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ELDER MUSIC: Vivaldi
This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to take over the column. He's been here each week ever since delighting us with his astonishing grasp of just about everything musical, his humor and sense of fun. You can read Peter's bio here and find links to all his columns here.
ANTONIO VIVALDI's most famous work won't be featured in today's column nor, indeed, in any column I write. You'll have to go elsewhere if you want to listen to it. I've heard those seasons so many times over the years I'd be quite happy never to hear them again.
There's not much known about Antonio's personal life but what is known could be the basis of one of those best selling airport books or made into a film by Ken Russell. I'm surprised that he didn't do it.
On the surface it sounds scurrilous: Antonio travelled about Europe with two sisters less than half his age; for most of his professional life he was the head music teacher for a girls' orphanage; he earned serious money and lost it by investing in the opera business; he died a pauper far from home and his reputation languished in obscurity until the 20th century when vast amounts of his work were rediscovered all over Europe.
Alas, the surface isn't the reality as far as we know. There probably wasn't any hanky panky going on with the sisters or any of the girls at the orphanage because Antonio was really devoted to composing and playing music. But we'll never know.
The sisters were Anna Girò (or Giraud) who was his favorite opera soprano and her sister Paolina. They lived with Antonio in Venice and, as mentioned, toured with him.
Anna was about 17 and Antonio 48 when they first met. Things were said about him in his lifetime. Guido Bentivoglio refused to allow Antonio to stage an opera in Ferrara. He claimed that Vivaldi was unfit for such an honor. He seems like yet another jumped-up city official who has an inflated opinion of himself. Those types are still around, unfortunately.
Antonio was technically a priest; however, he refused to perform mass. He said that his asthma hindered him from this performance. It didn't seem to affect his ability to travel, write great works, perform them, teach or manage an opera house but who are we to quibble?
He took the position at the Ospedale delle Pieta (the Hospital of Pity or Compassion) the same year he was ordained and didn't actually compose any religious music for the first 10 years in the job; it was all secular music.
This does rather suggest he became a priest only because it offered him a chance to compose and play his music.
The position called for him to teach the girls to play music and he had to write two concertos every month for them to perform. This is almost certainly the reason that he wrote works for many different instruments - to allow all of the girls a chance to perform. They must have had considerable ability as the works he wrote are quite challenging and not for any old hackers.
His position was up for grabs each year and he often came and went as the whim took him but off and on, he spent 35 years at the Ospedale.
In between, he liked to travel, especially to Rome but also Amsterdam, Dresden, Bohemia and Vienna. Towards the end of his life, his music was out of fashion but Emperor Charles VI offered him a position in Vienna. Antonio sold a bunch of his manuscripts to finance the journey as he was rather skint at this point.
Unfortunately, Charlie died just after he arrived so there was no job there for him. Antonio died soon after and is buried somewhere there in a pauper's grave.
J.S. Bach knew his works well and he transcribed several of his concertos for other instruments. They didn't ever meet though; Bach was a bit of a stay-at-home person.
That's pretty much what we know about Vivaldi.
That's enough talking, let the music play.
I've always liked the Baroque trio sonata; Handel was a master of this form. I see them as a sort of forerunner to the Classical string quartet, although there weren't always just string instruments; Handel liked to bung in a flute or two in some of his.
Antonio wrote a number of these and I'm including one of them, Trio Sonata Op 5, No. 5 RV76, the third movement.
♫ Trio Sonata Op 5, No. 5 RV 76 (3)
Nisi Dominus (RV608) is a setting of Psalm 126. Here we have the fourth part (not really a movement) called Cum dederit. The violin in this rather reminds me somewhat of "Winter" in that work of Antonio's that I'm not mentioning or playing.
Concerto Op. 4 No. 7 in C major RV185 is taken from a set of concertos called "La Stravaganza." Gramophone magazine describes these 12 concertos as quite extravagant stuff (not surprising, given the name), full of fantasy and experiment – novel sounds, ingenious textures, exploratory melodic lines, original types of figuration, unorthodox forms.
Well, we'll see about that in the second movement of that concerto.
♫ Concerto Op. 4 No. 7 in C major RV185 (2)
Mandolins are rarely heard these days outside bluegrass bands, but Antonio rather liked them, on the basis of his output. I don't know how they were heard over the other instruments; even with modern recordings the rest of the instruments do rather dominate proceedings.
I've decided to go with the third movement of his Concerto for Mandolin, Strings and Continuo RV134.
♫ Concerto for Mandolin, Strings and Continuo RV 134 (3)
Antonio's set of concertos for flute was not only the first collection of flute concertos published in Italy, it may have been the first set of flute concertos ever published. The one today has a name, "Il Gardellino," the goldfinch, named thus because of flute passages that supposedly sound like a goldfinch chortling away.
I don't know, I wouldn't recognize a goldfinch if I tripped over one. Anyway, here is the first movement of the Flute Concerto in D, RV428.
The wonderful Cecilia Bartoli has recorded an album of Vivaldi's works and naturally I'm going to include something from that. This is the aria, Dite, oimè from the opera "La fida ninfa". The notes from the album describe this as having a melancholy lyricism. I couldn't have said it better myself.
