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Wildly scenic Devil's Slide, just south of San Francisco: Sometimes it's nice being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
When the Tom Lantos bypass tunnels opened in early 2013, motor traffic travelling between Half Moon Bay and San Francisco—or more precisely, Montara and Pacifica—was diverted off a treacherous, erosion-wrought portion of Highway 1 that barely clung to the cliff above the Pacific Ocean.
But what to do with the old road, known for its staggering coastal views and narrow turns?
The newly abandoned asphalt presented a unique opportunity to replace the harrowing driving experience with a friendly outdoor escape. The Devil's Slide Trail debuted in March 2014 to a chorus of cheers from locals
The 1.3-mile paved multi-use trail (2.6 miles round trip, easy, about 350 feet of elevation gain) offers a chance to take in the fantastic coastal views from a comfortable bench instead of from behind the wheel. Waves crash on the rocks far below, there is interesting geology to ogle and a series of informational signs introduce the history and local wildlife. There are pit toilets and drinking fountains on both ends of the trail, and benches and vista points along its length.
A portion of the path is moderately steep, so while it's great for a family stroll, you may find yourself huffing and puffing if pushing a double stroller uphill or towing a toddler in a bike trailer.
With two small lots, parking can be tough on warm weekends, but there is a decent turnover rate, and several gravel pullouts are located along the highway in both directions.
If you're in the mood for a longer jaunt, Devil's Slide trail link ups with the Pacifica bike path, heading towards the surfers and famous beachfront Taco Bell of downtown. Or head south and follow the crowds trudging up the sandy hill to Bunker Point. On the east side of the highway, nearby trails head into the hills of McNee Ranch State Park on Montara Mountain.
Gray Whale Cove and other beaches are close as well, among the 8,900 acres of land and protected open space linked by the Devil's Slide Coast Project.
DO: Take your entire family, canines included.
DON'T BOTHER: Seeking solitude here. It's justifiably popular.
NOT TO NAG, BUT: Obey the trail's 15mph speed limit if you're riding two wheels, and use caution when driving in the area with all the pedestrians roving about.
REASONS FOR HAPPY DANCING: Getting a parking space on the weekend and not being forced to experience the effects of erosion firsthand.
—Kelsey Farabee
Highway One, Pacifica, CA. 650.355.8289. Learn more at the official Devil's Slide Trail website.
Directions: Trailheads and parking lots are located at both ends of the Devil's Slide Trail. Coming from Pacifica, veer right into the parking lot about a quarter mile after leaving town. The City of Pacifica's free weekend shuttle to Devil's Slide will service the trailhead from other stops including Pacifica State Beach, the Linda Mar Shopping Center and several major intersections.
Heading north from Montara, it's a left turn into the parking lot.
Find directions to Devil's Slide here.
2.6 miles RT; 1 hour; easy; about 350 ft elev gain


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Boulevard Oaks is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States.
Boulevard Oaks is a group of 21 subdivisions inside the 610 Loop and north of Rice University. Developed primarily during the 1920s and 1930s, Boulevard Oaks contains two National Register historic districts: Broadacres and Boulevard Oaks Historic Districts, and a City of Houston Historic District.[citation needed]
Boulevard Oaks is in Texas's 7th congressional district [1].
The National Register of Historic Places designated the Boulevard Oaks Historic District, located within Boulevard Oaks and roughly bordered by North Boulevard, South Boulevard, Hazard Street, and Mandell Street, as a history district on February 22, 2002.[1]
The subdivisions of Boulevard Oaks are Chevy Chase, Edgemont, Ormond Place, Broadacres, Vassar Place, Ranch Estates, North Edgemont, West Edgemont, West Ormond Place, Cresmere Place, Cherokee, Vassar Court, Greenbriar Addition, Keithly Place, Sunset Court, Sunset Place, Sunset Estates, Cheyne Walk, Hermann Hospital Estates, Wroxton Court, and portions of the O. Smith Survey.[2]
Government and infrastructure
Boulevard Oaks is a part of the University Place Super Neighborhood Council.[3]
The community is in Houston City Council District C.[4]
The Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division,[5] headquartered at 2022 St. Emanuel.,[6] serves the neighborhood.
The neighborhood is zoned to Houston Independent School District (HISD) schools. Poe Eelementary is located in the Chevy Chase subdivision in Boulevard Oaks.[2] Zoned schools include Poe Elementary School, Lanier Middle School (in the Montrose neighborhood), and Lamar High School (in the Upper Kirby neighborhood).[7] Every year Poe Elementary holds a carnival patronized by members of the Boulevard Oaks community, parents, and future parents. The carnival raises funds to cover budget gaps not supported by HISD or by the State of Texas.[8]
Area K-8 private schools include Presbyterian School in Houston. Area 9-12 high schools include St. Agnes Academy and Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston. K-12 private schools include St. John's School in Houston and The Kinkaid School in Piney Point Village.[7]
Parks and recreation
The Vassar Spaceway Park is located in Boulevard Oaks.[9][10] It was dedicated as a municipal park in the late 1980s. Evalyn Krudy, the director of the University Place Super Neighborhood Council, said that since the creation of the park, it had been affected by drainage issues.[9] The Boulevard Oaks association received $5,000 in matching grant funds from the Matching Grant Program of the City of Houston Planning and Development Department. The funds were used to create a comprehensive drainage and maintenance plan to prevent standing water from accumulating and to beautify the park.[9]
Neighborhood in film
Boulevard Oaks appears in the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Rushmore (1998), Sidekicks (1992), My Best Friend is a Vampire (1988). Ms. Cross' temporary home in Rushmore is on North Boulevard. Mr. Blume and Ms. Cross also take a walk down North Boulevard in the film. In Terms of Endearment, Garrett Breedlove and Aurora take a walk down North Boulevard.
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The West University Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community [2].
See also
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ a b "Civic Association Architectural Review/Deed Restriction Contacts." Boulevard Oaks. Retrieved on December 25, 2012.
- ^ Galloway, Melissa Bech. "Neighborhood making strides / University Place council targets traffic woes, security." Houston Chronicle. Thursday October 11, 2001. ThisWeek 17. Retrieved on October 22, 2012.
- ^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District C." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Crime Statistics for South Central Patrol Division." City of Houston.
- ^ "VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support." City of Houston.
- ^ a b "Information: Schools." Boulevard Oaks. Retrieved on December 4, 2008.
- ^ Martin, Betty L. "Poe Elementary's 60th annual carnival set for Saturday." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday October 22, 2008. Retrieved on October 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c Reynolds, Patrick. "Southwest Houston groups receive improvement grants." Houston Chronicle. Thursday September 27, 2001. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.
- ^ "Our Parks O-Z." City of Houston. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.
External links
- Boulevard Oaks
- List of subdivisions in Boulevard Oaks
- University Place Association
- University Place Association (Archive)
- Poe Elementary School
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Beach Time means Bath Time
6 comments:
- Zhoen said...
Poor puppy. Aw.
- June 16, 2012 at 10:46 PM
- rr said...
Hahahahaha. Maizy rolls in fox shit. She is tied to the fence outside the front door and has to wait while a bucket is filled with COLD water and a tad of washing up liquid. Then it's dumped over her. Her revenge is to dry herself on every item of soft furnishing in the house.
- June 17, 2012 at 10:08 PM
- Lucy said...
Retrievers don't mind water really, but preferably not clean water, I suppose, being clean is no fun for a dog. Poor old Porridge!
- June 19, 2012 at 4:47 PM
- julia said...
Rosie, I have 3 tickets for Les Vielles Charrures for 20 and 21 July (Sting on the 21st), do you know anyone wishing to go who would like a reduced price? I am laid up after leg surgery
Please let me know, thanks Mouse
- June 19, 2012 at 7:14 PM
- Rosie said...
mouse I will ask around, but I think they are all sorted (them as wants to go that is!) I hope your leg gets better soon.
- June 19, 2012 at 8:54 PM
- Anne said...
What a lucky dog to be enjoying nice, warm, sunny weather. What's a little hosing down compared with that?
- July 5, 2012 at 5:09 PM


