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We have been doing some experimenting this week and have come up with some NEW play recipes! This next one I am most excited to share! Many of you are familiar with the glowing water we shared last year. While we love it I have always wished there was an alternative for parents who are uncomfortable using the highlighter water. There have also been many play times we have tried with the highlighter water that have failed. This NEW glow water recipe is a great alternative to using highlighters, and we have already come up with all sorts of ways to play with it that we couldn't with the other glow water recipe.
This glowing rainbow water is great for arts, crafts, creating play recipes, and for sensory play. Back when we first played with glow water I had tried to experiment and create a rainbow of glowing water. However, I was only able to create four colors. Now we finally have a glowing rainbow of water to choose from and add to our play!
THAT'S IT! The recipe couldn't be more simple. Just add a little glow in the dark or fluorescent paint into very warm or hot water and stir well. Use glow in the dark paint for glow water that glows in the dark. Use fluorescent paint to make glow water that glows under blacklight. Stir until the paint is completely mixed into the water. The warmer the water the faster the paint turns to a liquid and mixes in.
The fluorescent paint we use is designed for kids. It is non toxic and meant to be explored and played with by children so it is 100% safe. It is still not meant for ingesting so you don't want to let kids drink it, but this is definitely an alternative that many parents will feel more comfortable with than using highlighters.
All of the glowing waters are super vibrant, too!
This glowing rainbow water also makes a FANTASTIC glowing water color paint!
Use fluorescent paints for UV reactive water. Use glow in the dark paints for water colors paints that glow in the DARK! Way too fun!


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Doctor Who showrunner confirms three episodes from the next series
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Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall has confirmed that the next season of the sci-fi drama has been hit by COVID-19 restrictions and has had to cut its normal run to eight episodes, but added that " excited ". to make anything at all.
Season 13 will be Jodie Whittaker's third appearance as The Doctor, and even her expertise in time and space has failed to prevent the damage the pandemic has caused to the TV industry.
Chibnall (pictured, right) explained to The Mirror that the new health and safety protocols meant that the filming of each episode of Doctor Who took significantly longer than before.
"In these strangest years, the Doctor Who production team have worked wonders to get the show back into production," he said. "Given the complexity of making Doctor Who, and with Covid's new and rigorous working protocols, it will take a little longer to film each episode, meaning we expect to end with eight episodes instead of the usual 11 episodes . "
Doctor Who executive producer Matt Strevens (pictured, left) said, "We are so excited to have unlocked the TARDIS, dusted off the sonic and can resume filming for the next series of Doctor Who. The great production team, crew and cast have worked wonders to get us photographed again in these challenging times. It's going to be as fun and action-packed as ever, with lots of surprises. "
Under Chibnall's predecessors Steven Moffat and Russell T Davies Doctor Who normally ran 12 episodes a year, plus a Christmas special.
This year, the festive special Revolution of the Daleks, filmed in 2019, is expected to air on New Year's Day 2021, while Season 13 is expected to air in the fall of 2021.
In it, the Doctor is seen locked in a high-security alien prison, while Yaz, Ryan and Graham must figure out how to fight the Daleks without the Doctor's help on Earth.
Fortunately, the special was completed before the first UK lockdown and according to the "voice" of the Daleks, actor Nicholas Briggs, it will be just the tonic for Doctor Who fans after these most abnormal years.
He told RadioTimes.com: "I love that they got ahead and did this festive special – and it turned out quite coincidentally, much more than they probably intended. So I think it will make a great gift for Doctor Who fans and a nice, sweet piece of Doctor Who at Christmas time, or anywhere when it will be. "
Visit us while you wait TV Guide to see what's on tonight, or check out our guide to it new tv shows 2020 to find out what's on air this fall and beyond.
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Furry Friends Friday: Steve Rogers!
Thanks to Jennifer for bringing in Steve Rogers this morning! He is a fun dog that is ready to go to his FUR-ever home!
Patricia Caicedo of St. Joseph is our 2017 Twin Scooter Summer Giveaway Winner!


AKA have released a first image of their new tyre for 1/8th buggies, the P1. AKA's latest addition to the lineup slots in between the GridIron and the Impact. The target for the tyre was to achieve longer wear than the GridIron II while keeping a small pin to perform well in the dust. To achieve this the P1 has a more dense tread pattern than the Grid II by using a similar pin size and grouping them closer together. The result is a tyre that has more forward bite and life span than the GridIron II. Sidebite is good and allows the car to rotate well in the turns. The P1 also has a smoother off centre feel than the GridIron. The profile of the carcass is the same as the World Champion Double Down which will keep the car flatter in the turns and keep the transitions left to right smooth. The tyre will hit stores in February 2019.


The subtly tinted lightening UV Base lighten the complexion, correct pigmentation marks and protect the skin: pink, for a fresh, radiant, glowing complexion. Apply a dab every morning to the face and neck and leave to penetrate. After use, apply Blanc de Perle Brightening Foundation.


