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High-speed railways on deep seasonally frozen ground in China
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soils Engineering (SKLFSE), Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAREERI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, China
China has built numerous high-speed railways(HSR) in the past decade (Figure 1). High-speed is defined here as a minimum travel speed of 250km/h. According to a report from the China Railway Co., Ltd., the total length of operating HSR will reach 18,000 km by the end of 2015. Among these HSR lines, the Harbin-Dalian High-Speed Railway, or Hada Railway (HDR), connects Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province and Dalian, the southernmost seaport in Liaoning Province in northeast China. Construction work began on August 23, 2007 and the first commercial services began operating on December 1, 2012.The HDR is the first HSR in China to traverse deep seasonally frozen (>1.5 m) ground (Figure 2).
Figure 1. Railway networks and zones of frozen ground in China. Note: yellow lines are the recently built high-speed railways in regions affected by deep seasonally frozen ground. Red lines are conventional railways and HSR in regions affected by shallow seasonally frozen ground, or short-lived frozen ground, except for the railway crossing the Tibet Plateau which runs across permafrost.
Figure 2. A view of the HDR in winter (Photo provided by Shenku Liu)
The HDR winds across 909 km terrain affected by seasonally frozen ground, and about 25% of the line (231 km) is built on an embankment. The design speed is 350 km/hand the current operating speed is 300 km/h in all seasons. The line crosses terrain with a maximum depth of frost penetration ranging from 2.4 m in the north to 0.9 m in the south. The main challenge in the construction of the railway was how to mitigate frost heave of the railbed so that it stays within the acceptable vertical limit of±15 mm within a longitudinal distance of 200 m. This had to be achieved in spite of frequent and heavy dynamic loading due to high-speed trains, the huge range of ambient air temperatures (-40°C to+40°C; mean annual air temperature range from 3.5°C to 10°C), extensive frost susceptible soils and shallow ground water tables (1-3 m in many flat areas).
A typical embankment comprises three layers: an upper layer (0-0.4m from the roadbed surface) of well-graded gravels with cement; a middle layer (0.4-1.4m) of A and B group fills with cement, and; a lower layer (1.4-2.7m) of A and B group fills or mixed crushed gravels and sand. According to the China Railway Subgrade Construction Standard, A group is the highest quality fill, including block stone, well-graded soil, gravel with a fines content less than 15%; B group is high quality fill, including gravelly soils, gravels, coarse sand, and a fines content of15% to 30%). Underlying frost-susceptible clayey loess is treated by 20-meter long Cement Fly-ash Gravel piles placed at intervals of 1.5 m. The surface of the embankment is covered by China Railway Travel Service I track plate for supporting the tracks.
During construction, field tests were carried out by the research group from the State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soils Engineering (SKLFSE),to evaluate the effectiveness of mitigative measures for frost heave of foundation soils. These measures included refilling of the railbed with non-frost-susceptible soils, application of thermal insulation as a construction material, surface waterproofing and drainage control. Since the HDR was put to service at the end of 2012, the deformation of foundation soils along the whole line has been measured manually once a year. In addition, automatic monitoring devices were installed at 50 sections with complex geological conditions and prone to significant frost heave of the railbed (Figure 3). Three years of monitoring shows that deformation resulting from frost heave of foundation soils is less than 12mm at 97% of the 50 measured sections, i.e. less than the specified limit of 15mm.
Figure 3. A ground temperature and deformation monitoring site along the HDR. The yellow tube with temperature probes inside is for ground temperature monitoring; the concrete plates with white tubes are for deformation monitoring. The data are collected by datalogger and accessed remotely in Lanzhou.
During the first two years of operation (2013 to 2014), the HDR had a running speed of 200 km/h in winter and up to 300 km/h in summer. The running speed increased to 300 km/h year-round in 2015.
In the official design codes of China relating to frost heaving of foundation soils, they are considered to be free of frost action when the frost heave coefficient is less than 1%. This works well with traditional geotechnical engineering projects. However, for certain high-impact infrastructure such as airport runways and high-speed railbeds, this standard is not acceptable. For example, given that the HDR foundation soils are generally 2.7 m in thickness, deformation permitted by the current design code would exceed the allowable heave of the railbed. Consequently, the research team at SKLFSE, led by Professor Fujun Niu, proposed that the silt and clay contents in the A and B group fills must be less 5% in order to ensure the railbed would not experience excessive heave-induced deformation. This was based on intensive studies along the HDR embankment on processes and features of micro-frost-heaving (<1%), a new category of frost heaving proposed by Professor Niu, laboratory experiments and prototype testing, as well as from taking into account the thickness of railbed fills and maximum depths of frost penetration. The research results on the silt and clay contents suitable for high-speed railbeds will help modify future codes for designing high-speed railway and road foundations in cold regions in China and beyond.
Following the success of the HDR, another high-speed railway was built on seasonally frozen ground and began operating on August 17, 2015, running from Harbin west to Qigi'har (HQR) on the Songhua-Nen Rivers Plain (Figure 1). This 282-km-long railway traverses still colder terrain than the HDR, and the design speed is currently 250 km/h. In Northwest China, a new high-speed railway connecting Lanzhou (the Capital of Gansu Province) and Urumqi (the Capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region), with a length of 1,776km and a design speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), was opened for service on December 26, 2014. Currently it is being monitored by the SKLFSE.
China is building and is planning to build many more high-speed railways. Given that more than 70% of the area of the Chinese land territory is influenced by ground freezing and thawing (Figure 1), it is anticipated that more extensive and in-depth research will be conducted and more practical engineering experience will be obtained regarding high-speed railways in the near future. Such works will be beneficial to the construction of Moscow-Kazan High-speed Railway, which will be jointly designed by China and Russia, and the SKLFSE will be involved in that undertaking.
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Sidalcea malviflora
Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) A. Gray ex Benth.
Checkerbloom, Dwarf Checker-mallow, Dwarf Checkerbloom
Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
USDA Symbol: SIMA2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
This is a variable perennial species with numerous subspecies recognized throughout its range. Rhizomes bear dense tufts of dark-green, palmately lobed, fleshy leaves above which grows a flowering stalk 6-24 in. high. Pink to purple, hollyhock-like flowers line the stalk and vary in size according to subspecies. The flowers open in the morning and twist closed at night.
