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I'm sure your head is aching today from all the times you stood up too quickly and bumped it on that pesky debt ceiling. Why not recuperate with a little light debt reading? The third, debt-themed issue of Longshot Magazine, the brain child of Sarah Rich, Mat Honan, and Atlantic editor Alexis Madrigal, was assembled over the course of forty-eight hours, from 3 P.M. Friday to 3 P.M. yesterday, by a team of about a hundred people for almost no money, and it's good. It was made in the Gawker offices, using a variety of Internet tools—HP Magcloud, SubMishMash, Kickstarter, Soundcloud…. O.K. maybe you're not interested in how the sausage got made (if you are, Madrigal details it here). All you really need to know is that, as Senator Feinstein said yesterday, "the sausage we have I think is a very different sausage than when we started."
The magazine is a collection of personal essays about debt, non-personal essays about debt, debt-themed fiction, and debt-themed artwork. I thoroughly enjoyed "Alan Greenspan Fanfic," by Rob Dubbin:
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One of the biggest differences now is that my self-esteem is way better than it was before going into bankruptcy. There was a sense before of, oh, if I get this, or if I get that, or if I get the girl, then I'll feel good about myself. I've gone through the worst, and I've learned that I've got to feel good with what I have, and I've gotten to that point. Even if I've got no money, I've got life.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday tentatively supported the $700 billion plan to bail out the U.S. financial system.
"This is something that all of us will swallow hard and go forward with," McCain said on ABC's "This Week." "The option of doing nothing is simply not an acceptable option."
"My inclination is to support it," said Obama, his Democratic rival in the November 4 U.S. presidential election.
"While I look forward to reviewing the language of the legislation, it appears that the tentative deal embraces these principles" the Illinois senator said on CBS' "Face the Nation," referring to requirements he said needed to be in the package.
Congressional negotiators announced early on Sunday they had reached tentative agreement on a compromise deal that altered key parts of a Wall Street bailout program initially proposed by the Bush administration.
Both candidates refused to be pinned down on the economic plan during their first presidential debate on Friday. By Sunday, with a tentative deal in place, each gave general support with comments that the taxpayers had to be protected.
Later at a rally in Detroit, Obama called the bailout an "outrage." "But we have no choice," he said in prepared remarks. "We must act now. Because now that we're in this situation, your jobs, your life savings and the stability of our entire economy are at risk."
Supporters tried to play up their candidate's roles.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told "Fox News Sunday" said Arizona Sen. McCain played a "decisive" role in getting balky House Republicans to focus on negotiating a compromise. McCain cut his campaign short last week to return to Washington to deal with the crisis at a White House meeting.
But Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts told the same program it was Obama who took the lead at that meeting while McCain remained silent.
McCain resumed his campaign the next day so that he could attend the debate in Mississippi. Early same-night snap polls generally showed Obama winning the first of three encounters between the two nominees.
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McCain shrugged off criticism of Palin, especially that she is too inexperienced in foreign affairs.
"I'm so excited about the reaction that Sarah Palin has gotten across this country, huge turnouts, enthusiasm, excitement," he said. "She knows how to communicate directly with people. They respond in a way that I've — that I've seldom seen."
Obama ducked questions about whether he thought Palin was qualified to be president.
"I think it's important for the American people to make a judgment based on what they hear from Sarah Palin herself," he said. "I think that I'm more concerned about the fact that she doesn't seem to have any differences with President Bush and would continue the same policies."
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I figured out why I don't really like traveling. Or more specifically, why I don't like staying in hotels. It's not the stack of singles that you have to peel off every time someone smiles at you. Nor is it the way they swarm your car when you pull up to the front, yank out all your luggage and pull you out the door before you've even had time to collect your things. And it isn't the lousy, weak coffee that you have to drink four cups of just to get a suggestions of caffeine in your system. (Do the people working there drink that coffee, too?)
No, what drives me nuts is having to wear clothes. Or more specifically, wearing clothes to breakfast.
I don't like getting dressed in the morning; pulling on a pair of stiff jeans, a restrictive shirt, and clunky shoes and socks, until I've had something to eat and a big cup of coffee. I hate getting dressed before I've eased into the morning, and in all honesty, it ruins my entire day. I just feel like I've been yanked out of my rental car a bit too soon by those over-eager door men, before I've had time to collect myself.
Hoo boy, am I glad I'm ending my trip with a few (well-deserved, thank you very much…) days at the Lake Austin Spa, doing some cooking demos, but mostly soaking up the spa atmosphere. One of the great things here is the first thing when you step in the door is they do is hand you a big, fluffy robe and sandals and tell you that you don't need to wear anything else—for the entire time!
Now if that isn't my idea of bliss, I don't know what is. Some people are more comfortable being naked and go to nudism resorts to 'let it all hang out.' I'm a bit more bashful and prefer a comfy robe. I guess that makes me a robe-ist.
So here I am, wrapped up in white cottony fabric, bundled up and drinking my coffee (Illy!) overlooking the Lake Austin.
Maybe I should start a Robe-ism movement. Then we can all just wear big, fluffy robes all day long and nothing else. We can wear them to work, to the gym, to school, and when we run errands as well. And most importantly, to breakfast.
Every movement has to start somewhere. And it just takes one person to get the ball rolling.
I'll go first. Will you follow me?
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Count me in!
Oui, je vous suis! That would be amazing – start the revolution!
Hahahhaa. I'm not sure I'll be able to follow you on this one :) (restrains self from making comment about hand in robe pocket)
Years ago on a business trip to Japan I stayed at a hotel/spa which provided beautiful blue and white cotton kimonos as soon as you arrived. No one wore anything else — even to dinner in the evenings — and a fresh kimono appeared in your room every evening. I still remember thinking: "Oh the bliss of packing if this were your only destination."
I'm so with you on this one, altho' for me it's not being able to get my cup of tea in the morning before I get dressed. Even if I were to get dressed, the chances of getting a decent cup of tea in a hotel are next to impossible, especially since at home I drink a really good blend of smoky black made-from-loose-leaves tea. Bliss for me when travelling would be to have my own teapot, kettle, bone china tea mug, good tea, and a wee fridge for the milk (yes, I drink my tea with milk in the morning). And what's the point of those gorgeous hotel robes if you have to get out of them to get that perfect cup.
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I think Robe-ism is the sanest lifestyle I have ever heard of. You have my full support!
I know the feeling! Having to get dressed right out of bed before breakfast is the worst way to start the day, even if not doing it means I am late for daycare and work every single day.
As for the robe-ism: my neighbour from across the hall is a jolly, crazy and rotund (really the best word to describe him!) man.
Whenever you knock on his door, he will open it wearing just a lovely piqu� bathrobe and birkenstocks. The air from his appartment also seems incredibly warm at all times, we therefore suspect that he is an at-home nudist masquerading as a robe-ist for visitors…
I am sure he would be quite willing to follow part of the way!
"…until I've had something to eat and a big cup of coffee. I hate getting dressed before I've eased into the morning, and in all honesty, it ruins my entire day."
What drives me nuts about travelling is never having a place for your things and — therefore — always misplacing stuff. I stay at a perpetual low panic, constantly searching for something I've set down and promptly forgotten.
Mark me down for Robe-ism. At least prior to 10 a.m.
Provided the robes are tailored with pockets to carry additional morning pastries, I am on your team!
The first (and only time) we went to a spa, we giggled a little when we saw people walking around the grounds in their robes. Of course we did it too, but we weren't sure if we were supposed to wear undies underneath or what??? Can't remember what we decided…
Absolutely! Bathrobes and slippers at breakfast time are the business.
And cooking classes at a spa! What a genius idea! Heaven. I don't suppose you do a similar thing a little closer to London, do you?
I'm all for robes too! Two years ago I was at an academic conference overseas which was fully sponsored, so all the presenters were put up in the same hotel. We alternated between semi-casuals for conference attendence, and robes at all other times. It was definitely sobering to see the Professors Illustrious shuffling across the hotel lobby in plush bedroom slippers, for breakfast.
Right on! (Posted from my front porch in my PJs. If only someone would bring me a croissant and warm up my coffee for me.)
I'll follow you to Lake Austin! Maybe the next time I visit my in-laws I'll leave the hubby and kid there, and check in to the spa…
I'll follow you! My husband jumps out of bed on the weekend and puts jeans and sneakers on just to go to the kitchen and make coffee. I don't know how he can do it. I need to sip my coffee in my comfy PJs and wake up slowly before I can think about putting clothes and shoes on. I'll happily be a robist with you!
Your robe with short sleeves is also pretty practical for doing cooking demos. No big floppy sleeves to get in the way. :)
I will certainly follow, especially if we all get to wear the waffle cotton robes! I also hate having to get all dressed and ready just to get a cup of coffee! What a great way to end your trip.
