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Since beginning his influential blog, "The Sartorialist," in 2005, Scott Schuman has become a leading figure in the world of street style photography. His photographs have appeared in GQ, Vogue Paris, and Interview Magazine and have taken the form of three books: The Sartorialist (Penguin, 2009), The Sartorialist: Closer (Penguin, 2012), and The Sartorialist: X (Penguin, 2015). I caught up with Schuman as he pedaled through Manhattan looking for new models.
Above: On the Street… 21st Street, New York, October 2013.
Photographs © Scott Schuman
Cory Rice: When you began "The Sartorialist" there was no Tumblr, Instagram, or Snapchat—Facebook was only a year old. Today, there is no shortage of self-appointed style gurus taking street style photographs and posting them online. Has the genre been exhausted?
Scott Schuman: I think street style is still incredibly viable. People still love looking at other people. Especially when it’s not just pictures people take of themselves. I think street style is even more special because people tend to curate their own image so strongly. So, it is refreshing to see someone else’s outside take of everyday people on the street. Especially when you can add a certain fashion point of view.
You worked in a showroom as the director of men’s fashion before starting "The Sartorialist." How important is having a background in fashion to do this kind of work?
A lot of people are taking pictures, but very few are taking ones with a good fashion point of view. A lot of the people who are at the shows taking pictures are paid photographers who are there taking pictures for clients and they may or may not have any fashion sensitivity. When I started, Bill [Cunningham] was in New York but there wasn’t anyone really doing it in Milan. There were a few people in Japan and Paris—not so much in London. It was always the same thing: an editor and a photographer. The editor had to tell the photographer what to shoot—but you can’t tell a photographer who has no sensitivity to fashion what to focus on. I think that was what separated me.
It also separated me from Bill in the sense that he was really kind of reporting what he was seeing, whereas I wanted to capture it in a little more of a romantic way. Anyone can come in if they have a strong point of view. But that’s the thing that a lot of people just don’t have. It’s like someone who doesn’t love sports shooting a basketball game. They can shoot it, but rarely will they put themselves in the right place, because they just don’t know the game. So, that makes it a little trickier.
What makes for a strong street style photograph?
It is 1/3 the clothes, 1/3 the person, and 1/3 the setting. When all three come together, you have a great image. There are a million times I see someone dressed in an interesting way, but I can’t find a way to get the right feeling in the image. So, to me, it is really about those three things. Having a background in fashion and adding a little romance is really important. That is what a lot of people, I think, are missing. They don’t dream.
How do you usually go about approaching someone on the street?
It’s different each time—a lot of non-verbal communication. You have to figure out a way to approach someone that is gentle but also communicates that you know what you are doing. I have always found that if you act like you don’t know what you are doing, or you are too embarrassed, or too worried about taking someone’s time, they won’t give you their time. People can read your confidence.
I think moving around helps. It communicates right away that I really want to take a good picture of the person. Rarely do you walk on the scene and see the best angle for a particular person. I always shoot a little bit, then try to talk to the person a bit and then take a few more shots. It’s usually in that second round when they relax the right amount that you get the shot. I think there is a certain amount of charm in production that you need to be a good street photographer.
How have you seen the relationship between street style and the fashion world change over the course of your career?
At first people saw its potential benefit but were kind of wary. Then, all of a sudden, they loved it and everybody jumped on board and wanted to figure out their way of doing it. One of the consequences of street style that people haven’t talked much about, but I think is true, is the fact that a lot of the people who had very high positions didn’t get shot as much as they would have liked, or they felt they deserved, because of their position in fashion. And a lot of people who were important people, but maybe not that stylish, didn’t get shot very much, and I think that kind of made them upset. As a photographer, you can’t help it—you say it is nothing personal, but it is a little bit personal because you are judging people when you shoot, and I think there was a definite backlash after a while in some parts.
The brands seemed to have realized the marketing potential.
At first, they held off, because they didn’t really know what they would get out of it, until they realized they could just dress these cute girl influencers and have them come to the shows. The brands have really been pushing it like crazy and not, I think, in a very chic way. Really pushing like “oh look at us with…” even though they don’t really know any of these people, and a lot of the influencers don’t really represent what the brand is about in their everyday life. It turns into a kind of very heavy-handed way of marketing, and the street style stuff can be the same way.
It becomes difficult for viewers when confronted with so much noise.
In the old days, an editor was supposed to give you a selection of what is out there, and a good point of view. Now, I guess because it is digital and they can put up as many photographs as they want, there is no editing. No selection, so poorly done. I still think good street style still does great. The problem is that the market is flooded with really bad street style, and editors not really knowing how to make things work online. Instead of editing down a hundred pictures, they think: “why not just put all hundred pictures up and see what happens? Let the viewer pick. As long as they click we win.” It’s not like in the old days, you only had maybe two pages, or whatever it was, and you could only fit so many shots on them, so you’d have to edit down. Online, that doesn’t seem to be happening, and I think what has been hurting street style photography has been the lack of good editing.
And then this carries over to the photographer who is expected to provide so many shots.
When I am at Fashion Week, I may only see in a whole day seven or eight people worth shooting. Some of these photographers are paid to hand in a hundred shots a day. It’s crazy. They all stand together in a big group. If you had any feeling for a particular shot, you wouldn’t stand in a big circle with everyone taking the exact same shot, you know? None of them are deciding on their own what’s the important thing.
They are afraid of missing someone important.
Right. It’s that fear of missing out. And that is exactly where you see that they have no fashion point of view. Because the strong ones, they know what they want to get, and what they want to say. That is why I feel so lucky that I have my own media, so I don’t have to sell my photographs to anywhere else, and I can be my own editor. If I feel like I only got two shots that are worth showing, then I only got two shots. I think everybody finds his or her own level. Some people want to see as much as possible, and what famous people are wearing, that is fine. There are a lot of people who do that, but if they want something with a little more point of view or romance, they come to me or Tommy [Ton], or someone like that.
In 2018, I will be included in a show at the Getty Museum, about the history of fashion photography, that I am very excited and humbled to be a part of. I am also working on a book about India that will look at the growing fashion element there. I’m also working on updating the design of the blog.


