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Learn to prepare plans for permaculture systems. - a landscape where plants and animals live balanced in a self sustaining ecosystem.
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- Differentiate between Permaculture and other sustainable systems.
- Explain the procedures followed in practicing different techniques which are sympathetic to Permaculture, including: No-dig gardening, Companion Planting, Biological control, and Sustainable harvesting.
- Explain the interactions that occur between living and non-living components in five different natural environments, including: Forest Systems, Aquatic Environments, Soil Environments, and Arid Environments.
- Evaluate different Permaculture designs against the nine Permaculture principles.
- Distinguish between different garden zones in a Permaculture system.
- Explain sector planning in a specific garden design.
- Design a mandala garden for a specific site.
- Determine the appropriate use of swales on a sloping site.
- Investigate distinctly different Permaculture systems.
- Explain three different cultural techniques used to minimise the maintenance requirement, in Permaculture systems you study.
- Determine different animal breeds, which can provide a useful and sustained harvest from a permaculture system in your locality.
- Describe the harvest, treatment and use of various products derived from different types of animals in a Permaculture system.
- Explain the factors which can affect the success of different types of animals, in a Permaculture system, including: Poultry, Aquatic animals, Domestic farm animals, Insects, Earthworms.
- Describe the husbandry of one specified type of animal, in a Permaculture system visited by you.
- Determine different species of plants which can provide a useful, sustained harvest from a Permaculture system.
- Describe the harvest, treatment and use of various products derived from twenty different plant genera in a Permaculture system.
- Compile a resource file of fifty information sources for different plants which can be incorporated into Permaculture systems.
- Explain the factors which can affect the survival of different types of plants, including those used for: Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, Fibres, Building materials, and Fuel.
- Explain the husbandry of one specified type of plant, in a Permaculture system visited by you.
- Explain the relevance of appropriate technology to Permaculture design.
- Compare three different waste disposal techniques which may be used for kitchen scraps in a Permaculture system.
- Compare three different waste disposal techniques which may be used for effluent in a Permaculture system.
- Evaluate the suitability of different building techniques in a Permaculture system.
- Explain the application of two different systems of alternative energy in a Permaculture system.
- Compare differences in the impact on a Permaculture system, of three alternative technologies designed for the same purpose (e.g. three alternative sources of electricity).
- Evaluate the use of technology in a house (your choose the house).
- Determine more "appropriate" technologies to replace currently used technologies, in a house you evaluate.
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Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a California law that made it illegal to sell "violent" video games to minors. Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the State of California's appeal in that case:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether free speech rights are more important than helping parents keep violent material away from children.
The justices agreed Monday to consider reinstating California's ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, a law the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco threw out last year on grounds that it violated minors' constitutional rights.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who signed the law in 2005, said he was pleased the high court would review the appeals court decision. He said, "We have a responsibility to our kids and our communities to protect against the effects of games that depict ultra-violent actions, just as we already do with movies."
However, the judge who wrote the decision overturning the law said at the time that there was no research showing a connection between violent video games and psychological harm to young people.
The Supreme Court's decision to hear the case comes only a week after the high court voted overwhelmingly to strike down a federal law banning videos showing animal cruelty. The California case poses similar free speech concerns, although the state law is aimed at protecting children, raising an additional issue
Yes, yes, it's a familiar argument:
Of course, there already is someone thinking of the children, their parents:
Video games already are labeled with a rating system that lets parents decide what games their children can purchase and play.
Isn't this a job for the parents, not the state ?
Given the lopsided outcome in the animal cruelty case, it seems that the law would have an uphill battle before the Justices, although its proponents don't seem to think so:
Leland Yee, the California state senator who wrote the video game ban, said the Supreme Court obviously doesn't think the animal cruelty video ban and the violent video game ban are comparable. If the justices thought that, he said, they would not be reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to throw out the video game ban.
"Clearly, the justices want to look specifically at our narrowly tailored law that simply limits sales of ultra-violent games to kids without prohibiting speech," said Yee, a San Francisco Democrat.
Maybe, maybe not. Since it only takes four justices to agree to hear a case, that one fact is no indication of how the Court might rule on a case.
Personally, I am hoping they vote to sustain the 9th Circuit's ruling.

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VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - October 19, 2016) - For the third year in a row, B.C.'s CPAs have ranked the ability to attract and retain skilled labour as the number one challenge for business success in the province. Nearly 84 per cent of respondents rating this as a "major" or "moderate" challenge in the latest Business Outlook Survey administered by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC). Much of the challenge in recruiting talent comes from the high cost of living, which was largely due to the increasingly expensive housing costs in Greater Vancouver.
According to the MLS Home Price Index, the average home price in August 2016 for the Greater Vancouver was $933,100, up 31.4 per cent from August 2015. The high housing prices make it unaffordable for those who make the average income in B.C., which was $53,373 in 2015. On average, households who earn the median pre-tax income in Greater Vancouver spent 76.9 per cent of their income on housing in 2015, according to the RBC housing affordability index.
Thus, it is not surprising that nearly 91 per cent of B.C. CPAs who responded in the Business Outlook Survey, a members' survey conducted by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), identified housing prices as the top economic challenges to business success in B.C. CPAs in the Lower Mainland (91 per cent) and those on Vancouver Island (94 per cent) were most likely to indicate 'housing prices' as a challenge compared to respondents in other parts of B.C. (84 per cent).
Richard Rees, FCPA, FCA, president and CEO of CPABC
"Ultimately, B.C. needs people who want to live and work here, and certainly in Greater Vancouver, the cost of housing is starting to make that a bigger and bigger challenge. This will become an increasing concern over the next decade, as B.C. expects that three quarters of the 934,000 job openings between 2015 and 2025 will require some post-secondary education. All three levels of governments are taking measures to cool the housing market, and while housing sales seemed to have slowed, it is still early to gauge the true effects. Continued high real estate prices and lower wages could cause young workers to leave the province, particularly those with highly transferrable skills or a post-secondary education. Ensuring B.C. remains an affordable and attractive place for these workers is critical in order to address labour supply issues that are anticipated over the next decade."
Key findings from CPABC Business Outlook Survey
About the CPABC Business Outlook Survey
CPABC commissioned NRG Research Group to conduct a web-based survey of CPA members regarding their impressions of the current and future of the economy in areas that they work, current challenges for business success, and the business climate in British Columbia. A total of 3,622 online surveys were completed between August 22 and September 6, 2016, which represents an overall response rate of 17 per cent.
About CPA British Columbia
The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) was formed through the amalgamation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (ICABC), the Certified General Accountants Association of BC (CGA-BC), and the Certified Management Accountants Society of BC (CMABC). CPABC was officially established when the CPA Act came into effect on June 24, 2015. CPABC represents over 34,000 members and 5,200 CPA students and candidates.
