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Van Cliburn, 78, the intrepid pianist whose 1958 win at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow was seized upon as a stroke of American triumphalism at the height of the Cold War, died Wednesday at home in Fort Worth. He died of bone cancer, his publicist said.
Striking Soviet gold transformed Mr. Cliburn from pianist into pop-culture phenomenon. Dubbed the “American Sputnik” and inevitably described as a “lanky Texan” whose 6 feet, 4 inches were topped by a wavy, flaxen pompadour, he was welcomed home with a ticker-tape parade down lower Broadway that was compared to one decades earlier for Charles A. Lindbergh. The crowd was estimated at 100,000 — a turnout for a classical musician unprecedented then, unimaginable now.
When he came to Philadelphia weeks later, teenage girls pounced on him at the Academy of Music stage door, ripping the door handle from his limousine and tearing his clothes. Time magazine suggested he was “Horowitz, Liberace and Presley all rolled into one.” He was 23.
His career arc burned bright for two decades, and then, by choice, went dark. After winning the Tchaikovsky, he realized nearly every solo pianist’s ambition by entering the top tier of touring musicians. But in 1978, he withdrew from concert life. The self-described homebody performed only rarely and became more famous, perhaps, for being Van Cliburn than a busy pianist with an expanding artistic life.
At least, that was the view from the public realm. His enormous early success turned competitions into an enduring fixation for classical soloists — a path to professional management and higher concert fees. And then, with his turn inward, he challenged definitions of what it meant to live a meaningful artistic life in the age of celebrity. Long after his prime, Mr. Cliburn was said to be exploring Schubert’s emotionally volatile piano sonatas late at night at his 18-acre Tudor estate in Fort Worth.
The storyline threatened to overshadow the musicianship; there was a time when his playing grew sloppy. But at the core, Van Cliburn was an astonishing talent.
“Of all the Americans of his generation, Cliburn was able to produce the most sensuous of sounds — rich, never percussive, a real piano sound that reminded old-timers of the great romantic pianists of the past,” wrote Harold C. Schonberg in The Great Pianists.
“He was a wild talent, a fantastic natural,” said pianist Gary Graffman. “If I didn’t agree with something, so what? It came from the heart.”
“Better than Rachmaninoff,” composer Aram Khachaturian once declared. “You find a virtuoso like this only once or twice in a century.”
Born July 12, 1934, in Shreveport, La., Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr. first studied with his mother, Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn, a student of Liszt protégé Arthur Friedheim. He attended the Juilliard School in the studio of Rosina Lhévinne. In 1954, he won the elite Leventritt competition, and appeared with the New York Philharmonic. Even before Moscow, he was well on his way.
“His career started when Mark Schubart, the dean of Juilliard, called [artist manager] Bill Judd and said ‘you have to come hear this kid,’ ” recalled Naomi Graffman (wife of pianist Gary Graffman), who was an assistant in Judd’s office at the time.
The Moscow win, however, was the thing that rippled far beyond the discrete classical world. It was seen variously as a vehicle for U.S. pride — the Soviets had launched Sputnik, and the space age, a few months earlier — or as a chance to achieve with music what diplomacy had failed to do in warming East-West relations. “It’s good to see artistic talent recognized,” said President Eisenhower, “and I believe such contests are good for better understanding between peoples of all nations.”
Mr. Cliburn returned to tour the Soviet Union, and often re-appeared for moments of cultural diplomacy, such as a 1987 White House state dinner honoring Mikhail Gorbachev. President Obama awarded him a 2010 National Medal of Arts.
Philadelphia was among his first stops on returning from Moscow with his gold medal and 25,000 rubles. He immediately developed a mutual admiration society with Eugene Ormandy, appearing 72 times with Ormandy and other conductors leading the Philadelphia Orchestra between 1958 and 2005 — not only in Philadelphia, but also Amsterdam, Brussels and Miami, and at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and New York World’s Fair. The Academy of Music, Robin Hood Dell and the Mann Center were settings for guest appearances, celebrations and comebacks. Along with Maria Callas, he headlined the Academy of Music Anniversary Concert and Ball in 1959, returning for the same event in 1965.
After an 11-year absence from the stage, he chose the Mann Center as the scene for a 1989 concert — “for sentimental reasons,” he said. He dedicated one piece to Ormandy, with whom he had recorded, and the other to Fredric R. Mann, the Philadelphia philanthropist who engaged him — and advised him to invest his concert fees in California and New York real estate.
“The resounding octaves, the big confident passagework and the Augustan view of the shape of the music, all hallmarks of his youthful performances, were back in place,” said the Inquirer’s critic of that comeback.
Frequent iterations of Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky fueled criticism that his repertoire was limited, though so ardent were those interpretations that for many listeners that was enough. His 1958 Carnegie Hall recording of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 with Kirill Kondrashin and the Symphony of the Air holds landmark status. A 1967 take of the piece, live from Montreux, places him in the company of Wolfgang Sawallisch, who with surprising sympathy mirrors every inch of the pianist’s fluidity and flexible tempos.
Stadium concert-sized crowds may seem an invention of the Three Tenors, but in 1966, Van Cliburn brought out 12,000 listeners for a Philadelphia Orchestra concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and 18,000 at New York’s Lewisohn Stadium, 18,000 to hear concertos of Brahms and Rachmaninoff. A 1971 appearance at the Robin Hood Dell in Fairmount Park drew a reported 30,000 — twice the capacity of the Mann Center today. The same thing happened the next summer.
Over the years, he lent his name to charitable causes — and gossip columns. Chronicled were the natty navy blue suits, donations to the Baptist Church, his appearance at Madison Square Garden singing in Billy Graham’s choir, and a palimony suit against him (it was dismissed).
His Tchaikovsky Competition win spawned an event in his honor. The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held every four years since 1962, has become an integral part of the circuit.
Audiences perpetually craved a re-enactment of the 1958 win — “his one-Texan conquest of the Soviet Union,” as Time called it — and critics wanted him to grow into an artist of greater artistic scope. But Mr. Cliburn never voiced a moment of self-doubt. Asked in 1996 about those who might be disappointed that he hadn’t turned out to be the next Horowitz, Rubinstein or Rachmaninoff, he told a Detroit music critic:
“But I couldn’t be those people. Nobody can be. I can only be Van Cliburn. I’m still trying to do my best.”
He is survived by his friend of long standing, Thomas L. Smith.


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Kati Pohjanpalo, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Look around the streets of Helsinki, peek into the nooks of buildings or under bridges, and here’s what you won’t see: the flattened boxes, sleeping bags, even tents that are the tell-tale signs of outdoor sleeping in cities around the world.
In Finland, homelessness has fallen by roughly 40% over the past decade — despite a double-dip recession. As politicians from Berlin to London to New York struggle to solve their affordable housing crises with rent regulations and freezes, temporary accommodation, social housing and public co-financing of reduced-rent apartments, Finland took a more direct approach. The government built more homes and provided them to the people who needed them most.
The country is an outpost — one of a score worldwide — of the Housing First movement, an idea born in New York City in the early 1990s in the brain of Sam Tsemberis. A Greek-born psychologist who grew up in Montreal, Tsemberis had come to the city to work with the mentally ill, many living on the streets between periods of involuntary commitment. The nonprofits and governments struggled to help them climb a staircase that would lead eventually to independent living in a place of their own. To get there, they had to overcome their illness, substance abuse and joblessness.
“It was an impossible quandary,” Tsemberis said in an interview. “Then we started asking homeless people who were mentally ill what they wanted, and they started with housing, instead of making it a prize at the end of a set of steps that had to be navigated first.”

