text:
FP1 & FP2 - 2018 Austrian GP team quotes
Team quotes
"It was a good first day in Spielberg. I was in the top 10 for both practice sessions and I'm feeling pretty good with the car, hopefully we can keep the momentum for tomorrow! We need to be careful because we were quite fast in Paul Ricard on Friday as well, and then things changed. So I need to make sure we keep improving this time, also because this is a short track and the gap to the others is really tight. I had a bit of a moment in FP2 where the car got damaged, but the guys did a fantastic job to repair it and get me back out before the session ended. It's a positive beginning and I'll work hard with the team tonight to find some more performance for tomorrow."
"There were no issues on my side during the first day in Austria. We lacked a bit of pace in today's practice sessions, which we will be working on tonight. I haven't been particularly happy with the balance so there's quite a bit of work to do to get the car where I want it to be. I'm confident we'll find a solution and come back stronger tomorrow."
Jonathan Eddolls (Chief Race Engineer)
"The Austrian weekend is a great event on the F1 calendar and the home of Red Bull. There had been a lot of discussions over the previous days with respect to the weather, as we had originally thought FP2 would be a washout and a chance of rain in both sessions, but eventually we had a dry FP1 and FP2. Being such a short lap, the sessions feel very busy with little room to breathe between laps and runs – it's also quite a technical track so it's beneficial to give the drivers as many laps as possible. We came to this event with a new aero package, which we fitted to Brendon's car for today. FP1 was spent testing various options of aero configuration with him, to confirm both the wind tunnel and CFD results. So far, from the data analysis, the package appears to be behaving as expected and we are seeing the gains, so the plan will be to fit this to both cars from FP3 onwards. Pierre spent today's first session carrying out mechanical setup work and starting to understand the tyre behaviour, so we had a good direction for FP2. This track is tough on cars, particularly given the number of exit kerbs, the yellow sausage kerbs are quite harsh as well, so with both drivers pushing hard and using every last part of the track we sustained some damage to bodywork components. More significant was the trackrod failure in FP2 at the end of Pierre's long run. He was closing the lap and coming up on the two Force Indias - who were just starting their laps - when he had a big front wash out from their dirty air and hit the yellow kerbs. This overloaded the trackrod and caused the failure. The mechanics did a great job to get the car repaired and back out on track for the long run at the end of the session, so Pierre wasn't compromised too much in terms of track running. Given that Pierre didn't complete a lap on the Ultrasofts, his pace is looking competitive so we are positive looking ahead for tomorrow. We have some work to do to give Brendon the car balance he needs, and that will be the focus tonight in preparation for tomorrow."
Toyoharu Tanabe (Honda F1 Technical Director)
"This track has a mix of high speed sections and slow corners and today we focused on setting up the PU to suit these features, while gathering as much data as possible. We lost a bit of track time with Gasly's car in the afternoon, but apart from that, it was a straightforward day, as the rain we had expected in FP2 did not materialise. On Pierre's car we ran a "Friday" PU, so we will be changing it overnight for one he used last Sunday in the French GP."
Paddy Lowe, Chief Technical Officer
It's been a productive day. The weather looked a bit threatening throughout but we have managed to avoid any of the rain that was around in the hills and complete our full programme. It was good to have Robert back in the car as it was the first time since the Barcelona test. As always, his feedback is invaluable especially after a few weeks out of the car. Moving onto this afternoon, Sergey was back in his race car and did a good job getting back up to speed having missed time this morning. Lance has continued to do a strong job in both sessions working through the programme. We had a number of aerodynamic tests running on both cars, based on some results that we learnt last week in France. We trialled new parts on the car that the guys in the factory managed to turn around very quickly in the last few days which is very impressive considering we are in the middle of a triple header. As usual, we have lots to go through tonight and hopefully we can move the car forwards for tomorrow.
It was a good session, we had a busy programme with a lot of things to try. I think we managed quite well. We completed all our planned runs, we tried all the things and we still had a reasonable long run pace which is a positive end to the session. I'm not saying that tomorrows qualifying will match today but we have covered many things and we are happy with the work and the results we are getting. It's nice to be back in the car after missing FP1.
It was another practice day just figuring everything out and getting ourselves in the best shape for going into tomorrow. I think it was a good day where we learnt quite a bit going into qualifying. The kerbs have always been something here that us drivers have to watch out for as there are some big yellow ones on all the exits, so we have to know our limits. This morning I had a bit of downshift problem going into third and then we lost radio communication, so I just boxed in case it was something but it was fine as the team was on top of it.
It was good to be back in the car after nearly two months, and the feeling was good as I have not driven here for nearly 15 years. The track is short and looks easy however, it is quite a tricky track, but I found a reasonable pace straight away. We focused mainly on trying some extreme solutions just to gather more data and put the car in an extreme window to really highlight the areas where we might be struggling. It was quite strange to drive but I think it was worthwhile and overall a good session.
"It was pretty fun out there. It's a quick lap round here but enjoyable for the minute and few seconds it lasts. The short lap also makes the times very close. I think this morning we may have been a little stronger than this afternoon and we still have a bit of time to find. We changed a few things between sessions but I think we can find a happy medium between the two set-ups. This morning I felt better on the soft tyre than the ultra and this afternoon I did a better time on the supersoft than the ultrasoft. I understand Lewis was quickest on the soft. It's surprising but the tyres are all very close, so it's going to be really interesting to see which strategy people go with tomorrow in Qualifying. I keep being asked about the kerbs; I actually damaged a bit of the front wing this morning on a kerb, but I think they are a good thing. It's our job to stay off them and at least it's a track limit. Some of these modern circuits that don't have walls don't really have a limit, I don't think this is a bad alternative and at least it has an impact. It's going to be really interesting to see which strategy people go with tomorrow in Qualifying."
"Today was a bit average. I sustained a bit of damage to the floor in FP2, running most of the session with that wasn't ideal. I think it was sustained from vibration from the inside kerbs, not the big sausage ones. This compromised the feel of the car so resulted in a bit of a flat day. We need to work on the set-up as I feel we lacked a bit of speed through the corners, we know we are down on the straights so we need to make up for it where we can. This may have been a result of the balance not feeling quite right, we will look into the data this evening because at the moment I am not overly happy. The addition of a third DRS zone should help us come race day so if I can get the car where I want it then we should have fun. If the feeling is there with the car I think the tyres will work and everything should come easier. The kerbs are quite aggressive but they have been like that for the last few years so it's not a surprise, they are the same for everyone so you need to avoid them. Of course they can damage the front wing but if a wall was there you would be in it, so you need to stay off them."
The sound of the Renault Sport Formula One Team reverberated in the Austrian hills as Carlos Sainz was the team's quicker driver today, setting a time just seven hundredths off the top ten at the Red Bull Ring on the opening day of the Eyetime Grosser Preis von Österreich.
Carlos lapped the 4.3km circuit in 1min 05.999secs, the eleventh-fastest time on a cloudy day visited by occasional light rain. Nico ended both sessions as the fifteenth fastest.
Alan Permane, Sporting Director - Technical programme notes
— In FP1, both drivers ran with Pirelli's Ultrasoft (purple) tyres, focusing on set-up and aero evaluations.
— Both drivers continued with set-up evaluations whilst focusing on tyre performance in FP2, with Carlos using the Soft (yellow) and Ultrasoft tyres and Nico the Supersoft (red) and Ultrasofts.
— Understeer has been our enemy here so far, but there should be more pace to come.
"It's been a fairly typical Friday. The balance isn't quite there with the car so we've been tackling that as a priority. We didn't make as much progress as we'd like between FP1 and FP2 and understeer has been our enemy here so far. Fortunately, it's an enemy we know well so we have some good solutions to apply before we head out for qualifying tomorrow."
"We've been working hard today on getting the right set-up with the car and you could see we're not quite there yet. Nevertheless, we have a decent number of laps on the board and we know what we need to improve to get a faster and more balanced car. I think we have the potential so I look forward to tomorrow."
Bob Bell, Chief Technical Officer
"Today we didn't really find a good balance on the car. Neither driver was particularly happy as we had a lot more understeer than we would like which is hurting the front end, which consequently isn't good for the tyres. We can make a big improvement on that for the rest of the weekend, especially if the track temperatures come up a little. The car ran reliably and the new MGU-K system works well. We have the information we need, now it's about striking a better balance."
"I don't think we really showed our true speed today, especially in second practice when our run was affected by the red flag. The sessions went to plan, but I'm not yet comfortable with the car balance. That's where we need to work tonight to see if we can find something in the data to improve things before qualifying. If we can find a couple of tenths it will make a massive difference on this short track. Of course, we think it's going to be much hotter tomorrow and the higher temperatures will impact on car balance again. We will have a lot of work to do in final practice to get on top of things."
"We were expecting some rain today so it's quite a relief to have two dry sessions. We completed lots of laps and just worked through the programme. It was all pretty normal, trying the test items, improving the set-up and understanding the tyres. The morning pace was solid with P8, but second practice was a bit more challenging. We haven't found the best balance for the car yet so we need to improve for tomorrow."
OTMAR SZAFNAUER
"It was a busy Friday dominated by cool temperatures and overcast skies, which is not what we expect for the rest of the weekend. Despite a red flag in the afternoon, we had plenty of track time that allowed us to collect information on all the available tyre compounds and to run on both high and low fuel. The tyres are behaving as we were expecting, but we will need to adapt what we learnt to the temperatures we are anticipating for the rest of the weekend. Finding a good balance will be a challenge because this is not an easy track for optimising car set-up. We have a lot of work ahead of us tonight as the focus shifts to the final changes for FP3 and qualifying. As always, the margins here are very tight [because it's such a short lap] and we will need to maximise all our potential to be at the front of the midfield pack."
