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We asume that we update or select data from one table in oracle database. We just type some sql and see data on our screen. But what is happening internally?
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SQL>select * from emp;
SQL>update emp set sallary=30000 where empid=10;
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The Wajarri Yamatji native title claim covers approximately 100,701 square kilometres of land in the Yamatji region. It lies in the City of Greater Geraldton and the Shires of Chapman Valley, Cue, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Northampton, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne and Yalgoo. This claim combines the former Wajarri Elders and the Ngoonooru Wadjari claims.
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|Giacomo Puccini
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|Birth name
|Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini
|December 22, 1858, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
|November 29, 1924, Brussels, Belgium
|Opera Composer, Organist
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Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the history of the genre. Some of his melodies, such as O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi and Nessun Dorma from Turandot, have become standards in common culture. One of the few operatic composers to successfully use both German and Italian techniques of opera, Puccini was, in Italian opera, the only true successor of Giuseppe Verdi.
After Verdi, the sentimental "realistic" melodrama of the 'verismo' style was introduced in Italy by Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) and Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (Clowns). Verismo subsequently gained a near total dominance of the world's opera stages with Puccini's La Boheme, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly playing a major role in such development.
Born into a musical family strongly tied to the Christian tradition, Puccini served as a church organist and choir director until he was inspired to become a composer of operas when he heard a performance of Verdi's "Aida." Although he started by composing religious music, his operas have secular subjects and deal with very realistic situations. In his works he visits the Rome of Tosca, Bohemian life in Paris, the shores of Japan in Madama Butterfly, the China of Turandot, and even the bayous of Louisiana in Manon Lescaut. With their universal subject matter that captures a global interest, Puccini's best operas have become true classics.
Puccini was born in Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, into a family with a long history of music. Only five years old when his father died, the boy was then sent to study with his uncle Fortunato Magi, who considered him a poor and undisciplined student. Later, Puccini took the position of church organist and choir master, but it was not until he saw a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida that he became inspired to be an opera composer. He and a friend walked a 18.5 miles (30 kilometers) to see the performance in Pisa. In 1880, Puccini traveled to the Conservatory of Music in Milan to begin his career by studying composition with Amilcare Ponchielli.
In 1880, at the age of 21, Puccini composed the Messa that marks the culmination of his family's long association with church music. Although Puccini himself correctly titled the work a Messa, referring to a setting of the full Catholic Mass, today the work is popularly known as his Messa di Gloria, a name that technically refers to a setting of only the first two prayers of the Mass, the Kyrie and the Gloria, omitting the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei. Puccini's work is, in fact, a Messa.
The work anticipates Puccini's career as an operatic composer by offering glimpses of the dramatic power that he would soon unleash on the stage; the powerful arias for tenor and bass soloists are certainly more operatic than is usual in church music. The Messa, in its orchestration and drama, exists on a par with Verdi's Requiem.
From 1880 to 1883 he studied at the Milan Conservatory under Amilcare Ponchielli and Antonio Bazzini. In 1882 Puccini entered a competition for a one-act opera. Although he did not win, Le Villi was later staged in 1884 at the Teatro dal Verme; it also caught the attention of Giulio Ricordi, head of G. Ricordi & Co. music publishers, who commissioned a second opera, Edgar (1889).
From 1891 on, Puccini passed more of his time at Torre del Lago, in the Tuscan countryside on the border of Lake Massaciuccoli. He hunted and found refuge from the crowded city. By 1900 he had acquired land and built a villa on the lake, now known as the Villa Museo Puccini and presently owned by his granddaughter Simonetta Puccini. He lived there until 1921 when he moved to Viareggio, a few kilometers north.
A habitual cigarette smoker, Puccini began to complain of chronic sore throats toward the end of 1923. After a diagnosis of throat cancer, he underwent a new and experimental treatment called radiation therapy, which was being offered in Brussels, Belgium. He and his wife never knew about the seriousness of the cancer, as the news was only revealed to his son. Puccini died there on November 29, 1924 from complications from the treatment. News of his death reached Rome during a performance of La Bohème. The opera was immediately stopped, and the orchestra played Frédéric Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat Minor Funeral March for the stunned audience.
He was buried in Milan, but in 1926 his son ordered the transfer of his father's remains to the chapel in his house at Torre del Lago where he still lies together with his wife and son.
His villa in Torre del Lago is now owned by his granddaughter, Simonetta Puccini, and is open to the public.
Manon Lescaut (1893), his third opera, was Piccini's first great success. It launched his remarkable relationship with the librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, who collaborated with him on his next three operas, which became his three most famous and most performed operas:
Composition was slow after this. In 1903 Puccini was injured in a near-death automobile accident. In 1906, Giuseppe Giacosa died. In 1912, Puccini's editor, Giulio Ricordi, who had a very important role in the rising of his career, also died.
Nonetheless, in 1910, Puccini completed La fanciulla del West, which he later on thought of as his most powerful opera, and, in 1917, finished the score of La rondine, a piece he reworked from an operetta he had attempted to compose only to find that his style and talent were incompatible with the genre.
In 1918 Il Trittico premiered in New York. This work is composed of three one-act operas: a horrific episode (Il Tabarro), in the style of the Parisian "Grand Guignol," a sentimental tragedy (Suor Angelica) and a comedy or farce (Gianni Schicchi). Of the three, Gianni Schicchi is the most popular, and contains the aria O mio babbino caro, which is extremely popular and a favorite among opera fans.
Puccini's death marked the end of opera as a popular art form. Turandot, his last opera, was left unfinished. The last two scenes were completed by Franco Alfano. When the opera was premiered by Toscanini, in front of a sold out crowd with every prominent Italian in attendance (the exception being Benito Mussolini), he had chosen not to perform the score by Alfano. The performance progressed to the last measures that Puccini himself completed and orchestrated, at this point, the orchestra stopped, and the performers froze in position. Toscanini turned to the audience and said: "Here the opera finishes, because at this point the Maestro died."
In 2001 an official new ending was composed by Luciano Berio from original sketches but this finale is performed infrequently.
In terms of politics, Puccini was nearly invisible, unlike Wagner (anti-semitism) and Verdi (Risorgimento). However, Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy at the time, claimed that Puccini requested admission into the National Fascist Party in Italy. This is highly unlikely. There are no records or proof of any form of request by Puccini. As well, one can note that had Puccini done so, his close friend, Arturo Toscanini, who was extremely anti-fascist, wouldn't have been as friendly and warm to Puccini as he was. Mussolini probably made this claim to gain support from the people.
Puccini's style has been one long avoided by musicology|musicologists, perhaps due to its complexity. His style of orchestration shows the strong influence of Wagner, as it is heavily integrated and dramatic, having the power and variety to move the plot as if it were a character. His operas contain an unparalleled manipulation of orchestral colors. The orchestra often characterizes the scene or setting's atmosphere. For example, the orchestra at the end of Madama Butterfly reflects the tragedy of Cio-Cio-San's love, the orchestra at the close of Act I of La Bohème describes the love of Rodolfo and Mimi, and the orchestra throughout Act II of Tosca depicts the tensions between Tosca and Scarpia, as well as tragedies (torture of Cavaradossi and Tosca's resort to murder) and Scarpia's evil. At the beginning of Act III of the same opera, Puccini even creates a sense of the atmosphere during dawn in a pastore. One can feel the sun rising, the ringing of bells from churches and monasteries. Madama Butterfly contains an effect similar to Tosca's dawn in a pastore; after the Intermezzo in Act II, one can hear the rising of the sun, the peace of the early morning, the chirping of birds, and most remarkably, Cio-Cio-San's excitement for the return of Pinkerton.
