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When you venture out to a local restaurant, you don't want to feel ill after eating. Similarly, the last thing a restaurant owner wants is to risk their customers' health or that hard-earned consumer trust with an avoidable issue. Cross-contamination within commercial kitchens is an ever-present risk, but as mentioned, a wholly avoidable one.
In this guide, we take a closer look…
What Is Cross-Contamination?
Cross-contamination can make people very sick. It occurs when bacteria or other potentially harmful microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one place to another, in this case, from one food item to another. You should look at the following:
1. Food to food — for example, if raw meat touches cooked meat in storage.
2. Equipment to food — for example, using a knife to cut raw meat, then the same knife to cut vegetables.
3. People to food — for example, handling raw meat then proceeding to handle cooked meat without washing hands.
An Insight To Cross-Contact
Different to contamination, this is something that has become more of a focus for businesses. This is when foods mix proteins after coming into contact with each other. Instead of bacteria being the problems as with cross-contamination, the problem here is the trace element of another food item being present. Usually, the amount is so small that it cannot be seen. But for people who are highly allergic to certain food items, even a trace element of that food can be enough to trigger a reaction.
Understanding The Duty Of Care
The safety of your customers should be your main concern. According to the government website, complying with food safety laws requires businesses to follow food hygiene practises. It outlines that it is the business' responsibility to prevent any items that come into contact with food from transferring anything to the food substance, as well as having traceability of any such food contact materials. In terms of bacteria prevention, it is expected that businesses have a plan based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point principles (HAACP). HAACP requires businesses to identify and avoid, remove, or reduce any hazard to food, as well as monitoring any critical control points along the supply chain.
Employers are also expected to train staff on hygiene practises, though this can be a formal programme or informal training. In terms of cross-contact, the customer needs to notify the waiter of allergen issues. The business should be able to inform the customer of any allergen risks in this instance.
Implementing Measures To Avoid Cross Contamination
However, there are ways to reduce risk. Key areas include:
Hand Washing
before working with food, staff should wash their hands. Hands should also be washed prior to handling any food, and after handling or touching any raw meat, fish, eggs, or unwashed vegetables. Hands should be washed after going to the toilet, using phones or touching light switches, door handles, cash registers, or money. Also, hands should be washed after carrying out other tasks such as emptying or touching bins or tending to a cut or wound. o
• Proper hand-washing technique has been outlined by the Food Standards Agency as:
- Wet hands thoroughly under warm water
- Squirt liquid soap onto palm
- Rub to a lather
- Rub the palm of one hand over the back of the other hand and fingers. Repeat with other hand.
- Put palms together and interlock fingers. Rub in-between fingers.
- Rub around thumbs, then rub fingertips against palms.
- Rinse off soap with clean water and dry on a disposable towel. Turn tap off with the towel and dispose of towel.
• Wear clean clothes — aprons should also be worn, especially when handling unwrapped food.
• Remove jewellery and watches — bacteria can be caught in the nooks of watches or jewellery.
• Tie hair back — or wear a hairnet.
• Avoid eating or drinking — when preparing food, staff should not be allowed to eat or drink.
• Clean preparation — avoid coughing, sneezing, or touching your face over food.
• Tend to any cuts — cuts should be covered by a brightly coloured waterproof plaster.
Do not wash raw meat in the sink, this rule is essential to live by. Some people believe washing raw meat rinses off bacteria, but it actually increases the risk of food poisoning. The splashing water from the meat being rinsed under the tap can travel more than 50cm away from the source, which in turn, carries bacteria all around the room. Washing raw meat effectively spreads the germs around.
On top of this, remember to use different utensils for different kitchen activities. Have separate equipment for each type of food; raw red meat should have its own set of cutting boards, containers, knives, etc. Vegetables would have their own set, and raw poultry its own set, and so on. A common method of implementation is to have a colour coded system in the kitchen, for example, red utensils, boards, and containers are used for raw meat, green for vegetables, and so on. Keep an eye on your equipment and replace as and when needed. Bacteria can hide away in the crevices and cracks of cutting boards, and these should be replaced. Also, consider 'hidden' contact too — can opener blades touch food when they enter a can, so don't forget to clean these too!
All work surfaces and equipment should be thoroughly cleaned after use. This means warm water, soap, the works — rinsing is not enough. Invest in good-quality cleaning products and make sure the kitchen is more than rinsed down! Unless you are using disposable items like polystyrene cups that can be thrown away, clean dishes and utensils, once cool, should be stored on clean shelves away from floor level. Avoid towel drying dishes as this can cause contamination from towels.
Implementing Measures To Avoid Cross-Contact
Many of the same practises used for avoiding cross-contamination work for reducing the risk of cross- contact too. Washing hands in the method stated above, cleaning surfaces and equipment between each task, separate utensils for different food types, all of these methods work to help reduce cross- contact too. So, when staff wash their hands after handling fish, for example, as recommended to do so to avoid cross-contamination, they will also reduce the risk of cross-contact of the fish proteins to the next food item they prepare.
The top eight allergens as listed by FARE are milk, wheat, eggs, soy, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, and fish. But they also stress that more than 170 foods have been known to cause an allergic reaction.
There is more of a focus on proteins and bacteria when it comes to cross-contact. Where proper cooking will usually remove all bacteria on contaminated food, cooking will not remove trace elements of food proteins that have been cross-contacted. This must be dealt with accordingly: where possible, use different counters and cooking equipment for different food types, such a separate grill for fish and another for meat. If this is not possible, you must make customers aware of this.
Consider the case of McDonald's — recently, the fast food chain has launched a wrap that is, ingredient-wise, vegan friendly. Though the food item itself contains no animal products, it is toasted in the same toaster that their other buns do, which contain milk.
As such, there is a risk of cross-contact of milk proteins from the buns to the toaster and to the vegan wraps. The chain has marked the wraps as vegetarian rather than vegan in order to accommodate for this.
These are just a few of the measures you can take. Ensuring your kitchen maintains a high level of attention to potential risks will keep your customers feeling safe and comfortable!