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The Bangladesh Railway (BR) formally announced the commencement of Padma Rail Link project two months after signing a loan deal with China.
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Bangladesh inked a $2.67-billion loan with Chinese Exim Bank for the project on April 27 this year.
It was aimed at building the 225-kilometre rail link on both sides of Padma Bridge.
Officials said 20 per cent of the contract price and land from Mawa to Bhanga has already been handed over to China Railway First Group Co Ltd.
"We've started the project as per schedule. The time count for completing the project began on July 03," said project director Golam Fakhruddin Ahmed Chowdhury.
The BR has already held an inception meeting with the Chinese company. It is likely to get the phase-wise full construction planning soon.
It signed a $3.13-billion commercial contract with the Chinese firm in August 2016 under the government-to-government (G-to-G) arrangement.
However, the overdue loan deal with China delayed the project work for nearly 20 months.
The delay in signing the deal was due to the fixation of size of the loan amount and interest rate.
Under the deal, China will now provide 80 per cent of the project cost under its preferential buyer's credit line.
The rest of the project funds is to be borne by Bangladesh government.
BR officials said terms and conditions of the preferential buyer's credit line are also similar to non-concessional loan or soft loan.
The Tk 350-billion project will establish rail link with nine southern districts.
It will also connect Mongla and Benapole ports through 6.15-kilometre under-construction Padma Bridge.
As per the building agreement, the 225km rail route is scheduled to be constructed by June 2022.
The rail route will be established in four sections-Dhaka-Gendaria, Gendaria-Mawa, Mawa-Bhanga junction via Padma Bridge and Bhanga-Jashore Bridge.
The first phase, which is 50km from Mawa to Bhanga, will be built first to run train through Padma Bridge on the day of its inauguration.
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Completing a Buyer Persona Worksheet to surface your ideal customer is paramount to any successful marketing plan. People are individuals and should be treated as such. So what is a persona? Put simply, they are representations of the "types" of people that you are appealing to with your product or service based on a combination of data and educated guesses. The point is to relate to each of these personas as actual human beings. It can be more than a little overwhelming to decide exactly how to put all the pieces together, but you've got to start somewhere. You will use the buyer persona worksheet to help guide you through this in-depth process. This worksheet has 11 different areas to consider when mapping out your personas. Each section has a brief, easy-to-understand explanation of exactly what you should be filling in for that particular section.
Here's what we'll cover in this three-page persona worksheet:
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Whew! I know it can seem like a lot, but this is an essential part of your marketing and content strategies. Never forget that you are talking to real people with real issues, goals, and objections. No one likes to be 'sold' to, and referencing your buyer persona worksheet when planning your campaigns will help ensure you're speaking to what matters for your customers. It's recommended that you make three to five personas to represent your audience. This number is big enough to cover the majority of your customers yet small enough to still carry the value of specificity. Let's dig in! Simply fill out the quick form to get a copy of this worksheet sent straight to your inbox.


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Two financial services companies in Texas were merged to form a new, larger and stronger corporate entity. To gain cost efficiencies from the merger and help the 1,000 employees of the newly-combined organization collaborate smoothly, they needed to merge their Active Directory domains.
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A Texas-based financial holding company acquired a financial securities firm and merged it with one of its subsidiaries in the same area of business. One of the first orders of business for IT was to consolidate the Active Directory (AD) environments of the two companies to provide it with a unified and streamlined infrastructure.
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The client tapped a trusted Microsoft partner with an established M&A practice to help them integrate and merge the two Active Directory environments. The Microsoft partner considered the requirements for automating the integration and consolidation of the client's environments and evaluated Binary Tree's Active Directory Pro and Directory Sync Pro software solutions.
The right automation software made it easier to consolidate domains
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A woman in Britain inadvertently took her photo when she tried to unlock a stolen iPhone -- and the phone e-mailed the photo, and her location, to its owner.
Sussex police released the photo Monday. The photo was taken by an iPhone that was stolen from the Coalition nightclub in Brighton earlier in December, police said.
The phone's owner had installed an app that takes a photo of anyone who tries to unlock it, maps the phone's location and e-mails that information to the owner, police said.
"We know where and when the photo was taken and it appears to be in a vehicle with quite a large sunroof," PC Gavin Crute said in a release. "We don't know that the woman is the person who stole the camera, but she obviously has had some connection with it in the meantime and I'd like to speak to her about it."
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Nunavut eyes Greenland oil search
Nunavut is closely watching an Arctic oil and gas search unfolding off the coast of neighbouring Greenland, where at least one exploration company says it has found oil and gas.
Scottish-based Cairn Energy says it found oil and gas this past summer at test wells in Baffin Basin, located off of Greenland's western coast and just hundreds of kilometres away from Canadian waters.
"The ocean doesn't have borders, so we share the waters," Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak told CBC News.
This summer's successful test drilling has set the stage for more activity next year, as well as the potential for billions of dollars to flow into Greenland's economy.
Paul Mayland, Cairn Energy's director of corporate planning and business development, told delegates at an Iqaluit business conference last week that the company is entering what is considered to be "a world-class frontier exploration country."
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Simon Thomson, Cairn Energy's commercial and legal director, said Greenland offers a "substantial opportunity" because it is an underexplored area.
"For a company like us, that's a great opportunity, because when you look around the world there's very few areas now that remain unexplored or substantially underexplored," he told CBC News.
Aariak said while Greenland is 10 years ahead of Canada in realizing the potential for offshore oil and gas, she is concerned with the risk of potential oil spills near Canadian Arctic waters.
"The federal government should establish stronger working relationships with Greenland and Denmark on environmental issues and protection for our shared waters," she said.
As for Nunavut's waters, Aariak said she would not be surprised if oil and gas companies eventually turn their attention there as well.
"If it's happening in Greenland, next to us, I'm sure there are entities that are eyeing the other side of the border too," she said.
However, Aariak would not say how her government would respond should those companies knock on Nunavut's door.
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Conference and District
Rev. Dr. Bradley G. Call
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Bishop Tracy S. Malone
East Ohio Conference
The Rev. Dr. Bradley G. Call comes to the Three Rivers District as District Superintendent after serving at Thoburn United Methodist Church in St. Clairsville since 2005. He began his ministry in the conference as the full-tie student pastor of the Midvale UMC/Barnhill UMC/Newport UMC three-point charge in 1978. He was there until his graduation from Ashland Theological Seminary in 1985. In 1987 Call was appointed pastor of Ninth Street UMC in Cambridge, where he stayed for eight years prior to leading Roscoe United Methodist church. During this time he earned his Doctor of Ministry from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Call then served five years with the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) in the former Office of Finance and Field Service, assisting churches in both capital and annual campaigns. In 2001, Call became a founding partner of Church Stewardship Consultants, LLC, providing capital campaign consulting to churches. During that time he also served with the Untied Methodist Foundation of New England. Bishop Hopkins states, "Brad is an effective pastor with much experience consulting with churches on Christian stewardship. He has helped many congregations articulate a vision for ministry and find joy in doing God's work in their communities." He and his wife, Sue, are parents of a daughter and a son. They enjoy spending time with their grandchildren.
The District Office is located in Coshocton at 415 Walnut Street. The District web address is 3riversumc.org.
Bishop Tracy S. Malone was assigned to the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist church effective September 1, 2016. As resident bishop, she provides spiritual oversight; shares in equipping, teaching and encouraging mission, outreach, witness and service; and serves as a shepherd of the church in providing a prophetic witness of justice, mercy and unity.
Malone serves on the Boards of Trustees at the United Methodist-affiliated colleges, seminaries and organizations in East Ohio. She also is currently the president of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women, and is a member of the Board of Directors of The Connectional Table of The United Methodist Church.
Malone was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of the late Rev. Willie and the late April Smith. She grew up in The United Methodist Church and accepted her call to ministry at the early age of 13.
During her ministry, she has pastored several churches in the Northern Illinois Conference, represented that conference at four General and Jurisdictional Conferences, served as a district superintendent, and been dean of the Cabinet. She also has written chapters for several books, published articles, blogs and book reviews, and taught courses as an adjunct professor at Aurora University and at Northern Baptist Seminary in Lombard, Illinois.
Malone has a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Sociology, with a minor in Computer Science, from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. While in college, she was the recipient of the Outstanding Major in Religious Studies award, and received the following honors: George M. Pullman Scholar, Clarence Stein Ministerial Scholar, and United Methodist Bicentennial Scholar.
She holds a Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, where she was selected a Crusade Scholar, a Maceo D. Pembroke Scholar, and a Bishop Edsel A. Ammons Scholar. She earned her Doctorate of Ministry from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.
Malone received the Distinguished Leadership Award from Chicago Black Methodists for Church Renewal in 2007, was the recipient of North Central College's 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award, and received the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.
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Energy consumption in buildings currently accounts for over 40% of all energy consumed in Europe. This is by far the greatest share of total energy consumption, ahead of transport and industrial production. Approximately 85% of the energy consumed in buildings is attributed to heating and hot water generation, which means that the potential for energy savings is huge: according to the EU Commission, the energy efficiency of European building stock can be increased by 50%. Improvements can be made not only to heating systems and other technologies, but also in the area of insulation. Higher targets for energy savings and reduced CO2 emissions can be achieved by combining perfectly co-ordinated components to create efficient, fully integrated systems.
Of particular note is the potential for making heating systems (for room and water heating), air conditioning and lighting more energy efficient using the following technologies, in order to attain the energy standards of low-energy houses and passive houses:
- oil and gas heating (for example, condensing boiler technology)
- heat distribution (for example, pumps), heat emission (for example, radiators and underfloor heating systems) and controls (for example, valves)
- ventilation technology (for example, ventilation devices with heat recovery)
- air-conditioning technology
- combined heat and power generation
- heat insulation (energy-efficient products and components)
- lighting technology (for example, daylight redirection systems)
Another option is to replace conventional fossil fuels, such as oil or gas, or combine them with renewable energy sources. Finally, renewable energy resources are available in almost unlimited quantities and provide options for long-term, sustainable energy as they reduce our dependence on fuels that have a limited supply. Renewable energy sources also make a valuable contribution to environmental protection and climate control because they significantly reduce CO2 emissions.
The key application areas for renewable energies in buildings are as follows:
- solar thermal technology for domestic hot water and/or to support heating systems
- photovoltaic technology to generate electricity for domestic use or for grid supply
- innovative wood-burning solutions, for example, using split logs, wood pellets or wood chips
- solutions that leverage environmental heat or near-surface geothermal heat, for example, using heat pumps for heating
Germany has an established tradition of energy saving that stretches back at least as far as the oil crises of the 1970s. Since then, German regulations have been placing increasingly stringent demands on heating insulation and heating systems. The German Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) has been in force since 2002 and was amended in 2007. The EnEV envisages a holistic view of the building envelope, systems engineering and the preparation and conversion losses of the fuels used. A further planned amendment of the EnEV aims to tighten the rules on energy consumption in buildings by 30% before 2009.
For several years, the Federal government's energy saving regulations for buildings have been accompanied by its concerted promotion of the research and development of innovative technologies for the "buildings of the future", which allow standards to be raised.
State sponsorship (for example, through financing with KfW Förderbank) is directed in particular at energy-efficient and environmentally friendly applications that are not yet economically viable. For many years, German industry has been adapting to these challenging conditions and availing of the opportunities for sponsorship, and now offers particularly efficient technologies. For example, the German heating industry achieved fresh export success last year thanks to a growth of over 100% in the market in some European countries. It currently enjoys a market share of 60% in the EU and 33% worldwide. Germany holds a 90% share of the global renewable energy market. Even in the highly competitive photovoltaics market, Germany is the clear front-runner with a share of 50%, surpassing even Japan.


