A workshop was held at RiHub titled “Building a Creative Ecosystem“ within the EU project “Digital Cities Challenge“ .
At the workshop, about twenty representatives of the academic, business and public sectors discussed creative cooperation models aimed at sustainable urban development in our city.
In the introduction, the head of the IT Department of the City of Rijeka Željko Jurić welcomed the participants, pointing out that the strategic plan Rijeka Smart City for the period 2019-2020 containing thirteen projects had been adopted not long ago. The adoption of the biannual strategic plan, as well as participation in the project titled “Digital Cities Challenge“, represent preparatory activities in the process of drawing up a new development strategy of the City of Rijeka for the period from 2021 to 2027, that, among others, will be focussed on further digital society development and the smart city concept.
The results of the analysis carried out within the “Digital Cities Challenge“ project have shown potentials for improving further cooperation between the private and academic sectors that is presently characterised by a weak connection of dispersed initiatives and projects. The project “Rijeka 2020 – European Capital of Culture” represents a good opportunity to link various stakeholders, so it was not a coincidence that the workshop was held in the premises of RiHub, at the address Ivan Grohovac, envisaged as premises for education courses, co-working and a place for implementing various cooperation programmes.
Alain Heureux, professional in the field of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship from Brussels presented a methodology that connects Systemic Design Thinking, following this workshop participants discussed the DNA system of Rijeka and defined the goals of “Creative Digital Rijeka”.
Understanding the city’s DNA system means, in fact, understanding the digital innovation potentials of the city of Rijeka, namely identifying the best local digital innovations and initiatives and their characteristics. Creative digital Rijeka is the name of the process within the project “Digital Cities Challenge“, which aims at mobilising the creative potentials of Rijeka, encouraging networking and cooperation between various sectors (academic and business sectors, public administration, civil society and citizens) in order to increase innovative force and realise sustainable digital transition in the live ecosystem of the city and the region.
A certain part of the project was proposed by the City of Rijeka, while workshop participants were invited to propose some new, innovative projects during the workshop and in the subsequent period. Some of the proposed city projects have been already included in the strategic plan Rijeka Smart City, like intranet development, an open data portal or e-procurement, some relate to city projects that are underway or are planned, like the Torpedo Production Park, Smart Cities’ Competence Centre that awaits approval of EU funding or the Incubator for creative technologies and the IT industry, while some of them have been recently proposed, like for instance the interactive information portal for entrepreneurs.
The workshop was held by Digital Cities Challenge project consultants – Blaž Golob, Stephanie E. Trpkov and Petra Karanikić.
The Rijeka programme “Digital Cities Challenge (DCC)” makes part of the initiative implemented by the European Commission by proving support to 42 EU cities in the development and implementation of digital policies aimed at improving the public services that the cities offer to its citizens and entrepreneurs.


Late last year, ASUS unveiled the Padfone, a clever smartphone and tablet combo that is expected to revolutionize they way we use both smartphones and tablets. This was almost nine months ago.
Quad-Core ASUS Padfone Android headed to MWC 2012
Now the highly anticipated ASUS Padfone which we got to see again at CES 2012, will officially debut at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2012).
So circle February 27 on your calender for this will be the day we get to see the 10.1-inch tablet with its accompanying 4.3-inch smartphone. The rumor mill too has added some spice to the Padfone, adding that it will feature the next-generation NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core chip.
We’ll be attending MWC this year just like we did back in 2011 so stay tuned as we bring you closeups with the ASUS Padfone and hopefully some other stellar Android devices like the Samsung Galaxy S3, HTC Primo and the LG X3.


Behind the project to return the river to life is a highly successful partnership between energy giant Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board.
Jeremy Williamson, SSE’s director of renewable operations, said: “SSE has been delighted to play our part in restoring the water flow and allowing salmon back to the upper Garry. We want to ensure that we balance the nation’s need for power with our environmental responsibilities.
“Although restoring the water in this stretch of the River Garry will result in the loss of potential hydro energy, we recognise our responsibility to ensure that we manage the waters carefully where we operate our hydro assets and hope that the work to restore the River Garry will help create a sustainable population of salmon in this stretch of river.”
APEM’s part in the project has spanned over a decade and involved teams from across the company in carrying out habitat assessments, walkover surveys, aerial surveys, geomorphology assessments, hydrological modelling and fish rescues.
Based on this and other work the project partners were able to put together a plan for releasing more water from the hydropower scheme into the river. This would help to restore its flow for the benefit of its ecology and wildlife.
Most recently APEM’s field scientists used electric fishing techniques to relocate larval lamprey prior to the removal of a weir. Above the weir at Struan changes to the water flow had created areas of fine silts that were ideal habitat for lamprey larva to develop in. But with flows on the river restored and the weir scheduled to be removed there was a danger that these fine sediments could be flushed away and with them the young lamprey, which were moved to the safety of suitable habitat downstream.
Back in 2009 the company’s field scientists carried out walkover surveys on the river to identify different kinds of habitats and assess their importance for fish and other species. Hydrological surveying at seven sites allowed the creation of habitat models.
And in 2007, APEM completed aerial surveys of the river that measured the grain size in sediments along 20 km of the riverbed, helping scientists to understand the river’s ecology and potential.
Pauline Silverman, who specialises in hydropower at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, said: “In terms of science, there is a limited set of data and understanding of the direct relationship between flows and ecology: how much water do fish need to re-colonise a river that has been without flow for decades?
“There is no definitive answer to actively manage flows to ‘mimic’ nature so we had to work together to find a solution that would work for the environment and the economy.
“What we have as a result is a relatively new and innovative approach to river management in Scotland, and there is no doubt that many people will be excited to see how the river develops over time.”
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text: God knows we need a bit of fun with all that’s going on with the banks and everything lately, so here are Soul Jazz filling another gap we never knew existed in the compilation market. The wordy and specific title doesn’t give too many clues for the music that follows, a lot of which you’ll recognise in an instant without knowing what show it’s been on. Brian Fahey’s ‘At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal’ inevitably stands out – the music Alan Freeman’s been using for close on half a century to count down his charts – but there is a lot more where that came from in the shape of CCS (‘Whole Lotta Love’), the Laurie Johnson Orchestra (‘The New Avengers Theme’) and Roy Budd’s ‘Get Carter’, among a host of hugely enjoyable productions. Specialist it may be, but this will provide a couple of hours’ reminiscence for the older folks amongst you – while catering for the new with its well written riffs and shakes. Something different this way comes.

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May 14, 2020
Yesterday, the European Commission has presented a package of guidelines and recommendations to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, while respecting necessary health precautions.
The goal is to offer people the chance to get some rest, relaxation and fresh air. As soon as the health situation allows, people should be able to see friends and family, in their own EU country or across borders, with all the safety measures that are needed.
The package also aims to help the EU tourism sector recover from the pandemic, by supporting businesses and ensuring that Europe continues to be the number one destination for visitors.
The commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, said that
“Millions of SMEs and family-run businesses working in accommodation, restaurants, passenger transport and travel agencies risk bankruptcies and job losses – they urgently need to go back to work.”
The guidance proposes “a common European approach to managing what will remain a difficult 2020 summer season, while preparing for a more sustainable and digital tourism ecosystem in the future.”
For tourists and travellers
There are some measures to reinforce the confidence and safety to travel again. For example:
• The Commission wants to, safely and gradually, give people freedom of movement and lift internal border controls. Free movement and cross-border travel are the key to tourism.
The E.C. proposes a phased and coordinated approach that starts by lifting restrictions between areas or Member States with sufficiently similar epidemiological situations.
• Restore transport services across the EU while protecting the health of transport workers and passengers. The guidelines present general principles for the safe and gradual restoration of passenger transport by air, rail, road and waterways.
They put forth a series of recommendations, such as the need to limit contact between passengers and transport workers, and passengers themselves, reducing, where feasible, the density of passengers.
• Safely resuming tourism services. The Commission sets out a common framework providing criteria to safely and gradually restore tourism activities and developing health protocols for hotels and other forms of accommodation, to protect the health of both guests and employees.
These guidelines will allow people to safely stay at hotels, camping sites, Bed&Breakfasts or other holiday accommodation establishments. Eat and drink at restaurants, bars and cafés and go to beaches and other leisure outdoor areas will be possible soon.
For tourism businesses
The Commission aims to support Europe’s tourism sector by:
• Ensuring liquidity for tourism businesses, in particular SMEs, through:
– Flexibility under State aid rules allowing Member States to introduce schemes, such as guarantee schemes for vouchers and further liquidity schemes.
The goal is to support companies in the transport and travel sectors and to ensure that reimbursement claims caused by the coronavirus pandemic are satisfied.
– EU funding: EU continues providing immediate liquidity to businesses affected by the crisis through the Coronavirus Response Instrument Initiative, under shared management with Member States.
In addition, the Commission has made available up to €8 billion in financing for 100,000 small businesses hit by the crisis, with the European Investment Fund.
– Saving jobs with up to €100 billion in financial relief from the SURE programme.
This one helps Member States cover the costs of national short-time work schemes and similar measures allowing companies to safeguard jobs.
The Commission also supports partnerships between employment services, social partners and companies to facilitate reskilling, especially for seasonal workers.
– Connecting citizens to local tourism offer, promoting local attractions and tourism and Europe as a safe tourist destination.
The Commission will work with Member States to promote a patronage voucher system under which customers can support their favourite hotels or restaurants.
For more information click here.
Source: European Commission official website

