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United Nations General Assembly holds sixth informal, interactive dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect, focusing on collective responsibility and international assistance
On 8 September 2014, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held its sixth annual informal, interactive dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP, R2P) at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The dialogue followed the release of the UN Secretary-General's (UNSG) sixth report on RtoP, entitled "Fulfilling our Collective Responsibility: International Assistance and the Responsibility to Protect" (A/68/947). The report explored the second pillar of the RtoP norm, which states that the international community has a responsibility to assist other states to protect their populations. In his 2014 report, the Secretary-General explored the various forms of assistance as well as the different partnerships that could be established to fulfill Pillar II and thus strengthen overall implementation of RtoP. (To read the ICRtoP's summary of the report, click here.)
Overview of the panel of experts:
The dialogue began with opening remarks from the Office of the President of the General Assembly (PGA) and the UNSG Ban Ki-Moon. The UNSG acknowledged that the Responsibility to Protect commitment, in which states agreed to counter atrocity crimes with resolve, was being "severely tested" by crises in South Sudan, Syria, Central African Republic, Nigeria, and elsewhere. Earlier action, including through the provision of assistance to states under Pillar II, would both protect at-risk populations and reduce the need for costly and controversial interventions under Pillar III. Ban further exhorted states to join him in upholding their RtoP commitments, underscoring that "turning a blind eye to these acts is no longer tenable."
The Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, then moderated a panel of experts that included the Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson; Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, former Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Jean Ping, former Chair of the African Union (AU) Commission; and Dr. Jennifer Welsh, UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect. Mr. Eliasson highlighted that the world knows that assistance works in preventing or responding to atrocities, citing the examples of Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire. He stated that rhetoric has too often outpaced action when it comes to atrocity prevention, declaring that "the lives of millions and the credibility of this organization hinge on us doing better." Dr. Pitsuwan encouraged states to take a more proactive stance in mainstreaming RtoP while noting the beneficial positioning of regional organizations in translating global commitments into principles, policies, and action on the ground. Jean Ping echoed the value of regional ownership of crises, joining Mr. Eliasson in mentioning the successful 2008 mediation by the AU of the post-electoral crisis in Kenya. Finally, Dr. Welsh described further the findings of the UNSG report, while calling on the UNGA to craft an agenda for the implementation of RtoP over the next decade.
Informal, interactive dialogue on RtoP
Following the panel of experts, sixty-seven member states gave interventions on behalf of eighty-three governments. In addition, one regional organization and four civil society organizations, including the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, as well as three ICRtoP members, delivered statements.
Rwanda began by making a statement on behalf of the 45 Member States belonging to the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect. The statement, which was the first of its kind delivered on behalf of the grouping, reaffirmed the Group of Friends' support for the work of the UN Joint Office on the Prevention of Genocide and RtoP, while also reiterating "our common understanding that RtoP reinforces, rather than alters or undermines, state sovereignty, and that RtoP is indeed a preventive commitment at its core." This emphasis on prevention proved to be a common theme throughout the day, with the European Union, Costa Rica, Latvia, Indonesia, Armenia, China, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Luxembourg, and many others stressing that prevention remains the cornerstone of the RtoP norm. In particular, states such as Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone highlighted the important role of civil society in prevention, who can "sound the alarm bells" and work to promote peace.
Another recurrent theme was the overwhelming support by Member States for the report's inclusion of the "national ownership" principle and acknowledgement of the role of regional and sub-regional organizations. New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, Argentina, Cote d'Ivoire, Uruguay, and Nigeria all highlighted the need for greater cooperation with regional organizations, who understand clearly the realities on the ground and are poised to take timely action. Nigeria noted its determination to work in partnership with other Member States to ensure effective RtoP implementation, while also calling for more international support for the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Several state interventions focused on how international assistance in related thematic areas, such as disarmament and women, peace and security, could strengthen implementation of Pillar II. For example, Ecuador, New Zealand, Finland, Montenegro, Burundi, and Sierra Leone warned that countering the arms trade would be essential in order to deny perpetrators the means necessary to commit atrocities, with several of these states endorsing the Arms Trade Treaty in this regard. Others, including the UK, Germany, Italy, Finland, Canada, Norway, and Namibia, underlined the importance of including women's perspectives in the implementation of RtoP. Thailand concurred, articulating that women can play a crucial role in conflict prevention and management, urging states to "focus more on women's empowerment." Thailand noted that UN Women's training program to Thai female police cadets was an important contribution to its ability to build capacity among women.
Questions Remain on RtoP for a Small Number of States
A small number of states, such as Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Egypt, and Bolivia, continued to express their concern with the implementation of RtoP. Many of these countries noted their apprehension that the norm could be used to justify military intervention and some opined that the three pillars should be implemented in a sequential manner. The vast majority of states who participated in the dialogue, however, reaffirmed their belief that the pillars were non-sequential and mutually reinforcing, as outlined in the 2009 report of the Secretary-General, while reminding those gathered that military force under RtoP is only a tool of last resort and must be authorized by the UN Security Council.
States discuss next steps for RtoP Implementation
As the ten-year anniversary of the adoption of the RtoP norm in the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document is approaching, several states, such as Spain and Italy, suggested that the international community take stock of the successes and challenges of RtoP. Fourteen states identified the use of the veto by Permanent Members of the Security Council as a major hurdle in implementation of RtoP. These same countries exhorted these members to adopt a voluntary restraint on the use of the veto when mass atrocities arise on the Council's agenda. A high number of states (Czech Republic, Chile, Finland, Hungary, Denmark, Luxembourg, France, Uruguay, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, and Georgia) encouraged the UNGA to consider including RtoP on its formal agenda, which could show the GA's enduring commitment to the norm.
Four civil society organizations participate in dialogue
Following Member State interventions, the floor was given to civil society to participate in the discussions on RtoP. Four civil society organizations – the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, the Global Centre for R2P, the Asia-Pacific Centre for R2P, and the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy- spoke. A point raised amongst all groups was the continued challenges facing the international community to prevent and respond to atrocities as evidenced by the crises in Syria, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan, among others. The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) used the opportunity to highlight the important role of civil society in implementing pillar two, as such actors are "already providing all three main forms of assistance, with the goal of building inclusive, resilient and transparent societies". Both the Asia-Pacific Centre on R2P and the ICRtoP identified the urgent need to shift the discourse on RtoP from primarily focusing on women as victims of atrocity crimes to include a holistic approach that recognizes and empowers women as agents of protection. Further highlighting the need to deny actors the means to commit atrocities, the Asia-Pacific Centre advocated for States to ratify and implement the Arms Trade Treaty as a means to uphold their RtoP.
