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The woman started laughing and laughing and laughing so much I felt like I had to laugh, too, so I did and then I realized we were laughing at how her husband was dead, which really didn't seem so funny, and I think we realized that at the same time, and we both stopped laughing and there was that deeply quiet moment after two people have laughed too much and we let that quiet moment stay for the rest of the drive. During that silence I thought of that night when my husband and I were having one of the arguments about the way we argue and I went into the kitchen to get a glass of water but instead picked up a knife because I was thinking about stabbing myself in the face—not actually considering stabbing myself in the face, but thinking that it would be a physical expression of how I felt—and I picked up a chef's knife, our heavy good one that I used for everything from cutting soft fruit to impaling pumpkins and I looked at it, laughed a noiseless laugh, put the chef's knife down, poured myself a glass of water, and drank it fast, until I choked a little, and I went back to arguing with my husband and he didn't know about my face-stabbing thoughts and it made me even angrier that he didn't know about my face-stabbing thoughts, that he couldn't just intuit these things, look into my eyes and know that the way he spoke to me was a plain waste of our life—but here in the car with the widowed stranger I didn't have to feel any of those feelings anymore because I had left my husband and our arguments and my chef's knife and I had come to this country where I could laugh, so gently, gently laugh at things that were actually not funny.
You know when you read a book, and you admire the work on a technical level, for what it is and what you think it sets out to do, but still dislike nearly every moment of the experience?
Yeah. I hate when that happens, too. Bear with me here.
I really wanted to like Catherine Lacey's Nobody is Ever Missing. I wanted to, I just… didn't. Beyond the simply gorgeous cover, I was intrigued by the novel's premise: one day, twenty-eight-year-old Elyria Marcus buys a one-way ticket from New York to New Zealand and, when the opportunity arises, abandons her husband of six years and everything she's ever known. Her destination once in New Zealand is the remote farm of a well-respected poet named Werner, whom she has only met once but is invited to pay a visit to, should she desire a break from modern civilization.
However, there's a great deal more to Elyria than mere wanderlust. At first blush her life is rather remarkable: a Barnard graduate, she lives in Manhattan's Upper West Side; her husband (whom she only ever refers to as Husband or the professor, which goes a terrific distance in dehumanizing him) is a tenured associate professor of mathematics at Columbia University; and for five years she has made her living working as a writer for CBS.
But there's another layer to Elyria, and it has a name: Ruby.
Ruby was Elyria's adopted Korean sister. More than that, Ruby was a child prodigy. And to go a step even further, Ruby was the TA for the professor Elyria would one day marry. And how did Elyria and the professor meet? Naturally, while dealing with the immediate aftermath of Ruby's on-campus suicide.
So yeah, a bit of an unconventional situation, emotionally speaking.
But to dig through to an even deeper layer, there's something wrong with Elyria herself—something that's been there all her life, though it is never given direct designation. She dubs it "the wildebeest." It's the name she's given the darkness of her own mind, which, as is evident in the segment posted at the beginning of this review, is volatile and potentially dangerous—to Elyria, and possibly to others, too. It's what keeps her from connecting to anyone else, from feeling any sort of remorse or regret about the life she's left behind and those who may or may not be searching for her. More than anything, though, it's what keeps her moving forward.
Throughout the novel, the reader is privy to the never-ending internal battle between Elyria and the wildebeest, which at times feels most prominently rooted in sociopathic tendencies (the ability to shut off all concern for others and focus only one oneself, for example). However, as the novel progresses it becomes clear that while yes, there is something "off" inside of Elyria, it's been fostered, in a sense, by a number of outside factors: a mother who was never really "there" and who always prized Ruby as the favourite child; a husband who admonishes her like a child and asks "Don't you have something to say?" when she's done something wrong; and a life that has never quite felt like hers.
Gradually we see more and more how Elyria has learned to fake her way through life, enacting whatever emotions are necessary for a given situation—learning how to say the right things to get people to pass her by without them wanting to pry too much into her life. But it's when she's faced with feeling genuine emotions, especially while hitchhiking her way through the New Zealand countryside, that Lacey's approach is most effective and Elyria's inner monologue becomes an almost panicked stream of consciousness, where one thought dovetails into another, and words and phrases are repeated as if her mind is stuttering over new sensory information.
This is the true central conflict within Nobody is Ever Missing. Elyria is not at war with her husband, or her mother, or even the memory of long-dead Ruby. She's locked in a battle with herself and the horrible things she knows deep down she is capable of. But it's not the violent thoughts she sometimes has that are the problem; it's losing control, allowing any emotions to break through for fear of what might also step into the spotlight. And it's because of this oppressive control—deliberately enacted or simply a part of her—that Elyria faces her current crisis of self: not knowing who she really is or what, if anything, she wants out of life.
Lacey's writing reflects this conflict not just in the stream-of-consciousness-style noted earlier, but also through the use of italics in place of quotation marks when denoting speech. And while this is an effective tactic in the sense that it visibly filters everything through the narration, which belongs exclusively to Elyria, it also casts a chill over the entirety of the narrative. Even Jaye, who Elyria meets in Wellington, and is about the one bright and shiny personality in this whole book, is deadened by the visibly emotionless writing. I'm sure this all sounds fantastically nit-picky on my part, but it's a genuine issue I have—feeling invested in a narrative to the same degree when the dialogue is handled in such a manner. I feel it mutes the content in an unfortunate way.
As effective as Lacey's tactics are in conveying Elyria's mental and emotional state, they are also what inevitably sunk this novel for me. Put bluntly, it's exhausting spending any amount of time with Elyria. The novel is relatively short—just 250 slight pages—but I found I was only able to read in fits and spurts, as Elyria's clinical demeanour and marathon-like chains of thought quickly wore me down every time I picked up the book anew.
The more time I spent with Nobody is Ever Missing, seemingly trapped in Elyria's mind, the more I felt I was living with an alien species that did not yet understand herself, let alone the humanity surrounding her. And in her coolness, I found I lost the ability to empathize with her journey, or for that matter any part of her personality. From beginning to end, Elyria Marcus remained, to me, a mystery I wasn't sure I wanted to solve.


