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James Charles talking about the first season of Instant Influencer
Firstly, Happy Birthday to James! Yes, he's 21 years old now. ✌🎂
On his Instagram profile and Instagram stories, James gave us a sneak peek how he celebrated his 21st birthday.
He got a super cool birthday cake and a new, personalized Ipad Pro as well from Morphe:
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But the day before, James uploaded a video on his Youtube channel talking about the first season of Instant Influencer, showing how everything looked behind the scenes. The video hit 3 million views already! How he started and "what it took actually to make this dream a reality", read below. The winner of the first season will win $50,000 and become the world's first Instant Influencer.
The story starts from November 14th, 2019 having a meeting with the professionals and talking about every detail. Two weeks later the preparation started and the hall, where the show took place, was ready for some big upcoming changes.
January 15th, 2020 the first day of filming and that's the day when all the contestants got a video call from James, being informed that they've been accepted for the show. Thousands of people signed up for this show, but only six got the acceptance.
January 20th, 2020 first day of shooting and James also saw the whole set for the first time. He admits that he was so nervous because it's so weird "like to be so produced" and because everything is completely different than recording a video for your Youtube channel where you have full control over it.
Although he went against Paris and Norvina by deciding who's gonna be the winner of episode 1, he had this strong feeling that Kailin needs to win this time. And what about the looser? It was very easy for James to announce the winner, but it felt so hard to tell Britany that she was the one who got eliminated. James admits that he saw in her eyes how much she wanted to be a part of this and that was the key point where he got very emotional.
Day two and the Quick Get Ready Challenge was really challenging. James went to the hotel where the contestants were sleeping and woke them up announcing them the new challenge where they should get ready as quick as they can. The contestants got 30 minutes to get ready. Indigo got eliminated, even though he was one of his favorites but James thinks that every artist should know when he should put more effort to get better.
On day three the contestants had to make their very own apology video and everyone of them got a minor scandal, randomly assigned by James. Gabriel got eliminated because his video was the weakest while "the others really shined". Who's the winner? There was no winner because Kailin, Ashley and Benny got to the finals together.
January 24th, 2020 and the FINALE is already here. So, the excitement grows more and more! Before the show, James made the intro for the whole season and it looks amazing behind the scenes!
Mario Dedivanovic was the special guest giving advices to the finalists. There was no specific challenge in the last episode so the contestants had to show their creativity, their talent and their will. And therefore Ashley won and became the first Instant Influencer!
If you missed the first season, we're sorry for the spoilers! But you can still watch it on his Youtube channel by clicking here.
More about the story behind the scenes in his video:


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Video platforms like YouTube and Facebook have to cater to a variety of audiences including video creators, viewers, and advertisers. In order to maintain a balanced ecosystem that aligns everyone’s interests, these platforms have set up specific content guidelines. Advertisers will only place their content on or alongside videos that feel safe for them, so YouTube and Facebook will disable monetization for any content they flag as inappropriate for advertisements. If you are still looking to make money off of your content, it’s vital you understand how these platform policies work. To ensure you don’t miss out on any revenue, let’s break down these advertiser-friendly content guidelines.
Content Considered Not Advertiser Friendly
Platforms like YouTube have built technology and policy enforcement processes to determine whether or not a video’s content is appropriate for advertising. If you want to keep earning money from advertising you will need to avoid content that contains:
- Make sure you own the rights– Before you try and monetize any content, you must ensure that you are the proper owner of each asset. You can either create 100% original content or obtain the permission for the original creator, because if you don’t you content is at risk for de-monetization.
- Controversial issues and sensitive events– this includes videos that feature or focus on subjects like war, political conflicts, terrorism/extremism, death/tragedies, and sexual abuse (even if the graphic imagery isn’t shown).
- Drugs and dangerous products of substances– any video that promotes or highlights the sale, use, or abuse of illegal drugs, related drugs or substances, and/or dangerous products.
- Harmful or dangerous acts– content that features harmful or dangerous acts that result in physical, emotional, or psychological injury.
- Hateful content– videos that promote discrimination of an individual or group of people in any way. Content that is satire or comedy may be exempt in limited cases.
- Inappropriate language– content containing frequent uses of profanity.
- Inappropriate use family entertainment characters– depicting family entertainment character engaging in the violent, sexual, vile, or inappropriate behavior.
- Incendiary and demeaning– video content that shames or insults an individual or group.
- Sexually suggestive content– any form of highly sexualized content including videos where the focal point is nudity or sexual simulations or that features sexual devices. Limited exceptions include non-graphic sexual educational videos.
- Violence– videos where the focal point is blood, violence, or injury presented without additional context.
Tips For Creating Advertiser-Friendly Content
YouTube and Facebook have developed these guidelines to make everyone feel safe, they do not want these rules to limit the creativity of their video creators. If you still want to make money off of potentially controversial content, keep in mind:
- Be respectful– Before you choose to monetize your content, put yourself in both the advertisers’ and viewers’ shoes. Try to avoid creating content that would make any individual or group of people uncomfortable.
- Limit profanity– One of the easiest ways to avoid getting your video demonetized is limiting your use of explicit language. Keep the profanity to a minimum or if possible, try creating a ‘clean’ version of your content for monetization purposes.
- Accurate thumbnails and metadata– Advertisers will not promote misleading content, so make sure your thumbnails, video title, and video description are accurately portraying the content of your video. Avoid shocking, sexually suggestive, or overly graphic images for your thumbnails as well as profanity in your metadata. Looking for tips for creating a clickable and advertiser-friendly thumbnail, check out our blog.
- Don’t replicate any existing ad products– Do not embed your own ads into your videos. Any sort of ad replication, such as installing your own pre-roll ad into your content, will be immediately flagged and demonetized.
- Put it in context– Providing context is key if you want to continue monetizing potentially controversial videos. Give your videos enough surround information so viewers understand what they are seeing. YouTube and Facebook will often enable monetization if the content is newsworthy or comedic in nature, however, it is vital to show that your intentions were to inform or entertain, not shock or offend.
Ultimately, the advertiser will get to choose what type of content they want to run their ads on, however, if you fully understand these guidelines and try to incorporate these helpful hints, your content will appeal to more advertisers. If your content is successfully being monetized, Vydia Analytics will provide you one platform to track your different sources of revenue to see how well your content is doing. To learn more about Vydia Analytics, click here.


Till now, hydro-projects are evaluated stand-alone. But the Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh now wants to look at these projects in a holistic manner by assessing the projects’ impact on the ecology of the entire basin.
On Tuesday, the ministry decided on the feasibility study for the entire stretch of Bhagirathi and Alakananda before permitting new hydro-power plants in Uttarakhand.
“Since a series of hydro projects are planned, under implementation and operational on Bhagirathi and Alakananda rivers, it has been decided that a comprehensive study may be undertaken on the likely cumulative impact of the projects on the flow and character of the river,” said a ministry official.
A similar study is already underway for Teesta river in Sikkim and West Bengal. The ministry has cancelled Uttarakhand’s three hydro projects - Pala Maneri, Bhaironghati and Rupsiabagar-Khasiyabara - and threatened Srinagar hydro project with withdrawal of permission unless environmental remedial measures - as promised in the project report - are not undertaken.
Six projects on Mandakini are also under the ministry’s scanner. The Bhagirati and Alakananda rivers will be studied by scientists from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and Wildlife Institute of India in its entirety. The study would fix the requirement of minimum flow from the proposed and already commissioned hydro electric projects on these rivers.


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The STIK Kit by CIG2O is perfect for newcomers to the world of vaping. A slim, pen-style pod kit with draw-activated fire and an integrated USB charger, the CIG2O STIK Kit is ideal for vapers looking for the ultimate convenience in a portable package.
CIG2O’s STIK Kit is simple to use: just slot one of your pre-filled CIG2O cartridges into the gap at the top of the device until it clicks into place and you’re ready to go! Just inhale on the STIK’s mouthpiece to use it; the lack of fire button gives you a vaping experience even closer to that of a cigarette, making the STIK Kit a great option for people who have recently stopped smoking. The STIK Kit is powered by a quick-charging 30W battery with impressive battery life; to charge it up, simply remove the e-liquid pod and battery cap to reveal the built-in USB charger input. Just plug it into a laptop or USB wall adapter; there’s no need for cables or hassle!
If you are looking for a convenient, portable e-cigarette without needing to refill a tank or change any settings, the CIG2O STIK Kit is the perfect option for you. STIK Refills are available in Tobacco, Red Tobacco and Menthol flavors in 8mg (0.8%) or 12mg (1.2%) nicotine strengths.
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Changes To Phoenix Police Department Leadership
Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia has made some changes to the department’s leadership. A few were promoted, while others were demoted. With more on the story is Arizona Republic reporter JJ Hensley, who wrote about it in Wednesday morning’s paper and online at Azcentral.com.


