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1. I am an author. Can I get a grant from the Books Council of Wales?
The Books Council of Wales provides grants for authors but applications must be submitted through a publisher. For information on Publishing Grants click 'Grants' above and go to 'Information for Authors'.
2. I've written a book. Where do I get advice on how to get it published?
The Welsh Book Trade Information site contains much useful advice together with a list of publishers from Wales.
3. I am an author. Can the Books Council of Wales tell me how many copies of my books have been sold?
No, you should contact your publisher. The Distribution Centre's contracts with individual publishers do not allow us to disclose any sales information to a third party.
4. I am an author. Can the Books Council of Wales ensure that I receive royalties/fees regularly and on time?
Your contract should stipulate the amounts due and the payment schedule as agreed by both parties. In the case of non-payment, you should immediately contact your publisher. The Books Council of Wales can intervene on your behalf, in the case of grant-aided books, but only when you have failed to get any satisfactory answers from your publisher.
5. I want to become a publisher. How can the Books Council of Wales help me?
Several of the Books Council's Departments will be able to advise you. Your initial contact should be the Grants Department by clicking 'Contact Us' above. The Department will refer you to other Departments as necessary. Click on 'Grants' above for further details.
6. I want to open a book-shop. How can the Books Council of Wales help me?
Contact the Manager of the Distribution Centre and/or the Head of Sales and Marketing by clicking 'Contact Us' above.
7. How can I become a Friend of the Books Council of Wales?
Click here to download a membership form or contact:
The Secretary of the Friends, Books Council of Wales, Castell Brychan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 2JB Tel: 01970 624151 Fax: 01970 625385 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
8. I want to purchase a book and am unable to source it locally. What should I do?
Your local book-shop can order any available title on your behalf from our Distribution Centre. If this is not practicable, go to the Books Council of Wales's www.gwales.com website which offers a quick and efficient service. We do our best to offer a next working day delivery service for all books in stock.
9. Is it possible for me to order a book although the Gwales website says it is Out of Print?
When a publisher informs us that a book is no longer available, and that they have no plans to reprint the title, the status on our Gwales website is changed to 'Out of Print'. There is no point, therefore, in trying to order these titles. We suggest, in such cases, that you approach your local bookshop in case they still have a copy in stock, borrow a copy from your local library, or search the internet or a second-hand book-shop for a copy.
10. How can I get information on the resources available for my child/school?
Contact the Department of Children's Books and Reading Promotion by clicking 'Contact Us' above. The Department has a number of specialist officers who are knowledgeable in the field.
11. I'm contemplating self-publishing my own book. Can the Books Council of Wales help me to sell it through the book trade in Wales?
If you are Welsh or based in Wales, or if your book is of Welsh interest, we can consider handling your book through our Distribution Centre. Please contact our Sales and Marketing Department, ideally at least three months before publication, with as much bibliographical information as possible, including the ISBN and a JPEG of the cover. The Books Council of Wales operates as a distributor only, and it is the responsibility of the author / publisher to promote and market the book.
Terms and conditions for distributing are 55% of the retail price of every copy on a full sale or return basis, with an initial stock of 30 copies; invoices will be paid after 12 months only. If you accept these terms, please contact Lowri Davies, Information Officer, Books Council of Wales, Glanyrafon Enterprise Park, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AQ. The Department will then decide whether the Books Council of Wales will stock your book.
Should a decision be made not to stock your book, it can still be listed on the www.gwales.com website as available from the publisher only.
12. What if I can't afford the discount or if the Distribution Centre decide not to stock my book?
Our Information Services Department can still offer your book a free listing on our www.gwales.com website, and will add contact details of your choosing to the description. Any orders would then come to you.
13. I'm a teacher and I'd like to view new books and educational resources.
The Books Council has a team of schools officers that are available for school visits to display the materials and offer advice. Please contact the Department of Children's Books and Reading Promotion by clicking 'Contact Us' above.
14. Can a school buy books online by using gwales.com?
Online purchases can only be made with a credit card, paying the full price and the postage. You should contact your local bookshop should you wish to discuss possible discounts, or contact the Department of Children's Books and Reading Promotion by clicking 'Contact Us' above.
15. When will World Book Day be held next year?
World Book Day is held annually on the first Thursday in March.
16. What is the date of T. Llew Jones's memorial day?
Unless the date falls on a weekend, it is held on 11 October, T. Llew Jones's birthday.
17. I am an author. How can the Books Council of Wales market my book?If your book is stocked at the BCW's Distribution Centre your publisher will need to discuss with the BCW Sales and Marketing Department if any of our generic marketing campaigns are relevant for your book . The Council's Sales Team will carry a sample of the book and encourage booksellers with accounts at the DC to order copies. It is the publisher's responsibility, however, to market and promote your title through the media, distribute review copies and undertake any advertising and to produce any promotional material.
18. I am a self-published author. Is the above true for me?
As the publisher of the book, the above is relevant to you if the BCW Distribution Centre stock your title.
19. I have written a book and I am looking for help to get it published and on to the market.
The two options which are open to you are to self-publish or to convince a publisher to take your project on board. We always recommend the second course of action. Self-publishing can be expensive and time consuming with no guaranteed return. Indeed, many authors who venture down this path find that they are heavily out of pocket and are unable to get established outlets to stock their title. We suggest therefore that you approach publishers, one at a time. Our www.wbti.org.uk information warehouse has a list of publishers in Wales, including contact details and information about their submissions policies. To get some idea of the publishers who are already operating in your field (age range, subject etc) have a look at our www.gwales.com website where you can search by category etc and see what the competition is like. As a writer, you may also like to browse the Literature Wales website. Click 'For Writers' in the left-hand column for more information.
20. Does the Books Council of Wales provide an editing or proofreading service to authors?The Books Council of Wales does not offer editing and proofreading services to individual authors, but the Editorial Department does offer this service to publishers who are based in Wales. Therefore, you may wish to consider offering your book to one or more of the publishers listed on the Welsh Book Trade Info website, who would then arrange the editing and proofreading service on your behalf, should your book be accepted for publishing. Also included on the website is a list of freelance editors who work in Wales, together with details of their relevant experience. Therefore, should you decide to go ahead with self-publishing, this could be a useful reference point for finding someone to edit and proofread your work.21. Does the Books Council of Wales provide critical services to authors? No. Authors may prefer to contact publishers directly, and on the Welsh Book Trade Info website there is a directory of publishers in Wales.
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Team Clermont & MBV Music present the Official SXSW College Party!
