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[RUMOR] These are the last 3 shows that My Morning Jacket will ever play
Started by superfrodies, Dec 05, 2018, 12:49 pm
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Re: [RUMOR] These are the last 3 shows that My Morning Jacket will ever play
Dec 06, 2018, 06:29 pm #40
Quote from: dontgetupset on Dec 06, 2018, 05:39 pm
I spoke to someone in the know today (not specifically with MMJ but with - and I use this term loosely- the jamband scene) and he said these are not the last shows. Was pretty adamant
Not doubting the source but could you provide a little more insight how someone not specifically connected w MMJ would know?
I have actually been a little depressed thinking about life without live MMJ.
ranyart
Another thing to keep in mind is MMJ switched management about a year ago and no doubt they have been following a plan as part of that ever since. The shows we have been enjoying ever since (NYE, OBH4, and the 2019 RR and FH) are seemingly the leftover commitments from past deals. MMJ's communications have all been extremely clear and 100% accurate about future their touring plans since all of this has been put into motion. Carl and Jim on the road solo and Bo with Roger is all well and good, but I think everyone here agrees that MMJ is more than the sum of its parts JJ+TB+PK+CB+BK. I want more and I would be shocked if there's not more coming when the time is right.
Lonndown27
Quote from: jttouch2 on Dec 05, 2018, 10:16 pm
Quote from: Lonndown27 on Dec 05, 2018, 08:50 pm
this is a band that can never die..
never will and never lie
down in the bottom with the rotting combi-corpse of The Band, R.E.M, The Stooges and Sonic Youth
we will be at Red Rocks
they will rock with their cocks
out and maybe Patrick can cook onstage
and Jim is so full of light
he made Michael Vick a My Morning Jacket fan
we may never know Bo's true height
but at least at the end of Dancefloors we see thefucker stand
and talk of Dave Givan taking Patrick's seat
makes me wanna throw up in disgust at this deceit
for none of us know the future and these circles in Louisville go round and round
people with knowledge of everything and nothing at the same time abound
we know this band could get sick of each other
but from what we know, they're blood brothers
i don't know this is all so intriguing. the band over?? it would feel like unfinished business..right? But isn't it always unfinished business?
this cannot be it.
This band will never die b/c folks like Lonndown will keep it going with dope ass stuff like this poem. Also is Mike Vick actually a jacket fan?
one can only hope hahha i just thought of someone who may have been redeemed by the light of Jim James, theoretically but as someone who murdered 1,000s of dogs, he may need 5 Jim James'
MMJ: 8/2/12+8/1/13+10/07/15+12/29/17+12/30/17+12/31/17 (JIM): 11/5/2018
talltyson
Quote from: ranyart on Dec 06, 2018, 06:45 pm
The change of management explains of lot of these recent, strange feeling tours. Thanks for that. Also, if they have new management, that tells me they intend on staying around, who know in what capacity, but it makes me rule out a few year hiatus or breakup.
I also don't get people wanting them to rush this next album. If they felt they could produce something great, i think they would be doing it. They had a long run of being together, separation is probably a great thing!
Quote from: Sheets Of Clay on Dec 05, 2018, 02:00 pm
I'll admit the guy sitting in front of me at Jim's Louisville show said the same thing about the 3 shows next year being the end. Didn't really pay it any mind at the time, not really sure I believe it now.
With all the rumors coming from people who claim connection to Patrick's family, could it (theoretically) be possible that Patrick just intends to leave the band?? They've obviously had lineup changes before (including at drummer) and Patrick does have a career path outside of music in the food industry that he could theoretically find more appealing and worthy of full-time commitment.
If Patrick leaves, its not MMJ anymore.
jttouch2
Dec 07, 2018, 12:34 am #45
Quote from: Stevie on Dec 06, 2018, 10:01 pm
Patrick coming in might be the best addition of lineup made to the band IMO. Carl and Bo are absolutely huge but the drums from the first two albums compared to It Still Moves are just night and day for me. Him leaving would be majorly heartbreaking and I don't think its gonna happen, hat management comment was really refreshing, I forgot about that and that makes me feel much better
searchinbig
Hacksaw?
"Somewhere out there is a land that's cool, where peace and balance are the rule."
dontgetupset
Quote from: unravelled on Dec 06, 2018, 06:29 pm
Hey. Without giving away too much info someone who knows Jim from having been involved in MMJ and Jim solo concerts over the years. There is a degree of interpretation here. Also I should add that he would admit that he doesn't know for sure. On the other hand if this was a rumor in the industry (and not something localized to Louisville) he would surely know.
slappymoe
for some reason, when I consider the potential end of the band my first thought is.......no more One Big Holidays.
just get together in the caribbean once every couple of years. that would suffice for me.
CountSA
I thought this would be appropriate (2:09 mark)
Hoptimus Prime
Except for the kid in the friggin' Duck shirt in the background. Someone call CPS - that's child abuse!
5/24/2003, and every damn time possible since!
Mr. White
I have posted here on this most awesome of all Forums about this before, but I guess it needs to be said again. This band will not be breaking up any time soon. Pretty much guaranteed.
I don't have any expertise in local matters (I'm sort of a loner), but I do go to a fair amount of shows and associate with and know some of the band's family members (only from meeting them at various musical events in and around Louisville, following them on some select Social Media platforms, and greeting them with either a hug or a smile and maybe some small-talk at shows when it seems appropriate). I am not saying anything I haven't said before, but here goes again.
Jim is based here in Louisville. Everyone keeps saying he's permanently moved out to Los Angeles and has removed himself from the scene. He is living there and is based out of L.A. for a big chunk of the year, but he also owns a home in Louisville. I've spoken with a woman who lives on the street where he was looking for a house two years ago, and she said it was an old house but pretty big (he decided not to get it because there would be too much work getting it live-in ready). One of the Forum members has moved here from California, and he told me Jim was going through a real estate guy he knows looking at a house worth more than a million dollars just a few months ago. This tells me he will never lose his hometown roots. His mother is here. His aunts and uncles are here (I know two of them), and he comes to town often for his various projects that are community improvement based and very labor intensive. Sure, none of this really matters as far as the band sticking together is concerned, but one of the comments made it sound like since they were all spread out and doing their own thing, this somehow meant they were losing the cohesiveness that is vital in keeping a band together.
The family members I know in passing and some I've only spoken with once or twice always show up at the various solo shows that are going on to show support for one another. This happened again at Carl's most recent stop here in Louisville on October 6th. Patrick was there. Aaron Hallahan (Patrick's brother - who I know a little) was there and so was his mother. Jim's aunt (who has a similar job as me and who I know the most of all the family members) was there too and rocking out right behind me on the rail for Carl's show. They were all at the Carl shows here back in 2016 and 2017 too. Sure, this means nothing ... other than the fact that the band is a FAMILY, and their own families know this and support each other.
Money is also a consideration (unfortunately). Carl's shows had a much worse fan showing than he did back on his other tours in 2016 and the shorter one in 2017. He's now opening for some select shows for Strand Of Oaks. Opening isn't where his career needs to be. Jim's own hometown homecoming end of tour show wasn't even sold out at the Louisville Palace (some other venues were, including the show I went to the night before at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, but lots of other shows didn't sell out. Patrick is having a good time playing with his friend from VHS or Beta (Craig Pfunder) in Jake Shears' band, but that tour is over. He's also doing other local band one-time collaborations, and that's always fun. Plus, he's got the food thing going on. However, none of that makes him the money he makes when MMJ tours. He's got a growing family to provide for. He's rooted here in Louisville for sure. Tom and Patrick have collaborated in musical projects recently (Mickey Raphael's Country Music Hall of Fame Induction). Tom and Carl live in Nashville with their wives but make a point of it to collaborate as much as possible. Tom played in Carl's band a number of times on his 2016-17 tour. Tom also makes his way up to Louisville from time to time. He was here last weekend for the Louisville Super Con thing (he posted some images on his Instagram account). Also, Nashville and Louisville are connected by I-65 and are only 3 hours away from each other. Getting back to the money thing, MMJ makes much, much more money when together than they do apart. That's just simple math.
They may have longer breaks and take time off between tours and albums, but the band will be together. I feel it in my bones.
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midwesterner
Quote from: Mr. White on Dec 07, 2018, 03:22 pm
I honestly think money will be a very big factor. As you mentioned Jim may own two homes. That gets expensive. And he will not make as much touring solo. This goes even more for the rest of the band who would have even smaller music careers making even less money.
Thanks Mr. White. Good perspective. It seems like they're all friends (I read that Jim showed up at Carl's LA show, Tom worked on Carl's album, the list goes on and on).
The fact that they don't live in the same cities doesn't matter. I know it's a different band, and I don't delve into boards to hear about any potential rifts, but as far as I know Tame Impala, who haven't put out an album in a while but have done the occasional show here and there the past two years, is still going strong while band members live on three different continent.
thefudgefactory
Quote from: APR on Dec 07, 2018, 04:32 pm
Tame Impala is kindof a bad example since creatively it's only one guy.
dookie shoot bandit
Well said Mr White!
parkervb
"ever" is the strong word here. Obviously they are performing together next year and I bet they are fielding offers for festivals, so that's all we truly have to go on for now.
if they don't book any other shows for 2019, let's hope they get in the studio together. For all I can tell, it's been since the Stinson Beach Waterfall sessions in 2014 since they made new music all together.
Don't you ever turn it off
cshum372
Quote from: parkervb on Dec 10, 2018, 11:28 am
I am going to optimistically assume that a lack of live shows this year means more studio time/ creative process for new music- I am hoping that we see some new tunes revealed at the 3 shows of 2019 and the band has a new album- massive tour for 2020.
For whatever reason, the Waterfall Part 2 doesn't seem to be happening. I get the impression that the band might not be too hyped about the songs ( What I have heard is good, but they might not want it as an album release.)
It is very feasible however, that we can still get a live release from this band ( album/dvd??) before the year is up- supposedly they are in the " mixing" process of that effort.
Jim's creative muse is at a peak right now ( he has released 3 albums since Waterfall came out) If another Jim solo record comes out before new Jacket material, that spells trouble for me, that something in their process isn't clicking..
Jim's comments about the process of " Uniform Distortion" show that he might be a little fed up with how long the creative process takes with Jacket- Every studio release since Evil Urges has seemed like quite the process-
I think we will know a lot more about the state of the band by year's end- If these 3 shows go down without any word of a live album/ new material I think we have reason to be alarmed.
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Nyidinghu Iron Ore Project approximately 100 km north-west of Newman, Pilbara Region
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We need to campaign for independence now
What Indyref1, Brexit and Trump taught us
Campaigning for republic, neutrality or the euro
Where was the SNP?
I don't like the Scottish electoral system
post-No Yes campaign
The Independence Institute
05/08/2015 28/02/2018 thomas	4 Comments
Yes Govan.
I can understand why Yes Scotland was closed down after the referendum — it was expensive and yet not that good at coordinating the grassroots. However, nothing has filled the void left behind.
The SNP is of course doing incredibly well, but at the end of the day it's a political party and not only an independence organisation. The same holds true for the Greens and the SSP.
As a result of this, you haven't see any official SNP involvement in the marches and rallies that have been held since the referendum — and partly as a consequence of this, Tommy Sheridan has several times taken the opportunity to up his profile by being a big presence at the rallies.
It's also not quite clear how much effort is going into dissecting all the flaws of the first independence campaign to ensure we do better next time.
At the same time, many people — myself included — are clearly waiting impatiently for independence, and yet we understand that we must wait until there's a clear Yes majority in the opinion polls before calling a new referendum.
So we need a rallying point. However, setting up Yes Scotland Mark II is probably not a good idea — we don't need a campaign organisation at this stage.
I would instead propose that we set up an Independence Institute with the following remit:
To organise events (conferences, workshops, perhaps even rallies) where pro-independence parties, organisations, bloggers and individuals can meet up and exchange ideas.
To analyse the first independence campaign and figure out how to do better next time.
To produce badges, car stickers and other materials that supporters can use when the don't want to use party-branded stuff.
To liaise with all the pro-independence parties to ensure they all remain committed to the cause and are ready once the second campaign gets called.
To push support for independence up over the 60% mark that will probably trigger a new referendum.
The Independence Institute would probably be a mixture between a think tank and a campaign organisation. Once the second indyref gets called, it can hopefully easily transform itself into Yes Scotland II.
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The Independence Institute http://t.co/5U7yCUezYY
Very good point, I especially think Blair Jenkins was the wrong man to front the campaign. He is articulate, polite and most probably a good supporter of Independence BUT on the hustings TV debates he couldn't grasp the thistle and drive home the main points.
With respect I think your idea is spot on but for the same reason,(of keeping the kettle boiling,) and keeping the younger one's engaged.
The word institute sounds like some form of MUSEUM.
How about:-
INDEPENDENCE YES ???
YES 2 INDEPENDENCE !!!
Best regards and it's your call.
ChristineKabash
The Independence Institute http://t.co/OlzjLG5DsB
Lollysmum
The National YES Registry is already working on this & trying to bring all the Yes groups together. Contact is Jason Baird. See Livestream interview with Jason on Independence Live website


