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Your early 20s are sizzling hot years of self-discovery and world exploratory. You get high fived for trying to be an adult and all mistakes are brushed off as learning curves. It's the time in your life when you start to design your own reality and you get your first real taste of freedom.
Peaking with sass, fearless of the unknown and oozing with sexiness; planet earth is your oyster! But trying to make important life decisions when you can't even decide what you want to eat for dinner, can cause a hurricane of uncertainty inside your whirling mind.
Hitting my late 20s, here are 10 motivating words of advice that everyone in their early 20s needs to read:
1. If you don't know what to do with your life, that's ok
You know how some people have been planning their university studies since the 7th grade? But you've already depleted all your options because you've realized becoming a lawyer, doctor, builder, professional surfer or actor on Neighbours isn't for you. You are not alone! Your life isn't an eggshell timer and the years will go by 365 days at a time. You still have time to figure it out, to make many mistakes, to lose track and to get on with it.
2. Leave your comfort zone
Move away from your hometown. It's not going anywhere and you can always go back. But by staying there, you'll only grow as much as a goldfish who spends its entire life in the same tank.
3. Live overseas, don't just travel
Yes travel, travel as much as you can, while you still can. But go one up, call a foreign country your home. Traveling lets you see other countries for their face value while living overseas lets you scratch beneath the surface and feel the way they feel.
It's like going to a party and leaving at midnight compared to staying until the next day. The combination of no sleep, dancing until you fall-over and all the boozed up chats about the purpose of life, shows a vulnerable side and gets you feeling pretty raw.
There are endless opportunities for working overseas but you have to be creative and think outside the box. Volunteer at hostels, teach English, WWOOF, Work Away or do a low-paid Internship. If you don't have a ton of savings and are keen to be settled for longer, go on a working holiday visa. This means you'll be on a good wage and could even save money if you're savvy!
4. Don't get caught up in your career too early
Travel then study, or study then travel. Before you land that epic career job, get out there and explore even if it is only for 3 months! You have your whole life to be career-focused.
Once you land a career job on a long-term contract, it's too easy to get settled in a comfort zone of the rat race. You'll buy everything you "need" and you'll get in the rhythm of routine and structure. But before you commit to all this, take a risk and be spontaneous! See how it feels to drop everything and move overseas, to live out of a bag like a true minimalist, and to meet people from all over the globe.
On an adventure like this, you develop a more globalized perspective and problem-solving skills, which ultimately makes you a more desirable employee.
5. Hang out with people who are motivated as fuck
Ambition is key. Immerse yourself in the company of people who infectiously love life and want to live it to the fullest. If you are surrounded by success, drive, and creativity, it'll bring those qualities out in you. Having a supportive network also motivates you to be disciplined and teaches you productivity-before-reward.
6. Fall in and out of love as much as you can
Falling in love teaches us about vulnerability. It lets us feel close to god (whatever that may be) and takes us to a place that makes us believe anything is possible.
And I mean it when I say fall in-love as much as you can. Wear your heart your sleeve. This is the strongest thing anyone can ever do!
Breaking up still sucks even after the first time, the second time and every time after that. It doesn't necessarily get easier but it helps you grow. You may come out the other side with a few extra battle scars, but you'll be closer to understanding who you are and what you want from a partner.
7. But it's ok to be single, there's nothing weird about you
It can be hard watching your friends couple-up while you're getting drunk in singleton struggling to get second dates. Embrace the independence and learn to be whole within. This makes you not only more attractive, but it also gives you a type of freedom that you won't feel when in a relationship. And to be able to be strong, make decisions and plan your life around your own dreams is very fulfilling.
8. Have hobbies, socializing doesn't count
Pursuing a great social life can feel like the only thing that matters in the history of life when you are 20. But guess what honey bun, it's not. Have friends, yes, but also have hobbies. You may even be able to craft the 2 together if you can find friends with similar interests.
Having hobbies gives you independence from boredom. Through immense concentration, it frees your busy mind of chatter. Think about how much you live in the moment when you're surfing. You become in tune with your surroundings, you feel the water moving around you and the rush of adrenaline you get with every wave.
Maybe you've always wanted to learn a musical instrument, another language, to cook healthy meals or skateboarding. Get out there and have a go, you've got nothing to lose but time.
9. Start making educated decisions while you're young
Watch documentaries and read books. Teach yourself about environmental issues, political unrest, poverty, religion, and history. This doesn't mean read the newspaper or watch TV. Media fills your brain with controlled nonsense curated by the 1 percenters.
Being a good person feels fucking great. And not the type of great that looks nicely laid out on your Instagram feed; the type that feels warm and fuzzy on the inside.
Even small changes in your own life can a have a ripple effect of positive change on your community! Eat less meat, stop using single-use plastics, shop at thrift shops, start gardening, buy fewer things, use eco-friendly beauty products, make your own DIY cleaning sprays. Basically, don't just be another mindless consumer.
10. Believe in yourself
If you don't, then no one else will. The power of the mind is infinite. If you put limitations on yourself, people will see these too. Take on the attitude that you CAN do anything, because really, what's stopping you?


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This week: Coaxing madder root to be more red and more mordanting questions…
Every week, we are emailed with questions from our natural dye community asking simple and complex questions that we thought might be worth sharing. Of course, all of your burning questions are answered by natural dyer in chief, Kathy Hattori, Founder of Botanical Colors.
I've gone deep into the rabbit hole of your website for the first time. As I read your mordanting section, it seems to contradict what you wrote in regard to madder root and chalk/calcium carbonate. In your mordant section it says to use the chalk as an after bath. In your madder root section it indicates you can specifically add it to the madder root vat itself? Please clarify, thanks.
These are two different processes as I don't normally mordant with aluminum acetate and chalk, but use aluminum acetate and wheat bran. The chalk is used in madder root to help develop the red color in the dye. You may also come across instructions using citric acid in madder root, which seems to be a direct contradiction to everything I understood, but what it does is help other colorants within the root to develop, hence its use. So I've dyed with whole madder root, citric acid, and then shifted pH with calcium carbonate, and gotten some nice colors on cellulose fibers.
…Also, you indicate "do not rinse" after the calcium carbonate step, but to directly dye from there. I am tempted to try your approach and see what happens, because I am open to experimentation, but at the same, I have gotten consistently great results, so my inner voice says don't change it up. I have always thoroughly rinsed the calcium carbonate. You recommend leaving it on, and from there proceeding to the dye vat.
We don't rinse after wheat bran, but if you do after chalk and get good results, you should stick with what works for you. It's entirely possible that chalk needs a rinse as it's insoluble in water, so could leave a residue that prevents dye take-up but I haven't had that issue. I also don't use chalk as much as I do wheat bran.

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Andrew and I were passing ideas back forth—sweets, alcohol, eating between meals. What to give up for Lent? I could do the typical, but I want this year to be different. I want to thrill in Easter joy on a level deeper than Reese's and the relief that the strife is o'er.
So I thought I'd start with God's biggest call in my life—my husband.
Marriage with Andrew is my life's work. A priest friend of ours told us recently, "Your vocation is not to this general idea of marriage; it's to Andrew. And God will call to you from within that vocation." Marriage-to-Andrew is my ticket to Heaven and the most important thing Jesus asks me to do. And so I'm focusing my sacrifices and efforts on seeing that we are bigger than me, as well as the fact that the Lord Himself designed us to draw the other closer to Him.
And if there's anything the two of us could use more of, it's Jesus.
Here is non-exhaustive list of what any two marrieds, us included, could do during Lent.
1) Go to Mass during the week.
Leave the kids with grandparents or a sitter (or bring them along!) and go to Mass. Nothing and no one will improve our marriage better than Jesus.
2) Ask, "What can I do to make your day better?"
Put the answer at the top of our To Do List.