We are proud to announce the line-up for our annual SXSW College Party! This year we will be hosting it alongside MBV Music and we're presenting an eclectic and incredible lineup of performers:
12:00 Venice Is Sinking
12:50 Jeremy Jay
1:40 Collections of Colonies of Bees
2:30 Jookabox
3:20 Dengue Fever
4:10 Califone
The entire event will be emceed by ExcaliBRAH , and we will be giving away vinyl from Asthmatic Kitty, K Records, Hometapes, Yep Roc, ATO, Domino, Warner Bros., Nonesuch, Merge, Dead Oceans, Old Flame and many many more! We will putting all of that vinyl in one of a kind tote bags designed by Lauren Gregg!
Keep track of all of the Team Clermont SXSW goings-on by following us on Twitter and Tumblr!
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Traveler's diarrhea is probably the most common health problem that travelers encounter. Depending on where you go, the risk of contracting it may be as high as 50 percent. To protect yourself, pay close attention to what you eat and drink, and perform good hand hygiene. In many countries, tap water should be considered off limits. Don't even brush your teeth or rinse your mouth with tap water – it doesn't take many bacteria to make you sick. Drink only bottled or boiled water. Avoid ice cubes, unless you've made them yourself from purified water – freezing does not kill all the bacteria. Cook or peel all fruits and vegetables before eating. And wash your hands thoroughly and often with soap and hot water (tap water is fine for washing and bathing). Read more about water and food safety, as well as malaria and other issues, in these International Travel FAQs.
If you do develop traveler's diarrhea, over-the-counter Imodium can offer some relief. When patients at Providence St. Vincent Traveler's Clinic tell us that they are planning to visit a country where we know the risk of traveler's diarrhea is high, we also may write a prescription for antibiotics, which they can fill here and take with them. If problems arise during their travels, they can take the medication, which will speed recovery from three or four miserable days to a vacation-saving 12 to 24 hours.
The most important thing is to focus on your own hand hygiene. What I do, and what I recommend to others, is to take some alcohol-based hand sanitizer with you and to use it fairly frequently. This is your best line of defense. If you're seriously concerned, wearing a face mask can offer protection from airborne viruses, as well.
As long as your medicine is in its original bottle, with your name on it and the doctor's name on it, you won't have any problem. In some countries, travelers are sometimes hassled for bringing in narcotic medications. But according to international law, if it's in the original bottle with your name on it and you need it for your health, you have a legal right to take it with you into another country.
In a basic first-aid kit for travel, the following items might be useful:
Beyond that, unless you are going way off the beaten path, you can usually buy what you need at a local pharmacy, wherever your destination.
As a specialist in travel medicine, this is the question I hear most often. To investigate on your own, probably the most user-friendly online resource for this type of information is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which offers a Travelers' Health website at www.cdc.gov. This site provides some good general guidelines about the immunization recommendations and requirements of different countries. However, it's important to understand that when you travel outside of your own country, it's more than just shots that you need to consider. To get more detailed health-risk information, tailored to your health and destination, it's best to be evaluated in person at a clinic that specializes in travel health.
At Providence St. Vincent Traveler's Clinic, we meet with you before you travel, do a full risk assessment of your itinerary, and provide you with not only the necessary shots, but also strategies and advice to help you reduce or eliminate a broad spectrum of travel-related health risks. And just in case you do fall ill in another country, we can equip our patients with contact information for English-speaking, Western-trained physicians in almost any country on the planet.
The further in advance, the better. Six weeks is ideal, because certain vaccines, such as Japanese encephalitis, take a month to complete the series, plus two additional weeks to build full immunity. That said, if you're reading this two weeks before your trip, it's still worth coming in to the clinic. In some countries, certain vaccines are legally required before entering. The yellow fever vaccine, for example, must be given 10 days before you arrive in some countries, according to international law.
You need to be immunized. Many people believe, incorrectly, that living in a country builds permanent immunity to that country's most common infectious diseases. It doesn't. In my experience, the people who are most likely to get ill while traveling are those who bypass vaccinations in the mistaken belief that they are already immune.
The last word on vaccinations: it's just as important for adults as it is for kids to stay up to date on routine vaccinations. Keeping current on immunizations against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (which are all included in one shot now), pneumonia, shingles, the flu and other common illnesses are an important part of routine care, whether or not you travel. If you haven't updated these routine vaccinations in a while, review them with your primary care doctor.
The last word on vacations: Don't risk an illness ruining the trip of a lifetime. If you want to see the world, first see a travel clinic. Safe travels!


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Imagine High Virtual Townhall Meetings
Imagine High Integrated Arts and Technology Secondary opens in September 2021 for students in grades 9 - 10. Imagine High is a public school of choice within the Chilliwack School District situated on the former site of the University of the Fraser Valley on Yale Road. By 2023 the school will house up to 700 students from grades 9 - 12.
Please join us for a virtual Zoom Townhall on any of the following dates.
CUPE Skills, Training and Enhancement Fund
Applications for the new CUPE Skills, Training and Enhancement Fund will be accepted twice annually for adjudication. All CUPE staff are eligible to apply to this fund. Further information and application forms can be found in the staff section of our website.
School Bus Registration for 2020/2021 is open!
School bus registration is open! Visit https://sd33.bc.ca/transportation-department to learn more and to register.
Activities You Can Do At Home with your Child
Looking for stimulating ways for your student to pass the time at home? Check out our list of activities and online resources for students. There is something for everyone, and for students at all grade levels!
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- The large AMBER alternating flashing lights warn motorists that the school bus is about to stop to either load or unload students; slow and stop if it is safe to do so.
- The large RED alternating flashing lights warn motorists to STOP as the school bus is either loading or unloading students.
- Drivers must STOP in either direction whenever you see flashing RED lights on a school bus.
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Every single day, bunker oil is pumped into the fuel tanks of tanker, cargo, bulk carrier and fishing ships. The traditional quantity measurement via tank gauging, for example, can be associated with a great amount of uncertainty due to error-prone volume to mass calculation, as well as not considered air content caused by tank stripping and the "cappuccino effect." Our solution of bunker fuel metering systems prevent from measurement inaccuracies during this process, no matter how small.
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Wren issues apology for Twitter spat with Nats
WASHINGTON -- As the Braves prepared for Wednesday's series finale against the Nationals, they did not anticipate any lingering effects from the benches-clearing incident that was sparked after Julio Teheran hit Bryce Harper with a first-pitch fastball in the fifth inning Tuesday.