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Acting U.S. attorney general won't recuse himself from Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Ignοring advice frοm Justice Department ethics lawyers, acting U.S. Attοrney General Matthew Whitaker will nοt recuse himself frοm overseeing the prοbe into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 electiοn, a source said οn Thursday.
Ethics experts in the Justice Department recοmmended that Whitaker, who made cοmments critical of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigatiοn befοre taking office, should nοt supervise the prοbe, said the source, who has knοwledge of the situatiοn.
Whitaker's decisiοn was likely to raise new cοncerns in Cοngress that he might try to curb οr shut down Mueller's investigatiοn, which President Dοnald Trump has derided as a "witch hunt."
Mueller is examining whether Trump's campaign team cοlluded with Moscοw's effοrts to interfere with the electiοn, and the prοbe has already ensnared Trump's fοrmer campaign manager, his fοrmer persοnal lawyer and his ex-natiοnal security adviser.
Trump has denied wrοngdoing and Moscοw has said there was nο interference.
Whitaker is a Trump loyalist and had criticized the Mueller prοbe as too far-reaching befοre he was tapped in November to be acting attοrney general.
He replaced Jeff Sessiοns, who was fired by Trump in large part because Trump was angry that Sessiοns had bοwed to pressure to recuse himself frοm the Russia investigatiοn.
It is unclear how lοng Whitaker, a fοrmer U.S. attοrney in Iowa, will oversee the department.
Trump has already picked William Barr to take οn the job but his nοminatiοn needs to be apprοved by the Senate.
Demοcrats and a number of Republicans have raised cοncerns abοut Trump's mοves at the Justice Department, with a bipartisan grοup of U.S. senatοrs renewing a push fοr legislatiοn to prοtect the special cοunsel.
Senate Majοrity Leader Mitch McCοnnell, a Republican, has oppοsed any such legislatiοn.
Senatοr Lindsey Graham, who is also a Republican and hopes to lead the Senate panel overseeing the Justice Department next year, met with Whitaker οn Thursday and expressed cοnfidence the Russia prοbe would cοntinue.
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I used to always make this with cream and butter - but its too rich to eat often.This is a lighter alternative.
1kg waxy potatoes, such as nicola, sebago or bintje
2 onions, thinly sliced
salt and pepper
100g butter
half a nutmeg, grated (optional)
1 litre homemade chicken or vegetable stock
Preheat oven to 180C. Peel and thinly slice the potatoes - a mandolin is best- about 5mm-10mm thick.
Grease a deep ceramic baking dish. Spread a layer of potatoes and onions over the bottom, and lightly season with salt, pepper and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Continue until all the potatoes and onions have been used, dotting with butter.
Carefully pour over the chicken stock so it almost comes to the top. Finish with a few more dots of butter and cook uncovered for about 1 hour or until golden brown on top and soft when tested with a knife.
You may need to cover with foil towards the end if the top is getting too brown.


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Personal Financial Worksheet
1. The process of creating a detailed plan to meet your financial needs and prepare for the future is called: (a). Developing goals
(b). Personal financial planning
(c). Collecting financial information
(d). Personal finance
Answer: (b). Personal financial planning. "Personal financial planning is the process of developing and implementing an integrated, comprehensive plan designed to meet financial goals, to improve financial well being, and to prepare for financial emergencies." (Personal Finance: Chapter 1:Personal Financial Planning in Action Developing a Personal Financial Plan) 2. Which of the following is not one of the five major steps of the financial planning process? (a). Analyze your current finances
(b). Establish and implement your plan
(c). Collect and organize your financial information
(d.) Reevaluate and revise your plan as needed
Answer: (c). Collect and organize your financial information. The five major steps of the financial planning process are: 1.) Analyze your current finances. 2.) Develop goals. 3.) Identify and evaluate strategies to achieve your goals. 4.) Establish and implement your plan. 5.) Reevaluate and revise your plan as needed. 3. Which phase in life is commonly associated with focus on marriage, family, purchasing a home, and career development? (a). Teenage years
(b). Between your 50's and 60's
(c.) Late 20's through your 40's
(d). During retirement
Answer: (c). Late 20's through your 40's. This is the early part of the life cycle when it comes to personal financial planning. During the teenage years, one is usually debating whether to go to college or not. When one hit's their 20's through 40's, they establish their career, buy a home, and work on starting a family. One will have been building wealth and start looking toward retirement between 50's and 60's. One usually hits retirement at age 65. After...
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A Nigeria Gospel Artiste by the name Japhet James who at 23 Years old is on his way to become one of the most interesting gospel/Christian contemporary music Artiste. With his noteworthy Songwriting, incredible voice and his compelling debut single's 'Pray Don't Be Lazy' with a major highlights depicting the beauty of Heaven with the promises of Christ, enlightening our inner minds of the Home we have in him, His love for God and passion for the gospel is obviously in the lyrics of his song.
About the Song:
Pray Don't Be Lazy' is one of the global gospel music campaign, with a major highlights depicting the beauty of Heaven, enlightening our inner minds of the Home we have in him, Jesus is the only way through, A song written by Japhet James an international contemporary gospel artiste age 23.
Watch Japhet James – "Pray Don't Be Lazy":
Short Bio:
Japhet James (Born 3 May, 1995) is a Nigerian Contemporary Gospel Singer, Song-writer and Recording Artist; he fell in love with music and dancing at the age of 9, he started his gospel career in 2018 shortly after he released his first gospel single's Pray Don't Be Lazy. He studied Information and Media Technology at the Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.


