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10 Days - Maun - Okavango Delta - Chobe National Park - Maun
Day 1 – Maun – Okavango Delta
Upon arrival in Maun you will be met by Delta Air who will assist you to the light aircraft and onwards air transfer to Oddballs’ Enclave.
The Enclave is on an island just off the south-western edge of Chief’s Island, deep in the heart of the Okavango, and bordering Moremi Game Reserve.
The camp is accessible only by light aircraft. On arrival, you will be met at the airstrip by your private guide, who will remain your guide for the duration of your stay.
The Enclave offers only walking and mokoro (traditional dug-out canoe) safaris of the swamps. Your private guide (maximum of two guests per guide) was born and raised in the area. He owns his mokoro (the genuine wooden article, no plastic replicas for us) and will take you out in it in the early mornings and afternoons, to nearby islands where he will walk with you to view game and the spectacular landscape that is the Okavango. On request, the camp will pack a picnic lunch for you, allowing you to stay out the whole day.
Walking unarmed amongst the full range of Africa’s wildlife is an experience that will live with you for a long time. Your guide has an intimate knowledge of this landscape and he will share his knowledge of the big and little things that with both surprise and astound you.
Finding out more about your guide and his way of life is a fascinating experience for visitors. The way of life excites great curiosity in many guests, and if you ask your guide he will be happy and proud to take you to his village, the last redoubt of the baYei people who colonised the Okavango in the late 1700s, gliding in their dug-outs out of the Zambezi, into the Chobe, thence into the Linyanti, the Selinda, and finally the Okavango. You may meet the chief or his elders, his wife or girlfriend and children, and visit his home in this idyllic island in one of the world’s most beautiful places.
Oddballs’ Enclave can accommodate a maximum of 10 guests, in five twin or double bedded mini-Meru tents, making it a classic and intimate camp. The tents are on elevated wooden decks, each with a semi-detached private bathroom with an al fresco bucket shower, and hot and cold running water.
The guest areas have a variety of comfortable seating and a raised viewing deck overlooks the sweep of the Delta – the perfect place to watch the sun or moon rise and view whatever wildlife may be visiting. Meals are enjoyed on the deck with spectacular views across the floodplains to distant island forests.
Days 2 & 3 – Okavango Delta
You have two full days to enjoy the activities on offer and to explore the Okavango Delta
Oddballs Enclave (as Day 1)
Day 4 – Okavango Delta - Savuti, Chobe National Park
After breakfast at Grasslands Bushman Lodge, you will depart by light aircraft to Camp Savuti.
The Savuti Marsh, fed by the Savuti Channel, has developed a reputation over the years as one of the world’s premier predator viewing areas, boasting one of the highest concentrations of wildlife on the African continent. A number of award-winning documentary films shot in Savuti have cemented its reputation.
The Channel, dry since 1982, started flowing again in 2010 and is now once again flooding the Marsh, an area of sweet grasses that attracts herbivores of every description and, this being Africa, their attendant predators.
The activities on offer are morning and afternoon game drives through the park and along the fringes of the Channel and Marsh. The game-viewing vehicles are open to facilitate game-watching and photography, and your guide will delight in showing you the beauty and diversity of Savuti’s natural wonders. This area offers superb game and birding-viewing in the open areas of Savuti within Chobe National Park.
Camp Savuti is a small, intimate camp of just five Meru tents accommodating a maximum of 10 guests in comfort and style. The tents have been positioned to ensure privacy and a modest level of exclusivity throughout the camp. Each tent sits on a platform, with views over the Savuti Channel. The tents are large and spacious with en-suite facilities and views from your deck.
In the guest areas, there is a comfortable and intimate lounge, bar and dining area, all overlooking the Savuti Channel.
Days 5 & 6 – Savuti, Chobe National Park
Two full days to further explore Savuti and the Chobe National Park.
Camp Savuti (as Day 4)
Day 7 – Savuti – Linyanti, Chobe National Park
After breakfast at Camp Savuti, you will depart via road transfer to Camp Linyanti.
Camp Linyanti is a 90 minute game drive from Saile airstrip located in the Chobe National park. Fed by the flooded Chobe and Kwando rivers, the vast floodplains of Linyanti stretch out to Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, and create a wetland oasis in an otherwise parched landscape.
Remote, inaccessible except by air or arduous tracks of heavy sand, Linyanti is the cognoscenti’s hide-away. Great trees stud the open riverine forest as it approaches the water’s edge, and the interface, especially in the dry season, is a game-and bird-viewer’s delight.
Twice daily game drives through the forest and along the waterways yield a marvelous array and variety of wildlife, with traditionally dry-land and wet-land species vying with one another. Hippos snort in the lagoon, while Brown Hyena prowl the forest and with excellent opportunities to see Sable and Roan antelope.
The game-viewing vehicles are open to facilitate game-watching and photography, and your guide will delight in showing you the beauty and diversity of Linyanti.
Camp Linyanti is small and intimate – five elevated, en-suite rondavel tents with outdoor showers accommodate just ten guests in this simple and charming camp overlooking a vast lagoon.
Days 8 & 9 – Linyanti, Chobe National Park
Camp Linyanti (as Day 7)
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Boy Jones - Young Dirty Bastard Interview Mar 12, 2010 10:16:26 GMT -5
Post by Dark 7 Invader on Mar 12, 2010 10:16:26 GMT -5
Boy Jones ........... Brooklyn born, Barson Unique Jones - grew up under the influence of nine legendary hip-hop emcees known to the world as Wu Tang Clan. One of the founders and leaders of the group was his father, Russell Jones – the late great & beloved Ol' Dirty Bastard, his cousins were GZA, the wordsmith of the group and The RZA, the producer of the multiplatinum super group. Jones had mostly remained on the sideline as an admirer of the music being created by his family. But one day at nine years old of age, his father called him to perform verses on his song “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”, at the world famous Apollo stage in Harlem. From that day forward he always felt an urge to perform. His father thought he was just playing games when he would ask to go in the booth to record and would always respond by telling his son “you cant rap.” Barson decided to form a group with a friend called “Bang Out” at the age of sixteen and began to further develop his writing and performing skills. Convinced by Jones’ years of determination and focus, RZA decided to give him a shot in the booth. That trial effort gained Boy Jones the official stamp of approval when his first recording was later released on an official Wu Tang production. To top it all off, Rza signed Boy Jones to his Wu Music Group record label in the spring of 2009.
Boy Jones raps with a unique freestyle flow and has an unorthodox writing style. He made a lasting impression to music lovers all over the country when he joined the original members of Wu Tang Clan on the Rock The Bells tour. Boy Jones was a natural as he entertained crowds of up to 70,000 fans. His crazy and high energy performances instantly became a hit, and when he performed his father's classics like "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and "Brooklyn Zoo", the crowds went absolutely bananas!! The fact that he looks and sounds exactly like his father doesn’t hurt either. Boy Jones has been featured on Lord Jamar's “5 Percent” album, and RZA’s soundtracks for “The Protector” and “Afro Samurai”. He was featured in XXL magazine and interviewed by BET at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards. He is currently working on his first solo music project and looking at various touring opportunities. He recently dropped his first single before the end of the year and release his album in the spring of 2010. Not limiting himself to music only, Boy Jones is also interested in film & television projects as well as licensing and endorsement deals. He’s also eagerly awaiting an upcoming documentary and possible feature film on the life of Ol’ Dirty Bastard. When he’s not in the studio, Boy Jones enjoys giving back to the community. Having witnessed the devastating affects of drugs first-hand, he’s interested in speaking to teens about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. While he might be known within the Wu fans circle he has not properly been introduced, hence Young Dirty Bastard gets online to chat with Wu-International and answer some of the questions the fans have for him. Enjoy...