Civil society also reflected on actions undertaken within the UN system, and raised points on next steps for RtoP's advancement. The ICRtoP and the World-Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy expressed support for the suggestion included within the Secretary-General's report, urging States to consider formalizing RtoP onto the agenda of the General Assembly. Additionally, The ICRtoP, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy, and Global Centre for R2P made a strong appeal for the restraint of the use of the veto in situations where populations are threatened by RtoP crimes. In discussing additional steps that Member States can undertake to strengthen their capacity to uphold RtoP as well as assist other states, the Global Centre for R2P emphasized the important work of the Global Network of R2P Focal Points, which now includes 41 governments who have appointed senior level officials to oversee RtoP's advancement domestically.
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan
Mr. Jean Ping
Dr. Jennifer Welsh
Estonia (on behalf of Latvia and Lithuania)
Rwanda (on behalf of the Group of Friends of RtoP)
Costa Rica (Spanish)
Switzerland (English and French)
Mexico (Spanish)
Cuba (Spanish)
Luxembourg (French)
Canada (in English and French)
Cote d'Ivoire (French)
Spain (Spanish)
Burundi (French)
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Origin-Destination (OD) studies are used to determine travel patterns of traffic in an area of interest for a period of time. While OD data are useful in different traffic planning projects, traditional data collection methods such as road-surveys or license plate matching are expensive and inefficient. Fortunately, Smats provides a cost-effective and efficient solution.
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December 2015
Bahraini real estate developer Naseej has announced the signing of an agreement with Ithmaar Development Company (IDC) kickstarting a project valued at BD24 million ($63.61 million).
Naseej is acquiring a 13,068-sq-m plot of land in Dilmunia at Bahrain Island to develop a mixed-use project called Canal View at Dilmunia. The agreement was signed by IDC chief executive Mohammed Khalil Alsayed and Naseej general manager Ahmed Al Hammadi.
Al Hammadi said Canal View at Dilmunia will be the first real estate project to be developed by Naseej at Muharraq in Bahrain.
"We are currently finalising the project design and expect it to have several multi-storey towers comprising residential apartments, restaurants, cafes and lifestyle commercial outlets to be developed around the Dilmunia canal," Al Hammadi said.
The residential apartments within Canal View are intended to be available for sale on a freehold basis.
Spread over 125 hectares, Dilmunia is a man-made island off the east coast of Muharraq. It is being developed by IDC, a subsidiary of Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank Ithmaar Bank.
With a unique health and wellness anchor, Dilmunia will include residences, hotels, leisure and shopping districts, and provide residents and visitors with wellness facilities and spas in a resort-type environment, said IDC.


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There's some debate over who invented this outré take on the Tijuana-born classic: It was either Eric Ripert or his ami Laurent Manrique, depending on which Michelin-starred Frenchman you ask. We'll credit it to Manrique, though, since we first encountered it at his new seafood brasserie, where hearts of romaine are grilled until soft, stuffed with Parmesan, browned under the broiler, and draped with silky slices of smoked sable. Not a Caesar as we might know it, but a deluxe interpretation. Great minds must think alike.
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This month we have chosen Florence Nightingale as an influential statistician to celebrate for the International Year of Statistics. While Florence Nightingale is most well-known as the founder of modern nursing and worldwide healthcare reform, she was also a passionate statistician and a pioneer in statistical graphics.
Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820, to a wealthy, upper-class British family. Her parents provided her with a well-rounded education that included mathematics, in which she excelled. As a young adult, she rejected the expected role of a woman of her status and entered nursing in 1844 despite the opposition of her family.
During the Crimean War, she was recruited by the Secretary of War, Sidney Herbert, to assemble a team of nurses to serve at the British hospital in the Crimea at Scutari. When she arrived at the hospital, she found it to have horrid conditions with poor hygiene, overworked staff, and a lack of food and supplies. She immediately set to work improving the conditions of the hospital with hard work and compassion. In addition to the horrid hospital conditions, she also found the medical records to be disorganized, deficient and inconsistent between hospitals. She then began systematizing the medical record keeping and collecting data for analysis. By the time Florence left the Crimea in 1856, the conditions of the hospitals in Crimea improved drastically, with death rates dropping from 42% to 2%.
After returning to Britain, Nightingale remained greatly disturbed by the many needless deaths caused by disease in the military hospitals in the Crimea. As a result, she asked Queen Victoria to appoint a Royal Commission on the Health of the Army so that the data she had collected in the Crimea, as well as other army medical data, could be analyzed for medical reform. She turned to William Farr, a leading British statistician and a founder of medical statistics, to help her analyze the data.
The statistical analysis of the data from the Crimea showed that the unsanitary living conditions led to the diseases that caused the high mortality rates, not lack of food and supplies as she had originally believed. They also discovered that the problems in the military hospitals were not limited to wartime. In peacetime, soldiers died at twice the rate as civilians aged 25 to 35.
The statistical analysis results showed a strong need for reform, but Nightingale feared that Queen Victoria and the members of Parliament who could enact reform would not be likely to read or understand her statistical reports. Thus, she created a clever graphical presentation of the statistical results called a polar area diagram, which has also been referred to as a "coxcomb." Figure 1 shows the polar area diagrams, "Diagram of the causes of mortality in the army in the East," that Nightingale used to persuade Queen Victoria of the need for reform by improving the sanitary conditions of military hospitals.
Nightingale continued to use statistics to reform medical record-keeping in Britain and to reform sanitary living conditions in rural India. In 1858, Nightingale became the first woman elected as a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society for her work on army and hospital statistics and sanitation reform. She was also elected as an honorary member of the American Statistical Association in 1874. Nightingale died on Aug. 13, 1910, at the age of 90. She left a legacy of many saved lives and medical reform that was fueled by the use of statistical graphics as a powerful tool of persuasion.
Figure 2 shows a reproduction of Nightingale's April 1855 to March 1856 polar area diagram created with Graph Builder in JMP 10.
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Emil Friedman wrote:
Is there a "how to" showing how to create Figure 2 using graph builder? Can it also be done using the the "old-fashioned" pull-downs? I've been using JMP since version 2 and haven't yet needed graph builder.