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No, but playing the devil's advocate here, which is the better investment when you see a woman of childbearing age and a man?
Depends on the woman and the man.
Here's a case in point: I was on 24/7 call for my job for a couple of years. Not a big deal, I get the occasional phone call about something that is broken, and I have a laptop and high-speed connectivity to log in and deal with it. At the time this started my son was a toddler, and I was a divorced mother. I suppose you would look at the situation and say, I'm not likely to be a good employee in that situation.
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Who was the better hire? Who was more reliable? Who was available off hours?
Yes, it's one instance, and not a sociological study. All I'm saying is, you cannot judge a book by the cover, at least not if you want to have the best people work for you. You take people as individuals, and judge them based on their own behavior and qualities, otherwise you're just running a good old boys' network and hiring people who are just like you, because that's what you're comfortable with.
Allow me a small rant: It's funny; we laud dedicated fathers who make time for their families. We slap a guy on the back because he leaves work early a day or two a week to coach the kids' soccer team. We make a big deal out of single dads, how hard it must be for them 'doing it all on their own'. I listened to male middle-managers pat themselves on the back strangely often for working flex time to accomodate their families in speeches to their groups and divisions. But we have this thing in the workplace against mothers who do the same thing, or who we think might attempt to do the same thing, and I know I wouldn't dream of taking some of the liberties or advertising my parental status the way some of my male coworkers have in the past. The same actions from me would be perceived differently, and I expend a fair amount of energy avoiding any hint that my parental status or marital status may affect my job performance. It's a double standard, and I get tired of it on a personal level.
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A samovar (Russian: самовар, IPA: [s?m??var] (About this soundlisten); literally "self-brewer") is a heated metal container traditionally used to heat and boil water in Russia. Additionally, the samovar is well known outside of Russia and spread through the Russian culture to Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Kashmir, India, the Middle East, Vietnam, and is meanwhile also known in some parts of Central Europe. Since the heated water is typically used to make tea, many samovars have a ring-shaped attachment (Russian: конфорка, konforka) around the chimney to hold and heat a teapot filled with tea concentrate. Though traditionally heated with coal or charcoal, many newer samovars use electricity to heat water in a manner similar to an electric water boiler. Antique samovars are often prized for their beautiful workmanship.
Samovars are typically crafted out of plain iron, copper, polished brass, bronze, silver, gold, tin, or nickel. A typical samovar consists of a body, base and chimney, cover and steam vent, handles, tap and key, crown and ring, chimney extension and cap, drip-bowl, and teapot. The body shape can be an urn, krater, barrel, cylinder, or sphere. Sizes and designs vary, from large, "40-pail" ones holding 4 litres (1.1 US gal) to those of a modest 1 litre (0.26 US gal) size.
A traditional samovar consists of a large metal container with a tap near the bottom and a metal pipe running vertically through the middle. The pipe is filled with solid fuel which is ignited to heat the water in the surrounding container. A small (6 to 8 inch) smoke-stack is put on the top to ensure draft. After the water boils and the fire is extinguished, the smoke-stack can be removed and a teapot placed on top to be heated by the rising hot air. The teapot is used to brew a strong concentrate of tea known as заварка (zavarka). The tea is served by diluting this concentrate with кипяток (kipyatok) (boiled water) from the main container, usually at a water-to-tea ratio of 10-to-1, although tastes vary.
The invention and cultural development of samovar in Russia was probably influenced by Byzantine and Asian cultures. Conversely, Russian culture also influenced Asian, Western Europe and Byzantine cultures. Cultural connections exist to a similar Greek water-heater of classical antiquity, the autepsa, a vase with a central tube for coal. The first historically recorded samovar-makers were the Russian Lisitsyn brothers, Ivan Fyodorovich and Nazar Fyodorovich. From their childhood they were engaged in metalworking at the brass factory of their father, Fyodor Ivanovich Lisitsyn. In 1778 they made a samovar, and the same year Nazar Lisitsyn registered the first samovar-making factory in Russia. They may not have been the inventors of the samovar, but they were the first documented samovar-makers, and their various and beautiful samovar designs became very influential throughout the later history of samovar-making. These and other early producers lived in Tula, a city known for its metalworkers and arms-makers. Since the 18th century Tula has been also the main center of Russian samovar production, with tul'sky samovar being the brand mark of the city. A Russian saying equivalent to "carrying coal to Newcastle" is "to travel to Tula with one's own samovar". Although Central Russia and Ural region were among the first Samovar producers, over time several samovar producers emerged all over Russia, which gave the somovar its different local characteristics. By the 19th century samovars were already a common feature of Russian tea culture. They were produced in large numbers and exported to Central Asia and other regions. The samovar was an important attribute of Russian households and taverns to tea-drinking. It was used by all classes, from the poorest peasants up to the most well-suited people. The Russian expression "to have a sit by the samovar" means to have a leisurely talk while drinking tea from a samovar. In everyday use samovars were an economical permanent source of hot water in older times. Various slow-burning items could be used for fuel, such as charcoal or dry pinecones. When not in use, the fire in the samovar pipe faintly smouldered. As needed it could be quickly rekindled with the help of bellows. Although a Russian jackboot сапог (sapog) could be used for this purpose, bellows were manufactured specifically for use on samovars. Today samovars are popular souvenirs among tourists in Russia.
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Out of the eight most important religious places of Buddhism, six are in Uttar Pradesh and they are not far from Lucknow. We planned to visit Shravasti, a place out of these eight, in Dussehra vacations. Shravasti is small city situated about 170 km from Lucknow.
We left our home early morning. After some time, we were on the national highway far from the city surrounded by farms. The green fields on both sides of the roads looked like nature spread a green blanket on the earth. I thought to keep all the scenes in my memory. Even in early morning we saw villagers working in fields as if they have never experienced tiredness or it is their destiny to work even after being tired. Travelling like this we reached Ramnagar. Situated on the banks of Ghaghra river, Ramnagar is a tehsil of Barabanki district. It is one of the most flood-prone areas of India. While going to Bahraich from Ramnagar, we crossed one kilometer long Ghaghra Bridge. From this bridge you can see 3695 m long Elgin Bridge on the Barabanki-Gonda railway section, which was built in 1912. We had to go to Tilakpur from Bahraich and then leave for Shravasti.
Shravasti is a very old city. In ancient times, it was the capital of Kaushal Kingdom and was one of the six biggest cities in ancient India. For 24 years, Lord Buddha lived here during rainy season. It was an emerging knowledge centre during Gupta dynasty rule. There are two main areas in Shravasti – Sahet and Mahet. While coming from Bahraich side, Sahet comes first. It is spread over 400 acres and has many places of archeological importance.
Famous Jetavana monastery is also located in Sahet, little outside the main city. In ancient times, it was a very beautiful monastery. Here many vinayas, jatakas, and sutras were written. Today most of that are in ruins but a good maintenance makes the place still beautiful. On both sides of the entrance gate, there are columns 21 meters high, installed on the orders of King Ashoka. After adopting Buddhism, Ashoka traveled many Buddhist places including Shravasti. After travelling further 200 metres from the entrance, a nice fragrance of incense sticks was coming from a place. It was Anand Bodhi tree. It is considered holiest tree after Maha Bodhi tree at Gaya, Bihar. Few Sri Lankan monks told us about its significance. Legend says that this tree came from a seed of original Bodhi tree and it was planted here by Buddha's favourite disciple Anand. It was very inspiring to stand under the shadow of Bodhi tree, a witness to many ups and downs of the history. There were colorful paper flags around the tree, put by foreign tourists.
Jetavana monastery was built by Sudatta, a disciple of Buddha, who was a rich merchant. Sudatta took this land on which monastery is built from Jeta, son of King Prasenjit, after many difficulties. In Jetavana, there are 6 Buddhist temples, 5 Stupas, and 2 Viharas. A Buddhist temple named Gandhakuti is most revered, because legend says that Lord Buddha stayed here for 24 rainy seasons. There were too many foreign tourists in Jetavana easily spotted in yellow-saffron outfits, mostly from south-east Asia and Sri Lanka.
After leaving Jetavana, we proceeded to Angulimal's cave situated nearby. Near this cave Lord Buddha changed the course of life of a much feared robber, Angulimal. Most of the cave was ruined. In first cave there was a narrow tunnel opening from front. We went inside crawling. From inside, it was a square shaped place equal in area to a small room. Probably this was the place where Angulimal lived. For exiting from this place there was one more narrow tunnel opening on rear side of the cave. The second cave had no tunnels, one could go inside only after climbing steps. In those times, these caves were situted in dense forests as legends say but this is hardly the situation nowadays.
We started travelling towards Mahet which is situated 500 meters from away from Sahet. Mahet is situted at the site of the original ancient city. Situated on the banks of river Rapti, one can see the ruins of the ancient city in Mahet. The other attraction in Mahet is World Peace Bell, known commonly as Peace Bell. It is huge in size weighing many quintals. This was gifted by Japanese people as a message of peace. A five feet long wooden log bound by iron shackles is used to ring this bell. Local people do not consider this less than a temple and come here on Tuesday and Thursday.
Today ruins of a boundary made up of rock and clay encircle the city, signifying the historic and spiritual significance of the city. During excavation, many rock inscriptions and idols were found which are kept in museums at Mathura and Lucknow. Although Buddhism originated in India, but today most of its adherents are outside India. Even today when I remember this trip, only one thing comes to the mind - Buddham Sharanam Gachchhami.
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Take a picture tour of Bridlington..
Just a few miles south from the majestic cliffs of Flamborough Head, lies the wide sweep of Bridlington Bay and the resort of Bridlington.
The town has a north beach, a south beach and a harbour. It is both a seaside town and a fishing port. The size of the Trawler fleet is not as big as it used to be, but large catches are still landed at the quay side to be loaded into refrigerated lorries to be dispersed to fish markets throughout the country. For the sea angler, there are fishing trips in large cobles, and in the bay there are opportunities to fish for codling and plaice. A museum recalls the history of Bridlington harbour and shows sea-fishing methods used over the decades. The building also houses an indoor aquarium, offering fun and interest for all the family.
In recent times the busy harbour has been updated to provide mooring for private yachts, pleasure craft and speedboats. The summer months see the harbour crammed with prettily painted craft of all sizes, as more and more people take to the water for leisure and pleasure. An air of festivity is created in the town during the harbour gala when there are several events. One major attraction is the lifesaving demonstration given in Bridlington Bay by the crew of the Bridlington Lifeboat.
Bridlington's two fine sandy beaches rival those to be found in any part of the country, or Europe. They are ideal for lazing in the sun and safe for swimming. And, on an official note, it has the second best sand for sandcastles - ensuring peace for Mum and Dad, while the children spend happy hours building the castle of their dreams! The beaches are backed by a fine promenade and lovely ornamental gardens; bliss for a quiet stroll following a hearty evening meal.
Once the town of Bridlington lay about a mile inland from the resort but now the the two have merged together. The original Bridlington is now affectionately known as the Old Town and is where you will find the 13th-century priory Church of St.Mary. This wonderful ancient church has many interesting features, including carvings of mice running up the woodwork. The beautiful 14th-century gatehouse to the priory is Grade 1 listed and of historic and architectual interest. The Bayle Museum of antiquities is housed in the building, making it well worth a visit.
There are many handsome 18th-century houses and shop fronts to be seen in different parts of Bridlington. The buildings of High Street in the old town are of note, so too are the stately buildings of Royal Crescent facing towards the North Beach. A short drive out of Bridlington you will find the magnificent Elizabethan mansion, Burton Agnes Hall. The house is famous for it's magnificent collections; including modern paintings, porcelain and bronze, it is also known for it's intricate 17th-century carvings and fine furniture.
All in all there is much to recommend about Bridlington, it has stunning beaches, gorgeous seascapes and amazing views towards Flamborough Head. With a regatta in August and a sea angling week in September, this charming North East coastal resort does indeed have something for everyone.


