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8.570460 - SVEINBJORNSSON: Piano Trios / Violin Sonata
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (1847–1927)
The music of Iceland's first composer, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, is reflective of his personality, described by his contemporaries as vivacious and affectionate but temperamental at times. This recording celebrates the composer's 160th anniversary by presenting an instrumental portrait of Sveinbjörnsson that should help to introduce his music to a wider audience.
As Sveinbjörnsson was born in the year of Mendelssohn's death and was a piano student of the latter's friend Reinecke in Leipzig between 1872 and 1873, it is perhaps not a coincidence that the music of the great German composer exerted influence upon him. The ornamental filigree of notes combined with gentle intertwining of elfin melodies is, for instance, common in the music of both composers. At the same time, a strong masculine element is found in Sveinbjörnsson's music, one that emphasizes Nordic square rhythms associated with folk dance.
Sveinbjörnsson's works also betray a kinship with the music of Niels Gade, which is not surprising as Sveinbjörnsson met and auditioned for Gade in 1869 and became in due course a member of his Copenhagen choir, the Musikforeningen, until 1870. During this period he participated in performances of large works by the esteemed Danish composer, and this experience was, according to Sveinbjörnsson's memoir fragments, invaluable and enriching for his musical development.
Sveinbjörnsson was by all accounts a precocious and musical child and also fortunate in that his well-educated parents had the means to ensure that he and his seven siblings all received intellectual stimulation from early on, including music lessons. His father, a government official and member of Parliament, brought a piano into the home in 1855, an instrument barely known in Iceland at the time, which added a new dimension to the many musical moments of his large family.
At the age of nine, however, Sveinbjörnsson lost his father and, like his siblings, had to choose a practical line of education that would ensure a secure financial future. A career as a professional musician in his native country, no matter how talented, was not an option. Therefore, when Sveinbjörnsson was encouraged by the visiting Norwegian composer Johan Svendsen to study music abroad in 1867, he was already halfway through his studies for the priesthood in Reykjavík. The decision to add a year of private study in piano and harmony with Vilhelm Carl Ravn in Copenhagen, following graduation as priest in 1868, showed Sveinbjörnsson's strength of character but ultimately directed him towards his true calling as a musician.
Sveinbjörnsson established his career on firm ground by composing 'Ó Guð Vors Lands' (Oh, God of our Land), a ceremonial chorale in E flat major, to a poem of Matthías Jochumsson. The occasion was Iceland's one-thousand-years-of-settlement festivities in 1874 in the presence of the Danish King, Christian IX, to whom the work was dedicated. This profound masterpiece by the young composer was not only to become the future Icelandic national anthem but also the first example of Sveinbjörnsson's deeply religious disposition revealed from time to time in his music.
Sveinbjörnsson's career was based outside Iceland for most of his life. He composed, performed and taught piano in Edinburgh between 1873 and 1919 and in 1887 helped found the Edinburgh Society of Musicians. In 1890 he married a Scottish woman, Eleanor, with whom he had two children, Þórður and Helen. The family moved to Canada in 1919 and joined the community of Western-Icelanders for a while. The Sveinbjörnssons lived in Iceland between 1922 and 1924 and subsequently made their final home in Copenhagen. Sveinbjörnsson's many honours include the Presidential Commander's Cross and the Royal Knight of Dannebrog Cross.
According to his biographer Jón Þórarinsson, Sveinbjörnsson's compositions were published in around sixty editions in England and Denmark. The chief publishers were the London Music Publishing Company, Paterson & Sons and R.W. Pentland in Edinburgh, and Wilhelm Hansen Publishing Company in Copenhagen. The current publisher of Sveinbjörnsson's works is the Iceland Music Information Centre. In 1925 Sveinbjörnsson recorded a selection of his own works in Copenhagen for Polyphon and Skandinavisk Grammofon, and these historic recordings are preserved by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. Moreover, in 1926 he recorded piano solos for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
The selected piano and chamber works presented on this recording provide intriguing insight into the art of Sveinbjörnsson. Although none of the works is dated, it is possible to infer according to the available sources that the majority were composed between 1910 and 1923. The Idyl and Víkivaki are based on Icelandic folk-songs and are probably Sveinbjörnsson's best-known works, apart from the national anthem, which may be attributed to the fact that they were published in Denmark in 1924 and recorded by the composer himself. By way of contrast, the more intimate Barcarolle has its première in this recording.
The two piano trios witness Sveinbjörnsson's ambition to work within larger forms, using the four movements of each trio to present his motifs in contrasting and complementary ways. An energetic folk-dance element captivates the ear in the opening movement of the Trio in A minor and again in the Trio in E minor finale. The religioso atmosphere of the Andante of the Trio in A minor is reminiscent of the national anthem, whereas the slow movement in the Trio in E minor is a cantilena. The joyous mood of the third movements of both trios is a welcome glimpse into the European ballrooms of bygone times. Finally the opening Allegro of the Trio in E minor is characterized by a noble sentiment, which is also found in the finale of the Trio in A minor.
Three of the four lyric pieces for violin and piano were dedicated to the Danish violinist Sigrid Petersen and published by Wilhelm Hansen Publishing Company under the title Lyriske Stykker, but the Moment Musical in F major has its première in this recording. The ornamented cantabile melody of the Romanza brings Chopin nocturnes to mind while the Vögguvísa is based on an old Swedish song. The Moment Musical in G minor brings in the folk-dance once more whereas the amiable Moment Musical in F major shares a certain simplicity with the Barcarolle, which is indeed an endearing aspect of Sveinbjörnsson's music. The Sonata for violin and piano had its première in Iceland in 1923 with Þórarinn Guðmundsson and the composer in a concert that included the Trio in E minor and the Víkivaki. The work shares some elements with the Mendelssohn sonatas, in particular the weighty central movement and perpetuum mobile finale.
Nína Margrét Grímsdóttir
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Introduction: Use the Switcheroo to Turn on Lights With Your Smartphone
The Switcheroo is meant to control small current, low power DC voltages like those commonly used in small devices. Switching on a lamp is a high current, high power AC voltage application. The easiest and safest way to switch these types of things with your smartphone and Switcheroo is to modify another device already meant for switching this type of power.
For this project you'll need a Switcheroo board from here www.switcherooboard.com
You'll also need a remote control power socket system like the Etekcity ZAP. You can easily and safely interface the Switcheroo with the Zap's handheld remote control.
Finally, you will need a CR2032 coin cell battery.
Step 1: Prepare Your Tools and Materials
Aside from your Switcheroo and the remote control AC power switch, you will need the following tools;
- flat headed needle nose pliers
- hobby knife
- double-back sticky tape
- wire cutters
- soldering iron & solder
- two-color connecting wire
- you will not need a Philips screwdriver, that tool was just lonely and photo-bombed the other tools
The first thing you will want to do is cut yourself 4 pairs of connecting wire. They should be at least 6 inches (15cm) long. You'll cut them down to size later but you want enough to allow you to work comfortably with the wire pairs while soldering.