The rain never came, except for a few harmless drops and the two SF71Hs in the hands of Seb and Kimi managed to have a good run through both Friday sessions. All the three available compounds were tried out, and although the last attempt at a fast lap was cut short for Seb by a red flag caused by Gasly's Toro Rosso, the two Scuderia Ferrari drivers managed to cover a fair distance also in race trim.
"We can always improve, but today I'm happy", said Seb. "The car was pretty good, so we'll see what we can do tomorrow. On this track it is true that the kerbs can be "aggressive" somehow, but today we didn't have any issues and hopefully we won't have problems tomorrow and in the race. We did a lot of laps, which is good, and usually on Saturday we can make a good step forward, so we should be well prepared for tomorrow and for Sunday".
"It was a normal Friday session", commented Kimi. "Obviously, we have some work to do to find the right set-up for tomorrow, like at any other race. It's hard to judge our performance compared to other teams, because we don't know what the other were doing, but in general it was not too bad. Tomorrow we'll see where we are".
The ninth round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship began with practice Friday at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg as teams prepared for the Austrian Grand Prix Sunday.
Two 90-minute sessions – FP1 and FP2 – on the 4.318-kilometer (2.683-mile), 10-turn circuit were run under partly cloudy but comfortable conditions, with Haas F1 Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen dialing in their Haas VF-18s on the tight and fast layout.
Both drivers performed the same program in FP1, running exclusively on the Pirelli P Zero Red supersoft tires, with two sets each at their disposal. Grosjean's quick time of 1:06.028 came on his 19th lap and put him seventh overall. Magnussen's best time was a 1:06.404 on his 21st lap, placing him 12th on the speed chart. Magnussen's run plan, however, ended abruptly with 35 minutes left in the session after sustaining a cut right-rear tire. With the team having returned Magnussen's first set of Pirelli tires after the 40-minute mark, as per the regulations, and with no other tires available, Magnussen was sidelined for the remainder of FP1.
Leading the way in FP1 was Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, whose fast lap of 1:04.839 was .127 of a second better than his closest pursuer and teammate, Valtteri Bottas.
Speeds picked up and lap times dropped in FP2. Grosjean wrapped FP2 as the seventh-quickest driver with a time of 1:05.429, which was .599 of a second better than his best lap in FP1. His quick time came on the 16th of his 38 laps shod on a set of Purple ultrasoft tires. Magnussen shaved .845 of a second off his FP1 time with a lap of 1:05.559 to jump to eighth fastest. His fast lap came on his 12th tour, also while utilizing the ultrasoft tire. He completed 41 laps. Grosjean began FP2 on the Red supersoft tire before switching to ultrasofts. Magnussen started FP2 on Yellow softs and then donned ultrasofts before returning to softs for a final, six-lap run
The Mercedes duo of Hamilton and Bottas remained atop FP2, with Hamilton's quick time of 1:04.579 bettering Bottas' mark by .176 of a second. The Red Bull Ring track record of 1:04.251 set last year by Bottas in the final round of qualifying remained intact.
Between the two sessions, Haas F1 Team ran a total of 133 laps – 69 by Grosjean and 64 by Magnussen.
"It's been a pretty good day. It's a pretty cool track. I always love coming here. I love the layout in the middle of the mountains, and it's a great atmosphere. The rain held off, which is good. We prefer dry days where we can get good mileage, and it's good for the fans, and ourselves, for everyone. The car has performed very well, so we're happy with where we are. The balance has been pretty good. We've got some more work to do but, generally, it's good and I'm happy with it, but we can make some changes to it to make it even faster. I'm very much looking forward to qualifying tomorrow."
"It looks like we're going well. It's been a good day in terms of testing and getting things done that we had planned to do. The car has behaved as well as we expected. So far, it's alright – we just need to get it done tomorrow, as well. The track is the same as last year. The car is a little bit different, obviously, but it's been good at many races and it seems like it's good here, as well. We need to get it all together tomorrow and then have a good qualifying session to get a good position for the race and, hopefully, score points on Sunday."
Gunther Steiner
"It was a good FP1 and FP2 – I think our best one this season. Both drivers did their whole program. There was only a small problem in FP1. We had one tire going down on Kevin's car because a piece of the floor got into it. Otherwise, I'm very happy and I cannot wait for tomorrow."
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport top the timesheets in both Friday sessions
— Lewis finished the morning session in P1 closely followed by Valtteri in P2
— Lewis set the fastest time again in the afternoon, ending the session in P1 with Valtteri in P2
It's been a good day so far – pretty straightforward with no real issues. There are not many corners here in Austria; it's a very fast track and it's very close between all the tyres. The harder tyre seems to be the better for me. It's really great to see the updates; the guys at the factory have been working so hard to bring quality components. The car feels better in certain areas around the track which is already a step forward from last week. The car felt immediately better coming out of the garage in FP1 and also at the start at FP2. It got a little worse during the afternoon session and we will try to figure out why in the debrief. But the car does feel good overall, so I'm sure we can rectify it. I'm going to keep pushing, trying to maximise a bit more out of it.
It's been a good start to the weekend; we tried our new updates today and the initial feeling is that they work well. The team has done a really good job delivering the updates; every single person in the team has worked really hard on them. It worked exactly as expected which is down to all the hard work behind the scenes. Especially the rear end of the car was really stable today. Last year I had severe blistering on the rear left tyre which could potentially be an issue again as it is going to be warmer again this Sunday. So it's good that the rear felt stable today; however, we do still have a bit of balance work to do to get the most out of the car. Qualifying is really exciting around this track. There are not a lot of corners, so you need to nail every single one of them in order to make it to the front row.
Andrew Shovlin
We have come here with a fairly comprehensive aero kit and happily that all seems to be working as expected. Both drivers were quite happy with the car from the early runs of FP1 and we haven't had to make big changes to get it in the window. FP2 was more tricky, the balance wasn't quite as good and it didn't feel like we got the most out of the UltraSoft tyre on a single lap, Lewis even set his fastest lap on the Soft. Valtteri was happy with his car on the long run and his pace is encouraging. Lewis wasn't comfortable on the UltraSoft on the long run, but the Soft tyre looked strong. We normally see Ferrari take a big step forward from Friday to Saturday so we are not paying a lot of attention to the lap times from today, rather we will try and work on the issues that both drivers have highlighted and see if we can find a bit of pace for tomorrow. It's always a close grid at this track so getting every little detail right will be important.
Stoffel Vandoorne finished this afternoon's Austrian Grand Prix free practice session in 10th place, bringing the curtain down on a busy programme of running and evaluating test components for forthcoming races.
Fernando Alonso, who undertook the lion's share of the development running this morning, finished the day in 19th. This afternoon, he failed to set a representative time on fresh rubber before switching his focus to long-runs at the end of FP2.
Neither driver ended the day satisfied with the balance of their car; their engineers will work tonight to make a suite of changes ahead of tomorrow afternoon's qualifying session.
"This was a pretty intense day as we had a lot of items to test on the car, especially aero parts. We completed the programme, now we just need to analyse the data and make sure we put the best parts on the car tomorrow to find a little more performance.
"Having an additional DRS zone is a good step: it will be difficult to get close to the car in front, especially in the middle sector, so three DRS zones will help to keep the group together. Hopefully, it should provide more overtaking in the race.
"We expected rain today, but none came; it's now on the forecast for tomorrow, so we need to be ready to maximise every opportunity that comes our way if the weather proves to be unpredictable."
"It was a pretty busy day today. The morning was spent evaluating a number of new parts and ideas, which meant that the real focus was on getting some consistent laps and some good, clean data.
"In the afternoon, I was able to get into more of a rhythm with the car, and, while we didn't really manage to get the balance right, the times weren't too bad. We still need to work hard, as we've seen before that we can look reasonably competitive on a Friday only to drop down the order on Saturdays.
"The most important thing is that we got some good learning done during the sessions, but it's still too early to say where we are in the competitive order…"
Eric Boullier
"This was one of the most intensive and exacting days of free practice we've undertaken all year. We brought a raft of test components to the circuit this morning in order to evaluate a number of potential future directions for our aerodynamics team to study. That's why Fernando's car was fitted with aero rakes this morning, and why he undertook a number of shorter runs at the start of FP1.
"The afternoon was spent back-to-backing further new parts on both cars as we seek to refine the MCL33 for the races ahead. While these components aren't raceable, they provide an extremely useful dataset for our engineers to study back at the MTC.
"Stoffel made good progress this afternoon, but Fernando struggled to string a quick-lap together. His task was made more difficult by a couple of component breakages, caused by his running over the yellow 'sausage kerbs' that line some of the corner-exits here.
"We learned today that it's best to avoid those if you want to stay out of trouble…"
The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team had a productive day for the free practice sessions ahead of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix. Positioning themselves in the midfield, Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc completed an extensive programme in preparation for the upcoming qualifying and race in Spielberg. Running on all three tyre compounds (soft, supersoft, ultrasoft) for the weekend, the two drivers are advancing to the second day of driving on the Red Bull Ring with confidence.
"We completed a good number of laps and ran on all of the three tyre compounds for the weekend. We built on what we learned in France last weekend, with a set-up that suits my driving style well. We were in the midfield today, which is positive. Tonight, we will work on optimising everything, so that we can have a strong performance tomorrow."
"In general, it was a positive day for us. Our pace is quite good and we completed the programme we had planned. It was productive for us to test the different tyres we have for the weekend. I really enjoy driving on this track, and it is a good experience to complete my first laps in a Formula 1 car here. We are looking at our data and making sure we can have a strong performance during tomorrow's sessions. Let's see what will be possible."
Austria, FP2: Mercedes continue to set the pace
Kubica still looking for 2019 race seat
Formula 1 news
add_circle Ocon-Alonso battle 'will be very close' - Sirotkin
add_circle Giovinazzi didn't take Ferrari seat news 'well'
add_circle Tennis in Melbourne 'a template' for F1 - Ricciardo
add_circle Hockenheim joins list of potential 2021 circuits
add_circle Ferrari president Elkann 'doesn't like racing'
Video - Lewis Hamilton reunited with his six F1 championship cars
Video - 40 years of Renault's first F1 victory
Video - First onboard video of the new Hanoi F1 circuit
Video - Red Bull demo with Verstappen and Gasly in Tokyo