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About CLUL
Research groups and projects
Spoken Portuguese - Geographical and Social Varieties
01 January 1995 - 01 January 1997
DGXXII, Programme LINGUA/SOCRATES
Funding institution
Project PI
João Malaca Casteleiro
Grammar & Resources
A new version of this corpus is freely available at ELRA's Catalog. It consists of audio files in WAV format, aligned transcriptions in XML EXMARaLDA format and transcriptions in plain text and HTML formats. The plain text files also have automatically assigned PoS-tag information.
This resource has been assigned the International Standard Language Resource Number (ISLRN) 969-074-010-182-2.
More information can be found in www.islrn.org.
(1995-1997 - European Commission DGXXII, Programme LINGUA/SOCRATES)
The project is concluded and the materials are published in CD-ROM, with the exclusive publishing support of Instituto Camões, under the title Português Falado - Documentos Autênticos: Gravações áudio com transcrição alinhada. Its distribution outside of Portugal is ensured by Instituto Camões and in Portugal by CLUL. From the original project a corpus of samples of the Portuguese varieties spoken in Portugal, Brazil, the African countries with Portuguese as its official language and Macao was derived. The published materials also include samples of the Portuguese spoken in Goa and in East-Timor, collected later. These samples of oral speech, recorded in various places, situations and periods of time, go together with the correspondent aligned orthographic transcriptions.
CD-ROMs Content
The four published CD-ROMs include a spoken Portuguese corpus - with aligned sound and orthographic transcription - collected among sociolinguistically diverse speakers having Portuguese as mother tongue or as second language. This corpus consists of informal conversations between acquaintances, friends or relatives as well as formal acts as, for instance, radio programs or conferences. In a total of 86 recordings, the texts exemplify the Portuguese spoken in Portugal (30), in Brazil (20), in the African countries with Portuguese as its official language: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe (5 each), in Macao (5), in Goa (3) and in East-Timor (3), corresponding to 8h44m of recording and to 91.966 tokens. The recordings cover a period that goes from 1970 to 2001, and approximately 70% of them fall upon the last decade.
These samples of Portuguese varieties are distributed in the four CD-ROMs in the following way:
- Portugal (recordings from the nineties);
- Portugal (recordings from the seventies and the eighties), Macao, Sao Tome and Principe
and East-Timor;
- Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique;
- Brazil and Goa.
Finally, 94 speakers appear in the recordings; their characterizations (origin, sex, age, professional status, level of education) are visible on the header of each transcription, in which is also given information about the place, date and situation in which the recording was made, as well as other relevant types of information.
Main Goals of the Publishing
The use of authentic spoken texts in the teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language is not a common practice; instead, written texts are often used to reproduce the spontaneous speech, without any success. In fact, these artificial representations do not contribute to improve the knowledge of the spoken language; in order to fill this gap, authentic texts, collected in real communication acts with various types of speakers, are now published in CD-ROM: all these texts are samples of existent varieties and uses of spoken Portuguese.
The user can read the orthographic transcription while he listens to the recording: the text becomes highlighted as the user is listening to its oral production. The user can listen to the all document or select some passages, as well as repeat or jump parts of the text whenever he wants.
The orthographic transcription, besides improving the understanding of spoken texts, constitutes a consistent basis for the study of morphophonological, lexical, syntactic and discursive aspects of contemporaneous spoken Portuguese.
The main goal of producing these CD-ROMs was to contribute to the improvement of the understanding (and production) skills in students of Portuguese as a second language of the advanced or superior learning levels. The materials are presented in a way that favors the use of self-learning processes.
It is still worth mentioning that, since this corpus was not collected having in mind a specific user profile, it will be useful not only for students and teachers but also for researchers, translators and interpreters, among others, which will be able to select and analyze the materials according to their own particular aims.
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CLUL - Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa
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School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
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In 2008, my debut country single reached number-one. The inspiration for my album title was a record called Del Rio, TX 1959 recorded by Radney Foster. Who the heck is that?
Ans: Darius Rucker. (His debut single was "Don't Think I Don't Think About It.")
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This is a simple roleplay city where you can buy houses, earn money, buy stuff to put in your houses and just chill with friends! I programmed a few plugins to make the experience more customized. I am planning to automate everything that shouldnt involve me. I am constantly expanding. Come check it out if you want!


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Agrilus voluptuosus es una especie de insecto del género Agrilus, familia Buprestidae, orden Coleoptera.

Fue descrita científicamente por Kerremans, 1897.

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These three volumes of Kentucky election statistics at last make this basic tool of political research easily accessible to scholars, journalists, teachers, political candidates and others interested in primary and general election returns. In Kentucky, as in many other states, these figures have been available only in the Secretary of State's office, and there has been no compilation of percentages and pluralities necessary for comparative purposes.
The source of all the statistics in these volumes is the official records in the office of the Secretary of State in Frankfort, Kentucky. All returns are listed by county.
Volume 1 includes presidential elections from 1952 through 1960 and primaries and elections for the U.S. Senate from 1920 through 1960.
Jewell, Malcolm E., "Kentucky Votes: Volume 1: Presidential Elections, 1952–1960; U.S. Senate Primary and General Elections, 1920–1960" (1963). American Politics. 15.


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We're very interested in buying artwork by Gustaf Dalstrom. Please contact us for more information.
Gustaf Dalstrom was born in Gotland, Sweden in 1893 and immigrated to United States to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. While there, he received the Logan Award and a Gold Medal for excellence.
Much of his professional career was spent at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, creating authentic backgrounds and dioramas for the various exhibits.
He continued to paint on his own, and participated in various solo shows at the Art Institute, in addition to several national exhibitions.
Dalstrom was also a long-serving president of the Chicago Society of Artists.
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Participation in politics may be enforced by public or social pressure to vote during elections or referenda, to join political clubs or youth movements, or to to work for a party or 'national' effort. Enforced participation is a feature of many dictatorships and single party systems to channel potentially dissident political energy away from subversive activities. Such participation may produce conformism and apathy, and possibly alienation. It serves to strengthen a dictatorship and is an inherently unstable political situation.


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By Jeff Jones, Bikeradar.com May 15, 2006 12:00am
Updated: April 22, 2009 7:31pm
Cunego crashes, but finishes second
Damiano Cunego had a solid ride in the eighth stage, showing that he's back to his best in finishing...
Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
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Damiano Cunego had a solid ride in the eighth stage, showing that he's back to his best in finishing half a minute behind Ivan Basso on Maielletta. Cunego didn't have it all his own way, though, as he actually crashed a few kilometres before the final climb started, according to his team. Cunego was relatively uninjured, and he was still one of the best on the climb. His teammate Paolo Fornaciari also crashed towards the end of the stage, bruising his knee.
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Mário Bicák (* 21. Oktober 1979 in Prešov) ist ein ehemaliger slowakischer Fußballspieler.

Vereinskarriere
Bicák spielte in der Jugend beim 1. FC Tatran Prešov. Den ersten Profivertrag bekam er beim Zweitligisten FC Steel Trans Ličartovce, beim gleichen, umbenannten Verein spielte er ab 2005, nach 2006 in der ersten slowakischen Liga. Bicák bekam 2008 einen Vier-Jahres-Vertrag beim ungarischen Verein Győri ETO FC, aber in zwei Jahren hat er dort nur 22 Spiele absolviert. Zum FC Spartak Trnava wechselte er im Juni 2010. In der Saison 2013/14 spielte er für ÖTSU Biberbach in der 2. Klasse Ybbstal. Danach wechselte er zum OFK Dynamo Malženice, wo er seine Karriere nach zwei Jahren beendete.

Nationalmannschaft
Bicák spielte dreimal in der Slowakischen Fußballnationalmannschaft.

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The museum held an event recently that focused on our RELIANCE Project, allowing us to fully celebrate the sum of all our work here. Speeches were given by museum director Bill Lynn, longtime family and friend Halsey Herreshoff, and–our guest of honor–Senator Jack Reed!
Sandy gave the closing speech, where he spoke about building the model through the hard work of our dedicated and amazing team. He also detailed the important exhibit messages RELIANCE has for us all.
Also in attendance was Barbara Bartram, widow of Joe Bartram, Jr. The Bartram family donated great deals to the RELIANCE Project in honor the former NYYC Commodore, who was instrumental in re-igniting the America's Cup post-WWII.
Overall, it was a very memorable night; it's been nice to reap in some celebration after all the dedication!
This entry was posted in Builder's Notes & Pictures and tagged America's Cup, bartram, bill lynn, Bristol, building 28, event, Herreshoff, Herreshoff Marine Museum, HMCo, Jack Reed, RELIANCE, Reliance Model, RELIANCE Project, Rhode Island, Sandy Lee on June 23, 2016 by Herreshoff Marine Museum/America's Cup Hall of Fame.


