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Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown
215 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT
0.7 km from
Breakfast buffet was quick and very good for this kind of meal. Waitperson was very polite and helpful. Clerks at reception desk also were great.
Very good central location, the motorized bed system to get a better confort was astonishing.
Love the location, very close to Salt Palace. The pool area was also nice. Not worth the price for anything other than location. Bathroom was pretty dirty, the room was nothing special. Our mini fridge was leaking when we checked in and the floor was wet. They sent a new one right up which was great. I wish the floor elevators went straight to the parking garage. It was mediocre for my expectation of a 4 star hotel.
The hotel met my needs and the location was perfect. The hotel staff was great and the parking was excellent. I would expect the Radisson to be a very nice hotel. The SLC Radisson was not a very nice hotel. The room was just an average room with sub standard furniture requiring replacement. I had a better room at a two star hotel. I don't think the hotel should have charged to park at the hotel ($24.00 for two days was excessive).
Clean but with a definite 'run down' feeling, operated on a shoe string and it shows..convenient to convention center if there is no other choice.Personel is friendly and helpful, doing the best they can .. Noisy air conditioning and fan blowing in your face at the desk...sleep number bed a disappointment..TV set far from its prime...dinner quality worth forgetting at best..
Excelent facilities, particularly the gym. Good restaurant as well. Very helpful staff. Great city centre location The outside looks little sad, but once inside is fine
So close to the Salt Palace convention center. Beds were comfortable. Rooms were smaller than expected, with no microwave.
Clean place with friendly staff. They even threw in a free breakfast with our stay. It was also an easy walk to the mall. The room had cool art but, the heater was very loud. Something wrong with the fan. Also no bathroom fan oddly enough.
Rooms were clean and neat Was told that there was a airport shuttle....not Check in was @ late! Got into room @ 5. Had to put luggage into closet by front desk while we walked around downtown, waiting for a phone call from them stating that our room was ready. We were not the only ones either. Was told that our stay included the breakfast, found out after we had already had eaten....
great downtown location, close to it all would have liked a fridge in the room, other then that wonderful
Accommodations were comfortable, inviting, and very convenient to Salt Palace convention center. Staff was wonderful. Service at restaurant was slow and sometimes absent. Disappointing, because the food was excellent.
Great location! The water in the morning would be hot and then cold- not very comfortable!
The location is great. Light rail stop right out front. Half a block to the convention center. Only feet from the Salt Lake Temple if you are interested in sightseeing
Nice place, great location and walking distance to shopping mall. Hotel room clean and spacious.
I liked the location and friendly staff The old rooms and broken heater, loud refrigerator. Not the cleanest bedding.
Great location to downtown! The rooms were pretty good quality and appear to be updated. I visited while the outside temp was 105 and the interior hallways to the rooms matched that or exceeded that. The room AC was great but the halls were too hot.
Within walking distance to city creek Room was very small. Run down. Needs up dated. Not worth the money. Water hot then cold in shower. Staff was ok.
It was in the heart of Salt Lake City across of Temple Square, across of Abravanel Hall, and City Creek Shopping Center. The free fare zone helped to get around using the train in front of the hotel and several buses nearby. Nice view of the city from the hotel. I found a few stains on the upper part of the shower curtain, lack of space to put luggage down, and a cold draft coming from the balcony door even though it was closed. This was mainly due to the snow storm though.
Everything we came to Salt Lake City for is within walking distance of the Salt Lake Plaza & at a very reasonable price. This was my second visit & would stay again when I return to town. It would be nice if parking were included in the rate, but the $5.00 fee is reasonable & parking is secure.
Conveniently located next to Temple Square, within walking distance of the convention center. Easy access to lots of local restaurants/shops/bars. The staff was always very nice, and the light rail from the airport stops directly in front of the hotel. My room also had a great view of the Temple Square area and the mountains in the background. Not a very big room, although I didn't need a lot of space as a solo business traveler. The bed wasn't the most comfortable I've slept in, but it could have been much worse. They offered the option to not wash the sheets every day if desired (in order to save water and resources), which I appreciated, but did not offer to do the same for the towels.
Unplanned overnight in Salt Lake due to flight cancellation. Hotel is ideally located (really is adjacent to Temple Square and City Creek). Squeaky clean. Deco lifted from a set of "The Americans," or maybe something five or ten years earlier. Not old, just old.
Nice place, great location, has been recently updated with décor, bed was very comfortable, room was clean, free internet with good service Staff was knowledgeable but a little slow, price was a high versus other locations of similar quality, not a modern or chic building but very serviceable.
Bed was comfy...perfect for two. City view at night was amazing. Originally paid for the high rise but they tried to put me on the third floor. Desk worker Sage was very kind and helpful in getting us into a more appropriate room on the 14th floor. Small bathroom....small bathtub. Very few options for "gift store." 7 dollars for a bowl of cereal!!
Bed was very comfy and big for me, my wife and out 7 month old little boy. Staff was nice and helpful. Had a great view from the 9th floor. Location was awesome. For a last minute trip, this place a gold to stay at. The bathroom was small, I have stayed at cheaper places with bigger bathrooms. Breakfast was over priced. It was cheaper for my family to go else where for food.
The location was great. $15.00 for parking and no free wifi.
this is one of the best hotels in SLC, the location, amenities and friendliness of staff is outstanding
Bed was awful. Lobby was stark and uninviting.
Clean, great location You are required to pay a $15 parking fee per day to use the only parking structure available on the premises.


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Fall Out Bird will be Fall Out Boy's second game adaptation after their Oregon Trail-inspired game Fall Out Boy Trail.

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Men of the Newfoundland Regiment, just out of the line, marching to their rest billets, Western Front, possibly May 1917.
The marchers, in greatcoats and helmets, are very muddy. A considerably smarter marching column is passing the other way. The Newfoundlanders look as if they have just been taken out of the line, possibly after the Battle of Arras, in which they played a key role, May 1917.
Pieces of History
Canada's Mounted Troops
Major Michael R. McNorgan
Instructor, Royal Military College, Kingston
At the beginning of the First World War, horsed cavalry was still an army's principal mobile arm. However, after the onset of static trench warfare on the Western Front in late 1914 – with thick barbed wire barriers and large numbers of machine guns protecting defensive works – the battlefield utility of cavalry was greatly diminished. Cavalry was nonetheless retained in large numbers because of the perennial hope of breaking through the enemy's line and rolling up his defences from the rear. Thus, for virtually every major offensive operation during the war, cavalry divisions were kept in reserve.
Canada contributed two distinct groups of cavalry during the War – the Canadian Cavalry Brigade and an independent cavalry regiment known as the Canadian Light Horse.
Canadian Cavalry Brigade
This Canadian Cavalry Brigade was formed in England in the autumn of 1915, consisting of permanent force units, the Royal Canadian Dragoons and Lord Strathcona's Horse, along with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. In early 1916, The Fort Garry Horse, a militia regiment from Winnipeg, was added, along with a Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron equipped with Vickers machine guns. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade served as part of a British cavalry division for the remainder of the war. Its first mounted action was at the Somme in the summer of 1916. When cavalry units were not needed as reserves for an offensive operation, they were often employed dismounted to occupy quiet sectors of the front.
The Brigade again saw mounted action in March 1917 when tasked to pursue an unexpected German withdrawal to a new defensive position called the Hindenburg Line. During this pursuit, Lieutenant Harvey of Lord Strathcona's Horse earned the brigade's first Victoria Cross for valour during the liberation of a French village. By the time of the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 – best known as the first major tank offensive of the war – the Canadian cavalry was judged to be among the best brigades in the British Cavalry Corps, and it was tasked to serve in the lead of a large cavalry exploitation force. During this operation, a single Canadian squadron was the only cavalry to penetrate German lines, and Lieutenant Strachan of The Fort Garry Horse was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry.
The Brigade served with great distinction during the German's March 1918 offensive toward Amiens, riding from place to place assisting in slowing the relentless enemy advance. Its final action in this operation took place at Moreuil Wood, where Lieutenant Flowerdew of Lord Strathcona's Horse won a posthumous Victoria Cross for leading a gallant cavalry charge against German machine guns. After the war, Marshal Foch, the Allied supreme commander, credited the Canadians with halting the German offensive at Moreuil and preventing the separation of the French and British armies. Later in that final year of the war, the Canadian Cavalry Brigade was in action during the great Canadian Corps victory over the Germans at Amiens in August, and it played an important part in following up the German retreat in the last two months of the war.
