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Alvin Ray Bush (* 4. Juni 1893 in Boggs, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania; † 5. November 1959 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1951 und 1959 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Pennsylvania im US-Repräsentantenhaus.

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Alvin Bush besuchte die öffentlichen Schulen seiner Heimat. Mit 13 Jahren begann er in den Kohleminen von Pennsylvania zu arbeiten. Später absolvierte er eine Lehre als Maschinenschlosser. Während des Ersten Weltkrieges war er als Korporal der US Army auf dem europäischen Kriegsschauplatz eingesetzt. Nach dem Krieg betrieb er eine Kfz-Werkstatt in Philipsburg. Danach wurde er dort Eigentümer einer Buslinie. Später wurde Bush Präsident der Firma Williamsport Transportation Co. Außerdem unterhielt er im Lycoming County eine Milchfarm. Er war auch noch in anderen Branchen tätig. So war er einer der Direktoren der Lowry Electric Co. und des Muncy Valley Hospital.

Politisch schloss sich Bush der Republikanischen Partei an. Bei den Kongresswahlen des Jahres 1950 wurde er im 15. Wahlbezirk von Pennsylvania in das US-Repräsentantenhaus in Washington, D.C. gewählt, wo er am 3. Januar 1951 die Nachfolge von Robert F. Rich antrat.  Nach vier Wiederwahlen konnte er bis zu seinem Tod am 5. November 1959 im Kongress verbleiben. Seit 1953 vertrat er dort als Nachfolger von Richard M. Simpson den 17. Distrikt seines Staates. In seine Zeit als Kongressabgeordneter fielen der Koreakrieg und der Beginn der Bürgerrechtsbewegung.

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"We cling to the old culture, and fight for it against ourselves. But it must die. The old ideals must die. But let us not fear. Let us fling all we are into the cauldron of the Revolution." Mike Gold, arguably the most influential figure in the American communist movement, said this in 1921 to initiate an American proletarian literary tradition. Gold's declaration that old culture must die—a reaction against bourgeois heritage in art—exemplified the general attitude of the communist-affiliated American Left during the 1920s. With the commencement of the New Masses a few years later, Gold reiterated this message in greater detail: "Let us forget the past. Shakespeare, Dante, Shelley, and even Bernard Shaw—for here are virgin paths that their feet could not have trod in time and space." Rejecting past literary influences, however, proved to be a challenge when confronted with Shakespeare. The American Left never could completely dissociate itself from Shakespeare. This was in part due to the fact that Shakespeare had become naturalized as a national poet in America during the nineteenth-century. It was also because the American Left's Soviet and German counterparts, despite observing him with mixed feelings, never detached themselves from Shakespeare. To this end, Shakespeare continued to be a part of exchanges regarding the future of politically-committed Leftist culture and art. Ultimately, the American Left's persistent battle with Shakespeare not only ended in defeat, but it actually reinforced Shakespeare's cultural authority.
Shakespeare reached iconic status in the Soviet Union by the mid-1930s, but he was not always openly welcomed by revolutionary Soviet artists. It was not until Maxim Gorkii publicly praised Shakespeare at the Soviet Writers' Congress in 1934 that he was commemorated by Stalin and on a national level. At this venue, Karl Radek too acknowledged Shakespeare's genius. Comparing the millions of Soviets that could access culture to the "small section of society" with access during the English Renaissance, Radek claimed that the Soviets "have one hundred times better chances that more Shakespeares, more geniuses" would be found among proletarian writers.
Conversely, in the years immediately following World War I and into the 1920s, Shakespeare was the center of convoluted Soviet literary and cultural politics that traversed national boundaries. These debates dressed Shakespeare in disparate forms: "as representative of 'bourgeois' artistic traditions; as indispensable classic; as alien, foreign text; as Renaissance precursor to new Soviet society; as valuable box office draw; as dramatic master; and as outmoded sympathizer of aristocratic circles." These debates likewise preoccupied the American Left during the 1920s, so much that Gold felt compelled to address cynics who made accusations that proletarian art was mediocre at best because of the absence of a single great writer like Shakespeare. When asked the question, "[W]here is your Shakespeare," Gold responded, "Wait ten years more. He is on his way. We gave you a Lenin; we will give you a proletarian Shakespeare, too; if that is so important…we promise you a hundred Shakespeares." The reference to Lenin illustrates the American Left's link to international socialist and communist politics, and addressing Shakespeare in the plural demonstrates an opposition to bourgeois individualism. Nonetheless, using Shakespeare as an archetype for gifted writers highlights the Bard's pervasive bearing on the American Left.
Shakespeare's attitude toward the working man, and his depiction of his characteristics, has far less value than it had in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This means, of course, that his dramas as a whole, and no critic can judge a drama aside from the social forces that created it, have a different value today than they had during the whole period of feudalism.
Even if it was not Calverton's intention, by using Shakespeare as an example in a critical argument, Calverton reinforced Shakespeare's cultural authority among the literary Left. Moreover, Calverton's sociological method is quite similar to those theories of more well-known critics. Early writings of Bertolt Brecht, who has reached canonical status in present-day Shakespearean performance studies, depict a comparable attitude towards Shakespeare's body of work. In 1927, Brecht endorsed the abolishment of bourgeois aesthetics in Germany and praised the sociological approach to literature: "[Y]ou, the sociologist, are alone in being prepared to admit that Shakespeare's great plays, the basis of our drama, are no longer effective." Calverton and Brecht represent international backlash against bourgeois cultural influences. Still, the specter of Shakespeare hovered over Leftist criticism.
"Shall I kill myself or shall I not kill myself" is an idea similar to the idea "to be or not to be—that is the question." But it is not the same idea. Shakespeare has said what my prose sentence has said; but he has said much more in addition; there is a whole hinterland of thought and emotion behind Shakespeare's phrase which the prose sentence misses.
In this instance, Shakespeare served as a model for the practice of creating a relationship between style and content. Even though Freeman valued content over style, he understood that if content was not compromised by "charming" aesthetics, then talented formalist techniques could strengthen a piece of literature. In an article urging workers to become writers, even Gold could not avoid turning to Shakespeare. Gold adapted Hamlet's line "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all" (Hamlet 3.2.85) to make a theoretical claim of his own: "Technique has made cowards of us all." This quote was published a month after his proposed Leftist program outlined in "Towards Proletarian Art." The American Left may not have wanted to hold onto the past, but Shakespeare proved to be an asset for Freeman and Gold to propose literary formulas.
While Gold and Freeman were establishing an American model for proletarian literature in the 1920s, Brecht was in Germany developing a theory for a political theatre that stressed the importance of content. Brecht suggested that "[t]he proper way to explore humanity's new mutual relationships is via the exploration of the new subject-matter" and "[o]nce we have begun to find our way about the subject-matter we can move on to the relationships, which at present are immensely complicated and can only be simplified by formal means." These thoughts preceded the development of Brecht's epic theatre, but they show early traces of Brecht's later stance that audiences should contemplate real living conditions when leaving the theatre, rather than indulge in personal emotional responses. Brecht's emphasis on subject-matter complemented his own anti-heritage sentiments. Like the American Left, he too set up Shakespeare as the quintessence of the old bourgeois world.
In brief, Gold, Calverton, and Freeman provide a strong representation of the direction of the American Leftist literary tradition in the 1920s. Gold claimed to be an internationalist while simultaneously believing that American writers "ought to set sail for a new discovery of America." But the role of Shakespeare in international leftism affords us the opportunity to recognize the American Left's cultural agenda. Its failed attempts to eradicate Shakespeare from the American proletarian tradition also reveal the overpowering cultural authority of Shakespeare. Moving into the late 1920s and the 1930s, American proletarian writers began to accept Shakespeare's place in the proletarian tradition and included him more freely in creative work rather than solely literary criticism and political propaganda. Therefore, it is safe to say that the revolt against Shakespeare failed.
Jeffrey Butcher is a doctoral candidate in English at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
 Mike Gold, "Towards Proletarian Art," Mike Gold: A Literary Anthology, ed. Michael Folsom (New York: International Publishers, 1972) 62. This article was originally published in the February 1921 issue of the Liberator.
 Mike Gold, "A New Continent," Communism in America: A History in Documents, Albert Fried (New York: Columbia University Press, 1997) 70.
 Karl Radek, "Contemporary World Literature and the Tasks of Proletarian Art," Soviet Writers' Congress, 1934: The Debate on Socialist Realism and Modernism, Maxim Gorky et al., ed. H.G. Scott (London: Lawrence and Wishart, 1977) 148.
 Irena R. Makaryk and Joseph G. Price, "When Worlds Collide: Shakespeare and Communisms," Shakespeare in the Worlds of Communism and Socialism, eds. Irena R. Makaryk and Joseph G. Price (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006) 4.
 Mike Gold, "Proletarian Realism," Mike Gold: A Literary Anthology, ed. Michael Folsom (New York: International Publishers, 1972) 204. Gold published these comments in his editorial column "Notes of the Month" in the September 1930 issue of the New Masses.
 Calverton, V.F., The New Spirit: A Sociological Criticism of Literature (New York: Octagon Books, 1974) 131, 132-133.
 Bertolt Brecht, "Shouldn't we Abolish Aesthetics," Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic, ed. and trans. John Willett (New York: Hill and Wang, 1992) 20.
 Freeman, Joseph, An American Testament: A Narrative of Rebels and Romantics (New York: Farrar and Rinehard, 1936) 213.
 Mike Gold, "A Little Bit of Millennium," Mike Gold: A Literary Anthology, ed. Michael Folsom (New York: International Publishers, 1972) 78. This article was originally published in the March 1921 issue of the Liberator.
 Bertolt Brecht, "On Form and Subject-Matter," Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic, ed. and trans. John Willett (New York: Hill and Wang, 1992) 30, 31.
 Gold, "A New Continent" 70.