I think I'll stick with my PJ's in the morning ;)
That spa looks like a grand place and with Illy coffee, you just can't go wrong! Enjoy your stay, David.
yes, I will! :)
I am so in! The robe is a highly unappreciated item of clothing. Yet so perfect what with its coverage and the pockets and its super absorbency. Love, love, love the robist movement.
I'm a sleeping nudist, and I need to put something on when I get out of bed for warmth. I just don't think a robe is enough. I prefer my sweats for breakfast, then dealing with clothes after my shower. I guess I'm a "sweatist".
Well, I work at Berkeley and frequently see people walking around in their pjs and robes. I am envious! I loooove my flannel pj bottoms. I think my supervisor would not be happy if I showed up at work that casual. Jeans most days are relaxed enough.
Not only will I follow you in the future, I'm following you right now! Working from home, I'm on a conference call in my jammies and fluffy robe RIGHT NOW. Given all the work I have to do today, I may never get dressed.
I wish I could be a robe girl but I just can't – that tie always threatening to wiggle itself free. And I see from your photo above that you don't even double-knot it the way I do! I too prefer jammies – of the t-shirt, yoga pants, and hoodie variety. Those pass for street clothes ya know. Or at least breakfast clothes.
I agree with hating to get dressed to go to breakfast, but worse is that you have to get up for breakfast! Who makes the rules that breakfast is over at 10 am? Some of us are still talking to our pillows at 9:58. And for me, I wouldn't dare let anyone see my make-up-less face in the am, so that's an added chore.
I love inns that deliver breakfast in a basket at your door…good coffee, fresh muffins, fruit with cream. They knock to let you know it's there and disappear. The best!
But here's what would happen if we were all robists: someone would make a way to ruin it. There would eventually be rules that we can all wear robes, BUT there must be a minimum of such and such articles of clothing beneath, and before you know it the whole point is moot.
to the gym? oy
Oh Yes! We were in Singapore a few years ago and the hotel had the greatest THICK terry robes. During the heat of the day I would buy a treat for afternoon tea, go back to the room, rehydrate in the deepest bathtub I've ever seen, then put on that robe, make some tea, eat my treat, and be rejuvenated for going back into the heat of the evening. So civilized!
i am totally in!
Ditto, what was that hand doing under the robe David?
Kristina: What was actually driving my nuts was by 8am, the maids were knocking on the door, trying to get in and clean. Even if I hang the Do Not Disturb sign up, I can hear them hovering around outside, waiting for me to split.
I've tried telling them that I really don't need my room cleaned, and they always respond, "Don't you need more towels?" And I'm, like, "No, I'm okay with the sixteen towels that are already in here, thanks."
Jeremy and Sara: You know, I didn't think about the easy access to "the goods"…but now that you brought it up, it's another good reason to promote Robe-ism!
The truth is Robe-ism, and David is its prophet!
I'm sooooo in! Comfy living is the best.
Hmmm….sigh, (rolling my eyes toward the ceiling), sighing again. D'abord…..I think you need to tie that belt one more time. Secondly, could there be some rules? I've been to places (Ojai) where there are whole tables of people dressed in robes, mixed in with people dressed in clothes. Believe me, it's not a good thing. Those robed people look a little silly. The only reason I'd consider the robe thing even a little bit is that I think you are just a terrificly (is that a word? if not, you know waht I mean)nice guy and very funny and talented, so the answer is yes….I'd join you if all of us in robes could lock the doors to keep out…..the others.
Nah, no robes, prefer comfy cotton t-shirts and sweats if it gets cloudy and overcast out here in Los Angeles. (I swear, the most useless jobs in Southern California are the TV weathermen and weatherettes, "Sunny, some clouds in the morning, followed by more sun." Oh bother!)
Just read your article for the Los Angeles Times. Loved it! You really should pay us a visit sometime. Take care and keep that robe on!
Breakfast? People still eat that? The closest I get is something COLD and FIZZY.
I guess working nights all these years has changed my sense of reality. I can't STAND not getting dressed before I leave the bedroom. The sleeping clothes are for sleeping. I MUST put on proper clothes before leaving the bedroom, it just isn't right any other way.
I was already enjoying robe-ism without knowing what it was :)
The only problem I see is that the robe is hot for summer, I would take a variation of robe-ism in hot season : the huge T-shirt-ism :D (long and large, made with soft cotton, and with that smell cloth have when put to dry in free air.)
I'm always sorry they don't sell huge tee shirt in hotels instead of embroidered robes with their names, because i don't need xx robes even for robe-ism, but i certainly would love a collection of xxx T-shirts :)
David – you can do this here in Paris – well actually at Versailles…I stayed at the Trianon Palace and Spa and ohhhh the bliss…unfortunately you still need to wear clothes to breaky (but you can always get room service!) ..but the flip flopping around in robes and flip flops is so dreamy – I loved it! So much so – I went back twice! P.S. they have cheap spa packages too…
There's nothing like a nice comfy robe–short, long, terry or flannel or silk-cashmere combo like I'm wearing as I make these comments, I have quite a few and they all work for me. Robe-ism would make this world a much better place!!
I'm in my robe right now and already dreading taking it off–I'll definitely join you in robe-ism!
But of course :-) I join the club :-)
David, Buff is better, unless you live in an apartment with huge windows and neighbors close by!
It's so funny I have a robe but never wear it around the house, birthday suits are so not cumbersome, but my wife always opens the window so at least two of my neighbors get a view! Makes for funny stares in the elevator when passing!
heck yes! i'm a robe-ist too!!!
I'm in!
"Maybe I should start a Robe-ism movement. Then we can all just wear big, fluffy robes all day long and nothing else. We can wear them to work, to the gym, to school, and when we run errands as well. And most importantly, to breakfast."
Already been beaten to this one.
They are called 'monks'.
I grew up in the tropics and my dad was into sarong-ism. I tried it but I don't think I mastered the knot, which is crucial.
Where do I sign up for robe-ism??
Could NOT agree with you more! Who wants to get all dressed, first thing in the morning, to go relax? It's an oxymoron. I adore robes. I live in pajama bottoms – I'm in them the very second I walk in the door when I get home.
Start a movement, and Sensei, I will follow. LOL.
Moi aussi David, je vous joins. Quelle belle idée, des robe-ists partout! Peut-être un mouvement robe-ist � Montreal? Cela vous amenerait peut-être a nous visiter?
I like to bake in my jammies. Often the hubby will come down in the wee hours of the morning to find me with mixer going, oven humming and I am mad at work. There is something so authentic and natural about baking at 3 am.
Count me in!
At a Mon-Fri 8am Statistics class in UC-Berkeley, there was this one guy that would come in every day in a bright green bathrobe. Same one every day.
Anyway, that's Bezerkeley for ya. As long as the robes are clean and have secure closures (silk ones can be slippery), I totally love the idea! My idea of the order of things you should do after getting up:
1. Put on robe
2. Eat buttery brioche, bacon, and fruit. Drink hot tea/coffee. Meditate on it.
3. Fix hair.
If you stay at the St. Regis in San Francisco, let me know if you get away with wearing a bathrobe to Vitrine.
Or, better yet, there should be a breakfast restaurant where bathrobes are required. Sell affordable and fun robes there. Put it in a funky college town (like Berkeley – San Francisco is too windy).
nobody's asked yet — did you teach the demos in your robe?
anita: No, I didn't. Since I had my hands busy cooking, I was afraid of having a wardrobe malfunction, and didn't want to end up 'unwrapped' on YouTube or something : )
Now don't you become a Robespierre.
Going for a six week course in South Africa next week. We will be staying at a self catering place. They are providing bed and breakfast anyway. I have been imagining going for breakfast in my robe. Hoping it will be allowed. Or that there will be an option where it will be brought to you. I am grateful though that at least I will be able to make my own tea in the evening. Not sure if that can be done in the morning considering the traffic situation with the world cup and all, go to go early………………..About the hotel coffee…….. Do they even boil the water, or they just take it straight from the hot water tap?


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Firstly, a big thank you for all of your posts throughout 2018. Your valuable insight into a wide range of topics and themes has helped over 50,000 visitors to TeachingEnglish develop as ELT professionals.
November and December last year were no exception and there were several engaging posts on each of the three topics, including reasons why robots may end up being used as teachers, the very real drawbacks of this and the current role of Artificial Intelligence in language learning and teaching.
The native/non-native speaker debate produced some interesting and insightful posts, challenging the perceived differences and providing some excellent arguments debunking the outdated idea that 'native' speakers make better English Language teachers.
Finally, there were a lot of very interesting discussions on how our role as language teachers has changed, how learning happens in different ways, suggestions about why we need to evolve and develop what we do in (and out of) the language classroom, as well as some excellent suggested practical ideas and activities.
