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Booking is now open for the Cambridge Open Days (Thursday 6 and Friday 7 July)
The University of Cambridge and its Colleges will be opening their doors for the Cambridge Open Days on Thursday 6 July and Friday 7 July 2017. These large-scale events are for Year 12 students (or equivalent) and mature students (aged 21 or over) who are considering making an application in October 2017 for entry in […]
Poetry Reading: Jocelyn Spaar and Kayo Chingonyi, Judith E Wilson Drama Studio, 7.30pm, 1 May 2017
Poetry reading: Jocelyn Spaar and Kayo Chingonyi May 1st, 7.30pm Judith E. Wilson Drama Studio, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge Hosted by Sophie Seita https://www.facebook.com/events/652932241574328/ Jocelyn Spaar is a poet, translator, artist, and curator living and working in New York. Her poems, drawings, and translations have appeared in Bridge, Gigantic, The Magazine of the Artist's Institute, The […]
Dr Sarah Dillon to give Plenary Address at Transmodern Perspectives Conference, Universidad de Zaragoza
Dr Sarah Dillon is to give a Plenary Address at an international conference at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, 26th-28th April. The conference is entitled 'Transmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Literatures in English' and Dr Dillon will be speaking on David Mitchell's novel Cloud Atlas and its film adaptation in relation to memetics and theories of cultural evolution.
Dr Laura Wright Explores The Influence Of French On English, Word of Mouth, BBC Radio 4, 4pm, 11 April 2017
Dr Laura Wright co-hosts BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth, a series which explores the world of words and the ways in which we use them. On Tuesday 11 April, at 4pm, Dr Wright and Michael Rosen find out how much of the English language comes from French roots, from Anglo-Norman onwards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08lh6r1
Dr Michael Hurley Lectures On 'Creating Faith: John Henry Newman's Literary Logic', Brompton Oratory, 25 April 2017
Dr Michael Hurley gives a lecture at the Brompton Oratory in London on 25th April, from 7-8.30pm. The title of his talk is 'Creating Faith: John Henry Newman's Literary Logic'. The event is free and all are welcome. Further details may be found here: http://www.benedictus.org.uk/page.php?nav=events
Jamie Fenton Selected As A BMI Woody Guthrie Fellow for 2017
Jamie Fenton, an MPhil Student at Jesus College, has been selected as one of the BMI Woody Guthrie Fellows for 2017. The fellowship provides funding for study at the Woody Guthrie archive in Tulsa, which he is conducting this month as part of his MPhil dissertation. More information about the scheme can be found here: […]
Poetry Reading: Peter Hughes and Kat Peddie, Judith E Wilson Drama Studio, 7.30pm, 25 May 2017
Poetry Reading: Peter Hughes and Kat Peddie 7.30pm Thursday 25 May 2017 Judith E Wilson Drama Studio, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge Peter Hughes is the current Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellow at Cambridge University and a Visiting Fellow in Poetry at Magdalene College. He is the founding editor of Oystercatcher Press. […]
Professor John Kerrigan has an Audience with the President of Ireland, 5 April 2017
On 5 April John Kerrigan has an audience with President Michael D. Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin, to exchange publications.
Dr Drew Milne Publishes New, Handmade Artist Book: 'solar commune', March 2017
Drew Milne has published a new, handmade artist book, entitled 'solar commune', under the imprint of the Institute of Electric Crinolines, and it is currently on show as part of an exhibition in London, as per this flyer: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/millimetre-BookMare-2-flyer-2.jpg http://www.kingsgateworkshops.org.uk/projects-cac6


Coventry City manager Steven Pressley was delighted with the 2-1 win over Barnsley in the third round of FA Cup.
The City boss has praised his player's efforts and hopes to see the side produce that type of performance weekly.
Pressley said: "I am absolutely delighted with the result as we always knew it was going to be a difficult game today.
"I said before the game that even though they have struggled this season, it is always going to be difficult to play a side from the league above.
"We weren't at our best in the first half but the way they came out in the second period was fantastic. It is the fourth time in a row we have found ourselves behind and come back to get something.
"We have a lot of injuries and it looked as though it would take it's toll in the first half. But they found it and I am really proud of them."
The win sees the Sky Blues into the hat for the fourth round draw and means City have only lost one game in nine matches.
City were backed by another huge City away following with 2,932 fans at Oakwell and Pressley has praised their role in the win.
He added: "It is a remarkable achievement and the players are currently giving everything for this football club.
"You could see at the end there the relationship between the players and the supporters. Our support was fantastic.
"They really believe in us and there is a real energy. It has been crucial all season to us and I'm sure they will continue to stick with us throughout the rest of the season.
"We are a very small squad but every player knows their role and they focus on doing their jobs right."


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If you are like me and don't want, use or care for Microsoft OneDrive, then you probably don't want it on your Windows 10 File Explorer sidebar either. Here's how to remove it.
If you haven't uninstalled OneDrive from Windows 10 and are running the Creator's update, you can easily uninstall it by going to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a Program. It can also be removed via Settings > Apps > Apps & features. Find "Microsoft OneDrive" and click "Uninstall" to remove it.
Even though OneDrive is uninstalled, the shortcut to the OneDrive folder on the File Explorer sidebar remains. It won't be for long though, with a simple edit to the Windows Registry you won't see it ever again. For the lazy ones out there, skip below to the Downloads section to download a clickable registry entry that will do all the work for you, simply download the folder and 32 or 64-Bit depending on your system. If you want to learn a little something, continue reading.
Begin by opening the Registry Editor by clicking the Start button and typing in "regedit". Click regedit to open it and allow it access to make changes to your machine.
If you have the Creator's update, you can simply copy and paste the following key into the address bar of the Registry Editor. If not, navigate to it manually.
Once there, look at the right pane and find the System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree DWORD value, double-click it and set the "Value data" to 0.
If you are using a 64-Bit machine you will need to perform the same steps in a second registry key.
Again, find System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree and set its value to 0.
Now OneDrive should be removed from your Windows File Explorer sidebar. If it isn't, simply reboot your computer.


