Reflections on 2011: From indignados to occupywhere, a year of protest in Europe
Over the course of this year Europe has been rocked by a wave of protests, occupations and direct actions demanding greater equality and a more participatory democracy. Inspired by the ‘Arab revolutions’ and in response to the deepening economic crisis, this movement began to take form in May, with mass protests by the Indignados in Spain. Since then it has rapidly spread throughout Europe under the banner of ‘Occupy’. With demonstrations in Portugal, peoples assemblies in Amsterdam, riots in Rome, strikes in Greece, direct action against banks in England and occupations all over. Helene Zuber argues in her article for Der Spiel that we are seeing a “fundamental change taking place as a European generation takes to the streets.” This global movement characterised by the politics of people’s assemblies and occupation is referred to using different names in different places, such as the Indignados, Real Democracy Now, M-15 or Occupy movement. It has come to represent the sentiment for change across Europe and the widespread feeling that democracy has lost its way and needs to be reinvented.
The rapid growth of this protest movement is directly related to the economic and political crisis. In England basic services are being cut, in Spain unemployment sits at 21%, Ireland was bailed out by the IMF and corruption is rife in Italy. The Eurozone is now facing the very real possibility of collapse, with many commentators predicting that Greece will have to default and leave the single currency. Economically, the European Union has always been a neo-liberal project, following the free market agenda of privatization, deregulation and cuts to government spending. Yet this project is failing, growth has stopped, debt is growing and the region is being dragged back into recession, in what the guardian describes as “the European economic nightmare”.
Spain is one of the counties most affected by the economic crisis and this movement started there on the 15th of May, when a group of 100 protesters decided to start an occupation in Madrid after a protest calling for Real Democracia Ya (real democracy now). Yet in the early hours of the morning they were violently evicted by police, with several arrests and injuries. The police brutality only strengthened the protesters’ resolve and a call to retake the square spread rapidly across the internet. The next day thousands of protesters returned and reoccupied the square. I arrived late at night when the camp was still under construction, with tarps, megaphones, chairs, beds and everything you can imagine coming out of nowhere to build an anarchic structure in the centre of Madrid.
Photo: Indignados Occupation, La puerta de Sol Madrid, May 19th
Over the next week a radical transformation took place; the space became a kind of liberated zone and its own world. Every day more people joined the occupation and the camp continued to grow, with between five and fifty thousand people occupying the square at all times. The mainstream media began referring to it as ‘the republic of Sol’ and the ‘Spanish Revolution’. Kitchens were set up to distribute free food, the main billboard was covered in the words ‘Europe Rise Up!’ and ‘peoples’ assemblies’ were held almost constantly to decide the direction of the movement. The occupation movement started in the capital, but spread rapidly across Spain, within a week similar occupations had started up in over 20 cities and towns.
In June the Spanish movement started multiple marches from all corners of the country towards Madrid; the capital, geographic heart and epicentre of the movement. One of these marches, the Eastern route from Valencia was over 500kms long and lasted 34 days. It passed through 29 towns and cities, where ‘popular assemblies’ were held to listen to peoples demands. Toni, one of the walkers explained that “the idea behind the marches is to bring the revolution to every part of the country, especially the small villages and towns.” The different marches arrived in Madrid on the 23rd of July and a massive meeting of the peoples of Spain was held. Tens of thousands of people reoccupied the main square in Madrid and for several days, popular assemblies and workshops were held around the clock. This national meeting was part of an ongoing process that is trying to link the different occupations and assemblies together. A decision was made to take the struggle to the centre of European power, and when the conference finished a few hundred people set off on foot to Brussels (around 2000kms away), continuing what one of the walkers described as “the modern hippie version of Mao’s long march”.
Photo: Popular March of the Indignados, Paris, September 17th
Over the course of this year millions have taken to the streets of Spain demanding a more participatory democracy and greater social justice. Occupations began in all major cities, the parliament was blockaded, mass demonstrations were held and everywhere people’s assemblies were formed in an attempt to create a new direct democracy. After months of mobilisations and occupations across the country the people decided to leave the squares and expand the movement at the grassroots level through the establishment of ‘Assemblies of the Suburbs’. In Madrid alone more than 40 separate local assemblies have been set up, which each hold weekly meetings in public spaces to deal with local problems and organise actions.
The Spanish indignados movement has always had a strong international focus, and from the very beginning attempts were made to extend it beyond Spain’s boarders. At the occupation in Sol the only national flag flying was the Egyptian one, signifying solidarity with the recent revolution. Commissions for ‘international expansion’ were created to relay information, share tactics and train people from other countries to start their own similar movements. In June it published a statement calling for an international day of action on October the 15th. This read “Only a global revolution can confront global problems. Therefore, we are calling on people everywhere to occupy public places and create spaces for debate, assembly and reflection.”
By the end of May the movement had already began to spread. Syntagma square in Athens was occupied for over one month and on the 31st of May an estimated 50,000 protesters surrounded the parliament, blocking the politicians and holding a massive people’s assembly in the streets. Every day people returned to the streets to take part in mass protests, people’s assemblies and occupations, culminating on June 5th when around 200,000 people demonstrated for change. The Greek indignados movement was directly related to the country’s economic crisis and the harsh austerity measures imposed by the IMF and EU. These included massive wage cuts, privatization of the nation’s assets and drastic cuts to social spending. Yet the indignados movement is just one of many radical movements for change in the country which has some of the strongest organised resistance in Europe. For as Costas Douzinas argues in the Guardian, “the Greek people have with their protests over the last 18 months turned Greece into an ungovernable country”.
Photo: Riots at a protest in Athens, November 17th
The situation is becoming increasing revolutionary; ‘committees of struggle’ have been set up in workplaces, seven general strikes so far this year, growing levels of political violence and a number of workers occupations. The mood on the streets of Athens is tense, with visible homelessness and a constant police presence. All of the banks around Syntagma square are closed because they have been smashed or burnt down. At the anti-austerity protests there is a level of militancy that I have not witnessed before. Many people bring gas masks because the police always use tear gas and on numerous occasions this year central Athens has resembled a warzone. You see people chiselling stones out of the footpath to throw at the police and groups of hooded protesters destroying symbols of wealth.
