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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which came to power with an absolute majority, primarily keeping development as agenda, has a reason to rejoice.
The recent sharp contraction crude oil prices has come as a blessing for the government in its continued battle with the inflation demon.
Brent crude has fallen sharply from the high of $115 per barrel in June to a shade below $100. A recent communication from Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) said crude oil price of the Indian basket has also come down to $99.94/barrel.
In rupee terms also, the price of the Indian basket fell to Rs 6,069.36 per bbl in the middle of last week from Rs 6,108.44 per bbl a day earlier.
Economists explained that the fall in crude prices is going to bring three pronged benefits for the Indian economy, which imports 85% of its crude requirement. The fall in crude price is expected to bring down current account deficit (CAD), because of lower import bill, oil subsidy burden and overall inflation.
"India is one of the most vulnerable economies when it comes to oil. Fall in crude prices is definitely going to help in controlling current account deficit as import bill will go down.
Lower oil prices also mean lower subsidy burden for the government. Now it will be even easier for the government to completely deregulate diesel prices," D K Joshi, chief economist with ratings agency Crisil, said.
The 2014-15 budget estimated India's subsidy bill at Rs 2.6 lakh crore, or 2.03% of gross domestic product (GDP), with oil subsidies amounting to Rs 63,500 crore. Food subsidies of Rs 1.15 lakh crore and fertiliser subsidies of Rs 73,000 crore were the other major components of the subsidy bill.
If the drop in crude price sustains and volumes do not pick up substantially, a meaningful impact could be seen on CAD and oil subsidy bill of government. Indian oil marketing companies sell certain petroleum product like diesel, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene at lower than market prices, leading to under-recoveries for which they get cash subsidies from government.
Diesel under-recoveries are likely to become nil over two months as the government has been increasing widely used auto fuel's prices over past nine months by 50 paise every month, bridging the gap with current market prices. If crude continues to fall and if government market links diesel prices, then diesel prices would also fall in line with crude prices, which is likely to ease current high inflation level.
Sajjid Chinoy, chief India economist at JP Morgan estimates that, as a broad rule of thumb, a $10 decrease in crude prices over a year would result in a reduction of annual oil under-recoveries of about Rs 35,000, which should translate into fiscal savings of about Rs 18,000, or 0.15 % of GDP. Such a decrease in crude is also likely to initially bring down oil imports by about $15 billion. So a sharp drop in oil prices -- if sustained -- can have a meaningful impact on helping India's twin deficits, Chinoy said.
India's crude oil imports rose to Rs 864,875 crore (around $143 billion) in 2013-14 from Rs 784,652 in 2012-13.
"Large ecosystem in the country depends on crude. Drop in crude prices would bring down input cost of manufacturing and industrial goods, transportation cost, which, in turn, will help in controlling inflation," Saugata Bhattacharya, chief economist of Axis Bank, said.
"Fall in crude price may see immediate impact on WPI (Wholesale Price Index) inflation, but it would be reflected in retail inflation only with lag effect," Chinoy said. Fuel and power currently have 14.91% weightage in WPI inflation.
Economists believe that crude price fall may not have any direct impact on fiscal deficit, but it would make slightly easier for the Modi government to achieve the target. It will still require lot of divestment to achieve fiscal deficit target of 4.1% of GDP this fiscal as against 4.5% of GDP in the previous year.
"If the fall in crude price sustain, then it will smoothen the economy recovery path for the government. Crisil in a recent report had predicted that crude prices may remain in $90-$100 per barrel bracket by 2018," Joshi said.


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Ibra College of Technology is one of the established technical Colleges in the Sultanate of Oman that is being governed by the Ministry of Manpower since 2001. read more
"It is indeed a great pleasure to write a few lines about Ibra College of Technology. The College has been the pioneer in technical education in Sharqiyah region offering value based job-oriented courses in Engineering, Business and IT specializations." read more
We will be a leading technological institution, providing high quality teaching and learning to prepare and empower the Omani professionals of the future to contribute to national socio-economic development.
To deliver high quality student-centred education that produces competitive graduates who enter the labor market with confidence, strong technological and personal skills, prepared for a life of contribution and success.
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Senators seek probe of regional airlines' safety
WASHINGTON Four senators, including the chairman of the Senate's aviation panel, have asked a government watchdog to investigate safety enforcement at regional airlines.
In a letter released Tuesday, the senators told Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel that the circumstances of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 near Buffalo in February raised questions about the Federal Aviation Administration's enforcement of regulations related to pilot training and crew rest at regional carriers
"Adequate pilot training and rest is a basic prerequisite to make certain the air transportation system achieves a high level of safety," the letter said. "Such regulations, however, must be paired with vigorous FAA oversight of airline compliance to have a credible effect."
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-.N.D., chairman of the commerce committee's aviation subcommittee, also raised the issue with Randy Babbitt, who was nominated by President Barack Obama to head the FAA at a confirmation hearing Tuesday. Dorgan said he was "just furious" about testimony during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing last week suggesting that flaws in pilot hiring and training, as well as fatigue, may have contributed to the crash, which killed all 49 people aboard and one man on the ground.
Dorgan asked Babbitt if the same safety standards that apply to larger airlines also apply to regional carriers.
Babbitt, a former Air Line Pilots Association president and one time Eastern Airlines pilot, said there once were less rigorous standards for regional carriers, but changes he helped develop in the early 1990s were supposed to bring regional airlines up to the same safety standards as larger carriers.
Dorgan said he plans to hold a hearing June 10 on safety at regional airlines.
Other senators signing the letter were Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.; the committee's senior Republican, Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, and the aviation subcommittee's senior Republican, Jim DeMint of South Carolina.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who met privately with Babbitt just before the confirmation hearing, said he received assurances from Babbitt that he will look into FAA's regulation of pilot work hours at regional airlines to see if they lead to fatigue.
"I told him it seems to me they underpay and overwork their pilots," Schumer said in an interview. "He talked to me about how horrible it is. ... He talked about how if you're tired because you've flown across country, that's the wrong thing. He said he would look at it all. He said he was passionate about pilot fatigue."
Executives for regional airlines, meeting in Salt Lake City on Tuesday for an industry convention, defended the experience and professionalism of their pilots, saying the NTSB hearing had skewed public perception.
"There's a lot of misinformation out there," said Joseph D. Randell, president and CEO of Air Canada Jazz. "Anybody with an agenda will use it."
Members of Congress said they were stunned by the salaries of the Flight 3407 pilots, who were employees of commuter airline Colgan Air Inc. of Manassas, Va., which operated the flight for Continental.


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CONTEST Put your writing skills to the test
S tarted in 1999 in San Francisco, the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) aims at promoting the art of writing and has gained popularity worldwide. A writing competition is held every November and this year's edition is already under way.
"The movement has been around for a decade but has caught on in India on a large scale only in the last three years. It has a huge following everywhere and we're hoping that participation will be more this year," says Karthik Narayan, who won the competition last year.
NaNoWriMo participants have to pen a minimum of 50,000 words by the end of 30 days. The entries must have a cohesive storyline but the story needn't be finished. Extra time will be given till June to complete the novel, after which www.amazon.com, one of the partners of this event, will proofread and publish the book, and put it up for sale.
"Camps are held in all cities to attract participants and discuss the topics on which they are going to write. The Chennai NaNoWriMo camp will happen this weekend," Karthik explains.
Karthik has been chosen the Indian Representative for the event this year. To participate or for further details, contact Karthik at 99620 70090 or visit www.nanowrimo.org.


