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Wheeling to New Zealand, Part I
Text & Photos by Syd & June Burns © 2004
Syd and June Burns, of Penrith, England, share their five-week adventure Through New Zealand.
|June & Syd Burns share dinner and a Waikiki Beach sunset.
We decided to have a holiday in
New Zealand
after living there in the mid '70s. We saw a great deal of the
Island in that period but never the South. June having arachnoiditis
found the whole idea a challenge, so a route to New Zealand was to be done
in as many short hops as possible.
Our route was sorted out by Global Village, who also booked hotels en route to New Zealand with wheelchair friendly rooms.
The route was Manchester/New York/LA/Hawaii/Fiji and finally Auckland. We carried as much medication as was necessary to keep body and soul together. I was instructed in the arts of fitting an indwelling urine catheter to June, so there would not be the hassle of trundling June to the toilet on the aircraft in an aisle chair and then struggling through the tiny door. This worked well.
Wednesday 4 February
The wheelchair was overhauled, the bags were packed, the taxi was on time, so off we went on our adventure half way across the world. Alas, we never got far. Fifty miles down the motor way to Manchester Airport, I had the horrid thought that the foot rests for June's chair were not with us. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, what embarrassment. The driver was not fazed in the least and drove us back home. Hoping none of the neighbours saw our predicament, we were back en route in about 10 seconds.
We booked in at the Raddison Hotel in the airport. The room was well thought out with plenty of turning space, complete with a roll-in roll out shower. We had a leisurely tour of the airport having fish and chips at the famed Harry Ramsdons chippy. We sat at the bar watching the travellers, some happy some under stress. Had an early night with one hilarious episode. In this disabled room, the doors were operated by elbow pads. I hit one going to the bathroom later in the night, the main door opened and I was dressed in my nothings. It would have been a horrid sight for any unsuspecting soul who was passing. Luckily, the main corridor was empty.
Thursday 5 February
We checked in three hours before the British Airways flight was due out. There did not appear to be a lot of extra security until we noticed every sixth group were taken away to be searched. The flight was as normal, total boredom. At least we got to JFK New York early. Took a short taxi to the Holiday Inn JFK and then found that if we had phoned we would have had a courtesy bus complete with wheelchair hoist! A wasted $10. We had a suite of rooms for a modest price, but, alas, their idea of a disabled room was not ours. The bathroom was not up to any wheelchair friendly standard. A bath with one handrail. Luckily we never travel without a bath board just in case we come across this sort of situation. The rest of the hotel had ramps in all areas, so it was good for us. Cold winds and snow were the weather of the day, so any idea of going into the city for a night out was out of the question. The dining room was really wheelchair friendly. An early night was called for.
Friday 6 February
Still terribly cold. The wheelchair friendly bus got us to the American Airlines desk in good time; then the problems started. They had cancelled the flight to LA because of the snow and high winds. We were offered three options: Stand by at noon with no guarantee, out at 7pm to get us to LA around 1 am, or swap our flight to United with an hour delay. We chose that one. Not the best of flights: hard bus type seats, no head rests, and June was stiff and sore by the time we arrived in LA 6 hours later. Security very tight. We had to take our shoes off to complete the exercise. A bus was awaiting to take us a short distance to the Crowne Plaza Hotel at LAX. The bus was not good as there were three steps to haul June up. The hotel was superb and definitely wheelchair friendly with a most helpful and caring staff. This was just another stop over. We were both looking forward to getting to a hotel and being stable for a few nights in Hawaii.
Saturday 7 February
A better bus to the airport. Went through a stringent security check before getting on the plane. Shoes off again. The flight was delayed an hour, and this time there was no free bus, so it was a $35 taxi to the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel. This is a Japanese-owned establishment so it is very efficient. Our room looked out on Diamond Head Mountain. Staff were great, but June was in hysterics with a receptionist who was like a nodding donkey, totally delightful. Bags up to the room with lots of staff to help. Room not ready come back later. No problems as we were early, and there was a splendid bar to waste a few minutes. It feels like the holiday is starting as from now. Dropped the bags and went for a three-mile walk. Shamefully, we ate in a McDonalds as it appeared the easiest way out till we found our bearings. The jet lag was diminishing. We both had to have a swing on the roots of a banyan tree. Syd's hands started to blister. The hotel was completely wheelchair friendly with the exception of the bathroom. They had a bath with a large chair in it, which was OK for June, but may be problematic for some disabled people. On our arrival after the walk, a quarter pineapple was awaiting us. Never tasted a pineapple as good; ours are like turnips compared. Sat out and watched the sunset. The beach was terrific; the beauty being we could get on to it. A good meal and bed made for a superb day.
Sunday 8 February
Up early, but not early enough to manage the free coffee. We were directed to a little shop just outside the hotel entrance. A tiny Japanese lady sold coffee and to us a weird and wonderful breakfast sausage, egg, rice, seaweed bound in a square box. The day being beautiful we walked as far as we could. Visited the International Market, bought T shirts and other goodies. It was a boon to us that all intersections had dropped curbs. Hunted out pineapple for lunch. We noticed that there was a roaring trade in weddings. Every hotel seemed to have at least two functions. Walking around 10 miles, we were hot and sticky on arrival back to the hotel. We repaired to the bar where the drinks complemented the view. We decided to have a formal dinner. Magnificent. Access to the beach restaurant was via ramps, which took a scenic route. The taxi arrived at 9pm to take us sadly to the airport. Security was the tightest ever. Everything was searched making the queues interminable. It made one feel a lot safer. Eventually, we managed to depart for Fiji.
Monday 9 February
This day did not appear, owing the International Date Line
Tuesday 10 February
The flight was diverted to Apia in Samoa. The 6-hour flight turned into 8. Air Pacific served the worst food ever on this flight. Transport waiting to take us the short drive to The Fiji Mocombo Hotel. That is when we found that we had lost a scheduled day in Fiji.
A lovely hotel, except for the bathroom. There had been no planning for wheelchair access. No grab rails, shower at an impossible angle and could not get the chair anywhere near the toilet. With our usual ingenuity, we adapted our way around it. Breakfast around the pool and it was getting hot and humid. We decided to stay around the hotel as rain, very heavy rain was expected. A wise choice. There was a great selection of shops, browsed around and then it started. It was rain as we had never seen before. Totally soporific. Had a drink on the veranda and dozed off. How relaxing. Woke up and all was wet; we had been in a tempest. Had a great meal cooked al fresco. Made a great fuss of June and she got the best seat. Really good company; we laughed the night away.
Wednesday 11 February
Had a very healthy breakfast. All fruit and cereal. Taxi on time. Still hot and humid, so the drive to the airport was mercifully short. Passed through checks with ease, everyone laid back, looking after June as someone special. Two and a half hour flight, and there we were in Auckland, New Zealand. Made it without any hassle at all. Had a great reunion with my Army buddy Phil from 40 years ago. Went to a posh bar called Butterfly Creek. Lots of talk and a few drinks. Loading up the wheelchair and June, somewhere along the line I put the camera where I shouldn't have. Whether on the floor or on the top of the car, I don't know. However, two miles down the road I realised I did not have it. We turned around, went to where we started but to no avail. Lost and gone forever, along with my Jubilee medal. The camera I can replace, the medal I can't. On that sobering note, we had a late meal and bedded down at the Ellerslie Motel, which was really wheelchair friendly.
Thursday 12 February
Early start to the day to make desperate phone calls to the police regarding the camera and medal. Alas, to no avail. We will use June's camera. The day was warm and clear The Ellerslie did a great laundry service--$3NZ for a full wash. $3NZ for a spin. We took great advantage. After a grand tour of the outskirts of Auckland, we returned to Phil's house. Totally beautiful, but a nightmare of steps. Carried June up and down for what seemed forever. Once in the living quarters, all was well. The conversation was brilliant, tripping down memory lane. The day ended in a Chinese cafe, not a restaurant. Margaret, Phil's wife who speaks Cantonese did the ordering. Totally stunning. Never eaten a meal quite like it. Bloated, we returned to the motel where our clothes were washed and folded ready for another onslaught. A gin and to bed.
Friday 13 February
A Late breakfast, the day being warm and sunny. Phil drove us to his Batch on the Thames Peninsular, which is some 80 miles from Auckland. A batch being a beach house normally furnished with left over furniture. Once they were rough and ready places, but not now. A lovely drive along the Pacific Highway. Stopped at Clevedon, the half way point for lunch. What a delightful spot.
Syd and June at the batch.
Phil, who is building a new batch, took us along as he combined the tour
with business. Wonderful people. We were intrigued by a man earning his
living in the middle of nowhere sawing and cutting house beams. Further
down the coast, we met a couple who have built a mini theatre. It seated
60 people, and it was well used, having three Australian tours a week. I
couldn't resist and with an audience of 4.I gave an impromptu song and
dance act. The applause was deafening. We were given a tube of Manuka
Honey--a natural substance, which is being claimed as having
great healing properties. June's ankle ulcer is static, and she was happy
to give it a go. This treatment is acclaimed in New Zealand.
Had a quick tour of the batch to make sure it was wheelchair accessible. The ground floor rooms were superb. Dashing back to Auckland, we presented ourselves to the Returned Servicemen's Club, RSA. We had a great reception, introduced to the multitudes, drink and food at rock bottom prices. A great late night.
Syd and June at the station.
Saturday 14 February.