Canadian Light Horse
Until May 1916, three of the four infantry divisions of the Canadian Corps maintained their own independent cavalry squadron of some 150 all ranks . These squadrons – from the 19th Alberta Dragoons, the 1st Hussars and the 16th Light Horse – were then amalgamated into an ad hoc regiment that reported directly to Canadian Corps Headquarters. In early 1917, this unit was named the Canadian Light Horse.
The Canadian Light Horse first saw action as a mounted unit in the consolidation of the ground captured in the attack on Vimy Ridge in April 1917. The CLH played a major role in the fighting at Iwuy on October 10, 1918, where the last ever swords-drawn charge by Canadian cavalry took place. During the pursuit of the Germans in the final month of the war, CLH squadrons were always well out in front as a scouting force, ensuring that the Canadian divisions would not be surprised by German lay-back patrols. When the war ended for the Canadians in Mons Belgium on November 11, 1918, the Canadian Light Horse was already well beyond the city.
Modern armoured fighting vehicles – tanks and armoured cars – owe their development in part to the stalemate created on the Western Front by the deadly combination of machine guns and thick belts of barbed wire protecting trench lines, along with massive artillery bombardments that could be brought down with great accuracy on an attacking force. The problem of how an attacking force could be strengthened to overcome well-defended trenches had been studied by British scientists since late 1914. They came up with the idea of a 'land ship' – a tracked vehicle protected by armour plate, large enough that it could carry guns or machine guns, drive over belts of barbed wire, and crossover trenches. This highly secret vehicle was given the code name 'tank'.
Tanks were first introduced in limited numbers during the battle of the Somme in mid-September 1916, and the Canadian Corps was given seven (these models were called the Mark I) for its attack on the village of Courcellette. But these early versions were mechanical nightmares; almost all broke down before they got anywhere close to the German lines. Still, scientists kept improving their tank designs. Finally, in November 1917, tanks were used in large numbers in a successful offensive at Cambrai: the era of mechanized warfare had been born. Tanks then played major roles in the Battle of Amiens in August 1918, in the breaking of the Hindenburg Line in September, and in the pursuit of the retreating Germans in October and November 1918.
Early in 1918 many thought the war might well last into 1919, and the Canadian Army agreed to raise tank units. The 1st Canadian Tank Battalion was recruited from university students, and in June 1918 it was sent to England to begin training at the British Tank School. Despite the general aversion to volunteering at this stage in the war, a 2nd Battalion was also quickly raised. The 1st Tank Battalion had just completed its training and was preparing to leave for the front when the Armistice was declared on November 11, 1918. Thus, while no Canadian tank unit saw action in the war, many Canadians did serve in British tank battalions, and in a number of instances displayed their nationalism by painting maple leafs prominently on their vehicles.
In 1914, Canada created the world's first armoured unit. The driving force behind this achievement was Raymond Brutinel, a wealthy engineer originally from France, who had the idea that lightly armoured vehicles designed to carry machine guns would be especially useful. He offered to raise the funds for the vehicles, a suggestion which was readily accepted by the government. Brutinel designed the vehicles, had them built, purchased the machine guns, and recruited the soldiers, all within two months. His new unit was given the name 'Automobile Machine Gun Brigade No. 1'. In the next few months three other mobile machine gun units were raised, all paid for by private subscription – the Eaton Battery, the Borden Battery and the Yukon Battery. All four units found their way to France where, in 1915, they were amalgamated under Brutinel's command as the Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade.
Brutinel's Motors came into their own in the last year of the war, when the stalemate of trench warfare had been broken. This highly mobile force played an especially important role in stemming the onslaught of the Germans' March 1918 offensive, and a second similar brigade was formed. The Motors were a valuable part of a composite formation of cavalry, armoured cars and cyclists, termed 'The Independent Force', during the Battle of Amiens in August 1918. Between September and November this force led the Canadian Corps from one victory to another during the pursuit to Valenciennes and finally to Mons on November 11, when the war ended.
At the beginning of the war, each Canadian division had its own company of cyclists – troops equipped with sturdy bicycles whose tasks included field security and aspects of military intelligence. In the static conditions on the Western Front, they were not very useful, so they tended to be used as guards or labourers. In May 1916 the four companies were amalgamated as The Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion. In 1918, the battalion was included in Brigadier-General Brutinel's 'Independent Force', and there they served valiantly at Amiens and in the Pursuit to Mons as a form of mounted infantry – riding to the scene of action, dismounting and then fighting as infantry.
Selected Bibliography
Ellis, W.D., ed. Saga of the Cyclists in the Great War 1914-1918. Toronto: Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion Association, 1965.
Lynch, Alex. Dad, the Motors and the Fifth Army Show: The German Offensive, March 1918. Kingston, ON: Lawrence Publications, 1978.
---. The Glory of Their Times : 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, March 1918. Kingston, ON: Lawrence Publications, 2001.
Marteinson, John and Michael R. McNorgan. The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps: An Illustrated History. Toronto: Robin Brass Studio, 2000.
Mitchell, G.D., Brian Reid and W. Simcock. RCHA - Right of the Line : An Anecdotal History of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery from 1871. Ottawa: RCHA History Committee, 1986.
Wallace, J.F. Dragons of Steel: Canadian Armour in Two World Wars. Burnstown, ON: General Store Publishing, 1995.
Williams, S.H. Stand to Your Horses : Through the First World War, 1914-1918 with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians). Winnipeg: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Regimental Society, 1999 (1961).
Life in the Trenches
Tim Cook
Historian, Canadian War Museum
From Switzerland to the North Sea, some 500 kilometres long, soldiers on both sides carved out ditches in the ground that, over time, were expanded in complexity and depth. By 1915, vast underground cities housed the soldiers, as the opposing armies faced off against each other across no man's land. Along this continuous line of trenches, offensive operations degenerated into frontal assaults, which were usually stopped dead by concentrated fire.
The Western Front, as it was called, consisted of a series of trench systems in depth. The front lines were held in strength, but behind them, joined by a series of communication trenches that ran perpendicular to the front, were support and rear trenches. Deep protective dugouts were situated along the front and rear trenches to provide some degree of safety against all but direct hits from artillery fire. Saps and listening posts were pushed into no man's land, where soldiers were positioned to provide advance warnings of enemy attacks.
Despite the unsanitary nature of front line trenches, they were areas of safety. The trenches protected against small arms fire, shrapnel bursts and high explosive bombardments. Every day and night soldiers shored up the crumbling walls, filled sandbags, and rebuilt sections that had been damaged by artillery fire. It was not only a war of the machine gun and rifle, but also of the shovel.
Life in the trenches was filled with long periods of boredom interspersed with terror. Much of the time was spent in routine duty. At half an hour before dawn, the infantry was roused from their dugouts or funk holes (small spaces carved into the trench walls) and ordered to 'Stand-To.' At the alert, they waited for a possible attack with bayonet fixed. If nothing occurred, and it rarely did, since the infantry of both sides were always at their most prepared at this time, officers inspected the men. Rifles were examined for rust; feet were prodded to ensure that dry socks had been worn to protect against trench foot. The latter being a type of frostbite that occurred from prolonged standing in cold, slushy water, and could, in severe cases, require the amputation of toes or feet. After inspection, soldiers were often rewarded with a small dose of rum, which was much appreciated by the men, who saw it as a form of medicine to help withstand the daily deprivations.
Breakfast, like most meals, usually consisted of canned beef, jam and biscuits. It was a monotonous diet, but soldiers rarely went hungry. For lunch or dinner, soup or stew was brought up from rear areas to offer some variety and warmth. Care packages from home, filled with cheese, bread and sweets, augmented the bland food. During the day, though, the goal of most privates was to avoid the sergeant who assigned trench chores. Most were unsuccessful, with soldiers spending much of their time rebuilding the trenches or standing sentry.
Despite these duties, soldiers had much free time, during which they dreamed of home and of loved ones left behind; worried about children who were growing up without a father; of ailing parents with no caregivers; or of a wife who was trying to feed a family with insufficient funds. Literate soldiers might spend a few hours scribbling letters. Return mail from home was a welcomed treat, with letters read and reread. These exchanges back and forth remained an important life-line to Canada from the trenches. And while they were usually subject to two levels of censorship, by officers at the front and officials in England, soldiers nonetheless tried to share their thoughts with those at home. Civilians could not understand everything, nor could soldiers often capture the full range of their strange experiences in words, but letters remained an important avenue of expression.
Boredom could be kept at bay through gambling, and there was always some rake with dice or cards to fleece his mates. If a soldier had no money, he at least had cigarettes. Soldiers smoked all day long, and cigarettes, which were issued by the army, bought in rear areas, and begged from those at home, were a useful distraction. They helped to calm the nerves, or so soldiers said, and they certainly helped to mask the stench of unwashed bodies.
