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Leon and The Peoples
Leon & The Peoples, an International Reggae and World Music Award (IRAWMA) nominee for their CD, "The Road Less Traveled," and winner of International Artist of the Year (Joe Higgs Reggae Awards) – is one of New York's hottest rising bands.
Leon & The Peoples features top-notch musical talent, high energy live performances, and a commitment to bringing their Reggae-Soul sound to a worldwide audience. The band has developed a strong following, especially amongst women. Leon and the Peoples has been featured on BET's top rated 106 & Park, ABC's Good Morning Chicago, and NBC Morning Shows. They have headlined at Central Park's NYC AIDSWALK Concerts (2003-2010), NYC Summer Stage, New Orleans International Music & Arts Festival, Atlanta's National Black Arts Festival, and Reggae on The River.
Lead singer & songwriter Leon's early years in NYC were filled with the sounds of Motown and classic artists like Nat King Cole, favorites of his father. However, it was Bob Marley's "Natty Dread" album, coming from a friend's window, that struck a special chord with Leon. This connection to reggae is especially evident when he performs with Leon and the Peoples. In his words, "I was always more comfortable with that style of music, because of the sultriness of the style — incorporates soul, rock, gospel, dance … everything which I love… it made me want to sing."
Leon first performed with a group called "The Young Lions" – this experience opened the door to his live musical performances. Once he started singing original tunes, he knew where he wanted to go, and this paved the way to the formation of "Leon & The Peoples."
As an actor, many fans worldwide flocked to theatres to see him in Disney's blockbuster hit "Cool Runnings". He soon graced many excellent storylines in film and TV such as "Above the Rim," "Cliffhanger," "Waiting to Exhale," HBO's "Oz," and "Crossing Jordan." During 2004 – 2005, Leon travelled cross-country, performing for packed houses in the theatrical version of the New York Times best-selling novel "Friends and Lovers." During 2007-2008, he toured the country again, playing the lead role in "3 Ways To Get A Husband." Leon made his film-singing debut playing a doorman turned reggae singer in "The Price of Kissing" (which he also produced), singing a memorable rendition of "Daddy's Home." He proceeded to further his musical roles in the dramas of Robert Townsend's "Five Heartbeats," "The Temptations," and the authorized biography of "Little Richard" as Little Richard himself. Leon was also in Merchant Ivory's "Side Streets" and Miramax's "Buffalo Soldiers," along with his memorable cameo role in Michael Mann's "Ali." Leon continued attracting fans when he hosted and produced BET's "L-Bow Room."
In 2008 Leon starred in the 20th Century Fox film "Cover," and in 2009, the Indie comedy "The Brooklyn Heist," as well the award winning series "Diary of a Single Mom". Upcoming movies include the drama "Soul Ties" and the romantic comedy, "Ex-Free."
Antonio Alejandro, a.k.a. Alex, began performing at the age of three in Santiago, Chile with a church group that sang door to door during the holidays. He sang and "played" a guitar that was more of a toy than an actual instrument. After migrating to the United States, his musical instruction began in elementary school. Violin was the instrument of choice, and Alex was part of a string ensemble that performed at different schools in the Boston area. By the time he reached high school age, guitar had become his main interest, and after graduating he spent two years in South America studying classical guitar in Buenos Aires, Argentina with Miguel Ferrer. He played in the subway system with folk musicians, and traveled throughout Chile learning and playing with various musicians and friends. After returning to the United States, he earned an Associates Degree in Music at a community college in Florida, and continued his education at the University of South Florida. During this time he played in bands that ranged from blues, rock, jazz and experimental music. He moved to New York in 2000 and started playing more jazz, electronic music, dub and reggae with different groups in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Long Island.
Curtis Bailey plays Electric Saxophone and has played every major venue in New York City, from Town Hall to The Village Gate to the prestigious Carnegie Hall. He has spent several years writing and producing tracks for various artists, and doing session work. As a member of "Unity Two", a recording and touring Hip-Hop fusion band, signed to the Warner Brothers label, Curtis performed worldwide. A testament to his versatility, Curtis has also been the musical director for an off Broadway play entitled "Tomorrow."
Leslie Rochelle sings lead and background vocals. Leslie's professional music career began in Detroit in 1997. During that time she performed for Carnival Cruise Lines, on the Fantasy Cruise ship traveling between Cape Canaveral, Florida and Nassau, Bahamas. By 2001 she was working with the Skillet Band, playing the best of rock and roll hits and oldies at the Motor City, as well as the MGM Grand Casinos in Detroit. She moved to New York in 2002 and became a featured singer with The Otis Funkmeyer Band, performing throughout New York City. She's been singing with Leon & the Peoples since 2005. The Metro Detroit native sites the array of incredible musicians from Motown Records, along with Chaka Khan and Prince, as her biggest influences. Her rock and soul background blends perfectly with reggae influences to contribute to the Reggae Soul vibe of Leon and the Peoples.
Patrice Anthony sings background vocals and began her musical career singing gospel music at the age of 14, in choirs along with Freddie Jackson and Paul Michael Lawrence. Patrice majored in music at C.W Post and formed a band called "Just Us" in 1979. Performing extensively across the U.S, they released an independent album called "Just Us". Recent credits include vocals on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, as well as American Express commercials, showcasing her versatility.
Cathy "Alexis" Layne, born in Queens, NY to Dominican, French and Trinidadian parents was raised in a culturally diverse family with a love for music and the arts. A seasoned performer raised and nurtured by The Peoples. Alexis writes, sings, and has toured the US and the world with Leon & The Peoples and Collie Buddz, among others, as well being a featured performer in the off Broadway gospel musical "Passion He Lives".
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Critical component of jail plan concealed from the public for 'optics': sources
December 12, 2019 Noah Goldberg
The Brooklyn Detention Complex in Boerum Hill. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle
A decision to reduce the size of four new jails was made months ahead of a contentious vote, but sources tell the Brooklyn Eagle that it was quietly withheld from the public in favor of political theatrics that could benefit the "mayoral ambitions" of City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.
Days before the City Council's vote on the mayor's borough-based jail plan in October, the members announced a big win: They had secured significant reductions in the heights of each of the four proposed jails in response to local concerns that the city was building massive towers of incarceration in their neighborhoods.
But according to numerous sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations between City Hall and the City Council on the controversial land use measure aimed at closing the violence-plagued jail complex at Rikers Island, the Mayor's Office had already planned on making the reductions to the facilities months earlier — but Johnson wanted to announce it as a council win just before the vote.
While some with knowledge of city politics say the desire for a publicity "win" for the council is an unsurprising part of the negotiation process, the last-minute nature of the announcement belied the fact that the reductions were planned by the Mayor's Office months in advance, the sources said.
One source with direct knowledge of the negotiations compared the performance of the council's height negotiations process to a "second-tier regional theater troupe."
"Was this the best way of handling something as massive and important as the dismantling and reshaping of New York City's jail system? Or would it have been better to put the public's interests ahead of the speaker's desire for good optics?" the source asked.
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at a press conference the day of the borough-based jail plan vote. Photo: Brooklyn Eagle/ Noah Goldberg
The Eagle confirmed the account with multiple people with knowledge of the negotiations between the City Council and the Mayor's Office. Sources spoke under the condition of anonymity in order to share information freely.
According to the sources, City Hall originally planned to announce the height reductions over the summer, before the land use measure even reached the City Council. The reductions in height were based largely on statewide criminal justice reforms to bail that will mean far fewer people incarcerated in the city pre-trial. The projected population of the jails started at 5,000 in the original plan, then dropped to 4,000 before ultimately falling to a projected 3,300-person detained population by 2026.
The Mayor's Office planned to include the height reductions in what was going to be presented to the City Planning Commission before the Speaker's Office told them not to, according to numerous sources.
"The Mayor's Office came to us with the height reductions and initially wanted to make the announcement on their own," a council source told the Brooklyn Eagle. "The Speaker's Office pushed back, asking that City Hall wait so the council could claim the reductions as a win before the final vote."
"They wanted the council to get more credit right before the vote," the council source said, noting it was not "the most honest way to frame things."
The same source noted that the heights win was important for the council from a public relations standpoint.
"It's obvious that Corey wants to run for mayor and be able to take credit for as much as he can," another source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told the Eagle.
Johnson's office disputed the claims.
"There were no delays in any announcement," council spokesperson Jennifer Fermino told the Brooklyn Eagle. "Reaching a consensus on jail population reduction and the corresponding building design changes required a lot of time and analysis."
Fermino said the mayor's and council's teams met until the end of the land use process trying to resolve "technical issues."
"The notion that we had this wrapped up months ahead of the vote and that it was all 'political theater' is completely untrue," Fermino said. "This story ignores the very real challenge we faced in estimating the jail population. It was one of the most important calls we had to make, and it came down to the wire. We had to get this estimate right in order to responsibly approve height reductions. Whoever you're talking to wasn't part of these talks and doesn't know what they're talking about."
A spokesperson for Mayor Bill de Blasio did not deny the timeline lain out by sources, but declined to comment on the negotiations or the timeline of the height reduction announcement.
At the City Council's only public hearing on the jail plan in September — after the Mayor's Office had already decided to lower the heights, according to the sources — Queens Councilmember Karen Koslowitz demanded of a mayoral representative that the height of the Queens jail in her district come down.
"The height of this building is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to me," Koslowitz said. "It cannot be that tall."
"We are absolutely committed to working with you to reduce the height," said Dana Kaplan, deputy director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice.
Koslowitz did not respond to repeated requests for comment on whether or not she already knew about the Mayor's Office's planned height reductions at the public hearing.
The council wanting credit for a perceived win is just business as usual, according to veteran political consultant George Arzt.
"That's just the way it is: Don't cut [the height]; let the council do it," Arzt said. "This is government. This is how things go down and it doesn't surprise me."
Betsy Gotbaum, who heads good government group Citizen's Union, argued that regardless of status quo, the process is not right.
"It may be the way government happens, but it shouldn't happen that way. Everyone is talking about how transparent they are and that's what is so upsetting about this," said Gotbaum. "If it's true, it's wrong. We want open government and these games shouldn't be played."
Update (3:40 p.m.): This article has been updated to include an additional quote from Jennifer Fermino, council spokesperson.
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Johnson is as corrupt as the Mayor. He is punishing the City Council members who had courage to say this is a bad plan by not allowing their voices to be heard. He is not fit to be Mayor or Speaker, pitting one minority community against another. No one wins.
Tribeca Trust December 12, 2019
Disgusting. Should have known. But how dumb these pols are! It wasn't just about the height, it was about the stupidity of expandig the jails, of closing Rikers instead of renovating and shrinking it, about reforming the system. It wasn't a Nimby issue, it was a policy issue. Boy did the pols get it all wrong.
Jack Brown December 12, 2019
Gotbaum was a do nothing Public Advocate. Typical go along pol.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/12/12/critical-component-of-jail-plan-concealed-from-the-public-for-optics-sources/