Laura Lancaster wrote:
Hi Emil,
Currently this type of graph can only be constructed in Graph Builder. To construct it, drag the month (a categorical column) to the X-axis. Next drag Deaths - Zymotic Diseases (a continuous column) to the Y-axis. Now right click in the graph and choose Points > Change to > Pie. Right click in the graph again and choose Pie > Pie Style > Coxcomb. Now drag Deaths - Wounds & Injuries just to the right of the Y-axis so that you can see the Coxcomb nesting. Do the same for Deaths - Other Causes. This should create a "Coxcomb" or Polar Area Diagram similar to Florence Nightingale's diagram.
MS wrote:
Very interesting story. Thanks for this great article!
Jim Coleman wrote:
Very nice post. I'm encouraged to do a post on my own blog on Nightingale as a statistician, one focused on her very interesting comments as she read Quetelet. It is all beautifully presented in editor Lynn McDonald's fifth volume of the Florence Nightingale Collected Works.
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[...] can create a polar area diagram in JMPÂ and similar diagrams are available in SAS including the Windrose diagram [...]
max galarza wrote:
My mother was a professional nurse and Florence Nightingale admirer; she went to visit her memorial museum in London two years before she passed away (2014).
I am sure that she would had been prouder to know that her heroine was a passionate statistician and a pioneer in statistical graphics.
I was doing some research on exploratory data analysis for my doctoral studies in business when this article came across.
Thank you for the story, it moved me twice.
Regards Max Galarza Hernandez
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While as a designer, Elikem knows how to put the fabrics/styles together to make it work...and that is the very reason,they fit like hands to gloves.
Pokello, the pretty mother of one is such a better choice.Beautiful and hard working, and it's so cool seeing her slay as always as she represents His fashion brands and her very own shoe line.


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They are at it again! The dysfunctional Alum Rock Union School District Board of Trustees is preparing to hire lawyers on Thursday at yet another special meeting. The lawyers they seem intent on hiring are in bed with Del Terra Construction. The problems the district has been dealing with for months now stem from hiring Del Terra to do the repairs for which the citizens authorized bonds and then hiring the same people to supervise themselves. Hiring the fox to guard the hen-house? Then hiring the foxes' lawyers? Please, everyone, show up at the meeting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and tell them "No!"
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If you're taking the family skiing at half term (and no, I'm not envious AT ALL…) then I'm willing to bet that at least some of you will suffer from Nervous Skier Syndrome. I've had this in spades for years, and it has got progressively worse as the years have passed. In fact, out of my friends in their forties who ski, most of the women admit that they, too, are sufferers.
I used to be that person you've seen snivelling at the side of an icy, steep run whilst my confident friends – and children – disappeared in a cloud of powder. It's not that I was a bad skier. Get me on a nice, gentle slope and I could execute conscientious, ski-school turns with even a little flourish at the end. But put me on a black run, show me a mogul field or send me down a sheet of ice and when I'd finally been persuaded to stop crying I'd exhibit what an instructor once sneeringly dismissed as Scheißehaus posture.
Except that all this changed last year, and it was entirely due to the fact that I had a GoPro camera attached to my helmet. I'd always thought of it as something for lads and dads, turning them into reckless speed fiends. But as a nervous skier, it turned out that the prospect of creating cool footage with whizzy effects gave me the va-va-voom that my skiing needed. After all, where's the fun in filming the boring old blue run?
Of course it helped that I was in Austria as a guest of GoPro to watch the Nine Queens women's freestyle event – it was hard to be cowardly when there were incredible stunts going on in the background. It also helped that I was coached, for a brief but glorious hour, by world champion freestyle skier Kaya Turski.
But none of that really explains this:
Yup, unbelievably that is actually me. Transformed from sniffling, crouching, blue run-hugger into… well, something pretty damned cool, though I say it myself. With the thought of the footage never far from my mind, suddenly, from somewhere, I summoned the courage to fly. And what a glorious feeling it was.
So if you, like me, are the anxious one in the group, see if you can get hold of one of these babies. They're not cheap – the model I tried retails at just over £400. But my goodness, they are so worth it.
There's just one thing, though. My footage mysteriously disappeared (there was an after party, that's all I'm saying). So there's nothing for it but to go back to the slopes and try again.
Pics by Johannes Ostergard (apart from Kaya's selfie!)
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Gain the beautiful face you want with cheek implants! Bangkok physicians wait to serve you.
Cheek implant, cheek augmentation or Malar Augmentation, lifts the cheek and thus makes the cheek bones seem perfectly formed. Imperfections caused by accidents or by birth are corrected through cheek augmentation using cheek implants.
Attractiveness is derived from well formed cheeks. Cheeks that are shaped well give the appearance of youth and good looks. While there are people who were born with great cheek formation, there are many who were not quite so lucky. Those who were not lucky enough to have great cheek structure can achieve the attractive features desired with the use of cheek implants. Bangkok physicians are highly trained in Malar Augmentation procedures and can help the individual achieve the results he or she is expecting.
To lift the cheeks and insert cheek implants, Bangkok physicians sometimes use fat and other fillers but solid silicone is most often used. Solid silicone is used more often than other fillers because it is non-reactive and can be removed at a later date if the patient wishes removal. When selecting a cheek implant, Bangkok physicians are careful to select the correct size and shape for the individual's face.
Depending on the look the individual is trying to accomplish, the cheek implant may be inserted laterally or frontally. Additionally the Malar augmentation method is also dependent on the desired result. Cheek implant surgery procedures include bone grafting, autologous tissue grafting, autologous fat grafting, cadaveric bone grafting and tissue grafting.
Just as there are several procedures used in when inserting cheek implants, Bangkok physicians used several materials with solid silicone being the material of choice. Other materials are porous and tissue can merge with porous materials making later removal difficult if not impossible. The materials used in cheek implants include solid silicone, polyethylene, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and acellular dermal matrix—acellular dermal matrix is made from human tissue.
To hide the possibility of scars in cheek implants, Bangkok doctors place the necessary incision inside the patient's mouth. The implant is then inserted either atop the cheekbone or is attached to it with screws and stitches. The procedure is very quick and patients often return home within sixty minutes.
Malar augmentation presents the lowest risks when compared to all other types of cosmetic surgery. There is always the possibility of scarring, loss of feeling in the augmented areas, bruising, scarring or infections after any surgery. The major concern for cheek augmentation is chiefly patient approval and the possibility that a second procedure may be required.
While infections from Malar augmentation are atypical the patient is cautioned to contact his or her physician should an infection present itself. The patient will be given antibiotics which will usually clear up the infection. If for some reason the infection is not cleared up, the implant will be removed and further treatment of the infection will ensue. When the infection is finally cleared up, the Malar augmentation can be completed again.
