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William Sealy Gosset (June 13 1876 – October 16 1937) was a chemist and statistician, better known by his pen name Student. Born Canterbury, England to Agnes Sealy Vidal and Colonel Frederic Gosset, Gosset attended Winchester College, the famous private school, before reading chemistry] and mathematics at New College, Oxford. On graduating in 1899, he joined the Dublinbrewery of Arthur Guinness& Son.
Guinness was a progressive agro-chemical business and Gosset would apply his statistical knowledge both in the brewery and on the farm—to the selection of the best yielding varieties of barley. Gosset acquired that knowledge by study, trial and error and by spending two terms in 1906/7 in the biometric laboratory of Karl Pearson. Gosset and Pearson had a good relationship and Pearson helped Gosset with the mathematics of his papers. Pearson helped with the 1908 papers but he had little appreciation of their importance. The papers addressed the brewer's concern with small samples, while the biometrician typically had hundreds of observations and saw no urgency in developing small-sample methods.
Another researcher at Guinness had previously published a paper containing trade secrets of the Guinness brewery. To prevent further disclosure of confidential information, Guinness prohibited its employees from publishing any papers regardless of the contained information. This meant that Gosset was unable to publish his works under his own name. Therefore he used the pseudonym Student for his publications to avoid detection of his publications by his employer. Therefore his most famous achievement is now referred to as the Student t-distribution, which may otherwise have been the Gosset t-distribution.
Using this pseudonym Pearson published The probable error of a mean and almost all of Gosset's papers in his journal Biometrika. However, it was R.A. Fisher who appreciated the importance of Gosset's small-sample work, after Gosset had written to him to say I am sending you a copy of Student's Tables as you are the only man that's ever likely to use them!. Fisher believed that Gosset had effected a "logical revolution". Ironically the t-statistic for which Gosset is famous was actually Fisher's creation. Gosset's statistic was z = t/√(n - 1). Fisher introduced the t-form because it fitted in with his theory of degrees of freedom. Fisher was also responsible for the applications of the t-distribution to regression.
Although introduced by others, Studentized residuals are named in Student's honor because, like the problem that led to Student's t-distribution, the idea of adjusting for estimated standard deviations is central to that concept.
Gosset's interest in barley cultivation led him to speculate that design of experiments should aim, not only at improving the average yield, but also at breeding varieties whose yield was insensitive (robust) to variation in soil and climate. This principle only occurs in the later thought of Fisher and then in the work of Genichi Taguchi in the 1950s.
Gosset was a friend of both Pearson and Fisher, an achievement, for each had a massive ego and a loathing for the other. Gosset was a modest man who cut short an admirer with the comment that "Fisher would have discovered it all anyway."
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- The application of the law of error to the work of the Brewery (1904, nota interna presso Guinness)
- On the error of counting with hæmacytometer, Biometrika, Vol. 5, No. 3. (Feb.), pp. 351-360 (1907)
- The probable error of a mean, Biometrika, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Mar.), pp. 1-25 (1908)
- Probable error of a correlation coefficient, Biometrika, Vol. 6, No. 2/3. (Sep.), pp. 302-310.(1908)
- The distribution of the means of samples which are not drawn at random, Biometrika, Vol. 7, No. 1/2. (Jul. - Oct.), pp. 210-214 (1909)
- An experimental determination of the probable error of Dr Spearman's correlation coefficients, Biometrika, Vol. 13, No. 2/3. (Jul.), pp. 263-282. (1921)
- Review of Statistical Methods for Research Workers (R. A. Fisher) (1926)
- 'Student's' Collected Papers (edited by E.S. Pearson and John Wishart, with a foreword by Launce McMullen), London: Biometrika Office. (1942)
Biography of Gosset[edit | edit source]
- E. S. Pearson (1990) 'Student', A Statistical Biography of William Sealy Gosset, Edited and Augmented by R. L. Plackett with the Assistance of G. A. Barnard, Oxford: University Press.
- E. S. Pearson, "'Student' as Statistician, Biometrika Vol. 30, No. 3/4 (Jan., 1939), pp. 210-250.
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Hi Marlene, I saw your Facebook status asking us for a hot cocoa recipe from scratch. My friend Sophia Cohen found this on allrecipes.com. I've also made it parve with rice dream or soy milk.
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Everything you need to be seen on city streets and paths. Party in the front and in the back One light set for a complete daytime running lights solution. The Ion 100 R and Flare R City feature focused optics, an interruptive flash pattern, and broad range to ensure visibility. Their compact design and wide beam spread are optimized for city riding and make these USB rechargeable lights great for any bike. Product details 1 - Be seen with a broad, powerful beam and balanced optics designed for city riding 2 - Includes Ion 100R, Flare R City, two quick connect brackets, and a micro USB charging cable 3 - Bontrager Daytime Running Lights feature flash, focus, and range to be seen during the day 4 - USB rechargeable
The Ion Pro RT front bike light lets you ride with confidence at all hours of the day. The USB rechargeable light features 5 modes for day and night, and its compact design and adjustable hard mount make it easy to securely attach it to the handlebars of any bike. Product details - Ion Pro RT provides a powerful beam that lights up the full width of any road or trail - 1300 Lumens via high-power CREE LED - 1300LM-1.5hrs, 800LM-3hrs, 400LM-6hrs, night flash-26hrs, day flash 22hrs - Connect with Garmin and Bontrager ANT+ devices for always on, battery status, and control - Includes adjustable light mount that fits bars from 25.4-35.0mm - Blendr compatible with helmet mount available - Includes Ion Pro RT light, Adjustable hard mount, and micro USB charging cable
Three bright LEDs with over 270 degrees of weather-resistant visibility. Send the right signal Added visibility. Flare 1 is powered by three ultra-bright LEDs that provide over 75 hours of run time on only two AAA batteries. Batteries included—when else does that ever happen? Product details - Be seen with Bontrager's focused optics and over 270-degree visibility - Three bright white, environmentally-friendly LEDs - Three modes—steady high beam, flashing and random flashing - 80+ hour run time - Includes AAA batteries and a seat post clamp
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Bontrager's Ion 120 and Flare 1 light set is at the ready to keep you shining on every ride! These front and rear lights are simple, powerful, and easy to use. Plus, they feature long-lasting steady and flash modes and easily attach to virtually any handlebar and seatpost with the included mounts. - Ion 120 offers high, low, and flash modes for versatile lighting options - Sync bracket allows for quick and easy adjustment, mounting, and removal - Flare 1 features three modes—steady, flashing, and random flashing - Included seatpost clamp and belt clip mount for versatile mounting options - Set includes: Ion 120 front light, Flare 1 rear light, and mounts - 50+ hour battery life, front and rear - Includes all required batteries (5 AAA) - Rechargeable: No - Weight: 135g