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I’ve seen this tutorial floating around various craft blogs for quite a while now. While the idea of a book wreath intrigued me, the thought of tearing up a book just for decoration…took a bit of getting used to. Lindsay appropriately titled her tutorial post “Librarians, Please Avert Your Eyes”, because there is something at least a little bit painful about ripping the pages out of a book.
Anyway…I’d seen the tutorial on multiple sites. When it popped up on the TipNut website, I suddenly had a brainflash. A certain book came to mind…one I wouldn’t mind destroying for the sake of decoration. It was an old book titled, “A Gentleman of Courage.” I originally bought the book because of the title; a book about a gentleman of courage seemed like it would be a nice story of a chivalrous, and perhaps romantic, man. I started reading the book though and was sorely disappointed. The main character in the story displayed a nonChristian worldview. While I don’t have anything against reading books from the perspective of other worldviews, I didn’t want to spend an entire book reading about a man who was advocating other religions. Plus, the story line was not very compelling at all.
Anyway…suffice it to say that I decided it was finally time to try my hand at making a book wreath. Mom and I quickly ran to JoAnns to buy a styrofoam wreath form and I set to work.
There was a bit of a learning curve as I tried to decide the best technique for rolling the pages. Just a word of advice (if anyone decides to attempt this project), there really is not that much specificity in how to roll the pages for this wreath. It’s difficult to make a mistake. Basically, you roll them any which way and then glue them on the styrofoam.
There was a somewhat brief period during the course of this project where I was absolutely sure that my wreath was not going to turn out. It was around the time the above picture was taken…probably a bit before this picture actually. For a while all the paper tubes were pointing in one direction…I couldn’t get any to point up and a bit more perpendicular to the styrofoam. But I needn’t have worried…the paper did that on its own as I continued to add pages.
I hung the wreath in my bedroom, right above one of my bookshelves. I wasn’t sure what I thought of the finished project until I saw it hanging in my room. As soon as it was on the wall, I decided I liked it.
Lessons Learned (if I ever do this again)
Lesson #1 – Working with an the pages of an old book is challenging. In her tutorial, Lindsay expressly says not to crease your paper…just to roll it. When you are working with old, brittle paper, it is pretty much impossible to avoid creasing the paper. I think it would like a bit better without the creases and the crimped paper…but I worked with what I had and I’m happy with the result.
Lesson #2 – Make sure you have a pretty good chunk of time when you sit down to do this. For some reason, I thought this would be a breeze to throw together. It actually took somewhere between an hour and a half and two hours.
Lesson #3 – Make sure you have plenty of paper! I didn’t have a problem of this…but I did use approxiamately 150 pages. It would be a big bummer if you started this and then didn’t have enough paper to finish.
Lesson #4 – The finished size of the wreath depends on how big your books pages are. I didn’t stop to notice that my book was bigger than the book Lindsay used in her tutorial. As I was putting it together, I noticed my pages were sticking out quite a bit further than hers did. (That was one of the first things Carrie noticed when I showed her pictures of my wreath!) But then I used a normal size book while Lindsay used a dime novel, which usually has smaller pages.
I enjoyed making this last night. I’d love to make another one but I’m not sure what I would do with a second book wreath…I think two would be too much for my small bedroom.
~ Melinda ~

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It’s been a month yet it’s still very much in the forefront of my mind. Although he was not an actual friend, he was a very dear companion to me through his music, as he was to millions. My last entry on him was merely a mention of his latest release “Hit-N-Run: Phase 2.”
The FUNKIEST moment is being there, in the moment, not recording it. I watched Oprah Winfrey’s address to Harvard University online last night. One being able to have the opportunity to hear a person of her caliber, success and expertise in a private setting speak, is rare. When moments like this occur, you should really be in tune and focused, not recording it.
Here is a documentary produced in 2011 by the BBC on Janet Jackson. Enjoy!
Say what you want about mink. I don’t own a fur but that’s not to say I never wanted one. I remember the BLACKGLAMA ads like it was yesterday and with Janet Jackson catchin some heat for her participation I had to get the pics of the sexy sistas from the late 1960’s and 1970’s who graced the ads.


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The Government needs to take responsibility for the fourfold increase in the number of kids registered as living in cars under their watch and get these kids into housing, National’s Housing Spokesperson Chris Bishop says.
“Labour made a lot of noise in opposition about kids living in cars. Jacinda Ardern said in 2017, ‘I refuse to stand by while children are sleeping in cars’.
“Except ‘stand by’ is exactly what the Prime Minister and her Government has done in the last five years. The problem has only got much worse under Labour’s watch. There are now four-and-a-half times more Kiwi kids registered as living in cars since Labour took office
“The number of kids recorded as living in cars when they apply for the Housing Register has increased from 51 in December 2017 just after Labour came to power, to 228 in June this year.
“It is heartbreaking that any child in New Zealand is having to go to sleep in a car every night. But kind words and good intentions won’t get kids out of living in cars and into houses.
“There are also significantly more people living in tents, homeless shelters and boarding houses under this Government.
“Labour will blame everyone and everything else for this escalating problem, but they’ve been the Government for five years now and what these kids need from them is a roof over their heads.
“So far, this Government has failed to deliver on every housing measure. Labour has overseen record increases in rents and the number of people living in motels, while their flagship housing policy, Kiwibuild, has been a colossal failure.
"It’s no wonder there are more kids and families forced to live in cars.
“While Labour stands around and points the finger, more kids will be going to sleep at night in a car. The Government needs to stop making excuses and take action.”

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text: I have a Small CNC, and access to a large one at work. Your ribs would be a trivial challenge for any CNC router. A minimum of a 3-axis CNC would be able to cut your 2D project. You have X and Y coordinates to plot the outline, but you need the Z axis (up and down) to step down into the wood. Several ribs could be cut in one session from the same sheet of birch plywood. Every rib would be cut perfect and the same (assuming they were drawn perfect), or each one could be different if they needed unique holes or slots or pockets. You would need to provide the pattern(s) as a digital file, and most CNC shops can use DWG, PDF, DXF, AI, and a few other vector (line) formats. Depending on where you live there may be a local shop or two that could CNC cut the parts for you.


does anyone know how to make the cigarette lighter power run while the truck is off, i've had other trucks that the acc. power would be on even if the truck was off.
10-02-2002 11:31 AM
or even just point me to the right place to find out?
10-02-2002 02:04 PM
in mine the cig. lighter does work when the car is off. i know because it powers my CB. i imagine there is a switch somewhere to controll it though. what year and model is your grand. mine is a 96 limited.
10-02-2002 02:42 PM
i have a 93 lerado
10-02-2002 03:13 PM
Just cut the wire and run the cig lighters power to the red or red/white stripe under the dash with a fuse on the wire.


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Alice Cooper played the part of King Herod in NBC's live, televised adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar Sunday night and had the audience laughing at his lines. He also enthralled Twitter, where viewers were quick to get his role's name trending.
"Alice Cooper???! This is the greatest thing I've ever seen," one user wrote of the rock star's cameo in the rock opera, while another admitted, "Never been so happy in my life. From now on, I will ONLY play Herod in my family's annual nativity, wearing THAT suit, THOSE boots. And a skull walking stick."

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Can a movement-sensing wristwatch prompt arm rehabilitation exercise at home?
We are a proud partner in the National Prevention Research Initiative (NPRI), a partnership of 16 health research funders including government departments, research councils and medical charities. Launched today, a new report sheds light on the NPRI's fresh approach to preventing ill health.
Published in the medical journal, The Lancet, a new study suggests that, when combined, ten potentially modifiable risk factors account for 90% of strokes worldwide. The study was co-funded by the Stroke Association.
The results of a 3-year study into stroke patients and exercise was shared with funders, patients and carers at an event held in the Centre for Medicine at the University of Leicester yesterday.
An investigation of whether functional strength training can improve the ability of stroke survivors to walk and use their arm and hand at least 1 year after stroke
Could an ARNI-based rehabilitation approach benefit stroke survivors?
Use of a metronome with variable beats to retrain walking in stroke survivors
Fellow: Dr Anna Kuppuswamy
Most stroke survivors can walk short distances but do not achieve good community ambulation. This limited mobility has health and wellbeing implications, reducing physical activity and fitness of individuals, making them vulnerable to secondary stroke and other diseases. It also affects their quality of life and ability to participate in social activities.
Trial of an electrical stimulation device for recovery of upper limb function in chronic stroke patients


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SAN FRANCISCOand LILONGWE, Malawi, in 2023 November 9 /PRNewswire/ — Flutterwave, African a leading payments technology company announced today that it has received official approval to facilitate the sending of international remittances Malawi. an international money transfer operator (IMTO) license was granted October 19, Thursdayand the payments company will be able to process remittances from Malawians and other Africans sending money home.
Global remittances are expected to grow by 1.4 percent, according to World Bank reports 656 billion dollars In 2023, with millions of Malawians and Africans living and working abroad, the issuance of the IMTO license enables Flutterwave to effectively channel remittances to Malawiultimately stimulating economic growth, stabilizing the exchange rate, enabling investment in infrastructure development, creating jobs and supporting small businesses.
With Flutterwave’s international remittance solution, Send App, residents are coming Malawi can now enjoy benefits that include competitive exchange rates, faster money transfers, convenient mobile and web platforms, the ability to transact in 150 currencies, 24/7 customer support, and strict adherence to the highest security and compliance standards. them from fraudfraud and other financial risks associated with international money transfers.
Commenting on the license, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, said:
“At Flutterwave, we understand the important role we play in enabling individuals and businesses to seamlessly navigate the financial world. This expansion underscores our commitment to customer satisfaction by bringing the world closer to their fingertips.
We are grateful to the Reserve Bank Malawi for trusting us. We look forward to this amazing journey and remain committed to providing the best possible financial services to the residents of the city Malawi“.
The International Remittance License validates Flutterwave’s dedication to compliance, transparency and customer satisfaction. Also, it reflects the Reserve Bank Malawi a strong commitment to promoting financial inclusion and promoting the digital economy. Therefore, customers can expect smooth and reliable use of Flutterwave services.
Flutterwave is a leading payments technology company that empowers businesses around the world to scale their operations Africa and other emerging markets through a platform that enables domestic and cross-border transactions through a single application programming interface (API). Flutterwave processed 550 million transactions exceeding USD 32 billion dollars and serves over 2,000,000 businesses, including customers like Uber, Airpeace, Bamboo, PiggyVest, and more. The company’s core strength is connecting businesses to a variety of local and international payments so they can expand globally. It also enables cross-border transactions from the diaspora to African countries through the SendApp product. Flutterwave processes payments through multiple payment methods, including local and international cards, mobile wallets, bank transfers and Google Pay. The company has infrastructure in 34 African countries. For more information on Flutterwave’s journey, visit www.flutterwave.com.
“Bacon fanatic. Social media enthusiast. Music practitioner. Internet scholar. Incurable travel advocate. Wannabe web junkie. Coffeeaholic. Alcohol fanatic.”