Yet even in this context the Greek indignados movement has managed to remain largely peaceful. For many see the violence as counterproductive and point to the growing number of number of workers occupations as the way forward. For example, in November the electricity workers union went on strike and occupied an office building that controlled electricity administration in protest against privatization and rising prices. On the third day of the occupation workers refused to carry out an order from the government to cut off electricity to people who did not pay the new fee. The leader of union, Nikos Fotopoulos stated “electricity is a social good and we would rather go to jail than cut off electricity to poor people.” There have also been occupations of hospitals, schools and universities, and the movement for change shows no signs of stopping.
Photo: Office buildings occupied by electricity workers, Greece
On the 7th of October, after over two months of walking, the march of the Indignados arrived at the European parliament in Brussels. The movement occupied an abandoned university complex and put on a ‘Conference of Alternatives’. Workshops, activist trainings and assemblies were held, as the building was transformed back into a centre for learning. The old administrative office on the fifth floor became the international media centre, communicating and co-ordinating the international day of action on October the 15th. Social networking sites, such as facebook and twitter were fundamental tools in organising this action. They provided the means to communicate with large numbers of people across the globe. By October the Spanish movement’s facebook group, ‘Real Democracy Now’ had over 400,000 members and the Occupy Wall st. around 250,000. There were also thousands of important smaller twitter hash tags and blogs that provide updates on local occupations, like ‘Yes We Camp’ and #occupybristol. The website www.occupytogether.org played an important role in collating all of these different platforms into one central international webpage. It created an easy to use interactive platform, where people could create, plan and view information about the occupations happening all over the world.
The 15th of October was the day that the occupy movement truly went global; millions marched in protests from Melbourne to Alaska and everywhere in between. In over 900 cities, in around 90 countries people took to the streets to protest, occupy and make their voices heard. In countries where the movement was already established there were massive turnouts and in many other places it marked the beginning. Half a million marched in Madrid, 200,000 in Rome, 60,000 in Santiago Chile and 40,000 in New York, all calling for global change. In many European counties including England, Germany and Holland occupations began for the first time. I was in Brussels on the day, where a crowd of 20,000 demonstrated through the streets in a carnival like atmosphere. There were clowns doing performances, a massive general assembly, people throwing shoes at the stock exchange and on the steps of the European parliament thousands chanted “One solution, Revolution!”
Photo: International Day of Action. Brussels, October 15th
Many of the occupations across Europe have been brutally repressed by the police; with people arrested at occupy Berlin, Paris and countless others. Yet in Amsterdam, London Frankfurt and many others cities protesters have successfully occupied public spaces for weeks now. The occupations provide the functioning example of the alternative world the protesters want to create. They are spaces where decisions are made through direct democracy, with people sharing skills and working together. At many occupations there is free food, childcare centres and music performances.
Occupy London has even created a tent university, which holds regular lectures from academics in an attempt to highlight the importance of free education. It has received a lot of media attention because the occupation is situated right next to St. Paul’s church, which has allowed the movement to build new forms of solidarity. Priests have resigned at plans by the church to violently remove protester and other Christian groups have vowed to defend the occupiers by creating a prayer ring around the site. Occupy London has also tried to link up with other anti-austerity movements. For one of the first motions passed by the general assembly was a statement of solidarity with the planned general strike and student protests against tuition fee increases.
Photo: Occupy Movement Bologna, Italy, November 11th
November was a big month in Italian politics. Long-time leader and ‘buffoon’ Silvio Berlusconi was forced from power, new austerity measures passed and the occupy movement begun to take hold. For on the 11th of November, as the parliament passed an EU imposed reform bill, thousands demonstrated across the country under the banner of ‘No austerity occupy everywhere’. In Bologna, a university city famous for political activism in the 1970s, three permanent occupations were established. One of these happened during the ‘Procession of the Bankrupt Saint’, when thousands danced through the streets chanting “We won’t pay for the banker’s crisis”. As the procession arrived at the main square, flares were set off and a human chain created around the entrance to an abandoned cinema as protested forced their way in. Crowds cheered as a banner which read “Occupy everywhere” was erected at the entrance. The first general assembly was called and one protester stated in a speech to the crowd “here we must create a space that is open, just and free, so it can become a symbol for change that will spread across Italy and the world.”
The occupy movement has had a profound impact on the political situation. In a time of crisis it has captured people’s imagination and brought them out on to the streets to demand change. As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere and temperatures reach freezing point, camping in public squares becomes more difficult. The movement has started occupying abandoned buildings and is trying to expand beyond the physical occupations, by starting up peoples assemblies in local communities. It is hard to predict what the future will hold for the occupy movement, yet it is certain that this new and powerful social movement continues to grow across the world in 2012.


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It was reported earlier this month that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s cousin, Ming Chai, is currently under investigation for alleged money laundering from China through Australian casinos (‘Xi cousin embroiled in Australian casino money laundering probe‘).
Ming has also been accused to be part of an organized money laundering ring. He is known to be linked to Tom Zhou, who has been implicated in a large casino scandal.
Australian Attorney General told the media that he had ordered an independent investigation into fast-tracked visa approvals for Chinese high rollers visiting facilities of major Australian casino operator Crown Resorts.
The decision was based on reports that casino “junkets” suspected of being linked to organized crime were funneling Chinese gamblers to Crown casinos.
Ming Chai, a nephew of Xi’s mother who has Australian citizenship and frequents Crown casinos, was found aboard a private jet with junket members on Australia’s Gold Coast during a search by domestic authorities in 2016.
Ming himself is also a high-roller. He was reported to have gambled tens of millions in Crown. He is now under investigation by the Australian police as part of broader organized-crime and money laundering probes.