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New Flash: Two tales of giant rats, sin and freshly baked bread
Two short pieces of fiction for you this week – featuring giant rats and devious demons – bringing you urban fantasy at its best. Written by Andrew Kozma and Nicholas C. Allen, both stories contain elements of the surreal and Americana, as well as sin and freshly baked bread...
The Rats
by Andrew Kozma
The rats were getting larger.
They were getting so large that the sewers strained to hold them.
First the mayor sent in cats. Then dogs. Then tigers. Finally, they sent in the circus bears.
Their cries were horrible. None came back alive.
Aboveground, the city slowly emptied. Rats invaded pantries. They took over grocery stores. At night, people mistook the rats for taxis.
When the call went out for volunteers, I volunteered. I'd always loved rats. I thought I could talk them down. Get them to rethink their plans.
I entered the sewers like a martyr, my head held high, a wheel of cheese cradled in each arm.
I was expected. They took me under their furry little wings. They fitted me for teeth.
They said, "This is how it's done."
* Houston-based Andrew Kozma's fiction has appeared in Drabblecast, Grievous Angel, Daily Science Fiction, Stupefying Stories and Albedo One.
The Demon Behind the Subway on F Street
by Nicholas C. Allen
There was a demon behind the Subway restaurant on F Street. With black eyes, white, leathery skin, and a forked tongue that slithered out every so often, he was a sight to send shivers down even a domineering mother-in-law's spine. Even more disconcerting was the fact that he remained there all times, standing steadfast in the rain, the snow, the heat, and the occasional milkstorm.
His dark, trench-coated figure was an ominous presence that did wonders for the business of the Subway on F Street. It was, in fact, the only Subway restaurant in the city that didn't require one to pay a breathing tax, and it was suggested by numerous people that it was the demon who was responsible.
About the demon's origins, not much was known. One rumor was that he'd always been there, before there was even a Subway. Another rumor claimed that an employee came across him one day when taking the trash out to the dumpster – there he was, waiting, tongue darting out between his lips. Yet another rumor was that he wasn't actually there at all, that he was either A) a shared delusion (a new fad taking the city by storm) or B) simply did not exist. But quite frankly, that was ridiculous. Generally, the people who preferred B would go pale at just the mention of the demon behind the Subway, glancing around and chuckling nervously, saying, "Demon? Hehehehe, what demon? I haven't heard of any demon. Don't be absurd."
Nor did anyone know if he'd one day disappear, never to be seen again. Or to at least take a break. It was only known that if you went up to him and asked to make a purchase, he'd name a price (usually something small, like a blood sacrifice) and upon returning the next day, he'd have a succubus ready for you, the woman of your dreams at your complete and utter disposal for a whole twenty-four hours.
Available to any and all genders, the succubus would loyally follow anywhere she was taken, and would perform any sexual act to the best of her ability (which was guaranteed to be superb, or your blood sacrifice back). She required no protection of any kind, and any child sired as a result of the day's activities would in no way be the responsibility of the father. Exactly twenty-four hours from the time of pick-up, she would then vanish into a plume of smoke that reeked potently of sulfur, leaving the customer in a state of light-headed euphoria as an added bonus.
Though the authorities attempted more than once to bring an end to the demon's habit-forming services, none were ever successful. To this day he stands there, black eyes staring dumbly forward, and his own sulfuric odor partially masked by the pleasant scent of freshly baked bread.
* Nicholas C. Allen is a young man who wants to get the most out of life. When not writing, he enjoys television and Italian food. You can follow him on Twitter at @_nicholasallen
New Flash Fiction: Moon Worms by Gary Every
It's our great pleasure to welcome back another regular Grievous Angel contributor – Arizona-based Gary Every – with a short poignant tale looking back at the demise of manned space-flights to the Moon... and of the demise of the astronauts who flew those trips. Gary's work has been previously published in Tales of the Talisman, Dreams and Nightmares, Mythic Delirium and many others including four nominations for the Rhysling Award for Year's Best Science Fiction Poetry.
Moon Worms
The worms go in, the worms go out
Into your stomach and out your mouth
Your eyes fall in, your teeth fall out
And your brains come tumbling down
....Traditional Children's song
I remember watching the first lunar landing as a child, family gathered around the television. I was extremely unimpressed. I was a big fan of Sunday Afternoon Science Fiction Theater and I had seen countless men on the moon, untold alien invasions, to say nothing of creatures returning from the grave, so a bunch of guys in big clumsy suits stomping awkwardly wasn't television I found too exciting. Besides at that age, with the grades that I was receiving in school, I believed that someday I would travel to the moon myself, maybe be among the first colonists on Mars, or even journey to the stars.
So here I sit, decades beyond being a child and there is no space travel in my immediate future and quite frankly an immediate future is all I have left. I have reached the point where I can be considered middle aged only if I live to be over one hundred years of age. It looks as if the promises they made to me about the future availability of space travel were bald faced lies. Where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars!
Neil Armstrong said those famous words when he first stepped on the moon "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," but we haven't done a whole lot of walking since. Like an infant child, mankind seems to have fallen down while learning to walk among the galaxies. I still hope that someday man will learn to engage in space travel but it appears as if any progress will take place long after I have shed this mortal coil.
The more I think about it – the sadder I get. One by one the astronauts who stepped on the moon are dying off. It was always a small and exclusive club but as they pass away one by one it is becoming smaller and more exclusive. When one thinks of what a celebrated moment the moon landing was, everyone on the planet watching the first moon landing together. Those first views looking down on the whole earth ignited the environmental movement. It is something of a tragedy that soon there will not be a single human being left on this world who can remember what it feels like to stand on the surface of another planet. The astronauts commented how they were moved nearly to tears viewing our earth floating in the cosmos like a brilliant blue marble, fragile, alone, and tiny.
One by one the astronauts are passing away, buried in cold and lonely graves which are still not as cold and lonely as the surface of the moon. How ironic that as they die, their memories are buried with them while their footsteps on the lunar surface may remain undisturbed for a million years.
William Shakespeare once wrote "To sleep perchance to dream – ay there's the rub" and perhaps the lunar astronaut's memories will not die with them. Scientists have been able to teach flatworms how to solve simple mazes. If you cut the flatworms into three or four pieces, not only will each of those pieces survive but each piece will know how to solve the maze. One has to wonder about the astronauts lying still and motionless inside their graves but maybe the graves are not that lonely.
