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Clyde Twelvetrees Cup
Syllabus ID: 7.06
Competition: Cup, presented by the late Mrs. E.M. Twelvetrees. For violoncello concerto or similar advanced piece.Test Pieces 2023
Any concerto, or similar advanced piece, of own choice from the standard concert repertoire - not to exceed 35 minutes. Full concerto to be played by all competitors.
Orchestral part to be played on piano. Pianist must be provided by competitor.
NB: Please ensure that all own choice pieces are submitted at time of entry, as no change of repertoire will be allowed after competition entry deadline.
Entrance Fees: €60.00
1st Prize: Cup & Gold Medal
Entries to Feis Ceoil 2023 are opening 19 October 2022 at 08:30!


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A voluntary evacuation order was issued Monday for residents living in the Cranston Fire burn area due to thunderstorm conditions stemming from Hurricane Rosa, with flood and mudslide risks exacerbated by hillsides stripped of vegetation by the arson-caused blaze.
A flash flood watch was issued for parts of Riverside County that began at noon and will continue through Monday evening. Flash flooding is more likely in burn areas because rain is not absorbed into the ground. Instead, it bounces off the surface of the soil and can rush downhill, carrying rocks, debris and mud down canyons and steep slopes.
You can see a map of at risk areas here.
The Riverside County Emergency Management Department on Saturday warned residents near Idyllwild and Lake Elsinore that rain in the Cranston and Holy fire areas could trigger mud and debris flows in locations where the vegetation was consumed by the fires.
"Powerful mixtures of mud, rocks, boulders and trees" could flow into streets, backyards and homes, depending on the speed and mass of the runoff, the department warned.
Much of the hurricane's moisture dissipated Sunday as it moved into colder waters off the Baja California peninsula. Rosa was a Category 4 storm on Thursday, but had been downgraded to Category 1 by Sunday.
But enough moisture remained to prompt a flash flood watch for the deserts and mountains of southeastern California and western Arizona. The storm will dump about an inch and-a-half of rain in mountain areas, a half-inch in the Coachella Valley and a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch in some high deserts areas, such as the Morongo Basin, through Tuesday.
Riverside is expected to receive nearly a quarter-inch of rain through Tuesday.
Periods of localized heavy rain could cause flooding in poor drainage areas and normally dry washes and arroyos in the flash flood warning area, which includes eastern Riversive County and all of Imperial County.
Flash flooding in the Coachella Valley caused a portion of a bridge to wash out in the Salton Sea community of North Shore Monday, trapping a driver whose pickup truck landed in the canal below.
The eastern portion of the bridge near Avenue 70 and Cleveland Street washed out, leading officials to close the roadway. The truck driver had to be cut out of the vehicle by county firefighters, but declined to be taken to a hospital.
Officials from Riverside County Transportation Highway Operations said it was uncertain how long it would take for the bridge to be repaired.
The rain from Rosa isn't all that's in store for the region. A separate, more winter-like system could bring more rain into the area on Wednesday, Small said.
On Monday afternoon, the County Emergency Management Department issued a voluntary evacuation order for burn area residents in Hurkey Creek, Lake Hemet, Apple Canyon and Fleming Ranch.
Two care and reception centers were opened for evacuated residents, at Idyllwild School, 26700 state Route 243, and Pathfinder Ranch in Mountain Center, 35510 Pathfinder Road.
Further alerts will be posted to www.RivCoReady.org/AlertRivCo .
Evacuation warnings -- which are advisory but recommend that people take precautions and be prepared to go -- generally will be issued 24-48 hours before a storm, officials said. Evacuation orders will be issued 6-12 hours before impacts.
Riverside County and some municipal fire departments will have sandbags available in limited quantities.
More information is available at www.RVCFire.org, or by contacting individual fire stations, officials said.
Here are some safety tips to follow during storm season:
Before the storm:
1. Determine if your home, business, schools or necessary travel routes are in at risk areas.
2. Learn the plan for your local school.
3. Know all local access roads and which ones may be blocked.
4. Be aware of debris.
5. Make sure your home is protected with flood insurance.
6. Have an emergency plan and a disaster kit ready to go.
As a storm approaches:
1. Follow public safety officials' orders.
2. Leave before any flows begin.
3. Pay attention to all evacuations.
4. Monitor official weather reports.
5. Don't drive or walk into flood waters, mud or debris.
6. Use sandbags to protect your property.

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The IHF Women's Handball World Championship 2017 qualification playoffs are complete, so the European places are taken at the big event played in December in Germany. 9 teams qualified for the world championship from the European qualification playoff duels, so 20 participants are already known. Sweden, Romania, Hungary, Spain, Serbia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Russia and Slovenia have fought their way to Germany. The participants of the American continent will be defined in the Pan American Handball Championship between 18 and 25 June in Buenos Aires.
Serbia – Italy 34-16 (14-4)
Best scorers for Serbia: J. Stoiljkovic 5, M. Obradovic 4, seven players with 3 goals
Best scorers for Italy: L. Rotondo 6, M. Crosta 2, B. Del Balzo 2, I. Fanton 2
The Serbians have already decided the outcome of this duel in the first match in Italy: their 10 goals of advantage meant that there were no questions left for the second match. In the return leg in Nis, Serbia, the crowd could see a "gala" from the home team: they were already leading by 10 goals after the first half, conceding only 4 goals from the Italians. In the second half, Serbia continued the run and their advantage grew almost to 20 goals in the second period. Almost every Serbian field player managed to score: 13 players divided the 34 Serbian goals. Serbia's 34-16 win didn't leave any doubts about who was the better team in this duel.
Slovakia – Hungary 24-24 (10-11)
Best scorers for Slovakia: M. Skolkova 6, L. Jakubisova 5
Best scorers for Hungary: A. Görbicz 8, K. Klivinyi 3
Hungary arrived to Bratislava, Slovakia with a comfortable 9-goal lead from the first match in Debrecen last Saturday so the Hungarians were with one foot at the world championship already. The match started slowly with a lot of mistakes and it took long for the guests to score their first goal, but Slovakia didn't use this period well enough to scare the Hungarians. After the first minutes, Hungary managed to take the lead and the control and there were no signs of the Hungarian qualification being in danger. Hungary's advantage wasn't more than 2-3 goals, so at some periods, the home team could come closer to them, and in the middle part of the second half, they even took the lead. After a few minutes, Hungary woke up and was up by 2 goals again, and it seemed the Hungarians would get away with the victory, but after a missed clear Hungarian chance, Slovakia managed to equalize in the last seconds. It seemed Slovakia was more satisfied with the draw, still the Hungarians could have been happier: Hungary qualified for the world championship with a 9-goal win on aggregate.
Spain – Ukraine 22-20 (14-5)
Best scorers for Spain: A. Cabral Barbosa 7, A. Gonzalez de Garibay 3, 5 players with 2 goals
Best scorers for Ukraine: V. Borshchenko 6, O. Perederiy 4
The first match between these two teams brought a true roller coaster ride as Spain won the first half by 6, then Ukraine won the second by 6. The match ended with a draw so the situation was easy before the second leg: the winner will book a ticket in Germany. Spain didn't want to leave any doubts about who will take this ticket: their lead was already 9 goals after the first half. In the beginning of the second part, Spain didn't want to make the same mistake again so their lead was already 11 goals in the first minutes of the second period. Still something happened after 19:9 and the match in Ukraine seemed to come to life again. Spain was unable to score for not less than 10 minutes and in this period, the Ukrainian team felt the chance for a happy ending: they scored 8 goals unanswered by Spain and the difference was only 2 goals again (19-17). This standing promised a hot ending for this duel but Spain found the way to score right in the best moments. In the last 6 minutes it was Ukraine who couldn't score so the Eastern European chances faded for the world championship: the 2-goal Spanish victory meant a hard-fought qualification for the Guerreras.