3) Keep in mind that we are a team.
We try to approach conflict in a way that tackles the issue instead of each other. One of my favorite professors at Benedictine College once told my class, "My wife and I know that we're two people looking for the truth, so what could be an argument becomes a joint effort toward what's best for us and our family."
4) Go to adoration.
Swing by the chapel at the start or end of a date or plan a whole hour together. Drawing closer to Christ will bless all that vocation stuff we do. If we can't make it as a couple, I try to bring his intentions with me before the Lord. As his wife, I know I'm Andrew's designated intercessor.
5) Don't interrupt.
We try to not interrupt either vocally or in our minds. Whether he's filling me in on his day or hashing out his side of an argument, I quiet myself and give him an ear instead of conjuring a response while he's talking.
6) Anticipate his needs.
Does he need a lunch for work? Do I know that his keys aren't in the usual spot? Put them away. Get his car washed. Send a love note email every day around the same time so he'll look forward to it. Help make life at home enjoyable for him and our kids.
7) Pray the Litany of Humility.
Find it here: Litany of Humility. Ouch, I know. But lemme tell ya—it hurts so good.
8) Give together.
Serve your parish, extended family, or group of friends. Host a big potluck or treat another family (or a few!) to a night off from making dinner by prepping the whole thing yourself. Volunteer somewhere. Substitute for someone's holy hour. Imitate Christ through shared self-giving.
9) Complete The Love Dare together or solo.
10) Help each other go to Confession.
Make that time for each other to go every couple of weeks. Be gracious and generous about how long it may take and if you have kids, don't complain or elaborate on the chaos and challenge of keeping them when your sweetie comes home.
11) Bless another couple!
Offer to watch their kids while they take a much-needed night or morning out together.
12) Pray together daily.
It doesn't have to be complicated, but I challenge you to join me in going one step beyond what we're doing right now. If you don't pray together yet, start with one Glory Be together when you wake up or go to bed—ultimately, our marriages are made for the glory of God.
Pray the Rosary or a Chaplet. If we want to be really spiritually intimate, we can pray over each other out loud—speak to Jesus about your husband and let your sweetheart have a listen in. It will change you both.
13) Fast.
Abstain from something—cream and sugar in coffee, snacks on Tuesday afternoons, butter on toast. Offer small sacrifices solely for our spouse's salvation and well-being.
14) Read Scripture together.
The Word of God changes hearts.
15) Give alms.
Comb our budget for extra discretionary funds to offer a particular charity or give it to our parish on top of our tithe.[Tweet "A non-exhaustive list: Lent for the Married:"]
How else can you Lent with your man?? I want to remember that Jesus who blessed the marriage at Cana wants to be invited to my relationship with my husband. And doing so will heal our wounds, fortify us for life's storms, and help us experience that deep Easter joy.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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|Tuesday, March 28, 2000,
Chandigarh, India
St Kitts trial resumes
BJP to release White Paper on
CVC proposal to strengthen CBI
Cong seeks Naidus
Withdraw UP religion Bill: Opposition
Link CTBT with disarmament: Cong
AIIMS bodys urgent meeting
HC directive to free 52 more
Sikhs planning to
Aerated drinks to cost more in
Lawyers stir: govt to set up
Ex-PMs discuss state of nation
NEW DELHI, March 27 (UNI) In a significant political development aimed at occupying the Opposition space, four former Prime Ministers Mr V P Singh, Mr Chandra Shekhar, Mr H D Deve Gowda and Mr I K Gujral today met for the second time this month and discussed the state of the nation, including how the economic reforms pursued vigorously by the NDA government has proved counter productive for the common man.
The former Prime Ministers earlier had an hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee earlier in the day and wrested an assurance that jhuggi dwellers would not be removed until they were provided with alternate accommodation. "Bulldozers is not the answer for poverty", said Mr V P Singh after the meeting with the Prime Minister.
Talking to newspersons before the second round of conclave of former Prime Ministers, Mr Gujral ruled out that the exercise was prelude to the formation of third front or political combinations. "We are concerned citizens discussing about the nations affairs.
Among the issues that would come up for discussion tonight include the right of the poor to exist, deteriorating law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the state of the economy.
The former Prime
Ministers are planning to release a document listing
these problems at a news conference here tomorrow. Mr
Mohan Guruswamy who had quit as Adviser to Finance
Minister Yashwant Sinha was conspicuous by his presence
at the meeting of former Prime Ministers held at the
residence of Mr V P Singh. Replying to a question Mr
Gujral said they would brief the other former Prime
Minister, Mr P V Narasimha Rao, about the outcome of the
St Kitts trial resumes
NEW DELHI, March 27 (PTI) The St Kitts case trial against controversial godman Chandraswami and his aide K.N.Aggarwal alias Mamaji resumed today after a gap of about three years with the CBI examining former Revenue Secretary N.K.Sengupta.
The duo, facing charges of criminal conspiracy and forging of certain documents to tarnish the image of former Premier V.P.Singh, appeared before Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke, who recorded evidence of the CBI witness, Mr Sengupta.
Mr Sengupta, who was the Revenue Secretary of the Government of India from September, 1988, to December, 1989, said he had accorded sanction for the deployment of two officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the USA and the UK.
He had also approved the alleged visit to St Kitts of the then ED officials Deputy Director A.P.Nanday and Enforcement Officer R.K.Dubey.
Mr Sengupta, 66, who has since retired and become an MP, identified his signatures on the relevant files and said the sanctions were granted by him in the absence of the Finance Secretary.
Mr Bharihoke had framed charges against Chandraswami and Mamaji for allegedly fabricating a bank document to show that Mr V.P.Singhs son, Mr Ajeya Singh, had opened an account in the First Trust Corporation, a private bank in St Kitts Islands, in 1986 and deposited $ 21 million there.
By examining Mr Sengupta, the prosecution wanted to prove that some government officials had visited St Kitts Islands in connection with the forgery.
Chandraswami and Mamaji could not cross-examine Mr Sengupta as their counsel was absent due to the ongoing lawyers strike. The court, however, assured them that they would be given an opportunity to cross-examine the witness at a later stage of the trial, if they desired so.
Mr Sengupta was the ninth witness examined by the CBI. Earlier, the agency had examined eight witnesses in the case before the trial was stayed by the high court in 1997.
Tomorrow another CBI witness, former Finance Secretary G.K.Arora will be examined by the CBI.
Resumption of the trial
follows a December, 1999, order of the Delhi High Court
upholding a lower court order framing charges against
Chandraswami and Mamaji and discharging former Prime
Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister
CVC proposal to strengthen CBI
NEW DELHI, March 27 (UNI) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has sought to strengthen its investigative arm, CBI, by exempting it to seek state permission to probe Central Government employees working in the state.
Besides, the CVC has mooted corruption-free government services as a fundamental right. "I am planning to write to the Constitution Review Committee for making every citizen to get corruption-free services from all public servants as a fundamental right" Mr N. Vittal, Central Vigilance Commissioner, told reporters here today.
Mr Vittal said he has written a letter to Centre to allow the CBI to probe its corruption-accused employees in the states without the latters permission. "It will be a step towards strengthening the CBI".
If the CVC were to investigate employees of the Centre, public sector units and banks working at the states, it will have to get state government nod to begin investigations under Section 6 of the CBI Act. Karnataka, for instance, has not given a general clearance to the CBI for investigating the Central Government employees.
If the CVC were to have its way, the Section 6 of the CBI Act would be deleted, giving de facto status to Section 5 of the Act which allows the CVC to probe the Central employees working at the state level.
On the fundamental right for corruption-free state services, Mr Vittal suggested that all government departments should assure of bribery-free services instead of giving out long citizen charters.