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Employment at the system of the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia is possible through mostly effective and transparent ways.
By means of the website of the public service (www.hr.gov.ge) the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia periodically announces competitions for both, vacant positions and internships.
The competition for interns implies to pass following three stages:
• First stage – general aptitude test;
• Second stage – professional test;
• Third stage – interview with the internship committee.
When having passed all the three stages and after taking a relevant training, the successful candidates for internship are appointed on a position of an intern in the organs of the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia. Duration of the internship at the Prosecutor’s Office is from 6 month up to 1 year and it is paid. After completion of the one-year term of the internship, in case if there is a positive evaluation given by the Committee, they (interns) are appointed on the vacant positions of a prosecutor and an investigator.
If you have additional questions, you can contact the HR Department of the Main Prosecutor’s Office.

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As the month of September draws to a close, that means the Spring/Summer 2015 fashion month has come to an end. Whilst many were oohing and ahhing over the covetable bags, paisley and floral prints and simple shapes on the runway, we often forgot that the off the runway looks were just as inspiring.
Selena Gomez and Miranda Kerr at the Louis Vuitton SS15 show
WHEN: 1st October 2014.
WHERE: Bois de Boulogne of the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Other notable stars: Odeya Rush, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Catherine Deneuve, Sofia Coppola and Michelle Williams all attended the Parisian event of the month, all dressed head-to-toe in Louis Vuitton.
Selena Gomez looked young and fresh on Wednesday. The 22-year old singer and actress kept things simple in a fun, white patterned halter-neck top and a purple and white skater skirt, all by Louis Vuitton. We loved the coral branch print on the skirt, the aquatic trend has been huge this week, and it looked perfect on the fashion-forward Miss Gomez. Selena kept the rest of the look effortless – she wore a single braid in her bouncy locks and a simple shoulder bag.
At the Louis Vuitton morning show, we were also treated by the delightful Miranda Kerr who wore a plunging LBD and a blue tweed Louis Vuitton shoulder bag that got us all green with envy! With a dress as powerful as Miranda’s she did right to keeping everything else covered; she wore thigh-high leather boots – even her hair was kept simple, she slicked it into a low-bun with a conservative middle parting. The model oozed Parisian glamour!
The Hiltons and Ciara at the Valentino SS15 show
WHEN: 30th September 2014.
Other notable stars: Choi Ji Woo, Olivia Palermo, Johannes Huebl and Giancarlo Giammetti.
The Valentino show was awash with deep, earthy colours: browns, navy, reds and oranges, as well as feathered layering and detailed lace patterns – and the stars arrived in the flocks to see it all!
The socialite sisters looked like fashion twins! They both opted for bold primary colours in their looks. Both wore sky-high black heels and their standard oversized shades.
Ciara looked stunning in her orange Valentino lace mini skirt and matching top, stylish cape and matching strappy red heels. Tres chic!
Olivia Palermo and Dakota Fanning at the Dior show
WHEN: 26th September 2014.
WHERE: Louvre in the Cour Carrée
Other notable stars: Miroslava Duma, Lucie de la Falaise, Dakota Fanning, Marion Cottlard, Natalie Dorme & Camille Rowe
Both Dakota and Olivia proved black wasn’t boring in their cool takes on the LBD. Both dressed in Christian Dior.
Olivia Palermo stunned in a chic dress-coat with sheer arms, which she cinched in at the waist with overlapping gold detailed belts. The coat was accented with a Dior Resort 2014 scarf. The piece de resistance had to be her statement Jimmy Choo colourful reptile sandals, they featured the hues of a purple, green, blue and red and bold tassels.
Dakota Fanning looked Parisian chic in a Christian Dior Spring 2014 Couture dress. The voluminous, perorated dress features a low-cut neckline, and a gorgeous sheer overlay that made the look chic rather than dull. The rest of the outfit was simple; she wore black heels and a matching clutch bag. Her makeup and hair was simple and clean.
Images courtesy of Getty Images and Daily Mail.

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Are you tired of spending hours waiting for your car to be serviced at a traditional rapid auto repair? Do you dread the high costs that come with routine maintenance and repairs? If so, it’s time to consider . This innovative approach to car maintenance offers more convenience, cost-effectiveness, and environmental benefits than ever before. In this blog post, we’ll explore why rapid repair is quickly becoming the future of car maintenance and why you should consider making the switch today!
Traditional car maintenance is becoming a thing of the past
Gone are the days when traditional car maintenance was the only option for drivers. With rapid auto repair services becoming increasingly popular, it’s evident that times are changing. In years past, getting your car serviced often meant spending hours at a mechanic shop waiting for your turn to come up. However, with rapid repair, you can have routine maintenance and repairs done in no time.
Traditional car maintenance is also known for being expensive compared to auto repair options. The high cost of labor combined with additional fees means that many people choose to delay necessary repairs or avoid them altogether. This can lead to more significant issues down the line and higher costs in the long run.
Furthermore, traditional car maintenance practices aren’t always environmentally friendly either. Many shops use harsh chemicals and dispose of waste improperly, leading to pollution that harms our planet’s health.
Rapid auto repair is better for the environment
Rapid repair is not only more convenient and cost-effective, but it’s also better for the environment. Unlike traditional car maintenance methods, rapid repairs utilize modern technology that reduces harmful emissions and minimizes waste.
One of the most significant advantages of rapid auto is that it promotes sustainability by reducing the carbon footprint left behind during car maintenance. Rapid repairs often require less energy consumption compared to traditional methods which can have a positive impact on the planet.
Additionally, many rapid auto shops use eco-friendly products that are made from sustainable materials, further reducing their environmental impact. These practices help promote responsible resource utilization while ensuring efficient vehicle performance.
Moreover, because these innovative techniques reduce the need for replacing parts unnecessarily or generating excess waste in landfills, they result in fewer greenhouse gas emissions overall. This means that choosing a auto repair shop over traditional ones can make a significant difference to our environment’s health and well-being in the long run.
As we become more aware of our impact on nature every day; choosing an environmentally friendly option like fast car repairs should be everyone’s top priority when looking after their vehicles.
Rapid repair is safer for both customers and employees
auto repair is not only more convenient and cost-effective but also much safer for both customers and employees. In traditional car maintenance shops, there used to be a lot of manual labor, which could lead to injuries or accidents during the repair process. However, with rapid repair services, most tasks are automated using advanced tools and equipment.
One common risk in traditional garages was exposure to harmful chemicals that can cause respiratory issues or skin problems. But modern rapid car repair services use eco-friendly products that have fewer toxic fumes and pose less danger to human health.
Another safety concern in traditional garages was the lack of proper ventilation systems that could lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. Rapid repair services make sure they have adequate ventilation systems installed in their facilities so that their customers and employees can breathe clean air while getting their cars serviced.
Because most rapid car repairs take less time than standard garage visits, it means there is less need for customers or mechanics to wait around for long periods in idle vehicles – reducing the risk of theft or accidental damage from other drivers on the road.
Rapid repairs offer a safer alternative for everyone involved compared with old-fashioned garage practices – making them an obvious choice when it comes to vehicle maintenance needs!
Why Rapid Auto is the future of car maintenance
As we have seen throughout this article, rapid auto is the future of car maintenance. It offers benefits that traditional methods simply cannot match in terms of convenience, cost-effectiveness, environmental sustainability and safety.
With more and more people leading busy lives, it’s no surprise that many are turning to rapid auto repair as their go-to solution for all their car maintenance needs. And with advancements in technology making these services even faster and more efficient than ever before, it’s clear that this trend is only set to continue.


By DALE McFEATTERS
Scripps Howard News ServicePublished:
Americans are getting heavier and so is the stuff they lug on board airplanes. So the Federal Aviation Administration is upping its estimates about how much passengers and their bags weigh. An adult passenger with a carry-on is assumed to weigh 190 pounds, up from 180, and the average checked bag 30 pounds, up from 25 pounds.