Belarus – Montenegro 25-23 (11-10)
Best scorers for Belarus: N. Vasileuskaya 4, K. Yezhykava 4, N. Kotsina 3, A. Lobach 3, K. Silitskaya 3
Best scorers for Montenegro: D. Jaukovic 5, M. Mehmedovic 5, D. Ujkic 5
Belarus gave a tough time to Montenegro in the first match, the Montenegrin girls could only win the match with a 10-goal victory in the second half. The Montenegrin advantage was 6 goals before the return leg. They were in quite a comfortable situation but not completely calm before the second leg in Minsk. Montenegro started the match better and didn't want to leave any questions open but Belarus didn't give up that easily: with 6 goals scored in a row, they turned the game from -3 to +3. However, Montenegro's advantage was 10 goals on aggregate and the Belorussian chances faded away for the world championship qualification. Belarus wanted to say good bye in a good way and with a good last 15 minutes, they managed to win the match by 2 goals, still it is Montenegro that we will see in Germany.
Slovenia – Croatia 27-28 (12-16)
Best scorers for Slovenia: T. Mavsar 7, T. Stanko 7, A. Gros 4
Best scorers for Croatia: M. Koznjak 6, Z. Maric 6, A. Benko 5
Slovenia took a confident win from Croatia last week, but Croatia didn't let the world championship tickets go so easily out of their hands. After just 23 minutes played, Croatia washed away the Slovenian advantage on aggregate. This was a wake up call in time for the Slovenians as they tried to reduce the gap to inside the 5-goal margin. With a clearly better second half for the hosts, they even managed to equalize in the final minutes, but despite this, the guests took the victory. Still Slovenia was happier in Celje: they survived the Croatian scare and qualified for the world championship.
Turkey – Czech Republic 23-31 (15-14)
Best scorers for Turkey: B. Yilmaz 6, M. Adiyaman 4
Best scorers for Czech Republic: M. Hrbkova 8, V. Mala 8, M. Jerabkova 6
Czech Republic took a four-goal advantage to Turkey in the bag, and the first match gave the impression that there could still be trouble for the Czech girls in Turkey. In most of the first half, the Czech team was in front by 1-2 goals, Turkey could only take the lead around the 20th minute. Czech Republic was running close behind so the Turkish team couldn't decrease their deficit significantly. Their one-goal lead after the first half was still keeping their dreams alive, but as the Czech girls took a 4-goal lead in the second half, the Turkish dreams of Germany broke. Maybe also as a result of this, after this point, the Czechs completely dominated the match and in the end, they took a confident 8-goal lead. With a double victory, all in all, the Czech team qualified confidently for the world championship.
Poland – Russia 28-32 (14-15)
Best scorers for Poland: K. Achruk 7, M. Gega 5
Best scorers for Russia: D. Samokhina 5, A. Sen 5, D. Dmitrieva 4, M. Sudakova 4, P. Vedekhina 4
Olympic champions Russia have already decided this duel in the first match: their 11-goal victory in the first match meant a safe ticket to Germany for them. Despite the continuous Polish lead throughout the first half, the first 30 minutes ended with a narrow Russian lead. Even though the Polish world championship qualification was not in sight throughout the whole match and even less in the second half, the home team didn't give up the hope for winning at least the home match. Even though Russia was in front in most of the second half, the Polish girls put up a great fight to save the day. They even managed to lead as the match turned into the last 10 minutes, but the last 5 minutes were clearly dominated by the Russians. Russia won the second match by 4 goals and their qualification to the world championship was more than earned throughout the 120 mintues.


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Block on Trump's Asylum Ban Upheld by Supreme Court
As we have explained here before: Facebook threats can get you arrested; Twitter threats can get you arrested; and even one-word text threats can get you arrested. So as teens abandon these modes of communication in favor of the image messaging app Snapchat, it's probably a good idea to let them know that yes, Snapchat threats can get your arrested.
Modesto, California police arrested two California high school students after they posted a video on Snapchat, aimed at a black classmate, complete with noose, the words "You must die motherf***er," and an image of a gun being fired at the viewer. Here's what the students are charged with:
The video was originally posted on March 25th, while students were on Easter break. The two white students (who names have been withheld because they are minors), were first suspended from Central Catholic High School then arrested and booked on 3 felony charges:
All told, the teens could be facing anywhere from seven to twelve years in prison.
While the names of the perpetrators have not been released, the victim to whom the threat was aimed did allow news outlets to publish his name. Noah Porter, an 18-year-old senior at Central Catholic released a statement two weeks after the video was posted:
"The death threat made me afraid. I know that a noose around someone's neck is nothing to joke about. I heard my name in the video. The death threat made me afraid because I was singled out. I felt threatened and angered ... The video was put on social media for everyone to see. I know what the noose represents and it's not a positive or joking matter. I usually don't get mad easily but this was serious and nothing like I had experienced before."
While some have insisted that the video was a joke, it only matters whether those who made the communication intended it to be taken as a threat and whether it caused the target to be in reasonable fear for his or her safety. So a few words to the as-yet-unwise: just because your Snapchats disappear quickly doesn't make them any less threatening or any less illegal.
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FALCon project: Measurment and modelling of [Function Across the Life Course]
The MRC Unit for Lifelong health and Ageing (LHA) was part of a cross-unit collaboration (2008-2012) with the MRC Biostatistics Unit (Cambridge University) and MRC CAiTE Centre (University of Bristol), MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre (University of Southampton), MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (Glasgow University), on the measurement and modelling of Function Across the Life Course.
Many measures of physiological, cognitive and physical function (e.g., blood pressure, IQ, grip strength) reach a peak (a high functional level) early in life, remain relatively stable, and then decline during older age. Repeated measures of function can thus act as a dynamic tool to study the biological imprint of physical and social exposures. Such measures of function are important because they affect our immediate health and quality of life; and also because they are predictors of future health, likelihood of disease, and of mortality. As an example, research has shown that acquiring a high peak bone mass (a marker of bone health, fracture risk and osteoporosis) early in life reduces the inevitable decline that occurs from our late 20's. The level of peak bone mass achieved thus serves as the "bone bank for the remainder of life". Signs of impaired function may act as intermediate markers of underlying disease processes or accelerated ageing, and importantly, indicate a need for early intervention.
Epidemiological studies are increasingly including measures of function as well as disease status, but there are no guiding principles on which to base the choice and timing of measures. It is also clear that in order to understand how measures of function change with age and affect health over the entire life course we need repeated measures from large numbers of individuals from birth to death - to date, no single study has such information. Currently, the best description of life course functional trajectories will come from the pooling of data from cohorts spanning the whole age range. Harmonisation of measures of function across cohorts would facilitate this comparison, while development of the statistical methods for combining trajectories is also necessary.
