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What could be more "explosive" than lunch with Mike Duffy?
Apparently finding your name in Duffy's "diaries" -- as many prominent Canadian conservatives are now beginning to learn.
Here are 5 things we currently know based on documents already tabled in court in the opening week of Duffy's trial on fraud, breach of trust and bribery charges:
1. Remember Peter MacKay's helicopter ride? He thinks he was betrayed by a top Stephen Harper aide
Back in 2010, Peter MacKay (who was defence minister at the time) came under fire after reports surfaced that he used a search-and-rescue helicopter to pick him up from vacation at a Newfoundland fishing camp.
But according to Duffy's diary, MacKay told Duffy it was Harper's former communications director Dimitri Soudas who not only called MacKay away from vacation, but then proceeded to leak the embarassing story of MacKay's helicopter ride to the press:
According to Duffy's diary, MacKay said he was called away from NFLD by Dimitri, who then leaked the embarrassing chopper story #cdnpoli
— Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) April 8, 2015
2. Ezra Levant received thousands of dollars in Senate funds to write Mike Duffy's speeches. Did that include a speech attacking journalism schools?
According to court documents, a company that received $65,000 in Senate funds and run by a Duffy middleman doled out $4,200 to Ezra Levant, who went on to become a Sun News host, as payment for ghostwriting two of Duffy's speeches in 2010 and 2011.
What were the taxpayer-funded speeches about?
According to e-mails tabled in court, the topic of the 2011 speech was "responsible government." You won't find that on Mike Duffy's website now (it appears to have been scrubbed sometime after February 16, 2015), but we've got the full copy of Duffy's vanishing ghostwritten speech right here.
And court documents don't specify what the 2010 speech was about, but it's worth noting Duffy delivered a controversial speech attacking journalism schools, claiming they teach "critical thinking" skills and Noam Chomsky. Duffy delivered the speech a month after the first cheque was cut. Attacking journalists? Attacking Noam Chomsky? Hmmm. Who does that sound like?
After former Sun News host David Akin tweeted copies of Levant's cheques, Twitter users pointed to a six-month-old Toronto Sun column in which Levant criticized former National Post comments editor Jonathan Kay for contributing as a ghostwriter on the autobiography of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. At the time, Levant said:
"But is the rousing defence of Trudeau really Kay's honest view? Or is it a reflection of a private business arrangement with the Liberals that Kay kept hidden from his readers until another newspaper revealed it last weekend?"
Good question.
In e-mail, @EzraLevant worried he did not give #Duffy his best in speech: pic.twitter.com/tJkMjlEsjc
— David Akin (@davidakin) April 8, 2015
3. James Moore "fixes" a national museum; Duffy tips off Sun News
Duffy's diary-like calendar also notes that on May 16, 2011, then-Heritage Minister James Moore informed the Conservative caucus that he 'fixed' the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology's sex exhibit.
Except the next day, after the museum placed age restrictions on the exhibit and censored certain features of the exhibit, Moore told Parliament, "I believe in the independence of our museums," and added, "frankly, the museum can make its own decisions about its programming. It is up to the museum's representatives to make this type of decision independently."
Fair enough, but did Moore 'fix' the museum or did the museum 'fix' the museum? Both can't be true.
And according to Duffy's diary, a few hours after that caucus meeting, he tipped off the Sun's Kris Sims (she's since found a job as director of communications for Veterans Affairs). Six hours later, a story ran crediting Moore for giving the museum a "spanking," though it never explicitly says Moore twisted the museum's arm to censor the exhibit.
4. Mike Duffy may or may not have billed taxpayers to go get a puppy
The Crown calls it a "shopping trip." But Duffy's lawyer says "there was no dog bought in Peterborough." Who's telling the truth?
The Crown prosecutor alleges that among Duffy's fraudulent expenses was a July 2010 trip to Peterborough on the taxpayers' dime to meet ex-Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro (he's since resigned after being convicted on election law charges) for coffee, which was followed by a visit to a local dog show where Mike Duffy allegedly adopted a puppy.
But Duffy's diary says he did indeed attend the Canadian Kennel Club dog show on July 3, 2010, but contrary to the allegations of the Crown, he makes no mention of getting a puppy. Duffy expensed the trip as "public business."
CBC's The National aired two photos Tuesday night, one featuring Duffy's wife with a black dog and another featuring a jubilant Duffy and Del Mastro. Is this the puppy in question? And is it, in fact, a taxpayer-funded puppy? Or did he drive to get it on his own dime?
Additionally, PressProgress has uncovered a still from a CTV piece on Duffy appearing to show the very same puppy peeking its bashful button nose from around the corner of Duffy's garage:
Does Duffy's puppy have something to hide? Or is the puppy merely shy?
And most important of all: where is the puppy's primary residence?
5. Duffy spent more time fundraising for the Conservatives than he did using 'sober second thought'
And finally there's the issue of Senator Duffy's partisan fundraising activities.
As the Globe and Mail's Campbell Clark points out: "there are far more entries devoted to media interviews and public events, and especially to a long string of appearances at Conservative riding-association meetings and fundraisers" than entries about "the legislative business of the land."
The Ottawa Citizen notes a top Harper aide asked him "Is (Mike Duffy) available for events wityh (sic) the PM?" on April 2, 2011 -- the first day of the 2011 election campaign.
Shouldn't a Canadian senator be spending more time, you know, doing 'Senate business' rather than 'Conservative business'?
Photo: hardchessesandyou, jsmoorman. Used under Creative Commons license. mike duffy.


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The current Lithuanian language and semantic resources are inadequate, the basic technologies are not sufficiently developed, therefore, , the technological solutions and services of the semantic analysis of Lithuanian written language does not meet the demand, underused national and international integration opportunities, there is a threat to the preservation of the written Lithuanian language on the Internet. This situation is due to the lack of cooperation between the private and public sector, and academic researchers, which is very effective in other European Union countries. The law enforcement and public security authorities, which must proceed with analysis of large amounts of textual information or other unstructured data, are faced with the problem of efective search and analysis of information in Lithuanian language - there is no effective semantic search and text analysis tools tailored to work with Lithuanian language text and data. Developed and implemented semantic language technologies and innovations can to ensure to law enforcement and public security authorities the quality of the implementation of public security in cyberspace who would have a positive impact on the entire state. However, it is hindered by delays in state strategic framework and tools, by the absence of the concept of language technologies and tools development, by the lack of public investment in a global network of semantic technologies, by the limited cooperation between the private and public sector, and researchers.
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Gene by Gene acquires Arpeggi Inc.
HOUSTONGene by Gene Ltd. has announced the acquisition of Arpeggi Inc., which develops solutions for genome sequencing, data management and computational analysis. Arpeggi is backed by StartUp Health and GE. Once the transaction is complete, the combined company will be able to offer a suite of affordable genetics testing and diagnostics services for consumers, researchers and healthcare providers. No financial details for the transaction were made available.
"The acquisition of Arpeggi's technology and world-class team of data and technology experts will enable us to accelerate Gene by Gene's plan to make next-generation DNA sequencing and clinical genomics accessible and affordable to all," said Max Blankfeld, managing partner of Gene by Gene, in a press release. "We are on a mission to transform healthcare by dramatically speeding up the process, and reducing the costs, of genetic tests, which today are often far too expensive for the average customer."
As a result of this acquisition, the entire Arpeggi team and the company's technology platform will be incorporated into Gene by Gene, with Arpeggi's founders joining the Gene by Gene management team. Nir Leibovich of Arpeggi has been named chief business officer for Gene by Gene, with Jason Wang to serve as chief technology officer and David Mittelman, Ph.D., taking up the position of chief scientific officer. Gene by Gene offers DNA testing to answer paternity questions, determine ancestry, identify genetic disorders or inherited diseases and for research.
"The deluge of data generated from genomic testing, and the ability to store, analyze and interpret it efficiently, has been a bottleneck for organizations focused on large-scale sequencing," Rafael Torres, senior managing director at GE Ventures-Healthcare, commented in a statement. "Arpeggi's solution provides an infrastructure that helps human genomic and bioinformatics companies get the most out of their data. We're proud to have Arpeggi involved with our Entrepreneurship Program with StartUp Health and cannot wait to see them further advance DNA testing through the marriage of science and technology."
Arpeggi, which debuted in 2012, released a new platform in April: GCAT- Genome Comparison and Analytic Testing, a free, community-driven platform for evaluating the performance of next-generation sequencing data analysis methods. Arpeggi was chosen as one of 14 startups to join the StartUp Health and GE Entrepreneurship Program this year.
"We are thrilled by the acquisition of Arpeggi and excited to continue to help Gene by Gene on its mission to lead the rapidly advancing genetics testing and sequencing market," Unity Stoakes, co-founder and president of StartUp Health, said in a press release. "This acquisition represents a significant combination of technologies, expertise and infrastructure that we believe will make an important impact on the future of the genomics sector and how many people have access to these innovations."
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text: Grace Wright (b. 1992, New Zealand) uses colour as a key component in her work. The young painter graduated from Elam with Honours in 2014 and has since been the subject of multiple solo and group exhibitions throughout the country, gaining a remarkable reputation in the process. Her style is loose yet controlled, with an emphasis on contrast that makes her pieces uniformly strong, commanding and dramatic. Recently she has been developing ideas around the pleasure of viewing and taking it from looking to experiencing. At the Auckland Art Fair 2018, Grace Wright presents three new large-scale paintings.