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Hotel Ercilla de Bilbao, Autograph Collection is a luxurious 4-star property set in a prime location in the centre of Bilbao. Local tourist attractions such as Chavarri Palace, Plaza Moyua and Bilbao Bullring are not far from the hotel. Also within easy reach are Dona Casilda Iturrizar Park, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum and University of Deusto, Bilboa.
Accommodation Make yourself at home in one of the 325 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Facilities Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this hotel include gift shops/newsstands and a banquet hall. Satisfy your appetite for lunch or brunch at the hotel's restaurant, Bermeo, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk.
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This is comfortable hotel with great amenities and perfectly located with short distance to all tourist attractions, bars and restaurants. The whole personnel provided the best service that possible. Great rooftop bar and complimentary treats like soft drinks at the lobby and chocolate every day in our room was a truly nice touch.
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Guest Score 10.0 out of 10
We had a wonderful experience at Hotel Ercilla. Spacious, well equipped and clean room, friendly and informative service, delicious breakfast and dinner at the restaurant. Plus panoramic views and central position. Everything was perfect.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Hotel Ercilla de Bilbao, Autograph Collection?
The guests can check in from 02:00 PM. Check-out time is 12:00 PM.
What is the nearest airport to Hotel Ercilla de Bilbao, Autograph Collection?
Bilbao, Spain (BIO) is located 3.45mi from the property.
Is the front desk open 24 hours?
Our helpful 24-hour front desk is ready to assist you with any inquiry.
Are there laundry services?
Laundry services may be available at an additional cost.
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Room service can be arranged for guests staying at the hotel.
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Looking for a place to eat? The property offers at least one full-service restaurant.
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Travelers visiting from all parts of the globe can use the hotel's currency exchange services.
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Perry Farrell started out as the most engaging guy who ever hit you up for change. It wasn't just ...
Perry Farrell started out as the most engaging guy who ever hit you up for change. It wasn't just his wiry, damaged looks and a voice that sounded like rent tissue; this guy had stories to tell, about what he saw on the streets, the drugs and hookers, the sound of gunshots and polyglot arguments. Then he'd get in his own head, and spill his wild theories-- sex is violence! Jesus enjoyed a good menage-a-trois every now and again! You can piss in the shower! On yourself!-- and fantasies about the mountains and deserts he'd probably never seen. If you drove in from the 'burbs and met this guy, he'd tell you things you'd never imagined-- but the whole time, he just wanted your money.
The three albums that Jane's Addiction cut, from their commercial breakthrough in '88 to their sudden breakup in '91, placed them solidly as one of the great bands of their time. Farrell partnered with star lead guitarist Dave Navarro-- a fellow metal drama queen-- and the stellar rhythm section of Stephen Perkins on drums and bassist Eric Avery: you could send them out on reconnaissance and know they'd come back. Not only did the band help start the "alternative rock" era and revive great hard rock on the major labels, but their fusion of metal, goth, punk-funk-grooves and art-rock showed a breadth and power close to none other than Led Zeppelin-- a band whose greatness they scraped with their artistic and commercial pinnacle, Ritual de lo Habitual.
And then it was over. Without dwelling on every solo project and spinoff band, you can argue that each new album was safer and duller than the one before. Farrell's Porno for Pyros made him tame and serviceable, as the one-time street threat became the professional concert promoter behind Lollapalooza. With his exotic electronica record Songs Yet to Be Sung, he'd finally made it out to the desert, even if he was too straight and cleaned-up to make anything of it. The others didn't fare much better, but aside from a one-off reunion tour (with Flea on bass), the band had been inactive for over a decade when they got back together-- with Chris Chaney replacing Avery-- to record Strays and revive Lollapalooza, which they're currently headlining. Again.
If you're an old fan you might stop cold when you hear the band's new sound. I'll just be direct here: Jane's Addiction have embraced the stainless steel of nu-metal. That said, the old band is recognizable-- Farrell even shouts "HERE WE GO!" to kick it off-- but now they're tight, clean and less dynamic; some tracks sound slick enough to fit in a movie about street-racing sports cars. And who thought Farrell's voice would fit the bold, basic hard rock of the single "Just Because"?
But let's assume none of that bugs you. They went modern, and sometimes they sound like the music your little brother listens to because he's still scared of your records-- but they still knock aside pretty much anything else on commercial rock radio today. The performances are ferocious. Farrell sounds completely committed, pushing more out of his voice than you'd think it could give him. Navarro's leads fly by so often he barely pauses to point them out. Producer Bob Ezrin (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd) deserves credit for catching (or generating) all the excitement in this date, even if the perfection is unnatural: the finishing touches are immaculate, from the light use of keyboards to the occasional choir and horn section, all layered barely above the surface.
"Hypersonic" is a dizzyingly tight piece of metalcraft that screeches to a giddy finish; "True Nature" and "Wrong Girl" echo the segues and moody sections of past Jane's tunes, while "Superhero", the most cussing (and probably my favorite) song, acts as traditional mid-album sass-swagger, with its catchiest hooks. They sequenced the most creative songs around the clichéd hard rock of "Price I Pay" and "To Match The Sun", but unfortunately, the album's strengths stop at its construction. Strays lacks what what made the band great in the first place: believable songs and lyrics. According to interviews, the band wrote this material in the studio, so it's not surprising that none of the songs sound like they were burning to be written-- or remembered.
The chorus of "Superhero" and the Zep-riffs of "Wrong Girl" don't excuse the forgettable hooks and by-the-numbers hard rock that fill most of the record. The problem isn't that they didn't write a new "Jane Says", it's that none of these songs can touch any of the material from the first three records. The dynamics-- the bass-led segues and sudden avalanches of sound, the hooks and stylistic extremes-- are simply absent. Strays boasts the band's career-worst dog, the ballad "Everybody's Friend", with an acoustic guitar part that won't be played in dorm rooms across America, and groaner lines like: "Men of peace/ Men of war/ Tell me, who knows more?" And that's more colorful than the kitchen magnet verse on the other songs. Still, as if knowing this, Farrell whizzes through and preferentially emphasizes the timbre of his voice over what he's saying: the lyrics have gotten wordier, yet none of them sound like they matter.
It's hard to go from the songs on Ritual that seemed torn from Farrell's guts to this one-dimensional writing, but to be fair, those comparisons ignore that twelve years have passed. Farrell's not the man he was-- and nobody wants to hear a fortysomething sing about living clean and studying the Torah. He's in a different life: he's done letting us live vicariously through his mania. Judging from Strays, he and the band aren't out to add to the significance of their earlier work; they take the momentous quality of their reunion momentum and aim for the ages. At least they want to rock. For a reunion cash-in, that's saying a lot.