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Our local Piggly Wiggly store is offering triple coupons on Friday, the 27th! All MQs up to 60c will be tripled. No cash given back if coupon total exceeds the price of the item. If like items are purchased with multiple coupons, we will triple the first coupon and give face value for the remaining coupons. No copies or reproductions of coupons accepted. Applicable taxes apply. This may be regional, or it may be store specific, but if you have a Piggly Wiggly nearby be sure to check and see if they are participating!
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The Reimann Family, owners of Einstein Bros. Bagels, had ties to Nazi Germany and Hitler's Third Reich. Students and faculty weigh in on the impact of its history and supporting the company
As students swarm out of class for their bagel and coffee fix, the line for the popular bagel joint, Einstein Bros. Bagels, can frequently extend out the door of the Argyros Forum.
"I come whenever I can. Sometimes I'll go between classes if there's enough time; it always depends on the line and how many people are here," said Amanda Dodson, a junior integrated educational studies major.
But what students like Dodson might not be aware of is the recent discovery about the owners of the chain, who aren't as sweet as their honey almond shmear. It came to light this past year that the Reimann Family, the owners of Joh. A. Benckiser (J.A.B.) Holding Company – which operates chains such as Einstein Bros. Bagels, Krispy Kreme and Panera Bread – have ties to Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.
The Reimanns were early supporters of Nazi sentiment and a large portion of their workforce were forced laborers who were brutally abused. Somewhere between 8 and 10 million people were forced to work as slaves during the Nazi era according to the book, "Holocaust Justice: The Battle for Restitution in America's Courts," written by Michael Bazyler, a Chapman law professor and a 1939 Society Law Scholar Holocaust and Human Rights Studies.
"The moral blame is still there, absolutely. Just like companies in the United States that exist today that used slaves in the Civil War era. It doesn't cleanse that history," Bazyler said. "The question is, once you find out and once you know, how do you respond?"
Bazyler explained that in the 1990s, roughly 45 years after World War II ended, stories began surfacing that uncovered businesses who profited off of the Holocaust. This is when the class action litigation lawsuits began as part of the Holocaust Restitution Movement in the United States, which helped Jewish families gain back what was lost financially at the hands of various corporations war crimes.
"The class action litigation started to name and shame German companies. Until then, the German companies had sort of a historical black hole," he said. "As a result of these lawsuits, various companies (like Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen) began hiring historians to issue reports."
Bazyler said that J.A.B. is one of the last companies to go through this process; it wasn't until 2016 that the company hired Paul Erker, an economic historian at the University of Munich, to look into their historical associations with the Nazi party, according to The New York Times.
"I feel very strongly that what really makes all the difference is there's been no effort to hide the involvement of their family members in the past," said Marilyn Harran, the director of the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education.
"That they not only have owned up to it, they've gone to the extra steps of hiring an independent Holocaust historian to research exactly what happened." Harrison Phan, a sophomore in the pre-pharmacy program, said that controversial ties within businesses don't play a big factor in his restaurant choices.
"I don't think it should affect the way I see Einstein's. There are ties to it, but I feel like it has gone down the family line enough to the point where we shouldn't care about it," Phan said. "It's a restaurant – a little grab food and go."
However, other students consider J.A.B.'s historical past a significant component to keep in mind when weighing whether or not to support their businesses.
"It's definitely a problem because they were connected to such a negative part of history and how they created a genocide that didn't need to be created. It makes me question things," Dodson said.
Shira Klein, a Chapman history professor who studies Jewish history, said it's OK that Einstein's is on campus, because J.A.B.'s current owners don't have an association to anti-Semitism – their ancestors did.
"The question becomes, 'Do we need to pay for what previous generations in our family did?' I like to think not," Klein said. "I like to think that we move beyond what our parents and our grandparents did and be our own person."
Be it an apology or to make up for their family's past, the Reimanns will donate 11 million to institutions that help former forced laborers. The family also renamed their foundation to honor Alfred Landecker, a family member who was killed by Nazis and whose daughter married into the Reimann family.
The foundation "is dedicated to educating current and future generations about the Holocaust and the terrible price paid when intolerance and bigotry reign," according to the foundation's website.
"I'm glad that in addition to apologizing, they are also giving out compensation, making a payment. Does the payment of this money clean their history? The answer is no," Bazyler said. "The individuals who run the company today were not alive at the time, but in a sense, they are profiting from that because they're in the position they are in now – because their parents or grandparents cooperated with the Nazis."


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You need to find a time during your day that you can commit to correcting math etc. It might be in the morning, at night, right after school, during a specific school hour, or during co-op. But I would have a dedicated time for that, so it isn't a struggle or guilt burden daily.BIKERMOM24 wrote:Can anyone tell me what they have done to help them get into a workable routine where everyone's math and science is checked daily, ( a BIG problem for me with the older two) and the weekly HS check is not forgotten or neglected.
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In 2010, Columbia's News21 team traveled to the Los Angeles suburbs and the Montana wilderness, to the land of 10,000 lakes and the Deep South, reporting on the seismic demographic shift as the United States becomes a more elderly nation.
We talked to gerontologists, academic and medical researchers, service and advocacy groups, older Americans and their families to learn about the emotional, physical and cognitive experience of aging. Our stories — told through text, video, photos, graphics and experiential simulations, plus one animated cartoon — portray the aging America of today and tomorrow.
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From Delhi to the Den
'To respect the people, respect the country and then try to marry my football to that. Because you can't change someone's culture. You can try and change their habits, but not their culture.' Stephen Constantine discussed life as India manager with the Coaches' Voice.
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'Ultimately 'Toshack's Way' is much like the man himself; utterly fascinating, funny, flawed and often frustrating.' The International Wales Fanzine reviewed Toshack's Way.
Arsenal: The Complete Record
'This comprehensive history of one of England's most illustrious clubs includes everything you would expect and more.' Eric Brown of the Sports Journalists' Association reviewed Arsenal: The Complete Record.
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CHISINAU, June 5, 2017 — In May, the National Army engineers disposed of 171 exposive objects discovered in villages from Briceni, Causeni, Criuleni, Falesti, Hincesti, Ocnita, Orhei, and Stefan-Voda districts.
According to Maj. Igor Livitchi, deputy chief of Engineer Service of the Land Forces Command, the largest ammount of ammunition — 50 artillery projectiles, caliber 85 mm — was destroyed by the engineers of "Codru" Battalion in Cimiseni village, Criuleni district.
The source mentioned that other 46 artilery projectiles of 76 mm caliber were found by locals during agricultural works in Branesti village, Orhei district. The explosive objects were neutralized by the engineer team commanded by Maj. Valentin State.
Within the same period, the National Army engineers were called in to Puhaceni village, Anenii Noi district, where a 150 kg bomb-launcher bomb of 320 mm caliber was discovered during excavation works in the local sand quarry.
Last week, the engineer team commanded by SFC Evghenii Axenti went to Purcari village, Stefan Voda, where they neutralized 16 bomb-launcher bombs of 82 and 81 mm calibers.
All the explosive objects dated back to World War II and were destroyed under maximum security conditions.
This year, the National Army engineers were called in 71 times and destroyed 249 explosives throughout the country.