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Vocativ Pays a Visit to Eric Garner's Gravesite
Mike Spies came over to Vocativ from the editorial board of The New Yorker. Today, he shares a rich and powerful point of view on Eric Garner by way of a visit to the victim's gravesite at Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey, across the river from Manhattan.
Spies was there Thursday:
A kind woman with a tattoo on her chest directed me to an area of the cemetery behind a large mausoleum called Elmlawn. Garner's plot was labeled 8B-1.
I walked to Elmlawn but couldn't find the plot. The ground was soggy from several days of rain and snow. A small man in a maintenance cart pulled up beside me and asked if I needed help. I said I was looking for 8B-1.
"The Staten Island man?" he asked.
Keep reading to find out what transpired from there. At one point, a cemetery maintenance man tells the visiting reporter: ""I haven't seen anyone visit since the [July] funeral."
When FishbowlNY checked out the website for Rosedale and Rosehill Cemeteries, we discovered that it is possible to order flowers online for a specific gravesite. In other words, for anyone interested, if you look up Garner's grave here and order flowers, we have confirmed that they will be delivered by cemetery staff to his resting place. RIP.
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Gain in translation
Among the things that make humans a distinct species, the ability to use language made of verbal icons ranks very high. The ability to speak is not nature's gift. Human communities had to spend several millennia to acquire it through an enormous amount of experimentation and an unparalleled amount of mental work. It would be entirely appropriate to view language as a cultural production and not god given. A given language, therefore, needs to be seen as cultural heritage, an intangible possession. A cultural possession from this perspective, the community's right to its language becomes a non-negotiable right to cultural possession. Similarly, the state's obligation to secure and protect this right too becomes a non-negotiable duty. UNESCO has been promoting the idea of language as an inalienable cultural right. It has already built it into the charter of sustainable development goals. India is a formal signatory to the charter. Against this background, it appears not just strange but even shocking that the information related to language data continues to be kept away from the public gaze. The language data of the 2011 have still not been made available to the citizens who use those languages. During the colonial times, language was treated as a 'sensitive' subject and was seen as a cause for breakdown of law and order. In our time, the subject continues to be handled by the Home Ministry. And it does not view sharing information with citizens as any important priority. The concealment of language data by the Census office is not a new phenomenon. It dates back to the seventies. The last time a complete list of languages claimed during the Census as 'mother tongues' was disclosed in 1961. The list had 1,652 names. One must remember here that every 'label' that turns up as 'mother tongue' may not actually be a 'language'. Duplications with slight variations occur, and often spurious names crop up. Probably, about 1,100 of those labels were language names. From 1971 onwards, the Census decided, for reasons never placed in the public domain and without any informed debate about the decision, to disclose names only of those languages which had more than 10,000 speakers. The result was that the list of 1971 had only 108 language names, as against the 1,652 a decade ago. No one at all has ever said if we owe an explanation about the erased 1,544 languages. There are believed to be around 6,000 living languages in the world. This estimate is made by various international agencies and research bodies by counting 500 languages to India's credit. A simple calculation will show that the Census decision of 1971 affected the fate of nearly one-fifth of the world's languages. The 2001 language data have a mixed list of 22 scheduled languages and a hundred other languages. The list is mixed as several languages are lumped together to produce it. For instance, a good dozen distinct languages are lumped together under the caption 'Bhili'. In 1991 and 2001, at least the data were disclosed. The 2011 data are not known even when we are now getting close to the next Census, of 2021. Does knowing or not knowing language data have any implication for the life of the ordinary citizen? It obviously does not if the speaker belongs to a linguistic majority. But if one belongs to the communities that are linguistically minority communities, the implications are far too serious to be ignored. When a community knows that its language has no future, it starts neglecting its language and prepares for a language migration, accelerating the demise of that language. The findings of the People's Linguistic Survey of India indicate that between 1961 and 2011, nearly 250 Indian languages disappeared altogether. If the neglect of our smaller languages continues, it is likely that within the next two to three decades another 300 languages will disappear. Does it really matter, one would say, if out of the existing 800-odd languages, 600 or 700 disappear? What use are they, and are they not a burden to the nation? These questions are easy to utter, but they are, it is necessary to point out, thoughtless questions. Have we not learnt anything at all from the depletion of our biodiversity and biosphere? Besides, the neglect of a community's language and its language loss are among the most important reasons for induced migration. Out cities are already groaning under the burden of excess population and lack of a proportionate infrastructure. Linking livelihood opportunity with the language of the region should have long back been accepted by us as an element in planning our development. The number of countries in the world where a substantive part of knowledge transaction and educational processes are carried out in a language that is not one's own is relatively small. India finds itself in that class for a variety of historical reasons. History cannot be wished away; but its rather convenient use for causing a 'phonocide' can certainly be. Imparting education to children through the language used in their homes or in their community is scientifically considered to aid full development of their cognitive and emotive faculties. And indeed, providing access to learning one's mother tongue, should the parents or the child wish to do so, does not require huge funding investment. Our population stands today at 1.3 billion, with close to 15 crore children who deserve to be in school. It would be useful to know if the ones who will not be able to go to school at all, or will lag behind and drop out, are children whose mother tongues lie hidden in the concealed language data. Since we have accepted the principle of voluntary disclosure of income as the duty of citizens, can we not press for a willing disclosure of data related to this other important currency — the languages in circulation — as a primary obligation of the state? By 2050, no trace of these may be left. Such rapid and severe shrinking of diversity shall certainly amount to an increased cultural pauperisation of India. Compromising democracy by trashing the languages of the coastal communities, the nomadic communities, the hill communities, the Adivasis and the minorities in every State, we are at once violating the UNESCO charter, vandalising the future of the post-2010 generation, denying citizens their linguistic citizenship and pauperising India culturally. If we had to use a single word for this condition, it would be 'aphasia'. A country that watches silently and unmoved the spreading aphasia invariably invites upon itself a compromised democracy. Muhammad Iqbal described India as a "gulistan (sacred garden)" and Indians as the chirping birds in it, "hum bulbulay hain is ki (we are its nightingales)". Imagine if half the birds suddenly fall silent and sing no more, what kind of garden will it be? History shows that cultural elements that a state tries to suppress as inconvenient to return in some unexpected forms that upset the momentary equilibrium. Agitations such as the current one for Gorkhaland in West Bengal can visit other States as well.
Words/ Vocabulary
1) Millennia
Meaning: A period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ.
Example: For the first millennium of Christianity, the college as we know it did not exist.
Synonym: decade, century
2) Intangible
Meaning: Unable to be touched; not having physical presence
Example: The rose symbolized something intangible about their relationship
Synonym: untouchable, invisible
3) Perspective
Meaning: a particular way of considering something
Example: Her attitude lends a fresh perspective to the subject
Synonym: view, outlook
4) Obligation
Meaning: An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment
Example: I have an obligation to look after her
Synonym: commitment, responsibility
5) Inalienable
Meaning: Not subject to being taken away from or given away by the possessor
Example: the shareholders have the inalienable right to dismiss directors
Synonym: absolute, unchallengeable
6) Signatory
Meaning: A party that has signed an agreement, especially a state that has signed a treaty
Example: Britain is a signatory to the convention
Synonym: accept, settlement
7) Gaze
Meaning: Look steadily and intently
Example: offices screened from the public gaze
Synonym: stare, take a look
8) Concealment
Meaning: The action of hiding something or preventing it from being known
Example: Overseas Governments are not fooled by that concealment of convictions
Synonym: shelter, protection
9) Spurious
Meaning: false or fake
Example: This spurious reasoning results in nonsense
Synonym: fake, fabricated
10) Lumped
Meaning: A compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape
Example: There was a lump of ice floating in the milk
Synonym: block, cube
11) Implication
Meaning: The action or state of being involved in something
Example: Our implication in the problems
Synonym: connection, involvement
12) Demise
Meaning: The end or failure of an enterprise or institution
Example: The demise of industry
Synonym: fall, ruin
13) Depletion
Meaning: Reduction in the number or quantity of something
Example: The depletion of the ozone layer
Synonym: use, consumption
14) Groaning
Meaning: Heavily laden with things
Example: A groaning table of rich food
Synonym: keen, cry
15) Imparting
Meaning: Make (information) known
Example: The teachers imparted a great deal of knowledge to their pupils
Synonym: convey, relate
16) Pauperisation
Meaning: A recipient of relief under the provisions of the Poor Law
Example: He was buried in a pauper's grave
Synonym: bankrupt, insolvent
17) Vandalising
Meaning: Deliberately destroy or damage
Example: Stations have been vandalized beyond recognition
Synonym: damage, injure
18) Aphasia
Meaning: Inability (or impaired ability) to understand or produce speech
Example: The stroke also caused a severe expressive aphasia, which left her able to say only two words
Synonym: Cerebral palsy, Coma
19) Equilibrium
Meaning: A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced
Example: The task is the maintenance of social equilibrium
Synonym: Balance, Symmetry
THE HINDU EDITORIAL – 20 July 2017


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Custom rubber moulding company, Flexan LLC, has announced the acquisition of medical device contract manufacturing services company, Medron.
Speaking about the acquisition, Jim Fitzgerald, president and CEO of Flexan Medical Holdings said: "We are excited to add Medron's vast array of capabilities to our custom medical moulding services. Medron's reputation for providing high quality products from design to product launch and ongoing manufacturing support aligns well with our platform of providing long-term and short-term implantable silicone components. We are excited about the combination of our great brands, and our great people."
The acquisition is similar to the trend of the medical device industry's efforts to outsource with total solution providers who can address the needs of the global devices market.
Ron Wortley, president of Medron said: "We are thrilled to partner with Flexan. The combined diversity of offerings along with strong technical management teams will bring significant value to our existing and new customers. Both organisations have similar cultures; each has a tremendous focus on innovation while delivering high quality products and the desire to help address serious clinical needs for our customers and ultimately the patient."


