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OneVentures has announced it has invested in BiVACOR, a medical technology company developing the Total Artificial Heart (TAH) device that has the potential to replace heart transplantation procedures.
The investment will be made through its OneVentures Healthcare Fund III (the Fund). It is dedicated to supporting the commercialisation of Australian biomedical innovation and was established as part of the federal government's Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF) initiative.
The Fund was awarded $85 million from the BTF which was matched by OneVentures' investors.
Founder and CEO of BiVACOR, Dr Daniel Timms, commenced development of the TAH as a PhD candidate at The Queensland University of Technology.
In 2008, BiVACOR completed early stage device engineering and prototype development in Queensland and secured seed funding from US investors in 2013. The OneVentures investment will fund the development of the external TAH controller in Australia.
In 2013, BiVACOR also established a relationship with the Texas Heart Institute collaborating with world leaders in the field including Dr Oscar Frazier and Dr Willian E. (Billy) Cohn, who have conducted over 1,700 heart transplants.
The Texas Heart Institute has been working with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other US bodies, including the FDA, since the early 1970s to develop a total artificial heart that would ultimately replace heart transplantation. Dr Frazier believes that BiVACOR's device has the potential to be this device.
BiVACOR's patent protected device targets the estimated $1.2 billion cardiac failure market that is currently addressed by heart transplantation and other devices.
"The BiVACOR TAH has the potential to revolutionise the field of heart transplantation by providing hope for the over 20 million individuals worldwide affected by heart failure who do not have access to organ donation and further in the future may replace the need for transplantation altogether," said Dr Paul Kelly, managing partner of OneVentures and head of the Healthcare team.
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"BiVACOR is excited to have secured the support of OneVentures and the BTF to allow the Company to continue to advance its TAH by working with world-class teams in both the US and Australia," said BiVACOR CEO Dr Timms.
Queensland Minister for Innovation Kate Jones also welcomed One Ventures' investment in BiVACOR. "BiVACOR is a game-changing innovation, promising a lifeline to people suffering from heart failure but unable to receive a donor heart.
"The Palaszczuk Government recognised this project's potential to save lives and has awarded BiVACOR with $250,000 through the Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund."


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IIT Bombay shall host the largest inter-institutional quiz in India, The "Techfest National Open Quiz 2011-12". With a prize money of INR 1,00,000 for the grand finale and much more interesting prizes this quiz aims to bring together the best quizzers from across the nation.
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Format: Written prelims; Stage Finals with 6 teams.
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Ahmedabad: 3 pm, 18th October, IIM Ahmedabad
Delhi: 1 pm, 22nd October, St Stephens, Delhi
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Chennai: 2pm, 1st November, Dr MGR University
Hyderabad: 3 pm, 3rd November, ISB Hyderabad
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If based on the sheer size of the league and the types of contracts that can be handed out, as well as what is clearly a generally outstanding level of ice hockey, most will tell you that the KHL is the best hockey league in Europe. Still, you'll find many who'll say there's no better level of hockey combining pure, proven international competitiveness and the ability to integrate and foster young, excellent talent than in Sweden's SHL.
The league continues to remain prominent in international comparisons while also playing its part in producing an almost endless stream of players who gain the attention of NHL franchises.
With the 2014-15 season now officially upon us, a plethora of both drafted and undrafted young talents are not only dotting a number of the league's lineups, but also accelerating, and in some cases, leading the way. The incredible amount of talent drafted out of Sweden in recent years has been well-documented as there are more Swedes playing in the NHL than any other European nationality.
The SHL currently consists of 12 teams and has seen Skelleftea AIK – a real mouthful to pronounce – take the league championship two years running. Further reinforcing the strength of the league in an international context is the fact that eight of these twelve teams are playing in the Champions Hockey League, which pits many of Europe's top teams against each other in a manner resembling soccer's UEFA Champion's League.
Here's a look at what's in store this season, what young players to keep tabs on, and where Hockey's Future feels the respective teams will finish up.
SHL Preview Part 1: The Expected Bottom Six
12. Orebro
Having retained its spot in the SHL with a formidable performance in the relegation round, Orebro is looking to take the next step towards being more competitive this season. A few minor changes have been made and the biggest was the addition of Slovakian goaltender Julius Hudacek. The 26-year-old has proven himself in the world of pro hockey, most notably having posted a 1.89 goals-against average and .930 save percentage for Frolunda in the 2012-13 season. With the exception of perhaps Linus Ullmark in MODO, you'll be hard-pressed to find a goalie in the SHL who will have more responsibility for his team's success than Hudacek will. A strong year in Sweden could see renewed interest in him from an NHL team looking to deepen its goaltending position.
In comparison with the other teams in the league, there are a lot of question marks on the overall effectiveness of this blueline. There's a bit of defensive experience, but little in the way of a proven defenseman or set-up man. 30-year-old Marcus Weinstock is the key returning scorer on the blueline; he had 19 points last season. In Joonas Jalvanti and Jakub Krejcik, the team is bringing in two foreigners with the potential to assist Weinstock with the offensive duties while recognizable names Victor Ekbom (former PIT pick) and Johan Motin (former EDM pick) will help round off the rest of a very mediocre group.
Up front, the most important scorers will be recognizable North Americans Tim Wallace, Jared Aulin, Derek Ryan, and Brian Willsie. Each has proven his offensive abilities on the pro stage at various stations in Europe. Helping them will be last season's key late pick-ups, Finns Marko Anttila and Ville Vittaluoma. Both made an immediate scoring impact and will be looked to for top six production. A number of former second league veterans will fill out the yeoman's roles.
What the team doesn't have, which most every contending club in the league has in spades, are young, up-and-coming players who are of interest to NHL teams. Expected to play at some point in the season is 18-year-old Czech talent Lukas Vopelka, who also enjoyed a top-nine role for the silver-medalist Czech club in last spring's U18 World Championship. Aside from Lukas, the system is simply lacking in players of this pedigree and even he is scheduled to spend most of the season playing for the club's junior program.
Should he have the type of year some in Sweden feel he can, 25-year-old SHL rookie winger Daniel Viksten could find himself in the spotlight of some NHL teams' interest in grabbing a late bloomer. The 6'1", 182-pound forward likes to drive hard to the net and also lay in with his heavy shot with every opportunity. He just may be one of the league's biggest surprises after five straight seasons of good production in the Allsvenskan.
11. Djurgarden
After several years in the Allsvenskan, one of Sweden's most recognizable and popular clubs finally got itself promoted last spring. This is of great importance to the SHL because the league's other Stockholm-based team, AIK, was demoted in the process. The loss of Stockholm as a league site would have been a less than desirable situation.
Now the team has decided to spend its initial returning season putting a great deal of faith in its youth. The blueline will include no less than Linus Arnesson (Boston Bruins 2013 second rounder), Robin Norell (Chicago Blackhawks 2013 fourth rounder), and Andreas Englund (Ottawa Senators 2014 second rounder). Each is highly touted with good size and has shown that his skill set is best placed on display when playing against older, more capable players. In fact, the way Norell developed last season in particular has given many the feeling that he'll flourish like never before now that he's gotten to the SHL. Arnesson contributes a very solid and smart defensive game while Englund combines physical power with a good outlet pass.