Mumbai: A fire broke out at actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan's Chennai house in the late hours of Saturday.
The 62-year-old-actor also thanked his staff and told how he escaped from the third floor.
Although, No one is hurt in the incident.
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Mexican drug lord 'La Barbie' disappears…
Mexican drug lord 'La Barbie' disappears from federal prison database, Mexico demands answers
FILE – In this Aug. 31, 2010, file photo, Federal Police escort Texas-born fugitive Edgar Valdez Villarreal, center, stands during his presentation to the media in Mexico City. Villareal, known as "La Barbie" because of his light eyes and complexion, appeared before a federal judge Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Atlanta. He pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to import and distribute cocaine and conspiring to launder money. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)
By Tribune News Service |
PUBLISHED: December 2, 2022 at 9:11 a.m. | UPDATED: December 2, 2022 at 9:21 a.m.
Joseph Wilkinson | (TNS) New York Daily News
A notorious Mexican drug lord has disappeared from the federal prison registry, and the Mexican government pressed for answers Wednesday.
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as "La Barbie," was sentenced to 49 years in U.S. prison for a variety of crimes.
"We want to know where he is," Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday. "The inquiry has been made and there is no clarity on the subject, but we will continue asking [the U.S.] to inform us."
Mexican news outlets said there was speculation that Villarreal cut a deal with U.S. authorities to testify as a protected witness against former cartel associates.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons told CNN that Villarreal, 49, was no longer in their custody.
"Inmates who were previously in BOP custody and who have not completed their sentence may be outside BOP custody for a period of time for court hearings, medical treatment or for other reasons," spokesman Benjamin O'Cone told the outlet, but he refused to specify if any of those things applied to Villarreal.
The Texas-born Villarreal, who got his nickname for his light complexion and his blue eyes, started his drug trafficking career by selling marijuana. He eventually graduated to dealing cocaine in cities including Memphis and New Orleans, according to the feds.
Villarreal's operation caught the attention of Arturo Beltran-Leyva, leader of the Beltran-Leyva cartel. Beltran-Leyva was once a top deputy for "El Chapo," Joaquin Guzman, in the Sinaloa Cartel.
While working for Beltran-Leyva, Villarreal regularly shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into U.S. cities. He also served as a brutal enforcer for the cartel and helped instigate a turf war between rival groups.
Mexican authorities captured Villarreal in 2010 at his vacation home near Mexico City. He was extradited to the U.S. five years later and pleaded guilty to several crimes in 2016. He was formally sentenced in 2018.
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The Pinder Brothers - Speeding cars
The Pinder Brothers
Speeding Cars
By Ethan Skelton
The Pinder Brothers are a new melding of sound that combines pure pop with alternative rock and bright singer/songwriter vocals. It's not surprising that these two have inherited a gift for music; their father founded the Moody Blues over 40 years ago. It was their early immersion into the instrumentation of that style and time in music that shaped The Pinder Brothers' sound and approach to this newest release. Many people will find many different comparisons when listening to Speeding Cars. There's James Taylor, there's John Mellencamp and so on.
"Last Days of Summer" has a certain 60's meets 90's sound with some classic rock elements as well as modern elements built into the chorus. There is a clear feeling of fondness and farewell in the dynamics and chords, at moments it relishes in the summer sun and at the next turn it slips into discord and shades, just briefly, into the loss of the season; the loss of the good times and memories these brothers must have shared over and over again. And we can all relate to that escaping sensation as September approaches – at least here in the Midwest. The drums punctuate the urge to make it last, and the guitar strides confidently into a very complimentary solo. All that's left is a golden sunset.
Nobody can resist some good ole piano pop and "Driving You Home" delivers right out of the gate with perfect tempo and nice voice doubling harmonies. The song shifts cleanly from light to heavier moods. The falsetto carries the chorus and sounds spot on in the mix, a great choice of vocal that really strengthens the catchiness of this song. And what a great nod to the simple joys of relationships, as the lyrics go just driving the person home can make everything wrong be right - very true.
"Hollywood La La" is a folky ballad and "Dark-Eyed Angel" brushes a little too close to campy for upbeat light rock, but "Crash Down" turns up the power, throws in some funk guitar, and still keeps the sway of alternative. I think of Wilco and Fastball in some ways regarding the arc of this track. The Pinder Brothers seem to be inspired by the seasoned sound of an older adult contemporary more than anything that is current and that is a refreshing anecdote for songwriting.
Speeding Cars by The Pinder Brothers


Showcasing the heartland dishes all of us love made vegetarian, this cookbook gives a literal and visible feast of artistic, generous cooking that's born within the traditions of the Midwest however transcends geographic boundaries. Celebrated photographer and blogger Shelly Westerhausen presents one hundred healthy, meatless recipes for every thing from drinks to muffins. Thoughtfully equipped through the adventures that make a weekend particular—picnics, brunch, camping and extra—this gloriously photographed e book will inspire individuals to devour neatly, wherever their vegetarian ventures lead them. Celebrating a sparkling viewpoint in meals, here's a brand new go-to that's ideal for vegetarians and anybody hunting for more scrumptious vegetable-forward foods.


What's going on at Value Convergence (0821)? We list the placees in the convertible bond issue, which has been delayed, and analyse their connections to a network of other companies we have written about before. Is VC joining that network? We also look at the massive dilution that awaits shareholders of China Fortune (0290).
The plot thickens at Value Convergence Holdings Ltd (VC, 0821). Readers will recall our article of 21-Sep-09, in which we queried whether any of the subscribers to the highly dilutive HK$300m/$600m convertible bond issue (with a conversion price of $1.00 per share) were also involved in the disposal of the 43.24% controlling stake (160.9m shares) in VC by Melco International Development Ltd (Melco, 0200) at $1.92 per share on 18-Sep-09.
When the circular to shareholders dated 15-Oct-09 came out, it was disclosed that one of the bond subscribers, for $50m, Right Source Investment Ltd (Right Source), owned 3.3m shares which it had bought in the Melco disposal. The circular also stated that another subscriber, for $10m, Highgrade Holding Ltd (Highgrade) was owned by Raymond Ting Pang Wan (Mr Ting), who also owned 22m shares, but he had not acquired the shares in the disposal. However, we note that he did acquire 20m shares at $1.92 on the same day (Tue-22-Sep-09) and at the same price as the disposal, and he did not own any other shares on 18-Sep-09 when Highgrade subscribed for the bonds, so the other 2m must have been bought on 21-Sep-09. These two shareholders were excluded from voting at the EGM, which on 2-Nov-09 approved the issue of the convertible bonds without objection.
The circular doesn't say who owns Right Source, but a disclosure filing shows that it is ultimately owned by an individual named "Long Ding Yun". The circular says (p23) that, apart from Right Source and Highgrade, there were 4 other subscribers which did not own any shares. Our analysis of disclosures suggests that this is incorrect and there were at least 7 subscribers in total, as we show below.
Note that the eventual amount of bonds per subscriber may double if the subscriber exercises his option to subscribe new bonds after converting the first bonds within the first year.
Long Ding Yun was also once a subscriber of convertible bonds issued by China Fortune, which had a conversion price of $0.10 per share. He/she subscribed $12.5m of a $50m issue which completed on 19-Feb-09, the same issue in which PME subscribed $11.5m. PME also bought 53.738m shares in the market between $0.232 and $0.245 from 23-Feb-09 to 26-Mar-09.
On 6-May-09, China Fortune agreed to issue $32m of convertible bonds to PME, convertible at $0.16 per share, then a 44.8% discount to market. This was approved in an EGM of China Fortune on 29-May-09.
On 27-May-09, China Fortune agreed to issue $128m of convertible bonds to Jadehero Ltd (BVI, Jadehero), which is 60% owned by Tony Wong Kam Fat (Tony Wong) and 40% owned by either Ms Ha Ying Yim (if you believe note 2 on page 21 of the announcement) or by Mr Xia Ying Yan (if you believe note 2 on page 16 of the circular). Either way, we know nothing about her/him. The bonds are convertible at $0.16 per share, a 64.8% discount to market. Not only that, but Jadehero has an option to require China Fortune to issue another $128m of bonds on the same terms during the 12 months after the first issue, which completed on 6-Sep-09.
On 4-Jun-09, Long Ding Yun disposed of his China Fortune CB for $20m, or $0.16 per underlying share, a 66.7% discount to market. What a generous person he or she is. A filing shows that the bond was acquired by PME, which did not announce that deal.
Right Source was once owned by HXC, which used it on 29-Sep-08 to subscribe for $10m of convertible bonds of AEL (then China Sciences Conservational Power Ltd). On 21-Nov-08, HXC agreed to sell the bonds for $12.6m via Fortune Securities, which placed them in equal amounts with two "independent third parties", Gold Max Asia Limited and First Champion Worldwide Limited, without naming their owners. In fact, Gold Max was owned by PME and, as at 31-Dec-08, First Champion Worldwide was owned by CRL. According to note 38(a) of its annual accounts for the year to 30-Jun-09, HXC sold Right Source during the year for $14.163m, presumably to Long Ding Yun, or an intermediate owner.
On 14-Aug-09, PME converted $21m of its bonds into 210m shares, increasing its holding to 27.02% of China Fortune. It still had bonds convertible into 230m shares.
On 11-Sep-09, Tony Wong was appointed Chairman of China Fortune. He was Chairman of CPP until 4-Sep-09. We warned readers about that company on 3-Jul-09.
On 12-Nov-09, Jadehero converted $67.04m of bonds into 419m shares of China Fortune at $0.16, giving Tony Wong (via Jadehero) 29.95% of the company and diluting PME to 18.85%. Jadehero still has bonds convertible into another 381m shares, and an option to subscribe $128m convertible at $0.16 into another 800m shares. PME still has bonds convertible into 230m shares, of which 200m are at $0.16 and 30m at $0.10.
Altogether, at the end of Nov-09, there were 1,854.25m potential shares to be issued under convertible bonds and warrants of China Fortune (including the $128m of optional bonds), none of them above $0.16 per share. That would expand the issued share capital by 132.6%. It is mind-boggling that this stock still trades at $0.39 (9-Dec-09), despite the clear signal from the bond issue prices at $0.16.
Ni Rong Kun also owns 9.71% of HKBLA, since increasing from 4.8% in an off-market transaction on 1-Dec-09. Apart from that, we know nothing about him/her. See our separate story on HKBLA today for a warning of possible value destruction in progress.
Mr Ting is the Chairman of China Motion Telecom International Ltd (CMT, 0989) since 14-Nov-06, and executive director since 23-Oct-06. For more on CMT's recent history, see our separate story today. The controlling shareholding in CMT is equally owned by Mr Ting and Yam Tak Cheung (Mr Yam). If that name seems familiar, Mr Yam was one of the subscribers of the convertible notes in our China Strategic Bubble story last month.
On 20-Nov-09, Betty So Wai Yee was appointed as NED of VC. She was an INED of CPP from 19-Nov-07 to 28-Sep-09.
Mr Yam was also one of the placees in the Melco disposal of VC, for 23m shares (6.19%). He sold 9m shares in the market on 24-Sep-09, cutting his stake below the 5% disclosure threshold. Another buyer in Melco's sale was Viola Mak Siu Hang, for 20m shares (5.39%). Like Mr Yam, she was also one of the bond placees in the China Strategic fund-raising.
Interestingly, on 24-Sep-09, ASM Asia Recovery (Master) Fund, and its manager Argyle Street Management Ltd, sold their entire 27m shares (7.27%) holding in an off-market transaction at $1.92, the same price that Melco got. We wonder who bought it. ASM had bought 22m shares in a placing at $2.20 on 10-Jul-07 and the other 5m shares in a placing at $4.20 on 6-Sep-07.
CB issue delayed - but why?
The shareholders' approval of the VC bond issue was the last condition precedent, and completion should have occurred on the next business day (3-Nov-09). However, on 3-Nov-09 VC announced that it had "been approached by certain Subscribers which have requested that the Completion Date be extended to facilitate their arrangements for completion". Presumably, in other words, to come up with the cash. On 30-Nov-09, VC announced that on that day, 1 of the subscribers, unnamed, had completed a subscription for $10m, but the remaining $290m was still not completed.
This was rather strange, given that all the conditions had been satisfied and that the shares closed at $1.97 yesterday (9-Dec-09), so the bond conversion price of $1 was deeply in-the-money. On the face of it, if they believe the share price is sustainable, then the bonds were highly attractive.
Last Friday (4-Dec-09), China Fortune put out an announcement, claiming that "As additional time is required for the fulfilment of the conditions precedent", it had entered into a supplemental agreement with VC to extend the completion date to 31-Dec-09. This contradicts the 3-Nov-09 statement by VC which implied that the conditions had been satisfied and it was only the subscribers who were asking for more time. One of them is not telling the truth.
The Stock Exchange should require China Fortune to state which of the conditions precedent has not been fulfilled, why it has not been fulfilled, and why they require more time.
On 8-Dec-09 VC announced that it had agreed with the other bond subscribers to extend the completion dates to 31-Dec-09.