The structures of Puccini's works are also unique. It is somewhat possible to divide his operas into arias or numbers, like Verdi, but for the most part his operas give a very strong sense of continuous flow and connectivity like Wagner's. Also like Wagner, Puccini used leitmotifs' to characterize characters. This was extremely apparent in Tosca, where the three chords which signaled the beginning of the opera were used throughout the opera to describe the character and presence of Scarpia. Several motives were also attached to Mimi and the Bohemians in La Bohème and Cio-Cio-San's eventual suicide in Madama Butterfly. Unlike Wagner, though, Puccini's motives are static—they sound identical throughout the opera. Wagner's motives develop into more complicated figures as the characters develop.
Another distinctive quality in Puccini's works is the use of the voice in style of speech. In his operas, characters sing short phrases one after another, as if they were talking to each other. However, of course, Puccini has many melodies in his operas, and they are very easy to recognize and remember. This is because Puccini's melodies are often conjunct melodies: melodies that are created through small jumps in the scale, like nursery rhymes. As well, Puccini's melodies are often made of sequences from the scale. Very distinctive examples of this are Quando me'n vo (Musseta's Waltz) from La Bohème and E lucevan le stelle from Act III of Tosca. It is a rarity not to find at least one Puccini aria in an operatic soprano or tenor single album/recital; the same can be said for perhaps the only other notable composer in opera: Giuseppe Verdi.
Although Puccini is mainly known for his operas, he also wrote some orchestral pieces, sacred music, chamber music and songs for voice and piano.
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While we don't know much at this point about the planned focus of Governor LePage's secret plan for a special session of the Maine Legislature, which now appears to have been been cancelled, although that is not for sure.
But one thing is certain.
This entire scenario, a special session called late and intended to upset Democrats and help Republican prospects, would have cast attention on Governor LePage — and the news about it still does.
Governor LePage is not on the ballot in November but voters will cast their ballots with him in mind.
Even when they are not running, well-known political figures can play a symbolic role in political campaigns. Back in 1994, Republican congressional candidates ran ads in which Democratic incumbents' faces turned into Bill Clinton's. Two years later, Democrats revived the practice, as they had Republicans' faces morph into Newt Gingrich's.
Some Republican candidates have constituencies for which an association with Governor LePage is helpful. In other cases, that linkage is not helpful at all.
Candidates can try to stay away from elected officials of their own party who they see as not politically helpful.
But as voters are exposed to a continuous stream of news stories, whether involving sharp rhetoric like the IRS-as-Gestapo comments or involving unusual action, such as a secret plan for a polarizing special session, candidates from his party either have to directly disassociate themselves or will be linked in voters' minds with the governor.
Many Maine state legislative races are decided based on highly local concerns and on voters' impressions of the candidates. LePage's words and actions shift attention away from individual candidates.
With the governor's high profile, Maine people will consider if they want to support LePage's legislative majority, based both on policy and the political approach and tone of the governor.
As concerns the secret plan for the special session, they will think about the possible legislation LePage may have tried to push through, regarding "what other Republican states have done this year." These could have been any number of things, including limits to voting, collective bargaining, unions, public employee benefits, and various other possibilities.
Voters will also think about the approach LePage brings to governing Maine — staunchly partisan, unsupportive of transparency, and — depending on how you see it — dramatic or erratic.
And so LePage ensures his place in this 2012 election.
Update: WABI is now reporting LePage would like to use state liquor money to pay state debts to hospitals, with medical providers agreeing to give up the process that requires them to get a certificate of need for expensive medical equipment. As a matter of policy, obviously hospitals would like to be paid and legislators and others would like this to occur. However, the certificate of need process serves to contain medical costs. Getting rid of it would raise medical costs in the state. Moreover, there are other things the liquor contract funds could be used to finance, including covering uninsured individuals whose unreimbursed costs are often picked up and passed along by medical providers, including hospitals. And this does not appear to necessitate a special session.
One thing to keep in mind is that may not have been what LePage was taling about. It doesn't seem to fit LePage's description of the sort of issue to be taken up by a special session. It doesn't enrage Democrats and it's not like what's been done around the country by a number of Republican governors.


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The Dor-2-Dor Franchise Meeting
The Dor-2-Dor franchise meetings are held 3 times per year for our franchise network to get everyone together discussing ideas, hear the latest news and information with talks from guest speakers. In February 2014 we held our 37th Dor-2-Dor franchise meeting (That's now nearly 11 years of franchise meetings) with over 40 franchisees attending and a great deal of information and system knowledge was exchanged between all the attendees. This short video contains a few words from some of the guys who attended, their feedback as well as some talks from Jeff Frankling.
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You spent your 20s working toward building your dream career, but now that you're in your 30s, what do you do when you've, well, changed your mind? Or maybe you never quite figured it out, and you're now ready to commit to something you're passionate about, whether it's a job, a city, or just a new way of life. To celebrate the career changes that can come at any age, we're debuting a new series, Second Life. Each week, we'll hear from women who got over their doubts and fears and made the biggest changes of their lives.
Prior to founding Brightland, an artisanal olive oil label produced on a single-estate California farm, Aishwarya Iyer, shockingly, didn't have any experience working in the food industry. The former communications specialist spent nearly a decade working with venture capitalist firms and tech startups before launching the covetable olive oil Goop deemed a housewarming gift that'll ensure you'll get invited back.
Although Iyer's career trajectory hasn't been a traditional one, she wouldn't change a thing—not even the uncertainty she felt in the earlier stages of her career. "I used to feel ashamed that I didn't have a concrete five-year or 10-year plan the way many of my peers did," the successful entrepreneur divulged to MyDomaine. "I'm so glad I didn't, because my heart and mind were open to new ideas and inspiration, which paved the road for Brightland," she explained.
In this edition of Second Life, we ask the founder and CEO of Brightland all about leaving venture capital firms in New York for olive oil mills in California, learning how to shut off her inner critic, and gaining inspiration from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Tell us about your first career path.
I spent 10 years in tech and venture capital in New York and Los Angeles. In New York, I worked in public affairs at a finance startup, SecondMarket, a marketplace for private company stock for some of the most powerful venture-backed companies in the world. I also worked at ff Venture Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in a wide range of industries and sectors, including drones, hardware products, dating apps, food delivery platforms, and more. After moving to L.A., I first joined a consumer mobile startup and then consulted for a number of early-stage startups in finance, health, artificial intelligence, and chatbots.
How did you make the transition from the tech industry to the food industry?
What began as a personal interest and frustration with the quality of olive oil available to Americans and the state of the olive oil industry quickly transformed into a deep desire to bring profound, meaningful change to the entire industry. I knew I had to build something tangible and tactile. I've applied many lessons from my tech career, such as identifying a problem in an antiquated industry, innovating a modern solution, and being resourceful, scrappy and nimble.
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I'm the founder and CEO of Brightland, a California-based olive oil company I founded with a mission to champion authenticity in the American olive oil industry. Brightland's extra-virgin olive oils are lovingly custom-blended, handcrafted, and delivered to your door à la carte or via quarterly subscription. Olive oil is a notoriously rotten, fraud-ridden industry, and Brightland is committed to being the honest, healthy, and modern solution while shining a spotlight on wonderful California olive oil. Our two custom blends feature heirloom arbequina and arbosana olives harvested from a single-family farm in California's Central Coast that are milled on-site through organic methods.
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Shutting off my inner critic has been an enormous challenge every step of my career, and one that I still tackle. Everyone has an inner critic based on experiences and feedback from earlier years that governs how they view themselves, affects decision making, and sometimes sabotages them from their natural power. In the past few years, I have done quite a bit of work, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, to create space from my inner critic, and I've been able to unleash powerful qualities because of it. To anyone who resonates with this, I highly recommend reading Embracing Your Inner Critic by Hal and Sidra Stone. It changed my life.
Another challenge that's been present throughout my career is phone/social media addiction. I have always had work and personal email on my phone, as well as a slew of social and messaging apps, and they're incredibly distracting and useless and time-consuming. I find that I do the most creative, groundbreaking work when I'm able to shut off from my phone for an extended period of time. A huge part of the reason I founded Brightland is because the wonderful oils help people—including me—unplug and create conscious, every day, analog moments.