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Jacob Neusner Select Works on Jewish-Christian Relations (4 vols.)
by Jacob Neusner, Bruce Chilton
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Learn more about the relations between Jewish and Christian people throughout history, beginning with the emergence of Christianity in the first century. In this four-volume collection, Jacob Neusner, a distinguished scholar of Jewish Studies, contends that the shortage of dialogue between the two Abrahamic religions throughout history has resulted in a divide that makes it impossible for either side to understand the beliefs and traditions of the other.
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Evaluates the historical dialogue between Jews and Christians throughout history
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Title: Jacob Neusner Select Works on Jewish-Christian Relations
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Wipf & Stock
Volumes: 4
Resource Type: Monographs
Topic: Judaica
Individual Titles
Children of the Flesh, Children of the Promise: A Rabbi Talks with Paul by Jacob Neusner
God in the World by Jacob Neusner and Bruce S. Chilton
Telling Tales: Making Sense of Christian and Judaic Nonsense: The Urgency and Basis for Judeo-Christian Dialogue by Jacob Neusner
Jews and Christians: The Myth of a Common Tradition by Jacob Neusner
Children of the Flesh, Children of the Promise: A Rabbi Talks with Paul
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In this follow-up to his influential book, A Rabbi Talks with Jesus, Jacob Neusner, challenges the Apostle Paul to a debate about the true meaning and significance of Judaism. Drawing new boundaries for Jewish-Christian dialogue, Neusner contends that Paul misinterpreted Judaism and that this error has resulted in the widespread perception of Judaism as ethnic and particular while Christianity is understood as universally accessible. Neusner attempts to demonstrate how Judaism, too, may be considered universal. Just as Christianity presents an option to all of God's faithful, Neusner contends that Judaism's mediation of the voice of God at Sinai echoes across the entire world.
Rabbi Neusner challenges not only St. Paul but all of those who mistakenly think that Judaism is an ethnic religion, that is to say, a religion for a specific people without any universality of concern.
—Andrew M. Greeley, professor of social science, University of Chicago
In an age of ethnic conflict, this is a book as timely as it is generous and profound.
—Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi, United Kingdom
God in the World
Authors: Jacob Neusner and Bruce S. Chilton
In this book Jacob Neusner, argues that the classical documents of Judaism speak extensively about the diverse ways in which we meet God in the world. The counterpart in Christianity, argues Bruce Chilton, is meeting God in the incarnation of Jesus Christ. As heirs to the Scripture of ancient Israel, both Judaism and Christianity identify humanity as the worldly image of God. The two traditions agree that because we are made in God's image, we see God in the face of one another. The conception of incarnation is therefore as Judaic as it is Christian. The point of difference between the two becomes clear when we ask how incarnation is realized.
Bruce Chilton is the Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College. He also serves as chaplain and executive director of Bard's Institute of Advanced Theology. He is the author of several books on early Christianity, including Pure Kingdom: Jesus' Vision of God, The Glory of Israel, and The Temple of Jesus.
Telling Tales: Making Sense of Christian and Judaic Nonsense: The Urgency and Basis for Judeo-Christian Dialogue
Jacob Neusner, claims that Judeo-Christian dialogue is nonexistent; instead of dialoguing with one another, Christians and Jews have been exchanging monologues—parallel lines that never meet. This is because neither Christians nor Jews have viewed each other sympathetically. He proposes a new way of beginning dialogue by suggesting that Jews and Christians exchange stories in order to better understand one another.
What a fresh injection of intellectual and religious vitality into Jewish-Christian relations! Neusner opens up possibilities often either blocked or shunned on both sides.
—Krister Stendahl, Robert and Myra Kraft and Jacob Hiatt Distinguished Professor of Christian Studies, Brandeis University
Jews and Christians: The Myth of a Common Tradition
Jacob Neusner, proposes that "there is not now, and there never has been, a dialogue between the religions of Judaism and Christianity." He asserts that, from the very beginning, the Judaic and Christian religious worlds scarcely intersect. He calls for Jews and Christians to describe honestly and accurately their respective faiths, and by doing so, begin dialoguing with the each other. In this way, Jews and Christians can begin to grasp the ideas and practices of each other's traditions and beliefs and coincide harmoniously together.
About Jacob Neusner
Jacob Neusner is research professor of theology and senior fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College.