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text: Ever since I saw this picture of Mary-Kate (correct me if i'm confusing the twins) Olsen bedazzling her vintage tee with layered bling its been on my mind! I have to admit as much as i love the comfort and worn-in feeling of a nice vintage tee I often times feel a little too casual and under-dressed. So, i absolutely love the idea of pairing it with a statement making necklace like the new Subversive for Target jewlery. Also, I stumbled upon this store that recreates tees once worn by infamous rockers, I liked this one Debbie Harry had on. Does anyone else think this is an interesting look?

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Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for National Cancer Institute's Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Cancer Health Disparities and Minority Health (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
November 24, 2023
Estimated Publication Date of Notice of Funding Opportunity :
February 23, 2024
First Estimated Application Due Date:
September 25, 2024
Earliest Estimated Award Date:
June 01, 2025
Earliest Estimated Start Date:
June 01, 2025
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to issue the U54 Specialized Programs of Research Excellence in Cancer Health Disparities and Minority Health (CHD-MH SPORE) notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). The program will support a network of multidisciplinary, multi-institutional U54 CHD-MH SPOREs, which are multi-project awards uniquely focused on health disparities and/or minority health translational research for improved prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in populations who are underserved. U54 CHD-MH SPOREs can investigate more than one cancer type in underserved populations, including groups of highly related cancers (e.g., gastrointestinal or head and neck). The research supported through this program must be translational and must stem from research on human biology, addressing the interplay of various determinants of health with the biology of the disease. U54 CHD-MH SPORE projects must have the goal of reaching a translational human endpoint within the project period of the grant, which may include a clinical trial.
This Notice of Intent to Publish is being provided to allow sufficient time for applicants to develop strong applications.
The NOFO is expected to be published in late winter 2024 with only one expected application due date in late September 2024.
Research Initiative Details
This NOFO supports a collaborative network of SPOREs, under the U54 cooperative agreement mechanism, that is uniquely focused on CHD-MH translational research in populations who are underserved. Populations who are underserved are NIH-designated populations with health disparities, including Black, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous and Native American persons; Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with lower socioeconomic status (SES); persons with disabilities; and persons who live in rural areas. Applicants are encouraged to focus on cancer types for which health disparities are particularly well documented, including cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, gastrointestinal systems, cervix, endometrium, head and neck, liver, lung, and kidney, as well as leukemia and myeloma. Although studies involving these cancers are strongly encouraged, other cancer types can be included if a disparity or disparities population is appropriately justified. Unlike minority health projects, proposed CHD projects must include a reference or comparator group to assess disparities in cancer outcomes. However, the identified reference group would be based on the scientific rationale or question proposed and is not by definition required to be non-Hispanic White.
The goals of the proposed research may vary widely and address for example:
- Discovery, validation, and assessment of how various determinants of health intersect with the biology of cancer to affect cancer incidence, diagnosis, treatment, early detection, and prevention in populations who are underserved.
- Characterization of the biological impact of social determinants of health and identifying specific biological pathways that might be targeted by clinical or public health interventions.
- Hypothesis generating studies characterizing risk factor prevalence or biological differences in populations who are underserved.
- Investigating the role of determinants of health and comorbidities on toxicity to therapeutic interventions in populations who are underserved.
U54 CHD-MH SPOREs comprise the following required components:
- A minimum of three translational research projects, each with a human endpoint, must be proposed. Clinical trials are optional and may be proposed as a human endpoint. E ach project must include at least one basic and one applied/clinical co-leader.
- An Administrative Core which describes the SPORE's organization and capabilities, including organizational, administrative, scientific, and clinical trial management within the SPORE. This component should explain, at the overall program level, how coordination, communication, and diverse perspectives will be achieved among the different projects and programs, Shared Resources Cores, and participating institutions. This Core will also include activities of the required Community Advisory Board (CAB).
- A Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) Shared Resources Core and a Biospecimen/Pathology Shared Resources Core. SPOREs also have the option to include other Shared Resources Cores that provide laboratory and/or clinical facilities, equipment, and/or services to be shared by one or more research projects and developmental programs (e.g., a Biostatistical Core). Shared Resources Cores within the SPORE should not duplicate any shared resource facilities that are already available to the research group but may build upon these facilities for unique capabilities required by the SPORE.
- A Developmental Research Program (DRP) to support pilot projects focused on new research opportunities in CHD-MH. The pilot projects may be collaborative among scientists within one or more SPOREs, or with scientists outside the SPORE community. High-risk/high-payoff pilot projects are especially encouraged. These pilot projects are not required to reach a human endpoint during the project period.
- A Career Enhancement Program (CEP) to support investigators who wish to enhance or refocus their careers on translational cancer research and are proposing a cancer health disparities or minority health research project. CEP recipients are expected to interact with SPORE-associated translational research advisors to guide the project and monitor progress.
- Scientific Collaborations (within the Overall component) demonstrating a commitment to both horizontal and vertical collaborations with investigators outside of the SPORE to complete preclinical projects and move promising results along the pathway of translational/clinical development.
- A minimum research base of four or more independent investigators who currently serve as PDs/PIs (or project leaders) on peer-reviewed research grants or are overall/site chairpersons on an active NCI-sponsored clinical trial. These activities must be directly related to the cancer(s) being investigated in the SPORE or the specific expertise required for the SPORE, including CHD-MH. The qualifying investigators also must serve on the SPORE as a PD/PI, a multi-PD/PI, project co-leader or Shared Resources Core director.
U54 CHD-MH SPOREs will be expected to establish the critical research infrastructure needed to sustain the translational research projects, collaborations, and community outreach and engagement proposed within the U54 SPORE network. This will include intra- and inter-U54 CHD-MH SPORE activities, such as patient accrual; engagement with community advocates and stakeholders; sharing of resources, methodology, and best practices; and participation in U54 CHD-MH SPORE network meetings.
This NOFO will not support:
- Applications lacking a cancer health disparity or minority health focus.
- Applications that do not have access to underserved populations/biospecimens that are the focus of the application.
- Applications that do not propose translational research and do not include appropriate human endpoints.
- Projects lacking a laboratory component to investigate or understand the biology of human cancer.
- Applications that do not meet the Minimum Research Base of four or more independent investigators who currently serve as PDs/PIs (or project leaders) on peer-reviewed research grants or are overall/site chairpersons on an active NCI-sponsored clinical trial directly related to the cancer(s) being investigated in the SPORE or the specific expertise required for the SPORE, including CHD-MH.
These applications will be deemed not responsive to this NOFO and will not be reviewed.
Estimated Total Funding
$1.6M in direct costs per year
Expected Number of Awards
Estimated Award Ceiling
Application budgets are limited to no more than $1.6M in direct costs per year.
Primary Assistance Listing Number(s)
93.393, 93.394, 93.395, 93.399
Anticipated Eligible Organizations
Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education
Private Institution of Higher Education
Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business)
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized)
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization (Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
U.S. Territory or Possession
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
Applications are not being solicited at this time.
Please direct all inquiries to:
Leah Hubbard, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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The project to create the territory of priority development in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is one of the most developed ones and involves the placement of components for the production of Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant named after Gagarin (KnAAZ, former KnAAPO), the head of the Russian Federation Minvostokrazvitiya Alexander Galushka said at a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday.
“In Komsomolsk-on-Amur there is already a large modern high-tech factory, which supplies its products for export. This plant has suppliers that are scattered around the world. Some of them – in Russia, but most of them are outside the Russian Federation. The idea in this case the top is to locate these suppliers in close proximity to the plant, “- said A.Galushka.
Promising Russian army armored vehicle for launching of bridge can be created on the basis of the “future” tank platform, “Armata”, the chief of the engineering troops of the Russian Federation Lieutenant-General Yuri Stawicki told reporters Wednesday.
“The use of the platform of “Armata” will be considered during the development of long-term armored vehicle for launching of bridges,” Stawicki said. Earlier, he said that instead of the existing vehicle for launching of bridges it is planned to create armored vehicle for launching of bridges on the basis of heavy unified crawler.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday met with his new Indian counterpart, Manohar Parrikar, in New Delhi, marking an end to a year of silence on the two countries’ myriad cooperative military ventures.
Shoigu’s visit marks an expansion of Russia’s position as India’s largest arms supplier at a time when the U.S. defense industry has targeted New Delhi as a potential source of revenue amid Washington’s declining military spending.
India is a key arms export market for Russia: Moscow supplies about 70 percent of New Delhi’s military equipment, with sales amounting to $3.8 billion last year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Moscow and Tehran have signed military cooperation deal that implies wider collaboration in personnel training and counter-terrorism activities. It may also resolve the situation concerning the delivery of Russian S300 missiles, Iranian media reported.
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, signed the document during a visit by Russia’s top brass to Iran’s capital on Tuesday.
Under the new agreement, the broadened cooperation will include military personnel training exchanges, increased counter-terrorism cooperation and enhanced capabilities for both countries’ Navies to use each other’s ports more frequently.
Cameroon’s military will take delivery of “the most sophisticated military equipment from Russia” before the end of 2015, a statement released by President Paul Biya’s office announced on 16 January.
“Among other latest-generation weapons, this includes heavy artillery and missiles, air protection, anti-aircraft missile system, and cannon,” the statement said. “Armoured trucks of Russian production will also be delivered to Cameroon to transport troops.”
It added that Russia was also ready to train Cameroonians in operating these sophisticated systems.
The statement followed a meeting between Biya and the Russian ambassador to Cameroon earlier on 16 January.
A large order of Russian weapons and vehicles would mark a shift in Cameroon’s defence procurement, which has involved the acquisition of Chinese armoured vehicles, patrol boats and HAI Z-9 helicopters in recent years.
Iran and Russia have agreed to resolve their dispute over the latter’s failure to deliver S-300 long-range air defence systems, the Iranian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on 20 January.
The MoD statement also announced that the Russian and Iranian defence ministers had signed an agreement in Tehran that would lead to co-operation on various issues of mutual interest.
Official Russian statements did not mention the S-300. However, Russia’s RIA Novosti quoted Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, a former head of international co-operation at the Russian MoD, as saying, “A step was taken in the direction of co-operation on the economy and arms technology, at least on such defensive systems such as the S-300 and S-400.
Russian air forces will put into service the latest aircraft and helicopters in 2015, Interfax reports with reference to the representative of the press-service of Russian Ministry of Defense on Air Forces, Colonel Igor Klimov.
“Under the State Defense Order for 2015 more than 150 state-of-the-art aircraft and helicopters will be delivered to the military units,” Klimov said. The colonel noted that the following aircraft are being delivered to the air forces: Su-30SM, Su-30M2, MiG-29SMT, Su-34 bombers, Su-35S multi-role fighters, Yak-130 operational trainers, An-148 and Il-76-MD90 transport aircraft. Ka-52 Alligator, Mi-28N Night Hunter, Mi-8AMTSh (MTV-5-1), Mi-8MTPR, Mi-35M, Mi-26, Ka-226 and Ansat-U helicopters will be delivered to the army aviation.
Moreover, according to Klimov, the air forces will also take delivery of the latest Nebo-M, Gamma, Sopka radar systems; Podlet low-altitude radar stations; S-400 and Pantsir-S air defense systems. In addition, over 30 new trainers for specialists of air defense forces and flight simulators for training centers located in Torzhok, Ryazan, Syzran, etc. will be delivered.
India is considering the possibility of purchasing more Su-30MKI fighters in case negotiations with France on purchase of Rafale fighters are not successful, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a source close to Russian Ministry of Defense.
In January 2012 Rafale won the largest international tender for delivery of defense products in India’s history. The contract for delivery of 126 medium multi-role fighter aircraft to Indian air forces is assessed at more than $10 billion.
Indian Minister of Defense said earlier that negotiations with the French party lasting for more than 3 years got stuck, because French companies refuse to meet the terms and conditions of the tender issued by Indian air forces. According to him, the launch of production of Su-30MKI fighters by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will help replace Rafale jets.
It was reported earlier that France is not going to allow HAL to launch production of Rafale fighters.


