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21st July 2015 - Mixing and Mastering, or Mastering mixing...
I have to tell you that few things are more satisfying in life than hearing the producer of your album that you've laboured over for 18 months say, "That's it – job's a good 'un mate!"
The other week, Alex Cooper and I finally completed work on what will be released in September 2015 as 'Second Time Around' – what's known in the trade as a 'sophomore release' apparently…certainly saves the need for overuse of the word 'second' in my case.
Alex and I spent 3 days of mid-June 2015 mixing and mastering the entire album - not necessarily from scratch, as 3 songs (Chinese Whispers, Second Time Around & It All Comes Back To Rock) are already out there on the digital only E.P. that we brought out a couple of months ago. Nevertheless, we approached those 3 songs with the intention of improving on those initial mixes and achieving continuity with the other 8 tunes they are to sit alongside on this album.
As an old git born in the late 1960's, I still passionately believe in the 'album' philosophy in the download, disposable age. I still fight for the right of any artist to sequence his or her work in such an order that he or she thinks they'd like their completed work to be heard.
I probably enjoy that particular aspect of putting an album together more than most others – not that I'm an experienced album maker per se, but I've discovered that when it comes to which songs start/finish/define an album, the process that leads me to the final running order is ultimately very satisfying. The process was a little difficult on my debut, 'Prove You Wrong', mainly because in truth there were too many songs on it – 15 in all. Perhaps my inner desperation to prove 'them' wrong led me to go overboard on which songs made the cut, and I didn't really know when to stop.
This time, I knew that I needed to keep the running time down a tad, and as the album's tracks came together over the various sessions that took place between mid 2013 and early 2015, Alex and I both understood that 10 or 11 tracks would be plenty to make the statement required. And as I juggled with the songs, it became apparent to me over a few days contemplation as to which were the ideal openers, closers and 'benchmarks' of the song order. But that's just one of many things you have to keep an eye on as things came together over time.
For example, just as when you are in the process of 'tracking' (when you're recording all the separate parts for a song), the mixing process for an album requires one particular discipline – the one where you have to know instinctively when to bloody well stop. The temptation to add another guitar part, a tambourine or even the most subtle of keyboard parts when you're putting a song together can be irresistible, and I imagine to those artists not working to a budget or clock-watching, those temptations must take over more often than is healthy for them or their bank balance.
Similar uncertainties plague the mind during mixing, albeit coming from a different sensibility. You have to learn to step back and appreciate when you've reached the point that what you've committed to tape is not going to sound any better, fuller, more balanced. That's the point when you can put the producer out of his misery and say 'Yeah, I'm pretty happy with that'. It comes off as sounding almost a resigned response, but in reality you've heard the song backwards and forwards so many times through those Yamaha NS-10's that it's done its level best to beat you into submission. But there is that wonderful feeling elsewhere deep down inside you that says 'Go on – that sounds f*****g awesome!!'
And if you think it's bad for you (the artist), then pity the poor producer who has worked on getting the mix to that point without much assistance from you and then patiently listened to your suggestions for what you'd like to hear specifically.
In Alex's case, he had many considerations as mixing the album began - the drums being one chief area of concern. All the drum tracks were recorded in the same room, on the same kit, with the same microphones…but not on the same day – Simple As That, Better Off Out Of It, Second Time Around and Love Fatigue were the first 4 tunes recorded in Summer 2013; Chinese Whispers & It All Comes Back To Rock were tracked on a subsequent visit in Spring 2014; and the final batch of If My Truth Is A Lie, We Believed, Mr Poison & I Didn't Get were done in early 2015.
The temperature in the live room at Arkham was probably quite different on all 3 days, which can affect how sound carries to microphones more easily than you'd imagine. Along with that, certain drums might have been tuned a little differently between the sessions and thus give a different 'feel' across the tracks. These slight differences needed to be checked and double checked by Alex so that, when you listen to the album, the drums have a certain uniformity to them that ties them all together between tracks 1 & 11.
Alex knows that I hate triggered or sampled drum sounds – I mean, when you have a kit that is tuned well and sounds great, why change those natural sounds for a library snare or tom sound that takes away every shred of originality from the kit you're playing? I grew up knowing my Neil Peart from my Cozy Powell from my Phil Collins – drummers who had a distinctive signature sound. Now that is not to suggest for one moment that I put myself in their bracket as a drummer! Far from it – but I do want the listener to know that I tuned every drum and struck every cymbal sound - and that what I heard on the initial playbacks is exactly what turns up on the finished product, allowing for reverbs, EQ adjustments and so on.
Alex is a terrific engineer anyway, with a really good set of ears, so I know I needn't worry about such things. And before long, all ten of the drum tracks – I Love You More has no drums on it - were consistent right across the board. We accentuated certain things of course (the bass drum on It All Comes Back To Rock was given some extra oomph for example) but once that was done, Alex job of then adding my bass, guitar, keys and vocals in bit by bit was that much easier for him.
If My Truth Is A Lie quickly established itself in my mind as an ideal opener. Having rearranged the song's structure with Alex prior to recording (it was an old tune of mine that had great hooks, but really needed Alex's fresh perspective) we had a tune that had a great insistent beat to it, and a flow between the various sections that kept the impetus up without the pauses and hanging chords that had somewhat stunted my original composition. This is where a producer really comes into his own for me – solo artists like me have ideas in their heads of how the finished song should sound, but you have to learn to defer to someone you trust when they tell you that it isn't good enough and needs improvement. That takes confidence, a good ear and a persuasive nature – Alex possesses all those things.
He was pushing me at times for Mr Poison to be the album opener, but I liked the idea of it sitting 2nd. With "…Truth…" opening up with a hard hitting vocal hook, Mr Poison felt like an ideal follow up with its riffy swagger. Once those two songs were in place at the top of the album, I found everything else fell into place very neatly – the title track earning its spot as you headed for the midpoint where 'We Believed' was then placed to intentionally catch the ear with it's more sparse arrangement leading to a real 70's chorus and a great fun lyric.
One thing you can forget when you spend such a long time between the start and finish of a project like this is the little incidental parts you added to a song that you'd forgotten all about until the mix is pieced together – you can also sometimes hear errors you'd overlooked too. Second Time Around is a prime example of that.
In the original E.P. mix, the acoustic and Spanish picked guitar parts that flow though the intro and the verses were kept quite quiet. For the album remix, I wanted those parts to be more prominent, but when those guitar tracks were brought forth more as we remixed, we heard a glaring fret buzz on the one string of the Spanish guitar track that stood out too much throughout and the part thus needed re-recording in its entirety. No problem – I redid the part taking greater care to avoid the fret buzzes – which had occurred due to my poor hand position anyway – and the remix could continue as we'd intended. I'm really proud of that part and couldn't have lived with the buzz that most probably would never have noticed, but would have affected me like Captain Hook heard the ticking clock inside the crocodile!
Those of you who've heard/downloaded the 3 EP tracks will certainly notice the difference between those versions and the album re-mixes that you'll get in September. I've listened to the whole album in sequence a good few times now, and I'm really thrilled with the way it's paced.
Some albums aren't as varied as they could or should be – Monster by KISS, for example, has one or two great tunes on there (I like 'Eat Your Heart Out', despite Simmons using the 'backbone slip' lyric YET again) but to me, the album as a whole feels very mid-tempo, and without too much variation.
I never wanted that from anything I put my name to, and I also was conscious of not simply repeating myself from the 1st album i.e. putting similar tempo songs in similar positions on both albums, or trying to write 'Soulmate Part 2' or 'Stronger Than That Part 2'. I'm sure if you started the first 3 Dio albums off at the same time, things would sync up between them a lot of the time!! (I'm joking of course – I love those Dio records!)
Keep an eye on the website as well as my Facebook & Twitter as I'll be announcing the release date very soon, as well as giving you some samples of each track to listen to – there may well be a competition prize up for grabs which I'll explain once I have that idea sussed out…and there may even be a VIDEO shot for one of the songs to accompany the Electronic Press Kit that comes out with the album.
Not only that, but there WILL be a launch party in September at a Birmingham venue TBC as soon as we know release date so we can combine the 2 events in one. Again, I'll make sure you know where and when as soon as I do!
Ian x
Your live bassist replied on Tue, 21/07/2015 - 21:06 Permalink
One thing missing....... MORE
One thing missing....... MORE cowbell!! ;)
Ian replied on Tue, 21/07/2015 - 21:08 Permalink
Forgot it... ;)