The Australian police are also investigating if any immigration officials have been bribed so as to help in the fast-tracked visa approvals for the Chinese super-rich to gamble and to launder the dirty Chinese money through Crown’s casinos. The Australian police wanted to know if any of these Chinese super-rich are also tied to the Communist party of China.
Replying to the media, Crown said it “absolutely rejects allegations of illegality,” calling them “ill-informed and an attempt to smear the company.” It, however, has pledged to fully cooperate “in any investigation”.

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CYHRA – Leaving The Past In Flames
December 3, 2019, 7 months ago
In 2016, the ever-vibrant Swedish metal scene coughed up another gem in the form of Cyhra, a four-piece outfit launched by former Amaranthe vocalist / co-founder Jake E. and ex-In Flames guitarist Jesper Strömblad. A year later they released a debut album, Letters To Myself, which was followed by touring that included supporting Sabaton and Kreator in the US. These achievements were significant given that Cyhra was a very small fish in cluttered and competitive pond, but they approached album #2 bent on leaving Letters To Myself in the dust. One listen through their new outing, No Halos In Hell, and it's a very clear Mission Accomplished. Everything about it is head and shoulders above the debut, from songwriting to production, memorable from the get go whether you like Cyhra's brand of melodic metal or not.
"It's wonderful to hear that; it means a lot to me," says Jake. "I did most of the basic songwriting for the album myself for this album, and the other guys came in after to add stuff after most of the songs were done. There are two or three songs where we did things the opposite, where Euge (Valovirta / guitars) had some ideas and I broke them down. When I was writing, I sat down and thought hard about what worked and what did not work on the first album, and I realized pretty quickly that the songs on Letters To Myself work really well when you're driving in the car, but not all of them work when you're playing them live. What I was focusing on most for No Halos In Hell was to make the songs more live oriented, and I think that live-friendliness makes the songs more catchy. It brings them to another level."
It's impossible not to hear Cyhra's growth between albums, which seems to be a rare occurrence these days when it comes to bands upping their game. It's no secret many artists would rather stay in their comfort zone than risk smacking their fans upside the head with a curveball.
"I know exactly what you mean, and there are so many bands that fall into that trap because, all of a sudden, it's not about the albums anymore. When Judas Priest released Firepower (in 2018), that was their first good album in years. It felt like they wanted to make a new album, they had the energy to write songs again. Bigger bands that have been around for 20 or 30 years, I think the attitude is that they 'have to' make another album because they want to go on tour. KISS is a good example of that; they have a few albums that are fantastic, but they also have albums where it was like 'Okay, here is our second album this year...' I think you write your best music when you're under pressure, and we are in the situation where we really need to prove that Cyhra is here to stay."
Jake also pushed his lyric writing for No Halos In Hell. As with Letters To Myself, the songs are written on a personal level but Jake branched out with his perspectives.
"It is a personal album, but in a different way from Letters To Myself. For example, 'Man Of Eternal Rain' is a song I wrote with Jesper's permission because it's a song about him. For me it's about Jesper, but for other people that hear it, the song might be about them or someone they know. The song is about someone that has fallen into oblivion so many times and rises up again and again thinking 'This is my last chance...' each time it happens. Most of the lyrics on this album, I tried to write them so that they clearly mean something to me, but I want the listener to feel like they know exactly what I'm talking about related to their own lives. I have this thing about religion, for example, where I think people should believe what they want, but I have a big problem with what religion is doing behind-the-scenes. I go pretty deep into that with the lyrics on this album, like on the song 'No Halos In Hell'."
Jake is adamant about the fact that Cyhra isn't interested in using their ties to Amaranthe and In Flames to boost their credibility. The music does the talking, and if it happens to sound like something from Jake's or Jesper's respective pasts, it's an honest representation of who they are as musicians and not a dig into their old catalogues.
"We don't concern ourselves with our history too much," Jake says, "but of course we wouldn't be where we are now if we hadn't been with those bands in the past. People we meet, our fanbase, they don't really talk very much about our past. And, most Cyhra fans who discovered us with Letters To Myself had heard about In Flames, but not that many of them had heard of Amaranthe. It's safe to say that as Cyhra we're standing on our own feet and not living off our past."
Since the release of Letters To Myself, Cyhra has been through a few significant changes. The aforementioned Euge Valovirta, who was involved in the making of the previous album, is a full member on No Halos In Hell. Additionally, former In Flames bassist Peter Iwers left Cyhra shortly after Letters To Myself was completed. And, drummer Alex Landenberg is now pulling double duty with Cyhra and Kamelot.
With regards to having a second guitarist, Jake says "it's fantastic. And the best thing about this band is that everyone is playing for what is best for the song. It's not about 'I could do this lick here' or 'I wrote the song that goes within those chords' or 'I can play that faster.' We're a unit and everyone is striving to make the best songs we can, and that's amazing. With two guitar players we have two sides of the coin because one guy might be better to do the riffs, while the other is better on melodies or solos. We have the best of both worlds."
Since Iwers' departure Cyhra has remained without a bass player, opting to use recorded bass tracks when performing live. Jake explains:
"The thing is that when Peter left he was really sad about it. We're still friends but he had too much on his plate. We wanted to show the fans that we're a band, it shouldn't be that they come to see us and today there's one bass player, and a week later there's a different bass player. When he left we decided to do the full tour cycle without a bassist, but Peter was with us at all our shows even if he was coming out of laptop helper, Mr. Asus (laughs). We can't say if we're going to bring a new bass player into the band for the future... we haven't decided on that yet."
As for sharing Landenberg, he was made an official member of Kamelot in April 2019 after being on the road with them for close to a year. But, he is still Cyhra's permanent drummer.
"We spoke about this with Alex and with Kamelot, so we've set up a plan," Jake reveals. "Sometimes we need to have a temporary replacement, sometimes Kamelot will have to have one, and that's the way it has to work. The music business is what it is, and in order to be able to survive sometimes that means playing in two different bands."
In closing, we talk about the brilliant album title, No Halos In Hell.
