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Farewell to Two Nonagenarian Giants of Music
In the flood of major national and international news last week, it was possible to miss the sad report that tenor Nicolai Gedda and Mahler expert Henry-Louis de La Grange died. Gedda was 91 and de La Grange 92, both leading lights in their fields through decades, always respected and even beloved.
Gedda was one of the most intelligent, elegant, uncompromising artists of his generation, fluent in Swedish, Russian, German, French, and English, with impeccable diction and affecting musical phrasing.
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda was born in Stockholm in 1925, abandoned by his parents, raised by relatives speaking Swedish and Russian, lived in Germany until Hitler came to power, and returned to Sweden. He was working as a bank teller when the legendary record producer Walter Legge (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's husband) auditioned him and wrote, as he launched Gedda on his career:
He sang the Carmen Flower Song so tenderly yet passionately that I was moved almost to tears. He delivered the difficult rising scale ending with a clear and brilliant B-flat. Almost apologetically I asked him to try to sing it as written — pianissimo, rallentando, and diminuendo. Without turning a hair he achieved the near-miracle — incredibly, beautifully, and without effort.
That was also the experience of audiences in the world's greatest opera houses when Gedda sang. I was lucky to hear him in Rossini's William Tell, a performance crystal clear in memory after decades. That was in Italy in the late 1970s. Gedda sang in San Francisco before then just a few times: in the title role of Fra Diavolo, 1968–69; as the Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier, and as des Grieux in Manon, 1971–72.
The Guardian obituary calls Gedda "one of the most versatile and cosmopolitan singers of the 50s and onwards, as much admired in concerts and recitals as in opera." At his very debut, in Stockholm, in 1952, he sang the role of Chapelou in Adolphe Adam's Le postillon de Lonjumeau, conquering with ease one of the most difficult tenor arias in all of opera, with high D's. For Gedda, the D-flat and even Arturo's impossible high F in I Puritani seemed effortless.
De La Grange, similarly to Gedda, was a multilingual luminary of the world. Born in Paris, in 1924, to a French father and American mother, he studied at the Sorbonne and Yale University, started his career as a music critic with major American and French newspapers. In the early 1950s, de La Grange became "shocked and fascinated" by the music of Gustav Mahler and subsequently dedicated his life to research and advocacy.
Besides writing the definitive multivolume study of the composer, de La Grange also founded the essential archives, Médiathèque Musicale Mahler and Bibliothèque Gustav Mahler. De La Grange told SFCV during his acclaimed visit to San Francisco to participate in Michael Tilson Thomas' 2009 Mahler Festival:
By 1946, when I went to Yale, I had already bought half the available Mahler records and then I bought the other half in New Haven. They were heavy and bulky albums to carry around but it did not take me long to decide that Mahler was the greatest of the unknown and underrated composers ... or the most underrated of the great composers. In any case I quickly decided that Mahler needed someone to write about him and to find out the available facts.
Still today, I find Mahler's provocations, his excesses and paradoxes, an essential part of his greatness. How could anyone go that far at that time?
Music and Dance on Screen at the Asian American Film Fest
For those who were there at the beginning, it's hard to believe that the 35th season of what is now called CAAMFest 2017 (but stubborn traditionalists know as the S.F. Asian American Film Festival) is upon us, March 9–19. Along with the important headline events, here are some of the performing-arts films of interest:
Poi E: The Story of Our Song (March 12, 12:20 p.m., Alamo Drafthouse Cinema) — Directed by Tearepa Kahi, the film revisits the song that took New Zealand by storm, and the pride it continues to inspire more than 30 years later.
My Next Step (March 14, 6:30 p.m., Alamo) — Cheuk Cheung's documentary about fading traditions of Chinese opera, and an intimate portrait of a last wusheng (martial hero) opera performer.
Singing in Graveyards (March 14, 8:50 p.m., Alamo) — Directed by Bradley Liew, the film deals with the out-of-touch and out-of-mind world of a musician bent on following the footsteps of his Pinoy (Filipino) rock legend idol.
Thao Nguyen documentary (March 15. 6:20 p.m., Alamo) — Todd Stan Krolczyk directed the film that follows S.F.-based indie singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen on her travels to Vietnam to reconnect with family and culture.
Bad Rap (March 16, 4 p.m., S.F. Jewish Community Center) — The documentary directed by Salima Koroma follows Asian American rappers Awkwafina, Dumbfounded, Rekstizzy and Lyricks as they break ethnic and music-industry stereotypes. The event also includes live performances.
In Search of Perfect Consonance (March 16, 7 p.m., S.F. Jewish Community Center) — Ruby Yang's film is of a journey across Asia with young musicians, illustrating their passion and dedication.
Dancing Through Life: The Dorothy Toy Story (March 18, 3:10 p.m., New Parkway Theater) — Rick Quan directed the film about the famous tap dancer, interviewed at age 99 and highlights of her career shown.
The Tenor (March 18, 4:15 p.m., New People) — Kim Sang-Man's feature-length documentary about tenor Bae Jae-chul's path back to the stage after losing his voice to thyroid cancer.
Erie Mills Leads Livermore Valley Opera to a 1940s Marriage of Figaro
Internationally acclaimed soprano Erie Mills is beginning her new job as Livermore Valley Opera's artistic director with a production of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro set in the style of 1940s Hollywood films.
The company's two previous productions of the opera were traditional, but Mills was looking for something new:
I thought it was time for us to see it done in a different, yet meaningful way. This production will be interesting for those who know it as well as for those who have never seen the opera.