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New carbon-ammonia adsorption heat pump to help reduce emissions
By ammonia21.com team, Dec 16, 2015, 17:07 • 3 minute reading
New carbon-ammonia heat pump technology can help to reduce CO2 emissions from domestic heating and refrigeration, heard participants in a webinar organised by the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) on 3 December.
The IOR webinar was organised in conjunction with Angeles Rivero Pacho of the University of Warwick, who presented her award-winning case study on an innovative carbon-ammonia heat pump.
"One way of helping to reduce emissions of CO2 is to develop a more efficient heat or refrigeration technology for domestic use," said Rivero, a project manager and research fellow at the university.
She was presenting a summary of her PhD project on ammonia gas-driven absorption heat pump technology. Her research won the IOR's Ted Perry award in 2014 and was described as "a practical research project with a high potential for commercial exploitation".
Rivero explained that the UK is committed to reducing CO2 emissions from buildings by 80% by 2050 (as stated in the Carbon Plan and the Strategic Framework). "This will require promoting more efficient gas heating in the short to medium term, with gas use reduced to close to zero by 2050," she said.
The main goal of her research project was to develop commercially feasible, heat-driven carbon-ammonia heat pump technology with a high efficiency and specific heating power using a shell and tube heat exchanger, an appropriate choice of adsorbent material and a four-bed cycle.
"The main objectives of my project were to carry out the computational modelling of a four-bed heat pump cycle; to conduct a heat transfer study of the active carbon available for the heat pump in order to identify the best sorbent sample; and to design, manufacture and test the heat pump cycle in order to validate the computational modelling".
The new prototype targets the UK market and aims to provide heating for a typical British 3 bedroom semi-detached house.
"We wanted to develop a heat pump that is going to be commercialised in the short term in the UK. The system has to deliver at least 7 kW for the domestic building that needs to be kept at least at 18 °C in winter. This means that with the new ammonia heat pump, the household will be able to reduce gas consumption between 30-40%."
The evaporator will be placed outside the house and the remaining heat pump components will be placed inside. Rivero wanted to develop a very compact heat pump, similar in size to a conventional gas boiler. The prototype machine is 1x0.5x1.5m3, with an ammonia charge of 1.5 kg.
The new heating system can deliver hot water at 60 °C (with a heating coefficient of performance [COP] between 1.25 – 1.45 depending on the evaporating temperatures). The system can achieve higher temperatures, although in such cases the heating COP falls. It can also be used to deliver small amounts of hot water by adding a storage tank.
"We are going to target the retrofit market, which would represent more than 90% of annual sales in the UK," said Rivero.
At £10,000, Rivero's prototype technology is priced rather highly. However, if her heat pump is commercialised and mass-produced, prices are expected to fall to £2,000-5,000 depending on the scale of production.
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Our Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) admission requirements ask for more than your undergraduate GPA and transcripts, because we know your work is about more than numbers. The additional requirements help us gain insight into your unique experiences and career goals in order to make sure our program is the right fit for you.
Below, you'll find everything you need to seek admission into the online Master of Science in Accountancy program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Let us know if you need more information, or apply now to take the next step toward your future career.
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BEST AMBIENT The Best New Ambient on Bandcamp: January 2019 By Ari Delaney · February 05, 2019
A quick browse through the Bandcamp ambient tag will reveal any number of works from composers unified in their artistry through atmosphere, but with wildly differing approaches to how they achieve their goals. From the intimate and warm to the unsettling and tense, ambient is a diverse and endlessly thought-provoking genre. Every month, Ari Delaney will walk through the best recent releases you can find right here on Bandcamp.
In this edition, we're highlighting albums released from December 15 through January 15, including project debuts from artists both fresh and well-established, and a dungeon synth album influenced by the chilling atmosphere of The Elder Scrolls video game series.
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Always The Same, Never Alike
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Seemingly a sister album to his 2017's All the Rhythm I Have, Always The Same, Never Alike is the newest work from M. Beckmann, an Italian drone artist who's been releasing music as the volume settings folder since 2012. Returning from a one-year hiatus, Beckmann presents some of his most touching work to date, an exploration into a vast array of production methods arranged into a solid conceptual piece. A combination of field recordings, live arrangements, and synthesized elements make this release stand out; though they're united by the same minimalist approach, these songs each have their own distinct angles. "Tundra Nosebleed," with its airy motif, is my personal favorite; its dense, multi-layered stacks of string-like textures and their continual interplay with distorted bass frequencies and feedback create a breathtaking landscape of noise.
Benoît Pioulard
dauw
Ghent, Belgium
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Benoît Pioulard, who has put out albums on the renowned Kranky (and has also been self-releasing on Bandcamp for the last 12 years), has recently been working with dauw, a Belgian cassette-based ambient label. Off the back of such releases as Slow spark, soft spoke and Athanasy, 1993, Pioulard has quickly established himself as something of a central focus for dauw. On the two-part 11.03.17, listeners can expect to find erratic guitar plucks dominating the mix in the later moments of "Part 1," interspersed with lower-key, haunting vocals cutting through the haze of instrumentation. "Part 2" abandons the warmer qualities of the previous track—higher-pitched synth pads of varying timbres creep into focus slow enough that listeners might not recognize the change across sections. One thing to note is the constant feeling of comfort and stability, perhaps aided by its narrower depth of field. Across 11.03.17's runtime, I never felt like I was waiting for a payoff; rather, the music became part of my environment—and that's what ambient is all about.
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On this debut of his new project Definitely Miami, Patrick McCarthy (of Light in the Attic Records) explores the overlap between varied analog synthesis and ambient textures. Definitely Miami, recorded over the course of a year, makes liberal use of synthwave-like tones, drenching the album in a distinct retro feeling from the very first few notes in "Close," the meandering mood-setter of the album that boasts a very pretty progression of filtered chord stacks. The album then progresses into tracks such as "Canopy," which begin to push the boundaries of this lush, warm synth sound, offering greater compositional depth and creepy introductory sound design. A personal highlight is the penultimate "Closer Still," which uses muffled plucks and unending choir-like background elements to create its heavenly atmosphere.
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Flower Room
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The description of Matt LaJoie's The Center and the Fringe points out that the album was performed without any use of overdubbing, but LaJoie has managed to craft an experience so rich and diverse in sound it would be almost impossible to tell otherwise. Most cuts on The Center and the Fringe sit in a frankly weird place, sonically. Take "Venusian Ballroom," in which the background loops keep up the track's energy, as a contrast to the deliberate, reflective main guitar line. The culminating point of the album is its chilled-out, rhythmic title track, which breaks from the record's established irregular guitar sound and minimal instrumentation.
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Visalia, California
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Compact Disc (CD), Cassette
The influence of composer Jeremy Soule on The Elder Scrolls video game series can be felt in full force on Winterstead, the first full-length from Californian artist Guild of Lore. Over the course of its 10 tracks, Winterstead paints the image of a sparsely-populated and sprawling medieval landscape. I can't help but envision the comfort of the archetypal fantasy tavern in "The Long Lodge," and its obvious contrast to the rest of the album's noticeably chillier atmosphere; the track creates the feeling of a brief respite from a perilous winter trek. With a blend of classical instrumentation, frostbitten melodies, and expert pace, this is the perfect soundtrack to see you through these long winter months.
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Unwritten Alicks .
Alicks's Unwritten begins with its eponymous track, a four-minute soundscape with indecipherable vocals layered on top. Higher frequencies glide through the field as the filtered synthesizer filling the lower ends of the mix slowly develops. Without much warning, we eventually hear the same voice (now with much more clarity) speak: "Oh yeah, this is Unwritten." A few seconds later, drums fill the empty space the synth occupied just seconds ago, in an exchange with a chopped vocal. And in the transition between the first two tracks of the album, its greatest strength is displayed: contrast. The chapters of Unwritten don't just blur into one another; each new track brings a refreshing chapter to the finished project. Both placed later on the album, "melt away" and "i hit the floor" use vocal manipulation and layering marking to memorable ends.
Dead Melodies
Primal Destination
On Primal Destination, U.K. dark ambient artist Tom Moore (operating under the name Dead Melodies) tells a wholly cinematic space-age tale of horror. Primal Destination really finds its footing in moment-to-moment changes for the bulk of its runtime: flashes of percussion here and there, additional instruments fluttering in for a moment or two. This keeps the listening experience engaging, permitting the use of largely unchanging main synthesis as the backbone of several tracks such as "Somatic Mutation," "Encounter," and "Subterraformed." Its title track is arguably the strongest, with Moore fusing environmental noise, deep bass growls, and chilling animal effects to form the perfect atmosphere.
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Ron Jons Surf Shop Sampler '18
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Over their current 20-year run, Landing have established themselves as a consistently versatile force in indie rock and shoegaze. The newest offshoot of the project—comprised of members Aaron Snow and John Miller—is Ron Jons Surf Shop, a psychedelic drone project smaller in scope than Landing, but a logical extension of their oeuvre. Sampler '18 is Ron Jons Surf Shop's debut, and it's an exercise in musical momentum. The EP begins with a pair of tense and intimate tracks consisting of wide, jangly guitar samples and unsettling, sporadic flashes of synth pads, and culminates in "A Sampling of New Electronic Music," a 10-minute spacey opus with meticulous sound design.
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MOREnet's Immersive Learning Lab: Empowering Educators with Technology
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High-speed Internet is redefining K-12 education in the US. Studies show that learning outcomes are better when technology is integrated into pedagogically sound teaching. Two vastly different California schools are showing the power of broadband by using the same digital learning tools.
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Powerful R&E connectivity enables musicians and actors to learn and perform together, although they are hundreds of kilometers apart.
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Highly networked planetariums are using "domecasting" — live broadcasting a planetarium show to audiences at other planetariums — to share the latest cosmic discoveries.
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego used satellite images from multiple sources to map and understand city growth patterns in India, with the help of computers trained to distinguish types of growth. The technology is also being used to identify refugee camps and schools in Africa.