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William Sisson
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William Sisson (1853-1935), chairman of W. Sisson and Co
1853 Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Worked for R. and W. Hawthorn
1878 Joined Cox and Co as manager of the engine works
1889 Took over J. J. Seekings and Co and was joined by his brother Arthur White Sisson
WILLIAM SISSON was the founder and chairman of Messrs. William Sisson and Company, Ltd., of Gloucester, engineers and builders of high-speed steam engines.
He was born at Gateshead on Tyne in 1853 and served a five years' apprenticeship, commencing in 1869, with Messrs. R. and W. Hawthorn. He then obtained a Whitworth scholarship, and studied first at the College of Physical Science, Newcastle, and subsequently at the Royal College of Science, Dublin.
He later returned to Messrs. Hawthorn as a draughtsman, but in 1878 he became general manager of the engineering and shipbuilding works of Messrs. Cox and Company, of Falmouth, where the experience he gained in marine work subsequently proved extremely valuable.
In 1889 he went into business on his own account, and took over the marine engineering firm of Messrs. J. J. Seekings and Company; his brother, Mr. Arthur W. Sisson, joined him later in this undertaking.
Mr. Sisson specialized in the development of high-speed steam engine design, in connexion with which he took out many patents, including a shaft governor and a superheater, and he also supervised the marine and stationary engine work of the firm. He was responsible for the designs of hulls of various types of vessels, including yachts, launches, tugs, and shallow- draught steamships, and for some years practised as a consulting engineer and naval architect. In addition he was sometimes engaged as a technical expert or arbitrator.
In 1904 the firm was made a limited liability company, and new works were built at Barnwood, near Gloucester.
Mr. Sisson took an active part in educational schemes, and was a member of the Gloucester Technical Schools Committee and a governor of the Gloucester United Schools.
He was elected a member of the Institution in 1881, no less than fifty-four years ago. He was Chairman of the Western Branch in 1929 and 1930, in which capacity he also served upon the Council. In addition he was a Member of the Institution of Naval Architects.
His death occurred on 22nd February 1935.
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Old friends enjoyed a long-overdue reunion at the celebration of Chinese Women's Association (CWA) centenary in June. Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Mrs Mary Tan were among nearly 250 guests who attended the gala dinner at The Ballroom at Raffles Singapore.
As Singapore's first and oldest women's voluntary welfare organisation, the association now helmed by president Betty Chen has supported causes such as the Cancer Society and St. Andrew's Mission Hospital. That evening, the CWA raised over $1.25m for the latter after the government has matched dollar for dollar.
Arranged by Brandon Barker, son of Singapore's former law minister E W Barker, the night's programme included performances by theatre artists Glen Goei and Ivan Heng, singer-songwriter John Lee and several society songstresses the likes of Lotus Soh.
Guests also indulged in a special menu of local dishes such as Cantonese-style roasted duck and marinated beef tenderloin as once prepared by the now-defunct The Cathay Restaurant in the '60s. As dinner came to an end, guests adjourned to the hotel's Casuarina Suite for cocktails and dancing.


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My Merseyside Derby: Anfield, 16th January 2011
Posted By: Dean Mannion 6th April 2018
The Merseyside Derby holds a special place in all of our hearts. We all want to put one over our rivals and there is no greater feeling than sending Everton back across Stanley Park with their tails between their legs. I honestly believe though than you don't feel that as much if you are not from the city. Manchester United and Chelsea are now global clubs. Wherever you go in the world you are as likely to meet a United or Chelsea fan as you are to meet a Liverpool fan. That isn't the case with Everton. Take this as a sly dig if you like, but their appeal isn't that far reaching.
As a Scouser and coming from a family of Blues and Reds, winning the Merseyside derby is a necessity. A loss is simply unthinkable. If Liverpool lose a derby then they become insufferable in the aftermath. That being said I have chosen to write a game where Liverpool don't win. In fact, this one ends in a draw but is special for a different reason – the return of the king.
Liverpool had lost at Goodison Park earlier in the season. A 2-0 Everton win saw Roy Hodgson lose more of the Liverpool faithful who were willing to give him a chance and, to display how out of touch he was, described a potential win in the build up as "utopia" for us. Utopia. Nah mate, a win is fucking expected over Everton. Anyway, his first game in front of the new owners didn't go exactly to plan and Roy was eventually shown the door in the New Year. Liverpool fans had campaigned for one man to take over but the previous owners had knocked that notion back. Even if they had wanted him, surely he wouldn't come back into management after twelve years away from the game – would he?
On the 8th January 2011 the king made his return to a Liverpool dugout. Kenny Dalglish was given the job until the end of the season. For me, Kenny was this mythical figure in the clubs history. Roundly regarded as the greatest player to ever pull on a red shirt, all I had seen of his was on videos and hearing what my Dad had told me. Now I was going to get to see him in the flesh and see if his management was as good as his playing ability. I knew he had had a torrid time at Celtic and Newcastle United at the back end of his career. However, he won the double in his first season as player-manager in 1985/86 and won the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in 1994/95. He couldn't be that bad.
I was a season ticket holder at Anfield that season and had to wait another week to see Kenny step out of the Anfield tunnel. I remember that being at the forefront of my mind as I made my way to the ground that day. My Mum would give myself and my cousin a lift to games, and all the way from Netherley to Anfield we talked about how his first home game in charge would go. Merseyside Derbies create special atmospheres anyway. When royalty comes back home though there was electricity in the air.
The two teams came out and lined up and the Everton coaching staff followed. When Kenny Dalglish emerged though I haven't anything like it for a players, let alone a manager. He waved at the crowd in his usual dignified manner before taking his seat, but The Kop, which I was fortunate enough to be a part of that day, sang his name throughout. Anfield was bouncing, buoyed by the sheer presence of a legend. You see, Kenny Dalglish is more than a former player and manager to this club. He was one of the best players in the world in his day. He did things nobody else could do. He continued the success that previous managers had brought to the club. In the wake of Hillsborough, he was a shoulder for not just the players but also the families to cry on. He put them first. He was from Glasgow but he was one of us. Having him back was magical and this game was befitting of his return.
We weren't at our best this season so when Raul Meireles gave us a twenty eighth minute lead thanks to an unstoppable drive from eighteen yards. The roof came off the place when Meireles scored and I felt as if my throat would disintegrate if I'd have shouted any louder. It wouldn't last though. After leading at the break, Liverpool looked a completely different side in the second half's opening stages. We were only four points clear of relegation and lying 13th in the league at this point in time, and we were beginning to show why. Poor defending from an Everton corner saw Sylvain Distin equalise. That was forty three seconds into the second half. Six minutes later, Steven Pienaar played a defence splitting ball between Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Martin Skrtel. Jermained Beckford got onto it, cut back inside the retreating Kyrgiakos and fired across Pepe Reina to give Everton the lead.
Kenny's homecoming was going pear shaped. It wasn't supposed to be like this. Everton hadn't won at Anfield in twelve years. That run was supposed to carry on. Three points were a given against these. How could we let this happen, today of all days? We needed someone, anyone, to step. Someone reliable to who scored goals at important times. Someone you could hang your hat on. Torres hadn't been in the game, it transpired his head was elsewhere. Steven Gerrard was ruled out so we couldn't turn to him. Who was the next best thing?
On seventy minutes Liverpool had a corner. Maxi Rodriguez swung it in and Everton scraped it away. Martin Skrtel had the ball in the six yard box and Tim Howard rushed to his feet, bringing him down in the process. The Kop erupted and the referee gave a penalty. Only one man to salvage this situation. Dirk Kuyt stepped up and sent Howard the wrong way to level the scores. Defiant cries rang around stadium. Would Kenny's first game back be a dramatic one?
We pushed and we probed for the last twenty minutes but couldn't find a way through a stubborn Everton defence. The game finished 2-2 and, in the cold light of day, it was probably a fair result. It's easy to look at it in isolation seven years on and admit that both sides sharing a point was the right thing. Back then though, it felt a bit like an anti-climax. It was almost as if these players had let their manager, the man brought in to save our season, down.
Kenny would go on to lose just three league games between the derby and the end of season. We lost Fernando Torres at the end of that month but brought in Luis Suarez, who can now be seen as an exponential upgrade. We finished sixth that season, which was an achievement in itself considering we were four points of the drop zone going into this game. The following year we won the Carling Cup and got to the F.A Cup final under Kenny. However, an eighth placed finish wasn't good enough and he was replaced by Brendan Rodgers.
Merseyside Derbies take on a life of their own in the build up. Twitter becomes a nightmare to navigate, mates become unbearable and family get togethers are avoided (for me at least). This game didn't need the added ingredient of Kenny Dalglish's first game back to stir the pot. To have his return played out to the backdrop of this game though was what being a football was all about. The result wasn't ideal and the game wasn't a classic. Being there that day though and getting to experience all of that, was something you tell the grandkids about when you put their first red shirt on them.
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New Popularity Of L.L. Bean Boots Sparks Scramble To Fill Orders L.L. Bean's iconic rubber and leather boots have swung back into fashion with young people and are more popular than ever. The backlog stands at nearly 100,000 pairs; it will take months to catch up.
New Popularity Of L.L. Bean Boots Sparks Scramble To Fill Orders
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Few things are more uncomfortable than cold, wet feet. A hunter in Maine attempted to solve this problem more than a hundred years ago. He invented a distinctive style of rubber and leather boots and ended up launching a retail empire. Today L.L. Bean boots are still popular and not just for hunters. Hipsters want duck boots too. As Murray Carpenter reports, demand is so great this season the company is scrambling to keep up.
MURRAY CARPENTER, BYLINE: Royce Haines is walking through a large, well-lit factory. It's the middle of the night and the place is bustling.
ROYCE HAINES: It's around midnight; almost a quarter to twelve and we're standing here in Brunswick, Maine, on the shop floor where we make Bean boots.
CARPENTER: Haines manages the shop and he says L.L. Bean hired a hundred new employees to meet the demand for its signature boots and added the night shift. He's trying to meet a backlog of nearly 100,000 pairs. Just down the road at L.L. Bean's flagship store in Freeport, there aren't many boots left on the shelves, but some customers are getting lucky.
SHERYL LEE: I have the coveted L.L. Bean brown leather boot that every teenage girl wants for Christmas.
CARPENTER: Sheryl Lee is from Natick, Massachusetts.
LEE: However, I was sent up to get three sizes, two pair for two friends. No sizes for the friends, just for my daughter (laughter) so I feel a little guilty about that.
CARPENTER: Some of the demand is driven by fashion trends, like lumberjack chic. But L.L. Bean's Mac McKeever says the boots have a broader appeal.
MAC MCKEEVER: These books have always been popular with outdoorsmen - traditional outdoorsmen - and hunters and loggers and farmers. But they've seemed to garner favor in the fashion industry as well as with young folks, college campuses, folks from the cities. Obviously, it's a welcome, you know, welcome surge in popularity for us.
CARPENTER: Brendt Stier has been seeing them everywhere at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, where his wife works.
BRENDT STIER: So we were at the Lafayette-Lehigh game, which is the 150th anniversary at Yankee Stadium. And it's the longest-running college rivalry football game in the country. And everyone had Bean boots, so that's why we got them so (laughter).
CARPENTER: Stier, pushing a baby stroller around the store, is wearing his pants down over his new boots. But the younger crowd likes to flaunt them. Women often wear them unlaced over skinny jeans or tights.
HANNAH PERKINS: Everyone's doing the whole wool-sock-out-of-the-Bean-boot thing, whether it's with jeans or leggings (laughter) yeah.
CARPENTER: Hannah Perkins, a Mainer who's been wearing the boots for years, says they're now very popular with her classmates at Susquehanna University.
PERKINS: Guys do tuck in their pants as well. It's funny. Some guys will wear them outside so only see the tops, but I've seen guys rock the tuck-in-the-pant look too. Maybe not the wool socks, but...
CARPENTER: So it's almost like a show-off-your-boots look.
PERKINS: Oh, absolutely (laughter).
CARPENTER: Back at the factory, the night shift crew is hitting its stride. Maine's once-thriving shoe industry is now mostly gone, but these boots are still made here by hand. The workers cut leather patterns out of a full hide and punch in eyelets for the laces, then triple-stitch the uppers to the rubber bottom. It all takes time and Haines says it will take months to catch up with the orders.
HAINES: A lot of demand out there; back orders are building on us. The pressure's on. We got some boots to make (laughter).
CARPENTER: And those Maine-made boots are not just feeding the U.S. market. It turns out that Bean boots, especially in vibrant colors, are huge in Japan. For NPR News, I'm Murray Carpenter.


