Lecture Exchange – International Distance Learning: String Pedagogy (February 12, 2016)
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Géza Szilvay, lecturer; Yvonne Frye, lecturer; Mimi Zweig, lecturer; Päivyt Meller, moderator
A Videoconference Event presented by Sibelius Academy’s Distance Learning Program & the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University. Includes: Géza Szilvay and Yvonne Frye of the East Helsinki Music Institute and the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki on The Colourstrings, Mimi Zweig of the Jacobs School of Music on String Pedagogy, and An Overseas Panel Discussion: What is a Good Violin Teacher Like? Discussion led by Päivyt Meller of he Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, with panelists Géza Szilvay, Yvonne Frye, Réka Szilvay, Valerie Albrecht, Mimi Zweig, Grigory Kalinovsky, Asia Doike, and Rose Scioroni.
Géza Szilvay, Yvonne Frye, Réka Szilvay, Valerie Albrecht, Mimi Zweig, Grigory Kalinovsky, Asia Doike, Rose Scioroni, Päivyt Meller
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Quality Meets Affordability: Kia Sportage for Sale Explained
The automobile industry, known for its constant innovation and fierce competition, has witnessed the emergence of some remarkable vehicles in recent years. The Kia Sportage has carved a niche as a prime example of quality and affordability in today’s automotive world. This article will delve into the facets that make the Kia Sportage for sale Wichita an enticing option for those seeking a blend of excellence and budget-friendliness.
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Little consensus on releases, cost
By Jesse Phelps
When it comes to the numbers surrounding
steelhead, about the only thing people agree on is that there
is too few of them, and that it will cost a lot of money to restore
The key stumbling block is the proposed fish ladder at Robles
Diversion Dam, which diverts water from the Ventura River channel
to Lake Casitas. Representatives of Casitas Municipal Water District
and many local residents have expressed concern that, should
sufficient water for the fish be allowed to run down the channel,
lake and groundwater levels could be negatively impacted.
Serious disagreement on the amount of water required for fish
passage has emerged. The National Marine Fisheries Service has
provided a figure of 2,000 acre-feet per year, a figure Casitas
calls its maximum safe yield.
"We say it'll be more than that," said Coultas. "The
screen is very fine and what happens if the facility gets plugged
up?" Casitas' General Manager John Johnson estimated the
requirements to be more in the neighborhood of 3,200 acre-feet.
"John's calculation of 3,200 includes other operational
criteria," said Coultas. "My gut is that it's somewhere
The passage has already cost Casitas somewhere between $500,000
and $750,000. "We have about a half million in for just
the design," Coultas said. He also said the total project
estimates are about $6.2 million "but won't know until the
bids come in."
Coultas also said the amount of water necessary in the river
for the fish to swim "appears to be a matter of opinion.
According to NMFS, it takes about 50 cubic feet per second. This
refers to the depth of water over the shallowest riffles. The
river changes every time there's a big storm so it seems to be
something of a moving target."
Steven Howard, staff scientist and fisheries biologist for Entrix,
a biological consulting firm in charge of the river's Habitat
Conservation Plan, said that "50 CFS will distribute quite
a linear distance. Spread it out like that and then it's not
that much water. If you have a channel that's just 3-feet wide,
it's pretty deep. It all depends upon the channel morphology."
Howard explained that "big huge boulders" and other
obstructions can cause trouble spots.
"They probably got that number by looking at the worst bottleneck
spots on the river," said Howard. "There's a certain
time of year when they'd want to target the fish coming up the
river, in between storm events, when fish could be stranded in
Debate continues, but Coultas expressed something close to surety
that construction will proceed soon. "I'm 99 percent sure
the ladder will be built. What kicked this off was a lawsuit
from California Trout. CalTrout would proceed with the suit in
the event the ladder wasn't built. Obviously a judge is going
to look at it and say, 'Yeah, there's an endangered species and
we better build it.'"
Many of the agencies involved in the Ventura River Watershed
Habitat Conservation Plan will hold a public meeting on Feb.
19 in the Topping Room of the E.P. Foster Library in Ventura
from 7 to 9 p.m. The fish passage will be among the topics on
the table and anyone with interest is encouraged to attend.
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8 p.m .Friday, March 8, Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $30.50. www.livenation.com
8 p.m. Friday, March 8, Amos’, 1423 S. Tryon St. $18. www.etix.com
Founding guitarist Tracii Guns retired his version of the `80s glam metal act in 2012 leaving vocalist Phil Lewis and drummer Steve Riley - both from its classic `80s “Cocked & Loaded” lineup - to lead this former rival on hits like “Never Enough” and “The Ballad of Jayne.”
Randy Rogers Band
11 p.m. Friday, March 1, Coyote Joe’s, 4621 Wilkinson Blvd. $5. www.etix.com
With a knack for pop hooks and smooth arrangements the Texas outfit straddles mainstream country and the more rugged singer-songwriter aesthetic of fellow Texans like Guy Clark and Ray Wylie Hubbard. It’s new album, “Trouble,” is out April, 30.
Delta Rae/ZZ Ward
8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $15. 704-358-9200.
The triangle area roots ensemble has enjoyed a banner year with appearances on “Leno” and an invite to play at the DNC. It’s paired with Ward, whose bluesy delivery and dark, sexy, cryptic lyrics make for a fresh take on polished, soulful pop.
8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $33. www.livenation.com
The Canadian DJ creates bass and dubstep beats for the ears, but for the eyes he unveils 420 square feet of 3D video mapped animation projected on to a mechanical bunker where he’ll perform his live set syncing music and video on his state-of-the-art Execution Tour. The bill includes Paper Diamond and Vaski.
10 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Double Door, 1218 Charlottetown Ave. $10. www.doubledoorinn.com
With his new album, “My Soul Alone,” the guitarist and conversational lyricist hits on many facets of electric blues whether playing in the emotive style of Stevie Ray Vaughan, the moody psychedelic grooves of Hendrix, or the poppy feel of classic rock n’ roll.
8 p.m. Monday, March 11, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $22-$25. www.visulite.com
True to his West Virginia roots the “Sex & the City” actor (who is attached to an upcoming “NCIS” spin-off pilot "NCIS: Red") does another go as a Nashville-steeped country singer on his second album, which is more mainstream radio ready country than rootsy Americana.
10 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St. Free. www.snugrock.com
With its fuzzy guitars and indie spirit this `90s-nodding Nova Scotia trio recalls the noisy lo-fi pop of acts like Archers of Loaf or Dinosaur Jr. but with a soft spot for shoegazer walls of distortion. It’s album “A Ghost History” has a `90s hook as well - a solo played by Ash guitarist Tim Wheeler.
JP Harris & the Tough Choices
9 p.m. Thursday, March 14, The Thirsty Beaver, 1225 Central Ave. Free.
Whether accompanied by a weeping pedal steel or sailing through lyrics with his quick wit and tongue, it’s easy to imagine Harris’ classic style country hitting the stage before Hank Williams circa 1950 or as a star performer on “Hee-Haw” circa 1983.


