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Christmas music.
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Silent Night
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Lamplight Music MIDI page.
If you want to learn how to play or read music without paying for lessons, going to school or buying books -
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This is by no means a complete study of music history or of music theory. There are many books and websites dedicated to those purposes that a search will reveal. This commentary is about learning by experiencing music in many forms and even learning to play music if you want to. Hopefully, you will learn something that you do not know about the composers and their music or, perhaps, see it in a different light or in a new way. The goal is to make music more accessible to everyone, including those who have no musical training or knowledge other than a desire to learn.
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References consulted for biographies, historical period headings and to clarify/verify historical information include:
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, Harvard Dictionary of Music, A History of Western Music, 20th Century Music - An Introduction and various music sites around the Internet.
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Tonal music.
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Classical music.
Romantic music.
Post-romantic and chromatic music.
Musical impressionism.
Modern music - the 20th century and beyond.
Film and tv music.
Folk, Blues, Jazz, Rock & Popular Music.
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1/24/17 | Paul Baldasaro '90 says human capital is everything in the hospitality business. As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Home-Grown Industries, he develops and implements business strategies for Mellow Mushroom Pizza, a $375M+, 180+-unit pizza franchising business started in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1974.
As JWU Charlotte School of Hospitality's Distinguished Visiting Professor, Baldasaro spoke to students about leadership and the attributes of successful people: "If there is one thing you need to remember, it's that your people, your employees, are the bloodline to your success or failure."
Although each Mellow Mushroom franchise is encouraged to develop its own unique design and aesthetic ("We like to think of ourselves as a 'friendchise,' not a franchise," notes MellowMushroom.com), every restaurant uses the same kind of oven — ensuring that the pizza is craveable and consistent. (Pizzas are also stretched and assembled to order in an open kitchen, so customers can watch the whole process. "Our show is in the execution," Baldasaro told Restaurant Business Magazine.)
Baldasaro noted that no matter how technology changes, the hospitality business will always be in the people business. "With hard work, development of people and passion, you can do anything you want to do. And you don't always have to have the answer. But you can find it. Be honest with your team. I enlist people who are smarter than me."
He urged students to be flexible and resilient as they head out into the workforce. "There is no success without hardship and mistakes along the way. … How do you get to where you're going? Because of persistence. Not because you are necessarily the smartest."
Baldasaro shared a story about visiting a franchisee who was short-staffed because of a snowstorm. (The employees had stayed home.) The COO, who grew up in a restaurant-owning family, rolled up his sleeves and started doing the dishes.
"Nothing replaces hard work and dedication. A title doesn't mean anything. You do what you need to do to make your team successful."
Restaurant, Food & Beverage Management student Taylor Sites (pictured below with Baldasaro) received a Distinguished Visiting Professor scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year.
After his talk, students enjoyed piping-hot pizzas from the Mellow Mushroom Bake Bus, the company's fully-loaded mobile pizza kitchen.
Planning Pays Off: Lessons from JWU's Student-Run Event Conference
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While domestic media unearthed every miniscule detail of 2013's most controversial trial, international affairs continue.
The media, unfortunately, has a tendency to focus on one topic with such microscopic intensity that all other events are rendered irrelevant. Without the media's x1000 microscope, world news is unfocused and pushed aside in favor of whatever event is deemed more scintillating.
Such is the case with recent developments in the anti-government protests in Turkey. They may not intentionally create an overwhelming desire to diagnose oneself with information overload, but the media can often go too far with one topic and forget about all others in turn.
My column's common theme of recent political unrest in Turkey is bound to con- tinue. Demonstrations have exponentially decreased in both numbers and intensity, but Turkish citizens are still dealing with the aftermath of what could have potentially sparked a civil war.
Prime Minister Erdogan's Islamic regime and authoritarian leadership attempted to destroy Istanbul's Gezi Park, the last real park in the city filled with high rises, but failed due to the negative response from citizens. In Gezi Park and in parks and cities all over the country, protests had Turks clanging their kitchenware and chanting sayings to express their
disbelief in the leader who once seemed so promising when he was elected 11 years ago. Those protests that ended in harsh police
response and four deaths might be expected to have broken the traditionally secular state's people, but it only brought them closer together.
In those same parks where so many people risked their lives demonstrating against Erdogan and his recent political decisions gathers a plethora of Turks who are exercising their democratic rights by speaking in front of fellow citizens and spreading their views on their country's government.
"After protests, forums sprout in Turkey's parks," wrote Sebnem Arsu in a July 7 New York Times article. She described how the forums are not related to any particular politi- cal party, but just feature regular citizens and their opinions. Because police (and their boss, Erdogan) forbid loud noises in public areas at later hours, the audiences cross their arms in disagreement with the speaker at the time, shake their arms in agreement or do a circle motion to encourage a conclusion and let a new speaker take the stage. This particular forum Arsu wrote about is taking place at Abbasaga Park, but these types of forums are becoming more and more popular in Turkey now.
And for good reason.
It's ironic how the revolts and protests of only three weeks ago lead to the innocent, silent sharing of opinions at late hours of the night. What seemed like the end of all government for Turkey actually encouraged citizens, who may not have considered it before , to really examine the government that's in office and re-evaluate what can be gained from these events. As Arsu writes, these forums aren't attempting to create a new government or replace the existing one, their only goal is to keep citizens informed and express opinion, keeping up "the pressure on Mr. Erdogan's administration."
Additionally, the protests have not only created platforms of opportunity available to every citizen but also alleviated some preju- dice that was once much more prevalent only ten years before.