Taken to the train station early. What a superb place, brand new and totally wheelchair friendly. Train was half an hour late. June ramped aboard. Plenty of room for chair and legs. Off to Wellington The staff were attentive, sights terrific. Food good but they ran out of gin. Twelve hours aboard, stopping at stations to allow the smokers a quick dash out to feed their habit. June became an expert at leaning out of the carriage door. The only criticism we could make was that the toilets are impossible for the disabled. June did well with the indwelling catheter. We have it down to a fine art emptying the bag. The day changed, and the rain got heavier and heavier. We were met by Ivan, Phil's Wellington manager. He drove us the 10 miles to Lower Hutt where we stayed at the Flag Inn Angus Motel, which is attached to a huge hotel. The unit was well appointed but was over furnitured. June hit every sharp corner, so it ended up like a field hospital. The wind and rain sounded awful. A quick meal and bed.
Hutt to Christchurch
Sunday 15 February
Rain, Rain!. Lord what rain. This was really bad, had to pick the hire car up at 8am, as the man was coming in specially to let me have it. Took a taxi to Damn Cheep Rentals. I couldn't see across the road. I huddled in a shop doorway until the man arrived. Got a beat up Toyota Bluebird that really ran well. In the pouring rain, or was it a tempest, we tripped down memory lane in the city of Lower Hutt. We visited Days Bay, where in the 70s we made our own beach. The waves were nearly coming over the top of the car. Not much sunbathing this day. We just got out as the police were closing the roads. Off to Riverside Drive, our past house. The rain was getting worse and the wind had reached tempest velocity. Took pictures and wondered how the houses would fare in these conditions. The Waiwhetu Stream was always notorious for flooding.
Looking around the area, it had not changed much except the local school has gone, and there were more houses. The toasty pie shop was miraculously still operating. Shops were open on Sundays. That was new. Finished the afternoon off in a shopping centre, A lot of people braved the storm. Ivan appeared to escort me to return the car. Ha! Flat battery. They were not fazed in the least. Said it would be picked up when the storm abated. Ivan stayed for dinner at our suggestion, then he said it was on the company. What can you do with these people?
Monday 16 February
The weather is worse; it has never given up. Made phone calls to confirm the next leg. A short flight and a train journey. All flights and rail cancelled. All roads from the Hutt Valley into Wellington were blocked with trees, debris and floods. Got a full refund and rescheduled to get to Christchurch tomorrow via Air New Zealand. Not a great deal to do, booked another night, paddled out, June's wheelchair aquaplaning through the city centre. Found a welcoming Irish bar, spent a convivial few hours there. Another good dinner at the hotel. Not a wasted day as it gave us a quiet period to relax before the next onslaught in the South Island.
|Syd relaxes at the River Avon.
Tuesday 17 February
We were up early, Ivan on time to take us to the Airport. It is unbelievable that it is still raining, but the wind has dropped. A very slow drive, as the roads were single traffic in places. Thankfully, we were well in time for the 35-minute flight to Christchurch, which was an hour late arriving. Booked into the Sherborn Lodge, the day being fine and sunny. What a change. Picked up another Toyota Bluebird nearly 20 years old. Cars don't rot in New Zealand. Parked up and walked in the city centre. I can see why they say Christchurch is the most English of cities. Punting on the River Avon was a surprise. Did all the touristy things, even finding an English pub selling quality ales. We stopped at a bakery, bought the best meat pies ever. Stocked up the gin, ending a superb day.
The next few days of the diary cover Christchurch
to Franz Josef.
Wednesday 18 February
|June hiding in the flower display at Christchurch Cathedral
Up early, we were served a great breakfast, which is most unusual for a
motel. The weather was fine, enabling us to find the route to
Arthur's Pass with ease. A few miles
on the pass, then the rain started with a vengeance.
Arthur's Pass is totally spectacular.
Waterfalls, rushing rivers, huge rainbows. It took around four hours to get
over the Pass with little or no traffic. We stopped to take in the views
albeit getting soaked in the process. A strange road system on the
outskirts of Greymouth. Rather unnerving to be nose to nose with a
goods train on a bridge. He was bigger than us, so we backed up rapidly.
Arriving in Greymouth, we booked into the Highpark Moto Inn, which is the best laid out wheelchair friendly so far. The places appear to be getting better as we get further on our travels. Even the taps were situated at waist level to enable anyone in a chair to operate. In the rain, we walked a mile or so into the town centre. Did a bit of grocery shopping and found the local RSA. What a terrific welcome we received from the old boys. It was well supported and everyone wanted to know where we had come from. We spent several hours in terrific company. Found a Chinese restaurant tucked away and decided it must be good as we were the only occidentals. We were not wrong. A quiet little town but full of character. We had told the old boys we wanted to see the blow holes and pancake rocks the next day. They told us the best times when the blows were best.
Thursday 19 February
Pancake Rocks
Blowholes at Greymouth
The day was dry, so we departed early to view the Pancake Rocks and Blow Holes. A wonderful drive with views of raging seas, huge rocks and rain forests. The ferns and greenery were breathtaking. Maybe it is better to see it after a rain. The rocks and blowholes far exceeded our expectations, with the majority of tracks suitable for wheelchairs. Special car parking places for the disabled were provided, which was a blessing in a very busy area. Many hours were spent watching and listening to the roar of the sea bursting some 50 ft. through the blow holes.
Plenty of outlets on the road
for food, drink and souvenirs. Onwards next to Shanty town. This is
a very well laid out old town from the gold mining days at the turn of the
19th century. This finished the day's tour, which was just as well as the
rain started heavily. Beating a retreat to the RSA, we were fed and
watered, but by now the weather was again a tempest. Very soporific, as
the rain hammered on the roof. A good night's sleep.
Friday 20 February
Off early with the sun shining, heading to the glacier town of Franz Josef. A lovely drive, but with long stretches of empty road there is an abundance of traffic police. It appeared in a half hour stretch, there were just us and the police. The drive was alongside lakes and mountains. Plenty of viewing places. Arriving at the Terrace Motel, we had the most wonderful reception from the owners. Lovely wonderful people, who couldn't do enough getting us settled in. Another well laid out unit, but the gravel made wheeling very difficult, and the shower was more of a dribble. Booked for a helicopter flight next day if the weather is permitting over the Milford Sound.
Looked around the town, really not impressed, pure tat. We searched for a wheelchair friendly walk. Being pointed in the right direction and checking the maps, we found a walk. Getting on to the path, was a trial as there was a right angle wooden gate that would not allow a chair through. I bypassed it on the side, so with some difficulty we got on the track. It was a lovely walk, not easy but most pleasant. We got half way along the track about a mile when we were faced with a steep rocky incline. We tried with no avail to ascend the incline. A total impossibility. We retraced our steps having some luck in fellow walkers starting out help us through the gate. We are not enjoying Franz Josef. Things got worse when we tried to get into the local large hotel for a drink. A posh establishment, with six steps up to get in. There was no access whatsoever. I was not surprised when they told me they had never had a disabled customer. Lots of people offered to help to carry June inside, but that was not the point. We declined. The rain started again, so we bought loads of fresh veggies and had a cook in.
Saturday 21 February
Rain, rain and more tempest. We had a complete day off. Nothing flying so did not get to the glaciers or the sound. We walked to the town centre in the pouring rain and spoke to a helicopter pilot, who redirected us on the last leg of the trip via a more spectacular route. We made arrangements to stay at a place called Geraldine and not Dunedin, but that is way into the future. Sat around the motel reading, talking and listening to music. Not a wasted day, as it was a time to chill out.
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strangely enough, no it isn't !!
and yet it's mostly the people who can't get enough food that die early ?
strangely enough, no it isn't !!
and yet it's mostly the people who can't get enough food that die early ?
and yet it's mostly the people who can't get enough food that die early
The fact they're usually the people with limited access to clean water, good hygiene and basic medical care may also be involved........
...bottom line, no-one can say with any certainty at all that they 'know what they are eating' unless they are on a chemically defined diet (aka lab rat food) - the food you eat may be contaminated, wrongly described, poorly produced, inappropriately stored and badly prepared/cooked not to mention downright McCr@p
No, but on average one can get everything one needs from ones (good quality) food. Otherwise one dies or develops unpleasant diseases.
I get all the minerals i need from the mud which i swallow.
Otherwise one dies or develops unpleasant diseases.
Or just suffers chronic low-level illness !
Poor quality food doesn't have to be fatal or acutely damaging, it can just mean you are always 'a bit tired', 'not feeling great' or 'have a touch of man-flu'
>Beware the 'catch-all' answers from the men in white coats<
...similarly beware the qwack remedies from the pharmaceutical co's with a huge vested interest in peddling the vitamins.
I know what it's like. "Eat healthy" they say.. But there's only so many hours in a day to prepare and consume food.
Personally I like to keep some Boost in the fridge for days where I'm late and have no time. It's essentially a multi-vitamin and an appetite suppressant all in one easy to drink on the go solution.
I also stock specific vitamins for colds and other illnesses but they are too expensive to depend on day-to-day. This is the best site I've found for discount vitamins. After shipping and such you'll only save a bit, so the best savings is really a proper diet.
Zinc puts extra lead in your pencil and it's cheaper than oysters (though not as nice.)
i take quite alot of vitamins..vary them out from multi vits to herbal tablets and i take 200-500mg vitamin c most days ...havent had a cold for 2 years at least ! oh and 'Acidopholus Bifidus' (the probiotic good stuff)...thats supposed to be good for you...
If I live out of the chippy will taking multi vitamins keep me healthy
In 21 1/2 years of nursing I've never seen multi=vits used without a clear cut reason (premature babies, cyctic fibrosis etc).