A summary of some of your posts is below:
Robots as teachers
Made Tiwari | Will I lose my job to a robot?
Natalia Moiseeva | Robots vs human teachers. The score 1:1
S.Akilandeswari | Humans vs. humanoids
Native speakerism
Sulaiman Jenkins | Is the native speaker/non-native speaker teacher dichotomy really necessary anymore?
Dorapap | To be a native or not to be? That is the question
NinaMK | Native speakers or Not?
Teaching and learning in the 21st century
Zahra_Zuhair | Critical material for Critical Thinking
Alexei Kiselev | Foster creativity by being a creative teacher
Dorapap | Learning what's important
Loli Iglesias | Developing 21st century skills in the classroom
Nurjahan Naik | Being a 21st Century Teacher
ljwood_99 | Empower students with flipped, cooperative learning
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Topic 1
There are often times in a lesson when an unplanned opportunity for learning - language or otherwise - arises. Think of a time this has happened. How did you adjust your plan to take advantage of it? What was the outcome?
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Projects in class. Do you do them? How do you do them? What are some of the projects you've done and what worked/didn't work?
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It is often said that knowing a language helps to understand the culture where that language is spoken. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? If you live in a foreign country, how has learning the language in the country you work in helped you in your teaching?
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What was the most motivating or best part of your job in 2018?
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Softland heeft versie 4.9 van Backup4all uitgebracht. Met dit programma kan een backup worden gemaakt naar een andere locatie op de harde schijf, een netwerkdrive, een ftp-server met ondersteuning voor ssl-versleuteling, proxyservers en passive mode, een cd of dvd, of een externe drive, zoals een usb-stick. De software is verkrijgbaar in de smaken Lite, Standaard en Professional, met prijzen tussen de twintig en vijftig dollar. De onderlinge verschillen worden op deze pagina uitgebreid uit de doeken gedaan. De release notes voor deze uitgave zien er als volgt uit:
Backup4all 4.9.291 released
This release contains an important feature that improves email notifications as we've added a new encryption type, TLS. Since the email notification feature is included in Backup4all Professional and Backup4all Portable, updating is not necessary for Lite and Standard editions (you can see a comparison of features here).
Below you can read details regarding the new features and fixes introduced in the previous 2 builds as well:
- TLS encryption. The email notification feature had before the option to choose only 'SSL' as a type of encryption for the SMTP server. With this new release we've added also 'TLS' so now for the SMTP server settings you'll have the option to choose between SSL, TLS or None. You can access this new option by going to 'Tools->Options->Email' and checking the 'Enable email notifications' box.The newly introduced encryption protocol, TLS, allows Backup4all to communicate with your SMTP server in a way that prevents eavesdropping and tampering. Since this communication can operate either with or without TLS (or SSL), it was necessary to introduce also the 'None' option. Before choosing the TLS option for your communication make sure that your server supports it.
- Environment variables in email notifications (title and message). When email notifications are enabled after every backup job that completes an email will be sent in case of a certain action (job finished with warnings, errors or success). Depending on each action an email can be configured. We've introduced now the possibility to use environment variables in the title and/or body of the email. Environment variables are part of the operating system and you can think of them as shortcuts to predefined locations. For example the %TEMP% environment will refer to the location of temporary files.
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- Fix: Missing .png file warning. In some situations when backing up the program configurations there was a warning written in the log file: 'Warning: Folder "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all Professional 4\Backup4all.png" not found in zip'. We've corrected that thus if you encountered this error when backing up the program configurations an upgrade will resolve it.
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The 8th Annual SuperCar Week is January 6-14th and their Grand Finale on the West Palm Beach Waterfront, is Sunday, January 14, 2018. It's a significant. A nine day series of free to the public and VIP auto enthusiast events held throughout Palm Beach County each year that all lead up to the big event on the $30,000,000 West Palm Beach Waterfront.
Starting with their Saturday January 6th Cars & Coffee event at Lamborghini Palm Beach and rally to the TIDELINE Resort for their VIP Kick Off event, Sunday January 7th is the SuperCar HorsePower Show opening day of the high goal polo season at the International Polo Club in Wellington, the #1 Polo Club in the World. At Supercar Week's Race Experience & Family Festival, at Presenting Sponsor's, Palm Beach International Raceway, you can drive your car or one of theirs on the road course track. The week is filled with daily open to the public and VIP events throughout Palm Beach County in: Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Wellington, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Island and West Palm Beach. "Our mission is to define Palm Beach County as a significant auto enthusiasts and motorsports travel destination." Say's Neil London, President and Executive Producer of Supercar Week.
"All the major supercar and luxury brands are represented but 90% of the exhibition are individually owned or car club member's vehicles." Said Tom Clarke, Supercar Week, Executive Vice President. "This year we'll probably have over 100,000 on the waterfront alone and likely over 125,000 spectators for the week." As their show has grown over the past eight years they realized that part of it's significance is it's geographical easy access by highway, rail, air and waterways. "The yachts and superboats that pull up to the waterfront docks are as incredible as the supercars and to see all the families and children's faces, make it something special." Said Tim Byrd "The Byrdman" celebrity media personality, Sr. Vice President and co-founder of SuperCar Week.
SuperCar Week's Sunday January 14th, Grand Finale is curated and laid out as a cityscape of vehicles. There's SuperCar Street, ArtCar Village, Muscle Beach, Corvette Court, Viper Blvd, Memory Lane with vintage and classics, Marine Village with Off Shore Powerboats on display and a Green Street area for Electric Vehicles. It's a huge community event filling up the one mile length of the waterfront with the best of the South Florida car collectors, enthusiasts music and entertainment.
SuperCar Week is making tracks in a big way this year. Palm Beach International Raceway has been a Presenting Sponsor for the past 8 years, and Sebring International Raceway has been a supporting sponsor for the past 7 years. This and last year, Miami Homestead Speedway joined the show and one of the most exciting and newsworthy highlights of this year's Supercar Week is that Circuit Of The Americas (COTA) will be again be a featured sponsor and display on the WPB Waterfront, Sunday, January 14th. "Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR) is excited and welcoming to the growth of Motorsport venues as additional sponsors to SuperCar Week including COTA, Miami Homestead Speedway, and Sebring International Raceway. PBIR welcomes SuperCar Week enthusiasts to the racetrack for festivities on Friday, Jan 12th for a celebration of PBIR and SuperCar Week's Partnership." Said Lou Partenza, President & CEO IRG Sports & Entertainment. "Circuit of the Americas, COTA will again be a valued Supercar Week Sponsor in 2018 for their second year. We value the Palm Beach market, it's resident auto enthusiasts and vacationers and hope to see many of them join us for our events throughout the year." Said AJ Rizzo, COTA, Director of Sales. "We had a great time last year. The events were top notch and we look forward to bringing a larger COTA presence to Supercar Week this year. We were also happy to host Supercar Week's key executives at our F1 US Grand Prix Week in October, where aside from the F1 racing action, we also had concerts by Justin Timberlake and Stevie Wonder". Said Jimmy Glodich, COTA, Premium Sales Consultant.
"It's incredible having PBIR, Sebring, Homestead and COTA in the show. Supercar Week has been developing a travel package based on auto enthusiasm and motorsports to stimulate reciprocal tourism and economic impact between Palm Beach, Austin and San Antonio, Texas. Throughout the year, each destination has a lot to offer each other and travel to and from Palm Beach has never been easier nor more economical. The Palm Beach Sports Commission, Palm Beach Film & Television Commission and Discover the Palm Beaches have been key allies to help make this initiative possible." Said London.
Whether you like, speed, design, luxury lifestyle or just want to enjoy a finely crafted and curated series of enjoyable events in the beautiful Palm Beaches, SuperCar Week and Palm Beach assure you Chamber of Commerce weather and the most influential auto minded people to meet. duPont Registry will be there
SuperCar Week's Presenting Sponsors are: The City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach International Raceway and The TIDELINE Ocean Resort & Spa Palm Beach.
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Recently, Barron's featured six stocks which could experience a 100% increase in their share prices in the next five years. Indeed, a 100% return in five years would give investors quite a decent annualized return of 15% per year. In the list of six stocks, there are two technology giants: Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ). While Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has enjoyed a whopping gain of 74% since the beginning of the year, Oracle has had a sluggish negative return of -7.8%. Let's take a closer look to see whether or not investors should come in on Oracle and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) at their current trading prices.
Oracle returned a lot of cash to its shareholders
Investors are feeling bearish about Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL), sending its share price down 9% to only $30.30 per share within only one trading day. The market reacted negatively to Oracle's share price after the company reported its sluggish fourth quarter performance. Its revenue was flat compared to the revenue in the fourth quarter of last year, coming in at $10.95 billion which was lower than analysts' estimates of $11.12 billion. However, Oracle has managed to increase its bottom line by 10% to $3.8 billion, or $0.80 per share.
