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Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny faces a fitness test on his calf injury ahead of tomorrow's Barclays Premier League trip to Sunderland, but captain Thomas Vermaelen (ankle) has been ruled out.
Midfielders Aaron Ramsey (calf) and Francis Coquelin (hamstring) should be available, along with England forward Theo Walcott (foot).
Ivory Coast forward Gervinho is back from the African Nations Cup, but is not yet expected to feature. Left-back Kieran Gibbs remains out with a thigh problem.
Provisional squad: Szczesny, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Sagna, Podolski, Cazorla, Ramsey, Wilshere, Walcott, Giroud, Mannone, Koscielny, Santos, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Diaby, Jenkinson, Rosicky, Miquel, Coquelin.
Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph has recovered from an ankle injury after a two-game absence and is included in the squad for Sunday's home Barclays Premier League fixture with West Ham.
Fellow midfielder Karim El Ahmadi has also shaken off a knock to the knee sustained during the 3-3 draw at Everton last weekend.
Villa manager Paul Lambert will run a fitness check over a third midfielder in Ashley Westwood, who is currently suffering from illness, but hopes of a return for defender Richard Dunne have been dashed by a recurrence of his groin problem.
Provisional squad: Guzan, Given, Marshall, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Lichaj, Stevens, Baker, Bennett, El Ahmadi, Delph, Sylla, Ireland, Westwood, Dawkins, N'Zogbia, Bannan, Holman, Benteke, Agbonlahor, Bent, Bowery, Weimann, Burke, Johnson, Williams, Carruthers.
Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov faces a fitness test on his hamstring ahead of the Barclays Premier League clash at Norwich.
Urby Emanuelson could make his first start if the Bulgarian misses out, while Martin Jol is still to assess the fitness of his 12 players who spent midweek on international duty, with Costa Rica's Bryan Ruiz only expected to return on the eve of the trip to Carrow Road.
Steve Sidwell (knee) and Kieran Richardson (calf) are available again, new signings Stanislav Manolev and Eyong Enoh are unlikely to feature after being made to wait for their work permits, while Mahamadou Diarra (both knee) and Kerim Frei (pelvis) remain out.
Provisional squad: Schwarzer, Somogyi, Etheridge, Riether, Hangeland, Hughes, Senderos, Riise, Briggs, Dejagah, Baird, Karagounis, Kacaniklic, Frimpong, Berbatov, Sidwell, Richardson, Duff, Kasami, Ruiz, Emanuelson, Rodallega, Petric, Davies.
Ashley Young returns to the Manchester United squad after a five-match absence for Sunday's Barclays Premier League encounter with Everton at Old Trafford.
Young has been sidelined by a knee injury but bolsters the Red Devils' wide options ahead of the Champions League showdown with Real Madrid.
Phil Jones (shingles) and Michael Carrick (hip) have both recovered from the problems which prevented them reporting for international duty this week.
Provisional squad: Lindegaard, De Gea, Amos, Rafael, Smalling, Evans, Vidic, Ferdinand, Jones, Buttner, Evra, Cleverley, Giggs, Anderson, Scholes, Carrick, Kagawa, Young, Nani, Valencia, Hernandez, Rooney, Welbeck, Van Persie.
Norwich manager Chris Hughton describes midfielders Anthony Pilkington and Alex Tettey as "touch and go" for tomorrow's match against Fulham.
Pilkington and Tettey are suffering from hamstring and knee problems respectively although defender Ryan Bennett is fit again and Hughton reported a clean bill of health after his players returned from the midweek internationals.
Meanwhile, loan signing striker Kei Kamara has commenced training following his move from Sporting Kansas City in the MLS but lacks match practice and Hughton will delay assessing whether he might feature against the Cottagers.
Provisional squad: Bunn, R Martin, Bassong, Barnett, Garrido, Snodgrass, Johnson, E Bennett, Surman, Turner, Jackson, Holt, Pilkington, Becchio, Howson, Hoolahan, Fox, Tettey, R Bennett, Smith, Steer, Camp, Whittaker, Kamara.
Midfielder Cheick Tiote could return to the Newcastle squad for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League trip to Tottenham.
The 26-year-old, who has missed the last five games because he has been on African Nations Cup duty with Ivory Coast, is available once again after his country's quarter-final exit last weekend.
However, Hatem Ben Arfa's return from a hamstring problem has been delayed by a virus which has cost him a week's training, and he is unlikely to be ready for selection until the end of the month.
Provisional squad: Krul, Harper, Elliot, Debuchy, Santon, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Yanga-Mbiwa, S. Taylor, Tiote, Sissoko, Gutierrez, Anita, Cabaye, Bigirimana, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Marveaux, Cisse, Shola Ameobi, Gouffran.
QPR striker Loic Remy is touch and go for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League trip to Swansea.
The France international suffered a groin strain prior to last weekend's draw with Norwich but has recovered well and could be involved in south Wales.
Junior Hoilett is out with a hamstring complaint, while Samba Diakite is still away with the Mali national team at the African Nations Cup.
Provisional squad: Cesar, Green, Murphy, Onuoha, Hill, Ben Haim, Samba, Mbia, Fabio, Traore, Granero, Park, Derry, Taarabt, Jenas, Townsend, Wright-Phillips, Mackie, Campbell, Remy, Bothroyd, Zamora.
Reading forward Noel Hunt is back in contention for the Royals' trip to Stoke tomorrow.
Hunt has missed the last two Barclays Premier League games with an unspecified injury but is in the squad that will travel to the Britannia Stadium.
Manager Brian McDermott will be hoping Jamaica international trio Adrian Mariappa, Jobi McAnuff and Garath McCleary will have returned unscathed following a midweek draw in Mexico.
Experienced striker Jason Roberts (hip) and goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (shoulder) remain sidelined.
Provisional squad: Federici, Taylor, Gunter, Kelly, Cummings, Pearce, Morrison, Mariappa, Carrico, Shorey, Harte, McAnuff, Tabb, Karacan, Akpan, Kebe, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Leigertwood, Le Fondre, Hunt, Pogrebnyak, Blackman.
Southampton left-back Luke Shaw is a doubt for tomorrow's clash with reigning Barclays Premier League champions Manchester City.
The 17-year-old picked up a ligament issue ahead of his England Under-21s debut against Sweden in midweek, while fellow full-back Nathaniel Clyne, another to drop out of the Young Lions' squad, may also be unavailable.
Gaston Ramirez and Guly do Prado are also possibly out, while Jose Fonte is sidelined. Adam Lallana could make his first start since suffering a knee injury on December 8 and January acquisition Vegard Forren could make his debut.
Provisional squad: K Davis, Gazzaniga, Boruc, Clyne, Richardson, Stephens, Fox, Shaw, Yoshida, Forren, Hooiveld, Ward-Prowse, Cork, Chaplow, Ramirez, Schneiderlin, S Davis, Lallana, do Prado, Puncheon, Lee, Lambert, Rodriguez.
Tottenham will test Emmanuel Adebayor's fitness today before deciding whether he goes straight back in to the starting line-up for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League clash against Newcastle at White Hart Lane.
Adebayor has been at the African Nations Cup for almost a month, but manager Andre Villas-Boas hopes he will come through today's training session as his only other recognised striker Jermain Defoe is out with an ankle injury.
Midfielder Sandro and defender Younes Kaboul (both knee) are unavailable, although the latter will start training again on Monday with a view to being fit in a fortnight.
Provisional squad: Lloris, Friedel, Walker, Naughton, Gallas, Dawson, Caulker, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Holtby, Livermore, Huddlestone, Dembele, Parker, Bale, Sigurdsson, Dempsey, Bentley, Obika, Kane, Adebayor.
New signing Brek Shea could be in line to make his Stoke debut in tomorrow's Barclays Premier League clash with Reading at the Britannia Stadium.
Shea is eligible to play in the game after the formalities of his move from FC Dallas were completed this week and Potters boss Tony Pulis will now assess the fitness of the 22-year-old United States winger, who has been recovering from a foot operation.
It remains to be seen whether or not full-back Marc Wilson will be involved after he made his playing comeback from a broken leg in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Tuesday.
Provisional squad: Begovic, Sorensen, Cameron, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Whelan, Nzonzi, Walters, Kightly, Etherington, Jones, Whitehead, Crouch, Jerome, Adam, Palacios, Owen, Shotton, Shea.
SUNDERLAND: McCLEAN SET TO MISS ARSENAL CLASH
Sunderland winger James McClean is almost certainly out of tomorrow's Barclays Premier League clash with Arsenal.
The 23-year-old, who has not started the last three games, injured his ankle on Republic of Ireland duty in midweek and is unlikely to make the game.
However, defender Carlos Cuellar could be back from the hamstring problem which has sidelined him since January 5, although the Gunners' trip to the Stadium of Light could come too soon for midfielder Lee Cattermole (knee), despite his return to training.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Westwood, Bardsley, Rose, O'Shea, Kilgallon, Bramble, Cuellar, Mangane, N'Diaye, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Larsson, Johnson, Vaughan, Sessegnon, Fletcher, Graham, Wickham.
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup hopes to have goalkeeper Michel Vorm back from injury against QPR.
The Dutchman has been struggling with a knee problem but looks set to return to the starting line-up, but midfielder Leon Britton is doubtful with the knee injury he sustained in last weekend's defeat at West Ham.
Kemy Agustien is back in training after an ankle problem but this game is likely to come a too soon for the midfielder, while Neil Taylor (broken leg) remains sidelined.
Provisional squad: Vorm, Bartley, Flores, Tate, Williams, Britton, Michu, Hernandez, Dyer, Lamah, Routledge, Monk, Shechter, Moore, De Guzman, Tiendalli, Rangel, Ki, Tremmel, Agustien, Gower, Davies.
Wigan captain Gary Caldwell is rated at 50/50 to be fit for tomorrow's trip to Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League.
The defender pulled out of Scotland's midweek friendly with a recurrence of a hip problem and manager Roberto Martinez admits he is a doubt for the Stamford Bridge clash.
Fellow centre-back Antolin Alcaraz is still edging his way back from a groin problem, Emmerson Boyce and Adrian Lopez are still nursing hamstring injuries but Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone has returned from the African Nations Cup and is fit, if a little underweight according to Martinez.
Provisional squad: Al Habsi, Caldwell, Scharner, Figueroa, Beausejour, Gomez, Jones, Maloney, Espinoza, McCarthy, McArthur, Stam, McManaman, Kone, Di Santo, Henriquez, Mustoe, Golobart, Robles, Campabadal.
West Brom left-back Goran Popov will start a three-match suspension after being sent off for spitting at Tottenham defender Kyle Walker, ruling him out of Monday's Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield.
Baggies midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu is in contention to return to the starting line-up for the first time since January 1 after returning to training this week following a knee problem.
Head coach Steve Clarke has to decide whether to recall striker Peter Odemwingie, who was left out against Spurs after the collapse of his transfer deadline day move to QPR.
Provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Daniels, Reid, Jones, Olsson, McAuley, Tamas, Ridgewell, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Yacob, Brunt, Morrison, Thomas, Long, Lukaku, Fortune, Odemwingie, Rosenberg, El Ghanassy, Nabi
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has no fresh injury concerns ahead of his side's trip to face Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.
Defensive duo James Collins (hamstring) and George McCartney (knee) are still out but all of the Hammers' internationals returned from midweek duty unscathed.
Modibo Maiga is back at the club following Mali's exit from the African Cup of Nations but is unlikely to feature.
Provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, Spiegel, Reid, Tomkins, Pogatetz, O'Brien, Demel, Nolan, Noble, Diame, O'Neil, Collison, Jarvis, J Cole, Taylor, C Cole, Vaz Te, Carroll, Maiga.
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Some of the most common and fatal birth defects are those related to the heart. In adults, possible heart conditions are often identified through the use of an electrocardiogram (ECG). However, due to the presence of other signals and noise in the recording, fetal eletrocardiography has not yet proven effective in diagnosing these defects. This paper develops a mathematical model of three-dimensional heart vector trajectories, which was used to generate synthetic maternal and fetal ECG signals. The dipole model is a useful simplification in which the electrical activity of the heart is viewed as a single time-varying vector originating at the center of the body. A system of ordinary differential equations whose numerical solution approximates this cardiac dipole vector was used. To simulate the cardiac activity of both mother and fetus, two sets of these equations must be implemented. When implementing this model, various physiological factors must be accounted for. After realistic maternal and fetal dipole vectors have been simulated, they are projected onto random unit vectors representing the lead axes of the fECG. Noise is then added to the signal. Using this model a database of realistic, synthetic fECG signals with different parameter values and noise levels has been built. Currently algorithms to extract the fetal signal from the fECG are tested on a database of clinical recordings. Our synthetic database will allow for algorithms to be tested on a broader set of data.
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Estes, Samuel; Utsey, Kiersten; and Kalobwe, Erick
"Mathematically Modeling Fetal Electrocardiograms,"
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Even though this is not a ideal cure treatment, there are some good QoL improvements. This should be easier to get approve than invasive treatments right?
Does Dr V. Reggie Edgerton share the technology with other researcher? I wrote to some sci department in Singapore to show interest in this but with no reply.
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The Apparition (2018)Drama
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144 minutes
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Jacques (Vincent Lindon) is a journalist at a large regional newspaper in France. His reputation as an impartial investigator attracts the attention of the Vatican, who recruit him to lead a committee to explore the legitimacy of a saintly apparition in a small French village-a true canonical investigation. Upon his arrival, he meets the young novitiate Anna, who claims to have personally witnessed an apparition of the Virgin Mary. She's garnered an impressive following in... Full synopsis »
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As in most of world cultures Sikhs have traditions held before the wedding ceremony, at the ceremony and those held after the wedding ceremony. Gana ceremony is one of the customs of the Indian wedding "Gana" is a Cotton thread tied to the groom's right wrist and the bride's left wrist.The gana worn by bride n groom is believed toward of all evil n bring good fortune to the couple n their families.
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The Karamazoffs (A walk on the SoHo years)
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In the 1960s, the abandoned factories of New York's SoHo were occupied by artists from around the world, sparking the beginning of one of the most colourful periods in contemporary art, with the boom of open studios, conceptual art, happenings, performances and video art.
The Karamazoffs, a group of artists arrived from Barcelona, along with colleagues and pioneers from that era, like Jonas Mekas and Jaime Davidovich, recall their personal experience and the artistic atmosphere through the 1960s, 70s and 80s in SoHo.
With archival footage featuring, among others, Jonas Mekas, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, George Maciunas, Fluxus, Charlotte Moorman, Andy Warhol,
Jaime Davidovich and The Karamazoffs.
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- 85 and 55 minutes
- Juan Gamero ... Director, screenwriter, producer, DOP, Editor
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- Paradocs
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- 2016
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Taxpayers can use the Where's My Refund tool on the IRS.gov website or the IRS2Go mobile app to check their tax refund status within 24 hours after the IRS receives their electronic tax return or four weeks after they send a paper return by mail, reports the Internal Revenue Service. If taxpayers are unable to use the online refund tools, they can call the IRS 21 days after sending an electronic return or six weeks after mailing a paper return.
Taxpayers only need to check online once a day, as the IRS doesn't update the data more often than that, explains the IRS. The refund tools follow refunds through several stages of return received, return approved and refund sent. Return received means that the IRS got the return safely and has initiated processing it. At this stage, if there is any problem or anything missing from the return, the IRS sends a letter by mail and requests the taxpayer to clarify information, correct mistakes or supply additional documents. To receive a refund as soon as possible, the taxpayer should promptly comply with any instructions in the letter.
Once the IRS has received and approved all corrections and documents, the status shifts to return approved, according to the IRS. At this stage, the IRS prepares to send the refund in whatever way the taxpayer stipulates. When the status shows refund sent, the IRS has sent the refund either by direct deposit to the taxpayer's account or via a paper check by mail. Direct deposit refunds take one to five days to arrive, but mailed checks may take several weeks.