"Isn't it great?" Jake agrees. "That was actually Jesper's idea, and he came up with it for the first album. I told him we should wait to use it for the next one, so we knew what this album was going to be called even before we released the first one (laughs). And I think the great thing about the title is that it can be interpreted in different ways. The best interpretation, I think, is 'You've been good your whole life, you can't be here partying with us…' (laughs).

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Is this the future of asbestos tile?
Posted On July 28, 2021
I have a question: Is this what the future will look like?
It looks like the future, but it doesn’t look like anything we’re used to.
A new research paper published in the journal Nature finds that some materials like asbestos ceramic tiles and ceramics may actually be good for the environment and health, and the research was led by a team at the University of Washington in Seattle.
What’s more, these materials could be better for building construction than the alternatives.
They may be better at absorbing heat and making it more efficient to build buildings, but they’re also good for other things like recycling and the environment.
It turns out that asbestos ceramic and ceramic tiles were among the materials most likely to release methane when heated, even when the tiles weren’t heated, according to the paper, which is co-authored by the UW researchers, including Michael Kugler, who studies the greenhouse gas effects of materials.
This was the first study to quantify the greenhouse gases released by a material at different temperatures, Kuglers team reported.
But what’s even more interesting is that, even though the tiles were heated to a higher temperature than most materials, the tiles released about 10 times more methane, or carbon dioxide, than the materials tested.
The tiles also released far more methane than any other material tested, which means they could actually be more environmentally friendly than the tiles they were built from.
What this means is that they could be more sustainable, Kucler said in a press release.
For example, if you use ceramic tiles in your home, you could use them for a lot of things.
They might be a great way to make your home more energy efficient, Kuchler added.
That’s a really important point because a lot people think that if you want to be more eco-friendly, you should only use materials that are recyclable.
But if you’re using ceramic tiles for your home to be safe, safe for the people who live there, that could make a big difference.
But there’s also an interesting caveat.
Because these materials are recycler-friendly and they’re biodegradable, you can take them back and recycle them.
But Kugers team found that ceramic tiles release more methane when exposed to high temperatures than the other materials tested, suggesting that they may not be particularly good at recycling.
The team also found that the compounds released more CO2 when they were heated than the ceramic tiles.
But because they were also heated to the high temperatures, the ceramic materials released the most carbon dioxide when they heated up, the team reported in the paper.
The study is important because it’s the first time researchers have investigated the effect of thermal stress on methane emissions.
In general, methane is a potent greenhouse gas, causing global warming and acidifying the oceans.
It’s also a greenhouse gas that’s extremely difficult to capture.
The main reason to use ceramic tile materials instead of other materials is that ceramic tiles can’t be chemically treated like other materials, Kougler explained.
That means they can’t absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
That creates problems with their ability to be recycled.
The ceramic tiles used in the study released more methane because they didn’t have a chemical treatment that would help them capture the greenhouse gasses.
The research is important, Kübel said, because ceramic tile is a material that is particularly well suited to being recycled because of the porous nature of the material.
That makes it very good at absorbing CO2 and other greenhouse gases that can be emitted from building construction.
But the researchers also looked at other materials that were heated in the lab and found that there were other important benefits to ceramic tile.
For one, ceramic tiles have been used in buildings for thousands of years.
For another, ceramic tile can be recycled, which could be a boon for the planet.
Kübels team also tested several different materials for their greenhouse gas emissions.
The researchers used materials from all over the world, and all the materials were tested at varying temperatures.
The compounds released the highest amounts of methane at different temperature ranges, the paper found.
The highest levels of methane were emitted at temperatures between 700 and 800 degrees Fahrenheit, which makes sense because ceramic tiles are porous.
The other materials released significantly less methane than the highest temperature range tested, the study found.
But ceramins release much more CO 2 than ceramic tiles, which the researchers speculated may be because ceramic materials have a better chemical structure that’s easier to break down.
Ceramins are made from a variety of materials, including copper, tin, and magnesium.
Because they’re so porous, they also have a lot more of an impact on the environment than ceramic materials.
But they also tend to be biodegradeable.
The paper found that ceramsane, an acid that is produced when ceramin chemicals are heated, was more toxic than ceramic tile, the compounds that released the lowest amounts of CO 2 were.
These compounds may be more harmful to the environment because they’re more easily released

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EDINBURG Texas-Pan American got strong pitching from starters Mike Calvert and Jason Garcia to sweep Texas A&M in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon.
Calvert (1-0) allowed one earned run on three hits in seven innings to win the opener 3-1. He struck out seven and walked six.
Garcia (1-0) allowed three earned runs on six hits and overcame nine walks in seven innings to win the second game 5-3.
Aggies starter Todd Deininger (1-1) allowed three runs on one hit in five innings in the opener. Khalid Ballouli (0-2) had a complete game in the capper, allowing four earned runs and striking out four in eight innings.
Pan American's Andy Wallace was 2-for-3 in both games. Jesse Guttierrez had two hits and drove in two runs in the second game.
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AUSTIN D.J. Jones allowed seven hits in seven innings Saturday afternoon, leading Texas past Sam Houston State 7-3.
Ray Clark and Charlie Thames each pitched a scoreless inning in relief, extending Texas' streak of not allowing an earned run to 37.1 innings.
Sam Houston scored three runs off Jones (1-2) in the sixth inning on four Longhorns' errors. Jones struck out four and walked none.
Sam Houston starter Jeff Vanlandingham (0-2) allowed six runs -three earned -- on seven hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked four.
Tommy Nicholson had two hits, including a triple, and scored two runs for the Longhorns. Matt Rosenberg and Chris Carmichael each drove in two runs.
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Sony Ericsson HCB 120
- Tilted display for caller ID, colours can be changed to reflect five different phones, controls, reasonable sound quality, slightly improved battery life over previous model, auto off feature
- Not quite as good as a dedicated car kit, overpriced
The HCB-120 adds a caller ID display and extra battery life to an already above average speakerphone, but it's a little pricey.