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Sierra Club of Maui is celebrating their 40th anniversary this Saturday, Oct. 1 at Kanaha Beach Park. The celebration includes a free picnic lunch hosted by Mana Foods and Flatbread Company in Paia, an awards presentation and talk story groups that will discuss a myriad of environmental issues that pertain to Maui (like potential overdevelopment of Makena, pictured here). There will also be live music with Richard Dancil, Randall Rospond and the DiF eXperience. Attendees are urged to bring a dish for the potluck, a lawn chair and reusable plates and utensils. Free. 11am. Lae`ula O Kai Canoe Hale at Kanaha Beach Park, (Amala Pl., Kahului); Mauisierraclub.org
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I use the slow cooker to make applesauce. There's no peeling or coring the apples. I simply quarter them, throw them in the slow cooker, and when they are fork soft, turn them into applesauce using a manual food mill.
Here are the detailed instructions for very easy applesauce.
Use sweet apples like Gala, Fuji or Rome apples. Stay away from Red Delicious, and don't buy ones that you would normally use for a pie.
You want apples that will mush up well. If you're unsure, go to a farm stand or farmers market and ask which apples would be best for sauce. (Since the only ingredient in this recipe is apples, you can use as little or as many as you want.)
Wash the apples well — especially up by the stem.
Quarter the apples.
Put in a slow cooker with a half-inch of water at the bottom.
Cook on low or high — just until the apples are mushy. How long they need to cook will depend on the temperature you use and the amount of apples you have in the slow cooker. Remember, you should never fill a slow cooker more than 3/4 full. You need to leave room at the top for it to work properly.
Run the cooked apples and juices through a food mill — the seeds and peels will separate from the applesauce and you'll be left with a sweet, creamy applesauce. No need to add anything else. Not even sugar.
You can, of course, add sugar to the applesauce if you'd like. It's up to you.


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The enhanced membership benefits provided by the Traveller+ include the below, alongside 5* phone concierge service and one free airport lounge pass.
Schedule of Benefits:
|Amount Payable
|Travel Protection - The provision of alternative accommodation in the event that the holiday you have agreed to stay in is withdrawn
|Up to £2,500
|Damage Protection - Accidental damage to property
|Up to £5,000 (limited to £2,500 in respect of damage caused by a pet or pets.)
This guarantee will apply when the member is outside his or her country of permanent residence; it also applies when traveling from and to their home country as part of an international trip.
1. Cancellation: In the event that the property the member was going to be occupying is withdrawn from the agreement, the policy would cover any cancellation charges levied for related pre-booked travelling expenses in respect of travel by Air, Ferry, Rail or Coach
1.1 No cover will apply in respect of any travelling expenses that are recoverable from any other source either in part or as a whole.
2. Accidental Damage to Property: This guarantee will apply up to the maximum specified in the schedule of benefits for damage to property,
2.1 For damage costs in excess of the benefit provided by this guarantee, the homeowner may wish to file a claim with their insurance / indemnity carrier whose policy may become primary. Should this occur the guarantee will pay the excess/deductible to the relevant maximum level of benefit stated in this guarantee.
2.2 Pet Damage is limited to a maximum level of benefit of £2,500 and is payable on a primary basis. In the event damages exceed the level of benefit the homeowner will have to file a claim with their respective insurance/indemnity carrier for the difference.
Please note certain words used in this document have specific meanings.
1. "Country of Residence" Place of legal residence at time of booking/arranging a swap.
2. "Deductible" means the sterling amount of Qualifying Expenses that must be incurred as an out of-pocket expense by each member any Benefits paid on an expense incurred basis are payable under this guarantee.
3. "Home Country" means a country from which the member holds a passport. If the member holds passports from more than one country, his or her Home Country will be that country which the member has declared to us in writing as his or her Home Country.
4. "Member" any person who is a member of Love Home Swap or a person who is part of the party that has booked to travel with the Member and has entered into a property rental or property swap agreement via Love Home Swap and who has been properly declared as such.
5. "Negligent Act" any action in which the member intentionally causes damage to the occupied property that would not have occurred by an unforeseen accident. Including but not limited to smashing multiple fixtures, windows, walls, intentional acts of violence resulting in damage.
6. "Qualifying Expenses" means costs actually incurred by or on behalf of a member for services and supplies covered by the guarantee. The guarantee must remain continuously in force from the date of the services or supplies are received for them to be a Covered Expense. A Qualifying Expense is deemed to be incurred on the date such service or supply, that gave rise to the expense or the charge, was rendered or obtained.
7. "Qualifying Trip" means a period of round-trip travel away from the Insured Person's Home Country; the trip has defined departure and return dates specified when the member arranges the Swap.
8. "Trip" means travel by air, land, or sea from the Insured Person's Home Country.
9. "We", "Our", "Us" means Love Home Swap.
No claim can be made under this guarantee for compensation or payment for damage or expenses caused by or as a result of the following:
1. Suicide or attempted suicide, intentional self-injury, the effect of intoxicating liquors or drugs whenever able to establish.
2. Any costs arising after the end of the trip;
3. Any cost associated with intentional and deliberate negligent actions taken by the member or someone within the members booked party in a reckless manor including conduct or incidents resulting from unauthorised parties and gatherings NOT previously approved by the homeowner(s).
4. Any expenses incurred due to a failure to obtain proper travel documents such as passports, visas, invitation letters, or any other document required for entry into a foreign country or port.
5. Pandemic Exclusion: this guarantee does not cover any liability, loss, cost or expense arising out of, resulting from, caused or contributed to by a virus or bacteria that is declared to be an outbreak, epidemic, or public emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or any other Government, Governmental Agency or ruling body of the country that the outbreak or epidemic has occurred in, prior to the inception of the members trip. Nor does it cover any expenses incurred after the Member has returned to their home.
6. The amount of the guarantee Deductible as stated elsewhere within this guarantee.
7. Needless self-exposure to peril except in an attempt to save human life.
8. Intentional or fraudulent acts on the Member's part or their consequences;
9. For all claims within Cuba: the member must pay the service provider at time of service and apply for reimbursement upon return to the US/Country of Residence. Important information for AMERICANS traveling to CUBA. Americans must have US government approval and proper documentation when traveling to Cuba or the claim will be denied.
10. Travel to/from North Korea, Iran, Syria and any other locations known to be under duress/alert, pandemic, epidemic or against which the foreign and commonwealth office have advised against travel. Or to any other country known to pose a higher risk prior to departing for a trip.
11. Travel swaps originating from Russia, Iran, North Korea are not eligible for Benefits contained within this guarantee.
12. The radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous or contaminating properties of any nuclear installation, reactor or other nuclear assembly or nuclear component thereof.
13. War Insurrection and Terrorism: This guarantee shall not provide a benefit in respect of any claims arising from or in any way associated with:
a) the use of any explosive nuclear weapon or device or the emission, discharge, dispersal, release or escape of fissile material emitting a level of radioactivity capable of causing incapacitating disablement or death amongst people or animals
b) the emission, discharge, dispersal, release or escape of any solid, liquid or gaseous chemical compound which, when suitably distributed, is capable of causing incapacitating disablement or death amongst people or animals
c) the emission, discharge, dispersal, release or escape of any pathogenic (disease producing) micro-organism(s) and/or biologically produced toxin(s) (including genetically modified organisms and chemically synthesized toxins) which are capable of causing incapacitating disablement or death amongst people or animals
d) means an act, or acts, of any person, or group(s) of persons, committed for political, religious, ideological or similar purposes with the intention to influence any government and/or to put the public, or any section of the public, in fear. Terrorist activity can include, but not be limited to, the actual use of force or violence and/or the threat of such use. Furthermore, the perpetrators of terrorist activity can either be acting alone, or on behalf of, or in connection with any organization(s) or governments(s).
General Terms
1. This guarantee contains specific exclusions and limitations. Please check the full description of the guarantee to fully determine the benefits provided to you. By accepting this guarantee the member is agreeing to the terms and conditions contained herein.
2. Trip Maximum guarantee: Maximum duration of the trip not to exceed 45 days.
3. Maximum Age: This guarantee is valid as long as the Member has not obtained their 75th birthday by the commencement date of the booked trip.
4. All claims must be submitted within 60 days from the date of incident or they will be denied.
5. The Member must exercise reasonable care to prevent accident, injury, loss or damage to property.
6. All claims arising under this guarantee shall be governed by the Laws of England, whose courts alone shall have jurisdiction in any dispute arising here under.
7. If a member or any person acting on their behalf shall make any claim or statement knowing the same to be false or fraudulent as regards amount or otherwise, then this guarantee shall become void and all claims here under shall be forfeited.
8. Unless specified this guarantee does not apply to anything caused directly or indirectly through bankruptcy / liquidation of any tour operator, travel agent, transportation company or accommodation supplier.
9. The benefit provided by this guarantee may be denominated in US Dollars, British Pounds or Euros as decided by Love Home Swap.
10. Love Home Swap has sole discretion in deciding whether or not to make a payment under this member's benefit.
11. The member or members involved in any claim that is made against this member's benefit agree that they will give all reasonable assistance to Love Home Swap in connection with the claim, this assistance to include but not be limited to allowing Love Home Swap or their representatives to visit any property that is part of a claim for damage and to see any correspondence that has taken place between the members.
In the event of a claim please contact:
Love Home Swap, C/O P J Hayman & Company Limited, Stansted House, Rowlands Castle, PO9 6DX.
Required Documentation for all claims:
* All claims must be submitted with proof of travel including flight records
* Proof of loss and detailed description of loss
* Police Reports (if applicable)
* Any additional documentation requested by Love Home Swap to support your claim.