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A mile-long line of Indians and foreigners have queued for hours in the blistering afternoon sunshine for their chance to circle past the glass coffin of Indian spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba and pay their respects.
State-run All India Radio said the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and the leader of the ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, were expected to visit his ashram or spiritual centre in Puttaparti, the southern Indian town where the guru was born.
The 84-year-old's death on Sunday triggered an outpouring of grief from followers who included Indian politicians, movie stars, athletes and industrialists. Most remembered him as a pious, selfless person who worked to help others with the billions of dollars donated to his charitable trust. However, he had also been dismissed by some in the past as a charlatan who passed off magic tricks as miracles.
Within India, Sai Baba was a well-known face and his photograph, with a halo of frizzy dark hair and orange robes, adorned millions of homes, car dashboards and lockets worn by Indian and foreign believers.
His body has been kept in a glass casket inside the main auditorium of his ashram since Sunday evening.
Hundreds of volunteers – men dressed in white trousers and shirts with blue scarves, and women in saris and yellow scarves – handed out plates of food and packets of cookies and drinking water to the long line of mourners. A canopy stretched several hundred feet to protect the mourners, but the serpentine queues were over a mile long and thousands waited under the beating sun. Afternoon temperatures in Puttaparti can soar to well over 37C in April.
Narendra Modi, the top elected official of the western state of Gujarat, was among the mourners. Sai Baba's body will be on display throughout Tuesday, and hundreds of thousands are expected to visit before his state funeral on Wednesday morning.
Sai Baba spiritual centres, or ashrams, exist in more than 126 countries. The guru was said to perform miracles, conjuring jewellery, Rolex watches and "vibhuti" – a sacred ash that his followers applied to their foreheads – from his hair.
But rationalist critics called him a charlatan and his miracles fake. Several news reports alleged he sexually abused devotees – accusations he denied as smear campaigns. The allegations and criticism did not reduce the intense devotion from his followers.
Health problems forced Sai Baba to reduce public appearances in recent years. He had been hospitalised for nearly a month.
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I hate to keep harping on it but a large number of our social connections have been reconnected today. It was because dumb bunny had forgotten the password to all of them and thus they were not getting our posts. Our posts are spread around the world so I know there are several that has missed out on the latest that is going on. Those of you who know, please bear with me.
As of April 27th, we will be closed Magickal Necessities permanently. The store has not turned a profit since the first of the year and we find ourselves in a predicament were we need every dime we can get. As you know I lost my home close to the end of last year. I lost everything in that fire and the fire was due to a stalker who throw something through the window and ignited the place. I went out a two story window with my pup and suffered several injuries. I was in the hospital for several weeks. When I got out Lynette had rented a house for Eleanor, Lynette and myself to stay in till construction could start back on my house. During that time, we have had two buildings to keep up. The second building is an added expense because my home was paid for. The other building being the house we rented to live in, we couldn't live out on the streets. With the expense of the office and the house rental it has been an extreme burden just to make ends meet. So property taxes are now due on my house's property and the office's property. Those taxes total $1215.00. Since the store has not turned a profit and does no longer support itself, we are closing it. We are also short on the amount of tax money we owe. I can't see paying for the store to stay open when it is costly to run and not making any money. As long as any of our sites support themselves, I have no problem keeping them open. Some have worried this would have an effect on the WOTC, it won't the WOTC will stay open no matter what. If we don't come up with the tax money though, I have no idea where we will be working from. The house Lynette rented is not big enough for that.
I think that pretty well catches you up. Now in the finally days of the store being open, I have asked that you please make a purchase before the merchandise is gone or if not and please make a donation if you can. I feel like I am throwing myself on the mercy of the world. But managing two buildings, especially when you are use to having one building has been an extreme burden and one heck of an expense. But we cannot afford to lose our property. They are trying to start construction on my property to rebuild my home(if the weather would cooperate). So you see, we have till April 16th to come up with the $1215.00 or else they will auction off our property. We are a little ways off from reaching that goal and I am sincerely hoping a miracle comes through before the 16th.
After thinking about it, I don't know if I caused us to lose everything we owned, I could ever hold my head up again in the Pagan community. You might be stuck with Eleanor. I know you would love that and I know she would too. But back to our main problem right now, if you can make a purchase from the store before it closes, we would appreciate it. If you can make a donation, we would deeply appreciate that also. Either way, we would be indebted to you for the rest of our lives and it would mean the world to us. I have the links below. The donations or purchases doesn't have to be much, every bit helps and we appreciate it more than you will ever know.
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Thank you to all of you who have made donations and purchases so far. Thank you just doesn't express it for me because what you have done so far is beyond words and I love you for it.