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5 natural and one artificial skating rinks: the Val d'Anniviers has plenty of facilities for...
Brief overview of the treasures of the Val d'Anniviers, not to be missed under any circumstances!
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At the Anniviers Tower / Vissoie
Exhibition - The 80 years of the painter Roger Theytaz
The Anniviers Tower
Cultural beacon of the valley
Since 2011, the ACTA (Anniviers Tower Cultural Association) has injected new life into the Tower with an attractive cultural programme. Concerts, shows and exhibitions are all part of the Association's cultural agenda. The three lower storeys are given over to exhibitions, while the fourth storey is laid out as a theatre (60 seats).
Exhibition of the Anniviard painter Roger Theytaz entitled: "The 80 years of the painter Roger Theytaz"
- 13th century : The Anniviers Tower forms part of a complex of adjacent stone houses in the village of Vissoie. These houses create a kind of fortress, of which the Tower is the keep. At this time the Tower only has three levels
- 1235 : The Bishop gives the village in fief to the Lords of Anniviers
- 1467 : The Bishop reasserts his ownership rights in Anniviers and has the valley administered by a Castellan and Vice-Castellan. At this point he has the Tower increased to its present height
- 1467-1798 : The Tower is the administrative centre of the valley
- 1798 : It falls into private hands
- 1975 : The Municipality of Vissoie buys it back
- 1982-1984 : Restoration works
- 1984 : Primary assemblies and exhibitions are held in the Anniviers Tower
- From 2009 : Following a merger of municipalities, the Tower becomes the property of the Municipality of Anniviers. It is decided to dedicate the Tower to culture. Various renovation works are undertaken to rejuvenate it and make it ready for its new purpose
from 10.07.2021 to 29.08.2021 every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Schedule on Thursday: 17:00 - 20:00
Schedule on Friday: 17:00 - 20:00
Schedule on Saturday: 14:00 - 20:00
Schedule on Sunday: 14:00 - 20:00
Association Culturelle de la Tour d'Anniviers
Place de la Tour 7
3961 Vissoie
www.touranniviers.ch
+ d'infos (Wiki Anniviard)