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The empty house looks very ugly. The right potential of the house is hidden somewhere because of the emptiness. Such a house is never liked by anybody. So, whenever a potential buyer has a glance at the house, his/her response will be negative.
Virtual Staging enhance the pieces of property
This would cause a huge loss of real estate owners as they would be bereaved of something they could have got. By inculcating the technique of virtual staging, one can unleash the real potential of the house. The dimensions of the house will be portrayed in a perfect manner. Each and every corner of the house will look beautiful when filled with furniture and other necessary accessories.
Buyers will be convinced
When the house is decorated with furniture and other accessories, the buyers get an idea about the house. Also, by looking towards a furnished house, the buyers will also decipher their own imaginations of decorating the house. It becomes extremely easy for potential buyers to interpret their needs after looking at the house.
Problems of an empty house
- An empty house would never help the people to build an imagination related to the house.
- A person looking for a house would always want to have information about the dimensions of the house.
- The size matters a lot. While looking at an empty house, the people might misconstrue the size of the house.
- In this way, they would buy many things that would ultimately not fit into the house. It will make them sad and unhappy.
Virtual Staging will eliminate this problem also. The accurate sizing will be on display. People would get a precise idea about the house. So, they will buy things accordingly. In this manner, they will be able to save a lot of time and money.


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| 9.7°C Belfast
An Irish woman had a miraculous escape after she was run over by three subway trains in New York.
22-year-old Mary Downey, an Irish immigrant living in the Bronx, accidentally fell on to the tracks at Times Square Station.
However the quick-thinking Irish woman managed to avoid an almost-certain death by lying in the trough between the tracks.
The incident happened at around 6am in front of horrified commuters.
The only injury she suffered was a broken shoulder.
"She was lucky enough to have - it looks like to us - rolled to the platform and was in between the platform and the train when the train came into the station," FDNY Battalion Chief Mike Meyers told local media.
After the first train passed over her, she continued to lie helplessly on the track bed - police say she was conscious through much of the ordeal.
She wasn't discovered until the driver of the third tram spotted what he thought was litter on the track – it was actually her waving hand.
The driver slammed the emergency brakes – however some of the carriages of the third train passed over her.
Paramedics were alerted and removed Downey from the tracks.
She was treated in hospital and later discharged.
Belfast Telegraph


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Moscow-area Parish Transfers from RTOC to ROCOR-PSCA
(Voskresenka, Moscow Region) The Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov in the city of Voskresenka, Moscow region, along with its pastor Hieromonk Ignatiy (Krutkov), has left the Russian True Orthodox Church (under Abp Tikhon of Omsk) and joined the ROCOR-Provisional Supreme Church Authority under Bp Agafangel. A letter was posted on the ROCOR-PSCA's internet site explaining the reasons for the departure.
To the Most Reverend Tikhon, Archbishop of Omsk and Siberia, from Hieromonk Ignatiy (Krutkov):
I learned today that on Apr. 27May 10, 1982, B. Lazarus (Zhurbenko) of blessed memory in his Confession and his promise as a Bishop gave his word before the Holy Gospel to remain true to the ROCOR and sealed it with his signature ("…and in all things to serve always the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia…"). I also learned, along with other facts that bespeak of Archbishop Lazarus belonging to the ROROR hierarchy, that he was considered the ROCOR representative in Russia (Protocol No. 1 of the ROCOR Sobor of Bishops on Apr.25May8 1990). On this basis, I came to the realization that without the approval of the ROCOR Sobor of Bishops, the creation of the RTOC Synod in July, 2003, was uncanonical and a willful action. Metropolitan Vitaliy (Ustinov) spoke of this in one of his last opinions, when he said that the matter was too important and required a determination at a Sobor. To this day, within the RTOC, I heard only that B. Lazarus was ordained as a bishop of the Catacomb Church and had the right to rule independently on that basis. In actuality, he was ordained to serve the catacomb parishes, though as a member of the ROCOR hierarchy, much as B. Daniel of Erie serves the Old Calendar parishes, while a member of the ROCOR hierarchy. Therefore I notify you that as of this day, I am leaving the ranks of clergy who are subordinate to the unlawlful Synod headed by you. I am extremely hopeful that the RTOC bishops will participate in the Vth All-Diaspora Sobor to work on a Sobor determination of this matter.


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PULSEmeet is a dynamic Youth Leadership Training Convention organised by the EUD for the continuing education of youth leaders, youth pastors and everyone with the passion for Christian Youth Ministry.
This International female pastor meeting is an opportunity to enrich spiritual life, make new friends and learn how to deal with challenges. All the participants will be impressed but also strengthened.
Joshua is a good example of conviction and faithfulness. It was him who leaded the people of Israel to enter the Promise Land, so we want to recreate the same concept with our Pathfinders in the next Camporee.
During the Conference, discussion of issues and difficult questions will be accompanied by careful examination of the evidence from the Bible, biology, geology, and paleontology, in a context supportive of the Scriptural record of origins.
The EUD Congress 2019 is a joint venture with the Children's, Family and Women's Ministries departments. This congress under the Motto "people 7.0 – forward together" will inspire, equip and empower you to reach in and out.
World Orphans Day was created by The Stars Foundation to raise awareness about the number of children in this world who lack something most of us take for granted: parents.
There are people with disabilities all around the world and we should do our best to share with them the word of hope, the Word of God as well as our support. To this end, we have organized this Congress.
The journey of hope that these migrants have taken has been for many a real misery. They have faced a long journey crossing different countries, deserts, seas, with the anxiety of not succeeding.
To Equip, Empower, Engage a Generation of Spirit-Filled Leaders to pass on the Legacy of Reformation. Impact Europe will be our next Global Youth Leaders Congress.
As we get closer to the actual date of GC Session 2020, this website will contain more information to help you plan. Here is an outline of the expected dates that information will become available.
The concept of GAiN was developed by the SDA Communication department to provide networking and training opportunities for those who serve the mission of the Church both as paid employees and as committed lay-members.
Claiming over 60% of all deaths, non-communicable diseases are currently the world's main killer, and will increase substantially in the coming decades.
What is Creation Sabbath? How can my church celebrate Creation Sabbath? When is Creation Sabbath this year? The answers to these questions are available at the new website.
For the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, several Unions or Countries offer tours to this subject. Please refer to the links for more information.
Radio 2.0 is the future of radio, the radio that allows the listener to enter the study and observe what it the speakers transmit.
Seventh-day Adventist beliefs are meant to permeate your whole life. Growing out of scriptures that paint a compelling portrait of God, you are invited to explore, experience and know the One who desires to make us whole.