This plant is very variable throughout its range, and reseeds readily.
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Bloom InformationBloom Color: Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
DistributionUSA: CA , OR , WA
Native Distribution: Coastal areas from s. OR through CA
Native Habitat: Grassy slopes; mesas; prairies; open woods
Growing ConditionsLight Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Moist winter/dry summer soils.
Conditions Comments: Because this plant is so variable throughout its range, it is important to use plant material native to the area in which you will be planting. In its native range, checkerblooms reseeds readily.
Value to Beneficial InsectsSpecial Value to Native Bees
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
PropagationDescription: Most easily propagated from seed planted in the late fall. You can also divide the root crowns in the winter before the flowering stem starts to develop. Cut the root lengthwise into 2-3 pieces and replant 8-12 in. apart.
Seed Collection: Not Available
Seed Treatment: Germination is enhanced if seeds are soaked in hot water overnight.
Commercially Avail: yes
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View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
National Wetland Indicator Status
From the National Organizations DirectoryAccording to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara, CA
BibliographyBibref 841 - Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (2006) Burrell, C. C.
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Additional resourcesUSDA: Find Sidalcea malviflora in USDA Plants
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This Level 2 qualification will suit those in a junior role and will help develop skills to become a future team leader or business manager. The candidate will need practical knowledge of more complex administrative support, perhaps supporting meetings and events or retrieving information. This qualification helps to improve skills and become more involved in making improvements to the Business Administration
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The aim of the apprenticeship is to develop an individual so that they are competent in their role, but they also need to know what they are doing and why. To aid this the apprentices will study a Technical Certificate, they will cover the following key areas and will be able to describe and explain them:
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UPVC Window and Door Problems?
There are a variety of reasons why your uPVC windows and doors start to play up. As they are most commonly used in residential properties the constant use eventually causes them to deteriorate. The majority of problems that you will come across will require the help of a locksmith to resolve, however you as a homeowner can help diagnose them problem. Below we have put together a list of some of the most common problems you may come across with your uPVC windows and doors.
Common Problems with UPVC Windows and Doors
UPVC Door Only Locks from One Side – If you find that you can only lock your door from one side and the key is unable to turn from the other then it is most likely that you will need a new lock barrel. If you find that you are unable to remove the key once you have lifted the door handle and turned the key to lock it then it is likely that the central cam lock of the cylinder is out of alignment. This is often caused by lock components and keys wearing down from constant use. To resolve this issue, you will need to get in touch with your local locksmith to replace the cylinder to ensure that the correct cylinder and size is used and fitted properly to ensure proper security.
Door Not Locking Properly/Stiff Handle – This can be caused by a number of issues, however, if the key won't turn or the handle is a bit stiff then the cause is likely the window or door has slipped out of alignment, this stops the bolts being able to fully throw into the locking position. There are many things that can cause a door or window to become misaligned, contracting and swelling in changing weather temperatures, repeated slamming and general wear and tear. There is a simple solution to this problem, by adjusting the hinges of the door or window it will be able to realign with the frame allowing the key to turn and lock easily. However, if you are not sure how to do this then it is worth giving your local locksmith a call.
Handel Spins Not Opening the Door – This happens when a previous sign of a problem has been ignored such as a stiff handle, repeated forcing and slamming of the door or window eventually causes the internal parts to break. Dependent on the type of lock you have you may require a new back box or a completely new lock to resolve this problem. If you are locked in or out of your property, then you will need to contact your local locksmith to come and open the door then they can fit new locks for you.
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The team at NFPA Journal recently combed through the list of more than 150 education sessions occurring at NFPA's Conference & Expo in Chicago. Wittling down a selection this sizable is never an easy task, especially since the topics seem to be as intriguing as in years past.
Always up to the challenge, we've compiled our favorites into a Journal feature. Curious about an NFPA guide getting play in courtrooms across the U.S.? Want the latest information on the intended adoption of NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services? Interested in discovering how NFPA is safeguarding Hollywood?
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Wineskin 2.6.0 Beta 1 !
Here is a beta to test some Wineskin changes. I went ahead and upped the version to 2.6.0 and doing a test release due to some major functionality changes in the wrapper behind the scenes.
Please test this out and let me know of any bugs or other needed features ASAP, so I can make the 2.6.0 release great!
Wineskin 2.6.0 Beta 1 Download No Longer available, please see... Wineskin 2.6.0 Release Candidate 1 !
List of changes
- Wineskin.m background daemon has been merged into WineskinLauncher. Please test thoroughly, including file assocations, and opening the wrapper from Finder, as well as all other functionality and screen options. Wineskin.m used to be the main brains of the wrapper, so a lot had to change to get it working inside of WineskinLauncher.
- A D3DBoost checkbox has been added in Screen Options in Wineskin.app. This will quickly let you enable/disable the CSMT option for Command Stream in Wine. This is currently only in Wineskin engines maked D3DBoost, and in the WS9WineCX13.1.0 engine. It will be in future Wine versions when CSMT becomes standard in Wine.
- Killall Wineskin button in Wineskin.app should work again.
- Killall Wineskin button will also attempt to clear stuck launchd process to clear up 10810 errors.
- Fixed a parsing bug in Winetricks update that caused some entries to have the wrong command names and fail to work, such as corefonts and allfonts.
- Stuck launchd processes will try to be removed at wrapper shut down, if any. This is to attempt to prevent 10810 errors.
- In the git repo, Wineskin.app projoect folder has been renamed from Wineskin to WineskinApp.
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This page contains information which will cover most of our frequently asked questions. Please click on the title to download each document. If you need any more assistance, please contact the school office at email@example.com.
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by Dr. Carl Albert Gieseler
Good Friday 1960 is the 95th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death. Had he lived to finish his second term, the history of our country would no doubt have been far different.
"With malice toward none, with charity for all," the great war President would have carried out his plans to "bind up the nation's wounds" and as a peace President would probably have been successful in making the former slaves free indeed. But Lincoln was dead.