Asahi Glass announced that its lightweight light control pair glass has been installed in a gauge changeable new test train of Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, which made a test run on JR Kyushu's train line on April 20. The window glass mounted in the test train is a pair glass combining a thin, strong chemically strengthened glass and light control glass WONDERLITE.
WONDERLITE contributes to weight reduction of windows and train comfort through the following features:-Using WONDERLITE, customers can adjust the transmissivity of outside light to suit their preferences. Light control function eliminates the need for curtains and enhances interior comfort with high heat shielding/thermal insulating glass. By leveraging the diversity of its materials and technologies, the AGC Group will continue to develop and offer high value-added products that support the safety and comfort of transport equipment.


Infographics are created not only to be visually appealing but also to tell a story in a compelling, efficient and effective way.
That leaves communicators wondering where to start. If you're looking for practical, engaging and informational tips for creating infographics, this on-demand recording is a must.
Understand the data you'd like to use.
Identify the key data findings you want to convey.
Cast aside inside-out thinking, and put your attention on the audience's needs.
Craft a successful infographic, with detailed tasks for writer and designer at each step.
Watch this Infographics and Data Visualization On-demand recording, and you'll hear from industry-leading experts poised to help you improve your visual communications efforts.
Betsey DiSanza, the client-presentation guru and content communicator for Kforce, a $1.3 billion, publicly traded staffing firm, knows the power of getting communications right. A 10-year veteran of communications and graphic design, Betsey has achieved a strong, balanced relationship between words and visuals that has resulted in an 85 percent client-win rate for Kforce. Because visual communications and the need for data visualization are growing significantly, she believes understanding how to harness the right tools will improve internal and external communications.
Randy Krum is an infographics and data visualization designer, author of the book "Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design," founder and president of the design firm InfoNewt and instructor of data visualization and infographics design at Southern Methodist University. He also runs the popular website and blog Coolinfographics.com, where he has shared more than 2,000 of the world's best infographics designs. His passion is helping people better understand and communicate information using data visualizations, visual explanations and infographics.


Designed to encourage understanding and appreciation of every artistic endeavor—from visual arts and film to music, dance and poetry—Joslyn's adult programs offer a melange of opportunities in celebration of its remarkable special exhibitions and permanent collections. Join us!
Framing the Flame: Art That Ignites - with an "after party" at Love's Jazz & Arts Center!
Joslyn Welcomes Interior Design Scholar Mark Hinchman, Ph.D.
Spend Sunday afternoons immersed in music and art!
The Omaha Symphony presents its 2018-19 Symphony Joslyn Series in Joslyn's Witherspoon Concert Hall on six select Sundays, September through May, at 2 pm.
Joslyn curators present pre-concert gallery talks at 1 pm and 1:25 pm showcasing works of art inspired by concert themes.
Season tickets are currently on sale. New subscribers can buy a season ticket package to Symphony Joslyn at $112 (for all six concerts), which is a 50% savings over purchasing them at regular price! To purchase season ticket package contact Ticket Omaha at (402) 345-0606 or visit omahasymphony.org.
Single tickets will go on sale near Monday, August 13. Regular single tickets for Symphony Joslyn are $33 each. Joslyn members may purchase single concert tickets for $27 each (a 20% savings; to receive the discount). Joslyn Members must call Ticket Omaha to reserve advance single tickets or show your Joslyn membership card if purchasing tickets at the door the day of the concert. This offer is not available to the general public. Join Joslyn to qualify for this offer.
Teenage Schubert's youthful exuberance shines in this early symphony full of optimism and melody. Bach's concerto weaves two voices into an intricate masterpiece, seamlessly blending beauty and virtuosity into an unsurpassed showcase.
Debussy's lush and calming composition precedes Poulenc's witty concerto performed by Grammy nominee Terrence Wilson. Faure's serene and haunting suite depicts star-crossed lovers of myth. Mozart's lyrical and sparkling symphony gives us a taste of his youth in Paris.
Mendelssohn offers musical postcards from his trip to Italy: lively Venice, devout Rome, elegant Florence and the sultry southern countryside. Lukas Foss describes his concerto as "an homage to something I love, a handshake across the centuries." Principal Flute Maria Harding showcases her talent in this tribute to composers of the Renaissance.
Concertmaster Susanna Perry Gilmore and her colleagues perform the brilliant solo lines in Back's tuneful and exhilarating concerto. Thomas Wilkins explores American composer Harold Shapero's rarely performed symphony, a neo-classical masterpiece championed by Shapero's friend, Leonard Bernstein.
Grieg's best-loved work—memorable for the calm beauty of "Morning Mood" and the frenzied "In the Hall of the Mountain King"—headlines a program that opens with Mozart's dramatic serenade. Bartók's work for strings pays homage to his Hungarian roots, with turns that sound like Handel being coerced into a gypsy dance. Joan Tower's Chamber Dance weaves the orchestra through a tapestry of solos and duets.
Carmen composer George Bizet wrote his only symphony at age seventeen. A masterpiece on par with Mendelssohn's greatest works, the symphony was—astoundingly—never played in Bizet's lifetime. It sparkles in a program that opens with Debussy's delightful suite and continues with Jeffrey Mumford's radiant cello concerto, played by adventurous cello soloist and Itzhak Perlman protégé and collaborator.
Jump-start your weekend every Thursday evening 5-8 pm at Joslyn Art Museum. Mingle with friends, indulge your interest in fine art, and experience unique programs on select evenings. Late 'til 8 features gallery talks with artist, curators, and docents, as well as music, film, and hands-on art projects.
Art Encounters features monthly guided tours for all art lovers. All tours begin at 10:30 am at the Admissions Desk.
Visualizing Literature features docent-led discussion groups four times a year connecting literature and art.
These monthly gallery talks presented by Joslyn's Curators are accompanied by thematic lunches in Joslyn's beautiful Storz Fountain Court. All programs begin at 11:30 am.
Art to Remember, Joslyn's art-based program for people living with memory loss, is designed for small groups of visitors with early-stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their friends or care partners. Held on select Sundays at 2 pm, gallery talks are facilitated by experienced Joslyn docents. Registration is required through the Nebraska Alzheimer's Association.
Held in partnership with the Lincoln-Omaha Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), these fascinating lectures are free to the public on select Sunday afternoons or Thursday evenings throughout the academic year. Check back soon for more programs!
Design alliance Omaha (daOMA) programs provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and opportunities for the Omaha design community. Programs are offered on select dates in the spring and fall.


Rocky Road Graham Float Recipe – Let's beat the heat with a simple yet mouthwatering dessert that will surely make you feel like you've got heaven in your mouth. Icebox cake is an uncomplicated and effortless dessert that could date back up to World War I. This dish has been satisfying the sweet tooth of so many people for such a long time, and it's time for you to give it a try.
A dessert that takes about an hour to prepare and the waiting time gives you more time to do other things. You can read a book, set it over-night and just sleep, have a movie marathon, it's your choice! And if you think that this dessert couldn't get any better, think again.
Rocky Road Graham Float Recipe calls for mini-marshmallows and chopped almonds, or any nut of your choice, and also all purpose cream and graham crackers, what better way to enjoy different textures than with this dessert. Feeling stressed? Well remember that stressed spelled backwards is desserts. So what are you waiting?
Prepare a 7×11 inches baking dish or any similar container and set aside. I love to use a 7×11 glass dish because it doesn't only give your dessert a presentable look, but it is also perfectly fit for a single pack of graham crackers.
In a mixing bowl, combine frosty whip cream powder, sifted unsweetened cocoa powder and cold water, then whipped until light and double in size. Add in chilled all-purpose cream, condensed milk, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt and mix until well combine.
At this point you can taste test your cream and adjust the sweetness according to your taste. Divide the whipped cream mixture into 3 parts, so you can have a 3-layer Rocky Road Icebox Cake.
To assemble the Rocky Road Icebox Cake, first you have to arrange graham crackers in your baking dish. Lay the crackers flat and even until you cover the whole bottom of the pan. Use knife or your clean fingers to cut and trim off excess crackers, if needed.
Pour 1 part of the cocoa cream mixture on top of graham crackers and spread evenly. Scatter 1/3 part of your mini-marshmallows, cashews and chocolate coated almonds on top of your cream.
Place another layer of graham crackers, followed by cocoa cream and scatter some nuts, mallows and chocolate almonds and repeat process for the last time, ending with a handful of chocolate chips or sprinkles on top.
Chill for 8 hours or overnight to set completely before serving. Slice and serve with a drizzle of chocolate syrup, if you like.
Beat the heat with a simple yet mouthwatering dessert, Rocky Road Graham Float Recipe. This dessert will surely make you feel like you've got heaven in your mouth.
This sounds so good!!! It looks incredible!! Thank you for sharing the recipe!!
This is definitely a recipe I will try. Looks so delicious.
You have my mouth watering with this recipe! I can't wait to try this. I know my family will love it! It looks like a great Christmas dessert! I'm going to surprise my family this year with this amazing recipe! Thanks for posting!
Wow! This looks amazing! I will most definitely be making this soon!
I have never seen this recipe before I have to make this one for the kids.
I actually had some Rocky Road ice cream last night, but would love to try a cake version! This looks so decadent!
Wow – that looks amazing! Thanks!
This looks delicious! I'm making this for Christmas for my family!
This cake looks so good, and seems so easy to make. Thanks for the recipe share.
Rocky Road is my hubby's favorite ice creamk, so I have to try this one!
This looks wonderful – I love Rocky Road!
This looks like something my family would drool over. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
This looks so delicious! I bet the children would enjoy this. I love how easy this recipe is.
This is really perfect for the coming holidays. Will surely ask mom so we can try this one.
This looks so easy to make! This would be a huge hit if I made this. Looks so delicious!
That looks so delicious. I must try it. Thank you so much for sharing the recipes.
This looks delicious. I'm sure my grandson will love it! Thanks for sharing.
This looks every kind of yummy and I love the ease of preparation.
Wow! This looks delicious and fairly easy to make. We are heading to FL for Christmas this year so that would make for a terrific dessert for our holiday dinner. Thanks for the suggestion!