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If you've been reading Scott Snyder's BATMAN run you know you can't and shouldn't take anything for granted. If you've read and re-read past issues, you know we're constantly seeing big clues right out in the open. After reading the later issues, you practically kick yourself for not having noticed it earlier.
Batman has recently undergone a helluva ordeal against Talon and the Court of Owls. With today's issue #7 (you can read the review here), a new character appears.
Who the heck is Harper? From these panels, you get the impression that they have some sort of history already. Rather than sit around and speculate who she might be, we went straight to Scott to get some answers:
Harper Row is her name and she's a character I've been thinking about for some time. I don't want to give too much away, but you'll be seeing more of her in Gotham soon - she has an important role to play in upcoming stories.
The way things leave off and based on what Scott says, this won't be the last we see of her. We'll have to keep our eyes peeled to see where she turns up next.
If you didn't already have a reason to pick up BATMAN #7 today, this should give you one.


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In space, there is no such thing as waiting for the dust to settle. Rather than drifting to the ground, dust particles float about continuously and can irritate eyes and lungs.
By recording how much nitrogen oxide he exhales in space as part of the Airway Monitoring experiment, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst is helping researchers understand how to monitor, diagnose and treat lung conditions like asthma here on Earth.
The findings of this monitoring will also be crucial to exploring the Moon and even Mars – where dust is considered even more toxic and must be carefully managed for astronauts' health.
The Airways Monitoring experiment has been underway since 2015. Later in the Horizons mission Alexander will repeat the experiment in the reduced pressure of the airlock.
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Based in: Mumbai
Rajesh earned his BFA and MFA with the distinction and honor of fellowship from the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai in 2005 and 2007 respectively. Since graduating from art school, his works have been displayed at Luxe Art Museum gallery (Singapore), Kunst Zeug Haus Museum (Switzerland), Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke (Mumbai), Singapore Art Fair, Jehangir art (Mumbai) and at Bodhi Art Gallery (Mumbai), among many other group shows. Rajesh's inimitable panache for experimentation and his command over the craft of painting has earned him a solid reputation and a range of awards. He is recipient of honor of Artist In-Residence Programme invited by honorable President of India, Lalibai Dharmdas Bhambani Scholarship awarded to young artists, the Bombay Art Society, Maharashtra State Award, the Shri Bhim B Purohit Memorial Bombay Art Society Award, the National Scholarship (visual arts) given by the Indian Ministry of Culture, the Bendre Foundation Award, and the Indo-Swiss Student Award from the Consulate General of Switzerland. He lives and works in Mumbai, India.
He is interested in the tension between reality and representation of existence. He feels inclined to talk about the relationship between obsessions and detailed observance. The works that he does are project based which uses a process of reconstruction and fusion to examine the chaos of the regular city life. He likes to experiment with different media like painting, photography, sculpture and video. A choice of media for particular idea is the important part in the process of his work. He thinks about the control and releasing point, static and moment. His research area is specific everyday moments in which the consumer world repeats itself. The idea of construction, deconstruction and reconstruction of space; in a way tries to reduce the complication of visualizing his work. He wants these works lend visibility to such minutiae that often tend to get overlooked in the course of grandiose representations and this traumatic mark to be sensual, perfected, mechanical, a controlled gesture.
In October 2015, he had solo exhibition titled 'Nebula' in Jehangir art gallery, Mumbai and March 2015, showed solo titled 'First Citizen of India' at Upper Logia, Ashoka hall, Rashtrapati Bhavan, India. He traveled to Singapore in 2013 with his solo, 'Common Space', an exhibition in which he takes on the grit and grime of claustrophobic city life. In Rajesh's dynamic canvas, the mundane achieves a meditative edge. For instance, a series of photographs shot in the banal non-places within a college campus document how the subconscious charts its own narrative using objects that surround it. In yet another series, and one that proves yet again Rajesh's daring stroke of brilliance, he has used his 16 X 10 ft room (kholi) in Lalbaug, which he shares with his parents, as a canvas-in-progress to depict how chaos and control are not two sides of a coin – in the crammed urban world that Rajesh's canvas depicts chaos and control are varying dialects of a language called contemporary Indian art. In year 2011, displayed his works in show titled Morning at the Window, where Rajesh Kargutkar's large sand-colored paintings, series title Between The Input and The Output (2010. Gesso and Acrylic on Canvas), emphasizes a very basic and undeniable physical trait of the city: the cityscape. Through a series of extruding textural blocks on the canvas, the artist has created a bird's-eye map of an ambiguous city. One must interpret Kargutkar's meticulous and precise layering of acrylic on acrylic as the layering of space – a buildup of both history and physical presence. In any large city, buildings begin to expand, not outwards, but upwards; a trait that Kargutkar has expanded on with inexplicable beauty and grace. His work glosses over the more detailed and sometimes unpleasant elements that one finds in the city to show only the essential cramming and layering of space in the urban environment in Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke Mumbai. In 2010 he showed his work in public gallery Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, titled Construction, series of painting acrylic on canvas works talks about the existence of being in his metropolitan city, where everyone is living on a very temporary certainty of being constructed into a luxurious and better way of living. In a way, he is questioning to his own contemporary social, political, economical, etc. scenario but the imagery of his works, in a sarcastic way, are much more symmetric which upto an extent takes the viewer to read behind the context. There are many words like hope, construction, etc. takes the viewer to the final extract as well as the meaning of the work of art. In 2009 he invited for three months residency programme at rapperlswill- Jona, Switzerland work and lives there by Futur foundation. He has his first solo show 'Intransitive Process'at Kunst (zeug) haus, Switzerland; showed the paintings and videos which executed during the three months residency program in Switzerland, works focused on the duality, culture and day to day life of two countries with the help of common objects like windows, basing, chair, daily use words as a text on canvas.
Rajesh Kargutkar, India
Rajesh Kargutkar, India
Rajesh Kargutkar, India
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Owning the Music: An Interview with Haochen Zhang Part I
The morning after his Carnegie Hall performance, where pianist Haochen Zhang stepped in for Lang Lang who had withdrawn for health reasons, Haochen and I met at Knave in NYC to talk about his career as a pianist, inspirations in music, and his debut studio recording featuring works by Schumann, Liszt, Janácek and Brahms.
You just performed at Carnegie Hall filling in for Lang Lang. How was the performance?
I played the Yellow River Piano Concerto with the China NCPA Orchestra. The concerto is a cornerstone of Chinese music. It was a refreshing night; the concerto is new in the West so it feels different to perform it in front of this audience. In China, eating Chinese food feels like air, where you are not aware of its existence, but in America it's like eating your first ever Chinese meal, where you're acutely aware of the experience and feeling how the audience responds makes any performance exciting.