Good Friday is the day when Another died–One who did not remain dead. If Christ Crucified had remained in death, history would have been different too–and all eternity with it.
"But now is Christ risen!" Of this we are assured times without number in God's inspired Word.
"Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord." At least a dozen times He appeared to one or more of His followers in the 40 precious days from Easter to His ascension.
As living Lord He was and is able to carry out the eternal plans of the Trinity "to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to them that are bound." Victorious in the strife with sin and Satan, the Prince of Peace assures us: "If the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."
Good Friday and Easter
As Easter is meaningless without Good Friday, Holy Week has no comfort without Easter. Both belong together.
Many comparisons and illustrations have been used to explain the great difference that Christ's resurrection makes in the proclamation of the Gospel, in the nature of our faith, in the life we live for the living Lord. It has been called the "receipt" which the Father gives for the work of His Son, who has "paid in full" the pains and penalties of our guilt.
Dr. C.F.W. Walther, the former great leader and gifted preacher of our church, preached an Easter sermon on the theme "The Resurrection, the Great Easter Amen of the Father to the Words of the Son: 'It Is Finished!'"
A much-used story, which bears repetition, tells of a Mohammedan who came to a Christian missionary after an open-air service in a village in India.
"When we go to Mecca, our sacred city," the Mohammedan said, "we find at least a coffin, the coffin of our prophet. When you Christians go to your sacred city, Jerusalem, you find nothing but an empty grave."
The missionary smiled: "That's the difference between our religions. Mohammed is dead–in his coffin. But Jesus Christ is not. He is risen. See the empty tomb!"
The Christian Easter festival is a victory celebration, proclaimed again in thousands upon thousands of churches, great and small, in open-air services, in radio and television presentations, and echoed in many tongues by choirs and congregations.
At the end of the First World War a prominent Protestant church in one of our large cities placed on its illuminated bulletin board these words of St. Paul: "Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory." What an abuse of the words of Scripture! True, God alone gives victory. But in the great resurrection chapter from which these words are taken the apostle is not speaking of a victory of the Allies over the Central Powers or of our Northern States over the Southern States or of any other war among earthlings.
Paul is giving thanks for the victory of Christ, for "if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. … But now is Christ risen from the dead and become the First Fruits of them that slept." That's the great difference His resurrection makes.
Changed Disciples
No one can tell this better than St. Paul. Even though he had been indifferent to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, even though he had opposed Him and persecuted His disciples, when he saw the risen Lord on the road to Damascus, he became His greatest herald.
With Peter, James, and John and the other formerly so timid apostles, Paul in his missionary journeys now proclaimed Jesus Christ a living Savior and showed forth the power of Jesus' resurrection.
In his History of the Expansion of Christianity Kenneth S. Latourette, a leading church historian of our day, says of the first Christians:
"It was the conviction of the resurrection of Jesus which lifted His followers out of the despair into which His death had cast them and which led to the perpetuation of the movement begun by Him. But for their profound belief that the Crucified had risen from the dead and that they had seen Him and talked with Him, the death of Jesus and even Jesus Himself would probably have been all but forgotten."
Does the knowledge and conviction of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead make any difference in our church and world today?
The Difference Today
Through the power of the Holy Spirit the preaching of the cross and of the empty tomb has brought about the perpetuation of Christianity. Of the total estimated world population of 2,800,000,000, about 850,000,000 bear the name Christian.
In our country alone the Christians are divided among about 250 denominations or sects, 80 percent of these in eight denominations. Practically all observe Easter, bearing witness to their acceptance of the resurrection of the One crucified.
Church attendance on Easter is by far the largest of the whole year (possibly excepting the children's Christmas "program"). Does this mean that Christ's resurrection has made such a difference and become the most important phase of Christianity in the lives of most Christians? Unfortunately not, if we compare the Easter church attendance with the number of church-goers on "regular Sundays."
Easter Christians
We hear various anecdotes about this disparity: Two women in their Easter finery approach the church among the crowds of similarly attired people. Says the one to the other: "I wonder if we'll get a seat. It seems to me that those who go to church every Sunday could stay at home on Easter so that those of us who do not come otherwise could find a seat."
And there is the story of the blunt-speaking pastor who told his Easter congregation: "Since I shall not see many of you in church for some time to come, I want to wish you a merry Christmas!"
This is no laughing matter. So many "yearlings" in church on Easter poses quite a problem and constitutes a real dilemma for the preacher. The Easter message should be one of joy. How can these "casual Christians" truly taste this joy if during the year they show little interest in Him who died for their sins?
The preacher might be tempted to make his message a "scolding sermon" directed to the Easter-only churchgoers. He might find a good text for this in the ancient Easter Epistle, which begins: "Your glorying is not good." But pastoral tact will restrain him.
He will rather emphasize the Easter joy in the light of Holy Week and Good Friday. He will open the floodgates of the Gospel in the words of St. Paul: "Christ was delivered [into death and hell] for our offenses [our past wrong-doings and negligences] and raised again for our justification [the gracious forgiveness of our sins]."
All Christians should then continue the soul-winning and soul-keeping efforts begun during the Lenten season that this Easter may make a big difference in the spiritual life of the church. At Easter we not only "come and see" but also "go and tell."
Thus our Easter will be a continuous festival. It should be a weekly observance. The early Christians chose Sunday for worship because on that day Christ rose from the dead. They used the symbol of the cross, the bare, empty cross, to signify their faith in the risen, living Lord. Today the use of this "resurrection cross" rather than the crucifix (cross with corpus) is gaining in popularity among Christians.
Every day in our life should be an Easter day with a funeral and a resurrection. When by daily contrition and repentance our old Adam is drowned and dies, a new man should daily come forth and arise, who shall live before God in righteousness and purity forever.
Indeed, Easter Day every day!
What a difference Christ's resurrection makes!
About the Author: Dr. Carl A. Gieseler (1888–1965) graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in 1913 and received his Th.D. from Denver's Iliff School of Theology in 1947. He served as a pastor in Detroit and Denver and as a professor at St. John's College, Winfield, Kan., and Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. He was a contributor to both The Lutheran Witness and Der Lutheraner.