Step 2: Prep the Control Circuit Board
The Etekcity ZAP AC power control system allows the handheld remote unit to switch on and off 5 different outlet modules. The remote has 10 buttons on it, with each module ID having a separate on and off button. That means you can use the 4 outputs of the Switcheroo to control a total of 4 buttons on the remote unit. So, if you want to control both on and off functions of outlet modules from your smartphone, you can control 2 outlets completely (the ON and OFF button for each outlet) or you can control one function of 4 outlets (be able to turn on 3 outlets and turn off a 4th outlet, or turn on 2 outlets and turn 2 other outlets off, etc.)
Now we'll get into the remote unit and start the upgrade process. First remove the battery door from the back of the remote unit and remove the battery. Now you should be able to carefully use the hobby knife to separate the top and bottom pieces of the remote casing, exposing the circuit board. Once open, take the control circuit board and set the plastic case parts aside.
You will want to take the 4 pairs of connecting wire and solder one end of each wire the either side of your chosen buttons you want the Switcheroo to control. Be sure to mark your pairs of wire so you know which button each pair is soldered to. For example, you could label the other ends with tape and a small piece of paper, or use a wire label if you're fancy. I used 1-ON for the pair connects to the ON button for module ID 1, etc.
Once you have all of your wires soldered, carefully flatten them down to the PCB so they don't stick up. It will be important that they are flat against the PCB when you go to put the remote control unit's plastic housing back together.
With the wires flat against the PCB, gather them together and place the PCB into the lower housing so you can choose a spot you will want to route them to the outside of the plastic housing. Mark this area on the lower housing and get your hobby knife ready.
Step 3: Prep the Remote Case for Wire Egress
There isn't enough room inside the plastic casing of the remote unit for the Switcheroo, so we will need to cut a notch in the lower casing and run the wiring from the control circuit board to the outside of the remote control unit.
Use the hobby knife to make two small cuts into the side wall of the lower housing. They should be deep enough that the bundle of connecting wire can easily fit inside the depth of the cut. The space between the cuts should be enough that 8 of the connecting wires can sit between the two cuts.
Once you have made the cuts, grab the tab of plastic between the cuts with a flat headed needled nose pliers. Grab it in such a way that the end of the flat head pliers goes only as deeps as the cuts you've made. Then with the plastic tab firmly gripped, bend the tab inward toward the opposite wall of the lower housing. Then bend back toward the other direction. This should make a mostly clean break which you can trim and clean up with the hobby knife.
Step 4: Solder Control Wires to the Switcheroo
The remote control unit uses a small 12v battery, which is enough voltage to use the 3.3v regulator with your Switcheroo, however the current available is very small. For this project, the Switcheroo should use its own 3v CR2032 battery for power. Be sure to solder the battery clip to the back of the Switcheroo before continuing.
With your Switcheroo ready to go, trim the control wires to length and solder the pairs of wires to the output pairs of the Switcheroo. Be sure to take notes which pair of wire is connected to which Switcheroo output.
With everything connected, insert the CM2032 coin battery. Then grab some double back tape and cut a square to around the size of the battery clip.
Now clap your hands because you're done!


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This is a story about deluded mythmakers; clueless judges; morally bankrupt prosecutors; bad lawyers; daydream believers; and crooked cops. This is a story about police propaganda and gutless reporting.
This is a story about outlaws in America, particularly motorcycle outlaws, at the moment when the America that once was – the America of revolutionaries, moonshiners, pioneers, runaways, backyard inventers, shade tree mechanics, humble heroes, tailfins and great novelists; that America; the America that never lost a war – gasps, thins, grows blind, wraps itself up in its blanket and wanes.
This is a story about justice.
Most court houses feature a representation of the Greek Titan Thetis on their façades or maybe on their roofs, like the wonderful, old, limestone courthouse in Waco, Texas. Thetis holds a sword in one hand and a set of scales in the other. She is blindfolded to symbolize her impartiality. She presides over a contest of stories from which only one story may emerge as the truth.
What these statues never show is the prosecutors who sit laughing on the scales. Prosecutors hide evidence. They encourage witnesses to lie. Sometimes they pay them to lie. They prance and gesticulate like snake oil salesmen. There may be some ethical prosecutors as there may be unicorns.
Prosecutors have every advantage. When they lie and withhold evidence there is generally, for all practical purposes, not a thing defense attorneys can do about it. There are laws against prosecutorial misconduct but they are toothless. Courtrooms are work places. They are hypothetically open to the public but they are usually empty. The same prosecutors, defenders and judges see each other day after day. Defense attorneys are the bottom dogs. Their job is to make sure defendants get a fair trial before they get sent off to prison. And the only reporters who may notice this are the ones who cover courts. And they don't get paid to make trouble. They get paid to rewrite the press releases the prosecutors give them and clean up the prosecutors' quotes.
What citizens, the general public, know about court cases gets filtered through important newspapers and various television and internet media. Very few of those reporters get paid to tell the dreary and often mind numbing truth. They get paid to tell stories; not necessarily the story the prosecutors want them to tell but good stories. Stories that make you want to pick up the paper or open the magazine. Stories that get ratings. Stories that make you want to click your mouse and read more.
Of course, reporters at important news outlets like CNN or CBS, and who cover the sorts of stories I write, compete with each other for the best, most ratings-worthy stories. They develop and jealously guard sources. And their sources are almost always prosecutors and cops. And, if they don't write what the prosecutors and cops tell them to write they can go find some new sources.
The one story about motorcycle outlaws that everybody loves to read – a story many journalists have written because it is a snap to write – is the one Hunter S. Thompson – or actually his editor, James H. Silberman – invented. They called it The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
Thompson started his book in 1965, just as America was starting to send Army divisions into Vietnam. "$6,000 guarantee against royalties for a paperback on Cycle gangs," he wrote his friend Paul Semonin. Thompson was impoverished. It was probably his biggest payday until that moment in his life. He was also scared of bikers. "The awful shadow of the book – not even begun as yet – hangs on me like a pending shitrain," he wrote. But it was six grand. He observed the Bay Area Hells Angels for a year. He was, to use the precise term, a "hang around." He was never, to use the precise term again, "a brother." Thompson saw his new, colorful companions as characters in an Erskine Caldwell novel. He was so impoverished he couldn't afford to buy the Angels the beer he had promised them. He almost fit in. He must have seen his dreams of literary success slipping away.
The way he escaped was by calling one of the club brothers a "punk" one night. They beat him. He exaggerated the beating and just like that he became Gonzo Super Freak. Just like that, more than a half century ago, there was nothing more to say about outlaw motorcycle clubs because Hunter Thompson had already explained it all. Just like that it became folly to write anything about "the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" because look what happened to the intrepid Hunter Thompson. And that dude was crazy!