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SNAP: Rarely, if ever, did a church official admit to knowing of other survivors. They made empty promises such as a written apology or no longer permitting a predator to work in ministry…
She screamed:
Christian Reformed Church can't even do that!
You didn't even acknowledge my complaint.
You didn't say you would investigate. You offered no points of contact. All I was told, by the supposed director of Safe Church: protect yourself Mary. Not let's help make the system better. Protect yourself was the instructions from an incompetent healer.
You didn't even do the absolute bare minimum.
You failed in every direction, director Bonnie. Step down, Bonnie, step down.


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Citation: For outstanding and creative contributions to the synthesis of structurally complex organic targets.
Current position: professor of chemistry, Stony Brook University, SUNY
Education: B.A., chemistry, Northwestern University; Ph.D., organic chemistry, Stanford University
Parker on her scientific role models and why: "I have several role models who were my mentors. Jim Marshall, my chemistry teacher in college—not only is he a superbly organized lecturer but he personally taught me how to work in the lab. W. S. Johnson, who taught high standards. Gilbert Stork, who has the ability to share his thought processes … what a teaching skill that is! And Madeleine Joullie, who is a more recent friend. Madeleine never quits, and she never loses her good humor."
What her colleagues say: "Kathy's contributions to organic synthesis place her among the notable players in this field. Her recent publications are strong and have attracted significant attention. She is known internationally for her compact and creative syntheses of complex natural product targets. Her approach is to invent novel—and efficient—solutions to challenging problems in synthesis. Her work epitomizes excellence in organic chemistry and is most certainly deserving of recognition with a Cope Scholar Award."—Nicole S. Sampson, Stony Brook University


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Workplace Ergonomics
As a small business owner or manager, applying ergonomic principles to the workplace can reduce the number and severity of MSDs, thus decreasing workers' compensation claims and increasing productivity and efficiency of your staff. An ergonomically sound work environment maximizes employee comfort while minimizing the risk of undue physical stress.
CALI members who use State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) for their worker's compensation insurance are eligible to receive a complimentary consultation with an ergonomist, a trained ergonomics professional. As part of your consultation, the ergonomist can assist you in setting up an ergonomics program tailored to your company. Please contact CALI Safety Director, Robert Rice, at [email protected] for more details.
We also have a PDF of the full Ergonomics Presentatieon given by John DePierre.
Ergonomist – Northern California
Ergonomist – Southern California
For further resources, including a sample written ergonomics program, visit the SCIF ergonomics page.
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By Sonia Lavina
A Nicaraguan resident who killed and gutted a green sea turtle in the province of Limon in Costa Rica has been sentenced to 12 months in prison according to the Costa Rica Star on August 12.
The turtle poacher by the name of Martinez was caught in the Tortuguero National Park sanctuary area by police officers during a routine patrol. He had extracted about 40 kilograms of turtle meat at the time of the arrest.
Police confiscated the turtle meat and quickly preserved it for evidence.
Martinez is on conditional release. If he should be found guilty of another crime in the next 12 months, he may find himself serving consecutive sentences in one of Costa Rica's correctional institutions.
Police officers also raided a home and surprised four men cooking turtle meat. They had already butchered two turtles, but police rescued four that were still alive.
In addition to the sea turtles and sharp gutting instruments, officers confiscated three firearms. Additional officers have been called to continue the anti-poaching operation.