This has been a fruitful year for you, having won the Avery Fisher Career Grant and your solo album (on BIS) was released this year. Tell me a bit about this positive string of events.
The Avery Fisher is a very encouraging thing for me. It's a prestige award. Unlike other awards where they give you engagements or performances, it's the prize by itself (and some cash), and it's only given to young musicians. Studying at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, a lot of faculty members and renowned musicians started their careers winning the Avery Fisher award. I'm honored to be in this line of heritage and continuity. In a way it gives me more responsibility, knowing that the previous recipients are musicians such as Gil Shaham and Hilary Hahn.
You have won several really impressive competitions, such as the Thirteenth Van Cliburn Piano Competition back in 2009. This must have been a career-changing experience: following this you were propelled onto the world's most prestigious concert stages. How has your career developed since that time?
I hope I've matured, since it was 8 years ago. I've been performing a lot of concerts which is a way of maturing yourself. It's different from practicing yourself. A concert is a different way of learning. And with traveling the world you see different kinds of audiences, where you find cultural differences and most importantly, the solitude you have to overcome on the road by yourself, meeting new people every day. You're not in a settled community so you have to overcome this to mature yourself. I feel I've overcome this. Not only has travel become part of a part of my job, it's no longer my job. It's the journey of a musician.
Going back to your album of solo piano works by Schumann, Liszt, Janácek and Brahms, released in February: what inspired you to record this particular repertoire? What was the highlight of creating this album?
At BIS (record label) it's more about what artistic statement you can make, and in terms of audio quality, most labels choose the standard but BIS is particular because they keep the highest quality by using SACD (Super Audio CD), and they believe in good quality of sound. They also let me choose whatever repertoire I want to play, so I really appreciate BIS.
What do you feel your artistic statement was?
With Schumann, Liszt, Janácek and Brahms, they're all introspective in different ways. They share this reflective quality which I thought is really precious. Young pianists in my generation are more inclined to play (and the audience is more familiar with hearing) virtuosic pieces. I want to show another side of a young pianist. It feels natural to me. I've always been a somewhat introverted person. Growing up in China, which is a culture of inward-looking perspectives, I have this personality and was always drawn to music that has an introspective and reflective quality. You feel like your soul is being cleaned. I wanted to make my first studio recording about who I am and what statement I want to make as an artist.
What repertoire do you hope to explore in your recordings and performances?
I've always been a curious person, so I'm looking to explore all kinds of different styles. It interests me more when there are pieces that have an insight into something deeper or are inward-looking, with incredible emotional and intellectual depth. I'm certainly interested in digging into Beethoven, Schumann, and Schubert; and I'm always a Brahms fan and hope to record more late Brahms.
Is there a piece you love to play or that you feel you 'own'?
That always changes and that's the beautiful thing about music. There are pieces that you didn't like two years ago but now you're falling in love with. There are pieces you regard as something holy or untouchable but now they are more tangible and you've pulled the piece from that status to somewhere where you can look at it. And there are pieces you always like and they stay the same for 20 years. In terms of composers, I never found myself having one favorite composer but it always switches through those four.
In terms of owning a piece, the more you play it, the more you feel like you own it. The process of owning it goes with the amount of performances. It's the physical and spiritual combining together. You feel like your fingers are literally your spirit – what I think, and what I execute, and how people respond to it. That one moment you feel like you are the music and the music is you. That is the most rewarding feeling as a musician.
Listen to Haochen Zhang's latest release on Primephonic.
Image credit: Benjamin Ealovega
Tags: Pianist, Haochen Zhang


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Rick Lewis took the lacrosse field in Piscataway, N.J., 29 years ago to lead the defense for Rutgers in the 1986 NCAA tournament. Now his son, Rick Lewis Jr., prepares to step onto that same field, as the Ohio State men's lacrosse team looks to bring home a win this weekend in the Buckeyes' final regular-season matchup of the inaugural Big Ten lacrosse season.
"I've always looked up to my dad," Lewis Jr. said. "So it'll be really special to have my last regular season game … where he played his first."
Now a senior midfielder and captain for OSU, Lewis Jr. grew up with a lacrosse stick in his hand, receiving his first one from his dad's friends at the hospital just hours after he was born. From there, his dad became his coach and the rest is history, Lewis Jr. said.
The midfielder grew up playing in Cumming, Ga., earning All-American honors at St. Pius X Catholic High School, and also spent time playing in leagues in New Jersey, making him no stranger to Rutgers territory.
"I know a lot of those guys," Lewis Jr. said. "With the team in New Jersey, I was actually coached by my dad's college roommate. I even lived at his house for the summer."
And while his old summer coach might be supporting Rutgers this weekend, Lewis Jr. said his dad will be on OSU's side.
"He's rooting for the Buckeyes, definitely wearing scarlet and gray," Lewis Jr. said.
For the Lewis family, Saturday's matchup might be "a fun rivalry game," but for OSU, the stakes are high to bring home a final conference win for the regular season. And while Rutgers has already lost its chance at an NCAA tournament berth, OSU coach Nick Myers said he expects the Scarlet Knights to be ready to win.
"These are two tough teams that are both hungry for a final Big Ten win," Myers said. "It'll be a battle."
OSU is coming off its only home loss this season, a 10-9 overtime heartbreaker against Maryland on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The Terrapins locked up at least a share of the Big Ten title, and a win would have done the same for the Buckeyes. But instead of dwelling on the disappointment, the team used the loss as motivation through practices this week, Myers said.
"It was the closure we needed," he said. "We looked at what we did well, and the situations throughout the game where we need to improve. We're focused on how to be successful against a formidable team this weekend."
Senior midfielder Christopher May said OSU focused on its efforts at the face-off X in particular, hoping to secure regular possession to kick-start the offense against Rutgers.
"Maryland had a super talented faceoff unit. They communicated well and were good at causing loose balls, so we took that as a learning experience," May said. "Rutgers likes to create offense off the faceoff. We're going to try to limit the transition and put ourselves in a better position to win this game."
The loss against Maryland dropped OSU to No. 2 in the Big Ten. Even if the Terrapins lose against Johns Hopkins this weekend, the Buckeyes would share the No. 1 spot heading into the conference tournament, but would fall short because of the tiebreaker, as long as they win against Rutgers on Saturday.
"We come out every game (at) full speed. They're a very dangerous team so we're preparing and ready to go," Lewis Jr. said. "We're focused on playing a full 60 minutes. If we do that, we can play with anybody in the country."
The game against Rutgers marks the end of the inaugural Big Ten regular season, one that, regardless of record, has been an honor for the team, Myers said.
"It's been everything we could've hoped it would be," he said.
Saturday's game is set for noon in Piscataway, N.J.