Thompson made his way in the world through the rest of his life as a drug addled and drunken satirist. He became a beloved character in a comic strip called Doonesbury. His words gave readers the vicarious experience of talking back to power.
Unfortunately, satire hasn't really been able to keep up with the events of the last 50 years so his other books, The Curse of Longo, an awful novel named The Rum Diary, Generation of Swine, three books that share the title Fear and Loathing, and others have not had the ongoing impact of Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Thompson's first book gave and still gives readers the vicarious experience of being a motorcycle outlaw. It still so resonates that the impression the book left behind continues to have a greater impact than what Thompson and Silberman actually said.
Everybody knows the delicious highlights – the raids on defenseless hamlets; the defiance of convention and law; the unabashed devotion to lawlessness; the horrible growling as the packs of motorcycles approach; the disheveled brutes who take what they want; the wrecked bars; streets become rivers of beer bottles; the frightened and humiliated cops; the maid debauched on a pool table; her savagely beaten boyfriend begging for mercy for himself. Abandoning her. And she loves it. And she loves it. You can see it in your mind's eye can't you? She loves it. She will never be the same.
Afterward, one of the thugs hands her his calling card. A beat poet sings their praises. A beat novelist feeds them psychotropic drugs which makes them all psychopaths "What are you rebelling against, Johnny," a black and white girl asks a black and white outlaw. "Whadda ya got," Marlon Brando replies. They kill a nice boy with a gun at a rock concert. They corrupt America with drugs. "He's a rebel and he'll never ever be any good." They bully everybody. Don't make eye contact with them. They are the mafia on wheels.
See how easy that bullshit is to write? Everybody knows the story of the menace on motorcycles.
So it has become the foundation of every news account you have ever read about motorcycle outlaws.
It is such a perfectly delicious story that it never needs to be revised. All it needs is a new name for Billy Jack every time it is told. Its roots are in America's id. It is the same now as it was just yesterday, in 1965 – a mere lifetime ago. Ask any prosecutor with some bikers to convict.
This is a story, I despair, for cynics and iconoclasts.


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Aphrodite Hills tennis centre – 8 floodlit courts, red clay or hard courts. With pro-shop and re-stringing service, there are many coaching options to improve your game.
Welcome to the Aphrodite Hills Tennis Academy. Located at the heart of Aphrodite Hills Resort in Paphos, Cyprus with spectacular views over the Mediterranean Sea, the Tennis Academy features world class tennis facilities, just a short distance away from your holiday accommodation.
The academy features 8 floodlit tennis courts – 4 hard courts and 4 red clay courts which are designed to offer players of all standards a surface that is of the highest quality for their game.
At the centre of the academy is the pro shop, where a highly qualified team of tennis professionals are on hand to discuss your game and help you improve. If you are interested in taking part in some coaching, booking a court, or seeking some advice on your game, then simply visit to the pro shop reception where you can make all of your tennis bookings.
At the pro-shop you can find all of the latest equipment and tennis apparel from Nike and Wilson.
And on the patio area you'll find the Tennis Bar offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments throughout the day. A great place to relax with friends after a great game or just to enjoy a drink whilst watching the latest sporting action on court.
Enjoy a mouth-watering Mediterranean barbecue at Aquarela Restaurant, which features views of the Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa's waterfall and outdoor pool.
Try a sumptuous salad, or succulent skewered meats from the grill. Or choose from an array of exquisite sandwiches, from the renowned Hilton Classic Burger and Hilton Classic Club to the sophisticated smoked salmon, guacamole and sliced tomato option.
Unwind with a boutique-brand beverage from the bar, which serves delicious fresh-fruit smoothies, extravagant cocktails and classic Vinho Verde and Rosé wines.
The craggy cliffs, calm waters and location in the centre of town make Carvoeiro beach a firm favourite with people staying in the area looking for a gentle walk onto the sand and with young families who want to avoid the perils of steps onto a beach. Toilets and shower facilities are free for beach users and there is a small beach hut selling beach essentials such as ice creams and drinks. Simply lay down your towel on the sand or hire a lounger and shade if you are there for the day. There is also the opportunity to take a boat trip around the caves from the beach or to take part in water sports during the high season. This beach can get very busy during the summer months but do not be tempted to sunbathe under the cliffs as the warning signs clearly state that this is dangerous. A family favourite that still retains its charms and is a must for photographers looking to capture a perfect Algarve sunset over the cliffs. Wheelchair access is possible.
El Bistro Restaurant Under the guidance of long standing Head Chef, Antonio Hervás, Mario and Carolina endeavour to serve locally sourced (where possible) tasty, affordable food. You can enjoy your meal on the terrace, amidst Seville orange trees and near a trickling fountain, or if you prefer, you can sit inside the restaurant. The location is an ideal rendezvous for families where children can make new friends. And to make the younger members of your family feel welcome, they have a dedicated Children's Menu for the under tens.
El Oasis Pool – Seasonally open to all residents in the Resort, this large pool and gardens with bar and cafeteria is the perfect place to swim or relax. Differing depth segmented freeform pool, loungers, towels and shade available. There is a charge for loungers and towels, two free loungers for residents of Miradores.
La Manga Club Centre for Professional Football, offers a first-class, year-round practice facility in an ideal climate and is committed to being the best Football training centre and tournament venue for professional clubs in Europe. The excellent standard of the Football Centre, first-rate organisation and service have made it the preferred choice of a number of the world's most important teams, both for pre-season training camps and in the run-up to important matches and competitions. La Manga Club Professional Football Centre comprises eight international-standard pitches, including a match pitch with a grandstand accommodating 800 spectators. Over recent years, it has played host to some of the world's most famous teams and leading national squads. In addition to accommodating professional clubs, La Manga Club also offers Junior Football Academy courses during the school holidays, allowing keen young footballers to learn and play on pitches used by their idols.
Gramacho Golf Course. After his success designing the Vale de Pinta course, Ronald Fream teamed up with the former world No. 1 Nick Price to create the unique design of Gramacho. With 18 holes and 27 greens, plus numerous different tee points, players are able to enjoy the same course time and time again but always with slightly different challenges. Having hosted the Portuguese Ladies Open on a number of occasions Pestana Gramacho is recognized as a championship course enjoyable and playable even by those with a higher handicap. Apart from the fantastic golf design, Ronald and Nick managed to incorporate the traditional landscape by utilizing the natural stone outcrops, historical dry stone walling and existing ancient trees with some artfully sculpted lakes and bunkers. The effect is a wonderful journey through the countryside. Only 2.5km from the Resort, complimentary shuttle bus, subject to availability.
