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not like this soulless character. I did not Polley's
acting. I did not like this third of the movie, Sam I
Perspective two: Simon (Desmond Askew) weasels his
buddy Marcus (Taye Diggs) into a violent predicament
with two Las Vegas thugs. The interplay between the
two is quite entertaining. One of the best clips of
dialogue plays in the preview. Marcus cuts off
Simon's black-blooded boasting with, "If you were any
more white you'd be clear!"
Perspective three: Adam (Scott Wolf) and Zack (Jay
Mohr) are con men recruited by an oddball detective
to entrap Simon (or in this case -- Ronna).
Though I nearly walked out of this film during the
first telling of the story -- the second and third
perspectives were extremely entertaining and very
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Divergent is about a future Chicago where everybody is split into factions. There are 5 factions with different attributes associated with it. There is Abnegation (Selflessness), Amity (Peaceful), Candor (Truthful), Dauntless (Brave), and Erudite (Smart). When you turn 16 you go through a test in which you are given a faction that is mostly likely one that you would be placed in based on what you pick in the test. There is then a ceremony where you must pick where you live, work, and do everything for the rest of your life. There are tests to get into the faction and if you don't pass you could become factionless. However, there are people called the Divergent. These people can do things like manipulate the tests and be aware that they are in a simulation (whereas normal people can't).
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When that happens, there is one place that beckons me beyond all else.
No secret to the fishing community, the minute you descend into the canyon, one important thing happens that disconnects you from the rest of the world. You cell phone becomes a paper weight.
Park where the road ends, and this scene unfolds before you
A couple of tricky river crossings puts you in front of some serious holy steelhead water. This day was a gift, a normal workday taken off for "mental therapy"
In all honesty, I fish a lot. Understatement of the year, right? Probably more than most, outside of the guide community, but I needed this day. I thank god times 1000 for my wife, for she couldn't be more supportive...and I thank my lucky stars she understand when I get like this. She makes my world.
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I needed some chest bumps and atta boys when OMR and I laced into a few cooperative steelhead.
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Minutes before the day was to end, I was given the best gift I could have recieved.
It was another last cast of the day hook up, and a firm battle was fought with a bright hen
As that graceful native hen dove back into the pool where she came from, she, along with the river, my father and the canyon I was standing in gave me the ability to put the previous week behind me. They gave me mental clarity. They gave me what I needed
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The trip really began with our dog, Bailey, being picked up for the 2 weeks by our oldest daughter. We had been planning this for months (one might even say for years) and had asked her to board Bailey before the dog got sick. Bailey was still sick when we left but on Zeniquin for a urinary tract infection (we've now discovered that her problem was LARGE bladder stones). We also bought a new camera which was used to capture the images shown here.
1 August, 0630 we got on the bus to Dulles to fly to Anchorage via Dallas. Delayed in Dallas for 5 hours, we were up about 24 hours straight before meeting our tour director and hitting the sack for 3-4 hours sleep. I hate air travel, more on my thoughts about that later...
2 August we boarded the train for Denali National Park. We almost immediately entered Elmendorf -Richardson where we were silent as the tracks were the site of a July 28th C-17 crash. Plane wreckage was still on either side of the tracks and investigators were going through the wreckage as we passed. No photos for obvious reasons.
The train car was an observation type with dining room below. We ate breakfast of eggs and reindeer sausage on-board which was absolutely delicious. The train "guide" was Ingrid a school teacher with a wicked sense of humor and attitude. She was both informative and funny. Went right by Wasilla Lake where Sarah and Todd Palin have their house. We checked into our lodge at Denali and it was pretty nice. We explored the area and had a good time before thankfully hitting the sack for a real rest.
|Cow Moose - she had no calf
|Mt. McKinley/Denali
When we got to our bus's mandatory turn-around point we stopped for photos of Mt. McKinley. According to several sources 25% or less of visitors to the park actually get to see Mt. McKinley. This photo was taken from a point 32 miles away from the mountain. The photo simply can't do it justice. It is simply astounding. We were very lucky to get this view without even a few clouds. Later tours that day were greeted with a mountain-top in clouds. We were very lucky indeed. As I've said, we had to turn-around here, all too soon, and head back.
|Momma Bear with 2 Cubs
Linda and I went back to the lodge and walked around a bit, and rested, before heading out to Cabin Nite. This was an interesting dinner theater combining all-you-can-eat spare ribs (and more) served family style and Robert Service's "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" with audience participation. I thought it was pretty enjoyable.
By the way, price seemed to be on everyone's mind even though so many paid the prices asked. I have to wonder why one would pay to travel all the way to Alaska and then quibble over the cost of something you'd like to see, do or have that isn't even half of one percent of what you spent to get there. Some call it the tourist tax but there is extra cost due to extra transportation expense which one can understand after traveling to and in Alaska for a bit.