He said the
Parliamentary Sub-Committee looking into the CVC Bill
should consider giving supervisory powers over the
Enforcement Directorate as well. Currently, the
CVCs powers are restricted to the appointment of ED
BJP to release White Paper on Constitution
HYDERABAD, March 27 (PTI) The BJP today said it would come out with a comprehensive White Paper on amendments made to the Constitution in the past 50 years "to expose the hue and cry" made by the Congress over the issue of constitutional review.
"Of the 79 amendments made to the Constitution in the past 50 years, 58 were made during the Congress regime alone", BJP spokesman M. Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here.
He charged the Congress with "even tampering with the basic structure and spirit of the Constitution during its rule at the centre".
Mr Naidu said the BJP had decided to release a comprehensive White Paper on April 14 in New Delhi, the day the Congress proposed to hold a meeting and observe Save Constitution Day at Nagpur.
"After shaving the Constitution, the Congress is now talking of saving the Constitution", he said.
"The White Paper,
intended to counter the Congress disinformation campaign,
also seeks to expose its double standards, political
bankruptcy and rank opportunism on the issue of the
review of the constitution", he said.
Cong seeks Naidus resignation
HYDERABAD, March 27 (PTI) The main Opposition Congress today staged a walkout in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly after Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu rejected their demand for his resignation for not paying power bills.
Accusing Mr Naidu of being a defaulter and not paying power bills for the past two years for the agriculture pumpsets used in his farm in Nellore district, leader of Opposition Y.S. Rajeskhar Reddy demanded his resignation.
Amid trading of charges from the Treasury and Opposition Benches, Mr Reddy said "there cannot be one rule for the Chief Minister and another for the common man. If the Chief Minister is a defaulter what action was taken so far."
The Chief Minister told the House that if there were arrears it would be paid immediately and asked the Opposition not to politicise the issue.
Mr Naidu assured the
House that the State Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO)
would initiate action against all defaulters,
irrespective of their position, and he would pay the
arrears and penalty the Corporation would impose.
Withdraw UP religion Bill: Opposition
LUCKNOW, March 27 (PTI) A Rs 1128.48-crore deficit Budget without fresh taxes was presented in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly today amid uproarious scenes as opposition members made a noisy demand for the withdrawal of the controversial UP Religious Places Bill.
Vidhan Sabha also passed a vote on account for Rs 9,231 crore moved by Finance Minister Harish Chandra Srivastava before adjourning for the day even as opposition members trooped into the well of the House raising anti-government slogans.
Members, mainly those belonging to the BSP and the Congress, began demanding the withdrawal of the Bill as soon as Mr Srivastava rose to present the Budget. Some of them were also seen later hurling copies of the Budget.
Presenting the Budget, Mr Srivastava said he would try to bridge the deficit of Rs 1128.48 crore by curtailing expenditure and augmenting financial resources.
He estimated total receipts for 2000-01 at Rs 46215.02 crore against a total expenditure of Rs 49935.04 crore.
The government proposed to create 10 lakh employment opportunities in the organised and unorganised sector. A revolving fund of Rs 100 crore would be set up to enlist the participation of private sector in infrastructural development. A proposal to raise a police force for helping tourists was also announced.
Leader of the House
Lalji s Tandon presented the Budget in the Vidhan
Link CTBT with disarmament:
NEW DELHI, March 27 Days after conveying its position to the USA on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the Congress today preferred to distance itself from the remarks that sounded more like an echo of New Delhis official stand.
After meeting President Bill Clinton last week, the Congress had said that the party President, Ms Sonia Gandhi had emphasised the need for India to maintain a credible minimum nuclear deterrence in view of its security concerns.
Today the party spokesman, Mr Ajit Jogi, said the Congress President did not use these words as informed to the media by senior CWC member Pranab Mukherjee.
He said the Congress President had talked of total global disarmament and that there must be a linkage with the CTBT.
The Congress, he said, was firm on its commitment to the "Action Plan for Nuclear Weapons Free and Non-Violent World Order" presented to the United Nations by the late Rajiv Gandhi in 1998. The plan is for time-bound and phased elimination of nuclear weapons, with a reliable verification mechanism.
He then went on to elaborate the Congress view on the CTBT and said the government should evolve a national consensus on the issue since it was vital to the security of the nation.
"There is no national consensus on the CTBT. The government has to take the Opposition into confidence and evolve a consensus," he said.
The Congress view, he said, was that the countrys long-term security was important and no final view had yet been taken or emerged from the debate.
Mr Jogi said even the scientific community was divided in its opinion on the adequacy of conducting nuclear tests.
The Congress said the countrys nuclear policy was extremely important to the defence and security of the nation and that no party should try and politicise it. "The whole nation should be on the same wavelength", Mr Jogi said.
The party also said
since the government was privy to certain classified
information on the subject, it alone was in a position to
take a view from time to time depending on the inputs
they had on the nuclear issue relating to overall
AIIMS bodys urgent
meeting called
NEW DELHI, March 27 The Union Health Ministry has ordered an emergency meeting of the governing body of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to take stock of the situation arising out of the reinstatement of former medical superintendent of institute, Dr R.C. Anand.
Dr Anand, who has been reinstated as the MS of RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, was caught red-handed almost two years back while accepting a gratification of Rs 10,000 from a Faridabad-based pharamaceutical supplier. He was arrested by the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi Police.
Sources in the Health Ministry told TNS here today that the decision was taken by the Union Health Minister, Mr N.T.Shanmugham, in a meeting with senior health officers here today. The meeting is expected to take place in this week.
In a communication sent to the AIIMS Director, the Health Minister said that the suspension of Dr Anand be revoked and the matter be examined by the governing body.
The execution of the
order was reportedly criticised by a section of experts
who felt that the Health Minister in his capacity as the
President of the institute had acted unilaterally.
HC directive to free 52 more undertrials
NEW DELHI, March 27 (PTI) Close on the heels of its earlier order for the release of 200 undertrials from the Central Tihar jail here, the Delhi High Court today directed the authorities to release 52 more such prisoners after they furnished personal bonds in the respective trial courts.
Mr Justice Dalveer Bhandari, who, on March 10, had ordered the release of 200 undertrials being detained in judicial custody for nearly three years for want of surety in the bail granted to them by various courts, appointed a panel of four lawyers to act as a amicus curiae to find out how many such prisoners were still lodged in the jail under judicial custody.
The panel comprising Mr
Ashok Arora, Mr Rajiv Awasthi, Mr Mukesh Kalia and Mr
Santhosh Kohli, was asked to furnish its report by April
3, the next date of hearing. Waiving the condition of
furnishing the surety by each of the undertrial, the
court directed them to furnish personal bonds in the
trial courts to secure their release.
Sikhs planning to
NEW DELHI, March 27 Sikh families of Chatti Singhpora and other neighbouring villages are planning mass migration from the area, a member of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee fact-finding team said here today.
"The people there are waiting for the bhog ceremony scheduled for March 31. They have decided to migrate, as they have lost confidence to stay back and feel secure," Dr Jaspal Singh, a former Ambassador to Mozambique and DSGMC member, who headed the DSGMC fact-finding mission to the area.
The four-member delegation included the DSGMC president, Mr Paramjit Singh Sarna, Mr Harinder Pal Singh, SGPC member and Mr Manjit Singh, DSGMC member.
The DSGMC handed over
cheques for Rs 51,000 to the families of those killed and
Rs 11,000 to the two Sikhs who were injured in the
Aerated drinks to cost more in Delhi
NEW DELHI, March 27 (PTI) Aerated drinks and chewing tobacco will be costlier, while jute products, black and white TV sets, automobile tyres and tubes and kerosene stove will be cheaper in the Capital from April 1, 2000.
Finance Minister M.S. Saathi, who presented the Delhi Government Budget 2000-2001 in the Delhi Assembly today, proposed to increase sales tax from 12 per cent to 15 per cent on aerated drinks and from 8 per cent to 12 per cent on chewing tobacco.