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FOURTH- AND FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN FLOOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Twelve teams comprised of 140 fourth- and fifth-grade students from elementary schools across the Anoka-Hennepin School District will compete in the annual districtwide youth floor hockey tournament Sat., Apr. 8 at Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Fred Moore campus. Teams have been practicing for the past month, learning basic floor hockey skills and the value of teamwork and sportsmanship.
The first games will begin at 9 a.m., with the championship bracket game scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend.
WHAT: Anoka-Hennepin Community Education will host the districtwide youth floor hockey tournament.
WHEN: Sat., Apr. 8 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
WHERE: Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Fred Moore campus; 1523 Fifth Ave., Anoka, MN 55303


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It appears that the Biden administration is gearing up to really launch an attack on unvaccinated Americans, as the new omicron variant continues to spread.
Breitbart reports that “government health officials in the Biden administration have discussed shifting the White House’s messaging to focus the public mind on severe instead of overall cases as the pandemic drags on.”
“A winter of severe illness and death”
Biden already gave an example of this approach on Thursday.
For unvaccinated: We are looking at a winter of severe illness and death, if you’re unvaccinated. For themselves, their family, and the hospital they’ll soon overwhelm.
It appears that this is the sort of language that the Biden administration is going to use in an attempt to get more Americans vaccinated and boosted against the coronavirus. It’s fear-mongering 101.
If what White House press secretary Jen Psaki says is true, there will likely be more of this sort of talk in Biden’s upcoming pre-Christmas speech.
In that speech, Psaki says that Biden will give a “stark warning” for unvaccinated Americans. He is also expected to unveil a new winter plan that will include encouraging people to get tested and vaccinated.
Are lockdowns coming?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), says that he doesn’t expect another government-issued lockdown in response to the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. But, as you might have guessed, Fauci suggested there is a catch, namely, that you have to do what he says, which is get vaccinated and boosted.
Fauci’s comments came during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” where he was asked by Jon Karl:
So with that, and what you have described as, you know, the way to be prudent, the success of vaccines and boosters, we are not headed towards anything approaching the kind of lockdown we saw last year, are we?
“I don’t see that in the future if we do the things we’re talking about,” Fauci said before going off on a rant about the unvaccinated.
Jon, the thing that continues to be troublesome to me and my colleagues is the fact we have 50 million people in the country who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not vaccinated. When you have that degree of vulnerability, and you have a virus like Omicron that spreads so rapidly, it is quite likely that we are going to see in some sections of the country a significant stress on the hospital system as well as on the health care workers who are getting exhausted by all of this. So the stress is going to be there.
“I don’t foresee the kind of lockdowns that we’ve seen before, but I am certain of the potential for stress on our hospital system,” Fauci concluded.


NEW YORK – Madison Square Garden wasn’t needed to make Sunday’s contest an enormous one for Air Force.
The circumstances already had that covered.
The Falcons have lost three in a row to Army and, because they haven’t played Navy since 2005, no active Air Force basketball player has won a service academy game.
The Falcons have dropped five of seven, all of this coming in a 2 ½-week stretch that included games in three time zones and coincided with the lead up to finals.
“We were all really tired last week,” said Ryan Manning, Air Force’s leading scorer at 12.2 point per game. “As soon as we came back and had that first workout (after four days away for finals), you could tell there was an instant energy change. People were ready to go out to New York and play Army and restart this season the way we think we should.”
This is also Air Force’s last Division I tilt before the opening of Mountain West play.
All of those factors will only be magnified by taking place in "the world's most famous arena."
“Playing at the Garden,” said Manning, who had never been in New York before touching down Friday evening, “and to be able to win against Army in there, that would be unreal. We’re super excited to have this opportunity.”
This was the “showcase” feel coach Dave Pilipovich hoped to accomplish when he reached out to Army in hopes the Black Knights could tap into their connections at the New York venue to bring a game there. The game is part of the 65th annual MSG Holiday Festival, and the military rivals will be followed by a meeting between local teams St. Johns and Iona.
Air Force's 11:30 a.m. (Mountain Time) game will not be televised but will be carried by 740 AM.
In Army (6-4), the Falcons (5-5) will see a team that takes quick shots, presses for 40 minutes and is hitting 42.3 percent from 3-point range, 12th-best in the nation.
Black Knights games have averaged a combined score of 154.1 points, up 20 from the average Air Force game.
The Falcons, who at times were without key players Pervis Louder, Sid Tomes and Frank Toohey during their recent slump, figure to have everyone available.
This will be just the 10th meeting between Air Force and Army, whose rivalry is nothing like it is in football either in history (the football teams have played 52 times) or in recruiting stakes. The teams occasionally cross paths when targeting high school prospects, but not with the same frequency as in football.
But this has been a competitive rivalry, with the Black Knights leading 5-4. The teams have split six contests since play resumed annually in 2011 after a 24-year gap.
“You always want to beat another service academy,” Pilipovich said. “It’s one of the games you circle on your calendar, I certainly do.”
The Falcons won’t have a chance to get on the floor of Madison Square Garden prior to the game. The New York Rangers hosted an NHL game Friday night and the Knicks were home Saturday, so the Falcons practiced at Air Force in the morning on Friday before traveling and then scheduled a workout at the University of Manhattan for Saturday.


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The NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas begins Friday and the Milwaukee Bucks' squad features a pair of draft picks … from 2017, as well as other players with pro experience. Here’s a quick breakdown of the players on Milwaukee’s roster in the NBA Summer League (in alphabetical order).
STERLING BROWN, G, 6-6, 232
In his second season with the Bucks, Brown, a second-round pick of Philadelphia in 2017 who was acquired by Milwaukee after draft day, averaged 6.4 points and 3.2 rebounds in 58 games with seven starts. But after returning from an injury, in the final 10 games of the season Brown averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists while shooting 48.5% from the field (36.1% on 3 attempts). This will be Browns’ third go-around in the Summer League. Last year he averaged 16.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in five games.
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ELIJAH BRYANT, G, 6-5, 210
After being undrafted out of BYU, Bryant played for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Premier League last season and averaged 17.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting 55.8% from the field, including 35.9% from 3. Bryant averaged 14.2 points as a freshman for Elon in 2014-15 but transferred to BYU, where he played two years and averaged 18.2 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 57.4% as a senior. He played for Philadelphia in last year’s Summer League.
T.J. CLINE, F, 6-9, 230
Cline played for Milwaukee’s Summer League team last year and played 70 minutes in five games, with 16 points and 20 rebounds. He then returned to Israel to play for Hapoel Unet Holon and averaged 9.5 points and 5.4 rebounds. Undrafted in 2017, Cline the Atlantic 10's player of the year as a senior at Richmond and an honorable mention AP All-American after averaging 18.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists and shooting 51.7 percent from the field.
KRIS CLYBURN, G, 6-6, 180
Became a full-time starter at UNLV as a senior and averaged 14.1 points and 5.3 rebounds. Clyburn improved as a 3-point shooter in each of his three years with the Runnin’ Rebels (he transferred from Ranger College), he made 55 3s in 2018-19 on 35.0% accuracy.
BONZIE COLSON, F, 6-5, 225
After being undrafted, the former Notre Dame star began last season with Cleveland and played for the Cavs’ G League team in Canton, averaging 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds. Milwaukee signed him to a two-way contract and he appeared in eight games for the Bucks with two starts. He played over 40 minutes in both those starts and roughly 10 minutes combined in his other six games. In his two starts, Colson had 15 points and 16 rebounds on March 31 and 21 points and 10 rebounds in the season finale on April 10. He also played 23 games for the Wisconsin Herd, averaging 14.3 points and 6.0 rebounds. As a senior with the Fighting Irish, Colson averaged 19.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals before a foot injury ended his season in early January 2018.
MATT FARRELL, G, 6-1, 175
Went undrafted in 2018 after averaging 16.3 points, 5.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds as a senior at Notre Dame. Farrell played for Miami in last year’s Summer League and ended up with Philadelphia’s G League team, the Delaware Blue Coats, where he averaged 10.8 points, 5.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds.
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JOHNNY HAMILTON, C, 7-0, 230
Hamilton went undrafted in 2018 out of UT Arlington, where he averaged 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks as a fifth-year senior. Hamilton played for Detroit in last year’s Summer League and also appeared in one preseason game for the Pistons. He spent last season with the G League’s Grand Rapids Drive, averaging 11.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks while shooting 57.6% from the field.
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DAULTON HOMMES, F, 6-8, 215
Elected to enter the draft this year, but was not selected, after averaging 21.9 points and 5.8 rebounds as a redshirt junior at Division II Point Loma. Hommes was named the NABC Division II Player of the Year as well as Pac West Player of the Year. Hommes missed the final two years of high school basketball after twice tearing his ACL and then walked-on to Division II Western Washington, where he played two seasons.
JOCK LANDALE, C, 6-11, 255
Was undrafted in 2018 after averaging 21.1 points and 10.2 rebounds as a senior at St. Mary’s. He played for Detroit in last year’s Summer League then spent the season in Serbia, playing for KK Partizan, where he averaged 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds while making 59.2% of his shots, including 35.5% from 3.
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ZACH LOFTON, G, 6-4, 180
Lofton played for four different schools – Illinois State, San Jacinto-Central, Texas Southern and, finally in 2017-18, New Mexico State. He averaged 20.1 points and 5.0 rebounds as a senior but went undrafted. He played for Detroit in the Summer League and signed a two-way contract with the Pistons. Lofton appeared in one game for the Pistons, playing four minutes. With the Grand Rapids Drive of the G League, Lofton averaged 13.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals.
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FLETCHER MAGEE, G, 6-4, 195
Undrafted after averaging 20.3 points as a senior for Wofford this year. A four-year starter, Magee is a two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year and holds the NCAA Division 1 record for made 3-pointers, with 509. Magee made 41.9% of his 3-point attempts last season and had a career average of 43.5%. Magee is also good from the free-throw line, making 90.8% of his career attempts.
LUKE MAYE, F, 6-8, 240
Went undrafted after averaging 14.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a senior at North Carolina. Maye was an AP All-American honorable mention and second-team All-ACC in 2018-19. After two years as a reserve, Maye started as a junior and averaged 16.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists while making 50 of 116 (43.1%) 3-point attempts.
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XAVIER MUNFORD, G, 6-2, 180
Finished last season with the Wisconsin Herd, averaging 18.1 points, 5.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 14 games, after starting the year playing in China. Munford was on a two-way contract with the Bucks in 2017-18 and appeared in six games. With the Herd that year he averaged 24.4 points, 5.2 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals. Munford also has NBA experience with Memphis in 2015-16, playing in 18 games, including four in the playoffs.
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RAYJON TUCKER, F, 6-5, 210
After being a backup for two years at Florida Gulf Coast, Tucker transferred to Little Rock, where, after sitting out a year, he averaged 20.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 2018-19 before leaving for the NBA draft, where he was not selected. In his junior year, Tucker made 72-of-175 (41.1%) 3-point attempts.
D.J. WILSON, F, 6-10, 231
The Bucks' top draft pick in 2017 (No. 17 overall) didn’t play much as a rookie, but last season appeared in 46 games, averaging 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds in 18.4 minutes. He also played in eight playoff games. This will be Wilson’s third trip to the Summer League. In 2017 he averaged 11.8 points and 5.4 rebounds and last year 13.4 points and 6.2 rebounds.