There were no baths in the front lines and, most soldiers went at least a week, usually longer, without changing their clothes. Dirt and mud were a part of life and, during the winter, helped to insulate soldiers. Far more trying was the infestation of parasitic body lice. The lice lived in the seams of clothing where they feasted on human blood. Soldiers scratched themselves raw to get at their infernal enemies. They learned to defeat their insect adversaries, at least for a time, by taking off their shirts and running a candle over the seams. This drew out the lice that were then squashed satisfactorily between finger and thumb. While soldiers did this, they would sit around, talk, complain and gossip. It was known as 'chatting,' and it is just one of many wartime phrases that would enter the English lexicon. But the lice always came back, tormenting the soldiers day and night.
Rats, too, were a constant plague, and because they lived off corpses, they could grow as big as cats. They bit soldiers and scurried over their faces while they slept. The rats were hunted by soldiers and their trench pets, usually fierce terrier dogs, but the rodents lived in and outside of the trenches and were always multiplying. Their squealing movement could be heard throughout the battlefield.
Amidst the mud and slush in the winter, or heat and flies in the summer, soldiers developed their own trench culture. New words sprang up, slang like 'napoo' for being killed, or 'blighty' that referred to England or home. Artistic soldiers could take spent ammunition and shape it into art. Some soldiers tried their hand at poetry. While most were not as skilled as John McCrae, Wilfrid Owen or Siegfried Sassoon, to name the best-known war poets, the trench poetry or doggerel provided much insight into the soldiers' front-line experiences. At the group level, some battalions printed trench newspapers. Drawing from their own soldiers in the ranks—men who in civilian life had been editors, journalists and cartoonists—these crude newspapers contained rough humour and wry commentary on the strange, subterranean world of the trenches.
But just as a soldier might be penning a letter or staring at the blue sky above, the crash of an artillery shell could bring sudden death. The enemy was always there to kill or maim. Snipers skulked into no man's land, camouflaged and ready to put a bullet through a man's head should it rise, even for a second, above the safety of the trench parapet. Poison gas was released in the form of gas clouds and artillery shells, and soldiers who could not put on their respirator quickly faced a lingering death as chemicals corrupted and ravaged lungs.
Machine-gun bullets raked the front lines day and night. Yet artillery shells were the greatest killer in the war, accounting for more than half of all deaths. High explosive shells blew deep holes in the ground or wrecked trenches; soldiers were atomized by direct hits. Equally deadly, shrapnel artillery shells rained hundreds of metal balls and jagged steel down on soldiers, shredding through flesh and bone. Steel helmets, introduced in early 1916, helped to reduce casualties, but a unit's tour in the front lines almost always resulted in a steady hemorrhage of casualties. It was clinically called wastage, and impersonal charts showed that each month the infantry would lose approximately 10% of its strength, even in quiet areas where no operations were carried out. While the snipers and artillerymen did their dirty work, the soldiers could look around and see their best friends killed and maimed.
Yet the soldiers struck back in the form of nighttime raids. Changing into dark clothes, equipping themselves with revolvers, grenades, daggers and clubs, small groups of men snuck past their wire and into no man's land. Raids were a form of organized mugging, and the goal was to gather intelligence, kill the enemy and grab a prisoner. Enemy sentries were usually the target, but sometimes large groups of raiders slipped into the opposite trenches to wreck mayhem. While Canadian troops acquired a reputation as fierce raiders, these operations were dangerous affairs, and in the confusion of night fighting, casualties were often heavy.
To help relieve the unending pressure on soldiers, they were rotated in and out of the front line. On roughly four- to six-day tours, filthy, verminous, exhausted soldiers passed from front to secondary lines and finally to the reserves. This rotation helped to relieve the strain, but soldiers always knew they would return to the trenches in this maddening cycle.
Endurance was the key to survival and soldiers learned to cope with the inhuman conditions. Some developed fatalistic attitudes, believing they would be killed 'when their number was up'; others lived in terror all the time; a few hoped for a blighty wound, a bullet through the hand or leg that would take them away from the horror and back to a clean hospital in England. Thousands suffered mental breakdowns, known as shell shock, but hundreds of thousands more of the 'poor bloody infantry,' as the soldiers liked to call themselves, learned to withstand the strain of the trenches. And it was these survivors who, after four years of bitter fighting, would finally break the static warfare on the Western Front and defeat the German forces.
Selected Bibliography
Bird, Will R. Ghosts Have Warm Hands: A Memoir of the Great War, 1916-1919. Ottawa: CEF Books, 1997 (1968).
Black, Ernest Garson. I Want One Volunteer. Toronto: Ryerson, 1965.
Canadian Bank of Commerce. Letters from the Front : Being a Partial Record of the Part Played by Officers of the Bank in the Great European War. 11 v. Toronto: Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1915-1919.
Cook, Tim. "`More a Medicine than a Beverage': 'Demon Rum' and the Canadian Trench Soldier of the First World War." Canadian Military History 9, 1 (Winter 2000) : 6-22.
Fraser, Donald. The Journal of Private Fraser, 1914-1918, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Reginald H. Roy, ed. Nepean, ON: CEF Books, 1998 (1985).
Granatstein, J.L. Hell's Corner: An Illustrated History of Canada's Great War, 1914-1918. Toronto: Douglas and McIntyre, 2004.
Litalien, Michel et Stéphane Thibault, Tranchées : le quotidien de la guerre 1914-1918, Outremont, Québec, Athena éditions, 2004.
Morrison, J. Clinton. Hell upon Earth: A Personal Account of Prince Edward Island Soldiers in the Great War, 1914-1918. Summerside, PEI.: J.C. Morrison, 1995.
Morton, Desmond. "A Canadian Soldier in the Great War: The Experience of Frank Maheux." Canadian Military History 1, nos 1 & 2 (1992) : 79-89.
---. When Your Number's Up: The Canadian Soldier in the First World War. Toronto: Random House, 1993.
Morton, Desmond and J.L. Granatstein. Marching to Armageddon: Canadians and the Great War, 1914- 1919. Toronto: Lester & Orpen, Dennys, 1989.
Winter, Denis. Death's Men: Soldiers of the Great War. Markam, ON: Penguin Books, 1985.


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Rice Crispy Treats with Biscoff Spread
1. Melt butter and Biscoff Spread in large nonstick saucepan over low heat.
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REGULARS at a country pub are getting used to being joined in the bar by famous faces.
A rock star, a soul singer and a top model have all dropped into the Rock Inn, at Waterrow, near Wiveliscombe, in recent weeks.
Owner Daren Barclay is getting used to posing for 'selfies' following visits from Oasis rock and roll wild man Liam Gallagher, model Jodie Kidd and singer Joss Stone.
"Jodie Kidd popped in while she was on a pheasant shoot," said Daren, who previously cooked for the Goodwood Estate and at the Castle Hotel, in Taunton.
"Liam Gallagher had been doing a video shoot in Devon and just happened to pass by.
"He was a perfect gentleman and asked about family stuff. He was quite the opposite to how he portrays himself professionally.
"Joss Stone lives in Devon. My wife went up to her and said, 'I've got to say, you look just like Joss Stone'.
"Joss said, 'I get that all the time – and yes, it's because I am Joss Stone. She was lovely and beautiful."


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The Mount Saint Mary College choir, joined by members of the St.
Philip's Church Choir from Garrison, NY, lifted their voices to the
heavens at the college's annual Christmas Vespers music program: a
service of nine lessons with carols.
Professor Durward Entrekin, arts and letters, serves as director
of both groups.
This year marks the return of Vespers to the Chapel of the Most
Holy Rosary, which was closed last season for the Dominican
Center's ongoing transformation into a 21st century
library/learning commons. Students will be able to enjoy the new
library in January 2014.
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Discussion in 'NFL Zone' started by perrykemp, Jan 12, 2013.
So do you guys honestly think Garrett could coach to the level of these coaches?
Kap is the running game and the passing game
Yep but they wont
If we had Kapernich sure. Dude is beastin. A running QB is where its at now.
Go San Fran!
WE didn't............Jerry Jones did :bang2:
Add Gore and it's a thing of beauty.
I'm jealous !!!
Would Garrett play him to his strengths?
Running QBs are the wave of the future? Come on now. There's a reason the option has stayed in the college level game. Defenses in the NFL eventually adjust because the players are much quicker.
Hell no
Johnny Manziel is gonna be soooo good in the NFL. The way the rules are now its hard enough for a defense. U put that threat in there and look out. As long as these QBs know how to slide and take less beating they are the future. It was inevitable.
YES, expectations for Kaepernick are lower because he is a rookie so he that's why he is able to perform at a high level.