♫ Cecilia Bartoli - Dite, oimè
Next we have what folks in the music trade call a concerto for a bunch of things. Those with a technical bent might want to call this the Concerto in F major for violin, 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings and bass continuo, RV569. This is the first movement.
♫ Concerto in F major RV569 (1)
One of Antonio's commissioned liturgical works was the oratorio "Juditha Triumphans devicta Holofernis barbaric" that celebrates the victory of the republic of Venice over the Turks and their recapture of the island of Corfù. Here is an aria from that work by the mezzo-soprano Gloria Banditelli called Quo Cum Patriae Me Ducit.
I'll finish with a cello sonata, indeed, cello sonata in B flat major, RV46 - the first movement of that one. Accompanying the cello there are an organ and a theorbo.
For those who are unfamiliar with that last instrument - and that would have included me until I did a bit of investigating - it's a long necked lute, but has a second set of tuning pegs half way along the neck. It looks like this:
♫ Cello Sonata in B flat major RV46 (1)
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Thank you for showcasing some of Vivaldi's "other" works. I doubt if many folks realize that he wrote anything else besides The Four Seasons.
It is a shame that such wonderful music becomes so commercialized. For me, it ruins great pieces.
Thank you, again.
Thank you for these beautiful selections! Give me mandolins, violins and all of the other stringed instruments, and I'm a happy listener.
As an asthmatic, I'm guessing that maybe Vivaldi didn't want to perform mass due to smoke from incense that undoubtedly wafted through the church.
As for goldfinches, I know one when I see or hear one (they have a lovely, lilting call as they fly), but the piece didn't exactly call to mind the goldfinch song as I know it. Maybe European goldfinches sing a different tune.
P.S. I found a website that describes the theorbo and other unusual instruments:
That theorbo sure is one big lute!
I must confess that Vivaldi is not one of my favorite composers. I think one wag said that he composed the four seasons one time.
No matter what he composes it all sounds the same to me. Then why is it that I can hear his music just fine, but am unable to hear Motzart? Sigh!
How delightful! Vivaldi puts a smile on my face.
Terrific post Peter - it's so good to have interesting facts about a composer and to listen to a variety of their music - we so often just listen to compilations - really enjoyed this
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Jordan Meek, a junior from Sandy majoring in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, built an indoor jungle gym for the orphanage.
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New research suggests that young women who produce naturally high levels of an oestrogen compound linked to fertility are more prone to hop from man to man, as well as cheat on their current partner. They also see themselves as more attractive than other women.
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High oestradiol levels corresponded to higher self-attractiveness ratings. As independent confirmation, a panel of two men and seven women also judged them the prettiest.
High oestradiol women reported that they had dated more men and were more willing to cheat, from innocent flirts to serious affairs. These women, however, proved no more interested in one-night stands than women with lower levels of oestradiol.
"Highly attractive women can get the Brad Pitts to be long-term partners, not just the one-night stand," Durante says.
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Behaviour associated with high oestradiol levels could have evolved when women were more dependent on men to support them through childbirth and child-rearing. Most modern women, she says, rely less on male support for food, shelter, and other resources, than their ancestors.
But these deep psychological inclinations linger, modified by modern environments. Take actress Angelina Jolie, an attractive woman more than capable of supporting her self and a fast-growing family. "She doesn't need Brad Pitt long term, but she still faces these same preferences," Durante says.
Grażyna Jasieńska, a psychologist at Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland, notes that oestradiol levels tend to fall when women lose weight, exercise regularly, and age. The study only looked at younger women, so "it would be interesting to see if this [longer-term] variation in oestradiol corresponds to variation in behaviour," she says.
Journal reference: Biology Letters (DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0709)
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This suit fits perfectly and the print is beautiful. The fabric holds up beautifully. This is my 4th Ocean suit and it's predecessors have each lasted more than a year each with 4-5 day per week swimming in the pool.
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I intend to use this bathing suit just like the previous Ocean brand I've been enjoying - swimming in a pool 3 times a week. It looks good and holds up well to the chlorine and frequent usage. No sagging or stretching. I wish it came in more colors.
I use this suit for lap swim and water exercise classes. Lasts about 2 years. I like the style, color, and pattern. One negative is that the sizing is a tad too small. The width is fine, but the length is a little too short. If you have a long torso, be careful with the sizing. Otherwise, this is a great suit.
I'm using this suit for aqua aerobics and it functions very well for that purpose. It fits pretty well and is very comfortable during my workouts. And, the pink/lavendar color is really very pretty!
I love polyester. It hold its shape and dries quickly. Great for water aerobics
This suit (any Ocean moderate suit) is perfect for frequent exercise in a chlorinated pool (especially if it is heated to 85 or so degrees or you go into a hot tub with it on). The suit feels snug because it's polyester and doesn't have spandex that springs loose after a dozen wears. (I bought an endurance sppedo that lasted through 9 uses!) I have worn this suit for a year, at least 3x per week. The color is still strong, but most importantly, the fabric has held up in chlorine. Polyester (which can feels tight and is harder to get on and off) is a must if you exercise or swim frequently. So go ahead and buy a size up. You won't be sorry.
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I use this suit for Aqua Exercise 3 x a week. I have no problem with slipping straps or other non-fitting problems. I expect it will hold up well considering its material type.
