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Seung Rok Baek, baroque violin
Seung Rok Baek was born in South Korea in 1983. He started playing violin at the age of ten. He studied violin at Deokwon art high school at the Hanyang University in Korea. During 2003-2004, he served in National Police Orchestra as principal 1st violinist as mandatory service. As soon as he turned back to University, he became interested in playing on period instrument, and he started to play on several concerts. In 2008, he took up with the studies of the baroque violin and baroque viola at the Royal conservatory in The Hague with Ryo Terakado and Catherine Mackintosh. He took part to many international festivals and masterclasses as, among the others, the Utrecht early music festival, Tafelmusik baroque orchestra summer institute, Jeune Orchedstre Atlantique, Amsterdam early music summer school. He played in many concerts in Europe and Korea with Il Gardelino, Collegium Musicum Den Haag, Musica Poetica, Contrasto Armonico, Il Concerto Barocco, Sigiswald Kuijken, Philippe Herreweghe, Bartold Kuijken, Peter van Heygen, Alfedo Bernardini, Jeane Lamon, Philippe Pierlot, Charles Toet, Marcel Ponseele, Richard Egarr and Ryo Terakado.
Ji Yun Kang, baroque violoncello & viola da gamba
Following her studies of violoncello at Hanyang University in Korea, Jiyun Kang established herself in the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra in Seoul, Korea. In 2004, she came to Holland with great enthusiasm for historical performance and studied baroque cello with Viola de Hoog, viola da gamba with Joshua Cheatham in Conservatory of Utrecht and continued in Conservatory of Amsterdam where she obtained Master degree in 2010. During her study, she was awarded a HSP Huygens Scholarship. Her interest was directed increasingly to viola da gamba, the instrument in which she just completed her Masters Degree in 2013 under Mieneke van der Velden and Philippe Pierlot at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague. She also took masterclasses with Jaap ter Linden(baroque cello) and Wieland Kuijken(viola da gamba).Besides her study, she participated in many projects such as Collegium Musicum Hanyang , Zefiro Ensemble, Derek Lee Ragin, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Accademia Montis Regalis. She also performed in Utrecht early music festival and concert series by Academia de musica de Lagos. And she is playing as a soloist and basso continuo player in the ensembles such as l'arco Sonoro, Concordi Musici in Netherlands. She recorded the first album of ensemble 'Concordi Musici' in 2009 by Audioguy Records.
Radka Kubínová, transverse flute
Radka Kubínová is a flute player originally from Hradec Králové in Czech Republic. After graduating in Conservatory of Pardubice in 2005 she pursued her studies in University of Ostrava were she obtained in 2010 the Master of Arts. During her studies in Ostrava she simultaneously studied in Conservatory of Rennes in France where she started baroque flute with François Nicolet, Delphine Leroy and Gionata Sgambaro and get in to the contact with early music. Since 2010 she studies historical flutes in Royal Conservatory in The Hague in the class of Barthold Kuijken.
She followed masterclasses with Patrick Gallois, Clara Novak, Hansgeorg Schmeiser, Frank Theuns, Vincent Lucas and others.
Radka organize and plays many concerts in Czech Republic, Holland Lutherse Bach ensemble) and France (Les nocturnes du Mont saint Michel) among others.
In 2006/07 she was a member of Philharmonic orchestra of Bohuslav Martinů in Zlín and playing with a Phliharmonic Orchestra of Ostrava and Hradec Králové(CZ).
Radka is also a singer and tries to combine flute playing and singing on the stage.
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Roberto Bando, transverse flute; Victoria Cassano, mezzosoprano; Roberta Castelli, viola da gamba; George Ross, cello; Giulio Quirici, theorbo & baroque guitar; Guzman Ramos, theorbo


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Stacy Keibler looked edgy in Rachel Roy on the Met Gala red carpet.
The actress one of the few guests who went for a short look tonight, and the studded, sheer-sleeved custom dress was perfect for the occasion–plus it shows off her most famous asset–those legs.
Stacy usually wears her hair up on the red carpet, and if it is down, it's polished and smooth, so her textured waves is a major departure, and I like it. It's definitely edgier than her normal style, and perfect for the night's theme.
Do you like Stacy's short cocktail dress, or do you think a long gown would have been more appropriate?
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HYPEBEAST SPACES: Reebok Headquarters - Canton, MA
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There's a lot of talk about Beaverton or Cupertino, small American cities that are famous – if for nothing else – for the companies that call them "home." A less familiar name in the conversation is the sleepy locale of Canton, Massachusetts, a prototypical Northeastern plot that houses Reebok's world headquarters. There's something charmingly tranquil about the Reebok headquarters; where many companies are more ostentatious in presence, the Reebok HQ seems a place of focus, pride and deep heritage. The campus, designed by NBBJ, is 525,000 sq. feet, filled with winding, curving precast spines. The space is split into four main buildings, depending on discipline, yet seem to interact and perfectly accommodate Reebok's sporting legacy. Enjoy a video collage of the space above, the latest edition of our HYPEBEAST SPACES segment. And if you'd like to stay up-to-date with all of the latest videos from HYPEBEAST's YouTube channel, subscribe by clicking on the button below.


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Release Date: 01 April 2016
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Nordic Music Society
Virgin Suicide Self Titled Limited Vinyl LP
Following up on their powerful first EP, Virgin Suicide present a self-titled debut album that is covered in retro-pop sparkles and is lovingly co-produced and mixed by Sune Rose Wagner (The Raveonettes). Singer and songwriter Martin Grønne obviously knows how to compose an easy-swinging melody. Inspired by 80s UK Jangle-Pop, as well as popular music from the early 60s, he balances the genres effortlessly and still manages to sound fresh and new. The dreamy ease of the opening 'Sedate Me', 'Virgin Suicide' (to be released as a single), 'Marble Sky'....hell, the entire album....it's the feeling of carelessness, of hovering through the day on a cloud that makes this album so special. 'Virgin Suicide' is a dream-pop must-have for indie kids old and new and a thoroughly refreshing take on familiar soundscapes.
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2. 2nd Wave
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4. However You Want Me
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A BEAUTY therapist has opened Britain's first spa for toddlers who are feeling stressed.
A range of treatments exclusively for kids aged three to 16 are on offer at the Kandy Girl salon.
All-age deals, from £2 to £8, include manicures, facials and massages.
Owner Rachel Powell said: "As a mum I know modern life is putting more stress on children.
"So they deserve pampering like adults. Coming to the spa does that."
Girls having their feet treated sit on over-sized thrones in diamante and pink at the salon in Kingstanding, Birmingham.
Rachel said: "My girl Kimora, who's eight, had begged me to find her a child-friendly spa.
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Regulation of products with claims to control moss under the Control of Pesticides Regulation (CoPR; 1986)
The UK has left the EU, new rules from January 2021
The transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year.
Prior to the introduction of the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) and the Plant Protection Products Regulation (PPP), the use of products to control growth of moss on hard surfaces was considered to be "non-agricultural" under the CoPR category of "surface biocide".
The issue of whether control of moss in this context is a PPP use rather than a BPD has been considered by the European Commission (DG Environment/DG Sanco). The outcome of the discussions was the confirmation that control of moss should be regulated under PPP.
In order to comply with this decision and to ensure a level playing field for industry across the European Union, Approval Holders of products are required to remove claims and reference for use against moss from their labels (ie from the pest and usage areas) where the active substance in the product is not supported under PPP for this use. In addition, any reference to "Moss" in the product name will also need to be removed.
From 31st October 2012, HSE no longer accepts product applications for approval under CoPR, which make claims against moss.
HSE notified all Approval Holders affected by this change in writing. Notices of Approval (amendment) were issued as appropriate. Approval Holders need to make the necessary changes to product label at the next reprint or by 31st March 2014 at the latest (approximately 18 months from the date of the letter of notification of the change). At which point no product should enter the supply chain with "Moss" on the label.
Products with old labels already in the supply chain prior to 31st March 2014 are allowed to continue through the supply chain and be used up.
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How a Beauty Editor KonMari Method's Her Desk
"Does this spark joy?"
Hello, my name is Roxanne and I am a beauty hoarder.