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And then Amanda realizes she hasn’t contributed to this blog in, like, a month…
I’ve had a weird love/hate relationship with poetry—and with most forms of art—the past few weeks. I love them, but creating them feels overwhelming. I feel that I can put the words together, but I can’t attach meaning.
Part of this comes from not wanting to write about the same topics I have been writing about (mostly trauma), but when I try to write about other things, the poem takes life of its own and then trauma and whatever I’m working on in therapy forces its way in… which, yes, has made my shrink overwhelmingly happy. Me, less so. For me, it feels repetitive, and I start to wonder if I’m simply ruminating on the same ideas rather than processing them, which in turn, takes away my need to write less. In compensation, I’ve been trying to read more poetry, but it seems in shutting down the part of me that wants to write, I’ve also shut down the part of me that wants to read, and I find less meaning in the words written by others (or, rather, concentration feels harder). So in compensation to that, I’ve been trying to do more art and listen to more music, which often results in similar manners (but I do want to write another post relating to art, so I won’t go into detail on that).
Anyone else ever feel this way? This post turned into a bit of a rant, rather than a comment on source in poetry. But, you know.

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Tuesday is expected to see a complete shutdown of the (Airline) aviation sector due to a strike threat from the aviation union.
At the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the General Secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical, and Recreational Services Employees, Com Sikiru Waheed, made this information public.
He believes that the strike’s second day will be more successful than the first. The first day of the strike, he said, served only as a message to the populace and the administration about the seriousness of their demands.
Day two of the strike, he declared, “would be more successful than what you are seeing here right now because we only have some leverage today to serve as a warning to other people that are traveling.”
Also, he asked those who had travel arrangements for Tuesday to cancel them because the strike action will result in a complete shutdown.
So, if you need to go tomorrow, please avoid booking a flight because there will be a complete closure; tomorrow won’t be like today. We will arrive here at 5:00 am to shut off everything.
“We are pleading with everyone who wants to travel to postpone their trip until tomorrow since it can be disrupted. It serves as a warning to the general people.
When our correspondent visited the airport, it was evident that arriving passengers were left stranded as a result of high traffic and a union lockdown of the check-in rooms, which led to long lines and disrupted vehicle circulation.
However, several passengers who were supposed to travel were left stuck due to union officials locking the door to the check-in halls. The official, who requested anonymity, claimed that the union’s efforts were to blame for many of the stranded travelers missing their flights.
At the airport, the scenario resulted in chaos and uncertainty, and irate travelers voiced their displeasure at the lack of communication and support from airport staff.
I don’t see why a nation with such a large population as Nigeria can treat its nationals in such a disrespectful manner, a passenger named Justin Chinonso remarked. Citizens will experience great chaos as a result.
“Protest is common in all developed nations. If done quietly, it is a method of distorting our perceptions. I’ve only been in the country for two days, and I just learned about the strike now.
Another traveler, Apo, who attends Anglican Girls’ Grammar School, asked to be called Apo because Sharon had told her to come to the airport and wait for her mother to pick her up.
The mother told the daughter she had sent a driver to pick her up from the airport since 8:30 am, but because of the congestion at the airport, the vehicle had been stuck in traffic for about three hours.


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As someone who is always looking for visual references or inspiration for cycling photography, when I think I’ve hit a creative block, picking up a photo book inspires me to not only pick the camera back up, but refresh my perspective on the world. In an age when digital media has taken over print, finds like this bring back the desire to make and create meaningful, timeless photography. Even if you’re not a photographer, a good photo book on cycling really makes you appreciate the sport, especially during the Tour de France! I can say without a doubt that the latest publication from Magnum has piqued my interest.
Look, I’m not selling you on this book, I’m only saying the next time you’re in the mood to buy a hardcover photo book, do not miss Magnum Cycling. Even if you just flip through the digital files at their site. But if you do wish to purchase it, your local book store can order these quite easily. Mine did!

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Ally Vance travels to Qatar to document the improving and thriving racing scene which is now competing on an International stage.
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DRAMATIC QUEEN was far from disgraced when third on debut at Haydock and is expected to step up on that performance and take closer order now she has the benefit of a run behind her. Orchid Lily is another who should improve on her debut spin and finish in the shake-up, while any money for newcomers Qazyna, who is a half-sister to six winners, and Anaakeed, who holds an early Irish 1000 Guineas entry, would also be notable.
DRAMATIC QUEEN made a most promising start to her career at Haydock just over 3 weeks ago, and she looks open to considerable improvement. Orchid Lily is the other likely improver in the field, but the selection may have most to fear from newcomers Qazyna and Anaakeed.