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I ordered the one size extra and the body of the suit fits well tho it is snug through the bust. Perhaps should have ordered the D cup or it could be meant to fit this way. I like that it is not too low cut. I wear it two times a week for water exercises. I have discarded four suits due to stretch and fading but I hear polyester is the answer.
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Bond No 9 Brooklyn (EDP, 50ml - 100ml)
£140.00 Product Code 1855089
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Art, fashion, seduction, and dessert in liquid form. A warm and sensual aphrodisiac that glides from day into evening.
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- Unisex scent from Bond No.9's Downtown collection
- Woody, spicy-filled oriental fragrance
- Notes: cardamom, geranium leaves, cedarwood, grapefruit, juniper leaves, South American guaiacwood and leather
- Presented in a transparent flacon with graffiti-style printing
- Regrettably, this product is non-returnable and non-exportable
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10 Weird Things You Probably Didn't Know About Bones
There's no denying it: Bones is weird. How else would you describe an oddly humorous show about gruesome deaths? As expected, the writers, crew, and their on-set antics are pretty darn strange as well. Read on for 10 off-the-wall facts about the making of Bones.
1. The writers collect stories of bizarre real-life deaths.
2. The writers have killed multiple writers' assistants and interns (meaning they used their name and/or likeness) on the show.
3. The Bones writers have an eerie ability to predict the future. A Santa robbed a bank shortly after "The Goop on the Girl" was written; a human body part was found in a chicken nugget shortly after "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" was written; and a real life murder in the world of Midget Wrestling occurred shortly after writing "The Dwarf in the Dirt."
4. Although Zack was the youngest member of the team, Eric Milligan is actually older than Emily, TJ, and Michaela.
5. There are approximately 1,520 bones in the "bone room."
6. Executive Producer Stephen Nathan is fond of writing in his pajama bottoms.
7. The production and writers office spends at least $500 a day on lunch.
8. The crew has "Five Dollar Fridays." Anyone on set can put in $5 with their name on it into a bucket. If your $5 gets pulled out of the bucket at wrap, you get to keep all the money.
9. The crew has a pet squirrel named Dr. Sweets (after John Francis Daley's character) who begs actors for food and has been known to cling to the legs of some female actors. They also have a pet cat named Camgela (after Tamara Taylor and Michaela Conlin's characters) who is widely known as the prettiest and friendliest cat on the FOX lot.
10. When a scene is set in a car, the crew uses a technique called "poorman's process," which involves projecting images onto screens just outside the car windows. This is how Booth and Brennan can drive through D.C. streets without ever leaving the L.A. sound stage.
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Full Name
Aetideidae Giesbrecht, 1893
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Aetideidae Giesbrecht, 1893
Accepted family
The Catalogue of Life, 3rd January 2011
Text based distributions present in some sources.
Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M. J. et al. (Ed. ) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268
Ices Zooplankton sheet n° 32:Copepoda
Martin, J. W. ; Davis, G. E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA). vii, 123 pp.
NZIB February 2012
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Webber, W.R.; Fenwick, G.D.; Bradford-Grieve, J.M.; Eagar, S.H.; Buckeridge, J.S.; Poore, G.C.B.; Dawson, E.W.; Watling, L.; Jones, J.B.; Wells, J.B.J.; Bruce, N.L.; Ahyong, S.T.; Larsen, K.; Chapman, M.A.; Olesen, J.; Ho, J.; Green, J.D.; Shiel, R.J.; Rocha, C.E.F.; Lorz, A-N.; Bird, G.J.; Charleston, W.A. 8: Phylum ARTHROPODA subphylum crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin, Checklist of New Zealand living Crustacea. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 2.
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, 2013-07-01.
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Yet another brilliant glass vase from the Sklo Union glassworks, Czechoslovakia, more specifically by Pavel Panek for Hermanova Hut and dating from 1971. Extremely thick and heavy and moulded with a pattern of chunky knobbles/spikes in relief and with 1 inch (2.5cm) of clear glass to the base - it's an impressively large piece of retro glass. It has the typical Sklo Union glass footed 'birdbath' base - amazing! Please see all photographs for alternative views and close-ups.
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Let's Argue Procurement. It's Healthy.
August 26, 2011
A few weeks ago, a little debate broke out between two of the country's leading procurement experts — both of whom have been close friends and colleagues of mine for some 20 years.
Steve Kelman, former administrator of federal procurement policy, is a leading advocate of procurement contests and sees them as highly innovative procurement strategies that offer enormous opportunities for the government to rapidly acquire innovative solutions.
Alan Chvotkin, who has also been my partner at the Professional Services Council for the past decade, took a slightly more cautious approach. Although PSC has consistently advocated for more innovation in federal acquisition, Chvotkin also argued in a recent Washington Business Journal column that innovative strategies such as contests should not inappropriately ignore or sidestep the basic tenets of federal procurement. Kelman took Chvotkin and PSC to task for the WBJ column in his Federal Computer Week blog.


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Agency - Sarah's Hope Mount Street Shelter
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Sarah's Hope aims to help women and children who are suffering from the effects of homelessness meet their basic human needs and achieve a better future for themselves and their families.