We have a fabulous cast featuring baritone Bernardo Bermudez (Count Almaviva), soprano Lacy Sauter (Countess Almaviva), soprano Christie Conover (Susanna) and baritone Efrain Solis (Figaro), and I trust Brian [Luedloff] and our Music Director Alexander Katsman to give our audiences an experience they will not forget. It has the potential to be the La La Land of opera!
The opera is staged by Brian Luedloff, who sees a parallel between the aristocracy depicted by Mozart and Hollywood film stars:
A film stage setting will allow us to reveal some of Figaro's scenes in a traditional way with period costumes (those scenes being filmed) and in a more immediate way in the behind-the-scenes elements of the story — and all without losing a bit of the delicious humanity and humor that Mozart, [librettist] daPonte and [playwright] Beaumarchais intended!
There will be four performances in Bankhead Theater between March 11 and 19, along with an opening night gala and activities including preopera talks and a free student dress rehearsal on March 9. Audiences are encouraged to participate by coming to performances in 1940s attire.


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How a man or woman copes with stress will depend largely on his or her personality. ISFJ is one of the sixteen personalities as defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. It is very difficult, near impossible, to generalize causes of stress or how one must deal with stress. Numerous factors play a role, including but not limited to age, gender, socioeconomic conditions, relationships and health.
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The acronym ISFJ stands for Extraversion, iNtuition, Thinking and Perceiving. These are the four primary attributes of a woman or man with ISFJ personality. These very attributes can be the source or cause of stress. Extraversion or being outspoken, easy to be with, easy to talk to and a fondness for contacts with people or socializing can be an advantage. But these can be a disadvantage when there is an excess.
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A bit too much reliance on others or on socializing can cause stress to the ISFJ. Excessive idealism or an excess of conceptualizing can be stressful. Thinking too much or putting enormous importance on logic and rationality while making decisions can also put ISFJ under stress. Perceiving too much or indulging in excessive spontaneity can put ISFJ under stress.
2. Take Things Personal
ISFJ women and men have a natural tendency to take things personally. They are not very sensitive in the literal sense but they can react to criticism or lack of support in an introverted way. They would suppress their feelings. They would become shyer and will overload themselves with those very causes of stress.
3. Reluctant to Change
Reluctant to change and being too altruistic, ISFJ women and men will be under stress whenever they are put into ever changing circumstances and when they don't want to bother others with something they need. ISFJ personalities are good-natured people and are warm, compassionate and helpful. These very traits can be the causes of stress when they are not cared for, when people exploit their helpful nature and when they think they can bear the load of others without realizing the psychological fallout of the same.
How Should ISFJ Cope with and Overcome Stress?
The first step is to know when an ISFJ is under stress. An ISFJ woman or man is stressed when they are perpetually angry or get angry abruptly, when they are extremely rigid and unnecessarily critical of others and of oneself, when they are pessimistic and lose control of circumstances they are in. One must spot these signs at the earliest to know that there is something that is causing the behavioral outbursts.
Here's how ISFJ personalities must overcome stress.
1. Naturally Inclined to Help Others
They draw a great sense of satiation and fulfillment when they help others. This can be used to one's advantage. It is quite likely that some people would take this help for granted and that itself can cause stress. But then one can always help others who are in genuine need of that help. This will take an ISFJ's mind off the stressful factors and they will find some solace.
2. Incredibly Patient
But this attribute works to their disadvantage when they are under stress. They develop a tendency to wait till the causes of stress are done away with and they may wait for it to happen naturally. Causes of stress can be got rid of over time but that is not the best approach. An ISFJ personality must never be patient while under stress and should not let the problems linger. They must identify the causes of stress and meet them head on. The problems must be resolved. Finding the solution is imperative. Since ISFJ people are hard working and they are quite committed to a cause, they can use this attribute of their personality to find the solutions. This quest itself will be sufficient to reduce the impact of stress.
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They can appear almost broken when they are under stress. This is partly because they are humble anyway and when they have a tough time their humility can be mistaken for being completely shattered. Self esteem may take a hit and they may become more reserved and shelled. It is necessary to break this shell. One must find an activity that can reignite the enthusiastic nature of ISFJ and one must also find someone to share their feelings with.


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Whitchurch, Shropshire
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Berwick Road West/ Welsh Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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Best Western Plus Pinewood on Wilmslow
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Capacity20-120 Avg. PP£65.00
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Capacity12-150 Avg. PP£25.00
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The family of Nigeria's immediate past Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has described as untrue, reports in the media that she died Thursday afternoon in London.
"The report is untrue. She's alive and well," a family member was quoted variously by many online news blogs.
Naional Accord reports that the family was responding to a gale of enquiries following reports earlier on Thursday evening about the death of Diezani, who has been down with cancer-related ailment since leaving office in May this year..
The speculation that Diezani had died went viral before family members came up with a rebuttal, insisting that she is still alive.
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Discover a private and exclusive area only for those sailing in MSC Yacht Club. A place where you can savor exclusivity and privacy in a world of choice. Where you can indulge in the luxury of a private club, while enjoying access to the myriad of recreation and entertainment possibilities throughout the rest of the ship. Tropical Sails Corp had the opportunity to stay in the Yacht Club recently. We took plenty of photos of the Yacht Club and of the food, drinks and surroundings.
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New Delhi: Impressed with the under-19 boys recent successes, the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) Monday announced a cash incentive of Rs 20 lakh for the junior team.