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Please give a warm welcome to all 70dB of Black Lion Audio’s latest iteration of 1073-style gain, the B173 Quad! Rather than “just another clone,” the B173 Quad seamlessly combines vintage character with modern sensibilities in a stylish 2U...
At the center of any T4b lies an electroluminescent (EL) panel and a pair of photocells. Extensive testing showed that the EL panel acts similar to a capacitor and therefore the size of the panel affects the function of the Optocell itself.
It’s a labor of love. The UT FET47 represents several years of R&D, blood, sweat, and tears — all to capture the essence of one of the most beloved and classic solid state condenser microphones, and recreate it for the modern recordist.
Black Lion has done it again with Eighteen: an homage to vintage channel strips, featuring a mic preamp with Cinemag transformers and two BLA1831 discrete op-amps, as well as a passive program EQ with a custom Cinemag inductor.
The B173 is Black Lion Audio’s homage to the highly revered 1073 mic pre. The B173 is a single channel mic preamp with input and output transformers, stepped gain, output level control, phantom power, and phase.

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Reaction: Liam Sercombe on Gillingham28 November 2018
Liam Sercombe spoke to the press following Tuesday's defeat against Gillingham.
Preview: Liam Sercombe on Exeter City12 November 2018
Midfielder Liam Sercombe speaks to the press in the build-up to Tuesday's Checkatrade Trophy fixture against Exeter City.
Preview: Liam Sercombe on Walsall5 October 2018
The midfielder speaks to the press ahead of Saturday's fixture against Walsall at the Memorial Stadium.
Preview: Liam Sercombe on Portsmouth20 August 2018
The midfielder faced questions from the local press ahead of the visit of Portsmouth to the Memorial Stadium.
On This Day: Sercombe Signs31 May 2018
Exactly one year ago today, Liam Sercombe joined Rovers from Oxford United for an undisclosed fee.
Preview: Liam Sercombe on Gillingham26 April 2018
Midfielder Liam Sercombe discusses his accolades at the End of Season Awards event and looks ahead to Saturday's fixture against Gillingham.
Reaction: Liam Sercombe Post Wigan Athletic25 April 2018
Goalscorer Liam Sercombe reflects on Tuesday's 1-1 draw against Wigan Athletic at the Mem.
Reaction: Liam Sercombe Post MK Dons4 March 2018
Liam Sercombe talks to the press following Saturday's victory on the road at MK Dons.
Reaction: Liam SercomScunthorpe United25 February 2018
Midfielder Liam Sercombe speaks to the press following Saturday's draw at the Mem.
Preview: Liam Sercombe on Oxford9 February 2018
Midfielder Liam Sercombe looks ahead to facing his former club on Saturday afternoon, as he prepares to take on Oxford United.
"I always look at games to see how many I've played and it's nice to reach 400."6 February 2018
Liam Sercombe reached the career milestone of 400 games against Shrewsbury Town on Saturday afternoon, an achievement the midfielder is very proud of.


Having previously provided tour solutions for Waters, TAIT was asked to manufacture and design the staging, automated rigging and cutting-edge technology for this North American tour. TAIT custom built the 74 ft. wide main stage, an overhead rigging system which stretches the length of the arena and is fastened with numerous winches, laser units, and 16 TAIT Rollios, which, combined, create the sort of storytelling adventure Waters is so well known for.
Waters put an old-school touch on his rock spectacle, with a laser-light show which filed the arena with with colorful laser lights and dry ice to illuminate a giant, multi-dimensional laser pyramid. For one of the coolest rock visual effects of all time, the overhead rigging system was fitted with winches that housed several laser units communicating with additional laser units on the ground.
During Waters’ second set, a row of 16 TAIT Rollios extended out above the audience, dividing the arena into two sections. Controlled by TAIT Navigator, TAIT Rollios were engineered to open and close from any area in space while projecting video content. Each Rollio was 19 ft. wide and could drop open 36 ft. in length, creating a larger-than-life projection space across the arena. TAIT Rollios played many roles in Waters’ set, as the video content being projected represented several Pink Floyd albums and incorporated flying elements, such as his signature, soaring swine during Pigs (Three Different Ones) and the inflatable smokestacks that popped out above the Rollio’s screens and emitted fog to accent his already empowering performance of The Rise of Battersea Power Station.
This was rock ‘n’ roll at its finest. With a TAIT stage and Roger Waters performing material from the The Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall, this was a must-see, bucket list item for Pink Floyd fans.
Thank you to our partners: Production Manager, Chris Kansy; and Production Designer, Jeremy Lloyd.


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Arizona MSBL 35+ Central Division
Indians 10, Blue Sox 6
‘Indians Overcome Fourth Seeding and Go All the Way’
Submitted by Steve Wilson, Indians manager
This was perhaps the most difficult year on many levels. We were a 6-16 team during league play and the fourth seed that limped into the playoffs. We lost some key players, we were racked with injuries all year and we had to overcome everyone’s work schedules. It was difficult to field the same 9-10 players all year.
In the playoffs we were able to put it together. We managed to get everyone healthy, the defense was strong, the pitching was outstanding and we had timely hitting. I am very proud to be part of this team.
I originally played in the SW Chicago League (Brookfield Reds) and later in the Northbrook League (Redbirds) in Chicago. I joined the MSBL in 1988 or 1989 and in “89” I traveled to Phoenix to play in the World Series. That experience first introduced me to Arizona and in 1993 I was given an opportunity to move to Arizona which I now call home. I have played ball every year since, except for one year were I decided to coach my sons in little league.
I have been part of some great teams, some championship teams, and some teams that should have been championship teams. I have been a regular at the World Series since 1993 and lost a Championship game in 1996. But I am most proud of the 2015 Indians. With the difficulties we had to overcome, it was the most rewarding for to see the Indians win this year.


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One of my favorite artists to come out in the recent years, Ellie Goulding, has dropped some new music and it may be the best thing you have over looked this last week. If you're not familiar, Ellie Golding is the British songbird who burst on the scene in 2010 with her single "Lights". And over the years she has silently but consistently been giving us some monster hits such as "I Need Your Love" and "Outside" with Calvin Harris, "Love Me Like You Do" from the 50 Shades of Grey Soundtrack and "Burn".
Despite all of her success, she still remains relatively unknown to most of the general public in terms of "pop diva" status visibility. Well this past week she set out to make her presence KNOWN by dropping her latest album "Delirium". Now I've always liked her music singles wise but to be honest her albums always left something to be desired. Trust me this isn't the case this go around!!
Led by my new favorite song "On My Mind", Ellie's new album is pure pop perfection. From the moment I pressed play I couldn't stop playing it!! Some of my favorites include "Codes", "Aftertaste", "Army" and of course the lead single "On My Mind". I put the video link here to see what she's giving this go around but make sure you check out her new album "Delirium" which is available now.

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Women’s Rights Groups Ask Congress To Increase Funding For Afghanistan
Leading women's rights, human rights, and Afghan groups sent a letter to Congress today urging an increase in funding to adequately meet Afghanistan's reconstruction needs. The letter raises concerns that Afghanistan’s reconstruction and security needs continue to be shortchanged.
The groups are asking Congress to re-evaluate the current spending priorities due to the fact that "the proposed $800 million Afghanistan reconstruction supplemental spending request represents less than 1 percent of the total $87 billion Iraq and Afghanistan package" and that "the $20 billion request for Iraq reconstruction funding is 25 times as large as the Afghanistan request. This vast disparity makes no sense. Afghanistan has approximately the same population size as Iraq. The big difference is that Afghanistan is poorer and has suffered more destruction over 23 years of war."
In addition, the groups ask that an additional $10 million be appropriated for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, $24 million for the Ministry of Women's Affairs, and $3 million for the Judicial Reform Commission. It also ask for support for the expansion of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan due to the deteriorating security situation prevailing the country, with three more girl's schools burned down last week.
3/7/2014 Study Finds Continuing Gender Gap in Medical Research - Although 20 years have passed since the government instituted legislation requiring adequate female representation in medical studies, a recent study finds that a significant sex and gender gap still persists in medical research.
"Sex-Specific Medical Research: Why Women's Health Can't Wait" by researchers at the Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Jacobs Institute at George Washington University Hospital finds that scientists still fail to account for differences between males and females. . . .