The first gay rights parade in Turkey was held in 2003 in Istanbul and involved only a small amount of people, according to another one of Arsu's articles. Erdogan's Islamic regime put a strain on the benefits that something similar to the U.S.'s D.O.M.A. could provide for Turkish citizens, which could have potentially caused a stir during the parade. But yet, it was peaceful.
"It's, after all, not just L.G.B.T. members, but all of Turkey under oppression," said citizen Meryem Koyuncu Igili in Arsu's article, who attended her first gay rights parade this year. "We no longer see anyone different from one another, and seek rights for all."
This union and acceptance among the citizens of Turkey exemplify exactly what is to be gained from the political distress they have experienced. Instead of moving farther away from each other and creating a gap between reality and policy, Turks have joined together with support, recognition and a common goal to return their country to it's should-be secular state.
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Police saved Andrew Mitchell from a knife-wielding maniac... weeks before his vile rant at officers standing guard on Downing Street.
The Tory Chief Whip called 999 to beg for help after a man vowed to "mutilate him with a dagger" – and kill him.
Cops raced to the home of the 60-year-old constituent who was later charged and sent to hospital where he remains detained under the Mental Health Act.
Their actions prevented a terrifying attack on the MP for Sutton Coldfield and he later paid tribute to the officers.
The Tory MP is now under pressure to quit after allegedly branding a police officer a "pleb" and a "moron" outside No10 in a row over riding his bicycle.
During the outburst – just 33 hours after two female PCs were shot dead in Manchester – he is also said to have ranted: "Best you learn your f***ing place. You don't run this f***ing Government."
Mitchell has apologised and admitted using the F-word – but denies using the words "pleb" or "moron". And in a devastating new blow the chairman of his local police federation – who represent the officers who saved his life – today calls on Mitchell to quit.
Ian Edwards of the West Midlands Police Federation said he had betrayed them. Mr Edwards told the Sunday Mirror: "He didn't call police 'plebs' when he wanted their help saving him.
"He seemed very happy with the actions they took. In contrast, Mr Mitchell's outburst was incredible and his remarks were grossly insensitive."
Chief Superintendent Irene Curtis, president of the Police Superintendents Association, has also urged PM David Cameron to sack him.
She said: "In the light of new information about other witnesses I would expect this matter be looked at again and Mr Mitchell asked to explain what he said. Consideration should then be given as to whether it is appropriate for Mr Mitchell to continue as Chief Whip." And Mr Edwards added: "I strongly believe he should resign. If he does not, his constituents should let him know his position as an MP is not tenable. If he will still not go, then it is up to the Prime Minister to tell him to go.
"The police officers involved would have made written notes at the time or shortly afterwards and have nothing to gain by lying. Someone is not telling the truth and I will leave it to the general public to come to their own conclusions. Mr Mitchell's behaviour was astonishing considering he is in charge of discipline in the Conservative Party." The husband of a murdered policewoman has also called for the PM to act. Paul Beshenivsky, whose wife Sharon was killed in 2005, said: "David Cameron should be responsible for what his ministers say."
The foiled plot to kill Mitchell was taken particularly seriously by his local police force because it came after a voter stabbed Labour MP Stephen Timms in East London.
The man threatened Mitchell after the MP said he could no longer help in a dispute with a bank. He said later: "My overriding concern was for my staff – many of whom are women."
A police spokesman said: "We can confirm on February 23 a 60-year-old man from Sutton Coldfield was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill."
Mitchell is due to learn his future when he meets the Prime Minister in days. Last night, with the MP still denying he used the words "pleb" or "moron",a friend said. "He is adamant he didn't use those toxic words, or threaten the policeman with his job. He is not saying the police are lying but he begs to differ."
One Tory MP said of Mitchell: "He's an unpleasant, arrogant individual." And Labour MP Dennis Skinner said: "What this says about the Tory party is that they're still the Nasty Party. A cut above the rest of us – even the police."


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Golf powerhouse St. Xavier three-peats at KHSAA state tournament
Even with all its history of dominance on the golf course, St. Xavier managed to do something that it had ever done before Saturday afternoon in the Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA Golf State Championship at Bowling Green Country Club.
The Tigers defeated Greenwood by 11 strokes to claim their first three-peat in program history, becoming just the second school to ever put together a run of more than two consecutive team titles. Male won five straight team titles from 1944-1948.
It was title No. 21 for St. Xavier, which is triple the amount of Male, and three more than the next three schools on the list — Male (7), Trinity (6) and Bowling Green (5) — combined.
Clay Amlung, a senior, paced St. Xavier with a 2-under-142 after two rounds. He tied Greenwood freshman Canon Claycomb for second place.
Lyon County junior Cullan Brown — who was the state runner-up after losing a playoff to Franklin County's C.J. Jones in 2015 — won the individual title with a two-day score of 5-under-139.
Brown, whom Golfweek has ranked as the eighth best player nationally in the class of 2018, committed to the University of Kentucky in May.
"I couldn't be happier to play college golf at the state's flagship university and to be a Wildcat," Brown told the media outlet then. "I love the state of Kentucky and its people."
Jones finished tied for 11th while trying to defend the title he won as a junior. The Ball State commit finished 6-over-150, shooting 75 each day.
Henry Clay junior Will Ginter ended in a tie for 15th place overall with a 7-over-151, the best finish by a Lexington golfer since Matthew Mahle (Lexington Catholic) was an eighth-place finisher in 2012. That tournament was also the last time a Fayette County public school golfer finished in the top 20; Tates Creek's Chandler Morgan tied for 15th that same season.
"He was really pleased with it and so was I," Henry Clay Coach Wes Jackson said in a phone interview. " ... The putter wasn't as hot today as it was yesterday, it let him down a little bit. But he still played a solid round today."