Light & Motion's Taz 1200 is the all-in-one handlebar light that outshines many car headlamps and fits in the palm of your hand. Perfect for the most technical singletrack or critical commute where Lumen output is a priority. Featuring: - 1200 Lumen output certified to the FL-1 Standard - Engineered with a 3 LED array using the highest level CREE LEDs. - Sealed, waterproof design – up to 1m. - Custom engineered reflector/optics diffuses the bottom LED to cover an ultra-wide spread down in front and focuses the top two LEDs to penetrate the darkness with a far-reaching beam, without wasting any light. - Beam pattern was engineered to maximize visibility at high velocity with ample beam distance lead-time and the widest beam angle for the sharpest turns. - Side lighting to maximize visibility on roadways with a dedicated button to toggle the side lights on/off. - Secondary Race Mode simplifies your settings to switch between high power with 2 hours run time and low power with 4 hours. - Accurate battery status indication illuminates the power button with three different colors to clearly display remaining battery life with 4 levels. - Universal tool-free mounting system. - Ultralight aluminum heat sink with tapered fin design. - Micro-USB Rechargeable - Charge rate indicator illuminates the power button with three colors to display speed of charge. - Low battery warning and auto shut-off to prevent damage. - Multiple power settings with cruise and secondary race mode Run time/Lumens: - High 1:30 / 1200 - Med 3:00 / 600 - Low 6:00 / 300 - Pulse 9:00 / 300 - Flash 18:00 / 300 - Race High 2:00 / 1000 - Race Low 4:00 / 450
Serfas' Stop Sign Red Taillight boasts 5 ultra-bright LEDs with a built-in reflector for excellent visibility. It has flashing, steady, and random and rolling modes, and runs for up to 120 hours on the 2 included AA batteries.
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Poet Pablo Neruda's body exhumed in murder probe
Chile - The body of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, dead nearly four decades, was exhumed on Monday after his former driver said the poet was poisoned under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
Neruda, famed for his passionate love poems and staunch communist views, is presumed to have died from prostate cancer on Sept. 23, 1973.
But Manuel Araya, who was Neruda's chauffer during the ailing writer's last few months, says agents of the dictatorship took advantage of his illness to inject poison into his stomach while he was bedridden at the Santa Maria clinic in Santiago.
"We're hoping for a positive result because Neruda was assassinated. Pinochet made an error when he ordered Neruda be killed," said Araya. Results are expected in coming months.
Neruda was a supporter of socialist President Salvador Allende, who was toppled in a military coup on Sept. 11, 1973, nearly two weeks before the poet's death at age 69. Around 3,000 people are thought to have been killed by the brutal 17-year-long dictatorship that ensued.
Neruda was buried in his coastal home of Isla Negra beside his third wife, Matilde Urrutia.
His remains will be brought to Santiago for analysis. Some samples could be sent to laboratories abroad.
Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes Basoalto, better known by his pen name Pablo Neruda, was a larger-than-life fixture in Chile's literary and political scene.
While best known for his collection "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair," published in 1924, Neruda was also an important political activist during a turbulent time in Chile.
He organized a ship to bring about 2,000 Spanish refugees fleeing the civil war there to Chile in 1939, campaigned for Allende and was ambassador to France during the socialist's presidency.
The Andean country's intelligentsia frequently congregated in Isla Negra, as well as in his Santiago home "La Chascona" -- so named for his then-mistress Urrutia's messy red hair -- and La Sebastiana, his ship-themed home in the port town of Valparaiso.
Democratically elected Allende committed suicide in the presidential palace as it was under attack by the military, experts confirmed last year, amid accusations he had been murdered during the coup.
Chilean courts are also investigating the death of ex-President Eduardo Frei Montalva, who is presumed to have died in 1982 of an infection after a hernia operation. Some say he was poisoned by Pinochet's agents.


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During a special event held at Perimeter in conjunction with International Women's Day celebrations, Perimeter Institute Director Neil Turok announced five new Emmy Noether Fellows for 2014/15: Alejandra Castro, Belén Paredes, Catherine Pépin, Silke Weinfurtner, and Kathryn Zurek.
Named in commemoration of Amalie (Emmy) Noether, an influential German mathematician described by Albert Einstein as the "the most important woman in the history of mathematics," the Fellowships are designed to provide an early-career boost to emerging stars in physics.
Fellows are invited to work at Perimeter for periods of three months to one year, during which they can pursue research and collaborate within the Institute's scientific community.
"These exceptional physicists embody the kind of boundless curiosity and brilliance that made Noether such an important figure in 20th century science," said Turok. "We created these Fellowships to help brilliant young scientists pursue important new discoveries."
The new Emmy Noether Fellows hold research positions at institutions around the world and tackle questions in fields spanning particle physics, cosmology, quantum field theory, quantum gravity, condensed matter, and other areas of focus at Perimeter.
Alejandra Castro is an assistant professor at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in new approaches toward classical and quantum gravity. Castro "stumbled into physics" during her undergraduate studies in astronomy, and says theoretical physics is now her "obsession and passion."
Belén Paredes is a junior professor at Madrid's Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT), UAM-CSIC, whose research interests include novel phases of matter, quantum entanglement, and engineering quantum matter for quantum information processing.
Catherine Pépin is a permanent researcher at France's Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA-Saclay, with a focus on emergent quantum phenomena. In particular, her recent work has examined zero-temperature phase transitions (called quantum critical points) in heavy fermion systems and high-temperature superconductors.
Silke Weinfurtner is a Royal Society Research Fellow and Nottingham Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, specializing in questions of quantum gravity, strong gravity, and condensed matter physics. Much of her research focuses on the quest to design and carry out table-top experiments to explore quantum gravity.
Kathryn Zurek is an associate professor in the University of Michigan's physics department, where she works at the interface of particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics. Her work examines new data emerging from particle collider facilities, as well as the astrophysical search for dark matter and physics beyond the Standard Model.
The five new appointees join last year's inaugural Emmy Noether Fellows, Claudia de Rham and Sara Pasquetti.