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Over in Hungerford at the Moore & Bradfield showroom, our Aga 6:4 has been sold in order to make way for a new range cooker. Currently the front runner for its replacement is the La Cornue Cornuchef Grand Mamam 90 (pictured left).
This range features an 84 litre vaulted oven (gas or electirc) and a stainless steel hob with 5 burners (available as a combination of gas and electric, or all electric). Of course the main point in its favour (in my opinion!) is its looks. Whats more is that this model is available in 24 colours.
I also love the CornuFe 90. This model offers two electric ovens but is only available in 6 colours.


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by Len Gould
Like newborn foal, on unsure, spindly legs,
how did such talent come to reside
within so frail a form?
Chinook-features, long, blond hair,
she stoked the star-making machinery behind the popular song.
Along now, 'a painter derailed by circumstance',
she makes swirls-of-colour pictures in her canyon studio home.
Armed with chosen instruments of war,
- acoustic guitar and harmonica,
held by brace, tight, before his face,
- this creature, half young boy,
half old man, demanded our attention,
asked how it felt to be on your own;
alerting us to changing times.
They held me in thrall, to the lyric;
that it's all right, not to think twice,
but move on, like a rolling stone.
And from the many-angled sides,
see love, life...........clouds.


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Andrea Pierri collaborates with renowned studios and production companies, working on tv commercials, tv programmes and documentary films. His works have been showcased at major international film festivals and broadcast on several tv channels worldwide.
Acme Filmworks, Ars Animacion, Ars Media, Digital-E, Eudida, Gabriel Films, Il Melo, Interaction Design Lab, Kinofilms, Klasky&Csupo, La Lanterna Magica, Lokopictures, Lumiq Studios, Mark&thing, Route 1, Six-eleven, Stefilm, Tera Media, The Animation Band, Todo, WMedia.


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Escape at Dannemora Season 1
Part 1 is an episode of Escape at Dannemora starring Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, and Paul Dano. 2 prison inmates vie for the attention of Joyce "Tilly" Mitchell.
Genres: Drama
Actor: Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt
Director: Ben Stiller
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Argentina president laments death of five citizens in NYC attack
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri on Wednesday lamented the death of five Argentines who were killed in the New York City attack. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT - SUBTITLED (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Argentina's President Mauricio Macri said on Wednesday (November 01) he lamented the death of five Argentines from the city of Rosario in the attack in New York a day earlier. "They were five young entrepreneurs, model citizens in Rosario society," he said at the opening of an event in Buenos Aires. "We all must stand together in the fight against terrorism." Argentina's foreign ministry released the names of the five dead late on Tuesday (October 31) and said they were visiting New York as part of a group of friends celebrating the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation. A sixth member of the group was among those hospitalized after a man driving a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen. The municipality of Rosario, a city of 1.3 million on the banks of the Parana River in northern Argentina, declared three days of mourning, the city's mayor Monica Fein said on Twitter.


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i'm prompted by an inquiry from a local new haven eatery, or shall i say DRINKERY, to rant! GRRRR!!! the place in question (think along the lines of juicing and smoothies) WANTS to compost their waste, just like Edge of the Woods wants to compost their waste.
so i did a quick internet search (15 minutes as opposed to 3 hours, cause i could stay on here reading about compost forever). i can't find any BIG operations, or municipal operations, in the area that compost food waste. and the composting operations around the state that DO compost and sell themselves as COMPOSTING places selling (sarcastically paraphrased) 'rich, organic, absolutely dreamy, delightful compost to make your plants euphoric' are nothing but leaves and manure.
and it SHOULD BE common knowledge that the best composts have a WIDE variety of ingredients, not just two. that's like me saying, here, you want some soup i made, it has water and salt. that soup won't do much for you until you add some veggies and maybe some meat. now that i think about it, that soup would likely kill you if it's all you had to eat. ANYWAY!!! COMPOST!!! that's what i was ranting about. NEW MILFORD FARMS in new milford, ct DOES compost food "waste" (read excerpt below). and it will cost your operation to have your food scraps removed. whether it's going into a dumpster to a landfill, or a truck to composting, is your choice.but the bottom line is that we NEED more composting facilities that accept and compost FOOD scraps nearby so that it doesn't cost too much so that the choice to compost is an easy one.
The following are excerpts from John Jenkins' "Humanure Handbook" regarding the term WASTE, a completely different, yet related rant.
"We do not recycle waste. It's a common semantic error to say that waste is, can be, or should be recycled. Resource materials arerecycled, but waste is never recycled. That's why it's called 'waste.' Waste is any material that is discarded and has no further use."
"When a potato is peeled, the peels aren't kitchen waste — they're still potato peels. When they're collected for composting, they are being recycled and no waste is produced. Composting professionals sometimes refer to recycled materials as 'waste.' Many of the people who are developing municipal composting programs came from the waste management field, a field in which refuse has always been termed 'waste.' Today, however, the use of the term 'waste' to describe recycled materials is an unpleasant semantic habit that must be abandoned. Otherwise, one could refer to leaves in the autumn as 'tree waste,' because they are no longer needed by the tree and are discarded. Yet, when one walks into the forest, where does one see waste? The answer is 'nowhere,' because the forest's organic material is recycled naturally, and no waste is created."


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The 2016 Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Solo Competition consists of both preliminary and live performance rounds. A preliminary recorded round included submissions from highly qualified performers from around the world. The finalists listed below were selected from this competitive field to perform live at The University of Alabama, first in multiple solo performance rounds with piano, and for the last round finalists, a solo performance with Alabama's Huxford Symphony Orchestra.
Tessa Ellis
Tessa Ellis is a student of David Bilger at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA. She has competed numerous times in the National Trumpet Competition, winning first place in the Undergraduate Solo Division in 2014 and first place in the Small Ensemble Division in 2016. Also in 2016, she won second place at the International Trumpet Guild's Orchestral Excerpt Competition. She has attended the Orford Academy's Brass Week, Bar Harbor Brass Week, and Domaine Forget in previous summers, and will attend the Pacific Music Festival in 2016. Tessa is a founding member of the Arcana New Music Ensemble and is an active freelance musician in the Philadelphia area.