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In fact at the public games the music had a most noisy character, and trumpeters were proud of bursting a blood vessel, or otherwise injuring themselves by excess of zeal.
The contest of trumpeters was the only musi�cal (?) one of these games, though flute-playing took place on the fourth day, when according to Krause,t the pentathlon took place. This was a set of five athletic games; leaping, running, throw�ing spear, throwing discus, and wrestling. Here flute-playing also served to animate the contest�ants. The flutes too, considering the purpose for which they were used, must have been played in a violent manner.
Harmonides, a young flute-player, on his first appearance at the games wishing to astonish the audience, began by giving such a tremendous blast on his instrument, that he expired on the spot, probably having burst a blood vessel, and having literally blown himself out with his first note. The audience was probably astonished.
The sacred games next in importance, were the Pythian. These games were at first celebrated by the Delphians, every ninth year, but about 590 B. c, the Amphyctions (another Grecian tribe) obtained the control of them, and instituted them every fifth year. They took place on a plain neai Delphi, and were in honor of Apollo, commemorat*
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WE should read history as little critically as we consider the landscape, and be more interested by the atmospheric tints, and various lights and shades which the intervening spaces create, than by its groundwork and composition. It is the morning now turned evening and seen in,the west,- the same sun, but a new light and atmosphere. Its beauty is like the sunset ; not a fresco painting on a wall, flat and bounded, but atmospheric and roving or free.
In reality history fluctuates as the face of the landscape from morning to evening. What is of moment is its hue and color. Time hides no treasures; we want not its then but its now. We do not complain that the mountains in the horizon are blue and indistinct; they are the more like the heavens. Of what moment are facts that can be lost,-which need to be commemorated? The monument of death will outlast the memory of the dead. The pyramids do not tell the tale that was confided to them; the living fact commemorates itself. Why look in the dark for light? Strictly speaking, the historical societies have not recovered one fact from oblivion, but are themselves instead of the fact that is lost. The researcher is more memorable than the researched. The crowd stood admiring the mist, and the dim outlines of the trees seen through it, when one of their number advanced to explore the phenomenon, and with fresh admiration, all eyes were turned on his dimly retreating figure. It is astonishing with how little cooperation of the societies, the past is remembered. Its story has indeed had a different muse than has been assigned it . There is a good instance of the manner in which all history began, in Alwakidi's Arabian Chronicle. "I was informed by Ahmed Almatin Aljorhami, who had it from Rephaa Ebn Kais Alamiri, who had it from Saiph Ebn Fabalah Alchatquarmi, who had it from Thabet Ebn Alkamah, who said he was present at the action." These fathers of history were not anxious to preserve, but to learn the fact; and hence it was not for gotten.
Critical acumen is exerted in vain to uncover the past; the past cannot be presented; we cannot know what we are not. But one veil hangs over past, present, and future, and it is the province of the historian to find out not what was, but what is. Where a battle has been fought, you will find nothing but the bones of men and beasts; where a battle is being fought there are hearts beating. We will sit on a mound and muse, and not try to make these skeletons stand on their legs attain. Does nature remember, think you, that they were men, or not rather that they are bones? Ancient history has an air of antiquity; it should be more modern.
It is written as if the spectator should be think ing of the backside of the picture on the wall, or as if the author expected the dead would be his readers, and wished to detail to them their own experience . Men seem anxious to accomplish an orderly retreat through the centuries, earnestly rebuilding the works behind, as they are battered down by the encroachments of time; but while they loiter, they and their works both fall a prey to the arch enemy. It has neither the venerableness of antiquity, nor the freshness of the modern.


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Door County graduates show how they cope with COVID-19 pandemic in virtual performances
Christopher Clough
BRUSSELS - After a year of cancellation, isolation and upheaval, the Door County student performers of "LEAP: The Human Kindness Project" return May 1 with a still-timely subject and a new way of presenting their show.
After five years of live performances on the stage at Southern Door Community Auditorium from 2015 to 2019 and having last year's planned show called off because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's LEAP will be presented in a virtual format, with the public able to stream it on the auditorium's Facebook page or website free of charge.
And, the show will feature LEAP alumni who created individual performances that address topic likely too familiar to all — how they and their peers coped with the pandemic, an issue almost no one alive has dealt with in their lifetimes but that has affected everyone for more than a year.
The performers — Jackson Blahnik, Lizzy Fiscus, Rachel Follingstad, Sophia Friedenfels, Marley Gigstead, Moriah Grahl, Kole Mallien, Josie Morkin, Sierra Nicole Sargent, Isaiah Spetz, Jaydin Stahl and Jadacey Teska — are using original dance, monologues, visual art and music to tell their stories.
LEAP, an acronym that means "Learning to Empower and Appreciate all People," was conceived by producers Terry Lundahl and Dorothy Scott as a student-led, adult-facilitated program that gathers students from local high schools to address an issue of social change, then team with local writers, musicians, actors, choreographers and directors to create a show that addresses the issue through a variety of artistic genres. The five LEAP shows held in previous years covered bullying, positive decision making, the power of community, being true to one's self, and loneliness and inclusion.
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However, given restrictions caused by the pandemic, Lundahl and Scott decided this year to work with past LEAP student performers by giving them the subject of coping with the pandemic and, given their experience, letting them choose the medium through which to address it. The show will feature recorded performances by the alumni, some of who are now living in other parts of the country.
Sponsored by Door County Medical Center, LEAP performances are dedicated to encouraging positive thinking, passion and personal growth through movement and the performing arts and multimedia imagery. The project creates a platform to empower young artists with the knowledge, compassion and understanding necessary to create works that address the pressing issues facing today's youth.
This year's "LEAP: The Human Kindness Project" virtual performance will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 1. There is no charge to watch. To do so or for more information, visit southerndoorauditorium.org and click on the "Streaming Event" link on the right side of the page or visit facebook.com/SDCAuditorium.
Contact Christopher Clough at 920-741-7952, 920-562-8900 or cclough@doorcountyadvocate.com.


Haber-Bosch process, also called Haber ammonia process, or synthetic ammonia process, method of directly synthesizing ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen, developed by the German physical chemist Fritz Haber. He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1918 for this method, which made the manufacture of ammonia economically feasible. The method was translated into a large-scale process using a catalyst and high-pressure methods by Carl Bosch, an industrial chemist who won a Nobel Prize in 1931 jointly with Friedrich Bergius for high-pressure studies.
Haber-Bosch was the first industrial chemical process to use high pressure for a chemical reaction. It directly combines nitrogen from the air with hydrogen under extremely high pressures and moderately high temperatures. A catalyst made mostly from iron enables the reaction to be carried out at a lower temperature than would otherwise be practicable, while the removal of ammonia from the batch as soon as it is formed ensures that an equilibrium favouring product formation is maintained. The lower the temperature and the higher the pressure used, the greater the proportion of ammonia yielded in the mixture. For commercial production, the reaction is carried out at pressures ranging from 200 to 400 atmospheres and at temperatures ranging from 400° to 650° C (750° to 1200° F). The Haber-Bosch process is the most economical for the fixation of nitrogen and with modifications continues in use as one of the basic processes of the chemical industry in the world. See also nitrogen fixation.


