The median home value in Palmdale, CA is $310,000 This is lower than the county median home value of $525,500. The national median home value is $185,800. The average price of homes sold in , is $. Approximately 58.98% of Palmdale homes are owned, compared to 32.69% rented, while 8.33% are vacant.	Palmdale real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale. . Commercial properties are also available. If you see a property Palmdale real estate agent to arrange a tour today !
Vacant lot on a paved road. Other homes in the area. Buyer and buyer's agent can verify utility and zoning information with the proper agencies. Seller and seller's agent have no knowledge of precise boundaries.
THIS PROPERTY IS HUGE AND HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS GREAT FOR INVESTMENT AND IS USER DEFINED FOR LAND USE. THIS IS A GREAT BUY, SO COME FULFILL YOUR MULTI-USE LAND DREAMS WITH THIS ENORMOUS LOT!!! THE APN NUMBER IS 3082-023-012.
Huge desirable location lot on Paved road frontage on Bouquet Canyon Rd. houses near by.
This 10.1 Acre residential parcel is in closd proximity to higly developed housing area, Hospital complex, PelonaVista Park, Palmtree Elementary School, and State Highway 14.An additional 30.5 acre parcel listed as MLS # 219004580, APN 3004-015-037 islocated close to this listing.
This 30.5 Acre parcel is classified as residential. Located between Tierra Subida, Rayburn and W City Ranch Road. Close proximity to Hospital Complex, Pelona Vista Park, Palmtree Elementary School, State Highway 14, and housing developments.
Courtesy: Antelope Valley Real Estate Consultants, Inc.
Build your dream home on 5 acres east of Lake Los Angeles area. Lot is flat and near other homes and agricultural. Lot has view of the San Gabriel Mountains. Utilities at property.
Enjoy Country Living at a great price with Views of Mountains. Zoned LCA21 With 2.49 Acres of Land- Property is located off 47th St. East and Ave. V-2 There are custom homes built in this area. Buyer to do their due diligence in investigating any and all aspects of purchasing vacant undeveloped land, lot line, usage. Buyer to be responsible for verifying all possible land use, utility connections, (water, electricity, septic and propane),boundary lines, etc. Great location, great price! Seller may carry remaining balance if buyer places at least $35,000. down payment for purchase. This may even be a great piece of land to install a house or manufactured home? The choice is yours, come see this fantastic piece of land today!
Great opportunity have build your own house or small business , Light industrial lot . Centrally located, all utilities are close by. Agent Remarks: Seller very motivated. Make an offer.
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$Signed a contract with the Angels in June of 2018.
Walsh was reassigned to minor-league camp Saturday.
Walsh worked as a two-way player this spring. As a hitter, he posted an .890 OPS in 23 plate appearances. On the pitching side (the side of the ball where he has far less experience), he allowed three runs in 4.2 innings while recording a 3:4 K:BB. He's not on the 40-man roster, so his debut may not be imminent, but his flexibility (assuming he pitching well enough to stick with the experiment) opens up more avenues to an eventual big-league callup.


Answers for many frequently asked questions about difference between strep throat, tonsillitis, common cold, and sore throat.
Definition is the starting point to help you understand the difference between strep throat, tonsillitis, common cold, and sore throat.
Strep throat (medical terms streptococcal tonsillitis or streptococcal pharyngitis), is an infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus bacteria.
Tonsillitis means inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils, small tissues located at the back of the throat (pharynx), typically caused by an infection. The inflammation usually extends to other areas of the throat, including adenoids and the lingual tonsils. So the term pharyngitis is often used.
Pharyngitis means inflammation of the pharynx (the Greek word for throat). And this term is often used for conditions like tonsillitis, tonsillopharyngitis, nasopharyngitis.
Now it becomes clear why the terms "tonsillitis," "tonsillopharyngitis", and "pharyngitis" are often used interchangeably.
Sore throat is a broad concept referring to soreness in any area of the throat.
Strep throat means specifically an infection with Streptococcus bacteria.
Strep throat affects the tonsils and mucus membranes lining the pharynx (the back of the throat), causing inflammation and swelling. So, strep throat involves tonsillitis or pharyngitis.
Tonsillitis covers a broader range of infections. Unlike strep throat, tonsillitis can be caused by viruses, and by bacteria other than streptococci.
If you have strep throat, the term tonsillitis is applicable. But if you have tonsillitis or pharyngitis, it may be not due to strep infection.
Streptococci of groups C and G are occasionally involved, sometimes causing acute pharyngitis in young adults.
Tonsillitis (as well as tonsillopharyngitis, and pharyngitis) is typically caused by viruses or by bacteria.
Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) the major causative bacteria, accounting for about 30% of tonsillitis.
Chlamydia pneumoniae are sometimes involved.
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (causes characteristic greenish exudate).
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (serosanguineous nasal discharge and exudative grayish-white pharyngeal membrane are signs of diphtheria).
How to distinguish strep throat from sore throat caused by common cold?
While the terms sore throat, cold, and strep are often used interchangeably, there are essential differences between these conditions. Common cold is often referred to as "sore throat" because it the most frequent cause of sore throats.
The principal difference between strep throat and cold is that they are caused by completely different pathogenic microorganisms.
Strep throat (streptococcal pharyngitis) is a bacterial infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus.
Common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. Rhinoviruses cause about half of all common colds. Other viruses associated with the cold are coronaviruses are respiratory syncytial virus.
In most cases strep throat is treated with antibiotis.
Both strep throat and cold are accompanied by sore throat.
To distinguish one condition from another can help the presence of indicative symptoms and the absence of characteristic symptoms of the other disease.
1. Mäkelä MJ, Puhakka T, Ruuskanen O, Leinonen M, Saikku P, Kimpimäki M, Blomqvist S, Hyypiä T, Arstila P. Viruses and bacteria in the etiology of the common cold. J ClinMicrobiol. 1998 Feb;36(2):539-42.


Can I have the MF, Residuals and any lease cash for a Touring (Sedan) at 24/12k, 36/12k and 39/12k (in CA). Thanks!
Can you provide the residual and MF for 2017 Mazda3 GT auto sedan. Connecticut. Looking for 36 and 39 month w/18K miles. Also, does the residual take a bit hit once you pass 15k/yr? Thank you.
Is this for the 2.0 or the 2.5 engine?
2.5L is the only engine for the Grand Touring on the 2017 models.
Thanks again for the lease info.
Miles over 15K/yr reduce the residual on a cents/mile basis. Not sure what the number is for Mazda ($0.10-$0.15, most likely).
So, yes, miles over 15K/yr are more expensive than the residual bumps from 10K to 12K or 12K to 15K.
New to this so please bear with me. I would appreciate RV/MF info on a 2017 Mazda 3 hatch/manual for 10-12k/33,36,39 months in IL. Thank you.
Grand Touring. Sorry about that. Thank you.
Can you please provide MF and residual for Mazda3 4 door sedan 36/15k and 39/15k for the touring 6MT and grand touring automatic trims.
May I please have the MF, residual value and cash incentive for both Mazda sport automatic hatch and sedan?
Please tell me the MF and residual for the Mazda 3 sport sedan automatic 36/10. Thanks!
.00001 MF and 54% residual.
Hi, could you please provide the current numbers, MF and RV for the 2017 Hatch GT Auto, with 36-39 & 12-15K miles? I'm in FL.
Hi, can you please provide MF and residual value for the following Trims - Mazda 3 Hatchback - Automatic transmission?
I live in Florida and I'm looking for 12K miles on 24 and 36 months.
Great info! I just got a quote for a 2017 Sedan Auto Grand Touring with 56% residual and 0.00053 money factor for 36/12k. This didn't seem to match earlier posts. Can you confirm or deny? In California if that matters. Thanks!
May I have the MF, RV, and incentives for a 2017 Sedan Auto Grand Touring for 36/12k? I'm in upstate NY. Thanks in advance!
Mazda dealers can mark up the MF by .00050 for extra profit.
I am shopping around for a Mazda 3. Either 2017 or 2016, it doesnt matter to me whichever has a better deal. I suppose I should be comparing the 2017 Sport vs the 2016 touring. Auto on both. What is a good payment for 36 or 39 months? What is a good selling price I should ask for?
$159/Month, 36-Month Lease, $1,999 due at Lease Signing. Monthly payment includes $595 acquisition fee. No security deposit required. Excludes taxes, title and fees.
MSRP $18,895 plus $875 destination charge. Payment based on capitalized cost of $16,165 after $1,640 Mazda Customer Lease Support. Total payments of $5,716. Dealer participation required. Not all lessees will qualify for lowest payment through participating lender. Some payments higher, some lower based on residency and other factors. Lessee responsible for excess wear and mileage over 36,000 at $0.15/mile. Purchase option at lease end for $10,478 plus tax or price negotiated at signing. Take new retail delivery from dealer stock by 2/28/2017. See participating dealer for qualifications.
Is this a good deal? Should I simply ask the dealer to honor this?
That is not an offer, just an advertisement.
We don't recommend you putting the $1999 down - that simply hides the true cost of the lease.
And, you may be able to negotiate more of a discount than the $1000 (18,895 - 16,165 + 1640) that the deal implies.
The lease payment is largely determined by the price you negotiate.
How many miles per year do you think you'll drive?
Is the MF of 0.00001 accurate? That converts to an APR of 0.0024%. Was told that is impossibly low and should be 2.4% instead (0.001 MF). Credit is excellent. What am I missing?
4 zeroes after the decimal point is correct.
Maximum dealer markup is .00050, so they couldn't charge .00100, even if they wanted to.