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Huge Derby leisure project reaches major milestone
Published: 7 January 2021
Work commenced on the Derby City Council scheme in February 2020.
Work on Derby's Moorways Sports Village has reached an important milestone.
The steelwork and main structure of the building have been completed - allowing contractors to move on to cladding and internal fit-out, as the development moves towards opening in spring of 2022.
Progress on the site in Moor Lane, Allenton, has been maintained despite early challenges with storm water flooding and the need to ensure a Covid-safe environment for its workforce.
The team has excavated the tank for the 50-metre swimming pool and created the basement plant room area. The structural frame of the water park pool hall, soft play, gym and cafe elements of the build are also now complete.
Work commenced on the Derby City Council scheme in February last year and, when completed, it will significantly enhance the city's health and leisure offer.
Alongside the 50-metre pool, which can be split into three 25 metre pools, to give greater flexibility, there will be a learner pool and a water park, featuring two four-storey flumes, along with England's first wave-generating wow ball and wave rider slide. There will also be an indoor water playground area with mini slides and water jets.
The spacious, modern gym will be fitted out with the latest equipment and there will be three health and fitness studios, as well as sauna and steam rooms. A cafe will offer a range of refreshments and there will be a soft play area for young children.
Councillor Robin Wood, city council Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure, said it was exciting to see the scheme really beginning to take shape
This is a fantastic initiative, which will be of huge enjoyment and benefit to the people of Derby. It's great to see such good progress being made on site, residents and visitors alike will be excited to use this new facility.
Jonathan Gisbourne, project manager for Bowmer + Kirkland, the construction contractor, said the team was delighted that the main structure of the building was now complete.
We have been working hard in the ground and underground but the steels are now in and we have floors and roofs and something you would recognise as a building. Things will now change from quite a heavy, civil engineering project to internal fit out of the building.
As well as a major boost for leisure, the development is also good news for the local economy. Alongside Heage-based Bowmer + Kirkland, other local companies involved in the project have included Derby's M J Robinson Structures, who provided the building's steel frame.