Mátyás Dániel Fieszl
Trumpeter Mátyás Dániel Fieszl has studied at Bard College, University of Pécs, Hungary; Bartók Béla Secondary School of Music; and Lajtha László Music School in Budapest. His teachers include Neumayer Károly, Palotai István, Komlóssy Gábor, and Kolossa András. His orchestral experience includes performances with the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Pécsi Vasutas Windorchestra, Coda Nostra Big Band, Béla Bartók Windorchestra, and the Lajtha László Windorchestra. He has competed in the 2010 International Windorchestra Competition Pécs Bartók Béla Windorchestra, 2012 Szatmári Brass Music Festival-Fehérgyarmat, 2012 National Orchestra Competition Budapest, and 2014 University of Pécs Nivo Prize.
Samuel Huss
From Sanford, Michigan, Samuel Huss is currently pursuing a masters degree from Rice University at the Shepherd School of Music studying with Barbara Butler. For his undergraduate studies, Sam received a bachelor of music degree from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with James Thompson. Sam has performed as a guest soloist with the Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra, Midland Concert Band (Michigan), and Grand Rapids Youth Orchestra. In 2013, Sam was awarded 1st prize at the National Trumpet Competition performing the first movement of Eino Tamberg's Trumpet Concerto. Beyond his experience as a soloist, Sam has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, National Orchestra Institute Festival Orchestra and the National Music Festival (Chestertown, MD).
Huw Morgan
At the age of just twenty-six, Huw Morgan was appointed principal trumpet in the Sinfonieorchester Basel, having previously held the same role with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera. He combines this position with a burgeoning solo career, and as a founder member of London-based brass ensemble, Septura.
Following his success as Brass Winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, Huw has gained renown for his prize-winning appearances at many of the most significant international competitions. In 2010 he won both the Brass Prize and Wind Section Award at the Royal Over-seas League Competition, and most recently was placed first at the Only Brass International Trumpet Contest (Antwerp, Belgium).
Highlights in recent seasons include concerto appearances with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Northern Sinfonia, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Hamburg Camerata and Helsinki Philharmonic, under conductors including Tortelier, Herreweghe, and Zehetmair. Huw has also featured at numerous international festivals: Cheltenham, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Trømso and Rainbow21 (Tokyo), broadcasting regularly on both national radio and television. Among his solo recordings, Huw can be heard as the featured trumpeter on the soundtrack to the BAFTA-nominated film, Me and Orson Welles.
In addition to his solo activities, Huw appears regularly as guest principal with many of the UK's leading ensembles, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Born in South Wales in 1987, Huw began his musical education at the age of five, taking up the trumpet two years later. He studied at Chetham's School of Music with John Dickinson and Murray Greig, and latterly at the Royal Academy of Music, where he graduated with first-class honours and is now an Associate.
Brent Proseus
Brent Proseus is a sophomore Trumpet Performance major at the McGill University Schulich School of Music where he performs in the McGill Symphony Orchestra, McGill jazz band and other small ensembles. He is studying under the tutelage of Professor Richard Stoelzel. His first teacher was his father, Eric. From seventh grade through high school, he studied with Gregg Good.
Brent is equally comfortable performing in both classical and jazz genres as he has won numerous awards and scholarships throughout his junior high and high school years. He has been the principal trumpet in both the middle school and high school Michigan All-State Bands and Orchestras as well as the lead trumpet for the Michigan All-State Jazz Band. He won the third-place prize in the Senior Division of the International Trumpet Guild Youth Competition in 2014 and was a featured Young Artist in the ITG Journal.
In 2014, Brent won a featured soloist award at the 2014 Michigan Youth Arts Gala Soloist competition and he performed with the Detroit Civic Youth Orchestra. He also won first place in the high school division of the Grand Valley State University International Solo Competition. In 2015, he won both the Grand Rapids Symphonic Band and Kalamazoo Concert Band Youth Soloist Competitions.
In March of 2015, Brent won first place in the high school division of the National Trumpet Competition. During the following summer, he was selected to be a member of the National Youth Orchestra, performing under the direction of Charles Dutoit at Carnegie Hall as well as seven of the most prestigious concert halls in China. In February of 2016, he was named the winner of the McGill Winds and Brass Concerto Competition. He was recently named the winner of the 2016 ITG Solo Competition held in Anaheim California.
Brent held co-principal and principal positions with the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony since eighth grade. He has performed with the Calvin College Orchestra, Flat River Big Band and Grand Rapids Opera. Outside of music, Brent enjoys outdoor activities and he is active in his church.
Marc Sutton
Originally from Duncan, Oklahoma, Marc Lynn Sutton is currently a Teaching Assistant at Texas Tech University where he is pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.
As a soloist, Marc won first place in both the Solo and Orchestral Excerpts competitions at the Grand Valley State University International Trumpet Seminar. He has competed as a finalist in the National Trumpet Competition Ensemble Division. Marc has performed the Star Spangled Banner at NCAA events including the NCAA Women's College World Series.
Marc received a Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he was awarded the Bernard Adelstein Prize in Trumpet and a Bachelor of Music degree in Trumpet Performance, with distinction, from the University of Oklahoma.
During his time as a freelance musician in the Cleveland area, Marc performed with the CityMusic Chamber Orchestra, Blossom Festival Band, Ohio Philharmonic, Five-One Experimental Orchestra, and Classical Revolution Cleveland. Commercial performances include appearances with notable Beatles tribute bands, "1964: The Tribute" and "Revolution Pie," as well as numerous musical theatre productions and credits in several independent recording projects.
His primary teachers include, Dr. Andrew Stetson, Michael Sachs, Dr. Karl Sievers, and John Moots.
Rebecca Wilt, piano
Rebecca Wilt has received national and international recognition as a virtuoso collaborative pianist. She has worked with many of the world's prominent wind instrument performers, as well as some of the country's foremost vocalists, and has performed in many of the world's greatest venues in North America, Europe, and Asia. Ms. Wilt studied with John Wustman, "dean of American accompanists" and pianist for Luciano Pavorotti, as well as Jon Spong, pianist for Sherrill Milnes, and Jessica Paul. She has worked with singers Cynthia Lawerence, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Shirley Verrett, Cheryl Studer, Dawn Upshaw, Jennifer Lane, Eleni Matos, Stuart Neill, William Warfield, and Scott Bearden. She has also served as pianist and vocal coach for several opera productions, including, La Boheme, La Traviata, Cosi fan Tutte, Die Fledermaus, Le Nozze di Figaro, Romeo et Juliette, and Susannah, among others. In addition to degrees in vocal coaching/accompanying, Rebecca also holds two degrees in vocal performance.