Jackson said conditions were ideal on Friday but a chilly and windy morning contributed to lower scores across the board on Saturday. Example: St. Xavier shot an even 288 as a team in round one before posting a 318 on Saturday.
Ginter, playing in his first state tournament, was in Brown's group on Friday. Jackson said Brown was "jovial" and a terrific partner with which to play golf.
"I think Will fed off of him," Jackson said. "It was a great pairing."
Franklin County finished in sixth place as a team. None of the golfers for Madison Central, behind which the Flyers finished in the 9th Region tournament, made the second-day cut.
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Minecraft is a game about placing blocks to build anything you can imagine. At night monsters come out, make sure to build a shelter before that happens. The MinecraftServer module implements the Minecraft server to play in multiplayer mode.
Until the MinecraftServer module becomes available, this page shows how to run Minecraft server on your NAS.
To run Minecraft you will need
Compatible NAS models
You should be able to run the Minecraft server on the following models.
Please note that the numbers of parallel players possible much depends on the memory available and the speed of your network connection. To get an idea what should be possible with your NAS model please check out canihostaminecraftserver.com.
Port Forwarding
To play over the WAN you need to forward port 25565 (tcp) on your router (providing you use the default port). To use a host name instead of the WAN IP of your router you may want to use one of the dynamic DNS provider.
Installing Minecraft Server
The first thing to do is to install and enable the OracleJRE6 module. Instructions can be found on the modules home page.
The next thing to do is to either enable the built in SSH daemon or to install one of the SSH server modules (see Requirements). If you aready have shell access you can skip this step.
Now, that we have shell access, we can log on to the NAS. Here we first create a folder to hold the application files and data. You can choose what ever folder you like and even a sub folder on a share will do (just make sure that write access to the share is well restricted). In my example I will use /raid/data/minecraft. (just do not use /raid/data/module/MinecraftServer since this will become the home of the module later on).
mkdir /raid/data/minecraft
Now we download the server application into the newly created directory (if your NAS does not have access to the web you will have to download the application file from a PC and manually copy it to the NAS:
wget -O /raid/data/minecraft/minecraft_server.jar \
Now, lets create a small start/stop script to make live a bit easier:
cat >/raid/data/minecraft/minecraft <<END
Next we create a server configuration file to override some default values (see here for more details):
cat >/raid/data/minecraft/server.properties <<END
Restrict access
To restrict access to the server
To have some users act as operators create a file called ops.txt containing all their user names (one per line).
Starting and Stopping the Server
To start or stop the Minecraft server all you need to do is to execute:
/raid/data/minecraft/minecraft start
/raid/data/minecraft/minecraft stop
Please note that if you start the server for the first time for a specific world it may take some seconds for it to become ready.
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By Sharita Thomas, Staff Editor
Moving to Opportunity, a 1990s US department of Housing and Urban Development program allowing randomly assigned families the chance to move out of poverty stricken neighborhoods through vouchers, is inadvertently providing the ability to track health outcomes. Those moving to neighborhoods with a poverty rate of less than 10% reduced their risks for diabetes and showed health improvements similar to those produced from diet and exercise or medical intervention.
This study bolsters the case that increasing wealth will lead to increasing health outcomes. The vouchers allowed poorer families the ability to offset the costs associated with moving to a better neighborhood. Keep in mind that these neighborhoods are also designed for success with proximity to adequate parks, walking space, and fresh and healthy foods. Since the costs associated with diagnosed diabetes for the U.S. is near $174 billion and rising, I would expect to see public policy alternatives that spend proactively to combat diabetes before onset through neighborhood improvements rather than those that spend retroactively to manage diabetes.


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Getting into college today is a hell of a lot tougher now than it was in my day. There are all those forms and tests. Everyone is trying to get into the same places. A couple of months ago, Matt Manos at VeryNice, connect me to a really swell group of people at College Access Plan (CAP). They help high school students that don't have the support they need to find their way through the quagmire of tests and options. It's nice to work with people that do good things for others.
When people say design is just decoration and not relevant, I think about the work for CAP. Maybe the annual report will help persuade a donor to give more. Or make it easier for someone to be the first person in his or her family to go to college and do great things. When I decided to move onto a different track and do work to help others, this is exactly the kind of project I hoped to do. Thanks Matt.


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It is with some regret, although not total surprise, that we report that Danny Allen has been convicted of obstructing the search warrant TV Licensing attempted to execute at his home last December.
This has not been a particularly pleasant post for us to write. Since the result of Danny's trial we've been carefully weighing up the costs of highlighting TV Licensing's result, against the benefits of warning other people in similar circumstances - exceptionally rare as those circumstances are. Loathe as we are to promote any kind of TV Licensing victory, we have decided to outline the facts below as a warning to others on the receiving end of a TV Licensing search warrant.
A new summons arrived and Danny considered his options. He decided to plead not guilty and his trial was scheduled for 5th November 2013 at Harlow Magistrates' Court. Without going into too many details the famous "Freeman of the Land" (FMOTL) arguments deployed by Danny on the day of the search were rejected by the court.
Danny's lawyer did not dispute the validity of the search warrant or the circumstances in which it was granted, but he did raise a few questions about TV Licensing's attempts to execute it. The court viewed Danny's entire video of the botched search. Those events were thoroughly discussed and considered by the court, so there is little point delving any deeper. Suffice to say all of the possible weaknesses in TV Licensing's case, which were tenuous to say the least, were rebuffed by the court.
We can state, quite categorically, that Danny has never used a TV receiver in his property. We have seen video footage of him telling TV Licensing employees that fact, despite them denying any knowledge of his no-TV status in court. Had Danny allowed TV Licensing access they would have confirmed there was no evidence of unlicensed TV reception. They would also have also suffered untold damage when video footage of their fruitless search was distributed across the web.