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Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCOR-net)
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As we all know, comparative effectiveness research is smokin' hot right now. We are all anxious to see what PCORI funding produces in the upcoming years. In December they unveiled PCOR-net, a highly innovative, clinical data sharing network. In a recent blog post, Dr. Francis Collins (who sits on PCORI Board of Governors) stated, "This initiative will provide an unprecedented opportunity to streamline clinical trials, empower patients, and build a solid foundation for personalized medicine." He goes on:
"PCORnet will be made up of two types of data networks: Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRNs) and Patient-Powered Research Networks (PPRNs). CDRNs include academic health centers, community hospitals, health plans, inpatient and outpatient hospitals and providers, Veterans' Administration clinics, pediatric hospitals and providers, private electronic health record companies, and many other health care groups. Utilizing electronic medical records, all of these organizations will build patient databases and a clinical trial infrastructure that can be accessed by researchers from many different organizations (including NIH), while protecting patient privacy and confidentiality.
"As the name suggests, PPRNs are patient-oriented groups united by a certain disease or condition. The successful groups receive support from PCORnet, and are charged with outreach, expanding networks of patients, and collecting standard patient data—all of which are critical for researchers looking to recruit volunteers for a clinical trial."
In December, PCORI distributed $93.5 million to 11 CDRNs and 18 PPRNs who will conduct pilot studies on data models over the next 18 months.
If successful, this single, overarching network has the potential to include over 100 million people across the US of all ages, ethnicities, and SES who have agreed to participate in clinical research.
Read the complete blog post here.
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Significant Budget Cuts Imminent For the National Institutes of Health
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Guest Blog by Luke Bouvier, PhD
In a notice issued a few days ago on February 21, the NIH released some additional details about its contingency plans if sequestration goes into effect this Friday, March 1, as scheduled. In order to hit the mandated 5.1% budget cut, the NIH "likely will reduce the final FY 2013 funding levels of non-competing continuation grants and expects to make fewer competing awards." Non-competing continuation awards, which have generally been funded this year at 90% of the previous commitment level because of the ongoing budget uncertainty, may see some restoration above the current level "but likely will not reach the full FY 2013 commitment level described in the Notice of Award." The NIH also confirmed that in the event of the budget sequester, each of the 27 NIH Institutes and Centers will detail its own approach to meeting the reduced budget level.
Science likewise reported that a press conference held at the NIH last week confirmed the bleak budget outlook. NIH Director Francis Collins and Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) warned that the coming sequester cut of $1.57 billion to the NIH's $31 billion budget would "slow scientific progress, delay clinical trials, and put a generation of young researchers at risk." Collins reported that "everything will take a hit," though Institute directors will be able to use their discretion in allocating cuts among programs such as single-investigator grants, centers, and intramural research. Referring to NIH staff and intramural researchers, Collins added that "we will do everything we can to try not to furlough or to lay off employees." Nobel Prize winner Carol Greider, chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Johns Hopkins University, also appeared at the press conference and lamented that the looming cuts could reduce NIH's grant success rate from an already-low 17-18% down to 15%, which would translate to a reduction of grants in the hundreds, forcing cutbacks in biomedical labs throughout the country. Collins confirmed that many high-scoring grant proposals have not received any funding yet at all because of the lack of budgetary clarity, adding that "some of that science is being held up as we try to figure out what resources we actually have in fiscal year '13." Though few observers now believe that the sequester cuts can still be averted by March 1, Senator Mikulski, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, hopes that the NIH cuts will eventually be remedied in a budgetary deal to fund the federal government through the remainder of the current fiscal year. That deal would have to be reached before the current Continuing Resolution expires on March 27, or else a government shutdown could result.
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Supreme Court Ends Stem Cell Funding Challenge
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On January 7, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Sherley vs. Sebelius, which effectively ends the legal challenge to the 2009 NIH Stem Cell Funding Guidelines. The Guidelines, which allow funding of most stem cell research, were challenged by two researchers who work with adult stem cells, James Sherley and Theresa Deisher, as a violation of U.S. law, which prohibits the NIH from funding research in which human embryos are destroyed. In 2010, a federal judge blocked the 2009 Guidelines, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed that decision in August of 2012, deferring to the NIH's judgment that it could fund research on stem cells from embryos that are not actually destroyed during the research. The Supreme Court's refusal to take up the case effectively upholds the Appeals Court decision and lifts the cloud of uncertainty over future stem cell research funding.
NIH Director Francis Collins welcomed the decision, stating that "patients and their families who look forward to new therapies to replace cells lost by disease or injury, or who may benefit from new drugs identified by screening using stem cells, should be reassured that NIH will continue supporting this promising research." Likewise, Amy Comstock Rick, president of the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, greeted the Court's decision as "a victory for scientists, patients, and the entire biomedical research community," noting that the NIH currently lists 198 stem cell lines on its registry, up from 21 in early 2009 when the NIH first implemented President Obama's executive order lifting President Bush's ban on funding for all but the most limited stem cell research. Bernard Siegel, spokesperson for the Stem Cell Action Coalition and Executive Director of the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI), applauded the decision as "a major victory for scientifically and ethically responsible innovative research" adding that while the legal challenge to the NIH's 2009 guidelines is now over, "we must remain vigilant against threats at state and other policy-making levels."
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Maxar Technologies to be acquired in $6.4 billion deal
WESTMINSTER — Maxar Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MAXR), a Westminster-based aerospace company specializing in satellite imagery, will be acquired by Advent International, a Boston-based private-equity firm, for $6.4 billion.
The deal comes five years after Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. merged with Westminster-based DigitalGlobe in a $2.4 billion deal, with the combined company renamed Maxar Technologies.
Under terms of the all-cash deal with Advent, the private-equity firm will acquire all outstanding shares of Maxar common stock for $53 per share. The price represents a premium of about 129% over Maxar's Dec. 15 closing price of $23.10.
The companies said in a press release that the transaction will enable Maxar "to accelerate investments in next-generation satellite technologies and data insights that are vital to the Company's government and commercial customers, as well as pursue select, strategic M&A to further enhance the Company's portfolio of solutions."
"This transaction delivers immediate and certain value to our stockholders at a substantial premium," Gen. Howell M. Estes III, a retired U.S. Air Force general and chair of Maxar's Board of Directors, said in a prepared statement. "Maxar's mission has never been more important, and this transaction allows us to maximize value for stockholders while accelerating the Company's ability to deliver its mission-critical technology and solutions to customers over the near and long term."
President and CEO Daniel Jablonsky said transitioning to a private company will enable Maxar to respond quickly to opportunities.
"As a private company, we will have enhanced flexibility and additional resources to build on Maxar's strong foundation, further scale operations and capture the significant opportunities in a rapidly expanding market," he said.
Advent has arranged debt and equity financing commitments to realize the deal, with funds advised by Advent committing $3.1 billion in equity and British Columbia Investment Management Corp. providing $1 billion.
The transaction agreement includes a 60-day "go-shop" provision that expires Feb. 14, during which Maxar's board will "actively initiate, solicit and consider alternative acquisition proposals from third parties." Maxar and Advent will pursue regulatory approvals of the deal during that process.
Maxar will continue to operate under the same name and will retain its Westminster headquarters, the company said. The deal is expected to close in mid-2023.