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Like Anticon or Fog, Frank J. Sisti Jr. bends hip-hop roots into unlikely shapes. But unlike those contemporaries, the Queens resident--who records under the name Kid America and the Action Figures--doesn't evoke sullen adolescent alienation. Instead, he goes straight for the giddy heart of childhood.
And I mean giddy: The 20 songs on Bandy, his self-released debut album, recall playful sampladelic masterpieces like the Avalanches' Since I Left You, or De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising. The difference is that Bandy's sugar high seems to be literally sugar-fueled: Not only is the fidelity as thick as the last spoonfuls of milk in a bowl of Froot Loops, but the album has been constructed equally from classic funk breakbeats and children's records.
The results are similar to an early-Nineties rave flyer using kiddie iconography: They're innocent on the surface, but underlined with a mischievous--but not sinister--sensibility, which is captured best in the title "Rainbows Are Ludes." That song name is the only time Kid America lets his cover down so broadly, though. Mostly, he just confuses old school with preschool, Saturday-night fever with Saturday-morning cartoons--to highly entertaining effect. "Bandy (Intro)" cuts between sped-up hip-hop brags ("Tape decks pause/Shit in your draws/Comin' to your town like Santa Claus"--followed, naturally, by a child saying simply, "I like Santa") and amusement-park standbys ("Attention, parents: Please do not leave your child unattended while riding the ride. Enjoy the ride, kids"). You can't tell one helium-delirium sample from another.
"Muffinman (Traditional)" cuts up different versions of "Do You Know the Muffin Man" like a toddler Grandmaster Flash rocking a pair of Fisher-Price record players. "Dancin'" is the throw-down party jam the Brady Bunch might have made had eldest brother Greg not been so busy writing songs for his younger sibs' changing voices. (He also never got his hands on a sampler, alas.) Interrupting the sci-fi-futurismo wow-and-fluttering of "Fan Club Theme" is a kid marveling, "That's crazy!" It's hard to disagree.
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Dell plays down impact of 2003-06 restatements
Texas-based PC manufacturer Dell this week filed restatements of its 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 annual results to reduce revenue and profit figures that were inflated in the original accounts.
A Dell spokesman was widely reported as claiming that the cumulative reduction of earnings amounted to $92 million over the four-year period, when the company's net income was more than $12 billion.
The yearly affect of the change was typically a 1-3 cent addition to the earnings per share figure.
The full 10-K filing report is available from the SEC and with the latest filings, the company said in an official press statement it expected to achieve compliance with NASDAQ's continued listing requirements.
However, the company also indicated that it and several current and former executives are parties to a number of shareholder lawsuits arising from the accounting irregularites. Four class action suits have been consolidated into a single "Dell Securities Litigation" case in the Western District of Texas, Austin division. If and when the cases reach court, the restatements and their financial impact are likely to be scrutinized in more detail.
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To meet the growing demand for services, Keystone relies on the generosity of volunteers who staff the food shelves and on regular donors of food and cash, including area churches, businesses and individuals. Get a list (PDF) of most needed foodshelf items.
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Williams upsets Margarito for WBO belt
Updated: July 16, 2007, 3:57 PM ETAssociated Press
CARSON, Calif. -- Paul Williams won the WBO welterweight title with an upset victory over champion Antonio Margarito on Saturday night.
Williams (33-0) was hurt several times in the 11th round and was cut over the left eye. He was ahead on all three scorecards, 115-113, 115-113, and 116-112.
Margarito (34-5) was trying to defend his title for the seventh time. He fell far behind after six rounds then rallied, but fell just short.
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Tabu and Suraj Sharma walked the red carpet at the 70th annual Golden Globe awards with director Ang Lee at the ceremony held at Beverly Hilton Hotel, California. Though nominated in three categories, the film won only the Golden Globe for Best Original Score composed by Mychael Danna.
Tabu, known for her offbeat and intense performances, opted to stay desi at the international gala in a bright red designer sari teamed with a heavily embroidered golden blouse.
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Considering the Organians didn't want outsiders to interfere with their business (and probably gave the Federation a lecture of their Prime Directive) I'd think it would stand to reason that the peace treaty also included a prime directive for planets disputed by either two. How the Organians ensured that both sides would honor the treaty, is a different can of worms.
Considering the Organians didn't like outsiders, it seems likely the Organians had absolutely nothing to do with the Organian Peace Treaty. The two sides neutered by the Organians just made lemonade out of that particular lemon, and decided to agree on some things for a change.
Thus, when the treaty was broken, the Organians paid no attention. But the Feds would watch for Klingons breaking the treaty, and vice versa, in addition to doing their best to cover up their own violations. Until one side or both felt they no longer needed to cower behind a piece of paper, that is.
But if that was the case surely they would know where each planet in the Cetia Alpha system should be.
I don't see why that should be. Planets move, and Newtonian mechanics is a surprisingly inaccurate discipline when it comes to seven-or-more-body problems such as the Ceti A system. What Starfleet
know is that the desert world in that system is Ceti A VI...
Command might have recieved preliminary damaged reports and decided the ship wasn't worth the effort of repairing.
But at the end of the movie, Kirk said the ship would continue serving. This either suggests he was in deep denial, or establishes that the "decommissioning" mentioned was of the top officers, not of the ship, and the decision to scrap the E-A came only later (or Kirk wasn't informed of it until later).
Yes, you are probably right. Did the ship have a science officer as far as we can tell or did he conveniently disappear?
None of the officers we saw wore the collar directly indicative of a Sciences job. We saw white on Capt Terrell, yellow on Cmdr Beach, green on a low-ranking female officer, and grey on Commanders Chekov and Kyle. Very high ranks there, compared with TOS... But Beach sat at the supposed Sciences station: perhaps he doubled as the ship's CSO, in addition to his "day job" (which may have been at Helm, since few other stations at the time accommodated yellowcollars).
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Nocturnal animals will give ya a fright when they're just standing there on the side of the road; with my luck I'll be cruising the roads through the bayou and a friggen alligator will attempt to cross the road and I hit it. I leave the office at midnight and sometimes I just go for a ride instead of heading home. I'll end up in New Orleans or Mobile by the secondary roads and it's drunks and critters I look out for. I find that the roads are kind of empty the later it gets and I like that; you can really see the texters and phone users by the glow of the phone, easier to avoid them at night.
I noticed that I speed more during the daylight hours and I tend to keep the speed down to the actual speed limit at night. The cops have nothing better to do and you're a prime target for speed checks, at least where I live. I already got pulled over once this year and was let go with a warning. You'll get hyper-aware when riding at night, you'll get used it but don't let your guard down.
You really want to pucker up? Ride at night during a rain storm with a cross wind.
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- Outpost Alpha - near theReisho Monastery, Japan
- Outpost Beta - near theKnightfall Museum, New York
- (More to come)
Having taken the first steps in colonizing Earth, the Symaarians established outposts in order to better defend the backwater frontier world from potential alien threats. Though they have fought on countless battlefields and against a myriad of terrifying foes, the Symaarians have no intention of harming the humans they rub shoulders with now. In fact, they intend on learning from them. Those Guardsmen who shipped out for the fortifications on Earth were originally stationed on nearby Mars, where they heard a great deal of rumors concerning the third rock from the Sun.
(OOC) House rules:
- Chaos and destruction of the outposts must be kept to a reasonable limit. I'm saving these for an RPG later.
- The purpose of the Guardsmen is to fight and die, so kill them at your leisure. Again, be reasonable, because the more Symaarian blood you shed the more likely you'll be getting an Imperator War Titan shoved down your throat.