Mumbai based, online e-tailer for Indian & international branded apparels, Rock.in seems to have seized its operation, as the website is no more available on www.rock.in. We tried reaching Aashish Puri, Co-founder, Rock.in to know the exact scenario, but was not able to get any response on the matter.
As per Alexa, the website has also witnessed fall in traffic in past few months, and there has been no update on Facebook and Twitter page of Rock.in from Mid-April, denoting a silent exit for the online retailer. As per previous rumours the company was also looking for a possible merger with Fashionara.com, though both Aashish and Arun Sirdeshmukh had denied any such rumours at that time.
The company had started seizing its operations last month and had shut its office in Delhi and Bangalore around 10 months back. As per our sources the main reason for the shutdown was that the owners were not clear on how to take the business further, as no long term plan was prepared while starting the business.
Rock.in was launched in May 2012 by Aashish Puri and Suraj Sharma. Within few months of it's launch, Rock.in announced its Series A funding which it raised in February 2012 from Partech International, venture capital firm based in France & Silicon Valley and 3 angels which are retail families of Europe. The company was looking to raise USD 5 million in series B within few months, however, being not able to raise funds could be one of the main reason for its shut.
Interesting thing to note is that, Suraj Sharma who is one of the founder, had completely removed his credentials of being part of Rock.in from his Linkedin profile, where now he mentions himself only as the Director of Emarket.com. Denoting a conflict kind of a situation in the company. Though we tried contacting Suraj, but couldn't reach him too.
Rock.in adds up on to the list of successfully shutting down ecommerce business in india. Other players that have recently shut down includes Seventymm, Koolkart.com, Timtara and several more falling shortly.
The shutdowns happening clearly represent the change in the perception of VC's from Gold rush to a marathon approach and not risking on to more ecommerce startups. Still other players who were able to attract survival/growth funding in the sector includes Healthkart, CaratLane, Shopclues, Yebhi, Snapdeal, Zovi, Babyoye.
Such a company had to shut down…they had no business processes in place and were looting customers.
Their return policy stated they had a reverse courier pick up facility,…but when I called them they said they have not started the same an I will have to self dispatch the same….each dress costed nothing less than Rs. 3000….too much risk for a customer to bear…and guess what they reimburse only Rs 100 towards dispatch charges incurred by the customer….
Anyways i dispatched these dressed using professional courier service…the parcel was delivered to rock.in in a day….but guess what even 5 days after having received the dresses they said they had not received them…when the courier company confirmed they had delivered it and sent me a copy of the proof of delivery…rock. in the said they received the parcel but received only two dresses instead of seven…and refunded me for only 2 dresses and I had to bear the loss of 5 dresses…total damages of close to Rs. 15000….good way to cheat customers and make money to an already sinking business….
This was expected with the kind of blind investments VCs did in the Indian eCommerce ventures. The consolidation process has begun and there will be lot of mergers, acquisitions and surrenders..
It would not be surprising if we see a similar bubble burst we saw for the IT industry a decade back..
A real shame as they had put together a very impressive business. I know they were long being courted by and had agreed terms with asos.com so this comes as somewhat of a surprise.


Josh joins Chip to talk about the early days of his comedy career in Boston, and the many writing feats he has achieved since arriving in New York. His focus on working hard to make sure he enjoys his writing drives the success of his content. Watch Josh make his late night standup debut on FXX's Totally Biased on Thursday, Oct 24 at 11pm EST!


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Friends at the Table is an actual play indie podcast hosted by Austin Walker. The podcast has been active since September 2014, and episodes are released weekly. The collaboration between the gamemaster and the players is a major component of the show, in contrast to many tabletop role-playing games where the gamemaster has total control over worldbuilding.

Production
The show is an actual play podcast, but due to its heavy editing, the show is similar in presentation to a radio drama or audiobook. Players on the show contribute to the worldbuilding more than in many tabletop role-playing games, where worldbuilding is often left to the gamemaster. The show has been producing episodes since September 2014, and releases episodes on a weekly basis.

Cast
 Austin Walker (gamemaster)
 Art Martinez-Tebbel
 Alicia Acampora (editor, producer)
 Jack de Quidt (composer)
 Sylvia Clare
 Janine Hawkins
 Keith J. Carberry (editor, producer)
 Andrew Lee Swan
 Nick Scratch

Campaigns and seasons
The show is split across two feeds: the main feed, which is accessible for free on the website and on podcast platforms, and a paid feed via Patreon. The main feed includes weekly episodes, which are split into seasons. The end of a season is marked with a "post mortem" episode, where the cast answers questions about the season.

Seasons one and two of the show were based on Apocalypse World. According to Walker, he drew inspiration for season six from Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Code Geass, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Aldnoah.Zero, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. Various other seasons of the show have drawn elements from many different tabletop role-playing systems, including Dungeon World.

The Patreon feed consists of one main campaign (Bluff City) along other show formats and extras.

Reception
According to Chase Carter, the podcast had more than 3,929 Patreon supporters in July 2021. The show was featured on iTunes. Dan Neilan wrote in The A.V. Club that it is an "intimidating podcast to jump into" and a "bit overwhelming," but despite this the story had "rich, complex lore."