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Forks are tools employed by blockchain and DLT networks to increase blockchain execution and run the protocol. These are generally distributed into Soft Fork and Hard Fork (hardfork).
A Soft Fork is realized and implemented by creating a modernized version of the DLT protocol compatible with earlier versions. The Soft Fork puts in place a reversible change that enables contribution in the DLT network even to all those nodes that for various reasons decide not to upgrade.
A Hard Fork introduces irreversible change and needs blockchain nodes to create the upgrade mandatorily. With Hard Fork, new cryptocurrencies are formed as in the past, for example, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) cases or zcash and Litecoin (LTC).
Hard Forks can be Planned and Scheduled, or Contentious, which means they can't find community consent.
Regarding Contentious hard forks, the proposed modification to the protocol does not reach an agreement within the community and with the Hardfork we come to a type of blockchain splitting. A Contentious Hard Fork leads to the establishment of a new coin.
Regarding planned Hard Forks, the protocol change is planned and the transition is approved by community participants. A Planned Hard Fork is not leading to the splitting of the DLT and the rules are rationalized in the formula of continuity.
The reasons which can lead to a Hardfork are different but can be summarized in some places:
One of the themes that leads the blockchain community to face a fork is scalability. For example, regarding the DLT net, the starting point is a DLT created to process transactions every ten minutes. A time closely associated with the amount of transactions and the number of users. In the second half of 2017 there was an exponential increase in registrations due to a very strong increase in the spread of the currency. This "demand" has also resulted in a slowdown in the time of consolidation of consolidation of blocks consolidation on the DLT.
And let's get to the Forks, which is the subject of the division between the developer family who want to maintain the traditional blockchain structure and developers who want to increase the volume of locks and transactions, trying to make the recordings faster. This contrast has generated some forks of the DLT and the emergence of new virtual currencies originating from Bitcoin blockchain (like BCH and BTC).
But it should not be forgotten that each new separation of the blockchain also determines the risk of a possible centralization in the running of the blockchain itself and thus of weakening the trust mechanism, that is, a trust that is directly proportional to the number of nodes in the DLT network.
If you assume that, for the Miner, the chances of winning the Proof of Work are directly proportional to the computing capacity you have, you notice that the Bitcoin blockchain is exposed to an imbalance risk in favor of those who may have greater computing power or, in other respects, can access more computing capacity at more affordable costs. In these cases, for example, the purpose of remediation is to define protocol-level innovations that will lower the importance of computing capacity in the resolution of Proof of Work, that is, by trying to reduce the risks of concentration of the Miners.
The subject of performance and scalability has always accompanied the development of blockchain tech. BTC's ability to process transactions compares to time limits of less than 10 transactions per second. Among the themes of the community is that we have a protocol that can improve these performances. Among the "streets" is to increase the block size, which is to double the amount of dealings in each block.
Interventions on the DLT protocol are also intended to run the DLT ecosystem, or the set of rules and balances that underlie the blockchain's own view. Among the themes is the controlling of the Forks itself and to the precision of the Hardforks that leading the community to face real splits poses a theme of protecting the overall value of the ecosystem and, directly, also a theme of shared rules, of distributed and shared governance for Bitcoin.

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Filmmaker Producer and Curator. Founder of the Arab media lab project . In 2003 World Wide Video festival has described him as one of the upcoming talents who will influence video and Media art happenings. His film collective TALEB CHERCHE MIDI has produced over 30 short films most with Non- or micro budgets a number of which had been selected to Academy-certified film festivals such as ( Berlinale La mostra de Venice Rotterdam film festival festival international du Cinéma Méditerranéen Montpellier freewaves los angeles clermand ferrand Berlinale Dubai Film Festival..ect ) Taleb curated many Art projects worldwide and worked as a film expert and scout for various video and films festivals among them: Mostra video de Barcelona Freewaves los angeles Africa in the picture film festival La caixa art forum Barcelona...ect. He also gives lectures and seminars on the current arab digital film experimentations. His latest project he is curating at the moment is : ARAB MEDIA LAB PROJECT with an aim to strengthen the Media Art sector and digital cinema in the Arab world contribute to the circulation of works from the Arabic and North African countries in different (international) video and film festivals diversify the "Western perspective" on art and film happenings from the Arab world and acquaint the West with Arab artists and filmmakers. The project has also intitiated various projects like: MEDIA ART & DGITAL CINEMA WORKSHOPS SERIES IN MOROCCO ARAB STEREOTYPES IN WESTERN MEDIAS ARAB MOVING IMAGES ARCHIVES and DIGITAL MARRAKECH FESTIVAL... Lives and works Between Morocco and Germany.


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Mouser-Sponsored Vasser Sullivan Lexus Racing Team Kicks Off IMSA 2023 Season
DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 11, 2023--
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, proudly announces its continued associate sponsorship of the Vasser Sullivan Lexus Racing team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Mouser is again teaming up with Molex to sponsor the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 GTD PRO and the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 GTD Class entries for the 2023 IMSA season. The season kicks off January 20-22 at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona (Florida) International Speedway, followed by the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona, January 26-29.
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Mouser proudly announces its sponsorship of the Vasser Sullivan Lexus IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar program. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Mouser and Molex have been avid supporters of high-performance motorsports for nearly a decade, and it is an honor to extend our racing partnership with Vasser Sullivan to support Lexus Racing in the 2023 IMSA series,” said Todd McAtee, Senior Vice President, Business Development for Mouser Electronics. “We are thrilled to be a part of this first-class racing program that incorporates leading products and technologies.”
The No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus entry will be driven by full-season pilots Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat, while Aaron Telitz and Frankie Montecalvo will pilot the No. 12 entry. The 2023 season will mark the fifth season Lexus and Vasser Sullivan have partnered together.
Mouser previously sponsored the Vasser Sullivan IndyCar team, seeing the opportunity as an inventive way to communicate its performance-driven business model and promote the newest technologies. Since then, the Mouser and Molex relationship with Vasser Sullivan has bred success, winning the Indianapolis 500 and producing multiple wins and podiums with Vasser Sullivan IndyCar.
The Vasser Sullivan Lexus team will look to continue the success of the 2022 season when the team finished with a first-place finish in the final race of 2022 at the Motul Petit Le Mans.
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who follos me... will never age. 2.
Youth is not a matter of years. Being young means believing in the future; means
believing the world can change; it means to struggle with love for justice.
of Nazareth revealed in Himself the image of God. A "young" God who
came down from Heaven to play the "game" of life, fighting against all
injustices, knocking down all the walls that evil built to extinguish human
life. Jesus is the One who destroyed the most powerful
barrier, the indestructible one, the barrier of death.
Jesus is the "guarantee" for our future. In Him youth is possible and
will never end!
is like… a season of freedom
carpenter leaves his village, his house.
He carries a great longing within his heart. For him
the work, the relatives, the friends are not enough! He realizes that he didn't
come into the world to spend his entire life making tables and chairs... There
is no limit for his vision. His eyes can see the invisible!
is like…a season for the passion for life
He leaves to
fulfill a dream in his heart. It's a dream that he shares with his Father, or
rather it is the Father who had originated that dream in his heart.
The young carpenter' heart burst with that longing for life. It was the Father
who put that passion for life in the heart of his Son. The carpenter remembers
very well that first instant of creation when the Father Himself called the
universe to life! It was an explosion of Life!
How wonderful it was to see the Father smiling with joy! How wonderful it
was to see his Father’s love for all the creatures that gradually came into
Youth is like…a season of enthusiasm
carpenter's heart bursts with enthusiasm. He feels himself ready for the mission.
He was looking forward this hour from the very instant he was born, and finally
the hour has come! The relatives tried to change his mind, urging him not to go,
to be content with the kind of life he could have had living there with them.
A very meaningless and superficial everyday life.
To the relatives that tried to put him in the "prison" of a
life without ideal, he answered: " ... my thoughts are not your thoughts
and your ways are not my ways,...For the heavens are as high above earth as my
ways are above your ways, my thoughts above your thoughts" (Is. 55,8-9)
is like…a Season of Love
Jesus is powerful with words and works, and the people are fascinated by Him,
especially the young people. They follow Him, they listen to Him, they love Him...
they declare they are ready to die for Him. They forget everything to follow Him.
(Mt. 15,32) It reaches a point when
the young rabbi has no more time for Himself.
His very being, His time, His whole human being is literally “eaten”
by His disciples.
is like… a season of Non-Conformity
His relatives are looking for Him. They
want to take charge of Him because they say: “He is out of his mind” (Mk.
3,21), But the truth is that they have concern but for their own interests.
And when they ask for Him and would like to have Him out of Peter’s
house, Jesus looks around Himself, looks at the young people that believe in Him.
They want to share the same dream He has with His Father: to breath life
into the world; to bring life to those more in need because they are poor,
abandoned... He looks at them and answers: "Who are my mother and my
brothers?..., here is my mother and my brothers.
Anyone who does the will of God, that person is My brother and sister and
mother". (cfr. Mk. 3,34 ss)
is like…a season of Courage
witnesses from 2,000 years ago continue to shout to everyone around the world:
We have seen the Life! (1GV. 1,1ss). The
Life that doesn’t age and doesn’t die.
Jesus Christ! Since then
they never ceased to thank Mary the Mother of Jesus.
Blessed are you Mary, because thanks to you the Life was made visible.