Most predominantly, the trio of Daniel Fernholm, Markus Nordlund, and Alexander Deilert will provide the team with a veteran defensive aspect, and each of them has had his fair share of career peaks and valleys to date.
The forward crew has a potpourri of players who have solid SHL experience or have been above-average producers at the Allsvenskan level. The most notable name is that of Mikael Samuelsson who, at the age of 37, will be counted on to lead on and off the ice. He should get help from veterans Joakim Eriksson, Sebastian Lauritzen and Michael Holmqvist, although the latter two are a few years removed from their more productive days.
Several players that fans in North America will want to keep an eye on are Marcus Sorensen, Markus Ljungh, David Rundqvist, and Erik Nystrom. All four are young and promising and although only the 22-year-old Sorensen was ever drafted, it's felt that a breakthrough offensive season at the SHL level by any of them could be his respective ticket to a UFA contract with an NHL team.
The team will also rely heavily on its starting goaltender, veteran Mikael Tellqvist. One of the most experienced goalies in the league, he'll be asked to not only log heavy minutes, but also mentor the organization's other goalies. The likely number two is Lithuanian Mantas Armalis, an exotic player who arrived on the scene with Allsvenskan club Mora last season and put up a 2.20 goals-against average and .926 save percentage. At 6'4" and 200 pounds, a number of scouts have taken notice and will be watching to see if he's got what it takes to be a starter at the SHL level.
The club's system is also ripe with talent. The U20 team will be starting with NHL Draft picks Linus Soderstrom (goalie taken in the fourth round of the 2014 draft by the New York Islanders) and defenseman Wilhelm Westlund (Colorado Avalanche 2013 seventh rounder) and Adam Ollas Mattsson (Calgary Flames 2014 sixth rounder). All three will likely see time in the SHL at some point this season.
10. Leksand
One of Sweden's most traditionally recognized clubs, Leksand is playing its second season in a row in the SHL after having gained promotion during the 2012-13 season. It enters this year with a heavy loss in defenseman Patrik Hersley, who scored a whopping 24 goals last season, 13 of which came on the power play. He'll now be trying his luck with Novosibirsk in the KHL. The team also lost Montreal Canadiens 2013 second rounder Jacob de la Rose, who'll try his luck at the team's NHL camp but is expected to spend the season with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.
Having had the expected rocky start to its new SHL existence, the team was able to stabilize itself along the way last season and has spent this past summer making some impressive additions. Notably added to the defense are former Toronto Maple Leaf Jonas Frogren and offensive defenseman Brian Connelly. Both will be expected to take on leadership roles for the blueline crew which includes offensively-oriented American Kevin Kapstad and late bloomer Simon Erlandsson, a 20-year-old player who has shown good defensive instincts and an ability to play within his abilities. He's a solid 6'1" and 200 pounds.
On the forward side, the team added smallish American brothers Jack and Chris Connolly, who naturally have no relation to Brian Connelly. Both were NCAA scoring stars for their respective programs and have been building on their careers in Europe. Established Finnish scorers Tomi Sallinen, Toni Kahkonen, and Veli-Matti Savinainen have also been added and will join Eric Himelfarb, Fabian Brunnstrom and captain Johan Ryno in building the cornerstones of the offense. Most particularly Ryno serves as the team's offensive heart and motor. The former Detroit Red Wings property has started to mature into the type of dominating offensive player he was once envisioned to be. He's being seen as a possible 50-point player this season and his 6'5", 215-pound frame is something defensemen around the SHL are having a very difficult time hindering. At 28, it's felt a strong season could lead to a direct jump into the NHL for Ryno.
Fortunately, the team has retained last season's SHL MVP in goaltender Oscar Alsenfelt. The 27-year-old garnered a number of points for the team along the way to posting a .924 save percentage. He'll be leaned on no less this season. Another strong year could see him elsewhere for the 2015-16 season.
One exciting player on the prospect front is Filip Forsberg's younger brother, Fredrik. Only 17, the right-shooting winger has already suited up for the big team and is giving management a tough decision, as he was scheduled to play with the club's junior teams. Obviously, his bloodlines and current level of maturity have begun raising eyebrows in the scouting community.
Minnesota Wild 2014 seventh rounder Pontus Sjalin is a defenseman who'll start the season with Leksand's junior team, where he'll likely spend the majority of the season.
9. Brynas
One of the league's most competitive teams just a few seasons ago, many of its top young players who contributed to its success, such as Elias Lindholm, Jakob Silfverberg and Calle Jarnkrok, have now found their way to North America and the team just hasn't been able to replace them.
The team has lost some of its best veterans this past summer, most notably American defenseman Ryan Gunderson, and is now going a bit of a new route that some feel may backfire, but which will be giving the youth a chance.
The defensive crew will be headed by Swedish veterans Niclas Andersen and Simon Bertilsson, both former NHL draft picks, but the opportunity to pick up the offensive slack will be given to Washington Capitals 2012 seventh rounder Christian Djoos. The slighter framed defenseman had a breakthrough season last year, also having played a pivotal role for the silver medalist WJC club. He'll be given a boatload of responsibility this season. Arizona Coyotes 2014 sixth rounder David Westlund has also cracked the roster and the team will be looking for him to involve his 6'3", 210-pound frame with every opportunity. Young Norwegian Mattias Norstebo is another player to watch. At 5'10" and 175 pounds, he's been skipped over in two drafts, but continues to develop into a very skilled, two-way player who generally wants to be a difference maker.
The forward ranks feature only a few proven scorers, primarily Greg Scott, Bill Sweatt, Jonas Nordqvist, Jesper Ollas, and Anton Rodin, who is 23 and just now coming into his own. The team has decided to put a number of its marbles into three 22 year olds who they hope will take the same step Rodin did last season, namely Norwegian Sondre Olden, and the twins Ponthus and Pathrik Vesterholm. Olden is an extremely talented and tall former Maple Leafs draft pick that finally broke through last season in Norway, finishing as the fifth overall scorer with 58 points in 43 games. At the same time, the Vesterholm brothers also enjoyed a breakthrough in the Allsvenskan, leading the way for surprise upstart BIK Karlskoga combining for 88 points and +23 rating in 113 games.
Philadelphia Flyers 2014 fifth rounder Oscar Lindblom has also been inserted into the lineup after a nice four-game debut last season and six points in seven U18 WC contests. A winger with a simple, complementary game, he'll be given every opportunity to assume a top-nine role on the team.
Also getting playing time will be 21-year-old defensive forward Alexander Lindgren and 19-year-old Adam Brodecki, a smaller forward who has been representing Sweden every year internationally since the 2010-11 season. Neither has been drafted by an NHL team.