The Monte dos Comensais Restaurant and Lounge Bar offers its guests a variety of dishes where the perfect combination of flavours and textures creates a true gastronomic experience. The cuisine is eclectic with traditional elements such as Clam Broth, Risottos, Fish and Sirloin, all prepared with utmost care by Chef Nuno Alves and his team. The Restaurant has two seating areas where attention to detail and comfort is of paramount importance. Breakfast, lunch, dinner or just something light to replenish energy levels. Every meal is a veritable pleasure of the senses at the Monte dos Comensais Restaurant. Open year round, for breakfast, lunch or dinner, it also hosts some special events to help create some lasting memories of your visit.
Overlooking the Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa's stunning outdoor pool and cascading waterfall, Moscada Restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner, and serves beautifully-prepared international cuisine and exquisite buffets.
The family-friendly themed buffets range from Oriental and Italian, to traditional Portuguese, Iberian and Atlantic cuisine. These are complemented by a carefully-compiled wine list that features a wide range of the old and the new-world.
Start the day with an alfresco Breakfast at Moscada and enjoy the Vilamoura sunshine, or you can enjoy a fabulous evening meal in stunning surroundings.
The 18 hole Par 47 Pitch & Putt course was designed by Severiano Ballesteros. Great for sharpening your short game skills, this picturesque course comes complete with bunkers and water hazards and offers practice and fun for the whole family. The greens are beautifully manicured, with some subtle putts. The Par 3s are particularly well designed, with excellent greens for putting, real bunkers and light rough around three holes. Handicap golfers will find plenty of opportunity to work on their short game skills and many find scoring the Par 47 shots more challenging than expected. In addition to all this, the course is beautifully landscaped with tropical palms.
Let the kids discover the fantastic Paradise Island Kids' Club at the Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa, where a world of adventure awaits. Perfect for children aged between four and twelve, Paradise Island features a daily schedule of children's activities, games and entertainment to keep the little ones occupied.
During July and August they can enjoy the Theme Days… and become a princess or a pirate on the "Famous Characters Day"; decorate a pot and plant flower seeds on the "Gardening Day"; or simply have some fun dancing and doing sports on "Keep it fit Day".
Every day is a fun day at Paradise Island.
Please note the Kids' Club is open seasonally and may also depend on weather conditions. Charges to enter Paradise Island Kids' Club may apply.
The Planet Junior Kid's Club – is an outdoor area run by an experienced Team. Climbing frames, adventure toys and games are all part of the fun. Children can make new friends and play all day under the watchful eye of qualified staff. Free of charge for guests at the Resort, subject to availability.
Si! Bar. The perfect mix of family, fun and food. Whether you're a first time visitor to the area, or a seasoned La Manga Club holidaymaker, Si! Bar is the place to head for. Situated directly opposite security gate 2 in La Manga Club Resort, next to the football centre facility favoured for training by many of Europe's leading teams. Si! provides a fun atmosphere where all the family can relax and enjoy good food and entertainment.
The Alma Spa pampers guests, allowing them to relax and reinvigorate body and soul, find their balance and rejuvenate. It is a sanctuary of well-being, beauty and harmony. With the very best therapists and using Clarins products, be prepared for a truly Zen experience. At the Spa Suite by Clarins clients can choose from a range of therapeutic massage techniques or ask their therapist to personalise their massage and leave their worries behind. A classical relaxation massage or an in-depth massage are a selection of the treatments available. Why not try the golf massage or, if you are in the mood for a more stimulating or unforgettable massage, try the balancing Anti-Stress Massage. With massages, therapies including hot stone, reflexology, reiki, exfoliation and hydration, seaweed wrap, facials, manicures and pedicures, the Alma Spa is a unique experience of relaxation where you will find the balance between body and mind!
La Manga Club North Golf Course – 18 holes, par 71 – Designed by Robert Putman. An undulating championship course sprawling between palm trees, lakes and 'barrancas'. These natural storm gullies feature on all three golf courses and add an extra dimension to the game. Slightly shorter than the South, with tighter fairways and larger greens, the North Course offers a different, yet no less challenging, round of golf. A feature of the greens, all built to USGA specification, is the amount of movement incorporated in them, none more so than the short Par 3, 2nd, which has three distinct plateaux – a great test of putting. Relying on precision rather than length, an added challenge is provided by the wide variety of water hazards and 'barrancas' that snake their way through the course. This gem is sure to provide a stern test of shot making from golfers of all standards. A deft touch is also required on greens.
La Manga Club South Golf Course – 18 holes, par 73 – Originally designed by Robert Putman in 1971 and subsequently remodelled in 1992 by Arnold Palmer, La Manga Club's South Course was completely refurbished in 2004. The Championship course at La Manga Club, the South, is probably one of the fairest tests of golf one can find. At 6,499 metres from the White Tees, accepted as a top-calibre championship course and provides a thorough test both for the scratch player and across the handicap range, with wide palm-fringed fairways and water hazards on 15 of the 18 holes. The strategically positioned water hazards and bunkers will certainly punish any wayward shots. The front nine are particularly tough, with two par 3's over 200 metres and some daunting par 4's which will demand accurate driving between lakes and bunkers, requiring long irons or fairway woods to the green. The back nine, although shorter, has a number of intriguing dog-leg holes. Special attention should be given to both the 11th and 12th holes, which demand precise club selection to greens across water. The large waste area on 14 will provide "food for thought" for most players, and is followed by the par 4, 15th, which fully justifies it's stroke 1 rating. The stream bordering the 16th Green, now feeds a newly constructed lake protecting the front of the green, which for sure will require 100% concentration from all golfers. The par 5, 18th, with water on both sides of the fairway and a ravine just short of a well-protected green, will prove to be a particularly stern finish. The South Course has been the venue for many major professional tournaments; Spanish Opens (both ladies' and men's), PGA Championships and Qualifying Schools for both the men's and ladies' European Tours. In addition, it remains the firm favourite of many companies throughout the world as the perfect venue for their corporate events.
The tennis centre – 28 court, multi-surface. With squash & paddle courts, gym and bar, the centre hosts Davis and Fed Cup and is a Tennis Europe Partner. Choose from many programmes to improve your game. La Manga Club Tennis Centre has played host on a number of occasions to such prestigious events as the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup, as well as ATP tournaments. La Manga Club is also an official partner of Tennis Europe. There are 28 tennis courts to choose from, including 20 clay courts, four hard courts and four artificial grass courts, as well as two paddle tennis courts and a squash court, a pro shop, equipment hire services, racket service centre, fitness centre and other services. La Manga Club's superb tennis facilities are complemented by a top-class Tennis Academy offering excellent tuition for all ages, under the expert guidance of a team of tennis professionals. At La Manga Club tennis centre aims to provide 'tennis for everyone'. Adult and junior tennis players will find coaching programmes tailored to their needs and level. From the informal Welcome Day on Sundays, offering free tennis and sangría, to the weekly tennis tournaments and friendly matches, helping you meet fellow players and feel part of the friendly social atmosphere at the Club.
