow appraisals. Whichever method is employed, value investors ' determinations come down to purchasing a stock for less than what they believe it is really deserving.
A rating ratio used by investors which compares a stock 's per-share monetary value ( market value ) to its book value ( stockholders ' equity ) . The price-to-book value ratio, expressed as a multiple ( i.e. how many times a company 's stock is merchandising per portion compared to the company 's book value per portion ) , is an indicant of how much stockholders are paying for the net assets ofA a company.
The book value of a company is the value of a company 's assets expressed on the balance sheet. It is the difference between the balance sheetA assets and balance sheetA liabilities and is an appraisal of the value if it were to be liquidated.
The price/book value ratio, frequently expressed merely as " price-to-book " , provides investors a manner to compare the market value, or what they are paying for each portion, to a conservative step of the value of the house.
The dollar sum in the numerator, $ 67.44, is the shutting stock monetary value for Zimmer Holdings as of December 30, 2005, as reported in the fiscal imperativeness or over the Internet in on-line quotation marks. In the denominator, the book value per portion is calculated by spliting the reported stockholders ' equity ( equilibrate sheet ) by the figure of common portions outstanding ( equilibrate sheet ) to obtain the $ 18.90 book value per-share figure. By merely spliting, the equation gives us the price/book value ratio bespeaking that, as of Zimmer Holdings ' 2005 financial yearend, its stock was merchandising at 3.6-times the company 's book value of $ 18.90 per portion.
A conservative option to utilizing a company 's reported stockholders ' equity ( book value ) figure would be toA deduct a company'sA intangible assets from its reported stockholders ' equity to get at a touchable stockholders ' equity ( touchable book value ) sum. For illustration, Zimmer Holdings ' FY 2005 balance sheet reportsA good will ( in 1000000s $ ) of $ 2,428.8 and net intangible assets of $ 756.6, which total $ 3,185.4. If we deduct these intangible assets from its stockholders ' equity of $ 4,682.8 of the same day of the month, Zimmer Holdings is left with a significantly reduced touchable stockholders ' equity of $ 1,497.4. Factoring this sum into our equation, the company has a book value per portion of merely $ 6.04, and the price/book value ratio so skyrockets to 11.2 times.
If a company 's stock monetary value ( market value ) is lower than its book value, it can bespeak one of two possibilities. The first scenario is that the stock is being below the belt or falsely undervalued by investors because of some ephemeral circumstance and represents an attractive purchasing chance at a deal monetary value. That 's the wayA value investors think. It is assumed that the company 's positiveA basicss are still in topographic point and will finally raise it to a much higher monetary value degree.
On the other manus, if the market 's low sentiment and rating of the company are right ( the wayA growing investors think ) , at least over the foreseeable hereafter, as a stock investing, it will be perceived at its worst as a losing proposition and at its best as being a dead investing.
Some analysts feel that because a company 's assets are recorded at historical cost that its book value is of limited usage. Outside the United States, some states ' accounting criterions allow for the reappraisal of theA belongings, works and equipment constituents of fixed assets in conformity with prescribed accommodations for rising prices. Depending on the age of these assets and their physical location, the difference between current market value and book value can be significant, and most likely favor the former with a much higher value than the latter.
Besides, rational belongings, peculiarly as we progress at a fast gait into the alleged " information age " , is hard to measure in footings of value. Book value may good grossly undervalue these sorts of assets, both touchable and intangible.
The P/B ratio therefore has its defects but is still widely used as a rating metric. It is likely more relevant for usage by investors looking at capital-intensive or finance-related concerns, such as Bankss.
TheA price/earnings ratio ( P/E ) is the best known of the investing rating indexs. The P/E ratio has its imperfectnesss, but it is however the most widely reported and used rating by investing professionals and the puting populace. The fiscal coverage of both companies and investing research services use a basicA net incomes per portion ( EPS ) figure divided into the current stock monetary value to cipher the P/E multiple ( i.e. how many times a stock is merchandising ( its monetary value ) per each dollar of EPS ) .