After all as the morbid children's song says, "The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out…" Do the astronaut's tombstones tremble as the grave beneath is filled with a mass of writhing, feeding worms. Are worms, these humble, hungry creatures the last beings on earth to remember what it feels like to stand on another world and gaze upon our home planet? When the worms sleep (do earthworms sleep?) do they recall the astronaut's memories of standing on the surface of the moon? When the earthworms dream (do earthworms dream?) do they ever dream of outer space and travelling amongst the stars? I hope so.
Four Poets
We've work from four poets today – some you will have seen on this zine before, others who are new to the Grievous Angel. The four are: Pat Tompkins, Herb Kauderer, Heidi Padain, and Ken Poyner. (Authors' credits appear after their poems.) Enjoy...
extending the universe
not unlike
expanding my waistline
Lunar Tunes
fly me to the
paper moon dance river
great gig in the sky
* Pat Tompkins is an editor in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her short sci-fi poems have appeared in several issues of Dwarf Stars. She adds "I'm not quite a Luddite, but I don't do social media or have a blog or website."
Eugene Cernan dedicated his life
to carrying mankind
into outer space
only to suffer
all the remaining decades he lived
being known as the LAST man
to walk on the moon.
on a dead world
the plastic warning label
outlasts its container
lives on a sandy beach
safe as could be
* Herb Kauderer is an associate professor of English at Hilbert College. He is the author of eight chapbooks of poetry, most recently The Book of Answers.
Skin and bones
The train hit hard, his physical injuries are nothing compared to the turmoil within. It was not his time, he must face his demons. Framed impressions of who he once was adorn the walls. These old photographs are vibrant, and colourful, in a black and white room where the family move around him like ghosts.The train left without him.
* Heidi Padain is the Director of Doing at Heidi Padain Photography in Waitakere, New Zealand https://www.flickr.com/photos/underst8ted/sets/
NEW PLANET LANDSCAPE 2
All day the sea throws itself forward.
Then, to please a different moon, it later
Will reel itself dutifully back.
The howl you hear,
The noise you think is water
Dancing angrily on the rock,
Are the mermen who gathered too sumptuously long
In the brief but mindfully rich shallows.
Soon, we can harvest them for leather.
* Of late Norfolk (VA)-based Ken Poyner has had poetry published in Analog, Asimov's, Star*Line, Abyss and Apex, and several other places. His most recent collection is Constant Animals, 42 unruly fictions available in paperback and ebook via www.kpoyner.com & Amazon.
Everything stops for SciFaiku - or Zappai even!
Time for a fresh selection of SciFaiku (or Zappai as I recently discovered was another name for random 'Ku of a non-traditional nature!) from Grievous Angel regular haikuists Christina Sng, Guy Bellaranti and John Reinhart
Strange bubbling inside
The giant's stomach.
Shouldn't have eaten the witch.
by Christina Sng
rude partygoers
enough noise to wake the dead
zombie smiles
mother monster knows best
eat your vegetarians
by Guy Belleranti
autonomously printing
future obituaries
by John Reinhart
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A glimpse of Jewish life before World War Two
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Yellow Canary
Video caption: Wartime thriller set aboard a Canada-bound ship. Starring Richard Greene and Anna Neagle.Wartime thriller set aboard a Canada-bound ship. Starring Richard Greene and Anna Neagle.
Wartime thriller set aboard a ship bound for Canada from Britain, in which an undercover agent is approached by a Nazi spy scheming to sabotage a British convoy in Nova Scotia.
Niklas Frank - Son of Hans Frank, Governor General of Nazi-Occupied Poland
Video caption: Stephen Sackur talks to writer Niklas Frank, son of Nazi governor Hans Frank.Stephen Sackur talks to writer Niklas Frank, son of Nazi governor Hans Frank.
Stephen Sackur talks to journalist and writer Niklas Frank, who is also the son of Hans Frank, the brutal Nazi governor of Poland from 1939 to 1945.
Ben Ferencz - Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Nazi Trials
Video caption: An interview with the last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, Ben Ferencz.An interview with the last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, Ben Ferencz.
Zeinab Badawi interviews the last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, Ben Ferencz. Does he believe the Nuremberg trials have made crimes against humanity less likely to be committed today?
The Man Who Saw Too Much
Video caption: The story of 106-year-old Boris Pahor, a concentration camp survivor.The story of 106-year-old Boris Pahor, a concentration camp survivor.
106-year-old Boris Pahor, believed to be the oldest living survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, talks about life and death at Natzweiler, where almost half the prisoners died.
Nazi camp secretary caught after fleeing her trial
Irmgard Furchner - accused of complicity in more than 11,000 murders - tried to flee on Thursday.
Video caption: Remembering Babyn Yar and Ukraine's forgotten 'Holocaust by bullets'Remembering Babyn Yar and Ukraine's forgotten 'Holocaust by bullets'
Ukraine is still grappling with how to remember one of the worst massacres of World War Two.
Ex-Nazi interpreter dies aged 97 in Canada
Helmut Oberlander is believed to have been the last suspected Nazi war criminal in Canada.
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Heinrich Himmler sent a team of five Germans to Tibet in 1938 to pursue the Aryan race myth.
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Episode 5 - Documents Don't Lie
Video caption: What's it like to be told about a gas chamber for the first time?What's it like to be told about a gas chamber for the first time?
The evidence is building up. But there's almost too much – too many Nazi files and reports. But will documents be enough proof or should they hear from the victims themselves?
Episode 4 - Only Obeying Orders
Video caption: These crimes are so enormous they need new words. Like genocide.These crimes are so enormous they need new words. Like genocide.
The Allies have agreed to put the Nazi bosses on trial. But what sort of trial? And what will these men be charged with – exactly what is 'A Crime Against Humanity'?
Episode 3 - What Kind of Justice
Video caption: Do top Nazis deserve a trial? Or just summary execution? Or both?Do top Nazis deserve a trial? Or just summary execution? Or both?
The Allies must now decide what to do with the leading Nazis. Washington wants a trial, but Prime Minister Churchill is happy to have them shot. Who will win the argument?
Episode 2 - No-One Gets Out of Here
Video caption: The top Nazis are behind bars – but they're still in danger.The top Nazis are behind bars – but they're still in danger.
June 1945 and the top surviving Nazis are being tracked down all over Europe. Right now, they're being held in a Luxembourg hotel but there are people out there who want revenge.
Episode 1 - The Hunt
Video caption: May 1945 and the leading Nazis have gone to ground all over Europe.May 1945 and the leading Nazis have gone to ground all over Europe.
It's May 1945 and Germany has just surrendered. The country is in chaos but hiding somewhere, hoping to slip away, are the top Nazis. They have to be caught.
Posted at 23:20 14 Aug 202123:20 14 Aug 2021
'My night in a notorious Nazi collaborator's cabin'
When Ben McPherson realised he could rent Vidkun Quisling's cabin, it struck him as weird. His Norwegian wife disagreed.
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Dutch find crew remains at WW2 bomber crash site
Five Czech airmen died when their RAF Wellington bomber was shot down over the Netherlands.