What triggered your need to change this time around?
I didn't want to look back at my life in 40 years and wonder What if I had taken that leap? I attended an amazing conference last year called SUMMIT that featured Jeff Bezos as a speaker. He shared that when he was thinking about starting Amazon but wasn't sure if he should leave his comfortable, safe life, he thought that at the end of his life, he'd regret the things he didn't do over the things that he did do. That has served as a major force in my decision-making around Brightland. I want to look back at my life and fondly smile at the risks I took.
Why is your current path suitable for your personality?
I've always been drawn to storytelling, breathing life into stagnant categories, and breaking molds. Building Brightland allows me to champion a cause and build a movement while also creating a beautiful, tactile, delicious product. I've always been generally comfortable with the uncomfortable. When most of my peers and friends knew exactly what they wanted to do and didn't waver from life choices made at a very early age, I've been more open to change, new experiences, and looking at my life journey as an evolving, shape-shifting entity. Being okay about diving into an abyss without knowing all of the answers is paramount in entrepreneurship, and I have that characteristic baked into my DNA.
What's the most important thing you've learned in making a big change in your career life?
No one has all of the answers, but being resourceful and kind gets you a long way. Ask a lot of questions, ask Google, and be genuinely curious. You will learn so much. Also, every business is a human business, so being kind and remembering that no one is more important or special than another will serve you well.
How did you move past the fear of change to pursue your passion?
I spent a lot of time digging into where my fear came from and what exactly was scaring me—was it fear of failure, fear of other people's opinions of me, fear of massive change, fear of the unexpected or unknown. I realized that above all, fear was trying to keep me safe and comfortable, because if I was safe and comfortable, fear had done its ancient, primal job, which is to keep humans alive and not allow them to jump off cliffs or fall into a river—fear stepped in to save people from life-or-death situations. Starting Brightland was really not a life-or-death situation, so once I was able to identify, label, and call out fear, I knew when it would creep up and whisper in my ear not to take a leap or venture into uncharted territory, and I learned to shut it down.
What are some mistakes you made along the way that ended up helping your success?
I also spent some time right after moving from New York City to L.A. wondering if that was the right move because, at my core, I have New York energy, drive, and spirit. I wasn't sure if L.A. was a suitable city for me, and I questioned my decision to leave New York. Now, I couldn't imagine building Brightland anywhere other than L.A. L.A. is the epicenter for wellness, health, beautiful produce. The friendship and fellowship I've received from entrepreneurs here has been incredible. I am proud to call Brightland an L.A.-made company.
What do you love most about your current role, and why?
I'm creative, strategic, in the trenches, and following my truth! I get to work with incredibly talented designers, brand strategists, bookkeepers, copywriters, photographers, PR and social experts, interns (who mostly are women), and I'm so galvanized to build something from scratch. I also found out last year that my ancestors were renowned salt farmers in South India who harvested salt from the sea and shared it with thousands of people. When I learned that those were my roots, everything clicked into place—I needed to know where I came from before I could know where I was going.
When you look back and reflect on your previous career do you have any regrets? Or are you still really happy with your decision?
I firmly believe I wouldn't be here now if I hadn't made all of my prior decisions and career moves.
What is your message to young women who want to follow in your footsteps?
Don't follow in my footsteps—create your own path! After all, there are no right or wrong answers, and someone else's definition of success may not be yours. Spend some time asking yourself what really matters to you and what success and authenticity look like to you, and go chase that dream—not someone else's—and never follow society's narrow and fickle definition of success. Don't feel pigeonholed by certain industries or career paths because they are "prestigious" or check a certain box. It's your one life, so pursue and work hard on projects and endeavors that are meaningful to you and authentically light up your mind, body, and soul.
Anything else you'd like to add?
Always remember that life isn't a straight line. It is filled with unexpected zigzags, and sometimes you may think you're zigging when you actually end up zagging—that is what is beautiful about it.
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Cheap by price, but not by it's comfort, the huge 10 bed dorms are the heart of the hostel. Highly sociable and highly practical, they feature bunk beds containing convenient lockers with a plug in it. Except the beds, guests get free lockers with a free towel inside.
Both 10-bed dorms are bright and spacious, and usually are the most interesting spot in the hostel for hanging out. They don't have curtains or curfew, tolerance and sociability are quite enough to make the things work.
One of the rooms has a view to Belgrade's true city center, while another one is usually more quiet – as the dorm could be.
- Our air-conditioned rooms and dormitories are newly furnished and remarkable clean and practical. Private rooms come with twin, double or triple single beds, while dormitories feature bunk beds containing a convenient lockers with a plug in it.
- Towels and bed linen are provided free of charge, as well as Wi-Fi internet access.
- Besides the rooms, dormitories and shared bathrooms there is a practical common area. It's not too big, but we managed to furnish it smart and get the dining-drinking-boardgaming area with a kitchenette, as well as the TV corner with coffee tables and lazy bags all in one space.
- Kitchenette is fully equipped, containing 2 fridges, cooking plate with an oven, microwave, coffee machine, electric kettle and all necessary dishes.


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The Simple Science behind Lead Generation
The science involved with lead generation is very simple. Nevertheless, many people still think it is difficult to create leads. It's the objective of everybody setting-up network marketing or affiliate sites, to generate as many leads that you can, and using them to cover customers along with other associates. Whenever you search through the internet, you will discover on various ways you may make your website make several leads. What affects many marketers is their inability to understand the science behind lead generation. They could not realize the causes as to the reasons somebody might need them to improve their content. They might not appreciate how the changes will make them connect with a larger audience in the market. Stated below, will be the research behind lead-generation and how it may be useful to you.
Website design has a big role to play when you want to generate leads. It is simple to overlook this important aspect convinced that folks are more considering this content than they're in the site design. A website assists in creating a good first feeling which moves a long way to getting more folks into your site. You therefore need to ensure the layout of one's website is as much as criteria. Besides this, you need to ensure that your internet website can be utilized in a mobile telephone This can open for everyone to go to your website and invite one to tap all likely leads.
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You should consider the effectiveness matters of the site. You're able to execute an online research indicating what sort of website effectiveness influences someone's likelihood to click on the call to button switch. It's not everyone who'll wait for an extended period for the website to weight. You shouldn't focus too much on the content that you forget the hosting element of your website. Performance of a website is very important that review sites use it to rank websites. It's also wise to make sure that you do not overload you site visitors with information. You might think that by putting plenty of info on your internet site, you'll attract many buyers. That's not the case. You might wind up producing decision paralysis one of the readers in your site.


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The Colchagua valley is located in what we call the Central Zone of Chile, within the 6th region. It is a 'Transverse Valley", which means that it is a valley formed by a river (the Tinguiririca in this case) which runs west from the Andes mountains, finishing in the Pacific Ocean. Colchagua is one of the most recognized wine valleys in the world
Nowadays, the Colchagua valley is the leading fine-wine producing region in Chile, with the most international recognition, an attractive tourist destination and a temperate climate.
It is in this valley where our vineyards are located, where more than 30 years ago Alberto Siegel grew his first vines which would later become Siegel Wines. Now we have more than 700 hectares planted and which are geographically located from the Andean foothills to the coastal zone of the valley.


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Folding napkins into different objects is a fun way to spruce up your parties and gatherings. The art is also a good way to impress your guests. One thing that is easy to do is to fold your napkins into the shape of boats. Read on to learn how to fold a napkin like a boat.
Fold the napkin. Lay the cloth napkin flat on the surface you are using and fold the napkin in half horizontally. Fold it again vertically so that you have a square that is the fourth of the size of your original napkin.
Rotate the napkin. Turn the napkin so that it is in the shape of a diamond with the open edges of the napkin on the bottom.
Crease the bottom of the napkin upwards so that you have a triangle. Fold both the left and the right points of the triangle until they touch in the middle of the napkin.