Split Reel is CHIRP's podcast on film, television, and societal attitudes, where host Kevin Fullam tackles the world of mass media with the help of academics and cultural critics around the country. For more information, visit www.kevinfullam.net.
Split Reel: It's Raining Superheroes!


text:
Italico's bucatine, made exclusively with Italian-grown wheat. (Nick Czap)
Palo Alto's Italico dishes pastas made exclusively with Italian wheat
Nick Czap
When Franco and Maico Campilongo opened their Southern Italian restaurant Terún in downtown Palo Alto in 2013, their swift success caught the attention of the Italian press.
Journalists from Corriere della Sera in Milan, La Repubblica in Rome and others celebrated the exploits of the brothers, who hail from the Calabrian town of Scalea. Readers weighed in as well. Most of them cheered. A few of a more cynical cast suggested that the pair could only have succeeded with the blessing of local gangsters. Not to rain on the latter's parade, but the Campilongos and their partner, the Apulian chef Kristyan D'Angelo, can manage very well on their own. Case in point, their latest venture, Italico, which opened this past July just a stone's throw from Terún.
According to Franco Campilongo, Italico is the Italian equivalent of the ancient Greek word Italói, used to refer to the first inhabitants of the Southern Italian peninsula that would later become known as Calabria. More pan-Italian than its sister restaurant, Italico is distinguished by a curious fact: It is the first restaurant in the U.S. to construct a menu around a new breed of dried Italian pastas made from wheat grown exclusively in Italy. For the sake of brevity, these pastas, made by Felicetti, Rustichella d'Abruzzo and other small pastifici, have unique aromas and flavors that will change the way you think about this seemingly pedestrian food. If you care to learn more about the phenomenon, you may do so here.
Italico in Palo Alto
Italico, the sister restaurant of Terún in downtown Palo Alto, opened this past July. (Nick Czap)
Italico's scrumptious appetizer of fried Calabrian peppers with Grana Padano. (Nick Czap)
The restaurant's sommelier, Matteo Sarica, curates an enchantingly eclectic wine list. Here, a syrah from Rosset, a small producer in Valle d'Aosta. (Nick Czap)
Italico is the first restaurant in the U.S. to construct a menu around dried Italian pastas made exclusively of Italian-grown wheat. Here, bucatini from the small pastificio Rustichella d'Abruzzo, dressed with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, Monterey Bay anchovies and Calabrian peppers. (Nick Czap)
Conchiglioni pasta (from Pastificio Felicetti) filled with ground pork and beef, and topped with mozzarella and Grana Padano. (Nick Czap)
While pastas are Italico's specialty, the restaurant offers a wonderful selection of secondi as well. Here, veal, pork and beef polpette with Grana Padano, bread crumbs, and Auricchio Provolone. (Nick Czap)
Pollo milanese at Italico (Nick Czap)
Italico's bomboloni—delightfully soft, yeasty donuts—with chocolate and lemon sauce. (Nick Czap)
Pistachio panna cotta with crumbled pistachios and amaretto cookies. (Nick Czap)
On a recent evening, dinner began with a newly devised and addictive appetizer: flash-fried dried Calabrian peppers and wonderfully big hunks of Grana Padano. The peperoni had an aroma reminiscent of toasted marshmallows, a delicately crispy melt-in-your-mouth texture akin to potato chips, and an intriguingly complex flavor at turns sweet, salty, smoky and fruity. I found myself struggling to maintain an air of casual detachment as I reached for one after another, after another.
Next up, a crudo of Sicilian smoked swordfish dressed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon and garlic, and garnished with a little mound of micro-arugula. Imagine a piscine version of Prosciutto di Parma, and you have some idea of the taste. At this point, wine intervened in the form of a lovely Schioppettino, a peppery-spicy violet-ruby D.O.C. red from Cantarutti, a small producer in the Colli Orientali del Friuli appellation of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
From the menu of pastas, which numbered 10 in all, I chose penne, made from organic farro grown in Umbria, in an earthy, savory and slightly spicy sauce of tomato, eggplant and Calabrian peppers. My dining companion, meanwhile, dug into a bowl of toothsome rigatoni with pea purée, pancetta and Grana Padano—a dish D'Angelo adapted from one of his grandmother's recipes.
The secondi (pollo milanese, ossobuco, et al.) looked spectacular, but in the interest of moderation, we moved straight to dessert: bomboloni—small, spherical donuts, pleasingly yeasty and lightly sugared, with little bowls of chocolate and lemon sauce for those with a penchant for dunking; and a pistachio panna cotta, an enchantingly jiggly custard topped with fresh pistachios and crumbled amaretto cookies. A delightfully sweet end to a delectable evening.
// Italico, 341 S. California Ave. (Palo Alto), italicorestaurant.com.
rustichella d'abruzzo italicopaloalto italico palo alto silicon valley restaurants felicetti terun italico
The wine bar we've been waiting for, Verjus serves European flavor
Coi evolves beautifully as Erik Anderson succeeds the toque
Eight Tables and the Art of Culinary Diplomacy
Lord Stanley, the Lovechild of Two Restaurateurs, Wins With Modern European Flavor
Acacia House Delivers a Feast Worthy of Wine Country's Bounty
Salt Wood Kitchen and Oysterette: A Seafood Mecca in Marina
A Kitchen of His Own: Chef Ron Siegel Seriously Owns it at Madcap
Rediscovering Des Jardins: A Meal to Mark Jardinière's 20th Anniversary
Poetry, Memory, and the Culinary Art of Atelier Crenn
At Rooh, the Spirit of India as You've Never Tasted It Before
A Modern Guide to Palo Alto: Destination Restaurants, World-Class Art + Trendy Stays

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
AUGUST 28, 1971 : WE DEMAND
Ottawa rally, August 28, 1971
Part of the TGA contingent, Peter Zorzi with Custodial placard, David Newcome and Paul Macdonald with Toronto Gay Action banner
A demand for recognition, made at the doors to Parliament by a coalition of gay groups, this was the first major statement by the gay community as a community. A parallel demonstration was held in Vancouver at the same time. The thirteen page brief with its ten demands was prepared by Toronto Gay Action, co-ordinators and instigators of this demonstration. Among the speakers were Charlie Hill in a TGA guise, and George Hislop and Pat Murphy on behalf of CHAT. The front cover of the first issue of The Body Politic shows people boarding the bus in Toronto for this event.
The rally took place in a steady drizzle. TGA and CHAT had chartered a bus from Toronto to Ottawa. Another bus or two delivered people from other cities. On the Hill we huddled around the portico of the East Block, hesitant, waiting for the appointed hour, wondering if any onlookers or media would show up. It sure looked lonely, nobody to be seen but us. Finally we raised our banners and placards, and started up the hill to the Parliament Buildings. Once we showed signs of life the reporters and photographers began appearing out of nowhere. They had been waiting for us and we became news across the country.
A proclamation to the country of our presence as a community, this was equally and importantly the announcement to other gay people of our existence in Canada as a movement. On the anniversary of the legal changes of a couple of years before, it was declared that those changes would not do, that society itself would have to change, that we would in fact force it to change. Which we did. We've gotten farther than most of us ever thought we would in those days, and of course not nearly far enough.
I was a bit disappointed when the annual Pride Day in Toronto was moved from the anniversary of this August event to June, so it would coincide with the Stonewall celebration. Parochial on my part I suppose, it's hard for me to judge.
The TGA files at the Cdn. Lesbian & Gay Archives include brief personal reminisces of this event by George Hislop, Charlie Hill, and David Newcome.
"I went down to the Archives (Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives) in the afternoon to finish up filing. . . . put up a display on the bulletin board to mark the 20th anniversary of the Ottawa demo of August 28, 1971. I'm probably the only person in the world who's bothered to remember it, who thinks it has great symbolic importance . . . Oh well."
In Toronto, at least, that's the way it felt in 1991. On the other hand even in 2011 Ottawa still holds Pride Week towards the end of August. Presumably this is a nod to 1971.
Toronto, Bay St. bus station, preparing to board the bus for the Ottawa rally
From the left: 1st, Andre Ouellette; 4th, peeking over a shoulder, Peter Maloney; 7th, facing right, Linda Jain; in floral pattern, facing right, Pat Murphy; behind her with shoulder purse, Stephanie St. John; to her right, Bart Moncq.
From the left: 1st, Andre Ouellette; 4th, back turned, white jacket and glasses, John Wilson; left of fire hydrant and gap, Peter Zorzi; right of fire hydrant in floral pattern, Pat Murphy; behind her, Linda Jain; a head above them in glasses, Tony Metie; to the right of him, Bart Moncq.
A relic of the old world and giving way to the new, across Bay St. is the Ford Hotel, with its drab decades-old Men's Beverage Room and its mixed gay/straight clientele. By 1973 the entire 12-storey building was gone, its cheap rooms no longer available for sex and mayhem of all varieties.
WHAT THE STRAIGHT PRESS HAD TO SAY
Ottawa mural on Gilmour at Bank St., Aug.25, 2011, the day before the official unveiling. The ladders have just been removed and you can still smell the paint.
Veni,Vidi,Vici (collectively anyway)
Text other than Ottawa news clipping © P. Zorzi 1992, 2011; Toronto and mural photographs © C. Dobie 1971, 2011;