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Real Madrid have unveiled plans for the new Santiago Bernabeu ahead of a €400 million renovation of their famous home.
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Following last year’s Sport Industry Award winning ‘Ronaldo Tested to the Limit’ campaign, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment has created a unique online game for client Castrol EDGE and its global ambassador Cristiano Ronaldo, in which 100,000 online fans will be able to challenge the Real Madrid footballer in a real-time event broadcast live on Facebook.
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La Liga giant Real Madrid has announced a partnership with Cisco that will aim to transform the Spanish capital club’s Santiago Bernabeu home into one of the most technologically advanced stadia in the world.
Real Madrid and France legend Zinedine Zidane has revealed that he will become the new director of football at the Santiago Bernabeu next season. The former player has been working closely with Madrid president Florentino Perez as a special advisor, creating a link between the first team and the management at Los Blancos.
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Welsh tenor Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, who hails from Pembrokeshire, is a popular concert soloist throughout Wales and further afield.
One of the first recipients of a Study Award from the Bryn Terfel Foundation, he was named the Voice Of Wales by Decca Records in 2012 in an S4C TV series.
Trystan studied initially at University of Wales Trinity Saint David for a Theatre, Music and Media degree. He subsequently completed an MA degree in Vocal Studies at the Royal Academy of Music and a further postgraduate degree in Opera Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He has recently completed his studies as a Trainee at the National Opera Studio in London.
Prizes and awards include: Ian Stoutzker Prize 2014; Richard Van Allan Award 2014; Bruce Millar Gulliver Singing Prize 2014; RWCMD HRH Prince of Wales Scholarship 2013; Dunraven Welsh Young Singer of the Year 2013; MOCSA Young Welsh Singer of the Year Prize 2012; Sybil Tutton Award 2012; London Welsh Young Singer of the Year Prize 2011; W. Towyn Roberts Scholarship 2011; Osborne Roberts Memorial Prize 2009.
Concert highlights include appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, Hay-on-Wye Festival with Bryn Terfel, the Brynfest at the Southbank Centre, a concert performance of Tristan und Isolde with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and recitals at St Martin-in-the- Fields and the Cardiff Music Festival.
He took the role of Carlos in a recording of Le Duc d’Albe with the Hallé Orchestra for Opera Rara and during summer 2015 received a scholarship to attend the Mozart Residency at Festival d’Aix-en- Provence.
Trystan made his first professional operatic début in the role of Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte on tour with Scottish Opera.

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JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says he’ll soon give voters an education about three petition initiatives that will be on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
But he’s not the only one. Voters can also expect to hear from supporters — and possibly opponents — of the proposals on voter identification, eminent domain and abortion that will appear alongside races for statewide, legislative and local offices.
Lawmakers ended the 2011 session without offering competing language for the proposals. Hosemann said his office will now prepare for the next phase of the initiative process.
“We are busily preparing the arguments both for and against each ballot initiative and you will begin to see the pamphlets distributed across the state in the next few months,” Hosemann wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “You will also see our agency traveling the state holding at least one public hearing in each of the old five congressional districts regarding the three ballot initiatives.”
Leslie Riley, a Pontotoc resident who sponsored the anti-abortion initiative, said he traveled 600 miles around the state on Tuesday, trying to win support for a proposed constitutional amendment that says life begins at conception.
“We’re working on literature. We have a couple of handouts. Basically, we just tell people. Mississippians are overwhelmingly pro-life,” Riley said Thursday.
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation sponsored the initiative that would prohibit the government from taking private land through use of eminent domain to give to another person or business. Greg Gibson, a spokesman for the federation, said the group is still working on its education plan.
Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and others have opposed legislative efforts to restrict eminent domain. Opponents have said such a proposal could hurt economic development since eminent domain is often used to acquire property for projects.
Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, said he’ll continue to work the Mississippi Republican Party and tea party groups to spread the word about the initiative that will require voters to show photo ID to cast a ballot. Fillingane said those groups helped him get the required 89,000-plus signatures to put the proposal on the ballot.
Rep. Willie Bailey, D-Greenville, opposed the voter ID initiative, and said he would urge voters not to pass it. Many Democrats have argued that the bill harkens to Jim Crow and is intended to suppress turnout of poor and black voters.
“I’m going to encourage the people to vote against it. I think it’s trying to discourage a lot of minorities from voting. I don’t think there’s any voter fraud to any magnitude that requires identification. It’s on the ballot purely to pull out the Republican base in this election year,” Bailey said Thursday.
Bailey said he expected the Mississippi chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to mount a campaign against voter ID. Derrick Johnson, the state NAACP president, couldn’t be reached for comment on Thursday.


A spring training camp marked by injuries is ending appropriately for the Yankees. One starting outfielder is on his way back to the team, but another will be bruised when the season begins.
Manager Joe Torre did not accompany the team to Clearwater, Fla., today for an exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Torre stayed here to watch Rondell White play in a minor league game, and he was impressed enough to say he was leaning toward taking White north when camp breaks on Saturday.
But in Clearwater, Shane Spencer was hit on the left elbow by a pitch from Vicente Padilla. The X-rays on Spencer's elbow were negative, but the Yankees will not know until Saturday if Spencer needs to miss any time because of stiffness or swelling.
Spencer's hard slide on Monday injured Phillies second baseman Tomas Perez, and this was the first meeting of the teams since then. After hearing that Spencer had been hit on the second pitch of his first at-bat, Torre had no doubts about Padilla's intent.
Torre said one of his coaches asked him whether he expected the Phillies to retaliate against Spencer, whose slide caused a sprained ligament and slight cartilage tear in Perez's left knee. Torre had dismissed the idea.Continue reading the main story
''I gave Larry Bowa more credit than that,'' Torre said, referring to the Phillies' manager. ''I said, 'No, I don't have any problem with it.' It's my fault. I'm sorry I did it now, because it's obvious it was a retaliation for a guy sliding into second base.
''I know one thing: if one of Larry's guys had run out of the baseline or slid softly into second base, he'd have had a problem with it. It wasn't a rolling block. It was just a slide into second base. Unfortunately, their second baseman didn't get out of the way.''
Bowa, whom Torre would not speak with today, said he did not care what Torre said. ''He's one of 30 managers,'' Bowa said. ''Before he starts throwing stones, he better check his own house.''
After Padilla hit Spencer, the Yankees' David Wells hit Jimmy Rollins. ''I'm protecting my players, and that's the bottom line,'' Wells said.
Both benches were warned, and Torre said he expected the teams to be warned again before their final game of spring training at Legends Field on Saturday.
''We're not looking for any trouble,'' Torre said. ''It's too close to the end, and this stuff doesn't count. It's not a club we compete against. There's no message we have to send. I think Boomer probably took care of that today.''
Spencer has had a strong spring, batting .292 with 3 home runs and a team-leading 15 runs batted in. He will probably be the starter in right field on opening day, with White apparently ready to start in left.
''I'm inclined to say, 'Let's go,' '' Torre said.
White has not played in any major league games this spring because of a strained rib cage muscle, but he played seven innings in left field today and homered to right-center. Torre asked White whether he was ready to go, and White said yes.
''It felt great, man, to be honest, for Skip and everybody to be here and to hit that home run,'' White said. ''It felt good to be running around the bases. I even had goose bumps before the game when I found out Skip was coming.''
The hitting coach, Rick Down, the bench coach, Don Zimmer, and General Manager Brian Cashman also watched White, who is 8 for 21 in five minor league games.
''I knew that once he was able to play, it was going to come quick,'' Torre said. ''He went first to third with no problem. He looks very natural to me. The ball jumps off his bat, I know that. He's a player.''
White will probably play Saturday, Cashman said. The Yankees will have to hope that he is not hitting when the beanball war resumes.
DAVID WELLS allowed one run over five innings to beat the Phillies, 4-3. Wells finished camp with a 2.70 earned run average and just one walk in six starts. . . . Third baseman ROBIN VENTURA (sprained left ankle) took batting practice Friday and plans to play on Saturday. . . . If RONDELL WHITE is cleared for the 25-man roster, the Yankees' only remaining decisions are to pick the relievers to replace the injured STERLING HITCHCOCK and RAMIRO MENDOZA. The candidates are RANDY CHOATE, ADRIAN HERNÁNDEZ and JAY TESSMER. . . . Utilityman F. P. SANTANGELO, who was cut Thursday, decided to report to minor league camp. . . . Infielder LUIS SOJO, who was told he would not make the team on Thursday, said he might consider playing again if a contender showed interest. But Sojo, who wants to be a manager someday, said he would probably retire and accept a job in the Yankees' organization. He does plan to stay in shape for the winter league. ''I need 180 hits to get to 1,000 in Venezuela,'' he said.Continue reading the main story