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Boys Varsity Baseball · Baseball Spirit Store Now Available
Check out Baseball Spirit Store to order pullovers, jackets, shirts and hats to wear and show support for North baseball. A portion of sales are returned to North to support the baseball program. Orders can be picked up at North 3-4 weeks after ordering.


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A collection turning into a uniform
Right, I am a self-confessed Zeppelin aficionado and I have a nice if rather small collection of Zeppelin paraphrenalia. In particular it appears small compared to the amounts of material collected by my friend Luftschiffharry (you find him in my links to the right). In any case, I am now actually able to dress up as a Steampunk Zeppelin captain.
The thing is: It more or less just happened. I never really planed a Steampunk Zeppelin uniform. As I mentioned in the last post, there will be mini-meeting-LARP-thing on Saturday and this is the first time I am going to wear it. It is not going to be like this:
But it will be close enough, I guess. By the way, you may have seen this photo on my blog before, I took it during my visit to the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen.
So what I have got now to make up the uniform:
– dark blue breeches (I can also wear olive ones, if they should go better with the rest of the ensemble)
– a black German navy coat
– Kingdom of Württemberg patches to go onto the coat where German insignia are now
– two knee-high pairs of boots to go with the breeches, the choice is mine
– goggles and aviator's cap
– fitting shirt and waistcoat
The only thing I do not have is a proper cap like the one in the photo above. Replicas are available but prices are steep.
In any case, I am well equipped. even better: As I said, the uniform was not planed, it just grew, and that's great! Now I shall go and actually get the pathes unto the coat. After all, I will impersonate a member of a Württembergian Zeppelin.


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Where the Wild Things Are Resource Pack
This is the second resource pack to be produced as part of Northern Ballet's work with Early Years settings. The first, based on We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, was produced for under 3s in 2012 as a result of an on-going project with children's centres in Leeds. We decided to target this resource pack at the same age-group though it is suitable for children up to the age of 5.


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Stabio, July 15, 2015
The North Face® and Textile Exchange are proud to announce that Responsible Down Standard (RDS) has been named OutDoor Industry Award Winner 2015 in the category of Sustainable Innovations. It is a testament to The North Face®'s dedication to the environment, and their commitment to constantly revolutionize the way we do business and contribute to the outdoor community.
The North Face®, in partnership with Control Union and Textile Exchange, developed RDS in the brand's spirit of "first ascent", laying down new paths in the way we do business. It is the most comprehensive, global, third party certified animal welfare and traceability standard for down and feathers. It can be applied to any waterfowl-based supply chain to ensure humane treatment of animals from hatchling to end product. This includes preventing practices such as force-feeding, live-plucking, as well as providing strict requirements on issues such as food and water quality, housing, stock density, outdoor access, animal health, hygiene, and pest and predator control, among others. The goals of RDS are to recognize and encourage best practices in animal welfare and to enable traceability so that products can be labelled accurately and give consumers the ability to make informed choices.
Upon its completion, RDS was gifted by The North Face® to Textile Exchange, a global non-profit dedicated to sustainability in the apparel and textile industry, to administer and evolve the standard as needed. Textile Exchange has also since then created the International Working Group, tasked with revising the standard. The group includes the European Outdoor Group and Outdoor Industry Association, The North Face®, adidas, Coyuchi, animal protection organizations FOUR PAWS and Humane Society International, as well as European Down and Feather Association, and Pro-Down Alliance. As a result of the work of this group, an updated version, RDS 2.0, was released earlier this year. More brands and down suppliers continue to begin implementation of RDS. The current roster of brands that has adopted RDS numbers more than 40 and includes H&M, adidas, Black Diamond, Eddie Bauer, Marmot, Mammut, and Helly Hansen. Since Fall/Winter 2015, all The North Face® down products made for Europe are 100% certified by Responsible Down Standard (RDS).
Textile Exchange has also developed a website that may be used by brands to communicate the goals and accomplishments of the standard with their consumer. The site features information about down and feathers, how the standard works, and a basic look at what certification means. Consumers will find a list of brands currently selling RDS products, and businesses will also find improved access to information and documents supporting their implementation of the standard. Visit the new site at https://responsibledown.org.
About The North Face®
The North Face®, a brand of VF Corp, was founded in 1966. Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., the company offers the most technically advanced products in the market to accomplished climbers, mountaineers, snowsport athletes, endurance athletes, and explorers. The company's products are sold in specialty mountaineering, backpacking, running, and snowsport retailers, premium-sporting goods retailers and major outdoor specialty retail chains.
About Textile Exchange
Textile Exchange is a non-profit dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry. TE envisions a textile industry that protects and restores the environment and enhances lives. To learn more about Textile Exchange, visit the website: http://textileexchange.org/.
For more information, please contact:
Emily Chang- The North Face EMEA PR
Anne Gillespie- Director of Industry Integrity, Textile Exchange


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Photography Classes in Palms MI
Are you looking to learn about photography in Palms MI? No matter if you are a professional, beginner, or hobbyist, the best approach to improving your photography technique is through hands-on classes with knowledgeable instructors.
There are many recognized and accredited photography schools in Michigan. Photography classes teach techniques such as portrait capture, exposure and composition, lighting, posing and unposing, and other photography fundamentals. Becoming an accomplished photographer can result in a lifelong hobby or successful professional career.
There are many Photography Classes in Palms MI:
- Palms Studio Photography Classes
- Palms Photography 101
- Palms Digital Photography Classes
- Palms Nature Photography Classes
- Palms Editorial Photography Classes
Palms MI Photography Classes
Mott Community College
1401 E Court St
Flint, Michigan 48503-2089
Phone: (810) 762-0200
63.59 miles away
Oakland University
2200 North Squirrel Road
Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309-4401
Phone: (248) 370-2100
70.01 miles away
Oakland Community College
2480 Opdyke Rd
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304-2266
Phone: (248) 341-2000
75.44 miles away
Cranbrook Academy of Art
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304
Phone: (248) 645-3300
76.53 miles away
The Art Institute of Michigan
28125 Cabot Drive Suite 120
Novi, Michigan 48377-2985
Phone: (248) 675-3800
85.48 miles away
College for Creative Studies
201 E Kirby
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Phone: (313) 664-7400
88.48 miles away
Henry Ford Community College
5101 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, Michigan 48128-1495
Phone: (313) 845-9600
93.10 miles away
Central Michigan University
106 Warriner Hall
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Phone: (989) 774-4000
103.11 miles away
Washtenaw Community College
4800 E Huron River Dr
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105-4800
Phone: (734) 973-3543
105.03 miles away
Lansing Community College
419 N Capitol Ave
Lansing, Michigan 48901-7210
Phone: (517) 483-1957
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Identify Music or TV with Android SDK
This demo shows how to identify music ( songs ) or detect live TV channels by recorded sound with ACRCloud Android SDK. Contact us if you have any question or special requirement about the SDK: email@example.com
- The newest ACRCloud Android SDK which contains the demo project developed with Android Studio IDE.
- If you want to recognize music, you need a Audio Recognition project. ( See How to Recognize Music )
- If you want to detect tv channels, you need a Live Channel Detection project. ( See How to Detect Live TV Channels )
- Save the information of "host", "access_key", "access_secret" of your project.
- Make sure you have setup the Android Development Environment well.
Step 1
Download the newest ACRCloud Android SDK and unzip it.
Make sure you can find the folder named ACRCloudSDKDemo with AndroidManifest.xml in it.
Step 2
Open Android Studio, and select "Open an existing Android Studio project", and find the folder named "ACRCloudSDKDemo".
Confirm the following points.
Step 3
Edit MainActivity.java, update "this.mConfig.host", "this.mConfig.accessKey" and "this.mConfig.accessSecret" with the corresponding values of your project.
Step 4
Make sure you have an Android device connected to "Android Studio", and run this project.
Now you can test recognizing contents in the buckets of your project. Press "start" to activate the audio recognition process.
Recognition Mode
1. ACRCloudConfig.ACRCloudRecMode.REC_MODE_REMOTE:is for Audio & Video Recognition, Live Channel Detection, Hybrid Recognition, it's online recognition.
2. ACRCloudConfig.ACRCloudRecMode.REC_MODE_LOCAL: is for Offline Recognition.
(1) Put your offline db files(afp.iv, afp.df, afp.op) to a directory of your SD;
(2) Set "this.mConfig.reqMode" to "ACRCloudConfig.ACRCloudRecMode.REC_MODE_LOCAL";
(3) Set "this.mConfig.dbPath" to the directory of "offline db files"(For example: /sdcard/acrcloud/model) that this App can access.
(4) Run this project.
One-Time and Loop Recognition
1. If you want to recognize only once in a session, please add the following code.
2. If you need to recognize cyclically, please remove the codes [ this.mClient.cancel() ].
Open Prerecording Recognition
Open prerecording will make the recognition much more faster.
If you want to open this feature, please call void startPreRecord(int recordTime)
The parameter recordTime is the prerecording time. The recommend value is 3000-4000
What's Next
See Android SDK Reference and Android SDK ( for file ) Reference to start integration.