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Clarke (Blanchardstown and formerly of Longford Town) November 29th. 2019, (peacefully), at St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown. Francis (Frank), beloved husband of Catherine and dear father of Bernadette and the late Maria.
Sadly missed by his loving wife, daughter, son-in-law Ian, grandchildren Andrew, Rebecca, Alex and Jack, brother Aidan, brothers-in-law Pat and Martin, sisters-in-law Eileen and Lily, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends R.I.P.
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The movie's premise is interesting - it's basically a puppet show, a bunraku-style puppet show. The thing that makes it interesting is that it's a puppet show played by human actors. Once the puppet show begins, it's all actors, on semi-abstract, simplistic sets, with the actual puppeteers moving around the set, directing the action, moving the scenery, etc. It's an interesting conceit, and there are some very nice visual elements (some of the camera work and composition is wonderfully done). The problem? I really didn't like the movie itself.
Double Suicide basically is supposed to be a metaphor for free will in life, I think - the argument being that we don't have much, as there are invisible puppeteers pulling our strings, and that maybe in the end the only way to have freedom is to choose to kill yourself. Yeah, nothing to hint that it's an early Japanese film at all.
So the main character is a merchant that owns a paper store. He's got a wife and 2 kids, and 2 servants. He's helplessly in love with a courtesan, and to cut to the chase, he basically fucks up his life and then he and the courtesan commit a double suicide. I understand that we're talking about feudal Japan, where men were expected to be sexist bastards, where honor was everything, where your family obligations ruled your life, marriages were arranged, etc. I get that.
The problem is that the main character is just such a whiny, disgusting person that I found myself wishing he'd just kill himself and get it over with so I wouldn't have to listen to him any more. Yeah, I know, your life has been tough, you're in love with another woman, blah blah fucking blah. You're cheating on your wife, you're neglecting your children, you're leaving your family without income AND selling off all of their possessions to pay for your obsession, and you whine about it on top of everything else? You complain when people spread "rumors" about you which shame you? Dude, you should be ashamed.
Maybe I was just in the wrong mood for this tonight, but I couldn't get over the fact that I really loathed the main character. I saw the rest of the "deeper" meaning and such of the movie, but it was really hard to appreciate that meaning when the characters themselves suck so much. The only decent person in the movie was the wife, who even while her husband is cheating on her, ignoring the children, and betraying their marriage every second, is trying her best to hold things together, raise their children, and even defends her little shit of a husband. He took the easy way out, he wasn't looking for freedom, he was just a damn coward who wasn't willing to face up to the situation he was in and make the best of it; instead he dragged everyone down with him in his misery and then killed himself too. What a prick.
I give it 4/5 stars for style/artistic quality, but 2/5 for actual enjoyment.


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Holidays Like Thanksgiving
Here are a number of Websites that talk about customs and traditions for Holidays Similiar to Thanksgiving, around the world. Thangsgiving as many of you know is today in the US. I recommend, visiting the first one first one before any of the others, as it serves as a nice and brief overview. Some, if not all of these, have somewhere in the US celebrations, for the immigrators and there families, from these places. However, wide knowledge of and celebration for them, are not present.
I know I said, in the other post this would be via a photo. My app won't change to showing my post section right now. So, I'm on my chromebook. And haven't figured out how to create and attach photos directly via my dashboard yet via the computer. sorry.
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Him Law Splurges on 6-Figure Bag for Tavia Yeung
By melodyc on January 19, 2019 in NEWS
Married couple of over two years, 39-year-old Tavia Yeung (楊怡) and 34-year-old Him Law (羅仲謙) are known to be a loving couple despite often being separated for work commitments. While they have publicly expressed on multiple occasions that they are ready to have a baby, the distance can be a challenge. Thus, Tavia has slowed down her job intake to focus on her health while Him does not have to start filming for his web drama until next month. Other than working out and spending time with his wife, he was spotted on a shopping spree for Tavia yesterday.
Although Tavia has previously complained about Him not buying her any flowers on special occasions, he still knows to spoil her from time to time. Yesterday, he was seen having lunch with a male friend by the ocean, and seemed in good spirits, smiling the whole time. They stayed for an hour before heading to their next destination.
The two guys went to a shopping area full of high-end goods in search of gifts for Tavia. Once they entered a luxury store, Him went straight for the new collection of clothes and handbags, frequently asking the salesperson for advice and often going on his phone as if he was searching for something online. He left empty-handed and went to another store, but ended up not buying anything and returned to the previous store. He finally bought a handbag from the new collection for six figures.
While he was leaving with his purchase in hand, he bumped into an acquaintance and politely chatted with them, at times smiling at passersby who recognized him. Afterward, he continued to shop at a nearby mall, popping into the brand name stores. He went into one store and immediately showed the clerk something on his phone to inquire about something. Then he went over to the women's shoes and picked up a shoe to check it out. The salesperson hurriedly used the computer to check for stock but he left when the color or size he wanted was not available.
Perhaps he is spoiling Tavia with gifts to give her encouragement. Hopefully, good news is just around the corner!
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Mike Jones of the Washington Post reports that the Redskins are bringing in DT Phil Taylor for a workout on Monday.
Taylor, 28, was taken with the No. 21 overall pick by the Browns back in 2011, but was one of the more notable roster cuts at the start of last season.
Cleveland wound up picked up Taylor's fifth-year option and he was on roster first day of the league year, which fully guaranteed his base salary of $5.477 million. However, Taylor was reportedly dealing with knee issues that led to the Browns moving on.
The Broncos signed him to a contract in February before placing him on injured reserve back in August. However, Denver later released him from injured reserve a few days later.
In 2014, Taylor appeared in just five games and recorded 10 tackles and a pass defense for the Browns.