The Rs 6,950-crore
balanced Budget, which is 6.25 per cent higher than the
revised Budget of the current financial year, exempted 12
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Contract signed for transport and installation of foundations at Dogger Bank
Following announcement of the award of a Preferred Supplier Agreement on 28th November 2019, OHT Alfa Lift AS has now signed the contract for the transport and installation of foundations for the first phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, Dogger Bank A. The contract for the second phase, Dogger Bank B, is expected to follow in due course.
The project will be the monopile installation debut for OHT's specialist new build vessel Alfa Lift which is currently under construction at CMHI'S shipyard in China.
Alfa Lift will transport the monopile foundations and transition pieces to the offshore site, more than 130km off the north-east coast of England, and install them in water depths up to 35 metres, utilising the vessel's class leading 3,000-tonne crane, state-of-the-art mission equipment and smart deck handling system.
Steve Wilson, Dogger Bank's Project Director, said: "It's great news to confirm the OHT Alfa Lift vessel for Dogger Bank A. Their vessel is one of the most innovative heavy transportation and installation vessels on the market and we are very pleased to have them working with us as we deliver this ground-breaking project."
"We look forward to working with Norway's OHT to make Dogger Bank a success. The Alfa Lift is an excellent example of the new, efficient and innovative vessels which we need to revolutionise the offshore wind industry and make it even more competitive," Halfdan Brustad, vice president for Dogger Bank in Equinor, said.
The foundations will be amongst the largest ever used for offshore wind and are expected to be installed at Dogger Bank A between 2022 and 2023.
'The contract is a significant milestone for OHT and we welcome the opportunity to demonstrate Alfa Lift's market leading capabilities in delivering this landmark project. We are privileged to be working with likeminded, forward-thinking colleagues at SSE Renewables and Equinor' said Torgeir E. Ramstad, CEO, OHT.
Since the preferred supplier contract was announced in November last year, planning for the project is well underway and OHT is keen to engage with the local supply chain.
'We are already in detailed discussions regarding supply contracts with multiple UK companies and we will soon be announcing details of some of the remaining key suppliers we are looking for' said Lars Kjuul Kristensen, Project Manager for Dogger Bank, OHT.
Companies interested in supplying OHT can register on the supplier portal on their website.
OHT's Alfa Lift vessel, of Ulstein design, will arrive in Europe in good time before project mobilization. Construction is progressing as expected and has experienced no significant delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the diligence, dedication, and strong focus on safety of all parties involved.
The Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being developed by SSE Renewables and Equinor, with first power expected in 2023. The contract is subject to the project's final investment decision.
Source: Offshore Heavy Transport


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Published on September 27, 2018
A familiar landmark in Duluth will be glowing gold Sunday, Sept. 30, in honor of pediatric cancer patients. And the mom of one such patient was the catalyst behind the lighting.
"Since September is childhood cancer awareness month, I saw this as my chance to publicly raise awareness for our children who can't speak for themselves," says Amber Lovaasen, of Hibbing, whose daughter is a cancer survivor.
Addy Lovaasen was diagnosed with an advanced form of Wilms tumor at the tender age of 11 months. Pediatric Oncologist Dr. Andrea Watson was a part of Addy's care team and helped care for the little girl.
"Addy's treatment required very aggressive chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. She has grown into a beautiful, strong and determined little girl who never stops smiling," says Dr. Watson. "She brings joy to all she meets, and her parents are models of patience and hope. When she comes to see me at the clinic, it makes my day. I am so proud of who she is and amazed at what they all have been through. Our community should embrace their message of hope and join in to support other children and families facing childhood cancer."
Now 8, Addy and her mom want to shed light on pediatric cancer patients by illuminating Enger Tower. "It will be lit gold for our brave warriors," Amber adds. "I want to get the word out to as many childhood cancer families as possible."
The family will not be able to watch the lighting live, but hope that others will make a point to recognize the Duluth landmark glowing gold Sunday – a shining reminder of the many brave, young people and their families who have fought or continue to fight childhood cancer.
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Paten with Cross and Inscription
Early Byzantine
mid 6th century
58 cm x 58 cm (22 13/16 in. x 22 13/16 in.)
silver, gilding and niello
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The Sion Treasure (BZ.1963.36.1-3,11 and BZ.1965.1.1,5,12) is an extensive and varied group of liturgical objects and church furnishings discovered in the early 1960s in southern Turkey. A significant part of this treasure is in Dumbarton Oaks, while much of it is housed in the Antalya Museum, with a few pieces in private collections. The treasure's name derives from the niello inscription on an oblong polycandelon mentioning "Holy Sion," possibly the church or the monastery for which the objects were made. Many Sion Treasure items are inscribed for a Bishop Eutychianos, who is otherwise unknown. Several other individuals are named, but they, too, are unknown among historical sources. Many objects are unique—for example, a cross-shaped polycandelon and a peacock censer. Almost all the objects in the treasure are of exceptionally high quality, and many were in excellent condition when they were found, like the patens. Some pieces, however, were bent or crushed, suggesting that they were going to be melted down and their metal reused. If, as is supposed, the treasure was buried during the early seventh century, when Sasanian invasions were followed by Arab incursions, the Byzantine imperial authorities most likely were calling in church silver to mint coins in order to pay the wages of the emperor's army.
These patens (BZ.1963.36.2 and BZ.1963.36.3) are almost twins and seem to have been made as a pair except for their different inscriptions. Each has a tall Latin cross in the center with a rim of alternating gilt and polished silver lobes. The inscription on one reads, "For the memory and repose of Angeleuos Rufinus of illustrious memory"; the other is dedicated, "For the memory and repose of John, of God-loving memory and Procle, his daughter."
The spare design of these patens has an elegance that rivals the elaborate decoration on the larger Chi-Rho paten (see p. 102). Because these patens were integral to the celebration of the Eucharist, they were carefully stacked and stored when buried for protection, which explains the pristine state of their surfaces and the survival of all their crisp detailing. They are in near perfect condition. The burial of such an extensive ecclesiastical treasure as the Sion Treasure was probably the effort to hide it from invading forces or preserve it from the moneyer's furnace. Liturgical history and archaeology have again benefited from what the seventh century had to sacrifice.
- S. Zwirn
Handbook of the Byzantine Collection (Washington, D.C., 1967), 18-19, no. 64, table 1.
The Archbishop Lakovos Library of Ecclesiastical and Historical Sources, vol. 10 The Life of Saint Nicholas of Sion, trans. I. Sevcenko and N.P. Sevcenko (Brookline, Mass., 1984), pl. 14.
S. A. Boyd, "A 'Metropolitan' Treasure from a Church in the Provinces: An introduction to the Study of the Sion Treasure," in Ecclesiastical Silver Plate in Sixth-Century Byzantium: Papers of the Symposium held May 16-18, 1986, at the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, and Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. ed. S.A. Boyd and M.M. Mango (Washington, D.C., 1992), 5-37, esp. 11, 12, 15-16, 20, fig. S4.1-3, checklist no. 4.
I. Sevcenko, "The Sion Treasure: The Evidence of the Inscriptions," in Ecclesiastical Silver Plate in Sixth-Century Byzantium: Papers of the Symposium held May 16-18, 1986, at the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, and Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. ed. S.A. Boyd and M.M. Mango (Washington, D.C., 1992), 39-56, esp. 47 n. 67.
G. Bühl, ed., Dumbarton Oaks: The Collections (Washington, D.C., 2008), 90-91, 100, pl. p. 101.
H. Hunter-Crawley, "The Cross of Light: Experiencing Divine Presence in Byzantine Syria," in Experiencing Byzantium: Papers from the 44th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, Newcastle and Durham, April 2011, Publications of the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies ed. C. Nesbitt and M. Jackson (Farnham, Surrey, UK; Burlington, VT, 2013), 390 p., esp. 180, fig. 10.1.