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namespace biz.dfch.CS.Abiquo.Client.v1
{
    public static class AbiquoRelations
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Entity specific relations
        /// </summary>
        public const string ENTERPRISE = "enterprise";
        public const string IPS = "ips";
        public const string ROLE = "role";
        public const string USERS = "users";
        public const string VIRTUALAPPLIANCE = "virtualappliance";
        public const string VIRTUALDATACENTER = "virtualdatacenter";
        public const string VIRTUALMACHINES = "virtualmachines";
        public const string VIRTUALMACHINETEMPLATE = "virtualmachinetemplate";

        /// <summary>
        /// General relations
        /// </summary>
        public const string EDIT = "edit";
        public const string FIRST = "first";
        public const string LAST = "last";
        public const string PROPERTIES = "properties";
        public const string SELF = "self";
        public const string STATUS = "status";
    }
}

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Q: Excluding lists I'm looking for most elegant and efficient way to exclude elements from one list which are existing in another. Let's say there is:
List<A> As which contains more than 1 000 000 records
List<B> Bs which contains more than 100 000 records

I need to remove all elements from list As where As.Id is equal Bs.Id. I just need to reduce As by elements from Bs containing same Id. Operations my repeat hundreds times. What is the most efficient (and elegant) way to solve that issue? I wish LINQ had NotIn.
foreach(a in As)
{
    if(Bs.Any(b => b.Id == a.Id)
        As.Remove(a);
}

Takes pretty long to complete.

A: Assuming that A.Id as well as B.Id are of type int, you can turn List<B> into HashSet<int> (efficiency) than use RemoveAll (is it supposed to be elegant?):
//TODO: I've assumed that Id is of type int, change HashSet<T> if required
// Efficiency: HashSet.Contains has O(1) time complexity when List.Contains - O(n)
HashSet<int> IdsToExclude = new HashSet<int>(Bs
  .Select(b => b.Id)); // <- Linq (Select) is OK here...

// ... but not here (efficiency and if you don't mind, elegancy):
// We don't want Linq since Linq (Except) will create a new collection of about 1e6 items
// All we want is to modify the existing collection in place: RemoveAll
As.RemoveAll(a => IdsToExclude.Contains(a.Id));

A: Your original approach is too slow because it's O(n^3).
If you have to use List (which is not friendly for removing) and there are many items in it, in this case I think it's probably better to filter then reassign the list rather than filtering in-place as Remove or RemoveAll internally have to first filter then partially clear the backing array to remove elements.
If As contains unique Ids then converting it to a dictionary (or better start with a dictionary) is probably more efficient than filtering a list.
var As = new List<A> { new A { Id = 1 }, new A { Id = 2 }, new A { Id = 3 }, new A { Id = 4 } };
var Bs = new List<B> { new B { Id = 1 }, new B { Id = 2 } };
var set = new HashSet<int>(Bs.Select(b => b.Id));
var filtered = from a in As
               where !set.Contains(a.Id)
               select a;

// of course, only convert when it's used to get lazy evaluation benefit.
As = filtered.ToList();

// If As has unique Ids
var dictA = As.ToDictionary(a => a.Id, a => a);
foreach (var b in Bs)
{
   if (dictA.ContainsKey(b.Id))
        dictA.Remove(b.Id);
}

// either use dictA or if really have to convert back to a list
As = dictA.Values.ToList();

A: If both classes are inherited from the base that has id property:
class Entity
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
}
class A : Entity
{
    public string SomeProp { get; set; }
}
class B : Entity
{
    public string OtherProp { get; set; }
}

you can create comparer:
class EntityComparer : IEqualityComparer<Entity>
{
    public bool Equals(Entity x, Entity y) => x.Id.Equals(y.Id);
    public int GetHashCode(Entity obj) => base.GetHashCode();
}

and use Except method:
first.Except(second, new EntityComparer()).OfType<A>();

Else use Dmitry Bychenko method https://stackoverflow.com/a/44022567/6503504

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Leaving Tallinn was a great choice. I'll be returning every week to do koodikool.ee (it's a free code school). Anyway I was tying up loose ends in the city and every day was more stressful than the last. Somehow the tension builds up really fast. Then again it disappears really fast in the woods too. All I know is I have accumulated a very low tolerance for it.
I've gotten used to the tempo of not having to do anything and slowly also wanting to do stuff. The month long "no commitments longer than a day" is still in effects and there's a lot of fun and productive things possible in this limitation. Like testing out multiple startup ideas.
My biggest expense has become petrol. Having a girlfriend in another country and having to ride between Tallinn and what I would now call home in the countryside takes it's toll. I'll ride the bus as much as I can, but that's not always an option. And it's not actually much cheaper anyway.
All in all things are going well. I'm calm. Just need to actually move out of the apartment that I'm not paying for anymore.
Day 4. Getting used to it.


