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February 7, 2009 | Nollywood Exclusive
I Never Had A Father -Timi Dakolo
Quite interesting and fun to be with, Timi Dakolo, the winner of the first ever Idol West Africa musical TV reality show, has started showing what stuff he's made of with the release of the single, 'Let It Shine.' In this interview with Reporter, Gbenga Bada, the 27-year-old singer tells his story, his love for his late grandmother and why he's working with talented producer, Cobhams Asuquo.
What has music brought you?
It has brought me fame, it has changed me and made me more mature.
What was growing up like?
Growing up was tough but okay. You can imagine growing up with your grandmother; I was actually born in Ghana but raised in Port Harcourt by my grandmother. She made me work at my tender age and made me realise that only hard work pays. She also made me realise that there isn't any shortcut to success, she'd beat me over little things and pardon me for grave offences. I knew she loved me and wanted me to grow up independently and strong. I worked hard; I missed school because of non-payment of school fees; I had no toys, but one thing that I had and many people lacked was love. My grandmother loved me and she raised me with so much love, discipline and the fear of God. She had instilled all this in me at a tender age.
Did you ever think you could be where you are now?
Well, I would tell you that my grandma was fond of praying for me and telling me how great I was going to be. That really gave me courage and even though things were tough and rough then, my grandma's words encouraged and gave me hope. Then I started seeing the possibility of what I could become in life.
What about your parents?
I never stayed with them. I never had a father in person because my late granny told me that I was brought to her when I was seven to eight months old from Ghana. She was all I knew as a father and mother together and I didn't have any cause to regret living and growing up in her care. She would tell me that life would never give you what you want rather, it would take more from you.
What was her reaction about your involvement in the Idols, which has made you famous?
She didn't know because I didn't tell anyone I was going for Idols. I felt people would mock me if I didn't win. I also thought she might not support the idea. However, she died before I emerged winner and that pained me a lot because I would have wanted her there. She would probably be telling the angels that that's her son and she would no doubt be proud of me wherever she is.
Who is Timi Dakolo?
I'm here by the design of God. I'm a normal, young, humble and hardworking dude. I think the only thing that has changed about me is the fact that I can't buy my 'boli' on the roadside anymore or buy my La Casera or Gala in traffic.
What distinguishes you from other acts?
There are lots of musicians and music but what differentiates you from others is the love for what you do. For me, I would probably rehearse a song the same way I would be performing it. I also believe you can't give what you don't have. Aside that, one thing that also distinguishes me from others is the fact that I become one with the songs I sing.
What brand of music will dominate your album when it is released?
It would definitely be R 'n' B and soul.
Where do you see your songs in few years time?
I see a Grammy award in the near future.
What has been your role in improving things in the Niger Delta area where you grew up?
While I was growing up in Port Harcourt, there wasn't anything like militancy or militants. I have been doing all I can to lay a good example for other youths and make them realise that you can be the best thing to come out of the Niger Delta. I grew up and came out of the Niger Delta, I'm not doing what they are doing and I don't intend to, rather, I am inspiring others that dreams could be attained if you put your heart to it. I'm a message to everybody and a role model to many and I don't intend to deviate from that.
Where do you draw your inspiration?
The will to succeed gives me inspiration.
Why didn't you believe in yourself when you were going in for Idol?
I didn't believe in it because I felt I wasn't going to win. I have been to a similar show but lost, so I thought this might also be like the first but I didn't believe it until I passed through all the stages and was left among first 10 and the crowd started cheering me. It was more like they could see in me something I couldn't see and as such, I started giving it my all. At first, I didn't enter the show with the notion of winning, I was there to just see what I could do but after a while I found out I could do more and that became the zeal and passion.
Did you engage in singing professionally before Idols?
Yes I did, but it was all in my bathroom and inside the church and that was the highest I went.
Did you think about going commercial with it?
No, because then it was all for the fun of it. I sang when I felt like and it was for leisure.
So, it is correct to say Idols brought out the entire experience in your life.
The whole experience was as a result of Idols West Africa. It has been a wonderful experience and exposure, I mean there is no one who is in the industry who would not crave for such experience and exposure to a better career.
How then did you get through the hurdles mounted by Dede Mabiaku and other judges?
There are two ways to this thing: You are either born with it or you learn it. So, I guess I was helped to bring out what was already in me and to be sincere with you, all the contestants from the last 24 to the last eight were good. They all had good talent and ability.
Did you at any point entertain thoughts about quitting While Idols was on?
Well, the truth is that we do songs that are not usual, we choose them probably because we like the lyrics or the sound and not that you know these songs. at some point I wondered if I could get through it. It sounded and appeared bleak but one way or the other, I got into the songs and allowed them get into me and in totality perform them to the best of my ability. Whenever I fell discouraged, I would just draw the inspiration from inside.
What has been the relationship between yourself and other contestants of the Idols?
It has been good. We still talk and call each other. We are just like we have always been, nothing has changed, nothing; not even the fact that one of us eventually became the winner.
What gave birth to your single 'Let it Shine'?
It is all about my story. I felt I needed to tell my story. When I was writing the song, I had it at the back of my mind that it should speak for me even when I'm long gone. Those are songs that are timeless and can always stand the test of time many years after you might have gone. I believe in evergreen songs that are also inspirational.
So, what is music to you?
Music is simply life for me.
When is your album coming out?
I am working with a great producer, Cobhams, Casquo who is helping me do what I love doing. I chose him because he understands my kind of music and he is extremely talented and would get the best out of you at all times. I'm comfortable with him and to get the best out of me, someone of his person and experience needs to guide me through. The Sony BMG contract just didn't work, I don't hold any grudge against anybody and I believe yesterday has gone and let's all face today. I have moved on with my career, although it would have been the best thing to happen to anyone but it's okay.
So, is there any record label responsible for your music at the moment?
No. I am working on my album at the moment and everything that I am doing is solely by me.
Aside the record deal that didn't come through, were all other prizes given to you?
Yes, all other prizes were given to me but just like I said, the contract was the best, it was like the big meat in the pot of soup. It's every musician's dream. Contracts like that don't come easily.
What's your take on the Nigerian music industry?
It's actually growing faster than anyone can imagine. We are leading the way and setting the pace in Africa because you find out that virtually all award ceremonies have one or two Nigerians grabbing one or two. We are not where we used to be just as we are not where we should be but it is growing so fast and it could and would be better.
How has it been with the female folks?
It has been good and I relate with them just like any other person would do. It has not been easy but I am just trying to be the best man that I can be.
Has there ever been any ugly incident with any one of them?
No, not any that I can remember, but I thank God because I know my right from my left.
What are your projections for your musical career?
I see myself bigger than the Nigerian artiste, I see myself opening shows at the Madison Square Garden, international tours, make chat topping albums and sing evergreen songs. I see myself getting bigger than anyone's imagination.