In goal, the team is sticking with Austrian Bernhard Starkbaum, who was decent last season, but hardly a clear-cut number one at the SHL level. His back-up will be none other than Buffalo Sabres 2014 third rounder Jonas Johansson, a former U18 WC starter who'll likely see 15-22 starts after having looked very solid in four appearances last season. Nonetheless, this duo is quite the risk in comparison to just about every other team in the league.
The club run by Peter Forsberg has had a rough time of things in recent years and is once again heading into this season looking to be anything but a lock for the playoffs. Proven depth is looking like the team's Achilles heel and losing top defensemen Kyle Cumiskey and Richie Regehr doesn't look like it will help things. Their roles will now be assumed by Travis Roche and Markus Kauppinen, two solid defensemen who nonetheless are coming in knowing they're stepping in for 50 points worth of blueline production.
Up front the club is taking a bit of a new direction after losing Jeff Tambellini, T.J. Hensick, Kirill Kabanov, Mario Kempe, and Kristian Forsberg. That was some proven talent that surrounded key returnees Per-Age Skroder, Mattias Ritola, Simon Onerud, and Sammy Pahlsson, who will have even more weight on their shoulders this season. They'll be helped by additions of relative new pro Kyle Flanagan as well as recent Montreal Canadiens' draft pick Joonas Nattinen, who will have some big shoes to fill. Neither has anything close to the proven track record of players such as Tambellini and Hensick. Also coming in is 22-year-old Janos Hari, arguably the biggest offensive talent to ever come out of Hungary. After a huge scoring career as a junior in Sweden, Hari put up 19 points for Helsinki IFK last season and he's being looked to as a possible 40+ point player this year. An coming out of this sort could see him in North America the season thereafter.
What MODO has, however, is a team that particularly the Buffalo Sabres will be having a vested interest in following. Any success the team enjoys this season will surely be linked directly to 2012 sixth rounder Linus Ullmark's nightly performance. The 21-year-old stood on his head last season in becoming the SHL's top goaltender, putting up a 2.08 goals-against average and .931 save percentage. Now the club and its fans are fully expecting that trend to continue, but it certainly isn't commonplace for a goaltender of Linus' age to be able to put in a repeat performance of that magnitude.
Also skating for the team are Sabres' 2014 seventh rounder Victor Olofsson, who wasn't necessarily expected to make the team at this stage, and 2013 fifth rounder Gustav Possler. The latter really arrived on the scene last season, putting up 15 points in 22 games after a red-hot start to the season. Unfortunately, a torn ACL ruined the party and prevented him from what was likely a top-six role for the national team at the WJC. Back and healthy, many across Sweden – and surely in the Sabres' organization – are extremely excited to see if the former junior scoring star can pick up where he left off.
In addition, the team is also ready to give young Adrian Kempe, taken 29th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in this past summer's draft, as much responsibility as he can handle. Many feel 30+ points is a realistic goal for Kempe this season, with a WJC appearance seemingly in the cards come December.
A 17-year-old defenseman named Jesper Lindgren is another name to keep your eye on as many feel he'll see time with the men's team at some point while honing his very offensively-oriented skills for the club's junior teams.
A championship caliber team for the better part of the past five years, HV71 hit a wall last season, at times serving as one of the league's bottom feeders. Still, there was too much talent on the roster and of course, a few late season additions to help the team get out of the basement. Coming into this season, they're looking like a club that could finish anywhere from 4th to 10th.
The team is entering the season with a solid goaltending tandem which will feature North America-experienced Swedes Erik Ersberg and Gustav Wesslau, both of whom can win a game on their own. They could end up splitting the goaltending duties right down the middle.
On the blueline, veterans David Petrasek, Chris Campoli, Kristofer Berglund, and Mattias Karlsson will be asked to log big minutes while guiding a plethora of younger players. This youth movement will include Boston Bruins' 2014 seventh rounder Emil Johansson, who has somewhat surprisingly made the team out of camp and hasn't seemed out of place. Also included is former Nashville Predators pick Simon Karlsson and undrafted 19-year-old Axel Eidstedt, who measures in at 6'2" and 225 pounds. They'll likely be joined at some point by Lawrence Pilut, a very talented yet smaller half-American who went undrafted this past summer despite having played 22 games and gathering four assists in the SHL last season. Overall, the group is considered one of the more average defensive corps in the league.
As somewhat bland as the blueline is, the forward ranks boast a number of interesting faces. The team has brought in two Swedes who have spent a number of years playing and scoring in North America and abroad, namely Mattias Tedenby and Calle Ridderwall. Both will be expected to join proven veterans Riley Holzapfel, Bjorn Melin, Marcus Nilsson, Patrik Carlsson, Andreas Jamtin, and Erik Christensen, who is expected to be the team's offensive stalwart. Interestingly, he'll likely be assuming that mantle while skating with the team's most interesting young forwards. On the one side will be undrafted 23-year-old captain Ted Brithen, who is felt to be on the map for a number of NHL teams. On the other will be Nashville Predators 2014 first rounder Kevin Fiala, who arrived on the scene like a bomb last season and proceeded to chip in six points and a +5 rating in eight playoff games – as a 17-year-old. It is widely felt that the smaller yet dynamic Fiala is already geared to produce like a first liner despite only having turned 18 this past July.
After that, the team has primarily decided to go with a full-on youth movement. This starts with 20-year-old defensive specialist Filip Sandberg, a 5'9" center who has gone undrafted to date despite representing Sweden internationally every year since the 2009-10 season. He's joined by young 'veterans' Erik Andersson (20), Johan Johnsson (21), Adam Bengtsson (21) and Sebastian Strandberg (22), all of whom have at least 22 SHL contests under their belts. They'll now be joined by 20-year-old Christoffer Thorngren, thus clearly displaying the club's philosophy on incorporating the youth.
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In the bowels of Walk Festival Hall, there's a room called "the hole." It's full of hiking gear, bicycles, kayaks, camping gear, car seats and instrument accessories; the things Kristen Linfante said "all of the festival musicians and families store there each year."
"It is an absolute presumption that we will return," she said.
In the past month, Linfante, the principal violist in the Apollo's Fire Baroque orchestra and a 23-season veteran of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, received word from festival management that she would not be invited back for the 2020 season. Bassoonist Juan de Gomar, a 19-season festival veteran, and violinist Jennifer Ross, who has played with the festival for 38 seasons, received the same notification.
When she and Ross pressed the festival for the reason for their "disinvitation" (she did not know if De Gomar had contacted management), Linfante said Jeff Counts, the festival's general manager read them a written statement over the phone that cited "comportment" and "disruptive behavior." And that was it.
"There was not very much dialogue," Linfante said. "We both pressed him for an explanation as to what that meant exactly and he told both of us that he did not have an answer to that question."
When reached for comment, the festival's President and CEO Andrew Palmer Todd he said he couldn't "comment on specifics."
Since the musicians received word of their disinvitation, the issue has ballooned.