Awards

See also
 List of fantasy podcasts
 List of Dungeons & Dragons web series

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Lori Barbero: Babes in Toyland
Lori Barbero is known as the drummer and co-founder of the iconic all-female '90s band, Babes in Toyland – one of the greatest all-female rock bands of all time.
Barbero formed the Minneapolis trio with lead singer/guitarist Kat Bjelland in 1987. Even though Barbero was not a drummer at the time she met Bjelland, Kat convinced her to start a band with her. The rest, as they say, is music history.
Babes played together for 14 years (Courtney Love and Jennifer Finch were members briefly). They put out a single for Sub Pop's singles club, released three albums, and traveled the world before disbanding in 2001.
Barbero relocated to Austin in 2008 and, while she isn't actively seeking a music career or reliving her glory days, she's still got her hand in music, working each year for SXSW.
We asked her to give us the scoop on what she's up to now, her experience as a musician in the '90s grunge scene and her thoughts on the state of women in rock.
What you do for SXSW?
I'm an assistant production manager. Every year there's more and more on my plate. This year the festival started on Tuesday as opposed to Wednesday so instead of six stages I was the assistant production manager for eight stages and 236 bands.
How many venues is that?
Six venues. Two of them have two stages, inside and out.
How does it feel to be on the other side of the stage?
I'm used to it from touring and taking care of business back then. I'm really familiar with advancing dates, talking about backline and making sure everyone has what they need. I DJ'ed for 10, 12 years up in Minneapolis so I know what the DJs need also.
Didn't you also manage other bands for a while?
I had a record label and I did do a little bit of management.
So you handled management for Babes?
Yeah. I was the one who made sure everything was taken care of. We had a manager a couple of times but through our career, it was mostly me.
Your band was such an integral part of the whole grunge and alternative scene. Women had a lot of presence and power at that particular moment.
They had a lot of attention but I don't think it was really any power. Music's always been and is still a male dominated world. I always said we had to work ten times harder to prove ourselves and get the same treatment as male bands. It was really hard to get your foot in the door and we had to work really, really, really hard – I think a lot harder than a lot of male musicians. We rehearsed a minimum of five times a week for many years and we toured a lot. We were afraid that if we slid back a little bit the slack would make us drift away. So we were really driven.
Were there other women in Minneapolis that you looked to for camaraderie?
I admired Chrissie Dunlap who worked at First Avenue. Chrissie and Maggie also booked the Uptown Bar. Those clubs booked 98 percent male bands. The Uptown Bar was the first place in Minneapolis that Nirvana ever played and First Avenue used to bring in music from all over the world. These women were familiar with music but still operating in a man's world. Unless you're a sex kitten you still don't get a page within the first 100 pages of any music magazine. You may get something in the back if you pay for an ad.
Later on down the road we played with Seven Year Bitch and then The Gits, but Mia [Zapata] was the only female in that band, bless her soul.
I had a lot of friends in music and we weren't competing with anyone. It depends on what kind of personality you have, too. We were just having fun banging away at our instruments and enjoying life.
So was there one particular moment that catapulted you into the spotlight?
When we got back from Europe with Sonic Youth in '90. We had played a lot before that but we never got paid. After we came back from that tour we were really popular. People adored us and our crowd was a lot bigger. We got more respect.
Sonic Youth was a bit of a lightning rod, weren't they? Everyone they toured with got popular.
They are still one of my favorite bands. They brought everyone that they believed in on tour with them. I encouraged that with us too. We brought a lot of friends on tour with us. We were kind of the festival gals. We didn't headline, but we were on a lot of festivals.
Seeing women play music at that time was so empowering.
I know. It is. I still love it.
Babes was such an important band and so few bands reach the level you did. It was a big band for the time and there still aren't a lot of women in rock getting recognition as rock musicians. Do you ever think about that?
I guess it was just part of my life. I really embrace it. Even my roommates say, "You didn't tell me you were in Babes in Toyland!" I don't tell anyone. It's a huge, huge part of my life. I'm not embarrassed about it and I don't regret it whatsoever. It's the greatest thing and I'm so grateful. I guess it's because when I hear people go on [about their bands] I just roll my eyes. I'm not one of those people who wear their own band t-shirts. Some things are really sacred and very personal.
Wasn't there a controversial book written about you guys?
I never read it. I guess I never really cared. I never even listen to our records. I guess I could listen in the privacy of my own home but I never have. I've never read the book. That's just how I am.
I do think it's important, though, for women's stories to be told for the sake of other women.
Maybe it's because my dad told me I was never going to do anything in my life. At the end of the day he was really proud of me but when I got accepted to Parsons School of Design in New York he said, "Why would you ever even go there? You don't have anything." So that might be why I've never been able to accept compliments. If I'm with someone that I've known for a long time and we talk about a memory, then I laugh. It could be a woman thing, too. I have no idea.
Interesting because you've really accomplished something so inspiring.
I used to answer all of our mail at our PO box. A girl in Wisconsin wrote us a letter saying she hated her parents and wanted to kill herself. She was probably 18 or 19. I wrote her back and told her not to kill herself. I told her to just get a guitar. It doesn't make a difference if it costs $20. She wrote back to me about a year later and said, "I don't know if you remember me but I taught myself how to play guitar because you told me to. Thank you. If it wasn't for your letter back to me I don't know if I'd be alive." I remember just weeping. If everything I did was just for that one person it makes me feel so much better. I'm not doing it to satisfy other people. I'm doing it because I enjoy it and it makes me happy. I loved traveling. I loved playing music with the people I played music with and I just loved the whole experience.
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The Handmaid's Tale season 4 theories: Nick to free June from Gilead
When The Handmaid's Tale enthusiasts last left the thrilling series, June (played by Elisabeth Moss) was dealt a critical blow in her fight against Gilead. With the Hulu drama on hold, fans are wondering what season four has in store.
2020 was all set to become a major year for the critically acclaimed series, based on Margaret Atwood's classic 1984 novel.
Margaret's highly anticipated sequel, The Testaments, was announced as joint winner of the Booker Prize, and fans have been scouring through the next instalment for clues to June's fate.
Sadly, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has meant the majority of television series across the US have been put on hold.
Production of The Handmaid's Tale season four was set to begin early this year, but its star Elisabeth Moss and the other cast and crew will have to wait until the end of the crisis before continuing.
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Fans of the gruelling dystopian series are doubly frustrated, as June was left in a dire situation at the conclusion of the previous season.
Despite smuggling over a hundred children out of Gilead, she suffered a gunshot to the stomach and lay bleeding, potentially to death, as the credits rolled.
Some fans took to Reddit to speculate how June could escape a grisly demise at the hands of the oppressive patriarchal police state.
Reddit user starshollow18 posted: "There has been a lot of speculation of just how much June can get away with, how many lives she has etc."
June has escaped insurmountable odds before, firstly thanks to her prized role as a fertile handmaiden in season one, and later becoming a figurehead in the rebellion against Gilead.
The fan continued: "I think one of the cleverest ways to deal with this is to have Nick, a well-respected commander, pardon her. It seems like the only logical way to bail her out after lots of torture and Gilead stuff."
Throughout the previous seasons, Nick Blaine (Max Minghella) was a morally ambiguous and elusive presence in the house of June's master.
He served as the driver for Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes), then developed feelings for June and has just now stepped up in rank to become a commander himself.
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The fan added: "Also, I was super upset about the lack of Nick in S3 and I would love to believe that they were ultra-careful in selecting Nick's scenes for a reason.
"One of the few scenes he is in is one where several soldiers salute him, adding to his commander image. Maybe this was deliberate?"
Despite fathering June's second child, Holly, Nick was relegated to a reduced role in the third season, only occasionally exploring his inner conflict as he is made to serve the oppressive regime.
This intriguing theory assumes that his loyalties don't lie with Gilead, but instead could be working up the ranks in order to eventually pardon June of her rebellious crimes.
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It's interesting how having a high quality streaming capability and a Tidal account changes your style of listening. As a result, I have been on a bit of a retro kick recently and looking more deeply into the complete works of Steely Dan. I always liked the albums and had massive respect for the musicians they assembled to bring the songs to life. Then they slipped out of my consciousness for a while. I would occasionally catch an audio glimpse of them and be reminded that it was time for a re-visit and this, courtesy of Roon and Tidal, grew into a renewed fascination as I have become more intrigued with their songs. Time has actually leant them a new depth for me.
It was during this musical period that I took delivery of the RI-101, the latest version of the entry-level integrated amplifier from Vitus. This is the successor to the eight-year-old RI-100. I have lost count of the amount of Vitus products that have passed through my hands since their arrival in the UK, and I am a big fan of the way they go about their business. Their SIA-025 has become an integral part of my whole listening experience and has been both fed and has driven many, many high-end components for years now. It is a real classic amplifier of the modern era design, fully deserving of the many accolades that have been heaped upon it.
I liked the RI-100 when I first heard it several years ago. It didn't have the Class A switching, perhaps so vital to the SIA‑025's creamy smoothness and tonal subtlety, but replaced it with sledgehammer driving power and a firework display of dynamics and grip of the rise and fall of musical movement. Who needs 300 watts? Well, the RI-100 can provide an answer to that question every time you sit back to listen. The seemingly bottomless well of power gives its own sense of ease. My abiding memories of that amplifier is that it ultimately lacked a bit of resolution and crisp articulation and it was perhaps a little flat and dark in musical perspectives. Certainly in comparison to the SIA-025 which, it must be remembered, is a considerably pricier investment.
When the new RI-101 arrived it seemed like a case of "Meet the new amp, same as the old amp," but looks are inevitably deceptive. From the outside, the new version has little to distinguish it except, I am told, some extra cooling vents. The chunky industrial design, finished in black for the review sample, makes a bold physical statement with a very familiar and unmistakably Vitus look. Aluminium slab fronts merge into the small central illuminated control window while three flush buttons per side provide the control inputs, volume, and settings. An Apple remote, supplied as standard, offers fuss-free access to essential functions, including standby.
Internally, as you might imagine, there have been many improvements in critical areas. As usual, this Vitus is a modular design. It is beautifully assembled and laid out internally, so much so that it would actually look great with an acrylic top. The heart of all Vitus products is the transformer, and anyone who has spoken to Hans Ole will know just how meticulous he is where these are concerned. This one, an improved version of that found in the RI-100, has an EI-core instead of the UI-core found in the Signature series. The lettering indicates the shape of the core. It really does sit at the very centre of what the Vitus is all about and in the latest amplifier also provides an impressive 300 watts (at least) with extensive and complex modifications to the voltage regulation aimed at reducing noise at this critical stage. This leaves an even inkier black backdrop. But, perhaps the more notable differences between this and the amplifier it succeeds come in the preamplifier section. When you make as many products as Vitus does and arrange them into different categories, upgrading each of them as time passes will undoubtedly incorporate a degree of trickle-down technology. This means a constant striving towards new levels of perfection across the whole range. As one component is improved, so the next level will also be undergoing experimentation to raise performance. No company embodies this quite like Vitus. As such, the ultra-low-noise power supply in the R1-101 is further complemented by the inclusion of the high-resolution volume control from the SL-103 and MP-L20. The whole section of the amp that handles the inputs is improved too. The result is an amplifier that builds on the original with noticeably increased resolution. It was this that caught my ear as I made my way through my Steely Dan renaissance.


Curried eggs with Chinese Vegetables is a great way to use up your left over vegetable stir-fry or last night's Chinese comfort food restaurant take out. While this recipe doesn't call for chicken or beef, if you have it leftover, add it in. Either way, it is a full meal in one pan.
In a large frying pan, over medium to high heat, add your oil or butter. When pan is hot, add your vegies and cook until bok choy is wilted or leftovers are sizzling. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and curry. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables and cook until your eggs are completely cooked (not runny). This dish works for breakfast or supper.
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Do you have a nerdy passion you want to share with the world? Leave a comment on this post, telling me about your nerdy passion, by 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011. If your entry is drawn randomly, I'll send you a copy of Knits for Nerds, which isn't in bookstores until February 12, 2012! Drop back in next Thursday, December 8, 2011, to find out who won. Good luck!


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North Korea Encroaches on Burgeoning Crypto Sector in Southeast Asia: Report
??Southeastern Asia appears to be the most vulnerable region when it comes to Kim Jong-un's crypto ambitions
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North Korea, an authoritarian state that has been under UN sanctions for more than 40 years, could rely on cryptocurrencies in order to circumvent these sanctions. According to the recent CNBC article, which cites a new report published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Kim Jong-un's ambitions could take a toll on the burgeoning crypto sector in Southeast Asia.
The RUSI report reveals that North Korea has been keen on stealing crypto for quite a while in order to avoid the sanctions that tarnished the country's economy. The country was allegedly behind the infamous WannaCry attack that took place in 2017. The ransomware infiltrated more than 300,000 computers and demanded ransom in BTC.
"As a determined and sophisticated cyber actor in need of financial resources, North Korea is likely to continue to find ways of obtaining and exploiting cryptocurrencies,", the report states.
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Southeast Asia, with its growing (and loosely regulated) crypto sector, appears to be an attractive target for North Korea.
"Because Southeast Asia is also host to a growing number of cryptocurrency businesses and users, countries in the region could prove vulnerable to North Korea's cryptocurrency-related activity as well," the report further said.
Thus, the London-based think tank of security experts encourages Thailand, Philippines and other counties in the Southeast Asian region to assess the risks that and enhance their protection from foreign cybercriminals.
As reported by U.Today, North Korea has managed to conduct a few successful attacks on Asian cryptocurrency exchanges, stealing more than $571 mln worth of digital assets.
Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He's particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.