True Beauty Salon & Medispa is a large and busy independent beauty salon in Twickenham, offering an unusually wide range of beauty treatments including facials and peels, body treatments, hair removal, pedicures and manicures. The salon is a recognised stockist of major beauty brands including Dermalogica, Dermaroller and Elemis, Zeolight IPL laser treatment and more specialist non-surgical treatments such as Juvèderm and Restylane.
The salon was originally known as Beauty and the Beach and included a sizeable sunbed business. Two Lizards created their first optimised website in 2008, successfully building traffic to the site through a focused offer-based approach and creating a brand which could compete effectively with other local salons and salon groups. With the decline in tanning business, the client re-launched the salon late in 2014 as True Beauty Salon & Medispa and Two Lizards developed a new website to reflect its change of direction and brand.
For the new website, we needed to create a totally fresh image that not only built on the silver and white of the True logo but reflected developments in the beauty sector such as the emphasis on a 'clinic' ethos, the growing popularity of cosmetic enhancement and a holistic, relaxing approach to the whole salon experience.
We needed to maintain visitor numbers during the changeover to the new site and domain. And the launch of the new website presented an opportunity to strengthen the salon's ongoing digital marketing strategy with a more precisely-targeted and creative emailing campaign linked to specific offers.
To maintain ranking alongside a change of domain and total redesign, the new website retained much of its previous content but created faster, more visual primary navigation within a fully responsive format. The whole website was given a stronger product and offer focus, with responsiveness as the key quality throughout. This is now being developed through Two Lizards' digital marketing campaign, which manages new and existing client contact more effectively to drive clients towards appointments and product purchases.
The new website has already helped growth in visitor numbers and this is expected to increase as the email campaigns generate more clicks per month. Most importantly, the website can be seen to generate improved sales for the salon, and provides a firm foundation for future growth, based around the effective promotion of the salon's most profitable treatments.


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Damian Lewis: Spy Wars Shortlisted for Best Documentary – Feb 19, 2020
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BPG Awards
by Torin Douglas | Broadcasting Press Guild | February 13, 2020
Nominations for the 46th annual BPG Television and Radio Awards have now been released. The BPG Awards honor work that has been commissioned or premiered in the UK and screened in 2019. Prized by programme-makers, the nominations are chosen independently by TV and radio correspondents, critics and previewers.
Television nominations for this year's BPG Awards in the Best Documentary Series category are Thatcher: A Very British Revolution (BBC Two), shortlisted alongside Damian Lewis: Spy Wars (A+E Networks), and three BBC One series: Seven Worlds, One Planet; Spotlight on the Troubles: A Secret History; and The Repair Shop.
The BPG Awards lunch will be held at Banking Hall in London on Friday, March 13, 2020. The awards lunch will be attended by the winners, BPG members, leading broadcasting executives and sponsored for the fourth year by Virgin Media.
Congratulations to Damian Lewis and his brother Gareth Lewis on the nomination!
Read the rest of the original article at Broadcasting Press Guild
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Based on a true story of how against all the odds, an extraordinary woman and a champion racehorse named Dream Alliance, inspire an entire Welsh community to go on the ride of a lifetime and rediscover a sense of hope. A classic tale of triumph against adversity. Based on the documentary Dark Horse.
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Host Damian Lewis invites you into the world of clandestine ops as he examines some of the modern era's most remarkable intelligence and security missions. Through declassified items and firsthand accounts from high-ranking officials at the FBI, CIA, KGB, and MI6, he reveals stories of daring escapes, thrilling rescues, notorious spy swaps, espionage, and undercover stings, featuring a cast of double agents, moles, heroes, and traitors. The 8-part docudrama series first aired in 2019 on History Channel UK in 2019, then Smithsonian Channel US and Canada in 2020. Available for iTunes download. Spy Wars was shot on location in Moscow, Israel and London.
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"I'm a black man. But my name is Kyle," bespectacled comedian Kyle Grooms told a laughing Def Comedy Jam crowd. "Hard to get respect in the streets when your name is Kyle." But from the stage, this funny man is making his not-so-tough name one to know in the comedy game today. Grooms got his start in Miami working as a Univision art director. Though he recently returned to his home state of New Jersey, Miami claims him as its own because he worked his honest, unique perspective into hilarious acts on Magic City stages for a long time. And after 20 years honing his craft, he's blowing up the New York scene, making rooms like the Comedy Cellar shake with laughter. You may have seen Grooms on his own half-hour Comedy Central standup special, NBC's Last Comic Standing, or Chappelle's Show. He has also been featured on P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy, Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza, and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. You don't have to respect Kyle Grooms in the streets, but you will totally respect him after a solid chuckle-fest standup set.


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Boise Cascade Investing $17.5M In South Carolina Expansion
A strategic location and access to a skilled workforce led the manufacturing company to expand its Chester County, SC facility to meet growing demand.
https://businessfacilities.com/2019/06/boise-cascade-investing-17-5m-south-carolina-expansion/
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Boise Cascade Company will expand its existing operations in Chester County, SC. The engineered wood products and plywood maker and building products distributor is investing an additional $17.5 million in the facility in a series of upgrade projects.
(Source: Boise Cascade Company)
"South Carolina is strategically located to reach our East Coast and southern markets," said Executive Vice President Mike Brown. "With the state's strong manufacturing base, we've been fortunate to draw a skilled workforce from Chester and the surrounding communities, and we're always looking for talented people to join our team."
In 2013, Boise Cascade acquired Chester Wood Products, a softwood plywood facility. Boise Cascade has continued to upgrade its existing Chester County operations located at 1445 Lancaster Highway in Chester, SC, in response to growing customer demand.
"Boise Cascade's latest expansion in South Carolina continues to prove that there is no better place to be doing business," said Gov. Henry McMaster. "We look forward to seeing the positive impact that this new $17.5 million investment will have in Chester County."
In 2015, the company invested $23.5 million in a series of improvements to the facility, resulting in more efficient production capabilities and dozens of additional jobs. In total, the Boise, ID-based company now has more than 295 full-time employees at its Chester County location.
"The fact that Boise Cascade has decided to expand its Chester County operations speaks to South Carolina's pro-business environment," added South Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt. "I look forward to watching Boise Cascade thrive here for many years to come."
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Als Taskleiste, Startleiste, Taskbar oder Screenbar wird ein Abschnitt des Desktops von grafischen Oberflächen bezeichnet. Ihre Hauptaufgabe ist es, Computerprogramme zu starten und zwischen geöffneten und minimierten Fenstern zu wechseln.

Funktion
Eine Taskleiste kann verschiedene Funktionen übernehmen.
 Bereitstellung eines zentralen Funktionauswahlmenüs (Menüleiste des Betriebssystems)
 Anzeige zurzeit geöffneter Fenster (laufende Programme und angezeigte Ordner)
 Statusleiste des Betriebssystems: aktuelle Uhrzeit und das aktuelle Datum, Systemleistung, aktive Prozesse, geladene Dienste/Dämons, Systembenachrichtigungen
 Anzeige von sonstigen Widgets (Kleinprogrammen), beispielsweise Medienplayer-Bedienelemente.

Unterstützte Betriebssysteme
Eine Taskleiste stellen zum Beispiel folgende Betriebssysteme bereit:
 Windows (ab Windows 95): Die Windows-Taskleiste hat ein teilweise konfigurierbares Startmenü, eine Schnellstart-Leiste, ein Benachrichtigungsfeld und lässt sich an einem beliebigen Bildschirmrand positionieren.
 Unter Linux u. a. die Desktop-Umgebungen Gnome und KDE, ähnlich aufgebaut wie die Windows-Taskleiste.
 macOS verwendet für die Aufgaben der Taskleiste ein Dock.
 Ab Version 2 bietet MorphOS eine Schnittstelle zur Screenbar.

