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She's got that ambiguous name and Goethic surname, that adorable smile, pretty pearls, and office hours. Faust holds office hours twice a semester, in which she has been known to tear up and inspire kids to accomplish all their goals! Every single one!
Ricky, we know you watch Sam Tsui's videos (and love da doox!), but you've been consistently refusing those snowdays and office hours and we have had enough!
In all seriousness, I think that the Yale administration is pretty far off and doesn't really attempt to establish a relationship with the campus. I don't know about you guys (especially you, doox), but I don't think I really know anything about Levin. It would be great to hear from him every once in a while—and if I had something significant to say to him, other than that I really wish the University could provide Branford students more appropriate places to vomit so they don't have to do it in the basement halls all the time, I would appreciate the forum. I think a lot of students would take advantage of it and that the administrators would benefit from getting a feel for what is on students' minds (although they could just read the Bullblog).
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Pip pip. That is the best suggestion I have heard in a long time. Sadly, I can't think of many things less likely to happen. Maybe if students pretended to be Chinese Universities and/or Corporations, Rick would be a little more interested in humoring the idea…
Levin used to hold office hours weekly. Like most professors' they were woefully underattended. Only one person would ever come. Levin reads and responds to his emails personally.
I know that having a blog is supposed to excuse you from doing actual journalism, but learning the name of Harvard's president is really not enough research to justify this post.


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Yamoussoukro - An Ivory Coast court has ordered that the jailed deputy leader of the party of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo be freed on February 28 but restricted to his home region for one year, a judicial source said on Thursday.
The court this week rejected an appeal by Laurent Akoun, the secretary general of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), who was on August 31 jailed for six months for disturbing the peace in the light of remarks he made targeting President Alassane Ouattara.
"One can say anything, but in the appropriate way," the court told Akoun. It upheld the prison term, and barred Akoun from movement in any part of the west African country apart from his native region in the southeast. He also lost his civic rights for a year.
An opposition lawyer, Toussaint Zahui Dako, who called for a lifting of these further measures, denounced "a political decision" he described as "iniquitous and dangerous".
"On February 28, Mr Akoun will come out of prison to go to jail in his village," Dako said.
The FPI deputy leader was sentenced in 2012 for remarks he made at a meeting with party militants, which were published in the press.
Akoun accused Ouattara of being a liar and alleged that he wanted to "kill Gbagbo". The court considered these comments to be "a call for insurrection".
Gbagbo, who first came to power in 2000, refused a decade later to acknowledge defeat by Ouattara in a presidential election, triggering a bloody showdown that lasted from December 2010 to April 2011, when Gbagbo was ousted at the cost of about 3 000 lives.
The former head of state is currently being held by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he has been charged with crimes against humanity.
The FPI has been engaged in a political dialogue with the government since mid-January and wants an amnesty for many detained party activists and supporters. It has made its participation in regional and municipal elections conditional on this amnesty.
A cabinet statement issued on Thursday announced that these elections will take place on April 21 "at the proposal of the Independent Electoral Commission".
The government has refused an amnesty, saying that court cases that have been underway for two years must first be completed. - AFP

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OME, I found this pic! Think this might be the Breaking Dawn Part 2 official poster. Seriously, this looks so awesome! And mysterious... :O
Alright seriously, guys. I don't think this is real, but it looks like it.
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Reason why I post this because the background of this website looks like it's really real.


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"Playing against those storied franchises always puts you in a mindset of reflecting because those are the teams you grew up watching," Brooks said. "You always appreciate how they prepare, how they represent the league and themselves. You always look back at the Celtics as teamwork and the Lakers as incredible teams. And that's something that we want to be."
Now in its fourth year in Oklahoma City, the Thunder and Head Coach Scott Brooks can reflect on what it means to play against esteemed organizations, and that those matchups help the Thunder learn what type of organization it attempts to be moving forward.
"We want to be an organization where people can look at us and be proud that we're representing their city and their state," Brooks continued. "It's also an opportunity to be ambassadors to the league in a global way because people love watching NBA basketball, and we have a team that represents the league very well. Our guys are great guys that work hard. To me, I think they're everything that NBA basketball is all about."
While teams like the Lakers and Boston Celtics have decades of history supporting them, the Thunder finds itself in a different, but also advantageous situation. Core members of the team like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have the opportunity to define the type of organization and franchise the Thunder will be for years to come. As Brooks described, the style of play of organizations can be outlined very early on, and can truly set the tone for how the franchise will operate even once all the current players, coaches and staff have retired.
"I think about that a lot," Durant said. "Just to know that 20 years from now people are going to start to say, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, James Harden, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Durant, they helped build the foundation of the Thunder and we started this whole thing off. That's going to be pretty cool. We're just trying to build something nice here and I think we're going in the right direction."
With a young base of the team that features 23-year olds in Durant and Westbrook and 22-year olds in James Harden and Serge Ibaka, Brooks and his staff sees the basis for a group that can help solidify Oklahoma City's stature in the NBA world. Three playoff appearances in its first four seasons as an organization is certainly a good start, but the Thunder coaching staff believes that the work in the years to come could have an even deeper and lasting impact on the team's connection to its city and to NBA history.
"We get to mold, it's almost like I get to do the same thing as a coach, coaching all these young players," Brooks said. "I get to mold them into being professionals. I think they've done a good job of representing themselves by working hard. It's great being on the ground floor. We basically came in not knowing the city and the city didn't know us, but now we feel like we have a great marriage and every day has been a blessing for all of us."
The Thunder as a franchise has certainly done quite a bit to form a unifying bond to the Oklahoma City community, whether it is drawing massive crowds in Thunder Alley or the incredible and humbling display of support from local businesses for the Thunder throughout the year. That union with the citizens of Oklahoma will be strong regardless of the team's results on the basketball floor, but players like Harden also aim to create a successful, unique style of play that can be a template for versions of the Thunder squad in the future.
"We're young but we're building something special over here, from the front office to the players, as far as consistent work ethic and working hard on and off the court," Harden said. "Give us some years and we want to be mentioned with those organizations with championships and things like that. It's confidence. You have to be confident and the people around here are amazing."
The ebbs and flows of May and June basketball can be fickle, as one cold stretch or hot streak can be the difference between a first round exit and a NBA Finals victory. The Thunder, with its commitment to consistency, hard work and togetherness, won't be fazed by those highs and lows as each summer rolls by. Instead, it will look to see what it can do each year to become the best iteration of itself that it can possibly be through a daily emphasis on development and improvement.
