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The issue though is that challenges are limited to friends owning a device of the same brand. This requires users to either convince their family and friends to purchase the same fitness trackers or seek training partners through online forums on the internet. Competing and training all alone usually does not get you far. If you have ever signed up for a gym without a training partner, you know exactly what it means. Doing sports requires a social and competitive aspect to keep motivation up on the long-run. Look at successful athletes. They always train with a partner, and preferably with somebody who is even better to keep motivation up and get them pushing beyond their limits.
However, even if you find enough training and competition partners, functionality of the manufacturers' apps is often basic and limited to comparing steps against each other. This is ok for runners and cyclists but if you are into a non-step-counting sport such as Rowing or Cross-Fit, you cannot benefit from these features.
The new app Fitrockr has taken on this challenge and implemented Social Fitness Leagues independent of a device brand or a sport type.
Fitrockr has implemented Social Fitness Leagues independent of a device brand or a sport type
First step is to set up a free account and connect a fitness tracker or wearable (e.g. Fitbit, Misfit, Withing, Garmin, GoogleFit compatible device, etc.). If you do not own an activity tracker, you can also use your smartphone as a tracker. As soon as the device is connected, you get thrown into the ring which is the "Global Fitrockr Championship". It is a public league consisting of multiple divisions depending on the amount of users. As a newbie you will start in the lowest division and have to work your way up. The division structure works similar to a Soccer or NFL division where users collect points through activities to rank up during the season (calendar month). A thrilling component is that top athletes are promoted to a higher division while bottom athletes are relegated to a lower division at the end of each season. The ultimate glory is to win the premier division.
While improving your rank each season in the Global Fitrockr Championship, you are also collecting Leadership points depending on the rank you finished the season. For instance, rank 1 earns you six points while finishing among the Top 40 just gives you one point. These points determine your life-time Leadership rank across all users.
If you prefer privacy to compete in a closed groups, you can set up private leagues. Private leagues work similar but are closed groups where you can decide who is allowed to participate. This is ideal for sports clubs, companies or a group of friends.
A special Fitrockr feature is its internal activity points calculation algorithm which takes each user's individual characteristics like age, weight, height and gender into account. This ensures comparability between all users and all type of sports. So, if you were ever into a fitness challenge with your grandma, this is your chance![appbox googleplay org.nativescript.webview]


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Japan's Ishinomaki beef to be farmed overseas
ISHINOMAKI, Japan (The Japan News/ANN) - The cattle breeding corporation will collaborate with a Vietnamese company to raise about 5,000 cattle in Vietnam.
A cattle-breeding corporation in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, will begin raising about 5,000 beef cattle in Vietnam by the end of this year at the earliest, in collaboration with a state-owned company there.
The Vietnamese company will prepare a ranch and young cattle, and Japanese farmers will provide their expertise in livestock farming.
The Japanese side will be able to receive $3 million (about ¥300 million) annually in consultation fees. It will be a particularly large operation for a move overseas by farmers in a disaster-hit area (see below).
"It can be not only post-disaster reconstruction but also a new growth strategy for Japan's agriculture," a farming expert said in expectation.
The agricultural corporation that will begin the project in Vietnam is Ushichan Farm Co., one of the largest beef cattle breeders in the Tohoku region. The company now raises about 4,000 beef cattle in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures. It ships out beef rich in fat — called shimofuri — and red meat with less fat.
Tsunami following the tremors washed away cattle barns and about 50 cattle. Due to damage from rumours in the wake of the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, sales in the year after the disaster fell by about 500 million yen. However, workers at the company have improved the quality of beef through such steps as utilising tablet computers in breeding management.
Its Vietnamese partner is Saigon Agriculture Incorporation (SAGRI), a state-owned firm based in Ho Chi Minh City.
In Vietnam, volumes of beef consumption have been rising along with its economic growth. SAGRI paid attention to the high-level production skills of Japanese beef-producing farmers to improve the country's production volumes and qualities of beef.
Red-meat-type beef is popular in Japan, so SAGRI asked Ushichan Farm to collaborate and the two sides signed a business partnership contract in August this year.
SAGRI will prepare a 500-hectare ranch, cattle barns and about 5,000 young cattle in Ho Chi Minh City. Ushichan Farm will provide such techniques as breeding management that uses individual identification numbers and how to mix feeds.
After conducting administrative procedures in the country, the Japanese company will begin raising the cattle by the end of this year at the earliest. Beef from the Vietnamese ranch will be sold in local supermarkets and other stores starting around 2018. Sales will be evenly shared by the two corporations.
Eyeing the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, the Japanese side plans to import red meat from the cattle to be raised in Vietnam in the future. Ushichan Farm also aims to prepare for international competition with products from the United States and Australia.
"We want to make (the project) an opportunity to send out information about Japan's livestock industry," said Kazutaka Sato, 39, senior managing director of Ushichan Farm.
According to an official of the Japan External Trade Organization: "Such a large-scale investment in agriculture in Vietnam is rare. It indicates how high the Vietnamese side's expectations are."
Kazunuki Oizumi, a professor emeritus of Miyagi University who is an expert on agricultural economics, said, "Exporting skills and techniques can result in new growth not only in the disaster-hit areas but also in Japan's agriculture overall."
In coastal areas in Miyagi Prefecture devastated by tsunami, farmers have begun businesses overseas. For example, an agricultural production corporation in the town of Yamamoto has grown strawberries in India since autumn 2012, and farmers in the city of Iwanuma have grown rice in Vietnam since summer 2014. This is partly because exporting products from the prefecture has become difficult, as other countries' restrictions on imports of farming products from the disaster-hit areas were made stricter in the wake of the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

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The Legendary Lake Sturgeon is a rare species of fish found in Red Dead Redemption 2.
The Legendary Lake Sturgeon can be found in the waters of South-West Saint Denis. It is reported that the only way this fish can be attracted is by using special lures. Sightings of this fish are common during overcast weather. Locals have estimated the size of the sturgeon to be around fifty inches long and weighing in at over forty pounds.[1]
Requires Special River Lure to catch.
The fish is found on the south side of the railroad bridge southwest of Saint Denis.
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On May 11, 2014, our own Edith Humphrey was interviewed by Kevin Allen on Ancient Faith Radio, regarding "the relationship between the oral and written traditions of the Bible and how the various Christian faith traditions have made a relatively modern dichotomy between Scripture and Holy Tradition."
As you may know, Edith has generously donated a copy of her book, "Scripture and Tradition: What the Bible Really Says" to our library. Take a look next time you're browsing the shelves! Copies are also available in the Book Store. Below you will find a link to Edith's interview on Ancient Faith Radio. It will open in a new tab.
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CRT-200.67 Gender Disparities in the Vanderbilt Stemi Network: Insights From a Five Year Experience (2009-2014)
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- Nirmanmoh Bhatia,
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- Carol Scott and
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Gender disparities have been observed in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with women experiencing lengthier reperfusion times. There is limited data about persistence of these discrepancies in the current era in a real world setting.