For the full year 2013, its revenue also stayed flat at around $37.18 billion while the net income grew a bit, from $9.98 billion last year to more than $10.9 billion. Its diluted earnings per share rose from $1.96 to $2.26 during the same period. Safra Catz, the Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) resident and CFO, felt positive about its operating performance. Catz mentioned that with a high non-GAAP operating margin at 47% for the full year, Oracle had managed to generate more than $14 billion in operating cash flow and increase the its cash level to $32 billion. She also said that the company had returned nearly 90% of its cash flow to shareholders via both dividends and share repurchases.
Oracle has been quite active in expanding its footprint in the cloud business. Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) acquired Eloqua, a web-based on-demand revenue performance management for improved revenue predictability, for around $870 million at the end of last year. One of its direct peers in cloud computing services, salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM), also grew its cloud business by spending around $2.5 billion to acquire ExactTarget, a cloud-based digital marketing company. Salesforce mentioned that this acquisition will establish a marketing platform across different channels including email, mobile, social and the web.
Salesforce's and Oracle's partnership in cloud computing
To become much stronger players in the cloud, both companies should shake hands with each other. Interestingly, just a few days ago, Salesforce and Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) announced a nine-year partnership in three main cloud computing areas: Applications, Platform and Infrastructure. Both companies realized that they needed to integrate their clouds with each other. Larry Ellison, Oracle's CEO, said
When customers choose cloud applications they expect rapid low-cost implementations; they also expect application integrations to work right out of the box – even when the applications are from different vendors. That's why Marc (Salesforce's Chairman and CEO) and I believe it's important that our two companies work together to make it happen, and integrate the salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) and Oracle clouds.
At $30.70 per share, Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) is worth around $143.90 billion. The market values Oracle 7.4 times its trailing EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) and 3.84 times its sales. Salesforce, on the other hand, has a much higher valuation. At $38.20 per share, it is worth more than $22.5 billion on the market. The market values Salesforce at nearly 7.1 times its sales and more than 300 times its trailing EBITDA.


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Nacional Records is proud to announce the release of "Radiofutura," the new full-length album from audio-visual collective Disco Ruido! on April 7. After dominating Mexico City's electronic music scene, the kaleidoscopic sounds of Disco Ruido! are available in the U.S.
"Radiofutura" was recently named "Best Electronic Album" at the 2015 Indie-O Music Awards in Mexico, and conjures a diverse and nostalgic sound, blending catchy beats, and ethereal, psychedelic pop, with a little bit of grit. Striving for a modern, yet nostalgic listening experience, "Radiofutura" aims to create the sounds of a mythical radio station from the 70s and 80s.
Composed of ten new songs and two bonus tracks, "Radiofutura" features a multitude of collaborations and includes vocals from Leon Larregui (Zoé), Ale Moreno (Ruido Rosa),Milkman, Alec Sander, and Rey Pila. Bonus tracks include "Go Twisters" and "Amorfos," which tastemaker blog Club Fonograma called, "a heartfelt jam so pretty it hurts."
The futuristic video for "Alegria" was created by Disco Ruido! and shows cosmic adventures in a fantasy 3D world that is both modern and retro. "Alegria" premieres in the U.S. on Friday, March 27 on NBC Universo.
Disco Ruido! is formed by Julian Placencia, Jeronimo Reyes y Nariño Tierno who Out Magazine called, "the men behind Mexico's electro-pop revival." Disco Ruido! is known for electric and dynamic live shows and the band has performed at international festivals including Vive Latino.
Named one of the top indie labels in the U.S. by many, Nacional Records is home to rock, hip-hop and electronic music from across the Americas and around the block. We are here for you. Representando.


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A couple of weeks ago we touched down in a place I had never been. The shores of Tenerife, that beautiful volcanic island a couple of hours away from Spain, had only ever been a distant dream for a fleeting moment in times of heavy rain and high winds as I trucked up endless iced-over roads. Then, from great loss, came an opportunity to take a much needed break from the stresses and strains of the last twelve months. A chance to unwind, relax and enjoy life – a rare opportunity indeed.
We packed in good time and set off as a family – yet another experience that had denied us for almost three years, indeed since the time myself and my partner Nyree (pronounced as you would, Marie – but with an 'N' ) got together. We're like passing clouds in a night sky you see, one blown one way, the other only granted the barest of touches as it whisps by on ever more turbulent pressure. Me, being a creature of the night, I leave for work before Ree gets home from her day job and likewise, she'll be gone long before I wake the next day. In essence, all we have are semi-conscious cuddles and the odd elbow in the ribs until my days off come around each week. That and scribbled post-it notes professing our love, or whatever the current talking point may be of the time.
It has been so long, and we have become so used to it that we now both have it down to a fine art. Nyree will hear me come home, pet our Collie dog, Sammy, switch the kettle on and shove whatever the evening dinner was into the microwave to heat up. As soon as the miracle oven goes 'ding!!' Ree can then sleep, because she knows that'll be the last of the major noise I make for the next two hours as I sit, eat and rid myself of the tensions of a nights trucking and innumerable road based muppets. My routine rarely deviates, I come in, sit and eat and as I wait for the natural digestion process to take me past the stage of explosion, I'll be tapping away either immersed in Facebook or, more recently, on a mission to get back into the writing 'zone' that has slipped almost unseen from my grasp of late.
In a way, we're communicating, albeit it unspoken – more a knowing. This is in no way an ideal situation and, given what fate has thrown at us recently, it has tested our resolve to the limits. It was to this end that the decision was taken for us to take a holiday so when the time came, the journey over the hills to Manchester went very well. Excited, we arrived at the airport, the passing of many a year for all of us since the last such outing, way before our relationship had existed. I'd be lying if I said we were not excited, despite the already long day that we had all had. Our flight times were perhaps not the best, but all in all, a necessary concession to get away to the sun for awhile. After what seemed like an interminable wait, finally we boarded the plane and were soon thrust back into our seats as the engines wound up, catapulting the plane forwards at a simply awe-inspiring rate of knots. After a four hour flight we circled the island, unable to land on a direct run since the air space around the magnificent Mt. Tiede volcano at the centre of the island is a no-fly zone. An attempt to minimise air pollution and reduce contamination to the spectacular rock formations and lava flows that we were yet to see close up.
With two flagging children and a sticky, windless heat hanging, one of the first things to hit me as we staggered outside with our cases was the smell of the air – of the sea. It is distinctive, unmistakeable and strangely calming. We had all been on the go for around fourteen hours by this time, getting up early to check everything, then check it again, and of course, check it again before we left. One of the things that never ceases to amaze me is a young adults desire for food. You would think, given that it was approaching 2 a.m. that the kids bodies would be in sleep mode, conserving energy and hence, not requiring copious amounts of sustenance – that's where you'd be wrong. We checked into the hotel, just a short stagger from the drop off point luckily, already the perspiration formed on my brow, the pores of my skin in catatonic shock at the night-time 24 degree heat.
Beer, I needed a beer, now. That notion alone took me by surprise, since I rarely drink back home. Bags dropped, our fist foray was to the end of the huge apartment building where, under bright lights and neon signs, was a small but effective mini restaurant – still frequented by passing trade even at that hour. It was a sight for sore eyes, and the ever desperate calls for food from the kids. Four burgers and chips, a couple of beers and two cokes later we're feeling a little more chipper and ready to head back to the hotel fifty or so euros the lighter. The body is a strange and wonderous thing. Within hours of landing on this spectacular island, Ree decides that it's 'really hot' and we'll need an aircon unit to get to sleep. The downside is that its now almost 3 a.m. and not surprisingly, the ACME aircon salesman isn't around. In a bid to get the kids to bed, not to mention find our own slumber, we compromise, opening the balcony louvre doors at both ends to create a passing 'breeze tunnel' and at least circulate what little blowing air came through. It worked, luckily.
Anticipating a long, lazy lay in the following morning, my body clock had other ideas. Kerchiiing!! 8a.m. and I'm up, trying unsuccessfully to navigate my way around a relatively open plan apartment on around 5 hours sleep without making a sound. Imagine an elephant with cymbals – you get the idea.
"We're in Tenerife!!" I muttered to myself.
"Shhhhhhh! You'll wake the kids up!" followed by "What are you even doing up at this time?"
The clearly irritated voice of our lass managing to make a whisper echo in the confines of the small apartment complex as I stood, scratching my head at the ludicrousness of the situation.