We will see what happens next year
if he's available and they don't then i think i might lose whatever semblance of hope i had left that jerry would wake up from his brain dead state.
draft warmack, put him on the left side w/ smith for the next 5 years.
He is their running game lol
They do huh? Not one defense adjusted to all these rookies running this college offense this year. Why not? Its the wave now. Like I said Manziel is perfect for the future of the NFL.
I dont get why no spy on Kap?
We needed those guy too. Pick your poison. We didn't have the luxury of the high draft picks year after year like the 49ers.
Do the Packers run any zone coverages?
I never said they'd adjust this year.


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The lifetime prevalence rate for schizophrenia is approximately 1% [1]. However, a 2002 systematic review of many studies found a lifetime prevalence of 0.55%.[2]
Effects of cultural contextEdit
Despite the received wisdom that schizophrenia occurs at similar rates worldwide, its prevalence varies across the world,[3] within countries,[4] and at the local and neighbourhood level.[5]
Relationship with urbanizationEdit
However it does seem to be more prevent in urban areas of industrialized countries. [6]. One particularly stable and replicable finding has been the association between living in an urban environment and schizophrenia diagnosis, even after factors such as drug use, ethnic group and size of social group have been controlled for.[7]
Schizophrenia occurs equally in males and females, although typically appears earlier in men—the peak ages of onset are 20–28 years for males and 26–32 years for females.[8]
Onset in childhood is much rarer,[9] as is onset in middle- or old age.[10]
- ↑ Kieth S.J., Regier, D.A. & Rae,D.S> (1991). Schizophenic disorders. In L.N. Robins & D.A. Regier (Eds) Psychiatic Disorders in America: The Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study(p33-52) New York:Free Press.
- ↑ Goldner EM, Hsu L, Waraich P, Somers JM. Prevalence and incidence studies of schizophrenic disorders: a systematic review of the literature. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2002;47(9):833–43. PMID 12500753.
- ↑ Jablensky A. Schizophrenia: manifestations, incidence and course in different cultures. A World Health Organization ten-country study. Psychological Medicine Monograph Supplement. 1992;20:1–97. doi:10.1017/S0264180100000904. PMID 1565705.
- ↑ Kirkbride JB, Fearon P, Morgan C, et al.. Heterogeneity in incidence rates of schizophrenia and other psychotic syndromes: findings from the 3-center AeSOP study. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2006;63(3):250–8. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.63.3.250. PMID 16520429.
- ↑ Kirkbride JB. Neighbourhood variation in the incidence of psychotic disorders in Southeast London. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2007;42(6):438–45. doi:10.1007/s00127-007-0193-0. PMID 17473901.
- ↑ Peen, J. & Dekker, J. (1997). Admission rates for schizophrenia in the Netherlands: An urban/rural comparision. Acta Psychiatrica Scaninavica, 96, 301-305.
- ↑ Van Os J. Does the urban environment cause psychosis?. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2004;184(4):287–288. doi:10.1192/bjp.184.4.287. PMID 15056569.
- ↑ Castle D, Wessely S, Der G, Murray RM. The incidence of operationally defined schizophrenia in Camberwell, 1965-84. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 1991;159:790–4. doi:10.1192/bjp.159.6.790. PMID 1790446.
- ↑ Kumra S. Childhood-onset schizophrenia: research update. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2001;46(10):923–30. PMID 11816313.
- ↑ Hassett, Anne, et al. (eds) (2005). Psychosis in the Elderly, London: Taylor and Francis..
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- Bijl R, Ravelli A, van Zessen G. Prevalence of psychiatric disorder in the general population: results of the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS). Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 1998;33:587–95.
- Bourdon KH, Rae DS, Locke BZ, Narrow WE, Regier DA. Estimating the prevalence of mental disorders in US adults from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey. Public Health Rep 1992;107:663–8.
- Chen CN, Wong J, Lee N, Chan-Ho M-W, Lau JT, Fung M. The Shatin Community Mental Health Survey in Hong Kong. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1993;50:125–33.
- Clayer JR, McFarlane AC, Bookless CL, Air T, Wright G, Czechowicz AS. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in rural South Australia. Med J Aust 1995;163:124–9.
- Harvey CA, Pantelis C, Taylor J, McCabe PJ, Lefevre K, Campbell PG, and others. The Camden Schizophrenia Surveys. II. High prevalence of schizophrenia in an inner London borough and its relationship to socio-demographic factors. Br J Psychiatry 1996;168:418–26.
- Jeffreys SE, Harvey CA, McNaught AS, Quayle AS, King MB, Bird AS. The Hampstead Schizophrenia Survey 1991. I: Prevalence and service use comparisons in an inner London health authority, 1986-1991. Br J Psychiatry 1997;170:301–6.
- Kendler KS, Gallagher TJ, Abelson JM, Kessler RC. Lifetime prevalence, demographic risk factors, and diagnostic validity of nonaffective psychosis as assessed in a US community sample. The National Comorbidity Survey. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1996;53:1022–31.
- Kessler RC, McGonagle KA, Zhao S, Nelson CB, Hughes M, Eshleman S, and others. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in the United States. Results from the National Comorbidity Survey. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1994;51:8–19.
- Regier DA, Narrow WE, Rae DS, Manderscheid RW, Locke BZ, Goodwin FK. The de facto United States mental and addictive disorders service system. epidemiologic catchment area prospective 1-year prevalence rates of disorders and services. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1993;50(2):85–94.
- Torrey EF. Prevalence studies in schizophrenia. Br J Psychiatry 1987;150:598–608.
- Widerlov B, Lindstrom E, von Knorring L. One-year prevalence of long-term functional psychosis in three different areas of Uppsala. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1997;96:452–8.
- Wittchen H-U, Essau CA, von Zerssen D, Krieg J-C, Zaudig M. Lifetime and six-month prevalence of mental disorders in the Munich Follow-up Study. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1992;241:247–58.


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July 31, 2012—NASA has planned one of the most complicated spacecraft landings ever attempted for the Curiosity rover's touchdown on August 6 at about 1:30 am. ET.
The complex procedure involves the use of the largest supersonic parachute ever built and a "sky crane" to lower the rover onto the Martian surface. "If any one thing doesn't work just right," says one engineer, "it's game over!"

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NASA scientists are sweating over what will be one of the most complicated spacecraft landings ever attempted.
The Curiosity Rover launched late last year, and it's on course to make contact with Mars as scheduled.  But the last few minutes of its flight are the most crucial.
NASA even produced a video to explain the never-before-attempted landing, and the final approach, dubbed, "7 Minutes of Terror."
SOUNDBITE: Tom Revellini, EDL Engineer: "Entry, descent and landing, also known as EDL is known as the 7 minutes of terror.  Because we've got literally 7 minutes to get from the top of the atmosphere to the surface of Mars, going from 13,000 miles an hour to zero in perfect sequence, perfect choreography, perfect timing, and the computer has to do it all by itself, with no help from the ground. If any one thing doesn't work just right: it's game over!"
As Curiosity enters the atmosphere, the spacecraft's computer will guide it like an airplane to land in a very narrow space on Mars.
The spacecraft's heat shield has to be ejected or else its instruments can't guide the craft to the surface.
The largest supersonic parachute ever built by NASA is to soften the descent but it doesn't slow it down enough to land.
So, computers cut off the parachute at a precise moment, and activate rockets.
The rockets have to divert the rover away from the parachute, aiming it toward a crater, next to a nearly 4-mile high mountain.
But the rockets can't be on at landing because the dust they'd create could damage the sensitive equipment on board.
So, NASA has developed a "sky-crane" to lower the rover below the spacecraft with a 21-foot long tether.
Then, the rover is placed gently on the Martian surface, on its wheels.
The spacecraft, with the rockets, must be guided to move away and crash, far enough away, so it doesn't damage the rover.
It's hoped Curiosity will explore the surface of Mars for nearly 2 years.
And the purpose of the mission?
SOUNDBITE: Michael Meyer, Lead Scientist, NASA Mars Exploration Program: "Going to Mars, one of the main reasons for going there is to figure out whether or not life ever started there.  And the one big implication would be: If in the 2nd place in our solar system that we think life has a possibility and actually did start there, my conclusion would be that life is easy. It's a natural process.  And that the universe is just littered with places that have life. And I think that would be a pretty spectacular finding."


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New York Police Department Lieutenant John Grimpel has confirmed with by phone with KLTV that they are investigating the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The initial reports came out Sunday morning that the 46-year-old actor was found dead in his Manhattan apartment. Social media erupted with quotes, pictures and video clips of the Academy Award-winning actors career. He had roles in Patch Adams, Twister, Moneyball, Mission Impossible 3, Almost Famous and The Big Lebowski.