We all have come across various uses of the cane. Here, it is not the walking stick we are talking about. We are talking about the family of tall grass that has a flexible stem and when wrapped around a frame in a meaningful manner, can give many useful results like a lounge chair, which might be the most common example. The texture of it is similar to wood texture, but in this article, you will scroll through cane textures and patterns that you can use in your design as a background texture or for any purpose as per your idea.
This is a free background pattern made up of straw. The design is available for free in high resolution that you are a digital artist or designer can use in your project.
Here is a side view of cane fabric covering the roof to form a thatch. This design can be downloaded as an image from the mentioned link.You may also see Seamless Fabric Textures.
This pattern is completely free to download and shows the texture that is common to use a cane for bags and baskets.
Check out this cool cane pattern with a wooden polish that you can use as background design for your vintage designs.
Here is a stock photo of a bamboo fabric texture that is available to you in various sizes optimized for web and print purposes.
Like mentioned before, the cane is used to create chairs, and here is such a texture available in a high-resolution Lightbox file.
Bamboos put together do form the walls in certain parts of the world where it acts as a temporary support. Here is the wall texture of such a support.
Here is a realistic image of a bunch of chopped up bamboo pieces that you can download from as a stock photo from the mentioned link.
This design is of bamboos painted in the colors of candy cane. The design is prominent to Christmas season and can be useful as background for greeting cards and party invitation.
The similar weaving pattern of a cane can obviously be achieved through the plastic as well. And in this link, you will find such a texture to download.
Here is another detailed and highly worked upon cane texture that you can download in either a resolution of 72 dpi or 300 dpi.
This is a digitally generated design of a cane weave texture that you can download as a high-resolution vector illustration from ShutterStock.
This is a realistic image of another wall texture that has been created using thin cane structures.
Check out this cool bamboo cane texture that is similar to that of modern day curtains that are available in the market made up of same material.
Here is a tileable candy cane pattern that you can use as a background for your holiday season designs.
Most of these design patterns can be downloaded for personal use. But it is important to notice that how easily an image can be used as a pattern and which would motivate you to play around with your images' opacity and blending modes to use as background patterns. Or you can check out this another series of bamboo texture for your next project.


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Faced with the near unanimous verdict of the International Court of Justice (15:1) on the imprisonment of India's former naval officer, Islamabad buckled on July 19, 2019 and informed Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav of his rights under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963, and promised consular access. It follows that Pakistan has also accepted the ICJ directive to stay Jadhav's execution until the judicial process is reviewed in a fair and transparent manner, bringing huge relief to his family and to India, though concerns for his future remain high.
There is still no clarity that Pakistan will allow retrial in a civilian court. Its leaders tried to hype the fact that the Court rejected India's plea for annulling the military court's conviction of Jadhav and ordering his release and safe repatriation to India. But that is because the ICJ is not an appellate criminal court. Its jurisdiction was based on Article I of the Optional Protocol, which is limited to interpretation or application of the Vienna Convention, and Pakistan's breach of its obligations under Article 36 thereof. In all matters of substance, the ICJ ruled in favour of India.
According to Pakistan's narrative, Jadhav was arrested on March 3, 2016, while engaging in acts of espionage and terrorism on behalf of India, in Pakistani Balochistan, which he entered illegally from Iran. He allegedly held an Indian passport in the name of "Hussein Mubarak Patel". India countered that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran, where he was running a private business after retirement. India was informed of the arrest only on March 25, 2016, and immediately demanded consular access, a plea it repeated several times, in vain.
Pakistan obtained a "confession" (July 22, 2016), and Jadhav was tried before a Field General Court Martial under Section 59 of the Pakistan Army Act of 1952 and Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act of 1923. Throughout this process, and even after Jadhav was sentenced to death (April 10, 2017), India was denied consular access. However, Jadhav's wife and mother were permitted to meet him on December 25, 2017, under humiliating conditions (his wife was forced to remove her mangalsutra and bangles, the auspicious symbols of married life), and under intimidating scrutiny from Pakistani officials who remained present throughout. The poor Commander barely spoke, and appeared to be under great physical and mental stress.
Finally, India approached the ICJ (May 8, 2017), alleging violations of the Vienna Convention under Article 36 (1) and Article I of the Optional Protocol concerning Compulsory Settlement of Disputes. It won an early reprieve when the Court (May 18, 2017) asked Pakistan not to execute Jadhav until the hearing was complete. Astonished at this victory secured by senior advocate Harish Salve, Pakistan chose Judge Tassaduq Hussain Jillani to sit on the Bench as an ad hoc judge. He dissented against each and every decision of the Court.
During the proceedings, Pakistan was unable to state that it had informed Jadhav of his rights under Article 36 (1, b). Instead, it contended that the Vienna Convention does not apply to an individual suspected of espionage, which the Court interpreted as a breach of obligation. Pakistan had no explanation for the three-week delay in informing India of the arrest, and denying India the opportunity to arrange for Jadhav's legal defence. Its plea that India did not cooperate in investigating Jadhav's alleged crimes did not cut any ice with the Court, which held that consular access cannot be conditional. It held that Pakistan's contention that Jadhav was allowed to choose a lawyer for himself, but opted for a defending officer qualified for legal representation, even if established, did not override India's right to arrange his legal representation.
Asserting that breach of obligations must involve reparation, and that "reparation must, as far as possible, wipe out all the consequences of the illegal act", the Court opined that the appropriate remedy must be effective review and reconsideration of the conviction and sentence. It noted that the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff confirmed the death sentence on Jadhav on April 10, 2017, and his appeal to the Military Appellate Court under Section 133 (B) of the Pakistan Army Act of 1952 was also rejected.
The Court observed that Jadhav made a mercy petition to the Chief of Army Staff, and his mother sought to file a petition with the Government of Pakistan under Section 131 and an appeal under Section 133 (B) of the Army Act. The outcome of these petitions is unknown. Jadhav can also send a mercy petition to the President of Pakistan within 90 days of the decision of the Chief of Army Staff on his mercy petition.
Pakistan claimed that its High Courts have review jurisdiction. But the Court noted that Article 199 (3) of the Constitution of Pakistan has been interpreted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan as limiting the availability of such review for a person subject to any law relating to the Armed Forces of Pakistan, including the Pakistan Army Act of 1952. Article 8 (1) of the Constitution provides that any law that is inconsistent with fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution is void, but this does not apply to the Pakistan Army Act due to a constitutional amendment. Hence, it is unclear if judicial review of a military court's decision will be available on grounds of violation of rights under Article 36 (1) of the Vienna Convention.
The ICJ said review and reconsideration of the conviction and sentence of Jadhav must be "effective", that Pakistan could decide the means, "including, if necessary, by enacting appropriate legislation". Pakistan, it concluded, must ensure that full weight is given to the effect of the violation of the rights enshrined in Article 36 of the Vienna Convention, as emphasised in paragraphs 139, 145 and 146 of the Judgment. It directed "continued stay of execution" of Commander Jadhav till the review process is completed.
Islamabad should now, without further ado, furnish India with a copy of the charge sheet against Jadhav, transcripts of the military court proceedings, judgment, Army Chief's confirmation of death sentence, and copies of Jadhav's mercy petition, so that consular access can be fruitful. Alternately, it can simply pardon him, send him home, and close this sordid chapter. On no account should he suffer "cardiac arrest".


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New York Times: "Stone packs this brief but moving character study with beautiful writing and much thought about the numbing experience of living with the constant expectation of sudden death from an enemy you can't quite bring yourself to hate."
Joel Stone
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The Sacred and the Profane
Joel Stone's adamantly anti-heroic novel about a former Israeli security officer who has lost his will to live. Although the book is set up as a private-eye mystery, Levin doesn't really try to catch his client's adulterous wife in the act; spying on the lovers is enough for him to develop an obsession with the woman, who turns to him after her paramour is murdered, possibly "another victim of a random terrorist act." Stone packs this brief but moving character study with beautiful writing and much thought about the numbing experience of living with the constant expectation of sudden death from an enemy you can't quite bring yourself to hate. Even in a miserable man like Levin, "fellow-feeling for another human was hard to contain."
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Proclamation to the People: Nineteenth-Century Mormonism and the Pacific Basin Frontier
Kimberly W. Reid
Reid L. Neilson
Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp
Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp (Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and author of Religion and Society in Frontier California) and Reid L. Neilson (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Brigham Young University and author and editor of several books, including Taking the Gospel to the Japanese) combine their expertise in this latest volume, Proclamation to the People: Nineteenth-Century Mormonism and the Pacific Basin Frontier. The Pacific Basin extends "from the west coast of the United States and South America, across the Pacific Islands from Hawaii to Tahiti, down to New Zealand and Australia, and up to Japan." Maffly-Kipp and Neilson acknowledge that such a broad stretch of geography cannot be covered in detail in a 350-page book: "A single volume of essays can highlight only a few specific geographical areas and historical moments." However, readers interested in early Mormon history outside of the Intermountain West will find that this book provides unique glimpses into what was happening elsewhere in the world. "The Pacific Basin has been a crucial part of Mormon history for nearly the entire lifespan of the LDS Church," the editors note. The gospel was preached in Australia and Tahiti before the Saints arrived in Utah, and shortly thereafter the work spread to Hawaii.
Proclamation to the People is divided into five sections: the Pacific Basin Frontier, with an introduction surveying the religious history of the entire area; the Americas, which includes essays on San Bernardino, Parley Pratt's mission to Chile, and Pratt's relationship with the San Francisco press; Polynesia, which covers both members and missionaries in Polynesia and the Polynesians who settled Iosepa, Utah; the region known as Australasia, which examines the gathering of Australian Saints and missionary work in New Zealand; and Asia, which describes Mormons' encounters with and perceptions of Asians, both in the Pacific and in Utah.
Reid, Kimberly W.; Neilson, Reid L.; and Maffly-Kipp, Laurie F. (2010) "Proclamation to the People: Nineteenth-Century Mormonism and the Pacific Basin Frontier," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 49 : Iss. 1 , Article 12.