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Who Qualifies for Medicinal Marijuana in Florida
As per the legislation of Florida's Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Amendment 2, passed November 08, 2016, qualified patients diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition may lawfully obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes, where the patient has been certified by a licensed Florida marijuana doctor.
What Ailments Qualify For Medical Marijuana in Florida
Patients in Florida diagnosed with one of the following "debilitating medical conditions", are afforded legal protection under the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, as per Amendment 2:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease)
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The Mojo Ventless Log System - 27" were inspired by nature! This log set is hand painted for incredible realism and life-like detail. With volcanic rock, rock wool and a true glowing ember look, this log set creates a truly realistic appearance. Its robust design and gorgeous detailing make it a great option for taller fireplaces.
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We served more than 2,000 meatballs over the last week mixing meat with grated carrot, herbs from the garden, garlic, onion and breadcrumbs.
They're nestled here in a marinara sauce that makes good use of 700 pounds of donated tomatoes from the generous folks at Delvin Farms.
The marinara recipe we followed is below (though we omitted wine and made a few other adjustments based on quantities and availability).
Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce
Makes about six cups
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 8 cups tomato chunks
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- small bunch of fresh basil
- sea salt and pepper to taste
1. In a large saucepan, saute onion in olive oil over medium heat until softened, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer. Add wine and simmer until liquid has evaporated, making sure garlic doesn't burn. Stir in tomatoes and pinch of salt.
2. Add oregano and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low and cover for 15 minutes. Covering will help the tomatoes to "sweat" and break down more quickly. Uncover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally for about an hour.
3. Use an immersion blender to carefully puree the sauce. Add basil and blend it in with the blender or leave whole.
4. Continue to simmer another 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
(Recipe from this source.)


