BEAVER DAM, Ky. — As The Beach Boys mark more than a half-century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequaled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and have become an American icon to fans around the world. The Beach Boys will pull into Beaver Dam to perform Saturday, July 17, 2021, at Beaver Dam Amphitheater.
Since the band’s co-founder, lead singer and chief lyricist Mike Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys’ first hit, “Surfin’” (1961), dozens of the band’s chart-toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth: “Surfin’ USA,” “Surfer Girl,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “California Girls,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “Barbara Ann,” “Good Vibrations,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Rock and Roll Music” and “Kokomo.”
“If one were to imagine a perfect event, it would likely be an outdoor concert in July, with The Beach Boys, at the DAM,” said Heath Eric, promoter with the Eric Group. “I think we all could use some ‘Good Vibrations,’ this year. We are thrilled, to say the least. Capacity is limited. Get your tickets ASAP and join us.”
The Beach Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide and have received more than 33 RIAA Platinum and Gold record awards. The Rock And Roll Hall of Famers were also honored at the 2001 Grammy Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. With more than five decades of touring under their belts, The Beach Boys have performed more concerts than any major rock band in history.
Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, Capitol/EMI’s 30-track collection of the band’s biggest hits, has achieved triple-platinum success with sales of more than three million copies in the U.S. since its release.
The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love, who, along with longtime member Bruce Johnston, musical director Scott Totten, Brian Eichenberger, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher and Randy Leago, continue the legacy of the iconic band. This concert will not feature Brian Wilson, Al Jardine or David Marks.
“A password only/fan club pre-sale begins at 9 a.m. Friday, April 30. Sign up for the Beaver Dam Amp newsletter at BeaverDamAmp.com to receive the password,” Eric said. “Tickets go on sale to the general public, with no password required, at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 1”


text:
The Ryanair Pilot Strikes Aren’t Over Quite Yet…
After widespread European pilot strikes roiled budget carrier Ryanair all summer, the low-cost airline’s staffing woes aren’t quite behind it yet.
Ryanair’s German pilots announced plans for another walkout on Wednesday to protest wages and work conditions. The German pilots’ union Condemning the Cockpit was calling for a 24-hour strike for about 400 of the airline’s pilots and co-pilots, the Local reports. German-based cabin crew unions also called for a walkout of about 1,000 crew members, the Independent says.
All Ryanair flights to and from all 16 cities it serves in Germany will likely be affected. The carrier has informed passengers that it will try to operate its flights to its German destinations, and it has waived rebooking fees so passengers can change flights to a different day this week with no extra charge.
The Dublin-based airline has settled strikes with its Ireland- and Italy-based pilots’ unions, but Germany hasn’t yet agreed to the carrier’s negotiating terms. Ryanair was threatening layoffs in Germany if the demonstrations continued.
“These threatened strikes can only damage Ryanair’s business in Germany, and if they continue, will lead to base cuts and job cuts for both German pilots and cabin crew, particularly at some secondary German bases,” Kenny Jacobs, chief marketing officer for the airline, said in a statement.
The low-cost airline’s Irish pilots faced a similar consequence, as Ryanair officials said it would be moving 20% of its Dublin-based fleet to Poland and laying off 100 pilots and 200 cabin crew staffers as a result of the strikes there.
Tens of thousands of passengers had their Ryanair flights grounded as pilots and cabin crew across Europe protested the carrier’s work conditions. The labor unions organizing the strike claim that “employees are hired by Ryanair or its subsidiaries under contracts governed by countries where they are not based, reducing their leave allowances, causing wage disparities and impeding the workers’ access to state benefits,” the AP reports.
Ryanair’s German pilots joined the strikes in early August and were among the last to join the demonstrations, which were started by the airline’s Irish pilots on July 12. Additionally, the airline’s pilots and cabin crew in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden and the Netherlands all protested the carrier’s wages and labor conditions this summer.
Featured image by SILAS STEIN/AFP/Getty Images.
Welcome to The Points Guy!
WELCOME OFFER: 80,000 Points
TPG'S BONUS VALUATION*: $1,650
CARD HIGHLIGHTS: 2X points on all travel and dining, points transferrable to over a dozen travel partners
*Bonus value is an estimated value calculated by TPG and not the card issuer. View our latest valuations here.
- Earn 80,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's $1,000 when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®. Plus earn up to $50 in statement credits towards grocery store purchases within your first year of account opening.
- Earn 2X points on dining including eligible delivery services, takeout and dining out and travel. Plus, earn 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases.
- Get 25% more value when you redeem for airfare, hotels, car rentals and cruises through Chase Ultimate Rewards®. For example, 80,000 points are worth $1,000 toward travel.
- With Pay Yourself Back℠, your points are worth 25% more during the current offer when you redeem them for statement credits against existing purchases in select, rotating categories.
- Get unlimited deliveries with a $0 delivery fee and reduced service fees on eligible orders over $12 for a minimum of one year with DashPass, DoorDash's subscription service. Activate by 12/31/21.
- Count on Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Lost Luggage Insurance and more.
- Get up to $60 back on an eligible Peloton Digital or All-Access Membership through 12/31/2021, and get full access to their workout library through the Peloton app, including cardio, running, strength, yoga, and more. Take classes using a phone, tablet, or TV. No fitness equipment is required.

domain: travel


text:
The Biotech Field
Some of these products include:
Pharmaceuticals: Synthetic drugs, new vaccines, gene-replacement therapies.
Biologics: Discovery and isolation of natural components such as hormones, antibodies and proteins.
Diagnostics: Home and clinical detection kits for pregnancy, ulcers, cancer, strep throat, and allergens.
Agriculture: "Stay-fresh" tomatoes, frost-and-disease-resistant crops, biopesticides
Biotechnology in California
Biotechnology is a rapidly growing industry. Currently one third of the nation's biotechnology companies reside in California. In fact, there are over 500 companies located throughout San Diego County devoted to biotechnology, bioscience, and biomedicine.

domain: medical


text:
- The government suspended all levies on the importation of maize and animal feeds with an aim to cushion Kenyans from increased food prices
- Agriculture CS Peter Munya said the measure will be effective from July 1, 2022, and will last for 90 days until the next harvest
- The prices of maize flour increased to a record new high above KSh 200 after manufacturers warned of a maize shortage
Kenyans could soon access unga at fair prices following a move by the government to suspend import levies on Maize.
Agriculture CS Peter Munya said the suspension will be effective from Friday, July 1, 2022.
Munya revealed that the measure is aimed at reducing the price of maize flour for the next three months before the next harvest.
"I have suspended all levies on imports for Maize and Animal feed products effective on 1st July 2022.
PAY ATTENTION: Don't miss trending Kenyan news. Follow TUKO.co.ke on Twitter!
"This initiative is aimed at lowering the cost of maize flour and animal feed in the country for the next 90 days before the next harvest," said Munya.
The CS noted the measures will aid in fast-tracking the clearance of trucks at the border points and give access to raw materials required for the production.
Kenya depends on Tanzania for the importation of maize used in the production of basic food items like unga.
Maize millers warned of maize shortage in the country, warning that the situation could further escalate the prices of maize flour.
The shortage saw a 2kg packet of Jogoo maize flour retails at KSh 204, Pembe at KSh 208 and Ajab at KSh 206.
The price of a 2kg pack of Soko maize meal now retails at around KSh 213 across major retails in the country.
Increased maize flour prices continued to exert pressure on households who are already grappling with the high cost of living fuelled by high energy prices.
Prices of milk
The reduction of import taxes and levies on animal feeds could also see the prices of milk reduced.
Currently, a 500ml packet of milk retails at around KSh 55 and KSh 60.
Tanzania doubles export fees
Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported that Tanzania doubled the cost of acquiring an export permit from the previous KSh 27,000 to KSh 52,000 per truck.
The move is expected to increase the price of commodities in the country, especially unga which has already surpassed the 200 mark, retailing at around KSh 210 to KSh 215.
PAY ATTENTION: check out news exactly for YOU ➡ find "Recommended for you" block and enjoy!

domain: agronomy


text:
October 18, 2018– Northern Kentucky University’s gateway to campus is transforming. St. Elizabeth, in partnership with NKU, OrthoCincy, the city of Highland Heights, Campbell County and Fairmount Properties, today broke ground on a new, 65,000-square-foot St. Elizabeth Physicians medical office building at the main entrance to the university.
The facility, located on the north side of Nunn Drive, will offer urgent care, primary care and specialty physicians, in addition to OrthoCincy’s onsite orthopaedic office, physical therapy and other emergent orthopaedic services. It is scheduled to open in early 2020.
“We are proud to support the growth of Northern Kentucky University and Highland Heights with our quality healthcare services at the university’s gateway,” said Garren Colvin, President and CEO of St. Elizabeth Healthcare. “Today, we are one step closer to making Northern Kentucky one of the healthiest communities in the country by being ‘right here’ in Highland Heights.”
“It’s exciting to see the first phase of the gateway project underway and already transforming the entrance to our campus,” said NKU President Ashish Vaidya. “This development has been a long time coming, and it is a great example of an innovative public-private partnership. Today we celebrate the result of that partnership between St. Elizabeth, the city of Highland Heights, Campbell County, Fairmount Properties and our university to provide greater access to healthcare in our region.”
According to OrthoCincy Board Member, Bruce R. Holladay, M.D., “OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is excited to be a part of this project, bringing additional orthopaedics and sports medicine expertise not only to the NKU community, but to provide expanded service and availability to the surrounding community as well. This is a great opportunity to expand our relationship with Northern Kentucky University, and we’re looking forward to this new stage in serving the campus and community in a more direct way.”
The medical office building is Phase I of the Town Center mixed-use project that will transform the gateway to NKU’s campus. Later phases will see development of restaurants, retail space, market-rate apartments, hotel, parking and new public gathering spaces.
About St. Elizabeth Healthcare:
St. Elizabeth Healthcare operates five facilities throughout Northern Kentucky and more than 115 primary care and specialty office locations in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. St. Elizabeth is sponsored by the Diocese of Covington and is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. St. Elizabeth is a mission-based organization committed to improving the health of the communities it serves, providing approximately $100 million in uncompensated care and benefit to the community in 2016. For more information, visit www.stelizabeth.com.
Northern Kentucky University is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018! Founded in 1968, we are a growing metropolitan university of more than 14,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati. Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati—we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students’ names. For more information on our 50th, visit nku.edu/50.
The full content of this article is only available to paid subscribers. If you are an active subscriber, please log in. To subscribe, please click here: SUBSCRIBE

domain: news


text:
The flight of the Phoenix
I was thrilled to be accepted onto Eena's Creation CT, I so love her kits, they're gorgeous and the backgrounds she creates are just awesome!!
Here's a couple of LO's I created using her newest kit 'Birth of the Phoenix', which you can find in the shoppe at Deviantscrap.
Everything is from Eena's kit except the models which are from faestock on Deviantart.
Thanks for looking.