Center Kendrick Perkins, one of the Thunder's deepest basketball minds and a former NBA champion with the aforementioned Celtics, agrees that this period for the franchise is an important one. For the 27-year old Perkins, this is an era that will set the stage for the ensuing decades of Thunder basketball.
"At the end of the day, I just feel like we have a chance to do something special in this four-to-five year period," Perkins said. "All we have to do is just keep improving and the rest will take care of itself. I just feel like we get better every day as a whole as a team execution-wise and stuff like that. I think the sky is the limit, we just can't get bored with the process, and then once we do it, then we can look back and see what we've done."


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FOR 30 years Daniel Brush has led a double life as a painter and an object maker. His monumental abstract paintings were exhibited in one-man shows here during the 1970's, at the Phillips Collection (1974) and at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (1976 and 1977).
But his exquisitely detailed steel and gold miniature objects -- boxes in the form of exotic temples, bowls with fragile butterflies on the rims and paperweights in the shape of leaves -- were unknown to the public until now. Last month, 70 of his objects went on view here in ''Daniel Brush: Gold Without Boundaries,'' a retrospective exhibition at the Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art. The show, through Jan. 10, coincides with the publication of an elaborately illustrated book about the artist's metal works (Harry N. Abrams, $65).
At 51, the enigmatic Mr. Brush, a former professor of art history at Georgetown University, is little known in the art world but has a following of about 20 collectors, who snap up his works when any become available. He says he seeks no gallery affiliation and welcomes few visitors to his studio, in Manhattan. He prefers instead to see people in his loft home, limiting such visits to the collectors and curators he knows or who come recommended by friends and clients. He speaks eloquently about his work but does not quote prices, saying only that his pieces range ''from the mid-five figures to well into six figures.''
The preciousness of Mr. Brush's miniatures -- steel splashed with gold and studded in some cases with diamonds, rubies or emeralds -- has inspired admirers to call him a late-20th-century Faberge. Unlike the Russian jeweler to Romanov Czars, however, Mr. Brush does not maintain a workshop, turning out thousands of items each year. Instead, he works alone, producing everything by hand (including his tools). At most, he makes five objects a year, each taking hundreds, even thousands, of hours to complete.
''Faberge was never at the bench; he was a designer,'' said the gem dealer Ralph Esmerian, a collector of Mr. Brush's work and the president of the Museum of American Folk Art. ''Daniel is that rare person who had crazy ideas and followed them through with his own hands -- like the Renaissance goldsmith Cellini.''Continue reading the main story
When he met Mr. Brush more than a decade ago, Mr. Esmerian admired the Greek-style earrings that the artist was then producing, each featuring minuscule strings of grainlike bits of gold. ''What grabbed me was the granulation on his jewelry,'' Mr. Esmerian said. ''When you put your eyepiece to it, you see its clarity. I've never before seen such precise granulation. His work in steel has great tension in its marriage of that primitive metal with his highly sophisticated technique.''
The precision work in gold can also be seen in the micro mosaics that cover the walls of Mr. Brush's dome boxes, like one called ''Justinian,'' which at three inches in diameter is just large enough to store stamps or pills. Mr. Brush creates each piece in much the way a dentist fills a tooth, pressing the metal into irregularly shaped steel frames. The resulting tablets are of varying thicknesses and not quite square. They have uneven surfaces and are shaved at the corners so that the gold glows like a rainbow in the light.
''The more you know gold, the less you know about it,'' Mr. Brush said. ''It's a strangely beguiling, mysterious material. Somedays I see purple halos come off it, and other days it's just brittle.''
Steel poses different challenges for the artist. ''I like the deep blackness of it,'' Mr. Brush said. ''There are 5,200 varieties, and I order steel for its alloy content. Alloys give steel malleability and color. Chromium turns it blue and green, copper red, and sometimes you get a fluorescent flamingo pink. I have no idea why.''
Mr. Brush said his fascination with objects began during a trip to London with his family when he was 13. Seeing Chinese lacquer bowls and Greek gold necklaces at the Victoria and Albert Museum, he decided that he wanted to make objects like them himself. Objects he saw at museums on later trips to Europe, Asia and North Africa further stoked his creative urges. For the last 30 years he has continued to find inspiration for his work abroad, traveling extensively with his wife, Olivia, an artist, and their son, Silla.
But it was an incident closer to home that inspired his creation of lifelike insects with gold wings thinner than tissue paper. When Silla was at camp 15 years ago, he and some friends released monarch butterflies that they had raised, sending a burst of wings into the summer sky. Mr. Brush said he was so awed by the butterflies' sudden flight that he tried to capture that motion by designing butterflies and bees fitted with magnets. ''You can take them off and put them on your refrigerator if you choose,'' he said.
These days Mr. Brush is making steel objects that reflect the drawn lines and moire-like imagery of his monochromatic oil paintings. He chisels wavy patterns similiar to those on the paintings on rocklike forms or leaf-shaped blocks, then adds glittering splashes of gold. Now his two lives are seemingly becoming one.Continue reading the main story


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He told a meeting in Washington that "we are with you" and said USAid had been examining the situation in the Iraqi marshlands since the autumn.
But he stressed the daunting nature of the task, which would involve redesigning the water system, the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people, and a huge investment of scientific and practical resources.
Saddam's destruction
The unique ecosystem of southern Iraq constitutes the largest wetlands in west Asia, and were the home to up to 400,000 Marsh Arabs who had occupied the area for 5,000 years.
But the area of the marshes has been shrinking, and has almost disappeared - with less than 15% of the original marshland still intact.
Saddam Hussein deliberately drained the marshes as a tool of oppression against the marsh people, his political opponents, and to clear the way for his tanks to advance during the Iran-Iraq war.
After the 1991 uprising by Shia Muslims, they were also the target of military oppression designed to drive them from their homes.
Political difficulties
About 50,000 are refugees in Iran, and it is believed that up to 200,000 were internally displaced in Iraq.
Baroness Emma Nicholson, the British member of the European Parliament who has taken up their cause, says she was told by tribal leaders in southern Iraq last week that up to 200,000 Marsh Arabs were still living in immediate vicinity of their former homes.
However, the task of restoring their former habitat will face huge political and physical problems.
Experts like Thomas Naff of the University of Pennsylvania believe that only some of the marshlands can be restored, mainly those bordering Iran.
And to do so would put more pressure on the fragile river systems of the region, whose flow has already been greatly diminished by dams, irrigation schemes, and the fluctuations in flow, he said.