The Grand Teton Music Festival Players' Committee, an elected body that represents orchestra musicians, sent out a press release tying the action taken against de Gomar, Ross and Linfante to a series of town hall meetings in 2019. At those meetings, the three musicians shared "grave concerns" about the festival's artistic direction.
Chief among them was the idea that the festival is shifting from a "performing organization" focused on the festival orchestra to a "presenting organization" focused on one-night-only performances from high-profile musicians like Michael Feinstein, Norah Jones and Kristin Chenoweth, all of whom appeared in the 2019 "GTMF Presents" series.
Referring to de Gomar, Ross and Linfante, Martin Andersen, a 27-season violist speaking on behalf of the Players' Committee, said "we don't know why these three folks were chosen."
Linfante confirmed that "comportment" and "disruptive behavior" were the only explanations given to her and Ross, though Anderson and the Players' Committee suspect other motives were at play.
"This has to do with these and other musicians' advocacy on behalf of colleagues," said Andersen, referring to the musicians' vocal presence at the town hall meetings and elsewhere.
Todd denied that accusation.
"The claims [the Players' Committee] has made publicly are not the reason," he said, though he declined to elaborate further.
A petition calling for the musicians' reinstatement has been circulating online, gathering over 1,600 signatures, 239 of which are from festival players, in just under a week. Many musicians have also sent letters to Todd and the festival staff stating their discontent with the decision.
The Players' Committee said about 100 such letters had been sent to the festival, claiming the authors — musicians with the orchestra — would not return until de Gomar, Ross and Linfante were reinstated.
Todd said that's a sentiment that's been commonly expressed in the 80 or so letters he'd received as of press time.
He also said he's working with the board to figure out the "right path forward."
A News&Guide request to review the letters was declined.
Orchestra musicians are independent contractors according to the 2019 General Musician Terms, a document that details some aspects of the musicians' relationship with the festival.
While that may be legally the case, Andersen, Linfante and other musicians said the relationship between musicians and the festival is more complex than the paperwork.
According to Andersen, Ling Tung, the festival's original music director who served from 1968 to 1997, hand selected musicians to come to the festival in its early years. He remained "very loyal to them," Andersen said, which in practice meant that the musicians expected to come back year after year unless artistic disputes interfered.
That tradition more or less continued until the present, Andersen said, aside from a spat with the subsequent director, Eiji Oue, who "summarily fired some musicians without grounds" shortly after taking the reins.
As a result, the Players' Committee was formed. A process for remediating artistic issues and dismissing musicians for artistic reasons was also instituted.
That process is described in the terms document, which is attached to this article online at JHNewsAndGuide.com.
"At that period, there had to be a process by which players, on artistic grounds, could be reviewed and, if necessary, terminated," Andersen said. "There had to be some modicum of a process. It couldn't be done without notice."
Andersen recalled a few musicians being let go for "artistic reasons" in his time at the festival. He was not aware of musicians being terminated for "comportment" or "disruptive behavior."
While Donald Runnicles, the festival's music director, has "full artistic purview with the orchestra," Todd said festival management and the CEO are responsible for resolving "administrative" issues, which could include behavior. The process for such action involves the board's 10-person executive committee.
Andersen and Linfante said removals of this nature — they referred to it as a "firing"; Todd said the musicians were "not invited" back — were new.
Roger Oyster, who has played trombone in the festival for 30 years, said that was unsettling.
"I can't remember anything like this," he said.
Linfante agreed, raising concerns with musicians being referred to as independent contractors.
"That is what is so shocking and concerning to us," she said. "There has been a major, major shift, at least in the eyes of Andrew Todd, about what the musicians mean to the festival."
An issue of representation
Tension over the festival's perceived direction started to pop up in 2018 when Andersen said musicians received "evidence" the board and management were trying to move the festival in a new direction.
Musicians raised their concerns in a town hall-style meeting that year, and again in another series of meetings in 2019.
In those meetings, Linfante was "our main spokesperson," Andersen said. She, de Gomar, and Ross had all served in festival leadership over the years. Linfante and de Gomar sat on the Players' Committee, for which Linfante remains the chair. Ross sat on the festival board until 2019, when Linfante took her place. The violist resigned last week after not being invited for the 2020 season.
Oyster, who also plays in the Kansas City Symphony, said he and the majority of festival musicians who come from professional orchestras are "used to having a committee that represents our interests to management."
He and Linfante said the relationship between the committee and management has been rocky in recent years.
"Andrew Todd has told us that he does not recognize the Players' Committee … as an entity that represents the musicians," Linfante said. "It's very difficult because that has always been our vehicle for communication."
Todd declined to comment directly on the committee, but offered his opinion on the official process for communicating with the festival.
"The official conduit to get feedback from the musicians is the two musicians who are on the festival board," Todd said.
He also said the festival is "committed" to having "multiple channels" for musicians to communicate with management, whether through the board, committee or town hall meetings like those in 2019.
Though Todd denied the decision to disinvite musicians was related to their prior advocacy, Oyster saw a connection between the action that was taken and the musicians' leadership roles.
He also found the musicians' dismissal on the grounds of poor behavior disingenuous, describing de Gomar, Linfante and Ross as "tremendously dedicated musicians and tremendously professional people."
"The suggestion that they have issues with professional comportment and would be capable of disruptive behavior — I find that rather hard to believe," Oyster said.
With a reinstatement petition circling online and many of the orchestras' 230 or so musicians refusing to return unless de Gomar, Linfante and Ross are re-invited, Todd said the festival board is holding a meeting next week.
The board, which Todd said requested "further information on the situation" — the 10-person executive committee consulted in the decision only represents a part of the 20-plus member board — will deliberate on the process used to disinvite the three musicians. It will also discuss appropriate paths forward, though Todd declined to comment further on what they may be.
Disagreeing with the central complaint that spurred the ongoing snafu, he added that there's been "no change to the artistic direction of the festival."
In response to past complaints of overscheduling, Todd said the festival now only requires musicians to perform for the weekend performances and "Patriotic Pops," giving them time to enjoy the Tetons. Musician concerns about the scheduling of the chamber music series still do exist — some say control of the series has increasingly landed in management's lap, rather than under the orchestra's purview as it has in years past — as do concerns about travel reimbursements and housing.
The core issue, though, remains the dismissal of de Gomar, Linfante and Ross.
The Players' Committee is demanding the they be reinstated and the process of their disinvitation explained.
Until then, some musicians like Oyster are not planning to return.
"I would love to go back to my second home, but I will only do so if these people are reinstated," Oyster said. "There are people I know who, when they leave the festival, they start counting the days until they get back — and it's not just because it's in a beautiful place. It's because it's the place that it is."


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LIGHTSPEED SOUND from album: UNREEL
UNREEL is MK-O second album.