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Panel urges shift away from Tricare, pension plans for military
January 29, 2015
WASHINGTON — A panel created by Congress recommended sweeping changes Thursday to pensions and health care following its two-year review of the military’s compensation and retirement systems.
The military should auto-enroll about 1 million troops in the Thrift Savings Plan and offer contributions to the accounts throughout their service as an alternative to the current retirement system, the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission said.
Tricare health insurance should be replaced with an array of private provider options to save money and improve access, it found.
The long-awaited recommendations came from surveys of 150,000 troops and visits to facilities around the world. The panel said they could eventually save billions of dollars per year as Congress looks at ways to modernize military compensation and rein in personnel costs.
“We’ve listened extensively to what the servicemembers have had to say to us,” said Alphonso Maldon, chairman of he commission. “We’ve based to a great extent a lot of what we have done on what the servicemembers preferred.”
The panel also recommended changes to the commissary and exchange system, more child care on bases, and ensuring servicemembers receive financial assistance to cover nutritional needs.
The retirement reform proposal would entice troops to opt out of the current pension system, which requires 20 years of service, after which regular payments start. Instead, all would be automatically given a Thrift Savings Plan account that would sock away 3 percent of pay along with a contribution from the military, according to the panel.
Those who do not want to participate would be given a chance to opt out every year or be re-enrolled. Troops who continue the contributions could choose to leave before the two-decade mark — or just a few years into service — and keep their accrued savings.
The plan would save money by paying less of the expensive, lifelong pensions to 20-year veterans. Instead, smaller contributions over servicemembers’ careers would grow into larger amounts using the compounding interest of the TSP investments, the panel said.
Commissioners said about 75 percent of troops could get some retirement pay under the proposal. Currently 83 percent of servicemembers separate before the 20-year threshold without any pension.
The panel also proposed the military eliminate the Tricare health insurance program and replace it with more private options.
The military’s insurance program has decreased in quality and become more expensive in recent years, the panel found. Many survey respondents complained about difficulties getting care and a lack of continuity in their health care.
A health insurance system similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program could save money and provide up to 250 alternatives, with a minimum of 11 plans for rural areas and dozens for metropolitan areas, the panel reported.
The recommendations also included:
Commissaries and exchanges should be combined to save money. Both perform “similar missions for similar patrons with similar staff.” Expand the availability of day care services on military bases so military parents can work. The panel found that adequate day care is key to readiness, but that 11,000 children were on waiting lists last year. Ensure servicemembers receive financial assistance to cover nutritional needs by providing them cost-effective supplemental benefits.The panel projected that all its 15 proposals could save nearly $5 billion next year and up to $10.4 billion per year by 2020. That savings was projected to increase in the decades after that.
The Pentagon says the current spending on personnel is unsustainable and Congress, which called for the panel recommendations, must now decide whether to act on the proposed overhauls.
Lawmakers made other smaller cuts to troop benefits in December but put off any major overhauls. Troop pay raises were capped lower than past years, housing allowances were reduced, and Tricare pharmacy copays were increased.
Congress and the Defense Department are again wrangling over the next budget, with the rising personnel costs and mandatory caps on defense spending front and center.
Still, it is unlikely that troops will see any major reforms to compensation and benefits this year, Ryan Crotty, a fellow and deputy director for defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The White House and DOD are slated to release proposed budgets Monday, so the recommendations will be too late to be included, Crotty said. The Pentagon will probably request time to review the proposals and report back to Congress later.
“I expect there will not be any big proposals, knowing the fight is to come post budget,” he said.
Meanwhile, many lawmakers have resisted DOD proposals to cut personnel costs, saying they fear it could hurt readiness. Republican majorities in the House and Senate have begun a push to instead repeal defense spending caps in the budget to free up more money for personnel, equipment and operations.
Crotty said any big reform proposals for troop pay and benefits may come in 2016.


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Thanks to its multiple mountain ranges, Europe is littered with cozy mountain towns, each more adorable than the last. These towns attract skiers and snowboarders throughout the winter season, but in fact, they’re at their prettiest when they shed their blanket of snow. Come in the summer to hike through forests and flower-filled Alpine meadows or challenge yourself with more adventurous pursuits like climbing, canyoning, and paragliding. These charming towns make the ideal base: treat yourself to bucolic views by day and refuel in characterful bars and restaurants in the evening. Here are a few favorites that should make it on the itinerary for your next European summer vacation.
The Bavarian town of Mittenwald lies at the heart of the Karwendel Alps. Take a stroll along its delightful main street to appreciate the tradition of Lüftlmalerei (mural art) as you admire the colorful frescoes that decorate its historic buildings. The beautiful 14th-century church of St Peter and Paul is a must-see; its bell tower dominates the Altstadt. While you’re in town, head over to the Geigenbaumuseum to learn why Mittenwald‘s nickname is the “village of a thousand violins.” The Klotz family opened a workshop here in the 17th century, counting Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart among their customers, and the town has been associated with violin-making ever since.
Located at the foot of the Hahnenkamm mountain, Kitzbühel hosts Austria’s most famous and challenging downhill ski race in the winter months. In summer, visitors flock here to hike the Streif, which follows the same route. Stroll through rolling green meadows and enjoy breathtaking views the Wilder Kaiser mountains, the Kitzbüheler Horn, and the Schwarzsee. Throughout the summer, the historic main street is littered with pavement cafés where the reward for all those steps comes in the form of cake, strudel, and ice cream sundaes. Kitzbühel is also a great place to catch street entertainment. Expect musicians, balloon artists, clowns, and even fire-breathers putting on a show most nights.
Surrounded by mountains at the head of a fjord, this northerly town is one of the quaintest in Iceland. It once boasted a thriving fishing industry, luring people from across the country to catch and process herring here. But one day, the herring simply went elsewhere and with them, much of the now-redundant workforce. These days, the brightly colored buildings where they once lived and labored have been transformed into a multi-faceted museum. The Sigló hotel dominates the waterfront, which Netflix viewers might recognize as a filming location from the series "Trapped." Grab a pint from a local bar, view the boats docked at the marina, or leave the town behind and explore the hiking trails of the Tröllaskagi mountains, some of the highest on the island.
Potes is one of the cutest towns in Spain’s Picos de Europa region. This Cantabrian gem is the ideal base from which to explore the surrounding peaks and gorges. Potes itself is charming, a cluster of historic buildings at the confluence of the River Deva and its tributary the Quiviesa. Check out the 15th-century towers, Torre del Infantado and Torre de Orejón de la Lama, as well as the church of San Vicente. Stroll across the San Cayetano and La Cárcel bridges for even more picturesque views. Foodies will also be in for a treat, thanks to the abundance of farm-to-table produce. Monday is market day, so set aside some time to try local cheese, Liébana stew, and a shot of the local liqueur, orujo.
Overlooked by the iconic Matterhorn, Zermatt is one of Switzerland’s most beautiful mountain resorts. Walking tours unlock the secrets of its old town, but you’ll need to head underground to learn about its transformation from farming to mountain tourism at the excellent Zermatlantis Matterhorn Museum. Traffic is restricted in the centre to preserve its character, which is boosted each day with the arrival of around fifty Valais Blackneck goats that process up Bahnhofstrasse. Horse and carriage rides are a popular alternative to walking around on foot, while cogwheel railways and cable cars make light work of nearby mountain ascents.
Riddled with waterways, Annecy is sometimes dubbed the “Venice of the Alps.” Here, though, the canals are accompanied by stunning mountain views. The Alps rise majestically behind the glittering waters of Lac Annecy, which lies at the heart of the beautiful Haute Savoie region of France. Stroll through the Jardins de L’Europe for the best panoramic views. Annecy’s Vieille Ville is enchanting to explore on foot, its cobbled streets lined with pastel-colored buildings. Be sure to call in at Le Palais de I'Île and the Musée-Château d'Annecy, once castles but now museums dedicated to art and history. You’ll also want to step inside the 16th-century Cathédrale Saint-Pierre to admire its vaulted ceilings and organ.
Alleghe is a standout mountain town in the Italian Dolomites. Perched on the edge of the lake with which it shares a name, its surroundings are dominated by the northwest face of Monte Civetta, which climbers revere as the “wall of walls.” In summer, the balcony window boxes of the town’s traditional wooden chalets overflow with flowers. Under a blue sky, it’s a glorious place to unwind. If you can bear to drag yourself away, get a different perspective by renting a pedalo on the lake. Alternatively, tackle the family-friendly ropes and suspension bridges among the treetops at Civetta Adventure Park. You’ll find it in the woods of Piani di Pezzè, reached by gondola from Alleghe.