Price$ 180.00 (AUD)
The Sony Ericsson HCB-120 is a Bluetooth hands-free speakerphone that is designed for use in either the office or a car, and is the upgrade to the previous HCB-100. Once again boasting above average sound quality, as well as the ability to connect with up to five mobile phones, the HCB-120 adds a small display to show caller ID information. Unfortunately, the price is a little steep.
The HCB-120 includes a visor clip to mount in your car. It supports Bluetooth 1.2 and will work with any mobile phone that supports Bluetooth headsets. For use in an office, the HCB-120 can be placed on a desk and used just as you would in a car. Sony Ericsson has done away with the flip up microphone used in the HCB-100, this time building it into the unit itself.
Like the previous model, the HCB-120 controls are well laid out and marked. There are four buttons; a call key, end/power key, and two others - one to mute the microphone during a call and turn on Bluetooth pairing mode, and the other to switch between the five Bluetooth profiles available and change the colour of the display. You can assign a different colour to show you which of the five available profiles are being used using the convenient volume control; of course, this dial also adjusts ringing and in-call volume levels.
The display is tilted, so it can be viewed at various angles without suffering from a poor viewing angle. As well as showing caller ID information, the display shows battery life, volume control, pairing mode and any settings you can adjust. During testing, the display is viewable in all lighting conditions, but annoyingly, the caller ID information takes a few seconds to appear on the display when the phone rings.
The HCB-120 functions much like a standard Bluetooth headset. Calls can be answered or rejected at the touch of a button. Pressing the call key enables voice dialling (if supported by your mobile phone), while pressing twice redials. Audio quality is reasonable, but not outstanding. We didn't experience any echo or poor voice quality, so as long as our car windows were closed. We didn't notice a difference in quality between the flip-out microphone of the previous model, and the built in one here.
The HCB-120 measures 96mm x 77mm x 22mm and weighs 110g. Sony Ericsson has improved battery life over the HCB-100, as the unit is rated at up to 24 hours of talk time and 450 hours of standby time. The unit is charged via the included car charger and once again, it automatically turns off after 10 minutes without a connection, saving valuable battery life.
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Illinois is on a bit of a ratings roll.
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You may assume that when you visit a physical therapist, you will be put through your paces on various strength training machines and sent home with a sheet of exercises to perform on your own. And it’s true, that can be a large part of some physical therapy treatment plans.
However, in addition to proper strength training and range of motion activities, your clinician will also provide manual therapy. Manual therapy refers to the use of the clinician’s hands to increase blood flow, increase tissue extensibility, and increase active range of motion.
Depending on your injury, manual therapy can include treatments like taping and myofascial release. It is used for a variety of purposes, such as increasing range of motion, relaxing muscles, improving joint mobility, reducing soft tissue swelling, and helping tissues begin to heal.
Manual therapy may be used to help patients with a number of conditions, including:
- Neck pain
- Low back pain
- Muscle spasms
- Hip problems
- Knee injuries
- Shoulder pain
- Ankle and foot problems
- Hand and wrist issues
We use several manual therapy techniques at Synergy Physical Therapy, such as:
This entails carefully moving a patient’s joint to improve motion, reduce pain and muscle spasms, and help the joint function properly.
Various Taping Techniques.
Using various taping techniques allows the therapist to align the muscles and help you recover from injury.
This technique uses pressure and stretching to relieve pain in myofascial tissues, which are the tissues that connect your muscles.
Soft tissue mobilization.
This therapy is used to treat soft tissue injuries—things like sprains and strains as well as tendonitis and similar issues. It can help reduce scar tissue and relax muscles.
At Synergy Physical Therapy, we believe in using the right combination of techniques to help you return to health. In addition to manual therapy, we offer services like dry needling, which involves inserting thin stainless steel needles into trigger points to help provide relief from spasms and muscle pain and help improve range of motion.
Once the tissue and joints are loose and moving more freely, or once the muscle tissue is ready for work, strengthening and reconditioning is mandatory.
We believe in empowering you to take control of your recovery and well-being, and we provide all the tools you need to make that happen. To help you learn more about what course of therapy may be right for you, and to learn more about Synergy Physical Therapy, we also offer free consultations.
Synergy Physical Therapy is a Scottsdale-based, highly specialized rehabilitation clinic committed to helping patients meet their performance, health, and life goals. If you need help healing, whether from a sports injury, accident, or surgery, please feel free to contact us at 480.767.0794 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Mystic Brewery of Chelsea, MA seemed to be one of the first in what has become a wave of new breweries in the Boston area. I first heard about them about a year ago and became interested in what they had in the works.
I tried the first batch of their Saison in early September and was very pleased with the results.
It poured a turbid, orange-yellow with a fluffy head of white foam. Hints of peppery spiciness in the aroma, some citrusy, grassy hops and hints of mild banana-like fruitiness. The flavor exhibited more of the peppery spiciness found in the aroma with a very mild fruitiness (again, mild banana). Hops balance things out quite nicely with some minty, grassy hops. Semi-dry finish with a lingering of grain and yeast.
It was a perfect compliment to the late summer day.
Since then I’ve been as equally impressed with their other offerings including Descendant, what they call Suffolk Dark Ale and what I’ve deemed a Belgian Porter. A dark ale brewed with molasses and their house yeast strain, Descendant was light and drinkable with hints of cocoa and yeasty spiciness.
But my favorite has to be their Sauvignon Blanc barrel-aged Saison. With many of the same attributes as their standard Saison, this beer benefits wonderfully from aging in the barrel. Anyone who is familiar with Sauvignon Blanc will recognize the citrusy, grapefruit-like notes immediately as they mingle with hints of wood and the flavors of the beer. I guess it doesn’t hurt that the base beer used here was excellent to begin with, but there is something remarkable about the combination that just sets this beer apart.
I have yet to pick up Mystic’s most recent releases, a Cabernet barrel-aged and Bourbon barrel-aged version of Descendent, but here’s to hopping they’re as intriguing and delicious as their other creations.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Baltika No. 7
So, a few years ago a thrift shop opened up close to where I work. It is a Godsend when it comes to finding great beer glasses at discount prices. The only problem is the Russian women who always seems to be working when I go in to purchase my wares.