Despite TV Licensing having achieved a technical victory in court, there is no denying that Danny's case has been a particularly unedifying experience for them. The way they toyed with proceedings right to the time-limits demonstrates their action was brought more in spite than public interest. After tickling Danny's balls in a protracted bout of legal foreplay, TV Licensing have seen him punished by the court to the tune of £100. That's hardly a significant money shot.
We strongly suspect that TV Licensing's aggressive and legally unjustified targeting of Danny's property stems from the fact he has previously posted anti-TV Licensing videos on YouTube. TV Licensing has previous form for vexatiously pursuing their outspoken opponents, even when there's no credible evidence of unlicensed TV reception. TV Licensing goon Doyle, who previously featured in their botched prosecution of Michael Shakespeare, confirmed to the court that he was often sent to deal with high profile cases. That seems to reinforce the notion that Danny's was a special case.
If their arguments were correct that "Acts are only law if you consent" then the country would be awash with drug dealers immune from prosecution under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; people could go about stealing without fear of punishment under the Theft Act 1968; arsonists could torch whatever they liked without worrying about the Criminal Damage Act 1971. I think those examples totally obliterate any nonsensical logic that Acts are not subject to the full force of law.
Please consider everything we have said carefully.
TJoK has produced a final video conversation with Danny Allen, where they discuss his feelings about the outcome.
For further information from "TV Licensing's Most Prevalent Activist" (that's how the BBC describes us) please download our free ebook.


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Cartoonist Ed Piskor's colorful high-top sneakers are lined up neatly by the creaky door that opens to the Thurber House's small third-floor apartment. The coffee table is littered with reference books for rap music. The photos inside "Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label" are a refreshing contrast to the apartment's pristine white walls and decor.
Cartoonist Ed Piskor�s colorful high-top sneakers are lined up neatly by the creaky door that opens to the Thurber House�s small third-floor apartment. The coffee table is littered with reference books for rap music. The photos inside �Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label� are a refreshing contrast to the apartment�s pristine white walls and decor.
Pittsburgh-based Piskor is here for the Thurber House and Columbus Museum of Art�s three-week Graphic Novel Residency. This is Piskor�s first residency. He didn�t apply for it; a team of illustration-art experts and cartoonists sought him out for the honor.
In exchange for a show at the CMA and a space to work on his graphic novel free of charge, Piskor will speak at the CMA this weekend and to young writers at Thurber House.
Piskor suspects there might be a catch.
�Evolution, man,� the 30-year-old Piskor said, laughing. �My ancestors have instilled a strong bulls--- detector.�
There�s no catch, though. CMA�s creative producer Jeff Sims said the residency panel wanted an artist who had both visual and literary appeal, an artist they all admired who also had a big project in the works.
Who is Piskor? He�s illustrated for comic-art hero Harvey Pekar and is the artist behind the �Hip-Hop Family Tree� comic series on boingboing.net that chronicles the history of hip-hop and rap from the 1970s to early 1990s in a style that mimics that old-school comic aesthetic. In fact, finishing the first book that serializes those rap stories is what he�s working on while in Columbus.
Piskor has other ways of describing himself: an �unrefined nerdy dude who grew up in a s----- ass neighborhood,� �a fan of the underdog,� �a huge brat� who takes �everything so freaking serious.�
�I�m real nervous about the fine art world and comics,� Piskor admitted. �They�ll rape and pillage different mediums of work, and when they�re through with it, they�ll leave it a husk. � I don�t think about it. I�m not going to get caught up in coke and whores because I got into galleries. It�s the work that matters.�
In fact, the thesis of Piskor�s work is rooted in the similarities of street culture music from that era and the comic book world � disrespected forms of art that are made for the people who enjoy them. But things have changed for both mediums. Piskor plans to close his anthology with �Yo! MTV Raps.�
Despite Piskor�s self-effacing nature (his New Year�s resolution was to stop talking badly about his art) and despite the fact that he gets tested regularly by hip-hop heads about his knowledge, Piskor said he is the best voice and eye for a comic about hip-hop history.
Someone else who agrees: Biz Markie.
The �Just a Friend� singer tracked down Piskor�s cell phone number after he started writing the �Hip-Hop Family Tree� comics to talk old-school music and tell Piskor how much he liked the strip.
�He goes, �Yo, call me every two days, man.� Biz Markie calls me because he loves the fact that I know who the Cash Crew is,� Piskor said.
Wherever comic-as-high-art leads, even if left a husk, Piskor promised to be a steady purveyor of his beloved art form.
�The purity of intent is something that�s important to me with anything I come across,� he said.
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Constant change is a new norm of eCommerce sphere. Dealing with shifting customer behaviors, outdated functionality, brand new applications and continuous adaptations is a part of online entrepreneur's daily routine. Upgrading store is a crucial solution to remain one step ahead and cope with the competitive pressure. It is a forward-thinking way to give your e-store new capabilities to future-proof your business and meet your clients' demands. How should you know it's time to upgrade and once Magento is your choice what are the key points in Magento 1 vs Magento 2 opposition? We'll dive into benefits of migrating to Magento 2 Commerce and share tech update considerations you'd better keep in mind.
Brief Overview
Among eCommerce solutions currently available on the market, Magento could be justly called the most flexible shopping cart. The platform is virtually a mastership of software craftsmanship that enables to grow and innovate online businesses without limits. Check these fresh statistics that speaks for itself:
What does the Official Website Say?
The so-called Magento 1 end of life has stirred a lot of noise. November 18, 2018 has become the date M1 entrepreneurs, agencies and developers are afraid desperately. Online entrepreneurs and developers have been discussing the issue day and night. You shouldn't believe every Internet rumor - there are billions! Use only relevant sources to check such kind of information.