The mission of the wellness committee is to Educate, Empower, and Encourage staff and the families we serve to reach optimal health.
The Cape Atlantic I.N.K. Wellness Committee is composed of members, who dedicate their time and effort to increase well-being amongst employees, interns, volunteers, families, and the community.
The mission of the Wellness Committee is to Educate, Empower, and Encourage staff and the families we serve to reach optimal health. In doing so, the Wellness Committee develops health and wellness initiatives to increase staff awareness and participation regarding recent health trends and practices.
In developing health initiatives the wellness committee focuses on the 8 dimensions of wellness: emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, environmental, financial, occupational, and social.
Increasing physical activity amongst the work day and educate recent health trends and information.
Provides staff insight to recent health information to pass along to families and community.
To provide fresh vegetables and herbs for families and staff.
Creating a fun and healthy way to incorporate fruits, vegetables, and, whole grains into the diet.
Staff coming together as a team to help make the local environment a cleaner place to live.
Community providers from local health care systems present dietary topics to educate staff.
Wellness Committee coordinates with ShopRite in effort to provide the option to obtain the flu shot at work.
Wellness Committee organized a presentation from Linda Schwartz who discussed mindful and stress reduction techniques.
Annually, the wellness committee organizes the biggest winner challenge in which a competition is formulated to see who has the biggest weight loss.
Members or the Wellness Committee participated in the heart walk located on the Ocean City Boardwalk to support heart disease.
Bi-annually, Cape Atlantic Ink hosts a food drive to in order to give back to the local community.
Members of the Cape Atlantic I.N.K have volunteered to assist in sorting and packing donated food.
Each Care Management team is responsible for decorating either their cubicle or supervisors door around the holiday season to increase festiveness. Decorations are judged by outside community providers.
Wellness Committee initiated a day in which the agency participates in multiple fun team building activities such as yard games, scavenger hunts, and puzzles.
Margaret Monge from Cape Regional Hospital educated staff on diabetes management, treatment, and prevention.
Wellness Team created citrus and mint flavored infused water in effort to educate staff on alternative ways to get nutrients.
Each care management team comes together to create a family oriented holiday gift basket to be provided to the Family Support Organization. Each basket is to be donated to a family in need.
Dr. Gitto from Gitto Advanced Chiropractic and Functional Medicine presented on proper office posture and layout.
Dan Hernandez from Lincoln Investment educated staff on stocks, bonds, and retirement options.
Wellness Committee received approval to obtain picnic tables to improve overall energy.
The wellness committee is looking to providing the staff with a variety of food truck options to increase employee morale.