Acquisition History
Purchased from George Zacos (dealer) by Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Switzerland, 1963.
Given by Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C., 1963.
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.


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The owner of a Detroit studio where Eminem purportedly cut his best-selling debut album, The Slim Shady LP, was found dead Tuesday, the victim of an apparent vendetta, according to local authorities.
A business acquaintance discovered the body of Amjed A. Abdallah lying in a pool his own blood on the floor of Studio 8. Investigators said the 36-year-old Jordanian engineer was shot at least twice, most likely on Sunday, based on the bloated condition of the corpse. A bullet casing from a.357-caliber handgun was recovered at the scene.
Police do not have a definitive motive in the slaying. Initially detectives suspected it was a robbery, since several pricey pieces of studio equipment had been taken. But that theory has now been discounted as evidence surfaced indicating Abdallah may have been killed over a money fight, perhaps involving his rap productions.
"It's not a random act. He was threatened because of financial issues," Detective Lieutenant Norman Raymond of the Ferndale Police Department told E! Online. "The threats we're tracking down involve people that had felt they were owed some recording proceeds that he did at some point in time and we're trying to establish if they have any validity."
Studio 8 is located in a two-story building near Eight Mile Road, the street that divides Ferndale from Detroit and former stomping grounds of Marshall Mathers III. Aside from inspiring much of Eminem's hard-charging rhymes, the 'hood also supplied the title for his hit 2002 semi-autobiographical flick, 8 Mile. (It was also where his mother, Debbie Mathers, was carjacked nearly a year ago).
According to investigators, Abdallah was hardly the type to be involved in a rap feud. Instead, friends called the man nicknamed A.J. a "prince of a guy" who produced rap and Middle Eastern albums and was a percussionist on the Motor City music scene who loved to jam with fellow musicians, including local rockers the Howling Diablos.
"He was a great musician, a great entertainer," Howling Diablos singer Tino Gross told the Detroit Free Press. "He was a very colorful character whom people loved, a fun-loving guy, very soulful."
But it was his connection to Eminem, if tangential, that made Abdallah and his studio stand out.
The producer was fond of hyping the 1,500-square foot Studio 8 as the place that Mathers recorded his major label breakthrough, The Slim Shady LP, in 1999. In reality, most of the multiplatinum album was recorded in Los Angeles under the supervision of Eminem's mentor, Dr. Dre.
Abdallah even installed a small yellow sign at the entrance to the building that proclaimed: "Recording Studio, Eminem's First Album."
As the mythology grew, so did Abdallah's interest in capitalizing on Em's fame. Just before his death, Abdallah had decided to sell Studio 8 and relocate to Brooklyn. He put the studio up for auction on eBay in December with an asking price of $215,000. As of press time, he had only one taker. Bidding on the studio is expected to end Jan. 14.
Police are considering offering a reward on Thursday for any information leading to an arrest in the case.


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Department of Labor and Employment
20 October 2019
No mandatory repatriation yet in HK – DOLE
There is yet no order for mandatory repatriation or deployment ban for Filipino workers in Hong Kong, the labor department said over the weekend.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III made the clarification amid the spread of social media posts, claiming the government had imposed a mandatory repatriation for OFWs due to the escalation of violence and protests threatening the safety of Filipinos in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
He said the DOLE is yet to receive an advise from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on the alert level that would warrant a mandatory repatriation of Filipino nationals.
"Right now there is no communication from the DFA and even from the consulate of Hong Kong regarding the possibility of repatriation, either voluntary or mandatory. We are in close coordination with the DFA for any development," Bello said.
He added that the labor attaché in Hong Kong is updated on the date, time, and venue of the protests on a 24/ 7 basis and immediately issues a weekly advisory for public awareness.
Bello encouraged the public to ignore the proliferation of fake news on social media and in other web pages and rely on the advisories and news bulletin issued by the Philippine consulate and by DOLE.
"I urge the public to ignore this fake news on the internet. For those spreading it, please stop and let us not aggravate the situation and endanger our OFWs. We should help our OFWs there by not giving them false news about [mandatory] repatriation," Bello added.
On the other hand, Bello said that despite the civil disturbance, no OFW in Hong Kong has expressed willingness to come home or seek assistance for repatriation.
Meantime, the Philippine consulate advised Filipino migrants in Hong Kong to follow the advisories of the government to stay indoors if necessary and avoid wearing white and black shirts in the streets to prevent being mistaken as protesters.
Filipinos who are planning to visit Hong Kong for tourism purposes are also encouraged to reschedule their trips if possible. #Paul Ang


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To explain the replication, we will use the article Installing MySQL 5.5 Part 2 – Multiple instances with mysqld_multi because we will need 2 MySQL's running on our server
Let's activate the binary logs on our server, creating a file named my_rep.cnf with the follow content:
[mysqld_multi] mysqld = /mysql/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe mysqladmin = /mysql/mysql/bin/mysqladmin [mysqld1] port = 3306 datadir = /mysql/3306/data socket = /mysql/3306/mysql.sock log-error = /mysql/3306/logs/mysqld.log pid-file = /mysql/3306/mysqld.pid server_id = 1 #LOGS log-bin = /mysql/3306/logs/server1_bin.log log-bin-index = /mysql/3306/logs/server1_log-bin.index expire_logs_days = 7 binlog-format = MIXED [mysqld2] port = 3307 datadir = /mysql/3307/data socket = /mysql/3307/mysql.sock log-error = /mysql/3307/logs/mysqld.log pid-file = /mysql/3307/mysqld.pid server_id = 2 #LOGS relay-log = /mysql/3307/logs/server2.relay_log relay-log-index = /mysql/3307/logs/server2.relay_log_index expire_logs_days = 7
Done this, let's start the MySQL service like our article:
cd /mysql/mysql mysqld_multi --defaults-file=/mysql/my_rep.cnf start
Now, we will connect to server 3306 and create a new user named 'replication' with password 'replication' and rights to replication.
mysql -u user -p -h 127.0.0.1 mysql> GRANT REPLICATION SLAVE ON *.* TO firstname.lastname@example.com IDENTIFIED BY 'replication'; mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Now we need to connect on our slave server and run a start command to start our replication:
mysql -u usuario -p -h 127.0.0.1 --port 3307 mysql> CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_HOST = '127.0.0.1', MASTER_USER = 'replication', MASTER_PASSWORD = 'replication', MASTER_PORT = 3306, MASTER_LOG_FILE = 'server1_bin.000001', MASTER_LOG_POS = 0; mysql> START SLAVE;
Let's explain the CHANGE MASTER TO command:
MASTER_USER = user which will connect to master server
MASTER_PASSWORD = user password which will connect to master server
MASTER_PORT = the mysql master server port
MASTER_LOG_FILE = binary log file name (we set it to server1_bin.log on .cnf file, like we can see, MySQL create file with numeric index which increase each time which server is restarted or exceed the limit set on our configuration by max_binlog_size key which by default is 1GB
MASTER_LOG_POS = the position which the slave will start to search inside the binlog
And how to monitor the replication??? Simple with the command
The replication works with 2 threads:
Slave_IO = Is the thread responsible to get all sql commands from master and save them at the slave disc
Slave_SQL = Is the thread responsible to run the commands which Slave_IO get from master server
Now, I will explain 5 important status from
Slave_IO_Running = Tell us if the IO thread is running, we need to see a Yes on this line
Slave_SQL_Running = Tell us if the SQL thread is running, we need to see a Yes on this line
Seconds_Behind_Master = Tell us if our slave is delayed in relation to our master, here we need to see a 0(zero)
Last_IO_Error = In case we have a problem with IO thread, this line will show us the problem
Last_SQL_Error = In case we have a problem with SQL thread, this line will show us the problem
And is it, now he have a Master server replication their data to a SLAVE server.