A very small shift can cause a cheek augmentation to look distorted; therefore, should any shifting occur the patient should contact the physician. The physician will complete a second cheek augmentation procedure. The second procedure is usually the final and it is rare that shifting occurs after this procedure.
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Passport to Success provides families with a learning kit and online resources to explore libraries, museums, and cultural events. The learning kit includes a family resource guide (map) to help families explore the available sites and activities across the county, as well as a passport (stamp book) for tracking your visits. Families that register their summer learning kits through Families In Schools are eligible to receive prizes, participate in weekly scavenger hunts and receive learning tips online.
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Dave Kandal students focus on learning and practicing the SONIC virtues.
Click on the file below so see what "SONICS" means to your child.
Our SonIc virtue for this month is Integrity.
- Doing the right thing.
- What is your personal code of honour?
- Would we have war if we had integrity?


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BIU has been able to provide us with the expertise and resources to change. We receive extra funding by selling donations at our shops in the South West collected by dedicated BIU drivers from Red Cross branded, patented, theft-proof banks at Tesco stores.
BIU's reporting process also allows us to share stock volumes donated by customers, each week and by each location. All stock sold through our shops is tagged with its own branded labels and tracked through our EPoS system, meaning full sales information from each donation and customer sale can be supplied to Tesco.
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After a stuttering start to their Aviva Premiership campaign, the Tigers have decided to bolster their ranks with the arrival of utility back Afa Pakalani, along with front-rowers Kyle Traynor and Jake Kerr.
Tonga international Pakalani can play at wing or full-back, while Traynor is a recognised prop and Kerr features at hooker.
O'Connor has been pleased with the arrival of the trio and feels they all have bright future ahead of them at Welford Road.
"Afa is a good player in the back three. He has played his first Test rugby this year and is a good age profile for us. We've been looking for a bit of depth in our backline options.
"Kyle has plenty of experience with Edinburgh and Bristol as well as playing Test rugby, while Jake is an ambitious young man who had some success in Scotland age-groups."


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Bambara Mystic Soul [The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979]
For its commemorative 10th release, Analog Africa indulges in Burkina Faso, one of the jewels of the Sahel, a harsh and arid strip that straddles the southern Sahara, stretching from Dakar in the west to Djibouti in the east. Formerly known as Haute Volta, Burkina Faso's sound was organized and nurtured during the country's time as part of a vast patchwork making up French colonial West Africa. The rise of a post-independence urban middle class willing to invest in the Burkinabé arts spawned a cadre of singers, bands, orchestras and, most importantly, competitive record labels who all played their part in ushering in a golden age of music in their landlocked nation during the 1970's - a decade marred by political instability in the country and an era of artistic enlightenment empowering the whole of Africa. The Sahelian climate fortunately bore no influence on the Burkinabé sound, which is cosmopolitan as it was raw. West Africa was and continues to remain deeply interconnected. In search of better gigs, well-to-do producers and sufficient recording equipment, Burkinabé musicians ventured across the surrounding region, returning home with a wealth of knowledge of their neighbors' distinctive styles. The raw sound of Burkina Faso combined Afro-Funk, traditional Islamic rhythms and subtle Afro-Latin sounds brought over by visiting Cuban ensembles. Mandingue melodies and guitar techniques from Mali and Guinea, however, were by far the most defining traits of a potent African mix that distinguished the Voltaic style between 1974 and 1979. Beginning with L'Harmonie Voltaïque and Orchestre Super Volta (both featured in this compilation), the pioneering orchestras from the capital Ouagadougou, several groups followed suit. Regional orchestras outside of the capital proudly boasted the contemporary sound through ensembles such as Echo del Africa National and Volta Jazz, and exported much needed skilled musicians back to the capital. Record labels across Burkina Faso sprung up to capture the newly born mystic and soulful sound taking over the country. Volta Discobel and Club Voltaïque du Disque (CVD) emerged in 1974 and competed for the modern music of their people. Despite its humble beginnings as a record shop, CVD came to dominate the industry. Both labels worked with the heavyweights of the time, such as the majestic Amadou Ballaké, a national icon who is featured extensively on this compilation. By the mid 70's, Ouagadougou had become a hotbed for African music, filled with touring bands, gifted instrumentalists and hypnotic vocalists. Talent was abound, to say the least. Jean Claube Bamago, the founder of Afro-Soul System, went from being a "musician's tailor" to a celebrated singer. Legendary singer Amadou Ballaké himself jumped from job to job before being recognized for his graceful voice. While it might be Analog Africa's venture into possibly the most obscure of African sounds thus far, the sounds of the golden age of Burkinabé music deserve to be heard and the varying styles that came to define the era are completely covered in this 16-track release, accompanied by a 44-page booklet.
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6. Mamo Lagbema - "Love, Music and Dance" 4:07
7. Amadou Ballaké et Les 5 Consuls - "Baden Djougou" 4:2
8. Amadou Ballaké et l'Orchestre Super Volta - "Johnny" 3:31
9. Coulibaly Tidiani - "Sie Koumgolo" 4:09
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13. Mamo Lagbema - "Zambo Zambo" 4:32
14. Traoré Seydou Richard et Les Vadou du Flamboyant - "Katougou" 4:19
15. Amadou Ballaké et l'Orchestre Super Volta - "Oye Ka Bara Kignan" 4:01
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By Johannes Wetzel
PARIS, 23 FEBRUARY 2007 —The Oscar for Best Foreign Film of 2006 will be awarded on February 25th, and the winner just might be Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others ) This German film on the Stasi (the secret police in the former East Germany), has already won numerous German and European film awards.
Released in the U.S. in February, Das Leben der Anderen is a very well-made film with an outstanding cast. Despite its unusual length (2:17) and fairly conventional direction, an atmosphere of suspense is sustained throughout.
German critics have stressed that Das Leben der Anderen is one of the rare films that deal seriously with the second dictatorship to take hold in Germany in the twentieth century. Among the other films that treat the subject, some are close to documentaries: like Das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit: Alltag einer Behörde (2002) by Jan Lorenzen and Christian Klemke, and Aus Liebe zum Volk (2003) by Eyal Sivan and Audrey Maurion. Others, such as Connie Walthers' Feuer und Flamme (2001), are clearly fictional. But Das Leben der Anderen is the first to gain such a large audience, or to be so praised by a majority of critics:
It seems that the time has now come when the GDR can be considered as more than a mere curiosity—a place where narrow minded people drove plastic cars and ate Spreewald gherkins , as shown inGood Bye Lenin (2003) or Sonnenallee (1999). There are hilarious moments, such as a Stasi typewriter expert explaining blandly to his superior why he can't identify a typewriter used by an opponent of the regime (under which all typewriters had to be registered by their owners). But on the whole, the film is set in opposition to the current impluse to Ostalgie (the nostalgic look backwards on the old East Germany), and especially the attempts of former Stasi officers to downplay the brutality of the regime .