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PHG Foundation | Synthetic mRNA vaccine technique shows promise
Synthetic mRNA vaccine technique shows promise
27 November 2012 | By Simon Leese | Research article
Sources: Science Now, Nature Biotechnology
A technique using synthesised messenger RNA (mRNA) instead of lab-grown viral proteins could make vaccines cheaper, simpler, and faster to produce, enabling more rapid response to potentially pandemic strains.
Most vaccines use surface proteins from a virus to 'train' the immune system to recognise and destroy it. The viral proteins are generally grown either in fertilised hen eggs or in cell culture. This growth stage is unreliable though, and it can take many months to produce sufficient viral protein for millions of vaccine doses.
This study, published in Nature Biotechnology, instead used synthesised mRNA strands encoding a surface protein of the H1N1 flu virus. The mRNA was injected into animals' skin cells, causing them to start producing the viral protein themselves. This provoked an immune response that proved able to protect mice, ferrets and pigs from later infection with otherwise lethal doses of the virus.
Similar methods have been developed previously using DNA rather than RNA, but with mixed results; possibly in part because DNA has to pass through two membrane barriers to get into the cell nucleus where it operates. RNA is theoretically more straightforward because it acts outside the nucleus, but had previously been thought too unstable for use in a vaccine. The technique in this study overcame this by tweaking the sequence of the mRNA to vastly increase its stability without altering the protein it encodes.
Some potential advantages of this approach are that pandemic-ready quantities of vaccine could be available within weeks since there is no need to grow the virus, that the vaccine does not need to be kept refrigerated to be viable, and that it eliminates risk of allergic reactions to the egg protein ovalbumin.
The study authors conclude that mRNA vaccines could address a substantial need for more optimal flu protection, and could also potentially be applied to vaccinations against a wide range of infective diseases.
Keywords: DNA Technologies, Molecular Genetics, Pharmaceutical Research


Leading estate agency and property services company Connells Group extends its head office function with a further office location in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Designed to provide the additional capacity for its planned business growth over the longer term, the new office – Houghton Place – will complement Connells Group's existing corporate headquarters in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
Houghton Place will house a number of Connells Group's key functions including its centralised sales centre and IT systems development team. 200 staff will initially be relocating to Houghton Place and the move supports further growth for the business and the 'freeing up' of additional capacity within its Leighton Buzzard offices.


QNET Highlights of 2012: The Largest and Most Successful V-Con – V-Indonesia 2012!
The biggest and most impressive moment of 2012 was V-Indonesia!
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A celebration of your passion and dedication for QNET, we would like to thank you very much for being a part of V-Con – in person and online – because your remarkable enthusiasm and loyalty is what keeps us going! We truly enjoyed sharing these days with each and every one of you!
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Open data strategy for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, listing data collected by the department, timetables for its release and standards for data management.
Queensland's recreational boating and fishing rules and regulations.
Green paper on fisheries management reform in Queensland and factsheets for further information.


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FDA Acts Against Unapproved Narcotic Drugs
SILVER SPRING, Md., March 31 -- The FDA has taken steps to pull 14 unapproved painkillers containing immediate-release morphine sulfate, oxycodone, and hydromorphone from the market.
The agency has warned nine companies that make the unapproved products to stop manufacturing them within 60 days and to cease distribution within 90 days.
Among the drugs affected by the enforcement action are two branded products containing morphine sulfate and oxycodone (Roxanol and Roxicodone, respectively) as well as generic versions of the three painkillers.
All the affected products are tablets or oral solutions.
Oxycodone capsules were not among the products targeted in the action, Deborah Autor, J.D., director of the compliance office in FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, emphasized at a press briefing today.
Extended-release opioids were also unaffected by today's action.
Patients who have been taking the unapproved medications are urged to seek prescriptions for equivalent or similar approved products.
"We believe [the action] will not disrupt patient care," Autor said.
She said some patients may have to switch to products not exactly identical to the unapproved drugs.
Seven of the letters cited immediate-release 20 mg/mL morphine sulfate solutions. There is no approved version of morphine solution at that concentration, although 20 mg/5 mL is available.
Autor said supplies of alternative products were sufficient to replace the unapproved products, even though immediate-release oxycodone appears on the FDA's most recent drug-shortage list, updated March 25.
"There will be no shortage for consumers," she said.
The companies told to pull their products are Mallinckrodt, Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Roxane Laboratories, Glenmark Generics, Lannett Company, Lehigh Valley Technologies, Physicians Total Care, Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, and Cody Laboratories.
Autor said the companies must submit responses to the warning letters within 15 days or face sanctions.
At a press briefing announcing the action, Autor said the companies may seek approval for the products, but in the meantime they still must be pulled from the market.
FDA Q&A on the enforcement action
Primary source: FDA
Source reference: "Questions and Answers for Consumers about FDA's Action Involving Unapproved Narcotics Containing Morphine Sulfate, Hydromorphone, or Oxcodone" FDA 2009.


This relaxing foot bath is made with Mayernik Garden lavender flowers, epsom salt, organic green tea and organic lavender essential oil. A few tablespoons into a tub of hot water will help soothe your achy feet after a long day out in the garden. And the lavender will help you relax in case you had "one of those days!"
Helps relax tired or sore feet/legs. This foot bath will also bring a sence of calm to your whole body!
Add 2 tablespoons to a bowl full of warm/hot water - soak feet and relax. Can also be added to a tub for a full body soak.
Not only can the combination of oils used soothe your body and soul in different ways, the scents of many of these oils are amazing tools for aromatherapy uses.
This refreshing little mist will work wonders for your face, rejuvenate your spirits, and brighten your day.
This is my favorite oil to use on my face. It's light and non-greasy and roses are amazing for your skin.


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"AN IMPECCABLE FLUTE SOLOIST." -JOHN ROCKWELL, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Hailed "Queen of the Flute" (New York Magazine) at the outset of her, now, brilliant 50+ year career, flutist CAROL WINCENC was First Prize Winner of the (sole) Walter W. Naumburg Solo Flute Competition, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from both the USA and CHINA National Flute Associations, the National Society of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Music, and Distinguished Alumni Awards from Manhattan School of Music and the Brevard Music Center.
This APRIL 22, 2020 she is receiving one of the "SIX FEARLESS WOMEN" Awards from the Martha Graham Dance Company at their City Center Gala, culminating the "EVE PROJECT" for Trailblazing Women.
Internationally she performs, records and gives masterclasses world-wide as an exclusive Burkart Flutes Artist, including Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul, Budapest, Warsaw, Prague, Venice, Nice, and her home, New York City. In North America she performs as soloist and chamber musician from coast to coast, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Phoenix, Dallas, Edmonton, Banff, Chicago, Iowa City, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Tucson, Palm Beach, Sarasota, Philadelphia, Boston and New York. Her Azica recording of the all-Uebayashi album with the award winning Escher String Quartet, and video/audios in partnership with her collaborator/pianist Bryan Wagorn of the Metropolitan Opera receive continual rave reviews. Most recently she and Mr. Wagorn performed to a sold out house at Weill Carnegie Hall for the "Naumburg Looks Back" series. She can be heard regularly on Performance Today.
Delighting audiences now for more than five decades with her signature charismatic, high virtuosity and deeply heartfelt musicality, she has appeared as soloist with such ensembles as the Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Detroit and London Symphonies, the BBC, Warsaw and Buffalo Philharmonics, as well as the Los Angeles, Stuttgart and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestras, the latter for which she was Principal and Solo Flute from 1972-77. She has performed in countless festivals such as Mostly Mozart, Aldeburgh, Budapest, Frankfurt, Santa Fe, Spoleto, Music at Menlo, Aspen, Yale/Norfolk, Sarasota, Banff and Marlboro. The muse of today's most prominent composers, Ms. Wincenc has premiered numerous works written for her by legends Christopher Rouse, Henryk Gorecki, Lukas Foss, Joan Tower, Jake Heggie, Paul Schoenfeld, Tod Machover, Yuko Uebayashi, Thea Musgrave, Robert Sirota, Pierre Jalbert, Andrea Clearfield, Shi-Hui Chen and rising star, Sato Matsui. In great demand as a chamber musician, Ms. Wincenc has collaborated with the Emerson, Tokyo, Guarnieri, Cleveland, Juilliard and Escher String Quartets, and performed with Jessye Norman, Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma. During the 2019-20 season she will
give the world premieres of five new works written for her in a half century celebration by Jake Heggie, Robert Sirota, Pierre Jalbert, Larry Alan Smith and Sato Matsui. The debut of her documentary: The Ruby Concerts had its debut at the Morgan Library and Museum on November 12, 2019.
A Grammy nominee, she has recorded for Nonesuch, London/Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Telarc (Diapason D'Or Award), Music Masters (Recording of Special Merit with Andras Schiff) and Naxos (Grammophone Magazine "Pick of the Month with Buffalo Philharmonic). Ms. Wincenc created and directed a series of International Flute Festivals at the Ordway Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, featuring such diverse artists as Jean-Pierre Rampal, Herbie Mann, Steven Kujala and the American Indian flutist, R. Carlos Nakai. She had the privilege of working directly with legendary music luminaries Aaron Copland, Olivier Messaien, Rudolf Serkin, Joshua Bell, Christophe Eschenbach, Loren Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Philip Glass, Andre Previn, Paul Simon and Judy Collins, to name a few!
She is a member of the New York Woodwind Quintet and a founding member of Les Amies with New York Philharmonic principals Nancy Allen, harpist and Cynthia Phelps, violist. Ms. Wincenc continues more than half of a century on the faculties of The Juilliard School and Stony Brook University having mentored and graduated countless rising, flute stars commanding principal flute positions in major symphony orchestras and university professorships. She is renowned for her popular series of etudes and flute classics, the "Carol Wincenc 21st Century Flute" published by Lauren Keiser/Hal Leonard Music Publishers (available on 'Amazon'). A long time resident of New York City, she is the proud mother of her singer/songwriter son, Nicola Wincenc (Cavernsband.com). Carol Wincenc is a native of Buffalo, NY, and was raised in a deeply active, musical family, along with her two older sisters, and under the mentorship of her violinist father and symphony conductor, Dr. Joseph Wincenc, and pianist mother, Margaret Wincenc. Having concertized on five continents, Ms. Wincenc loves nothing more than "giving back" with her music-making to communities world wide.