What Is Breast Plastic Surgery?
Home » Aesthetic News » Breast Augmentation » What Is Breast Plastic Surgery?
Women who are dissatisfied with the appearance of their breasts may decide to undergo breast plastic surgery. A skilled plastic surgeon can perform breast reduction or augmentation surgery to either decrease or increase the size of the breasts. Plastic surgery can also correct problems such as breast asymmetry and droopy or sagging breasts. The result is a youthful, aesthetically pleasing profile.
Implants are often the first thing to come to mind when one hears the phrase "breast plastic surgery." Many ladies feel that having a larger cup size is integral to femininity and self-confidence. Implants allow you to achieve this. You may choose saline or silicone implants. Your plastic surgeon will discuss the pros and cons of each type with you. Your recommendations will also be based on your physique and skin laxity.
In addition to choosing a type of implant, the surgeon will carefully plan the steps of the procedure. Based on your body type, breast implant type, and volume of the breast implant, the surgeon will decide whether to insert the implant underneath the pectoral muscle or just behind the breast tissue. The surgeon will also plan the location of the incision in a way that minimizes scarring.
Women who have a large cup size may find that the weight of the breasts results in neck and upper back pain. Large breasts may also make exercising uncomfortable and draw unwanted attention to the décolletage. Ladies who feel self-conscious about their large breasts may want to undergo surgery to reduce their cup size.
During this procedure, the surgeon will remove excess glandular tissue, fat, and skin from the breasts. In some cases, only liposuction is needed to achieve the desired breast size. Before completing the procedure, the surgeon will sculpt and shape the remaining tissues so that the end result looks completely natural and aesthetically desirable.
Unlike augmentation and reduction procedures, a breast lift does not make adjustments to the size or volume of the breasts. It only lifts the breasts to achieve a more youthful, perkier profile. The women who typically undergo breast lifts are those who are dissatisfied with the sagging, drooping breasts that are typically caused by pregnancy, breastfeeding, and the aging process.
Although a breast lift won't change the size of the breasts, it's often combined with a breast augmentation surgery. For example, women who want to have a mommy makeover might plan to include both an augmentation and a lift. During a breast lift surgery, the surgeon will remove excess skin and tighten the tissues.
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Houzer understands that your kitchen is more than just another room. As the most vibrant and visible intersection in your home, it needs to be comfortable, functional, and versatile-as well as attractive and inviting. Your kitchen should reflect your unique spirit and style especially when you're choosing your sink, arguably the most used item in your kitchen.