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|Regions with significant populations|
|Canadian English, Canadian French, Lebanese Arabic, Lebanese French, Armenian|
|Related ethnic groups|
|Arab Canadians, other Asian Canadians including West Asian Canadians|
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Lebanese Canadians are Canadians of Lebanese origin. According to the 2016 census there were 219,555 Canadians who claimed Lebanese ancestry, showing an increase compared to the 2006 census, making them by far the largest group of people with Arabic-speaking roots. As of the 2016 census, they are also one of the largest communities of Asian origin in the country.
Lebanese immigration began in 1882. The first Lebanese immigrant to Canada was Abraham Bounadere (Ibrahim Abu Nadir) from Zahlé in Lebanon who settled in Montreal. Because of situations within Lebanon and restrictive Canadian laws these immigrants were 90 percent Christian. These immigrants were mostly economic migrants seeking greater prosperity in the New World.
In more recent years this pattern has changed, and large numbers of Lebanese Muslims and Druze have come to Canada. Immigration laws were liberalized after the Second World War, and immigration steadily increased in the 1950s and 1960s.
The greatest influx of Lebanese was during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), and this period saw a number of Lebanon's wealthiest and best educated move to Canada to flee the violence in their homeland. Canada and Australia were the only Western countries to set up special programs to enable Lebanese to more easily emigrate. Canada set up an office in Cyprus to process Lebanese refugees.
The media has reported that as many as 50,000 of Lebanese-Canadians were in Lebanon during the summer of 2006, with about half of them permanently residing there. During 2006 Lebanon War the large number of Canadians caught in the crossfire led to a major effort to evacuate them from the war zone. It also led some to accuse some of those holding Canadian citizenship of being Canadians of convenience.
Many Lebanese speak French and prefer to settle in francophone Montreal rather than anglophone Toronto and Vancouver. About half of the Lebanese-Canadian community is located in and around Montreal, and most Lebanese-Canadian organizations, especially religious ones, are based in that city.
Lebanese Canadians account for a larger share of the population of Ottawa than that of any other census metropolitan area across the country, constituting over 2 percent of the total population of the National Capital Region. Canadians of Lebanese origin also made up more than 1 percent of the total populations of both Montreal and Halifax, while the figure was close to 1 percent in both Calgary and Edmonton. In Toronto, people of Lebanese origin made up less than half of one per cent of the total population. There are also substantial Lebanese populations in Vancouver, Windsor, London, Edmonton, Fredericton, and Charlottetown.
Prominent Canadians of Lebanese descent
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Rouge River Capital Investment Role: Co-Lead Investor
Rouge River Capital Ownership: Majority
Year of Initial Investment: 2020
In 2020, Rouge River Capital, via Nova Enterprises Ltd., and together with management, acquired the rights distribute and repair LiuGong Heavy Construction Equipment in the Atlantic Canada market.
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And yet there are but postcards, it's terrifying - Jacques Derrida
So nice to see Jeremy Cooper talk about his passion for postcards and about Molly Rooke of whom I knew nothing. As a life long lover and maker of postcards myself I am delighted to find your excellent blog. I have a postcard in the Bokship show and several in Jeremy's excellent book . I shall indeed be back to peruse your blog further.Michael Leigh
Hi Michael. Thanks for your comment, and congrats on being in the Bokship show. And I've just discovered your blog http://a1mailart.blogspot.co.uk/ Brilliant
Interesting subject. It reminded me that there was a postcard project at a show of student art majors at the University of Minnesota last year. It was a wire postcard rack with printed postcards. It said "Please take a postcard" so I did. It is just a white postcard with the words "Greeting from" in the upper left corner.
What an interesting way to present a postcard! lol lovely.
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The reason for a craftsman's postcard is to express a thought, tasteful and scholarly, particularly and solely as a postcard, that could be really postable, notwithstanding when made of wood, or bone, or steel. The shows are not only postcard-sized artistic creations, but rather they draw in independently with the frame and reason for the postcard.every door direct mail postcards printing
Thanks a lot for your video description and guide. I am agree with you that postcard is public work. But, everyone have to know that, postcard is very easy and beautiful way to send any message to anyone.


Back in 2012, Clear Soul Forces burst onto the scene with the release of their first album, Detroit Revolution(s). The four members in the group — Noveliss, L.A.Z., E-Fav, and Ilajide — hit the ground running with hard-hitting beats and endless punchlines, and were lauded as the next generation of Detroit's storied underground hip-hop community. The success of Revolution(s) led to a European tour and respect from die-hard rap fans the world over, but it wasn't necessarily a guarantee that CSF would do more than release an acclaimed first album.
Turns out there's more where that came from.
In the five-plus years since CSF came on the scene, the group has released multiple EPs and two more full-length projects: 2013's Gold PP7's and 2015's Fab Five. In the last three years, each CSF member has released solo albums, collaborated with other artists, and continued to develop their skills. The goal, however, was to eventually release another CSF album — the timing just needed to be right.
"The period when we were releasing our solo projects was meant for us to grow on our own," says E-Fav. "We make music differently as a group, so it's great to be doing that again."
On Friday, CSF return with their newest record, Still. Released via Fat Beats Records, the album is 11 tracks of pure Detroit hip-hop. Produced entirely by Ilajide, Still keeps the boom-bap tradition alive and moves it forward. "Some of these beats on the album have been in the CSF stash for a few years now, and some of them are fresh out the oven," Ilajide says. "It's never set in stone what beats are going to make the album. I feel like I'm at a way better place with my beats right now. I've evolved and I've grown and I'm excited to be able to showcase that."
Lyrically, the album is full of anime and comic-book references, shots at white America, boasts about the members' skills on the microphone, and more. Throughout the album, the group moves as one — effortlessly trading verses back and forth with each other. "We're making history just by being present," says L.A.Z. "It ain't nobody doing this like we are. I just know that positive shit is going to come from (the release of Still). Opportunities and whatnot. I'm looking forward to capitalizing on that and keeping the momentum going."
"Our new album is dope," Noveliss says. "I'm excited for the world to hear us collectively on a project again. Being a rap group in 2019 is cool. It's definitely a rarity now. Not in the sense of dudes being a collective, but in the sense of teamwork and cohesiveness — which is what we practice and offer."
When we spoke with the group by phone, they were driving from Los Angeles to Seattle while on tour to promote the album. After Seattle, they performed in Albuquerque, Houston, New Orleans, and other cities across the country. CSF will finish the tour with a final performance in Detroit on Thursday at Deluxx Fluxx.
Going on a U.S. tour is a definite milestone for any underground hip-hop group, especially when it's put together independently.
"We were way more hands-on this time around," says L.A.Z. "The European tour was done with a booking agent, and it's almost like it's done in the dark. People sending emails with flight information and flyers and you just show up without any idea of what's happening. This U.S. tour was self-powered. You're building it yourself, as opposed to just being given something."
Clear Soul Forces perform on Thursday, Feb. 21 at Deluxx Fluxx; 274 Library St., Detroit; 313-788-7015; deluxxfluxx.com; Doors at 7 p.,m.; Tickets are $10.
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May 20, 2022
HS10: JR - Bird in a Storm
When we first moved to Carolina in the late 90s, we rented a small house in town near the university, and later moved to a farmhouse at the end of a long gravel road out by the Haw River in the (now-no-more) sticks. Pinned to our refrigerator all those years, no matter which house we lived in, was a hand-printed copy (a gift to my wife from one of her scholarly colleagues) of this quotation by Herman Hesse:
There is no escape. You can't be a vagabond and an artist and still be a solid citizen, a wholesome, upstanding man. You want to get drunk, so you have to accept the hangover. You say yes to the sunlight and pure fantasies, so you have to say yes to the filth and the nausea. Everything is within you, gold and mud, happiness and pain, the laughter of childhood and the apprehension of death. Say yes to everything, shirk nothing. Don't try to lie to yourself. You are not a solid citizen. You are not a Greek. You are not harmonious, or the master of yourself. You are a bird in the storm. Let it storm! Let it drive you! How much have you lied! A thousand times, even in your poems and books, you have played the harmonious man, the wise man, the happy, the enlightened man. In the same way, men attacking in war have played heroes, while their bowels twitched. My God, what a poor ape, what a fencer in the mirror man is- particularly the artist- particularly myself!
Hesse’s exclamations on life continue to haunt and inspire me in unexpected ways to this day. I struggle, like many, to welcome the gold and the mud.
I am a bird in a storm, always have been. Kinda like Jules realizing he is the tyranny of evil men. Maybe kinda like you.
I remember writing this song, “Bird in a Storm,” shortly after moving into our first place, and I still think it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever written. It was certainly one of the first attempts to thinking about another way of songwriting, where, hopefully, less-is-more.
This version is the original recorded circa 1998 at Morrisound by my friend Tom Morris. There’s another version that I did with my pal Spider Mike in Nola that’s floating around the borrowsphere. But this one lays it bare.
Let it storm.
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God, I love these so much. As a longtime fan, I’ve spent countless hours listening to the many live/bootleg versions of these rarities, especially the earlier DayandNightdriving stuff- often preferring them to the studio versions (although I’ve come to love them all equally). Being able to hear these unearthed versions in an official capacity AND to get stories behind them helps fill my soul. I was fortunate enough to see you live many times (in the Lexington/Louisville/Cincinnati area) and was at one of your final shows. I really hope you find as much joy and catharsis in this as we fans do. It really means a lot, in Times Like These.
I’ve been hoping you would put out some new music and do a little touring for years. Maybe my wish will come true? Jax, Fl would appreciate that!!