Grafische Benutzeroberfläche

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She covers 'Ring Them Bells' by Bob Dylan and 'The Tourist' by Radiohead. You hear an album sometimes and it becomes clear immediately that something special is going on. 'Run Away' features Sarah playing guitar, banjo and toy piano as well as singing of course. She writes the words and the music and has a good voice that isn't really a country music voice, but that's the genre people have tagged her with. If she's country, so is Bob Dylan. Talented musicians back her, this is her second album and she's still only 19 years old. Some of the playing is wonderful, the songs are very strong and the production is uncluttered allowing the strength of the music to come through. She's the kind of artist that would and maybe will appear on 'Later' with Jools Holland and wow an audience who have never heard of her before. Her voice is fairly soft and gentle yet rises to the occasion where it needs to. The touches of country music instrumentation fill out this largely acoustic/roots set. 'Annabelle Lee' isn't really Country music, it's proper singer/songwriter, American folk music. She's an American Laura Marling, if you will. 'Annabelle Lee' by the way is an Edgar Allan Poe poem adapted and set to music by Sarah. It's utterly stunning with wonderful lap-steel, violin and male harmony vocals. What was the word I was looking for? Bluegrass I suppose, yet she sure as hell beats all mighty out of Alison Krauss in our house.
Her Bluegrass tinged cover of Dylan's 'Ring Them Bells' eclipses the original. 'My Muse' comes in with husky vocals, a beautiful voice. The Radiohead cover may well annoy purists yet it's a sign that Sarah Jarosz wants to be more, much more than a mere genre artist. Madolin, Violin, Bass and Guitar accompany Sarah's vocals and the bass on the album deserves a mention, actually. It does what it's supposed to and more, it has a wonderful feel and fills in only where absolutely neccessary, the sound of this bass during 'The Tourist' whilst Sarah sings and achieves rare heights as a voice of purity is a thing to behold. Again, 'The Tourist' is a cover version that amazingly manages to better the original. When the original appeared on an album routinely hailed as one of the finest ever released, that's quite something. I should finish and just listen, because typing whilst listening is often distracting and this album is demanding I listen to it.


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Rapper Jay Electronica calls rabbi a 'coward' and 'devil'
Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center declined to respond directly to Jay Electronica, saying, "I'm not the issue."
By Jackson Richman
Rapper Jay Electronica. Credit: Abdul Aziz/Wikimedia Commons.
(July 27, 2020 / JNS) Rapper Jay Electronica called Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of global social action of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a "coward" and a "devil" following the rabbi's appearance last week on the podcast hosted by Nick Cannon, who apologized for the second time for making anti-Semitic comments on an episode last month of his online show.
"Rabbi Abraham Cooper is a COWARD who LIED to our brother Nick Canon about the history of the caucasian [sic] race. Ask him does he stand behind the VILE TEACHINGS of the Talmud? Don't be a coward next time Cooper you DEVIL," posted Jay Electronica in a series of anti-Semitic tweets on July 25.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper is a COWARD who LIED to our brother Nick Canon about the history of the caucasian race. Ask him does he stand behind the VILE TEACHINGS of the Talmud? Don't be a coward next time Cooper you DEVIL.
— J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A (@JayElectronica) July 26, 2020
Jay Electronica, whose real name is Timothy Thedford, also tweeted in support Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has an extensive history of anti-Jewish rhetoric.
"Sit down w The Hon. Louis Farrakhan or The Exec Council of The NOI and defend your claims and prove us wrong. WE are INDEED THE TRUE Children of Israel. And you are an imposter and birthright stealer as described in the scriptures. The ADL, THE WEISENHALL CENTER… BRING EM OUT," he tweeted.
Sit down w The Hon. Louis Farrakhan or The Exec Council of The NOI and defend your claims and prove us wrong. WE are INDEED THE TRUE Children of Israel. And you are an imposter and birthright stealer as described in the scriptures. The ADL, THE WEISENHALL CENTER… BRING EM OUT.
"We DEFY you to challenge us on these claims publicly. You LYING antisemites," added Jay Electronica, who also recommended reading Farrakhan's The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews.
We DEFY you to challenge us on these claims publicly. You LYING antisemites.
please make sure you read The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews. It is a MUST READ for these times.
The rapper subsequently posted tweets that included links to pages on the Nation of Islam website, including one titled "The Simon Wiesenthal Center: A House Built on Lies"; a post that reads, "ps, to my Christian family, do you know what the talmud says about Jesus and His Mother? also, what is a Goy?"; and a post with citations from the book of Revelations, Revelation 2:9 and Revelation 3:9.
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ps, to my Christian family, do you know what the talmud says about Jesus and His Mother? also, what is a Goy?
Revelation 2:9 states, "I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan." … They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan."
Revelation 3:9 reads, "Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee."
When asked by JNS, Cooper declined to respond directly to Jay Electronica, saying, "I'm not the issue."
Cooper said that he warned Cannon to "get ready for the blowback" following his apology to the Jewish community, citing NBA icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's column in The Hollywood Reporter that called out the anti-Semitic posts made by Ice Cube and Philadelphia Eagles player DeSean Jackson.
Abdul-Jabbar received backlash for the piece, including from Ice Cube, who tweeted, "Shame on the Hollywood Reporter who obviously gave my brother Kareem 30 pieces of silver to cut us down without even a phone call."
Cooper remarked that he is used to receiving backlash, saying that while "it's not pleasant," it is "important" for the black and Jewish communities "to sort of deal with reality and deal with the implications of that much hatred."
Jay Electronica


A mostly black community with its roots in farming, Goslyn, Virginia lay just south of the State's Capital. The once small, close-knit county had grown rapidly in the past two decades and boasted a population of just over fifty thousand. But the county's crime stats had grown as well, and the latest offenses included several break-ins and rumors of a meth lab. Time had brought many changes, and many of the longtime folks of Goslyn no longer recognized their community and longed for days gone by.
Goslyn PD Detective Olivia "Ollie" Winston loves her family and friends and shows it through her sense of humor. Just like her neighbors, she too worries about the recent events, and it's her job to find out who's behind the crime spree.
While investigating three burglaries, Olivia meets IRS Special Agent Maureen Jeffries who is pursuing a tax fraud suspect. Their cases are connected, and both soon discover they have much in common, personally and professionally.
A really wonderful book, a delight to read.
The fantastic opening chapter explained how the two young friends friendship between them was so close, and how supportive each girls family was, and the different gender preference of each girl. This set the tone for the whole book.
After setting the tone, Ms McKnight moved on to present day and once again reinforced the strength and love in the family, this time through the humerous encounter between Ollie and her grandmother and the tv!!! Encounters many of us have had similar experience of.
As the book progresses we are given relevant information about all her family, friends and significant others. All are which are carefully choreographed and woven into the story line in an interesting and fascinating way. Without almost realizing it odd discrepancies begin to reveal themselves, out of character behaviour is exhibited. The plot weaves its mystery and nothing is fully revealed until we reach the end of this marvelous book.
One nice touch was the revelation towards the end that secret first love can be revealed and reciprocated.
I think what drew me to this novel was not just the outstanding story line but the exceptional and beautifully portrayed family dynamics. A really different approach to an engaging and captivating novel.
Goslyn County is a really enjoyable read and stands out from many other lesfic crime novels. It is set in a black community and has a very positive and inspiring outlook that appealed to me. The crime part of the book was well plotted and kept my attention but for me the best part was the budding romance between cop Olivia and IRS agent, Maureen. I felt it was dealt with in a very grown up way and the characters themselves had a maturity and depth to them seldom seen in the genre. Olivia and Maureen meet through working on a case and there are tensions around this as Olivia's boss is intent on causing her problems. He implies there is impropriety and it causes the women to take things slowly until they are sure about it. I am glad the author decided on a slow burning romance as it made so much sense with these characters. The importance of family and community came through and made the minor characters so important to the whole novel.
author was trying to say.
the right places. Good read.