When I'm looking at the overview (Dash + open windows) the background 'wash' or 'tint' that covers the desktop wallpaper is a very dark black colour that, to my eyes, grates against the very bright white thumbnails of the applications you have open. Or sometimes the black overlay just doesn't look great with your wallpaper or application/dash icons.
Is there any way to make the wallpaper say, blurred instead of having a black tint over it? Or tint it with another colour?
I've tried elegance-colors and gnome-tweak-tool, but neither of them seem to have this option. The former has extensive 'chameleon colour' options for GNOME except (I think) for the overview background tint. The gnome-tweak-tool doesn't have it as far as I can see either.
Maybe post this question at the GNOME forums? I think it'll get answered more quickly there.
I'm not sure, but probably the only option is to use some of gnome shell themes, or change the default theme manually.
I've tried lots of shell themes and they seemed to change everything but the black/dark wash of the overview. Any idea how I might go about manually editing it?
I happened to be in the same place as several of the core GNOME developers today, so I asked one of them about this, and he said that this specific behavior (the lightbox effect in the overview) was handled differently depending on which gnome-shell release you're running. I happened to be running 3.12 (from this copr repo, so he explained how it works in 3.12 and 3.14.
"cogl_color_out.rgb = cogl_color_out.rgb * pixel_brightness * brightness;\n"
-"cogl_color_out.rgb = cogl_color_out.rgb * pixel_brightness * brightness;\n"
+"cogl_color_out.rgb = mix(cogl_color_out.rgb, constant_color, pixel_brightness * brightness);\n"
* allow different rendering options to be set for different copies.
I asked about the reprocussions of changing this behavior in mutter, and he was reasonably confident that nothing else besides the shell overview mode was using this code in mutter. He also said that there were plans in the near term to rewrite how this code works entirely, but that he thought a patch to add a CSS option to enable the color choice for the overview lightbox would be accepted.
The same fix may apply to 3.10 mutter, but I do not have an instance of Fedora running 3.10 handy at the moment, and he seemed to think it might not work exactly the same there.