It took a lot for me to admit that to myself, but when I relocated desks a little over two weeks ago, I was forced to confront the cold hard truth. And that truth was that I simply had way too much stuff (in the form of beauty products) in my space at work. This, in turn, was contributing to my stress levels and honestly made it hard to be productive. It was also beyond overwhelming. I had to face the facts! If I wanted to feel better, I would have to be an editor and edit my desk.
Now, when it comes to the art of editing and tidying, no one can argue against the fact that Marie Kondo is pretty much the philosopher of cleaning up clutter.
I decided to take her principle of asking myself whether something sparks joy when I see it, and also the notion of organizing by category, and apply it to the contents of my desk. What did that mean? I had to go through every single genre that appeared on my desk (FYI, that's a lot) and see what inherently made me happy. Honestly, that meant I was going to really have to make some cuts. Papers would need to be sorted. Notebooks would have to be reevaluated. Lipsticks would need to find a home that, you know, wasn't on this tiny piece of furniture. For the love of god, mists! I don't need to have six different face mists on my desk at all times. Quite frankly, unless I'm testing them out or are in the midst of a work project, it is unreasonable.
For categories, I allowed myself one face moisturizer, one regular moisturize, one mist, one air freshener, one lipstick, one concealer, one mascara, foundation, lip balm, fragrance, nail polish, hand cream, and one hand sanitzer. You get the picture. It sounds like a lot, but alas, I can promise you it is significantly more bearable than before. And this clean house extended beyond just beauty products. I allow myself one notebook and my calendar on my desk. That's it. No more using nine different notebooks depending on the day. Beyond that, just the pens that I use. That Clueless-inspired quote pen that ran out of ink a year ago? Chucked it in the bin where it belongs because it was literally gathering dust. One pair of scissors, because honestly, why do I need two? Another habit I've kicked? Hoarding desk supplies like paper clips and staples. When I need them, from now on I will take a trip to the supply cabinet. Honestly, I feel refreshed just thinking about this!
It's the truth when I say that when I come into work and look at my sleek streamlined desk, it makes me so happy.
Learning how to be reasonable about how many nail polishes or fragrances I need at my desk wasn't easy, but deciding in a steadfast manner what I was using (and what was just taking up space) made me consider what it was about the products that makes me consistently reach for them more than my other beauty staples.
So not only is my space more tidy, I'm also dealing myself a solid hand because I know what I have readily available won't fail me. It's that simple. Now all I have to do is KonMari Method my medicine cabinet. If you don't hear from me for more than two days, assume I am buried under a mountain of sheet masks and please send an emergency rescue team.


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Pasta con Broccoli is the ultimate pasta lovers dream with broccoli, mushrooms, and garlic smothered in a rich Parmesan cream sauce with a touch of tomato sauce. The final result is a match made in heaven.
Are you a big pasta lover? My family certainly is so having a repertoire of delicious pasta recipes is a requirement. Not only does it have it be delectable but it has to be easy and fast. This fabulous dish can be on the table in less than 30 minutes if you cook the pasta at the same time. It works out best that way because then every thing is warm and fresh. Now I know not all of you are mushroom lovers but don't toss the baby out with the bath water.
First cook the pasta but the in last couple of minutes of cooking throw in the broccoli. Make sure you drain it well.
Meanwhile add the butter to a skillet and cook the mushrooms until they start to turn golden brown. Then add the garlic and sweet basil. Pour in the cream and cook until it starts to thicken. Slowly stir in the Parmesan cheese. Stir in the tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste. Finally return the broccoli and mushrooms back to the skillet and stir to coat.
Substitutions or add ins for Pasta con Broccoli
- Fresh chopped asparagus
- Chopped sweet onions
- Crisp cooked bacon
- Halved grape tomatoes
- Crumbled cooked Italian sausage
- Diced zucchini
Helpful hints to make this Pasta con Broccoli epic
- Use fresh broccoli for this recipe. Frozen broccoli holds too much moisture and it will thin out the sauce
- Use heavy cream with this recipe. It reduces best and makes the finest pasta sauce.
- If you must use half and half or milk than you will need to thicken it with a bit of cornstarch and cool water. About two tablespoons of cornstarch mixed with two tablespoons of water will do the trick.
- Don't overcook the broccoli. You don't want it mushy. It is best with a little bit of crisp for this pasta.
- Don't overcook the pasta. It is placed back over the heat in the final step to warm everything up so that will add 1-2 minutes to the cooking time.
- Always turn heat to medium low to cook garlic and a little less than a minute is all it needs. Burn't garlic is bitter and it will change the overall taste of your dish and not for the good.
- Use the amount of red sauce that pleases your palate. I personally like my Pasta con Broccoli more white than red so I go light.
This pasta is a full meal in itself. If you really want to serve something with it perhaps a small grilled beef filet or Italian sausage and/or a crusty french baguette. Make sure you try it. It is delicious, easy and dependable. You might even get your kids to try broccoli.
Other pasta recipes you will love!
- Cajun Shrimp Pasta
- Cheesy Chicken and Roasted Tomato Mozzarella Pasta Bake
- Baked Lemon Butter Salmon Pasta
- Bacon Sausage Sun Dried Tomato Angel Hair Pasta
- Bacon Asparagus Cajun Pasta
Pasta con Broccoli
Pasta con Broccoli is the ultimate pasta lovers dish with broccoli, mushrooms, and garlic smothered in a Parmesan cream sauce with a touch of tomato sauce.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 25
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stove top
- Cuisine: Italian
- 6 ounces shell pasta
- 2 cups broccoli florets chopped in bite size pieces
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces white button mushrooms sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 – 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Boil pasta according to package instructions adding the broccoli the last 2-3 minutes of cooking. Drain well in colander.
- In large skillet melt butter over medium high heat. Add mushroom and cook until light golden brown. Reduce heat to medium low; add garlic and basil and cook for 1 minute stirring continuously.
- Add cream and cook until slightly thickened and reduced; approximately 15 minutes. Slowly stir in Parmesan cheese. Stir in tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste. Return broccoli and pasta to pan and heat through.
Keywords: pasta, pasta with broccoli, pasta with mushrooms, pasta sauce made with heavy cream, dinner


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The world of music has suffered a great loss: the great cellist and distinguished teacher Janos Starker died on April 28, 2013.
Starker's public career was at the highest level of distinction. Like most great musicians, he was a child prodigy, starting public performance at six and making his official debut at fourteen. The war intervened: he was imprisoned by the Nazis and lost his two older brothers.
After the war, in spite of this tragedy, his career was meteoric. His 1947 recording of the Kodaly Sonata, widely regarded as unplayable before the recording appeared, won the Grand Prix du Disque and set him on the way to enduring fame. In 1948, he immigrated to the United State, joining the Dallas Symphony as principal cellist, and in 1952 joined the Chicago Symphony in the same position. In 1958 he moved to Bloomington to become part of the music faculty of Indiana University while continuing his solo career. Starker was dedicated to his teaching and often said that he could not imagine playing only, without also teaching. (He had begun teaching while still a child—he took his first pupil when he was age eight).
Starker's concert career was dazzling, including highly acclaimed performances as soloist with a great many of the world's most celebrated orchestras and conductors. And his recording career was unique in its quantity and quality. He made well over one hundred fifty recordings, including the works of the standard repertoire multiple times and new compositions as well as less well known older ones. Starker was associated with many recording companies over the years: Period and EMI in the 1950s, including another recording of the Kodaly Solo Sonata for EMI (which he described to me later as having paid for his backyard swimming pool); famously with Mercury in its heyday, including spectacular recordings of the Bach Suites and the Dvorák Concerto; later with Decca/London (the remarkable recording of Bloch's Schelomo is one of Starker's greatest masterworks), and later still with Philips, Sefel, Delos, and, in his final series of recordings, RCA. All the recordings are musically remarkable. Consistent excellence was one of Starker's goals; he had no patience with artists who only deliver when the spirit especially moved them. But some of Starker's recordings are, as it were, especially special and seem to reach almost beyond human capacity in their combination of technical mastery and intensity of musical expressiveness.
And fortunately for future generations, many of his recordings also captured well his tone of unique beauty and intensity. While the Mercury recordings are strikingly immediate, it was really Delos and RCA who best captured the pure beauty he drew from the cello.