Diet should meet the needs, assuming diet not overly restrictive.
Even if I keep a diet I try to take multivitamins. I found a good place where I can buy vitamins and minerals. Because I believe that taking vitamins helps me to stay healthy.
'Acidopholus Bifidus' (the probiotic good stuff)...thats supposed to be good for you...
A lot of things are "supposed" to be good for you. This was on the news a couple of weeks back, they've been told to stop making health claims until they can prove it. Studies thus far have been ... let's be generous and say "inconclusive."
I take two smarties a day, looks similar, does as much good and tastes nicer. Im convinced that they prevent aids and cancer on the basis that I am free of either. If you dont believe me read Patrick Holford.
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Guild Wars 2 second Beta Weekend
The second Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend is about to begin and there are some things you need to know.
If this weekend is the first Beta Weekend Event you'll be participating in then you have a few choices to make. Unlike people who had previously particpated in the initial Beta Weekend Event you'll be able to pick any available server, or home world, when you first log in. A brief warning: any character that you create will be played on the home world you choose.
If this is your second Beta Weekend Event then you'll only have this opportunity to change your home world to another if you want to play with friends. After June 9 (6PM PDT) it will cost 1800 gems (with a limit of one transfer a week) to transfer to another home world. The good news it every beta player gets 500 gems for just being in the Beta Weekend Event and you can get 2000 more gems if you put your credit info in the gem store (sounds like a catch, maybe a good catch).
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help troubleshooting XTANT 603x problem!
My Xtant 603x recently stopped working. One second it was playing find at low volume and with no pops or anything, no more sound. Checking the amp it was still on (power led). It turns on and shuts off properly, just no sound.
So I opened her up, nothing is burnt. Here is the strange part. On the board there is test points for voltage: +-18v (reads about 20), +-25v (reads about 30), +-42v (reads 42), and the kicker the +-52v reads .5 volts .
I tried testing all the tranistors (8 STP60NE06-16) and rectifiers (4 and I don't remember the part #'s) on the power supply. They seemed ok, I also desoldered the rectifiers and tested them off board, they check out. I guess I can take the transistors off and test them, but 8 is a lot of them and the solder used on the board doesn't like to stick to my desoldering braid.
Any other ideas on possible problems or what I should look for?
Note: Some idiot had mounted it to MDF at one point in time and being as the mounting screws are under the cover and the screws he used didn't like MDF, a screw fell out and shorted out one channel. So he replaced all the transistors on that channel and everything worked fine for 4 months until this problem.
Sorry for the length.
hmmm was wondering if this would be better off posted in the Amplifier : Solid State forums? or is this the right place.
if you have an oscilloscope, check out all the waveforms on the primary and secondary of the transformer.
I do and will try that tonight.
It is a pain in the neck lugging it to my car all the time, hmm time to buy a 12v powersupply.
I was studying this: http://sound.westhost.com/project89.htm, to get a better understanding of an car amp power supply. It is a similar setup I think, except it seems to have 2 seperate supplies off of the one transformer. Each going to a bank of 4 STP60NE06-16. Learning little by little.
one more thing, you could do some retracing of the foil paths and see the components related to the output which dos not have any power going out and seeing which components are bad.
Could you not just ask Xtant? email them and detail your problem, am sure they could help, but maybe they would just blow you off, I think you have checked alot but may have missed something, God know i have done that in the past, take your sweet time and just check everything, i suspect that the transformer may be goosed, oh you dont need a 12 volt power supply, just use a battery.
yeah I played around more yesterday. One of the FETs (P60NE0) and one of the Rectifires (FEP16CT) were making a chirping sound, all others were silent. Not sure what that means.
Also I think the point labeled +-52v on the board must be +- 0.52 since that is what the meter reads exactly.
Anyways I ordered new rectifiers and transistors and will replace them next week.
Thanks for the help.
Hmm just thought of somethings. Since there is absolutely 0 voltage at the speaker outputs, I am wondering if it is something with the turn on delay. What would a delay circuit look like? It would kind of make sense.
I figured out where it is, it is using a TIP30C for switching I think. More looking when I get home from work. I will figure it out someday.
How did your amp stop working? I dont know much about Xtant but they work on certain voltage ranges right? no less than 11.5 and no more than 16 v, I am trying to buy a X1001 so i can make a copy. i live in Scotland and its only for my own personal use,so dont worry about me ripping anyboy off. How do you rate your Xtant? am having second thoughts now, yours seems troublsome.
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Four teens have been charged with rape in the alleged assault of a 16-year-old Bellevue girl last November. According to Bellevue police...
Seattle Times Eastside bureau
Four teens have been charged with rape in the alleged assault of a 16-year-old Bellevue girl last November.
According to Bellevue police, the attack was described in messages on the Internet.
The youths were all 17 when the alleged assault was reported. Hearings are scheduled next month to determine if they should be tried as adults. One defendant has turned 18 since the alleged attack.
According to court filings, the attack occurred Nov. 18, when four teens picked up the girl at her home in Bellevue and provided her with alcohol.
The girl later told police she remembered going to a Redmond grocery, buying alcohol, and being in the back seat of a car, where she was repeatedly raped.
She was returned to her home about three hours after the teens picked her up. Her mother, alarmed at her appearance, took her to Overlake Hospital. An examination determined she had been raped, and police were called, according to court filings.
The girl went to MySpace.com, found profiles for two of the teens and identified them as two of her assailants, according to a police affidavit.
Police got a search warrant for MySpace.com records and found descriptions of the attack.
"The messages included details of the assault ... and confirmed that four males were involved," Detective Carl Kleinknecht said.
In other messages, two suspects and other recipients exchanged ideas that included possibly killing the girl if she went to police, concocting a cover story and even boasting of the attack.
Police interviewed one of the teens, who identified three other suspects.
A car believed to be the one where the alleged assault took place was located and impounded.
The teens, from the Kent and Federal Way areas, were charged as juveniles Feb. 20. In addition, two of them face charges of unlawful possession of a firearm for having a .22-caliber semiautomatic rifle on Jan. 24.
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
It's opera time!
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@ Χρυσάνθη. Όντως! Και εις ανώτερα και για αυτήν και για όλους μας.ReplyDelete
@ Angelina, thank you for visiting!ReplyDelete
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Your friend is very talented. I'm more of a string orchestra fan though (like Vivaldi in Venice).ReplyDelete
It seems to me that so many Italian girls can sing very well. At Luciana Noturni's mosaic school, there was an assistant named Anna who could sing great. And, on the television program 'American Idol' one of the girls was from Italy I think and was amazing.
@ Eric, Stella is actually Greek Cypriot, living in Italy, but you are right: Italian girls do tend to have a good voice.ReplyDelete
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she made a card with my 4 doggies.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
LOL that's cute!
How cute that is!! :D:D:D
That is card that your daughter made is very clever. You have four dogs, now? We have a JRT & a cat, never a dull moment in this household. Four dogs all at once, wow. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Oh my Gosh, that is adorable. that has to be a real trick.
:lol: :lol: :lol: So cute, and so very creative!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Abstract—In this paper, we investigate the efficacy of subdomain testing and random testing using the expected number of failures detected (the E-measure) as a measure of effectiveness. Simple as it is, the E-measure does provide a great deal of useful information about the fault-detecting capability of testing strategies. With the E-measure, we obtain new characterizations of subdomain testing, including several new conditions that determine whether subdomain testing is more or less effective than random testing. Previously, the efficacy of subdomain testing strategies has been analyzed using the probability of detecting at least one failure (the P-measure) for the special case of disjoint subdomains only. On the contrary, our analysis makes use of the E-measure and considers also the general case in which subdomains may or may not overlap. Furthermore, we discover important relations between the two different measures. From these relations, we also derive corresponding characterizations of subdomain testing in terms of the P-measure.

Partition testing, random testing, software testing, subdomain testing.
Yuen Tak Yu, Tsong Yueh Chen, "On the Expected Number of Failures Detected by Subdomain Testing and Random Testing", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 22, no. , pp. 109-119, February 1996, doi:10.1109/32.485221


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One of the first truly great players in W&L's tradition-filled lacrosse program was Bill Clements, '50, a two-time All-American goalie.
Clements, a native of Baltimore, was among a handful of students that reorganized lacrosse in 1947 after a five-year absence. Lacrosse was immediately one of W&L's most successful post-war sports, putting together a 5-2 record in that first year despite being primarily student-coached. The Generals finished at .500 or better three of Clements' four seasons with notable wins over Maryland, North Carolina, and Loyola.
Clements became the first goalie in school history to earn All-America honors when he was named to the third-team in 1949. The following year he became W&L's first-ever first-team All-American in lacrosse.
In 1950, Clements also became the first in a line of W&L goalies to win the coveted C. Markland Kelley Trophy as the nation's top goaltender. Three decades later his son, Bob, came to W&L and followed his lead by winning the Kelley Trophy in 1980.


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NAMCO BANDAI Teams Up with UK-Based Ninja Theory on Next-Gen Project
Today at gamescom, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced its partnership with UK-based video game developer Ninja Theory Ltd. to publish a next-generation title for the PLAYSTATION 3 and the Xbox 360. The title, an original new IP, will be released in 2010 and more details on the game will be divulged in the coming months.
Ninja Theory Ltd., is a video game developer based in Cambridge, UK and creators of the visually stunning, critically acclaimed PLAYSTATION 3 system exclusive title, Heavenly Sword.