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Communion of Independent Catholics
Our Communion >
The Bishops
The Pastoral College
The Laity
The Religious Orders
Incardination
On the Pastoral College
The Pastoral College is the primary leadership body of the Church. It is composed of the Deans and Bishops of the entire Communion. The College functions by way of monthly calls, during which, issues pertaining to the governance of the Church are discussed.
Administrator of the Pastoral College
Members of the Pastoral College take turns in 6 month terms serving as "Administrator" of the Pastoral College. The Administrator's role is entirely coequal with the other members, and has specific duties connected to it:
Organizing the monthly call.
The production and distribution of an agenda for each meeting.
Maintaining an orderly meeting that is efficient and productive.
The distribution of the minutes from the meeting.
Role of the College
Primary topics for discussion among the members of the College are:
Changes to Particular Law
Incardinations & Vocations
Deanery Concerns & Updates
Other Formal Requests
Ordination Approvals
The Bishop, as the one charged with the Prophetic Voice of the Church in a particular way, is the role that is empowered to speak on behalf of the Pastoral College to the Church when empowered by them to do so in matters of discipline, changes in policy, or administration. No member of the Pastoral College can make unilateral decisions or announcements.
Bishops are empowered by virtue of their office to speak on the following matters without the approval of the college to the Diocese entrusted to his care:
Pastoral Matters


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This post from Breakout English provides an excellent overview on how to prepare students for Cambridge English exams: PET, KET, FCE or CAE.
Our shortlisted posts this month feature helping teenagers developing their speaking skills, useful advice on teaching negative inversion, a look at developing learners' fluency and an idea for a 'delayed dictation'.
Luiz Otávio Barros | Negative inversion: real life examples Never will you have seen such a good lesson on negative inversion as this one from Luiz Otávio.
Chia Suan Chong | Going beyond accuracy vs fluency Is developing learners' fluency the same as developing their communicative competence? Chia Suan Chong investigates in this very informative blog post.
Language Teacher Toolkit | Delayed dictation Have you ever done a 'delayed dictation'? The Language Teacher Toolkit describes here how you can usefully employ this technique in class.