Sort of like if alien war veterans came to Earth looking to start families, mingle, and generally have a good time.


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Holy Week services scheduled
Holy week will be observed with the following special services scheduled in community churches: Greybull First Presbyterian Church: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Communion "The Last Supper in its Passover Meal Context." Easter Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. followed by fellowship.
Happy 85th birthday, Ed Rech
by marlys good The Shell Community Hall was filled to overflowing Saturday as family, friends and neighbors gathered to wish Ed Rech a happy birthday. The party was hosted by the Rechs' daughter Julie Rech of Denver and son Jake
Menke 1/2A Forensic Coach of Year
by marlys good Ted Menke, coach of the Greybull High School Grey Ghost forensic team, has been long respected in Wyoming High School forensic circles. His expertise was recognized when he was honored as the 2013-14 1A/2A Coach of the
Hotel set to host Art in the Dark
By marlys good Young artists in Big Horn County School District No. 3 will be hosting the annual Art in the Dark Friday night at the Historic Hotel Greybull. Exhibits will be in place and ready for viewing from 7
MCT brings 'Aladin' to GHS stage
Aladdin, Sinbad, Ali Baba, and Scheherazade, all well-known figures from the "Arabian Nights," will be on stage at the Greybull High School auditorium Saturday, March 8 when the Missoula Children's Theatre tour presents its version of "Aladdin." The cast includes
Library adds microfilm reader, scanner
by nathan oster If you're a history buff, it just got a whole lot easier to research the earliest days of Greybull and the surrounding area. Volumes upon volumes of old Greybull Standard and Basin Republican-Rustler newspapers which are stored
Flitner's Miss Rodeo Wyoming bid gets boost
Shell Hall was filled to capacity Saturday night as residents turned out for a benefit to raise money for Morgan Flitner in her bid to become Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2015. Over 200 people enjoyed an evening of dining, dancing and
Wrage, Howe advance to State Spelling Bee
by marlys good "Velociraptor: any of a genus of Theropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous having a long head, flat snout and large sickle-shaped claws on second toe of each foot." With the correct spelling of that word, Yulisa Mendez,
Schwartzes celebrate home lighting win
by nathan oster Ray and Maria Schwartz, who live at 25 N. Third Street, have been named the winners of the 2013 Greybull Holiday Home Lighting Contest, which was sponsored by the Greybull Area Chamber of Commerce, Ron's Food Farm
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Crowe hits the mark in epic 'Robin Hood'
OK, so "Robin Hood" is no "Gladiator." But that doesn't mean it isn't spectacular in its own right. Ridley Scott has created what feels like a full-sensory, virtual-reality experience of life in 12th-century England — from everyday domestic life within a gloomy, candlelit castle, to the horrifying grind of battle as arrows squeal through the air, firebombs soar over barred gates and horses slosh through the mud. History never felt so alive — even if the story doesn't quite meet educational standards (not to mention the extreme violence).
But Scott may have let his grand vision get out of control in the film's final 45 minutes. The battle scenes are epic, but they become overwrought with too much cinematic flair. More doesn't always mean better. And when somebody quite unexpected (and entirely unbelievable) shows up at the final battle in armor and ready to fight, you have to wonder if Scott could have spared us the eye rolling with some thoughtful editing. When a film is almost 2½ hours long, that is usually good advice to take.


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Brown attended Oregon State University from 1963 to 1965. She went on to attend the University of Idaho from 1965 to 1969. She then earned her BA from Morris Harvey College in 1973.
Brown was a consultant for various contracts from 1994 to 1997. In 1997 she worked as Executive Director for the South Charleston Chamber of Commerce. She then worked in Government Relations from 1995 to 1999.[1]
Committee assignments
- Constitutional Revision Committee, West Virginia House
- Energy, Industry & Labor/ Economic Development & Small Business Committee, West Virginia House
- Judiciary Committee, West Virginia House
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Brown is running for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 30. She is one of fourteen candidates running for the seven District 30 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010 general election. The seven top vote-getters are elected. [2]
In Brown was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 30. Douglas Skaff (D) finished with 24,625 votes and was followed by Danny Wells (D) with 24,019 votes, Bonnie Brown (D) with 23,353 votes, Barbara Hatfield (D) with 22,709 votes, Mark Hunt (D) with 21,635 votes, Sharon Spencer (D) with 21,541 votes, Nancy Guthrie (D) with 20,285 votes, Fred Jospeh (R) with 18,653 votes, John Miller (R) with 17,992 votes, Bud Anderson (R) with 16,217 votes, Todd Carden (R) with 15,286 votes, Victoria Casey (R) with 14,250 votes, Edward Burgess (R) with 13,282 votes, Lance Vaughan (R) with 12,733 votes and John Welbourn (R) with 3,940 votes. Brown raised $42,622 for his campaign fund.[3]
Brown and her husband, Gary, have two children.
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The perspicuity of the Scriptures is a quality agreeing with them as with a sign, according. to which quality they are adapted clearly to reveal the conceptions, whose signs are the words comprised in the Scriptures, to those persons to whom the Scriptures are administered according to the benevolent providence of God. II. That perspicuity is a quality which agrees with the Scriptures, is proved from its cause and its end. (1.) In cause, we consider the wisdom and goodness of the author, who, according to his wisdom knew, and according to his goodness willed, clearly and well to enunciate or declare the meanings of his own mind. (2.) In the end is the duty of those to whom the Scriptures are directed, and who, through the decree of God, cannot attain to salvation without this knowledge. III. This perspicuity comes distinctly to be considered both with regard to its object and its subject. For all things [in the Scriptures] are not equally perspicuous, nor is every thing alike perspicuous to all persons; but in the epistle of St. Paul, some things occur which "are hard to be understood;" and "the gospel is hid, or concealed, to them who are lost, in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them who believe not" IV. But those senses or meanings, the knowledge and belief of which are simply necessary to salvation, are revealed in the Scriptures with such plainness, that they can be perceived even by the most simple of mankind, provided they be able duly to exercise their reason. V. But they are perspicuous to those alone who, being illuminated by the light of the Holy Spirit, have eyes to see, and a mind to understand and discern. For any colour whatever, though sufficiently illuminated by the light, is not seen except by the eye which is endued with the power of seeing, as with an inward light. VI. But even in those things which are necessary to be known and believed in order to salvation, the law must be distinguished from the gospel, especially in that part which relates to Jesus Christ crucified and raised up again. For even the gentiles, who are aliens from Christ, have "the work of the law written in their hearts," though this is not saving, except by the addition of the internal illumination and inspiration of God; but "the doctrine of the cross, which is foolishness and a stumbling block to the natural man," is not perceived without the revelation of the Spirit. VII. In the Scriptures, some things may be found so difficult to be understood, that men of the quickest and most perspicacious genius may, in attaining to an understanding of those things, have a subject on which to bestow their labours during the whole course of their lives. But God has so finely attempered the Scripture, that they can neither be read without profit, nor, after having been perused and reperused innumerable times, can they be put aside through aversion or disgust.