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"This new project pushes our core strengths of rich story-telling, cutting-edge technology and exciting gameplay beyond anything we have created before," said Nina Kristensen, co-founder and chief development ninja, Ninja Theory Ltd. "The support of NAMCO BANDAI combined with the skills and talent we have nurtured over the years means that players are going to be in for a truly deep and memorable experience."


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Virage Logic's Shubat runs for GSA BoD
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MANHASSET, N.Y.Virage Logic Corp's Alex Shubat, co-founder, president and chief executive officer, is running as a candidate to serve on the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) board of directors for a two-year term in the EDA/design partner category that includes intellectual property (IP) providers.
"I believe our current economic situation will result in a significant change in the overall structure of the semiconductor industry," said Shubat in a statement.
"As a GSA board member, I will focus on driving several key initiatives: increased interoperability and quality of tools and IP; early collaboration and integration by design and manufacturing ecosystem partners and stakeholders; and the education and promotion of the critical role the semiconductor industry plays in our local and global communities," he said.
"By focusing on these initiatives, I believe we as an industry can grow stronger during this downturn." Virage Logic has delivered a broad portfolio of silicon proven IP including embedded SRAMs, embedded NVMs, embedded test and repair, logic libraries, memory development software, and interface IP for over 350 global customers.
The company has been a member of the GSA since 1999, and has served on several GSA committees over the years, including the IP subcommittee.
Shubat holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, an executive M.B.A. from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University.
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'Pearl' gems; Dead concert films boxed
Owls Head — Janis Joplin: The Pearl Sessions (Columbia/Legacy, 2 CDs, 2:13:49). "Pearl," unfortunately, turned out to be Joplin's final studio album, as she died Oct. 4, 1970 from a mixture of alcohol and heroin at the tragically early age of 27. She had been a ferocious singer, hailing from Texas with a boogie and blues-influenced sound. She never held back on her emotion while singing. This was the only album she ever recorded with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, a touring ensemble that backed her on the Festival Express concert tour by railroad across Canada in 1970. That tour also included the Grateful Dead, the Band (which just lost the great Levon Helm to cancer) and others. Songs from "Pearl" -- the album was named after the band's nickname for Joplin -- had been introduced to audiences during the tour.
The album also was one of her beast, and topped the Billboard 200 for nine weeks. Among the highlights are her cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" and her off-the-cuff a cappella "Mercedes Ben," which I often find myself singing. Equally fine, in a more upbeat fashion, are the opening two tracks: "Move Over," propelled by guitar and drums; and "Cry Baby," which appropriately opens with a cry. "Trust Me" is smoother, "A Woman Left Lonely" is one of several tracks featuring organ, "My Baby" is solid and "Buried Alive I the Blues" is an instrumental. The main album on disc one is fleshed out by the mono single masters of six of the songs. All were produced by Paul Rothschild, well-known at the time for producing the first five albums by the Doors.
Disc two dives deep into the sessions, with previously unissued takes of "Get It While You Can" (3), "Move Over" (3), "Me and Bobby McGee" (2, including demo) and others, as well as a lot of studio chatter (some X-rated) as you hear Joplin and the band working out the songs' arrangements and vocal approach. The 75-minute disc also contains the instrumental "Pearl," recorded after Joplin's death. This is an edited version of what was a 12- to 14-minute mini-jam. Finally, there are two live tracks: "Tell Mama" from Toronto as part of the railroad tour; and "half Moon" from the Aug. 3, 1970 "The Dick Cavett Show." Grade: A
Bear's Sonic Journals Presents Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin, Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 (Columbia/Legacy CD, 70:59). This 13-track recording, previously unavailable except for the few tracks that appeared on the 1972 double-record set, "Joplin in Concert," captured the June 23, 1968 show. At the dials was legendary soundman Owsley Stanley, aka Bear, who supervised the mastering of this release before his fatal car accident on March 12, 2011. Bear supervised the sound at the Carousel Ballroom, a former big band dance palace at the corner of Market and Van Ness in downtown San Francisco. For a few months in 1968, the venue was operated by a collective formed by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Bear made his reputation with his mixing live sound for the Dead in 1966 and he ran the sound system for the Carousel until Bill Graham took over and rechristened it the Fillmore West in the autumn of 1968. Bear always recorded the shows he was involved with as a way to improve his live system set-ups.
The fierce show captured here, when the band was at its peak (and sadly only two months prior to its breakup), is presented in a non-stereo mix. The vocals and the drums, which came through the PA system, come through the left speaker, while the rest of the band comes through on the right. Bear suggested listeners push their two speakers together. All the early classics from Joplin's career are here, from the opening "Combination of the Two" through their cover of George Gershwin's "Summertime" (props to guitarist James Gurley here, who said he based his style of John Coltrane's sax solos), the duet "Call on Me" and the hits "Piece of My Heart" and "Ball & Chain." A bonus selection is a very different take on "Call on Me" from the night before. Grade: A
Grateful Dead: All the Years Combined, The DVD Collection (Shout! Factory, 14 DVDs, 38 hours). While this may not be the Holy Grail as the material has been previously released, the set does bring together 12 concert films; a 40-page book containing rare photos and new liner notes by Blair Jackson; and all the bonus features from the previous DVD releases. The special bonus extra for fans is an exclusive bonus disc with five previously unreleased live performances from the Grateful Dead archive ("Friend of the Devil" was recorded July 2, 1989 at Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.); "Backstage Pass," the 1992 documentary directed by Justin Kreutzmann; and a new interview with Dead archivist David Lemieux. It probably is a fact that the Dead were the most live recorded band in history.
The first two discs are "The Grateful Dead Movie" (1977, aka "The Grateful Dead") and its bonus features. It is presented here in widescreen format with three different sound mixes and audio commentary by supervising editor Susan Crutcher and film editor John Nutt. It was filmed in 1974, when the band hired a crew to film five pre-hiatus shows at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. The extras include more than 96 minutes of bonus concert footage of 11 songs, with a visible lyrics option. There also are three documentaries: the film "A Look Back," and looks at the making of the animated sequence and the making of the DVD. Next, and filmed in the same location, is "The Closing of Winterland," filmed during the Dead's annual New Year's Eve concert in 1978. Featured guests include Lee Oskar of War, Matthew Kelly of Kingfish, John Cipollina of Quicksilver, Greg Errico of Santana and author Ken Kesey with his Thunder Machine. The sound is excellent, capturing a loose but intense evening. This film also comes with a bonus disc. It includes the documentary "Winterland: A Million Memories" and performances by Blues Brothers and New Riders of the Purple Sage (their new CD will be reviewed in my next music column), a making-of feature, an interview with Graham, a detailed chronological history of the Dead at Winterland and alternate camera angle option for three songs.
"Dead Ahead," filmed at New York City's Radio City Music Hall in 1980, is the next DVD. In celebration of their 15th anniversary, the band played 15 shows at the Warfield in San Francisco and then eight at Radio City Music Hall. In addition to their usual two sets, the Dead opened each night with an acoustic set as well. The final concert fell on Halloween and was simulcast as a closed-circuit pay-pre-view event at 20 movie theaters across the country. The songs here are from the final two nights, interspersed with comic bits from the "Saturday Night Live" comedy team of Al Franken and Tom Davis, who served as masters of ceremony.
Making its DVD debut as part of the set is the award-winning, 55-minute conceptual video, "So Far." It includes footage from private sessions taped in Marin County, portions of the 1985 New Year's Eve show at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, and psychedelic visual material. Dead guitarist/vocalist Jerry Garcia said of it: "The video is the Grateful Dead way of doing things, which turns out to be expensive, difficult and unrepeatable." The next DVD, "Ticket to New Year's," filmed at Oakland Coliseum on New Year's Eve 1987, was another national pay-per-view telecast "Truckin' Up to Buffalo" is the complete show from Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. on July 4, 1989 (it has been released on CD as well). Next up is "Downhill from Here," recorded two weeks later at the Alpine Music Theatre in East Troy, Wis. Only two songs repeat.
The next four DVDs are called "View from the Vault" and include shows from Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh (1990), RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. (1991), Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. (1990) and Oakland and Anaheim, Calif. In 1987. The set is monumental. Grade: A+
The B-52s: With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA (Eagle Vision, Blu-ray or standard DVD, 131 min.). Thirty-four years after their gig, the B-52s still deliver a fun show, with the sound basically intact. The band -- Kate Pierson on vocals, keyboard and others; Fred Schneider on vocals and various percussion; Keith Strickland on guitar; and Cindy Wilson on vocals, bongos and tambourine -- are augmented by drummer Sterling Campbell, keyboardist/guitarist Paul Gordon and bass guitarist Tracy Wormworth. The show opens with the fresh "Pump," as fine as anything they have ever done. Next are two classic oldies, "Private Idaho" and "Mesopotamia," showing the band's ever-present humorous side. Then come "Ultraviolet" and "Dancing Now," both from their 2008 "Funplex" album, their first album in 16 years ("Good Stuff" came out in 1992) and their seventh studio album overall.