A retrospective analysis of our institutional STEMI network database was done to include all patients with complete metrics from January 2009 to July 2015 who were transferred to our center with STEMI. Multiple imputation was used to account for any missing data. Patients were stratified based on gender to compare patient characteristics, outcomes, and quality measures.
A total of 632 patients (132 women) were included in the analysis. Women were older (62.5 ± 13.5 vs. 59.3 ± 12.3 years, p < 0.05) but there was no difference in other demographics and pre-existing co-morbidities. Women were transferred over longer distances (43.2 ± 22.3 vs. 38.8 ± 23.9 miles, p = 0.05). Female gender was associated with a higher time to activation of cardiac catheterization laboratory (53.1 vs. 37.2 minutes, p < 0.05), but there was no difference in door-to-(electrocardiogram) EKG-time (17.1 vs. 13.5 minutes, p > 0.05), door-in door-out (DIDO) time (110 vs. 91 minutes, p > 0.05), transportation time (36.2 vs. 32.9 minutes, p > 0.05), first medical contact to balloon time (182.6 vs. 159.3 minutes, p > 0.05) or total procedure time (36.2 vs. 35.8 minutes, p > 0.05). Women were more likely to present with systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg (6% vs. 3%, p = 0.05), femoral access was used more often in women (39.3% vs. 20%, p < 0.001), norepinephrine was used more frequently in women (9% vs. 4%, p < 0.05) but there was no difference in the use of other vasopressors, inotropes or mechanical circulatory support. On univariate analysis, in hospital mortality was higher in women (10% vs. 5%, p < 0.05) but after adjusting for confounders, gender was no longer associated with higher mortality (adjusted odds ratio, 1.3; 95% CI, 0.6-2.9, p > 0.05). On linear regression, female gender, longer door-to-EKG time, longer transfer distance and longer DIDO time were the independent predictors of longer time to activation of catheterization laboratory (R2=0.79, p < 0.0001).
Data from a single STEMI network suggests that in the current era in a real world setting, women transferred for STEMI may have longer time to activation of cardiac catheterization laboratory than men. There is a need to further streamline systems and improve quality measures in STEMI networks, especially for women.


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Author(s): Rachel Khoo
Easy ideas to create the perfect homemade tartines from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE LITTLE PARIS KITCHEN. From her tiny kitchen in Paris, Rachel Khoo has revolutionised the way we think about French food with her bestselling book and TV series, THE LITTLE PARIS KITCHEN. In SWEET SAVOURY PATES, Rachel brings her innovative blend of creativity and style to the home kitchen to show you how to make a variety of spreads to serve as a snack or a main course. From a nutty pate, fruit curd and lots of clever ideas for chocolate and caramel, this unique collection of recipes provides the homemade, healthy alternative to all of your favourite spreads.
Easy ideas to create the perfect homemade tartines from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE LITTLE PARIS KITCHEN.
Rachel moved to Paris six years ago to pursue a passion for patisserie. Today she owns her own restaurant ('La petite cuisine a Paris', Paris' smallest underground restaurant) from her tiny kitchen. Her book and TV series, THE LITTLE PARIS KITCHEN, have become a huge success and Rachel represents French cooking with a fresh and modern twist. http://www.rachelkhoo.com/ http://pinterest.com/rachelkhoo/ https://www.facebook.com/rkhooks https://twitter.com/rkhooks


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Equifax, one of top major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States, is in deep trouble as over 20 reported lawsuits have been filed to date against the company. Reports show that the data breach may have "stolen personal information for 143 million Americans in one of the largest hackings ever."
Privacy is something that most people today take very seriously, especially when it comes to the reporting of credit and using personally identifiable information to do it. The company's leak of information allowed a cyber attack to occur by criminal hackers who had unauthorized access to information for nearly 44% of the U.S. population. The large class-action lawsuits prove that the leaks "signal the high legal stakes over the potential for identity-theft losses by millions of Americans whose personal data was exposed."
The severity of the situation is immense. One specific complaint filed in San Jose, California, suggested that "Equifax might do this to lay a 'foundation' to pitch costlier services." There are also reports that Equifax claimed more companies are "offering free or low-cost services such as credit scores, reports, and monitoring 'as a means to introduce consumers to premium products and services.'"
In several comments related to the securities fraud lawsuit, Equifax was criticized and accused of "misleading shareholders about its ability to protect consumer data, inflating its financial statements and share price before the truth became known."
John Coffee, a Columbia Law School professor and director of the school's Center on Corporate Governance gave an interesting perspective on the situation. He shared his view on the devastating outcome of Equifax's behavior in this statement:
"Equifax probably injured 143 million people, which is kind of a record." Although the extent of the damage hasn't yet been determined, "with 143 million people it doesn't surprise me there are already 23 suits," he said.
Shares of Equifax closed down 8.2% at $113.12 last Monday, which is an extension of Friday's 13.7% plunge. The downfall of Equifax seems inevitable as the litany of impending lawsuits seem to be detrimental to the company's public image and trust.


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The animals were not impressed.......except Larry the llama who is always happy. The chickens were all crushed up behind the one or two blocking the door and they eventually pushed their way back in. The ducks jumped in their pink bath and skidden on the ice - missed that shot.........and the cows were looking for grass near the trees.
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Years ago, if you hadn't received braces by the time you finished high school odds are you would never pursue orthodontic treatment. Most adults wouldn't have even dreamed of wearing braces! Thankfully, today, clear aligners have quickly become a popular alternative for adults who have mild to moderate crowding or spacing of teeth.
Unlike traditional orthodontic "braces" in which small (metal) brackets are attached to the teeth, clear aligners use a sequence of individual, clear, removable "trays" to straighten teeth. These trays completely cover each tooth and gradually move the teeth into new improved positions. Clear aligners can be used to realign mildly crowded or tipped teeth, to close small spaces between teeth and even treat elongated teeth.
Your clear aligners will be computer-generated based on current dental records. If you would like to find out if you are a candidate for orthodontic treatment using clear aligners, we will need a full set of records to properly assess your case starting with a thorough examination, taking radiographs (x-rays) of your teeth, jaws and skull, as well as photos and impressions of your teeth that can be used to create models. If you have a good bite, which means that your back teeth fit together properly, clear aligners should be a viable treatment option for you. However, if your upper and lower jaws don't align properly, resulting in a severe overbite or underbite, you will more likely need traditional orthodontic braces to straighten your teeth and improve your bite.
Each patient presents unique dental challenges. Cases vary, but you can expect to have to wear the aligners all day except when eating, for an average of anywhere from six months to two years. But don't worry about what others might think — clear aligners are barely noticeable at all.
If you are ready to improve your smile with this state-of-the-art orthodontic treatment, call our office today. To read more about clear orthodontic aligners, and to view photos that compare traditional orthodontics to clear alternatives, please read the article "Clear Orthodontic Aligners: An Alternative For Adult Orthodontics" in Dear Doctor magazine.
Compared to traditional braces, orthodontic clear aligners seem miraculous in many ways, almost too good to be true. You may be wondering if they really work. The answer is yes — but they are not for everyone.
Clear orthodontic aligners are an alternative to traditional braces that are used to move your teeth and transform your smile without much interference to your daily life. They are removable trays made of a clear plastic material that is essentially invisible.