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The Bear Ate Your Sandwich - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime
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By now I think you know what happened to your sandwich. But you may not know how it happened. So let me tell you. It all started with the bear… Find Julia Sarcone-Roach’s THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH (this year’s Read for the Record selection) to read it yourself here: http://bit.ly/2IpLVv7
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When Salon reaches St. Paul and the Broken Bones vocalist Paul Janeway, he's "giddy" as he looks at a super-limited vinyl edition of the band's new album, "Young Sick Camellia," that possesses a unique feature: The wax features interwoven gold thread carefully removed from a gold suit he owned.
"Every time I call [Gotta Groove Records, where the vinyl was pressed], they're just kind of like, 'Oh, God, what did you want to do?'" Janeway says with a laugh. "It was funny — Matt, who works there, was kind of like, 'Usually we try to get this stuff out of the record.'"
But for Janeway, who says he's a "pretty avid vinyl collector" — "I don't drink, so I don't go out, I go to art museums and record stores, and that's about it" — releasing unique records is all part of the fun of being in St. Paul and the Broken Bones. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, the troupe is rooted in Southern soul, but has never been afraid to stretch out and add in different textures and genres.
That's no more evident than on "Young Sick Camellia," the group's third album, which was produced by Jack Splash, who's worked with Alicia Keys, John Legend and Kendrick Lamar. In addition to usual soul, the album encompasses sleek R&B ("NASA") string- and horn-swept disco ("Got It Bad") and even Portishead-style trip-hop ("Mr. Invisible"), in addition to interludes that sample the voice of Janeway's late grandfather.
The week before "Young Sick Camellia" is released, Janeway spoke about St. Paul and the Broken Bones' sonic evolution, how family dynamics influenced his lyrics, and the therapeutic value of music.
Was there anything that you wanted to do differently this time around? How did you approach it?
You're always evolving. If you look at this as an artistry, which I still vaguely do, you feel like you should always try to change. Initially, the whole idea was to do three different EPs, and the record label was terrified of that, as you can imagine. Apparently if you say EP, it's the kiss of death. For me, it was one of these things where I wanted to kind of explore new things.
We worked with Jack Splash, who is not a Muscle Shoals guy [and] he's not a Nashville guy. He's a straight-up L.A. guy. He's worked with hip-hop and pop and R&B [artists], kind of all over the map. Working with him — it was just so interesting how he approached things. He was a music lover, just like we are, so that's where we connected.
We were starting to make things that we were like, "All right, this is going to be different." And we knew it was when we started working with him. We were like, "Okay, things are changing." [Laughs.] It was a good change. We left ourselves open [to] wherever this takes us.
What did Jack Splash bring to the record?
We cut live drums, but we were basically just sampling our own drums, which is kind of an odd thing to do. It seems kind of redundant. That's basically what we did. And, plus, he was just open to anything, as were we. The one thing I really appreciated, someone like that, they chase the hits. They can. And he wasn't like that. He was just like, "Let's just make great music," and that was the plan.
"Mr. Invisible" is an interesting detour. The song reminds me of Portishead.
If there's a song that's probably the future of the band, that's it. That was kind of our way of going, "All right, this is the preview of where we're headed." Browan [Lollar], our guitar player, his grandfather had an old clock, and all that is is a sample of Browan putting his finger on the clock to just make that sound. It's a really bizarre sample and a weird song, but obviously it's a huge compliment for us, because Portishead is a band that we all dearly love.
We've learned that there's a song on each album that's kind of like, "All right, that's the preview of what's coming next." That's probably the song.
Were you all pretty much on board with it, or were there any adjustments in the band?
We have Al Gamble in the band. And this is not me just being like, "Oh, he's a really good player." He is one of probably the best Hammond B3 players in that Southern style out there. If anybody wants to be like, "All right, I want to sound like Booker T and the MGs," or [get] that Al Green sound — he actually just did a session with Al Green. He's the guy.
When you tell a guy like that, "Hey, guess what? You're not touching that on this record. You're getting on a synth," that's a hard conversation to have, and he just took to it like a fish in water. He really did. I can't get him off of it now.
Obviously, if this is a complete failure, then we'll go from there. Maybe it's not as liberating. But you just feel like you can do whatever you want to do, and I think everybody felt that this time.
On the last record [2016's "Sea of Noise"] . . . it really is the sophomore thing. You don't know what to do. And you're like, "I don't want to alienate people, but we're going this way." And this one was like, we didn't give a shit. We were like, let's just do it. That was very liberating.
How do you feel that you grew as a vocalist making the record?
I've just grown as a singer, period, over time. I didn't feature falsetto as much on a lot of the records we've done, but I've always written songs in falsetto. There's something about the female voice, kind of register ... I think of writing that way more. It just sounds more natural to me, instead of [affects singing in a lower voice] that range. I always just think in that higher register. I think of melody better, honestly.
I really focused on the melodic elements of this record, whereas maybe the first record, I was like, just belt it and go. With this record, it was like . . . I listened to everything from a lot of Elliott Smith, the Beatles, the Bee Gees — things that have really strong, melodic structure.
There's a reason why, decades later, people are still listening to that music and people still remember it, because there was such an emphasis on melody.
I think [of] Elliott Smith that way too. They thought of music in a very classical sense, that's timeless. And then for us, we get tagged with certain things. It's like, "Well, we want to make timeless music." That's the people you need to pay attention to. You don't need to pay attention to what's the modern trend, because that stuff has a tendency to date itself, kind of in the same way that we listen to hair metal [now]. You really want to try and make transcendent music that stands the test of time.
Lyrically, what was really inspiring you this time around?
So, the idea initially was three EPs. It was going to be me, my father, and grandfather, and that's how I viewed it. And what I wanted to do — we have these complicated relationships with my father, and then my father and his father. There's kind of this generational difficulty, and differences. I felt like I needed to explore that; I needed to really explore that vulnerability.
And so the idea with this record is that it's through my lens. Some of it's about those relationships, but then the next record is supposed to be through my father's lens, and the next one, my grandfather's lens. Kind of trying to almost in a therapeutic way try to go, "Why do they necessarily view things the way they do?" And it would all be through my perception, obviously, because I'm the one writing it, but just over time.
This record, to me, was trying to build this vocabulary with symbolism and things, as you have a tendency to do when you write songs, and hopefully use that vocabulary, because this feels like part one of the trilogy. So hopefully that vocabulary builds throughout the next two records, and you have this whole universe that you've created.
It's deeply personal, in a lot of ways. Not that previous work wasn't, but I really went for it on this record, lyrically, that I didn't have really done in the past.
Whenever you do get into family dynamics, it always does get personal. There's just something about writing about family and relating to family that I think it's very difficult to put into words—but there is so much material there. It's rich.
It's very rich in material. That's a very good way to say it. For me, growing up in the south, growing up with different political beliefs and fundamental beliefs on certain things, it's a complicated thing, especially now. Especially now. Because that's what someone said, "This is a political record," and I'm like, "No, it's not." Subconsciously, maybe it is, you know what I mean? Maybe that's what I'm working through.
But there's so many more issues, because it's like you said, it's very rich. There's more dynamic . . . I remember talking to Jim, our PR guy, and he's like, "Well, is this a Trump thing, da da da . . ." And I was like, "I disagreed with my family on politics a long time, and also there's a lot more issues than just that."
So that's where it's like, it's this well of creativity. And it gives you this vulnerability that you feel like you can make good art. I always thought maybe this was off limits. And I think that's when you're like, that's probably what makes it the most compelling to you — to myself — is that it feels maybe you're going down the road that you didn't think you would.
I think everything going on with politics and with Trump and everything is sort of cracking open all sorts of other issues. That's the sense I get. It's like, this happened, and it's magnified a lot of other things that have been sort of bubbling under. I feel like that's been happening for a lot of families, a lot of people.
Right. Yeah, I think so. I think that's what you are finding. I talked with somebody about this. They were saying they've seen a lot of artists' art go . . . Because I could go and make a grand statement, talk about how liberal I am, how awful Trump is, and all of this stuff. But there's a lot of people doing that. [Laughs.] You know what I mean?
It should be done. It's not that I don't think it shouldn't — but what they were telling me is a lot of artists are starting to go inward. Because you're right: It bubbles up things. It feels like there's open wounds now that we didn't know were there, maybe you swept under the rug. I think that's where you go, "Okay, I gotta figure this out," and subconsciously that's what's happening maybe with me.
I totally see that. I think it's taken this long for a lot of this stuff to come out too. It feels like this year especially, everyone is a little . . . I don't think resigned is the right word, but it's settling in, I guess.
Right. Right. There's outrage and shock, and now it's kind of like, "This is it. This is the reality."
It was funny, I was actually doing an interview with Salon when Trump got elected. We were in New York, and the interview was that day, and everyone was down. I was like, "Look, I've lived in the state of Alabama my whole life. Politics have sucked a long time, so now it's just everywhere." [Laughs.] The woman interviewing me was like, "You know what, that strangely makes me feel better, because you're still here."
I think that's true. There are certain political figures that have been lurking down in different states, and all of a sudden they're on a national level, and people are like, "Where did they come from?" And people who have known them for years —
Sessions has been there a long time. We've had him a long time.
That's who I was thinking of—yes, absolutely.
Exactly. We've had him a long time. I've never voted for him, but it's like, it just is what it is. It is true. I live in this state, born in this state, and it's a part of my identity. Obviously, I don't agree with those things, but you know what I mean, though, being from here.
Has your family heard this new record then?
No. I played it for my sisters; we're pretty close. The grandfather part, I haven't played it for my dad yet. I mean, he knows about it. It's funny, I had to get legal permission to use [his voice]. My grandfather passed away a few months back, so I had to ask the owner of the estate. They had to sign something.
That's very brave of you to do this, I think.
Well, it's scary, I'll be honest. It's very scary. Here's the thing: The good thing is that me and my father have a really good relationship now. And that's great. That, to me, is the victory in it, because when I was little, it wasn't that way. Now, we have a good relationship, and that, to me — there is kind of a happy ending in that, in that aspect of it. But he didn't with his father, and that's the sad part about it. It was weird. It's just weird.
I don't know if it's brave. I feel like it's something I had to do. You start going down this way, and . . . I don't think there's going to be too many hurt feelings. My dad's pretty open about things. He maybe wasn't the best dad around, but in my adult years, it's a lot better.
There's things that I still deal with that I know are residual effects of growing up that way, but luckily I have music. And I have creative outlets that can help me figure that stuff out. That's a beautiful thing about getting to be being able to be creative and be an artist. As long as you are honest with yourself, you can let those things seep out of you.
On stage, that's where it comes out. I've seen you guys a few times, and you leave it all out on the stage.
Absolutely. I think that's part of it. People ask us, "How do you get the energy? How do you do this?" I'm like, "This is my hour-and-a-half of therapy, this is my hour-and-a-half of exorcising the demons." When I'm on tour, I get that a lot, and it's very therapeutic, very nice. If it was taken away, I don't know what I would do, I'd probably have to hire a very expensive therapist and figure it out.