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The symposium, held at San Diego State University, provided information about the Mediterranean-type ecosystems found throughout the world. In the papers, and in brief summaries of poster displays, both researchers and managers addressed concerns...
Alaska Reference Database
The Alaska Reference Database originated as the standalone Alaska Fire Effects Reference Database, a ProCite reference database maintained by former BLM-Alaska Fire Service Fire Ecologist Randi Jandt. It was expanded under a Joint Fire Science Program grant for the FIREHouse project (The Northwest and Alaska Fire Research Clearinghouse). It is now maintained by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium and FRAMES, and is hosted through the FRAMES Resource Catalog. The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Person: Conrad, Oechel
Year: 1982
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Ezequiel Barco finished No. 2 in MLSsoccer.com's annual 22 Under 22 rankings. But while the 20-year-old Argentine winger has clearly growin during his time in MLS, Bobby Warshaw and Matthew Doyle say there's work left to do for him to reach the level where Atlanta United could sell him to Europe for big money.
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The Haunted Island Murders Mystery Party Game
Ten years ago A group of teens went out to an island for a party What happened that night has haunted them ever since And one... never returned.
Ten years ago A group of teens went out to an island for a party What happened that night has haunted them ever since And one... never returned.
It's the night of Ben and Aria Tate's annual Halloween party, and they go all out to impress their close-knit group of friends. Then, the arrival of a video, which shows the gruesome slaying of one of the party guests, turns this innocent Halloween party into a murder investigation! Who killed Jules Parker? Why? What motive did they have to video the murder and address it to one of the party guests? The killer is among them, it's up to the guests to find the murderer and uncover his or her psychopathic motives!
Deep in the forest and miles from civilization, a castle sits high atop a mountain. This is home to a clan of vampires, the leader of which is about to be found staked in his coffin! Not everyone is who they seem in this classic vampire murder mystery party!
A train across Africa Bound for Morocco A group of strangers And one bloody murder This mystery is a 4/5 on the Angel Rating Scale.
It's 1956 in Winter Springs, an idyllic town that is the personification of the 'dream life', with white picket fences line the streets, behind which live the happiest families! At least, that's what the residents of Winter Springs would have you believe...
World-famous chocolatier Olivier Venesse is an enigmatic man. Renowned for not only his chocolate, but also for his mysterious ability to change the lives of those who taste his wares, getting an audience with Olivier Venesse was a difficult process. Not only was he choosy about those he worked with, he also had a habit of disappearing for months at a time. Inevitably he would emerge from wherever he had been and begin working with clients once again. But tonight, his work will come to an end for good, as he has been found drowned in his own chocolate at his own retirement party!
On New Years Eve, inside the Moxey Estate, a very special celebration is taking place, and the world is watching. At the stroke of midnight, a time-locked safe will be opened, revealing the biggest secret of infamous adventurer and archaeologist Holt Moxey's life. But when the lawyer who holds the code to access the safe is found murdered and the code for the safe is discovered missing, the guests find themselves suspects in a murder mystery investigation with a deadline - as at midnight, the opening of the safe is to be broadcast live worldwide online!
A double murder means two murders to investigate! Those attending the exclusive Millionaire's Row at the derby today have a unique opportunity - to greet the horse of their choice in the stables before the race. But when two bodies are found in one of the stable stalls and the horse inside is discovered missing, it's up to everyone to figure out the killer or killers and determine where the missing horse is, or scandal will befall these rich and famous derby enthusiasts!
The year is 176 and Marcus Aurelius, one of two Emperors of Rome, has been off expanding the Roman Empire. He has returned to the Imperial Palace in Rome for two reasons: the birthday party of his daughter, Lucilla, and to complete the marriage arrangement between his only surviving son, Commodus, and a young woman named Drusa Clovius. But when Drusa is found murdered, it's up to everyone to find the killer - not only as justice for the victim, but also to prevent another war that the Roman Empire can ill afford!
Brizo Island... those lucky enough to own a cottage here can escape the big city and find peace and tranquility near one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. But Brizo Island is also a place full of secrets... secrets the residents will do anything to protect. When a man is found dead in the bay, those on the island are forced to find the killer or risk having their secrets uncovered!


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Pink Jelly & Cake Oven Glove
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A friend sent this some time ago. Worth posting. Love Patton…
I visualize General George Patton addressing everyone today. It would go something like this…
To ALL those whining, panty-waisted, pathetic Citizens, it's time for a little refresher course on exactly why we Americans occasionally have to fight wars to keep this nation great.
See if you can tear yourself away from your "reality" TV and Starbucks for a minute, pull your head out of your ass — and LISTEN UP!!
Abu Ghraib is not "torture" or an "atrocity."
Got that ?
THIS IS an atrocity!
So Was This!!!
Islam Extemists are peaceful people?
My Ass!
Millions of these warped misled sons-of-bitches are plotting, as we speak, to destroy our country and our way of life any way they can. Some of them are here among us now.
They don't want to convert you and don't want to rule you. They believe you are a vile infestation of Allah's paradise. They don't give a shit how "progressive" you are, how peace-loving you are, or how much you sympathize with their cause.
They want your ass dead, and they think it is God's will for them to do it.
Some think if we give them a hug or listen to them, then they'll like us, and if you agree – Then you are a pathetic dumb ass!
If they manage to get their hands on a nuke,chemical agents, or even some anthrax — you will wish to God we had hunted them down and killed THEM while we had the chance.
How many more Americans must be beheaded?
You've fallen asleep AGAIN – get your head out of your ass!
You may never get another chance!
And pass this on to any and every person you give a damn about – if you ever gave a damn about anything!


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Are you measuring SOV?
In online marketing, you track a multitude of data points to determine whether your campaign was a success or a flop. When you use search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to increase online brand visibility, you can track progress by analyzing your position on the search engine results page (SERP). If you spend the bulk of your time optimizing for paid advertising, you trace your profit margins through ROI measurements. However, there is another metric that should be considered, and this benchmark often tells you a lot about how popular your brand is and the accessibility of your marketing plan.
Share of Voice (SOV) is this important data point – it tracks the number of times your brand is mentioned in relevant conversations. This might seem difficult to understand, especially if your product or service exists in a cluttered and competitive niche. But SOV can be tracked effectively online, especially across social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
The popular social platforms have unique search options that help you discover the number of users talking about your brand and how many times prospective leads talk about other brands. This analysis puts into greater perspective the SOV your brand has, and allows you to implement strategies to increase conversation about your company.
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With more than 25 years of hands on marketing strategy and operations experience, Sheila Kloefkorn is dedicated to developing marketing strategies and plans that help clients succeed. Some of the world's largest brands have depended on Sheila for marketing programs that delivered tangible and substantial results. Specialties: B2B marketing, lead generation, lead nurturing, sales strategy, marketing strategy, competitive marketing strategy, social media, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), mobile marketing, email marketing, website design, marketing plans.


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Hastings Youth Grants
Hastings Youth Grants aim to involve young people in their communities and local area by asking them what activities, facilities or events they would like to have available.
The Hastings Youth Grants is a small grants scheme, for grants of up to £500.
The new round of funding is now open. If you are interested in applying then please contact us for an application form.
It is a youth led grant-giving scheme that will provide small grants to fund young people's great ideas to improve the things they do and the places they go. Young people are encouraged to come up with their own ideas to benefit young people and others living in their community.
What makes this grant programme unique is that it is the Hastings Youth Council, a group of young people from Hastings & St Leonards, who will recommend which grants should be funded.
Applications will come from young people themselves, with the help of a supporting organisation. The supporting organisation will help youth groups come up with achievable and viable applications and help young people to lead the project as far as possible.
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Mobile Web
Responsive, mobile-optimized. All that good stuff.
"My website looks atrocious on a smartphone."
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According to the state of Florida, Florida's Economy is starting to see a lot of improvements. Since the beginning, of the national recession which began in December of 2007, Florida is finally starting to see an upwards turn. Although numbers seem to be increasing it will still be some time before Florida digs itself completely out of the pit it has fallen into.
Florida's economy has gained jobs, but there is still much room for improvement.
• The rate of non-farm jobs increased by 1 percent, compared to the national increase of 1.5 percent.
• Florida created 72,300 jobs, but it is a poor number compared to the 766,900 jobs that arrived during the employment peak.
• Florida's unemployment rate measured at 9.4 percent, leaving 869,000 residents without work.
The population is beginning to show a growth within elderly age groups.
• The population of Florida is estimated to grow by a 5.1 million people between the years 2010 to 2030.
• The highest population increase is projected to be in the 70 to 79 age group, followed by those in their sixties.
• The slowest population increase is found in those who are in their fifties, being at just 1 percent. Those in their forties will make up 5 percent of the increase.
• Those aged 80 and older will make up for more than 10 percent of the increase.
• Children being ages 0-17 will grow by 15 percent, leaving the 18-29 age groups to make up 10 percent while those in their thirties will increase by about 14 percent.
The housing market of Florida has improved, but is still struggling greatly. As for credit conditions found among citizens, the conditions have been improving slowly, leaving credit tight for the time being. As for the consumer sentiment, it is on the rise in Florida at a high level of 74, which is not far from the national trend.
The economy of the country is slowly making its recovery and credit markets are regaining their stability; however, credit markets do remain quite sluggish which makes it difficult for consumers to access to credit easily these days. The housing recovery in Florida will thrive by having lower priced homes to attract buyers, especially now that demand has grown due to the outstanding population growth. The retirement homes are also on the rise due to a growth in elderly citizens flocking to Florida for retirement, which will in turn help the economy to grow.