Despite the end of life for the first version has been announced several times there is no citable statement about it. Scrolling through the official Magento blog, we came along useful post "Ongoing Magento 1 Support" claiming that the misconceptions should be dispelled. M1 users are assured to have open end support and will receive a notification 18 month in advance once any changes are introduced. Does it mean you should rest peacefully running store on M1? We bet not. Why? Keep reading to find out.
How to Know the Time Has Come?
Ok, the official Magento site claims there is no need to worry. Does it mean you should wait until you get 18 months notice? Can you imagine once the news on immediate upgrade spread the net? Would you be able to turn to the best Magento upgrade service? Will it be available for everybody? No panic. There are three questions to consider:
- Why do eCommerce solutions keep releasing new versions?
- How can you succeed with the outdated shopping cart?
- When is it better to upgrade: once YOU're planning or when you're HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE?
Let's focus on these significant points. First of all, due to open-source architecture new versions are inevitable for this eCommerce platform. This is the way the bugs could be fixed and improvements introduced, all the security matters covered. Answering the second question, needless to emphasize how fast technology is evolving and how much it's going to cost you once clients exit your webpage because your site speed is too low or the product gallery lacks "cool" features the competitors already have. Once business success is what you are aimed at - you need a robust tool to manage it. And finally, speaking the best time for the update, note that even if you turn to the automated upgrade, you will need some time launching the data transfer, checking its results, cope with design customizations, hosting issues, etc.
Magento 1 vs Magento 2 - Reasons Not to Postpone the Upgrade
Here are the most significant aspects where M1 and M2 differ. If you are considering making any changes to your store regarding any of these aspects you should seriously consider upgrading to Magento 2.2 as a part of those changes.
Website performance was among the Top reasons the platform was redesigned. According to the research, Magento 2 pages are loading 30% to 50% faster. The updated version can cope with up to 39% more orders within an hour. In other words, with M2 more users will be able to interact with your e-store, the greater amount of products will be added to your site's cart, and your profit will increase.
Once your business grows, you are expected to get more traffic and need a solution to be able to cope with the massive flow of visitors. Do you know that M2 can handle 10 million views of the page within an hour, M1 would stop at 200 thousand?
Web-store Management
Your time is precious and every additional hour spent on site management is worth a fortune. Once you feel that website administration might take less time pay attention that with M2 you get improved:
- Admin navigation
- Product creation functionality
- Data view and filtering
- Administration for multiple users
Excellent Customer Experience
What is the primary purpose of your webpage? Get customers' interest, show all the products advantages and guarantee an easy way to create an order. With Magento 2 you get:
- Improved checkout (simplified registration, checkouts are included on every step, fewer forms to fill in, enhanced PayPal integration, order summary with products photos)
- Advanced SEO capabilities
- Upgrades in mobile browsing
To get more information on the benefits you get from updating your e-shop to the latest version, visit a comprehensive review of Magento 2.2. features.
Key Points
Because the eCommerce solution leaves you to make the final decision when to upgrade the store only you with the team set a date for Magento to Magento migration into your business plan.
Major Disadvantage? There is no magic one-click procedure to update Magento as in WordPress, for example. M2 has brand new architecture, thus, upgrade in its traditional way is virtually impossible. It is rather a data migration from one shopping cart to another and includes import of all the eCommerce categories.
Way out? Cart2Cart automated migration service has thousands of Magento upgrades on its count and offers error-free eCommerce entities import. 100% uptime for the current store is secured. Support Team is available 24/7 to provide you with any additional info you might need or assist you with any stage of the data transfer. Check our Magento Upgrade Guide to dive into further details and find out the best way to upgrade Magento.
With M2 you get a total omnichannel platform with advanced functionality. Once you're serious about your eCommerce business - think the benefits over and leap to Magento 2.
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The Fix-It Shop Where Neighbors Repair Your Clothes and Electronics
This article is part of our state-by-state exploration of local solutions.
From the Winter 2017 Issue50 Solutions
For many, replacing a broken object with something new is often the faster and cheaper alternative to fixing it, but a group of neighbors in the small borough of Willimantic, Connecticut, decided it didn't have to be that way. Three years ago, they started a program to keep salvageable goods from landfills by harnessing the community's collective skills to fix them.
They started a "repair cafe," where once a season locals can bring broken household items like vacuums, bicycles, and clothes for repair. Knowledgeable neighbors help fix the broken items and provide their owners with a few tips on how to take care of problems in the future.
Virginia Walton helped organize the first repair cafe. She says that while the repair cafe started as a way to encourage residents to reuse and recycle, it has since become a community event that helps people get to know each other. "I'm no professional, but when I finish mending something … the person has such a look of joy on her face," she says. "It's soul food."


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Helping Children Cope with Disaster
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3 This booklet offers parents, caregivers, and other adults suggestions on how to help children cope with the effects of disaster, as well as how to be prepared before a disaster strikes.