It seems that she makes it her job that I pay the most for my beer glasses, even though the sign in that section of the store clearly states the price of all glasses as no more than $1.15 for the very largest and a mere 65 cents for smaller ones.
"Is beer glass, is cost more," is her usual reply as I try in vain to haggle. I usually talk her down and receive the item for the posted price.
I've purchased some fantastic and sometimes obscure glasses from this shop over the past two years, sometimes with an argument from my Ruskie friend, sometimes not, I've come to view it as a kind of battle of wills between two Cold War-era operatives—mutual respect but complete animosity.
So, a few days ago I walk in to find a .5 liter Baltika No. 7 glass...
I really, really want this glass. It's different, I don't have a Russian beer glass in my collection and a quick internet search doesn't bring the glass up for sale as far as I could find.
But...I really, really don't want to spar against my adversary over a glass from her home turf. I just don't. So, I hide the glass in a corner of the shop and plan to arrive early tomorrow to purchase it while she is away. But when I return in the morning, after thinking about the glass all day and night (I'm a glass junkie, I know), she's still there. Damn.
I decide that this glass is worth it and that I'll suck it up and face my foe. You know what happened?
Nothing...she doesn't even bat an eye, she charges me $1.15 and says nothing, no argument, not even a mention that the glass is covered in Cyrilic writing (perhaps she could have translated for me). This is what it must have felt like at the end of the Cold War, a mild submission, no all-out battle, no rain of nuclear warheads, a gentle wave of the hand and that was that.
I think I'll miss our battles, that back-and-forth over how much a beer glass should cost at a thrift shop.
Anyway, now that I had the glass I needed to fill it. Luckily, I work near an area of Boston that has a bunch of Russian specialty shops (if you ever want Kvass, I know where you can find it, cheap!). I mosey over during lunch and find what I'm looking for. I thought I had seen Baltika No. 7 in cans at this shop a while back, but all I could find this time was a three month old green, pull tab bottle—I don't have high hopes...
1 Pint .9oz Green Bottle into .5l Baltika No. 7 Glass
Crisp, pale straw yellow with a quick off white head. It looks amazing in this glass, however :^)
Steely, sweet graininess with a mild grassy hop aroma. To my great surprise, this beer is not skunked (I did dig deep in the cold cooler at the shop).
Flavor is crisp with hints of that sweet graininess. Hops are subdued with just the faintest flavor of herbal hops. Maybe a whiff of sulfur in here and just a hint of...plastic tubing???
Okay, after all that, this beer isn't all THAT bad. Yes, it tastes mass-produced, but it actually tasted "okay" as it warmed up, unlike some other mass-produced lagers. I knew all that work wouldn't have paid off, I didn't expect it would, it was just fun to put all the pieces together.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The story behind the Scottish brewery Innis & Gunn seemed kind of weird to me.
Apparently, a whisky distiller was looking to produce a whisky with an "ale finish" so they contacted brewer Dougal Sharp to brew beer to be placed in barrels that would then be used to age whisky. After many batches someone came up with the great idea to actually taste the beer that had been aging in the barrels. Prior to this the beer had simply been dumped! What?! If I were the brewer, the FIRST thing I would have done was taste the beer. Why on Earth would you simply dump it? Anyway, the beer tasted great and they began to brew beer, age it is barrels and then NOT dump the beer. Crazy, I know.
There have been many variations since the first batches back in 2003 including a particular favorite of mine, the Highland Cask aged version:
Innis & Gunn Highland Cask
11.2oz Bottle into Innis & Gunn Cervoise
Amber orange with a delicate off white head.
Maltiness in the aroma is toffee-like with hints of caramel. Vanilla from the oak with just some faint whispers of Scotch, merely a hint.
Again, the malt comes off a bit toffeeish with hints of vanilla and caramel. You really get the character of the Scotch in the finish with a lingering bitterness.
I've enjoyed all of the Innis & Gunn beers that I've tried thus far. Really just differing degrees of oakiness and hints of what was left (or not) in the barrel. I'd be interested to try the beer before it goes into the casks, actually. I think this may be my favorite of the bunch. The Scotch gives it a bitterness in the finish that the others lack. Very well done.
Nothing could go better with Scottish beer than Scottish Whisky, right? The blending of the flavors just seems to work. I have a bottle of their Scottish Stout aged in Irish Whiskey casks sitting in the fridge—can't wait to give that one a try soon.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
For some, the taste of smoke in their beer can be an acquired tasted. Historically speaking, most beer at one time would have had at least some smokiness in the flavor and aroma. Before the use of fossil fuels, the grains used in making beer would have been dried over some type of wood (or peat if we’re talking Scottish beers). That smoke would have permeated the flavor of the barley and inevitably the beer.
Today, most maltsters use modern means to dry their grains, but a few continue to create a variety of smoked malts for beers in which that touch of char layers on another dimension of flavor.
I love smoked beers done right. The flavors are intense and you might never find a more perfect pairing for smoked meats and barbeque. For a long time I have been a fan of the Schlenkerla beers, a particular brewery in Bamberg, Germany specializing in smoked beers, or Rauchbier.
Almost any beer style can beer a Rauchbier. Schlenkerla produces a Smoked Lager, Weizen, Bock, Märzen and a few other specialties.
For me, I love a Rauchbier with a big malty backbone. I find that the flavor of the smoke is better supported by the sweetness of the malt and the overall flavor reminds me a lot like smoked, honey-glazed ham—not even kidding.
I recently came back to the beer that was the very first smoked beer I tried: Schlenkerla Urbock.
The beer pours a dark cola-like color with a tan head.
Deep smoky aromas, woodsy, hints of smoked bacon or beef jerky. Malty sweetness pulls from the depths for balance.
The flavor is reminiscent of smoked ham with a sweet glaze, hints of wood throughout with a long lingering smokiness. Some mild hints of cocoa are present to fill in the gaps, but this beer is really all about the smoke.