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Light Jadeite depression glass was made by Jeanette. She began making bottles in the early 1900s but soon turned her attention to dinnerware. This translucent pale green color was quite rare and often came in sets with a matching teapot, sugar bowl and sugar canister. This glassware was so rare that it could be bought for $300 or more. The light Jadeite pattern was also known as Apple Blossom and was a green variation of the Macbeth-Evans pattern Dogwood.
The first company to mass produce jadeite dinnerware was McKee, followed by Anchor Hocking and Fire-King. The only complete line of jadeite dinnerware produced by McKee is Laurel, with the letters “McK” stamped on the back. The name “jadeite” was coined by the Jeannette Glass Company in 1928. Unlike most other types of jadeite, Jeannette jadeite is unmarked except for the mold number.
The Jane Ray and Restaurant lines are relatively easy to find and are best suited for serving food. Pieces from the restaurant line are the easiest to find, but the purpose-specific bowls can be difficult to find. Although the pieces from these lines are often considered rare, they are still easily available and can be displayed in homes. Many collectors use the pieces they have collected for years to display, while others use newer, replaceable pieces.
A common mistake when collecting Clambroth jadite is to confuse the brand with Anchor Hocking, which made it in the 1930s. There are several brands of Jadite, but the difference between these is primarily color. In addition to the differences in color, each brand is equally popular among collectors. While the HA logo may be recognizable, it should not be mistaken for the Anchor Hocking jadeite.
The color of Clambroth glass is typically milky white, which resembles the color of clam broth. The color is more translucent, and it’s often used in heavy kitchenware. Other colors are more rare, like the dusty yellow color that can appear intense purple when held to a light source. Interestingly, Westmoreland and Paden City make more expensive and rare versions of the amber color.
Depression glass is a unique type of glassware that was popular during the 1930s. It was created in over 100 different patterns and colors. Some of these include pink, pale blue, green, amber, yellow, delphite (pale blue), amethyst, and aquamarine. Many of these patterns were also produced by the Hazel Altlas Glass company. Besides Royal Lace, you can find many other patterns in depression glass, such as Monax, Cameo, Princess, and a lot more.
The pattern is one of the most popular among Depression-era glass collectors, and it has broken more hearts than any other pattern. Its allure is so strong that even the scarcity and high prices have not deterred collectors. This has led to fierce competition for the most desirable pieces, so even common items like creamers and pitchers have a high value. However, you don’t need to spend a fortune to enjoy the splendor of Royal Lace.
McKee Glass Company
The McKee Glass Company, which began mass producing jadeite in the 1930s, is known for its green milk glass. These pieces are easily identifiable by the letters “McK” engraved on the bottom. The name jadeite is derived from a term coined by the Jeannette Glass Company. Originally, the green color came from uranium, which was added to the mixing process.
The McKee Glass Company was founded in 1834 by the five brothers and moved to Jeanette, Pennsylvania, in 1888. In 1888, the company merged with the National Glass Company, and in 1903, it reorganized as a McKee Glass Company. The company produced glass ware for homes, restaurants, and other businesses. In 1917, they made glass headlight lenses for Dodge cars. The company eventually changed its name to Jeanette Corporation in 1970. In 1983, the company ceased operations.
McKee Fire-King Jade-ite
The McKee Glass Company began manufacturing jade-ite pieces in the 1930s. This glass was often marked with the distinctive “McK” at the bottom, and was among the first to introduce the color into the kitchenware market. The company was founded in Pittsburgh in 1853, but relocated to Westmoreland County in 1888, and named the town Jeannette after the founder’s wife. In the 1930s, the McKee Glass Company produced pieces with a green glow under black light. This characteristic was achieved by adding uranium to the mixing process.
Today, Jade-ite pieces are very rare, and most collectors prefer vintage pieces, which were created with a particular color and design in mind. For instance, a pair of blue jade-ite plates, a set of blue bowls, or a piece of Jade-ite cut-glass can cost upwards of $1,500. The pieces were highly coveted by collectors, and the prices began to climb during the 1990s.
New items made of jadeite
The early 20th century saw the production of jadeite glass in the US, including cups, plates, and other decorative pieces. Many glassmakers made jadeite in the 1920s and 1930s and sold it in hardware, department, and five-and-dime stores. Several companies gave away free pieces of their jadeite glass pieces when customers purchased a set. Companies also gave away pieces in flour or cereal boxes as incentives to complete sets.
Some companies started producing jadeite in the mid-19th century, and some continue to produce it today. Some of the companies have taken up the form of antique glassmakers and recreated it to meet consumer tastes. They have also adapted and improved the old moulds to meet modern demands. They have also produced Jadeite in imitation of semiprecious stones. And if you’re on a budget, reproduction jadeite is an excellent option.


What are the late-breaking developments in educational tech? Which innovations are trending in the near term? What is expected to surge and scale in schools? And which innovations promise to swell over the long haul? Are there any surprises? Any ho-hums? The 2017 K12 Horizon Report, after multiple rounds of voting by expert panelists, has a lot to say about what’s stewing inthe educational marketplace.
This fall the New Media Consortium (NMC), along with the Consortium for School Networking (COSN), released their annual K12 Horizon Report. According to the NMC, the Horizon Report “charts the five-year impact of innovative practices and technologies for K–12 education (primary and secondary education) across the globe.” And this report has been around a long time. “With more than 15 years of research and publications, it can be regarded as the world’s longest running exploration of emerging technology trends and uptake in education.” The full report can be accessed here. Dissecting this report helps not only with an understanding of the ebb and flow of the educational marketplace, but more importantly, it supplies some of the key nomenclature that will help your message resonate with educational customers, world-wide.
Although the 2017 K12 Horizon report largely speaks for itself, in this piece I will offer a bit of translation for and connection to leaders in the large and mobile display industry. With full disclosure, I must mention that I served as one of the 50+ panelists who developed this report over many months. Serving as an expert panelist for the report for the last three years, I think I can add beneficial nuance to the findings, from an inside perspective.
In this first article of the series we will focus on six observable developments in technology that members of the expert panel agree are “poised to have a large impact on technology planning and decision-making in education around the globe.” These are developments that will likely become mainstream, will drive educational change and are thus positioned to “impact teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in K–12 education.” So, without further ado, here’s what’s starting to coalesce in Ed Tech:
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Makerspaces are “physical environments that offer tools and opportunities for hands-on learning and creation.” Makerspaces, with their design-build philosophy designed to increase exposure to STEM subjects, are spawning in schools and conference sessions everywhere. For the display industry, the makerspace emphasis on coding, design and CAD promises a solid trajectory for opportunity.
Robotics has been a cloaked undercurrent in schools for more than thirty years. Tucked away in unseen lessons, after-school clubs, and inter-school competitions, robotics is witnessing a renaissance in schools. Often, robotics is clustered with its close instructional cousins: STEM disciplines, programming (coding), and makerspaces.
Time to Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years
- Analytics Technologies
- Virtual Reality
Analytics suggests the “diverse array of tools and applications that turn data into actionable information”. Although extremely unpopular with teachers, analytics are viewed as critically important to institutional leadership. According to the report, “understanding how to use new data tools and developing analytic skills are essential to advance the use of big data in educational settings”. I would add that fostering acceptance, promoting a positive school ‘culture’ for the use of data, is even more vital. Data analytics in schools are a different beast. Here’s a summary of data mining and data analytics as they apply to learning institutions. Also, here’s a nice publication that helps identify how organizations actually make data-driven decisions.
You expected virtual reality to make an appearance here, didn’t you? But hold on. The report at first seems bullish on VR, but then returns to a tempered perspective with this telling paragraph:
“Despite widespread interest and the growing availability of educational content, it will take a few years before VR becomes vital to schools around the world. A survey of educational institutions…found that although over half of respondents are investigating VR, only a quarter are currently using it in the classroom, while only 3% are teaching students to create VR content”.
Ouch! The report’s standpoint on virtual reality is like speaking from both sides of the mouth. Are we at a tipping point or will VR go the way of 3D in schools? Will a spoonful of sugar really make this medicine go down?
Time to Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years
- Artificial Intelligence
- The Internet of Things
The growth of artificial intelligence in schools has been elusive. Although I have been deploying AI engines in writing analysis and adaptive learning software since the 1980’s, AI’s apparent influence has not gathered much steam in schools thus far. But based on some technologies recently introduced into academic settings, I believe its greatest potential in the short run will involve AI-enabled intelligent assistants and voice assistants. For a quick review of this topic, see this article, referenced in the Horizon Report, that explains the possible future of AI in education.
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), everyday objects are rapidly become internet enabled and new markets are being created to follow suit. One arena that has definitely been influenced is the drive to increase school safety. The report adeptly provides this example as to how IoT is playing a yeoman’s role in education facilities:
“Sandcreek Middle School in Idaho has installed software and acoustic sensors that can detect gunshots, locate the building floor in which an incident is unfolding, and automatically send a building floor plan to first responders”.
Still, protecting these devices from external threats and securing student privacy will remain as restraining forces to be reckoned with, logically holding back this market from any hyper-ventilating “gold rush” sentiments.
Although it is nearly impossible to forecast the future, the methods used by the Horizon Report— a modified Delphi analysis refined over 15 years, a process employing a sizeable panel of international experts—strongly suggests that these six developments are currently top of mind for educators across the world. – Len Scrogan