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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - Sleeping is something that the body needs, but the way you wake up could affect your health.
Setting multiple alarms on your phone.
Robert Finley is the Director of the Sleep Lab.
"You would prefer to wake up naturally, waking up naturally implies that you are going to go to bed at a time where you've had a full nights sleep before you wake up," said Finley.
Adults should be getting 7-9 hours, teen should be getting 8-10 hours, and younger kids should be getting 9-11 hours of sleep.
And a bad sleeping habit you may not realize is setting your alarm, which startles you awake and raises your blood pressure every time it goes off.
"The alarm implies that you are not going to wake up when you are supposed to, which implies that you are not getting enough sleep. Which is probably the biggest problem that we face in the country if not the world from a sleep standpoint is no one gets enough sleep anymore," said Finley.
According to the CDC one in three adults do not get enough sleep and overtime those unhealthy sleeping habits can have detrimental effects on your health.
"Certainly increases your risk of heart disease, increases your risk of stroke, it affects your mood, your ability to interact with others during the day, it also impacts your immune system makes it easier to catch colds," said Finley.
Instead of setting an alarm, the best way is to just go to bed early and get a good night's rest.


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Double Major Programs
Announcement on Double Major and Minor Applications
The Department of Economics offers double major programs with the Departments of History, Management, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology and Sociology. Economics students who satisfy the relevant requirements can apply to enroll in these programs. Students accepted for these programs receive a separate diploma for their second major upon successful completion of its requirements.
Each year the Department of Economics accepts up to five students from the departments in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and up to ten students from the departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to its respective double major programs. General information on double major programs at Boğaziçi University can be found in the Bylaws on Boğaziçi University Double Major Programs (in Turkish).
Application requirements are below and the curriculum for each double major program can be reached using the tabs at the bottom of the page. For the Psychology program please click the link in the first paragraph.
Double major advisor: Güzin Gülsün Akın
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
For Students Registered in the Department of Economics:
All double major students are subject to the minimum requirements put forth by the Undergraduate Education Double Major Program Internal Regulations as follows:
"Undergraduate students can apply to the Double Major Program in the beginning of their third, fourth, or fifth term, if they have achieved a minimum of 3.00 GPA and satisfactorily passed their courses. Individual departments can set a higher GPA requirement or introduce quota restrictions. Applications are made to both departments simultaneously."
As the regulation implies, application deadlines and requirements may differ across departments. For instance, the department of Mathematics requires all Economics majors applying to the Economics-Mathematics Double Major Program to have a minimum GPA of 3.30 in all MATH courses. Thus, applicants are advised to contact the relevant departments directly for information on application procedures.
When applying for a double major with another department, Economics students must submit a petition (the form for which can be obtained from the Departmental Secreteriat or by clicking here) and a transcript to the Economics department. These documents need not be handed in in person. The documents to be submitted to the other department can vary; students should contact the other department directly for details. Economics students applying to other departments for a double major have to obey any deadlines set by these departments. The Department of Economics does not have a time constraint for Economics students applying to other departments for double major.
While 137 credits are required for graduation for Economics majors, the credit requirements for various Double Major Programs vary as can be seen in the relevant curricula.
For Students Registered in Other Departments:
The Department of Economics admits a maximum of fifteen students to its double major programs every year; five are selected from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, and ten are from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Applications are subject to the minimum conditions delineated in the Undergraduate Education Double Major Internal Regulations as cited above.


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Google AdWords Is Adding a Few Striking Updates
If you're an active Google AdWords user, you've probably noticed a few recent rollouts of updates, additions, and beta versions.
We highlighted the biggest changes happening to the AdWords interface earlier this year. And now, there are a few more AdWords updates you'll want to note.
Don't worry — you'll still be able to toggle back to the old-school version if you want. But with these four improved features, we think it's worth taking the plunge to the new AdWords interface.
1. Daily Budget Changes
AdWords compares its concept of bidding to the waves of an ocean. On some days, your budget spend might be a small wave; on others, it might be a large wave.
To make up for these fluctuations, AdWords will now charge up to two times your daily spend to compensate for the days you didn't hit your daily budget.
We have a few clients whose impressions on the weekends are basically null. If you're like them, this update will help get you back on budget for the month.
Plus, since Google will pay you back if it goes over your monthly budget, this update can be a big time-saver if you don't have a great deal of time to check your ads every month.
To learn more, check out how Google calculates your monthly budget (and how it knows whether it should reimburse you for going over it).
This update is certainly nice for novice (or busy) AdWords users . . . but maybe not for those who keep a super-close eye on their campaigns.
If you are one to check and adjust your budgets daily to maximize your ad spend, this new budgeting method may give you some anxiety. (Stock the fridge, please!)
2. Ad Suggestions
Now in beta, Ad Suggestions is exactly what it sounds like. AdWords will now suggest new ads based on the performance of other ads in that ad set.
Keep in mind that the more ads you have in your ad set, the better. That way, AdWords can find the ones that are performing the best and feature those more often — giving you better results.
Again, if you don't have a ton of time to work in your AdWords account, this addition should be great news.
Adwords gives you a 14-day grace period for you to either approve or dismiss the suggested ad, which for most people is plenty of time.
. . . But what happens after the 14-day grace period? At this time, AdWords just lets the suggestion go live, which control freaks probably hate to hear.
Thankfully, the suggested ad will be tagged, so if you missed it while it was still in the Opportunities tab, you can easily find the ad and turn it off.
3. Call-Only Ad Extensions
Call-only ads have been around for a while. These ads, which are available on any device that allows you to make a phone call, are served to someone searching for your business. The ads themselves do not link to your website but rather make a direct call to your company's phone number.
Under the new AdWords, call-only ads can now include ad extensions to provide more relevant information to the searcher.
Ad extensions can give more visibility to your business by offering searchers better insight into what your business provides. Because you can offer more information about your products and services, you can give people more reason to choose your business.
In early experiments, Google found that ad extensions improved click-through rate by 10% on average — so these ads are clearly working!
We love call-only ad extensions. No con on this one.
4. Ad Rotation Options
Like we said earlier, the more ads you have in each ad set, the better you'll be able to see what is performing nicely and what you should pause.
AdWords recently adjusted how ads can be shown in either Search Network or Display Network. Ads can now rotate evenly for an indefinite time.
Alternatively, you can also optimize your ads so that Google's learning system will show the best ad depending on the searcher's keywords, location, device, and more.
Optimizing ads is a huge pro in our eyes. By showing your poorly performing ads less often, Google saves you money on a wasted budget.
Just remember to have a good number of ads within each ad set to ensure that Google can find the best ones.
If you're currently rotating your ads evenly without optimizing, we suggest you switch over.
We don't recommend rotating indefinitely, as that means any poorly performing ads you haven't paused will be shown as frequently as your highly performing ads. You could be throwing money down the drain.
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Automated analysis of song structure in complex birdsongs
- eSSENCE: The e-Science Collaboration
- Mathematical Statistics
- BECC - Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
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Understanding communication and signalling has long been strived for in studies of animal behaviour. Many songbirds have a variable and complex song, closely connected to territory defence and reproductive success. However, the quantification of such variable song is challenging. In this paper, we present a novel, automated method for detection and classification of syllables in birdsong. The method provides a tool for pairwise comparison of syllables with the aim of grouping them in terms of their similarity. This allows analyses such as (1) determining repertoire size within an individual, (2) comparing song similarity between individuals within as well as between populations of a species and (3) comparing songs of different species (e.g. for species recognition). Our method is based on a particular feature representation of song units (syllables) which ensures invariance to shifts in time, frequency and amplitude. Using a single song from a great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, recorded in the wild, the proposed algorithm is evaluated by means of comparison to manual auditory and visual (spectrogram) song investigation by a human expert and to standard song analysis methods. Our birdsong analysis approach conforms well to manual classification and, moreover, outperforms the hitherto widely used methods based on mel-frequency cepstral coefficients and spectrogram cross-correlation. Thus, our algorithm is a methodological step forward for analyses of song (syllable) repertoires of birds singing with high complexity.
- Zoology
- Ambiguity spectrum
- Automated song recognition
- Birdsong
- Clustering
- Great reed warbler
- Multitaper
- Song analysis
- Syllable detection
Research group
Doctoral students and postdocs
Research fellows
PhD Students, main supervisor
PhD Students, assistant supervisor
- Fredrik Andreasson
- Hanna Sigeman
- Hongkai Zhang
- Samantha Mellinger
- Gintaras Malmiga, NRC, Vilnius, Lithuania
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city (1990 pop. 107,965), capital of Loiret dept., N central France, on the Loire River. A commercial and transportation center, it has food-processing, tobacco, machine-building, electrical, pharmaceutical, chemical, and textile industries.
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a department in France, in the basin of the upper Loire. Area, 6,800 sq km; population, 459,000 (1972). The prefecture is Orléans. Loiret is a major agricultural region, where grain and industrial crops are cultivated and meat and dairy cattle are raised. There is fruit growing and flower cultivation. Loiret has machine-building, wool, clothing, chemical, and food industries.
a department of central France, in Centre region. Capital: Orl?ans. Pop.: 629 377 (2003 est.). Area: 6812 sq. km (2657 sq. miles)