Sarah's Hope, a program of St. VIncent de Paul of Baltimore, provides 24-hour emergency shelter, case management and other support services for homeless women and children at two locations in Baltimore, Maryland:
Sarah's Hope at Mount Street
1114 N. Mount Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
On-site client services include: intensive case management, meals, service linkage, life skills training, parenting classes, employment readiness classes, health screenings, public school enrollment, and child and youth services and activities.Sarah's Hope provides immediate stabilization to homeless families, strives to preserve the family unit, helps families quickly regain permanent housing, and enables them to achieve long-term self-sufficiency.
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Europe's "God TV" Expands to the United States
Europe's Christian broadcaster GOD TV is scheduled to officially launch in the United States on direct TV on 6 October, 2005.
Europe's Christian broadcaster GOD TV is scheduled to officially launch in the United States on direct TV on 6 October, 2005. God TV reports that the 'God Channel' reaches a potential 270 million viewers in over 200 nations and regions.
As GOD TV's reach continues to expand across the world, the main focus of the ministry now is to make its launch in America next month.
GOD TV was founded by Wendy and Rory Alec and is broadcast from Israel. Over the past year, GOD TV Central Office has been established in Washington DC with new studios for the ministry's global outreach and launch into Canada, the USA and South America.
The studios have already been used for Missions Week, Call for Prayer and Behind the Screens. The permanent broadcast control room has been completed recently. Earlier this year the GOD Channel started airing in Australia & New Zealand, reaching a potential audience of 120,000 homes.
"We sense it is very significant in the Spirit for GOD TV to be here in Washington, DC," said Rory Alec.
"The GOD Channel can already be accessed in the USA through the Internet, but we are now negotiating with satellite and cable operators to take our signal to the widest possible audience so more people can avail themselves of a new breed of life-changing Christian programming."
Wendy Alec explained the significance of GOD TV's US launch..."The Lord told us, 'I want GOD TV to cry out to the East Coast' and that is a very clear instruction," she said. |TOP|
"There are major political decisions made here and the spiritual forces over this city are fierce, but having birthed GOD TV in the UK & Europe, spiritual warfare is not new to us and we will not be intimidated."
In a newly updated version of her book 'The Journal of the Unknown Prophet', Wendy writes that the devil has been trying to speed up the end time destruction of the entire East Coast of America, but tells that it is in prayer that Satan's premature plans will be hindered, according to GOD TV web site.
"Destruction will happen," she writes, "but it doesn't have to happen now. The devil is furiously trying to thwart the plan of Almighty God. But it is God's sovereign time for the East Coast of America. He has planned such a radical move of The Holy Spirit from here, it will impact the Americas and the world, and in less than a decade, the East Coast will be called America's 'Bible Belt'. Several major ministries will sovereignly be realigned to the East Coast and we are privileged to be a part of this."
According to GOD TV's website, the ministry has been broadcasting Christian programmes for 10 years in the UK & Europe. It celebrates the fact that they have 20 satellites covering over 200 nations and territories reaching millions of people, as it marks its 10th anniversary on 1 October, 2005.
This year, "through a miraculous chain of events", God TV has upgraded its master control facilities with "state-of-the art broadcast equipment," according to its website.


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The following feature articles highlight only a few famous inmates that served time on Alcatraz. While several well-known criminals, such as Al Capone, George "Machine-Gun" Kelly, Alvin Karpis (the first "Public Enemy #1"), and Arthur "Doc" Barker did time on Alcatraz, most of the 1,576 prisoners incarcerated there were not well-known gangsters, but prisoners who refused to conform to the rules and regulations at other Federal institutions, who were considered violent and dangerous, or who were considered escape risks. Alcatraz served as the prison system's prison - if a man did not behave at another institution, he could be sent to Alcatraz, where the highly structured, monotonous daily routine was designed to teach an inmate to follow rules and regulations.
At Alcatraz, a prisoner had four rights: food, clothing, shelter, and medical care. Everything else was a privilege that had to be earned. Some privileges a prisoner could earn included working, corresponding with and having visits from family members, access to the prison library, and recreational activities such as painting and music. Once prison officials felt a man no longer posed a threat and could follow the rules (usually after an average of 5 years on Alcatraz), he could then be transferred back to another Federal prison to finish his sentence and be released.
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famous inmates who claimed residence on Alcatraz:
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Under Armour's UA Gamer Adult Fleece uses a hybrid combination of durable double brushed microfleece and high stretch brushed knit for stretch inserts. A full size cut and stretch armhole gussets to accommodate your full range of motion for all on field activities. Superior moisture transport design keeps you cool, dry and comfortable.
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There are two types of rhinitis that the general population may suffer from: allergic rhinitis and nonallergic rhinitis. Rhinitis is considered IgE-mediated when the sufferer is classified as having allergic rhinitis.
Some of the most common causes that may bring about the presence of rhinitis include:
For assessing the possibility of allergies, skin testing, when possible, is the preferred method in comparison with various in vitro tests because it is more sensitive and specific, simpler to use, and less expensive.