It 's non surprising that estimated EPS figures are frequently really optimistic during bull markets, while reflecting pessimism during bear markets. Besides, as a affair of historical record, it 's no secret that the truth of stock analyst net incomes estimations should be looked at sceptically by investors. Nevertheless, analyst estimations and sentiments based on advanced projections of a company 's net incomes do play a function in Wall Street 's stock-pricing considerations.
Historically, the mean P/E ratio for the wide market has been around 15, although it can fluctuate significantly depending on economic and market conditions. The ratio will besides change widely among different companies and industries.
The dollar sum in the numerator is the shutting stock monetary value for Zimmer Holdings as of December 31, 2005 as reported in the fiscal imperativeness or over the Internet in on-line quotation marks. In the denominator, the EPS figure is calculated by spliting the company 's reported net net incomes ( income statement ) by the leaden mean figure of common portions outstanding ( income statement ) to obtain the $ 2.96 EPS figure. By merely spliting, the equation gives us the P/E ratio that indicatesA ( as of Zimmer Holdings ' 2005 financial yearend ) its stock ( at $ 67.44 ) was tradingA at 22.8-times the company 's basic net net incomes of $ 2.96 per portion. This means that investors would be paying $ 22.80 for every dollar of Zimmer Holdings ' net incomes.
The basic expression for ciphering the P/E ratio is reasonably standard. There is ne'er a job with the numeratorA – an investor can obtain a current shutting stock monetary value from assorted beginnings, and they 'll all bring forth the same dollar figure, which, of class, is a per-share figure.
Basic net incomes per portion – based on the past 12 months as of the most recent reported quarterly net income. In investing research stuffs, this period is frequently identified asA draging 12 months ( TTM ) . As celebrated antecedently, diluted net incomes per portion could besides be used, but this is non a common pattern. The term " draging P/E " is used to place a P/E ratio calculated on this footing.
Estimated basic net incomes per portion – based on a forward 12-month projection as of the most recent one-fourth. This EPS computation is non a " difficult figure " , but instead an estimation generated by investing research analysts. The term, estimated P/E ratio, is used to place a P/E ratio calculated on this footing.
The Value Line Investment Survey 's combination attack – This well-known and well-thought-of independent stock research house has popularized a P/E ratio that uses six months of existent draging EPS and six months of forward, or estimated, EPS as its net incomes per portion constituent in this ratio.
Cash Net incomes Per ShareA – Some concerns will describe hard currency net incomes per portion, which uses operating hard currency flow alternatively of net income to cipher EPS.
Other Net incomes Per Share – OftenA referred to as " headline EPS " , " whisper Numberss " , and " pro forma " , these other net incomes per portions prosodies are all based on premises due to particular fortunes. While the purpose here is to foreground the impact of some peculiar runing facet of a company that is non portion of its conventional fiscal coverage, investors should retrieve that the dependability of these signifiers of EPS is questionable.
A stock with a high P/E ratio suggests that investors are anticipating higher net incomes growing in the hereafter compared to the overall market, as investors are paying more for today 's net incomes in expectancy of future net incomes growing. Hence, as a generalisation, stocks with this feature are considered to be growing stocks. Conversely, a stock with a low P/E ratio suggests that investors have more modest outlooks for its hereafter growing compared to the market as a whole.
Note: Though this index gets a batch of investor attending, A there is an of import job that arises with this rating index and investors shouldA avoid establishing an investing determination entirely on this step. The ratio 's denominator ( net incomes per portion ) is based on accounting conventions related to a finding of net incomes that is susceptible to premises, readings and direction use. This means that the quality of the P/E ratio is merely every bit good as the quality of the implicit in net incomes figure.
Whatever the restrictions of the P/E ratio, the investing community makes extended usage of this rating metric. It will look in most stock quotation mark presentations on an updated footing, i.e. , the latest 12-months net incomes ( based on the most recent reported one-fourth ) divided by the current stock monetary value. Investors sing a stock purchase should so compare this current P/E ratio against the stock 's long-run ( three to five old ages ) historical record. This information is readily available in Value Line or S & A ; P stock studies, every bit good as from most fiscal web sites, such asA Yahoo! Finance and MarketWatch.
The Momentum Technical Indicator measures the sum that a security 's monetary value has changed over a given clip span.