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DAILY EXPRESS (UK): Drivers fume at Shell’s £25m profit every day: “Shell's new chief executive, Jeroen van der Veer, is set to make millions from a new pay package deal.” (ShellNews.net) Posted 2 Feb 05
Published 31 Jan 05
By Sarah Westcott
OIL giant Shell is set to announce the biggest-ever profit in UK corporate history, working out at more than £l million an hour.
The company is this week expected to report income after tax for 2004 of £9.2 billion, a bumper rise of 55 per cent on a year earlier.
The astonishing profits, which saw Shell raking in more than £25 million every day, are bound to leave hard-pressed drivers fuming.
Consumers hare been feeling the beat of record crude oil prices, fuelled by the continued unrest in Iraq and are facing pump prices of more than 80p a litre.
The profits bonanza is expected to be mirrored by arch-rival BP, although neither UK company will match the £13billion set to be unveiled by US-based Esso owner ExxonMobil today.
Such a figure would represent the largest annual profit made by a public company.
Shell has seen sky-high crude oil prices lifting its performance during an otherwise troubled year.
In October the Anglo-Dutch energy giant announced plans to merge its UK and Dutch parent companies after nearly 100 years of separate operations.
Analysts expect it to unveil a massive 180 per cent jump hi fourth quarter profits to £2.5bil-lion. Shell's profits are believed to be higher than BP's although BP's chairman Lord Browne last week controversially described the company's cash flow as "staggering".
The forecasts came as oil cartel Opec wanted that oil prices, still hovering near 50 US dollars a barrel, would remain high throughout the spring. It agreed to keep its production ceiling at 27 million barrels a day.
The decision, reached at a meeting of the 11-nation group in Vienna, offers little solace for consumers worried about high fuel prices.
The RAC has found that interest rate rises and fuel prices have pushed the cost of motoring to the highest level since autumn 2003, although it points out that much of the UK retail price is in tax.
The average cost of running a family car has now accelerated to £5,368 a year.
And rocketing petrol bills account for more than £1,000 of the total - for the first time.
The BAG said that the cost of fuel for motorists would have been even higher but for the recent supermarket petrol price war, which saw forecourts across the country undercutting rivals.
Last night Tesco insisted it would continue to offer its customers the "cheapest priced petrol within a three-mile radius" regardless of what was happening further up the fuel supply chain.
A petrol pump war flared earlier this month as major supermarkets cut prices by more than four per cent to the cheapest in four months, knocking as much of £3 off a full tank in a family car.
It came as a relief for motorists after average litre prices rose to 85p in October - the levels seen around the time of the pump protests in 2000.
Shell's new chief executive, Jeroen van der Veer, is set to make millions from a new pay package deal. Dutchman Van der Veer received £800,000 in total in 2003 before he was appointed to the top job. It is believed his basic salary is unlikely to change but he will benefit from new performance targets potentially worth millions of pounds.
Shell has traditionally paid less to its executives than its rivals. In 2002 then chairman Sir Philip Watts received £1.8million. His counterpart at BI^ Lord Browne, earned more than £3million in the same year, while the boss of the American company ExxonMobil, Lee Raymond, received £3.6million last year.


The NFL is littered with speed demons, but a small circle of players stand above the rest.
These are the players who strike real fear in the hearts of their opponents anytime they touch the football.
When they hit the open field and gallop into overdrive, the crowd holds their collective breath.
Thanks to NFL Next Gen Stats, we're able to identify how fast a ballcarrier moves on any given play. We've utilized that technology to create this list of the 13 fastest foot speeds achieved by NFL players this season.
Ten of the 12 players on our list ran track in high school!
Let's cut through the noise and identify the NFL players who truly move fastest when it matters most.


As requested by Yerma I ripped the first two Meal Ticket albums.
I always liked them very much. As the NME once stated they were the "only British group to approach the standards set by the best American Country Rock acts".
They toured with Ry Cooder and Bob Seger among others.
Some of the musicians have most interesting biographies. Bassist Jack Brand played with Linda Rondstadt, Roger Chapman, Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy), Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix) and Geoff Whitehorn (Elkie Brooks & Procol Harum).
Steve Simpson was a member of Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance, the Frankie Miller Band as well as Roger Chapman's Shortlist and played alongside Mick Moody.
Steve Hammond wrote some much covered songs like Gemini (Eric Burdon, Quartermass) and Black Sheep of the Family (Quartermass, Rainbow, Chris Farlowe, Fat Mattress).
He played on albums by Shawn Philips, Chris Barber, Chris Farlowe, Fat Mattress and Rupert Hine to mention but a few.
Ray Flacke played with Andy Bown and Tiger.
Unfortunately both LPs have some crackles on the first side. But I guess they'll do to get a first impression and watch out for the vinyl!
Meal Ticket - Code Of The Road (1977 UK Country Rock)
Meal Ticket - Three Times A Day (UK 1977 Country Rock)