After the players exchanged nothing more than words, the Braves and Nationals exchanged tweets from their official accounts that drew widespread attention. The Braves started the Twitter spat by tweeting, "Clown move bro," in reference to Harper, who once famously replied to a reporter's question by saying, "That's a clown question, bro."
The Nationals responded by tweeting, "Which part, giving up the home run, or drilling the 20-year-old on the first pitch his next time up?"
While that was the end of the brief spat, Braves general manager Frank Wren issued an apology on his team's behalf early Wednesday evening.
"I think it was simply an inappropriate attempt at humor from our social media department," Wren said. "It doesn't reflect how we feel or how we want to do business or who we are. You shouldn't be directing anything unless it's positive or uplifting to another team or an opponent. I think that is plain and simple."
Another lingering social media effect from the incident was the circulation of what appeared to be a photoshopped image of Brian McCann signaling for a pitch to Harper by putting simply his middle finger down.
McCann said late Tuesday night and again on Wednesday that the image had been altered.
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Governor Cuomo Accepts Final Report of the New York State Tax Relief Commission
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today accepted the final report of the Tax Relief Commission from its co-chairs, former Governor George Pataki and Chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees and former State Comptroller H. Carl McCall. Enabled by three years of fiscal integrity and responsible budgeting, Governor Cuomo charged the Commission to identify way to reduce the State's property and business taxes to provide relief to New York's homeowners and businesses.
The Commission's recommendations focus on providing property tax relief for New York homeowners and businesses and enhancing the State's economic competitiveness. In addition to providing tax relief, the Commission recommends providing incentives to local governments to reduce the cost of operations. Further recommendations include lowering the corporate tax rate to its lowest level in 46 years; reducing the tax rate for manufacturers Upstate to its lowest level ever; and updating the Estate Tax to bring New York in line with other states. This report is enabled by three years of fiscal integrity and responsible budgeting that puts the state in a position to examine new ways to provide tax relief to New Yorkers. The final report can be accessed here: http://www.governor.ny.gov/assets/documents/commission_report.pdf.
"For far too long, property taxes have been a crushing burden on New York homeowners and businesses, hurting job growth and driving individuals and families from the state," Governor Cuomo said. "While we have made tremendous progress over the last three years in bringing down taxes for all New Yorkers, this Commission has taken the two billion dollar surplus that resulted from our responsible budgeting and fiscal reforms to propose even further reductions for New York taxpayers. I look forward to working together with the Legislature to review these recommendations and continue our efforts to reverse the state's reputation as a tax capital and make New York a friendlier state for families and businesses."
The Commission's recommendations for tax relief build off of three years of responsible budgeting, including holding state spending to 2%, ending automatic budget inflators in Medicaid and education spending, pension reform that will save taxpayers tens of billions of dollars, and a downsized state labor force.
Governor Pataki said, "Governor Cuomo asked us to focus on real property taxes and we did, delivering a robust program that will provide real relief to middle class taxpayers and especially those on fixed incomes. The Commission also recommends much needed reforms to estate, business and energy taxes and ensuring the PIT top rate phases out as planned. The Commission worked overtime to deliver our recommendations today and I'm proud of the package we've assembled."
Chairman H. Carl McCall said, This report shows once again what is possible when partisan differences are put aside for the good of the people. The members of the panel embraced the Governors charge and his cooperative approach to come up with bold recommendations made possible by three years of fiscally sound budgeting that has yielded a two billion dollar surplus. The old Albany would have spent this money, but under Governor Cuomos leadership, we will be giving it back where it belongs in the pocket of tax payers.
The key recommendations put forward by the Commission are based on the finding that the property tax remains the most burdensome tax facing individuals, families, and businesses in New York State, and a critical impediment to economic growth. New Yorkers continue to face some of the highest property tax bills in the nation, whether measured in absolute terms, or as a percentage of home value. The Commission recommends using $1 billion of the $2 billion revenue pool to further reduce the burden of the property tax on homeowners, and provide incentives for cost reduction at the local level.
The Commission recommends the creation of a program to freeze property taxes for two years. In year one of the freeze all eligible homeowners in taxing jurisdictions that adopt local budgets that remain within the property tax cap would receive a State credit equal to the growth in their property taxes. In Year 2, the freeze will continue for those homeowners living in jurisdictions that remain within the property tax cap and take measures to reduce costs, such as sharing services with other jurisdictions or consolidating.
In addition, while programs that cap and freeze real property taxes can keep the burden of real property taxes from increasing, there is a need to provide relief to taxpayers who are already over-burdened by the current level of property taxation. The Commission recommends that the State develop a program that would target real property tax relief based on an individual homeowner's ability to pay.
Lowering Tax Rates for Businesses to Make New York Competitive
To encourage New York's economic competitiveness, investment and further growth, the Commission recommends lower rates for businesses and a simplified tax structure. This includes the reform and simplification of the State's primary corporate income taxes coupled with a reduction in the corporate income tax rate to 6.5 percent, the lowest corporate rate since 1968. The rate for upstate manufacturers upstate would be reduced further, to 2.5 percent, the lowest rate ever. In addition, all manufacturers will benefit from a recommendation by the Commission to reduce property taxes on manufacturers by 20 percent through a State credit program.
To further encourage business expansion, the Commission recommends that the temporary utility assessment (18-a), scheduled to be eliminated in 2018, will be eliminated in 2014 for industrial customers and all other customers will see an accelerated phase out of the surcharge. Together, these proposals will tackle the remaining barriers to investment and job growth that exist in the current tax regime.
Estate Tax Reform
The Commission recognizes the need to update the estate tax. New York remains one of only 17 states with either an estate tax or an inheritance tax, and only two states currently have a lower exemption. Because estate tax thresholds have not kept pace with the rise in home values, more and more middle-income New Yorkers find themselves subject to the tax. The Commission is therefore recommending a major reform of the estate tax, increasing the State's threshold to $5.25 million, indexed to inflation, and lowering the tax rate.
Finally, the Commission endorses the majority of the Tax Reform and Fairness Commission proposals to simplify the structure of New York's tax system by eliminating nuisance taxes.
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Red Writing Hood Ink is a full service literary agency. We represent some of the industry's most talented fiction and nonfiction writers.
A word is dead when it's said, some say. I say it begins to live that day. ~Emily Dickinson, 1872
What we do…
RWHI does much more than pitch and sell for our authors. As a full service literary agency, we work with authors from the day we receive the initial query and, hopefully, for many years to come. We work to cultivate long, lasting relationships where our efforts and focus include helping our authors with marketing and promotion before and long after their work is in print.