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Blues acquire Buchnevich from Rangers
Blais, 2022 second-round pick headed to New York in deal
for RFA; St. Louis picks up much-needed top-six scoring winger
ST. LOUIS -- The dominoes began to fall for the Blues before the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft on the trade route.
The Blues acquired forward Pavel Buchnevich from the New York Rangers for forward Sammy Blais and a 2022 second-round pick.
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Pavel Buchnevich was acquired by the Blues from the New York Rangers
on Friday for Sammy Blais and a 2022 second-round pick.
It's no secret that the Blues were going to search for a top-six winger through trade or free agency dating back to last season, and with a potential loss of Jaden Schwartz, who can become an unrestricted free agent, and the trade request of Vladimir Tarasenko, it was imperative that the Blues move on a player that could fit the bill, and they did so before the start of free agency, which is slated to begin Wednesday, July 28.
"I'm excited to have Pavel join our group," Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said. "I want to thank Sammy Blais for his contributions to our organization over the last number of years, (and) wish him nothing but the best of luck and success with the Rangers."
Buchnevich, 26, is coming off a season in which he had 48 points (20 goals, 28 assists) in 54 games; the 6-foot-3, 196-pound forward, who played predominantly right wing in New York, can play either wing; he's scored 79 goals in his five-year career, including 57 the past three seasons for the 2013 third-round pick.
"Well, he's got good size at 6-3. He is a left shot, can play the right side," Armstrong said of Buchnevich. "He's scored in the league recently. He's 26 years old. A player that obviously we control for a year and would like to sign long-term ... the right age group for us, what we're trying to accomplish. And a very good penalty-killer, too, a very underrated penalty-killer. So he's going to touch all aspects of our game and he's at a good age. As we continue to re-tool this roster, and I think he's a good piece for us.
"... I have no idea. Our hope is to (get a long-term contract done). I've worked with Todd Diamond on a number of contracts in the past. I enjoy working with Todd. He's a straight shooter. We've been able to do some deals in the past, and we hope to. That's the goal going in is to see if we can get something done now or in the future on a long-term deal. At 26 years old, he's a player that is at a very good age."
Buchnevich will become a restricted free agent on July 28 with arbitration rights, and as Armstrong said, the Blues would like to sign long-term and Diamond, Buchnevich's agent, gave the same impression.
"That's how you always enter it," said Diamond, who also represents Blues goalie Ville Husso. "In a negotiation, you always hope it's going to be smooth and easy, especially with this off-season, everything being so compact. I think Doug and I have enough years between us to kind of understand kind of where Pavel should fit and ultimately it doesn't take too long and we can get things going. There are other aspects for foreign players like immigration and business. So there's a lot of work to be done. You acquire a new player, you want him to make an impact, you need him to be there on time. So that's going to be our goal."
Buchnevich played on the Rangers' top line with Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad and thrived there, and will have a top role with the Blues.
The trade was among a flurry of them on Friday, and amidst the flat cap of $81.5 million, teams are having to expose players they perhaps don't want to trade but need to.
"Every year, there's opportunities at different times with a flat cap or without a flat cap," Armstrong said. "Teams are going in certain directions and there's a future in what contracts you have coming up. So I think we've seen a lot of activity today in the NHL of teams acquiring draft picks going into what would be considered a rebuild mode and teams that want to stay competitive and want to keep pushing forward are acquiring players. So I think there's always different opportunities, and the flat-cap certainly brings more people in. But I think these deals are there year in and year out."
And this one happened rather quickly.
"Just calling around to managers, trying to find out what each team is looking to do," Armstrong said. "Chris (Drury, the Rangers GM) and I got on an avenue that was beneficial for both of us, so we just talked it out and made a deal."
Buchnevich spent his entire career with the Rangers, and wanted to remain there, but gets this brand new opportunity.
"It's hard to say because I'm not privy to all of the salary demands of other agents for their clients, so it's hard to assess what Chris Drury was staring down, but Pavel did want to stay with the Rangers," Diamond said. "It's the only team he has known, has a lot of close relationships in the locker room, a lot of good will there, but that's life in pro sports and the cap world.
"I think for the hockey world it's a shock he ended up in St. Louis, but Chris kind of allowed me to be involved along the way, so I had insight into what teams he was speaking with. I think Doug is a seasoned Stanley Cup-champion GM. When he sees a good opportunity, he's going to pounce on it, and that's what he did here."
Adding Buchnevich adds a much-needed piece to the top six, but where does that leave pending unrestricted free agents Jaden Schwartz and Mike Hoffman and/or Tyler Bozak for that matter?
"We'd certainly like to stay in contact with those guys, but in a flat cap, every dollar is allocated and we have an understanding of what an arbitration case might look like for Pavel and hopefully we get a longer-term deal done and that's obviously going to increase that number, not decrease that number," Armstrong said. "It does affect it for sure. There's no getting around it. In a cap system, a flat cap system, there's only so much money to be allocated and once it's spent, it's spent."
Which is why a trade of Vladimir Tarasenko and his $7.5 million cap hit will be imperative for the Blues to move as quickly as possible, even though Armstrong won't make a knee-jerk reactionary trade.
But Armstrong did leave Friday's Zoom call with, "Stay tuned. You never know what will happen tonight, so I'll talk to everybody later."
Blais, 25, addresses a need for the Rangers and gives them some more grit after they added Barclay Goodrow from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Blais, originally drafted by the Blues in the sixth round 2014 NHL draft. had 35 points (17 goals, 18 assists) in 119 games.
Sammy Blais spent his first four seasons with the Blues but was traded to
the New York Rangers on Friday.
"I think that at different times when he was getting going, he was hit with the injury bug and it's unfortunate," Armstrong said of Blais. "We've had other players that it's happened to in the past and I think Sammy's going to be a really good player. There's more there. Quite honestly if this trade didn't happen, I was expecting more from him, I was expecting the ice and the minutes to go up. I was expecting the point total to go up. I think the Rangers, I don't want to speak for them, but I assume they believe that he has a different gear. He's getting into that age group that we're talking about where you can really take a big step. Sammy brought an edge to our team, he played with passion, he was one of the, I want to say this the way I mean it in a positive way, he was an aggressive player that sought out contact in a league that doesn't have a lot of that anymore. That was a valuable asset to us and to him and once he gets to New York, he's just going to be able to use that to gain the coach's confidence and gain ice time."
As for stay tuned, well, stay tuned, in case any more developments arise from the first night of the draft, which the Blues held the 17th pick (16th after the No. 11 pick by the Arizona Coyotes was voided).
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Blais played with passion? C-mon, why then was he benched this year? For exactly the opposite!
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What is Love Bites?
Love Bites is an extremely successful school based domestic and family violence, sexual assault and consent awareness education program, targeted at Year 10 students.
Held in local high schools in the Sutherland Shire by trained facilitators, the respectful relationships program consists of two interactive education workshops; one on Relationship Violence and one on Sex and Relationships, followed by creative workshops that consolidate the information taught in the earlier sessions. Through these creative sessions, students have the opportunity to use their artistic talents to encapsulate the key messages of respectful and healthy relationships and showcase their work through exhibitions and community campaigns.
What does Love Bites aim to achieve?
To provide a safe environment in which young people can talk about Domestic and Family Violence and Sexual Assault.
To promote and model respectful relationships for young people
To raise awareness about Domestic and Family Violence and Sexual Assault – it's prevalence and forms.
To engage young people, male and female, on the issues of Domestic and Family Violence and Sexual Assault in a non-sex-segregated environment with male and female facilitators.
To challenge gender stereotypes, attitudes, values and social institutions that perpetuate male violence against women.
To deconstruct myths that exist in local communities and society generally on domestic and family violence and sexual assault.
To encourage and educate young people to support their friends.
To introduce young people to local support service providers in an informal environment.
For more information about Love Bites, or to schedule a session at your school, please contact our Youth Services Team on (02) 9548 2734 or email us at [email protected]
Published: 1st July, 2021
Consent Conversations Youth
A Respectful Relationship Education workshop for young people in year 10. Engaging young people in relevant, real-world content that matters to them including respect, consent and healthy relationships.
Mums & Bubs Yoga
Mums & Bubs Yoga is a yoga program for mums and their babies (under 6 months old) to build strength, reduce stress and increase connection. Available for Sutherland Shire residents.
Staying Home Leaving Violence
Staying Home Leaving Violence is a specialised domestic and family violence program covering the Sutherland Shire to assist women and their children who have separated from a violence partners or family member. The program aims to improve outcomes for women and children by supporting them stay in their own home safely where possible, or relocate to safe accommodation and live free from violence.
Respect is Key
Respect is Key is a school based respectful relationships program for primary school students which builds their knowledge and understanding around key concepts of respect, consent and healthy relationships.
Meet Anxiety
Meet Anxiety is a parenting group for parents of children aged 5-12 years who suffer from anxiety to help them parent in a way that supports their child's mental and emotional health and builds the child's long term resilience.
Conversation is Key
Conversation is Key is a free parent education workshop of parents of children in Year 5 or 6 about navigating talks with your child about healthy relationships and consent.
Drum Beat Program
Drum Beat Program focusing on exploring healthy, supportive relationships with an emphasis on team work and co-operation. Themes such as self-responsibility, values, emotional expression, identity and peer pressure are all addressed in this program that aims to engage, connect, entertain and encourage participants allowing the expression of creativity and reducing anxiety and stress.
Art Classes for kids
Creative Hearts and Minds Art Classes for Kids are a great way for kids aged 6-12 years to express themselves while trying lots of different art making practices.
Consent Conversations Parenting Workshop
Consent Conversations is a Parent Education Workshop to help parents have open and honest conversations with their teenager about respect and consent in their relationships.