By YOSHITAKA ITO/ Staff Writer
October 9, 2019 at 13:45 JST
The Self-Defense Forces held a drill to deploy PAC-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors at a Tokyo park on Oct. 9, the first such exercise to be held outside its facilities or U.S. military installations in six years.
The PAC-3, or the Patriot Advanced Capability, is designed to take out ballistic missiles attacking Japan.
During the exercise, a unit with the Air SDF’s Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture followed procedures to deploy missile launchers, a radar tracking missiles, a power-supply vehicle and other equipment to respond to a potential enemy attack at the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in Koto Ward.
No live ammunition was used.
Most drills take place within the premises of SDF facilities since outside locations require scrupulous coordination with local authorities hosting the drill.
The latest exercise materialized as the Defense Ministry, the Tokyo metropolitan government and Koto Ward were amenable to the plan, according to the ministry.
Although the ASDF drill followed 11 missile launches by North Korea since May, the ministry denied the exercise was in any way a response to Pyongyang’s provocative actions. It said the PAC-3 training was planned a long time ago.
Pyongyang’s missiles included a new short-range missile launched on Oct. 2, apparently from a submarine, suggesting the reclusive country’s missile technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Japan’s defense strategy against ballistic missiles is to intercept them with the Maritime SDF’s Aegis destroyer carrying SM-3 missiles as a first line of defense. If that fails, the ASDF's PAC-3 will be deployed to shoot down incoming missiles.
As part of upgraded missile defense, the ministry also plans to deploy the land-based Aegis Ashore.
Visit this page for the latest news on Japan’s battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
Let’s explore the Japanese capital from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities with Barry Joshua Grisdale.


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The reemergence of records is not just about how we listen to music. It is an example of how societies and government respond to economic change.
An additional round of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve should not be enacted to combat unemployment.
Americans need to rethink the housing market and home ownership in order to help us more quickly overcome the Great Recession.
A vibrant and financially secure middle class is the bedrock of a healthy polity.

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Hardware group buys fifth Georgia store
Published 12:02 am Sunday, October 5, 2014
NATCHEZ — Central Network Retail Group announced Wednesday the addition of Hiawassee Hardware of Hiawassee, Ga., to its portfolio of stores.
The transaction was completed Oct. 1.
The store sells a full assortmentof lumber, hardware, plumbing, electrical, tools, paint and lawn and garden supplies serving both do-it-yourself and professional customers. CNRG will convert the store from Ace to Orgill, introducing some new categories of product, working to improve assortments and merchandising, and implementing new computer systems.
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“We are excited about the addition of Hiawassee Hardware to our team in Georgia,” said Jimmy R. Smith, chairman of CNRG. “With this acquisition we now operate five stores in Georgia .”
Boyden Moore, president of CNRG said Hiawassee Hardware is a great fit with the company’s overall strategy.
“Dan and his team have built great relationships with their customers over the years,” Moore said. “We are excited to invest in this opportunity and help improve Hiawassee Hardware’s ability to take care of their customers’ needs. This will be a great example of the synergy that CNRG was designed to create.”
CNRG currently operates 47 home centers, hardware stores, and lumberyards in nine states under eleven different brands.

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Mobile Device Public Safety Announcement
By Zac Pingle, Staff Writer
It’s strange to imagine that the devices (and we call them devices because “phone” just doesn’t fit anymore) that we all have with us is a result of Alexander Graham Bell’s invention nearly 150 years ago. Soon phones no longer required wires, or dials, or even words. It seems that all we need is simply a button-click away. So then what impact must these wonderful devices have on our lives?
Well Honestly, They’re Very Distracting.
Ever since cell phones were connected to the Internet, the capabilities of mobile devices has seemed limitless. After all, Al Gore himself has referred to the Internet as “an information superhighway.” Since then, we have become obsessed with a world of connection, engagement, research, online news and learning, to say nothing of videos of cats at our fingertips. But becoming engulfed in a digital world does have its drawbacks.
When cell phones became available, people inevitably started talking while driving. Then, texting became a sensation and every once in awhile there would be a hilarious video on the news of a teenager walking into a glass door while texting. Even now, with the Pokemon Go app, it is likely that you have heard about someone that jumped into a lake screaming “I’ve got to catch them all!” While these stories may be amusing, they highlight a serious problem of people risking their own safety (not to mention the safety of others) by not “unplugging” from their devices (just like in this news article). After a bad accident, the situation becomes less amusing and becomes quite serious.
Distraction and carelessness are the leading contributors to accidental death and injury. Taking the time to stop and make sure that nothing is going to hurt you while you take a picture, send a text, or check facebook could prevent an injury or even save your life.
The point to take away from this article is that while there are many great benefits that mobile devices provide, none of them are worth your personal safety or dignity. These days you can do anything with the touch of a button, but that’s also exactly how long it takes to have an accident.
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That's why Kejick plans to use the $15,000 prize he collected as the winner of a business plan competition – sponsored by a South Asian entrepreneur in Toronto – to open a new grocery store in his hometown of about 300. His store would be stocked with fresh produce, dairy, bread and organic products, all to encourage fellow residents to eat healthier.
The number of people with diabetes in Ontario doubled between 1995 and 2005. Aboriginal people are among those at highest risk because of diet and lifestyle, according to a new Toronto study.
Kejick, 34, knows this first-hand.
"I'm a diabetic myself. You could say it's an epidemic on the reserve, so I'm just trying to do my part to curb the problem," says Kejick, whose parents are also both diabetic.
For 10 months of the year, fresh produce has to be flown in from Red Lake, near the Manitoba border. The lack of a store with adequate refrigeration and cooling facilities in North Spirit Lake means those supplies go fast.
Of the two existing stores, one is run out of someone's bedroom, the other is "more like a shed," says Kejick.
"Both tend to stock a lot of junk food and stuff you can store for a long time, like canned items or stuff you can throw in the microwave and heat up fast." Frozen french fries are a big seller.
Kejick picked up his award, sponsored by the POA Educational Foundation, at an elegant high-tea ceremony at Queen's Park this week.
"The only route for First Nations people to achieve prosperity is entrepreneurship," says Aditya Jha, 50, the Toronto businessman who started the foundation along with his two partners, who prefer to stay out of the limelight, as a way to uplift aboriginal people. (POA represents the initials of the partners' first names.)
"If I can do it, they can do it. In Canada, no community gets respect until they make money in a mainstream business," says the straight-talking Jha.
He should know. He immigrated to Canada from India via Singapore in 1994 and became a multi-millionaire when he and his partners sold their software company to Sun Microsystems in 2001, for a reported $100 million (U.S.)
Jha was alerted to the plight of Canada's aboriginal people when he heard Stan Beardy, grand chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, speak at a black tie dinner in 2005.
Since then, the foundation has created a $100,000 endowment fund at Trent University for aboriginal students.
He has also announced plans to raise $5 million to establish an "incubation centre" at Ryerson University to foster aboriginal entrepreneurship, and kick-started it with his own $500,000 donation.
Kejick was part of a mentoring program, Project Beyshick, now in its third year, which pairs a dozen or more native people with senior executives at large Toronto companies. Participants in that program were eligible to take part in the business plan competition.
For a week last summer, Kejick job-shadowed Geoff Hoy, a senior vice-president at HSBC Bank in Toronto.
Kejick's new store, next to the gas station he operates in North Spirit Lake, is slated to be open for business by September, with the help of a bank loan.
"He's already a successful guy, so he'll do well," says Jha. "The promised land is here for him to grab."