We help our authors build their platform through various efforts including social media, setting up interviews, and serving as both a direct and indirect liaison. We believe in teamwork and believe that a team is only as effective as its members. As such, RWHI serves as literary representatives, but we operate more like a family where consideration and dedication are integral elements of our services.
Although we are a small agency, we have cultivated strong industry relationships with publishers large and small. We are proud to say that our reputation in the film industry is also growing.
What are our interests?
Our tastes are eclectic and include MG, YA, NA, women's fiction, adult horror, thrillers, mystery, paranormal and supernatural, crime fiction, true crime, and inspirational fiction. We are not actively seeking nonfiction but will consider a short query. We rarely consider children's books for younger than MG or memoirs unless there is a strong media or organizational tie-in. We do not accept poetry at all. Of course, we do not discourage authors from sending a query for something not listed here.
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Contact your state and federal elected officials about key legislation impacting Bay State residents, either in person, by phone, or by email as an AARP e-advocate. Coordinate AARP... Read More »
Age-friendly or livable communities have walkable streets, housing and transportation options, access to key services and opportunities for residents to participate in community... Read More »
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Mr. Harrison gets it. Adding zeros in the form of debt onto financial balance sheets cannot possibly sustain economic growth! Of course everyone with an IQ above 20 has that figured out by now, so why do you think America and Great Britain continue to head down that path?
Well, listen closely at the end, he touches on the very line I've been saying all along, namely that we need to separate the public from the private! Absolutely spot on… (ht Comrade)
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Rotation set for first four Grapefruit League games
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle laid out his starting pitching for the club's first four games of the Grapefruit League schedule, beginning on Wednesday with the opener at McKechnie Field against the Yankees and through Saturday's home game against the Rays.
All of those four games are scheduled to start at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Francisco Liriano will start on Wednesday and throw one inning, followed by newcomer Edinson Volquez for an inning and as many as seven other pitchers behind him going an inning each, Hurdle said.
On Thursday, Charlie Morton will get the start in a rematch against the Yankees in Tampa, Fla., and pitch two innings followed by Jeff Locke and Brandon Cumpton for two innings each.
On Friday, it's Gerrit Cole to open for two innings against the Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla., and on Saturday Wandy Rodriguez is slated to start and get his two innings.
"That gives you something to push forward on," Hurdle said.
On Wednesday, Hurdle said he expects this group to follow Liriano and Volquez: Jeanmar Gomez, Vin Mazzaro, Bryan Morris, Jared Hughes, Duke Welker, Josh Kinney and Adam Wilk, if needed.
On Thursday, following Morton, Locke and Cumpton are Yao-Hsun Yang, Daniel Schlereth and possibly Cody Eppley for an inning each.
On the other two games, Hurdle said, "You'll get the bullpen guys later."


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It provides system administrators with live readings and long-term usage trends for their network devices. PRTG is mainly used for bandwidth usage monitoring, but may also be used to monitor many other aspects of a network such as memory and CPU utilization. With PRTG Traffic Grapher the user receives comprehensive bandwidth and network usage data that helps to optimize the efficiency of the network. Understanding bandwidth and resource consumption is the key to better network management: Avoid bandwidth and server performance bottlenecks; Find out what applications or what servers use up your bandwidth; Deliver better quality of service to your users by being proactive; Reduce costs by buying bandwidth and hardware according to actual load. The Freeware Edition of PRTG Traffic Grapher is completely free for personal and commercial use and may be downloaded for free. PRTG Traffic Grapher is designed to run on a Windows machine in your network for 24 hours every day, and constantly records the network usage parameters. The recorded data is stored in an internal database for later reference. Using an easy to use Windows interface you can configure the monitored sensors as well as create usage reports. For remote access PRTG Traffic Grapher comes with a built-in web server to provide access to graphs and tables. All common methods for network usage data acquisition are supported: SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol is the basic method of gathering bandwidth and network usage data. It can be used to monitor bandwidth usage of routers and switches port-by-port as well as device readings like memory, CPU load etc. Packet Sniffing: With its built-in Packet Sniffer PRTG can inspect all network data packets passing the network card to calculate the bandwidth usage. NetFlow: The NetFlow protocol is supported by most Cisco routers to measure bandwidth usage.


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Until recently, the Minerals Management Service (MMS), an agency under the US Department of the Interior, was considered the sole regulator of all energy projects proposed in federal waters. But when Grays Harbor Ocean Energy from Seattle applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a 518 square kilometre patch of ocean space off the New Jersey coastline it became clear that there were at least two authorities on the matter.
Grays Harbor applied for permission with FERC instead of MMS in the belief that its technology, which would capture energy from the rise and fall of sea swells, fell under FERC's jurisdiction over all forms of hydropower. The project, however, includes a wind turbine.
Meantime, two offshore wind developers, Bluewater Wind and Deepwater Wind, already had permit applications with MMS for the same area. Further complicating matters, Grays Harbor applied for numerous other preliminary permits with FERC that could secure it exclusive initial rights to hundreds of square kilometres of choice offshore wind sites near Northeast population centres. Delineation between the two agencies' jurisdictions has been unresolved for months, in what industry sources say is a power struggle.
Jim Lanard of Bluewater Wind questions the competing application. "The basic argument is that this appears to be site banking," he says. FERC and other agencies use the term "site banking" to describe any entity moving quickly and unilaterally to establish control of a particular location, often with intention to later sell permits and site control for profit. Lawmakers and others have formally complained to both FERC and MMS about such activities.
Grays Harbor's Burt Hamner dismisses the accusations, calling his company's actions good business decisions. "Rather than people standing on the shore making accusations of claim jumping and site banking, they should be thinking about how can we all collaborate to make this work," says Hamner. He says his wave energy projects can co-exist with a wind farm and since MMS has not finalised its rules for offshore wind, that leaves FERC as the only federal entity with a permitting process in place for offshore wave and hydro projects, even ones that "can evolve into a wind project."
Agreed to agree
Regarding the overlap between the two agencies, Lanard says that when the Federal Power Act was enacted in the 1920s it was likely not the intention to give FERC jurisdiction over all forms of hydropower, including that from waves, tides and ocean currents. "Back then, offshore wind was still really just an idea on an engineer's table," he says. The old regulatory regimes do not work for today's market.
Aware of the potential barrier, the two agencies released a joint statement last month expressing their desire to clarify jurisdiction in offshore energy. "A close reading says that they have now agreed to agree, meaning they will now work together to get to an acceptable memorandum of understanding that works for both agencies," says Lanard. "It's a very significant issue, and it's a very significant force in the right direction."