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This weekend my knitty friends threw a wonderful baby shower for the little lady and I, on valentines day (great was to spend a valentines morning - brunch with good friends!). I don't think anyone has ever been soooo very spoiled in the history of baby showers! And check out the fun theme -- that's right, knitty goodness!
There were soo many gorgeous, thoughtful and generous gifts I could hardly believe it. I think I spent the entire day with a massive grin plastered across my face. Thank you ladies. It means the world to me that you been supportive and excited throughout this journey. And that you'll all be there to love on BOB when she makes her debut.
Since this is primarily a knitty blog, I'll highlight some of the gorgeous handknits (but believe me I got soooo very many other fantastic goodies... they can all be seen on my flickr page):
First there's the group project -- a beautifully soft blanket made from exquisite sock yarns. I think this is going to be a favourite with the little lady. And the cute backing material is monsters! Yay! And then Kim had knit these gorgeous socks. Check it out - not 1, 2 or 3, but 4 pairs! She's been very very busy and little lady is going to be spoiled with handknit socks from the get go -- between her and her Dad I think I may have a full time job whipping out hand knit socks in the future! And in case 4 sets of socks wasn't enough, Kim also made a couple of hats. Super cute! (And perfect for this chilly weather).
Terrie had made some gorgeous booties. How adorable are they! Something I'd been meaning to do, but never quite got around to. Another treasured keepsake. And then there's Hermann Bear too. Perfect size for a (not so) wee one.
Speaking of Monsters, Jeni has also added to the collection with another danger craft monster - Sammie the sock monster. Hee hee I love these guys. He has now joined the rest of the posse in the nursery. And Jeni also made this beautiful cardigan in some deliciously soft yarn and beautiful colours. Aah I think precedents are being set that may be hard to uphold!
Stacey has also been very busy with the knits -- there's a couple of gorgeous and fun hats to go with some onesies she gave me. Loving the bright colours and fun designs on these.
And then there is the knitted papoose. I'm soo very happy to have one of these to model my newborn baby in for her first photos. Another thing I'd been meaning to get round to, but, erm, never did.
Speaking of which, it appears that BOB is on her way sooner rather than later. Was at the docs on Monday and she thinks it could be any day now... we'll see!
Thanks once again for the wonderful shower. I had such a nice time with you all and can't thank you enough. Big hugs, Sam xoxo