To see more details about replication on MySQL, please read MySQL Documentation


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Letter: Your Home library expects an even better 2018
I would like to thank the many community members, government officials and organizations that helped to make 2017 a great year at Your Home Public Library. Most importantly, I also want to thank the dedicated and hard-working staff that makes the library a success every day.
Last year was busy at Your Home Public Library. We had an important birthday — the library turned 100 years old. We celebrated with an ice cream social, history displays and a beautiful luncheon organized by the Friends of the Library.
YHPL saw 53,766 people visit the library and check out 53,339 items. About 2,200 people attended our programs, over 15,000 people used our public computers or Wi-Fi, and we answered close to 5,000 reference questions.
This year is shaping up to be even bigger, better and busier. We have plans to partner with community organizations to offer more events. Stay tuned for our drive-in movies in the spring, our programs on the porch and in the park during the summer, and our haunted house in the fall (to name just a few). We are also doing a bit of renovating, and will have more quiet study spaces and tutoring areas in the very near future.


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Obama's poll numbers hold up despite the storm of scandal
President Obama's approval ratings have increased since a trio of controversies involving his administration began dominating the news cycle.
Fifty percent of those surveyed in Gallup's three-day tracking poll released Wednesday say they approve of the job the president is doing, compared to 43 percent who said they disapprove.
{mosads}The 7-percentage point positive margin is better than where the president stood in the poll over the two weeks before the IRS and Department of Justice scandals broke, and is near Obama's rating over the waning days of the 2012 campaign when voters convincingly elected him to a second term in office.
Obama's Gallup numbers are up three percentage points since the pollster's May 23-25 survey and suggest Obama's approval ratings held steady, even as the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party groups made headlines.
The Real Clear Politics average of approval ratings shows the president with a considerably closer spread, at 48.6 percent approval and 47.6 percent disapproval. The average is dragged down by three recent polls from Rasmussen, Fox News, and The Economist/YouGov, which show him below water on favorability by 2, 6, and 5 percentage points respectively.
Besides the IRS controversy, Obama is being hammered with questions from Republicans and the press over the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, and the Justice Department's seizure of journalists' phone records in separate probes of national security leaks.
But the timing of the controversies has intersected with positive economic headlines. The stock market is rising, as are home values, while the unemployment rate has fallen to a new low under Obama. Consumer confidence hit a five-year high in May.
"We know that in the big picture, national conditions matter an enormous amount," Pew Research director Michael Dimock told The Hill in an interview. "I think the jury is still out on how optimistic the public is, but [the economic data] is certainly a good argument."
Dimock says it's usually not the first round of scandal that will lose public support for a president, but rather a bungled response to a controversy, a sustained drip of new revelations, or a confluence of events that reinforce a pre-existing perception.
"It's still kind of early," he said. "Around D.C., we tend to think this would have an immediate effect, but history suggests it will take a while for things to register."
Dimock pointed to former President George W. Bush, who weathered a number of setbacks before his administration's response to Hurricane Katrina finally sunk him.
"When Katrina hit, it was probably big enough on its own to ding him, but in the context of concerns and criticisms about the way he operated, and the choices he made in delegating authority, it exploded into an extremely steep dip in popularity," Dimock said.
Recent polling also suggests that while the public is following and concerned about the stories surrounding the IRS, the Justice Department and Benghazi, the blame for the scandals hasn't yet reached the White House.
For instance, a recent CNN-ORC poll showed Obama at 53 percent favorable and 45 percent unfavorable. According to that poll, more than 70 percent called the IRS's targeting of conservative groups unacceptable, but 55 percent said they believed the IRS acted on its own, and more than 60 percent said they believed the president was unaware of the practice while it was going on.
"I think it's probably a lot to expect that these kinds of scandals would move the needle in a big way early on," Dimock said. "These things have been modest in their visibility so far … the battles over who's to blame and how much just reinforces the views of the engaged electorate and probably skims over the top of the part of the electorate open to changing its views."


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Are research and medicine catered to only a certain type of people?
Ideally, medical research should benefit everyone in society. Unfortunately this has not historically been the case. Populations such as children, women, and minorities have been consistently excluded from research, often due to unconscious or implicit bias or difficulty in adjusting research design to be more inclusive.
The 2018 government funding bill increased the budget for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $3 billion to a total of $37 billion.
{mosads}The NIH is the largest public funding of biomedical research in the world and its mission is to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. One way the NIH accomplishes this goal is by funding cutting-edge research in order to "acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold."
What we are not discussing enough is that bias persists with regards to who has the opportunity to participate in and ultimately benefit from research.
As pediatric subspecialists at a tertiary care hospital where we care for the sickest children, inclusion of infants and children in research becomes particularly important if the goal is to provide evidence-based innovative care.
The NIH recognized this problem in the 1990s and released guidelines to increase the representation of women and minorities as subjects in clinical research. The NIH also mandates a requirement that children must be included, or a justification must be provided for exclusion.
In addition, the NIH defines vulnerable populations as pregnant women, human fetus, and neonates, prisoners, children, person at risk for suicidality, and persons with impaired decision making. Investigators must put in extra protections when conducting research in these populations.
To be sure, there is a historical framework for this requirement. Research atrocities conducted during World War II by Nazi Germany led to the creation of the Nuremberg Code in 1949 that codified the conditions under which research must be conducted. Specifically, research participants must give informed consent and participate voluntarily, there must be a favorable risk-to-benefit profile, and they must have a right to withdraw without repercussions.
Despite this, multiple studies were conducted in vulnerable populations during the last century that violated these ethical rules. The most famous is the Tuskegee study that was conducted without proper informed consent when black men were told they were being treated for "bad blood" and ultimately denied proper treatment for syphilis. In the 1950s, thalidomide continued to be used in pregnant women with leprosy despite knowledge that it caused malformation of limbs in children. And finally, the Willowbrook study intentionally exposed mentally disabled children to hepatitis A in an attempt to track the development of the viral infection.
The response to these atrocities was the creation of the Belmont Report which summarized the ethical principles that must be adhered to when conducting research that involves human subjects — respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.
So, what we have today is a tension between protecting our vulnerable populations and advocating for fair participation so everyone can benefit from NIH research and funding.
In reality, when we care for our pediatric patients, we use therapies that are not grounded in empirical evidence. From the drugs we use to the technology we employ, much is extrapolated from adult data and has never been tested in children. We rely on anecdotal evidence and case reports and rarely have randomized, double-blinded, controlled trials as a basis for management of disease. We are, in fact, experimenting daily in our medical practice.
Certainly there has been movement over the last 30 years to have women be more fully represented in clinical trials and biomedical research. Similarly, in 2000, the Children's Health Act established the Pediatric Research Initiative to "conduct and support research that is directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children."
But, despite the best of intentions, participation of infants and children in research still lags behind and remains woefully underfunded by NIH dollars. The estimated total NIH funded research grants and projects specifically for pediatric research is estimated to be $3.8 billion in 2018, approximately 10 percent of the total budget.
We acknowledge that children are vulnerable, pediatric study design can be more complicated, and informed consent can be ethically challenging.
But, let's also remember that unequal representation in research entrenched in bias leads to disparities in health care. Our children deserve more.
Angira Patel, MD, MPH, is assistant professor of pediatrics and medical education and a member of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and a pediatric cardiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Nana Matoba, MD,MPH, is an assistant professor of pediatrics in Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, a neonatologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Both are Public Voices Fellows through The OpEd Project.


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As a new ongoing series, we have a chat with Berlin residents who live the vintage lifestyle or are inspired by our city's past.