Bravest kids in the world! Our Year 6 Bryntysilio residential trip.
Attendance reward trip to Jump Nation. Even the staff had a go!
Sports Day Parade - 'Road to Rio' style!
Smooth Criminals - our dancers take to the stage once more!
Walsall Academy Dance Festival - so proud of our girls!
Year 4 Enterprise Challenge Day at Bescot Stadium.
Tug of War for Sport Relief!


At Global Pet Expo, more than 1,000 companies from around the world showcase the latest and greatest products available for all types of pets including dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, small animals and horses. The Show features 16 football fields' worth of pet products, more than 3,000 product-launches and 270 first-time exhibiting companies. Ranked one of the top 100 trade shows in the nation by Trade Show Executive Magazine, the Show has also grown in recent years with added special sections including the "International Pavilion," "Natural Pet," "Boutique," "Everything Aquatic," and "What's New!".
The New Products Showcase gives exhibitors the opportunity to highlight their newest lines, and gives attendees a chance to preview all the newest products hitting the industry in one location at the Show. This 30,000 square foot space on the trade show floor is set aside to recognize the year's best creative efforts in New Product and Point-of-Purchase Displays. With nearly 1,000 entries, this is the largest new products showcase at any pet product industry trade show in the world. The New Products Showcase "Best in Show" awards are the most coveted awards given in the industry. Winners are announced at the Annual New Products Showcase Awards presentation.


Its no secret that I adore Middle Eastern food , I love the generous use of fresh produce , olive oil and simple clean flavours .
I specially enjoy mezze ....which is a term to describe little plates of food that are brought in before the actual meal . I love my hummus , muhmarra , pickled beetroots , baba gnaoush and tabouleh salad . But most of all I love my Labneh .
Labneh is just full fat yogurt thats strained to let all the whey (liquid) drain out for a few hours so that you end up with a creamy , tangy yogurt cheese .
Labneh Korat are simply savory little balls of yogurt cheese that are coated in dried herbs and drowned in olive oil . They taste FANTASTIC on toast , by themselves and as part of a mezze platter with hummus , pita and kebabs.
I often joke that my death row meal would look something like this !
Start with 400g of full fat yogurt . Add 2 crushed cloves of garlic and 1/4 tsp salt and mix well into the yogurt .
Place a piece of doubled cheesecloth or soft cotton fabric (preferably undyed and clean) over a deep bowl.
Spoon the yogurt in the center of a piece of the cheesecloth. You can also pull the corners of the cheese cloth up and tie them tightly and then suspend from a stationary object over a bowl (to collect the whey) .
Leave to drain for 24 hours in the refrigerator .
Remove from the cloth and roll into balls using your palms. Roll into dried herbs I used red chilli flakes and dried Italian herbs .
Now place the yogurt balls in a sterile, air tight jar, cover with olive oil.
Store in the refrigerator preferably use after 6-7 hours so that flavor get a chance to infuse . Stays well in the refrigerator for 5-7 days as long as the yogurt balls are always covered with olive oil and no water enters the jar .
As a spread on toast , by itself , with kebabs , with pita bread and hummus!
A Porcelain platters and bowls is an ageless expansion to your eating table. Our Hand Painted Porcelain stoneware are ideal for all the dining and formal supper.


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Q: How to determine the applications and application id holding locks on a certain table I know the command for table holding locks.Can anyone give the command to determine application and application id holding locks for the certain table.
Thanks in advance

A: You can use the monitor function MON_GET_LOCKS(), for example
SELECT lock_name,
       member,
       lock_status,
       application_handle
FROM
    TABLE (MON_GET_LOCKS(NULL, -2))

You can then use MON_GET_CONNECTION() to retrieve application details by its handle and MON_FORMAT_LOCK_NAME() to obtain detailed information about a particular lock.