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Read here from McGinn. Deserves it – like Ted Thompson. McCarthy will apparently make $5 million per year. Again, for all of us who've been critical of these guys, the bottom line is they accomplished THE goal that a GM and coach are asked to accomplish – winning the big game. But they have also set the team up nicely for the coming years. There should be plenty of talent, strong offensive/defensive systems in place (please stick around Dom Capers…) and now, perhaps most importantly, a psychological edge.
Interesting to consider this thought: what would have happened to TT and MM had the Packers come out flat again and lost to the Giants or Bears and missed the playoffs? While I don't think they would have been canned, I do think they might have entered the 2011 season on the hot seat. It's amazing what just a few games can mean to a coach, GM, a team, an organization. In the end, obviously and fortunately, that's not what happened – and I have to say, I'm pleased that both of these guys got extended.


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One month after being forced out of a planned Strikeforce Challengers 16, middleweight Danillo Villefort (13-3 MMA, 0-0 SF) will return in the 18th edition of the prospects-based series.
Villefort's camp today announced he will be taking on Nate James (12-7-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) at Strikeforce Challengers 18.
"I'm excited to get back in the cage, my whole team is behind me, and I am 100 percent ready to go," Villefort stated in an official release.
Featuring a lightweight contest between Jorge Gurgel and Joe Duarte, Strikeforce Challengers 18 takes place Aug. 12 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
The evening's main card airs on Showtime.
Villefort is a UFC/WEC/Shark Fights vet who is searching for his fifth consecutive victory. The Brazilian, who's bounced between the welterweight and middleweight divisions, most recently scored decision victories over notables Joey Villasenor and Matt Horwich.
Villefort was expected to fight at Strikeforce Challengers 16, but injury forced him to withdraw from the event.
James also makes his Strikeforce debut on the strength of three victories in his past four outings. The lone loss came via split decision to recent Strikeforce-signee Tyler Stinson at this past April's Bellator 40 event. Fighting professionally since 2006, James currently trains at American Kickboxing Academy.
For the latest on Strikeforce Challengers 18 stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
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Summer Lodge has grandeur and intimacy in equal measure. Guests feel special in Evershot, which is why so many of them choose this luxury 5-star country-house hotel for their family parties and gatherings. No other Dorset venue can add so much magic to a wedding reception, an anniversary, a birthday party, or other group celebration.
Whether you hire one room, or the entire property for exclusive use, we will make sure every detail works out exactly as planned. Your Events Coordinator will take the time to arrange everything and add the personal touches – flowers, gifts, special menus, party accessories – that encourage you and your guests to treasure this day forever.
You can choose to dine in our award-winning restaurant, in the relaxed splendour of the Drawing Room, or in the Dorchester Suite, our magnificently cosy private dining room. If you are planning a special occasion, tell us more and allow us to help make it one to be remembered forever.
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Think the holidays are still a long way off? I know it's still 80+ degrees here in Austin but I don't think it's too early to start pondering how you want your holidays to go. Not if you want to make some changes to the way it's always been done. Not if you want to set yourself up for a thoughtful, happy holiday time. I talked to Vicky and Jen about this for their amazing show What Really Matters and they put together a beautiful little podcast on Creating Your Slow Holiday full of great ideas for taking out the hectic and adding in a little more love and joy. Listen to it! And then while you're there listen to the show they did with Carrie a while back about slowing things down in general. That was chock full of good ideas.
And if you want to dive in a bit into your own ideas for Slow Holidays, there is an ebook. And even a teleclass that is on the books for Thursday November 29th starting at 7:30pm central time. We'll go over the ebook and get to the source of how you want your holidays to feel, look, go. This year and all the years that follow.
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Timeline of decisions on morning-after pill
A federal judge has ruled that there should be no age restrictions on the sale of the morning-after pill. A timeline of decisions on the emergency contraception now sold as Plan B One-Step.
1999: The Food and Drug Administration approves prescription sales of Plan B.
2006: The FDA approves non-prescription sales for women 18 and older. Younger women would need a doctor's prescription. Because of the age limit, the contraception is behind pharmacy counters, so consumers have to ask for it rather than picking it up off the shelves.
2009: U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in New York orders the FDA to lower the age restrictions to 17.
2011: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overrules FDA and bars over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill. She says young girls shouldn't be able to buy emergency contraception on their own.
2013: Korman rules that the age restrictions on over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill are "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable" and must end within 30 days.


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Vanwolff's next premium line, LA-DECO DEUX (the follow-up to LA-DECO Line), is inspired by the beauty of infamous hotels in Los Angeles. These unique designs are manufactured exclusively for Vanwolff. The cut, style and placement of the design are all made for the modern man. Limited edition and quantities. Made in sunny CALI.
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Now that the host system is ready, you can proceed with [[Building Guest Systems|building guests]].
Now that the host system is ready, you can proceed with [[Building Guest Systems|building guests]].
== Versions ==
== Versions ==
Revision as of 16:18, 15 May 2009
This guide is written against Debian Etch (4.0) and works on Lenny (5.0) as well. Both releases include kernel linux-image-vserver-686, so no manual patching is needed. Hence, Installation on Debian Etch/Lenny is pretty easy and straightforward.
If you need to compile your own kernel, you need to apply the vserver-version.patch. Details at 2007/Apr/25
Packages installation
The packages required by Linux-VServer are:
- linux-image-vserver-686 - This is the current kernel, use linux-image-vserver-amd64 on 64-bit systems, you can still create 32-bit guests
- util-vserver - These are the utilities used to administer the guests
- ssh - This is probably already installed, but just in case it isn't
All the packages you need can be obtained via
aptitude install linux-image-vserver-686 util-vserver ssh
so run this as root and reboot. To check out wherever everything went fine you may run
uname -r
and check that kernel version contains vserver, e.g. 2.6.18-4-vserver-686. That's it.
Now that the host system is ready, you can proceed with building guests.
Install util-vserver by source
Occasionally, Debian's util-vserver package can be too old. So, we'll need to compile from [source].
First, install the required packages for util-vserver to compile.
apt-get install vlan dietlibc-dev pkg-config libnss3-dev
Then, we configure util-vserver
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-release --mandir=/usr/share/man \ --infodir=/usr/share/info --sysconfdir=/etc --enable-dietlibc \ --localstatedir=/var --with-vrootdir=/home
Note: You should change --with-vrootdir accordingly
Finally, we run make to finalise the installation
make && make install install-distribution
Running vserver-info will show you that the proper util-vserver is installed. :)
Debian already contains vservers kernels, so no manual patching and compiling is needed.