"Sorry love, go back to sleep, I'll read on the balcony awhile"
And so, my daily ritual of reading in the morning, physically cursing my mangled body clock, struggling with day/night hours and a beautiful setting overlooking the mountains with the foreboding volcano on the skyline, became my much looked forward to respite. I sat, as the sun came up over the peak, sweeping around in an ever warmer arc, reading my kindle and watching the island awaken and I have to say, at those times, I felt as relaxed as I ever have. One of the things that crossed my mind at that point was – if I ever make retirement, this is how I'd like it to be. I don't need a huge house, don't need a fancy car but I'd settle for the warmth of the sun and a view like this each morning as I wake.
The all inclusive apartment complex featured a huge pool area, sunbathing areas, and a couple of bars fully staffed into the wee small hours. With the family awake a couple of hours later, after the long haul it had been to get here, we ventured out into the dazzling sunshine, daubed in factor 30 and all smelling exactly the same. Easy enough to recognise the folks that came in on one of the endless buses from the airport, because we all had that "What the hell do we do now?" expression compounded by the lily-white skin, previously devoid of any natural sunlight strong enough to induce even the palest of browns let alone anything resembling a tan. The kids made a bee-line for the breakfast bar, driven by insatiable desires for just about everything that wasn't remotely healthy on the menu. I mean, ice-cream for breakfast… I'll have a beer (well, I'm on holiday and it's almost 11) and that became our reasoning for a week, pretty much.
The 'kids' being young adults of 16 and 14 respectively, were given strict orders with regards to the bar.
"Yes, you can drink – in moderation. The first time you get drunk will be your last – so act responsibly."
I'm a firm believer in allowing some responsibility and to their credit, they did still come and ask if they wanted something alcoholic. So we settle in, exploring the town and local shops, hunting for milk and sugar, which comes in a bag big enough to supply the hotel, let alone just for me, since the kids won't touch tea any more than they would touch a 'lesser mobile device' hehehe. I felt kind of odd for the first day, as if I didn't really belong, at a loss for what to do having struggled through the dilemma of taking or leaving my laptop and deciding that I'd leave it at home. I didn't have work to prepare for, didn't have emails to check, or 'status posts' to write. In essence, all I had to do was sit and watch the world go by. It's a very odd sensation to be with someone and yet be so far away from them. At home, while Ree and I are very much together, we really couldn't be further apart. We live in different time zones, different realms of day and night. We have our own responsibilities with our own two children respectively, we move in different social circles, hers close knit family and mine fragmented and often solitary save for the beep or ping of another tag.
This epiphany hit me on day two, after we had toasted ourselves to the point of near cremation, the lure of the open air pool became to great to ignore. The uneasiness I had felt, the awkwardness of interacting socially, beyond the reasoned, work induced niceties of everyday home life began to evaporate as we rediscovered eachother once more. A little like dating all over again – but already knowing the outcome. The barriers we had each put up began to crumble and for a short time, the home life in England was forgotten, the grief and sadness put away in a box marked 'open later' and the stresses of a relationship in need of respite were granted at least a short stay of execution.
The funny thing about alcohol is this, it has a way of dissolving inhibitions, of removing the awkwardness of life, the fear of rejection and the need to be 'reserved' as so many of the English tend to be. Now, I'm by no means a big drinker – which doesn't mean I can't hold it, I just choose not to drink, mainly because of my work requirements. I have to say, having a bar on tap, with whatever you want, as much as you can take – provided you can walk to the bar and walk away from it again, is far, far too great a temptation not to take up. I'd be lying if I said I didn't take advantage but I didn't once get blind drunk. It's not my style, I need to be at least capable of reaction should the kids need me, or our lass needs help. That said, we did have a few nights chatting to other kids' parents about this, that and nothing in particular as copious amounts of Vodka and Bacardi found their way to our table. In any other place, it would have been such an out of character thing for us to be doing and yet here – it seemed the most natural thing in the world.
Day three saw us heading out to the volcanic centrepiece of the island, Mt. Tiede. It was my fascination with the stars that saw us heading up on the night time excursion, which began at four in the afternoon, a time when the sun made it still too hot to put bare feet to concrete. Luckily, the coach had aircon, though not the best as I was soon to find out from the protests of children and partner. Me, I was too in awe as we rose higher and higher up the majestic mountains, taking in the views and clicking away with my camera like some demented reporter having spotted an upcoming scandalous starlet. The huge coach groaned and whined it's way up the snake pass of the mountain road, reminiscence of the classic film, The Italian Job sprang to the forefront of my mind as the sheer drops and spectacular views opened out the higher we went.
From the bus window, and then at a resting 'viewpoint' half way up the mountain.
This trip was the highlight of my holiday. I had known about it long before our time was due and looked forward to it from the cab of my truck. Now, here we were, heading up into what looked like country that had never before seen human feet – even though thousands have made this trip before us. The land looked primal in places, as if time had somehow forgotten it. Wild fires had scorched swathes of coniferous growth, pine trees with blackened stumps that miraculously managed to regenerate and grow once more when any normal tree would have simply died. As we got higher, the trees fizzled out to reveal sun-baked chasms of molten lava rock formations, decades immortalised after cooling, having been ejected from the very bowels of the Earth in what was described as a major volcanic eruption back then. The volcano holds such immense power, such energy that somehow I could feel the closer I became. It was akin, if I were of a religious nature, to the feeling one would have when entering a grand cathedral, to be presented with the effigy of Jesus, I would think. I couldn't take my eyes off the summit, itching to get up there and peer over the rim – not that it was going to happen on this journey, sadly.
I'm quite a sad individual really, I guess. I take equal amusement from rocks and stars, both of which have fascinated me since I was old enough to gaze and collect. To imagine rock that has been on this Earth since before man took first steps is enough to send my mind into overdrive. We stopped about half way up the mountain at a restaurant come shop, much needed water and a chance to cool off, appeasing the rather annoyed kids with ice-creams and promises of "It'll be worth it when you get there, honest" though they didn't believe me.
This was taken as we came around the mountains and it's just possible to see Tiede on the far side there. It's difficult to get a sense of the sheer magnitude of the area as the volcano itself is approached through the actual lava flow of a previous volcanic eruption which has created a huge crater where a similar volcano once stood. There are billions of tons worth of lava 'river beds' clearly visible.
Upon boarding the bus to rattle our way up to the peak side hotel/restaurant for an included meal – the venue being owned by the government and of course, a major tourist attraction – we settled into groups around nicely laid tables, admiring both the scenery of the location and the building itself, which was complimented by a small church just outside. The sun began to make it's slow descent into twilight, bringing with it a welcome respite from the intense heat. We were later informed that the temperature had reached a whopping forty one degrees. The hotel restaurant was ornate inside, it had an air of prominence about it, classy decor and expensive marble floors – even the guests had made an effort at dressing to impress, so you can imagine their disdain as seventy sweaty, shorts and t-shirt clad tourists, gatecrashed their evening.
The waiters fussed over the tables as I nodded my way through, catching up to the rest of the family. I'd been rock hunting as the group had settled in. I couldn't help myself any longer, though it is frowned upon to take any of the lava off the volcano, just a tiny bit wouldn't dent the enormous piles and gorges of the stuff scattered as far as the eye could see, and besides, given that it was still an 'active' volcano, my reasoning was that it would be quite possible in the future to replace the small piece of history I had stuffed into my pocket. I picked a little lump that resembled the volcano.
By the time we had all managed to get through the three course, set dinner which, while a little fancy for my palate, seemed to go down very well, we sat for awhile as the waiters arrived with bottles of Chardonnay to wash the food down with. The first course was a selection of breads baked in house, with prawns on the side and a small selection of other seafood, most of which the kids struggled to look at, let alone try. My partner and I are quite keen on seafood so promptly dug in. This was followed by what I think was a vegetable soup, though quite what the vegetables were, I have no idea. It certainly wasn't a soup that I'd ever tasted before. On the premise that it was 'healthy' and remembering the copious amounts of vodka that I'd put away the night before, I struggled through it, dipping bread more than actual spoon. Again, the kids sniffed in defiance and refused point blank. Upon the arrival of the third course, which I think was tender cooked lamb, the lure of the meat, stripped local potato – which are extremely expensive in Tenerife apparently – went down a treat with all, as did the Coke still in glass bottles, something we don't see so much in England these days.
Fed and watered, we strolled outside as the sky began to darken, the first peep of the stars began to whet my appetite as to the spectacle to come. It gave us a little chance to go take a closer look at the chapel, which though sadly closed to public entry, was still a pretty little building in a very hostile environment.
It looked lost, surround by the majestic rocky slopes. Huge boulders threatened to engulf the tiny chapel and I couldn't help but wonder of the beauty of the ceremonies that might take place within those walls, despite my less than enthusiastic approach to religion. This photo was taken when we arrived, it would not have been possible to see by the natural light once the sun went down completely.