" Suite for ten " project was completed in 2016 by Spanish studio Egue y Seta.
There are those who travel to escape and those who do it to meet again. Those who gather with family for vacation thousands of kilometers away from home and those who like to host even when in a foreign country. For customers like them we have created " Suite for ten " a privately owned residence designed to accommodate a family of ten used to vacation " in style" , combining the comfort of the best "urban chic" hotels with the flexibility of one´s own home. It is finally time to say goodbye to suppletory beds and undercounter fridges!
This flat in Barcelona's Eixample neighbourhood can get accommodate up to ten without requiring a single sleeping bag; other ten can eat at a time, and if we´re talking about mere snacks and humorous chat, then another ten are more than welcome. Its broad social area organized into three contiguous living areas annexed to a large open kitchen well allows such density while promoting distended sharing.
Meanwhile, in its more private half, are three "en suite" bedrooms each with their own walk-in closet bathroom to which we access through an entrance hall that stands (again) as the "green" oasis in the very heart of this family suite which reconciles seemingly opposites: elegance and practicality; neutrality and distinct personality; the indoors and the outdoors; and the metallic sheen with the freshness of vegetation. All under an interior scheme that aims to bring light where there is little, amplitude where it is scarce, to communicate the previously disjointed and, above all, to provide comfort.
Comfort is key, both in hotel rooms and in this multiple suite. However, what perhaps distinguishes more the later from the first is its actual storage capacity: generous dressing rooms flanked by cabinets made in textile laminates while visually connected to their respective spacious bathrooms cladded in a sober combination of ceramic finishes and porcelain sanitary ware in the whitest of porcelains; concrete effect micro-cement, glass partitions, polished mirrors over wooden vanity tops.
Once clean and half-dressed we go to bed but before we read, the last four pages of a book, the back of our head resting against a fabric headboard framed in a backlit threshold mirror that manages to blur the edges of the room. Meanwhile our partner, sitting on the couch at the foot of the bed, watches the TV embedded in a thin wall cabinet made of oak that offers extra storage capacity. Because as you may well know: light traveling implies the possibility to store at destination, and when such destination is recurrent and shared by many, access to our own stuff becomes a necessary and enjoyable luxury.
For this very reason the kitchen has been equipped with a wide variety of high-end appliances, ranging from the inevitable induction cook top to a plate warming drawer, through a wok stove, a teriyaki grill, a built-in coffee maker or a wine cellar integrated into the refrigerator. Around a preparation and consumption double height two arm isle, this kitchen / dining area is presented as the ideal place to cook, eat and share in close connection with the indoor gardens that separate the area from the courtesy toilet and laundry; and, on the other end, from the living and home office rooms.
Here, the furniture repertoire expands itself to accommodate the most diverse forms of recreation and socialization, combining benches, stools, ottomans, sofas and armchairs with side tables, desks and libraries, all under an adjustable and sensual lighting scheme composed of technical ceiling mounted lights, architectural lighting strips and a series of decorative accent desk and floor lamps that manage to make the transition between day and night, or that from breakfast to party time as easy and natural as the need to continue to be all together.
Gather, collect and combine, these seem to be the keys to this new project by Egue and Seta in which the classics of contemporary furniture alternate with pieces of the latest trend, while the neutral tones of their textile or leather upholsteries; the natural and unvarnished wooden sheeting; and the organic fibre rugs and curtains harmonize with the worn out bronze lamps, the stainless steel from the kitchen and the wall mirrors.
All this earthy warmth and the softness of its touch, works as stylistic wildcard and amalgam, though deep down it really aims to provide the home, along with the vegetation placed amidst the indoor gardens under the false skylights, with an undeniable decorative appeal that will easily withstand aging and trends change. Meanwhile, hard coatings on their part, made up of wood faux oak, concrete effect porcelain and micro-cement, matt ivory plastic paints and fabric like wallpapers further underpin the aforementioned extended stylistic validity of the set, while facilitating maintenance and providing variety.
And what don´t we do for variety´s sake? Do we not travel, read, and browse everywhere in search of just that? Can we continue to travel kilometres in order to sleep in a hotel so similar to the one next door it may seem that we haven't gone anywhere? Do we have to prepare our coffee in a coffee maker by the sink in our next hotel room? Wouldn´t it be nice to meet you all next summer in Rio or Istanbul? You choose the spot and we´ll do you the next "Suite for ten″.


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Shining new light on solar cell development
An increase in the efficiency of solar panels may be on the horizon, as research from The Australian National University (ANU) reduces their current limitations.
ANU researchers have found a way to improve the performance of silicon photovoltaic (PV) or solar cells. This is done through the addition of "passivating contacts" between the metal and silicon parts of the solar cell, making it more productive.
"These findings will help push the performance of silicon solar cells closer to their theoretical limit," Mohamed Ismael, lead ANU researcher and PhD candidate said.
"Each day, the sun produces significantly more energy than needed to power the whole planet. The only limitation is our ability to economically convert it to electricity," he said.
PhD candidate Mohamed Ismael (left) and Dr Lachlan Black. Image: Supplied
Solar cells are devices that convert light energy in the form of photons into electrical energy. As it stands, solar cells aren't operating at their maximum capacity due to substantial electrical losses associated with the direct contact of metals with silicon.
"Transition metal oxides such as titanium oxide have many qualities that make them ideal as passivating contact layers," Dr Lachlan Black said.
"This isn't a new idea, but the way in which we combined these layers has produced better results and higher operating voltages than anything previously reported."
The research team is hoping to develop the technology to a point where it can be applied to industrial solar cells on a large scale.
The PV market is a multi-billion-dollar industry, with silicon solar cells contributing to 95 per cent of all commercial solar cells. They are predicted to remain dominant for the foreseeable future given their advantageous properties compared to competitors.
"If successful, we could see our technology in almost all new solar panels installed on your roof or utility-scale solar plants," Dr Black said.
Some practical issues still need to be addressed before the technology can be implemented, but the PV community is already working to solve these challenges.
"Improving the efficiency of solar cells guarantees more clean energy at a reduced cost. This not only helps to address climate change, but opens up new economic opportunities for this low-cost clean energy," Mr Ismael said.
The research paper is available online.
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Anna-Victoria Baltrusch (* 1989 in Berlin) ist eine deutsche Organistin und Hochschullehrerin.

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Anna-Victoria Baltrusch studierte an der Hochschule für Musik Freiburg Evangelische Kirchenmusik und Klavier. 2016 legte sie ihr Konzertexamen im Fach Orgel mit dem Prädikat "Mit Auszeichnung bestanden" ab. 2014 bis 2015 versah sie eine Kirchenmusikerstelle an der Ev. Christuskirche in Bad Krozingen. 2015 bis 2019 hatte sie einen Lehrauftrag an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig. Von 2016 bis 2021 war sie zudem als Organistin des Neumünsters in Zürich tätig und leitete von 2017 bis 2021 den Kammerchor TonArt Zürich. 2021 wurde sie zur Professorin für Orgel an die Evangelische Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Halle berufen. Am 24. Januar 2022 wurde sie zur Titularorganistin der Konzerthalle St.-Ulrich-Kirche ernannt.