The problem has an international dimension, as dams upstream in Turkey and Syria have also reduced the flow of the rivers into Iraq.
It is feared that new Turkish dams planned for the River Tigris, including the controversial Ilusu project, could make the situation worse.
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There is no international agreement with Turkey over regulating the flows from the dams, with Syria and Iraq asking for 50% more water volume than the Turks are prepared to supply.
And Peter Galbraith, the former US ambassador to Croatia, points out another political problem within a new Iraq.
He says the emergence of a federal system in Iraq, with a weak central government, could mean that upstream provinces, especially in Kurdish areas, might be reluctant to share water with the Marsh Arabs.
Victor Tanner of Johns Hopkins University, an expert on internal displacement, points out that the Marsh Arabs might not have much political clout within Iraq society, as they are a marginalised group even within the Shia community - and might require support from the international community to get their case heard.
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Complicating matters further is the fact that huge oil fields lie under the marshes, with estimated production of 3m barrels per year, equal to Iraq's current total production.
Building the infrastructure of roads, power lines, and oil pipelines would further undermine the fragile ecology of the marshes, according to Professor Naff.
Convincing the Iraqi people that the US is not motivated by Iraq's oil reserves is crucial to restoring political authority in Iraq, Mr Galbraith argues.
And, according to Emma Nicholson, the world community bears a heavy responsibility for the ecological and human disaster in the marshlands.
"We watched it happen. We had the power, the knowledge and the responsibility and we did nothing," she said.


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Rimi Sen, Raima Sen, Koena Mitra, Tanushree Dutta - the list of Bengali beauties who enter just seems endless. The latest to join the brigade is seasoned model Monikangana Dutta aka Kangana Dutta who plays Hrithiks love interest in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed Guzaarish. Although Aishwarya Bachchan will be playing the leading lady in the movie Monikangana will have a small but sizzling role in the movie.Bhansali recently signed the young lady and has kept it under wraps. She is under contract and is not allowed to talk to anyone about the movie. Bhansali has struck a two movie contract with Monikangana who will be given a solo launch in Bhansalis next movie. The director has even barred her from making public appearances and get clicked.The Delhi born Monikangana Dutta has been a well known model on the circuit for quite some time now and is represented by the IMG agency which also represents Gisele Bundchen. The 21 year old model has already graced the cover of Elle, Vogue, and other magazines as well as countless fashion runways.

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A CHARITY ball has been organised by a Stourport daughter in memory of her mother, who died from cancer.
Charlotte Shaw, 20, has organised the event, which will take place at Stourport Manor Hotel on Friday, July 4 at 7.30pm, to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
Her mother Nicola Taylor died in 2010, aged 39, having battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the fifth most common cancer in the UK, with around 11,500 people diagnosed each year.
Charlotte, a care co-ordinator, said: "Cancer Research UK is a cause close to my heart.
"It helped provide me with really useful information and an explanation of what was going on when my mother was ill with cancer.
"I hope the funds we raise can provide similar help to others."
Charlotte, who has previously held a fancy dress birthday party and a sponsored waxing event to raise funds for Cancer Research UK, has been supported by her cousins Josh Shaw, 22, and Sophie Vaughan, 19 in organising the charity ball.
The fundraising evening will include a buffet, music from a live DJ and dancing into the early hours and the dress code is smart and formal.
The event organisers aim to raise £2,000 for Cancer Research UK and tickets, costing £30 each, can be purchased by contacting Charlotte on 07511 744706 or email@example.com.
Cancer Research UK is one of the country's most popular and largest charities. It had an income of £537 million last year. It works to protect and promote the health of the public by research into the nature, causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure of all forms of cancer. Its strap line is "Let's beat cancer sooner".


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Success With Meat. Buying
This is the cover for the pamphlets for the four sessions of the American Way cooking school. It is a single yellow sheet that wraps around the four pamphlets. The front panel has an eagle atop a circular frame with the title inside. There are stars in an elliptical line slanted left to right and five wavy stripes behind it. All of the writing and line drawings are in brown. The bottom states: Compliments of National Live Stock and Meat Board, 407 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. The back panel states: Meat in Nutrition. Meat is the Foundation of the Meal. There are two boxes at the bottom; one has what to do if you are reducing [i.e. losing weight] and the other is on the daily needs of everyone for good health. Open the leaflet the small right fold has how to garnish the meat platter. Opening the sheet fully, the panels are from left to right: For successful meat cookery: Follow cooking method that fits the cut and the last smaller panel is preparation of the meat garnish.View this piece: jpg pdf
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For the second year in a row, the New Haven Lady Shamrocks are going back to the MSHSAA Class 2 championship game.
Playing Thursday at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, the Lady Shamrocks (21-10) defeated Marceline (27-4), 49-33.
New Haven will play Crane or Skyline Saturday for the title at Mizzou Arena with a 5 p.m. start.
New Haven trailed just once, early in the game, before emerging with an 8-5 lead after one quarter. New Haven led 25-11 at the half and 37-22 after three quarters.
Junior Rachel Steinhoff led the Lady Shamrocks with 21 points while adding seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Also reaching double digits was Emily Kallmeyer, who ended with 10 points, six rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot.
Other New Haven players to score were Kierstin Monzyk with seven points, Stephanie Gerling with five, Megan Shockley with four and Stephanie Scheer with two points.
Madison McCormick led Marceline with 11 points while Kendra Gladbach added 10.
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Born June 5, 1929, in Kent, she was the daughter of Fred C. and Lois (Kearce) Fahrny. She had lived in Stow, Auburn Township and Kent before moving to Ravenna in 1998.
Mrs. Behnke was an accounting clerk for Alltel in Hudson.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Kent and attended Auburn Community Church for 23 years. She was a member of the Grange for 50 years and a member of Kappa Phi since 1948.
Survivors include her brother, Walter Fahrny of Rootstown. Her husband, Carl, died in 1978.
There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church of Kent, Wesley Chapel, with Dr. David Palmer and the Rev. Kay Dunlap officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls. Arrangements are being handled by Shorts Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel.
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Mommy, Music & Me Provides Music Together® in Astoria
Mommy, Music, & Me now offers Music Together's classes at Gym-Azing in Astoria. The music and movement classes help children learn to express themselves through music.
Mommy, Music, & Me now offers Music Together's classes at Gym-Azing in Astoria. The music and movement classes help children learn to express themselves through music.