The amount will be given to them for their title triumph in the Asian Volleyball Championship in April and their second-place finish in the world U-19 championship in Thailand which concluded Sunday.
This was announced here by VFI president Sivanthi Adityan.
In the Asian Youth Championship held in Visakhapatnam in April, India had beaten Iran 3-1 in the final to emerge champions.
VFI secretary K. Murugan said the sports ministry should help the game in the country. The ministry has a strange attitude towards the game. We are playing so well in several competitions but still we are not getting adequate funds for promotion of the game, he said.
We were surprised when one poor performance in an international meet prompted the ministry to deny clearance to the volleyball team for the Asian Games in Busan. VFI was forced to send the team to Busan on its own, he said. Playing good one day and rank bad another day happens to every team including the cricket and hockey teams, Murugan said.
Our aim is 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. We are hopeful that the u-19 players can prove their mettle at the highest level once they get a chance.
On the arrival here coach G. E. Sridharan said: No doubt it is quite disappointing to lose in the final despite putting up a brave fight. But our performance has made the world aware of what we can do in future.
Though India put up a spirited performance in the final and even took lead in the first two sets, they faltered at the end to lose the match 1-3.
You cannot afford to make mistakes against teams like Brazil who have won the title six times so far. Though we played really well to beat Brazil in the league match, unfortunately we made a few errors in the final which proved decisive in the end, said the coach.


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VMworld is an important event for Nimble Storage, because many of the storage and virtualization experts coming to San Francisco are interested in learning more about the best storage technologies, such as flash-optimized storage solutions.
It's been a busy year around here. Since VMworld last August, Nimble Storage has:
- Reached the 1,500-customer milestone, with accelerating adoption every quarter
- Launched our InfoSight services to help customers manage their arrays more efficiently
- Launched our SmartStack pre-validated reference architectures in collaboration with VMware and Cisco
- Debuted in the Visionaries quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for General-Purpose Disk Arrays
- Launched NimbleConnect, our online community for Nimble Storage customers, partners, and other IT professionals
If you're going to VMworld, come by our booth, #921, and see for yourself what the buzz is about – we'd love to catch up with you on all the latest happenings at Nimble Storage, and hear your thoughts on storage and virtualization as well. If you're rushed for time, our recurring in-booth presentations will tell you what you need to know in a matter of minutes, on topics that include the breakthrough CASL architecture, our SmartStack solutions, and InfoSight.
This year we'll have specific stations with live demos and experts focused on four topics: end user computing, business critical applications, InfoSight, and a tech preview where we'll give you an early sneak peek at some of the amazing things our engineers are working on in their labs. And our "Brainiac Bar" will have our top technical experts waiting, whiteboard marker in hand, to answer your most pressing storage questions.
The VMworld conference sessions are one of the key reasons attendees make the trip. Here are a few we're especially excited about and think you may find valuable:
- STO6572 – Evaluating Storage Advances for the Virtualized Datacenter : Nimble CEO, Suresh Vasudevan, will discuss the latest storage advancements for the virtual datacenter. George Mitsopoulos, CTO at service provider Virtacore, will also present on how his firm leverages elastic compute and hybrid storage to deliver scalable, efficient cloud services.
- STO5559 – The Future of Storage: A Panel Discussion: Nimble Founder and Vice President of Engineering, Varun Mehta, will participate in a panel discussion with executives from IBM, HP, Dell, EMC, NetApp and VMware on trends shaping next-generation datacenter architectures. Topics include software defined storage, solid state storage architecture evolution, granular data management, cloud file systems and cloud storage.
- BCO5431 – Customers and Service Provider's Perspectives on DR Strategy, Tips and Tricks for Private and Hybrid Cloud Environments: Nimble vExpert Wen Yu will be moderating this panel on DR for private cloud and DRaaS. Panelists include Virtacore Systems, eMeter, City of Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Foster Pepper.
- EUC5610 – Virtualized Inception: Mobility Dream within a VDI Dream; Realized!: Robert Dixon, Director of IT for CU Boulder, and his colleagues will explore the journey to desktop virtualization to support BYOD and mobile users around his campus.
- STP1003 – Nimble Storage SmartStack: Proven Reference Architectures from VMware, Cisco, and Nimble Storage : Nimble technical expert Michael McLaughlin and I will present on how our SmartStack solutions with VMware and Cisco help organizations accelerate deployment and reduce risk.
VMworld promises to be a great event this year, and we really hope to see you there. So don't forget to come by and visit Nimble Storage at booth #921 – you may even get lucky and get a chance to drive around in a Maserati convertible for a couple of weeks!
See you in San Francisco!
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The television is littered with shows that are meant to entertain, inspire, enlighten, anger, and uplift. You can turn the TV on without tuning into a drama, comedy, 'dramedy', do-it-yourself shows, documentaries, and reality TV shows.
The reality TV show has come a long way from Cops and other investigation type shows. Nowadays, you can watch people race around the world, bake cakes, bust myths, catch fish, survive in the wild, sing, act, juggle chainsaws, and dance.
Believe it or not, the talent show has become the most popular reality show. What used to be a sad and silly school event that left many embarrassed and others triumphant, is now a multi-million dollar business- no business like show business.
If you love the art of dance, you need to tune into such reality shows as: Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, and Dance You're A$$ Off where contestants audition for a place in the big show where they can showcase their dancing talent in front of millions of viewers.