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 2009: Internationaler Orgelwettbewerb der Bach-Gesellschaft Wiesbaden
 2011: Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD (2. Preis)
 2013: August-Gottfried-Ritter Orgelwettbewerb Magdeburg (1. Preis)
 2013: International Organ Competition St. Albans (2. Preis)
 2015: Internationaler Bach-Liszt Orgelwettbewerb Erfurt-Weimar (2. Preis)

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 Gustav Adolf Merkel: Weihnachtspastorale op. 56
 Johannes Brahms: Herzliebster Jesu op. 122
 Melchior Schildt: Pavana Lachrymae
 Maurice Duruflé: Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le Veni Creator op. 4 (Auszug)

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 Homepage von Anna-Victoria Baltrusch

Anmerkungen und Einzelnachweise

Organist (Kirchenmusik)
Hochschullehrer (Evangelische Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Halle (Saale))
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Geboren 1989
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Cavendish Clinic
When one thinks of medical facilities, the mental image that springs to mind is one often of cold, cramped spaces, unattractive green paint, aged linoleum, uncomfortable chairs and a distinct sense of unease.
Right from the start of the project, MMiD wanted to create a contemporary space that was the opposite of the usual reality. It needed to feel open, welcoming, comfortable and sophisticated, a place that would not only appeal to the multi-cultural clientele, but also shine above all other surrounding medical facilities in the Auckland area.
The original 1751 square metres of retail space encompassing eight units in two buildings on Cavendish Drive was sold to a consortium of medical professionals who wanted to create a specialist medical centre that included MRI, CT scanning, ultrasound, X-ray and Orthopedic consultation. Three units were combined with adjoining ramps to connect the various specialists together forming one supercentre that works seamlessly.
Establishing a good flow that wasn't repetitious was key to ensuring that the spaces never felt clinical. Although each reception area, sub wait and consulting room is unique from the other, the centre is tied together through consistent materials such as wooden screens, custom designed furniture and cabinetry, light fittings, and floor and wall treatments with differing pops of colours and textures. Abstract artwork and photography of birds and parrots injects colour sitting adjacent to tropical palm and basket weave wallpapers making the rooms feel alive. The different floor coverings were custom designed and coloured by MMiD and to provide a point of difference, a broadloom carpet was installed instead of carpet tiles, adding life to what could have been a typically generic fit out.
Traditionally a sterile and daunting environment, the MRI was a space they wanted to ensure patients felt relaxed and at ease. A ceiling mounted light box now takes the patient on a journey to the 'Pacific'. An interpretation of a contemporary pacific design is found around the walls in soft shades of green ensuring a feeling of calmness is kept within the space. The CT scanning, X-ray and treatment rooms feature rich tropical murals that provide a point of interest for the sometimes-overwhelmed patients. These bold designs and patterns are backdropped with Resene Half Cararra and Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream, warm neutrals chosen to enhance but not overpower the feature graphics.
No stone has been left unturned; bathrooms and staff only areas are featured with lively colours and patterns providing staff with an escape from the frontline. In order to continue a connection between the interior and exterior of the building, there is a direct and obvious link between the hues of colour in the carpet, signage and path-finding throughout.
Resene Half Cararra
Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream
Architectural specifier: Gulf Architects; Tash McIntosh Moorman, MMiD (McIntosh Moorman Interior Design)
Building contractor: DTR Solutions
Client: Auckland Ortho; SRGMRI
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The Sukhoi Su-80 (formerly known as the Sukhoi S-80) is a Russian twin-turboprop, twin-boom STOL transport aircraft.

Design and development
The Su-80 program was supposed to start in the late 1990s, but due to lack of funds, it was postponed for several years.  A prototype of the combined Freight/Passenger Su-80GP was built and its first flight was planned for early 1998, but the program was delayed again. The first flight of the prototype was at the 2001 MAKS in Moscow issued Zhukovsky.

On 4 September 2001, Igor Wotinzew started with the prototype, 82911, on his first flight. In early 2006, the Su-80 entered production in the KnAAPO factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

The first model of the turboprop transporter Sukhoi S-80 was shown at the 46th Paris International Air and Space Show, 2005. The plane is being developed by Sukhoi OKB and the aircraft factory in Komsomolsk/Amur under the "konversija" program. The aircraft is intended to replace the An-24/26, An-28 and Yak-40, and to compete with the Antonov An-38 . The design of the machine is very similar to the Scaled Composites ATTT and the Rockwell OV-10. It has three lift-generating surfaces: the primary wings; two fins at the rear of the fuselage which join the booms to the fuselage; and the horizontal stabilizer which joins the two vertical fins at the rear of the booms. Two General Electric CT7-9B turboprop engines are housed in bays at the front of the tail booms.

The sleek hull offers space for 30 passengers, and a "beaver-tail" cargo ramp is fitted at the rear of the fuselage, which allows for easy loading and unloading of cargo.

Operational history
 Eight aircraft from the second production (first definitive) batch were earmarked for delivery to customers.

Commercial orders
Blagoveshchensk Airlines, Chukotavia, Dalavia, the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise, and Polar Airlines all signed preliminary agreements to acquire the type. The KnAAPO factory airline was expected to be the Su-80's first operator.

Military orders
The Kazakhstan Border Guards tentatively ordered ten Su-80s, while the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force, Jordanian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Indonesian Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force all expressed interest.

Ultimately, no aircraft performed active service. In 2022, it does not appear that any of these aircraft are operational.

Variants
There are two different models of the Su-80. The four pre-series aircraft were of a short-fuselage design, while the fifth, sixth and seventh prototypes were stretched by 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) allowing an extra row of passenger seats.
 S-80PC (Su-80GP)  Combination Passenger and Freight carrier
 S-80TC  light military troop transport
 S-80A  Air Ambulance
 S-80F  Fishery patrol
 S-80PT  (patrol transport) for the Russian Border Guards, can be armed with machine guns, light auto-cannon, rockets, bombs, and surveillance devices.
S-80GE  Geological support
Su-80GP-100  Transporter

Specifications (Su-80GP)