Forest Hills academic enrichment center now offers music and Chinese classes for kids in preschool through high school. In music classes, children can learn to play instruments, take voice lessons and music theory and composition classes. Children learn Chinese through reading, writing, and Chinese traditions and culture.
New York Kids Club, a children's activity center, recently opened its Park Slope location. The center offers various kids classes including theater, dance, gymnastics, and cooking, as well as birthday parties and after-school pick-ups.
In addition to releasing The Bossy Frog Band's new album "15 Songs Every Kid Should Know (and will LOVE)!", lead singer and certified music therapist Jeffrey Friedberg now offers music classes for children in Rockland and Fairfield counties and music therapy for children with special needs in Rockland County.
The Roslyn Heights and Farmingdale locations of School of Rock now offer Little Wings, an early music education class. The music class for preschoolers teaches the fundamentals of music using play-based learning.
UPDATED JULY 2015: Looking for music and theater studios on Long Island where your kids can take music classes and theater classes? Here you'll find a list of local music and theater studios in Nassau County including New Hyde Park, Great Neck, Port Washington, Roslyn, Syosset and Bellmore, and Suffolk County, including Farmingdale, Oyster Bay, and Stony Brook. These music and theater studios for kids on Long Island offer guitar classes, theater programs, and singing lessons.
UPDATED JULY 2015: A list of studios in Fairfield, Connecticut where kids can take music lessons and classes locally. Including music studios for kids in Riverside, Westport, Fairfield, and Wilton, this list includes places where kids can hone musical skills.
UPDATED JULY 2015: If you're a New York parent looking for music classes or theater programs for your kids in Brooklyn, this list is exactly what you need. This list includes studios that offer lessons to kids in Bay Ridge, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Williamsburg, and Coney Island. Whether your child wants guitar lessons or singing classes, these Brooklyn studios are where you want to go.
Bennett Academy, a performing arts school in New Rochelle, now offers online music classes via Skype, in addition to its music, theater, and film classes at the Westchester County location. It's students now also star in an online talk show for kids—The Odella Williams Show.
UPDATED JUNE 2016: Looking for local music classes and programs for kids in Rockland County, NY? Here you'll find a list of programs that offer guitar lessons, clarinet lessons, piano lessons, and how to play the drums, Rockland County. The programs are located in Rockland County, NY, including neighborhoods such as Spring Valley, West Nyack, Nanuet, Suffern, New City, and Upper Saddle River.
The education director of TADA! Youth Theater in Manhattan answers why it might be a good idea for parents to enroll a shy child in musical theater classes to help their development, why parents' support is essential in nurturing an artistic child, and the importance of "failing forward."
With the post-Sandy renovations to Saint Barnabas church completed, Music Together is returning to its Howard Beach location. Music Together offers Mommy, Music, and Me, a parent or caregiver and child music class that teaches the fundamentals of music in a group setting.
Star Kidz, a performing arts program, will open its new location in Mount Kisco in the fall and registration for fall singing, dancing, and acting classes is now open.
Brooklyn Music School is expanding the programs and music lessons it offers for children and adults, including a choir that combines rock with R&B, an Early Musicianship class, and a parent-child music development class. Brooklyn Music School also offers instrumental lessons for children, including piano, violin, guitar, bass, brass, woodwinds, and percussion; various singing lessons; and a music and dance summer institute.
For many of you raising children in New York City, you know that lack of space is more than a minor issue. When you don't have room for a piano in your own home, what is your next best option? Founder and director of New York Piano School reveals which portable keyboards are your best bet when your young child starts his beginner piano lessons.
Children may become discouraged when learning challenging new skills like playing the piano. How can you tell whether your child is frustrated with learning the piano or if he is truly uninterested in learning this instrument? Founder of New York Piano School offers suggestions for parents.
Founder and artistic director of the New York Piano School says the optimal age to begin piano lessons is 6 years old. She explains why and also recommends how frequently your child should have lessons to ensure the most learning without feeling overwhelmed by the piano lesson.
Many children find it dreadful and boring to practice the piano after the lesson is over. The executive director and founder of Music Simply Music on Long Island offers parents tips on how to get their children to make a habit of practicing the piano while enjoying it.
Parents spend a lot of money sending their kids to music or piano lessons, yet aren't sure if doing so is worthwhile, especially if practicing the piano is not enforced. Children who take piano lessons should also spend time practicing what they learned to make the lessons a good investment, according to founder of Music Simply Music, one of Long Island's largest music education companies.
Starting music classes at an early age is beneficial in the development of children's learning abilities. The executive director of The Diller-Quaile School of Music in Manhattan shares whether the type or genre of music your child listens to matters, or if all music has the same effects.
Sending your children to music classes at an early age can be beneficial to their overall learning ability and development, but at what age should you start? Executive director of The Diller-Quaile School of Music in Manhattan offers some insight.
During early childhood years, children develop at a faster pace than adults, and it is during this period of time that music education can impact a child's learning ability and development as the executive director of The Diller-Quaile School of Music in Manhattan shares.
East-West Music Studio in Flushing is offering two new programs: a summer music program and an after-school children's choir, both for ages 6 through high school. Both programs end with music performances for parents to attend.
Bach To Rock, a DC-based music school for kids, recently opened a location in Port Washington. The programs teach children to play instruments, including the guitar, drums, and percussion, in classes and group and individual lessons. The facility also includes a high-tech recording studio.
Babies & Grands, a new mom-and-me music class for children ages 6 months to 6 years, teaches the fundamentals of music to kids in Hastings-on-Hudson. The intergenerational classes are held at Andrus on Hudson.
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Cape Town - New evidence has emerged in the case of farmworker's son Flippie Engelbrecht which suggests that his blindness and epilepsy were not caused by a head injury as a result of being assaulted, but were caused by complications from a sinus infection which occurred 18 months after the alleged assault.
Rietvallei farm manager Wilhelm Treurnicht is accused of assaulting Engelbrecht in January 2008, when Engelbrecht was 13 years old. Engelbrecht's parents, Flip and Katrina, worked as labourers on the farm.
Engelbrecht, 19, claims his blindness and epilepsy are a result of the assault, in which Treurnicht apparently rammed his head against a wine tank several times and then kicked him repeatedly in the head when he was on the ground. He said Treurnicht and deceased Rietvallei farm owner Johnny Burger had assaulted him because they claimed he had telephoned Burger and threatened to shoot him. He denied having phoned them.
Engelbrecht, who testified he had bled from his ears and nose after the assault, had not sought medical treatment. His mother testified that she had treated the swellings on his head and split lip with traditional herbs. Some time later he had both hands amputated as they were severely burned when he fell into a fire during an epileptic attack.