The objectives were
- To provide recommendations for cohort studies on the measurement of physical, cognitive and cardiovascular function
- To develop statistical models for the synthesis of function across cohorts in order to model the whole life course trajectory
- Dr Rebecca Hardy (PI)
- Professor Diana Kuh
- Dr Andrew Wills
External collaborators
- Dr Eleni Bakra (MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge)
- Dr Fiona Matthews, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge;
- Professor Debbie Lawlor, MRC CAiTE Centre, University of Bristol;
- Professor Avan Aihie Sayer, MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre;
- Ms Michaela Benzeval, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Other contributors
- Dr Rachel Cooper (LHA)
- Dr Graciela Muniz-Terrera


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They'd 'ad arguments before, we all know that. Well, readin' them magic books all day they can't be right in the 'ead can they? Anyway, two summers back, or maybe three (I remember because that was the year Albert's donkey died), old Leanoric (he's the older one I think), he turned 'is brother Learic into a frog! His own brother! but he turned 'im back after a week an' at least they
didn't bother us.
Two weeks back, all this changed; first the forest went quiet for a few days, not even a sparra' dared to make a sound. Then the noises began, first shoutin' then all manner o' bangs, explosions and things best not thought about. Yesterday, old Leanoric upped an' left an' moved to another 'ut on t'uther side o'village. Hieke (who knows 'em better'n most), reckons they's about to start a feudin' an' woe betide the poor soul who gets in their way. That as maybe but there's strange things afoot in this 'ere village an' no mistake. It don't take no fancy book learnin' to figger we ain't seen the last o'this, you mark my words."
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Rating: 3 out of 5
I wasn't as great a fan of this book as I was of the previous ones. I think it was the way the story moved away from Cheris which I disliked from the story's point of view — though introducing Hemiola as a main character went some way towards rectifying this. Shuos Jedao himself was plain annoying for most of the series. Overall, enjoyable, but no longer the giant the previous installments were.
It is very much a typical end-of-trilogy. We have our antihero who still survives — Hexarch Nirai Kujan — and we need to do something about that. And, of course, he wants to reintroduce his sense of propriety into the dealings. However, we don't learn anything real about what the previous nine (!!!) years have meant for the liberated communities that were not under Kujan's rule. This is especially a pity as the previous book was all about establishing a better system of government. The nine years that have passed should have made some progress towards it and we hear nearly nothing about that line of events.
Similarly, some of the abstractions that Mr Lee made in the course of this series became too much by the end of it. The style feels derived to obfuscate. Where one known word would do, he uses three of unclear meaning. While this works to create his own world which is not necessarily similar to ours, it also blurs the decisions his characters make in the course of the action here.


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I put in some good time on the cashmere last night:
And then was pooped. Pooped, I say! I'm almost halfway through the 2 oz. It's actually a nice white, but at night that's the best photo you're gonna get.
I'm not gonna say anything about how I think it'll come out. It'll be what it'll be, and I'll do the best that I can, and I'm sure I'll learn a lot in the process. So there.
I've named this project Arrrgh, for a few reasons. It's a piratey hat. Arrrgh. It cracks me up. Arrrgh. And I'm sure to make a lot of mistakes and otherwise be feeling the Arrrgh-ness of it all.
Case in point. One repeat done and you can see the cool pattern emerging. Loverly. Then, arrrgh. See the red arrow? See how tight those stitches are? They're positively pinched! I knew I was headed for the cliffs when the skulls looked best stretched vertically. A hat will not be stretched vertically when worn. But I plunged on. Right about the top of the eyes I got into a groove and relaxed my stitches. Big difference. Yeah, you guessed it. I had a "hmmm" moment. Hmmm. Do I need to redo this? Last night I tried it on Scott and it was tight, but too tight? Tough to tell. The needles get in the way.
(In hindsight, I could have moved some stitches to another set of circs and had my answer right then and there. But at the time, I did not have a "hmmm" moment.)
Today I knit enough additional rows with the nicer relaxed stitches so that, trying it on Scott again, it was very clear. Too tight.
Scott had such a sad look. It must be a tough rollercoaster ride for him. The hope, the potential, believing that it may actually happen, seeing enough progress to allow himself to get excited and maybe even a little emotionally attached. And then the setback, disappointment, and expectations of the familiar downward spiral into unrecoverable UFO*-ness... Poor kid.
Arrrgh, this hat will be done, matey. Don't you fret.
* for the uninitiated, UFO = UnFinished Object


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Crow. Crush. Lark. Veil. Does Seattle need yet another chef owned single word restaurant? Hmm...the answer is, apparently, a resounding yes.
Last Friday, on the way to see Capote at the Harvard Exit, I got a peek at chef Scott Simpson's brand new bag. And after a little chat with the sous chef, the big guy himself--a friendly and welcoming man whose culinary hero is none other than Señor Adrià-- and a quick look around it seemed interesting enough to make a reservation for dinner for the following evening--the soft opening was to be New Year' Eve, ha!
Alas, my old friend Ms. Influenza came to visit (and stay, early bird flu shot notwithstanding) managing to spoil my dinner plans. Pity! However, as soon as I am all better I plan to swing by and try it out.
Is there any funky foam on the menu? I'll keep you posted.
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SMN preview:
The 'Wings & Wheels Model Spectacular' (W&W) will be held this year over the weekend of June 23-24. The radio control (RC) show's organizers describe it as: "A Modellers' Paradise." And that's fair enough, as W&W is reckoned to be the biggest UK event of its kind, and what's more it's now 26 years since the first show made its debut at North Weald airfield in Essex, north of London.
Over the last quarter-century, the W&W show has developed into a spectacular event, featuring some of the biggest RC aircraft in the skies over Essex. Wings & Wheels also showcases model boats, cars, trucks, and tanks - plus there's a mega bring-and-buy sale and more than 70 trading stands selling hobby gear. There's even a horde of Doctor Who Daleks on parade from a sci-fi build-group.
This is a World War I flying group that flies dozens of 1:3 scale model aircraft from the Great War era. Dawn Patrol is only a few years old, with a first public display at Wings & Wheels in 2008. There were a dozen or so models in the team then, but at the last count that number has just about tripled, so we can expect some pretty amazing displays, hopefully including some of the melee-style mass air combats of the later war years.
Another visitor to the display team roster will be modelmaker Len Mount, who's been leading-edge in RC model helicopter flying for nearly four decades. With more than 20 helo championship titles under his belt, Len's experience of all things rotary is second to none, and he was in high demand for technical challenges such as mounting model helicopter sequences in the 1995 James Bond movie GoldenEye, and again with the 1999 box office hit The World is Not Enough.
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If you're in reach of the Wings & Wheels North Wield airfield, then keep the diary open, as the 2012 show promises to be better than ever. Excellent stuff, and we'll bring you updates nearer the time.
Dawn Patrol here.
Len Mount here
RC trucks here.
RC tanks here, though feel free to ignore Thomas the Tank Engine, who managed to sneak into the page!
Other RC stuff here.
There's more:
Here's some of the action promised by the show - trucks and diggers, tank-buster in action, and a vast array of visitors' cars, parked at the end of North Wield's main runway!
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Here's some of the action promised by the show - trucks and diggers, tank-buster in action, and a vast array of visitors' cars, parked at the end of North Wield's main runway!
Pictures courtesy the show organizers.