If you like big bold flavors I highly recommend drinking these beers. A number of craft brewers play around with smoked malts and Rauchbier, but they are sometimes a bit hesitant to give the beers the full treatment. One exception that I tried recently was a beer from the Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams). Their Cinder Bock is very similar in flavor to Schlenkerla’s Urbock with a higher ABV. The same sweet smokiness is present and they aren’t afraid to make it the centerpiece of the beer. With domestic Rauchbier few and far between, it’s nice to see a brewery as large as Boston Beer Company produce a Rauchbier as unflinchingly bold as this one. Find it. Get it. Drink it. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
22 oz. Bottle into Portsmouth Balloon Tulip
Opaque. Just, opaque inky darkness. I poured this into two glasses to share with Reilly—the first glass had a bit more of a cascading head than the second but some swirling quickly brought around a smallish mocha cap.
Aroma is a combination of sweet fruitiness and roasted grain. Hints of molasses, bittersweet chocolate, and a biscuity nuttiness. Not crazy nutty, but almost a shortbread-like buttery nuttiness. Faint almond, perhaps. There's definitely a hint of the oak peaking through with a sort of gummy dried pluminess.
Flavor is similar to aroma--sweet molasses, a bit vinous with hints if bittersweet cocoa, raisins, dried plums. The roasted character is present but doesn't end too dry--fine and even.
A fantastic beer—while the mouthfeel may not be super thick like many Russian Imperial Stouts the flavor and especially the aroma make this beer something special. Drinkability is definitely up there for a beer of this stature—letting this one open up a bit reveals some nice oakiness. Fantastic.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
REVIEW FROM 5/19/200911.2 oz. Bottle into Gold-Rimmed Trappist Westvleteren GobletPours a dark mahogany brown with a one finger off white head that settles into a splotchy hazy cap.
Earthy grassy-like qualities in the aroma with a peppery spice kick. Sweet malt aromas and mild dark fruits are released from some swirling.
Flavor is very well balanced between sweet malt, earthy hop bitterness and alcohol are definitely what make this beer one of the best in the world.Mild sweetness lingering on the palate with hints of hop bitterness as well. Balance is definitely the key to this beers greatness.
REVIEW FROM 2/19/2011Today I found out I'm having a daughter.
The cap doesn't have a date stamp which leads me to believe it was produced when the Abbey's stamper was broken (sometime in 2008, I believe).
The long rest in the cellar has done this beer very well. Without disturbing the layer of yeast at the bottom of the bottle I managed to pour almost the entirety of the 11.2oz bottle into my Westvleteren goblet producing a clear mahogany red body with a smallish off white head. The carbonation has greatly reduced since last I tasted this vintage.
Deep plummy raisin-like aromas float out of the glass, candi sugar, hint of vanilla, honey. Port-like in the best way.
The flavor is...amazing. Sweet fruitiness comes skimming across the palate as dark fruits, dates, raisins, figs. The figgy quality is full and rich with hints of the candi sugar intermingling. The hops that were present two years ago have mellowed into a fleeting bitterness that simply compliments the entire presentation. Not a lick of alcohol can be found on the palate but the warming in my stomach and the flushness in my cheeks tells me that it's there.
What else can I say? Yes, this is probably the best beer in the world. Fresh it was amazing, but with a couple years on it...CANNOT be beat. What a wonderful day.
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Scores of white insect remnants about 1" long. To be clear: this spotting was not alive.
Pacific Northwest montane forest.
Spotted attached to a vertical side of a rock along the shore of East Lake in Newberry Crater National Volcanic Monument in central Oregon. I take these insect remnants to be molted damselfly or dragonfly exoskeletons. The first image is a "mid-distance" view; the second is of a single specimen; the third is an "overview", but even it does not capture the full extent of these remnants. Comment: I've seen a few molted cicada exoskeletons; I've never previously seen anything like this.
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The most important data for designing a fracture treatment are the in-situ stress profile, formation permeability, fluid-loss characteristics, total fluid volume pumped, propping agent type and amount, pad volume, fracture-fluid viscosity, injection rate, and formation modulus. It is very important to quantify the in-situ stress profile and the permeability profile of the zone to be stimulated, plus the layers of rock above and below the target zone that will influence fracture height growth.
Dealing with and exploiting fracturing of rock has been part of mining engineering for hundreds of years, but the analysis of fracture of rock or other materials has only developed into an engineering discipline since the mid 1940s . In petroleum engineering, fracture mechanics theories have been used for more than 50 years. Rock fracture mechanics is about understanding what will happen to the rocks in the subsurface when subjected to fracture stress. Much of what is used in hydraulic fracturing theory and design was developed by other engineering disciplines many years ago. However, rock formatons cannot often be treated as isotropic and homogeneous. For example, their porous and fluid filled nature can require that poroelastic theory be used for some problems. There are a number of important parameters to consider in the fracturing of rock. Some of these are fracture toughness, in situ stress, Poisson's ratio, and Young's modulus.
In general, hydraulic fracture treatments are used to increase the productivity index of a producing well or the injectivity index of an injection well. Hydraulic fracturing can increase the flow rate of oil and/or gas from low-permeability reservoirs, increase the flow rate of oil and/or gas from wells that have been damaged, connect the natural fractures and/or cleats in a formation to the wellbore, decrease the pressure drop around the well to minimize sand production, enhance gravel-packing sand placement, decrease the pressure drop around the well to minimize problems with asphaltine and/or paraffin deposition, increase the area of drainage or the amount of formation in contact with the wellbore, and connect the full vertical extent of a reservoir to a slanted or horizontal well. The most critical parameters for hydraulic fracturing are formation permeability, the in-situ stress distribution, reservoir fluid viscosity, skin factor, reservoir pressure, reservoir depth, and the condition of the wellbore. The safety meeting also should be used to discuss the well completion details and the maximum allowable injection rate and pressures, as well as the maximum pressures to be held as backup in the annulus.