Ms. Wilt has performed in collaboration with members of the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the National Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She has also been the premiere pianist for many of the nation's wind-instrument conferences and competitions, including: the National Brass Symposium, the Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Competition, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the National Trumpet Competition, the ARTS competition, the International Trombone Association, the International Horn Society, the North American Saxophone Alliance, the World Saxophone Congress, the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, the National Flute Association, the Music Teacher's National Association, the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute, the Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Competition, the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, the Tromp Muziek Biennale, and the International Women's Brass Conference. She frequently gives workshops and master classes at universities and colleges all over the country on topics involving vocal coaching, instrumental chamber music, rehearsing with a pianist, and the competition road. Currently on the faculty at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, she is also on the summer faculty for the Center for Advanced Musical Studies in Enfield, New Hampshire, as well as appearing as guest artist at various festivals all over the world.
The University of Alabama's Huxford Symphony Orchestra
The Huxford Symphony Orchestra performs six concerts and an opera each year on the campus of UA. A key component of the ensembles program at the University of Alabama School of Music, the orchestra is open to music majors as well as students from other disciplines around the university. The Huxford Symphony rehearses for two hours twice a week and students receive college credit for playing in the ensemble.
During the 2016-2017 season, the orchestra will perform Mahler's Symphony no. 4, Gershwin's American in Paris, Hindemith's Symphonic Metamporphosis, and Dvorak's Symphony no. 8, among other works. The Huxford Symphony will welcome composers Christopher Theofanidis and Clint Needham for on-campus residencies as we present works by each composer. We will collaborate with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra in a side-by-side performance and will perform as the pit orchestra for the University of Alabama Opera Theater's spring production. We are the official orchestra of the International Trumpet Guild's 2016 Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Competition and will feature faculty soloists and the winners of our student concerto competition on concerts throughout the season.
Blake Richardson, Conductor
Dr. Blake Richardson is director of orchestral studies at the University of Alabama and Music Director of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Dr. Richardson has held assistant conductor positions with the Barcelona Symphony and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and has conducted the Danish National Symphony, San Juan Symphony, Brandenburger Symphoniker, Tuscaloosa Symphony, and Cincinnati's innovative chamber orchestra, concert:nova. Recent opera credits include La Cenerentola at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and La Bohème at the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman as assistant conductor. He has recently conducted all-state orchestras in Alabama and Arkansas, as well as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Orchestra.
A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Richardson worked extensively with acclaimed conductor Lorin Maazel as associate conductor of Maazel's Castleton Festival from 2010-2012. He has prepared productions of La bohème, Albert Herring, and The Rape of Lucretia, among others, for Maazel and shared the podium with Maazel in concert with the Castleton Festival Orchestra on numerous occasions.
As assistant conductor for the inaugural international tour of Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra of the USA, he spent three weeks touring Russia and the United Kingdom with conductor Valery Gergiev and violinist Joshua Bell.
As winner of the Ansbacher Fellowship, he attended the Salzburg Festival on invitation of the Vienna Philharmonic. Additional studies have taken him to the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival, the Kurt Masur Conducting Masterclass at the Manhattan School of Music and to the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca (Italy). His conducting teachers have included Lorin Maazel, David Zinman, Paavo Järvi, Mark Gibson, and David Effron.
Originally trained on violin, piano and percussion, Dr. Richardson was a scholarship violin student at the University of Texas and holds graduate degrees in conducting from Indiana University and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He was the Cincinnati Symphony conducting fellow and was awarded the David Effron Conducting Fellowship at the Chautauqua Institution.
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When Derrick Procell began writing songs with Grammy winner Terry Abrahamson, he hadn't planned on releasing the music under his own name. But as overwhelming positive feedback from other blues artists came back -- all of them wondering who the singer/producer was -- it became clear that Procell needed the world to hear his versions of the songs before they became hits for others.
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Former student said university violated her Title IX rights by not appropriately investigating rape claim
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State University has agreed to pay almost $1 million to settle a lawsuit by a woman who accused the school's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback of sexual assault in a case that sparked a national conversation on athletics and rape.
Even as they announced the settlement, though, FSU officials made it clear they didn't believe the university had failed to address seriously Erica Kinsman's claims that she was assaulted by Jameis Winston. In 2013, Winston led the school's football team to a national championship; he now plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
University President John Thrasher said Monday the school wanted to avoid "fighting over the past rather than looking toward its very bright future," portraying the settlement as an economic decision.
"We have an obligation to our students, their parents and Florida taxpayers to deal with this case, as we do all litigation, in a financially responsible manner," Thrasher said in a statement released by the school. "With all the economic demands we face, at some point it doesn't make sense to continue even though we are convinced we would have prevailed."
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FSU said Kinsman was expected to receive $250,000 under the settlement, pointedly adding that the woman's legal team will get $700,000. Kinsman's attorneys said the total payment would be "the largest in history to a single plaintiff to settle Title IX discrimination claims of this kind."
Title IX is the portion of federal law guaranteeing equal opportunity in federally funded education programs regardless of gender.
The university also agreed to a five-year effort to combat sexual assault on campus, the lawyers said.
In a statement released through her attorneys, Kinsman said she was grateful for the settlement.
"I'll always be disappointed that I had to leave the school I dreamed of attending since I was little," she said. "I am happy that FSU has committed to continue making changes in order to ensure a safer environment for all students."
Media reports traditionally do not name women who say they were sexually assaulted, but Kinsman has gone public with her story.
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Winston has said his encounter with Kinsman was consensual, and former Florida Supreme Court Justice Major Harding ruled after a two-day hearing in 2014 that the quarterback couldn't be found in violation of the student conduct code.
Kinsman's allegations, which burst into the open in the middle of Winston's Heisman-winning campaign and FSU's quest for its first national title in more than a decade, helped ignite a nationwide discussion of sexual violence and higher education – particularly in regard to big-money college football. Her story later served as one of the central anecdotes in "The Hunting Ground," a controversial documentary arguing universities have turned a blind eye to sexual assault.
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Kinsman's lawsuit accused FSU of failing to act quickly to address Kinsman's allegations, which she first made months before Winston took the field. But the school said her accusations against Winston didn't get to the appropriate university officials until the football season was underway and that the officials who were aware of the accusations earlier didn't know enough to take action.
FSU also said Kinsman initially decided not to take her allegations to the student discipline process at the university.
In Monday's announcement, FSU highlighted the steps it has taken since Kinsman's allegations to try to fight sexual assault. The school established a Sexual Assault Prevention Task Group, launched the "kNOw more" campaign and hired an expert on sexual assault as Title IX coordinator. It also created six new positions aimed at making the campus safer.
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From: Inward letters - Henry Halse, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0315 (45 digitised items). 45 letters written from New Plymouth. Includes copy of a letter from Te Waka, 1857
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March 6, 1857.
My dear Sir,
In the absence of a direct answer to Ihaia's letter I fear that my position with him will be of unusual difficulty.