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Local columnist T.J. Ray reacts to word that the Mississippi House of Representatives didn't come anywhere near fully funding education for the upcoming fiscal year. (February 19, 2015, Page 4A)
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Meridith Wulff writes, on National Literacy Day, to remind everyone of the value of reading and to urge all to help groups such as the Lafayette County Literacy Council to help others to improve basic literacy skills. (September 8, 2014, Page 4)
College athletes employees of school? No way
Are college athletes on scholarship employees of the school? A National Labor Relations Board ruling says they are, opening the door for Northwestern University football players to unionize. Editor Don Whitten disagrees with the ruling and explains his stance on the issue. (March 31, 2014, Page 4)
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ClassicsOnline Home » HANSON, H.: Symphonies (Complete), Vol. 2 - Symphony No. 2 / Lux aeterna / Mosaics (Seattle Symphony, Schwarz)
Hanson's intent in 1930 to write music that was "young in spirit, lyrical and romantic in temperament", was fully realised in his ardent Second Symphony. This, his best known symphonic statement, acknowledges a Sibelian inheritance through horn fanfares, powerfully lyric string writing, and a sense of unity both all-embracing and memorable. Lux Aeterna is a rhapsodic, strongly modal work for viola and orchestra, richly repaying Hanson's interest in Palestrina. Mosaics is a much later set of variations revealing his organisational control and expressive power. "Richly drawn is the Second Symphony—the Romantic, its second movement anthem beloved of millions of Americans. [Schwarz's] feeling for long-term growth is possibly the surest of all, leading us from one resolution to the next with an increasing sense of expectation." (Gramophone on the original Delos release)
Howard Hanson (1896–1981)
Symphony No. 2 'Romantic'
Three decades after his death, Howard Hanson remains one of America's most persuasive compositional voices. Though conservative in his harmonic vocabulary—a figurative "kiss of death" during the university-dominated 1960s in the United States—his deeply felt music resonates with renewed appreciation in the 21st century. Born in Wahoo, Nebraska of Scandinavian heritage, Hanson drew inspiration from the music of Jean Sibelius as well as from his American surroundings. His inborn warmth of expression was deepened by a tinge of melancholy that is heard in many works by Sibelius and other "northern" composers. He became the first director of the Eastman School of Music upon the invitation of the famous school's founder, George Eastman. Hanson fulfilled his administrative and academic responsibilities with seemingly limitless energy and commitment.
A clue to the genesis and long-term success of Hanson's Symphony No. 2 'Romantic' may be found in this comment by the composer in 1930, the year of its composition: "The Symphony for me represents my escape from the rather bitter type of modern musical realism [that] occupies so large a place in contemporary thought. Much contemporary music seems to me to be showing a tendency to become entirely too cerebral. I do not believe that music is primarily a matter of the intellect, but rather a manifestation of the emotions. I have, therefore, aimed in this Symphony to create a work that was young in spirit, lyrical and romantic in temperament, and simple and direct in expression."
The 'Romantic' Symphony is Hanson's best-known orchestral score, and it fulfills the expression implications of its title. His second symphonic work is laid out in three movements and also employs cyclic use of motives. After an atmospheric introduction intoned mainly by winds before being joined by horn and then strings, the opening Adagio-Allegro moderato starts in earnest with a much-repeated three-note figure that leads the orchestra to a fine climax. A horn fanfare clears the air for a descending and increasingly powerful thematic statement uttered by the brass, which in turn yields to a tender theme marked in the strings. An English horn solo leads into the development section in which themes are varied and along with beautifully gauged alternation of lyrical and forceful episodes joined unerringly as a seamless flowing narrative.
Woodwinds accompanied by quietly rapturous strings initiate the second movement, marked Andante con tenerezza. A contrasting interlude courtesy of the brass instruments recalls the introduction of the opening movement. With the strings acting as a kind of steadying chorus, busy winds herald a reprise of the movement's principal theme. A palpable sense of yearning, the signature of early Romanticism, permeates the entire Andante.
After a brief flurry of slashing introductory figures from winds and strings an assertive and positive brass fanfare catapults the finale, Allegro con brio, upward and onward. Thematic reappearances from the opening movement receive newly expanded drama and dynamism. The Symphony ends with a coda that restates the primary theme in a grandly sonorous fashion. An odd sidelight: music from the Symphony No. 2 accompanies the end credits for the science fiction thriller Alien.
Steven Lowe
Lux Aeterna
The symphonic poem with viola obbligato Lux Aeterna dates from 1923 and the end of Hanson's three-year stay in Italy as the first winner of the American Prix de Rome. In addition to the influence of his teacher Ottorino Respighi in matters of orchestration, Hanson was affected even more profoundly by his discovery of the music of an older Italian composer. "I learned an awful lot from Palestrina about letting the lines flow through the harmonies," he said. "It was probably the biggest single influence in my life, because when I went to Rome in 1921, I was fascinated by Gregorian chant, and the Sistine choir, and we had the works of Palestrina in the original clefs…and I became imbued with the whole Palestrina technique."
Lux Aeterna was originally inscribed to the great English violist Lionel Tertis, who apparently declined the honor of playing it, since in Hanson's revised version the dedication was removed. (Although Tertis did more than anyone to gain acceptance for the viola as a solo instrument, he was not always the best judge of new music. Thus with "shame and contrition," he would later admit, he would also turn down the first performance of the Walton Viola Concerto.)
Formally, Lux Aeterna is among the most apparently loose-limbed of Hanson's works, as much a free rhapsody for viola and orchestra as a symphonic poem. Following a wistful pizzicato introduction, the viola announces the plaintive principal theme, yet another of Hanson's Gregorian melodies. After the theme is driven to an emotional climax, the clarinet joins the viola in a even more starkly modal duet. When asked if he considered himself a modal composer, Hanson admitted, "I was very much influenced by the modes; that was largely the Palestrina influence, and I think it was also the influence of my three year stay in Rome. There is a lot of my music in the Dorian mode, more than anything else. I'm very fond of the D-E-F-G-A-B natural line, and I find myself coming back to that again and again, whether I intend to or not; it's simply a part of my vocabulary."
A tolling in the horns and a canon-like string figure lead to a rapid episode marked Allegro non troppo, set in motion by the solo violin's cadenza-like restatement of the principal theme over urgent tremolo strings. At its climax, a doleful new subject is announced by the contrabassoon, this nearly a decade before Maurice Ravel's celebrated use of the instrument in the Concerto for the Left Hand. An animated modal dance of increasing contrapuntal complexity leads to the hushed coda.
The manuscript of Lux Aeterna is dated Christmas Day, 1923. The first performance was given in Rome on 27 May of the following year by the Augusteo Symphony conducted by the composer.
Jim Svejda
Today, Hanson is best known for his large-scale symphonic works and for his distinguished role as an educator, particularly his forty-year tenure with the Eastman School in Rochester. In recent years, however, Gerard Schwarz has helped to illuminate other aspects of Hanson's output with recordings of works that may be unfamiliar, but which remain as vital today as upon their creation.
Mosaics is one such overlooked gem, a set of variations written in 1957 for the Cleveland Orchestra and its then-conductor George Szell. Hanson was fond of the variations form; it appealed to his sense of order and structural unity, and proved an ideal medium in which to explore contrasting emotional states. Mosaics contains certain Hanson hallmarks: the foreboding, Nordic intensity that pervades the piece; its rhythmic vitality; the straightforward clarity with which Hanson presents his theme, heard immediately in low woodwinds and strings, and its lucid, dramatic development.
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From the article: Surviving the Holidays with Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The holiday season is particularly busy and stressful -- and that can get fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms in an uproar. Share the things that have helped you celebrate with fewer consequences, and also learn what's helped other people like you.