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A great beach vacation entails much more than sunny skies and gorgeous beaches. Sure, beautiful beaches with smooth sand and crisp water are wonderful, but what really makes a great beach vacation are those destinations that offer more outside the beach.
The following 8 destinations all offer beautiful beaches, in addition to many recreational, cultural, and entertainment attractions. You will never run out of things to do when planning a trip to any of these fantastic destinations. Enjoy the list and be sure to add some of your favorite destinations in the comments below!
South Carolina is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. With over 60 miles of continuous world class beaches (known as The Grand Strand), South Carolina is an easy pick for a fun-filled summer vacation.
Myrtle Beach, one of the best places to vacation on the Grand Strand, and also one of the most popular beach destinations in the US (with over 14 million visitors per year), offers plenty of activities and lodging options for every budget and personality.
Beautiful sandy beaches, gorgeous waterfront resorts, and tons of activities (you will see the billboards as you arrive advertising Myrtle Beach as a destination with "over a million things to do"). You will soon find that this slogan rings true with more than enough activities and attractions to incorporate into your itinerary.
One of the best attractions is the newly completed (built in 2010) 1.2 mile oceanfront boardwalk. The boardwalk is perfect for a morning walk or bike ride (watch the signs as biking is only permitted during various times of the day). Along the boardwalk, you will find a handful of waterfront restaurants and unique shops.
While strolling along the boardwalk, you must stop for a ride on the 187 foot high Ferris Wheel, one of the largest in the US. The views as you circle around in the enclosed gondola seats are nothing short of amazing. Check out a few of the beautiful panoramic views you will experience during your ride. As you can see, there is no better place to photograph the beautiful Myrtle Beach coast. A small price to pay for such an amazing experience!
There are so many things to do in Myrtle Beach that you wouldn't possibly be able to cram everything into a single trip. Whether you are looking for a laid-back beach vacation or an entertaining summer trip, you are bound to have a memorable time. The beaches here are not only stunning, but also diverse, offering opportunities both for relaxation and recreation.
*Take a morning stroll along the beach. Enjoy a beautiful sunrise with the absence of the afternoon crowds. Take advantage of the cooler temps and gorgeous views. If you arrive early enough, you may even catch a glimpse of a dolphin swimming along.
*Take a walk down Pier 14. A walk down this scenic pier provides some of the best views of the beach and boardwalk. You can also visit the Pier 14 Restaurant for a great seafood lunch/dinner in a cozy waterfront setting.
*Enjoy a seafood dinner at one of the areas many waterfront dining options. Sea Captains House and Ocean Front Bar and Grille both offer outdoor seating with fabulous views.
*Check out Broadway at the Beach, the best shopping and dining destination in Myrtle Beach. Here, you will find all the familiar themed tourist restaurants such as Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, and Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. You will also find a selection of shops, bars, and attractions.
The must-see attraction (if you only have time for one) is Ripley's Aquarium, "South Carolina's most visited attraction." The highlight here is the amazing 300+ foot tunnel that you walk underneath as you view the sharks and other marine life swimming up above you. A really cool experience!
*Plan an evening at a unique show. Myrtle Beach has no shortage of interesting entertainment options. There is always something going on no matter what time of the year you visit. The Carolina Opry, Legends in Concert, Medieval Times, and Pirates Voyage Dinner Adventure, are just a handful of the current shows available. A show is the perfect nighttime activity after a full day spent at the beach. Take some time to relax and recover from all that time spent in the sun!
Other interesting activities to add to your itinerary: dolphin and sunset cruises, Myrtle Waves Water Park, mini-golf (there are dozens of options), water sports (para-sailing, kayaking), and scenic helicopter rides, just to name a few.
Where to stay: Myrtle Beach offers plenty of lodging options for any budget,ranging in price from $50-60 for your basic 2 star motel/hotel to several hundred for the luxury resorts. A great mid range option is Island Vista Resort, a luxury all suite resort located directly on the beach. Amenities include: indoor and outdoor pools, a lazy river, spa services, and an excellent waterfront restaurant called The Cypress Room.