domain: design


text:
Shenzhen is a major gateway for communication between China and the rest of the world, and is the perfect location to explore your international business potential.
Shenzhen’s strategic emerging industries take center stage
Shenzhen Economy Ran Steadily and Grew at 8% YoY in the First Half of 2018
"Shenzhen’s Strength" Among the Fortune Global 500 to Continue Growing
Shenzhen plans to build 10 innovation centers to further advance high-end manufacturing
Wei Yingbiao, Board Chairman of COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Led a Delegation ...
Wang Youming, Director General of Invest Shenzhen, Led a Delegation to Beijing to Visit Member Co...
“INVEST IN SHENZHEN, BUILD A WINNING FUTURE” Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area Bio...
2018 China FPGA Industry Development Forum Successfully Held in Shenzhen
Shenzhen was China’s first National Innovative City pilot area, was included in the first group of National Intellectual Property Rights Pilot Cities, and is the first entire city to be named as a National Self-Innovation Demonstration ...
Shenzhen is a beautiful city. The city is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer, at the junction of the tropics and sub-tropics, and the climate is thus warm and comfortable.
Shenzhen is one of the most popular cities among college students, and is one of the first-choice cities for those returning from studying abroad to work and start businesses in.
Shenzhen is mainland China’s most “marketized” city, one in which the market economy has been developed both fully and soundly.
Shenzhen’s municipal government is one of the most efficient governments nation-wide, and is an advocate not only for the construction of governance based on the rule of law, but also for service-type and clean governance.
Shenzhen has a three dimensional transportation network. Its port numbers rank first nationwide, and its transportation advantages are quite evident -- 32 airlines operate at Shenzhen airport on 172 routes, connecting 120 cities.
Add:12/F,Great China International Exchange Square,No 1,Fuhua Road 1,Futian District,Shenzhen

domain: economics


Upgraded: At last year’s Steam Dev Days, Valve flaunted an upgraded variation of the Vive’s controllers, which may provide us a sign of exactly what may wind up making its method to the HTC Vive 2.
Short article continues listed below:
When HTC initially revealed its headset, it nearly seemed like a me-too effort to obtain in on the VR enjoyment produced by the, however quite rapidly it emerged that its room-scale VR led to a distinctively immersive experience.
Now reports are flowing that HTC is dealing with a follow-up, the HTC Vive 2, and
We at first believed HTC had actually validated the presence of the Sanctuary in an, however this ended up being an incorrect alarm.
Information are limited on the brand-new hardware, however we have actually gathered whatever we understand about the upcoming headset listed below, and we’ll be upgrading this page regularly as brand-new info emerges.
Cut to the chase
- Exactly what is it?A follow-up to HTC’s existing Vive headset
- When is it out?It’s presently uncertain
- Exactly what will it cost?Possibly less expensive thanks to brand-new base stations
HTC Vive 2 release date
Without any main verification concerning the HTC Vive 2 release date, it’s uncertain when we may wind up seeing a follow-up to the VR headset.
Whether HTC will wind up following the phone design (where hardware revitalizes are produced every year) or the console design, (which usually sees brand-new hardware when every 6 years), is presently uncertain.
The initial HTC Vive headset was launched on April 52016
HTC Vive 2 controllers
We’re currently seeing brand-new model controllers that may wind up being the controllers that accompany the HTC Vive 2.
The controllers were identified at last year’s Steam Dev Days, and include a strap that connects the controllers to your wrist, enabling you to totally release the grips in order to mimic ‘dropping’ a virtual things.
Precise specification information of the brand-new controllers are unofficial, however one report claims they consist of an overall of 21 sensing units.
Without main verification from Valve we do not yet understand if these controllers will be offered for the existing headset or an upgraded design, however existing price quotes recommend the brand-new controllers will be offered later on in2017
More images of the brand-new Vive controllers! #SteamDevDays #Vive #VR pic.twitter.com/ o99QHPZvvDOctober 12, 2016
HTC Vive 2 functions
We do not know excessive about exactly what includes the brand-new HTC Vive 2 may wind up sporting.
Based upon the work of different start-ups, we ‘d be amazed if the HTC Vive 2 didn’t wind up going cordless.
Back in September we reported that Bulgarian business Quark VR was working along with HTC to develop a.
More just recently, a start-up called TPCast has actually established a cordless add-on for the existing headset, which it wishes to deliver in early2017 The business declares that the absence of wires presents no obvious latency, which, if real, is remarkable.
Beyond cordless nevertheless we’re entrusted a wishlist of things that we hope HTC repairs with the next model of the headset.
Although the resolution of the existing headset suggests that images are relatively sharp when up near your face, we ‘d still want to see resolutions go higher. A set of 4K screens would be an entirely decadent addition to the headset, however is most likely not likely due to the fact that of how challenging they ‘d be to own at an appropriate framerate.
We ‘d likewise want to see an easier innovation to allow the headset’s room-scale innovation. The existing Lighthouses are quite challenging to obtain established right, and their brief power leads make them more troublesome still. Nevertheless, a current report recommended that they are getting a re-design. The brand-new Lighthouses will obviously use less moving parts, switching out the dual-rotor laser sweeping system presently utilized in favor or a single rotor motion. This will minimize production expenses and make them less vulnerable to breaking, too.
As a last point, Sony’s has actually shown how it’s possible to make a really capable VR headset that likewise looks excellent. On the other hand, the very first generation of the Vive looks more like a piece of commercial devices. It’s certainly great searching in its own right, however it hasn’t got the smooth surface of the PS VR.
A sleeker search for the HTC Vive 2 would make exactly what is currently a wonderful little bit of set, an outright need.


Editor’s note: In the May 4 election, registered voters who reside in the Sidney City Schools District will be asked to approve a 0.75% Earned Income Tax levy. In the weeks leading up to the election, the Sidney Daily News will be publishing a question each week — provided by the school district — about the tax levy.
What is Sidney City Schools placing on the May, 2021 ballot? What is taxed with an Earned Income Tax? Who will pay? How much will it generate for the district?
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, Sidney City Schools will be asking voters to approve a 0.75% Earned Income Tax levy to generate $3.3 million a year to support the district’s operations.
An Earned Income Tax will only tax W-2 compensation or self-employment income that is subject to the self-employment tax.
Income that is not taxed includes retirement income, Social Security income, IRA distributions, pensions, unemployment compensation, workers compensation, interest and dividends, capital gains, royalties, profit from rental activities, lottery winnings, distributive shares of profit from corporations, alimony received and distributions from trusts and estates.
Only residents within the district limits of Sidney City Schools will pay this tax.
The 10-year, 0.75% Earned Income Tax will generate an estimated $3.3 million a year.
More information about the Sidney City Schools levy can be found at www.sidneyschoolslevy.org.
This is part of a series of weekly questions and answers. Please check back each week for more.


Brooks Pure GritFri, May 25, 2012
Brook’s Pure line has made every endeavor to provide runners with a green shoe from start to finish, that never sacrifices performance for an idealistic concept. Instead, the entire line epitomizes lightweight performance.
The Pure Grit is a great example of this. The upper features Clarino microfiber, a lighter, thinner and more eco-alternative to the standard suedes used in this type of application. The solvent-free microfiber is without the harmful chemicals such as toluene, which are usually present in this type of material, making the material safer from manufacturing to the end of its life cycle.


text:
These soft chocolaty cookies can be easily altered to make several different varieties—I've added everything from mints to macadamia nuts to them. —Tina Sawchuk, Ardmore, Alberta
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup vanilla or white chips
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in chips.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: about 3 dozen.
Originally published as Sour Cream Chocolate Cookies in Country Woman March/April 2001, p29
Sweet White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
Reviews for Sour Cream Chocolate Cookies
Please Log In or Join to add a rating and review.
Click stars to rate
Any changes to your rating or review will appear where you originally posted your review

domain: food


text:
O Sub 20 Selection gives Argentina He could not start on Tuesday his way through the South American Hexagonal Final of Chile, which gives four places to the World Championship.
As it had happened in the first phase, the Albiceleste fell against Ecuador, although this time was 2-1 and after having begun on the scoreboard. After 37 minutes, Jhon Espinoza came in from the right with the intention of giving Manuel Roffo the lead, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper.
The Ecuadorian improvement deepened in the future, and could even have translated into another goal when Camapana kicked a shot off the post.
The complement really began, and the national team threatened with a shot of Aaron Barquett that was near. But at 28, José Cifuentes scored a free kick with a left-footed shot from Roffo, and the Seleção entered a downward spiral whose impotence resulted in the dismissal of Fausto Vera at 32.
So from the highest to the lowest, Argentina ended in disappointment and should focus on their next commitment, on Friday against Colombia.