Turn down the flaps. There will be two small flaps on your napkin. Fold them under so that the front looks like a triangle again. This time fold them with a line down the middle.
Take the left and right points and fold them towards the back until they meet. As this is happening, crease the fold.
Pull the flaps. There will be four flaps inside of the triangle you have formed. Pull these flaps out until they look like the sails of boats.


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Success Stories: Student Researchers at The Filson
Filson researchers in the making! [Filson Photograph Collection - SCH-76 GR Clark School, n.d.]
Recently at The Filson we've undergone a tremendous amount of change, from moving not just our reading room from floor to floor (to floor, to floor…) but also rearranging our entire campus what with reception in another building entirely, as well as combining reference services (the merger of special collections and the library) and planning and preparing for grand opening events—all while staying open, mind you. Not to mention staffing changes. Needless to say, it's been quite a season. Heck, it's been quite a year. That said, it's easy (for me at least) to lose sight of why I'm here, why I like my job and why I changed careers to get here. So it seems to be that when the path to workplace happiness and job satisfaction are at their trickiest, that is when the little things make all the difference.
Lately for me those little things have come in the form of young visitors successfully visiting (sometimes for the first time) and researching in the archives. Last week alone I had the pleasure of working with a group of high school students, members of The Ballard High History Club, who, on their own time, dedicate themselves to a research project of their choosing. I also worked with a college student that upon arrival was convinced he'd never be able to decipher a handwritten letter but by the time he left had gotten through more than a handful of letters.
Another example of researcher success comes from Leila Kamousi. In late 2015 Dr. Mattes, Visiting Assistant Professor of English at The University of Louisville brought his Literature of the American Enlightenment class into The Filson to research. In her own words, here is Leila's experience:
My name is Leila Kamousi, and I am a senior at the University of Louisville working toward getting my bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in Education. My experience at The Filson was definitely one that I have never had before, as I had never been to an archival research library that specialized in historical topics around my city. I recently took a course in American literature and cultural history that required a research paper on a topic related to the American Enlightenment. I chose to dig deeper into Olaudah Equiano's critical reading of the freedoms and "unfreedoms" found in society's laws and God's laws. In order to find some good primary sources to support this analysis, I went to The Filson's archives and looked for materials related to slaves' relationships with owners during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
At first I had no idea what to start looking for or how to start my research, but that was not a problem for long because I had tremendous help from Johna Picco at the front desk. She talked me though how to use the card catalog, and she pulled numerous search aids to help me develop keyword searches, all of which helped me flesh out the general parameters of my paper. After I had picked a few items from the special collections and filled out the proper request forms, she took me into the reading room where I could sit down at a large, open table and spread out my papers and focus on my research. The documents I requested were brought out two at a time and if I found anything that I wanted to copy, a collections librarian would make the copies for me while I continued my research. I rarely got out of my seat and could take as long as I wanted with a specific piece. Before handling the documents, I was given lengthy directions on how to handle the old papers, and I am so grateful for these instructions because I had never handled any document as old and fragile before.
When I was leaving, Johna also mentioned a great secondary source that I could use for my paper, which was held in the library's general collections. Since The Filson's library isn't a lending library, she quickly searched the catalogs of local libraries to ensure that there was a way for me to get the book right away, which I did!
All in all, research at The Filson is a wonderful experience that I would highly recommend to anyone in need of conducting extensive historical work. The staff is welcoming and more than happy to help guide your research in any way that they can. There is nothing quite like working with original documents, touching them with your hands, and reading it up close.


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We are small team of passionate people who really want to make a difference to people's health and well being. What is also important to us is that in the process of doing this we make sure we are contributing to the planet in any way that we can.
We are small team of passionate people who really want to make a difference to people's health and well being. What is also important to us is that in the process of doing this we make sure we are contributing to the planet in any way that we can.
Our story started a few years ago when we set about researching the market for CBD oils, our focus was on four important factors - the quality, purity, potency and that the product was 100% natural. We were also keen to understand how our customers could evaluate the product based on these factors, as not everything that is advertised online is what actually ends up in the bottle! Therefore, we needed to source a supplier that could prove to us that the product we would supply to our clients can be traced to how and where the oil has been made and above all, that every batch has been tested for these factors.
This was hugely important, because without boring you about the intricacies of what is involved to produce a quality hemp extract, it's not that simple. It requires skill, expertise and experience to extract a nutritious full spectrum cannabinoid rich hemp extract.
Bluebird Botanicals answered all our questions and demonstrated a consistent record of producing the highest quality full spectrum hemp oils, with every batch being tested by an independent ISO/IEC 17025 certified laboratory ensuring consistency and quality. In 2016 they enhanced their already superb transparency even further. They launched a unique industry leading quality assurance system which allows every customer to check their bottle against the actual test certificates online via their batch/lot system. In the UK we can forward corresponding batch test certification on request.
More recently we enhanced our range of Hemp based products and added a great range of food products from PlanetHemp®. The hemp is grown in Canada on a family farm which has been growing hemp for over 20 years. The processes they use make their hemp seeds and snacks soft and delicious tasting, it makes them ideal for that hunger attack. One or two snacks and the hunger monster will subside, plus you have just given your body a nutrient rich healthy snack.
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For questions about our products, we have written an extensive FAQ which we trust you will find useful. Should you have any other questions, please contact us. We are here to help.
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Journaling About Patience
They say patience is a virtue. It is. Patience is necessary to get us through those trying times that we will all face throughout our lives. When we find ourselves in these situations oftentimes we lose it. Sometimes we lose it big time. So how can we build patience? There is probably no easy way. It's best to choose an activity that requires patience and slowly develop this virtue.
While we are developing this desirable quality and in essence developing ourselves, we can record our progress in our journals. We may choose to use fishing as the occupation of interest. It's a good pastime for learning because most times, it is a waiting game and waiting is a big part of patience. How do we feel while this waiting is going on? How do we keep ourselves still from one moment to the next? How is our breathing? These are some of the questions that we will answer in our journals.
Someone once said we are how we breathe. It's possible that we are also how patient we are. When we lose patience, our ability to breathe sometimes suffers. If we are waiting on a fish to bite our baits, we have to be still, we have to be aware and we have to be patient while waiting for that tug. We also have to be willing to still remain patient even when there is no tug, knowing that we can try again later. Patience helps us to remain cool.
Of course, fishing is just one activity that is used here as an example. There are many others that can assist us with our goal. We can all choose one that we like and hopefully what we learn from one of these activities can be transferred to our everyday lives. If we write down the insights that we have gained, we can review them from time to time.
Remember there is nothing like words in black and white to help you see where you are and where you are going.
Sheryl A. Keen
Author "Journal According to John."
Journaling Our Vacations
We all look forward to our vacations every year. Some of us are lucky to have multiple vacations in the same year. This is the time when we let go of work, stress and other anxieties and hopefully have lots of fun. It's also the time when we can reconnect our minds, body and spirit.
Our vacation time presents a good opportunity to write down our experiences. This is usually a happy, adventurous time and these memories are great to put on paper. We are usually in a different country and so we have different experiences from the ones we have in our day to day lives. The people around us are different; the sights, sounds and smells are different and the culture might be different. How do we feel about the differences and is there anything in our reactions to these differences that tell us anything about ourselves?
Since it's a happy and adventurous time, writing down our experiences will give us blissful memories to look back on with fondness. We can also chronicle the reconnect of the body, mind and spirit. Like spring, vacation is a time of rejuvenation. Maybe the difference in the new culture is helpful in this. Maybe it's a slower, more relaxed environment.
Whatever it is, journaling about the reconnect is good. When we get back to the ups and downs of our daily lives, we may need to reflect on these entries to remember a time when we could just breathe. Maybe the entries themselves will help us to just breathe if only for a minute.
Remember there is nothing like words in black and white to help you see where you are and where you are going.
Sheryl A. Keen
Author "Journal According to John."