[CQ-Contest] Logging software and WRTC
s56a at bit.si
Fri Sep 1 05:57:05 EDT 2006
* WinTest was used exclusively by teams from Europe, and it was the most
popular logging program amongst the European teams. Any ideas why it's
more popular outside Europe?
Not Invented Here - known symptom!
I am brainwashed with M$ products and use "natural" N1MM Logger. I gave-up
on my own 1984 DOS program.
I liked UT2UZ MixW2 for digital modes. No "monkey business" of retyping PC
screen info back to PC.
73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU
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TV Answer Man, I saw the article saying Apple will get the next NFL Sunday Ticket deal. Does that mean it’s over for DIRECTV? And when would this happen? — Penny, Taos, New Mexico.
Penny, the article you’re referring to is from The Athletic and it says NFL officials are hoping that Apple will get the next Sunday Ticket contract when the current one with DIRECTV expires after the 2022 season. According to the article, the league is enamored with an Apple bid because the tech giant might offer some unique twists on the Ticket, such as one-team plans or even single game purchases. (The Athletic seems unaware that DIRECTV has offered single-week purchases for years.)
The article sparked numerous reaction pieces suggesting that Apple is now the front runner for the next contract. But here’s the problem with that. It was just two weeks ago that CNBC quoted anonymous league sources as saying that Amazon is in the lead for the next agreement. And last May, numerous publications wrote that ESPN (owned by Disney) is the likely leader after Disney executives confirmed they were ‘in talks’ with the NFL for the Ticket.
So who’s the real front runner here?
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That’s right. No one.
It’s clear to me that no one company currently has a lock on the next Sunday Ticket deal. The league is simply planting multiple stories with each article suggesting a different company has the advantage.
Why would the NFL do this?
To encourage interested parties to up their bids, and prod some contemplating companies to make a bid. The latter would include Amazon, Disney, and Apple while the former would include DIRECTV and perhaps Comcast for its streaming service, Peacock.
The NFL wants as many companies as possible involved to ensure that the final bid is as lucrative as possible. If one or two of those companies see that a possible rival is ahead, they might get more serious about their intentions.
Seriously, the CNBC article even quoted anonymous league officials as saying they hoped to wrap up negotiations by February 2022. If there was a real front runner, would the league need five more months to seal the deal?
So Penny, don’t be swayed by every report you read, particularly ones quoting anonymous sources. I still think the Ticket will be split between a streaming company (Amazon or ESPN most likely) and a pay TV company (DIRECTV most likely.) This can generate the most revenue for the league, and reach the biggest audience.
Happy viewing, and stay safe!
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— Phillip Swann
” is it really over for Directv” ?
YES it is…
and HAS BEEN for QUITE SOME TIME.
The ASSCLOWNS that ran what was left of the bleeding to death “satellite tv” service NOW have to go into 100% DAMAGE CONTROL because they are BLEEDING so fast that with out much warning (think ORBY) they could very well end up O F B with NO warning whatso ever.
STREAMING will NOT SAVE Direct NOR will ANY other attempts. WAY to little inters with nothing to sell.
Dish is just laughing at the CLOWNS at AT&T while he is running circles AROUND them in 5 G.
AT&T has lost SO much revenue that with what they have “left” to sell they can NOT even pay the electric bill for much longer.
THEY will vanish and be acquired buy the compatation in the
AT&T is hiding” behind the SCAM of TPG and STILL loooooosing OVER 10K subs a DAY (we are proud to say we will help that cause too !)
BUBYE AT&T and DIRECTV and ALL that you have !!
AND… you corn huskers that “livze” in the hill-jack back woods will have to go back to TAPE and DVD when to lights go OUT on the CANCER of AT&T and DIRECTV
DirecTV will outlive both you and I, Davy boy, I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt that you are over 18 yrs of age….. Hate on them all you want, and you still can’t make i pisshole in a snowbank in their bank account…
To me, whoever does get it, I just hope they are just a little bit more affordable than what it is on DirecTV and that I won’t be blacked out of any games regardless of where I live. I live in northwestern Wisconsin in the Minnesota TV market and I still can’t get the Packers because of it. I would appreciate of the next package never blacks me out of Packers game like when it did when I tried the streaming service two years ago with my college student discount.


text: Gratitude is a very important trait that needs to be expressed as much as it needs to be felt. To ensure that our students are thankful for those little joys in their life and acknowledge and appreciate everyone around them, an assembly ‘Gratitude be the attitude’ was organized for students of class 4. The participants expressed their gratitude for each person that they are close to, presented a skit on the theme and also sang a melodious song. Before returning to their classes, the students conveyed special messages personally to each teacher present, gifted them a token of gratitude and enjoyed a photography session with them. This pleasant assembly added a dose of sweetness to look forward to the rest of our day!

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India must follow China’s lead in showing political will to fight air pollution
- India’s capital continues to struggle with air pollution, putting the health of millions at risk as winter brings the prospect of toxic smog
- It is imperative that India’s local governments implement policies that improve public health and hold violators accountable
Last month, the city’s chief minister announced measures to tackle the smog in Delhi and surrounding areas. The Graded Response Action Plan is an emergency response to be enforced depending on the severity of pollution, but it is not a preventive measure.
China also promoted the reuse of the residual straw for soil enhancement and animal feed. This led to a 46.9 per cent decrease in PM2.5 levels from stubble burning activities by 2018, compared to 2013, and a straw residue reutilisation rate of 96 per cent.
In India, central and state-level pollution boards set regulations and emissions standards for different categories of industry in 2014. However, notification and enforcement of the standards were delayed. This year, 17 categories of polluting industries received mandates to install continuous emissions monitoring systems in an effort to improve enforcement, but compliance has been slow.
To ensure cross-jurisdictional coordination for the entire regional airshed, the government created special working panels to coordinate joint meetings and develop regional plans for joint monitoring and enforcement of regional pollution issues. The coordination group included officials across districts and ministries. As a result of this massive coordination, air quality improved, with significant reductions in PM2.5 concentrations.
Uttar Pradesh recently proposed the adoption of an airshed action plan. Speaking at the India Clean Air Summit in August, the state’s environment chief Ashish Tiwari said interventions that were identified with the World Bank’s help would be implemented in the next few years.
While Beijing has yet to fully meet global air quality standards, the strong political will exemplified in the 2013 plan has improved the lives of its citizens. Years of life lost from premature death due to PM2.5 exposure in key cities dropped between 2013 and 2017. It is imperative that Indian governments also exhibit the political will and adopt policies to improve public health and hold violators accountable.
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New Mexico: Avian Mortality Event Caused by Starvation, Weather
The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center in Madison Wisconsin determined that the migratory bird mortality event that occurred in the Southwest in early September was caused by starvation that was exacerbated by the early winter storm. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) sent bird carcasses to the lab for analysis shortly after the mortality event. While the laboratory results were not definitive for one single cause of death, nearly all of the birds were severely emaciated. The necropsies found evidence of starvation including shrunken breast muscles, kidney failure, empty stomachs and intestines, blood in intestines, and depleted fat stores.
According to the press release from the NMDGF: “The USGS National Wildlife Health Center, located in Madison, Wis., is renowned for the thoroughness of the diagnostic tests for wildlife disease diagnosis and management. The center conducted numerous tests during analyses, ruling out contagious bacterial disease, contagious viral disease including avian influenza and Newcastle disease and parasites as cause of death, as well as finding no evidence of smoke poisoning or pesticide poisoning.
From the lab reports, Department biologists know that migrating birds entered New Mexico in poor body condition and some birds were already succumbing to starvation. The unusual winter storm exacerbated conditions, likely causing birds to become disoriented and fly into objects and buildings. Some were struck by vehicles and many landed on the ground where cold temperatures, ice, snow and predators killed them.”

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Montana Chillers : 13 True Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings by Ellen Baumler
If you think winter gives you the chills, wait until you read these ghostly tales. Montana Chillers:13 True Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings tells scary accounts of a few souls who felt like hanging around a little while after they kicked the bucket. Each story is about real people, real places, and real events. Ellen Baulmer has done a creepily good job at conveying these true events to the reader, so much so that you might be compelled to turn on your night light before bed. So give this a read and chill out the Montana way. We are sure you'll enjoy every haunting page. 978-1560374961.