With regard to Katatore any attempt to induce him to point out the lands which he really claims, would only exasperate him, seeing that he arrogates sole authority over the whole district and the Mangoraka in particular. My only chance to settle the question is to conciliate him, satisfy his pride as best I can and get other important men such as Mahau, Karipa and others to step in at the proper time to drag the land into the sea. No easy task I admit, with such conflicting claimants and bitter jealousies towards each other, you may however rest satisfied that nothing shall be done with the slightest risk of disturbing the peace of the Province.
In haste, Faithfully yours,
H. Halse.
To:- McLean Esq.
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The Toronto chapter has elected a new board returning many familiar faces such as its president, Lance Seymour for another year.
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Of course, what he should be apologising about is his singularly embarrassing taste in music, not to mention his crimes against humour. As far as I'm concerned, black metal is what boys listen to after they've finished all their Harry Potter books; I imagine Iron Maiden would also still be cool, but not a band to be namedropped in The Wire. Graveforests And Their Shadows indeed. Seriously, Stars In Their Eyes is more experimental than this crap.
But that aside, here is Pencil's awkward obfuscating squirm from the latest issue, with annotations.
"My inclusion of Walknut's album in my Black Metal 15 was based purely on the group's music rather than any ugly fascist message..."
hang on, 'ugly fascist message' as opposed to 'nice fascist message'?
"...that they may have secretly buried in the mix."
what, like backwards messages?
"Although ignorance is no excuse,"
"...I was blissfully unaware that Graveforests And Their Shadows contained material that supported extreme racist viewpoints."
...so ignorance is indeed an excuse
"Instead, I heard what sounded like an excellent example of ABM (Atmospheric Black Metal) that I felt was worthy of mention for its musical and experimental qualities."
I'm sure The Wire complainant will be most grateful for having the acronym ABM explained to him - cf. 'paediatrician' (a doctor who looks after the health of children)
"Should its inclusion in my chart have caused any distress to readers of The Wire,"
"...or embarrassment to the magazine's staff, I sincerely apologize and promise to be more alert and responsible in the future. I also agree that racists should not be allowed to have a platform in the pages of The Wire. That said, however, I do feel that Black Metal is producing some of the most interesting and diverse music today, and for that reason alone I shall continue to support it. Savage Pencil"
so, by definition of the 'that said/however' contrast, does it mean Mr. Pencil does feel that it/they should be allowed to have a platform in the pages of The Wire, or that he'll just continue to support it/them for demonstrating excellent musical/experimental qualities?
This was the guy who got so hot and bothered over an erect penis on an album cover? Oh dear.
13 comments:
- Ea-M. said...
Dear Mr Bennett, I would appreciate you reading Harry Potter ( i think you would be pleasantly surpriced ) before you link the people who really enjoyed these books to teeny metal fans... But i might be wrong...
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- LJP said...
Walknut -- funny name for a band. Yep, found out they were connected to Temnozer, the sub-Jethro Tull NSBM band (yawn...) I used to listen to a dodgy internet radio station that played that stuff but it gets boring real quick TBH...
- SYpHA_69 said...
Black Metal is such a silly genre anyway (though I suppose one could say the same about most metal genres). I researched it a bit last month and quickly came to the conclusion that in many cases the band names, album/song titles, lyrics and cover art were vastly more interesting than the music itself, sadly.
- William Bennett said...
I know how much you love those HP books, Ea-Marie, and as you point out I've not actually read them, I (once again) plead ignorance! :-) x
- Richo said...
Wholly agree with you on this, William. Metal in just about all its forms is imbecilic anyway. What's ironic with Sav's situation here, however, is not only the double-standards at work but his complete and utter spinelessness. Mind you, I personally feel The Wire lacks any backbone anyway, so he at least fits in...
Would like to know more about his being offended by the sleeve depicting an erect penis, though. Offended or just uncomfortable with the very thing I presume he also has dangling between his pins? I seem to recall the poster to The Dead Kennedys' LP, 'Frankenchrist', by HR Giger and depicting a 'Penis Landscape' also creating a huge stir.
- Richo said...
Ah, just read the link to the piece about Sav playing 'Shitfun' in an Invisible Jukebox. Interesting. Seems as though he has a very stymied (and rather predictable) view of Whitehouse...
- Thomas Bey William Bailey said...
"so, by definition of the 'that said/however' contrast, does it mean Mr. Pencil does feel that it/they should be allowed to have a platform in the pages of The Wire, or that he'll just continue to support it/them for demonstrating excellent musical/experimental qualities?"
I guess it just means he'll continue to be lazy in conducting his musical research (and how much of that is really required in making these self-aggrandizing 'top 15' lists, anyway?), so long as he's allowed to use ignorance of fact as a legitimate defense of his conduct.
Sadly, this could have been turned into an interesting discussion on sound's ability to transcend or escape even the ideological intent of its creators and to be infused with whatever values the listener's malleable brain wishes. However, in S.P.'s desperate bid to cover himself he decided to settle on a nerdy apology-cum-'serious statement' akin to those public service announcements given by team captains before FIFA matches.
Also related; I recently wrote a long-ish piece on the ideological contradictions and general weirdness inherent in Black Metal, titled "Loving Indolence and Hating Peace" (kudos to Tacitus for that one), which ought to be online soon if anyone's interested.
- William Bennett said...
do let us know when you post the piece, Thomas, look forward to reading that
- Thomas Bey William Bailey said...
William- it'll be up on the edition of that "Perfect Sound Forever" web-zine after the current one (perfectsoundforever.com, of course)
Originally written to, er, "commemorate" the release of black metal firebrand and historical revisionist Varg Vikernes, it spiraled into something else entirely when I realized just how insane this scene has gotten since the 1990s...
- "NOUMENAL ANIMAL"[sic] said...
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Good work there - Gavage Wastrel had it coming!!!
- Mykill Von Doom said...
"Seriously, Stars In Their Eyes is more experimental than this crap"
I hate for my first reply to a post on here to be contrarian, but I have to point out that, for most black metallers, experimentalism is far from the point. They cherish (sorry, "hail") orthodoxy in extremis. Copy existing musical and lyrical forms (invariably: satan, ancient Northern European paganism and/or a juvenile brand of National Socialism).
The bands who embrace more experimental forms tend to be shunned by the hardcore. Even a band such as Darkthrone, seen as founders of the genre, have on recent albums demonstrated a sense of humour about the whole thing, and eagerly acknowledged/embraced the inherent ridiculous of the genre and, predictably, are now considered "false metal" by the bedroom vikings.
- Steven said...