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Joe Lolley delivered another magnificent performance for Nottingham Forest, as The Reds picked up all three points away to Hull City. The 26-year-old scored Forest' second goal of the game after the hour mark to give the visitors some daylight at the KCOM Stadium after Lewis Grabban put them ahead minutes earlier. Supporters were absolutely delighted with Lolley's efforts and took to social media to shower their hero with praise.
Keep it up Joe quality again .. I can see you getting 12-15goals this season????
You are amazing, Joe. Keep it up!
You have been outrageous this season.
Lolley has made 38 appearances all competitions for Forest since making the January-switch from Huddersfield Town. He was named PFA Championship Player of the Month for October and doesn't appear to be letting up just yet. The winger has contributed seven goals in 14 league starts this season, six of which have come in his last eight appearances.
His debut season at the City Ground didn't go too badly either, scoring and creating six goals in 16 minutes and he's already surpassed 2017/18's total before December. Lolley appears to be in for a sensational season with Forest and fans will no doubt be hoping his efforts can lead them into the playoffs.
Saturday's win wasn't enough to see the Midlands outfit break into the top-six of the Championship table, but they're now only one point adrift of fourth-placed West Bromwich Albion, fifth-placed Sheffield United and sixth-placed Derby County. Forest are in the perfect position to capitalise on any defeats and potentially leapfrog one of the aforementioned sides.


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NewsBLOGSEdit PageWomen are less likely to receive CPR than men: Are we letting gender prejudice come in the way of saving lives?
FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
Women are less likely to receive CPR than men: Are we letting gender prejudice come in the way of saving lives?
February 5, 2018, 8:09 PM IST Vanita Arora in TOI Edit Page, Edit Page, India, TOI
Vanita Arora
The writer is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab & Arrhythmia Services, Max Super Speciality Hospital.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a word hard to pronounce, difficult to spell, and even more difficult to ingrain in people's minds. It is estimated that 98% of Indians don't know about CPR. Most of the times CPR is used as a pretext to introduce mouth to mouth breathing, invoking humour and romance in the movies, where one of the lead pair of actors is seen saving the other after a brave rescue from drowning. The importance of the act and the technical nature of performing it go for a toss. In real life, things are very different.
CPR is not only effective while saving someone from drowning. It is also the most vital first aid that can be offered to anyone who is fainting or has suffered cardiac arrest. On average 3,10,000 Americans die every year owing to cardiac arrest, and those who receive hands-on CPR have twice to thrice higher chances of surviving. In India due to the lack of data it gets difficult to drive the point home similarly. But wait! India happens to be the capital of cardiac diseases, diabetes and obesity. The fact that our nation is scoring high on the major factors that lead to cardiac arrest suggests that mortality due to cardiac deaths would be one of the highest here as well.
CPR is fairly easy to administer and can be done by anybody, till professional help arrives. But the state of ignorance is huge. People who are willing to give CPR in public places often guess their way through the technique and hope it works. Even those who know how to give CPR do not necessarily understand when to give it. They may easily miss the signs of cardiac arrest. They need to know that mouth to mouth breathing is not considered an essential part of CPR anymore. In fact the focus has shifted to only hard pressing on the chest.
In movies and TV programmes, which influence people far more easily than the educational leaflets promoting CPR, we so often see the person administering CPR hesitate, and the person receiving it become self-conscious on regaining consciousness. Even as we shift the focus from mouth to mouth breathing to chest compression, we need to accept that there is hesitation, and we need to know why.
Research has shown that women are less likely to receive CPR than men – due to the gender bias prevailing in society. Public spaces in India are still dominated by men. The differently formed chest of women and various notions attached to it makes men hesitate in administering CPR to women. There is the fear of being misunderstood, of the heavy compression of a woman's chest being misjudged by the bystanders.
The hesitation is less in indoor spaces or homes. International studies have suggested that there is almost no discrepancy in women receiving CPR at home in comparison to men. The rate for women was reported to be 35% compared to the 36% men who received CPR. Hesitation is less with people familiar to us. However, the same cannot be said in the Indian scenario, as many conservative notions surround Indians even in their families. Levels of physical intimacy and ease are different from the West.
With women, people even hesitate to remove or adjust their clothing to administer CPR. Actually, it does not need the pressure to be built on the breasts but in between, where the sternum is placed. This boosts the blood circulation and prevents the pulse from giving way. This aspect of CPR is also ill known. Or the fact that if the patient is feeling nauseated and wants to vomit, she needs to be turned over to one side to avoid aspiration in the lungs, where fluid or vomit can enter the airways and cause difficulty in breathing.
We need to spread awareness about CPR as a purely medical intervention, associated with medical and biological science rather than social constructs of sex. It's an act which prevents the brain from dying due to lack of oxygen – whether performed by a known person or a stranger. Indeed the age, sex, caste, class or creed of the person administering CPR is immaterial to the saving of life, and that is what needs to be focussed upon.
It is important for all of us to be trained in administering CPR. This is especially true for the people who are working in public spaces, such as traffic police and emergency services. With a rising number of heart patients, India is sitting on multiple bombs, any of which can burst any moment, and knowing CPR can then save someone's life.


Free Tools to Wipe Your Drives Securely – If your drives are encrypted and you trust the encryption protocol (full disk encryption is pretty safe), all you have to do is delete your encryption keys. If you want to safeguard your privacy further–and prevent data theft down the road–here are a few cheap and simple tools designed to wipe your hard drive, solid-state drive, or USB flash drive thoroughly before you dispose of it.
10 Fantastic Websites You Need Now – From tips for shopping or gambling to business and travel resources and reality checks while browsing, here is a roundup of great sites that are largely under the radar (until now).
Disable comments on most Web sites with Shut Up – Commenters can be cruel and stupid as often as they can be witty and insightful. The aptly named Shut Up extension for Chrome hides the comments section of most sites.
Labyrinth Gone HTML5: Google Unleashes Maps Cube Game – Ever wanted to roll through the streets of Las Vegas as a giant marble? Google's new Cube game makes your wish come true.
Tech Movie Guide for 2012 – The season technically kicks off this week, so check out the superheroes, vampires, secret agents and more that will invade movie theaters this summer.
Flashback malware exposes big gaps in Apple security response – A pair of high-profile malware attacks have given Apple a crash course in security response. Based on recent actions, 70 million current Mac owners have a right to expect much more from Apple than they're getting today.
Back Up a Bootable CD or DVD – Without the word bootable, the answer would be a no-brainer. You'd simply copy all of the files and folders on the disc into a .zip archive file. Then, when you needed them on disc, you'd copy them back. The problem, of course, is that the new disc wouldn't be bootable. Not good with a Windows or Linux disc. So instead, create an .iso file. This is basically an image backup of an optical disc–a compressed record of every bit on the CD or DVD. When you restore it, you make an exact copy of the original, including its ability to boot a PC.
CISPA: 4 Viewpoints You Should Hear – Parties with strong opinions are weighing in on the controversial Cyber Information and Security Protection Act making its way through Congress, raising a plethora of questions along the way.
First Consumer 802.11ac Wi-Fi Router Will Ship From Netgear Starting Next Month – Announced on Thursday, the R6300 will start shipping in May, and is capable of speeds up to 1.3Gbps on the 5 GHz band, assuming of course you have a compatible 802.11ac device on the receiving end.
Who's the King of Smartphone Sales? – Is Apple or Samsung leading the pack? It depends on whose numbers you believe and what you're counting.
IBM Gets Behind Snort, Expands Anomaly Detection – Since its debut in 1998, the open-source Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) known as Snort has become a popular platform for security signatures to protect enterprise IT assets. Today, IBM announced support for Snort signatures as part of an expanded security threat analytics capability that is designed to alert organizations to suspicious outbound traffic from infected "zombie" computers.
Apple highlights job creation in tax-dodge response – Rebuttal comes in the wake of a report claiming the tech giant goes to great lengths to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes.
Dell says XPS 13 sales exceed expectations – Dell's first ultrabook is off to a strong start, offering some hope for the new class of skinny laptops.
Pinterest sees user base double in three months – Launched a little more than two years ago, the social photo-sharing service has doubled its number of daily unique visitors to 4 million since January, according to new data from social media marketer Tamba.
Nvidia Announces GeForce GTX 690 Dual-GPU Video Card – Nvidia claims that the GTX 690, which fuses two Kepler GPUs and introduces a number of new design elements, is the fastest video card ever created.
Blacklist – In Internet terminology, a generic name for a list of e-mail addresses or IP addresses that are originating with known spammers. Individuals and enterprises can use blacklists to filter out unwanted e-mails, as most e-mail applications today have filtering capabilities. Also referred to as a blackhole list, the blacklist also can include ISPs that allow known spammers to use their services. Compare with RBL, a blackhole list maintained by MAPS LLC.
Hey, kids, more moms want iPads for Mother's Day – A survey suggests that tablets and smartphones are swiftly catching up to jewelry and flowers as gifts that mothers crave (or, at least, feel they deserve) for Mother's Day.
Gear4 Renew SleepClock Review: It Knows When You're Sleeping – Over the last six nights, I've learned that I'm not a great sleeper. I need at least a half hour to doze off, and I'm likely to stir from my slumber a few times or more during the night, which in turn prevents me from getting enough deep sleep. Although I've suspected those things for some time, Gear4′s Renew SleepClock has delivered irrefutable evidence: charts of my sleep patterns, appearing every morning on a companion app.
iPhone-carrying bra is no bust – Some of us are slaves to technology while others are slaves to fashion, but for those of us who are indentured to both, this iPhone-carrying bra could be the path to liberation. Even if, like me, you don't possess an iPhone or breasts, it's still a wonder to behold.
GM concept car is an electric-networked vehicle – What is the car of tomorrow? A flying space car a la the Jetsons? The once popular people mover in Disneyland's Tomorrowland? Or is it, as GM envisions, an electric-networked vehicle which you leave the driving to for the most part while you catch up on the digital daily and drink your coffee on the commute to the office?
CloneSpy 2.63 – CloneSpy can help you free up hard drive space by detecting and removing duplicate files. Duplicate files have exactly the same contents regardless of their name, date, time and location. Also, CloneSpy is able to find files that are not exactly identical, but have the same file name.
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Q: Create QML Element in C++? I have the following problem:
I load an initial interface into a QQuickView using a .qml file.
I then want to add QML types like an Image or Text to the interface using C++.
I know I can manipulate existing elements from C++ but how can I create new types and add them?