text:
The open sea is a calming force that some people can't get enough of. That certainly is the case for Morton Jablin, a former Navy officer ...
Elderly Man Has Lived On A Cruise Ship For 13 Years And Absolutely Loves It
by creepyworld July 27, 2020 0 commentaires
The open sea is a calming force that some people can't get enough of. That certainly is the case for Morton Jablin, a former Navy officer from Brooklyn. He and his wife spent years traveling on cruise ships and befriending fellow adventurers. After decades on various cruise lines, they settled on their favorite and became well-acquainted with its crew members. Years later, Morton is devoted to spending his final years aboard his home away from home.
A Brooklyn Boy Turned Navy Officer
Long before Morton Jablin ever dreamed of living on a cruise ship, he was a resident of New York. Born in 1924, Morton grew up in Brooklyn.
Rae Russel/Getty Images
He developed a deep love for the sea and joined the Navy in the 1940s. As a Navy officer, Morton's appreciation of the ocean became stronger than ever. He spent time abroad as a part of the Office of Naval Intelligence. It wasn't until 1946 that he returned to the US.
He Started His Own Business
© Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images
When Morton returned to the states, he worked as a pharmacist, married a woman named Charlotte, and had two sons. As though he didn't already have plenty on his plate, Morton also started his own business.
While overseas, he'd met a textile worker who he collaborated with on getting lace-making machines to the US. From there, Morton began his own lace-making business, which has managed to stand the test of time. He has since passed it on to one of his grandsons.
He And His Wife Loved Cruises
Fox Photos/Getty Images
One of the things that Jablin and his wife bonded over was their mutual love of the sea. They would travel to various places together, preferring cruises over any other mode of transportation since they could be on the open ocean.
In the decades that the pair spent together, they traveled on dozens of cruises. They didn't stick with the same line, as they loved to get different experiences and to compare and contrast what each company had to offer.
Coming up, see how Morton found the perfect cruise line.
Becoming Close To Crew Members
Peter Bischoff/Getty Images
Since Morton and Charlotte were such avid cruisers, they made tons of friends while aboard. They also got to know many crew members well. One crew member they'd become friends with eventually retired to work on a private yacht.
When he did, he suggested that the couple try the Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Charlotte and Morton took the man's advice, and it's a good thing they did. The couple loved the line so much that they stuck with it.
Trying Different Seven Seas Cruises
Pinterest & Scott Halleran/Getty Images
Thanks to the advice of their crew member friend, Charlotte and Morton were able to spend several years on different Seven Seas cruises. For the first five years, they split their time between the Seven Seas Mariner and the Seven Seas Voyager.
In the year 2000, the couple fell for the Seven Seas Navigator. The ship was the smallest of its kind, carrying only 500 passengers. They must have liked the intimacy because Morton and Charlotte ended up spending the next five years living on the ship.
After Charlotte Passed, Morton Remained On The Ship
In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images
When Charlotte passed, Morton decided that the Seven Seas Navigator was his true home. He still has a condo in Florida to house his belongings and to use as his permanent address, but the cruise ship is where he spends his time.
Morton told Forbes that he "couldn't achieve this lifestyle anywhere else." He went on to explain, "The crew is overly gracious and kind to me. I can't think of enough good adjectives. They are unbelievable."
He No Longer Goes Onshore
Antoine GYORI/Sygma via Getty Images
Due to health restrictions that Morton has begun facing in his old age, he is limited in his excursions. He's lost most of his eyesight, so he can no longer participate in onshore explorations.
Instead, he stays on the ship and takes comfort in having a familiar schedule. Having spent most of his life traveling alongside his beloved wife, Morton has seen just about everything already. It's no longer the land that he longs for, but the open seas.
Up next, you may be surprised at Morton's unusual diet.
He Has A Very Strict Schedule
Part of maintaining his safety and sanity is keeping a strict schedule. Every day, Morton takes his breakfast while in bed. He used to play games like Suduko, but he's no longer able to manage that due to his eyesight.
Since he knows the ship like the back of his hand, Morton is able to get around quite well, and spends two hours a day walking. He takes his lunch and dinner in the main dining room and enjoys the ship's musical entertainment.
Dover Sole Is His Favorite Meal
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
At Morton's age, he can do just about whatever he wants. Yet, he's experienced so many things in life that know he likes to stick to what he knows. A prime example of this is his favorite meal, which he likes to eat twice a day.
For both lunch and dinner, Morton prefers the Dover sole. It may seem over-the-top to eat that much fish every day, but the man knows what he likes and he's sticking to it!
Everything Is Arranged So He Can Find It
INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images
Morton always sits at the same table in the dining room and it's always set up the same way, so he doesn't have a problem finding the right spices and utensils. Given his loyalty to the luxury cruise line, they've done all they can to accommodate Morton as he ages.
They increased the brightness in his room and installed hand railings. They even supplied Morton with a special shaving mirror so he can stay as well-groomed as ever.
He's Known As "The Captain"
JDHC Archive/Getty Images
Though Morton isn't the captain of the ship, the crew makes him feel that special by referring to him as "the Captain." He certainly has an authoritative way about him given his experience on the ship and in the Navy.
With all of his experience on the sea, he walks with ease on the cruise ship, exploring the shopping areas and throwback nightclubs. What Morton doesn't do is visit the casino, purely because he's "never been much of a gambler."
Next, Morton has plenty of family to visit him.
His Family Comes To Visit Him
JUDY GRIESEDIECK/Star Tribune via Getty Images
The two young boys that Morton raised with his wife Charlotte are now elderly men themselves! While Morton is in his 90s, his boys are in their 60s and have children and grandchildren.
This means that Morton is a great-grandfather, and has plenty of family to come pay him a visit. Since his family lives in Florida, they come onboard to catch up with him whenever the ship docks in Miami.
He Doesn't Have Many Close Companions
Orlando/Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Though Morton sees his family regularly, he doesn't have many people in his day-to-day life who he's close with. The crew members treat him wonderfully, and other passengers will swing by his table and strike up a conversation.
But most of the people Morton interacts with are the same age as his sons, if not younger. Since he's limited on how much he can relate to younger generations, he keeps things light and friendly, but ultimately embraces his seclusion.
He Sometimes Runs Into Old Friends
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
One thing that can be fun about his living on a cruise ship is when he sees a familiar face. After all the traveling he's done, Morton sometimes will see an old companion who also loves to explore the world.
The two may have met on another cruise or in another country years, or even decades, ago. But like a transient city, people who arrive at the cruise are bound to leave. Only Morton sticks behind, comfortably residing in his home away from home.
Next, see how Morton managed to avoid a nursing home.
A Different Kind Of Nursing Home
STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images
Part of why Morton loves living on the cruise ship so much is because he doesn't have to live at a nursing home. He boasts, "If I need a nurse or doctor, someone is in my cabin within five minutes."
Even if it isn't a medical need, Morton says that someone arrives at his beck and call in less than 20 minutes. Plus, the cost of living on the cruise ship is comparable to many nursing homes.
One Downside: Sea Storms
GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images
The only downside to living on a cruise ship is that the weather conditions out at sea can be risky. With all of the movies that have been made about ships sinking, you'd think that Morton's odds of being in a dangerous storm are pretty good.
In reality, he's lived a perfectly safe life during the several years he's spent aboard. Plus, as a former Naval officer, he had to embrace the chance of things going wrong decades ago.
People Admire His Way Of Life
Those who have heard about Morton's lifestyle or who meet him while onboard have often praised him for daring to be different. While many elderly men end up doing whatever their families think is best, Morton has held to his own convictions.
Not only is he living on his own terms, but he's doing so in the lap of luxury. For some who are in a similar time in their lives, Morton's story is inspiring.
Coming up, Morton doesn't even know how popular he is.
His Story Is Well-Known
KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images
Since many have become fascinated by Morton's way of life, his story has gained popularity over the years. One Facebook user said that Morton is "doing it right," referring to his freedom and fortune.
As his story spreads, people are realizing that their later years don't have to look so traditional. There are still an array of options to chose from, even as you age. Granted, Morton has been very lucky to have the support of the crew and the financial backing to pull this off.
He Keeps Up To Date With Some Technology
Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images
While Morton may not be up-to-date with how his story has floated around the internet, he stays apprised of some technological advances. He has an Amazon Echo in his room to make it easier to gather information.
He also has a cell phone to stay in contact with his family in between their visits. For someone well into their years, Morton has managed to stay as connected as he needs to be, even while in the middle of the ocean.
His Life Couldn't Be Better
Morton couldn't be happier with his decision to spend his final years on a cruise ship. We suspect that it reminded him of the adventurous times he'd spent with his wife over the course of their long marriage.
After securing a successful career and raising a family, Morton gets to enjoy time to himself without a care in the world. He even gets to enjoy his preferred meals in his favorite place. Best of all, he's doing what he loves: cruising.


The 18th annual J.L. White, Eclectic Harmony, and Georgian Harmony singing was held at Hardeman Primitive Baptist Church on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in February. John Plunkett welcomed the class, and announced that due to a lack of books, we would not be singing this year from the Eclectic Harmony. John Plunkett led 34b (WB) as the opening song. Hayden Arp offered the opening prayer.
Leaders: John Plunkett 543t (WB) (for John Hollingsworth); Sandra Wilkinson 490t (WB), 316 (WB); Malinda Snow 138b (WB), 96 (WB); Judy Mincey 508b (WB), 481t (WB); David Smead 54t (WB), 466 (WB); Joan Durdin 86 (WB), 87 (WB); Russ Hanson 488b (WB), 512 (WB); Tristan Gordon 160b (WB), 138t (WB); John Kelso and Harlan Kelso 475 (WB), 476 (WB) (in memory of Olivia Stokes); Jessica Kelso 105t (WB), 104 (WB).
Sandra Wilkinson reconvened the class leading 300 (WB). Leaders: Hayden Arp 515 (WB), 152 (WB); Lisa Bennett 150 (WB), 544 (WB) (for Don Bowen); Clark Williams 401 (WB), 145t (WB); J.R. Hardman 389t (WB), 516 (WB); Henry Johnson 81t (WB), 433b (WB); Stina Soderling 547 (WB), 155 (WB); Carol Hanson 313 (WB), 49b (WB); Maddy Mullany 285t (WB), 276 (WB); Jerusha Wheeler 431 (WB), 435 (WB); Laura Akerman 545t (WB), 131 (GH). Debora Grosse asked the blessing before lunch.
John Plunkett reconvened the class leading 118 (GH). Leaders: Debora Grosse 490b (WB), 478 (WB); Andy Morse 480b (WB), 487t (WB); Sandra Wilkinson 491t (WB); Malinda Snow 511 (WB); Stina Soderling 12 (GH); Jerusha Wheeler 299 (WB); Hayden Arp 486t (WB); Maddy Mullany 306b (WB); Laura Akerman 540 (WB); David Smead 550b (WB); Tristan Gordon 87 (GH); J.R. Hardman 114 (GH); Henry Johnson 440 (WB); Russ Hanson 222 (WB); Lisa Bennett 198 (GH); Judy Mincey 4 (GH); Debora Grosse 234 (GH); Andy Morse 55t (WB); Tristan Gordon 318 (WB); Hayden Arp 77t (WB); Stina Soderling 317t (WB); Henry Johnson 213b (WB). After announcements, John Plunkett led 20 (WB), supplement as the closing song. Henry Johnson dismissed the class with prayer.


trillion. What happened to make the heavens fall in?
the new institutions to lend more against less.
of credit instruments went from $250 billion to $3 trillion a year.
banks lending to one another.
people think, regardless of what the authorities do.
on the most risks are the ones facing the possibility of going under.
This is exacerbated by the evaporation of trust. The word "credit"
happened during the great bank runs of the 1930s.
before is an unprecedented expansion of the role of the Feds.
have limited capital to absorb them.
banks, especially regional and community banks, might fail.
they borrow more money to make more loans and book still more profits.
institutions down and take years to work through the system.
regulators have limited experience in how to handle such a crisis.
predict when the credit crunch will end and how big the losses may be.
judgment, can certainly be reformed and regulated.