If music is more your art of choice, you have to tune in, literally, and watch; American Idol. American Idol is one of the most watched shows of all time, racking in millions of viewers every show, especially the results show. American Idol has birthed such successful musical artists as: Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson, and David Archuleta.
If you love visual and musical arts in general, you absolutely must set your DVR to record America's Got Talent, or Britain's Got Talent. These shows are national talent shows that seek out the most talented of people. Viewers watch, enjoy or cringe, and they get to choose which contestant they want to win.
The arts of music and dance have taken a new turn- from live on stage to live on TV, but the enjoyment of each is still the same.


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Perfect Long Islnd Wedding Eyebrows BRIDAL BEAUTY
Girls, your eyebrows need lots of TLC before the big day. Today, nationally-acclaimed beauty expert, Ramy Gafni, known as the celebrity "Brow King," (with celeb clients such as Rhianna, Taylor Swift and Ivanka Trump), and a world-leading makeup artist with his own line of RAMY cosmetics, is ready to share his "911 Wedding tips" for the perfect brow on your special day:
1. Plan Ahead: If you know your brows are far from perfect, go see a professional brow groomer—ideally six months before your wedding day. This allows enough time to grow the brows in with an expert's objective guidance, and also gives you time to grow them back if you're not happy with the results.
2. Keep it classic: Did you know that eyebrows are considered a feature on your face—as important as your nose and lips? You'll want to look back at your wedding pictures and admire the classically shaped eyebrows, not apologize for showing off the latest trend (super thin, rounded, etc).
3. "Grow" Before "go!": If you're ready to elope, (and didn't have six months to plan ahead), you can still see a brow expert right up until the day before your wedding! If you go to someone who is highly recommended, you'll more likely be glad you did it. But if you're going to wait until the last minute, try to grow the brows in as much as possible before getting them shaped.
4. Fill 'em up: Unless your brows are naturally bold, glam-up your look by filling-in your brows on your wedding day. Choose a brow filler that is one or two shades lighter than your brow hair color. Filling-in your brows on the big day will make your eyes look bigger and will give you a much more finished and polished look.
5. Groom the Groom! Hate the unibrow? Many men need to have their brows groomed before their wedding day. You want the groom to look, well…groomed!


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Craftsbury Conversations: Audrey Mangan
Glad to share this interview of Craftsbury JR Coach, Audrey Mangan from GRP Rower Liz Vogt. Audrey's unmistakable ever-present smile and friendly hello are a welcome addition to the Craftsbury community. Audrey joined the junior coaching crew this spring and … Continue reading
Craftsbury Rocks Race to the Top of Vermont!
Last Sunday, a group of Craftsbury juniors made the trek to Stowe to compete in the annual Race to the Top of Vermont. The race winds its way up the Toll Road on Mt. Mansfield, gaining over 2500 vertical feet … Continue reading
2016 West Hill TT Round One
This past week kicked off the 2016 summer training season for the Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club masters group. After easing in Wednesday with a light version of our traditional circuit strength, the crew assembled at the foot of West Hill … Continue reading
Recipe of the Month- Garden Fresh Caprese Salad
There is technically still one day left in the month of August, so we figure it's not too late to post our Recipe of the Month. It's especially not too late to post a recipe this good; it's all about … Continue reading
Why Ski?
Allison Van Akkeren was kind enough to share some writing from her Sterling College students in the Advanced Cross-Country ski class as part of their final project of a Nordic ski handbook. Pretty inspiring – perhaps you should get out … Continue reading
BKL Festival: Parent Photo Gallery
Images from Saturday in Waterville. 2014 CL relay – Thanks BKL parents for sharing with us! You can find more pics online as well – click thru here. Chris Young: Paul Bierman: Paula Davidson:
A White Thanksgiving
This year, we were thankful for a white Thanksgiving! In addition to perfect conditions on the 2k man-made snow loop, mother nature provided just enough ntural snow for us to pack down 17k of our core trails with the snow machine. … Continue reading
Songbird Monitoring at the COC
This summer a new conservation program was started at the Outdoor Center. We have joined the Vermont Center for Ecostudies' Forest Bird Monitoring Program (FBMP) which was initiated in 1989. The FBMP's goal is to track long-term changes in populations … Continue reading
Eggs in a Nest: Bernd Heinrich talks Birds at Craftsbury
Noted naturalist, biologist and author, Dr. Bernd Heinrich spoke to a crowd Monday night in the Dining Hall on a dark and stormy night. Amid flashes of lightning and with nearby trees crashing down in the violent winds, Dr. Heinrich … Continue reading
Breiland and Brodhead in VTSports
Some familiar faces in the July issue of Vermont Sports – sculling coach Erik Breiland and Ski Director John Brodhead. Erik is the Reader-athlete of the Month, and John is interviewed to recap the Mad Triathlon.


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Brit mum dies in horrific 20ft hot air balloon fall
A BRITISH woman has died after she fell from a hot air balloon while holidaying with her family.
Mum-of-two Susan Astle, 48, had been on a safari holiday with her husband and sons when strong winds tipped the hot air balloon basket they had been travelling in.
Mrs Astle suffered fatal head injuries after she reportedly fell 20ft from the balloon as it came in to land near Mooinooi, in South Africa.
She was airlifted to hospital – but died the next day.
A four-year-old girl and her mum were also thrown from the basket and rushed to hospital where they are still being treated for serious internal and spine injuries.
"We had to hold on for dear life"Olivia Denny
They were among 14 people on board the flight organised by Original Balloon Safaris.