Reprinted from the April 19, 1960, Lutheran Witness. LCMS congregations may reprint for parish use. All other rights reserved.


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On June 18, 2011, NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its second-closest encounter with Saturn's small moon, the icy Helene.
With an average radius about 9 times larger than the Earth's, Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus (the Titan father of Zeus), the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani.
Saturn has 9 rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. 62 known moons orbit the planet, not counting hundreds of "moonlets" within the rings.


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Trice Pickens looks up to Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, but closer to home, another tennis player who recently embarked on a pro career offered an appealing template, leading the five-star recruit to sign with Northwestern University last fall.
"Strong Kirchheimer is from the same town, Cary, North Carolina," Pickens says of the 2017 Northwestern graduate. "I had talked to him a decent amount before that and that caught my interest. I think he grew a lot in college, so they know what they're doing there, they know how to develop a player, so that piqued my interest."
The success of Kirchheimer, who recently made the final of a $25,000 Futures tournament in Canada, is just one of the reasons Pickens chose head coach Arvid Swan's program.
"I really think the main draw for me, from my unofficial visit, was that it's a very disciplined tennis program, and I think Coach Arvid really focuses on development as a college and even a pro player afterwards," Pickens says. "So that was a big part of me choosing there. The academics, you can't ignore that — that's a big part of it. I thought Northwestern is where my tennis can really prosper the most and it's a great academic opportunity."
As the No. 2 player from North Carolina in the 2018 recruiting class, trailing only 2017 Kalamazoo 18s champion Patrick Kypson, Pickens drew interest from many schools across the country and took a handful of unofficial visits during his junior year.
"I looked at UNC, Clemson, Texas, Yale, to name a few," Pickens says. "I took an unofficial to N.C. State really young, just because I've always practiced there a decent amount."
After fielding calls and emailing a few schools he did not hear from at the beginning of his junior year, Pickens began to get serious about the recruiting process.
"Eventually I got it down to maybe 10 schools, then whittled it down," says Pickens, who verbally committed in the spring of his junior year. "Northwestern was my top school, definitely after my unofficial, but even before that."
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I am reading some of the evaluations of my SDV 101 faculty and some students will make the comment that they have already taken SDV 100-College Success Skills.
The following students are exempt from taking SDV 101 for program admission:
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- You have transferred in an SDV elective from another college (verified by NOVA transcript evaluation)
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The SDV course is centered on college success skills. Often students misinterpret the 101 courses to be Health Science 101 or Nursing 101. The discipline is STUDENT DEVELOPMENT. The learning outcomes are the same as SDV 100 courses but we adjust our instruction, textbook, and assignments to students who are interested in healthcare careers.
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For my last blog from Cisco Live this year, I am happy to run our traditional Hottest Booth Girl Contest. As any attendee will admit, extremely good looking young women are a sure-fire way to get male network geeks to listen to your 60 second speech about how your software tool will revolutionize a network. Our past winner went to Qumu in 2008 for bringing us Gigi. (Sadly, there was no contest in 2009 given my lack of attendance that year). This year's conference was definitely the year of the duets. Three of the five teams were companion sets of girls, definitely stretching the rules of the contest, which we are fine with BTW. (rules? there are rules to this contest? Please!). Anyways, here's the rundown.
Contestants #1 from Computer Associates - a pair of very pretty girls in nice boots:
Contestant #2 from NetOptics - with the sailor theme (BTW, also part of a duet, but I failed to get the other girl in the picture):
Contestants #3 from Lancope - the ninjas (definitely a conciliation prize for creativity) :-)
Contestant #4 from Cloupia - a dark horse candidate from the first row of the WoS:
But, based on the votes from the expert panel of judges (ok, just the geeks on my team) the winner of this year's Hottest Booth Girl Contest goes to Bluecat Networks for the race car girls: These ladies were definitely too tall for me (not that that matters at all!). :-) Congrats to Bluecat Networks! I got scanned 3 or 4 times.
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After dropping off one toddler at daycare and throwing the other one at the babysitter, I race out of the house and speedwalk to a coworking space, juggling my laptop, my keys, a water bottle, a yoga mat, and an exhausting mental checklist of everything I need to do in the next six hours and 45 minutes.
And then I hear it. That little tiny voice starts singing: "Enjoy the wow … that's happening now."
It's so loud and clear that it shocks me out of my mania. I look around. It's so sunny out that I have to squint. I'm cutting through a park where people are strolling, dogs are playing, and the sky is blue. Making note of the lyrics I've just heard in my head, I take a breath, roll my shoulders back, and consciously decide to enjoy my walk rather than rush through it.
Who did that little voice belong to? Was it my yoga teacher? Deepak Chopra? Oprah Winfrey? Nope. It belonged to a cute little tiger named Daniel who for some reason refuses to wear pants. He's the star of Daniel Tiger, an animated kids' show based on the Daniel-the-puppet from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and he's a genius.
Now, you may roll your eyes at the mere mention of Daniel. I did, too. At least for the first 47,652 episodes I watched. After all, the animation looks flat and boring, the show is slow moving, and that pants thing is really troubling.
Then I started to really pay attention to Daniel. He's not a perfect character. He's super jealous, he gets in fights with his friends all the time, and, let's face it, he wouldn't be much fun at happy hour.
But once I stopped critiquing and started actually listening, I began to realize how valuable the show is. Daniel always seems to be right on top of my kids' issues. Not into circle time? There's a song for that. Have a new baby sister? There's a song for that. Parent traveling for work? There's a song for that strangely-specific toddler crisis, too.
And the songs don't just distract from the problem at hand. Each one has a simple, easy-to-remember melody, with lyrics that introduce a helpful coping strategy. Don't get me wrong, the tunes aren't stellar. This certainly isn't Bubble Guppies. (I'm a total stan for Bubble Guppies.) And most of the characters sing in randomly different keys, which totally bugs the crap out of my musical theater-loving heart. (Don't even get me started on the fact that there are no sopranos.) But the songs on Daniel Tiger are so short, soothing, and repetitive that you somehow absorb and retain the lesson without even trying.