"We are delighted to welcome these new Fellows to Perimeter's research family and we look forward to seeing them enrich our understanding of the universe," said Turok.


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Okay it's a Nissan Silvia and not a NASCAR stocker, but it's a real car done up like Lighting McQueen! And it drifts!
This video was taken just last week, so somewhere out there in Japan, the owner of this car is wrenching on this car, prepping it for more 'turn right to go left' action.
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It doesn't feel like 20 years, not for Scott and Jill Massengill.
But this married couple, both chiropractors, get a sense of how time has passed when they see the children.
"We've got kids we started taking care of when they were babies. Now," like their own daughter Danielle, "they're in college," Jill says.
Thursday, Jan. 31, marks the 20th anniversary of the Massengills' practice in North Bend. They've followed their healing profession on the same street, moving once—last year.
They started Straight Chiropractic the same month that Danielle was born, in January of 1993.
Jill came to this job from a young age. As a girl growing up in Michigan, "I wanted to be a doctor," she said. "I had a fiercely independent streak."
While thinking about what kind of a doctor she'd be, a cousin introduced a teenage Jill to a chiropractor, who showed her how to palpate the spine.
"I thought it was neat," she said, and later tried it herself to cure up some bad headaches. After high school, Jill did the prerequisite training and graduated from chiropractic college at 24.
Scott had a different track to the profession. An Air Force brat who traveled the world, Scott was readying for medical school when he decided to take some time off, teaching skiing. He rode the lift with the wife of a chiropractor, who got him excited about the practice.
Scott and Jill met in chiropractor college, and moved to North Bend, which was the best of both worlds to the couple, both avid skiers and rock climbers.
"We get to be close to Seattle, a beautiful, open-minded city, and super close to the mountains," Jill said. "We're active, outdoors people. The Valley has everything we need."
"When we decided to come here, it was a decision based on wanting to grow with a community," Scott said.
That's exactly what happened. The post office staff, previously located across the street from their office, in the old days would know most every customer by sight, and hand mail across the counter.
"It had a real small-town feel," Jill said of the community.
Their time in the Valley doesn't feel like 20 years—more like 10, says Scott.
Jill said their commitment to the Valley stems from a strong fit with the community and with their calling.
"I'm really independent and a free thinker," she says. "Doing our own thing suits my personality.
"Chiropractic itself is a relaxing and healing profession," she added. "I think I was destined for it. I love what I do, every single day."
"We love the area, we love working here," says Scott. "The people have been so supportive."
The Massengills spent 19 years at Straight Chiropractic's Main Street location in downtown North Bend before moving a few blocks to their new home, Park Street Healing Arts, last July.
The Massengills have not looked back following their move to their own building at 318 Park St., the completely remodeled site of a former resident and the Children's Center of North Bend.
The childcare center's playhouse out front was donated to a family, and the Massengills transformed the yard, adding a parking area on the side.
The former garage became a classroom space for weight loss support groups and classes like dream-board making and yoga.
"It was always our dream to own our own building," Jill said. "We had been looking and saving for the right space. We couldn't find the right building."
Finally, after North Bend's new water rights eased the way, the Massengills found their new home, and got a zoning change, called a limited commercial overlay, to allow their business.
Today, besides Straight Chiropractic, four other businesses call Park Street Healing Arts home. There are several independent specialists, three massage therapists, and 13 total people work here.
The building's transformation is marked by a green-and-red yin and yang symbol in the lobby, a former greatroom.
The yin and yang, a Chinese symbol for balance, has always been Scott and Jill's symbol.
"Chiropractic is more based on eastern ways of thinking, when it comes to health care," Scott says. "The yin and yang fits with that."
"Our wedding cake was a yin-and-yang," Jill said.
• Straight Chiropractic and Park Street Healing Arts are located at 318 Park St., North Bend. Contact the business at (425) 888-4170 or visit http://parkstreethealing.com.
Seth Truscott/Staff Photos
Jill and Scott Massengill, of Straight Chiropractic and Park Street Healing Arts, opened their business, originally Sno-Valley Family Chiropractic Center, this month in 1993.
Below, the Massengills with new baby Danielle (now in college) when they got things started in North Bend. Jill and Scott celebrate their anniversary all week with an open house.
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(CNBC) — The U.S. economy posted a stunning drop of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, defying expectations for slow growth and possibly providing incentive for more Federal Reserve stimulus.
The economy shrank from October through December for the first time since the recession ended, hurt by the biggest cut in defense spending in 40 years, fewer exports and sluggish growth in company stockpiles.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. That's a sharp slowdown from the 3.1 percent growth rate in the July-September quarter.
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A report published on Monday by Human Rights Watch reveals detained Palestinian children are being abused by Israeli police officers.
The report comes as the number of Palestinian children arrested by Israeli forces has more than doubled since October last year. According to prisoners' rights group Addameer, there were around 400 Palestinian children being held in Israeli military prisons in February, with at least 100 of them being under the age of 16.
According to Human Rights Watch, Israeli forces are "using unnecessary force in arresting and detaining children," and in some cases "beating them, and holding them in unsafe and abusive conditions."
The investigation found that Israeli security forces routinely interrogate children without the presence of parents, violating international and Israeli laws that provide protection for detained children.
Human Rights Watch documented cases of physical abuse of children in custody and abusive interrogation practices, which is said to be "endemic" by criminal defence lawyers.
Children reported police officers "hit and kicked them", and made them "spend hours outside in the cold in the early morning and at night, handcuffed in chairs in police compounds."
A 15-year-old Palestinian boy told Human Rights Watch officers "kicked him between the legs and banged his head against the ground," dragging him while being slapped and handcuffed.
A video of the boy's arrest shows him being hit, even when he appears to be subdued, and being put briefly into a chokehold. He also reported abused at the police station.
The boy's father said he was only allowed to enter the interrogation room when his son's interrogation was underway. He said his son "had handcuffs on his hands and feet and wept as police interrogators screamed at him, accusing him of trying to stab security forces," the report stated.
The boy was released without charge the next day, after the video of his arrest was published online.
According to children's rights group Defense for Children International in Palestine (DCIP), three out of four Palestinian children experience physical violence during arrest or interrogation by Israeli forces.
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|Sat 23 Feb 2013, 2:00pm–10:00pm
Eventfinda tickets no longer on sale
Gate sales available at the venue from 2pm on the concert day (limited numbers available).