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Born and raised in Alberta, Dr. Rachel Bryant graduated with top honours from the University of Alberta with her Bachelor’s degree in Honours Neuroscience. It was through her education in neuroscience and her experience as a research assistant in anocular physiology lab that she became interested in vision science. This scientific curiosity combined with a passion for helping people led Dr. Bryant on the path to optometry. Following her undergraduate studies, Dr. Bryant attended the Pacific University College of Optometry, earning a dual Doctor of Optometry and Master’s in Vision Science degree with distinction.
Having been a vision therapy patient herself, Dr. Bryant has a special interest in this area of study and practice. She dedicated her Master’s degree to furthering her knowledge of binocular vision disorders. Outside of research, Dr. Bryant worked as a teaching assistant for vision therapy courses at Pacific University and volunteered her time for an afterschool program providing vision therapy to school-aged children.
Dr. Bryant has completed clinical rotations in multiple settings, including a specialty vision therapy clinic in Denver, Colorado as well as a private practice in British Columbia. Dr. Bryant further trained at a Veterans Affairs Hospital in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Additionally, she has volunteered her time providing eye exams at community outreach events and interdisciplinary diabetes clinics. Through these diverse clinical settings, she has had the opportunity to connect with and gain experience addressing the visual needs of patients of all ages. Dr. Bryant has experience treating pediatric vision disorders, binocular vision problems, ocular disease, as well as fitting contact lenses.
These rich clinical experiences paired with Dr. Bryant’s research background fuels her patient care philosophy. Dr. Bryant works to address each patient’s visual system as a whole through evidence-based practices, providing the highest standard of care to every patient who sits in her chair.
When she is not working in the clinic, Dr. Bryant enjoys spending time in the great outdoors hiking, camping, skiing, and exploring the beauty of nature.

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The number of passports issued last year reduced to 219,090 a drop of 51 percent highlighting how Covid-19 and restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus affected travel across borders.
The number of foreigners registered in the country also dropped to 19,034 by 29.7 percent. This is because most European countries advised their citizens against travelling abroad.
The outbreak of Covid-19 in the country in March last year saw the country announce travel restrictions.
The government also announced temporary discontinuation of passenger operations at the country’s airports, a move that saw a significant drop in international aviation activities. The suspension of foreign travel also affected sporting activities when the Ministry of Sports banned sportsmen and women from travelling for international events.
President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the resumption of domestic flights and international air passenger operations in July but the Ministry of Health announced guidelines for passengers to follow, especially those arriving from abroad such as self-isolation and contact tracing.
The Economic Survey also pointed out that the number of work permits issued decreased by 34.7 percent to 5,851 while the renewed work permits increased by 8.5 percent to 11,395 in 2020.
“The decline was attributed to reduced demand for travel documents due to travel restrictions imposed to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.”

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A new report by Buzzfeed claims that China-based employees working for ByteDance have “repeatedly accessed nonpublic data about US TikTok users.” TikTok has said previously that it does not share user information with the Chinese regime, and that they have a “world-renowned U.S.-based security team that handles access.” A super PAC funded by billionaire investor George Soros donated $300,000 to the campaign of a Democratic district attorney candidate who won a race in Maine. But the candidate’s campaign says she had no say in the PAC’s decision to get involved.
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The Globe and Mail is Canada’s national newspaper with the second largest broadsheet circulation in the country. It has enormous influence on Canada’s political and business elite.
TORONTO AND OTTAWA— Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is pledging to work closely with the federal government on its controversial overhaul of environmental assessments as he calls on Ottawa to play an active role in exploiting the untapped potential of the Ring of Fire.
Mr. McGuinty is counting on mining exploration in the northern wilderness to lead to a new generation of prosperity for Ontario. Emerging economies in India and China have an “insatiable hunger” for the province’s resource riches, he said on Friday in urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to help him open up the North.
“Failure is not an option,” Mr. McGuinty told reporters. “Success is mandatory.”
The mining exploration area in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario is one of the most significant mineral regions in the province, and includes the largest deposit of chromite ever discovered in North America.
Exploiting the Ring of Fire is in the national interest, Mr. McGuinty said in a letter to Mr. Harper, a copy of which was obtained by The Globe and Mail. The vast tract of land about 540 kilometres north of Thunder Bay represents a strategic economic opportunity for Canada and has the potential to rival Alberta’s oil sands, the letter says.
Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver pledged on Friday to work with the province to “unlock” billions of dollars in economic activity and create jobs in Northern Ontario with the help of his government’s proposed streamlined approach to environmental reviews.
“Mining and forestry have been the bedrocks of the Northern Ontario economy for more than a century,” Mr. Oliver said in an e-mail response to The Globe. “Our government recognizes the importance of the mining industry and the significant role it plays in providing good jobs for Canadians.”
Mr. McGuinty is calling on Ottawa to invest in first nations communities in the Ring of Fire area to develop a healthy and skilled work force that can participate in mining projects.
For the rest of this article, please go to the Globe and Mail website: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mcguinty-calls-on-ottawa-to-help-him-open-up-the-north/article2443684/

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Another great public domain drop cap letter G image. This one has some delicate vines surrounding the fancy letter G image, making it a great choice to use on your next creative project.
This vintage drop cap image dates back to at least the year 1868. I found it in The Myrtle Branch but it was probably used in a number of publication from that time.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.


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In Homesteading 101, Ep 1602, Cat Swenson of Great Ferments reveals secrets to fermenting cucumbers in brine to create a healthy snack packed with probiotics.
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Wilson's disease at a glance
Gene therapy concept
Sequencing of the human genome revealed genetic defects causing disease in humans. Such defects can lead to abnormal protein production of an enzyme, coagulation factor, etc.
The concept of gene therapy is to introduce a therapeutic, healthy gene into cells carrying a defective gene to treat the underlying disease.
Vivet Therapeutics is utilizing the Adeno-Associated-Virus (AAV) as a shuttle to transport healthy genes to the liver. AAV is a safe, non-pathogenic virus that has not been associated with a disease. To further enhance safety of AAV-based gene delivery, the viral genome is physically separated into different plasmids of proteins required for viral particle formation and infectivity.
The principle of delivering the healthy gene to the target cell, is to inject the replication-defective AAV vector intravenously to patients. The shuttle vector reaches the cells of interest via the bloodstream, enters the cells and travels to the nucleus where the therapeutic gene is released from the virus. Transcription of the healthy gene to the therapeutic protein is finally achieved to release its physiological function to treat the genetic disorder.