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N.C. fugitive caught in Philippines
Earlier this month, Philippine authorities arrested a Nash County man who authorities say has been involved in drug trafficking in North Carolina since the 1980s.Posted — Updated
Nash and Bladen county sheriff's deputies arrested James Ricky Perry, 50, in November 2004 on charges of conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilos of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. Authorities said he was part of an organization that had trafficked cocaine in eastern North Carolina since 2001.
In June, U.S. marshals learned that Perry had obtained a passport under a different identity and traveled to the Philippines. A U.S. court in California issued a warrant for his arrest for lying to obtain and use a U.S. passport.
The State Department's Diplomatic Security Service learned he was temporarily in Manila and had a permanent address in Calatagan – about 200 miles away.
Agents with DSS, the Philippine National Bureau of Invesitgation and the Philippine National Police arrested Perry at his home July 1.
Perry was surprised that he was caught in the rural town and protested his innocence, saying he wasn't James Rick Perry, according to DSS agents.
"Diplomatic Security's regional security office in Manila maintains an excellent working relationship with local law enforcement personnel, thus enabling Perry's capture," said Edgar Moreno, the DSS bureau's assistant director for domestic operations.
"It's this type of close, worldwide law enforcement liaison capability that gives Diplomatic Security unparalleled ability to locate pursue, and apprehend fugitives."
DSS and U.S. Marshals Service expect to extradite Perry back to the United States by Wednesday.
According to N.C. authorities, Perry began a two-year sentence for drug possession in 1985. In May 1995, Drug Enforcement Agency officers arrested Perry on federal drug charges. He was found guilty and served five years in federal prison.
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Oh, Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us and grant us your peace. Amen.
Luke 4:1-13
Dear Christian Friends:
Those of you who are suffering from football withdrawal pains, I have a football story for you. Back in the days when Vince Lombardi was the coach for the Green Bay Packers, the team went into the locker room at half-time down by a lot of points. They had played miserably. They had missed tackles, failed to block, thrown interceptions. When everyone was settled down and seated, Vince Lombardi stood in front of them, picked up a football in his hand, showed it for everyone to see, and started by saying, "Men, this is a football." In other words, "We need to go back and review the basic fundaments of this game, because obviously you have forgotten them."
Perhaps, on this first Sunday in Lent, a season of self-examination and repentance, we need to go back and review the basic fundaments of our faith which we may have forgotten. If that is the case, then, ladies and gentlemen,
"This Is a Christian"
What does it mean to be a Christian? Well, just like being an American means you live in America, just like being a vegetarian means that you eat only vegetables, so being a Christian means that you are a follower of Christ. Yes, you have a job, you go to school, you raise a family, you cook meals, you do laundry, you buy things, you do things, you enjoy entertainment, but all of that is secondary to your first calling, that is, to follow Christ. How ridiculous to call yourself a "Christian" and then live only for yourself.
So what does it mean to follow Christ? Back in Jesus' day it was possible to literally follow Christ. Those who did were called "disciples." But even literally following Christ did not necessarily make you a true disciple. Jesus once said to his disciples, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:31). So being a follower of Christ means to learn and believe and hold to Christ and his teaching—who he is, what he has done, what he promises.
And knowing that truth, then sets you free. By the power of the Holy Spirit working through his Word and sacraments, faith in Christ as Savior is established and maintained. And where there is faith in Christ, there is forgiveness of sins. Where there is forgiveness of sins, there peace with God. Where there is peace with God there is freedom from sin, death, and hell. And where there is freedom from sin, death, and hell, there is eternal salvation. This is a Christian—growing in the truth concerning our Lord Jesus Christ and enjoying peace with God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Secondly, Jesus also told his disciples, "If you love me, you will obey what I command" (John 14:15). Once we know Christ and his love, then we respond in love to him. But how can we show love for Christ? He is not with us physically like he was with those first century believers. We can't wet his feet with our tears, wipe them with our hair, and pour expensive perfume on them like the sinful woman did in the home of a Pharisee. We can't carry his cross down the Via Dolorosa to Calvary like Simon of Cyrene did. We cannot lay his dead body in our own carved-out tomb like Joseph of Arimathea did. But we can show him our love by striving to obey what he commands. John wrote in his first epistle, "This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother or sister" (1 John 3:10). So this is a Christian. Whether young or old, healthy or sick, wealthy or poor, they will know that we are Christians by our love—love for Christ and love for one another.
You would think that holding to Christ's teaching and obeying what he commands would be easy once we became his followers. But it is not. And the reason is what we call "temptations." We often make fun about temptation. We use the word for all sorts of mundane things like how we are tempted by chocolate or tempted to sleep in in the morning. But temptation is serious business. When we fall into temptation, we are sinning against God. David wrote "Against you, you only have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight" (Psalm 51:4). The Bible has different names for the fall into temptation—sin, iniquity, transgressions, wickedness—but it all means the same. It is rebellion against the living God, our creator.
So how do you overcome temptation? Jesus taught us to pray in the Lord's Prayer, "Lead us not into temptation." Luther's explanation is this,
God surely tempts no one to sin, but we pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us, so that the devil, the world, and our flesh may not deceive us or lead us into false belief, despair, and other great and shameful sins; and though we are tempted by them, we pray that we may overcome and win the victory."
The way to overcome temptation is, first of all, to know that it brings false belief, despair, and other great and shameful sins. Paul wrote, "There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile" (Romans 2:9). It doesn't matter whether you are a believer or not, all sin has consequences. And sin has a way of taking over our lives and making us prisoners in our own bodies. Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin" (John 8:34). Oh, sin appears attractive at first, but it has a way of turning on us and making us slaves to its demands.
But the second way to overcome temptation is to know its sources. There are three. The first is the devil and his demons. Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ" (2 Corinthians 11:3). Have you been tempted by any talking snakes lately like Eve was? Probably not. Satan is a bit more subtle today than he was in the Garden of Eden when everything was new. But he is no less active. If Satan was bold enough to tempt the Son of God in our Gospel lesson, he is certainly not afraid to attack you and me, who are much easier prey.
We are told that when Judas went to the chief priest to discuss how he might betray Jesus, Satan entered Judas' heart. It was a direct, frontal attack. When Peter tried to discourage Jesus from talking about his death, Jesus said, "Get behind me, Satan" (Mark 8:33). Jesus recognized that Peter was being influenced by Satan. Just hours before Peter denied that he knew the Lord, Jesus said to him, "Satan has asked to sift you as wheat" (Luke 22:31). Satan had his eyes of Peter, and Jesus knew it. Jesus said he would pray for Peter that he not lose his faith.
But usually Satan and his demons use people and circumstances to bring on temptation. He uses unbelievers to slander believers as he did with the Pharisees who slandered the blind man whom Jesus healed. He uses false teachers to rob believers of the pure gospel as he did with the Judaizers in the congregation at Galatia. And he attacks at our most vulnerable weaknesses. Maybe our weakness is worry or fear or insecurity or anger, or lust. Jesus weakness in the Gospel lesson was hunger. Jesus had not eaten for forty days, and Satan said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread" (Luke 4:3). In other words, "If you really think that God is your Father who cares for you, then prove it by eliminating your suffering." The temptation was to doubt God's goodness.
But Satan is not God. He is not all-knowing, he is not all-powerful. One little word from God's Word can fell him, as Luther would say. Jesus said, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone'" (Luke 4:4). So much for that temptation.