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I have been waiting to read this book for a couple of months, I read an article - A New Song Parenting my son with Down syndrome Isn't a Trial; it's a Joy By Jennifer Graf Gronenberg back in September in my Baby Talk magazine, it said that she was working on her book and I knew that I HAD to read that book. I think really I had been waiting for 19 months to read this book.
This book is my story, obviously a different place and time, but I think it is the story of every mother who is blessed with a child that has Down syndrome. When you find out that your baby has Down syndrome you go through such a huge range of emotions and Jennifer tells it so beautifully. The first chapter is titled "At First, It Hurts to Breath" and it is so true. I found myself taken back to those first days in the hospital, I was so devastated, I lay in bed that night, tears just falling into the book. Night after night as I read I would be shaking my head, yep, that's exactly how I felt too. This particularly came to head last night as I was reading I came upon these lines "And I wonder, too, if it's guilt. I didn't appreciate Avery quickly enough, which means I'll lose him-it's right that I should. A mother who's been given a pearl and doesn't appreciate it doesn't deserve it." I am always waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop, I was so devastated when Ella was born that I did not want to live. I do not deserve to have this amazing child, and I am in fear that something will happen to her and she will be taken away because I was so sad when I should have realized how blessed I am. I took such comfort in her words and in the next two pages, Jennifer forgives herself and I know that I can do it too.
Everyone needs to read this book. Jennifer is an actual author and paints pictures with her words. I am a true lover of books and reading and I promise you this book will not let you down. I find myself sad tonight that I have completed it as I always am to finish a truly good book. Wonderful job Jennifer, thank you for sharing "our" story.


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This morning I had the pleasure of being a guest on Gus Lloyd's show, "Seize the Day" on Sirius Radio. Gus seems like a "wild and crazy" kind of guy, in a good sense - totally. He's full of life and humor and very serious about his faith. Gus was very gracious to me and I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with him. There was only one problem with it and that is that it went by far too fast. I wish I could sit down with him and over a cup of tea or cappuccino (my Rome beverage), just talk about our faith! That would be awesome. For now, I am thankful to have been given the opportunity to have our little chat. As soon as I receive the CD from Gus's very kind and accommodating producer, I will convert it and post it here at my blog (and my other blogs) for your listening pleasure. :)
You can hear Gus hosting "Seize the Day," weekday mornings from 6-10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on "The Catholic Channel" on Sirius 159. from his website you can click on "Radio Guests" to see recent guests and links to their websites. You can visit The Catholic Channel web site at www.thecatholicchannel.org
You should go and check out Gus's website. There's a lot of interesting things going on there. He even does a daily sixty second reflection on the day's Gospel message that you can then ponder yourself.
From his website: "Spend one minute with Gus each day with his :60 Reflections. Each day Gus shares a brief synopsis of the Holy Scriptures in that day's liturgy, as well as a brief, thought-provoking reflection. Start your day with God's word on your mind, on your heart and on your lips. Just click on ":60 Reflections" and join others in prayer!"