Released October 13th 2008 by Hitch Hyke
Music composed, arranged and performed by Marina Kanavaki & Oannes [MK-O]
Lyrics written by Marina Kanavaki & Oannes [MK-O]
Μουσική – στίχοι: Μαρίνα Καναβάκη & Oannes [Σωκράτης Παπαχατζής]
© All rights owned by Marina Kanavaki & Oannes [MK-O]
LIGHTSPEED SOUND lyrics
Give us just a little sign
Give us just a little sign that you 're not away
Plug and play
Bring us to the spring of sound
Bring us to the sound that makes us spin around
Lightspeed sound
Gods of clay
Gods of clay
Spaceships were launched but have never landed
Gods of clay
Gods pf clay
Wondering in vane till somebody waves goodbye, too tired to pray.
MK-O is Marina Kanavaki & Oannes The acquaintance of the two musicians in 2000, led to a fruitful collaboration. The first outcome of this was the rearranged version of Marina's first album "Pote & Tipota" , in 2004 . Today, as a duet [MK-O], are working on a series of albums, first of which was OVATION, their debut album, released in December 2006 by Hitch-Hyke. The multitude of musical influences and the broad working field creates an adventurous listening, hard to categorize. Extended instrumental arrangements coexist with lyrical songs. Rock, classical, techno, psychedelia, industrial, acoustic, electric and electronic instruments as well as a palette of samples varying from from Cesar Franck to Son House, Pink Floyd and Ministry, give a brief idea of the sound of this album. Ovation has been welcomed enthusiastically by the greek press & audience. Their second 2CD album UNREEL was released October 13th 2008 by Hitch Hyke. BLUES FOR THE WHITE NIGGER is their third album, released April 2011 by Puzzlemusik. 4th album, ΑΙΘΕΡΑΣ [Ether] was released March 2015.


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How-To: Vietnamese Summer Rolls
Vietnamese Summer Rolls. Called 'gỏi cuốn' in Vietnamese, which means "rolled salad," are refreshing, zesty and packed with vegetables, and easy to make at home. An ideal light dinner for hot summer nights.
Ingredients for summer rolls:
- 5lb shrimp
- 1 avocado
- 1 mango
- 1 bunch coriander
- 1 bunch mint
- 1 bunch rau ram
- 1 head lettuce
- 1 packet vermicelli noodles
- Salt & pepper to taste
Ingredients for Sriracha mayo dip:
- 1 clove finely chopped garlic
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons Sriracha
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- Boil the shrimp in salted water on medium heat for 3-4 minutes until they are pink.
- Pour boiling water over the vermicelli noodles in a bowl and let them soak in the water for 5 minutes until they are soft. Then rinse in cold water to stop them from getting mushy.
- Thinly slice the avocado and mango.
- Prepare a tray of water. Dip a sheet of rice paper in the water to soften for rolling.
- Place the rice paper sheet onto a flat surface and begin assembling your summer rolls: position two pieces of shrimp in the middle of the sheet, layer with avocado, mango, lettuce and fresh herbs then top with vermicelli noodles.
- Here comes the fun bit: the rolling. First, fold two sides in to prevent the fillings from spilling. Then, grab the bottom bit of the rice paper and fold it over, remember to tuck everything that is getting loose in as you go, make it as tight as possible.
- Stir all the Sriracha mayo ingredients in a small bowl to combine, season with salt.
- Serve the rolls and the dip with a cold beer immediately.


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Breckenridge: Professor discusses 'Wacky Weather'
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Breckenridge is more than halfway through the 24th annual Glen Gerberg Weather and Climate Summit, where experts from around the country have gathered to discuss current events and high-importance topics related to weather.
Jennifer Francis, a professor at Rutgers University, gave a talk entitled "Wacky Weather and the Disappearing Arctic Sea Ice: Are They Connected?" on Wednesday. Francis used charts, graphs and other tools to discuss the effect that the ice melting in the Arctic has on the atmosphere, weather and climate of the rest of the globe.
Francis started by showing how the ice in the Arctic has changed over the past several decades, namely in the older, thicker ice melting and being replaced with new, thinner ice. The consequence of this, she said, can be seen in storms.
"The ice edge as it moves northward is a discontinuity in the surface," Francis said. "Storms like to ride along discontinuous temperature areas."
According to Francis' research, the amount of sea ice being lost this year is incredibly high compared to any years past, which she calls a "stunning example" of how the climate is changing.
"It's happening now," she said. "It's not happening generations from now."
"I think we can all agree that in the last few years, Mother Nature has dished up an incredible smorgasbord of extreme weather, and we've seen all sorts of extreme weather coming up," Francis said in her introduction.
She started by listing extreme weather events that have been recorded around the globe in the past year. Flooding occurred in Italy, the U.K., China and Alaska, among others. Vermont dealt with Hurricane Irene and Greenland had more melting damage than usual over the summer. Europe, Russia and China all had blizzards and deeply cold winters.
"Last winter, southeast Alaska had the most snow they've ever had, and that's saying something for Alaska," Francis said.
She also mentioned heat waves and drought in the summer throughout Europe, Russia and the U.S.
"The list is just mindboggling," she said.
Francis then tackled the question as to whether humans were having an effect on climate change and the extreme weather situations. Her answer? Yes, and "the evidence is really starting to pile up."
"I think climate change is playing a very huge role, and that's what I want to talk about today," she said.
According to Francis, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased rapidly. Temperature has not responded immediately, but that is because that kind of global process takes a while.
"What this means is … we have a long way to go in terms of warming and the impacts of this high carbon dioxide in the atmosphere," Francis explained. "And we know that the reason why the carbon dioxide is so high in the atmosphere is that humans have put it there. And it's not slowing down."
Francis demonstrated tools that people like her use to gather their data and information, particularly a computer program called a global climate model. It uses math and physics to simulate processes that happen in the atmosphere, and effects on ocean, snow, ice and other climate systems.
One of the effects of increased carbon dioxide is an increased moisture level in the atmosphere.
"Moisture is fuel for storms, and extra moisture in the atmosphere provides more moisture for precipitation," Francis said. "We also know that the effects of that moisture in the atmosphere are not uniformly felt around the globe."
Essentially, wet areas are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier. The changing climate is causing extremes.
Francis used a deck of cards to illustrate her point. She took out the three of clubs and two of diamonds and replaced them with an extra king of hearts and ace of spades.
"This is the deck that Mother Nature's playing with now," she said. "The chances of getting high cards is higher."
This doesn't mean every hand is a good hand, however. This is merely increasing the probability of getting extreme events.
The problem with the ice melting in the Arctic, Francis continued, is that there is no longer that reflective surface. Usually, the bright ice reflects the heat right back into space. But now, with less ice, the heat is going right into the water, where it is absorbed and the entire ocean warms. When fall comes around, that heat is expressed back into the atmosphere in various forms including vapor and infrared. It's all re-transmitted into the atmosphere.
The amount of heat absorbed in the Arctic in areas where ice was lost this summer "is about enough energy to power the entire United States for about 25 years," Francis said. "That's a lot of energy."
The increased warmth at the Northern Hemisphere begins to affect the jet stream, and changes the weather all around the globe. Francis believes that Hurricane Sandy may have been a result of these changing weather patterns.