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Pets vs Livestock: Making the Move from Unique Creatures to Commodities
An analogy that caught the industry interest recently is a comparison of IT delivery styles with how we treat pets versus cattle.* In a nutshell:
- Pets are owned in small numbers, uniquely named, hand reared and lovingly cared for — they are, by all considerations, members of the family. When they get ill, you nurse them back to health.
- Cattle are owned in large numbers, tagged using a standard system, identical, managed in herds, and bought and sold as a commodity — they are, in effect, food. When one gets ill, you replace it with another one.
- Many traditional IT departments are pet owners. Servers and applications are designed from an enterprise perspective — services are tightly coupled, relying on scale-up systems and relational databases. They are lovingly and expensively cared for, with great attention and affection.
- Modern commodity server users are cattle ranchers. Applications are designed to require little maintenance, to handle failure and to scale out. Services are loosely coupled and stateless. If a server fails it is easier to replace than fix — there is no emotional attachment. Moving from pet owners to cattle ranchers would allow us to be more nimble and focus our efforts more on writing application code that makes us different.
I was feeling pretty good about myself for proposing moving to commodity servers, until I realized I am guilty of the same thing.
In my CSS files, I often write a quick patch for a specific use, and name it with something that seems relevant at the time. I sometimes ignore the larger applicability of the style, or flexibility within SCSS, or neglect to migrate these larger style patterns to common repositories. These styles are pets, and lead to anarchy and redundant CSS.
Going forward, we are adopting the BEM standard for CSS naming. BEM stands for Block, Element, Modifier. It is a method used to construct CSS class-names so they are consistent, isolated, and expressive. The naming convention follows this pattern:
.block {}
.block__element {}
.block--modifier {}
.block represents the higher level of an abstraction or component.
.block__element represents a descendent or dependent of .block that helps form .block as a whole.
.block--modifier represents a different state or version of .block.
This standard focuses us on global uses for styles and makes it easier to find a style than guessing what unique name was chosen at a given time.
A few good resources for learning more about BEM methods are:
• CSSWizardry
• CSS-tricks
• Smashing Magazine
*This analogy was developed by Bill Baker at Microsoft, and expanded on by presenters at CloudScaling and CERN
Sliding Panes and Navigation Drawers
The menu itself is nothing new; sidebar menus with links to various parts of an app/site have been used since the early web (and probably elsewhere perhaps earlier still) to provide contextually relevant navigation. Also, buttons that toggle hidden content or optionally allow dragging to reveal content have also existed for much longer than touchscreen smartphones; the drawer in older versions of QuickTime Player and OS X's color picker swatch drawer are good examples of this.
The patterns and terminology are getting muddied lately. After going through designer idea books, the iOS and Android guidelines, there is no consistency in behavior is lacking. I will attempt to describe each of the relevant patterns and proscribe their use.
Sliding Pane
A Sliding Pane starts "off screen". When the user taps a navigation icon (often a "hamburger" button), the pane slides in, often from the right, OVER the current content and dims the main content. The menu is presented as "above" the current content, and therefore has prominence in the display. This menu is modal (the user cannot interact with the main content until the menu panel as been interacted with or dismissed). Tapping the dimmed content dismisses the menu. Drawer.js is one popular implementation of this pattern – http://git.blivesta.com/drawer/
The pane content is meta content intended for temporary access (navigation buttons, chat contact list, etc.),
The activation button is always visible, and featured in the header immediately next to the side the drawer will appear on.
Navigation Drawer
A Navigation Drawer also starts "off screen", but the drawer is part of the same page grid as the content. When the user taps the navigation icon or drags the screen, the drawer slides in, often from the right, pushing the main content to make room. This pane is non-modal (the user can interact with the main content or the menu panel) and on the same level as the main content. This can be implemented as a persistent object (stays onscreen until actively dismissed), or it can be dismissed when an option is chosen. This pattern is seen most often in apps and website focused on information consumption that use a left-to-right hierarchy. Snap.js is a terrific implementation of this pattern – http://jakiestfu.github.io/Snap.js/demo/apps/default.html
In either case, in a responsive website shown on a large screen (desktop or tablet), the menu may be shown persistently without the ability to dismiss.
These menus scrolls in the same way a view scrolls, independent of the main content.
Change is Inevitable, but is it Invisible?
The internet is full of stories of a website making what they consider a small change, only to have their user base revolt, often leading to rolling back the changes. Facebook is often attacked whenever they make any change to their timeline, layout, or even their logo. While these changes are noticed and talked about ad nauseum, I recently read an article by Kathryn Whitenton from the Nielsen Norman Group about Change Blindness, which is the other end of the spectrum.
But first, a magic trick:
Mentally, select a card and concentrate real hard on it…
Don't click on it or even point at it though…let's keep this difficult…
Your card is gone!
I removed your card! Amazing! Astounding! Magical!
Actually, none of the above. I took advantage of change blindness.
Change blindness is the tendency of people to overlook alterations in images, especially when those changes appear immediately after a visual interruption such as a flickering screen. If your website reloads when the user clicks a button, a change to the menu, a notification or a secondary option can be easily overlooked. If those changes are important to the user in performing the task, that change blindness can severely impact your user experience.
The factors that impact this effect are proximity to the user's fixation point, interruption of our visual perception and speed.
- Proximity – As the user works his or her way through the site, their fixation point moves. If the change you make is in the menu, the header, or a notification that is away from where the user is focused, or worse yet, off screen, the chance of the change being noticed is low. I purposely moved the link to click away from the cards to increase that distance.
- Interruption of visual perception – your vision is interrupted when a page reloads, when we blink, when our eyes are quickly jumping from one fixation point to another, or when a screen display shifts as a device reorients from vertical to horizontal presentation. I took advantage of the screen change to interrupt your visual perception.
- Speed – Fast changes in visual details are more likely to be missed by even brief interruptions. The blink of an eye is typically 300-400 milliseconds; change blindness has been observed when an image is interrupted for just 67 milliseconds. With the refresh, the change was nearly instantaneous.
In reality, all of the cards from the first set were removed and replaced by similar cards. No matter which card you had chosen, it would have "disappeared." The change blindness, however, caused you to miss the fact that all cards were gone and just focus on your card.
How can we design for change blindness?
If seeing a change is important to the user experience or the user's ability to successfully complete a task, you want to minimize change blindness.
- Make changes obvious – use color or size to draw attention to the change.
- Make changes close – ensure any changes to instructions, notifications, warnings, etc. happen inline or as close to the user's interaction as possible.
- Make changes without a refresh or scroll. Instead of refreshing, switching pages or tabs or any other shift of context to reveal a change, work inside the page with AJAX calls.
- Slow changes down. A slower animation, such as a fade, can draw attention to a change on your screen.
And if you want to write me to complain that a good magician never reveals his tricks, remember I never claimed to be a good magician.
"Change Blindness: Why People Don't See What Designers Expect Them To See" Kathryn Whitenton, 2015.
Ideas with Action
To quote a Japanese proverb, vision without action is a daydream.
I was working on dashboards within a logfile collection last week, when I was challenged how to determine the right components for the dashboard, and had several insights.
- There is not one "dashboard" - there are dashboards for each stakeholder. The data of interest to each stakeholder depends on his or her entry perspective.
- Dashboards are meant to provide a synopsis, not the whole story. A user needs to be able to identify issues at a glance, with as little involvement as possible. Pie charts, bar charts, and averages all provide a high level indicator that can be drilled down if something looks amiss.
- The level of information isn't the same across stakeholders. Trends over time may be significant to an executive, but an engineer may need specific details at the transaction level. A system wide response time number is relevant to a user who knows tolerances and expected values, but a global number may mask small components within the average. Drill-downs, trends and thresholds are all contextual to the user viewing the dashboard.
- It isn't enough for the data represented to be interesting. Seeing where in the world our users are connecting from may be interesting, but have no impact on me or my plans. I have to be able to act on the information, or I am just presenting trivia.
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
~Casey Stengel
Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
~Casey Stengel
Rap is rhythm and poetry. Hip-hop is storytelling and poetry as well. Ajay Naidu
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I firmly believe that a story is only as good as the villain. Clive Barker
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Along the way, I learned the key to launching a company. It's all about storytelling. Gil Penchina
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I'm always touched by people's different stories of who they are and why they made the choices that they made. I feel so empowered by the story behind the person. Tracee Ellis Ross
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Because storytelling, and visual storytelling, was put in the hands of everybody, and we have all now become storytellers. LeVar Burton
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Good storytelling appeals to me – good writing. Sanaa Lathan
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There are two different forms of storytelling: Novels tend to come from the inside of a character, and movies tend to look at them from the outside in relation to others in their world. Walter Kirn
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text: #UnderPrague. We took this tour to learn more about the Cold War times, to visit one of nuclear bunkers in Prague and to see their big collection of insignias, newspapers, magazines, pictures, uniforms, and gas masks. Thanks to Katerine for her detailed explanations. I wish we had more time to see the exhibits with more detail. Under Prague. Nuclear bunker for 5000 people. #nuclearbunkertour #nuclearbunkerprague #exploringprague #praguejnderground — in Prague, Czech Republic. "Peace Lessons Under Prague: Exploring a Nuclear Bunker" coming soon to #DrJoseCampus. See our pictures in Dr. Lepervanche Global Learning. See all photos here https://flic.kr/s/aHskCaC1bK We also visited the Museum of Communism in Prague.


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Guys, I'm going to make a bold prediction right here. I predict car seats will become a topic of debate among Democrats vying for the presidential nomination.
Right now a lot of you are chortling. "Pfft! Car seats?!"
Yea, car seats. You know, like for babies. Well, it used to just be for babies. But now infants, toddlers, adolescents, preteens, and even short teenagers need to sit in booster seats while riding in the car. Read more