FMS Worse Every Year
- As someone else posted, the fibro is much worse this year than last, last year than the year before, etc. This year it's really bad. Any major activity & I'm down for a couple of days. I also have agoraphobia, but fortunately have a wonderful husband. I make the grocery list each week, he goes shopping. This will not change for the holidays. I have asked him to set aside a couple of hours between Thanksgiving & Christmas to take me in to one particular store & see/smell the holiday decorations. Internet shopping is the best thing for me, but I do miss the store's decorations. I try to have him drive me around 1 night to see the homes decorated. I will do the family dinners, my biggest helper (youngest daughter) will not be here this year so hubby knows he's going to have to help much more. I enjoyed the article. I am a list maker & I found a lot of helpful info here. One thing I already decided is less gifts for all. A few larger/nicer gifts for grandkids & cash for adult kids.
- —Guest Tressa
A Fibro Holiday
- A Fibro Christmas Song ! LOL by Kim A Kazi Valente on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 3:32am Sing to the tune (Walking in A winter wonderland) Muscle scream can you hear em, No medication can cheer em, I'm up all night I look a fright, My Fibro's Flaring from these Holidays - I decorated a little, Had to stop in the middle, My arms just don't work, my legs started to jerk, My Fibro's Flaring from these Holidays. In the livingroom lays the Christmas tree, It is drying up & it's turning Brown, By the time I start to decorate it, the lights will burn the dam thing to the ground. Later on I'll try wrappin, But I doubt It will Happen, No wonder why Im a grouch, suffering on the couch, My Fibro's ruining my whole Holiday. MY Husband gripes Why isn't it All finished He says Im Not A Jolly helpful Elf! So I hung His Balls up by the fire, Now lets see Him do it all himself!!
- —Guest Kim-A-Kazi
Post Holiday Crash
- Being a "newbie" I was confident that I was well and over my chronic fatigue after a couple of months of normal energy. Boy..was I wrong as I did my normal holiday routine, conscious of over doing it, stopped the pacing, and now I am paying the price with my fatigue back. My glands started hurting and at least I know now what to do to get back on track and will be more diligent next holiday season. Wish I had read these tips, but the problem was that I was feeling great again and thought this was gone. Lesson well learned...Susan
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Eating to avoid a crash
- I only allow myself to cheat on my fibro diet for one day each holiday. This year it was Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Too much sugar, dairy, wheat, etc. causes a lot of pain for me. If I'm smart I drink a lot of water and take an Epsom salt or detox bath that night to further remove any toxins. All of this lessens the severity of the crash but still allows me to have a taste of the holidays. Knowing ahead of time what days are freebies also keeps me from little cheats every day, which add up.
- —Guest Sophie
A new perspective
- Learning to not only say no, but recognize the difference between what other want/expect and what is best for me. I moved to Minnesota and my family is all on the East Coast. Two years in a row, I told them I would miss them, but wasn't up to flying, driving to three houses, etc. Plus, I can't fathom crashing at any one of those houses! Bottom line: You don't HAVE to do anything. You don't have to give that gift you want for your nephew if it's too expensive
- —Guest Christa
- i'm with you... and i'm tired of it. i went to mexico a few years ago 4 times that winter, and while there, forgot i was sick... then came home, and as symptoms started showing up, i thought, oh, that again... i haven't been able to go back for the last 3 or 4 years, but after spending more and more of the oct to mar months more and more bedbound, i'm determined to get to a warm, sunny, humid climate with lots of hours of sunshine everyday, and if it helps this winter, it's going to become my winter regimen.
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Getting through the holidays
- Are you kidding?!? No. Seriously.....From about mid Nov. til past March I just roll up in a ball & tell people to leave me alone. It works! This includes my birthday on Nov. 30th. ....UGH-O. The world doesn't stop & I don't really think anyone misses me.
- —eaglehaslanded
Planning Holiday Meals
- I love to cook and host holiday meals at my house. We also typically have company stay with us. In order to still do everything I used to do I divide up my tasks. First I develop my menus. Then I locate all of my recipes, print them out, and attach them to my menus. With all the recipes in hand I put my shopping list on a spread sheet with a separate column for each store i.e. groceries, butcher, farm stand, etc. Then I back track and plan to shop at one store each day. I group my cooking for the next few days, so I do all the baking at once, all the side dishes etc. and leave the day of the event for the main dish and setting the table. Once the table is set and the main dish is in the oven, I shower and then put my feet up for an hour or two. Sometimes I can get a culinary student from the vocational program at the high school to come and help with the advance cooking. I accept all offers to help in the the kitchen and keep extra pretty aprons on hand.
- —Guest HKott
Thanks Lucy
- Lucy, your comment "'I'll just do that 1or 2 more things, or visit 1or 2 more shops, or go up 1 or 2 more aisles - don't!' Thinking this is your cue that you should stop" was brilliant. It just made a lightbulb go off in my head. Finally! I know what you mean. I do think to myself "just one or two more" That's it, that's when I should stop. I've always wondered how far I can push myself and my brain has been telling me this whole time. Whenever I have to think about it, that's it. Thank you.
- —ThisIsMyFibro
Count your marbles
- To pace yourself, someone on this forum before suggested getting marbles for each hour of the day, then "pay back" one marble per hour of normal activity, 2-3 marbles for an activity of high value and then resting for the time left in the day if there are no marbles remaining. This helps you to remember how to assess the amount of energy you have every day.
- —msburke52
I did it!
- Finally, after a 2 1/2 serious relapse, I was able to entertain for a holiday meal using some new techniques. Instead of making the food, I ordered an absolutely wonderful "ready to heat" dinner from Peapod and had it delivered the day before. That way I could focus on some decorating which is what I love. I also love to cook, but Since I no longer can "do it all," I to picked my priorities and this was a perfect solution. My husband focused on clean up which allowed me a chance to visit with my family. I would definitely recommend this because it really worked for me!! Happy New Year
- —Guest Michelle
Easy Thanksgiving for me
- My partner owns a bar. Every year they have a big Thanksgiving there and they deep-fry turkeys and everyone brings something. I don't have to do a thing, unless I feel like cooking something.
- —Guest AnnieG123
Holiday Survival Plan - pacing
- Beckie P. Stop before you're ready to stop. If you go till you're too tired to do more then you'll crash. When you think "I'll just do that 1or 2 more things, or visit 1or 2 more shops, or go up 1 or 2 more aisles - don't!" Thinking this is your cue that you should stop - works for me. Keep it simple. Decorate - but not as much, celebrate - but not as much, cook if you can - but not as much - just 1 or 2 things. Choose 1 Christmas party to go to and stay a shorter time. Delegate - my husband, daughters, and 1 fiance do Christmas food shopping and meals, and clean up together - I rest and set the table. Husband does tree decorating - I do a little. Gifts - Ask what they want 1st. I use internet/catalogues for home delivery/shop through the year- buying if I see something when I'm out and put away - also means I can avoid Christmas crowds. I shop at times when there's less people - I am good in late afternoon and early evening. Everyone bring some of the food is good too.
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- With fibro in the picture for the last few years, I have only one word of advice.... "SIMPLIFY!" I know, it's difficult to get over feeling guilty about not setting up three trees or spending weeks shopping or days planning meals... but i think my family would rather see me smiling and relaxed during a more simple celebration... than stressed out trying to do the elaborate ordeal that had been the tradition.
- —Guest Lea C.