4 Aug we awoke and went to our Horse-Drawn Covered Wagon - Breakfast. Another "excursion" we didn't know quite what to expect but my sister-in-law and her husband had enjoyed their dinner by the same folks and so we took the chance. It was quite interesting but not for quite the reason one might expect.
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Breakfast was good as well. Eggs, sausage (reindeer sausage) gravy on biscuits, flapjacks, blueberry muffins, hot chocolate, OJ and all the food cooked on a grill by a fellow who looked like a refugee from 1967 but cooked well!
I should take a moment to mention that service in all places was given with a smile. These are great folks that Holland-America hires. They aren't like some we know. They work hard with little apparent supervision.
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On the way to Tok we stopped at Rika's Roadhouse in Delta Junction, AK. Tok wasn't too big but it was a good rest stop. The hotel (all the hotels were Westmark owned by Holland-America) reminded me of the 1960s. It was comfortable but more rustic than currently the norm in the lower-48. Dinner and breakfast were excellent.
6 August we were supposed to journey to remote Eagle, then cruise the mighty Yukon River aboard the stern-wheeler Yukon Queen (lunch incl.) to Dawson City. This began the adventure part of the trip.
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Still, we didn't know quite what was going to happen. Happily, Holland-America did right by us (unlike some others might have done) and FLEW us into Dawson City. Not just us, but at least 4 bus-loads which we knew of that were affected by the wash-outs. We think that is pretty good as they could have just said they were sorry and bussed us to Whitehorse.
On 7 August we flew into Dawson City, YT. It is a neat little place. If you want you can visit Robert Service's cabin. They have a museum, pretty interesting, and then there are all the touristy things such as the casino, Diamond Tooth Gertie's. We went there and saw the show and my better half proved she was by winning $22 at the slots. I never win and have, as a result, learned to not waste my time playing games of chance.
|The five-fingers on the Yukon River
We then got to have lunch and later see the "Frantic Follies" which are actually performed in Whitehorse at the downtown Westmark hotel. It was entertaining and mostly kid safe. I don't know that dance hall girls are really kid safe but some people think so and these are all that terrible. There are a couple of double-entendres in the show.
The next day, 9 Aug, we continued along the Klondike Trail by coach, past Emerald Lake, to Carcross and the White Pass train to historic Lake Bennett (lunch incl.) then to Skagway, AK. Lunch was the best beef stew of the tour followed by the best apple pie I've ever had. I love apple pie, I eat all I can and, yes, this was the best. Oh, and the sourdough bread was good, too.
|View from the Chilkoot Trail down Lake Bennett
After lunch we had a bit of a walk-about and I got the accompanying photo plus one of me standing on the Chilkoot Trail. Too cool! We then re-boarded the train for Skagway and were bussed over to our hotel.
It is a bit windy in Skagway and, except for Glacier Bay, colder than anywhere else in the 14-day trip.
We also boarded the ship, the Zuiderdam, on the 10th. Quite a ship. Quite an experience to board as well. They run you through a process as exhaustive and as complicated as any I saw in service but they have got it down and were done within an hour. It was after we boarded that we went to the "musher's camp" to see Huskies and ride on a dog "sled". The dogs were plentiful, the guide attractive, the people friendly and the puppies cute. The camp is located in Dyea, the beginning of the Chilkoot Trail, and only a 30-minute drive from Skagway. Aside from the ride and puppies (when are dogs NOT fun?) we saw the salmon running in the stream/creek and a brown bear feeding on them.
|Brown bear salmon fishing in Dyea, AK
That evening the ship departed for Glacier Bay which promised to be an interesting experience. This time was the coldest of the trip and a lined wind-breaker was a necessity for most (but not all) passengers. I layered with a hoodie and my light rain-jacket and was comfy. The day started foggy and got clearer as we approached the upper end of the bay and the glaciers.
|Margarie Glacier
We also learned that the Johns Hopkins and Grand Pacific Glaciers were advancing. This contradicts, yet again, what we're told about disappearing glaciers. We also learned that in 1760 the Grand Pacific Glacier extended to the mouth of Glacier Bay and had a face 1000 feet high. Retreating glaciers, if they are a problem, are not a new phenomenon.
Then we left for Ketchikan, AK and put in at almost exactly 10 am on the 12th. Ketchikan is a neat place being on an island and only accessible by sea or air. We weren't there long but we had a good time. First thing we had a go at the Tongass Trading Company (the dock store, right on the pier) and then we took an "excursion" to the Saxman Native Village and saw some totem poles and learned about their construction and the symbology. Then we went to the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show. It might be considered a bit hokey but was great fun. Wood, axes and power tools are nearly as much fun as puppies! We also went to the Discovery Center which is operated by the U.S. Forest Service (dad would be proud) and looked at their displays regarding the coastal rain forest. By 5:00 it was time to board again and head for Vancouver.
After all that, Vancouver was a bit of a let down. After all, this is where we got off and left for home. I'll leave out the gory details but from the time we reported for disembarkation until we were sitting in the Vancouver airport awaiting our plane took 3 hours of non-stop fun with Canadian and U.S. Customs as well as checking of bags. Then our plane was delayed 4 hours and we missed our connector at O'Hare so that we arrived back in Dulles a full 8-hours late. Little did we know that the excitement wasn't over!