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David Rio Chai Power is 100% natural - and without milk powder. 1816g
Chai Power is a black tea with aromatic spices. The tea is sweetened with sugar and mixed with matcha. Is powdered matcha green tea.
Prepare Power Chai from David Rio with hot water or milk.
Ingredients: Cane sugar, maltodextrin, black tea powder, natural spice blend, natural flavors, Japanese matcha (ceremonial green tea powder), salt.
Inhaltsstoffe / Ingredients:
Rohrzucker, Maltodextrin, Schwarzteepulver, natürliche Gewürzmischung, natürliche Aromen, Matcha (japanisches Grüntee-Pulver), Salz. evaporated cane juice, maltodextrin, black tea powder (12%), natural flavors, ground cinnamon, natural spice blend, Japanese matcha (ceremonial green tea powder) (1%), salt.
Brennwert Energie in kj 1409 kcal je 100g
Brennwert Energie in kcal 336 kcal je 100g
Eiweißgehalt 0
Kohlenhydrate 77,27
Fett 0
Zucker 54,5
Salz 0,09
gesättigte Fettsäuren 0
Zertifikate / Certificates: koscher, vegan, vegetarisch, glutenfrei kosher,vegan,vegetarian,gluten free
Zusatzstoffe / Warnhinweise / EN: Zusatzstoffe Warnhinweise "enthält Koffein." Contains Caffein
Art.-Nr. / Item Number:11003
Preparation: Put approx 2 heaping scoop (28g) Elephant Vanilla Chai in 200 ml hot milk or hot Water
Lagerungshinweise / Details of storage "Kühl und trocken lagern." Store in a cool and dry place.
Product of USA
David Rio, PO Box 885462, San Francisco, CA 94188, USA
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Erin McKeown is renowned for her successful career as a singer songwriter with 7 albums and music placement on many tv shows and commercials. She is also a familiar presence on WNYC, BBC, and NPR, as well as active with non-profits for social justice.
And now Erin is composing the music with Tony & Pulitzer winning playwright Quiara Algeria Hudes for a world premier musical called Miss You Like Hell, at the La Jolla Playhouse. You can hear a sample from the new musical, and a write up from the New York Times Here.
At this special event you will hear her perspective and advice on writing for musicals. She will also share songs from the new musical as well as from her long and successful career. At this event you get useful info on writing for musicals, AND a top-notch concert. You can view Erin's website Here.
This event is $20, all of which goes to the performer, pay at the door. You must RSVP for this event to attend, it will take place in Cardiff. PLUS members get this special offer when they RSVP to the 11/11 event: 50% discount off regular ticket price for 2 tickets on 10/28 to a special showing of the La Jolla Playhouse Musical that also includes a drink coupon, appetizers, and introductions by the actors /playwrights /director /composers and more. That's $30 off each ticket! If you can't make it on 10/28 you can get 20% discount for 2 to any date for the Musical.
This event will likely sell out, so act soon.
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The bot revolution is happening fast for Facebook. After launching third-party bots in April offering everything from forecasts to your boarding pass, the social network says there are now more than 11,000 bots active on Facebook.
To celebrate, Facebook is adding a bunch of new features that could show up on your favorite bots soon—if developers enable them, that is.


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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The University of Chicago softball team sustained two losses to solid competition in Saturday's Illinois Wesleyan University Tournament, falling to the host (and No. 4 ranked) Titans, 5-0, and then to a 20-win Millikin team, 7-6.
Day 2 of the tournament, originally slated for Sunday, was cancelled due to impending inclement weather.
The Big Blue (20-8) scored two runs in the seventh and the Maroons weren't able to answer in the bottom half in a back-and-forth affair Saturday.
First-year Katie O'Donnell led the Maroons with three hits and three RBI, including the go-ahead single up the middle in the bottom of the sixth that put UChicago up, 6-5. But Millikin answered back in the top of the seventh with a two-RBI single of their own from Alyssa White that gave the Big Blue the lead for good.
Millikin struck first in the game with a run in the first and it was also O'Donnell who answered with an single to right center in the third for two more RBI that made it 2-1, UChicago. But the Big Blue would tie it up in the fourth, before two doubles by Lainey Hughes and Colleen Bennett scored two more runs for the Maroons to give them a 4-2 lead.
But yet again Millikin answered the call, delivering RBI hits in the fifth to tie it at 4-all before Gabi Angellotti's single in the fifth gave UChicago a 5-4 advantage. That was short-lived, as an error in the sixth allowed Millikin to score and send it tied 5-all to set up O'Donnell.
Angellotti finished with two hits and Huges and Bennett accounted for both of the Maroons extra-base hits with their doubles. Jordyne Prussak took the loss for UChicago in the complete-game effort, striking out one.
Maroons' first-year Savannah Pinedo broke up the no-hitter for IWU's Ally Wiegand with a double in the sixth, but the Titans' ace kept UChicago off-balance throughout to hand it a 5-0 loss in Saturday's opener.
IWU used small-ball to (20-5) get on the board with a run in the first, scoring on an RBI groundout by Colleen Palczynski. The Titans added another score in the second on another RBI groundout, and the score would not change for the next three innings.
The Titans were able to get another runner on third base in the fifth and plated her with a Shelby Fulk single before adding two more in the sixth on a Jillian Runyon RBI triple.
Pinedo gave UChicago its lone scoring chance in the sixth with her double to left field, but Wiegand forced the next two Maroon batters to fly out and line out to end the threat.
First-year Bethany Regnerus took the loss, scattering seven hits and striking out one.
- Tuesday, April 16: UChicago at Hope (DH), 3p/5p ET