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Reform of adult care and support
agendaNi outlines the latest proposals to reform adult care and support in Northern Ireland, with a focus on how these changes are being tailored to a growing and ageing population.
An ageing population who are living longer will inevitably increase the need for care and support. In a constrained financial climate, meeting these needs is putting increasing pressure on the care and support system in Northern Ireland. The Department of Health is taking forward a process to reform adult care and support with a planned outcome of a final strategic plan for the future direction of care and support services.
Although the reform will cover the wider spread of adult social care, it will have a direct impact on issues in relation to the care services for older people such as domiciliary care, residential home care and meals on wheels.
Under the reform process, stage one, a consultation on the discussion document 'Who Cares? Constitution Analysis Report', was completed in 2013 and has informed stage two of the process, a proposals document setting out the future options.
The 'Power to People: Proposals to reboot adult care and support in NI' was published at the end of 2017 and outlined 16 proposals following extensive engagement. Its authors, Des Kelly and John Kennedy, were appointed to by former Health Minister Michelle O'Neill to the Expert Advisory Panel on Adult Care and Support.
However, a consultation on the proposals has been held up by the absence of a Health Minister, adding further delay to any implementation of reforms.
The annual cost of adult social care for health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland is over £900 million, however, as demand increases, failure to recognise changing need and expectations will see further gaps emerge between the limited menu of support and what is needed. The expert advisory panel recognises the need to further highlight the knowledge and understanding of limitations of adult social care. It proposes a Department of Health-led cross-governmental initiative around this. It also sees a role for health and social care trusts to lead on promoting the positive contributions of adult care and support.
Putting the citizen at the heart of care and creating a person-centred vision for adult social care is a defining feature of the proposals paper. However, it is recognised that promoting independence to maximise choice will be challenging in delivery. The panel proposes that models of self-directed support become mainstream, with further priority given to how self-directed support funds "could be used as catalysts to create and shape a diverse market of care and support provision".
Proposal three looks at the role and value of family carers as social care partners. Informal carers are crucial to current and future delivery and there should be greater effort put in to finding methods to support, understand and value the carers' role. It's estimated that there are close to 214,000 informal carers in Northern Ireland providing at least 2.4 million hours of unpaid work every week. A total of 12 per cent of the population carry out some form of informal caring, for which the Government would otherwise have to pay £832 million a year at the minimum wage rates. While across the UK, legislation has been introduced which addresses carers' rights, Northern Ireland has lagged behind. Acknowledgement and recognition is the main request of informal carers and in light of this, the panel recommends that the rights of family carers are put on a legal footing. Also, that a strategy is developed to ensure they are placed at the heart of transformation plans.
The social needs of an ageing population must also be fully recognised. While work has been ongoing at local community level around the likes of community cohesion and empowerment, often these initiatives are not scaled up to encourage wider benefit. The panel sees a huge role for community planning to strengthen collaboration across organisations to shape and deliver improved services and outcomes, shifting the emphasis of the system from crisis response to prevention and early intervention.
The panel also proposes that the reform of adult care and support is fully aligned with community planning responsibility of local councils. "This should include consideration to the development of a more diverse range of funding vehicles such as social impact bonds to create incentives and capacity in the development of resilient communities".
"It's estimated that there are close to 214,000 informal carers in Northern Ireland providing at least 2.4 million hours of unpaid work every week…"
Proposals six and seven look at appreciating the value of the social care workforce and the skills they possess. Care workers currently receive amongst the lowest wages in the labour market and this makes ensuring the quality of care, to levels of demand, unsustainable. To tackle this, a new model, recognising and building on staff experience and skills, while empowering them to make decisions and embed a relationship-centred ethos in social care, should be created. The proposal states that action should be taken to make the sector, at least, a living wage sector, with a longer-term vision for equality of pay and conditions across the entire workforce. Also, that the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) should lead on efforts to "elevate" the status of the workforce through standards and development. Further to this, the development of a professional body is recommended to ensure the voice of frontline staff is present in the transformation of care strategy.
The panel also deals with the current market for care, highlighting the need for a greater focus on "developing, encouraging and spreading a far greater variety of interventions, supports and services than can currently be accessed flexibly and individually at a community level". Developing a new way of working will come at a cost and the panel are of the opinion that where people can afford to contribute to the cost of their support, then they should be asked to do so.
Under the heading of The 'Market' For Care, proposals eight to 12 are as follows:
The expert advisory panel proposes that commissioners and care providers work collaboratively and openly together to develop and introduce a framework based on an agreed true cost of care which includes agreement of a 'sustainable return' for providers. This should recognise the workforce considerations set out in proposals six and seven.
The expert advisory panel proposes that the Department of Health should ensure that charging arrangements should be based on the principle that where a person can afford to contribute to the cost of a service they should do so. This principle should be applied consistently and equitably across all adult social care models.
The expert advisory panel proposes that the HSC Trusts make explicit their commitment to a process for planning the supply of care and support services and which involves all stakeholders early in developing the strategic vision for future provision.
The expert advisory panel proposes that the Department of Health considers whether additional powers should be given to the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority to regulate the professional care market. In particular, assuring adherence by care providers to the principles in proposal eight, including the oversight of a fair and agreed return.
The expert advisory panel proposes that HSC Trusts are enabled to more effectively discharge market shaping responsibilities. In this way, requirements to facilitate self-directed support and encourage community based models of intervention alongside formal systems of care and support can be monitored.
Although in Northern Ireland, health and social care are integrated, there is criticism around how various parts of the system work in isolation. Creating better cohesion has been a key feature in transformation plans and the panel has indicated the potential improvements in service delivery if relationships such as those between hospitals, care homes and domiciliary care were improved with an outcomes-based approach. Proposals 13 to 15 state:
The expert advisory panel proposes that the Department of Health oversees the introduction of a whole-systems approach to facilitating joint working between commissioners, health services and care providers which include a clear mechanism for involving people receiving services and carers within all the HSC Trusts.
The expert advisory panel proposes that the HSC Trusts promote a collaborative, rather than competitive, ethos which fully involves all key stakeholders in the care and support system.
The expert advisory panel proposes that the Department of Health and the HSC works more closely with the Department for Communities and the Housing Executive around future strategies for specialist and supported housing to ensure more effective alignment between housing and social care.
Lastly, the panel suggests that 'shared vision' for the future of care and support services is required as part of a fundamentally new approach. The panel's vision is for a 'concordant', a co-produced agreement in which citizens are able to be well informed about their entitlements and rights as well as their responsibilities and duties. "The Concordat would be an opportunity to make explicit policy intentions of personalisation, prevention and enablement, support for carers, developing community capacity and intermediate care".
The final proposal (proposal 16) states: "The expert advisory panel proposes that a Concordat is developed as the major means of stimulating a comprehensive debate, and agreement, with the public about the principles underpinning a transformed adult care and support system, including its purpose, how it is organised and funded. The debate should also review attitudes to risk and how citizens can be more enabled to be the determinants of their own risk tolerance and mitigations."
The 16 proposals have been allocated to 'proposal leads', who are members of the Reform Project Team and throughout 2018 will be analysed as to how they can be implemented and assessed on the potential impacts of their implementation plan. The Department has outlined that this work will result in a draft action plan for the reform of adult care and support, which will be shared with a future minister prior to consultation.
Implementation of final reforms will be determined by the to-date delayed consultation and any consequent decisions on the nature of change. If, for example, change requires primary legislation rather than the amending of an individual policy through guidance, then development time will be increased further.
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OCUFA clarifies inaccuracies in report on university sustainability
August 10, 2016 | Comment
Two weeks ago, HEQCO released a report on university sustainability in Ontario. More concerned with definitions than data, the report nevertheless contained several inaccuracies. OCUFA president Judy Bates wrote to Harvey Weingarten, CEO of HEQCO, with the following clarifications:
Dear Dr. Weingarten;
I am writing in regards to HEQCO's recent publication, "Understanding the Sustainability of the Ontario Postsecondary System and its Institutions: A Framework." The long-term sustainability of Ontario's universities is a critically important issue, one that is foremost in the minds of professors and academic librarians across the province. In the interest of promoting a well-informed and productive discussion, I wanted to address several factual inadequacies in your report.
In your discussion of faculty salaries, you do not mention two important pieces of data. First, that the average across-the-board salary increases contained in faculty collective agreements has been between one and two per cent since 2012, at or below the rate of inflation. This translates into very low real increases in salary. Second, that the actual salary mass – the proportion of operating budgets taken up by faculty salaries at all ranks (including contract) – has been stable at approximately 30 per cent of operating expenditures since at least 2005.
The report focuses on average salary increases, which are often a function of staffing decisions, and tell us very little about the impact of the age, rank, and discipline composition of the faculty complement on average salaries at Ontario universities. Settlement pattern and salary mass data are therefore useful in contextualizing the change in faculty salaries over time, and prevent exaggeration of both the rate of salary increase and its impact on university budgets.
The report also notes that, "It seems timely to clarify the degree to which meeting ongoing pension obligations represents a serious sustainability problem and for which institutions. It is also appropriate to develop and offer a set of options to these institutions to meet this challenge." It is important to recognize that the sector has long been aware of the potential challenges posed by pension commitments, and has been working actively for the better part of a decade to address these concerns. I would draw your attention to the government-funded, joint OCUFA and COU project to explore the creation of a multi-employer university sector Jointly Sponsored Pension Plan (JSPP) for interested institutions as a particularly successful example of these activities.
Finally, as Ontario's universities remain public institutions and receive significant public funding to support their activities, I was surprised to see so little attention paid to the level and adequacy of public funding provided to our institutions by the Government of Ontario, as this has serious implications for their long-term financial sustainability. While university budgets have increased in nominal terms over the past decade, this has been accompanied by a steady expansion in university enrolment. As a result, Ontario universities receive the lowest level of per-student public funding in Canada, and compare unfavourably to many peer jurisdictions in the United States. Ontario faculty are now teaching more students with less money than ever before. A boon, perhaps, to some definitions of productivity, but not a sustainable situation in the long term.
I hope you take these clarifications into account as you prepare your next publication on the sustainability issue. I welcome any opportunity to further discuss your work, and OCUFA would be equally happy to provide any data we have that would help build a more complete picture of university sustainability in Ontario.
Judy Bates, President of OCUFA
Associate Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Scarp 29er – restricted to going flat out?
Internal cables look smart and keep the frame looking fresh, easy to clean too!
At the first briefing at the 2013 KTM bikes press launch in Austria, it's quickly become clear that innovation in the bike industry has been the main focus for KTM in their new line up – particularly in wheel size – with the 29er Scarp, a 650B Lycan along with Race and Ultra aluminium hardtails being the highlights.
In adapting existing models such as the Phinx 26in to create the Scarp 29in travel, and pushing the 650B concept with the all new Lycan 125mm trail bike, KTM are not only with the game but arguably ahead of much of the field in this sector of the upcoming mountain bike market.
Frame design differentiation has also stood as a central focus in creating stiffer more responsive bikes to meet consumer demand, a key development factor in KTM's Research and Development department, headed up by Thomas Pressl. In keeping with these demands KTM has made what they identify as the key bike updates – press-fit bottom brackets, tapered steerers, 12mm bolt through rear axles and KTM's own Pro Damping System (PDS).
It's worth noting that the key updates in the 2012 hardtail 29er range paved the way to a 400% increase in the sale of the Myroon according to KTM's Leo Schmid, Marketing Manager for KTM. "We plan to continue this growth with our 2013 range of bikes," he added.
KTM are proving their worth with the likes of Alex Gehbauer, the current leader of the U23 UCI XC World Cup aboard the Myroon hardtail 29er stock frame with custom build. Fionn Griffith consolidates the high performance of the KTM bikes range aboard the Aphex DH, blasting a high proportion of the field in the UCI downhill World Cup.
KTM's constant push for continual improvement in performance and design of their bikes has led to Fli Distribution taking on the sole UK distribution back in February 2012, the UK is going to see much more of the iconic orange Euro bikes.
This is in terms of the over rolling angle (the angle between the tyre and floor), weight and gyroscopic force as compared to the 26in and 29in counterparts; for these reasons, "The Lycan 650B is KTM's most important full suspension mountain bike for KTM," says Thomas Pressl.
KTM's research suggests that compared to a 26in wheel the 650B wheel is only 3% heavier while the 29in wheel is 11% heavier; 650B is further strengthened by the significantly lower gyroscopic force and better over rolling angle than the 26in wheel.
The target audience for the Lycan 650B remains the same with the appearance of the frame and many components relatively similar. Changes made are the slight increase in rear wheel travel from 120mm to 125mm retaining the PDS suspension design (minimising radial forces to the shock) and a RockShox 650B specific fork (130mm). Alloy only frames will keep the cost down and combined with KTM's design features they hope to also retain the overall aim of, "high performance and quality at good value to the customer," says Stefan Limbrunner, Head of Sales at KTM.
651 (€3,499) – Shimano 30sp XTR groupset, XT brakes, Fox Float CTD Large Volume shock, RockShox 650B Revelation RCT3 (130mm) 15mm axle and DT Swiss M 1700 Spline wheelset.
652 (€2,899) – Shimano 30sp XT groupset, XT brakes, FOX Float CTD Large Volume shock, RockShox 650B Revelation RLT (130mm) 15mm axle and DT Swiss 465-D wheelset.
653 (€2,399) – Shimano 30sp XT, SLX brakes, RockShox Monarch RT3 shock, RockShox 650B Revelation RL (130mm) 15mm axle and DT Swiss 465-D wheelset.
Highlights of the other key features of the Lycan 650B include direct mount front and rear derailleurs and rear disk brake on all models, tapered head tube and fork, smooth welding and integrated cables for a clean finish.
Another highlight of KTM's 2013 range is the Scarp 29er. Grown from the Phinx – KTM's 26in brother – the Scarp hopes to bridge the gap to a high end full suspension 100mm travel XC race bike. Just like the Lycan the Scarp will encompass all that is new and innovative in 2013 to ensure KTM is "leading the way in the way of design and practice," as Stefan Limbrunner claims. Designers at KTM have certainly created a sense of character in the Scarp carbon frame.
"The tapered headtube is designed to maximise stiffness and control and to be recognisable to KTM throughout the range," Thomas Pressl explains.
Scarp Prestige (€6,499) Shimano XTR groupset and brakes, Fox Float CTD shock, Fox 32 Float 29 FIT CTD RR 100mm, 15mm axle, DT Swiss X 1450 Spline wheelset.
Scarp Prime (€4,799) Shimano XT groupset and brakes, Fox Float CTD shock, Fox 32 Float 29 FIT CTD RR 100mm, 15mm axle, DT Swiss M1700 Spline wheelset.
Scarp Master (€3,899) Shimano XT groupset and brakes, Fox Float CTD shock, Fox 32 Float 29 CTD RR 100mm, 15mm axle, DT Swiss M1700 Spline wheelset.
Scarp Elite (€3,299) Shimano XT groupset and SLX brakes, Fox Float CTD shock, RockShox Reba 29 RL 100mm, DT Swiss X-470 wheelset.
In matching the key frame and component upgrades for 2013 the Scarp, like the Lycan, will also feature direct mount front and rear derailleurs and rear disk brake on all models, tapered head tube and fork, along with integrated cables for a clean finish. Seeing the frame in person is the only way to appreciate the design and precision engineering undergone to make what is one of the most stunning pieces of carbon around, period. The Scarp's head tube integration to the rest of the frame is the pinnacle of the design for KTM, "stiffness and style" remarked Thomas Pressl. With all the attributes this frame boasts, encompassed in 2250g of carbon, this is a race bike that could even surpass the KTM team's expectations.
KTM have increased their hardtail range to provide the consumer with "varying options, with a focus on performance at a price to suit budgets," according to Leo Schmidt.
The 29er hardtail range will feature six models in all: two high end bikes in the 'Race' category (€1,999 and €2,199) and four low to medium range bikes bearing the 'Ultra' name (€649-€1,499).
In 26in wheels, KTM have covered all bases, creating eight options to choose from including a women specific design, the Baggy Sue. Prices ranging from €649 in the 'Ultra' models to €2,199 in the triple butted aluminium Race models.
The main difference in the line up is the addition of the 650B Race Action 651 with Shimano XT all round for €2,199.
Additionally to the new 650B bike the Race frames in all three wheel sizes have undergone the key 2013 upgrades including, tapered head tubes and fork, direct mount derailleurs, direct mount rear brake and 12mm bolt through rear axle.
KTM have an impressive line-up by anyone's standards. We're looking forward to getting these bikes out for some rigorous testing in the near future. Watch out for first rides on BikeRadar and in MBUK and What Mountain Bike magazine.