A Belgian researcher has discovered a weakness in WPA-2, the security protocol used in the majority of routers and devices including computers, mobile phones and connected household appliances, to secure internet and wireless network connections.
The researcher, Mathy Vanhoef, has named the flaw KRACK, for Key Reinstallation Attack.
Any device that supports Wi-Fi is likely to be affected by KRACK, albeit devices will have different levels of vulnerability depending on their operating systems. Linux and Android are believed to be more susceptible than Windows and iOS, and devices running Android 6.0 are reportedly particularly vulnerable.
Global spending on information security products and services will reach $86.4 billion this year, according to US-based technology research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.
This figure is an increase of 7 per cent over 2016, and is expected to grow to $93 billion in 2018.
A freshly inked Memorandum of Understanding between Australia and Singapore will see the two countries strengthen their cybersecurity through a joint effort to build a secure and resilient cyber space.
On 29 July 2015, ACSC released its first unclassified 'Threat Report' (Report). The Report highlights the increasing number, type and sophistication of cyber security threats in Australia, and is a timely reminder to organisations to re-assess the level of their cyber security.
ensuring a resilient, cyber-secure Australia requires coordination between government and the private sector, with organisations and their users taking greater responsibility for the security of their networks and information.
ASIC has released updated guidance on electronic disclosure. RG 221:Facilitating online financial services disclosures. It outlines ASIC's expectations for financial services providers that use (or plan to use) technology, including email and the internet, to deliver financial product and financial services disclosures to clients.
APRA has released an information paper on outsourcing involving shared computing services, including cloud. The paper discusses risks for outsourcing shared services and ways in which APRA regulated entities may seek to minimise these risks.
See the information paper here.


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Netflix Pinoy Movie Review: Everything About Her
A successful woman on the top of her game is diagnosed with cancer. Life expectancy is low. What do you do when you know you are going to die? For Vivian (Vilma Santos), the lead in the Filipino movie Everything About Her that is streaming on Netflix, it meant facing her disease head-on while continuing to kill it (pun intended) in the real estate industry. She hires a nurse named Jaica (Angel Locsin), who not only helps her with her illness but also teaches her a thing or two about living a better, more fulfilled life.
The movie is full of scenes that show off the acting prowess of both Vilma Santos and Angel Locsin. I thought that they played off each other very well in this movie not just in the comedic scenes but in the dramatic moments as well. It takes real talent to make a viewer (namely, me) laugh in one scene and then cry during another. Their exchanges all come off naturally and make you relate to their characters as real people.
I've always been a Vilma Santos fan so I may be biased here but I loved her in this movie. This lady is so tiny in person but the way she played her role as Vivian made her seem like a larger than life character with so much power and influence, like someone you would not want to cross. Angel Locsin as Jaica was both street-smart and funny. The chill character who has been through a lot but keeps going. I think has played similar roles in her other films. Her role in Four Sisters and a Wedding reminds me a bit of Jaica. It's too bad that she hasn't done a movie in a while, I think she is so versatile as an actress (who can do comedy, drama, action, etc.) and deserves to do more films that can show off that versatility.
While I do appreciate having the eye candy with Xian Lim being in this movie, I felt that his role as Vivian's estranged son was not given enough exposure/time for viewers to understand how complicated his relationship was with his mother and why it was hard for him to make the effort to patch things up with her when he first came back. Still, I felt that he did justice to this role and he held his own alongside two talented actresses in this movie.
There were several moving scenes in this movie that I loved, mostly they were scenes that dealt with parent-child relationships and how complicated they could be. There were a few particular scenes in the movie that I could count as my favorites: The scene where Vivian discovered that her son knew that she was sick, the scene where Vivian and Jaica talked about the sacrifices parents do for their children that may not always be appreciated and the scene where Vivian hosts a dinner for everyone and pretty much uses that for saying her goodbyes.
I loved how this movie tackled not just the reality of a person's mortality but also took on the topic of the relationship between parents and their grown children. I also liked that it posed the question of a good work-life balance and about doing something fulfilling with our careers and ultimately our lives, not just something that would make money. The fact that this movie was able to do that while making the audience laugh and cry (and swoon at Xian Lim, who is oh so handsome in this film) makes this a good one for me.
This was a movie I watched on a whim. Even if I am a fan of Vilma Santos, I did not expect to like this movie as much as I did. I'm happy that it's in an international streaming service so more people not just in the Philippines but in other countries could watch it. I think that the topic is very universal and it's something a lot of people will be able to relate to. It doesn't hurt that they have a really good cast for this one too. I hope people catch it while it's still on Netflix!
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(a) A person shall complete any sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm through a person licensed pursuant to Sections 26700 to 26915, inclusive, in accordance with this chapter in order to comply with Section 27545.
(b) The seller or transferor or the person loaning the firearm shall deliver the firearm to the dealer who shall retain possession of that firearm.
(c) The dealer shall then deliver the firearm to the purchaser or transferee or the person being loaned the firearm, if it is not prohibited, in accordance with Section 27540.
(d) If the dealer cannot legally deliver the firearm to the purchaser or transferee or the person being loaned the firearm, the dealer shall forthwith, without waiting for the conclusion of the waiting period described in Sections 26815 and 27540, return the firearm to the transferor or seller or the person loaning the firearm. The dealer shall not return the firearm to the seller or transferor or the person loaning the firearm when to do so would constitute a violation of Section 27500, 27505, 27515, 27520, 27525, 27530, or 27535. If the dealer cannot legally return the firearm to the transferor or seller or the person loaning the firearm, then the dealer shall forthwith deliver the firearm to the sheriff of the county or the chief of police or other head of a municipal police department of any city or city and county, who shall then dispose of the firearm in the manner provided by Sections 18000, 18005, and 34000.
(a) For a sale, loan, or transfer conducted pursuant to this chapter, the purchaser or transferee or person being loaned the firearm may be required by the dealer to pay a fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per firearm.
(b) No other fee may be charged by the dealer for a sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm conducted pursuant to this chapter, except for the applicable fees that may be charged pursuant to Sections 23690 and 28300 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 28200) of Chapter 6 and forwarded to the Department of Justice, and the fees set forth in Section 31650.
(c) The dealer may not charge any additional fees.
(d) Nothing in these provisions shall prevent a dealer from charging a smaller fee.
(1) Article 1 (commencing with Section 26700) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 26800) of Chapter 2.
(2) Article 1 (commencing with Section 27500) of Chapter 4.
(3) Article 2 (commencing with Section 28150) of Chapter 6.
(4) Article 3 (commencing with Section 28200) of Chapter 6.
(b) Record sufficient information for purposes of Section 11106 in the instance where a firearm is returned to a personal firearm importer because a sale or transfer of that firearm by the personal firearm importer could not be completed.
(1) The name and address of the seller or transferor of the firearm or the person loaning the firearm.
(2) Whether or not the person is a personal firearm importer.
(3) Any other information required by Article 2 (commencing with Section 28150) of Chapter 6.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dealer who does not sell, transfer, or keep an inventory of handguns is not required to process private party transfers of handguns.
A violation of this chapter by a dealer is a misdemeanor.