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Join our host Dr. Gil Tippy as he explains DIR Floortime. Dr Tippy is the co-author of Respecting Autism with Dr. Stanley Greenspan and the founder of The Rebecca School in New York City. The DIR Floortime model was developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan and first outlined in 1979 in his book Intelligence and Adaptation.
The Developmental, Individual-difference, Relationship-based (DIR) model is the formal name for a new, comprehensive, individualized approach to assess and treat children who have developmental delays (including Autism Spectrum Disorder). Focusing on the building blocks of healthy development, this approach is also referred to as the “Floortime” approach. However, Floortime is actually a strategy within the DIR model that emphasizes the creation of emotionally meaningful learning exchanges that encourage developmental abilities.
The goal of treatment within the DIR model is to build foundations for healthy development rather than to work only on the surface of symptoms and behaviors. Here, children learn to master critical abilities that may have been missed along their developmental track. For example, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has three core/primary problems: (1) establishing closeness, (2) using emerging words or symbols with emotional intent, and (3) exchanging emotional gestures in a continuous way. Secondary symptoms (perseveration, sensory-processing problems, etc.) may also exist. Thus, treatment options are based on particular underlying assumptions. The DIR model is based on the assumption that the core developmental foundations for thinking, relating, and communicating can be favorably influenced by work with children’s emotions and their effects.
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Saturday, 2 January 2016
This movie was suggested as a must watch for little girls because it has a strong female lead something that is lacking in a lot of the "princess" movies.
We watched it together as a family on Friday afternoon and I'll have to admit it's one of the first Pixar movies I felt fell flat. I liked the story & theme, mother & daughter bonds and keeping communication lines open & listening to each other. Plus that the female lead is a red head with curly hair and scruffy looking. It was just lacking something, I think maybe the tongue in cheek humor & strong characters.
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THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES: Histories and Stories
By Robert Poole, published by Manchester University Press at £15.99. 256pp. ISBN: 0-7190-6240-7
Everybody's heard of the Pendle Witches and all the contemporary myths about them and Pendle Hill but there hasn't been a huge amount of fresh research on the subject for quite a while until now. This book comprises published papers from a conference held on the subject in 1999. There are three parts to the book called 'The Trials of 1612', 'Contexts: Society, Economy, Religion and Magic', and 'Rewriting the Lancashire Witches'.
Including the introduction there are eleven papers in this book covering all the aspects of the Lancashire witches that you would wish to see covered. In the first part there are some excellent papers analysing Thomas Potts' 1613 account of the trials and execution of the individuals concerned. His book The Wonderful Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster has long been the standard account of the events at this time and the authors here demonstrate how he was commissioned to write it by the judges who were essentially seeking to impress King James and his Court. Many other influences were at work in the writing of this book and the papers here reveal much about the judiciary and the system of patronage at work at the time and how this shaped the telling of the events in the book.
In the second part of the book there is a fascinating paper on the nature of the Reformation in the area around Pendle which explores the shift in power from Catholic clergy to Protestant gentry which occurred over the period. Another paper in this section attempts to draw attention to the nature and work of cunning-folk in Lancashire at this time as a counter-balance to the dominance of historical papers which focus on the evidence from the witch-trials and pamphlets alone. This paper explores some of the beliefs and practices of the cunning-folk at this time.
The final section of the book examines many issues ranging from the imagery of witchcraft in Macbeth, sexual politics in the period and the interaction between modern pagans and the history of the Pendle witches. A truly diverse but fascinating final section here explores areas not normally covered in specific case-studies like this one.
One of the things I liked most about this book was that you do actually learn an awful lot about the individuals concerned and their lives. It is nice to see, for example, that it is known that at least two of the women concerned were cunning-women and to learn a little of their art. It is also intriguing to see that one of the women appears to have had 'special favour' with the father of one of those involved in the prosecution and that revenge of a sort seems to have been the motive in her trial. All of this is juxtaposed with the kind of background research into the Reformation, economy and politics that you would expect from a quality history title and this all combines to give a very rich and full picture of the Pendle witches.
The quality of the papers in this book is high and, in the main, the writing style of the authors has remained pretty accessible. Anyone interested in the Lancashire witches should buy this and regard it as their bible and anyone with a broad interest in the history of witchcraft should buy this as a uniquely well studied case of a witchcraft trial. Highly recommended.

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NIZHNY NOVGOROD, February 23 (RIA Novosti) – French film star Gerard Depardieu, who recently became a Russian citizen, obtained a permanent residence permit in Mordovia, central Russia, on Saturday, the republic’s press and information minister said.
“All honor to Russia, all honor to Mordovia. This is a region which is not rich in oil and gas but it is rich people, who embody ideas into life,” Valery Maresyev quoted Depardieu as saying after he received a Russian passport with a residence permit stamp on it.
The actor has been registered in an apartment belonging to the relatives of his long-time friend, Nikolai Borodachyov, Director of the National Film Fund. Depardieu said he plans to build a private house in the republic in the future.
Depardieu said his decision to be registered in Mordovia is not just a formality and is a serious and deliberate decision as the actor plans to become a frequent visitor of Russia and Mordovia.
On Friday, Depardieu told reporters at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow he wanted to launch a series of TV programs based on Russian literature and involving actors from different countries, and to show the series across the globe.
The French star plans to spend several days in Mordovia. During his trip, the actor will visit local agricultural plants, a poultry farm, a milk processing plant and a cheese factory which has a French cheese making equipment, the minister said.
Depardieu has also announced plans to open his own restaurant in the republic, Maresyev said.
The legendary French actor was given a Russian passport at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on January 6.
Depardieu renounced his French citizenship ahead of the government’s planned implementation of a 75 percent tax rate for annual earnings above $1.3 million. By comparison, Russia has a fixed 13 percent income tax.
France’s highest court later rejected the controversial government proposal to impose a “super-tax” on the wealthy, deeming it discriminatory and therefore unconstitutional.

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text: There’s been a need for a decent side view spider on the site and I think this fills the gap nicely. The download files include everything you need to quickly and easily incorporate these spiders into your game development project. There are png keyframes for each black widow’s animation sequence. There is a fully rigged and animated Spriter puppet, which you can modify, add animations or export up to 4k resolution animations from. On top of that if you need to rebuild the puppet for your own animation rigs there are png and vector puppet parts.


MediNet Rentals' "patient portal" will revolutionise the in-room experience so that hospitals can offer significantly improved patient satisfaction. "It is our vision to use the synergy resulting from the unique convergence of Information Technology, processing power and the Internet to vastly improve patient's physical, emotional and spiritual well-being", stated Bill Huff, President and founder of MediNet Rentals.
"Information Technology has now permeated every facet of the public's lives. MediNet Rentals will be the vehicle which delivers hospital patients the power of Information Technology to their bedside. Other prestigious facilities propose to offer these services in the future, like the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center by 2004. The question is not whether to adopt a patient Interactive/Internet delivery strategy, but how soon can it be implemented, and MediNet Rentals will be the first to market", as Mr. Huff added.
Some of the nation's and regions' largest corporations in the United States were represented at the press conference as Corporate Partners. Bell South Mobility, TTI National Long Distance, and The Play Pen, a prestigious local juvenile merchandise retailer, are among those providers that already have committed resources, which will assist in bringing this technology to the hospital patient room.
MediNet Rentals is a Jackson based company, which constitutes the latest high-technology venture launched by its founder, Bill Huff. Mr. Huff has established, owned and managed regional and national medical product distribution and manufacturing firms, all based in Jackson. You can read on similar initiatives for hospital patients in the following VMW articles: Patients bridge home and hospital with Beth Israel Deaconess's Cancer CareLink and Sick children learn and play through hospital intranet.


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Colonels win easily over Christian Co.
HOPKINSVILLE — The Henderson County Colonels cruised to a 16-1 varsity baseball victory at Christian County on Saturday.
The game was called after six innings on the mercy rule.
Avery Pitt led the Colonels with two home runs and a double. He led off the game with a solo shot and later added a two-run homer.
Pitt also pitched four innings for the victory. He struck out four and allowed two hits. Marty Coursey pitched two hitless innings in relief.
Quinn Thomas added a double and triple for the Colonels and Colton Jones had a double.
The Colonels host Crittenden County Monday at 6 p.m.
Lady Colonels defeat Owensboro
OWENSBORO — The Henderson County Lady Colonels defeated Owensboro 9-1 in a varsity softball scrimmage on Saturday.
Mercedes Gibson broke a 1-1 tie with a grand-slam homer in the fifth. Katelyn McMillan also homered and pitched four innings for the win. Carson Glick and Lexie Skelton chipped in with doubles.
Henderson County also won a junior varsity game between the schools, 9-2. Maci Brown had three hits while Jamie Raleigh and Kaylee Reed had two hits each. Raleigh got the win.
The Lady Colonels open the regular season Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Lyon County.
Lady Colonels place fourth at track meet
DRAFFENVILLE — The Henderson County Lady Colonels finished fourth with 97 points in the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday at Marshall County.
Marshall County won the 10-team event. Daviess County was second and Graves County was third.
The Lady Colonels' Jayci Gibbs won the 100 meters in 13.60 seconds and the 200 meters in 27.80. Charity Hancock, Kendall Gentry, Gibbs and DeAsia Outlaw won the 4x200 relay in 1:54.80. Jonbenet Clark won the shot put with a throw of 31 feet, 7 inches.
Other results from the meet are in Scoreboard on Page 4B.
The Henderson County boys and girls teams will go to the Daviess County Relays on Tuesday.