Starker's popularity with the public never quite reached the level of Rostropovich or, later, Ma. But the esteem in which he was held by critics, and indeed all who understood cello playing, was and is at the highest level. Few cellists would argue with the idea that for sheer virtuosity and technical mastery he along with only Emmanuel Feuermann for company occupied the highest peak. And for people who appreciated his style, compounded of apparent reserve, especially in performance demeanor, and underlying intensity of expression, there was no one else like him musically.
Starker had a profound influence on how cellists played. He established once and for all that the cello could be completely exempt from any trace of clumsiness, of any feeling that it was a little bit unwieldy. The cello in Starker's hands was as gracefully and elegantly playable as the violin and playable at the same time when the occasion demanded, with great power. And he established new technical frontiers. The Kodaly Sonata after his memorable performances both live and recorded went from being regarded as unplayable to being an almost required part of the repertoire of any cellist with claims of virtuosity. And in established works, he raised the technical standards in ways not at first obvious but with real impact. An example: In the Dvorák Concerto, there is a dramatic chromatic scale in octaves. Historically this was played on one bow, almost as a glissando, with the notes not very cleared articulated. Starker in performance and also in his printed edition of the work introduced the idea of playing each note of the erstwhile semi-glissando with a separate bow, with each note precisely articulated. The effect is spectacular—and must have seemed at first impossible to execute. Thus the technique of instrumental playing evolves bit by bit, in the hands of genius.


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Exploding Testicles
Exploding testicles, or Detonating Gonaditus, is a very serious and debilitating condition which affects millions of people around the world. Many of these feel embarrassed by such a sensitive issue, and may not come forwards for treatment, leaving the real impact of this condition unknown. It is estimated that anywhere from 0.0% to 100% of the worlds population may be affected by this condition at any one time.
The condition primarily affects men, although some cases have been observed in women, where the effect of the condition is somewhat lessened.
The World Health Organisation currently recognises two types of Detonating Gonaditus: Type 1 and Type B
Treatment is currently limited, forcing many to live with the severe consequences of this condition. Detonating Gonaditus can also have a range of serious complications including increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and athletes foot.
Detonating Gonaditis was first observed by the 13th Century monk Thomas Aquinas, who was also a prominent surgeon and stand-up comedian. He noted that several of his brotherhood had become rather reclusive of late, and carried out thorough investigations to find the cause of the problem. Unfortunately his activities caught the eye of his abbot, who promptly burnt him to death.
After this investigation went up in smoke, there is little record of DG until 1843, when Dr. John Snow, the father of modern day epidemiology, made reference to a curious condition he christened "Oh my God, what the hell is wrong with you?!". For reasons unknown this work was never published, and it was not until 1933 when the condition was officially recognised, that the title Detonating Gonaditis was first coined.
It is widely accepted that Detonating Gonaditis was a key player in the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945. The condition is believed to have caused widespread chaos among the German troops, reducing combat effectiveness, and allowing Allied troops an easy victory. The popular nursery rhyme "Hitler, has only got one ball" is believed to be a reference to the widespread epidemic that occurred behind the German lines.
Type 1 DG[edit]
Known clinically as Acute Regional Gonadotrophic Hernioma (ARGH), this is the most common form of the disease. It is characterised by swelling of one or more testicles and acute pain in the groin region. This is accompanied by insomnia, lethargy, and in some cases, severe flatulence. Although not immediately life threatening, if left untreated the gonads will continue to swell until the patient is forced to continuously squat, in what is known as De Broglie's position. Eventually, the gonads burst without warning, emitting an audible pop. If the patient does not receive immediate medical care, they are in danger of looking a bit silly.
Treatment consists of management of the swollen gonad, and prevention of a detonating episode. Surgical intervention is possible, but this carries a high risk of premature detonation, and is only considered as a last resort. Instead, patients are taught to cope with their condition with intense physiotherapy. This enables them to move around normally, using the swollen gonad as one might use a space hopper. Clearly this is not practical for the patient, and research into future treatments is an ongoing battle.
Causes of ARGH are believed to have both genetical and environmental components. If a patient has the disease, then their risk of developing the disease in later life is believed to be close to 100%. Similarly, the risk factor is increased by smoking, drinking, sex, drugs, Rock and Roll, eating tasty food, and enjoying life. Efforts to warn people of the consequences of their actions have failed so far, as the advised preventative measure of sitting at home all day doing nothing does not appear to be a popular move in this present climate.
Type B DG[edit]
Osteoulcerative Colonic Hernioma (OuCH) is less common than ARGH, but is far more serious, and nearly always life threatening. Symptoms are far more immediate than in type 1, and there are no warning signs. Detonation occurs spontaneously and without warning, which can be far more psychologically traumatic for the patient than it is physically. Even still, the force generated by the rapid pressure release can cause significant injury to the vital organs, resulting in an immediate coma and death. It is estimated that more people are killed each year from Detonating Gonaditus than are killed on the roads.
Treatment is very limited since it is required before symptoms are expressed since death is an immediate symptom of the condition.
Causes are believed to be identical to Type 1.
It is vital that every step is taken to prevent attacks of Detonating Gonaditus by abiding by these simple guidelines:
- Avoid all contact with the outside world
- Never eat cheese
- If any family members are suspected of carrying a DG infection, shoot them immediately to prevent further outbreak
- If you see any person's balls explode, report this to the WHO immediatly, then shoot them.
- Shoot everyone else apart from yourself
- Shoot yourself
Only by following these strict guidelines can we ensure a safe future for our children. Be aware, Detonating Gonaditus can KILL!


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Mark St.Germain is the founder of St.Germain, responsible for quality control, human resources and client satisfaction. Mark has extensive expertise managing multi-disciplined projects requiring environmental investigation, remediation and redevelopment. He has been designing and permitting waste management and material recovery facilities since the early 1990s and has served the petroleum industry since the late 1980s. Prior to starting St.Germain in 1992, Mr. St.Germain opened and managed two environmental consulting offices, and worked at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Bath Iron Works.
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies, University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1982
Maine Energy Marketers Association – Board of Directors
Solid Waste Association of North America – President, Northern New England Chapter
Maine State Chamber of Commerce – Board of Directors
Geologic Society of Maine
Materials Management
Facility Design & Permitting
Energy & Petroleum Management
Site Investigation & Remediation
Real Estate Assessment & Redevelopment
Appointed by Governor and Legislature to the Maine Economic Growth Council, 2015
ecomaine – South Portland, Maine
Provided review and quality control for all field sampling activities at the ecomaine landfill since 2012. Mr. St.Germain has also managed and provided quality control for the multi-year ashfill metals recovery third party inspection program at ecomaine.
Materials Management and Recycling Facilities – New England
Responsible for the design, permitting, and/or construction oversight of over 20 waste materials handling and recovery facilities, including materials transfer, processing, recycling, combustion, composting, and maintenance facilities.
Beneficial Use Evaluation and Permitting – New England
Developed responsible programs for the beneficial reuse of recovered materials since the early 1990s. Beneficially reused materials include oil-impacted and urban soils, ash, tires, manufacturing byproducts, construction and demolition debris, asphalt shingles, food and other organic wastes.
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Provided buyers and lenders with due diligence environmental assessment and risk management services at energy, industrial, commercial, and land conservation parcels, for single and large-scale multi-site transactions since the 1980s.
Site Redevelopment – Maine
Overseeing the investigation, remediation and regulatory closure of environmentally distressed properties throughout Maine enabling the productive redevelopment of numerous formerly distressed properties.
Environmental Management Programs – New England
Regularly works with energy, manufacturing, and waste management entities to develop and/or enhance sustainable environmental compliance management programs.
Expert Witness – Maine
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Austin Kleon's 33 thoughts on reading
Reading is a huge part of the process of finding inspiration.
Reading is a huge part of the process of finding inspiration.
Pick up any book or read any blog post about productivity and you'll find that little devil on everyone's shoulder: Email.
The best laid plans for time management often go awry when you are dealing with a constant influx of emails. So how do you make the most of your time without ignoring important communications?
Here are the best tips we could find for managing your time and your email more more effectively.