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Roku Will Soon Have 70% More OTT Devices in Global Streaming Market Than Next Closest Competitor
By Daniel Frankel
The Roku OTT ecosystem further extended its dominance as of the end of the first quarter, Strategy Analytics said in a new report. And it's about to get even bigger.
The Roku operating environment now powers 41 million OTT devices and smart TVs around the world, the research company said, and it accounted for more than 30% of connected device sales in Q1.
In terms of number of devices used for OTT consumption, Roku's 41 million is 36% greater than the next closest competitor, Sony PlayStation , Strategy Analytics said. The research company predicts Roku's lead will stretch to 70% by the end of 2019, with 52 million devices in use accounting for 18% of the market.
In terms of streaming device sales in Q1, the next closest competitor were devices powered by the Amazon Fire TV operating system, which accounted for 12% of sales—less than half of Roku's sales. Devices powered by Samsung's Tizen accounted for 11% of sales, while those enabled by Google operating platforms (Android TV and Chromecast) accounted for 9%.
Updated:MCN received an email from Amazon's PR firm after this story was originally reported. The firm reminded us that in May, Amazon reported 34 million "active users" of its Fire TV platform, shortly after Roku trumpeted 29 million active users for its ecosystem. But as we noted to the rep, Strategy Analytics isn't measuring active users, but rather devices in the field.
Does Sony really have more OTT-capable PlayStation devices deployed than there are Fire TV devices? Very questionable. We'll let Amazon talk to the research company and work the rest out.
"Roku's extensive content offering, comprehensive search function and simple and intuitive user interface have been key factors in its success, alongside affordable hardware and regularly updated software," said David Watkins, director at Strategy Analytics and the report's author. "Roku has managed to establish itself as a highly respected and trusted brand in the U.S. with no perceived hidden agenda when it comes to promoting content on its platform."
Roku does, however, face a marketing challenge internationally, Watkins noted.
"The company is much less well-known outside of the U.S., and in order to succeed on the international stage it will need to face down the twin challenge of building brand awareness and drawing users away from well-established players such as Amazon, Apple and Google."
Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!
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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Federal Courts › District Courts › District of Columbia › District of Columbia › 1980 › Braintree Elec. Light Dept. v. Department of Energy
Braintree Elec. Light Dept. v. Department of Energy, 494 F. Supp. 287 (D.D.C. 1980)
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - 494 F. Supp. 287 (D.D.C. 1980)
494 F. Supp. 287 (1980)
BRAINTREE ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT, Plaintiff,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Defendant.
Civ. A. No. 79-2913.
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
*288 Thomas N. McHugh, Jr., Marta N. Manildi, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.
Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., Royce C. Lamberth, Jason D. Kogan, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., for defendant.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
This case came on for a trial to the Court without a jury on July 21, 1980. Plaintiff, Braintree Electric Light Department ("BELD") brings this action under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552; it seeks to examine documents relating to a Notice of Probable Violation ("NOPV") issued to one of its oil suppliers, C. K. Smith & Co., Inc. ("CKSCO"). The defendant Department of Energy ("DOE"), which currently holds the documents obtained from CKSCO, claims that this material is exempt from disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) (4) ("exemption 4"). The Court is persuaded that the bulk of these documents are in fact confidential commercial information, and thus, it shall not order their release. Yet, because selected portions are not confidential, the Court shall enter judgment for plaintiff with respect to *289 certain specified items of information. The Court, however, shall not award attorney's fees to plaintiff because it finds that plaintiff has failed to satisfy 5 U.S.C. § 552(a) (4) (E).
The following opinion shall constitute the Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(a).
I. BACKGROUND.
Plaintiff BELD is a municipally owned electric system providing electric service to Braintree, Massachusetts. CKSCO is a wholesaler of Nos. 2 & 6 fuel oil serving Rhode Island and the eastern portion of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It supplied oil to BELD in 1973 and 1974 and, in 1978, it was the subject of an NOPV proceeding instituted by the DOE. BELD seeks to examine approximately twenty-three documents which the DOE gathered during its work on that proceeding and which the DOE has refused to disclose. The DOE contends that all of these documents contain confidential commercial information.
Exemption 4 protects from disclosure "trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential." 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) (4). It is well established that information may fall within this exemption if it satisfies three criteria: it must be "(1) commercial or financial, (2) obtained from a person outside the government, and (3) privileged or confidential." Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. v. United States, 615 F.2d 527, 529 (D.C.Cir.1979). In this case, the first two criteria have clearly been satisfied and thus, the sole issue for the Court is the confidentiality of the withheld documents. In Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. v. United States, 615 F.2d 527, 530 (D.C.Cir. 1979), the court explained that data would be confidential if it "is not the type usually released to the public and is of the type that, if released to the public, would cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the person from whom the information was obtained." Finally, the burden of proof rests upon the DOE to show, by the preponderance of the evidence, that the withheld data is indeed confidential. Green v. Department of Commerce, 468 F. Supp. 691, 692 (D.D.C.1979), app. dismissed, 618 F.2d 836 (D.C.Cir.1980).
II. ALL WITHHELD DATA, EXCEPT CUSTOMER NAMES, IS CONFIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INFORMATION.
The withheld information consists of a variety of documents pertaining to CKSCO's selling prices, inventory balances, thruput charges, profit margins, purchase activity, freight charges, costs of goods sold, and customer names. The Court finds that the DOE has satisfied its burden of persuasion with respect to all of this data, except customer names.
Mr. Frank W. Mills, sales manager for Nos. 2 & 6 fuel oil with CKSCO, testified persuasively about the company's business practices and the practices of its competitors. First, Mr. Mills explained that all of the information sought by plaintiff would not be disclosed to the public or to customers of the company. Indeed, his testimony showed that CKSCO takes steps to prevent dissemination of the information at issue. Mr. Mills stated that only top level employees CKSCO has three have access to the data, and that these employees are not permitted to disclose this information to competitors. In addition, he noted that, within the industry, executives who possess this data rarely leave one company for employment with a competitor. In light of Mr. Mills' testimony, the Court finds that the information sought by plaintiff is not the type which CKSCO usually releases to the public.
The Court is also persuaded that, with the exception of customer names, release of this data would cause substantial competitive harm to CKSCO. Mr. Mills testified that, at present, the oil wholesale market in Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts is extremely competitive. Wholesalers compete aggressively for both municipal buyers and prestigious buyers in private industry. Municipalities often purchase their oil supplies through a bidding process; wholesalers, of course, would like to make a bid which undercuts the competition by the smallest margin possible. Private industry *290 accounts vary in desirability according to the promptness with which they honor their bills. Mr. Mills explained that a large account which paid its bills within ten days was far more preferable for a wholesaler than an account which delayed sixty days before paying. Thus, the Court finds that wholesalers are in active competition for accounts.
Mr. Mills explained that, in this competitive process, information concerning the activities of other wholesalers is useful. If one wholesaler is able to discern the financial condition of a competitor, it can then underbid that competitor. Here, all information concerning a competitor's pricing mechanism becomes helpful. Freight charges and thruput charges enable a wholesaler to determine another's cost of doing business. Knowledge of the costs of goods sold and the purchase agreements entered into are also vital information. With purchase information, a competitor may even seek out a supplier and attempt to deprive one company of its source of oil. In addition, information concerning inventory balances would enable a competitor to learn a company's capacity for expansion and cost of overhead. Finally, a competitor's margin is the most vital piece of information available; with this knowledge, a competitor may successfully bid below the company's margin, thereby eliminating its profit. As a whole, this commercial data offers competitors of CKSCO a means of procuring a clear understanding of the company's business practices. With all of this information, a competitor could readily underbid CKSCO and harm its competitive standing. Moreover, release of separate pieces of this financial puzzle would enable competitors, who may somehow have gathered other pieces, to complete the picture. Accordingly, the Court finds that this information, if released to the public, would cause substantial harm to the competitive position of CKSCO, the person who submitted the information to the government.
The court notes an additional reason for withholding CKSCO's selling prices. These prices vary from customer to customer and if one client learned that another was purchasing the same product for less, it might try to negotiate the price downward or decide to leave CKSCO for another wholesaler. This loss of business would certainly cause substantial harm to CKSCO's competitive position.
The Court declines to make such a finding with respect to the customer needs which may be contained in documents 5a-5g and 6-6a. Although Mr. Mills stated that CKSCO refuses to release the names of its customers to the public, he did not provide a cogent reason for this policy. Mr. Thomas McHugh, an expert who testified on plaintiff's behalf, explained that customer data can hardly be considered confidential. First, trucks bearing the CKSCO logos would be highly visible when making deliveries; anyone interested in learning the identity of CKSCO's customers need only follow these trucks. Additionally the normal policy underlying the secrecy of customer names has little relevance in the oil market. Generally, customer names represent the fruit of a business's search of the entire market; release of this data would enable a competitor to sell its product to known customers without incurring the cost of advertising throughout the entire market. Absent this added cost, it might well offer its goods at a lower price, thereby depriving the original seller and advertiser, of its customers. The Court, however, has been presented with no evidence that this general rule has any relevance to the oil wholesaling industry. Because purchasers of oil are evidently well known, wholesalers do not incur costs in seeking them out. Thus, knowledge of competitors' customers is not likely to enable a company to learn of new accounts without experiencing the costs incurred by the competitor. Accordingly, the Court finds that the customer names withheld from plaintiff are not the type of information, which, if released, would cause substantial harm to CKSCO's competitive position.
Finally, the Court addresses two contentions raised by plaintiff, First, plaintiff argues that the requested data is so out-of-date as to have no relevance in the current oil market. Second, plaintiff submits that whatever relevance the information does possess is solely the result of CKSCO's own *291 statements in Court. Thus, plaintiff claims that CKSCO should not be permitted to render the information "confidential" within the meaning of exemption 4 by revealing its competitive value. The Court is not persuaded by either contention.
Mr. Frank Mills explained that although the oil market had changed in the last several years, the 1980 market was similar to that of 1973 and 1974, the years in which the requested information was prepared. Moreover, CKSCO had been able to maintain a steady source of supply and a constant number of suppliers. Thus, Mr. Mills explained, the six-year old data would have a great relevance to a competitor today. By adjusting the old figures for cost-of-living and, interest increases, a competitor could produce data very similar to CKSCO's 1980 figures. In light of the relative ease with which competitors could update CKSCO's 1973 and 1974 information, the Court is persuaded that this data retains its importance in the 1980 market.
Additionally, the Court finds that CKSCO cannot be faulted for providing an explanation of the relevance of the 1973 data. A business which seeks to protect proprietary information, or data which may lead to such information, is often in a difficult position. By explaining how competitors may use the still unrevealed information, a business runs the risk that it will provide its competitors with insights which they would not otherwise possess. Thus, if the information were released, competitors, who would have had no ability to use the data, would be able to take advantage of the information, through explanations offered in court. Alternatively, if the business declines to provide any explanation, a trial court will be unable to assess the value of the data; thus, the data could be released and the business will run the risk of its competitors understanding how to use it. In light of the difficult position in which businesses are placed when their commercial data becomes the subject of legal inquiry, the Court is loathe to impose upon them the harsh standard proposed by plaintiff. If a business is able to explain how a competitor might make use of the data, the Court should not inquire into the obscure issue of a competitor's ability to independently develop the significance which has been explained in Court. Plaintiff's position is especially harsh in this case. One of the key issues in any exemption 4 case is the current significance of the commercial data. By stating that its business has changed little since 1973, CKSCO has merely explained that the withheld data is neither stale nor outdated. Such testimony is vital to the resolution of the issues in this case. Accordingly, the Court declines to adopt plaintiff's suggestion that CKSCO's explanation be overlooked.
III. PLAINTIFF IS NOT ENTITLED TO ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a) (4) (E), the Court may award attorney's fees to a FOIA complainant who has "substantially prevailed." The Court does not believe that BELD has satisfied this standard. Although the Court has compelled the production of customer's names, this data is an extremely small portion of the withheld information. Only a handful of the twenty-three disputed documents contain such data and, with respect to these documents, the names are only one portion of the withheld record. In light of the minimal significance of the compelled disclosure, the Court finds that plaintiff has not substantially prevailed in this action.
In light of the foregoing, the Court makes the following conclusions of law.
First, the information on suppliers, purchases, costs of goods sold, inventory balances, thruput costs, selling prices, freight costs, and margin, contained in documents 1 through 23 is confidential commercial information within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) (4).
Second, the customer names contained in documents 5a-5g and 6-6a is not protected by 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) (4) and must be disclosed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a) (3).
Third, plaintiff is not entitled to attorney's fees under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a) (4) (E).
An order in accordance with the foregoing shall be issued of even date herewith.