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Patrick Smyth, of DenverBroncos.com, reports Denver Broncos DL John Engelberger (shoulder) received the Ed Block Courage Award for the 2007 season. Engelberger was voted by his teammates to receive the award because he battled through a shoulder injury for most of the year. Engelberger also had one of the strongest seasons of his career as he led all Broncos defensive lineman with 59 tackles.
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- EG America, the c-store operator with more than 1,700 stores across several U.S. banners, announced Monday that it has partnered with DoorDash to provide delivery of snacks, pizza, sandwiches and other items to shoppers from the majority of its locations.
- DoorDash delivery is currently available from more than 800 Cumberland Farms, Fastrac, Sprint, Quik Stop, Loaf ‘N Jug, Certified Oil and Minit Mart stores. The program will expand to more than 1,300 EG-owned stores by the end of October.
- The tie-up comes as competitive pressure in same-day delivery is rising, with 7-Eleven and Circle K making recent moves in the digital channel.
EG America and its 10 c-store brands have not been very active on the e-commerce front in recent years.
The conglomerate does offer curbside and pumpside pickup from some of its Cumberland Farms and Fastrac locations through its SmartPay app — a program that kicked off in 2020. But up until now, it hasn’t offered delivery in any significant way, either through its own operations or in partnership with a major online provider.
The competitive pressure has been ratcheting up. 7-Eleven has partnered with DoorDash since 2015 and has linked up with several other major delivery companies, including Instacart and Uber Eats. In August, the company reportedly acquired Skipcart, a white-label delivery company that could allow it to build its own delivery service.
Circle K, the c-store brand owned by Alimentation Couche-Tard, is working with on-demand delivery startup Food Rocket to improve its e-commerce horizons. Circle K also offers delivery through DoorDash and Uber Eats.
With its DoorDash partnership, EG America is linking up with a delivery provider that counts more than 25 million users as of early this year. Roughly three-quarters of EG’s U.S. store count will be available through DoorDash’s app and website.
As c-store operators beef up their prepared foods and coffee offerings, delivery offers another way to reach consumers looking for a meal or a morning jolt. EG said it will offer snacks as well as sandwiches, pizza and its Farmhouse Blend coffee on DoorDash’s app.
To promote uptake, EG and DoorDash are offering 25% off orders of $20 or more, capped at $6, through Sept. 30. The participating EG convenience stores will also be available on DashPass, DoorDash’s membership program that waives delivery fees and offers reduced service fees

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For the past 25 years Easy Gardener has manufactured and distributed some of America’s best known lawn and garden product brands.
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Memphis and Penn State will square off in the 2019 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The game is on Saturday, Dec. 28 at noon ET, and you can watch it live on ESPN and on the ESPN app.
How did Memphis get here?
The Tigers are 12-1, are the AAC champions, and finished No. 17 in the College Football Playoff Rankings. Their only loss was a 30-28 defeat at Temple on Oct. 12.
This is Memphis' first New Year's Six bowl game, but they will have a new head coach on the sideline. Mike Norvell has moved on to Florida State, and offensive line coach Ryan Silverfield has been promoted in Norvell's place.
Freshman running back Kenneth Gainwell needs just 43 yards from scrimmage to have 2,000 on the season. According to ESPN.com's David M. Hale in his ranking of college football's 40 bowl games, in the past 15 seasons only one freshman has gained 2,000 or more yards from scrimmage: Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor.
How did Penn State get here?
The Nittany Lions are 10-2, finished second in the Big Ten's East Division, and finished No. 10 in the College Football Playoff Rankings. Their only two losses were 31-26 atMinnesotaon Nov. 9, and 28-17 at Ohio Stateon Nov. 24.
This is Penn State's third New Year's Six bowl game in the past four seasons under head coach James Franklin, who was recently rewarded with a new six-year contract.
Sophomore Micah Parsons, who leads the Nittany Lions with 95 tackles, was named the Big Ten's linebacker of the year. Penn State has given up only 14.1 points per game this season, seventh-best in the country. But Memphis has scored 40.5 points per game, 10th-best in the country.
Who's going to win?
Penn State is currently a 7-point favorite, and has a 71.4% chance of winning, according to ESPN's Football Power Index.


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Akkineni Nageswara Rao passes away
Hyderabad: Telugu cinema icon Akkineni Nageswara Rao died early Wednesday, his family said.
The thespian, who was battling cancer for few months, breathed his last at a private hospital. Family sources said the end came at 12.10 a.m. However, the announcement was made after 2 a.m.
Popularly known as ANR, he is survived by three daughters and two sons, including popular actor Nagarjuna.
Born September 20, 1924 in Venkata Raghavapuram in Krishna district of coastal Andhra, the legendary actor acted in 255 films. He was currently acting in a film titled 'Manam' with his son Nagarjuna and grandson Naga Chaitanya.
ANR, the last of the first generation actors of Telugu cinema, had called a press conference in October last year to announce that he was diagnosed with cancer but declared that he has strong will and wants to live up to 100 years with the wishes of his fans.
He made his debut in 1941 with 'Dharmapatni' and his journey in the film industry continued for over 70 years. He became famous with 'Devadasu'.
His other memorable movies include 'Laila Majnu', 'Anarkali', 'Premabhishekham', 'Prema Nagar' and 'Megha Sandesham'.
The thespian was a recipient of many awards, including the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibushan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Raghupathi Venkaiah Award and NTR National Award.
The death of the veteran actor sent shock waves across the Telugu film industry, which makes the second largest number of films after Bollywood.
Eminent film personalities and politicians rushed to his house in Jubliee Hills to pay their respects. The body was shifted to Annapurna Studio Wednesday morning to enable his fans to pay their last respects.
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Two and a half thousand pieces of equipment and four thousand soldiers distributed over six countries of Europe in the framework of NATO strategy. In addition to Poland are Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria and Romania. In fact, the operation “Atlantic determination” makes Eastern Europe one of the most militarized area in the world.
Under the pretext of a mythical Russian threat, NATO is amassing forces here, which was not here a quarter of a century. On the roads of Germany, the Baltic States, Poland already passed 87 tanks “Abrams”, 18 self-propelled howitzer “paladin”, 144 fighting vehicles “Bradley”. Air delivered three and a half thousand soldiers of the U.S. army. And this is only the first wave.
Analysts estimate that just over the Western borders of Russia will hang the “fist” of the three and a half thousand tanks. Interestingly, this figure coincides almost exactly with the plan “Barbarossa” – Hitler at the time, drove to the borders of the USSR 3332 tank.
In order not to violate signed in 1997-m to year “the Founding Act of the NATO-Russia” American troops will be stationed on permanent rotation basis. That is, each brigade and division will be in Eastern Europe for 9 -10 months and then they will replace another unit. This will allow the greatest possible number of soldiers and officers meet with potential theater of war.
Surely, in the depths NATO is ready and the plan of attack scenarios and campaigns, and will almost certainly it does not take into account that long-suffering Poland again can become a plowed field of battle. And that’s even if the parties do not dare to use nuclear weapons.
To accuse someone of potential aggression and became the aggressor himself – the old plan of the White house, worked in dozens of wars from Vietnam to Libya. The author of the last – Barack Obama. And Donald Trump, even at the presidency, and even with a strong desire, will be very difficult to turn those big gears of the military machine.