We've split this guide into two parts – we'll deal with outgoing emails first. What's the best way to manage outgoing emails? In short, lead by example. Here are some great tips we found around the interweb:
Be specific and use keywords that refer to the area of the project that you are writing about. When the subject goes off topic, be sure to change the email subject line as you go.
Save time with these tips for writing shorter emails:
Need an extra push to get this done? According to David H on Hacker Space, skimming 3 seconds off the time it takes to handle each email can save you 5 minutes a day and, cumulatively, 21 hours per year.
Time coach Elizabeth Grace Saunders says that email is for setting expectations.
Unread (or read-but-not-replied-to) email takes a toll on your happiness and productivity at work. It's hard to stay focused on your important long-term goals as the emails pile up, and you know in the back of your mind that you'll have to get to them "one of these days."
Saunders also provides an array of canned responses to use as drafts or text expanders. These can be pulled out in any situation, from giving yourself more time to write a thorough response to taking a conversation offline.
As well as being useful for managing expectations, these brief and to the point email outlines demonstrate how easy it is to save time and still send courteous replies.
Fast Company goes a little further with clever auto-responders that you can use to save even more time.
We'd like to think this goes without saying, but sometimes a brief email can seem curt, so always ensure that you ad a few niceties to your canned responses before hitting send.
Here is Fast Company's excellent guide to Do and Don't phrases:
Don't forget to throw in a few social niceties from time-to-time. As your mother always told you, being polite costs nothing – and that counts for an extra 3 seconds to type a "How are you?", too. (Despite his advice above, we're sure David H would agree this is 3 seconds worth spending.)
Now to the tricky part. Unfortunately, the incoming aspect of emails is more difficult to handle than the outgoing.
Fortunately for us, productivity enthusiasts love to create processes and workflow tips for handling incoming email.
Craig Jarrow of Time Management Ninja has at least three great blog posts on email management (Count them: One, Two, Three.)
His practical inbox tips include the following:
Practical suggestions are always helpful, but it is also important to think about the impact of your use of email.
In another article on 99U, Elizabeth Grace Saunders outlines some of the ways that effective people use email differently from some of the rest of us.
Here are some of her key points. Consider these and ask yourself, is this email effective?
Are you obsessive about email? What are your tips for saving time and using email efficiently? Say hello in comments or tweet us @ShareflowHQ.
Illustrator Johnny Kelly takes us on an investigative and exploratory hands-on gloves-off study into the practice of putting things 'off'. Sometimes the only way to get something done is to do two dozen other things first.
Scott Berkun, in How to be creative – the short honest truth.
Are you procrastinating, or letting your subconscious mind chew on a difficult problem? Getting started can be the hardest part of any creative pursuit. We take a look at the reasons behind our tendency to put things off, and how to make that first move.
True procrastination is the tendency to put things off essential tasks at the expense of your work. Hara Estroff Marano of Psychology Today says that procrastinators put obstacles in their own path and limit their performance. If you are truly procrastinating, you might be actively seeking distractions like clicking on links and watching too many videos, or even spending too much time on non-essential tasks to avoid starting 'the big one'.
What motivates procrastination? Sometimes it's a fear of failure, or a lack of self-worth. In his book The Now Habit, Neil Fiore outlines some psychological causes of procrastination. Procrastination, he says, is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or work ethic. It is a neurotic self-defense behaviour that develops to protect a person's sense of self-worth. If you don't get started, you can't fail.
But procrastination isn't always a bad thing. Sometimes you're still working on a problem, and giving your subconscious mind some space can work wonders. In fact, engineering professor Barbara Oakley recommends taking frequent walks and breaks to allow your brain to function at a high level and solve problems.
So how does this help you get started? Here are the Top 5 techniques we've found for breaking out of procrastination and into work.
To get started on that piece of work you are avoiding, first it's important to trust yourself to do the work. Examine your reasons for avoiding the task. Do you feel insecure in your abilities, frustrated with your client, or uncertain about the outcome? Acknowledge those reasons, then put them aside. Think about similar problems you have worked through. Trust yourself to do the work.
You never know what will happen when you get started. It's all part of the mental preparation.
Here's Jocelyn Glei's advice from 99U:
First, you'll want to identify if an inner argument is impeding your creative output. After you've done that, the work is to get that Inner Critic back on your side. Once you've conquered the internal voices, it's easier to manage your (external) critics, and learn to distinguish between valuable critiques and silly cynicism.
Whether or not insecurity is the root of your problem, it always helps to focus on your goal and trust yourself to handle it.
Yes, all of them! Recent research has shown that distractions as short as 3 seconds can derail your focus.
Remove interruptions like unnecessary notifications, and tell anyone who might interrupt you that you're setting aside an hour to get started. (If you can't trust them not to get in the way, follow Marie Forleo's rules – like her genius 'NUNYA Clause'.)
Turn off your mobile, don't engage in conversation, and if you're easily caught up in items around you, try clearing your desk. If you're working on a computer, go full screen. Internet-blocking tools like Freedom can be useful too, if and when you really need them.
Finally, try heading somewhere new to work. Get distractions out of your sight, or get yourself out! Wesley Verhoe of Fast Company says the fresh space improves creativity and helps to remove distraction. He even says that you should work from a coffee shop even when you have an office.
Is your task so big that it seems insurmountable? In that case, break it down into smaller parts.
As outlined on LifeHacker, Dextronet recommend "tricking" yourself into getting things done by writing down the necessary steps first:
I tell myself that I will merely write down the steps needed to complete the task. Just a rough draft, at first, and that's it. Maybe just 3 steps. I then add more steps, breaking the 3 steps into smaller sub-tasks. I then add some details, and thoughts, notes of things that I shouldn't forget when doing this task. I just think the task through and write everything down.
Another great way to do this is to start with a big task, then divide it into its constituent parts, or comfortable stages. As you write your list, giving yourself some good verbs to get started. For example, rather than "plan pitch", try writing, "gather pitch ideas, select initial list, begin workshop draft". It makes all the difference!
A good way to ensure that you started is to make a rule for yourself. Cordon off a couple of hours and try to get through a few of your smaller sub-tasks. This will both help you to get started with a small step, and give you a structure to focus within.
Unclutterer's Erin Doland recommends using timers to improve productivity. Lots of timer-based strategies like the Pomodoro technique promote a burst of productivity followed by a short, scheduled break.
Timers help you (and me) stay focused and complete tasks — specifically the not-so-fun ones and the ones that have to get done — in reasonable amounts of time.
Set yourself a timer for 20 minutes – you'll be surprised what happens next.
Let's face it, we're driven by simple goals and simple pleasures… when we want to be. Dangle a carrot and set yourself a deadline.
Sidin Vadukut at qz.com swears upon his father's counter-intuitive rule: "If you want to get five tasks done, my father always said, first find five additional but enjoyable tasks to do."
If you're having trouble getting your list started, why not start with the five fun tasks you'd like to do, then follow them up with the challenge that you have to achieve first?
What are your productivity tips and tricks for getting started? Tell us below or tweet us @ShareflowHQ.
Rishi Kaneria created this one-minute supercut examining and celebrating Pixar's use of colour. Fittingly, it's named after the Leprechaun who lives at the end of the rainbow.
Leo Babauta, The Power of Less
"How can we speak powerfully to make change in the world?"
—Julian Treasure
The key to collaboration is great communication. In his TED talk, sound expert Julian Treasure's outlines how to talk to ensure that people will listen. He demonstrates 7 habits to kick, followed by some useful vocal exercises and shares tips on how to speak with empathy.
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I Thought this article would be of interest to tourists and people coming to Mexico. As you will find out according to Sylvia Longmire (a well qualified expert in Safety, see below) Cabo is one the safest placest in all of Mexico if not the safest and doesn't deserve any of the negative press.
The Myth that No Place in Mexico is Safe
By Sylvia Longmire
Thanks to the bloody drug battles being waged on a daily basis in so many Mexican cities and towns, the country has acquired a terrible reputation as a travel destination in the last few years. While some areas in Mexico definitely need to be avoided by tourists, there are several areas where this reputation is completely undeserved.