Contrary to SYpHA 69's comment, Some BM music can be quite sonically pleasing, it is actually the trappings which are laughable (Walknut being a perfect example). What is "interesting" about half-assed attempts at sinister Nazi chic and juvenile Satanist delusions? Speaking of juvenile content, by the way, I mean, I am a WH fan, but "I'm coming up your ass"? Could be found a tad childish by some...
- maldorortrismegistus said...
A lot of interesting comments here. I'd like to throw in a bit of defense for metal here. Some of what Bennet says about metal culture being a bit immature. I would consider myself a "metalhead" but I personally disdain both the tribal "truer-than-thou" metalheads as well as the shallow fantasy nerds. There are quite a few metal fans like myself that enjoy aspects of the music while viewing the stupider aspects with ironic pleasure.
As a few have said, there is quite a bit of recent black metal that has taken the genre in interesting directions. Deathspell Omega, for instance, (a band that the extreme traditionalists of black metal have disowned) has done some interesting experiments in the genre (unique to black metal, but not necessarily to metal and rock as a whole), but what I find more interesting is that their compositions and lyrics are based on the writings of Georges Bataille and perverse dissections of Catholic theology which suits the atmospere of their music perfectly. It's a step up from horror movie Satanism.
What Thomas said about sound transcending ideological intent is a good starting point when talking about some of black metal's right wing tendencies and fans that may totally disagree. The main reason I don't listen to NSBM bands is that I find most of them boring and derivative. But since most of the racist black metal is indistinquishable from the non-racist stuff, a non-racist fan who doesn't care about the lyrics isn't necessarily committing an act of cognitive dissonance.
One last thing. It's a good idea not to generalize all black metal with the views and activities of certain members of the early 90s Norwegian scene. Many of the early black metal bands like Bathory and Sarcofago have openly denounced the acts of violence and pagan-fascist religiosity of their followers. The early bands are actually interesting cases to examine before dismissing all of it as juvenilia. While it's true that much of the Satanic and horror content of these bands is laughable and immature (they were often teenagers at the time of writing these songs anyway), I place some value on their transgressive value for the time. The Brazillian band Sarcofago, despite the terrible English, were doing somehing rather daring with the extreme blasphemy of their lyrics and imagery in a society of conservative Catholicism. I would hope the author of songs like "Prosexist" and "Rapeday" could appreciate that aspect.


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This article explores the issue of communication between health professionals and patients with cancer from different cultures, and the limitations in using professional or family interpreters.
- Author: Carmel Thomason is senior publishing manager, evidence resources, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- Adapted from Eyes on Evidence (May 2012), a bulletin produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
- Reproduced with permission
- Scroll down to read the article or download a print-friendly PDF including any tables and figures
Care involving health professionals and patients of differing culture and ethnicity is becoming more common in developed countries, including the UK. There is little evidence on the influence of ethnic diversity on clinical encounters in cancer care.
Although cancer in general is less common in minority ethnic groups, its incidence is expected to rise in coming decades linked to lifestyle changes, such as those around diet and smoking (Wild et al, 2006).
Also, some cancers (notably prostate cancer in men with African heritage, and mouth cancers in South Asian people) are more common or have a worse prognosis and possibly a different natural history in some ethnic groups (National Cancer Intelligence Network, 2009).
There is no specific guidance on multicultural practice or the value of interpreters. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2004) cancer service guidance on supportive and palliative care states
the importance to practitioners of developing communication skills. It suggests that professionals may lack the necessary skills to be able to communicate effectively with people whose preferred
language is not English or Welsh and those from minority ethnic backgrounds and traditions.
Similar training needs are noted for communication with people who have hearing, sight, speech or combined sensory disabilities, and those with learning disabilities.
Box 1. Commentary: evidence base for communication support
Mark RD Johnson, director of the UK Centre for Evidence in Ethnicity, Health and Diversity at the Mary Seacole Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, and specialist adviser on ethnicity, equality and diversity, NHS Evidence, says:
"There is increasing recognition of the need to address issues of inequality in cancer care for minority ethnic groups, and Kai and his colleagues (Kai et al, 2011) have done the professions a service in documenting some of the challenges involved here.
Their paper provides at least, and at last, an authoritative evidence base for an often-felt experience, and demonstrates as well, how additional expenditure (up front) on language support might be required to reduce longer-term costs or increased risks.
It is possible, on the basis of the data they present and other evidence (Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries, 2011) to question whether interpreted "family" consultations should really be classed as "interpreter mediated" - the risks of poor translation or selective information transmission are high.
A clear distinction also needs to be drawn between consultations that are conducted through an appropriate professional interpreter and those where a bilingual professional is involved.
Using a child as a linguistic go-between, which is sometimes done, also raises issues of child protection.
Clearer guidelines on communication across languages are required. Few health professionals are trained to work with interpreters, even when they are available.
Kai et al's paper highlights and provides high-quality qualitative evidence, robustly collected and assessed, to support their conclusions.
With continuing migration, the UK population is increasingly diverse and, as the NHS chief executive has stated, diversity sensitivity is "mission critical".
A key element in health services provision is communication for care planning and to achieve concordance (or even medication adherence).
It is also important to note that Kai's informants stated that they found working across cultures was stimulating and rewarding, and it enriched their practice."
New evidence
A qualitative study explored health professionals' experiences of caring for cancer patients from diverse ethnic communities (Kai et al, 2011). Data was analysed from 18 focus groups involving 106 participants from both primary and acute care. The results showed that health professionals perceived patients' needs to be generally similar across ethnic groups, whatever their background.
However, they encountered a range of challenges, particularly involving third-party interpreting. The health professionals felt that relatives' approach to ownership of information and decision making could hinder assessment, informed consent and discussion of care with patients.
Using independent trained interpreters did not necessarily solve the problems raised. The findings suggest that bilingual workers might underestimate psychological concerns, and there is a need to support them in handling complex information and breaking bad news.
Even when English was spoken by both parties, gauging non-verbal communication and cultural differences in expression and perception could lead to misunderstanding. Language interpreters also play a role as cultural awareness mediators.
The study suggests a need for increased awareness and understanding of cultural and individual variations in concepts such as patient centeredness, patient autonomy, and how families might approach disclosure and decision making. The researchers conclude that the extent to which these concepts may be ethnocentric and lack universality deserves wider consideration.
Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (2011) Saving mothers' lives: reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer: 2006-2008. The eighth report of the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the United Kingdom. BJOG; 118: Suppl 1, 1-203.
Kai J et al (2011) Challenges of mediated communication, disclosure and patient autonomy in cross-cultural cancer care. British Journal of Cancer; 105: 918-924.
National Cancer Intelligence Network (2009) Cancer Incidence and Survival by Major Ethnic Group, England, 2002-2006. London: NCIN.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2004) Supportive and Palliative Care: the Manual. London: NICE.