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About Julia Varriale, Founder and Editor of Collegevale.org:
As a nontraditional adult, full-time day student (my answer to looming empty-nest syndrome), I graduated summa cum laude from Framingham State College in Massachusetts with a degree in Geography and went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Administration from Boston College and the Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA Extension. A lifelong learner, I am the product of both public and private secondary schools; a for-profit, two-year business program (thank you, Katie Gibbs, for the skills that made it possible for me to create this website myself); a community college (one terrific biology course -- no frogs were injured in my pursuit of knowledge in this area); a women's college (one fantastic creative writing course); a state college (thirty-two courses); a private research university (graduate school); and online learning (certificate). Needless to say, I take an unusually broad -- and long -- view when it comes to education and admission and enrollment trends. I have almost thirty years teaching and mentoring experience in grades K-12 as well as at the post-baccalaureate level, worked as a part-time admission officer for six years at a New England liberal arts college and more recently at a public comprehensive university, provided pro bono short-term consulting for over fifteen years, and have been an online instructor in the UCLA Extension College Counseling Certificate program since 2008. When not teaching with UCLA Extension, I enjoy advising students on the college search, transition to college, and adults returning to college.
While a graduate student at Boston College, the geographer (demographer) in me wanted to concentrate my studies on admissions and enrollment trends. Because there were no formal classes on the topic, I supplemented my Boston College studies with attendance at the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions in 2001 and 2003, the NEACAC Summer Institute in 2001, and the UCLA Extension program, which I completed within weeks of my graduation from Boston College in 2003. From 2002 to 2006, I edited In A Nutshell: Education in the News, an informal e-newsletter of admission and enrollment trends in the news, readership of which extended over five countries and twenty-one states. The Nutshell was begun as a method to study for comprehensives at Boston College and was something I was happy to share. In addition to following admission and enrollment trends, I follow student affairs and higher ed finance.
I am an AICEP Certified Educational Planner and a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC), the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC), and the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA) and have served on the Communications Committee (chair, 2005-2008, and editor of the NEACAC Newsletter, 2003-2008), Fiscal Oversight Committee, an Ad Hoc Committee on Sponsorship at NEACAC, and the Professional Development Committees at both WACAC and NEACAC. I currently serve on the Current Trends Committee at NEACAC and as co-leader of the NACAC Graduate Coursework SIG.
My husband, Steve, and I live outside Boston, Massachusetts. Our daughter and her family live nearby. If you find any egregious typos in here, let's just blame them on our ever-helpful cat, Bear, who died two years ago. Any future typos will be blamed on our two newest members of the family, Cookie and Munchkin; we were foster failures our first time out, and I have to say it's hard to type with kitten mittens…
About Teo Salgado, Associate Editor:
I am an independent educational consultant based in Toronto, Canada. I've worked in the postsecondary education sector for more than 20 years, and my career includes work in international student recruitment, admissions counseling, and alumni relations at the University of Toronto and Western University.
I completed an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree, with High Distinction, at the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts degree at McGill University in Montreal, QC. To remain current on university admissions processes, I recently completed the post-baccalaureate Certificate in College Counseling from the University of California-Los Angeles, graduating with distinction, and the Independent Educational Consultants Association's (IECA) Summer Institute Training program at Swarthmore College.
Currently I am an Associate Member of IECA and a member of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and the International Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC).
When not in the office, I enjoy traveling, having visited more than 60 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. I also love spending time in the outdoors and may often be found on a hiking trail, usually deep in the northern Ontario backcountry, with my wife, Masha. I also serve as a director on the McGill Alumni Association (Toronto), as a University of Toronto Alumni Mentor, and also on volunteer committees at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the University of Toronto at Mississauga. In addition, I make numerous admissions presentations throughout the year to groups in my community.
Following sports teams is important to me. I am an avid supporter of Futból Club Barcelona, Toronto Football Club, and of my hometown Miami Dolphins.