But a second source of temptation is simply the world—the people, the things, the circumstances—around us. John wrote, "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (1 John 2:15). What or who is the world? It is everything. Absolutely everything and everyone in the world can become, they don't have to, there are lots of things in the world that are good in and of themselves, but they can become a source of temptation if we put them before Christ. Suddenly the world crowds out the Lord. There is no time for worship or prayer or service or giving. We spend our time with television and Internet and social media and work and sports, and we have no time left for serving our Lord or others. We spend ourselves silly on food and drink, house and home, clothing and shoes, and entertainment until there is nothing left for giving our basket of thanksgiving to the Lord.
And the world has found its way into the church as well. The church of today has been described as the cult of the personality. People attach themselves of a church because of the preacher or the entertainment or the promise of physical blessings or healings. Jesus said to the congregation at Ephesus, "You have forsaken your first love" (Revelation 2:4). The first love of any church is Christ and his Word, but the world has taken its place. This was the temptation that Satan also had for Jesus. "He took him to a high place and showed him all the kingdoms of the world. And he said, 'I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want. So if you worship me, it will all be yours'" (Luke 4:5-7). Jesus answered, "It is written: worship the Lord your God and serve him only." Jesus was not phased by the things of the world.
But finally, temptation comes not just from Satan, not just from the world, but inside ourselves, our own sinful nature. Jesus said, "Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander" (Matthew 15:19). Whatever would lead a person to murder 17 students in a high school in Florida? Hatred, revenge, anger in the heart. Whatever would lead a person to adultery and sexual immorality? Lust, sensuality, sexual addiction in the heart. Whatever would lead to theft? Greed, jealousy, envy in the heart. Whatever would lead a person to false testimony, lying, slander? Pride, arrogance, self-importance in the heart.
This was the devil's final temptation. He appealed to Jesus' pride as the Son of God, "Look you can do anything you want and your Father will have to protect you. Throw yourself off this highest point of the temple, and he will see to it that you won't even hurt yourself. Think of the splash you will make, think of the publicity you will gain." Jesus said, "Do not put the Lord your God to the test" (Luke 4:12). It all begins right here in the heart. If the heart is pure the body is pure. Paul wrote, "To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure" (Titus 1:15).
If we are ever to have a pure heart, if we are ever to resist temptation from the devil, the world, and our own sinful nature, we need Jesus' help, and we have it. Luther wrote, "and though we are tempted by them, we pray that we may overcome and win the victory." We overcome and win the victory by putting on the six pieces of the armor of God, five are defensive and one is offensive. Paul lists the armor of God in his letter to the Ephesians chapter 6. They are the "belt of truth," remember, the truth sets you free; secondly, the "breastplate of righteousness," remember, do what is right; the "feet fitted with readiness," be alert for the devil who is like a roaring lion; the "shield of faith," faith conquers all; the helmet of salvation, focus on the goal—heaven; and, finally, the offensive armor, the "sword of the Spirit," which is the Word. That's what Jesus used against the devil in every temptation.
This Word is about Jesus who knows what we are going through. Jesus was tempted in every way as we are yet without sin. And he is near to each of us to help overcome temptation and sin. James wrote, "Resist the devil and he will flee from you, come near to God, and he will come near to you" (James 4:7).
While distributing postcards this past week, there was a little sign on the door of one of the homes which read, "Ask, and it will be giving you, seek, and you will find, knock, and the door will be opened to you," signed: the name of the family living there—a quote from Jesus' words in Matthew 7). It was probably mean as a joke. It certainly was not a good application of Jesus' words. But I was tempted to write a note back from Revelation 3 and put it on the door, "Here I am, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me," (Revelation 3:20), signed: Jesus. That is no joke. Yes, Jesus is that near to each of us to help us in times of temptation. Amen.
May we pray:
Heavenly Father we know that temptation is not a sin but yielding to temptation certainly is. So, we come to pray that you would help us not to yield to temptation – whether they are temptations from the devil, the world, or our own sinful flesh. Keep us pure in thought, word, and deed, for we want to be your Christians and follow you, and we want to live our lives to show our love, honor, and praise to you.
Lord, you know the areas of our weaknesses, and you know when and how we will be tempted today and in the days that lie ahead. Although we know that we must make the choice to say "no" to temptation, we do ask that you would help us to flee temptation, and to walk in the glorious armor of God. Thank you for your help to deliver us from evil. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.


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Digitalization The Paver's Favorite is Cloud Computing
The German industry is making good progress towards digitization. Cloud computing, IIoT and big data analytics are the favorite topics, announce Bitkom and Autodesk. CAD software is used in most companies.
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In German industry, the digital technologies are already widely used. Three out of four companies in the manufacturing industry (75 %) use cloud computing, 39 % connect their production with IIoT applications and 30 % analyze large amounts of data by means of Big Data Analytics. Approximately one in four (27 %) companies use 3D printing and one in five (18 %) uses robotics. Artificial intelligence is still in its infancy: on average, only five percent use AI-based applications.
This was the result of a representative survey conducted by Bitkom Research on behalf of the software provider Autodesk, which surveyed 505 companies in the manufacturing industry with 20 or more employees. "The digitization of the industry has gained momentum," said Dr. Axel Pols, Managing Director of Bitkom Research, at the presentation of the results. Companies use digital technologies to accelerate product development, optimize manufacturing processes or increase the adaptability of their organization.
Process Small Batch Sizes More Efficiently with CAP and CAM
19 % of companies analyze machine and sensor data in order to avoid production downtime. The development is driven by large companies with 500 employees or more. For example, 72 % use Big Data Analytics, 67 % use IIoT applications and 23 % use artificial intelligence.
Karl Osti, Industry Manager at Autodesk Germany: "In the manufacturing industry, special software solutions that enable companies to develop products and control manufacturing processes are essential". According to the survey, almost all companies (92 %) use computer-aided design (CAD) software in the development of new products. 60 % of the companies use Computer Aided Planning (CAP) for production planning. Applications for Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is used by 52 %. CAM systems support the manufacturing process and implement design data in a machine-oriented manner.
Osti: "With CAP and CAM technologies, manufacturing companies reduce throughput times for orders and can process small batches more efficiently". 41 % of the companies use software for product lifecycle management (PLM). PLM systems make it possible to collect and evaluate data throughout the entire lifecycle of a product. One in three companies uses ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software, which enables them to plan operational resources such as personnel, materials, transport and storage capacity as well as the necessary financial resources.
Agility is the Order of the Day
In the face of digitization and globalization, the adaptability of companies has become an important success factor, which is discussed under the roof of agility. "Due to the high technological dynamics, agility requires some efforts on part of the manufacturing companies," Osti stressed. According to the survey, almost two out of every three companies (64 %) consider the agility of their organization as an important topic. Three out of four (74 %) state that high agility is important during product development.
On behalf of Autodesk, Bitkom Research has therefore developed an agility index that describes the adaptability of the German industry. The index includes 13 indicators with the categories significance/strategy, structure, processes, leadership and corporate culture. With 66 points out of a maximum of 100, German industry achieves an average index value. For example, 54 % of the companies stated that their process organization for the construction and design of products is strongly oriented towards their customers – an important feature of agile structures.