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After German reunification, the playwright, as thousands of former GDR-citizens did, reads the records the Stasi had compiled on him, and discovers the truth: who saved him (the officer) and who betrayed him (his own wife). To his guardian angel he dedicated his new book. Its title: Ballad of the Good Human. This redemption of the devil is hard to accept for many of the regime's victims, such as the 16,000 men and women to whom German politicians recently granted a 250-euro monthly pension for spending six months or more in jail for political reasons. This film intends reconciliation. But eighteen years after the wall came down, Germany is only at the beginning of working through its past.
And why, after all, does this Stasi-officer change from Saul to Paul? Once again, the plot reduces the political problem to a sentimental one. The officer, shown as living alone in a sad greyish flat relieved only by the visit of a government-owned prostitute, witnesses the far more exciting "lives of others" and is moved by the contrast. Maybe he simply falls in love with the beautifull actress. Maybe he is moved by the writers grief upon learning of the suicide of a a fellow director, banned from working for years by the regime. Or maybe he just disapproves the observation when he realizes that its purpose is to eliminate the playwright simply because the minister of culture lusts after his wife. But whatever the reason, he does not evolve into a political opponent to a dictatorship with no respect for democracy, justice and human rights.
When he explains the genesis of his film, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck cites a quote from Lenin. As he recalls it: "I shouldn't listen to Beethoven's Appassionata piano sonata too often. Otherwise, I feel like petting children's heads and will never finish my revolution." Unfortunately for us all, the Appassionata never did change history.
Johannes Wetzel is a German journalist and culture critic. Based in Paris, he contributes to the Berliner Zeitung, Die Welt, and Stuttgarter Zeitung.
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Millions of people ride the subway everyday and you can assume that about half of them are women. These women are exposed to ads for breast implants or weight loss supplements — but not a lot of ads are geared toward empowering them.
Earlier in October, ads for Thinx, a company that makes special underwear for women to wear during their period in lieu of other products like tampons or pads, were put under review by the Metropolitan Transit Authority who found the ads "too suggestive."
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The ads themselves complied with MTA advertising guidelines, but the company was originally denied their minimal ads. After some social media outcry, the MTA's advertising contractor, Outfront Media, reversed their decision and will now be running the ads.
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"I'm offended that the bulk of ads are designed to make women feel inadequate, or sexually objectifies them [sic]... Women bleed out of their vaginas, have body hair and take giant shits. And it's all natural. Get over it and let us live."
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"I didn't do this to promote [Thinx] in any way. I did it to combat shame, and to provide a tampon for anyone who ends up needing one while commuting," said Sleidi.
Her mask and fliers (which she also tapes to the tops of her tampon boxes) don't just make the point that menstruation is just a natural part of life — they also have an irreverent, subversive humor that make a commuter sit up and take notice.
Her fliers have bloody movie and TV references like Jaws, Carrie and Game of Thrones, using sayings like "Menstruation. Period. The Red Wedding. Natural."
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While Sleidi isn't protesting on behalf of Thinx, whose ads are officially going to run in the subways starting on Nov. 9, she can see their worth — with some criticism. While she can see how useful the underwear might be, she personally disagrees with the company's decision to advertise specifically in Williamsburg.
"[Founder of Thinx, Miki Agrawal] called [Williamsburg] the place where 'creative mavens' and 'the people who change culture' live. That ignores the neighborhood's extensive gentrification, and all the poor families that have been displaced because of it...Those ads are gorgeous, though," said Sleidi.
Sleidi doesn't intend to stop in the subways either. She has started walking around city streets spreading the love to street-level pedestrians as well. She was recently in the Financial District, posting fliers on the famous "Charging Bull" statue.
New Yorkers don't seem too phased when they see a woman dressed as a vagina, she said.
"I heard a train conductor speak in coded language and assumed he was calling the cops, so I rushed out the station. Other than that and the occasional dirty look, everything went off without a hitch."


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Lauren Ashley Chappell was born and raised in Paris, TX by her parents Robby and Staci Russell. She is happy to be home in Paris and is excited to have the opportunity to begin her medical career with the outstanding doctors at Texoma Dermatology, now U.S. Dermatology Partners, who have long served our community. Ashley attended Paris ISD schools and graduated from Paris High School with top honors, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and a minor in Business from Texas A & M University in College Station, and received her Master of Physician Assistant Studies from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Ashley has always had a love for medicine and helping others. Her experience working at Azalea Orthopedic Clinic in Tyler and shadowing her uncle, Dr. Michael Russell, confirmed her passion for medicine and grew her interest in becoming a Physician Assistant. Through Dr. Russell's PA, she gained a great respect and appreciation for the value a Physician Assistant can bring to the doctor and the patient.
After years of being away from home while in school, Ashley moved back to her hometown with her husband Grant Chappell, also a hometown boy and graduate of Paris High and Texas A&M. With deep roots planted in Paris, TX, they are eager to be giving back to the Paris Community where their families have resided for many generations.
Ashley is passionate about caring for others in the community and following God's will for her life. She is excited to see what God has planned for her, her family, and her career in dermatology. She loves the many resources available to her that will enhance the benefits of advanced skin care to our Paris patients.
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We've been paying a lot of attention to the OLPC project, and the resultant XO laptop. That's because the project is ambitious as it is important, putting laptops into the hands of those who otherwise wouldn't have access to them, thus bridging the digital divide.
They've been in design, in theory, in limbo, and now, finally, in the hands of students who they're meant for. Uruguay this week becomes the first recipient of XO laptops for its school kids, and so far reactions seem ecstatic.
OLPC has taken a smart move by locking the sought-after devices just before shipment, with an unlocking key at the arrival point, meaning that if a shipment is intercepted, they machines can't be used. Nice thinking.
We're happy the project can now be called successful in most respects, and that the concept has been proven.
First OLPC deployment: now it's real [Radion.org]


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Proving that being a multi-millionairess super-model businesswoman does absolutely nothing to distort your image of the world, Elle McPherson give a touching interview to the UK's Hello Magazine, where she reveals, that far from living in a gilded tower of luxury, she has real problems and challenges to face in life too. Here, listen up as she reveals what those 'challenges' are.