The typical method of diagnosis and monitoring of allergic rhinitis is skin testing, also known as "scratch testing" and "prick testing" due to the series of pricks and/or scratches made into the patient's skin. Small amounts of suspected allergens and/or their extracts (pollen, grass, mite proteins, peanut extract, etc.) are introduced to sites on the skin marked with pen or dye. The allergens are either injected intradermally or into small scratches made into the patient's skin, often with a small plastic device. Common areas for testing include the inside forearm and the back.
Testing can be either single antigen or multiple antigen testing. Both test the skin for effects of different substances.
The management of rhinitis is mainly medical. Treatment for seasonal rhinitis is only needed during the appropriate time of the year. Current treatments include:


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Kings of the World (Series)
Park View comes from behind to clinch title with 6-3 victory
Park View added two insurance runs in the fifth on an RBI double by Graft and Rios' RBI single to left.
Chula Vista Park View becomes the second team from San Diego County to win the Little League World Series. El Cajon/La Mesa Northern won the title in 1961, defeating El Campo, Texas, 4-2.
Two other teams from San Diego County have played in the LLWS championship game. La Mesa Northern (1957) and El Cajon Western (1977) lost in the final.
Garcia sent this message to the team's fans: "Thanks for being supportive. We brought it back to Chula Vista for you guys. I hope you enjoyed it."
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Young, ambitious and raring to go in an environment that seems to offer very little and expect too much, Bright Aikpitanyi, the brain behind WQ Dry Cleaners, is an example of what could be when dreams are kept aflame.
The journey within
His foray into the laundry business was both instructive and exciting; it's a testament to the need to keep dreams alive even while still pursuing other vocations. When the idea grew, Bright Aikpitanyi of WQ Dry Cleaners was still just a low income earner whose purse could not take him beyond the dusty doorsteps of the local washer man, popularly called alagbafo in the Yoruba parlance. But beyond patronizing the local launderer was his own proficiency in washing clothes; as evidenced in how he handled his uncle's wears. It was the beginning of a vocation that would take him places. But it was not the proficiency that gave life to the idea; it was the near disappointment he suffered while waiting for the local launderer to deliver his clothes one evening.
"On a fateful day around 2004, while I sat in my scanty living room waiting endlessly as usual for my alagbafo to deliver my laundries, the idea suddenly hit my mind that I could create a fabric cleaning business that could provide for the need of tons of people my income bracket. Of course, my alagbafo never turned up. I was almost stranded the next day which was a Monday. My mind started processing and expanding the Idea. Immediately I grabbed a pen and a note book and jotted notes. I almost filled up the note book in the days that followed."
Even before then, the services he was being rendered by the launderer were not the best he could have wished but they were as far as his finances could take him and so like one without choice, he stuck to his alagbafo.
"Finished clothes were not always as good as I would have wanted them. I was perpetually dissatisfied. But then, that was what I could afford at the time. I only managed a few other less expensive professional drycleaners for my few collections of suits. Before I started using the alagbafos, I use to do my laundries personally. It was always a very painstaking exercise. I usually got a lot of complement even from senior colleagues. I never knew it was going to become a business at some point."
Nurturing and living the dream
Like every dream, there was a period it was in the cooler. In fact, it took three years after the idea first came before anything concrete could be done. Fine, he had the idea but his income as a staff of a financial institution could not just support the take-off of such a business idea. He got an unemployed graduate to do the research. This the guy did but not to his satisfaction. But it was at this point that providence took over: promotions at work and some awards here and there ensured that there was a considerable increase in income.
"I was saving and investing almost every free dime I had in savings and investments. As if heaven was working with me, the sun and the moon met and stocks went to high heavens. I wasn't greedy, I sold off as many as I could and anchor my own stock, WQ. The period between the time of conception and the time of birth was more than three years. It was a time when the idea was killed severally in my mind and re-born severally. I was distracted a lot of times, but thank God, I didn't abandon the idea."
But the dream did not start the day WQ was born. Perhaps, from his school days. He had been a student that could be regarded as well above average and hence, like many young scholars then, he wanted to become a doctor. So, when it was time to write the Joint Matriculation Examination, he went for medicine, but again providence and strict admission requirements ensured that would not be.
"When medicine didn't come through I settled for chemistry. Throughout my university, I wasn't so clear about what I will eventually become. But I was quite adventurous especially in business related issues. I tried trading on body crèmes as a student. As a youth corps member, I entered into partnership with a photographer and we did some business in NYSC camp. I believe I had entrepreneurial instincts which I am still working hard to hone. Enterprise must have been somewhere in me."
Humbling lesson
It was not to be a smooth sail though. The initial bottle-necks and challenges reared their ugly heads and Aikipitanyi nearly gave up. The first problem was the quality of machines he had imported for the business. They were sub-standard and gave them a lot of headache. He even believed he might have been duped or short-changed by those who arranged the importation.
"This was one very challenging period. I realized, the we had acquired very poor and substandard machines shortly after we commenced business. In fact, I might have been duped. Most of our early equipment were defective and posed enormous challenges for my new baby, WQ. This was the real test for me. Again the sun and moon met on my behalf. That is God almighty. From the blues God sent a financial institution to bankroll our first set of authentic brand new equipments. The arrival of this equipment heralded a new dawn for us."