"As the ocean warms, the hurricane seasons may lengthen so we might see more storms like Sandy forming later in the season, and the warming oceans may allow these storms to track farther northward," she said.
Francis concluded her discussion with an emphasis on how the weather is changing in the present.
"In summary, I would say that our deck of cards has clearly changed," she said. "CO2 levels are higher than they've been in many many thousands of years. We have a warmer world, we have a more moist atmosphere, any weather patterns we have now is forming in a different state. … We know weather of all extreme types are increasing.
"Mother Nature will always throw us some curveballs," she continued, "and I think we should be ready for those."
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Earlier in the summer, I was walking around my neighborhood with my earbuds on. Set on the far north part of the city of Chicago, Andersonville is a small, proud, tight-knit community that harkens back to a simpler time. Oak and maple trees line the streets, the brownstones and beautifully maintained houses (some over a hundred years old) display their gorgeous styles and characters, and people nod to you and offer you a good afternoon while they walk their pugs and labradors.
Suddenly, I felt a hunger to write.
I first concluded that it was my surroundings that made me feel this way, and in an attempt to make the feeling stronger, I paused my music and took out my earbuds to listen. A car horn broke the sleepy drone of a lawnmower in the distance. Behind me squealed the shouting chaos of kids playing in the park. An airplane hovered like a silver hawk in the sky. But the further I walked unplugged, the more I felt this hunger escape me.
What was it? I loved it! The negativity and doubt which was swirling around me that afternoon had suddenly lifted, and I felt inspired, motivated, courageous even. How could I channel this energy? How could I bottle up this feeling so that when I'm feeling this same doubt and frustration as a writer, I can unlock it? But then…where did this feeling come from?
It was then that I realized that it wasn't where I was but what I was listening to that gave me this hunger. I had been listening to a random radio channel. I looked down to discover the artist:
Nica Libres at Dusk
Ben Howard
Feel free to take a break from this post to listen here.
Howard's melodic and droning vocals, the crescendo of verve and emotion as different instruments enter the song one by one, the dark but beautiful details of his lyrics—THIS IS SOMETHING, my spirit whispers to me like a friend smiling in the dark.
I love Ben Howard (in fact I discovered him while listening to yet another random radio station. I must do that more.). His songs have always put me in a good mood, so it was no surprise that when I listened to this song, I felt the same way as when I listened to 'Evergreen' or 'Small Things' from his first album. So I listened to 'Nica Libres at Dusk' on repeat for an hour and a half, walking and pondering what was that became for me a kind of umbilical cord to something bigger.
There were other bands and musicians that put me in this creative state. Music plays us for our emotions, and so some songs take us through the realms of our experiential memory, from happy and jolly to angry and headstrong to nostalgic and sombre. I decided to quickly flip through my library to find other instances of this feeling. It took all afternoon, and I eventually made a small playlist. From this research, I came up with the phrase, which summed up for me the feeling I felt that day while experienced not only Ben Howard and other music like his but also adjacent art forms to my own.
Creative resonance is what happens when you feel inspired to create. Something connects you to that higher level (whether you want to call it God or Muse or The Universe, etc.). While you are in creative resonance, you are in a state of heightened consciousness; and connected to it—just as you are connected to it when you truly flow in your writing—you are thrumming with the pure urge to create as our oldest ancestors did so very long ago, without ego or intention but simply a child-like state to discover and invent for the sole desire of it.
In other words, when I listen to 'Nica Libres at Dusk', I don't feel the emotions and memories of what I feel with other songs in the same key or tone or volume, but feel the urge to produce something just like it with my own art form—to produce its beauty, to produce its complexity, to produce its emotion, and to produce its totality. Creative resonance is a state that urges you to create, not participate. You become the vehicle for the spirit of the piece that enters you; but since it speaks to you from an adjacent art form, it demands that you be creative, bold, and courageous. How can I write something like a song, I think. How can I write a novel like a Paul Klee painting? You can't, not yet, and that's the demand, that's the adventure, that's the struggle and that's the excitement. This is how art forms are changed, this is how boundaries are broken. This is how art evolves.
Going back: that word 'totality' is a powerful word. There's something utterly complete about looking at a work of art that speaks to us totally. One line erased, one phrase missing, one note silenced, and the whole work becomes poorer for it. Few artists have ever reached it, but we can all strive to get closer to it.
We all feel creative resonance. It urges you to create, but we must listen. Spend time with adjacent art forms and pay attention to the ones that whisper to you in the dark. Mark them and put them somewhere close. Whenever you are feeling doubt or frustration while you write, go to that book of paintings and turn to the page where you see the frail power of your poem arch its wings against the wind like the birds. Or put on that song that swirls and tumbles like you want your story to be. Or go to a dance recital or ballet, and notice how the dancers tell their own stories with a flick of the wrist or the bend of the back. You see, it's not just the art forms themselves but the artists behind them that can inspire creative resonance in us. It's there, you just have to find it.
By creating honest, passionate art, you inspire others.
And that, dear readers, is the subject of my next post.
Till next time, have a wonderful day.
Create and Complete!
Question: What particular piece of work resonates with you to make you want to write? I'd love to hear your responses below.


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Zwelethu spent much of his youth behind the lens, recreating his favourite film scenes with nothing but an 8mm camcorder, his BMX and his younger brother as the actor. By the time he was cast as a caricature of cricket legend Lance 'Zulu' Klusener in a washing powder commercial, the film bug had its fangs in deep.
Zwelethu finished top of his class throughout film school, winning numerous awards and the bursaries he needed to fund his studies. The trend continued at his first Loeries, where, just months after graduating, he won a Student Silver for Ster-Kinekor Thato.
Zwelethu has subsequently directed commercials for both local and international agencies and clients, shooting in nine countries across Africa and Europe. In 2017, he won a Silver Apex Award for Creative Effectiveness for Strongbow, while his short film The Hangman has won Best Foreign Film at the Oscar-qualifying LA Shorts Fest, Best South African Short Film at the Durban, Jozi and Shnit film festivals, and Best African Short Film at Zanzibar International Film Festival, among other accolades. He was included in Mail and Guardian's 200 Young South Africans feature in 2018 and recently his SAB 'Vuka' campaign was voted 2nd at the 2019 Creative Circle Awards..


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What is the best way to avoid prejudicial language in job documentation?
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Use gender-neutral language. For example, instead of stating, "waitress wanted," state "wait staff wanted." Any language that refers either directly or indirectly to gender, age, race or disability should be avoided.
For instance, employers should steer clear of terms such as "recent college graduate," or "young office group." The EEOC scrutinizes job ads that include suggestive words and phrases that could be seen as discouraging older job candidates from applying.


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Father Christmas came to CERN on Saturday, 2 December!
Every year, ever since its creation, the Staff Association has organised the CERN Children's Christmas Party, bringing together 5- to 7-year-old children of employed members of the personnel. The success of the party continues to motivate the organizers of the Staff Association.