After some more rock hunting in the surrounding area, a little nature-spotting in the way of bugs and creepies, not to mention a rather impressive and ferocious looking yellow and black spider, which sadly, my photographic capabilities managed to mess up the picture of, we boarded the bus for the journey back down the mountain to our 'volcano view point' in the absence of rising higher to the cable car base camp – which is only operational during the day and limited to 100 people to the summit. Armed with my digital camera on maximum exposure, I spent the entire journey clicking away at the awe-inspiring location, managing to snap off a few decent photos of the volcano and surrounding areas.
Our guide informed us that many a movie had been shot on these barren slopes and it is possible to see why. It is breathtaking and yet raw, a little like landing upon the surface of Mars, or stepping back tens of thousands of years to a primal age, long before humans walked the Earth. For me, it was an all enchanting place of destruction and beauty and easy to pick up on the dormant, destructive power that I know waits below the surface of that volcano still.
The opportunity to do a little exploration overcame us all, I think, and we stealthily disappeared while the rest of the folk drank champagne, waiting for the darkness to come. I've enhanced these images slightly, to bring out the details from the fading light. Yet more rock samples were collected, just a few little bits as momento's of the day. A couple of glasses of champers later and feeling distinctly light headed due to the alcohol and the altitude, it was time for the finale.
The bus was now a much less formal place to be as we said our goodbye's to Tiede and made or way downwards to the last of our stopping points, a view point to see the galaxies as they revealed themselves with the setting of the sun. I managed to get a few fuzzy photos in the pitch black of the night sky.
In the last of those four it is just possible to see no less than THREE planets. The Moon, Venus and Pluto, very feint but visible in what was a spectacular sunset. Overhead, a myriad of stars began to peep through and by the time we reached the final viewpoint, a veritable array of galaxies and star systems awaited eager eyes. Most of the group, I found out later, were star nerds like myself. Fascinated by the enormity and mystery of space. Our guide turned out not only to be well versed on the history of the volcano and Tenerife as a whole, but also extremely knowledgeable when it came to the constellations. Equipped with a military grade laser pointer, which I'm sure would have burned a hole clean through the average tough guy, she deftly pointed out the numerous birth-sign constellations, giving us a brief history of distances, mass and the other fascinating facts. The group, now ever so slightly sloshed, had a giggle as comments were quipped while gazing to the heavens as passing satellites were pointed out whizzing across the sky. We were fortunate to see not one, but two shooting stars in our short stay, which resulted in everyone staring with an 'Ahhhhhh!' as they streaked from view.
I found the whole experience to be fascinating. I have memories and images from that trip that will stay with me forever. Even the kids seemed to be drawn to the sheer magnitude of the starscape and educational commentary.
Needless to say with the impending return to the civilized world not far away, the journey back down the mountain was filled with impromptu versions of the various driving songs and at one point, almost the whole bus was banging out 'Delilah' by Tom Jones, as we wound our way back towards the first of the hotel drop-offs. Despite it being a very long day, and really quite exhausting, I felt accomplished at having experienced something I felt could be a once in a lifetime thing. With luck, I'll have a chance to explore that particular setting again some day, but for now, I have this log to remind me.
Day four would be a second trip to the much talked about Siam Park. This is a massive, themed water park set in the hills above the main resort and only around fifteen minutes ride from the hotel beach complex where we stayed. Tom and Holly, eager to get to grips with the rides, had wanted to go to the park earlier but it does take a little time to get settled in. The plan was for the kids to go off and do what they wanted, while us oldies chilled out in the 'Wave Pool' attraction area which had stunning views inside and out over the sea as the sun shone. An excellent opportunity to get some relaxing sunbathing in. They even have a guy who comes through the sunbeds with a refrigerated beer dispenser on his back. I managed to get a few pictures of the park.
The three oriental looking domes there are actually a huge hydraulic ram. Every hour or so, it blasts out tidal waves which attract the swimmers to the pool area you see here, deceptively calm. It is quite an experience to behold and the first time you try it, you'll be wondering what made you do it. The first time that wave, which must be at least 20ft high top to bottom, comes rolling away from those towers, your dinner makes a b-line for exit. Swallow hard, roll with it and feel the excitement of the moment as the force of the water carries you upwards. As the wave breaks, it'll take the unsuspecting clean off their feet and even the after waves have some force behind them. The pool wafts out huge waves every few minutes or so for about a half an hour, then falls silent, waiting for it's next victims.
A word of warning there though, it does get incredibly hot and the temptation to go in and out of the pool means that attention needs to be paid to sunblock application or you'll literally fry. There were numerous rides to behold, some requiring courage beyond my own. One of them is almost a vertical drop of over a hundred feet, straight down a slide into the pool at the bottom – a little too death-defying for me to entertain, given the tender sunburn I'd already managed to accrue. (well, that's my excuse)
It is quite expensive at the park for meals and drinks, best, if you can, to secrete a couple of bottles of water into your bags though at peak times they do have bag searches as outside snacks are frowned upon. That said, it is a day to remember and we did that park twice, getting to explore the small shops as the kids went on ever increasing adrenaline rush rides.
There is plenty of wildlife in the park, fish pools and seal lion enclosures, as well as a shark pool that you actually pass under on one of the rides. I did that one, the lazy river which included the rapids, see how brave I am? Hehehehe.
A couple of the Sea Lions doing their thing, oblivious to the crowds, it seems.
After most of the day there, time to head back to the hotel, it was about time for the evening dinner spread, which usually consisted of several choices of main course ranging from pork steaks, to salmon or white fish, lamb or pasta with stuffed vegetables along with various other snack type options. A really impressive array of food was available all day, every day. The resort was a 3* place, called the Family Garden Compostella Hotel but for the money, everything you needed to enjoy a good stay. One of my only main concerns was the road works directly outside – it seems they were pedestrianising the main drag outside the front of the hotel which, to my mind, they could have done off-season to spare the holidaymakers being woken up by drilling at around 730 a.m. each day. For us though, we kinda got used to it and after awhile they had moved far enough down the street so as it wasn't so much of a problem. On the plus side, the beautiful white sandy beaches with water break walls to allow a serene dip in the sea were nothing short of stunning. Ample shopping and duty free shops within walking distance. Various eateries and bars, though none that really caused any problems of a night time, from what I saw.
In closing this post then, I can heartily recommend Tenerife as a holiday destination. It is the most stunning island with good night life and beautiful beaches to be sampled. Our hotel catered for children too, with entertainments for them and even fashion parades from time to time, which pleased the ladies no end (and raised a gentlemanly eyebrow as the skimpy-clad models strutted their stuff, changing between steps) but enough of that. If I had the chance to go back, I'd jump at it, that's what matters, and while it may not have fixed the differences in mine and my partners relationship with quite the optimistic outcome that was hoped for, it certainly gave us the break from the stresses that we all needed, even if it could never have changed fundamentally, who we were before we went.


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Vol. 6 Catch phrases
Things to say become things to play: Eleven easy, catchy pieces for young piano players. Most pieces use simple patterns and can be taught (by rote) to young children with little reading ability but also provide excellent reading for older learners who will find these pieces more musically interesting than most beginners' music. Pre-grade 1–grade 1.
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- Really?
- You go first
- Heads and tails
- Let's agree
- Odd Match
- Serious stuff
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I used to know the names of my neighbors. I'm a lot less familiar with them now, even though I own a home on their doorstep. I mean the wild neighbors like Fred First is talking about in the passage above. In my early twenties especially, I consumed whatever books I could about the natural world around me, always as a prelude to doing my own boots-on-the-ground and hands-on explorations. I hiked on and off trails for miles around the Blue Ridge Mountains. I drew what I found, or sometimes saved samples, particularly leaves and bark to look up later and teach myself what I was looking at. I memorized the different varieties of trees, and even researched their medical uses. I would follow animal tracks, figuring out what animal it was first, then what they were up to when they left the tracks—including, once, a mama bobcat with two cubs who stayed side by side nearby while she chased and took down a deer. I took note of claw marks on trees and stones. A few years later, had I been more confident in myself, I likely could have gotten a job as a park ranger when one was offered to me. I've let myself get distracted since then. Most of what I learned about my wild neighbors I've forgotten. I can tell you if something is an oak or a maple tree, but not specifically what kind anymore, and only by the leaf, almost never by the bark. I can tell you what many birds are on sight, but no longer by their songs. I look at those drawings I made twenty-odd years ago as if they were done by someone else. But I don't like that at all. I want to learn about my neighbors again, especially since I'm now living on the edge of hundreds of acres of a mountain forest. ( Continued beneath the cutCollapse )
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Adele Arakawa is retiring from 9News after 24 years
After 24 years as an anchor on 9News, Adele Arakawa will retire on June 30, 2017.
After more than two decades as an anchor on 9News, Adele Arakawa will retire on June 30, 2017, the Denver Post reports.