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Say Hello to the Laser Drone of the Future
Say goodbye to the Star Wars-system of yesteryear, and hello to the unmanned laser flyer of the future.
By	Olivia Koski
Laserist: This Is My Job
George Dodworth's company, Lightwave International, is one of the biggest laser-providers for movies and concerts. He tells PM what it'…
So, Did the LHC Find the Higgs Boson?
Today scientists from CERNs Large Hadron Collider announced that they are ever closer to discovering the elusive Higgs boson, a fundame…
8 Military Lasers to Zap Planes, Boats—And People
Nearly 30 years after Ronald Reagan announced "Star Wars," the U.S. military continues to pursue its dream of building the ultimate ray…
Our Galaxy Is Littered with Orphan Planets
During a recent survey of the Milky Way, scientists believe that they found 10 orphan planets with no star to orbit, each about the siz…
Physicists Discover New Antimatter Particle
A particle accelerator experiment at the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, N.Y., has found antihelium-4, the heaviest anti…
The Truth Behind Japan's Radiation Fears
As the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan becomes more serious, so do worries about radioactive material leaking from the r…
How to Make a Laser From a Gin and Tonic
Making a liquid laser requires patience, but yields the world's coolest party trick: Hit it with enough focused energy, and a gin and t…
Scientists Target Architect of the Irish Potato Famine
A year ago, scientists sequenced the genome of the nasty microbe that caused the Irish potato famine in the mid-1800s. Now they have un…
Google Gambles on Offshore Wind
Google recently pledged $1.8 billion for infrastructure to deliver offshore wind power to homes along the northeast coast, but there ar…
Mad Science on the National Mall: Pictures
Nearly 500,000 brainiacs swarmed Washington, D.C. to explore a smorgasbord of inventions and experiments at the USA Science and Enginee…
Olmsted Dam's Mega Cranes: Extreme Machines Gallery
Engineers are using two of the world's largest cranes to build one of the country's most ambitiousand importantinfrastructure projects.…
The World's Biggest Fix?
How engineers are using two massive cranes and creative construction methods to build one of the country's most ambitiousand importanti…
Hybrid and Electric
Illegal Gasoline (At a Pump Near You)
The EPA recently approved a higher blend of ethanol for cars, but only those made since 2007. Both automakers and ethanol producers wor…
4 Lessons in Gonzo Engineering
These engineers created breakthrough tech on a tight budget. Here are the lessons these panelists took while pursuing their projects.
At 932 F, This Computer Still Runs
At extremely high temperatures, typical semiconductors just can't store data. Electrons are unreliable, and currentand dataleak. Resear…
Is E15 Safe for Cars? The Jury Is Still Out
A new study purports to show that gasoline containing 15 percent of ethanol is safe for cars. But automakers want the EPA to wait until…


Tatu girls are ready to record a song with Rammstein. This will be the most unpredicted project. Tatu's producer, Ivan Shapovalov, and Rammstein's management are now discussing the details. Perhaps very soon, Tatu will release a new song with a touch of the German sound manager's hand. Tatu's vocal, and Rammstein's music might turn out to be a great combination. Watch the news.


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2.Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price.
3.Europeans don't blink at$ 600 massages because they feel as though they are onlypaying as little as half price, says kim matheson, a spa consultant.


We are a number of organisations who work together in partnership across the Humber and North Yorkshire areas. The partnership is led by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and supported by four other local authorities, two universities, four colleges and four companies limited by guarantee/charities.
If you are interested in learning about the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) or want to know how to apply for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or the European Social Fund (ESF), help and support is available to you through the Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) project.
The following pages will give you more information about who we are and how we can help.
If you would like to register your information and receive updates on our support and opportunities in the future please visit our contacts page here… and fill out our simple registration form.