The fun continues with "Funplex," "Whammy Kiss," the newer "Deadbeat Club" (one of several songs reflecting on the band's beginnings in Athens), "Party Out of Bounds," "Love in the Year 3000," "Cosmic Thing" and "Love Shack." Bringing the total to 20 songs and 97 minutes is the four-song encore of "Wig," "Strobe Light," "Planet Claire" and "Rock Lobster." The thing I really like about the Eagle Vision Blu-ray concert releases is that, in addition to terrific sound, there usually is a very worthwhile bonus interview. This disc keeps up the tradition with a very engaging sit-down chat between the four members as they recall meeting in the then-mostly college town of Athens -- Wilson and Strickland are the natives, while Pierson and Schneider are both from New Jersey -- and the early days of the band. Especially poignant are the memories of the late Ricky Wilson, Cindy's brother, who helped start the band by writing songs with Strickland. There also are tales of the early days in New York, and even meeting a celebrity such as Peter Frampton while recording their first album. Grade: A
Donovan: The Essential Donovan (Epic/Legacy, 2 CDs). During the B-52s interview, Ricky Wilson is described as initially having a "folky, Donovan-esque" quality with his early songs and solo performances. Well, here is a hearty, 36-heaping from the original Donovan, another of my favorite artists. (longtime readers will have realized that for me, the best period for music was starting with soul music about 1963 through the rock of the mid-1970s.). Donovan Leitch, the British folk-pop troubadour, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14. He will turn 66 on May 10.
This collection emphasizes the first decade or so of his career, when his name was spoken in the same breath as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, the Beatles and the emerging psychedelic movement. Listen to "Universal Soldier" for the Dylan, and "Sunshine Superman" and "Mellow Yellow" for the psychedelic. (By the way, "Sunshine Superman" features future Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page -- then 22 -- and "Mellow Yellow" was arranged by John Paul Jones, another future Zep.) The collection contains all 18 songs that entered the Billboard Hot 100 and UK National chart between 1965 and 1973, plus 14 select album tracks. More than half the tracks on the first disc are heard in their mono mix, including all his acoustic-based folk-rock tracks recorded for UK label Pye Records (released in this country on Hickory) in late-1964 and 1965 and a number of Epic sides from 1966. Donovan's big breakthrough in America started in 1966, when he began to work with hit-making UK producer Mickie Most (the Animals, Herman's Hermits) and became the first artist signed to Epic Records by Clive Davis, then the new head of CBS Records. His first Epic album, "Sunshine Superman" and included the oft-covered "Season of the Witch" (also check out the Mike Bloomfield-Al Kooper-Stephen Stills version on their "Super Session" album).
Donovan's "The Hurdy Gurdy Man" album (a reference to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi) yielded "Jennifer Juniper" and the title track. Other hits here include "Wear Your Love Like Heaven," "There is a Mountain, " "Lalena," "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting" (whose single B-side was the terrific "Atlantis," one of my all-time favorite Donovan songs), "Barabajagal" with the Jeff Beck Group and "Happiness Runs. This collection includes four tracks previously unreleased on CD in the United States -- thus the need to add this to your collection, if you already have the more complete box set. They are: "The Land of Doesn't Have to Be" in early mono version; "Sunny Goodge Street" and "Sand and Foam," both recorded Nov. 17, 1967 at the Anaheim Convention Center; and "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" from the Japan-only release, "Live in Japan -- Spring Tour 1973." Grade: A+
Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball (Columbia CD, 51:45). Usually, a new Springsteen album is an event for me, but this one never really clicked with me. Heck, there's even female rap on one track ("Rocky Ground" featuring Michelle Moore), which seems totally out of place. It seems a deliberate attempt to modernize his sound, while the lyrics convey a lot of anger. The album literally opens with a thump, as "We Take Care of Our Own" is more of a sing-along. 'Easy Money" goes for a down-home country style, while the better "Shackled and Drawn," about the lack of jobs, is more folkish. It is a highlight. After the slower, stripped down "Jack of All Trades," the break of which sounds almost funereal with its horn, comes the album's best track, "Death to My Hometown," a bit Irish, a lot like a call to war and against the robber barons. Things turn grim on "This Depression" and the title track does not double its speed until the first break. The album closes with two of the better tracks: "Land of Hope and Dreams," which opens with Moore singing in front of a gospel choir and later adds some BIG guitars (it seems an update of the folk song "This Train"); and "We Are Alive," which has a bit of a Mexican flavor. The late Clarence Clemons sax solos appear on the title track and "Land of Hope and Dreams." Grade: B
One Direction: Up All Night (SYCO/Columbia CD, 45:19). This album by the current boy band sensation suffers from too much sameness in the sound, which overall is relentlessly punchy. Give me Big Time Rush any day. And that is what the opening "What Makes You Beautiful" turns to in sound, after an initial Beatles beat. "Gotta Be You" is a string-drenched ballad, but the better ballad is the nice "More Than This." The two songs I like best are "One Thing," with its nice opening verse, although the chorus is a bit overblown, and the likable "Save You Tonight" with its catchy chorus. "I Want" seems very Queen-like, even to its guitar, but it has a very blanc chorus. The album ends with "Stole My Heart," which is like "Save You Tonight," but sweeter. Grade: C+
Ian Hunter Band featuring Mick Ronson: Live at Rockpalast (MIG DVD, 74 min.). This concert DVD was recorded April 19 and 20, 1980 during performances on the German TV show. Ronson, who also gained fame by playing with David Bowie, opens the show with the instrumental "FBI. Hunter had led Mott the Hoople and they perform that band's hits "Angeline," "All the Way from Memphis," "I Wish I Were Your Mother" and "All the Young Dudes" (which Bowie wrote for the band). From Hunter's solo career come "Once Bitten Twice Shy" and "Cleveland Rocks." There even is a cover of Sonny Bono's "Laugh at Me." Hunter plays piano on "Irene Wilde" (the love story of a 16-year-old girl) and the rocker "Just Another Night" (about spending night in an Indianapolis jail). They also perform the then-new rocker "We Gotta Get Out of Here." Grade: A-
Roy Buchanan: Live at Rockpalast (MIG DVD, 76 min.). This is a Feb. 24, 1985 show by the extraordinary guitarist (Rolling Stone lists him at number 57 of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time). Buchanan, who was born in Ozark, Ark., was a pioneer of the Fender Telecaster sound. The set opens with the showy "Thing in G (Short Fuse)," which is very impressive. Covers here include Booker T. Jones' "Green Onions," with organ; "Hey Joe," which Jimi Hendrix made famous; Hendrix's own "Foxy Lady"; and Don Gibson's "Sweet Dreams." On "Roy's Blues," he sings about "going to the graveyard" to see "my baby one more time." Grade: A
Public Image Limited: Live at Rockpalast (MIG DVD, 72 min.). PIL was the band former Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten created to carry on his musical career under his real name of John Lydon. He and the band created a solid rock sound with spacey keyboards and, of course, Lydon's own unique voice. It proved surprisingly danceable at times. I was lucky enough to see them open for New Order once. For this Halloween 1983 performance six years into the band's career, only Lydon and drummer Martin Atkins were left from the band that recorded the first three classic albums. Songs from that period include "Public Image" (it both opens and closes the show), "Chant" and "Under the House." They also cover the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the UK." Other songs provide a preview of the 1984 album "This Is What You Want … This Is What You Get," including their soon-to-be smash hit "(This Is Not a) Love Song." Grade: A-
Also just released in the same series is "Michael Schenker Group: Rockpalast" (MIG DVD, 64 min.). Guitarist Shenker first found fame with the German band Scorpions and then UFO, but left the latter to form his own group, which is captured live Jan. 24, 1981 at the Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany. This night, the band performs almost all of its debut album (and almost in the same running order). They also cover two UFO songs, "Doctor Doctor" and "Rock Bottom." The other release is "Charlie Daniels Band: Live at Rockpalast" (MIG DVD, 76 min.). Here, Daniels and band -- a lineup of two drum sets, bass, keyboard and two guitars -- plays all its greatest hits, including "Legend of Wooley Swamp," "Devil Went Down to Georgia" and "The South's Gonna Do It Again. The show closes with an 8:45-long version of "Orange Blossom Special. The show was recorded Nov. 28, 1980 at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.
Strange Fruit: The Beatles' Apple Records (Chrome Dreams DVD, 162 min.). This documentary could have been a lot better, but since it was not sanctioned by the Beatles, we have none of their input. Even key Apple artists like James Taylor and Mary Hopkins (the smash hit "Those Were the Days") are missing. However, the subject matter is fascinating. Apple Records was founded in 1968, the year after the Beatles stopped touring and create the "Sgt. Pepper" album. One of the driving forces behind it was the idea of investing in a business rather than paying the very large British tax bill. Paul McCartney named it Apple Corps Ltd. and said music publishing should be part of it. Also part of the original plan were record stores and boutiques. The first Beatles project was the TV film "Magical Mystery Tour," which bombed.
Jackie Lomax was one of the first musicians signed and he is interviewed extensively, as is Ron Griffiths of The Iveys. Of course, The Iveys' real fame came when Joey Molland (also interviewed here) joined the band and they became Badfinger, recording McCartney's "Come and Get It" for their first big hit. Taylor was brought in by A&R head Peter Asher (of Peter and Gordon fame), but he soon quit and took Taylor with him. Taylor then signed with Warner Bros. and started his huge career. Beatle George Harrison signed Billy Preston, who had played on the last couple of Beatles albums, but he never became the star he should have. Two hours into this lengthy documentary marks the arrival of Yoko Ono (John Lennon's wife) and her first two albums. Street musician David Peel ("The Pope Smokes Dope" has his album) and members of Elephant's Memory (they backed Lennon and Ono on the "Sometime in New York City" album) also are interviewed. The record label, however, basically ended when Bad finger's "Ass" has released in 1973, and Apple Corps Ltd. bit the dust in 1975.