Having grown up with Mister Rogers as one of my first teachers, I turned to Daniel Tiger as the second TV show I allowed my kids to watch. (The first was Sesame Street, obvi.) Even though I don't specifically remember Daniel on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he immediately felt familiar when I saw him in his own show. And it recently occurred to me that Daniel had lessons not just for my kids, but for me, too.
For example, after I spent 20 minutes getting everyone settled in a shopping cart at Trader Joe's and my recently potty-trained daughter said that she had to pee-pee ( "And it's a 'mergency!"), I heard Daniel's voice in my head, singing: "When you feel so mad that you want to roar, take a deep breath and count to four." Shockingly, I actually did. And you know what? It made me feel better.
When I had to pack everyone up before vacation and my travel anxiety skyrocketed, I thought: "Give a squeeze, nice and slow. Take a deep breath and let it go." And after I took a breath, I suddenly remembered that we could most likely buy anything I forgot to pack.
When I left my children overnight for the first time in their little lives and I was so conflicted about how they could possibly survive without me that I considered canceling the trip, I heard: "Grownups come back." And instead of using the song to reassure my children, I used it to reassure me.
Yes, that little tiger has had a sneaky way of becoming part of my life without me even realizing it. And it's not just me. My parents are helping watch my girls for the week. Mom told me that yesterday when they were fighting over a toy in front of her, she repeated a little ditty she heard Daniel singing the day before: "You can take a turn, and then I'll get it back." It probably didn't solve the problem immediately (my girls are both stubborn and freakishly strong), but it gave her a suggestion for handling it.
As a total Type A person, I am often thrown by the insanity of motherhood. I make plans for a playdate only to have the baby spike a fever. I am taking one child to a birthday party only to have her throw the biggest tantrum of her life in full public view. What would Daniel say in these situations? "When something seems bad, turn it around and find something good." Admittedly, this feels impossible to do in the moment, but looking back, I can see that it was good that I caught the baby's fever before we left the house, and probably even better that I was able to talk the toddler through her tantrum effectively enough to return to the party.
How is Daniel so wise? He may fail but he tries again. And again. And again. (Don't worry — there's a song about that, too.) That little guy never gives up — and neither should I.


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The Advanced Placement Program (AP) program is an internationally-recognized program developed by the College Board and provides students with the opportunity to take university-level courses in high school. Students can also earn advanced standing at universities if they successfully write a standardized AP exam.
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At the YCDSB, AP/PACE courses are specifically modified to meet gifted students' needs by extending the depth and/or breadth of covered topics, compacting content for rapid pacing, substituting different or more abstract materials, and providing enrichment learning experiences. The AP curriculum is spread over four years of classes at the YCDSB. As a result, students cover the curriculum for Grades 9-12 plus first year university material by the end of Grade 12 – they cover five years of material spread out over four years.


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About the Tennessee State Fair:
The first Tennessee State Fair, which took place in 1869, was held at the Old Fairgrounds, located at the end of the West End Avenue streetcar line. In 1906, the Fair was moved to its current location and has been held annually, except for four years during World War II. Today, the Tennessee State Fair attracts over 230,000 visitors and participants, with recent trends showing a steady growth in popularity.
Featuring a variety of educational and entertaining exhibits, the Tennessee State Fair offers good old-fashioned fun with great midway rides and Kid Zone fun, blue ribbon livestock, agricultural, and creative arts competitions, grilling and cooking competitions, mule pulling, racing pigs (competitors include Tammy Swine-ette and Oprah Hamphrey), cow milking and plenty of tempting fair food.
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More Country Fairs in Tennessee
- Williamson County Fair
Franklin, Tennessee (August)
Following a 55 year hiatus, the new and popular Williamson County Fair has returned with lots of old-fashioned county fair fun.
- Obion County Fair
Union City, Tennessee (August)
Attracting about 130,000 fair-goers, this popular county fair, held in August, offers lots of traditional fair fun in northwestern Tennessee.
- Wilson County Fair
Lebanon, Tennessee (August)
One of Tennessee's most popular and oldest fairs, the history of the Wilson County Fair dates as far back as 1853. Popular attractions include midway rides and games, nightly musical entertainment on six stages, several contests, exhibitions, a petting zoo and lots of great country fun.
- Appalachian Fair
Gary, Tennessee (August)
This popular fair features midway fun, livestock shows, motocross and demolition derby, Tennessee wildlife exhibits, Appalachian craftsmen demonstrations concerts and much more fun for all ages.
- Warren County Agricultural and Livestock Fair
McMinnville, Tennessee (September)
The Warren County A & L Fair attracts around 165,000 visitors to enjoy the many competitions and exhibits, midway excitement, entertainment and more.
- Tennessee Valley Fair
Knoxville, Tennessee (September)
The first Tennessee Valley Fair was held in 1916, although its origins have been traced to the earliest years of the 20th Century. An eagerly awaited annual tradition of the region, the Fair attracts almost 140,000 visitors to enjoy an array of attractions, events and good family fun.
- West Tennessee State Fair
Jackson, Tennessee (September)
Since 1855, the West Tennessee State Fair has provided an entertaining and educational fair with fun for all ages, including like fair rides, fair food, fair entertainment, fair exhibits and more.
- Mid-South Fair
Memphis, Tennessee (September - October)
Attracting over 400,000 visitors, this popular fair first opened in 1856. Offering family oriented fun, the authentic and original Mid-South State Fair features rides, fair food, main stage entertainment, arts, exhibits, youth talent, and more.
- Middle Tennessee District Fair
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee (September - October)
A showcase for area farmers and other organizations, this fair offers attractions, food and entertainment for family friendly fun in an affordable atmosphere. Exhibits include livestock shows, food preservation, creative arts, horticulture and flower shows, plus daily arena fun include demolition derbies, ATV and Bike Motocross, truck and tractor competitions and much more.
In addition to the fairs highlighted above, there are more than 45 other fun county and country fairs held in Tennessee, mostly during August and September although a few fairs take place earlier in the summer.