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The loss of Harry Kane is a blow for Tottenham and a huge boost for Manchester United. As Manchester City are five points ahead of United and Spurs, second and third respectively, a draw is surely undesirable and given the loss of Spurs’ star striker the onus is on José Mourinho’s men to go for the win. Considering Mourinho’s use of cat-and-mouse tactics it remains to be seen if he will instruct his side to do so. Jamie Jackson
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Doubtful Bailly (match fitness), Rojo (match fitness)
Injured Carrick (calf, 5 Nov), Fellaini (knee, 5 Nov), Pogba (hamstring, 18 Nov), Ibrahimovic (knee, Dec)
Suspended None —— Leading scorer Lukaku 7
Subs from Vorm, Gazzaniga, Aurier, Walker-Peters, Rose, Foyth, Sissoko, Dembélé, N’Koudou, Llorente
Injured Kane (hamstring, 1 Nov), Lamela (hip, Nov), Wanyama (knee, unknown)
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on Harry Kane’s absence: “I don’t speak about injured players so don’t ask me about Harry Kane, because to speak about Harry Kane I have to speak about Ibrahimovic, about Fellaini, about Pogba, about Rojo, about Michael Carrick, so I don’t speak.”
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino on coping without Kane: “We don’t need to prove ourselves. I think last season, in the period he was injured, you can see the stats and the games we played – win and lose with Harry, win and lose without Harry.
“I’m disappointed because he is our main striker and I think he is one of the best strikers in Europe, in the world, and always you are going to miss your best striker.
“We always believe in collective, the squad. During the season, problems happen and you must trust all the players, all the squad.”
Manchester United have won their last three Premier League home games against Tottenham without conceding a goal.
Spurs have lost 20 of their 25 Premier League trips to Old Trafford (W2, D3) – their worst away record against any club in the division.
United have only lost four of their last 32 top-flight fixtures with Spurs (W20, D8).
However, those four wins for Tottenham have come in the last 10 meetings between the sides (D3, L3), including a 2-1 victory in May.
Spurs will be looking to record consecutive league victories over United for the first time since April 1990.
United have won their last five Premier League home games without conceding.
They haven’t lost in 21 league fixtures at Old Trafford since a 2-1 defeat by Manchester City in September 2016 (W11, D10).
They could win eight consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since 2012-13.
Jose Mourinho has won all five of his home matches against Mauricio Pochettino by an aggregate score of 15-1.
This will be Marcus Rashford’s last game as a teenager. He has scored 13 Premier League goals as a teenager, second only to Wayne Rooney’s 15.
Romelu Lukaku has scored 15 goals in 58 top-flight games against the ‘big six’ clubs, averaging a goal every 289 minutes.
Tottenham’s tally of 20 points after nine games is their best start to a top-flight season since 1963.
They have only lost twice in 22 league matches (W18, D2).
Spurs have won six successive Premier League away games, and nine of their last 10.
Harry Kane has 29 goals in 26 league appearances in 2017. He’s seven shy of Alan Shearer’s Premier League record of 36 goals in a calendar year, set in 1995.
Kane has scored in six club games this season and each time he has gone on to score at least twice.
Son Heung-min needs one more goal to reach 20 in the Premier League and overtake Park Ji-sung as the competition’s highest-scoring South Korean player.
Paul Pogba remains unavailable due to his continuing rehabilitation from the hamstring injury which has kept him out since mid-September but is said to be targetting the trip to Chelsea next week as a possible return date, while Marouane Fellaini is also nearing a comeback following the knee injury he suffered playing for Belgium against Bosnia-Herzegovina earlier this month. Michael Carrick is expected to remain on the sidelines through calf trouble.
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Tottenham have lost 20 of their 25 Premier League away trips to Old Trafford (W2 D3 L20) – their biggest tally of defeats away at any club in the competition.
Spurs – who beat Manchester United back in May 2017 – will be looking to record consecutive league victories against the Red Devils for the first time since April 1990.
Manchester United have won their last five Premier League games at Old Trafford, keeping a clean sheet in each win – they last recorded six consecutive home league wins without conceding in March 2010 (run of seven).
In their last two games, Manchester United have scored one goal, attempted only four shots on target and have an xG total of 0.97. Spurs have faced those same opponents over the last three games (Huddersfield & Liverpool) and netted eight goals, had 13 shots on target and had an xG total of 3.62.
Mauricio Pochettino has lost more Premier League matches against Jose Mourinho (4) than he has versus any other manager in the competition.
Tottenham are level on points with United and this is a big week for them as they host Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.
A draw at Old Trafford would be a good result for them. For any of the top six teams, if they can go away to one of their direct rivals and get a point, I think they will be happy with that.
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Thursday morning's strong storm moved quickly, but not without leaving damage in its wake.
The squall line moved into central Mississippi about 4 a.m. and was out of the Jackson metro area by 5:30 a.m., said 16 WAPT meteorologist Meagan Quigley. The storm brought heavy rain and wind gusts up to 60 mph in some areas, she said.
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Tree limbs were knocked onto many roads across the area. On Redbone Road in Warren County, deputies were directing traffic and motorists were driving around power lines that fell when a power pole broke in half.
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Here is the cover of the Autobiography. It is now available for sale on the Items for Sale page. It is 5.5 by 8.5 inches and contains 114 pages. Besides the Autobiography, it contains the Genealogies of 1898 and the 1927 update. It also contains 21 pages of photographs, 14 of which are carte-de-visite photographs from a private album.
The Autobiography is now an InDesign file with a layout of 50 pages containing 24 drawings by Maeve Bradley. It is currently being proofread by Nancy Brooks. It will be a 5.5 by 8.5 inch book with an additional 41 pages of scanned genealogical material. I will experiment to see how some pages of photographs print when we order proof copies. So the final book will be about 92 to 100 pages, a perfect bound paperback, with a color cover and an ISBN number. It should be available in June and will be available for sale on this website. Here are drafts of the title page and first page of the Autobiography:
Update on May 28th, 2017: Proof copies of the 110 page book have been ordered!
The Book Arts Collaborative is up and running in Muncie, Indiana and their website shows my press equipment in it’s new setting. I recommend their video here to see what they are doing for the Ball State University and the Muncie community.
Here is our new Railway Station Press logo which will be used for the first time on the reprint of the Autobiography of Henry Martin Bradley. The image is a woodcut by Chris Manson of Crooked Crow Press and the font is 48 pt. Herculanum from Photoshop.
Also, The Kickstarter project has been successfully funded at 175% of our original goal!
We have an illustrator, Maeve Sullivan Bradley, lined up and the book will be available by May of 2017.
Update: We now have an Editor for Railway Station Press! Nancy Growald Brooks had a long and distinguished career as an editor for the Smithsonian American History Museum and is now retired. I will assume the role of publisher.
After selling the letterpress print shop, I am taking Railway Station Press in a new direction. It will be a publisher and distributor of select small press titles beginning with a reprint of the scarce “A Brief Autobiography of Henry M. Bradley” which was first printed in 1907. Henry Martin Bradley was my great great grandfather and lived from 1824 to 1918. This is currently a 30 day Kickstarter project to fund the actual printing.
He was born in western Massachusetts, helped his family clear the land and farm in northeastern Ohio, owned and worked for lumber companies in Bay City and Saginaw, Michigan, and prospected for iron ore in northern Minnesota. He finally settled in Duluth, Minnesota with many of his children and grandchildren (and that was where I was born).
Railway Station Press will continue to offer the Midway Midget playing cards and 1893 Chicago World’s Fair history cards as well as John Haines poetry broadsides (see blog posts below and Items For Sale page). My “Moving with the Frontier: The Bradley Family of America 1644 – 1918” published in 1977 is also available on the Items For Sale page.
My other website & blog, dedicated to the Bradley family and related families history and genealogy, can be found at www.BradleyHistory.com and my new email address is firstname.lastname@example.org Thank you.
Scan of first page of one of only two original copies that are known to have survived.
Update on May 5th & June 1st: The print shop has been sold to Ball State University and it’s letterpress and book arts program in Muncie, Indiana. Workshops are no longer available.
For many reasons I have decided to sell my entire Railway Station Press print shop but not the press name or the printed inventory. Items include a Chandler & Price Old Style Pilot Press with three chases and one set of rollers, two oak type cabinets full of type, two library card catalogs full of leading, type, cuts, ornaments etc., trays of space material from 12 point to 48 point, two imposing stones, a slug cutter, a large paper cutter, a roll of tympan paper, 16 cans of VanSon Rubber Base ink, Lettra and other fine paper, many books and other associated pieces of furniture. Everything that you need to letterpress print is included such as composing sticks, quoins, wood furniture, tweezers, a bodkin and a total of 71 fonts of type and 29 type cases.
The APA (Amalgamated Printers’ Association) was founded in 1958 by letterpress printers who wanted to share their hobby. The membership is limited to 150 and each member is required to print at least four items for the monthly bundle that is mailed to each member. I belonged to the group from 2007 until 2016 when I sold my press.
The type foundry BB&S of Chicago sent artists to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Midway to capture the images of some of the entertainers and visitors and cast them into small 60 & 72 point lead ornaments for printers to use. The full set contains 35 ornaments. The images were often taken from photographs such as the young girl or the Samoan chief shown below.
I scanned these images and had Owosso in Michigan make copper dies with the characters two inches high. The historical deck of cards includes 26 two color letterpress printed cards showing all of the 35 Midway Midgets (2 of the cards are shown at top with the box cover, and 3 of the cards are shown below) and 14 photographs (including the 3 above) that shed light on the selection of the subjects portrayed in these ornaments.
The text is 14 point Nicolas Cochin and the paper is 100% cotton Lettra. These cards are presented in a limited numbered edition of 130 boxed sets and are available for purchase for $30 each postpaid by Paypal at email@example.com or by sending a check payable to Stuart Bradley at 105 East Glendale Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301.
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I was at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on Thursday, April 9th for the 150th Anniversary and minute to minute reenactment of Lee’s surrender to Grant in the Wilmer McLean house which marked the end of the Civil War. There was a very moving program with a detailed reenactment of Lee and Grant entering the McLean house and after the meeting Lee emerging, tipping his hat to the Union Generals and riding through the town on his horse. For more photos and detail on the ceremony go to www.BradleyHistory.com
The National Park Service was also letterpress printing soldiers paroles. Compare the reprint on top with an original below it. After the surrender the Union Army printed 30,000 paroles, 4 to a sheet, in 26 hours in the Tavern at Appomattox so that each Confederate soldier could return to his home unmolested.
Jim Walczak and Stan Nelson helped set this up with the Park Service. (see Jim Walczak’s description of the project below) Stan’s reproduction of the Union Army’s traveling type case was on display along with an original. (Click on scans & photos to enlarge)
Over the years Rich Hopkins of Terra Alta, West Virginia has periodically offered an opportunity for a select few to learn how to cast type metal in his printing shop for an intensive week called “Monotype University”. I had the honor to attend Monotype University 6 in June of 2005 along with Bill Welliver, William Bentley, Paul Maravelas, and David Krenz. Besides Rich Hopkins, the faculty included Jim Walczak, Mike Anderson and Dan Jones.
For my project I chose 24 point Hadriano and many days we worked from 9 in the morning until 11 at night casting in very hot weather. I only experienced one “splash” from the 700 degree molten lead pot and I managed to step back and avoid being burned. The experience has given me an appreciation of just how hard it is to make good type.
Most of the fonts in my print shop are new type and I highly recommend the type that Sky Shipley (a graduate of an earlier Monotype University) makes in Arizona. Go to Skyline Type Foundry to download a list of the wide variety of excellent fonts and borders that he offers. I do not recommend buying old, worn and incomplete type on eBay when new type is so available and affordable. Other excellent type foundries are M&H in San Francisco and Ed Rayher’s Swamp Press in Massachusetts.
Rich Hopkins has also been the long time editor (since 1978) of the ATF Newsletter which just published it’s 40th issue. ATF stands for the American Typecasting Fellowship, whose members meet every two years for a Conference. Rich can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.org or at 169 Oak Grove Road, Terra Alta, West Virginia 26764.
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The objectives of this research were to study the influences of destination environment, destination amenities, destination image, and tourist satisfaction on sustainable of less visited area tourism. This research employed a quantitative method. The sample consisted of 300 Thai tourists who used to travel to less visited area include Buriram, Ratchaburi, Satun, Lampang and Chanthaburi, obtained by multi-stage sampling. The sample size was determined based on the Kline criterion of 20 times the observed variables. Data were collected with the use of a questionnaire and analyzed with a structural equation model. The research findings showed that destination image had the highest overall influence on sustainable of less visited area tourism, followed by destination environment, tourist satisfaction, and destination amenities, respectively. The results of this research can be used to plan tourism strategies of the government and entrepreneurs in the less visited area pushing tourist attractions in the less visited areas to become a popular destination for both Thai and foreign tourists.
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Grappi, S., & Montanari, F. (2011). The Role of Social Identification and Hedonism in Affecting Tourist Re-Patronizing Behaviors: The Case of an Italian Festival. Tourism Management, 32(5), 1128-1140.
Kassean, H., & Gassita, R. (2013). Exploring Tourists Push and Pull Motivations to Visit Mauritius as a Tourist Destination. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2(3), 1-13.
Kline, R. B. (2005). Principle and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling. New York: Guilford.
Lee, C. K., Lee, Y. K., & Lee, B. (2005). Korea’s Destination Image Formed by the 2002 World Cup. Annals of Tourism Research, 32(4), 839-858.
Loureiro, S. M. C., & González, F. J. M. (2008). The importance of quality, satisfaction, trust, and image in relation to rural tourist loyalty. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 25(2), 117-136.
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Governor Quinn Signs Employment First Act to Expand Opportunities for People with Disabilities
CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today signed the “Employment First Act,” a new law which requires Illinois state agencies to work together to make employment for people with disabilities a priority.
The legislation was first proposed by Governor Quinn in his 2013 State of the State address and is part of his agenda to ensure all people have the opportunity to follow their dreams and reach their full potential.
“Every person in the Land of Lincoln should have the opportunity – regardless of the challenges they face – to pursue their dreams and achieve their full potential,” Governor Quinn said. “My goal is to make Illinois the nation’s leading employer of people with disabilities. We’ve made historic progress to change Illinois through our Rebalancing Initiative and today, we are breaking down more barriers to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in our state.”
Sponsored by State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Skokie) and State Rep. Esther Golar (D-Chicago), House Bill 2591 requires all state agencies to work together to make competitive employment for people with disabilities a priority and establish measurable goals and objectives for the state. The law requires the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force (EEOPWD) – created in 2009 – to monitor progress towards this mission. All state agencies will be required to share data and information and ensure all policies, procedures and practices are aligned to these goals and objectives. The EEOPWD Task Force includes advocates, individuals with disabilities, business community members, disability services providers, representatives of state agencies and other stakeholders.
“The Employment First Act will go a long way toward aligning state policy with Illinois’ values of inclusion and fair pay for people with disabilities,” Sen. Biss said. “Illinois residents with disabilities have much to contribute to our workforce, and the law signed today will maximize their opportunities to live and work with dignity.”
“People with disabilities deserve an equal opportunity to receive gainful employment,” Rep. Golar said. “This legislation will level the playing field and make sure that no one is denied employment at a state agency simply because they have a disability.”
Employment First is modeled from a national movement that believes employment in the general workforce is the first and preferred option when exploring goals and a life path for people with disabilities. Competitive work in integrated settings for people with disabilities is proven to foster self-sufficiency, independent living, higher self-esteem and better integration into the community at-large.
Governor Quinn has been recognized both nationally and locally as a champion for people with disabilities. Two years ago, the governor launched his Rebalancing Initiative to improve the state’s system of caring for those with disabilities and mental health challenges. The initiative has successfully moved hundreds of people with disabilities out of institutions and into community-based care.
The Arc of the United States recently named Governor Quinn the Advocacy Matters! Award recipient for 2013, which is The Arc’s most prestigious honor. The award is presented annually to proven leaders who advocate and protect the civil and human rights of people with disabilities and increase resources, services and supports that promote their full inclusion and participation in the community.
"Governor Quinn is to be commended on his vision and perseverance in guaranteeing people with disabilities the chance to live their dreams,” Tony Paulauski, executive director of The Arc of Illinois. “The Employment First initiative provides equal opportunity to achieve their potential and benefits the people of Illinois by offering a diverse workforce and unique perspective."
Today’s bill signing takes place at the Illinois Department of Human Services event which celebrates the 23rd anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. This year’s 23rd anniversary celebration, titled “ADA Breaking Down the Barriers,” highlights the accomplishments of people with disabilities and recognizes how state agencies and other organizations have worked to comply with this law, improving access to environments, programs, services and opportunities for people with disabilities.
The law is effective immediately.