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The Finance Department is dedicated to providing the highest quality service through a commitment to excellence and integrity. The Finance Department is committed to providing timely, accurate, clear, and complete information and support to other city departments, citizens, and the community at large. We use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the Government Finance Officers Association's Recommended Practices to assure that policymakers and the community are well-informed and the Town remains fiscally strong.
The Administration Division is responsible for oversight and the general administration of the entire Finance Department, which includes Accounting, Assessment and Collection, Information Technology, and Purchasing. The Director of Finance is also Plan Administrator for the Town's Pension Plans and is responsible for all aspects of debt administration and serves as the Town Manager's chief fiscal advisor during budget deliberations.
The Finance Department is excited to announce the Town of Bloomfield's "Open Finance" website. This site allows residents to explore, at their leisure, all the financial transactions that the Finance Department processes. The site will be refreshed every week so you are able to get the most accurate, up-to-date information possible. This is just one of the steps the Town of Bloomfield is taking to provide residents with more insight into the day-to-day operations that occur.
- How much does the Town pay to the Metropolitan District Commission for sewer services?
The Town is one of 8 member towns of the MDC and makes quarterly payments treated as ad valorem taxes.
For the fiscal year July 2021 - June 2022 the Town paid approximately $3.8 million for sewer services. For fiscal year 2022-2023 the estimate is $3.9 million.
- What is the size of the Town's budget?
The tentatively approved 2022 to 2023 town budget (PDF) is $104,293,523.00 This is an increase of $7,605,324 or 7.87% compared to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget.
- How much is the budget of the Board of Education and what percent is it of the total budget?
The 2022 to 2023 Board of Education budget is $48,841,803. This comprises 46.83% of the Town budget of $104,293,62 for the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year.

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The home at 1811 Mearns Meadow Blvd., Austin was sold on Aug. 9, 2017 by 1811 Mearns Meadows LLC. The property is appraised at $217,902. The buyer was Landy Tim||Pumo Michael J.
The property tax paid for this property in 2016 was $5,003.21. This is 2.3% of the appraised value of the home.
The last time this home sold was Aug. 10, 2016.
In August 2017, nine properties sold in North Austin Civic Association.


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Posted: Nov 9, 2009 9:29 AM by John Pastorek
Updated: Nov 9, 2009 9:36 AM
Source: Associated Press
LSU's Lady Tigers enter the 2009-10 season as the highest ranked team in the Southeastern Conference at No. 9 in the polls.
The Lady Tigers tip off the season Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Loyola of New Orleans at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Coach Van Chancellor said he's not sure if his team deserves the nod, but he feels a lot better about coaching them.
Last season, after Sylvia Fowles, Erica White and Quianna Chaney departed for the WNBA, Chancellor turned to junior Allison Hightower to carry the load.
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Real-world testing for TechX graduates RAB-Microfluidics
Until now, the emerging field of edge analytics has been focused on the internet of things and being able to process data at the point it’s created by a sensor.
Now, thanks to the ability to separate fluids at a micro level on a chip just 22mm by 15mm, a new form of edge analytics could help reduce downtime and maintenance costs on oilfield equipment.
A university spin-out company, RAB-Microfluidics is using the field of microfluidics to create a “laboratory on a chip,” as they call it. Microfluidics is a technique by which fluids can be separated into their constituent parts by how they flow through typically sub-millimeter channels edged into glass microchips.
By harnessing this technique, oil samples from heavy machinery, such as compressors, pumps, generators or engines, can be analysed on site, instead of having to be shipped to onshore laboratories for analysis. By analysing oil samples, operators are able to see how well the machinery is performing, if there’s any degradation or contaminants, which helps to indicate when maintenance is required, preventing unwanted machinery failures.
RAB-Microfluidics, which was given a boost in 2018 by completing a technology accelerator programme run by The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) in Aberdeen, TechX Pioneers, is targeting the offshore upstream oil and gas industry, where machinery is operating in remote locations. Being able to do analysis on site – real-time – reduces logistics costs and means the operators know right away how their machines are performing, instead of having to wait what can take multiple weeks, says company founder and managing director Rotimi Alabi.
RAB-Microfluidic’s 22mm by 15mm lab on a chip is a heat cell with microchannels which separate the oil out so that spectroscopy can be carried out on it using a 30cm by 20cm portable laboratory that the firm has also developed and called the Microfluidic ATOM.
Alabi developed the idea for the technology while working on a PhD focusing on oil analysis at the University of Aberdeen. His work initially focused on detecting asphaltenes in produced oil, which would help oil firms prevent blockages in their pipelines. But, he found that there was a greater need for analysing oil used in machinery, initially in the maritime and offshore wind sectors.
“£2 billion a year is spent on oil condition monitoring, to identify problems early,” says Alabi. “But there’s a gap. Vibration analysis and thermography are used, but if you don’t have an understanding of oil condition you cannot have sight of what is really happening.”
“We spoke to companies in various industries and discovered those with the greatest need were marine and wind,” says Alabi. “In merchant shipping, the have huge vessels and use two stroke engines but they have little information about their condition. Oil analysis on them is done quarterly and they have to send the samples off. Quarterly analysis only offers them a snapshot of how machinery is performing. In offshore wind, it’s done once a year during planned maintenance.”
The company has been working with Maersk, in shipping, and Siemens Gamesa and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, in offshore wind, on how they could use RAB-Microfluidics technology.
Being based in Aberdeen, the oil industry was also an obvious market, but it’s seen as having a high barrier to entry for new technology. Despite this, Alabi, who founded RAB-Microfluidics in 2016, was encouraged to try and in 2018 the company was accepted on to the OGTC’s TechX programme.
Just 10 companies were excepted on the first TechX programme, which has given RAB-Microfluidics access to funding, but also mentors and oil and gas companies.
Alabi says the technology is now at technology readiness level five, meaning it has been laboratory tested. The next step is to test it in a real-world environment. Alabi says RAB-Microfluidics is already in talks with a number of companies who are willing to pilot test the product, across the wind, maritime and oil and gas industries.
Applications for this year’s TechX Pioneer programme are open until January 31, 2019.
Following applications closing, a select group will take part in a finalist bootcamp in February. The successful applicants who make it through the bootcamp will then be offered a place on the Pioneer programme which will begin in May and run for 16 weeks.
For more information on the programme and support with applying go to https://www.theogtc.com/techx/pioneer-programme/apply-here/
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Andrey Arshavin's agent states the Russia international playmaker is not looking to leave Arsenal. There had been reports that the former Zenit St Petersburg ace was looking for improved terms in a bid to cover an increase in UK taxes.
But his agent Dennis Lachter told the Daily Star Sunday: "No he isn't looking for a pay rise at the moment, he is happy.
"I cannot comment on that. It is made up by somebody, I think."