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Record label: The Leaf Label
Genre(s): Electronic, Ambient, Electronica, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, IDM
There is something dark and sinister in the atonal chords of Roll the Dice. I take a break from listening and double-check if it is the very same group which I discovered back in 2011, when the second full length by Malcolm Pardon and Peder Mannerfelt, titled In Dust, was picked up by the Leaf Label. Indeed, it appears that the duo has gravitated away from the pitch-bent circuit-manipulated analogue-synth cosmic voyage to a more down-to-earth, organic, orchestral and out-right ominous sound.
Peder Mannerfelt and Malcolm Pardon aren't lacking ambition. The Swedish duo's new album as Roll The Dice is the third in a series that's chronicled the full sweep of Western civilisation over the last two centuries, from the agrarian existence evoked on their self-titled debut, through the Industrial Revolution on 2011's In Dust, to the late-capitalist society of Until Silence. If that sounds like an epic documentary series, their music is the soundtrack to match, and now more so than ever, with their usual piano and synth set-up augmented by a 26-piece string ensemble.
Swedish electronic duo Roll the Dice began their work with a concept of keeping their music staunchly analog and as organic as possible. This meant no programmed drum machines, no digital editing, no computers or anything of the like, resulting in electronic music played the same way some of the early greats of the genre approached it. Echoes of Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream were definitely audible in their self-titled 2010 album, and In Dust, a full-length that followed the next year, took things to even darker places.
Head here to submit your own review of this album. Until Silence by Roll the Dice sounds like a soundtrack to the Bioshock video game series. It's almost impossible to listen to this record having played any of the games in the Bioshock series without thinking that certain moments perfectly suit soundtracking a homicidal maniac's rovings around an underwater city (Rapture) or city in sky (Columbia).
Roll the Dice are systematic composers. Their tracks have measurable, regular rhythms, and build in steady increments. It's also easy to see their constituent parts, and how each one fits into the whole. On the one hand, this puzzle-like intricacy has long shown the Swedish duo as patient and dedicated songwriters, but it also makes for music that can feel stilted and un-dynamic.
Despite having a limited sonic palette, Stockholm duo Roll The Dice have crafted two studio albums worth of rich, monolithic music. Many have cited Tangerine Dream as a clear key influence, and the racing arpeggiated synths on almost every track on the duo's first two albums were indeed often stunningly reminiscent of an updated - and far darker - version of Froese, Franke and co's stadium-filling heyday with Virgin records in the mid-1970s. With Until Silence they shed that skin, and Roll The Dice's full maturation sees an emerging voice all of their own.
Roll the Dice's last album, In Dust, hinged on dualities of tension and release, vastness and intimacy, and space and density. The duo of composer Malcolm Pardon and electronic producer Peder Mannerfelt hit upon a sound that, while gorgeous and bucolic, was rich in narrative drama and suspense, with the overarching arc of music and intricate textural detail always complementing one another rather than threatening to drown the other out. On this, their third album, those strengths still come into play, but the sound is fuller, richer and more dynamic than before.