Aikpitanyi cannot point to any particular moment he would say he turned the corner in the business. It was a gradual rise until he became the household name he has become today amongst his patrons. He does admit that the choice of their initial stores really played a positive role in where they are today. "We worked hard and the market favoured us. So we prospered gradually. We are still expecting to turn the corner. At the moment we are working even harder because our long term goals are far from met. Right now, we are just able to feed and shelter ourselves. I wish myself and WQ good luck."
Selling point
If Aikpitanyi wants the world to see WQ as the ultimate in dry cleaning business, there must be something the company would be rendering the dry cleaning public which others don't offer. Names like Washaman, Clean Ace, Garment Care and so on have been known for their pedigree in the dry cleaning business. According to him, what stands you out is the professionalism that you bring to the business and understanding of what the business entails in terms of how you treat fabrics and the attention you give to customers.
"Textile care is somewhat generic by products/services i.e. laundry, dry cleaning, alterations and repairs, etc. The difference is the level of expertise and professionalism you bring to it. Some companies are more detailed, highly professional and well packaged. That is the level that WQ belongs. The vision is to build the most professional and competent textile care company in sub-Saharan Africa. This is a journey we are committed to. We are on course. Our numerous customers can attest to our expertise and professionalism. This is continuously being improved on in line with the popular Japanese principle of Kaizeem. High service levels, great customer service delivered by well trained professionals from decent environments sets us apart."
Even with this Aikpitanyi would not like to admit they have expanded rapidly in the last five years. To him, it has been some modest business growth and expansion and, like most Nigerians who have managed to break even in business, by the grace of God."
He also added that he would rather the dry cleaning business was as easy as many take it to be. To him, it is as complicated as most retail businesses. According to him, you cannot run it the way you run your eatery business. And to buttress the fact that it requires time, energy and man-power, WQ currently has about forty employees. "Our plan is to evolve into a dry cleaner of choice.
We hope to have evolved the most competent manpower in the dry cleaning industry with experience locally and internationally. Once you have visited WQ, then you cannot get a better service anywhere else. This is expected to be in every aspect of our business."
Though there are plans to expand beyond Lagos. But right now, according to him, Lagos is where it is happening.


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Mid-majors with a shot at Omaha
Kent State, Stetson, and UConn are among the nation's best mid-major teams
Since February, we've been talking about big-name programs like the powerhouses of Vanderbilt, Virginia, Florida and Texas. As always, the major conferences will be well represented in the NCAA tournament -- last year, the ACC alone put eight teams in the final 64.
But major conferences will never make up the whole field. And sometimes, as in Texas Christian's third-place showing last year and Fresno State's national title in 2008, a mid-major program can outplay its higher-profile, better-funded counterparts. This season, there are many mid-major programs with impressive postseason resumes, each one with at least an outside shot at Omaha. Here's a look at five of them.
1. Kent State (Mid-American, 32-13)
Like many northern teams, the Golden Flashes got off to a rough start, sitting at .500 as late as March 22. Since then, they have demolished the Mid-American conference, winning 17 of 21 league games and going a perfect 6-0 in midweek non-conference matchups -- enough to get them to No. 16 in the College Splits power rankings.
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How Everyone Can Be Best…NOT
Today I received a research study on business trends. Trend #2 was "Innovation." They said…
"Only 50 percent of the executives surveyed believe their organizations are 'top in class' in innovation. This number shows that there is room for organizations to grow in their approach and position on innovation."
That's like saying, "Because only 50 percent of drivers are better than average, there is room for improvement."
Of course there isn't. You can only have 50 percent of the people being better than average. That's what the definition of average is!
Hard to believe there can be more than 50 percent who are "top in class." Must be one heck of a class.
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- August 18, 2007 at 8:56 am
Quite a fan of your blog, I completely follow your argument. It's impossible for everyone to be top-of-class and if every executive believed his firm was top of class that would just go to prove that he did not have an accurate sense of the firms position.
Apart from that – if all firms focus too much on innovation, they might end up throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
Concerning the definition of "average", however, you're a bit off the mark: 50% on either side, that's the definition of the median, not of the average. So actually, there would be room for improvement, provided that the rest of the firms were so incredibly non-innovative, that they lowered the average level sufficiently.
- August 18, 2007 at 9:29 am
Thanks for your comment. Great point about average being "mean," not "median." You are so correct.
When talking about best in class, people are typically referring to a form of "median." That is, when someone is in the top half, they are better than the median, not better than average.
Regardless, my point about best in class companies is still accurate. Assuming best in class means (at least) in the top half, no matter how much companies improve, we can still only have half of the companies in the top half.
But you are correct. Being better than the "average driver" does not necessarily mean you are in the "top half of all drivers."
Thanks for pointing out my faux pas!
- August 22, 2007 at 9:22 am
It all rather depends what "class" means. Most executives would likely interpret this as "market", in which case 50% (allowing for delusions of grandeur) is not a bad guess.
Granted, not everyone has Welch's courage (exit all businesses in which we're not #1 or #2).


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I've still got the following taking up room in my garage:
* Canon PowerShot A60, emphasis on 'shot' -- needs help to
work properly.