text:
Home Breaking Lokomotiv won bronze at the club world championship on beach football
Lokomotiv won bronze at the club world championship on beach football
the Capital "locomotive" in the match for third place to beat the Japanese "Tokyo Verdy" on the club world Cup which these days passes in Moscow. Meeting for the bronze medal ended with a victory "railwaymen" with the account 6:2.
as part of the capital team hat-trick scored Boris Nikonorov. Two goals scored by Llorenc Gomez. Another goal was scored Ostap Fedorov.
In this moment started the final match of club world Cup between Spartak Moscow and current holder of the title of the Portuguese "Braga".
sports news beach soccer "Lokomotiv" club world Cup
Previous articleBolshunov became the second in the pursuit race at the "Ski Tour"
Next articleSome of the Soviet women prisoners, the Germans hated the most


text:
Q: Where to place i18n key strings in Java When doing internationalization in Java, you assign a string key to each message. What's the best practice, on where to place those string keys. Goal is to allow easy refactoring (eg. key name changes), clean and readable code, separation of concerns but still no duplication of keys/messages even if called from different parts of the code.
//bad way, strings directly in code
messages.getString("hello_key");

-
// better way, use String constants
public static final String HELLO_KEY = "hello_key";
...
messages.getString(HELLO_KEY);

-
// other (better?) way, put all keys in one huge central class
public class AllMessageKeys {
  public static final String HELLO_KEY = "hello_key";
  ...
}

public class Foo {
  ...
  messages.getString(AllMessageKeys.HELLO_KEY);
}

-
// other (better?) way, put all keys in neighbor class
public class FooMessageKeys {
  public static final String HELLO_KEY = "hello_key";
}

public class Foo {
  ...
  messages.getString(FooMessageKeys.HELLO_KEY);
}

Any other proposals? Which is best? I'm on Eclipse IDE, if that makes the refactoring part any clearer.
Clarification: in the above examples "messages" is of type ResourceBundle.

A: Basically, it seems that we all agree that some kind of constant is needed. When it comes to constants, I strongly prefer Enums. Java Enums are very powerful and definitely underused:
String title = Messages.getString(RunDialogMessages.TITLE);

OK but what I had to do to make it look like this? A simple interface, an enum and slight modification to standard message access routine. Let's start with the interface:
public interface MessageKeyProvider {
    String getKey();
}

The enum:
public enum RunDialogMessages implements MessageKeyProvider {
    TITLE("RunDialog.Title"),
    PROMPT("RunDialog.Prompt.Label"),
    RUN("RunDialog.Run.Button"),
    CANCEL("RunDialog.Cancel.Button");

    private RunDialogMessages(String key) {
        this.key = key;
    }

    private String key;

    @Override
    public String getKey() {
        return key;
    }
}

And modified getString() method:
public static String getString(MessageKeyProvider provider) {
    String key = provider.getKey();
    try {
        return RESOURCE_BUNDLE.getString(key);
    } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
        return '!' + key + '!';
    }
}

Just to complete the picture, let us see RunDialog.properties (I will make a point about it soon):
RunDialog.Title=Run
RunDialog.Prompt.Label=Enter the name of the program to run:
RunDialog.Run.Button=Run
RunDialog.Cancel.Button=Cancel

Obviously, you could use Enum to read from properties file (by embedding ResourceBundle), however it would probably violate Single Responsibility Principle (as well as Don't Repeat Yourself, as access code would need to be repeated).
Going back to properties file, I had a feeling (I might be wrong here), that one of your goals was to avoid duplicating the translations. That's why I put two Runs in example above. You see, this word would be translated in a different way depending on the context (which is actually quite common). In this example, if I were to translate that to Polish it would look like this:
RunDialog.Title=Uruchamianie
RunDialog.Prompt.Label=Wpisz nazwę programu do uruchomienia:
RunDialog.Run.Button=Uruchom
RunDialog.Cancel.Button=Anuluj

That is unfortunate problem of some strange language that have a concept of conjugation...

A: I also think the first is the worst choice. In most cases (the key is only used by one class) I would prefer the second solution with String constants.
If the key is referenced from more than one class, the neighbor class is a better way (using an interface like @moohkooh mentioned).
The solution with one central class creates a dependency magnet which is a bad design in my opinion. Neighbor interfaces with constants per package would be a better one.
If you do not want a interface to hold the constants, you can use an enriched enum:
public enum DESCMessage {

  HELLO("hello_key"),
  OTHER("other_key");

  private final String key;

  private DESCMessage(String key) {
    this.key = key;
  }

  public String key() {
    return key;
  }
}

This can be used as:
messages.getString(DESCMessage.HELLO.key());

A: i always using for such stuff an interface where my keys are listed. The name of the Interace is mostly DESC=Issue/short describtion/topic and the keys values.
This way you can make some nice Interface and some general Interface e.g. for OK or Abort keys.
// other (better?) way, put all keys in neighbor class
public interface DESCMessage {
  public static final String HELLO_KEY = "hello_key";
}

public class Foo {
  ...
  messages.getString(DESCMessage.HELLO_KEY);
}

A: String constants are the way to go. Where you define them, it really depends on your code structure and usage of keys. For example:

*

*If you only use the keys in one class it's best to put them there.

*If you re-use the same keys across your code, it's best to put them in a helper class (a global or per-package class depending on key usage and number of keys)

From refactoring point of view it's a bit more complicated (requires more changes) to move the constants from one class to another than to rename them or to change their value.
When changing their value you have no way of automatically change the defined resource.

A: One of the good way of doing this is explained here: Short article on a new approach using NLS with some advantages over ResourceBundle approach.

A: I've devised this method long time ago for the shortest amount of typing necessary to get localized version of given strings and to easily add new entries as well. I think it is useful for many type of Java projects as well.

*

*An enum class ME (Short for MessagesEnum) has all the definitions and its constructor converts LOREM_IPSUM to lorem.ipsum so that you don't have to type constructor parameter.

*An I18NManager class which is responsible for getting the Locale from the context and constructing/caching ResourceBundles, preferably a Spring @Component.

*An optional ServiceRegistry class for static access to I18NManager instance, from ME.get() method to complete the cycle.
The enum:
public enum ME {

    USERNAME,
    PASSWORD,
    LOGIN,
    LOGOUT,
    DASHBOARD,
    MENU,
    OK,
    CANCEL,
    YES,
    NO,
    CONFIRM,
    DELETE,
    CREATE,
    NEW,
    EDIT,
    ONLINE,
    OFFLINE,
    SALES_REPORTS,
    ...;

    private String key;

    ME(String key){
        this.key = key;
    }

    ME(){
        this.key = name().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).replace("_", ".");
    }

    public String get(){
        return ServiceRegistry.get().getI18nManager().getMessage(key);
    }

    public String get(Object ...args ){
        return ServiceRegistry.get().getI18nManager().getMessage(key, args);
    }

    public String key(){
        return key;
    }

}

I18NManager:
import java.text.MessageFormat;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

public interface I18nManager {

    Locale getCurrentUserLocale();

    ResourceBundle getResourceBundle(Locale locale);

    default String getMessage(String key) {
        return getResourceBundle(getCurrentUserLocale()).getString(key); //FIXME add error handling
    }

    default String getMessage(String key, Object... args) {
        return MessageFormat.format(getMessage(key), args);
    }
}

Usage is simply:
ME.SALES_REPORTS.get()

A: IMHO The best place to define these keys, and their related strings, are NLS files.n And you must saved them at ResourceBundle files

A: IMHO ResourceBundle facilitates usage of Locale specific properties files. In order to use ResourceBundle, properties files should be named according to following convention :-
BaseName_langCode.properties

OR
BaseName_langCode_countryCode.properties

You can use the properties files.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


A Personal Executive Assistant bridges the gap between home and office. The Calendar Group works with exceptionally dedicated Personal Executive Assistants who are experienced in assisting C-level executives while finely balancing the traditional administrative tasks associated with both the corporate and home offices. An invaluable Personal Executive Assistant is capable of overseeing multiple homes, staff management and executing complex travel schedules with a concierge-like precision that lends itself 24/7 to your busy life.
The Calendar Group specializes in matching individuals and families like yourselves with the ideal Personal Executive Assistant whose specific experiences and expertise align exactly with your needs. Our Personal Executive Assistants are discreet professionals with a hospitality mindset and a service heart. They tend to stay many years with our clients and know how to make themselves indispensable. The Calendar Group can help you find a Personal Executive Assistant who not only possesses the necessary experience and skills, but also has the right temperament and personality to complement your lifestyle.
Please e-mail or call us today so that we may provide you with a personalized consultation to discuss your Personal Executive Assistant needs and our services.
Interested In Hiring a Personal Executive Assistant?