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The majority of us usually sleep 7-8 hours a day, but duration is actually not an important parameter of the quality of our sleep. We are not surprised that every one of us has individual size of shoes or individual height. However, it is considered that the amount of sleep necessary for being in good shape must be universal and the same for everyone. Also, there are other weird common ideas about our sleep habits. The people, who rise with the sun and start their daily activities in the early morning are supposed be hardworking, but the people, who like sleeping and usually sleep till noon, are considered to be lazy. Is this always true and does everyone, who wakes up early, spend the time more effectively than those who work till midnight?
There are so called short sleepers (the people whose need of daily sleep does not exceed 6 hours) and long sleepers (the people whose daily need of sleep is over 9 hours), and it was proven that belonging to one of these groups means very little for your personal or professional success in life. For example, Napoleon Bonaparte used to sleep only 3-4 hours a day, but Albert Einstein and a great deal of other talented people needed more than 9 hours of sleep every day. Nevertheless, there are certain advantages that short sleepers and long sleepers can enjoy in this life. Recent researches of the specialists from San Diego revealed that short sleepers usually feel more energized and refreshed after their sleep. At the same time, long sleepers are typically less affected by sleep deprivation and do not lose their learning abilities even when they have some serious lack of sleep.
Therefore, our individual needs of sleep can vary from 3 to 12 hours a day, but an interesting fact is that the norm of sleep that every person needs in order to have a good rest and wake up revitalized, does not change throughout the whole life, starting from early youth. Certainly, depending on the circumstances, one day you can sleep more, and another day you can sleep less. However, weekly and especially monthly hours of your sleep are actually almost the same. Experiments proved that total weekly hours of sleep of the same person vary within at most 30 minutes.


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In this throwback from 2012, Ashanti shows us how to pull off a lemon-yellow bra from marlies|dekkers Eastern-inspired collection. The brightly colored, beautifully-detailed Cixi bra is showcased in the"The Woman You Love" video. The key to pulling off ornate pieces like these is to keep the rest of your outfit simple, whether it's hiding under your clothes or complimenting a lingerie look. Stick to a color-neutral clothing and shoe palate (tan/sand, black, white, grey) to let the color and structure of the bra pop. A silky fabric blouse or robe provides a great contrast to the texture of lace...


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At Locations Photography, we are dedicated to providing elegant portraits that capture your family's personality, beauty, and strength. From newborn baby portraits to extended family portraits–sometimes even including the pets—we lend our artistic eye to all types of family situations so that you have a legacy of your family's history and growth.
We have an eye for unique and creative family portraits. Our professional photographers will work with your family to create a natural pose that reflects your family's personality. Since we know that our best photography pose ideas sometimes come from you, we welcome suggestions. Have fun with it! Bring your favorite music and rock out in our studio! We want your family portrait experience to be enjoyable for your entire family!
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We know that your baby's earliest moments are sacred; that is why we honor your child's early years with beautiful photography. At Locations Photography, we capture those fleeting early moments in heart-warming baby portraits that will serve as a lasting keepsake long after your baby is grown.
Our patient and skilled children's photographers capture your baby's precious first year beautifully. Our Fort Worth studio offers a comfortable place for you and your infant to bond while you ease into natural poses that reflect your love for your baby. We have photographed babies for over 15 years. Which means we know the best methods to inspire great expressions and how to keep your infant comfortable and happy during his or her photo shoot. Whether you want cute photographs of your baby sleeping or a candid shot playing with his or her favorite toys, we will provide you with beautiful photography that captures your child's precious early years. Contact us about baby photography that makes you fall in love with your infant all over again.
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Locations Photography's senior portraits are not run-of-the-mill photo-booth pictures; lead photographer Tammy Graham has spent 15 years photographing high school seniors and utilizes the most advanced lighting techniques, software, and equipment to capture your best features and downplay your weaknesses. Professional senior pictures will help you commemorate what has passed as you look forward to what is to come. Contact Locations Photography and let us celebrate your achievements with you by capturing you in photos that will last a lifetime!
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The most important decision you will make in planning to preserve your wedding day, is who you choose to create the images of your special day. We promise to document each precious moment of you wedding day with care, concern, and artistry. Our goal is to make you day come alive again and again and to tell your story in the most memorable way. Locations Photography would love to meet with you for a consultation and help your wedding dream come to life. If you already have your photos on a dvd, we can help you design a Beautiful album.
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You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Let Locations Photography create flattering, professional portraits that will impress your clients and open doors. Individual or entire office sessions are available. Locations Photography is also able to update business portraits for your entire staff at your place of business.
If your company is having a special meeting, needs a group picture, or even coverage for a holiday event Locations is available for complete photography coverage. Call us for a quote today.
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Locations Photography offers several different educational programs to people wanting to learn more about photography. We offer three different types of classes for beginning to intermediate photographers. Please fill out the form on our contact page, and we can send you all the upcoming dates of the class you are interested in. We also offer internship positions for current Photography students, call the studio for more details.
Camera 101 $65
This 90 minute class will teach you how to use all the settings on your camera. Bring your digital SLR camera and Tammy will show you how to operate all the various functions to help you take better pictures. We will scroll through the dial of different camera modes, and show you their proper uses. We will also cover exposure, ISO, flash, shutter speed, depth of field, and lens options.
Camera 202 $65
Our advanced course is perfect for someone who already has experience with their camera but is wanting to reach the next step. In this 90 minute course, Tammy will give you a more in depth look at your camera and controls. We will also explore some studio lighting and basic poses.
Photoshop 101 $150
In this introductory Photoshop class, we will teach you all the basics to get started editing your pictures. Bring your laptop with whatever version of Photoshop you have, and we will have a hands on tutorial showing you tons of beginner tips and tricks. We will start with how to get the images from your camera to your computer, how to manage your files, and simple editing steps. If you don't have photoshop yet, you can come and just take notes or download a trial version!


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From Port Canaveral to the Indian River Lagoon to the beaches, there are many easy-to-access sites along the Space Coast to watch Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral rocket launches. Florida's Space Coast has a great list of more than a dozen rocket launch viewing sites, with descriptions and maps. Check it out here!
(Sources: SpaceX, NASA, United Launch Alliance, 45th Space Wing, Boeing, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Lockheed Martin)
ATLANTIS: Kennedy Space Center
ENDEAVOUR: California Science Center, Los Angeles
DISCOVERY: Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
ENTERPRISE: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York City
SOURCES: Information and images on this page are from NASA, United Launch Alliance and SpaceX.


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Our apple tree is just about finished for this year - a hefty bout of insomnia meant I dispatched most of my apples off to the inlaws as despite my love for Apple Butter, the thought of making it or much else felt entirely overwhelming. Somewhat randomly this left me with two cookers, and these scones were the perfect way to use one of them up.
Vegan apple and carrot scones
Dairy free, egg free, vegan
Serves 8
1 cooking apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled and grated
8oz self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2oz dairy free butter - I used Vitalite
2oz caster sugar
1/4 pint dairy free milk - I used blue Oatly
1oz demerera sugar
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt
Rub in the dairy-free butter
Stir in the caster sugar, chopped apple and grated carrot
Add the milk slowly (you might not need it all) to make a soft dough
Line a baking sheet with some parchment paper and put the dough on it
Shape into a large round that's about half an inch thick. You don't need a rolling pin, just press the dough out gently.
Use a knife to gently score the circle of dough into eight sections. Don't cut completely through
Sprinkle the demerera sugar on top
Bake in the preheated oven for 22-25 minutes
Leave to cool a little, but these are just lovely served warm.


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Not until the twentieth century, when medicine emerged as an effective tool for curing diseases and extending life, did Americans begin pushing for that fundamental—and, so far, elusive—goal of health care for every citizen. In his new book, Penn State history professor Alan Derickson charts the diversity of proposals that union organizers, social scientists, progressive politicians, civil rights activists, and health care professionals have put forth over the last 100 years, all aimed at ending what Derickson terms "a tragedy of human sacrifice" caused by a lack of universal health care.