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Minneapolis Double Header
This past Saturday 3rd Lair held a premier for The Hesh's Mixtape Vol. 1 as well as Mitch Guth's No Collar, two local Minneapolis videos. Here's what it was like:
I got there around 9:30PM (the flyer indicated a 9PM screening), and true to skate video premier form they were still trying to figure out the projector.
Before the main event a new Jonathan Reese street part was shown to a stoked and partially wasted audience. In the short time since I last saw a part from him Jonathan has gone from a talented little kid into a grown ripping pimp. I don't remember many details from his part, but his fakie b/s bigspin into a seldom skated roadside bank, which was fucked.
Oskar Barrett and Gabe Broderick also screened the trailer for their new video T.H.I.S., which looks heavy.
Next up was The Hesh's Mixtape Vol. 1. Upon viewing Mixtape I was reminded me of a recent conversation I had with filmer Pete Spooner, about how footage from 2.5 years ago feels dated and a little lame, but footage from 5 years ago looks fucking dope. Apparently, Kevin Chartrand agrees, as much of the footage in the video was either filmed recently or about 5 years ago.
Ian Sherman has the first part in Mixtape Vol. 1. He skates to some Da Drought -era Lil' Wayne and delivered his best part to date with a less hammer oriented, more relatable style.
Anthony Hart skates in the Nike Air Yeezys and bums out sneaker nerds everywhere. Multiple clips CJ Tambornino clips were used, and even though I'd seen them all already, I still wanted to say 'What the fuck!' out loud. Mr. Hesh himself Kevin Chartrand came through with a banging part as well (see below for proof).
Pat Dykstra closes out the video with what seemed to be a part comprised of pre-2008 clips. Highlights include an incredibly proper backside noseblunt slide on the Highland High 3 stair and a trick off the side of the Weisman Art Museum at the U of M (How the fuck did he ride on that? Boards?).
Mixtape Vol. 1 kills it super hard. It feels like a homie video should and legitimately made me want to go skate. The use of multiple types of cameras in its production gives the video a casual, 'fuck it, film this' vibe. Fun fact: Kevin told me he doesn't use a microphone on the GoPro camera he films with because any sound it would record would just be drowned out by the intentionally loud trap music he edits to. Props on the narration, not too many skate videos have voice-overs. Great job, Kevin! You can watch the video here.
After Mixtape wrapped up the crowd started getting rowdy. It was dark inside the park but I'm pretty sure that the second feature's creator Mitch Guth fell into the bowl before announcing his video No Collar. After the ruckus died down, Guth made his way up to the deck and got the video started.
Before its screening I was under the impression that No Collar would be a "homie" video, heavy on the goofing and not terribly concerned with big tricks. What I watched was quite the opposite.
Sam Evensen opens No Collar with one of the best flatground nollie heelflips I've seen lately and proceeds to front crook your feelings. Andrew Leibman skates an infrequently sessioned ledge (exception: Tabari Cook skates it) and his part is set to a really good song. I'm a big fan of Andrew and I'm excited to see more parts from him. Reed Allen looks really fucking cool on a skateboard. Reed is a relatable ripper and I love his style, a fastplant outside the Walker Art Center was the highlight of his part.
The video's Friends section is both long and good. Grady Moquin is such a fucking pimp, he casually kills his part in No Collar. Nosepress shove-it out? What??? David Nelson skates a Light Rail stop, which I haven't seen in a local video before. Congratulations, David. You're killing it.
Julian Mejia does a kickflip wallride on a very steep bank to wall at Augsburg College and executes an impressive cabelarial kickflip. Jack Olson has a five minute long face melter of a part. FIVE MINUTES!!! I don't know how he can produce so much, but keep it coming dude. See it below for yourself:
Familia HQ favorite Corey Millet closes the video with a couple NBDs on famous spots, all while appearing to be asleep on his board. He has that Antwuan Dixon / Tom Penny / Gino Ianucci thing going on where he doesn't lift his arms. Its wild. Corey's been on a ripping spree and if people weren't aware, they will be after a viewing of No Collar.
No Collar is definitely worth the 10 dollars Mitch is asking for it (here). The video exceeded my expectations, it was expertly edited and filmed, has a great soundtrack and overall makes me feel good about the future of Minnesota skateboarding.
After the video I heard a very juiced up kid who was holding a broken board say that he got so hyped from watching the videos he had no choice but to focus it. While I didn't break my own board in two, I can see where the kid was coming from. Thanks to all involved for reminding me how much fun skate video premieres can be. I can't wait for the next one.


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Looks like One Direction is getting a new fifth member. No, Zayn Malik hasn't decided to rejoin the band, although it's a move we'd fully support.
Instead, the first One Direction baby is on its way! People Magazine just broke the news that 1D's Louis Tomlinson and friend Briana Jungwirth are expecting their first child.
Jungwirth, who is a stylist in LA, met Tomlinson earlier this year after he split from longtime girlfriend Eleanor Calder. According to People, Tomlinson plans on being a hands-on dad and has been looking for a house in LA while also attending ultrasound appointments with Jungwirth. The two parents-to-be are both 23 years-old.
The singer has yet to comment on the upcoming birth, but we're sure he's probably busy rearranging One Direction hits into lullabies. We suggest That's What Makes You Snuggable, Steal My Blankie, Story Of My Life (With Pop-Up Pictures) and Up All Night. Actually, that one doesn't really need any modifications.
Congrats Louis and Briana! Let the exploding of Directioners commence!


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Leung, F., Smith, M. & Hides, JA. (2017). Injuries in Australian school-level rugby union. Journal of Sports Sciences,35(21), 2088-2092. United Kingdom: Routledge. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1255771
There is a high incidence of injuries in rugby union due to the physical nature of the game. In youth rugby union, there are large variations in injury rates reported. Our study investigated the rates of injuries in school-level rugby union players in Australia using the consensus statement for rugby union injuries. Injury surveillance was conducted on 480 rugby players from 1 school in Queensland, Australia. Injury data were collected using paper-based injury recording forms during the 8-week rugby season using a "medical-attention" injury definition. In total, 76 players sustained one or more injuries, with a total of 80 injuries recorded. The overall injury rate was 31.8 injuries/1000 match player hours (95% CI, 25.4–39.4). Concussion had an incidence rate of 6.0/1000 match player hours (95% CI, 3.5–9.6). The incidence of upper limb and lower limb injuries were 9.1 and 9.9/1000 match player hours, respectively (95% CI, 5.9–13.5 and 6.6–14.5). The older age divisions had higher injury rates and most injuries occurred while tackling or being tackled. The injury rates observed in this sample of Australian school rugby union players provides direction for future studies to enable informed decisions relating to development of injury prevention programmes at this level of rugby.
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Originally from Geneva, diSoul has unanimously conquered the heart of the local public.
Being a true Music Aficionado, diSoul sounds travel between Deep Sexy House Music, Tech House and serious Techno Music.
Time and proper experience in the depths of the Underground have brought him to develop a very specific sound and style.
His eternal research for new sounds inevitably took him to produce his own music. His first album "Tale of Life" is a wonderful collaboration with Dubfunk, who he shares the same vision of music with.
Later, other productions were also signed by Dyami Records (UK).
Since 2012, diSoul has been in close collaboration with Cosmokolor (Kina Music) and the two music lovers have created their own productions, podcasts and live mixes, under the name of Central Rodeo.


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As Douglas Melville settles into a corner booth at Shopsy's Deli in downtown Toronto, the classic rock sounds of Queen's Somebody to Love are flowing from the restaurant's sound system, drowning out the lunchtime chorus of knives and forks. "I'm okay, I'm alright," the band's front-man Freddy Mercury is declaring. "Ain't gonna face no defeat …"
They are prophetic words, since much of the following hour-long conversation with Mr. Melville is about to take on a similar tone. Mr. Melville is trying to steer his organization – the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) – into the future. But it's a future that looks increasingly uncertain.
Not many Canadians know who Douglas Melville is. Even in the banking sector, he's not exactly a household name. But if you've never heard of him, that's probably a good thing.
As the country's independent bank ombudsman, he is the guy Canadians call upon when they're at loggerheads with their financial institution. It could be missing funds or disputed charges, but if you end up at Mr. Melville's door, it means the dispute has become intractable. Short of going to court, OBSI is often the forum of last resort for many unhappy bank customers.
In his three years at the helm of OBSI, Mr. Melville has developed a sometimes-tense relationship with a few of the country's largest banks. Needless to say, in certain banking circles, Mr. Melville is not somebody to love.
Now, OBSI is under siege. It started three years ago when Royal Bank of Canada, the country's biggest bank, decided to pull out of OBSI for the resolution of consumer banking complaints. Unhappy with the time OBSI was taking to resolve cases, RBC selected its own ombudsman, private firm ADR Chambers, to referee complaints. Last year, Toronto-Dominion Bank did the same, amid rumblings it was also not happy with delays and the cost of operating the system.
It is a situation Mr. Melville compares, ruefully, to letting banks bring their own referee to a hockey game. But Ottawa disagrees. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said last month the federal government was pushing forward with a system that will allow banks to use an ombudsman of their choosing, provided they meet federal guidelines that have not yet been finalized.
This has left the future of OBSI up in the air, and the landscape of consumer protection in Canada uncertain, Mr. Melville argues.
Banks are still required to send brokerage complaints to OBSI, but not retail banking complaints. With two banks already gone, if just one of Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal or Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce decides to leave OBSI, the organization would be much diminished. We cover this much ground even before the waiter arrives to take our order.
Trained as a lawyer with a background in public policy, Mr. Melville is a speed talker with the ability to jump from point to point without so much as a breath, yet he chooses his words carefully and deliberately, as a litigator might. The waiter tries at least twice to take our order, but is forced to retreat from the conversation, blank notepad in hand.
Mr. Melville's argumentative nature hasn't won him much favour with the biggest banks. Though RBC and TD say the primary reason they left OBSI was case delays, a source with one of the other Big Five banks dismisses this suggestion, saying there were personality conflicts.
But, as ombudsman, Mr. Melville doesn't see it as his job to acquiesce. When the waiter finally returns, he orders an extra-lean smoked meat sandwich – the specialty here – and when it arrives, he grabs it with two hands, then resumes talking before taking a bite. The sandwich hangs in the air for what seems like an eternity.
Dispute resolution shouldn't be voluntary, he argues. "If 'voluntary' means the banks are free to walk, that tension can undermine the functioning, because you're always afraid what you might do will cause a firm to just leave," he says. "Each case that comes before us, we have an obligation to look at it on the merits and say, in our view, what's fair and reasonable in this situation – without the fear of a firm getting offended."
Next week, Mr. Melville will sit down with his board of directors to discuss OBSI's future given Mr. Flaherty's recent announcement. The focus will be on how to operate in this new multiparty system, rather than continuing to fight with a few banks. Much will be determined by what standards the government sets for other ombudsmen who want to compete with OBSI. "The story has yet to be written in this new environment," he says.
ADR Chambers, the arbitration service chosen by RBC and TD, disputes any suggestion that its service is in a conflict of interest since it is hand-picked by those banks, and paid by them. (OBSI also receives funding from the banks, but collectively and based on the size of each institution.) ADR Chambers maintains it can do its job credibly and fairly, and is willing to have its case files randomly audited to prove it.
Mr. Melville pauses for a bite, but then puts the sandwich down. Do the banks have to listen to OBSI? Or any other mediator for that matter? No one really knows.
"In this new environment, what would we hope for? We would hope that the regulations set clear expectations … that will ensure the system has as much integrity as possible," he says.
OBSI was created 16 years ago, when the government of the day briefly considered moving to a federally operated bank ombudsman to protect consumers. At the time, Canada's banks argued a federal body wasn't necessary, and the industry could create its own. The establishment of OBSI by the banks saved Ottawa the headache of having to fund a new department to do the job.
But if TD and RBC are right, for argument's sake, and OBSI has become inefficient, then what is the solution for consumers? Mr. Melville argues the fix isn't to open up the ombudsmen service to unfettered competition, which would let the banks potentially influence their own referee. It's to efficiently resolve complaints through the existing channel.
Halfway though lunch, the music in the restaurant has changed to something resembling Kenny G, and the tension in the conversation ratchets down a few notches. As Mr. Melville tucks into the second half of his sandwich, it becomes clear there is a bigger picture here, regardless of which side of the debate any of the interested parties have staked out for themselves.
Regardless of who handles a consumer complaint, banking customers are often at a disadvantage. The customers aren't always right – in fact, the banks are often found to be in the right, owing to a misunderstanding on the client's part – but the power imbalance needs to be contemplated, Mr. Melville argues.
"We're already playing in the most challenging of mediation scenarios, which is a huge power imbalance between the parties," he said. "Because you've got individuals who sometimes don't even know how to articulate their complaint. They know something's gone wrong, but they don't know banking."
Ultimately, however, the Finance Department will shape the future. It may or may not be one that includes OBSI, Mr. Melville admits. Having finished his sandwich, he pokes his fork at a pickle on his plate. Indeed, it's quite a pickle he's in.