A: Unfortunately the docs are a bit out-of-date (uses Qt4 api), but If you read section Loading QML Components from C++ here: https://doc.qt.io/qt-4.8/qtbinding.html
Then you should have something like (with Qt5 api):
QQuickView view;
view.setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile("MyView.qml"));
QQmlComponent component(view.engine()
        , QUrl::fromLocalFile("MyItem.qml"));
QObject *object = component.create();

This gives you a QObject from a .qml file, but what's missing is how to add this to the view. In qml, items won't get drawn unless they are parented to the view. One way of doing this is to add the item to the root context, like so:
QQmlProperty::write(object, "parent"
                    , QVariant::fromValue<QObject*>(view.rootObject()));

Also, note (again from the above link): "You should always use QObject::setProperty(), QDeclarativeProperty or QMetaProperty::write() to change a QML property value, to ensure the QML engine is made aware of the property change".
Next, we need to set the ownership of the item, otherwise the JavaScript garbage handler can delete your item and you can seg fault randomly.
QQmlEngine::setObjectOwnership(object, QQmlEngine::CppOwnership);

Finally, you need to remember to delete the object "object". Since it's a QObject you should use:
object->deleteLater();

Hope that helps someone!

A: Go here: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtqml/qtqml-cppintegration-definetypes.html, scroll to bottom and look at heading "Defining Visual Items with the QtQuick Module"
That gives you idea how it should be done.
This link provides examples how it should be done (thought it is written for Qt 4.7, but it shouldn't be much different from Qt 5): http://developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/Creating_a_custom_QML_element_with_Qt

NOTE: Don't forget to use (inherit) QQuickItem class instead of QDeclarativeItem.


Amanda Godfrey, a CPFT student health visitor, recently won £2000 in a special "dragon's den" competition at a regional health visiting conference in Peterborough. Five students were invited to pitch their ideas to a panel of "dragons" at the event. Amanda's project to improve dental hygiene in the under-fives population in Peterborough won the competition and the money will help support her project. Amanda presented costings for a small pilot in the central ward of the city where all children would receive a non-branded toothbrush and paste to encourage tooth brushing and good dental hygiene. She will also link this to local dentists within the area to ensure children are registered and receiving six-monthly check-ups. Congratulations to Amanda who has shown herself to be a very competent and capable student!


Robin Williams en "El mayordomo (The butler)" – Copyright © 2013 Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Produtions, Salamander Pictures y Pam Williams Productions. Distribuida en España por eOne Films Spain. Todos los derechos reservados.


The North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene is a classic western freestone river. The river flows for 77 miles from its headwater in the Bitterroot Mountains to the confluence with the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene by Kingston.
It is a dry fly paradise where classic patterns if placed and presented correctly will yield native west slope cutthroat trout. But don't be afraid to throw some streamers as well.
From Wallace it is an easy 30 minute drive up and over Nine Mile Creek Road to Prichard. This puts you at mile 20 on the river with a choice to head up river or down river.
The St. Joe River is probably one of the most beautiful rivers you will ever fish. Like the NF of the CDA it is a classic western freestone river. Some consider it the best cutthroat river in Idaho. That is a strong statement considering some of its cousins in south east Idaho. The St Joe's headwaters are in the Bitterroot mountains on the Montana/Idaho border.
Large dry flies such as Stimmies, caddis and renegades will bring eager west slope cutthroats to the surface. Or tie on a St. Joe Special tied locally for our shop.
The Clark Fork river is the largest volume river in Montana. It starts as the Silver Bow Creek 5 miles from Butte Montana. It then travels 310 miles to Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho Panhandle. Some of the best trout water is the 45 mile stretch by St. Regis, Montana. The Clark Fork is big water and the best way to fish it is from a drift boat.
 Because runoff the Clark fishes best starting in mid-June. July and August offer some great hopper action. In the fall the BWO hatches come off and offer some great small fly action. Don't be afraid to tie on a large streamer for some big hits from the Rainbows that reside in this section. From Wallace take I-90 to St. Regis exit.


Scooper - Technology News: Goodbye, maths and English. Hello, teamwork and communication?
It's no longer enough to fill your CV with impressive grades. Employers are looking beyond qualifications to figure out what other skills their candidates have.
Cognitive skills in topics like maths and English have long been used as to measure the calibre of a job candidate. But a report by The Hamilton Project, an economic think-tank, says that non-cognitive skills are also integral to educational performance and success at work – and are becoming increasingly so.
Non-cognitive skills are your "soft skills": things like how well you can communicate, how well you work with others, how well you lead a team and how self-motivated you are.
The report says that, to a certain extent, those soft skills inevitably depend on people's personality: "some individuals have an inherently easier time getting along with others" for example. They are also closely linked to the level of education a person has received, as well as that of their parents.
However, these skills can also be taught, says the report.
The Hamilton Project referenced a survey of hiring managers in the US, which suggests that they are just as worried about finding people with the right non-cognitive skills as with more traditional and measurable abilities.
"While fewer than 20% of hiring managers said that recent graduates lacked the math skills needed for the work, more than half said that recent graduates lacked attention to detail. About equal shares of hiring managers saw deficiencies in writing proficiency and communication—the cognitive and non-cognitive aspects, respectively, of a single skill. About a third of hiring managers said recent college graduates lacked data analysis and teamwork skills," says the report.
The Hamilton Project argues that non-cognitive skills are crucial for the labour market for four key economic reasons.
1. Today's jobs demand more non-cognitive skills than they did in the past.
This graph shows that tasks that involved working with or for people – requiring better non-cognitive skills - are substantially more important today than they were in the 1980s and 1990s. Tasks such as social skills and service skills have grown by 16 and 17% respectively, while tasks that require high levels of maths have only grown by 5%.
2. The labour market increasingly rewards non-cognitive skills.
These charts show the link between salary and both types of skills.
3. And the more likely they are to be in full time employment.
These two bar charts show how, as non-cognitive and cognitive skills go up, so do earnings and the probability of full-time employment. This is unsurprising, but the data also shows how non-cognitive skills have become much more important over time.
4. Those with fewer non-cognitive skills are being left behind.
This final chart shows that almost all of those who are in the top 25% in non-cognitive skills complete high school, and more than half complete a degree.
Some companies are indeed bypassing qualifications altogether and using their own methods of assessing a candidate. In 2015 the global accountancy firm Ernst & Young said that they were going to use their in-house assessment programme and numeracy tests. "At EY we are modernising the workplace, challenging traditional thinking and ways of doing things. Transforming our recruitment process will open up opportunities for talented individuals regardless of their background and provide greater access to the profession," says the company.
The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs report argues that emotional intelligence, creativity, and people management will be among the top skills needed for jobs in 2020. "Change won't wait for us: business leaders, educators and governments all need to be proactive in up-skilling and retraining people so everyone can benefit from the Fourth Industrial Revolution," the report states.