What Factors Affect The Dyeing Of Aluminum Solid Panel August 20, 2020 9:54 PM
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If the Aluminum Solid Panel needs to be dyed, we need to know what aspects will affect the aluminum solid panel when it is dyed.
1. Oxide film
Oxide film has great influence on the quality of aluminum solid panel. Oxide film refers to the thickness, porosity and transparency of aluminum solid panel during production.
2. Dyeing temperature
The dyeing process of aluminum solid panel can be divided into cold dyeing and hot dyeing. It takes a long time to use cold dyeing, and it is easy to master the color uniformity in the middle of dyeing process. The use time of thermal dyeing is short, but it is difficult to control the color in the dyeing process. The temperature of thermal dyeing is usually 10-60℃. If the temperature is too high in the dyeing process, the adsorption of dyeing will be reduced, and the surface of aluminum plate will easily bloom.
3. Manufacturing raw materials
Usually, after high purity aluminum is anodized in the production process, the dyeing function is the best, and it can be dyed into various colors.
4. Dyeing solution concentration
There is a certain relationship between the concentration of aluminum solid panel and dyeing. If the aluminum plate is dyed light, the concentration can be reduced a little, and the concentration can be higher when dyed dark. In order to enhance the adsorption performance of its dyeing, it is possible to use low-concentration colors for extended dyeing, so that the dye can penetrate into the oxide film evenly, and thus the dyeing can be more harmonious and firm.
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DOE and Treasury Dept. announce guidelines for ARRA money
The Departments of Energy and Treasury announced the guidelines for renewable energy stimulus money.
The U.S. Dept. of Energy and the U.S. Dept. of Treasury announced last week the guidelines and terms of conditions for renewable energy project developers to apply for the billions of dollars set aside in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) .
According to GreenBiz.com , the federal stimulus package allows developers to earn a tax grant to grow and expand their renewable energy ideas, eliminating between 10% and 30% of the costs depending on the technology type. All projects must begin construction by the end of 2010 and must be in service by 2017 to earn the grant and certain technology grants require specific size thresholds, while others, including solar power, can be of any size. (See chart below)
The Energy and Treasury departments hope to issue the ARRA grants within 60 days of receiving the completed applications, but that could be adjusted depending on the number of applications received.
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In a year when manufacturing continued to lead the economic rebound, it makes sense that plant manager bonuses rebounded. Plant Engineering’s annual Salary Survey shows both wages and bonuses rose in 2012 after a retreat the year before.
Average salary across all job titles for plant floor management rose 3.5% to $95,446, and bonus compensation jumped to $15,162, a 4.2% increase from the 2010 level and double the 2011 total, which showed a sharp drop in bonus.


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This is another non-traditional, yet stunning Fall mantle. The ivory, sage and mossy greens are perfect for your farmhouse decor.
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I just love all the textures in this mantle! The cotton buds, grapevine wreath, wooden accents and the burlap wreath all boast of that Fall feel. This mantle has none of the typical orange and reds, yet still pulls off that earthy and outdoorsy feel of Autumn.
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We are so jealous over this classy and glamorous mantle! The gold accents paired with natural, wooden elements make this design perfect for Fall, but also seamless meld into your existing decor. We can’t love the metallics more, and really adore how this style is festive, but not kitchy.
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For her new show, Then (playing at The Vaults until 1 March), Yve Blake turned to the internet for inspiration. Creating a website where people could anonymously leave messages about their past selves – who they used to be, who they used to want to be, the moment everything changed for them – Blake collected these stories and composed a piece that offers an incredibly humorous, touching and worthwhile hour’s viewing.
Using titbits of people’s lives from all over the world, Blake puts her formidable song-writing skills to use to create an energetic and eclectic show. Then journeys in song from people’s fun, sometimes ridiculous and absurd childhood dreams, through tough teenage years and the horror of realising you’ve reached 40, to the touching relationship of a child caring for their elderly parent – the latter a beautiful song that completes the life-cycle arc of the show, which Blake articulates so interestingly and sensitively throughout. And while the show highlights how many of us are united by the same worries, the same dreams and the same regrets, the diversity of the voices that Blake has collated equally highlights the amazing uniqueness that colours each of our experiences and perspectives, meaning there is never a dull moment from start to finish.
Not only are Blake’s lyrics tight, witty and full of verve, accompanied by an enviable singing voice, but Alex Groves’s musical direction and Naomi Kuyck Cohen’s design complement Blake’s performance perfectly, to make the show as stunning visually as it is aurally. While Blake holds the stage for the full hour with a magnetic presence and her loveable, quirky story-telling style, it’s clear that Then is a result of the collaboration of a strong artistic team, as well as a result of the generosity of the public who shared their stories, making it a truly special event.
Some brilliant moments in Then arise from Blake’s inclusion of messages left by internet ‘trolls’. This simultaneously highlights a sense of humble self-consciousness – that her work might not be for all tastes – as well as the ever pertinent issue of the internet being as much a forum for scorn as it is for sharing, with people only willing to show their true selves when hid behind a protective computer screen. As a result the show is nuanced, balanced and humorous, where it might easily have slid into overt sentimentality given the influx of poignant and personal messages that Blake had to sift through when writing the show.
Then cannot be defined by a singular genre, with its mixture of performance art, verbatim theatre, story-telling, song and dance, as well as magnificent projections (by Joel Enfield and Rosa Nussbaum) – though at the same time it remains utterly cohesive. With so much to offer, it ought to be seen by a wide audience as it has something for everyone – indeed, for anyone who has ever thought about themselves back ‘then’, and who they are now, and maybe thought they were alone in doing so.
Then is playing at the VAULT Festival (Waterloo Vaults) until 1 March. For more information and tickets, see the VAULT Festival website.


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Band reinventions can always be a bit tricky, but Home Counties seem to have smashed it. Formerly known as punk whippersnappers Haze, the Bristol-based group re-emerged earlier this year with Squid-meets-Britpop banger ‘Redevelopment’, dropping their debut EP of the same name last month.
“Haze was all about energy and vibing off each other, but this has been a lot more thought out,” explains guitarist Conor Kearney of their exciting new chapter. “We came up with the name Haze on a walk once, but this time we sat down and actually had a brainstorm of names.” “One of the high contenders was Nu Labour, like Nu Metal,” singer Will Harrison chuckles. “To be fair, there weren’t a lot of names on the mind map…”
Eventually landing on Home Counties, the band’s revamp sees them exercising more consideration musically and, in Conor’s words, “not just spamming all the chords and hoping for the best”. Taking inspiration from the likes of Parquet Courts and Television, they pinpoint their new style as a lot less “abrasive” than their previous offerings, with bouncy, tongue-in-cheek EP gem ‘Dad Bod’ as a shining example.
Lyrically, the band’s political commentary is more subtle and playful this time around too, exploring British living over the last 50 years by breathing life into its “boring grey spaces”. “There’s a playfulness and it’s not too serious, which reflects us,” Conor emphasises. “I feel like we’ve become Home Counties so much more and we’ve really decided about the music we want to make,” Will agrees. “The EP really marks the transitional phase.”
Though finally feeling like they’ve found their footing, the group aren’t quite done experimenting just yet, however. “Everything we’ve written since lockdown has been a complete departure!” Will laughs. “We’ve actually got really into shitty ‘80s synth music, and ‘70s cop drama music. I think we’ve amplified not taking it seriously to quite extreme heights. Lyrically, it all seems to be honing more into the hypocrisies of middle England and middle class life. That’s why I was saying it feels like we’ve become our band; every bit of it feels a bit more tailored towards us as a project.”
Overall, the quintet are feeling stronger and surer than ever before. “I think Home Counties is the band we always wanted to be, even when we were Haze,” Connor smiles. “This is where we wanted to get to.” And we have no doubt they’re here to stay.
As featured in the October 2020 issue of DIY, out now.