4 Helping Children Cope with Disaster Children can feel very frightened during a disaster and afterwards some children will show temporary changes of behavior. For most children these changes will be mild, not last long, and diminish with time. However, reminders of what happened could cause upsetting feelings to return and behavior changes to emerge again. Watching scenes of the disaster on television can be distressing for children, especially for younger children. Younger children may return to bed-wetting, have difficulty sleeping, and not want to be separated from their caregivers. Older children may show more anger than usual, find concentrating at school harder, and want to spend more time alone than usual. Some children are more vulnerable, and their reactions can be more severe and last for a longer period of time. Factors that contribute to greater vulnerability include: Direct exposure to the disaster This includes being evacuated, seeing injured or dying people, being injured themselves, and feeling that their own lives are threatened. Personal loss This includes the death or serious injury of a family member, close friend, or family pet. On-going stress from the secondary effects of disaster This includes temporarily living elsewhere, losing contact with their friends and neighbors, losing things that are important to them, parental job loss, and the financial costs of reestablishing their previous living conditions. Prior exposure to disaster or other traumatic event. 2
5 How parents and caregivers react to and cope with a disaster or emergency situation can affect the way their children react. When parents and caregivers or other family members are able to deal with the situation calmly and confidently, they are often the best source of support for their children. One way to help children feel more confident and in control is to involve them in preparing a family disaster plan (refer to page 7). CHILDREN S REACTION TO DISASTER The following are common reactions that children may exhibit following a disaster. While the following descriptions are typical, some children may exhibit none of these behaviors and others may behave in ways not mentioned here. 7 THROUGH 10 YEARS Older children can understand the permanence of loss. They may become preoccupied with the details of the traumatic event and want to talk about it continually. This preoccupation can interfere with their concentration at school and affect their academic performance. Children may hear inaccurate information from their peers which parents can clarify. They may fear that the disaster will happen again and have sad or angry feelings. BIRTH THROUGH 6 YEARS Although infants may not have words to describe their experiences, they can retain memories. They may react by being more irritable, crying more than usual, or wanting to be held and cuddled more. Preschool and kindergarten children can feel helpless, powerless, and frightened about being separated from their caregivers. 3
6 11 THROUGH 18 YEARS As children mature, their responses become more similar to those of adults. Much of adolescence is focused on moving out into the world. Following a disaster, that world can seem more dangerous and unsafe. Teenagers may react by becoming involved in dangerous, risk-taking behaviors, such as reckless driving, and alcohol or drug use. Others may become fearful of leaving home and avoid social activity. Teenagers can feel overwhelmed by their intense emotions, yet unable to talk about them. WHAT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CAN DO It is important for parents and other caregivers to understand what is causing a child s anxieties and fears. Following a disaster, children are most afraid that: The event will happen again. Someone close to them will be killed or injured. They will be left alone or separated from their family. Parents and caregivers can clarify misunderstandings of risk and danger by acknowledging children s concerns and perceptions. Discussions of preparedness plans can strengthen a child s sense of safety and security. 4 Listen to what a child is saying. If a young child asks questions about the event, answer them simply without the elaboration needed for an older child or adult. Children vary in the amount of information they need
7 and can use. If a child has difficulty expressing his or her thoughts and feelings, then allowing them to draw a picture or tell a story of what happened may help. Parents and Caregivers Can Take the Following Actions: Encourage your children to talk and listen to their concerns. Calmly provide factual information about the disaster and plans for insuring their ongoing safety. Involve your children in updating your family disaster plan and disaster supplies kit (refer to pages 7-9) Practice your plan. Involve your children by giving them specific tasks to let them know they can help restore family and community life. Spend extra time with your children. Re-establish daily routines for work, school, play, meals, and rest. 5
8 MONITOR AND LIMIT YOUR FAMILY S EXPOSURE TO THE MEDIA News coverage of the disaster can cause fear, confusion and anxiety in children. This is particularly true for a large-scale disaster or terrorist event, in which significant property damage and loss of life has occurred. Especially for younger children, repeatedly watching images of an event can cause them to believe the event is occurring again and again. Parents and caregivers should be available to encourage communication and provide explanations when children are permitted to watch television or use the Internet if images or news about the disaster are being shown. Parents can also limit their own exposure to anxietyprovoking information. Use Support Networks Parents and caregivers can best help children when they understand their own feelings and have developed ways of coping themselves. One way of doing this is to build and use social support systems of family, friends, community organizations, faith-based institutions or other resources. In the event a disaster strikes, they can call on these support systems to help them manage their reactions. In turn, parents and caregivers are more available and better able to support their children. 6
9 If a child continues to be very upset by what happened or if reactions interfere with their school work or their relationships at home or with their friends, it may be appropriate to talk with the child s primary care physician or a mental health provider who specializes in children s needs. PREPARE YOUR FAMILY Preparing for disaster helps everyone in the family accept the fact that disasters do happen, and that they can do something about it. Families should work together to identify and collect the resources needed to meet basic needs during and after disaster. When people feel prepared, they cope better. Take the following actions with your family to get prepared: Get Informed Call your local emergency management office or local American Red Cross chapter and ask about the specific hazards in your community and about your risk to those hazards. Also learn about community response plans, evacuation plans and routes, community warning systems, and nearby buildings that are designated as disaster shelters. Learn about the emergency plans and procedures that exist in places you and your family spend time. Priority locations include places of employment, schools, and childcare centers. Create a Family Disaster Plan Discuss with your family the hazards that could impact your local area, the potential for community evacuation or sheltering, and your community s warning systems and what to do if they are used. Determine where to meet in the event of an emergency. Designate one location right outside your home in case of a 7
10 sudden emergency, like a fire, and another location outside your neighborhood in case you can't return home. Ask an out-of-town friend or relative to be your emergency contact. Following a disaster, family members should call this person and tell them where they are. Make a communication plan where all family members know how to contact each other. A form for recording this information can be found at - or at Include provisions for your pets in your family disaster plan. Practice the plan. Once you have developed your plan, you need to practice and maintain it. For example, ask questions to make sure your family remembers meeting places, phone numbers, and safety rules. Conduct routine fire and emergency evacuation drills, test fire alarms, and replace and update disaster supplies. 8