52 % rely on cross-functional teams to integrate different skills at an early stage. In addition, 43 % of the companies already use so-called incremental methods such as Scrum or Kanban. On the other hand, a quarter (26 %) are still developing mainly according to the conventional waterfall model and another quarter are using both methods to the same extent. Companies can use agile methods to accelerate the development process and present solutions to their customers at an early stage, which are then gradually improved and avoid costly mistakes," Osti said.
3D printing Accelerates Product Development
A cluster analysis of the study results showed that 42 % of respondents can be considered as "pioneers" on the way to becoming an agile company and 23 % as "laggards". A comparison shows that the agility pioneers are more innovative, use digital technology more frequently and attach greater importance to the qualification of their employees. For instance, IIoT applications, which are important in the manufacturing industry, are used by 45 % of the agility trailblazers, but only by 31 % of the latecomers. 32 % of the pioneers regularly use 3D printing technologies to create prototypes. Among the laggards, however, it is only 11 % that use this technology. "Building prototypes with 3D printing technology accelerates product development and reduces costs," Osti said.
In the medium to long term, 3D printing could complement or even completely replace current production processes in certain areas. Agile companies also have a stronger focus on the skills of their employees: 72 % of the agility pioneers invest specifically in the training and further education of their employees to make them fit for the digital world. Among the laggards, however, it is only 28 %.
Agility Does Not Come at the Push of a Button
The results of the study show a close correlation between agility, innovation capacity and the degree of digitization of the companies surveyed. "Companies do not achieve high agility at the push of a button," says Bitkom Research Managing Director Pols. On the way to an agile, flexible organization, companies should gradually adapt their structures and processes.
At the same time, employees and managers need to embrace an agile mindset where they welcome change rather than perceive it as a threat. In return, they are given more responsibility and better training opportunities. Last but not least, digital technologies applied in the different divisions of the company contribute to flexibility and allow to quickly respond to the different needs of employees, customers and external partners.
This article was first published by Industry of Things.


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Use Roon with Microsoft Surface Dial
Do you want to control Roon with a minimal wireless dial? Then rooDial is perfect for you. rooDial - the first product of my rooExtend suite - is a software developed to allow you to control Roon with an off the shelf Microsoft Surface Dial, a minimal, simple well designed product that fits in with any home. rooDial doesn't only allow you to control the volume, you can also pause and skip tracks instantaneously with a turn or a push of the dial.
The rooExtend software is supplied as a ready to run micro SD card image for the Raspberry Pi. The installation is therefore a simple plug and play. Before licensing, the rooDial software is partly functional and so the whole setup can be tested in advance.
Things you need using the rooDial software:
- Installed Roon.
- Microsoft Surface Dial.
- RaspberryPi zero w or RaspberryPi 4.
- If using Raspberry Pi 4 a 3A Power supply
- Micro SD card min 8GB Class 10.
- A Windows10 PC or a Mac with a SD card slot or an external SD card device that can connect to the pc.
- WiFi or wired ethernet.
- balenaEtcher Software (download here for free).
- rooExtend SD card image and Quick Installation Guide (download here for free)
- rooDial license key (buy here on this website).
Video tutorial to help you make it run
- The license is a license for one device and for one customer per license key.
- The license is available in two options: Lifelong or One Year recurring. If you like to get the Lifelong license please select "Lifelong" at checkout!
- The transfer of the license from one RaspberryPi to another RaspberryPi is always possible by revoking the license on the licensed device and then entering the license key on the new device.
- If the RaspberryPi is physically destroyed or no longer works for any other reason before the license has been revoked, this inevitably leads to the loss of the license.
- Companies are prohibited from flashing the roonDial image onto SD cards and then selling these preinstalled SD cards.
- Companies are expressly prohibited from bundling a RaspberryPi with such a preinstalled card and selling it as a package. If you are a reseller and have plans in this direction, please contact me at info (at) definiteaudio (dot) com.
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Trainers and their clients should read Council's Policy on the Use of Public Open Space by Commercial Fitness Groups and Personal Trainers.
Conditions include:
Trainers and their clients must not create any noise that unreasonably disturbs other users and adjacent residents.
Fitness training is not permitted in specific areas, including:
To obtain a permit complete a Personal Fitness Trainer Licence Application Form.


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Experts to Schwarzenegger:
Switch to VoIP
Switching to VoIP will save you money. That was
among the recommendations given to California�s state governor,
honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger last week, during the state of the state
meeting. A full written
report prepared by an assembly of independent auditors and IT
experts advices the head of state to adopt VoIP-based
telecommunications�both voice and video statewide in order to slash
government telephonic spending.
A five-month project�The Report of the
California Performance Review: Government for the People for a Change
contains four volumes of recommendations to reform and revitalize the
state government. Within its Information Technology section, the report
discusses the financial benefits of switching state government agencies
from traditional telephone to VoIP-based communications.
Changing Voice
When speaking numbers, the advantages were
presented favorably for Voice over IP (VoIP)
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alert). According to the report, California State agencies spend
more than $120 million annually conducting business activities via the
telephone. A conclusive survey of state departments revealed that each
telephone line costs about $80 monthly on average. Experts contend that
replacing the various systems now used with VoIP technology under a
statewide network infrastructure would be cost efficient, simplify use
and provide a uniform telecommunication service to transact day-to-day
state business.
The switchover is said to have potential of saving
the state a 15 to 20 percent approximate recovery from billing errors in
audit savings; and a 15 to 20 percent of additional savings generated by
maximizing the use of discount rate plans, network optimization and more
efficient use of technologies in optimization savings. According to the
report, cost savings per user is projected at around $10 to $40 per line
converted monthly. The reviewers concluded that if lets say, one-half of
the phone lines are converted to VoIP, the state could possibly save
between $1.6 million and $6.3 million per month.
How much would the switchover cost California? The
experts revealed an estimated one time cost of $6.5 million for VoIP
installation in the year of conversion, if existing staff performs such
Changing Videoconferencing
The report discussed possible savings for the state
if it switches to video over IP for conferences, distance learning and
training, as well as any other forms of video communications. According
to the report, California now uses a combination of �Internet protocol
(IP) video,� integrated services digital network, (ISDN) and
point-to-point systems for video conference services statewide. The
experts recommended IP video services to be provided statewide from a
centralized management IP video services location, such as a statewide
data center; and an IP video network providing various options for
videoconferencing to off-site meetings and for other services.
The experts presented a case study about the
state�s Department of Corrections Health Care Services Division video
conferencing usage and savings since 1998. They have made more than 400
conference calls over IP with savings of more than $700,000 so far, and
a total of $4.5 million for telecommunications during the Fiscal Year
2002� 2003.
The report recommends the implementation of IP
video for specific savings in telecommunications used by the state of
California�s Department of Corrections and its telemedicine program.
Savings by using IP video during the 2002�2003 fiscal year for the
department totaled $4.5 million, avoiding the transport of inmates to
medical facilities for services. With total implementation, this figure
could rise to an extra million dollars in savings.
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Blakely Rock Chili Race
Last Sunday was the annual Blakely Rock Chili Race hosted by the Seattle Sailing Club. Start time was around 09:45 hrs with boats finishing from 12:10 hrs to about 15:00 hrs. There were five boats each about 35 feet in length that completed the 12 nm trip to Blakely Rock and back to Shilshole marina. There were two parts to the event. Who would finish first in the return to Shilshole with cooked chili from the boat galley. The chili needed to be still in the pot. All crews manage to yell down to the cook prior to jibing or tacking.