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2020 election's possible impact on recycling
There are all kinds of ways that a potential Joe Biden presidency would differ from President Trump, and one of them is recycling, per a recent BloombergNEF analysis.
Driving the news: "The issue has received scant attention in the Biden-Trump face-off, but given their larger ambitions, it is possible to predict how the candidates would address it," BNEF said.
- The chart above is part of a much wider look at policy differences in the election.
How it works: Their analysis of Biden assumes passage of stalled legislation called the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, which they note includes new targets, taxes on waste and requirements on plastic producers.
- They say Trump has shown "no willingness" to work with Congress on the topic, so the projection under Trump assumes "business as usual" federal policy with additional recycling driven by corporate and state policies.
The intrigue: We don't know what Biden might do using executive authority if there's no legislation, but BNEF expects his administration would be "sympathetic to the objectives" of the bill they modeled.


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Cascade Quartet presents "Turn Up the Bass"
The Great Falls Symphony’s Cascade Quartet presents the Chamber Music Series concert “Turn Up the Bass” with guest artist Mark Bergman, bassist. The concerts take place at 2PM on Sunday, April 15, at First Congregational Church UCC and 7PM on Tuesday, April 17, at the University of Providence’s Trinitas Chapel. Single admission is $15.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. Seven-ticket passes are available for purchase for $75.00 for adults and $25.00 for students. Single admission tickets and seven-ticket passes are available for purchase online at gfsymphony.org or at the door. For more information, contact the Symphony office at 406-453-4102 or visit gfsymphony.org.
The Cascade Quartet is pleased to include both local and out of town guests for their “Turn up the Bass” performance April 15 and 17. Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies at Sheridan College in Wyoming will perform Dvořák’s famous String Quintet No. 2, Op. 77. Bergman will also be joined by former violist of the Cascade Quartet, Jennifer Smith and Great Falls Symphony members Mary Stelling on cello and Molly Wilson on violin. They will perform a piece by Bergman himself for strings and string trio with the Cascade Quartet.
The program will begin with Beethoven’s String Quartet Op 18, No. 4. Violinist Mary Papoulis, says, “This is my favorite early Beethoven quartet. It is stormy, rich, and playfully all wrapped up with such craftmanship. The first movement opens with the darkness of C minor which builds to big orchestral chords that we can sink our teeth into without getting too serious." The middle movements are light hearted and playful, but still very much Beethoven. The finale is a bubbly Allegro which suddenly leads to a roaring Prestissimo that drives to a dramatic finish. The Dvořák quintet is one of the most massive, chamber pieces ever written for strings. The addition of the string bass fills out the string sound with such depth, as one can imagine.
Megan Karls and Mary Papoulis met Mark Bergman at the Assisi Performing Arts Festival in Assisi, Italy in 2016. They enjoyed playing there with him so much that they knew the Dvořák quintet would be the piece to bring to Great Falls, along with some of Mark’s own fun selections. Bergman composed his Dance of the Americas in 2006 and dedicated it to Leandro Carvalho, the Mato Grosso Chamber Orquestra, and all music lovers in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Bergman explains in a general sense, “As a composer, I am often inspired to capture with music my impressions of a specific place or time. Chamber music is a genre that speaks to me because of its intimacy. I am pleased to be working with Recital Music in the United Kingdom to make many of my compositions available.” Dance of the Americas uses bouncy rhythms on top of long flowing lines to bring sunshine and smiles to the listener. It incorporates a section of extended techniques in all the instruments which brings images of perhaps insects hopping through the forest. It is a very uplifting piece that is a pleasure to listen to as well as perform. The Cascade Quartet is grateful to Jennifer Smith, Mary Stelling, and Molly Wilson for joining them in bringing Mark Bergman’s piece to life for their Great Falls audience.
Mark Bergman, bassist
Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman is the Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies at Sheridan College where he teaches double bass, composition, music history, and directs the Sheridan College Symphony Orchestra and Sheridan College Viol Consort. He formerly served as a Professor of Music History and Ensemble Director at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Mark has an active background as an orchestral double bassist. He held positions as the Principal Double Bassist of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, and the Mato Grosso Chamber Orchestra in Cuiabá, Brazil. During the summer, he performs with Assisi Performing Arts in Assisi, Italy, and the Peter Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon. In 2006, Mark founded Virginia Virtuosi, a string trio dedicated to innovative chamber music programs and arts education. The ensemble maintains a very active performing schedule and won the first Yale University Alumni Ventures Award in 2008. Fairfax Connections recently cited them for “turning classical music cool.” The ensemble receives support from the Virginia Commission for the Arts to tour state-wide and has performed regionally at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, George Mason University, Montgomery College, Arts Club of Washington, and other venues. Mark also has extensive experience performing klezmer music throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. He appeared as an on-stage character in Theater J’s 2014 musical adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy.” His performance on CD companion to Mel Bay’s Easy Klezmer Tunes has been described as “world class.” Mark's has appeared as a baroque double bassist with the Washington Bach Consort, North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, and other ensembles. Recital Music in the United Kingdom publishes Mark's compositions. His orchestral works have been performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Mato Grosso Chamber Orchestra, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, and other ensembles. He received the 2011 William Strauss Fellowship from the Arts Council of Fairfax County supporting the creation of Shenandoah Suite, a string trio commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of Shenandoah National Park. He was a winner in the second British International Bass Forum Composition Contest (2002) and the Kappa Gamma Psi composition (1990).
Dr. Bergman completed the Doctor of Arts degree from George Mason University in 2015.Cognella Academic Press published his book In The Groove: Form and Function in Popular Music in 2012. Mark lives in Sheridan, Wyoming with his wife Rachel and their children Avi and Zachary.
With its depth of sound, insightful interpretations, and genre-bending performances, the Cascade Quartet has enriched communities across Montana and the Northwest for over three decades. They are praised for their cross-discipline collaborations and have worked closely with multi-media artists, dancers, choirs, world percussionists and jazz artists. Noted past collaborations include Yo Yo Ma, the Ying Quartet, and Grammy nominee Philip Aaberg.
The Cascade Quartet is the resident string quartet of the Great Falls Symphony and its personnel serve as principal players in the orchestra. Each quartet member is a strong advocate for music education and outreach. They tour extensively throughout the year providing concerts, multi-day residencies and interactive school activities for communities large and small. The Cascade Quartet includes violinists Mary Papoulis and Megan Karls, violist Maria Ritzenthaler, and cellist Thaddeus Suits.