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|Karl Ferdinand Braun
(1850 – 1918)
On June 6, 1850, inventor and engineer Karl Ferdinand Braun was born. The Nobel laureate (1909) is known for his significant improvement of radio and television technology in the Wilhelmine Period.
Karl Ferdinand Braun was born in Fulda and spent his first university years in Marburg. He studied mathematics as well as natural sciences and became a member of the German student corp Teutonia Marburg, which is still active these days. In 1869, he moved to Berlin and was honored to work for Heinrich Gustav Magnus, a famous physician and chemist. From there Karl Ferdinand Braun's interests enhanced increasingly in the field of vibrations, which led to his 24 page long dissertation about vibrations of elastic rods and strings in 1872. Two years later, he succeeded in disproving Ohm's law through his discovery of crystal's rectifying abilities. Even though, this work did not receive much social attention, it improved Braun's reputation scientifically. Therefore, he started his university career at the University of Karlsruhe in 1877, where he was known for his good sense of humor as well as well structured and understandable lectures.
To his globally well known inventions belongs the cathode ray tube, which is also called Braun tube. It is mainly installed in televisions and computer monitors, but it now gets replaced by e.g. plasma- and LCD-techniques. Karl Ferdinand Braun started researching on telegraphy, wherefore Guglielmo Marconi joined him and they both were able to set up long distance telegraphy in the early 1900's. They both were honored with the Nobel Prize for their magnificent contribution on wireless telegraphy. A few years later, Braun founded the company Telefunken in Berlin, which partly operated in Germany until 2005.
At Yovisto, you may enjoy the story of the cathode ray tube. In the video, the functionalities and their influences of Braun's technology are well illustrated.
Further Reading:
- For our German readers:
Geheimnisse der Zahl und Wunder der Rechenkunst
Karl Ferdinand Braun
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f Molecular Mass Screening to Incriminate Sand Fly Vectors of Andean-type Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ecuador and Peru
Sand flies from the Andean areas of Ecuador and Peru were examined for Leishmania infections by using our recently established molecular mass screening method. Leishmanial minicircle DNA-positive sand flies were detected in 3 of 192 and 1 of 462 samples from Ecuador and Peru, respectively. Sand fly species were identified by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene, and the positive flies were Lutzomyia (Lu.) ayacuchensis and Lu. peruensis, respectively. Furthermore, cytochrome b and mannose-phosphate isomerase gene sequence analyses identified the parasites from Ecuador and Peru as Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana and L. (Viannia) peruviana, respectively. Thus, the mass screening method was confirmed to be a powerful tool for sand fly research.
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Béatrice Bonifassi
Béatrice "Betty" Bonifassi (born c. 1971) is a Canadian vocalist based in Montreal. She has a deep, contralto singing voice, sometimes referred to as "masculine",[1][2] which has been compared to that of Shirley Bassey.[3][4][5] Bonifassi has performed music of many styles in both English and French—from jazz, to traditional music, to blues, to electronica. In 2003 she gained international exposure when she provided the singing voices for the title characters of the animated film The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville).[6] She has collaborated with composer and saxophonist, François D'Amours[7] and has performed and toured with musician Maxime Morin (also known as DJ Champion).[8] Bonifassi appeared as a guest vocalist on Deweare's album High Class Trauma (2006),[9] and she is one half of the electronic music duo Beast.[1][10]
Betty Bonifassi
Bonifassi in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2009
|Background information
|Birth name
|Béatrice Bonifassi
|c. 1971 (age 48–49)
Nice, France
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|Jazz, blues, trip hop, electronica
Session musician
|Associated acts
|DJ Champion
Personal lifeEdit
Bonifassi was born in Nice, France to a Yugoslavian mother and a father of Niçois-Italian descent.[7] Raised in a bilingual household, and having studied foreign languages at University, she became interested in other cultures and their traditional music.[11] She has been singing and writing music for two decades.[12]
In 1997, Bonifassi met her now ex-husband,[4] Québécois composer Benoît Charest, while singing Jimi Hendrix covers at a Montreal jazz club.[6][7] Later that year she moved from France to Montreal to join Charest, and has lived in the Canadian city ever since.[7]
Work with DJ ChampionEdit
In the late 1990s, Benoît Charest and Montreal DJ and musician Maxime Morin became co-owners of Ben & Max Studios – a company specializing in jingles and soundtracks. In 2001 Morin sold his share in the company back to Charest in order to continue his own musical career under the pseudonym DJ Champion, however he remained in contact with Bonifassi and Charest: Morin performed bass and percussion on the song "Belleville Rendez-vous", from the 2003 animated film, The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) and he also performed this song live with Bonifassi and Charest at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony—Morin played percussion on a bicycle during the performance.[13][14]
In 2004 Bonifassi collaborated with Morin once again (performing as "DJ Champion") on his 2004 debut album, Chill'em All. The album included the hit single "No Heaven" which is a soulful and bluesy song set against heavy dance beats and noisy guitar riffs. Inspired by Negro Songs of Protest, Bonifassi sings a plaintive tune reminiscent of the work songs sung by the chain-gangs of the American South in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[15]
"I heard Betty singing those blues songs, and she was the girl for that job," said Morin.[15]
With the success of Chill'em All, Bonifassi toured for over two years with "Champion & His G-Strings".[16] In 2008 the pair recorded a version of 1957 Screamin' Jay Hawkins hit "I Put a Spell on You" to be used as the theme song of the Québécois film Truffe.[17][18]
Les Triplettes de BellevilleEdit
Bonifassi and Charest collaborated on the soundtrack for the animated film The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville); the film's main song, "Belleville Rendez-vous", was nominated for an Oscar in 2004 and the pair performed the song, along with Maxime Morin, at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony.[6][8]
Bonifassi stated in a 2004 interview that the experience of performing at the Oscars was "magnifique!"[11]
"It was a magic moment that I shared with my husband; I thought it was brilliant!"[11]
Her work on the Oscar-nominated film "opened doors" for her. After the buzz following her Oscars performance, she got many offers from large record companies in North America and abroad, to record jingles and an album in the same Django/chanson réaliste style;[6][11] Bonifassi turned down the offers for fear of being pigeonholed, but has stated that she does not discount recording in this style in the future.[11]
Bonifassi joined forces with percussionist, record producer, and fellow French expat, Jean-Philippe Goncalves, to form the band Beast. The band released their first album in November 2008.[12]
Beast's sound has been compared with trip hop, only with a bit more aggression.[1][4][16] Bonifassi's vocal stylings also lean more towards rap and spoken-word. Bonifassi is the main songwriter and the music is composed and produced by Goncalves. Canadian singer-songwriter Simon Wilcox also assisted Bonifassi (whose native tongue is French) with Beast's lyrics, which are all performed in English.[3][5]
"Simon really understood my dark side and the sadness of the moment," says Bonifassi. "I really wanted to sing something lyrically rich and powerful."[3]
Goncalves has also stated that the name Beast suits their project very well: "Betty is a real beast," he jokes, "a bête-de-scène."[3]
Beast's debut album was made available on iTunes as of November 4, 2008; its official commercial release was November 18, 2008.[10]
At the end of 2010 Bonifassi and Goncalves announced that they would be taking an indefinite break from the Beast project.[19][20] Although when asked in a June 2011 interview for Voir whether her break from Beast was a final one Bonifassi replied: "Disons que le retour de Beast n'est pas dans mes plans actuels" ("Let's say the return of Beast is not my current plans.")[21]
Goncalves stated in an interview that the split was not due to any sort of quarrel between himself and Bonifassi.[19] Citing lagging album sales, frustration with the record industry, the tiresome effects of touring, and familial commitments (Bonifassi's son was 9 years old at the time of the split), the bandmates said they would be working separately on their own local projects.[19][20][21]
Solo workEdit
During an interview with Danielle Leblanc of Radio-Canada in 2004, she discussed an album she was working on with the composer Francois D'Amour. She described the album as being very "multi-ethnic, with lots of electronic machines" and that she was hoping to find a major record label for its release. On September 24 of that same year, she performed some of these songs during a live solo performance at Montreal's Cabaret Music Hall.[11]
After Bonifassi and Goncalves announced that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus from the Beast project in late 2010,[19][20] Bonifassi began to focus on solo projects including a performance at the Festival Montréal en lumière on Feb 24, 2011—making it her first solo performance since her break with Beast.[22][23] Her performance included renditions of songs by Édith Piaf and Berthe Sylva, as well as a song by the Franco-Monégasque composer Léo Ferré.[23]
Bonifassi performed at the 2011 FrancoFolies festival held in Montreal, first as part of a performance dedicated to Serge Gainsbourg on June 15, then in her own solo performances on the 17th and 18th.[24][25][26][21][27]
In 2014, Bonifassi released a self-titled CD in which she interpreted traditional songs of slaves and prisoners, plus two original cuts, "Working It Down" and "How Does It Feel." In 2016, she followed up with a similar CD entitled Lomax, after ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax, who had archived the traditional songs in question (see Slave Songs of the United States.)
In 2018, in collaboration with Robert Lepage, she created SLĀV, a show based on those songs, which launched at the Montreal Jazz Festival. The show caused public protest on the basis of accusations of cultural appropriation[28] and was subsequently canceled by the Festival on Bonifassi's decision and out of concern for public safety.[29]
- ^ a b c Bernier, Sophie. "Beast", CHYZ FM, Mar 7, 2008 Archived November 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (French text) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ McMahon, Rob. "Beast's creepy sound",Metro, Oct 17, 2008 Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b c d Charpentier, Lorraine. "Bêtes de scène >> Montreal's Beast pairs a famous singer with a beatsmith to the stars", Montreal Mirror, Mar 13 – Mar 19, 2008, Vol. 23 No. 38 Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b c Leijon, Erik. "Beast Emerge From The Champion Camp", CHARTattack, Apr 9, 2008 Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b MacNeil, Jason. "Collaboration brings out the Beast", Toronto Sun, Jan 29, 2009 Retrieved May 6, 2011
- ^ a b c d Cormier, Sylvain. "Ben et Betty voient triple", Le Devoir, Jan 9, 2004 (French text) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b c d Bonifassi's interview with Monique Giroux of Radio-Canada, Sep 13, 2004 (French text and audio) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b "Oscar nominee headlines M For Montreal", NME news, Oct 31, 2006 Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ Bottenberg, Rupert. "Viable geometry, instant poetry >> French transplant Deweare finds momentum in Montreal", Montreal Mirror, Apr 19–25, 2007, Vol. 22 No. 43 Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b Shenker, Jake. "BEAST in concert", Mondo Magazine, Oct 1, 2008 Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b c d e f Bonifassi's interview with Danielle Leblanc of Radio-Canada, Sep 17, 2004 (French text and audio) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b Sasseville, Andreanne. "Beast", Urban Male Magazine, 2008 Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ Devlin, Mike, "Laptop loaded, DJ hits the road", Times Colonist, Mar 24, 2007
- ^ Benson, Denise, "Champion & His G-Strings", Eye Weekly, Nov 23, 2006
- ^ a b Bottenburg, Rupert. "Personal Best >> Montreal's Champion goes for gold", Montreal Mirror, Jan 27 – Feb 2.2005 Vol. 20 No. 31 Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b Robillard Laveaux, Christian. "Bonifassi… Do", Voir, Feb 7, 2008 (French text) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ Rhéaume, Julie. "Le film «Truffe» ouvrira le festival Fantasia le 3 juillet", Showbizz.net, Apr 16, 2008 Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (French text) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ "Truffe au Festival Fantasia", LeCinema.ca, Apr 16, 2008 Archived April 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (French text) Retrieved Nov 5, 2008
- ^ a b c d Coudé-Lord, Michelle. "Beast prend une pause de plusieurs mois", Canoe.ca, Nov 24, 2010 Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (French text) Retrieved May 6, 2011
- ^ a b c Léveillée, Antoine. "À la prochaine, si Dieu le veut", Voir, Dec 9, 2010 (French text) Retrieved May 6, 2011
- ^ a b c Robillard-Laveaux, Olivier. "Béatrice Bonifassi - Une rencontre réaliste ", Voir, Jun 16, 2011 (French text) Retrieved Sep 12, 2011
- ^ Rhéaume, Julie. "Montréal en lumière: Carole Bouquet, coprésidente d'honneur", Branchez-Vous, Dec 1, 2010 (French text) Retrieved May 6, 2011
- ^ a b Rezzonico, Philippe. "Le laboratoire de Béatrice Bonifassi", Rue Frontenac, Feb 17, 2011 Archived February 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (French text) Retrieved May 6, 2011
- ^ Rodriguez, Juan. "Deep talent lineup includes nod to past greats", Montreal Gazette, Apr 12, 2011 Retrieved May 6, 2011
- ^ Gendron-Martin, Raphaël. "Programmation en Salle Des Francofolies", Canoe.ca, Nov 4, 2011 (French text) Retrieved May 6, 2011
- ^ Betty Bonifassi's profile on the FrancoFolies website Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (French text) Retrieved May 6, 2011
- ^ Cyr, Jean-François. "Béatrice Bonifassi: charmant délire à la française", Canoe.ca, Sep 9, 2011 (French text) Retrieved Sep 12, 2011
- ^ The Globe and Mail: Montreal jazz festival cancels, apologizes for Robert Lepage slave-song show
- ^ "Statement by the Festival on the cancellation of performances of SLĀV". nouvelles.equipespectra.ca. Retrieved July 11, 2018.