At 09:45 the fleet left and headed for Blakely Rock with 10 to 15 kts coming down from the NE. S/V Avalanche, a J105, took off flying a spinnaker followed by S/V Totoro, La Dolce Vita, Astrea, and Otava.
After we got ourselves organized on Dolce Vita we started coming up on the stbd side of Totoro as we both headed downwind at 7-8kts towards West Point. Avalanche was further downwind flying her kite & ripping along.
Avalanche could be seen up in the distance approaching Blakely Rock. We were about a mile behind them as we approached the southern tip of Bainbridge Island.
We kept an eye on the Seattle/Bainbridge ferry as it came out but were safely ahead and on our way to rounding Blakely Rock.
The boat rounding the rock may have been one of ours. I'm not certain since we were starting a stbd jib to round the rock.
We rounded into the wind pointing at Magnolia bluff and heading home for West Point and then Shilshole marina. We crossed the finish line at about 12:20 hrs.
Our happy crew of Michael Good, Judy, and I were led by David Jade.
That would be David at the helm. Great job David!
After the race everyone gathered at the office for beer, soft drinks, water, chili, chips & COOKIES! Margaret P was voted best chili. A cold day but great sun, wind and fellow sailors. A lovely time.


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Driving while intoxicated is a serious crime across the United States,
and Texas is no exception. In fact, the state of Texas currently leads
the nation in drunk-driving accidents, as well as those accidents that
cause death. Because of this, state law enforcement has placed an extreme
focus on Texas drivers, and makes many arrests both of individuals who
are driving under the influence of alcohol, and those who are not intoxicated
in any way but still meet an officer's personal criteria for a
DWI arrest. Your experienced Houston DWI attorney should take an aggressive
legal defense approach that can contend with the vigor that many prosecutors
bring to a trial, especially in cases where victims have died.
Any driver who returns a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent may immediately
be arrested for DWI. In many cases, an officer may request a field sobriety
test which can also result in arrest if the officer believes the driver
is under the influence.
First-time DWI offenders may face up to 6 months in jail, license suspensions up to 1
year, and fines not exceeding $2,000. Those who are convicted a second
time face fines ranging up to $4,000 with a maximum 1-year jail sentence
and license suspensions up to 2 years. Three-time offenders face fines
up to $10,000, up to 10 years in prison and 2-year maximum license suspension.
Each conviction also requires a specified cost that must be paid for a
driver to retain their license, and these costs rise significantly with
each conviction.
The Samuelson Law Firm has a wealth of experience in Texas DWI laws. I,
along with my hard-working and loyal staff, have defended the accused
in many cases where drivers have been incorrectly charged with DWI and
thought they were out of options. The focus of our firm is to approach
each case as though we were facing the charges ourselves. We utilize this
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is Chris Samuelson, and I have worked hard for nearly 15 years to provide
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Young artist / songwriter Haley Blais has shared her introspective new single, "Rob the Original". The track fully captures her powerful voice and knack for melodic detail against a clever shuffle of pop and drifty, folk feels. Haley reveals "Rob the Original was inspired by a close friend of mine who has dealt with depression and various mental health issues their entire life, and recollections of how it feels as though an alien completely takes over your body. The title coincidentally derives from the Wikipedia page about E.T. the Extra Terrestrial."
"Rob the Original" debuted via FLOOD today along with a playlist from Haley of songs that inspired her sound and influenced her upcoming debut album, Below the Salt. Read more here and check out the playlist here which includes hits from Angel Olsen, Donovan, Carole King and more.
LISTEN "ROB THE ORIGINAL": https://orcd.co/hb-robtheoriginal
Vancouver-based breakout artist Haley Blais expertly puts into song so much of what humans are feeling. For years now, Haley has turned out song after song of defiant scream-into-your-pillow bedroom pop anthems, recorded in her actual bedroom.
She's organically grown an online community and reputation for her self-deprecating, self-loving balladry sung out in operatic crescendos. This summer finally sees the release of her debut full-length album, Below the Salt on August 25 via Tiny Kingdom Music.
Following in the footsteps of Haley's successful 2018 EP Let Yourself Go, the classically trained vocalist finds her signature sound maturing into her own distinct voice on Below the Salt. Featuring production from indie favorites Tennis (Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley) and fellow Vancouver artist Louise Burns, the record bursts out of the gate in a flurry of drums and keys, soaring synths have replaced ukulele noodling, and confidence has replaced doubt as Haley belts out rock and roll confessionals by way of Jenny Lewis, Karen Carpenter or Hayley Williams.
Her lyrics riff on the joys and banalities of the everyday, on the need to break apart and away from an uninspiring life, on radical acceptance, and manifesting a world where you feel proud of yourself and who you're surrounded by. Below the Salt is a coming of age story that recognizes that there is no real 'coming of age.' There are hundreds of instances of recognition and of learning. What do we do when we find them? Well according to Haley, we take them with us.
Keep up with Haley on YouTube or find her on Instagram. To pre-order Below the Salt on vinyl, visit Tiny Kingdom Music.


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Mon Feb 18, 2013, 07:06 AM
xchrom (108,903 posts)
Searching For a Place to Sleep
The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. Matthew: 8:20
For four years, Ive been homeless and mostly living outside. Finally, finally, I was able to get an SRO (single room occupancy in a multiple tenant building) in Chicago. It was great until I awoke and discovered it was infested with bedbugs and I was covered with their bites.
Nobody should have to sleep outside. I mean that. I think of all the guys who do. It is not something you want to do.
Ive done a lot of things to survive. We all do. Ive been through a couple of blizzards and some really cold times. And we got wet at times, really wet.
The first day I had no roof to stay under, I walked and walked until two or three oclock in the morning. Finally, I went in a doorway and up some stairs. I slept next to somebodys apartment and made certain I got up before they came out of it.
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Response to xchrom (Original post)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 07:44 AM
handmade34 (22,041 posts)
1. Matthew 25:45
Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.
Though I am not one to quote the bible (even as a former seminarian that thinks the bible has a few nice stories) ...oh, thee people of 'faith', you seem to like it. (not you DU'ers, the rest of them ) Collectively, we are a cruel people.
I had the fortune of being homeless at one time (fortunate in that I experienced it, survived it and was able to develop an appropriate empathy for those that suffer). Sometimes I want to just scream at our collective population...
what the f@*k are we doing to each other???? I do what I can...
Response to handmade34 (Reply #1)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:50 AM
DaveJ (5,023 posts)
5. The church helped me when I was homeless
After about 7 months I found a Catholic Charities that set me up with a little apartment (more like a cabin) free for the first month and then I was able to get a job and return to college. Nobody else cared, people just walked past me. I can't even begin to describe people's reactions, but they were less than un-helpful. Not intentionally on their part, it's just a characteristic of our species. I was kicked out of 3 other places in less than a week each, including a Salvation Army for getting back late one night, another for not wearing my shoes, the others I think I just didn't fit in. Exhibiting the least amount of thinking for yourself was grounds for getting kicked out of those places.
Anyway, in spite of have a belief that seems irrational, it's good that there are such organizations that attempt to perform good deeds, just for spiritual, non-greed based, reasons. It's not necessary for them to be Christian, but it seems like in this country, the Christians have a monopoly on organizations that help people.