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A new client of mine is getting over a VERY stressful weekend.
A weekend in which her emotions got the better of her….and as a result, she found herself face to face with some pretty intense cravings for pizza, coca-cola and tubs of double-churned chocolate ice cream.
The cravings won.
By Monday morning, the stress was at least partially under control, but she was now feeling a ton of guilt & nausea from pigging out on all that food.
After reminding her that she should have called me instead inhaling all that food, we had a nice long chat about:
- how our moods affect the food we eat
- how the food we eat affect our moods
She was already quite aware of how her moods affected the quantity and quality of the food she ate.
When she felt sad or mad or glad, she also felt like eating pizza & coca-cola and ice cream.
What she wasn't aware of was how her emotional diet of pizza, coca-cola & ice cream:
- set off a flood of hormones & neurochemicals designed to
- make her crave more of the high sugar, high salt, high fat foods she had just inhaled.
She also wasn't aware that when we combine her diet-induced hormonal & neurochemical triggers with the ones caused by her emotions, she was doomed to end up with a truly vicious circle of poor eating choices.
Because in addition to the physical sensations of hunger and the specific cravings for sweet, salty & fatty caused by her hormones & neurochemicals, my client also got to experience the incredibly crappy mood altering effects of her weekend emotional eating binge.
She actually felt worse than before she pigged out.
Sad. Angry. Frustrated.
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Porsche have locked out the first two positions in the starting lineup for the WEC season opener in Silverstone, just ahead of the defending champion No. 8 Audi.
Both Porsche 919 Hybrids qualified ahead of the competition this afternoon with the duo from 'Down Under' Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley. The pair took pole position in the No.17 car, however they did use an extra set of tyres, which could effect race pace tomorrow. Their two lap average of 1m39.721s was enough to stay in front of the No.18 car of Neel Jani and Romain Dumas by 0.619s.
The No. 8 Audi qualified in 3rd followed by 2014 world champions Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson who only managed to qualify 4th. No. 7 Audi and No. 6 Audi rounded out the top 6.
After the qualification I had time to sit down with both Brendon Hartley and Anthony Davidson. Find the full interviews below on RaceDepartment's Soundcloud.
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Lupe Fiasco, the Chicago everyman rapper scheduled to play the Fillmore tonight, made an early stop on his tour of the city to support the Occupy Denver gathering in front of the state capitol earlier this afternoon. Fiasco has maintained an increasingly public profile about his support of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which for 15 days has included Denver in its list of regional affiliates.
The rapper has taken to social media frequently to announce his approval of the movement, and his Twitter profile includes a direct shout-out to the national trend. Beginning this morning, Fiasco Tweeted his arrival in Denver with hashtags referencing the city's inclusion in the national occupation.
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At about 4 p.m., however, Fiasco made a stop at the capitol in person to drop off tents and parkas for those who front the movement locally, many of whom sleep at the area all night and all of whom are preparing for the quickly approaching cold weather. Although nobody announced his presence while he was there, one member of the occupation shouted an acknowledgment of the rapper's donations as he and his crew settled back into their van. The donations earned a rowdy round of applause, which in turn earned a generous handful of Tweets celebrating the fact.
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A reflection on the Bolivian service-learning program I participated in as a Slippery Rock University student in partnership with Amizade Global Service-Learning.
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Learning to Serve: Service-Learning in Cochabamba, Bolivia
An introduction to the service-learning program I'll be participating in during January 2018. Our team will serve local communities in education-based service in Cochabamba, Bolivia for two weeks and participate in homestay living with a local family.
Higher Education Environments: Placemaking at Carnegie Mellon University
How does Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) use the concept of placemaking to establish itself as a place of learning that aligns with the values it puts forth? Though this project, I will examine five pieces of evidence I collected where I found CMU to uphold and ignore aspects of placemaking as it relates to their vision and mission statements.


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My name is Jenn, and at the time of writing this, I'm a 31-year-old mother of 1. I live on the north coast of Northern Ireland. One of the most iconic spots in the world. I was born and bred in a wee town called Bushmills, made famous for having the world oldest licensed distillery and being only six minutes, by car, to the Giants Causeway. I now live in a local town called Coleraine, with my 8-year-old son and my partner of 9 years.
For the past 4 years, I have worked in a well-known discount store. Not the job I had imagined myself doing but hey; that's where I am and I've come to live with it and make the most of it. Before this, I have had a grand total of 4 jobs, a waitress, a sales assistant in a small grocery shop, a sales assistant very small discount shop run by a local couple and best job by far, for a very well known entertainment shop which, unfortunately, went into administration and had to close. A turning point in my, and the other 8 members of staffs, life didn't see coming at all.
During my time working, I managed to make my way through Uni, studying Interactive Media Arts at the local University of Ulster. Which now I feel (to be honest) was a waste of time and money because I would probably have ended up exactly where I am today. Which, is a mother of an 8-year-old boy called Tom and the partner to a man I owe my life.
The reason for doing this blog is to help me become (or at least try to become) a better version of myself. I have found, that lately, I have been retreating back into myself and not being the person that I thought I was going to be. Or even the person I am. I have put on quite a bit of weight in the past 3 years. Mainly due to motivation, or lack thereof, and just plainly eating way too much. I'm hoping that with this blog, it will get me in the right frame of mind to actually do something about getting rid of the excess weight that seems to have gathered around my midriff, and to help get me out from the dark cloud that seems to be following me around lately.
I'm hoping that because I have to think about my life and what exactly people would like to read about, that my mood improves, my sleep improves and my general lifestyle improves. There are many aspects of my life that I will disclose throughout this blog and many that I won't. I just hope that the aspects I decide to disclose will be adequate enough for you to continue reading, commenting and maybe even to guide me in the direction I should be heading.