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November 3, 2010
Supreme Court Split on California Video Game Law
The Supreme Court appears to be split on the California Videogame law that forbids the sale of game to children under 18 that depict scenes of gratuitous violence, sex and torture.
""Why isn't it common sense," said Justice Stephen G. Breyer, that if the law can forbid selling pictures of a "naked woman" to a young teen, it can also forbid the sale of scenes "of gratuitous torture of children" in a video game?
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. agreed, citing scenes from the game Postal 2 in which girls are smashed in the face with a shovel and their bodies set on fire.
"We don't have a tradition in this country" of exposing children to that kind of graphic violence, he said. But in a case that seemed to break the usual liberal-conservative alliances, Justice Antonin Scaliaclashed with Roberts and Breyer and argued that the 1st Amendment's protection for freedom of speech has never been applied to restrict violence in the media.
"The same argument could have been made when movies came out that exposing children to violence would harm them", he told a lawyer for California."
This case has been circling around Washington for some time now. This case, in my opinion, represents a huge land mark in free speech. I should state that I think it is very important to shelter our children from this type of material. I don't think 0 ‑16 year old should be exposed to extreme amounts of gore, sex and violence. However, I believe that it is the responsibility of the parents to make sure their children are protected from this NOT the governments. This case most likely won't be decided for another couple of months.
What do you guys think? Do you think it is the governments responsibility to step in where parents are obviously failing? Is it the governments right?
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- Krupnicza 3, 33-332 Kraków, PolskaKraków, małopolskie
- Ogłoszenie wygasło miesiąc temu
- Pełny etat
- Specjalista (Mid / Regular)
Job description
MOTIFE (https://motifedigital.com) is a Krakow-based consulting startup. We help international tech companies set up their presence in Poland. From setting up the office, through recruitment of teams to interim operations management, we provide an end-to-end service to help foreign firms kick-start their subsidiaries in Poland.
In response to the rapid growth, we are looking for an experienced Finance Controller to join our team in Krakow. You will be reporting to the CEO and will be responsible for finances of several IT firms in Kraków.
Finance Controller
Key information
Location: Kraków, Krupnicza
Salary range: 10 000 – 16 000 PLN gross
Contract type: replacement contract
Remote working: possible
You will be responsible for:
- financial setup of new subsidiaries of tech companies in Poland,
- monitoring and reporting on key financial operations including billing, A/R, A/P,
- optimizing the costs structure and analysing profitability,
- preparing the budget and financial forecasts and report variances,
- supporting month-end and year-end close process,
- ensuring quality and continuous improvement of financial processes and financial reporting,
- supporting accounting processes,
- assuring accurate and timely payments of taxes and other statutory obligations,
- coordination of financial operations with HQs abroad,
- contributing to the company as a whole to be successful in its strategic aims.
- proven working experience as a Finance Controller (min. 2 years),
- advanced degree in Finance or Accounting,
- thorough knowledge of financial management, management accounting as well as tax regulations,
- experience in the field of financial analysis and preparation of budgets,
- proficiency in written & spoken English,
- experience with the month-end/year-end close process,
- ability to interpret data, draw conclusions and provide guidance,
- strong systems experience and knowledge of IT tools, including Microsoft Office.
Personal profile:
- high level of responsibility and autonomy from day one,
- attention to quality,
- analytic mind and focus and ability to think strategically,
- willingness to work in a start-up environment.
What you can expect:
- a friendly startup environment where you have a real influence on the services we deliver,
- competitive package (employment contract, medical insurance, life insurance, sports card, snacks in the office and more),
- support of your professional development through e.g. training/conference budget, weekly English lessons, and a mini-library,
- possibility to work remotely (during pandemic up to 80%),
- work in start-up and a truly international environment,
- an opportunity to grow and learn,
- flexible working hours and options to work remotely,
- cosy office space in the centre of Krakow.
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Don't be fooled, George R.R. Martin does watch "Game of Thrones" — he's just a few episodes behind! Please don't spoil it for him, because he has no idea who's died.
Earlier this week, news circulated online that George R.R. Martin, the author of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series which "Game of Thrones" is based on, doesn't watch the show. This news spread thanks to a quote from Martin that was taken out of context.
Martin recently told Metro that he hasn't had time to watch the show because he's been busy "touring." He also said, "The book series and TV adaptation go their separate ways. On the screen characters are killed right and left. About twenty of them have died already, which are quite alive to me and will appear in a new book."
The New York Post then published a story with the headline "George R.R. Martin does not watch 'Game of Thrones.'" After the news that Martin does not watch the show that he has written for and is based on his own books, Entertainment Weekly confirmed with Martin via email that he does watch the show. He just hasn't had time to catch up on season seven, because he's been travelling.
Thankfully with only seven episodes, there's not that much catching up to do. But he should probably stay off the internet for a while to avoid spoilers.
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We threw out the rule book when we produced our latest adventure, Space Force. For instance, there is not a single combination lock in the game – everything is enriched with tech-enabled coolness!
In this game, you are on board a space shuttle orbiting Earth. You have received a distress call from the mother ship (the USS Artemis) also in orbit, and you have been asked to assist with the simple task of restarting their engines. But it's outer space, and when things go wrong, things get crazy!
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The Bangladesh team were bowled out for 123 in their second innings in the second test. Sri Lanka scored 222 all out in their first innings, while while Bangladesh managed only 110 in response.
Sri Lanka in their second innings scored 226 all out.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's left hand batsman Rangana Herath set a world record in today's match by getting the highest number of wickets by left hand spinner, 418 wickets.
Previously this record was held by Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram having obtained 414 wickets.
New Zealand's former captain Daniel Vettori held the third spot with 362 wickets.
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Here are some thoughts on Chinese medicine from an interview on radio.
Then some pictures from my trips in China along the Yangtse and in Anhwei province Guoyang museum,Suzhou historic merchant city.
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Excellent drama about the Marquis de Sade's influence on the keepers and inmates of the madhouse Charenton, where he spent his last days after being declared criminally insane by French authorities. Geoffrey Rush lives it up as the Marquis, and Kate Winslet is letter-perfect as the charwoman he adores for her innocence. The issues of censorship and its backward application by authoritative figures is the message here, and it is executed gracefully by Philip Kaufman's sure direction and performances by the ensemble cast, particularly Winslet and Joaquin Phoenix as the noble-hearted priest who runs the asylum. It is better than the other film about the Marquis made the same year, Benoit Jacquot's Sade, but in that film its star Daniel Auteuil made a better lead. This film has some very explicit content that is at the same time shocking and refreshingly honest.
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Industry Entertainment, Walrus & Associates, Hollywood Partners
USA/Germany/United Kingdom, 2000
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Screenplay by Doug Wright, based on his play
Cinematography by Rogier Stoffers
Produced by Julia Chasman, Peter Kaufman, Nick Wechsler
Music by Stephen Warbeck
Production Design by Martin Childs
Costume Design by Jacqueline West
Film Editing by Peter Boyle
Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 2000.
National Board of Review Awards 2000.


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The History of Economics Society administers a New Initiatives Fund. Competition for funding is open to HES members only. The Society issues two calls for New Initiatives Proposals each fiscal year. The first has a deadline of December 1st, with decisions announced late in January. The second has a deadline of May 15th, with decisions announced early in July. The Society supports up to three projects per year, with a maximum of $5000 support provided to each selected proposal. The primary selection criterion will be the quality of the proposal in light of the preferences and submission guidelines listed below.
Proposals will be vetted by a New Initiatives Committee consisting of Jeff Biddle (chair), Nahid Aslanbeigui, and Muriel Dalpont Legrand. Recommendations of this committee will then be voted on by the full Executive Committee. Proposers are encouraged to discuss the ways in which the project could have a lasting impact on scholarship in the field, and support the mission of the HES.
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Lemon Lentil Soup
Loaded with protein-rich lentils, this hearty soup is rooted in the old-fashioned goodness of leeks, parsnips, celery and carrots. "The addition of lemon juice transforms what might otherwise be an everyday soup into something out of the ordinary," writes Jean Rowlings of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Total TimePrep: 10 min. Cook: 1-1/4 hours
Makes6 servings
- 1 cup chopped leeks (white portion only)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato puree
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1/4 cup chopped peeled parsnips
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 8 cups water
- 1-1/2 cups dried lentils, rinsed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon dill weed
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- In a large saucepan, saute leeks in oil until tender. Add the next five ingredients; saute for 3-4 minutes. Add water; bring to a boil. Add lentils and bay leaves. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in lemon zest, salt, dill and pepper; simmer 30 minutes longer or until lentils are tender. Discard bay leaves. Stir in lemon juice.
Nutrition Facts1-1/2 cups: 248 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 637mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 14g fiber), 14g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.
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This is a very flavorful soup I did not want to stop eating. It is amazing to think that I used to not like lentils. What I did not have enough of with some vegetables, I made up for with more of other vegetables in the recipe.
Aug 26, 2013
Very good and flavorful. I used onion (did not have leeks), used 1 sweet potato instead of parsnips and I used red lentils instead of the regular brown ones. I was leary about using all of the lemon juice so I only added half and then tasted and decided to add the rest, it adds a nice balanced flavor. Very hearty. I don't think you'll be disappointed with this soup.