We are very pleased to present you Le Pustra, an enigmatic artist who is one of Berlin's latest acquisitions.
I have known Le Pustra for about 10 years, since the night we met at an underground London dive called Barden's Boudoir, in Dalston (pre-gentrification: it is now a pulled pork and craft beer kind of place), for a club night called One for the Lovers. Paloma Faith was playing there that night and Pustra & Vileen and myself got booked for the following month. It was 2006 and we were in the MySpace era. Fast forward several adventures later and our paths cross again in Berlin. I am a big fan of Le Pustra's work: weird, evocative, melancholic and very stylish!
VBG: Who are you?
Ich bin Le Pustra: Vaudeville's Darkest Muse. I am new in town and moved here in April with one suitcase and an empty bank account.
VBG: How would you define your work?
(Takes a deep breath) Ok let me make a pot of tea first as we are going to need it…
People often say to me "Oh my God you look great" and then they pause before asking: "But.. what do you do?"
Sigh. Lord have mercy.
I am an artist. I used to be a painter and always had an affinity for colours. I just love bright colours (I wear only black in Berlin though). So yes, I am an artist. I am also an actor, a model, a director, a musical saw player, a tarot reader, a muse, a stylist, video editor, a singer and most important of all – a dreamer. So I guess an artist is the easiest way to sum it all up. I pretty much do my own thing and it seems to work for me. People have been very supportive of Le Pustra and his journey and evolution.
VBG: What made you move to Berlin?
I was planning to move to Paris but ended up in Berlin which I am grateful for. Lada Redstar, Burlesque star and force of nature, opened her beautiful home to me and I had a very warm welcome from friends and colleagues. But the truth is, I needed a change in my life and it was time to jump off the cliff with no real plan. Best decision ever. It is scary to start over or just take a leap of faith but it sure makes you feel alive. This city has a lot to offer and I believe Berlin is a sort of haven for lost and broken people, artists, weirdos and lost souls. At a first glance, Berlin is not the prettiest city but there is a special energy that lures and hypnotises.
VBG: What do you like about Berlin?
This town is full of weird and wonderful characters. I love seeing all these strange people going about their business and I feel I fit in. I like discovering old buildings, the rich history of Cabaret, frequenting beer gardens (Schleusenkrug in Tiergarten is a good one – and with an interesting history) and spending summer in the parks and lakes with friends. Oh and cycling through Schöneberg. Berlin keeps surprising me, I feel good here.
VBG: Where can we find you? What are your favourite haunts?
I live in the beautiful Viktoria-Luise-Platz area amidst elegant buildings that survived the Second World War where famous stars like cabaret artist Claire Waldoff, film director Billy Wilder and silent film star Asta Nielsen lived. Down the road there is the famous Eldorado nightclub from the 20s and of course Nollendorfstraße where Christopher Isherwood stayed during his time in Berlin. The LiteraturHaus in Fasanenstraße 23 is one of my favorite restaurants (Thanks, Paolo Alei) and also Cafe Kalwil in Motzstraße with its antique furniture, beautiful decoration and delicious homemade cakes.
VBG: As such a unique artist, how welcoming has Berlin's art scene been for you?
Berlin is a city where you can reinvent yourself which I think is the main appeal for artists. In September I directed and performed in a fashion show for my friend, Ivana Pilja during Berlin Alternative Fashion Week which was the highlight of my year. What I like about this Fashion Week is that you are given total artistic freedom to create and express yourself with no restrictions, unlike the 'regular' fashion weeks. It was a real challenge for me to direct but we triumphed and had an overwhelming response.
"Ivana Pilja and Le Pustra created one of the best shows in the fashion industry this year! Jaw dropping!" – BAFW
Artists like myself can really benefit from these type of events so I hope more opportunities will arise. I have also been singing in an Art Gallery near my house (The Ballery in Nollendorfstrasse) and have met many interesting artists, musicians designers and performers. And the feedback has been very flattering. However I do feel you have to work really hard in Berlin and be extremely motivated. There is opportunity here but you gotta go out and find it.
VBG: What are you working on? What are your plans for the future in Berlin?
At the moment I am working on a new show entitled 'Kabarett der Namenlosen' which will premiere in March 2016 for 3 nights only. I am collaborating with Bohème Sauvage to bring a dark theatrical 'Salon' style show to Berlin. I love producing and creating visual imagery so this is a natural step for me to take. Kabarett der Namenlosen was a notorious Cabaret from the mid 1920's till mid 1930's and was originally a very cruel concept – very much like today's TV talent shows where humiliation is the dish of the day. But my approach and vision is very different so I'm very excited to see the results. I am also in school to learn German and working on my coffee table book called "Creating Le Pustra".


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To observe birds in their natural setting is one of my favorite pastimes. Binoculars are generally indispensable to properly identify a species from a distance, because most will not tolerate being encroached upon. Seeing wild birds from close-up is a rare privilege. Banding stations offer such views. One I am familiar with and have visited repeatedly is located not too far from Colorado Springs at Chico Basin Ranch, in the eastern reaches of El Paso County.
In addition to being an environmentally-conscious, conservation-oriented, active cattle ranch, Chico Basin is the number one birding hotspot in El Paso County as its terrain lies along a migratory route. For that reason, the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, under the auspices of the US Department of the Interior, organizes a four-week banding event staffed by master banders each spring and fall. Nets are erected in densely vegetated areas, and avians that get entangled in the fine mesh are carefully extracted. To keep them calm and protected until their evaluation, they are enclosed in hand-sewn cotton bags corresponding to their various sizes, and hung on a numbered rack according to the nets where they were found.
When it is the bird's turn, it is pored over painstakingly. Its feathers are examined, fat stores assessed, wingspan and tail length measured. Age and sex is determined with the help of additional parameters, such as state of plumage, degree of skull ossification, and stage of molting. When a captive's identity is still uncertain, beak and other, more arcane measurements are in order. Banding stations are repositories of the tools of the trade, and of relevant ornithological literature. A copy of the Bible of banders, Peter Pyle's Identification of North American Birds is mandatory, as is the tabular version which enumerates numerous pertinent details about distinguishing features of each species. Nobody knows everything, but every bander knows where to look up information. And fast, to limit the amount of handling time and stress.
A light, numbered aluminum band, that does not interfere with flight, is then selected from a neatly organized tackle box, and fastened to one leg, based on that extremity's thickness. Experienced banders know which diameter to choose, but a nifty gauge, or one of many lists can assist in the selection. Its unique serial number allows tracking of avian movements over vast distances. Recapture at the site of original banding to which individuals may return during future migrations occurs not infrequently. I was surprised to learn that the likelihood is only 1 in 10,000 in a different location. Very recently, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology published an online article about a Yellow Warbler being banded in northern Colombia, before it was re-captured in New York State 2 months and 2300 miles later, no small sensation.
The final step consists of establishing the bird's weight by placing it head first in a tube large enough to hold it, while immobilizing it sufficiently to prevent injuries. That accomplished, it either wriggles out on its own once the cylinder is held horizontally, or, more typically, the bander extricates it, cups it between two hands, then slowly lifts the uppermost. After this ordeal, the feathered creatures fly off into the adjacent trees, a few immediately, others following a moment of reorientation.
The differing reactions to their capture are equally fascinating. Some individuals seem silent and subdued, others anxious and agitated. A few appear utterly indignant at their confinement and express their displeasure vocally and voluminously.
Banders in action are reminiscent of dancers in an artfully choreographed performance. Birds, the beguiling ballerinas, are gently but assuredly lifted, repeatedly rotated, and finally released. As I watch these winged wonders vanish into the foliage, I wish them smooth sailing. May they gain enough weight during their layover to carry them securely to their wintering grounds, find sufficient habitat and nourishment there, and bless us with their presence again come spring.