An early proponent was Charles-Edward Winslow, chair of the Department of Public Health at Yale, who wrote, "I look to see health centers, local district foci for the coordination of every form of health activity, scattered through our cities, as numerous as the school houses of today." During Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration, Martha Eliot of the Children's Bureau pushed for federal grants to enhance access to care; individual states would have the option of offering health insurance, public medicine, or both. In 1958 Eliot—by now a professor at Harvard—urged organized labor to make universal health care a priority, again to no avail.
When running for president, Jimmy Carter pledged to deliver national health insurance, but once in office he delayed developing a concrete plan, afraid that the added expense would fuel inflation. He finally proposed insurance against catastrophic illnesses and injuries, plus universal services for babies and mothers, but more-liberal opponents wouldn't sign on to what they considered an inadequate program. Concludes Derickson, "The dark side of zealous commitment to the cause, irrespective of expense, [has been] an inability to compromise on grandiose visions of transforming health care."
Bill Clinton tried to reorganize the delivery and financing of health services through a centrist approach that would have blended marketplace forces and federal intervention. (Derickson describes the plan as "exceedingly complex.") Clinton and his wife Hilary Rodham Clinton, who chaired the White House task force on the issue, understood that ours "is a society distrustful of government," writes Derickson, "and in which the insurance industry and other conservative interests wielded great influence"—influence that ultimately derailed the reforms, even though Clinton expressed a willingness to compromise by accepting legislation that would have fallen short of universal protection.
Derickson suggests that wealthy, insured Americans may need to suffer illnesses from diseases transmitted to them by uninsured persons in the service occupations before the upper crust gets get involved in the difficult work of forging a health care system for all. In the meantime, the United States lacks "one of the essential elements of a humane society," avers Derickson, as it remains "the only affluent nation in the world that does not guarantee its citizens access to basic health care."
Alan Derickson, Ph.D., is professor of American history in the College of the Liberal Arts, 311 Weaver Building, University Park, Pa 16802; 814-863-7303; email@example.com. Health Security for All: Dreams of Universal Health Care in America was published in 2005 by Johns Hopkins University Press. Charles Fergus is a freelance writer in Vermont and a former staff writer and editor for Research/Penn State.


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Loss of Consortium
Contact the Law Office of Doug Goyen at (972) 599 4100 to discuss your damages in your case. Talk to a Dallas injury lawyer to see what can be done regarding your case.
Loss of Consortium (Non-Death Situations):
Personal injury cases may involve the loss of your relationship with your spouse, parent, or other family relationship. Texas law allows recovery for loss of consortium in certain (but not all) situations. To understand if you have a claim for loss of consortium, you need to consult a Dallas injury lawyer and discuss your situations.
Loss of Consortium (non-death situations): is the loss of society and companionship in intrafamilial relationships such as husband and wife, and loss of parents for children.
The noninjured spouse (or family member) is the person who makes the claim for loss of consortium.
SPOUSAL CONSORTIUM: Elements of damages for a spouses loss of consortium claim include – affection, solace, comfort, companionship, society, assistance, sexual relations, emotional support, love, and felicity. This is an entirely separate case from the injured spouse's claim. Whittlesey v. Miller, 572 S.W.2d 665 (Tex 1978). A jury is qualified to determine the value of loss, love, affection, companionship, and society – no expert testimony was needed to determine this. Seale v. Winn Exploration Co., 732 S.W.2d 667 (Tex.App.—Corpus Christi 1987, writ denied).
Example: A Texas couple was not able to engage in outdoor activities or travel due to the injuries sustained by the wife in a slip and fall accident. The Texas Supreme Court allowed recovery of a court award in this situation. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Alexander, 868 S.W.2d 322 (Tex. 1993).Insurance Issues:
- Workers Comp: Texas courts have held that even though Loss of Consortium is a separate claim from the injured spouse, that in workers comp situations, the employer is still immune from suit due to the claim being derivative of the injury to the spouse. Reed Tool Co. v. Copelin, 610 S.W.2d 736 (Tex. 1980).
- Auto Insurance Policy: A claim for loss of consortium is not a "bodily injury" for the purposes of an automobile insurance policy. McGovern v. Williams, 741 S.W.2d 373 (Tex. 1987).
PARENTAL CONSORTIUM (child's loss of parent with serious injury/no death): Texas courts have determined that an injury to the familial relationship is worthy of compensation. If a parent's injury is "serious, permanent and disabling", a child (both minor and adult children) may recover for their loss. Negligence on the part of the parent reduces the amount of recovery by that percentage of negligence by the parent, since the child's claim is derivative of the parent's claim. Mental anguish is NOT an element that is recoverable for the child in this situation. Damages include the loss of the parent's love, affection, protection, emotional support, services, companionship, care and society. Factors considered are the severity of the injury to the parent and its affect on the parent-child relationship, the age of the child, the nature of the child's relationship with the parent, the emotional and physical characteristics of the child, and if any other consortium-giving relationships are available for that child. Reagan v Vaughn, 804 S.W.2d 463, 467 (Tex. 1990).
Siblings & Stepparent/Child Relationships: These have no loss of consortium claim – so if a brother suffers a serious injury, his brother or sister has no claim for loss of consortium due to their brother's injury. Additionally, a step parent/child relationship is not recognized in Texas for loss of consortium claims. The court emphasized that there was no legal duty typically in a step-parent/child relationship. Ford Motor Co. v. Miles, 967 S.W.2d 377 (Tex. 1998). It would seem that if a step-parent had adopted their stepchild as their own, then that result would be different, and that a loss of consortium claim would be allowed.
FILIAL CONSORTIUM (parent loss of child with serious injury/no death): The Texas Supreme Court in 2003 declared that a parent may NOT recover for their loss of consortium of their child if the child survived. So even if in a coma, severe brain damage, or severely changed by paralysis or some other serious injury, there is no loss of consortium claim for a parent in Texas according to our Texas Supreme Court. Roberts v. Williamson, 111 S.W.3d 113, 120 (Tex. 2003). Prior to 2003, the Texas Supreme Court had indicated that there was value to a claim for the parents loss of companionship, society, affection, and love (loss of consortium). Sanchez v. Schindler, 651 S.W.2d 249 (Tex. 1983)(case involved death of child, but statements made in decision indicated that the court approved loss of consortium cases in non-death situations as well). Hall v. Birchfield, 718 S.W.2d 313 (Tex.App.—Texarkana 1986), rev'd on other grounds, 747 S.W.2d 361 (Tex. 1987)(non-death injury to child).
The Texas Supreme Court has become an activist court with regard to personal injury cases. They have reversed long-standing law and principle in a multitude of personal injury areas in order to deny injured people (or families of those killed) their day in court, and keep them from being able to recover from those who caused the injury or death.
This has become a sad but true trend of our current court. For a more information on this trend, and how it has affected every Texan's personal rights and liberties, visit Texas Watch at: www.texaswatch.org
Contact a Dallas injury lawyer to talk about your injury case and determine what your claim may entail. The Law Office of Doug Goyen works as a Dallas injury lawyer with vast experience in all areas of damages that you may be able to recover. Call us today at (972) 599 4100 to discuss your case.
Auto Accident and Injury Cases, Personal Injury Cases, 18 Wheeler & Commercial Vehicle Injury Accident Cases, Motorcycle Accident and Injury Cases, Wrongful Death Cases, Pedestrian Injured by Automobile Cases, Slip and Fall & Premises Cases, Workplace & Constructions Injury Cases, Dog Bite Injury Cases, Bicyclers Hit by Automobile Cases .Types of Coverage in Automobile Injury Cases:
Automobile Liability Insurance, Uninsured Motorist Insurance, Personal Injury Protection (PIP), Medpay Insurance, Property Damage & Collision Coverages for Your AutoDamages Often Recoverable in Personal Injury Cases Include the Following:
Past and future medical bills, past and future lost earning capacity, past and future lost income, past and future physical impairment, past and future disfigurement, past and future mental anguish, past and future pain and suffering, property damage, loss of use of your property - such as rental car bills, storage, total loss of property, diminished value of property, loss of body member (arm, leg, . . .), loss of body capacity (hearing, eyesight, . . . ), loss of consortium (spouse, parental, child/filial), loss of services, emotional/mental trauma (bystander injury), prenatal injury, exemplary damages, prejudgment interest, attorney's fees, and court costs.