11 Assemble a disaster supplies kit Every household should assemble a disaster supplies kit and keep in up to date. A disaster supplies kit can help your family stay safe and be more comfortable during and after a disaster. Though local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, they cannot reach everyone immediately. Also, if you need to evacuate at a moment s notice you probably will not have the opportunity to shop or search for the supplies you and your family will need. Pack disaster supplies in an easy-to-carry container, such as a duffel bag or backpack and label the container clearly. Ask your children to think of items that they would like to include in the kit, such as books, games or nonperishable snack food items. Include such items as: Three-day supply of non-perishable food and manual can opener. Three-day supply of water (one gallon of water per person per day). Portable, battery-powered radio or television and extra batteries. Flashlights and extra batteries. First aid kit and first aid manual. Photocopies of credit cards and identification cards. Sanitation and hygiene items (hand sanitizer, moist towelettes and toilet paper). Matches in a waterproof container. Whistle. Clothing, blankets, kitchen accessories and cooking utensils. Special needs items, such as prescription medications, spare eye-glasses, hearing aid batteries. Items for infants, such as formula, diapers, bottles and pacifiers. Tools, pet supplies, a map of the local area, and other items to meet your unique family needs. Ask your children to help you remember to keep your kit updated by marking dates on a calendar to regularly review and update your kit. Consider having emergency supplies in each vehicle and at your place of employment. 9
12 Learn More The Federal Emergency Management Agency s Community and Family Preparedness Program and American Red Cross Community Disaster Education are nationwide efforts to help people prepare for disasters of all types. For more information, please contact your local emergency management office or American Red Cross chapter. This booklet and the preparedness materials listed below are online at and Other preparedness materials are available at these sites, as well as at These publications are also available by calling FEMA at , or writing: FEMA P.O. Box 2012 Jessup, MD Publications with an A number are available from your local American Red Cross chapter. Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (IS-22) Preparing for Disaster (FEMA 475) (A4600) Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs (FEMA 476) (A4497) Food and Water in an Emergency (FEMA 477) (A5055) Local sponsorship provided by: FEMA 478 A4499 August 2004
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NICB partners with The Club to prevent stolen carsPosted On Fri, January 22, 2010
The National Insurance Crime Bureau has partnered with the creator of The Club steering wheel lock to provide discounts to its members who want to purchase the device to protect their vehicles from theft.
According to NICB President and CEO Joe Wehrle, the partnership between the bureau and Winner International, which invented and patented The Club in 1986, represents the latest growth out of a "long and mutually supportive relationship" between the two companies.
By providing a discounted price for the anti-theft device, the companies hope that that will attempt to hasten the decline in car thefts that has been seen in recent years.
"We welcome this opportunity to provide our members with a pre-packaged discount program that they can offer to their policyholders," Wehrle said. "In return, Winner International will contribute a portion of each sale to the NICB to help us continue our mission."
According to the NICB, the bureau holds 93 percent of the private passenger automobile insurance in the U.S. Despite the decline in auto theft, Wehrle said that insurers annually paid out millions of dollars for stolen vehicles that eventually go unrecovered.
If the program can reduce the amount of stolen cars, therefore reducing the number of stolen vehicles that must be covered by auto insurance companies, customers will likely stand to see fewer increases in their average premiums, if not a decline in some cases.
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May 14, 2012: David Eby, President of BC Civil Liberties Association is interviewed on CFAX radio in Victoria about the Safer for all Campaign. He also talks about the findings of the VIPIRG Out of Sight: Policing Poverty in Victoria Report.
* David Eby is a lawyer and is the Executive Director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. An adjunct professor of law at the University of British Columbia, President of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Research Associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, David was this year's winner of the B.C. Human Rights Coalition and U.N. Association in Canada's Renate Shearer Award for his contributions to the human rights field locally and internationally. This year, he was also selected by Lawyers' Weekly Magazine as one of Canada's most influential lawyers on social media.
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Located opposite Lambeth North tube station, the pub is guaranteed to be the best in area, offering an incredible selection of Fuller's beers and exciting craft products. The tap room style pub also serves awesome food made from fresh produce, the perfect match to our fantastic beers.
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A 104-year-old Winnipeg man swam his way into the record books, finishing two races and becoming the world's oldest masters swimmer.
Pan Am Pool was packed with family members, friends and swimming fans who cheered on Jaring Timmerman as he completed the 50-metre backstroke and 50-metre freestyle races at a masters swimming meet Friday night.
Simply by finishing, Timmerman — who turns 105 in February — has established two world records and created a new competition category for swimmers aged 105 to 109.
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BY Richard Summerfield
The European Commission has finally acquiesced and granted unconditional antitrust approval to US hotel chain Marriott International's $12.1bn cash and share purchase of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. Under the terms of the original Marriott/Starwood merger, Starwood shareholders will receive 0.8 shares of Marriott common stock plus $21.00 in cash.
Marriot had initially moved to acquire Starwood in March after the Chinese insurance company Anbang unexpectedly decided to abandon is $14bn all-cash offer for Starwood. Marriott and Anbang had been embroiled in a three week bidding war for Starwood, however the US firm is inching closer to being able complete the deal and combine its brands – which include the Ritz-Carlton – with Starwood's own Sheraton and Westin properties.
Marriott currently operates more than 4500 hotels in 85 countries. Starwood, by comparison, manages around 1300 hotels in nearly 100 countries. As a result of the merger, Marriott will become the largest hotel company in the world. It is also believed that the firm will benefit from synergies of around $200m a year across the combined firm's 29 hotel chains.
In a statement announcing the Commission's decision, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said: "This is an important merger for the hotel industry and its customers. Our investigation confirmed that the hotel sector will remain competitive for customers in Europe following the merger."
The Commission investigated the impact of the planned takeover in Barcelona, Milan, Venice, Vienna and Warsaw, where both brands have a strong presence. The investigation indicated that the merger would have little impact in any of these cities, given the strong offering from competing hotels in each location.