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There is a certain silly nostalgia as I walk with an umbrella rested on my shoulder. It takes me back to the year I spent in England. I had purchased a very nice collapsible umbrella but I didn’t ever use it. Oh sure, it rained all the time, but it was more of a soft, constant drizzle; and when it didn’t rain, everything reminded you that it would be raining very soon. It was the type of rain you just bend into a bit and speed up your gait. It was a writer’s rain and a thankful to wrap your hands around a cup of tea once inside rain.
My children are my little umbrellas. I love to open them up and rest them on my shoulder. I love watching them swirl and dance and can seldom hold one without twirling about like dervishes. They remind me to toss away inhibitions and jump in every puddle. Every pattern and every color makes me smile, giggle, and revel in everything that is beautiful about their world.
I am my children’s umbrella. They need me to shield them when the cold is unrelenting. A cold which could easily drench them to their soul. There is absolutely no choice but to get close to one another and they become part of me once more as we huddle beneath the canopy and try to figure out the best route out of the storm. Folding up my concerns, I keep it somewhere nearby. We seek the growth and warmth of the sun and return to each other’s shade when it burns. We are close, safe, and together and it is everything that is beautiful about my world.
There can be so much restlessness and anxiety in a gifted mind’s memory. It is simply too much data and too many instances of multiple lines of thinking constantly vying for top position. Top position reminds them there’s room for them all and so begins the sighing. As for me, I remember everything and if given the time to process, I could recall every detail. This is true for what I see, what I hear, and what I read. In the hands of the world, this sounds as though I am bragging. But I can assure you this has been as much the catalyst for my anxiety and sleepless nights as it has been for my escape into storytelling.
Even a simple word like umbrellas starts in motion a relentless game of association in my mind, a multicolor explosion from the word into millions of particles which each shoot off in different directions leaving me excited, breathless, and exhausted all at the same time. It leaves my hair frazzled and my coffee cup filled, my fingers twitching to tell the story and my heart pounding to know more about each thing, it makes me late, it makes me strange, it makes me crazy. Ah yes, but I am bragging.
This little bragging right is one of the first signs of giftedness I experienced with my own children. It wasn’t necessarily memory, but very early on, too early the voice kept whispering, their ability to remember everything from a new driving route to vocabulary and recall it later in great detail separated them from the other children.
It became immediately obvious that I had a choice: shield my children from the world or shield the world from them. I didn’t like either choice.
For me, the time spent under the safety of the umbrella, the safety of known and close and family and you-are-normal-here, were some of the best memories I had of them. Sending them off into ill-fitting or well-intentioned, but not properly experienced and accredited, academic settings seemed… sad, for lack of a better word. I felt I had to run after them holding the umbrella over their heads, watching the little sharp points as we struggled through the crowd, and I barely felt able to keep up.
Eventually I had to toss the umbrella aside and hustle them through the storm, through another difficult and troubling year of schooling, and under an overhang to dry off and regroup. Both of us were left to shiver and consider our options and our next best move. I reach out to hug them, to keep them warm, but they are too cold and too wet and too angry.
I know what I need! The umbrella… it’s back in the car. Should you go get it? Start over?
I feel as though all of us as parents of these amazing gifted children have experienced the warm and giggly puddle-jumping glow of umbrella weather as much as we’ve experienced the cold unsure dripping-overhang shelter moments. There are times you forget the umbrella, your kids and you both get soaked, you get angry and lost and confused and cold and you have to start over.
But there are also rains which are lovely and soft, the kind which allow you to bend into them and just speed up a bit. The kind of rains which beg for rubber boots, for jumping and giggling, for letting go and wrapping your fingers around a warm cup of tea. They are rains which bring growth and rains which bring change.
For me, an umbrella represents everything joyful and wondrous about being gifted and raising gifted children. I long for the times we all try to fit underneath, in one small space together, to weather whatever storm the world is pouring onto us so that I have them close and can twirl them through puddles.
But there are the times that it doesn’t happen just the way I want it to. For those moments I have my memory… And I will never forget my umbrella.
Welcome to the NEXT, a new series on my blog with a focus which seeks to tell the stories of the great, the wonderful, the whimsical, and the outstanding which ride along with profound gifts. I hope to give parents a soft and understanding place to land after difficult and frustrating days and fill them with positive adjectives to carry with them to parent/teacher conferences, advocacy meetings, the homework desk, and the dinner table. We’ve all been there and instead of discussing what is wrong and what needs to change, I hope to fill parents with a sense of what GOOD need to be upheld and protected.
Now you know how it all started…. Check out what’s NEXT: Yellow Rah-Rah


Ruger Mark IV 22/45 .22 LR Rimfire Pistol - 40107
- Caliber: .22 LR
- Receiver Material: Alloy Steel
- Grip Frame: Polymer
- Grips: Checkered Synthetic:
- Front Sight: fixed
- Rear Sight: Adjustable
- Finish: Blued
- Barrel Style: Bull
- Grooves: 6
- Overall Length: 9.75”
- Barrel Length: 5.50”
- Twist: 1:16” RH
- Width: 1.22”
- Weight: 34.4 oz.
- Height: 5.50”
- Magazines: (2) 10 Round
The Ruger Mark IV 22/45 rimfire pistol features a 5.5" bull barrel, fully adjustable target sights and the light weight polymer "22/45" grip frame that matches the grip angle of the popular 1911-style pistol. Checkered plastic grip panels can be swapped out with other available styles. Like all Ruger Mark IVs, the 22/45 features one-button disassembly, an ambidextrous manual safety and comes with two drop-free magazines.
- Simple, one-button takedown for quick and easy field-stripping and proper chamber to muzzle cleaning.
- A recessed button in the back of the frame allows the upper receiver to tilt up and off of the grip frame without the use of tools.
- Ergonomic bolt stop.
- Internal cylindrical bolt construction ensures permanent sight to barrel alignment and higher accuracy potential than conventional moving slide designs.
- Contoured ejection port and easy-to-grasp bolt ears allow for durable and reliable operation round after round.
- Accurate sighting system features adjustable rear sight and drilled and tapped receiver for Weaver- or Picatinny-style rail for easy mounting of optics.
- Ambidextrous manual safety positively locks the sear in the "SAFE" position when applied. Safety can be converted to left-side only with included washer.
- Features a conveniently located push-button magazine release on the left side of the frame.
- Magazine drops free on release for faster reloading.
- Magazine disconnect prevents discharge when the magazine has been removed.
- Also includes two, 10-round magazines.
For the best selection of Ruger firearms at the best prices, shop Palmetto State Armory!
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Seven years ago, we awarded $2,500 to Trent Ross – a runner from Triad High School in Troy Illinois. Trent was recognized for his unselfish and humble attitude toward opponents. No matter where he finished in a race, Trent stayed at the finish to thank and congratulate every opposing runner.
If Trent finished first, he thanked every runner behind him. If he finished last, he found the all the athletes who finished ahead of him and thanked them. His attitude and commitment to sportsmanship was never dictated by wins and losses.
Nineteen other young people have displayed similar selflessness and respect over the years. Including Trent, the Carl Fricks Sportsmanship Scholarship, presented by the Sports Commission Associates, has awarded $45,000 to St. Louis area high school seniors who exemplify honesty, integrity, selflessness, kindness, compassion and class in athletic competition.
This year marks the biggest step forward ever for the Sportsmanship Scholarship. In 2016, the Sports Commission will award $15,000 in scholarship funds, with a record $10,000 going to a single student. Click here to access the application packet.
The application deadline is Monday, April 4, so don’t waste any time! The Carl Fricks Sportsmanship Scholarship is a program of the St. Louis Sports Commission’s Sportsmanship Foundation – whose mission is to create positive experiences for kids so they remain active and lead healthier,happier lives. For more this and every Foundation program, please visit sportsmanship.org.