Sodetel has a really nice ad going - in Arabic when you wish to indicate speed normally you say "I am flying to you" which Sodetel - an internet provider - used as "flying internet" (actually in Arabic it is funkier) and then as a sub line "higher speed, lower costs" (both can be used in aviation as well). Maybe the pilot was a bit too much - I personally would have used a laptop with wings on it - still I liked the ad actually... Sadly, former users of the brand were less than happy as it turned out the speed was not up to the message.


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Nigel Farage Blasts Decision To Extend Governor's Term At The Bank Of England
The LBC presenter slammed Mark Carney's decision to continue in his post as Governor of the Bank of England until the end of January 2020.
Nigel was responding to the news that the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, will remain in his post longer than expected to "support continuity" in the economy.
The Canadian economist had been due to step down in June 2019, but will now stay on until 31 January 2020.
In his acceptance letter, the Mr Carney wrote: "I recognise that during this critical period, it is important that everyone does everything they can to support a smooth and successful Brexit.
"Accordingly, I am willing to do whatever I can in order to promote both a successful Brexit and an effective transition at the Bank of England."
The decision was roundly criticised by Brexiteers with Nigel Farage criticising the decision initially via Twitter:
Truly appalling decision to extend Mark Carney's term at the Bank of England. He is a Remainer, how can we take this government seriously?
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) September 11, 2018
The LBC presenter continued to berate the Governor on his radio show ranting: "He was as bad as George Osborne during the referendum.
"He said it would be a disaster, telling us ever since the referendum we've done the wrong thing. It's catastrophic.
Nigel Farage wasn't happy with the announcement that the Governor of the Bank of England is staying on until 2020. Picture: LBC
"He's a Remainer. An unrepentant Remainer! He hasn't even attempted neutrality in that job.
"And here's the Chancellor telling us that his term will be extended.
"How on earth can we take this government seriously when they say 'Brexit means Brexit' when they keep this man unnecessarily in his post?"
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PC release dates revealed for Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human
by Ash
@ashwtm
May 16, 2019 at 20:10 GMT 2 years ago
Back in January, we reported on how Quantic Dream was planning on expanding its reach beyond just PlayStation consoles. Quantic Dream has now announced release dates for both the games and their demos, all of which are Epic Games Store exclusives.
Quantic Dream games are coming on PC this summer!
Pre-order NOW on Epic Games Store:
Heavy Rain: https://t.co/mepFoyzBqb
Beyond Two Souls: https://t.co/mAJcWFJdxB
Detroit Become: https://t.co/JwTuaRZEDY pic.twitter.com/AmHMzGKjuo
— QUANTIC DREAM #DetroitBecomeHuman (@Quantic_Dream) May 16, 2019
Heavy Rain, the 2010 action adventure game which follows the story of the Origami Killer, will be released on June 24th.
The demo will be available on May 24th. You can check out its Epic Games Store page here and pre-purchase the game.
Beyond: Two Souls is coming a bit later, being released on July 22nd. Its demo will be available on June 27th.
Beyond: Two Souls has you play as Jodie Holmes, a girl with supernatural powers and a psychic link to an incorporeal entity known only as 'Aiden'. You can check out the store page here.
Lastly, Detroit: Become Human will be out 'this fall', with a demo available 'this summer'. We don't have specific dates for the game, but we're sure it'll be worth the wait.
Detroit: Become Human was released in 2018 and questions whether androids deserve rights. Its Epic Games Store page is here.
Both Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls will cost $19.99, while Detroit: Become Human will sport a slightly heftier price tag at $39.99. We'll update when we get confirmation on dates for Detroit: Become Human.
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Creating engaging video content that effectively tells your company story and mission can be a tricky task. As a full-service video production studio, Epic specializes in creating a game plan that comes full circle. From the storyboarding and concept phases to placing your content digitally, we help our clients advertise in the most effective ways.
In this company culture video we produced for Continental East Development, our main goal was to capture their mission. By gathering video content from their partners and staff we were able to tell their story straight from the source. When a viewer hears a company speak about its goals, successes, and plans for the future they are able to develop a more personal connection. As a result, it's easy to build trust between the viewer and the brand.
Continental East Development reached out to Epic again to create another video, and further market their business. This corporate video production highlights a specific project. Epic shot the Continental Villages on location in Moreno Valley, California. As a result, viewers were able to visualize a property that has not yet been completed. By using both personal interviews and 3D renderings, Epic was able to take CED's corporate video marketing to the next level. This video serves as a marketing tool for both the development firm and the property.
In addition to corporate video production, we helped develop their online reputation by updating their website. An effective website is appealing and easy to navigate, but also needs to be optimized for mobile users. Video content also plays a huge role with websites as it increases your reach and quickly delivers your message. More importantly, ask yourself if your competitors are utilizing video. If they aren't, you're already a step ahead of the game. There are many types of videos and benefits of using video–especially if your topic isn't the most exciting. So whether you are in the market for a company culture video, talking head video or simply a corporate video, we can help you get on the right track.


This week my PopMatters column is aout Microfost and Sony's new console announcements. Specifically, why they were both so focused on luxury features and so lacking in actual video game content.
It was largely inspired by Jorge, who pointed out that the console makers seem to be trying to manufacture use cases as opposed to addressing existing ones. I agree: it's hard to argue that tying your cable subscription box to your console or being able to shave a few seconds off standby mode are going to be the things that revolutionize games. So why the big focus on these things?
My hypothesis is that there is really nothing else for Sony and Microsoft to focus on. Third party publishers make the biggest blockbusters and independent developers make the most avant garde games. Putting Nintendo aside for a moment, the most interesting games generally aren't coming out of first-party development, so there really isn't much for the manufacturers to show at this point. On the technological side, until the next big interface shift (think control pads to analog sticks) or the next big programming shift (2D sprites to 3D models), we'll just be iterating and improving on existing technical paradigms. Advances in textures and particle effects are neat, but they're only surface level improvements.
Microsoft and Sony are transitioning into more traditional platform keepers: both presentations were focused on things that facilitated playing games and interacting with other media rather than creating the games themselves. Convenience features like voice commands, streaming services, and multitasking improve the ancillary aspects of playing games, which is what the two companies want. Convenience keeps people plugged in and buying games.
Finally, I'll be interested to see how quickly seemingly gimmicky features become standard. Sure we don't "need" voice search, but we also don't "need" wireless controllers. However, if a console came out today with wired controllers, we'd laugh them off the market. As the amount of data we sift through on our consoles gets larger, we'll need faster ways of navigating. Telling my console to search for and then launch a specific game would definitely be faster and more intuitive than the status quo.
In any case, don't take this as an apology for lackluster efforts or corporate money grabs; it's just a possible theory. Microsoft and Sony focused on the cross-media convenience because they didn't really have much else to focus on.