Mostly, professional painters would rather use a paint sprayer tool, such as air less sprayer or air sprayer gun to help them finishing their work rather than using traditional way like a paint roller. There are three main reasons why many professional painters prefer sprayer rather than roller. For those who have tried using sprayers can attest to these advantages. For who have not tried to use sprayers can read some of the main benefits of sprayer that can be offered by sprayers.
The main reason for many professional painters use sprayer rather than roller is because paint sprayers really expedite the painting process. In fact, working with paint sprayers will make the painting process done twice or three times faster compared to the use of rollers. The ideal speed of hand movement when using spray guns is two to three feet per second. A faster work becomes possible because it has good paint systems that allow an accurate adjustment of the fan pattern. There are also some guns designed for very large surfaces such the fan pattern that can dramatically enfold large surface areas immediately.
Paint sprayers provide in all sizes, designs, and brands, so you can choose a system that is appropriate for your project. The two major kinds of sprayers are the “airless” spray systems and the “air compression” systems. Instead of using direct pressure, the former does not utilize air in ejecting paint. In order to push the paint out of the nozzle tip, the latter on the other hand uses an air compressor.
The other main reason with the use of paint sprayers is the output. It is ejected as a fine mist that entirely covers, since paint is atomized with the use of spray guns. Conversely, there may be a tendency to get messy pattern from roller that will need time to correct. In fact, paint sprayers produce smooth-looking coverage rather than roller. Furthermore, you can easily coverage and reach difficult places, such as wall crevices and corners.


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Coffee With Krystyn Moon
Exploring Alexandria's real estate history.
Krystyn Moon, a Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Mary Washington, lives in Alexandria and has researched and written extensively about the city’s neighborhoods and how they developed.
Moon said that most Alexandrians do not understand “…how heterogeneous and diverse our housing history is and that it [history] depends on what neighborhood we are talking about and what historical moment.” Moon observed that the city’s housing patterns have changed in as little as 10 years.
Local factors matter, but in Alexandria the federal government has always had a major influence. “The big picture is how local and federal policy—since the founding of the nation when we were the District of Columbia—were constantly at play. In the 20th century, the federal government had a presence here in some really interesting ways” through its housing policies and the large numbers of civil servants who lived in the city.
In many ways, Alexandria and Arlington were unintended “laboratories” for federal housing policies. For example, the Civil War saw the development of what Moon calls “refugee housing” in Northern Virginia for an influx of self-emancipated African Americans and Union sympathizers. “It [was] emergency housing. It’s a FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] meets public housing meets a military necessity situation,” she said. The Union military constructed barracks to house refugees throughout Alexandria and Northern Virginia.
For example, Freedman’s Village was an emergency housing project built for previously enslaved people who had fled to Washington, D.C. The site subsequently became the location of what is now Arlington National Cemetery. Moon calls these projects, “one of the first instances of emergency public housing” in U.S. history.
Early Free African American Communities
Moon has researched the emergence of free African American communities that settled in what is now Fort Ward Park and the Chinquapin Park/Alexandria City High School area.
The Virginia Theological Seminary was a major employer in the late 19th century of African Americans. By the 1870’s and 1880’s, African Americans acquired tracts of land, some of them sizable, near the seminary grounds. Moon said, “We don’t know what they’re calling that land in the 19th century—I’ve heard Chinquapin Hollow, we’ve also seen Macedonia. Definitely, by the 1960’s, African American residents were choosing Seminary” as the name for their neighborhood.
Moon said, “One of the reasons why the Seminary neighborhood, and what they faced, and Fort Ward, and what happened there, is so important is because there weren’t that many places where African Americans could live in that part of what was then Fairfax County, and then became [Alexandria]. Because of restrictive covenants and the financial policies of banks that were doing redlining [discriminatory lending],” there were few housing options for African American residents.
The 1930’s and the Coming of Urban Renewal
Radical changes in local housing patterns began with federal intervention in the 1930’s. Moon points to what was known as “slum clearance” which was implemented to improve living conditions and quality of life, but which also had unanticipated effects. “The problem with that [urban renewal], of course, is that they didn’t deal with the other social, cultural, and economic forces that meant that people didn’t have access to certain types of resources—education, jobs, money,” said Moon, “So, in many ways it [slum clearance] is addressing the problem, but only half-heartedly.”
The Importance of Municipal Infrastructure Connections
Fairfax County, which controlled the Seminary neighborhood until 1930, and later the City of Alexandria, did not allow residents to connect to municipal infrastructure—water, sewer lines, etc. The Seminary neighborhood was also known by the derogatory name “Mudtown,” which arose because the streets were not paved, a problem caused by the era’s prevailing policies, not African American residents. Moon said, “This is not unique to that neighborhood. We see this throughout areas that were rural that became suburban” throughout the United States.
In 1939, the City created the Alexandria Housing Authority (now the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority or ARHA) to, in the words of then City Manager, Carl Budwesky, “…eliminate insofar as may be possible unhealthful and unsanitary conditions in many sections of the city due to the fact that many homes in certain sections are not connected with the city sewer system.”
Many African American neighborhoods and businesses were torn down and replaced with public housing. Many homeowners, because of race-based restrictive covenants and other forms of housing discrimination, were forced to either leave Alexandria or move into public housing. They lost the small bit of “wealth” that they had though homeownership.
Post World War II Redevelopment Efforts
After World War II, Alexandria began to apply for urban renewal funds from the federal government. The first project was to build a commercial district near where the King Street Metro station is now. The residents, particularly business owners in Old Town, objected and the project never went forward.
In the late 1960’s, Alexandria applied unsuccessfully for federal Model Cities funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to demolish what was then known as Uptown (known as New Town during the Civil War) and is now known as the Parker-Gray neighborhood.
Urban renewal funds were obtained for the construction of Fort Ward Park and Museum and T. C. Williams High School (now Alexandria City High School), which displaced the Fort and Seminary neighborhoods. The city also received federal funds to renovate the area along South Alfred Street known as the Dip or the Bottoms, another African American neighborhood. This was Alexandria’s last urban renewal project.
How Restrictive Covenants Arose in Alexandria
Race-based restrictive covenants, which were inserted into property deeds, barred certain populations from occupying or owning property and was “very widespread” outside the city’s older and denser neighborhoods. This practice began in Alexandria in the early 1900’s in the Mt. Ida neighborhood. Moon said, “A real estate developer [named Grove] built houses and sold houses with race-based restrictions until his death in 1916.”
The practice was continued by a trustee who succeeded Grove, real estate lawyer Howard W. Smith, who was later elected to the House of Representatives. Moon said, Smith “brought a new idea—to make the covenants Caucasian only, which meant that it [created] not a black/white divide but… a white/nonwhite divide.” Although these covenants primarily affected African Americans, others such as Asian Americans and Native Americans were potentially affected.
Moon said that restrictive covenants spread to Rosemont and other “streetcar suburbs” that began to be built in the 1890’s. “As a subdivision was being developed, that’s when the restriction happened.” Her research has shown that restrictive covenants were evident in over 5,000 properties developed in the city from 1907 until 1962. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled such covenants to be unenforceable in Shelley v. Kraemer (1948), but Alexandria developers continued to insert race-based restrictions in their deeds until the early 1960’s.
Restrictive covenants and other forms of housing discrimination impacted the ethnic and racial composition of the public schools. Moon said, “In 1965, because of the Civil Rights Act, [the federal government said] if you do not desegregate your schools (and that is different than integrate) we will withhold federal funding. But, because the neighborhoods were hyper-segregated, we had nominal integration.” The impact of these housing practices on education can still be seen, especially in the city’s elementary schools.
The Federal Government: Housing Change Agent and Racial Status Quo Guardian
Moon points out that well-intended policies adopted as part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal were implemented by, for example, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or the Homeowner’s Loan Corporation, in ways that advantaged some communities over others. An example was the federal government’s creation of maps that identified communities by levels of lending risk, which encouraged banks to avoid lending to prospective minority borrowers. She said, “For example, Braddock Heights got an FHA-backed loan for its development. FHA then told them [in the approval documents] that they need a race-based restriction.”
Yet, the federal government, under the leadership of Robert Weaver, the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 1966-1968, and others, made a dedicated effort to ensure that minorities, especially men, had access to jobs in federally-funded construction projects in the 1940’s. This is the contradiction that the federal government produced in people’s lives—it promoted discriminatory policies and practices and simultaneously promoted racial equality.
The Paradox of Historic Districts
Alexandria began identifying historic districts in the late 1920’s. Moon explains that one of the questions the historic preservationists faced was, “How do you make historic value equivalent to economic value?” She said that designating properties as “historic” is “another way in which you artificially manipulate the market—you put different boundaries on it, different pressures and that becomes an inflated market.” By the 1960’s, Moon said that the extensive gentrification of Old Town drove out lower income white residents and a small number of African Americans. They sold their homes to wealthier white residents, many of whom had moved to the area to work for the federal government.
These dynamics explain the strong objections in what today is known as the Parker-Gray neighborhood to its incorporation into the Old and Historic District starting in the 1970’s. In the 1980’s, a community group called the 16th Census Tract Committee filed a complaint with HUD asserting that the historic district designation had a discriminatory effect. HUD dismissed the case and then, after data emerged describing the impact of gentrification, the agency agreed with the committee and a mediation process ensued.
The Continuing Struggle for Affordable Housing
Housing and development decisions from many years ago affect where people live today. Moon said, “How do we deal with the fact that in the past we targeted African-American neighborhoods and pushed [residents] into public housing or out of the city completely?”
“We need to make sure that everyone has a safe place to live and that people can afford it. It’s crazy that people work 40 plus hours and they can’t find a place to live here in Alexandria. That’s just frustrating,” Moon said, “But, the second part of this is housing is the way in which most people create wealth for themselves and their children and grandchildren. That is not accessible to certain populations in the city. Is that part of the conversation, yes or no?”
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We all know that Mother’s Day is a time to spoil the most important person in your life, your mum, but when the treat you have planned turns into something special for the whole family, you know you’re onto a winner!
Typically after a week of sunny, mild weather, Mother’s Day was a dull and wet affair, but that didn’t dampen the celebrations as tucked away in leafy Cobham, Surrey, Fego was a hive of Mother’s Day activity.
Awarded a place in The Times ‘25 Best Places for Brunch’ 2014, Fego’s is proud of its love affair with food and its extensive brunch menu is something to behold. From gourmet Brunch Burritos to Spicy Scrambled Eggs to Boston Triple Beans on Toast or Buck and Bunny (classic rarebit with grilled thick-cut bacon and fluffy poached eggs), and not forgetting the sweet toothed amongst us who would happily devour an ‘All American Pancake Stack’, the menu alone is a joy to read!
With the option to add a Bloody Mary or glass of Bucks Fizz with any brunch order you can certainly go to town, but for those who want to opt for a healthy alternative there’s an array of fruit based delights such as Greek and Granola Sundae Berry or Berry Chilly to choose from.
Fego’s also caters fantastically for coeliacs with a full and diverse gluten-free menu that includes many of the delicious dishes from the main menu.
This was our first time at Fego’s, but it was nothing short of a delight. Not only was the food scrumptious, the staff were friendly and attentive, the prices were reasonable and as it was a special occasion, the simple gesture of giving every mum a homemade fairy cake to take home was the cherry on the top!
We may have only just begun to explore the brunch menu, but we will most certainly be coming back. Although trying to decide between one of the gorgeous homemade afternoon sweet treats or a full blown evening meal will be no easy feat – we may just have to do both!