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There are many competing definitions of what it means to be "middle class", some focus more on income while others tend to look at social and cultural factors. The EPP's definition is very inclusive because we do not want to define people based on their income levels. For us the term "middle class" represents all the people who want to work, contribute to society and improve both their own lives and the lives of those around them. They are the people who keep businesses operating and societies running, as they pay for a fair share of our services and benefits. In order to have vibrant economies and well-working societies in which people trust each other, we must make sure that everyone has an opportunity to become a member of the middle class, as we understand it, and to give to everyone the possibility to feel included, safe and fairly treated.
Equality of opportunity is one of the key policies of the European People's Party, and we want to ensure that we have a growing and flourishing middle class. A vibrant and thriving middle class is the backbone of a functioning democracy, growing economy and prosperous society. Many citizens have written to us through our Dearcitizen.eu campaign to express to us their ideas, concerns and questions. Many have written about jobs, economic security and the opportunity to secure a comfortable life for themselves and their families. All these are concerns and questions every one of us can relate to.
The situation of the middle class throughout the EU varies a lot. Over the last 10 years, the middle class as a proportion of the population has remained the same in most EU countries, and there are even countries in which the situation of the middle class has been strengthened. But unfortunately, there are also countries where the middle class has shrunk and come under pressure. Moreover, there are signs that, for many people, concerns about the future have increased and that as a result people's subjective perceptions vis-à-vis their future have taken a beating. We must reassure people through sound policies.
It is clear to us that the key to everything is employment. The financial crisis touched everyone but hit working people hardest, particularly through unemployment. EU countries fared in different ways with regard to unemployment, with some recovering to pre-crisis levels much quicker than others; this disparity has left its mark on the middle class. We must make sure that our labour markets are both flexible and fair. When unemployment hits, we must have the right services to help people find a new job. And even more importantly, we must have the right policies in place so that new jobs and companies are created.
In addition to employment, we must focus on social mobility. Many people have written to us with concerns for their children's future. We are committed to the idea that education remains the best way to ensure a fulfilling future and to equip children and adults alike with skills that will help them prosper in an ever-changing world. The Social Pillar is an important element to build a more inclusive society.
Taxation and fairness must go hand in hand. Much of taxes and public services are paid by the middle class. We must ensure that these citizens are not unduly burdened by high tax rates and that tax rates encourage both work and entrepreneurship.
We must make sure that work is encouraged and that in a world in which technology develops very rapidly we have the right means at our disposal to facilitate timely transitions from one kind of job to another. If technology or changing trade patterns force in turn a structural change to the labour market, we must ensure access to education and skills training to help people learn the new skills they will need. In this context, it is of the utmost importance that academic institutions also adapt their teaching programmes according to what the market needs, so it is easier for graduates to find employment. This will become ever more important with further robotisation, digitalisation and the development of Artificial Intelligence. At the same time, we must be prepared to address job polarisation and give opportunities for those in middle-skill levels to upgrade their skills in order to have the capabilities to succeed in the shifting labour market. We can pre-empt certain problems by investing in active labour market policies. At the same time, we cannot forget that it is important for families that both parents be encouraged, and have an opportunity, to work. Therefore, the European People's Party:
Being part of the middle class is not only about having a certain income level, since people's understanding of the term itself is always relative to others around them in their society. The term must be both inclusive and aspirational: something for which to strive and yet something all can achieve. According to studies, parents' education level has a big impact on their children's eventual education level as well, and this is largely due to social and cultural factors. We must ensure that education remains the surest way to a prosperous future. We must ensure that people can reach their aspirations and goals regardless of their background. Therefore, the European People's Party:
The middle class pay much of all taxes collected and hence provide a lot toward public services. It is very important that taxation encourage both working and investing, and that we make sure we do not overburden the middle class but rather aim to reduce their tax levels. It is important that taxation be considered fair, especially by those who pay the largest share. At the same time, it is crucial for families' long-term prosperity that tax systems encourage investing. Therefore, the European People's Party:


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Ensemble. A Marvelous Job - Puccini's 'La Fanciulla del West', heard by Giuseppe Pennisi
Ensemble. Consummate Virtuosity - Bryn Terfel, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Hindemith and Wagner, appreciated by Maria Nockin
Ensemble. A Particular Pleasure - Christine Brewer sings Wagner, enjoyed by Robert Hugill
Ensemble. Authority and Charisma - Wagner's 'Siegfried', reviewed by Maria Nockin
Highly Articulate - American dramatic soprano Christine Brewer talks to Robert Hugill
Ensemble. Recovered Voices - Two operas in Los Angeles over the Easter weekend, enjoyed by Maria Nockin
DVD Spotlight. Insightful Performances - 'Die Walküre' from Provence, experienced by Maria Nockin. 'The cast is excellent.'
Pure Fashion? - Several Composers in Search of an Identity, by Béla Hartmann
DVD Spotlight. Stunning lighting - Highlighs from Barenboim's 'Ring', concluding a series of reviews by Robert Hugill. 'The balance ... favours Evans more, which is a good thing.'
CD Spotlight. A tremendous conclusion - 'Twilight of the Gods' from Bayreuth, reviewed by Robert Hugill. '... well worth waiting for.'
CD Spotlight. Sheer beauty - Barenboim's 'Siegfried', in the continuing set of reviews by Robert Hugill. '... a highly listenable, dramatic experience.'
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Programming software 'MaxConnect'
With 'MaxConnect' the frequency inverters of the M-Max™ device series can be programmed quickly and easily.
- All parameters arranged in an overview
- Parameters can be changed individually and separately
- Integrated search function
- Comparison function: Direct overview with modified parameter settings
- Monitoring (monitor function): Graphically displays the progress of the current values such as motor current and frequency
- Stored parameters can be processed offline even without a frequency inverter.
The interface converter MMX-COM-PC is required for communication with the frequency inverters of he M-Max™ series.
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Time is speeding up, isn't it? Everyone else got the memo but mine must have gone straight to spam because I was completely unprepared for the last fortnight to disappear without notice. What even happened? What did I do? All I can really remember is the last weekend because on Saturday, my band finally held the dinner dance for which we've spent half a year rehearsing and on Sunday, the Chef and I went on a little adventure for the first time in ages.
Our destination: Garfield, which is somewhat of an improvement on its original name of Cannibal Creek. Even though I would happily head to a small town in the country for no reason whatsoever, this time I had a purpose and it came in the form of the Garfield Heritage Winterfest Antiques Market. Oh, and an op shop in town that was opening on the Sunday, too.
Did I find a treasure or two? Of course I did! The market was a little smaller than I was anticipating but I still managed to point out some very old packets of darts to the Chef and score myself a fold-out sewing basket. My best find was this:
I hadn't even heard of Enid Gilchrist until the last month or so but ever since I started learning about her, I've wanted to get my hands on some of her books. They'll cost you around ten or twelve dollars on eBay or Etsy, so I was rather excited when the lady running the stall told me all the 'magazines' were one dollar each. Unfortunately, all of the others were for children's clothes, which seem to constitute around ninety-five percent of Enid's publications, so I only ended up with this one but I was rather happy with it nonetheless.
My favourite part of that cover is the creepy-looking boy in the background. I can just imagine one of the girls whispering through her smile: "Margaret, can't you tell your brother to get off the fence and stop looking at us? I swear I can feel his eyes through the back of my head." The poor kid probably got roped in because someone finally noticed the book was meant to be for boys as well and he just happened to be nearby.
Our next stop was the op shop in town and I'm tempted to say it was even better than the market. It was packed full of people, to the delight of the ladies running the place. Country op shops are always my favourite and not just because they tend to sell lemons at the counter. This is what I took home with me:
We also found a book entitled Cooking with Eggs for my sister-in-law, who is currently in the process of accumulating every cookbook ever. Oh, and we picked up a couple of lemons for good measure.