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Non-cooperative queueing games on a network of single server queues
Corine M. Laan, Judith Timmer*, Richard Boucherie
Stochastic Operations Research
Mathematics of Operations Research
This paper introduces non-cooperative games on a network of single server queues with fixed routes. A player has a set of routes available and has to decide which route(s) to use for its customers. Each player's goal is to minimize the expected sojourn time of its customers. We consider two cases: a continuous strategy space, where each player is allowed to divide its customers over multiple routes, and a discrete strategy space, where each player selects a single route for all its customers. For the continuous strategy space, we show that a unique pure-strategy Nash equilibrium exists that can be found using a best-response algorithm. For the discrete strategy space, we show that the game has a Nash equilibrium in mixed strategies, but need not have a pure-strategy Nash equilibrium. We show the existence of pure-strategy Nash equilibria for four subclasses: (i) N-player games with equal arrival rates for the players, (ii) 2-player games with identical service rates for all nodes, (iii) 2-player games on a 2 × 2-grid, and (iv) 2-player games on an A × B-grid with small differences in the service rates.
Published - Apr 2021
Network of single-server queues
Non-cooperative games
Pure-strategy Nash equilibrium
10.1007/s11134-020-09681-9Licence: CC BY
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18f.gsa.gov
Acting Executive Director:
Brian Whittaker
Digital Services Agency
Parent Agency:
Criticsm
18F is a federal agency within the United States General Services Administration that provides technology and technology-related consulting services to other U.S. government organizations and agencies. Critics of the agency maintain that it hinders the profitability of private technology firms, which the government would ostensibly otherwise contract in lieu of working with 18F.
18F derives its name from the location of the building that houses its main office within the General Services Administration Building in Washington, DC at the intersection of 18th and F Street. Aside from its main office in D.C., the agency also has offices in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. [1]
Following the failures associated with the initial rollout of HeatlthCare.gov, the health insurance exchange website created and managed by the government pursuant to the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (popularly known as "Obamacare"), President Barack Obama charged then-U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park with cultivating systematic technological expertise within the federal government. Working alongside other officials in the General Services Administration and fellows in the White House Presidential Innovation Fellows Program, Park developed the concept of an agency which would improve federal information technology management and advise and strategize on federal technology buying, building, contracting, and inter-agency sharing. [2][3]
On March 19, 2014, then-GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini announced the program's launch. Quickly, the program, which was given the name 18F, became notable for employing many features typical to small Silicon Valley startups, such as using open-source code, working with independent freelancers, and working with newer programming languages. In that vein, the agency funds itself in part though charging the other governmental agencies and organizations with which its works in much the same way that a private firm would. [4]
Established information technology firms, which prior to 18F's creation provided many of the same services to the government that 18F currently does, have criticized the agency's existence as an economically unhealthy intervention into the market. At a congressional hearing hosted jointly by the House Subcommittees of Government Operations and Information Technology on June 10, 2016, representatives from the IT Alliance for the Public Sector, a trade group representing firms such as IBM, SAP, Xerox, and Microsoft, as well as the Software and Industry Information Association, a trade group that includes firms such as Cisco, Accenture, and Adobe, testified that 18F hindered private tech firms' profitability. [5]
In January 2014, 18F helped to develop the tech supporting myRA a program of the United States Treasury, which provided a sort of government-sponsored Roth IRA account to people who could afford only relatively small monthly contributions. Due to a lack of participation and the costs associated with maintaining it, the Treasury began phasing out myRA in July 2017 and by the following December, new deposits were no longer being accepted. [6][7]
In March 2015, 18F along with the General Services Administration's Digital Analytics program, launched analytics.usa.gov, a United States government website that provides data to the government and public regarding public interactions with popular government websites, such as the websites of the Centers for Disease Control, United States Postal Service, and IRS. [8]
In September 2015, 18F helped create College Scorecard, an online tool of the U.S. Department of Education, which allows consumers to compare the cost and quality of various universities in the United States. [9]
Starting in 2015, 18F has provided tech support for the Every Kid in a Park program, a program of the United States National Park Service created by President Barack Obama and still in effect, which provides free park admission to fourth graders. [10]
Brian Whittaker is the acting Executive Director of 18F, a role that he has occupied since February 2020, when the agency's former director Angela Colter finished her term. Previously, Whittaker was the deputy executive director of the General Services Administration's Center for Excellence Initiative, an initiative intended to accelerate information technology modernization across federal agencies. [11]
"What is 18F?" GovTech. August 8, 2016. Accessed May 4, 2020. https://www.govtech.com/What-is-18F.html ^
Castro, Daniel. "The Rise and Fall of 18F." FedSCoop. February 6, 2018. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.fedscoop.com/rise-fall-18f/ ^
Shueh, Jason. "IT Showdown: Tech Giants Face Off Against 18F" GovTech. July 1, 2016. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.govtech.com/civic/IT-Showdown-Tech-Giants-Face-Off-Against-18F.html ^
Lobosco, Katie. "Treasury ends the myRA, Obama's retirement savings program." CNN Money. July 28, 2017. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://money.cnn.com/2017/07/28/retirement/treasury-myra-retirement-account/index.html ^
Finch, Jay; Chris Cairns. "Announcing 18F Consulting's Digital Economy Practice." 18F. October 7, 2015. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/10/07/digital-economy-practice/ ^
Fox, Marina; Gwynne Kostin. "Five factors for building a successful government-wide digital analytics program." 18F. October 20, 2015. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/10/20/digital-analytics-program-anniversary/ ^
Salazar Foreman, Dahianna; Andre Francisco. "TTS projects forward Open Government Partnership principles." 18F. December 15, 2016. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/12/15/tts-projects-forward-open-government-partnership-principles/ ^
Barnes, Emileigh. "How to design a government site for kids." 18F. September 3, 2015. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/09/03/every-kid-in-a-park/ ^
Chappellet-Lanier, Tajha. "Brian Whittaker takes over as acting executive director of 18F." fedscoop. February 10, 2020. Accessed May 23, 2020. http://www.fedscoop.com/brian-whittaker-acting-director-18f-gsa/ ^
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Is your holiday gift shopping list over a page long? With co-workers, friends, family, donating to charities, and including those four legged friends in your life, you can easily spend hundreds of dollars in a blink of an eye. Don't break the bank! Here are a few of our favorite gifts under $50.