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Human smooth muscle alpha-actin gene is a transcriptional target of the p53 tumor suppressor protein.
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Smooth muscle (sm) alpha-actin is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells and fibroblast cells. Its expression is regulated by cell proliferation and repressed during oncogenic transformation. In this study, we demonstrate that p53 activation is associated with a dramatic increase in organized microfilament bundles and an increase in sm alpha-actin mRNA level. Wild-type p53, but not mutant p53, strongly stimulated human sm alpha-actin promoter activity in p53 null cell lines. The sequences homologous to the p53 consensus sequence and to the p53 binding sequence from the muscle creatine kinase, were found within a specific region of the sm alpha-actin promoter. This sequence was sufficient to confer p53-dependent activation to a heterologous promoter and p53 was capable of binding to this sequence as assessed by gel shift analysis. Ionizing irradiation of colorectal tumor cells caused an increase in alpha-actin mRNA level in a p53-dependent manner. Taken together, these results demonstrate that human sm alpha-actin gene is a transcriptional target for p53 tumor suppressor protein and represents the first example of a cytoskeletal gene with a functionally defined p53 response element.
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I wish I had a better picture, because what you see here does this dish no justice. Aside from a little bit of chopping, it takes just a few minutes to throw together, but it tastes like a lot of effort was required!
The flavors in this are amazing. It paired nicely with the salmon I made (no lengthy recipe for that…just baste it with Trader Joe’s sweet chili sauce and grill) and was really refreshing. I am definitely making this again soon…and I’m also definitely taking a new picture!
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1 bag cole slaw mix
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
6 scallions, chopped
2/3 cup rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons sesame oil
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
Place cabbage in a bowl. Add scallions and mix. In another bowl, combine vinegar, soy sauce, oil, garlic, parsley and cilantro. Whisk until combined.
Pour dressing over cabbage and mix well. Add seeds and peanuts and mix. Refrigerate until serving.

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Firearm deer season is on in Michigan, and DNR check stations are ready.
With word of lower deer numbers than usual, many weren’t sure how well the season would go.
But judging by today’s turnout, things are looking up.
DNR wildlife biologist Terry McFadden says they checked in 25 deer at the Marquette check station today, which was more than they expected.
There’s no word yet on how well the season as a whole will play out.
And though there’s no snow to be found, which makes it harder to track the deer, McFadden says the weather may also be a blessing for hunters.
The warmer temperatures mean they can stay in their blinds for much longer than usual.
The Marquette deer check station will be open most days the rest of the season, from 8am to 5pm on all those days.
It’ll be closed for the Thanksgiving weekend, from the holiday itself on the 26th through Sunday, the 29th.
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“A [wo]man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority.” ― Samuel Jackson
Florence may be my new favourite city. Don’t get me wrong, I’m completely in love with London but their food stinks. And they definitely don’t know how to make a good pizza.
For the past 5 years, my parents have done nothing but rave about their favourite restaurant in Italy, Il Profeta and let me tell you, it was worth every
penny euro. This, quite possibly, was the best meal I have ever had.
I can’t express how badly I want a bagel. As I continue travelling from place to place, eating nothing but the finest food, there is nothing I want more than a bagel with lox and cream cheese. I have dreams about bagels. Yes, it’s come to this. You can experience life in different cities and new countries but there’s always certain things you’ll miss about home. This however, would explain our excitement in finding New York style (as they called it) bagels in the middle of Florence. They stand nowhere close to the excellence of Montreal bagels, but it was able to do the trick. Still, my first breakfast back home is going to be at Bagel World.
Tempio Maggiore Israelitico di Firenze or The Great Synagogue of Florence is the most gorgeous place of worship (from my perspective of course) that I have ever stepped foot in. I’ve been to temples in Curaçao, Barbados, Canada, Barcelona, Amsterdam and Venice but this one has a beauty of no compare. It doesn’t matter your religion, this is a place to see.
If the idea of seeing Michelangelo’s David doesn’t impress you I’m not sure what will (although I’m an artist so I guess we could have different ideas of what impressive means). Located in the Accademia Gallery, the statue of David is a masterpiece. He also has a really cute butt. Aside from that, I am fascinated by these statues that people were able to hand sculpt out of marble. That thought alone leaves me mind boggled.
One of the things Jillian really wanted to do was go to the Gucci Museum. That Gucci. I bought a Gucci leather postcard in the gift shop partially because it was cute and partially because it was the only thing I could afford.
After an incredible first trip through Ireland, Spain and Italy it was finally time for a two day break back in London (to sleep and do laundry) before heading out to Portugal and France. I literally did nothing but sleep so we’re going to skip right ahead…
Sarah and I flew into Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Filled with orange roof buildings, it gives the city colour. The most remarkable view can be seen from São Jorge Castle, a Moorish castle occupying a hilltop that looks over the entire Portuguese city.
Everywhere I’ve been and everything I’ve seen thus far have held beauty different from the last. All beauties that dream to be discovered.

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Te Awamutu Library entrance is off Selwyn Lane. Cambridge Library is co-located with the Council building on Wilson Street.
Throughout the year, our libraries provide a range of children’s programmes such as Toddler Time, Wriggle & Rhyme, Makerspace, Lego Club, School holiday programmes and a special summer reading programme at the end of year break. Programmes are delivered online if they are not able to be held in our libraries.
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Waipā District Libraries is pleased to support New Zealand Music Month. This year's theme is 'Level up your Local Talent'.
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Kunal Bahl, Co-founder and Chief Executive at Snapdeal, in a media interaction, announced that they are in talks to acquire a mobile technology venture, shortly, but declined to provide further details.
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A new specialist drone surveying course to help professionals conduct more accurate and consistent drone surveys takes place next month.
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Water Resistance: 30 meters. We make the watch waterproof at 30 meters, full enough for your daily life. Tips: The A Replica is just daily waterproof, need to purchase additional waterproof service which is up to 30 meters.


St. Lawrence County residents are busy shoveling out vehicles, driving barely plowed back roads or staying safely at home as the largest snowstorm of the season continues.
With about a foot of new snow fallen over night in many areas, the National Weather Service is predicting up to a total of 11 inches today, possibly another three inches tonight and two inches on Friday.
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 7 a.m. Friday, according to the weather service.For up-to-date weather forecasts, visit the NorthCountryNow.com Weather Page at http://northcountrynow.com/weather
National Grid is reporting 138 customers without power – 71 in Parishville and 68 in Fine, but electricity is expected to be restored by 9:15 a.m.
A number of activities and government agencies are closed or delaying opening. For details, visit the NorthCountryNow.com Cancellations and Delays Page at http://northcountrynow.com/cancellations-delays


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Animal Control Officer - Joe Sloan
Did you know that most dogs do not wear a tag on their collar telling us who they are or where they live?
When you Get Fluffy or Fido vaccinated, the Vet will give you a rabies tag and when they are registered with Edgecliff Village a custom name tag will be made for him or her.
For any questions please contact Edgecliff City Hall (817)293-4313.
REMEMBER ALL DOGS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH EDGECLIFF VILLAGE.
*Please have your pet spayed or neutered to prevent over populated shelters.