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By Loubna Flah
By Loubna Flah
Morocco World News
Casablanca, July 30, 2013
Five parliamentary groups boycotted on Monday the monthly session devoted to the major directions of the government policies in the House of Representatives, according to the Moroccan daily Le Matin.
It is not the first time that the opposition abstains from attending a parliamentary session leaving the head of government with an audience of MPs from the majority only. This boycott comes as a reaction to the uneven allocation of time during the monthly parliamentary session.
The Opposition pinpoints that Mr. Benkirane takes more intervention time and seizes the opportunity to convey political messages. The president of the PJD parliamentary group, Abdellah Bouanou has described the opposition’s boycott as political torpor. ”there are still 10 points of discord regarding the parliament internal law and we are still waiting for the constitutional council verdict, this agreement should be respected,” he said.
The PJD has also condemned the Istiqlal party’s absence especially that the IP member Nourredine Mediane was the one who had presented a question about the situation of Moroccans living abroad, a topical issue often raised during the summer session, which coincides with the arrival of Moroccan expatriates.
In response to the opposition’s questions, the head of government expressed his commitment to improving the situation of the Moroccans living abroad. As regards the question of political representation, the head of government pledged to enshrine this right in the electoral laws.
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In the first stage, the production setup will enable an annual production capacity of $4M in revenues
The completion of the production setup is expected during the fourth quarter, 2023
(Yokneam Illit, July 5, 2023) NextFerm Technologies Ltd. (TASE:NXFR), a food-tech company developing ProteVin, a vegan, fermentation-based, non-GMO protein alternative and other innovative yeast-based nutrients, announced today that it has entered into a commercial manufacturing agreement with a subcontractor in India, Kothari Fermentation and Biochem, for the production of ProteVin. The agreement relates only for production services and doesnt include IP transfer to the subcontractor.
The company's management has worked diligently to find a solution to establish a production setup that will be in line with its financial means, so that, in this stage, this agreement replaces the establishment of the manufacturing plant with the subcontractor in North Macedonia, and will allow the company to supply market demands with a lower investment than planned and with the ability to increase future capacity. In the first stage, the production setup will enable an annual production capacity of $4M in revenues. In addition to the production equipment that the company has purchased so far, the Company estimates that the necessary investment needed for the completion of the production setup and the purchase of the production equipment for the first stage will be approximately $2M. This investment will be financed from the company's own resources.
The completion of the production setup is expected during the fourth quarter, 2023. The building in which the production facility is planned to be built already exists and has needed utilities, and most of the equipment needed to operate it has already been purchased by the company and/or is in the possession of the subcontractor and is available for the companys use.
Starting 2023, five food and dietary supplement companies in the USA and Europe have launched vegan products based on ProteVin, including Swanson, one of the leading and veteran nutritional supplement brands in the USA, Spacemilk and Mushroom Design. In the five products, the ProteVin brand is labeled on the packaging. The company has a wide and growing base of food and dietary supplement companies, including global companies, that are examining ProteVin for use in a variety of alternative products.
In addition to ProteVin, the production facility in India will allow the company to also produce and market the by-product Yeast Extract, which is obtained in the production process of the protein. This product is an ingredient that enhances taste and flavor in the food industry.
The company has developed a first generation of Yeast Extract based on a unique technology developed by the company (a yeast strain and unique processes) that contributes to the quality of the Yeast Extract products and the profitability of these products.
The Yeast Extract market is estimated at approximately $1.9 Billion in global annual sales, with a growth of approximately 8.7% which is influenced, among others, by the growth of the alternative food market. This is one of the most important and largest categories in the flavors market.
Boaz Noy, Chief Executive Officer of NextFerm, said: "In past few months, we have focused on finding an efficient and flexible production alternative to the production facility that was planned to be established in North Macedonia, which will be in line with the company's capabilities and financial resources.
The production setup that will be established in India will allow us to meet the growing demand for ProteVin, with a lower investment than planned with the ability to increase future capacity. ProteVin is the only alternative protein on the market today with a neutral taste and an animal-like nutritional value, and we believe it will become a leading solution in the global alternative protein industry. In addition, the company will be able to initiate the production and launch of Yeast Extract, which is a vegan food ingredient that enhances taste and flavor and with a high and growing demand in the food industry."
About Kothari Fermentation and Biochem
Kothari Fermentation and Biochem, traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE:KFBL.BO) is a manufacturer of bakers yeast, Instant Yeast, Active & Inactive Dried Yeast, Cell walls, yeast extract, alcohol yeast and other yeast based products.
For more information, visit the Kothari website at: www.kothariyeast.in
NextFerm Technologies, traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE:NXFR) is a food-tech company engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of innovative, functional and vegan yeast-derived, non-GMO protein alternatives for various applications in the food and food supplement markets and the growing market for animal-derived protein alternatives.
NextFerm's flagship product is ProteVin, a vegan, yeast-derived protein with animal-like nutritional value (Amino acid profile BCAA=21%, Leucine=9%, EAA=53% and high digestibility PDCAAS=1) and a neutral flavor. ProteVin is designed for a variety of categories in the alternative protein market, which is estimated at USD 20 billion in terms of final products and at USD 3.5 billion in terms of raw materials with an annual growth rate of above 20%, including milk and dairy substitutes, meat substitutes and additional categories such as infant nutrition, adult nutrition, and sports nutrition. The Company launched ProteVin and initiated marketing and supplying the product in second quarter of 2022.
For more information, visit the NextFerm website at: www.nextferm.com
Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement also includes forecasts, projections, assessments, estimates and other information which refer to future events and matters, the realization of which is uncertain and not exclusively under the Companys control (forward-looking information). The main facts and data used to support this information are facts and data regarding the current position of the Company and its businesses (including the scope of sales and levels of profitability, manpower, commercial engagements and more), facts and data regarding the current global position of the Companys operating segments (including industry-specific financial developments, environmental regulatory developments, the competitive environment, technological developments, the reinsurance market and more), and macro-economic facts and data (including the economic situation both in Israel and around the world, yields in the capital markets, social and state developments and more), all as known by the Company when publishing this announcement. The forward-looking information included above in this announcement is significantly based upon, in addition to the existing information held by the Company, on the Companys current assessments and expectations of future developments vis-a-vis each one of the aforementioned parameters, and the interconnectedness of each one of these developments. The Company has no certainty that its forecasts and assessments will indeed eventuate, and the Companys operating results may be materially different than the results assessed or implicit based on that set forth above, inter alia, as a result of a change in any of the aforementioned factors.
NextFerm Technologies Ltd.
Yossi Ohana – CFO
Investor and Media Contact
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A prominent national veterans organization has endorsed Afghanistan war veteran Justin Bernier for U.S. Congress in Connecticut’s Fifth District.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell today, Dec. 21, announced that two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard, training in Wisconsin and Indiana, will be arriving in the state over the next two days to spend the holidays with their loved-ones as a result of the governor’s successful “Operation Home for the Holidays” initiative.
In a gesture of support and thanks for the selfless service of 700 members of the Connecticut National Guard and their families, Crowley Ford joined Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s initiative to get all those troops home for the holidays.