La Manga Club West Golf Course – 18 holes, Par 72 – Designed by Dave Thomas and set amid serene pine woodlands, the West Course's design closely follows the natural contours of the undulating land. Its distinct character makes it a good alternative to the other, more classical championship courses. It is a deceiving course, with frequent changes in elevation with which to contend. The tight front nine demands accurate driving to avoid the 'barrancas' (natural storm gullies) while the back nine, up amongst the hills, is more open but nonetheless challenging. The West Course is many golfers' favourite, both because of its unique setting and outstanding views and because of the challenge offered by its narrow fairways, with frequent blind shots and gullies which snake through the course. The breathtaking views, undulating fairways and fast greens make this course particularly exciting to play. Unlike a lot of courses, having played here, golfers feel that every facet of their game has been tested to the full. Especially the Par 3 holes, which are a collection of probably the best short holes to be found anywhere on one golf course. Accuracy and good golf course management as opposed to length are very much a premium.
Vale da Pinta Golf Course. The 8 times consecutive host of the European Seniors Tour Qualifying final, Vale da Pinta golf in the Algarve is rightly respected not just for its playability and challenging layout but for outstanding levels of beauty and enjoyment. Designed by the famous American golf course architect Ronald Fream and inaugurated in 1992 Vale da Pinta has earned its place as one of the best designed courses in the Algarve and in Europe. Imagine the fairways of Bermuda grass, strategically placed sand bunkers, and greens clad in Pen Cross Bent grass. Not to mention ornamental lakes in a rolling terrain dotted with carob, fig, almond and olive trees (including one olive tree over 1200 years old!). Only 4km from the Resort, complimentary shuttle bus, subject to availability.


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Another year is gone. Time is really flies, something that we can never get back. Another 4 more years, I will be age 40. I will also be getting my elderly shield. This is like the OMG moment because there are so many things I have yet accomplished and try. While I understand that phase "life is short", I could never really comprehend the meaning till now.
Initially I wanted to write down 52 things I learn or did this year. Hoping that it will make me feel that I have live my life well and did not waste any bit of time.
Try remembering what you did it January 2018, it will be a challenge. It is a challenge for me. Especially when I do not keep any journal, there was entry I could look back on. Luckily I remember there is Instagram, a place where we keep the best of our memories (but realised that I do not post a lot instagram :/) and also tons of photos that we took on our phones. Even with these materials, I still am not able to come up with 52 things. So here is a shorter list for review – 12 things I learn and did in 2018 in no particular order
- Finally I got my Daruma Tattoo. Have been talking about it for a long time, keep thinking that if I get it, it will remind me that stability is a drug and that I need to go out there, make a name for myself.
- Went Bromo with wife, great experience and beautiful place. Also the moment that I realised that kind of push my wife to her limits as the climb to see the "blue flame" is a bit challenging even for myself. At the same time, thinking about my age, and there are many mountains that I have yet to climb. Scrolling through the photos, not much travel with wife. So this is something to explore in the years to make up for. Our TMM time are spend in cooking and also learning. Took thai class together, it was so much fun.
- 2017 was the year that I was a bit crazy about bouldering, 2018 not so much. The same is true for Yoga. I did still attend the regular sessions but I starting to slack off on my morning routine. 2019 is the year I stop slacking on the morning routine and also need to step up a bit on my yoga levels. Fitness. This is a tough one. I think my fitness as drop. So this is a must to make up for. I am thinking at the time of writing should I get back into running?
- I got double promotion. I was in a pretty big migration project. It was the first that I am in such project and the timeline was super short. I have to say initially when I got the project, I also think it is impossible however I learn that when everyone in the team have a common goal, impossible is actually possible. I took a lot of learning from the book "so good that they can't ignore you" I learn that to do well in my work, it does not necessary need to be my passion.
- Also because of this project, I get to fly around in Asia and had the opportunity to head over to Nepal for a short stint. Made lots of good friends and again realised that the world is big
- Talking about work. I also "tried" to resigned. In fact, I did resign but I retract my letter later on. I talk about it here. It was tough times. It was a difficult decision. As for the reason why, you will find out in 2019 🙂 Also in the same period, I realised that one of the hardest thing for me to leave is also the friends / colleagues that I made in the company.
- I wasted a lot of time consuming and thinking. Not much creation from me. There was a sudden period when we pick up @123Superherbs and start making videos. It was doing very well (one of the most successful video to date)but I got into the whole grove of making videos but that seems to die now again. Consistency is what makes a creator successful and I failed in that area. Instead I spend a lot of time thinking if I should be putting videos on Youtube or Facebook. If on Youtube, should I be using a new account or just use the personal account. I was also thinking of making tech reviews videos and vlogs. In another words, I was trying to do too many things. In the end, I landed with audio-logging on Anchor and creating cooking videos on Facebook. Of all these, I learn one thing, write something of value. Like How-to, What-does, Why-is-it, articles that provide values over if I want to gain traffic. Articles like this, rewind is value for myself
- Managed to still attend an EDM party – S20 that was able it. On the topic on parties, recently the company annual and christmas have given me the opportunity to see some very exciting things. Also on this topic, realised I am indeed getting old. Too much alcohol cannot, mix alcohol also cannot, quality of the alcohol is also important. It is not like last time, when we were young, anything that you can get high or drunk on, we drink. Now it is all about appreciation.
- Wife found a product online and has been selling pretty well. In fact, making ecommerce is all about logistic and customer service than the product itself. I mean the product has to be good but without good operations, buyers will not come back and having repeat purchases is one of the most important thing for a business. Getting new buyers is too expensive.
- Got some reading for the year too. Both audiobooks and books. The most memorable book I read this year is about JD – another e-commerce giant in China. It's the founder biography. Very well written and make you further understand why China is winning in Tech. The reason is simple they are so much more hungrier than us, plus they are willing to do things that are out of rational perspective, sometimes in dark periods moral concerns too. If you are fan of Audiobooks, go download the app Libby, it is free and you can sign in with your NLB membership card. It's amazing and it also there to remind me that no matter how busy I am, it is important to get some learnings in.
- Vegetarian, never expect vegetarian food can be that exciting. This year, my love for Vegetarian goes up another level the same is true for cooking.
- I am stuck at 11. I never expect that writing down 12 memorable items in a year would be that hard.


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Carbon farming
Australia will have its own emission trading scheme up and running by 2010. While agriculture's carbon footprint will be factored in, under international rules as they stand, there's no guarantees the sector will be able to cash-in on the offsets. There is growing anxiety that farmers might get lumped with all the costs and fewer benefits of the looming carbon economy.