Video Upload to Trail Page?
Once you provide the link to your video, you can then select (on a map) where it was shot. Of course, it will have to be approved by the editor.
Thanks man, I'll check that out!
While the process is admittedly clunky, you can actually add a video from any page on the site (aka you don't need to be on the trail page to add a video to that trail).
Click "Share videos from Youtube or Vimeo"
TIP: If you navigate to the page of the trail you're trying to add a video to before you start these steps, the map in step 6 will already be centered near that trail.
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Check your mailbox. If you provided covered out-of-network services to patients insured by UnitedHealth Group between March 1994 and November 2009, you may be eligible to receive payments as part of a $350 million settlement reached last year.
The American Medical Association estimates that thousands of physicians will be eligible to be paid under the settlement. Notices with instructions for filing claims were mailed in May.
The $350 million settlement comes after a nearly decade-long legal battle between UnitedHealth Group and several plaintiffs, including the AMA, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the Missouri State Medical Association. The groups alleged that UnitedHealth Group conspired to systematically underpay physicians for out-of-network medical services by using an industry database of charges to justify lower reimbursements.
Last year, UnitedHealth Group reached a settlement with New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to discontinue use of the database and the company committed $50 million to fund the development of a new, independent database that will determine the rates paid for out-of-network care.
In a separate settlement, the company agreed to pay $350 million to reimburse health plan members and out-of-network providers who were underpaid as a result of the flawed database calculations.
Physicians and patients have until July 27, 2010, to opt out of the settlement. Claims for payments from the settlement fund are due by Oct. 5, 2010.
To be eligible to receive part of the settlement, physicians must have provided covered out-of-network services or supplies between March 15, 1994, and Nov. 18, 2009, to patients covered by a health plan that was either administered or insured by UnitedHealthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Metropolitan Life Insurance Companies, American Airlines, or one of their affiliates. In addition, in order to be eligible, physicians must have been given an assignment by the patient to bill the health plan.
Physicians billed via an assignment if they received a payment directly from the health plan, if they completed box 13 on the HCFA/CMS 1500 form, or if they marked yes in the benefits assignment indicator on an electronic health care claim.
Physicians who are owed money by a patient for a covered out-of-network service or supply cannot file a claim through the settlement; however, they can contact the Settlement Claims Administrator to find out if any of their patients have submitted claims to the settlement fund.


Active learning is a general term for teaching and learning strategies that engage and involve students in the learning process. Research has shown that not everyone learns in the same way. Some of us are visual learners that need to see to understand; while others need to hear or verbalize information. Others are hands-on, kinesthetic learners. Some learners prefer to work alone, while some like to teach each other in small groups. Some need time to quietly reflect, while others need to move and be active. Teachers know that they need to use a variety of activities to meet the learning styles of their students.
At-risk students often struggle to learn in a traditional classroom. Classrooms where learning activities are varied give these students the opportunity to excel. Students become involved in their learning rather than disinterested. Involved learners enjoy school and become lifelong learners. Numerous research studies have shown the value of active learning, particularly in improving the achievement level of the lowest-performing students and minorities (Johnson, Johnson, & Holubec, 1992; Kagan, 1994; Slavin, 1983).
There are a variety of active learning teaching strategies: cooperative learning, learning styles theory, multiple intelligences theory, and project-based learning. Cooperative learning is a structured experience in which students work together to achieve a common goal. The basic elements of cooperative learning are positive interdependence, individual accountability, equal participation, and simultaneous interaction (Kagan, 1994).
There are numerous learning style theories, including: Dunn & Dunn, Kolb's experiential learning, and Gardner's multiple intelligences. The most commonly used learning theory in K-12 is Dr. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Dr. Gardner began his work in 1970 at Harvard University with Project Zero. Through this project he identified eight intelligences: verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical, musical, visual/spatial, bodily/kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist. Everyone has the ability to each of the intelligences, but there is usually one that is the strongest. This becomes our preferred learning style. Gardner continues his research and there is the possibility that he may identify new intelligences (1983, 1999). Others have expanded on Gardner's work (Armstrong, 1994; Campbell, 1994; & Haggerty, 1995) and developed practical applications for the classroom.
Project-based learning usually extends over a number of class periods. Students design their own process for acquiring the knowledge necessary to complete the project. Hallmarks of these learning activities are student-centered, interdisciplinary, address real-world problems, and incorporate technology. Students also learn workplace skills such as effective decision-making, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Provides a teaching/learning methodology that works.
Armstrong, R. (1994). Multiple intelligences in the classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Campbell, B. (1994). The multiple intelligences handbook: Lesson plans and more. Stanwood, WA: Campbell and Associates, Inc.
Gardner, H. (1999). Intelligence reframed: Multiple intelligence for the 21st century. New York: Basic Books.
Haggerty, B. (1995). Nurturing intelligences: A guide to multiple intelligences theory and teaching. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley.
Johnson, R., Johnson, R., & Holubec, E. (1992). Advanced cooperative learning. Edina, MN: Interaction Book Company.
Kagan, S. (1994). Cooperative learning. San Clemente, CA: Kagan Cooperative Learning.
Slavin, E. R. (1983). When does cooperative learning increase student achievement? Psychological Bulletin, 94, 429-335.


The Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law include exemptions from overtime and minimum wage requirements for employees holding certain executive and administrative positions. In order to qualify for the executive or administrative exemption, an employee must, among other things, earn at least the minimum threshold salary. Under federal law, the current minimum threshold salary is $455 per week ($23,660 per year). However, the minimum threshold salary is higher under New York law and, as of December 31, 2018, is scheduled to rise even higher.
The new minimum thresholds vary depending on the size of the employer and the employee's work location, as set forth below.
New Jersey's comprehensive new equal pay law, the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the "Act"), took effect last month. The law amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("NJLAD") by making it a prohibited employment practice for an employer to compensate an employee who is a member of a "protected class" less than the amount paid to employees who are not members of that protected class for "substantially similar work, when viewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsibility." Employers can prove a compensation differential is lawful by showing it is due to a seniority system, merit system, or by satisfying several factors including that the differential is based on legitimate, bona fide factors other than the employee's membership in a protected class, and that the factors supporting the differential are job-related and based on a legitimate business necessity. The Act extends the NJLAD's two-year statute of limitations to a six-year statute of limitations for wage discrimination claims.
Governor Phil Murphy recently made good on his campaign promise to make equal pay a top priority in New Jersey. On April 24, 2018, Governor Murphy signed into law the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the "Act"), which amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("NJLAD"). The Act was passed by the New Jersey Legislature on March 27, 2018, and takes effect on July 1, 2018.
The Act is being heralded as one of the most expansive equal pay laws in the country, and impacts hiring practices, compensation practices, employee arbitration agreements and how HR must respond to employee demands for information regarding their co-workers' compensation.
As you may have heard, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") released revised EEO-1 reporting guidelines on July 13, 2016 (for an overview of the new guidance in its entirety, see EEOC Issues Revised EEO-1 Proposal). These new guidelines apply to employers with 100 or more employees and require them to report, among other things, hours worked by exempt and non-exempt employees, subdivided by gender, race, ethnicity, job classification, and pay band. For an example of the proposed new reporting form, click here. Although employers and other members of the public will have until August 15, 2016 to comment on the revised proposal, it is unlikely that any further substantive revisions will be made. Currently, it appears that employers will be required to submit the new EEO-1 form on March 31, 2018, giving them approximately a year and a half to prepare their recordkeeping systems to capture the newly required data. Therefore, employers are advised to review, and update if necessary, internal recordkeeping systems to be prepared to report hours worked, and pay data, for calendar year 2017 when filing the EEO-1 on March 31, 2018.