You can utilize the Momentum index as a trend-following oscillator similar to the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence ( MACD ) . Buy when the index undersides and turns up and sell when the index extremums and turns down. You may desire to plot a short-run moving norm of the index to find when it is bottoming or top outing.
If the Momentum index reaches highly high or low values ( comparative to its historical values ) , you should presume a continuance of the current tendency. For illustration, if the Momentum index reaches highly high values and so turns down, you should presume monetary values will likely travel still higher. In either instance, merely trade after monetary values confirm the signal generated by the index ( e.g. , if monetary values peak and turn down, delay for monetary values to get down to fall before selling ) .
You can besides utilize the Momentum index as a prima index. This method assumes that market tops are typically identified by a rapid monetary value addition ( when everyone expects monetary values to travel higher ) and that market undersides typically end with rapid monetary value diminutions ( when everyone wants to acquire out ) . This is frequently the instance, but it is besides a wide generalisation.
As a market extremum, the Momentum index will mount aggressively and so fall off – diverging from the continued upward or crabwise motion of the monetary value. Similarly, at a market underside, Momentum will drop aggressively and so get down to mount good in front of monetary values. Both of these state of affairss result in divergencies between the index and monetary values.
What are Value, Growth and Momentum Investment Strategies and Which is Best?
Value and growing or impulse investing schemes are rather different approches to stock-picking when investment in the stock-market used by different types of investors and bargainers, but what is the difference and which is best? I have used both methods and under different state of affairss both can be effectual, but I shall discourse here the pros and cons of each.
Growth investing involves stock-picking based on the sensed potency for a stock to increase in value: e.g. small-cap companies with growing potency or new merchandises ; companies with enlargement potency or takeover/merger marks. Growth stock normally do n't pay a big dividend so your net income will be largely from capital addition instead than income, so you have to acquire the stock-picking right. If the monetary value goes down there are no dividends to buffer the blow. The manner to place growing marks is to read to the fiscal pages and the company reports, but many people besides use Technical Analysis or Charting to place Momentum stocks: stocks that are traveling up and should maintain traveling up in value.
Of all of the universe celebrated investors of all clip, most have been Value Investors: Benjamin Graham was the discoverer of modern value investment and was Warren Buffett 's ( the current best investor of all clip ) wise man and the British equivalent, Anthony Bolton or Fidelity Investments besides follows a similar attack. Value puting possibly requires more maths, but is still comparatively easy to understand and over the really long term does be given to give positive consequences. Growth Trading is possibly more fun, but can besides be riskier.
Value investment is an investing paradigm that derives from the thoughts on investing and guess that Ben Graham & A ; David Dodd began learning at Columbia Business School in 1928 and later developed in their 1934 text Security Analysis. Although value investment has taken many signifiers since its origin, it by and large involves purchasing securities whose portions appear underpriced by some signifier ( s ) of cardinal analysis.Graham, Benjamin ( 1934 ) . Security Analysis New York: McGraw Hill Book Co. , 4. ISBN 0-07-144820-9. As illustrations, such securities may be stock in public companies that trade at price reductions to book value or touchable book value, have high dividend outputs, have low price-to-earning multiples or have low price-to-book ratios.
High-profile advocates of value investment, including Berkshire Hathaway president Warren Buffett, have argued that the kernel of value investment is purchasing stocks at less than their intrinsic value.Graham ( 1949 ) . The Intelligent Investor New York: Collins, Ch.20. ISBN 0-06-055566-1. The price reduction of the market monetary value to the intrinsic value is what Benjamin Graham called the " border of safety " . The intrinsic value is the discounted value of all future distributions.
However, the future distributions and the appropriate price reduction rate can merely be premises. For the last 25 old ages, Warren Buffett has taken the value puting concept even further with a focal point on " happening an outstanding company at a reasonable monetary value " instead than generic companies at a deal monetary value.
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The market to book value is rather of import. If the stock goes bankrupt, the stockholders might have most of their investing back or non at all depending on the specific ratio. Furthermore, value investment is based on the construct of high intrinsic value of a stock. The monetary value to value can give one a assisting manus when testing stocks with high value compared to its merchandising monetary value.