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"My son wanted to learn to play piano when he was 5 years old and I let him pick his teacher. Lee Anne proved to be the right match and with her positive attitude and gentle guidance my reserved son is developing at a steady pace. His confidence improved and his school work does not suffer. In fact learning to read music has helped in many ways. At 6, the whole family is proud of him and we enjoy listening to his concerts when he entertains us. Thank you Lee Anne for making a difference in his and our lives."
- Andrea S., Parent of Young Piano Student
Bachelor of Music degree, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA ('95)
Lee Anne received her Bachelor of Music ('95) from Boston's esteemed Berklee College of Music. An experienced & certified music teacher, performer & educator to O'Neill & Eastdale Collegiates, she now operates her lesson studio in East Oshawa's Bloor/Grandview neighbourhood.
Lee Anne is:
* Certified as a Registered Music Teacher (Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association - ORMTA)
* Performance Educator to O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Oshawa, ON
* Performance Educator to Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Oshawa, ON
* Member of Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations
* Member of the Grammy Foundation / Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
* Member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing
* Member of the Voice Foundation
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The 6 Most Iconic Signs in Pittsburgh
March 30, 2021 Leave a commentSignageBy Kyle Walton
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania claims 90 separate neighborhoods and over 300,000 people who all proudly call this gorgeous metropolis home.
All throughout the Steel City, the buildings and streets are adorned with gorgeous architecture, brilliant lights, and yes, even an entertaining array of advertising displays that add a sense of character and tradition.
Courtesy of Bartush Signs, check out the six most iconic signs in the 'Burgh.
Little's Shoes
Located in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, Little's Shoes has helped generations of families help find the perfect pair of kicks. Famous for its incredible window shopping and dedicated staff, Little's is known as "a playground of shoes."
Little's simple, old-fashioned sign is known across the city, and serves as a welcome mat for shoe-seekers from all over the state. The sign utilizes its unique shape, straight-forward font, and simple-yet-eye-catching neon lighting to communicate a traditional sense of community.
Of course, there's also the sign's prominent two-handed numberless clock, which has been ticking continuously since 1932.
The Braddock Signs by James Simon
For many of Pittsburgh's most prominent neighborhoods, there's a unique welcome sign designed to communicate the feel and style of the borough in which they are constructed.
One of these neighborhoods, Pittsburgh's Braddock borough, is located in the easter suburbs of the city. The signs that herald visitors here are so unusual, that you almost have to look twice.
Most of these signs, which take the form of colorful mosaic-style art, were designed by artist James Simon, whose general disinterest in most of Pittsburgh's welcome signs inspired him to do something a little bit different.
"They all seemed kind of generic," says Simon. "I wanted to create an art piece that's also a nicely functional greeting for the city." According to Simon, his unique ceramic tile-and-glass style is extremely labor intensive.
Even though Simon's process certainly seems like quite the challenge, we're assuming most of yinz are proud to have such a unique display to look at each and every time you enter the neighborhood.
Sarris Candies
Sarris Candies, located at 511 Adams Avenue in Canonsburg, has been known for its superior rich taste and high quality standards in candy for over 50 years.
Founded in 1960 by Frank Sarris, a.k.a. "The Candy Man," this shop's chocolate factory, ice cream parlour, and candy shop covers an area equal in size to one full city block. It features over 100 yards of chocolate, penny candy, ice cream, and life-like plush toys.
The entire facility is capped by a simple red-lettered sign reading "Sarris" and a wall-mounted sign crafted in white enamel that reads "Sarris Chocolate Factory & Ice Cream Parlour."
PNC Park's Scoreboard
PNC Park, located at 115 Federal Street in Pittsburgh, has been home to the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball club for over twenty years. Constructed almost entirely of steel and limestone, PNC Stadium features a seating capacity for over 38,747 baseball fanatics.
PNC Park is widely considered to be one of the best ballparks in America thanks to its location, which overlooks breathtaking views of both the Pittsburgh skyline and the Allegheny River, a clear angle of the field from every seat in the house, and a timeless, traditional design capped by a glorious out-of-town scoreboard.
PNC Park's scoreboard measures 42 ft. by 24 ft. It is located behind the bleachers in left field, and is the first stadium in the MLB to include the score, inning, number of outs, and base runners of every other game simultaneously being played around the league.
Primanti Bros.
Primanti Bros. is an incredible chain of sandwich shops located across the easter United States, though the original deli was founded in and is most closely associated with the city of Pittsburgh, as it is considered a cultural icon of the area.
Founded in 1933, the chain is famous for its sandwiches composed of grilled meats, melted cheese, an oil and vinegar based coleslaw, tomato slices, and french fries between two thick slices of Italian bread.
No matter the location, you'll know when you've found the right place by the entryway sign written in exclusive Primanti Bros. font and brightly illuminated in neon colors electric blue or firehouse orange.
Heinz Field
Pittsburgh is a sports city through and through, and in the Steel City, no sports team lives within the hearts of the souls of Pittsburghers more than the Steelers. The six-time Super Bowl Champion Steelers play their home games at Heinz Field.
Although this stadium first broke ground in 1999 and officially opened in 2001, there is no denying that Heinz field is now synonymous with home for the Black and Gold.
The stadium's sponsor, the Kraft Heinz company, secured sole naming rights early on. Today, the same logo that adorns ketchup bottles throughout the world also occupies the outside of the stadium, welcoming Steelers fans from all over the city and region.
In addition, Heinz Field also includes 35 ft high ketchup bottles on either side of the scoreboard. These bottles are constructed from 8,000 pounds of fiberglass, 375 feet of neon tubing, and 20,500 LED lights! Now that's a sign worth cheering for!