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The American Institute of Physics Selects RSuite Content Management System to Modernize Its Publishing Program
(Press Release) Audubon, Pa.-April 26, 2011 – The American Institute of Physics (AIP) licensed RSuite, a content management system for publishers from Really Strategies, Inc. AIP is a not-for-profit corporation that works to advance and diffuse knowledge of the physical sciences and its applications to human welfare. A pioneer in digital publishing, AIP is also one of the world's largest publishers of physics journals and produces the publications of more than 25 scientific and engineering societies.
"The American Institute of Physics selected RSuite to manage and store its vast amount of content, including metadata, full-text XML, PDFs, images, and multimedia assets," stated Evan Owens, AIP's Chief Information Officer, Publishing. "We see RSuite as a key technology that will allow us to implement industrial strength content management, including version control and automated content distribution, to best support our digital publishing program."
Prior to RSuite, AIP did not have a content management system and managed its vast amount of content via a combination of home-grown applications and file systems. RSuite will improve AIP's production workflow, metadata management, usability and delivery of content, which ultimately results in increased revenue. AIP currently has many inbound and outbound content feeds with no central repository that tracks tasks metadata associated with this content. Implementing RSuite allows AIP to create, store, and manage content in a central location. AIP will manage metadata within RSuite, which affords the organization better access to curate its content in a meaningful way.
Of the many reasons AIP selected RSuite, its ease of use and accessibility ranked high. "Really Strategies is honored that The American Institute of Physics has decided to entrust RSuite with their content," stated Barry Bealer, co-founder and CEO at Really Strategies, Inc. "As a software provider to some of the leading STM and journal publishers, we are thrilled to add the American Institute of Physics to our esteemed customer list."


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by: Cam Wheeler
No game will ever touch Fortnite.
This game, just today, came out with a mode that no Call of Duty, Gears of War, League of Legends, will ever be able to pass. They came out with a game mode that literally makes you the Marvel superheroes, you grew up loving. To wield Captain America's shield and Thor's Axe, while having super speed and being able to jump far, puts you right into the Comics and movies. Flying around with Iron Man's repulsors and swinging around the map with Hawkeye's grapple, really hits you in the feels. And we all know about Thanos's powers from last year.
Marvel never came out with a video game (except the Lego games). So this is as close as it is going to get. They put out a Black Widow skin with this release and I hope the plan is to have the rest of the OG 6 characters skins on the market for purchase.
After playing just a few games, I am instantly hooked. I don't even care if my team wins. Soaring through the air with Thor's ax and chopping down Thanos's army, or flying high and hitting people with Iron Man's locking system, or throwing Cap's shield, and even hitting people with Hawkeye's bow from DEEEEP, is as much fun as I need.
I hope they keep this LTM for a while because it is for sure the most fun LTM Fortnite has ever come out with.
Fortnite is King and it will remain King as long as they continue to impress their community and bring other people into the community as they do.
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BARNSTAPLE S brightest and best have been recognised in the town council s Best Festive Decorated House competition.
BARNSTAPLE'S brightest and best have been recognised in the town council's Best Festive Decorated House competition.
Graham and Sue O'Brien of 1 Hawley Manor scooped the top prize for the second year in a row.
"We've always decorated our house at Christmas time - it's just one of those traditions really," said Graham, who spent a whole day putting up the lights.
"We used to live in Canada where they tend to decorate their houses in a big way," added wife, Sue.
"We got the bug and that's where it started."
Mayor Cllr Sue Haywood and a team of local councillors from the Community Development Committee spent three hours walking around the town to try and take in the very best of this year's season festive displays.
"It was a real pleasure," Cllr Haywood told the Gazette.
"The standard of displays was excellent although I have to say, there were not as many as in previous years."
Second place in the competition, sponsored by the North Devon Gazette, went to Ivor Woodger of 48 Willshere Road, while third went to Kelly Allingham of 23 Oliver Road.
Boutport Street florists B J Ridds won the Best Christmas Shop Window competition for the fourth year in a row.
Winners picked up their awards and champagne at a special presentation evening held in the Mayor's Parlour at the Guildhall.


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Motivational Quotes
Quotes are a very powerful art form—They can pick us up when we are down, give us power to look into the future, and find the good in ourselves, completely on our own. The first half of the academic school year is quickly coming to a close. Whether you are… MORE>