Overall, the interviews could have been stronger, but the subject matter covers over a lot of the faults. Non-musicians interviewed include Beatles expert Chris Ingham, author and journalist Mark Paytress and Apple biographer Stefan Granados. There is a bonus interview with Stephen Friedland, a member of the Tokens who, as Brute Force, recorded a satirical song that immediately got banned. Grade: B
James Horner: Music from the Motion Picture Titanic, Anniversary Edition (Masterworks/Sony Classical, 2 CDs). The first disc is the soundtrack remastered, featuring Celine Dion's massive hit, "My Heart Will Go On." The second disc, previously unreleased, is music by I Solonisti, playing music of the day. I Solonisti was the five-piece quintet that appeared in the film as the ocean liner's house band. The collection is reissued due to director James Cameron's re-release of the film in 3D, which ties in with the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage. The CD booklet has new liner notes and previously unseen photos, and there are four vintage Titanic luggage stickers. There also is a Collector's Anniversary Edition with two more discs, making the total four. They include the "Back to Titanic" soundtrack and "Popular Music from the Titanic Era," a new compilation of songs from the early 1900s. Grade: A


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"Playfull Light" By Satrio...
the idea is to creat emotions through light with plenty of space..
"Playfull Light" By Satrio...
the idea is to creat emotions through light with plenty of space..
Beautiful light, the purple color is gorgeous.
just get some idea to combine "Playfull Light" with something organic. this is my sketch idea for interior part of the building.
Just weighing in with a thought or two about your views, if I may!
I think the external view is very neat indeed. The angle of view is different to the rigorous grid of the building, and that might sometimes be viewed as a missed opportunity for a strong - if perhaps a little obvious - bit of composition, but I think the way you've got the sun positioned right 'inside' that colonnade works really well for it - all those grid lines are converging towards the sun (or at least very close to it) as a vanishing point, and that makes for a nice bold image.
If you can make the angle of view - and the positioning of your sun - work as hard for your interior shots, you'll have a really good set of images here, I think - keep up the good work!
this is what i've done for this week... First of all i dont really know about the situation and landscape of area where this museum stand, so i just use my imagination to make it. and thank you to Daveybot give me some idea to try somethings new. i'll make the Final Render today. Wish me Luck
this is how i make the environment. first thing that i done really know about condition nearby NNG so i decide to take Germany as a industrial Country as NNG background. i take those building from 3D warehouse Sketch-up then i copied few building and put it to some place for some reason "using my imagination" wish it will support my rendering phase, and i add some tree to but without any leaves so it will not block other building that i put around NNG next i add up row of traditional house and 1 highrise building wish it could help me to create some reflection of environment ive build, and all of them i just take it from 3D ware House Google Sketch-Up then for my interior part, its my actual concept for this competition, i took "PLAYFUL LIGHT" as my concept then i decide to make a tree with organic shape branch and for leaves i change it with some metal panel as reflector devices. reason why i do that i try to combine a rigid shape of NNG with some thing we can call it Abstract to create contrast with NNG form, to "disturb" rigorous shape and make it more "FUN"
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first rendering view without post-processing...
Looking good! The angle of view is very wide, but I think the balance and warmth of colour is still definitely working nicely.
Keep it up!
post-processing progress, i only add sky on.
Basic render Image
Add on Sky
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Still Work On Interior Render (main Concept) Wish i have Enough Time... ><!!
My FInal Images.
to "disturb" rigorous of NNG interior i make an object in shape of tree, then i played it with Colorful light. and with it hopefully i not only disturb it but at the same time i can enchant interior shape of NNG it self and make it more fun joyful.
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AIDS in the Black Community: "Our People, Our Problem, Our Solution"
As we celebrate Black History Month, we're honoring African-Americans who are taking part in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This week, we're talking to Leisha McKinley-Beach. Leisha McKinley-Beach currently serves as the Director of Technical Assistance and Stakeholder Engagement for the Black AIDS Institute. Prior to joining BAI, Leisha served as HIV Prevention Director for the Georgia Department of Community Health and an HIV Prevention Manager for the Florida Department of Health. Recently, I talked with her about HIV/AIDS in the Black community and the future of the pandemic.
What challenges does the African-American community face in battling HIV/AIDS? The African-American community makes of 14 percent of the U.S. population, but 44 percent of the HIV epidemic. A major challenge that African-American communities face is higher prevalence of HIV compared to other racial or ethnic groups, which means there is a greater risk of infection with every sexual encounter. Then there are social factors that include stigma, poverty, and homophobia, just to name a few.
Why has the epidemic in the United States primarily affected Black women? The epidemic in Black America is primarily among Black gay men. However, Black women account for 13 percent of ALL HIV infections in the U.S., and about 65 percent of all new infections among women. In 2010 there was a 21 percent decline in new infections among women. I believe that mobilized community education and testing efforts played a role in the decline. Programs such as Sistas Organizing to Survive (SOS) in Florida, where women all over the state mobilized to test 100,000 Black women each year by 2010; organizations like Sister Love in Atlanta, that is dedicated to women's sexual reproductive health as well as HIV prevention and treatment education; and behavioral interventions such as SISTA, that gave Black women a platform to talk about HIV and address their risk behaviors. Unfortunately, even with a 21 percent decline, Black women are still 20 times more likely to be infected than White women.
What does the Black AIDS Institute do? The Institute is structured into three programs: Communication and Dissemination which is responsible for the Black AIDS Weekly, media and marketing programming; Training and Capacity Building is responsible for training programs, such as the African-American HIV University (AAHU), Science and Treatment College, and Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN); Stakeholder Engagement and Technical Assistance is responsible for Black gay men's programming, Positively Out-HIV positive disclosure initiative, community engagement sessions, and community mobilization activities. Founded in May of 1999, the Black AIDS Institute is the only national HIV/AIDS think tank focused exclusively on Black people. The Institute's Mission is to stop the AIDS pandemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront HIV. The Institute interprets public and private sector HIV policies, conducts trainings, offers technical assistance, disseminates information and provides advocacy mobilization from a uniquely and unapologetically Black point of view.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced a "Blueprint" for the U.S. government for battling HIV/AIDS globally. What would you like to see state and federal agencies do to battle HIV/AIDS in the U.S.? Develop a comprehensive approach to address HIV. On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Black AIDS Institute will release the 2013 State of AIDS In Black America report titled "Light At The End Of The Tunnel." We believe that the following five approaches will establish the foundation to end AIDS:
- Fully implement the Affordable Care Act
- Support people living with HIV to come out
- Increase the demand for treatment
- Integrate biomedical and behavioral approaches
- Black community-based organizations and AIDS service organizations must re-tool to respond to an evolving landscape
Are you optimistic about the future of the battle against HIV/AIDS in the U.S.? Yes. Why? In the words of Phill Wilson, President and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute, "We now have the tools to end the AIDS epidemic. The question is no longer 'can we', but 'will we' end the AIDS epidemic?"
What lessons have you learned in the fight against HIV/AIDS that you would share with others working in this space? No agency or individual can end the epidemic alone. The Black AIDS Institute has a motto, "Our people, Our Problem, Our Solution." If we apply this motto as an HIV workforce, we will work collaboratively to end the AIDS epidemic in OUR community.
Jane Coaston is Media Relations Coordinator for the Foundation, based in Washington, D.C.


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Thinking back over Scotland's live classical music in 2012, it's striking just how many highlights happened at the keyboard.
In the spring Susan Tomes played elegant, conversational Mozart with violinist Erich Hobarth for small but captivated audiences in Perth. In June Alasdair Beatson's Mozart with the wind principals of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra was bold and boisterous at the Cottier Chamber Music Project; in November his Schubert – the Wanderer Fantasy at Glasgow's Piano series –was intimate and thrilling.
In July at the East Neuk Festival, Llyr Williams gave Beethoven's Opus 109 an interpretation that was surprising and searching and wonderful for it. In August Leif Ove Andsnes's muscular Waldstein Sonata and Daniil Trifonov's Chopinistic storm were highlights of the Queen's Hall series at the Edinburgh International Festival. In October the combination of Steven Osborne, Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra brought collaborative spontaneity and blithe swagger to Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto – luckily just the first in a complete run of Beethoven piano concertos from Osborne and the SSO; watch this space. And last month, Glasgow's Piano series closed with a heroic performance of Schubert's late B-flat Major Sonata from the doyenne of Russian piano playing, Elisabeth Leonskaja.
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It should have been a big year for Scottish Opera, too, what with the company turning 50 in June. But celebrations on the day were underwhelming at best: a so-so concert double bill of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci marked the date with the operatic equivalent of a limp handshake. A couple of other productions made up for it during the rest of the year, though. Thomas Allen's handsome steampunk reworking of The Magic Flute had the makings of an instant classic, and David McVicar and John Macfarlane handled The Rake's Progress with grace, daring and insight.
On the orchestral platform the BBC SSO continued to programme a happy mix of new and known, and their most adventurous lineups usually found Ilan Volkov wielding the baton (the Richard Ayres portrait concert, the New Century spotlight on Second Viennese School composers and the John Cage centenary tributes come to mind straight off).
The vivacious Rameau-Handel programme from Emmanuelle Haïm, inset below, was a highlight with the SCO, as was their glowing performance of Beethoven's Pastoral under Robin Ticciati in November. Fierce gales stranded RSNO musicians on the outer reaches of Foula and Fair Isle in March, and rumour has it the hospitality they found there was so warm that they were disappointed when the storm finally passed. But the orchestra's Shetland residency was a flying success, fostering the kind of genuine folk-classical crossbreeding that often falls flat. Memories of fiddler Maurice Henderson teaching reels to an RSNO oboe quartet in a school gym in Unst will take some time to fade.