Though the deal has won European approval, the transaction is not yet confirmed. Chinese antitrust clearance is still required before the merger can be completed. Both parties have confirmed that they expect final clearance to arrive in the next month or so, meaning the deal will close in July at the earliest.
However, like much of the global economy, the threat posed by Brexit may yet have an impact on the completion of the deal. Immediately following the 'Leave' vote by the UK, stock prices for many hotel companies, including Marriott, fell dramatically. Though the decline has no direct impact on the relationship of the merger agreement, it could potentially impact the amount of money owed to Starwood's shareholders.
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Lamar Johnson
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Pinewood – O. Lamar Johnson, 86, husband of Iris Hall Johnson, affectionately known as "Bubba" has gone to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, May 27, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospital.
Born in Sumter, June 25, 1931, he was a son of the late Ollie Lester "Rooster" Johnson and May Bell Johnson Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was a longtime deacon for many years and served his church, Pinewood Baptist Church, where he also served as a trustee, taught The Forever Young Sunday School class and was awarded Deacon Emeritus and Young at Heart member forever. He was faithful to his church since he was two years old. He was also awarded Outstanding Senior Adult and served on many committees for the church he loved so well. He was a member of the Pinewood Lions Club where he served as president for many years and was the longtime chairman of the Pinewood Cemetery. He was a U.S. Army veteran that served during the Korean War. He was a third-generation farmer and co-owner of Johnson Farms. He loved the land he farmed and cared for the people who worked for him and loved his family with roots deeply ingrained in agriculture. He was a leader in the farming community.
Surviving are his wife of 44 years of Pinewood; one daughter, Chérie (William) Floyd of Lynchburg; two sons, William Rodney Johnson of Surfside Beach and Brian Edgar Johnson of Pinewood; two sisters, Margaret Ann Smith McIntosh of Pinewood and Rosa Lee Bradley of Sumter; six grandchildren, Abbey Johnson, Meg Johnson, Oldin "Lee" Johnson, Anna-Margaret Floyd, Ken and Anna Taylor; numerous nieces and nephews; a sister-in-law, Diane Johnson; a brother-in-law, Tom Baker.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret White Johnson; an infant daughter; a brother, Willie Edward "Billy" Johnson; a sister, Thelma Baker; a brother-in-law, Buddy Bradley and a nephew, Larry Morse.
Funeral services will be held at 4 P.M. Friday at Pinewood Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Gray and Rev. Bennie Barwick officiating.
Burial will follow in the Pinewood Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3 P.M. to 4 P.M. Friday in the Pinewood Baptist Church Fellowship Hall and other times at the home on Rooster Circle in Pinewood.
Pallbearers will be W. E. "Mickey" Johnson, Jr., Paul Smith, Greg White, Henry Barnett, David Harris and Michael Avin.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Israel "Sonny" Conyers and Lee Gooden and members of The Forever Young Sunday School class.
Memorials may be made to Pinewood Baptist Church, P. O. Box 176, Pinewood, SC 29125.
Online memorials may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com
Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.


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Exploring Batanes
You know that feeling you get when you get too excited about something and you feel vomiting? That's what I felt when I was the airport waiting for my flight to Batanes. This place has been on top of my "places to visit in the Philippines" list. I can't believe that I can finally cross that out.
I slept through the whole flight. Luckily (and thankfully) I got startled when the captain announced that we were preparing for landing. Obviously, the first thing I did was look out my plane window. The only thing running through my mind was "Holy crap I'm here!" Batanes looked amazing from above which got me even more excited to explore this place.
This is going to be a very long post (probably my longest post yet!) so I hope you guys like the photos!
Woke up early on our second day to ride the ferry to Sabtang Island. The boat usually leaves at 7 in the morning and goes back around 12-1 PM. (If you plan on visiting Sabtang, make sure not to miss the ferry going back because the next one will be on the next day)
The houses in Batanes are usually made of stone because typhoons would normally pass this island so they had to build something sturdy to withstand the typhoons
Above: We passed by a house that was open so we took a peek inside. This is the kitchen area of the Bahay na Bato. Trivia: The Bahay na Bato houses usually are big because the living area (where the bed, living room are) is separated from the kitchen. The story behind it is so that when something catches fire, the whole house won't burn down and it will be easy to contain the fire. And also, for hygienic purposes, the toilet is very far from the house.
Below: If by chance you get left behind by the ferry in Sabtang island or you just want to experience what's it like to sleep in a Bahay na Bato, there are a few places in the area like this one that you can rent for a night.
So nice to see that in the middle of their small town is a mini library where children can borrow and read books.
Flights to Batanes are usually only in the morning because of their erratic weather. I was told that it was easier to determine the weather in the morning than in the afternoon. So usually the airport is already closed in the afternoon and the runway is open to the people if ever they want to bike around of jog. It might not look it but the runway of the airport is actually uphill.
We saw this man from afar fishing. What he does is every time a wave comes in, he would throw his net to catch fish that ride the wave. We were lucky that we ran into him on the road after taking these photos. He showed us what he got and told us that he was planning to make Kilawin.
A visit to Batanes wouldn't be complete without visiting the Honesty Store. This store has no shop keepers. What you do is if you want something, you get it and drop your payment in the bin. You would also have to log your purchases on the notebooks on the table.
Looking back at the photos, I still can't believe that I finally got to visit the place and see everything with my own eyes. I don't think my photos did justice to the place. Everything about this place is amazing. The food, the sights and the people were all amazing and I'm so glad that I finally got to visit this place.
To whoever reached the end of this post, I highly recommend that you plan a trip to this beautiful place ASAP. (also thank you for your patience in reading the whole post!)