domain: sports


Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant (CLZNY) and Texas-based Huntsman Corp. (HUN) abandoned their $20 billion merger Friday, giving in to activist investors who had fought against the deal for months on the grounds that it would destroy shareholder value.
The deal would have created the world’s second-biggest specialty chemicals company, behind Germany’s Evonik. The two companies had first announced their plans to merge in May, in a deal that would have given Clariant 52 percent of the combined company.
White Tale, the investment vehicle of hedge fund manager Keith Meister and New York City-based fund 40 North, had increased its Clariant stake to more than 20 percent. White Tale, coupled with other Clariant shareholders who came out against the deal, left the Swiss company doubtful of mustering the two-thirds support necessary for the merger to go through.
Read: Activist Investor Keith Meister Is Holding a $20 Billion Deal to Ransom
The successful revolt comes amid a wave of investor activism in Switzerland, where Nestlé also faces demands for change from U.S.-based investors, while Credit Suisse is under attack from home-grown ones.
Meister and 40 North’s David Winter and David Millstone argued the merger wouldn’t deliver enough benefits (the companies had promised $400 million a year in extra operating efficiency), while exposing Clariant to the U.S. company’s debt and its volatile commodity chemicals business.
“It both significantly destroys existing Clariant shareholder value and prevents Clariant from pursuing multiple alternative and immediate opportunities to unlock value for its shareholders,” White Tale said last month.
Chief Executive Hariolf Kottmann said Clariant still had options to explore after further talks with White Tale.
Read: Nestlé Has Given in to All of Dan Loeb’s Demands – Except One
To do a merger of equals … is one option, to make a large transformational transaction is another option, to continue to stand alone is a third option,” Kottmann told reporters on a call where he vowed to remain CEO.
“There are four or five of these options, and they have all pros and cons.”
Huntsman CEO Peter Huntsman said he was disappointed the transaction did not go through. His company has incurred around $18 million in merger-related costs. The two companies have, however, agreed to forego breakup fees.
White Tale did not immediately make a statement on Friday.


text:
Sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, romance, and horror have devoted followings—and for good reason. These genres offer readers clear expectations, promising wonder, adventure, suspense, passion, shivers, and more: all essential touchstones of the human experience.
This six-week course is intended for students with past experience workshopping fiction, but a background in genre writing isn’t necessary—just curiosity! Each week before we meet, we’ll read a short story or excerpt of a mind-bending novel to spark our imaginations (likely authors will include Kazuo Ishiguro, Kelly Link, Manuel Gonzales, Jeffrey Ford, Jonathan Lethem, and Carmen Maria Machado). I’ll highlight a successful strategy that the author employs. Then two students will workshop stories-in-progress that engage with genre traditions. We will discuss their fiction both on its own terms and in terms of what it adds to that ongoing conversation.
Genre emerges when writers discover, through trial and error, a set of conventions that reliably encode something we recognize about the world and ourselves. Yet only by continuing to manipulate and subvert these conventions can we transmit the new truths that make fiction urgent and revelatory—and in this course, we’ll learn how.
- Written peer and instructor feedback on two fiction submissions, as well as in-class discussions of each
- One-on-one private conference with the instructor
- Advice on both genre and literary publishing from an author with first-hand experience of both, who’s also worked in NYC book publishing
- Guidance on other next steps in one’s writing career, like MFA applications
- Genre-bending reading recommendations and strategic takeaways
Chandler Klang Smith’s new novel The Sky Is Yours (Hogarth/Crown, 2018) was listed by Entertainment Weekly as a "Best New Book." She is a graduate of the MFA creative writing program at Columbia University, and has worked as an editorial assistant at literary agencies, as a ghostwriter, and for the KGB Bar literary venue. She has served twice as a juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards and participates annually as a guest at Readercon, a speculative fiction conference in Massachusetts. She teaches and tutors in New York City.
“Smith’s gifts of imagination are staggering. Her world-building is a tangled sprawl of past, present, and future, a wickedly satirical synthesis that underlines just how fractured our own realities can be during periods of fear, unrest, inequality, and instability…. In language that punches and caresses, [Smith] dwells on ugliness and beauty in equal measure… Much like Lev Grossman’s THE MAGICIANS and Charlie Jane Anders’ ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY before it, THE SKY IS YOURS filters youth through a warped yet poignantly canny speculative-fiction lens. At the same time, it’s funny as hell, full of madcap detail, firecracker dialogue, and a healthy dose of absurdism in the face of darkness.”
“There have been a lot of books heralded as heirs to INFINITE JEST, but I can happily say: this is it. I’ve found it…. Chandler Klang Smith has unleashed her own slipstream, genrefluid monster of a book—that also happens to be fun, visceral, heartbreaking, and genuinely funny. THE SKY IS YOURS is bursting with ideas and characters, and I’d advise you to take a break after reading it, because other books are probably going to seem a bit black-and-white for a while…. THE SKY IS YOURS may be a rollicking adventure, but it also has a bracing, honest heart.”
“It’s a mesmeric world, comic in the way teenage voyages of self-discovery inevitably are, but with an undertone of menace, horror, even hints of allegory. Satire, too… Ms. Smith’s imagination is inexhaustible. THE SKY IS YOURS is a great and disturbing debut, which colonizes a new realm of the magic city.”
“Chandler Klang Smith comes roaring out the gate with a raucous, inventive gem of a debut. Science fiction, coming of age, and adventure novel, THE SKY IS YOURS blends its genres brilliantly. To top it all off the book is funny as hell.”
“Chandler is the kind of workshop instructor that I wish every student were lucky enough to have. She offers all her students the perfect balance of dynamics: encouragement without fanaticism, insight without assumption, and constructive critique without cutting. She welcomes students into her world with warmth and care. I cannot say enough wonderful things about her—take this workshop!”
“Chandler is a smart, generous, and open-minded teacher—and what she really does well as a workshop leader is model a respectful, agile readership that sees the full potential in each draft. Under her instruction, I found that our workshop group became a real community.”
“I have had the pleasure of workshopping with Chandler Klang Smith since 2014. In that time, I have found her analyses and critiques to be nothing less than sharp, perceptive, and insightful. I have no doubt the students who take her Catapult workshop will benefit greatly from the experience. I know I have!”

domain: literature


text: Using transcranial near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to measure changes in the redox state of cerebral cytochrome c oxidase (Δ[oxCCO]) during functional activation in healthy adults is hampered by instrumentation and algorithm issues. This study reports the Δ[oxCCO] response measured in such a setting and investigates possible confounders of this measurement. Continuous frontal lobe NIRS measurements were collected from 11 healthy volunteers during a 6-minute anagram-solving task, using a hybrid optical spectrometer (pHOS) that combines multi-distance frequency and broadband components. Only data sets showing a hemodynamic response consistent with functional activation were interrogated for a Δ[oxCCO] response. Simultaneous systemic monitoring data were also available. Possible influences on the Δ[oxCCO] response were systematically investigated and there was no effect of: 1) wavelength range chosen for fitting the measured attenuation spectra; 2) constant or measured, with the pHOS in real-time, differential pathlength factor; 3) systemic hemodynamic changes during functional activation; 4) changes in optical scattering during functional activation. The Δ[oxCCO] response measured in the presence of functional activation was heterogeneous, with the majority of subjects showing significant increase in oxidation, but others having a decrease. We conclude that the heterogeneity in the Δ[oxCCO] response is physiological and not induced by confounding factors in the measurements.


text:
Most races here are majoritarian. The person with the most votes wins the race. Typically, that person does not even need a majority of votes (50% +1). Rather, they need only a plurality or the most votes of any candidates. In a busy mayoral election, this might lead to winning with only say 30% of the vote if all the other candidates receive <30% each. Yet of course none of this matter when there is no competition. It is far less representative when positions go unopposed entirely. While state-wide figures are not available, a newspaper in rural Illinois found that in an 8 county region nearly 75% of the races have only candidate.
Yet this casual acceptance of a voting system that has large limitation is nothing new for Americans. The president has on several occasions lost the popular vote while winning the electoral college and thus the White House. The last time was only 13 years ago. Congressional districts are gerrymandered in many states by partisan legislatures and governors. The influx (if not influence) of private, often anonymous special interests has shaken the election process into a non-stop fundraising free-for-all. And despite HAVA, voting access remains uneven with minority voters twice as likely to stand in long lines to vote.
Yet, there is still reason to be optimistic. One reason is Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Elections in some localities and sometimes even whole states were placed under federal oversight. Elections boards from Alabama to Yuba County (CA) must get a federal court or the Justice Department approval for all voting process adjustments. All of these localities have something – a history of voting discrimination. At the Supreme Court, the case Shelby County v. Holder, may well make it easier for localities to “bail out” of Section 5. It is unlikely that the high court would entirely throw this piece of fairness in an increasingly unfair political system.
In 1975, Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act was added, and it is also why counties are required to have voting materials in other languages and judges who speak them. While citizenship testing requires some knowledge English, it is fairly minimal. As a result, we cannot assume that our fellow Americans can completely know how to vote without translation. In fact, the 2000 Census found that around 8 million US citizens knew little or no English. In Schaumburg, this means that ballots are in English, Spanish, and Hindi. This definitely increases access to recent immigrants. A recent article by Daniel Hopkins of Georgetown found that in the Latino community, language access increased voting participation. In an election like our upcoming one, this is exceptionally important as turnout can be as low as 10% of registered voters!
So while no doubt challenges to American democracy regarding competitiveness, inclusiveness, and access remain, we can at least be assured that federal laws have tried to make this country fairer and freer. Oh and we can vote too. After all, many very important elections and referenda regarding our schools and neighborhoods will be decided tomorrow. For more information on this election, check out Cook County Elections or your local county election office.