Two orchestra gigs stood out at the Edinburgh International Festival: the luxury sheen and high horsepower of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and Daniele Gatti, and the incomparable warmth and character of Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Mahler's Fifth Symphony.
A few notable one-offs, too. John Butt and the Dunedin Consort opened the Lammermuir Festival with a performance of Bach's St John Passion that cut to the heart. Paul Hillier and the Theatre of Voices took us back to the late 1960s sitting cross-legged and low-lit on the Old Fruitmarket floor for Stockausen's Stimmung. A great, white moon hung over the Hebrides Ensemble for a mesmerising account of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. The craggy silhouette of Tantallon Castle lit up in neon pinks and blues for Red Note Ensemble's site-specific Lammermuir Fest spectacular. And Sonica spiced up November with a series of playful sonic arts installations that promises much more where it came from.
All in all, not a bad haul for 12 short months.


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The River is Paul's most soulful vocal album to date. The songs were written and recorded during a 6-year period of time where his muse led him to live and perform in Maine in the summers and Hawaii in the winters. The beauty of his surroundings is evident not only in the tender, thoughtful lyrics to the ballads on the album, but also in the addition of songbirds, ocean waves, and of course, a river into the mix. ***** Review 'The tunes are packed with emotion, with wonderfully melodic harmonies and moving lyrics. Recommended!' -Heartsong Review.


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The AIM Healthcare index has shown positive returns in all but three out of the past 11 years (2007, 2008 and 2011), growing at a CAGR of 7.6% over the period. This compares with a CAGR of -0.3% for the broader FT AIM All Share, +0.6% for the AIM 100 and +3.5% for its more senior FT All Share Health index. Sector growth and relative performance to the AIM All Share index has accelerated over the past five years; the sector having risen 19.19% CAGR since 1 Jan 2012. This compares with 6.8% growth in the AIM All Share and 6.1% in the FT All Share. This outperformance can be attributed to the increasing success amongst the Healthcare constituents which have progressed their business plans to a point where substantial value has been/is being created and where many companies have successfully scaled their businesses to sustain future growth. We highlight four companies that have different business models but exemplify the opportunities that are increasingly becoming evident within the sector.
Companies: ABZA AKR AGY APH AGL AVCT BVXP COG CTH IHC LID MTFB ODX OPTI NIPT PRM SDI STX SNG TSTL
Future (FUTR LN) Results underline change and opportunity | IndigoVision Group (IND LN) Trading behind expectations; Chief Exec leaves | James Fisher & Sons (FSJ LN) Outlook unchanged; Offshore Oil recovery delayed | Sanderson Group (SND LN) Scaling up the Enterprise division | Speedy Hire (SDY LN) Earnings enhancing acquisitions | Vernalis (VER LN) Reduction in cough cold forecasts | WYG (WYG LN) UK challenges prompt further downgrades
Companies: SDY VER FSJ IND WYG SND FUTR
GSK has received the FDA approval for its HIV two-drug combo in a single tablet called Juluca. It is a fixed-dose tablet containing two previously approved (active ingredients) drugs, dolutegravir from GSK and rilpivirine from J&J, and will be given to patients who have been on an anti-retroviral therapy for at least six months.
Companies: GlaxoSmithKline
Tuzistra XR prescriptions (Rx) grew threefold to ~35k in FY16/17 (2nd year on the market) vs ~12k in FY15/16. Investment into addressing the barriers to higher Tuzistra XR prescribing is translating into higher Rx rates, although this has not been matched by revenue growth due to higher inventory stocking in the same period last year. In H217 FDA issued partner Tris with two complete response letters to Vernalis's CCP-07 and CCP-08 NDAs and we now model launch during the 2018/19 cough cold season. Our updated forecasts reflect this and lower Tuzistra XR revenues due to a slower than anticipated sales trajectory in the near term.
Companies: Vernalis
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting— Global provider of specialist consultancy services to the asset and wealth management industry. Due Oct. Revenue of £6.7 million for the year ended 31 March 2011 to £43.6 million for the year ended 31 March 2017. Offer TBA. Due 11 Oct. Cora Gold— West African focused gold exploration business, significantly enlarged by the amalgamation of the gold exploration assets in Mali and Senegal of Hummingbird Resources and Cora Gold's former parent, Kola Gold. Due 9 Oct. Offer TBA Springfield Properties—Scottish housebuilder. "Our turnover exceeded £100 million for the first time this year and now we employ around 500 people. This IPO is the next step in our growth." Expected Mid October. Offer TBA. OnTheMarket—Intention to float on AIM to raise c.£50m which will be used to fund the growth of the OnTheMarket.com portal, already the third biggest UK residential property portal provider. Expected valuation £200m to £250m. SolGold—Publication of prospectus regarding transfer from AIM. Due 6 Oct Glenveagh Properties— Dual Dublin and London IPO. Irish homebuilder with a principal focus on the Greater Dublin Area. The Group will combine an attractive land bank with a Gross Development Value of c.€1.1 billion. Seeking to raise gross proceeds of up to €550 million. Due 10 Oct People's Investment Trust—Objective of sustainable wealth creation. Also to list on the Social Stock Exchange. Targeting £125m raise on 17 Oct. No performance fees or executive bonuses in order to focus on long term rather than short term performance. ContourGlobal LP—Report on Bloomberg that the thermal energy power generator is considering a London listing.
Companies: SBTX SRON NSCI MTFB NBB MERC AGL
Belluscura— Provider of premium medical devices at value prices to address part of the global unmet need for affordable, premium quality medical devices. Raising £7.5m to £10m. Offer TBA. Due early Dec Miriad Advertising—Global video advertising company incorporated in 2015 and is engaged in the development of native invideo advertising . 2016 rev £0.7m and £7.3m operating loss. Offer TBA Keystone Law Group— full service law firm with over 250 self-employed lawyers . Due 27 Nov. Raising £10m at 160p. Mkt Cap £50m. Revenue of £25.6 million and EBITDA of £2.1 million. In FYJan17. Beeks Financial Cloud -niche cloud computing and connectivity provider for automated (algorithmic) trading in Forex and Futures financial products . Raising £7m. Mkt Cap c.£24.5m. Due 27 Nov. FYJun17 rev £4m. Profitable at operating level. City Pub Group - owner and operator of an estate of 34 premium pubs across Southern England. £30m raise. Consistent track record of strong revenue and EBITDA growth, with a three year CAGR from FY14 to FY16 of 34.9% and 44.8% respectively, and an EBITDA margin of 14.7% in FY16. Due late Nov. Offer raising £46.6m at 170p with market cap £96m. Ten Lifestyle Hldgs. Technology-enabled lifestyle and travel platform providing trusted concierge services to the world's wealthy. Net revenue increased from £20m in the year ended 31 August 2015 to £33m in the year ended 31 August 2017, a compound annual growth rate of 29%. Offer TBA, expected 27 Nov 2017. OnTheMarket—Intention to float on AIM to raise c.£50m which will be used to fund the growth of the OnTheMarket.com portal, already the third biggest UK residential property portal provider. Expected valuation £200m to £250m. OG Graphite, brownfield development-stage graphite company focused on the reactivation of its wholly-owned Kearney natural flake graphite mine and mill located 280 km north of Toronto, Canada. Offer TBA, expected mid November.
Companies: NMRP STR IKA BMN AERO GYG MPM NSCI KETL
Prescient Therapeutics is planning a clinical trial of PTX-100 in RhoA-mutant lymphomas, a niche indication where the company could potentially conduct a pivotal study before out-licensing. It has resumed recruitment in the Phase Ib component of trials of lead anti-cancer compound PTX-200 in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and ovarian cancer, and is working with the FDA to recommence its Phase II breast cancer study. The company had A$6.9m cash on 30 September, sufficient to fund operations into FY19. We value Prescient at A$62m or A$0.29 per share.
Companies: PRESCIENT THERAPEUTICS LTD
BB Biotech (BION) is a long-established (since 1993), Switzerland-based global investor in the innovative area of biotechnology. It is differentiated from peers by its short list of stocks (typically 30-35) and high-conviction approach, with five to eight core holdings accounting for half to two-thirds of the portfolio. While the fund can be vulnerable to short-term sentiment dips (such as in the period immediately before and after the US presidential election in 2016), its performance record is impressive in both absolute and relative terms, with a NAV total return of c 270% over five years, and NAV and share price outperformance of the benchmark NASDAQ Biotechnology index over three, six and 12 months, and three, five and 10 years to 31 October 2017 (all in Swiss franc terms). A high distribution policy of 5.0% underpins the current dividend yield of 4.3%.
Companies: BB BIOTECH
Companies: BILB PREM EHP
In the November edition of the Hardman Monthly Newsletter, Nigel Hawkins assesses the achievements of AIM – and how it has thrived, despite a challenging financial environment, in recent years.
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In the October edition of the Hardman Monthly newsletter, Chief Executive, Keith Hiscock analyses the much misunderstood – but highly important – issue of stock liquidity. In particular, he focuses on the lower echelons of the Main Market and of AIM.
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Dechra's AGM update confirms all is in line with growth across all business areas. It is still early in the year, but this is reassuring nonetheless. We have been a bit overly cautious with our estimates and are upgrading our EPS forecasts by ~7-8%, bringing us more in line with consensus. The shares now trading on a Cal'17 P/E of 30x, EV/EBITDA of 20x, falling to 27x/17.5x in Cal'18. The FCF Yield is still 4% however so whilst the shares are certainly not cheap, the valuation is not completely out there. Dechra remains a core mid cap holding, but we move to Hold on valuation grounds.