But before we get into the discussion of specific areas in Mexico and their relative safety, it's important to understand why certain areas are so dangerous, and the factors that need to be taken into account when contemplating travel to Mexico.
As most people know, Mexico is in the middle of a drug war. The unprecedented bloodshed is a result of turf battles between drug cartels, as well as rivalries within cartels. The turf in question is usually one of two places: a highly valued drug trafficking corridor into the United States, also known as a plaza, and cities or towns where drugs are brought into Mexico from outside the country.
Control of these key locations is crucial for the success of a cartel's business operation. In order to maintain control of these locations, cartels are willing to conduct assassinations of public officials, commit mass murders and dismemberment, and kidnap and torture those who wrong them.
The two most notorious plazas at the moment are Ciudad Juárez in the State of Chihuahua, and Tijuana in the State of Baja California.
The U.S. State Department has made clear in recurring travel alerts that non-essential travel by American citizens to certain areas should be deferred. More specifically: "The U.S. Mission in Mexico currently restricts non-essential travel within the state of Durango, the northwest quadrant of Chihuahua and an area southeast of Ciudad Juarez, and all parts of the state of Coahuila south of Mexican Highways 25 and 22 and the Alamos River for US Government employees assigned to Mexico. This restriction was implemented in light of the recent increase in assaults, murders, and kidnappings in those three states."
Unfortunately, when Americans and other foreigners hear about all these travel warnings — and are unfamiliar with the nuances of the security situation in Mexico — they sometimes tend to get the impression that all of Mexico is a war zone. This is certainly not the case, as there are numerous places in Mexico that have been untouched by the drug war.
Mexico is well known as an affordable travel destination and for its all-inclusive beach resorts. Fortunately, the majority of these tourist locales remain safe for American and other foreign travelers. In fact, Baja California Sur — the home of the famous Cabo San Lucas and the other Los Cabos — is one of the safest places in Mexico, as it isn't considered a strategic location for any of the drug cartels. Part of the safety factor is that many of the resorts in the Cabos are all-inclusive, meaning that guests never have the leave the resort grounds for food or entertainment.
Other popular tourist destinations include Acapulco, Cancun, and Cozumel. These places have occasionally appeared in the news as sites of drug-related shootouts and other violent incidents, and Acapulco was actually at the center of a turf battle for several years. However, it's very important to note that these violent incidents occurred several miles away from tourist areas and resorts, and in no way affected the safety of tourists staying at those resorts. News reports don't usually provide that helpful context.
In addition to the more well-known tourist destinations, there are dozens of other places in Mexico that cater to visitors who enjoy beaches, Mayan and Aztec ruins, and eco-tours. While too numerous to name individually, most of these sites remain beautiful — and safe — places to enjoy.
The most important thing any potential business visitor or tourist to Mexico can do is arm him or herself with good information about specific destinations. The U.S. State Department travel site for Mexico (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html) is a great place to start. One should never hesitate to contact a U.S. Consulate in Mexico if questions about the safety of a particular location arise.
Members of the military should be extremely diligent when planning any travel to Mexico, as certain locations have been officially declared off-limits by the Department of Defense, and others require command approval prior to travel.
Above all, travelers to Mexico and any other unfamiliar foreign travel destination need to exercise common sense. Try to blend in. Don't wear things that scream "I'm American!" or "I'm an easy target!" Don't wear flashy jewelry. Try to learn a few useful words in Spanish. While you're not likely to be targeted in Mexico by the mere fact that you're a tourist, you can still become the victim of common crime by not exercising common sense.
The violence in Mexico is not likely to escape our minds — or our headlines — any time soon. But that doesn't mean that Mexico is no longer a viable option for rest and relaxation at an affordable price. It sounds almost corny, but it can't be said enough that you need to know before you go. Arm yourself with good information about your destination, and enjoy the great things that Mexico still has to offer.
Sylvia Longmire is a former Air Force officer and Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, where she specialized in counterintelligence, counterespionage, and force protection analysis. After being medically retired in 2005, Ms. Longmire worked for almost four years as a Senior Intelligence Analyst for the California State Terrorism Threat Assessment Center, providing daily situational awareness to senior state government officials on southwest border violence and significant events in Latin America. She received her Master's degree from the University of South Florida in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with a focus on the Cuban and Guatemalan revolutions. Ms. Longmire is currently an independent consultant and freelance writer. Her website is Mexico's Drug War; she is a regular contributor to Examiner.com; and her email address is email@example.com.
Great article. I work in the Mexico Travel business & I keep on getting questions from customers asking how's the violence down in Mexico. Most of their comments start of with "I hear.." "They told me.." or "Is it true.." Thanks for this article. I will be sharing this article with my customers.
Is it safe to drive to ROSARITO, OR ENSENADA Mexico from calif
Cabos San Lucas, is really safe and you are going to love it. The people are really nice and anywhere you go the food is great.
we can`t live in fear!!! There is crime everywhere in the world, cabo san lucas is one of the safest places in mexico,the U.S and canada.
"As a matter of cold fact, there are more bandits in a city like Los Angeles in one night than in the entire Republic of Mexico in a year. But being more picturesque, every bandit in Mexico becomes an alluring drama to the Yankee newspapers."
Old Mother Mexico by Harry Carr (1931)
Despite the negative press, Mexico for me is one of the most beautiful places in the world.


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When Robert Koch had finally built a lucrative medical practice, he started doing research. Koch's first published work on anthrax was so perfect, so detailed, so complete, that it quieted all significant objections to the germ theory of disease. In slightly more than one month, beginning on Christmas Eve, Koch had worked out the whole life cycle of the anthrax bacillus. Much work remained to be done, but the framework of future research was clear. Within weeks, Koch had worked out in great detail the biology of the anthrax bacillus. Davaine and others had shown that animals could obtain anthrax not only from other infected animals but from the soil. All of Koch's experiments were directed to discovering this suspected developmental stage of the anthrax bacillus. Koch's ability to take the giant leap from the life cycle of the anthrax bacillus to the etiology of anthrax undoubtedly depended in part upon this natural history background. The present hygienic measures against anthrax are limited to notification of the authorities, the burial of cadavers, disinfection, and quarantine of the town affected by the plague. Koch's turning point came that night when he saw spores in a slide culture and related them to the etiology of the disease. Koch moved inexorably forward, forging the bacteriological revolution that was to have such major impact on medicine and human society.


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S3P 2017 : IEEE-EURASIP Summer School on Signal Processing - Signal Processing meets Deep Learning
|Link: http://www.s3p-2017.com/
Call For Papers
The 2017 IEEE-EURASIP Summer School on Signal Processing (S3P-2017), is the 5th edition of a successful series. Organized by the IEEE SPS Italy Chapter and the National Telecommunications and Information Technologies Group - GTTI with the sponsorship of IEEE (S3P program) and EURASIP (Seasonal School Co-Sponsorship agreement). S3P-2017 represents a stimulating environment where top international scientists in signal processing and related disciplines share their ideas on fundamental and ground-breaking methodologies in the field. It provides PhD students and researcher with a unique networking opportunity and possibility of interaction with leading scientists.
The theme of this 5th edition is "Signal Processing meets Deep Learning". Deep machine learning is changing the rules in the signal and multimedia processing field. On the other hand, signal processing methods and tools are fundamental for machine learning. Time for these worlds to meet.
This year lecturers are characterized by very diverse background, from signal and image processing, to computer vision and machine learning:
Mauro Barni (University of Siena, I)
Michael Elad (Technion, IL)
Iasonas Kokkinos (Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research and University College London, UK)
Stephane Mallat (Ecole Normale Superieure, F)
Peyman Milanfar (Google Research, USA)
Hermann Ney (Aachen University, D)
Fabio Roli (University of Cagliari, I)
Silvio Savarese (Stanford University, USA)
Andrea Vedaldi (Oxford University, UK)
Lectures will cover both theoretical and applicative topics, with special emphasis on seeing and understanding deep learning from a signal processing perspective. In addition, the School will give the students the opportunity to present their work and to interact with the teachers about their current and future research. A test will be performed during the last day to obtain a certificate worth ECTS credits.


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The Secret World is inviting players and fans to take part in The Black Watchmen, an upcoming new Alternate Reality Game (ARG).