On August 21, 2009, a year-and-a-half after the alleged assault, Engelbrecht was taken to Tygerberg Hospital by ambulance.
Arnold Douglas, the Tygerberg neurosurgeon intern who was on call that day, told the Worcester Regional Court Engelbrecht had been brought to casualty in a state of depressed consciousness. There was no sign of injury or trauma to his head. He was sent for a scan which showed swelling on the left side of his brain.
"It was treated as an emergency and he had to be operated (on) as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on the brain. He was taken to theatre that night," Douglas said.
An ear, nose and throat specialist also attended the surgery, as Engelbrecht was found to have sinusitis which led to a secondary bacterial infection. The infection had caused a subdural empyema, or abscess on the brain. Pus had collected between the membranes surrounding the brain, creating pressure. The abscess on the brain would not have taken over a year to develop, Douglas said, but merely days.
On September 10 Engelbrecht was operated on again, to further reduce pressure on the brain. The surgery was successful. A colleague, who had done the surgery, wrote in hospital notes that Engelbrecht appeared to be blind.
Asked what had caused the blindness, Douglas said: "If there is severe swelling, parts of the brain die, so it could have been from the swelling if it had affected areas connected to sight."
Douglas said epilepsy could be the result of any brain damage. There was a "very strong likelihood" that Engelbrecht's epilepsy was the result of the swelling from the abscess.
Treurnicht has denied he assaulted Engelbrecht. However, a Rietvallei farm worker, Jan Beukman, told the court last week he had seen Treurnicht kicking Engelbrecht in the head repeatedly as he lay on the cellar floor in January 2008. Beukman, who had gone into the cellar to fetch a broom, said he had appealed to Burger, who was watching, to stop Treurnicht.
The case has been postponed to December 17.
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How to Blog for Search Engine Success – What is SEO ?
SEO – What's All the Fuss About, Anyway?
Search engine optimization is one of the ways in which you can enhance the visibility of your website through the use of strategically-placed keywords, quality content and various tools that will help you get ranked higher in the common search engines.
This visibility will lead to increased traffic, which will ultimately boost your readership. If you are a business, you can take advantage of this concept by incorporating it with aspects of online marketing to help you move your products or services.
Let's take a look at some of the ways in which you can optimize your blog pages for increased online visibility:-
On-page Search Engine Optimization
This involves an analysis of your content, page structure, editing your HTML and a host of other activities that help website crawlers categorize your content. The main reason as to why you would do this is to play around with a certain set of keywords and increase their relevance
Off-page Search Engine Optimization
This has to do with promoting your content via external sources. Examples of how to do this would be to influence your readers to share your content via the different social channels and sites available.
Now that you have an understanding of the two concepts above, let's take a look at a few tips that can help boost your website's rank and attract more traffic.
Take Advantage of SEO Tools
Search engine optimization tools number in the hundreds, if not thousands. One of the most common is the Google Analytics tool. This free resource helps you find information about your site's visitors: which country they come from, the most active time of day that your site is accessed, and which pages and posts are most popular. Armed with this information, you can tweak your site to hone in on your demographic by giving them more of what they want. For example, if you blog about holiday destinations and would like to monetize your blog, you could write about certain destinations that are popular according to the analytics keyword tool, and have ads targeting a certain demographic next to your posts. This in essence kills two birds with one stone: you give your readers exactly what they want, and make some money through strategic blog advertising.
Keyword Research is Important
Some schools of thought agree on the fact that keywords play a large role in whether your blog becomes a success or is relegated back into the dark and dusty corner of cyberspace, where it will continue to attract only a handful of visitors a month. The AdWords tool is a great place to start in your quest to understand keywords. These are words that people type into your typical search engine bar in the hope of finding an answer to their question, or a website offering a particular service. Programs such as The Keyword Academy take you through a series of lessons that may last a few months which will ultimately help you know how to integrate keywords in your content to positively affect your Google ranking.
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Blogging is a great way to communicate with other like-minded people in a dynamic and creative way. We hope that these tips will help you in your efforts to become more visible and relevant to search engines, which play a huge role in making content more visible and available to a larger number of web users out there.


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Besides the Fiscal Cliff deal, January 1 also brought the medical device excise tax as part of Obamacare. Based upon the Affordable Care Act, manufacturers, producers, and importers are required to add an extra 2.3 percent manufacturers excise tax levied on the sale of medical devices. But it's possible the implementation of this new tax may cause some confusion with some small businesses.
Many people supported Obamacare as "free" health care. But now the real price of this dramatic overhaul to America's health care system is about to be felt by our wallets. According to the Boston Herald, "medical device makers have warned the tax could cost about 43,000 jobs nationwide."
If you have purchased or installed any medical devices, you'll probably have noticed an extra little tax added. Unfortunately, it appears that some businesses are not sure how to properly implement the rules generated by the IRS and are accidentally charging customers when they should not be.
Over on Facebook, I ran into one person who was complaining about being charged extra taxes for Obamacare by posting a picture of his receipt:
"OK…. Here comes some of those Obama care taxes on Jan 1, 2013. Soon every purchase you make, there will more taxes. On 103.98 I was charged 8.58 for Texas state taxes. And then Obama care medical tax another 2.39. So the more you spend , the more goes to the 'so called free Obama care.'"
It wasn't long before other people noticed that this might have been a mistake. According to Mondaq.com, this sale should have not been taxed extra:
"Items exempt from the tax include eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids and other medical devices determined by the IRS to be generally purchased by the public at retail for individual use."
The purchaser then posted this on Facebook:
"Looks like glasses, contacts and hearing aids are exempt from the tax. I'm no tax man but the store told me it was an Obama tax."
It's possible that some businesses are taking a "better safe than sorry" approach to implementing this new Obamacare tax. While some medical devices are specifically exempted from extra retail taxation, the guidelines are fairly specific that these new taxes only apply to medical professionals, according to Mondaq.com:
"Devices that are not covered by this safe harbor will be subject to a facts-and-circumstances test to determine if they meet the retail exception. The device must generally satisfy two requirements:
The device is regularly available for purchase and use by individual consumers who are not medical professionals.
The device's design demonstrates that it is not primarily intended for use in a medical institution or office, or by medical professionals"
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No company is an island.
And in today's world, none of them are isolated from outside influence. A century ago, you could have had a company that functioned on its own plane. The only thing it needed was a revenue stream to keep it functioning.