domain: sociology


225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station
Italy, Naples, ca. 1498
MS M.801 fol. 42v
At left, city with few buildings and barren tree; at right city with leafy trees, many buildings.
(21 of 115)


text:
For some reason, when I first heard of flourless chocolate cake, I thought it was healthy. Maybe it was because of the whole low carb thing- I thought, oh no flour? Maybe it's healthy. Well, it is not. But we shouldn't expect such nonsense from something as wonderful as chocolate cake.This month's Daring Bakers challenge … Continue reading Daring Bakers- Flourless Chocolate Cake
I made some princess cupcakes for Brynn, our favorite (albeit rarely utilized babysitter) a while back. Her request was simple- soft pink and white with flowers.
This month's Cake Slice Baker's cake is Southern Coconut Cake- a white cake lightly flavored with coconut milk, frosted with a cream cheese, italian-merengue buttercream type frosting. I'm out of town and my mom doesn't have the best cake pans, so my cake layers did not come out of the pans very easily. They also … Continue reading Cake Slice Bakers- Southern Coconut Cake (not pretty, but pretty tasty!)
A couple months ago, we threw a baby shower for our friend Kathy, who was almost 8 months pregnant with baby Madeline. We decided to get it in before the holidays so Kathy wouldn't have to worry about it so close the the due date. It's a good thing we did, because baby Maddie decided … Continue reading Baby Shower
Like other TWD-er's, I was looking forward to making the cover cake of the wonderful book we're using. It looks so wonderful- but I was in for a surprise skimming through the recipe. Cocoa powder AND chocolate chunks? YES! I was a little disappointed that the frosting is the seven-minute frosting type- marshmallowy and light. … Continue reading TWD- Devil’s Food White Out Cake
Who loves Costco, raise your hand?!!I hope all of you are raising your hand because Costco is the greatest place ever (except for maybe Wal-Mart. Oh, all you people who are down on Wal-Mart because of whatever reason-poopoo). I mean, where else can you get imported fresh mozzerella, sushi (if you count California rolls), the … Continue reading TWD- World Peace Cookies (or, the cookies that caused much internal un-peace)


Auditography took a trip to Plock, Poland, to film another video. Its main star is a 2021 Audi S8 in Seville Red Metallic, which demonstrated its ultrafast acceleration in front of the camera, revealing that it is actually half a second faster than the official estimate.
A challenger to the likes of the Mercedes-AMG S63, the super limo took a whopping 3.3 seconds to complete the 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration. By comparison, Audi claims that it will do it in 3.8 seconds, en route to a 250 km/h (155 mph) electronically limited top speed.
The 2021 S8 is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter TFSI V8 engine, aided by a mild-hybrid 48-volt set-up, that puts out 571 PS (563 HP / 420 kW) and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft). The thrust goes to the quattro all-wheel drive system with center locking differential and rear ‘Quattro Sport’ differential, channeled by an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Despite weighing a massive 2.3 tons (5,070 lbs), the Audi S8 can run the quarter mile in 11.5 seconds. And if you won’t see it coming or don’t notice its sportier exterior design with more aggressive bumpers and quad tailpipes, then you most definitely will hear it, because that V8 produces a very sweet tone, as you can see in the video.


I have gateway 7405GX and it works fine when on a battery but randomly shuts down when it is pluged in. It currently has no operating system installed because the battery does not last long enough for me to install Ubuntu. It has a 90W AC adapter. I got this laptop from a friend and I do not know wether or not the AC adapter works.
Thanks in advance, Phabs.


text:
Learn more about Dr. Roger Newsom:
View the full profile to get information on:
- What's important to you
View full profile
The overall average patient rating of Dr. Roger Newsom is Excellent.
|Ease of Appointment||
|Spends Time with Me||
|Follows Up After Visit||
Specialties & Research
Dr. Roger Newsom, MD is board certified in Ophthalmology.
- He has special expertise in 1 area:
- Plastic Surgery (Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery)
Education & Awards
Dr. Newsom graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.
Dr. Newsom has 12 hospital affiliations:
- Sentara Norfolk Genl Hosp
- Sentara Obici Hospital
Similar doctors nearby
- Additional Information
- Dr. Roger W Newsom MD is a male Ophthalmologist, has 19 years of experience and practices in Ophthalmology.
- Where does Dr. Roger W. Newsom practice?
- Dr. Roger Newsom has 5 office locations.
Dr. Roger Newsom practices Ophthalmology near Chesapeake, VA.
Additional practice locations include: Portsmouth, VA and Virginia Beach, VA.
See Chesapeake Ophthalmologists.


text:
Cergy, September 14th, 2017 – The Board of Directors of SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, is pleased to announce the appointments, by co-optation, of Dr. Tanja Rueckert as Independent Director and FFP INVEST (as a legal entity) as Observer. FFP INVEST will be represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Bertrand Finet. The Group’s Board of Directors approved these appointments on September 14th, 2017.
Dr. Tanja Rueckert graduated from the University of Regensburg (Germany) with a doctoral degree in Chemistry, has spent her entire career working in the digital sector at SAP Group. She was appointed Executive Vice President and COO Product & Innovation of SAP SE in 2015, before being made Executive Vice President of SAP SE’s Digital Assets & Internet of Things (IoT) Line of Business, and is currently leading as President of SAP SE’s IoT & Digital Supply Chain Business Unit. Dr. Tanja Rueckert’s appointment as Director shall be put for approval to the Group’s next Shareholders General Meeting in 2018.
FFP INVEST’s representative, Bertrand Finet, started his career in 1991 at 3i Group. He joined CVC Capital Partners in 1996, before becoming Managing Director of Candover’s Paris office in 2006. In 2009, he became a Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the French Strategic Investment Fund (Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement, FSI), and in 2013 was appointed Executive Director at the French public investment bank Bpifrance, in charge of the SME Equity Capital Division. Two years later, in 2015, he was made Executive Director of Bpifrance’s Mid & Large Cap Division. In 2017, he was named Deputy Chief Executive Officer of FFP and Chief Executive Officer of FFP INVEST, a subsidiary wholly owned by FFP. FFP INVEST’s appointment as Director of SPIE shall be put for approval to the Group’s next Shareholders General Meeting in 2018.
Gauthier Louette, SPIE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are delighted to welcome Tanja Rueckert as an Independent Director. Her vision of digital transformation and her international experience will be major assets for SPIE’s European development. In addition, having Bertrand Finet on the Board of Directors as FFP INVEST’s representative will allow us to draw on the vast experience of an investment professional.”
Group Communications Director
Tel. : +33 (0)1 34 41 81 11
e-mail : email@example.com
Investor Relations Director
Tel. : +33 (0)1 34 41 80 72
e-mail : firstname.lastname@example.org
Tel. : +33 (0)1 39 53 53 33
e-mail : email@example.com


Water waste is a huge problem in the UK. Each of us uses an average of 150 litres of water per day, according to the Energy Saving Trust. Often we waste water without realising, for example when brushing our teeth, washing the dishes and taking a shower.
There are lots of things we can do at home that prevent water wastage, which is great news for our water bill, but it will also mean there is less strain on the environment. Keep reading as we plunge in to how more conscious plumbing can make a difference.
A leaky hot tap can waste up to 95 litres of water per day, not forgetting the energy it takes to heat the wasted water. It may be as simple as replacing a few spare parts, but it’s best to have a plumber inspect for any further damage as the work may require special tools that often only plumbers own.
We can use up to 17 litres of water for every minute we spend in the shower. But asking a plumber to install a more water efficient shower head will mean using significantly less water. You could also set up a timer on your phone to cut down on how long you spend in the shower. Not only will you notice a difference to your bill, it also prevents bathroom hoggers!
Water efficient toilets
Dual-flush toilets use just six litres of water and that figure reduces to just four litres with the reduced flush mechanism. This is a huge saving on the 13 litres of water used for older toilet systems. Whilst it might seem like money down the toilet, investing in a more efficient system will save you money in the long term – especially as the average family flushes the toilet around 5,000 times per year.
Slow leaks can quickly escalate to burst pipes and even risk flooding if you don’t regularly check your kitchen pipes. To avoid such disaster, it helps to know where your household stop valve is located – this is how you turn your water supply on and off. If you can’t find your stop valve, or it’s faulty, you can ask an accredited plumber to install SureStop, which is a device that allows you turn the water on and off with a simple switch.
Energy efficient washing machines
Installing an energy efficient washing machine or even simply running a full load on a lower temperature can drastically cut down on water usage. A report from Energy Saving Trust found that 33% of people didn’t know the energy saving rating on their washing machine. In the past, manufacturers may have been cautious to overload machines, but with new technology coupled with stronger washing powders and detergents, we’re getting the same quality from running a full load. It also means higher energy rated washing machines can perform the same cycle on lower temperatures without compromising on the outcome.
Whilst we can rely on manufacturers to create more energy efficient products, ultimately it’s up to us and our households to play our part in reducing water waste. At Walsall College, our plumbing courses can provide you with the tools and hands on experience to make a difference in the fight against water waste.