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Concert Review: Perrys
Last night, I saw the Perrys in Shelby, Ohio at Shelby's First Lutheran Church. It was their first time at this venue, as well as their first time to do a concert in my immediate vicinity, at any rate since becoming one of the top groups in Southern Gospel.
The concert started with "Product of Love," a slow ballad from the Perrys' current project Look No Further that features bass Tracy Stuffle.
Even though most of the audience had probably never heard the second song, "I Know it Was the Blood," before, the song got the audience going in a way that typically only classics do. The audience enthusiasm kept building with the third song, "I Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now." Lead singer Joseph Habedank accidentally (I assume) sang the second verse first, and the first second. This would not have been worth mentioning except for his strong recovery; he did the second verse's words with the musical embellishments that typically belong to the first verse, and vice versa. It was fascinating to watch his recovery–the work of a professional in action.
Although this audience was not particularly given to standing ovations–there were only three that night–the applause on this song was prolonged and enthusiastic, so much so that Tracy called for a fourth song, "Living in Canaan Now," before introducing the group. When Stuffle said it was one of the most enthusiastic audiences he had seen in a while, it probably wasn't just flattery.
Alto Libbi Stuffle was featured on "God Walks the Dark Hills," again to prolonged applause. "Come and Get Me," an old Mosie Lister song re-introduced on Look No Further, warranted and received an encore. Matthew Holt's piano solo got the first standing ovation of the night. The group sang "Grip of Grace" and "Holy Shore" before the intermission.
During the intermission, Matthew played "Great is Thy Faithfulness." Tracy and Matthew did a product pitch; however, there was no opportunity to go to the product table until afterwards.
They opened the second half of the concert with a new Rodney Griffin song, "Every Question Will Be Answered." It's a convention song in the same vein as Griffin's earlier song "I Know I'm Going There."
Tracy forgot to introduce "Jesus Opened Up the Way" by explaining the shape notes part, but his "singing in tongues" routine after the song went over all the better for it, since the audience knew what he was talking about.
Joseph Habedank's rendition of "Who am I" was received with prolonged applause; the acapella encore was received with a standing ovation.
When Tracy called on him to sing "I Rest My Case at the Cross," I thought his rendition deserved a standing ovation. I hate to be the only one to stand, so I didn't, but the applause was as prolonged as during the previous standing ovations. The bridge of the song is particularly challenging for a lead singer, and while he sang a slightly lower arrangement that didn't involve every high A-flat that previous lead singer Loren Harris did on the recorded version, he did hit the high A-flat without faltering or cracking.
Tracy did a recitation that led into the altar call. The Perrys closed the concert with "I Wish I Coulda Been There" and had the audience on its feet by (and during) the final encore.
The sanctuary was filled with an audience that was probably over 300 people. Since I was fortunate enough to sit near the front, I couldn't spend lulls in the program counting heads, like I do at many concerts. (Of course, with this concert, there weren't really any slow spots other than the brief intermission.)
Baritone singer Nick Trammell is growing into his role. He sang his parts with confidence, and even gave Habedank a break at one point by swapping parts. However, he wasn't featured on any songs of his own.
Joseph Habedank has now fully come into his own as a lead singer. I did not realize until afterwards that Tracy picked three Habedank solos to close the concert (two of which brought the audience to its feet). A group does not feature a singer on three consecutive songs–let alone the three that close the concert–unless they are confident in that singer's abilities. While there was a period of adjustment while Habedank was getting used to the lead part, he now sings it with confidence and command that makes this lineup as good as any that the Perrys have ever put on the stage.


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Australia's Ryan Harris took the last two wickets as South Africa came within five overs of saving the third Test on a dramatic fifth and final day in which a third umpire decision came close to deciding the outcome of the match.
South Africa were bowled out for 265 in Cape Town as Australia won the series-deciding match by 245 runs at Newlands on Wednesday, leaving their captain Graeme Smith to retire from international cricket with a defeat.
Not even a controversial third umpire decision could derail Australia's victory charge, though they left it late in the day to force the win with Harris (four for 32) the hero.
The Proteas looked as though they would escape with a draw as they got within five overs of safety but Harris bowled out Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel to wrap up victory for the tourists.
Vernon Philander was not out on 51 after surviving a controversial moment with 16 overs remaining that left Australia seething when third umpire Richard Illingworth overturned a decision against him.
Mitchell Johnson produced a fierce bouncer that clearly caught the right thumb of the South African, who was given out by on-field umpire Aleem Dar.
Philander reviewed the decision and it was overturned based on the view that the batsman's hand was not on the bat handle.
Replays looked inconclusive and the Australians were seething, leading to an ugly verbal confrontation between touring captain Michael Clarke and Steyn.
The victory gave Australia the series 2-1 and came in the wake of their 5-0 thrashing of England in the home Ashes series played earlier this year.
South Africa started the day on 71 for four and batted for 94 overs but could not find an anchor all day, despite a number of candidates emerging.
Philander, Faf du Plessis (47), JP Duminy (43) and AB de Villiers (43) all spent time at the crease, but not long enough to save the Proteas from a first series defeat since Australia won by the same scoreline in the 2008/09 season.
The match is the last for South Africa's Smith who announced his retirement from international cricket after day three of the Test having played in 117 five-day games, 109 as skipper.


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There are few hard and fast laws, rules, or benchmarks that organizations can refer to when architecting and personalizing their customer experience. It's different for every industry, company, and brand – but organizations need to strike the right balance. Too little, and your customers feel unappreciated; too much, and your customers might feel alienated.
Customers have to place trust with banks, governments, and hospitals, and expect them to know a great deal about who they are as people. For such organizations, pushing the boundaries on personalization might not be a bad idea. On the other hand, retailers or gaming companies need to be more careful when they personalize their offerings by demonstrating an understanding of and access to data about tastes, preferences, and habits of their customers.
There is no doubt that personalization is trending or that customers seek out experiences tailored specifically for them. In 2014, for example, Coca-Cola printed 150 of the most popular names in Australia on bottles and cans, in a bid to reconnect the adult population with the brand. Branded as the Share a Coke campaign, such personalization yielded 12 million media impressions and a massive 7% increase in adult consumption. More recently, Nestle's KitKatand Unilever's PG Tips have developed similar personalized marketing campaigns and customers have taken to social media to post stories of how they are delighted.
If you would like to create a customer experience that is personalized appropriately for your brand, here is a four-tiered framework I put together:
Values: Revisit your organization's culture and the nature of its relationships with its customers to determine the degree to which you should personalize, the strategy you should use, and the technology investment you need to make. If you're a conservative firm or in an industry that is more serious, consider taking a restrained approach on how you personalize your messages for customers. On the other hand, if you have a livelier and casual relationship with your clients, feel free to push the boundaries a little bit to create a better experience and a stronger engagement.
Strategy: Study the purpose and objective of your interactions with your customers to define and understand the strategies you need to pursue. You must also choose the channels that will be managed differently to meet your personalization goals. Finally, you must ensure that your personalization strategies are also rooted in your organization's values to ensure it is supported by your team and reflect your brand's image.
Execution: Take stock of the customer data you have, and put in place appropriate oversight and governance checks to ensure that your marketing team's zeal for personalization doesn't cross boundaries and isn't in contrast to your organization's values.
Infrastructure: Ensure that the data-collection infrastructure that you use to tap into customer data is robust and doesn't allow for misuse of that sensitive data. Control access to personalization data, appoint owners of customer data, and put robust data oversight and governance checks in place to ensure customers and their security is always put first.
While that was a brief introduction, a better understanding of the model and the personalization journey can help you go a long way. To learn more, read my article Personalization Boundaries: Tuning In to Customers Without Turning Them Off, in Perspectives, our consulting journal.


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