When using aligners, a sequence of slightly different trays is custom-made to fit over your teeth. You must wear each one 20 hours a day for two weeks before changing to the next in the series. The aligners are computer generated, designed by state-of-the-art techniques based on models and images of your own teeth. They work because slight changes in the sequential aligners gradually shift your teeth. If they are worn consistently, the process takes from six months to two or three years.
Advantages over traditional braces are:
Clear aligners are a good solution for correcting mild to moderately crowded or incorrectly spaced teeth. They are most effective if your back teeth already fit together properly. Clear aligners are usually effective in correcting simpler or tipping movements of teeth in two dimensions. For more complex movements, traditional braces may be required. Clear aligners are usually recommended for adults whose teeth and jaws are fully developed, and not for children.
Traditional braces are fixed brackets attached to the teeth through which narrow, flexible wires are threaded. They may be necessary if your teeth do not meet properly, creating too much overbite or underbite. Closing spaces where teeth are missing, rotating teeth, or other complicated situations probably make you a better candidate for traditional braces.
Each particular situation is unique. To find out if clear aligners are right for you, make an appointment with us for an assessment and diagnosis of your own situation. For more information see the Dear Doctor magazine article "Clear Orthodontic Aligners."
Maybe you had braces as a child, or you are thinking of having your own (it's never too late) or your child's teeth straightened through orthodontia. But how much do you really know about this branch of dentistry? Here are six questions people often ask about orthodontia.
Q. How did the word "orthodontia" originate?
A. From Latin roots meaning "straight" and "teeth"
Q. Teeth are anchored in bone. How is it possible to move them?
A. Living bone is not unchanging. The bone, ligament, and the outer layer of a tooth's root (called cementum) react to the stresses of biting and chewing. Due to this stimulation the bone is constantly being resorbed (broken down) and rebuilt as it is pushed from one side of a tooth and pulled from the other. Under normal conditions, there is a balance resulting in a steady state. Orthodontia takes advantage of this process to slowly change the teeth's position in the desired way.
Q. My dentist talks about the periodontal ligament. What does this mean?
A. The ligament is a fibrous tissue that connects the teeth to their bone and takes part in the dynamic process of resorption and rebuilding of the bone.
Q. What kinds of conditions can orthodontia correct?
A. Treatment can improve the teeth's position and relations to each other (being too crowded or badly spaced) and the way the upper and lower jaws relate. It can enhance the appearance of a person's teeth and face, and can also improve the teeth's function in biting and chewing.
Q. What is the best first step to orthodontic treatment?
A. Talk to your general dentist about your concerns. If you are referred to an orthodontist, the next step is to assess your situation using molds of your teeth that show the way the upper and lower teeth meet (your bite). Special x-rays will be taken to show the locations of your teeth and relation of your upper and lower jaw. Your dental team may also use photographs of your smile and computer imaging to get a clear view of how your teeth are now and how they may be moved.
Q. What are some of the methods of treatment?
A. In the traditional method, small metal brackets are attached to the crowns of the teeth. Thin wires, called arch wires, are strung through attachments on the brackets. These wires are used to apply controlled force to direct the teeth in the desired direction. Another method is to use removable clear plastic aligners. A series of aligners is designed by a computer, to be changed from one to the next as the positions of the teeth slowly change.
Contact us today to schedule an appointment to discuss your questions about braces and orthodontia. You can also learn more by reading the Dear Doctor magazine articles "Moving Teeth with Orthodontics" and "The Magic of Orthodontics."


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Hot or not, it is still summer, and the adapted life of the desert is responding. The giant saguaros produce a crown of beautiful white flowers which quickly become sweet purple fruits (native people make wine and preserves from them) full of birds tearing at them. The desert doves make their mournful call, but actually it's a mating call. The veneer of greenery in the desert dies back, waiting for the monsoons to come in July, when suddenly, , the vast storms roll in every afternoon, thunder and lightning, pour down floods that disappear within an hour or two...............and almost overnight the desert greens with seeds that have been dormant all year, waiting for this time.
I had that same experience with "fairy circles", also in New York. We lived on 40 acres, and I remember, being very involved in Pagan spirituality, I was eager for "signs" in the fields of Devas. I left offerings, I talked to the trees. And sure enough, there were a number of times when I would take a walk and see grasses grow up in pretty clear circles. Fantasy on my part? Maybe, but other people saw the "circles". I like to think the fey folk were saying hello.
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I think, every single day now, about what happened last summer when I was visited by the spirit of an African Songhai shaman - I think about the call he left me with to "revive Yemeja". Yemeja has been called the "Mother of the World"........ as an artist, as I keep saying to myself and to the other artists in my network, we need to take seriously our job, our unique power to "re-myth culture". As the New Stories Foundation points out, so much of what happens in the life of humanity has to do with the stories we tell about the world and ourselves. We need stories about the Great Mother, the Goddess with a Thousand Faces. If I can help in this endeavor, I will. So, I'll just keep on keeping on, and see what seeds get planted now in the quiet time..................
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Purple tea is part of the Camellia Sinensis tea family and is grown in Kenya at high elevations (2000 meters). Purple tea contains more antioxidants than green tea and less caffeine. Similar to a green tea, the tea farmers in Kenya craft purple tea as an unoxidized leaf to retain the most health benefits. This tea is delicious as a creamy earl grey with beautiful violet flowers for an even purplier colour! Great as a London Fog as well.
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Review of Vzone Spirit 90W AIO Kit
Vzone Spirit 90W AIO Kit with RDA
Price : $52.75 $65.75
Vzone Spirit is a great kit for any vapors who is looking for an AIO vaping device.
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I am reviewing the Vzone Spirit RDA 90 Watt kit as I won it in a Urvapin contest here on ECF! It is available for purchase from Urvapin: (Vzone Spirit Kit).
This is called blue, but I would definitely compare it to a Tiffany blue perhaps. It comes with a protective wrap around it which you just remove and throw away.
It comes with several things in the package pictured below:
The kit comes with a certificate of authenticity, a charging cable, an instruction manual translated to several languages, a battery warning card, a package of o-rings, spare screws, two coils, a hex key, as well as a package of Japanese organic cotton and an adapter for those times you might prefer to use a different RDA or RTA than the one which comes with the mod.
The mod takes a single 18650 battery (not included) but does have onboard pass-through USB charging. You can vape if you need while using this charging feature however, I wouldn't recommend it unless there is an emergency as its always best to use an external charger for our 18650 batteries.
Something to note - this is a regulated mod as it has some safety features; it fires down to .1 ohm and has a maximum wattage output of 90 watts for instance, but this mod is not a variable wattage device; you need a knowledge of ohms law and knowledge of your battery in order to safely operate this device. Your build determines the vape.
In building this I found the deck of the included dual coil RDA (which is proprietary to this device) to be quite roomy. I built it using 26 gauge Kanthal wire, 8 wraps, spaced coil with an ID of 2.5 mm = plenty of room on the deck. You can build your coil at 3mm ID without problem, but I didn't push size limits to see what the limit is for building a coil but I see it likely (?) that you could do a 3.5mm ID coil as well. Its a velocity deck and I had no problem building this. It will hold 3mm ID alien coils without difficulty for certain.