The ARG is created by Human Equation, the same group that brought The End of Days ARG in December 2012, and the initial Black Watchmen ARG before The Secret World's launch.
Hundreds of thousands of players took part in these ARGs, and Funcom is now offering a special opportunity to join the new Black Watchmen Persistent ARG coming September this year. The Black Watchmen Persistent ARG will give you the opportunity to take part in challenging investigations and special missions, and join a community full of ARG fans.
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Sunday 12 November at 10:45am – Calderdale InterFaith Council will begin the week at the Remembrance Day Service, meeting at the Minster at 10:30am moving on for the start of the Service at Halifax Cenotaph at 10:45am. This is followed by a service in the Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax HX1 1QL. Led by Bishop John Flack, with prayers for peace from the faith's and religions of Calderdale.
Tuesday 14 November at 10:30am – There will be a meeting for Clergy and Imams at the Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax HX1 1QL. Lunch will be provided following the meeting. Keynote Speaker: Robin Tuddenham – Chief Executive Calderdale Council.
On Thursday 16 November 2017 at 6pm Calderdale InterFaith Council are holding the Annual Celebration Event, this year at Holy Trinity Primary School, Saville Park Road, Halifax HX1 2ES in the presence of Dame Ingrid Roscoe, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire.
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My sister and I (and our children) are, like 2-2-1/2 million living Americans, Mayflower descendants. That is, we have ?X great-grandparents who came to this country on the Mayflower. Some of our other ancestors came on the next few ships to arrive in the Plymouth colony. In other words our ancestors were religious and political refugees who risked their lives, lived in great discomfort, labored for years, separated themselves from the remainder of their families on the hope that they and their grandchildren could live with a greater degree of liberty and security than they had in the "old world". They succeeded and despite the normal life struggles our families have long enjoyed greater prosperity and liberty than they would have had or could have had just about any place else in the world. For their foresight, hope and fortitude we are extremely grateful.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Yes, it is deer season...
John A______ took me out to the Bowman Spring Farm and we sat on stand for about 3 hours in the freezing rain (literally, freezing rain) and saw no deer. Took the .250-3000 again. Was pretty warm but I picked the wrong book socks and my feet were cold. Used the hot hands to warm myself after about 2½ hours.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Rifle, U.S. M1, .30 Caliber blast deflector...
Received my copy of the Rock Island Auction catalog and seemed to be immediately drawn to lot 1535. This is an M1 Rifle (Garand) with a unique blast deflector reportedly locally fabricated and used only in Alaska. This is a gas-trap rifle. A photo of the blast deflector is shown below. Bruce Canfield's new book doesn't seem to mention it but it is possible I've overlooked that somehow. Very interesting to me. It would seem that it would have to be removed for operator cleaning. The catalog copy says that only 3 are known to exist. I've never seen or heard of one before. Accordingly, this rifle's estimate is between $30,000 and $50,000!
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Deer hunting 2013...
|The sole sign of life other than song birds and woodpeckers.
The first place I went during the muzzleloading season, mostly for nostalgiac reasons, was north of Leading Ridge Road above Todd Lake in the Dry River District of the George Washington National Forest. Dad first took me here not long after it had been clear cut when there was plenty of browse. We always saw deer even if shooting them was impossible. At the time there was only one "doe day" and you were allowed only one deer per season. Now, 40+ years later, it is once again mostly maturing hardwood or pine with little browse. This year there isn't much hard mast (acorns) either. As a result, there aren't many, if any, deer in the area. I didn't see any and I didn't see any fresh scat, tracks or any other sign that there were deer in the area.
The regular gun season is here. I took my Savage 99A .250-3000 (.250 Savage). Easy to carry and accurate, fairly flat shooting and just plain fun.
So the second day (my first day of I moved down Leading Ridge Road a bit. I hadn't planned to park where I did but there were a lot more hunters out (and many more than there have been in the last 5 years or so) so I moved down to the head of an old logging road and parked there. A slow hunt down along this road a mile or so and back through a couple of open former feed plots found no deer sign here either. All that I found along the road was coyote (?) scat just as I had found elsewhere.
Driving slowly out of the area I noticed that there were at least triple the number of camps in the area. But, that still isn't a lot of camps. Last year I counted 4 and this year there were about 12-14. In the many hours I was in the forest I never heard any gunfire. No shots means that no bucks were being seen by hunters. Yes, it is bucks only on the national forest lands, and I think this is probably a good thing. There need to be does to maintain a population. Unfortunately, there also needs to be some food. I'm just not seeing a lot of dining opportunities for the deer.
|Looking down into and up the gorge from Wild Oak Trail.
Several years ago we had flooding that severely impacted the trail. The USFS has finally made some repairs. I leave it to you to judge whether or not they should have run a small bulldozer all the way up the trail to clear it. Likely this was the least expensive option. A popular horse trail, there was sign that the riders have already been up the trail again. I did find some deer tracks, but they were mostly pretty small, does or yearlings. I didn't see any deer. I did see about a dozen gray squirrels which were missing from the Skidmore Fork area around Leading Ridge Road. The water level in the river is down and crossing dry footed was no problem. It was cold enough that a skim of ice was on some of the pools. All in all it was pretty nice in the gorge. Again, I heard no rifle shots although I could hear road traffic at some points along the trail. Although I didn't see any deer, the concentration of sign dramatically increased about 1 to 1-1/2 hours back. I didn't walk fast, so this is probably about 3 miles or so. That's a long way to walk just to squirrel hunt and it is a long way to drag a deer. I am not that hungry so it would have to a really nice buck for me to shoot one way back there.
|Yes, there was some sign...
One thing about these old trails is that you get to see some of the old time ways of doing things. Check out the last two pictures. One is of the rock crib constructed to carry the old railway bed and the other is a cistern used to collect spring water for the railway workers and loggers.
|Rock "crib" built to fill a gap in the railroad bed.
|Cistern built to collect spring water. Somebody has popped the lid. Note the "drinking" basin on the front.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
The greatest speech ever?
One of them at least and here every day for you to read and, hopefully, understand. The Gettysburg Address
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Thursday, November 14, 2013
Out and about...
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Saturday, November 02, 2013
John A______ and I went out to scout a place he has permission to hunt on the property of Bill B_____ out Middlebrook way. Very neat place and with that huge spring in front of the house one can easily see why this place attracted settlers. The water is, by the way, just the right temperature and taste for drinking. John and I had a good drink after our scout. We didn't see deer but we saw lots of sign and as Bill says, they are eating their fill in the corn fields. John is hoping for a good deer here.
John recently had an aortic aneurism and now has a bad valve that they will be replacing in December. He needs somebody to go hunt with him and he now has two of us lined up.
John recently had an aortic aneurism and now has a bad valve that they will be replacing in December. He needs somebody to go hunt with him and he now has two of us lined up.
Friday, November 01, 2013
Halloween is a bust
We live on a main thoroughfare. When we moved here about 27 years ago we looked forward to Halloween and got ready for the rush. Not one person came to the door. In all the years we've lived here not one person has come to our door on Halloween. We had some "vandalism" this year. I put out the trash for Friday morning pickup and somebody had pushed over one of the trash cans.
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A new report from MyTravelResearch.com entitled Luxury Travel & the Visitor
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Not surprisingly the Asia Pacific region now has the fastest accumulation of
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Europe around 4.5 million, according to a Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report.
One key change that has affected luxury travel since the global financial crisis in 2008 is a new emphasis on privacy and less ostentatious displays of wealth.
The report identified the following 9 trends:
- A demographic widening away from the dominance of the 40-60 year old age group, especially in emerging luxury markets such as China and India
- A new focus on experiential travel at the expense of hedonism and display
- A growth in mindfulness and wellbeing as HNWIs turn to nature (e.g. the Galapagos, Iceland, the Antarctic) to replenish body and soul
- Making the most of ephemeral events such as solar eclipses or even staying at temporary hotels at music festivals
- A new commitment to learning and enrichment such as studying photography with a famous cameraman or attending Thought Leadership sanctuaries where you can combine cerebral workouts with surfing, skiing and diving
- The rise of responsible travel such as activities that support economic, social or environmental sustainability – for example El Nido Resort in the Philippines or Song Saa Island in Cambodia
- A new focus on family life in travel, as rich baby boomers recompense for working hard much of their life by spending more time with children and grand children. (This has led to a rise in multi-generational cruising and luxury private holiday rentals together.)