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From his strange, washed-out celebrity portraits for Marc Jacobs (remember Victoria Beckham's bare legs sticking out of a giant shopping bag?) to shocking fashion photography for publications such as I-D and Purple, Juergen Teller has made his career on knowing how to surprise us. His new exhibit at Lehmann Maupin, which opens today, covers both the fashion side of his career as well as his personal life. Divided into three parts, the show includes the controversial nude portraits of the androgynous model Kristen McMenamy (some called them pornographic); recent photographs taken at his home in Suffolk of the landscape and his family and friends; and, for a series titled "Men and Women," portraits of photographer William Eggleston and designer Vivienne Westwood.
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Walt Disney was a "whole ticket book" kind of guy. He didn't think everything should be an E-ticket. Walt believed Disneyland should offer a wide range of "flavors"—some attractions would be big, others small; some loud and action-packed, others quiet and beautiful. For him, the park bench was as important as the bobsled.
So in Walt's Disneyland, for every big showpiece, there was a tranquil corner, something to happen upon or someplace to catch your breath at.
Today's Disneyland doesn't have that luxury. It's become so popular, you even see crowds around wishing wells. More guests means fewer corners get lightly traveled. It also creates pressure on management to convert resting spaces into active areas (both to get more bodies moving through every square inch of the place and to create something splashier and more marketable that will lure in even more guests they don't have room for).
Most of the quiet spots are gone. The Court of Angels (in New Orleans Square) is now a restaurant lobby. Quirky little shops on Main Street are now T-shirt halls in the Emporium. CircleVision and the Pack Mules have noisier replacements. After 28 years, the PeopleMover gave way to the flashier Rocket Rods (which "ran" for 23 months before being replaced by an empty track). The Skyway and the Motor Boat Cruise just disappeared altogether.
By my count, we're down to the Main Street attractions (vehicles, cinema, steam trains) and the Frontierland river attractions (Mark Twain, Columbia, canoes, Tom Sawyer Island).
In six short weeks, that all could change.
On January 10, the Disneyland Railroad, the Rivers of America, all Frontierland watercraft, and Tom Sawyer Island will be shut down until 2017, to facilitate construction of Star Wars land behind them. The designers, naturally, want their new land to be as large as possible. Besides consuming the entire Big Thunder Ranch, the backstage Circle D Corral, and other service areas, they also want to push into the acreage currently occupied by the Disneyland Railroad tracks and the back shores of the Rivers of America. They also want there to be multiple access points to the new land—from Fantasyland, Frontierland, and Critter Country.
A guest path would be added along the Rivers of America linking Critter County with Star Wars land; the path would be open only during the day and close at dusk. The train tracks would then be rerouted through the current site of the riverbed and the Fantasyland Theater, before rejoining the old route near the Toontown Station. A longer tunnel would be built leading to the station, hiding the train from the main entrance to Star Wars land—a low-grade underpass, similiar to Toontown's. The north end of Tom Sawyer Island—all the uninhabited area past the Burning Cabin—would then need to be excavated to reroute the river.
"We could lose nearly a third of the river," one insider bemoaned. "The boats will travel past the Hungry Bear, take a right, then another hard right, and that's it—they'll start heading back straight to the dock."
Those involved with the project promise the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island won't be reduced by any more than 25 percent. Mathematics aside, riding the river will become a significantly shorter, very different feeling experience. Currently, you begin your relaxing 15-minute trip with people-watching in New Orleans Square, before slipping behind the back of the island and into unexplored remoteness, enjoying a series of quiet show vignettes before there's any sign of civilization.
That leisurely pace is doomed. The shorter trips will also make it more difficult to run both the Mark and the Columbia at the same time. Whatever Disney might remove—whether the rapids, the animatronic animals, or Indians—they'll undoubtedly replace with something higher tech. But what will be more difficult to upgrade (or even preserve) is that feeling of tranquility and escape.
Certainly, there has been some pushback by in-park management. The Circle D folks are not happy with having to relocate all stable operations off-site and having to truck in the trolley horses every morning. As well, the plans for Star Wars land cover the current site of Environmental Affairs—the park's garbage/hazardous waste dumping point. "The fear is that when the land is cleared, we might find that some of the toxic stuff might have leaked into the ground, which would delay construction for the cleanup," said another insider.
Operations folks are dreading 15-plus months of shuttered Frontierland attractions (not to mention extended rehabs next year for Autopia, the Jungle Cruise, and the Matterhorn, among others). The closures will also mean that, for the first time since their founding 53 years ago, there will be no annual cast member canoe races.
Moreso, many are concerned about upsetting the balance of the park that Walt tried so hard to perfect.
"A lot of cast members are asking themselves, 'Is all of this worth it?' Many oldtimers—and a lot of newcomers—are unhappy with all the disruption of the park for this Star Wars land. Getting rid of Circle D, altering the Rivers of America, steam trains, and Tom Sawyer Island—all part of Walt's Disneyland—has to make you wonder. There is a firm belief that TDA (Team Disney Anaheim) and Corporate are hell bent on eliminating what is left of the original Disney in Disneyland."
This has to be one of the all time, head scratching, what on earth are they thinking, projects of all time. When I first heard that they had to spend a billion dollars and build Star Wars Land, I thought, okay, that could be a great addition. My first hope was that it be located in Tomorrowland, where there is plenty of room and a more or less underutilized unifying theme including Buzz Lightyear, submarines, diesel powered cars and Star Wars. The only reason for me to set foot in the area is Space Mountain. I remember when the new Tomorrowland opened in 1967 and how vibrant the whole area was. The Peoplemover and Skyway were in constant motion. The entrance to Adventure Thru Innerspace had those futuristic fountains out front, which were especially welcoming and attractive on a hot summer day. Now the whole land feels like a concrete backlot that time has forgotten.
My second hope was for the new land to be over in California Adventure which still trails Disneyland in paying guests. Would it fit in thematically ? Probably not, but not any less than Cars Land.
Hope number three : a new third gate. Again, this would help to relieve some of the crowd pressure at Disneyland. Maybe management won't be happy until everyday at Disneyland is so packed with people, that it will be physically impossible for anyone to actually fall down.
David Koenig makes a great point about the quiet places slowing disappearing. When every square foot is monetized, the magic will have disappeared completely.
What if they abandon the Mark Twain and went with the smaller keel boats. The trip will seem longer with the smaller boats. Alternatively, they can slow down the trip so it isn't nearly as fast. It can still be a leisurely trip around the river, only with less things to see. With all these changes, it does seem like Tomorrowland or a Third Park will be a better choice, but this is a quicker and easier solution for them. I imagine it will cost millions more to completely reconfigure Tomorrowland with the monorail or develop the infrastructure of the Third Park.
I grew up in Burbank and have been a HUGE Disney fan since I could walk (as far as I know). I remember the days of ticket books fondly. Still, with all the commotion, I think people may be making a much bigger deal about these changes than are warranted. The train will still run along the back of the Rivers with a similar amount of river-front track(remember, a good chunk of the river that is disappearing is part that the train doesn't run along currently). The boat ride will drop from about 15 minutes to about 11 (and some change). And I'm sure whatever divider they put up along the back to separate the 2 lands (and that the train and boats will run along) will be appropriately themed and if it has to be really huge, it will be spectacular. Imagine the train running along the base of a high canyon wall (a la Carsland) that is speckled with Native American cave dwellings, etc.
I remember the Disney community freaking out when it was announced they were adding Capt. Jack Sparrow to the beloved Pirates of the Caribbean (my favorite ride), but I think they did a very good job of it, maintaining the integrity of the original ride and actually adding a little more depth to the story of the plundering going on.
I've learned over the past 40 years that you need to take a "wait and see" approach with Disney and not fly off the deep end when you don't have the entire picture. Has Disney made blunders in the past (original DCA), sure they have. Will they blunder with these changes and a new Star Wars land? I don't think so. My biggest concern is that one of the 2 new rides "appears" to be a simulator of some sort (aren't we done with those yet?). In any case, let's wait and see.