text:
|Our favorite healing images|
This selection of photos are taken by photographers who have generously granted us the rights to reprint with their creative license. You may reprint and redistribute photos on this page, provided that you follow the conditions of the license. Please note that only photos on this page may be reprinted. All other photos on selfhelptree.com are copyrighted by their repsective photographers. If you want more of similar photos, you can visit their portfolios on Flickr.com.
Location: Town of Puttur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Photographer: Eye of Einstein
Photographer: Robert Taylor Price
Location: Kerela, India

domain: artistic


text:
Yep. The This Morning host says there's 'not a chance' he'd tune in to see his and Holly Willoughby's summer stand-ins... But why?
Despite having presented This Morning for 14 years, Phillip Schofield recently revealed
he never tunes in when Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford take over for the summer. Say whaat?!
Phillip, along with co-host Holly Willoughby, usually present the morning chat show, but Eamonn and Ruth take the reins whilst the pair go on a well earned break.
However, in a recent interview the popular television star admitted he never catches
the show when he’s away, telling the Daily Star there’s ‘not a chance’ he’d watch This Morning on his time off.
Crikey. Are Phil and Eamonn secretly feuding? Is there TV show beef there? Well, no… There’s actually a much more innocent explanation.
Phillip said: “”We’re on holiday so it’s nice to switch off. Plus, it almost feels like you’re eavesdropping on them.
“When Ruth and Eamonn are on the show, it’s completely their gig. They have their summer on the telly and we have our summer off of it.
“Also, when we’re away as a family, we don’t watch much TV at all.”
Excited viewers welcomed chat show royalty Phillip and Holly back to the sofa this morning, but it seems the dynamic duo just can’t get enough of each other, and even spent their six week break holidaying two streets away from each other in Portugal. Ah-mazing.
Poking fun at the infamous Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston photos that got everybody talking, the pair were pictured posing in the sea wearing ‘I heart H.W.’ and ‘I heart P.S.’ t-shirts, which Phillip later posted on Instagram with the hashtag #bestie.
Speaking about the bond the ‘besties’ share on-screen and off-screen, Holly also said in the interview: “Our brains work at the same speed and our humour works at the same speed. I think you get into each other’s rhythm and that gets smoother with time, but you can also have that immediate friendship and a bond with someone.”
“I think really knowing how each other works professionally and personally grows on you over time.
“Phil is a brilliant friend and, more importantly, when it comes to parenting advice, he has been there, seen it and done it with his daughters, so he’s a constant and invaluable source of advice when it comes to bringing up my children.” Awww.
This Morning is back on tomorrow at 10:30am.

domain: celebrity


text:
TETRA Solutions By Systel
A comprehensive range of support services to maximize system up time and availability, including: support; maintenance; training; optimization; security and network management services.
Owned by Middle East Radio Communications MERC(Public digital Tetra and analog Trunking license holder in Egypt) subsidiary from Telecom Egypt.
With all Egypt covering (Cairo – Giza – Helwan – Sades men October – oases – Aasher Men Ramadan – Sharm el Sheikh – Hurghada – Ismailia – Alexandria – the northern coast of Alexandria to El Alamein – Damietta – Port Said – Kantara – Suez – Kafr El Sheikh – Dakahlia – El Gharbiaa – El Beheraa – El Sharqiaa – Monofeya – Kalyobiya – Cairo-Alexandria agricultural and desert Road – Wadi Natrun by Alamein Road – El Arish – Rafah – El Tour – Beni Suef – Fayoum – Minya – Assiut – Sohag – Qena – Luxor – Aswan – Abu Simbel).
How It Work:
All devices work in separate groups without overlap so that the total of all the work is independent of the other groups , while the total of all devices work only with each other .
- Lack of need for infrastructure ( redirector and radio frequencies and towers and antennas ……. etc. )
- Cover a large number of provinces in addition to the expansion of the network at no cost to the user.
- Division setups to separate working groups .
- Get a license within 24 hours and that from the Middle East Telecommunications .
- Susceptibility to choose a specific person to communicate with any of the group by a special device .
‘‘ SOLUTION IDEA “
When you install GPS Tracking devices in all of your vehicles and equipment you benefit from real-time tracking, which means you know at every moment where your assets are. Add for that the ability to voice contact your moving vehicles any time any where by one click groped or separately

domain: geography


By J.R. Wilson
DAVIS, Calif. — In the wake of World War I, private aviation boomed in America as barnstorming pilots, most of them ex-military, took to the skies to introduce many of their countrymen to the airplane. It was about that same time a dream was born — that someday anyone who wanted one could own an airplane.
U.S. military leaders say they will start buying the flying Moller Skycar within the next three years.
After World War II that dream began to take a new shape as private automobiles made the U.S. the most mobile society in history — a society in which aviation emerged as a vital component. It was only natural that cars and planes merged in the minds of futurists, who predicted the coming of a new form of transport — the personal flying car. Yet like so many of the concepts born of science fiction and techno-optimists during the 20th Century, the flying car failed to materialize.
As the 21st Century dawns, most people, no doubt, would be surprised to learn that the notion of a flying car not only lives on, but is the thrust of a serious joint program by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration. This program seeks to set guidelines for certifying flying cars and the technologies and regulations needed to make it a reality before the new millennium has completed its first quarter century.
More importantly, especially in light of where most technological progress has emerged in recent years, private industry is far ahead of even the dreams of the government. In fact, leaders of at least one company — Moller International of Davis, Calif. — plan to begin test flying their M400 Skycar this year.
Company founder Paul Moller, who has been pursuing this particular dream since his teens in Canada, built his first full-scale prototype "ground effects vehicle" in 1964. He is convinced his Skycar will become a part of the U.S. military's battlefield fleet within three years and private transportation before the end of the decade. The primary barrier to the latter, he says, is not technology, but government certification and regulations.
Which is where the NASA/FAA Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) comes into play, a five-year study effort, first funded by a sometimes-skeptical Congress for 2001 to the tune of $9 million.
"In a nutshell, in five years what we want to do is set the stage and get all the pieces in place so SATS is ready to meet the transportation challenges of this country in this coming decade," says Dave Hahne, SATS program planning lead at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. "It will take some time for it to grow into adulthood. The national airspace is big and complex and it is difficult — if not impossible — to make sweeping changes overnight.
The Moller Skycar is envisioned to be not only a private flying automobile, but also to fulfill law-enforce-ment, military, and public transportation.
The first thing that FAA officials must do is make sure it is at least as safe as what they have today, Hahne says. Meanwhile, Bruce Holmes, manager of NASA's General Aviation Program Office at Langley, spent a good portion of 2000 trying to convince members of Congress — and especially those in the House, who initially rejected the idea — to authorize money for SATS.
By government standards — and considering the sea change a successful SATS implementation would bring to transportation and society — the five-year plan might be considered a bargain at an estimated $69 million.
"Future demand cannot be satisfied through planned national investments in the maturing aircraft hub-and-spoke and automobile highway systems," Holmes said in launching the SATS concept in July 1999. "We have a goal to enable doorstep-to-destination travel at four times the speed of highways throughout suburban, rural and remote communities served by public use airports." NASA and the FAA, however, predict it will take an additional 25 years of research, technology innovation and implementation, certification and regulation, and writing and demonstrations of viability before the ultimate dream of personal air transport comes to pass.
Not everyone agrees with such a long and drawn-out timetable.
Moller insists the technologies already are available to create a new system of private air transportation that is fully automated from the beginning. Moller has been working since 1965 what he calls a "volanter" — defined as "a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that is capable of flying in a quick, nimble and agile manner [Lat. volare, to fly; Fr. volant, to move in a nimble and agile manner]". But only now have all the necessary pieces come together.
"I'm very dependent on technology — computers, software, engines, composites, all have added to the potential for success. We were way out there back in the Sixties without all those," he says.
Those advances are not limited to the vehicle itself, but also apply to what the SATS people call the "e-frastructure".
To read more, click here.


Bitcoin (BTC) started the week on a positive note, adding hundreds of dollars a day in a rally rarely seen in the past months. BTC prices stretched above the $4,100 range and sparked hopes the markets may be ready for a new rally.
|Bitcoin (BTC) Back Above $4,000 on Short-Term Optimism|
Bitcoin (BTC) had held steady around $3,200 for days, sparking fears of a crash under $3,000. But with the new week, the fears did not materialize and prices boomed from Monday onward. BTC reached a peak at $4,191.23 on Thursday, later retreating to the $4,000 level. BTC volumes also expanded, to above $8.3 billion in 24 hours, as activity and sentiment increased. But out of that volume, more than 54% was tied up in the BTC/USDT pair, suggesting the stablecoin may be a factor in price setting. Rumors of spoof orders sparking the rally were added to the opinions. The price dominance of BTC fell to 53.1%, as some altcoins staged separate rallies.
The sentiment around BTC remains uncertain, as 2019 is around the corner. The year-end rally is smaller than expected, and the next year may be bound with the direction of the stock markets.
|Bitcoin Cash (…|


text:
By Jud Yoho
Jud Yoho was a Seattle entrepreneur who offered plans for new homes based on the Craftsman and Bungalow styles developed in the Arts and Crafts movement. This pattern book contains photographs, floorplans and brief descriptions of these “dream houses”. Every illustration from the original publication is included.
The new introduction by Dennis Andersen, an architectural historian, puts Yoho and this popular movement in perspective. This reprint will be of great interest to Arts and Crafts enthusiasts, homeowners, collectors, and architectural and social historians.
Copies of the original edition are hard to find at $250 or more.
Book design by Alane Porter Griggs.
Published by The Book Club of Washington, Sept 2007.
reprint of the deluxe edition published in Seattle in 1919
first edition thus
9 13/16″ x 6 1/2″
small folio in wrappers
original 114 pages, with new introduction
The Book Club of Washington, 2007.
top of page
bottom of page

domain: library


Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Billionaires challenged at Davos
Great challenges from these two at the World Economic Forum. The first is on how the wealthy avoid paying their fair share of taxes while claiming to address inequality. The second addresses how employment stats don't show the kind of shitty jobs they include which exploit and dehumanize workers. Davos needs to hear this. See the video here or below.