Gate tickets are $90 each. We recommend bring cash.
The wine will be chilled, the acts will be hot and the surrounds picture perfect. The More FM Summer Vineyard Tour is back for 2013, heading to a vineyard near you this coming February.
One of New Zealand's best loved acts, OPSHOP, are set to headline the countryside convoy, alongside Aria Award winning Australian Artist Missy Higgins. Iconic Kiwi artists Che-Fu and Aaradhna will join them on the road, performing a highly anticipated Soul set together, as well as their classic solo hits.
Kicking off the tour in Tauranga in mid-February, the More FM Summer Vineyard Tour will also be heading to the Hawkes Bay, Martinborough, Nelson, Christchurch and Auckland.
With a stream of massive tracks and three multi-platinum selling albums, OPSHOP are one of New Zealand's best loved bands, firmly lodging themselves into the nation's musical lexicon with popular singles such as 'One Day', 'No Ordinary Thing' and 'Maybe'. With the first single from their new album due to hit our airwaves shortly, the band promise new material alongside the old favourites for the More FM Summer Vineyard Tour – as well as some surprises in their live show.
Singer/songwriter Missy Higgins returns to the country off the back of the release of her latest album The Ol' Razzle Dazzle, featuring the beautiful new single 'Everyone's Waiting'. The ever-charming performer, who recently played two sold out shows in New Zealand and has just finished touring the USA with Gotye, will be playing all her hits - some of which have featured on such shows as Grey's Anatomy, Brother's & Sisters and Smallville, including the popular track 'Scar'.
Responsible for string of classic kiwi anthems, Che-Fu is a pillar in the New Zealand music storybooks. As a founding member of the legendary Supergroove and a platinum selling solo artist, Che is recognisable for standout tracks such as 'Fade Away' and 'Misty Frequencies'.
Joining Che-Fu onstage is award-winning R&B songstress Aaradhna. The duo will perform a Soul set together, as well as their own tracks. Calling on influences such as Ruth Brown, Otis Redding and Amy Winehouse, Aaradhna's forthcoming new album Treble & Reverb is jam packed with songs reminiscent of late 50s and 60s doo-wop style.
Shaping up to be another stellar year of fine food, wine and music, the More FM Summer Vineyard Tour is coming to a town near you in 2013!
Event Timings:
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Che Fu and Aaradhna - 5:45pm
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Opshop - 8pm
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A brand is a product or service whose dimensions differentiate it in some ways from other products or services designed to satisfy the same need. A brand can take many forms, including a name, sign, symbol, colour combination or slogan.
The word branding simply began as a way to tell one person's cattle from another by means of a hot iron stamp. The word 'brand' has continued to evolve to encompass identity; it affects the personality of a product, company or service. It is defined by a perception, good or bad, that your customers or prospects have about you.
"Although today every trading business has a trading name or mark, no matter how large the business, only a small amount of them stand out from the rest through what we acknowledge as a 'brand'. The word 'brand' now is more commonly associated, not so much with simply naming a business, but rather with businesses that are highly regarded and well recognised. This association can be made irrespective of whether or not the individual (consumer) fully understands the company or its offer.
Branding a company can lead to the creation of a mark, devoid of the trade name, that automatically identifies the company and makes it recognisable in any language, good examples of this are Apple and Nike. Extremely popular brands like these can communicate with the public about their products and services wherever their marks or signs are present.
A brand is more than simply the company name, the identity of the company letterhead, or its logo. The brand tells the public not only who you are and what you do but how you do it and what values you stand for. The brand reflects the company's personality and reputation and it establishes its credibility relative to all competition. Although the brand image requires an identity and a mark or logo, the brand is successfully acknowledged through the value of its positive customer perception and satisfaction.
And whilst we tend to think of a brand relating to consumer products or retail companies, having a brand for your Interior Design business is no different. The principles of creating a 'brand' for your company has the same purpose; to reflect your personality, reputation and credibility. Kelly Hoppen, Missoni, Pantone, Habitat, Decorex, Philippe Starck….designers, interior brands and design shows all with their own distinctive logos that separate them from their competition in a striking, yet simple manner."
– Excerpt taken from National Design Academy's Retail Design course
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Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 8
Grace shining forth from your lips like a beacon has enlightened the universe. / It has shown to the world the riches of poverty; / it has revealed to us the heights of humility. / Teaching us by your words, O Father John Chrysostom, / intercede before the Word, Christ our God, to save our souls!
Kontakion — Tone 6
Having received divine grace from heaven, / with your mouth you teach all men to worship one God in Trinity. / All-blest and venerable John Chrysostom, we worthily praise you, / for you are our teacher, revealing things divine!


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issues 1–103 are available in PDF format
issues 1–103 are available in PDF format
issues 1–103 are available in PDF format
> Positioning a new outlook on philosopher Hannah Arendt's ideas, OASE #106 reveils how her writings very well can help us rethink architecture as a phenomenon and practice
> Rethinking Hannah Arendt's remarkably spatial view on 'the world and its inhabitants'
A Project of the Soil
Editors: David Peleman, Paola Viganò, Martina Barcelloni, Elsbeth Ronner
> Insight into the work of both historical and contemporary architects
> With a focus on beautiful architectural drawings over the past five centuries to grasp their role in design practice
> With drawings by George Aitchison, Heinrich Tessenow, El Lissitzky, Lina Bo Bardi and Tony Fretton
OASE #108 More Than Meets the eye - Over- and underrated architecture
On 25 November 2019 OASE #104 will be presented at the architecture school La Cambre in Brussel, Belgium.
> Unique OASE issue on locations of metabolism that kept communities urban households in order.
> With contributions by: Burkay Pasin & Gul Kacmaz Erk; Ben Vandenput; Koenraad Danneels; Julia von Mende; Dagmar Pelger & Emily Kelling; Ludo Groen; Nitin Bathla; Andrea Bortolotti, Andrea Aragone & Marco Ranzato; Diana Soeiro; Ciel Grommen, Dieter Leyssen & Maximiliaan Royakkers; Nadia Casabella & Jan Denoo; Riccardo M. Villa en Hans Vandermaelen.
On 17 June 2019 OASE #103 will be presented at the University of Manchester. Starting at 12.30. Everyone is welcome and a lunch is provided. More information in the pdf.