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References

External links

 Sukhoi official page
 KNAAPO (the manufacturer's) page

2000s Russian civil utility aircraft
Su-80
Twin-boom aircraft
High-wing aircraft
STOL aircraft
2000s Russian airliners
Aircraft first flown in 2001
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Looking in the rearview of 2021, we wanted to know what lessons short-term rental property managers learned this year. And going forward, what are they expecting for 2022? We polled a few experienced veterans of the industry and heard everything from big bets for 2022 to thoughtful lessons learned to expert advice for property managers.
Ed Bray, General Manager at Beach Properties | Hilton Head, SC
In 2021, demand during COVID-19 periods fluctuated quickly, both positively and negatively. Occupancy levels were at all-time highs last year— which had a tremendous impact on our staff. For this year, I would advise short-term rental managers to pay closer attention to your occupancy levels. If you see similar trends in 2022, be sure to adapt your strategies to handle those levels with an appropriate level of staff.
In 2022, the first eight months of the year will equal or exceed 2021 in terms of occupancy and average daily rate (ADR), however, a market correction will begin sometime in the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2022. Once the market correction begins owners will need to adjust their strategies to ensure that they remain competitive in the market. Owners who offer value-added amenities will have a competitive edge over their competition.
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Similar to 2020, we had to face the uncertainty and unpredictability of 2021, and it kept us on our toes! The year started off with COVID numbers surging and more travel restrictions that forced us to continue to be flexible with our policies and our pricing strategy. As the year went on and reservations picked up, we faced the issues with sourcing inventory and vendors, but operationally we cannot always keep up with demand. Ultimately, the biggest lesson we learned is that we need to stay flexible and continually communicate with guests and owners to set their expectations according to this very unpredictable market!
The City of San Diego (along with dozens of other areas in the country) is in the process of creating restrictions on short-term vacation rentals. Nothing is set in stone yet so it's hard to say what 2022 will hold. This, with the addition of the aforementioned resourcing issue, makes 2022 feel pretty unpredictable. However, we were already able to secure some pretty solid bookings and revenue for our shoulder and busy seasons so I'm looking forward to it nonetheless!
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I would say that looking back at 2021 we learned that there is so much value in knowing our market and trusting the data.
We knew that before but it just went up to a whole new level in 2021. It allowed us to capitalize on a lot of opportunities and see upcoming obstacles before they got to us. For example, knowing the booking habits of our guests and the dates people were actively searching for allowed us to push higher rates when that prime booking window hit. At the same time, we saw a drop-off coming for fall, and we were able to pivot and reach out to traveling nurses to fill our fall nights with monthly stays.
For 2022, I believe the sky's the limit. We're already starting to see this come to life with summer 2022 bookings starting to trickle in as early as November 2021, earlier than ever before. Currently, 2022 is 119% ahead of last year at this time, March-July is up 145%.
For us, I don't see anything we won't continue but I do have one bet I will throw out there. At a recent industry event, I saw a stat that said roughly 50% of property managers were NOT using dynamic pricing. I bet the percent of property managers using dynamic pricing changes dramatically by next year for 2 reasons:
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A Visit to the North Bennet Street School
Student examples of tables
About a week ago Sally and I had a wonderful tour of the exhibitions and shops at the North Bennet Street School in the North End of Boston. The North Bennet Street School is one of the few vocational colleges in the United States. The school was founded in 1881 as the North Bennet Industrial School and served as a settlement house in what was then an area of tenements filled with new immigrants. The school offered classes and piecework employment for women and industrial arts classes for neighborhood youngsters struggling within the Boston public school system. The mission was to "enable immigrants to adjust to their new country by learning the skills needed for gainful employment" and the school offered an array of social services in addition to vocational coursework in keeping with this goal.
When I looked into North Bennet's history a bit, I was not surprised to learn that the school's philosophy was influenced by the Sloyd and Arts & Crafts movements - the founder, Pauline Agassiz Shaw, even hired Gustaf Larsson, a sloyd educator from Naas, Sweden, to develop a sloyd curriculum. The specific course mix, which at various points included sewing, pottery, printing, watch repair and sheet metal work, has changed, but the central mission of training students for employment using traditional methods and skill has remained fundamental to the school.
Currently North Bennet has 9 full time tracks: Cabinet and Furniture making; Carpentry; Preservation carpentry; Locksmithing; Jewelry Making and Repair; Piano Technology; Bookbinding, Violin Making & Repair; and Locksmithing. Continuing ed classes are offered in those disciplines and Weaving. The school's gorgeous building, the result of a 2013 move into two joined and renovated buildings (one a former police station and the other a city printing plant), at an airy 64,000 sq ft., is a far cry from the previous "cramped basement conditions". Most of the programs are 2 year programs, but Locksmithing runs 9 months, Carpentry "frame to finish" runs 1 year and Violin Making & Repair runs for 3 years. The school also offers continuing education classes in those fields and Weaving. Kristen Odle, who led the tour, has the title of Retail & Exhibit Manager, but radiates the kind of competence that makes you suspect she handles a bunch of things for the school. Kristen manages exhibits of the various programs and gave them all their due, coming up with imaginative ways to showcase their unique features (though locksmithing was allowed to preserve some secrets of the trade). You can see samples of students' finished work along with the tools used and various materials, such as a giant cast iron plate used in piano repair. Kristen offered a wealth of knowledge about the school, which had not been able to have its customary 'call for works' for the past three years because of Covid. It was therefore a particular pleasure to see students at work in the various shops and to speak with Jeff Altpeter, head of the Bookbinding program and Nathan Abbe, a teacher in Violin Making (both North Bennet alumni) about their work.
What struck me about the place more than anything else is their classical approach to teaching. Many art schools in the United States are really about conceptualizing an idea, not learning the technology and the techniques necessary to produce that idea. Many vocational school programs are really interested in teaching just what one needs to know right now to get an entry level job. At North Bennet, especially in the carpentry and locksmithing programs there is an emphasis on working now in the field, but all programs also emphasize classic technique. In the first year furniture program, for example, you build a small table using classic rectilinear forms. The next semester, you kind of do it again, only now you have splayed legs and you have round tops, and inlay inserts and things like that. The technique builds on itself and the goal is to give a student the technical background so they can build what they imagine – and not be constrained by technique. This is pretty important.
To me, the most important skills you can learn as a woodworker is learning how to lay things out accurately and sawing straight. Once you can do that consistently, then learning all sorts of techniques becomes a matter of exposure and practice. And this is kind of what they do at North Bennet. Work is done in the context of a project, but the goal is to have fluency with the techniques. We saw wonderful examples of cabinet work, inlay and even carving.
Some of the work by students, all of a high standard, is for sale. Incidentally the instrument makers in the violin shop even build instruments as part of their training. Because they're new, and don't have reputations, if you're looking for a custom-made string instrument at a moderate price this is an excellent source.
Here are some highlights from our tour. Thanks to Kristen and the other members of North Bennet for a wonderful tour and their commitment to craft!
Here is the bookbinding shop and some of the student works on display.
I have an interest in bookbinding via my interest in old books, so of course I was fascinated by the samples of student work and to see the shop and its many interesting tools.
The Bookbinding Shop
Student examples of bookbinding
North Bennet's Preservation Carpentry program participated in the "Notre Dame de Paris Truss Project" based at Catholic University that is reconstruction of the trusses that held the roof of the fire damaged cathedral.
New England is filled with old buildings with rich architectural histories, giving students a lot of practical opportunities to learn about preservation. Here is a full-scale reproduction of the entryway to the Hancock Mansion, a historic home on Beacon Hill mansion. The rosette, shown in stages from hunk of wood to finished work, is copied from a decorative element in the entryway.
Hancock Mansion restoration
Stages in carving a rosette for building decoration
Preservation Carpentry
There's always something in progress in Furniture Making.
Cabinet Shop
Furniture Making
Nathan Abbe graciously chatted with our group about the left handed violin he was working on. Boston's important role in the country's classical music world helps create demand for the school's musical instrument departments.
Nathan Abbe
violin making exhibit
The North Bennet Street School - Boston
07/27/2022 Mike Renfro
Well done Joel! I thoroughly enjoyed your article on the North Bennet Street School. Thanks so much for taking the time to tour the school and writing your observations about the school. Great work.
07/27/2022 Deryck Harnett
I love the articles you write regularly, like the North Bennet Street School in Boston. Your perspective is always broad, interesting, and revealing, a fresh breath in these "days of the hard sell", and I always forward to the next one!
07/27/2022 Gordon
Fine Woodworking has a great video series done at NBSS where Matt Wajda (a teacher) demonstrates making the NBSS Toolbox, one of the favorite projects in the woodworking curriculum. If you have a FW subscription, this is a great series of videos. In it he demonstrates the use of both power and hand tools where each is appropriate, substantiating your comment that they offer an "all around" education. I just wish I were 18 years old again...
07/27/2022 Michael
What a wonderful and informative story and photos. Thank you Joel.
07/28/2022 Gav
I really enjoy these insights you provide into various schools, museums etc that I wouldn't really get to know about otherwise. The new location looks great for the school. Having a building of that age, construction and scale in usable condition is a privilege not all cities have. Look forward to the next post.