On a side note, that place was small but one of the nicest I'd lived in, it was wooded, had a bike trail, but it was a small town. I'd imagine most cities, at least the cold ones, would be nightmarish places to be homeless.
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Mon Feb 18, 2013, 08:28 AM
Divernan (15,480 posts)
2. Echoes of the Great Depression
"Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from The Book of the Poor: Who They Are, What They Say, and How To End Their Poverty. T.M.s story was written in the spring of 2012. (T.M. is in his fifties and has been living on the street, off and on, for a majority of those years.)"
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:14 AM
Demo_Chris (6,234 posts)
3. Kick for later reading
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:42 AM
Blanks (4,835 posts)
4. It is especially tragic that we have homeless...
When there are more empty houses than homeless people.
Not to mention empty schools (with large tracts of land) empty factories (with empty parking lots) and empty Walmart buildings (with even more empty parking lots).
There is no excuse; a country with that kind of unutilized resources has people sleeping in the elements without the ability to grow some of their own food.
Response to Blanks (Reply #4)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 10:05 AM
DaveJ (5,023 posts)
6. We are not as socialized as we'd like to think.
People are just mean to one another, plain and simple.
It's very rare that people help others for any reason that doesn't involve greed.
We are evolved from monkeys and rats, two animals that do not have the best reputation for being altruistic.
Response to Blanks (Reply #4)
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:07 PM
IrishAyes (6,151 posts)
11. Squatting
What became of the squatter movement? I don't mean where people claimed ownership, but rather they moved into unoccupied houses for various lengths of time until the places sold or rented out. When I first heard of it, the banks and law officials sort of turned a blind eye so long as there was no trouble, because the houses were actually safer from vandals that way. I thought it was a good idea. Maybe it was too good to last.
Response to Blanks (Reply #4)
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:49 PM
DearHeart (692 posts)
12. I've thought of that also. There has to be a solution to this!
I know that part of it is the cost of the damned land, but why can't some of the buildings be repurposed into apartments? We have a hospital, about 10 or so miles from here, sitting completely empty (might be taken over by the VA, might not), but you could turn that empty hospital into low cost apartments-Even has restaurants and a cafeteria in there!
Someone has got to have the ideas and the means necessary to help get these poor people off of the street! We're getting no where, waiting for the wealthy and the powerful to wake up and help; only problem is, they have all the $$$$$!
Response to DearHeart (Reply #12)
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 08:15 PM
Blanks (4,835 posts)
14. The soldiers in the revolutionary war...
Were given land. The federal government owns a lot if these houses. There should be a program where veterans are given a house.
The problem with vacant buildings is if someone tries to fill them with homeless; surrounding property owners fight it at city council meetings.
Response to Blanks (Reply #14)
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 08:28 PM
DearHeart (692 posts)
15. That's what I thought...as far as the vacant properties. That sucks!
Never knew that about the revolutionary war. Very interesting and yes, there should be a program where veterans are given a house. They deserve it! Not to mention that a large part of the homeless population are vets, so the government should do that, since they already own the properties!
There is a movie called "It Happened on 5th Avenue", made in 1947 and part of the plot was about returning WWII vets and their families who were facing a housing shortage. The vets and their spouses were trying to buy a closed army base/barracks to help with the shortage, thought it was an interesting idea. I guess that was influencing me. Wish something like that could happen, but unfortunately, I'm just a dreamer.
Response to Blanks (Reply #14)
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 10:32 AM
IrishAyes (6,151 posts)
16. Furthermore,
... anyone who fought in the Revolutionary War was granted automatic citizenship.
Response to IrishAyes (Reply #16)
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 08:21 PM
Blanks (4,835 posts)
18. Except the French soldiers.
If I remember my history correctly. The French sided with the Americans during the revolutionary war (because they didn't like England).
They sent their peasantry who, upon seeing that others were given their freedom; took up the cause for their own freedom once they got back home. IIRC
Response to Blanks (Reply #18)
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 07:57 PM
IrishAyes (6,151 posts)
20. Well Said
And that's only one reason I've always been uncommonly fond of the French. Without them we might never have succeeded. BTW, have you ever read of the time Thomas Paine spent across the pond? Odds are you have. He was a most fascinating character.
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 10:09 AM
Hotler (9,659 posts)
7. Fucking sad. n/t
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Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:37 PM
Mojorabbit (16,020 posts)
8. marking to read later! nt
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:49 PM
rustydog (9,186 posts)
9. Homelessness is an issue I struggle with. I can't stand it when people go to public meetings
to bitch about a tent city coming to their neighborhoods (God forbid). They don't want the homeless there.
Although, if you think about it, some homeless are probably there, they just don't see them.
A couple of months back a homeless male was brought into our ER by medics. We had a few days of constant biblical deluge and it was down right nasty outside. This poor guy was sopping wet. He asked for a shower and the nurse treated him like shit, basically saying this was not the "mission". We were called because he lost his temper and became verbally abusive. All I heard him say is: "I've been homeless for two fucking years! I'm sick of it.I'm tired, I'm cold and fucking wet and I stink. Please just let me take a shower, let me feel human Goddamn it." Hesaid a whole lot more, but that is what I heard. The nurse heard a scumbag demand something.
Why not let this gentleman take a shower after being evaluated? Who does it harm? Why not bring up a good hot breakfast for the human being?
I hear co-workers speak so disparagingly about the homeless and addicts. Like there is no way they could suffer this humiliating type of set-back. Jesus, there are peopleI work with who insist it is a life-style choice, a weakness of character!
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 11:45 PM
mojowork_n (2,354 posts)
10. The same page had another alarming story on the same topic...
"...a Tallahassee woman who works with a Christian group that helps the homeless, went undercover to check out a local shelter after hearing reports of abuse. She claims that immediately upon arrival she was sexually propositioned by a staff member:
He said, "Okay, well here is my number. Call me and we can hook up later tonight."
Did I just get propositioned by a staff member? I was infuriated but did not want to break my cover..."
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:58 PM
mnhtnbb (29,854 posts)
13. We will undoubtedly be adding to the homeless population here in NC
now that our a$$hole Governor has signed a bill significantly reducing
unemployment insurance benefits.
See my thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251288565
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 10:38 AM
lonestarnot (77,097 posts)
17. I lay awake nights thinking about you.
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Wed Feb 20, 2013, 08:23 PM
WillyT (72,631 posts)
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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 08:00 PM
Liberal_in_LA (44,397 posts)
21. kick


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Another sibling of Mawra and Urwa Hocaine about to join showbiz
Siblings are shadows of each other. Which is why it isn't surprising that the extremely talented Hocaine sisters have another power house of talent in their family: their younger brother Ins-e-Yazdan.
Yazdan, a newcomer to showbiz, looks equal parts sharp and cute in these never-before-seen pictures.
But the innocent looking Yazdan has now blossomed into a handsome young man, and the cameras have waited long enough to focus on him.
Just at the end of his teens, Ins is starting off his showbiz career with a debut in the controversial serial Udaari. Elder sister Urwa already has a leading role in the serial, doubling the drama's Hocaine count.
Udaari has been in the national spotlight since PEMRA issued a show-cause notice to the serial. Let's see whether the Hocaine boy's inclusion on the show will make more waves.
Keep your fingers crossed, little Hocaine brother!