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Willow Creek Farms
SUE & TIME VANDEN BOSCH – WILLOW CREEK FARMS
1442 Frankford Road, Quinte West
VISIT WILLOW CREEK FARMS
You can’t help but turn your head at the abundant farm stand on Frankford Road, colourful vegetables like a seasonal billboard inviting you to dig in.
What started as a few baskets of tomatoes at the side of the road has evolved over 25 years into Sue and Tim Vanden Bosch’s farm in Quinte West, plus two satellite locations on Wallbridge-Loyalist Road and the Country Butcher Shop in Foxboro.
Each is bursting with the season’s ripest produce from snappy green beans, juicy berries, sweet corn that tastes like August sunshine, through to squash in late autumn.
The closeness of this farming community becomes immediately apparent at the main farm stand, which houses a freezer of Opoma Farms beef and preserves from other local producers.
The farming lifestyle was already familiar to Susan and Tim: she grew up on a dairy farm in Foxboro, and he was working in farm equipment sales. When their boys were young, the family was living in the outskirts of Ottawa. On a visit home over Thanksgiving one year, they discovered a property for sale, and put in an offer on what would become Willow Creek Farms.
Hands-on, happy and healthy farming is the ethos that drives their business. “We really believe in the product that we sell, and knowing where our food comes from,” says Sue. Clearly locals believe in it too, as the Vanden Boschs are often refilling the farm stands a couple of times each day to keep up with demand.
Sue and Tim have noticed this shift in demand and are encouraged to see growth in Quinte’s local food economy. Their customer base previously consisted of older generations, but it’s broadened to include a younger cohort who are keen to discover who grows their food.


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New studies suggest the possibility of life on the planet Venus. Traces of phosphine gas not found in atmosphere, discussion began, based on data claimed, Washington doubts
Research in September of last year enhanced the possibilities of life outside Earth. Research has claimed that phosphine gas has been found on the planet Venus, which has intensified discussions about a possible life. However, this claim has been challenged in two new research articles published recently. It is now said to be re-recording the data from Venus and re-researching it to accurately assess whether Venus actually contains phosphine.
No phosphine found
Astrobiologist Victoria Meadows of the University of Washington, Seattle, described these recent studies as follows: “We have brought a detailed view of this, another way of explaining this data that it is not phosphine. ” The telescope from which the data claimed to have found phosphine was re-investigated and received no phosphine.
Signs of life found with phosphine gas on Venus, say British scientists
No life on Venus?
The second study studied the behavior of gases on the planet Venus and found that what was considered phosphine was in fact sulfur dioxide. It is a normal gas on Venus and does not indicate the possibility of life. On the other hand, Leiden University astronomer Ignus Snellen says the latest study ruled out the possibility of life on Venus.
Cardiff University astronomer Jane Greaves, who claimed to have previously found phosphine, says she will be able to say something about it after reading the new paper. Indeed, the discovery of phosphine was first claimed on the basis of data recorded with the help of ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array). However, it was later discovered that this data had been processed incorrectly. Jane and her team redone their calculations and assumed they had less phosphine than the first, unlike other researchers.
Why is phosphine important?
This compound composed of phosphorus and hydrogen is bound to life. Phosphine on earth creates organisms that do not need oxygen or is made in the laboratory. Therefore, the curiosity of life had heightened the curiosity between astronomers and space scientists to learn more about Venus.

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Movie Reviews: “My Week with Marilyn” and “The Iron Lady”
Two very different women. One’s classic, old glamour Hollywood and the subject of endless fascination. The other broke gender and political barriers and ruled the highest office in Britain for over a decade. Two very noteworthy performances and frontrunners in the 2012 awards season.
“My Week with Marilyn”
Michelle Williams (“Shutter Island“) is ravishing as Marilyn Monroe and masters her every mannerism. The look, the walk, the pose, the voice. She captures the essence of the biggest star in the world of her era, seductive and disarming, adored by millions, at the same time, a troubled, lost little girl with the look of innocence. Williams iridescently magnetizes every frame.
Kenneth Branagh, as Sir Laurence Olivier and Monroe’s frequent sparring partner, be it acting or directing, is a force here. This is a slice of Monroe’s life, taken from the memoir of Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), then a young smitten gopher who developed a platonic relationship with her during the production of “The Prince and the Showgirl” in London. Combined with stirring music and luminous cinematography, “My Week with Marilyn” is a marvelous picture.
“The Iron Lady”
A delicately human story about Margaret Thatcher. “The Iron Lady” is not so much about a history lesson, but the very personal side of the longest-serving prime minister of Britain.
It shows Thatcher in her twilight years, in the early stages of dementia, clearly missing her dearly departed husband, Denis (Jim Broadbent). In and out of lucidity, she keeps everything at home exactly the same and continually talks to him as if he were alive. It’s simultaneously sentimental and humorous.
Flashes of her primetime years and younger family life unfold through flashbacks. Inspiring sound bites about having a life that matters, with principles and public service, and making a difference.
The film is sharply photographed with contrasting colors and space, producing a number of memorable shots. And kudos to hair and makeup, amazingly aids Meryl Streep’s (“Julie & Julia,” “The Devil Wears Prada“) transformation into Thatcher.
The story would have worked better had it not placed much emphasis on her life after Downing Street. But Streep, a prominent presence throughout, truly carries the film. A poignantly supreme performance!
Copyright (c) 2012. Nathalia Aryani.
Nathalia Aryani is a business manager, foreign language translator, lifestyle/travel writer and film columnist. She can be reached at email@example.com. Nathalia owns a movies blog, The MovieMaven (http://themoviemaven.posterous.com). Twitter: http://twitter.com/the_moviemaven