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an interview w/ Neil Halstead (Slowdive, Mojave 3) +++++++++++++++++ 2008 Tour Dates (All Points West)
by BrooklynVegan Mike
"There isn't any artistic integrity in just getting the band back together
and playing the old songs."
Neil Halstead, as a co-founder of Slowdive, was one of the architects of shoegazer, a genre that has seen a revival as of late with the reformation of My Bloody Valentine and Swervedriver. In 1995, most of Slowdive morphed into Mojave 3 and has since been making beautiful countrified dream-pop. Halstead also mellows things out more on his solo records. His sophomore release Oh! Mighty Engine dropped last week on Jack Johnson's label Brushfire Records. He is also currently on tour with Jack. (yeah, we know).
This Sunday he opens the third day of the All Points West festival in Jersey City – the same day Jack closes. You can also catch Neil one day earlier at the Surf Lodge in Montauk. We caught up with Neil after he opened the second day of the Osheaga Festival in Montreal on Monday. We discussed tour mate Jack Johnson, a Slowdive reunion, and the re-emergence of shoegazer.
You've played a lot of festivals in your twenty year career. How does it feel to open a festival?
Neil: It's a dubious honor, isn't it? [laughs]. I would trade in the honor for a few more people. But the people were really nice. Very sweet. We enjoyed it.
You've been opening for Jack Johnson on his tour. How has that been?…
We've done three shows for him so far, and it's been great. What he does is pretty mellow and what we do is pretty mellow. We're not world's apart so it works pretty well.
I've heard that to be an artist means having to constantly prove yourself. Your career has influenced a lot of bands yet you're now in a position where you're playing to thousands of people who don't know any of that. What are your feelings, if any, about that?
In some ways, it's kind of a relief. For over fifteen years I've been pretty much playing to the same people. It's nice to go out there and play to a bunch of people who have no idea what you do and no concepts about the music. Just an open mind. Just kind of appreciate you in that instant. I enjoy it and in some ways it's a new challenge. Being on Brushfire [Records, his new label] is a new challenge. They have a different take on music. They make surf movies and yet they do music as well.
Did they approach you or did you approach them?
I've been friends with Jack and his manager, who runs the label for quite a few years. There has always been an option to do the record. Up until last year I was under contract with 4AD so I never had the chance to do something with them. This year, they said come out and use the studio and if you're happy and we're happy and maybe we'll consider putting the record out. I went out two weeks and had a really nice time and recorded pretty much the whole record and a few more and kept it real simple. Some out of necessity and some because I wanted to keep it a really basic records. I didn't want a lot of overdubs.
I haven't heard the new record yet.
I just got my first copy yesterday. Honestly, I haven't had a copy the whole time. That's the weird thing touring with Jack. It is a big business. I went to the merch table and asked if I could grab a couple copies of my CD's because I haven't had any and the guy was like "no, I can't give them to you." I said "what do you mean you can't give them to me?" There's a whole industry that I'm just not used to.
How would you compare this record to your last record?
To me, some of the themes are slightly different. It's certainly more lighthearted. And it terms of sound, it's more stripped back but I'm sure when people listen to it they think it sounds like Neil Halstead record [laughs]. I'm probably like most musicians here who…you know, they change something a little bit and think it's a really big change and everybody doesn't notice.
Do you ever see yourself going in a very different direction or a one album experimentation with another sound?
I think it would be nice to do a record like that, where you actually confound people. I would love to do that. Whether I could do that…I don't know. I know it sounds totally corny but to me, it's like a journey. It's hard to actually know what's around the corner. I think the idea of taking a concept and making an album around the idea of a concept it totally alien to me but it's something that is done in a lot of the music I like. So it is possible that something like that could be done at some point.
Now are Mojave 3 still on 4AD?
Our contract was for five albums and it came it to an end. Puzzles Like You came out in late 2006. We haven't figured out what we're gonna do. Ian and Al are in a band called The Loose Salute and they've been pretty busy this year. They got a record that just came out. Pete Greenwood just put out a really beautiful record. Everyone's been doing other little things. We thrown a few ideas about. When it comes to doing a record, we'll probably do it ourselves and decide on a label or release it ourselves.
I know with the reunions of My Bloody Valentine and Swervedriver you have been asked about a possible Slowdive reunion. I have read in a few places your thoughts on it [answer: not very likely], so I'm curious your thoughts on being asked it so much?
If people are interested, then in some ways it's quite nice. It's not like I don't like Slowdive. I'm perfectly happy to talk about Slowdive. I have other fish to fry at the moment. It doesn't bother me that people ask about it.
Has anything come along or been talked about, Slowdive related?
So it's just something that will never happen?
I just don't see the point. There isn't any artistic integrity in just getting the band back together and playing the old songs. Not that it wouldn't be fun. I'm sure there would be a certain amount of enjoyment in it. While I still feel like I have some creative energy, I would rather use it.
The last year to eighteen months has seen a resurgence in the shoegaze sound. What are your thoughts on that?
I don't know. Before it was even called shoegazer, it was just a bunch of bands wanting to experiment with sounds and use guitars in a slightly different way. It didn't really conform to what was traditionally seen as a rock band. I'm sure there are bands out there doing that, and if you want to call them shoegazer, fine. In terms of a bunch of bands that just sound like Slowdive or Ride, then I suppose I wouldn't be all that interested in hearing them. I like Serena Maneesh. I think what they do is interesting. To be honest, it isn't something I really follow.
What I always found fascinating about that first wave was that most of those artists broke off and moved in disparate directions like country/folk and post-rock and trip-hop and still maintained their own sound, to some extent.
I think that definitely as kids…for me, it was about discovering sounds and listening to music in a different way. I've always been a fan of Dylan and Neil Young and The Beatles. There was a point when I suddenly got the idea of a Leonard Cohen or country music. But up until I was 24, I didn't really want to listen to country music. Then you hear The Flying Burrito Brothers and go "that's fucking cool" and then Gram Parsons and all of a sudden you're back to Hank Williams.
The rabbit hole.
Yeah. It totally is. You jump in and it takes you somewhere and that's what's lovely about music. The first time I ever heard The Jesus and Mary Chain it was fucking great. And then you read a review and they mention The Velvet Underground, so you go "fuck," like there's this little trail [laughs]. It's brilliant.
Slowdive – Allison
Neil Halstead – 2008 Tour Dates
Aug 6 – Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA *
Aug 7 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ *
Aug 8 – johnny Brenda's w/ Rogue Wave philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 – the surf lodge Montauk, New York w/ Matt Costa
Aug 10 – All Points West Festival, Jersey City, NJ *
Aug 12 – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC *
Aug 13 – Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA *
Aug 15 – Sandstone Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, KS *
Aug 17 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO *
Aug 18 – USANA Ampitheater, Salt Lake City, UTah *
Aug 22 – Media Club Vancouver
Aug 23 – Sunset Tavern Seattle
Aug 24 – Douglas fir Portland
Aug 26 – Cafe Du Nord San francisco, California
Aug 27 – The Crepe Place Santa cruz
Aug 28 – LA Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, California
Aug 29 – The casbah San Diego, California
Aug 30 – fingerprints record shop Long Beach, California
* w/ Jack Johnson


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Pool Maintenance
You probably saw the title and thought he does not have enough coffee. Yes in some parts the pools are closed and people are under their covers. However, here in sunny Florida we are still using ours. ( I know 10 days of winter) The main reason behind this blog is not to keep the pool guy employed. But its to make you aware of some things to take care of before we are back in the water. So lets begin.