ANNE KRUGER, PRESENTER: Australia will have its own emission trading scheme up and running by 2010, and while agriculture's carbon footprint will be factored in under international rules as they stand, there's no guarantees the sector will be able to cash in on the offsets, so there's growing anxiety that farmers might get lumped with all the costs and fewer benefits of a looming carbon economy.
SEAN MURPHY, REPORTER: Rural Australia faces a future of climate extremes. Variable weather patterns with more drought and flooding rains, more pressure on livestock and cropping enterprises. But some fear the greatest threat to Australia's $100 billion agricultural through-chain won't come from climate change itself, but from climate change policy.
DR MICHAEL ROBINSON, LAND AND WATER AUSTRALIA: We need to think about the social impacts. We need to think about the economic impacts, what will happen to our communities, what will happen with land use change, not just in response to the climate, but also in response to the policy responses.
BILL CORDINGLEY, RABOBANK: Agriculture has some great strengths in the ability to store carbon and take carbon out of the atmosphere, but I think the rules of engagement internationally are working against us a little bit at the moment.
DAVID CROMBIE, NATIONAL FARMERS' FEDERATION: If we're too zealous at putting carbon loading and carbon costs into agriculture, we can very easily drive agricultural production offshore. Now that's not in Australia's interest, but it's not in the world interest.
MICK KEOGH, AUSTRALIAN FARM INSTITUTE: We are about to kick off this morning's session which I guess is looking at some of the more technical aspects of emissions from agriculture, and some of the science and some of the research that's going on.
SEAN MURPHY: They came from across Australia this week to Queensland's Sunshine Coast, 120 of agriculture's best and brightest for an Australian Farm Institute summit on greenhouse and the emissions trading future.
MICK KEOGH: It's a wide cross section of agricultural industry people, government, state departments of agriculture, agribusiness, farmers, corporate farmers and agricultural marketing organisations and all trying to look at the issue of how agriculture will deal with the reality of a greenhouse emissions trading scheme and the impact that will have on the sector.
SEAN MURPHY: Agriculture is Australia's second largest emitter of greenhouse gases and faces a bill of $3.5 billion to offset its carbon footprint after the nation begins its emissions trading system in 2010.
And in an industry where half of its input, such as fuel and fertiliser are energy price sensitive, that bill is likely to escalate.
BILL CORDINGLEY: Clearly there's a lot that's not known, but what we do know is that the cost of doing business is going to increase, the cost of utilising energy, of emitting carbon or carbon equivalents is going to mean the cost of farming will go up, the price of fertiliser will go up, the price of diesel fuel will go up, and all other energy related inputs are likely to go up gradually over coming years as a trading scheme is put into place.
SEAN MURPHY: As the Rudd Government's climate change taskforce considers the shape of Australia's emissions trading system, agriculture wants to be front and centre in its design.
RODD GARNAUT: If a government is firmly committed to reaching emissions reduction targets, then an emission trading scheme can achieve those targets more reliably than a carbon tax.
SEAN MURPHY: Innovation such as minimum tillage cultivation, deep rooted perennial pastures and tree planting have helped Australian farmers reduce their greenhouse emissions over the last 15 years. But the ban on land clearing has had the biggest impact on why the sector has been able to reduce its CO2 equivalents by 40 per cent and help Australia meet its first Kyoto Protocol target.
DAVID CROMBIE: Well, I think really what we need to be doing is really engaging with the Government in the design of the system, and bringing the best possible level of science that's available to bear in the debate. I think the other thing that we need to take to Government is to say "Look, farming has already borne a very heavy load, there are some big credits there that are due to farming."
SEAN MURPHY: (To David Crombie) In saying that, do you mean compensation to those farmers that have made that contribution?
DAVID CROMBIE: Well, that would be nice, but I think compensation is something that Governments aren't particularly fond of. I think what I would rather... What I think is a more likely outcome is generous consideration in the development of the rules going forward.
SEAN MURPHY: Australian researchers have been at the forefront of scientific endeavours such as trying to reduce methane, which produces two thirds of this country's agricultural emission. Now the industry's research and development corporations are collaborating with State and Federal Goverments and the CSIRO in a new national research strategy on climate change.
MICHAEL ROBINSON: We really need to address our fundamental understanding of the carbon cycle, in our biological systems that we manage for agricultural production. It's not just the carbon cycle but also we've got to look at the nitrous oxide and methane systems, get a baseline understanding of how they work, and our very complex biological systems, and then understand how we might manage those systems for permanent greenhouse gas mitigation or offsets.
SEAN MURPHY: Europe's emissions trading system does not include agriculture, but across the Tasman the New Zealand Government will soon sign off on a scheme that will phase agriculture in by 2013.
CHARLIE PEDERSEN, NZ FEDERATED FARMERS: We're the last sector to join, and the reason for that is Government has decided that we are the sector that is least able to pass on the cost, therefore we have to absorb it because we are mostly exporters and we've been brought in last. Some people think a free ride, we say no.
(To worker) Are these going back out this side or are they going over the other side of the road?
SEAN MURPHY: Charlie Pederson runs a mixed farm on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, and is President of the country's Federated Farmers. He says the system will have a massive impact on an industry that's 90 per cent food exports and contributes more than 20 per cent to the nation's gross domestic product.
CHARLIE PEDERSEN: No, it will be highly regulated, it will be completely compulsory, and there will be some proxies for measuring what farms emissions will be because you couldn't have really, really intricate measuring. That would cost more than the system would be worth. So there'll be some proxies, and they will create a debit on the farmer's side for which he will have to either offset by... well, offset is the wrong term in this. He will have to either buy credits and he can do that out of his income or he can sell credits for something else that he's doing, for instance, growing forestry.
SEAN MURPHY: Canada is also about to begin a national trading system, but there, farming is seen as part of the solution, not the problem.
CHER BRETHOUR, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST: And being part of the solution in terms of domestic offset system is through the carbon sequestration, and the various practices that they can do in the landscape.
SEAN MURPHY: Rural economist Cher Brethour says farmers will be able to register carbon sinks to help high energy users offset their emissions. How much carbon they sink would be measured scientifically under a national accounting system.
CHER BRETHOUR: Then someone will come out and audit it, verify it. Once they've verified it, then it will be certified and a credit will be established, a credit will be issued, and then they'll have the opportunity to trade the credit.
SEAN MURPHY: So it sounds cost heavy in terms of verification and compliance.
CHER BRETHOUR: Absolutely. It's not really certain right how high the transaction cost will be. The rule will be there'll be aggregators that will pool all of the land together and they'll have a commission expense and price premiums, and there isn't any indication at this point what those costs will be. In Alberta they're doing some trading in their own province, and their transaction costs are as high as 30 per cent on a $10 trade so it can be fairly substantial.
SEAN MURPHY: For Australian agriculture, a trading scheme which recognises farms as biological systems that emit greenhouse gases but, importantly, also store them, is crucial to how the industry survives in the carbon economy. There are fears that under current international rules, only forestry will be allowed in Australia as an on-farm offset. The goal now may be to prove to the world that soil carbons can be measured and monitored into the future.