> Internationally renowned architectural historian Kenneth Frampton received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale 2018. Critical Regionalism is his most known theory
> Today, architects are searching for new ways to design and conceive built space. Critical Regionalism might just be the concept that we need to revisit.


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These flutes are based on the mid-19th century English concert flutes which later became popular for Irish and Scottish traditional music and which are also being picked up in other traditional musical styles in more recent times. The flutes themselves have come to be commonly known as "Irish flutes", a term which though historically incorrect, is understandable by the fact that their use from the late 19th century to the present time became closely associated with Irish traditional music.
The more recent interest in these instruments is due largely to their tonal qualities which are different to the modern silver flute. Played in the traditional style, they produce what is often described as a dark, reedy tone, in some respects similar to the oboe and clarinet – as compared to the modern flute with its larger, more rectangular embouchure hole and larger bore, a combination which produces a brighter, more open tone.
The original flutes are known as "simple system" flutes and since the ones I make don't have the metal keys of the originals, they are known as "simple system, keyless flutes" – or more often just "keyless flutes". They are made like this because the keys are not necessary for most Irish traditional music.
Note that the fingering for these flutes is the same as for the whistles used in Irish music, so the main difference between them is how they are blown. The flutes are tenor in pitch, the same as a low D whistle – that is they sound the note D when all six toneholes are covered.


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Two weeks ago we observed that the broadest money aggregate tracked by the Fed, M2, was less than $10 billion away from crossing the historic $10 trillion mark. As of this week, this number now officially has 14 digits for the first time ever, or $10,035,100,000,000 to be precise (technically the non-seasonally adjusted number crossed $10T last week, but for some reason bank deposits need to be seasonally adjusted, so waiting for the traditionally fudged data seemed appropriate). And we have a $50 billion increase in savings deposits, aka deferred buying power to those who still have the capacity to save, in one week to thank for putting $10 trillion in the rearview mirror.
Which actually brings us back to a point we have discussed previously, namely that even though M1 may be flattish and declining in direct proportion with the amount of excess reserves held by banks, and currency in circulation is rising at a glacial pace of about $1 billion each week - a key reason why the inflationary animal spirits have not bee unleashed yet, it is M2, i.e., total deposits, where the bulk of electronic money is contained, and which is rising at a soaring pace as seen on the chart below. And this is happening even despite ZIRP and soon - NIRP. Because this is real, well technically electronic, money that is just waiting for the signal to be withdrawn and spent on other things. Like bread. And wheelbarrows.
Now as the chart below shows, while the ratio of total deposits (checking, savings, small-denomination time deposits, and other) to currency has declined from a peak of 13.0x in 1987 to just over 6.0x in 2000, this ratio has been increasing since 2000 and is now back to 8.0x.
Which then begs the question: if and when the US currency in circulation starts picking up, due to conversion of reserves into dollar bills, and if the current ratio of reserves to currency persists, then the conversion of another $1.6 trillion in reserves into currency (since the Fed will be absolutely unable to withhold the reserve avalanche from converting into real circulating money without raising the IOER to a level which would crush the stock market, directly in opposition of what the Fed's prime and only directive is) would mean, all else equal, total bank deposits would rise from the current $8.4 trillion to $21 trillion.
What the price of a loaf of bread, or a bar of silver, will be at that point, is anyone's guess. Or a wheelbarrow for that matter.


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So-called "non-correlated" alternative asset classes are growing in popularity among advisors, and a new survey from Jackson National Life finds that more than nine out of 10 advisors expect to increase their use of alternative asset classes over the next year.
The results of the Elite Access Alternative Investment Survey, released on Tuesday, "showed an overwhelming increase in the expected use of alternatives to help offset market volatility and potentially improve portfolio diversification," according to the Lansing, Mich.-based company. Advisors also expressed a growing demand for guided strategies to help leverage alternatives within client portfolios.
Among advisors who anticipate an increase, more than half said they would increase their use of alternatives by 15% or more in the next 12 months. Nearly a third will boost their use of alternatives by 20% or more. Of the small percentage of advisors who have not used alternative asset classes to date, more than 90% say they are now considering using them.
"The trend toward alternative asset classes among retail investors has been growing steadily for the past several years and this survey highlights the growing demand for new strategies," Clifford Jack, executive vice president and head of retail for Jackson, said in a statement. "Over the last decade, markets have experienced record volatility. We're entering a new era of diversification and alternative asset classes are becoming a significant part of that development."
Jackson found the reason for an increased use of alternative asset classes was consistent among advisers, with nearly two-thirds citing further diversification as the primary purpose. However, the company said the practical use of alternatives was not as clear among respondents. Understanding of alternative asset classes and clarity on how to use them within client portfolios topped the list of advisor concerns. The contrast between the demand for alternatives and advisor confidence in their proper utilization highlights a specific knowledge gap for product providers to consider.
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"The needs of investors are changing in today's marketplace," Jack said. "Portfolio allocation strategies are evolving beyond the traditional 60/40 model. As financial advisors adapt to these new strategies and rely more on alternative asset classes, product providers must offer the tools and resources they need to meet these demands. The advisors who took part in this survey made it very clear that guided strategies could play an important role in that effort."


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Having nothing better to do, evidently, Denver's Westword set out to chart the comprehensive history of "It's On Like Donkey Kong," and found that Ice Cube has much to do with the social currency of the phrase, whether a call to celebrate or a challenge to fight. It was copyrighted by Nintendo last year. The full graphic is at the link.
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…of chance to you, to him is one of real skill
So glad to meet you, Angeles
Picking up the ticket shows there's money to be made
Go on and lose the gamble that's the history of the trade
Did you add up all the cards left to play to zero
And sign up with evil, Angeles
Don't start me trying now uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
'Cause I'm all over it, Angeles
I could make you satisfied in everything you do
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And be forever with my broken arms around you
No one's gonna fool around with us
No one's gonna fool around with us
So glad to meet you, Angeles
I'm just doing what I'm doing, I've been moving lately
I'm just trying to live my life, but this shit is crazy
And everybody think I'm good and I'm fantastic
Even though I'm in the game, bitch I'm not a rapper
[Verse 1]
Seen it's real life when they killed the childhood friend
The funeral looked like a middle school reunion
Rewind the tape, man I swear they couldn't do this
Now I live paranoid Confucius
Think about the day that I'm gonna stop breathing
Anything could happen please don't misread it
Tornado watch in Orange Country I can see it
The world coming to an end I really can't believe it
[Bridge 1]
Can't nobody hear my cry when I'm in the zone
Don't nobody give a fuck, bitch I'm all alone
And the people, man they really don't give a shit
They'll leave you on your dick and they'll fuck your bitch
[Verse 2]
Why in school they didn't teach about the taxes?