text:
If you’ve been prescribed a bladder medication to manage incontinence, it’s important to know if there are any adverse side effects. Popular medications to treat bladder issues include Elmiron, which is prescribed to manage symptoms of interstitial cystitis (IC).
IC is a condition that affects women more than men and causes pressure and pain in the bladder. In most cases, Elmiron’s side effects are mild and will stop once the body is accustomed to the medication.
Common Side Effects Of Elmiron
According to research, about 2,627 patients experienced side effects from taking Elmiron if the medication is taken as prescribed. In the research study, 1 to 4% of patients had side effects. About 1.3% of these patients, which is 33 patients, had serious side effects. Six patients taking Elmiron passed away, but it appears that other health problems led to the deaths.
Hair loss was the most common side effect. This condition is also known as alopecia. Patients reported that alopecia began within the first month of taking Elmiron. Around 97% of patients reported losing hair in one spot. The hair usually grew back after the patient stopped using the medication.
In addition to hair loss, 4% of patients experienced diarrhea, 4% had nausea, 3% had headaches, and 3% of patients developed a rash. Two percent of the patients had abdominal and digestive discomfort, 2% experienced abdominal pain, 1% had abnormal liver function tests, and 1% had dizziness.
Elmiron And Vision Damage
In June 2020, a warning was added to Elmiron from Janssen Pharmaceuticals to indicate that the medicine could cause retinal pigmentary changes. These changes are known as pigmentary maculopathy, and the condition is associated with using Elmiron long-term. The longer a patient takes Elmiron and the higher the dosage is, the higher the risk for pigmentary maculopathy.
It is not clear what causes the retinal pigmentary changes. However, in most instances, the condition occurred in people who were using Elmiron for three years or longer; some patients who took the medicine for a shorter period of time also experienced pigmentary maculopathy.
Of the reported cases, vision changes include:
- blurred vision
- difficulty reading
- slow vision adjustment to low lighting
According to prescribing information for Elmiron, vision tests are recommended within six months of starting the medication. Patients should also receive periodic vision tests after the six-month period. Some individuals continued to have vision problems even after they were no longer taking Elmiron.
Individuals who suffered vision damage from taking Elmiron filed lawsuits against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, citing that the corporation did not properly warn about the risk of taking Elmiron.
Additional Information About FDA-Reported Side Effects
Data available on the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) for Elmiron and its generic name “pentosan polysulfate sodium” from 1997 to June 30. 2020 revealed that there were 2,570 reports of side effects. Of the reports that were found in the database, 1,748 were serious side effects, and this included 24 deaths of patients who took Elmiron. The reports listed in the database were voluntary, and the FDA cannot confirm whether the adverse side effects were directly related to taking Elmiron. In the data, 202 eye disorders were reported, including blurred vision maculopathy, and visual impairment.
Vision problems are a serious medical matter and could affect you for the rest of your life. If you were taking Elmiron and started experiencing vision problems after starting the medication, talk to a medical malpractice lawyer to start the process of filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. Your lawyer will review all the details of your Elmiron eye injury lawsuit and guide you through the process of getting the compensation you deserve for your injuries.


text:
Waynedale passes out fall accolades
Waynedale recently held its fall sports banquet, passing out letters and special awards in volleyball, cross country, boys and girls soccer, football and cheerleading.Honored with their first varsity letters for the football team were Curtis Rutt, Ben Lewis, Chris Teague, Brandon Milner, Thad Nofsinger, Steve Eyring, Kenton Lemon and Jay Vitallo. Picking up second-year monograms were Shawn Roeder, Josh Schlabach, Bart Yoder, Josh Gessel, Jesse Long, Cody Miller, Brock Schludecker, Micah Yoder, James Rutt, Sean Rutt and Ross Shoup. Bryan Lester, Dan Snider, Aaron Yoder, Cody Ash and Jared Neff were presented with third-year awards.Special awards went to Lester as the offensive player of the year and Neff as the top defensive player. Aaron Yoder picked up the Coaches Award and Bart Yoder earned the Sportsmanship Award. Snider picked up the team's MVP Award with Schlabach presented with the Iron Man trophy.Janet Stoler and Jennifer Zimmerman shared the MVP Award for the volleyball team. Jessie Patterson earned the Coaches Award, with Joanne Badertscher picking up the Sportsmanship Award.Third-year letters went out to Badertscher, Courtney Humrichouser, Kara Miller, Patterson, Stoler, Zimmerman, Kelly Zuercher and Kaley Seder. Earning their first varsity letters were Kim Zuercher and Abby Thompson.The girls soccer team MVP Award went to Callie Hubler while the offensive player of the year trophy going to Christina Parrot. Catrina Donley was named the top defender. Tamra Weaver picked up the Coaches Award, with Kelly Troyer being named the most improved. Kate Jones picked up the sportsmanship pin and Cipriana Sutter and Amy Weaver were named as the rookies of the year.Donley, Hubler and Alyssa Phillips picked up the fourth-year letters, with Parrot, Tamra Weaver and Jen Craycraft earning third-year fuzzy W's.Second-year monograms went to Mattie Hartshorn, Kelly Troyer, Kristen Davies, Morgan Chapman and Jones. Earning first-year letters were Amy Weaver, Sutter, Trista Yarman and Sarah Baker.Picking up first-year letters for the boys soccer team were Joe Hamilton, Faustin Hoover, Kevin Holcombe, Steven Coblentz, Kevin Berkey, Eddie Fowler and Ian McDonald. Isaac Leimeister, Ryan Troyer, Adam Mark, Matt Griffin, Jeremy Irias and Tim Kurtz earned second-year awards. Kirk Brenner, Jeff Hradek, John Stocker and Eric Allen were presented with third-year letters, while Jeff Rice picked up his fourth-year varsity honor.The Player of the Year Award went to Rice, with Leimeister picking up the Team Award. Allen took home the award as the top defender and sportsmanship.Ryan Stutzman picked up the Medalist Award for the golf team. Jaron Miller earned the most improved honor, with Emily Miller earning the Coaches Award. Tyler A. Miller was presented the Sportsmanship Award.First-year letters went to Tyler A. Miller, Tyler J. Miller, Tyler Schneider and Jaron Miller, while second-year fuzzy W's were earned by Emily Cramer, Corey Mast and Stutzman.Caleb Drennen was named the most valuable runner for the boys cross country team, while Wyatt Curtis earned the Sportsmanship Award.Presented with second-year letters were Drennen, Matt McConnell and Curtis, while Tim Hummel picked up a first-year letter.On the girls side, Briana McConnell was selected as the top runner and Andrea Masters was selected as the most dedicated. McConnell also picked up a second-year letter, with first-year monograms going to Rachel Cole, Masters and Jamie Phipps.Special awards for the cheerleaders went to Caitlyn Gademer as the most spirited, Shannon Swinehart with the Coaches Award, Brittany Akers as the most improved and Rachel Figley with the Sportsmanship Award. Wyatt Curtis picked up the Mighty Mascot Award.Figley and Swinehart picked up third-year letters and Angie Posten and Gademer earned second-year pins. First-year varsity letters went out to Cassie Fahmi, Whitley Beaver and Keisha Arms.


By Enrique Toledo
Picture it: “bio gender warfare,” a trio of cyborg clones running rampant in the Bay Area, feeding on the Y-chromosome that they obtain from men’s sperm, leaving their hosts infected with a physical and digital virus.
This is Teknolust, a 2002 film by American artist and Filmmaker, Lynn Hershman Leeson that makes you wonder if you are watching a rejected idea of the Matrix series. Don’t get me wrong this movie is great and stands in a realm of its own, the audience is captured through the wackiness of the plot and the characters’ realistic yet over exaggerated responses.
But beneath the growing tension and relationships, lies a conversation about our co-dependence on the internet, women’s empowerment, and our ever-adapting approaches to seeking love.
Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton is tasked with playing the roles of four characters: a spunky scientist named Rosetta Stone and her three clones referred to as Self-Replicating Automatons (S.R.A.).
We follow Rosetta’s life during an ongoing investigation conducted by a private eye and an FBI agent. The discovery of her clones and their impact on the male population would jeopardize Rosetta’s career and the lives of the clones themselves.
The twists that this movie has may seem minuscule to some, but be reassured that they are shocking and nerve wracking nonetheless.
Leeson’s other endeavors intrigued me, so I did some snooping and found her art installation, Agent Ruby.
Inspired by the movie, it features the character of Ruby and her “E-Dream portal”, as an interactive A.I. communication site. Featuring “cutting- edge” technology, the server was displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 2002 following the release of the movie.
This movie often gets a low rating on a 10 point scale, I would personally give it an 8 out of 10. The times where the movie becomes self aware, and the characters over express and jump to conclusions deducts some points. The absurdity of some characters, helps cut moments of tension and reassures us that we are also watching a comedy.
We have to give Leeson some grace, as she did write, direct, and produce this film while working at the art department in UC Davis. We must applaud Tilda Swinton for of course carrying another one of Leeson’s cinematic creations on her back.
In short if you don’t mind scenes of awkward silence between humans and socially isolated clones, this movie is worth your while.
It’s perfect for the sci-fi enthusiast, the nostalgic millennial, or the romantic comedy aficionado. The strange technology of the early millennium holds up decently, while the costuming and setting of the movie help create the retro-futuristic environment that has always been San Francisco.


text:
A DC man has been indicted on 52 charges related to a shooting rampage that resulted in fatalities at the Potomac Avenue Metro station.
Jeanne Tyler Moodee Lockman authored the given paragraph.
On February 7, 2023, the suspect, a 31-year-old man, is scheduled to appear in court for allegedly shooting and killing a Metro worker and injuring three others at the Potomac Avenue Metro station. This information was reported by 7News.
The news from Washington reads, “7News reports.”
Around 9 a.m. in Southeast D.C., a shooting occurred in the 1400 block of Potomac Avenue. The incident happened after 31-year-old Isaiah Trotman disembarked from a Metrobus and engaged in an argument with another individual. Trotman subsequently shot the man in the leg.
Upon entering the Potomac Avenue station, Trotman engaged in a dispute with a man who was purchasing a Metro card. The altercation escalated, resulting in Trotman shooting the man in the leg.
According to D.C. police, Trotman proceeded to the platform where he engaged in a dispute with a woman. The situation escalated, and two employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) stepped in to intervene. Unfortunately, Trotman fired a shot that hit one of the employees, Robert Cunningham, who was 64 years old. Tragically, Cunningham lost his life at the scene.
On October 25, Trotman was indicted with various charges including possession of a firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, and property destruction, as revealed by the unsealed indictment. The date of Trotman’s next court appearance remains uncertain at this point.
- Prison Security Guard Charges at Kilby; 2 Arrested Near Limestone Correctional Facility
- Several Charges Laid Against St. Louis Man Arrested in Fishers
- Montgomery woman found guilty of federal loan fraud charges
- Multiple charges, including murder, filed against Montgomery man

domain: law


text:
The chestnut trees are large and usually their height can reach 35 meters. Either wild or cultivated for their delicious fruit and good quality timber and as an decorative tree in various parks.
The chestnut should be located at an altitude of over 250 meters as it does not thrive at lower altitudes.
The tree blooms in the spring and the chestnuts ripen from early September to late November depending on the conditions and the variety.
Famous varieties are the Pelion chestnuts and Crete.