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"The thing works!" On the church and history
By Chris Knight June 23, 2011 1 comment
The other week was Pentecost: the day that Christians remember as the start of the church as Christ's kingdom of emissaries in this temporal realm and age. It is the Sunday that many churches take to honor the coming of the Holy Spirit onto the followers of Jesus, as recorded in Acts, chapter 2.
I spent this year's Pentecost visiting with a friend, at a United Methodist congregation. It was also the final Sunday that the minister of this particular assembly would have with the people that he had served for many years. Per a tradition that hearkens back to the days of the circuit riders, United Methodist ministers will be at one church for a few years before being assigned to another, at which time the congregation will receive a new minister who will serve them until the next time that the conference gets to the task of re-assignment.
So it was that this wound up being the first and possibly last time that I listened to this good man of God. But as I told him when we left the worship service, he gave me a bunch to think about. One of which I was bursting to tell my friend when we got to the car...
"It really is one of the most amazing things about Christianity," I was feeling led to observe, "that the church has persisted for two thousand years... in spite of the most RIDICULOUS things that Christ's followers have done to themselves!"
Think about it. All the nonsense and stupidity and even grief that too many of us who bear the name "Christian" have done to ourselves, to the name of Christ, and unfortunately to those who we should be witnesses to as examples of Christ in this fallen world. We have condemned each other for trivial matters. We have tortured many and led a great number to their deaths, even... all in the name of Christ. We have split ways from each other over how one measly word might or might not be translated. We have even held others in slavery and bondage and claimed a biblical mandate for it.
Let's face it: Christianity has a reputation, and not at all entirely a good one. And that's not Christ's fault at all. It's like a bumper sticker that I once saw: "Lord, please protect me from your fan club."
And yet, despite it all: the church has endured, for darn nearly two millennia.
It has endured in defiance of everything that we who follow Christ have done. And I'm not talking about the historical stuff like the Inquisition, the sacking of Constantinople, the Salem witch trials and all that horrible crap.
No, I'm talking about the ubiquitous failings that all of us have... including and especially Yours Truly... as those who must live in this carnal plane. And we know from scripture that even those earliest Christians were not miraculously immune or imparted some special grace that kept them "perfect" in the ways of doctrine. Peter and Paul had severe disagreements with each other. Paul and Barnabas argued and went their separate ways. The church at Corinth had former prostitutes and idolators among its number... and not a few of them were being tempted to go back to their old ways. The seven churches of Asia Minor couldn't possibly be called models of Christian unity and non-division! The New Testament is rife with these examples and many, many more.
When one studies the historical record, it seems nothing short of a miracle that the church survived past the first century... let alone the twentieth!
Indeed. How could it be anything but a miracle?
Because man, for all his schemes and devices and cleverness, is still a fallen creature. And I can not believe that men left to themselves could have created such an enduring institution.
This good Methodist pastor emphasized something during his sermon, that I have also thought much about: that the work didn't begin or end with him. That the church was there before he came to serve it, and it will be there long after he would be gone. Because the man... and the woman too, no chauvinists we!... is not the finished work. The person is not and should never be the purpose and the focus of the one true great work. We, each of us, are only laborers for a time in the Kingdom of God. We do this not for our glory, but for His... and one of the neat incentives about working for Him is that He does honor us in His own wonderful way. But that isn't why we work. We do so because we love Him and because we love others as He has instructed.
And so it is, that the work has been done across the centuries, and across all the body of Christ. It matters not if we worship in a Methodist congregation, in a Baptist congregation, in a Catholic congregation, in a Pentecostal congregation, as a non-denominational Christian, or whatever. As I have written here before, there is NO such thing as "denomination". There are only different perspectives of Christ. Given that Christ is too magnificent and too wondrous for any one man or group of men to fully comprehend, that is only natural and only understandable that we see Him only with earthen eyes and mind. In the fullness of time we shall know Him as we are meant to. In the meantime we strive to gaze through a glass darkly...
...and even so, the church has endured.
How can this be, other than the work of the Holy Spirit which came to those first Christians at Pentecost? How has the church, as the complete body of all followers of Christ, persisted for all of this time against all the odds and against every screwy bit of craziness that His believers have done to others and even done to themselves?
I know of no other way to put it, than one another writer exclaimed after his own study of the Book of Acts...
"The thing works!"
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Amy G. said...
An excellent writer, Forrest Church, in my tradition, had a very poignant way of explaining the proliferation of denominations: like a cathedral with many stained-glass windows. Each of us sees God through one, or more, of these; we may have different shades of meaning, but we are all looking on the same Divine. Food for thought indeed.
3:20 PM, June 23, 2011


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Mobile ICT products, such as smartphones and tablets, feature a significant environmental footprint whilst having a product life of few years only. Electronic devices incorporate a number of scarce and valuable natural resources, in terms of their electr(on)ic components or battery unit. Out of those scarce resources, several cannot be recovered efficiently and there is only a small credit regarding the environmental impact through material recycling. Consequently, only keeping those products or components 'alive' allows continuous efficient use of the once invested natural resources and emitted greenhouse gases. This move subsumes approaches for keeping natural resources, materials, components and products in the industrial cycle beyond a first use phase. Circular economy's implementation into corporate practice requires essentially how a company and its partners create value for the customer and how the company can capture the value.
Product Design addresses product developments of modular smart-phones, of a tablet, following D4R criteria and being optimized for production in a FabLab environment, and the D4R redesign of a dedicated business to business device, i.e. a digital voice recorder.
Approaches with in the product development are modularization, longevity for lifetime extensions and other Design for Reuse and Remanu-facturing approaches. Demonstrating the feasibility of a modular product approach for smartphones: The concept of a modular smartphone (PuzzlePhone).
Aspects on a more specific technical level regarding system integration technologies are addressed in ´Embedding`.
Printed circuit boards are part of all target products. Sophisticated embedding technologies are a promising approach for modularization on the board level and a reduced technical and environmental footprint. For the first time in this industry's context, a printed circuit board assembly will consider explicit design targets for the 'Circular Economy'.
Disassembly demands advanced sorting, handling, separation and disassembly technology to provide the capability to sort, disassemble and recycle end-of-life products. Main target are the harvesting of reusable components from smartphones, but as a "by-catch" certain critical materials could be extracted from the products. Automated high-speed sorting and disassembly of end-of-life devices, enabled through a combination of advanced optical recognition; handling technology; tooling and robotics: The project implements a disassembly speed, which makes processing competitive with given high-volume destructive shredding processes, and with recycling the devices as a whole in a copper or precious metal smelter. The latter conventional processes mean that some key elements are recovered but many others lost inevitably such as, aluminum, steel, magnesium, indium, rare earth elements, gallium, silicon and tantalum.
Advanced recovery and refurbishment of components and sub-assemblies are addressed in "Reuse and Remanufacturing". This includes desoldering of Ball Grid Array components, their rework and their re-use in new devices. High-quality desoldering and remanufacturing of semiconductor components for re-use: The project develops a desoldering, re-work and re-assembly process. Cascade re-use of selected components: Numerous potentially harvested components and subassemblies from smartphones and tablets meet the technical specification of a broad range of other products. They can be a sound substitute for new components.