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A pie with only 5 minutes preparation time!
Lime in Coconut Custard Pie
(Preparation 5 minutes, baking time 55 to 60 minutes)
- 13.5-ounce can coconut milk (regular, not lite)
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup frozen limeade, thawed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 9-inch deep-dish pie shell, frozen or homemade
Optional garnishes: Whipped cream, curls of lime peel, fruit of choice.
Preheat oven to 400 F. Adjust rack to lowest level for baking.
Combine coconut milk, coconut flakes, eggs, limeade, sugar, flour, coconut extract and salt in a blender. Blend until mixed, and pour into pie shell.
Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven to 350 F and bake for 40 to 45 more minutes or until set. Cool on rack for 1/2 hour and refrigerate until cold before cutting. If desired, serve garnished with sweetened whipped cream, lime-peel curls or fruit of choice.
Recipe source: Recipe from Andre Prost Inc./A Taste of Thai


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Music in the Valley featuring Rick McCauslin and John Tschop. Rick and John are two members of the popular local group Klinger McFry. They have a wide variety of musical styles and talents, and always promise a fun show.
All shows are free and open to the public. Wine, hard cider and light fare are available to purchase.
The Home Winery 2135 Buchanan Valley Rd. Orrtanna, PA 17353


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Legal Assistance in obtaining a Title Deed for properties
Are you facing problems in obtaining a title deed for your property in Cyprus?
Cyprus Government with its new property Amnesty Bill has taken a huge step forward with the modernization and simplification of procedures and legal provisions that eventually lead to the security of updated title deeds by respective property owners.
According to the new Planning Amnesty Laws of Cyprus that came into force on the 8th April 2011, any individual or legal entity may apply to the competent authority by submitting an application for the legalization of building irregularities or for the issue of updated title deeds.
The applicants must submit by the 30.04.2014 to the Ministry of the Interior, a Statement of Intent and thereafter, a full application by the 31.12.2015, to the Planning or Building Authority for the legalization of the irregularities.
N. Pirilides & Associates LLC, in co-operation with a team of professional experts (town planners, engineers and architects), is already engaged in the preparation of a number of applications, and may be of assistance to individuals or legal entities in need of such professional assistance and advice.
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How to Manage Customers in Cloud Computing
If you're a business manager using a cloud computing services provider, you need visibility into both the computing infrastructure and the applications you're using in the cloud. You need to understand some key factors so you can manage both your cloud-based services as well as your own data center.
Provision resources in the cloud
If you're using a public or private cloud, you need a mechanism that enables you to provision new resources when you need them. Can this be automated, or does someone have to manually do it? This administrative function includes setting up your cloud environment as well as building and deploying applications in the cloud. This administrative process will be needed regardless of whether you're using a public or a private cloud.
It is also true, in a slightly different way, in the Software as a Service (SaaS) environment. The service provider manages the performance levels of the overall environment that might require the addition of servers, increasing processing power, and so on in a compute environment. It may include provisioning a database or mapping your data to your new cloud application.
Incidents and problems with cloud computing
When your organization begins adopting some cloud computing capabilities, you must have a plan to handle problems such as unexpected outages. Although the cloud computing vendor will have its own infrastructure and tools for this, you have to be proactive too. Know how your provider handles changes to its environment.
Depending on how critical the cloud service is to your business, you have different levels of support.
Work with your cloud provider if you're dependent on these services to run your business. You need to have a process for handling incidents and problems. You also need to explain to your management what happens if and when a service fails.
Cloud computing performance level monitoring
Of course, you want to make sure that you can see the performance level of the services in the cloud. This monitoring should be incorporated into your overall capacity plan for your company.
You really need these things overall:
A dashboard that provides you with insights across the applications and services that are running in your data center and those that are running in a cloud.
A service level agreement across your own services and those provided by cloud providers to get a true picture of the service you are providing to your company.
Billing and other services
All cloud providers will bill your company based on:
How many users are supported
How much capacity you use
How many services you leverage
As with any service you purchase, it is important that you have oversight. You should be able to "see into" your billing, especially if you're automatically provisioning capacity. Most service providers will provide customers with an application that will include information about what resources they are being charged for. If the service provider can't provide this accounting information, something is wrong.


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Story published: Sunday, October 15, 2006
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Rich Brooks walked into his post-game news conference, saw a big purple and gold banner hanging in the background and immediately quipped, "Great, I get to see more LSU."
The UK coach saw more than enough of the Tigers last night, as his team was manhandled 49-0 in front of 92,148 fans at Tiger Stadium.Aside from a season-opening blowout at Louisville, UK had been competitive in its other two losses. But the 16th-ranked Tigers, probably still smarting from a loss at Florida last week, took the Cats to the woodshed from the opening kick to the final horn.
LSU, which outgained UK 546-277, scored touchdowns on its first four possessions, and the Tigers did it in easy fashion.
It marked the first time UK was shut out since a 28-0 loss to Louisville in the 2004 season opener. It was also the worst loss of the Brooks era.
"We played a very, very poor game against a very, very good football team," Brooks said. "The combination of that was not very pretty. Obviously we weren't interested in playing, or we weren't ready, and that's my fault, I guess."
Tigers quarterback JaMarcus Russell completed his first 12 passes and was 15-for-18 for 226 yards and two TDs before leaving midway through the third quarter with LSU leading 35-0. Senior receiver Dwayne Bowe had six catches for 111 yards and three touchdowns.
"They threw it at will on us," Brooks said. "We weren't covering tightly or rushing the passer well, and that combination is deadly against a talented quarterback that can do the things this guy can do."
Kentucky (3-4, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) did drive to near midfield on the game's opening drive but was whistled for interference and a personal foul on the ensuing punt, setting up LSU in good field position.
That's when the floodgates opened. Jacob Hester ran 7 yards up the middle for the game's first touchdown at 8:56. Russell hit Bowe for a 7-yard scoring pass for a 14-0 Tigers lead with 4:50 left in the first, and Hester tacked on his second TD with a 4-yarder at the 12:55 mark of the second quarter. Bowe added a 48-yard score four minutes later.
"They jumped on us quick and we never recovered," said UK defensive coordinator Mike Archer. "We just didn't respond. It almost looked like we were sleepwalking."
"LSU was on top of their game, and obviously we didn't come to play," said junior linebacker Joe Schuler.
Kentucky quarterback Andre Woodson had his worst statistical game of the season, completing 14 of 37 passes for 151 yards with no touchdowns and an interception.
"This was the worst offensively we've played all year," Woodson said.
Things didn't get any better in the second half. Charles Scott ripped off a 38-yard run on the first play of the third quarter, and Early Doucet scored on a 12-yard run off a direct snap three plays later to make it 35-0 at 12:59.
LSU backup quarterback Matt Flynn relieved Russell midway through the third and threw two TD passes of his own, an 8-yarder to Bowe and a 2-yarder to Shawn Jordan.
Kentucky has an open date next week before returning to action Oct. 28 at Mississippi State, and Brooks said everybody needs to do some soul-searching during the time off.
"Up to this point, we have competed well, but we did not compete tonight," Brooks said. "It's clearly a step back, and we'll find out how big in two weeks when we play Mississippi State. It's certainly something that doesn't define our season. We still have five games left and a chance to get to our goals. But we're definitely at a crossroads. This needs to make us step up and take a good hard look at ourselves and see what we want to do."
Senior center Matt McCutchan returned to the starting lineup last night after missing three games with a high ankle sprain.
Sophomore Ventrell Jenkins and junior Travis Day started at defensive tackle in place of injured starters Lamar Mills (shoulder) and Myron Pryor (elbow). Mills and Pryor did see action off the bench.