text:
Ashlee Nicolle Ross (née Simpson; born October 3, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. The younger sister of singer and actress Jessica Simpson, she began her career as a back-up dancer for her sister and appeared in television commercials at the age of 15. She later pursued a career as an actress and had a recurring role on the family drama 7th Heaven. Her breakout came following her appearance on the reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, broadcast on MTV between 2003 and 2005, which focused on Ashlee's older sister Jessica and Jessica's then-husband Nick Lachey. While working on her debut studio album, Simpson became the star of a spin-off reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show, which was broadcast on MTV between 2004 and 2005. Like her sister before her, Simpson became the center of considerable media attention, much of which focused on her relationship with musician Ryan Cabrera.
When Simpson's debut single, "Pieces of Me," was released in 2004, it became a top-five hit in the United States and topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart based on radio airplay. The success of the single and her reality show helped propel her debut album, Autobiography, also released in 2004, to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The project went on to sell over five million copies worldwide, making it her most successful album to date. Simpson had a leading role in the film Undiscovered (2005), which became a critical and commercial flop. The failure of the film, along with multiple critically panned performances, led to much media scrutiny towards Simpson. Despite this, Simpson's second studio album, I Am Me (2005), debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming her second album to do so. The album went on to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In 2006, Simpson began a relationship with Fall Out Boy member Pete Wentz, which gained much media attention. Following her appearance as Roxie Hart in the West End production of Chicago, Simpson announced that she had begun working on her third studio album. The album differed from the pop-rock sound of her previous efforts, featuring a dance-pop and 1980s themed sound. Bittersweet World was released in 2008 to positive critical reception, but it saw a decline in sales for Simpson. The effort reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell 126,000 copies by 2009. Simpson announced her engagement to Wentz in April 2008, with the pair wedding. The following year, Simpson joined the main cast of the Melrose Place revamp, which was met with harsh critical reception. She later portrayed Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway.
Simpson announced her separation from Wentz in 2011, citing irreconcilable differences. Simpson announced a fourth studio album that same year. She independently released the single "Bat for a Heart" (2012), though it failed to have success. Simpson eventually scrapped the album and focused on her child. She began dating actor Evan Ross in 2013, with the couple marrying in August 2014. They have a daughter together, Jagger Snow, born in July 2015.
Quotes by Ashlee Simpson
Once when I was 16 I had my car taken away from me for being past curfew. Oh, and I said a bad word once, and I actually did get my mouth washed out with soap.
I have those songs as well. It depends on what I'm going through in my life but I'm a huge fan of Bjork. Sometimes I get so emotional because she's so amazing.
I have amazing people around me. I couldn't be in a better place. I'm grateful for my life and where I'm at. I never thought I could be in the position that I'm in.
Maybe I was just lucky, but I had the best pregnancy, and I loved giving birth. It was just the most amazing thing, so surreal but so real.
I'm an artist, and I go in the studio and make my music. And then I'll give it to my dad and he does what he does. And he does, you know, the press, and figuring out shows and whatnot. When it comes to my artistic freedom, he doesn't, like, step on my toes or anything.
I took some me time. I think that's a really important thing to do for yourself, especially in this business. And now I feel like I'm in a really good, positive place in my life.


In the highly competitive world of fishing, reliable communications are critical to finding and selling catch faster, while ensuring the safety and productivity of everyone onboard — even in the most dangerous and unpredictable waters.
Globalsat Group meets the needs of fishing fleets large and small with high-performance, flexible, cost-effective maritime voice and data communication solutions that keep vessels and crew connected to what matters most, over the planet's entire surface.
Fishing in remote waters always involves a certain amount of unpredictability. Fortunately, vessels can rely Globalsat Group M2M-enabled solutions to access comprehensive, near real-time tracking and monitoring data — making your journeys safer, more efficient and in compliance with fishing and border regulations.
Life at sea and always being away can take its toll on anyone on board. The ability to talk on the phone, exchange messages and conduct personal business can help improve crew morale and productivity no matter where you are on the globe.
Few things are more liberating than cruising on the open water. But this sense of freedom can quickly disappear when trouble arises and you need to reach out for help. Globalsat Group provides a range of reliable global voice and data communications products and services that keep boat owners connected to what matters most, everywhere.
Being at sea for extended periods of time can make passengers long for home. The ability to talk on the phone and exchange messages with loved ones can help to keep the adventure alive.
On the open water, being prepared is often the best protection. A boater in trouble needs the reassurance of a dependable communications system — especially when travelling outside the limits of traditional networks.
Helping fleets be more efficient, cost effective and safe everywhere.
With thousands of vessels and tankers travelling the world's seas and oceans, reliable global communications can be a difference maker for fleet managers looking to optimize their daily activities and meet the growing demands of an increasingly global economy.
High-performance, flexible, cost-effective maritime voice and data communication solutions keep vessels and crew connected to what matters most, over the planet's entire surface.
On the open water, being prepared is often the best protection. A ship in distress needs the reassurance of a dependable communications system — especially when travelling outside the limits of traditional maritime communications.
International waters are becoming increasingly threatened by piracy and the need for ships to have highly secure communications is essential.
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), to offer merchant vessels, affordable solutions for operational and emergency communications requirements.
Navigating remote waters under tight schedules involves a certain amount of unpredictability. Fortunately, ship operators can rely on Globalsat Group M2M-enabled solutions to access comprehensive asset tracking and monitoring data — enhancing safety, efficiency and compliance with regulatory standards.


text:
Q: Transfer iOS app data to a different account I have an iPad 2 currently using my AppleID. I want to reset it
(almost) completely and change it to my girlfriend's Apple ID.
The thing is: there are 2 or 3 apps whose data we really don't want to
loose. They are free apps, so it's trivial to reinstall them under the
new account.
I only need a way of backing up the data of these apps under my Apple
ID and then restoring it under her Apple ID.
Is there a way to achieve this?
I'm not trying to transfer purchases or anything like that, just copy
some data.
NOTE: The software needs to be Windows or Linux.

A: You can backup data from apps with a program such as PhoneView (Mac) or iFunBox (Mac & Windows).

Browse, manage and download most any data saved by App Store apps from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. If you're looking for a quick way to download saved recordings, videos or images from your apps, this is it. Even transfer game high scores between devices. --PhoneView

This data can then be restored to a new installation of an app under a different Apple ID or even on a different device.

A: Extending @grgarside's answer:

*

*Acquire iTools, iFunbox, and a Windows or Mac desktop computer

*Use iTools to backup the apps to desktop

*Uninstall all apps

*change AppleID for App store, iCloud, etc. everywhere on device

*Power off/on cycle

*Reinstall the apps from App store (not from backup!)

*On desktop computer, unzip the .ipa files to a staging area

*With iFunbox, for each application:

*

*Manage Files and

*copy Documents and Library from {desktop}\staging_area\{app name}\Container\ to {i-thing]\User Applications\{app name}\ ...and you should be good to go.

Notes:
Strictly speaking, you should be able to use iFunbox for everything. However it crashed frequently on my Win7 system so I'm not inclined to use it more than necessary.
.ipa files are just zip archives with a different extension. You may need to rename .zip in order to extract the contents.
The reason for #3 and #6 is that the appleid is welded into the app before it is downloaded and installed. For the same reason we don't use either management app's native restore mechanism.
If the device is jailbroken you might be able to use iTools for the whole process. (On the unbroken ipad I was using the iTools file system view did not show the User Application data.)
This recipe worked for the half dozen apps I needed to move, but I expect some apps have a more complicated process, e.g. copy X,Y,Z from Documents, but leave behind T,U,V and edit the headers in W,X to the new account into.


Extract of sample "The Lady With The Toy Dog"
Download file to see previous pages The story ends with the two of them preparing to take on the beginning of their mysterious relationship.
The relationship that Gomov was trying to create with Anna was similar to the relationship he had built up with his wife. He had loved his wife, but found himself waning in his attraction to her. This was something that he did not see coming. Gomov was looking for something new, but the ending of the story, which is no ending at all, reveals that his new relationship with Anna is as uncertain as his relationship had been with his wife. The lack of a proper ending suggests that what happens to Gomov and Anna is as unexpected as what took place between Gomov and his wife. The relationship was perfect at first, but then Gomov started to stray. By not ending the short story, Chekov carries on the concept that anything could have happened to the new couple, just as anything happened to the previous couple.
The Lady With The Toy Dog Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 Words. https://studentshare.org/english/1580703-the-lady-with-the-toy-dog.
"The Lady With The Toy Dog Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 Words", n.d. https://studentshare.org/english/1580703-the-lady-with-the-toy-dog.
Let us write or edit the essay on your topic "The Lady With The Toy Dog" with a personal 20% discount.
Let us find you another Essay on topic The Lady With The Toy Dog for FREE!


Google's knowledge graph has revolutionised lateral searching. It pops up on the right on the search results with information about the topic you have searched for, as well as related subjects that you may be interested in.
For example a search for Manchester United will bring up the team's information in a knowledge graph, including manager, stadium, full team roster, latest fixtures and results, even their current share value.
For the ordinary searcher this is a great tool and a coup for Google over Wikipedia, but for the novice SEO, could it spell disaster?
With the introduction of Hummingbird and the deep-learning function Google is now using, coupled with the Panda and Penguin updates; it is now easier than ever for searchers to find what they are looking for. It's not all about keywords and densities anymore; it's about high quality and original content.
As the knowledge graph encourages lateral searching, it's important that the content being created takes into account things that could be associated with the original topic. If it's about a TV show or a movie, include as much relevant information as possible. Actors names, films they have been in, studios where it was filmed, director etc.
All this will allow Google to identify the relevance of the site and if it has quality links, it will increase your authority in Google's eyes. This means Google will move it higher in the SERPS to work hand in hand with the knowledge graph. It will also mean that searchers spend more time on the site as the information they may be looking for in a follow up search is available.
Grasping the HTML required to successfully link relevant information into the content, including pictures and video embedding, can be daunting. If it's successful it will create a vastly informative piece of original content, which has relevance to the topic and which will allow Google to move you up the rankings.
If it fails and bad links are made or the HTML isn't typed correctly then Google will recognise this and move the site down the rankings, damaging your authority and even the relevance, so a lot balances on getting it right.
A tip to make SEO easier with the knowledge graph – would be to research the knowledge graphs in the field you're working in. Google populates the graphs with information from the number of search queries, so if lots of people are searching for how tall Abraham Lincoln is this information will appear in his graph; whereas this may not be a top search query for George Bush or Kennedy so it will not appear in theirs.
This will give an insight into the popular areas of search, and allow you to optimise content accordingly to achieve the best results; think of the knowledge graph as a help not a hindrance.
So no, it's not the end for novice SEOs, but a fundamental change in how SEO works. Changes to the way SEO is approached are needed to enjoy continued ranking and traffic success.


text:
Samuel Stayman (ur. 28 maja 1909 w Worcester, Massachusetts, zm. 11 grudnia 1983 w Palm Beach) – amerykański brydżysta. Eponim konwencji Staymana (w rzeczywistości wymyślonej przez jego partnera George'a Rapee), twórca konwencji Namyats.