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Art Workshop: Mixed-Media Floral Abstractions
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Practice abstracting the flowers and gardens of Wave Hill with artist Wennie Huang. Using pastel, collage and transfer techniques, reinvent your favorite flowers in a mixed-media artwork. This two-day workshop includes outdoor drawing, technical guidance from the instructor and a tour of the exhibition Flora Fantastica!
Fee for this two-day workshop, which continues August 17: $170/$140 Wave Hill Member. Registration required, online or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center.
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• News service on the block since July
• Mergermarket had 2012 revenue of 100 mln pounds
• Proceeds to go to global education business
The British group, which put the news service on the block in July, said Mergermarket no longer fitted its strategy of growing its education division. It has said, however, that it intends to hang on to the Financial Times newspaper, which it believes has a better fit with the overall group.
“Mergermarket is a world class financial information business, with a highly professional and talented team, and we wish them every future success,” Pearson’s Chief Executive John Fallon said.
“The company has flourished under Pearson’s ownership but it is not part of Pearson’s strategy in global education.”
Mergermarket reported revenues of 100 million pounds and operating income of 25 million pounds in 2012. Banking sources had told Reuters that the business could fetch a price of 300 million pounds.
Pearson said it would use the proceeds from the sale to invest in its global education business.
Fallon is reorganising Pearson to focus on fast-growing economies and digital services, rather than Europe and North America, where austerity measures are hitting public spending.
The strategy has increased speculation that the Financial Times will eventually be sold, and bankers have been looking for ways to persuade the company to do a deal, saying that selling the group in parts would maximise value.
Kate Holton is a reporter for Reuters News in London

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Pharez Whitted is a Chicago-based trumpeter, teacher and bandleader who’s made three albums of his own (including this one) since 1994, and has appeared as a guest or sideman on discs by Kobie Watkins, Ari Brown and John Mellencamp, among others. He’s very much a Freddie Hubbard-esque player, with a full command of the horn’s upper register and terrific control at relatively high speed, and the arrangements on this album remind me of Red Clay somewhat—the band features Eddie Bayard on tenor and soprano sax, Bobby Broom on guitar, Ron Perrillo on piano and keyboards, Dennis Carroll on bass and Greg Artry on drums. I’m only familiar with Broom, who I’ve heard here and there, notably on Sonny Rollins’ Reel Life and Sonny, Please. He’s a very tasteful player, and I mean that in a good way.
There’s a lot of music on Transient Journey (eleven tracks in seventy-one minutes), all of it in a soulful, boppish mode. Whitted plays the title track on flugelhorn, and while he never quite gets into Chuck Mangione territory, it definitely skirts the borders of smooth jazz. “Monkish” is a better piece; its inspiration is obvious, and would be even if you didn’t know the title—the melody lopes and lurches, and Perrillo gets herky-jerky, without going all the way into Thelonious Monk’s elbows-on-the-keyboard style. Carroll and Artry seem to relish the opportunity to swing more forcefully than they do on some of the other pieces, and Whitted and Bayard take big bites when it’s time to solo. Another dedication, “Our Man Barack,” is a little less successful; the melody feels simplistic, and it’s set atop a jumpy, but somewhat ordinary funk groove. When Whitted begins soloing, though, things get better. He’s rip-roaring, going hard in full mid ’60s Blue Note style.
Most of Whitted’s time is taken up with education; he’s the Director of Jazz Studies at Chicago State University. Based on the material and the quality of the performances here, young players are in good hands with a guy like him around. This is a very well played, occasionally excellent disc of straight-ahead jazz, with some funk mixed in.
1. Do I foresee myself listening to this record again? Maybe.
2. Should you buy this record? Yes.
Link to purchase, if you’re so inclined…
Thank you for the review of Pharez’s new album Transient Journey! I’ve enjoyed the 31 Days series, I’ve found some cool new music I didn’t know about, so thank you!
I also work for Owl Studios which put out Transient Journey, so if there is anything you’d like from us (more albums, information, etc) simply let me know!


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Another high alpine ride, check. Beautiful (but slightly smoke filled) views, check. Amazing sidehill crossings that make it hard to stay focused on the trail, check. Another epic ride, check.
Trail 120 is all that. Start with a grunt of a climb to get you warmed up. Oh, but wait, there were cars at the top of the ridge and a couple travel trailers. It seems that the once "closed" road up the back side is now "open." Whatever, driving to the top is for pansies. We uphilled that shit.
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Aurora Mayor David Pierce has agreed to calls for more long-range budget planning and earlier submission of annual budgets.
Under a measure proposed by Pierce, the Board of Local Improvements each June would have a public hearing on a five-year capital-improvement plan for the city. The budget would be submitted by the mayor no later than Oct. 15, instead of the first week in February, as the city has been doing since before Pierce's three terms in office.
The City Council would have to approve the budget by Jan. 31, instead of the end of March, under the proposed ordinance. The process also would involve a financial analysis of the proposed budget and an unofficial tally of the previous year's budget.
Although the Finance Committee has yet to review Pierce's proposal, Chairman Robert O'Connor said, "I think we'll have some progress if we can move things up a bit."
O'Connor had called on Pierce to implement a long-range infrastructure plan, to provide the council with more information earlier and to analyze expenses and revenues more fully.
That call came after the City Council in March approved a record $149 million budget and an internal city memo in April warned the city could face a deficit of as much as $12 million in fiscal 1997.
Since then, Pierce has proposed a 16 percent property-tax increase, use of more riverboat gambling tax funds for day-to-day operating expenses and a halt to some economic incentives.
But Pierce on Tuesday said the city's general fund budget, which he plans to introduce by month's end, will be $3.5 million less than anticipated in the memo.


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Business, Education, and Community Leaders Ring the Alarm on Lagging College Attainment in Arizona
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Friday Jun 16, 2023
Education Forward Arizona President and CEO Rich Nickel joined Phoenix College President Dr. Kimberly Britt; Maricopa County Community College District Chancellor Dr. Steven R. Gonzalez; and Bank of America Phoenix President Scott Vanderpool to ring the alarm for the attainment shortfall in Arizona, talk about how it could negatively impact our state, and share solutions for solving the problem.
Recent polls consistently show that Arizonans place education as their number one issue – and with college attainment lagging the state’s goal and the national average, urgent action is needed.
In order to meet the state’s Achieve60AZ goal, which calls for 60 percent of Arizona adults to have a college degree or certificate by 2030, the state will need approximately 500,000 more adults with a post-secondary degree, certificate or license in the next seven years. Increasing the number of adults completing degrees/certifications brings huge financial benefits to the state, drives economic growth, builds strong communities, and creates recession resiliency.
Education Forward Arizona recently launched "Everything to Gain" – a campaign to highlight the benefits in our economy, workforce, communities and as individuals – when students continue their education after high school. The campaign works to ensure Arizonans throughout the state hear about, become familiar with, and see significant increases in degree and certificate attainment as a statewide imperative.
Education Forward Arizona President and CEO Rich Nickel said, “Fewer than half of Arizona’s graduating high school seniors enroll in some form of higher education. We must do better. To address this gap, Education Forward Arizona is leading a statewide effort to garner cross-sector support for increasing degree and certificate completion.”
President of Phoenix College and longtime educator Dr. Kimberly Britt, said, “For the future of Arizona and every single one of its residents – students and adults alike – we must work together to increase access to post-secondary attainment opportunities and maximize program completion rates. Only then will we significantly increase the number of degrees and certificates in our state and ensure that we hit our goal – and Arizona’s students have everything to gain if we do.”
Dr. Steven R. Gonzales, Chancellor of Maricopa County Community College District, said, “Arizona has one of the lowest postsecondary attainment rates in the nation. Should we fix that, the benefits are immense. National research shows that college education has only grown more valuable over time as the income gap between different levels of educational attainment continues to increase.”
Bank of America Phoenix President Scott Vanderpool said, “Investing in education and training beyond high school can increase prosperity – for individuals, for our workforce, and for our state. It is also critical that our educators can help students connect their degrees (or certifications), regardless of the discipline, to the many career opportunities that can be found.”
Zeke Fuentes, a recent ASU graduate and Education Forward Arizona scholar, said, “I believe that college will help to break the cycle of poverty for me and my family. Everyone should have the opportunity I had to go to college – and to use college to make their lives better and to make their communities better.”
Fact: 66.2 percent of Arizona voters believe that school funding is too low, and 64 percent strongly favor pursuing policies that help working adults build their job skills and earn a diploma or degree. This support reflects the broad and growing support mirrored in communities across the state.
About Education Forward Arizona
Education Forward Arizona is a statewide education advocacy organization dedicated to championing education as the key driver to improving Arizona’s economy and quality of life. Education Forward Arizona serves as the leading voice for promoting the state’s Achieve 60AZ education attainment goal and a shared action plan to move the goals of the Arizona Education Progress Meter forward.
The organization’s work also includes mobilizing people and communities to advocate for policies and funding to improve educational outcomes across the Pre-K to postsecondary continuum, as well as providing scholarships and programs that improve postsecondary attainment for Arizona’s diverse student population. Learn more at EducationForwardArizona.org.