A solid stock picking system uses much more than merely one simple stock metric such as monetary value to book ratios. Investors seeking to pick the best stocks with screening tools should see more standards such as the value and growing hybrid testing found here.
First, what is book value? The book value of a company is the 'net plus value. ' This is calculated by adding together the assets and deducting the intangible assets and liabilities. In theory, the book value is what the company is deserving should the operation cease to map and the equity be divided among stockholders.
Suppose a stock has 200 million dollars in assets and 100 million in liabilities. The book value is 100 million.
The market value is merely the monetary value that the stock is merchandising at. If the company has 100 million portions and the stock is selling for $ 2 per portion, the market value of the company is 200 million dollars.
Market to book value ratio is merely a comparing of the market monetary value to the intrinsic value of the stock. In the above illustration the market value is $ 2 per portion while the book value is $ 1 per portion. Therefore the market to book value is 2.
If the market to book value is 1 this means that the trading value is tantamount to the net plus value. In theory the monetary value of the stock should non travel less than this, but it decidedly can as will be discussed following.
Besides to be considered is that some really profitable companies with few assets will hold higher monetary value to book values than concerns with a batch of existent estate or machinery. IT companies and other service based concerns may be overlooked merely because their monetary value to book value ratio is high due to miss of assets.
Some investors that are looking for value will test out stocks with a market to book value over 2. This means that if the merchandising monetary value of the stock is more than double the net plus value, the investor will go through this stock by.
Book value is non the concluding word in value investment, but it still deserves a worthy reference. Book value can make a type of support for a stock if a bear market onslaughts or if the stock falls out of favour. Monetary values can travel lower than book value but it provides a 'safety cyberspace. ' Even though low market to book value does non supply entire insurance against a loss, it will probably do better in tough markets than a monetary value to book value ratio that is multiple times higher.
The market to book value ratio is a staple portion of stock scanning for value puting in volatile markets.
An investing scheme is an attack to taking investings. This can besides be called an investing manner. Different investing schemes reflect investors ' changing aims, clip graduated tables and hazard tolerance.
In some fiscal economic sciences contexts " investing scheme " is used to intend a pick of investings. This use is synonymous with the word portfolio.
Fundss mandates normally stipulate a manner, and private investors are frequently advised to keep a consistent manner. However, in both instances, manner impetus is a difficult enticement to defy.
The commonest schemes are growing and value investment. The former focal points on picking companies with chances to turn in the long term, whereas the latter prefers companies that are undervalued comparative to their present net incomes or hard currency flows.
Because companies with strong hard currency flows are besides those able to pay high dividends, investors looking for an immediate income tend to utilize some signifier of value investment.
Another common scheme, frequently used inadvertently, is momentum investment: purchasing whatever is traveling up, selling whatever is traveling down. The danger is that it leads investors into purchasing already overvalued portions and selling deals. Momentum investors drive bubbles and clangs. It can be utile in concurrence with another scheme as it help investors clip determinations, so that they buy or sell when the market is traveling in their way.
Contrarian investment is the antonym of impulse investment, making the antonym of what other investors do. A contrarian would purchase on a slack and sell in a roar, and would look to purchase out of favour stocks and sell those that have risen aggressively. It is besides deserving sing being contrarian on scheme: at times when everyone wants growing stocks you are more likely to be able to happen chances in value stocks and vice-versa.
There are besides many mechanical stock picking schemes, and lucubrate techniques based on monetary value charts. There is no grounds that " proficient analysis " plants. If it does work it should be possible to demo statistical grounds for it.
Other mechanical schemes range from the really simple to the really complex. Again there is really small grounds that these schemes can let you to execute better than the market ( or an index fund ) would hold done, but for those with big portfolios it may be cheaper.
One of the most interesting mechanical schemes is the Dogs of the Dow ( together with discrepancies of it ) . It is besides one of the simplest and cheapest.
There are besides many short-run trading schemes. These tend to be high hazard require a batch of work. Aggressive trading, and twenty-four hours trading in peculiar has made many people rich – it has besides ruined many people. For the huge bulk of people one or another bargain and clasp scheme is best.