domain: biology


text:
Latin America is a place of cultural wealth, untamed wilderness, and ancient history that is preserved in the geological magnificence of the Andes Mountains, the Atacama Desert, the Patagonian steppe, and the Amazon Forest. At the top of travellers’ bucket lists and sought after by Instagrammers and spiritual souls alike, the most naturally beautiful, culturally popular, and all-round unforgettable landscapes of Chile, Peru, and Brazil are not to be missed. World-class hotel groups and leaders in terms of adventurous experiences, fine dining, accommodation comfort, these select luxury hotels in the South American outback come with our stamp of approval.
This mindful retreat is all about consciousness in the shade of the Machu Picchu citadel. A zen garden in the tranquil greenery of the Inca Empire, a testament to the peaceful nature of the ancient people. There are blessing ceremonies, coca leaf readings, orchid gardens, and rejuvenating spa treatments to soothe the soul and provide some much-needed relaxation from the general pace of life.
Access to Machu Picchu is second to none, as Sanctuary Lodge is the only establishment adjacent to the ancient citadel, so guests have the freedom to arrive earlier and stay later than the day visitors who arrive to pay tribute to Pachamama. The gardens are brimming with the phenomenal birdlife and the botanical beauty of this cherished place, and every inch of the Belmond Sanctuary Lodge celebrates the old Peruvian life that has been encased in history at the one and only Machu Picchu.
Celebrating one of the deepest – if not the deepest – canyons in the Americas, Colca Canyon, this remote hideaway makes the most of the astounding views, mountainsides, rock-work, and chasms of the great Andes Mountains. Las Casitas is a representation of the local Peruvian art and culture and has produced some of the most blissfully luxurious casitas that cherish the surroundings you find yourself in.
The captivating flight of the condor can be seen out in the deep, open crevasses of the Andes, while traditional activities like horse riding through the Colca valley, and learning how to make the perfect Pisco cocktail add incredible Peruvian value to this hotel stay. Painting in the great outdoors, trekking and bird watching, cycling, and taking tea in the orchards are among the many activities to keep you busy in between spectacular meals, luxurious nights of comfort and rejuvenating spa treatments.
Patagonia’s wild and hostile landscapes are irresistible to adventurers who flock to the Andean peaks to hike with backpacks and leg warmers in the terrain ruled by mountain lions. The Deep South of the Americas, and indeed the southernmost point of the world other than Antarctica, Patagonia is unlike anywhere else on earth. Gauchos ride wild horses with an innate and practiced skill, and hardened sheep farmers with tanned faces and wrinkled in the corners of their eyes work through the harsh elements.
At Awasi Patagonia, located adjacent to Torres del Paine National Park, the towering granite formations stand tall in the distance – a view that leaves an impression never to be forgotten. The smartly constructed weather-proof capsules are architecturally remarkable; a uniform series of cabins along the rise. Inside, everything a mountain retreat should be, complete with fireplaces, timber panels, warm lounging areas, and of course, Awasi’s famous restaurant of gastronomy.
Chile’s contrasting landscape far in the north of the country is the Atacama Desert. A “lunar landscape” of jagged rocks, steaming geysers, altiplano lagoons, and Andean peaks reaching as high as 4500 metres above sea level. Sand dunes and ice-capped mountains, this land of “earth, fire, and ice” is a place of outdoor adventure. Challenging treks to gentler hikes, sand boarding, paragliding, and thawing in the natural hot springs surrounded by the icy high altitude air. Ride on the back of a horse or cycle through this ancient, petrified landscape carved by long-gone volcanic activity. And when you’re all worn out and glowing from the thrill of the adventure, retreat to Awasi Atacama in the town of San Pedro de Atacama.
This desert oasis was built as a testament to Pachamama, utilising the river stones, dry thatch, earth, and timber that the desert provided. Constructed and moulded by the hands of local craftsmen and contractors, the authenticity of Awasi Atacama is evident in every groove and curve of the bedrooms, restaurant, cosy lounge areas, and lantern-lit courtyards. The restaurant, true to Relais & Chateaux reputation, produces mouth-watering cuisine, and the decor has been specially chosen to dress this Chilean desert palace in its traditional, hand-woven textiles and fabrics that celebrate the country’s heritage.
Check out this all-encompassing Chile tour: Desert, pumas, art, and architecture.
In the capital city of Brazil, where Christ the Redeemer looks down on the great bay of Guanabara with open arms and carnivals fill the streets with glitz and glam and hip-swaying music, Rio de Janeiro pulses on the country’s Atlantic coast. The beaches are full of bronzed bodies shimmering on the sand and bobbing in the waves, and the streets are full of tourists flocking to Sugarloaf Mountain and the ever popular Copacabana Beach. Here, overlooking the stretch of sunny coastline is a piece of living history. All 245 rooms, terraces, dining rooms, suites, and cigar lounges of the 1920’s Copacabana Palace ooze the preserved glamour of the early 20th Century elegance.
“Superbly positioned overlooking the sea, this glamorous landmark in Rio has been welcoming the rich and famous since its Art Deco doors swung open in 1923. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced here and the Rolling Stones tuned up in its grand salon before their concert on the beach.”
The Iguazú falls are made up of 275 separate waterfalls, making it the largest waterfall system in the world with its highest drop at a record-breaking 82 metres. Cascading into the Iguazú River that churns between Brazil and Argentina, this incredible body of water is surrounded by lush, tropical wilderness and attracts lovers of nature from all over the globe. The sub-tropical climate makes this a haven for birds and other wildlife, and where better to settle for a few days of exploration than the only hotel in the Iguassu National Park?
Hotel das Cataratas can be described as a Portuguese-colonial residence redolent with the atmosphere of lazy days lounging on a veranda or beneath sub-tropical palms. The preserved flamingo pink exteriors of this lavish, gorgeously dated hotel bring the tropicana atmosphere to life, while the jungle trails that lead through the forest are dotted with giant butterflies and colourful toucans. Guests at Hotel Das Cataratas have front row seats to this roaring, thunderous extravaganza, getting their first thing in the morning, or staying until the last light of day.
Want to know more about a trip to Iguazú? Take a look at this 7-night Brazil adventure visiting both Rio de Janeiro and the wilderness of the falls.


There are more than 311,000 traffic signals in the United States, and most of those signals are simple traffic lights. In fact, there’s a good chance that you drove through a few green lights on your way to work, and you’ll almost certainly spend a few minutes waiting on a red light before the week’s over.
How did we decide on red and green lights, and why don’t we use some other system? To get the answers, let’s look at the surprisingly interesting history of the traffic light.
Believe it or not, the first traffic lights predate the widespread use of electricity.
In the early 1800s, police directed horse-drawn carriages and other vehicular traffic in major cities. That system worked fairly well, but authorities wanted clearer signals to prevent dangerous misunderstandings and to allow for a smoother flow.
In 1865, engineer John Peake Knight, a railway manager in London, approached the Commissioner of the city’s Metropolitan Police with an idea. Knight noted that trains use a semaphore system; a signal with a raised or angled arm could tell conductors whether the path was clear. Drivers, he reasoned, could use the same type of system on public roads. The first light was installed in 1868.
The semaphore system worked well during the day, but it was largely useless at night. To this end, Knight came up with another novel suggestion: Use red and green lights, powered by gas. Individual police officers operated these first traffic signals by hand, blowing a whistle before changing between the lights and semaphores.
The system worked well enough at a single intersection, but in 1869, a gas leak caused an explosion, injuring the officer working the lights. The city of London discontinued the project.
In the United States, the idea of signal lights caught on.
Railroads began using lights to provide indications to engineers. Instead of using two lights, they used three: red, green, and white.
The original design used green to signal “caution,” while the white signaled “all clear.” While the lights worked, in some cases, the results were disastrous. Train conductors couldn’t always see the white lights, and the tinted glass that gave the lights their colors could break, causing a red light to appear white.
Eventually, officials decided to get rid of the white light, changing “green” to mean “go.” They also added in a yellow light, which indicated “caution.” The new signals worked extremely well.
Still, the traffic lights were reserved for trains—not the traffic on public roads.
Change came quickly with the introduction of automobiles. In 1914, the city of Cleveland tried a system similar to the London semaphores, this time using electric lights instead of gas. The city placed the first light at the intersection of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue, but once again, the lights were operated manually, and the signals relied on two colors (red and green). The light was very successful, and even though it wasn’t the first experiment with traffic lights, it is widely credited as having sparked the technology’s popularity.
In 1920, Detroit police officer William Potts introduced the three-color traffic signal, taking inspiration from the red, yellow, and green lights of the train signal. In 1922, Houston added the first automatic timers to traffic lights, which saved cities a tremendous amount of money; by one estimate, the city of New York saved $12.5 million by re-assigning most of its traffic cops.
Traffic lights spread quickly, in part because they’re much more effective (and therefore much safer) than traffic signs. A San Francisco traffic engineer found that 70 percent of drivers at the time ignored stop signs, while an Ann Arbor traffic engineer reported that 98 percent of drivers obeyed red lights.
So, why does red mean “stop,” and why does green mean “go?”
The first traffic lights needed to use colors that were clearly visible from a long distance and noticeably different from one another.
The red light was an easy choice. For centuries, humans have associated red with danger, so the color was an obvious choice for “stop.” Besides, red was already used as a traffic signal of sorts; through the 19th century, ships used red flags to declare that they were carrying explosive cargo.
Green gradually became synonymous with “go,” but that took a concerted effort from public safety officials. One engineer even wrote a description of the nursery school game “red light, green light” in a notable technical journal in an apparent effort to spread awareness of the new traffic signals.
Today, drivers depend on consistent, reliable traffic signals to navigate the roads.
However, three-light traffic signals aren’t perfectly uniform. The order of the lights can vary from country to country and even within the limits of a single city. Contrary to popular belief, the order of the lights isn’t specifically set to help colorblind drivers—colorblind people can see different hues, so they have no problem identifying the correct signals—but rather to help all drivers navigate the roads safely. In the United States, the red light is usually on top.
The next time you pass under a traffic light, keep this strange history in mind. While nobody likes waiting for a light to change, we’d all be waiting much longer if traffic lights didn’t exist in the first place.