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I have been planning for and thinking about cities for over 35 years of my urban planning career so far.
So I thought I'd have a go at setting out some of the things I've learnt in that time about cities and what is important. Decided to use Twitter to try that out – there is nothing like its 140 character to sharpen one's focus on boiling down concepts to a succinct statement. I recently used it to do a series on what I called City Home Truths.
They are more intuitive and stream of consciousness than scientific in selection of topics and approach…
You can read the series so far on Storify here together with a little bit of additional commentary about why I picked these particular aspects.
Comments welcome!
Greg Vann
January 2015


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The Inwood-AB GOP is happy to announce the Grand Opening of our Republican Committee headquarters located at 158 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood! Our committee men and women will be staffing the headquarters from now through Election Day. Additionally, every Tuesday evening at 6:30pm, we'll be having scheduled club meetings to go over campaign responsibilities.
So stop by and say hello, pickup a lawn sign or ask how you can get involved!


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Full Profile | Menu | Reviews | Book a Table!
Our informal Courtyard Bistro offers a full bar menu from 6-9.30pm and a delicious carvery lunch from 12.30-3pm.
For those in need of a quick bite, we serve sandwiches and an array of pastries throughout the day.
Note: Map is an approximate indication ONLY. Please contact Courtyard Bistro at The Castlecourt Hotel for directions and precise location prior to your visit.


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The customer's first impression of a product is crucial. Thus, you are interested in transporting your high-quality products so that they arrive at their destinations in the best possible condition.
Your customers expect your goods to be delivered fast, in perfect condition, around the clock. As a one-stop resource, we help you address every aspect of the sorting and distribution process.
We provide an exceptional one-stop shop service from integrated warehouse management, materials transport, and conveying and packaging technology to individual customer care programmes.
BEUMER Group offers complete system solutions for the material handling between mine and processing plant and beyond. You can get everything from a single source, suited to your particular task.
BEUMER Group always maintains one essential prime objective in the design and construction of plants and systems: the development of technologies with the future in mind. Such developments have their origins in our customers' requirements and our own innovative ideas.
The success of this cooperation has been confirmed time and time again in operational projects around the globe. Only constant innovation can secure a technological edge.
Get to know more about the BEUMER Group solutions, that we can offer for your industry.
As one of the international leaders in the manufacture of material handling systems for various industries, we know the routes your products take and their respective specific properties.
Automating the handling of tires using gentle and safe transportation with a minimum of contact points can deliver a transformation in operational cost and process efficiency for the tire industry.
High efficiency levels with the highest possible sorting capacity for a wide range of single-item sizes - these are the requirements of today's courier, express and parcel service industry.
Products and systems of the BEUMER Group are used world-wide in the cement industry – from conveying and loading to product filling, palletising and packing technology.
BEUMER Group provides fully integrated automated high-speed airport baggage handling systems for small, medium, and large airports. Our solutions are used all over the world.
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As much as a traditional white wedding can be beautiful, at French Bague-ette we're looking to create something a bit more unique. If you want a boho wedding, festival wedding, or a stylish, relaxed wedding at exciting new venues, we've got loads of those! We aim to create something new, not just use a wedding venue in the same way its been used 100 times before! We like to transform and style to create stunning and unique weddings for those more alternative brides. We're based in Biarritz, south west France and generally work in the surrounding areas but we are totally willing to travel and consider projects further afield.
We like to get to know our clients! We will spend time with you getting a good sense of your wedding priorities and wedding budget and then match you up with the suppliers, venues and services that we feel would be right for you. We like to encourage clients to come out to France and visit venues with us, take in the sunsets with a glass of wine and imagine your wedding happening here! - It's a great excuse for a mini break too!
Whether you want a beach wedding, a woodland wedding, a farmhouse or chateau wedding we are ready to jump on board with you! Our services include A-Z wedding planning, venue scouting, wedding design, wedding styling, prop sourcing, organisation, on the day coordination.... and much more! We've created our special French Bague-ette wedding packs for you to choose from and we can also mix and match to create a bespoke wedding service just for you!
The wedding of Halle & Bryn.
A magical day, a cliff side ceremony, sea, surf, pink sunset skies, and a whole lot of love !
Thank you to videographer Matthias Guerin for this dreamy video!


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Are you a crafty person and like to wrap your presents in a cool and easy way? But the only thing you need is some inspiration?! Than this is the place to be! I have got my inspiration from Pinterest and made it my own. Pinterest is such a great app, it's just like a creative brain!
Now let's start with wrapping the presents. I think it's so much nicer to make it look nice. The people are getting more excited to unwrap the presents and it looks very pretty under the Christmas tree. You can make it very cute with some easy things. These are things I used;
– Wrapping paper
– Scissors
– Tape
– Washing tape
– Ribbons
– Gift tags
First of all I want to say I'm definitely not a pro but every year I get a little bit better. So maybe one day I can wrap some pretty gifts haha. I used some copper paper, I absolutely love that one! Ad a cute gift tag and some ribbon and you're done. It's so easy. The other thing I absolutely love is the ribbon with leaves. It looks so festive and it makes it look very special! Another cute thing to do is just use some brown plane paper and doodle some things on it. You can also add a cute picture. I think this makes it very personal and looks so cute. I hoped you liked this little Christmas gift wrapping. Merry Christmas everyone!