In the real world man it's all about taxes
All about TV and living above average
Where the fuck you staying, all about your status
What the fuck you drive to the size of your mattress
How big your chain and the girls that you smashing
How much you work plus the time you relaxing
Time spent in jail and on the street savage
Mixed with the robbers, the stress, and the addicts
Mixed with the greed and the guns and the havoc
Mixed with the weed and the pills and the acid
Killing off my people and the media is laughing
Learn about the past but the present is what's happening
Probation, slavery, pissing for the master
The cops is a gang and they really beat your ass
And the courts is the mob and it's ran by the cash
[Bridge 2]
I look good on the outside
But messed up in the inside
And everybody got a gun now
I guess I'm ready to die let me fly
[Verse 3]
I really feel like I might not get married
I don't trust myself so I trust her barely
And I'm not a dog and I'm not a cheetah
But the girls is bending over screaming Lil Beezy
And they don't tell you that they run around with diseases
Fuck the wrong one, catch AIDS, can't believe it
Russian roulette everyone watched and cheated
Your main girl high in tax and she fucking Regis
Who wants a million? Most gold diggers do
Say one thing and think another, man they really do
Anything that help you go to hell with the parachute
They really just chirping, talking back like the parrots do
I'm really trying to spit real life like the parents do
Ask bout Lil B and they tell you that I spit the truth
A lot of people don't understand what I do
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Blue Top + White Jeans
Jeans & Colored Skinnies
So many great outfits! xxReplyDelete
so many cute outfits, great roundup!
Lovely outfits, we are missing spring here too!ReplyDelete
Laura, I love all the colors! And the pretty prints! We got dumped on as well this weekend and snow through Friday so no Spring outfits for me yet! I hope the weather turns nicer for all of us soon1
All of these outfits are perfect! I'd wear each one! I love your pink coat - I have no real need for one but boy do I love it!
Happy Tuesday gorgeous!
I had to cancel my photo shoot too! Love all these spring looks Laura and thanks for the link up!
This WAS so fun, you gave me so many ideas and look cute in every.single.outfit!! Spring dressing and Mother Nature's elements can be tough so this was great!!ReplyDelete
so many cute spring looks. I am so ready for lightweight florals and pastel colours.ReplyDelete
You have so many cute outfit ideas here - I have pieces to make several of them! I'm ready for some warm spring weather now...
Bethany | www.CuteCapsuleLife.com | Simply Share Friday Linkup
Easy layers like these are my favorite too! Of course this spring has needed a little heavier pieces and my closet is confused..ha! Happy Tuesday Laura!
Shelly | The Queen in Between
It's a shame that the weather didn't cooperate for you but it did lead to you sharing some lovely spring outfits! :)
Hope the weather improves for you soon!
Thanks for the link up too :)
Hope you are having a nice start to your week so far! :)
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I love all of the color you embrace Laura!! Such gorgeous style!!!
What a great round up of Spring outfit ideas! It's always a challenge to get creative with content when photos don't go as planned, but sometimes it ends up leading to great posts like this. I definitely need a blue top to wear with white jeans!
Gina || On the Daily Express
What a lovely inspo! Love all the bright colors and prints! Xx
Love seeing these throwback outfit. Hopefully Spring will come soon.
So many fabulous outfits many of which I plan to recreate! Great post!
So many great spring looks! I can't wait for the weather to warm up, so we can actually dress for spring!
So much inspiration here!! I love that white dress so much!
Pumps and Push-Ups
Goodness, I am not going to complain about our colder than normal weather. Two days of snow - yikes! That white lace dress is positively gorgeous. I have been looking for something similar, so this really caught my eye. I enjoyed looking through all of your favorite spring looks and gaining some inspiration!ReplyDelete
so many pretty outfits Laura! I am in love with the white dress you wore. I am looking for a new white dress for summer, and i love the detail. I also love the florals and all the colors.
Have a great week!
jess xx
I love being able to look back and see everything in one place and how you mixed and matched pieces. So sorry y'all got dumped on. Old Man Winter is definitely overstaying his welcome this year. Hang in there!!! XOXOReplyDelete
I'm so sorry you have snow there!! I really need some Spring outfit inspo so this roundup is coming at the perfect time. I might need to wear my white jeans this week!
xo Jules
Great choices Laura, the dresses are my fave although the coloured denim are also fabulous options.ReplyDelete
I love this post! What a great idea to break out the trends and show multiple ways to wear them! I love spring fashion :) xo Jana | www.janastyleblog.comReplyDelete
I don't have any printed pants! I love your styles with yours... you've inspired me. I do love colored skinnies and Spring dresses. I sure wish we'd get some nice Spring weather here, this Spring has felt like winter!
That striped dress is SO cute! Now if only mother nature could cooperate around here so we can start wearing our spring clothes!ReplyDelete
Fabulous looks! What a nice round up!ReplyDelete
So many gorgeous spring looks! It snowed for 3 days here in northwest Wisconsin too. Did you know this was the coldest spring on record for us? UGH! Well, if we can't have spring, we can look back on it as you did in this post.ReplyDelete
I always enjoy scrolling back through the archives. Those blush skinnies are my favorite!
These are all such cute looks. Love the cute dresses and how you styled the white jeans each time. My favorite outfit is the one with the floral palazzo pants - I have missed that one from last year.
Did you get my e-mail about my blog birthday party?! =)
I love that first floral dress on you with the green jacket. It's such a perfect, elegant look for spring!ReplyDelete
You know how to dress for spring! I love how you styled each look!
I love your round up of Spring dressing! You look so pretty in each one and I love your style - always so chic!
Maureen | www.littlemisscasual.com
You and Sarah, at Foxy's Domestic Side, just have to show up with your grand smiles and the rest is icing on the cake. All of your springtime looks are spot on. But do you have one that is your particular fav? Would love to know. I appreciate your reminder that we need to be confident in what we are wearing. I really think that is half the battle. Hoping sunny skies and spring temps have found their way back to you!ReplyDelete
Your floral bomber jacket is SO cute!!! I've heard it might snow here again tonight - hibernation has never seemed so tempting;)
Black Coffee Beautiful
I'm loving all of these spring outfits, Laura, but especially that pink coat! what a perfect shade this spring. =)
I hope you are having a great week so far!