9News was planning to make the announcement during tonight's late news broadcast, but a rumor that TEGNA had offered Arakawa a buyout prompted her to make her announcement early and set the record straight.
It wasn't about money, she told the Post.
"Frankly, I never made a secret of the fact that I'm not going to work beyond a certain age. I'm surprised I've lasted as long as I have," she said.
Arakawa will turn 60 two weeks after her retirement date.
The story of the 'lost' Moffat Cup — and other actual hidden treasures at History Colorado
Everyone forgets about the things they put in storage. (Except museums.)
Camp Christmas is almost ready. Is your Christmas spirit ready? You better get it ready.
Have you tried drinking eggnog?
Feds arrest two Denver men in connection to kilo of fentanyl found by local cops
Denver police also found 134 fentanyl pills, 454 grams of black tar heroin and 75 grams of cocaine.
Two former Colorado Coalition for the Homeless employees file job discrimination suits
The major services provider won't comment on employment matters or pending litigation.
Denver could vote on a facial recognition tech ban in the 2020 election
It's not currently in use by any Denver agencies, including police.
Broncos, Avalanche, Nuggets and Rockies accused of cheating because of altitude
Here is our petition to raise Denver stadiums an additional 1,000 feet.
Police: Man arrested for threatening people outside Denver mosque was upset over lost phone
He was brandishing an air rifle.
A day after resigning as sheriff, Patrick Firman quietly got a job with the Hancock administration
Nothing out of the ordinary here, the mayor's office says.
Things to do this weekend, Nov. 15-17
You can play arcade games and speak out against violence at the same time.
Jefferson County gets help from HUD to house young people exiting foster care
"Housing is such a challenge for everybody." And these young people are particularly vulnerable.
300 days of sunshine and other reasons police officers want to live in Denver
The Denver Police Department doesn't face the recruitment crunch felt by other U.S. cities.
Denver Public Library shuts down its computer network after detecting ransomware
The system is up and running after a blackout lasting about 24 hours.
Denver's getting good at monitoring its pollution, but quelling it may require state intervention
Cars are the problem, and Denver's environment department thinks regulation may be the solution.
Three years in, a Denver venture to invest in people experiencing homelessness shows promise
And the camping ban continues to get attention.
You asked: Is Severn Place between Seventh and Eighth avenues a typo?
It's not. But there's more and it involves a baron. Or maybe it doesn't.
The under-construction half of the Denver Art Museum will partially reopen June 6
The project won't be completed and fully reopened until the end of 2021.
Rep. James Coleman is challenging Sen. Angela Williams in northeast Denver
The lawmakers currently represent similar territory.
Denver City Council passes 2020 budget that nods at slower growth
The document amounts to Denver's priorities, at least according to the people in power.
Denver will soon allow drinking in public outside certain bars and restaurants
The Council passed a "common consumption" law that lets people drink in parts of the public right of way with a city permit and permission from the neighborhood.
ACLU Colorado files suit against GEO immigration prison
The federal lawsuit centers around the death of Kamyar Samimi, an Iranian immigrant who GEO neglected to treat for methadone withdrawals when he was detained by immigration agents.


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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec 11, 2014
The Best Classical Vocal Performances of 2014
"Two guys, a girl, and some WikiLeaks: That sums up the highlights of my year listening to vocal music... Refusing to make the expected, easy political points, 'The Source' ended up being a beautiful, sad, altogether crucial reflection on our time." Read the full article here.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Oct 27, 2014
Review: Faith and Confusion by Heidi Waleson
"This is no ripped-from-the-headlines documentary; rather, Mr. Hearne creates and environment of chaos and disorientation that gradually and excruciatingly envelops the listener." Read the full review here.
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct 24, 2014
Review: Shadowed, Clamoring, Blurry. And With Reason by Zachary Woolfe
"'The Source' is [Hearne's] finest, most ambivalent work yet. Its patchwork libretto is drawn from the documents disclosed by Ms. Manning as well as instant messages and bits of interviews. Fragmented, layered and obsessively repeated, these texts are sung by four singers whose voices are processed in real time, giving them an eerily anonymous, half-mechanical sound... Sung excerpts from the leaked war logs take on the unnervingly lulling rhythms of the Evangelist's recitatives in Bach's Passions, while passages from Ms. Manning's Internet chats elicit warmer, more human vocalism." Read the full review here.
OPERA NEWS, Oct. 2014
Review: "The Source" by Henry Stewart
"As the texts felt cut up, a la Naked Lunch, and reassembled, so did Hearne's music sound like myriad influences exploded and roughly pasted back together, the work of a true twenty-first-century polyglot. It was like an hour's collaboration between Witold Lutoslawski Philip Glass, Jonathan Larson, Thom York and Erykah Badu, with driving rhythms reminiscent of a Broadway style of rock 'n' rol filtered through a computer, put on a loop, then busted open with shades of avant-garde classical or a soulful groove. Hearne, a former Kings County resident recently relocated to Los Angeles, was last heard (also at BAM) as the orchestrator of a Badu concert with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, which transformed an excellent R&B album into a rich musical masterpiece. At least one of the twelve parts of The Source sounded like it could have fit comfortably alongside the songs on New Amerykah Part One." Read the full review here.
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, Oct 25, 2014
Oratorio Tackles The Issue of Leaks From 'The Source' by Jeff Lunden
"The oratorio is a time-honored way for classical composers to tell a big story. Ted Hearne thinks so, too... This week, his oratorio 'The Source' opened at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It takes on the story of Chelsea Manning and WikiLeaks." Listen to the full story here.
BROADWAY WORLD.COM, Dec 26, 2014
10 Spectacular Theatrical Experiences of 2014 - The Bold and Fantastic Works of the Last Season by Charles Quittner
"Daniel Fish's multimedia opera response to the Chelsea Manning WikiLeaks used the first hour of its 80 minute run time projecting faces reacting to...something. Some were confused. Others horrified. During this, an auto tuned quartet sang Ted Hearne's score and Mark Doten's libretto made up of files, testimonials, and other sources accompanied to a small orchestra and samples of audio and popular media of the time. All of this culminated in an untouched look at the leaked video of an American drone strike killing dozens of innocent people. An unforgettable cathartic silence swept the audience." Read the full article here.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Oct 21, 2014
WikiLeaks Inspires and Operatic 'Source' at Brooklyn Academy of Music by Corinne Ramey
"Directed by Daniel Fish, "The Source" seeks to create a nuanced portrait of Pfc. Manning while engaging with troves of military documents." Read the full article here.
DAZED, Oct 21, 2014
Musical installation transposes Wikileaks cables into song by Thomas Gorton
Read the interview here.
VOL 1 BROOKLYN, Oct 22, 2014
Discussing 'The Source' with Ted Hearne and Mark Doten by Tobias Carroll
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Mal Vincent reviews ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE.
Virginian-Pilot interviews PATSY CLINE actress Sandia Ahlers
VEER PREVIEW: VA Stage Co Opens With Always Patsy Cline
"She has so many hits," says actress Sandia Ahlers with a laugh, referring to Patsy Cline, the music legend that she's portraying in the musical play that opens the landmark 40th season of the Virginia Stage Company, Always…Patsy Cline. The actress is new to VSC, but is certainly not new to portraying Patsy, as she…
ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE Teaser Video
ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE Production Photos
ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE Cast
Sandia Ahlers *
Patsy Cline
is thrilled to make her Virginia Stage Company debut! Off-Broadway: ReuKnighted (Feinstein's/54 Below). Off-Off Broadway: A Sip of Sangria (Sounds of the City). National Tours: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (Springer Theatricals), A Christmas Carol (Nebraska Theatre Caravan), Della's Diner (Springer Theatricals). Regional: The Rocky Horror Show (Winnipesauke Playhouse) Quilters (Maples Repertory Theatre), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Winter Park Playhouse), A Little Night Music (Peach State Summer Theatre), Legally Blonde: the Musical (TheatreWorks FL), I Love You Because (Orlando Int'l Fringe Festival), Anything Goes (St. Stephen's Playhouse). Sandia holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Central Florida. "As you let your own light shine you unconsciously give others permission to do the same." www.sandiaahlers.com
Instagram: @itslikesangria // Facebook Artist Page: Sandia Ahlers
Linda Edwards *
Louise Seger
is happy to return to Virginia Stage, where she played Prudie in Pump Boys & Dinettes many years ago. She is excited to play Louise again in this show, after playing Patsy in several productions. Her 40-year career includes opera, theatre, recital, symphony, and cabaret stages, in roles such as Madame Thenardier (Les Mis), Truvy (Steel Magnolias), Mrs. Potts (Beauty & the Beast), Fairy Godmother (Cinderella), Adelaide (Guys & Dolls), Aldonza (Man of La Mancha), and Ursula (Little Mermaid). Linda recently received the Southern California Desert Star award as Outstanding Actress for her work as Florence Foster Jenkins (Souvenir, Coyote Stage, Palm Springs). Trained as an opera singer, she made her debut in Israel with Leonard Bernstein as Cunegonde (Candide), and toured Europe as Carlotta (Phantom). Her latest opera frolic was as The Witch (Hansel & Gretel). Regional: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Barter Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Riverside (FL) Theatre, Aspen Music Festival, La Mirada (CA) Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse. For my brother Jason - irrepressible, irresistible, irreplaceable. Never forgotten.