You do need to realize this is a genesis style RDA, so when you build it you want the wicks hanging all the way to the bottom of the tank reservoir. The manufacturer claims the tank holds 5ml but I didn't measure for accuracy. I would call it a little less than that in reality, but cant say for sure.
The build deck is on the right in the picture below - you will screw the build deck onto the mod, build your coils and wick it prior to putting the base ring on; base ring pictured on the left. It's different for me than anything I'm used to, but its an AIO device and this style makes it easier to wick properly. The o-rings are nice and snug when you put it all together, although the airflow ring just turns around when you turn it; there is no stopping point so you just stop it wherever you like.
I did find this RDA to be a DL vape for sure. Even with the airflow closed most of the way it was an airy vape. Also to note, when you tighten down the airflow the tank starts getting hot, so I will call this RDA a DL vape, and likely the DL vapers will love this!
This RDA provides a fairly flavorful vape especially with the genesis style of tank. Very enjoyable to vape this. However, perhaps you have a favorite atty you prefer so it does come with an adapter and you can use any RDA or RTA you like on it.. as shown in picture below:
There were a couple drawbacks to this mod. First I personally didn't care for the AIO style as I found it difficult to remove the plastic tank for cleaning. You have to remove three screws on the top of the mod and lift off that cover in order to get to the tank to remove it. There is a spring to the side of the tank that you have to be careful with as it is necessary to the operation of the mod.
Granted, you don't have to clean it all the time but I found that a bit of work. You will need a jewelry sized screwdriver to remove those top screws in order to gain access to the reservoir tank itself. You will not be able to remove the tank with any e-liquid in it, be careful and make sure you have completely drained that tank prior to removal because when you remove it you take the chance of getting e-liquid down into the device itself.
There are LED lights (blue on the blue mod) that light up the e-juice tank whenever you press the fire button. Its cute no doubt, but I'm sure it needlessly drains the battery.
The tank on the mod is made from plastic, not glass.
I am not sure I like where the fire button is, as its toward the bottom of the mod and that lends itself to holding your hand a bit lower on the mod than you normally would. Either that or you might get used to firing your mod with different fingers in time. Other than that though the mod is very comfortable in the hand.
I found the battery door to have very weak magnets. It worked great the first time I removed the battery, but by the time I removed the battery door 3 or 4 times that magnet became near worthless. The door falls off when you tilt the mod on its side therefore you will definitely want after market magnets for this, or just duct tape. Depends on finances I guess.
All in all though, it's not a bad mod and its not a bad vape at all. You can definitely chuck some clouds with this, and the flavor is good too. Ergonomic. Lovely array of colors. Hits nicely, very little ramp up time. You can use any atomizer tank you want. LED light is kind of cool looking, especially in a dark room.
That's all I can think of. I think it's a really good mod for a vaper who likes AIO devices, loves DL vaping and wants to get into building. The deck on this is nice and roomy, perfect for someone who is either new to building or likes fancy coils and its flavorful too. So, all around thumbs up on this mod. It has a few drawbacks for me, but its not a deal breaker. I'd definitely vape this.
You can get it via this link: Vzone Spirit 90w Kit.
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In the previous issue, I wrote about Joan and Peggy, two of the prominent businesswomen featured on the show Mad Men (see "Man men and women of business – Part 1," The Green Sheet, June 8, 2015, issue 15:06:01). In this article, I want to look at two of the prominent businessmen on the show. Specifically, how the series left Don and Roger in its final episode, and what this tells us about business.
Don is the most prominent character on Mad Men, and probably the most famous. He's handsome, charismatic, incredibly creative and articulate. He's the guy you want in the room when closing a deal. But he also has many dark secrets. Born Dick Whitman, the child of a prostitute who died while giving birth to him, he spent his formative years in an abusive, impoverished environment. He stole the identity of an officer he accidentally killed during the Korean War. And he is afflicted with the demons of drink and insecurity.
This comes to the fore in the final episodes of Mad Men after Don takes off without notice to his colleagues or family. He drives from New York to California, has various adventures, and eventually ends up at a New Age retreat center. He undergoes a kind of enlightenment there, and it seems like he has finally achieved inner peace.
But is Don done with advertising for good? It's left open ended at the conclusion of the episode, and series. While meditating with other retreat participants, Don chants "Om," and a smile appears on his face. A moment after that, we see an iconic Coca-Cola commercial from 1970, which shows young "flower children" of various hues singing "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony." It's not explicit, but it suggested Don's smile, his moment of enlightenment, signifies a great idea he's just come up with – an idea for a Coke commercial.
Some would say this is a cynical way to think about Don at the end of the series: he's managed to "monetize" enlightenment. But I prefer to think about it differently. Don did the necessary inner work to do what he was born to do: use his creativity to sell things that people want. In this sense, he is the ultimate businessperson and entrepreneur.
In his own way, Roger is also a role model for businesspeople. At the end of the series, he has curtailed some of his excessive behavior (but not his sense of humor) and is honeymooning with his new French wife in Paris. Earlier in the episode, Roger visits Joan and tells her that half his fortune will go to her son, Kevin, the boy he accidentally fathered earlier in the series. This contributes to Joan's decision to devote some of her financial resources to opening her own business, because she knew her child would ultimately be provided for.
The example that Roger offers is how to make a huge success in business, doing so with good humor and sensitivity toward co-workers and employees, and then using his fortune to help others and to enjoy himself. I hope that in my "golden years" in business I am as generous – to others and to myself – as Roger is at the end of Mad Men.
Mad Men is a timely show about business. Even though it was set in the 1960s, it still offers plenty of insights into business today and likely will continue to inspire entrepreneurs for years to come.
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Thursday 11 September 2013 … 7 years on
Physical: Advantage CBD / Mental: Advantage ED
Last Thursday evening, we attended the Grey Junior School musical showcase evening, Music the Grey Way.
Here is the Junior Primary School Choir singing one of my personal favorite songs: You raise me up.
The soloist, James Rodger, is the son of Junior School teacher Peter Rodger.


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It has been reported that MI5, the UK's counter-intelligence and security agency, has been collecting and analysing substantial data from the phone records of UK citizens over the past 10 years. Following this revelation, many may raise the question: how can this invasion of privacy be held as legal?
So what exactly has MI5 been collecting?
According to a BBC report (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34729139), the data that has been collected includes phone records that were handed over by phone companies for over a decade. Whilst this does not include the content of phone calls, it did include the records of the recipients and the length of calls made by UK citizens.
Why has this only been revealed now?
Theresa May noted that security services have been able to access data from phone companies for many years under the Telecommunications Act 1984. The Act required phone companies to hand over records on demand for the primary purpose of tracking terrorist communications. Therefore, whilst the 1984 Act predates the widespread use of mobile phones and Internet, this practice was not illegal. The Home Secretary suggests that it was the vagueness of the legislation and the minimal nature of this data collection that has allowed it to go unnoticed, even by members of MI5 themselves.