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Bizarre ThailandCOLUMNS
Nang Nak
written by Bangkok101 Team August 20, 2017
Thailand's most enduring ghost story has been retold in more than 20 feature films
The ghost of a woman who dies in childbirth—a phi tai hong thong klom—is regarded as the most fearsome of all phantoms in Thailand. In a scene from Nang Nak, the famous Thai horror movie based on the country's most enduring ghost story, a terrified widower and a group of Buddhist monks are sitting on the floor of a temple chanting mantras to protect themselves when drops of water begin falling on them. They all look up to see the man's dead wife standing upside-down on the ceiling of the temple, glowering at them while dripping sweat.
At the 'Temple of Mother Nak' off Sukhumvit Road, where many believe her spirit still resides, a Thai man pointed out to me a strange indentation on the ceiling of the main shrine, declaring that this was the place where Nak once stood.
Long before the Siamese even had surnames, the real Nak was supposedly born here in the middle of the 19th century. The village of Phra Khanong, once a patchwork of rice paddies crisscrossed with canals—some of which have still not been paved over—later became a district of the capital. As the legend and the 1999 film go, her husband Mak goes off to fight the Burmese, leaving his pregnant wife behind. When they are reunited, Nak shows him their newborn son. But Mak is unable to understand why she is so aloof and keeps rejecting his overtures to make love.
A few scenes later, when the couple are making love on the floor, the scene is edited together with a flashback of Nak dying while giving birth in the old Siamese way—sitting on the floor, her arms tied above her head, as beads of blood drip through the floorboards on to the head of a water buffalo tethered below the house. Never mind the supernatural sex that left audiences around the world gasping and murmuring "He's sleeping with a ghost and doesn't even know it!". The scene was remarkable for the way it contained an entire revolution on the Buddhist Wheel of the Law: birth, death, and rebirth.
Such deaths were common in Nak's day. In the film and the rural legend, Nak goes on a killing spree to keep the other villagers from exposing her secret to her husband.
After watching her frightful and tender performance on-screen it was a shock to see that, in real life, the cinematic reincarnation of the country's most famous ghost was a teenaged college girl with spiky tendrils of frosted blonde hair. Only 19 at the time, Inthira 'Sai' Chareonepura radiated none of the menace she showed on-screen. Sitting in her school uniform of a black skirt and white blouse, beaming with smiles and politely answering questions, she could have been one of a million university students in the country.
Sai noted that Nak's story has been made into more than 20 different films, but the 1999 version was different because it focused more on the couple's relationship.
"The previous versions of Nang Nak are more about scary things and horror—not the love story," she said. "But the director [Nonzee Nimibutr] wanted to make this a love story about Nak's faithfulness to her husband as she waits for him. Even after she dies, she's still worried about him and comes back to take care of him."
That's true. What made this version a cut above the usual slasher-and-horror fare is the full-bodied romance. The climax is especially heart-rending when the couple is caught in the middle of a rainstorm while the Buddhist monk who moonlights as a ghost-hunter attempts to trap Nak's spirit forever.
Even the most oblique and subtle questions about the infamous sex scene turned Sai into a blushing schoolgirl.
"Yes, giving birth in the old way… that wasn't me. They had a body double," she said, before breaking into a fit of laughter.
Since this was the most controversial part of the entire film, it certainly required an explanation. Further questions were answered by more giggles. So I asked her point-blank: "So was that really you rolling around on the floor?"
You would've thought this was the funniest joke she had ever heard. Composing herself after another fit of hysterics, Sai managed to say, "Yes, that was me," before explaining that many previous productions of the film were plagued with problems thought to have occult causes. That's why cinemas once set up shrines to appease her spirit. One old movie house that did not follow this ritual was razed to the ground by a freak fire. As was, and still is the tradition, the whole cast and crew paid homage to her restless spirit before they shot the film, at the shrine behind the temple off Sukhumvit Soi 77 (officially known as Wat Mahabut).
By Jim Algie
Nang Nak was last modified: July 31st, 2017 by Bangkok101 Team
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Q: Folium map not getting displayed CODE
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import folium as fo

data = pd.read_csv("...")

lat = list(data["Latitude"])
lon = list(data["Longitude"])
name = list(data["Name"])

volcano = fo.FeatureGroup(name="Volcano")
for a, b, c in zip(lat, lon, name):
    volcano.add_child(fo.Marker(location=[a, b], popup=c, icon=fo.Icon(color='blue')))

fo.Map().add_child(volcano)

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The output should be a map with markers on it opened in a browser. But in this case, the map isn't getting displayed on the browser. Any solutions to fix it ?

A: Try doing:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import folium as fo

m = fo.Map()

data = pd.read_csv("...")

lat = list(data["Latitude"])
lon = list(data["Longitude"])
name = list(data["Name"])

volcano = fo.FeatureGroup(name="Volcano")
for a, b, c in zip(lat, lon, name):
    volcano.add_child(fo.Marker(location=[a, b], popup=c, icon=fo.Icon(color='blue')))

m.add_child(volcano)

m # to show the map

Edit:
The former would work in a jupyter-notebook.
For showing the map in a browser window:
output_file = "map_volacno.html"
map.save(output_file)
webbrowser.open(output_file, new=2)  # open in new tab

based on this answer.

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EMERGENCY ALERT Click here for COVID-19 Information COVID-19 testing, vaccine, data, and resources Museum Flood Area Information Read On...
Maps & Addressing
Departments (A-D)
Appeals Process for Real Property
Appeals Process for Personal Property
Notice of Valuation
Each property owner should receive a printed "Notice of Valuation" by mail from their County Assessor's Office between January 1 and March 1 for the next tax year. This notice contains the amount of the Full Cash Value, Limited Property Value, and Property Classification.
If the taxpayer chooses to appeal either the Full Cash Value or classification of their property, they may do so by filing an administrative appeal with their County Assessor, or they may appeal directly to tax court. It is important to note that a property owner CANNOT appeal the Limited Property Value because it is a statutory calculation. All filing deadlines must be met in order to preserve rights to appeal in either process.
The Full Cash Value may be appealed using an income, cost or market approach to value. The use of the property determines its classification. Property owners who appeal are encouraged to perform careful research and submit copies of evidence during each step of the appeals process.
Administrative Appeal
If the property owner decides to file an appeal with their County Assessor's Office, they must do so no later than 60 days after the postmark on their "Notice of Valuation" or the deadline date as indicated on the notice. The required form (DOR 82130) is available at the local County Assessor's Office. The property owner may request an informal conference with the Assessor on the appeal form, or may simply submit written evidence for the Assessor to consider. After the appeal and its evidence is considered, written notice of the Assessor's decision will be mailed to the property owner. U.S. Postal Service postmark dates are evidence of the dates petitions were filed and decisions were mailed.
The Assessor must rule on all appeals no later than August 15.
If you disagree with the Assessor's decision you may file with the Clerk of the County Board of Equalization at 219 E. Cherry Ave., Flagstaff, AZ 86001 within 25 days of the date the Assessor's decision is mailed. Their telephone number is (928) 679-7144.
The forms must be received at the Clerk's office by 5:00 PM on the deadline date.
Appeals to the Board of Equalization will not be accepted at the Assessor's office or any other county office. BOE Appeals mailed to the Assessor's office will be returned.
A copy of the original appeal form, any attachments, and a copy of the Assessor's decision must be submitted. If filed by the taxpayer's agent, include a copy of the Agency Authorization Form.
If the property owner and the Assessor agree to a value and/or classification, or if the Assessor grants the request of the owner, no further appeal is permitted. If the property owner and the Assessor do not agree, and the request of the appeal is not granted by the County Assessor, the owner may appeal further. The owner can choose to appeal to the Board of Equalization within 25 days from the postmark on the Assessor's decision or to the Tax Court within 60 days from the postmark date on the last decision.
It should be noted that the property owner may not introduce different issues in the middle of the administrative appeal process. For example, if the appeal to the County Assessor used an income approach to value as a basis for appeal, the market approach to value at any other level of administrative appeal may not be raised by the owner.
After the hearing, written notice of the Board of Equalization's decision will be mailed to the property owner, no later than October 15.
Tax Court
If an administrative appeal has not been filed, the property owner has until December 15 of the year in which the Notice of Valuation was sent to file an appeal directly with the Tax Court.
Property owners who have filed an administrative appeal may file with the Court within 60 days from the date of the last administrative decision, but no later than December 15 of the year in which the Notice of Valuation was sent.
If there is a change in ownership after January 1 notice, and the property was not appealed by the prior owner, the new owner has until December 15 of the year of taxation (the year after the notice was sent) to file an appeal to Tax Court.
Required forms and additional information on filing property valuation and classification appeals in the Tax Court are available from the Arizona Tax Court, (602) 506-8297.
Petition for Review of Personal Property Appeals
The property owner may appeal to the Assessor within 30 days from the date the valuation notice was mailed by filing a petition with the Assessor. Use the Personal Property Petition for Review of Valuation form.
The Assessor shall rule on every such petition within 20 days after the filing.
Appeals to the County Board of Equalization should be made within 20 days of the date decision of the Assessor was mailed. In addition, although there is no statutory provision for the appeal of secured personal property, it will be handled in the same way as unsecured personal property.
Petition for Review of Property Valued by Dept. of Revenue
Petitions must be filed with the State Board of Equalization on or before the fourth Monday in June or within 15 days of the date the Department mails the valuation of the property, whichever date is later. All exhibits to be entered into the record at the time of the hearing must be exchanged between the parties and copies provided to the Board three working days prior to the hearing. All parties should call the State Board of Equalization office to arrange a hearing. The State Board of Equalization must issue ALL decisions on these petitions on or before July 31st.
Private Car Companies
Petitions must be received by the State Board of Equalization by December 1. Hearings will be held and decisions rendered prior to December 10.
Assessor Home
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Property Tax Relief Programs
Coconino County 219 East Cherry Avenue Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Phone: 928-679-7120 Toll Free: 877-679-7120