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Issues with the current 2.6.26 Kernel
Hard CPU scheduling
This will not work in the Debian 'Lenny' Kernel.
Unification and Chroot Security Problems
Linux-Vserver uses file xattrs to protect guest superusers from being able to view files above their root, preventing access to host file. The patch used in Debian Lenny contains a different position of the flag which controls this barrier to escaping a guests chrooted enviroment. There is also a discrepancy between the immutable-unlink flag used for file unification. This creates a considerable security issues for anyone who:
- has created a guest with a Debian 2.6.26-*-vserver kernel and wishes to use it with another kernel.
- has created a guest with a different kernel and wishes to use it on a Debian 2.6.26-*-vserver kernel based host.
- has unified guests with a Debian 2.6.26-*-vserver kernel and wishes to use them with another kernel.
- has unified guests with a different kernel and wishes to then it on a Debian 2.6.26-*-vserver kernel based host.
In effect, the barrier normally in place for guest servers is not recognised by the kernel in the situation above and/or immutable links will not function correctly (failinf to break when overwritten) in a unified guest setup.
fixing the problem
As of writing this issue has not been corrected within the Debian archive. To fix the barrier flags for a current kernel, see these instructions. In order to fix the problem in unified environment each file on each server must be unlinked then the unification re-applied. These fixes must be applied whenever moving vserver guest from or to the Debian 'Lenny's vserver kernel.
For more details and a more concise explanation see Bertls IRC explanation .
A script for handling the unification problem with having to re-unify is given at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508523
- Linux-VServer HOWTO by Daniel15: http://howtoforge.com/linux_vserver_debian_etch


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ALL CITY of San antonio department NEWS
Communications and Public Affairs: 207-7234
Published on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Nationwide Insurance today unveiled a new state-of-the-art, green building in Westover Hills during a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus, Councilman Ray Lopez and City Manager Sheryl Sculley. The facility is home to nearly 1,500 Nationwide associates today, and will be able to house 2,000 total employees, for which the company is currently hiring.
"I am excited to see the Nationwide Campus project come to fruition after attending the groundbreaking ceremony last year. This state of the art campus is a great addition to our community, both environmentally, as a LEED Certified building, and economically, retaining existing jobs and adding even more jobs to the area," said Mayor Julián Castro.
The company also announced grants from the Nationwide Insurance Foundation totaling $92,500 to four local charities, including San Antonio Foodbank, San Antonio Chapter of the American Red Cross, Hispanic Religious Partnership for Community Health and SAMMinistries.
The 280,000 square foot San Antonio campus, located near the intersection of Hyatt Resort Drive and SR 151, features:
The company continues to hire new employees. The new facility will host a "Come Get to Know Us" Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 3 to recruit employees for a variety of positions, including customer service representatives and agents. Nationwide is also recruiting bilingual associates to enhance its ability to provide service for its growing Spanish-speaking customer base. Qualified job applicants should visit the careers page of nationwide.com for more information.
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Rebecca Mason
In Excess Limited Edition Print
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In Excess Limited Edition Print
Neon word: Obsession (White)
Giclee Print on Hahnemeuhle Photo Rag 308gsm
Edition of 50
64 x 41.2cm
3cm border surrounds image
About Rebecca Mason:
Rebecca's work is an extraordinary mix of truth and beauty; she is able to engage her audience with brutal observations about life, love, money and culture with her simple, honest and often humorous interpretation of the modern world" (Laura Lea, curator)
Rebecca Mason, often working under the pseudonym "Rococo Wonderland", is an artist using light to convey the darkness within human life, existence and emotion. This is often accompanied by a dry, self-deprecating sense of humour and candid confessions aimed at recognising and accepting our imperfections.
Neon, with its seedy connotations and consumerist lure, is the brush she uses to create a gritty and simultaneously delicate world. Her inspiration is drawn from the exciting, chaotic playground of the city in which she lives. The living metropolis of London, with all its fears, questions and realisations emerge in her work via a duplicity of textual phrases and fragile luminosity. The aim is to encourage the viewer to engage, share her world and illuminations as well as identify a little of themselves and their own experiences in the work.
The premise for each piece of work usually begins by referencing a feeling or event in her personal life, a micro moment in her existence which is then broadened to reflect the theme on a macro, collective, basis.
Rebecca has exhibited at various UK venues and has collectors both in the UK and overseas.


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Treetop Zip TripSoufriere St. Lucia
Trained guides take you on the ride of your life. The zip line ride is a system of integrated cables and rigging designed for maximum thrill and exposure to the best views of the rainforest. The course consists of 12 zip lines including the island's longest, fastest and highest, plus a net bridge. Our lines extend up to 800 feet between platforms and reach heights up to 150 feet above the forest floor. Between zips there is plenty of time to take in the unique panoramic views and observe the magnificent flora and fauna indigenous to the forest. After the ride, relax and enjoy complimentary local refreshments while surrounded by the beauty and serenity of nature.
Tour Highlights
- Follow trained guides along 12 ziplines that extend to 800 ft.
- Observe the magnificent flora and fauna as you zip by
- Relax and enjoy complimentary refreshments afterwards
- Read about some of our top tours in St. Lucia
Important Information
- Confirmation will be sent within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability and minimum tour requirements
- Tour duration is not inclusive of travel time to tour location
- All tours are weather permitting
- Age & Weight restrictions may apply
- Need More Information? Check our FAQs and Terms of Usage
2:00 hours approx.
Minimum Age: 8 year(s)
Days of Operation & Tour Time(s):
Monday:11:30 AM
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Friday:11:30 AM
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What to Bring:
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Additional Information
- Not recommended for pregnant women
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When you're in your 40s, it's pretty common to need reading glasses. You might need smaller wine glasses, too.