"They're deep rooted and personal...... I have no end of decisions to make: how many days' holidays to take between periods of work? Is it better to do Pilates or Yoga?"
Jesus, it's a wonder the poor love gets anything done.


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#tbt to this date in 2004. I was lying in a hospital bed post-op in the Denver Spine Center surgery unit, having just undergone a few different orthopaedic spinal surgery procedures for some severely herniated discs and some subsequent nerve damage. That morning, I was wheeled into the operating room in a wheelchair. I couldn't […]
Successful Inaugural Iceland Ski & Sail Expedition…
This Spring marked an exciting 'first' for Lotus Alpine Adventures, as we embarked with a crew of four guests on a very unique and exotic ski mountaineering expedition to the Westfjords region of extreme NW Iceland, for a week of skiing in the Hornstradir Nature Reserve aboard the 98-year old wooden oak sailing ship, the Donna Wood of North Sailing Husavik.
The Westfjords region of Iceland is incredibly beautiful and also incredibly remote. Deep fjords cut into the mountainous landscape here making each valley and village feel extremely isolated, while the topography of the land makes for endless couloirs and interesting ski terrain to be explored, beginning just steps from the shores of the Arctic Ocean. It's combination of raw and intense beauty, extreme weather (which we experienced quite a lot of), and remoteness was outdone only by the genuine and welcoming hospitality from the Icelandic people that dwell here, where they've lived for generations among this tiny corner of one of the world's most isolated islands.
Ski Mountaineering Trip to Alaska's Thompson Pass
As the ski season winds down in the Elk Mountains of Colorado, and Spring makes it's arrival on the calendar, so lies the time for the annual pilgrimage to a special and favorite ski destination of mine….the Chugach Mountains of Alaska's Thompson Pass.
This year's trip, run for Irwin Guides, marked my 8th consecutive Spring of ski guiding in this wondrous and vast mountainous and glaciated terrain that holds such a unique place in the hearts and minds of backcountry ski and ski mountaineering aficionados from around the world.
Alaska's mountains are big. The terrain is big, the scale hard to gauge and comprehend, and the snow is incredible….smooth, consistent, and reliably good. This year was no different, and in the end, it was unfortunate that only 1 week and 1 trip was spent here in this mecca, where a lifetime of ski lines awaits.


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Miami students focus on service during spring break 2017
By Sarah Mattina, news and communications intern
Many Miami University students will spend their spring break serving others, learning and exploring at both the local and international levels. The following is a sample of programs and activities students will participate in during the week of March 18-26.
BOOM: Break Out of Miami
The student organization Break Out of Miami, otherwise known as BOOM, will travel to Oklahoma to work with the Miami Tribe, with which Miami University has a strong relationship.
Brad Kasberg (Miami '12) is the environmental scientist directing the service aspect of the trip. Students will assist the tribe in planting native vegetation, such as milkweed.
The Myaamia Center and the BOOM planning committee conducted pre-trip educational sessions to teach students about the history, language and current status of the Miami Tribe.
Bringing JOY to the Dominican Republic
The Justification of Youth (JOY) was founded in 2014 by Frankie Roskam (Miami '15). Since then the student organization has taken Miami students to serve at-risk and orphaned youth in the Dominican Republic several times throughout the year.
This spring break they will travel to Santo Domingo to work in a youth care center and school.
CRU in Montenegro and Panama City Beach
CRU, a Christian student organization on campus, leads its third spring break service trip to Montenegro this year.
Members of the organization also have the opportunity to travel to Panama City Beach for "Big Break," a conference designed to educate and help students share their faith.
Getting involved locally
Both the Miami University Oxford and Hamilton campuses provide alternative spring breaks for those interested in serving local communities.
Miami Hamilton offers STAYcation, an immersive four-day service experience. The week starts with a poverty simulation (which is open to the community with an RSVP) called C.O.P.E., the Cost of Poverty Experience. The week is dedicated to learning more about poverty and other social issues, including food insecurity, addiction, domestic violence/assault, homelessness and more. Students will visit with a number of social service agencies to learn about their missions and completing hands-on community service projects at these sites. The Hamilton program is sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement
This experience also includes a historical overview of the city of Hamilton for students to gain a more in-depth understanding of not only the challenges faced by the community but also the positive changes.
Students on Oxford's campus can participate in a three-day Alternative Spring Break Service Program aimed at fostering connectedness and understanding between Miami students and the Oxford/Cincinnati communities.
By participating in meaningful community service projects with local nonprofit organizations, Miami students will learn how they can make a difference in Oxford, Cincinnati and beyond.
The Oxford program is sponsored by the office of community engagement and service, International student and scholar services and student activities.
Rebuilding Gatlinburg
Twelve Miami University Middletown students and four staff members will participate in a four-day service trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Students will assist in rebuilding homes affected by wildfires that devastated the region in November.
Students will hear about Appalachian culture and the impact of the fire on local residents from a variety of speakers and community members throughout the trip.
Upon their return, students can showcase what they experienced and learned at a special event on Monday, April 3, at the Middletown campus.
The program is sponsored by the office of community engagement and service and the Regional English Language Center. It is conducted in partnership with Live It, an outreach ministry with more than 700 different service projects in Gatlinburg.
Government Relations Network
Students will travel to both Columbus and Washington, D.C., with the Miami University Government Relations Network to participate in a conference that will give them experience in the world of government legislation.
They will get to discuss important issues like research, higher education in Ohio, budgetary matters and their Miami experiences with legislators and staff.
Opt-outside: adventures in nature
The Outdoor Pursuit Center will lead two different trips this spring break.
Students have the opportunity to backpack the last 50 miles of the Appalachian Trail. This six-day trip will travel through the Georgia section of the Appalachian Mountain Range and will finish at Springer Mountain.
Students can also ski in the Rocky Mountain National Park. The trip begins with an introduction to ski-touring and winter backpacking techniques.


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If you're famous and pregnant, it seems like the only natural thing is to take all your clothes off and pose for a magazine cover, a la Demi Moore's infamous Vanity Fair shoot.
While the likes of Jessica Simpson and Britney might not quite have mastered it, you can always rely on the supermodels to do it right — like Erin O'Connor, posing at 8 1/2 months pregnant for what looks to be an utterly beautiful shoot by Nick Knight for SHOWstudio in London.
Knight instragrammed a cheeky snapshot of the new project yesterday with the caption, "The wonderful Erin O'Connor, 8 and half months pregnant. Beautiful [sic]," before going on to add, "I will be publishing a small portfolio of the images later this week on SHOWstudio. Thank you@ezzaoconnor xxx." Erin then responded on the photo in the comments, thanking him and his wife Charlotte, who also runs SHOWstudio.