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So, last Sunday evening was spent in a flurry of recipe thumbing – heaven knows why, because it's more than likely that, as usual, I'll make things up as I go along. But the spirit was willing, and, even if I don't follow all the recipes I've marked with little stickers, it kept me off the streets.
The first day has passed innocuously enough, despite the near-miss I had while preparing tonight's dinner – Neil Perry's Pasta with Simple Zucchini Sauce.
Anchovies – they're seasoning for heaven's sake; barely fish at all.
Happily, I managed to avert a crisis that could have been even more humiliating than the now-infamous Meat Free Week Tinned Tuna Incident of 2013, and make a Simple Zucchini Pasta Even Simpler. Winner.
All you need is some short pasta (call it vertically challenged, if you will), three large zucchinis, grated, a generous pinch of dried chilli flakes, three plumptious garlic cloves, olive oil and salt and black pepper. Squeeze the living daylights out of the grated zucchini to get rid of any excess moisture. At this point, if I were a health-juice kind of gal (which I'm not), I'd drink that green, foamy liquid and do a few dozen salutes to the sun (which I didn't). Instead, I watered my aloe vera with it, musing as I did as to whether I was committing some sort of twisted vegetable cannibalism.
While you're cooking the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, fry up (not 'off' – you're not a bloody chef) the garlic and chilli in a couple of generous tablespoonfuls of olive oil for a 2 minutes, then throw in the zucchini and toss it all around for a couple more. Add the drained pasta and season well. Toss through a bit more olive oil and serve with liberal amounts (that's small 'l' liberal, mind) of grated parmesan.
I reckon it would also be nice with some finely grated lemon zest tossed through it, but don't tell Neil Perry I said so.
Finally – big thanks to Kerry W, Andrew M, Amanda K and 'Someone', for your very generous donations to my Meat Free Week campaign. If anyone reading this would like to do the same, just click on this link. Until next time.


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For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother's womb. I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in
secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colors] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery]. Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them. (Psalm 139:13-16 AMP)


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Harbin Electric to Report First Quarter 2009 Financial Results on May 8th
HARBIN, China, April 29 Harbin Electric, Inc., ("Harbin Electric" or the "Company") , a leading Chinese developer and manufacturer of a wide array of electric motors, will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2009 financial results at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 8th, 2009. Tianfu Yang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Zedong Xu, Chief Financial Officer, and Christy Shue, Executive Vice President will be on the call. The Company plans to release its first quarter 2009 financial results before the conference call.
To participate in the conference call, please dial any of the following numbers:
USA: 1-800-603-1779 International: +1-706-643-7429 North China: 10-800-713-0924 South China: 10-800-130-0748 The conference ID for the call is 97298235
A replay of the call will be available beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT on May 8th, 2009 and will remain available through midnight on May 15th, 2009.
To access the replay, please dial any of the following numbers: USA: 1-800-642-1687 International: +1-706-645-9291 Passcode is 97298235.
This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to the live webcast, go to http://www.harbinelectric.com/ and click on 'Harbin Electric Q1 2009 Financial Results Conference Call'. The replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days and will be archived on the Investor Kits page of the website after 30 days.