Pacing, lists, and shopping from home
- This holiday I've sworn to make less hectic than previous ones. My fibromyalgia is much worse than it was a year ago and a year ago it was much worse than the year before. You get the point. I decided that this year I'm going to: #1 Pace myself by figuring out ahead of time who needs to get cards and presents. I'm also going to print address labels for Christmas cards because it hurts to write. #2 I'm going to make lists of everything I need, from baking and holiday dinners, to engagements for our family, to presents, to card lists. I'm going to practice planning ahead this year. #3 I'm going to do a lot of shopping online rather than in the stores during the holiday rushes. Long lines and being elbowed around sale items sound less appealing the more I think about it!
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Versatile and elegant, the black dress is one of those dresses that should be present in any woman's wardrobe. If you do not know which model suits you, you have to do many tries.Princess Diana was ravishing in her black dress. In 1994, she appeared in a black dress called "Revenge". Her friends said, then, that the Princess had it in her wardrobe for a long time, but was reluctant to wear it because it seemed too sexy. A day after Prince Charles publicly confessed that he ...
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Vivian Leigh was a coquette. She played the main role in "Gone With the Wind". The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin American city, which acquires and preserves objects of cultural interest, launched a public appeal to raise the amount of $ 30,000 required for the reconditioning operations to get the five spectacular dresses worn by the character Scarlett O'Hara, played by the actress Vivien Leigh in the feature film "Gone with the Wind". The...


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Snow in Northeastern United States
April 3, 2013
The first major snow storm of the year blanketed New England with as much as three feet of snow in regions. Two large storms combined between December 4 and 7, 2003 and dumped enough snow to nearly paralyze many northeastern cities. The white snow contrasts sharply with the inky black water of numerous lakes in New England in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image. The largest lake in the image is Lake Champlain, top center. The snow also outlines the wrinkled crags of the Appalachian Mountains, making them more obvious than they would otherwise be. The lower reaches of Quebec, Canada are visible in the top left corner of the image. The US states shown include, from the top left going counterclockwise, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. This image was captured by the Aqua satellite on December 8, 2003. Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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J10 and J11 are humidity controllers for the control of humidifiers and de-humidifiers, which can also be mounted on walls and integrated in centralized plants. The sensor in nylon fabric guarantees a response speed 12 times higher than that of sensors in nylon film. All models come with differentials of 5 % or 12% of relative humidity and SPST or SPDT switches. The set point can be adjusted with the knob.
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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Saturday's game between the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies at Coors Field was postponed because of a water main break outside of the stadium.
The game was first delayed by 30 minutes, but then postponed because the water main break endangered water supply to restrooms and concessions inside.
The Rockies said the rupture at 20th and Blake Streets "terminated the supply of water to Coors Field rendering the restrooms and concession stands inoperable."
The game will be made up on Sunday as part of a split doubleheader with start times of 4:10 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. EDT.
When Cal Poly announced its 2015 football schedule last summer, the Mustangs probably thought Idaho State might provide a breather in the first half of the season.
Jeff Gordon will join Fox Sports in 2016 to serve as a race analyst full-time for the television network's coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as he will team with play-by-play announcer Mike Joy and analyst Darrell Waltrip in the booth.
Buffalo Bills All-Pro defensive lineman Marcell Dareus has been suspended by the NFL for Week 1 of the 2015 season due to a prior arrest for drug possession.
Brewers pitcher Will Smith was ejected in the seventh inning of Thursday's game against Atlanta for having a foreign substance on his arm.
Dwight Howard will play Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Warriors on Thursday.
Although many folks experienced sticker shock when Mike Babcock's contract details leaked Wednesday afternoon, it's hardly surprising the coach ended up choosing the Toronto Maple Leafs.


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Thanks Sailingdog! My budget for purchasing a boat is preferrably under 100k, the less the better since I will be paying cash (so as not to have payments, obviously). I have been advised that 25 to 35 feet is sufficient for a liveaboard and easier to handle alone. I would like to have about a 33'er, with a separate shower (I've heard stories). My trips would basically be solo, unless I meet someone willing to go with me.
The only reason Alberg was in the running was the prices of them. In my mind, you get what you pay for, so I was steering away from them.
When you say "boat budget of 15% to 20%...are you talking about the percentage of the cost of the boat? I have figured about $1,200 per month for repairs, maintenance, dock, food, traveling and no entertainment (the experience is entertainment enough). What do you think "all mighty experienced one?" LOL.
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Tokyo-based APC member Japan Computer Access for Empowerment (JCAFE) has launched a
Campaigners, get ready to occupy the internet! On Saturday, May 23, Take Back the Tech!
The Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) aims to build policy analysis skills
APC is happy to announce that we are partnering with The Web We Want to launch an open call for grant proposals. A limited number of grants will be offered to projects that support local campaign efforts to promote a free and open Web.
Elections are an important and integral aspect of democracy, meant as a mechanism with which citizens hold their leaders to account for past actions and future promises.
On project teams, everyone envisions a solution or product. When everyone leaves the room, most imagine a "piece of an animal" or even "the whole animal" in completely different ways. When teams have designers, some of these barriers are eliminated because designers create testable prototypes of "the whole animal". Prototypes present ideas in a tangible...


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It was late July, one of the most crowded and expensive times in the Med and we were lucky to find space in a small arm off the fiords north shore. Several sailboats were already anchored mid-channel, with stern lines tied to rocks and trees ashore. After assessing the cats-cradle of anchor lines, we laid ours carefully, with fingers crossed. Tangling anchors is an occupational hazard throughout the Med, where Med-moor, in tight spaces, is common.
Inevitably touristy, but oozing Gallic charm, the narrow streets and old stone buildings take one back in time. A climb to the top of the ancient walls gave an excellent workout, a necessary one after considerable cockpit carousing with other cruisers along the way! We gazed down on the impressive southern cliffs that stretched for miles into the distance. To the north lay the harbor, our anchorage and an amazing variety of fishing, tourist and private yachts. Of course we ate ashore! Moules were on every menu. Small, but succulent, these local mussels are quite delicious steamed in a garlic, cream, or wine sauce. They were my diet for the next week accompanied, naturally, by excellent French wine, bread, patés, and cheeses.
Shaped like the back of a clenched left fist with index finger directed at its former ruler Genoa, Corsica lies 100 miles from the French Riviera, from 50 to 120 miles from the Italian west coast, 220 miles east of the Balearic Islands and Spain, and just seven miles north of Sardinia. Although a 100 miles long and 40 miles wide, its indented coastline stretches over 600 miles giving one of the finest cruising areas in the western Mediterranean.
With few anchorages on the east coast we headed west then north along a shoreline that is riddled with rocky bays and sandy beaches of every shape and size. Most had a yacht or three at anchor, typically small and French, with crews living life to the full in the translucent, turquoise seas. Sailing past ancient salt-shaker shaped Genoese towers that guarded the headlands, we gunkholed the coast, motoring in the morning through a glassy calm then barreling along under sail as the typical afternoon sea-breeze filled in. Dolphins frequently joined us, joyously leaping in our bow-wave as we passed unforgettable vistas ashore: old citadels, spectacular rock formations, and yet more white-sand bays. Baie dElbo was particularly notable with soaring cliffs and islets of iron-red rock carved by the elements into extraordinary shapes that dramatically contrasted in color with the deep blue of the ocean and lush vegetation behind.
We stayed a few days in Calvi, climbing the citadel in the cool of dawn and taking the narrow gauge train that swerved and rattled up into the interior. Corsicas history enveloped us everywhere from the prehistoric big stones, menhirs, torri, and nuaghi and the famous skeletal remains of the Bonifacio woman that date back to 6,500 BC, to the Romans who were its first real conquerors, with the Vandals, Goths, the Byzantine Empire, and the papacy all leaving their mark.