It is the 36-year-old model's first child with partner Steve Gibson, which she managed to keep a secret before attending the InStyle Magazine's pre-BAFTA party in February with a rather sizeable bump and letting the world see for themselves. While we may have seen it before with Claudia Schiffer, Allesandra Ambrosia, Miranda Kerr and many more supermodels baring their bumps, Erin O'Connor brings a new ethereal quality to her image which will no doubt be enhanced by Nick Knight before the final images are released.


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Slightly Alcoholic Pear Sorbet
2 regular-size cans (approx. 15 oz. each) canned pears
1-2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup Hazelnut liqueur
Note on ingredients: Use pears canned with fruit juice in order to avoid the sugar issue, Alternately, use very ripe (peeled and cored) fresh pears and some pear juice to make four cups. For the spices, you can also just use your own preference of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, etc.
Freeze the pears for at least several hours. Remove the pears from the freezer and open the can from both ends. Push the pears out into a blender or food processor. Add the spices and liqueur, and blend until smooth.
If you serve it immediately, it's softer like an Icee. If you put it into a container and freeze it, it gets firmer, like sorbet. Either way, it's sweet and a little bit spicy with the yummy taste of the liqueur.
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The Bentley T1 was a Bentley badged version of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, differing from it's Rolls Royce counterpart by it's more rounded front grill, and Bentley motif badging throughout. It's price also undercut the Rolls-Royce by £50, designed to be sold to owners wanting an understated luxury saloon.
With only 1,703 saloons produced compared to over ten times that number of Shadows, the Bentley could be considered more exclusive.
The car for sale here was first registered in September 1975, and has been with its current custodian since 2005. Complete with a history file, current MoT and UK V5 registration this T1 is finished in Serpia brown. Bentley T1s are highly sought after and this example is offered with a sensible reserve.


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Fiberglass/resin birdbaths allow mobility and easy set up. These bird baths also come with the coloring directly infused into the product. This will allow the birdbath to be placed outdoors and not weather naturally as cast stone pieces tend to. Due to the construction, these bird baths will be lightweight and can easily be placed in just about any location.


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The bridges of Eduardo Torroja which I've discussed so far included some innovative (Tempul Aqueduct) and unusual (Quince Ojos) structures, but none to rival the engineer's greatest structural designs aesthetically. But continuing a few years onwards, to the construction of the Alloz Aqueduct in 1939, and that changes (photo courtesy of Bridge Ink).
The Tempul Aqueduct used a concrete box to contain the aqueduct pipeline. At Alloz, water is carried in an open-topped channel, and the structure itself forms the channel. As a result, the avoidance of cracking in the concrete became the dominant design concern, and Torroja used a combination of methods to ensure the concrete remained in compression in all situations.
First, every alternate span is split at midspan (each span being 19m long). This establishes a bending moment diagram such that no part of the viaduct is in sagging, and hence the bottom edge of the channel is always in longitudinal compression (the image on the right and those below are all taken from The Structures of Eduardo Torroja). The joints are sealed using sheets of corrugated lead embedded in the concrete and protected by bituminous mastic.
To ensure that the top edge is similarly compressed, Torroja incorporated prestressing cables into the channel, with a somewhat unusual method for loading the cables. Unlike a modern prestressed concrete bridge, where prestress is applied by jacks at the ends of the cables, Torroja introduced transverse jacks between pairs of cables, and by jacking the cables apart, lengthened and hence stressed the cables. If more prestress is required than can be provided by such a jack, it is simply applied at multiple locations. A similar approach to prestressing has been used by Eladio Dieste in his brick shell structures.
Transverse prestress is also applied, using bars spanning between the channel's top flanges, placed at roughly 5m intervals. By tightening turnbuckles on the bars and drawing the two flanges slightly together, the inner face of the channel becomes compressed.
These techniques all seem highly unorthodox to a modern engineer, given the way that other methods have come to dominate in the intervening decades. But they exhibit a remarkable practically-minded ingenuity, and a concern to dimension and arrange the structure to produce the desired behaviour, rather than simply to design a more-or-less arbitrary structure and make it strong enough to cope with the resulting distribution of forces (as is so often the norm in structural engineering).
However, the real reason that the Alloz Aqueduct has lasted so well is not the technology, but its appearance. It is fundamentally difficult to make a long, deep concrete viaduct look attractive, but Torroja undoubtedly succeeded. The use of the parabolic channel cross-section is important, with the curved underside working well against the structure's overriding linearity. But the compass-shape legs, each of them offering a saddle support to the aqueduct, are the standout feature, carefully proportioned, and strikingly memorable.
This is my favourite Torroja bridge.
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08 February 2010
Torroja Bridges: 4. Alloz Aqueduct
Posted by The Happy Pontist at 9:37 PM
Labels: aqueduct, Eduardo Torroja, Spain, Torroja bridges series
1 comment:
- Sketch Country said...
This is a brilliant case study of the functional requirements (an uncracked concrete channel) influencing the structural form!
For all the practical\aesthetic issues that are simple to rectify in hindsight, it's a clear case of an engineer taking a problem and working through it step-by-step!
I particularly love the turnbuckle tension which 'bends the horseshoe' to keep the intrados in compression. I don't think I've ever seen that before, but the diagram makes the reasons and practicality incredibly clear.
I'm thoroughly enjoying this series of posts - many thanks.
- February 9, 2010 at 4:44 PM
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The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a newly constructed single tenant net leased O'Reilly Auto Parts store located at 5618 Treaschwig Road in Spring, Texas for $1,383,964.
O'Reilly Auto Parts is the sole occupant of the recently constructed 6,800 square foot building. The property is benefited by a Kroger grocery anchored center which is located across the street. The O'Reilly Auto Parts is located approximately five miles north of the George Bush Intercontinental Airport which is one of North America's busiest airports.
Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the buyer in the transaction. The purchaser was a high net worth Midwest-based family partnership in a 1031 Exchange and the seller was a national real estate development company.
The O'Reilly Auto Parts lease is for twenty years and features a 6% rent escalation in year 11 and 16. O'Reilly Auto Parts is an investment grade tenant (S&P: BBB) and is publicly traded with a market capitalization in excess of $24 billion.
"The market for new construction net leased auto parts stores remains active as these assets are in high demand among private investors," said Randy Blankstein, President of The Boulder Group. Jimmy Goodman, Partner of The Boulder Group, added, "Properties featuring long term leases with multiple rental escalations throughout the primary term remain in the forefront of investor demand."