Wild SH et al (2006) Mortality from all cancers and lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer by country of birth in England and Wales, 2001-2003. British Journal of Cancer; 94: 7, 1079-1085.
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An Asian Dumplings reader emailed last week asking what to serve with her dumplings. The first thing I thought of were noodles! Since you're becomingwell-versed in Asian doughy foods, how about making your own homemade udon noodles? They're fabulous and easy, requiring only 3 ingredients: flour, salt and water.
Boil them up, add a cool sauce and some garnishes and you have a great accompaniment to the pork and shrimp gyozas on page 41. Or, any of the other poached, fried and steamed dumpling from chapter 1 of Asian Dumplings.
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The starting line-ups were as follows:
Papua New Guinea: 1. Charles LEPANI, 2. Ayrton YAGAS, 4. Philip STEVEN, 6. Jason FAROCK, 8. Samson POESI, 10. David BROWNE, 11. Abel REDENUT, 12. Rodney MOBIHA, 13. Rhodly MAGO, 14. Alwin KOMOLONG (c), 17. Jacob SABUA
Fiji: 1. Senirusi BOKINI (GK), 2. Seteraki HUGHES, 3. Filipe BARAVILALA, 4. Akram HUSSAIN, 5. Josaia MASIWINI (c), 6. Jale DRELOA, 7. Narendra RAO, 8. Sohail BASHA, 9. Joseph TURAGABECI, 10. Soheb SHEIK, 11. Al-taaf SAHIB
The match kicks off
1′ Papua New Guinea have the kick off and immediately go on the attack down the right
2′ Fiji's Akram Hussain embarks on a run along the left wing but his low cross is comfortably gathered by goalkeeper Charles Lepani
5′ Papua New Guinea very nearly go ahead when David Browne hits a free kick from the edge of the box through the wall. It deflects its way to Samson Poesi, whose close range effort is well saved by goalkeeper Senirusi Bokini
8′ Bokini is injured in a heavy challenge and the play is held up while he receives treatment
9′ Bokini is now back on his feet and appears to be suffering no side effects
11′ Jason Farock swings a cross over for Papua New Guinea from the left flank but the ball sails behind for a goal kick
13′ Aryton Yagas chips a dangerous free kick into the box for Papua New Guinea but Fiji goalkeeper Bokini comes out to gather it acrobatically
15′ Yagas again knocks a promising free kick in but Fiji deal with the danger
16′ Rodney Mobiha receives the ball in the box with his back to goal for Papua New Guinea and turns but his cross-come-shot loops well wide of the goal
21′ GOAL!!! Fiji 1, Papua New Guinea 0: Al-taaf Sahib hits a spectacular long range free kick over Lepani for one of the goals of the tournament so far
23′ The play is held up while Fiji captain Josaia Masiwini receives treatment for an injury
25′ Fiji are having the better of the game and Papua New Guinea will need to get more of the ball to start creating some chances
28′ Soheb Sheik shows great pace to sprint down the right flank and beats a defender before slicing his shot from an acute angle behind the goal
30′ David Browne gets on the end of Papua New Guinea break and shows some nice touches but loses his footing just as he tries to fire off a shot
33′ Akram Hussain takes off in pursuit of a through ball but is beaten to it by the advancing Lepani
35′ GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 1, Fiji 1: Papua New Guinea captain Alwin Komolong puts his side on level terms when he mets a deep cross and squeezes the ball under Bokini
38′ RED CARDS: Papua New Guinea goalkeeper Charles Lepani and Fiji captain Josaia Masiwini are both sent off after a skirmish
38′ YELLOW CARDS: Jacob Sabua from Papua New Guinea and Soheb Sheik are also cautioned
40′ SUBSTITUTION: David Browne is replaced by reserve goalkeeper Benjamin Wilbert for Papua New Guinea
44′ SUBSTITUTION: Soheb Sheik is replaced by Losefo Verevou for Fiji
45′ Three minutes of injury time will be played
The first half comes to an end
The second half kicks off
46′ There should be a bit more space now that each team is a man down so we could be in for an open half
48′ The second spell has begun in even fashion and the result could go either way
50′ YELLOW CARD: Ayrton Yagas is cautioned for Papua New Guinea
51′ Sahib launches a similar strike to the one that earned him the goal from the free kick but it goes over the bar this time
52′ GOAL!!! Papua New Guinea 2, Fiji 1: Jacob Sabua finishes off a good move by smashing the ball home from the edge of the area
54′ SUBSTITUTION: Joseph Turagabeci is replaced by Vineel Naidu for Fiji
56′ Play is held up while Papua New Guinea captain Komolong recovers from a bit of cramp in his calves
59′ Jason Farock whips a dangerous free kick in from the right for Papua New Guinea but goalkeeper Bokini gathers it without much trouble
60′ Fiji's Akram Hussain shows good skill to create a crossing opportunity for goalscorer Sahib but his attempted centre sails too far for a team mate to reach
63′ YELLOW CARD: Samson Poesi is cautioned for Papua New Guinea
65′ Fiji are enjoying a stint of pressure as they look to find an equaliser
66′ The play is held up while Fiji's Sahib receives treatment for an injury
68′ SUBSITUTION: Sohail Basha is replaced by Shane Kumar for Fiji
70′ The play is held up while Papua New Guinea goalscorer Sabua receives treatment for an injury
71′ SUBSTITUTION: Sabua is stretchered off and is replaced by Darren Steven for Papua New Guinea
73′ Komolong gets his head to a cross for Papua New Guinea but can't get a good enough connection to find the target
74′ Komolong suffers more cramp when going for the header and has to leave the field to receive treatment
74′ SUBSTITUTION: Komolong is not fit enough to continue and is replaced by Numah Kila for Papua New Guinea
77′ Fiji substitute Kumar gets on the end of a cross-field ball but is challenged by a defender and hits his shot wide
79′ Papua New Guinea have a great chance to wrap the game up when Rodney Mobiha receives the ball on the left hand side of the box and cuts in but his shot is saved by Bokini
81′ Fiji almost get on the scoresheet again just moments later when a goalmouth scramble results in a shot for Akram Hussain but the strike doesn't make its way through a crowd of players
83′ Papua New Guinea have another opportunity to make sure of the points but Farock's attempted chip from an acute angle on the left is palmed away by goalkeeper Bokini
86′ The play is held up while Hussain receives treatment for an injury for Fiji
87′ Fiji are now running out of time and must find an equaliser soon to avoid defeat
88′ Fiji's Sahib is set up for a shot by Hussain but his strike is deflected wide for a corner
90′ Three minutes of injury time will be played
90′ + 1′ The last few minutes have been frantic as the play swings from end to end
The final whistle is blown


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How to improve your posture - by MD Thordis Berger
Posture is the position you maintain while standing, sitting or lying down. You have good posture when your position creates the least amount of strain on supporting muscles and ligaments when you move or perform weight-bearing activity.