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Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey dies
By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Larry Harvey, co-founder of the Burning Man festival, died Saturday. He was 70.
The cause of death was not released but Harvey suffered a stroke April 4, Marian Goodell, CEO of the Burning Man Project, said in a statement.
"We resolutely held out for a miracle. If there was anyone tenacious, strong-willed and stubborn enough to come back from this challenge, it was Larry," she said. "Burning Man culture has lost a great leader and an inspiring mind. He adeptly interpreted the manifestation of what became a movement."
Our founder, friend, and original instigator, Larry Harvey has passed away. Read more on the Burning Man Journal…https://t.co/g6t0UQz14m
— Burning Man (@burningman) April 28, 2018
Harvey created Burning Man on a San Francisco beach in 1986. Now, more than 70,000 people come from all over the world for the weeklong festival held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, which culminates by setting a towering wooden effigy on fire.
Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Credit: Lola Gomez


Prague: 1880. Original document. Hardcover. Elephant Folio (16 1/2 x 12 1/2"). Six leaves with gilt edges. Original cream leather with massive, raised ornamental mounted decorative "E" (Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1837–1898) underneath an intricate crown, both gold plated. These placed in the center atop a floral metal decor, within a partly gold-plated additional floral decor and four enamel, gilt framed badges with silver motifs of lion and drums with flags at top and bottom, the dates 18. August and 1880 at left and right. Decorative gilt-stamped beveled edges and four gilt resting posts attached to back cover. Inside covers with gilt-stamped dentelles and elaborate cream and blue leather doublures with two intricate metal Austrian-Hungarian coats of arms inlaid with black and red leather, gold and silver motifs and framing cut into the center with decorative gilt-stamped framing. The block held by a string bound into the covers and fixed with a narrow linen at gutters. Housed in a black paper-covered box with white silk-lined cushion.
The title page addressing the Queen is finely designed in chromolithography, with decorative frame and the Habsburg double eagle at top, Athena at bottom. The following two leaves in original cursive manuscript, partly heightened in gold with hand-colored initials, contain a thank you to the Queen for accepting the patronage for the ceremony to consecrate the flag of the Infantry Corps in Prague on August 18, 1880, and for the appointment Countess Anna zu Lobkowitz as her proxy. The second leaf addresses the other guests of the ceremony and contains a pledge of faithfulness to the crown. It is signed by a representative of the corps, Prague, August 18, 1880. Both leaves with decorative colored framing. This accompanied by three additional gilt-framed leaves containing fifty-six original signatures of the members of the infantry corps.


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A rural, wood frame "Boomtown" style of theatre, Bashaw's Majestic Theatre was not the first of its kind to be built in Alberta but is now believed to be the last remaining theatre of its kind in western Canada. Not a "grand theatre" by any means, the Majestic is nonetheless of historical and architectural significance as part of the overall history of theatre development in Alberta. Built in 1915, the Majestic serves as one indicator of Alberta's early settlement history and has been home to magic lantern shows, local theatre productions, silent movies, and early "talkies." After serving as Bashaw's first Catholic Church for a time, the theatre resumed its role as a modern movie theatre in the 1940's when it was renamed the 'Dixie.'
The exterior of the building, now restored to its ca. 1930 façade, replicates a photograph from the same time period and – with the possible exception of white paint – is how the theatre would have looked in 1915. Likely built by Eugene Bashaw, founder of the Town of Bashaw, at the request of Mrs. Ella Wing of Ponoka who acquired the property in 1913, local theatrical productions, 'concerts' and other social events were held in the buildings as were traveling 'magic lantern' shows which pre-dated 'silent film' era technology. Purchased by a local projectionist, the building opened its doors as the Majestic Theatre in June of 1921. The first known silent film shown in the theatre was a Paramount Art Craft film starring Ethel Claymore in 'More Deadly Than the Male,' accompanied by a Max Sennett comedy film. The very next week, the first movie version of 'Last of the Mohicans' was entrancing local audiences.
Founded in 1998, the Friends of the Majestic Theatre Society is a registered non profit organization whose goal is to preserve and restore the old Majestic Theatre as a self-sustaining working theatre and museum. As part of this endeavor, the Majestic Players, an amateur theatre group came into being to assist in fundraising efforts. Acquired from the Town of Bashaw in 1998, by the year 2000 the Majestic was designated an Alberta Registered Historical Resource as well as a Government of Canada Millennium Bureau of Canada Project. Working in partnership with dozens of local and non local volunteers as well as corporate provincial and federal supporters, the Majestic Theatre Restoration Project is now in its final phase, which involves interior restoration and development. Restored and re-integrated back into the community as a working live theatre and museum, the Majestic will once again serve its original function, which was to bring rural and urban people of all ages, backgrounds, and genders together in pursuit of a richer cultural and social community life.
If you would like to help the Majestic Theatre resume its rightful and historic place in this community and within the province of Alberta, please contact the Friends of the Majestic Theatre Society in Bashaw, Alberta. Membership in the society is open to everyone. Through your assistance and involvement, the Majestic Theatre Project will continue to play a role in the community and in economic and tourism development, promoting Bashaw to the world outside our boundaries.
You can learn more about the building and its history at hermis.alberta.ca.
The Majestic Theatre hosts a musical jam and dance on the first Sunday of each month from 1-4 pm.
The Friends of the Majestic Theatre Society holds its meeting on the fourth Thursday of each month @ 7:30 pm.
You can rent the Majetic Theatre for your own events by contacting Wayne Kinsella @ 780.372.4341.
The Majestic Theatre holds a Municipal Designation as a Historic Resource.
Majestic Theater Designation Bylaw 730-2011
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Tata Nano Car Just £1,350
When the Indian industrialist Ratan Tata announced plans to produce the world's cheapest car last January, he said he hoped to fulfil a dream of bringing motoring to the Indian masses.
But by the time the £1,350 Nano was launched yesterday in Mumbai, his dream had become more ambitious: to go head-to- head with the world's biggest carmakers and bring low-cost motoring to the cash-strapped masses of Europe and US.
Yesterday, the group announced ambitions to challenge the gas-guzzling car culture of the west with plans to sell the Nano, which is priced in India at 100,000 rupees plus tax, to the US as well as Europe.
Tata, chairman of the group which owns Land Rover and Jaguar, said although the car had been designed for India, there had been "considerable interest" in the west.
The European Nano will be rolled out within two years and the US Nano within three. "Given the present indications of the buying preferences in the US, we felt that we could further develop the European Nano to meet the requirements of the US," he said.
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Whisk egg whites and set aside.
Place olive oil in a small skillet and preheat over medium-low heat. Add garlic, basil, and tomato and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add egg whites and cook for about 1 minute, then gently lift edge of omelet and allow liquid to flow underneath. Cook an additional minute or two and flip. Cook 1 more minute.
Add cheese, fold in half, and slide onto plate.


It was my birthday last week and we quietly celebrated it, just me and the wife. After a toxic work week it felt like a quiet birthday weekend was long overdue. Although I must admit, the celebration was month-long considering that I have received some of my birthday gifts really early and the anticipation of the things we were about to do kept me going.
We have been searching record stores and flea markets for weeks now for some quality second-hand vinyls.
Then on the first day of my birthday weekend, we had theatre tickets to see Die Therapie, from Sebastian Fitzek's book of the same name which I have written little bit about here. I really loved the book so, sadly, I already knew the twists but it was nevertheless a really good performance and I realised that I actually do like going to the theatre and will be looking out for more shows in the city.
So on the day before the birthday itself, we checked into the Hilton Berlin. Last year we were in Warsaw and got a great deal on a room at the Hilton hotel there and just loved everything about it, especially the breakfast buffet. Since we decided to stay home this year, we chose the Hilton again mostly for the breakfast but also because I got us a room with a view at a discounted price.
The hotel is right at Gendarmenmarkt and from our window you can see Deutscher Dom from up close. Waking up to all this was the whole point. We also had access to the wellness area and executive lounge that served snacks and coffee and wine so I can really say it was worth every cent.
We lost track of time the night before my birthday when we took advantage of the facilities of the hotel by going to the gym, then the pool, then the sauna and next thing we know it's already late in the night when we were ready for dinner. We went out and walked around Gendarmenmarkt looking for a place that still served warm food at 10 PM and ended up at a Bavarian brewery and ate crispy Schweinshaxe (pork knuckle). Really, Keto has not been more fun than that night, indulging in what we Filipinos would call crispy pata without any guilt whatsoever.
After our dinner, we walked through Gendarmenmarkt, appreciating its stillness. The moon was bright and only few people were out considering it was a Sunday night. While waiting for the clock to strike midnight, we took a few photos.
My this year's idea of a birthday cake.
Soon the day was over and we went home feeling relaxed and I have been receiving birthday greetings by the minute which is always a great way to spend the day.
More greetings came in that day from my colleagues and everyone politely asked if I had some sort of celebration. I always replied that I had my peace and quiet, which I seemed to value more these days. I don't really miss having a birthday party with food and drinks and friends and family and lots and lots of gifts, or even having to spend it somewhere far from home. I'm not saying that I will only ever be spending my birthdays like this in the future because I might want to throw a party or two at some point, but I am sure that I'd be happy to have some days like this one – just me, the wife, and a view.
Thank you 🖤 there's really enough to do here to last a lifetime. And it's great for inviting people over just to find an excuse to do touristy things that you just can't get yourself to do on a normal day. 😉😉 also, the abundance of restaurants in this city is amazing.