DAVID CROMBIE: A kilogram of carbon, no matter where it comes from Australian agriculture or a Chinese power station, is a kilogram of carbon in the atmosphere. What we need to look at is the role that Australian farming can play because farming is unique, in that it's a biological function and we have the ability to put carbon back in the soil where it belongs.


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Checklist for Assessing an Office Space in Kansas City
Once you have found a few office spaces to seriously consider, there are a few things you should look into before going any further in the process. Here are some suggested items to put on your checklist, as outlined in the article "HOW TO: Choose the Right Office Space":
- Space and layout. Take the time to lay out a mock version of how you would want your office space to work. Does your design work in this particular space? This exercise serves the dual purpose helping you evaluate whether this will be enough space and visualize how you will actually operate in a space – how you will divide it, how it might need to be modified, and how it fits the style of your business.
- Room for expansion. If you anticipate growth during the term of your lease, it is important to talk to the landlord about what your expansion options are in the event that you outgrow your original space.
- Decorations and modifications. Find out in advance how much you can do with the space, both in terms of bigger build-outs and simple decor choices, such as painting the space or putting things on the walls.
- Sound. It seems oddly specific, but be sure to check out the acoustics of a space, both whether it is too echoey inside and what kind of outside noise seeps in.
Make sure to make and use a checklist to really evaluate a space before you sign a lease!
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Lucille Roybal-Allard
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 40th district
|Assumed office
January 3, 1993
|Preceded by
|New Constituency (redistricting)
|33rd district (1993–2003)
34th district (2003–2013)
40th district (2013–present)
|Member of the California State Assembly
from the 56th district
|In office
|Preceded by
|Gloria Molina
|Succeeded by
|Martha Escutia
|Personal details
Lucille Elsa Roybal
June 12, 1941
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|Political party
|Edward Allard
|Edward R. Roybal (father)
|California State University, Los Angeles (BA)
|House website
Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941) is the U.S. Representative for California's 40th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 33rd from 1993 to 2003 and as the 34th from 2003 to 2013, includes much of southern Los Angeles, as well as a number of eastern suburbs such as Downey, Bell and Bell Gardens.
Early life, education and career
She was born in Boyle Heights, California, the daughter of Edward R. Roybal, who served in Congress from 1963 to 1993, and Lucille Beserra Roybal. She was educated at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California, and California State University, Los Angeles.
She was a public relations officer and fund raising executive. She was also a member of the California State Assembly [1] from 1987 to 1992, first elected on May 12, 1987 in a special election to replace Gloria Molina who resigned after being elected to the Los Angeles City Council.
U.S. House of Representatives
The congresswoman is the first Latina to serve as one of the 12 "cardinals," or chairs, of a House Appropriations Subcommittee, as well as the first Latina to serve on the House Appropriations Committee. She is also the first woman to chair the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; the first woman to chair the California Democratic congressional delegation; and the founder of the Women's Working Group on Immigration Reform.
Her Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act has been instrumental in reducing underage drinking and its consequences. From her position on the House Appropriations Committee, she has spearheaded many federal projects that have created jobs and improved the lives of her constituents, including the new federal courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles, the Metro Gold Line Lightrail Eastside Extension, the deepening of the Port of Los Angeles, and the ongoing revitalization of the Los Angeles River.
Committee assignments
- Committee on Appropriations
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Associate Member)[2]
- Congressional Arts Caucus[3]
She currently sits on the House Appropriations and Standards of Official Conduct committees. She has also served as the chair of the California Democratic congressional delegation (1998–1999) and of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.[4] She has also been active in the Congressional Children's Caucus and on the Democratic Homeland Security and the Livable Communities task forces.
She is the first Democratic Mexican-American woman to serve in Congress. She and Nydia Velazquez of New York City were the second and third Latinas elected to Congress after Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami. She and Velazquez are the first Latina Democrats to serve in that body, and the first two elected to a full term.
She is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus[5] and the House Baltic Caucus.[6]
Roybal-Allard introduced the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281; 113th Congress) into the House on March 20, 2013. The bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for heritable disorders.[7] Roybal-Allard argued that "newborn screening not only transforms and save lives - it saves money."[8] According to Roybal-Allard, in California "newborns are screened for more than 40 preventable and treatable conditions – and for every one dollar California spends on screening, it yields a benefit of over $9 as we prevent disease in children who are diagnosed with these treatable conditions."[8]
She is the original House author of The Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act, a bill designed to ensure that survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking can get help without fearing for the loss of their jobs or economic security. Portions of the SAFE Act were included in the House's 2019 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
She authored The Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE) to address abusive and exploitative child labor practices in agriculture.
Political campaigns
In 1992, she won the Democratic nomination for the newly created 33rd district, which included a sliver of the area her father had represented for 30 years. She won handily in November, and has been reelected 13 times with no substantive opposition in this heavily Democratic, Latino-majority district. Her district was renumbered as the 34th after the 2000 Census and the 40th after the 2010 Census. As of the 2010 census, it is the most Latino district in the nation, with a Latino majority of 86.5 percent. Until 2013, she represented much of downtown Los Angeles.
Personal life
Roybal-Allard is married to Edward T. Allard III. She has two children, Ricardo Olivarez and Lisa Marie Roybal Elliott[9] (born Olivarez), two stepchildren, Angela Allard and Guy Mark Allard, and four grandchildren. Her husband is a management consultant and a retired Marine Corps captain. She lives in Downey, California.[10] She also holds an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from National Hispanic University.
See also
- Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act) a bill the Congresswoman introduced in 2009 to achieve parity among minor workers in the agricultural industry with that of other industries. See also the related film The Harvest (documentary).
- List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress
- Women in the United States House of Representatives
- ^ Capitol Museum Archived April 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "Membership". Congressional Arts Caucus. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Members". Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Caucus Members". Congressional Progressive Caucus. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Members". House Baltic Caucus. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "CBO - H.R. 1281". Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "Rep. Roybal-Allard and Rep. Simpson introduce the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Authorization Act". House Office of Rep. Roybal-Allard. March 22, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "Lisa Roybal Elliott – the congresswoman's daughter – proudly accepted the 2007 Spirit of Courage and Resilience Award from the East Los Angeles Women's Center for the congresswoman". U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard. March 29, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ Genovario, Kevin (October 25, 2012). "Downey, California Shootings UPDATE: Man Detained for Questioning". Heavy.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lucille Roybal-Allard.
- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard official U.S. House website
- Lucille Roybal-Allard for Congress
- Lucille Roybal-Allard at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
|California Assembly
|Preceded by
Gloria Molina
| Member of the California Assembly
from the 56th district
|Succeeded by
Martha Escutia
|U.S. House of Representatives
|Preceded by
David Dreier
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 33rd congressional district
|Succeeded by
Diane Watson
|Preceded by
Grace Napolitano
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 34th congressional district
|Succeeded by
Xavier Becerra
|Preceded by
Xavier Becerra
| Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
|Succeeded by
Silvestre Reyes
|Preceded by
Ed Royce
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 40th congressional district
|U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
|Preceded by
Carolyn Maloney
| United States Representatives by seniority
|Succeeded by
Bobby Rush


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Art Bastard: The Robert Cenedella Story
Just posted a review of Victor Kanefsky's excellent Art Bastard (2016), a lively documentary on NYC artist Robert Cendella that's also one of the most skillfully edited narratives in recent years. Kanefsky's long career as an editor spans various genres, and he's a perfect example of what transpires when editorial skill tackles a complex production, something I discussed with the director for an upcoming podcast that will be up by Wednesday.
Art Bastard is currently running at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema until Friday October 21, and according to the cinema's website, Cendella will participate in a Skype Q&A at tonight's 6:30pm screening.
Coming shortly: review of Twilight Time's Blu-ray of Count Yorga (1970).
Mark R. Hasan, Editor
Category: EDITOR'S BLOG


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When I travel to a new place I have two goals. I, like everyone else, wants to see the popular sites that I have heard about in magazines and seen in the news and I also want to get a feeling for what makes this place different from the other places I've been.
First, before I go, I do a lot of research. Guide books are great but I find magazine articles and podcasts to be even better. For listings of past articles on a place you can go to www.tripadvisor.com. Print them out and save them for reading on the plane. Then read them again after you have been in the place for a day or so and they make more sense. For podcasts you can check the archives of the major guidebook sites to see if the cover the location. Often they will have walking tours or point out some quirky angle of the locations identity.
Lonely Planet and Frommer's have especially good archives.
I also have a few practical hints to make your experience better.
Always try to walk off the beaten path. Find a local neighborhood. Travel down a side street. While its really important to see the main sites, you won't see locals there so try to ask your hotel operator for the local bar or restaurant he recommends... I try to see one or two tourist sites in the morning and same in the afternoon with a neighborhood in the middle for lunch and hopefully one for dinner. Ask about markets. Try to take public transport. Start up a random conversation.
Get a big digital card and take pictures of every little thing you see that is different from places you have been before. Those are the things you want to remember. They will enrich your memories and the task will remind you to keep your eyes focused on what makes each place more special. I'm talking about different ways to flush a toilet, great signs, public buses. And especially people if you can get up your nerve.
If you find a little trinket you think would be a good gift for someone at home, buy five. There is always another person you will want to give a gift to and you won't be able to go back quickly and get another. Even if it seems a bit pricey after a tough bargaining session chances are its going to seem cheap when you get home.
And Ladies... Visit a beauty salon. Not only do you get a little relaxing respite to sooth your weary traveling bones, but you often get a little insight into society too. In Mumbai, Indian women spend full days at the salon. I found a little place in an apartment building and when I swung open the door it was filled. I could have stayed there all day and people watched, not to mention how good the cheap facial felt and how much better my skin looked after being in the polluted streets. Also, in Dubai, watching a women go from nude in the locker room to completely covered in an abaya was a very memorable experience.


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Somewhat of a rare locomotive "Joy" is a Tom Cooper (of Steamlines) Merlin Locomotive Works 0-6-0 "Midas MK3" class locomotive from a 1983 build.
Its unknown how many of the MK3 version were made, infact to date no one has reported seeing another locomotive from Merlin that looks like "Joy" does, although it is believed that the bodyshell used on the Midas class was used on several different types of loco's sold by Tom Cooper although each was different!
Its believed that Tom used some Beck parts to make Joy, and if you look at some of the late Beck locomotives you can see some of the similarities, Beck was of course acquired by Roundhouse Engineering who produced "Anna" before leaving Beck to rest for ever more, it is believed that several hundred Beck parts are still stored safely with Roundhouse.
We have digressed somewhat, but Merlin Locomotives were not standard in anyway!
Tom went on from the Midas to produce the more popular and more common Mayflower and Meteor models, so to own a usable Midas is something of a rarity.
"Joy" was made with the [one fits all scenario's] revised cab backsheets, which has a hole in it for the regulator control knob to pass through for maunally controlled locomotives, "Joy" is radio controlled as were the majority of Merlin loco's. She uses 27mhz two channel radio control, one servo operating the reverser, the other the regulator. She is also fitted with a whistle, something that Merlin did list as an optional extra, but very few left the workshop without one!
"Joy" had just one owner from new before she joined the Elmtree Line, she had been well cared for and came in her own custom built wooden carrying case, padded on the inside. When her last owner became unwell she was carefully stored away in a loft, where she sat [according to his widow] for 8 years before being discovered.
She spent a short time in the Elmtree Works having some wiring replaced that had perished over time, and through being slowly burnt through! She was then slowly steamed to low pressure to check for leaks, and clear through the pipework. After a satisfactory checkover she was brought to full operating pressure and came back to life for the first time in nearly a decade.
As with most Merlin locomotives she has a noisy boiler and does not have immense haulage power, but runs nicely and the whistle works a treat,
With the change of direction that the Elmtree Line is going through it was decided to part with "Joy" in late 2010, she now has a new railway to run on.
She is one of a kind and hopefully one day in the future her whereabouts will be known again, one thing is for sure she is a piece of history from the early eighties, and if Tom Cooper were still with us i'm sure he would be proud to see her chuff along once more.


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- Horse Name: Love the West (Elvis)
- Price: $2,100
- Location: Bluffton, SC
- Breed: Thoroughbred
- Gender: Gelding
- Height: 16.0 Hands
- Color: Bay
- Foal Date:
- Markings: star, two socks
- Weight: 1200 lbs
- Dressage (Prospect)
- Drill Team (Prospect)
- Trail Horse (Trained)
- Temperament: 4 (1=Bombproof, 10=Hot)
Elvis is a pleaser. He has lovely ground manners, is very personable, and gives kisses. He has been ridden by confident youth in "catch the flag" games. He has lovely lead changes which you will see in one of the videos.
Elvis trail rides alone, and could be a great third flight fox hunter. He is brave, and confident. He does mirror his rider, so you also have to be confident and not wishy washy in your ask.
He does require front shoes, as he has a small cyst in his RF foot that is not an issue at all for any type of flat work or trail riding. When properly shod, he is completely sound and would pass a ppe nqa. However, he should not jump.
We are looking for a home that wants a wonderfully mannered, intelligent, personable, well-schooled pleasure/trail horse. He is an easy ride for a confident advanced beginner rider.
Additional videos: ring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBPPJcIdrjk&t=54s
trail alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GToofqChaQ&t=26s
|Turn West
|Lovely Ness
|Sire, Dam
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