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Who is Adama Traore and why are there protests across France in his name?
More than 20,000 people took to the streets of Paris on Tuesday night while other protests took place around France calling for 'justice for Adama Traore' - but who is he and why the protests?
Published: 3 June 2020 08:11 CEST
All photos: AFP
Thousands gathered in Paris for protests which were largely peaceful, but ended with scuffles with police, tear gas and street furniture set on fire.
Already many supporters before the Porte de Clichy court for the #JusticePourAdama rally . pic.twitter.com/vpVPK9f1NT
— Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) June 2, 2020
The protest started in the late Tuesday afternoon outside a court in northern Paris, before projectiles were thrown and the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, AFP journalists witnessed.
Sporadic clashes broke out near the city's main ring road, with stones thrown at the police, who responded by firing rubber bullets.
Some protesters burned bins, bicycles and scooters to set up flaming barricades on the streets.
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner responded by saying that "violence has no place in a democracy".
Other protests were held across France, with 2,500 people attending a rally in the northern city of Lille, 1,800 in Marseille, and 1,200 in Lyon.
What was the protest about?
The protest was sparked after a verdict on Friday in a four-year investigation into the death of Adama Traore, who died after being arrested in 2016.
Paris police chief Didier Lallement refused permission for the march, but organisers – including Adama's sister Assa – decided to go ahead anyway.
Among the banners calling for 'Justice pour Adama' were many referencing George Floyd, the American man whose death at the hands of police has sparked protests across the US. Many in Paris also took to one knee, in an echo of Colin Kaepernick's protest against police brutality and had slogans in English including 'Black Lives Matter' and 'I can't breathe' echoing the US protests.
Who was Adama Traore?
A 24-year-old man born in the Paris suburb of Beaumont-sur-Oise who was arrested in 2016 after a dispute over a police identity check.
After a brief chase he was arrested and one of the three arresting officers has told investigators that they pinned Traore down with their combined bodyweight.
Traore lost consciousness in their vehicle and died at a nearby police station. He was still handcuffed when paramedics arrived.
Since then, there have been four medical reports into the cause of his death, with experts failing to agree whether the cause of death was suffocation after the police pinned him to the ground or whether his underlying medical conditions and possible presence of drugs in his body contributed to his death.
Is this type of incident unusual in France?
Sadly, no. France's black and North African communities have frequently made accusations of bias and violence against French police and racially mixed areas – in particular Paris' northern suburbs – have seen regular clashes with police and accusations of police brutality.
READ ALSO Investigation launched after Paris police allegedly caught on video making racist comments
During the lockdown there were several nights of running battles between police and locals after a motorcyclist was seriously hurt during a police stop.
In May the French-Algerian actress Camelia Jordan caused a storm of protest when she said that people "get massacred" by Police in the Paris suburbs because of the colour of their skin.
Over the years there have seen a string of high-profile cases, including the death of two young men during a police chase in 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois which lead to three weeks of rioting.
More recently the Paris suburb of Les Ulis saw rioting over a case in which a youth worker named Théo was beaten and allegedly raped with a police baton.
During 2019 there was a national conversation about police violence after injuries during 'yellow vest' protests, but many campaigners said this problem had existed for years in areas that are poor, racially mixed and largely ignored by the media.
READ ALSO How the 'yellow vests' forced France to talk about police violence
What do the police say?
French police chiefs do not accept that there is a problem with violence or racism within their ranks.
Paris police chief Didier Lallement, who had denied permission for Tuesday night's protest, earlier on Tuesday wrote a letter to police officers defending their conduct.
He said he sympathised with the "pain" officers must feel "faced with accusations of violence and racism, repeated endlessly by social networks and certain activist groups".
The Paris police force "is not violent, nor racist: it acts within the framework of the right to liberty for all", he insisted in an email to the city's 27,500 law enforcers.
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Paul Roberts - 3 June 2020 at 20:27 CEST
Police and power is an old chestnut.
The police are, notionally, civilians in uniform. They are not supposed to be an elite, military, fighting unit. They do, however, have a strict hierarchy and constantly play in-house competitive games; car snooker, for instance, whereby booking a red car gives the right to "pot" a colour (yellow to black) – and so on – until the game is won.
This gives rise to gross injustice on the streets.
French police, however,(along with most other continental police forces) carry guns on their hip and/or are otherwise armed. This, I suggest, alters the dynamic considerably.
Generally speaking; crowd threat or actual violence comes about at the end of a gathering or protest. Rarely, unless it is a quasi-military assault, does it manifest itself at the beginning.
I have known (still know) many UK police officers. Most, (not all) when tested under one-to-one conditions – a rugby match, say – prove to be cowardly. They only become 'strong' or emboldened, individually, when they are surrounded by 'the team'. (I have played – including against the Met' Police – and coached rugby at a reasonably high level and, thus, feel qualified to make this observation).
It does not take three people to 'subdue' a handcuffed person. Such an act is that of the emboldened one taking the lead in a weak group; the others, then, join in so as to appear unified and strong. There is, also, the misguided concept of the 'safety-in-numbers' mentality; that no one individual is accountable if everyone joins in.
I don't necessarily believe french police are that much different to any other police force within a democracy but the 'macho' profile, and associated bullying mentality, can bring about aberrational behaviour when under pressure to take control.
Of course, none of the above excuses a police officer killing another human being except under the most exceptional of circumstances.
Arresting someone is NOT exceptional.
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Two mountaineers killed and 9 injured in ice fall in Swiss mountains
A Frenchwoman and a Spaniard were killed and nine other mountaineers were injured on Friday in an ice fall in southwest Switzerland, police said following a rescue attempt involving several helicopters.
Published: 27 May 2022 17:22 CEST
Police received calls at 6.20 am reporting that mountaineers had been caught up in falling seracs — columns of glacial ice formed by crevasses — on the Grand Combin, a glacial massif near the Italian border in the Wallis region.
Seven helicopters with mountain rescue experts flew to the scene, finding 17 mountaineers split among several groups.
"Two people died at the scene of the accident," Wallis police said in a statement. They were a 40-year-old Frenchwoman and a 65-year-old man from Spain.
Nine mountaineers were airlifted to hospitals in nearby Sion and in Lausanne. Two of them are seriously injured, police said.
Other mountaineers were evacuated by helicopter.
The regional public prosecutor has opened an investigation "to determine the circumstances of this event", the police said.
The serac fall happened at an altitude of 3,400 metres in the Plateau de Dejeuner section along the Voie du Gardien ascent route.
The Grand Combin massif has three summits above 4,000 metres, the highest of which is the Combin de Grafeneire at 4,314 metres.
The police issued a note of caution about setting off on such high-altitude expeditions.
"When the zero-degree-Celsius isotherm is around 4,000 metres above sea level, it is better to be extra careful or not attempt the route if in doubt," Wallis police said.
"The golden rule is to find out beforehand from the mountain guides about the chosen route and its current feasibility."
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It gets off to a good start with Spam - not the Python variety, but that irritating stuff which pops up when you least expect it - and Scott's irritation with the e-world is also wittily explored in the second track, My iPad Has Tuned In To Hank Williams. However, the listener is soon brought down to earth with songs dealing with issues such as child labour, a fatal RTA and the sad death of an elderly man (Billy Gibson's Things - my favourite track). Fortunately, not too many tissues will be needed, as lighter tracks regularly lift the mood.
It's not easy to put Pete Scott's music into a neat pigeon-hole. Acoustic it certainly is, and contemporary folk a lot of the time, but there are also country influences and a couple of cheerful ragtime arrangements.
I do feel I have to take issue with the title of this CD. Good as some of the songs are, I suspect that not many will finish up in others' repertoires, for two reasons: firstly, Pete Scott's delivery is not always easy to assimilate, and, secondly, not all will warm to his habit of splitting lines and words to achieve rhymes. As for the Jokes To Tell, well, there simply aren't any, although there are plenty of humorous moments in some of the songs.
Pete Scott is a witty and insightful singer/songwriter, but I think I prefer the late Jake Thackray.


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The entertainment industry provides us with culture, but so does science — and not just the kind of culture you can grow in a lab dish. Entertainment editor Emily Yoshida and science editor Liz Lopatto guide you through the week's cultural events, both in the arts and sciences. The series finale aired on September 9th, 2016. For more on what's happening now (and next) in science and culture, listen and subscribe to The Vergecast.


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S.2652 Cosponsored — Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act 06/19/18
S.3080 Sponsored — A bill to reauthorize certain agricultural programs through 2023, and for other purposes. 06/18/18
S.3073 Sponsored — An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. 06/14/18
S.3046 Cosponsored — Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2018 06/11/18
S.3003 Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General. 06/06/18
S.2988 Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and harassment based on protected categories. 06/05/18
S.2994 Cosponsored — A bill to deter, prevent, reduce, and respond to harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and harassment based on protected categories. 06/05/18
S.2952 Cosponsored — Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act 05/29/18
S.2931 Cosponsored — A bill to develop national milestones to measure success in curtailing the opioid epidemic. 05/23/18
S.2764 Cosponsored — Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018 05/22/18
S.2897 Sponsored — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system. 05/22/18
S.2863 Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 05/16/18
S.2835 Cosponsored — PRINT Act 05/14/18
S.2503 Sponsored — Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act 05/09/18
S.2680 Cosponsored — Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 05/07/18
S.2774 Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program. 04/26/18
S.2752 Cosponsored — A bill to provide a Federal charter to the Fab Foundation for the National Fab Lab Network, a national network of local digital fabrication facilities providing universal access to advanced manufacturing tools for learning skills, developing inventions, creating businesses, and producing personalized products, and for other purposes. 04/25/18
S.2369 Cosponsored — Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 04/25/18
S.2325 Sponsored — Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act 04/24/18


Earlier this year Matt Beehner made a complaint to the Attorney General's office in Boise accusing County Commission John Hansen of Illegal conduct. Beehner claimed that Hansen violated the law when Sheriff Mike Gunderson hired Johnny Ramirez as Deputy Sheriff. Hansen did not hire Johnny and had nothing to do with hire. Johnny is his grandson.
The Attorney General's office threatened to file criminal charges against Hansen if he did not resign from office. Hansen employed a private attorney and that attorney advised Hansen that he did not feel Hansen violated any Idaho Statutes and valid defenses were available to Hansen if any changes were filed against him. Johnny learned of the threatened action and rather than put his grandfather through the stress, pressure and expense of defending any criminal charges that might be filed, he resigned his position with the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office.
Johnny was valuable deputy and veteran of three combat tours serving his country in the Middle East. He served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He was a frontline combat soldier and honorably discharged from the Army.
Upon Johnny's discharge he worked in various location and finally settled in Wallace to be near his daughter. He decided to pursue a career law enforcement, following in the footsteps of his father, John Ramirez, who served for many as a Shoshone County Deputy Sheriff. Because of the petty acts and conduct of Beehner, Shoshone County has lost another Deputy Sheriff and our County is once again having to "eat" the cost of sending a deputy through the Post Academy to be certified for work in law enforcement.
Is this how a candidate for the County Commissioner's position should treat veterans? Is this the type of person that you want representing you and drawing a paycheck out of your tax dollars?
I urge you to vote for John Hansen as Commissioner.