Wyniki brydżowe

Olimpiady
Na olimpiadach uzyskał następujące rezultaty:

Zawody światowe
W światowych zawodach zdobył następujące lokaty:

Klasyfikacja

Zobacz też
 Brydż sportowy

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Amerykańscy brydżyści
Urodzeni w 1909
Zmarli w 1983

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Rep. Dennis Bonnen has announced and filed for House Speaker. Rep. John Zerwas has announced he will drop out of the race for Speaker.
Mattie Heath is leaving Sen. Kelly Hancock's office to become the Legislative Director for Sen. Kel Seliger. She will be replacing Becky Womack who is leaving for a position with the Texas Society of Architects.
Taryn Feigen is the new Legislative Director for Rep. Celia Israel. She previously was the Assistant Director of External Affairs for the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation.
Jim Suydam, former reporter and Press Secretary at the General Land Office under Jerry Patterson and speechwriter for George P. Bush, is joining Texas A&M University as Director of Media. He most recently was with Bravarro, an Austin public affairs firm.
Benjamin Williams is now the Chief of Staff for Rep. John Wray. He previously served in the same position with Rep. Jim Murphy.
Patricia Shipton, COS to Speaker Joe Straus is leaving that position as Straus' tenure as Speaker comes to an end. Andrew Blifford, Straus' Director of Budget and Policy will take over the position for the remaining months.
Amy Rister has s new position as Senior Adviser to Rep. Terry Canales. She previously held numerous roles in the Capitol, including Chief of Staff to Rep. Poncho Nevarez.
Jeff Stokes has left his position as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association and is working again as Legislative Director for Rep. Poncho Nevarez.
Jason Hassay has started a new position as Special Counsel for Sen. Sylvia Garcia. Hassay previously worked for former Sen. Carlos Uresti as his Chief of Staff and Special Counsel.
Patricia Vojack is the new Chief of Staff for Rep. Mike Schofield. Vojack has held a number of positions in the Capitol and most recently worked as an E-Discovery Attorney at Integreon.
Correction: I misspelled Brigitt Hartin's name in the last edition. Hartin has moved from COS to Rep. Greg Bonnen to the Senate Education Committee.
Cam Scott, Senior Director for Government Relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, is leaving that position to take a position with the Nurse Family Partnership and will be moving to Colorado.
Mitzi Stoute Faniola, formerly COS to Rep. Dennis Paul, starts today as the Executive Director of the Texas Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs.
Allison Brooks has left Sen. Jose Rodriguez' office and will be joining Texas Star Alliance as a Government Affairs Specialist.
Katy Reagan has started a new position as a Legislative Manager for Texas Association of Counties. She previously worked at Davis Kaufman.
Aqua Texas has appointed Terry Franks as its new Director of Utility Solutions. Franks previously served as COS to outgoing Rep. Jason Isaac.
Jeremy Mazur is the new Director of Government Relations for the Railroad Commission of Texas. Mazur has worked as a staffer two House members and was most recently the Deputy COS for Sen. Van Taylor.
The Texas Workforce Commission recently announced its new Commissioner, Robert Thomas, who will represent the public on the Commission. Before his appointment he served as principal of the Thomas Consulting Group.
Stacey Napier is the new Vice Chancellor of Government Relations as UT Austin, replacing Barry McBee who has been named COS to Chancellor James Milliken. Napier was formerly the ED of the Texas Department of Information Resources and also worked in Gov. Greg Abbott's office.
Bryan Preston, Director of Communications for the General Land Office, resigned from his position last week.


I'm not able to join if it is next week.
Thanks Violeta for the prompt reply.
Let's then remove next week and let's see if the 20 or 27 work Dani and Florian.
(I'll be on vacation the first week of July and in August during the second and third week).


The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) becomes involved in a case in two ways. The first way is if a person has applied or is receiving public assistance. Public assistance can be Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF), health insurance (Medicaid or Chips), food stamps or housing. When a person applies for public assistance, the State then has an interest in making sure child support is established or is being paid.
If a parent hasn't applied for public assistance but wishes to establish child support, or enforce a current child support or medical support order, they can request assistance from the OAG. Both parents have the ability to request assistance from the OAG.
The biggest misconception with regard to the OAG is that it represents a party or the child. The truth is the OAG only represents the State of Texas; it does not and will not represent a parent or the child. The OAG is a party to the case and can become a party by either filing the case itself, or it can intervene in a case that is currently ongoing.
If the OAG initiates the case itself, whether it's an original case or a modification, each parent may receive a letter with a date and location to attend a Child Support Review Process (CSRP). This process is one way to resolve your case without having to appear in court. If either parent refuses to participate in the CSRP, that particular party could possibly face serious legal consequences.
A lot of people believe that if they show up to the CSRP without pay stubs to document their income then child support cannot be calculated; this is false. The OAG has the ability to pull your tax records and can establish child support using those records. If you had worked a lot of overtime or made more money the year before, it would not be beneficial for you to have the OAG use those records to establish child support because the amount of support would be higher than if you used your current income.
It is important that you inform your attorney if you or the other party has applied with the OAG for assistance or if you or the other party has applied for public assistance. If you do not inform your attorney, and they do not provide the OAG notice, it can greatly affect your case and can be grounds for a new trial to be granted.
For more information on the Texas OAG, you can check out their website at https://childsupport.oag.state.tx.us/wps/portal/csi.


Sarah Jessica Parker's much-anticipated shoe collection launches tomorrow and while yes, we'll be snapping up a stiletto or two, we really want to know how the actress' skin beams so brightly. Whether she's picking her kids up from school or attending a premiere at the New York City Ballet, Parker's always perfectly highlighted, so we went straight to the source and asked her makeup artist, Leslie Lopez, exactly how to get that amazing glow.
The key to a natural-looking glow is making sure your skin shows through your makeup. Steer clear of too much foundation or an overly heavy hand. Lopez uses Laura Mercier's Tinted Moisturizer ($43).
Try Chanel's Le Blush Crème de Chanel ($38), Tarte's Airblush Maracuja Blush ($25), or Nars' new Matte Multiple ($39).
Try RMS' Living Luminizer ($38), NYX's Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator ($7), or Clinique's Up-Lighting Liquid Illuminator ($26).
Right now, Lopez is favoring Nars' Illuminator ($30) in Laguna.
If you're going for the natural look, it's better to highlight your eyes with a brightening concealer than a shimmering illuminator. Lopez suggests Lancome's Maquicomplet ($36) under the eyes and around the nose to open up your face; it'll make you look extra fresh.


text:
The Falls of Glomach, in Ross-shire, Scotland, is one of the tallest waterfalls in Britain, with a drop of 113 m (370 ft). The falls border Kintail, donated to the National Trust for Scotland in 1944 and subsequently incorporating West Affric in 1993. It is not easily reached on foot, requiring a 20 kilometre trek through remote and wild countryside.

See also
 List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom

External links

 Walk details at walkhighlands.co.uk
 Details at visithighlands.com
 NTS Kintail

National Trust for Scotland properties
Tourist attractions in Highland (council area)
Environment of Highland (council area)
Glomach


text:
Sporty's Ultimate CFI Lesson Plan Guide App (Private, Instrument, Commercial)
E925-0A
Sporty's Ultimate CFI Lesson Plan Guide for Private, Instrument and Commercial Pilot combines three popular Sporty's products in a single resource for ease of use by the instructor in a convenient format for your iPad or iPhone.
Sporty's Ultimate CFI Lesson Plan Guide for Private, Instrument and Commercial Pilot combines three popular Sporty's products in a single resource for ease of use by the instructor in a convenient format for your iPad or iPhone. All of your lesson planning, preparation and detailed content is available right from Sporty's Pilot Training app.
Ultimate CFI Lesson Plan Guide will save the flight or ground instructor hours of preparation and review while ensuring that all of the necessary material is covered with detailed guidance. The guide was developed for CFIs whose students are using Sporty's award-winning Learn to Fly, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot training courses. The Ultimate CFI Lesson Plan Guide also works well as a stand-alone CFI resource and as a permanent record of training.
Included with Sporty's Ultimate CFI Lesson Plan Guide:
• Training Course Outlines (Syllabi) for Private, Sport, Recreational, Instrument and Commercial Pilot
• Ground Lesson Guide for Sporty's Training Course Outlines (TCOs)
• Airman Certification Standards (ACS)
• Flight Maneuvers Guide for teaching all required maneuvers
The Training Course Outline is a complete flight and ground training syllabus. The lessons utilize the building block method to take your new pilot candidate from first flight beyond solo and on through his certificate. Each lesson sheet provides video and reading assignments for the student to ensure proper preparation for the training session. It also provides a place for you to record the student's performance and progress.
The Ground Lesson Guide is the instructor's edition to the ground lesson content found in the TCO. The Ground Lesson Guide gives the instructor and the student an expanded and detailed explanation for the ground lessons in the TCO. It is intended to complement the TCO and Sporty's Learn to Fly Course.
The ACS – a reproduction of the new Airman Certification Standards with a cross-reference to where the tasks are covered in the Sporty's video content. If your student is struggling with a task in the TCO, the ACS provides you with the location of the video resources available to help him over the plateau.
Electronic versions of the TCOs and the ACS are also available as part of your student's Learn to Fly Course or at Sportys.com/syllabus. Digital versions are included with Sporty's online course and app. Books may also be purchased separately along with the Ground Lesson Guide for additional student uses such as lesson preparation and record-keeping at Sportys.com.
The Flight Maneuvers Guide provides step-by-step instructions on performing maneuvers required on the checkride. Each maneuver begins with simplified objectives and standards for that maneuvers followed by an easy-to-follow, detailed description. An informative illustration accompanies most maneuvers so you're able to visualize how each maneuver is to be performed prior to flight.
The Ultimate CFI Lesson Plan Guide is intended to complement and enhance the instructor's use of Sporty's Learn to Fly Course. It will also improve student retention and foster a more productive and efficient learning experience.
All of these documents are accessible using the app's intuitive PDF tools make it easy to bookmark pages, search, and print each document.
AVAILABLE ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICES, TRY FOR FREE:
iPhone/iPad in Sporty's Pilot Training app – Apple App Store
Android in Sporty's Pilot Training app – Google Play Store
SPORTY'S FLIGHT CREW
Want unlimited access to Sporty's courses plus free shipping and flight training scholarships? Join Sporty's Flight Crew, an all-in-one membership program that includes access to our Learn to Fly Course, plus much more. Plans start at just $39.99/month. Click here for details


John tells Carrie about EJ's offer. Carrie tells John the date stamp was altered on the Paris pic. I'm tired of hearing about this pic.
EJ tells Nicole he offered to buy Basic Black.
Nicole asks EJ if he or Stefano was involved in stealing the pension $. EJ asks her if she thinks he's capable of doing that. She says yes.
Ej and Nicole are disgusting and boring..puke..it is not the Ej i loved, they once again destroyed him..and the ratings drop drop drop..