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Earlier today, Manhattan Concert Productions revealed the full and phenomenal cast who will take part in their concert performance of Ragtime at Avery Fisher Hall on Monday, February 18, 2013.
The cast will also include: Michael Arden as Younger Brother, Phillip Boykin as Booker T. Washington, Kerry Butler as Evelyn Nesbit, Matt Cavenaugh as Henry Ford, Tyne Daly as Emma Goldman, Jarrod Emick as Willie Conklin, Manoel Felciano as Tateh, Dick Latessa as Grandfather, Norm Lewis as Coalhouse Walker Jr., Jose Llana as Harry Houdini, Michael McCormick as J.P. Morgan, Howard McGillin as Father, Patina Miller as Sarah,
The stellar production team includes: Laurence Olivier Award Nominee Stafford Arima, Director; Broadway veteran David Loud, Music Supervisor; Tony Award Winner Howell Binkley, Lighting Design and Tony Award Nominee Beowulf Boritt, Set Design.
Ragtime's award-winning score will be brought to life in this unique concert performance. Called by Time Magazine, A triumph for the stage, and by the International Herald Tribune, the best musical in twenty years, this acclaimed musical won 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations, and won both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score.
Ragtime is an epic tale of three very different families whose lives become intertwined at the turn of the 20th century. The story will unfold across a vibrant and explosive performance by over one hundred singers from around the country, as well as a host of professional members from former Ragtime choruses and the Broadway community, all accompanied by the phenomenal New York City Chamber Orchestra for this one night only performance!
This performance not only marks the 15th anniversary of the original Broadway production of Ragtime, it also marks the 30th anniversary of Ahrens' and Flaherty's collaboration.