However, this revelation has surfaced in light of an even greater announcement in regards to the future privacy of our data. Theresa May made the above admission to MPs during the unveiling of the controversial new Investigatory Powers Bill, which will grant the police and security services extensive surveillance powers. This bill will require Internet Service Providers to store data records for 12 months, allow police and spies access to data without a judicial warrant, and will cost the public £245 million to implement.
Can increased surveillance of our personal data be justified?
A concern which may be raised in relation to Investigatory Powers Bill, and indeed, the data collection by public authorities to date, is an invasion of privacy – a basic human right of UK citizens under Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1988, which protects, in particular, a 'respect for correspondence'. Civil liberties campaigners have also raised the problems associated with the storage of large amounts of data, particularly by Internet providers, as highlighted by the recent cyber-attack on TalkTalk.
However, MI5, MI6 and the police will use this surveillance bill to target the online communications of terrorists, paedophiles and serious criminals. According to Theresa May, the bill will "provide some of the strongest protections and safeguards anywhere in the democratic world and an approach that sets new standards for openness, transparency and oversight." Thus, the public authority has put a clear public policy justification forward.
In terms of safeguarding the privacy of citizens, the bill aims to introduce a 'double lock' system: judges will be required to approve more intrusive surveillance, and the accessing of journalist' phone records to identify their sources will require prior approval by a judicial commissioner. Further, the Government has reassured that safeguards will ensure that records can only be accessed in relation to serious crimes.
In summary, if the Investigatory Powers Bill is passed and implemented under UK law, we will have to tolerate a greater level of state surveillance than that which has been exposed in the past few days. There is a public policy argument in assisting the state to tackle serious crime, and reassurance has been given by the Government that there will be transparency and safeguarding of our data in going forward. However, the concern remains of the dangers in allowing enhanced state surveillance of our data. With big data comes big power in the digital age. It is therefore questioned: how much surveillance is too much in relation to the protection of our privacy, particularly when such surveillance requires Internet providers, who have been increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks to keep a hold of our data for the purpose?
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Saturday 16 March. La Molina was the stage of five days of adaptive alpine skiing with the Para Alpine Skiing World Cup, organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for racers with physical or visual impairments. The races, which took place at the Roc Blanc stadium in the resort, were separated into the Grand Slalom (GS) on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; and the Slalom (SL) on Friday and Saturday.
The event saw the participation of Spanish racers Úrsula Pueyo and Raquel Martínez (both of them in the Women's Standing category) and Óscar Espallargas (in the Men's Sitting category). Espallargas was the most successful of the Spanish contingent, finishing 5th and 7th in the Slalom event.
Pueyo, on the other hand, announced her retirement from the competition at the end of her races after a long career in IPC events and Paralympic Games, and pointed out that the Pyrenees and Barcelona are fully capable of hosting Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. In this regard, Xavier Perpinyà, director of La Molina, stated that the resort is fully adapted and accessible for skiers and snowboarders with visual or physical impairments and that the IPC competitions have been key to reaching that status. Perpinyà also highlighted that La Molina will continue to host elite sporting competitions, since "we are fully capable of hosting winter sports events in a potential 2030 Winter Olympics".
The best World Cup racers in La Molina
In the Men's Vision Impaired category, Marek Kubacka from Slovakia won two gold medals and a silver medal in the Grand Slalom (GS) category. Hyacinthe Deleplace from France also had an excellent weekend, winning a gold medal in the Grand Slalom and a silver and a bronze in the Slalom. His compatriot Miroslav Haraus also got on the podium in both events, winning a silver medal in the Grand Slalom and two gold medals in the Slalom.
There were two clear protagonists in the Men's Standing category: Arthur Bauchet (France), with two gold medals and a silver medal in the Grand Slalom and a gold medal in the Slalom; and Theo Gmur (Switzerland), winner of a gold medal and two silver medals in the Grand Slalom and a silver medal in the Slalom.
Japan's Taiki Morii finished on the podium four times in the Men's Sitting category, winning a gold, a silver and a bronze in the Grand Slalom and a silver in the Slalom. Jeroen Kampscheur from the Netherlands will also be going back home with plenty of medals, having won three golds (two in the Grand Slalom and one in the Slalom) and a bronze in the Grand Slalom. Norwegian racer Jesper Pedersen also had a fantastic weekend after winning a gold medal in the Slalom on Friday.
In the Women's Vision Impaired category, Australia's Melissa Perrine won two gold medals and a silver in the Grand Slalom and another silver in the Slalom, with Britain's Menna Fitzpatrick also taking home four medals: a gold and a silver in the Grand Slalom and a silver and a bronze in the Slalom. Veronika Aigner (Austria) also got on the podium, winning two gold medals in the Slalom and a silver in the Grand Slalom.
France's Marie Bochet completely dominated the Women's Standing category with five gold medals in total: three in the Grand Slalom and two in the Slalom.
Momoka Muraoka (Japan) was impossible to beat in the Women's Sitting category and won three gold medals in the Grand Slalom races. In the Slalom event, Anna-Lena Forster (Germany) dominated the picture with two gold medals.
For more information on the results and standings of the Para Alpine Skiing World Cup, visit:
Podiums for the second and last Slalom race (per categories)
Vision Impaired Nationality Time
1. Veronika Aigner AUT 1:54.46
2. Melissa Perrine AUS 1:59.87
3. Menna Fitzpatrick GBR 2:08.16
Standing Nationality Time
1. Marie Bouchet FRA 1:53.58
2. Frederique Turgeon CAN 2:00.19
3. Alana Ramsay CAN 2:01.12
Sitting Nationality Time
1. Anna-Lena Forster GER 1:57.27
2. Momoka Muraoka JPN 2:07.89
3. Laurie Stephens USA 2:12.04
Vision Impaired Nationality Time
1. Miroslav Haraus SVK 1:50.92
2. Thomas Civade FRA 1:51.64
3. Hyacinthe Deleplace FRA 1:55.31
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2. Thomas Walsh USA 1:49.01
3. Aron Lindstroem SWE 1:49.24
Sitting Nationality Time
1. Jeroen Kampschreur NED 1:49.65
2. Markus Gfatterhofer AUT 1:49.85
3. Igor Sikorski POL 1:51.29
La Molina, an accessible ski resort
For a long time now, La Molina has been a clear example of what an accessible ski resort should be like, a space where people with visual or physical impairments can enjoy the snow and practice all kinds of sports in the outdoors.
An example of its commitment to adaptive sports is that it has been the host to many International Paralympic Committee (IPC) events in the past few years. In 2013 it hosted the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and in 2015 it welcomed the Snowboard IPC World Championship and the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup. Two years later, in 2017, it was the stage for the IPC Para Snowboard World Cup. Therefore, it is quite clear that La Molina and elite winter sports competitions go hand in hand season after season.
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In this episode Dr. Peter Pry reveals how incredibly old and perhaps even unreliable is a portion of America's nuclear deterrent arsenal. As Russia is on a fast track to modern nuclear technology, America is falling behind with an aging system that in some cases has not been verified as even operational in some areas in many years. In fact, Russia has now developed such advanced nuclear technology that America, in some cases, does not have a defense system to counter some of Russia's new technology much less respond with equal or greater warfare technology. The balance of military might is increasingly shifting away from America and to Russia and China. The two nation's in the summer of 2018 carried out what may well have been the largest military exercise in world history.