Survivor Olivia Denny, 70, told the Sun : "We had to hold on for dear life.
"The wind swept us away.
"It felt like driving backwards in a car at 40km/h.
"We were dragged through bushes and rocks before we landed between two trees."
A paramedic at the scene later said: "The basket tilted when it was about 20ft from the ground because of wind and the lady and a child fell out before it crashed."
Bill Harrop – the British owner of Original Balloon Safaris – said they were conducting internal investigations and were co-operating with authorities.


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In part 1 of The Patent Bargain, the basics of the patent system were laid down. We learned that, in Patent World, "new" may or may not mean "new." Basically, we established that in a nutshell, you share your innovation with the world so that, in the future, others may flatter you by reproducing it, and in the mean time you and only you choose how your technology impacts the world.
You can license your invention to a large company, where it might be integrated into their latest products. Or perhaps you wish to form a company and sell products and services based on your patented technology. You can even go through the process of patenting your development and once that patent issues, go out into your backyard and bury it so no one can use your new technology. It's yours and, subject to a few narrow exceptions, you can pretty much do whatever you want with the rights granted to you in a patent.
In some ways, obtaining a patent is also like a game of HORSE. For the uninitiated, HORSE is a basketball game where you first demonstrate a cool way of sinking a basket, a trick shot. Then your friends try to out do you by watching your trick and then performing a better trick. Your friends demonstrate their own way of improving on your original trick. In Patent World, you demonstrate your cool trick by describing, in your patent/patent application, your innovation in a way that other talented people can reproduce. Sometimes, those talented people are inspired to apply other advancements to your original innovation. That improvement can also be eligible for patent protection! In fact, of the eight million patents that have been issued to inventors by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, most of them have been for improvements on other technologies, rather than for fundamentally new innovations, like the first airplane! As a creative person, it is important to remember that clever improvements, whether they are intermediate steps in a larger project or a random thought about a way to do something a little better or more simply, are often very valuable and unique, just as the proverbial big light bulb idea may be!
Most people believe that the patent system is a work in progress, in terms of striking a balance between protecting the rights of creative people and organizations, encouraging the use of new technology, and ensuring continued technological improvement and development. Even Congress shares this belief; having recently passed the America Invents Act. This law is the largest reform to the patent system since 1952, when The Today Show first aired. The changes caused by the America Invents Act and how that may impact space-related technologies are the stuff of another post or five!
From a broader perspective, if you examine my game of HORSE analogy, it is easy to see that this process of demonstrating your innovation through a patent and then demonstrating your improvement on the original patent, or having someone else demonstrate their improvement, spurs creativity and innovation in the United States. This encouragement of continual technological innovation fulfills, at least in part, the Constitutional mandate of "promot[ing] the Progress of Science and useful Arts."
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During her artist residency in eastern fjords of Iceland, Anaïs Duplan led a modified version of ManifeStation, a temporary manifesto-writing service, at the LungA School, an alternative arts school in Seyðisfjörður. In a four-hour intensive, the LungA students held in-depth interviews with each other, crafted short manifestos, and held a reading in the school's auditorium.
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Anaïs Duplan is the author of the forthcoming chapbook, Take This Stallion (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2015). Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Phantom Limb, Birdfeast, PANK, Souvenir, amongst other journals. She is also Head Astronaut at The Spacesuits, a multimedia initiative to generate new concepts for paradise.


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Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Lol. Its a virtual buzz.
It looked like it was pretty well done, especially the backround. The colors are all mixed up together, but it doesn't seem forced or hurt when your eyes when u look at it.
I liked how you made the background blurry, but i think the blurryness of the cat was unneeded because he is the center of the piece and on the foreground. Its really good tho. Hope u get scouted soon.
Thanks for the review! :)
I agree about the blurriness. I would've made it clearer if I wasn't extremely suckish at photoshop and if it wasn't 2:00 AM when I tried to do it. I hope I get scouted soon as well, lol.
Zeth de Hima
Rated 5 / 5 stars
this is my favorite pic you made cause of the awesome swords and the sweet glowing effects. It was all very well done and een the details, though few were very good.
Something seems off with the size of his upper body and the placement of his sash though. It looks like its the waist should be lower.
With a guy like this you should maybe do a web-comic.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
its a really well done picture, but it was way too light and missing a good background. The eyes, clothes, and hair look really good and even the shade,though light, is also very well done.
yeah i think its light too i may be becuse i made it whit a light pencil i'll make it better i promise >:D
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Rated 4 / 5 stars
Great but zombie?
Great detail on the clothes and hair, but folds in the clothes don't work that way, and it seems as if the connection with the chest neck and shoulders are a little off (im notr a good artist, maybe its supposed to be like that). And also why name it zombie nurse?
Zombie nurse because it's meant to be a halloween town outfit....Without the rotting flesh and brain fetish. I didnt want her too look green and gangly.


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Deputy Zylka and Deputy Sung Hui Bang were killed in a helicopter accident in Dodge County, Wisconsin,while assisting in the search of a suspect.
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Feasibility of weekly intraperitoneal versus intravenous paclitaxel therapy delivered from the day of radical surgery for gastric cancer: a preliminary safety analysis of the INPACT study, a randomized controlled trial
Kodera Y, Takahashi N, Yoshikawa T, Takiguchi N, Fujitani K, Ito Y, et al.Gastric Cancer. 2016 Feb 15. [Epub ahead of print]
Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy Versus Chemotherapy in Patients Undergoing Modified En Bloc Esophagectomy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Is Radiotherapy Beneficial?