This year, the party took place on Saturday, 2 December, and no less than 240 children were welcomed in two sessions, at 13.30 and at 15.30. The children attended a show with music, tales and a speaking puppet: "Zéphirine et les légendes de Noël".
After the show, they enjoyed a snack in Restaurant 1. We would like to thank Novae for their valuable help and generous contribution.
Then, Father Christmas himself came to give the children their presents. The Staff Association would also like to warmly thank him for taking the time to bring happiness and joy to little ones and big ones alike during the busy season!
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Our California riding season lingers into mid-November. An hour or so away from the Sacramento area, nestled in the gold country foothills of Amador County, rests a growing-in-public-awareness wine-growing region. A free morning with clear skies and moderate temperatures invites me to revisit the area.
East of Plymouth lays California's Shenandoah Valley. Drained by the Cosumnes River, the earliest Europeans dredged her waters for gold that would play out long before their dreams did.
In the intervening 160 years, agriculture – row crops, walnuts, grazing, berries and flowers – has given way to wine grape production.
But remnants of those diverse agricultural days remain even as their wood foundations dissolve into the rocky soil.
Now, along Steiner Road and Shenandoah Schoolhouse Road, while old ranches have become quaint wineries, relicts of the former era stand as weathering sculptures honoring a not so long ago past. An old caterpillar tractor (Ben Holt invented these not far away in Stockton)…
… a springtooth furrow, once used to till in anticipation of the next planting…
… another view of same…
… a disk rusts in the foreground of what once was a farmer's field shanty turned into the tasting room for Story Vineyards. Picnicking on this acreage affords a view of the Cosumnes. From this vantage it is easy to see those grizzled sourdoughs looking back up the hill at us from a century and a half ago.
The autumn chill has turned the leaves to amber and gold…
… but at spots along the way, orchards not yet ploughed asunder for grape production still yield English Walnuts.
Old barns and old buildings fascinate. A corrugated metal structure serves perhaps as a barrel room, perhaps as a workshop…
… and a red barn fronts a pasture still grazed by horses.
Glorious little roads twist behind hills and disappear. They network in and out of stream courses and along historic fence lines. This one leads me to a hidden gold rush era berg, one I wouldn't have found if the road hadn't beckoned as I crested a ridge.
I've visited the Amador vineyards many times since moving to the Gold County in the mid 80s. Each time I return I find it's been too long. Each time I return I enjoy a relaxing rural environment that spans multiple generations; one that takes care to not depart from its historic roots.
Oh! And the wine!
Twenty-nine years ago, I know because I just counted 'em out on my fingers, we first discovered this region. Living in Sonora, an hour or so south on 49, we had taken a Sunday drive, detoured off Steiner Road, up a gravel track to a metal building atop a knoll. Amador Foothill the sign had said. And it still does.
In the tasting room one is likely to be greeted by either the vineyard tender (the husband) or the winemaker (the wife.) It has been this way for 34 years, we were told yesterday as I purchased my usual half-case of Sauv Blanc – formerly known as Amador Fume. I fill in the case with some luscious Zins and Italian varietals. I put many of them in the "library" side of my wine rack at home.
Over the past three decades, many bigger-money wine operations have moved to the Shenandoah Valley with state-of-the-art tasting rooms, event centers, entertainment venues, bistros and paved parking.
But Amador Foothill, and a few others worth searching out, offer excellent wines at good value staffed by the farmer, his wife or one of the kids. This is the place I seek out first.
Amador Wine Growers Association: http://amadorwinegrapes.com
Amador Foothill Wines: http://blog.amadorfoothill.com/
Story Winery: http://www.zin.com/ (Cool URL!)
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Today's Route: From Sacramento: US 50 west to Latrobe Road. South on Latrobe. East (left) on Sacramento Road to Plymouth. Cross SR 49. Bear right toward Shenandoah Valley. (Bearing left will land you in Fiddletown – a delightful blast from our gold rush past.)
Return: Return to Plymouth and consider SR 49 north to El Dorado (ribs at Poor Reds) thence to Diamond Springs and Placerville (antiques, galleries.)
Or: Head east on Shenandoah Road to Mt. Aukum and on to Fair Play for some twisty pavement, river views and a case of Slug Gulch Red.
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by A.B. Simpson
Thou shalt be to him instead of God—Exodus 4:16
Such was God's promise to Moses, and such the high character that Moses was to assume toward Aaron, his brother. Does it not suggest a high and glorious place that each of us may occupy toward all whom we meet, instead of God?
What a dignity and glory it would give our lives, could we uniformly realize this high calling! What a difference it would make in our actions toward our fellow men! God can always be depended upon. He is without variation. God's Word is unchangeable, and we can trust Him without reserve or question. May we so live that men can trust us, even as they trust God!
Again, God has no needs or wants to be supplied. He is always giving, rich unto all that call upon him (Romans 10:12). The glory of His nature is love-unselfish love-and beneficence toward all His creatures. The divine life is a self-forgetting life, a life that has nothing to do but love and bless.
Let us so live, representing our Master here, while He represents us before the Throne on high.
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Photo of the Week: Deep FreezePosted by Dawn - Pink Chick Filed Under: Photos
Well it's 40 below and off they ran…
Yes on Saturday it was -23C (-9F) but more like -40C (also -40F) with the windchill and still some 71 runners between the ages of 7 and 70+ finished either a 3 or 7k cross country event in Calgary. Would you be that brave or crazy to do it?
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For several years the only running I did was to run the annual 10k race in the spring. I got my best time when I ran hungover on only a few hours sleep. Finally one year I decided maybe I should really pick up running again on a regular basis and attended a running clinic. After finishing the 10k that year I continued to train and ran my first half marathon. That was in 2002. Later in 2002 I moved to Calgary where my running friends nick-named me Pink Lady, Pinko, Pinky and finally Pink Chick simply because I almost always wore pink when I ran. Truth be known I wear it almost all the time. I ran, well mostly walked, my first marathon in 2003. Since then I've run a ton of shorter 5/10k races, 9 half marathons and I added a second marathon in 2007 when I ran the San Diego RnR Marathon. Today I still run. I'm slow but I'm still out there and lovin' it. Someday I hope to join the Triathlon world.
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Juls on
December 15th at 9:22 pm
It actually looks fun.
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December 19th at 5:10 pm
That might just as well be here we just had one half inch of ice. They predict 3 inches of snow tomorrow followed by high winds and zero temperatures.
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December 20th at 8:07 pm
No, I would not be able to do that. It got down to 45 degrees here in Vegas recently and I thought it was too cold to do anything, lol.
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December 22nd at 11:26 am
Me, me, me. I want to do it. Wait. Did you say it was in Canada. -40 is a spring day in Calgary. When was this picture taken? May? Okay, I'm still in.
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December 22nd at 4:50 pm
That is beyond insane. I can appreciate the dedication but I would worry about someone getting seriously sick in those conditions. Big props to the people who were able to finish the race though.
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Qatar Airways signs $19bn Boeing 777-9X deal
Boeing and Qatar Airways have finalised an order for 50 777-9Xs, valued at $18.9 billion at current list prices.