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Charming and attractive 2 bedroom semi detached character home, enjoying delightful views over Downside Common.
This charming and attractive semi-detached home is located in the picturesque village of Downside, a conservation area, just south of Cobham. Downside offers a quaint village lifestyle whilst only being 1 mile from Cobham High Street and around 20 miles from central London.
The property has a bright and airy feel about it and is beautifully presented.
The recently fitted kitchen includes a range of integrated appliances including oven, microwave, hob, fridge freezer and dishwasher. There is a useful utility room accessed off the kitchen.
The double aspect living/dining room has a working fireplace with brick chimney surround and French doors either side.
The first floor incorporates the generous master bedroom with en suite bathroom.
There is a second double bedroom and a further bathroom. Both have built in storage cupboards.
The enclosed rear patio garden enjoys wonderful views over the village common, perfect for the summer months. The front is gated and provides parking for multiple cars.
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DIY grunge garage rockers Beach Riot do exactly what it says on the CD cover. Riot.
The band say of new single "'Slackers' is all about when you are young and start seeing someone, it gets heavy way too quickly, and you start to freak out… half about them and half about you. It was also written on the fly whilst walking to a gig in like, five minutes…"
It's massive, all crashing crushing riffage, soaring vocals and pounding drums. Ones to watch.
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The new big brother barely gave his baby sister any worthy glances at all. He would smile shyly when anyone spoke about her but prepared to go about his toddler business. It would be weeks before he really even acknowledged her. We were okay with that knowing it would take time for him to get used to the idea that the world now also revolved around one in a pink bow.
A couple of weeks later, we would find our 2 and a half year old sneaking peaks at her while she was sleeping. He would continue to play around her. If I was feeding baby girl, he was standing no more than a couple of feet near me.
It was quite humorous actually. Personally, I remember thinking this is easier than dealing with crazy fits of jealousy.
I remember the day we got the first actual picture of just the two of them. I had bribed him with almost every treat we had in the house and he agreed to sit for the picture. My friend had gotten them these adorable Batman and Robin outfits.
She sat on one end of the couch and he was on the complete other side.
(Obviously, she was not thrilled either.)
Still, it was a picture.
As she started to get a bit bigger and let out this adorable laugh, my son got closer to her. He found by doing silly dances, she would watch him and light up.
One thing you should know about him if you haven't figured out already, he loves attention.
He began to make crazy noises and try to tickle her feet. She LOVED it. They finally made a connection!
(This picture was taken before my son believed in wearing pants.)
That is until she started to move…
And take over his toys and space.
Let the sibling rivalry begin!
We have had some brother sister moments that make the hair stand on top of my head and leads to my son slamming his door yelling at the top of his lungs. This now two year old girl has a talented way of evil laughing and is quite aware of the power she has over him.
Having gone through this with my own younger brother, I know there will be a light at the end of all of this.
Over the weekend, we went to the beach. They played in the sand and talked to birds. They laughed while running around and playing together.
As life moves on, I treasure these moments where they are the best of friends and know that no matter what, they will always be connected and look out for each other.
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Think Good Thoughts
From Plank Road Publishingby Teresa Jennings
If you're looking for a song with a positive vibe, you've found it! This song positively bounces with a dynamic energy from the beginning to the end. Your students won't be able to sing it without smiling. (from Music K-8, Vol. 22, No. 3)
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|Providing Agility to your Programmes
Providing Agility to your Programmes
In This White Paper
December 2015 | Agile Programmes | Jude Patterson
Jude Paterson, Director of IT-Howzat Ltd, has written this white paper "Delivering Agility to your Programmes" evaluating both Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) and Agile Programme Management (AgilePgM). An MSP Practitioner she was inspired by the agile approaches introduced by Agile Programme Management. Jude runs a Programme Management Training & Consultancy business based in North Yorkshire, working both in the UK and internationally, specialising in bespoke services to support organisations enhance their project and programme delivery.
Independently written by Jude Patterson
Providing Agility to your Programmes
Executive Summary
This paper reviews both the MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) and the new AgilePgM (Agile Programme Management) approaches. It seeks to consider, at a high level, the elements of each approach that are similar and highlight the added benefits that are introduced with the AgilePgM approach. The paper is not a substitute to wider knowledge of both approaches, and readers are recommended to refer to the full APMG/DSDM Consortium handbooks should they desire further knowledge on either of the methodologies.
The paper highlights that whilst there are similarities between the methodologies, the new AgilePgM approach expands on the culture change and mind-set that Agile Project Management techniques has introduced to organisations to introduce these at programme level. It has also been structured such that it is a suitable mind-set for a range of programmes enabling agility to be enhanced in all your programmes and not just in a software development environment.
Increasingly in the current climate Programme Managers are being asked to deliver a range of projects, often combined with transformational change. There can also be the challenge faced by some organisations over the confusion between Programmes, Projects and operational process improvements.
There are a number of recognized frameworks that organisations can make use of to help them manage their Programmes one of which is Managing Successful Programmes (MSP). This has been in existence since 1999, with the current edition (fourth) since 2011. The APMG in association with the DSDM Consortium have also recently (2014) introduced a new approach to Programme Management, designed to complement the Agile Project Management approach. This builds upon the Agile Manifesto which has been in existence since 2001, scaling the agile methods to meet enterprise requirements.
This paper is going to look at both of these, to consider why the Agile Programme Management approach has been introduced, and to highlight the benefits to your organization of bringing agility into your programmes irrespective of the methodology used to oversee them.
Whilst the paper will introduce some of the key principles of both methodologies, it does not aim to provide a full summary of each. To read more on them it is recommended that the official APMG/DSDM Consortium handbooks are referred to, or training courses attended.