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Ive heard about the of Yule, jol etc meaning Wheel and also the Yule was the person responsable for lighting the Yule log at the winter solstise.
20 Fake Christmas Trees You'll Wish You'd Seen Sooner Even if you plan on bringing in a real one too, these fabulous fake trees are a must! By Hometalk Highlights This is a great Yule Log recipe, easy to make and beautiful to present! I do not like vanilla frosting, so I filled mine with sweetened whipped cream with about 1-2 tsp's instant coffee granules added instead of vanilla.
The Yule log, Yule clog, or Christmas block is a specially selected log burnt on a hearth as a Christmas tradition in a number of countries in Europe. The origin of the folk custom is unclear. Numerous scholars [who? ] have observed that. No fireplace to roast chestnuts over or for Santa to slide down? Borrow ours! In the tradition of the old WPIX TV station in New York City, we've put together a Holiday" Yule Log" of our own.
The burning of the Yule log marked the beginning of Christmas celebrations. In Appalachia, as long as the log, or" backstick" burned you could celebrate. Often a very large" backstick" was chosen and soaked in a stream to ensure a nice long celebration. Dec 01, 2006 · Mary Cadogan's festive chocolate log will go down a. Holiday Dessert Recipe: Christmas Chocolate Yule Log I remember these from England YUM!. . You'll love the NO Bake 4 Ingredient Malteser Balls too!
The Yule log, Yule clog, or Christmas block is a specially selected log burnt on a hearth as a Christmas tradition in a number of countries in Europe. This is a slightly simpler version of the yule log that can be made in stages. The production of this beautiful holiday cake can be accomplished easily over several days before serving.
The cake. You'll be the talk of the town when you serve this traditional Christmas cake. We carry the best Christmas Decorations products, so you can find one that is just right for you. With our large selection of home goods, you're likely to find something that you'll love. If you're looking for where to buy Christmas Decorations online, then you'll have no trouble finding a great option on Wayfair! The "yule log" was a large tree trunk that was decorated and ritually burned for warmth.
In other words, it was a good reason to have a cultic campfire. It made people warm and it pleased the gods. The Yule Log; The History of the Yule Log. The custom of burning the Yule Log goes back to, and before, medieval times.
It was originally a Nordic tradition. You still have plenty of time to decorate prior to the holiday season. Check out these 25 rustic DIY Christmas decorations to get you started! On the fourth day of our 12 Days of Craftsy celebration, we're bringing you a Super-Sized# FreePatternFriday with 12 FREE embroidery Christmas patterns!
Classic Yule Log Fireplace with Crackling Fire Sounds (HD) 🔥Virtual Fireplace™. Buche de Noel is the French name for a Christmas cake shaped like a. Nov 27, 2011 · No fireplace to roast chestnuts over or for Santa to slide down?
Borrow ours! In the tradition of the old WPIX TV station in New York City, we've put together a Holiday" Yule. Why we have Yule Logs and what they mean and represent at Christmas. Main navigation. Section navigation. Skip navigation. Main Menu. Christmas Traditions and Customs; Christmas Around the World. The Yule Log; The History of the Yule Log. The custom of burning the Yule Log goes back to, and before, medieval times.
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Volker Schlondorff
Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang, Kate Reid
An aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it.
• "Private Conversations" Documentary
Death of a Salesman [Blu-Ray] (1985)
Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (November 15, 2016)
A TV adaptation of a 1984 Broadway production, 1985's Death of a Salesman provides a star-studded rendition of the 1949 Arthur Miller classic. A traveling salesman in his 60s, Willy Loman (Dustin Hoffman) returns home from a long business trip.
Various issues impact Willy, especially some related to work. He falls on hard times and fears the loss of his long-time job.
In addition, his sons Biff (John Malkovich) and Happy (Stephen Lang) show little respect for their father and they meander through their own lives without much purpose or impact. Willy's doting wife Linda (Kate Reid) tries to hold the family together in the face of these challenges, but different matters come to a head and Willy demonstrates a weakened grasp on reality.
Potentially embarrassing admission: I don't think I ever read or saw Death prior to my screening of this Blu-ray. While I certainly maintained a cultural awareness of the piece, I don't recall that I actually took it in via any of the potential media.
I do remember that this 1985 production received a lot of fuss, largely due to Hoffman's presence. When I referred to the show as "star-studded", in truth that really mainly meant Hoffman.
Malkovich became famous later and was essentially unknown in 1985, as was the case for Lang. In truth, the project's second-biggest star circa 1985 would've been Charles Durning, as he was a well-known character actor at the time. Durning didn't exactly sell tickets, though, so all of Death's circa 1985 star power related to Hoffman.
To my surprise, Hoffman becomes the weakest link in this Death - though maybe I shouldn't feel too surprised, as the role showcases Hoffman's weaknesses. While I often find Hoffman to provide entertaining performances, I think he tends to overplay his roles and leans toward a broad, hammy feel.
Those trends come to the fore with Hoffman's turn as Willy. While I get the impression the character should seem broken and beaten down, Hoffman leans toward bluster and anger. Some of this makes sense given Willy's deep sense of self-delusion, but Hoffman doesn't act the character's age especially well – his Willy always feels like a younger man's take on an older person.
This becomes even more noticeable when contrasted with the other actors, all of whom tend toward a more naturalistic feel. While Hoffman emotes toward the cheap seats, the others keep things more subdued and realistic.
Again, some of Hoffman's bravado and blather do fit the character, as Willy remains the role least in touch with reality. Nonetheless, Hoffman's Willy often seems like he exists in a different place than the others, so his loud, over the top performance fails to mesh.
Because of this, Death works best when it focuses on supporting characters. Reid offers arguably the best work in the film, as she gives Linda a deep, aching humanity. Even when we don't care for her choices – mainly due to her pathological refusal to see Willy's flaws – we empathize with her, and Reid gives the role real depth and emotion.
The same goes for Malkovich and Lang as the sons. Biff remains the meatier part, of course, as his conflict with Willy provides much of the story's dramatic development. I'm not quite sure I ever buy Malkovich as the former football hero – the handsome, brawny Lang seems better suited for that role – but Malkovich gives Biff the appropriate sense of disillusionment.
Lang also does nicely as the underused Happy. The younger son feels torn between Willy and Biff, as he shares some of Linda's denial but also seems to recognize his father's flaws, even while he tries to make nice and negate them. Lang offers good work in a part that could use dramatic expansion.
Don't expect director Volker Schlöndorff to add much visual panache to Death, as he gives us a product that feels like the "filmed play" it is. This occurs pretty literally, as Death never attempts objective forms of realism – for instance, the exteriors consciously opted to look like the painted backdrops they were.
While I'd prefer that the movie's producers open up matters and use some real locations, I do think Schlöndorff manages a little extra zing to the proceedings. Though Death remains fairly "stage-bound", it still manages to feel moderately cinematic. It's a subdued presentation but not an ineffective one.
I just wish I more actively bought into the lead performance. There's much to like about this version of Death, but I find myself moderately put off by Dustin Hoffman's hammy work. Even so, I think the project does more right than wrong.
The Blu-ray Grades: Picture C-/ Audio C-/ Bonus C+
Death of a Salesman appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.33:1 on this Blu-ray Disc. Shot on film, the program had the potential to look great but the end result seemed lacking.
The main problem stemmed from print flaws, as Death suffered from a surfeit of issues. From start to finish, the show displayed specks, marks and spots. These could've been worse but they still created frequent distractions.
Colors also seemed lackluster. In particular, flesh tones varied – at times they looked natural, but they could also turn purple on occasion. Most of the time the hues seemed acceptable but these variations left them without consistent quality.
Otherwise, Death looked pretty good. Sharpness was better than expected, as only minor softness ever materialized. This left the majority of the show with nice clarity and definition. I also noticed no shimmering, jaggies or edge haloes. Though parts of the image worked well, the source defects and color inconsistencies left it as a "C-".
I also found concerns when I examined the show's DTS-HD MA monaural soundtrack. Of course, I didn't expect a whole lot from a 31-year-old mono mix created for a TV show, but even so, the track seemed iffy.
Speech became the weakest link, and that was a problem given how dialogue-heavy Death was. Actually, most of the lines sounded decent, and intelligibility usually appeared positive. However, I noticed occasional bouts of edginess, mainly during louder scenes – those forced me to downgrade my overall opinion of the mix.
Music played a moderately small role in the proceedings – and effects did even less. Both seemed acceptable, though, as they showed fairly good clarity. I noticed a little hiss but other source issues failed to materialize. Overall, this was a lackluster mix harmed the most due to issues with dialogue.
The Blu-ray includes one extra: a documentary entitled Private Conversations. During this one-hour, 21-minute, 19-second program, we hear from director Volker Schlöndorff, writer Arthur Miller and actors Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich.
Only a handful of these interview remarks occur, though, as the vast majority of "Private" takes us to the movie's shoot. Some of that works well, as we get some good behind the scenes material, but other parts add little to our understanding of the production. Still, the good outweighs the bad in this often-intriguing glimpse of the filming.
One of the more notable adaptations of a famous play, this version of Death of a Salesman comes with ups and downs. Surprisingly, it works best when it focuses on supporting characters and leaves its lead on the sidelines. The Blu-ray presents erratic picture and audio along with a decent documentary. The 1985 Death doesn't soar but it remains involving enough of the time.


On Thursday night, there were two games featuring teams on the conference tournament bubble taking on teams that were tied at the bottom of the Big Sky.
In the first game, Eastern Washington had a battle with Northern Arizona, ultimately winning a big game 74-68. It was in no way a pretty win, as they trailed by as many as nine in the second half, but they got the job done and gutted it out. It moves them to 5-5 in the Big Sky and alone in fifth place in the conference.
Four guys scored in double figures for the Eagles, including 11 in the second half from true freshman Parker Kelly, who hit big shots and big free throws down the stretch. On a night where the Eagles shot just 35% from the field, they must be happy to have escaped with a win.
For NAU, it is their second straight tough defeat at home. On Monday, they fell in OT to Northern Colorado, and here they were not able to hold onto a solid second half lead. Ephraim Ekanem had perhaps the best game of his career, throwing in 15 and 7 for the Lumberjacks, but the team struggled down the stretch when both he and Durrell Norman fouled out.
Eastern Washington will host Sacramento State on Saturday, while Northern Arizona will host Portland State.
In the other matchup, it was Sacramento State traveling to Greeley and really beating Northern Colorado from the get go. The final was 73-62, and the Hornets led throughout the game, much of it by a margin of double digits, which certainly gave the feel that the game was never really in doubt.
The Hornets shot the ball well, as they were at 50% for the game. Dylan Garrity had one of his most complete games of his career, scoring 16 points and dishing out 9 assists. Since he was the guy that most likely would have been guarded a lot by Elliot Lloyd, it is safe to say that Lloyd's presence was missed. Joe Eberhard and Jackson Carbajal were also in double figures.
For UNC, the story of the game was their free throw shooting. They finished an abhorrent 11/28 from the stripe, and that was AFTER a 6/8 run late in the game. They started the game 5/20, which almost boggles the mind. In comparison, I am reasonably certain that I could make more than 5/20 if I shot free throws with my left hand (I am right-handed).
Tevin Svhihovec led the team with 19 points, while Connor Osborne chipped in 11.
It was a tough loss for the Bears, because you have to win the home games you are favored to win if you want to go to the conference tournament. The loss drops them to 4-6 in the Big Sky, tied with Portland State for sixth. Sacramento State moves to 2-8, and with six conference games to play, they are two back of sixth place. It is still a bit of a long shot to make the tournament, but not nearly as long of a shot as it would have been a week ago. At the very least, with two convincing wins, they can't be counted out yet.
What were your impressions of the game?