About The Boulder Group
The Boulder Group is a boutique investment real estate service firm specializing in single tenant net lease properties. The firm provides a full range of brokerage, advisory, and financing services nationwide to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes high net worth individuals, developers, REITs, partnerships and institutional investment funds. Founded in 1997, the firm has arranged the acquisition and disposition of over $2.4 billion of single tenant net lease real estate transactions. From 2010-2014, the firm was ranked in the top 10 companies in the nation for single tenant retail transactions by Real Capital Analytics. The Boulder Group is headquartered in suburban Chicago.
For more information, visit: www.bouldergroup.com
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The Dragon sports scheme focuses on introducing children from 7-11 years old into athletics, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rugby, golf, and tennis.
Dragon Sport Co-ordinators provide step-by-step advice and training to help schools, sports clubs and volunteers deliver Dragon Sport.
Find out more about Dragon Sports
If a child would like to take part in a Dragon Sport session, they can do so by either joining an after school club at their primary school, or by contacting the Dragon Sport Officer using the contact details below.
Parents, grandparents, students and other volunteers have much to offer children through sport and are strongly encouraged to become involved in Dragon Sport.
To become a qualified organiser , you must be 18 or over, attend a Dragon Sport workshop and hold one of the following qualifications:
Recognised Play Worker or Youth Worker qualification.
Community Sports Leader Award
Current national governing body leader or coach award
Teacher qualification
Girlguiding Cymru Leadership qualification
Scout Association Wood Badge holder
If you would prefer to help alongside a qualified organiser, you can if you have attended a Dragon Sport workshop. Helpers must be over 13 years old.
Find out when the workshops take place
You can contact a sport's National Governing Body (NGB) for a list of minimum leader and coach awards.
Find a Welsh NGB of sport website
You can contact us if you would like more information on Dragon Sports or follow us on twitter: @DragonSportDCC
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What Is Cilantro Dressing?
Cilantro dressing is a light herb-flavored dressing that is typically served over a salad. Cilantro is commonly thought of as one of the main ingredients to pico de gallo, a fresh Mexican salsa made with herbs and fresh produce. The flavor of the cilantro adds a citrus-like flavor that freshens most dishes. The dressing generally consists of cilantro as the main ingredient, an oil such as olive or canola, lemon juice, and vinegar. There are other ingredients that can be added to the dressing to build on the taste, such as garlic, cumin, or a diced chile.
One of the most common ways to serve cilantro dressing is over various types of salads. Types of salads can include a common garden salad, a pasta salad, or sometimes a vegetable salad. Cilantro dressing is typically served over a cold pasta salad because the pasta absorbs the flavor of the dressing very easily to create a fresh and light taste with a hearty meal.
This dressing has also been used on top of meat dishes such as chicken and pork. Cilantro dressing can make a great topping for carne asada tacos or any other variation of tacos. The delicate yet distinct flavor is brought out in most dishes by adding lemon or lime juice to the dressing. Any chile, pepper, or powder can be added to the cilantro dressing to give a spicy kick of flavor.
When making cilantro dressing, many people blanch the cilantro in water for 10 seconds to bring the color out and soften the leaves. This can make the cilantro easier to combine with the other ingredients in a food processor or blender. When cooking with cilantro, it is important not to overcook the delicate leaves. The texture of the cilantro should be intact and only a bit softened for the richest flavor.
Adding ingredients like sour cream or mayonnaise can act like a thickening agent for people who like a thicker dressing. A great shortcut to making cilantro dressing without spending time mixing many ingredients is to add freshly chopped cilantro to ranch dressing. If cilantro dressing is made from scratch, the dressing will only keep for approximately a week if it is sealed in an airtight container. If a person is adding cilantro to store-bought ranch dressing, the expiration date on the bottle of ranch dressing would apply. The commercial ranch dressing typically contains preservatives that keep foods fresh for a longer period of time.


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Private lessons offer a learning pace that is tuned to you in particular, which usually means a slightly accelerated learning pace over group classes. The more skilled you are, the more true this becomes. At the absolute-beginner level, there is almost no difference between a good group class and private lessons.
Greater concentration on individual dance technique also occurs in the private lesson versus group classes. For the more skilled dancer, private lessons are recommended. For highly skilled dancers, private lessons are highly recommended.
Private lessons are good for working intensively on details after you have taken some group classes. Usually this involves the details of bedrock technique skills, and sometimes involves little details that go wrong in your leading (men) or following (women).
Private lessons are good for feeling what an excellent partner should feel like, because you get to dance directly with the instructor, who, in theory anyway, is pretty good at this stuff. Private lessons are also good for being coached on what you should feel like, since the instructor can give you feedback on a moment-to-moment basis.
Private lessons are good for intensive pre-wedding polishing, especially after you have taken some group classes. In one or two private lessons, we can polish the little things that aren't fixable in a group class; work on styling (tuned for dancing in wedding clothes); and deal with "first dance" choreography -- how to pattern the moves across the floor to look good.
Private lessons are also the solution if: (a) Your schedule absolutely cannot accommodate any of the group classes being taught. (b) You are in a hurry to learn. Since the sole focus is on you in a private lesson setting, you will naturally learn to dance more quickly and you may display better technique early on.
Private lessons, however, are more expensive than group lessons. Private lessons can cost 6 - 10 times more than group class lessons. For information on Private lessons taught by Ben De La Vega at PJ's Dancetique, including the costs and how to sign up, see Private Lessons.
First, you can learn to dance at a lower cost. Group lessons are a very inexpensive way to learn how to dance. Due to the cost factor, group class lessons are the way to go if time is not a factor.
The early phase of learning to dance simply requires lots of repetitions (in a context of clever and instructive progressions), to let the body acquire an automatic feel for the fundamentals. Doing simple stuff over and over is the very best way to master certain aspects at the beginning. While doing simple repetitions, there is no advantage to private lessons.
The cost-benefit ratio for private lessons is much more favorable after you have the basics under your belt.
Group lessons are considerably less intimidating and less exhausting for most people, because there isn't the constant, nonstop spotlight of the instructor's attention.
In group classes, you get a sense of the pace at which other people learn, which is reassuring enough that it helps most people learn faster.
You should definitely take group lessons -- from us or someone else -- before you take private lessons anywhere.
Group lessons have some advantages over private lessons provided you chose a very excellent program for Group Class lessons, as taught at PJ's Dancetique by Ben De La Vega.
For information on Group Classes, see Classes and Calendar.