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It turns out Jezebel's hatred for Kirsten Dunst was short-lived, as they've found a new female celebrity to skewer. Dunst ruffled feminists' feathers in April by promoting traditional gender roles. Now, it's 'Divergent' film star Shailene Woodley who is rejecting modern feminism. Here's an excerpt from her interview with Time, when they asked her if she considered herself a feminist:
No because I love men, and I think the idea of 'raise women to power, take the men away from the power' is never going to work out because you need balance. With myself, I'm very in touch with my masculine side. And I'm 50 percent feminine and 50 percent masculine, same as I think a lot of us are. And I think that is important to note. And also I think that if men went down and women rose to power, that wouldn't work either. We have to have a fine balance.
Jezebel, true to form, quickly jumped on Woodley's comments, accusing her of being "young and a bit sheltered" and reasoned that if only someone sat her down and "explained that feminism is actually about equality and women's empowerment, she'd get the message."
Tell me again how constantly criticizing candid female celebrities the moment they even hint they don't want to be called a feminist is empowering to women? To prove how much they believe in female unity, Jezebel even put together a hit list, if you will, of female celebrities who have refused to embrace the title of "feminist."
Jezebel or The Daily Beast may ignore it, but there is truth to what these celebrities are saying. Modern feminism, by continually defining the opposite sex as dominating or misogynistic, has worked to diminish some men's confidence. What's more, some feminists' 'women don't need men' diatribe, suggested by well-known figures such as Gloria Steinem, who is often attributed with the infamous "fish without a bicycle" quote, has had a negative impact on society at large. Consider the fact that 85 percent of children with behavioral disorders come from father-absent homes.
These are statistics today's feminists want nothing to do with. Thankfully, more and more Hollywood starlets are standing up for the men in their lives by rejecting this sexist movement.


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Recommendations for Year-End Tax Preparation
The leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping and the holidays are just around the corner. This means that the year is quickly winding down which also means it's time to start thinking about 2012 taxes. Early tax preparation is the key to a seamless and stress-free tax season. Clergymen can especially benefit from early tax preparation as their taxes often need to be approved by a tax professional to ensure that they are accurate.
According to a blog post on clergytaxnet.com, there are several tax-related things that clergymen need to consider and possibly apply before the end of the… Continue reading
Pulpit Freedom Sunday Questions Clergy Tax Laws
According to an October 2 Huffington Post blog, nearly 1000 pastors from around the country will have taken on the IRS on Sunday, October 7 by participating in "Pulpit Freedom Sunday". One of the major aspects of clergy tax code is the fact that churches are considered tax-exempt. However, pastors across the country believe that their voices are being silenced politically due to that status.
Currently under the Johnson Amendment, tax-exempt organizations, which include churches, are not allowed to endorse any candidate running for elective public office. Therefore, the questions behind the creation of "Pulpit Free Sunday" is whether or… Continue reading


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Comrie Community Council urgently require new Community Councillors to come forward or the Community Council could fold.
The Community Council is an essential support to the local community. More people are needed to stand for election so please consider whether you could dedicate some of your free time to support the local community and bring new ideas to the Community Council.
Andrew Finlayson the current Chairperson spoke out at the CC's AGM of how much has been done and how we need members of the community to come forward to continue the success of our CC:
|This is the last chair's report of the current 4 year session of this Community Council as we prepare to stand down in anticipation of full Community Council Elections in November. Since I was elected 5 years ago, in what was really the last full & proper elections, CCC has lost the services of 11 Community Councillors and of this remaining band of 6 perhaps half are unlikely to stand in the coming election.
However you look at it the end of this year will see a new era in this Community Council. As I too will be standing down in October I would like to take this opportunity to thank and applaud the Community Councillors I have worked with over the last five years. It has been a pleasure to work with a diverse bunch of such good people who have freely volunteered their time and energy to best represent, in a genuinely non partisan way, the community of Comrie as a whole.
For us the last few years have been pretty tumultuous what with the floods, the retirals of many Community Councillors, illnesses, surgical operations and, perhaps most challengingly, what appears to have been the sudden near exponential rise in the amount of issues we are being encouraged to address. e.g this month I have received or sent some 140 e-mails.
|This year, in common with previous years, I think we have made valuable contribution to the common good. We have provided an open forum for various local bodies, interest groups & individuals to either promote their good causes, resolve their grievances or simply acted as a potent conduit to the various powers that be. Through our close relationship with our valued and appreciated P&K Councillors, the Council itself, the police, the Fire Service, neighbouring Community Councils etc we have managed to make a difference to the benefit of the Community. We have also learned the frustrations of our own limitations not least with operating well under strength for much of our time.
|In June this year we lost our dauntless Secretary Sandra McRitchie and in December we lost our redoubtable Roads Crusader Gill Brock. Both contributed greatly to the community as Community Councillors. We are happy that Sandra is, however, able to soldier on as our webmaster and delighted at the success and revenue stream she encourages.
Most recent our new Secretary Pam Manning had to retire due to unforeseen circumstances and she leaves with our appreciation for all her efforts not least the processing of approximately 100 e-mails per month. It is an increasing challenging task to sort out what's relevant and what's not.
The Community Council is an essential support to the local community. More people are needed to stand for election so please consider whether you could dedicate some of your free time to support the local community and bring new ideas to the Community Council.


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Hey! Head over to Jason Shadrick's blog to see my guest post, a lesson on the crafty art of syncopation. Hope you dig it. Make sure you check out the rest of Jason's site, including his excellent Twitter directory and the '7 Questions' series including Greg Koch, Steve Vai, Alex Skolnick (I especially dig Alex's Hunter S Thompson quote), Stu Hamm, Paul Gilbert and many more.
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To John Adams from Edward Hill, 29 July 1774
From Edward Hill
Boston July 29. 1774
Nothing could induce me to keep alive the remembrance of an affair which you will easily believe I wish might be forever forgotten, but the consideration of the importance it is of to me that my Character should stand fair in the opinion of a person with whom I have had, and in all probability am likely to have, such a connection as with you; and that no suspicion of my fidelity should remain in your mind to produce hereafter very disagreeable Consequences to both.