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President Donald Trump has withdrew an invite to the Philadelphia Eagles to commemorate their Super Bowl win over the Patriots.
CNN’s Phil Mattingly shared a statement released from the White House that stated that the two parties disagreed over President Trump’s insistence that the NFL players should stand up for the National Anthem on the sideline prior to NFL games.
The Philadelphia Eagles will no longer have team representatives at the White House tomorrow: pic.twitter.com/YxxDdR2SPp
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) June 4, 2018
NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo offered more on how the Eagles planned on having a smaller group of players and team officials travel to Washington, D.C.:
The Eagles held meetings with their players in recent weeks and, according to sources, Jeff Lurie didn't want to put the players in a tough spot so he decided to send a smaller contingent. Other players were going to have an optional day at the facility. Now, no trip to D.C.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) June 4, 2018
So many lies smh
Here are some facts
1. Not many people were going to go
2. No one refused to go simply because Trump “insists” folks stand for the anthem
3. The President continues to spread the false narrative that players are anti military pic.twitter.com/89GUNhJ4eE
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) June 4, 2018
Last year the New England Patriots sent a smaller group of players over to the White House after their SuperBowl win.


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These two beautifully-illustrated books contain the responses of children who were asked to explain why they loved their parents. They are excellent for Father's / MOther's Days but also provide a gentle way of helping bereaved children to remember things about their parent. The books can also be helpful for children who are temporarily separated from their parents by work, military service etc and allow them to move past video / photographic images and remember the actions and activities which told them of their parents' love.
The books are adaptable to a number of speech and language goals and there are Youtube readings of both books. This resource contains key word / concept aids for both books in a grammatically correct format that follows the text. This can also be used as the basis for activities where children create their own books.


Felicity writes about the experience of doing a naturist episode on Project Runway All Stars, Season 5. Brought to you by Young Naturists America.
One would think that naturism and fashion generally don’t mix but…
Of all the production company and TV network pitches we’ve gotten over the years (and there have been a ton of them), the invitation to be part of a fashion reality TV show was most unexpected and unusual.
Last June, Project Runway All Stars contacted us to be part of a special naturist episode. As previously described (and if you didn’t see it), the basic premise was that their group of designers would be challenged with making winter wear for naturists.
As with any TV casting call we get, we approached this opportunity with a fair amount of caution. We wanted to be sure it wasn’t going to be just another bad gimmick with lots of cheap jokes made at our expense.
At first we did not think this would be a project for YNA, but after speaking at length with the executive producer about the episode and casting, we were on board. The producer reassured us that it would be positive and respectful and a big reason for our agreement to do it was that Alyssa Milano hosts the show.


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Our kitchen would just not be a kitchen area with out a reducing board. In reality, the chopping board has turn out to be a primary instrument of our kitchens as it offers us a secure location for meals cooking and reducing. In today’s kitchens you can find veriety of reducing board varying in size, form and material. It’s up to you to figure out which of them would be the best option for your kitchen.
Weddings often consider location in the summer time, which means showers are using place throughout the spring months. Finding the right gift for a bridal shower is important to show the bride how much you care.
You’ll need a rolling pin and a great surface to roll out the dough. Numerous people use a wooden or plastic acacia wood to roll out the crust. A great tip for making any pie crust is to refrigerate the mouse click the up coming website page and rolling pin sufficient to chill them prior to starting.
Beautifying your garden with just a small budget on hand is still possible by making use of your accessible resources. 1 of these tasks that you can do is making your own garden stepping stones. Over all, they are something that you and your children can do with each other.
Now that you are prepared you can start the craft venture. Lay out your lunch baggage, unopened. Attract you pattern on the front of the bag. Candy canes, bells, angels, ornaments, and holly leaves all work nicely for the Xmas luminaries. Trace your design out with pencil. As soon as you have finished your designs you are ready to begin reducing them out. If you are performing phrases, or anything that will have small items that you require, like the center part of the letter o, make sure you keep up with those pieces. You will be in a position to reattach them to make your styles ideal.
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If you want to use the kitchen method to carve the turkey breast all you need to do is cut absent the turkey breast from the rest of the turkey. Location the turkey breast on the cutting surface, cut throughout the grain, but keep your slices even, modify thickness to your own style.
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A whistle is an important item. Your voice will give out from yelling lengthy before you can stop blowing on a whistle. Furthermore a high quality whistle will be extremely loud and can be heard a fantastic length absent. Important if you’re trying to get rescued in a secluded area.
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It is unlikely that the priests and Levites — who eliminated the Ark by command of King Manasseh — would have dug a crypt beneath the Temple itself. Such labor involving scores of workers would have been noticeable.
Juice, honey and all milk goods should be pasteurized before usage. The weakened immune method might not be able to fight off the disease they can bear. Notice expiration dates and discard products that are out of day acacia poles .
Odda is 1 of IKEA’s available greater-finish coat racks and is priced at $199.00. Odda might be expensive compared to its counterparts at IKEA but the price truly does say a lot. What are fantastic about this coat rack are its multi-perform features. The hat, coat and clothing stand is designed to look like a tree and is attached to the side of a storage box. The box has a clothes basket and the acacia stakes relaxation of it is a purely handy storage space.

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ROANOKE, Va. – The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline Project could get the final push it needs in the debt-ceiling agreement awaiting final confirmation.
Over the weekend, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy came to an agreement on the country’s debt limit. The full bill was released on Sunday and some Virginia leaders are not happy with one component of the agreement.
The pipeline was first proposed in 2014. It’s now partially built; the company behind the pipeline says it’s 90% done. Multiple lawsuits regarding the project’s permits have primarily kept it from finishing.
Now with the possibility of a bill expediting the process, both state and federal lawmakers are weighing in.
A spokesperson for U.S. Senator Tim Kaine sent a statement saying:
Virginia Delegate Sam Rasoul is calling on Congress to throw out the provision.
The project since the beginning has been championed by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.
“I am proud to have fought for this critical project and to have secured the bipartisan support necessary to get it across the finish line,” Manchin said in a statement sent to 10 News.
With Congress given a June 5 deadline to pass a debt-limit agreement, lawmakers up in D.C. will be spending the next couple of days hoping to agree on something that won’t put the country into default.
The House could vote Wednesday, with a vote in the Senate later this week.


--The French Salmson 2A2, which was imported in 1919 for the teaching materials of the Fall Education Corps, was officially adopted by the Army as a Sa-type type 2 reconnaissance aircraft, and 51 aircraft were imported in 1921 for type B type 1 reconnaissance. It was renamed as a machine.
――At the same time, the Army started domestic production of this aircraft, and after completing the first domestically produced aircraft at the end of 1920 under the pretext of repair, the Air Supply Department produced about 300 aircraft.
――At this time, the Army had acquired the license manufacturing right for the engine, but did not acquire the manufacturing right for the aircraft, and was later protested by Salmson for patent infringement, but Kawasaki finally stood in between. Reconciled the two.
――It is said that about 300 aircraft were produced at the Army Artillery Arsenal, but there are several documents that say that this is incorrect.
--In addition, the Kawasaki Shipyard Airplane Department, which was aiming to enter the airplane field, also obtained a license for both the engine and the aircraft, and received instructions from the Army for domestic production, and completed two prototypes in 1922, after which in 1927. By now, about 300 aircraft have been produced.
――This aircraft was the first mass-produced aircraft in Kawasaki, and the total number of aircraft produced in Japan was about 900 (600 excluding the production of the artillery arsenal, which is considered to be an error), which was a record at that time. It was a great production number.
――Until the appearance of the 88-type reconnaissance aircraft in 1928, it was active as a main reconnaissance aircraft, and was used by front line units until around 1933.
――Some aircraft participated in the Manchurian Incident and the January 28 Incident, and after retiring from the front line, many aircraft were sold to the private sector and used by flight schools and newspaper companies.
――It is a completely new mold kit.
――Three types of Japanese army decals are included.
――When completed, the total length will be about 118 mm and the total width will be about 163 mm.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )