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July 18, 2017, "Marshal Your Base, Mr. President," Rush Limbaugh
"Now, here’s what the president needs to realize. I say this with all
humility, by the way. Don’t misunderstand. The president needs to
realize that his base is still with him. They are with him as much as
they ever have been. In fact, it’s actions like this in the House and
Senate that make them even angrier, because it doesn’t make common
sense. Most people don’t see the world as I just described it; they see
it as Republicans and Democrats....They don’t think the Republicans have a lot of desire....
To me, there’s been way too much reliance on traditional party politics
to get this done, and that was never gonna get done because the
Republicans don’t want to get it done. They don’t. Everybody sees things
through the eyes of the left. All they see is (sobbing) “the grief
they’re gonna get for taking away benefits from people.” They don’t see
all the people who can’t afford it anymore. They don’t see all the
people who literally can’t even afford to use the policies they buy
because of the high deductibles....
The charge that the Republican Party wants to murder people to come is
one of the easiest things in the world to rebut and make embarrassing
rejoinders out of, embarrassing to the Democrats and the media making
Plus, it’s predictable. Everybody knows what the Democrats and the
media are gonna say, and they gonna say it no matter what the
Republicans do. They’re gonna mock ’em and make fun of ’em and rip ’em
and destroy ’em and criticize ’em no matter what they do. It’s been the
case for 30 or more years. It’s more, many more than 30 years. But when
you see everything through the eyes of the left, when you see everything
through the eyes of the media, the way that President Trump is gonna
have to make this happen is marshal his army of base supporters....
I have no doubt
Trump’s a patriot, believes in America, wants it to be great again,
knows that Obamacare subtracting greatly from that. It has to go. It has
to go. No matter what governors will be upset if they lose the
benefits. It’s destroying health care! It’s destroying budgets. It’s
destroying the whole concept of insurance because the government is
image above from RushLimbaugh.com
"Rush's famous quotes:"
"It is abundantly clear that the career Republicans in Washington don't want to touch Obamacare. They don't want to repeal it. And they don't want to do tax reform. And they don't want to build a wall. They don't want to do any of the Trump agenda."
Comment: Then what does GOP E want? Easy. The same thing democrats and donors want:
Open borders, Endless wars, extreme globalism, massive free trade deals, massive central government, and the certainty that US voters can never again effect significant change in the country.
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Trump needs to remember his base is still with him. Relying on traditional party politics was never going to get this done because the GOP E doesn't want anything to get done-Rush Limbaugh...(Trump is the only Republican in the country with an army behind him)
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Novo Nordisk consumer marketing chief Mark Materacky wants to change the conversation around obesity. And with Wegovy, the first new anti-obesity med approval in a decade — with good efficacy and safety data — Novo seems well positioned to do that.
However, in the year and a half since its approval, Wegovy, or semaglutide for weight loss, a cascade of events has marred the way.
Type 2 diabetes meds, including semaglutide, marketed for diabetes treatment under the brand Ozempic, and tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro by Eli Lilly, started getting picked up by new online telehealth companies, along with personal physicians who realized the meds could be prescribed off-label for obesity and weight loss.
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Jun 19, A swollen toe looks larger than normal — and larger compared to other toes — due to the accumulation of fluid in the tissue of the toe. Arthritis is a condition that causes swelling, discomfort, and stiffness in joints. Ingrown toenails cause swelling, pain, and redness.
Nov 29, Learn about the causes of pain in your second toe, as well as when you can swelling in the toes, particularly at the base of the second toe.
Ligaments surrounding the joint at the base of the second toe form a capsule, Swelling in the area of pain, including the base of the toe; Difficulty wearing.
Mar 20, It connects the heel bone to the toes and creates the arch of the foot. Swelling occurs when the thick band of tissue on the bottom of the foot.
Sep 19, A downward-curling toe (hammertoe) and swollen, painful bumps at the base of your big toes (bunions) can cause metatarsalgia. Excess.


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REVIEW: Zero Charisma is a movie I really enjoyed. It’s drama/reality of people that we as gamers have known or know. A number of times I found myself shouting at the screen in frustration, wanting to stop the train wreck of the main character’s plight.
I fear a lot of modern gamers may not understand how easy and plausible this movie could be. The factors that were alluded to in the movie, the background items, even the names used. I feel how the events shaped what happened. Some may laugh at the outlets the main character chose to release. For me, I just wanted to give the guy a hug and try to help channel the pain.
In the end, I found my feelings the same as other recent gamer-type movies I’ve seen, like ‘Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope’ and ‘The Dungeon Masters’. The glitz of computer gaming, guest stars, and movie trailers has overshadowed the original base of scifi/fantasy conventions instead of evolving and adding to tapestry.
Maybe it’ll come back around, some point.
SNL’s opener for the 39th season I felt was a little weak. But it is a ‘rebuilding year’ since they have six new cast members this season. I felt they underused Tina Fey and while Arcade Fire is good, it seemed not in pace with the rest of the show. Hopefully as the season goes on, they’ll find a rhythm that works.
That said, the Obamacare spoof with Aaron Paul was funny.
(this is watchable outside the US.)

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John Holiday Net Worth
John and Chrissy Holiday are married and have a daughter named Luna. The couple recently celebrated the network premiere of their new mini-musical “The Toycracker.” They also plan to host their first holiday party. Both are known to be organized and plan events well. John is very good at planning events.
John and Chrissy have an estimated net worth of $75 million. They have several properties worth millions of dollars. Their home in Beverly Hills is worth $14.1 million. They also own two penthouses in New York City that are both worth almost $10 million.
John Holiday is an American singer-songwriter, classical songwriter, and opera singer. He grew up singing in church and learned the piano from his grandmother. He joined the Fort Bend Boys Choir and performed with the Houston Symphony. As a teenager, he discovered opera and fell in love with it. The first time he saw a Black performer in an opera, he was inspired to pursue the art. Today, he performs opera in four languages. His net worth is not public, and he has not yet revealed his net worth.
Holiday is an Assistant Professor of Music at Lawrence University. Previously, he taught at the Ithaca College School of Music. He is also a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the American Guild of Musical Artists.
Leontyne Price fan
Leontyne Price is an American soprano. She began her career singing in glee clubs and playing the piano at community functions. At age nine, she was inspired by the voice and dignity of Marian Anderson. Though she did not initially consider becoming a singer, she soon discovered that she had a natural talent for music. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1961, where she performed the role of Leonora. She later went on to perform in roles in Tosca, Butterfly, and Fanciulla. Her career lasted until she retired from the opera in 1985.
Although she began her career as a singer, Holiday is now a cultural icon and an advocate for youth and arts. Early appearances on NBC Opera and in the Metropolitan Opera highlight her appealing presence on screen. In a poll conducted by BBC Music magazine, Price ranked #4 among the best sopranos of all time. The magazine surveyed 21 British music critics to determine the final ranking. In addition, BBC presenters voted for her.
In addition to his career as a singer, John Holiday is an icon in the LGBTQ community and an advocate for the arts and youth. He was first exposed to classical music when he was in the second grade, where he was the soloist in a production of “The Damnation of Faust”. He has also appeared in a variety of films, including The Godfather and the Lord of the Rings.
John Holiday was born in the United States in 1985. His father was an oil surveyor, and he appeared close to his family in Instagram pictures. He grew up in Rosenberg, Texas, and went to Lamar Consolidated High School. He later went on to attend Southern Methodist University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Music. He also briefly attended the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
His net worth
Johnny Holiday is an American actor and singer. He is also a strong advocate for the LGBT community and youth and the arts. He began playing piano at a young age and joined choirs while a child. He first became interested in classical music when he was in the second grade. He was a soloist in the second-grade production of “The Damnation of Faust.”
His net worth is estimated at $850 thousand in 2021. He was never an auditionant for The Voice because the pandemic of 2020 interrupted his schedule. In addition, his net worth is estimated at $850 thousand for 2021, based solely on his voice.