Our last stop was at the attractive town of St Florent near the delta of the river Aliso in the southwest corner of Corsicas northerly index finger penisula. Burnished from the glow of the fading sun, the old town and high mountains behind made a spectacular landfall. We savored a last dinner at one of the many lively restaurants, enjoying some wild boar flavored with chestnut, washed down with local red wine. We were leaving for Livorno on the Italian coast the following morning to tour Tuscany but car. Hardly a hardship! But we regretted that we didnt have longer to enjoy this wild, beautiful island with its bountiful bays for cruising and diversity of activities ashore.
Circumnavigator Liza is the author of four books on cruising (three are Canadian best sellers) that include:
Just Cruising (Europe to Australia) and Still Cruising (Australia to Asia, Africa and America), about their family travels around the world.
Cruising for Cowards, a readable yet fact-filled A-Z of sailboat cruising (co-authored with husband Andy).
Comfortable Cruising, Around North and Central America, the latest narrative and technical planner.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, November 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Israel-based medical device company Headway medical reports the successful completion of a series of clinical trials of Occiflex, its innovative therapeutic table designed to reduce chronic neck pain and headaches. The device will be available, starting in 2013, to physiotherapy clinics and rehabilitation centers throughout the world.
A revolutionary new device based on the principles of physiotherapy, Occiflex supports slow, repeated, and precise treatment for patients with muscle-dysfunction-related chronic pain. The Occiflex table mechanism allows physiotherapists to devise a manual mobilization file that is tailored to the needs of each patient, and, since it does not depend on the therapist's physical abilities, it can continue therapy for much longer than is standard and possible today. Plus, since each patient's therapy protocol is saved in a database, treatment can be reproduced precisely each time. The patient's file can be modified at any time, as conditions changes. The Occiflex treatment table improves the condition of the cervical joints, muscle, ligaments, and central nervous system control over the neck and head.
The Clinical Journal of Pain recently published a scientific article that describes the clinical trial conducted by Headway in the physiotherapy department of the Bnei Zion Medical Center in Haifa, Israel. The trial tested the advanced prototype developed by the company. Results indeed demonstrated a reduction of chronic neck pain in the patients and increased mobility.
According to Tamir Levital, CEO of Headway, "Occiflex will make the work of 50,000 physiotherapy and pain centers around the world more efficient and provide relief for the hundreds of millions who suffer from chroni
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ONLY Hotel alongside Lake Gregory in the San Bernardino National Forest just 13 miles from Snow Valley Ski Resort this inn offers rooms with free WiFi Barbecue facilities are available for guest use Closest lodging to the San Moritz wedding venue A sitting area with a flatscreen cable TV DVD player and work desk are provided at The North Shore Inn A microwave small fridge and tea and coffeemaking facilities are also included These uniquelydecorated guest rooms feature plenty of natural light and plush furnishings A 24hour front desk welcomes guests to The North Shore Inn The front desk can arrange discounted tickets to Snow Valley Ski Resort and Lake Arrowhead boat tours Zip lining and paintballing opportunities can be found nearby Lake Gregory and the Crestline area offer year round fishing fine restaurants shopping antiques even a skate park We are close to the Snow Valley Ski Resort Lake Arrowhead Village and the Arrowhead Queen Boat Ride as well as just minutes from Silverwood Lake If you are looking for accommodations for your next retreat or conference the North Shore Inn has the facilities to suit your needs There is also an excellent local transportation system to whisk you to local shopping areas and attractions A 100PCT of Stay deposit plus 850USD fee is required to hold your roomall reservations NoShows will lose their deposit plus 850USD feeall reservations Cancel after 2PM hotel time less than 7 Days Prior To Arrival lose Deposit plus 850USD fee all RESall reservations Cancel after 2PM hotel time more than 7 Days Prior To Arrival lose 850USD feeall reservations Please make sure to provide a valid credit card number with your booking to secure the room for you Your reservation will be cancelled without further notice if the credit card provided is declined and could not be used to collect the depositIl manque des informations, ou elles sont erronées ? Dites-le-nous !


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Could this argument be any dumber?
Last Sunday, at the great Paris rally, the whole world was Charlie. By Tuesday, the veneer of solidarity was exposed as tissue thin. It began dissolving as soon as the real, remaining Charlie Hebdo put out its post-massacre issue featuring a Muhammad cover that, as The New York Times put it, "reignited the debate pitting free speech against religious sensitivities."
In 2007, when President Barack Obama announced that he was running for president, he did it in Springfield, Ill., to highlight his supposed connection to Abraham Lincoln. He brought in his biggest fans to cheer him on.
If we can be serious for a moment: The president made an error in judgment by not sending someone with a higher profile than our ambassador to join world leaders Sunday at a solidarity rally in Paris. The White House has admitted the error.
Jeb Bush is starting the new year with a smile. Former Arkansas governor and, until last weekend, Fox News host Mike Huckabee announced he would "explore" running for president.
For 32 years I've been advocating a major tax on petroleum. I've got as much chance this time around as did Don Quixote with windmills. But I shall tilt my lance once more.
The vigils in Paris are moving. The hashtag plumes of #JeSuisCharlie ("I am Charlie") are endearing. The expressions of condemnation from Muslim leaders are commendable, as are the assurances of solidarity and support from Western governments.
Recent events from Ferguson, Mo., to Staten Island, N.Y., might prompt an observer to infer that American cops are racist and that a bigoted white populace tolerates unnecessary lethal force against minorities.
There's an old joke in the newspaper business, now immortal on the Internet:
There's an old Cold War joke - pre-pantyhose - that to defeat communism we should empty our B-52 bombers of nuclear weapons and instead drop nylons over the Soviet Union. Flood the Russians with the soft consumer culture of capitalism, seduce them with Western contact and commerce, love bomb them into freedom.
A writer seeking profound pronouncements for a year-end column is likely instead to find herself awash in punch lines.
Hey, Jeb, Ted, Rand, Marco, Bobby, Chris and the dozen or more others I'm forgetting, here's something to write on your bathroom mirror in 2015 and beyond: The "P" in POTUS stands for "President," not "Pundit."
The lone wolf is the new national nightmare, dramatized and amplified last week by the hostage-taking attack in Sydney, Australia. But there are two kinds of lone wolves - the crazy and the evil - and the distinction is important.
The first issue of Captain America came out on Dec. 20, 1940. It shows Cap slugging Adolph Hitler in the mouth.
Old habits die hard. The media are so enamored of the continuing (and largely contrived) story about the great Republican civil war that they fail to appreciate that the real internecine fight is being waged on the other side of the aisle.
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About one month after getting approved as foster parents, my husband and I got our first placement.
It's 5:30 a.m. on a Saturday, and my husband taps me.
We got the call at 3 p.m. on a Monday. Two little ones needed a home.
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When a cantankerous old man (Dern) naively thinks he's won a million dollars from a magazine sweepstakes, his son (Forte) reluctantly agrees to escort him on a road trip from Billings to Lincoln to claim his prize.... Full synopsis »
Bruce Dern plays a senile alcoholic who mistakenly believes he has won a million dollars in Nebraska, the latest great movie from Alexander Payne, the director of Sideways and The Descendants. Funny, entertaining and heartfelt, Nebraska is a simply told but impeccably executed comedy-drama that will stay with you long after the end credits roll. Full movie review »


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LUMBERTON — Nearly seven weeks after a Bladen County man was killed at a Lumberton club, Gov. Pat McCrory announced that a cash reward would be offered for information leading to the arrest of the shooter.