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The millennial generation is unique, diverse, and often, can be difficult for businesses to understand and market to. Numerous factors, ranging from age to demographics, location, political and social views, can make the category difficult to pin down and have a catch-all messaging approach. To complicate things, old-school thinking sometimes mislabels millennials as entitled or lazy because they value experiences over financial security.
To effectively communicate and serve millennial customers, business owners should understand the unique characteristics, motivations and behaviors that drive them.
Unpack the Millennial Demographic
The real picture of the millennial population is clearer once we look at the demographic makeup. Millennials are now the nation’s largest living generation, surpassing baby boomers by more than one and a half million. People who were born between 1981 and 1996 define this generation.
They’re more ethnically and racially diverse than past generations and account for one in five same-sex couples. They marry later and are the most educated generation in history, with nearly a quarter of them having at least a bachelor’s degree. A few important statistics to keep in mind:
- Millennials fall between the ages of 24 and 40 (as of 2021).
- The average income for millennials in the U.S. is $35,592.
- Millennials and Gen Zers were more likely to have been unemployed during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020.
- 63% of millennial workers say they plan to look for a new job this year.
Who Are the Real Millennials?
Reaching this target population requires an understanding of who millennials are—and aren’t. They aren’t entitled, self-absorbed or unfocused, but their work ethic is different from generations past. Work-life balance from them is crucial. They aren’t living to work, but working to live. They’re products of the digital age, and as such, they expect expedience and self-service.
At the same time, millennials crave authenticity, transparency and personalization from the businesses they patronize. They view commerce as opportunity, not obligation. They swear loyalty to brands based on the experiences the brand provides and the principles they value. It takes more than a good sale to bring a millennial to your door—they’re more likely to set foot in your store for a good cause.
This generation loves activism, sharing and self-expression. They believe that the buying choices they and their peers make say a lot about them. Some apparel and footwear manufacturers today have taken advantage of personalization, with customers being able to customize everything from colors and fits to adding their own text.
Tap into Millennial Buying Power
Reaching these purse strings requires a basic understanding of their attitudes. Millennials want to feel connected, both emotionally and digitally. Many of them have grown up with social media and want to be “in the know.” They adopt technological innovations more quickly than past generations, and they expect you not only to keep up, but to also dazzle them.
But again, those that are in their teens have different priorities than those over 30, and they consume media differently. Their employment, family or income situations may greatly differ, as well. So while there is content and messaging that may be engaging and relevant to a wider audience, consider a more bespoke approach in terms of identifying purchase motivators or behaviors, in order to strike the right chords.
If companies want to reach millennials, they may need to keep both overall similarities across the board and unique differences across a number of factors in mind when addressing a sales or marketing strategy. These efforts should be driven and supported by the latest data and trends, as the landscape constantly evolves. A one-size-fits-all approach isn’t likely to work, and as tastes and behaviors shift over time, having a pulse on what’s relevant right now can effectively help keep your messaging and business results.
- “Resident population in the United States in 2020, by generation (in millions),” Statista, 2021.
- “Defining Generations: Where Millennials End and Generation Z Begins,” Pew Research, 2019.
- Hillary Hoffower, “Meet the average American millennial, who has an $8,000 net worth, is delaying life milestones because of student-loan debt, and still relies on parents for money,” Insider Inc., Feb 27, 2020.
- Sarah Foster, “Survey: 55% of Americans expect to search for a new job over the next 12 months,” Bankrate, Aug. 23, 2021.


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- 6 sardines, about 13 ounces total*
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 small shallot, diced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Piri piri sauce
- Fine sea salt
- If using fresh sardines, grill them over charcoal or wood, then allow them to cool enough to handle. Pick the meat from the bones and chill it. If using canned sardines, drain them well.
- Place the chilled meat (or drained sardines) in a food processor with the garlic, shallot, lemon juice, vinegar and parsley. Purée the mixture for 1 to 2 minutes. Scrap down the sides of the bowl and season the mixture to taste with salt and piri piri sauce. Serve with bread and a glass of cold Vinho Verde.
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Singapore, Malaysia to defer Johor Baru-Woodlands RTS Link till Sept 30
[SINGAPORE] Singapore and Malaysia have signed an agreement to defer construction of a cross-border MRT link up till Sept 30 this year.
As part of the deal, Malaysia will also reimburse Singapore more than S$600,000 - for abortive costs incurred as a result of the six-month suspension of the planned Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link.
Singapore's Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan and his counterpart Anthony Loke inked the agreement to formalise the suspension on Tuesday (May 21) at the PSA Building, where Singapore's Transport Ministry is located.
Speaking at a joint press conference, Mr Khaw said Singapore hopes for the RTS project to resume after the suspension, either in the current form as prescribed in last year's bilateral agreement, or incorporating any changes to the project scope.
"If not, the RTS Link Project will be deemed to have been terminated by Malaysia, and Malaysia will reimburse Singapore for the costs we have incurred in fulfilling our RTS Link obligations till now," said Mr Khaw.
Malaysia will have to pay more than S$66 million should it choose to terminate the project.
Mr Khaw said the decision to suspend the RTS Link Project will affect the Land Transport Authority's contractors and bidders involved in the development, as well as SMRT, which is Singapore's Joint Venture partner for the RTS Link operator.
In a joint statement following the signing, the countries said that the transport ministers "recognised the urgent need to alleviate traffic congestion at the Johor Bahru- Singapore Causeway which facilitates about 300,000 crossings daily".
Singapore and Malaysia said they will also continue to discuss other "affordable and sustainable solutions to address traffic congestion at the border".
"We will also explore further initiatives, including the use of new technology for enhanced security and checkpoint efficiency," said the two countries.
Malaysia had earlier requested for a six-month suspension of the project from April 1, saying that it needed to review the costs, including how to bring them down further.
The 4km RTS link - which would connect Woodlands North station on Singapore's Thomson-East Coast MRT Line to Bukit Chagar in Johor Baru - was targeted to begin operations by Dec 31, 2024.
However, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan had said in March that the opening deadline would not be met.
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