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Caren Beilin's novel, The University of Pennsylvania came out this past November with Noemi Press, and her fiction chapbook, Americans, Guests, or Us, is available from DIAGRAM/New Michigan Press. She is from Philadelphia and currently living in Salt Lake City, studying and teaching.
The author whose story Caren picks will receive a free copy of The University of Pennsylvania, as well as a mystery book from her personal library.
Fiction Caren has recently published online are "Portrait of a Writer I Remember as a Young Masturbator" and "3 Stories."
Four stories Caren recently has read and admired are "Domestic Still Life" by Jessica Alexander, "Witness" by John Edgar Wideman, "Cribs" by Kate Wisel, and these five section from MW: A Field Guide to the Midwest by Dot Devota.
Caren's brief thoughts on what she likes and dislikes in writing: "I like writing that's desperate enough. Pet Peeve: unexamined realism."


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Neck pain is very common and can cause lots of other conditions such as headaches. Evidence shows that acupuncture can help many neck conditions including cervical strain and whiplash, cervical radiculopathy, cervical stenosis and spondlyosis, herniated cervical disc, torticolis, and unspecified neck pain. Here is some research that supports the use of acupuncture in neck conditions:
Effect of acupuncture treatment on chronic neck and shoulder pain in sedentary female workers: a 6-month and 3-year follow-up study.
Randomised trial of acupuncture compared with conventional massage and "sham" laser acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain.
Immediate effects of dry needling and acupuncture at distant points in chronic neck pain: results of a randomized, double-blind, sham- controlled crossover trial.
The acupuncture treatment of neck pain: a randomized controlled study.
Chronic neck pain: a comparison of acupuncture treatment and physiotherapy.
[Randomised trial of acupuncture compared with conventional massage and "sham" laser acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain – range of motion analysis].[Article in German]
Relief of chronic neck and shoulder pain by manual acupuncture to tender points–a sham-controlled randomized trial.