Spicer JD, Stiles BM, Sudarshan M, Correa AM, Ferri LE, Altorki NK, Hofstetter WLAnn Thorac Surg. 2016 Apr;101(4):1262-70
Clinical T2N0 Esophageal Cancer: Identifying Pretreatment Characteristics Associated With Pathologic Upstaging and the Potential Role for Induction Therapy
Samson P, Puri V, Robinson C, Lockhart C, Carpenter D, Broderick S, Kreisel D, Krupnick AS, Patterson GA, Meyers B, Crabtree TAnn Thorac Surg. 2016 Apr 12. [Epub ahead of print]Editorial comment from Professor David Cunningham:
The implications of understaging are also highlighted in a manuscript by Samson et al. in Annals of Thoracic Surgery. The authors reviewed the cases of 932 clinically stage T2N0 patients who received upfront surgery, and 853 clinical T2N0 patients who received induction therapy prior to surgery. Almost half (45.7%) of patients who underwent upfront surgery were upstaged at surgery, of these 44.2% received adjuvant chemotherapy. For patients upstaged at upfront resection median overall survival was worse than for patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (43.9 months versus 27.5 months, p < 0.001), however this difference was mitigated in patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy following upfront surgery (43.8 months versus 34.6 months, p = 0.14). However, as approximately half of patients do not have a performance status sufficient to allow safe delivery of adjuvant therapy following oesophagogastrectomy, neoadjuvant treatment is likely to be helpful for a greater number of patients.
Multicentre study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage I and II oesophageal cancer
Bekkar S, Gronnier C, Renaud F, Duhamel A, Pasquer A, Théreaux J, Gagnière J, Meunier B, Collet D, Mariette C; French Eso-Gastric Tumors (FREGAT) working group, Fédération de Recherche EN CHirurgie (FRENCH) and Association Française de Chirurgie (AFC)Br J Surg. 2016 Apr 4. [Epub ahead of print]Editorial comment from Professor David Cunningham:
This month, there are a number of interesting studies published relating to the neoadjuvant treatment of oesophageal cancer. In the British Journal of Surgery, Bekkar et al. present the results of a large retrospective European study on the effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on Stage I and II oesophageal cancer, a group of patients which are less well represented in clinical trials. Using propensity matched scoring to adjust for differences in baseline characteristics, they demonstrate that patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (typically cisplatin and fluoropyrimidine based) had better disease free and overall survival compared to those who did not receive pre-operative chemotherapy. The improvement in overall survival appeared to be driven by a reduction in distant metastases (21.9% vs. 27.1%; p = 0·035) as loco-regional recurrences and mixed recurrences occurred at similar rates in both groups. The study emphasised that understaging is common in patients with clinical Stage I and II disease, almost one third of patients had pathological stage III disease at surgery. This further supports a neo-adjuvant chemotherapy approach as micrometastases which lead to recurrence are more common in Stage III cancers and these may be eliminated by chemotherapy.


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Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder was pleased he chose Obafemi Martins over Dirk Kuyt.
Newcastle United boss Glenn Roeder was pleased he chose Obafemi Martins over Dirk Kuyt, but believes both have proved great signings.
The Magpies paid a hefty fee to land Martins from Internazionale last year and it took some time for the Nigerian ace to adapt to life in England's top-flight.
However, Martins is now scoring regularly and while Roeder also took a close look at Kuyt, prior to his Liverpool switch, he is pleased he went with Martins.
"I like both players. I think I've been proved right to like both players - one we landed and one's at Liverpool," he stated.
"Kuyt's done extremely well, I went over to watch him play and I saw a talented striker with a high work-rate.
"But I'm happy with Oba - the two players are proving to be success in the Premiership."
It is not only Roeder who has been delighted with Martins' blistering form as managers from top sides have also been impressed with his skills.
"Oba's made a big impression on Premiership managers - I know that for a fact," he continued.
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The shape of lotus seed teapot is popular among modern people. It is named lotus seed teapot because its appearance looks like a piece of full lotus seed, which has many derivatives, like Ru Yi Lotus Seed Teapot, Niu Gai Lotus Seed Teapot and our Teavivre Ping Gai Lotus Seed Teapot. The different shapes of lotus seed teapot families also confirm the Buddhist word "the shapes of lotus seed teapots is formed through the makers' thoughts, and the makers can make many kinds of teapots based on their thoughts".
This Ping Gai Lotus Seed Teapot from TeaVivre is 100% made by hand and the body is smooth and mellow; the spout is exquisite and short, so it is running water easily; the handle is easy to hold; the lid is embedded with a ball, like a lotus seed, which echoes with the teapot body. And on the surface of the lid the maker designs the wave fold, from a distance, which looks like a piece of lotus leaf dancing in the summer, fresh and natural.
Lotus seed teapot is a classical style Zisha teapot, which is loved by modern tea friends for its good moral and simple design.
Yixing County, the Pottery Capital of China, has a very long history of pottery making for around 6500 years. Yixing boasts abundant resources of argil, tea, bamboo and charcoal, all of which build the important material resource basis for making pottery. Yixing Zisha products have been awarded many prizes both in home and abroad, some excellent works have been presented as national gifts in international communications.
The maker of this teapot is Sun Wen who is a young female potter. She was born in Dingshu Village, Yixing, Jiangsu which is famous for pottery. Influenced by her parents, who were both potters, Sun was interested in Yixing purple clay form her childhood. She likes innovation and always studies hard to constantly improve her own craftsmanship. With time goes by, Sun has developed a distinctive style, the teapots made by her always look quaint, elegant and tasteful.