For this reason, proper posture reduces abnormal wear and tear on joint surfaces, which can lead to arthritis. It also reduces stress on ligaments that connect spinal joints. Good posture helps you avoid developing an abnormal permanent position, which can cause spinal disk problems and constricted blood vessels and nerves.
How can we maintain or develop good posture?
Normally, we do not consciously maintain normal posture. Instead, certain muscles do it for us, and we don't even have to think about it. Several muscle groups, including the hamstrings and large back muscles, are critically important in maintaining a good posture.
Correcting your posture may feel awkward at first because your body has become so used to sitting standing or lying in a particular way. But with a bit of practice, good posture will become normal for you. Some classes such as Pilates or Yoga help you improve and train your body to get used to a better posture.
To improve your posture standing, sitting and lying down follow these instructions:
Good posture while sitting
• Keep your feet on the floor or on a footrest, if they don't reach the floor.
• Don't cross your legs. Your ankles should be in front of your knees.
• Keep a small gap between the back of your knees and the front of your seat.
• Your knees should be at or below the level of your hips.
• Adjust the backrest of your chair to support your low- and mid-back or use a back support.
• Relax your shoulders and keep your forearms parallel to the ground.
• Avoid sitting in the same position for long periods of time.
Good posture while standing:
• Bear your weight primarily on the balls of your feet.
• Keep your knees slightly bent.
• Keep your feet about shoulder-width apart.
• Let your arms hang naturally down the sides of the body.
• Stand straight and tall with your shoulders pulled backward.
• Tuck your stomach in.
• Keep your head level-your earlobes should be in line with your shoulders. Do not push your head forward, backward, or to the side.
• Shift your weight from your toes to your heels, or one foot to the other, if you have to stand for a long time.
Good posture while lying:
• Find the mattress that is right for you. While a firm mattress is generally recommended, some people find that softer mattresses reduce their back pain. Your comfort is important.
• Sleep with a pillow. Special pillows are available to help with postural problems resulting from a poor sleeping position.
• Avoid sleeping on your stomach.
• Sleeping on your side or back is more often helpful for back pain. If you sleep on your side, place a pillow between your legs. If you sleep on your back, keep a pillow under your knees.
All the above tips will help you to have a good posture while standing, walking, sitting, and lying in positions that place the least strain on supporting muscles and ligaments. Give it a try!


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Some learn by listening – so they go to conferences, meetups, or watch sessions online (like TechDays Online). Others learn by doing. For those folks, there are great online hands-on labs that can be done, like those on TechDays Online (did you know TechDays Online had hands-on labs that you can complete without downloading anything to your computer?!) and offline workshops that they can attend. But here are things that differentiate application workshops from online hands-on labs: your ideas and on-hand experts.
Your Ideas
Rather than working on pre-created hands-on labs, why not work on that app idea that you've had in your mind for sometime but have either not had the time to start or have started but got stuck and needed help? Application workshops are about making your app idea come to life, whether it is starting from scratch, or helping you remove the obstacles that prevented you from completing your app.
On-hand Experts
Take the opportunity to pick the brains of experts who work with the various technologies featured in the workshop every day. Rather than searching the Internet for how to do things or posting questions to forums to get advice, you can get both in one shot simply by asking the experts present at the workshop you choose to attend.
Two Flavours: Web or Mobile
There are two flavours of workshops that are travelling throughout Canada at the moment. The Web+Cloud workshop focuses on showing you how to use the latest in web technologies to deliver rich experiences to your users and then how to take those experiences to the next level by leveraging the Cloud. The Mobile+Cloud workshop focuses on designing and building mobile applications with Cloud backends and how to make them successful in a competitive application marketplace.
Both workshops follow the same format:
- 90 minute presentation on either Web or Mobile
- 60 minute presentation on Cloud as it relates to Web or Mobile
- 4-5 hours of designing, developing, and testing applications as well as expert one on one consultation
NOTE: Timing will vary depending on the user group hosting the event. See official agendas on the registration pages.
Upcoming Application Workshops
The following are upcoming application workshops in cities near you. Take a time out, register for, and attend one of these workshops.
Web+Cloud Workshops
Winnipeg .NET User Group
Edmonton .NET User Group
Mobile+Cloud Workshop
Fredericton Developer User Group
Vancouver TechFest
Don't Have An App Idea?
If you don't have an app idea right now, that's OK. Register and attend the workshop regardless – you might just think of one while you're there!


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Mexican Rigs Ready to Roll on US Highways
Excerpt:Â The requirements for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Mexican Truck Demonstration Project have been met, and some 37 Mexican trucking companies have been approved to run their long-haul rigs through the U.S. starting as early as Sept. 1, according to a Mexican government report. In the United States, the inspector general of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Aug. 6 issued to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee an audit about implementing NAFTA's cross-border trucking provisions, the last hurdle DOT faced before allowing the Mexican truck demonstration project to begin.
As required by Congress, the report was withheld from public release until August 21 – 15 days after being delivered to Congress.
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Guardian Radio Episode 157
This week Bungie showed us the new things we can earn in the April update. From new armor, returning exotics, and returning Year 1 weapons the loot grind is about to get real again. The Sterling Treasure boxes caused a bit of an uproar in the community and we chime in on our thoughts of this controversial item. We have a ton to cover as the lead up to the April Update is slowly coming to an end.
Don't forget to send in your questions and topics to us to firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also send us a voicemail that we may play on air to http://www.speakpipe.com/guardianradio. You can also hit us up on Twitter @GuardiansofD. If you enjoy the show you can subscribe to it on iTunes. Be sure to hit us up with a rating and review while you're there. Join us for the LIVE recording of each episode every Monday on Twitch.tv at 10:30PM EST/ 7:30PM PST. If you can't catch the LIVE recording you can catch a replay with the Twitch chat on our YouTube channel. Android users can also tune in via the Destiny Community Hub App. As always…Guardians! Embrace your Destiny!
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1972: Steve Bowes served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea in Seoul beginning in 1972
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Steve Bowes can be contacted at stbow2003ayahoodcom
Country of Service: Korea
Training Group: K-21
Cities you served in: Seoul
Arrival Year: 1972
Departure Year: 1973
Work Description:
College ESL at Seoul National University Language Research Institute.
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
I'm presently a technical writer living in Largo Florida
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Other K-21's and others I knew while in the Peace Corps
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