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Abstract and Introduction
Objective. Two surveys (Harris and Rose surveys) were conducted to quantify the use of compounded hormone therapy (CHT; or bioidentical hormone therapy) among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women in the United States, to assess women's knowledge of CHT versus Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved hormone therapy, and to gather information on menopausal experience.
Methods. The Harris survey was administered to 801 women aged 45 to 60 years who had experienced at least one menopausal symptom. The Rose survey was administered to 2,044 women aged 40 years or older who were ever users of hormone therapy. Women were queried about menopausal symptoms, hormone therapy use, and knowledge of CHT. Findings from the Rose survey were extrapolated using US Census Bureau data and prescription claims for FDA-approved hormone therapy to estimate the prevalence of CHT use.
Results. According to extrapolations using Rose data, up to 2.5 million US women aged 40 years or older may use CHT annually, accounting for 28% to 68% of hormone therapy prescriptions. Harris data showed that 86% of women surveyed were unaware that CHT products are not FDA-approved. The Rose survey asked a subset of 1,771 women whether their hormone therapy had been personalized based on hormone levels; 21% (378) answered "yes" whereas 27% (476) did not know. In both surveys, most hormone therapy users stated that their physician had recommended the treatment.
Conclusions. We estimate that 1 million to 2.5 million US women aged 40 years or older use CHT. The data suggest that many women are unaware that compounded hormones have not been evaluated or approved by the FDA. Providers have an educational opportunity to ensure that women considering hormone therapy understand the risks and benefits of inadequately regulated CHT.
Hormone therapy (HT) effectively treats moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and symptomatic vaginal atrophy and prevents postmenopausal osteoporosis in women transitioning through menopause.[1] Although the use of commercially manufactured HT to treat menopausal symptoms has declined during the past 12 years in response to the now well-known safety findings of the Women's Health Initiative trials (primarily for women aged 60 y or older),[2,3,4,5,6,7,8] use of custom compounded hormone therapy (CHT) seems to have increased.[9,10,11,12] This seemingly paradoxical increase in CHT use suggests that postmenopausal women do not apply their concerns about the class effects of estrogens and progestogens identified in the Women's Health Initiative to CHT products.
Another driving force behind the use of CHT seems to be the absence of regulation governing product advertising, which allows purveyors of CHT to make unsubstantiated claims about its safety and efficacy.[12,13] In addition, high-profile celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Suzanne Somers have promoted CHT to postmenopausal women.[14,15] Physicians and pharmacists who stand to benefit economically from the sales of CHT may also have encouraged its use.[13,16,17]
Although the general consensus is that use of CHT has grown,[9,11,18] prescriptions for CHT are not systematically tracked in the United States, and no one knows exactly how many women are managing their menopausal symptoms with compounded hormones. In a survey of 184 women visiting a physician at the Mayo Clinic Women's Health Clinic (Rochester, MN) about 8 years ago, Iftikhar et al[19] found that 14% of respondents were current CHT users; this was twice the rate of prior CHT users. However, because of the survey's age and small nonrepresentative convenience sample, it cannot be assumed that these findings would apply to a broader population of postmenopausal women today.
Recently, two large Internet surveys of middle-aged or older US women were conducted—one conducted by Harris Interactive Inc (Harris) and one conducted by Rose Research LLC (Rose)—to measure the prevalence of HT and CHT use in the United States and to evaluate the extent to which perimenopausal and postmenopausal women recognize that CHT products are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). From the Rose survey, we extrapolated information on trends in HT use to US Census Bureau figures and used a report on HT prescriptions generated from Symphony Health's Pharmaceutical Audit Suite (PHAST) 2.0 database (Symphony Health, Horsham, PA) of US prescription information to estimate the amount of CHT used in the United States and the proportion of HT prescriptions that are compounded. We also examined survey data on menopausal experience, knowledge of and practices regarding HT, and treatment outcomes. We anticipated that the data would show a high rate of CHT use and limited knowledge regarding the regulatory status of CHT in a sample of reasonably representative perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Menopause. 2015;22(9):926-936. © 2015 The North American Menopause Society


text: "No Man's Land" is the term used by soldiers to describe the ground between the two opposing trenches. Its width along the Western Front could vary a great deal. The average distance in most sectors was about 250 yards (230 meters). However, at Guillemont it was only 50 yards (46 meters) whereas at Cambrai it … Continue reading A Christmas Pause During "The Great War" (1914 – 1919)


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It's supposed to be one of the happiest times of your life, but pregnancy isn't always pleasant. Along with weight gain, being uncomfortable, and having to use the bathroom every five minutes, some women feel depressed during their pregnancies. Claim Your 20 Free Pregnancy Tests – Click Here
It is sort of taboo, and something that not many women talk about, because women are expected to be excited, joyous and "glowing" through the whole nine months of pregnancy. However, it's actually very common for women to be depressed during pregnancy.
There are so many different hormonal changes, as well as general life changes and stress during pregnancy, it's no surprise that it can cause depression. Experts say as many as 25 percent of women experience some degree of depression while pregnant. Want to find out some ways to cope? Read on.
Staying active is a huge part of preventing depression. Make sure to try to get at least 30 minutes of physical exercise each day. Even if you take a short walk, that counts! Try swimming, yoga, or another low impact exercise to stay active during your pregnancy. Exercise is a great way to relieve stress and keep you feeling great.
Pregnant women are notorious for being overstressed, trying to do everything they need to do before the baby arrives. This can lead to depression and anxiety. Try to pace yourself, and remember, there is no possible way to do everything. You are not superwoman! It's okay to take it easy during pregnancy, and it's okay to let a few things slide.
After baby arrives, you will be spending plenty of time catering to someone else's needs, so take some time during pregnancy to pamper yourself. Take lots of naps, read a good book, have a bubble bath. Take time to go for a massage, a hair appointment, a manicure. Make plenty of time for yourself, make yourself feel good, and enjoy the time before baby comes.
If you are feeling stressed, anxious or depressed, it is important to let those feelings out and make sure that you are not holding them in. Whether you vent to your partner, your friends, your family members, or strangers on an online message board or Facebook group, make sure that you have an outlet for your stress and worry. Sometimes, letting your concerns and fears be heard is a great way to help yourself feel better, and can lead to a more positive outlook.
If you are not able to combat your feelings of anxiety or depression on your own, make sure to speak with your doctor. He or she may be able to recommend other things to help you feel better. Seeing a counselor or therapist might help, or a support group might be a good option.
Experts are sometimes divided on the subject of medication for depression during pregnancy, but sometimes doctors determine that the good outweighs the bad. Don't feel weird about talking to your doctor about depression during pregnancy, it is actually very common.