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How our work impacts conservation across Canada.
Where we're working on the ground from coast to coast.
We need your help to protect our water, wildlife, and wetlands. Here's how you can make an impact.
Coniston Banquet
January 25, 2020 – Sudbury , ON
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You are invited to the 16th Annual Wetlands Conservation Dinner and Charity Auction presented by the Coniston Volunteer Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Canada. This year's dinner is once again being hosted at the United Steel Worker's Convention Centre: 66 Brady Street – right next door to the Northbury Motel in downtown Sudbury.
Our live and silent auctions will feature all the latest exclusive DU merchandise that caters to the outdoors enthusiast: Limited edition Ducks Unlimited art and collectibles, special edition Ducks Unlimited firearms, Ducks Unlimited branded furniture and accessories, and more! New raffles and a host of great prizes from DU and local donors are waiting for you at the FIRST DUC Banquet in 2020 in Northern Ontario!
The festivities are being held at the United Steel Workers Convention Centre in Sudbury located at 66 Brady Street on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Doors open at 5:00 for no host cocktails and merchandise viewing and dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are an affordable $60.00 per person. Do It For The Ducks!...Start the New Year off right and beat those winter blues with a fun-filled night of winning!
Back by popular demand and improved to reward our loyal supporters? "The Coniston Raffle VIP Passport" – two tickets to the dinner plus an extra special raffle ticket package. Best deal of the night! Deadline for VIP Passport sales is January 10, 2020. - call one of our Volunteer contacts for more details!
Tickets are limited to 225 – first come first served; (Pay by credit card if you wish with our convenient "Buy Online" feature on this page). Get your tickets soon, before we're sold-out!
Thank you for your past support for DUC!...we hope to see you out on January 25th!
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United Steel Workers Hall Conference Centre - 66 Brady St
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Santa Rita links with Help for Heroes
Chilean winery Santa Rita is looking for retail partners for sales of a wine to raise money for the armed forces charity Help for Heroes.
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text: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr Woodwinds and brass are not the scariest instrumental families—unless you put them into the brutal hands of Colin Stetson. The multi-instrumentalist, famed for work with TV on the Radio, Arcade Fire and Tom Waits, has obliterated the boundaries of what can be done with clarinets and saxophones for years. His solo work sounds like a collective effort from dozens of musicians, and his avant-metal project Ex Eye is one of the most pummeling rock experiences of the decade. With that in mind, it fits that he was recruited to score the dread-infused horror film Hereditary. The soundtrack isn't just terrifying, it holds up as one of Stetson's most accomplished works. We spoke with Stetson about his scoring process, the saxophone dark arts and making angry bird noises with his instruments. Making a horror soundtrack seems like a license to use all the synths and strings you want, but you made all of this with sax, clarinet and your voice. And yet it's such a strange sound, so I was wondering what effects, if any, you used? Yeah, there's a lot of processing on things. Some of the clarinets are—there are certain things that sound like suspense strings in some sense that are modified. It's a combination of clarinets overlaid on mass and doing specific things to rub each other differently harmonically. Then taking that whole thing and running it through certain processing and getting these unexpected results out of it. Some unique-sounding things that don't quite map onto expectation, although on first pass you might find them familiar, but they are kind of out of left field. That answered one of the questions I was thinking about. At the end of a few songs there are these super high, almost bird-like sounds and I thought that has to be clarinets in some shape, but I don't know how. The stuff that almost sounds like a swarm of bats chirping? That one. That's probably saxophone being tongued in a very aggressive way. There's a lot of that flutter, that kind of double tonguing and massive overlay of double tonguing on soprano, alto and bass saxophones. And a lot of the lower, throughout the scenes where—guess I'll try not to be spoilery—there's an insectile tone to the score and that was done by this very rapid double tonguing. There are a couple of motifs that reappear on the score, but they get mutated as the album goes on. "Charlie" offers the most traditional-sounding sax, but as the score goes on, it gets more and more chaotic. And that's just you mirroring the movie I assume? My goal with the whole of the score was to establish its character and tone right out of the gates. Then to practice a colossal restraint throughout all of it and never do anything that wasn't mirroring picture. Just to serve as—it was kind of a study or a project of restraint. Just seeing how gradual the music could be when only reacting to the picture. The character of the score having relationships with the different characters in the film, unfolding and unveiling things only as they were unveiled in the narrative. If you've seen the film, the whole score is a reconstruction of the last cue. It's this backwards—study of hiding in plain sight. How to have all of these active elements but so minimally and sparingly represented throughout the course of the film that nothing ever attracted attention to itself. And yet it was always there, the whole of the mystery was always there in front of you. I had a shocked moment when I re-heard the theme from "Mother and Daughter" come back at the second to last track "Reborn." I was like "oh I get it now!" (Laughs) Yeah there are all these little pieces that are scattered. Certain little moments when there's obviously a reticular interaction between score and character in their arc. As it's gradually mounting and putting together, hopefully it's seamlessly creating tension and darkness and further unrest and confusion. And ultimately all tying into the goal of the whole film and the dark narrative. And the film does a great job of subverting expectations. It's not like the Shyamalanian twists, and I think the score reflects that. There's no two-note Jaws theme or Psycho strings. Audiences can kind of use those as references for "Oh, now I should be scared," but the score here doesn't give that. I started writing off a script. The majority of the main themes and sonic material was written before I even started seeing pictures. There would be moments where my kneejerk was to start laying in more recognizable themes—but as soon as it hit picture I just pulled it. The restraint was what worked. As soon as big motifs came in, there was something about how this particular film made it, it just felt heavy-handed and it detracted from the mystery and confusion. This was very early on in the process that this became established as the way going forward and that this was going to be an exercise in minimalism. I had a lot of fun doing it. It's very rare that you get an opportunity to write an 85-minute long minimalist piece of music. "Minimalist" was not the first word that came to mind. There are these moments that have these huge buildups. How do you score the "aw shit" moments? The pulse behind those scenes was all a contrabass clarinet. All the low end, throughout the film pretty much, is contrabass clarinet. And that scene, it's the first time there's real urgency in any bit of the narrative. Everything has been very staid, slow, kind of creepily unveiling bits and pieces of itself. But that's the first time where we know something dangerous is happening. The whole tone I wanted to change there. It's the access point. I really wanted it to stand out. So that track is recorded entirely like a solo piece of mine would be recorded. It's contrabass clarinet rigged up with a couple of contact mics and my throat is rigged up with a microphone and the percussion. The basis for that whole scene is rooted in one live performance. And obviously there are some overdubs for the bigger ensemble that make those hits and the high clarinets that happen over the top of it. And parts of the score sound like a full chorus of singers. That's from voicing right? Which honestly baffles me. When reed players talk about voicing it's actually not using your voice. That's one thing. And what you're talking about is just actual singing through the instrument. Singing through the instrument while you're playing is not called "voicing," although it would be more intuitive. Voicing in the context of playing the horn and manipulating the overtone series of it is a process—it's the same thing a singer would do to change the shape of their throat to change the shape of the sound of a particular vowel. But when you do it with the horn, you're doing the same thing but it's manipulating the resonant inside your throat and your mouth which in turn impacts the overtone series that's coming out of the horn itself. When you're voicing your manipulating the overtone series. Something like the very beginning of "Funeral," where as soon as you pan across the workshop and there's this team of five contrabass clarinets sweeping on a low C. Those when you heard what sound like synth filter sweeps, they're not synth filter sweeps, it's me using voicing to make the overtones, the higher overtones of that drone go schhhhhaaaaawww so it's