Previously at Virginia Stage: Pump Boys & Dinettes (Season 20), Prudie
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Mark Snedegar
Roger Rettig
Steel Guitar
Randolph Hagin **
Otis Brooks
Previously at Virginia Stage: A Christmas Carol (Season 39)
Allegra Havens **
Previously at Virginia Stage: The Last Five Years (Season 32)
Derrick Englert **
Jeff Wieck
Percussion Alternate
Heejin Weisbrod
Fiddle Alternate
Jim Lambie
Bass Alternate
** Member of the American Federation of Musicians
ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE - In the Rehearsal Room
We were able to sit down with the cast and director of ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE this week.
Check it out then head over to vastage.org/alwayspatsycline to get your tickets!


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During an F1 race, the pit stop is a crucial moment in which the whole team in the pitlane must be as quick as possible and completely synchronized because every hundredth of a second gained or lost could make the difference for the driver. Apparently, in this video we may notice that this is not the same philosophy of Sauber team which is involded in what we may not define the world's fastest pit stop, but definitely the most weird and funny!
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Selected Performances
僕: BOKU, sound with movement from butoh artist Gadu. The Southern Theatre. 2017.
"BOKU - Uncarved Human" is the second collaboration between composer Michael Flora and butoh artist Gadu. BOKU (僕) means "I" in Japanese. It also means "one who serves others." Set in sound scape by Michael Flora, this show is a movement mediation on "I"-dentity as an egoless uncarved human. http://www.mnartists.org/event/gadu-doushin-presents-%E5%83%95-boku-uncarved-human-southern-theater
ScgPlrAoaCuiEdn, A/V performance with quadraphonic sound. Multiple presentations. 2017.
A live audiovisual performance that attempts to examine the brain's ability to link two seemingly disparate and unrelated perceptual phenomena into a cohesive and connected whole. First presented on May 26, 2017. http://www.studiozstpaul.com/nada-052617.html
LoSo, quadraphonic sound performance. Multiple presentations. 2016.
Electroacoustic work composed specifically for 4 channel speaker systems. A stereo version of the piece will appear on the Sympathy Limited release Xi.
Nothing, sound with movement from butoh artist Gadu. Multiple presentations. 2016.
Nothing is not anything; something that does not exist; someone or something of no value or size; nothingness; nonexistence; absence of quantity; void; zero. In the instance of this performance, nothing could refer to an absence of suggested meaning. Originally commisioned by the Cedar Cultural Center.
Chêne. Life Changing Ministries, Oakland, CA. 2015
10 minute electroacoustic composition exhibiting a focus in spectromorphological transformation techniques.
Untitled, Sound and video performance. The White Page Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2015.
A sound and video composition based on Stockhausen's moment form technique. Generally speaking, the composition is comprised of a series of "moments" or in Stockhausen's terminology, any "formal unit in a particular composition that is recognizable by a personal and unmistakable character."


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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Quiet Times
Beginning of lacy crocheted stole/shawl
Not a lot going on this weekend, with very foggy weather both days and rain yesterday. I started this shawl from some yarn I painted in the crock pot. It's a light weight yarn from the millspun I had done awhile back; it turned out thinner than the sport weight. I painted it but wasn't totally satisfied with the results as skeins for sale. But it is working up beautifully; I'm using two balls to keep the colors even since there is a good bit of variation in the skeins. The pattern is one I tried to use for a triangle shawl, of loops and single crochets, but I wasn't happy with the results. Now I'm working it as a long rectangle that will have fringe and doing some 5 double crochet clusters to add some substance to the lace. I think it would have felt very light otherwise. Not a bad idea, really, but not what I wanted for this project.
Hard to believe September is nearly gone! It's getting dark earlier; we came back from a trip to town and had to turn on lights in the bunny house. The sun is shining brightly now and there is a little breeze; feels like fall!
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Laura Whitmore breaks down live on air in flood of tears over Strictly Come Dancing exit
Laura and Giovanni were booted out of Strictly Come Dancing after a Dance Off with Ore and Joanne
LAURA Whitmore broke down in a flood of tears as she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two today.
The bubbly blonde was given the boot alongside partner Giovanni Pernice after a shock Dance Off with Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton at the weekend.
Laura was previously left fighting back tears after making a mistake during her first dance.
She also explained how her recent foot injury left her struggling to compete as she had lost her confidence.
The TV presenter was speaking to Zoe Ball on the sofa with her dance partner when she couldn't help tear up after the show aired their best bits.
Giovanni put a comforting hand on her back as Laura said: "I was OK until you showed me that!"
COOKING THE COMPETITIONStrictly reveals stars coming back for Xmas special - and hapless Ainsley Harriott leads the way
RHUMBA IN THE JUNGLEFormer Strictly dancer Ola Jordan and footie star Wayne Bridge jet in to Brisbane for I'm A Celebrity
TWO LEFT FEETGreg Rutherford's girlfriend shares hilarious clip before he was put through his paces on Strictly
what a shockerStrictly Come Dancing star Laura Whitmore is the latest celebrity to be given the boot
Brave faceLaura Whitmore puts Strictly drama behind her to host MTV EMAs in a sexy see-through dress
Zoe passed her a tissue and Laura dabbed at her eyes.
As she tried to compose herself, Giovanni flooded her with compliments: "From day one... she is a great dancer, she's been a great person to work with and I've been really proud of your journey."
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Die Rote Dahlie
The title translates into English as "The Red Dahlia". I love experimentation and trying out new ideas. So, here's a little short story I wrote in German (I know a little bit of the language). I used some photos I took in NYC, added in some music I wrote (A Kiss at Grand Central), along with some ambient street noise I recorded on 42nd Street, and made a short "narrative movie" out of it. You can watch it here:


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I thought I would share a few pictures of Pricilla, Jo, and Lydia... from the baptism and from 9 years ago when I first came to PNG as a medical student. I can't believe much they have grown up! (Please don't be mad at me! Your very proud Aunt Steph just couldn't resist.)
Cilla is such a beautiful young lady, outside and in.
I think Jo is about ten times taller than he was 9 years ago.
Lydia was just 3 years old in this first picture :).
"We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."
~ Romans 6:4


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The Britain and Ireland chapter of the International Society of Public Law provides a forum for public law scholarship of relevance to this region.
ICON-S is founded on a recognition that a full explication and understanding of today's "constitutional" cannot take place in isolation from other branches of public law or in a context that is exclusively national. The same is true for these other branches too. Public law, as a field of knowledge that transcends these dichotomies, thus deserves our renewed intellectual attention. In the same vein, the divide between law and political science has become porous too. Some of the finest insights on public law come from social scientists deeply cognizant of law; also, is there any legal scholarship that does not make at least some use of the theoretical and empirical understandings and methodologies external to the legal discipline, stricto sensu? In this spirit, ICON-S seeks to bring together all those with interests in public law to explore the many challenges and questions that face us today.
Britain and Ireland Chapter
The Britain and Ireland Chapter was up in 2017 to bring together scholars with an interest in this region in the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration that animates ICON-S.
The 2019 annual conference will take place at the University of Strathclyde on April 24 and 25th on the theme of "The United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the European Union (?): Domestic and European Constitutional Implications".
A further conference will take place in University College Cork in August 2019 on the theme of: "Sovereignty, Populism, and Constitutional Politics."
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According to information just released under FOIA there are only 5 importers and 3 "manufacturers" of Cannabis in the US. Under the Freedom Of Information Act we just obtained a listing of the current importers and manufacturers of Cannabis that are licensed with the DEA.
The importers are Minnesota Depart of Ag, North Carolina Depart of Ag, PA Department of Ag, Washing State Department of Ag and Palomo Farms of North Carolina. These people are most likely importing seed for use in the test plantings of Cannabis for Hemp Stalk production.
The three Manufacturers are Natl Ctr Natural Products Research, Catalent Pharma Solutions and Synthcon LLC.
Catalent puts it's self as a "provider of drug delivery technology and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products." From their website information it appears they are actively looking at delivery methods for cannabinoids.
Synthcon appears to be a company that "develops and manufactures innovative medical devices". There isn't much more information available about the company.
Natl Ctr Natural Products Research, is the University of Mississippi Farm.