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In wind turbine towers, the PLUG connection system normally combines three components needed for energy production: the wind generator to the converter and the converter to the power transformer. More than 4,100 of these connectors have been installed at Global Tech I. The PLUG system's reliability despite harsh environmental conditions has been demonstrated for decades in the field of railway technology, its original area of application. Installed underneath the floor – in other words, outside the train under the driver's cab – it can withstand all weather conditions and high levels of vibrations.</p>
Quick, problem-free maintenance
Thanks to PLUG, the individual electrical components in wind power plants can be connected quickly and easily. This can be beneficial, even during initial installation, and particularly when it comes to costly off-shore maintenance. The easier it is to replace the drive unit components, like the motors or converters, the shorter the downtimes in the plants. Plug-in connections can be mounted and dismantled much quicker than conventional connection elements. Furthermore, PLUG prevents connection errors during maintenance because the plugs and sockets are coded. They can only be joined together if the codes match.
Long-lasting with a variety of designs
By offering an array of different plug sizes, PLUG covers a wide range of applications. The P3 size is designed for the wind power segment. It has a maximum operating voltage of up to 6.6 kV and a high current load capacity of up to 1,250 A. It is compatible with cables with a cross-section of 50 to 240 mm2. Single and double elbow connectors, and a one-pin straight plug cater to requirements in various building spaces. High-quality materials and silver-plated contacts that do not corrode in the connections help to ensure a long service life, matching that of the wind turbines themselves. PLUG connections are vibration-resistant and shock-tested, protected against foreign bodies and water, and also resistant to oil, petrol, grease, and solvents. Plug connection systems can be installed in wind turbine systems prior to mounting or connected as an assembly on site, as was the case with the new Skywind two-winged design. PFISTERER installed the plug system into the prototypes, at the same time training the operator's engineers in how to use the system and how to work with PFISTERER's specially developed tools.


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In the first year of the plucked instrument making section the goal is to build a small classical guitar based on a model of Antonio de Torres. The basic guitar making techniques are taught during this preparatory year, which entails a broad initiation in the tools and how to work with the different types of wood.
In the second year, the students build a classical guitar, based on a José L. Romanillos model, using a method based on the Spanish guitar-making tradition. Various techniques are taught on fine woodworking, preparation of the different parts, assembling, varnishing and adjusting the guitar. During this year, the students hone their hand working skills and delve deeper into the manufacture of the classic guitar.
In the third year, students can opt now for a specialisation within the family of historical plucked instruments. The progress of each student plays a role in this choice and determines which instrument they can choose to build. They are given a relatively personalised supervision and are expected to work on their own to a certain extent. Depending on their respective interests and capacities, they can choose to make one of the following instruments: a Renaissance lute, based on a lute by Wendelio Venere from 1582; a Baroque guitar, with flat or curved back and ribs, 17th century; a Romantic guitar (beginning of the 19th century); an early steel string guitar, based on a model from ca. 1860 or another classical guitar.
Students are expected to master highly exacting techniques, and are evaluated at the end of the year by a committee composed of both the teachers of the course and other external experts.


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Celebrities put painting prowess to the test in 4-part series
Six celebs will be putting their artistic skills to the test to be crowned champion of BBC One's forthcoming primetime series Celebrity Painting Challenge.
Mariella Frostrup (pictured) will present the four-part series, joined by judges Daphne Todd OBE, former winner of BP Portrait Award, and acclaimed figurative painter, Lachlan Goudie.
Paul Honey will be scoring the series. Paul's other 2019 BBC commissions include series 2 of acclaimed series A House Through Time (BBC Two) and The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts (BBC Two).
The series is produced by BBC Studios and will air on BBC One from April 4th 2019.


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Thanks: Adam Smith
The press release says "curated" by Adam Smith, but all the work has been stolen from other artists. Adam would set up well meaning studio visits and then "acquire" the work for the show. So it takes the form of a surprise group show for the artists who were swindled.Lu Magnus


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DHL and Hewlett Packard aim at improving invoice processes
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have worked to deploy a blockchain solution for logistics payment processing. Based upon smart contracts and blockchain technology, this solution offers a more robust alternative to back-end processes which are often error-prone and tedious.
This minimum viable product (MVP) solution links multiple entities of HPE and DHL Global Forwarding for one-off order management. One-offs are defined as requests for shipments that can be supported by the DHL network, but that are not part of the standard contract.
"Based on the initial results, HPE has observed a number of inherent benefits, including 100% invoice accuracy and paid on agreed terms, less days payment aging, and little to no manual intervention," says Kim Masone, HPE vice president global logistics. (mw)