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Grand Vintage Malt 1991
A whisky of implausible harmony
Created from two profoundly different – but equally prized – vintage whisky parcels, the rich and mellow Glenmorangie Vintage Malt 1991 pays homage to the distillery's pioneering work in wood-finishing. Read on to discover more about the spirit's unique journey to maturity.Read more
Private Edition 10: Allta
With the Private Edition series, we give free rein to the imagination of our whisky creators and invite whisky aficionados to explore our passion for experimentation. For the tenth anniversary we are delighted to share Glenmorangie Allta, a rich and fruity expression owing its depth of flavour to wild yeast.Read more
Discover what's Beyond The Cask
We hand-built the Glenmorangie surfboard from the staves of our whisky casks – and, like a good wave, it was worth the wait.Read more
The Most Innovative of Whiskies
Glenmorangie Signet is the pinnacle of our range of single malt whiskies. Here is the story of the creation of our most innovative expression.Read more
Grand Vintage 1991
Two profoundly different whiskies married in implausible harmony, create the rich, plum taste of Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1991.See more
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A sensory collection
A sensorial journey into Glenmorangie Single Malt whiskies. Remarkable flavor profiles presented by The Gourmand. Read about our unique collaboration with David Lane, Editor-in-Chief at The Gourmand.Read more
Dornoch Firth
The story of Glenmorangie Dornoch, our new limited edition single malt whisky with a sense of place and responsibility.Read more
British Craftsmanship in Partnership
An innovative British design company - a high-end producer of handmade sunglasses - has caught our eye. Finlay & Co. Learn more about our partnership.Read more
An original approach to wood
Wood is the vital spark in a whisky's flavour. It contributes more to the taste of the spirit than any other ingredient or process. For that reason we take our wood management very seriously.Read more
Grand Vintage Malt 1989
Created from some of the last spirit ever distilled in our former still house, brought together in an inimitable assemblage of casks, Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1989 has an intensity and richness worthy of its 27 years. Read on to discover the journey of its irreplaceable spirit.Read more
Private Edition 9: Spìos
Our Private Edition series is renowned for delighting connoisseurs with new tastes and aromas. As we unveil this acclaimed collection's ninth annual release – our first expression fully matured in American ex-rye whiskey casks – Dr Bill Lumsden tells how a bygone golden era inspired the spice and sophistication of Glenmorangie Spìos.Read more
The cask, re-imagined
Only ever used twice to create Glenmorangie Original's smooth and rounded taste, the casks of this award-winning single malt are a testament to craftsmanship. In homage to their wondrous work with its whisky, Glenmorangie is celebrating the wood of these casks in a creative collaboration with wooden bicycle pioneer Renovo. Their innovative partnership culminates in an extraordinary world first. Read on to discover more.Read more
A passion for wood
Andy MacDonald's love of Glenmorangie is only matched by his love of cycling. So when the Highland single malt partnered with Renovo to create the world's first bicycles made from former whisky casks, he was enthralled. In our interview, Andy explains why the casks in which Glenmorangie Original is matured, deserve such a remarkable tribute.Read more
Rarest, Oldest and Deepest
It is the rarest, oldest and deepest single malt that Glenmorangie has ever created. Nurtured in the finest casks for 41 years, the whisky's two parcels of spirit were brought together in inspired union, for an expression of unparalleled harmony. Celebrate the mastery of Glenmorangie Pride 1974.Read more
A virtuoso inspired
Aaron Diehl settles himself at a Steinway piano in the Scottish Highlands and begins to play. From the instrument's depths sound the first notes of the virtuoso's composition, masterfully evoking the vibrant intensity of Glenmorangie Pride 1974, as part of a pioneering collaboration with Steinway & Sons. Discover how this peerless whisky inspired his music's rare beauty.Read more
Private Edition 8: Bacalta
The eighth release in our multi-award-winning and always intriguing Private Edition, Glenmorangie Bacalta brings new heights of complexity to a rare wood finish. Madeira's long, balmy days inspire the sun-baked sweetness of Glenmorangie Bacalta, a single malt which has gained warm layers of ripe fruits and white chocolate on a bespoke journey through extra-maturation. Explore its almost endless complexity.Read more
A spirit inspired by the sun
A burst of Madeira's sunshine in a glass. In Dr Bill Lumsden's Cabinet of Curiosities – the workplace deep within the Glenmorangie warehouse where his most rare and unique experiments come to life – this was how he first imagined the sweet complexity of Glenmorangie Bacalta. Discover how the island's sun-baked Malmsey wine inspired Dr Bill Lumsden's vision.Read more
A sublime spirit Grand Vintage Malt 1990
The stories of their origins resonate through the ages, as unique as the whiskies they inspire. Each distilled in a single year, these rare and precious malts are celebrated in Glenmorangie's exclusive vintage Bond House No 1 collection.Read more
Private Edition 6: Tusail
Glenmorangie Tùsail - the happy union of a rare English barley and Scottish whisky making.Read more
Private Edition 7: Milsean
Discover our new single malt whisky. Sweet, spicy and spectacular.Read more
The View From The Summit
There are shorter ways to make whisky… and there are taller ways. Get to know more about Glenmorangie's tallest stills in Scotland.Read more
A true treasure: The Tayne
The latest release in the Glenmorangie Legends Collection recalls the story of a 16th Century Spanish galleon's lost riches sunk in the depths of the Tayne Firth, home to the Glenmorangie Distillery since 1843.Read more
Inspired by a legendary tale: The Duthac
Embark on a rewarding journey through the sensesRead more
Meet Dr Bill Lumsden
A spirited discussion with Dr Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie Director of Distilling & Whisky Creation, on what makes Glenmorangie Original so personal to him.Read more
Our story
In 1843, William Matheson founded the Glenmorangie Distillery in the Scottish Highlands. Inspired by the Distillery's peaceful surroundings on the banks of the Dornoch Firth, he brought forth a pioneering single malt whisky wonderfully complex and exceptionally smooth. Ever since, we have pursued our craft with uncompromising dedication – endlessly creative in our quest for perfection. To this day, we honour the Distillery's provenance in our award-winning single malt. Its pure, smooth spirit is distilled in Scotland's tallest stills, matured in the finest casks and perfected by The Men of Tain. And, in the hands of these select craftsmen, the guardians of our spirit, Glenmorangie will surely delight malt whisky lovers for generations to come.Discover more


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i am still waiting for two usb y split cables from china that i've ordered, but i actually got the hdmi adapter today, so i couldn't resist getting my lapdock up running.
i hate wires, so the bird's nest was only for testing it ...after that i soldered the wires directly to the pi board.
also note the micro switch soldered to the "run" terminals, which has start and reboot function.
for those who not are afraid of using a soldering iron, here's the prescription:
pp2 = 5v+ ( red )
pp5 = 5v- ( black )
pp36 = D+ ( white )
pp41 = D- ( green )
after this intervention, one of the usb port is not available anymore ...but who cares ..there are still three on the pi2 board and two on the lapdock. if it's a big deal you can block this port with your favorite chewing gum or what ever pleases you.
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Here too we remain faithful to our philosophy: the recordings on offer here should also impress with their high-fidelity sound, high level of musicality and overall intensity of effect.
Adapted to the style of the genre and the relevant production conditions, there are fewer live recordings here than in the case of the ACOUSENCE classics, but even the "studio productions" are performed under semi-live conditions in carefully chosen areas on location.