There are so many good ones and I like how you grouped up a different types such as: dresses, white jeans, print pants, etc. There's a lot of inspiration in just one post! Love your style. :)ReplyDelete
So many cute outfits—now if only the weather would cooperate! I'm cohosting a linkup today and would love to see you stop by!
Cheryl Shops | www.cherylshops.net
This was a fun post. Each look that you shared was so stylish, from the dresses to white jeans paired with cute tops.
Xx, Nailil
Cute outfits dear, especially that pink trench coat. Such a pretty look!
Jessica | notjessfashion.com
Such a great collection of outfits!!!ReplyDelete
Such gorgeous Spring outfits Laura! I hope the weather has improved for you, thanks for linking up!


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With a wireless streaming music device reportedly in the works, Google is working on getting deeper into the home entertainment arena, according to reports.
Google has developed a prototype of a device designed to stream music via a home's Wi-Fi network, though they could expand its use in the future. Citing unnamed sources, the New York Times reported that the device is set to be sold to consumers as a branded device.
The move could be a direct salvo at Apple. Just last November, Google launched its online music store, Google Music. The service enables users to buy music and upload and store up to 20,000 songs for free.
With Apple dominating the music industry with its iTunes store and array of iPod devices, Google could be looking to get a piece of that lucrative pie.
If this streaming music device becomes a reality, Google would have the ability to let users buy and store music, and supply the device they can stream it on.
Google declined to comment on the device.
Over the past year or so, Google has made its designs on consumers' living rooms clear with a lot of talk about Google TV. But then talk turned to a streaming device when the company filed an application documents with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. In the application, Google refers to the new product and "entertainment device" and that planned to test it for six months, from Jan. 17 to July 17.
"Users will connect their device to home WiFi networks and use Bluetooth to connect to other home electronics equipment," the document reads. The company also noted that Google employees will be testing the device in company facilities in Mountain View, Calif., Los Angeles, Cambridge, Mass., and New York City, as well as in their own homes.
Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group, said it's not an easy market that Google looks to be getting into.
"There are already devices that will stream music via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth throughout your home, although they haven't seen a lot of adoption yet," Olds said. "The market right now, in terms of hardware revenue, is pretty damned small potatoes for a company the size of Google. So why would Google care? This new device could possibly be a project that they've inherited from the Motorola purchase."
With Google reportedly testing this new hardware device, having new testing labs wouldn't be a bad idea. That idea fits in with a report from the Mercury News on Monday that Google is working on a multi-faceted $120-million construction project at its Mountain View corporate headquarters. The project is said to include work on new or "previously secret hardware testing labs."
In an emailed response about the project, Google said, "Just as we continuously work to improve our products, it's important to iterate on our workspace to keep us productive. That's why we are adding additional meeting and work space to our campus in Mountain View."
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36. BRUCE LEE: There are no limits
The story goes like this: In 1964, Bruce Lee had moved to Oakland from Seattle and opened his own martial-arts school named Jun Fan Gung-Fu (Bruce's Chinese name is Jun Fan). Lee was an expert in Wing Chun, a style of Chinese kung-fu he learnt as a teenager in Hong Kong. He was teaching a modified version of this Wing Chun style to a variety of students – Chinese, Japanese, black, white – whoever wanted to learn was welcome. However, Oakland and nearby San Francisco had a very large and traditional Chinese community who weren't too pleased that Lee was teaching non-Chinese students. At that time, kung-fu still had an mystical aura surrounding it, and the different schools were very protective of their fighting techniques. They passed down their secrets from generation to generation like a precious family heirloom and always kept it among their own people. So for Lee to be teaching non-Chinese students was a serious offence.
The old guard issued an ultimatum to Lee: stop teaching to non-Chinese or we'll visit your school and beat the crap out of you. Lee refused. He had been the victim of racism his whole life (he grew up in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, got teased as a kid for having caucasian heritage and most likely got teased when he moved to America for having Chinese heritage), so he was going to teach whoever the hell he pleased. And that's where this comic starts: A posse turns up to Lee's school with their number one fighter, Wong Jack Man, to challenge Lee to a fight.
The duel was a life-changing event for Lee. Although he won, he didn't beat Wong as quickly or efficiently as he liked. It was messy and over 3 minutes long, with Lee having to run around the school chasing his opponent and bruising his hands from punching the back of Wong's head. After the fight Lee, out of breath and despondent, faced a harsh reality: he wasn't in the best shape and Wing Chun was nowhere near a complete fighting system.
This isn't easy to do for a lot of people, to look at yourself critically and admit that you still have a lot to learn, even if others have already labeled you a 'master'. But Lee was willing to look as his performance objectively and make the necessary changes.
From then on, Lee took his training to a new level. He began serious aerobic and strength training and also studied different fighting styles. Now when I say 'took it to a new level', I mean he was freakin' OBSESSED. He lived, breathed and probably dreamed about martial arts. Lee was fanatical about training, sometimes to a fault as he seriously injured his back during a workout. He refined his fighting style into a system he named Jeet Kune Do, which translates into The Way of the Intercepting Fist. Lee became something like a martial-arts celebrity in California, with experts in other styles (like Karate champ Chuck Norris) coming to train with him. Over the years he transformed himself from a pretty fit, Wing-Chun expert into an almost super-human, half-human, half-dragon, cyborg fighting machine, capable of incredible demonstrations of speed and strength. All it took was dedication, hard work and having the determination to never stay on a plateau.
– The woman in the comic is Linda Lee Cadwell, Bruce's devoted wife. It was Linda who worked a steady job during this time to pay the bills that allowed Bruce to concentrate on his martial arts training. And the baby Bruce is shoulder pressing is his son, Brandon, who also died way too young.
– The yin-yang symbol in the final shot is the Jeet Kun Do logo Lee came up with.
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Neil Marshall, our friend who directed "The Descent", has been tapped to take the wheel on "The Last Voyage Of Demeter". The film tells the story the ship and crew that transported Dracula from Transylvania to London as told by the lone survivor of the voyage. I don't want to spoil anything... but scurvy.