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Beverly Thomas is 73 years old and has lived in the Bonton neighborhood of South Dallas almost her entire life. She’s never owned a car.
“The thing is, I’ve never learned how to drive,” Thomas says. She’s always used city buses and DART trains to travel to places, but in the last few years, she’s not as comfortable using public transportation. Thomas says she gets anxious about being bothered by “the younger folks” on the buses and at bus stops.
“You get to a certain age, you know, and you’re worried about your safety,” Thomas explains.
Getting to the grocery store is also getting to be difficult, though it’s just a 10-minute bus ride from Thomas’ home.
“I just can’t get too much stuff because it’s hard to carry it all back,” Thomas says.
Community leaders in South Dallas have been working to find ways to make it easier for residents like Thomas to get around. A community survey showed that 45 percent of the people in the South Dallas zip codes of 75210 and 75215 don’t have cars.
“We have many bus routes, but our constituents were telling us that they had problems traveling internally within the South Dallas area,” explains Diane Ragsdale. The former Dallas city councilmember chairs the South Dallas Fair Park Transportation Initiative, which surveyed community members in conjunction with DART.
“It is difficult to move from the Fiesta grocery store to a Walgreens,” Ragsdale says. “The grocery store to a Chase bank … going from a Family Dollar to the neighborhood thrift store … going to the doctor or your dentist in the area.”
Ragsdale and her coalition took their concerns to Dallas Area Rapid Transit. She wanted to bring DART’s GoLink service to South Dallas. GoLink is an on-call service which allows riders to call an Uber or other private company contracting with DART within a particular zone. Riders can use their DART passes. Each ride costs $3.
The service currently is offered mostly in suburban areas such as Far North Plano or Farmers Branch that have limited bus service. It’s also offered in communities where fixed bus routes haven’t worked well, such Kleberg and Rylie in southern Dallas. DART added GoLink in these communities because residents in these more rural areas needed a way to get to the Buckner rail station on the green line, and one bus was not economical or efficient.
“So, it’s a supplement to the rail system or bus system,” says Todd Plesko, vice president of planning, servicing and scheduling for DART. “You are not getting on GoLink in Rowlett and going all the way to downtown Dallas. We are going to take you to the rail station. So, 90% of the travel on GoLink is to and from either a rail station or a major bus terminal.”
Plesko says providing GoLink service to South Dallas would be a departure from the way DART has traditionally utilized the on-call service. Instead of using GoLink to travel from home to a major rail station or bus route, South Dallas leaders want to see GoLink utilized as transportation from a residence to a grocery store or community center. DART’s board decided to try it as a pilot project rather than fully invest in the program for the area.
“It’s a response to a community’s need. That’s why we are doing this as a pilot,” Plesko explains. “Our board has not decided that this is something we would do in all cases, but since the community was very actively engaged with DART, and they identified some unique problems, they wanted us to have an open mind and consider where it could be applicable in select areas that have unique problems.”
In late 2019, the South Dallas Fair Park Transportation Initiative and DART conducted a survey of more than 200 residents in the 75210 and 75215 zip codes. The results showed a need for internal transportation in the area. Despite having eight bus routes and three rail station stops, the survey identified some people in parts of DART’s South Dallas zone that lived far away from bus stops.
Another problem was that the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, an essential destination for residents, was not near the rail station and required transfers between two bus stops to reach the center in the middle of the day.
“They wanted transportation access, and they identified some of the problems that they had with the bus system,” Plesko says. “It was either too far to walk or the wait times were too long.”
He also acknowledges the unique needs for seniors like Beverly Thomas in this community.
“A lot of people find it cumbersome to carry very many bags of groceries on a bus because the driver doesn’t get off and help them carry it in.”
DART’s board dedicated $50,000 for the 6-month pilot, which was expected begin this past summer but, because of the pandemic, DART has rescheduled the program to begin next spring.
South Dallas resident Aundrey Evans, 47, says he doesn’t know if he will use GoLink. He doesn’t have a car and uses public transportation to get everywhere.
“Do you have an aspirin?” he jokes when asked about using public transportation. “It varies from day to day. Sometimes, it can be a smooth transaction and other times it could be very bumpy because the buses are not on time.”
For groceries, Evans says he generally takes a bus and a train into Downtown to shop at Target and Kroger. Even though it takes 45 minutes to an hour each way, he says it’s cheaper for him to shop outside of his neighborhood, and there’s more selection of food and things that he needs.
“I would love to have a nice store with affordable prices right here in our neighborhood where I won’t have to leave the neighborhood,” Evans says.
Ragsdale believes that if there was a curbside service for residents, it would encourage people to shop in their neighborhoods and increase the number of businesses and stores in her community.
“The mental thought process in many ways was that transportation is used to go outside of the area —catching the bus to go Downtown or catching the bus to go further south,” Ragsdale says. “That’s not a correct thought. That’s why you have to stay in constant communication with your people [in the community].”
There are some concerns about the cost of GoLink for riders. A $3 fare for each one-way trip can add up. But Plesko says it hasn’t impacted ridership in other areas.
“We found that people have found that it’s worth it, and they do it because it’s typically cheaper than paying the full fare on Uber. Probably the lowest cost on Uber is $6 or $7. So, they save a little bit of money and DART saves money because it would be more expensive for us to put out dedicated taxi cabs or special vehicles.”
Booking GoLink is easy for people who have a smart phone, but a smart phone is not a necessity. DART has a phone number to set up curbside pick-ups. There’s generally a wait time of 10 to 15 minutes from the time the request is made.
Both DART officials and South Dallas leaders say they hope getting past the pandemic will benefit the pilot results.
“We want this pilot to be successful,” Ragsdale explains. “We want to make sure that we maximize success, and so it’s important, in my opinion, that we delay it.”

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U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Receives Six-Month Check Up
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(LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY) A press briefing will be held Friday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT), at the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center Conference Center (16th floor) to give an update on the progress of the nation’s first hand transplant recipient, Matthew Scott. Scott will address the media and will be available to answer questions. He is returning to the Jewish Hospital campus for a six-month check up, which includes evaluations by a number of physicians along with a biopsy, x-rays and other laboratory tests. Lead hand surgeon Warren Breidenbach, M.D., will give an update on Scott’s hand therapy along with information on the hand transplant program. Lead transplant surgeon Jon Jones, M.D., will also give an update on Scott’s immunosuppressive therapy for the past six months. The hand transplant surgery was performed January 24-25 and lasted 15 hours. This pioneering procedure, which involved an 18-member team, will greatly impact the future of transplantation and reconstructive surgery. The hand transplant program was developed by a partnership of physicians and researchers at Jewish Hospital, the University of Louisville, and Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center, PLLC. The press briefing will be up-linked live via satellite coordinates Ku-Band SBS 6 Transponder 5. A signal will be available at 1:45 p.m. (EDT) with the press briefing beginning at 2:00 p.m. (EDT). B-roll documenting the hand transplant and Scott’s six-month check up will follow the briefing. The press briefing can also be viewed via our web site www.handtransplant.com.
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TERRE HAUTE —
Two of the three people injured in a two-vehicle collision Sunday remain hospitalized.
The Vigo County Sheriff’s Department reports that motorist Katherine Goodrich, 70, was airifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis with multiple injuries, including a broken ankle and severe cuts to her head. She remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday afternoon.
The other driver — 21-year-old Derik Franklin of Fairbanks — was transported to Terre Haute Regional Hospital with a possible broken leg. He remained hospitalized on Monday afternoon. Franklin’s passenger — 22-year-old Ian Bolin of Terre Haute — was transported to Union Hospital for severe cuts to his head. He was transferred to an Indianapolis hospital for treatment.
Witnesses told police that a 2001 Chevrolet Impala driven by Goodrich was westbound at about 2:55 p.m. on Harlan Drive approaching the intersection with Indiana 63 when her car failed to stop for the stop sign. Her car collided with a northbound 2002 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Franklin.
Goodrich was trapped inside the vehicle and was extricated by Prairieton Fire and Rescue.
Police have listed the preliminary cause of the crash as failure to stop at the stop sign.
Neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected as factors, but routine tests were conducted on both drivers due to the severity of the injuries.
Seatbelts were worn by all three people involved in the incident, police report.


Aluminum clad steel wire is a kind of bimetallic wire that aluminum covers on the steel core continuously and evenly.
Compared with ordinary aluminum cable steel reinforced, the conductor weight is 5% lighter, current-carrying capacity is 2-3% higher and power loss decreases 4-6%.
The standard ACS-Aluminum Clad Steel Conductor are suitable for Messenger Wire, Overhead Ground or Static Wire, Guy Wire.They are with low resistance and high strength
ACS similar tensile strength as Guy Wire but has superior corrosion resistance and enables much higher conductivity if needed.
1.good mechanical properties
2.improved electrical characteristics
3.excellent corrosion resistance
4.better Sag properties
Moseroth ACS meets or exceeds one of the following specs:
B-502 Aluminum-Clad Steel Core Wire for Aluminum Conductors, Aluminum-Clad Steel Reinforced.
1. ASTM B415 Standard
2. ASTM B416 Standard
3. DIN48201 Standard
4. Other International Standard
The ACS Wire Parameter:
|ASTM B415||Nominal Dia.(mm): 2.052 2.304 2.589 2.904 3.264 3.477 3.665 3.934 4.115 4.392 4.620 4.775 5.189|
|ASTM B416||3x5AWG 3x6AWG 3x7AWG 3x8AWG 3x9AWG 3x10AWG
7x5AWG 7x6AWG 7x7AWG 7x8AWG 7x9AWG 7x10AWG 7x11AWG 7x12AWG 19x5AWG 19x6AWG 19x7AWG 19x8AWG 19x9AWG 19x10AWG 37x5AWG 37x6AWG 37x7AWG 37x8AWG 37x9AWG 37x10AW
|DIN 48201||sq.mm: 25 35 50 70 95 120 150 185 240 300|