Hello Kitty has released a new music video for its furry heroine. The new video/trailer plays what is described as a "fabulous catchy tune" and shows a snippet of gameplay from Hello Kitty Online – the Multi-Player online game.
It's upbeat, cheery pop, a shortened version of the new HKO song "The World is Saying Hello" by The Sanrio Digital Frequency. Tantalisingly the full tune (and something a little extra) is available online somewhere in the game, so you'll have to log in to HKO to hear the full version. Hint: you'll hear the full song in one of the places seen in the video.
Enthusiastic Youtube comments include: "must find full song new life goal in progress". My favourite bit is the telephone chat at the beginning, that's how I'm going to start all telephone conversations with my friends from now on.
Watch below. Be happy. Say hello.
:) by saying hello in that accent.


A fun-filled day of harmony singing taught in Chris's unique style: lashings of humour, oodles of fun and a firm, but gentle hand on the steering wheel.
"Thank you so much for such a great day, the choice of pieces was perfect and we both enjoyed ourselves. You are such a good teacher and we came away inspired and looking forward to the next London singing day."
The Church on the Corner is a light and airy venue just 8 minutes walk from Angel tube station.
We'll be learning songs from a range of cultures and traditions across the globe, all arranged especially for voice only.
As always, Chris will teach everything by ear (no need to read music). No previous experience needed – just bring yourself and have a go. Whether you've only ever sung in the shower, or you're already in a choir, there will be something here for everyone. All in a fun, friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
"I'd like to express my appreciation and gratitude for yet another of your joyous days of song. You create a playful space of generosity, gentle humour and creativity – it's fab!"
"I was amazed when we came to the recording at the end by how much we had done and how varied the songs were. It was hard work, very intensive but most absorbing and enjoyable. Lovely people to meet as well, and great working together."
"What a fantastic day it was on Saturday, I can't believe we made such beautiful music together thanks to you and all your great preparation, skill and hard work, what a joy!"


We get an exclusive look at Electronic Arts and Griptonite Games' portable counterpart to the upcoming Lord of the Rings RPG.
The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age is the latest game based on Peter Jackson's cinematic interpretations of the classic J.R.R. Tolkien series. While the console versions of the game have taken a very traditional RPG approach, the upcoming Game Boy Advance game from developer Griptonite Games offers a change of pace that manages to take an equally unique tack. The GBA game offers up a tactics-style experience that's nicely suited to Nintendo's portable hardware. We had the chance to get an exclusive look at the game and see how the battle for Middle-earth plays out in miniature.
Steve Gray, the executive producer, tells you more about The Third Age. Click "stream" for a larger view.
The game will feature a single- and multiplayer mode that will let you play as the forces of good or evil. The single-player mode lets you play through the game as one of three generals on either the dark or the light side. Gandalf, Aragorn, or Elrond are on hand to represent for the side of good, while Saruman, The Witch King, and The Mouth of Sauron, are poster children for evil. Each general has unique attributes that affect his performance in battle. Your main general will be supported by secondary characters, also broken up into good and bad affiliations. Your support characters will be made up of familiar faces from the films, and you will have some hidden folk to unlock as well. The multiplayer mode will support wired and wireless connections between two GBAs, so you can duel with a friend.
The basic structure of the game is a straight dose of turn-based strategy action mixed with some interesting variations that freshen things up. Battles are played out over three separate flanks that you'll alternate between using the GBA's shoulder buttons. Each turn will randomly assign you command points to use on each flank at the start, based on your general, which will let you move your troops and attack. As you'd expect, you'll have an array of troops at your disposal, ranging from standard melee fighters to range and horseback units. Each unit will have different attributes and attack ranges that you'll have to use effectively in order to win the day. In between battles you'll be able to buy upgrades and buff out your general, which is pretty much a must for later in the game. Once you get past the basics of the game's mechanics you'll find that there's a good amount of depth to be discovered and mastered in the battles. Fortunately, you won't be thrown to the wolves as you play the game, thanks to optional tutorials that fill you in on the finer points of combat.
The graphics in the game are a detailed mix of static backgrounds and character sprites that animate smoothly. The presentation makes use of a top-down view that is intercut with animated sequences when your forces engage the enemy, which is similar to old-school Shining Force--hardly a bad thing.
The fight for Middle-earth will play out tactically on the small screen this November in The Third Age.
The audio in the game is low key and incorporates some decent re-creations of the film score. The sound effects get the job done, but they are a little too understated for our tastes. You'll hear some small sound bites, such as grunts and battle cries, from the assembled forces of good and evil during the heat of combat that are nicely implemented.
From what we've seen, The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age is shaping up to be a unique tactics-style game on the GBA. The gameplay is fairly accessible, although some of the higher-level strategy elements will force you to use your brain. The graphics are well done on the Game Boy Advance and are complemented by good audio. Ring-heads and strategy fans will both want to keep an eye out for the game when it ships this fall alongside the console versions of The Third Age.