Various bits that go with it may be of interest:
+ 64MB CF memory card
+ USB CF memory card reader (works great on Linux)
+ Canon digital camera => composite television cable
(view photos/videos on your TV)
+ A nice little "View" brand case
* Sony PlayStation 2 "Dual Shock" wired controller
(works with Linux if you get a PS2->USB adapter)
* 6-foot-or-so long VGA cable
(labeled Compaq brand, "Space Shuttle C", whatever that means;
has gold-looking plugs, M on one end, F on the other.)
If you want one or more of these, contact me privately (off-list).
At this point, I'm happy to just give them away to a good home,
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LGBT Community Safety Meeting. Wednesday 21st March 2012. Queens Hotel.
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0.20-0.30 Chief Superintendent Graham Bartlett
0.30-0.40 Questions
0.40-1.00 Dr Kath Browne Count Me In Too Researcher
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Discussion in 'US Open Cup' started by Yoshou, Oct 5, 2011.
you should hope to draw Reading harrisburg or pittsburgh away.
Any chance we'll see San Antonio drawn to play Houston? I really want to see that one go down
the hilarity is that for this season the Scorpions have to play in a giant high school football stadium across the street from their future home.
the hut looking building in the left of the picture is the lockerooms, it tickles me to imagine soccer players being led out from a high school football lockeroom.
It looks awesome. I am really hoping for a blind draw.
I'm dying for the day the Union draw Ocean City away.... would be the best game ever.
I just stumbled upon this, and it does look awesome. Philly has actually played their starters in the Open Cup, but lost in the first "qualifying" round both times (away to MLS teams). This new setup bodes well for us, and interest in the Cup in general.
To paraphrase Coach Nowak, "It's silverware, no? Then we're going to try to win it." Let's hope that attitude catches on.
So what does the MLS schedule release tell us about the USOC schedule? Anyone want to comb through and see which non-FIFA, non-CCL weeks have no midweek games scheduled?
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That's a pretty cool way to do it. That way USOC gets its cake and gets to eat it too. They still get the money and, if both teams pony up the cash, people get the blind draw. That is until the semis and finals.
Here's what I'm thinking:
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 32 Amateur Clubs
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 16 R1 Survivors + 16 D2 & D3
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 16 R2 Survivors + 16 MLS
Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - 16 R3
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - Semi Final
Tuesday, August 07, 2012 - Quarter Final
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - Final
Another step in the right direction. And it looks like the right-sized step too, as for right now, I still feel the USOC Final would benefit more from having 30K fans than it would from having a blind draw.
I still have one question: will round 3 still be "MLS vs non-MLS", or might it be a truly blind (plus regional) draw where you could possibly see Portland playing Seattle right out of the gates?
Regardless, there seems to be one likely outcome from this proposed flat fee/blind draw proposal: more MLS teams losing to teams from lower divisions. The last 2 years, it seems like MLS has been far more aggressive in trying to get home games against Div 2/3 teams, with only one or two exceptions (Rochester and their ilk) each year. With this new flat fee, I'm sure a lot of NASL/USLPro teams will gladly say they'll pay up to get a 50/50 chance of hosting an MLS team. So of course, more road games = more losses for MLS teams.
That said, with the full complement of 16 MLS teams entering this year, MLS should still have a firm grip on the tournament. But more overall games and more road games will likely mean more MLS losses.
Okay, I have another question: what if neither team wants to pay the flat fee? Lets say both Harrisburg and the Red Bulls both say they don't want to pay that fee for a 3rd round game. Will that mean they can't be drawn against each other?
Thinking about it a bit, I guess I'll answer my own question and assume the answer is: yes, that means they can't be drawn against each other. So US Soccer will have 2 pots for the 3rd round draw: definite road teams and possible home teams, and then they'll have to do the usual regional splits after seeing who ponies up for the right to possibly host.
If that happens, they may have to delay the announcements of potential matchups a bit this year. Or they'd have to make the matchups slightly less regional than usual. Because using the above example, they couldn't announce a potential quarterfinal of "winner of Harrisburg vs Team A will play winner of Red Bulls vs Team B". They could only have one non-paying team in every pod of 4.
Of course, that's all hypothetical. If every single MLS, NASL, and USL Pro team says they'll pay from Round 3 through to the final, then there are no problems and US Soccer can announce any pairings they want.
What's the most clubs that have competed in one U.S. Open Cup? Before 2011 when was the last time (if ever) that more than 40 clubs competed?
It would be before the 2006 US Open Cup tournament.
Those "changes" are just a bullshit smokescreen.
The clubs that don't care about it now aren't going to all of a sudden shell out $15k. Hell, over half of the MLS clubs wouldn't even make that money back in ticket sales. Also, with the way they set up the brackets regionally, teams on the coasts will continue to travel miniscule distances even if they don't "win" the bid.
With these "changes" Seattle will still host every game, or travel to Portland at the absolute furthest.
Wah? If a team doesn't want to pony up $15k to host, then they don't deserve to.
The dollar amount isn't the issue here. The issue is about having to actually make a payment to host.
The payment itself isn't even a guarantee that you will host. If both teams do bid for it, they'll probably rig the "blind draw" just like with those bogus coin tosses. Why? Because they can get more money if they give it to the team they think will give them a bigger payday from ticket sales. On top of that, I'd bet that the USSF would keep the bid money from both teams to cover "tournament costs" or some bullshit like that. You may think that sounds farfetched, but thats exactly the kind thing they're already doing right now.