The state will reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting Samuel Anthony Lewis to death at Club Kalipzo on May 31, according to a statement from Erich Hackney, an investigator for the Robeson County District Attorney's Office. Lewis' friend, Dexter Brooks Jr., was also injured in the shooting.
Nearly everyone at the club, including several security officers, fled the scene immediately, leaving the Lumberton Police Department and the District Attorney's Office with few witness reports.
Since asking for the public's assistance in identifying suspects, little credible information has come in.
"We are grateful that the governor has offered this reward," Hackney said. "I hope it will be what is needed to bring the case to closure." Hackney contacted McCrory's office to request the reward on June 25.
The North Carolina ABC Commission revoked the club's alcohol permit on June 6, saying it had "a history of trouble" and closing it for 60 days.
Anyone with information on the case should contact the Lumberton Police Department at 910-671-3845 or the District Attorney's Office at 910-272-6014.


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GCMS girls split two at Butler County
Don Brown Sports Editor
October 25, 2013
The middle school Lady Cougar basketball teams traveled to Butler County last Monday to take on the Lady Bears and came away with a split of the two games.
In the opener, the seventh grade girls overcame a nine-point, second quarter deficit to record a 38-34 victory to improve to a perfect 5-0 on the season.
The eighth-graders, however, suffered their first loss of the year when they could not hold an eight-point, fourth-quarter lead and fell to the Lady Bears by a 44-39 score.
This game was more or less decided at the free-throw line. Both teams went to the line 22 times during the game, but the Lady Bears (1-5) hit just four of those shots for a frigid 18 percent shooting.
Grayson County was not spectacular from the line, hitting 13 for 59 percent, but it was more than enough to give them the advantage.
Kaylee Masden's three-pointer at the 4:25 mark opened the scoring for both teams, but the Lady Cougars would not score again until Bailey Snyder hit a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining. By that time, Butler County had scored 10 unanswered points and took a 10-5 lead into the second period.
When the Lady Bears scored the first four points of the second period, they held a nine-point edge, 14-5. The Lady Cougars then began to mount a comeback, outscoring the home team 10-5, capped off by two more Snyder free throws with 26 seconds remaining, to cut their deficit to just four points, 19-15 at the half.
Kenzie Renfrow scored on a put-back basket at the 3:03 mark of the third quarter to cut it to a two-point game, 19-17, but the Lady Bears scored three straight to push the lead back to five points, 22-17 with 2:20 left.
Back-to-back baskets by Masden and Keragan Collard cut the margin to just one, 22-21 with 14 seconds remaining and that's was the score as the fourth quarter got under way.
A 15-foot jumper by Masden at the 4:32 mark put the Lady Cougars into the lead for the first time since her opening jumper at 25-24.
The Lady Bears got back-to-back lay-ups from Maddie Cardwell to retake the lead 28-26 with 3:37 left, but the Lady Cougars responded with eight unanswered points to take a 34-28 lead with 1:25 left and they would not trail again.
Butler County twice pulled to within three points in the closing moments, the last time coming at 37-34 following a three-point play from Dixie Garnier, but that would be as close as they would come.
Cardwell led all scorers with 15 points, while Kasidy Graham added 10 for the Lady Bears.
Masden led the Lady Cougars with 12 points and added six rebounds. Renfrow, who was undoubtedly the smallest player on the court, joined Masden in double figures with 10 points, added six rebounds, and led the team in assists, with three, and steals, with six.
Snyder was 6-of-7 at the free-throw line and finished with eight points and four rebounds. Collard finished with six points and added seven rebounds and four steals. Kandler Lindsey had two points to complete the Lady Cougar scoring and she led the team on the boards with eight rebounds.
This game might have been a preview of the battles between these two teams over the next few years, with leaders Hannah Saltsman, from Grayson County, and Maddy Murphy, from Butler County, battling each other for dominance.
Saltsman finished with 21 points and eight rebounds, while Murphy had 20 points. Her rebound totals were unknown, but she had a number of key boards, especially late in the game.
As the seventh-grade team did, the eighth-grade Lady Cougars (4-1) took an early lead, only to fall behind later.
Saltsman scored the first four points of the game for Grayson County, but the Lady Bears responded by going on an 11-1 run to lead 11-5 at the end of the first period.
Butler County (3-3) increased its lead to 10 points twice in the second period, the last time coming on a Murphy rebound basket with 2:04 left Saltsman scored on a three-point play with 33 seconds left to cut the halftime margin to seven points, 17-10.
Grayson County opened the third quarter on a 10-2 run to take their first lead since early in the first period, 20-19.
The Lady Bears regained the lead 23-20 with 1:45 left, but the Lady Cougars scored the last six points of the period to lead 26-23 heading into the final period of play.
Saltsman's lay-up with 3:47 left gave the Lady Cougars their largest lead of the game, eight points at 34-26, but the Lady Bears answered with six straight, including a pair of free throws and a put-back basket by Murphy, to cut it back to two points, 34-32.
Saltsman buried a three-pointer at 2:22 to give the Lady Cougars a little breathing room at 37-32, but four straight from Butler County cut it to one, 37-36 with 1:13 left to play.
Saltsman scored on a short jumper to make it a three-point game, 39-36, but those would be the last points the Lady Cougars would score.
Cardwell scored on a rebound basket to make it 39-38 before Saltsman went to the line for a bonus opportunity with 27 seconds left. She missed the first free throw, and when Murphy scored on a put-back at the other end, the Lady Bears were on top 40-39.
Murphy was fouled on the play, but she missed the free throw. The Lady Cougars seemed to have the rebound, but it went off a knee and out of bounds to the Lady Bears. Cardwell then scored on a lay-up to put her team up by three points, 42-39 with 10 seconds left.
Saltsman went back to the line in the bonus with 4.8 seconds left, but her first free throw went around and out and Murphy grabbed the rebound and was fouled. She then hit both shots to give her team a hard-fought win.
Cardwell joined Cardwell in double figure scoring with 19 points.
MacKenzie Edwards had eight points for Grayson County and led the team with three assists and five steals. Masden hit a pair of three-pointers for her six points. Breanna Frank and Brandi Minton both had two points to round out the Grayson County scoring.
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City Will Try Again on Hixon Deer Hunt
They'll give it another try this year. A special deer hunt in La Crosse's Hixon Forest. Last year's December hunt was called off after a blizzard storm dumped more than a foot of snow in the area on precisely the same week-end that the hunt was to be held. The need for the hunt in Hixon is definitely still there, says city recreation supervisor, Jay Odegaard
Xcel Says Critics Wrong About Need for CapX2020
Critics say there's no need for huge powerline project that's planned to some through La Crosse. They say the Capx2020 line fills a need for electrical power that doesn't exist. Xcel energy's Tim Karlsgaard denies that. He says the 345 kilovolt line will significantly beef up the whole midwest grid. For all electricity providers
Graduate Minnesota Campaign In Full Swing
It's called the Graduate Minnesota campaign. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is pushing to get working adults who have earned some college credits to go back to school and complete their degrees. It features letters to more than 20 thousand people who recently attended a state college or university, but didn't earn a degree.
Make That Six Crossing Guards in La Crosse
The city of La Crosse is adding to its crossing guard numbers:
Minnesota Hunters Ready For Saturday Holiday
Minnesota's firearms deer season opens this Saturday. Lou Cornicelli with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says deer populations are stabilizing after the agency went through a pretty aggressive strategy of lowering densities.