Today, social media has changed the way this works. Transparency is king at all companies; laws have been made to shine light on companies that once would've been operating under a cloak.
That said, change in your company is going to be prompted by the top tier, but executed by the staff. And your management teams have hopefully received the sort of executive development that has prepared them for such an undertaking. For more on the topic of change within your company, read the full article by Seth Kahan.


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Whoever started the most recent rumor about Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez calling it quits was seriously off their rocker. Despite the baby daddy drama and just plain craziness that's been going on, Jelena is stronger than ever. We're happy that our fave couple is focusing on the positives in life like hosting the MTV EMAs, releasing an adorable ani-magic Christmas video, and taking a weekend trip to Paris. Oh, and we're happy that they post pics on Instagram like these…
MORE: Dying to meet JB in person? Here's your chance!
Peep the cute pics below:
Selena GomezGettin ready to shoot some scenes for EMAS!!!
Justin BieberFun day in NYC
Selena GomezBest night :)
Justin Bieber@jadensmith that new swag hat son
Justin BieberHit the lights
Justin BieberI'm the drummerboy so do it do it
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July 2013 Fairfax County NewsWire Updates
Please note: Information was accurate at the time of publication.Some links may no longer work.
July 31
- Animal Control Takes 23 Dogs From Springfield Home; Some Ready for Adoption
- Video: VAdopts-Campaign for 1,000
- Frying Pan Farm Hosts 65th 4-H Fair and Carnival
- Animal Shelter Once Again Accepting Dogs
- Citizen Fire and Rescue Academy: Apply Now, Program Begins Sept. 19
July 30
- Man Charged with Inappropriate Touching in Public
- Photos: Board of Supervisors Presentations July 30
- Video: Mount Vernon Opportunity Neighborhood One Year Anniversary
- Little Red and the Renegades at Evenings on the Ellipse Aug. 1
- County Wins 2013 Digital Counties Survey Award
- Board of Supervisors Sets Fees for Tysons Circulators and Wiehle-Reston East Garage
- Board of Supervisors Agrees to Fund the Next Step in Designing the Columbia Pike Streetcar
- Board of Supervisors Approves Interim Commuter Parking Lot at McLean Metro Station
- Edwin C. Roessler Jr. Named Fairfax County Police Chief
- Celebrate Tax Holiday with Donation to Collect for Kids (PDF)
- Sprinkler Contains Building Fire in Dunn Loring Area
- Children's Theater: Winnie the Pooh Opens at the Workhouse August 3
July 29
- Bank Robbery in the Hybla Valley Area
- New Weekly Job Listing Includes Mental Health Therapist, Cook, Senior Center Director
- Photos: Silver Line Phase I-July 2013
July 26
- July 30 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda and Presentations
- Fatal Crash in Hybla Valley Area
- Motorcyclist Dies in Clifton-Area Crash
- Weekender: Outdoor Concerts, Arts in the Parks, and More
- Animal Shelter Temporarily Suspends Intake of Dogs
- Audio: Fire Chief Richard Bowers Discusses the Fire and Rescue Department in the Latest County Conversation Podcast
July 25
- Robbery at Cardinal Bank in McLean
- Video: Summer Reading Program; Zombies and "Warm Bodies" Author Isaac Marion
- Last Chance to Catch the Urban Decay Art Exhibition at the Workhouse This Weekend
- Hotline Available to Report Fraud Allegations Related to County Government
- Video: Tysons West Proposed Mixed Use Development
- Suspect Arrested in Bomb Threat at Courthouse
- Volunteer Zumba Instructor Needed for Senior Center in McLean
- Audio: Listen to the Latest News to Use and Health and Safety Podcasts
- Sheriff's Safety Seat Saturday July 27
July 24
- Three Transported for Carbon Monoxide
- Unattended Candle Causes Herndon Home Fire
- Fairfax County Wins Three 2013 NACo Awards
- Preparing Makes Sense for Pet Owners
- Free Concert at the Government Center Thursday Features Pop/Rock Music from Emily Hearn (PDF)
- Video: Profile of Police Helicopter Unit Awarded Air Crew of the Year
July 23
- Online Voter Registration Now Available
- Upcoming Events: Zombie Love, Park Performances, Peter Pan and More
- Tips, Advice and Strategies from Master Gardeners at Library Plant Clinics
- Free Lectures for Artists: Retail Secrets & Intellectual Property on July 26
July 22
- July Issue of "Emergency Preparedness" Newsletter (PDF) Now Online
- Oakton House Fire July 20
- Woman Robs Bank in the Vienna Area
- Video: 2013 USGA Amateur Public Links Concludes
- Tuberculosis Investigation at Robert E. Lee High School Expands
- FCPD Helicopter Unit Receives Award
- New Weekly Job Listing Includes Day Care Center Teacher, Ecologist, Media Technician
July 19
- "The English Channel" Rocks Summer Sunday Concerts in the Park July 21
- Rec-Pac summer Program Continues to Entertain Children
- July Ending Homelessness Partner Update
- DMV 2 Go Customer Service Van at Government Center July 31
- Date Night at the Workhouse: Couples' Cooking and Dancing Classes July 20
- Weekender: Weird and Winged, Bands, Arts in the Parks and More
- Robbery at Post Office in Falls Church
July 18
- Summer Indoor Fun Activities for Pre-K to School Age Children
- Woodrow Wilson Library Will Close For Renovation Beginning Aug. 31
- July Park ResOURces - 4-H, Resources Railroad, Native Plants, Envirothon
- E-Cycle Electronic Devices July 21 in Fairfax
- Video: 2013 Career Firefighter of the Year Ceremony
July 17
- Video: U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship Golf Begins
- Disc Jockey Charged with Numerous Offenses in the Area
- Suspect Arrested in Carjacking in Alexandria
- Virginia Adopts: Fairfax Regional Kick-Off July 30
- County to Host Document Shredding Event, July 20
- Clifton Film Festival at the Workhouse Arts Center, July 20
- Learn About Healthy Fats and Snacks, Martha Washington Library, July 27
- Carjacking in Alexandria
- Join Crime Solvers in the Run to Fight Crime, Aug. 4
- Richard Byrd Library Celebrates 55th Anniversary
July 16
- Stream Restoration Project Gets Underway at Wakefield Run
- Tweens and Teens Dig Up Artifacts at Archaeology Camp in August
- Fairfax County Cooling Centers Offer Relief from the Heat and High Humidity
- Create an Aging-Friendly Community Forum, Springfield, July 19
- Swim Teacher Charged
July 15
- Firefighter of the Year Ceremony July 17
- Video: Fairfax County Building Permits from Start to Finish
- Animal Control Captures Wayward Cow
- Red Hot & Blue Robbed in Alexandria
- Bank Robbery in Chantilly
- Transurban Moves U.S. Headquarters to Fairfax County
- Human Rights Commission Public Hearing July 23
- New Weekly Job Listing Includes Safety Analyst, Public Health Analyst, Aquatic Supervisor
- Arrest Made in Child Pornography Case
- Police Officer Charged in Hit-and-Run Case
- Video: Universal Design Accessible Housing for Everyone
July 12
- Arrest Made in July 10 Stabbing
- Find Information on Respite for Caregivers of Older Adults
- Did You Receive a Wireless Emergency Alert Last Night?