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Successful Blockchain Trial Concludes in Singapore
26 February 2018, 11:51 BST	• Automation and Optimization, Environment and Sustainability, Global Trade, Ports and Terminals, Shipping Lines, Supply Chain
A blockchain trial which tested shipping from China to Singapore has been deemed a success by its operating partners, carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL), terminal operator PSA International (PSA) and the Singaporean branch of the technology giant IBM.
The Proof of Concept (PoC) exercise was built on the IBM Blockchain Platform and involved applying and then testing a blockchain-based supply chain platform to track and trace cargo movement from Chongqing to Singapore via the Southern Transport Corridor.
Core objectives of the trial included real-time track and trace, transparent and trustworthy execution of multimodal logistics capacity booking, regulatory-compliant execution of the multimodal logistics capacity booking processes and permission access control for ecosystem participants.
The trial started with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in August 2017.
Read a Q&A with Stefan Kukman, Founder and CEO of CargoX, a company which aims to disrupt the global logistics industry by using blockchain to introduce smart B/L and eliminate paper versions of the legal document between the shipper and carrier
PIL stated that the partners now believe there is sufficient evidence to show that the concept can be taken to the next stage.
In the next stage, the scope of the POC will be widened by engaging more participants from the different areas of the supply chain logistics network.
IMB is also developing blockchain in a joint venture with Maersk, the world's largest carrier, to digitally control the global movement of containers
PIL, PSA and IBM all have a significant investment in technological innovation within the shipping industry.
PIL, the world's twelfth-biggest container ship operator and one of the largest shipowners in Southeast Asia, operates a fleet of more than 160 vessels, with services to Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Oceania and Southeast Asia.
PSA is a leading port group which participates in around 40 terminals in 16 countries across Asia, Europe and the Americas, with flagship operations in Singapore at PSA Singapore Terminals.
IBM, a multinational technology company, is the leader in blockchain solutions.
It is currently working to support the development of openly-governed blockchains, with over 400 clients across industries including financial services, supply chains, IoT, and maritime.
In a statement, Teo Siong Seng, Managing Director, PIL said: "We are highly committed to this idea because we as a company believe the wider application of blockchain across the global logistics and shipping businesses will lead to much greater operating efficiencies, security and transparency."
He added: "It is the future for our industry."
Roger Tan, Regional CEO of Northeast Asia, PSA, said: "PSA's collaboration alongside our partners and relevant stakeholders in this Blockchain trial demonstrates our efforts to enhance physical and digital connectivity, as well as to improve efficiencies along the global supply chain.
"Ultimately, we hope to create value for our customers along the Southern Trade Corridor – a key route in the Belt and Road initiative."
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Italy: Over 100 million streams for Soldi!
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Not always success in Eurovision rhymes with success in the world music industry. For Soldi, however, the triumph at Sanremo Festival and the second place at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest seem to be just the beginning of a long haul at the top of music charts.
Mahmood represented Italy at the 2019 Eurovision in Tel Aviv, Israel, and finished runner-up with his hit Soldi. As announced a couple of days ago by Italian newspaper Repubblica, the song just reached 100 streams on Spotify. This means one thing: the entry is the most-listened Italian song ever on the platform.
A conquered continent
And as if this would not be enough, the magazine Rolling Stone announced that the music video of Soldi also reached 100 million views on YouTube, and the single went platinum in Spain, Greece, Switzerland and no less but gold in the Netherlands.
And whilst you may still be clapping along as the refrain starts, let's watch the live performance of Mahmood on the Eurovision stage in Tel Aviv:
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De Blasio Announces a Plan to Pour $15 Million Into New York's Fashion Industry
By Véronique Hyland
Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Last night, Mayor de Blasio continued his stated commitment to the city's fashion industry by unveiling his debut collection of big and tall men's casualwear. Just kidding — but he did take the stage at MADE to announce the launch of an exciting fashion initiative. Per a press release from the mayor's office, the city will be tripling the amount of money it allots to the fashion industry, going from $5 million to $15 million. (After all, the industry does employ almost 200,000 New Yorkers.) The "Made in NY" initiatives to be funded with this money include internships and scholarships for students, as well as a high-profile marketing campaign spotlighting the city's fashion talents. Made in NY will also offer an awards program for designers and grants to train garment workers in new technology.
Also this year, the city will partner with the CFDA on the NYC Capsule Collection, which will be designed by various local talents and manufactured and sold in New York, with merchandise beginning to come into stores as early as this fall. Said the mayor in a statement, "Fashion is incredibly important to New York City, not just because it helps make us the most creative and exciting city in the world, but because of the hundreds of thousands of jobs and links to economic opportunity it creates. We are determined to ensure that New York City's working designers and manufacturers — and those aspiring to join that community — have the support they need to make it in New York City, and continue to grow NYC as the fashion capital of the world."
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Cigniti Technologies Achieves Supplier Status on G-Cloud 6
March 03, 2015 02:30 AM Eastern Standard Time
HYDERABAD, India & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cigniti Technologies, a leading independent testing services company, has been awarded a place upon the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) latest G-Cloud 6 framework for providing Lot 4: Specialist Cloud Services. The G-Cloud initiative makes it easier for the suppliers to sell their services off-the-shelf to public sector organizations. It offers cost-effective, innovative solutions to the buyers while safeguarding them from getting into expensive contracts with unknown suppliers.
Joining G-Cloud 6 as a supplier on the UK government's Digital Marketplace, an online store, helps Cigniti expand its business across UK by providing the Lot 4: Specialist Cloud Services covering mobile testing, big data testing, cloud testing, test automation, functional and non-functional testing and test advisory services.
Speaking on the occasion, Srikanth Chakkilam, Executive Director at Cigniti, said, "We are delighted to have joined the G-Cloud 6 framework. We believe that an established testing practice is essential to building a stable technology solution that creates real business impact. Our QA / testing practice, comprising test accelerators, tools and frameworks, will help public sector organizations in the UK achieve their critical IT goals with greater quality, better reliability and enhanced robustness."
For public sector organizations in the UK including central government, local government, health, education, devolved administrations, emergency services, defence and not-for-profit organisations, G-Cloud provides greater flexibility to choose and change the service provider easily without going through the long procurement and implementation cycles. Also, it offers freedom to quickly adopt better value and innovative solutions.
Nanda Padmaraju, Vice President, Sales at Cigniti, said, "The recently awarded supplier status on G-Cloud has given us an excellent opportunity to promote our best-in-class testing services to the public sector undertakings in the UK and to ensure that the regional QA / testing requirements are effectively met."
About Cigniti:
Cigniti Technologies Limited (BSE: 534758) is the world's Third Largest Independent Software Testing Services Company. With a team of over 1500 people, Cigniti is spread across US, UK, India, Australia, Middle East and Canada. Cigniti's test offerings include Agile and DevOps testing, Test Consulting, Test Advisory services, TCoE, Enterprise Mobility Testing, Testing on Cloud, Big Data Testing, Functional, Automation, Security and Performance Testing services. Over the last 15 years, Cigniti has helped Enterprises and ISVs across verticals build quality software while improving time to market and reducing cost of quality. Cigniti has translated its R&D into SMART Tools that accelerate testing and help improve the quality of services delivered to clients. Cigniti is also the world's first Independent Software Testing Services Company rated at CMMI SVC1.3 maturity level 3 and is an ISO 27001:2005 certified organization. For more information, please visit http://www.cigniti.com.
About CCS:
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has brought together Government's central commercial capability into a single organisation, amalgamating Government Procurement Service with other commercial teams from the Cabinet Office and central government departments. CCS is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office and operates as a trading fund under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973. Their remit is to work with both departments and organisations across the whole of the public sector to ensure maximum value is extracted from every commercial relationship and improve the quality of service delivery. The CCS goal is to become the "go-to" place for expert commercial and procurement services. With both service delivery and advisory capability, services include contract management and supplier performance management to ensure that the Government acts as a true, single customer; freeing up individual organisations to focus their procurement expertise on what is unique to them.
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Sheridan Smith and Johnny Vegas join cast of David Walliams' Mr Stink on BBC One
Sheridan Smith and Johnny Vegas are to join Hugh Bonneville in Mr Stink, BBC One's forthcoming 60-minute adaptation of David Walliams' popular children's novel.
Sheridan (Mrs Biggs, Accused, Jonathan Creek, Gavin & Stacey) and Johnny (Benidorm, Ideal) play mum and dad to lonely 12-year-old, Chloe (Nell Tiger Free - Broken), who befriends local tramp Mr Stink and invites him to hide out in her family's garden shed.
As Chloe struggles to make sure no-one sniffs out Mr Stink, she also has to cope with an overbearing mum who is more interested in her own political ambitions than her daughter, her put-upon dad who has a secret of his own, her 'perfect' younger sister Annabelle (Isabella Blake-Thomas – Just William) and the nasty girls who make her life miserable at school.
David is such a brilliant writer, and the character just jumped off the page when I read it. I can't wait to work with Hugh and Johnny.
It also features comic actor Harish Patel (Run Fat Boy Run, Coronation Street) who plays one of Chloe's few friends, middle-aged newsagent Raj. David himself will also make an appearance as the Prime Minister.
Family comedy Mr Stink is being produced by BBC In-house Comedy Productions in association with David Walliams and his production company DEW Productions. It will be directed by Declan Lowney (Little Britain, Alan Partridge, Father Ted).
In addition to being shot in SD, Mr Stink will also be shot on 3D and broadcast on the HD channel; the first time the BBC has filmed a fictional programme in 3D. This was commissioned by Kim Shillinglaw, Commissioning Editor, Science and Natural History and Head of 3D, and is part of the BBC's two-year trial experimenting with 3D production and distribution.
It was adapted for television by David Walliams with Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly, Just William, Dr Who). The executive producer is Mark Freeland, Head of BBC In-house Comedy and the producer is Jo Sargent (Miranda, Absolutely Fabulous). It was commissioned for BBC One by Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC One, and Cheryl Taylor, out-going Controller, Comedy Commissioning. The DOP will be Philipp Blaubach and the 3D visual effects will be by Prime Focus. Shooting begins later this month.
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At first, I was kind of hesitant when I saw the slant tip applicator brush it came with. I am a liquid liner devotee, and cream is still fairly new to me. I was in total shock at how easily it just glided on, and in a perfect line! Not only that, but the color (Black 905) was bold (guess that's why they call it High Intensity Pigments) and didn't smudge at all!
Get ready for some science, girls! The latest buzz in beauty and skincare products surrounds nanotechnology, which basically means the manipulation of extremely small particles. The idea is, teeny tiny ingredients can get deeper into the skin, contact more skin layers, and work faster.