Lieutenant Grimpel also tells KLTV that the body was found unconscious in the bathroom, with a needle in the left arm. He also tells us that heroin was found near the body.
Julie Bolcer with the New York City Medical Examiner's Office told KLTV that it is too early in their investigation to confirm anything about the death at this time.
Hoffman has had a history with drug addiction, including a rehab visit as recent as 2013. The actor has been nominated for four Oscars and three Tonys. He leaves behind three children.
The Raycom News Network contributed to this story. Click here for that story.
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The U.S. Building Council reports sustainable construction employs more than 2 million Americans and generates more than $100 billion in gross domestic product and wages. This trend will continue, supporting 7.9 million jobs and contributing $554 billion to the economy over the next four years, at least according to the building council.
At the second annual GREENSITE Luncheon and Forum, producers, contractors, and architects will learn how to participate. It's a chance to hear from experienced sustainable building professionals who have surpassed the challenges of sustainable concrete construction.
The event, hosted by the editors of TCP, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, and MASONRY CONSTRUCTION magazines, takes place at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, noon to 2 p.m, Thursday, Feb. 4. Topics will include: trends in sustainable design, carbon footprint, life cycle, and cradle-to-cradle design; new developments in contractor certification; best approaches to earning LEED credit; and real-life examples of how to succeed by going green.
Contractors and architects will discuss working with concrete on sustainable projects. They will give advice about the practical side of using concrete in innovative new ways.
Contractors and producers can mingle and share personal experiences with other sustainable building professionals. The GREENSITE Luncheon and Forum, sponsored by Holcim, is the industry's only event that focuses specifically on the role of contractors and producers in sustainable construction.
GREENSITE Pavilion
Throughout the show, the GREENSITE Pavilion will be a hub for sustainable products and solutions. In its new location near Registration in the Central Hall, it will feature exhibitor booths and a full schedule of presentations.
Speakers will include representatives from the industry's Joint Sustainability Initiative (JSI). Under the JSI, organizations have agreed to align their resources and activities for sustainable development. These include PCA, NRMCA, ACI, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, National Concrete Masonry Association, and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.
This is the group's first public event to promote its collaborative effort. During the show, it will offer expertise on topics ranging from practical tips for saving time and money on LEED projects, to sustainable solutions with permeable pavers, and precast opportunities in green building.
GreenSite Luncheon & Forum Speakers
Current trends in sustainability
Michael Lepech, PhD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness, Stanford University
Practitioner's case study
Phil Williams, VP of Technical Services & Sustainability, Webcor Builders
Martin Bhatia, founder, OM Development Justin Kalb, VP of Commercial Construction, Kalb Construction Kevin A. MacDonald, VP of Engineering Services, Cemstone Concrete Products Sarah Mojzer, Associate AIA and LEED AP, SH Architecture
Visit www.worldofconcrete.comdswedbyyvzwsuaycvvzybbuc to register for the GREENSITE Luncheon and see the GREENSITE Pavilion speaker's schedule and exhibitor list.


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Understanding organizational context and heart failure management in long term care homes in Ontario, Canada
Jill Marcella, Jayanthini Nadarajah, Mary Lou Kelley, George A. Heckman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Patricia H. Strachan, Robert S. McKelvie, Ian Newhouse, Paul Stolee, Carrie A. McAiney, Catherine Demers
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ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess current heart failure (HF) care processes and organizational context in long-term care (LTC) homes as a prelude to adapting the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) HF guidelines for use in these settings. Methods: This research reports on the results of thirteen focus groups (N = 83 participants; average of 60 minutes duration) conducted in three Ontario LTC homes to better understand how HF was managed and how organizational context impacted care. Participants included physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered practical nurses, and personal support workers. Results: Focus group findings revealed that the complexity of the LTC environment presents challenges for managing HF. Most residents have multiple advanced chronic conditions that must be managed simultaneously. Culturally, LTC is first and foremost a resident's home where residents may choose not to comply with care recommendations. Staff routines, scopes of practice, professional hierarchies, available resources and government regulations limit flexibility in providing care. Staff lacked knowledge, skills and resources for managing HF. Nevertheless, all staff viewed LTC as the preferred place for managing HF, avoiding residents' hospitalizations wherever possible. These data suggest that strategies for improving LTC staff communication and education, strengthening existing relationships between staff, family, residents and community resources, and acquiring additional resources in LTC homes have the potential to improve HF management in this setting. Conclusion: LTC is a complex and dynamic environment that presents many challenges for providing care for residents. This research provides the foundation for subsequent work to develop and test implementation strategies to manage HF in LTC, which are consistent with the CCS HF guidelines and are feasible within LTC staff's work routines, capacities and resources.
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The Offering Set to Screen at the Great Lakes International Film Festival
Cogswell Polytechnical College is pleased to announce that The Offering, the first animated, short film produced under the umbrella of the Project X class, has been selected for screening at the 9th Annual Great Lakes International Film Festival. Considered among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world, The 2010 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival takes place from September 22 to 29.
The Festival is dedicated to showcasing independent films in the digital medium and to presenting the works of independent filmmakers and outstanding achievements in cinema. The film festival began reaching a global audience once it launched its festival interactively online. This allows independent filmmakers and fans worldwide to not only enjoy the films, but communicate with each other in real time as though they were together in the same room via online chat and web cams. Unlike other festivals streaming films online, films in this festival cannot be downloaded. The only time and place they can be viewed is through the festival.
Project X is a one-of-a-kind, project-based class � unparalleled in its scope and study as it incorporates every component of animation film production for the big and small screen. This class, under the direction of Animation faculty member and long-time professional animator Michael Huber, is only available at Cogswell. Students worked tirelessly for three semesters to produce this studio-quality short film. They were supported by a massive collaborative effort from faculty, staff, visiting artists, industry professionals and alumni.
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Now you can keep tabs on your dog when you aren't home...with Petcube!
We love our pets- so much that it can be hard to leave them behind. A new tool allows pet owners to keep tabs on their furry friends wherever they may be. Petcube is a WiFi-enabled webcam device that can be controlled remotely through a web browser. Using a smartphone or computer, you can change the direction of the camera, talk to your pet and even play with them. Of course, what probably won't show up in your Petcube video feed are the many bacteria crawling all over the place. A study found that dog-owners homes contain more bacteria- and more different types of bacteria- than homes without pups. The good news is, most of the bugs researchers found aren't harmful (in fact, they might provide some health benefits). Still, experts recommend washing your hands after playing with your pet.
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Idiopathic anaphylaxis (IA) is a condition in which anaphylaxis occurs without any known external trigger. Volunteer participants in this study will help NIH researchers try to identify the cause and development of IA.
Find a Clinical Trial
Help NIAID help people who are suffering from chronic, serious, or life-threatening illnesses by volunteering for NIAID clinical studies. See the list of featured NIAID clinical trials below or view the complete list of NIAID studies recruiting participants on ClinicalTrials.gov.
NIAID is committed to advancing the understanding of how and why autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis occur.
This study aims to establish whether defects in immune cell function are shared across multiple autoimmune diseases and whether those problems match to similar genes in the cells. Researchers want to learn why some people with asthma need to take a lot more medication than other people with the disease.
This is a two-part NIAID study to investigate the effect of intravenous Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) on preserving insulin-producing beta cell function and to determine if AAT will help slow the progression of type 1 diabetes.
Flu (Influenza)
You can join the fight against influenza (flu) by volunteering to participate in a clinical study. There is no charge for study-related medical care, including study visits, medications, treatments, and procedures. Volunteers may be compensated for time and travel.
You can help NIAID advance hepatitis research by volunteering to participate in a clinical study.
People with HIV are at increased risk for non-infectious complications, including cardiovascular disease. The purpose of the ECSTATIN study is to see how aspirin (a medicine to decrease clotting) or statins (medications given to lower cholesterol and reduce inflammation) affect inflammation and clotting in people with HIV.
A small group of people who are HIV positive remain healthy for long periods of time without medications. These Long-Term Non-Progressors have properties within their immune systems that control the virus and can help researchers determine how their immune systems control HIV disease.
NIAID is committed to conducting the research necessary to confront HIV/AIDS. Volunteer participation in a clinical research study helps NIAID better understand HIV, find promising new tools to prevent HIV infection including a vaccine, and develop new and more effective treatment strategies.
Urticaria is an itchy skin disorder that may occur spontaneously or after exposure to a physical trigger. This NIAID study is investigating why some people get hives after physical triggers such as cold, heat, water, exercise, pressure or vibration.
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
This study is testing the safety and effectiveness of an experimental therapy, bone marrow stromal cells, for treating moderate to severe inflammatory bowel diseases.