Because of the high iron content, the Zhuni teapot usually appeares reddish brown color, which is an attractive color to many tea lovers. And Zhuni has high contractibility, this made it very difficult to shape the perfect teapot, therefore even many finished products have with some corrugations. However, a well nurtured Yixing teapot will become smoother and glossier as time goes by.
The yixing teapot presents distinctive double pore surface covered with tiny corrugations on it, which makes the teapot able to breathe and reserves fragrance of tea. Therefore we recommend brewing one type of tea with one teapot.
Note: Warm the teapot with 40℃ - 50℃ water before pouring boiling water promptly into yixing Teapot, especially in cold winter. Yixing Teapot is fragile, please handle with care.
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I called back to customer service the second time and had the gal call the inspector for some answers
I have no idea why the people answering the phone dont understand any of the metrics and their definitions
how can ebay reccmoend such a service is beyond me
In the advertisement, they list of host of things they check...well there is NO CHECKLIST to make sure all has been checked. For mechanical or whatvere "no problems found" for test drive "no problems found" That is all you get
that is fine so we are to assume they indeed checked everything as in their advertisment
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The BBC took up residence in Hackney in June, when the Radio1 and 1Xtra Academy, designed to inspire and equip young people to build a career in media, opened its doors to 10,000 local young people.
BBC Radio 1Xtra Hackney Academy
Poached Creative and YH World were chosen to run the journalism sessions for the Academy, working with BBC Learning to provide about 200 young people with practical training, supportive mentoring and valuable industry opportunities.
Our workshops were part of a vibrant programme covering music, fashion, journalism, film and web and the fast-paced journalism sessions sat alonside performances, live broadcasts, interactive training sessions and Q&As over a period of three weeks.
Students had the opportunity to work with journalists from the Daily Star, the Independent and Grime Daily; to interview rising stars such as Rita Ora and Delilah; to create a double-page spread for the Hackney Gazette and to set up and contribute to an official blog at www.route38hackney.wordpress.com
There was a potent mix of talent and determination amongst the Academy's youth community, as observed by our industry and celebrity guests.
Achievements and outcomes
- 10 workshops delivered covering writing, design and illustration, interviewing, starting your own blog, vox pops and presenting
- 200 young people trained and supported through our workshops
- articles and photography from students in the Independent, the Hackney Gazette, Hackney Today, the Hackney Citizen and on the Route 38 blog
- interviews with Rita Ora, Delilah, Josh Osho, Paloma Faith, Trevor Nelson and vox pops with the public
- guest training from professional journalists, writers, photographers and illustrators: Oliver Duff, Amol Rajan, Jerome Taylor , Nina Lakhani, Ian Burrell and Susannah Ireland from The Independent; Kim Dawson from the Daily Star; Pierre, Sketchy and Poet from Grime Daily; Daniel Kaluuya from Skins; Malcolm Starbrook from the Hackney Gazette; Agenda; Katy Dawe; Alake Riley and Bish
- work experience secured for 7 young people with Grime Daily for the Radio 1 Hackney Weekend, the Daily Star, Tim Westwood and YH World
- training opportunities highlighted with Poached Creative and YH World
- future partnerships forged with the BBC, the Independent, Grime Daily, the Daily Star and the Hackney Gazette.
In numbers
20 hours of training and mentoring
8 industry partners collaborating
200 young people taking part
7 young people gaining further work experience
30 plus pieces of unique, high-quality content by young people published in print and online
21 industry professional sharing their skills
6 young mentors paid to assist in the workshops
1198 likes on the Academy Facebook page
134,794 views on the Take It On YouTube channel
"Thank you so much. The session was really good and I really enjoyed learning everything I've learnt."
Erica McCoy, journalism session participant
"I really enjoyed it, and learned so much. The insight into journalism that you provided has made me want to strive harder to achieve a similar career for myself."
Zoe Crook, journalism session participant in a letter to Kim Dawson
"They wanted inspiration and they wanted to be heard. Every year and in every area of the country, we need an Academy."
DJ Trevor Nelson
"I come from Hackney and a lot of people seem to stereotype the area with a lot of negative things. For me, if more events like this were to happen then it would encourage more young people to do something positive with their lives. It would help them to get somewhere."
Academy participant Winifred Boansi, 22
"Thank you all for the hard work that you put in to making the Academy such a success. It was an absolute pleasure to work with you. Please also pass this on to your amazing team."
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Background to the Radio1 and 1Xtra Academy and our involvement
The Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra Academy was part of Take It On, Radio 1's commitment to encourage young people to get inspired and involved in order to 'take on' their future.
BBC Learning worked with Radio 1 to create its "biggest ever programme of social action and outreach." Their mission was to offer 10,000 young people across East London the chance to gain skills and experience and to be inspired by leading people in their fields.
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Poached Creative and YH World (now Mediorite) worked with BBC Learning to develop and run the journalism sessions, finding opportunities for students to watch exclusive live performances, interview the talent and work with some of the biggest names in the business.
Published work
Paloma Faith article and photo from young mentors published in the Hackney Citizen
Article on Rita Ora published in Hackney Today (see page 3)
Double-page spread printed in the Hackney Gazette, approx. reach 31,000 people.