- Traditions re-imagined, making 'old' products like golf at St. Andrews or regency hotels in Sydney or London attractive to younger luxury travellers, especially those from China and India
- The growth of river and ocean cruising and private yachting with everything on board taken care of.
The report's author Carolyn Childs stated: "Despite emerging
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People who sign up for the Web e-mail service will be prevented from using a password typically used by millions of others, Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday.
"This new feature will be rolling out soon, and will prevent you from choosing a very common password when you sign up for an account or when you change your password," wrote Dick Craddock, group program manager for Hotmail. "If you're already using a common password, you may, at some point in the future, be asked to change it to a stronger password."
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Asmara, 26 May 2018 – Eritrean nationals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Oakland, the US, have celebrated the 27th Independence Day anniversary in fervor under the theme "Vision through Toil". At the celebration conducted in Jeddah in which a number of nationals with their children took part was highlighted with cultural and sports programs as well as depicting the attachment they have with the homeland.
Speaking at the event, the head of Public and Community Affairs, Mr. Saleh Mahmud said that perseverance, commitment, unity and sacrifice have been the noble values of the Eritrean people that made possible the seemingly impossible in bringing independence and called on the nationals to realize the national vision through work.
Mr. Saleh indicated that the government and people of Eritrea are currently focused on national development programs and that the praiseworthy achievements are being registered on the ground.
The Eritrean nationals residing in Oakland, the US, also celebrated the 27th Independence Day anniversary with patriotic zeal.
The heads of the municipality of Oakland praised the attachment the nationals have with their homeland and called on the other community to follow the example.


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Having gradually made a name for themselves in the underground hip-hop circuit over the past two years, it was time for Grieves and Budo to branch out in support of their most recent effort Together/Apart, as they hit up Warped Tour earlier this year, certainly making a positive impression and gaining some well-deserved recognition.
Punknews interviewer Faye Turnbull caught up with the breakout duo about their "punk rock' summer," being labeled "emo hipster rap," and their unique crossover appeal – along with a couple of welcomed interruptions from tour mate Evidence – ahead of the first date of the mighty Rhymesayers Tour in London.
Youâre currently on the Rhymesayers Tour with Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Evidence and Blueprint, which is a pretty insane line-up in the world of underground hip-hop. Grieves: Itâs fucking great. Being on the label is amazing and then having the tour where youâre taking pretty much all the heavy hitters on the label, and theyâre letting us going on it is fantastic. Todayâs the first day, but weâve got two buses and a bunch of cool people who weâve all worked together before. We just all havenât been in the same place at the same time apart from Soundset in Minneapolis, which is like a big, crazy festival, so Iâm excited. I think itâll be great.
How is it being part of the Rhymesayers family because surely you grew up listening to Atmosphere? Budo: Itâs really crazy to look around and see the people that are your peers and friends who are the same people you grew up listening to. Itâs a very special experience and a rare thing, I think. But then theyâre just like our homies. Thereâs a weird division in seeing them as part of your musical development, but then theyâre also just like people, so thatâs a cool thing.
How did the Grieves and Budo relationship form? Grieves: We sat down and wrote a song, then that song turned into an album, then that turned into a career. We were both doing our separate thing before that and then we sat down and made a song, then everything kind of turned into everything. We met in 2007 then started working together in the summer of 2008.
Is âGrieves and Budoâ now a package thing like Atmosphere? Or are you still separate artists? Grieves: Itâs a package thing. I mean, you wonât catch me doing a show without him because of all the music we make is together.
Budo: Itâs just evolved into something thatâs turned into a career and something weâre comfortable with.
Grieves: Instead of changing a brand which both of us have been working on forever, we just kind of combined it. We spent so long on that, so it made sense just to have it all together.
Your new album Together/Apart isnât your standard hip-hop album; you seem to branch heavily into a lot of other genres like soul and jazz just as much. Grieves: Yeah, itâs just music that we listen to. Thatâs music that makes us want to make music and inspires us. I feel like thereâs a point in every artistâs career where they tap into the things that inspire them and kind of regurgitate that, in a sense, and that came out in this new album a lot.
Budo: I think the course in developing any sort of artistic identity is that you spend a lot of the time focusing on the process that got you to show yourself for who you really are. I think with this record, we hit a point where we pushed away some of those layers and unnecessary stuff that we thought we had to make along the way. Not that I regret anything that came before Together/Apart, but I think Together/Apart is the best example of who we are as musicians.
All of the reviews Iâve read have been amazing, but one criticism - if you even want to call it that - is that the whole record and songs kind of blend into one - was that flow intentional? Grieves: Yeah, you know how hard that is? [laughs]
Budo: Itâs cool. I think you can take it whatever way you want to take it. Some people appreciate albums that go all over the place and thatâs not the sort of thing weâre into it. If we were to review an album that had crazy, different undulations then maybe we would review that as a criticism. So, I think identifying that as something Together/Apart does, whether you view it negatively or positively, is something weâre proud of and something we intentionally did. I have no problem in people forming their own opinion of that, as itâs something we strove to do. Itâs kind of cool that people see it as a criticism, Iâm just glad itâs been identified. Grieves: If thatâs the worst part about the album then fuck yeah.
Iâve heard people call you âemo hipster rapâ - how do you feel about that? Grieves: I donât really know where the hipster thing comes from and my whole thing on the emo thing is that if youâre comfortable calling people like Al Green, Marvin Gaye, or anything from the whole Motown movement, or anyone making music before âIâm in the club, Iâm richâ, itâs just people talking about their feelings. Thatâs what it is. Music is an expression; itâs a story-telling method. Would you call Al Green emo? Would you call Marvin Gaye emo? Those are grown-ass men that will fuck you up, expressing their feelings in a very honest way. Nowadays, calling people emo, you might as well call yourself a hipster, because thatâs like a trendy, cool thing to say about people who are afraid of emotion. I think if Iâm an âemo hipsterâ then I donât fucking get it. I mean, Iâm expressing my emotions and Iâm being honest with reality and maybe that makes people uncomfortable and makes them want to chastise me for it, but Iâm comfortable in my own skin and life. Thatâs the way I make music, itâs not going to change. You donât have to listen to it, thatâs how I do it.
Iâve noticed youâve released a lot of music videos in support of Together/Apart - it must be nice that Rhymesayers is putting so much into you. Grieves: When we signed with them, they were like, "Are you guys ready to work?" and we were like, "Yeah, weâre ready to work!" and they just put it to the grindstone - we didnât stop, they didnât stop. Thatâs why weâve got a lot of music videos and product because weâre not stopping and thatâs why weâre always on the road. We always have tours, announcements, update videos, itâs constant.
Most of the interviews Iâve watched with you online are from Warped Tour - do you find that, that definitely helped you out in creating a buzz? Grieves: Yeah, it did help us out. It got a bunch of kids that never would have listened to us to see us. If you walked up to them and were like, "Hey, hereâs a rap CD!" Theyâd be like, "Fuck you!" But being in front of them and being able to capture them with our live performance and then have them come out for us now. Youâll see a lot of younger kids at our shows now and saying, "I donât even listen to rap but I listen to Grieves." At least we got to be their introduction to this world. Itâs kind of cool being the gateway for those people.
Were you at all familiar with that scene or was it completely new to you? Grieves: Kind of, not necessarily with the Warped Tour scene, because Iâm not really familiar with a lot of the modern metal stuff going on. All of the kids and band shirts were speaking Greek to me, I didnât know what the hell was going on, it was really confusing for us. There were all these bands famous as fuck and there I was just eating BBQ and talking about my ass to them. It was all over my head, I just didnât get it. I think that was kind of to our favor, we werenât intimidated and it allowed us to become friends with everyone on that tour and get in front of their fans. Vincent from The Acacia Strain would be like, "I know two real-ass motherfuckers on this tour, Grieves and Budo and the Bad Rabbits!" And we were like, "Dude, that guy just said our name and heâs crazy! Hell yeah!" I met the guys from Pepper and ended up rapping during their set and the same with Big Chocolate. We were hanging out with the drummer from The Devil Wears Prada a lot and itâs cool. As far as meeting new connections in the business, we met so many new people and outlets; there were a lot of cool things going on. It was sweet.