The goals of this NIAID study are to learn more about genetic and immune factors that contribute to inflammatory bowel disease and gather information that may lead to better treatment options.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease charaterized by inflammation of different tissues of the body. The most common type of lupus is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Women are at far greater risk than men of developing lupus, and SLE disproportionately affects minority populations.
Lyme Disease
If you suspect that you have Lyme disease, you may be eligible to participate in an NIAID research study.
Other Studies
This NIAID study is investigating why some people who are healthy and have normal immune function become infected with cryptococcosis.
The FUNGI study is looking for people who have developed invasive fungal infections (IFIs), such as aspergillosis, without any prior immune system problems and people with autoimmune endocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) syndrome.
This study evaluates the safety and effectiveness of the drug ustekinumab for people with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with gastrointestinal inflammation. Ustekinumab is currently approved by the FDA to treat other autoimmune disorders.
This study seeks patients who are thought to have normal immune systems, but who have been diagnosed with a viral infection that is unusually severe, prolonged, or persistent. This study will evaluate the participants' immune systems to determine why the infection developed.
Rare Diseases
This trial will determine if rituximab, an immunotherapy, has a marked beneficial effect on clinical disease progression, with minimal toxicity, in patients with SSc-PAH when compared to placebo.


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Stevie Nicks tapes episode of 'American Horror Story'
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Fans are now getting proof of Stevie Nicks' upcoming appearance on "American Horror Story: Coven" Show co-creator Ryan Murphy offers a photograph of the Fleetwood Mac singer on the set.
She's dressed in black, with a silver heart and crescent moon necklace and thigh-high brown boots. Murphy accompanied the photo with the message, "She's here! Stevie Nicks on the set of Coven!" However, Murphy isn't disclosing any details on the episode, and an air date hasn't been announced yet.
Nicks' name and music has been referenced often since "AHS" launched the "Coven" chapter last month.
The character Misty Day, played by Lily Rabe, is obsessed with the singer who, in real life, has had to shake longheld rumors linking her to witchcraft. Those rumors reportedly made Nicks hesitant to sign on when she was first asked to appear on the show.


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Notable Facts The Cabernet Sauvignon grape is a small berry with a thick skin and a high pip to pulp ratio. This in turn creates a wine high in color, tannin and extract. Typical Cabernet Sauvignon descriptors include blackberry, cassis, cedar and currant. Because the grape adapts to many different soils and climates, its characteristics truly reflect a sense of place. In Bordeaux you'll find the more earthy, tannic side of Cabernet, where it's typically blended to soften tannins and add complexity. In warmer regions like California and Australia, you'll frequently find ripe fruit flavors upfront. Cabernet Sauvignon crafts wines as a single varietal and as a blending partner, where it can add structure and tannins.
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Apple's iPod nano now features larger icons for navigation of its multi-touch user interface, and consumers can choose from 16 new digital clock faces, ranging from classic analog looks to Disney characters.
The iPod nano now tracks consumers' runs and walks with no accessory required, making it easier to get consumers' fitness program up and running, the vendor said. The iPod nano can track the time, pace and distance of consumers run, the calories consumers burn, and the number of steps consumers walk.
The iPod nano encourages consumers with motivational real-time voice feedback during the sport, available in seven languages, while listening to music or FM radio station.
The device is available in seven colors: silver, graphite, blue, green, orange, pink and red.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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Jes Constantine interviews Dr. Daniel Lieberman, a professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard and Dr. Daniel Howell, author of The Barefoot Book about the benefits of barefoot living and how it relates to humanism. [Read more…]
The Humanist Hour #55: Barefoot rEVOLUTION?
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Friday June 8, 11:30AM to 1:30PM
- Check This Out
- Deepening Community Engagement/Earning Public Value
- Inventing the Future
- Conducting Masterclass with Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestras Ascending
Check This Out!
A small group of innovative projects will be shared in short presentations, followed by the chance to learn more at roundtable briefings. We will introduce work in the areas of audience initiatives, artistic projects, business model experiments, community and education work, social and digital media, which have potential for replication and learning by the field at large.
The innovative projects to be featured in the Check This Out! session include:
- Pacific Symphony, OC Can You Play With Us? (Audience initiative)
- The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, New Membership Initiative (Business model experiment)
- Caminos del Inka, Inc. (Artistic project)
- Madison Symphony Orchestra, HeartStrings Program (Community and education work)
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Live from Orchestra Hall Webcasts (Social and digital media)
- New World Symphony, New Ears, New Eyes – What New Audiences Are Telling Us (Audience initiative)
Deepening Community Engagement/Earning Public Value
Come prepared to roll up your sleeves for this interactive workshop and explore what community engagement really means. You will better understand your strengths, vulnerabilities, and potential in relation to your community. And you will develop some actionable steps as a result of participating. You will also hear from orchestras who are "walking the walk" in terms of authentic engagement with their communities, and learn how to leverage artistic initiatives for the greater social good, as well as how you can more fully engage musicians as partners.
Charles Grode, vice president, the institute for learning, access and training, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Johnson, director, The Weill Music Institute, Carnegie Hall Corporation; Jane Kenworthy, executive director & CEO, Stockton Symphony; Heather Noonan, vice president for advocacy, League of American Orchestras
Inventing the Future
This session will be curated and hosted by a group of young staff and artistic leaders. Some work inside orchestras, others stand a step away – deeply interested and invested in our institutions…. but with questions. Come prepared to work together in exploring the future of our art form, of the orchestral institution, and of what it means to deepen community ties, engage and re-engage audiences; and build curiosity, loyalty, and investment from the next generation.
Bill Brittelle, co-founder, New Amsterdam Records; Angela Fuller, principal 2nd violin, Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Scott Harrison, senior director of patron engagement & loyalty programs, executive producer, digital media, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Jose Luis Hernandez-Estrada, fellow, New England Conservatory; Caitlin Sullivan, The Academy alum, cellist IRIS and The Knights
Conducting Masterclass with Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Four emerging conductors will work with Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra on the Dvorák Symphony No. 7. Come and see important new talent at work!
Dvorák Symphony #7
Kumar Bahl
Brandon Keith Brown
Daniel Stewart
Octavio Más-Arocas
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, music director, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (Bio)
Sponsored by Caminos del Inka
Orchestras Ascending
While many orchestras have (and are) facing hard times, we offer three stories of a different sort. This session features three varied perspectives from orchestras who are changing their intuitional narrative - working their way from scary times to new models of organizational behavior. By addressing the urgent questions around financial sustainability, artistic vitality, and community relevance, these orchestras will inspire you to think differently about your orchestra's future.
Chuck Berginc, principal trumpet, Phoenix Symphony, chairman, The Phoenix Symphony Association's Orchestra Committee, member of the Phoenix Symphony Board; Bill Conner, Jr., managing director and CEO, Columbus Symphony Orchestra; Ted Finn, chief financial officer, Gardner, Inc., board member Columbus Symphony Orchestra; Fred Miller, president, the Chatham Group, Inc.; Anne Parsons, president and CEO, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; James Ward, executive director, Phoenix Symphony; Brian Ventura, assistant principal oboe, ICSOM representative, and orchestra committee chair, Detroit Symphony Orchestra


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Prospect Transactions: Aug. 10-16
Nationals' top '11 pick Rendon plays with fourth affiliate in '12
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | August 17, 2012 6:00 AM ET
|Christian Bethancourt
|Placed on Double-A Mississippi DL (broken hand)
|Kevin Gausman
|Promoted to Class A Adv. Frederick
|Notes: The fourth overall draftee in June will make his Class A Advanced debut on 8/18. His move from Class A Short-Season Aberdeen was not official quite yet. What was: This guy is pretty good. Gausman, a 21-year-old Louisiana State University product, retired all nine batters he faced in his pro bow on 8/6 and followed that up with three one-hit frames on 8/12. With a mid-90-mph fastball, a devastating changeup and a developing power slider -- read the 8/22 edition of Prospect Pitch for all the details of his repertoire -- Gausman shouldn't be too far away from joining Dylan Bundy at Double-A Bowie.
|Jose Vinicio
|Placed on Class A Greenville DL (sprained right knee)
|Blake Swihart
|Activated off Class A Greenville DL (hip flexor)
|Albert Almora
|Promoted to Class A Short-Season Boise
|Zach Cates
|Placed on Class A Peoria DL
|Jesus Aguilar
|Promoted from Class A Adv. Carolina to Double-A Akron
|Courtney Hawkins
|Promoted to Class A Kannapolis
|Trayce Thompson
|Promoted to Double-A Birmingham
|Luke Putkonen
|Promoted from Triple-A Toledo to Detroit
|Kevin Comer
|Traded from Blue Jays; assigned to Greeneville
|Notes: The 57th overall draftee was named as the fifth prospect to head to Houston as part of the 7/20 trade with the Blue Jays. Don't view Comer, a 20-year-old right-hander, as a throw-in, however; it's very possible he ends up being the best of the five. Comer compiled a 3.95 ERA and struck out 29 batters in 43 1/3 in his first 10 pro games for Bluefield. Give him a full season to develop, and we'll have a better idea of how good he can be.