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Americans are usually direct. They value logic and linear thinking and expect people to speak clearly and in a straightforward manner. To them if you don't "tell it how it is" you simply waste time, and time is money. If you are from a culture that is more subtle in communication style, try not to be insulted by the directness. Try to get to your point more quickly and don't be afraid to be more direct and honest than you are used to. Americans will use the telephone to conduct business that would require a face-to-face meeting in most other countries. They do not insist upon seeing or getting to know the people with whom they do business.
Meeting & Greeting
The hand shake is the common greeting. Handshakes are firm, brief and confident. Maintain eye contact during the greeting.
In most situations, you can begin calling people by their first names. Most people will insist that you call them by their nickname, if they have one. In formal circumstances, you may want to use titles and surnames as a courtesy until you are invited to move to a first name basis, which will happen quickly.
Business cards are exchanged without formal ritual. It is quite common for the recipient to put your card in their wallet, which may then go in the back pocket of their trousers. This is not an insult.
Business Meetings
Arrive on time for meetings since time and punctuality are so important to Americans. In the US, people are extremely punctual and view it as a sign of disrespect for someone to be late for a meeting or appointment.
Meetings may appear relaxed, but they are taken quite seriously. If there is an agenda, it will be followed. At the conclusion of the meeting, there will be a summary of what was decided, a list of who will implement which facets and a list of the next steps to be taken and by whom. If you make a presentation, it should be direct and to the point. Visual aids should further enhance your case. Use statistics to back up your claims, since Americans are impressed by hard data and evidence.
With the emphasis on controlling time, business is conducted rapidly. Expect very little small talk before getting down to business. It is common to attempt to reach an oral agreement at the first meeting. The emphasis is on getting a contract signed rather than building a relationship. The relationship may develop once the first contract has been signed.
Business Negotiations
Expect negotiations to be direct and to the point. Small talk and pleasantries will sometimes be exchanged, but do not be surprised if the discussion moves directly to business. Americans tend to be skilled negotiators, especially at the highest levels of business and commerce. Great weight is placed on the spoken word, but expect a thorough and exhausting intervention at some junction by the attorneys to document agreements.
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Earlier last week Apple unveiled their refreshed take on the iPhone 8 and 8+ with a glossy red version, similar to the mid-cycle refresh of the iPhone 7 last year. During last weeks release of the red iPhone 8/8+ many wondered why the iPhone X didn't get a similar color refresh; those concerns appear to have been addressed with the latest leaked FCC filing which appears to show a gold colored iPhone X.
Personally the Gold color isn't for me, I personally prefer the silver/white scheme on my own iPhone X, which for lack of a better word seems less "gaudy". However for anyone who likes to stand out the Gold iPhone X certainly does that, it wouldn't look out of place with celebrities or at high end casinos, although you could always use VR Casino gaming apps if you prefer to avoid interacting with people.
According to reports not only is there a gold iPhone X on the way, but reports point that the iPhone X's successor will likely also show up in similar colors. It does seem that Apple are still trying to tweak which base colors to use for their flagship phones, as they constantly change which colors are available at launch; and which ones are included in the mid-cycle refresh. The iPhone X for example launched with a surprising limited color range, coming, simply in either silver, or space grey / black; a stark contrast to the iPhone 7 which was available in a range of colors, including silver, rose gold, gold, and even two different black options, either jet black or the glossy piano black, further down the line Apple also supplemented the range with a matte red option.
From the available photos it does look like the gold metallic rim around the sides of the phone are quite shiny, and likely fingerprint magnets, similar to that of the silver iPhone X. Thankfully the back of the phone still appears to be a colored back, covered with a glass plate which does tone down the colors a bit, unlike the red version of the iPhone 8, which as theVerge puts is, is "candy red" with some color shifting capabilities.
Obviously the glass back doesn't have a metallic shine when light hits it like the red iPhone 7, but it's a striking, vibrant phone all the same. This thing is red, and the color can shift a bit depending on the light — albeit not to the extent of HTC's gorgeous solar red U11. In sunlight, it's a vivid candy red. Indoors, it's a bit more subdue
ٍSo what do you think of the gold iPhone X? Yay or Nay?


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Veronica Herrera-Ramirez lost her 24 year-old son Nikolas "Nikko" Malliarodakis on March 21st, 2016 when he was hit by a driver who was under the influence. As any parent knows, losing a child is one of the most difficult things anyone can possibly endure in his or her lifetime. Veronica was initially unsure about what she wanted to do with her son, but she knew she absolutely didn't want to put him in a coffin.
During our conversation and interactions with Veronica, we got to know her on a more personal level and connect with her story. ¨My son´s story is beautiful. He was meant to be a tree. He wrote me a beautiful poem in high school as if he knew I would need this to find comfort,¨ Veronica told us in an email. She shared a touching poem with us that her son had written to her years before.
¨To a loving mom from a loving son.
My View –
The view right now that I can see,
I love for, I care for,
As it shows beautifully.
While I ride the back of the mountains,
Sing with the trees,
Run with the grass, and that´s
how it should be.¨
When Veronica found the Bios Urn, she knew it was perfect for her son, Nikko, who loved nature, and was fond of The Giving Tree when he was a child. Veronica opted for a Bios Urn, and chose to use an Pine tree for her son Nikko. She planted Nikko´s Bios Urn on July 7th, 2016 (her son's 25th birthday) in her home in Prunedale, California. Today, a healthy young pine seedling grows beautifully in her home and is surrounded by family photos. ¨I gave him life and because my immense love for him will never die, I am only compelled to continue to give him life through this tree. I will forever take care of him,¨ Veronica told us. Thank you for sharing your story with us, and the world Veronica.
What we hope to achieve in our work as a company and through our product, is a lasting user-experience. Over the past three years, we have come to notice the immense comfort and solace which accompanies caring for a living tree. We are dedicated to helping create these stories, and to sharing the.
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The fraction of your face that you can see remains the same, no matter how far you hold the mirror. You'd need a larger mirror to see more.
Work Step by Step
See the diagram. You will see a part of your face that is twice the size of the mirror, whether you hold it close or at arm's length. If you move closer to the plane of the mirror, the image of your face moves closer too. Try it and see!


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On behalf of Joy to the World Ministries, I am pleased to announce that plans for the Fifth Annual "Chosen Generation" Missions Conference are under way. Here is more information about the conference:
Theme: "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" taken from the Fourth petition in the Lord's Prayer. Since 2009, we have been studying the Lord's Prayer at these conferences (one petition at a time). This year, we have built the conference around this theme. I am very much looking forward to this conference. I trust that the Lord will do some wonderful things in our midst. I encourage you to come to this conference. Pray and plan to be there. Bring your family and friends. We are going to have a wonderful time together in fellowship with one another as we feast on the Word of LORD and worship the LORD of the Word!
Venue: The Namoni Katengeza Church Lay Training Center (Chongoni) in Dedza District – Malawi
Dates: July 4-8, 2011 – I hope this will suit many of you who are students. If you are working, I hope you can plan ahead so that you can have some time off work to bring your family and friends to this conference.
Click on the image below to view the conference programme.
Speakers include:
- Mr. Elliot Khembo – National Director, Joy to the World Ministries, Malawi
- Mr. Hussein Latif – Missionary among Muslims in Malawi
- Mr. Confex Makhalira – Board Secretary, Joy to the World Ministries, Malawi
- Mr. John Joseph Matandika – Missionary with Joy to the World Ministries, Uganda
- Rev. Stephen Roberts, Missions Director, Joy to the World Ministries, USA
- Rev. Charles Morris – President, Haven Ministries, USA
- Dr. David Reimer – Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh's School of Divinity, Scotland
- Rev. Fletcher Matandika – Founder & President, Joy to the World Ministries
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The February 1st opening of the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay was recently celebrated with a spectacular black tie event with more than 950 guests. The Champions Gala featured appearances by Tim McGraw, Kevin Spacey, the Oakland East Bay Symphony conducted by Michael Morgan, Vocal Rush, Alizma Violon Trio, and Tyia Wilson.
During the event, angel investor and philanthropist Ron Conway announced a $40 million donation from himself, wife Gayle and sons Ronny, Topher and Danny, to help fund the new outpatient medical building at the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.


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Northern California teaching tour recap
My teaching road trip to northern California went really well. It helped that gas prices were low and that my Prius gets about 45 miles per gallon, plus I was fortunate with good weather during the 11 hour drive each way. Thank you to the taiko groups for booking my workshops and to the individuals who took private lessons with me. And thank you very much to the kind friends for hosting me as a home-stay guest.
On this trip I worked with Sakura Taiko Kai of Berkeley, a wonderful group of taiko players who told me that their age range is 60s to 80s. It's very inspiring to feel their energy and dedication toward learning about taiko. I also noticed that, of all the groups I have worked with, Sakura Taiko Kai was one of the most consistent in collectively keeping a steady tempo. The saying goes that wisdom comes with age, and perhaps good timekeeping goes along with that.
Another group I was invited to work with for the second time was Sonoma County Taiko based in Santa Rosa. This is beautiful wine country and my hosts treated me to a fantastic dinner at Francis Ford Coppola Winery as well as lunch at Bear Republic Brewing Company. Sitting outside by the bonfire under the stunningly bright stars listening to a chorus of frogs while drinking local red wine long into the night is about as good as it gets.
After years of talking about it, I was finally able to work with Stanford Taiko on this trip. They requested a shinobue workshop and a ji playing workshop. I was most impressed by these students' organizational skills and willingness to completely commit to any exercise or concept I proposed. I'm confident that the twenty members whom I met all have bright futures, and that the group will continue to be a leading voice in the collegiate taiko scene.
I was also happy to be invited back to work with the Mountain View Buddhist Temple adult class. We covered small drum technique and had a lot of laughs while exploring exercises designed to help with tempo control, dynamics, sticking patterns, and playing along to recordings of Santana, Michael Jackson, Steely Dan, and Norah Jones. After the workshop, we went out for ramen and talked about food and cooking, and a little bit about taiko.
I also had a blast hanging out with shamisen player Kyle Abbott in Santa Cruz, but I already wrote about that on my previous entry so check that out if you haven't yet. Kyle is a home coffee roaster like me and he made me a fantastic cup of coffee right after I arrived.
My next trip to northern California will be in late May and I look forward to seeing friends and meeting new people in the community. I will have a couple of performances during that trip so you can sign up for email updates and check back on my events calendar for more information. Anyone interested in workshops or private lessons can contact me directly through email.