That any suspicion does at present remain I will not say; what determined me to write to you on this subject was a sight of some figures in your hand writing by which I perceived that you were at a loss to find any minute in the writ book of 10/4 part of the 13–8/ which I had received. I suppose that a thot might occur to you upon this, that I might have received monies without acknowledging the receipt in the book and who could tell how much? Yet a moment's Reflection will convince you that a fraud of this Kind could not long be concealed. The person who pays the money must know to whom he pays it; what then could avail this trick? I must be responsible for what I had thus received. I could not plead a mistake—for tho' I might forget to minute it, I could not say I forgot to pay you the money.
With respect to this sum of 10/4 I find in the list of Actions for April Term a minute of the receipt of it with the date in the Case of Gooch vs Stone.
Upon the whole Sir I take the liberty to say, that my fidelity to you has been uniform and constant; that, except the money in question, I never received a farthing to my knowledge that I did not immediately account to you for—that I never conceived the taking that money could any way injure you, as I believed my father would immediately repay it and he has since informed me that he intended to do it the day he went to Salem which was Wednesday. I am sorry the delay of it so far incommoded you; I am with much respect, yr very humbl. Servant,
EDW. Hill
RC (Adams Papers); docketed in JA's hand: "Ed. Hall July 29 1774."


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Canon Middle East, a leader in imaging and business solutions, demonstrated its commitment to the film production and news broadcasting industry of the region by unveiling its new range of ultra-high definition (4K) cameras.
In collaboration with its partner National Stores, Canon unveiled two powerful cameras--the Canon EOS C300 Mark II targeted at the professionals in the field of film production and broadcasting and the Canon XC10 4K Camcorder, targeted at amateurs who are interested in shooting premium quality videos and video journalists who need a high-end camera that is light weight and easy to use.
4K-cameras boast a pixel format of 3840x2160 pixels four times that of the current 1920x1080 Full HD television sets, meaning it has greater clarity and depth. The broadcast, satellite and digital media sectors are investing heavily in ultra-high definition (4K) cameras and are looking at ways to create creative, innovative content.
"4K is the next leap big in broadcast and TV, and for video production companies, there's little benefit in standing still. Our role at Canon is to help facilitate creative expression at all ends of the spectrum. And that's why we have the C300 Mark II and the XC10 cameras which reflect the evolving needs of video producers," said Hendrik Verbrugghe, Marketing Director at Canon Middle East.
Binoj Nair, Marketing Manager, Canon Middle East addressed the audience followed by a product brief and a demonstration by Raul Gabat and Yoshifumi Satake. "The momentum building for 4K underscores just how much the market has evolved in the decade since HD was rolled out. The introduction of the new 4K cameras into Canon's professional fleet will serve as a game-changer for the broadcast industry," said Ateeq, Sales & Marketing Director from National Stores.
The Canon XC10 4K Camcorder is compact, palm-sized lightweight camera that has a versatile design for convenient 4K/Full HD video shooting and 12 Megapixel digital still photography. The Canon C300 Mark II is an evolutionary 2nd generation Cinema EOS 4K camera system with a wide range of new and improved features including 4K/2K/Full HD internal and external recording.
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Matt Barys question for Opeth is
" I was listening to Watershed and Ghost Reveries the other day. The clean vocals are really strong over heavy material. Are you ever considering releasing some new songs with heavier sounds and just clean vocals over it? I think it would be killer! "
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Defense Secretary Announces Immediate Changes for DADT Cases
Effective today, it will be much harder to discharge gays and lesbians from the U.S. military, despite the fact that Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) is still in effect. This is the first concrete change indicating that the military plans to follow through on a promise to phase out the policy in the foreseeable future.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates today announced a new set of measures that would make dismissing gays far more difficult than it has been up to this point. The changes, Gates said, would provide "a greater measure of common sense and common decency," and, while they would leave DADT in place, they would encourage enforcement "in a fairer and more appropriate manner." In that sense, the new rules are an in-between stage, where DADT exists, but is being modified in anticipation of a Congressional change to the law.
Effective immediately, and applying to cases that are already in process, only high-ranking officers will be able to bring and prosecute discharges. The kind of information involved in those complaints will likewise change, with a much higher standard for what kind of information is deemed credible. Hearsay evidence will be reduced, and people giving evidence in DADT cases will need to swear an oath, as well as undergoing "special scrutiny," with investigators looking out for potential grudge charges. Certain kinds of private conversations, such as those with lawyers, doctors, therapists or clergy, will now be treated as confidential. Said Secretary Gates today, "I believe these changes represent an important improvement, in the way the current law is put into practice, above all by providing a greater measure of common sense and common decency, to a process for handling what are difficult and complex issues for all involved."
The changes were announced after Gates established a panel to review DADT earlier this year, per President Obama's unequivocal statement in the State of the Union address that he intended to end the policy, and subsequent congressional hearings. Legislation to end DADT was introduced into the US Senate earlier this month; a similar bill has been stalled in the House of Representatives since the summer of 2009.


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Toronto-based music publishing and rights management company ole has secured a $500 million credit facility that will be used to finance future acquisitions. The credit line was guaranteed by 12 US and Canadian banks led by Los Angeles-based City National Bank.
The transaction was originally launched as a $400m facility, but the company said that it "generated strong demand from both new and existing lenders, and as a result was increased to $500m, making it the largest credit facility in independent music publishing industry in recent years."
"We've been supporting the entertainment industry for over 60 years and we see great potential in ole, which has earned a premier reputation not only in the music industry, but in film and television as well," said City National chairman and CEO Russell Goldsmith.
ole chairman and CEO Robert Ott commented: "We believe the overwhelming demand for the facility speaks volumes to ole's track record of execution and success, and we look forward to finding new opportunities to continue to scale in existing and complementary verticals as well as to further enhance our technology and data management assets. We are pleased to have the financial backing, expertise and support from City National Bank and our other financial partners."
According to the company, ole has achieved a three-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 55% and is on track to meet a 2016 Net Publisher's Share target of $60m at 65% EBITDA.
Over the past 12 years, ole has completed more than $520m in acquisitions. It controls over 50,000 songs and 60,000 hours of TV/Film music across all genres. ole owns the Sony Pictures Entertainment catalogue, publishing and masters rights to the rock band Rush and producer/songwriter Timbaland.


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