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Christine Roland. An ongoing curated project with artists, designers, ceramicists and florists
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Vielmetter, Los Angeles
23 January – 6 March 2021
Publication: World of Art: Contemporary Painting
Suzanne Hudson, published by Thames & Hudson (forthcoming)
Moravian Gallery, Brno
Forthcoming 2021
Olomouc Triennale 2021: Universum, curated by Gina Renotiére and Barbora Kundračíková
Olomouc, Czech Republic
3 June – 31 October 2021
ANTS AND GRASSHOPPERS: reflections on the anxious object, curated by David Thorp
Flat Time House, London
7 May – 15 August 2021
Publication: David Diao: Painting and Document
Stéphane Mroczkowski and Alexandra Pignol, published by mare et martin (forthcoming)
Diversity United. Contemporary European Art
Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin | Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow | Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Spring – Fall 2021
58th Belgrade Biennial, Serbia
4 June – 22 August 2021
Tanya Leighton, Berlin
1 May – 5 June 2021
Untitled (In my Feelings)
Kunsthalle Osnabrück
1 – 14 February 2021
Back to Future - Visions of Technologies between Fiction and Reality
Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
18 November 2020 – 29 August 2021
Infinite Sculpture: From the Antique Cast to the 3D Scan
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisboa
18 September 2020 – 25 January 2021
British Art Show Exhibition Tour
HOME; Manchester Art Gallery; Castlefield Gallery; The Whitworth and the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), Manchester
6 May – 4 September 2022
The Box; K ARST; The Arts Institute's Levinsky Gallery and The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art, Plymouth
6 November 2021 – 13 March 2022
Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
23 September – 6 November 2021
Undo Things Done Exhibition Tour
Senedd – National Assembly of Wales, Cardiff
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
3 July – 3 October 2021
11 June – 17 July 2021
Wolverhampton Art Gallery and University of Wolverhampton School of Art
6 March – 30 May 2021
Bluecoat, Liverpool
5 December 2020 – 21 February 2021
Ricerche for Glasgow International
The Common Guild, Glasgow
11 – 27 June 2021
ESTAMOS BIEN
La Trienal, Museo del Barrio, New York
13 March – 22 August 2021
OCAT, Shanghai
From 21 September 2021
S.M.A.K., Ghent
From 22 January 2021
Co-produced by the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisboa and the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris
Enzo Mari, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
Triennale Milano
17 October 2020 – 18 April 2021
The Hunterian, Glasgow
Joie Noire
Block Universe, London
Akimbo Exhibition Tour
CRAC Occitanie in Sète, Spring 2021
Museion, Bolzano, Italy, Summer 2021
Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
Masculinities: Liberation through Photography
Barbican Centre, London; Luma Foundation, Arles, and Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin
'Masculinities: Liberation through Photography', Catalogue with contributions from Tim Clark, Edwin Coomasaru, Ekow Eshun, Jonathan D. Katz
Published by Prestel Publications, and edited by Alona Pardo
Bruce McLean,
Aleksandra Domanović,
The Falseness of Holes
Sharon Hayes,
€ 16 + VAT
Oliver Laric,
threedscans
€ 21.70
Gerasimos Floratos,
Soft Bone Journey
€ 16
Art and the Moving Image: A Critical Reader
Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin, established in 2008, is dedicated to developing a cross-disciplinary, trans-generational gallery programme with off-site projects, in collaboration with artists, filmmakers, critics, art historians, and curators. Its international exhibition programme reflects a variety of opinions and practices as well as Leighton's associations with American and British experimental cinema, artist's film and video, performance, minimal and conceptual art.
Director: Vanessa Boni
Director: Simon Gowing
Gallery Manager: Melanie Isabel García
Registrar: Henry Babbage
Finance Manager: Stefan Schuster
Gallery Assistant: Roberta Cotterli
Tel: +49 (0)30 21972220
info@tanyaleighton.com
Tanya Leighton GmbH
Kurfürstenstraße 156 & 24/25
Open Tuesday – Saturday
11am – 6pm and by appointment
19 September – 15 November 2015, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) is proud to announce the solo exhibition David Diao, running from 19 September to 15 November, 2015. The retrospective brings together 115 artworks drawn from collections spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, the artist's largest exhibition to date. Born in Chengdu in 1943, David Diao left mainland China for Hong Kong in 1949, later settling in America where he has lived for nearly six decades.
His early work is profoundly influenced by the New York School of abstract painting. Starting from this exceptional moment in art history, he gradually transformed this authoritative aesthetic tradition by extending its language to individual experience. The painterly narratives that underpin his work—reflections on how we evaluate the modern masters, systems of artistic production, identity, and memories of his family and his ancestral home—have come to characterize a unique mode of symbolic signification.
Throughout his career, David Diao has shown a profound interest in the history of abstraction. From the 1960s until the late 70s, Diao sought to build on and break through the complex theoretical foundation laid by his artistic predecessors. Diao looked to the formal language of abstract painting, reflecting on and revising the predominant aesthetic discourses through his work. In works like Wealth of Nations (1972), Diao repurposed cardboard tubes discarded by garment factories as tools to apply paint to the canvas, disempowering superficial notions of the "aura" of the artist's brushstroke. He would paint over the bilateral canvas again and again until arriving at a satisfactory result—a working method at odds with the Greenbergian painting principles that were taken as consensus at the time. By naming abstract paintings after well-known books and movies in lieu of the standard "Untitled," Diao referenced objects external to the picture plane, a practice verboten in doctrinaire formalism that would inevitably risk being labeled kitsch.
From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, Diao took a brief hiatus, partly due to what the artist felt was an unresolvable crisis facing abstraction and formalism. It was at this time that Diao abandoned entirely self-referential artworks, incorporating narrative as a thematic buttress to the painting's composition. The 1984 work Glissement, which appears in this exhibition, is a landmark piece from this period. Based on a renowned photograph of Kazimir Malevich's landmark presentation in "The Last Futurist Exhibition of Paintings 0.10," Diao overlays the paintings that comprised this spatial installation onto a single, compressed canvas. Diao's fluid sense of time and space sits at odds with Malevich's rejection of figurative reproduction, even as they both pursue extreme flattening in two-dimensional art. Writing in Artforum, renowned critic Thomas Lawson said of this piece, "With the work Glissement, [David Diao] reinvented his practice as a droll examination of shifting realities in art, history and personal experience." Himself an adroit observer of modernist art, Diao began to see art and the history that surrounds it as a game, as something to be engaged in contest. In the Little Suprematist Prisons, Diao attempts to reconcile the formal styles of Kazimir Malevich and Robert Motherwell in the same compositions, putting the two painters into a putative conversation. Though often considered within the same modernist tradition, Russian abstract art, once at the forefront of European abstract painting, was largely dismissed in Clement Greenberg's Cold War-tinged narrative of formalism. Similarly, in Tree (1988) Diao writes the names of several modern artists on the sprawling geometry of Malevich's Suprematism (Supremus #50) as if it were a broken genealogy of European abstract art, relationships of influence in disarray.
Other works address the systems that support art, in particular institutions tasked with critically evaluating artists. Most prominent among these is a series of canvases based on the art of Barnett Newman, one of Diao's artistic idols. In 1990 Diao read that in his 27-year career, Newman only painted 120 artworks in the style for which he was known. Fascinated by the disparity between Newman's enormous influence and relative paucity of works, Diao began to research various metrics related to Newman's output, displaying this information in a series of graphical paintings. These seemingly "abstract" paintings suggest that quantitative measures of an artist's practice amount to nothing more than trivial bits of information, immaterial to the true value of art. At the time he was making these works, Diao was also over twenty years into his own career, prompting him to consider his life and work with Newman's as an implicit foil. In Résumé (1991), the artist depicts his complete exhibition history as a series of lists by year; in the same vein, he also began incorporating other aspects of his career—studio floor plans, sales records, positive and negative reviews—into his artworks. The banal realities that underlie the life of the artist are thus transformed into a language of symbols. In doing so he deconstructs the romantic notion of the artist as solitary genius, replacing it with the banal realities of a career with its ups and downs. The exhibition's Chinese title is in part inspired by the artwork David Diao: A Retrospective (Chinese) (1995), one of a series of paintings of "invitations" to imaginary exhibitions at major institutions including MoMA and the Centre Pompidou.
Other works from the 1990s engage directly with then-current conversations around multiculturalism and identity politics. In pieces such as Twin Dragons (1999) and The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1994), Diao mobilizes imagery including film stills of Bruce Lee (considered by Diao "the most famous Asian man in American culture") and the Swedish actor Nils Asther playing a Shanghai warlord in a 1933 Hollywood film. In Pardon Me, Your Chinoiserie is Showing (1993), he makes a textual image from a riposte to a leading French curator's misguided comment during a meeting that "you're not really a Chinese artist."
Since the mid-2000s, Diao's art has taken a more autobiographical tack. Faced with his first solo exhibition in Beijing in 2008, and understanding that local audiences might not be as familiar with the modernist histories he often addresses, Diao artist decided to meet them halfway by using his childhood home—the Da Hen Li House in Chengdu—as the subject of a major cycle of paintings. For this project, Diao interviewed several of his family members now living in the U.S., turning their (often conflicting) recollections and other supplementary materials into a group of paintings that implicitly concedes the impossibility of objective truth, particularly where memory is concerned. In his most recent works, Diao depicts memories of his childhood in Hong Kong, where he lived on Chatham Road in Tsim Sha Tsui from 1949 to 1955. With these paintings, Diao, one of the most introspective contemporary artists to emerge in the past few decades, connects his practice to the artistic ecology of China.
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Happy Dreamer
By Peter H. Reynolds
The beloved, worldwide bestselling creator of The Dot and Ish inspires readers of every age to find their own unique path to happy, and to always follow their dreams.
Picture book and creativity guru Peter H. Reynolds brings us a universally poignant celebration of the colorful spectrum of what it means to dream and the many ways to find happy!
While the world tells us to sit still, to follow the rules, and to color inside the lines, Happy Dreamer celebrates all those moments in between when the mind and spirit soar and we are free to become our own true dreamer maximus! In Peter's signature voice and style, this empowering picture book reminds children of how much their dreams matter, and while life will have ups and downs, he enlists readers to stay true to who they are, to tap into their most creative inner selves, and to never ever forget to dream big!
Peter H. Reynolds' latest inspirational book is a perfect gift for graduations, new babies, milestone moments, and any happy occasion throughout the year.
Old Turtle: Questions of the Heart
By Doubglass Wood, Illustrated by Greg Ruth
Words of wisdom, compassion, and hope are paired with stunning watercolor paintings in this companion to the New York Times bestseller Old Turtle.
Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? How do we find happiness? Once again, Old Turtle's wise answers offer readers of all ages inspiration, solace, and the most important gift of all -- hope.
Timed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the publication of the national bestseller Old Turtle, this companion picture book is sure to delight fans of the original while it simultaneously speaks to the concerns of the world today. New York Times bestselling author Douglas Wood's tale of wisdom and wonder finds its perfect complement in the ethereal and evocative paintings of Greg Ruth.
By Amy Krouse Rosenthal/Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
From the bestselling creators of DUCK! RABBIT!, an exciting tale of self-discovery.
He stood out here.
He stood out there.
He tried everything to be more like them.
It's not easy being seen. Especially when you're NOT like everyone else. Especially when what sets you apart is YOU.
Sometimes we squish ourselves to fit in. We shrink. Twist. Bend. Until--!--a friend shows the way to endless possibilities.In this bold and highly visual book, an emphatic but misplaced exclamation point learns that being different can be very exciting! Period.
The Three Questions
Written and Illustrated by Jon J Muth
With his stunning watercolors -- and text that resounds with universal truths, award-winning artist Jon J Muth has transformed a story by Tolstoy into a timeless fable for young readers. What is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do? Nikolai knows that he wants to be the best person he can be, but often he is unsure if he is doing the right thing. So he goes to ask Leo, the wise turtle. When he arrives, the turtle is struggling to dig in his garden, and Nikolai rushes to help him. As he finishes work, a violent storm rolls in. Nikolai runs for Leo's cottage, but on his way, he hears cries for help from an injured panda. Nikolai brings her in from the cold, and then rushes back outside to rescue her baby too.
The Inker's Shadow
By Allen Say
Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a companion to his award-winning Drawing From Memory--the story of his coming-of-age at a military academy and the discovery of what it means to be American.
For Allen Say, life as a teen in Southern California was a cold existence. His father, one of the leading hamburger salesmen in Japan, ran a booming burger business, much like McDonald's, and sent Allen to an American military academy, so that his son could learn English and "become a success in life."
As the school's first and only Japanese student, he experienced immediate racism among his fellow cadets and his teachers. The other kids' parents complained about Allen's presence at the all-white school. As a result, he was relegated to a toolshed behind the mess hall. Determined to free himself from this oppression, Allen saved enough money to buy a 1946 Ford for $50--then escaped to find the America of his dreams!
In this follow-up to Drawing From Memory, Allen continues to reinvent himself as an author and illustrator. Melding his paintings with cartoon images and archival photos, Allen Say delivers an accessible book that will appeal to any reader in search of himself.
Encyclopedia of Immaturity Volume 2
When we published The Encyclopedia of Immaturity in 2007, we knew it would make a great gift for someone's nephew. And, sure enough, people gave it to their nephews - but also to their grandparents, brothers-in-law and accountants. Soon we were flooded with letters, e-mails and calls sharing one common theme - ""More! More! More!"" So here's a second helping of skills, activities, and secret knowledge - suitable only for those whose maturity stopped developing around the age of 12. In addition to thought-provoking topics like What We Talk About When We Talk About Wedgies, the book includes detailed directions for how to: fake a cold, slide down a banister, balance a ping pong ball on your nose, send a toiletgram, throw a sloshie, and more. It's all new and all hopelessly goofy. You can imagine our delight as we looked over the sales figures for the first volume of this encyclopedia. For years we've felt like the only kids at the grown-up table. Now it turns out the world is populated by a lot more people who are lot less mature than they look. Well, duh!
Encyclopedia of MY Immaturity: Your Own Personal Diary-ah
Announcing the last thing you'd expect from the The Encyclopedia of Immaturity people: a diary. This is a wise-cracking collection of write-in-the-book activities immortalizing the triumphs of a smart-aleck youth. Entries include the "How immature are you, really?" test and teh "What will you barely grow up to be?" fortune teller.
The Kidney Hypothetical: Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days
By Lisa Yee
Lisa Yee gives us her most fascinating flawed genius since Millicent Min.
Higgs Boson Bing has seven days left before his perfect high school career is completed. Then it's on to Harvard to fulfill the fantasy portrait of success that he and his parents have cultivated for the past four years. Four years of academic achievement. Four years of debate championships. Two years of dating the most popular girl in school. It was, literally, everything his parents could have wanted. Everything they wanted for Higgs's older brother, Jeffrey, in fact.
But something's not right. And when Higgs's girlfriend presents him with a seemingly innocent hypothetical question about whether or not he'd give her a kidney... the exposed fault lines reach straight down to the foundations of his life.