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Hemel Hempstead Crematorium named 2024 regional finalist in prestigious Civic Trust Awards
Hemel Hempstead Crematorium has been chosen as a finalist in the 2024 Civic Trust Awards, a ceremony which celebrates great buildings and designs that are eco-friendly, easy for everyone to use, and make towns and cities better places to live.
The Civic Trust Awards, known for honouring outstanding architectural and design achievements, have identified Hemel Hempstead Crematorium among the Regional Finalists, marking a significant acknowledgment of its exceptional attributes.
This prestigious nomination highlights the crematorium's unique design elements and its commitment to providing a serene and inclusive space for mourners. The site is situated within the picturesque green belt south of Hemel Hempstead and boasts a design that maximises natural light and scenic views, utilising the surrounding landscape as a poignant backdrop for the chapel.
The 770m² facility includes a pavilion for memorials and a chapel for up to 140 people. Its layout with the positioning of the lectern slightly off centre, is designed for intimacy regardless of service size, and the asymmetrical layout and use of engineered timber create a serene atmosphere.
Extensive landscaping, including memorial gardens, woodland areas, and mown grass paths, have also been integrated seamlessly into the design, emphasising the importance of a serene and well-organised space for visitors and staff alike.
Hemel Hempstead Crematorium is owned and managed by West Herts Crematorium Joint Committee, which comprises of Watford Borough Council, Dacorum Borough Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, St Albans City & District Council, and Three Rivers District Council.
Cllr Aga Dychton, Vice Chair of the West Herts Crematorium Joint Committee, said: “We are immensely proud to be recognised as a Regional Finalist in the Civic Trust Awards. This nomination is a testament to the Joint Committee’s commitment to creating a serene, accessible, and inclusive space for families to commemorate their loved ones while blending seamlessly with the surrounding landscape."
The Hemel Hempstead Crematorium team are eagerly anticipating the announcement on 8 January 2024, to learn if it will be named a National/International Winner or Highly Commended. You can find out more at www.civictrustawards.org.uk.
PHOTO CAPTION: Hemel Hempstead Crematorium. Simon Jacobs Photography


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Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja is one of the most prolific actors working in the Telugu film industry. He was last seen playing the role of a powerful cop in action drama Krack in which he shared the screen space with Shruti Haasan and the movie was a blockbuster at the box office. Currently Krack actor has number of Telugu projects in his kitty which are in different production stages. He is on a signing spree these days.
His two movies Khiladi and Ramarao On Duty are gearing up for the release, his films like Tiger Nageswara Rao and Ravanasura were announced recently with a poster. Now according to the latest report, Ravi Teja has hiked his remuneration, he is said to be pocketing a bomb for these movies.
The reports are coming that Ravi Teja will be getting Rs 18 Cr per film for his new Telugu projects- Tiger Nageswara Rao and Ravanasura.
Ravi Teja will be seen playing the role the notorious thief of Stuartpuram, Tiger Nageswara Rao, in his upcoming action drama, which is helmed by Vamsi Krishna Naidu and bankrolled by Abhishek Agarwal. Tiger Nageswara Rao is a pan Indian film which will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi next year.
In Ravanasura, Ravi Teja will be seen playing the role of a lawyer.


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Beckham's England future in doubt after Milan give him the cold shoulder
By MARK RYAN
David Beckham's desire to prolong his England career was cast into fresh doubt when he was apparently frozen out of AC Milan’s Serie A victory over Chievo.
Beckham looked a forlorn and lonely figure as he made a hasty exit from Verona after
being forced to watch from the bench as Milan won 1-0.
The former England captain did not appear even to be coach Carlo Ancelotti’s second choice on Milan’s right — questioning his ability to maintain match fitness and stay in England manager Fabio Capello’s plans for the World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan on June 6.
Well done: David Beckham and Ronaldinho congratulate AC Milan's math-winner Clarence Seedorf
Ancelotti, who was sent to the stands before half-time for arguing with the referee, claimed last night that Beckham was suffering from a shoulder injury.
‘There is nothing special he has to do to get back into the team because he has always trained hard and he has no great problem,’ said Ancelotti.
‘He has been hindered by an injury to his right shoulder which has set him back a little
for the last two games.’
Ancelotti sent out veteran Clarence Seedorf instead of Beckham and the Dutchman scored the only goal.
There appeared to be nothing wrong with Beckham as he warmed up during the second half but Ancelotti ignored him as he sent out his instructions.
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UK should support France in Mali, says ex-PM Tony Blair
Wednesday 23 January 2013
Tony Blair has called on the UK to do “everything we can” to support French military operations in Mali.
Failure to tackle the rebels will make it a haven for extremism that will have repercussions on the shores of Europe, the former prime minister warned today.
Britain has sent two C-17 transport planes to Mali to support French forces fighting rebels with links to al-Qa'ida who are attempting to overthrow the west African nation's government.
The UK Government is considering increasing logistical support for the military campaign but Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted the UK is "not seeking a combat role".
"If you don't intervene and you let these countries become terrorist states they will threaten the rest of the world," Mr Blair told Sky News.
"If Mali is allowed to be taken over by these people, don't be under any doubt what will happen. That country will become a haven for this extremism, it will spread into sub-Saharan Africa, it will go back through the north of Africa.
"It will, in the end, come to the shores of Europe and the West."
He added: "If we don't intervene in Mali, we shouldn't for a moment think that Mali will stay a problem for Mali.
"The lesson of those countries that are taken over by this ideology based on a perversion of the religion of Islam, the fact is, they are extraordinarily well motivated, unfortunately they are well armed, they are sometimes well financed and they have a fanatical belief in what they do."
The US military has begun airlifting French soldiers and equipment to Mali.
Mr Blair said: "I think it is unlikely, from everything that has been said, that British forces, that boots on the ground, will be offered but, of course, we should do everything we can to help and the international community should support France. It's a very courageous decision the French president has taken and the French people, I think, are with them in that but it's going to be difficult."
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BeVox@Magna was a celebration of the first year’s work for BeVox Choir, a network of amateur community choirs across Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
With 120 singers taking part, video projections, a custom-built stage, live video cameras interspersed with film, animation, backing tracks and soloists, this was a highly technical show.
Hosted in our award-winning Face of Steel, the day included a technical rehearsal, two performance shows and an after-show party, with a live band.
BeVox Choir Verdict
BeVox like to bring music to the public in interesting and unusual ways, which is why we chose to stage a concert in Magna’s Face of Steel. The unique nature of the space presented so many possibilities and inspired creative ways of thinking about staging a choral concert. The end of result was exceptional quality – and was a testament to the hard work that the events and technical teams put in.
For more examples of our event spaces and types of events hosted at Magna please click here.