|Carlos Correa
|Promoted to Rookie-level Greeneville
|Notes: The top pick of his 2012 class, Correa collected six hits in his first 13 at-bats with his new club. He didn't tear up the Gulf Coast League -- he posted a .232/.270/.355 slash line in 39 games -- but a handful of his competitors there were left impressed by his size, athleticism and defensive abilities. The biggest challenge the 17-year-old shorstop faces is playing every day. Giving him an opportunity at Greeneville the last month of this season will prepare him well to begin his first full campaign in 2013.
|Delino DeShields
|Promoted to Class A Adv. Lancaster
|Austin Wates
|Activated off Double-A Corpus Christi DL (groin)
|Christian Colon
|Placed on Triple-A Omaha DL (struck in eye by foul ball)
|John Lamb
|Assigned to Arizona League (Tommy John surgery)
|Yordano Ventura
|Placed on Double-A Northwest Arkansas DL (hand)
|Chris Reed
|Placed on Double-A Chattanooga DL
|David Carpenter
|Demoted from Angels to Triple-A Salt Lake
|Rob Brantly
|Promoted from Triple-A New Orleans to Marlins
|Andrew Heaney
|Promoted to Class A Greensboro
|Johnny Hellweg
|Activated off Double-A Huntsville DL
|Pedro Florimon
|Promoted from Triple-A Rochester to Twins
|Brian Dozier
|Demoted from Twins to Triple-A Rochester
|Rafael Montero
|Placed on Class A Adv. St. Lucie DL (innings limit)
|Max Stassi
|Placed on Class A Adv. Stockton DL (foot)
|Yasmani Grandal
|Assigned to Class A Adv. Lake Elsinore (oblique)
|Keyvius Sampson
|Activated off Double-A San Antonio DL (back stiffness)
|Jedd Gyorko
|Placed on Triple-A Tucson DL (left ankle)
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 57 prospect should be back off the bench sometime soon. Count this as a short interruption to his otherwise loud season at the plate, split between Double-A San Antonio and Tucson: .312 average, 23 homers, 26 doubles and 82 RBIs in 108 games. The last time MiLB.com checked in with Gyorko, our 8/13 PCL notebook, the 23-year-old discussed his versatility on defense.
|Robert Stock
|Placed on Class A Quad Cities DL (shoulder soreness)
|Matt Adams
|Placed on Triple-A Memphis DL (elbow surgery)
|Trevor Rosenthal
|Promoted from Triple-A Memphis to Cardinals
|Scott Gorgen
|Promoted from Double-A Springfield to Memphis
|Ryan Jackson
|Promoted from Triple-A Memphis to Cardinals
|Alex Torres
|Assigned to Gulf Coast League (rehab)
|Joey Gallo
|Promoted to Class A Short-Season Spokane
|Roman Mendez
|Promoted to Double-A Frisco
|John Stilson
|Activated off Double-A New Hampshire DL (shoulder)
|Aaron Sanchez
|Activated off Class A Lansing DL
|Anthony Rendon
|Promoted to Double-A Harrisburg
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 20 prospect has played 24 games with four different affiliates and not more than 10 with any one club. Yet at age 22 and in his first pro season -- Washington drafted him sixth overall in 2011 -- he finds himself at Double-A. This is all a testament to how the Nats' brass regards Rendon's bat. He has started his career 21-for-73 (.288) at the plate, with 11 extra base hits. Small sample size, sure, but that definitely doesn't seem to matter with this prospect. He just needs to stay healthy and, if he does, he'll be in our nation's capital not this year, but perhaps next.
|Matthew Skole
|Promoted to Class A Adv. Potomac
|Kylin Turnbull
|Assigned to Gulf Coast League (rehab)
Andrew Pentis is a contributor to MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at AndrewMiLB. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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This self-help book has a 4-week approach to ignite passion and achieve potential. In the preface the author explains her approach. The book's purpose is to help others find more meaning, value, passion and higher potential in their personal and professional lives.
Discover True North appears to be a practical guide on how to identify areas of a person's life, personal and professional, and then set out steps to accomplish what one would like to do and stay focused on goals while surrounding one's self with nurturing people and developing good relationships.
The author provides stories of people and charts to illustrate her instruction. She provides questions, exercises and examples to help the reader analyze and assess oneself to develop their own solutions and answers to improve their life.
The following are some of the author's highlights:
One should create the healthiest emotional and physical environment to enable oneself to be their best self and live their best life.
Stand up for yourself and ask for better service when you think things are not right. Write a Profile in Courage that lists your past accomplishments and successes to determine where you have been and where you want to go. Update the profile annually.
You cannot be anything you want, but you can be anything you are capable of becoming. Cultivate interests by traveling, reading and seize moments by taking leaps of faith in pursuing things during your life. Write down your goals on a time table. Learn to mediate, relax and learn patience. Try not to force things when the timing is not right. Listen to your inner voice or gut feelings.
Read about people that listen to their intellect and spirit such as Einstein, Deepak Chopra, Gandhi, Saint Teresa of Avila, Mohammed, Benjamin Lee and Jesus. Read Intuitionby Patricia Einstein and Developing Intuition by Shakti Gawain.
Be true to your feelings, talents, abilities and desires so you can really go after what you want. Concentrate on focus, service and gratitude so you can continually improve yourself. Avoid people and things that detract you from focusing on your goals by setting boundaries. Serve others and what you sew you will reap. Do things for others with intent but not necessarily expecting something in return. Be grateful for things. Express your gratitude which will allow yourself to develop and maintain good and deeper relationships to others that can provide you with lasting joy. Your service may result in a lasting legacy.
A simple life allows you to enjoy the important things a little more. Questions are provided to help consider necessary steps to simplify a person's social life, finances, spiritual life, and to improve one's physical and emotional well-being to increase one's energy and make one stronger inside and out.
Ask for help when you need it, than accept it.
Bruce gives guidelines for her readers to start their own optimist group.
At the end of the book Bruce provides a contract one can fill-out and view periodically to check their status and progress. Bruce asks her readers to keep four things in mind: 1. Are you living in the place where you belong?, 2. Are you with the people you love?, 3. Are you doing the right work?, and 4. Are you living your purpose?
In conclusion,Discover True North reads quickly and Bruce does not use much technical jargon which makes it a wonderful resource for the lay-person.
There is an extensive bibliography for further reading and an index. Lastly the author lists her credentials, past appearances, previous books she has written and her contact information. Anne Bruce is a motivational speaker, author and life coach who has given seminars for major corporations such as Coca Cola, British Petroleum, GEICO, and Southwest Airlines. She has also given presentations at the Pentagon and the White House. Her website is www.annebruce.com.
Here are some of her latest books:
Manager's Guide to Motivating Employees 2/E (Briefcase Books Series) by Anne Bruce (Nov 8, 2011)
Solving Employee Performance Problems: How to Spot Problems Early, Take Appropriate Action, and Bring Out the Best in Everyone by Anne Bruce, Brenda Hampel and Erika Lamont (May 26, 2011)
Perfect Phrases for Employee Development Plans (Perfect Phrases Series) by Anne Bruce (Jun 18, 2010)
I recommend Discover True North to adults and teens as a quick practical guide for helping a person discover their interests, talents and find more meaning, value, passion, harmony and a higher potential in their lives. - MA


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At the southernmost end of the Americas lies wild Patagonia, a still unexplored land of legendary natural beauty. Vast expanses of open space stretch out in all directions. A curious geological past has shaped this varied and dynamic landscape. Bordering the fjords of the Pacific coast, the world's largest extrapolar icefields contain some of the region's most impressive peaks, while to the east, the windswept steppes stretch out to the Atlantic coast. Glacier-fed rivers, full of some of the world's purest water, tumble between jagged, never-climbed mountains. Herds of long-necked guanacos gallop across expansive grasslands as Andean condors, one of Earth's most massive birds, soar overhead.
Six years ago, Conservacion Patagonica launched its most ambitious project yet: the creation of Patagonia National Park in the Aysen Region of southern Chile. When complete, this 650,000-acre expanse of grasslands, wetlands, mountains and rivers will secure permanent protection for an ecologically critical region of Patagonia. Spanning the Jeinimeni and Tamango Mountains and the Chacabuco Valley, the future park will mark a new chapter in Patagonia's history: from failed sheep ranching to conservation and ecotourism. Simultaneously, the park will counter some of the threats to Patagonia, including desertification, habitat loss and industrial development.