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Danish bank launches 20-year fixed 0% rate mortgages
Lucy Dean
Danish borrowers will be able to access 0 per cent fixed interest rate mortgages with 20 year timeframes as Scandinavian banks continue flirting with negative rates.
The Nordea Bank Abp's move comes as central banks around the world take interest rates close to or below 0 per cent, Bloomberg reported.
Denmark's official interest rate is negative 0.75 per cent, after the European nation took rates negative in 2012, the first country to do so.
Denmark's central bank, the Danmarks Nationalbank, took interest rates negative in 2012 after pressure on foreign exchange markets.
Switzerland has the same rate while Japan's central bank has a negative 0.10 per cent interest rate, and several European countries have 0 per cent interest rates.
Denmark's Jyske Bank began offering borrowers minus 0.5 per cent 10-year home loan interest rates in August in 2019.
Under that loan, mortgagors make monthly payments but the amount remaining reduces every month by more than what the borrower paid.
Other Danish banks, including Nykredit Realkredit and Danske Bank A/S have also in recent days said they will offer, or are considering offering, 0 per cent interest rates, Bloomberg reported.
And according to the Nationalbank governor, Lars Rhode, interest rates aren't about to increase any time soon.
"There's nothing in the data to indicate that we're facing a rate increase," Lars Rohde, the governor of Denmark's central bank, said in late December.
Rohde said the negative rates stimulate the Danish economy and boost the labor market, and that in itself "creates equality".
Denmark has seen falls in unemployment since it took rates negative, with unemployment at 3 per cent before the pandemic and now at around 4 per cent.
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These 3 Stocks Just Hit All-Time Highs -- And They Still Look Unstoppable
It's always hard to buy a stock that's trading at an all-time high. In addition, Google's Android operating system has become the standard for the majority of smartphones across the globe, with only Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS mounting any considerable challenge to Alphabet's supremacy.