Ruger introduces an LCR in 9mm, AJ reviews the Ruger Bearcat Shopkeeper (NICE!) and the crew discusses Back Up Guns (BUGs) do we really need to carry one? PLUS MORE!
Win a print or a T-shirt of Filmography of Guns! Write short essay on your favorite movie gun! Email a short statement about the gun, movie scene and why it is your favorite, to: contest@gunnation.us . We will pick the ones we like the best. There will be 2 winners, one gets a print and the other gets a T-shirt!


We're already using XMPP within our organization (ejabberd). Now we're interested in switching to Zimbra Chat as our users would like to have better chat history support. If I activate the Zimlet, a Chats folder becomes visible.
Is there any way to make this folder visible without activating the Zimlet? I note the folder's properties are all the same as for example the folder "Inbox", so there's nothing special about the folder itself.
In addition, chat messages are already being displayed in search results -- and the entire contents of the Chats folder can be displayed by searching for "in:chats". But you can't create a saved search called "Chats" because that name is reserved. I'm able to create a saved search called "Jabber" for example.
But it would be really nice if the Chats folder can be displayed without activating the in-browser chat client. At least at first, I would like our users to be able to keep using their existing Jabber clients.
Re: Display Chats folder without enabling Zimlet?
New history management: history is now stored in IM conversations instead of in emails within the Chats folder.
Thanks, I missed that. What does the user interface look like? Does this mean that in version 8.8.8 it's completely impossible to see the chat history without activating the Chat Zimlet?
What we want to do is use Zimbra's jabber server but with our existing jabber clients, and only use the Zimbra webmail interface for reading chat history, when necessary. And all normal email stuff, of course.


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Widespread and major losses in multiple ecosystem services as a result of agricultural expansion in the Argentine chaco.
Barral, M. P. & Villarino, S. & Levers, C. & Baumann, M. & Kuemmerle, T. & Mastrangelo, M.
barral.mariapaula@inta.gob.ar
Where agriculture expands into tropical and subtropical forests, social-ecological impacts are typically strong. However, where and how frontier development impacts on ecosystem functioning and services is often unclear, including which services trade-off against agricultural production. This constitutes a major barrier towards planning for more sustainable outcomes in deforestation frontiers. Here we assessed spatiotemporal change in multiple ecosystem services in the Argentine Chaco, a global deforestation hotspot. We modelled and mapped five ecosystem functions (i.e. carbon storage in biomass, carbon storage in soil, erosion control, excess rainfall retention by vegetation and soil fertility) which together provide three ecosystem services (i.e. agricultural suitability, climate regulation and flood regulation) for 1985, 2000 and 2013. We then employed this information to identify and map: (a) main trade-offs between ecosystem services and agricultural production, and (b) bundles of changes in ecosystem services through the use of Self-Organizing Maps. Our results highlight that land-use changes since 1985 have led to widespread and drastic declines in ecosystem functions and services across the Argentine Chaco. Mean losses of ecosystem services ranged between 6% and 10% for flood regulation, climate regulation and agricultural suitability. The largest losses occurred in the Dry Chaco subregion between 2000 and 2013. We find two main types of trade-offs between regulating ecosystem services and agricultural production. Increases in crop and pasture production occurred along with large and moderate losses, respectively, in flood regulation and climate regulation over 20% of the region. Our mapping of bundles identified five common patterns of change in ecosystem services, delineating areas of stable or degrading ecosystem service supply. This provides a powerful template for adaptive spatial planning. Synthesis and applications. Using the Argentinean Chaco as an example, we demonstrate how combining fine-scale land-use maps with biophysical models provides deep insights into the spatiotemporal patterns of changes in ecosystem services, and their trade-offs with agricultural production. The periodic updating of maps of trade-offs and bundles of change in ecosystem services provides key inputs for the adaptive management of highly dynamic and threatened landscapes, such as those in tropical and subtropical deforestation frontiers.
spatial variation
disturbed land
Which traits are necessary to quickly select suitable plant species for ecological restoration?
tropics 17 Jan 2022
Wang Chen & Liu Hui & Zhu LiWei & Ren Hai & Yan JunHua & Li ZhiAn & Zhang Hui
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Low-intensity land-use enhances soil microbial activity, biomass and fungal-to-bacterial ratio in current and future climates.
erosion control 27 Dec 2021
Sünnemann, M. & Alt, C. & Kostin, J. E. & Lochner, A. & Reitz, T. & Siebert, J. & Schädler, M. & Eisenhauer, N.
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Range-wide population viability analyses reveal high sensitivity to wildflower harvesting in extreme environments.
soil fertility 27 Jul 2021
Treurnicht, M. & Schurr, F. M. & Slingsby, J. A. & Esler, K. J. & Pagel, J.
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Federico Vilar Baudena (ur. 30 maja 1977 w Buenos Aires) – argentyński piłkarz pochodzenia włoskiego występujący na pozycji bramkarza, trener piłkarski. Od lipca 2013 posiada również obywatelstwo meksykańskie.

Vilar profesjonalną karierę piłkarską rozpoczął w Boca Juniors. Grał tam w latach 1993-2000. Ostatni jego klub argentyński to Almirante Brown Arrecifes. Następnie wyemigrował do Meksyku, do Acapulco, by grać dla miejscowego zespołu. W meksykańskiej pierwszej lidze debiutował 1 grudnia 2003 w meczu przeciwko CF Monterrey, zremisowanym 1:1. Został kapitanem zespołu już po kilku występach. Po Torneo Bicentenario 2010 podpisał kontrakt z Monarcas Morelia.

Jest rekordzistą pod względem rozegranych kolejno spotkań w lidze meksykańskiej – w latach 2008–2013 (jako zawodnik Atlante i Morelii) wystąpił w 188 ligowych meczach z rzędu.

Przypisy

Argentyńscy piłkarze
Argentyńscy trenerzy piłkarscy
Argentyńczycy pochodzenia włoskiego
Meksykanie pochodzenia argentyńskiego
Piłkarze CA Boca Juniors
Piłkarze Atlante FC
Piłkarze Club Necaxa
Piłkarze Atlético Morelia
Piłkarze Atlas FC
Piłkarze Club Tijuana
Trenerzy piłkarzy Cancún FC
Trenerzy piłkarzy Unión La Calera
Zdobywcy Pucharu i Ligi Mistrzów CONCACAF
Ludzie urodzeni w Buenos Aires
Urodzeni w 1977

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