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Days of our Lives will begin airing on Pop starting August 24th at 8 p.m. ET/PT, according to the schedule on the network's website. Pop currently airs The Bold and the Beautiful at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by The Young and the Restless at 7 p.m. ET. The same-day repeats reportedly perform very well in the ratings for the network, which rebranded to Pop from TVGN earlier this year.
Pop aired the Daytime Emmys in April, and the excellent Queens of Drama series in the Spring.
Airing Days on the network formerly known as TVGN has been discussed for a few years now, including in the leaked Sony emails published online.
We Love Soaps contacted Pop for more information and was told an official announcement is coming later today.
Watch a promo below:
Hold the sand. Same day episodes of Days of our Lives are coming to @PopTV—weeknights 8/7c starting Monday. #DAYS
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Marvan Atapattu retired from international cricket at the end of Sri Lanka's Test series in Australia. A technically correct batsman, he finished his Test career with an average just below 40 and was instrumental in the team's revival after he took over as captain in 2004. However, a back injury in 2006 saw him increasingly sidelined, and losing the captaincy to Mahela Jayawardene. His career ended in less than happy circumstances: he just might end up being more remembered for calling the selectors - with whom he had a series of spats - a "set of muppets headed by a joker" before calling it quits.
Atapattu, now headed to India to lead the Delhi Jets in the Indian Cricket League, spoke to Sa'adi Thawfeeq.
What made you retire from international cricket so suddenly?
Two main reasons: I did not wish to continue in a system where I don't have faith and belief, and two, I wanted to give an opportunity to a suitable youngster who is coming through.
Was it the situation with the national selectors that forced your decision?
It wasn't a sudden decision. I had been giving thought to it. The tour of Australia, I thought, was a good time. It's always good to go out on a high. I had indicated to the previous administration and selectors that, had everything gone according to plan before I got injured, I was to retire from Test cricket after the 2006 tour of England and after leading Sri Lanka in the 2007 World Cup.
What are your immediate plans? Your name has been linked with the ICL, and also there have been reports of you playing club cricket in Sydney and doing television commentary for Channel Nine during Sri Lanka's one-day triangular in Australia in January.
ICL has been finalised. I am on contract with them till December 18. I am captaining a team from Delhi. The Sydney club and TV commentator matters are still on the surface at this stage. There is nothing in black and white. There are opportunities if things fall into place. I still believe I've got two to three years of cricket left in me.
How will you reflect back on your career?
It has not been a rosy start, but to come all the way and to captain your country and score more than 14,000 runs in both forms of the game - you couldn't ask for more. The principles I had, playing over 18 years for Sri Lanka - I'd rather be remembered for them than the runs and records. I am a person who spoke and worked straight or made an effort to do that.
Considering the start you had to your Test career and to finish with an average of almost 40 with six double-centuries ... how would you rate yourself as a batsman?
It is up to the public and the media to assess my performances. From my point of view, after 17-18 ducks from 90 Tests, if I can still average nearly 40, I have done pretty well. My fifties were almost on par with my hundreds. I believe that if you get a start, you go on and get a big one. That's my attitude. Maximise when you can.
What would you want to be remembered as?
If I have given somebody entertainment over the years in my own way, that's the satisfaction I get. Staying in a system for 17 years you get your fair share of compliments and criticism. Constructive criticism I don't mind.
What were your most memorable moments?
Being part of the 1996 World Cup winning squad. Scoring 132 at Lord's to win the Emirates Cup one-day final in 1998. Scoring my maiden Test century in Mohali. Sourav Ganguly walked up to me and said the first hundred is very hard to come by but after that you will know how to make a hundred. How true.
Your biggest disappointments?
My biggest disappointment was having an [back] injury and losing the captaincy. To have captained the 2007 World Cup team and quit from cricket would have been a dream. But God has given me more than enough.
How would you rate Mahela Jayawardene as a captain?
He is good. In time to come he will get better. Everybody has his own way of leading and it shows in their personality.
What contribution did you make as captain?
I tried out a couple of things, starting with senior players taking on more responsibility to finish matches off rather than leave it to others. What we lacked as senior players was at the top of the order we didn't finish the job as expected. Over the years it has changed. With the competition you have in world cricket, you don't sit comfortably on past performances but always look to raise the bar.
What did you tell your team-mates in the final speech you made in the Hobart dressing room before you announced your retirement?
I told them that we had enough talent in the room and it was a matter of putting heart and soul into it if you want to achieve anything. As individuals, by the age of 20-25 you've got to stand on your own feet and know how to handle situations. You've got to have your say because you owe it to cricket, because cricket has changed your lifestyles. Over the years we have come a long way in cricket and made a name in the world. We cannot go downhill.
I hope what I said of the selectors will ring a bell with the authorities concerned and changes are made for the betterment of the game. I do stand by what I have said and I don't think it has tarnished mine or my country's image in any way
What needs to be done to keep Sri Lankan cricket on top?
The school and domestic structures leading up to Test cricket need to be streamlined in a way similar to Australia so that players don't feel the transition from domestic to Test cricket. The entire process of selection, in my view, is highly subjective. An objective selection process needs to be adopted. Personal feelings and vested interests should be set aside and cool judgements made. For that to happen, the selection committee should constitute of honourable personalities with cricketing knowledge and administrative ability. We presently lack this. The concept today is, 'Show me the man and I will show you the rules.'
Who was your best Sri Lanka cricketer?
In bowling nobody can match [Muttiah] Muralitharan. He is nearing the world record but still keeps on working hard at his game. This has been the success story for him. In batting there is no one to match Aravinda de Silva. The amount of time he spent at the nets and at physical training was unbelievable. I only saw six or seven years of Aravinda but his commitment was fantastic. His thinking on the game was out of this world. [Kumar] Sangakkara ranks close to him.
The best bowler you faced in world cricket?
All bowlers tend to give you a torrid time. But for consistency Wasim Akram has to be one.
Do you think Sri Lanka has enough players to replace the likes of you, Sanath [Jayasuriya], Murali and [Chaminda] Vaas?
It is the responsibility of the selectors to groom players to take over. I don't think they have planned it right. Cricket cannot suffer because of one or two people. No cricketer or the cricketing public has openly stated that what I've said about the national selectors was wrong. It is not something new; I have expressed this to many differently, but this time I was more emphatic and I hope what I said of the selectors will ring a bell with the authorities concerned and changes [are] made for the betterment of the game. I do stand by what I have said and I don't think it has tarnished mine or my country's image in any way, although elements with vested interest are attempting to paint a different picture to what I have said. How many players have confidence with the present selection committee? I have spoken to some of them and they are demoralised by the present system. It is sad that they cannot talk and are tongue-tied by contracts.