The inherent problem many people have with the current system is not addressed at all by this proposal. It just puts lipstick on a pig.
Daaamn. How many layers of tinfoil are in your hat anyways...
I'll repeat myself since you seemed to have missed this sentence:
"You may think that sounds farfetched, but thats exactly the kind thing they're already doing right now."
That sentence isn't wrong, as much as a lot of people try to ignore it. The system is broken and needs real reform. Not just new window dressing.
I used to care about the Open Cup. I really did. But the last five or so years have made me realize how woefully broken the tournament is.
Then Quinn, the system will never be fixed. If you think that's what they do then they're always going to do that, even if they make hosting free besides the percentage of ticket sales they get. And I have no issue with them taking a percentage of ticket sales. Its their competition, they have to cover their costs. But if you believe that they're weighting the scales to get hosts with more ticket sales then the system is never going to change.
I think its the teams that have been weighting the scales by not caring enough to get into a bidding war or (in the Rapids case) actively trying to avoid hosting. This at least gives a level playing ground for those teams who would be willing to host but don't want to get in a bidding war to do it. They agree they would pay the $15K if they win the blind draw and then they get a chance. The Rapids will still refuse to pay the $15K because they're cheap bastards, but most MLS teams will be willing to pay it, and probably some NASL teams.
The system will change when they actually have someone running the show that is motivated to make changes happen. The only reason they're addressing this now is because they have been getting enough flack that it's difficult for a lot of people to take it seriously.
It really is beyond my why people seem to be lauding this as a good thing. If the changes don't actually address the fundamental problems with the competition, what good is it actually doing? Change just for the sake of change is stupid.
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jeez. i spent almost 10 minutes on it and i couldn't find any mention
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I bought and used them to prune bougainvillea on a lark... couldn't have come up with a better use. First time in 10 years of cutting that stupid plant that I didn't get scratches up and down my arms. It worked beautifully and I'm going to recommend this use to every homeowner I know!
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I bought these sleeves about a year ago at harbor freight and use them almost everyday at work welding stick, mig and flux core, never had a burn through and have washed them probably 10 times and they're still holding up well, but I've worn out the elastic so Im looking to go buy a new pair when I get a chance. Mabye two...p.s rookies the large elastic end goes around biceps and smaller ones go around the wrist!!!
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I used these on a small welding project and they added protection from heat and splatter. I took a measurement of my forearm and bicep/tricep for comparison with the help of my 9 year old son. My forearm measures 12" around and my tricep/bicep area was 15" around. These are a little snug and if you wear them for long periods of time you will definitely experience some discomfort. But they offered me the protection I was looking for without having to wear a long sleeve heavy shirt. According to some of the reviews, it seems that there are some manufacturing inconsistencies as far as size goes. But all in all, they performed well for me and were not all that uncomfortable considering the protection of flying splatter, heat and irradiation.
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These things are wonderful. My arm was snaked around a tree branch for added stability. Using this position, I was able to repeatedly prune limbs with a manual pole pruner saw. My arms didn't get torn up from the tree bark and no harm came to the sleeves either! Prior to putting them on, I was riping up my skin when I rubbed my arm against the bark.The sleeves are helpful too as thorn protection--very helpful if you have to reach in or around a rose bush. (At least it seemed that way. I didn't deliberately try jabbing myself against a thorn to see if I was just suddenly being lucky in not aquiring puncture wounds.)The sleeves were originally purchased for welding. I haven't tried them for that--a little concerned if something burning hot managed to get on the elastic cuffs. (My welding experience is rather limited.)I have slender arms. The leather fits nicely. The elastic is snug. If you have larger diameter upper arms, the elastic might prove uncomfortable. I wore the sleeves for hours at a pop. On removal, the elastic did leave behind some minor indentations. However, I was really glad I didn't once need to readjust the sleeve positions. They stayed right where I positioned them. I haven't noticed any appreciable drop off in the elastic cuff's grip strength over the year or so I have had them.Bottom Line: So far, these sleeves have saved my arms from many sctatches, scrapes, and punctures and remain in excellent condition. If you weld with them, be conscious of any exposed elastic cuffs as being synthetic in nature. If I had my purchase to do over, I would get the sleeves again.
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These work very good at protecting your arms from sunburn from wire welding etc. Also I use them to protect my arms from cuts and scrapes when working in tight areas.
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Bought these to protect my arms while grilling. Use a Weber grill with the charcoal on the outsides, cooking indirect down the middle. When cooking something that required lots of basting, my arms would start roasting as well while coating the food. These work well for that use.
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These things work great. I don't have a problem with the fit and I am not a small guy. 6'3" 240 lbs. they do have a smaller cuff on one end so I don't know if these guys are trying to put them on backwards. Works good for me.
these are good for warm weather welding
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these are good welding sleeves but the bands are small so take a gatorade bottle and insert it into the band and let it sit over night it will strech out the eleastic and your good to go the leather is also good ive had mine for months.
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Like I said. They are good for the price. As the other review stated these are kind of tight so if you have beefy arms, these will not fit. But I'm skinny so it works well for me and keeps me warm in cold, outdoor conditions.
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