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City Survey Services
A plot refers to an independent real estate, located in the city-plan area and entered in the cadastre, that is, cadastral registry.
As a general rule, a plot is subdivided upon the landowner's application. Subdivision is applied for on a form. When the sold acreage covers plot subdivision, no separate application for plot subdivision is required. In urgent cases, to speed the beginning of plot subdivision, submit a separate application with the written consent of all parties concerned.The parties concerned are informed of the time of the cadastral meeting. Before the meeting, the boundaries of the plot are marked on the terrain. In addition, easements can be set and removed during the cadastral meeting. The minutes of the meeting and a map are drawn.The person applying for cadastral procedure is responsible for the costs arising from the plot subdivision. The costs vary, depending on the size of the plot and on the permitted building volume compliant with the city plan. In Vantaa, plot subdivisions take from 2 to 3 months (from application for plot subdivision to plot registration).The National Land Survey is responsible for building sites outside the city plan.
It is possible to set as an easement, in the area of another real estate, a permanent right to place water, sewage, electrical conduits, for instance, for the purposes of a road, car maintenance and parking places, water distribution, etc. The real-estate easement is set in a separate easement survey or in connection with the cadastral procedure.
If the mark signifying the boundary of the plot is lost or if there is dispute or unclarity concerning its place, a property-definition procedure can be initiated by the landowner's written application. The boundary is defined in a property-definition procedure, which lasts for 2-3 months.
A street or park area compliant with the city plan is turned into a real estate by means of a public-area subdivision procedure, carried out upon application by the city or the landowner. The city confirms the costs from the subdivision.
Real-estate or land sales, exchanges and gifts must always be made in writing. A public purchase witness confirms the deed of transfer with a certificate. City-employed public purchase witnesses confirm deeds of transfer as regards also private real-estate and land sales throughout the country.The public purchase witness' fee is €120 (+travel expenses), in cash.Contact information: E-mail addresses are in the form of: firstname.lastname@example.com
Name, Position, Tel.
Kimmo Junttila, City Geodesist, 040 085 0237
Ossi Örn, Urban Geodetic Engineer, 040 661 6270
Riikka Pirinen, Real Estate Engineer, 040 593 9210
Pekka Simojoki, Surveyor, 040 845 7987
Petri Rantala, Cadastral Engineer, 0400 541 258
Petri Huotari, Cadastral Engineer, 040 845 7970
Tero Sikiö, Surveyor, 050 302 6773
Minna Rainamo, Cadastral Engineer, 043 824 7476 (on parental leave)
Kai Virtanen, Surveyor, 050 302 6750
The place of the building is marked on the terrain after the building permit has been granted.
The placement supervision is conducted when the corners of the building's plinth are visible.
Building supervision measurements can be inquired at 9:30-12:00, tel. 839 22279, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
A site layout plan is a plan for subdividing an area, designated in the city plan as a building block, into plots. A site layout plan can be compiled separately or as part of the city plan. The plots planned are set as real estates with the help of the plot subdivision procedure.
The site layout plan is compiled at the land-owner's request, or whenever deemed necessary.
Site layout plan is applied on a e-form. Compiling a site layout plan from application to approval takes 2-3 months.
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I think I might be the only person I know who wishes Christmas wasn't so soon.
Don't get me wrong; I LOVE Christmas. Christmas trees are appearing everywhere (including one that randomly appeared on the kitchen table today); Secret Santas are being arranged; and I'm having lots of Christmas dinners in the next few weeks with lots of lovely people. But I still don't want Christmas to come.
By Christmas, I will have finished my first term at medical school.
Meaning that I only have 17 terms left, which suddenly doesn't seem very long to learn a lot of stuff.
And then I get to go and be a doctor – eek :O
I've wanted to be a doctor since I was about ten. I was first influenced by my mum's addiction to Casualty and Holby City. Since then I've had to come up with some better reasons for wanting to study medicine to put in my personal statement. All the generic (but true!) stuff such as 'I'm really passionate about science' and 'I want to help people.' I feel a bit sorry for medicine admissions tutors, having to read pretty much the same thing thousands of times. Although I don't feel quite so sorry for the ones who decided not to give me an interview. But I don't care because I didn't want to go to their medical schools anyway 😛 (ICSM love <3)
The first time I applied to uni I decided that there was no way I was ever going to Imperial. My mum, two aunts and two uncles all studied here; so I, of course, decided I definitely didn't want to – I wasn't even going to bother with the open day. Long story short, I applied elsewhere, received four rejections and decided to take a gap year and rethink things a bit. It was then I realised I quite liked the idea of going to study Medicine in London – this was of course because 'London's such a diverse city, offering medical students a far greater variety of clinical experience' – definitely nothing to do with the music scene…
So, I went along to Imperial's open day and, despite all intentions, fell in love (cheesy, but true). Over the next few months, my purpose in life was solely to get into Imperial – personal statement, BMAT, interview, etc., etc., etc.. It's been more than nine months since I got my offer, I've been here two months and I think that maybe it might possibly just be starting to sink in that I am studying Medicine at Imperial College London!! 😀
I've been here for two months and I love it even more than I did at the open day. I've learnt a lot (mainly outside of lectures), spent more money than I really should have, deprived myself of sleep and vitamins (until some vitamin tablets arrived in the post – thanks Mum!) and made some wonderful friends.
Some of the most important/useful/random things I have learnt so far:
– Eight hours sleep a night is really not necessary. Five hours at night and then three the next day during lectures works equally well.
– Even if you have had eight hours of sleep the night before, there are some lectures that are impossible to stay awake in *cough*Epidemiology*cough*
– Freshers' Flu is real (see coughing above.) I've been ill since week 2. During the first few weeks, every lecture was accompanied by a constant cacophony of coughing.
– The violin parts for all the songs in 'Singin' in the Rain' (I'll blog about this soon!)
– A LOT of drinking games
– Looking at stuff under a microscope is actually kinda cool. Or maybe I'm just a nerd…
– It is a bad idea to realise as you step outside in the morning that you've left something that you need in your room … on the third floor… up six flights of stairs… (d'oh!)
– When the label on an item of clothing says it shouldn't be tumble-dried, it's honestly okay to ignore it.
– ICSM is like one big, happy family – some of the older years told us this when we started, which at the time seemed really cheesy but actually turned out to true… ICSM love <3
Medical students are well known for their motto 'work hard, play hard' (or, at Imperial, 'work hard, play harder'.) At the moment, the first years are neglecting the first part a bit but making up for it by focussing on the second. Far too much fun has been had to write about everything here (i.e. I'm being lazy) but a few highlights have been:
– ICSM MusicSoc's Weekend Away in Bristol – 48 hours during which we took the 'Fun Bus' to Bristol, where we spent a lot of time in various Wetherspoons across Bristol and rehearsed a bit to justify it being a 'Music' weekend. The best bit was Saturday night – going for dinner and then to Thekla in our 'Firms' and all dressed in scrubs. Depending on year, we were ranked from 'Consultants' (6th years) to 'Work Experience Students' (1st years e.g. me). My firm was 'Obs & Gynae' so our tasks for the evening involved educating people on STDs and contraception… and, randomly, building lots of pyramids (out of ice cubes, 'wet floor' signs, people)
– Opera Invasion – a group of us from Light Opera Society went round London trying to complete a list of tasks. We ended up fitting a lot of us in a telephone box and even more of us on a (stationary) Boris Bike; playing hide-and-seek in Harrods; and singing songs from musicals outside of the relevant theatres, amongst other random, crazy, fun things.
– Halloween – I never did much for Halloween when I was younger, so dressing up for the Halloween Bop at the Reynolds (Medics' bar) was very exciting!
If my first term is anything to go by, the next 17 are going to be amazing. I used to see medical school as something I had to do to become a doctor, but it's actually a lot more than that. It's an amazing experience, and an education (not just in lectures!) Best of all, it's a wonderful family.
On that cheesy note, I'll stop writing for now.
Blog again soon,
Em x
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YOPEY Befriender enters its 4th year
YOPEY Befriender grew greatly in the autumn of 2016-17. We started new schemes in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk – see stories below – as well as recruiting new YOPEY Befrienders for our established schemes in Watford, Nottingham and Bury St Edmunds.
Major health care company Care UK commissioned YOPEY to start YOPEY Befriender schemes in two of its care homes, including in Poole, Dorset, where three schools are sending over 50 young people to The Potteries care home.
We also started a new scheme at Mildenhall in Suffolk with a grant from the local council.
We also trialled a new style of YOPEY Befriender scheme for younger pupils with Year 10s from Watford Girls Grammar going into a care home for a half-day introduction to YOPEY Befriender in the hope that they will want to return regularly when they are sixth-formers.
YOPEY founder Tony Gearing was so inspiring at the girls' assembly that over 90 out of 150 girls asked to take part in this scheme and YOPEY is organising five half-day visits to Runwood care home Greenbanks to accommodate so many volunteers.
Leading boy is given an award
One of the YOPEY Befrienders from Rushcliffe School in West Bridgford was invited to an awards ceremony by the Colonel David Sneath, the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
Jack Dewick was given the High Sheriff's award for a young volunteer because – and we quote Col Sneath's citation here – "Jack Dewick befriended two residents at Leawood Manor care home in West Bridgford, Harry and Brian, and clocked up over 40 hours of visits. Although deeply upset when Harry died last December, Jack decided to persevere because Brian still needed him....
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Another high tea with another sheriff – this time in Cambridge
Photographs by Chris Fell
For articles about these YOPEY Befrienders in their local media click through the album on left
The High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire has praised sixth-formers from Netherhall School who give companionship to care home residents in Cambridge.
Sixth-formers from the school in Queen Ediths Way visit residents at Cherry Hinton Care Home in Cherry Hinton Road – where they spend an hour or so each week chatting to them, exchanging news and...
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Record 91 from one school befriend
Photographs by John Flynn
For articles about these YOPEY Befrienders in their local media click through the album on left
A record number of 'YOPEY Befrienders' from a Watford school have visited a care home in the town and started friendships with elderly residents, many of them with dementia and some of them lonely.
YOPEY stands for Young People of the Year and YOPEY Befrienders are schoolchildren trained to relate to people with dementia and visit them in care homes.
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Asda donates £500 to Mansfield scheme
Photographs by Tom Allaway
For articles about these YOPEY Befrienders in their local media click through the album on left
A Mansfield supermarket has given £500 to a charity that recruits and supports schoolchildren to befriend elderly people in care homes.
YOPEY Befriender won Asda's Green Token Giving, where shoppers vote for their favourite good cause. Shoppers at the Old Mill Lane superstore dropped thousands of tokens into the good cause's box over three months.
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Girls win Harry Potter studio tours
Shubhangi Mehta and Himeno Niimi were chosen as the winners of two tickets each to visit Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter.
Both girls, year 10 pupils at Watford Grammar School for Girls, wrote lovely pieces about their visits to Runwood's Greenbanks care home in Watford.
The beautiful essay by Shubhangi Mehta, left in photograph, is below on this page under the headline:Beautiful words about befriending from a 15-year-old...
Himeno wrote: "I had a wonderful opportunity of visiting the Greenbanks care home where...
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YOPEY Befriender is a 'Raising the Bar' finalist
A 'YOPEY Befriender' from Bury St Edmunds was a finalist in the Suffolk 'Raising the Bar' awards.
Tilly Watts, a year 11 pupil at County Upper School, was a finalist in the category Inspirational Young Person of the Year.
The Raising the Bar awards are put on by Suffolk County Council to celebrate excellence among young people and education and aimed at driving the county's educational attainment climb up the national tables. They were put on at Trinity Park in Ipswich last night (Monday 26
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Beautiful words about befriending from a 15-year-old...
By Shubhangi Mehta, Year 10, Watford Grammar School for Girls
YOPEY has offered me a unique opportunity and through it I have gained an invaluable insight as to how to approach, and start a conversation with a person suffering from Dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
The experience was truly heart-warming, and the constant encouragement and friendliness of the staff helped me to overcome my
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YOPEY Befriender interviewed on BBC radio
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After having had high tea with the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and residents at Leawood Manor care home, one of the YOPEY Befrienders, Lola Smith, was interviewed by BBC Radio Nottingham for its busy drive-time show. You can listen here......
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High tea with High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
Photographs by Chris Penfold
The High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire has praised 30 teenagers from Rushcliffe School who give companionship to care home residents and continue to visit even after an elderly friend dies.
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High tea with High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire – part 2
Photographs by Tom Allaway
We had two photographers from Rushcliffe Photographic Society at Leawood Manor when seven YOPEY Befrienders from Rushcliffe School came for high tea with the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and residents, relatives and staff of the Runwood care home.
Here are some of Tom Allaway's photographs. To take a free jpeg open the gallery on the left, choose your image, right click and download.
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