all played in real time with the instrument acoustically. What you're talking about is using the actual voice while doing it. Which can yield a whole lot of different things. You can get the tone that you're singing and you can sing with different amounts of intensity and with different amounts of interaction with the reed and the acoustics of the horn so you can create natural distortion. There's a lot of what I was just talking about with that track with the contrabass clarinet near the end when the tone starts to split and you get these what sound like (makes angry bird noises), like synth patches distorting out. That's just natural distortion having to do with singing through the instrument while playing a certain way and having them interact. There's a lot of different fun little things. On a funnier note, congrats on making a song called "Steve" sound horrifying. (Laughs) I never thought of it that way. That's hilarious. The title of that thing, I just wanted to make it as rudimentary as humanly possible. Because you can't title anything in that fucking movie without giving everything away. But "Steve" is kind of my favorite of all of it. When things come back around, you start to hear elements of the very, very beginning again, but now they're all altered slightly. In a narrative where a majority of the cues of the music, the way that it interacts is quite sinister, cold and calculated, that's the one place where there is acknowledgement of real mourning. If only a brief glimpse of something that resembles sentimentality. I love how that is kind of snuck in. It's almost a moment of weakness in the score, in the character of the score, where it allows itself to feel something for Steve for this brief moment. There are also some motifs that are pretty beautiful, like the opening of "Reborn." But it makes the tension so much more because you know there's going to be some contrabass clarinet rushing you eventually. You just don't know when. (Laughs) Yeah, when we finally get to the end there, it's the literal endgame. It's the revelation of the machinations of the whole thing. It really was time to let everything come to light and play out in the light of the day, no longer hiding anything. It was a lot of fun to have that massive contrast yet still, all of it is still stemming from the same material that's been couched in this dread and recontextualized at the end. Again, hard to talk about this without spoiling everything. Moving on from Hereditary, I first got into your music with the song "Judges," but what really brought me in was "To See More Light" from New History Warfare Vol. 3. Even within your own discography it still seems pretty singular in your work. Here's 13 minutes of terrifying yet captivating bass-sax. Yeah, it's like that to play. That's how it sounds, that's how it feels. When that album came out, you talked about the concept of the New History Warfare series. It seemed a very personal thing, Vol. 3 being about death. There seemed to be a lot of tension in that album between life and death. You have the sea and coming back to the land. And Justin Vernon's vocals come down very angelically but are then followed by something brutal. It almost felt like a conversation with yourself. I was trying to do my best at epic storytelling, so they're really big, broad themes. Juxtaposition of extremes is one of the methods that I've used for many years to a great extent. It gets used a lot there. Also using contrasting elements to portray an unexpected side of something. Having Justin—I see certain elements in "Who the Waves are Roaring For" as that's coming; it's the knowledge meant, and it comes in this gorgeous form. And 2 is a meditation on fear and its opposites, then 3 is zeroing in on the greatest root cause of said fear in our and whatever other animals who truly have a self-awareness to the degree where they can understand and contemplate their own death outside of the moment of it. 3 is a magnifying glass on that and a study into what all the contemplative practices in human history have been centered around, finding your way in the present moment and realizing there is no death. Because it's not something that you can experience, so it's not something to be feared. It's transcending that fear by acknowledging it. I think it's a really beautiful understanding of our mortality because it only shines as the brightest light of every moment that you are alive and feeling. Because you get to. (Laughs) You have the opportunity to be alive in this moment. I don't usually get existential pep talks during interviews. (Laughs) Yeah, so that was 3. And the last one that came out was a much more specific character study. In as much as making records, pure records, can be a prequel, the one that came out last year and the one that will come out next year are two halves of this character study of this couple whose story is a bit of an origin for the trilogy. I can step away from these really, really broad, quite epic tales and get into something much more specific. Much more homogenous in terms of the character represented and the scope of everything that transpires. Not to say that there's not a developing narrative throughout them, but they're very different from 1-3. You were talking about how brutal "To See More Light" is to play. Has your relationship with that song changed? I read an interview where you said that song was about grasping the eternal, trying to live forever, finding an afterlife. Then your next solo album was All This I Do for Glory, which seemed to say "here is my monument." All This I Do for Glory in the context of that story's narrative, is the undoing of the character. It's actually facetious, not to be taken literally. Or it's taken literally by the character, but it is his undoing. In this kind of moral fable, it's the grand mistake: striving for that. I don't know; it's all very straightforward to me (laughs). When I interviewed for that record, very few people talked about that so I think that most people think I have a really weird sense of myself and the music. But no, it was never intended to be taken literally or autobiographically (laughs). It's a bit of a treatise on an anti-religious sort, as I am about as irreligious as one can be. So it's a study of that. Those intuitions and the faultiness I see in them. That was something I thought I was going to have to deal with a lot in interviews last year. "Oh man, I'm going to have to say a lot about religion, and they're going to get really touchy. Because people get really fucking touchy about that shit." And then nobody said it! (Laughs) So it was great. Nobody had to get upset. I know chronologically, the next two records come after Never Were the Way She Was, but before New History. Does the For Glory guy pop back up on "To See More Light"? Not literally pop up, but that is the moment where—I guess, yeah—in the narrative the last remnant of what he left behind is engaged in the story in that action, in that climatic turning point. So yeah, totally, good ear. And then the next record is his counterpart character. She's defending this thing against his falling or undoing. It's a Greek tragedy, it's ultimately everyone's undoing. It's a shitstorm for everybody. Glory was trying to carry this façade, a big, aggressive, confident façade. Which was not quite masking the uncertainty and vulnerability underneath it all. And this next one has a sense of knowingness to it all and an imminent darkness. So Glory might be more akin to electronica and have kind of a jovial quality to it, there's a lightness of touch. This next one is more of a drone metal record. Last question on New History. There's a video of you performing "Part of Me Apart from You" live, which is my favorite song off the album. And you said that it was based off, in part, the 52-hertz whale, the loneliest whale in the sea. And I was wondering how that connected with the larger concept of that series. The story ending with people living out at sea and coming to land and, is that song someone being left behind? Or is that just closure with death? We go through life being told by every story and bit of media that we can consume that for everybody there's this corollary person or soulmate. And you'll know each other and they'll just get you and know what's going on in your heart and mind. That terrible narrative that's sold to us, prepackaged in every form, pretty much ruins every relationship—romantic, friendly and otherwise. The acknowledgement of the real rub of being conscious, to the degree that we are, is that no matter how much the company of others we seek, the underlying source of our discontent, and constantly looking for or describing different causes for it, is that ultimately you're alone in your head. You're the only thing that will ever think those thoughts. And there's no amount of companionship, comradery or family that will ever penetrate that barrier. Your life and death, there's a solitude to it. The story of that whale, I just always thought was a very good metaphor for every creature that has consciousness to the degree that we seem to have it. And to the final bit, how's Ex Eye going? It's going great! We haven't had enough shows. We did some more in the spring over in Europe. We're kind of on hiatus right now because I am in the middle of a crazy scoring job. We'll be getting back together to write the new record relatively shortly, but not soon enough, because that's my favorite band. And in Ex Eye, so much of the upfront stuff is centered around you and [drummer] Greg Fox. But it feels like Shahzad Ismaily's work holds all the madness together. Oh absolutely. Shahzad's a freaking genius. He really does come up with things that are so uniquely intuitive, but are such rare ideas that work so perfectly, that so few people would actually discover them. It's his superpower.