With the crisp air of fall settling in and the State Fair roaring to a close, it is time to review the long Spring and Summer and harvest whatever lessons life has offered me during my much needed break. As my Sabbatical draws to a close, I can reflect on some of the ways my time off has changed me, as well as what about me has remained the same.
The constant is, and will always be, my interest in working with and I hope helping the children in my community. I confess that I looked at other opportunities in other areas of the country. But it was too difficult to leave the kids I already know and I could not escape the feeling of having unfinished business. I have always felt loyalty is the strongest of virtues.
What has changed is my understanding of the need for full and clear communication, not only between myself and the children who are my patients, but also and especially with the parents and families of these kids. I realize in retrospect that the pressures of being involved with such a busy practice did not allow me to spend as much time as I should have explaining my thinking and trying to understand the concerns and expectations of all involved. I was able, during my break, to talk to a number of practitioners about how they maximize communication, and although I can tell you that no one has it down to a science, I came away with a number of new ideas that I think will help. I also hope I never lose sight of the all-important trust factor that makes a successful doctor-patient relationship.
I, like many Americans, spent the summer trying to grapple with changes in policy as the Affordable Care Act begins to take effect. I promise not to get overly political, but I find the ACA to be a tremendous opportunity to improve health care delivery, especially in the pediatric specialties. For one thing, more children will have insurance and access to quality care. For another, the law promotes communication and cooperation between specialty doctors and referrers and between doctors and hospitals. And although it does not seem so right now, I think it will ultimately empower patients in the management of their own care. Obviously, there is much more to see before anyone can make the final determination about the law.
Most importantly, my Sabbatical gave me an extended opportunity to spend time with my family and to relearn the importance of family ties. This time enabled me to work with my son, a Second Year student at University of Virginia, on a number of creative outlets. Through his encouragement, I sketched and wrote. He even got me to start running regularly, which I would have bet could never happen. I took voice lessons, which I had promised myself for a long time now. I accompanied my wife on travel that I would never have been able to do had I been working – and so, I saw Brazil for the first time and attended the Gala Opening of the American Ballet Theater in New York City, among other adventures. Throughout it all my family was a source of comfort and inspiration.
Perhaps most satisfying, I had the time to work with my father, Henry, an esteemed orthopaedist living in semi-retirement in Boston, on a book on Genetic Conditions in Orthopaedics, which has been published and is available to anyone who has absolutely nothing better to do. We even included my son in the project as he designed the cover art (see below).
Overall the strength and support of my family has reinforced the importance of engaging the families in my clinical endeavors. And although I have enjoyed my time away, it is definitely time to return to work and try to put my new-found ideas into practice.
Can the history of the world hinge on a back brace?
England is abuzz with the news today that a skeleton found beneath a Leicester parking lot is in fact that of the infamous King Richard III. The king was slain during the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22 (my birthday) in the year 1485 at the age of twenty-seven. His short reign as the last Yorkist king of England at the very end of the Wars of the Roses was notorious for murders and family cabals, immortalized in a rather nasty and politically charged play by William Shakespeare. Although there is a Richard III Society in England sworn to reclaim the reputation of a ruler they feel was unfairly maligned, there is no denying that his reign was shaded by mysterious deaths (his brother George, the Duke of Clarence, the Princes of the Bloody Tower and even his wife, Anne Neville) and by other percieved misdeeds.
One of the great mysteries about Richard, and a fact that seems to make him the perfect Pantomime villain is his appearance. Shakespeare has the king describe himself as "rudely stamp'd" and "unfinished, deform'd." Comment is made in the play and in other chronicles about his halting gait and deformed feet. And his twisted back is probably his most notable feature. In time he was known to the theater-going masses (and thus to posterity, such is the power of Shakespeare) as the Hunchbacked King. However, contemporary portaraits show a troubled but well-appointed young man, with no evidence of rib prominence. Of course who would paint the king with warts and all?
The findings in the Leicester parking lot are particularly breathtaking, largely because Richard's skeleton is unquestionably scoliotic. The spine as reconstructed appears to have an unbalanced sixty or so degree right apex curve centered at the 7th Thoracic vertebrae. There are modest rib anomolies, but no evidence of any significant chest wall deformity. As for the rest of the skeleton, besides the obvious war wounds, there is not much in the way of other deformity. The jaw is somewhat jutting, but this was not an uncommon trait in Europe's ruling families even at this early time. Although Shakespeare and others would have us believe that Richard was clubfooted with a short limb, the remains of the legs seems proportional. Although the feet are not seen in the reconstruction, the shin bones appear normal, with none of the secodary signs of untreated deformity.
Although I am aware of no pedigree regarding deformities in the English Royal family at this time, there does not seem to be any record of heritable spinal abnormality. If there were, I think, Richard's curve would have been less remarkable even to the poison pen of the Bard. Richard had one son, who as far as we know had no spinal curvature and no evidence of a syndrome.
In short, Richard did not seem to have any horribly deforming syndrome, but probably had an untreated idiopathic scoliosis. His gait was probably disrupted by the trunk imbalance and the rotation of the spine which frequently leads to apparent leg length differences.
Obviously in the 1460s there were no orthopaedists lurking around the courts, least of the pediatric variety. But from what I can see from the pictures, I think Richard's curve would have been very amenable to bracing, and if all else failed to a fairly straightforward corrective surgery.
It is hard for me not to imagine how life would have changed for the young and apparently dashing prince, brimming with the confidence of a corrected spine and straight stature that we often see after surgical correction. Would his bitterness have softened, his ambitions been less brutally driving? Would the poor princes of the tower have been spared and the many crimes which are associated with Richard's legacy never have occurred?
What would Shakespeare have written about then?


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Tunel Merdare (v srbské cyrilici Тунел Мердаре) je železniční tunel na trati Doljevac–Kosovo Polje. Směřuje do Kosova u hraničního (administrativního) přechodu Merdare. Tunel neslouží k železniční dopravě a je opuštěný. Jednokolejný tunel má celkovou délku 1730 m. Podchází hranici mezi centrálním Srbskem a Kosovem.

Tunel byl vybudován na přelomu 30. a 40. let 20. století, v souvislosti s výstavbou železniční trati z Niše do stanice Kosovo Polje nedaleko Prištiny.

V závěru 90. let byl tunel v souvislosti s válkou v Kosovu bombardován spolu s dopravní infrastrukturou na území Svazové republiky Jugoslávie letectvem NATO. Při bombardování byl poškozen, a proto v něm musel být přerušen provoz. Nebyla provedena nikdy sanace škod a tak nebyl provoz v tunelu obnoven.

Tunel sloužil po přerušení dopravy především pro pašování zboží a zbraní a případně jako trasa pro ilegální migranty.

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Železniční tunely v Srbsku
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Current methodology for sharing resources would involve having each resource be a share that an existing Horde user owns. Resources could be booked by including them as an attendee for an event.
My thinking is that people tend to view a person and a resource (such as a room, a mobile computer lab, etc.) as different items and for good reason. As a result, users will want to add people separately from how they add resources. As a result of that, there should be a distinction between the two when creating a new event. In addition, resources generally have other constraints to them. It should not be possible to double book a conference room, or to request that the same mobile computer lab be present in two different locations at once. Likewise, there is generally additional time needed before and after a meeting, to setup and tear down a room. So for scheduling purposes, it would be helpful to have a user-specified window before and after an event, that would tie up that resource as well.
There should also be some sort of automated processing of requests for resources as well (or at least provision for that). An organization could elect tohave a user approve all resource requests, in which case the current means of using a user-owned share for that resource would work (i.e. user processes iTip attachment for a resource request). However, that has drawbacks, as it requires timely response by a user, while resource scheduling is generally something you want to happen realtime. Also, a user may leave, change names, whatever, in which case the resource needs to be reassigned to someone else, which has to be done before that user's account is deleted. For that reason, I proposed the concept of a system share, which would be owned by Horde, accessible by default by a Horde Administrator, and extended to additional users by use of the Horde Permissions system (such that a normal user with appropriate permissions could also change resource allocation).
Free/Busy info could be extracted from the current Free/Busy page, with the addition of a new designation. Currently a designation of "u" returns a user's Free/Busy info, a designation of "c" returns the Free/Busy info for a share, and I'd propose a designation of "r" to return any additional constraints (such as setup/teardown time) that might be applied to a share. Essentialy "r" returns "c" + additional constraints.
each resource would correspond to a system-owned share,
each resource could have extensible time windows before and after, to allow for setup and teardown,
an automated but separate means to book resources, such that a user can select resources separately from people, submit a request, and that request is processed close to real-time by the system


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East Catholic rallied in the closing minutes to pull away from Windsor for a 95-81 victory to win its third straight CCC tournament title. The Eagles led by only one midway through the final period, but outscored the Warriors by 13 over the final four minutes to pull out the win.
In a game of spurts by both teams East Catholic had a ten point halftime edge and were up by as many as 13 early in the second half, but Windsor was able to battle back from each deficit until the final minutes. Joe Reilly led East Catholic with 27 points and Jamil Hornesby added 19 as the Eagles continued their perfect season, running the record to 24-0. George Gamble had 28 and Jordan Riley added 21 for the Warriors who dropped to 19-5 with their third loss of the season at the hands of East Catholic.
Top-seeded East Catholic made it to the championship game with wins over Bloomfield, Glastonbury and Bristol Central. Windsor, the #2 seed, advanced by beating NW Catholic, New Britain and Simsbury.