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Life More Abundant
October 20, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Eternal Reward, Zane Hodges
by Zane Hodges, from Grace in Eclipse
"Then Peter began to say to Him, 'See, we have left all and followed you.'" Mark 10:28
Matthew tells us that Peter also added:
"Therefore what shall we have?" Matt 19:27
It was an appropriate question. After all, Jesus had offered the rich young ruler treasure in heaven if he left all. Was this promise applicable to the disciples as well?
No doubt there is a temptation to censure Peter for greed. But why? Already the disciples had been specifically taught to store up eternal wealth (Matt 6:19-21; Luke 12:32-34). It is not selfish to take an interest in matters Jesus Himself has told us to be concerned about. It is not wrong to seek what He tells us to seek.
It is wrong not to seek. It is, in fact, a a sin to refuse to lay up heavenly treasure when we are explicitly commanded to do so. Moreover, the effects on our hearts of not doing it will be calamitous. For where our treasures are, there our hearts will be also.
The rich young ruler's heart was on earth. The thought of losing his earthly treasures saddened him. But Peter and the other disciples had abandoned everything for Jesus. It was only natural that they should be curious about their heavenly reward.
Our Lord's answer to this query is memorable:
Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life" (Mark 10:29-30)
The answer was rich, exciting, and sobering. There were compensations to be experienced in the present age—along with its troubles— and there was compensation in the age to come as well…
But if obedience to Jesus enriched a man's temporal lot it equally enriched his eternal one. And here the reward was…"eternal life."
Yes, a reward. Plainly presented as such. But a reward belonging to the future age, not to the present one.
And thus Jewish theology was right—in part. Eternal life would be awarded meritoriously in a future day. What that theology failed to perceive was that, for such a reward to be within man's reach, eternal life must first be received as a gift.
Eternal life is no static entity, no mere fixed and unchanging object. Eternal life is the very life of God, and as such its potentials are without limit. Had not Jesus affirmed:
"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10, emphasis added).
No doubt Jesus was speaking in this verse about life in the resurrection experience. That experience would indeed be more abundant simply because resurrection life is necessarily fuller than any present experience. Therefore the Gospel of John emphasizes the connection between life now and the coming resurrection (John 6:39-40; 11:25-26).
The possibilities of such a future life are as infinite as the life itself. But to receive enrichment in that future life as a reward, one must first obtain it as a gift by faith in Jesus.
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