text:
(Writer’s Note: This is the 12th of what will hopefully be 20 team previews in 20 days. Or at the very least, all 20 teams prior to the 2018-19 Premier League’s season-opener between Manchester United and Leicester City on August 10. Links to previous teams can be found at the bottom of the page)
LEICESTER CITY FOXES
Manager: Claude Puel (Hire Date: Oct. 25, 2017)
Tenure Length: 14th/20 in Premier League and 49th/92 in Top 4 leagues of English football
2017-18 Record: 12-11-15, 47 points, 9th in Premier League
2017-18 Goals scored: 56
2017-18 Goal Difference: minus-4
Number of Current Consecutive Seasons in Premier League: 5 (includes 2018-19)
Last Promotion: 2014
Last Relegation: 2008 (Championship to League One)
2017-18 Carabao Cup: Quarterfinal loss on penalties (Manchester City)
2017-18 FA Cup: Quarterfinal loss after extra time (Chelsea)
It was a rough start for Leicester City, which had a brutal gauntlet to open the season with losses to Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool among its first seven matches. But it was the draw at struggling West Bromwich Albion that proved a bridge too far for ownership as Craig Shakespeare was sacked in mid-October.
Claude Puel, who was jettisoned after one season at Southampton despite an eighth-place finish in 2016-17, stepped into the vacant coaching spot. The Foxes responded with five wins and points in seven of its next eight matches, with the lone blemish a 2-0 loss to Manchester City.
Leicester City struggled in December, with the low point a tough exit on penalties to City in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup, but the turn of the calendar year saw a positive bounce with seven points in league play and FA Cup victories over Fleetwood Town and Peterborough United. The Foxes hit their high-water mark of seventh place on Jan. 24 after beating Watford 2-0 on goals by Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.
But a five-match winless spell in league play followed, with draws in three consecutive home matches, and the Foxes’ FA Cup run ended with a loss after extra time to Chelsea in the quarters. Despite taking just four points in the final seven matches (1-1-5), Leicester City was able to stay above the struggling bottom half of the table the entire time.
The Foxes sealed their top-half status with a 3-1 win over Arsenal in their penultimate match, then concluded the season with a wild 5-4 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in which they squandered a 3-1 lead and nearly stole a point before being done in by Harry Kane in the final quarter-hour.
POTENTIAL STARTING XI
One thing which stands out for Leicester City is the flexibility Puel has with wide backs Ben Chillwell and new acquisition Ricardo Pereira. While the Foxes have played with four in the back in the preseason, it seems possible Leicester City could hybrid into a 3-5-2 set-up.
Kasper Schmeichel is the unquestioned No. 1 after backstopping Denmark to the round of 16 at the World Cup, and Harry Maguire is coming off a standout performance for England in Russia that has skyrocketed his value to over £65 million as the Foxes are fighting off potential suitors, most notably opening-match opponent Manchester United.
Evans adds another capable veteran to the back line, while Fuchs would flank Maguire on the right behind Pereira, another player who saw his stock rise in Russia while playing for Portugal. On the left in front of Evans is Ben Chillwell, who has shown plenty of promise at the club while progressing through England’s youth program.
The midfield is where it gets messy or interesting depending on how you view your glass. Wilfred Ndidi remains as the defensive midfield stopper, and Puel could pair him with Vicente Iborra or Adrien Silva, whose adventurous transfer saga delayed his Midlands debut until January.
Nampalys Mendy provides depth at both positions, but who will fill the large playmaking boots of Mahrez is a question that has no set answer and plenty of possible ones.
Marc Albrighton could get first crack at the most forward role, though it is also possible Silva could feature there. Newcomer James Maddison has the potential to carve out some playing time, and Daniel Amartey could prove an interesting flex option if Puel wants to try something that would resemble a 3-4-2-1 set-up with Jamie Vardy as a sole striker.
Vardy will again lead the line, but there is competition for the underneath role among Kelechi Iheanacho and his Nigerian compatriot Ahmed Musa. The tireless Shinji Okazaki again serves a useful third striker role off the bench, and there are reports Islam Slimani will be off-loaded, perhaps to Fenerbahce, before the start of the season.
While Puel claimed he had a lineup in mind for the opener versus Manchester United after a preseason loss to Udinese, he does not lack for options or potential combinations throughout his starting XI.
THE NEW GUYS AND THE GONE GUYS
Leicester City made a raft of signings over the summer, but the move everyone will rightfully focus on is the departure of Mahrez to Manchester City for £60 million. That ended a protracted saga which should have ended in the January window and lasted almost two entire seasons after the Foxes won the Premier League title in 2016.
His absence creates a huge playmaking void that no one signing can replace. The hope is Madisson can eventually be that player after coming over from Norwich City on a £22 million move, but the 21-year-old England youth product may be a season away from taking on the role full-time and should fare well as an understudy to Albrighton.
After losing backup keeper Ben Hamer, Leicester City signed Danny Wood after he became surplus to goods at Liverpool following its record signing of Alisson. The Foxes shored up their central defence with the signing of Evans after his relegation clause was activated at West Brom, and the move to a three-man backline was put into high gear with the £24 million acquisition of Pereira, the Portugal international who spent last season at Porto after two seasons on loan at Nice, including the 2015-16 season under Puel.
THE GUY WORTH SEEING
Jamie Vardy (F)
The cult hero of the Midlands and the poster boy for hard work to climb the rungs of the football ladder, Vardy continued to bang those who “chat shit” after ringing up 20 goals in league play for the second time in three seasons, giving him 57 in 108 matches over that span and 63 in 128 overall.
He will obviously miss Mahrez’s creativity as the two operated on a wavelength few could match in Europe, let alone just the Premier League, but Vardy’s work rate has never failed him in his climb to the top, and that will still be the case after helping England reach the World Cup semifinals this summer. He may take a small step back in terms of the final number of goals, but undervalue him at your own risk.
Oddsmakers are fairly confident Leicester City will not be part of the relegation scrap, offering 14/1 odds on the Foxes being dropped, pegging them as the best team outside the top seven. They have the third-shortest odds to finish in the top 10 at 4/6 and are even money to place 11th or worse.
Leicester City is getting 7/1 odds for a top-six finish, again the favorite outside the standard seven, while a top-four finish is 33/1, behind promoted Wolverhampton outside the top seven.
Vardy is 13th to take home the Premier League’s Golden Boot with 33/1 odds, level with Manchester City’s Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling.
FIRST FOUR MATCHES/LAST FOUR MATCHES
Aug. 10 — Manchester United (2nd) A
Aug. 18 — Wolverhampton (N/A) H
Aug. 25 — Southampton (17th) A
Sept. 1 — Liverpool (4th) H
April 20 — West Ham United (13th) A
April 27 — Arsenal (6th) H
May 4 — Manchester City (1st) A
May 12 — Chelsea (5th) H
On one hand, it feels like Puel being in charge in the Midlands is a return to Leicester City’s counterattacking roots Cluadio Ranieri developed in its fairy-tale run to the 2016 title, but on the other hand, two seasons removed from all the dirty work N’Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater performed that campaign shows just how much further Ndidi and Iborra have to develop to bring the Foxes to an elite level.
That task is made all the more difficult without Mahrez, and Leicester City’s attack is more of a jigsaw puzzle in the middle Puel must figure out with the border already solved in Vardy.
The Foxes should be fairly strong in the spine this season after the superb summers of both Schmeichel and Maguire; the key for Puel will be to make sure Chillwell and Pereira remember their defensive responsibilities out wide in support and being disciplined in the timing of their upfield thrusts.
While the start of their schedule is challenging, playing top teams who are loaded with World Cup regulars working their way back into shape could prove to be beneficial for Leicester City. But the Foxes’ run-in is diabolical, even before factoring in pundits pegging West Ham to punch above its weight compared to last season.
This season will be a work in progress for Leicester City, which can ill-afford a coaching merry-go-round for the third straight season. The sooner the Foxes find a consistent replacement for Mahrez’s playmaking duties in the midfield, the better, but look for this team to be a defence-first outfit in the early going before getting into gear offensively.
PREVIOUS TEAMS’ PREVIEWS
July 18 — Fulham July 28 — Newcastle United
July 19 — Cardiff City July 29 — Leicester City
July 20 — Wolverhampton July 30 — Everton
July 21 — Southampton July 31 — Burnley
July 22 — Huddersfield Town August 1 — Arsenal
July 23 — Brighton and Hove Albion August 2 — Chelsea
July 24 — Watford August 3 — Liverpool
July 25 — West Ham United August 4 — Tottenham Hotspur
July 26 — Bournemouth August 5 — Manchester United
July 27 — Crystal Palace Auugst 6 — Manchester City