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With the latest season of Thrones behind us, we've now got nothing but The Long Night ahead of us. Winter is finally here, and it'll be many more exciting cold months before our TV screens are graced with fan favourites like Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and Tyrion Lannister again. Here are the latest teaser about the longest and most awaited series of all time.
"Arya named her Direwolf Nymeria who is now a wild Direwolf like how Arya is wild and like Nymeria Arya may lead her own pack someday. Sansa's Direwolf is named Lady who of course symbolises Sansa being a Lady but the fact the Direwolf died could mean Sansa will die."
How many episodes will there be in Game of Thrones Season 8?
As confirmed by show runners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, Game of Thrones Season 8 will feature only six episodes. However, it is likely that each episode will be a feature-length, so anything from 60 mins to 120 minutes.
Who's going to be in Game of Thrones Season 8?
Unless told otherwise, a recent teaser making rounds in the internet that all the main characters will be returning for the show. So Jon Snow (Kit Harrington), Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) , Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) will all feature in the most awaited finale. It was also confirmed in March that Headey's body double Rebecca Van Cleave, who stepped in for Lannister's walk of shame in the season five finale, will return in season 8.
Furthermore, these haven't been confirmed (other than the recent news that Game of Thrones, in true Game of Thrones fashion, will kill off a number of major players), but they certainly make sense – and if they do they prove to be true, expect the internet to explode when Game of Thrones comes out next year (more on that below), as some much loved characters could be fated for a one-way flight to the great Iron Throne in the sky.


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RAHMWATCH: Whither the DAILY RAHM? Mayor's press minions subtract Substance from email list of City Hall press releases (again)
For the second time in a year, someone in the Mayor's Press Office at Chicago's City Hall has hit the DELETE button and cut off Substance from the daily (or more than once a day) press releases that come regularly from Chicago to the news media. In addition to an early morning notice that gives the mayor's press schedule for the day, Rahm Emanuel's City Hall media team, the largest and most expensive in history, had also issued regular updates during the day, some times several.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reading to smiling children in a May 1, 2013 photograph provided at taxpayer expense to Chicago media. And, just to make sure that Chicago and the world get the Rahm story straight, a couple of times a week City Hall just sends the entire story -- complete with photographs and photo captions, all paid for by the taxpayers of Chicago.
The regular press releases from Rahm began in May 2011 and continued through early June 2013 (with one previous interruption). Then, on June 11, 2013, they ended. Abruptly.
Instead of our files on the Daily Rahm, we were left with scraps. Other city agencies actually send out press information and provide press information to reporters, but only the Mayor's Press Office had been providing what amounted to a "24/7" 365 days a year record of just about Rahm's every move and utterance. Every now and then there would be an interruption, like the weeks he dumped his first Press Secretary in December 2011 and then went on a vacation in South America. But usually, the steady drone of RAHM THIS AND RAHM THAT was part of Chicago's background noise.
Substance made it a policy to cover at least one of Rahm's media events every month. Usually, he would schedule at least one event at a school, so that photographers and TV crews could get a picture of him surrounded by smiling children, usually minority children. While Rahm's media team -- often a dozen people -- cleared the rooms of anything or anyone Rahm didn't was to see, the carefully staged events were always all smiles all the time.
The room clearings have become legendary among Chicago teachers. Since many Chicago teachers wear their Chicago Teachers Union tee shirts regularly -- and have been since the Chicago Teachers Strike of 2012 -- it became a kind of inside joke when principals would walk up to their best teachers as Rahm's entourage entered the building and ask, "Please. Do this for me. Don't both the mayor..."
By "bother" these principals meant showing anything but adulation for the mayor and his policies regarding the schools. The dwindling number of principals who still haven't unlearned the lessons they were taught in BOSS SCHOOL tried to order teachers not to bother the mayor as the Dog-And-Pony shows unfolded for the cameras.
The June 5, 2013 press release on a city mortgage program was one of the last examples of the DAILY RAHM received by Substance before City Hall again cut off Substance from the mayor's tax-funded self-promotions and self-serving self-adulations.At charter schools, of course, Rahm had it easier, since the teachers, even those who know the truth about the mayor, are "at will" workers and would be fired for messing up the Potemkin Village. At real public schools, Rahm's minions had to work with a bit more finesses. The principals who wanted to keep the respect of their teachers tried the smile and "please..." approach. Some even as late as May 2013 were gruffily trying to play their Donald Trump/Rahm Emanuel roles.
As of July 8, 2013, Substance hadn't received a copy of the Daily RAHM from City Hall for almost a month. City Hall confirmed that Rahm's office has continued issuing press releases since then -- just not for Substance. The Mayor's Press Office suggested that Substance tried to re-release itself, but our question was how we got DELETED in the first place. Substance has been covering Chicago's public schools and politics since Rahm Emanuel was slicing meat and other things at Arby's.
Once a month, Substance staff would consider our favorite issuance from the DAILY RAHM for that month. For May, the unchallenged winner was a mayoral utterance of extreme brevity for Rahm: The official press statement on "Teacher Appreciation Week." On May 7, the Mayor's Press Office issued the following paragraph:
"This National Teacher Appreciation Week, we take time to honor the incredible teachers we have across this city, who dedicate their lives to supporting our students and providing them with an education that is key to their future success. With the support and guidance from a great teacher, a child's potential is limitless. But educating our children is not only the responsibility of our teachers. With parents as active partners in our children's education, there is no limit to what our children can achieve."
During the month of May, the Mayor's school board voted to close 49 of the city's real public schools on the mayor's orders. Press releases swarmed across the city like cicaidas in Connecticut. The DAILY RAHM carried ten times as many paragraphs about Chicago Farmer's Markets during May 2013 than it did about Teachers Appreciation Week. And not a week went by without the public being reminded about the city's bike routes.
We will report when the Daily RAHM resumes, and if someone in the Mayor's Press Office tells us who hit the DELETE button.