By Justin Dawes- Reporter, Albany Business Review (October 29th, 2021)
Stewart’s Shops has opened four high-speed electric vehicle charging stations at a new shop in Schodack, the first of five installations planned for Stewart’s locations in New York state.
The other Stewart’s installations will be in Moreau, Clifton Park, Latham and Keene. Stewart’s has previously had a handful of Tesla chargers. These new chargers will work with all EVs.
Each of the installations is part of the EVolveNY charging network funded by the New York Power Authority. The EVolveNY initiative includes a plan to install up to 100 chargers across New York state by the end of 2021. Once the buildout is complete, there will be public chargers available every 50 miles or less along major routes.
All five of the Stewart’s installations are part of a deal awarded to the Valatie-based EV vendor Plugin Stations Online to install about 40 EV fast chargers at 14 sites across the state. Fast chargers are able to charge vehicles in roughly 20 minutes. Slower Level 2 chargers, which are currently more common, typically take roughly 90 minutes.
The Stewart’s Schodack location, at 1811 Columbia Turnpike, is the third EVolveNY site that Plugin Stations has installed so far, said John Doran, owner of the company, which is building seven other sites currently.
Plugin Stations just broke ground on a 10,000-megawatt substation for the NFTA depot in Buffalo, Doran said. It’s part of another NYPA contract, which includes installing 10 chargers each year until there’s a station for each of the area’s 150 buses, which means Plugin will be busy with the project until 2035.
New York state has a goal of 850,000 zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025 and 10,000 chargers available by the end of 2021. The state had almost 85,000 electric vehicles as of Oct. 1, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, though almost half those were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that also include a gasoline engine.
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a law banning the sale of gasoline-fueled cars and trucks by 2035.
“We’re endlessly working to install the infrastructure we have,” Doran said.
The company is working on several dozen jobs as part of the the NYSERDA Charge Ready NY program, which offers $4,000 rebates for each Level 2 EV charging station installed at public parking facilities, workplaces and apartment buildings.
Doran said he’s also waiting to hear back about a significant potential deal in New York City. Plugin Stations has recently installed stations at the MTA headquarters and underneath the Triborough Bridge.
Doran said NYPA is looking at installing another 50 stations in 2022, and if that happens, he plans to hire more workers on top of the 30 he has to help with those projects.
But, like many other industries, supply chain issues could affect plans for next year if the problem isn’t solved. “There are huge supply chain issues that are affecting everybody,” Doran said.
He said Switzerland-based ABB, which manufactures the chargers, had to fly the Schodack chargers to the U.S. in order to make the installation deadline — and that wasn’t cheap. ABB is doing the same for the stations that will be installed in Saratoga and Amsterdam. Chargers for another six sites will then be shipped over.
There’s a 16-week wait right now on a part needed for the meter of the transformer, part of the infrastructure needed to power the chargers, Doran said. And the price of copper has gone through the roof, he said. There’s also been a hard time finding wire, pipe, computer chips and more.
“We were fortunate because we made a long-term commitment to NYPA, and ABB’s made a long-term commitment to us. So, we preordered a lot of materials knowing that some of this might be coming,” Doran said. “We have enough to probably complete all 14 sites, and we’re going to have to see what happens in 2022.”
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Born in 1889, Gertrude Harding spent her childhood on a Welsford, New Brunswick farm, and in 1912 she moved to London. One day she saw a parade of women carrying large white posters. It was a poster-parade of Militant Suffragettes demanding votes for women; after more than two decades of mild action, the Suffragettes were on the warpath.
Gertrude Harding couldn't wait to join them and worked for years with the suffragette movement. During World War I, Harding became the publisher of the Suffragette newspaper. During the War, Harding became a social worker among women labourers in a munitions plant. Afterwards, she did social work in industrial New Jersey.
When she retired she wrote her memoirs, which she illustrated with sketches and snapshots. Finally, she returned to Rothesay, New Brunswick, where she died in 1977.Author: Gretchen Wilson
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
Published Date: May 1st, 1996
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some cholesterol to work the right way and
makes all the cholesterol you need.
Blood is watery and cholesterol is fatty. Just like oil and water, the two do not mix. So, in order to travel in the bloodstream, cholesterol is carried in small packages called lipoproteins (lip-o-PRO-teens).
Two kinds of lipoproteins carry cholesterol throughout your body. It is important to have healthy levels of both:
Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol is sometimes called "bad" cholesterol. High LDL cholesterol leads to a buildup of cholesterol in the arteries. The higher the LDL level in your blood, the greater chance you have for getting heart disease.
(Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your body.)
high-density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol is sometimes called "good" cholesterol. HDL carries cholesterol from other parts of your body back to your liver. The liver removes the cholesterol from your body. The higher your HDL cholesterol level, the lower your chance of getting heart disease.
High Blood Cholesterol
Too much cholesterol in your blood can build up in the walls of your arteries. This buildup of cholesterol is called plaque (PLACK). Over time, plaque can cause narrowing of the arteries. This is called atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries." Special arteries, called coronary arteries, bring blood to the heart. Narrowing of your coronary arteries due to plaque can stop or slow down the flow of blood to your heart. When the arteries narrow, the amount of oxygen-carrying blood is decreased. This is called coronary artery disease (CAD). Large plaque areas can lead to chest pain called angina. Angina happens when the heart does not receive enough blood and the oxygen it carries with it. Angina is a common sign of CAD.
Some plaques have a thin covering and burst (rupture), releasing fat and cholesterol into the bloodstream. The release of fat and cholesterol may cause your blood to clot. A clot can block the flow of blood. This blockage can cause angina or a heart attack. Lowering your cholesterol level decreases your chance for having a plaque burst and the chance of a heart attack. Lowering cholesterol may also slow down, reduce, or even stop plaque from building up.
What causes High Blood Cholesterol ?
Certain foods have types of fat that raise your cholesterol level.
• Saturated fat raises your LDL cholesterol level more than anything else in your diet.
• Trans fatty acids (trans fats) are made when vegetable oil is "hydrogenated" to harden it. Trans fatty acids also raise cholesterol levels.
• Cholesterol is found in foods that come from animal sources, for example, egg yolks, meat, and cheese.
Cholesterol content of various food
|Food Name||Cholesterol mg per 100 grams|
|Two Egg yolks||360 mg|
|Clarified butter; Ghee||256 mg|
|Ice cream||47 mg|
|Evaporated milk||29 mg|
|Skimmed Milk||4 mg|
|Egg White||0 mg|
Daily Cholesterol Limit
Health guidelines advise that total blood cholesterol levels be kept below 200 mg/dL, and that LDL cholesterol be kept below 100 mg/dL.
On a day to day basis, this means you should limit your average cholesterol intake to less than 300 milligrams per day. But, if you have been diagnosed with heart disease, this should be reduced further to an intake of less than 200 milligrams per day. -
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Halley Elementary had students so excited they were rapping, break dancing and doing the worm Tuesday night, and all in the name of bullying.
The student rap group that was so energized was the Bully Nots, a cadre of Halley Elementary students dedicated to informing children about bullying at their school through dance and rap. Their performance excited the crowd at the kick off of the implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program at Halley. As keynote speaker at the event Miss Virginia 2006, Adrianna Sgarlata, shared her own story of being bullied as a student at Clifton Elementary and how it inspired her to work to stop bullying in Virginia schools.
“This is something that is so important to me,” Sgarlata told the crowd of Halley parents and students. The Fairfax Station native was bullied herself in the fifth grade and resorted to faking stomach aches to get out of school. After her parents and teachers caught on to her deception they began sending her to school despite her protests.
“There has to be open communication,” Sgarlata said. When she got appendicitis later in the school year no one believed her complaints until her appendix burst and she had to be rushed to the hospital.
Sgarlata went on to win the Miss Virginia pageant in 2006 and has been using her title to push for more bullying prevention in Virginia schools.
“I’ve been on a school tour for seven months,” she said. “The students here are more excited than any I've seen." Halley is beginning the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a program developed in the 1990s which “puts more focus on supporting the victim," according to Darlene Pulliam. The program, empowers everyone to speak up, be honest, and come and report bullying, added Phoebe Boatright.
Pulliam and Boatright are guidance counselors at Halley who wrote the grant which brought the Olweus program to Halley. "It's something that we've been working toward for eight years," said Boatright. Still, a recent survey conducted by the Halley administration found that 21.6 percent of students grades 3-6 say that they have been bullied 2-3 or more times a month, and 5.8 percent of students admit to have bullied others 2-3 times or more.
To combat this, Halley has placed anti-bullying rules school wide and has developed a Bullying Offenses Rubric to implement concrete consequences for bullying behavior. The consequences range from the writing of an incident report and a call home for first offenses for things like teasing and name calling to the notification of the School Security Officer and punishment from the administrator for intimidation or aggressive behaviors.
"The myth that bullies are insecure is a myth,” said Boatright, and the key to taking that power is to make the victims and bystanders comfortable coming forward. But hurdles remain. “Girls don’t report because they’re afraid they’ll become the victims,” said Boatright. Increasing awareness helps solve these problems, though. “The more we teach it,” she said, “the more we get children feeling empowered and coming forward.”
One way to increase awareness has been with the Bully Not group. The Bully Nots started eight years ago as a skit and music group. The performers have become popular at the school for their rapping under the supervision of music teacher Gwen Ward. “Everybody wants to be a Bully Not,” said Ward of the group’s success. The eight members of the Bully Nots visit classrooms and assemblies dancing and rapping with their energetic mix of message and attitude. “We’re hoping that it will catch on and we’ll be able to take it to other schools,” said Ward.
The anti-bullying bug is catching on because of these programs. One of the most surprising results, said Sgarlata, is that, “kids that are bullying didn’t realize they were doing it,” and have stopped once they learned. "If we can reach them while they're young, by the time they get to middle school they'll be so much better off," she said.