The 777X order, first announced as a commitment at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, was part of the largest product launch in commercial jetliner history.
In addition, the airline announced a commitment for 50 additional 777-9X purchase rights.
If exercised, that would take Qatar's 777X order tally to 100 airplanes valued at $37.7 billion at list prices.
Qatar Airways also announced their intent to order four 777 Freighters and options for four more, with a combined value of $2.4 billion at list prices.
"Qatar Airways continuously builds upon its successful fleet program, and this latest announcement demonstrates the quality equipment we acquire to deliver on our signature Five-Star service," Akbar Al Baker, chief executive, Qatar Airways.
"The Boeing 777 is the backbone of our fleet and is highly amenable to the standards Qatar Airways upholds.
"We look forward to building on our legacy with the next-generation 777-9X."
The 777X will introduce the latest technologies including the most advanced commercial engine ever – the GE9X by GE Aviation – and an all-new high efficiency composite wing that has a longer span than today's 777.
The 777X family includes the 777-8X and the 777-9X, both designed to respond to market needs and customer preferences.
The 777-9X will be 12 per cent more fuel efficient than any competing airplane, necessary in today's competitive environment.
The 777-8X is five per cent more efficient than its competitor at all ranges while providing for new network opportunities.
Design of the 777X is underway and production is set to begin in 2017, with first delivery targeted for 2020.
To date, the 777X has accumulated 300 orders and commitments from six customers worldwide.
Boeing is the undisputed air cargo market leader, providing over 90 percent of the total worldwide dedicated freighter capacity.
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Last week, Apple announced new peripherals for the Mac. In this article, Ken Doe takes a look at the new Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2.
On October 13, 2015, Apple released the new Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2. Less than an hour after the release, I ordered a Magic Keyboard and a Magic Mouse 2. After using the new peripherals for a few days, my verdicts are in.
Magic Keyboard
First, we'll take a look at the Magic Keyboard. Apple's last, major keyboard redesign was in 2007, so it's great to finally have an upgrade!
The Magic Keyboard features an all new design, which is noticeably thinner and lighter than its predecessor. In addition, the keys use an updated scissor switch, which offers 33% more stability. I can feel the stability with every character I type, and during my first typing test, I scored 108 words per minute.
Another useful tweak is the larger function keys (brightness control, volume control, media playback, etc). The prior keyboard had miniature keys in the top row. The keycaps also use Apple's new San Fransisco typeface.
The Magic Keyboard has a built-in lithium ion battery. This means users don't have to switch out AA batteries, every so often.
The Magic Keyboard charges with Apple's Lighting cable, which is included. Apple claims that a two hour charge will power the device for at least a month. This is the same with the Magic Mouse 2. Not only does the Lightning connection charge the keyboard, but it also automatically pairs it with the computer; no more manual pairing and PIN number typing.
I also tested this with Windows on my Mac, and the automatic pairing worked flawlessly.
Overall, this is a much-needed, and very solid upgrade. The only downside I noticed is the price. The Magic Keyboard is $20 more expensive (USD) than its predecessor; costing $99 USD. In the long run, this seems to be okay because one is not spending money on AA batteries, anymore!
Magic Mouse 2
Lastly, we'll look at the Magic Mouse 2. This new accessory also features a rechargeable lithium ion battery, and it charges with Lightning. Additionally, it automatically pairs with Lightning.
The removal of AA batteries makes the mouse feel significantly lighter, and less resistant to surfaces. In my testing, the mouse glides seamlessly over surfaces, and I haven't needed a mousepad. All of the multi-touch gestures from the previous Magic Mouse are still supported in OS X.
I am incredibly satisfied with this mouse upgrade, but there are a few things to be aware of. First of all, the Lightning port is on the bottom of the mouse, so one cannot use the mouse while it's charging. Another thing I noticed is more of a third-party software issue. MagicPrefs is a power-user plugin that enables users to add custom gestures to the Magic Mouse. This plugin does not work with the Magic Mouse 2. I hope there will be an update to the software, one day.
The price of this mouse also increased over the predecessor. It now costs $79 USD, as opposed to $69. However, one is saving money on disposable AA batteries.
To sum up, these upgrades have been very solid, and I think they're long overdue. It's great to have them now! If you wish to view a 90 second video that covers these two accessories, a video embed is included in this article. Thanks for reading.
My name is Ken Doe, and I run a content creation group known as the Computer Clan. In addition, I provide online hardware and software training, and I teach small video production classes at local tech colleges. I have been using the Final Cut line of NLEs since 2008, and I have never considered switching to anything else. It helps power my unfathomable love for producing a great video.
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Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) travel nurses provide care to infants, children and adolescents. The PICU is a highly specialized area of expertise requiring astute assessment skill, development of critical thinking while understanding the implications of growth and development on physiologic and pathophysiologic process. The PICU focuses on creating an environment in which 24-hours medical care is provided to critically ill patients while incorporating each child's primary caregivers and essential participants in decision-making.
PICU nurses have three main duties: monitoring patients, providing appropriate care and informing patients and their families on the status of procedures. Nurses are trained to perform life-saving, invasive interventions to stabilize patients and apply crisis management techniques. They are generally assigned to only one to three patients at a time in order to better handle complicated cases. Nurses are also required to be knowledgeable on state and federal regulations regarding treatment and may function as patient advocates for those who are unable to do so.
PICU RNs may provide special assistance to families, including guidance on preventative care and the potential risks of treatments. While informing families on patients' statuses, nurses may also promote positive health behaviors, perform consultations, provide referrals and facilitate patient transition from the PICU to other health care facilities. Additionally, nurses may counsel families on further treatment, end of life care and organ donation.
Most Pediatric Intensive Care Units specialize in the care of children with various conditions including:
Becoming a PICU travel nurse can bring great rewards as well as great sorrow. Many nurses in this specialty find that they have to move to a new unit and clinical field after a few years because of the risk of burn out.
Earnings for pediatric nurses ranged from $31,776 to $82,107 in 2014, PayScale.com noted, with the median pay at $50,702.
Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurses are registered nurses (RNs) who work in shifts that can include days, nights and holidays. Education and training for these nurses can include completing diplomas, associate's degrees or bachelor's degrees in nursing. All aspiring RNs must pass the National Council Licensure Examination to become licensed.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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I'm struck, in reading the support for the disastrous Senate "health" "care" bill, how much it depends on the idea than an improvement on the average level of US health care is acceptable, even though it means that huge numbers of people will be ruined, and some will die. And I think I'm starting to see a pattern: among liberals the academics and the people with secure jobs support it (even Krugman, sigh), and the people like Ian Welsh who've actually been poor, or who know people who've been poor, oppose it. It's easy, when dealing with numbers, to forget that each click on the counter signifies a whole life: hopes and fears and dreams. I want us to remember.
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So this Dutch singer, Wende Snijders, is just a god. Her voice is just amazing. Can really recommend to give her music a try. She covered a few Jacques Brel songs and it's probably the best one can cover them.
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