Did you feel like a novelty act? Grieves: Every once in a while, not like a cheap thing, but theyâre trying to mix it up. Kevin Lyman likes other music, itâs not just punk rock stuff, and itâs definitely bringing a lot of kids in, but then he strategically selects acts that people can slide into them and make kids like those things. Heâs a smart dude. Even though we were about one of three hip-hop acts on the tour, itâs not like a random thing, itâs thought out. Kevin saw our stage show and listened to our music, thought exactly where he could put us and what stage. Itâs been good. He even made us connections with other people and press on tour, so it was cool.
Budo: It also made it very easy for us to standout, so we were like, "Hey, weâre the hip-hop guys!" Kids would walk past and hear something different than what they would hear on any other stage. You could see them walk by and turn their head, some of them would walk off and some of them would stop, but it definitely made it a lot easier for us to make an impression, because they could immediately tell it was something different.
Why do you feel you have this crossover appeal with the alternative/rock/punk scene? Grieves: I donât know, maybe because of all the different influences we bring into our music and the fact that we donât fit into a standard formula that would maybe define rap music to someone thatâs not really informed. If weâre someoneâs first rap song theyâve heard then they hear M.O.P., itâs a night and day kind of thing, and I think people are more comfortable with something thatâs halfway to what theyâre already listening to and I think thatâs why we blend so well.
Budo: Itâs an easier transition and if you see our live show, it might remind you of something you see at a rock or punk show, you see singing and instruments and all that kind of stuff - it definitely serves more of a center point of familiarity.
Evidence: Can I answer? I think Grieves is a real spitter, I think he has a real watery flow and I think the beat you put under him might dictate how you hear him, so he could do the same rhyme over a Budo beat and it might sound like this to you, then put it under a different beat and itâll sound like that to you. I think he has the ability to do both, which makes him dynamic and not limited.
I get that, Iâm generally not a hip-hop person, but Together/Apart really introduced me to a new world. Grieves: And thank you for appreciating other music because a lot of people fall into a box and they let their music define their whole social scene and the way that they act and dress. But when people branch out a listen to everything, thatâs kind of hard to find, especially with younger kids, which is why I feel really blessed to have that younger market it and younger kids at Warped who accepted us at that age.
Budo: Itâs cool to see too, because I think we are conditioned to think that kids arenât open-minded and like one thing and hate everything else, and I think kids think that too, but thatâs because theyâre being fed one thing. Having kids come up to you saying, "I woke up this morning and I hated hip-hopâ¦" but then seeing those kids being more open than what they thought they were was actually really cool to see.
Evidence: Can I also answer this? Itâs an interesting point that you make, but I think any âhardcoreâ energy can transcend, whether youâre doing hip-hop or heavy metal, if the passion is there and they can see it, then that transcends genres.
What I appreciate about this underground hip-hop scene is that you still maintain a punk rock ethic; you tour solidly, youâve released your own records, booked your own shows, etc. Something that a lot of people donât really associate with hip-hop. Budo: Yeah, thatâs very much a Rhymesayers thing, which is why we were on Warped Tour in the first place - Atmosphere has a history of doing it, P.O.S. has a history of doing it. From us to Evidence to Blueprint to Brother Ali to Atmosphere and everybody else on the label, thereâs a work ethic there and dedication to being on tour. Itâs about getting in front of as many people and meeting them and developing that kind of hand-to-hand, face-to-face contact.
I saw in another interview that youâre a big fan of NOFX, does that influence your music in any way? Grieves: It does when it comes to melody and harmony, because when I was a kid and all of my punk rock friends like, "Oh, those guys are lame." because of their harmonies and melodies even though itâs still kind of rugged, thatâs like a perfect combination of music to me. Itâs well developed but still punk rock. I love that so much, but a lot of my harder punk friends listened to Doom and all of that shit, they didnât like that. That was me though and I feel that influenced me to want to have that in my music as well, because we bring that stuff into our hip-hop music a lot, so I feel like that has influenced me and the fact that I stuck true to it as well, and not let those kids influence me. I donât really listen to that music as much as I used to, Iâm not up-to-date with it, but Punk In Drublic is an album Iâll have for the rest of my life. I listen to what I listen then; Iâm not really up-to-date with a lot of the current punk stuff. A lot of the newer NOFX stuff I havenât listened to and some of it I didnât really like, but I absolutely loved the older stuff from S&M airlines to Heavy Petting Zoo, Iâm all about it.
So, whatâs next after this tour? Budo: We fly back to New York and have about four days off then weâre touring the east coast, with a friend of ours called K.Flay, so itâs kind of the second half of the headlining tour we started on the west coast before coming over here - any chance to hit those markets we didnât get a chance to hit. Then itâs Christmas, so weâll take a little break, get ourselves grounded a bit and I think we might head back into the studio, but weâll be back on the road in the spring, I think.
Do you have any final words? Grieves: Thanks for listening and for those of you who havenât, maybe check us out. You donât have to like it, but check out the rest of Rhymesayers too. I feel like that label has a lot to offer.


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Broken Branches by Ben Ellis
Broken Branches by Ben Ellis
Published 8th February 2018
356 pages
Reviewed by Yvonne Davies
To stop over populating, pregnancies are controlled. To get a chance of becoming a family you have to have good genes and be on the National Tree. If you are an orphan, you have next to no chance of having a baby. You are a broken branch.
Grace and Charlie are twins, not having any family they are classed as broken branches. They do not get the same rights as thoroughbreds. So Grace was shocked when she was allowed to have a child with her thoroughbred husband Tom. Fearing reprisals from a terrorist group and their leader Shears, they go into hiding. To complicate the situation Charlie become fertile and gets a girl pregnant.
I instantly liked Grace and Charlie and whilst they are twins they were completely different. Grace was conscientious and kept her self to herself trying to be a good citizen. Charlie plays the field, dislikes authority and is a loveable rogue.
I love dystopian stories and enjoy books that are not the norm, and this book fitted the bill. With Britain being a nation that wanted to improve the gene pool, this story really showed the struggle with the class system and the prejudice against the broken branches. From the initial terrorist attack to the final page, you are drawn in to a story that will capture your imagination. When the babies show some unusual activity, you are left wandering what they are and whilst there were hints, I hope it is all explained further on in the series. My only niggle was that addition of an unknown prisoners dialogue as I found this made the story disjointed and I must admit I did end up skipping those scenes. Even now I did not understand the relevance, but that may be just me. That being said I did enjoy the story.
This is a new author to me and I will look out for further work. One of the interesting points was right at the end when the author explained the reason for the ps and qs and the other easter eggs in the story. This shows how well planned the story was. Overall this was a good dystopian


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Forum 2004: Health of Nations
The OECD is very grateful to the governments of
Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands and the Slovak Republic
for their generous support for Forum 2004.
Forum 2004 included keynote speeches by Michel Barnier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, France; Luis Ernesto Derbez, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mexico; Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD; Kim Dae-jung, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Former President of Korea; and Mary Robinson, Executive Director, Ethical Globalisation Initiative, and former President of Ireland.
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"This year's edition of the OECD Forum will address several aspects of the "Health of Nations", namely the health of our citizens, the health of the economy and the health of multilateral co-operation. A healthy nation is one that creates for its citizens economic prosperity and social cohesion, thanks to sound and effective systems of governance. And thus, the key to the health of nations is how we govern our nations."
Message from Vicente Fox, President of Mexico
"Mexico currently has a broad and dynamic international presence. The process of change in the global economic system has increased financial and commercial ties between countries, leading to growing interdependence. Mexico's economic development nowadays depends largely on the income generated by international trade, foreign investment and tourism, which in turn depend upon the state of the world economy."
Message from Luis Ernesto Derbez, Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister
"It is no coincidence that OECD Forum 2004 will address some of the top issues on the international agenda: the health of the world economy, of multilateral co-operation and of our citizens, all of which affect the health of our nations. Countries, enterprises, international institutions and citizens alike depend directly and indirectly upon them in one way or another."
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