It’s a challenge that all commercial fit-out companies and contractors will appreciate – glass door thresholds can be a weak spot where the containment of air or noise are concerned. Furthermore, any likely solutions tend to be functional but not necessarily stylish. In perfect answer to this, Reddiplex has now introduced G2G Dropdown Seal – a unique solution that delivers both on aesthetics and performance.
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Man charged with murder in fatal three-car collision on Northwest Side
A man has been charged with murder after a chase led to a fatal three-car collision Saturday night on the Northwest Side.
Jose Luis Fernando Gomez-Gonzales, 33, has been charged in the death of his ex-girlfriend, Sonia Margarita Reyes-Hernandez, 32. Gomez-Gonzales was extradited to San Antonio after he was arrested Wednesday in Austin.
Reyes-Hernandez was involved in a three-vehicle crash at 11:20 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Eckert and Huebner roads, according to Gomez-Gonzales’ arrest warrant affidavit.
A man identified as Reyes-Hernandez’s friend told police he had gone to her home at the North Breeze trailer park, 8360 Eckhert, to pick her up and take her to an area club.
As soon as Reyes-Hernandez got inside the Tahoe he was driving, a gray Ford F-150 drove up to them from behind and began chasing them through the trailer park, police said. The Tahoe driver exited the trailer park and turned onto Eckhert, heading east with the F-150 in pursuit.
Reyes-Hernandez told the Tahoe driver that the man behind the wheel of the F-150 was her boyfriend, but did not name him, according to the affidavit.
The driver of the Tahoe told police that the F-150 struck the back of his vehicle two or three times. On the last hit, the Tahoe driver said he lost control.
Investigators said the Tahoe skidded sideways into the opposite lanes and into the path of a Dodge Charger. The accident caused “major damage” to the right side of the Tahoe, police said.
Reyes-Hernandez, the Tahoe driver, a male passenger in the Tahoe and two women from the Charger were taken to University Hospital, police said.
Reyes-Hernandez was the only one listed as being in critical condition. She was pronounced dead at 12:16 a.m. Sunday, the warrant states.
When detectives went to notify Reyes-Hernandez’s family of her death, they told police that Gomez-Gonzales was her ex-boyfriend, and that the two had known each other for years.
The two had lived together at the trailer park two separate times, but Reyes-Hernandez had recently kicked Gomez-Gonzales out after he assaulted her, according to the affidavit.
Investigators said in the affidavit that they found security camera footage from two gas stations across from the trailer park showing the moments leading up to the chase.
The gray crew-cab F-150 — which witnesses said had chased the Tahoe down Eckert — could be seen several times driving up to the gas station parking lot, stopping to face the trailer park and then leaving.
Police said the row of the trailer park where Reyes-Hernandez lived can be clearly seen from the gas station.
Detectives noted in the affidavit that they recognized the driver as Gomez-Gonzales when he went inside the gas station and was clearly seen in images from security cameras inside the store.
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Where are ammonites fossils found?Geology
marine sedimentary rocksmany types of marine sedimentary rocks.
Where are Ammolite fossils Found?
Sources. Ammolite is only found in the Bearpaw Formation, which extends from Alberta to Saskatchewan in Canada and south to Montana in the US. The best gem-quality ammolite is found along high-energy river systems on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta.
Where was the biggest ammonite found?
The largest ammonite fossil ever discovered belongs to the species Parapuzosia seppenradensis; the fossil, which was found in Germany in 1895, has a gargantuan shell measuring 5.7 feet (1.7 m) across.
Where are ammonite fossils found in Canada?
Colorful Canadian Ammonites are found east of the Rocky Mountains in the Upper Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation, which dates back approximately 71 million years. Millions of years of tectonic pressure, heat and mineralization have resulted in the formation of these geological wonders.
Where is ammonite found in Alberta?
Gemstone grade ammonites can only be found in southern Alberta near the St. Mary River and the Oldman River.
Where is ammolite found in Alberta?
The fossils can be found around the world, but the extremely rare ammolite gemstone can only be found in certain areas of Alberta in the Bearpaw Formation of the late Cretaceous age. In 1981, the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) officially designated and recognized ammolite as a semi-precious gemstone.
How do you identify ammonites?
You can identify the limestone by it’s lighter grey colour and hardness, it should be quite hard to break without a hammer. It is however possible to find ammonites in the shale and mudstones, the ammonites in these however tend to be less well preserved. These rocks are typically a darker grey and very easy to break.
How do you identify ammonite fossils?
Fossils are rarely found by breaking open rocks randomly Instead look for pebbles with marks or lines round the ‘equator’. With care and practise these can be split open to sometimes reveal an ammonite, but don’t expect perfect results every time.
Are ammonite fossils rare?
Ammonites are one of the most common and popular fossils collected by amateur fossil hunters.
How common are ammonite fossils?
While ammonite shells are abundant in the fossil record, it was only recently that scientists have found a very rare fossil of the soft parts of an ammonite. However, fossilised evidence of ammonite arms is yet to be found.
Are ammonite fossils worth money?
Well, the largest ammonites with special characters can fetch a very high value above $1,000. Most of them are below $100 though and the commonest ammonites are very affordable. Some examples : an ammonite Acanthohoplites Nodosohoplites fossil from Russia will be found around $150.
Are ammonites still alive today?
The ammonites became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous, at roughly the same time as the dinosaurs disappeared. However, we know a lot about them because they are commonly found as fossils formed when the remains or traces of the animal became buried by sediments that later solidified into rock.
Is Black ammonite rare?
This is an unusual offering from Madagascar. While ammonite fossils of the genus Cleoniceras are common and widely available, these are the first ones with a dark black coloration I’ve been able to acquire.
Can you buy ammonites?
The ammonites we have for sale have so many remarkable qualities. Each variety and species reads like a travelogue of ancient oceans. Their widespread presence and diversity of spiecies make ammonites useful in dating rock layers. Click on one of the sub-catagories listed below to find the ammonite for you.
Who discovered ammonites?
Palaeontologist Mary Anning
Palaeontologist Mary Anning is known for discovering a multitude of Jurassic fossils from Lyme Regis on England’s Dorset Coast from the age of ten in 1809.
Are ammonites related to nautilus?
They belong to the class of Cephalopoda of kingdom Animalia. Ammonite and nautilus are closely related to marine molluscs. Ammonite is an extinct mollusc, while nautilus is an extant mollusc. The siphuncle ran around its shell’s outer edge through the edge of every septum in ammonites.
What killed the ammonites?
Ammonites hunted the planet’s seas until they were entirely wiped out by the same cataclysm that claimed the non-avian dinosaurs about 66 million years ago.
Did ammonites have hoods?
No. They had no hood or lid to shut behind them when they retreated into their shell.
Are ammonites related to snails?
Molluscs are animals like mussels, clams, snails, slugs, cuttlefish and octopus. They include extinct creatures such as ammonites and belemnites. Molluscs are a hugely diverse group of animals. Although they look very different, they have a common basic body structure.
How did ammonites swim?
Ammonites are related to modern squid and cuttlefish and probably swam backwards by squirting water from a siphon.
When was ammonite filmed?
Over the three-week Dorset shoot in March 2019, Ammonite filmed at Eype Beach to the east and Charmouth Beach, whilst in Lyme Regis locations included The Cobb, Coombe Street and the fossil shop just above the Marine Parade.
How many tentacles did ammonites have?
So to sum up, ammonoids probably had only a small number of tentacles, no more than ten at the most. They were probably slight affairs, suited for sweeping small or poorly motile food objects out of the water rather than grabbing and manipulating struggling prey.
How many arms did ammonites have?
Ammonites likely had a radula and beak, a crop, and ten arms to grasp prey of small fish, crustaceans, crinoids, and even small orthoceras. Some ate plankton.
How did ammonites eat?
“People have pictured them catching fish or eating clams. But we’ve found they couldn’t eat large, hard prey; they were not able to tear apart pieces of flesh,” she told BBC News. Ammonites were cephalopods; their nearest living relatives are animals like squid, octopus and cuttlefish.
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Offering non-smoking guest rooms, the sophisticated Clarion Royal Christiania Hotel lies within a 30-minute walk from City Museum . The hotel was opened in 1952, offering accommodation in a 14-story building designed in the high-tech style.