The link below is to a short review of the web application 'Auditus,' that converts ebooks to audiobooks.
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Hedge funds subpoenaed by US prosecutors as Binance probe unfolds: Report
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摘要: United States prosecutors are examining hedge funds' relationships with cryptocurrency exchange Binance as part of a money laundering investigation.
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United States prosecutors are reportedly investigating hedge funds' relationships with Binance as part of a long-running money laundering probe of the cryptocurrency exchange.
According to anonymous sources cited by the Washington Post, the U.S. attorney's office for the Western District of Washington in Seattle subpoenaed investment firms to provide records of their communications with Binance in the past months.
The allegedly subpoenas do not mean prosecutors are bringing charges against the crypto exchange or hedge funds, as authorities are still evaluating evidence and a possible settlement with Binance, according to legal specialists.
Binance did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph's request for comment.
Binance has been under investigating in the United States since 2018, when prosecutors began examining a number of cases of illicit funds moving through the exchange. Alleged violations include unlicensed money transmission, money laundering conspiracy and criminal sanctions violations.
The Bank Secrecy Act requires crypto exchanges that conduct "substantial" business in the United States to register with the Treasury Department and comply with Anti-Money Laundering regulations.
Binance chief strategy officer Patrick Hillmann acknowledged to the Washington Post that the company had a poor approach to regulatory compliance in its early years, but has made significant investments in compliance programs.
To stay in compliance with global sanctions, Binance has joined the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists, or ACSS. On Jan. 6, the crypto exchange announced that its sanctions compliance team would undergo certification training at ACSS.
The ACSS training is expected to educate Binance's team on guidelines from the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and inform them of potential risks of violations.
Binance recently joined the American crypto lobbying group the Chamber of Digital Commerce, after receiving criticism for being unregulated. The group advocates for a variety of public policies, including tax parity for digital assets, Anti-Money Laundering/Know Your Customer regulations for crypto exchanges, increased regulatory clarity for security tokens and research on central bank digital currencies.
轉貼自: cointelegraph.com
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Cynthia McKinney Reportedly Taken Captive By Israeli Navy
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(GreenPartyWatch) The latest from www.freegaza.org reports that the humanitarian vessel Spirit of Humanity has been attacked and boarded by the Israelis 23 miles off the coast of Gaza. Former US Congresswoman and Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney is among the 21 human rights workers taken prisoner off the ship.
June 30th, 2009 by Ronald Hardy · 21 Comments
The latest from www.freegaza.org reports that the humanitarian vessel Spirit of Humanity has been attacked and boarded by the Israelis 23 miles off the coast of Gaza. Former US Congresswoman and Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney is among the 21 human rights workers taken prisoner off the ship.
[23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm] – Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (see below for a complete list of passengers). The passengers and crew are being forcibly dragged toward Israel.
"This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission to the Gaza Strip," said Cynthia McKinney, a former U.S. Congresswoman and presidential candidate. "President Obama just told Israel to let in humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, and that's exactly what we tried to do. We're asking the international community to demand our release so we can resume our journey."
According to an International Committee of the Red Cross report released yesterday, the Palestinians living in Gaza are "trapped in despair." Thousands of Gazans whose homes were destroyed earlier during Israel's December/January massacre are still without shelter despite pledges of almost $4.5 billion in aid, because Israel refuses to allow cement and other building material into the Gaza Strip. The report also notes that hospitals are struggling to meet the needs of their patients due to Israel's disruption of medical supplies.
"The aid we were carrying is a symbol of hope for the people of Gaza, hope that the sea route would open for them, and they would be able to transport their own materials to begin to reconstruct the schools, hospitals and thousands of homes destroyed during the onslaught of "Cast Lead". Our mission is a gesture to the people of Gaza that we stand by them and that they are not alone" said fellow passenger Mairead Maguire, winner of a Noble Peace Prize for her work in Northern Ireland.
Just before being kidnapped by Israel, Huwaida Arraf, Free Gaza Movement chairperson and delegation co-coordinator on this voyage, stated that: "No one could possibly believe that our small boat constitutes any sort of threat to Israel. We carry medical and reconstruction supplies, and children's toys. Our passengers include a Nobel peace prize laureate and a former U.S. congressperson. Our boat was searched and received a security clearance by Cypriot Port Authorities before we departed, and at no time did we ever approach Israeli waters."
Arraf continued, "Israel's deliberate and premeditated attack on our unarmed boat is a clear violation of international law and we demand our immediate and unconditional release."
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Okay, boys, Valentine's Day is coming up: Time to make your date-movie plans. I know, I know, you want to see A Good Day to Die Hard, but there will be another day to drag your girlfriend to that. There's another movie opening on Feb. 14 that she probably wants to drag you to see, Safe Haven. I've previewed it, and I'm here to tell you: It's okay. You can watch it and survive.
It's based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, aka the guy who wrote The Notebook, and while its cast can't compare to that weeper's overqualified ensemble (Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands), it's got a few similar twists that you might not see coming. The setup seems ripped straight from the Lifetime Movie Network: An abused woman with a dark past (Julianne Hough, who tries to put her own Dancing with the Stars past behind her) flees to a sleepy North Carolina town where she assumes a fake identity and falls in love with a hunky widowed dad (Josh Duhamel—who told him he could be a movie star?). Hough and Duhamel are blandly pretty and pretty bland; it's like watching two sponges try to mate. But there's an unexpectedly great performance lurking in the shadows.
No, it's not How I Met Your Mother's Cobie Smulders as Hough's lonely galpal, although I've got a joke about her role that I wish I could share but it'd spoil the whole movie. Rather, it's David Lyons, an actor who made no impression on me in his three NBC drama gigs (ER, The Cape and Revolution). As a cop obsessed with tracking down Hough, he explosively channels Mickey Rourke in Body Heat and Ray Liotta in Something Wild, with a bit of his Aussie countryman Heath Ledger's Joker for good measure. Director Lasse Hallstrom (the skilled craftsman behind My Life as a Dog and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) lets Lyons go wild, and every time he's on screen, the movie sparks to life.
So, gentlemen, find something else to occupy your mind during the scenes when Lyons isn't on screen (I found myself trying to remember the names of every member of the Carver High School basketball team on The White Shadow), and you'll be safe. But if your girlfriend wants to see Beautiful Creatures, you're on your own, buddy.
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Weymouth school teacher Brian Kennedy was arraigned Monday in Framingham District Court on charges he exposed himself to two young girls in the Framingham Barnes and Noble on Feb. 13, our news partners at the MetroWest Daily News reported.According to police, Kennedy is a teacher at Chapman Middle School in Weymouth.Police arrested him Saturday afternoon at the police station and charged the 34-year-old Dorchester man with open and gross lewdness, police said.He pleaded not guilty to the charges.Judge Douglas Stoddart ordered Kennedy not to have contact with children 18 years or younger, not to contact the 12- and 13-year-old victims, and not to go to the Barnes and Noble. He was also ordered not to drink alcohol and to submit to random alcohol screenings.Check tomorrow's paper for more information.Weymouth school teacher Brian Kennedy was arraigned today in Framingham District Court on charges he exposed himself to two young girls in the Framingham Barnes and Noble on Feb. 13.According to police, Kennedy is a teacher at Chapman Middle School in Weymouth.Police arrested him Saturday afternoon at the police station and charged the 34-year-old Dorchester man with open and gross lewdness, police said.He pleaded not guilty to the charges.Judge Douglas Stoddart ordered Kennedy not to have contact with children 18 years or younger, not to contact the 12- and 13-year-old victims, and not to go to the Barnes and Noble. He was also ordered not to drink alcohol and to submit to random alcohol screenings.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. —
Weymouth school teacher Brian Kennedy was arraigned Monday in Framingham District Court on charges he exposed himself to two young girls in the Framingham Barnes and Noble on Feb. 13, our news partners at the MetroWest Daily News reported.
According to police, Kennedy is a teacher at Chapman Middle School in Weymouth.
Police arrested him Saturday afternoon at the police station and charged the 34-year-old Dorchester man with open and gross lewdness, police said.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Judge Douglas Stoddart ordered Kennedy not to have contact with children 18 years or younger, not to contact the 12- and 13-year-old victims, and not to go to the Barnes and Noble. He was also ordered not to drink alcohol and to submit to random alcohol screenings.
Check tomorrow's paper for more information.
Weymouth school teacher Brian Kennedy was arraigned today in Framingham District Court on charges he exposed himself to two young girls in the Framingham Barnes and Noble on Feb. 13.