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I noticed a small points discrepancy on my last take on this list. I tweaked some things to correct it.
I have also removed the artificer armour and power sword from the Captain, replacing them with a Relic Blade. The 2+ armour doesn't give any major boost that he doesn't already have from Feel No Pain (thanks to the Apothecary in the Command Squad), and (just like Feel No Pain) is completely useless vs Power Weapons anyway. The Strength 6 power weapon will be far more useful.
Inquisitor Lord w/ Inferno Pistol, Power Weapon, Hammer of the Witches, Purgatus -105
Familiar – 6
2x Acolytes (laspistol + ccw + carapace) – 26
Penitent – 7
Sage – 10
Chimera Transport, turret multilaser, hull mounted heavy flamer – 85
Captain w/ Combi-Melta, Relic Blade -140
5 Command Squad, 2x Plasma Guns, Rhino -180
Callidus Assassin -120
Ironclad Dreadnought w/ Hurricane Bolter, 1x Hunter Killer Missile -145
Vanilla Dread—Multi-Melta, Heavy Flamer -115
10 man Tactical Squad with Flamer, Multi-Melta Sarg has a combi-melta, Rhino -215
10 man Tactical Squad with Flamer, Multi-Melta Sarg has a combi-melta, Rhino -215
5 Scouts, Sniper Rifles, Camo Cloaks, Heavy Bolter (hellfire shells) -100
1 Land Speeders with Multi-Melta, Heavy Flamer – 70
Vindicator w/Siege Shield -125
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In a recent decision, the Irish High Court held that a court may order a person to make discovery of personal information that he or she has a right to obtain from a third party on foot of a data access request made pursuant to data protection laws. This judgment is particularly significant for individual litigants, especially where those parties are commencing discovery1.
The case concerned a claim by a plaintiff company as against the defendant, a former employee, for injunctive relief and damages for breach of contract. The plaintiff company claimed that the defendant, who had taken up employment with another firm operating in the same field, assisted with the recruitment of other employees of the plaintiff and supplied the competing firm with confidential information concerning the plaintiff's business, including know-how and trading strategies.
The plaintiff had sought discovery of documents relating to the defendant's interactions with the competing firm and a recruitment company through which he was recruited, including documents that he could obtain on foot of a data access request.
The plaintiff argued that, as the defendant had a right as a matter of European law to obtain such documents, in particular, documents relating to any interview process conducted by a prospective employer, those documents ought to be discovered by him.
The Court considered that it was long established that documents ought to be discovered if they are relevant and necessary, provided that the request is proportionate and not unduly oppressive. It also acknowledged that a document is capable of being the subject matter of an order for discovery if the document, while not in the possession of a person, is one that he or she has a legal entitlement to procure or obtain.
In this respect, it was noted that, although the documents sought were likely to be held in offices in England, it was agreed between the parties that a person has a right to seek and inspect such personal data under the Data Protection Directive (EU Directive 95/46EC) (the "Directive") and the English implementing legislation (Data Protection Act 1988).
While the defendant argued that it was wrong to compel a person to use data protection processes to achieve a purpose which would be more properly achieved by way of non-party discovery, the Court was not persuaded by that argument. Ultimately, the Court recognised that the defendant had a legally enforceable right to seek certain documents. While the Court acknowledged that discovery must not be permitted to be oppressive and must be proportionate and that, in certain circumstances, non-party discovery may be more appropriate, there was no evidence of such oppression or disproportionality here.
The Court also dismissed the defendant's related argument that the request for discovery was an attempt to use data protection law and the Directive for a collateral purpose, noting that the primary purpose of the Directive did not matter if the effect of the legislation was to grant a person a right to certain information.
The defendant also sought to rely on a previous High Court decision in Glaxo Group Ltd & Anor v Rowex Ltd2 in which Mr Justice Barrett commented that a court ought not to compel inappropriate disclosures of personal data. However, the judge in the present case was not satisfied that, in this instance, documents relating to the course of engagement between the defendant, the competing firm, and the recruitment company leading up to his employment, were confidential or highly personally sensitive.
Although the Court agreed that documents obtainable by way of a data access request can be the subject of a discovery order, it directed that the defendant make discovery of documents that are "reasonably available to him" by way of a data access request and that this would require him to take "reasonable steps" to procure the documents by such means. In this regard, the Court recognised that the defendant may be unable to obtain such documents without challenging a refusal of access by the competing firm and/or the recruitment company, be it through a court or the relevant data protection body. The Court did not, however, provide any determination as to how far the defendant was required to pursue an individual request.
The interplay between data access requests made under the Irish Data Protection Acts 1998 – 2003 and litigation is coming more and more into focus. Data access requests are frequently used by individual litigants as a means of obtaining information prior to instituting legal proceedings or, prior to discovery. While there is nothing novel in holding that a party may be obliged to discover documents in respect of which he or she has a legally enforceable right to obtain, the recognition that such an obligation can extend to documents that he or she can obtain by way of a data access request is a noteworthy development.
The decision, which is currently the subject of an appeal, has potentially far-reaching consequences for individuals who are parties to litigation in that their obligation to discover documents has now arguably been broadened. While the Court sought to limit a person's obligations in this respect to taking "reasonable steps" to obtain such documents, no further guidance was provided in this respect. While this question will likely be assessed on a case–by-case basis, the lack of certainty may cause difficulty for some individual litigants.
The decision is also significant from the perspective of a party that is considering seeking non-party discovery, the costs of which are required to be borne by that party. Consideration should be given, in the first instance, as to whether documents are available to an individual who is a party to litigation by means of a data access request. Given that the Judge expressed a preference for making an order for discovery against a party to the proceedings, as opposed to engaging in the costly and cumbersome process of non-party discovery, there would appear to be some judicial support for this approach.
We understand that the Data Protection Commissioner has recently commented that compelling a person to exercise his or her right to obtain personal information in this manner would appear, on the face of it, to be at odds with a fundamental right to.
1. Susquehanna International Group Limited v Needham [2017] IEHC 706
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Flexi is a little lighter Wednesday she suffered 1st degree burns and lost layers of skin, but pressed on and won the dance competition, scoring a trophy and $500 prize.
She'll now go on to the international contest in Jamaica.the unidentified fiery dancer is seen bending into some contortionist positions on the floor in order to better access her nether regions, which she then douses with what appears to be rubbing alcohol before taking a lighter to the area.
She runs to the side of the stage and tries ripping her jeans shorts off, with the help of an onlooker.


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Shaped by Faith and Fear at Summer Camp
This past week I was cleaning out the large collection of correspondence I've kept since I was 10. Birthday and Christmas cards from grandparents, letters in rough cursive from grade school friends, graduation well-wishes, thank you notes, postcards—you name it, I kept it. Every couple of years I go through the box, select those that still touch or amuse me, and recycle the rest.
Although the stack shrinks with each sorting, there is one batch of correspondence I don't think I'll ever throw out: the notes my mom sent me during my summers at sleep-away camp.
I was constantly homesick during those weeks. Although I don't possess any examples of what I was writing home, I can easily recall or imagine what preoccupied my adolescent heart at the time. I was worried about making friends, anxious about learning to ride a horse, and downright terrified of poison ivy. I felt intensely out of my element, but knowing that my mom was thinking of me helped me feel less isolated in my sadness and gave me courage to press on. She pointed me to the truly eternal promises in God's Word, reminding me with Bible verses (especially Psalm 139) that Jesus was always with me and knew my sadness, and that I had nothing to fear because he knew me and would protect me.
I couldn't see then, at the age of 12 or 13, what my mother could. I couldn't appreciate how the challenges and victories of summer camp would impact my character, my friendships, and my relationship with Christ. But I can see now how those days in the Wisconsin woods ingrained in me a sense of God's majesty, evident in his creation and his provision. Sunsets, stars, and campfires became touchstones for me—I couldn't explain how, but in encountering them, I encountered God's presence.
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Formed by two music producers (David, vocals and Antoine, synths/bass), with the addition of guitarist Justin, Ghost Love started writing songs on a trip to southern France two years ago. The band released their 1srst EP titled One lands on August 12th, 2017. While it was a completely independant release, it was able to garner some local buzz for the band as well as a sold out release show at the PHI Centre in Montreal. The EP was critically acclaimed by Vice, Voir, and Urbania while the lead single "One Lands" was also added to several Apple Music playlists. Followed by an appearance at Festival POP Montreal on September 2017, they played several shows in Ontario throughout the fall to packed venues including a show in Toronto at the Baby G in November. The group channel a dreamy and dark electronic pop atmosphere inspired by 80's dark wave and synth pop acts such as Depeche Mode and Eurythmics.
They also marry their electronic side with lush spacey guitars, reminiscent of 90's acts like Slowdive and Ride. Ghost Love is a visual and sonic exploration that channels decadence and anxiety, to discover on the stage of Ministere on August 30th 2018, right beside Syzzors.