- Accidental Commercial Building Fire June 11
- The Importance of "Turn Around, Don't Drown"
- Weekender: Tree Frogs, Concerts, Edible Flowers and More
July 11
- Video: Tips to Keep Kids Safe in Cars in Summer Heat
- Smoke Alarm Provides Early Warning in Clifton Townhouse Fire
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The numbers of employees who could be affected is believed to be less than 20.
According to the company's website it currently employs more than 140 highly skilled workers.
A statement from HR manager Sarah King, released yesterday confirmed: "Yesterday, Air Bearings Limited announced a business restructure resulting in a small number of employees being put at risk of redundancy. At this time we are in a consultation phase with these individuals.
"Air Bearings Limited was bought by a Japanese investor in November 2013.
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Air Bearings Limited was founded in 1993 as Precise Air Bearings. Three years later two of the three founding partners decided to relinquish their share after the company came to the attention of Hitatchi Via Mechanics (HVM).
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On assignment for school, I was tasked with documenting the Inauguration. You may not believe this, but there wasn't much going on in Athens, Ohio where I go to school. Not interested in traveling to fight the crowd in Washington D.C., I decided to head home for the assignment.
Back in October, Cincinnati was visited by both major party candidates. Sen. John McCain and running mate Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at Lunken Airport:
Sen. Barack Obama would speak later that month at the University of Cincinnati. The election took place and Sen. Obama came out on top becoming the first African-American president-elect, a historic election.
January 19, 2009: The Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition of Cincinnati, Ohio prepares to march in remembrance of one of the most well known American civil rights activists. The march is not only a celebration of his life and work, but a victory celebration for Barack Obama who the next day would become the United State's first African-American president.
The march ended at Music Hall with a speech by Rev. Curtis Fuller and other programs.
Public viewing parties were planned all around Cincinnati. Fountain Square, the Museum Center and even the Freedom Center all had planned to show the Inauguration to the public. I chose to go to the Museum Center, it was inside and warm.
A large projection screen was situated beneath the rotunda, flanked on both sides by the murals of Cincinnati history. Droves of people crammed in as a friendly Museum Center staff allowed me to go upstairs to get an interesting perspective on the event.
I left for a few minutes to check out Fountain Square. According to weather.com on my Blackberry, the temperature was 17 degrees. Hardly anyone was outside so back to the Museum Center I went. I arrived just in time as the ceremony began. As everyone took up viewing positions one woman began to cry stating "I've been waiting for this for 70 years."
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush were announced on screen. Many, but not all in attendance under the rotunda let out "boos." Then, as the announcer uttered the name "Bara..." the crowd stood and erupted in applause. First, Vice President-elect Biden was sworn in then it was time for Obama to take the oath. Many stood and began clapping, some even crying tears of joy.
While many stayed around to watch the Inaugural parade, I left. I made my way out of the Museum Center parking lot and over to Liberty St. to stop at "Ollie's Trolley." Ever since the Democratic Primary Campaign's started last year, I noticed that "Ollie's" had been decked out in Obama campaign posters and paraphernalia. I wanted to stop by to see how those inside were celebrating the Inauguration.
Speaking to those inside, I found that the owner, Mr. Smith, was actually in attendance at the Inauguration in Washington D.C. Meanwhile, back home in Cincinnati, his daughter Mary watched the live broadcast while working at "Ollie's Trolley."
While I got to talk with and photograph those inside, I had to satisfy my curiosity. A year ago I had seen the Obama posters on the building and Obama won the election. I had also seen the words "World's Greatest Hamburger" printed on the side of the building, so I ordered the "Ollieburger."
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Amazing shots!
I thought I'd start a new thread for the people on this forum that love taking photos of epic battles.
I'll start it off with a bang, Vikor vs Gygor!
Once upon a time in Preternia there was a Hero unlike many other:
This man protected the lands in the North
His name was Vikor and he was a relentless warrior
Those times were not without peril as large evil monsters roamed the land
Reacting with speed and instinct honed in countless battles Vikor evaded his enemy
The challenge was issued
Using a language that could not be misunderstood
When battle was instigated Vikor knew that his opponent was larger and stronger then himself
But strength is not all that is required to win a fight, using his lightning reflexes and nimbleness, Vikor got under the arm of the monster and leapt upon it's back
The Monster reacted with anger trying to toss Vikor off
Charging back into battle Vikor delivered a killing blow
But the monster was dumb and refused to die, it had also been hardened by many battles
Becoming lost in the fight Vikor suddenly found himself within the reach of the monster
It picked him up like a child would pick up a small toy
And tried to end him by throwing him against the mountain side
Tumbling around Vikor saw his sword
Stretching for it he heard the monster at his back
it was breathing down his neck, so close... So close...
The sword itself held no special qualities, Vikor relied on his own skill and not magic for his battles
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Amazing shots!
PoP Variants are part of the vintage line, too! Starburst She-Ra, Shower Power Catra, and Scratchin' Sound Catra for 2015!!!
rolling away from the monster, Vikor picked up his shield and issued a second challenge
The Battle was over quickly, Vikor, protector of the land again victorious
Holding his trophy aloft Vikors face hardened
The monster was but one of many, but he would stand against them all, to protect his people, his land from all evil, as long as his chest held breath, his sword was sharp and his muscles were young.
Looking forward to all of your epic battles! You don't really have to post a story with the pictures, I just found this fitting here
I hope more people will contribute to this thread!
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Excellent pictures, Haradrel! I look forward to seeing more from you in the future.
(I really need to get a good camera...)
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You really don't need a good camera to get good shots - I started out with a small compact camera and that worked just fine for a few years
I'm hoping this will catch on as I figure that every person on this forum has a little story teller in themselves and might want to share one or two. What better way to do it then with pictures?