Our debut recording, CD MAGNETISM with the BEN HEIT QUARTET (release July 2008), already gives an impression of the kind of interesting music combined with high intensity that we can commit to disc like this – not forgetting, of course, our usual high sound quality.
Zwischentöne (Nuances)
Martin S. Schmitt - Soprano and Alto Saxophone
Volker Krebs - Organ
Jazz and church music - two genres of music in which improvisation, the spontaneous invention of music, has always been of great importance. Improvisation models such as Chaconne and Passacaglia have a long tradition in church music. In jazz, improvisation is a central principle of creation, embodying the full being of this music. So what could be better than bringing together these music-making traditions at this point of contact?
The pieces on this CD are the result of this concept and represent various "interim states" of this encounter. In this way, jazz adaptations of hymns, improvisations on hymn themes, classically inspired compositions, pop-oriented ballades and free improvisations were created. Depending on the piece, there is a tendency towards one direction or another in the field between jazz and church music. The binding element continues to be improvisation.
Ben Heit Quartet:
Ben Heit - Piano
Damien Prud`homme - Saxes
Jean-Luc Déat - Bass
Christian Mariotto - Drums
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Thibodaux is hosting its first city-wide Black History Month event, and everyone's invited.
Thibodaux is hosting its first city-wide Black History Month event, and everyone's invited.
The Friday event begins at 7 p.m. Friday at Thibodaux High School, and will include a speech by East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden and performances by a church choir and dance team, said the Rev. Nelson Dan Taylor Sr., pastor of Allen Chapel AME Church of Thibodaux.
Taylor organized the event, and he said he hopes to see everyone come to celebrate "the accomplishments of our own local black heroes who helped us thus far on our journey to overcome."
"The history of the African-American community is a continuing and evolving part of the history of the American people, a living testimony of our determination to be one nation under God with liberty and justice for all," Taylor said.
The choir from The New Vision Christian Community Church in Raceland will perform, as well as the dance team from Magnolia United Methodist Church in Thibodaux, Taylor said.
The theme is "From Slavery to Freedom, a Continuing Triumph of American History."


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Three weeks, zero progress. Congress adjourned for the weekend without any movement toward a negotiated resolution to the partial government shutdown, which is now guaranteed to become the longest in history, surpassing the 21-day closure that started in December 1995.
And the White House appears to be preparing for the shutdown to drag on for weeks longer.
Presidential aides preparing for Trump's State of the Union address on January 29 are drafting some sections under the assumption that the shutdown won't be resolved by then, The Wall Street Journal reports. And the White House Office of Management and Budget is preparing for the shutdown to continue through February.
Trump indicated Thursday that he might expect the shutdown to last awhile, tweeting that he'll skip a planned trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland because of the shutdown. The president had been scheduled to leave for Davos on January 21.
As the shutdown stretches into record territory with no sign of serious talks to end it, the pain inflicted is becoming increasingly evident:
- Some 800,000 federal workers missed their first paycheck since the shutdown began on December 22. The lost pay for federal workers totals $2 billion every two weeks, according to calculations by the Center for American Progress.
- Thousands of federal workers are beginning to file for unemployment benefits and take out loans or look for second jobs.
- The shutdown has trimmed about $3.6 billion from the roughly $19 trillion U.S. economy through three weeks, according to estimates by S&P Global Ratings. If the shutdown lasts a couple more weeks, it will have cost the economy more than the $5.7 billion Trump has demanded in wall funding.
Meanwhile, President Trump continued to press his case for building a wall, tweeting that "our Country cannot be safe" without it. Unmoved, Democrats continue to argue that the wall would be ineffective and a waste of money — and that Trump has failed to bring anything to the table. "His version of a negotiation is, 'Do everything I want,'" House Speaker Nany Pelosi said, according to The Washington Post.
Trump Says He Won't Declare National Emergency 'Right Now'
With both sides dug in, speculation continued about whether Trump will declare a national emergency, directing the military to build his wall without congressional approval. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), a Trump ally and leader of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, on Thursday called such a declaration "inevitable". He said he expected Trump would make that move in a matter of "days, not weeks," according to the Post.
But Trump on Friday afternoon backed off his recent threats to declare an emergency. "What we're not looking to do right now is national emergency," he said at a White House event. "I'm not going to do it so fast."
White House officials reportedly have been considering diverting unused money from the Army Corps of Engineers budget — specifically, $13.9 billion in emergency hurricane and wildfire relief funds allocated last year for use in Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas and California — and from the military construction budget.
But as the idea of a national emergency declaration began to build momentum, Republicans and conservatives have pushed back sharply, warning that, even if it could be used to fund wall construction, it could set a dangerous precedent — one that a future Democratic president could use to push liberal priorities on, say, climate change or health care.


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I am pleased to announce that the Institute for Earth Observation's at Palmyra Cove's Innovation Lab is developing a virtual reality experience called Lunar Learning Expeditions that will allow visitors to explore the lunar surface. The first release models the Apollo 11 moon landing site where visitors can perform some of the early experiments as part of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). Within virtual reality, visitors will experience a view from inside a space suit as they perform mission tasks. In-game spectator cameras will allow visitors who are waiting in line to see multiple views of the lunar surface from the perspective of original on board exterior and surface cameras. These multiple views will be rendered on high definition displays located around the Innovation Lab for all to see. Planned for a future release is GLOBE on the Moon. Users will use modified GLOBE protocols using virtual instruments to collect soil and measure surface temperature.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., June 20 (UPI) -- A Minnesota group opposing an effort to amend the state Constitution to ban gay marriage said it has raised three times more money than supporters.
Minnesotans United for All Families, the primary organization lining up in opposition to the proposed amendment that would define marriage as a union between one man and one woman, reported Tuesday it had raised $3.1 million in the first half of 2012. The amount brought the group's total since the start of the campaign in 2011 to $4.6 million. Eighty-five percent of the money has come from within the state, the group said.
"Minnesotans are coming to the conclusion that limiting freedom to marry for same-sex couples is not how we do things in Minnesota," Richard Carlbom, campaign manager for the group, said in a statement.
The group supporting the amendment that will be decided by state voters in November, Minnesota for Marriage, reported it had raised $1.4 million through 2011 and 2012, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Wednesday. Chairman John Helmberger said his group "expected to be out-raised by their opponents, but takes comfort in knowing that a similar fundraising dynamic in other states didn't prevent gay marriage bans from succeeding there."
Similar bans have passed in 30 states, and none thus far have failed in referendums.