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text: Gary Dean Gordon peacefully passed away at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center on November 6, 2019.Gary was preceded in death by his loving mother Kathryn Elisabeth (Benner) Gordon, father Harold Allison Gordon, brothers Harold R. Gordon, Robert A. Gordon, his son, Steven Glenn Gordon and daughter-in-law, Tracy Leigh Gordon. Gary lost the love of his life, his wife of almost 60 years, Roxie Johns Gordon on September 22, 2018. He described Roxie as being a true angel. Gary often took opportunities to express to his family how proud he was of them and say "I Love You."Gary is survived by his son Dean Allison Gordon (Patricia Ann) and numerous nieces and nephews. Gary was born in Bellefonte, PA on October 3, 1937.After graduating from Bellefonte H.S. in 1955, Gary served four years in the U.S. Air Force where he trained in heavy Ground Radar Systems. While serving in the USAF Gary met Roxie at Wimico Lodge in White City, FL and as the old saying goes it was love at first sight. Gary and Roxie attended First Baptist Church of White City where they accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. They each followed their profession of faith with baptism, Gary's on November 30, 1958. Gary and Roxie married on December 12, 1958. During the following seven years they relocated to Port Saint Joe, Tarpon Springs and Fort Walton Beach. While deployed at Eglin Air Force Base, in part, Gary had a role in establishing the Eglin Test Range. Upon Honorable discharge from the military, Gary continued his career with Vitro Services for 22 years supporting the Eglin Test Range. He then completed his career with 16 years in Civil Service where he was responsible, in part, for numerous test facilities of the Eglin Test Range. During his career Gary's education included graduating from O.W.J.C . (Associates of Arts 1971), U.W.F. (Bachelor's of Science Cum Laude 1974), U.W.F. (Master's of Science Systems Analysis 1980), Air Command and Staff College 1982, Air War College 1985, and taught nights as an Adjunct Professor of Systems Science/Analysis at U.W.F. 1981-1987. Upon retirement in 1998, Gary enjoyed woodcarving writing, painting and photographing local wildlife. He also enjoyed feeding and studying birds and taking care of the turtles in the pond at his house.Each year Gary gave much joy to others during the Christmas Season, his favorite time of year, he decorated beautifully and created unique ornaments for his family and friends and presented them during Christmas gatherings.Gary loved people and was dearly loved by many. Gary was very blessed with a good life. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. A Celebration of Life Gathering in Gary's Memory will take place at Emerald Coast Funeral Home, 161 Racetrack Road, NW, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547 on Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. Enjoy life while you have the opportunity. May God bless you all. Expressions of love and sympathy may be viewed and shared online at www.emeraldcoastfuneralhome.com


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It is difficult to know where to start when beginning a new blog but I guess stuff that is current in my mind is as good a place as any.
I wanted to start getting some of my favourite bands gigs in my new home town and Troy Faid was a good choice as he is a solo act so it is easier to find places that can host him.
I have booked him to play at The Lamb Hotel in Ilfracombe on 7th December 2012.
Troy is a young guitarist who plays like an old pro. His style veers towards old Delta Blues, with a touch of Freddy Phillips (he did all the music for Trumpton, Chigley, and Camberwick Green in case you are wondering.)
You can hear suggestions of The Beatles, and others. He is able, like the late Robert Johnson, to play a bass line AND a rhythm AND a melody simultaneously, but in all honesty you cannot simply imagine his music, no matter how I try to describe it.
Instead here is a video available on youtube of the title track of his second album.
Here is what Tom Robinson said about Troy. "For me Troy's music is English songwriting performed with the highest integrity with no trace of ego or look at me exhibitionism. Folk clubbers, owners, festival bookers, roots labels and distributers pay attention, give this man he attention he deserves. You will find more of his outstanding work at www.troyfaid.co.uk "
-Tom Robinson – BBC6 Music


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Hazard Communications & GHS/SDS for the Workplace
Chemicals are a big part of everyday life, both at home and in the workplace. We all use cleaners, detergents, solvents, pesticides and many other chemicals on a daily basis. We put gasoline and oil in our vehicles, and sunscreen on our skin. Chemicals are present in cosmetics, shampoo, and even the some of the food we eat. It has never been more important to communicate the dangers of chemicals in the workplace than today and that is why we created this MSDS training video.


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Harnessracing.com reported this morning that World champion 4-year-old pacer Lather Up has been scratched from Saturday night's $440,000 James Ewart Memorial at Scioto Downs. Co-owner George Teague Jr. told harnessracing.com Saturday morning that he was being cautious and scratched Lather Up "sick."
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Dissections in Virtual RealityProducer: VictoryXR
Teaching anatomy, including the body systems and structure and function, is an integral part of science. But let's be honest, hands-on dissection isn't for everyone.
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VictoryXR and Carolina Biological are creating the world's first virtual reality specimen dissection library. These fun and engaging experiences supplement the education of today and will be an integral part of learning tomorrow.
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He says the U.S. has lagged behind other countries in requiring bolder warning on cigarette packs.
"The current warnings clearly do not work given the number of people taking-up smoking and those who continue smoking," says Shields. "Similar warnings like the one the HHS proposes are already in use in other countries and are believed to be effective. These warnings are an important part of a preventing and reducing cigarette smoking. They are long overdue."
HHS proposed the new health warnings and graphics for cigarette packages and advertisements today. The HHS says the change is part of a strategy that "will help tobacco users quit and prevent children from starting" calling it the "most significant change in more than 25 years."
"Every day, almost 4,000 youth try a cigarette for the first time and 1,000 youth become regular, daily smokers," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a press release issued Wednesday. "Today marks an important milestone in protecting our children and the health of the American public."
The HHS' proposes new larger and more noticeable warning statements and color graphic images depicting the negative health consequences of smoking appear on cigarette packages and in cigarette advertisements. By June 22, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration will select nine graphic and textual warning statements after a comprehensive review of the relevant scientific literature, the public comments, and results from an 18,000 person study. Implementation required by September 22, 2012 will ultimately prohibit companies from manufacturing cigarettes without new graphic health warnings on their packages for sale or distribution in the United States. In addition, manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers will no longer be allowed to advertise cigarettes without the new graphic health warnings in the United States. By October 22, 2012, manufacturers can no longer distribute cigarettes for sale in the United States that do not display the new graphic health warnings.
Peter Shields is available to comment on today's proposed warning for cigarette packages and advertisements. To arrange an interview, please contact Karen Mallet at km463(at)Georgetown.edu.
Read more about the HHS proposal at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/11/20101110a.html .
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Georgetown University Medical Center is an internationally recognized academic medical center with a three-part mission of research, teaching and patient care (through MedStar Health). GUMC's mission is carried out with a strong emphasis on public service and a dedication to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis — or "care of the whole person." The Medical Center includes the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Health Studies, both nationally ranked, the world-renowned Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Biomedical Graduate Research Organization (BGRO). In fiscal year 2009-2010, GUMC accounted for 79 percent of Georgetown University's extramural research funding.
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