There is three major components when it comes to any pool. If you have an above ground pool or in ground pool with a small spa. The first is the pump. The pump is the brain. And if the pump fails then the pool will get cloudy and eventually black. The pump area has your controls to back wash, clean etc. You have a filter either cartridge, sand or diatomaceous earth. And you may have a heater that is powered by solar or gas. And your control panel. (Little trick, if the panel is not illuminated, check the fuse or may have a battery, this will save you a ton of money.) This entire area is mostly where you want to keep up on your preventive maintenance. For example, the pump constantly runs. If it is noisy it could be the bearings. Some are sealed and some not. But question is when is the last time the ball bearings where lubricated.. Check the ground and bonding wires. Very crucial. And check the piping and other valves. Is the area free of dirt and debris. No leaks even the slightest will cause failure. And never place plastic covers over the equipment.
Now that was one element of the pool system. The other two not so intense. You have the pool flooring and walls. Some have tile some don't. This area needs to be maintained too. Walls need to be cleaned. Tile need to be re-grouted. Skimmers cleaned out and the pool floor is where the algae sticks too. Cleaning the areas will make you use less chemicals so you are not pouring money into it. The lights I save leave alone. If the bulb fails its probably 5 yrs old. If it fails shortly after you replace it. Then you may have an electrical issue.
The last part is the decking. In ground pools will have brick along the edge with concrete. Above ground may have a deck wrapped around. This area is always forgotten. The water splashes into the bricks and sand dissipates. The wood gets wet and never power washed and resealed with a stain and sealer. Some may have an expansion joint and this needs to be checked too. Very minor maintenance to take care of.
So as we here in Florida may still use our pools now is the time to get that maintenance done. Because in 8 weeks we will be in our pools more then we think. As for our friends and family in the extreme chilly winter, keep this as a reference. Because in March pool companies will start up with the cleaning and maintenance.
If you have any questions about pool maintenance or want us to inspect the pool equipment, feel free to call us anytime. 352-322-2700. Or email, email@example.com. We proudly do our inspections from Palm Harbor, to Hernando and from Polk City, to Leesburg Florida.
Pool Maintenance
Well we are all in the middle of summer. A lot of us enjoying the pool with family and friends. The night time cook outs with the kids and just soaking up the sun. Some of us enjoy the pool all year long. While some of us have the use of the pool til September. While we are on inspections we perform the pool inspection for clients. But that unknown fact of maintenance is more important for life long time of the systems. So I wanted to share with you some basic tips to keep the pool dude away and save you some money. So lets begin.
First its important to maintain the pool water area at all times with the right chlorine or salt balance. Too much or too little will affect the water and your skin. If we get a heavy rain for few days it is best to shock the water. This kills off the algae. And yes you have the leaves that we all hate, but they have to be skimmed daily too. But there is a bit more too it then just that. For example, the coping and tile. These areas will receive the abuse from the sun, the water and just usage. It is a good idea to check to make sure the grout is in tact, the coping sealant is not shrinking or ruffled and no loose tiles. This is also easy maintenance items that a home owner can do or the pool dude.
Now lets get into the pump area. It may seem like its a maze but really it isn't. The time clock if it is analog you want to make sure that the stops are on tightly. That the weather cover is in tact and that the clock is set properly. Nothing like having the pump come on at 3 am. And here is the mystery math about how long to run the pump. You should run it 1 hour per 10 degrees of outside temperature. So for example if its 90 degrees you should run the pump 9 hours.
Of course we will be gladly to assist you with this or contact your local pool maintenance company. We inspect pools as a primary service in the Clearwater, Ocala, Tampa and Lakeland Florida areas. We will go to other communities as well. http://www.emeraldinspectionservice.com
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Pool Inspections
This weeks blog is a topic that people in colder environments are not thinking about at this moment. However in Florida we still use our pools. Most home inspection companies will have an ancillary service for pool and spa inspections. At Emerald Inspection Service, we do as well. But provide this service as a main entity as well. So I wanted to make this weeks blog about Pool & Spa inspections and some tips how to maintain the pool areas. So, lets begin.
Pool and spa inspections are some what simple to an experienced inspector. But for a beginner if the inspector is not properly trained and certified the inspection process can be horrific. Some inspectors today are stating to customers, yeah I can look at it for free, but if you want me to thoroughly inspect the pool they recommend a pool service company. This will increase the inspection process and delay the venture more. We don't believe in that. Its kinda like taking your car for an oil change to one mechanic then going to the tire dealership to rotate the tires and then maybe the electric shop for replacing the headlamp. YUK. Too much confusion and too much cost. And for a lot of our followers they know and clients we provide the one stop shop. So, pool inspections has a few major components that we inspect and we have listed them below.
You have the main component, the pump. The pump is the back bone of the system. It needs to be free of leaks, running properly, and bonded. If not there will be a deficienicy on the report. The pump will also allow backwashing for the system, This is something that only trained inspectors should test. Main reason is for the fact you could harm the pump or hoses if too much pressure is on the system.
A few other features on the system is the automatic fill for the water level and anti-siphon valves. The auto fill is a mechanism that detects the water level and will fill up the water as needed. The anti-siphon valve allows no pool water back into the main water supply. These are small items that need to be checked for operation as if either element is failed the water could re-enter the plumbing system or overfill the pool.
From there you have the time clock and pool filter. The time clocks have gotten a bit more complex. The original kind was an analog type with an on and off time. The biggest thing was to make sure the time is set, the stops are engaged and moisture barrier is in place to protect the wiring. Some pool timers are digital and may control the heater, pump, and other elements of the pool. Again, the digital type a more experienced inspector will be able to inform their clients. (as we are). Then the pool filter. There are several types, the main one is a cartridge style. On the inspection we do inspect the cartridge. Mainly to make sure its clean, not torn and no debris in the container. The container is usually under a vacuum seal from the water, so if its not open properly the people near by will get a bit wet. Additionally, the pressure guage should be operating and the glass should be clear and present. If not this is a major deficiency. The pressure should be near 22 psi.
Then the pool area should be inspected. The water should be clear, not cloudy or opaque. The pool lamp should illuminate. The tile and grout should be clean and intact. The skimmers should be free of debris. The pool coping should have no cracks as with the decking. If water gets into these areas it could cause major damage. The railing and diving board should be secure, no rust and free of chips or cuts into the surface.
The heaters when present are normally utilized in cooler months. They may service the spa and pool. This is an awesome feature especially here in Florida for the pool or built in spa. Think about it. Thanksgiving is approaching and we are in the pool that day as friends of ours in the north are a bit chilly. Anyway, the heaters should only be tested when temperatures allow. Some heaters are gas, electric or solar. The gas heaters should have the lines inspected for leaks. The electric heaters should make sure the service cables are proper and grounded. The solar type heaters are self maintain. The panels need to be free of debris and their can not be any leaks on the system. Solar heaters usually are leased and have a warranty with them.
Lastly we get asked alot about stand alone hot tubs. These are great added feature to any home. Yes we inspect them as an ancillary service only. Alot of the same elements as mentioned above are in these units. The biggest componet to inspect is the 20 amp receptacle and make sure its a GFCI outdoor wet area use. Or check to see if its hardwire for 220v because of the heater mainly. The inspection and write up are the same and it again takes an experienced inspector to inspect these.
So in closing, when we have a pool or spa we need to maintain these elements of the pool. A lot of pool companies do offer a service to maintain the chlorine or salt levels and monitor the equipment. The main thing about the pool is keeping it clean, free of leaks on the equipment and water levels adequate for the pumps. If you have questions about your pool and spa, feel free to call us anytime. 352-322-2700 or look us up on the web, www.emeraldinspectionservice.com/services.html
We gladly will provide pool and spa inspections in Clearwater, Lakeland, Land O Lakes and Hernando Florida as a primary service. We will service other areas as well. Feel free to inquire anytime.