This December, the Patagonia National Park project is opening to visitors. This gallery of photos will have you packing your passport and buying your plane ticket now…
The vision of an expansive wilderness area in Patagonia, where flourishing ecosystems support healthy populations of all native species, where visitors deepen their appreciation of wildness, and where ecotourism and eco-education help local communities thrive, inspires us. It's a bold vision, but protecting the Earth's last wild places and diversity of life demands that we think and act big.
One threat especially, requires bold action from not only the community in Patagonia, but the global community as a whole. Together, we must stop the proposed damming of Patagonia's Baker and Pascua rivers. via Conservacion Patagonica:
Patagonia Sin Represas, the campaign that began in Cochrane as a small grassroots movement to oppose HidroAysén's plan for five mega-dams, had blossomed into a series of large-scale demonstrations that swept through Chile's major cities in May and June…
Yet despite these legal advances and the outpouring of opposition to the dams, HidroAysén has managed to push its project forward through the impressive series of obstacles the opposition has thrown in its path…
But the battle is far from over. From here, the case will go to the Chilean Supreme Court. So it seems there is still a chance to turn this roadblock into a dead end for the dams. For those who wish to stand in solidarity with the Sin Represas movement, the best advice is simple: don't give up. From what we've seen so far, public opposition from both in and outside of Chile has been the strongest force in delaying HidroAysén's agenda. Whether taking to the streets in Santiago, raising awareness about this unfinished story, or engaging in the growing dialogue around Chile's need for alternative energy.
Patagonia is one of those places that we cannot tame. It's identity lies in its wildness. And it's up to all of us to protect it.
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Ian Ziering Reveals His Dream Location for 'Sharknado 3'
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By Kathleen Perricone
On Wednesday night, millions tuned in to one of the most anticipated sequels of our time … Sharknado 2.
Ryan and Ellen called up its star — and hero shark slayer — Ian Ziering on Thursday morning to congratulate him on the killer ratings and buzz.
"It's such a fun movie!" he told them. "It's ridiculous fun. People really respond to this kind of entertainment, who knew? Certainly I didn't. But the anticipation was so great due to the success of the first movie that they aired it in 90 countries all within 24 hours."
The sequel was so successful, Ian confirms there's going to be a third!
"There's definitely a three," he says. "It's a television movie, but the roll out was like a major motion picture."
Where will it be set? Ian's thinking Europe! "I'd like to take it to the people in foreign countries. They're patly responsible for the Sharknado phenomenon in the first place."


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Hi all,First of all English is not my native language so don't be too hard on my spelling please.I'm from Holland,36 yo and heavally addicted to alcohol.Thats also the reason why i came here.Next week they take me into a clinic.Great news for my remaining braincells i guess.But they also feel something bad.The clinic is based on church things and in the mail contact we had so far they are more than happy to take me in.
So to protect myself i'm not gonna do it unless i have a way out to the real world.I insist to take my laptops with me.They don't give concrete information if internet is done or not,they turn the question.They want to take me in on thuseday next week so then i need to be finnished with my plan.
Don't have time so spam is unwanted,please a concrete reply if you want to reply.
If there is a connection i need to go for that.Now i have on my 3 laptops/books ubuntu running.(Vaio,Dot,EEE7).All of the three have some probs.The Vaio is the biggest but the worst.Cooling seems not to work out.Did my best job to repair but it fails so now and then.The Dot is a great machine but since i'll tried to get it drunk the keyboard is gone.The EEE is my trust,i simply trust it with its 4 gig.Problem is i gave it's battery away to someone who make a trip.
So thats the gear i have beside 2 nokia n97's.My plan is to play dumb and come in with 3 windows notebooks so they dont't gonna think i'm up for more.
They will find a usb in my stuff so that's out of the question.What ik can hide is the two magicgate cards from my handycam,8 gig each.It seems only my Vaio has a magic gate what not work under linux standard.It's also the only one to communicate with bluetooth.
Is there a way to get a fully loaded BT on at least one of my devices before time runs out?I need internet as well as you do.My second Nokia is so broken that i don't care to offer it.Has gigs and bluetooth.
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This is the shower curtain with built-in speakers and a waterproof pocket for an iPad, turning a simple shower into a media-rich bathing event. The pocket zips closed from the outside, ensuring it stays safe from moisture, and its integral audio cable connects an iPad, iPhone, Android phone, or MP3 player to two speakers in the upper left and right corners of the curtain. The shower-facing side of the pocket is made of a touch-enabled material for full capability to stop and start media, navigate multiple screens or even take a call. Requires three AA batteries. 72" H x 72" W. (4 lbs.)
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This is the power outlet that mounts to a wall up to 6' away from an existing outlet, providing more convenient access to AC and USB power without hardwiring. The unit simply mounts to a wall with the included hardware and plugs into an existing 120-volt grounded outlet with its 6'-long cord, eliminating the hassle of moving a nightstand or dresser to access an inconveniently located outlet. The outlet extender has two AC ports and two 2.4-amp USB ports on the side, allowing you to power appliances and recharge smartphones or tablets from the same source. 4 1/2" L x 3" W x 1" D. (1 lb.)
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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler making progress on solo album
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler says he's returning his attention to his solo album.
The rocker tells "Rolling Stone" that he set up his studio when he got back from Russia and is now "working on it." He adds that he recently "had dinner with Rick Rubin," and indicates that he'll be working with the famed producer on the project.
While Tyler doesn't offer anything definitive, he points out that they've worked together before. He says the Aerosmith-Run-D.M.C. collaboration on "Walk This Way" was Rick's idea. Rubin also co-produced the single with Russell Simmons.
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LONG BEACH - When Long Beach City College first opened its doors on the Wilson High School campus in 1927, the college had just 503 students and 20 faculty.
Today, LBCC serves more than 26,000 students and employs 300 faculty members on its two campuses.
On Wednesday, local education leaders, alumni, community leaders and former faculty gathered on the steps of Wilson High to celebrate the college's 85th anniversary. The celebration was complete with black, red and white balloons, a red and white cake and a special cheer from the Wilson High cheerleaders.
LBCC Superintendent Eloy Oakely spoke of the college's rich history and tradition in Long Beach.
"We will continue to grow and serve this great community for many years to come," he said.
In addition to Long Beach, the college in its early years drew students from surrounding areas, including Los Angeles, Torrance and Hermosa Beach.
Long Beach Unified School District Superintendent Chris Steinhauser, said area residents gave the vote of approval for the college.
"Seven thousand people voted and 6,800 said it was a great idea to open a new junior college here," said Steinhauser, an LBCC alumnus.
At the time, the administrators at Wilson also ran the college, whose first superintendent was William Logan Stephens. When choosing the college's mascot, students selected the Vikings over rival nominees the Zebras and Eagles.
After the March 1933 earthquake, classes were taught for three months at picnic tables and bleacher sections in Recreation Park. LBCC got its own 30-acre campus at Carson Street and Clark Avenue as a gift from the Montana Land Co. in 1935.
During and after World War II, the student population exploded. In 1949, officials established a second campus, called Pacific Coast Campus, at 1305 E.Pacific Coast Highway. The college's board of trustees was established in 1978.
Before that time, LBCC was governed by the same board of education that controlled the K-12 school district.
Also at the event on Wednesday was LBCC Trustee Tom Clarke, 86, who graduated from Wilson High in 1944 and attended LBCC when he was discharged from the military.
Clarke, a longtime Long Beach resident and former city councilman who joined the board of trustees in 1998, noted one of the bigger changes over the years.
"Back then there were no cars," he said, with a chuckle. "Now, you can't park anywhere."
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Nell Bryden
Nell Bryden (born March 8, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, to parents themselves a singer (Jane Bryden) and artist (Lewis Bryden). A classically trained musician (she studied the cello for ten years), Bryden dreamed of becoming an opera singer before hearing Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin for the first time. After some time spent in Australia honing her craft, Bryden attended Wellesley College where she graduated in English Literature with honours. It was during this time that she began performing her songs live. Bryden was living in Greenwich Village in New York during 9/11, an event that had a "profound" effect on her. The following year she recorded an album in Nashville,[1] and toured the US to support the album. Disillusioned with the music business, she travelled to New Orleans to write a new album, inspired by the jazz, roots and blues influences of the Crescent city. Bryden began recording with producer John Hill, but after the project ran out of money they returned to New York with a half-finished album. Two weeks later Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, displacing many of the musicians on the record and destroying much of the town.
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