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Welcome to Rhinelander Soccer! Every year our community comes together and celebrates the long-awaited arrival of spring on the green soccer fields that overlook the Rhinelander / Oneida County airport.
Players have already begun to register in anticipation of the season-opening tentatively scheduled to begin on Sunday April 26th, 2020 (pending field conditions). It will run every Sunday and Monday through June 29th, 2020.
We are scheduled to have age matrix ranging from 4K through 8th Grade. Times will start at 5:30 pm on Sunday and Monday evenings.
Teams will be formed and practice each evening, with games scheduled for Mondays.
About the Weekly Session
-- All children meet at the field assigned to their team.
-- Parents encourage children from behind the parent line, coaches and teams gather together on side of the field opposite the parent lines.
-- Each child will be assigned to a specific team and will receive a numbered team jersey. Registration includes a jersey to keep after the season ends.
-- Parents are expected to stay (not a drop off) to support their children and help them learn and participate.
Players MUST wear shin guards under soccer socks that come up higher enough to cover the shin guard and keep them in place for safety reasons.
Soccer cleats or sneakers, although soccer cleats are highly recommended. Soccer cleats differ from baseball and football cleats because they do not have a tip of the toe cleat.
Size 3 soccer ball for 4K
Size 3 soccer ball for K - 3rd Grade
Size 4 soccer ball for 4th and 5th Grade
Size 5 soccer ball for 6th through 8th Grade
Wear weather appropriate athletic clothing. Usually shorts and T-shirt on normal warm days. Weather at the soccer complex can sometimes be a little cooler and a bit more breezy than in town so plan accordingly. It is perfectly ok to wear a long sleeve shirt under a uniform jersey and sweatpants on cooler days.
Be sure to hydrate with sufficient water a water bottle on the sideline is mandatory.
While all parents are expected to voulenteer a minimum of 2 days (per child enrolled) with club duties in either the concession stand or on the field; we recognize that due to work and travel schedules this may not be possible in all cases. To accomodate, the club is allowing a voulenteer opt out fee of $20 per family.


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Michael DeCesare
Chief Executive Officer and President
With more than 25 years of industry experience, including serving as President of McAfee and prior as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Michael is leading the cybersecurity charge as Chief Executive Officer, President and Board of Directors member of Forescout. Michael earned a bachelor of arts degree from Villanova University.
Pedro Abreu
Chief Product and Strategy Officer
With more than 20 years of industry leading operational and management experience, Pedro leads corporate strategy, engineering, products and research. Prior to joining Forescout, Pedro was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Go-To-Market Operations at McAfee. In addition, he has held several senior-level strategy and operations roles with EMC, Documentum and McKinsey. Pedro earned a MBA from Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley, and a CS in Computer Science from Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal.
Twitter: @PedroAbreu_0629
Julie Cullivan
Chief Technology and People Officer
With more than two decades of experience driving global operational capabilities across some of the world's largest cybersecurity and IT brands, Julie leads the People, Business, and Technology Operations at Forescout. Julie has extensive operational and technical leadership experience, having held prior roles at FireEye, Autodesk, McAfee and Oracle. Julie also serves on the Board for Axon and earned a bachelor's degree in Finance from Santa Clara University
Christopher Harms
Chief Financial Officer
With more than 25 years of financial and business leadership experience, Criss leads finance, administration and supply chain management. Prior to joining Forescout, Criss was CFO of Socialware, PSS Systems, Counterpane and Transitive Corporation. In addition, he has held senior financial positions at Sentient Networks and Apptitude. He holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from U.C. Berkeley.
Neville Letzerich
Chief Marketing Officer
With more than 20 years of experience leading worldwide marketing, product, sales and engineering teams, Neville leads the global marketing organization at Forescout. Neville has proven success elevating industry-leading enterprise technology and cybersecurity brands. Prior cybersecurity CMO roles include Forcepoint, Duo Security and Virtru. Neville also held executive leadership roles at EMC, Documentum, Bazaarvoice and HotSchedules. He earned a bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting from Wake Forest University.
Rob McNutt
Chief Technology Officer
As CTO, Rob McNutt evangelizes Forescout's technology and leverages customer feedback to help shape future product direction. He also advises customers on how to build a cybersecurity strategy to best protect against today's cybersecurity risks and threats. Rob brings more than 15 years of experience to the role, including leading Forescout's emerging technology teams and multiple technology leadership roles at other companies.
Darren J. Milliken
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
With over 20 years of legal, business and compliance experience, Darren leads global legal and compliance functions. Prior to joining Forescout, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Accuray Inc. Before Accuray, he held several senior level legal roles at Sanmina-SCI, Voyan Technology, and the law firm of Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP. Darren earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from Washington & Jefferson College, and a J.D. from Santa Clara University.
Ori Naishtein
Senior Vice President, Research and Development
With over 20 years of research and development experience, Ori leads the product design and engineering teams. Prior to Forescout, Ori served in various roles at Tecnomatix and Avaya. Ori earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Tel Aviv University.
Jason Pishotti
Chief Customer Officer
With over 20 years of building, scaling and sustaining world-class support and service organizations, Jason leads our customer advocacy organization that includes customer support, professional services and customer success. Prior to Forescout, Jason was Vice President of Customer Support Services at VCE. In addition, he has held various customer services leadership roles at EMC. Jason holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio Dominican University.
Steve Redman
Chief Revenue Officer
With more than 25 years of computer and network security experience, Steve leads global sales and marketing. Steve has vast experience running marketing and sales organizations in both global and emerging markets. Prior to joining Forescout, he was Vice President, APAC at Palo Alto Networks. In addition, Steve has served as Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Field Ops at McAfee as well as Vice President of APAC and Japan at EMC. Steve earned an MBA from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management.
Michelle Spolver
Chief Communications Officer
With more than 20 years of experience, Michelle leads global communications and oversees corporate, executive and employee communications, as well as investor relations and social media. Prior to joining Forescout, Michelle served as Chief Communications Officer at Fortinet and held various senior communications roles at Check Point Software Technologies and Compaq Computer Corporation (acquired by HP). Michelle earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from California State University, Long Beach, and is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).