Akershus Fortress is located 1050 meters from the hotel. The center of Oslo is 1 km away from the venue.
The venue is a short walk to shops and a bazaar.
The hotel lies within a 5-minute walk of Oslo Central train station. 40 minutes by car from Oslo, Gardermoen airport.
The property offers 532 guestrooms appointed with direct dial telephone, flat-screen television, wireless internet, coffee/tea makers and a wardrobe. They provide bathrooms with slippers, a shower and a hairdryer.
Eat & Drink
Guests can quench their thirst at New Adjoining bar with a favorite drink. Egon Byporten and T.G.I. Friday's City are situated in a market area, about 50 meters from the venue.
The hotel offers a lift, parking and a souvenir shop along with computer rental, a business centre and a meeting room for both business and leisure guests.
On-site treatment facilities feature massage, steam baths and Turkish bath. Guests may choose from a jogging track, a gym and a fitness center as well as lawn tennis and bowling to spend their time actively.
Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel for free.
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All dogs go to Hilton and IHG’s big bet on luxury: Hotel news you might have missed
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Every day here at TPG, we do our very best to bring you the most important news you need to be a well-informed traveler, from keeping you up to date on the latest hotel openings and changes in elite status requirements to unexpected fees showing up on hotel bills.
But between all the big news we cover, there are smaller things happening in the hotel world that you should know about. We’re one month into a new year and with that comes a ton of exciting announcements from hotel brands big and small.
To keep you in the know, we’ve rounded up a handful of hotel stories you might’ve missed this month, from one Hilton brand becoming 100% pet-friendly to a slew of new hotels opening around the world.
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Hilton is going to the dogs
If you love to travel with your pets, it might be time to start booking stays at Hilton’s Homewood Suites, which announced that 100% of its hotels in the U.S. and Canada are now pet-friendly. Even better, the hotel chain is also offering free access to Mars Petcare, an online service that guests can use to chat with experts about pet-related concerns on the trip online or over the phone. Guests traveling with pets to Homewood Suites will be charged a $75 maximum for a one- to four-night stay. Stays lasting five nights or longer cost $125.
By April of this year, Tru by Hilton, Hampton by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn and Embassy Suites by Hilton will also be completely pet-friendly in the U.S. and Canada.
Hyatt plans to open 45 new hotels in the Americas
Hot off the closure of its acquisition of Apple Leisure Group, which added around 100 resorts and hotels to World of Hyatt, the company announced it’s also planning to open 45 new hotels and resorts in the Americas through 2023.
Debuting in 11 new markets for Hyatt, the new properties appear everywhere from urban city centers to coastal resorts town from Cancun, Mexico, to Toronto, Canada. The hotels include new locations of the Hyatt Centric and Hyatt Regency brands as well as outposts of Thompson Hotels (like the now-open Thompson Austin and upcoming locations in Houston, Denver and South Beach), as well as all-inclusive Dreams and Secrets resorts across Mexico.
One major project we’re keeping an eye on is the Park Hyatt Los Cabos Hotel and Residences, a 135-room resort set to open in 2023.
A full list of future Hyatt openings can be found here.
A few major hotels are getting a rebrand
It’s not uncommon for hotels to be rebranded or sold to another company altogether. In January, it was announced that Four Seasons is stepping away at the end of 2022 from the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, which the Canadian brand has managed since 1983. The current owners of the hotel are looking for a new luxury hotel brand to take over operations of the Dallas-area resort.
In New York City, the Andaz Wall Street has transformed into the Hyatt Centric, though I’m not entirely sure why. Also downtown, the Millennium Hilton Downtown, located steps away from the World Trade Center Memorial, is ditching Hilton altogether and rebranding as the Millennium Downtown New York. Besides the name, pretty much everything at the 55-story hotel will stay the same, but it’s a blow for Hilton Honors members looking for an upscale stay in the popular Manhattan area.
And in Las Vegas, where things seem to be changing by the minute, Bally’s is transforming into the Horseshoe Las Vegas, the iconic brand that helped launch the World Series of Poker.
2022 is IHG’s year of luxury expansion
While every major hotel brand is opening up a ton of new hotels and resorts around the world this year, IHG is doubling down on its luxury and lifestyle portfolio this year.
Six Senses, a brand that offers luxury wellness experiences around the world, is opening up new locations in Rome, Switzerland and the Maldives, though the long-awaited New York City property won’t open its doors until 2023.
InterContinental, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, is opening 10 new hotels — and a few have been on our radar, including the InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace, which made our list of 2022’s most anticipated hotel openings, and the InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab Resort & Spa. Ras Al Khaimah is an emirate near Dubai that made our list of best places to travel in 2022.
Beyond that, IHG is also planning to open seven new Kimpton hotels in destinations like Bali, Atlanta and Roatan, Honduras. Hotel Indigo continues to grow its footprint around the world with locations opening in the U.S., Mexico, Peru, Australia, the Middle East, Asia and beyond.
São Paulo is turning up the hotel heat
All year at TPG we’re keeping our eyes open for upcoming hotel trends and destinations we think you need to know about.
One place that’s really getting in on the luxury hotel action is São Paulo, Brazil. On Jan. 10, the Rosewood São Paulo opened with great fanfare in a former hospital building that’s been reimagined as an ultra-luxe hotel with a vertical garden tower, six restaurants, 450 pieces of art, two swimming pools, a movie theater and even a music studio. If that’s not enough, just take a look at the building (pictured above). Have you ever seen a more stunning hotel?
Also announced in January, the JW Marriott Hotel São Paulo will open in the second quarter of 2022, marking Marriott’s first luxury hotel in the Brazilian city. Marriott Bonvoy hasn’t yet announced what category the hotel will be, but when it opens guests can expect 258 rooms, a restaurant and bar, a spa with five treatment rooms, a swimming pool and a state-of-the-art fitness center.
In other news …
- Pharrell is opening a new resort in the Bahamas
- The motor lodge is cool again
- Hilton just opened a Conrad in boho-chic Tulum
- Heated toilet seats are the best hotel amenity
- CitizenM hotels are opening up everywhere
And lastly, at the beginning of this year, I shared a list of the hotels we’re most excited to see open in the first quarter of 2022. I hope this list of hotels from Austin to Prague and many places in between inspires your next trip.
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Diameter of a permanent-magnets-expanded, radiofrequency (rf) plasma source is enlarged up to ∼13 cm for an application to a space propulsion device and tested with being attached to a diffusion chamber. The source is operated at 13.56 MHz 300 W rf power in low-pressure (40 mPa) argon. Measurement of ion energy distribution functions downstream of the source exit shows generation of a supersonic ion beam of about 20 eV. The detailed radial measurements demonstrate that the diameter and energy of the ion beam corresponds to the source tube diameter and the potential difference between the source and downstream plasmas, and that the radial profile of the beam flux is similar to the plasma density profile in the source cavity.
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Doing the Math with Joe Stickley: Songwriting, Collaboration and His New Solo EP Wasn't It Pretty?
I thought that the title and that song itself were a good way to steer the record as a whole. Putting the songs out as a collection it was my hope that it could come across as something not too sad, something ultimately hopeful but also realistic. As far as looking at the future, present and even the past, there's this sense of holding on to a dream. The song is remembering that there were dreams there, and more dreams to come. With a collection of ballads, I worried about it being too soft, but at the end of the day, I went about them as honestly as I could.
You have a life and a career that's not dependent on music, of course, but do you think that having these multiple identities, Joe Stickley of Joe Stickley's Blueprint, and the Stickley & Canan thing, and then the solo thing, what do people do with all that?
I think it's an evolving thing. If I had a cohesive identity, I don't know, maybe I could be more successful, or maybe it would be less confusing.
But it might not be as much fun.
These are the chapters of my life. I enjoy the solo thing; making this CD was awesome, but I love playing with Sean, having that communication with him. We play a hundred shows a year. If you can enjoy someone's company like that, it's a blessing. But you're right, that's a collaboration. It's not me behind the wheel.Follow RFT Music on Twitter or Facebook. But go with Twitter. Facebook blows.