Julianne Moore has been confirmed to be playing the nutso mother in the upcoming "Carrie" remake. Which is fun because she seems so nice so I kind of feel like even if she locked me in a closet for hours on end I wouldn't be so mad at her. Like those stupid Sour Patch Kids commercials. Awww she whipped me with a ruler but now she's making me pancakes.
Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss have been tapped for roles in a new film titled "Compulsion". The flick is a remake of a South Korean horror-comedy about two women who live next to each other and realize one is on a hefty bad luck streak while the other is finding herself overflowing with good luck. I assume Heather Graham will have the good luck because she's never made out with Keanu Reeves.
Michelle Monaghan who looks like a solid D cup has joined Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan in the cast of "The Coup", a new film about a family stuck in Southeast Asia during a coup. Maybe a large B actually. I don't know, they do amazing things with push up technology these days.
Take "The Descent" and replace the monsters with creepy guys and add in more pillowing fighting and you've got "The Hike", a new horror flick from the UK that's got a sassy new trailer out for your viewing pleasure. Yes it looks a movie that's been done before but did I mention pillow fights? Alright the trailer doesn't really have any but I like to think it's going to happen... I've got a good feeling.
The good people behind "Super 8" have done an awesome job at not giving away the "big surprise" of the movie but mother of god over the past few days they've released enough clips to make me wonder if they give a crap anymore. Case in point is this new 6 minute chunk that's hit the tubes. I'm hoping by Friday they release the entire movie in clip form so I don't have to pay to see it. Keep your fingers crossed.
A gaggle of new "Conan the Barbarian" posters have been released and while I know the movie is going to be garbage I can't help but be excited. Except for the one that looks like a poster for a new gay porn, that one I won't get excited for, because that's not my thing. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
For those of you who thought the original "The Human Centipede" was too tame I've got some exciting news for your sick asses. Tom Six's second film in the series titled "The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)" has officially been banned by the UK film board. Apparently it's full of all kinds of sexual deviant type activities and was just too graphic to receive any kind of rating. Are you turned on now? Yeah you are you sick SOB.


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Given the planet's lack of actual post-apocalyptic nuclear wastelands, you'd think it would be pretty hard to find places that looked like the setting of a Fallout game. But then, there's always the Mojave desert and Route 66 for that.
Photographer Kevin Balluff - whose work I came across while flipping through the excellent Our Modern Ruins on Flipboard - has taken a series of photos that look like you could stroll right through them in Fallout: New Vegas, talking to/killing everything in your path.
The destruction, the desolation, the 50s Americana, even the abandoned military installations, it's all there. Of course, this kind of stuff was a big inspiration for the design of New Vegas in the first place, so saying the photos look like the game is almost going in reverse!
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What: "Angel: A Musical"
When: 8 p.m. tonight, and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Starlight Theatre, Rock Valley College, 3301 N. Mulford Road, Rockford
Tickets: $30, today; $30, adults, Saturday; $25, students and seniors (age 62 and older), Saturday
Information: Written by Mike Webb, director of Rock Valley College's Starlight and Studio theatres, the musical is about what happens to a family and community when they accept a person with disabilities into their lives. Webb wrote the musical for his daughter who has Rett syndrome, a rare and debilitating neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in girls. Tonight's performance is a benefit for the Barbara Olson Center of Hope and features a tent reception before the performance.
Contact: For tickets for today's show, call 815-964-9275; for Saturday, 815-921-2160; rockvalleycollege.edu/Community/Theatre/Tickets.cfm
Showing off their talents
ArtsPlace will showcase its students' finished work at "Emerge," an art exhibit and performance, this weekend at various Rockford venues.
The arts apprenticeship program's Visual Arts Team will present "Artists at Work" from 3 to 8 p.m. today at 317 Studio & Gallery, 317 Market St., Rockford. Original works of art will be available for purchase.
The ArtsPlace Theater Team will present "Clik!" at 7:30 p.m. today at Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St., Rockford. The play was written and will be performed by the students, ages 14-18, It is about a group of high school kids on picture day. All of them end up in detention and reflect on the circumstances that led them to the punishment.
Original dances and works of poetry are highlighted by the Dance and Poetry teams in "Beginnings" at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Riverfront Museum Park.
Admission for "Clik!" and "Beginnings": $5, adults, general seating; $8, adults, preferred seating; $3, children ages 4-10; free, children ages 3 and younger.
For information: 815-963-6765; artsforeveryone.com.
Loving Laotian food
The Lao Evangelical Free Church, 5881 35th St., Rockford, will host a Laotian food fair from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The fair will feature authentic Laotian food and drinks, including pho (beef noodle soup), egg rolls, crab rangoon, pad thai, Thai tea and Lao coffee prepared by church members.
Customers can dine in or carry out. Food costs vary. For information: 779-221-2383; facebook.com/MyLEFC.
Pancakes with the pilots
The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1414 will host a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Poplar Grove Airport, 11619 Illinois Route 76, Poplar Grove.
Breakfast includes pancakes, waffles, eggs, sausage, coffee, milk and juice. Free airplane rides will be given to youth, ages 8-17, by the Young Eagles program. Guests can also visit the Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum at the airport.
Cost: $7, adults; $4, kids. Proceeds benefit the chapter's educational, youth and community programs. For information: 1414.eaachapter.org.
Celebrating on the mounds
What: Honor of the Mounds Gathering
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
Where: Beattie Park, 401 N. Main St., Rockford
Admission: Free
Information: The goal of the event is to promote the culture, awareness and history of Native Americans. There will be Native American drumming, dancing, food, living history demonstrations, arts and crafts for sale, speakers, children's activities and a sacred fire for prayer. Food and beverages are available for purchase.
Contact: Mac Spotted Horse at 779-770-0902 or 815-218-8019.
A weekend a-'fair'
Dozens of events will be featured this weekend at the Boone County Fair, 8791 Illinois Route 76, Belvidere.
Along with viewing all the 4-H projects, fairgoers can watch a talent contest, karate demonstrations, dance teams, ATV racing and a demolition derby. Lots of food and drinks will be available. Families can also hop onto various carnival rides.
Performances by the Silver Creek Band, American English — a Beatles tribute band, the Gene Shepherd Band, Missing Links and Easton Corbin will be featured in the entertainment building and the grandstand.
Gates open at 8 a.m. each day. Admission is $6 per day or $20 for a season pass; children ages 10 and younger get in free. The food and some special events involve an additional fee.
For more information: 815-547-4503; boonecountyfair.com.