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WOW! Great, great shots!!!
I love an all inclusive canon!
Really excellent shots, but Gygor should be a hero in my book (yet another bio fail IMO) so it put a bit of a damper on my excitement.
Great shots! But do these really need a new thread apart from the Collection Pics thread? Not hatin' . . . they're great shots.
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WOW! Thats some of the coolest toy shots I've seen. I was actually leaning into the screen on the edge of my seat looking and slowly scrolling down to the next pic!! Killer stuff bro!!
My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
WOW! Thats crazy awesome! The first picture totally rocks your socks off
Haradrel, you just inspired me to do a little bit of story telling with some of mix 'n' match guys. I'd better get cracking on one while we've still got mountains of snow built up. Peace.
Incredible stuff. It must have taken you a long time to do, kudos to you. It's really well done and artistic.
came out like that! I feel it got the mysterious and epic quality in it straight off the bat.
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Amazing shots, although Gygor would destroy Vikor.
WOW,very impressed great stuff. 2 thumbs up.
Evil Army of the Horde!!
My 6 year old son Adam wanted to contribute.
Allthough it is a iphone picture and 200x figures, it is (the end of) a battle.
He is since recently playing with his figures again.
Man, I cant wait to get Kahn and SA He-man in MOTUC.
Maybe we know more in a couple of hours after NYTF?
Needless to say I love these Haradrel!!
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Amazing pics! Really nice job!
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To infinity, and beyond!
Pretty amazing pics!!! You have talent with a camera! Thx for sharing!
Love the one where he's on Gygor's back!
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Oh man these are awesome!!!
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As viraemic and infected persons returned from epidemic areas to temperate regions, concern developed that local mosquitoes could sustain disease transmission in the European Union. In March 2006, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) concluded, based on an expert consultation, that there was a risk for chikungunya virus transmission in Europe [4]. In the summer of 2007, an outbreak of chikungunya fever in north-eastern Italy marked the first occasion of the virus being transmitted by mosquitoes on the European mainland [5]. In order to assess the possible spread of Ae. albopictus in Europe and to provide recommendations for vector surveillance, the ECDC called a consultation of entomologist experts in October 2007. The main conclusions, concerning the introduction and establishment of the vector and various aspects regarding surveillance, are presented below. The meeting report reflecting the discussion, which took place on 22 October in Paris 2007, was published by the ECDC on 14 February 2008 [6].
How can Ae. albopictus be introduced in Europe? The vector Ae. albopictus has been introduced in several European countries since 1975. As of 2007, it had been observed in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, France (Côte d'Azur and Corsica), Italy, Montenegro, the Netherlands (only in glasshouses of companies importing tropical plants, although adult mosquitoes are sporadically found in their immediate surroundings), Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland [7]. Ae. albopictus can be introduced in Europe through different routes. The eggs of Ae. albopictus can withstand desiccation, which allows them to survive long travels around the world in a variety of containers. The international trade in used tyres has played a major role in such spread because tyres make optimal breeding sites [8,9], likewise the importation of Dracaena sanderiana plants, also known as 'Lucky Bamboo' [10]. Furthermore, public or private transport from infested areas by highway, ferry or air can contribute to the passive dispersion of Ae. albopictus. Once the vector is established in a new area, the mosquito will disperse actively to nearby areas with suitable habitats.
Which conditions are suitable for the establishment and spread of Ae. albopictus in Europe? After the vector has been introduced in a specific area, experts agreed that the establishment of Ae. albopictus would be dependent on four main environmental conditions:
Where and how should surveillance of Ae. albopictus be conducted? There is currently no European standard for vector surveillance methods, which influences the comparability of data between countries. Different trapping techniques currently being used in Europe include oviposition traps (containers with water that allow female mosquitoes to lay eggs), carbon dioxide-baited counterflow traps (mosquito traps that utilise an outgoing airflow which carries chemical lures that attract mosquitoes to the trap and an incoming air flow draws mosquitoes into a collecting chamber), CDC traps (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traps for adult mosquitoes, usually baited with carbon dioxide) and larval surveys (surveys to water collections, especially in containers to look for mosquito larvae). Furthermore, the density of the mosquito eggs in ovitraps does not necessarily reflect the density of the mosquito population in the field, as other breeding sites are available; it gives an indication of the presence or absence of the vector in a certain area.
Vector surveillance in European Union Member States is mostly conducted in regions at high risk for establishment of Ae. albopictus. Based on local data, likely geographic areas for introduction of Ae. albopictus can be mapped, e.g. storage centres for imported used tyres, main road axes, ports. Combining such maps with the risk of establishment once the vector has been introduced provides useful guidance on where to focus vector surveillance activities on national and local levels. The experts at the meeting agreed that local characteristics and microclimates should be considered not only for the establishment of Ae. albopictus, but also for its likely abundance. These characteristics include: urban vegetation, human population density and housing.
Conclusions It was agreed that an updated map of the current distribution of Ae. albopictus in Europe is needed, based on the available vector surveillance data. Furthermore, it was recommended to map the risk of establishment of Ae. albopictus in Europe, in the event of it being introduced, by studying the four main climatic factors winter temperatures, annual rainfall, summer rainfall and summer temperatures – a sensitivity analysis for each determinant would be needed, and taking into account the predicted vector abundance.
The concern on the possible introduction in Europe of the mosquito Ae. aegypti, another important vector for chikungunya virus as well as other arboviruses such as dengue and yellow fever, was also raised, as this vector has already been introduced in the Madeira island (Portugal), with frequent flights into mainland Europe [12].
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Photo Coverage: A CHORUS LINE In The West End!
John Partridge, Scarlett Strallen, Leigh Zimmerman and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt lead the cast in A Chorus Line - here are the first shots of the new cast together!
Michael Bennett's production of A Chorus Line won nine Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama when it opened on Broadway in 1975 and went on to become the then longest running musical on Broadway achieving an astonishing 6137 performances. It features some of musical theatre's best loved songs: One (Singular Sensation), What I Did For Love, I Can Do That, Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love and Hope I Get It.
For the first time since its first London season, which opened in 1976 and won the Olivier Award for Best Musical, a full London revival of the Broadway production will be staged at the London Palladium from February 5 2013.
The production will be directed by Broadway and West End veteran director and choreographer Bob Avian. Avian was Michael Bennett's long term collaborator and his co-choreographer on the original production. Avian was also responsible for directing the 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line.
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