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This is my the dark side
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After four decades, Charlie Wilson is still in it to win it
Charlie Wilson tells his own story, briefly, in the title track to his new album, “In It to Win It” — from singing in his father’s Tulsa church to early confrontations with racism and, eventually, a stint living on the streets. For Wilson, homelessness came after huge success with his brothers in the Gap Band, whose 1980s hits included “Burn Rubber on Me” and “You Dropped a Bomb on Me.” He kicked the addiction that sent him to the streets at a rehab clinic where he met his future wife, a social worker.
Determined to return to stardom, Wilson did so with a smooth soul voice, a series of No. 1 singles on the Urban Adult Contemporary chart and a raft of appearances on hiphop tracks — 10 with Kanye West and a dozen with Snoop Dogg, who dubbed him “Uncle Charlie.”
Wilson, 64, headlines a show at Verizon Center on Sunday with Fantasia and Johnny Gill. We spoke with him during a break from rehearsals in Detroit.
Q: Not many from your era have a headlining arena tour, a hit on the charts and a new album. What made all that happen for you? A: I work hard. I work more than most people do. It’s almost like a James Brown work ethic. I still have the passion. I’ve been through a lot. I’ve had my obstacles, my hurdles, and jumped through all of them. I just busted them up. Stopping for me is not an option. While people was looking at me funny and trying to figure me out, I was working hard in the basement. And when I came out the basement, I was ready to go. Q: You’ve received a lot of support from younger performers. A: I don’t expect anything different. I’m telling you, man, I’m the bridge — the bridge between hip-hop and R&B, R&B and pop. These people I’ve known for a long time, and some of them have known about me for a very long time, and they’ve been waiting to get on with me. So, like, if I reach out, nobody’s ever told me no. That’s a blessing. I’m happy that another generation knows my genre of music and they come when I ask. Q: Did you ever doubt, living in the streets, you’d ever return to have hits, BET salutes and Grammy nominations? A: No. It’s like, in spite of what I gone through, I never stopped believing in God. And as I was hurting mentally inside and somewhat physical on the streets, I just prayed a lot. Yes, I was an addict, and a pretty bad one at that. A lot of people don’t know that I was a crackhead. I started sleeping in some pretty crazy places. I just never gave up on God. I just asked God if he’d give me one more chance at life, and at music. Just one more chance. I promise, I told him, I’ll shout him out, I’ll give him praise every night when I got on the stage.
It took a minute, but hey, I got up and I started in. Then, of course, some people in the industry were looking at me like I was crazy. Like, “Dude, we love you, but you need to retire.” And I was like, “That is the farthest thing from my mind.” I said, “You’ll see. You just watch me.” It was hard for me, and people were sort of sniggling and laughing at me, especially when the first record came out. They were like, “That's kind of cute. That’s cool.” Then the second one comes out, and they’re still squirming. And the third one came out, and they kind of shut up.
I started late in the game, way late. That’s why people were laughing at me. They’re not laughing now, though. No, they’re not laughing now.
Q: You’ve got a track titled “New Addiction” on your album. Are you far enough away from your own experience that you can use that in a song? A: Yes. It’s like, there are still so many people who smoke cigarettes, or are still addicted to something. And so that song is definitely me. I used to be up all night and singing the same old song, you know, older than the stones. I was watching daylight coming up all the time. I just needed love. I needed more, more love. And God granted me that. He sent me my beautiful wife and sent me to the place where my wife was and everything.
So that addiction song is for people who are still struggling with it. I hope it’s a message of hope for some people.
Q: Your new album starts and ends with gospel, but there’s some partying in between. A: Oh, for sure. Let me tell you something. It took God to get me off the streets and out from under the bridges and sleeping under cars and trucks, so I’m always talking about how good God has been to me. In my show, I play all of the hits, I play all of the Gap Band hits, I play all of the Charlie Wilson hits. I do testify in there, now, don’t get me wrong. But we’re not doing a gospel show up in there, no. We’re funkin’.
Q: I understand your first big break came from a fellow Oklahoman, Leon Russell, who died last year. A: It was Leon Russell, who came into a small club one night and was looking at us play. We met Leon, he was a very, very nice dude, we had so much fun, and ended up being his backup band. At the time, we were in clubs playing to anywhere from 50 to 75 people. When we got in his band, we were playing 30,000 to 50,000 people. It just devastated me, the first time I walked out there, seeing all those people. I would have liked to faint.
We had a few years with him. I learned a lot — the way I approached records. All the earlier Gap Band hits were from the way he showed us how to approach records. We used those things and been working all these years, man. I hate that he passed on, but we all got to go sooner or later. But I had a lot of fun with him, man. He will be missed. He taught us a lot.
ABOVE: Singersongwriter Charlie Wilson, the former Gap Band member and solo star behind hits such as “Burn Rubber on Me” and “There Goes My Baby,” will headline a show Sunday at Verizon Center with Fantasia and Johnny Gill in support of his latest album, “In It to Win It.” BELOW: Leon Russell performs March 14, 2011, in New York. Russell gave Wilson and the Gap Band their first big break when the band supported him on tour in the mid-1970s.


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Social workers involved in most HCPC cases
HCPC regulates 16 professions but social workers are involved in 54% of all conduct cases
Published on 25th November 2017
The vast majority of Fitness to Practise cases referred to the Health and Care Profession Council involved social workers, the regulator’s annual report has revealed.
The Health and Care Professions Council regulates 16 different professions yet 54% of all conduct hearings involved social workers, the Fitness to Practise annual report shows.
The regulator carried out research earlier this year to investigate why social workers and paramedics are overly represented in FtP cases. The research found that employers were referring concerns to the HCPC as a way of maintaining public credibility, and protecting themselves from blame by ensuring ‘misconduct’ or ‘incompetence’ is seen to be dealt with at an individual level.
Yet the latest report shows that social workers are still disproportionately represented in Fitness to Practise cases.
The number of individuals on the register in 2016-17 increased by 2.5% while the number of new fitness to practise concerns received by the HCPC rose by 6.2% from 2,127 concerns in 2015-16 to 2,259 in 2016-17.
The proportion of the Register affected still remains low, with only 0.64 per cent of registrants (or one in 164) being subject to a new concern in 2016–17.
Members of the public continue to be the largest complainant group, making up 41 per cent of the total number of concerns raised this year.
Employers continue to be the second largest source of concerns, raising 26 per cent of the concerns. There has been an increase in self-referrals from professionals on the register from 353 in 2014-15 to 462 in 2016–17.
There were 1,226 cases involving social workers between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017, which is 54% of all cases. It also means 26% of social workers on the register were involved in FtP cases.
“There is a wide range of variation in these patterns of referral,” said the report. “For instance, social workers are the largest profession on the Register, and have the most concerns raised. This profession also has the largest number of cases that are raised by members of the public. 62.6 per cent of the cases received in relation to social workers were received from members of the public.
“However, this profession has the largest number of cases that are closed because the concerns did not meet the Standard of Acceptance,” the report adds.
The report added that 445 final hearing cases were concluded in 2016–17, which is 125 more cases than the previous year. Of those, 432 were heard by the Conduct and Competence Committee and 13 were held by the health committee.
Of the 445 final hearings, 208 involved social workers. The report highlights that:
- 41 social workers were struck off
- 51 were suspended
- 21 had conditions of practice
- 17 were cautioned
Of all the hearings including all professions, the most common sanction was a suspension in 115 cases, followed by a striking off order in 92 cases.
In almost half of all cases regarding all professions, the registrant was not present at the hearing.
The report covered the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.
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Published on 07 January 2016
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Published on 10 December 2015
Sue Kent, professional officer at BASW, provides locum social workers with 10 Top Tips for successful report writing.