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The Silent Isle - Chapter 56CHAPTER LVI
It was by what we clumsily call _chance but really by what I am learning to perceive to be the subtlest and prettiest surprises of the Power that walks beside us, that I found myself in Ely yesterday morning--the first real day of summer. The air was full of sunshine, like golden dust, and all the plants had taken a leap forward in the night, and were unfurling their crumpled flags as speedily as they might. I came vaguely down to the river, guided by the same good spirit, and there at the boat-wharf I found a little motor-launch lying, which could be hired for the day. I took it, like the Lady of Shalott; but I did not write my name on the prow, because it had already some silly, darting kind of name. A mild, taciturn man took charge of my craft; and without delay we clicked and gurgled out into the stream.
I wish I could describe the day, for it was sweeter than honey and the honeycomb; and I should like to pour out of my stored sweetness for others. But I can hardly say what happened. It was all just like the tale of Shalott, with this difference, that there was no shadow of doom overhanging me; I felt more like a fairy prince with some pretty adventure awaiting me as soon as the town, with gardens and balconies, should begin to fringe the stream; perhaps a hand would be waved from the lawn, embowered in lilacs, of some sequestered house by the water-side. There was no singing aloud of mournful carols either, but my heart made a quiet and wistful music of its own.
I thought that I should have liked a more grave and ancient mode of conveyance; but how silly to desire that! The Lady of Shalott's boat was no doubt of the latest and neatest trim, fully up to her drowsy date; and as for quaintness, no doubt a couple of hundred years hence, when our river-craft may be cigar-shaped torpedoes of aluminium for all I know, a picture of myself in my homely motor-boat, with antiquated hat and odd grey suit, will appear quaint and old-timed enough. And, anyhow, the ripple gurgled under the prow, the motor ticked tranquilly, and the bubbles danced in the wake. We went on swiftly enough, and every time that I turned the great towers had grown fainter in the haze; we slid by the green flood-banks, with here and there a bunch of kingcups blazing in glory, the elbows of the bank full of white cow-parsley, comfrey, and water-dock. I heard the sedge-warbler whistle drily in the willow-patch, and a nightingale sang with infinite sweetness in a close of thorn-bushes now bursting into bloom; blue sky above, a sapphire streak of waterway ahead, green banks on either side; a little enough matter to fill a heart with joy. Once I had a thrill when a pair of sandpipers flicked out of a tiny cove and flew, glancing white, with pointed wings ahead of us. Again we started them, and again, till they wearied of the chase and flew back, with a wide circuit, to their first haunt. A cuckoo in a great poplar fluted solemnly and richly as we murmured past; the world was mostly hidden from us, but now and then a church tower looked gravely over the bank, and ran beside us for a time, or the lowing of cattle came softly from a pasture, or I heard the laughter of unseen children from a cottage garth. Once or twice we passed an inn, with cheerful, leisurely people sitting smiling together on a lawn, like a scene out of a romance; and then at last, on passing Baitsbite lock, we slipped into a merrier world. Here we heard the beat of rowlocks, the horse-hoofs of a coach thudded on the bank, and a crew of jolly young men went gliding past, with a cox shouting directions, just as I might have been doing thirty years ago! Thirty years ago! And it seems like yesterday, and I not a scrap older or wiser, though, thank God, a good deal happier. Even so we drift on to the unseen. Then we passed a village, the thatched cottages with their white gables rising prettily from the blossoming orchards. Ditton on its little hill; and the old iron bridge thundered and clanked with a passing train; then came the rattle of the grinds; and the mean houses of Barnwell; and soon we were gliding up among the backs, under the bridge of St. John's, by the willow-hung walks of Trinity, by the ivied walls and trim gardens of Clare, past the great white palace-front of King's, and so by the brick gables and oriels of Queens' into the Newnham mill-pool. It was somehow not like Cambridge, but like some enchanted town of palaces; and I would not break the spell; so we swung about, made no stay, and then slowly reversed the whole panorama again, through the long, still afternoon.
The old life of Cambridge--it was all there, after the long years, just the same, full of freshness and laughter; but I came into it as a _revenant_, and yet with no sense of sadness, rather of joy that it should all be so continuous and bright. I did not want it back; I did not desire any part in it, but was merely glad to watch and remember. I thought of myself as a fitful boy full of dreams and hopes, some fulfilled, some unfulfilled; those that I have realised so strangely unlike what I expected, those unrealised still beckoning with radiant visage. I did not even desire any companionship, any interchange of thought and mood. Was it selfish, dull, unenterprising to be so content? I do not think so, for a stream of gentle emotion, which I know was sweet and which I think was pure, lapsed softly through my mind all day. It is not always thus with me, and I took the good day from the hands of God as a perfect gift; and though it would be easy to argue that I could have been better employed, a deeper instinct said to me that I was meant to be thus, and that, after all, God sends us into the world to live, though often enough our life tosses like a fretful stream among rocky boulders and under troubled skies. God can give and he can withhold; I do not question his power or his right; I mourn over the hard gifts from his hand; but when he sends me a sweet gift, let me try to realise, what I do not doubt, that indeed he wishes me well.
Once in the afternoon we stayed our boat, and I climbed to the top of the flood-bank and sate looking out over the wide fen; I saw the long dykes run eastward, the far-off churches, the distant hazy hills; and I thought of all the troubles that men make for each other, adding so wantonly to the woes of the world. And I wondered what was this strange fibre of pain so inwoven in the life of the world, wondered wistfully and rebelliously, till I felt that I drew nearer in that quiet hour to the Heart of God. I could not be mistaken. There was peace hidden there, the peace that to-day brooded over the kindly earth, all carpeted with delicate green, in the cool water lapping in the reeds, in the green thorn-bush and the birds' sudden song, even in this restless heart that would fain find its haven and its home.
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- The Silent Isle - Chapter 57
- The Silent Isle - Chapter 58
- The Home Acre - Chapter 1. Tree-Planting
- The Home Acre - Chapter 2. Fruit-Trees And Grass
- The Home Acre - Chapter 3. The Garden
- The Home Acre - Chapter 4. The Vineyard And Orchard
- The Home Acre - Chapter 7. Strawberries
- The Home Acre - Chapter 8. The Kitchen-Garden
- The Home Acre - Chapter 9. The Kitchen-Garden (concluded)
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