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The ManyRoads web site has published a list of the various known sources of information about the victims of National Socialism from 1938 through 1945. The resources include information and data on persons known to have been persecuted on political grounds or for religion, nationality, sexual orientation, physical or mental handicaps, and other reasons as well.
The sites include information on Sinti and Roma (Gypsies), intellectuals, homosexuals, Catholics, Jews, and political opponents.
Again, the list points to online sources of information. You can find the list at: http://www.many-roads.com/2017/12/27/victims-of-national-socialism.


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The Role of the Private Sector: Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Delivered at the Global Compact Network Pakistan, 46th Business Talk in Karachi, Pakistan.
Mr. Ahsanullah Khan, President,
Global Compact Network Pakistan
Mr. Fasiul Karim Siddiqi, Secretary,
Global Compacts Network Pakistan
Distinguished panellists and delegates,
It's a pleasure to join you at the Pakistan: Global Compact Network. Your consultations on the post-2015 development agenda and associated activities augur well for Pakistan business and for the country. In my remarks I will:
- First, briefly touch on core elements of post-2015 development agenda;
- Second, promote inclusive business as a way to deepen sustainability; and
- Third, underscore the significance of corporate sustainability.
Post-2015 Development Agenda
The role of the private sector in development has been a subject of renewed global interest in anticipation of the forthcoming negotiations on a range of critical topics. The United Nations system and Member States are fully geared to negotiate and adopt in 2015:
- A universal set of 17 proposed sustainable development goals (SDGs) with 169 associated targets;
- A new framework for the sustainable financing of development, which is one of the most critical means of implementation for the emerging global development agenda; and
- A new universal climate agreement, with specific climate actions.
The context, framework and focus on poverty eradication of the new sustainable development agenda has been laid out by United Nations Secretary-General in his Synthesis Report: The Road to Dignity by 2030, which was released earlier this month. Post-2015 sustainable development has the potential to break new ground. Transitioning from the relatively simple Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the sustainable development agenda, as proposed by UN Member States, is a wide-ranging and transformational new development paradigm.
To ensure deeper and lasting economic and human progress, the architecture of the post-2015 development agenda calls for a rethink and redesign of development policy frameworks.
Instead of relying on a segregated approach to development, this round of global development advocates a holistic and integrated approach to economic, social and environmental concerns. There is growing evidence of strong inter-dependence and inter-linkages between these three core pillars, and a coordinated response on these pillars would be self-reinforcing. Transmission channels and mechanisms between the three pillars are manifold. For instance: economic growth fostered by inclusive policies has positive spill overs across economies which, in turn, leverage social progress.
Global, regional and national partnerships in finance; trade; as well as science, technology and innovation, will be critical to execute and implement this complex but attainable development path. Progress on sustainable development will be contingent on:
- Robust and high quality inclusive growth accompanied by job generation, with benefits shared widely across society;
- Effective domestic and global governance mechanisms that support corporate and environment sustainability and climate action;
- The ability of Governments to better leverage the strengths and resources of the private sector for sustainable development; and
- Augmenting multilateral frameworks to harness finance; trade; and science and technology.
The need to switch to more sustainable development paths is becoming more urgent with every passing day. The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscores that failure to contain the rise of surface temperature to below two degrees Celsius by 2100 will be catastrophic for our planet. South Asia would be the worst affected, as the IPCC concludes that a one degree increase in temperature will raise sea levels by up to 98cm, which could be devastating for coastal cities and regions.
While there remains some scepticism about the feasibility of limiting the rise in global temperatures to two degrees Celsius, "Deep Decarbonisation" and "Green Growth" offer routes to low-carbon development paths. These options call for an urgent transition to sustainable development approaches, supported by global cooperation at an unprecedented scale in technology development and diffusion, which allows switching for adoption of low-carbon sustainable technologies. The private sector's role in pursuing these low carbon paths will be critical.
Mainstreaming Sustainability in Business
Our private sector, as the primary driver of economic growth and dynamism, has great potential to promote sustainability in a number of ways:
First, the private sector's economic dynamism has potential to facilitate sustainable development. In the case of Pakistan, our major problem is the historically low private investment/GDP ratio. To provide an impetus to private investment, the Government needs to improve the enabling domestic policy environment and the overall allocative efficiency and productivity of public investment. Pakistani businesses should also explore better tapping the regional value chains that have emerged as key drivers of growth in East Asian countries.
Second, sustainable development is best served if the private sector positions itself to foster inclusive growth. There is no doubt that the private sector has potential to lift people out of poverty and income deprivation. Evidence confirms that about 90 per cent of jobs in developing countries are created by the private sector, but only about one-fourth of the working-age population in developing countries is engaged in productive and decent employment. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of Pakistan's industry, have definitely contributed to job creation. However, more than 80 per cent of the workforce in Pakistan remains trapped in informal sector jobs, with little social protection or other social benefits.
Third, the private sector's potential to contribute to domestic revenues can help finance essential public goods and services, helping Governments to provide more and better public services, and creating a virtuous circle.
Fourth, private investment in inclusive business models and impact industries has the potential to create jobs; add value (such as through the application of innovative technologies, processes and skills); and extend a broader range of social and economic services to marginalized communities.
Social businesses are already making their presence felt in Pakistan and other South Asian countries. According to the Opportunity Pakistan Report, a new wave of creative and confident young entrepreneurs has emerged developing innovative start-ups in areas such as the environment, health and skills. Scores of young women and men from remote areas in Pakistan are becoming social entrepreneurs. For instance, the Youth Engagement Services (YES) is a network dedicated to funding social enterprise in Pakistan. Specifically, YES looks to fund micro social enterprises which are created and run by disadvantaged youth in the country. This is obviously an important trend, and social development would greatly benefit from the contribution of private resources, including traditional philanthropy; corporate social responsibility giving; social venture funding; hybrid or 'blended-value' financing mechanisms; employee volunteerism; product donations and other in-kind contributions.
Corporate Sustainability
The private sector needs to adopt a longer time horizon in its investment decisions, through more effective investments in its production patterns; value addition and marketing chains. Several processes are underway to engage and raise awareness regarding the need for alignment of corporate strategies and processes with the global development agenda. The United Nations Global Compact has released a report entitled: Building a Post-2015 Business Engagement which calls for advancing sustainable development through action, collaboration and co-investment by aligning corporate business strategies, models and R&D priorities with global sustainability responsibilities, including support for the achievement of specific SDGs. It's encouraging that Pakistani companies are positioning to participate in this approach, and formal reporting by companies on their corporate sustainability progress to society at large is a praiseworthy development.
Given the severe energy scarcity in Pakistan, for instance, investments by enterprises in sustainable energy priorities of energy efficiency, energy access, and cleaner sources of energy will be key to supporting the sustainable development agenda. Investments in renewable energy projects, co-generation and enhancing energy efficiency will not only make commercial and industrial operations less vulnerable to power fluctuations, but will enhance overall financial viability. Businesses around the world are discovering 'wealth-in-wastes'. The private sector in Pakistan should lead in exploiting the potential of recycling and waste management that could lead to the creation of entirely new industries. Business enterprises need to look beyond business-as-usual models to creatively use technologies to generate wealth and move towards low carbon pathways.
It will also be vital to build more sustainable and resilient infrastructure for urbanization and transportation. Pakistan may be one of the least urbanized countries in the world, with only 36 per cent of people now living in cities, but there is a great need for eco-friendly investment in better waste and water management in cities as well as stricter vehicle emission controls for our cities to be more resilient and sustainable. The private sector can contribute to the development of new smart urban centres through public private partnerships (PPPs), implementing new low carbon technologies and developing low carbon pathways for urbanization in Pakistan. Some steps in this direction have been taken with the 2010 Pakistan Policy on PPPs.
To conclude, economic growth and sustainable development are not zero sum games. They are both prerequisites of the future we want, mutually reinforcing, and neither can succeed in the absence of the other.
Sustainable growth strengthens all three pillars of development – economic, social, and environmental – and recognizes that long-term prosperity requires a careful balance between benefits reaped today and ensuring the well-being of our people and our planet tomorrow. Ultimately it a concept grounded in intergenerational equity.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, put it best when he said: "The objectives and priorities of the international community and the business world are more aligned than ever before…for business to enjoy sustained growth, we need to build trust and legitimacy…for markets to expand in a sustainable way, we must provide those currently excluded with better and more opportunities to improve their livelihoods."
This is why the private sector is such a central partner as we shape the post-2015 development agenda, and in Pakistan it is why business must pay a key role in helping us implement and achieve the new sustainable development goals.
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Magic in the Moonlight is a gem of a romantic comedy for rational thinkers who can find no explanation for love. As with so many of Allen's films, there is an intellectual underpinning to even his simplest stories, and this is no exception. Set in the late 1920s, the great illusionist, Wei Ling Soo is invited by his lifelong friend and fellow magician to debunk an American psychic that he has discovered in the south of France. Filled with charming performances, beautiful photography and a delightfully nostalgic soundtrack, Magic in the Moonlight is yet another intelligent, witty and entertaining film from the modern master of romantic comedy (Klaus Ming January 2015).


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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Regarding Danball Senki.....
We wanted to insure it was subbed. We got approached by some other groups that were doing it as well. They came to us and said they wanted to pick up the show. So since it was in the hands of people to sub, we decided to just focus on other shows instead. If they decide to drop it, we will pick it up again. We have a backlog anyways so we'll drop the show for now. Sorry for the people that were waiting on us but it should be in good hands though.
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3 comments:
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 12:06 AM
And who will sub it ?? That we can stick with them ??ReplyDelete
I would mention their names, but I don;t know if there gonna joint still or not. I rather wait till they start releasing episodes.ReplyDelete
- darkonezeroJuly 10, 2011 at 8:14 PM
Looking forward to it.ReplyDelete
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