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One of his generation's extraordinary talents, Scott Tixier has made a name for himself as a violinist-composer of wide-ranging ambition, individuality and drive — "the future of jazz violin" in the words of Downbeat Magazine and "A remarkable improviser and a cunning jazz composer" in those of NPR.
The New York City-based Tixier, born in 1986 in Montreuil, France has performed with some of the leading lights in jazz and music legends from Stevie Wonder to NEA jazz master Kenny Barron; as a leader as well. Tixier's acclaimed Sunnyside album "Cosmic Adventure" saw the violinist performing with a all star band "taking the jazz world by storm" as the All About Jazz Journal put it. The Village Voice called the album "Poignant and Reflective" while The New York Times declared "Mr. Tixier is a violinist whose sonic palette, like his range of interests, runs open and wide; on his new album, "Cosmic Adventure," he traces a line through chamber music, Afro-Cuban groove and modern jazz." When JazzTimes said"Tixier has a remarkably vocal tone, and he employs it with considerable suspense. Cosmic Adventure is a fresh, thoroughly enjoyable recording!"
Tixier studied classical violin at the conservatory in Paris. Following that, he studied improvisation as a self-educated jazz musician. He has been living in New York for over a decade where he performed and recorded with a wide range of artists, including, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Roger Waters, Kenny Barron, John Legend, Ed Sheeran, Charnett Moffett, Cassandra Wilson, Chris Potter, Christina Aguilera, Common, Anthony Braxton, Joss Stone, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Ariana Grande, Wayne Brady, Gerald Cleaver, Tigran Hamasyan and many others
He played in all the major venues across the United States at Carnegie Hall, the Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Blue Note Jazz Club, the Apollo Theater, the Smalls Jazz Club, The Stone, Roulette, Joe's Pub, Prudential Center and the United States Capitol.
Grammy Award winning bassist Marcus Miller says that Tixier "is making an international name for himself. I heard him in France and was immediately struck by his individuality and his sound." Guitarist Pat Metheny says, "[Scott] has found a place for himself within the elite community of New York jazz musicians, no small feat." In an interview with the All About Jazz in 2010, violinist Mark Feldman called Scott "really up-and-coming and very talented." And Jean-Luc Ponty said "I have heard Scott's recordings, seen his live performances and I think that he stands above the crowd of current jazz violinists around the world."
In addition to performing in and out the jazz world, Tixier has been appearing in the house band on most of the TV shows in America such as The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on NBC, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as well as the previous format with David Letterman, The Late Night with Seth Meyers, America Got Talents for 3 seasons.
Tixier also been credited in many movies soundtrack including John Wick starring Keanu Reeves, Selma with the Golden Globe winner song "Glory", The Late Quartet starring Phillip Seymour and other short films and commercials
Mr. Baltacigil won the 2005 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. He was also awarded the Peter Jay Sharp Prize (which presented his New York recital debut in December 2005) and the Washington Performing Arts Society Prize (which presented his Washington, D.C., recital debut in April 2006). His other awards include first prize in concerto competitions in Istanbul and New York and the Allentown (Pennsylvania) Schadt String Competition
American violinist Adam Barnett-Hart has attracted worldwide attention for his sensitive musicianship and inspired artistic decisions. As the founding first violinist of the Escher String Quartet, he has performed in many of the most prestigious venues and festivals around the world including Alice Tully Hall and the 92nd Street Y in New York, the Kennedy Center, the Ravinia and Caramoor Festivals, the Wigmore Hall, the Louvre, and the Concertgebouw.
Award-winning violinist Aaron Boyd, a member of the acclaimed Escher String Quartet, enjoys a versatile career as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader, recording artist, lecturer, and teacher. Since making his New York recital debut in 1998, he has concertized throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Formerly a member of the Escher String Quartet, he was a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Martin E. Segal prize from Lincoln Center, and was also awarded a Proclamation by the City of Pittsburgh for his musical accomplishments.
Associate principal viola of the Dallas Symphony since 1999, Ann Marie Brink is adjunct associate professor of viola at Southern Methodist University, adjunct professor of instrumental studies at the University of North Texas, and teaches at Wintergreen Summer Music Academy, Nellysford, Va.
Hailed by The New Yorker as a "superb young soloist," Nicholas Canellakis has become one of the most sought-after and innovative cellists of his generation, captivating audiences throughout the United States and abroad. In The New York Times his playing was praised as "impassioned ... the audience seduced by Mr. Canellakis's rich, alluring tone."
Legend is an understatement. Sit with master-of-all-trades Mino Cinélu in any café and more likely than not, a record will come on that he's played on. Sting, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Marcus Miller, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Pat Metheny, Taylor Dane, Branford Marsalis, and Cassandra Wilson are just a tiny selection of the international pop and jazz stars that Mino has worked with since the 80's.
With reviews such as "breathtaking…" (The Clarinet), "virtuosic tone and technique" (Tampa Bay Times), "exceptionally sensitive and introspective rendition" (The Clarinet), and "a most skillful artist" (Fanfare Magazine), Kimberly Cole Luevano continually establishes herself as a formidable soloist and chamber musician. Luevano joined the University of North Texas faculty in 2011 and served as a member of the clarinet faculty at the Interlochen Arts Camp from 2003 to 2012.
Mr. Curtis has been performing worldwide with Eddie Palmieri, Brian Lynch, Ralph Peterson, Christian Scott, Sean Jones, Orrin Evans, Albert Rivera, and others. He is the recent recipient of the 2016 Down Beat Rising Star Bassist on the Critics Poll.
Zakarias Grafilo joined the Alexander String Quartet in July 2002. Just prior to joining the ASQ, he served as Principal Second Violinist of the Pacific Symphony, and Concertmaster of the Stockton Symphony.
Tong-Il Han has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, London Philharmonic, Halle Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Amsterdam Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Monte Carlo Orchestra, Polish Radio National Orchestra, Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Russian National Symphony among others.
Nick Kendall's genre-bending trio, Time for Three, or TF3, creates new communities of audiences who otherwise might not participate in the performing arts. He has become a force for bringing people together through music, on stage and off. His work is based on the simple idea that the energy you exude greatly impacts the relationships that you build.
An early success lead Ms. Kiffer to solo and orchestra engagements throughout Europe, Canada, North and South America, the Middle East, and Asia playing in some of the world's most prestigious concert halls such as Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Beethoven Hall in Bonn, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Hall, Opera House in Tel Aviv and Beijing National Center. In October 2015 Chloé made her debut at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium with Tchaikovsky violin concerto. She has claimed top prizes at multiple national and international competitions.
Frederick Lifsitz studied violin in his native Boston with Marylou Churchill and at Indiana University with Paul Biss. As a member of the Alexander String Quartet he has performed throughout Europe and North America, appearing regularly at halls such as Amsterdam's Concertebouw and New York City's Lincoln Center.
Taiwanese-American violinist Richard Lin is the newly crowned Gold Medalist of the 10th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis which took place in September of 2018. In addition to the Gold Medal, Richard captured three Special Prizes for his performances of Milstein's Paganiniana in the Preliminaries, Kreisler's Tambourin chinois in the Classical Finals and Bruch's Scottish Fantasy in the Finals.
Mr. Menard has performed around the globe with ensembles led by Jeremy Pelt, Ben Allison, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Aaron Parks, Alix Ambroise, Le Boeuf Brothers, and many more.
Cellist Taeguk Mun, a prize winner of 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition was born in 1994 in South Korea, started studying the cello at the age of four with Young Rim Yang. He has been the first prize winner of various competitions, such as the Third Andre Navarra International Cello Competition and the International Competition for Young People in Oldenburg, Germany. He also won prizes at the Irving M. Klein International String Competition.
A leading soloist and chamber musician, Mr. Mutuzkin has performed with major orchestras in Italy, Spain, Norway, and England as well as throughout his native Russia. In 2012, he made his debut appearance in the United States when he performed in NYC's Lincoln Center in a flute quartet with members of the Metropolitan Opera. Maintaining an active performing and teaching career, Ivan is also the author of a book entitled "Experimental Flute in Twentieth Century Music" (based on examples of compositions for solo flute by foreign composers).
Praised by Strad magazine as having "lyricism that stood out...a silky tone and beautiful, supple lines," violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt has established herself as one of the most sought-after violists of her generation. In addition to appearances as soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic, the Jacksonville Symphony, and the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra, she has performed in recitals and chamber-music concerts throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe, including an acclaimed 2011 debut recital at London's Wigmore Hall, which was described in Strad as being "fleet and energetic...powerful and focused".
James Ryon has appeared as recitalist and soloist in the United States, South & Central America and the Middle East. He currently is Professor of Oboe at the University of North Texas College of Music and he serves as the Principal Oboist of the Baton Rouge Symphony. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in music from the Juilliard School and has received performance fellowships at the Aspen, Berkshire, Blossom, Kneisel Hall and New College Music Festivals. His principal teachers are Robert Bloom and John Mack.
Cellist Sophie Shao, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and top prizes at the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky competitions, is a versatile and passionate artist whose performances the New York Times has noted as "eloquent, powerful" and the Washington Post called "deeply satisfying."
One of his generation's extraordinary talents, Scott Tixier has made a name for himself as a violinist-composer of wide ranging ambition, individuality and drive — "the future of jazz violin" in the words of Downbeat Magazine and "A remarkable improviser and a cunning jazz composer" in those of NPR.
A native of Northumberland, England, Sandy Wilson completed his graduate studies at the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen as a recipient of two Danish Government Scholarships and the Sophus Berendsen Award.
Katie is currently Principal Horn of both The Dallas Opera and the Dallas Chamber Symphony, and she also frequently plays as a substitute or extra horn with the Dallas Symphony and Fort Worth Symphony. Prior to becoming Principal Horn for the opera, she was Third Horn from 2014-2017.
Few artists have done more to both honor and reinvent the 2000-year history of the pipa than renowned soloist, vocalist and composer Min Xiao-Fen. An in-demand interpreter of traditional music before relocating to the United States, Min has forged a new path for her instrument in modern jazz, free improvisation, and contemporary classical music. The Village Voice lauded her as an artist who "has taken her ancient Chinese string instrument into the future."
Paul Yarbrough, violist, is a native of Clearwater, Florida, and a founding member of the Alexander String Quartet. Mr. Yarbrough's teachers have included Elaine Lee Richey, Lillian Fuchs, Raymond Page, and Sally Peck.
Glenn Zaleski is one of the most in-demand pianists on the New York City jazz scene. Originally from Boylston, MA, he has made a name for himself playing with the likes of Ravi Coltrane, Lage Lund, and Ari Hoenig. Glenn Zaleski has quickly become one of the most important pianists of his generation.


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