Route 38 blog concept and content created by Write and Get Published trainees: http://route38hackney.wordpress.com
Hood English video featuring YH World volunteer Jenkins: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6FD7BBA468821C85&feature=plcp
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Download Now – Winter 2016 Newsletter (PDF 854k)
2017 Potential Tax Changes
With a new administration arriving in 2017 and a Republican majority in Congress, we expect tax changes to be a priority next year. While it's impossible to know what the final plan will be, based on the Trump proposed plan and a plan that the Republicans put forth a few years ago, we can glean some idea of what the tax plan may be.
The highlights of the Trump plan are:
- Collapsing the seven current tax brackets into three. The three brackets proposed for married couples filing jointly are:
- 12% for married couples making up to $75,000
- 25% for those making $75,001 to $224,999
- 33% for those making more than $225,000
- High income earners (those making over $225,000) would potentially see the biggest decrease in their tax rate, from a maximum of 39.6%, to 33%. Some lower income earners would see their rate increase from 10 to 12%, while those making between $18,500 and $75,000 will see a small decrease from 15% to 12% and others earning up to $224,999 would see a decrease from 28% to 25%.
- Individuals (those not filing jointly) could see a significant jump in their tax rate if they earn between $112,500 and $192,000. Under the current proposal, their rate would increase from 25% to 33%.
- Long term capital gains rates would remain in place at 0%, 15% and 20%. These long-term capital gains rates would continue to correspond to income tax rates, i.e., those in the 12% income tax bracket would keep the 0% gains rate, those in 25% income tax bracket would keep the 15% capital gains rate, and those in the highest income tax bracket would keep the 20% gains rate. Both the Trump plan and the plan proposed by the GOP would eliminate the 3.8% Medicare surtax on net investment income.
- Deductions would likely change. Trump has proposed keeping all current deductions, but capping them at $200,000 for married couples while consolidating the standard deduction and personal exemption into a single deduction. The House GOP plan calls for keeping the mortgage interest deduction and charitable deductions, but eliminating all others. The standard deduction and personal exemptions would be increased to $12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for couples. With the GOP plan most taxpayers would probably end up taking the standard deduction rather than itemize.
- Dependent care expenses may change. Trump is proposing a child care deduction for up to 4 children under age 13, per family. He is also asking for a new Dependent Care Savings Account which would be similar to a Health Care Savings account. Previously, the GOP Plan had placed an emphasis on reducing the number of different types of retirement, college and tax-preferred accounts so it may be difficult for Trump to get this additional account through Congress.
If tax reform is to occur in 2017, certainly Congress and Trump will have to compromise. While Trump's proposals collapse some of the tax brackets, the remainder of his program does not necessarily simplify the tax code, a stated goal from the House GOP. Most experts also see his proposals as substantially increasing the deficit, even if positive economic growth could offset some of the impact. It seems unlikely that the GOP would agree to a plan that increases the budget deficit. Though Trump may want to make tax reform a priority in 2017, it may be a tough road even within his own party.
Receive 1099-R Tax Documents Securely
In time for the 2016 tax year, Schwab is introducing electronic 1099-R IRA distribution forms for clients who enroll in paperless document delivery for tax documents by December 31.
Electronic forms offer a number of benefits, i.e., they are more secure, available earlier, and easy to retrieve and review when needed.
There are two ways to choose this secure and convenient option:
- You may contact our office and we can initiate the process for you. You will receive an email from Schwab that you will use to enroll in paperless statements.
- Clients with access to the Schwab Alliance website can enroll their IRA accounts now by logging into www.schwab.com/gopaperless and selecting the Tax Forms category.
End of the Year Reminders
Before the end of 2016, we would like to remind our clients to complete any of the following financial activities:
- Gifting you would like to qualify for the 2016 tax year. This year's annual gift exclusion remains $14,000, which means you can gift this amount to as many people as you would like this year tax free.
- Any charitable contributions you would like to be deductible for the 2016 tax year.
- Any contributions to 529 accounts that you would like to count as a 2016 contribution.
- Any catch-up contributions to 401(k) accounts. The maximum contribution to a 401(k) is $18,000 this year, plus a catch-up contribution of $6,000 if you are 50 or over. If you are self-employed, you may want to consider setting up a Solo 401(k) by year-end. Although you must establish the 401(k) before year-end, you can still fund it until April 18, 2017 if you have an unincorporated business, or 15 days after your fiscal year-end if you are incorporated. A SEP-IRA is another option for the self-employed and needs to be established and funded before the individual's personal tax deadline (April 18, 2017).
As always, we are glad to help with any of these year-end items so please give us a call if you'd like to discuss any of them.
Happenings Around the HC Office
It has been a busy quarter around our Lafayette office. In October, Karla McAvoy and Katie Horton helped organize and attended the NAPFA (National Association of Professional Financial Advisors) National Conference in Washington, D.C. Karla was Chair of the Conference and Katie was on the program committee. The conference was attended by about 700 advisors and sponsors and had a wide variety of educational sessions to attend. Meanwhile, Andy Byron also had an exciting October becoming a grandfather for the first time!
In November, Kim Yuers passed the California exam and is now a notary public. She joins DeAnne Cardona as the 2nd notary in the office. We encourage you to let us know when you need documents notarized as either Kim or DeAnne are glad to help.
In keeping with our firm's tradition, each December we shop for presents for a local charity. For the last few years we have shopped for the kids of Youth Homes, a local group that provides much needed homes and support for foster youth in Contra Costa County. It's fun and gratifying knowing that we have the ability to make a foster child's holiday a bit brighter while also reminding us how fortunate we are.


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