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From NKU to BuzzFeed: Exploring an alum’s career
Northerner alum Tara Derington knows how to make content go viral
“What kind of a tree are you?”
It’s the question that sparked Tara Derington’s love for journalism.
Barbara Walters followed-up Katharine Hepburn’s statement about being a tree in the 1981 ABC interview by asking her what kind of tree she would be.
Ever since then, Derington has been thriving off the passion she had when she was 10-years-old.
Currently, Derington works as the director of digital publishing at Thrive Global, HuffPost co-founder Arianna Huffington’s start-up, aimed to stop the burnout epidemic
Before working for E! News, BuzzFeed and Thrive, Derington was a staff reporter for The Northerner. She wrote about fashion, took photos and helped curate ideas for other writers.
While in college, Derington felt like everything was possible. Her social bubble was smaller, so she knew most people on campus.
“We were good friends with the president of the campus. We knew the students,” Derington said. “We kind of were running the show, and that was so cool.”
Derington remembers spending late nights in Founders Hall (The Northerner’s former home) where her and other staff members would produce the paper. The room only got hotter as the night went on, so people ended up sweating while working. The coolest experience for Derington was seeing people read the paper the next day after working on it all night.
During her time at The Northerner, there were changes in the staff and the advisor.
“There was a professor that came and went pretty quickly who really pushed how we thought of journalism,” Derington said. “She kind of made us live in the gray area instead of the black and white which, at the time, seemed so wrong and sacrilegious.”
The Northerner helped give her a foundation to understand the essentials of publishing. After graduating in 2013, Derington bounced from various jobs—everything from working at WKRC in Cincinnati to nannying in New York City.
Eventually, she landed a job as a social media editor for E! News in Los Angeles, where she covered red carpet events, film premieres, celebrity breaking news and more.
Over time, Derington said she started to develop a sense for what content would do well on social media.
After E! News, she was hired at BuzzFeed as a social media strategist in New York, where she worked for three and a half years, climbing the social media ladder in the company. When she left, she managed a team of strategists.
Now, at Thrive—a media company devoted to coverage of health, wellness and ending the burnout epidemic—Derington said she has no typical day.
Arriving at the office around 9:30 a.m., she looks over the paid campaigns, deciding which pieces she should invest more money in. She approves the social copy and captions for every piece that goes up on the site. Sometimes she has meetings where they talk about social strategies. Derington also often works closely with Huffington to create social media strategies.
Derington said journalism students shouldn’t look at jobs so linearly because there’s many options outside print, newspapers, magazines and TV.
“If you had told me that I would be working events and doing coverage for Arianna Huffington on a regular basis, I would never have believed you because that did not really align with what I thought was journalism,” Derington said.


Even though ElectroCulture has been around for centuries, the mainstream - as usual - has completely poo pooed and suppressed the information. It's difficult to find a definition, and even wikipedia has no information to offer.
For obvious reasons, the fertilizer industry has done its best to condemn the art, since it would make the industry and all its chemicals completely illogical. There were voices, back in the day, that even went so far as to convince the farmers who might utilize ElectroCulture that their yields would be so great that they would lose money in the market. The insanity is incalculable.
An online search mostly offers a hand-full of websites and bloggers that are discussing and promoting ElectroCulture, and with the threat of food shortages, the concepts are catching on fast. The following is from some of those who are bringing this very valuable information back to the public.
from The Electrical Tickle by Robert A. Nelson -
The application of electricity, magnetism, monochrome light, and sound can stimulate the growth of plants to a great extent. This little-known technology, called Electro-culture, can accelerate growth rates, increase yields, and improve crop quality. Electro-culture can protect plants from diseases, insects and frost. These methods also can reduce the requirements for fertilizer or pesticides. Farmers can grow bigger and better crops in less time, with less effort, and at a lower cost.
The several approaches to Electro-culture include antennas, static electricity, direct and alternating current, magnetism, radio frequencies, monochrome and intermittent lighting, and sound. The energies are applied to the seeds, plants, soil or the water and nutrients.
Electroculture is the an ancient practice of increasing yields utilizing certain materials to harvest the earth's atmospheric energy. This was presented in 1749 by Abbe Nollett, in the 1920s by Justin Christofleau, and the 1940s by Viktor Schauberger. This energy is always present and all around us; also known as Chi, Prana, Life force, and Aether.
When using electroculture there is no need for the use of pesticides, manure, or fertilizers. This is primarily why this information was suppressed. All you need is the sun, the clouds, the rain, the nitrogen in the air, and the ability to harness atmospheric energy. These atmospheric antennas can be created from materials such as wood, copper, zinc, and brass. When adding these atmospheric antennas to your garden, soil, or farm they will amplify your yields; combat frost and excessive heat; reduce irrigation; reduce pests; and increase the magnetism of your soil leading to more nutrients in the long run.
How do I make an electroculture antenna?
Atmospheric antennas can be made out of wood dowels found at most hardware stores, or a local piece of wood from your backyard. The taller you make the antenna the larger your plants will grow. Justin Christofleua recommended 20 feet+, but any height will do.
You can wrap the wood dowel or local wood with copper and zinc wiring making a Fibonacci spiral or vortex up in the air facing Magnetic North. The combination of zinc and copper can work like a battery when the sun hits the the antenna. You will then place this antenna about 6-8 inches into your soil and let Mother Nature do the magic. Get creative, try different designs, and you will see the true potential of electroculture.
For more on this topic we offer a free download of Justin Christofleua’s book on electroculture<
We encourage you to get out there and grow things, even if it's just a few plants on your patio. It's inexpensive and fun and it may make your plants so happy that you can share with all your friends. Happy Planting!


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Human Rights First’s Most Wanted Traffickers: Shu Gang Li and Wei Li Pang
By Gabriella Rufo
As part of its anti-trafficking campaign seeking to disrupt the slavery exploitation network, Human Rights First is calling for accountability and justice for individuals who benefit, or have benefitted, from modern day slavery. Human trafficking is a human rights violation that involves holding another person in compelled service by force, fraud, or coercion. Traffickers profit from this practice by controlling their victims and exploiting them for labor and/or sex, generating an estimated $150 billion dollars in profits a year.
Husband and wife, Shu Gang Li and Wei Li Pang, also known as James Li and Linda Pang, are wanted by the FBI for their mutual participation in transporting persons in interstate or foreign commerce for illegal sexual activity. Between 2006 and May 2007 Li, Pang and other accomplices purportedly transported at least five women with the intent to submit them to prostitution in massage parlors. Li and Pang co-owned and supervised operations at “Asian Massage Health Center” in Olathe, Kansas, as well as “Oriental Massage” in Mission, Kansas, where this activity occurred.
Li and Pang are Chinese nationals who were granted permanent resident alien status and lived in Overland Park, Kansas City, Missouri during this time. Li was charged with a four-count indictment and a federal arrest warrant was issued for him in March 2008. Pang pled guilty to a two-count charge in December 2008. When Pang evaded her sentencing on July 20, 2010, she was also issued a federal arrest warrant. Currently, the pair is said to be traveling together, though their whereabouts are unknown.
Human Rights First is working to reduce the incidence of trafficking by promoting policies to increase the risks, penalties, and punishments for those who exploit other human beings. While there are many important laws and policies in place to address human trafficking and protect victims of these horrific crimes, traffickers often operate with relative impunity. Please join us in calling on the U.S. government to bring this exploiter and others like him to justice.