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It’s been years since music lovers in Israel have had the opportunity to see so many performers from overseas. A partial list of artists scheduled to perform here this summer includes Radiohead, the Pixies, Justin Bieber, Aerosmith, Guns and Roses, Rod Stewart, Nick Cave, Tears for Fears, Grandaddy, Jose Gonzalez, Fatboy Slim, Jean-Michel Jarre, Paul Young, Vanessa Mae, Emir Kusturica and Ace of Base. The list could include other top performers who have had good runs in Israel in recent years, including the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Alice Cooper, Rihanna, Sia and Elton John.
With so many performers now working in Israel, is it a sign of the cultural boycott’s failure? It’s true that along with this glittering array there were also some resounding cancellations, one of the more memorable ones being that of the Pixies’ concert in 2010 only a few days before their performance, shortly after Israel’s fatal takeover of the Gaza-bound ship Mavi Marmara. Since that cancellation they have performed in Israel several times.
Among the artists whose names are linked to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement are Roger Waters, Elvis Costello, the Gorillas, Devendra Banhart and Annie Lennox. Some of them have openly stated that their reason for objecting to performing here was Israel’s domination of the Palestinians.
So, is the boycott working? “At first, many performers thought that appearing in Israel would hurt them financially, but then they saw that musicians were performing here without paying a price. They understood that the sanctions movement is a marginal one,” says a senior Israeli journalist who has been covering the subject. “Many times it’s the politicians on both sides who make waves about the BDS movement. Politicians on the right make gains by pointing to the whole world as being against us, stating that things here are in a mess because of the occupation. In practice, the success of the boycott movement is doubtful.”
Conversations with some of the prominent producers who bring international artists to Israel bear out these words. Some of them say that the boycott movement peaked following the Marmara incident, but as time passed the protest waned. Guy Besser, one of the owners of Blue Stone Productions, the company bringing over Guns and Roses and Aerosmith, says, “The boycott has only marginal influence on artists, and the ones who do come here leave as goodwill ambassadors. After their performance they realize that there is a huge gap between what they were told as part of the pressure they were subjected to and the local reality. We notice the weakening of the boycott from year to year, with Israel becoming a legitimate venue for performances. Ultimately, music vanquishes politics.
When we meet performers and suggest they come to Israel we bring up the political issue at the very beginning, telling them that this will rear its head. However, we propose that they don’t engage in political discussions and come meet their fans here just like they do anywhere else.
The market is on the upswing,” continues Besser, “There are many players trying to bring artists here, and audiences have shown that they are amazing consumers of culture, knowing how to enjoy performances. The rising competition has also brought down ticket prices, and performances have become more accessible.”
Guy Chadwick, soloist in The House of Love band that performed here last week, agrees with Besser, saying his band had no concerns over coming to Israel. He says he’s wanted to come to Israel for years and didn’t give much thought to the political situation, since he was interested in the local history and culture. He relates how his agent had told band members that there may be problems such as online petitions if they perform in Israel, saying that he’d had such experiences with other groups he had brought to Israel. However, Chadwick says that they encountered no opposition.
The fact that international artists perform in other countries like China, a country not exactly known for its human rights record, Indonesia where anti LGBT laws are in enforced, the Gulf States, and the list goes on. The hypocrisy is a little obvious when Israel gets singled out. Bjork, was supposed to have 16 concerts in China, but as soon as she opened her mouth and said something about human rights during her first performance, her whole tour was canceled. Now we’ll see what happens in the U.S., with Trump meaning to build a wall on the Mexican border. Do you think any of the major performers will stop appearing there because of that?
Artist such as Alicia Keys who was strongly encouraged to honor the boycott decided to perform here anyway. Not only did she come, she also had local singer-songwriter Idan Raichel on the stage singing with her. A few months later she appeared with Raichel and a Palestinian singer in a joint concert in New York’s Central Park. She saw both sides and did not ignore the complexity of the situation.”
Nevertheless, the boycott movement – whether one believes in its advantages or whether one views it as an impediment to a dialogue between artists and their audiences, whether one believes it’s working or not – seems to be failing when it comes to the appearance of major artists in Israel. If a band such as Radiohead, one of the most successful in the world, can be brought to Hayarkon Park when it can get any stadium in Europe within minutes, this means that it is consciously choosing to do so. This is also true for the Pixies, Justin Bieber and others.
Credit goes to Itay Sterne of the Haaretz publication for excepts of this post.


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358.1R-92: Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Guideway Structures
ACI Committee 358 and 343
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Note: 358.1R-92 is Out of Print. However, a PDF version is available.
These recommendations, prepared by Committee 358, present a procedure for the design and analysis of reinforced and prestressed-concrete guideway structures for public transit use. The document is specifically prepared to provide design guidance for elevated transit guideways. For items not covered in this document the engineer is referred to the appropriate highway and railway bridge design codes. Limit states philosophy has been applied to develop the design criteria. A reliability approach was used in deriving load and resistance factors and in defining load combinations. A target reliability index of 4.0 and a service life of 75 years were taken as the basis for safety analysis. The reliability index is higher than the value generally used for highway bridges, in order to provide a lower probability of failure due to the higher consequences of failure of a guideway structure in a public transit system. The 75-year service life is comparable with that adopted by AASHTO for their updated highway bridge design specifications.


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One of three members of a rap group called The Bad Kids featured alongside DEDE 3X and WooWoo on the channel of Young 22, AKA FunnyMike.
He and The Bad Kids began to appear on YouTube in late 2017.
His personal Instagram account, ganglyfe_tray, has more than 600,000 followers.
He is from Louisiana.
He is also featured on the channel of Runik.


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Inv. No. CE3/00993
The Marquises of Dos Aguas’ Gala Berlin carriage was designed and painted by Hipólito Rovira and carved by sculptor Ignacio Vergara in 1753.
The Berlin is a type of vehicle created in 17th century Berlin (Court of Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg). A special feature of the carriage is that the wheel axles are joined by two shafts at the sides. This new type of vehicle was created to solve safety issues presented by earlier suspended carriages that had a central shaft joining the wheel axles.
The carriage carries four passengers and is accessed by a step at each side. Other features include lion head figures at the front ends of the two wooden side shafts, four nymphs on the columns, a convex leather roof, and red velvet interior. This model, supported by leather braces, is nearly identical to the Prince of Leichtenstein’s ‘Gold Carriage’, also from the mid 18th century.
The design is similar to that of the Palace façade, which refers to the title ‘Dos Aguas’. The panels are painted with mythological themes. These include Zeus and Prometheus; Hermes or Mercury, protector of travellers; Hera; Demeter, goddess of fertility, and Persephone; Athena, goddess of the arts; the allegories of the two rivers (which refer to the Marquises’ title) and the marine thiasus with Amphitrite.
Item displayed in the Courtyard, ground floor.