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Q: comet HTTP patterns in Java I'm writing/porting a C++ HTTP event server to Java. I'm wondering what are the best paradigms for implementing comet with Jetty, Tomcat, any other server, or natively.

*

*Threaded

*Continuations

*NIO

*Servlet 3.0

Scalability is an absolute must as I'm developing a new protocol that uses up to 3 concurrent connections per client.
Any help is appreciated.
PS: If possible, I would love to also see some sample code or tutorials..

A: We've had a lot of success with Caucho Resin's LongPoll features (the majority of the data to our UI comes in over Comet).  Caucho has also added support for WebSockets, so if you have an HTML 5 client you can benefit there too.
On Linux they have some custom JNI code that talks directly to epoll, which allows the server to scale well.

A: Glassfish has native comet support and I thought there was WAR for comet support in tomcat from the Glassfish team. Jetty also seems to be leading the crowd. Am I misunderstanding, but why are you trying to re-implement comet in a Java app Server?

A: Or you can drop Comet and go WebSockets: http://www.jWebSocket.org

A: I've been looking into Comet myself the past couple days.  My company uses Tomcat in development and WebLogic in production.  We'd like to incorporate Comet without shaking up our existing application.  I've been impressed with Atmosphere's APIs.  It focuses on the server side, allowing for portability while taking advantage of native server features like NIO.  They seem to be putting out updates every month.
https://atmosphere.dev.java.net/


Here are 4 ways to celebrate Groundhog Day in The Triangle!
Prediction made at Noon in Downtown Raleigh at the Bicentennial Plaza!
There will be a ton of activities all day long, for more details just click here.
Go on an adventure to look for an actual groundhog in their natural habitat!
There will be additional activities as well, for more details just click here.
At this hands-on learning program, learn how they predicted the weather before The Weather Channel!
Garner's official groundhog is Snerd & he will deliver his prediction at Noon!


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5 things to know in life sciences: Week of August 8.
REAL ECONOMY BLOG | August 12, 2022
This week, we highlight how the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 could impact the U.S. biopharma industry. We also look at digitization in health care, the challenges facing researchers deploying the approved monkeypox vaccine, and a video on how COVID-19 evades the immune system. Finally, we look at what growing human brain cells in a mouse means for bioethics.
Each week, we highlight five things impacting the life sciences industry. Here's the latest.
Understanding the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on biopharma
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes a provision that allows Medicare to negotiate drug pricing with manufacturers. Although the number of medications affected is limited each year, the impact to drugmakers could be substantial. In the first year the legislation is enacted, the impact will be limited to small-molecule drugs; starting in 2028, however, biologics covered under Part B of the act would also be in scope for negotiation.
Digitization is coming for manual health care workflows
The health care industry rapidly adopts new treatments and drugs, but it is much slower to adopt new tools to improve patient experience and provider workflows. The drastic changes required to serve patients via remote telehealth visits during the pandemic have served as an example of how adopting technology could improve these processes. Now, as the pandemic slowly recedes, health care providers and systems are looking at which of these changes make sense to keep in the long run.
Approval makes clinical trials for monkeypox vaccines more difficult
Normally, having an approved vaccine for a disease is major part of the battle when a new outbreak begins to spread globally. With monkeypox, making a vaccine available for broad application has presented numerous challenges. Health experts and physicians need to better understand the efficacy and best use of the existing vaccine in the context of the current outbreak. It is proving difficult to ethically and efficiently design trials to gain more understanding of how the already approved monkeypox vaccine would be best used.
Understanding how COVID-19 avoids our immune system
More than two years into the global pandemic, our understanding of how humans fight, and sometimes lose, to the virus that causes COVID-19 is continuing to evolve. This quick video highlights how our immune system fends off the virus and how the virus adapts over time to try and evade the immune system. Understanding this dynamic goes a long way toward explaining why there is a steady stream of new variants that likely signal COVID-19 will remain endemic.
Bioethics must adapt to keep pace with rapidly developing new technologies
Prior to recent advances in biological research, medical experiments fell neatly into one of two boxes. Some research studied animals and had to abide by one set of ethical guidelines and constraints. Other research used human subjects and had to comply with a much stricter set of ethical standards. Now, new research is combining human tissue with animal models. This development requires rethinking how we conduct ethical research.
This article was written by Justin Culbertson, Steve Kemler, David Stuart, Brian Winne and originally appeared on 2022-08-12.
https://realeconomy.rsmus.com/5-things-to-know-in-life-sciences-week-of-aug-8/