In a civilize society like ours, one of the major factors that dictates how an individual should act and perform his dealings is what we call law. This set of principles and rules aims to maintain justice, peace and order, equality and wellbeing of the people.
However, there are various and untoward circumstances wherein some ill-mannered citizens tend to defy the laws and practically cause harm or damages to others. These are the instances wherein the affected victims greatly need the help and support of a respectable law firm that has the capacity to advocate their causes and ensure that justice will be served to them.
Law firms, may be categorized according to their area of expertise. Although lawyers are expected to have an understanding of all the aspects of law, you should not assume that they perform well in those fields.
A law firm may focus on several fields. These include civil law, business law, international law, real estate, labor law, social security, women's rights, family law and personal injury among others. Thus, you must precisely choose the right firm that suits your needs.
For example, if you have suffered an injury from a car accident, a law firm that specializes in employment law should not be an option. It would be necessary for you to hire a personal injury lawyer who has the background in handling car accident claims. Hiring his services will give you a much higher possibility of having a positive case result.
The law firm's expertise in a particular field is not the only guarantee that they perform well in handling their clients' cases. You should also look into their backgrounds. In many situations, successful case verdicts have been handled by those legal companies that have already maintained a good reputation in the legal business.
A law firm's long history may be very important. Like what many people say, experience will make one better.
Another thing that you can rely on is the law firms' vast network of connections. Having numerous associations with other legal companies and organization can be an indication that they are well respected by their colleagues. This means greater credibility for them.
The most important factor to determine in a law firm is their record of winning cases. Before you hire their services, examine their list of verdicts and settlements. It would also be better if you would spend some time to talk to their former clients if they are contented with the law firm's manner of managing their cases. The information that you will gather from these people may also help you to finalize your decision.
Video is becoming increasingly important to law firm web marketing. Website and YouTube video can help law firms with website stickiness, improve professionalism, optimize their law firm SEO and leverage social media marketing to carry their message to both their existing clients and prospective clients. Let's consider a few YouTube statistics. YouTube, owned by Google since 2006, boasts some truly amazing metrics. For example, as of this writing, YouTube's website states that it attracts over 800 billion unique users visits each month and over 3 billion hours of video are watched each month. 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, and in 2011 YouTube had more than 1 trillion views or around 140 views for every person on Earth. Clearly web video is attracting and retaining a large following.
How can you optimize your law firm marketing content for YouTube? Strength is represented in numbers and variety. Once you have created a page (or space) on your law firm website, you should also create a YouTube channel. Optimize your channel for your target prospects and make sure your description and tags incorporate the long tail keywords germane to your target audience. Leverage your law firm logo and branding to make your YouTube channel look professional and current. Then, populate both your channel and your law firm website with compelling content across multiple video mediums. For example, you can use PowerPoint Vlogs, talking head recordings (using video from your own laptop), Skype recorded videos, professionally shot and edited videos and recorded webinars. There are pros and cons with each of these videos relating to your law firm web marketing.
PowerPoint Vlogs:These are fast and easy to create and post. You will achieve better results if your slide deck has been created by a graphic artist. Vlogs are typically a more casual type of video, and can be used to rapidly convey changes in a specific industry.
Recorded Webinars: Webinars can be recorded and posted to your law firm website or YouTube. Shorter is usually better, as patience can wear thin for even an interesting, albeit lengthy webinar recording. Webinars offer the advantage of looking and sounding "professional", though quality can vary based on the vagaries of the internet throughput and recording devices used on the day of the webinar.
Talking Head Recordings:Quality varies on the recording device used and the professionalism and experience of the speaker. For example, using a built in high def camera can work well with some laptops, I usually suggest multiple practice sessions across several devices, to compare and contrast the resulting video. Make sure your background looks professional, an office background, if not cluttered, often looks best. You can also record in an empty courtroom, or on a quiet weekend, in front of a court house. This can be done with a computer or other digital recording device.
Skype Recorded Videos:Skype interviews are often easier for the speaker because they are responding to "interview" questions and don't need to be as rehearsed when compared to Vlogs or talking head videos. Interviewers can utilize on camera or off camera (split screen) technologies. Skype does not offer recording capabilities, a third party software solution must be used.
Professional Videographer Videos:There are two types of these videos, those which feature or include live speakers, and those which use photos or images which convey your value proposition. The former might include a message from the managing partner or other attorneys, the latter might include images of your offices and other related law firm materials, or images pertaining to your target market.
Once you've added videos to your YouTube channel and website, leverage these for your social media marketing campaigns. Post, Tweet, Pin, Like, Link, Blog and Vlog your content. Push your video out to your market using LinkedIn, Facebook, Tiwtter, Google, YouTube, Pinterest, Blogs, etc. Make sure your website links and call to action are prominently noted on both your channel and each video. Vary your video and vary your content for optimum efficacy. Educational videos typically work best. One of the fastest growing areas of YouTube relates to "How To" videos. Whether you're discussing how to how to aggressively defend lawsuits, how to mitigate liability or how to ensure driver safety, video is a great way to reach your target markets.
Remember, all of your content does not need to specifically relate to law, as long as it is professional and interesting and results in quality traffic and interaction with your target market. Note that your content will vary drastically based on your practice. For example, attorneys specializing in family law will have a different approach, look and feel than those practicing corporate litigation. Your video content should "speak" to the audience you are targeting. And when in doubt, you can create your own informal focus group, sending your video links to trusted clients, friends and colleagues for their candid feedback. If your law firm has yet to begin your video law firm web marketing initiative, there is no time like the present. If you have already begun, remember to vary your video, your content and your web marketing distribution for optimum results.


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How to Find Airfare Deals to London and Great Britain
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Find a Cheap Ticket to London
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As you find airfare deals to London, remember that this is the world's top destination for air travelers.
It is set up as few other cities for economical travel. There are six major airports in the region that serve hundreds of commercial flights a day. London City Airport is within a few miles of the city center, while Southampton is 125 kilometers (76 miles) from the center. Chances are good you'll land either at Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton or Stansted.
Airfare Strategies
Special offers are frequent for London-bound travelers, especially those leaving from the United States or Canada.
British Airways sometimes offers low winter fares to London from U.S. cities. It's worth checking their current offers, especially at that time of year.
Iceland Air has long been a budget airfare leader, and not just to Reykjavik. You can sign up for email delivery of their for Icelandair's Netclub to see their latest fare offers. Another site worth checking is Virgin Atlantic. Although it doesn't offer trans-oceanic flights, budget carriers such as EasyJet offer good airfares to the European continent and nearby Ireland.
North American air carriers offer choice fares to London, too. There's no way to say which ones consistently come up with the best deals, but you can check their special offer pages here at About's Budget Travel.
It is folly to exert energy finding a low airfare to Gatwick, and then spend $150 USD or more just to get from the airport to Central London. Yes, that is possible--via one of those fancy, delightful Black Cabs for which London is famous.
You're not really "there" until you arrive in the city.
Start by checking the airport Web site appropriate to your itinerary. Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, London City Airport, Stansted, and Southampton all maintain sites with terminal diagrams as well as information about trains, planes and automobiles.
If you enter London from another country, keep in mind that airports frequently are lousy places to exchange currency. Banks in your hometown are unlikely to be the most favorable places either, but they'll give you a better rate than the airport changers. The best advice is to change a small amount to British Pounds at home, then use that amount to get out of the airport to better rates in town.
How much money will that take?
There is a Heathrow Express train that takes you to Paddington Station in Central London. It's fast and £16.50 ($27 USD) when you purchase a one-way express trip online. That's about twice as much money as riding the Underground. Estimated "Tube time" from Heathrow is about an hour, but you'll want to allow more than that if you're catching a flight.
There is a similar Gatwick Express train to Victoria Station.
Given the volume of connecting flights here, chances are at some point you will experience a London layover. If you have about eight hours, it's worth exploring half-day budget travel itineraries in London.
More information about airfares is available at About United Kingdom for Visitors. Do you homework and save money you can use for things that are far more fun.
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It's kind of amazing it took a quarter century for the Portland Farmers Market Cookbook to drop. Portland chefs, artisans, and farmers are so intimately interconnected by the downtown open-air market that you'd think one of them would've picked up a pen and jotted those recipes down. Ellen Jackson, a local author and PFM board member, finally corralled the talented community, and we're glad she did.
The 245-page cookbook from Sasquatch Books, hitting shelves May 24, is an anthology holding 100 recipes organized by season, with farmer profiles, tips for preparing fringe produce, and a touch of history.
As a cookbook, it offers a well-rounded menu of Oregon seasonality with recipes from big-name chefs, Naomi Pomeroy to Gregory Gourdet, as well as behind-the-scenes producers like Ancient Heritage Cheesemaker Henry Obringer and Matt Choi from Choi's Kimchi. It's great to have the heavy-hitters in this book, but even more important to include the makers. Who knows grilled peaches better than Kiyokawa Family Orchards, or apple cider-hazelnut doughnuts than Freddy Guys Hazelnuts?
There are some must-tries in here: Peach and Pancetta Pizza from Tastebud; Rhubarb-Chocolate Ganache with Sichuan Peppercorns and Mint from Xocolatl de David; Grilled Lobster Mushrooms from Smallwares; Chocolate Pear Bread Pudding from Alma Chocolate... The list goes on.
This isn't a glossy, big-budget operation, but as a local's guide to the seasons and a celebration of 25 years of farmers market evolution, it's hugely successful. Want to know how to take the sting out of nettles? Wondering why Deck Family Farm lamb is so freaking good? That's all in here.
Cookbook Premiere Party at Powell's City of Books (7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1): Join Portland Farmers Market Executive Director Trudy Toliver and author Ellen Jackson for a panel discussion with cookbook contributors.
Farmers Market Parties (June–September): PFM hosts neighborhood parties at the city's top markets with live music and the usual produce-fueled revelry. Visit the PFM website for details.
Portland Farmers Market Dining Series (June–November): The seven-restaurant series kicks off with a 3–course meal at Jenn Louis's Lincoln. Get tickets here.