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[–]Painting for a whileFunkj0ker 3 points4 points5 points 5 days ago (1 child)
I watched with pride as you grew into a weapon of righteousness.
Remember, our line has always ruled with wisdom and strength,
and I know you will show restraint when exercising your great power.
But the truest victory, my son, is stirring the hearts of your people.
I tell you this, for when my days have come to an end,
You shall be King.
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IT’S THE CIIIRLCE OF LIIIIIFE
[–]Sunwalker89 2 points3 points4 points 5 days ago (2 children)
Great work mate! I almost finnished my Abaddon, just things to do left. May i ask, whats Your recipe for rich red on Your parts? Cheers!
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Thank you man:) It’s grey seer Base. Flesh Tearers Red Contrast paint over it, Evil Sunz Scarlet Highlight, Wild Rider Red Highlight, then Lugganath Orange Edge Color 50/50 with Wild Rider Red and a very small highlight with pure Lugganath Orange.
Edit: Thats what I used on the hair and the Helmet on his back. For the red part on his waist I did the same but without the last two steps and used wetblending. Btw your Abaddon is absolutely stunning. Love it:)
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Thanks mate 😉
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Partition and the Establishment of Northern Ireland 1912-22
Civic Lecture to mark the Centenary of Northern Ireland
Partition and the Establishment of Northern Ireland by Dr Eamon Phoenix and illustrated by historic newsreels in conjunction with Ann Donnelly of Northern Ireland Screen
This year marks the formal partition of Ireland and the establishment of Northern Ireland as a self-governing entity within the United Kingdom. The immediate causes of the drawing of a border on the island of Ireland lay in the Home Rule crisis of 1912-14 and the rise of Ulster Protestant resistance to an all-Ireland Parliament, led by Sir Edward Carson, a Dublin Unionist lawyer.
These years saw the rise of the Ulster Volunteers and the Irish Volunteers and failure to find a compromise to the Ulster Question. Civil war was averted by the outbreak of the Great War which formed the essential background to both the 1916 Rising and the Battle of the Somme. The 1918 general election saw the victory of Sinn Fein in Nationalist Ireland the declaration of an Irish Republic by Dáil Éireann while Ulster Unionism consolidated its position in the industrial north-east.
The period 1919-22 saw the outbreak of the War of Independence; the passage at Westminster of the Government of Ireland Act (1920) which partitioned the island; the formation of the Ulster Special Constabulary (1920); the eruption of sectarian violence in Ulster; the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations of 1921 and the Irish Civil War of 1922-23.
This is a critical period in the political history of this island. It saw the efforts of Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins to establish a 32-county Irish Republic and the counter-efforts of Edward Carson and James Craig to exclude Protestant Ulster from an all-Ireland settlement. It also witnessed Sinn Fein’s abstentionism from Westminster and the success of the Ulster Unionists in shaping the emerging Partition Act to create a separate Unionist state in six counties.
The period also saw violence and population movements, North and South, and the emergence of a disputed border which was not finally confirmed until 1925.
This illustrated Lecture will trace the background and development of partition and critically examine the key personalities, Irish and British, the impact of the War of Independence on Ulster, the abandonment of a nine-county unit of six, the lack of minority safeguards in the Partition scheme, the Boundary Commission and the violence both in Belfast and on the new border in the early 1920s.


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