Only brothers and sisters, parents and children, and a few couples spend longer in each others lives. Jane and I first met in our initial weeks at University, we became friends and later flat mates: 6 girls together - where are you all now? - Gill, Jeanette, Dina, Audrey, Jane and Sheila, What fun! What times! What parties! What memories! Photos from that time are rare – few cameras, no mobile phones, – and the few photos I have are packed away in storage back in the UK, but so many scenes are locked inside our heads, there to remain in a pre facebook state. Thank goodness, I hear you say!
Little did I realise in my 20s that our friendship would survive me pinching two of Jane's boyfriends (not as bad as it sounds, we found we didn't have the same taste in men), all the usual ups and downs of life, births, deaths, marriages, divorces, holidays, and a few extra 'curved balls' that were flung our ways. It would see us through the good times, the bad and the plain indifferent. Every time we'd meet up it would always be the same, chatting about this, that and the other, people we knew, ourselves, men, our gardens, our houses, our lives, books, clothes, music, the world, politics, religion: you name it Jane could talk about it. As those curved balls became more serious and more intense, Jane's character shone through at its best, ever the optimist, always positive and determined, never giving up, forever strong. Jane, I am proud to have known you and called you my friend. And now, what else but some Roxy……….


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Home > All insights > Dating Platform Provider BUMBLE Set Terms for $1 Billion US IPO
Dating Platform Provider BUMBLE Set Terms for $1 Billion US IPO
Bumble Inc, a dating platform provider, has filed Amendment No 2 to Form S-1 Registration Statement February 2, 2021 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to announce terms for its IPO.
The company plans to raise $1 billion by offering 34.5 million shares at a price range of $28 to $30. Assuming a successful IPO at the midpoint of the proposed price, the company expects a market capitalization of $5.8 billion.
The company operates two apps, Bumble and Badoo, where over 40 million users come monthly to discover new people and connect with each other in a safe, secure and empowering environment. They ranked among the top five grossing iOS lifestyle apps in 30 and 89 countries, respectively.
The Austin, Texas-based company was founded in 2006 and booked $543 million in revenue for the 12 months ended September 30, 2020. It plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "BMBL." Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets and Evercore ISI are underwriters of the IPO.
The company engages Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as US Securities Counsel, and Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor.
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PlayStation Now will soon bring its games to Windows PC and Mac via streaming. Games like the Uncharted, God of War, and Ratchet & Clank franchises, as well as beloved PS3 games like The Last of Us and Journey, will be available.
Sony is also launching the DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adaptor, which is launching in September for $24.99. DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adaptor will allow you to connect a PlayStation DualShock 4 controller to PC and Mac wirelessly. Users can still use the controller using a USB cable.


Jack Robinson (Margaret River, AUS) was crowned the 2019 World Surf League (WSL) men's Qualifying Series (QS) Volcom Pipe Pro QS 3,000 champion outright in pristine, 6-to-8 foot (10-foot plus wave faces), occasional plus, WNW swell at Pipeline and Backdoor over a heavily-stacked finals day field. The 22-year-old fulfilled a part of his destiny with this victory, known for charging waves of consequence from a young age at his home of Western Australia. But, he's also put his time in at the mecca here on Hawaii's North Shore and finally capitalized on that experience."
"I'm on top of the world, couldn't have more confidence to start the year off with a win here -- it's about as good as it gets," Robinson said. "It's the hardest contest all year and Pipeline I feel like chooses guys. If a wave comes it comes. You have to be so on to win this contest. You can do all the preparation in the world to be ready, but if the wave doesn't come to you then you're left on the outside looking in. Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting me. I couldn't do this without my dad, my friends, my girlfriend -- all the local boys here make me feel at home."
Robinson took on Hawaii's, own Barron Mamiya, fellow Australian Reef Heazlewood, and the first Volcom team rider to make a Final at this event, and known Pipe charger, Balaram Stack (USA). An early start for Robinson garnered him a 7.00 (out of a possible 10) before Mamiya topped that with a 7.50. Heazlewood got in the mix with an excellent 8.00 to take the lead, but Robinson was quick to respond and threw himself over the ledge on a Backdoor bomb to post a 7.87 and ultimately claim the victory. Now, Robinson looks to carry this momentum into the rest of 2019.
Runner-up Mamiya, along with Robinson, posted a Perfect 10 en route to his terrific finish and set himself up for a big year on the QS. The 19-year-old also earned the Banzai Bowl "Life in the Bowl" award for best barrel with that Perfect 10. It marks a great start for the young, upcoming QS threat as he has his goals set high heading into a full season -- his first full-time year away from the Pro Juniors.
Starting the year off with a bang, Heazlewood is also on the watchlist for 2019 threats and proved it today -- taking down defending event champion Joshua Moniz (HAW) in the Quarterfinals en route to his third-place finish. Now, the Australian plans for a big run at home with two QS 6,000-level events awaiting, along with another QS 3,000.
"This was beyond any of my expectations and it's crazy just having everyone here for my first Final," Stack said. "It's my favorite wave in the world and you couldn't ask for much more. I'm taking this home forever. Right when I was going down for the heat every time, all the boys just yelling was probably the best part (laughs). That was just incredible and those boys were pushing it all event so to share that with them was great."
Finishing off notable moments, North Shore, Oahu's, own Kalani David earned the prestigious Todd Chesser Charger of the Event Award, presented by the late Chesser's beloved mother Jeannie for showing heart and remaining humble both in and out of the water while putting on a great display of surfing.


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De steltloperachtigen (Charadriiformes) zijn een grote en vrij gevarieerde orde van vogels, die onder andere de steltlopers, alken, zeekoeten, meeuwen, sterns, kluten, jagers, plevieren en kieviten omvat.

Taxonomie
De orde omvat 390 soorten, onderverdeeld in 19 families:
 familie Alcidae (Alken, 25 soorten, waarvan een uitgestorven)
 familie Burhinidae (Grielen, 10 soorten)
 familie Charadriidae (Plevieren, 68 soorten, waarvan een uitgestorven)
 familie Chionidae (IJshoenders, 2 soorten)
 familie Dromadidae (Krabplevieren, 1 soort)
 familie Glareolidae (Renvogels en vorkstaartplevieren, 17 soorten)
 familie Haematopodidae (Scholeksters, 12 soorten, waarvan een uitgestorven)
 familie Ibidorhynchidae (Ibissnavels, 1 soort)
 familie Jacanidae (Jacana's, 8 soorten)
 familie Laridae (Meeuwen, schaarbekken en sterns, 103 soorten)
 familie Pedionomidae (Trapvechtkwartels, 1 soort)
 familie Pluvianellidae (Magelhaenplevieren, 1 soort)
 familie Pluvianidae (Krokodilwachters, 1 soort)
 familie Recurvirostridae (Kluten, 10 soorten)
 familie Rostratulidae (Goudsnippen, 3 soorten)
 familie Scolopacidae (Strandlopers en snippen, 98 soorten, waarvan 5 uitgestorven)
 familie Stercorariidae (Jagers, 7 soorten)
 familie Thinocoridae (Kwartelsnippen, 4 soorten)
 familie Turnicidae (Vechtkwartels, 18 soorten, waarvan een uitgestorven)