Companies: Dechra Pharmaceuticals
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) reported Q3-17 Core earnings some 3% above consensus estimates back on 25 October-17, and reiterated its guidance for 3- 5% EPS growth at constant exchange rates (CER) for FY-17. That said, two other factors spooked the stock market; firstly, higher SG&A spend for the coming two years will probably lead to flat earnings growth out to 2020 and secondly, GSK has openly stated that it is interested in purchasing Pfizer's Consumer division (which could cost cUS$ 13bn). As a result it may revise its dividend policy i.e. cut the dividend in future years to fund such an acquisition. Unquestionably this is a risk, but today's share price is partially factoring this in. We downgrade our recommendation to Long term Buy (Buy) and reduce our target price to 1450p (1800p) given the dividend risk, but GSK remains a very strong business which investors should keep in mind.
Companies: GlaxoSmithKline
Data presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) congress by third parties has positive implications for Prima Biomed's LAG3 pipeline, both its in-house IMP321 APC activator and the anti-LAG3 program out-licensed to Novartis. Prima itself presented encouraging data from ongoing studies of IMP321 in FY17, including a 47% response rate in the run-in phase of its AIPAC breast cancer Phase II. Prima earned a $1m milestone from Novartis in August, showing that the partnered anti-LAG3 program is progressing. The company guides that the ~$5m raised from US investors in July extends the funding runway to Q4 CY18. We increase our valuation to $206m (vs $192m) or $8.75/ADR.
Companies: Prima BioMed
Siemens Healthineers announced yesterday that it has introduced its high-sensitivity troponin I test (TNIH) into certain markets outside the US. The test incorporates Bioventix's antibody, for which it will receive royalties on Siemens' product sales. This removes one of the market's main concerns and downside risk to the share price – how to bridge the potential gap between the loss of a c.£0.9m royalty stream from a customer using its NT-proBNP antibodies, which ceases in August 2017. Our forecasts assumed that Siemens' TNIH test would be available from 1 July 2017 with royalty revenues of c.£0.4m in FY 2018, leaving open the potential for upgrading PBT and target price by c.10% to 1925p if one assumes higher Year 1 sales.
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Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off
all i know of this is it made CMGs top ten of the decade and id never heard of it. maybe its time i should
Album Rating: 4.5seriously it's like downer was birthed from a rock in 2006
Album Rating: 5.0i missed a lot of trends when i was 12
Album Rating: 5.0but hey better late than never
Album Rating: 4.0shocks me at how young most of the people are here.
Album Rating: 5.01991 baby =)
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off91 represent
Album Rating: 4.0'91 yeah budday
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Album Rating: 4.5amen knott
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Album Rating: 4.5So good. Boys, You Won't is my favorite indie rock song.
Ha ha 88. Also, good review. Guess I'll check this out.
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Good review Mike. I like Hopeless very much, so I add this to my listen to albums.
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@rainbowdash465 Sadly, I believe there is nothing we can do now. All is said and done. We can only hope she keeps appearing in the background here and there. "Les jeux sont faits" (french saying meaning that the dice are played.)Monday, 12-Mar-12 01:09:22 UTC from StatusNet iPhone in context


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Nowadays, digital marketing plays an important role in increasing business brand awareness. No matter how large or small the company is, every business need to engage in online efforts to extend its reach and to let more people know that the business actually exist.
Brand awareness is a term used as a measure of a business or a product's popularity through its distinctive qualities and unique representation. It plays a crucial role in a business growth. To effectively increase brand awareness, a company or the business' digital marketing expert have to come up with a helpful campaign that understands, track and cater the needs of the users, especially the target audience.
There are so many marketing opportunities developed but not everything can be used effectively to develop a strategic and effective campaign. There are some campaigns that might not be as effective as the other. That's why we have to put extra attention on the campaign strategy that we are going to use for brand awareness.
Coming up with your own brand awareness campaign may be a challenge but knowing the right elements to make use of can help you come up with an effective strategy that will help you increase brand awareness. Let's take a look on 3 important element of an effective brand awareness campaign.
Social Media
The value of social media cannot be clearly defined but perhaps we are all aware that it plays an important role in digital marketing. It is no news already that social media use are growing in astounding rate. Social media is a powerful marketing tool that can drive a lot of traffic and it can influence people to move.
Whether you are just starting to build brand awareness or you are in the process of rebranding after a crisis, you can use social media as a tool to increase brand awareness. But remember that in using social media for a campaign, you need to put your users on top of your priority list. Otherwise, it won't work just as you expect it.
Balanced Content
The online industry is made up of diversity of things and to blend in you also need to find the balance on the content you share. In posting content, you should put in mind that it is not just for promotional purposes. Along with promoting your brand, you also need to share insights and information to your audience. You also have to give them value by providing useful insights and answers to their most common question. The more useful your contents are, the more users you can attract. Furthermore, you also have to diversify the kind of content you post. Posting text-based contents all the time are boring, there are times that images or videos are more effective that plain text.
Engagement And Interaction
It is also important that you engage and interact to your audience. When you engage to your users, this will give them an impression that you are real and you are not just another hoax trying to prey them for money. Constantly, engage and interact to them by having actual conversations, asking and answering questions, responding to comments, and addressing concerns.
Increasing your brand awareness is not an easy feat, but these tips might just be able to help you build a strong branding campaign which can eventually contribute a lot in building your digital presence.


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We are going to take you through the process of making a bouquet.
Materials Need: flowers, foliage, floral shears, ribbon scissors, floral tape
1. Carefully selected flowers, it is important to process and prep each flower.
2. Start by removing leaves and thorns from the stems, however, we will leave some near the top to keep a natural look. We also remove outside petals that may be damaged or unsightly. Lastly, trim each stem and cut at an angle with sharp stem cutters and place back into cold water.
3. We start with 2 or 3 main focal flowers and add foliage in a circle around the center, which helps lay the ground work to build the bouquet around.
4. Holding the bouquet of flowers in one hand, carefully and loosely add a single flower at a time, crossing the stems to fill the bouquet.
5. Once all of the flowers are arranged to satisfaction, secure the bouquet where the flowers curve naturally and the stems begin to cluster using floral tape. Depending on the style of bouquet, wrap the bouquet and hand-tie it.
6. Lastly we trim to bottom of the bouquet to make the stems even. If the bouquet is centered and balanced, it will most likely stand on it's own. To keep the bouquet fresh, we place the bottom of the stems back in water until the bouquet is ready to be used.
Flowers used: garden rose, dahlia, green-eyed ranunculus, anemone, spray rose, asclepias physocarpus oscar, celosia, flatleaf fern, camelia foliage, evergreen foliage.
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Bismarck State College Theatre presents new play about Germans from Russia
November 4, 2005
Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Bismarck State College Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck State College Theatre explores the strength of family in the North Dakota premiere of "Handing Down the Names" Nov. 9-13 in Sidney J. Lee Auditorium. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
In a montage of stories, playwright Steven Dietz honors his family's enduring courage and uncommon choice to leave their German homeland and travel to Russia to secure a better future for their children. They and other immigrants became known collectively as the Germans from Russia, a peasant people whose farming skills enriched the barren steppes for 150 years until oppression brought many to America in the early 1900s.
Dietz uses family history, documented historical facts and events, and imagination to create a seven-generation mosaic of the "Dorn" family from 1766 to 1949. The play imparts the loss and pain of separation as circumstances split family apart with some settling in America and others forced to return or stay in Russia during the turbulent early 20th century.
"This is about heritage; what it meant then, and how it has changed over time," says director Dan Rogers, associate professor of speech and theater.
Audiences will find a history lesson in the exodus launched when Catherine the Great of Russia, a monarch of German heritage, issued a manifesto inviting her kinsmen to settle land annexed in a war.
The play opens in Germany with Ruth, a young woman whose husband was forced into military service and dies. She is pregnant, and, according to custom, her husband's younger brother offers marriage to hand down the name. They join others in the yearlong trip on the Volga River to a promised land of treeless prairie and hardship.
"But within 100 years, these people turned the region into the breadbasket of Russia and fed the entire country," Rogers says.
The 17-member ensemble cast performs multiple roles. Players are Ian Knodel, Andrea Ficek, Karissa Pudwill, Sean Marshall, and Conrad Bauer, all of Bismarck; Kelsey Fredricks, Charlie Barber, and Matt Jacobson-Heck, Mandan; Amber Wolfe, Hazen; Danielle Stadick, Beulah; Chantal Withe, Wilton; Jordan Axtman, Harvey; Toby Lund, Selfridge; Alexander Duppong, Glen Ullin; Kayla Sanford, Watford City; Courtney Olson, Sidney, Mont.; and Laura Struckman, Savage, Mont. Between 80 to 90 percent of the cast happens to have German-Russian heritage, Rogers says.
Craig Moxon, technical theater instructor, provides set and lighting design. Students in lead production positions are Farren Gunderson, assistant director, Mandan; and Jessica Hafen, assistant technical director, Shawnee, Kan.
The Germans from Russia Heritage Society will provide informational displays at the BSC auditorium. Reserved seat tickets are $5 and can be purchased weekdays until 4 p.m. at the box office beginning Oct. 31.
Note: Do a web search for playright Steven Dietz and of the play, "Handing Down the Names" for interesting website pages of the performance of this play at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in the spring of 2005 and at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, in April of 2005.